# translation

written_rep: if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck
trans_list:
si ça ressemble à un canard, si ça nage comme un canard et si ça cancane comme un canard, c’est qu’il s’agit sans doute d’un canard


lexentry: eng/-ee__Suffix__1
written_rep: -ee
trans_list: -eur | -euse
sense:
forming words meaning a person who or a thing that does an action, especially where a passive sense of the verb is implied


lexentry: eng/-ic__Suffix__1
written_rep: -ic
trans_list: -ique
sense:
Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic


lexentry: eng/-ness__Suffix__1
written_rep: -ness
trans_list: -ité | -esse
sense:
appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being...", "the quality of being...", or "the measure of being..."


lexentry: eng/Acadian_Coast__Proper_noun__1
sense: New Brunswick
written_rep: Acadian Coast
trans_list:
Côte acadienne / Côte Acadienne / côte Acadienne / côte acadienne | Péninsule acadienne / Péninsule Acadienne / péninsule acadienne / péninsule Acadienne


lexentry: eng/Aesculapian_snake__Noun__1
written_rep: Aesculapian snake
trans_list: couleuvre d'Esculape
sense:
a European species of nonvenomous snake, Zamenis longissimus, syn. Coluber longissimus, associated with Aesculapius in Ancient Greek mythology


lexentry: eng/Archimedean_solid__Noun__1
written_rep: Archimedean solid
trans_list: solide d'Archimède
sense:
any of a class of semi-regular convex polyhedra composed of two or more types of regular polygon meeting in identical vertices


lexentry: eng/Battle_of_Britain__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Battle of Britain
trans_list: bataille d'Angleterre
sense:
series of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II


lexentry: eng/Bermuda_grass__Noun__1
written_rep: Bermuda grass
trans_list: Chiendent pied-de-poule
sense:
a perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay


lexentry: eng/Bolshevik__Noun__1
written_rep: Bolshevik
trans_list: bolchevik | bolchevique | bolchévique
sense:
a member of the majority faction of the Russian Social Democratic Party, which seized power in the October Revolution of 1917


lexentry: eng/Byzantine_Greek__Noun__1
written_rep: Byzantine Greek
trans_list: grec byzantin | grec médiéval
sense:
the continuum of forms of the Greek language as written and spoken during the time of the Byzantine Empire


lexentry: eng/Charles's_law__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Charles's law
trans_list: loi de Charles
sense:
physical law stating the density of an ideal gas is inversely proportional to its temperature at constant pressure


lexentry: eng/Darwinian__Adjective__1
written_rep: Darwinian
trans_list: darwinien
sense:
of or pertaining to the scientific views advanced by Charles Darwin, especially his theory that living organisms evolve through natural selection


lexentry: eng/Dickensian__Adjective__1
written_rep: Dickensian
trans_list: dickensien
sense:
reminiscent of the environments and situations most commonly portrayed in Dickens’ writings, such as poverty, social injustice, and other aspects of Victorian England


lexentry: eng/Domain_Name_System__Proper_noun__1
sense: hostname translation database
written_rep: Domain Name System
trans_list:
adressage par domaines | annuaire des domaines | système d'adressage par domaines | système de noms de domaine


lexentry: eng/Ember_day__Noun__1
written_rep: Ember day
trans_list: Quatre-Temps
sense:
any of the three days within the same week, four separate sets of which occur roughly equidistant in the circuit of the year, set aside for fasting and prayer


lexentry: eng/Equatorial_Guinean__Adjective__1
written_rep: Equatorial Guinean
trans_list: équato-guinéen
sense:
Of, from, or pertaining to Equatorial Guinea, the Equatorial Guinean people or the Equatorial Guinean culture


lexentry: eng/European_studies__Noun__1
written_rep: European studies
trans_list: Études européennes
sense:
an academic field of study offered by many colleges and universities that focuses on current developments in European integration


lexentry: eng/European_wildcat__Noun__1
sense: Felis silvestris silvestris
written_rep: European wildcat
trans_list:
chat forestier | chat forestier européen | chat sauvage d'Europe | chat sauvage européen | chat sylvestre


lexentry: eng/Falkland_Islands_wolf__Noun__1
sense: Dusicyon australis
written_rep: Falkland Islands wolf
trans_list:
Loup des Falkland | Loup des Malouines | Renard des Falkland | Renard des Malouines | Warrah | loup antarctique


lexentry: eng/Faustian_bargain__Noun__1
written_rep: Faustian bargain
trans_list: pacte faustien
sense:
agreement in which a person abandons spiritual values or moral principles in order to obtain benefits


lexentry: eng/Fourierism__Noun__1
written_rep: Fourierism
trans_list: fouriérisme
sense:
the cooperative socialistic system of w:Charles Charles Fourier, a Frenchman, who recommended the reorganization of society into small communities, living in common


lexentry: eng/Grimm's_law__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Grimm's law
trans_list: loi de Grimm
sense:
sound change that affected the Proto-Indo-European stop consonants in the development of Proto-Germanic


lexentry: eng/Gulf_of_Riga__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Gulf of Riga
trans_list: Golfe de Riga
sense:
inland body of water that is part of the Baltic Sea in eastern Europe and is near Latvia and Estonia


lexentry: eng/High_Middle_Ages__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: High Middle Ages
trans_list: Moyen Âge central
sense:
period of European history, between the Early Middle Ages and the Late Middle Ages, that saw great social and political change


lexentry: eng/I'm_not_religious__Phrase__1
sense: I'm not religious
written_rep: I'm not religious
trans_list:
je ne suis pas croyant | je ne suis pas croyante | je ne suis pas religieuse | je ne suis pas religieux


lexentry: eng/I_came,_I_saw,_I_conquered__Phrase__1
sense: used to indicate a total swift victory
written_rep: I came, I saw, I conquered
trans_list:
je suis venu, j’ai vu, j’ai vaincu | je suis venue, j'ai vu, j'ai vaincu | je vins, je vis, je vainquis


lexentry: eng/I_know_you_are_but_what_am_I__Phrase__1
written_rep: I know you are but what am I
trans_list: c'est celui qui dit qui l'est | c'est celui qui dit qui y est
sense:
assertion that an insult made by the party to whom the phrase is directed is actually true of that party


lexentry: eng/Iberomaurusian__Adjective__1
written_rep: Iberomaurusian
trans_list: ibéromaurusien
sense:
of or pertaining to a population of early humans that occupied the Mediterranean littoral from Morocco to Tunisia 22,000 to 9,000 years ago


lexentry: eng/Incarnation__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Incarnation
trans_list: incarnation
sense:
doctrine that the second person of the Trinity assumed human form in the person of Jesus Christ and is fully divine and fully human


lexentry: eng/Iranian_studies__Noun__1
written_rep: Iranian studies
trans_list: iranologie
sense:
an interdisciplinary field dealing with the study of history, literature, art and culture of Iranian peoples


lexentry: eng/Israelite__Adjective__1
written_rep: Israelite
trans_list: israélite
sense:
of or pertaining to the ancient nation(s) of Israel, their inhabitants, or to the descendants of the patriarch Jacob


lexentry: eng/Kachin__Noun__1
written_rep: Kachin
trans_list: Kachin
sense:
any of a number of non-Burman ethnolinguistic groups in Kachin State, Burma, including the Jingpho people


lexentry: eng/Laplace_operator__Noun__1
written_rep: Laplace operator
trans_list: opérateur laplacien
sense:
mathematics, physics: differential operator used in modeling of wave propagation, heat flow and many other applications


lexentry: eng/Machmeter__Noun__1
written_rep: Machmeter
trans_list: machmètre
sense:
an instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays it in Mach numbers


lexentry: eng/Mahdi__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Mahdi
trans_list: mahdi
sense:
a leader in Islamic eschatology who will appear and restore peace and justice before the end of the world


lexentry: eng/Manx__Noun__1
written_rep: Manx
trans_list: manx
sense:
cat of the Manx breed (these are translations of the word alone; for translations of the phrase "Manx cat", see Manx cat)


lexentry: eng/Mariolatry__Noun__1
written_rep: Mariolatry
trans_list: mariolâtrie
sense:
adoration or veneration of the Virgin Mary to an extent regarded as inappropriate or even idolatrous


lexentry: eng/Minoan__Adjective__1
written_rep: Minoan
trans_list: minoen
sense:
Of or relating to the civilization that developed in Crete from the neolithic period to the Bronze Age


lexentry: eng/Moldavian__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Moldavian
trans_list: moldave
sense:
the dialect spoken in the Republic of Moldova, Romanian, which may be written in either the Cyrillic or the Roman alphabet


lexentry: eng/Montanism__Noun__1
written_rep: Montanism
trans_list: montanisme
sense:
the doctrines of a heretical sect of the second to fifth centuries in Asia Minor, who held millenarian beliefs


lexentry: eng/Montreal_steak_spice__Noun__1
written_rep: Montreal steak spice
trans_list:
assaisonnement à bifteck de Montreal | assaisonnement à steak de Montréal | épices à bifteck de Montreal | épices à steak de Montréal


lexentry: eng/Nasserism__Noun__1
written_rep: Nasserism
trans_list: nassérisme
sense:
an Arab nationalist political ideology based on the thinking of the former Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser


lexentry: eng/North_Sea__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: North Sea
trans_list: mer du Nord
sense:
a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean between Britain, Scandinavia and Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France


lexentry: eng/Okazaki_fragment__Noun__1
written_rep: Okazaki fragment
trans_list: fragment d'Okazaki
sense:
one of many newly synthesized DNA fragments formed on the lagging template strand during replication


lexentry: eng/Oriental_studies__Noun__1
written_rep: Oriental studies
trans_list: orientologie | orientalisme scientifique
sense:
an academic field of study that embraces Near Eastern and Far Eastern societies and cultures, languages, peoples, history and archaeology


lexentry: eng/Ottoman_Turkish__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Ottoman Turkish
trans_list: turc osmanli
sense:
the variety of the Turkish language that was used as the administrative and literary language of the Ottoman Empire


lexentry: eng/Punjabi__Adjective__1
written_rep: Punjabi
trans_list: pendjabi | penjabi
sense:
of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language


lexentry: eng/Raków__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Raków
trans_list: Raków
sense:
Polish town 1569–1869 and village 1869–present, important centre of Socinianism in the 16th–17th CC.


lexentry: eng/Sabbath-day__Noun__1
sense: Sabbath day, Sabbath-day, day of the Sabbath
written_rep: Sabbath-day
trans_list:
jour du Chabbat | jour du Sabbat | jour du Schabbat | jour du Shabbat | jour du chabbat | jour du sabbat


lexentry: eng/Saracen__Noun__1
written_rep: Saracen
trans_list: Sarrasin | Sarrazin
sense:
member of a nomadic people from the Sinai near the Roman province of Arabia in the early centuries CE


lexentry: eng/Sierra_Leonean__Adjective__1
sense: from or of Sierra Leone
written_rep: Sierra Leonean
trans_list:
sierra-léonais | sierra-léonaise | sierra-léonien | sierra-léonienne | sierraléonais | sierraléonaise


lexentry: eng/Sierra_Leonean__Noun__1
sense: someone from Sierra Leone
written_rep: Sierra Leonean
trans_list:
Sierra-Léonais | Sierra-Léonaise | Sierra-Léonien | Sierra-Léonienne | Sierraléonais | Sierraléonaise


lexentry: eng/Taylorism__Noun__1
written_rep: Taylorism
trans_list: taylorisme
sense:
scientific management; a theory of management of the early 20th century that analyzed workflows in order to improve efficiency


lexentry: eng/Thousand_Islands__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Thousand Islands
trans_list:
Archipel des Mille Îles | Archipel des Mille-Îles | Mille Îles | Mille-Îles | archipel des Mille Îles | archipel des Mille-Îles


lexentry: eng/United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Northern_Ireland__Proper_noun__1
sense: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
written_rep: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
trans_list:
Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d’Irlande du Nord | Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord


lexentry: eng/Usenet__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Usenet
trans_list: Usenet
sense:
a world-wide distributed discussion system consisting of newsgroups classified hierarchically by subject


lexentry: eng/Wanderwort__Noun__1
written_rep: Wanderwort
trans_list: mot vagabond
sense:
loanword that has spread to many different languages, often through trade or the adoption of foreign cultural practices


lexentry: eng/White_Russian__Adjective__1
written_rep: White Russian
trans_list: russe blanc
sense:
of or relating to Russians with tsarist sympathies in the period directly following the 1917 Revolution


lexentry: eng/Zerubbabel__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Zerubbabel
trans_list: Zorobabel
sense:
a governor of the Persian Province of Judah, who led the first group of Jews returned from the Babylonian Captivity


lexentry: eng/a_cat_may_look_at_a_king__Proverb__1
written_rep: a cat may look at a king
trans_list: un chien regarde bien un évêque
sense:
A purported inferior has certain rights or prerogatives, even in the presence of a purported superior.


lexentry: eng/absolution__Noun__1
written_rep: absolution
trans_list: absolution
sense:
exercise of priestly jurisdiction in the sacrament of penance, by which Catholics believe the sins of the truly penitent are forgiven


lexentry: eng/absorption_line__Noun__1
written_rep: absorption line
trans_list: raie d'absorption
sense:
a spectral line that corresponds to the absorption of electromagnetic radiation at a specific wavelength


lexentry: eng/accountability__Noun__1
sense: state of being accountable
written_rep: accountability
trans_list:
responsabilité | engagement responsable | obligation de rendre compte | obligation de rendre des comptes


lexentry: eng/accredit__Verb__1
written_rep: accredit
trans_list: accréditer
sense:
To send with letters credential, as an ambassador, envoy, or diplomatic agent; to authorize, as a messenger or delegate.


lexentry: eng/accretion__Noun__1
written_rep: accretion
trans_list: accrétion
sense:
concretion; coherence of separate particles; as, the accretion of particles so as to form a solid mass


lexentry: eng/ace_up_one's_sleeve__Noun__1
sense: a surprise of which others are not aware
written_rep: ace up one's sleeve
trans_list:
as dans la manche | atout dans la manche | avoir un atout dans sa manche | garder un atout dans sa manche | joker


lexentry: eng/ado__Noun__1
written_rep: ado
trans_list: bruit | cérémonies | foin | histoire | manières
sense:
doing; trouble; difficulty; troublesome business; fuss; bustle; as, to make a great ado about trifles


lexentry: eng/advection__Noun__1
written_rep: advection
trans_list: advection
sense:
The horizontal movement of a body of atmosphere (or other fluid) along with a concurrent transport of its temperature, humidity etc.


