# translation

lexentry: eng/dog-eared__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dog-eared
trans_list: corné
sense:
Of a page in a book or other publication: having its corner folded down, either due to having been read many times, or intentionally as a sort of bookmark.


lexentry: eng/dog_cart__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dog cart
trans_list: charrette anglaise
sense:
A two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with two transverse seats back to back. The rear seat originally closed up to form a box for carrying dogs.


lexentry: eng/dog_days__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dog days
trans_list: canicule
sense:
(archaic) The days following the heliacal rising of Sirius, now in early August (Gregorian) at dates varying by latitude.


lexentry: eng/dog_eat_dog__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dog eat dog
trans_list: loi de la jungle
sense:
Ruthlessly acquisitive or competitive. Describes a business or other set of circumstances where people try to succeed at the expense of other people.


lexentry: eng/dog_rose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dog rose
trans_list: rosier des chiens | rosier sauvage | églantier | églantier des chiens
sense:
A European wild rose shrub of species Rosa canina, having fragrant white or pink flowers and stems with sharp spines.


lexentry: eng/dogecoin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dogecoin
trans_list: dogecoin
sense:
(uncountable, cryptocurrency) A cryptocurrency featuring the Shiba Inu from the "doge" meme as its logo.


lexentry: eng/dogfight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dogfight
trans_list: combat aérien
sense:
(aviation, military) A twisting turning battle between two or more military aircraft, especially between fighters.


lexentry: eng/doggy_style__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doggy style
trans_list: en levrette
sense:
(slang, of sexual intercourse) In a position whereby one partner is on all fours and the other partner is penetrating from behind.


lexentry: eng/dogma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dogma
trans_list: dogme
sense:
An authoritative principle, belief or statement of opinion, especially one considered to be absolutely true and indisputable, regardless of evidence or without evidence to support it.


lexentry: eng/dogma__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dogma
trans_list: dogme
sense:
A doctrine (or set of doctrines) relating to matters such as morality and faith, set forth authoritatively by a religious organization or leader.


lexentry: eng/dojo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dojo
trans_list: dojo
sense:
(martial arts) A training facility, usually led by one or more sensei; a hall or room used for such training.


lexentry: eng/doldrums__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: doldrums
trans_list: Pot-au-Noir
sense:
(nautical, oceanography, by extension) Usually preceded by the: a part of the ocean near the equator where calms, squalls, and light, baffling winds are common.


lexentry: eng/dollar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dollar
trans_list: dollar
sense:
Official designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and elsewhere. Its symbol is $.


lexentry: eng/dollarization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dollarization
trans_list: dollarisation
sense:
(economics) The process of a country, officially, or its residents, unofficially, adopting the US dollar or other foreign currency in parallel to or instead of the domestic currency.


lexentry: eng/dolly_zoom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dolly zoom
trans_list: travelling contrarié
sense:
(film) A camera effect that appears to undermine normal visual perception, achieved by using the setting of a zoom lens to adjust the field of view while the camera dollies towards or away from the subject in such a way as to keep the subject the same size in the frame throughout.


lexentry: eng/dolman__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dolman
trans_list: dolman
sense:
A short, close-fitting, heavily braided military jacket, usually worn under a pelisse, originally by hussars.


lexentry: eng/dolmen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dolmen
trans_list: dolmen
sense:
A prehistoric megalithic tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones, most having originally been covered with earth or smaller stones to form a barrow.


lexentry: eng/dolomite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dolomite
trans_list: dolomite
sense:
(mineral) An evaporite consisting of a mixed calcium and magnesium carbonate, with the chemical formula CaMg(CO3)2; it also exists as the rock dolostone.


lexentry: eng/dolphin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dolphin
trans_list: dauphin
sense:
A carnivorous aquatic mammal in one of several families of order Cetacea, famed for its intelligence and occasional willingness to approach humans.


lexentry: eng/dolphin__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dolphin
trans_list: duc-d'Albe
sense:
(nautical) A man-made semi submerged maritime structure, usually installed to provide a fixed structure for temporary mooring, to prevent ships from drifting to shallow water or to serve as base for navigational aids.


