French Vocabulary Illustrated

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

joufflu

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joufflu adj definition image translation: chubby-cheeked, chubby eytmology: unknown synonyms: bouffi , dodu , gros, gonflé, maff...
Tuesday, February 9, 2010

glapir

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glapir   v definition image translation: to yap, bark, shriek glapissement nm yapping, barking, shrieking etymology: from same G...
Monday, February 8, 2010

éplucher

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éplucher v definition image translation: to peel, clean, pick; examine minutely épluchures nf pl peelings etymology: from Ital...
Sunday, February 7, 2010

fouler

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fouler v definition image translation: to tread, trample, press, oppress se fouler v to twist, sprain (an ankle, etc.) etymolog...
Saturday, February 6, 2010

allure

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allure nf definition image translation: pace, speed, gait, carriage; appearance, style etymology: possibly from Latin alatura – a...
Friday, February 5, 2010

rampe

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rampe nf definition image translation: bannister, handrail, railing, guard rail, flight of stairs; slope, ramp; footlights etymology...
Thursday, February 4, 2010

ramper

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ramper v definition image translation:   to crawl, creep; grovel etymology: old French sense was to climb; from Germanic root, as i...
Wednesday, February 3, 2010

bougeoir

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bougeoir nm definition image translation:   candlestick, candle holder, taper holder etymology: from French bougie – taper; derive...
Tuesday, February 2, 2010

cheville

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cheville   nf definition image translation: 1. ankle 2. dowel, peg, pin 3. principal person, main agent cheviller v to peg, p...
Monday, February 1, 2010

ruer

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se ruer   v definition image translation: to rush ruer v to kick, buck (horse), thrust, throw etymology: from Latin ruere – ...
Sunday, January 31, 2010

tarir

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tarir v definition image translation: to dry up, exhaust, run out intarissable adj  inexhaustable etymology: from Old High Germa...
Saturday, January 30, 2010

maladif

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maladif adj definition image translation: sickly, morbid, pathological etymology : from French malad e – sick, derived from Latin m...
Friday, January 29, 2010

tapage

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tapage nm definition image translation: din, racket, furor, rowdiness; hype tapageur adj rowdy, noisy; showy; hyped-up tapageur ...
Thursday, January 28, 2010

câlin

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Bouguereau câlin adj definition image translation: affectionate, cuddly, tender câlin nm hug, cuddle câlinerie nf tenderness,...
Wednesday, January 27, 2010

bagne

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bagne nm definition image translation: prison, penal colony, labor camp etymology: from Italian bagno  – bath, named after a Turkish...
Tuesday, January 26, 2010

interpeller

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interpeller v definition image translation: to question, interrogate, raise questions, challenge, call out to, shout at interpellat...
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