French Vocabulary Illustrated

cagneux   adj    definition  image translation : knock-kneed etymology: from cagne — she-dog, perhaps from certain breeds like the...

diane   nf    definition  image translation : wake-up call, reveille note: the sound may be produced by a drum or a horn; also the go...

fait divers nm   definition  image translation : (minor) news item, minor event, case in the news note: this term refers to newspap...

aquilon nm   definition  image translation : ( poetic ) north wind etymology: from Latin aquilo — north wind synonyms: bise , ven...

miche nf    definition  image translation : round loaf etymology: perhaps related to Flemish mik — rye flour synonyms: pain, pain ...

gourde nf   definition  image translation : flask, canteen note: gourde also means gourd, the fruit of various plants; in modern us...

lupanar nm   definition  image translation : ( literary ) whorehouse, brothel etymology: from Latin lupa — she-wolf, colloquially p...

grimoire   nm   definition  image translation : book of magic spells; illegible scrawl; obscure book etymology: uncertain, perhaps rel...

falbalas nm plural  definition  image translation : frills and flounces, decoration at the bottom of a dress, furbelow etymology:...

équipage  nm   definition  image translation : crew, team note: also can mean gear, equipment; team of horses etymology: équiper ...

bordée nf   definition  image translation : 1. a broadside, salvo (of cannons, guns) 2. a broadside, salvo (of insults, jokes) etymo...

famélique adj    definition  image translation : half-starved, scrawny etymology: from Latin fames — hunger synonyms: affamé, ...

terrier nm    definition  image translation : burrow , (animal) hole note: also a type of hunting dog, as in English etymology: fr...

vigie nf   definition  image translation : look-out, watcher; look-out post, crow’s nest etymology: from Latin vigilia — watchman ...

ankylosé adj   definition  image translation : stiff, stiffened s’ankyloser v to get stiff, stiffen etymology: from Greek ankylo...

moignon nm    definition  image translation : stump etymology: uncertain synonyms: bout, souche examples: Balzac, La Raboui...