French Vocabulary Illustrated

bourrelet nm definition image translation: pad, cushion, weatherstripping; roll (of fat), swelling note: in older houses, bags stu...

chaudière nf definition image translation: boiler, copper, cauldron chaudière à vapeur – steam engine etymology: from Latin cald...

s'affaisser v definition image translation: to sag, droop, collapse, subside, decline affaisser v to cause to sink, weigh dow...

chouette nf definition image translation: owl vielle chouette – old hag note: One of the villains of Sue's Mystères de Pa...

cossu adj definition image translation: substantial, plush, well-to-do, posh note : also means husked, podded etymology: from Fr...

barboter v definition image translation: to dabble, paddle; wade; (colloquial) to pinch, steal, nick barbotement, barbotage nm pad...

gâchis nm definition image translation: waste, mess, shambles etymology: from French gâcher – to spoil; otherwise uncertain syno...

broncher v definition image translation: to reel, flinch, stumble, trip (esp. a horse) etymology : uncertain synonyms : achopper, ...

rade nf definition image translation: ( nautical ) roads, harbor, anchorage en rade – at anchor ni...

quinquet nm definition image translation: oil lamp; (archaic, colloquial) eye, peeper etymology: Named after pharmacist Antoine Qui...

futaie nf   definition image translation: stand of tall trees, wood lot, timber forest, grove etymology: from Old French fût – bole...

esquiver v definition image translation: to duck, dodge, sidestep, avoid s'esquiver v to shy away, slip away, steal way etymo...

cancan nm definition image translation: gossip cancaner v to gossip etymology: from medieval Latin quamquam – university ha...

daim nm definition image translation: 1. (fallow) deer; venison; deerskin, suede 2. a vain and foolish person etymology: from L...

caser v definition image translation: to put up, lodge; fina a place for, find a job for; marry off se caser v to marry, find a job...

braquer v definition image translation: to point , aim (gun, telescope, camera); gaze at. steer, turn etymology: uncertain synony...

escarmouche nf definition image translation: skirmish, brush; bickering etymology: from Old French escarme – combat; from Old Hig...