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Words 5801–5900
5801désignation
designation; indication; connotation
Noun
5802forteresse
fortress
Noun
5803innovant
innovative
Adjective
5804cession
cession
Noun
5805attaché
attached, attached to, bound, committed, connected, devoted, fastened, fixed, joined-up, secured, strapped, tethered, tie-on, tied, wired
Adjective
5806lin
linen; flax (the plant)
Noun
5807touchant
touching, moving (of the emotions)
Adjective
5808fief
fief; stronghold (district where a particular political party is usually assured of victory)
Noun
5809grosse
gross (twelve dozens)
Noun
5810chiffrer
to number (to add a number to); to add up (accumulate); to cipher, to encipher, to encrypt (add a cipher to, for protection)
Verb
5811minuscule
tiny, minute, minuscule; lowercase
Adjective
5812documentaire
documentary
Adjective
5813Espagnol
Spaniard (male)
Noun
5814frite
chips, French fries; pool noodle
Noun
5815homosexualité
homosexuality
Noun
5816juré
juror (a member of a jury)
Noun
5817discrétion
discretion
Noun
5818enculé
bugger, fuckwit, fucker, fuckhead, etc.; man, fellow, male friend; bottom (man with a preference for being penetrated during homosexual intercourse)
Noun
5819automobiliste
motorist
Noun
5820préliminaire
preliminary, prelim
Adjective
5821personnaliser
to personalise, to customise
Verb
5822socialiste
socialist
Noun
5823parasite
parasite; radio interference
Noun
5824servant
servant
Noun
5825couture
sewing; dressmaking; seam; stitches; scar
Noun
5826politiquement
politically
Adverb
5827EP
abbreviation of électrique prix; ePrix; from grand prix électrique
Noun
5828train à grande vitesse
a high-speed train
Noun
5829Égyptien
Egyptian (person)
Noun
5830ballet
ballet
Noun
5831négligeable
negligible (able to be ignored or excluded)
Adjective
5832donné
affordable, cheap; viable, achievable, not difficult
Adjective
5833laid
physically ugly; morally corrupt
Adjective
5834germain
german (having the same mother and father; a full (brother or sister)); german (being born to one’s blood aunt or uncle; a first (cousin)); Germanic, German
Adjective
5835yen
yen (currency)
Noun
5836souple
supple; yielding; flexible
Adjective
5837normand
Norman (of, from or relating to the region of Normandy, France)
Adjective
5838pharmacien
pharmacist; chemist (dispensing chemist); apothecary
Noun
5839traversée
crossing (action of traversing something)
Noun
5840lucratif
lucrative, profitable
Adjective
5841mexicain
Mexican
Adjective
5842provincial
person from the provinces/regions
Noun
5843puiser
to draw (for example, water from a well), to tap into
Verb
5844nul
a completely unskilled person; a draw
Noun
5845respiratoire
respiratory
Adjective
5846store
blind, shade (for a window)
Noun
5847couvert
Set of cutlery, place setting; covering, shelter
Noun
5848derby
derby (horse race); derby (local derby)
Noun
5849désespoir
despair
Noun
5850artifice
artifice, trick, ploy; device
Noun
5851colloque
conference, colloquium; secret or mysterious meeting
Noun
5852passager
whose presence in a location is only temporary; passing; of a short duration; temporary; transitory, fleeting, flighty; busy
Adjective
5853corrompre
to corrupt, impair, deprave; to bribe
Verb
5854arbitraire
arbitrary (determined by impulse)
Adjective
5855bénévole
volunteer (someone who works voluntarily without payment)
Noun
5856milliardaire
billionaire
Noun
5857déplaire
to be displeasing or disliked; to be ill at ease
Verb
5858redoutable
frightening; formidable; redoubtable
Adjective
5859détente
relaxation, détente; trigger (firearms); height to which one is able to jump; expansion of a gas or a spring
Noun
5860coiffer
to cover the head; to give a haircut; to do the hair of; to do one's own hair
Verb
5861improviser
to improvise
Verb
5862bénéficiaire
beneficiary, recipient (of a benefit)
Noun
5863domestique
servant; maid; cleaner, housemaid
Noun
5864consul
consul, in its various senses
Noun
5865méditerranéen
Mediterranean
Adjective
5866marguerite
marguerite (Leucanthemum); messenger
Noun
5867diplomatie
the profession and study of diplomacy, conducting political relations between states
Noun
5868échelon
rung; echelon; soup bone
Noun
5869planification
planning (act of making a plan)
Noun
5870minoritaire
minority, minoritary
Adjective
5871lister
list (to create a list)
Verb
5872dérivé
a derivation of any sort; a derived term, derivative
Noun
5873crucial
cruciform; crucial, critical, vital
Adjective
5874écurie
stable; pigsty (messy place); constructor
Noun
5875lasser
to tire, weary, bore; to become exhausted
Verb
5876volcan
volcano
Noun
5877impatient
impatient
Adjective
5878mûr
matured, ripe (of a fruit etc, ready to eat); mature (personal characteristic); mature (having reached the age of maturity)
Adjective
5879gymnase
gymnasium (Roman hall); gymnasium (sports hall)
Noun
5880graisse
grease; fat
Noun
5881induire
to induce, to cause; to infer by inductive reasoning; produce by induction
Verb
5882shopping
shopping (act of shopping)
Noun
5883immunité
immunity
Noun
5884contrepartie
equivalent, counterpart; compensation
Noun
5885résidentiel
residential (relating to an area that is primarily for family residences)
Adjective
5886spot
light spot; blip (on radar); spotlight, spot; area; spot; a brief segment on television
Noun
5887adéquat
suitable, appropriate, adequate
Adjective
5888redire
resay, say again; retell, tell again
Verb
5889parcelle
parcel (piece of land)
Noun
5890louise
fart
Noun
5891adepte
expert, person who is adept; supporter, partisan, advocate, proponent (of something)
Noun
5892brun
brown (color/colour); brown-haired person
Noun
5893consigne
orders, instructions; bottle deposit; baggage locker, luggage locker (in an airport, railway station, etc.)
Noun
5894jadis
long ago, once, yesteryear, in times past, yore
Adverb
5895quotidiennement
daily (every day); daily (per day)
Adverb
5896légalement
legally
Adverb
5897académique
academic
Adjective
5898foirer
to screw up, mess up
Verb
5899troupeau
herd (of horses, bulls, elephants, buffalo etc.); drove (of animals being transported); flock (of sheep); gaggle (of geese)
Noun
5900secrétariat
secretariat; office; secretarial work
Noun