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French words: chèque en blanc to Chevagnoise

300 French words, part 59 of 145 of the words starting with C, A to Z. 24 have a page of their own.

French words chèque en blanc to Chevagnoise

  1. chèque en blanc noun /ʃɛ.k‿ɑ̃ blɑ̃/: blank check (a signed cheque with the value left blank)
  2. chèque en bois noun /ʃɛk ɑ̃ bwa/: bounced cheque, rubber cheque
  3. chèque postal noun \ʃɛk pɔs.tal\
  4. chèque repas noun \ʃɛk ʁə.pa\
  5. chèque restaurant noun \ʃɛk ʁɛs.to.ʁɑ̃\
  6. chèque sans provision noun /ʃɛk sɑ̃ pʁɔ.vi.zjɔ̃/: bounced cheque
  7. chèque vacances noun \ʃɛk va.kɑ̃s\
  8. chèqueton noun \ʃɛk.tɔ̃\
  9. chéqueur noun \ʃe.kœʁ\
  10. chéqueuse noun \ʃe.køz\
  11. chéquier noun /ʃe.kje/: chequebook
  12. cher adjective, adverb, noun /ʃɛʁ/: dear, honey, hon
  13. cher à poivre noun \ʃɛʁ‿a pwavʁ\
  14. cher et tendre noun \ʃɛ.ʁ‿e tɑ̃dʁ\
  15. Chera proper noun
  16. chéracais adjective, noun
  17. Chéracaise noun
  18. Cheraga proper noun
  19. chérage noun \ʃe.ʁaʒ\
  20. Cherain proper noun \ʃə.ʁɛ̃\
  21. cheraki adjective, noun \ʃe.ʁa.ki\
  22. chérancéen adjective, noun
  23. Chérancéenne noun
  24. chèrant adjective \ʃe.ʁɑ̃\
  25. Cherasco proper noun
  26. Cheratte proper noun
  27. Cherbourg proper noun /ʃɛʁ.buʁ/: Cherbourg, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin (a city in Manche department, Normandy, France)
  28. cherbourgeois adjective, noun \ʃɛʁ.buʁ.ʒwa\: of, from or relating to the city and former commune of Cherbourg, department of Manche, Normandy, France
  29. cherbourgeoise adjective, noun /ʃɛʁ.buʁ.ʒwaz/: feminine singular of cherbourgeois
  30. cherchable adjective \ʃɛʁ.ʃabl\
  31. cherchailler verb \ʃɛʁ.ʃa.je\
  32. cherchaire noun \ʃɛʁ.ʃɛʁ\
  33. cherche noun, verb /ʃɛʁ.ʃe/: past participle of chercher
  34. cherche-fiche noun \ʃɛʁ.ʃə.fiʃ\
  35. cherche-merde noun \ʃɛʁʃ.mɛʁd\
  36. cherche-midi noun \ʃɛʁʃ.mi.di\
  37. cherche-pain noun \ʃɛʁʃ.pɛ̃\
  38. cherche-pointe noun \ʃɛʁ.ʃə.pwɛ̃t\
  39. cherchée noun, verb /ʃɛʁ.ʃe/: feminine singular of cherché
  40. chercher verb /ʃɛʁ.ʃe/: to look for, to seek
  41. chercher à verb \ʃɛʁ.ʃe a\
  42. chercher chaussure à son pied verb /ʃɛʁ.ʃe ʃo.syʁ a sɔ̃ pje/: to look for the right fit for one
  43. chercher chicane verb \ʃɛʁ.ʃe ʃi.kan\
  44. chercher des bibittes verb \ʃɛʁ.ʃe de bi.bit\
  45. chercher des crosses verb \ʃɛʁ.ʃe dɛ kʁɔs\
  46. chercher des histoires verb \ʃɛʁ.ʃe dɛ.z‿is.twaʁ\
  47. chercher des misères verb \ʃɛʁ.ʃe dɛ mi.zɛʁ\
  48. chercher des noises verb /ʃɛʁ.ʃe de nwaz/: to try and pick a fight, to try to pick a quarrel
  49. chercher des pouilles verb \ʃɛʁ.ʃe de puj\
