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roman-photo
noun, masculine
photonovel
romance
noun, feminine
a ballad; a love song
to romanticize, fictionalize
romancero
noun, masculine
collection of Spanish romances or ballads
romanche
noun, masculine
the Romansch language
romancier
noun, masculine
novelist (author of novels)
romancière
noun, feminine
novelist
romancé
adjective
romanticized, fictionalized
romand
adjective
French(-speaking) Swiss / Swiss French
romanesque
adjective
novelistic; having qualities that pertain to a novel; romantic in the sense of the romanticism attributed to novels.
romanesque
noun, masculine
fiction; glamour, excitement, romance
romantically; fancifully
romani
noun, masculine
Romani (language)
romanichel
noun, masculine
Gypsy
romanichel
adjective
Gypsy; Bohemian
romanisation
noun, feminine
romanization (Putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet)
to Romanize
romaniste
noun, masculine/feminine
Romanist
romanité
noun, feminine
Romanness
romano
noun, masculine
romano
romanticisme
noun, masculine
romanticism
romantique
noun, masculine/feminine
romantic
romantique
adjective
romantic
romantically
romantisme
noun, masculine
Romanticism; romanticism
romarin
noun, masculine
rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus, syn. Rosmarinus officinalis)
romariné
adjective
Flavoured with rosemary
romaïque
adjective
Romaic
rombière
noun, feminine
biddy (old woman)
rompable
adjective
breakable (capable of being broken)
To sleep.; To snore.
rompre
verb
to break, to snap; to stop, to block, to interrupt; to break up (with someone); to break
to attack, to lash out at, to take to task; to challenge
to break bread
to end a conversation that got off to a bad start
to break ranks (to march or charge out of the designated order in a military unit); to break ranks (to publicly disagree with one's own group or organization)
rompu
adjective
broken, exhausted, worn-out; practiced, skilled, experienced
roméen
adjective
Romaean, Byzantine
ronce
noun, feminine
bramble (Rubus fruticosus); trouble, difficulty, problem
ronchon
adjective
grumpy, grouchy
to grumble, grouse
roncier
noun, masculine
Bramblebush, blackberry-bush
roncin
noun, masculine
workhorse (horse)
roncière
noun, feminine
Place abundant in brambles
rond
noun, masculine
circle; coin; (piece of) change, money
rond
adjective
round (shape); drunk
rond central
noun, masculine
centre circle
rond de jambe
noun, masculine
rond de jambe
rond de serviette
noun, masculine
napkin ring
rond de sorcière
noun, masculine
fairy ring
rond-de-cuir
noun, masculine
doughnut-shaped leather cushion to relieve haemorrhoids; pen-pusher; leather patch (for elbows of clothing)
rond-point
noun, masculine
roundabout; traffic circle
rondache
noun, feminine
rondache
ronde
noun, feminine
a watch (a period of time when guards are posted); a traditional dance where the dancers form a ring and move laterally with the music; a whole note, a semibreve
ronde-bosse
noun, feminine
sculpture in the round
rondeau
noun, masculine
rondeau; rondo
rondelet
adjective
quite round; roundish; large, hefty, significant
rondelle
noun, feminine
hockey puck; ring or annulus; disk; washer; onion ring; slice
rondement
adverb
promptly, briskly; frankly, sincerely