| y {letter}
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:: a letter in the French alphabet, after x and before z
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| y {pron}
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:: there (at a place)
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| y {pron}
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:: there, thither (to there)
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| y {pron}
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:: Used as a pronoun to replace à followed by an indirect object
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| y {pron}
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:: With verbs: see Appendix:French verbs followed by à for verbs which use this structure
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| y {pron} [archaic]
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:: With adjectives. Only used with handful of adjectives (the most usual being y compris, which is a special case), mainly in legal language
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| y {pron} [Quebec, France, colloquial]
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:: He: alternative form of il
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| y {pron} [Quebec, France, colloquial]
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:: They: alternative form of ils
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| y {pron} [Quebec, colloquial]
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:: They: alternative form of elles
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| y'a {v}
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:: alternative spelling of y a
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| yaaku {m}
|
:: The Yaaku language
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| yabem {m}
|
:: The Yabim language
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| yable {m} [Canada]
|
:: alternative form of yiable
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| yaboy {f}
|
:: synonym of allache
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| yachmak {m}
|
:: yashmak
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| yacht {m}
|
:: Yacht
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| yacht-club {m}
|
:: yacht club (sports club for sailing and yachting)
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| yachting {m}
|
:: yachting
|
| yachtman {m}
|
:: alternative form of yachtsman
|
| yachtsman {m}
|
:: yachtsman
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| yachtswoman {f}
|
:: yachtswoman
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| yachtwoman {f}
|
:: alternative spelling of yachtswoman
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| yack {m}
|
:: yak (ox-like mammal)
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| yackier {m}
|
:: yakherd, yak herdsman
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| Yaeko {prop}
|
:: given name
|
| yagé {m}
|
:: yage
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| yaghnobi {m}
|
:: The Yagnobi language
|
| yagtan {m}
|
:: A leather bag used in parts of Central Asia
|
| yahourt {m}
|
:: alternative form of yaourt
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| yahuasca {f}
|
:: alternative form of ayahuasca
|
| yainvillais {adj}
|
:: Of or from Yainville
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| Yainvillais {m}
|
:: A native or inhabitant of Yainville
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| Yainvillaise {f}
|
:: feminine singular of Yainvillais
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| Yainville {prop}
|
:: A small town in the Seine-Maritime department of Normandy
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| yak {m}
|
:: alternative spelling of yack
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| yaktaro {m} [musical instruments]
|
:: ektara
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| yakusa {m}
|
:: alternative spelling of yakuza
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| yakuza {m}
|
:: yakuza
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| yali {m}
|
:: yali
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| y aller {v} [colloquial]