lexentry: eng/dolphinfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dolphinfish
trans_list: doré
sense:
A large food and game fish of the Coryphaenidae family which is commonly found in tropical and subtropical waters.


lexentry: eng/domain-specific_language__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: domain-specific language
trans_list: langage dédié
sense:
(programming) A programming/specification language that is dedicated to a particular problem domain, a particular problem representation/solution technique.


lexentry: eng/domain__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: domain
trans_list: domaine
sense:
(computing, Internet) A collection of DNS or DNS-like domain names consisting of a delegated domain name and all its subdomains.


lexentry: eng/domain__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: domain
trans_list: domaine | domaine de définition
sense:
(computing) A collection of information having to do with a domain, the computers named in the domain, and the network on which the computers named in the domain reside.


lexentry: eng/domain__Noun__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: domain
trans_list: domaine
sense:
(taxonomy) The highest rank in the classification of organisms, above kingdom; in the three-domain system, one of the taxa Bacteria, Archaea, or Eukaryota.


lexentry: eng/domain__Noun__1
sense_num: 15
written_rep: domain
trans_list: domaine
sense:
(biochemistry) A folded section of a protein molecule that has a discrete function; the equivalent section of a chromosome.


lexentry: eng/domain_name__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: domain name
trans_list: domaine
sense:
(Internet) A unique, case-insensitive name that identifies a realm of administrative autonomy, authority or control within the Internet.


lexentry: eng/domestic_cat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: domestic cat
trans_list: chat domestique
sense:
(zoology) A domesticated cat, of the species Felis catus or Felis silvestris catus, especially one kept as a pet or for vermin control.


lexentry: eng/domestic_duck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: domestic duck
trans_list: canard
sense:
The domesticated subspecies or form of mallard, sometimes Anas platyrhynchos domesticus or Anas platyrhynchos f. domestica.


lexentry: eng/domestication__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: domestication
trans_list: domestication
sense:
The act of domesticating, or accustoming to home; the action of taming wild animals or breeding plants.


lexentry: eng/domestique__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: domestique
trans_list: équipier | équipière
sense:
(cycle racing) A cyclist on a cycle racing team whose role is to assist the team's designated leaders (for example, by riding in front of them to create a slipstream, or to set the pace), even if at the expense of their own individual performance.


lexentry: eng/dominance__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dominance
trans_list: dominance
sense:
(physiology) The superior development of or preference for one side of the body or one of a pair of organs; such as being right-handed.


lexentry: eng/dominant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dominant
trans_list: dominante
sense:
(music) The fifth major tone of a musical scale (five major steps above the note in question); thus G is the dominant of C, A of D, and so on.


lexentry: eng/dominate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dominate
trans_list: dominat
sense:
(historical) The late period of the Roman Empire, following the principate, during which the emperor's rule became more explicitly autocratic and remaining vestiges of the Roman Republic were removed from the formal workings of government; the reign of any particular emperor during this period.


lexentry: eng/dominical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dominical
trans_list: dominical
sense:
(historical) Of or pertaining to the ancient system of dominical letters, used for determining Sundays (particularly Easter Sunday) in any given year.


lexentry: eng/domino__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: domino
trans_list: domino
sense:
(dominoes) A tile divided into two squares, each having 0 to 6 (or sometimes more) dots or pips (as in dice), used in the game of dominoes. [from c. 1800]


lexentry: eng/don't_count_your_chickens_before_they're_hatched__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: don't count your chickens before they're hatched
trans_list: il ne faut pas vendre la peau de l'ours avant de l'avoir tué
sense:
One should not depend upon a favorable (and typically overoptimistic) outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur.


lexentry: eng/don't_look_a_gift_horse_in_the_mouth__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: One should not unappreciatively question or inspect a gift 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_mention_it__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: don't mention it
trans_list: de rien | il n'y a pas de quoi | pas de quoi
sense:
A polite way of responding to thanks, by suggesting that the service is too trivial or humble to warrant thanks; you're welcome.


