Most common French words

47883 words

Words 42701–42800

42701synarchie

synarchy

Noun

42702mélinite

melinite

Noun

42703réensemencement

resowing

Noun

42704harraga

Maghrebi clandestine emigrant trying to reach Europe, particularly through dangerous means.

Noun

42705entr'aide

dated spelling of entraide

Noun

42706récurage

scrub, an act of scrubbing, scouring

Noun

42707ftour

iftar (evening meal during Ramadan)

Noun

42708sottie

post-1990 spelling of sotie

Noun

42709soixantenaire

sixty years old

Adjective

42710abouler

to roll along a surface; to rush or hurry over; to hand over or give money or goods; to pay

Verb

42711vraiment

really? for real?

Interjection

42712urétéral

ureteral

Adjective

42713rhétoricien

rhetorician

Adjective

42714guigner

wild cherry tree

Noun

42715douçâtre

sweetish, sickly

Adjective

42716photomécanique

photomechanical

Adjective

42717entr'apercevoir

Pre-1990 spelling of entrapercevoir.

Verb

42718boustifaille

grub; nosh (especially copious food)

Noun

42719intersexué

intersex

Noun

42720suréquipé

overequipped

Adjective

42721démantibuler

to smash to smithereens

Verb

42722trayon

teat (of cow, goat)

Noun

42723phraséologique

phraseologic

Adjective

42724caillette

abomasum; curd (of milk to make cheese); frivolous gossiping woman

Noun

42725néoplasme

neoplasm

Noun

42726quillon

quillon (“either of the two arms of a crossguard”)

Noun

42727injonctif

injunctive

Adjective

42728crépis

hawksbeard (of the genus Crepis)

Noun

42729crépide

crepida (sandal); hawksbeard (of the genus Crepis)

Noun

42730Albanien

Caucasian Albanian

Noun

42731schnock

stupid, idiotic; senile, doddering

Adjective

42732morvandeau

Morvan

Adjective

42733latinisme

Latinism

Noun

42734claustrophobe

claustrophobe

Noun

42735cailleter

to gossip, chew the cud

Verb

42736phytoplanctonique

phytoplanktonic

Adjective

42737patoiser

to speak in patois

Verb

42738vermouler

to grow worm-eaten

Verb

42739vestigial

vestigial

Adjective

42740dératé

that has undergone splenectomy to improve its running

Adjective

42741dérater

to take out, to extract, the spleen

Verb

42742taenia

taenia

Noun

42743vichyssoise

vichyssoise

Noun

42744extragalactique

extragalactic

Adjective

42745feldspathique

feldspathic

Adjective

42746spermophile

spermophile

Noun

42747irritatif

irritative

Adjective

42748cagouille

snail

Noun

42749panthéiste

pantheistic

Adjective

42750espingouin

Inhabitant of Spain.; The Spanish language, Castilian.

Noun

42751siau

bucket, pail

Noun

42752europium

europium

Noun

42753anticonstitutionnellement

anticonstitutionally

Adverb

42754otoscope

otoscope

Noun

42755guimpe

wimple; chemisette (UK), dickey (US)

Noun

42756orpiment

orpiment

Noun

42757midship

midshipman

Noun

42758shortcake

shortcake

Noun

42759campane

cowbell

Noun

42760paréage

a feudal treaty recognising joint sovereignty over a territory by two rulers

Noun

42761rhinovirus

rhinovirus

Noun

42762francien

Francian (of or pertaining to Francia); Francian, Francien (of or pertaining to the Francian dialect); Francian (of or pertaining to Anatole France)

Adjective

42763docufiction

docudrama (genre of television and film which features dramatized re-enactments of actual events)

Noun

42764capside

capsid

Noun

42765implantologie

implantology

Noun

42766rhizosphère

rhizosphere (soil region influenced by plant roots)

Noun

42767suspensoir

jockstrap

Noun

42768hélicoïde

helicoid (minimal surface in form of flattened helix)

Noun

42769anhistorique

ahistorical (lacking historical perspective)

Adjective

42770bachoter

to cram (revise hard for an exam, especially for a baccalauréat exam)

Verb

42771gorgerin

gorget (armor for throat); gorget, wimple (piece of clothing); gorgerin; an Ancient Egyptian pectoral, a large, heavy piece of jewellery which rested on the chest

Noun

42772mésocarpe

mesocarp

Noun

42773agrion

agrion

Noun

42774inconfortablement

uncomfortably

Adverb

42775bégum

begum