lexentry: eng/advection_fog__Noun__1
written_rep: advection fog
trans_list: brume d'advection
sense:
A type of fog caused by the passage of moist air horizontally over a relatively colder surface and the consequent cooling of that air to below its dew point


lexentry: eng/aesthetic_surgeon__Noun__1
sense: performer of aesthetic surgery
written_rep: aesthetic surgeon
trans_list:
chirurgien esthéticien | chirurgien esthétique | chirurgienne esthéticienne | chirurgienne esthétique


lexentry: eng/ageism__Noun__1
written_rep: ageism
trans_list: âgisme
sense:
the treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age


lexentry: eng/aggregate_fruit__Noun__1
written_rep: aggregate fruit
trans_list: fruit aggloméré | fruit agrégé
sense:
a fruit that develops from the fusion of more than one carpel within a single flower, as for instance, a raspberry


lexentry: eng/algebraic__Adjective__1
written_rep: algebraic
trans_list: algébrique
sense:
of a particular notation for chess moves that assigns each square a letter and a number defined from a player-independent perspective


lexentry: eng/algebraic_geometry__Noun__1
written_rep: algebraic geometry
trans_list: géométrie algébrique
sense:
branch of mathematics that studies solutions of systems of algebraic equations using both algebra and geometry


lexentry: eng/algebraically_closed__Adjective__1
written_rep: algebraically closed
trans_list: algébriquement clos
sense:
that contains among its elements every root of every nonconstant single-variable polynomial definable over it


lexentry: eng/all_that_jazz__Phrase__1
sense: everything else related to something; other similar things
written_rep: all that jazz
trans_list:
et tout et tout | et tout le bataclan | et tout le saint-frusquin | et tout le tintouin | et tout le tralala | et tout le tremblement


lexentry: eng/altar_server__Noun__1
written_rep: altar server
trans_list: servant
sense:
layperson, often a child or adolescent, who assists a member of the clergy during a Christian liturgy


lexentry: eng/anticlockwise__Adverb__1
sense: in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
written_rep: anticlockwise
trans_list:
dans le [[sens contraire des aiguilles d’une montre]] | dans le [[sens inverse des aiguilles d’une montre]] | dans le sens antihoraire


lexentry: eng/appeal__Noun__1
written_rep: appeal
trans_list: appel
sense:
application to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court of judge to be reviewed and overturned


lexentry: eng/appeal__Verb__1
written_rep: appeal
trans_list: faire appel | appel | interjeter
sense:
(intransitive) to apply to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned


lexentry: eng/appeal__Verb__1
written_rep: appeal
trans_list: appeler
sense:
to call upon a person or an authority to corroborate a statement, to decide a controverted question, or to vindicate one’s rights


lexentry: eng/appear__Verb__1
written_rep: appear
trans_list: apparaître
sense:
to stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like


lexentry: eng/apples_and_oranges__Noun__1
sense: non-comparable items
written_rep: apples and oranges
trans_list:
comparer des pommes et des poires | mélanger des choux et des carottes | mélanger les torchons et les serviettes


lexentry: eng/application__Noun__1
written_rep: application
trans_list: demande | candidature
sense:
a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar


lexentry: eng/appreciation__Noun__1
written_rep: appreciation
trans_list: estimation | évaluation
sense:
accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors


lexentry: eng/approaches__Noun__1
written_rep: approaches
trans_list: aborder
sense:
covered roads, trenches, or other works made by besiegers or soldiers in their advances toward a place


lexentry: eng/arbitration__Noun__1
written_rep: arbitration
trans_list: arbitrage
sense:
process through which two or more parties use an arbitrator or arbiter in order to resolve a dispute


lexentry: eng/archaeophyte__Noun__1
written_rep: archaeophyte
trans_list: archaéofyte
sense:
plant introduced to an area by humans (or arrived naturally, but from an area in which it was present as a human introduction) and became naturalized before 1500 C.E.


lexentry: eng/archetype__Noun__1
written_rep: archetype
trans_list: archétype
sense:
original model of which all other similar concepts, objects, or persons are merely copied, derivative, emulated, or patterned


lexentry: eng/armor__Noun__1
written_rep: armor
trans_list: armure
sense:
protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces


lexentry: eng/as_of_right__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: as of right
trans_list: de plein droit
sense:
by virtue of an entitlement or authority which arises from certain legal conditions or circumstances


lexentry: eng/aspirated_h__Noun__1
written_rep: aspirated h
trans_list: h aspiré
sense:
in the French language usage of the letter h at the start of a word which does not allow liaison with a preceding consonant


lexentry: eng/asteroid__Noun__2
written_rep: asteroid
trans_list: astéroïde
sense:
astronomy: a naturally occurring solid object, which is smaller than a planet and is not a comet, that orbits a star


lexentry: eng/asynchronous_transfer_mode__Noun__1
written_rep: asynchronous transfer mode
trans_list: ATM | mode de transfert asynchrone
sense:
broadband voice and data technology with quality of service transmission for sending and receiving data


lexentry: eng/at_the_feet_of__Preposition__1
sense: very near to
written_rep: at the feet of
trans_list:
dans le droit fil de | de l'atelier de | de l'école de | de la filiation de | de la suite de | du lignage de


lexentry: eng/atheist__Noun__1
written_rep: atheist
trans_list: athée | athéiste
sense:
a person who rejects belief that any deities exist, whether or not that person believes that deities do not exist


lexentry: eng/aver__Verb__1
written_rep: aver
trans_list: affirmer
sense:
to assert the truth of (something); to affirm (something) with confidence; to declare (something) in a positive manner


lexentry: eng/axonometric__Adjective__1
written_rep: axonometric
trans_list: axonométrique
sense:
describing a projection in which the horizontal and vertical axes are to the same scale, but the third axis is reduced to allow for perspective


lexentry: eng/baba_ganoush__Noun__1
written_rep: baba ganoush
trans_list: baba ganouche
sense:
Middle Eastern (originally Lebanese) dish made from a purée of roasted aubergine, garlic, and tahini


lexentry: eng/bakfiets__Noun__1
written_rep: bakfiets
trans_list: triporteur
sense:
bicycle or tricycle with a large box, originally used to transport goods but now more commonly for carrying young children


lexentry: eng/balance_of_trade__Noun__1
written_rep: balance of trade
trans_list: balance commerciale
sense:
difference between the monetary value of exports and imports in an economy over a certain period of time


lexentry: eng/baptism_of_desire__Noun__1
written_rep: baptism of desire
trans_list: baptême de désir
sense:
the grace given to a believer who ardently desires baptism, but dies before being able to receive it


lexentry: eng/base_note__Noun__1
written_rep: base note
trans_list: fixateur | fond | note de base | note de fond
sense:
The heavily volatile and thus most-lasting parts of a perfume, often of ligneous, resinous or animalic nature


lexentry: eng/bash_the_bishop__Verb__1
sense: slang for masturbate (male)
written_rep: bash the bishop
trans_list:
s'astiquer le manche | s'astiquer le poireau | se crosser | se taper une queue | se tutoyer | étrangler le borgne


lexentry: eng/bed_and_breakfast__Noun__1
sense: guesthouse providing breakfast
written_rep: bed and breakfast
trans_list:
bed and breakfast | bed-and-breakfast | chambre d'hôte | chambre d'hôtes | gîte touristique | maison d'hôte


lexentry: eng/bespeak__Verb__1
written_rep: bespeak
trans_list: aller
sense:
(transitive) to speak for beforehand; engage in advance; make arrangements for; order or reserve in advance


lexentry: eng/big_break__Noun__1
written_rep: big break
trans_list: percée
sense:
(entertainment) A breakthrough, especially the first big hit of a previously unknown performer or performers


lexentry: eng/bill__Noun__3
written_rep: bill
trans_list: greffe
sense:
law: declaration made in writing, stating some wrong the complainant has suffered from the defendant


lexentry: eng/binge-watch__Verb__1
sense: watch multiple episodes of a television programme
written_rep: binge-watch
trans_list:
marathoner | visionnage en rafale | visionnement en rafale | visionner boulimiquement | écoute en rafale


lexentry: eng/biochemistry__Noun__1
written_rep: biochemistry
trans_list: biochimie
sense:
the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism


lexentry: eng/birefringence__Noun__1
written_rep: birefringence
trans_list: biréfringence
sense:
the splitting of a ray of light into two parallel rays of perpendicular polarization by passage through an optically anisotropic medium


lexentry: eng/bistort__Noun__1
written_rep: bistort
trans_list: bistorte
sense:
any of several perennial herbs, classified in genera Bistorta, Persicaria, or Polygonum, having spikes of pink flowers


lexentry: eng/bitter_end__Noun__1
written_rep: bitter end
trans_list: étalingure
sense:
that part of an anchor cable which is abaft the bitts and thus remains inboard when a ship is riding at anchor


lexentry: eng/blastodisk__Noun__1
written_rep: blastodisk
trans_list: blastodisque
sense:
a round, flattened region of cells from which the embryo of many vertebrates begins to develop in the fertilized ovum; a germinal disk


lexentry: eng/blowfish__Noun__1
written_rep: blowfish
trans_list: poisson ballon | poisson globe
sense:
any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe


lexentry: eng/blue-winged_grasshopper__Noun__1
sense: Oedipoda caerulescens
written_rep: blue-winged grasshopper
trans_list:
criquet bleu | criquet rubané | criquet à ailes bleues | criquet à ailes bleues et noires | œdipode bleue | œdipode bleuâtre


lexentry: eng/boatswain__Noun__1
written_rep: boatswain
trans_list: bosco
sense:
the officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship


lexentry: eng/bombard__Verb__1
written_rep: bombard
trans_list: bombarder
sense:
to direct at a substance an intense stream of high-energy particles, usually sub-atomic or made of at most a few atoms


lexentry: eng/bounty__Noun__1
written_rep: bounty
trans_list: prime
sense:
money paid to a person when becoming a member of the armed forces, or as a reward for some service therein


lexentry: eng/braze__Verb__2
written_rep: braze
trans_list: braser
sense:
The joining together of two metal pieces, without melting them, using heat and diffusion of a jointing alloy of capillary thickness


lexentry: eng/brazen_bull__Noun__1
written_rep: brazen bull
trans_list: taureau d'airain | taureau de Phalaris
sense:
ancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death


lexentry: eng/bribery__Noun__1
written_rep: bribery
trans_list: corruption
sense:
making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions


lexentry: eng/broken_plural__Noun__1
written_rep: broken plural
trans_list: pluriel brisé | pluriel interne
sense:
in Arabic and other languages, irregular plural formed by changing the pattern of consonants and vowels


lexentry: eng/bugger_off__Verb__1
sense: to leave, go away, disappear
written_rep: bugger off
trans_list:
aller chier dans sa caisse | aller se rhabiller | allez voir là-bas si j'y suis | décarrer | déguerpir | foutre le camp


lexentry: eng/bust__Verb__1
written_rep: bust
trans_list: choper | gauler | pincer | prendre la main dans le sac | prendre sur le fait
sense:
(slang) to catch someone in the act of doing something wrong, socially and morally inappropriate, or illegal


lexentry: eng/buy_the_farm__Verb__1
sense: to die
written_rep: buy the farm
trans_list:
casser sa pipe | avaler son extrait de naissance | calancher | canner | crever | passer de vie à trépas


lexentry: eng/by_the_same_token__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: by the same token
trans_list:
dans le même esprit | dans le même ordre d'idées | de la même façon | de la même manière | de même | pour les mêmes raisons


lexentry: eng/c!slash!o__Preposition__1
written_rep: c/o
trans_list: a/s | aux bons soins de | chez
sense:
an intermediary who is responsible for transferring a piece of mail between the postal system and the final addressee


lexentry: eng/caesaropapism__Noun__1
written_rep: caesaropapism
trans_list: césaropapisme
sense:
combination of state (originally imperial) power with religious authority; state authority over ecclesiastical matters


lexentry: eng/cake_mix__Noun__1
written_rep: cake mix
trans_list: mélange à gâteau
sense:
powdered mixture of the dry ingredients used to produce a cake or the finished mixture before baking


lexentry: eng/cardiograph__Noun__1
written_rep: cardiograph
trans_list: cardiographe
sense:
an instrument which, placed in contact with the chest, graphically registers the comparative duration and intensity of the heart's movements


lexentry: eng/cartoonist__Noun__1
sense: creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
written_rep: cartoonist
trans_list:
cartooniste | dessinatrice | dessinateur | dessinateur de bande dessinée | dessinateur de dessins animés | dessinatrice de dessins animés


lexentry: eng/catch_heat__Verb__1
sense: to be scolded or chastised
written_rep: catch heat
trans_list:
se faire appeler Arthur | se faire enguirlander | se faire remonter les bretelles | se faire sonner les cloches | se faire tirer les oreilles


lexentry: eng/catch_someone_with_a_hand_in_the_cookie_jar__Verb__1
written_rep: catch someone with a hand in the cookie jar
trans_list:
prendre en flagrant délit | prendre la main dans le sac | prendre le doigt dans le pot de confiture | prendre sur le fait


lexentry: eng/cave_painting__Noun__1
written_rep: cave painting
trans_list: art pariétal
sense:
activity of applying pigments to the interior surfaces of caves to create images, especially when carried out in prehistoric times


lexentry: eng/cave_painting__Noun__1
written_rep: cave painting
trans_list: peinture rupestre
sense:
paintings resulting from this activity regarded collectively, especially if prehistoric; an individual painting of this type


lexentry: eng/chancellor__Noun__1
written_rep: chancellor
trans_list: chancelier | chancelière
sense:
senior secretary or official with administrative or legal duties, sometimes in charge of some area of government


lexentry: eng/charter__Noun__1
written_rep: charter
trans_list: charte
sense:
document issued by some authority, creating a public or private institution, and defining its purposes and privileges


lexentry: eng/chartist__Noun__1
written_rep: chartist
trans_list: chartiste
sense:
a financial analyst who attempts to predict future movements in the prices of shares or other financial instruments by looking for patterns in charts of historical data


lexentry: eng/chorus__Noun__1
written_rep: chorus
trans_list: chœur | chœur antique
sense:
(Ancient Greece, historical) group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song


lexentry: eng/chromatic__Adjective__1
written_rep: chromatic
trans_list: chromatique
sense:
relating to or using notes not belonging to the diatonic scale of the key in which a passage of music is written


lexentry: eng/chronogram__Noun__1
written_rep: chronogram
trans_list: chronogramme
sense:
a sentence or inscription in which specific letters, interpreted as numerals, stand for a particular date when rearranged


lexentry: eng/clearance__Noun__1
written_rep: clearance
trans_list: gabarit
sense:
height or width of a passage, or the distance between a vehicle and the walls or roof of such passage


lexentry: eng/clock_speed__Noun__1
sense: rate at which a processor performs
written_rep: clock speed
trans_list:
fréquence d'horloge | fréquence de base | fréquence de base de temps | fréquence de synchronisation | vitesse d'horloge


lexentry: eng/cognitive_dissonance__Noun__1
written_rep: cognitive dissonance
trans_list: dissonance cognitive
sense:
conflict or anxiety resulting from inconsistencies between one's beliefs and one's actions or other beliefs


lexentry: eng/cold_day_in_Hell__Noun__1
sense: an event that will never happen
written_rep: cold day in Hell
trans_list:
aux calendes grecques | quand les poules auront des dents | semaine des quatre jeudis | à la Saint-Glinglin


lexentry: eng/colorism__Noun__1
written_rep: colorism
trans_list: colorisme
sense:
prejudice or bias against persons on the basis of their skin color or complexion, often among persons of the same racial identification


lexentry: eng/comarca__Noun__1
written_rep: comarca
trans_list: comarque
sense:
a traditional region or local administrative division found in parts of Spain, Portugal, Panama, Nicaragua, and Brazil


lexentry: eng/commentative__Adjective__1
written_rep: commentative
trans_list: commentatif
sense:
that occurs outside of the context of the film's action, and therefore cannot be heard by the film's characters


lexentry: eng/confrontational__Adjective__1
written_rep: confrontational
trans_list: agressif
sense:
Pertaining to a confrontation; characterized by, or given to initiating hostile encounter; in-your-face