lexentry: eng/don't_shoot_the_messenger__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: The bearer of bad news should not be held accountable for it.
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_num: 01
sense: Don't presume to give advice to those who are more experienced.
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/donate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: donate
trans_list: donner | faire un don
sense:
(ambitransitive) To make a donation; to give away something of value to support or contribute towards a cause or for the benefit of another.


lexentry: eng/doner_kebab__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doner kebab
trans_list: döner kebab | doner kebab | sandwich grec
sense:
A Turkish dish in which meat (typically seasoned lamb or mutton, but alternatively chicken or perhaps beef) is grilled on a revolving vertical spit; when cooked, the meat is sliced off and served with fresh vegetables in pita or rolled in a piece of unleavened flatbread.


lexentry: eng/dongle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dongle
trans_list: clé électronique | dongle
sense:
(computer hardware) A hardware device used by a specific application for purposes of copy protection.


lexentry: eng/doofus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doofus
trans_list: andouille
sense:
(slang, derogatory, sometimes affectionately humorous) A person with poor judgment and taste; a foolish or silly person.


lexentry: eng/doohickey__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doohickey
trans_list: machin | truc
sense:
(slang, originally, US) A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one does not know or cannot recall)


lexentry: eng/door__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: door
trans_list: porte | huis | portière
sense:
A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, typically consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. It may have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold it closed, and a lock that ensures it cannot be opened without a key.


lexentry: eng/door__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: door
trans_list: emportiérer
sense:
(transitive, cycling) To cause a collision by opening the door of a vehicle in front of an oncoming cyclist or pedestrian.


lexentry: eng/door_chain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: door chain
trans_list: chaîne de porte | chaîne de sûreté
sense:
A device that allows a door to be partially opened from the inside, whilst preventing it from being fully opened from the outside


lexentry: eng/door_opener__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: door opener
trans_list: ouvre-porte
sense:
Any of various devices to automatically open a door in response to a sensor or signal sent from a controller.


lexentry: eng/doorbell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doorbell
trans_list: sonnette
sense:
A device on or adjacent to an outer door for announcing one's presence. It can be mechanical, directly sounding a bell, or a button that electrically sounds a chime or buzzer inside the building.


lexentry: eng/doorman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doorman
trans_list: portier
sense:
A person who holds open the door at the entryway (entrance) to a building, summons taxicabs, and provides an element of security; in apartment buildings, he also accepts deliveries and may perform certain concierge type services.


lexentry: eng/doorstop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doorstop
trans_list: cale-porte
sense:
Any device or object used to halt the motion of a door, as a large or heavy object, a wedge, or some piece of hardware fixed to the floor, door or wall.


lexentry: eng/doozy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doozy
trans_list: c'est quelque chose
sense:
(US, informal) Something that is extraordinary: often troublesome, difficult or problematic, but sometimes extraordinary in a positive sense.


lexentry: eng/dopamine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dopamine
trans_list: dopamine
sense:
(neurotransmitter, pharmaceutical drug) A monoamine C8H11NO2 that is a decarboxylated form of dopa, present in the body as a neurotransmitter and a precursor of other substances including adrenalin.


lexentry: eng/dope__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dope
trans_list: cire | vernis
sense:
(uncountable, aeronautics) Any varnish used to coat a part, such as an airplane wing or a hot-air balloon in order to waterproof, strengthen, etc.


lexentry: eng/dope__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: dope
trans_list: actus | fraiches | infos
sense:
(uncountable, slang) Information, usually from an inside source, originally in horse racing and other sports. [from early 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/doping__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: doping
trans_list: dopage
sense:
The addition of small quantities of an element (a dopant) to a semiconductor to change its characteristics.


lexentry: eng/dorayaki__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dorayaki
trans_list: dorayaki
sense:
A Japanese confection consisting of two sponge cake patties baked to resemble gongs, sandwiching a filling of sweet azuki bean paste.


lexentry: eng/dork__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dork
trans_list: bobet
sense:
(pejorative, slang) A quirky, silly and/or stupid, socially inept person, or one who is out of touch with contemporary trends and typically has unfashionable hobbies. (Overlaps conceptually with nerd and geek, but does not imply the same level of intelligence.) [from the 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/dormant_volcano__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dormant volcano
trans_list: volcan endormi
sense:
(geology) A volcano that has not erupted for a considerable length of time, but is still capable of erupting.


