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Words 4001–4100
4001sûreté
safety; security; surety
Noun
4002complément
complement, thing added that makes a whole; complement
Noun
4003bal
dance party, ball
Noun
4004comparable
comparable (suitable to be compared)
Adjective
4005majesté
majesty (greatness); majesty (quality of being majestic); majesty (title of a sovereign)
Noun
4006pacifique
pacific
Adjective
4007miser
to bet (place a bet)
Verb
4008reporter
to carry something back to where it was; to wear again; to transfer (an emotion); to put back; to put off; to postpone; to carry or take back in time; to refer; to check; to carry over or forward
Verb
4009cauchemar
nightmare
Noun
4010maréchal
marshal (officer in the household of a medieval prince or lord); Military rank, usually ranking above general
Noun
4011allure
appearance, look; speed, pace; angle of a boat from the wind; gait (of a horse); chemin de ronde (raised protected walkway behind a castle battlement)
Noun
4012look
a style; appearance; look
Noun
4013largeur
width
Noun
4014crainte
fear, fright
Noun
4015anticiper
to anticipate
Verb
4016sanitaire
health; sanitary
Adjective
4017épuiser
to dry up; to squeeze out; to exhaust, to wear out
Verb
4018placement
placement; investment
Noun
4019abbaye
abbey
Noun
4020arsenal
arsenal
Noun
4021graphique
graphic
Adjective
4022étiquette
tag, label; etiquette, prescribed behavior
Noun
4023suivi
following; follow-up; monitoring, ongoing care or treatment (medical); tracking (package; number); keeping track, keeping a record
Noun
4024simple
single
Noun
4025répression
repression
Noun
4026appart
apartment, flat
Noun
4027amusant
amusing; funny; fun
Adjective
4028fièvre
fever
Noun
4029diamant
diamond (gem); diamond (shape); needle (of a record player); excelsior (a small size of type, standardized as 3 point)
Noun
4030abonné
subscriber; follower; a household for the purpose of utility delivery; season ticket holder
Noun
4031exagérer
to exaggerate; to go too far
Verb
4032pertinent
pertinent; relevant; judicious; justified
Adjective
4033sécuriser
to secure (to move from a feeling of anxiety to a feeling of security, to an impression of confidence); to put at ease
Verb
4034écologie
ecology (branch of biology)
Noun
4035chaussée
surface (of road); carriageway, roadway; causeway; highway. Belgian roads which are named in Dutch as steenweg (e.g. Waversesteenweg) and in Belgian French as chaussée (e.g. Chaussée de Wavre).
Noun
4036théorique
theoretical; theoretical (relative to theory or its elaboration); theoretical (consisting of theory or abstract knowledge); abstract (conceived, defined or considered in the abstract); ideal (conceived, defined or considered in the ideal); hypothetical, speculative
Adjective
4037successeur
successor
Noun
4038soixante
sixty
Numeric
4039physiquement
physically
Adverb
4040gendarme
a member of the gendarmerie, a military body charged with police duties; firebug (the insect); landjäger (a type of sausage)
Noun
4041aligner
to align
Verb
4042maîtresse
mistress; female teacher (in a primary school)
Noun
4043géographie
geography (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth)
Noun
4044parier
to mate, couple; to bet (make a guess about the outcome of an event)
Verb
4045particule
particle; nobiliary particle
Noun
4046libéral
libertarian, liberal; Libertarian, Liberal
Noun
4047standard
standard
Adjective
4048tel
one (impersonal pronoun)
Pronoun
4049miel
honey (sticky sweet substance)
Noun
4050métallique
metallic
Adjective
4051œuvrer
to work
Verb
4052séminaire
seminary; seminar; sermon
Noun
4053agressif
aggressive
Adjective
4054boucler
to buckle (to fasten); to curl (make curly); to tie up, to finish up (e.g. an affair or case); to shut; to curl up (become curly)
Verb
4055porteur
carrier (one who carries); porter (person who carries luggage and related objects); bringer; bearer; wearer (one who wears)
Noun
4056entendu
understood; heard; accepted, decided following a discussion
Adjective
4057psychologie
psychology
Noun
4058réaliste
realistic
Adjective
4059pavillon
pavilion (tent, structure, ear part); ensign, flag (nautical flag); house, villa, lodge; bell (part of brass instrument); pavilion; colours
Noun
4060chirurgie
surgery, medical operation; surgery (the branch of medicine)
Noun
4061grandeur
size; magnitude, quantity; magnitude; grandeur, greatness
Noun
4062emprunt
loan; loan, borrowing
Noun
4063vain
useless, ineffective, fruitless; vain, shallow
Adjective
4064paragraphe
paragraph
Noun
4065froid
cold, chill; distance, strain
Noun
4066acheteur
buyer, purchaser (person who makes purchases)
Noun
4067cracher
to spit
Verb
4068nuance
nuance; gradation of colors; dynamics
Noun
4069flèche
arrow (projectile or symbol); spire; jib; pointer, needle; fleche; bright spark, quick study; flitch
Noun
4070défaire
to take down, take apart, dismantle, unpack (luggage); to undo, unfasten, unwind; to break, break up, unmake; to defeat, conquer; to come undone, fall apart, disintegrate; to part with
Verb
4071trio
trio; Tiriyó (language)
Noun
4072absurde
absurd (contrary to reason or propriety)
Adjective
4073Monsieur
Specifically, the brother of the French king
Noun
4074suffrage
suffrage (right to vote); vote (a cast ballot); suffrage (prayer)
Noun
4075sculpture
sculpture
Noun
4076approfondir
to deepen; to consider more thoroughly, to delve deeper into
Verb
4077matinée
morning (time between sunrise and noon); matinee (showing of a movie or performance before evening); matinee (women's dress)
Noun
4078réfugier
to take refuge; to give shelter to someone; to protect, to conceal something
Verb
4079courageux
courageous, brave, daring
Adjective
4080Ford
a Ford automobile
Noun
4081poteau
post, pole, stake, stanchion, strut, standard, prop; goalpost; friend, buddy; paper candidate
Noun
4082taxe sur la valeur ajoutée
value added tax
Noun
4083faillite
bankruptcy; failure
Noun
4084sensibilité
sensitivity
Noun
4085PIB
GDP
Noun
4086quiconque
anyone, whoever, whosoever
Pronoun
4087roy
archaic, formal spelling of roi
Noun
4088tailler
to cut; to sharpen; to do one, to clear off
Verb
4089étudiant
studying (in the process of studying)
Adjective
4090mépris
scorn; contempt, disdain
Noun
4091courbe
curve
Noun
4092rejet
reject, thing (especially a graft) that is rejected or thrown away
Noun
4093ennui
boredom; lassitude; trouble, issue, annoyance
Noun
4094fumée
smoke; steam; spoor (of game animals)
Noun
4095parallèle
parallel
Adjective
4096lady
lady (wife of a British lord; important woman, usually British)
Noun
4097soulager
to relieve, soothe; to make oneself feel better, to find relief; to relieve oneself
Verb
4098éclat
brilliance, shine, lustre; fragment; Strong reaction; scandal; clap, peal, burst (of thunder, laughter); tinder, kindling
Noun
4099coincer
to wedge, to jam, to catch (e.g. one's finger in a door); to turn a corner; to catch out, to expose; to cause a problem; to corner, to trap; to get stuck
Verb
4100rénovation
renovation; renewal, act of renewing
Noun