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enclitique
adjective
enclitic (referring to a clitic which joins with the preceding word)
enclitique
noun, masculine
enclitic (clitic which joins with the preceding word)
enclitically
to enclose; to fortify
enclos
noun, masculine
enclosure, paddock
to nail in, put a nail in
enclume
noun, feminine
anvil (block used in blacksmithing); anvil, incus
encoche
noun, feminine
notch; nock
to notch, put a notch in; to nock (an arrow)
encodage
noun, masculine
encoding
to encode
encodeur
noun, masculine
encoder (a device to encode a signal)
to enclose in a chest or box
encoignure
noun, feminine
corner; threshold; encoignure
to glue
encolleur
noun, masculine
gluer
encolure
noun, feminine
neck (of a horse)
encombrant
adjective
cumbersome, heavy, bulky
encombre
noun, masculine
obstacle, hindrance, difficulty
encombrement
noun, masculine
traffic congestion; cluttering, jamming, obstruction; overcrowding, saturation
to block off, to clutter, to clutter up, to congest; to encumber, to burden; to jam (e.g. a switchboard)
encombré
adjective
cluttered; congested; burdened, encombered; jammed (of a switchboard)
encomium
noun, masculine
an Ancient Greek literary genre of praise; dictionary
to begin, start, initiate, or commence
to fuck
encontre
noun, masculine
only used in à l'encontre de
encoprésie
noun, feminine
encopresis
encor
adverb
apocopic form of encore
encorbellement
noun, masculine
corbelling
to rope up, connect with a rope
encore
adverb
still; more; again; (not) yet; (never) before; again (following a question)
again and again, over and over, time after time
still, as always, yet again
encore heureux
interjection
and a good job too! and a good thing too! well that's lucky! I'm glad to hear it! it's just as well! thank goodness!
encore que
conjunction
though, although
once again, once more
to horn, to ram with the horns; to cuckold
encornet
noun, masculine
squid (cooked) (sea animal)
encoubert
noun, masculine
encoubert
to trip, stumble; to trip over something
encourageant
adjective
encouraging (providing encouragement)
encouragement
noun, masculine
an encouragement
to encourage; to motivate oneself; to encourage each other; to promote
to incur (to expose oneself to something inconvenient); to run [the risk], to bring upon (something unfavourable)
encrage
noun, masculine
inking
encrassage
noun, masculine
dirtying, fouling
encrassement
noun, masculine
fouling
to dirty, to foul; to get dirty, get filthy
encre
noun, feminine
ink
encre de Chine
noun, feminine
India ink
encrer
verb
to ink (to apply ink to)
encreur
adjective
ink, inking
encrier
noun, masculine
inkwell
encrine
noun, masculine
stone lily (fossil crinoid)
post-1990 spelling of encroûter
to encrust, crust over; to crust over, form a crust; to get into a rut
enculable
adjective
fuckable, buttfuckable
enculade
noun, feminine
sodomy, buggery, assfuck, buttfuck (act of anal sex); fuckover (trickery)
to bugger, to sodomize (have anal sex); to fuck (have sex); to fuck, to con (defraud); to beat up
to split hairs; to nitpick