Words 7501–7600
7502pédale
pedal (of bicycle, car etc.); pedal (of piano, organ etc.); queer, homo (homosexual man)
Noun
7505tournure
appearance, shape, figure; bearing; turn, change in circumstance or temperament; phrasing, turn of phrase; tournure, bustle (frame worn underneath a woman's skirt); peel (of a fruit)
Noun
7517blocus
blockade; siege; embargo, boycott; Holiday period in higher education allowing students preparation time for their exams; revision break
Noun
7524démolition
demolition (the action of demolishing or destroying, in particular of buildings or other structures)
Noun
7526créneau
slot or timeslot, a defined period within a schedule; niche (in a market); parallel parking; crenel
Noun
7530déformer
to distort, to twist out of shape, to contort (to bring something out of shape); to distort, to pervert
Verb
7543interpellation
hailing, calling out; questioning; heckling; interpellation, questioning; (an instance of) questioning
Noun
7544étrangler
to strangle; to choke (with laughter, etc.); to say in a voice strangled by emotion.
Verb
7550vêtu
dressed; clothed (in a specified tincture); covered with a vêtement (four triangles of a specified tincture which cover the corner of the shield, leaving a lozenge of the field in the middle)
Adjective
7559basilique
covered building, Civil reunion place open to the public; a Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory; a Roman Catholic church or cathedral with basilican status, an honorific status granted by the pope to recognize its historical, architectural, or sacramental importance
Noun
7561bailleur
a landowner who let uncultivated parcels of land to a lessee in a crop-sharing system in early Middle Ages; a lessor in general
Noun
7563rallye
rally (motor-racing); social dance (or a group of young people who meet at such dances)
Noun
7569mortier
mortar (mixture for bonding building blocks); mortar (artillery); mortar (small bowl used to crush or grind food); mortarboard (academic's ceremonial headgear)
Noun
7573affranchir
to free, liberate, enfranchise, emancipate; to discharge, exempt; to prepay (postage), frank (a letter); to pervert; to inform; to release or free oneself
Verb
7576entrevoir
to make out, see vaguely; to glimpse; to foresee, anticipate; to catch sight of, see briefly
Verb
7579disposé
organized, placed in a certain fashion, arranged; willing, ready to do (something), prepared
Adjective
7584sommaire
succinct, short, abridged, that which expresses a subject in few words; devoid of unnecessary comfort, basic
Adjective
7587merlin
splitting maul: an axe with a long handle, the blade of which is coupled with a broad side that can be used as a sledgehammer
Noun
7591larguer
to unfurl; to ease (a line); to drop (a bomb, parachute); to ditch, dump (break up with)
Verb
7592reconstitution
reconstitution; reenactment (of a historical event); reconstruction (of a crime); replenishment
Noun