lexentry: eng/dormitory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dormitory
trans_list: dortoir | cellule
sense:
A room containing a number of beds (and often some other furniture and/or utilities) for sleeping, often applied to student and backpacker accommodation of this kind.


lexentry: eng/dormitory__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dormitory
trans_list: cité universitaire | foyer | résidence
sense:
A building or part of a building which houses students, soldiers, monks etc. who sleep there and use communal further facilities.


lexentry: eng/dormouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dormouse
trans_list: loir
sense:
Any of several species of small, mostly European rodents of the family Gliridae (syns. Myoxidae, Muscardinidae).


lexentry: eng/dormouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dormouse
trans_list: loir
sense:
(figuratively) A person who sleeps a great deal, or who falls asleep readily (by analogy with the sound hibernation of the dormouse).


lexentry: eng/dorsal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dorsal
trans_list: dorsal
sense:
(anatomy, zootomy) With respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located, or the analogous side of an invertebrate.


lexentry: eng/dorveille__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dorveille
trans_list: assoupissement
sense:
(literary) A dreamlike semi-conscious state, such as while falling asleep or waking up, between periods of sleep, or from exhaustion; generally with reference to an altered mental state where there is no distinction between the fantastic and the familiar.


lexentry: eng/dory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dory
trans_list: doris
sense:
(nautical) A small flat-bottomed boat with pointed or somewhat pointed ends, used for fishing both offshore and on rivers.


lexentry: eng/dose__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dose
trans_list: dose
sense:
The quantity of an agent (not always active) substance or radiation administered or experienced at any one time.


lexentry: eng/dossard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dossard
trans_list: dossard
sense:
(cycle racing) A bib attached to the back of a cyclist's shirt that carries the cyclist's race number.


lexentry: eng/dossier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dossier
trans_list: dossier
sense:
A collection of papers and/or other sources, containing detailed information about a particular person or subject, together with a synopsis of their content.


lexentry: eng/dot__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dot
trans_list: point
sense:
(grammar) A punctuation mark used to indicate the end of a sentence or an abbreviated part of a word; a full stop; a period.


lexentry: eng/dot__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dot
trans_list: point
sense:
(mathematics) A symbol used for separating the fractional part of a decimal number from the whole part, for indicating multiplication or a scalar product, or for various other purposes.


lexentry: eng/dot_matrix__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dot matrix
trans_list: matricielle | à aiguilles
sense:
(computing, also, attributively) A two-dimensional array or pattern of dots used (for example, by a display device or a printer) to represent alphanumeric characters and pictures.


lexentry: eng/dot_matrix_printer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dot matrix printer
trans_list: imprimante matricielle
sense:
(computer hardware) A type of printer that prints characters using an array of small wires that produce an array of dots when striking the paper.


lexentry: eng/double-barrelled_shotgun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double-barrelled shotgun
trans_list: fusil à deux coups | fusil à double canon
sense:
A type of shot-firing gun with two long, parallel barrels, allowing the user to fire twice in quick succession.


lexentry: eng/double-blind__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double-blind
trans_list: en double aveugle
sense:
Describing an experiment (usually medical) in which some information which might influence the experiment is withheld from two parties. Most commonly, parties in question are the subjects and the administrators and the information which is withheld is the treatment groups of the subjects.


lexentry: eng/double-blind_test__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double-blind test
trans_list: étude en double aveugle
sense:
(science) A form of scientific testing in which some information is withheld from two different parties. Most commonly, neither the tester nor the subjects tested know which are the control items and which are the test items.


lexentry: eng/double-click__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double-click
trans_list: double-clic
sense:
(computing) The action of pushing the button on a mouse twice in quick succession in order to perform a different task that would be performed from a single-click or triple-click.


lexentry: eng/double-click__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double-click
trans_list: double-cliquer
sense:
(computing) To push the button on a mouse twice in quick succession in order to perform a different task than would be performed from a single-click or triple-click.


