point

→ Danish: point

→ Dutch: punt

→ Norwegian Bokmål: poeng

→ Persian: پوئن (pu'an)

→ Polish: pointa

→ Swedish: poäng

→ Turkish: puan

Inherited from Middle French poinct (with orthography modified to reflect the Latin etymology), from Old French point, from Latin punctum.


basin

Inherited from Old French bombasin, ultimately from Medieval Latin bombyx, bambax, from Ancient Greek πάμβαξ (pámbax, “cotton”).


bull

From a clipped form of French bulldozer, from American English bulldozer.


rang

→ Catalan: rang

→ German: Rang

→ Romanian: rang

→ Italian: rango

→ Piedmontese: rangh

→ Haitian Creole: ran

→ Russian: ранг (rang)

→ Sicilian: rangu, rannu

→ Spanish: rango

Inherited from Middle French ranc, from Old French renc, reng, ranc, rang, from Frankish *hring, from Proto-Germanic *hringaz (“ring, circle”). Cognate with Dutch ring, German Ring, English ring.


sole

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *sola, from Latin solea.

(carpentry) sole, a piece of timber, a joist


crêpe

Substantivisation of Old French crespe, from Latin crispus, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-.


patron

→ German: Patrone

→ Italian: patron

→ Romanian: patron

→ Russian: патро́н (patrón)

→ Turkish: patron

From Old French patron (“patron, protector”), from Latin patrōnus, from pater (“father”).


col

→ Hausa: kwal

Inherited from Old French col, from Latin collum (“neck”). Doublet of cou.


moiré

fr-adj

moiré (feminine moirée, masculine plural moirés, feminine plural moirées)

moirée (feminine)
moirés (masculine plural)
moirées (feminine plural)

(design, textiles) moiré, watered (effect)


console

desc

→ Armenian: քոնսոլ (kʻonsol), քոնցոլ (kʻoncʻol) — Constantinople

→ Catalan: consola

→ English: console

→ German: Konsole

→ Greek: κονσόλα (konsóla)

→ Ottoman Turkish: قونسول (konsol)

→ Turkish: konsol

→ Polish: konsola

Probably a shortened from consolateur, denoting the same architectural element, ultimately from consoler (“to console, to comfort”).

(carpentry) projecting piece of timber in the form of a cantilever arm


ferme

Inherited from Middle French ferme, from Old French ferm, ferme (“solid”), from Latin firmus (“solid, secure”), from Proto-Italic *fermos, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-mo-s (“holding”), from the root *dʰer- (“to hold”).


monter

monter (infinitive)
avoir (infinitive multiword-construction)
être + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
montant (gerund participle present)
ayant (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
étant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
monté (participle past)
monte (first-person indicative present singular)
montes (indicative present second-person singular)
monte (indicative present singular third-person)
montons (first-person indicative plural present)
montez (indicative plural present second-person)
montent (indicative plural present third-person)
montais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
montais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
montait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
montions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
montiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
montaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
montai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
montas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
monta (historic indicative past singular third-person)
montâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
montâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
montèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
monterai (first-person future indicative singular)
monteras (future indicative second-person singular)
montera (future indicative singular third-person)
monterons (first-person future indicative plural)
monterez (future indicative plural second-person)
monteront (future indicative plural third-person)
monterais (conditional first-person singular)
monterais (conditional second-person singular)
monterait (conditional singular third-person)
monterions (conditional first-person plural)
monteriez (conditional plural second-person)
monteraient (conditional plural third-person)
present indicative of avoir (indicative multiword-construction perfect present)
être + past participle (indicative multiword-construction perfect present)
imperfect indicative of avoir (indicative multiword-construction pluperfect)
être + past participle (indicative multiword-construction pluperfect)
past historic of avoir (anterior indicative multiword-construction past)
être + past participle (anterior indicative multiword-construction past)
future of avoir (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
être + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
être + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
monte (first-person present singular subjunctive)
montes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
monte (present singular subjunctive third-person)
montions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
montiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
montent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
montasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
montasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
montât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
montassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
montassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
montassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
present subjunctive of avoir (multiword-construction past subjunctive)
être + past participle (multiword-construction past subjunctive)
imperfect subjunctive of avoir (multiword-construction pluperfect subjunctive)
être + past participle (multiword-construction pluperfect subjunctive)
monte (imperative second-person singular)
montons (first-person imperative plural)
montez (imperative plural second-person)
simple imperative of avoir (imperative multiword-construction second-person singular)
être + past participle (imperative multiword-construction second-person singular)
simple imperative of avoir (first-person imperative multiword-construction plural)
être + past participle (first-person imperative multiword-construction plural)
simple imperative of avoir (imperative multiword-construction plural second-person)
être + past participle (imperative multiword-construction plural second-person)