|
:: to leave; to depart
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| y aller {v} [colloquial, figuratively, with an adverb or an adverbial phrase]
|
:: to go about something, to proceed in a certain manner
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| Yamachiche {prop}
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:: A town, and river of the same name, in the Maskinongé region of Quebec
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| yamachichois {adj}
|
:: Of or from Yamachiche
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| Yamachichois {m}
|
:: A native or resident of Yamachiche
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| Yamachichoise {f}
|
:: feminine singular of Yamachichois
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| Yamada {prop}
|
:: surname
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| Yamaguchi {prop}
|
:: surname
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| yamakasi {m}
|
:: free runner (parkour runner)
|
| Yamamoto {prop}
|
:: surname
|
| Yamasaki {prop}
|
:: surname
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| yamaskois {adj}
|
:: Of or from Yamaska in Quebec
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| Yamaskois {m}
|
:: A native or inhabitant of Yamaska in Quebec
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| Yamaskoise {f}
|
:: feminine singular of Yamaskois
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| yamme {f} [Louisiana French]
|
:: sweet potato; yam
|
| Yamoussoukro {prop}
|
:: Yamoussoukro (the official and <<administrative capital>> of <<c/Ivory Coast>>)
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| yamoussoukrois {adj}
|
:: Of or from Yamoussoukro
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| Yamoussoukrois {m}
|
:: A native or inhabitant of Yamoussoukro
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| Yamoussoukroise {f}
|
:: feminine singular of Yamoussoukrois
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| yamtchik {m}
|
:: yamstchik
|
| yandou {m}
|
:: nandu
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| yang {m}
|
:: yang
|
| yanghir {m}
|
:: Siberian ibex
|
| Yangtsé {prop} {m}
|
:: Yangtze (river)
|
| yanké {m} [Congo]
|
:: a strong and brave street criminal
|
| yanké {m} [Canada, uncommon or obsolete]
|
:: Yankee (American)
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| yankee {adj}
|
:: Yankee (attributive)
|
| yankee {adj} [Louisiana French]
|
:: An Anglo-American, as opposed to someone with French ancestry; a native or inhabitant of the rest of the United States
|
| yankée {f}
|
:: feminine singular of yanké
|
| yankiste {adj}
|
:: Yankee (attributive), American
|
| Yann {prop}
|
:: given name
|
| Yannick {prop}
|
:: given name
|
| yanthosiderite {f} [mineral]
|
:: synonym of goethite
|
| yaouled {m}
|
:: An Arab street urchin
|
| yaourt {m} [chiefly France]
|
:: yoghurt
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| yaourt {m}
|
:: a song where the singer makes up the words as they're singing, either as dummy lyrics as part of the songwriting process, or because the singer doesn't know the real lyrics of an existing song; used primarily with a verb: chanter en yaourt
|
| yaourter {v}
|
:: to attempt to speak or sing in a foreign language, usually English, and incorporating many mondegreens
|
| yaourtier {m}
|
:: yoghurt industry
|
| yaourtière {f}
|
:: Yoghurt making apparatus
|
| yarchagumba {m}
|
:: caterpillar fungus
|
| yard {m}
|
:: yard (unit of length)
|
| Yaren {prop}
|
:: Yaren
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| yarénien {adj}
|
:: Of or from Yaren
|
| Yarénien {m}
|
:: A native or inhabitant of Yaren
|
| Yaréniene {f}
|
:: feminine singular of Yarénien
|
| yarroshite {f} [mineral]
|
:: synonym of mélantérite
|
| yarsagumba {m}
|
:: synonym of yarchagumba
|
| yarsagumbu {m}
|
:: synonym of yarchagumba
|
| yashiva {f}
|
:: alternative form of yeshiva
|
| Yasmina {prop} {f}
|
:: given name
|
| Yasmine {prop} {f}
|
:: given name
|
| yassa {m}
|
:: A stew that is flavoured with lemon
|
| yasseur {m} [Switzerland]
|
:: jazz instrumentalist
|
| yasseuse {f}
|
:: feminine singular of yasseur
|
| Yasuko {prop}
|
:: given name
|
