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maille: ancient currency, equivalent to half of a denier
maillechort: nickel silver
mailler: to mesh; to work, to pursue an activity for payment
maillet: a mallet hammer; the mallet used to play croquet and polo; a hammer for striking nails; a door hammer
mailloche: beetle (wooden mallet); rake (of moulder); a mallet drumstick; beater (for a xylophone)
maillocher: to hit with a mailloche
maillon: link (of a chain)
maillon faible: weakest link (part most likely to fail or be inadequate)
maillot: vest; leotard (of a dancer); shirt, jersey (of a footballer); singlet (of a runner; of a basketball player); bikini line; swaddling clothes
maillot blanc: white jersey
maillot de bain: swimsuit
maillot de corps: undershirt
maillot jaune: yellow jersey (shirt worn by the leader in the Tour de France)
maillot vert: green jersey (shirt worn by the leader in the Tour de France points competition)
maillotin: of or from Les Maillys, in the department of Côte-d’Or.; of or from Maillot, in the department of Yonne.; of or from Mailly-Champagne, in the department of Marne.; of or from Mailly-Maillet, in the department of Somme.; of or from Mailly-sur-Seille, in the department of Meurthe-et-Moselle.
main: hand; handball; quire
main courante: daybook, log, journal; grabrail, handrail (rail which can be held); pushrim
main dans la main: hand in hand, together
main de fer: iron fist; manifer (“gauntlet for jousting”)
main invisible: invisible hand
main-d'œuvre: labour, manpower; workforce
main-forte: aid, support
mainate: myna / mynah (bird)
maine coon: Maine Coon (cat)
mainer: to carry
mainframe: mainframe (large, powerful computer connected to terminals)
mainlevée: withdrawal; release
mainmise: domination, control; seizure
mainmortable: mainmortable
mainmortable: mainmortable
mainmorte: mortmain
mains baladeuses: Roman hands and Russian fingers, wandering hands (tendency towards (possibly unwanted) sexual touching)
mains de fée: synonym of doigts de fée
maint: many
maintefois: often
maintenance: maintenance
maintenant: now, currently
maintenant que: now that
mainteneur: maintainer
maintenir: to maintain; to stick to; to stay fair; to persist; to keep up
maintes fois: time and again
maintien: upkeep; maintaining; demeanor, behavior; survival
maintée: handful
maire: mayor
mairesse: female equivalent of maire: A mayoress, female mayor; the wife of a mayor
mairie: mayor’s office, mayoralty; town hall
mais: but, although
mais: an expression of surprise, disbelief, or frustration roughly equivalent to the English well, or sometimes yeah
mais bien sûr: but of course!; yeah, right! as if!
mais bon: but OK, but well
mais encore: and? what else?
mais oui: of course
mais où est donc Ornicar: a mnemonic phrase to help remember the seven coordinating conjunctions in French
maison: house
maison: homemade; in-house; first-rate, top-notch
maison close: brothel
maison communale: town hall, city hall
maison d'arrêt: remand centre; county jail
maison d'hôte: bed and breakfast
maison d'hôtes: alternative spelling of maison d'hôte