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chaperon
noun, masculine
chaperon
to chaperone; to hood
chapiteau
noun, masculine
a circus tent, or any similar set-up used for spectacles or events; the capital of a column, baluster or similar structure; the conical part at the front end of a rocket; the top part of an alembic, where condensation occurs
chapitre
noun, masculine
chapter; subject, issue
to reprimand
chapon
noun, masculine
capon; a castrated cockerel or the meat thereof; any castrated male fowl; a large crouton served in a lean soup; garlic bread; Red scorpionfish (Scorpaena scrofa)
to caponize, castrate (a cockerel); to castrate; to cut (the ears, etc.) off (of a hide, as part of tanning it)
chapska
noun, masculine
chapka (type of hat worn by 19th-century Polish cavalry, and French lancers during the First and Second Empire); shapka (brimless Russian fur cap)
chaptalisation
noun, feminine
chaptalization
to chaptalize
chaque
adjective
each; every
one step at a time; everything in its own time; be patient
char
noun, masculine
chariot, carriage; float; tank; car, automobile; train
char d'assaut
noun, masculine
tank
char de combat
noun, masculine
main battle tank
char de guerre
noun, masculine
a tank; synonym of char
char de l'État
noun, masculine
ship of state
char à faux
noun, masculine
scythed chariot (war chariot with scythe blades mounted on each side)
char-à-bancs
noun, feminine
charabanc
charabia
noun, masculine
double Dutch; gibberish; Auvergnat dialect; An Auvergnat person
to talk gobbledegook, to babble
charade
noun, feminine
charade (kind of riddle); something bizarre or hard to understand; chat, conversation
charançon
noun, masculine
weevil
charbon
noun, masculine
coal; anthrax; smut (range of fungi that cause crop disease); fungus of the genus Ustilago
charbon actif
noun, masculine
activated carbon
charbon de bois
noun, masculine
charcoal (substance)
charbon du maïs
noun, masculine
corn smut (a plant disease caused by the pathogenic fungus Ustilago maydis that affects maize and teosinte)
charbonnage
noun, masculine
coal mining; the coal mines of a region; coaling; dealing
to turn into coal; to produce coal; to become coal; to work; to deal (to sell drugs)
charbonnerie
noun, feminine
coal warehouse; the French form of Carbonarism
charbonneur
noun, masculine
drug dealer
charbonneux
adjective
carbonaceous; charcoal gray (in colour)
charbonnier
noun, masculine
coalman; coal merchant (person who sells charcoal); charcoal burner, collier; collier (vessel carrying a bulk cargo of coal); coal bunker (place where coal is stored)
charbonnier
adjective
coal
an Englishman's home is his castle, a man's home is his castle
an Englishman's home is his castle, a man's home is his castle
to chop or cut badly
charcuterie
noun, feminine
charcuterie (all senses)
charcutier
noun, masculine
a person involved in charcuterie; a seller of delicatessen or a butcher
chardon
noun, masculine
thistle; spikes (on wall etc.)
Eryngium bourgatii Gouan)
chardon macaque
noun, masculine
milkweed thistle
chardonnay
noun, masculine
Chardonnay (grape, wine)
chardonneret
noun, masculine
goldfinch (bird)
chardonneret gris
noun, masculine
Lawrence's goldfinch (Spinus lawrencei)
chardonneret jaune
noun, masculine
American goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
chardonneret mineur
noun, masculine
lesser goldfinch (Spinus psaltria)
chardonneret élégant
noun, masculine
European goldfinch, Eurasian goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
chardousse
noun, feminine
a type of thistle (Carlina acanthifolia)
charentais
adjective
Charente
charentaise
noun, feminine
carpet slipper
charge
noun, feminine
load, burden; cargo, freight; responsibility, charge; charge; caricature, comic exaggeration
charge creuse
noun, feminine
shaped charge
charge d'exploitation
noun, feminine
operating cost
charge de la preuve
noun, feminine
burden of proof (duty of a party in a legal proceeding to prove an assertion of fact); burden of proof (obligation of the person making a claim in a dispute to provide sufficient evidence for their position)
charge directe
noun, feminine
direct cost
charge indirecte
noun, feminine
indirect cost
charge utile
noun, feminine
payload (all meanings)
charge virale
noun, feminine
viral load
chargement
noun, masculine
Action of loading (up) (vehicle, animal etc.); A load, something that has been loaded.; Action of charging (battery); upload