French Vocabulary Illustrated

fût nm  definition  image translation: cask, barrel; bole, stock; base of column etymology: from Latin fustis – pole, stick syn...

d’emblée   definition  image translation: straightaway, right away, at once etymology: from Old French embler – to thrill synonym...

fringale nf   definition  image translation: raging hunger etymology: from faim-valle , a veterinary term for a sudden hunger for...

goberger v   definition  image translation: to stuff oneself, eat a lot se goberger – to treat oneself, eat one's fill etymo...

Renoir bastringue nf   definition  image translation: dancehall, honky tonk; dance band; racket, bedlam etymology:  unknown ...

cambuse nf   definition  image translation: galley (on a ship); storeroom, pantry; low-end café; hovel, dump etymology:   from Dutc...

goéland   nm   definition  image translation: gull note: mouette is a smaller gull, often with a black head; goéland a larger one...

carrick nm   definition  image translation: a large overcoat, frock coat, coachman's coat etymology:  from coats worn by drive...

faquin nm   definition  image translation: wretch; rascal; bastard, swine, son of a bitch etymology: Italian facchino – porter, n...

enflure nf   definition  image translation: swelling, weal etymology: from Latin inflare – inflate, from in - + flare – blow s...

bouillie nf    definition  image translation: gruel, mash, mush, slop en bouille – in pieces, wiped out, smashed etymology: fro...

bouilli   nm   definition  image translation: a dish of boiled meat (usually beef), vegetables and broth etymology: from bouillir ...

en amont definition  image translation: upstream etymology:  à + mont – mountain synonyms:  au dessus, avant, plus haut exam...

en aval   definition  image translation: downstream etymology:   à + val – valley synonyms: descendant examples: Balzac, Le...

allaiter v  definition  image translation: to nurse (mother or child), give such, breast feed, suckle etymology:  à + lait – milk ...

bestiole nf   definition  image translation: insect, bug, little animal etymology: from Latin bestiola , diminutive of bestia – be...

graine nf  definition  image translation: seed etymology : from French grain – grain synonyms: germe, noyau , semence example...