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fabricant de bas maker of stockings
fabricant de savon maker of soap
facteur postman, mailman
facture account, bill
faiblesse weakness
fait(e) made, done
famille family, relative(s)
féminin female
femme wife, woman
ferblantier tin man, tinsmith
fermier farmer
fête holiday, feast
feu(e) deceased, the late
feuille folio, leaf, page
février February
fiançailles engagement
fiançé betrothed, engaged, fiancé (m.)
fiançée betrothed, engaged, fiancée (f.)
fiancer to become engaged
fichier card index
fièvre fever
fileuse spinster
fille daughter, girl
fille de mauvaise vie prostitute
fils son
floréal See “Months”
fonction duty, occupation, function
[faisant les fonctions] [doing the functions (occupation), serving as]
fonts (baptismal) font
forestier forester
forêt forest
forgeron smith
forteresse fortress
frais fee
Français(e) French
franc-tenancier freeholder, yeoman
frère brother
frère consanguin brother by the same father but different mother
frère germain brother by the same mother and father
frère utérin brother by the same mother but different father
frimaire See “Months”
fromager cheese merchant or maker
frontière border
fructidor See “Months”
funèbre funeral
furent were
fut was
futur fiancé, the intended groom
future fiancée, the intended bride

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