→ German: montieren

→ Polish: montaż

→ Polish: montować

→ Swedish: montera

Inherited from Middle French monter, from Old French monter, from Vulgar Latin *montāre, from Latin montem (“mountain”).


piquer

piquer (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
piquant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
piqué (participle past)
pique (first-person indicative present singular)
piques (indicative present second-person singular)
pique (indicative present singular third-person)
piquons (first-person indicative plural present)
piquez (indicative plural present second-person)
piquent (indicative plural present third-person)
piquais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
piquais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
piquait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
piquions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
piquiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
piquaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
piquai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
piquas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
piqua (historic indicative past singular third-person)
piquâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
piquâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
piquèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
piquerai (first-person future indicative singular)
piqueras (future indicative second-person singular)
piquera (future indicative singular third-person)
piquerons (first-person future indicative plural)
piquerez (future indicative plural second-person)
piqueront (future indicative plural third-person)
piquerais (conditional first-person singular)
piquerais (conditional second-person singular)
piquerait (conditional singular third-person)
piquerions (conditional first-person plural)
piqueriez (conditional plural second-person)
piqueraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
pique (first-person present singular subjunctive)
piques (present second-person singular subjunctive)
pique (present singular subjunctive third-person)
piquions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
piquiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
piquent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
piquasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
piquasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
piquât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
piquassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
piquassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
piquassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
pique (imperative second-person singular)
piquons (first-person imperative plural)
piquez (imperative plural second-person)
se piquer (infinitive reflexive)
s'être + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction reflexive)
se piquant (gerund participle present reflexive)
ayant (gerund multiword-construction participle present reflexive)
étant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present reflexive)
piqué (participle past reflexive)
me pique (first-person indicative present reflexive singular)
te piques (indicative present reflexive second-person singular)
se pique (indicative present reflexive singular third-person)
nous piquons (first-person indicative plural present reflexive)
vous piquez (indicative plural present reflexive second-person)
se piquent (indicative plural present reflexive third-person)
me piquais (first-person imperfect indicative reflexive singular)
te piquais (imperfect indicative reflexive second-person singular)
se piquait (imperfect indicative reflexive singular third-person)
nous piquions (first-person imperfect indicative plural reflexive)
vous piquiez (imperfect indicative plural reflexive second-person)
se piquaient (imperfect indicative plural reflexive third-person)
me piquai (first-person historic indicative past reflexive singular)
te piquas (historic indicative past reflexive second-person singular)
se piqua (historic indicative past reflexive singular third-person)
nous piquâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural reflexive)
vous piquâtes (historic indicative past plural reflexive second-person)
se piquèrent (historic indicative past plural reflexive third-person)
me piquerai (first-person future indicative reflexive singular)
te piqueras (future indicative reflexive second-person singular)
se piquera (future indicative reflexive singular third-person)
nous piquerons (first-person future indicative plural reflexive)
vous piquerez (future indicative plural reflexive second-person)
se piqueront (future indicative plural reflexive third-person)
me piquerais (conditional first-person reflexive singular)
te piquerais (conditional reflexive second-person singular)
se piquerait (conditional reflexive singular third-person)
nous piquerions (conditional first-person plural reflexive)
vous piqueriez (conditional plural reflexive second-person)
se piqueraient (conditional plural reflexive third-person)
future of s'être + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect reflexive)
conditional of s'être + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect reflexive)
me pique (first-person present reflexive singular subjunctive)
te piques (present reflexive second-person singular subjunctive)
se pique (present reflexive singular subjunctive third-person)
nous piquions (first-person plural present reflexive subjunctive)
vous piquiez (plural present reflexive second-person subjunctive)
se piquent (plural present reflexive subjunctive third-person)
me piquasse (first-person imperfect reflexive singular subjunctive)
te piquasses (imperfect reflexive second-person singular subjunctive)
se piquât (imperfect reflexive singular subjunctive third-person)
nous piquassions (first-person imperfect plural reflexive subjunctive)
vous piquassiez (imperfect plural reflexive second-person subjunctive)
se piquassent (imperfect plural reflexive subjunctive third-person)
pique-toi (imperative reflexive second-person singular)
piquons-nous (first-person imperative plural reflexive)
piquez-vous (imperative plural reflexive second-person)

