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A selection of reasonably difficult French words

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French English Part Audio Mems  
  le bleuet the blueberry None
  la barbotte the catfish None
  le faisan the pheasant None
  la mûre the blackberry None
  le perroquet the parrot None
  le/la conjoint(e) the spouse (m/f) None
  le fou rire the giggles/laughing fit/crazy laughter None
  le nourrisson newborn None
  le vacarme noise, racket, din None
  le râleur the one who complains a lot None
  le colibri the hummingbird None
  l'hirondelle the swallow (n.) None
  saucer wipe with a piece of bread None
  un aléa a hazard None
  saperlipopette! oh my! None
  godiche silly None
  le paletot cardigan None
  chantre eulogist, bard, champion (of something) None
  à en croire if one was to believe... None
  le rabais the discount None
  se targuer de to boast None
  le phare lighthouse None
  le/la gaillard(e) strapping lad/girl None
  un tonneau a barrel None
  costaud strong, sturdy, hefty None
  cheminer to stroll None
  rouge-gorge robin None
  rugir to roar verb
  le sel salt n
  marmite pot None
  un hibou an owl None
  fouine stone marten, also someone who is too nosy None
  fendre to split None
  crisper to tense up None
  le niche kennel None
  flou blurry adj
  fangeux swampy, miry None
  le sueur sweat None
  l'emprunt loan n
  bourbier quagmire None
  le fourgon van, goods wagon None
  blinder to reinforce, bulletproof None
  bondir to bounce None
  courber to bend None
  cantonner confine None
  le sillon fissure, groove None
  couvre-feu curfew None
  saule willow None
  étroit narrow adj
  beugler moo, bellow None
  les menottes handcuffs None
  le môme kid, brat None
  pute prostitute None
  la gueule de bois hangover None
  gaspillage waste (of money, talent, resources etc) None
  décalage lag, gap, discrepancy None
  farouche wild, untamed None
  l'émeute riot None
  escarmouche squabble, skirmish, brush None
  cocasse comical None
  bravache brash; shameless; bold; impulsive None
  fustiger flay; remove skin; critize None
  la bisbille quarrel None
  le quatuor quartet None
  dérapage skid, blunder None
  écailles scales None
  étendue expanse n
  la causerie chit chat; chatter None
  boiserie paneling None
  une lueur a faint light, a glow None
  écouler to sell v
  s'écouler to flow, pass, drain away None
  reculer to move back v
  ombre à paupière eye shadow None
  la paupière eyelid None
  frémir to quiver, ripple, tremble None
  rabattre le col To turn down the collar None
  rabattre le gibier Beat the undergrowth for game None
  se rabattre sur to make do with None
  engourdir to numb, benumb None
  tourbillonner to form eddies, whirl None
  à demeure permanently None
  les ténèbres darkness None
  veilleuse night light, pilot light None
  chaînette chain None
  au soleil couchant at sunset None
  vitrage glazing None
  se remuer to get a move on None
  écrouer put in prison None
  saccade jerk, sudden movement None
  la pente slope n
  velouté velvety None
  châssis Frame (of a window) None
  coulisser to slide None
  le pan section, part None
  la lande moor None
  mordoré golden brown None
  boniment sales talk None
  chevauchée ride (n.) None
  chevaucher To sit astride; to ride (horse, car, wave) None
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