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Realizations (478)

Shift Language Lexeme Source Target Page
#2679 French pigeon pigeon → simpleton (colloq.)
#3680 French faire to do, to make → to speak
#357 French chétif feeble — bad
#589 French bûche log → blockhead
#2415 French large wide, vast — generous
#2727 French cassis black currant → head (argot)
#2541 French grand big, large → great
#2490 French bordel brothel → mess
#6916 French dindon turkey cock → fool (colloq.)
#2848 French grand big, large → tall (person)
#2157 French prunelle black thorn → pupil
#2727 French pomme apple → head, noddle (vern.)
#2908 French chat cat → cunt (vulg.)
#1708 French bleu blue → bruise
#1455 French appeler to call → to call, to name
#2708 French bureau desk → office
#2201 French boire to drink → tips
#2814 French nuée thundercloud → abundance, plenty
#1699 French noir black → illegal, unofficial
#3192 French capuchon hood → aconite monkshood (Aconitum napellus)
#390 French cil eye lash → eyebrow
#3195 French soulier shoe → Cypripedium calceolus
#2727 French ciboule a species of onion → head, noddle (vern.)
#977 French terrine bowl, eathern cup, pot → head, noddle (vern.)
#128 French Vénus the planet Venus → Friday
#3117 French glace ice → mirror
#1234 French défendre to protect → to prohibit, to ban
#1250 French fosse hole, pit → tomb
#1985 French argent silver → money
#2641 French pouce thumb → inch
#1323 French sombre dark → gloomy, displeased
#3628 French poing fist → grip handle (sword)
#3197 French bleu navy blue → cornflower (Centaurea cyanus L.)
#4403 French grand big → grown-up
#2185 French trancher to cut → colic
#2647 French bac tank, cistern; container → ferry
#3246 French monter to rise, to go up → to get into a carriage etc.
#3064 French baiser (dated outside Canada) to kiss → (vulgar slang, transitive, intransitive) to fuck
#3677 French bien well → possessions
#2727 French coco coconut → head, noddle (vern.)
#2119 French singe monkey → to imitate, mimic
#1588 French parfum perfume, fragrance — perfume
#3602 French jour day → today
#1467 French cœur heart → courage
#977 French tirelire money-box → head, noddle (vern.)
#2881 French gros thick, fat — big, large
#1586 French trouver to find — to be situated
#1368 French pied foot — length unit
#936 French bas low — quiet, soft, low
#1361 French changer to change — to change (clothes)
#503 French oreille ear — hearing, musical ear
#458 French œil eye → oily slick on the surface of the broth
#28 French recevoir to get, obtain — to receive visitors
#53 French temps time → weather
#1073 French sens feeling; meaning, mind → side, direction
#966 French femme woman — wife
#1082 French valet servant, butler — knave, jack
#1375 French Catin dim. from Catherine → doll, puppet
#1061 French cocotte hen — prostitute
#1076 French éprouver to test — to feel
#1405 French charmer to bewitch → to charm, to delight
#1100 French drôle funny — strange, queer, odd
#495 French nez nose — nose, tip; tailshaft; cap, ledge); (aviation) part located at the tip of the fuselage of an aircraft
#1399 French sale dirty — disgusting, hideous
#1149 French rouge red — measles
#551 French sortir to go out → toilet
#1070 French chaton kitten — aglet
#625 French bruit noise, sound, buzz, crack — rumour
#575 French fille girl ← daughter
#498 French nez nose — nose, sense of smell
#477 French bouche mouth — river mouth
#164 French tourner to spin — to return
#1061 French poule hen — bitch, whore
#11 French compter to count — to tell, to narrate
#762 French goûter to try, to taste — to feel, to experience
#1107 French graisser lubricate → to bribe
#490 French nez nose → pointed cape
#1158 French tête head — tadpole
#1078 French maigre lean → fatless
#968 French mauvais bad — evil
#505 French gorge throat — gorge
#838 French bosse hump — hillock, bump
#346 French rêve dream — dream
#57 French garçon boy → servant (obs.), waiter
#1004 French peau skin — whore (lit. Dog's skin)
#515 French tête head → top
#873 French dur hard, solid — severe, shallow hearted
#971 French queue tail — queue
#917 French haut high, tall — loud
#463 French œil eye — bud
#1009 French bouton pimple — bud
#738 French conduire to lead, to conduct — to behave
#133 French Mercure the planet Mercury → Wednesday
#887 French aigu sharp → argute
#130 French Jupiter the planet Jupiter → Thursday
#3127 French rat rat — penny father
#3088 Latin neco, necare to kill → to sink, drown
#3318 French main hand → handwriting
#2724 French couper to cut → to dilute, to water (wine, milk)
#1976 French faire to do, to make → to give birth
#132 French lune moon → Monday
#547 French talon heel → heel
#2727 French patate yam → head, noddle, face (vern.)
