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calfeutrage: draughtproofing / draftproofing
calfeutrement: caulking
calfeutrer: to caulk (to seal joints with caulk); to draughtproof, draftproof
calgarien: Calgarian (of, from or relating to the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
calibrage: calibration
calibration: synonym of étalonnage (calibration) (act of calibrating)
calibre: calibre
calibrer: to calibrate; to grade
calice: chalice
calicinal: Relating to the calyx
calicot: calico; banner
calicotome: thorny broom (or similar plant of the genus Calicotome)
califat: caliphate
calife: caliph
calife à la place du calife: someone who has taken over the role of some other important person, often by devious means and motivated by a lust for power
californate: californate
californien: of California; Californian
californium: californium
califourchon: only used in à califourchon
caligulien: Caligulan
calimaçon: snail
calinotade: stupidity, silliness
calisson: calisson (confection made with ground almonds)
calisthénie: calisthenics (gymnastic exercises under the participation of a (surface-wise) multitude of muscles and often minimal equipment (thus, usually bodyweight exercises) with a stress on stamina)
call-girl: call girl
calla: calla
caller: to attract game by imitating their call; to call
calleux: calloused
calligramme: calligram
calligraphe: calligrapher (one who practices calligraphy)
calligraphie: calligraphy (art of writing with decorative strokes)
calligraphier: to calligraph
calligraphique: calligraphic
calligraphiquement: calligraphically
callimachéen: Callimachean
callipyge: callipygian (having beautifully shaped buttocks)
callistemon: bottlebrush (tree of the genus Callistemon)
callisthénie: calisthenics
callisthénique: calisthenic
callosité: callosity
callune: ling, heather
calmant: gripe water
calmar: squid (the mollusk)
calmar colossal: colossal squid
calmar commun: common squid
calmar géant: giant squid
calmar loliginidé: European common squid (Alloteuthis subulata)
calme: calm; quiet, peaceful
calme: calmness, stillness; coolness (of a person)
calme avant la tempête: calm before the storm
calme olympien: total composure
calme plat: a dead calm, a flat calm, a clock calm
calmement: calmly
calmer: to calm, pacify, soothe; to calm down, abate, subside
calmer le jeu: to defuse the situation, to calm things down, to pour oil on troubled waters
calmer les esprits: to calm things down, to let cooler heads prevail, to defuse the situation
calmer sa joie: to calm down
calmer ses ardeurs: to curb one's enthusiasm
calmer son jeu: to calm down
calmos: calm; (let's) stay calm