| yatagan {m}
|
:: yataghan
|
| yaude {adj}
|
:: Of or from Amanzé
|
| Yaude {mf}
|
:: A native of inhabitant of Amanzé
|
| y avoir {vt} [impersonal]
|
:: there be
|
| y avoir anguille sous roche {v} [impersonal, figuratively]
|
:: for there to be something fishy and suspicious going on, for there to be something in the wind, in the offing
|
| y avoir de l'eau dans le gaz {v} [colloquial]
|
:: for there to be trouble brewing, for there to be tension in the air
|
| y avoir péril en la demeure {v} [law]
|
:: for there to be danger in delay
|
| yazidisme {m}
|
:: Yazidism
|
| ychoussois {adj}
|
:: Of or from Ychoux
|
| Ychoussois {m}
|
:: A native or inhabitant of Ychoux
|
| Ychoussoise {f}
|
:: feminine singular of Ychoussois
|
| Ychoux {prop}
|
:: A small town in the Landes department of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
|
| y compris {prep}
|
:: including (being part of the group or topic just mentioned)
|
| Ydes {prop}
|
:: A small town in the Cantal department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
|
| ydois {adj}
|
:: Of or from Ydes
|
| Ydois {m}
|
:: A native or inhabitant of Ydes
|
| Ydoise {f}
|
:: feminine noun of Ydois
|
| yé {pron} [nonstandard]
|
:: alternative form of je (representing the Hispanic pronunciation)
|
| yé {phrase} [Quebec, colloquial]
|
:: he's, it's: contraction of il est
|
| yearling {m}
|
:: yearling
|
| yèble {f}
|
:: alternative form of hièble
|
| Yébleron {prop}
|
:: A small town in the Seine-Maritime department of Normandy
|
| yébleronnais {adj}
|
:: Of or from Yébleron
|
| Yébleronnais {m}
|
:: A native or inhabitant of Yébleron
|
| Yébleronnaise {f}
|
:: feminine singular of Yébleronnais
|
| Yèbles {prop}
|
:: A village in the Seine-et-Marne department of Île-de-France
|
| yébulien {adj}
|
:: Of or from Yèbles
|
| Yébulien {m}
|
:: Of or from Yèbles
|
| Yébulienne {f}
|
:: feminine singular of Yébulien
|
| yégacé {adj}
|
:: Of or from Pintac
|
| Yégacé {m}
|
:: A native or inhabitant of Pintac
|
| Yégacée {f}
|
:: feminine singular of Yégacé
|
| yélek {m}
|
:: yelek
|
| yéleq {m}
|
:: alternative form of yélek
|
| yéléq {m}
|
:: alternative form of yélek
|
| Yémen {prop} {m}
|
:: Yemen
|
| yéménite {adj}
|
:: Yemeni
|
| Yéménite {mf}
|
:: Yemeni (A person from Yemen or of Yemeni descent)
|
| yemtchik {m}
|
:: alternative form of yamtchik
|
| yen {m}
|
:: yen (currency)
|
| yéniche {adj}
|
:: Yenish
|
| yéniche {m}
|
:: Yenish (language)
|
| Yéniche {mf}
|
:: Yenish (person)
|
| yénite {f}
|
:: jenite
|
| Yenne {prop}
|
:: A small town in the Savoie department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
|
| yennois {adj}
|
:: Of or from Yenne
|
| Yennois {m}
|
:: A native or inhabitant of Yenne
|
| Yennoise {f}
|
:: feminine singular of Yennois
|
| yenotte {m}
|
:: An unspecified type of gazelle
|
| yeoman {m}
|
:: yeoman
|
| yeomanerie {f}
|
:: yeomanry
|
| yermenonvillais {adj}
|
:: Of or from Yermenonville
|
| Yermenonvillais {m}
|
:: A native or inhabitant of Yermenonville
|
| Yermenonvillaise {f}
|
:: feminine singular of Yermenonvillais
|
| Yermenonville {prop}
|
:: A village in the Eure-et-Loir region of Centre-Val de Loire
|
| yermenonvillois {adj}
|
:: Of or from Yermenonville
|
| Yermenonvillois {m}
|
:: A native or inhabitant of Yermenonville
|
| Yermenonvilloise {f}
|
:: feminine singular of Yermenonvillois
|
| Yernée-Fraineux {prop}
|
:: An area of Nandrin in Belgium
|
| yernéen {adj}
|
:: Of or from Yernée-Fraineux
|
| Yernéen {m}
|
:: Of or from Yernée-Fraineux
|
| Yernéenne {f}
|
:: feminine singular of Yernéen
|
| yerni {m}
|
:: friar's cowl (plant)
|
| yernî {m}
|
:: alternative form of yerni
|
| yero {m}
|
:: alternative spelling of gyros (Greek sandwich)
|
| Yerres {prop}
|
:: A town in the Essonne department of Île-de-France
|
| yerrois {adj}
|
:: Of or from Yerres
|
| Yerrois {m}
|
:: A native or inhabitant of Yerres
|
| Yerroise {f}
|
:: feminine singular of Yerrois
|
| yersiniose {f}
|
:: yersiniosis
|
| yervillais {adj}
|
:: Of or from Yerville
|
| Yervillais {m}
|
:: A native or inhabitant of Yerville
|
| Yervillaise {f}
|
:: feminine singular of Yervillais
|
| Yerville {prop}
|
:: A small town in the Seine-Maritime department of Normandy
|
| yes {interj} [chiefly Quebec, colloquial]
|
:: yes!
