French Vocabulary Illustrated

Thursday, February 28, 2013

échiquier

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échiquier nm   definition  image translation: chessboard etymology : from échecs – chess; from Persian sha – king synonyms: carre...
Wednesday, February 27, 2013

limon

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limon  nm   definition  image translation: silt, soil, loam limoneux   adj silty, muddy note: limon meant also citron – lemon ...
Monday, February 25, 2013

pêne

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pêne nm   definition  image translation: bolt (of a lock, door) etymology: from Latin p essulus – bar, bolt synonyms: cheville ...
Saturday, February 23, 2013

piqueur

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piqueur nm   definition  image translation: groom, stable groom etymology: from piquer – to jab, pinch synonyms: chasseur, écu...
Friday, February 22, 2013

soc

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soc nm  definition  image translation: ploughshare (UK), plowshare (US) etymology: of Celtic origin, as in Gaelic soc , Breton s o...
Thursday, February 21, 2013

rachitique

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rachitique adj   definition  image translation: scrawny. suffering from rickets etymology:   from Modern Latin rachitis , from Greek...
Tuesday, February 19, 2013

ronron

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ronron nm   definition  image translation: purr, purring ronronner v to purr etymology: onomatopoeic synonyms: grognement; ...
Monday, February 18, 2013

racornir

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racornir v   definition  image translation: to harden, shrivel etymology: re- + corne – horn synonyms : dessécher, durcir, endurc...
Sunday, February 17, 2013

bobo

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bobo   nm   definition  image translation: hurt, booboo, slight pain etymology: baby talk synonyms: petite blessure, petite doul...
Saturday, February 16, 2013

lingot

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lingot nm   definition  image translation: ingot, bullion, bar (of metal) etymology: probably from English ingot , from Old Englis...
Friday, February 15, 2013

tesson

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tesson nm   definition  image translation: shard, piece of a broken bottle, potsherd etymology: from old French teston , test fro...
Thursday, February 14, 2013

poltron

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poltron nm  definition  image translation: coward poltron adj cowardly etymology:   uncertain synonyms: couard , craintif, f...
Wednesday, February 13, 2013

signalement

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signalement nm   definition  image translation: description signaler v to report, point out, describe, signal etymology: from ...
Tuesday, February 12, 2013

perquisition

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perquisition nf   definition  image translation: (police) search, raid etymology : from Latin perquirere, from per- – thorough  +...
Monday, February 11, 2013

levier

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levier nm   definition  image translation: l ever etymology : from lever – to lift synonyms:  appui, barre , cric, manette, sou...

phoque

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phoque nm   definition  image translation: seal etymology : from Latin phoca – seal synonyms: chien marin, loup marin, otarie, ...
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