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

qui aime bien, châtie bien: alternative spelling of qui aime bien châtie bien
qui cherche trouve: seek and ye shall find
qui cherche, trouve: alternative spelling of qui cherche trouve
qui de droit: the relevant jurisdiction, the person concerned, the interested party
qui dit mieux: any advance on that? who can top that? who can do better? who can raise the stakes?
qui dort dîne: sleep allows one to go without food
qui fait le malin tombe dans le ravin: pride comes before a fall
qui fait le malin, tombe dans le ravin: alternative spelling of qui fait le malin tombe dans le ravin
qui m'aime me suive: who's with me? love me or leave me!
qui mieux est: better still, even better; and to top it off
qui ne dit mot consent: He who says nothing (tacitly) agrees; silence is consent
qui ne risque rien n'a rien: God hates a coward; nothing ventured, nothing gained; no pain, no gain
qui parle: look who's talking! you're one to talk! you can talk! says the one!
qui part à la chasse perd sa place: you snooze, you lose
qui peut le plus peut le moins: he who can do more can do less
qui peut le plus, peut le moins: alternative spelling of qui peut le plus peut le moins
qui pis est: worse still, even worse, what is worse, and to top it off, and as if that wasn't bad enough
qui plus est: what is more, moreover, besides
qui que ce puisse être: whoever (in a present sentence)
qui que ce pût être: whoever (in a past sentence)
qui que ce soit: whoever, anyone; no one, nobody
qui s'excuse s'accuse: he who apologises admits his guilt
qui s'excuse, s'accuse: alternative spelling of qui s'excuse s'accuse
qui sait: who knows?
qui se ressemble s'assemble: birds of a feather flock together
qui sème le vent récolte la tempête: sow the wind, reap the whirlwind; as you sow, so shall you reap; what goes around comes around
qui sème le vent, récolte la tempête: alternative spelling of qui sème le vent récolte la tempête
qui trop embrasse mal étreint: grasp all, lose all; don't spread yourself thin; don't become a jack of all trades, master of none
qui trop embrasse, mal étreint: alternative spelling of qui trop embrasse mal étreint
qui va là: who goes there? (a sentry's challenge to an intruder)
qui va à la chasse, perd sa place: alternative spelling of qui va à la chasse perd sa place
qui veut la fin veut les moyens: if one wants to achieve some goal, one must be ready to make the necessary sacrifices to achieve it
qui vit par l'épée périra par l'épée: live by the sword, die by the sword
qui vive: who goes there? (a sentry's challenge to an intruder)
qui vivra verra: time will tell
qui vivra, verra: alternative spelling of qui vivra verra
qui voilà: look who's here!
qui vole un œuf vole un bœuf: once a thief, always a thief (someone dishonest enough to steal a small thing can steal a big thing as well)
qui vole un œuf, vole un bœuf: alternative spelling of qui vole un œuf vole un bœuf
quiberonnais: of Quiberon
quiche: quiche; slap; blow, strike; a completely unskilled person
quiche: puke, vomit
quichenotte: a type of women's hat resembling a head scarf, popular in certain areas of France
quicher: to throw up, to puke, to upchuck; to force something into a space too small for it: to cram, to squeeze
quicher: to humiliate
quichottesque: quixotic
quichua: alternative spelling of quechua
quick: quick waltz
quiconque: anyone, whoever, whosoever
quid: what about
quidam: placeholder for persons whose name are unknown or not mentioned, in a conversation or in writing; individual
quiddité: quiddity (essence or inherent nature of a person or thing; that which makes something what it is)
quiens: tiens
quiet: tranquil, peaceful, placid
quiffer: alternative spelling of kiffer
quignon: heel (of bread)
quillard: keelboat
quille: skittle; pin, peg (leg); demob; club
quille: keel
quilles: plural of quille; skittles (games)