lexentry: eng/conjunction__Noun__1
written_rep: conjunction
trans_list: conjonction
sense:
astronomy: alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth


lexentry: eng/conjunction__Noun__1
written_rep: conjunction
trans_list: conjonction
sense:
logic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the and operator


lexentry: eng/conservatory__Noun__2
sense: school of music or drama
written_rep: conservatory
trans_list:
conservatoire | école de musique | académie de musique | école d'art dramatique | école de théâtre | école supérieure de musique


lexentry: eng/constitution__Noun__1
written_rep: constitution
trans_list: constitution
sense:
formal or informal system of primary principles and laws regulating a government or other institutions


lexentry: eng/contemplation__Noun__1
written_rep: contemplation
trans_list: contemplation
sense:
The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study


lexentry: eng/contractor__Noun__1
written_rep: contractor
trans_list: sous-traitant
sense:
A person or company that performs specific tasks like electrical or plumbing work in construction projects


lexentry: eng/contravention__Noun__1
written_rep: contravention
trans_list: blessure
sense:
The act of contravening a rule, regulation, or law, or of not fulfilling an obligation, promise, or agreement


lexentry: eng/control__Noun__1
written_rep: control
trans_list: commandes
sense:
the method and means of governing the performance of any apparatus, machine or system, such as a lever, handle or button


lexentry: eng/conventional_weaponry__Noun__1
written_rep: conventional weaponry
trans_list: armement conventionnel
sense:
destructive implements of warfare which are not nuclear, chemical, biological, or radiological in nature


lexentry: eng/cookie__Noun__1
written_rep: cookie
trans_list: cookie
sense:
sweet baked good (as in the previous sense) which has chocolate chips, fruit, nuts etc. baked into it


lexentry: eng/coordinate__Noun__1
written_rep: coordinate
trans_list: coordonnée
sense:
(mathematics, cartography) A number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure․


lexentry: eng/corbel__Noun__1
written_rep: corbel
trans_list: corbeau
sense:
(architecture) A structural member of stone, wood or metal jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight


lexentry: eng/coregency__Noun__1
written_rep: coregency
trans_list: corégence
sense:
monarchical position (such as king, queen, emperor or empress) held by two persons when normally held by only one


lexentry: eng/cosmetic_surgeon__Noun__1
sense: performer of cosmetic surgery
written_rep: cosmetic surgeon
trans_list:
chirurgien cosmétique | chirurgien esthéticien | chirurgien esthétique | chirurgienne cosmétique | chirurgienne esthéticienne | chirurgienne esthétique


lexentry: eng/cost_the_earth__Verb__1
sense: be a huge expense
written_rep: cost the earth
trans_list:
coûter bonbon | coûter la peau du cul | coûter la peau du dos | coûter un bras | coûter une blinde | coûter une couille


lexentry: eng/counterculture__Noun__1
written_rep: counterculture
trans_list: contreculture
sense:
any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture


lexentry: eng/counterweight__Noun__1
written_rep: counterweight
trans_list: contrepoids
sense:
heavy mass reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering of something


lexentry: eng/couple__Noun__1
written_rep: couple
trans_list: couple
sense:
two forces that are equal in magnitude but opposite in direction, thus creating the turning effect of a torque or moment


lexentry: eng/crank__Noun__1
written_rep: crank
trans_list: manivelle
sense:
a bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an arm attached to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a rotation


lexentry: eng/crockery__Noun__1
written_rep: crockery
trans_list: vaisselle
sense:
dishes, plates, and other tableware, usually made of some ceramic material used for serving food on and eating it from


lexentry: eng/crocket__Noun__1
written_rep: crocket
trans_list: crochet
sense:
(architecture) any of a series of hook-shaped decorative floral elements used in Gothic architecture


lexentry: eng/cross-cousin__Noun__1
written_rep: cross-cousin
trans_list: cousin croisé
sense:
relationship between two cousins or two groups of cousins whose parents are brother and sister, respectively


lexentry: eng/cross-ratio__Noun__1
written_rep: cross-ratio
trans_list: birapport
sense:
a special number associated with an ordered quadruple of collinear points, particularly points on a projective line, and preserved by the fractional linear transformations


lexentry: eng/cry_one's_eyes_out__Verb__1
sense: to weep for an elongated time
written_rep: cry one's eyes out
trans_list:
[[à mouchoir que veux-tu|pleurer à mouchoir que veux-tu]] | pleurer comme une madeleine | pleurer toutes les larmes de son corps | pleurer à chaudes larmes


lexentry: eng/cubism__Noun__1
written_rep: cubism
trans_list: cubisme
sense:
An artistic movement characterized by the depiction of natural forms as geometric structures of planes


lexentry: eng/curve__Noun__1
written_rep: curve
trans_list: courbes | courbe
sense:
informal: usually in plural: attractive features of a woman or informal: attractive shape of a woman's body


lexentry: eng/custom_house__Noun__1
written_rep: custom house
trans_list: douane
sense:
official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit


lexentry: eng/cynosure__Noun__1
written_rep: cynosure
trans_list: cible | foyer | point de mire
sense:
something that is the center of attention; an object that serves as a focal point of attraction and admiration


lexentry: eng/cystic_duct__Noun__1
written_rep: cystic duct
trans_list: canal cystique | conduit cystique
sense:
short duct that leads from the gallbladder and unites with the common hepatic duct to form the common bile duct


lexentry: eng/cytogenetics__Noun__1
written_rep: cytogenetics
trans_list: cytogénétique
sense:
the branch of genetics that studies the relationships between the structure and number of chromosomes


lexentry: eng/damascene__Verb__1
written_rep: damascene
trans_list: damasquiner
sense:
to decorate (metalwork) with a peculiar marking or water produced in the process of manufacture, or with designs produced by inlaying or encrusting with another metal, such as silver or gold, or by etching, etc.; to damask


lexentry: eng/dark_energy__Noun__1
written_rep: dark energy
trans_list: énergie noire | énergie sombre
sense:
hypothetical form of energy which, it is supposed, is spread uniformly throughout space and time and has anti-gravitational properties


lexentry: eng/data_mining__Noun__1
sense: technique for searching large-scale databases for patterns
written_rep: data mining
trans_list:
exploration de données | forage de données | fouille de données | orpaillage | prospection de données


lexentry: eng/dead_ringer__Noun__1
written_rep: dead ringer
trans_list: portrait craché
sense:
someone or something that very closely resembles another; someone or something easily mistaken for another


lexentry: eng/debugging__Noun__1
written_rep: debugging
trans_list: débogage
sense:
the process of finding and resolving bugs or defects that prevent correct operation of computer software or a system


lexentry: eng/debunk__Verb__1
sense: to discredit or expose the falsehood of something
written_rep: debunk
trans_list:
dévoiler | jeter l'opprobre sur | mettre en pièces | réduire à néant | se discréditer | se déconsidérer


lexentry: eng/decay__Verb__1
written_rep: decay
trans_list: se désintégrer
sense:
To change by undergoing fission, by emitting radiation, or by capturing or losing one or more electrons.


lexentry: eng/declination__Noun__1
written_rep: declination
trans_list: déclinaison
sense:
at a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane


lexentry: eng/deliberation__Noun__1
written_rep: deliberation
trans_list: comparaison
sense:
the act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure


lexentry: eng/demagogue__Noun__1
written_rep: demagogue
trans_list: démagogue
sense:
(pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument


lexentry: eng/denialism__Noun__1
written_rep: denialism
trans_list: négationnisme | dénialisme
sense:
position of those who reject propositions that are strongly supported by scientific or historical evidence


lexentry: eng/diagenesis__Noun__1
written_rep: diagenesis
trans_list: diagenèse
sense:
all the chemical, physical, and biological changes sediment goes through during and after lithification


lexentry: eng/district_attorney__Noun__1
written_rep: district attorney
trans_list: procureur
sense:
the title of the local public official who represents the government in the prosecution of alleged criminals


lexentry: eng/do_you_speak_English__Phrase__1
sense: do you speak English? (English specifically)
written_rep: do you speak English
trans_list:
parles-tu anglais&nbsp;? | parlez-vous anglais&nbsp;? | tu parles anglais&nbsp;? | vous parlez anglais&nbsp;?


lexentry: eng/don't_look_a_gift_horse_in_the_mouth__Proverb__1
sense: a phrase referring to unappreciatively questioning of a gift or handout too closely
written_rep: don't look a gift horse in the mouth
trans_list:
à cheval donné on ne regarde pas la denture | à cheval donné on ne regarde pas la bride | à cheval donné on ne regarde pas les dents | à cheval donné, on ne regarde pas la bouche


lexentry: eng/don't_shoot_the_messenger__Proverb__1
sense: the bearer of bad news should not be held accountable for the bad news
written_rep: don't shoot the messenger
trans_list:
ce n’est pas en cassant le thermomètre qu’on fait tomber la fièvre | ne tirez pas sur le messager | ne tuez pas le messager


lexentry: eng/don't_try_to_teach_grandma_how_to_suck_eggs__Proverb__1
sense: don't teach an expert
written_rep: don't try to teach grandma how to suck eggs
trans_list:
ce n’est pas à un vieux singe qu’on apprend à faire des grimaces | on n'apprend pas à un vieux singe à faire la grimace


lexentry: eng/dork__Noun__1
written_rep: dork
trans_list: bobet
sense:
a quirky, silly, and/or stupid socially inept person, or one who is out of touch with contemporary trends


lexentry: eng/double_glazing__Noun__1
written_rep: double glazing
trans_list: double vitrage
sense:
A system of insulated windows (and doors) having two parallel layers of glass separated by an air space


lexentry: eng/double_life__Noun__1
written_rep: double life
trans_list: double vie
sense:
existence or life that has two aspects, particularly when one of them is regarded as embarrassing, immoral, or unlawful and thus kept hidden from a person's family, friends, and work colleagues


lexentry: eng/dowel__Noun__1
written_rep: dowel
trans_list: cheville | goujon
sense:
a pin fitting into holes, partly in one piece and partly in the other to keep them in their position


lexentry: eng/dreamboat__Noun__1
sense: Exceptionally good-looking, attractive person
written_rep: dreamboat
trans_list:
apollon | beau gosse | canon | femme de (mes/tes/...) rêve(s) | homme de (mes/tes/...) rêve(s) | prince charmant


lexentry: eng/drop__Verb__1
written_rep: drop
trans_list: laisser tomber
sense:
to let (something) fall; to allow (something) to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on)


lexentry: eng/eat_crow__Verb__1
sense: to recognize that one has mistaken
written_rep: eat crow
trans_list:
admettre son erreur | aller à Canossa | faire amende honorable | reconnaître son erreur | venir à Canossa


lexentry: eng/educated_guess__Noun__1
sense: guess based on experience or knowledge
written_rep: educated guess
trans_list:
approximation | au pifomètre | estimation éclairée | hypothèse bien fondée | hypothèse raisonnable | hypothèse raisonnée


lexentry: eng/elaboration__Noun__1
written_rep: elaboration
trans_list: production
sense:
natural process of formation or assimilation by which a crude substance is changed into something of a higher order


lexentry: eng/electric_circuit__Noun__1
written_rep: electric circuit
trans_list: circuit électrique
sense:
path or interconnected group of paths (at least one of which is closed) that can carry an electric current


lexentry: eng/elucidation__Noun__1
written_rep: elucidation
trans_list: élucidation
sense:
A making clear; the act of elucidating or that which elucidates, as an explanation, an exposition, an illustration


lexentry: eng/embryo__Noun__1
written_rep: embryo
trans_list: embryon
sense:
an organism in the earlier stages of development before it emerges from the egg, or before metamorphosis


lexentry: eng/emergence__Noun__1
written_rep: emergence
trans_list: émergence
sense:
The act of rising out of a fluid, or coming forth from envelopment or concealment, or of rising into view


lexentry: eng/encryption__Noun__1
written_rep: encryption
trans_list: chiffrement
sense:
process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, and/or passwords


lexentry: eng/endemic__Noun__1
written_rep: endemic
trans_list: endémie
sense:
disease affecting a number of people simultaneously, so as to show a distinct connection with certain localities


lexentry: eng/endocentric__Adjective__1
written_rep: endocentric
trans_list: endocentrique
sense:
(grammar, of a phrase or compound word) fulfilling the same grammatical role as one of its constituents


lexentry: eng/endorheic__Adjective__1
written_rep: endorheic
trans_list: endoréique
sense:
having no outflow to an external body of water such as a river or ocean, and only losing water through evaporation


lexentry: eng/endotoxin__Noun__1
written_rep: endotoxin
trans_list: endotoxine
sense:
any toxin secreted by a microorganism that is released into surrounding environment only when it dies


lexentry: eng/endow__Verb__1
written_rep: endow
trans_list: doter
sense:
to give property to (someone) as a gift; to provide with support in the form of a permanent fund of money or other benefits


lexentry: eng/endpaper__Noun__1
written_rep: endpaper
trans_list: page de garde
sense:
either of two folded sheets of paper used to connect the front and back covers of a book to the first and last pages


lexentry: eng/enemy__Noun__1
written_rep: enemy
trans_list: ennemi | ennemie
sense:
someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else


lexentry: eng/enol__Noun__1
written_rep: enol
trans_list: énol
sense:
compound containing a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which is doubly bonded to another carbon


lexentry: eng/epiboly__Noun__1
written_rep: epiboly
trans_list: épibolie
sense:
the expansion of one cell sheet over other cells, as takes place during gastrulation or secondary intention wound healing


lexentry: eng/epicene__Adjective__1
written_rep: epicene
trans_list: épicène
sense:
of or relating to nouns or pronouns in any language that have a single form for male and female referents


lexentry: eng/epiphenomenon__Noun__1
written_rep: epiphenomenon
trans_list: épiphénomène
sense:
metal process or state that is an incidental by-product of physiological events in the brain or nervous system


lexentry: eng/equilibrium__Noun__1
written_rep: equilibrium
trans_list: équilibre
sense:
physics: state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero


lexentry: eng/equivocal__Adjective__1
written_rep: equivocal
trans_list: équivoque | douteux | incertain | indéterminé
sense:
capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters


lexentry: eng/ergodic__Adjective__1
written_rep: ergodic
trans_list: ergodique
sense:
of or relating to certain systems that, given enough time, will eventually return to previously experienced state


lexentry: eng/ethereal__Adjective__1
written_rep: ethereal
trans_list: éthéré
sense:
Consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy; tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy


lexentry: eng/ethereal__Adjective__1
written_rep: ethereal
trans_list: éthéré
sense:
Pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere


lexentry: eng/euergetism__Noun__1
written_rep: euergetism
trans_list: évergétisme
sense:
the practice of élite in Greek and Roman cities to distribute a part of their wealth to the community


lexentry: eng/eukaryote__Noun__1
written_rep: eukaryote
trans_list: eucaryote
sense:
any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus


lexentry: eng/eunuch__Noun__1
written_rep: eunuch
trans_list: eunuque
sense:
such a man who was harem guard or in Middle Eastern courts under Roman Emperors, important officials of the state


lexentry: eng/evasion__Noun__1
written_rep: evasion
trans_list: esquive
sense:
the act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation


lexentry: eng/exocentric__Adjective__1
written_rep: exocentric
trans_list: exocentrique
sense:
(grammar, of a phrase or compound) not having the same part of speech as any of its constituent words


lexentry: eng/expiration__Noun__1
written_rep: expiration
trans_list: expiration
sense:
act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration


lexentry: eng/face_the_music__Verb__1
sense: to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one's actions
written_rep: face the music
trans_list:
affronter la tempête | braver l'orage | braver la tempête | faire face | faire front | prendre le taureau par les cornes


lexentry: eng/facial_expression__Noun__1
written_rep: facial expression
trans_list: expression faciale
sense:
expression or countenance that seems to an onlooker to be represented by the appearance of a person's face


lexentry: eng/facticity__Noun__1
written_rep: facticity
trans_list: facticité
sense:
state of being in the world without any knowable reason for such existence, or of being in a particular state of affairs which one has no control over


lexentry: eng/fascine__Noun__1
written_rep: fascine
trans_list: fascine
sense:
(fortification) a cylindrical bundle of small sticks of wood, bound together, used in raising batteries, filling ditches, strengthening ramparts, and making parapets


lexentry: eng/fashion__Noun__1
written_rep: fashion
trans_list: mode | vogue
sense:
current (constantly changing) trend, favored for frivolous rather than practical, logical, or intellectual reasons


lexentry: eng/federal__Adjective__1
written_rep: federal
trans_list: fédéral | fédérale
sense:
pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations


lexentry: eng/fibromyalgia__Noun__1
written_rep: fibromyalgia
trans_list: fibromyalgie
sense:
condition characterised by chronic pain, stiffness, and tenderness of the muscles, tendons, and joints


lexentry: eng/fifth_column__Noun__1
written_rep: fifth column
trans_list: cinquième colonne
sense:
a group of people which clandestinely undermines a larger group, such as a nation, to which it is expected to be loyal


lexentry: eng/finagle__Verb__1
written_rep: finagle
trans_list: escroquer | estamper | filouter | piquer | refaire | rouler
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) to cheat or swindle; to use crafty, deceitful methods (often with "out of")


lexentry: eng/flashback__Noun__1
written_rep: flashback
trans_list: flashback | analepse | retour en arrière
sense:
a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative


lexentry: eng/floater__Noun__1
written_rep: floater
trans_list: moucheron
sense:
a speck in the visual field that seems to move, possibly caused by degeneration of the vitreous humour


lexentry: eng/fool_me_once,_shame_on_you;_fool_me_twice,_shame_on_me__Proverb__1
written_rep: fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me
trans_list:
Qui me trompe une fois, honte à lui; qui me trompe deux fois, honte à moi./Piège-moi une fois, honte sur toi, piège-moi deux fois, honte sur moi.


lexentry: eng/forensic__Adjective__1
written_rep: forensic
trans_list: légal | forensique | médicolégal
sense:
relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law


lexentry: eng/formidable__Adjective__1
written_rep: formidable
trans_list: formidable
sense:
causing fear, dread, awe or admiration as a result of size, strength, or some other impressive quality


lexentry: eng/formulate__Verb__1
written_rep: formulate
trans_list: formuler
sense:
to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression


lexentry: eng/fortunate__Adjective__1
written_rep: fortunate
trans_list: chanceux
sense:
receiving some unforeseen or unexpected good, or some good, independent of one's own skill or efforts


lexentry: eng/forum_selection_clause__Noun__1
sense: contractual clause for the place of legal dispute
written_rep: forum selection clause
trans_list:
accord d'élection de for | clause attributive de compétence | convention attributive de compétence | convention attributive de juridiction


lexentry: eng/free_world__Noun__1
written_rep: free world
trans_list: monde libre
sense:
collectively, all the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states


lexentry: eng/fretboard__Noun__1
written_rep: fretboard
trans_list: escale
sense:
a board on the neck of stringed instruments used to shorten or lengthen strings to create different sound of notes.


lexentry: eng/from_now_on__Adverb__1
sense: from now, indefinitely
written_rep: from now on
trans_list:
désormais | dorénavant | [[à compter de|à compter d']][[aujourd'hui]] | à l'avenir | à partir de maintenant | à présent


lexentry: eng/fuck_off__Verb__1
sense: go to hell, disappear, screw oneself
written_rep: fuck off
trans_list:
aller crever | aller en enfer | aller se faire cuire un œuf | aller se faire enculer | aller se faire foutre | aller se faire mettre


lexentry: eng/gag_order__Noun__1
written_rep: gag order
trans_list: muselière
sense:
any directive from a person in authority prohibiting another person from speaking about a certain thing


lexentry: eng/gambling__Noun__1
written_rep: gambling
trans_list: jeu de hasard | pari
sense:
activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance


lexentry: eng/gauge__Noun__1
written_rep: gauge
trans_list: gabarit
sense:
a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard


lexentry: eng/gauge__Noun__1
written_rep: gauge
trans_list: étalon
sense:
any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge


lexentry: eng/gender_dysphoria__Noun__1
written_rep: gender dysphoria
trans_list: dysphorie de genre
sense:
profound unhappiness related to characteristics associated with one's birth-assigned sex, experienced by some transgender people


lexentry: eng/gender_gap__Noun__1
sense: measurable difference between men and women
written_rep: gender gap
trans_list:
disparité entre les sexes | fossé entre les sexes | inégalité entre les sexes | écart entre les sexes


lexentry: eng/general_anesthesia__Noun__1
written_rep: general anesthesia
trans_list: anesthésie générale
sense:
a type of anesthesia that causes loss of sensation to the whole body, usually to the point of unconsciousness


lexentry: eng/geothermal_energy__Noun__1
written_rep: geothermal energy
trans_list: géothermie
sense:
heat under the ground used to heat water and make steam to turn generator turbines and make electricity


lexentry: eng/get_out_of_here__Interjection__1
sense: command to leave
written_rep: get out of here
trans_list:
aller se faire fiche | aller se faire foutre | aller se faire voir | dégage | foutre le camp | se casser


lexentry: eng/get_wind_of__Verb__1
written_rep: get wind of
trans_list: avoir vent
sense:
To hear about; to learn of, especially especially with respect to facts intended to have been confidential


sense: more worthwhile to teach someone than do it for them
written_rep: give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime
trans_list: Donne un poisson à un homme, il mangera un jour. Apprends-lui à pêcher, il mangera toute sa vie.
lexentry:
eng/give_a_man_a_fish_and_you_feed_him_for_a_day;_teach_a_man_to_fish_and_you_feed_him_for_a_lifetime__Proverb__1


lexentry: eng/gladiator__Noun__1
written_rep: gladiator
trans_list: gladiateur | belluaire
sense:
(in ancient Rome) a person (professional or slave) who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat with another, or with a wild animal


lexentry: eng/globe_thistle__Noun__1
written_rep: globe thistle
trans_list: échinope
sense:
any of the flowering plants in the genus Echinops, with spiny foliage and blue or white spherical flower heads


lexentry: eng/go_fly_a_kite__Phrase__1
sense: go away
written_rep: go fly a kite
trans_list:
aller se faire cuire un œuf | aller se faire foutre | aller se faire mettre | aller se faire voir | aller se faire voir chez les Grecs | s’en aller au diable


lexentry: eng/godmother__Noun__1
written_rep: godmother
trans_list: marraine
sense:
woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner


lexentry: eng/grant__Verb__1
written_rep: grant
trans_list: admettre
sense:
to admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede


lexentry: eng/grapefruit_spoon__Noun__1
written_rep: grapefruit spoon
trans_list: cuillère à pamplemousse
sense:
spoon with a pointed and/or serrated tip designed for separating the flesh of a grapefruit from its rind


lexentry: eng/greatness__Noun__1
written_rep: greatness
trans_list: grandeur
sense:
The state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc


lexentry: eng/grey_market__Noun__1
written_rep: grey market
trans_list: économie souterraine
sense:
the buying and selling of goods through distribution channels other than those authorized or intended by the manufacturer or producer


lexentry: eng/group__Noun__1
written_rep: group
trans_list: groupe
sense:
A set of teams playing against each other in a division, while at the same not playing against other sets of teams of the same division.


lexentry: eng/guest_worker__Noun__1
sense: guest worker
written_rep: guest worker
trans_list:
travailleur invité | travailleur immigré | travailleur étranger | travailleuse immigrée | travailleuse invitée | travailleuse étrangère


lexentry: eng/gulag__Noun__1
written_rep: gulag
trans_list: goulag
sense:
system of all Soviet labour camps and prisons in use, especially during the Stalinist period (1930s–1950s)


lexentry: eng/gun__Noun__1
written_rep: gun
trans_list: canon
sense:
(military) A cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity


lexentry: eng/gyromagnetic__Adjective__1
written_rep: gyromagnetic
trans_list: gyromagnétique
sense:
of, relating to, or resulting from the properties of a spinning magnet, or a spinning electric charge; magnetogyric


lexentry: eng/hallstand__Noun__1
written_rep: hallstand
trans_list: portemanteau
sense:
A piece of furniture, near to an outside door, on which hats and coats are hung, and umbrellas are stored.


lexentry: eng/hame__Noun__2
written_rep: hame
trans_list: collier
sense:
metal or wooden pieces of a horse collar to which the traces (straps, ropes or chains) of the harness are attached by which a carriage or wagon is drawn.


lexentry: eng/hanging_indentation__Noun__1
written_rep: hanging indentation
trans_list:
alinéa en sommaire | alinéa saillant | alinéa sortant | composition en sommaire | disposition en sommaire


lexentry: eng/hark_back__Verb__1
written_rep: hark back
trans_list: désirer
sense:
to allude, return, or revert to (a subject previously mentioned, etc.); to evoke, or long or pine for (a past era or event)


lexentry: eng/have_a_bun_in_the_oven__Verb__1
sense: (informal) to be pregnant; to be expecting a baby
written_rep: have a bun in the oven
trans_list:
avoir un polichinelle dans le tiroir | avoir une brioche au four | avoir le ballon | avoir le gros ventre | être en cloque | être grosse


lexentry: eng/heart_murmur__Noun__1
written_rep: heart murmur
trans_list: souffle cardiaque
sense:
sound produced when blood is pumped across a heart valve, loud enough to be heard with a stethoscope


lexentry: eng/heat__Noun__1
written_rep: heat
trans_list: chauffe
sense:
one cycle of bringing metal to maximum temperature and working it until it is too cool to work further


lexentry: eng/heathendom__Noun__1
written_rep: heathendom
trans_list: paganisme
sense:
from one religion's or creed's perspective, the rest of the world that does not follow that creed or religion


lexentry: eng/heliostat__Noun__1
written_rep: heliostat
trans_list: héliostat
sense:
device to continuously reflect sunlight toward a predetermined target, almost always in some fixed direction, despite the sun's motions in the sky


lexentry: eng/heterographic__Adjective__1
written_rep: heterographic
trans_list: hétérographique
sense:
linguistics: of a writing system in which a particular symbol represents more than one possible sound


lexentry: eng/hold_court__Verb__1
written_rep: hold court
trans_list: tenir salon
sense:
To serve as the principal discussant or center of attention in an informal gathering of friends, associates, etc.


lexentry: eng/holiday_season__Noun__1
written_rep: holiday season
trans_list: saison des fêtes
sense:
The period of the late fall and early winter when several holidays occur, such as Halloween, American Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa


lexentry: eng/hollow_leg__Noun__1
sense: ability or tendency to drink large quantities of alcohol
written_rep: hollow leg
trans_list:
avoir la dalle en pente | avoir le bec salé | boire comme un Polonais | boire comme un trou | être un [[boit-sans-soif]] | être un poivrot


lexentry: eng/holography__Noun__1
written_rep: holography
trans_list: holographie
sense:
a technique for recording, and then reconstructing, the amplitude and phase distributions of a coherent wave disturbance


lexentry: eng/homoglyph__Noun__1
written_rep: homoglyph
trans_list: homoglyphe
sense:
A character identical or nearly identical in appearance to another, but which differs in the meaning it represents


lexentry: eng/honeydew_melon__Noun__1
written_rep: honeydew melon
trans_list: melon miel
sense:
melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorous group cultivar group with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind


lexentry: eng/hook_up__Verb__1
written_rep: hook up
trans_list: choper | papillonner
sense:
to have a casual sexual experience with another person, usually without any future relationship intended


lexentry: eng/hypocrisy__Noun__1
written_rep: hypocrisy
trans_list: hypocrisie | faux-culterie | tartuferie | tartufferie
sense:
claim, pretense, or false representation of holding beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not actually possess


lexentry: eng/idea__Noun__1
written_rep: idea
trans_list: idée
sense:
philosophy: abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect


lexentry: eng/imprudent__Adjective__1
written_rep: imprudent
trans_list: imprudent
sense:
not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper


lexentry: eng/impunity__Noun__1
written_rep: impunity
trans_list: impunité
sense:
freedom from punishment or retribution; security from any reprisal or injurious consequences of an action, behaviour etc.


lexentry: eng/in_for_a_penny,_in_for_a_pound__Proverb__1
written_rep: in for a penny, in for a pound
trans_list: le premier pas engage au second | quand le vin est tiré, il faut le boire | qui dit A, doit dire B
sense:
Expressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof


lexentry: eng/infer__Verb__1
written_rep: infer
trans_list: déduire | inférer
sense:
to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence


lexentry: eng/infield__Noun__1
written_rep: infield
trans_list: diamant
sense:
baseball: The region of the field roughly bounded by the home plate, first base, second base and third base.


lexentry: eng/infusion__Noun__1
written_rep: infusion
trans_list: infusion
sense:
a product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities


lexentry: eng/inhere__Verb__1
written_rep: inhere
trans_list: être inhérent à
sense:
To be inherent; to be an essential or intrinsic part of; to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something


lexentry: eng/inheritance_law__Noun__1
written_rep: inheritance law
trans_list: droit des successions
sense:
Area of plaw pertaining to passing on property, titles, debts, rights, and obligations upon the death of an individual


lexentry: eng/instantaneous__Adjective__1
written_rep: instantaneous
trans_list: instantané
sense:
occurring, arising, or functioning without any delay; happening within an imperceptibly brief period of time


lexentry: eng/insurance_fraud__Noun__1
written_rep: insurance fraud
trans_list: fraude à l'assurance
sense:
Receiving insurance policy-based compensation by intentionally causing an event due to which the claim for the compensation for insured property becomes seemingly lawful, and by concealing the intention.