#3391 French léger light → weak (wine, coffee, tea)
#1920 French guenon monkey, ape (female) → ugly woman
#1920 French singe monkey, ape → plain person
#2163 French couper to cut → to stop
#1920 French macaque macaque → ugly creature
#3219 French brave brave → good
#2789 French ragot boar (between 2 and 3 years old) → fatso
#1405 Latin fascino, -are to bewitch → to charm, to captivate
#2543 French large wide, vast, broad → big
#1836 French ami friend — lover
#2477 French pays country → peasant
#3247 French descendre to descend → to dismount a horse, to get out of the carriage etc
#1274 French mouiller to moisten, to wet → to get drunk
#2670 French mouton sheep → a short, frothy wave appearing in a light wind
#817 French goût taste → aesthetic perception
#2632 French piquer to jab (with a needle etc) — to bite
#2377 French balle ball → bullet
#2798 French pipelet concierge → chatterbox; news monger
#2416 French sarrasin Saracen → buckwheat
#3116 French lame blade → wave
#2849 French paraître to seem → to show off
#2540 French vulgaire ordinary, generally accepted, wide spread → rude, vulgar
#673 French vert green → greens, grass, leaves, vegetables, salad
#794 French sec dry, withered, dried → gaunt, lean, thin
#671 French citrouille pumpkin → big head, noddle
#2152 French queue tail → bottlebrush
#1920 French magot magot — ugly man
#102 French blanc white → a name for a small silver coin
#131 French Mars the planet Mars → Tuesday
#188 French souple flexible, yielding (material) → compliable, compliant
#2727 French cerise cherry → head, noddle, face (vern.)
#1585 French Nescafé manufacturer, producer → soluble coffee
#2727 French melon melon → head, noddle (vern.)
#2120 French arriver to come — to happen
#1692 French tomber to fall → to fall (of rain, snow)
#2701 French bélier ram — battering ram
#2162 French blanc white → empty
#671 French coloquinte bitter pumpkin → head, noddle The meaning 'head' is obsolete.
#2720 French vacher shepherd, cattleman → ignoramus, rude person
#2850 French paraître to appear — to seem
#3241 French prussien Prussian → syphilis
#3283 French compas compasses → sea compass
#3195 French sabot wooden shoe → lady's slipper
#2089 French poussière dust — pollen
#1293 French coude elbow ← reclined
#1093 French souris mouse → bat
#977 French fiole vial, flask, jar → head, noddle (vern.)
#2727 French citron lemon → head, noddle (vern.)
