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

contrefort
noun, masculine
foothills (hilly land near the base of a mountain range); buttress
contreinterrogation
noun, feminine
counterinterrogation
contrejour
noun, masculine
post-1990 spelling of contre-jour
contremaitre
noun, masculine
post-1990 spelling of contremaître
contremarche
noun, feminine
countermarch; riser (part of a step)
contremarque
noun, feminine
pass-out (ticket allowing reentry)
contremaître
noun, masculine
foreman (leader of a work crew)
contremine
noun, feminine
countermine
contrepartie
noun, feminine
equivalent, counterpart; compensation
contrepet
noun, masculine
the practice of making spoonerisms; synonym of contrepèterie (“spoonerism, chiefly one that is sexually explicit”)
contrepied
noun, masculine
opposite
contreplaqué
noun, masculine
plywood
contreplongée
noun, feminine
worm's-eye view
contrepoids
noun, masculine
counterweight
contrepoint
noun, masculine
counterpoint; counterpoint (response, retort, repartee)
contrepoison
noun, masculine
antidote
counterproductive
contrepèterie
noun, feminine
spoonerism, chiefly one that is sexually explicit
to block, to counter, to counteract
post-1990 spelling of contre-révolutionnaire
contrerévolutionnaire
noun, masculine/feminine
post-1990 spelling of contre-révolutionnaire
contresens
noun, masculine
backward interpretation; misinterpretation or mistranslation
contresignataire
noun, masculine/feminine
countersigner
to countersign
contrespionnage
noun, masculine
counterespionage
contretemps
noun, masculine
offbeat, backbeat; a contretemps, a hitch, a hold-up, a setback
counterterrorist
contrevenant
noun, masculine
offender
to contravene
contrevérité
noun, feminine
falsehood; falsity; untruth
contrexemple
noun, masculine
counterexample (instance of the falsity)
contribuable
noun, masculine/feminine
taxpayer
to contribute; to help
contributaire
adjective
contributory (of taxation etc)
contributeur
noun, masculine
contributor
contributif
adjective
contributive
contribution
noun, feminine
contribution; contribution: levy or impost
contributoire
adjective
contributive
contributively
to grieve (for)
contrit
adjective
contrite; apologetic
contrition
noun, feminine
remorse, contrition
controlateral
contrordre
noun, masculine
counterorder, countermand
to contrive
controuvé
adjective
contrived
controverse
noun, feminine
controversy (debate, discussion of opposing opinions)
to controvert
controversiste
noun, masculine/feminine
controversialist (one who regularly engages in public controversies)
controversé
adjective
controversial
contrée
noun, feminine
land; region; country
contrôlabilité
noun, feminine
controllability
contrôlable
adjective
controllable; verifiable
contrôle
noun, masculine
control (all senses); verification, checking; test
contrôle d'identité
noun, masculine
identity check
contrôle de gestion
noun, masculine
management auditing, management control
birth control
contrôle parental
noun, masculine
parental control, v-chip (feature included in some digital television services, computers, mobile devices, software, etc. that allows parents to restrict their children's access to certain content)
contrôle qualité
noun, masculine
quality control
contrôle technique
noun, masculine
vehicle inspection (procedure mandated by national or subnational governments in many countries, in which a vehicle is inspected to ensure that it conforms to regulations)