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2,133 words — headwords with part of speech, pronunciation, and a plain-language definition.

ogresse
noun, feminine
ogress; female equivalent of ogre
oh
interjection
oh
oh là là
interjection
Expression of surprise.; Expression of sympathy or concern.
oh mon Dieu
interjection
oh my God!
oh non
interjection
oh no!
ohm
noun, masculine
ohm
ohmique
adjective
ohmic
ohmmètre
noun, masculine
ohmmeter
ohé
interjection
oy; hi; ahoy; yoohoo (used to get someone's attention)
oie
noun, feminine
goose
oie cendrée
noun, feminine
greylag goose
oie des neiges
noun, feminine
snow goose (Chen caerulescens syn. Anser caerulescens)
oignez vilain, il vous poindra
proverb
ellipsis of oignez vilain, il vous poindra ; poignez vilain, il vous oindra
oignez vilain, il vous poindra ; poignez vilain, il vous oindra
proverb
if you behave kindly towards a bad person, they will be mean; conversely, if you behave spitefully, they will be kind to you
oignon
noun, masculine
onion (Allium cepa); bulb (of a plant); one's own business
oignon rouge
noun, masculine
red onion
oignon vert
noun, masculine
green onion; spring onion; scallion; shallot; chive
oignon vert
noun, masculine
oignon vert
oignonière
noun, feminine
onion plantation
oindre
verb
to anoint
oing
noun, masculine
unction
oinj
noun, masculine
joint (marijuana cigarette)
oint
noun, masculine
one who has been anointed.
oiseau
noun, masculine
bird
oiseau couillon
noun, masculine
synonym of échenilleur de La Réunion (Lalage newtoni (Pollen, 1866))
oiseau de malheur
noun, masculine
bird of ill omen
oiseau de mauvais augure
noun, masculine
bird of ill omen
oiseau de nuit
noun, masculine
a nocturnal bird; a night owl, a night person
oiseau de paradis
noun, masculine
bird of paradise (bird)
oiseau de passage
noun, masculine
migratory bird, bird of passage; bird of passage (someone passing through a place and only staying for a short time)
oiseau de proie
noun, masculine
bird of prey
oiseau migrateur
noun, masculine
migratory bird
oiseau rare
noun, masculine
rara avis, rare bird
oiseau-mouche
noun, masculine
hummingbird (any of various small American birds in the family Trochilidae)
oiselet
noun, masculine
young bird, baby bird, birdlet
oiseleur
noun, masculine
fowler, birdcatcher
oiselier
noun, masculine
birdseller
oiselle
noun, feminine
female equivalent of oiseau (“bird”); a virgin
oisellerie
noun, feminine
bird-catching; bird-breeding; bird-selling (trade, profession); birdshop; aviary
oiseusement
adverb
pointlessly; idly
oiseux
adjective
pointless; idle
oisif
adjective
idle (not engaged in any occupation)
oisillon
noun, masculine
young bird; chick, fledgling, baby bird, little bird
oisillonne
noun, masculine
young female bird
oisivement
adverb
idly
oisiveté
noun, feminine
idleness (of a person), as in laziness or indolence
oison
noun, masculine
gosling
oit
pronoun
you (second-person singular personal pronoun, disjunctive); yourself (reflexive object pronoun of imperative verbs)
ojd
adverb
abbreviation of aujourd'hui
okapi
noun, masculine
okapi
okay
interjection
alternative spelling of OK
oki
interjection
ok, okay
okoumé
noun, masculine
Aucoumea klaineana, an African hardwood
okroug
noun, masculine
okrug
okédou
interjection
okey-dokey
oleuropéine
noun, feminine
oleuropein
olfactif
adjective
olfactory (concerning the sense of smell)
olfaction
noun, feminine
olfaction
oliban
noun, masculine
incense; frankincense
olibrius
noun, masculine
kook, weirdo, nutter