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Words 6901–7000
6901glacier
glacier; maker of mirrors; seller of ice-cream; ice-cream parlour; maker of glass art; maker of stained glass windows
Noun
6902bouillon
broth (water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled); bubble rising from a boiling liquid; gulp of liquid which escapes forcefully; flesh rising on a fold; risen fold of cloth; unsold copies of a publication; simple restaurant, which originally served only bouillon
Noun
6903avancement
the state of advancing, progress; a projection (i.e. from a building); a promotion, an advancement in status
Noun
6904sculpteur
sculptor
Noun
6905saler
to salt
Verb
6906allo
post-1990 spelling of allô
Interjection
6907alien
alien (extraterrestrial)
Noun
6908intercepter
to intercept
Verb
6909processeur
processor
Noun
6910violeur
rapist
Noun
6911sperme
semen; sperm
Noun
6912pince
pincer, claw; pliers; tongs; crowbar
Noun
6913assuré
insured; assured
Adjective
6914décaler
to unload (a ship); to bring forward, put back (a meeting etc.); to stagger (a shift); move aside; to set up; move, get to, come (here), go, get moving
Verb
6915perpétuel
endless, perpetual, eternal; permanent
Adjective
6916lez
next to, near (still used in some place names)
Preposition
6917noce
wedding; wedding party, reception; party, knees-up
Noun
6918avènement
accession; advent
Noun
6919régimer
to diet, go on a diet
Verb
6920cercueil
coffin, casket
Noun
6921substituer
to substitute
Verb
6922germanique
Germanic
Adjective
6923comble
summit, peak (of a building); pinnacle; overabundance; overload; comble
Noun
6924pochette
pocket; sleeve (of e.g. a CD); clutch bag
Noun
6925refroidissement
cooling, chilling (act of making something colder)
Noun
6926séduisant
seductive, capable of seducing
Adjective
6927blanche
minim, half note
Noun
6928palace
luxury hotel
Noun
6929sélectionneur
manager, coach (person responsible for selecting a team, especially a national team)
Noun
6930polluer
to pollute (create pollution); to soil, to pollute (to defame)
Verb
6931collectionneur
collector; one who collects
Noun
6932égarer
to misplace; to mislead, misinform; to lead astray; to get lost, go astray, to lose one's way; to wander
Verb
6933remédier
to remedy, to cure; to fix
Verb
6934concourir
to compete, to contend; to contribute, to play a role in; to converge
Verb
6935millénaire
millennium (thousand years)
Noun
6936secourir
to succor; to help out
Verb
6937câlin
hug, cuddle
Noun
6938atroce
atrocious; terrible, dreadful; inhuman, savage, cruel
Adjective
6939péage
toll, payment; toll booth; paywall
Noun
6940coffret
small box or chest; casket, tin, case; cassette; box set
Noun
6941pipi
wee, wee-wee, pee
Noun
6942cordialement
cordially; regards, yours sincerely
Adverb
6943défavorable
unfavourable, disadvantageous
Adjective
6944stérile
sterile, barren, unprolific, infertile; sterile, sterilized; vain, pointless; unproductive
Adjective
6945défaillance
fainting spell; faintness; dizziness; weakness; failure
Noun
6946sensibilisation
sensitisation
Noun
6947empreindre
to imprint; to influence; to imbue (with); to become imbued (with)
Verb
6948inclus
included, contained; inclusive; inclosed / enclosed; impacted
Adjective
6949apocalypse
apocalypse (disaster)
Noun
6950round
round
Noun
6951fermier
farmer
Noun
6952voici
here (it) is; introduces something or someone through its action; expresses something in the making or that is happening; used with pronouns, can serve as a loose copula; this is, introduces something one is about to say, whereas voilà something said
Verb
6953pelle
shovel, spade; dustpan; fluke (anchor blade); French kiss
Noun
6954violet
purple
Adjective
6955blanchir
to launder, wash; to make white; to whiten; to grow or become white; to blanch or bleach; to launder; to whitewash (to cover over errors or bad actions)
Verb
6956électro
electro, electronic music
Noun
6957manuscrit
manuscript (handwritten, or by extension typewritten)
Adjective
6958pèlerin
pilgrim
Noun
6959ambiguïté
ambiguity (something liable to more than one interpretation)
Noun
6960éponge
sponge (creature); sponge (tool for washing)
Noun
6961confisquer
to confiscate
Verb
6962british
typically British
Adjective
6963receveur
receiver, collector; catcher
Noun
6964metteur
putter, placer (someone who puts or places); director
Noun
6965omettre
to omit
Verb
6966vaccination
vaccination
Noun
6967alignement
alignment (all senses)
Noun
6968mystique
mystic, mystical
Adjective
6969caricature
caricature (a pictorial representation of someone in which distinguishing features are exaggerated for comic effect)
Noun
6970requis
required (needed)
Adjective
6971horizontal
horizontal
Adjective
6972hmm
expressing skepticism
Interjection
6973rez-de-chaussée
ground floor
Noun
6974explicitement
explicitly
Adverb
6975bourreau
torturer; executioner, hangman (the person); individual who lives extravagantly
Noun
6976misérable
destitute, impoverished; seedy, shabby; wretched, pitiful; feeble, paltry, measly
Adjective
6977accordé
agreeing, which agrees with its subject
Adjective
6978risqué
risky
Adjective
6979prêcher
to preach; to advocate moral values, political ideas; to lecture someone about what is good or bad
Verb
6980abusif
abusive
Adjective
6981saucisse
sausage (hot dog style)
Noun
6982avatar
avatar; misadventures, incidents
Noun
6983bâtard
bastard (person born to unmarried parents); hybrid plant; batard (short baguette); bastard, asshole
Noun
6984superviser
to supervise
Verb
6985alpe
alpine pasture
Noun
6986recteur
rector; chancellor; president; education officer; superintendent (head of a university)
Noun
6987médiateur
mediator (one who negotiates between parties); ombudsman
Noun
69885ème
5th
Adjective
6989concertation
consultation; concertation
Noun
6990héroïne
heroine; heroin
Noun
6991courtois
courtly; courteous, polite
Adjective
6992conjuguer
to conjugate; to unite, to tie together
Verb
6993aveugle
a blind man or woman
Noun
6994atlas
atlas (collection of maps); atlas
Noun
6995poivre
pepper (spice)
Noun
6996mat
matt; pale; checkmated
Adjective
6997décharger
to unload; offload; to discharge; to let off (remove the guilt from someone); to remove a charge from; to offload (ejaculate)
Verb
6998organisme génétiquement modifié
genetically modified organism
Noun
6999tourmenter
to torment, to torture; to torment, to bother, to harass
Verb
7000mèche
wick (of candle); fuse (of a bomb); lock, tuft (of hair); streak (of colour, etc., in hair); packing; drill bit; hair; cracker, popper, snapper (string tied to the end of a whip); rudderpost, (rudder) post; marsh
Noun