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film muet
noun, masculine
silent film
film noir
noun, masculine
film noir
filmable
adjective
filmable
filmage
noun, masculine
filming
filmer
verb
to film
filmique
adjective
film / movie; filmic, cinematic
filmo
noun, feminine
clipping of filmographie
filmographie
noun, feminine
filmography
filmologie
noun, feminine
filmology
filmothèque
noun, feminine
a film collection
filoir
noun, masculine
fairlead
filon
noun, masculine
lode, seam, vein
filonien
adjective
fibrous
filopode
noun, masculine
filopodium
filoselle
noun, feminine
filoselle
filou
noun, masculine
thief, pickpocket; rascal, rogue; trickster; mischievous child
filouterie
noun, feminine
knavery; fraud
fils
noun, masculine
son; any male descendant; any direct descendant, male or female; Jr. (postnominal designator indicating a son with the same name as the father); darling, dear (term of affection for a male beloved)
fils de pute
noun, masculine
son of a prostitute: whoreson, son of a whore; objectionable person: son of a bitch, motherfucker, bastard
fils prodigue
noun, masculine
prodigal son (someone who returns home from travelling or exile or who is welcomed back after disgrace, especially having repented of former extravagant or immoral behavior)
fils unique
noun, masculine
only child
fils à maman
noun, masculine
mama's boy
fils à papa
noun, masculine
rich kid, daddy's boy, spoiled brat
filsdeup
noun, masculine
son of a bitch
filsâtre
noun, masculine
a stepson, a son of the present spouse of its remarried parent (especially an evil one); bad or uncaring son
filtrable
adjective
filterable
filtrage
noun, masculine
filtering
filtrant
adjective
filter
filtrat
noun, masculine
filtrate
filtration
noun, feminine
filtration
filtre
noun, masculine
filter
filtre à particules
noun, masculine
diesel particulate filter
to filter; to leak (secret information)
filtreur
adjective
filter
filtré
adjective
filtered
filé
noun, masculine
simple or twisted textile thread, as used for needlework; fine, equivalent precious metal thread, used in luxury production; dried and ground sassafras leaves used to spice and thicken gumbo
fin
adjective
thin, fine; kind, nice
fin
noun, feminine
end, close, finish; end, end goal, objective, purpose
unsubtle, subtle as a sledgehammer
fin de non-recevoir
noun, feminine
inadmissibility; downright refusal
fin de race
adjective
decadent, effete
fin de race
noun, feminine
end of a bloodline; last of the line; decadence
fin de semaine
noun, feminine
the end of the working week (Thursday and Friday); the weekend (Saturday and Sunday)
fin de semaine folle
noun, feminine
Thanksgiving Weekend or Black Friday Weekend (the shopping period from Thanksgiving Thursday (U.S. Thanksgiving Day) through Cyber Monday (cyberlundi), including Black Friday (vendredi noir or vendredi fou), with large discounts in the prices of goods)
fin de vie
noun, feminine
end of life
fin des temps
noun, feminine
end times
fin du monde
noun, feminine
end of the world
fin en soi
noun, feminine
end in itself (something that is desired for its own sake, and not as a means of obtaining something else)
fin fond
noun, masculine
the very bottom or back of something; the depths
fin mot
noun, masculine
the real story, the whole story, the truth (behind something)
fin prêt
adjective
all ready, good and ready, ready and waiting, all set
fin de siècle
final
adjective
final (last); expressing purpose
final
noun, masculine
finale
finale
noun, masculine
finale (ensemble piece that ends an act of an opera, symphony, sonata)
finale
noun, feminine
ellipsis of partie finale:; ellipsis of consonne finale, voyelle finale: (linguistics) final phoneme (final phoneme in a syllable, especially in Chinese languages); ellipsis of lettre finale, syllabe finale: (grammar) final letter, final syllable; ellipsis of note finale: (music) final note
finally; last; lastly; finally; eventually; after all
finalisation
noun, feminine
finalisation
to finalize
finalisme
noun, masculine
finalism