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2,133 words — headwords with part of speech, pronunciation, and a plain-language definition.

outre-tombe
noun, masculine
afterlife
overweeningly, presumptuously
outrecuidance
noun, feminine
presumptuousness, impertinence
outrecuidant
adjective
overweening, presumptuous
outremer
noun, masculine
ultramarine (color)
outremer
adjective
ultramarine
outrenoir
noun, masculine
an artistic style involving endless depth of blackness, created by playing with the light reflected off the texture of the paint, and associated with the works of Pierre Soulages
to go beyond, exceed, overstep
outrer
verb
to exaggerate; to outrage
outré
adjective
excessive; outrageous; outraged
extravagantly; unconventionally
outsider
noun, masculine
long shot, dark horse, outsider
to go outside
ouvert
adjective
open; switched on; of a building: having a door of a specified colour
open-minded, broad-minded
openly; overtly
ouverture
noun, feminine
opening; overture
ouverture d'esprit
noun, feminine
open-mindedness, broad-mindedness
ouvrable
adjective
working, business
ouvrage
noun, masculine
work, labour; piece of work; work, oeuvre; book, volume
ouvrage d'art
noun, masculine
civil engineering structure, such as viaduct or tunnel
ouvrage de référence
noun, masculine
reference work
ouvragé
adjective
elaborate (finely wrought)
ouvrant
adjective
opening
ouvre-boite
noun, masculine
post-1990 spelling of ouvre-boîte
ouvre-bouteille
noun, masculine
bottle opener
ouvre-boîte
noun, masculine
can opener
ouvre-boîtes
noun, masculine
can-opener, tin-opener
ouvrer
verb
to work
ouvreur
noun, masculine
opener; forerunner; usher
ouvreur
noun, masculine
a worker in papermaking, charged with drawing out the paste from the vat and spreading it evenly to make a sheet; a worker in glassmaking; a worker who fashions textile materials and prepares them for weaving
ouvrier
adjective
workers', working class
ouvrier
noun, masculine
worker, labourer (manual worker); workman; operator; carpenter
ouvrir
verb
to open; to begin, to initiate; to open (of a door or a flower); to open, to begin; to turn on, to switch on, to put on (of a device or an appliance)
to make eligible for, to confer a right
to open completely
to open the ball (to begin operations; to set things in motion)
to lead the way
to break the deadlock (to score the first goal in a match)
to open the door; to open the door, to facilitate access
to pave the way, to blaze the trail
open the ball (to begin operations; to set things in motion)
to open fire
to wake up (to), to wake up and smell the coffee; to open (someone's) eyes
to open its doors for the first time, to open its doors to the public, to begin operating
ouvrière
noun, feminine
female equivalent of ouvrier: female worker; worker (bee)
ouvriérisme
noun, masculine
ouvrierism, workerism
ouvriériste
adjective
ouvrierist, workerist
ouvriériste
noun, masculine/feminine
ouvrierist, workerist
ouvroir
noun, masculine
workroom, sewing room
ouvré
adjective
working, work
ouzbek
adjective
Uzbek
ouzbek
noun, masculine
Uzbek, the Uzbek language
ouzbékisme
noun, feminine
Uzbekism
ouzo
noun, masculine
ouzo
ouï-dire
noun, masculine
hearsay, rumour
ouïe
noun, feminine
hearing, audition; gill (breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals); f-hole, sound hole
ouïezd
noun, masculine
uyezd
ouïghour
noun, masculine
Uyghur (language)
ouïghour
adjective
Uyghur