8001marronhorse-chestnut; chestnut; chestnut brown; A token used as a control of the presence of someone at his post; firecracker (on a rocket); punch (with the fist); head; maroon (a slave or animal who has run away to live free)
Noun
8002socialaction intended to make society work better
Noun
8004érosionerosion, weathering; erosion
Noun
8005accrohooked (addicted, unable to resist)
Adjective
8006pitoyablepitiful; pathetic, contemptible
Adjective
8007décomposerto decompose, to break down (into components); to factorize; to decompose, decay; to break down (for analysis)
Verb
8009judicieuxjudicious (having good judgment)
Adjective
8011tangotango (dance); tango (music)
Noun
8012cachecache, hiding place for later retrieval; cover, mask; cache
Noun
8013kiosquekiosk (enclosed structure); a sail of a submarine
Noun
8014clocherto ring a bell; to limp; to wobble; to be wrong
Verb
8016déclenchementonset; outbreak; triggering (action of causing something)
Noun
8020volaillepoultry; po-po, bacon (police); a freshman in a military school; a thievish prostitute
Noun
8021ancrerto anchor; to fix, to anchor, to make permanent
Verb
8023porcelainecowrie, a mollusk of the family Cypraeidae, or its translucent shell; porcelain, the translucent ceramic of fine china, or vessels made of this material
Noun
8024batteurbatter; drummer, percussionist; whisk, beater
Noun
8025prestatairea provider (of a service), an agent; a beneficiary or user of a service
Noun
8028priserto snuff, take snuff (to inhale a drug or other substance through the nose); to price (fix a price according to market forces); to prize (consider something valuable)
Verb
8031portiergatekeeper, doorkeeper, doorman; goalkeeper
Noun
8032nuancerto moderate, to qualify (e.g., an opinion)
Verb
8034couchergoing to bed; bedding; room and board; setting (sun)
Noun
8036trouvéfound, being to object of a find(ing); invented, thought-up, imagined; found and somehow taken in, as said of a foundling
Adjective
8040miettecrumb (of bread or cake)
Noun
8042archerarcher (one who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow)
Noun
8043embrouillerto entangle; to make mistakes, get confused (while performing a complex task); to bamboozle, to confuse; to get in a fight
Verb
8044demihalf; partially; almost
Adverb
8045pimentchili, chili pepper; spice (vigour)
Noun
8047journalierdaily, every day; uncertain, ephemerous, precarious
Adjective
8048conditionnelconditional, depending on conditions
Adjective
8049octroigrant, granting; concession
Noun
8050approximatifapproximate (not perfectly accurate); rough, vague, approximate; broken
Adjective
8054supermansuperman; superman (man with superpowers)
Noun
8057légèretélightness (lack of mass), levity
Noun
8059ferréstrong, powerful
Adjective
8060colombienColombian (of, from or relating to Colombia)
Adjective
8061rigolofunny (amusing; comical)
Adjective
8063mécontentmalcontent, discontented, displeased, dissatisfied, disgruntled, disaffected
Adjective
8066recouvrerto recover (get back into one's possession)
Verb
8067matinalmorning; matinal; who gets up early, who is used to getting up early, who likes to get up early
Adjective
8068toca knock; engine knocking (toc moteur), especially when reduplicated as toc-toc; a small, sudden, change in motion that is part of a larger movement
Noun
8069rafraîchirto refresh; to cool off; to freshen up; to do up (a flat)
Verb
8070souliershoe, boot (protective covering for the foot)
Noun
8072énumérerto enumerate; count out; go through one by one
Verb
8076escaladerto escalade (attack (e.g. a castle) by using ladders etc. to climb to the top); to climb, to go rock climbing
Verb
8077crabecrab; cancer
Noun
8078bisagain (a second time); encore; A; designating a second thing with the same number
Adverb
8081palierbearing; landing (on stairs); flat area; the flat, the level; stage
Noun
8083versetverse (of religious text)
Noun
8086schisteshale, schist (sedimentary rock)
Noun
8087acharnementrelentlessness, doggedness; persecution, harassment
Noun
8089CRSFrench police reserve used as riot police and for crowd control; a policeman belonging to a Compagnie Républicaine de Sécurité
Noun
8090veloursvelvet; synonym of héliotrope argenté (“velvetleaf soldierbush”) (Heliotropium arboreum)
Noun
8093obésitéobesity (act or state of being obese)
Noun
8094durementsternly, harshly; with difficulty
Adverb
8097polyvalentversatile, multipurpose; that has various uses, functions, or capacities
Adjective
8098chausserto put footwear (on someone); to shoe (a horse); to put on footwear; to have a certain shoe size; to mulch (a tree)
Verb