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amuse-bouche
noun, masculine
snack, appetizer
amuse-gueule
noun, masculine
snack, appetizer
amusement
noun, masculine
amusement
amuser
verb
to amuse, to entertain; to have fun, to enjoy oneself
to clown around, to entertain the audience
amusette
noun, feminine
puzzle (enigma, question); amusette (weapon)
amuseur
noun, masculine
amuser; entertainer
amusie
noun, feminine
amusia
amuïr
verb
to become mute, to disappear (of a sound)
amuïssement
noun, masculine
disappearance, muting (of a sound) (the attenuation (reduction) or more often, the complete disappearance of a phoneme or a syllable in a word)
second-person singular present/imperfect subjunctive of amuïr
amygdale
noun, feminine
tonsil
amygdalectomie
noun, feminine
tonsillectomy
amygdalien
adjective
amygdalin
amygdaliforme
adjective
amygdaliform
amygdalite
noun, feminine
tonsillitis
amygdaloïde
adjective
amygdaloid
amylacé
adjective
starched
amylase
noun, feminine
amylase
amyle
noun, masculine
amyl
amylique
adjective
amylic
amylobacter
noun, masculine
amylobacter
amylopectine
noun, feminine
amylopectin
amyloïde
adjective
amyloid
amylène
noun, masculine
amylene
amyotrophie
noun, feminine
amyotrophy
amyotrophique
adjective
amyotrophic
amyélinique
adjective
amyelinated
to crossbreed a wolf or large guard dog with a bitch (female dog)
amène
adjective
pleasant
bitterly
amébée
adjective
amoebean
amélanche
noun, feminine
fruit of any tree that is described under amélanchier (serviceberry).
amélanchier
noun, masculine
serviceberry (plant)
améliorable
adjective
improvable (able to be improved)
améliorant
adjective
ameliorating
améliorateur
noun, masculine
ameliorator
amélioratif
adjective
ameliorative
amélioration
noun, feminine
improvement
to improve, better, ameliorate
aménageable
adjective
developable, convertible (to a specific use)
aménagement
noun, masculine
fitting out (of a place); laying out (of ground); development (of a district); planning; adjusting
to lay out, fit out; to develop, convert (to an intended use)
aménageur
noun, masculine
developer (etc)
aménagiste
adjective
developmental
aménagiste
noun, masculine/feminine
developer
aménité
noun, feminine
niceness; agreeableness
aménorrhée
noun, feminine
amenorrhea
américain
adjective
of or pertaining to America; American; English (of or pertaining to the English language); "American"; anglophone, English-speaking
américain
noun, masculine
sandwich, generally with ham or pork, and French fries; English (the language); "American"
américaine
noun, feminine
madison (cycling discipline)
américanisation
noun, feminine
Americanization
to Americanize (to make American)
américanisme
noun, masculine
Americanism
américaniste
adjective
Americanist (relating to the anthropology of Native Americans)
américanité
noun, feminine
Americanness
américançais
noun, masculine
a form of the French language incorporating an excessive amount of words from American English
américium
noun, masculine
americium
américié
adjective
Relating to, or containing americium
américyle
noun, masculine
americyl