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to scare up; to hunt out, to track down; to dig out, to unearth
dénicheur
noun, masculine
someone who steals from a nest; unearther
to denicotinize
nicotine-free
to deny
dénigrant
adjective
denigrating
dénigrement
noun, masculine
denigration
to denigrate (to criticize so as to besmirch)
dénigreur
adjective
denigrating
dénitrifiant
adjective
denitrifying
dénitrification
noun, feminine
denitrification
to denitrify
to make uneven
dénivellation
noun, feminine
difference in altitude, rise and fall; change of altitude/level; level difference
dénivelé
adjective
on a lower level
dénivelé
noun, masculine
height difference, change in height, change in altitude, drop
dénombrabilité
noun, feminine
countability
dénombrable
adjective
countable
dénombrement
noun, masculine
counting; enumeration
to count, enumerate
dénominal
noun, masculine
denominal
dénominateur
noun, masculine
denominator (the number or expression written below the line in a fraction)
dénominateur
adjective
denominating
dénominateur commun
noun, masculine
common denominator (any integer that is a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions); common denominator (trait or attribute that is shared by all members of some category)
dénominatif
adjective
denominative
dénomination
noun, feminine
denomination (all senses)
to name; to denominate
to name
dénommé
adjective
a, a certain, someone named
to denounce; to announce an end; to give oneself up (to surrender); to report someone or something to the authorities; to tell on
dénonciateur
noun, masculine
informer, accuser, denouncer
dénonciateur
adjective
denunciatory
dénonciation
noun, feminine
denunciation
dénoncé
adjective
denounced
dénonçable
adjective
denounceable (able to be denounced)
dénotatif
adjective
denotative
dénotation
noun, feminine
denotation
to denote; to stick out, to stick out like a sore thumb
dénoté
adjective
denoted
dénouement
noun, masculine
outcome; dénouement; act of unwinding a position
to undo (a knot), to unknot; to untangle, to unravel (a situation)
dénoyage
noun, masculine
draining, drainage, dewatering
to stone, pit (to remove stones or pits from)
dénoyauteur
noun, masculine
pitter (device)
to drain, dewater
dénoûment
noun, masculine
archaic spelling of dénouement
to denuclearize (make nuclear-free)
dénudation
noun, feminine
denudation
to render nude, to take off (clothing); to remove, to strip off, to expose
dénuement
noun, masculine
destitution
to deprive
dénutrition
noun, feminine
undernourishment
dénué
adjective
lacking (in), devoid (of)
to defog
dénégation
noun, feminine
denial; disclaimer
déo
noun, masculine
deodorant
déodorant
adjective
odor-controlling
déodorant
noun, masculine
deodorant (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm)
déontique
adjective
deontic (relating to necessity, duty or obligation)
déontologie
noun, feminine
code, (professional) ethics; deontology