flatteusement (-teuz-mān), adv., flatteringly.
flatueu-x, -se, adj., flatulent, windy.
flatulence, n.f., flatulence, wind.
flatulent, -e, adj., flatulent, windy.
flatuosité, n.f., flatulency.
fléau, n.m., (agri.) flail; scourge, plague; beam (of a balance); iron bar (to fasten folding gates).
flèche, n.f., arrow, dart, shaft; (astron.) sagitta; spire; (tric-trac) point; tandem (of driving); (nav.) pole; perch (of carriages); (fort.) bonnet; (arch.) rise. Tirer une —; to let fly an arrow. Faire — de tout bois; to leave no stone unturned. Il ne sait plus de quel bois faire —; he does not know which way to turn, he is at his wit’s end. — de lard; flitch of bacon.
fléchier, n.m., arrow-maker.
fléchière, n.f., (bot.) arrow-head.
fléchir, v.a., to bend, to bow; to move, to melt; to persuade, to touch, to soften. Se laisser —; to relent, to give in, to consent.