French Vocabulary Illustrated

pérorer v definition image translation: to hold forth, pontificate, speak gravely at length, perorate etymology:   from Latin p...

scie nf definition image translation: boring, annoying person; bore quelle scie ! — what a bore! note: scie has a most b...

coq-à-l’âne nm definition image translation: abrupt change of subject, maundering, non sequitur passer/sauter du  coq-à-l’âne — ...

sauge nf definition image translation: sage (the herb), salvia etymology:  from Latin s alvia , from salvare — to save, b...

percepteur nm definition image translation: tax collector, taxman etymology:   from Latin preceptor — he who perceives, notice...

péronnelle nf definition image translation: young chatterbox, foolish chatty young woman etymology:  from P éronnelle, a chara...

rengaine nf definition image translation: song (especially a banal one); refrain, same old tune  toujours la même rengaine  — a...

dépoli adj definition image translation: dull, tarnished; {glass) frosted etymology:   dé- + polir —  to polish synonyms: a...

cotillon nm definition image translation: skirt, petticoat; (by extension, pejorative)  woman, “skirt” note: cotillon was origi...

prétoire nm definition image translation: court, courtroom, tribunal etymology:   from Latin praetorium , palace of a praetor ...

crachat nm definition image translation: spit. spittle, phlegm, gob of spit, sputum note: in common usage, a decoration (rank) or...

de guingois definition image translation: crooked, askew, awry, twisted, lop-sided, at an angle etymology:  from Old French ging...

obstruer v definition image translation: to block, obstruct etymology:   from Latin obstruere — to build in front of  synon...

coureur nm definition image translation: debauchee, partier, pub crawler coureur des filles/femmes;   skirt-chaser, ladies’ man, ...

flouer   v definition image translation: to swindle flouerie nf swindle etymology:   possibly from Latin fraudare — to ch...