#3276 French souterrain underground → secret, imperceptible
#67 French clair light, bright → comprehensible
#96 French gonflé inflated → proud
#114 French engendrer to give birth — to lead to
#342 French tomber to fall down → to decrease
#354 French verser to strew — to pour
#366 French lourd heavy (of weight) → difficult
#368 French enterrer to put into the ground → to bury
#452 French œil eye → cavity
#470 French œil eye → vision
#487 French bouche mouth → eater
#3145 French banc shoal → troop (of fishes)
#482 French bouche mouth → opening, hole
#522 French bras hand/arm → branch (of a river)
#532 French flanc flank (body part) → mountain slope
#534 French dent tooth → salient part
#535 French coude elbow → bend (of a river)
#550 French lourd heavy (of weight) → stuffy, close
#554 French malin cunning, sly → devil, satan
#555 French serpent snake → cunning person
#560 French mélanger to mix, stir → to confuse (with)
#573 French venir to come → to come (of an event)
#595 French croc hook — fang
#666 French âme soul → person
#701 French papier paper → document (n.)
#744 French langue tongue (body part) → speech
#746 French voir to see → to understand
#749 French souffler to blow — to breathe heavily
#751 French feuille leaf → sheet of paper
#797 French sain healthy — good, normal, reasonable
#905 French gauche left → clumsy
#926 French orge barley → sty (on the eye)
#930 French cas case, event — case (grammar)
#932 French cœur heart → centre, middle
#944 French bouton button (on a dress) → push button
#983 French demeurer to slow, linger — to inhabit, live
#986 French bourse sack, bag → scrotum
#1102 French tendre soft (adj.) → tender (adj.)
#1103 French grêle thin (of an object) → high-pitched (of sound)
#1113 French goût taste → inclination to smth
#1171 French cœur heart → location of emotions
#1180 French tenir to hold (in hands) → to have opinion
#1184 French aile wing → flank (military)
#1186 French long long (size) — long (period of time)
#1309 French reine queen → queen (bee)
#1312 French cochon pig (Sus scrofa) → untidy person
#1315 French tête head → mind, intellectual faculty
#1394 French âne donkey → fool
#2260 French tomber to fall down → to coincide
#2544 French haut high (location) → of high rank
#2770 French règle sizing tool → rule, regulations
#3112 French fruit fruit → result, outcome
#3181 French tête head → nail-head
#3221 French seigneur lord → god
#3676 French transparent transparent → comprehensible
#1200 Old French put stench → polecat, ferret (Mustela putorius)
#1294 French beaucoup many → very
#846 French tomber to fall down → to strike (of lightning)
#3150 French tomber to fall down → to suit (of clothes)
#1132 French tomber to fall down → to flow into
#1825 French tomber to fall down → to attack
#31 French libre free → able to do sth.
#27 French recevoir to get, obtain → to contain
#3889 French gagner to win ← to gain, to earn
#3946 French enseigne standart-bearer in an infantry corps → Officer whose rank is immediately below that of lieutenant and corresponds to those of second lieutenant (enseigne de vaisseau de 2eclasse) or lieutenant (enseigne de vaisseau de 1reclasse) in the army.
#3975 French partager to divide into several parts — to share
#4001 French bleu blue → rookie, new recruit; novice
#1407 French épervier sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) → hawkweed (Hieracium)
#4159 French lever to raise, lift (tr.) → to take off
#4160 French lever to take off — to abolish
#4159 French enlever to raise, lift (tr.) — to take off
#4161 French enlever to take off — to move away
#4158 French enlever to move away — to destroy
#2053 French attiser to light, to kindle (the fire) → to provoke
#4230 French semer to sow — to cause
#3929 French glace glass (material) → mirror
#4321 French sens meaning, sense → direction
#4344 French Mercure Mercury → mercury
#4358 French bouchon cork, bung, stopper, plug → traffic jam
#305 French pruneau prune, dried plum → projectile of a firearm, in particular a bullet from a rifle, from a revolver.
