French Vocabulary Illustrated

ourlet nm   definition image translation: hem ourler v to hem etymology: from Latin orula , diiminutive of ora – border (see orée ...

rapiécé adj   definition image translation: patched etymology: ra- + pièce synonyms: cousu ,  raccommodé, rafistolé , rapetassé,...

serpe nf   definition image translation: billhook. pruning hook visage taillé a la serpe – craggy, rugged etymology: from Latin s...

s'amouracher v   definition image translation: to become infatuated with, have a crush on etymology: aimer, avoir le béguin , ...

bourgeonné adj   definition image translation: pimpled, pimply etymology: see  bourgeon synonyms: ayant des boutons , boutonné....

bourgeon nm   definition image translation: bud etymology: unclear, perhaps from French bourrer – pack, cram synonyms: bulbite,...

cerceau nm   definition image translation: hoop etymology: from Latin circulus – little circle synonym s: arceau , archet, cercle...

ortie nf   definition image translation: nettle etymology: from Latin urtica from urere – to burn examples: Gautier, Mademois...

pratique nf   definition image translation: customer, client ( common in the 19th century ), clientele note: (more currently) pra...

poularde nf   definition image translation: (fattened) chicken note: in the nineteenth century, a great luxury etymology: extens...

repu adj   definition image translation: full, sated, satisfied repaître v to feed se repaître v ro feed on, revel in éty...

trousseau nm   definition image translation: trousseau (clothing and linen intended for bride), baby clothes, student clothes; bunch...

élan nm   definition image translation: surge, burst, impulse, fervor; run-up, momentum note: élan , from another root. means moose...

chavirer v   definition image translation: to capsize, overturn, keel over etymology : Old French cha – (chef) head + virer – ...

clairsemé adj   definition image translation: scattered, thin, sparse note: parsemé denotes abundance, clairsemé sparsity etymol...

parsemé adj   definition image translation: sprinkled, dotted, studded, peppered parsemer v to sprinkle, dot, stud etymology: p...

pavot nm   definition image translation: poppy note: pavot can refer to all species of papaver , including opium poppies and red p...