French Vocabulary Illustrated

manchon nm   definition  image translation: muff, cuff etymology : from manche – sleeve, from Latin manica – sleeve, from manus – ...

émoi nm   definition  image translation: strong emotion, turmoil,  anxiety, excitement etymology: é- + magan (Old High German)  – sto...

détraqué adj    definition  image translation: unhinged, upset, wacko; broken, out-of-order détraquer v to upset, put out of order...

cocasse   adj  definition  image translation: comical, funny cocasserie nf comical appearance, comical nature etymology: unkno...

leurrer v   definition  image translation: to delude, gull, deceive leurre nm lure, decoy, illusion etymology: from Old Middle G...

terreux adj    definition  image translation: of the color of soil, brownish; ashen (complexion), pale, haggard etymology : from te...

jardinière nf   definition  image translation: window box; planter note: also a female gardener etymology: from jardin – garden ...

matou nm   definition  image translation: tomcat etymology: uncertain synonyms: chat, mistigri examples: Guizot (tr. Shakesp...

hostie nf    definition  image translation: host, eucharist note: in an older meaning, a victim of a sacrifice etymology: from ...

raboteux adj   definition  image translation: rough, uneven etymology: from raboter   – to smoothen, plane synonyms: ardu , dur...

biffer v  definition  image translation: to cross out, strike through etymology: origin uncertain synonyms: annuler, barrer, ce...

Breughel the elder dîme nf   definition  image translation: tithe, tenth etymology: from Latin decimus – a tenth synonyms: di...

lorette nf   definition  image translation: courtesan, woman of loose morals, high-class prostitute note: in the heirarchy of fill...

raccourci r v    definition  image translation: to shorten raccourci nm ellipsis; foreshortening; short en raccourci – in short...

ponceau adj  definition  image translation: bright red ponceau nm corn poppy etymology: from Latin puniceus – red, from the pur...