#5565 French féroce (of animals, especially wild animals) who has the instinct to kill or attack humans or other animals; which is deemed naturally cruel → bloodthirsty, cruel, brutal; which denotes fury, harshness, intransigence;
#4462 French gros fat (adj.)(of a person) → pregnancy
#4463 French enceindre to encircle → pregnant
#4512 French bougie candle → spark plug
#4726 French couleuvre snake → medieval cannon
#4748 French bœuf bull → bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
#4999 French navette in a loom, moving part generally formed of an elongated piece of wood and pointed at the ends, containing a spool and serving to pass the weft thread between the warp threads → in a sewing machine, part of the mechanism which contains the bobbin and directs the lower stitching thread
#4375 French prier to ask (for) → to pray
#5053 French répondre to answer → to be compatible
#4478 French dard dart, javelin → sting (of insect)
#5092 French paresseux idler, loafer → sloth (South American mammal)
#5190 French poing fist → handful
#56 French piquer to sting → spicy
#217 French raser to shave → to destroy completely, demolish
#10574 French toujours still (adv.) → although
#5224 French enfant child (son or daughter) — child (of age)
#5309 French voiture (historical) car (wheeled vehicle usually pulled by a horse) → car (motorized vehicle)
#5361 French craie chalk → pencil
#5398 French bon good → sweets, candy
#6 French penser to think → to recall, recollect
#4997 French rayon ray, beam (of light, etc.) [from 1474] — spoke (of wheel) [from 1538]
#5511 French col neck → Eurasian wryneck
#5549 French pape pope → some species of small birds with red and purplish plumage, in Carolina, New Caledonia and Canada of several genera of the order Passeriformes
#5562 French or gold → (obsolete) platinum
#5612 French rouge red → who has left-wing views; usual, in particular, who is a communist or who professes far-left opinions
#5613 French gauche left → left-wing parties − socialists, communists
#5614 French droit right (vs. left) → the parliamentarians who sit om right hemicycle of a parliamentary assembly; the ideas, the parties (traditionally conservative or reactionary) they represent, the public opinion that supports them
#5616 French chasse hunting, hunt → fighter plane
#5617 French clef Alternative spelling of clé 'key' → keystone
#5641 French gendarme member of the gendarmerie, a military body charged with police duties → firebug, Pyrrhocoris apterus
#5676 French cellule room (of prison, monastery) — cell (in biology)
#5679 French mine mine (underground tunnel) → mine (explosive device)
#5678 French monstre individual whose morphology is abnormal, either by excess or defect of an organ, or by abnormal position of the limbs → person who arouses fear by his cruelty, his perversion.
#5680 French réaliser to make something real → to become aware of
#5681 French sac sack, bag → to discharge, dismiss
#5696 French cerf-volant stag beetle → kite (lightweight toy)
#5761 French cour court (of a sovereign) → polite, courteous
#5762 French trait line → trait
#1930 French source spring, fountain → origin (n.)
#3953 French bête animal → stupid
#5775 French arc bow (weapon) → bow, fiddlestick
#1381 French bord coast — shore
#5919 French pertuis opening, hole → Saint-John's-wort (Hypericum)
#5940 French chien dog → cock (of a gun)
#6007 French barbe beard → filaments that line certain plants, in particular the ears of grasses
#6018 French ronger to gnaw → rodent
#6052 French forger to fashion metal with fire and a hammer → to falsify
#5729 French fumer to emit smoke → to smoke (meat or fish)
#3400 French îlot small island → city block
#3588 French don present, gift → innate disposition, natural inclination (for something)
#2666 French étoile star → destiny
#3262 French étoile star → artist particularly known and appreciated by the public.
#4735 French chenille caterpillar → endless articulated belt, isolating the wheels of a vehicle from the ground, thus allowing the latter to move on any terrain.
