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Words 5401–5500
5401casting
casting (selection of actors)
Noun
5402relater
to relate, to recount; to account
Verb
5403sapin
fir, fir tree
Noun
5404coordonnée
coordinate
Noun
5405préjudice
a harm, a damage
Noun
5406barbare
barbarian (uncivilized); horrible, awful (e.g., a type of music that one dislikes or a word or name that does not sound euphonious or is difficult to pronounce); Berber
Adjective
5407fabrique
factory, plant (factory or industrial facility)
Noun
5408pathétique
pathetic, arousing emotion; pathetic, contemptible
Adjective
5409aîné
eldest boy; older brother; elder; old person
Noun
5410cheminée
a chimney; a fireplace or hearth; a vertical vent, exhaust or gallery; a hole at the centre of some models of parachute; the glass tube protecting the flame of a kerosene or similar wick lamp; a vertical vacuum forming in a gasifier; a type of welding fault; the exhaust of a volcano; a vertical mineral vein; large pipe containing ropes that serves to control theater backdrops
Noun
5411bug
bug
Noun
5412biographie
biography
Noun
5413désastre
disaster; bankruptcy, breakup
Noun
5414fantasme
fantasy; hallucination
Noun
5415chaussette
sock; woman's or child's sock
Noun
5416dissolution
dissolution
Noun
5417conventionnel
conventional
Adjective
5418récurrent
recurrent; recurring
Adjective
5419bombardement
bombing, bombardment (action of setting off a bomb)
Noun
5420adolescent
adolescent
Adjective
5421pop
pop (popular)
Adjective
5422grammaire
grammar (the study of the morphological and syntactic rules of a language); a grammar textbook
Noun
5423équitable
just, equitable, fair
Adjective
5424glorieux
glorious
Adjective
5425divertissement
entertainment
Noun
5426gouvernance
governance
Noun
5427footballeur
footballer (British); football player (Britain), soccer player (US, Canada, Australia)
Noun
5428réchauffement
reheating, heating, warming
Noun
5429system
Word used in star system
Noun
5430présumer
to presume, assume
Verb
5431autrichien
of Austria; Austrian
Adjective
5432croisé
crusader
Noun
5433préconiser
to recommend, advocate; to preconise (to announce the appointment of a bishop)
Verb
5434mathématique
mathematical
Adjective
5435précoce
early, precocious (ripe before the season); precocious
Adjective
5436vivant
living person; lifetime; all living things
Noun
5437souterrain
underground
Adjective
5438clou
nail (metal pin); clove (of garlic); highlight, climax; not likely, no way, you'll be so lucky
Noun
5439solder
to close (a deal); to settle, to pay off (debt); to sell at sales, to have a sale; to end up (in), to result (in)
Verb
5440humidité
humidity; moisture, wetness, dampness
Noun
5441essor
flight (the time of soaring, for a bird); soaring (great success)
Noun
5442adolescence
adolescence, teenage years, teenagehood
Noun
5443pharmaceutique
pharmaceutical
Adjective
5444rayonnement
radiation, spread; indoctrination
Noun
5445masser
to massage
Verb
5446bibliographie
bibliography
Noun
5447dead
to succeed (in doing something well, "killing it")
Verb
5448différemment
differently
Adverb
5449dernièrement
lately, of late (in the recent past); lastly (in last place)
Adverb
5450vitrine
shop window; shopping; vitrine (glass-paneled cabinet or case for displaying articles)
Noun
5451culotte
panties, knickers; trousers, pants; shorts; breeches
Noun
5452ravoir
to have once again, to re-acquire
Verb
5453fusée
rocket (vehicle); fusil
Noun
5454single
single room; single
Noun
5455dû
what is owed, what is due, money's worth
Noun
5456chéri
cherished; beloved
Adjective
5457acceptable
acceptable
Adjective
5458formulaire
form (document to be filled in)
Noun
5459atterrir
to land (a plane, helicopter etc.)
Verb
5460mafia
the Mafia
Noun
5461entrainer
post-1990 spelling of entraîner
Verb
5462détresse
distress, despair, anguish
Noun
5463boucher
to cork up; to bung; to block up
Verb
5464partagé
conflicted, undecided, unsure; shared, joint
Adjective
5465générique
genus, generic; generic, genericized
Adjective
5466titrer
to title (to give an honorific title to someone); to titrate
Verb
5467hostilité
hostility
Noun
5468ministériel
ministerial
Adjective
5469monopole
monopoly
Noun
5470fouille
search (act of searching through something, e.g. a bag, pocket); rummage; excavation; delve
Noun
5471baleine
whale (mammal); whalebone, bone; stay (prop for clothing, in particular corsets); landwhale
Noun
5472rentrée
return (the act of returning); the return to school or work after a vacation (usually the summer break); start of the school year
Noun
5473efforcer
to make efforts towards, to try hard to, to endeavour
Verb
5474essuyer
to wipe, to wipe down; to soak up
Verb
5475serviteur
servant
Noun
5476chanceux
with good luck; fortunate
Adjective
5477icône
icon (representation as an object of religious devotion); icon (small picture that represents something); icon (exemplar person or thing)
Noun
5478interrogation
questioning, interrogation; interrogative, question; query; examen, often unexpected
Noun
5479miner
to mine, exploit natural riches; to undermine; to erode
Verb
5480hymne
hymn; anthem (especially a national anthem)
Noun
5481agresseur
aggressor
Noun
5482ré
re, the note 'D'
Noun
5483controverse
controversy (debate, discussion of opposing opinions)
Noun
5484pipe
tobacco pipe; blowjob; the pipe symbol ( | )
Noun
5485bénir
to bless (invoke or give supernatural assistance)
Verb
5486abandonné
given up, abandoned
Adjective
5487contradictoire
contradictory; adversarial; involving debate between opposing parties
Adjective
5488présidentielle
presidential election
Noun
5489théologie
theology
Noun
5490côtoyer
to coast; to pass alongside; to rub shoulders, to work alongside
Verb
5491jungle
jungle (large humid forest); jungle (dog eat dog place, lawless area)
Noun
5492maintenance
maintenance
Noun
5493interface
interface
Noun
5494tremper
to soak, to drench, to wet; to dip, to dunk, to immerse; to temper (metal), to harden
Verb
5495rubrique
category, heading; rubric
Noun
5496sceller
to seal (place a seal on); to seal (fasten something to prevent its being opened); to seal (close securely); to seal, guarantee; to seal (fix to a wall); to mortar
Verb
5497raisonner
to reason
Verb
5498naval
naval
Adjective
5499emblématique
iconic, emblematic
Adjective
5500grossir
to increase, to make larger; to plump up; to put on weight, to gain weight; to get fat
Verb