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affréter
verb
to charter (a plane)
affréteur
noun, masculine
shipper
affublement
noun, masculine
attire; apparel
affubler
verb
to deck out, to equip; to deck out oneself, to equip oneself; to take on the surname of
affurer
verb
to win; to profit; to steal
affusion
noun, feminine
affusion
affuter
verb
post-1990 spelling of affûter
afféager
verb
to enfeoff
afférent
adjective
relative, pertaining; afferent, carrying
afféterie
noun, feminine
affectation
affété
adjective
affected, stilted
affût
noun, masculine
gun carriage; mount, tripod
affût
noun, masculine
hide, blind (a spot where hunters hide and await their game); hunting from a blind
affûtage
noun, masculine
sharpening, whetting
affûter
verb
to sharpen; to whet (e.g. a tool); to hone (a skill); to eat; to dance; to mount on a gun carriage
affûteur
noun, masculine
sharpener (person)
affûtiau
noun, masculine
a useless or worthless object, a trifle
afghan
adjective
Afghan (of, from or relating to Afghanistan)
afghan
noun, masculine
synonym of pachto (“the Pashto language”)
aficionado
noun, masculine
aficionado (all senses)
afin
conjunction
to; so that
afin de
conjunction
in order to, so, so that
afin que
conjunction
so that
afistoler
verb
to ornament or embellish; to dress up
afocal
adjective
afocal
africain
adjective
of Africa; African
africanisation
noun, feminine
Africanization
africaniser
verb
to Africanize
africanisme
noun, masculine
Africanism
africaniste
noun, masculine/feminine
Africanist
africanité
noun, feminine
Africanity, Africanness
africanoïde
adjective
Africanoid
afrikaans
noun, masculine
Afrikaans (language)
afrikander
adjective
synonym of afrikaner
afrikaner
adjective
Boer
afro
noun, masculine
afro (hairstyle)
afro-américain
adjective
Afro-American
afro-asiatique
adjective
Afroasiatic
afro-cubain
adjective
Afro-Cuban
afrocentrique
adjective
Afrocentric
afrocentrisme
noun, masculine
Afrocentrism
afrocolombien
adjective
Afro-Colombian
afroféministe
adjective
Afrofeminist
afrophobie
noun, feminine
Afrophobia
afrophone
adjective
Afrophone
afropolitain
adjective
synonym of négropolitain
afroéquatorien
adjective
Afro-Ecuadorian
after-dinner
noun, masculine
digestive (an alcoholic drink after a meal)
aga
noun, masculine
aga, agha
agace
noun, feminine
magpie
agacement
noun, masculine
annoyance, irritation
agacer
verb
to irritate; to tease
agacerie
noun, feminine
teasing
agaillardir
verb
to render more lively, strong; to become more lively, to excite oneself into a frenzy
agalactie
noun, feminine
agalactia
agalloche
noun, masculine
agarwood
agami
noun, masculine
agami
agamie
noun, feminine
agamogenesis
agamète
noun, feminine
agamete
aganit
adjective
hungry