#4995 French peigne comb → reed (in loom)
#8391 French taille stature → waist
#2297 French croire to believe in → to trust
#6228 French une fois one time, once → when
#4718 French racine root (of a plant) → root (arithmetic)
#6471 Middle French courtilliere gardener → mole cricket (Gryllotalpa)
#4596 French lentille lentil → lens
#203 French jalousie jealousy — envy
#6495 French clocher to limp → to be bad, to not work properly
#6550 French chapeau hat → head of a mushroom
#6551 French tête head → head of a mushroom
#6579 French coussin cushion → bearing (mechanical device)
#6602 Latin sponsus engaged, bridegroom → husband
#6679 French fronde sling (weapon) → slingshot
#6691 French fourchette dinner fork → part of the skeleton of birds located between the two wings and formed by the fusion of the two clavicles
#6707 French pile pillar → side of a coin
#6704 French face face → side of a coin
#6727 French cheval horse (Equus caballus) → bridge (of musical imstrument)
#4808 French marier to marry → husband
#6958 French blanc white → formerly, Chouans, party opposite to the Republicans, known as the Blues; In the XIX century, supporter of the monarchy
#6981 French chien dog → dog-rose
#291 French règle rule, regulation → menstruation
#7234 Old French fontenelle small spring, fountain → fontanelle
#7280 French sabbat sabbath → meeting of witches
#7373 French herse portcullis (gate in the form of a grating); grate, grill (especially to block large objects floating down a river) — harrow
#2835 French fer iron → sword-blade; rapier; sword; dagger; arm
#7448 French nœud knot → nautical unit of speed
#160 French salade dishes made up of raw garden herbs seasoned with a vinaigrette sauce that is generally served at the end of a meal after the main course → cultivated vegetable plant of which there are many varieties (lettuce, batavia, chicory, frisee, romaine, escarole, etc.) and whose leaves are eaten raw or cooked
#7473 French chauffeur (rail transport) stoker; fireman → driver (of a motorized vehicle)
#3974 French pêcheur fisherman → osprey (Pandion haliaёtus)
#7522 Latin secundus second (num.) → bran
#7527 French mille thousand → myriapod
#2074 French planter to plant, put (a seed or plant) in the ground → plant (biol.)
#6 French penser to think → to recall, recollect
#7638 French cravate (dated) Croat, (modern) horse of Croatian race → necktie
#7772 French dîner (dated, regional) lunch, midday meal → dinner, evening meal
#7773 French déjeuner (dated, regional) breakfast → lunch, midday meal
#1068 French sentir to feel → to perceive smell
#4864 French cœur heart → hearts (in cards)
#4874 French trèfle clover → clubs (in cards)
#7990 French pavillon tent → auricle
#4877 French pique pike, lance → spades (in cards)
#8090 French jouer to play (intr.) → to play (a role)
#6859 French Inde India → guinea pig (Cavia porcellus)
#8106 French cochon pig (Sus scrofa) → guinea pig (Cavia porcellus)
#8178 French gland acorn → glans penis
#5302 French vache cow → police officer
#1021 French rate spleen (anat.) ← honeycomb
#8334 French petit little, small → little one; child
#8366 French plomb lead, plumbum → (fishing) sinker
#6674 French femelle female → socket, female plug
#1473 French prendre to take, seize → to begin (tr.)
