Wednesday, April 13, 2016

flamant

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flamant nm definition image translation: flamingo etymology:  from Latin flamna — flame, due to its color examples: La...
Monday, April 11, 2016

escroc

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escroc   nm definition image translation: crook, cheat, con man, swindler escroquerie  nf swindle, fraud escroquer v ro che...
Saturday, April 9, 2016

drageoir

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drageoir nm definition image t ranslation: bowl/box for sweets etymology:   from dragée — candied nut or fruit, from Latin tra...
Friday, April 8, 2016

brûle-gueule

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brûle-gueule nm  definition image translation: a short pipe (fir smoking) etymology:  brûle — burn + gueule — mouth synony...

potin

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potin nm definition image translation: gossip, tidbit ; racket, noise note: also means 1. in cooking, a one-pot meal, casserole...
Thursday, April 7, 2016

laisser-aller

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laisser-aller nm definition im age translation: carelessness, slackness, sloppiness, casualness, informality, letting loose, lettin...
Wednesday, April 6, 2016

prestesse

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prestesse nf definition image translation: nimbleness, swiftness, agility, rapidity etymology:  from Italian prestezza — agili...
Tuesday, April 5, 2016

psyché

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psyché nf definition image translation: cheval glass, cheval mirror (a large free-standing mirror) note: psyché also means psy...
Monday, April 4, 2016

grosse caisse

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grosse caisse nf definition image translation: bass drum etymology:  from caisse — box, which added the meaning drum from its...
Sunday, April 3, 2016

esclaffer

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s’esclaffer v definition image translation: to burst out laughing, laugh out loud, guffaw, roar with laughter etymology:   ...

pourchasser

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pourchasser v definition image translation: to hunt down, hound, fight etymology:  pour + chasser synonyms:   chasser, gi...
Friday, April 1, 2016

s'évertuer

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s'évertuer v definition image translation: to try every hard, strive etymology:  é- + vertu synonyms :   s’acharner ....

gageure

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gageure nf definition image translation: challenge. gamble, wager etymology:  from gager — to venture, bet synonyms:   m...
Thursday, March 31, 2016

glabre

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glabre adj definition image translation: clean-shaven, smooth-faced,  hairless etymology:  from Latin glaber — hairless sy...
Wednesday, March 30, 2016

à tire-d’aile

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à tire-d’aile definition image translation: hurriedly, hastily, quickly, swiftly synonyms:   dare-dare, le plus vite possible,...

agreste

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Rubens agreste adj definition image translation: rustic. rural etymology:  from Latin ager — field synonyms:   bucoliq...
Monday, March 28, 2016

mouron

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mouron nm definition image translation: chickweed mouron rouge nm scarlet pimpernel etymology: possibly from a slang ter...