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10,231 words — headwords with part of speech, pronunciation, and a plain-language definition.

connoître: archaic spelling of connaître
connu: a well-known person
connu: known; famous
connétable: constable (of France); supreme commander of the French armies
conoscopie: conoscopy
conoïdal: conoidal
conoïde: conoid
conque: conch (the mollusk)
conquistador: conquistador
conquéramment: conqueringly
conquérant: conquering
conquérant: conqueror
conquérir: to conquer, to capture; to win, to win over
conquête: conquest; conquest (act of winning someone over)
consacrer: to dedicate, to devote (time, effort); to consecrate; to standardize through long usage
consacré: consecrated; devoted to, dedicated to; dealing with, about, on; accepted, established, proper
consanguin: inbred; born of the same father but not of the same mother
consanguinité: consanguinity; inbreeding
consciemment: consciously
conscience: conscience; consciousness
conscience de classe: class consciousness
conscience professionnelle: conscientiousness; work ethic (characteristic of being conscientious, of being thorough, careful, and vigilant in the performance of one’s task, in carrying out one's duties; value according to which one ought to work hard at one's job or duties)
consciencieusement: conscientiously
consciencieux: conscientious, thorough
conscient: Physically alert; conscious; aware of something's implications or consequences
conscientisation: awareness
conscientiser: to make aware, to sensitize
conscription: conscription
conscrit: conscript
conseil: piece of advice; council
conseil communal: city council, municipal council
conseil d'administration: board of directors
conseil d'ami: piece of friendly advice
conseil de guerre: council of war; court martial, court of inquiry, military court (court where cases of military law are heard)
conseil municipal: city council, town council
conseil scolaire: synonym of commission scolaire
conseiller: counsellor, advisor
conseiller: to advise; to counsel
conseiller aux études: academic advisor
conseiller municipal: town councillor
conseiller principal d'éducation: guidance counselor
conseilleur: someone who gives unsolicited advice
conseillisme: councilism
conseilliste: councilist
consensuel: consensual; based on consensus
consensuellement: consensually
consensus: consensus
consentant: consenting; acquiescent
consentement: consent (voluntary agreement)
consentement éclairé: informed consent
consentir: to consent
conservateur: conservative; Conservative
conservateur: keeper, curator, custodian; conservative; Conservative; preservative
conservatif: conservative
conservation: conservation
conservatisme: conservatism
conservatoire: conservatory (for the maintenance of tradition); music academy
conservatoire: conservative
conservatoirement: conservatively
conservatrice: keeper, curator, custodian; Same as title in professional duties; conservative; Conservative; preservative