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focaliser
verb
to focus; to focalize
focusser
verb
to focus
fodmap
noun, masculine
FODMAP
foehn
noun, masculine
foehn; hairdryer
foehner
verb
to blow-dry (to dry one's hair with a hairdryer)
foi
noun, feminine
Faith.; A depiction of a handshake.
foi du charbonnier
noun, feminine
blind faith, unquestioning faith, uncritical faith, simple faith
foi punique
noun, feminine
Punic faith, treachery
foie
noun, masculine
liver; liver (as food)
foie gras
noun, masculine
foie gras (fattened liver of geese or ducks)
foin
noun, masculine
hay
foin
interjection
Used to express disdain [with de ‘of someone/something’].
foirache
noun, feminine
annual mercury (Mercurialis annua)
foirade
noun, feminine
screwup
foirail
noun, masculine
fairground
foirante
noun, feminine
annual mercury (Mercurialis annua)
foiraude
noun, feminine
annual mercury (Mercurialis annua)
foire
noun, feminine
a fair, an exposition; artisans' market
foire
noun, feminine
diarrhoea; fuckup, mess
foire aux questions
noun, feminine
frequently asked questions (webpage containing questions and answers about the website)
foire d'empoigne
noun, feminine
a free-for-all, a rat race, a rough-and-tumble situation
foirer
verb
to screw up, mess up
foireux
adjective
crappy; ineffective, half-baked
foirode
noun, feminine
synonym of foiraude
foirole
noun, feminine
synonym of foiraude
foirolle
noun, feminine
synonym of foiraude
fois
noun, feminine
time (an instance or repetition of something happening)
fois
preposition
times, multiplied by
foison
noun, feminine
abundance, great deal, load
foisonnant
adjective
abounding (in); abundant
foisonnement
noun, masculine
abundance, proliferation
foisonner
verb
to abound, to be plentiful, to teem (with); to breed, multiply (said of various types of animals)
fol.
noun, feminine
abbreviation of folio
folard
noun, masculine
A type of pastry from Dunkirk, made with chocolate chips or raisins
folasse
noun, masculine/feminine
silly billy
foldingue
adjective
nutty, crazy
foldoscope
noun, masculine
foldscope
foliaire
adjective
foliar; foliate
foliation
noun, feminine
foliation
folichon
adjective
slight, lightweight; mischievous
folie
noun, feminine
madness, folly, insanity; silliness, craziness; folly
folie des grandeurs
noun, feminine
delusions of grandeur, megalomania
folie du pourquoi
noun, feminine
A medical condition in which a patient has a psychopathological urge to compulsively pose questions.
folie à deux
noun, feminine
folie à deux
folie à trois
noun, feminine
folie à trois
folio
noun, masculine
folio
foliole
noun, feminine
leaflet (component of a compound leaf)
folique
adjective
folic
folk
noun, masculine/feminine
folk (folk music)
folklo
adjective
clipping of folklorique (“quaint”)
folklore
noun, masculine
folklore
folklorique
adjective
folk (related to folklore); outlandish, bizarre, quaint
folkloriste
noun, masculine/feminine
folklorist
folle
noun, feminine
madwoman; queen (male homosexual)
follement
adverb
madly; insanely
follerie
noun, feminine
silliness, craziness, ridiculousness
follet
adjective
scatterbrained; manic, irregular
follet
noun, masculine
sprite, goblin
folliculaire
adjective
follicular
follicule
noun, masculine
follicle