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3,325 words — headwords with part of speech, pronunciation, and a plain-language definition.

ergotine
noun, feminine
ergotine; ergotin
ergotisme
noun, masculine
ergotism
erlenmeyer
noun, feminine
Erlenmeyer flask; ellipsis of fiole Erlenmeyer
ermitage
noun, masculine
hermitage (dwelling place of hermit); hideaway
ermite
noun, masculine
hermit
ernestine
adjective
Ernestine
erpétologie
noun, feminine
herpetology
herpetologic
erpétologiste
noun, masculine/feminine
herpetologist
errance
noun, feminine
wandering, wanderlust
errant
adjective
wandering, stray; errant
erratique
adjective
erratic; irregular, intermittent
erratum
noun, masculine
erratum
erre
noun, masculine
The name of the Latin script letter R/r.
erre
noun, masculine
way, inertia, movement through the water
errements
noun, masculine
the manner in which a business is conducted
errer
verb
to wander, to wander about
erreur
noun, feminine
error (a faulty process of thought that leads to conclusions out of agreement with reality); error (the resulting thought, conception, assumption, belief, determination, etc., of a flawed thought process); error (the condition of one who has made and maintains such incorrect conclusions); mistake (an action taken in such condition of faulty belief); error (a failure, misfunction)
erreur de jeunesse
noun, feminine
youthful error, youthful mistake (mistake done when - and because - one was young)
erroné
adjective
wrong; erroneous
wrongly; incorrectly; erroneously
ers
noun, masculine
bitter vetch, ervil (Vicia ervilia); Lens ervoides
ersatz
noun, masculine
ersatz
erse
noun, masculine
Erse
to steal; to steal away
esbroufe
noun, feminine
faff; jibber-jabber
esbroufeur
noun, masculine
show-off, braggart
escabeau
noun, masculine
footstool; step ladder
escabelle
noun, feminine
stool
escabèche
noun, feminine
escabeche (a dish of fried fish, or other food, marinated in vinegar)
escadre
noun, feminine
squadron; wing (air force)
escadrille
noun, feminine
squadron (of airplanes); flotilla
escadron
noun, masculine
squadron
escadron de la mort
noun, masculine
death squad (armed group that carries out clandestine killings)
to annoy
escalade
noun, feminine
climbing; escalation
escalade de glace
noun, feminine
ice climbing; ice climb
escalade sur glace
noun, feminine
ice climbing; ice climb
to escalade (attack (e.g. a castle) by using ladders etc. to climb to the top); to climb, to go rock climbing
escalateur
noun, masculine
escalator (mechanical device)
escalator
noun, masculine
escalator
escale
noun, feminine
port of call; stopover
escalier
noun, masculine
step, stair; staircase
escalier mécanique
noun, masculine
escalator (mechanical device)
escalier roulant
noun, masculine
escalator
escalope
noun, feminine
escalope (thin slice of meat)
escamotable
adjective
retractable
escamotage
noun, masculine
conjuring; retraction (of undercarriage)
to conjure away, to make disappear; to snatch, to nick; to evade, dodge; to skip (a word, question, etc.); to retract (landing gear)
escamoteur
noun, masculine
conjurer; magician
escampette
noun, feminine
only used in prendre la poudre d'escampette
escapade
noun, feminine
escapade
escape
adjective
escape
escape
noun, feminine
escape
to escape
escapisme
noun, masculine
escapism (inclination to escape)
escarbille
noun, feminine
a small piece of unburned coal mixed with ashes; a speck of ember that escapes from a fire and floats in the air; floating ember
escarbot
noun, masculine
dung beetle
escarbot
adjective
dung beetle
escarboucle
noun, feminine
carbuncle