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fourrage fourrage (fou-raj) 1. fodder for more on this word see details at French-word-a-day.com Word Reference for fourrage

terroir terroir (ter-waahr) 1. soil; land 2. cuisine du terroir = country cooking 3. vin du terroir = local wine. for more on this word see details at French-word-a-day.com Word Reference for terroir

(ah-pree-vwa-zay) 1. to tame 2. to domesticate for more on this word see details at French-word-a-day.com Word Reference for

recouvrir recouvrir (reuh-koo-vreer) 1. to cover 2. to re-cover 3. to hide, to conceal. also: recouvrir d'un tapis = carpet (cover with a carpet) for more on this word see details at French-word-a-day.com Word Reference for recouvrir

trognon trognon (troh-nyon) 1. cute, lovely also: trognon de pomme = apple core for more on this word see details at French-word-a-day.com Word Reference for trognon

oeillade oeillade (euh-yahd) 1. a wink, 2. a furtive glance, an ogle: look-over, peep 3. a sheep's eye for more on this word see details at French-word-a-day.com Word Reference for oeillade

degouliner degouliner (day goo lee nay) 1. to trickle, to drip (with sweat) for more on this word see details at French-word-a-day.com Word Reference for degouliner

barjot barjot (bar-zhoh) 1. nuts, crazy also: une bande de barjots = a bunch of nutcases for more on this word see details at French-word-a-day.com Word Reference for barjot

désaltérant,e désaltérant,e (day-zahl-tehr-ahn) 1. thirst-quenching also: désaltérer (day-zahl-tehr-ay) verb for more on this word see details at French-word-a-day.com Word Reference for désaltérant,e

égratignure égratignure (ay-gra-tee-nyur) 1. scratch, scrape, graze for more on this word see details at French-word-a-day.com Word Reference for égratignure

eclaboussement eclaboussement (ay-klah-boos-mahn) 1. splash (of water, color) for more on this word see details at French-word-a-day.com Word Reference for eclaboussement

entrelacer entrelacer (ontr-lah-say) 1. to interlace, intertwine for more on this word see details at French-word-a-day.com Word Reference for entrelacer

lavoir lavoir (laah-vwar) 1. wash house, washing place for more on this word see details at French-word-a-day.com Word Reference for lavoir

crevé crevé (kruh-vay) 1. exhausted, dead beat for more on this word see details at French-word-a-day.com Word Reference for crevé

luxer luxer (loox-ay) 1. to dislocate 2. luxer l'épaule = to dislocate one's shoulder 3. avoir l'épaule luxée = to have a dislocated should for more on this word see details at French-word-a-day.com Word Reference for luxer

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