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Words 9601–9700
9601incruster
to embed, to inlay; to gatecrash, to stay (for a long time), to overstay
Verb
9602capot
bonnet (UK), hood (US)
Noun
9603montréalais
of Montréal
Adjective
9604présente
the letter, document etc. that the reader is reading
Noun
9605intenter
to file, bring
Verb
9606laborieux
laborious, painstaking
Adjective
9607fragiliser
to weaken
Verb
9608vil
cheap, worthless; vile (morally low)
Adjective
9609Maya
Mayan (person)
Noun
9610complaisance
kindness; complacency; indulgence
Noun
9611déroute
rout, ruin (state of being in ruin)
Noun
9612persévérance
perseverance (persistent determination to adhere to a course of action)
Noun
9613romantisme
Romanticism; romanticism
Noun
9614synopsis
a general overview or synoptic table of a topic; Plot summary of a movie
Noun
9615zut
damn, shoot, dang, cripes, rats, "dash it!", "hang it all!"
Interjection
9616fax
fax; fax machine
Noun
9617fils de pute
son of a prostitute: whoreson, son of a whore; objectionable person: son of a bitch, motherfucker, bastard
Noun
9618stabilisation
stabilisation/stabilization
Noun
9619psychologiquement
psychologically
Adverb
9620fortuné
fortunate (having good luck); befortuned, wealthy, rich, well-off
Adjective
9621piquant
spiky, spiny; piquant, pungent, spicy-hot (of food); cold; ice-cold; scathing (of humor, a joke, etc.); attractive
Adjective
9622abréger
to shorten in duration; to shorten (in textual length) or summarize, to abridge; to abbreviate
Verb
9623révélateur
revelatory, that which reveals something; revealing, telling
Adjective
9624karen
Karen (member of an ethnic group in Burma)
Noun
9625équipier
team member; member of a team
Noun
9626seller
to saddle
Verb
9627flamber
to flame, flambé; to squander money, especially on gambling; (of costs, rates, etc) to rise sharply; to surge; to skyrocket; to burn, blaze; to buckle
Verb
9628bienheureux
blessed, blest (of a person); blessed (having been beatified as a step in the process toward sainthood); happy, blissful, lucky
Adjective
9629confectionner
to make, create; to fashion (clothes)
Verb
9630gourou
guru
Noun
9631ventilateur
ventilator, fan; pedestal fan
Noun
9632démesuré
vaulting, huge
Adjective
9633floral
floral
Adjective
9634Bercy
synonym of ivrogne (“drunkard”)
Noun
9635plénier
complete, entire; plenary
Adjective
9636riposter
to retort; to ripost
Verb
9637jaillir
to spurt out, gush forth; to spring out; to thrust up, to jut out; to emerge from
Verb
9638jeûne
fast (period without consuming nourishment)
Noun
9639aisance
ease
Noun
9640syllabe
syllable
Noun
9641tsar
czar (Russian nobility)
Noun
9642pellicule
film, skin, thin layer; dandruff
Noun
9643appréciable
substantial; noticeable
Adjective
9644déluge
the Deluge, the Flood; deluge (large amount of precipitation); deluge (an overwhelming amount of something)
Noun
9645texto
text (SMS message)
Noun
9646normer
to normalize
Verb
9647parachute
parachute (device designed to control the fall of an object); parachute (scrotum collar from which weights can be hung)
Noun
9648préhistorique
prehistoric; prehistoric, antiquated
Adjective
9649électromagnétique
electromagnetic
Adjective
9650saurer
to smoke (food etc.)
Verb
9651métamorphoser
to metamorphose
Verb
9652débiteur
debtor (person or firm that owes money)
Noun
9653flow
flow; flow (style)
Noun
9654soir
post-1990 spelling of seoir
Verb
9655promotionnel
promotion; promotional
Adjective
9656tribal
tribal
Adjective
9657cake
fruitcake (containing rum); quick bread (a smallish loaf-shaped baked good which may be sweet like an English cake or salty and with bits of meat. See insert)
Noun
9658discréditer
to discredit
Verb
9659nue
cloud
Noun
9660enclos
enclosure, paddock
Noun
9661raquette
racquet / racket (for tennis, badminton, etc.); an ellipsoid flight feather barbed distally from the rachis; prickly pear (cactus) (Opuntia); cactus (generally)
Noun
9662tôle
sheet metal
Noun
9663reconvertir
to reconvert
Verb
9664jogging
jogging (exercise); jog (exercise); jogging pants; jogging bottoms
Noun
9665débrancher
to unplug; to turn off, switch off (of an alarm); to prune, to remove branches
Verb
9666canicule
the dog days of late summer; heat wave, hot spell (regardless of the date, and especially when posing a health risk)
Noun
9667arnaquer
to swindle, to dupe; to cheat
Verb
9668partisan
partisan, partial; in favour of
Adjective
9669émotif
emotive
Adjective
9670intérimaire
interim
Adjective
9671embarrasser
embarrass; clutter; block (up)
Verb
9672frustrer
to frustrate, to vex; to wrongly deprive
Verb
9673transversal
transversal; cross-sectional
Adjective
9674nostalgique
nostalgic
Adjective
9675saturation
saturation
Noun
9676lessive
lye, alkaline solution; detergent; laundry
Noun
9677suivante
lady-in-waiting, lady's maid (woman who is a servant to a lady, especially a woman of the nobility or upper class)
Noun
9678doublure
lining; understudy; body double, stand-in; stuntman
Noun
9679Autrichien
an Austrian inhabitant or descendant of the people of Austria
Noun
9680tonalité
tonality; key (scale of musical notes)
Noun
9681saper
to sap, do sapping work on (to subvert by digging); to erode, wear down, undermine; to dress; to eat or chew noisily; to slurp; to harvest or reap forage or cereals with a small scythe
Verb
9682saleté
dirtiness, mess
Noun
9683gangster
gangster
Noun
9684pornographique
pornographic
Adjective
9685charnière
hinge; joint (of a bone); turning point (pivotal moment)
Noun
9686légalisation
legalization (process of making something legal)
Noun
9687insistance
insistence
Noun
9688cantonner
to station; billet (troops); to be stationed, be billeted; to confine (someone to); to take refuge (in); to restrict oneself (to); focus (on); be restricted, confined; to fortify, set up or establish defenses
Verb
9689législature
legislature; term of office, for a legislative body
Noun
9690exquis
exquisite
Adjective
9691rangé
tidy, neat; orderly, quiet, uneventful; pitched
Adjective
9692prévoyance
foresight
Noun
9693balnéaire
bathing; seaside
Adjective
9694insolent
insolent
Adjective
9695dénouement
outcome; dénouement; act of unwinding a position
Noun
9696ruche
hive, beehive; ruffle; flounce; ruche
Noun
9697ferveur
ardour, zeal, fervor
Noun
9698majestueux
majestic
Adjective
9699motte
motte (mound of earth); clod (lump of earth); block, lump (of food etc.); pubic mound, mons veneris
Noun
9700symphonique
symphonic
Adjective