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fente
noun, feminine
cleft, fissure, crack (in rock); split, crack (in wood); slit, slot; slit (in skirt), vent (in jacket etc.); fissure
fenton
noun, masculine
iron-cramp, iron-tie
fenugrec
noun, masculine
fenugreek (plant); fenugreek (seed)
fenêtrage
noun, feminine
fenestration, windowing
fenêtre
noun, feminine
window
window of opportunity
fenêtre de lancement
noun, feminine
launch window
fenêtre de tir
noun, feminine
launch window
fenêtre nationale
noun, feminine
guillotine
sash window
casement window
to window; to provide with a window
fenêtré
adjective
windowed
fer
noun, masculine
iron; horseshoe; steel tip; iron (appliance); irons, fetters
fer de lance
noun, masculine
spearhead, arrowhead; spearhead; fer-de-lance (snake)
fer à cheval
noun, masculine
horseshoe (U-shaped shoe of a horse, now typically made of metal); horseshoe whip snake (Hemorrhois hippocrepis); horseshoe bat (the monotypic family Rhinolophidae); ironwort (Sideritis gen. and spp.); horseshoe vetch (Hippocrepis gen. and spp.)
fer à friser
noun, masculine
curling iron
fer à lisser
noun, masculine
hair straighteners (pair of metal tongs with heated ceramic plates used for straightening hair)
fer à repasser
noun, masculine
clothes iron, smoothing iron
fer à souder
noun, masculine
soldering iron (tool)
fer-blanc
noun, masculine
tin, tinplate
ferblanterie
noun, feminine
tinplate (objects, manufacture)
ferblantier
noun, masculine
tinsmith, whitesmith
ferbérite
noun, feminine
ferberite
ferler
verb
to furl, to roll up (a sail)
fermage
noun, masculine
tenant farming; rent paid by a tenant farmer
fermail
noun, masculine
clasp, buckle
fermant
adjective
closing
ferme
noun, feminine
roof truss
ferme
adjective
firm
ferme
noun, feminine
farm
ferme piscicole
noun, feminine
fish farm
ferme éolienne
noun, feminine
wind farm, wind park
fermement
adverb
firmly, strongly, tightly; hard
fermentable
adjective
fermentable
fermentaire
adjective
fermentation
fermentatif
adjective
fermentative
fermentation
noun, feminine
fermentation
homolactic fermentation
to ferment
fermentescibilité
noun, feminine
fermentability
fermentable
fermenteur
noun, masculine
fermentor
fermenté
adjective
fermented
fermer
verb
to shut; to close; to do up (of clothing); to switch off, to turn off (of a device or an appliance); to shut down, to discontinue, to axe (of a service)
to close up shop, to shut up shop, to close down
to bring up the rear
to bring up the rear
to shut one's eyes; to turn a blind eye; to pass away, to die
to shut one's mouth; to shut up (refrain from speech)
to lock
alternative spelling of fermer à clef
fermette
noun, feminine
farmhouse; small farm
fermeture
noun, feminine
closing; fastener
fermeture éclair
noun, feminine
zip fastener
fermeté
noun, feminine
firmness
fermi
noun, masculine
fermi
fermier
adjective
farmer
fermier
noun, masculine
farmer
fermion
noun, masculine
fermion