  50. chercher des poux verb /ʃɛʁ.ʃe de pu/: to try and pick a fight, to try to pick a quarrel
  51. chercher des poux dans la tête verb \ʃɛʁ.ʃe dɛ pu dɑ̃ la tɛt\
  52. chercher des poux sur la tête verb \ʃɛʁ.ʃe dɛ pu syʁ la tɛt\
  53. chercher des poux sur un œuf verb \ʃɛʁ.ʃe de pu sy.ʁ‿œ̃.n‿œf\
  54. chercher des raisons verb \ʃɛʁ.ʃe de ʁɛ.zɔ̃\
  55. chercher des verges pour se faire battre verb \ʃɛʁ.ʃe de vɛʁʒ puʁ sə fɛʁ batʁ\
  56. chercher dispute verb \ʃɛʁ.ʃe dis.pyt\
  57. chercher encore verb \ʃɛʁ.ʃe ɑ̃.kɔʁ\
  58. chercher fortune verb \ʃɛʁ.ʃe fɔʁ.tyn\
  59. chercher garouille verb \ʃɛʁ.ʃe ɡa.ʁuj\
  60. chercher la corde à tourner le vent verb /ʃɛʁ.ʃe la kɔʁ.d‿a tuʁ.ne l(ə) vɑ̃/: to go on a wild-goose chase
  61. chercher la femme phrase \ʃɛʁ.ʃe la fam\
  62. chercher la merde verb /ʃɛʁ.ʃe la mɛʁd/: to look for trouble, to ask for trouble, to fish for trouble
  63. chercher la petite bête verb /ʃɛʁ.ʃe la p(ə).tit bɛt/: to nitpick, to split hairs
  64. chercher le poil dans l'œuf verb /ʃɛʁ.ʃe lə pwal dɑ̃ l‿œf/: to split hairs
  65. chercher midi à quatorze heures verb /ʃɛʁ.ʃe mi.di a ka.tɔʁ.z‿œʁ/: to complicate things needlessly; to seek a knot in a bulrush
  66. chercher misère verb /ʃɛʁ.ʃe mi.zɛʁ/: to give (someone) a hard time, to make (someone's) life a misery, to torment
  67. chercher noise verb \ʃɛʁ.ʃe nwaz\
  68. chercher plus loin que le bout de son nez verb \ʃɛʁ.ʃe ply lwɛ̃ kə lə bu də sɔ̃ ne\
  69. chercher querelle verb /ʃɛʁ.ʃe k(ə).ʁɛl/: to try and pick a fight, to try to pick a quarrel
  70. chercher sa course verb \ʃɛʁ.ʃe sa kuʁs\
  71. chercher sa vie verb \ʃɛʁ.ʃe sa vi\
  72. chercher ses marques verb \ʃɛʁ.ʃe se maʁk\
  73. chercher ses mots verb /ʃɛʁ.ʃe se mo/: to fumble for words, to grasp for words, to be at a loss for words
  74. chercher son pain verb \ʃɛʁ.ʃe sɔ̃ pɛ̃\
  75. chercher une aiguille dans une botte de foin verb /ʃɛʁ.ʃe yn ɛ.ɡɥij dɑ̃.z‿yn bɔt də fwɛ̃/: to look for a needle in a haystack
  76. chercheresse noun \ʃɛʁ.ʃ(ə).ʁɛs\
  77. chercheur adjective, noun /ʃɛʁ.ʃœʁ/: searcher (one who searches)
  78. chercheur d’or noun \ʃɛʁ.ʃœʁ d‿ɔʁ\
  79. chercheur de comètes noun \ʃɛʁ.ʃœʁ də kɔ.mɛt\
  80. chercheur de poux noun \ʃɛʁ.ʃœʁ də pu\
  81. chercheur·e noun \ʃɛʁ.ʃœʁ\
  82. chercheur.euse noun \ʃɛʁ.ʃœ.ʁøz\
  83. chercheure noun \ʃɛʁ.ʃœʁ\
  84. chercheureuse noun \ʃɛʁ.ʃœ.ʁøz\
  85. chercheuse noun /ʃɛʁ.ʃøz/: female equivalent of chercheur
  86. chercheuse d’or noun \ʃɛʁ.ʃøz d‿ɔʁ\
  87. chercheuse de poux noun \ʃɛʁ.ʃøz də pu\
  88. chercheuse en résidence noun
  89. cherchez l'erreur phrase /ʃɛʁ.ʃe l‿e.ʁœʁ/: Used to draw one's interlocutor's attention to the curious, contradictory or ironic character of what one has just said.
