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a2m1
phrase
abbreviation of à demain
aa
noun, masculine
the surface of an aa lava flow
aalandais
noun, masculine
the dialect of Swedish spoken in Åland
aalénien
adjective
Aalenian
aaronais
adjective
of Saint-Aaron
aaronique
adjective
Aaronic
aastais
adjective
of Aast
ababouiné
adjective
Said of a boat stopped by water's stillness; becalmed
abaca
noun, masculine
a banana tree, the abaca; Manilla hemp
abaciste
noun, masculine/feminine
abacist
abacost
noun, masculine
abacost
abactérien
adjective
abacterial
abacteremic
abacule
noun, masculine
a mosaic tessera; tessella; abaculus
abader
verb
to allow out; to remove the restraints from; to escape, get out, run away, figuratively take off
abainvillois
adjective
of Abainville
abaissable
adjective
which can be lowered
abaissant
adjective
degrading, demeaning
abaisse
noun, feminine
a piece of dough that has been flattened, usually with a rolling pin
abaisse-langue
noun, masculine
a tongue depressor
abaissement
noun, masculine
action of moving or pushing something in a downward direction; a lowering; State resulting from having moved down; action of lowering a value; reduction; action of lowering oneself morally; abasement; State of something or someone which has lost all pride; abasement
to lower; to reduce; to bring down; to come or go down; to descend; to humble oneself, demean oneself, stoop; abase, degrade, humiliate; to roll out (the dough)
abaisseur
adjective
Said of a muscle that lowers a body part; Which reduces or lowers a force like tension or pressure
abaisseur
noun, masculine
a muscle or similar body part that moves something downward; a depressor
abaissé
adjective
abased, lowered; disclosed
abajoue
noun, feminine
a pouch in the cheek of some animals, usually used to carry food; a cheek pouch; a flabby face or cheek
abaler
verb
to bring down
abaliénation
noun, feminine
abalienation
to abalienate
to bring down
abalone
noun, masculine
the abalone
to make dull and stupid
abancourtois
adjective
of Abancourt
abandon
noun, masculine
surrender; desertion; withdrawal; abandonment, abandoning; state of neglect; abandon, unrestraint (yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint)
abandon scolaire
noun, masculine
the action of dropping out of school, usually secondary education
abandonnable
adjective
abandonable
Which benefits from another party giving up something
abandonnataire
noun, masculine/feminine
a natural or moral person who benefits from another party giving up something
abandonnateur
adjective
Which gives up something
abandonnateur
noun, masculine
a natural or moral person who gives up something
abandonnement
noun, masculine
the act of giving up or surrendering when faced with something; Moral neglect; the act of abandoning; abandonment; the state resulting of such an act; the transfer of goods or other values in a situation of indivision that allow all owners to receive their share
to give up; to abandon, forsake; to give oneself (to someone)
to leave someone to their fate
abandonneur
adjective
Which abandons or gives up
abandonneur
noun, masculine
someone who abandons or gives up
abandonnique
adjective
Suffering from, related to or typical of abandonment anxiety
abandonné
adjective
given up, abandoned
abandonné
noun, masculine
abandonee, one who is abandoned
with abandon, without any reserve
abaque
noun, masculine
an abacus for counting; the abacus of a column; a nomogram
abarticulaire
adjective
Having to do with the tissues near an articulation; juxta-articular
abasie
noun, feminine
abasia
abasourdi
adjective
astonished; dumbfounded; stunned or dazed by a loud sound
to dumbfound; to baffle; to astonish; to stun or daze with a loud sound
astonishing; bewildering; dumbfounding; which stuns or overwhelms by its loudness
abasourdissement
noun, masculine
bewilderment; stupefaction; a state of dazedness caused by an overwhelmingly loud sound
second-person singular present/imperfect subjunctive of abasourdir
abat
noun, masculine
giblet
abat-chauvée
noun, feminine
pulled wool of low quality, generally detached from the animal's skin by a lime treatment
abat-foin
noun, masculine
trapdoor in the loft of a barn, used for throwing down hay