French Vocabulary Illustrated

quêter v definition image translation: to beg,  take up a collection; seek, search for quête nf collection.   act of begging...

basane   nf definition image translation: sheepskin, tanned sheepskin note: related to basané — swarthy, tanned etymology: ...

se dérider v definition image translation: to lighten up; cheer up,  loosen up, relax dérider  v to cause someone to cheer up, ...

berner nf definition image translation: to fool, deceive, chest, swindle etymology:   originally meant to winnow grain from Old...

bondé   adj definition image translation: full, packed, jam-packed etymology:   from bonde — plug from a Celtic root synony...

s'ébrouer v definition image translation: to snort ébrouement nm snorting etymology:   probably from Ditch broeyen — ...

clopin-clopant   adj definition image translation: limping, hobbling along, faltering etymology:  from Old French clopin — lam...

bitume nm definition image translation: asphalt, bitumen;  paving, street, tarmac bitumer   v  to stiffen, cover with bitumen ...

martinet nm definition image translation: 1. cat-of-nine-tails, flagellum. whip with metal-tipped lashes, mechanical hammer 2.  a...

camelot nm definition image translation: ( archaic ) street-hawker,  peddler, huckster note:   camelot is also a kind of fabr...

déboucher v definition image translation: to uncork, unblock déboucher  sur/dans   — to come out on, end up at, lead to ety...

devise nf definition image translation: motto, legend, nickname note:  devise can also mean currency etymology:  in Old F...

débit nm definition image translation: shop (a licensed outlet for a state monopoly for tobacco, wine, stamps, etc.), stall n...

brevet nm definition image translation: 1. patent (for an invention) 2. certificate, commission, diploma, title breveté adj ...

célibataire adj, nm/mf definition image translation: single man, single woman, bachelor, single etymology:  from Latin caeliba...

grappin nm definition image translation: grapnel, grappling hook etymology:  of Germanic origin as in Old High German chrapfo —...