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Words 5201–5300
5201bannir
to banish; to ban, to proscribe, to forbid, to prohibit
Verb
5202superficie
surface; area (amount of 2-dimensional space); surface area
Noun
5203sportif
sportsman
Noun
5204wagon
railway carriage
Noun
5205araignée
spider
Noun
5206thérapie
therapy
Noun
5207amont
the upstream part of a river; the uphill part of a mountain
Noun
5208biologie
biology
Noun
5209brave
brave; honest
Adjective
5210tige
stem (of a plant etc.); sapling; shank; ciggie, cig, fag, smoke
Noun
5211rempart
rampart; bulwark, defence (contre (“against”))
Noun
5212chic
elegant, fancy, stylish, posh, swank; considerate
Adjective
5213instar
only used in à l'instar de (“just like”)
Noun
5214activement
actively
Adverb
5215concrètement
concretely, solidly
Adverb
5216grandement
greatly, largely, deeply (to a great extent)
Adverb
5217ajuster
to adjust; tweak
Verb
5218idéologique
ideological
Adjective
5219emprisonner
to imprison
Verb
5220amer
bitter; sour
Adjective
5221satisfaisant
satisfactory, reasonable (of a satisfactory standard); satisfying, rewarding
Adjective
5222ingrédient
ingredient
Noun
5223cure
care, concern; healing, recovery; treatment; cure; vicarage, presbytery
Noun
5224desservir
to serve (be the pastor of a church); to serve, to have as or in its catchment area; to clear, clear away (e.g. a table); to do a disservice, to perform ill offices (to someone)
Verb
5225boue
mud; dirt
Noun
5226recourir
to run again, to race again; to resort; to turn [with à ‘to a person’] (for help, etc.)
Verb
5227facilité
ease, easiness
Noun
5228illimité
limitless; infinite; unlimited; indefinite (without a defined ending time/date)
Adjective
5229comique
comic
Adjective
5230petit copain
boyfriend
Noun
5231appartenance
belonging; membership; aseity
Noun
5232pétrolier
petrol; oil
Adjective
5233compliment
compliment (positive comment)
Noun
5234femelle
female (of a species); female (human); woman, girl; girlfriend, female companion
Noun
5235décerner
to award
Verb
5236occurrence
occurrence
Noun
5237iranien
of Iran; Iranian
Adjective
5238commercialiser
to bring to market, to put on the market, to make available for purchase
Verb
5239aggraver
to worsen (to make worse); to worsen (to become worse)
Verb
5240incertain
uncertain; unsure
Adjective
5241caser
to fit, to put in a box; to settle down
Verb
5242relayer
to relay, change horses; to relieve, take over from; to replace; to transmit, relay (information); to take turns, to alternate
Verb
5243renforcement
reinforcement; bolstering
Noun
5244rénover
to renew, to renovate, to revitalize
Verb
5245extraction
extraction
Noun
5246rébellion
rebellion
Noun
5247dispute
dispute
Noun
5248environ
a surrounding area
Noun
5249potable
potable; OK, passable
Adjective
5250fossé
ditch; trench; moat
Noun
5251bull
bulldozer
Noun
5252daller
to pave with slabs
Verb
5253horloge
clock
Noun
5254déduire
to deduce; to work out; to deduct
Verb
5255soudain
suddenly, all of a sudden
Adverb
5256galère
galley (kind of ship); torturous forced labor (long done at the oars of state galleys); a terrible task, drudge, ordeal, problem; a type of oven; mason's cart, for loading building materials; a group of people having a common interest, especially a coterie of undesirable people; an unpleasant situation
Noun
5257surnommer
to nickname
Verb
5258caler
to wedge (open) (a door); to jam (machinery etc.), to stall (an engine); to stall (of driver, engine); to fill (someone) up; (of person eating) to be full; to synchronize; to chug (an alcoholic beverage); to be bald or balding, to go or be going bald
Verb
5259incontournable
unmissable, unavoidable, essential, inescapable, indispensable
Adjective
5260aléatoire
doubtful, dubious, uncertain, unpredictable; random, aleatory
Adjective
5261configuration
configuration
Noun
5262ba
ba
Noun
5263serviette
towel (cloth used for wiping); napkin; briefcase; menstrual pad
Noun
5264milice
militia (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need)
Noun
5265multitude
multitude
Noun
5266drap
sheet, duvet
Noun
5267dit
a sentence, saying or maxim; a story from the mediæval period; a tale
Noun
5268récupération
recovery; retrieval; cooptation, recuperation
Noun
5269barreau
metal bar (of a jail cell, cage etc.); rung (of ladder); spindle (of chair); bar (place where the participants in a trial stand); bar (profession of lawyers)
Noun
5270suspect
suspicious; suspect
Adjective
5271pistolet
gun, pistol; spray gun; weird person
Noun
5272approbation
approval (permission)
Noun
5273performant
efficient, effective, performant
Adjective
5274farine
flour, specifically wheat flour; feed, animal food
Noun
5275aigle
eagle (any of a number of species of birds of prey); a man of ingenuity and superior talent; a genius; a female eagle; a representation an eagle; the eagle as a heraldic symbol
Noun
5276cloche
bell (metal apparatus used to produce sound); a glass covering, originally bell-shaped, for garden plants to prevent frost damage and promote early growth; a bell-shaped, close-fitting women’s hat with a deep rounded crown and narrow rim; cloche (tableware cover, often resembling a bell); a clumsy person, an oaf
Noun
5277poupée
doll (object); A girl or woman.
Noun
5278innocence
innocence
Noun
5279cookie
cookie (American-style biscuit); cookie
Noun
5280éthique
ethic
Noun
5281draguer
to dredge (to make a channel wider or deeper); to dredge (to bring something underwater to surface); to chat up (to talk to flirtatiously), to flirt, to hit on somebody; to cruise for sexual partners
Verb
5282téter
to suckle (on a mother's teat); to brownnose
Verb
5283blond
blond (all senses)
Noun
5284tumeur
tumor
Noun
5285confrère
colleague, fellow, peer
Noun
5286renard
fox (small carnivore); crafty, purposeful and cunning character; flatulence; ancient navigation tool: circular, wooden or copper plate, which enables the helmsman to keep a record of wind conditions by inserting pegs at specific positions; hardly detectable cracks or holes causing a water tank or pond to empty itself
Noun
5287s'il vous plaît
please, if you please; here you go, here you are
Phrase
5288buzz
buzz (excitement)
Noun
5289ô
O (vocative)
Particle
52905e
5th
Adjective
5291palmarès
prize list; list of winners; record of achievements
Noun
5292manifestement
obviously
Adverb
5293plate
very small flat boat; plate, roundel argent
Noun
5294humble
humble
Adjective
5295muet
dumb (unable to talk); silent, mute, unspeaking; silent, unvoiced, unspoken
Adjective
5296trajectoire
trajectory; course (trajectory of a ball etc.)
Noun
5297avortement
abortion, termination
Noun
5298préalable
previous, prior; preliminary
Adjective
5299immigré
immigrant
Noun
5300entrevue
interview
Noun