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huissier
noun, masculine
an usher
huissier de justice
noun, masculine
huissier de justice; collector
huit
number
eight
huit cents
number
eight hundred
huit-cents
number
eight hundred
huitaine
noun, feminine
about eight; a group of eight, an octad; an eight-night period; a week; pendulette that one only winds up every eight days
huitante
number
eighty
huitante et un
number
eighty-one
huitante-et-un
number
post-1990 spelling of huitante et un
huitante-neuf
number
eighty-nine
huitantième
adjective
eightieth
huitantième
noun, masculine
eightieth
huitième
adjective
eighth
huitième
noun, masculine
eighth
huitième art
noun, masculine
television
huitième de finale
noun, masculine
round of 16, round of sixteen, last 16, last sixteen (the round before the quarterfinal)
huitièmement
adverb
eighthly
huitre
noun, feminine
post-1990 spelling of huître
huitrier
noun, masculine
post-1990 spelling of huîtrier
huitrier
adjective
post-1990 spelling of huîtrier
hullois
adjective
of Hull, Quebec
hulotte
noun, feminine
tawny owl (Strix aluco); lesser yellow underwing (Noctua comes)
hululement
noun, masculine
hoot (the cry of an owl)
hululer
verb
to hoot (to make the cry of an owl)
hululeur
adjective
hooting
hululeur
noun, masculine
hooter; wobbler, wobbulator
hum
interjection
um..., hm
huma
noun, feminine
humanity
humage
noun, masculine
smelling; inhaling
humain
adjective
human; humane
humain
noun, masculine
human
humainement
adverb
humanly; humanely
humanine
noun, masculine
humanin
humanisable
adjective
humanizable
humanisation
noun, feminine
humanisation
humaniser
verb
to humanise; to civilise
humanisme
noun, masculine
humanism
humaniste
noun, masculine/feminine
humanist
humaniste
adjective
humanist, humanistic
humanistique
adjective
humanistic
humanitaire
noun, masculine/feminine
humanitarian
humanitaire
adjective
humanitarian
humanitarisme
noun, masculine
humanitarianism (humanitarian philosophy)
humanitariste
noun, masculine/feminine
humanitarianist
humanité
noun, feminine
humanity (human beings as a group); humanity (state of quality of being human)
humanoïde
noun, masculine
a humanoid
humanoïde
adjective
humanoid
humble
adjective
humble
humblement
adverb
humbly
humectage
noun, masculine
moistening
humecter
verb
to moisten (make slightly wet)
humer
verb
to smell
humeur
noun, feminine
humour/humor (the liquid in the body); mental state, either temperamental or as temporary mood
humeur vitrée
noun, feminine
vitreous humour
humicole
adjective
humicolous
humide
adjective
moist, humid; wet
humidement
adverb
humidly
humidificateur
noun, masculine
humidifier (a device that is used to increase the humidity of the air)
humidification
noun, feminine
humidification
humidifier
verb
to humidify