→ English: pique

→ German: pikieren

→ Italian: piccarsi

Louisiana Creole: piqué

Inherited from Middle French picquer, from Old French piquer (“to pierce with the tip of a sword”) (cf. also pikier), from proto-Romance or Vulgar Latin *pīccare (“to sting, strike”) or *pikkāre (compare Occitan, Catalan, Portuguese, and Spanish picar), itself either from an onomatopoeic root *pikk- (cf. also Latin picus, whence French pic), or alternatively, from Frankish *pikkōn, from Proto-Germanic *pikōną, *pukaną (“to pick, peck, prick, knock”), from Proto-Indo-European *bew-, *bū- (“to make a dull sound”).
Cognate with Old English pȳcan, pician (“to pick, pluck”); Old Norse pikka (“to prick, peck”); Middle Dutch and Middle Low German picken (“to pick, peck, pierce”); Middle High German puchen (“to knock, defy, plunder”). More at pick.

onomatopoeic

onomatopoeic


moule

Inherited from Old French modle, an old (11th century) borrowing from Latin modulus (“measure”) (compare Catalan motlle). Doublet of module, a more recent borrowing.

(art, manufacturing) mould (UK), mold (US)


auge

From Latin alveus; according to the TLFi etymological dictionary, it was a (very early) borrowing.

(masonry) mixing tub, mortar box (pan or tub for mixing mortar)


chaîne

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Inherited from Middle French chaisne, from Old French chaene, chaiene, caiene, inherited from Latin catēna. Doublet of cadène and catène. The long vowel derives from the Old French hiatus; by analogy the length was expressed with a silent -s- in Middle French, which was then replaced with the circumflex.


toile

→ Turkish: tuval

Inherited from Old French toile, earlier teile, from Latin tēla.


épi

Inherited from Old French espi, from Latin spīcum, one of the variants of spīca. Doublet of aspic.


maillot

→ Catalan: mallot

→ Dutch: maillot

→ English: maillot

→ Greek: μαγιό (magió)

Haitian Creole: mayo

→ Hijazi Arabic: مايوه (māyō)

→ Portuguese: maiô

→ Romanian: maiou, maieu

→ Spanish: maillot

→ Turkish: mayo

→ Vietnamese: áo may ô, may ô


serge

→ English: serge

Inherited from Middle French sarge, from Old French sarge, from Vulgar Latin *sarica, from Latin sērica, ultimately from the Ancient Greek σηρῐκός (sērĭkós, “silken”).


assemblage

(carpentry) jointing (act of making a joint)


chape

Inherited from Old French chape, from Late Latin cappa. Doublet of cape.


trame

Inherited from Old French traime (altered to conform with the verb tramer), from Latin trāma.


mamelon

(plumbing) nipple (short threaded connecting tube)


bâti

(carpentry) frame
(in particular) door frame


sauterelle

⇒ Catalan: santanell

→ English: sauterelle

(masonry) sauterelle (instrument to trace and form angles)


assise

(masonry) course (row or layer of bricks)


complet

desctree

→ German: komplett
→ Hungarian: komplett

→ Polish: komplet

→ Turkish: komple

→ Persian: کمپلت (komplet)

