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Words 701–800
701empêcher
to stop; to prevent; to hinder; to refrain
Verb
702merci
mercy; grace; thanks, an expression of gratitude, the word merci
Noun
703mariage
marriage; wedding; union
Noun
704passage
the act of going through a place or event; the time when such an act occurs; Circulation, traffic, movement; Moment when a star or planet occults another, or crosses a meridian; a short stay; a trip or travel, especially by boat; the act of going from one state to another; graduation from a school year; the act of making something undergo a process; the act of handing something to someone; …
Noun
705oh
oh
Interjection
706plupart
main part, majority; most of
Noun
707partout
everywhere
Adverb
708client
client, retainer, follower (person who is under the patronage of someone else); customer (one who purchases or receives a product or service)
Noun
709présent
present; current, present
Adjective
710foutre
to do, to fuck around with, to dick around, to fritter, to tinker; to give; to put on/in (quickly), to shove, to stick, to stash; to tease, to make fun of, to mock, to not take seriously or to dismiss; to fuck, to screw, to have sex; to fuck off, to jerk off, to wank
Verb
711mission
mission (duty that involves fulfilling a request); mission (religious evangelism)
Noun
712preuve
evidence, proof
Noun
713transport
transport
Noun
714particulier
particular; peculiar
Adjective
715mise
placement; (act of) putting; bet; wager, ante; appearance; dress
Noun
716impression
an impression, the overall effect of something; the indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on another; a print, print-out
Noun
717raconter
to recount; to tell; to narrate
Verb
718supérieur
superior; upper, senior; above; higher than; greater than or equal to. ≥, ⩾.
Adjective
719indiquer
to connote (to signify beyond principal meaning); to show, indicate; to prescribe; to point to, to point out
Verb
720jean
a pair of jeans
Noun
721directeur
director; school principal
Noun
722hors
outside, out of, off; apart from, if not, except, but
Preposition
723hein
huh, hey, eh
Interjection
724erreur
error (a faulty process of thought that leads to conclusions out of agreement with reality); error (the resulting thought, conception, assumption, belief, determination, etc., of a flawed thought process); error (the condition of one who has made and maintains such incorrect conclusions); mistake (an action taken in such condition of faulty belief); error (a failure, misfunction); error (the condition of something that is not representative of reality)
Noun
725république
republic
Noun
726candidat
candidate
Noun
727changement
change
Noun
728endroit
place, spot (specified area)
Noun
729putain
whore, hooker; bitch, cow (an unpleasant woman)
Noun
730faux
false; untrue; false; not real
Adjective
731quartier
quarter, district (part of town), neighbourhood; impoverished neighbourhood, often suburban; piece, chunk; segment (of fruit), quarter (of beef); quarter; quarter, mercy
Noun
732profiter
to take advantage of, make the most of, enjoy; to be profitable or beneficial; to thrive, do well; wear well (of clothes); to soak up (sun, atmosphere)
Verb
733engager
to pledge, commit; to hire, sign, snap up; to involve; to encourage; to pawn; to enlist; to enter into (e.g., a conversation)
Verb
734déclarer
to declare; to declare oneself (to be), to state (one's opinion) that, to come out in favour of/down against; to break out
Verb
735paraître
to appear (become visible); to be published; to appear, to seem; to be said that, to be rumored that
Verb
736commission
commission (fee charged by an agent or broker for carrying out a transaction); message; errand, especially to buy usual supplies such as groceries
Noun
737note
note (written or spoken); mark (UK), grade (US); bill (UK, US), check (US); note; touch, hint, note
Noun
738réalité
reality; actuality; truth; realia, entity in the world
Noun
739normal
normal (according to norms, usual); normal (relating to a school to teach teachers how to teach); okay, alright
Adjective
740contrat
contract
Noun
741succès
success; achievement
Noun
742bois
wood (substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree); wood (wood of a particular species of tree); wood, woodland (forested or wooded area); antler (branching and bony structure on the head of deer, moose and elk, normally in pairs); woodwind instrument, woodwind; wooden engraving, woodcut; wood (type of club); hull
Noun
743terrain
ground, landscape; field (as in soccer field); lot, plot, parcel
Noun
744sauf
except, save; excluding, barring
Preposition
745construire
to build
Verb
746vente
sale
Noun
747OK
OK (endorsement; approval)
Interjection
748soirée
evening; evening activity, party
Noun
