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ganser
verb
to border (decorate with a border)
gant
noun, masculine
glove
gant de boxe
noun, masculine
boxing glove
gant de toilette
noun, masculine
washing mitt
gantelet
noun, masculine
gauntlet (armored glove); gauntlet (falconer's glove); gauntlet (challenge)
ganteline
noun, feminine
clustered bellflower
ganter
verb
to glove (cover with a glove)
ganterie
noun, feminine
the glove trade; a glove shop
gantier
noun, masculine
glover, glovemaker
gantois
adjective
of Ghent; resident or native of Ghent; Ghentian
ganté
adjective
gloved; wearing gloves
ganymède
noun, masculine
bottom (passive homosexual partner)
gaoulé
noun, masculine
whispering; mischievous public behavior, or "dirty dancing" (i.e., sensual, licentious dancing)
gap
noun, masculine
gap; gap (difference)
garage
noun, masculine
garage
garage à bites
noun, masculine
a promiscuous person; a cum dumpster; a slutbag
garagiste
noun, masculine/feminine
owner or manager of a garage; auto mechanic, car mechanic
garance
noun, feminine
madder (plant); rose madder
garant
noun, masculine
guarantor; surety
garanti
adjective
guaranteed
garantie
noun, feminine
guarantee
garantir
verb
to guarantee (to assure that something will get done right); to protect, preserve
garantissabilité
noun, feminine
guaranteeability
garantissable
adjective
guaranteeable
garantissant
verb
present participle of garantir; ensuring
garantisses
verb
second-person singular present/imperfect subjunctive of garantir
garbure
noun, feminine
garbure
garce
noun, feminine
girl; bitch, slut
garcette
noun, feminine
a gasket
garde
noun, masculine/feminine
a watch, guard; a battalion responsible for guarding, defending a sovereign, a prince, more generally, of an elite corps.; sentry service performed by soldiers.; soldiers doing the sentry service; any person who performs regular service on a rotating basis.
garde
noun, feminine
a handle (of a weapon); a protection (act of protecting)
garde alternée
noun, feminine
joint custody, shared custody
garde au sol
noun, feminine
ride height, ground clearance
garde des reins
noun, feminine
garde de rein: armor protecting the loins, hanging from the backpiece of the cuirass
garde du corps
noun, masculine
bodyguard
garde forestier
noun, masculine
forest ranger, park ranger, park warden
garde rapprochée
noun, feminine
security detail, bodyguards; close collaborators, inner circle, entourage
garde suisse
noun, masculine
Swiss Guard
garde à vous
interjection
stand at attention!
garde à vue
noun, feminine
custody
garde-barrière
noun, masculine/feminine
level crossing guard
garde-boue
noun, masculine
mudguard
garde-chasse
noun, masculine/feminine
gamekeeper
garde-chiourme
noun, masculine/feminine
prison guard
garde-collet
noun, masculine
synonym of passe-garde (“plate on shoulder-armor to protect neck”)
garde-corps
noun, masculine
guardrail
garde-côte
noun, masculine/feminine
coast guard (maritime law enforcement)
garde-dame
noun, masculine
chaperone
garde-feu
noun, masculine
firescreen; firebreak
garde-fou
noun, masculine
parapet; safeguard, guardrail
garde-française
noun, masculine
A guard stationed to watch over the royal palaces in Paris
garde-frein
noun, masculine
brakeman
garde-frontière
noun, masculine/feminine
border guard (person assigned to watch, protect or control the frontier between two sovereign states)
garde-magasin
noun, masculine
≈ quartermaster
garde-malade
noun, masculine/feminine
Someone who looks after an ill person
garde-manger
noun, masculine
pantry, larder
garde-meuble
noun, masculine
self-storage center
garde-queue
noun, masculine
an item of horse armor covering the root of the tail
garde-robe
noun, feminine
an armoire; a wardrobe (a piece of furniture for clothes)
garde-voie
noun, masculine
lineman