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hasardeur
noun, masculine
gambler, risktaker
hasardeusement
adverb
riskily, hazardously; daringly
hasardeux
adjective
risky, hazardous; risk-taking, daring
hasardément
adverb
randomly, by chance
hasch
noun, masculine
hash, hashish
haschich
noun, masculine
hashish
hase
noun, feminine
a female rabbit or hare
hashtag
noun, masculine
hashtag (metadata tag); hashtag (symbol)
hass
noun, feminine
embarrassment, an unpleasant socio-economic situation
hassidique
adjective
Hassidic
hassidisme
noun, masculine
Hassidism
hassium
noun, masculine
hassium
hasté
adjective
hastate
hatchetine
noun, feminine
hatchettite
hauban
noun, masculine
guy-wire; shroud
haubert
noun, masculine
hauberk (coat of chainmail)
hausse
noun, feminine
rise, increase; frog (of a bow)
hausse-col
noun, masculine
gorget, neckpiece
haussement
noun, masculine
shrug; raising of the eyebrows
hausser
verb
to raise; to shrug
hausser le ton
verb
to raise one's voice
hausser les épaules
verb
to shrug
haussier
adjective
bullish
haussmannien
adjective
Haussmannian
haussmannisation
noun, feminine
Haussmannization
haussmanniser
verb
to Haussmannize
haut
adjective
high; tall; early
haut
adverb
high
haut
noun, masculine
top
haut allemand
noun, masculine
High German
haut clergé
noun, masculine
higher clergy
haut comme trois pommes
adjective
very short; knee-high to a grasshopper
haut de gamme
adjective
upscale, upmarket, high-end
haut du corps
noun, masculine
upper body
haut du panier
noun, masculine
the best of the bunch, the pick of the litter, the cream of the crop, the upper crust, the top of the barrel
haut débit
adjective
broadband
haut débit
noun, masculine
broadband
haut en couleur
adjective
interesting, colorful
haut et fort
adverb
loud and clear, loudly
haut fait
noun, masculine
feat, achievement, deed, prowess
haut fourneau
noun, masculine
blast furnace (furnace where iron ore is smelted)
haut la main
adverb
hands down, with flying colours, by a long shot
haut les cœurs
interjection
chin up!
haut les mains
interjection
hands up! stick 'em up! reach for the sky!
haut lieu
noun, masculine
hotspot (for), centre (of), capital (of), special place
haut mal
noun, masculine
falling sickness
haut placé
adjective
high-ranking, high-level
haut potentiel
noun, masculine
high (intellectual) potential; intellectually gifted person
haut sur cravate
adjective
prim, prim and proper, snooty, stuffy and haughty
haut-commissaire
noun, masculine/feminine
high commissioner
haut-de-chausses
noun, masculine
breeches
haut-de-forme
noun, masculine
Pre-1990 spelling of hauteforme.
haut-goût
noun, masculine
alternative spelling of hautgoût
haut-le-cœur
noun, masculine
retching, gagging
haut-parleur
noun, masculine
loudspeaker
haut-parleur de graves
noun, masculine
woofer
haut-relief
noun, masculine
high relief
haut-savoyard
adjective
of Haute-Savoie
hautain
adjective
haughty, supercilious
hautainement
adverb
haughtily, superciliously