|
| yeshiva {f}
|
:: yeshiva
|
| yéti {m} [cryptozoology]
|
:: yeti
|
| yeule {f} [Quebec, slang]
|
:: gob (mouth)
|
| yeusaie {f}
|
:: A group of holm oaks
|
| yeusaie {f}
|
:: A grove of similar trees
|
| yeuse {f}
|
:: holm oak
|
| yeuse {f}
|
:: ilex
|
| yeuse {f}
|
:: evergreen
|
| yeuseraie {f}
|
:: alternative form of yeusaie
|
| yeux de chien battu {mp} [figuratively]
|
:: imploring look, pathetic look, hangdog look
|
| Yèvre {prop}
|
:: A river in Cher, France
|
| Yèvre {prop}
|
:: A river in Marne, France
|
| Yèvres {prop}
|
:: A small town in the Eure-et-Loir department of Centre-Val de Loire
|
| yévrois {adj}
|
:: Of or from Yèvres
|
| Yévrois {m}
|
:: A native or inhabitant of Yèvres
|
| yèvrois {adj}
|
:: Of or from Yèvres
|
| Yèvrois {m}
|
:: A native or inhabitant of Yèvres
|
| Yévroise {f}
|
:: feminine singular of Yévrois
|
| Yèvroise {f}
|
:: feminine singular of Yèvrois
|
| yé-yé {m}
|
:: alternative form of yéyé
|
| yéyé {m}
|
:: Pop singer, or fan, of the early 1960s
|
| yéyé {m}
|
:: pop music (of the early 60s)
|
| yéyéfication {f} [music]
|
:: The rendering (of a song) in the style of the 1960s
|
| yézidi {adj}
|
:: Yazidi (attributive)
|
| yézidisme {m}
|
:: Yezidism
|
| Yffiniac {prop}
|
:: A town in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany
|
| yffiniacais {adj}
|
:: Of or from Yffiniac
|
| Yffiniacais {m}
|
:: A native or inhabitant of Yffiniac
|
| Yffiniacaise {f}
|
:: feminine singular of Yffiniacais
|
| y gagner au change {v}
|
:: alternative form of gagner au change
|
| Ygos-Saint-Saturnin {prop}
|
:: A village in the Landes department of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
|
| ygossais {adj}
|
:: Of or from Ygos-Saint-Saturnin
|
| Ygossais {m}
|
:: A native or inhabitant of Ygos-Saint-Saturnin
|
| Ygossaise {f}
|
:: feminine singular of Ygossais
|
| ygrandais {adj}
|
:: Of or from Ygrandaise
|
| Ygrandais {m}
|
:: A native or inhabitant pf Ygrandaise
|
| Ygrandaise {prop}
|
:: A village in the Allier department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
|
| yiable {m} [Canada]
|
:: devil
|
| yiddisch {m}
|
:: alternative form of yiddish
|
| yiddish {adj}
|
:: Yiddish (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language)
|
| yiddish {m}
|
:: Yiddish (language)
|
| yiddishophone {mf}
|
:: A person who speaks Yiddish
|
| yidich {m}
|
:: alternative form of yiddish
|
| yidiche {adj}
|
:: Yiddish
|
| yidiche {m}
|
:: alternative form of yiddish
|
| Yi-King {prop} {m}
|
:: I Ching
|
| yin {m}
|
:: yin
|
| yindjibarndi {m}
|
:: Yindjibarndi
|
| yin-yang {m} [Chinese philosophy]
|
:: yin-yang (opposite principles in Chinese philosophy)
|
| YK {prop}
|
:: abbreviation of Yukon
|
| y laisser des plumes {v} [figuratively]
|
:: not to come out of it unscathed, to come out of it battered and bruised
|
| ylure {m} [organic chemistry]
|
:: ylide
|
| Ymare {prop}
|
:: A village in the Seine-Maritime department of Normandy
|
| ymarois {adj}
|
:: Of or from Ymare
|
| Ymarois {m}
|
:: A native or inhabitant of Ymare
|
| Ymaroise {f}
|
:: feminine singular of Ymarois
|
| y mettre du sien {phrase} [colloquial]
|
:: to do one's bit, to show some goodwill, to demonstrate some willingness
|
| Ymonville {prop}
|
:: A village in the Eure-et-Loir department of Centre-Val de Loire
|
| ymonvillois {adj}
|
:: Of or from Ymonville
|
| Ymonvillois {m}
|
:: A native or inhabitant of Ymonville
|
| Ymonvilloise {f}
|
:: feminine singular of Ymonvillois
|
| -yne {suffix} [chemistry]
|
:: -yne
|
| Yo {m} [SI]
|
:: abbreviation of yottaoctet
|
| yobioctet {m}
|
:: yobibyte
|
| yoctokatal {m}
|
:: yoctokatal
|
| yodisation {f} [phonetics]
|
:: yodification, addition of or transformation into a yod phoneme
|
| yodler {vi}
|
:: to yodel
|
| yodleur {m}
|
:: yodeller
|
| yodleuse {f}
|
:: feminine singular of yodleur
|
| yoga {m}
|
:: yoga
|
| yoghi {m}
|
:: alternative form of yogi
|
| yôghi {m}
|
:: alternative form of yogi
|
| yoghourt {m}
|
:: alternative spelling of yaourt
|
| yoghourth {m}
|
:: alternative form of yoghourt
|
| yogi {m} [yoga]
|
:: yogi
|
| yogique {adj}
|
:: yogic (of or pertaining to yoga)
|
| yogiquement {adv}
|
:: yogically
|
| yogisme {m}
|
:: yogism
|
| yogiste {adj}
|
:: alternative form of yoguiste
|
| yogiste {mf}
|
:: alternative form of yoguiste
|
| yogourt {m} [Canada, Switzerland, Belgium]
|
:: yogurt
|
| yoguisme {m}
|
:: alternative form of yogisme
|
| yoguiste {adj}
|
:: yogist
|
| yoguiste {mf}
|
:: yogist
|
| yohimbe {m}
|
:: yohimbe
|
| yohimbehe {m}
|