→ Vietnamese: com-lê


maille

Inherited from Old French maille, from Vulgar Latin *macla, inherited from Latin macula. Doublet of macule, which was borrowed. Compare Italian maglia.


reps

From (northern form of) English ribs, plural of rib.


potence

Inherited from Old French, borrowed from Latin potentia.


ruche

→ English: ruche

→ German: Rüsche

→ Italian: ruche

→ Polish: riusza

Inherited from Middle French rusche, from Medieval Latin rusca (“bark”), from Gaulish *ruskā, from Proto-Celtic *rūskos (“bark”).
Compare Breton rusk, Irish rúsc, Welsh rhisgl and Catalan rusc.

(textiles, fashion) ruffle; flounce; ruche


vénitienne

(textiles) type of silk fabric from Venice, in the 17th century

(textiles) type of upholstery in wool, silk, cotton and schappe with shiny red and gold ornaments, in the 19th century


corbeau

fr-noun

corbeau m (plural corbeaux, feminine corbelle)

→ English: corbeau

Inherited from Middle French corbeau m, from Old French corbel m, itself either a diminutive of corp m (“raven”), or from a Late Latin corbellus, corvellus m, from Latin corvus m (Vulgar Latin variant *corbus m).


besaiguë

From Old French besagües, biesagüe, from Vulgar Latin (ascia) bisacuta, from Latin bis + acūta (“double-edged”). Compare Italian bisacuto.

(carpentry) large, long-handled twibill with a broad chisel and a mortise chisel for cutting mortises


poutre

From Old French poutre, probably from apocope of an earlier *poutrelle, from a Vulgar Latin *pultrella < pulitrella from the feminine of Latin pullitrum, ultimately from pullus (“colt, youngling”).

poutre à vive arête


piqué

→ Ottoman Turkish: پیكه (pike)

Turkish: pike

(textiles, couture) two fabrics stitched together to make a pattern, or a single fabric imitating this effect


carmagnole

→ Albanian: karamanjollë (“guillotine”)

→ English: carmagnole

desc

→ Greek: καρμανιόλα (karmanióla, “guillotine”)

Named after Carmagnole, the northwestern Italian town of Carmagnola.

(historical, clothing) carmagnole (short jacket fashionable during the French Revolution)


ganse

Probably from Occitan ganso, from Ancient Greek γαμψός (gampsós, “curved”).


canevas

→ Turkish: kanvas

From a combination of Old French chanevas, chenevas and Old Picard canevach. The Old French comes from a root ultimately derived from Latin *canapus, from cannabis, such as that of chanvre, possibly through a Vulgar Latin root *cannabāceus or *cannapāceus, and the Old Picard comes from Old Northern French canevas, of ultimately the same origin as the previous word. Compare English canvas, itself borrowed from Old Northern French through Anglo-Norman.


rucher

rucher (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
ruchant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
ruché (participle past)
ruche (first-person indicative present singular)
ruches (indicative present second-person singular)
ruche (indicative present singular third-person)
ruchons (first-person indicative plural present)
ruchez (indicative plural present second-person)
ruchent (indicative plural present third-person)
ruchais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
ruchais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
ruchait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
ruchions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
ruchiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
ruchaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
ruchai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
ruchas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
rucha (historic indicative past singular third-person)
ruchâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
ruchâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
ruchèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
rucherai (first-person future indicative singular)
rucheras (future indicative second-person singular)
ruchera (future indicative singular third-person)
rucherons (first-person future indicative plural)
rucherez (future indicative plural second-person)
rucheront (future indicative plural third-person)
rucherais (conditional first-person singular)
rucherais (conditional second-person singular)
rucherait (conditional singular third-person)
rucherions (conditional first-person plural)
rucheriez (conditional plural second-person)
rucheraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
ruche (first-person present singular subjunctive)
ruches (present second-person singular subjunctive)
ruche (present singular subjunctive third-person)
ruchions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
ruchiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
ruchent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
ruchasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
ruchasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
ruchât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
ruchassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
ruchassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
ruchassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
ruche (imperative second-person singular)
ruchons (first-person imperative plural)
ruchez (imperative plural second-person)

