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chuchotis
noun, masculine
ongoing murmur (of conversations); murmur (of water or wind)
chuintement
noun, masculine
swish, hiss; lisp; buzz
chuinter
verb
to hoot, screech; to buzz, whirr, whoosh; to creak; to swish; to hiss
chum
noun, masculine
boyfriend; a friend, usually male; a chum
chum de fille
noun, feminine
Non-romantic girlfriend, female friend (especially of a woman)
churrigueresque
adjective
Churrigueresque
chut
interjection
shush (a request of silence)
chute
noun, feminine
fall; fall, drop (e.g. in price); fall, collapse, downfall; ellipsis of chute d'eau waterfall; punch line (conclusion of a joke or a story; the last words that bring the comic effect)
chute d'eau
noun, feminine
waterfall
chute de tension
noun, feminine
drop in blood pressure
chute libre
noun, feminine
freefall
chuter
verb
to fall, to drop; to drop, to decrease (of numbers)
chutes du Niagara
proper noun
Niagara Falls
chutney
noun, masculine
chutney (condiment)
chyle
noun, masculine
chyle
chylifère
adjective
chyliferous
chyme
noun, masculine
chyme
chymie
noun, feminine
obsolete spelling of chimie
chymiste
noun, masculine/feminine
obsolete spelling of chimiste
chymotrypsine
noun, feminine
chymotrypsin
chypriote
adjective
alternative spelling of cypriote
châle
noun, masculine
shawl
châlit
noun, masculine
bedstead (originally a large, enclosed wooden structure); bunk bed (especially for military use, or in a concentration camp)
châsse
noun, feminine
reliquary; coffin
châssis
noun, masculine
chassis, frame; window
châtaigne
noun, feminine
chestnut
châtaigneraie
noun, feminine
chestnut plantation
châtaignier
noun, masculine
chestnut; chestnut tree
châtain
adjective
chestnut, chestnut-coloured, brown; having chestnut hair, brunette
châtain
noun, masculine
chestnut brown
château
noun, masculine
castle (fortified building or similar structure; winegrower's estate)
château d'eau
noun, masculine
water tower
château de cartes
noun, masculine
house of cards; house of cards (something built on a shaky foundation)
château de sable
noun, masculine
sandcastle
château gonflable
noun, masculine
inflatable castle
château la pompe
noun, masculine
tap water, council pop
château-fort
noun, masculine
castle (fortified building)
châteaubriand
noun, masculine
alternative spelling of chateaubriand
châteaubriant
noun, masculine
alternative spelling of chateaubriand
châteaux en Espagne
noun, masculine
castles in the air; pipe dreams
châtelain
noun, masculine
someone who lives in a castle; lord of the manor
châtelet
noun, masculine
a castellum; a small castle
châtellenie
noun, feminine
lordship (jurisdiction of a châtelain)
châtelleraudais
adjective
of Châtellerault
châtelperronien
adjective
Châtelperronian
châtier
verb
to chastise, punish, castigate, smite
châtiment
noun, masculine
punishment
châtié
adjective
refined
châtrer
verb
to castrate
châtreur
noun, masculine
castrator, gelder
châtré
adjective
castrated
châtré
noun, masculine
eunuch
chèche
noun, masculine
Long scarf worn by Arab men, usually around the head
chènevis
noun, masculine
hempseed
chènevière
noun, feminine
hemp field
chèque
noun, masculine
cheque
chèque en blanc
noun, masculine
blank check (a signed cheque with the value left blank)
chèque en bois
noun, masculine
bounced cheque, rubber cheque
chèque sans provision
noun, masculine
bounced cheque
chère
noun, feminine
visage, face; fare, food, cheer