lexentry: eng/insurrection__Noun__1
written_rep: insurrection
trans_list: insurrection
sense:
action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this


lexentry: eng/interdict__Noun__1
written_rep: interdict
trans_list: interdit
sense:
A papal decree prohibiting the administration of the sacraments from a political entity under the power of a single person


lexentry: eng/interface__Noun__1
written_rep: interface
trans_list: interface
sense:
chemistry, physics: thin layer or boundary between different substances, or phases of a single substance


lexentry: eng/interface__Noun__1
written_rep: interface
trans_list: interface
sense:
computing, object-oriented: piece of code defining a set of operations that other code must implement


lexentry: eng/introit__Noun__1
written_rep: introit
trans_list: introït
sense:
part of a psalm or other portion of the Bible read or sung at Mass immediately after the priest ascends to the altar


lexentry: eng/intron__Noun__1
written_rep: intron
trans_list: intron
sense:
genetics: portion of a split gene that is included in pre-RNA transcripts but is removed during RNA processing


lexentry: eng/invasive__Adjective__1
written_rep: invasive
trans_list: invasif | envahissant
sense:
of an animal or plant: that grows (especially uncontrollably) in environments which do not harbour natural enemies


lexentry: eng/inversion__Noun__1
written_rep: inversion
trans_list: inversion
sense:
deviation from standard word order by putting the predicate before the subject, in questions with auxiliary verbs and for the purpose of emphasis


lexentry: eng/involute__Noun__1
written_rep: involute
trans_list: développante
sense:
a curve that cuts all tangents of another curve at right angles; traced by a point on a string that unwinds from a curved object


lexentry: eng/involution__Noun__1
written_rep: involution
trans_list: involution
sense:
mathematics; an endofunction whose square is equal to the identity function; a function equal to its inverse


lexentry: eng/iridescence__Noun__1
written_rep: iridescence
trans_list: iridescence
sense:
The condition or state of being iridescent; exhibition of colors like those of the rainbow; a prismatic play of color


lexentry: eng/irksome__Adjective__1
written_rep: irksome
trans_list: barbant
sense:
disagreeable or troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition; bothersome; annoying; irritating; wearisome; tedious


lexentry: eng/it's_the_thought_that_counts__Proverb__1
written_rep: it's the thought that counts
trans_list: c'est l'intention qui compte
sense:
when giving someone a present or doing a favour for someone, the kindness is more important than any other consideration


lexentry: eng/jump_the_shark__Verb__1
written_rep: jump the shark
trans_list: sauter par-dessus le requin
sense:
To undergo a storyline development which heralds a fundamental and generally disappointing change in direction.


lexentry: eng/junior_college__Noun__1
written_rep: junior college
trans_list: institut
sense:
institution of higher learning that awards the associate's degree but not bachelor's degree or higher


lexentry: eng/kangaroo_court__Noun__1
sense: an unjust (quasi-)judicial proceeding or group
written_rep: kangaroo court
trans_list:
tribunal bidon | tribunal de pacotille | tribunal fantoche | tribunal illégal | tribunal improvisé | tribunal irrégulier


lexentry: eng/kick_start__Verb__1
written_rep: kick start
trans_list: relancer
sense:
to make (something) active, functional, or productive again; to reinvigorate (an activity, system, or process).


lexentry: eng/kick_wheel__Noun__1
written_rep: kick wheel
trans_list: tour de potier
sense:
A wheel or disc used to throw pots, turned by kicking or pushing a heavy stone or concrete base with the foot


lexentry: eng/kiss_my_ass__Interjection__1
sense: go away
written_rep: kiss my ass
trans_list:
aller chier | aller se faire cuire un œuf | aller se faire enculer | aller se faire foutre | aller se faire voir chez les Grecs | cul


lexentry: eng/l'esprit_de_l'escalier__Noun__1
written_rep: l'esprit de l'escalier
trans_list: esprit d'escalier | esprit de l'escalier
sense:
phenomenon when a conversational rejoinder or remark only occurs to someone after the opportunity to make it has passed


lexentry: eng/languor__Noun__1
written_rep: languor
trans_list: langueur
sense:
state of the body or mind caused by exhaustion or disease and characterized by a languid feeling; an instance of this


lexentry: eng/last_mile__Noun__1
written_rep: last mile
trans_list: dernier kilomètre
sense:
portion of the infrastructure the carries communication signals from the main system to the end user’s business or home


lexentry: eng/lath__Noun__1
written_rep: lath
trans_list: latte | liteau | volige
sense:
a thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc.


lexentry: eng/lect__Noun__1
written_rep: lect
trans_list: lecte
sense:
linguistics, sociolinguistics: a specific form of a language or language cluster: a language or a dialect


lexentry: eng/lectern__Noun__1
written_rep: lectern
trans_list: lutrin
sense:
a stand with a slanted top used to support a bible from which passages are read during a church service


lexentry: eng/lees__Noun__1
written_rep: lees
trans_list: lie
sense:
the sediment that settles during fermentation of beverages, consisting of dead yeast and precipitated parts of the fruit


lexentry: eng/left_and_right__Adverb__1
sense: all over the place
written_rep: left and right
trans_list:
à dextre et à senestre | à droite et à gauche | à dêtre et à senêtre | à tort et à travers | à tout-va


lexentry: eng/libido__Noun__1
written_rep: libido
trans_list: libido
sense:
drives or mental energies related or based on sexual instincts but not necessarily sexual in and of themselves.


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
written_rep: line
trans_list: ligne
sense:
music: one of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed


lexentry: eng/line_break__Noun__1
written_rep: line break
trans_list: retour chariot | retour à la ligne | saut de ligne
sense:
a point in writing where text that would normally continue on the same line starts at the beginning of a new line or the character indicating that subsequent characters should appear on a separate line of text


lexentry: eng/localization__Noun__1
written_rep: localization
trans_list: localisation
sense:
software engineering: act or process of making a product suitable for use in a particular country or region


lexentry: eng/look_daggers__Verb__1
sense: to stare in a disapproving, severe, or threatening manner
written_rep: look daggers
trans_list:
darder un regard noir | foudroyer du regard | fusiller du regard | lancer un regard noir | se regarder en chiens de faïence


lexentry: eng/lose_one's_shit__Verb__1
sense: vulgar: to lose one's temper
written_rep: lose one's shit
trans_list:
chier une pendule | craquer son slip | disjoncter | faire un caca nerveux | perdre son sang froid | péter les plombs


lexentry: eng/lounge_lizard__Noun__1
written_rep: lounge lizard
trans_list: salonnard
sense:
An idler or pleasure-seeker; a person who spends considerable time loitering in bars and cocktail lounges.


lexentry: eng/lump__Noun__1
written_rep: lump
trans_list: protubérance | bosse | masse | monceau | motte | renflement
sense:
something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound, hill, or group


lexentry: eng/machicolation__Noun__1
written_rep: machicolation
trans_list: mâchicoulis
sense:
opening between corbels that support a projecting parapet, or in the floor of a gallery or the roof of a portal, of a fortified building


lexentry: eng/mafic__Adjective__1
written_rep: mafic
trans_list: basique
sense:
describing rocks, such as silicate minerals, magmas, and volcanic and intrusive igneous rocks, which contain relatively high concentrations of magnesium and iron


lexentry: eng/magnesite__Noun__1
written_rep: magnesite
trans_list: magnésite
sense:
a form of magnesium carbonate, O₃, occurring as dolomite (with calcite) but rarely found in the pure state


lexentry: eng/mainland_China__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: mainland China
trans_list: Chine continentale
sense:
area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China, excluding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan


lexentry: eng/make_a_big_thing_out_of__Verb__1
sense: to make a fuss about
written_rep: make a big thing out of
trans_list:
faire tout un foin de | faire tout un fromage de | faire tout un plat de | faire toute une histoire de


lexentry: eng/make_a_mountain_out_of_a_molehill__Verb__1
sense: to treat a problem as greater than it is
written_rep: make a mountain out of a molehill
trans_list:
faire une montagne d'une taupinière | faire une montagne d'une souris | se noyer dans un verre d'eau


lexentry: eng/make_amends__Verb__1
written_rep: make amends
trans_list: donner satisfaction | faire amende honorable | obtenir satisfaction | se racheter | se réconcilier
sense:
to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress


lexentry: eng/man_in_the_street__Noun__1
sense: a typical person
written_rep: man in the street
trans_list:
Madame Tout-le-Monde | Monsieur Tout-le-Monde | homme de la rue | individu lambda | monsieur Tout-le-monde | pékin de base


lexentry: eng/marker__Noun__1
written_rep: marker
trans_list: marqueur
sense:
someone or something that marks (including: one who keeps account of a game played; a counter used in games; the soldier who marks the direction of an alignment; an attachment to a sewing machine for marking a line on the fabric by creasing it; a person who assesses the standard of a student in a test or examination)


lexentry: eng/means_of_transportation__Noun__1
written_rep: means of transportation
trans_list: moyen de transport
sense:
general term for the different kinds of transport facilities that are often used to transport people or cargo in many ways


lexentry: eng/messuage__Noun__1
written_rep: messuage
trans_list: propriété
sense:
(legal) A plot of land as the site for a house; later, a residential building taken together with its outbuildings and assigned land


lexentry: eng/metaphysical_naturalism__Noun__1
written_rep: metaphysical naturalism
trans_list: naturalisme métaphysique
sense:
the view that everything that exists results only from natural procedures which are untranscendental


lexentry: eng/metonymic__Adjective__1
written_rep: metonymic
trans_list: métonymique
sense:
of, or relating to, a word that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object


lexentry: eng/mind_one's_own_business__Verb__1
written_rep: mind one's own business
trans_list: s'occuper de ses oignons | se mêler de ses affaires
sense:
to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others


lexentry: eng/missing_in_action__Adjective__1
written_rep: missing in action
trans_list: disparu au combat | porté disparu
sense:
designation for a member of an organization with whom contact is lost but whose death is not confirmed


lexentry: eng/mobility_kill__Noun__1
written_rep: mobility kill
trans_list: destruction mobilité
sense:
damage inflicted by a weapon on a vehicle that immobilises it, but does not totally destroy it, leaving the vehicle's crew able to use its weapons


lexentry: eng/modernism__Noun__1
written_rep: modernism
trans_list: modernisme
sense:
any of several styles of art, architecture, literature, philosophy, etc., that flourished in the 20th century


lexentry: eng/moon_pool__Noun__1
written_rep: moon pool
trans_list: puits central
sense:
opening in the base of the hull of a vessel, which is used for lowering equipment into the sea below


lexentry: eng/moor__Verb__1
written_rep: moor
trans_list: amarrer | ancrer
sense:
to fix or secure, as a vessel, in a particular place by casting anchor, or by fastening with cables or chains


lexentry: eng/moral_hazard__Noun__1
written_rep: moral hazard
trans_list: hasard moral
sense:
prospect that a party insulated from risk may behave differently from the way it would behave if it were fully exposed to the risk


lexentry: eng/morphogeny__Noun__1
written_rep: morphogeny
trans_list: morphogénie
sense:
history of the evolution of forms; that part of ontogeny that deals with the germ history of forms, distinguished from physiogeny


lexentry: eng/mudflap__Noun__1
written_rep: mudflap
trans_list: bavette
sense:
A rectangular flap mounted near the wheel of a truck to prevent mud from being thrown up onto the vehicle


lexentry: eng/myroblyte__Noun__1
written_rep: myroblyte
trans_list: myroblyte
sense:
saint whose relics or place of burial produce or are said to have produced the Oil of Saints or the odour of sanctity


lexentry: eng/myxobacterium__Noun__1
written_rep: myxobacterium
trans_list: myxobactérie
sense:
any of many gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria, of the phylum Myxobacteria, that form colonies of slime


lexentry: eng/nanorobotics__Noun__1
written_rep: nanorobotics
trans_list: nanorobotique
sense:
the science and technology of designing and manufacturing nanoscale machines, especially robotic machines


lexentry: eng/nefarious__Adjective__1
written_rep: nefarious
trans_list: infâme | malfaisant | néfaste
sense:
sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics


lexentry: eng/neither_..._nor__Conjunction__1
written_rep: neither … nor
trans_list: ni … ni
sense:
used for showing that something is not true of two or more people, things, actions, qualities, or ideas


lexentry: eng/neomodern__Adjective__1
written_rep: neomodern
trans_list: néomoderne
sense:
of or pertaining to a "new simplicity" in reaction to the complexity of postmodern architecture and eclecticism


lexentry: eng/neurolemma__Noun__1
written_rep: neurolemma
trans_list: neurolemme
sense:
neurology: the outermost nucleated cytoplasmic layer of Schwann cells that surrounds the axon of the neuron


lexentry: eng/never_say_die__Interjection__1
sense: do not despair
written_rep: never say die
trans_list:
accrochez-vous | il ne faut jamais baisser les bras | ne baissez jamais les bras | ne vous laissez pas abattre | tenez bon


lexentry: eng/next__Noun__1
written_rep: next
trans_list: suivant
sense:
the one that follows after this one (in languages with a definite article that is generally required in this sense)


lexentry: eng/no__Preposition__1
written_rep: no
trans_list: non
sense:
used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")


lexentry: eng/nolle_prosequi__Noun__1
written_rep: nolle prosequi
trans_list:
abandon de poursuites | abandon des poursuites | arrêt des poursuites | cessation des poursuites | ordonnance de classement | relaxe


lexentry: eng/notation__Noun__1
written_rep: notation
trans_list: notation
sense:
system of characters, symbols or abbreviated expressions used to express technical facts or quantities


lexentry: eng/nouveau_riche__Noun__1
written_rep: nouveau riche
trans_list: nouveau riche | parvenu | arriviste
sense:
new money: wealthy persons whose fortunes are newly acquired, and who are therefore perceived to lack the refinement of those who were raised wealthy


lexentry: eng/obeisance__Noun__1
written_rep: obeisance
trans_list: révérence
sense:
demonstration of an obedient attitude, especially by bowing deeply; a deep bow which demonstrates such an attitude


lexentry: eng/obelus__Noun__1
written_rep: obelus
trans_list: obèle | obélus
sense:
symbol used in ancient manuscripts and texts to mark a word or passage as doubtful or spurious, or redundant


lexentry: eng/obsessive__Adjective__1
written_rep: obsessive
trans_list: obsessif
sense:
having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others


lexentry: eng/occident__Noun__1
written_rep: occident
trans_list: occident
sense:
part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west


lexentry: eng/occupational_hazard__Noun__1
written_rep: occupational hazard
trans_list: aléas du métier | risques du métier
sense:
an unpleasant, inconvenient, or unusual circumstance which occurs or is likely to occur during the course of one's employment


lexentry: eng/oleaster__Noun__1
written_rep: oleaster
trans_list: chalef
sense:
plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the species Elaeagnus angustifolia


lexentry: eng/omen__Noun__1
written_rep: omen
trans_list: présage
sense:
something which portends or is perceived to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; an augury or foreboding


lexentry: eng/on_the_safe_side__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense: on the safe side
written_rep: on the safe side
trans_list:
au cas où | par acquit de conscience | par mesure de précaution | par principe | pour plus de sûreté


lexentry: eng/one-armed_bandit__Noun__1
written_rep: one-armed bandit
trans_list: bandit manchot
sense:
gaming machine having a long arm-like handle at one side that a player pulls down to make reels spin


lexentry: eng/oogamy__Noun__1
written_rep: oogamy
trans_list: oogamie
sense:
a form of anisogamy in which the female gamete is significantly larger than the male gamete and is non-motile


lexentry: eng/opal__Noun__1
written_rep: opal
trans_list: opale
sense:
a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity


lexentry: eng/oppose__Verb__1
written_rep: oppose
trans_list: s'opposer à
sense:
to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.


