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gouffre nom {m}

gas guzzler◼◻◻(vehicle that consumes a large amount of fuel)
noun

jusqu'à son dernier souffle preposition

until one's dying daypreposition

Koufa nom {f}

Kufa◼◼◼(city in Iraq)
proper noun

loufoque adjectif

zany [zanier, zaniest]◼◼◼(ludicrously or incongruously comical)
adjective
[UK: ˈzeɪ.ni] [US: ˈzeɪ.ni]
He always had a zany sense of humor. = Il a toujours eu un sens de l'humour loufoque.

crackpot◼◻◻(eccentric or impractical)
adjective
[UK: ˈkræk.pɒt] [US: ˈkræk.ˌpɑːt]

loufoque nom

weirdo◼◼◻(strange person)
noun
[UK: ˈwɪə.dəʊ] [US: ˈwɪrdo.ʊ]

maïs soufflé nom {m}

popcorn [-]◼◼◼(a snack food made from corn kernels popped by dry heating)
noun
[UK: ˈpɒpk.ɔːn] [US: ˈpɑːpˌk.ɔːrn]

malbouffe nom {f}

junk food◼◼◼(food with little or no nutritional value)
noun
[UK: dʒʌŋk fuːd] [US: ˈdʒəŋk ˈfuːd]

mettre fin aux souffrances de verbe

put out of one's misery(informal: to euthanize)
verb

monoxyde de soufre nom {m}

sulfur monoxide◼◼◼noun

mouffette nom {f}

skunk [skunks]◼◼◼(animal)
noun
[UK: skʌŋk] [US: ˈskəŋk]
Skunks eat fleas. = Les mouffettes mangent des puces.

moufle nom {f}

mitten [mittens]◼◼◼(type of glove)
noun
[UK: ˈmɪt.n̩] [US: ˈmɪt.n̩]
I made you a pair of mittens. = Je t'ai confectionné des moufles.

block and tackle(system of several pulleys)
noun
[UK: ˈblɒk ənd ˈtæk.l̩] [US: ˈblɑːk ænd ˈtæk.l̩]

mouflon nom {m}

mouflon [mouflons]◼◼◼(sheep)
noun
[UK: mˈuːflɒn] [US: mˈuːflɑːn]

mouflon de Dall nom {m}

Dall sheep◼◼◼(species of wild sheep)
noun

mouflon du Canada nom {m}

bighorn sheep [bighorn sheep](a North American wild sheep)
noun
[UK: ˈbɪɡ.ˌhɔːn ʃiːp] [US: ˈbɪg.ˌhɔːrn ˈʃiːp]

natoufien adjectif

Natufian◼◼◼(relating to a Mesolithic-era people)
adjective

Natoufien nom {m}

Natufian◼◼◼(member of the Natufian culture)
noun

Natoufienne nom {f}

Natufian◼◼◼(member of the Natufian culture)
noun

ne souffler mot verbe

breathe a word◼◼◼verb

pantouflage nom {m}

revolving door◼◼◼(politics)
noun
[UK: rɪ.ˈvɒlv.ɪŋ dɔː(r)] [US: ri.ˈvɑːlv.ɪŋ ˈdɔːr]

pantouflard nom {m}

homebody◼◼◼(person who likes to stay home)
noun
[UK: hˈəʊmbɒdi] [US: hˈoʊmbɑːdi]

pantouflard nom

couch potato◼◼◻(person)
noun

pantoufle nom {f}

slipper [slippers]◼◼◼(low shoe usually worn indoors)
noun
[UK: ˈslɪ.pə(r)] [US: sˈlɪ.pər]
My slippers are on the shelf. = Mes pantoufles sont sur l'étagère.

pignouf nom {m}

boor [boors](an uncultured person)
noun
[UK: bʊə(r)] [US: ˈbʊr]

plouf nom {m}

splash [splashes]◼◼◼(sound made by an object hitting a liquid)
noun
[UK: splæʃ] [US: ˈsplæʃ]
I didn't hear a splash. = Je n'ai pas entendu de plouf.

pouf interjection

poof◼◼◼(deflating object or a magical disappearance)
interjection
[UK: puːf] [US: ˈpuːf]

pouf nom

pouf◼◼◼(padded footstool)
noun
[UK: puːf] [US: puːf]

pouf nom {m}

ottoman [Ottomans]◼◼◼(low stool)
noun
[UK: ˈɒ.tə.mən] [US: ˈɑː.tə.mən]

hassock◼◻◻(ottoman)
noun
[UK: ˈhæ.sək] [US: ˈhæ.sək]

pouffer de rire verbe

crack up(to laugh)
verb
[UK: kræk ʌp] [US: ˈkræk ʌp]

pouffiasse nom {f}

hoochie(female who dresses scantily)
noun
[UK: ˈhuː.tʃi] [US: ˈhuː.tʃi]

hoochie(promiscuous woman)
noun
[UK: ˈhuː.tʃi] [US: ˈhuː.tʃi]

Poufsouffle nom

Hufflepuff◼◼◼(Harry Potter team)
noun

rendre son dernier souffle verbe

draw one's last breath(to die)
verb

reprendre son souffle verbe

breathe [breathed, breathing, breathes]◼◼◼(to stop and catch one's breath)
verb
[UK: briːð] [US: ˈbriːð]

catch one's breath(to take a break, or rest while doing a strenuous activity)
verb
[UK: kætʃ wʌnz breθ] [US: ˈkætʃ wʌnz ˈbreθ]

retenir son souffle verbe

gasp [gasped, gasping, gasps]◼◼◼(to draw in the breath suddenly)
verb
[UK: ɡɑːsp] [US: ˈɡæsp]

brace [braced, bracing, braces](to prepare for something bad)
verb
[UK: breɪs] [US: ˈbreɪs]

hold one's breath(to hold one's breath)
verb
[UK: həʊld wʌnz breθ] [US: hoʊld wʌnz ˈbreθ]

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