:: yohimbe
|
| yojijukugo {m}
|
:: yojijukugo
|
| Yoko {prop}
|
:: given name
|
| Yolande {prop}
|
:: given name
|
| yole {f} [nautical]
|
:: yawl
|
| yoleur {m} [nautical]
|
:: A person who sails a yawl
|
| yolier {m}
|
:: alternative form of yoleur
|
| yolithe {f} [mineral]
|
:: synonym of cordiérite
|
| Yom Kippour {prop}
|
:: Yom Kippur
|
| yoni {m}
|
:: yoni
|
| yonnais {adj}
|
:: Of or from La Roche-sur-Yon
|
| yôon {m}
|
:: the sound of a mora involving a consonant, semi-vowel, and vowel, such as きゃ or the obsolete クヮ
|
| yōon {m}
|
:: alternative form of yôon
|
| yooner {m}
|
:: A type of one-man sled
|
| yorkais {adj}
|
:: Of or from York
|
| yorkshire {m}
|
:: Yorkshire terrier
|
| yorouba {m}
|
:: alternative form of yoruba
|
| yoruba {m}
|
:: the Yoruba language
|
| Yoshikawa {prop}
|
:: surname
|
| Yoshiko {prop}
|
:: given name
|
| Yoshinaga {prop}
|
:: surname
|
| yot {m}
|
:: yot
|
| yottaoctet {m} [computing]
|
:: yottabyte
|
| youd {m}
|
:: yodh
|
| youd {m} [slang, ethnic slur]
|
:: yid
|
| yougoslave {adj}
|
:: Yugoslav, Yugoslavian
|
| Yougoslave {mf}
|
:: Yugoslav, Yugoslavian (someone from Yugoslavia)
|
| Yougoslavie {prop} {f}
|
:: Yugoslavia
|
| yougoslavisme {m}
|
:: The Yugoslavian independence movement
|
| youkou {mf}
|
:: boho
|
| youle {f}
|
:: A very short hairstyle as worn in some military academies
|
| young-ice {m}
|
:: young ice
|
| youpala {m}
|
:: baby walker
|
| youpi {interj}
|
:: whoopee; yippie
|
| youpin {m} [vulgar slang, racially offensive, ethnic slur]
|
:: kike, yid
|
| youpinerie {m} [pejorative]
|
:: A place where Jews live
|
| youpinisation {f} [offensive, derogatory]
|
:: Jewification
|
| yourte {f}
|
:: yurt (large, round tent with vertical walls and conical roof)
|
| youtre {mf} [ethnic slur, offensive]
|
:: kike
|
| youtre {adj} [ethnic slur, offensive]
|
:: Jewish
|
| youtron {m}
|
:: synonym of youpin
|
| youtubeur {m}
|
:: YouTuber
|
| YouTubeur {m}
|
:: A male YouTuber; alternative form of youtubeur
|
| youtubeuse {f}
|
:: feminine singular of youtubeur
|
| YouTubeuse {f}
|
:: a female YouTuber; feminine noun of YouTubeur; alternative form of youtubeuse
|
| youv {m} [verlan, slang]
|
:: apocopic form of youvoi, a verlan form of voyou
|
| youvoi {m} [backslang, verlan]
|
:: synonym of voyou
|
| you-you {m}
|
:: ululation of celebration, made by women in many North African cultures
|
| youyou {m} [nautical]
|
:: dinghy
|
| yoyette {f}
|
:: A pretty girl
|
| yoyo {m}
|
:: yo-yo
|
| y passer {v} [colloquial]
|
:: to kick the bucket
|
| y perdre son latin {v} [archaic]
|
:: alternative form of en perdre son latin
|
| ypérite {f}
|
:: mustard gas
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| yponomeute {m}
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:: ermine moth (of the genus Yponomeuta)
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| ypreau {m}
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:: alternative form of ypréau
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| ypréau {m}
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:: broad-leaved elm
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| Ypres {prop} {f}
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:: Ypres
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| yprois {adj}
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:: Yprois: of, from, or pertaining to the city of Ypres
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| Yprois {m}
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:: An Yprois: one who is from, or who lives in, Ypres
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| Yproise {f}
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:: feminine singular of Yprois
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| y regarder à deux fois {v} [figuratively]
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:: to think twice
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| y rester {v} [colloquial]
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:: to kick the bucket, to buy it, to check out (to die)
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| Ys {prop} {f} [mythology]
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:: Ys (sunken city)
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| ysard {m}
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:: alternative form of isard
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| Yseult {prop}
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:: given name