(sewing) to shirr or to pleat an item of clothing patterned after a beehive


lisière

From Middle French, from Old French lisiere (“border on the sides of a cloth, edge”), of uncertain origin. Probably from Frankish *lisa (“rut, furrow, track”), from Proto-Germanic *lisō, *laistiz, *laista-, *laisō (“track, trace”), from Proto-Indo-European *leys- (“furrow, track”), related to Old High German lesa (“wrinkle, line”), Old English lāst (“footstep, track, trace”), Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (laists, “track, trace”). Possibly influenced by Frankish *lista (“border, edge”), see liste, last.

cog

Ils habitent une belle maison à la lisière de la forêt.

They live in a pretty house at the edge of the forest.


pulpe

(cooking, agriculture, manufacturing) pulp, paste (of vegetables, fish, etc.) [from 1765]

pulp (various meanings)
pulp, paste (of vegetables, fish, etc.)


biais

Probably borrowed from Old Occitan biais (“oblique direction”), of uncertain origin. Possibly via Vulgar Latin *bigassius from Ancient Greek ἐπικάρσιος (epikársios, “athwart”), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + κάρσιος (kársios, “oblique”) (root Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”)); alternatively (preferred by TFLi) from Vulgar Latin *biaxius "with two axes".


abrasimètre

(manufacturing) a device for measuring abrasion


petite culotte

fr-noun

petite culotte f (plural petites culottes)

Literally, “small trousers”, although culotte has since been replaced by pantalon.


étoffer

étoffer (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
étoffant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
étoffé (participle past)
étoffe (first-person indicative present singular)
étoffes (indicative present second-person singular)
étoffe (indicative present singular third-person)
étoffons (first-person indicative plural present)
étoffez (indicative plural present second-person)
étoffent (indicative plural present third-person)
étoffais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
étoffais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
étoffait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
étoffions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
étoffiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
étoffaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
étoffai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
étoffas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
étoffa (historic indicative past singular third-person)
étoffâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
étoffâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
étoffèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
étofferai (first-person future indicative singular)
étofferas (future indicative second-person singular)
étoffera (future indicative singular third-person)
étofferons (first-person future indicative plural)
étofferez (future indicative plural second-person)
étofferont (future indicative plural third-person)
étofferais (conditional first-person singular)
étofferais (conditional second-person singular)
étofferait (conditional singular third-person)
étofferions (conditional first-person plural)
étofferiez (conditional plural second-person)
étofferaient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
étoffe (first-person present singular subjunctive)
étoffes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
étoffe (present singular subjunctive third-person)
étoffions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
étoffiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
étoffent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
étoffasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
étoffasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
étoffât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
étoffassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
étoffassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
étoffassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
étoffe (imperative second-person singular)
étoffons (first-person imperative plural)
étoffez (imperative plural second-person)

Inherited from Middle French estoffer, from Old French estoffer, estofer (“to provide what is needed, equip, decorate”), from Proto-West Germanic *stoppōn (“to stuff”). Doublet of stopper.


faufiler

faufiler (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
faufilant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
faufilé (participle past)
faufile (first-person indicative present singular)
faufiles (indicative present second-person singular)
faufile (indicative present singular third-person)
faufilons (first-person indicative plural present)
faufilez (indicative plural present second-person)
faufilent (indicative plural present third-person)
faufilais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
faufilais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
faufilait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
faufilions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
faufiliez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
faufilaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
faufilai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
faufilas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
faufila (historic indicative past singular third-person)
faufilâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
faufilâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
faufilèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
faufilerai (first-person future indicative singular)
faufileras (future indicative second-person singular)
faufilera (future indicative singular third-person)
faufilerons (first-person future indicative plural)
faufilerez (future indicative plural second-person)
faufileront (future indicative plural third-person)
faufilerais (conditional first-person singular)
faufilerais (conditional second-person singular)
faufilerait (conditional singular third-person)
faufilerions (conditional first-person plural)
faufileriez (conditional plural second-person)
faufileraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
faufile (first-person present singular subjunctive)
faufiles (present second-person singular subjunctive)
faufile (present singular subjunctive third-person)
faufilions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
faufiliez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
faufilent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
faufilasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
faufilasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
faufilât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
faufilassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
faufilassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
faufilassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
faufile (imperative second-person singular)
faufilons (first-person imperative plural)
faufilez (imperative plural second-person)


