French Vocabulary Illustrated

dare-dare definition image translation: fast, quick, promptly, on the double note: spelled variously (" dare dare ", ...

coriace adj definition image translation: hard, leathery, tough, tenacious etymology:   from Latin corium — skin, hide synonyms:  ...

charabia nm definition image translation: gobbledygook, gibberish, jargon etymology: probably from Spanish algarabia — the Arabic la...

calquer v definition image translation: to trace, copy, imitate, model on calque nm copy, imitation etymology: from Italian cal...

proscrit adj definition image translation: banned, excluded, prohibited proscrit nm   exile, outcast etymology:   from Latin prosc...

pourtour nm definition image translation: circumference, perimeter, edge etymology: pour + tour synonyms:  bordure, enceinte, pér...

ablette nf definition image translation: bleak ( fish ) note: a small, common fresh water fish, used often in a friture etymology:...

quart nm definition image translation: ( military, naval )  watch etymology:  watches on ship were usually four ( quatre ) hours long...

guilledou nm definition image translation: gallantry, womanizing courir le guilledou —  chase women, womanize, philander etymology...

roublard adj definition image translation: crafty, wily, dodgy roublard nm rogue roublardise nf   deception, ruse etymology: f...

hublot nm definition image translation: porthole etymology:  from Old French huve — cover, lid synonyms:  croisée , fenêtre, hulo...

zibeline nf definition image translation: sable (fur, animal) note: also called martre zibeline etymology: from Italian zibelino ...

bedon nm definition image translation: belly, tummy bedonnant adj   paunchy, pot-bellied etymology : variant of bedaine ; from Old...

fuyant adj definition image translation: receding (forehead), weak (chin) note: fuyant can also mean elusive, fleeting etymolog y:...

scinder v definition image translation: ro split, divide etymology: from Latin scindere ‚ to rip up, split related to schism ...

son saoul son soûl boire  tout son saoul/soûl manger tout  son saoul/soûl dormir tout son saoul/soûl definition image translation: ...