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Words 8801–8900
8801inefficace
ineffectual, ineffective, inefficacious
Adjective
8802redécouvrir
to rediscover
Verb
8803ancre
anchor (of a ship)
Noun
8804glande
gland; swollen lymph node; tumor, growth; laze, lazing around, sloth
Noun
8805paternité
fatherhood; authorship
Noun
8806élysée
Elysian; only used in champs Élysées (“Elysian Fields”)
Adjective
8807collaboratif
collaborative
Adjective
8808hypocrite
hypocritical
Adjective
8809athée
atheist
Noun
8810gland
acorn; glans; tassel; prick, wanker, bell end
Noun
8811prononcé
strong, distinct, marked
Adjective
8812huître
oyster
Noun
8813révolutionnaire
revolutionary
Noun
8814promulguer
to promulgate (to make known or public)
Verb
8815gibier
game (wild animal hunted for food)
Noun
8816annale
annal
Noun
8817ivresse
drunkenness (the state of being intoxicated by having consumed alcoholic beverages); euphoria
Noun
8818chelem
slam
Noun
8819sushi
sushi
Noun
8820synagogue
synagogue (a place of worship for Jews)
Noun
8821pâté
pâté (a type of liver paste)
Noun
8822bridge
bridge
Noun
8823baume
balm; balsam
Noun
8824vallon
dale, small valley
Noun
8825arrogance
arrogance
Noun
8826gentil
pagan, heretic; gentile
Noun
8827intimidation
intimidation
Noun
8828ruse
cunning, guile; ruse, trick
Noun
8829rayonner
to radiate, to spread out
Verb
8830robert
tit (human breast)
Noun
8831fouetter
to beat with a whip, to whip, to flagellate.; to hit and sting like a whip; to whisk; to stimulate or urge into action; to stink
Verb
8832sylvie
wood anemone (Anemone nemorosa)
Noun
8833affiner
to purify; to refine; to make finer
Verb
8834totaliser
to total (add up several numbers)
Verb
8835découpage
cutting (action of to cut); decoupage; the division of a script into scenes, sequences, and shots
Noun
8836vignette
vignette; image, illustration, motif
Noun
8837percée
breakthrough; break, breakaway, counter-attack
Noun
8838ouïr
to hear; to listen
Verb
8839affoler
to madden, drive crazy (under the effects of a strong emotion); to terrify, frighten, scare; to run like crazy, leg it; to go crazy, go bonkers; to hurry up, to make haste
Verb
8840législatives
legislative elections (from élections législatives)
Noun
8841utérus
uterus, womb
Noun
8842pouls
pulse (regular beat caused by the heart)
Noun
8843PE
PE (“polyethylene”); abbreviation of polyéthylène
Noun
8844GA
ATM (“automated/automatic teller machine”); abbreviation of guichet automatique
Noun
8845ores
now
Adverb
8846lotus
lotus
Noun
8847optimisme
optimism
Noun
8848positivement
positively, absolutely
Adverb
8849nazisme
Nazism (the ideology of Adolf Hitler’s NSDAP)
Noun
8850comparativement
comparatively
Adverb
8851centre de la petite enfance
synonym of garderie
Noun
8852RIP
initialism of référendum d'initiative partagée
Noun
8853étalon
stallion (uncastrated male horse); stallion (sexually active man); standard, reference sample (something used as a measure for comparative evaluations)
Noun
8854indécis
undecided; indecisive, uncertain
Adjective
8855ramper
to crawl, worm (along); to creep
Verb
8856éventualité
eventuality, event, possible outcome
Noun
8857charismatique
charismatic
Adjective
8858caissier
cashier
Noun
8859melon
melon (fruit)
Noun
8860berline
berlin (four-wheeled carriage); a sedan or saloon car; a minecart, tub
Noun
8861prodige
prodigy, miracle; prodigy (an extremely talented person, especially a child)
Noun
8862nocif
harmful, bad for one's health
Adjective
8863su
sur
8864bêta
beta; stupid, idiotic
Adjective
8865consigner
to confine to quarters; to give (somebody) detention; to record, to write down; to consign
Verb
8866retrouvaille
reunion
Noun
8867enfantin
childlike, childish; child's, for children
Adjective
8868engloutir
to gulp; to swallow up
Verb
8869inadmissible
unacceptable, inadmissible
Adjective
8870missionnaire
mission; missionary's, of a missionary
Adjective
8871clivage
cleavage; separation, dissociation; deep divide between two entities, chasm
Noun
8872broyer
to crush, grind; to crush in a fight; to outpower
Verb
8873freinage
action of braking; deceleration
Noun
8874water
toilet, bathroom
Noun
8875immonde
impure; unclean; vile; disgusting
Adjective
8876prélat
prelate
Noun
8877multimédia
multimedia
Noun
8878référencer
to list (a product in a catalogue), to put (a product on the shelves)
Verb
8879indésirable
unwanted; undesirable
Adjective
8880saccager
to sack, pillage; to ransack
Verb
8881harmonieux
harmonious
Adjective
8882détériorer
to deteriorate
Verb
8883moutarde
mustard
Noun
8884valve
valve
Noun
8885laïc
secular, lay, laic
Adjective
8886millionnaire
millionaire
Noun
8887commémorer
to commemorate
Verb
8888sifflet
whistle (instrument); whistle (sound)
Noun
8889gêne
embarrassment; discomfort, inconvenience
Noun
8890rangée
row (line of objects); rank
Noun
8891nova
nova
Noun
8892soprano
soprano
Noun
8893tâcher
to try, attempt, endeavour; to ensure
Verb
8894Suisse
Swiss person
Noun
8895screen
a screenshot
Noun
8896offrande
offering
Noun
8897éclipse
eclipse
Noun
8898cale
wedge (under door etc.); wedge; chock (for wheel); immersion (in water); hold (of a ship); slipway; bilge
Noun
8899coucou
cuckoo; the call of the cuckoo; peekaboo; hiya, hey; an informal greeting; an informal goodbye, bye-bye
Interjection
8900agréer
to accept; to prepare; rig; trim
Verb