| argot |
| 1. n-m. slang | |
| 2. n-m. cant (secret language) | |
| Maison |
| 1. Proper noun. surname, eq=Maison | |
| 2. n-f. house | |
| 3. adj. homemade | |
| une grande tarte maison - a big home-made pie | |
| spécialité maison - speciality of the house | |
| 4. adj. (employment) in-house | |
| La compagnie a un département de traduction maison. - The company has an in-house translation department. | |
| 5. adj. (colloquial intensifier) first-rate, top-notch | |
| une engueulade maison - a hell of a telling off | |
| close |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of clos | |
| 2. v. first-person singular present subjunctive of clore | |
| 3. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of clore | |
| 4. Participle. feminine singular of clos | |
| clore |
| 1. v. close (put an end to) | |
| La discussion est close. - The discussion is closed. | |
| clos |
| 1. Participle. past participle of clore | |
| 2. adj. closed, shut | |
| 3. adj. shut in, enclosed | |
| 4. n-m. a piece of cultivated land surrounded by walls or hedges, especially a small vineyard | |
| maison close |
| 1. n-f. brothel | |
| lupanar |
| 1. n-m. (dated, or literary) a brothel | |
