Connexion
the act of ridiculing someone or something in a hurtful manner
moquerie, raillerie
a collection of nests that a bird colony, such as rooks build for breeding
colonie d'oiseau, rookerie
the money, estate, or goods brought by a bride or her family to her husband or his family on their marriage
dot
the condition of dying without a valid will, leaving the distribution of one's estate to be determined by the laws of intestate succession rather than specific instructions in a will
décès intestat
the act of stealing something from someone, especially without breaking into a building
vol, larcin
a form of government in which the absolute power is held by a single person
autarchie
the state of having peculiar, unusual, or strange trait or characteristic
étrangeté
a political system in which a small group of high-powered people control a country or organization
oligarchie
a person or entity who agrees to be responsible for the debt or obligation of another person or entity
garant, garante, caution
a person who performs a certain official purpose or duty, especially in government offices
fonctionnaire
the act of being artfully dishonest to deceive people or achieve something
ruse, fourberie
(phonetics) a subdivision of phonetics dealing with stress and intonation
prosodie
a place, such as a factory, where dairy products, including butter and cheese, are prepared or sold
crèmerie
a raised narrow mass of land that sticks out into the sea
promontoire, cap élevé