#8371 French souffrir to suffer → to be ill, sick
#2184 French étrange (obsolete) stranger, foreign → strange
#8375 French cheval horse (Equus caballus) → trestle, support; (art) easel
#8053 French bohémien Bohemian (of or from Bohemia) → Gipsy
#8397 French perlé (relational) pearl → pearl barley
#8420 French embrasser to hug, embrace → to kiss
#8421 Occitan cabro goat → bagpipes
#4542 French anneau finger-ring → ring finger
#8432 French bélier ram → Aries
#8451 Latin riparius of a riverbank → river
#8485 French contenu contents → content
#8539 French coude elbow → elbow piece (tube curve)
#8609 French rayon ray → (geometry) radius [from 1639]
#6302 French enclume anvil (of a blacksmith) → anvil bone
#8648 French qualitatif quality → of good quality
#8650 French étrier stirrup → stapes
#8672 Latin verso, versare to turn (tr.) → to pour
#8689 Old French role scroll (rolled up document) → role (function or position of something)
#4646 Old French mirer to see/to look at → mirror
#963 French bien good → very
#8717 French grenade pomegranate → hand grenade
#6876 French aiguille needle (sewing) — needle (conifers)
#8763 Old French sope soup → dinner, evening meal
#8789 French pied foot → foot (poetry)
#8781 French temps time → tense (grammar)
#2726 French baptiser to baptize → to dilute with water
#8898 Latin ruga wrinkle → street
#8908 French grenouillette frog → liquid tumor appearing in the sublingual, submandibular or pharyngeal region
#8928 French plat More or less hollow piece of crockery in which dishes are served and where they can sometimes be cooked → meal (course)
#2481 French fort strong → fortress
#6892 French descendre to go down → to stay (in a hotel or other temporary lodging)
#8938 French moine monk → sparrow
#8960 French aiguille needle (sewing) → hand (of a clock), needle (of a compass)
#9001 French droit straight → vertical, upright
#9013 French miroir mirror → fried egg
#9022 Late Latin petia piece, portion → drama (theatre)
#5065 French grand-mère grandmother → (colloquial) old woman
#3191 French coucou cuckoo → cuckold, deceived husband
#314 French merde faeces → shit (something of poor quality)
#388 French éclairer to light up; to brighten → lightning
#9038 Latin miror to admire → (obsolete) to watch intensely, to stare
#1706 Occitan porquet pig (Sus scrofa) → wood-louse
#9057 French testament will (legal document) → Testament (Christianity)
#9077 French vesse fart → puffball
#9142 French dame lady → queen (chess)
#4726 French serpent snake → a type of elongated cannon of small calibre used in the 16th and 17th centuries
#4224 French dame lady → instrument used for compacting soil or paving, consisting of a heavy body widening towards the bottom and fitted, in its upper part, with either a horizontal bar or two handles for handling.
#4224 French demoiselle damsel, maiden, miss → instrument used for compacting soil or paving, consisting of a heavy body widening towards the bottom and fitted, in its upper part, with either a horizontal bar or two handles for handling.
#2971 Latin aculeus thorn, spine → wild rosebush
#9205 French oreille ear → earwig (Forficula auricularia)
#9228 French loup wolf → puffball
#9238 French peste plague (disease) → child, young girl, young woman who is mischievous, unbearable
#9340 French jaboter to cry out (about birds) → to chatter
#9375 French queue tail → grand piano
#9377 Gascon cep trunk (of a tree) → Boletus edulis
#6758 French gros thick → (colloquial) offensive
#9382 French faute error, mistake → fault, blame; (law) misdemeanor
#9385 French miracle miracle → positive evaluation
#9398 French blé wheat → (Quebec, New England) maize
#9403 French crèche manger (for animals) → day nursery
#9409 French concevoir to conceive, become pregnant → to make, create
#9452 Old French moust must (in winemaking) → mustard (spice)
#9453 French même the same — equal
#3521 French unique unique → only
#9526 French tête head → person, individual
#9532 French hostie the host used in church → (Quebec) an expletive and intensifier for all purposes.
#8881 French doux sweet (taste) → soft (adj.)