gruter

gruter (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
grutant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
gruté (participle past)
grute (first-person indicative present singular)
grutes (indicative present second-person singular)
grute (indicative present singular third-person)
grutons (first-person indicative plural present)
grutez (indicative plural present second-person)
grutent (indicative plural present third-person)
grutais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
grutais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
grutait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
grutions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
grutiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
grutaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
grutai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
grutas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
gruta (historic indicative past singular third-person)
grutâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
grutâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
grutèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
gruterai (first-person future indicative singular)
gruteras (future indicative second-person singular)
grutera (future indicative singular third-person)
gruterons (first-person future indicative plural)
gruterez (future indicative plural second-person)
gruteront (future indicative plural third-person)
gruterais (conditional first-person singular)
gruterais (conditional second-person singular)
gruterait (conditional singular third-person)
gruterions (conditional first-person plural)
gruteriez (conditional plural second-person)
gruteraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
grute (first-person present singular subjunctive)
grutes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
grute (present singular subjunctive third-person)
grutions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
grutiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
grutent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
grutasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
grutasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
grutât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
grutassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
grutassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
grutassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
grute (imperative second-person singular)
grutons (first-person imperative plural)
grutez (imperative plural second-person)


coutil

Inherited from Middle French keutil, from Old French coilte (“quilt, cushion”). See also couette (“duvet”).


ajour

→ Bulgarian: ажур (ažur)

→ Danish: ajour

→ Greek: αζούρ (azoúr)

→ Polish: ażur

→ Romanian: ajur

→ Serbo-Croatian: ažur / ажур

→ Swedish: ajour

→ Ukrainian: ажур (ažur)


baguer

baguer (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
baguant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
bagué (participle past)
bague (first-person indicative present singular)
bagues (indicative present second-person singular)
bague (indicative present singular third-person)
baguons (first-person indicative plural present)
baguez (indicative plural present second-person)
baguent (indicative plural present third-person)
baguais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
baguais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
baguait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
baguions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
baguiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
baguaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
baguai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
baguas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
bagua (historic indicative past singular third-person)
baguâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
baguâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
baguèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
baguerai (first-person future indicative singular)
bagueras (future indicative second-person singular)
baguera (future indicative singular third-person)
baguerons (first-person future indicative plural)
baguerez (future indicative plural second-person)
bagueront (future indicative plural third-person)
baguerais (conditional first-person singular)
baguerais (conditional second-person singular)
baguerait (conditional singular third-person)
baguerions (conditional first-person plural)
bagueriez (conditional plural second-person)
bagueraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
bague (first-person present singular subjunctive)
bagues (present second-person singular subjunctive)
bague (present singular subjunctive third-person)
baguions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
baguiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
baguent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
baguasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
baguasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
baguât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
baguassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
baguassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
baguassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
bague (imperative second-person singular)
baguons (first-person imperative plural)
baguez (imperative plural second-person)


bousiller

bousiller (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
bousillant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
bousillé (participle past)
bousille (first-person indicative present singular)
bousilles (indicative present second-person singular)
bousille (indicative present singular third-person)
bousillons (first-person indicative plural present)
bousillez (indicative plural present second-person)
bousillent (indicative plural present third-person)
bousillais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
bousillais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
bousillait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
bousillions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
bousilliez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
bousillaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
bousillai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
bousillas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
bousilla (historic indicative past singular third-person)
bousillâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
bousillâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
bousillèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
bousillerai (first-person future indicative singular)
bousilleras (future indicative second-person singular)
bousillera (future indicative singular third-person)
bousillerons (first-person future indicative plural)
bousillerez (future indicative plural second-person)
bousilleront (future indicative plural third-person)
bousillerais (conditional first-person singular)
bousillerais (conditional second-person singular)
bousillerait (conditional singular third-person)
bousillerions (conditional first-person plural)
bousilleriez (conditional plural second-person)
bousilleraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
bousille (first-person present singular subjunctive)
bousilles (present second-person singular subjunctive)
bousille (present singular subjunctive third-person)
bousillions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
bousilliez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
bousillent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
bousillasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
bousillasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
bousillât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
bousillassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
bousillassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
bousillassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
bousille (imperative second-person singular)
bousillons (first-person imperative plural)
bousillez (imperative plural second-person)


