French Vocabulary Illustrated

calotin nm definition image translation: ( usually in contempt ) devout person, churchgoer, hypocrite, sanctimonious person cal...

enluminer v definition image translation: 1. to illuminate (a place), shine, brighten, inflame (the complexion) 2. to paint or de...

cassonade nf definition image translation: brown sugar etymology :   from Occitan casson — sugar in large pieces related to Fr...

jouer au bouchon definition image translation: to play bowls, bocce, pétanque note:  bouchon in this sense has a different orig...

compatir v definition image translation: to sympathize ( à — with) compatissance nf compassion etymology:   from latin ...

bouchon nm definition image translation: a small restaurant, rural tavern note: bouchon originally meant a plug of grass, then...

bouton nm definition image translation: knob, doorknob note:   basic meaning button; also bouton can mean pimple synonyms:...

bouton nm definition image translation: pimple, spot, sore, pustule, rash note:   basic meaning button; also bouton can mean d...

mérinos nm definition image translation: merino (a high-grade wool cloth made from the fleece of the merino sheep), the marino shee...

ribambelle nf definition image translation: long file, flock, bunch, bevy, swarm etymology:  perhaps related to riban , Old Fr...

salmis nm definition image translation: a stew made from meats that have already been cooked etymology:   from Old French salm...

terrassier nm definition image translation: roadworker, shoveler, digger, ditch digger, navvy etymology:   from Old French ter...

menus plaisirs nm pl definition image translation: small pleasure, innocent amusements argent pour ses menus plaisirs — spendi...

riverain adj definition image translation: riparian, riverside, lakeside, bordering the water, adjoining riverain nm riversid...