lexentry: eng/optimization__Noun__1
written_rep: optimization
trans_list: optimisation
sense:
the design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense


lexentry: eng/optogram__Noun__1
written_rep: optogram
trans_list: optogramme
sense:
image of external objects fixed on the retina by the photochemical action of light on the visual purple


lexentry: eng/orthodox__Adjective__1
written_rep: orthodox
trans_list: orthodoxe
sense:
conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology


lexentry: eng/osteoarthritis__Noun__1
written_rep: osteoarthritis
trans_list: arthrose
sense:
form of arthritis caused by chronic degeneration of the cartilage and synovial membrane of the joints


lexentry: eng/osteopath__Noun__1
written_rep: osteopath
trans_list: ostéopathe
sense:
medicine: a healthcare practitioner who practices osteopathy by manipulating the skeleton and muscles


lexentry: eng/ostracize__Verb__1
written_rep: ostracize
trans_list: mettre au ban | ostraciser
sense:
to exclude a person from a community or from society by not communicating with them or by refusing to acknowledge their presence


lexentry: eng/over_my_dead_body__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense: absolutely not
written_rep: over my dead body
trans_list:
il faudra me passer sur le corps | jamais de la vie | moi vivant, jamais | pas de mon vivant | plutôt mourir


lexentry: eng/overpopulation__Noun__1
written_rep: overpopulation
trans_list: surpopulation
sense:
when the number of occupants of an area exceeds the ability of that area to provide for the occupants


lexentry: eng/oxygen_catastrophe__Noun__1
sense: specific event in Earth's past
written_rep: oxygen catastrophe
trans_list:
Catastrophe de l'oxygène | Crise de l'oxygène | Grande Oxydation | Grande Oxygénation | Grande oxydation | Grande oxygénation


lexentry: eng/pamphlet__Noun__1
written_rep: pamphlet
trans_list: pamphlet | tract
sense:
small, brief printed work, consisting either of a folded sheet of paper, or several sheets bound together into a booklet with only a paper cover


lexentry: eng/parabasis__Noun__1
written_rep: parabasis
trans_list: parabase
sense:
part of an Ancient Greek comedy in which the actors leave the stage and the chorus addresses the audience directly


lexentry: eng/paraboloid__Noun__1
written_rep: paraboloid
trans_list: paraboloïde
sense:
surface having a parabolic cross section parallel to an axis, and circular or elliptical cross section perpendicular to the axis; especially the surface of revolution of a parabola


lexentry: eng/paradigm_shift__Noun__1
written_rep: paradigm shift
trans_list: changement de paradigme
sense:
change in thinking from an accepted point of view to a new one, necessitated by scientific discoveries


lexentry: eng/parenthesis__Noun__1
written_rep: parenthesis
trans_list: parenthèses
sense:
(mathematics, logic) brackets used to clarify expressions by grouping terms affected by a common operator


lexentry: eng/party_spirit__Noun__1
written_rep: party spirit
trans_list: esprit de parti
sense:
feeling of common purpose and togetherness experienced or shown by members or supporters of a group, especially a political party


lexentry: eng/patent__Noun__1
written_rep: patent
trans_list: brevet
sense:
declaration issued by a government agency that the inventor of a new invention has the sole privilege of making, selling, or using the claimed invention for a specified period


lexentry: eng/patent__Verb__1
written_rep: patent
trans_list: breveter | faire breveter
sense:
to (successfully) register (a new invention) with a government agency to obtain the sole privilege of its manufacture, sale, and use for a specified period


lexentry: eng/patronage__Noun__1
written_rep: patronage
trans_list: clientélisme | patronage
sense:
granting favours or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support


lexentry: eng/pay_through_the_nose__Verb__1
sense: to pay a high price
written_rep: pay through the nose
trans_list:
acheter [[à prix d'or]] | débourser une fortune | payer bonbon | payer le prix fort | payer une fortune


lexentry: eng/people_who_live_in_glass_houses_shouldn't_throw_stones__Proverb__1
sense: one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault
written_rep: people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
trans_list:
celui qui vit dans une maison de verre ne doit jamais lancer de pierres | c’est l’hôpital qui se fout de la charité


lexentry: eng/performative_utterance__Noun__1
written_rep: performative utterance
trans_list: énoncé performatif
sense:
An expression which, when expressed in an appropriate context, actually does or accomplishes something


lexentry: eng/permeate__Verb__1
written_rep: permeate
trans_list: s'infiltrer | s'insinuer
sense:
to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement


lexentry: eng/perverse__Adjective__1
written_rep: perverse
trans_list: pervers
sense:
Turned aside; hence, specifically, turned away from the (morally) right; willfully erring; wicked; perverted


lexentry: eng/petrodollar__Noun__1
written_rep: petrodollar
trans_list: pétrodollar
sense:
money (either notionally or specifically in dollars or other currencies) earned from the sale of oil


lexentry: eng/phenol__Noun__1
written_rep: phenol
trans_list: phénol
sense:
any of a class of aromatic organic compounds having at least one hydroxyl group attached directly to the benzene ring


lexentry: eng/phenolic_resin__Noun__1
written_rep: phenolic resin
trans_list: phénoplaste
sense:
(chemistry) Any of a particular class of thermosetting resin made through the condensation of phenol


lexentry: eng/photoconductivity__Noun__1
written_rep: photoconductivity
trans_list: photoconductivité
sense:
an increase in the electrical conductivity of a material as a result of incident electromagnetic radiation


lexentry: eng/photocopier__Noun__1
written_rep: photocopier
trans_list: photocopieur | photocopieuse
sense:
machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates


lexentry: eng/plain_as_the_nose_on_one's_face__Adjective__1
written_rep: plain as the nose on one's face
trans_list:
clair comme le jour | crever les yeux | gros comme une maison | sauter aux yeux | se voir comme le nez au milieu de la figure


lexentry: eng/planning_permission__Noun__1
written_rep: planning permission
trans_list: permis de construire
sense:
legal permission granted by a government authority to construct on one's land, or to change the use of the land


lexentry: eng/plasmodesma__Noun__1
written_rep: plasmodesma
trans_list: plasmodesme
sense:
a microscopic channel traversing the cell walls of plant cells and some algal cells, enabling transport and communication between them


lexentry: eng/plea_bargain__Noun__1
written_rep: plea bargain
trans_list: négociation de peine
sense:
an agreement in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of not guilty to a greater one


lexentry: eng/point__Noun__1
written_rep: point
trans_list: virgule
sense:
arithmetic: decimal point (note: many languages use a comma (',') rather than a dot as a decimal point, and hence the translations into these languages reflect this.)


lexentry: eng/poisoned_chalice__Noun__1
written_rep: poisoned chalice
trans_list: cadeau empoisonné | tunique de Nessus
sense:
something initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful


lexentry: eng/poker_face__Noun__1
written_rep: poker face
trans_list: l'air de rien
sense:
impassive facial expression preventing determining whether one's actions in the game are the result of a quality hand or of bluffing


lexentry: eng/polymicrogyria__Noun__1
written_rep: polymicrogyria
trans_list: polymicrogyrie
sense:
a deformity of the brain such that it has an excessive number of small folds, causing mental retardation


lexentry: eng/poseur__Noun__1
written_rep: poseur
trans_list: poseur | crâneur | crâneuse | poseuse
sense:
one who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others


lexentry: eng/possess__Verb__1
written_rep: possess
trans_list: posséder | s'emparer de
sense:
of a supernatural entity, especially one regarded as evil: to take control of (an animal or person’s body or mind)


lexentry: eng/possum__Noun__1
written_rep: possum
trans_list: possum
sense:
any of the marsupials in several families of the order Diprotodontia of Australia and neighboring islands


lexentry: eng/pot_calling_the_kettle_black__Noun__1
sense: situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser
written_rep: pot calling the kettle black
trans_list:
c'est l'hôpital qui se moque de la charité | c'est l'hôpital qui se fout de la charité | c'est l'hôpital qui se moque de l'infirmerie | c'est la pelle qui se moque du fourgon | c'est la poêle qui se fout du chaudron | c'est la poêle qui se moque du chaudron


lexentry: eng/prerequisite__Noun__1
written_rep: prerequisite
trans_list: prérequis
sense:
In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started


lexentry: eng/prevail__Verb__1
written_rep: prevail
trans_list: dominer | l'emporter | prévaloir
sense:
To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand


lexentry: eng/pride__Noun__1
written_rep: pride
trans_list: fierté | orgueil
sense:
proud or disdainful behavior or treatment; insolence or arrogance of demeanor; haughty bearing and conduct


lexentry: eng/pride__Noun__1
written_rep: pride
trans_list: fierté | orgueil
sense:
quality or state of being proud; inordinate self-esteem; an unreasonable conceit of one's own superiority in talents, beauty, wealth, rank etc.


lexentry: eng/pride__Noun__1
written_rep: pride
trans_list: fierté | orgueil
sense:
that of which one is proud; that which excites boasting or self-gratulation; the occasion or ground of self-esteem


lexentry: eng/principal_part__Noun__1
written_rep: principal part
trans_list: lemme
sense:
grammar: word-form containing the simplest form of a stem and/or from which the paradigm is derivable


lexentry: eng/propaganda_of_the_deed__Noun__1
written_rep: propaganda of the deed
trans_list: propagande par le fait
sense:
a provocative act of political violence intended to inspire imitators and foment an anarchist revolt


lexentry: eng/protectionism__Noun__1
written_rep: protectionism
trans_list: protectionnisme
sense:
a policy of protecting the domestic producers of a product by imposing tariffs, quotas or other barriers on imports


lexentry: eng/protectionist__Noun__1
written_rep: protectionist
trans_list: protectionniste
sense:
someone who believes in protecting domestic producers by impeding or limiting the importation of foreign goods and services via actions taken by government


lexentry: eng/prothesis__Noun__1
written_rep: prothesis
trans_list: prothèse
sense:
the addition of a sound or syllable at the beginning of a word without changing the word's meaning or the rest of its structure


lexentry: eng/pull-focus__Noun__1
written_rep: pull-focus
trans_list: rattrapage de point
sense:
filming technique whereby the focal point is drawn towards the viewer; also a shot (as part of an edit) in which such a technique is used


lexentry: eng/pulse__Noun__1
written_rep: pulse
trans_list: pouls
sense:
normally regular beat felt when arteries near the skin are depressed, caused by the heart pumping blood through them


lexentry: eng/punch_above_one's_weight__Verb__1
written_rep: punch above one's weight
trans_list: [[s']]attaquer à plus fort que soi | [[s']]en prendre à plus fort que soi
sense:
achieve or perform at a higher level than would be expected based on one's preparation, attributes, rank, or past accomplishments


lexentry: eng/putty_knife__Noun__1
written_rep: putty knife
trans_list: couteau à mastic
sense:
a hand tool with a flexible blade used by glaziers to apply putty to seal window panes to the frame and mullions


lexentry: eng/putty_knife__Noun__1
written_rep: putty knife
trans_list: couteau à enduire
sense:
a similar tool with a wide, flat blade used by painters, plasterers, and carpenters to spread putty to fill holes and cracks


lexentry: eng/puzzle_box__Noun__1
written_rep: puzzle box
trans_list: boîte à secret
sense:
a box that cannot be opened by the usual obvious means, and therefore challenges a person to find the correct way to open it


lexentry: eng/quantum_fluctuation__Noun__1
written_rep: quantum fluctuation
trans_list: fluctuation quantique
sense:
A momentary fluctuation in the energy at a point in space due to the Heisenberg uncertainty principle


lexentry: eng/question_the_question__Verb__1
sense: to ask that a proposed question's presuppositions be explicitly justified
written_rep: question the question
trans_list:
mettre en doute la question | mettre en question la question | remettre en cause la question | remettre en question la question


lexentry: eng/quixotic__Adjective__1
written_rep: quixotic
trans_list: quichottesque
sense:
possessing or acting with the desire to do noble and romantic deeds, without thought of realism and practicality


lexentry: eng/quotation_marks__Noun__1
written_rep: quotation marks
trans_list: guillemet | guillemets
sense:
Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.


lexentry: eng/race__Noun__2
written_rep: race
trans_list: race
sense:
a population geographically separated from others of its species that develops significantly different characteristics; informal for subspecies


lexentry: eng/rain_cats_and_dogs__Verb__1
sense: to rain very heavily
written_rep: rain cats and dogs
trans_list:
pleuvoir comme vache qui pisse | pleuvoir des cordes | pleuvoir à verse | dracher | pleuvoir des hallebardes | pleuvoir à boire debout


lexentry: eng/random_access_memory__Noun__1
sense: computer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed
written_rep: random access memory
trans_list:
mémoire vive | mémoire RAM | mémoire à accès aléatoire | mémoire à accès direct | mémoire à accès sélectif


lexentry: eng/rapporteur__Noun__1
written_rep: rapporteur
trans_list: rapporteur
sense:
a person appointed by a deliberative body to investigate an issue or a situation, and report back to that body


lexentry: eng/recluse__Noun__1
written_rep: recluse
trans_list: reclus | recluse
sense:
A person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit


lexentry: eng/recursive__Adjective__1
written_rep: recursive
trans_list: récursif
sense:
mathematics: of an expression, in which each term is determined by applying a formula to preceding terms


lexentry: eng/redundancy__Noun__1
written_rep: redundancy
trans_list: redondance
sense:
duplication of components or circuits to provide survival of the total system in case of failure of single components


lexentry: eng/refine__Verb__1
written_rep: refine
trans_list: raffiner
sense:
to purify from what is gross, coarse, vulgar, inelegant, low, and the like; to make elegant or excellent; to polish


lexentry: eng/register_office__Noun__1
written_rep: register office
trans_list: registre d'état civil
sense:
the local office in which births, marriages and deaths are registered, and in which civil marriages are conducted


lexentry: eng/reification__Noun__1
written_rep: reification
trans_list: réification
sense:
Consideration of an abstract thing as if it were concrete, or of an inanimate object as if it were living


lexentry: eng/render__Verb__1
written_rep: render
trans_list: rendu
sense:
to transform digital information in the form received from a repository into a display on a computer screen, or for other presentation to the user


lexentry: eng/repeater__Noun__1
written_rep: repeater
trans_list: répéteur
sense:
electronics: an electronic device that received a weak or low-level signal and retransmits it at a higher level or power


lexentry: eng/resentment__Noun__1
written_rep: resentment
trans_list: ressentiment | rancune | agacement
sense:
anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.