brocher

brocher (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
brochant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
broché (participle past)
broche (first-person indicative present singular)
broches (indicative present second-person singular)
broche (indicative present singular third-person)
brochons (first-person indicative plural present)
brochez (indicative plural present second-person)
brochent (indicative plural present third-person)
brochais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
brochais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
brochait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
brochions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
brochiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
brochaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
brochai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
brochas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
brocha (historic indicative past singular third-person)
brochâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
brochâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
brochèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
brocherai (first-person future indicative singular)
brocheras (future indicative second-person singular)
brochera (future indicative singular third-person)
brocherons (first-person future indicative plural)
brocherez (future indicative plural second-person)
brocheront (future indicative plural third-person)
brocherais (conditional first-person singular)
brocherais (conditional second-person singular)
brocherait (conditional singular third-person)
brocherions (conditional first-person plural)
brocheriez (conditional plural second-person)
brocheraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
broche (first-person present singular subjunctive)
broches (present second-person singular subjunctive)
broche (present singular subjunctive third-person)
brochions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
brochiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
brochent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
brochasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
brochasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
brochât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
brochassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
brochassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
brochassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
broche (imperative second-person singular)
brochons (first-person imperative plural)
brochez (imperative plural second-person)

Inherited from Middle French brocher, from Old French brochier. By surface analysis, broche + -er.

(transitive, sewing) to stitch, sew (together)


boiteux

fr-adj

boiteux (feminine boiteuse, masculine plural boiteux, feminine plural boiteuses)

boiteuse (feminine)
boiteux (masculine plural)
boiteuses (feminine plural)

From Old French boistous or from boiter, from Old French botter, débotter (“dislocate”).

(of ribbon, textiles) embroidered on one side only


doudoune

(informal, clothing) parka, anorak, down jacket, puffer jacket


cambouis

(automotive, manufacturing) dirty oil or grease, waste oil


pékin

(textiles) Pekin (type of patterned silk)


remailler

remailler (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
remaillant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
remaillé (participle past)
remaille (first-person indicative present singular)
remailles (indicative present second-person singular)
remaille (indicative present singular third-person)
remaillons (first-person indicative plural present)
remaillez (indicative plural present second-person)
remaillent (indicative plural present third-person)
remaillais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
remaillais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
remaillait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
remaillions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
remailliez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
remaillaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
remaillai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
remaillas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
remailla (historic indicative past singular third-person)
remaillâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
remaillâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
remaillèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
remaillerai (first-person future indicative singular)
remailleras (future indicative second-person singular)
remaillera (future indicative singular third-person)
remaillerons (first-person future indicative plural)
remaillerez (future indicative plural second-person)
remailleront (future indicative plural third-person)
remaillerais (conditional first-person singular)
remaillerais (conditional second-person singular)
remaillerait (conditional singular third-person)
remaillerions (conditional first-person plural)
remailleriez (conditional plural second-person)
remailleraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
remaille (first-person present singular subjunctive)
remailles (present second-person singular subjunctive)
remaille (present singular subjunctive third-person)
remaillions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
remailliez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
remaillent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
remaillasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
remaillasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
remaillât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
remaillassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
remaillassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
remaillassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
remaille (imperative second-person singular)
remaillons (first-person imperative plural)
remaillez (imperative plural second-person)


flache

From Latin flaccus. Originally a feminine form corresponding to a masculine flac. Doublet of flaque and flasque.


obsolescence programmée

fr-noun

obsolescence programmée f (usually uncountable, plural obsolescences programmées)

L’obsolescence programmée... Réduire la durée de vie d’un objet pour en faciliter le renouvellement : une petite pièce fragile dans un appareil complexe, un élément vital au nombre de cycles savamment calculé et au coût de réparation dissuasif, des consommables ou accessoires dérivés qui ne sont plus fabriqués (sacs d’aspirateurs, cartouches d’imprimantes, batteries de téléphone), ou encore des dates limites de péremption abusives sur certains produits ou médicaments. Sans parler des incompatibilités de matériels ou de logiciels dans le domaine informatique.

