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filet de pêche
noun, masculine
fishing net, fishnet
filet de sécurité
noun, masculine
safety net
filet japonais
noun, masculine
mist net
filet mignon
noun, masculine
filet mignon
filet à cheveux
noun, masculine
hairnet (net designed to keep hair up)
filet à papillons
noun, masculine
butterfly net
filetage
noun, masculine
screw thread
fileter
verb
to fillet
filetier
noun, masculine
spinner (maker of threads)
fileté
adjective
threaded
fileur
noun, masculine
spinner (person who spins thread)
filial
adjective
filial (characteristic of or befitting the relationship between a son or daughter and their parents)
filiale
noun, feminine
subsidiary
filialement
adverb
filially
filialisation
noun, feminine
subsidiarization
filialiser
verb
to subsidiarize; to spin off
filiation
noun, feminine
filiation
filicique
adjective
filicic
filiforme
adjective
filiform, threadlike
filigrane
noun, masculine
watermark (translucent design impressed on paper); filigree
filigraner
verb
filigree (to decorate something with intricate ornamentation made from gold or silver twisted wire)
filin
noun, masculine
rope, cord
filipendule
noun, feminine
meadwort
filipino
noun, masculine
Filipino (language)
filière
noun, feminine
industry; creance (in falconry); die (in manufacturing); spinneret (of a spider); course of events
fille
noun, feminine
girl; daughter; prostitute, wench
fille au pair
noun, feminine
au pair
fille de comptoir
noun, feminine
a barmaid
fille de cuisine
noun, feminine
kitchen maid
fille de joie
noun, feminine
lady of the night (female prostitute)
fille de laiterie
noun, feminine
milkmaid
fille de rue
noun, feminine
a prostitute
fille de salle
noun, feminine
waitress; female helper in a hospital
fille de trottoir
noun, feminine
a prostitute
fille des rues
noun, feminine
prostitute, streetwalker
fille du port
noun, feminine
a prostitute who works in harbours, harbour girl
fille manquée
noun, feminine
tomgirl (boy who behaves and/or looks like a girl; effeminate man or boy)
fille publique
noun, feminine
hooker, streetwalker (prostitute)
fille soumise
noun, feminine
a prostitute
fille unique
noun, feminine
only child
fille à maman
noun, feminine
mama's girl, mommy's girl
fille à papa
noun, feminine
rich kid, spoiled brat, daddy's girl
fille-mère
noun, feminine
single mother, unmarried mother
fillette
noun, feminine
a little girl; a little daughter
filleul
noun, masculine
godson
filleule
noun, feminine
goddaughter
filloniste
adjective
of François Fillon
fillonniste
adjective
of François Fillon
fillâtre
noun, masculine/feminine
stepchild (especially an evil one); bad or uncaring child
film
noun, masculine
movie, film
film X
noun, masculine
an X-rated movie, an adult movie, a blue movie, a porn movie, a skin flick, a porno
film biographique
noun, masculine
biopic
film d'action
noun, masculine
action movie, action film
film d'auteur
noun, masculine
film of a movie director or a screenwriter which reflects their artistic personality
film d'exploitation
noun, masculine
exploitation film
film d'horreur
noun, masculine
horror movie
film d'épouvante
noun, masculine
horror movie
film de boules
noun, masculine
a porn movie, a skin flick, a blue movie, a porno
film de cul
noun, masculine
a porn movie, a skin flick, a blue movie, a porno
film de guerre
noun, masculine
war film