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mercenaire
adjective
mercenary
mercenarily
mercerie
noun, feminine
haberdashery (goods); haberdashery (shop)
to mercerise
mercerisé
adjective
mercerized
to optimize the profitability of a point of sale and of its merchandise
merchandising
noun, masculine
merchandising
merci
noun, masculine
thanks, an expression of gratitude, the word merci
merci
noun, feminine
mercy; grace
merci
interjection
thank you
merci beaucoup
interjection
thank you very much
merci bien
interjection
thank you very much
thank you so much
thanks for your help
thanks for your help
mercier
noun, masculine
mercer
mercredi
noun, masculine
Wednesday
mercredi
interjection
Used in place of merde; shoot, shucks
mercredi des Cendres
noun, masculine
Ash Wednesday
mercredi des cendres
noun, masculine
alternative letter-case form of mercredi des Cendres
mercurate
noun, masculine
mercurate
mercure
noun, masculine
mercury; ambient temperature
to mercurialize
mercurescéine
noun, feminine
mercuresceine
mercureux
adjective
mercurous
mercuriale
noun, feminine
A session of the French Parliament held on a Wednesday where the First President would denounce any injustices.; mercury (Mercurialis); synonym of mercuriale annuelle (“annual mercury”) (Mercurialis annua); reprimand, scolding
mercuriale annuelle
noun, feminine
annual mercury (Mercurialis annua)
mercuriale commune
noun, feminine
synonym of mercuriale annuelle (“annual mercury”) (Mercurialis annua)
mercuriale sauvage
noun, feminine
synonym of mercuriale vivace (“dog's mercury”) (Mercurialis perennis)
mercuriale vivace
noun, feminine
dog's mercury (Mercurialis perennis)
mercuriel
adjective
mercurial
mercurique
adjective
mercuric
mercurochrome
noun, masculine
antiseptic
merdaille
noun, feminine
a group of irritating children; a group of contemptible & inferior people; scum; a contemptible individual
to do nothing, to waste time
merdaillon
noun, masculine
an annoying child, equivalent to English little shit; a contemptible & inexperienced person
merde
noun, feminine
turd, piece of feces, shit; shit (something undesirable or unwanted); shit (something of poor quality); a dickhead, a fuckhead, a bastard
merde
interjection
shit!, crap!; break a leg!
merde alors
interjection
damn! bugger! dammit!
merder
verb
to fuck up, to screw up (make errors)
merdeux
adjective
shitty; crap; shit
merdeux
noun, masculine
shitling, shithead, little bastard, little shit
merdia
noun, masculine
media considered servile and submissive to political power
merdier
noun, masculine
mess, jumble; bad, tricky situation, shitstorm
merdique
adjective
shitty, crappy
to mess up, to screw up
merdoir
noun, masculine
shitter; toilet
merdouille
interjection
toned-down or humorous alternative to merde; shit!, crap!
merdouille
noun, feminine
deprecative substitute for something deliberately not mentioned or whose name is not known but easily inferred from the context; thingamajig, thingy
merdu
adjective
fucked, fucked up (not working or workable)
merengue
noun, masculine
merengue
merguez
noun, feminine
merguez; a car that has been modified—as by filing away its engine number, or including components from different cars—to make it harder to identify or to conceal damage from an accident.; a seemingly normal transaction that later turns out to be a scam
meringue
noun, feminine
meringue
to cover with a layer of meringue
merise
noun, feminine
wild cherry (fruit)
merisier
noun, masculine
wild cherry (tree); cherry (wood)
merisier à grappes
noun, masculine
bird cherry (Prunus padus)
merl
noun, masculine
alternative spelling of maërl
merlan
noun, masculine
whiting; hairdresser
merle
noun, masculine
blackbird; Eurasian blackbird (Turdus merula)