2009, Grégoire Hervier, Zen City, Au Diable Vauvert, →ISBN, page 249:

planned obsolescence
planned obsolescence


combishort

Pseudo-anglicism, blend of combinaison + short.

Il y a beaucoup idées dans sa collection : mini-robe bustier à micro-œillets, tunique façon combinaison de moto, combishort en éponge, jupe en maille métallique… le créateur va devoir choisir quelques codes forts et précis pour fédérer durablement.

2015 October 2, “Les tribus de la mode”, in Le Monde:


chanlatte

(roofing) arris fillet, tilting fillet, eaves lath


moye

(masonry) a soft layer of rock within a harder rock


débillarder

débillarder (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
débillardant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
débillardé (participle past)
débillarde (first-person indicative present singular)
débillardes (indicative present second-person singular)
débillarde (indicative present singular third-person)
débillardons (first-person indicative plural present)
débillardez (indicative plural present second-person)
débillardent (indicative plural present third-person)
débillardais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
débillardais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
débillardait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
débillardions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
débillardiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
débillardaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
débillardai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
débillardas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
débillarda (historic indicative past singular third-person)
débillardâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
débillardâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
débillardèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
débillarderai (first-person future indicative singular)
débillarderas (future indicative second-person singular)
débillardera (future indicative singular third-person)
débillarderons (first-person future indicative plural)
débillarderez (future indicative plural second-person)
débillarderont (future indicative plural third-person)
débillarderais (conditional first-person singular)
débillarderais (conditional second-person singular)
débillarderait (conditional singular third-person)
débillarderions (conditional first-person plural)
débillarderiez (conditional plural second-person)
débillarderaient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
débillarde (first-person present singular subjunctive)
débillardes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
débillarde (present singular subjunctive third-person)
débillardions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
débillardiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
débillardent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
débillardasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
débillardasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
débillardât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
débillardassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
débillardassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
débillardassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
débillarde (imperative second-person singular)
débillardons (first-person imperative plural)
débillardez (imperative plural second-person)


débillardement

débillardement m (plural débillardements)

From débillarder (“to cut diagonally”) + -ment.


pièce rapportée

fr-noun

pièce rapportée f (plural pièces rapportées)


mur de soutènement

mur de soutènement m (plural murs de soutènement)


petite main

(sewing) trainee seamstress, assistant seamstress, low-rank seamstress


feuillure

Inherited from Middle French feuille + -ure, from Old French [Term?], from Vulgar Latin *fodiclāre from Latin *fodiculāre, from Latin fodicāre, from fodere.


perré

Inherited from Old French pairé. Equivalent to pierre + -é.
From Middle French perrer (“to decorate with stones”) > perré ("fitted with stones").
Compare
empierrer (“to decorate with stones”) > empierré (“fitted with stones”).


cornières

(construction, printing) a long, L-shaped piece of steel or aluminum bent at 90°, steel angle


lambourde

→? Catalan: llamborda

Inherited from Old French laon (“plank”) and bourde (“beam”).

Il n’était pas achevé d’être bâti, et l’on voyait le ciel à travers les lambourdes de la toiture.

1857, Gustave Flaubert, chapter 5, in Madame Bovary, second part; republished as Eleanor Marx, transl., 1886:

The building was unfinished; the sky could be seen through the joists of the roofing.


mur porteur

(masonry, architecture) foundation wall, load-bearing wall


regrattage

(masonry) regrating (act of removing the outer surface of stone so as to give a fresh appearance)