Words 5601–5700
5607balayer
to sweep; to sweep aside, brush aside; to drag on the floor; to rake (sweep with gunfire); to make a clean sweep
Verb
5608carotte
carrot (vegetable); carotte (cylindrical roll of tobacco); the red sign outside a tabac or bar-tabac; core sample (of sediment, ice, etc)
Noun
5611aperçu
glance, glimpse; insight, hint; rough estimate; sketch, outline, summary; view; overview; preview
Noun
5618caresser
to stroke; to caress (to move the hand over the surface of); to toy with; to touch up; put the final touches on
Verb
5619gage
pledge, guarantee; deposit, security, guaranty (guarantee that debt will be paid; property relinquished to ensure this); forfeit (something deposited as part of a game); proof, evidence, assurance; wages, salary
Noun
5620questionner
to question, interrogate; to call into question; to question, ask (someone); to inquire, ask (about)
Verb
5630piger
to understand; to get, to catch on, to twig, to cotton on; to choose at random; to draw
Verb
5631vestiaire
cloakroom; (US) checkroom, coatroom, coat check (a room intended for holding guests' cloaks and other heavy outerwear, as at a theater or night club); locker room, changing room; vestry; cloakroom attendant
Noun
5641échéance
expiry date, expiration date; due date, redemption date, date of payment; term (period of time)
Noun
5651impasse
stalemate, impasse (situation in which no progress can be made; not used in the chess sense of stalemate); dead-end; cul-de-sac (street)
Noun
5656ordure
garbage, refuse, rubbish; dung, animal faeces; obscenity, filthy material; a filthy person
Noun
5662refroidir
to lower the temperature of; to cool; to become cooler; to lose heat; to cool down; to become less active; to cool down, cool off; to strongly reduce or diminish something such as interest, zeal, etc.; to ice, to murder
Verb
5673tenant
advocate, supporter; a single contiguous piece, especially of land; the land adjoining a property along its longer sides; tenant, holder (host of a medieval tournament who took on challengers); tenant (holder of a lease); supporter
Noun
5681flore
flora (plants considered as a group, especially those of a particular country, region, time, etc.); flora (a book describing the plants of a country, etc.); flora (the microorganisms that inhabit some parts of the body)
Noun
5682poindre
to prick, sting; to sting, afflict (of pain, love etc.); to come up (of a plant), peep through; to break, dawn (of day); to break (of dawn); to appear, spring up
Verb
5688désactiver
to disable, to turn off (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device); to deactivate
Verb
5695sauvegarde
protection, safeguard (protection granted by any authority); certificate, protection (of the writing by which this protection is granted); protection, safeguard (a person or thing that serves as a guarantee and defence against a danger that one fears); back-up, backup, saving (action of keeping important information safe); back-up, backup (the secure data themselves); protection sheet, waste sheet (strip of paper made to protect the endpapers of books during the bookbinding); chain, safety line, tether (rope for holding something); range safety, safety (all the measures provided during the launch campaign or atmospheric re-entry of a spacecraft in order to ensure the safety of people and goods in terrestrial, maritime and airspaces); range safety, safety (by extension) (result of the measures of range safety)
Noun
5696enflammer
to set fire to, to set on fire; to inflame, to fuel (e.g. a debate, hatred); to catch fire
Verb
5697idole
idol (graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power); idol (cultural icon, or especially popular person)
Noun
5699loge
small cabin, hut; lodge (of a concierge/caretaker); box, loge; dressing room (a room in a theatre or other performance venue in which performers may change costumes and apply makeup); lodge
Noun