749monsieur
mister, sir (a title or form of address for a man, used with or without the name in direct or third-person address); gentleman
Noun
750conduire
to drive (a vehicle); to lead, to conduct; to behave, to conduct oneself
Verb
751dur
hard, tough (difficult to penetrate); hard (not soft); hard, tough (not easy, difficult); harsh (e.g. harsh conditions); harsh
Adjective
752voie
way, track; lane (of a highway); calling, path in life
Noun
753protéger
to protect; to protect oneself; to protect one's ...; to protect each other
Verb
754version
version; model (a specific state, variant, or form of something); translation (from a foreign language into one's mother tongue); a specific manner of reporting a fact or event; an obstetric maneuver to change the fetus' position inside the uterus so as to facilitate childbirth
Noun
755droit
right (on the right-hand side); straight (not bent or crooked); right (of an angle)
Adjective
756travers
outside (the external part of); wide side (the side of which the width is measured); border toll; oddity, irregularity of mind and mood, unfortunate disposition, defect of character
Noun
757simplement
simply
Adverb
758sol
soil, earth; ground; floor; sol (the fifth step (G) in the solfège scale of C, preceded by fa and followed by la); a Spanish-American gold or silver coin, now the main currency unit of Peru (also new sol), or a coin of this value; sou (the feudal era coin)
Noun
759médecin
physician; (medical) doctor
Noun
760augmenter
to increase; to increase, to augment
Verb
761inscrire
to inscribe (engrave); to inscribe; jot down (make notes on paper); to inscribe; to inscribe, sign up (to a publication, annual pass etc.); to sign up (for); notch up, chalk up
Verb
762hôtel
mansion, town house, hotel (in the sense of a town house or mansion); hotel (modern sense)
Noun
763présence
presence
Noun
764principe
principle; beginning; start; commencement; source; origin; cause
Noun
765traiter
to treat (someone) (a particular way); to render treatment (usually medical); to process, spray, coat; to process; to call, to label (someone); to deal with, to handle, to be concerned with
Verb
766donnée
datum (item of data)
Noun
767intéresser
to interest; to make interested; to be interested; to have an interest
Verb
768objectif
objective, goal, aim; lens; camera lens
Noun
769sorte
sort, kind, type; way, manner
Noun
770code
code
Noun
771départ
departure, start
Noun
772dimanche
Sunday
Noun
773personnel
personal
Adjective
774divers
various; varying
Adjective
775bientôt
soon
Adverb
776Anglais
English person; Englishman; an Anglo-American or English speaker, as opposed to someone with French ancestry
Noun
777coupe
goblet, cup; cup (award; prize); cut; haircut
Noun
778seconde
second (for indicating time); second (interval between two adjacent notes in a diatonic scale)
Noun
779territoire
territory; country
Noun
780grave
serious; solemn; low-pitched; back
Adjective
781maître
master; Military rank in the Navy, usually equivalent to the rank of sergent-chef in the Army, or petty officer first class in the United States Navy; leader; teacher (in a primary school); holder of a master's degree
Noun
782réduire
to reduce; to cut (prices); to shorten (text); to reduce, scale down (pictures, etc.); to reduce (someone); to reduce (something); to reduce, set; to capture (a place), to quell (opposition etc.); to amount to, to come down to
Verb
783vérité
truth
Noun
784énergie
energy (quantity that denotes the ability to do work); energy, motivation
Noun
785voyage
trip, journey, voyage; travel; load, wagonload, truckload
Noun
786louis
a louis: various gold and silver coins issued by the Kingdom, Republic, and (slang) Empire of France; 20 francs
Noun
787spécial
special
Adjective
788installer
to install; to place; to settle
Verb
789meilleur
best
Noun
790parti
party; parti; course of action
Noun
791nature
nature; lexical category
Noun
792artiste
artist
Noun
793animal
animal
Noun
794plaire
to please, to appeal to (usually translated into English as like with exchange of subject and object); to enjoy (oneself)
Verb
795faute
error, mistake; fault, blame; wrong, misdemeanor; foul, fault (infraction of the rules)
Noun
796acte
act
Noun
797chien
dog; cock, hammer (of a firearm)
Noun
798fête
winter holidays (always in plural); party; name day; birthday
Noun
799construction
construction
Noun
800retourner
to turn over; to turn upside-down; to turn over; to flip; turn over (earth, soil); to toss (salad); to return; to send back (an object); to return; to go back (to/from a place); to return; to revert [with à] (to a state etc.); to turn over; to overturn; to capsize; to turn round (turn one's head); to be reversed; to be turned round (of a situation etc.); to get organised; to manage; to cope; to find a way
Verb