lexentry: eng/resilient__Adjective__1
written_rep: resilient
trans_list: résilient
sense:
returning quickly to normal after damaging events or conditions; psychologically or structurally tough


lexentry: eng/rest_on_one's_laurels__Verb__1
sense: rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
written_rep: rest on one's laurels
trans_list:
se reposer sur ses lauriers | s'endormir dans les délices de Capoue | s'endormir sur le rôti | s'endormir sur ses lauriers


lexentry: eng/reveal__Verb__1
written_rep: reveal
trans_list: révéler | laisser voir
sense:
to communicate that which could not be known or discovered without divine or supernatural instruction


lexentry: eng/reverse_dictionary__Noun__1
written_rep: reverse dictionary
trans_list: dictionnaire inverse
sense:
a dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on


lexentry: eng/rhabdomyolysis__Noun__1
written_rep: rhabdomyolysis
trans_list: rhabdomyolyse
sense:
the rapid disintegration of striated muscle tissue accompanied by the excretion of myoglobin in the urine


lexentry: eng/running_the_gauntlet__Noun__1
written_rep: running the gauntlet
trans_list: baguettes
sense:
physical punishment by which a person is compelled to run through a double line of soldiers who attempt to strike him as they pass


lexentry: eng/scenery__Noun__1
written_rep: scenery
trans_list: décor
sense:
stage backdrops, property and other items on a stage that give the impression of the location of the scene


lexentry: eng/schedule__Noun__1
written_rep: schedule
trans_list: emploi du temps | horaire | ordonnancement | planning
sense:
a procedural plan, usually but not necessarily tabular in nature, indicating a sequence of operations and the planned times at which those operations are to occur


lexentry: eng/school_psychologist__Noun__1
written_rep: school psychologist
trans_list: psychologue scolaire
sense:
practitioner or educator who conducts assessments to evaluate students on criteria such as intelligence, aptitude, and psychopathology


lexentry: eng/scientometrics__Noun__1
written_rep: scientometrics
trans_list: scientométrie
sense:
the scientific measurement of the work of scientists, especially by way of analysing their publications and the citations within them


lexentry: eng/sciolism__Noun__1
written_rep: sciolism
trans_list: méconnaissance
sense:
practice of expressing opinions on something which one knows only superficially or has little real understanding of; shallow or superficial knowledge; an instance of this


lexentry: eng/sea_level__Noun__1
written_rep: sea level
trans_list: niveau de la mer
sense:
nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured


lexentry: eng/seclusion__Noun__1
written_rep: seclusion
trans_list: isolement | séclusion
sense:
The act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out


lexentry: eng/self-aggrandizement__Noun__1
written_rep: self-aggrandizement
trans_list: autoglorification
sense:
behavior which increases one's own wealth or power, or which is intended to create an appearance of importance


lexentry: eng/semordnilap__Noun__1
written_rep: semordnilap
trans_list: anacyclique
sense:
word, phrase, or sentence that has the property of forming another word, phrase, or sentence when its letters are reversed


lexentry: eng/sensitivity__Noun__1
written_rep: sensitivity
trans_list: sensibilité | sélectivité
sense:
the proportion of positive individuals in a population that will be correctly identified in a binary test


lexentry: eng/serendipity__Noun__1
written_rep: serendipity
trans_list: sérendipité
sense:
a combination of events which are not individually beneficial, but occurring together produce a good or wonderful outcome


lexentry: eng/set_the_record_straight__Verb__1
sense: to correct a previous error
written_rep: set the record straight
trans_list:
mettre les choses au clair | mettre les points sur les i | remettre les pendules à l'heure | tirer les choses au clair


lexentry: eng/sharif__Noun__1
written_rep: sharif
trans_list: chérif
sense:
traditional Arab tribal title given to those who serve as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets


lexentry: eng/shell_game__Noun__1
written_rep: shell game
trans_list: carouge galonné
sense:
game which requires the bettor to guess under which of three small cups a pea-sized object has been placed


lexentry: eng/shibboleth__Noun__1
written_rep: shibboleth
trans_list: shibboleth
sense:
a common or longstanding belief, custom, or catchphrase associated with a particular group, especially one with little current meaning or truth


lexentry: eng/shibboleth__Noun__1
written_rep: shibboleth
trans_list: shibboleth
sense:
a word, especially seen as a test, to distinguish someone as belonging to a particular nation, class, profession etc


lexentry: eng/shoeshiner__Noun__1
sense: person who shines shoes
written_rep: shoeshiner
trans_list:
cireur | cireur de bottes | cireur de chaussures | cireuse | cireuse de bottes | cireuse de chaussures


lexentry: eng/signature__Noun__1
written_rep: signature
trans_list: signature
sense:
cryptography: data attached to a message that guarantees that the message originated from its claimed source


lexentry: eng/signifier__Noun__1
written_rep: signifier
trans_list: signifiant
sense:
(linguistics) the sound of spoken word or string of letters on a page that a person recognizes as a sign


lexentry: eng/silence_is_golden__Proverb__1
sense: proverb
written_rep: silence is golden
trans_list:
la parole est d'argent, le silence est d'or | la parole est d'argent, mais le silence est d'or | le silence est d'or


lexentry: eng/simplicity__Noun__1
written_rep: simplicity
trans_list: simplicité
sense:
quality or state of being simple, unmixed, or uncompounded; as, the simplicity of metals or of earths


lexentry: eng/sintering__Noun__1
written_rep: sintering
trans_list: frittage
sense:
A process in which the particles of a powder are welded together by pressure and heating to a temperature below its melting point


lexentry: eng/six_of_one,_half_a_dozen_of_the_other__Proverb__1
sense: two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent
written_rep: six of one, half a dozen of the other
trans_list:
bonnet blanc, blanc bonnet | chou vert et vert chou | c’est du pareil au même | kif-kif | quatre trente sous pour une piastre


lexentry: eng/skinny_jeans__Noun__1
written_rep: skinny jeans
trans_list: pantalon tube
sense:
a style of form-fitting jeans with very narrow, straight legs, which often taper inward at the ankles


lexentry: eng/sky__Noun__1
written_rep: sky
trans_list: ciel
sense:
atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the Earth as the place where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds are seen


lexentry: eng/sleep_like_a_log__Verb__1
sense: to sleep well, without disturbance
written_rep: sleep like a log
trans_list:
dormir comme un loir | dormir à poings fermés | dormir comme un caïman | dormir comme une marmotte | dormir du sommeil du juste


lexentry: eng/smoke_like_a_chimney__Verb__1
sense: to smoke tobacco frequently
written_rep: smoke like a chimney
trans_list:
fumer comme un pompier | fumer comme un sapeur | fumer comme un Turc | fumer comme un dragon | fumer comme une cheminée


lexentry: eng/smooth__Adjective__1
written_rep: smooth
trans_list: régulier
sense:
mathematics, of a function: Having derivatives of all finite orders at all points within the function’s domain


lexentry: eng/social_distancing__Noun__1
written_rep: social distancing
trans_list: distanciation sociale | distanciation physique | éloignement physique | éloignement social
sense:
practice of maintaining physical distance between people to reduce the spread of communicable diseases


lexentry: eng/societism__Noun__1
written_rep: societism
trans_list: sociétisme
sense:
social philosophy that promotes the well being of the group without sacrificing the significance of the individual


lexentry: eng/soffit__Noun__1
written_rep: soffit
trans_list: soffite
sense:
visible underside of an arch, balcony, beam, cornice, staircase, vault or any other architectural element


lexentry: eng/soft_power__Noun__1
written_rep: soft power
trans_list: puissance douce | soft power
sense:
political influence that is extended by means of diplomacy, international assistance, cultural exchanges, etc.


lexentry: eng/sounding_board__Noun__1
written_rep: sounding board
trans_list: table d'harmonie
sense:
thin board that forms part of the resonating chamber of a musical instrument and serves to reinforce its sound


lexentry: eng/soundtrack__Noun__1
written_rep: soundtrack
trans_list: bande son | piste sonore
sense:
a narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures


lexentry: eng/spangle__Noun__1
written_rep: spangle
trans_list: paillette
sense:
small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration


lexentry: eng/spelling__Noun__1
written_rep: spelling
trans_list: orthographe
sense:
the practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words; orthography


lexentry: eng/spicule__Noun__1
written_rep: spicule
trans_list: spicule
sense:
any of many needle-like crystalline structures that provide skeletal support in marine invertebrates like sponges


lexentry: eng/splinter_group__Noun__1
written_rep: splinter group
trans_list: formation dissidente
sense:
group of members of a political party or of a similar organisation who have decided to create their own organisation


lexentry: eng/spoils__Noun__1
written_rep: spoils
trans_list: distribution de postes à des membres du parti | favoritisme
sense:
public offices and their benefits regarded as the peculiar property of a successful party or faction.


lexentry: eng/sputter__Verb__1
written_rep: sputter
trans_list: pulvériser
sense:
to cause surface atoms or electrons of a solid to be ejected by bombarding it with heavy atoms or ions


lexentry: eng/squishy__Adjective__1
written_rep: squishy
trans_list: mou | spongieux | visqueux
sense:
(of an object or substance) yielding easily to pressure; very soft; especially, soft and wet, as mud


lexentry: eng/stage_whisper__Noun__1
written_rep: stage whisper
trans_list: en aparté
sense:
(theater) A line that is performed on stage as if it were whispered, but is spoken loud enough that the audience can hear


lexentry: eng/star__Noun__1
written_rep: star
trans_list: étoile | astre
sense:
a celestial body appearing as a point of light on the clear night sky, whose position is relatively fixed with respect to each other


lexentry: eng/string_to_one's_bow__Noun__1
sense: a skill, ability or resource
written_rep: string to one's bow
trans_list:
avoir plus d'un tour dans son sac | avoir plus d'une corde à son arc | corde à son arc | tour dans son sac


lexentry: eng/stroboscope__Noun__1
written_rep: stroboscope
trans_list: stroboscope
sense:
instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals


lexentry: eng/stub__Noun__1
written_rep: stub
trans_list: souche | talon
sense:
a piece of certain paper items, designed to be torn off and kept for record or identification purposes


lexentry: eng/subnet__Noun__1
written_rep: subnet
trans_list: sous-réseau
sense:
portion of a network which shares a network address in which each component is identified by a subnet number


lexentry: eng/subtitled__Adjective__1
written_rep: subtitled
trans_list: sous-titré
sense:
a film in which the dialogue is translated into another language, and displayed at the bottom of the screen


lexentry: eng/succeed__Verb__1
written_rep: succeed
trans_list: réussir | avoir du succès
sense:
To obtain the object desired; to accomplish what is attempted or intended; to have a prosperous issue or termination; to be successful


lexentry: eng/suck__Verb__1
written_rep: suck
trans_list: sucer
sense:
to work the lips and tongue on (an object) to extract moisture or nourishment; to absorb (something) in the mouth


lexentry: eng/suicide__Noun__1
written_rep: suicide
trans_list: suicidé | suicidée | suicidant | suicidante
sense:
person who has killed himself/herself, is killing (is attempting/has attempted to kill) himself/herself


lexentry: eng/superposition_principle__Noun__1
written_rep: superposition principle
trans_list: principe de superposition
sense:
The principle that a linear combination of two or more solutions of an equation is itself a solution


lexentry: eng/sustainable_development__Noun__1
written_rep: sustainable development
trans_list: développement durable
sense:
development seeking to economic growth while ensuring future generations' ability to do the same, by not exceeding natural regenerative capacity


lexentry: eng/svengali__Noun__1
written_rep: svengali
trans_list: instigateur
sense:
One who manipulates or controls another as by some mesmeric or sinister influence; especially a coach, mentor or industry mogul.


lexentry: eng/swagman__Noun__1
written_rep: swagman
trans_list: saisonnier
sense:
person who travels around with a swag; specifically, an itinerant person, often seeking work in exchange for food and lodging


lexentry: eng/switchblade__Noun__1
written_rep: switchblade
trans_list: couteau à cran d'arrêt
sense:
a folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed


lexentry: eng/symposium__Noun__1
written_rep: symposium
trans_list: symposium
sense:
a conference or other meeting for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants make presentations


lexentry: eng/synecology__Noun__1
written_rep: synecology
trans_list: synécologie
sense:
one of two broad subdivisions of ecology (the other being autecology), meaning the study of groups of organisms associated as a unit (essentially a biological community)


lexentry: eng/take_hostage__Verb__1
written_rep: take hostage
trans_list: prendre en otage
sense:
take custody or possession of a person as security for performance against a treaty, a pledge, or a demand, especially now an extra-legal demand


lexentry: eng/tartaric_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: tartaric acid
trans_list: acide tartrique
sense:
the aldaric acid, 2,3 dihydroxy-succinic acid, that occurs naturally in many plants, in wine and in tamarind


lexentry: eng/technocracy__Noun__1
written_rep: technocracy
trans_list: technocratie
sense:
a system of governance where people who are skilled or proficient govern in their respective areas of expertise


lexentry: eng/telephone_operator__Noun__1
written_rep: telephone operator
trans_list: téléopérateur | téléopératrice | téléphoniste
sense:
a person who provides assistance in establishing a connection, or who provides information or takes messages via the telephone


lexentry: eng/terrorcore__Noun__1
written_rep: terrorcore
trans_list: terreur
sense:
European music genre that is a faster variant of hardcore techno, often incorporating samples from horror films


lexentry: eng/the_buck_stops_here__Phrase__1
written_rep: the buck stops here
trans_list: c'est ici que ça s'arrête | la responsabilité commence ici
sense:
statement that no excuses will be made, that the speaker is going to take direct responsibility for matters, rather than pass the responsibility to higher authorities


lexentry: eng/the_die_is_cast__Phrase__1
sense: the future is determined
written_rep: the die is cast
trans_list:
le sort en est jeté | les dés sont jetés | les jeux sont faits | advienne que pourra | alea jacta est


lexentry: eng/the_early_bird_gets_the_worm__Proverb__1
sense: whoever arrives first has the best chance of success
written_rep: the early bird gets the worm
trans_list:
l'avenir appartient à ceux qui se lèvent tôt | la vache la première au pré, lèche toute la rosée | le monde appartient à ceux qui se lèvent tôt


lexentry: eng/the_enemy_of_my_enemy_is_my_friend__Proverb__1
written_rep: the enemy of my enemy is my friend
trans_list: l’ennemi de mon ennemi est mon ami
sense:
it is sometimes necessary to cooperate with a person one does not like or agree with, in order to combat a common threat


lexentry: eng/the_grass_is_always_greener_on_the_other_side__Proverb__1
sense: others' circumstances seem more desirable than one's own but in reality often are not.
written_rep: the grass is always greener on the other side
trans_list:
l'herbe est toujours plus verte ailleurs | l'herbe est toujours plus verte dans le pré du voisin | l’herbe est plus verte ailleurs


lexentry: eng/there's_no_accounting_for_taste__Proverb__1
sense: people's tastes differ
written_rep: there's no accounting for taste
trans_list:
des goûts et des couleurs, on ne discute pas | à chacun ses goûts | à chacun son goût | chacun ses goûts


lexentry: eng/thesaurus__Noun__1
sense: book of synonyms
written_rep: thesaurus
trans_list:
thésaurus | dictionnaire des synonymes | dictionnaire de notions | dictionnaire par ordre de matières


lexentry: eng/thesis__Noun__1
written_rep: thesis
trans_list: thèse
sense:
lengthy essay written to establish the validity of a thesis, especially one submitted as a requirement for a university degree


lexentry: eng/thick_as_a_brick__Adjective__1
written_rep: thick as a brick
trans_list:
bête comme ses pieds | bête à manger du foin | con comme la lune | con comme un balai | con comme un manche | con comme une chaise


lexentry: eng/third_person__Noun__1
written_rep: third person
trans_list: troisième personne
sense:
the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement


lexentry: eng/threshold__Noun__1
written_rep: threshold
trans_list: seuil de tolérance
sense:
point where one mentally or physically is vulnerable in response to provocation or to particular things in general


lexentry: eng/tie_oneself_in_knots__Verb__1
written_rep: tie oneself in knots
trans_list:
se faire de la bile | se faire des cheveux blancs | se faire du mauvais sang | se faire un sang d'encre | se prendre la tête | se ronger les sangs


lexentry: eng/tinsel__Noun__1
written_rep: tinsel
trans_list: oripeau
sense:
anything shining and gaudy; especially something superficially shiny and showy, or having a false lustre, and more pretty than valuable


lexentry: eng/toeboard__Noun__1
written_rep: toeboard
trans_list: butoir
sense:
in throwing sports e.g. javelin and shot put, a board on the ground, over which the thrower must not step


lexentry: eng/touristify__Verb__1
written_rep: touristify
trans_list: touristifier
sense:
to make suitable for tourists, especially by adding superficial frills at the expense of authenticity


lexentry: eng/tow_bar__Noun__1
written_rep: tow bar
trans_list: crochet d'attelage | attache-remorque | boule d'attelage
sense:
a bar, or ball, usually at the rear of a vehicle, where a trailer, or caravan or other similar item can be attached and towed


