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to defend; to forbid
to protect the weak and defenceless, to be a knight in shining armor for the weak
défendu
adjective
forbidden
defenestrateable, throwable through or from a window
défenestration
noun, feminine
defenestration (act of throwing out a window)
to throw out of the window; to defenestrate
défens
noun, masculine
a forest in which only the local lord could hunt
défense
noun, feminine
defence (action of defending or protecting from attack, danger or injury, or any means for that purpose); defence; prohibition (often on signs informing onlookers that an activity is forbidden); fender; tusk (of animal)
défenseur
noun, masculine
defender; defenseman (US), defenceman (Canada)
défensif
adjective
defensive
defensively
déferlant
adjective
breaking (waves); surging
déferlement
noun, masculine
surge; upsurge, surge, barrage
to break; to break out, to surge, to rise up, to sweep; to unfurl (sails)
to remove iron from
défervescence
noun, feminine
defervescence
to defoliate, lose leaves
défeuillé
adjective
defoliated
défi
noun, masculine
challenge
défiance
noun, feminine
mistrust
défiant
adjective
mistrustful
défibrillateur
noun, masculine
defibrillator
défibrillation
noun, feminine
defibrillation
to defibrillate
to defibrinate
to untwine
déficience
noun, feminine
deficiency
déficient
adjective
deficient; defective
déficit
noun, masculine
deficit; shortage (in weight); deficiency
déficitaire
adjective
loss-making, in the red
to defy, challenge; to distrust, mistrust, beware
défiguration
noun, feminine
disfiguration
to disfigure; to deform
défilable
adjective
scrollable
défilement
noun, masculine
defilement: the use of terrain and fortification to protect a location from enfilading fire; unreeling, unwinding; playing, showing, projection; scrolling
to parade or march; to appear one after the other; to unfold; to happen; to scroll; to slip away or off
défilé
noun, masculine
parade; procession; march in protest; ellipsis of défilé de mode
défilé de mode
noun, masculine
fashion show
défini
adjective
defined; definite
to define
définissable
adjective
definable
second-person singular present/imperfect subjunctive of définir
définiteur
noun, masculine
definer
définitif
adjective
definitive, conclusive, final; permanent
définition
noun, feminine
definition
definitional
definitively, for good, once and for all; definitely
définitoire
adjective
definitory, defining
To reduce taxation (of a government); To reduce or to avoid paying taxes (of a person or company)
déflagrant
adjective
deflagrant
déflagrateur
noun, masculine
deflagrator
déflagration
noun, feminine
deflagration
to deflagrate
to deflate (cause deflation)
déflation
noun, feminine
deflation; wind erosion
deflationary
déflecteur
noun, masculine
deflector, baffle; quarterlight (small car window)
déflegmation
noun, feminine
dephlegmation
to dephlegmate
défleuraison
noun, feminine
fall of the blossom