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faute de
preposition
through lack of; for want of; because of a lack of
faute de frappe
noun, feminine
typing error, typo (typographical error)
faute de goût
noun, feminine
lack of taste; something done in bad taste; lapse in esthetic judgment
beggars can't be choosers, half a loaf is better than none, any port in a storm
for want of something better, faute de mieux
faute de quoi
conjunction
failing that; otherwise
faute directe
noun, feminine
unforced error
fauter
verb
to make a mistake, to mess up
fauteuil
noun, masculine
armchair; seat: office or position
fauteuil roulant
noun, masculine
wheelchair
fauteuil à bascule
noun, masculine
rocking chair (chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked)
fauteur
noun, masculine
instigator
fauteur de troubles
noun, masculine
troublemaker
fautif
adjective
incorrect; wrong; erroneous; faulty; malfunctioning; guilty, culpable
wrongly; erroneously
fauve
adjective
tawny; savage, fierce (having the ferocity of a wild animal); dangerous, wild; fauvist
fauve
noun, masculine
tawny-coloured animal; a big cat, such as a lion or lynx; beast, wild animal, especially fierce, aggressive, or predatory. Usually implies adding big bears like the Black, Brown and Polar ones. Sometimes extends up to the wolverine, wolf, etc. More rarely, big, aggressive and/or hard to meet cervid game might go under this umbrella term as well.; a violent or aggressive man or woman; a brownish orange color, tawny
fauvement
adverb
savagely, fiercely, dangerously, wildly
fauverie
noun, feminine
an enclosure for containing and displaying wild animals; the characteristic color of the fauvist artists
fauvette
noun, feminine
warbler
fauvette des jardins
noun, feminine
garden warbler (Sylvia borin)
fauvette grisette
noun, feminine
common whitethroat
fauvisme
noun, masculine
fauvism
fauviste
noun, masculine/feminine
fauvist
faux
adjective
false; untrue; false; not real
faux
noun, masculine
fabrication, forgery
faux
adverb
badly; inaccurately; untruly
faux
noun, feminine
scythe
faux anglicisme
noun, masculine
pseudo-anglicism
faux bonhomme
noun, masculine
One who has a false visage of joviality and lightheartedness
faux contact
noun, masculine
faulty contact (due to an open)
faux cul
noun, masculine
hypocrite, phony
faux doryphore
noun, masculine
false potato beetle (Leptinotarsa juncta)
faux départ
noun, masculine
false start
faux frais
noun, masculine
ancillary or incidental costs
faux frère
noun, masculine
traitor, backstabber, snake in the grass
faux jeton
noun, masculine
hypocrite, phony, two-faced person, two-timer
faux négatif
noun, masculine
false negative
faux pas
noun, masculine
stumble, misstep, false step; faux pas, blunder
faux plan
noun, masculine
instance of failing to follow through with a commitment
faux plat
noun, masculine
false flat
faux positif
noun, masculine
false positive
faux souvenir
noun, masculine
false memory.
faux séné
noun, masculine
synonym of baguenaudier (“bladder senna”) (Colutea arborescens)
faux témoignage
noun, masculine
perjury
faux témoin
noun, masculine
false witness (a deceptive or misleading witness)
faux-acacia
noun, masculine
black locust, Robinia pseudoacacia
faux-ami
noun, masculine
false friend
faux-bourdon
noun, masculine
drone (bee); a musical style in which a countermelody sung above the melody and another sung below create the impression of a bass that isn't really there
faux-débutant
noun, masculine
false beginner
faux-filet
noun, masculine
sirloin
faux-fruit
noun, masculine
pseudofruit; accessory fruit (a fruit with tissue not derived from ovary)
faux-fuyant
noun, masculine
prevarication, pretext
faux-indigo bleu
noun, masculine
blue false indigo (Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br.)
faux-monnayage
noun, masculine
counterfeiting
faux-monnayeur
noun, masculine
counterfeiter (a person who counterfeits)
faux-nez
noun, masculine
false nose; sock puppet
faux-palais
noun, masculine
retainer (a device that holds teeth in position after orthodontic treatment)
faux-semblant
noun, masculine
false display (of emotions or situations)
fauxmage
noun, masculine
synonym of vromage