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2,401 words — headwords with part of speech, pronunciation, and a plain-language definition.

vaunéant
noun, masculine
good-for-nothing (person regarded as useless or worthless)
vaurien
noun, masculine
good-for-nothing (person regarded as useless or worthless)
vautour
noun, masculine
vulture; shark, vulture
vautour moine
noun, masculine
the Eurasian black vulture
to wallow (to roll one's body, or a part of it, in the mud or something of similar texture); to sprawl; to wallow; to wallow; to tumble heavily on the ground; to fail
vauvert
noun, masculine
only used in au diable-vauvert
vavasseur
noun, masculine
vavasour, subvassal
ve
noun, feminine
abbreviation of veuve
veau
noun, masculine
calf; veal; white-coated harp seal pup (Pagophilus groenlandicus)
veau d'or
noun, masculine
golden calf; golden calf (money, wealth)
vecteur
adjective
disease-carrying
vecteur
noun, masculine
disease-carrier, vector; vector (a directed quantity)
vecteur propre
noun, feminine
eigenvector
vectoriel
adjective
vector; vectorial
vectorially
vectorisation
noun, feminine
vectorization/vectorisation
to vectorize
vedettariat
noun, masculine
stardom
vedette
noun, feminine
star (celebrity); flagship; headword (word used as the title of a section); vedette (sentry)
veillant
adjective
watching, vigilant
veille
noun, feminine
the day before, the eve; the era or while before something; eve; wakefulness; watch, vigil; standby
competitive intelligence (the systematic collection and analysis of information about the competitive environment to improve organizational performance)
to stay up, sit up; to keep guard, keep watch; to look after, see to ( + à); see to it that ( + à ce que); to watch over (someone) ( + sur); to keep watch over a sick person at night; to do a death wake for
to be on guard for a sudden, violent gust of wind; to keep an eye on things, to look out for squalls, to keep a weather eye open
veilleur
noun, masculine
watchman
veilleuse
noun, feminine
female equivalent of veilleur; night light; sidelight (on a car); pilot light
veillée
noun, feminine
gathering (in the evening); vigil
veillée de Noël
noun, feminine
Christmas Eve; the night before Christmas Day
veinage
noun, masculine
veining (decorative pattern on cut wood)
veinard
noun, masculine
lucky devil
veinard
adjective
lucky, jammy, flukey
veine
noun, feminine
vein; vein, seam; luck; inspiration
veine porte
noun, feminine
portal vein (short, wide vein located in the abdominal cavity formed by the union of the superior mesenteric and splenic veins that channels blood from the gastrointestinal tract and spleen to capillary beds in the liver)
veiner
verb
to vein (streak with marks similar to veins)
veineux
adjective
vein; venous; having numerous veins
veinule
noun, feminine
veinule
velcro
noun, masculine
Velcro
to velcro
velle
noun, feminine
cow calf (female calf)
velléitaire
adjective
irresolute, weak-willed, indecisive
velléité
noun, feminine
velleity (weak or vacillating desire to do something); hint (weak form of something)
velours
noun, masculine
velvet; synonym of héliotrope argenté (“velvetleaf soldierbush”) (Heliotropium arboreum)
velours côtelé
noun, masculine
corduroy
velours d'Utrecht
noun, masculine
Utrecht velvet
to give (something) a velvety finish; to soften, make smooth
velouteux
adjective
velvety
veloutier
noun, masculine
synonym of héliotrope argenté (“velvetleaf soldierbush”) (Heliotropium arboreum)
veloutier blanc
noun, masculine
synonym of héliotrope argenté (“velvetleaf soldierbush”) (Heliotropium arboreum)
veloutier bord de mer
noun, masculine
synonym of héliotrope argenté (“velvetleaf soldierbush”) (Heliotropium arboreum)
veloutier de mer
noun, masculine
synonym of héliotrope argenté (“velvetleaf soldierbush”) (Heliotropium arboreum)
veloutine
noun, feminine
Velveteen.
velouté
adjective
velvety; smooth
velouté
noun, masculine
smoothness, softness; a velouté
velu
adjective
hairy; villous
velum
noun, masculine
velum
venaison
noun, feminine
venison (meat)
venaissin
adjective
of, from or relating to territories of the Papal States in Southern France
venant
adjective
coming
venant
noun, masculine
comer
venator
noun, masculine
gladiator specialized in wild animal hunts