  90. cherchez la femme phrase /ʃɛʁ.ʃe la fam/: A cliche in detective fiction, used to suggest that a mystery can be resolved by identifying a femme fatale or female love interest.
  91. chercolée noun \ʃɛʁ.kɔ.le\
  92. cherconée noun \ʃɛʁ.kɔ.ne\
  93. cherconnée noun \ʃɛʁ.kɔ.ne\
  94. chercquois adjective, noun
  95. Chercquoise noun
  96. chère adjective, noun /ʃɛʁ/: visage, face
  97. chère de commissaire noun \ʃɛʁ də kɔ.mi.sɛʁ\
  98. chère entière noun
  99. chère et tendre noun \ʃɛ.ʁ‿e tɑ̃dʁ\
  100. chère sœur noun \ʃɛʁ sœʁ\
  101. Chéreau proper noun \ʃe.ʁo\
  102. cheréen adjective, noun
  103. Cheréenne noun
  104. chèrement adverb /ʃɛʁ.mɑ̃/: dearly
  105. chérençais adjective, noun
  106. Chérençaise noun
  107. chérengeois adjective, noun
  108. Chérengeoise noun
  109. chérer verb \ʃe.ʁe\
  110. Chéret proper noun
  111. cherfaix noun \ʃɛʁ.fɛ\
  112. chergui noun /ʃɛʁ.ɡi/: sharqi
  113. Cherhal proper noun
  114. chéri adjective, noun, verb /ʃe.ʁi/: cherished; beloved
  115. chéri-coco noun \ʃe.ʁi ko.ko\
  116. chériat noun \ʃe.ʁja\
  117. chérie adjective, noun, verb /ʃe.ʁi/: feminine singular of chéri
  118. chériennois adjective, noun
  119. Chériennoise noun
  120. chérif noun /ʃe.ʁif/: sharif
  121. chérifa noun \ʃe.ʁi.fa\
  122. chérifat noun \ʃe.ʁi.fa\
  123. Cherifi proper noun
  124. chérifien adjective \ʃe.ʁi.fjɛ̃\: Sherifian
  125. chérimole noun /ʃe.ʁi.mɔl/: cherimoya
  126. chérimolier noun /ʃe.ʁi.mɔ.lje/: cherimoya tree
  127. cherimoya noun \ʃe.ʁi.mɔ.jɑ\
  128. chérimoyer noun \ʃe.ʁi.mwa.je\
  129. chérin noun \ʃe.ʁɛ̃\
  130. cherinois adjective, noun
  131. Cherinoise noun
  132. chérip noun \ʃe.ʁip\
  133. chérir verb /ʃe.ʁiʁ/: to cherish
  134. Chérisey proper noun
  135. cherisien adjective, noun
  136. Cherisienne noun
  137. chérissable adjective \ʃe.ʁi.sabl\
  138. chérissement noun \ʃe.ʁis.mɑ̃\
  139. chérisses verb: second-person singular present/imperfect subjunctive of chérir
  140. chérissime adjective \ʃe.ʁi.sim\
  141. cherizien adjective, noun
  142. Cherizienne noun
  143. Cherki proper noun \ʃɛʁ.ki\
  144. cherlesker noun
  145. cherlite noun \ʃɛʁ.lit\
  146. chermès noun
  147. chermignacais adjective, noun
  148. Chermignacaise noun
  149. Chermizy proper noun
  150. chermizyacois adjective, noun
  151. Chermizyacoise noun
  152. chermotte noun \ʃɛʁ.mɔt\
  153. chermoula noun
  154. chernovite noun \ʃɛʁ.nɔ.vit\
  155. chernozem noun
  156. chero adverb \ʃe.ʁo\
  157. chérois adjective, noun
  158. Chéroise noun
  159. cherokee adjective, noun /ʃe.ʁɔ.ki/: Cherokee
  160. chéroki adjective, noun \ʃe.ʁɔ.ki\
  161. cherokie adjective, noun \ʃe.ʁɔ.ki\
  162. chérolle noun \ʃe.ʁɔl\
  163. cheron noun \ʃə.ʁɔ̃\
  164. chéronnacais adjective, noun
  165. Chéronnacaise noun
