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Words 7701–7800
7701corpus
a corpus, a body of texts
Noun
7702amas
pile, heap; cluster
Noun
7703logis
dwelling, abode; house, home
Noun
7704fiabilité
reliability
Noun
77058e
8th
Adjective
7706CDD
fixed-term contract
Noun
7707dynamisme
dynamism
Noun
7708engrais
fertilizer
Noun
7709mentalement
mentally
Adverb
7710commémoration
commemoration
Noun
7711tonneau
barrel (round vessel made from staves bound with a hoop); register ton (100 cubic feet); barrel roll
Noun
7712dépressif
depressive
Adjective
7713chiner
to dye and interweave fabrics into cloud motif; to take the piss out of; to look around, to lurk; to bargain-hunt, to antique (informal)
Verb
7714imaginaire
imagination; imaginary number
Noun
7715facial
facial
Adjective
7716neurone
neuron (a cell of the nervous system)
Noun
7717commando
commando (troop, trooper)
Noun
7718fasciste
fascist (supporting the principles of fascism)
Adjective
7719roux
redhead (man); roux (a mixture of fat and flour)
Noun
7720Cri
a male Cree; masculine of Crie
Noun
7721bronzer
to bronze (plate with bronze); to tan, bronze; to tan, bronze, catch a tan
Verb
7722lanterne
lantern; street light
Noun
7723intimider
to intimidate
Verb
7724blindé
armoured, armour-plated; reinforced; hardened, immune; pissed, hammered (drunk); rich, minting it; overcrowded
Adjective
7725villageois
villager (someone who lives in a village)
Noun
7726poussin
chick (a young chicken); sweetheart, darling (used to address a young boy, or to address a man one is in a romantic relationship with)
Noun
7727crevette
shrimp
Noun
7728huissier
an usher; a doorman
Noun
7729manette
lever; joystick, (console) controller; remote control
Noun
7730réciter
to recite, to declaim; to review, revise (something previously written or learned)
Verb
7731psychanalyse
psychoanalysis (family of psychological theories)
Noun
7732hache
axe
Noun
7733chrono
timer; time (the length of time recorded on a timer)
Noun
7734trésorier
treasurer (official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation)
Noun
7735trader
to trade
Verb
7736perdurer
to continue to exist, to last, to endure
Verb
7737souplesse
suppleness
Noun
7738Belge
Belgian person, resident or native of Belgium; used of both genders
Noun
7739millimètre
millimetre (UK) / millimeter (US)
Noun
7740conditionner
to package; to condition
Verb
7741auxiliaire
a helping verb, an auxiliary verb (verb that, having lost its literal meaning, joins itself to a certain form of another verb, for example to a past participle, to show a grammatical feature such as tense, voice, aspect, etc. In French, avoir and être are tense auxiliaries)
Noun
7742flou
A visual appearance lacking in sharpness or precise detail; blurriness.; A blur or blurry area within a visual image.; A lack of clarity or precision in ideas.
Noun
7743cartier
playing card maker
Noun
7744lambert
lambert: a cgs unit of luminance
Noun
7745bouc
billy goat; goatee
Noun
7746mercato
transfer market
Noun
7747braquage
robbery (especially armed robbery), hold-up, stickup; raid
Noun
7748poire
pear; mug, sucker, soft touch; mush, face; a bulb, usually pear-shaped, used to collect gases or liquids, such as that of a dropper; pear brandy; a pull cord switch with a pear-shaped knob; a beef cut
Noun
7749guetter
to watch (intently), to watch for, to lie in wait; to await in order to seize; to menace, to loom (to appear in a threatening form)
Verb
7750tabou
taboo (excluded or forbidden from use, approach or mention)
Adjective
7751poney
pony
Noun
7752accidentel
accidental (happening by chance)
Adjective
7753émancipation
emancipation
Noun
7754narration
narration (account; story); narration (literary device); narration
Noun
7755berge
bank (of river, canal); raised pavement, banked edge; year
Noun
7756trésorerie
treasurership; treasury; accounts department
Noun
7757forge
forge (workshop); forge (furnace)
Noun
7758patriarche
patriarch
Noun
7759soulèvement
the act of raising, the act of lifting up; revolt, uprising
Noun
7760donjon
donjon, keep
Noun
7761moléculaire
molecular
Adjective
7762contraignant
restrictive, limiting, constraining, onerous; binding
Adjective
7763prose
prose
Noun
7764nageur
swimmer (one who swims)
Noun
7765tronche
log; trunk; mug; face; head; brainiac; egghead
Noun
7766allergique
allergic (having an allergy)
Adjective
7767analytique
analytic, analytical
Adjective
7768immortel
immortal
Adjective
7769vigilant
vigilant
Adjective
7770caprice
whim; wish; tantrum
Noun
7771irakien
of Iraq; Iraqi
Adjective
7772réglage
adjustment, tuning; ruling; setting
Noun
7773oie
goose
Noun
7774frôler
to brush against, touch, skim, graze, skirt; to verge on
Verb
7775caverne
cavern
Noun
7776lyrique
lyric; lyrical
Adjective
7777excédent
excess, surplus
Noun
7778handball
handball
Noun
7779spontanément
spontaneously
Adverb
7780exceptionnellement
exceptionally
Adverb
7781anciennement
formerly
Adverb
7782étrangement
strangely (in a strange manner)
Adverb
7783légalité
legality
Noun
7784SP
initialism of syntagme prépositionnel (“prepositional phrase; PP”)
Noun
7785ardent
fiery, burning; ablaze; aflame; fervent; passionate
Adjective
7786corbeau
raven, crow (bird); poison-pen letter writer; corbel; Corvus; body collector (during a plague); corvus (grappling hook used by the Romans in naval warfare); priest; a person who sends anonymous letters, phone calls, etc.; douce noir (a variety of grape)
Noun
7787substantiel
substantial
Adjective
7788panama
Panama hat
Noun
7789premium
premium
Noun
7790kiffer
to love or to like; to smoke hashish
Verb
7791guilde
guild
Noun
7792paraitre
post-1990 spelling of paraître
Verb
7793brûlant
burning
Adjective
7794influer
to influence (to exert an influence upon)
Verb
7795frustré
frustrated
Adjective
7796disciplinaire
disciplinary
Adjective
7797mercier
mercer
Noun
7798sonder
to probe (test with a probe); to probe (test the depth of something); to sound (use sound waves to establish the depth); to probe (look carefully around); to probe (ask someone many questions, in order to find something out); to survey and take measurements using a weather balloon; to survey (carry out a survey or poll); to dive down
Verb
7799arménien
Armenian
Adjective
7800détroit
strait (narrow channel of water)
Noun