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cervicite
noun, feminine
cervicitis
cervidé
noun, masculine
cervid, deer
cervoise
noun, feminine
ale, a beer made during antiquity and the Middle Ages with barley or wheat, but without hops
cervolisme
noun, masculine
kite flying
cervoliste
noun, masculine/feminine
kite flyer (person who flies kites)
ces jours-ci
adverb
these days, currently
cesoird'hui
adverb
this evening
cespiteux
adjective
cespitous (having several stems or trunks from the same root system and close to one another, forming a compact or bushy tuft)
cessant
adjective
in the process of stopping
cessation
noun, feminine
cessation
cesse
noun, feminine
end
cesser
verb
to cease; to stop; to break up (e.g. a relationship)
cesseur
noun, masculine
synonym of cédant
cessez-le-feu
noun, masculine
ceasefire
cessibilité
noun, feminine
transferability
cessible
adjective
transferable
cession
noun, feminine
cession
cessionnaire
noun, masculine/feminine
assignee, cessionary
ceste
pronoun
obsolete spelling of cette
ceste
noun, masculine
cestus (boxing glove)
cestreau
noun, masculine
cestrum (of the genus Cestrum)
ceviche
noun, masculine
ceviche
ch
adjective
abbreviation of chaque (“each, ea”).
ch
noun, masculine
abbreviation of cheval-vapeur (“horsepower, hp”).
ch'ti
adjective
alternative spelling of chti
ch'ti
noun, masculine
alternative spelling of chti
ch'timmi
noun, masculine
alternative spelling of chtimi
ch.
noun, masculine
alternative form of ch (“horsepower, hp”); abbreviation of chemin
ch.
noun, feminine
abbreviation of chambre (“room, rm.”)
chaabane
noun, masculine
Sha'ban (the eighth month of the Islamic calendar)
chabab
noun, masculine/feminine
a member of Al-Shabaab (militant group)
chabbat
noun, masculine
Jewish Shabbat, biblical seventh day
chabichou
noun, masculine
a kind of unpasteurized soft goat cheese from Poitou (north of Nouvelle-Aquitaine).
chabiha
noun, masculine
a militiaman loyal to Bashar al-Assad
chabin
noun, masculine
sheep-goat hybrid, "geep"; a person of African descent with pale skin
chablaisien
adjective
of Chablais
chablis
noun, masculine/feminine
fallen timber; Chablis (grape variety or wine)
chablon
noun, masculine
stencil; movement, caliber
chabot
noun, masculine
bullhead (Cottus gobio); chabot
chabot commun
noun, masculine
European bullhead (Cottus gobio)
chaboulure
noun, feminine
a sweaty heat, heat rash, hives
chabrette
noun, feminine
chabrette
chabrol
noun, masculine
a mixture of broth and wine
chacal
noun, masculine
jackal
chacal doré
noun, masculine
golden jackal
chacal à chabraque
noun, masculine
black-backed jackal
chacal à flancs rayés
noun, masculine
side-striped jackal
chacha
noun, masculine
squash
chaconne
noun, feminine
chaconne
chacun
pronoun
each, each one; every, everyone
chacun est l'artisan de sa fortune
proverb
every man is the architect of his own fortune
chacun pour soi
phrase
every man for himself
chacun son métier, les vaches seront bien gardées
proverb
horses for courses; cobbler, keep to your last; each to their own trade (one should stick to what they know)
chacunière
noun, feminine
home; partner, wife
chadda
noun, feminine
shadda (diacritic used in the Arabic script)
chadouf
noun, masculine
shadoof (ancient device used to gather water)
chadègue
noun, feminine
grapefruit
chaebol
noun, masculine
chaebol (a large, family-controlled, South Korean business conglomerate)
chafouin
adjective
sly, cunning; surly, cranky
chafouinement
adverb
slyly