  166. chéronvilliageois adjective, noun
  167. Chéronvilliageoise noun
  168. chérophobie noun \ʃe.ʁɔ.fɔ.bi\
  169. chérot adjective \ʃe.ʁo\
  170. cherpille noun \ʃɛʁ.pij\
  171. cherpumple noun \ʃɛʁ.pœmple\
  172. cherquemolle noun \ʃɛʁ.kə.mɔl\
  173. cherrant adjective \ʃɛ.ʁɑ̃\
  174. Cherré proper noun \ʃɛ.ʁe\
  175. cherreausien adjective, noun
  176. Cherreausienne noun
  177. cherréen adjective, noun
  178. Cherréenne noun
  179. cherrer verb /ʃɛ.ʁe/: to overdo it; to go too far
  180. Cherrier proper noun
  181. cherris noun
  182. cherry noun /ʃɛ.ʁi/: cherry brandy
  183. cherry-coal noun
  184. cherry picking noun \ʃə.ʁi pi.kiŋ\
  185. cherrypicker verb \tʃɛ.ʁi.pi.ke\
  186. chersie noun \kɛʁ.si\
  187. Cherson proper noun
  188. Chersonèse proper noun \kɛʁ.so.nez\
  189. chersydre noun \kɛʁ.sidʁ\
  190. chert noun \ʃɛʁ\
  191. cherté noun /ʃɛʁ.te/: expensiveness, high cost
  192. Chertsey proper noun
  193. Chertsois noun \ʃɛʁt.swa\
  194. chérub noun \ʃe.ʁyb\
  195. chérubin adjective, noun /ʃe.ʁy.bɛ̃/: cherub
  196. chérubine noun \ʃe.ʁy.bin\
  197. chérubique adjective, noun \ʃe.ʁy.bik\
  198. chérullais adjective, noun
  199. Chérullaise noun
  200. chérusque adjective, noun \ʃe.ʁysk\
  201. Chérusques proper noun
  202. chervalais adjective, noun
  203. Chervalaise noun
  204. Cherves proper noun
  205. chervetite noun \ʃɛʁ.ve.tit\
  206. cherveusien adjective, noun
  207. Cherveusienne noun
  208. Cherville proper noun
  209. chervillois adjective, noun
  210. Chervilloise noun
  211. Chervin proper noun
  212. chervis noun /ʃɛʁ.vi/: skirret
  213. chervois adjective, noun
  214. Chervoise noun
  215. Chéry proper noun
  216. chéry-chartreuvois adjective, noun
  217. Chéry-Chartreuvoise noun
  218. chésal noun \ʃe.zal\
  219. Chesapeake proper noun
  220. Chesapeake Bay retriever noun
  221. cheshire noun
  222. Chesky proper noun
  223. Chesley proper noun
  224. chesleyen adjective, noun
  225. Chesleyenne noun
  226. Chesnais proper noun \ʃɛː.nɛ\
  227. Chesnay proper noun \ʃɛ.nɛ\
  228. chesnaysien adjective, noun
  229. Chesnaysienne noun
  230. chesne noun
  231. chesnée noun
  232. chesnois adjective, noun \ʃe.nwa\
  233. Chesnoise noun \ʃe.nwaz\
  234. chesnoisien adjective, noun
  235. Chesnoisienne noun
  236. Chesny proper noun
  237. chessboxing noun \tʃɛs.bɔk.siŋ\
  238. Chessel proper noun
  239. chessenien adjective, noun
  240. Chessenienne noun
  241. chesseresse noun \ʃɛ.sʁɛs\: drought
  242. chesseuse noun \ʃɛ.søz\
  243. chessie noun
  244. Chessy proper noun \ʃe.si\
  245. chessylite noun \ʃɛ.si.lit\
  246. Cheste proper noun
  247. chester noun /ʃɛs.tɛʁ/: cheshire (cheese)
  248. Chesterestois noun \(t)ʃɛs.tœ.ʁɛs.twa\
  249. chesterfield noun /tʃɛs.tœʁ.fild/: A chesterfield (a couch, sofa, or love seat).
