French Vocabulary Illustrated

fréter   v   definition  image translation : to rent (a boat), hire (a boat, a vehicle) etymology: from fret – freight, from Germa...

cordonnier nm   definition  image translation : shoemaker etymology: from Old French cordon – leather, from the city of Cordova...

équerre nf   definition  image translation : set square, carpenter's square note: a carpenter's, draughtsman's, surveyo...

noceur nm    definition  image translation : reveler, partier etymology: from noce   – feast synonyms:   bambocheur , bombancier ,...

frac nm    definition  image translation : tail coat etymology: from German Frack , from English frock – loose outer garment, in tu...

frôler v   definition  image translation : to come close to, brush past, be close to, verge frôlement nm brushing, light touch, br...

Renoir volant definition  image translation : 1.  shuttlecock, badminton 2.  flap, flounce note: among other definitions, inclu...

fuligineux adj    definition  image translation : blackish. soot-colored etymology: from Latin fuliginosus , from  fuligo – soot....

galérien  nm    definition  image translation : galley slave; convict. criminal etymology: from galère – galley, boats where pris...

oseille   nf    definition  image translation : sorrel (a bitter salad herb) note: in slang usage, money etymology: from Latin o...

pépinière  nf    definition  image translation : nursery, hothouse, garden center pépiniériste n nurseryman/woma etymology: fro...

cran nm   definition  image translation : notch, peg, rung note: cran can also mean guts, sang-froid etymology: probably of Ge...

orfraie nm    definition  image translation : white-tailed eagle, sea eagle etymology: from Latin ossifragus – bone-breaker sy...

piquette nf   definition  image translation : cheap wine, acidic wine, cheap brandy etymology: from piquer — to prick synonyms...

chiendent nm   definition  image translation : couch grass, quick grass etymology: chien + dent , so derived as sick dogs like to ...

ajonc nm   definition  image translation : gorse etymology: from Late Larin adjotum ; unrelated to jonc – rush examples: \ ...