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adolescent
noun, masculine
adolescent
adon
noun, masculine
lucky chance, lucky coincidence, funny coincidence; goodwill, courtesy
adonc
adverb
so; thus
adonide
noun, masculine
pheasant's eye (plant)
adonien
adjective
Adonic
adonique
adjective
Adonic
to adonise
to devote oneself; to get along well, be compatible; to get used to; to happen, come to pass (by chance), to happen (by coincidence); (of the wind) to blow in a favorable direction, allowing the sails to luff
adoptable
adjective
adoptable
adoptant
noun, masculine
adoptive parent, adoptive person
to adopt (claim legal ownership of a child); to adopt (claim ownership of a child); to adopt (claim a mannerism or style of someone else's); to vote
adoptianisme
noun, masculine
adoptionism
adoptianiste
adjective
adoptionist
adoptif
adjective
adoption; adoptive
adoption
noun, feminine
adoption
adopté
noun, masculine
male adoptee
adorable
adjective
adorable
adorably
adorateur
noun, masculine
worshipper
adoratif
adjective
adorative
adoration
noun, feminine
adoration
adorer
verb
to love, to adore; to worship
to adorn; to decorate
ados
noun, masculine
a sloping mound of earth, against a wall, used for sowing
adossement
noun, masculine
backing
to back up (put someone's back (against)); to lean (back); to back up (put one's back against something)
adoubement
noun, masculine
dubbing; conferral of knighthood
to dub (bestow the title of knight upon); to name (a minister, successor etc.); to adjust a piece in a board game, such as chess or backgammon
(of foods, flavors, scents, etc.) to sweeten; (of any unpleasant thing) to make (more) agreeable, pleasant, mild, delicate, etc.; (of something physically rough or coarse) to soften, to smooth; (of water) to soften; to soften, to make more delicate; (of colors, as in visual arts like painting) to lighten, to brighten
adoucissage
noun, masculine
sweetening; softening
adoucissant
adjective
mild, balmy; softening
adoucissant
noun, masculine
demulcent; fabric softener
adoucissement
noun, masculine
sweetening, mellowing, softening
second-person singular present/imperfect subjunctive of adoucir
adoucisseur
noun, masculine
water softener
adpositionnel
adjective
adpositional
adragant
noun, masculine
tragacanth (gum)
adressage
noun, masculine
addressing (all senses)
adresse
noun, feminine
direction; address (the description or instructions to determine a geographic location); address (location or instructions to location a piece of data); entry (in a dictionary)
adresse
noun, feminine
skill, adroitness
adresse
noun, feminine
address formal speech given before an audience
adresse IP
noun, feminine
IP address
e-mail address
adresse de messagerie
noun, feminine
e-mail address
adresse e-mail
noun, feminine
e-mail address
to direct; to address
to speak to, to talk to, to address, to accost
adret
noun, masculine
sun-facing side of a mountain
adriatique
adjective
Adriatic
adroit
adjective
skilful, apt, skilled (possessing skill, skilled)
adroitly, skilfully
adrénaline
noun, feminine
adrenaline (epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter)
adrénergique
adjective
adrenergic
adrenocorticotropic
adscrit
adjective
adscript (written next to another character)
adsorbabilité
noun, feminine
adsorbability
adsorbable
adjective
adsorbable
adsorbant
noun, masculine
adsorbent (the solid or liquid in the process of adsorption on which the adsorbate accumulates)
adsorbat
noun, masculine
adsorbate
to adsorb (to accumulate on a surface, by adsorption)