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to moderate, temper, lessen, weaken etc.; to practice moderation; to moderate, act as moderator, notably in a gremium
modéré
adjective
moderate
moderately (in a moderate way)
moelle
noun, feminine
marrow (substance inside bones); spinal cord; pith
moelle osseuse
noun, feminine
bone marrow
moelle épinière
noun, feminine
spinal cord
softly; comfortably
moelleux
adjective
full of marrow, marrowy; soft, supple, graceful
moellon
noun, masculine
rubblestone
moer
noun, feminine
morass
mofette
noun, feminine
mofetta
mogette
noun, feminine
bean, in particular dried white bean
moghazni
noun, masculine
a member of an irregular French army force during the Algerian War
moghol
adjective
Mughal, Moghul
mogo
noun, masculine
bloke, man, particularly as seen as engaging in intercourse with women, philanderer, lothario
mohair
noun, masculine
mohair
moi
pronoun
me (first-person singular disjunctive pronoun); me (first-person singular object pronoun of imperative verbs)
moi
noun, masculine
the ego; the me
as long as I live, while I'm alive
moi-même
pronoun
myself
moignon
noun, masculine
stump (of limb); stub (of tail)
moindre mal
noun, masculine
lesser of two evils, lesser evil
in the least or slightest manner
moine
noun, masculine
monk
moineau
noun, masculine
sparrow; (type of) small bastion
moineau domestique
noun, masculine
house sparrow (Passer domesticus)
moineau franc
noun, masculine
house sparrow (Passer domesticus)
moinerie
noun, feminine
monastery
moinillon
noun, masculine
young monk
moins
adverb
comparative degree of peu; less, fewer; minus; negative; superlative degree of peu; the least
moins
noun, masculine
the minus sign
moins
preposition
minus
moins-que-rien
noun, masculine/feminine
a nobody, a nonentity, chopped liver (unimportant person)
moins-value
noun, feminine
capital loss (decrease in the value of a capital asset; amount by which the proceeds of the sale of a capital asset by its owner are less than its cost to the owner)
moinson
noun, masculine
a type of chestnut
moire
noun, feminine
watered fabric, moire
moiré
adjective
moiré, watered (effect); shimmering
moiré
noun, masculine
moiré, watered effect, clouded effect
mois
noun, masculine
month; period, menstruation
moise
noun, feminine
ledger (piece of carpentry), yoke
moiselle
noun, feminine
damselfly
moisi
noun, masculine
mould (woolly or furry growth of tiny fungi)
moisi
adjective
mouldy
moisir
verb
(to cause) to go mouldy, to moulder; to hang around, to gather dust
moisissant
adjective
mouldering, decaying, rotting
second-person singular present/imperfect subjunctive of moisir
moisissure
noun, feminine
mould (woolly or furry growth of tiny fungi)
moisson
noun, feminine
harvest, harvesting (the process of gathering the ripened crop); harvest (the season of gathering ripened crops; specifically, the time of reaping and gathering grain); harvest, crop (the yield of harvesting, i.e., the gathered crops or fruits); wealth, host, good haul, good crop
moissonnage
noun, masculine
harvesting
to harvest (to reap)
moissonneur
noun, masculine
harvester, reaper
moissonneuse
noun, feminine
harvester
moissonneuse-batteuse
noun, feminine
combine harvester (farming machine)
moite
adjective
sticky, muggy (heat, weather); sticky, sweaty (skin, hands etc.)
moitement
adverb
stickily
moiter
verb
to make moist with sweat; to become moist with sweat
moiteur
noun, feminine
wetness, dampness; sweat
moitié
noun, feminine
half; significant other
mojito
noun, masculine
mojito (mixed drink)
moka
noun, masculine
mocha (drink); Variety of coffee originating from the city of Mokha in Yemen.; Savoy biscuit cake topped with coffee cream.