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| ysopet {m}
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:: A compendium of medieval fables
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| ytterbate {m} [inorganic chemistry]
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:: ytterbate
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| ytterbine {f} [inorganic compound]
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:: ytterbia
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| ytterbium {m}
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:: ytterbium
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| yttria {m}
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:: yttria
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| yttrifère {adj}
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:: yttriferous
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| yttrique {adj}
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:: yttric
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| yttrium {m}
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:: yttrium
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| yttrofluorite {f} [mineral]
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:: yttrofluorite
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| yuan {m}
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:: yuan (Chinese currency)
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| yucca {m}
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:: yucca
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| Yui {prop}
|
:: given name
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| Yukiko {prop}
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:: given name
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| Yuko {prop}
|
:: given name
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| Yukon {prop} {m}
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:: Yukon Territory
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| yukonnais {adj}
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:: Yukon (from Yukon)
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| Yukonnais {m}
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:: Yukoner (someone from Yukon)
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| Yukonnaise {f}
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:: feminine noun of Yukonnais
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| yumi {m}
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:: yumi (Japanese longbow)
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| Yumi {prop}
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:: given name
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| Yumiko {prop}
|
:: given name
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| yuppie {m}
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:: yuppie
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| yuqui {m}
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:: The Yuqui people and their language
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| Yuriko {prop}
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:: given name
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| Yvelines {prop}
|
:: Yvelines
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| Yves {prop}
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:: given name, borne by two French saints, and known in medieval romance
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| Yvette {prop} {f}
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:: given name, the feminine form of Yves
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| Yvette {f} [Quebec, politics, derogatory, dated]
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:: Yvette
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| Yvon {prop}
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:: given name, a medieval diminutive form of Yves
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| Yvon {prop}
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:: surname
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| Yvonne {prop}
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:: given name, the feminine form of Yvon
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| yvraie {f}
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:: alternative form of ivraie
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