  250. Chesterton proper noun
  251. chestertonien adjective \ʃɛs.tɛʁ.to.njɛ̃\
  252. Chesterville proper noun
  253. Chestervillois noun \ʃɛs.tɛʁ.vi.lwa\
  254. chetane noun \ʃe.tan\
  255. chetard noun \ʃtaʁ\
  256. chetco noun
  257. chête noun \ʃɛt\
  258. cheth noun \xɛt\
  259. Chéticamp proper noun \ʃe.ti.kɑ̃\
  260. chétif adjective /ʃe.tif/: puny, scrawny
  261. chétiote noun \ʃe.tjɔt\
  262. chétit adjective, noun \ʃe.ti\
  263. chétite adjective, noun \ʃe.tit\
  264. chétivement adverb /ʃe.tiv.mɑ̃/: punily
  265. chétiveté noun \ʃe.tiv.te\
  266. chétivisme noun \ʃe.ti.vism\
  267. chétivité noun \ʃe.ti.vi.te\
  268. chétodon noun \ke.tɔ.dɔ̃\
  269. chétognathe noun \ke.to.ɡnat\
  270. chétolier noun
  271. chétoloxe adjective \ke.tɔ.lɔks\
  272. chetonmi noun \ʃe.tɔ̃.mi\
  273. chétopode adjective \ke.tɔ.pɔd\
  274. chétoptère noun \ke.tɔ.ptɛʁ\: parchment worm (Chaetopterus)
  275. chétotaxie noun \ke.tɔ.tak.si\
  276. chétotaxique adjective \ke.tɔ.tak.sik\
  277. chétron noun \ʃe.tʁɔ̃\
  278. chètson noun \ʃɛtsɔ̃\
  279. chétuan noun \ʃe.tɥɑ̃\
  280. Chetwode proper noun
  281. cheu preposition \ʃø\
  282. cheuf noun \ʃœf\
  283. cheulard noun \ʃø.laʁ\
  284. cheuler verb \ʃøː.le\
  285. cheum adjective, noun /ʃœm/: ugly
  286. Cheung proper noun \tʃœŋ\
  287. cheurfa noun \ʃœʁ.fɑ\
  288. cheustois adjective, noun
  289. Cheustoise noun
  290. cheutain adjective, noun
  291. Cheutaine noun
  292. cheutre noun \ʃœtʁ\
  293. cheux preposition \ʃø\
  294. chevage noun \ʃə.vaʒ\
  295. chevagier noun \ʃə.va.ʒje\
  296. chevagnais adjective, noun
  297. Chevagnaise noun
  298. Chevagnes proper noun
  299. chevagnois adjective, noun
  300. Chevagnoise noun

Part 58 · Part 60 · French words: C

Source: English Wiktionary (French entries, CC BY-SA 4.0) and the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire): each word's first meaning in English. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under C: 43,433 words, in 145 parts.