#8885 French ébranler to shake → to astonish
#9586 French monter to go up, to climb, to ascend, go higher, go uphill, go upstairs → to mount a horse
#2129 French blanc white → cold weapon
#7167 French tour tower → rook (chess)
#9672 French gomme mucilaginous and transparent substance, originating from the natural or induced exudation of certain plants → piece of rubber used to erase pencil and ink
#9664 French taupe mole (Talpa) → person who has infiltrated a more or less hostile environment to spy on it
#9690 French pétrole petroleum → gasoline (motor fuel)
#9711 French or gold → Ranunculus
#4987 French cheval horse → seahorse (Hippocampus)
#9727 French ignorer not to know → to ignore, disregard
#9776 French charger to load (weapon) → to charge (battery)
#9793 French juif Jewish → (offensive) stingy, avaricious
#2813 French pendre to hang (execute), to put to deat → naughty person
#4786 French lolo (childish) milk — (colloquial and Ivory Coast slang) female breast
#3397 French plaque flat sheet → plate armour
#474 French œil eye → evil eye
#2791 French caméléon chameleon → one who changes his opinion according to circumstances
#4708 French drame drama (theatre) → shocking and saddening event
#5052 French vocation vocation → profession
#9850 French feuillet page, leaf (of book etc.) → omasium
#9852 French réseau network → reticulum (zoology)
#9856 French bonnet a type of hat → reticulum (zoology)
#552 French grain granule → a small amount, a bit
#9625 French problème question to be answered → trouble
#3624 French fou fool → court jester
#7837 French cerf deer, stag → stag beetle
#9894 French stigmate (Christianity) stigma → stigma (botany)
#8839 French belle-mère stepmother → mother-in-law
#9923 French œuf egg → spawn, roe
#9938 French Adam Adam → Adam's apple
#8195 French couteau knife → razor clam
#7276 French ardoise slate (rock) → small, portable chalkboard
#10079 French conseil advice → council
#5731 French bas low (location) → bass, low-pitched voice
#10092 Latin potio beverage, drink → poison
#10089 French mouton sheep → leapfrog
#10112 French laurier laurel → (figuratively, usually in the plural) laurel (symbol of honour, glory, victory)
#10115 French légume (botany, dated) legume → (cooking) vegetable
#3997 Latin integer intact, uninjured, sound, healthy → honest, upright, upstanding
#10172 Old French ambre (gris) ambergris → amber
#10175 French marionnette puppet, marionette → someone who is easily influenced or controlled by another
#10260 French montagne mountain → huge amount
#404 French mont mountain → charitable institution where money is temporarily lent to the needy, against collateral
#10266 French tributaire tributary (financial) → tributary (river)
#10280 French lion lion (Panthera leo) → cougar
#10294 French mouton sheep → small, woolly ball-shaped clump of dust that usually collects under furniture
#2669 French mouton sheep → a fluffy cloud with rounded edges
#10301 French dos back (body part) → speed bump
#10318 French marotte bauble (of a jester) → obsession
#10328 French briquet firestriker, firesteel → cigarette lighter
#10336 French maquereau mackerel → pimp, pander
#10336 French barbeau (ichthyology) barbel (fish) → (slang) pimp
#10420 French pingouin (scientific context) auk → (informal) penguin
#10430 French chose thing, physical object ← something
#10432 French abaisser to move down (tr.) → to humiliate, abase
#10435 French charbon coal → charcoal
#10440 Medieval Latin pater father → godfather
#10473 French nitre (dated) saltpetre (potassium nitrate) → nitrogen
#1005 Old French chief head → chief, leader
#10509 French décevoir to deceive → to disappoint
#10511 Old French mareschal, marescal officer in charge of the care of horses → military rank, usually ranking above general
#10511 Medieval Latin comes stabuli stablemaster, equerry → high militay rank; supreme commander of the French armies
#4614 French dingue mad, insane → extraordinary, extreme, very high
#4614 French dingue mad, insane → extraordinary, extreme, very high
#10514 French voix voice → voice (linguistics)
#3985 French crevé to kill → to exhaust
#5308 French herbe grass, herb → (colloquial) marijuana
#10520 French genre kind, type → voice (linguistics)
#5875 French sortir to go out → to have a romantic relationship
#10535 French imaginer to imagine → to think, suppose
#10543 French mûre mulberry → blackberry
#10563 French belle beautiful (fem.) → mother-in-law
#81 French pont bridge → deck (of a ship)
#10597 French nef (obsolete, poetic) ship, vessel → nave
#10651 French diable devil, satan → dash it!, deuce!

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