Sunday, February 12, 2012

frimas

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frimas  nm pl   definition image translation: cold weather, winter weather, icy fog etymology: from old French frimer – to freeze...
Saturday, February 11, 2012

capter

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capter v   definition image translation: to pick up, catch, harness, gather, capture note: often used in the abstract sense, es...
Friday, February 10, 2012

griffe

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  griffe nf   definition image translation: 1. claw 2. signature, brand etymology: Germanic root, as in Modern German griefen – ...
Thursday, February 9, 2012

fleuret

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fleuret nm   definition image translation: foil, fencing sword etymology : epée, perforateur synonyms:  from fleur – flower. descr...
Wednesday, February 8, 2012

éclaireur

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  éclaireur nm   definition image translation: scout, boy scout etymology: from éclairer – shed light on synonyms:  avant-c...
Tuesday, February 7, 2012

doucereux

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doucereux adj   definition image translation: sweet, sugary, syrupy, smooth etymology: from douceur – sweetness. synonyms:  aff...
Monday, February 6, 2012

bâcler

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bâcler v   definition image translation: to dash off, rush; botch, bugle, skimp on note:   original meaning in French was to bar a do...
Sunday, February 5, 2012

violacé

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violacé adj   definition image translation: purplish, violet, blueish-purple etymology : from Latin violaceus , from viola  –  viole...
Saturday, February 4, 2012

alité

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alité adj   definition image translation: bedridden, confined to bed s'aliter v to be confined to bed, become bedridden etymo...
Friday, February 3, 2012

charrier

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Lebourg, La Seine charriant des glaçons charrier v   definition image translation: to carry along, transport; kid, pull one's l...
Thursday, February 2, 2012

échelon

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échelon nm   definition image translation: rung (of a ladder); grade, level etymology: diminutive of échelle – ladder, from Latin sca...
Wednesday, February 1, 2012

ballotter

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ballotter  v   definition image translation: to toss about, roll around; sway, bang, rattle etymology: diminutive of balle – ball, ...
Tuesday, January 31, 2012

catin

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catin nf   definition image translation: prostitute, harlot, hooker etymology: short form of Catherine synonyms:  coureuse , fil...
Monday, January 30, 2012

épave

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épave nf   definition image translation: wreck épaves  nfpl remains,  flotsam etymology: from Latin expavidus – carried away by f...
Sunday, January 29, 2012

bidet

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bidet  nm   definition image translation: nag, broken-down horse, small horse, pony note: the bathroom fixture (invented in the 1...
Saturday, January 28, 2012

sommer

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sommer  v   definition image translation:           to command, summon, order note:   the verb sommer – to add up is from a differ...
Friday, January 27, 2012

force

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force  adj definition image translation: many, much etymology: from the noun synonyms: beaucoup, maint, plein, plusieurs exampl...