effritement, n.m., crumbling to dust; exhaustion (of land).
effriter, v.a., (agri.) to exhaust (land).
s’effriter, v.r., (agri.) to become exhausted; to crumble to dust.
effroi, n.m., fright, terror, consternation; dread, dismay. Porter partout l’—; to carry consternation everywhere.
effronté, -e, n. and adj., shameless, brazen-faced person; shameless, bold, brazen-faced.
effrontément, adv., impudently, boldly, shamelessly.
effronterie (é-front-rî), n.f., effrontery, boldness, impudence, shamelessness. Il est plein d’—; he is full of impudence. Il a eu l’— de me menacer; he had the effrontery to threaten me. Payer d’—; to brazen a thing out.
effroyable, adj., frightful, dreadful, horrid, horrible, awful; downright; shocking; prodigious. Elle est d’une laideur —; she is frightfully ugly.
effroyablement, adv., frightfully, horribly, dreadfully, awfully; shockingly. Elle est — laide; she is frightfully ugly.
effusion, n.f., effusion, pouring out, overflowing, shedding.