French Vocabulary Illustrated

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

débiter

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débiter v definition image translation: 1. to utter, reel off, recite 2. to sell, retail, discharge, produce 3. to cut up (wood, meat...
Tuesday, May 3, 2011

narquois

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narquois adj definition image translation: mocking, sardonic, contemptuous etymology : from same route as narguer - ; from Latin ...
Monday, May 2, 2011

jabot

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jabot nm definition image translation: frill (worn on the neck), neck cloth; crop, craw (on a bird) etymology: possibly from Latin ...
Sunday, May 1, 2011

moellon

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moellon nm definition image translation: rough stone, rubble, cinder block etymology: uncertain synonyms : bloc, boutisse, liba...
Saturday, April 30, 2011

affubler

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affubler   v definition image translation: to dress up, deck out in, rig out; saddle with s'affubler v to be dressed up, decked ...
Friday, April 29, 2011

bicoque

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bicoque nf definition image translation: shack, little house, dump etymology: from Italian bicocca – small castle situated on a ...
Thursday, April 28, 2011

étrennes

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étrennes nf pl definition image translation: New Year's present, Christmas gift, gift étrenne nf first use, inauguration étre...
Wednesday, April 27, 2011

imberbe

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imberbe adj definition image translation: beardless, clean-shaven etymology : from Latin imberbis from in - (without) + barba (be...
Tuesday, April 26, 2011

ardoise

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ardoise nf definition image translation: slate, chalkboard ardoisé/ardoise  adj slate-colored note: also means  a running ac...
Monday, April 25, 2011

délié

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délié  adj definition image translation: slender, loose, nimble etymology : from Latin delicatus – charming, delicate, delightful ...
Sunday, April 24, 2011

faîte

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faîte nm definition image translation: summit, rooftop, ridgepole, pinnacle etymology: from Latin fastigium – apex synonyms: a...
Friday, April 22, 2011

enjoué

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enjoué adj definition image translation: cheerful, light-hearted, playful etymology: en + jouer synonyms: aimable, allègre, ani...
Thursday, April 21, 2011

fripé

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fripé adj definition image translation: crumpled, wrinkled friper v ro crumple, wrinkle etymolog y: uncertain synonyms: chi...
Wednesday, April 20, 2011

grigou

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grigou nm definition image translation: miser etymology: uncertain synonyms: avare, grippe-sou, harpagon, lésineur , pisse-vina...
Tuesday, April 19, 2011

hoquet

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hoquet nm definition image translation: hiccup, hiccough, gasp etymology: onomatopoeic synonyms : borborygme, éructation, gargouil...
Monday, April 18, 2011

impériale

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impériale nf definition image translation: upper deck (of a vehicle) etymology: from French impérial , perhaps because of the ele...
Sunday, April 17, 2011

corbillard

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corbillard nm definition image translation: hearse etymology: from the French town Corbeil, originally a coach that traveled betw...
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