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Gérus
proper noun
A hamlet in Saleich, Haute-Garonne
Géryon
proper noun
Geryon
Gérôme
proper noun
a male given name, equivalent to English Jerome
Gévaudan
proper noun
Gévaudan
Gênes
proper noun
Genoa
Gôh
proper noun
Goh: a region of Ivory Coast
gabar
noun, masculine
Micronisus gabar, the gabar goshawk
gabardine
noun, feminine
the woolen cloth gaberdine; a long coat with sleeves, notably a raincoat
gabare
noun, feminine
a barge or scow
gabaret
noun, masculine
a small barge
gabari
noun, masculine
alternative spelling of gabarit
gabariage
noun, masculine
the action of gabarier
gabarieur
noun, masculine
worker who cuts and especially who draws the templates
gabarit
noun, masculine
template, pattern, mould; gauge, standard, regulation; clearance, (rail transport) loading gauge; build, size, calibre; template
gabbro
noun, masculine
gabbro
gabegie
noun, feminine
fraud, deceit; disorder brought on by mismanagement in a nation, an administration or a business; chaos; muddle
gabelage
noun, masculine
a tax on salt
to tax the production of salt
gabelle
noun, feminine
gabelle, salt tax
gaber
verb
to ridicule; mock; to speak clumsily; to blunder; to laugh
gabier
noun, masculine
topman
gabion
noun, masculine
gabion
gabonais
adjective
Gabonese
gade
noun, masculine
cod (any fish of the Gadidae)
gadget
noun, masculine
gadget
gadidé
noun, masculine
gadid
gadin
noun, masculine
fall
gaditan
adjective
of Cadiz
gadjo
noun, masculine
gadje (non-Romani person)
gadolinate
noun, masculine
gadolinate
gadolinium
noun, masculine
gadolinium
gadoléique
adjective
gadoleic
gadouard
noun, masculine
scavenger
gadoue
noun, feminine
mud, muck; slut, whore; slush
gaduine
noun, feminine
gaduin
gaffe
noun, feminine
gaffe, blunder, goof-up (North American), cock-up (British)
gaffe
noun, feminine
boathook
gaffer
verb
to make a gaffe; to mess up; botch up; to gaffer tape
gaffer
noun, masculine
gaffer tape
gaffeur
noun, masculine
blunderer
gaffeur
noun, masculine
alternative spelling of gaffer (“gaffer tape”)
gag
noun, masculine
joke
gaga
adjective
gaga (senile); gaga (crazy); gaga (infatuated)
gaga
adjective
Stéphanois, of Saint-Étienne.
gaga
noun, masculine/feminine
Stéphanois, person living in Saint-Étienne.; the parler gaga, a French variety spoken in the French city of Saint-Étienne, the North of the Forez and around.
gage
noun, masculine
pledge, guarantee; deposit, security, guaranty (guarantee that debt will be paid; property relinquished to ensure this); forfeit (something deposited as part of a game); proof, evidence, assurance; wages, salary
gager
verb
to guarantee; to wager or bet
gageure
noun, feminine
wager; challenge, impossible task
gageüre
noun, feminine
post-1990 spelling of gageure
gagman
noun, masculine
gagman
gagnable
adjective
winnable
gagnant
noun, masculine
winner, victor
gagnant
adjective
winning; victorious
gagne-denier
noun, masculine
day labourer
gagne-pain
noun, masculine
livelihood; breadwinner
gagne-petit
noun, masculine/feminine
(travelling) grinder, knife-grinder; low-wage earner
gagner
verb
to win; to earn; to gain; to obtain
to be better off for it, to come out better off
to save time, to gain time; to buy time, to play for time, to stall for time, to use delaying tactics
to gain ground