Thursday, October 13, 2016

ronchonner

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ronchonner v definition image translation: to grumble, gripe, mutter ronchonneur adj grumbling, griping etymology:   from ...
Wednesday, October 12, 2016

plâtras

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plâtras nm definition image translation: debris (including pieces of plaster) etymology:  from plâtre — plaster from Latin empl...
Tuesday, October 11, 2016

billon

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billon nm definition image translation: billon, an alloy of copper and a little silver or (rarely) gold note: some French sous ...
Friday, October 7, 2016

gaillard (navire)

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gaillard nm definition image translation: forecastle, fo’c’sle gaillard d’avant — forecastle gaillard d’arrière —  aftercast...

sourdre

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sourdre   v definition image translation: ( literary ) to spout, surge, arise, rise up, emerge note: sourdre is a defective verb....
Thursday, October 6, 2016

affres

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affres   nf pl definition image translation: pangs, tourment, agony note: occasionally affre , singular etymology:   from ol...
Wednesday, October 5, 2016

houspiller

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houspiller v definition image translation: to scold, upbraid, reprimand etymology:  from Old French houcepignier — express ang...
Tuesday, October 4, 2016

queue leu-leu

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à la queue leu-leu definition image translation: in single file, one after the other etymology:   from Old French leu , for loup...
Monday, October 3, 2016

spahi

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spahi nm definition image translation: spahi, (a type of French cavalryman serving in North or West Africa, originally an Ottoman...
Sunday, October 2, 2016

gros bonnet

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gros bonnet nm definition image translation: bigwig, big shot, top brass etymology:   arose in the 17th century, from the squ...
Saturday, October 1, 2016

histrion

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histrion nm definition image translation: actor, especially a bad one histrionne nf actress etymology :  from Latin histr...
Friday, September 30, 2016

gibbeux

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gibbeux adj definition image translation: convex, humped, protuberant;  rolling (country); gibbous (moon) gibbosité   nf hump, ...
Thursday, September 29, 2016

avoir maille à partir

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avoir maille à partir definition image translation: have a bone to pick with someone, be at odds with etymology:  maille used ...
Wednesday, September 28, 2016

viatique

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viatique nm definition image translation: 1. last rites 2. support, assistance, travel provisions, travel stipend etymology...
Tuesday, September 27, 2016

teigne

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teigne nf definition image translation: ( disease ) ringworm, tinea; ( insult ) nasty, repellent person teigneux   adj  suffer...
Monday, September 26, 2016

ni sou, ni maille

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avoir ni sou, ni maille definition image translation: to be flat broke, be without a penny etymology:  maille was an old coin e...
Sunday, September 25, 2016

maille

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maille   nf definition image translation: link (chain), mesh (net), stitch (sewing) see also cotte de mailles etymology:   f...