French Vocabulary Illustrated

balise nm definition image translation: beacon, channel marker, highway marker baliser v to mark out, demarcate etymology...

affrioler v definition image translation: to attract, tempt, allure etymology:   related to friand — appetizing, from Old Fren...

gloser v definition image translation: to annotate, gloss; gossip, disparage glose nf gossip, disparagement etymology:   fro...

dormir sur ses deux oreilles definition image translation: to sleep soundly, sleep without a worry variant: dormir sur les deux...

cartel nm definition image translation : a decorative, small clock note: more common meaning is a cartel, a closed group (of ...

cachalot nm definition image translation: sperm whale, toothed whale etymology:   from Portuguese cachola —big head synonyms...

percale nf definition image translation: percale (a form of tightly woven cotton) note: percale is finer cloth than calico, a...

désarçonner v definition image translation: to throw, dismount;  take aback, disconcert, baffle etymology:   dé- + arçon —sad...

racontar nm definition image translation: gossip, piece of gossip, juicy story etymology:   from raconter — to recount  + - ar...

sevrer v definition image translation: to wean, deprive, sever  sevrage nm weaning, withdrawal, giving up (cigarettes or dr...

second plan nm definition image translation: background, second rank, second tier note: seemingly identical in meaning...

deuxième plan nm definition image translation: background, second rank, second tier au deuxième plan — in the background not...

premier plan nm definition image translation: foreground, forefront, downstage au premier plan — at the forefront, with a high...