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courtoisement
adverb
courteously
courtoisie
noun, feminine
courtesy
couru d'avance
adjective
foregone, predictable
couscounille
noun, feminine
common brighteyes, a plant of species Reichardia picroides
couscous
noun, masculine
couscous
couscoussière
noun, feminine
a couscoussier
cousette
noun, feminine
seamstress; étui (needlework case)
cousin
noun, masculine
cousin (male)
cousin
noun, masculine
cranefly; mosquito; people who stick to others without mutual benefit: parasites, bloodsuckers
cousin germain
noun, masculine
first cousin, cousin-german
cousin issu de germain
noun, masculine
second cousin
cousinade
noun, feminine
family reunion
cousiner
verb
to get along; to get on well
cousinette
noun, feminine
a variety (cultivar) of apple
cousinière
noun, feminine
a cranefly or mosquito net
coussin
noun, masculine
cushion
coussin péteur
noun, masculine
whoopee cushion
coussinet
noun, masculine
cushion; digital pad (of a cat or dog's paw), toe bean; bearing
coussiège
noun, masculine
window seat (typically soft seat placed in a recess, for a window, in a wall, and filling the recess)
cousteline
noun, feminine
synonym of couscounille
coustume
noun, feminine
archaic spelling of coutume
cousu
adjective
sewn, stitched
cousu de fil blanc
adjective
blatantly obvious, poorly concealed (e.g a lie, or the plot of a story)
cousu main
adjective
handstitched
cout
noun, masculine
post-1990 spelling of coût
cout d'opportunité
noun, masculine
post-1990 spelling of coût d'opportunité
couteau
noun, masculine
knife; razor clam; any bivalve in the genus Solen.
couteau d'office
noun, masculine
paring knife
couteau de chasse
noun, masculine
hunting knife
couteau de chef
noun, masculine
chef's knife, cook's knife
couteau de cuisine
noun, masculine
kitchen knife
couteau de lancer
noun, masculine
throwing knife (knife designed and weighted so that it can be thrown effectively, typically as a weapon or for competitions of knife-throwing skill)
couteau suisse
noun, masculine
Swiss Army knife; a very versatile person
couteau à beurre
noun, masculine
butter knife
couteau à cran d'arrêt
noun, masculine
switchblade
couteau à fromage
noun, masculine
cheese knife
couteau à fruit
noun, masculine
fruit knife
couteau à huîtres
noun, masculine
oyster knife
couteau à pain
noun, masculine
bread knife
couteau à palette
noun, masculine
palette knife
couteau à poisson
noun, masculine
fish-knife
couteau à tartiner
noun, masculine
spreading knife
couteau à viande
noun, masculine
steak knife
coutelas
noun, masculine
large kitchen knife
coutelier
noun, masculine
cutler
coutellerie
noun, feminine
knifemaking, cutlery works
couter
verb
post-1990 spelling of coûter
couteusement
adverb
post-1990 spelling of coûteusement
couteux
adjective
post-1990 spelling of coûteux
coutil
noun, masculine
drill; garment or other item made of this fabric
coutume
noun, feminine
custom
coutumier
noun, masculine
customary
coutumier
adjective
customary, usual (of things); accustomed to (of people, with de)
coutumièrement
adverb
customarily; usually; habitually
couture
noun, feminine
sewing; dressmaking; seam; stitches; scar
couturer
verb
to sew; to scar
couturier
noun, masculine
couturier
couturière
noun, feminine
dressmaker; tailor
couturé
adjective
scarred, scarry
couvade
noun, feminine
couvade (Basque tradition); couvade (sympathetic pregnancy)