lexentry: eng/trace__Noun__1
written_rep: trace
trans_list: trait
sense:
one of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending from the collar or breastplate to a whippletree attached to a vehicle or thing to be drawn


lexentry: eng/trailer__Noun__1
written_rep: trailer
trans_list: remorque
sense:
unpowered wheeled vehicle that is towed behind another, and used to carry equipment, with the exception of a caravan


lexentry: eng/tranquility__Noun__1
written_rep: tranquility
trans_list: tranquillité
sense:
the quality of calm such as that experienced in places with mainly natural features and activities, free from disturbance from manmade ones


lexentry: eng/transcendentalism__Noun__1
written_rep: transcendentalism
trans_list: transcendentalisme
sense:
the transcending, or going beyond, empiricism, and ascertaining a priori the fundamental principles of human knowledge


lexentry: eng/transclusion__Noun__1
written_rep: transclusion
trans_list: transclusion
sense:
the inclusion of part of one hypertext document in another one by means of reference rather than copying


lexentry: eng/transition__Verb__1
written_rep: transition
trans_list: faire une transition | transitionner
sense:
(intransitive, LGBT) to change from one gender role to another, or bring one's outward appearance in line with one's internal gender identity


lexentry: eng/transsexual__Noun__1
written_rep: transsexual
trans_list: transsexuel | transsexuelle
sense:
person whose gender identity did not match his/her birth sex, and who therefore is changing or has changed sex


lexentry: eng/trickle-down__Adjective__1
written_rep: trickle-down
trans_list: ruissellement
sense:
Describing the theory that financial benefits given to the wealthy will somehow be passed down to the poor


lexentry: eng/trite__Adjective__1
written_rep: trite
trans_list: banal | trivial | éculé
sense:
used so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective; worn out, hackneyed


lexentry: eng/trope__Noun__1
written_rep: trope
trans_list: trope | expression figurative
sense:
rhetoric: figure of speech in which words or phrases are used with a nonliteral or figurative meaning


lexentry: eng/true_believer__Noun__1
written_rep: true believer
trans_list: vrai croyant
sense:
one who believes in something dogmatically even if it is proven false; a sufferer of true-believer syndrome


lexentry: eng/tsundere__Noun__1
written_rep: tsundere
trans_list: tsundere
sense:
character who fits the archetype of being cold or hostile before gradually showing a warm and caring side


lexentry: eng/udarnik__Noun__1
written_rep: udarnik
trans_list: oudarnik | ouvrier de choc
sense:
shock worker, super-productive worker in the Soviet Union and the other countries from the Soviet Block


lexentry: eng/understudy__Verb__1
written_rep: understudy
trans_list: doubler
sense:
to study or know a role to such an extent as to be able to replace the normal performer when required


lexentry: eng/uniformitarianism__Noun__1
written_rep: uniformitarianism
trans_list: actualisme | uniformitarisme
sense:
the scientific principle that natural processes operated in the past in the same way that they do today


lexentry: eng/univerbation__Noun__1
written_rep: univerbation
trans_list: univerbation
sense:
(linguistics) the diachronic process of forming a new single word from a fixed expression of several words


lexentry: eng/up_the_ante__Verb__1
sense: raise the stakes
written_rep: up the ante
trans_list:
augmenter la mise | faire monter les enchères | mettre la barre plus haut | monter la barre | surenchérir


lexentry: eng/vagrant__Noun__1
written_rep: vagrant
trans_list: clodo | clodote | clodotte | vagabond | vagabonde
sense:
person without settled employment or habitation who supports himself or herself by begging or some dishonest means


lexentry: eng/vellicate__Verb__1
written_rep: vellicate
trans_list: exciter
sense:
touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements


lexentry: eng/verve__Noun__1
written_rep: verve
trans_list: verve
sense:
enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing


lexentry: eng/vice_squad__Noun__1
sense: police section specialized in vice crimes
written_rep: vice squad
trans_list:
brigade de répression du proxénétisme | brigade des mœurs | brigade mondaine | police des braguettes | police des mœurs


lexentry: eng/victimology__Noun__1
written_rep: victimology
trans_list: victimologie
sense:
the study of the victims of crime, and especially of the reasons why some people are more prone to be victims


lexentry: eng/vigour__Noun__1
written_rep: vigour
trans_list: force | vigueur
sense:
active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy


lexentry: eng/vigour__Noun__1
written_rep: vigour
trans_list: vigueur
sense:
strength or force in animal or force in animal or vegetable nature or action; as, a plant grows with vigor


lexentry: eng/voucher__Noun__1
written_rep: voucher
trans_list: bon | coupon
sense:
a piece of paper that entitles the holder to a discount, or that can be exchanged for goods and services


lexentry: eng/wad_hook__Noun__1
written_rep: wad hook
trans_list: tire-balle | tire-bourre | tireballe | tirebourre
sense:
two spiral blades arranged something like a corkscrew for extracting spherical objects from the bottom of a bore-hole, particularly a bullet from a firearm


lexentry: eng/wadi__Noun__1
written_rep: wadi
trans_list: oued
sense:
a valley, gully, or stream-bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season


lexentry: eng/wallow__Verb__1
written_rep: wallow
trans_list: se vautrer
sense:
to roll oneself about, as in mire; to tumble and roll about; to move lazily or heavily in any medium; to flounder; as, swine wallow in the mire


lexentry: eng/war_of_aggression__Noun__1
written_rep: war of aggression
trans_list: guerre d'agression
sense:
military conflict waged without the justification of self-defense, usually for territorial gain and subjugation


lexentry: eng/warranty__Noun__1
written_rep: warranty
trans_list: garantie
sense:
a written guarantee, usually over a fixed period, provided to someone who buys a product or item, which states that repairs will be provided free of charge in case of damage or a fault


lexentry: eng/warranty__Noun__1
written_rep: warranty
trans_list: garantie
sense:
legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised


lexentry: eng/weal__Noun__2
written_rep: weal
trans_list: zébrure
sense:
a raised, longitudinal wound, usually purple, on the surface of flesh caused by stroke of rod or whip


lexentry: eng/wedge_politics__Noun__1
written_rep: wedge politics
trans_list: politique de la division
sense:
A strategy or pattern of behavior by a politician, political party, or advocacy group which is intended to have a divisive effect on one's political opponents or on the electorate


lexentry: eng/welding__Noun__1
written_rep: welding
trans_list: soudage
sense:
the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler


lexentry: eng/when_pigs_fly__Adverb__1
sense: never, expressed by an idiom
written_rep: when pigs fly
trans_list:
à la Saint Glinglin | quand les poules auront des dents | aux calendes grecques | la semaine des quatre jeudis | à Pâques ou à la Trinité


lexentry: eng/wind_chimes__Noun__1
written_rep: wind chimes
trans_list: carillon à vent
sense:
chime made from suspended wooden, metal, etc. tubes, bells and rods that tinkle when moved by the wind


lexentry: eng/wisdom__Noun__1
written_rep: wisdom
trans_list: sagesse
sense:
ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding


lexentry: eng/word_break__Noun__1
written_rep: word break
trans_list: coupure
sense:
a point in writing where a word is split so that part of it is relegated to the next line, typically at the end of a syllable and marked with a hyphen


lexentry: eng/worry_someone_sick__Verb__1
sense: reflexive
written_rep: worry someone sick
trans_list:
se faire de la bile | se faire des cheveux blancs | se faire du mauvais sang | se faire du mouron | se faire un sang d'encre | se ronger les sangs


lexentry: eng/writing_board__Noun__1
written_rep: writing board
trans_list: tableau
sense:
A smooth vertical surface to be written upon using an erasable material, large enough for several persons to read simultaneously.


lexentry: eng/xenolith__Noun__1
written_rep: xenolith
trans_list: xénolithe
sense:
geology: any piece of rock having a different origin to that of the igneous rock in which it is found


lexentry: eng/yandere__Noun__1
written_rep: yandere
trans_list: yandere
sense:
character who fits the archetype of being genuinely kind, loving, or gentle, but suddenly switching to being aggressive or deranged


lexentry: eng/yaw__Noun__1
written_rep: yaw
trans_list: lacet
sense:
A vessel's motion rotating about the vertical axis, so the bow yaws from side to side; a characteristic of unsteadiness


lexentry: eng/yaw__Noun__1
written_rep: yaw
trans_list: lacet
sense:
The rotation of an aircraft, ship, or missile about its vertical axis so as to cause the longitudinal axis of the aircraft, ship, or missile to deviate from the flight line or heading in its horizontal plane


lexentry: eng/yoke__Noun__1
written_rep: yoke
trans_list: joug
sense:
bar or frame by which two oxen or other draught animals are joined at their necks enabling them to pull a cart, plough, etc.; device attached to a single draught animal for the same purpose


lexentry: eng/you've_got_to_crack_a_few_eggs_to_make_an_omelette__Proverb__1
sense: phrase
written_rep: you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette
trans_list:
on ne fait pas d'omelette sans casser des œufs | on ne saurait faire d'omelette sans casser des œufs


lexentry: eng/you_can_catch_more_flies_with_honey_than_with_vinegar__Proverb__1
written_rep: you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar
trans_list: on n'attrape pas des mouches avec du vinaigre | plus fait douceur que violence
sense:
It is easier to persuade others with polite requests and a positive attitude rather than with rude demands and negativity


lexentry: eng/yours_faithfully__Adjective__1
sense: a polite formula to end letters
written_rep: yours faithfully
trans_list:
Je vous prie d'agréer, Mesdames, Messieurs, l'assurance de ma considération distinguée | fidèlement votre | sincères salutations


lexentry: eng/zerg__Verb__1
written_rep: zerg
trans_list: zergler | zerguer
sense:
To attack an opponent with a large swarm of units before they have been able to build sufficient defences


# simple_translation

written_rep: British Columbian
trans_list:
Britanno-Colombien | Britanno-Colombienne | Colombo-Britannique | britanno-colombien | colombo-britannique


written_rep: Congolese
trans_list:
Congolais | Congolaise | congolais | Brazza-Congolais | Congolais de Brazzaville | Congolais de Kinshasa


written_rep: English-Canadian
trans_list:
anglo-canadien | anglo-canadienne | canadien anglophone | canadien-anglais | canadienne anglophone | canadienne-anglaise


written_rep: Fransaskois
trans_list:
Franco-Saskatchewanais | Franco-Saskatchewanaise | Fransaskois | Fransaskoise | franco-saskatchewanais | fransaskois


written_rep: Jerusalemite
trans_list:
Hiérosolymitain | Hiérosolymitaine | Hiérosolymite | hiérosolymitain | hiérosolymitaine | hiérosolymite


written_rep: Petersburgian
trans_list:
Saint-Pétersbourgeois | Saint-Pétersbourgeoise | pétersbourgeois | pétersbourgeoise | saint-pétersbourgeois


written_rep: Saskatchewanian
trans_list:
Saskatchewanais | Saskatchewanaise | Saskatchewannais | Saskatchewannaise | saskatchewanais | saskatchewannais


written_rep: and all
trans_list:
et ainsi de suite | et cætera | et tout | et tout et tout | et tout le reste | et tout le tremblement


written_rep: anticlockwise
trans_list:
antihoraire | dans le [[sens contraire des aiguilles d’une montre]] | dans le [[sens inverse des aiguilles d’une montre]] | dans le sens antihoraire | sens antihoraire | sens inverse des aiguilles d’une montre


written_rep: appreciate
trans_list:
apprécier à sa juste valeur | prendre de la valeur | se rendre bien compte de | être reconnaissant de


written_rep: at the feet of
trans_list:
aux pieds de | dans le droit fil de | de l'atelier de | de l'école de | de la filiation de | de la suite de


written_rep: bugger off
trans_list:
aller chier dans sa caisse | aller se rhabiller | allez voir là-bas si j'y suis | chiotte | décarrer | déguerpir


written_rep: chit-chat
trans_list:
bavardage | blabla | blablater | parler de la pluie et du beau temps | parler de tout et de rien | parlotte


written_rep: do you speak English
trans_list:
parles-tu anglais&nbsp;? | parles-tu français | parlez-vous anglais&nbsp;? | parlez-vous français | tu parles anglais&nbsp;? | vous parlez anglais&nbsp;?


written_rep: evergreen
trans_list:
sempervirent | arbre à feuillage persistant | arbre à feuilles persistantes | à feuilles persistantes


written_rep: facepalm
trans_list:
facepalm | main sur le front | se cacher la tête dans la main | se taper la main sur le front | se taper la tête avec la main


written_rep: get out of here
trans_list:
aller se faire fiche | aller se faire foutre | aller se faire voir | dégage | foutre le camp | quelle coïncidence


written_rep: head to toe
trans_list:
de pied en cap | depuis les pieds jusqu’à la tête | des pieds à la tête | de la tête aux pieds | tête-bêche


written_rep: highlight
trans_list:
souligner | surligner | fait saillant | instant le plus marquant | mettre en valeur | moment le plus marquant


written_rep: jump the gun
trans_list:
agir hâtivement | agir prématurément | brûler les étapes | commettre | devancer l'appel | délit d'initié


written_rep: kick start
trans_list:
bien commencer | commencer en beauté | coup de fouet | début en beauté | démarrage au kick | démarrage du bon pied


written_rep: lecture
trans_list:
conférence | cours magistral | donner un cours magistral | donner une conférence | faire la leçon | gronder


written_rep: make a meal of
trans_list:
avaler tout rond | faire tout un plat de | faire un plat de | manger tout cru | ne faire qu'une bouchée


written_rep: nudge
trans_list:
donner un petit coup de coude | donner une petite tape amicale | nudge | petit coup de coude | petite tape amicale


written_rep: painter
trans_list:
peintre | peintresse | artiste peintre | peintre décorateur | peintre décoratrice | peintresse décoratrice


written_rep: rock pigeon
trans_list:
Colombine des rochers | Colombine rufipenne | Pigeon roussard | colombine des rochers | colombine rufipenne | pigeon roussard


written_rep: smokefall
trans_list:
cascade de vapeur | cascade de vapeur d'azote | retombée de suie | retombée de suies | retombées de suie | retombées de suies


written_rep: solitaire
trans_list:
Solitaire | dronte de Rodriguez | dronte de la Réunion | ibis de la Réunion | solitaire | solitaire de Rodriguez


written_rep: speller
trans_list:
correcteur orthographique | vérificateur d’orthographe | vérificateur orthographique | épeleur | épeleuse


written_rep: take exception
trans_list:
désapprouver (quelque chose) | ne pas être d'accord (avec quelque chose) | s'offusquer (de) | se formaliser (de)


written_rep: underground
trans_list:
souterrain | alternatif | clandestin | mouvement clandestin | mouvement d'avant-garde | organisation clandestine


written_rep: wake-up call
trans_list:
avertissement | coup de semonce | piqûre de rappel | réveil par téléphone | réveil téléphonique | signal d'alarme


written_rep: wench
trans_list:
Marie-couche-toi-là | aller au bordel | femme de petite vertu | femme facile | fille | fréquenter des femmes de petite vertu


written_rep: what goes around comes around
trans_list:
on récolte ce que l'on sème | qui sème le vent récolte la tempête | qui sème le vent, récolte la tempête


written_rep: what the fuck
trans_list:
c'est quoi ce bordel ? | c’est quoi ce bordel | qu'est-ce que c'est que cette merde ? | qu’est-ce que putain de quoi


