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merle blanc
noun, masculine
rara avis; synonym of échenilleur de La Réunion (Lalage newtoni (Pollen, 1866)
merle d'Amérique
noun, masculine
American robin (Turdus migratorius)
merlesse
noun, feminine
Female blackbird
merlette
noun, feminine
the merlette; female blackbird
merlin
noun, masculine
splitting maul: an axe with a long handle, the blade of which is coupled with a broad side that can be used as a sledgehammer
merlon
noun, masculine
merlon
merlot
noun, masculine
Merlot
merlu
noun, masculine
hake
merlu blanc
noun, masculine
European hake (Merluccius merluccius)
merlu commun
noun, masculine
European hake (Merluccius merluccius)
merlu européen
noun, masculine
European hake (Merluccius merluccius)
merrain
noun, masculine
oak stave (used to make barrels, etc.)
merranderie
noun, feminine
stave-milling (trade of preparing staves that are then used by a cooper to make barrels)
merrandier
noun, masculine
stave miller (craftsman who prepares staves that are then used by a cooper to make barrels)
merveille
noun, feminine
wonder; marvel
merveilleusement
adverb
wonderfully; brilliantly; amazingly
merveilleux
adjective
marvelous, brilliant
merveillosité
noun, feminine
marvelousness
mesa
noun, feminine
mesa
mescaline
noun, feminine
mescaline
mesclun
noun, masculine
mesclun (mixture of young salad leaves)
mesdames et messieurs
interjection
ladies and gentlemen
mesmement
adverb
archaic spelling of mêmement
mesmérisme
noun, masculine
mesmerism
meson
noun, masculine
alternative spelling of méson
mesoscopique
adjective
mesoscopic
mesquin
adjective
unimportant; small-minded, petty; poor, of poor quality; stingy, tight-fisted; mean
mesquinement
adverb
meanly, narrow-mindedly, niggardly
mesquinerie
noun, feminine
pettiness, meanness
message
noun, masculine
message
message subliminal
noun, masculine
subliminal message.
message vocal
noun, masculine
voice message, vocal
messager
noun, masculine
messenger; one who carries a message
messager sagittaire
noun, masculine
secretary bird
messager secrétaire
noun, masculine
secretary bird
messager serpentaire
noun, masculine
secretary bird
messagerie
noun, feminine
messaging, messager (software for sending messages); distribution or parceling service; voice mail
messagerie instantanée
noun, feminine
instant messaging
messagerie vocale
noun, feminine
voicemail
messaliste
noun, masculine/feminine
a supporter of the Algerian nationalist Messali Hadj
messe
noun, feminine
Mass (church service)
messe basse
noun, feminine
recited mass, Low Mass; whispering
messe de minuit
noun, feminine
midnight mass
messeoir
verb
to be unsuitable; to be unwanted
messianique
adjective
messianic
messianisme
noun, masculine
messianism
messianiste
noun, masculine/feminine
messianist
messianiste
adjective
messianist
messidor
noun, masculine
Messidor (the tenth month of the French Republican Calendar)
messie
noun, masculine
messiah
messiesque
adjective
Messiesque (in the footballing style of Lionel Messi)
messin
adjective
of Metz; Metzian, Messine
messire
noun, masculine
my lord (as term of address, title)
messoir
verb
post-1990 spelling of messeoir
mestre
noun, masculine
archaic spelling of maître; a ship's mainmast with lateens as opposed to the mizzenmast
mesurable
adjective
measurable
mesurage
noun, masculine
measurement (act of measuring)
mesure
noun, feminine
measure; measurement
mesure indirecte
noun, feminine
proxy (measurement of one physical quantity that is used as an indicator of the value of another)
mesurer
verb
to measure