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10,231 words — headwords with part of speech, pronunciation, and a plain-language definition.

caporalisme: caporalism
caposer: to moor the rudder
capot: bonnet (UK), hood (US)
capote: greatcoat; soft top; ellipsis of capote anglaise (“condom”)
capote anglaise: French letter, rubber johnny, condom
capoter: to overturn (of a boat, car etc.); to derail; to fail; to flounder; to freak out, to lose it
cappadocien: Cappadocian
cappuccino: cappuccino
capri: capri pants
caprice: whim; wish; tantrum
capricieusement: capriciously
capricieux: capricious; temperamental
capricorne: longhorn beetle (of the family Cerambycidae)
caprifiguier: common fig (Ficus carica)
caprifoliacé: caprifoliaceous
caprin: caprine
caprin: caprid, goat antelope; goat, domestic goat
capriné: caprine
caprique: capric
caprisant: caprizant
caprolactame: caprolactam
caproïque: caproic
caprylique: caprylic
capsaïcine: capsaicin
capsaïsine: capsaicin
capse: coffer, chest
capside: capsid
capsien: Capsian, concerning a specific Mediterranean Paleolithic culture
capsulaire: capsular
capsule: capsule; bottle cap; cap or primer for a gun; video or audio presentation
capsule temporelle: time capsule (sealed container, buried at some location, that contains records of contemporary life - to be rediscovered in the distant future)
capsuler: to capsule; to encapsule
capsulé: capsular
captage: capture; harnessing (of energy); picking up (of a radio station)
captateur: capturer (one who captures)
captatif: possessive
captation: inveiglement, captation
capter: to capture, to catch, to pick up; to detect, to sense, to receive; to understand; to meet or see someone
capteur: catcher; sensor
capteur de rêves: dreamcatcher
capteur pollinique: pollen counter
captieusement: speciously, misleadingly, sophistically
captieux: specious, misleading, sophist
captif: captive
captif: captive
captivant: captivating; fascinating; absorbing
captive: female captive
captiver: to engross; to captivate (to engage completely)
captivité: captivity
capture: capture; a catch, a take
capture d'écran: screenshot, screen capture
capturer: to capture (catch, seize e.g. an enemy)
capuce: hood (headgear)
capuche: hood (headwear); hoodie
capuchon: a hood, which may be attached to a cape, permanently or detachable; certain resembling objects
capuchon clitoridien: synonym of capuchon du clitoris
capuchon du clitoris: clitoral hood
capucin: capuchin (primate); Capuchin monk
capucinade: A moralising and boring tirade, particularly with a religious tone
capucine: capuchin nun; nasturtium