Random French Words - HARD

These randomly chosen French words are not your everyday, friendly words! How many of these French words can you translate into English?
I'm not a native French speaker but I am learning French.
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French
English
caoutchouc
rubber
myrtille
blueberry
rouage
cog
hoquet
hiccup
rambarde
railing
sourd
deaf
coquillage
seashell
sondage
survey
girouette
weathervane
mâchoire
jaw
French
English
essieu
axle
laïque
secular
grêlon
hailstone
bouquetin
ibex
passoire
strainer
jonquille
daffodil
seigle
rye
azote
nitrogen
fossette
dimple
tirelire
piggy bank
French
English
enclume
anvil
épave
shipwreck
zézaiement
lisp
jeûne
fast
aiguille
needle
éolienne
wind turbine
chuchotement
whisper
libellule
dragonfly
agrafeuse
stapler
carquois
quiver
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4 Comments
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Level 63
Apr 18, 2022
Managed 23. Some of these have alternative translations that were not accepted, e.g. colander/cullender/sieve for passoire; wheel for rouage.
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Level 70
Apr 18, 2022
Updated! Thanks for the type-ins :) were there any others I could have added?
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Level 63
Apr 19, 2022
I don't know, some are debatable. I tried five or six things for rambarde (like barrier) without getting railing, but maybe that's fair enough. I thought naufrage was closer to sinking (or shipwrecking) than shipwreck (épave), but got there eventually. I tried mountain goat for ibex, but maybe it's ok to be specific. Libellule covers both dragonfly and damselfly in French; I haven't checked to see whether you have it as a type-in already.
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Level 70
Apr 19, 2022
I've now changed "naufrage" to "épave", and added "mountain goat" and "damselfly". I remember being hesitant adding "rambarde", since you could easily picture it, but there are so many different names for it. I might consider changing the word if it is too problematic. Thanks again for your help :)