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braque
noun, feminine
crayfish claw
braque
noun, masculine
someone who is crazy, foolish
braque
adjective
crazy, barmy, foolish
braquemard
noun, masculine
braquemard
braquemart
noun, masculine
braquemard; dick; shaft
to point (a gun, camera etc.); to turn (one’s eyes); to make a hard turn, turn hard; to stick up, rob (a bank); to get one's back up, feel defensive, balk
braquet
noun, masculine
gear ratio (especially on a bicycle)
braqueur
noun, masculine
robber (especially, an armed robber)
bras
noun, masculine
arm
bras armé
noun, masculine
armed wing of an organization; strong arm, enforcer
bras cassé
noun, masculine
a lame duck, a good-for-nothing, an incompetent person
bras d'honneur
noun, masculine
bras d'honneur
bras de fer
noun, masculine
arm wrestling; tug of war, power struggle
bras de levier
noun, masculine
lever arm (distance between the point of application of a force and the axis)
bras de mer
noun, masculine
sound (long narrow inlet)
bras droit
noun, masculine
right-hand man, right-hand woman
bras mort
noun, masculine
oxbow lake
bras séculier
noun, masculine
secular arm (temporal justice, as opposed to ecclesiastical justice)
brasage
noun, masculine
soldering, brazing
braser
verb
to weld or braze
brasero
noun, masculine
brazier
brasier
noun, masculine
inferno, large fire
To glimmer
brassage
noun, masculine
brewing of beer; intermingling of different peoples, cultures and ideas
brassal
noun, masculine
synonym of brassard
brassar
noun, masculine
obsolete spelling of brassard
brassard
noun, masculine
armguard, brassard; armband; bracer
brassart
noun, masculine
obsolete spelling of brassard
brasse
noun, feminine
fathom (unit of measure); stroke; breaststroke
to brew (beer); to intermingle
to talk a lot and do nothing, to be performatively busy, to make a show of being busy but get nothing of substance done, to engage in busy work
to talk a lot and do nothing, to be performatively busy, to make a show of being busy but get nothing of substance done, to engage in busy work
brasserie
noun, feminine
brewery (a place where beer is brewed); brewery (a beer-producing company); brasserie (a restaurant); beer bar, beer parlor / beer parlour, alehouse (a pub or bar where beer is sold)
brasserole
noun, feminine
a kind of camisole
brasseur
noun, masculine
brewer
brassicole
adjective
brewing
brassique
adjective
brassic
brassière
noun, feminine
child's vest; life jacket; brassiere, bra
brassée
noun, feminine
armful
brasure
noun, feminine
soldering; solder
brasé
adjective
soldered
bravache
noun, masculine
bravado; bully; braggart
bravache
adjective
exhibiting bravado; bullying
bravacherie
noun, feminine
braggadoccio; bravado
bravade
noun, feminine
bravado
brave
noun, masculine
hero
brave
adjective
brave; honest
bravement
adverb
bravely
braver
verb
to challenge, defy; to brave; to flout, pay no heed to (someone's opinion, hostility, etc.)
bravo
interjection
bravo!, hear, hear!, well said!, well done!
bravo
noun, masculine
applause, cheers; swordsman
bravoure
noun, feminine
bravery, courage
braye
noun, feminine
daub, mud
brayer
verb
to coat with pitch
brayer
noun, masculine
truss
brayette
noun, feminine
fly (front slit-like opening of underpants)
braîment
noun, masculine
dated spelling of braiment
break
noun, masculine
estate car, station wagon
break
noun, masculine
break (pause, holiday); break (of serve)