French Vocabulary Illustrated

radoter v   definition image translation: to repeat oneself, talk drivel, ramble, burble radotage nm drivel, nonsense radoteur ...

butin nm   definition image translation: spoils, booty, loot, haul butiner v to plunder, pick up; gather pollen, gather nectar ety...

pivoine nf  definition image translation: peony etymology : from Latin paeonia – peony, from Greek paionia , perhaps from Paion, p...

meurtrière   nf definition image translation:                     loophole, arrow slit, embrasure note: also means  murderess etymo...

judas nm   definition image translation: peephole, spy hole, judas hole etymology: from the betrayer of Jesus synonyms: guichet...

forcené nm   definition image translation: maniac, fanatic, crazed person forcené  adj furious, frenzied, deranged etymology: fro...

dégât  nm definition image translation: damage, harm etymology: de- + Old French guaster – to spoil, ruin, from Latin vastare – to ...

saupoudrer v   definition image translation: to sprinkle, scatter, dust with etymology: sel + poudre synonyms: asperger , dispe...

lanière nf   definition image translation: strap, lash, thong etymology: possibly from lanaris  – made of wool synonyms:  attac...

commode nf   definition image translation: chest of drawers, bureau, dresser etymology: invented in the 17th century, the word der...

guignon nm   definition image translation: bad luck, rotten luck (especially in gambling) etymology : probably from guigner – to ey...

if nm   definition image translation: yew etymology: probably from Celtic root as in Breton ivin – yew; related to English yew ex...

chaland nm   definition image translation: 1. regular customer, shopper 2. barge, landing craft, work boat note: see also achala...

gamme   nf   definition image translation: scale  (music) , rang, line (of products) etymology: from Greek gamma – letter G, used a...

ébréché adj   definition image translation: chipped, nicked, damaged etymology: é - + brèche – hole, from Old High German breecha – ...

charogne  nf   definition image translation: carcass, rotting corpse, carrion etymology: from Italian carogna , derived from Latin c...

camus adj  definition image translation: flat-nosed camard adj ( archaic ) flat-nosed note: Death is sometimes referred to as l...