fresaie, n.f., (orni.) white-owl, screech-owl. V. effraie.

fresque, n.f., fresco. Peindre à —; to paint in fresco.

fressure, n.f., (cook.) pluck; fry; haslet.

fret (frè), n.m., freight. Prendre du —; to take in freight.

fréter, v.a., to charter; to freight.

fréteur, n.m., freighter; charterer.

*frétillant, -e, adj., frisky, wriggling; fidgety.

*frétillement, n.m., frisking, wriggling; (fig.) itching, longing.

*frétiller, v.n., to frisk, to wriggle; (fig.) to itch, to long, to be impatient. Les pieds lui frétillent; he is impatient to be off. La langue lui frétille; he is longing to speak.

fretin, n.m., small fry, young fish; trash, rubbish.