lexentry: eng/double-cross__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double-cross
trans_list: trahir
sense:
To betray or go back on; to deceive someone after having gained their trust and led them to believe that they were being aided.


lexentry: eng/double-entry__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double-entry
trans_list: en partie double
sense:
(accounting) Describing a method of bookkeeping in which each transaction is entered in two accounts, for debits and for credits.


lexentry: eng/double_English__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double English
trans_list: petit-canon
sense:
(printing, US, dated) The size of type between double pica and double great primer, standardized as 28-point.


lexentry: eng/double__Verb__1
sense_num: 16
written_rep: double
trans_list: doubler
sense:
(bridge) To make a call that will double certain scoring points if the preceding bid becomes the contract.


lexentry: eng/double_act__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double act
trans_list: duettistes | duo comique
sense:
A comic pairing in which humor is derived from the uneven relationship between two partners, usually of the same gender, age, ethnic origin and profession, but often with drastically different personalities or behavior, maybe with a stooge or straight man.


lexentry: eng/double_articulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double articulation
trans_list: double articulation
sense:
(linguistics) property of speech which allows creation of potentially infinite number of meaningful language sequences out of a limited number of meaningless elements called phonemes


lexentry: eng/double_boiler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double boiler
trans_list: bain-marie
sense:
A large pan containing hot water, into which other smaller pans are set in order to cook food at low heat (below the boiling point) or to keep food warm.


lexentry: eng/double_bond__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double bond
trans_list: liaison double
sense:
(physical chemistry) A covalent bond in which two electron pairs (instead of the usual one) are shared between two atoms; most common between carbon atoms and carbon, oxygen or nitrogen atoms, but several other forms are known.


lexentry: eng/double_bridle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double bridle
trans_list: bride
sense:
(equestrian) A Weymouth bridle, which uses both a bradoon, held by a sliphead, and a curb bit, and is used with two reins.


lexentry: eng/double_down__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double down
trans_list: doubler la mise
sense:
(gambling, intransitive) To double one's wager, particularly, the name of a specific doubling bet allowed in blackjack.


lexentry: eng/double_dribble__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double dribble
trans_list: double
sense:
(basketball) A violation committed by dribbling for a second time without giving up possession of the ball.


lexentry: eng/double_entendre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double entendre
trans_list: double sens | sous-entendu | équivoque
sense:
A phrase that has two meanings, especially where one is innocent and literal, the other risqué, bawdy, or ironic; an innuendo.


lexentry: eng/double_factorial__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double factorial
trans_list: double factorielle
sense:
(mathematics, combinatorics) For an odd integer, the result of multiplying all the odd integers from 1 to the given number; or for an even integer, the result of multiplying all the even integers from 2 to the given number; symbolised by a double exclamation mark (!!). For example, 9!! = 1 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 9 = 945.


lexentry: eng/double_fault__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double fault
trans_list: double faute
sense:
(tennis) The missing of both the first serve and second serve, resulting in a point for the receiver.


lexentry: eng/double_glazing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
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
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double life
trans_list: double vie
sense:
An 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/double_or_quits__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double or quits
trans_list: quitte ou double
sense:
A bet of the same value as the initial one, resulting in either a doubling of a loss, or it being cancelled.


lexentry: eng/double_penetration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double penetration
trans_list: double pénétration
sense:
The simultaneous sexual penetration of one or more orifices of one person by two other people or objects.


lexentry: eng/double_room__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double room
trans_list: chambre double
sense:
A room, especially in a hotel, that is designed for two people and has two single beds (sometimes called a twin room) or one double bed.


lexentry: eng/double_sheet_bend__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double sheet bend
trans_list: nœud d'écoute double
sense:
Doubled version of the sheet bend; a strong knot used to tie two ropes of different diameters together.


lexentry: eng/double_standard__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: double standard
trans_list: deux poids et deux mesures | deux poids, deux mesures
sense:
A pair of monetary values, i.e. a gold standard and a silver standard, both of which are legal tender.


lexentry: eng/double_star__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double star
trans_list: étoile binaire | étoile double
sense:
(star) Two stars which form a stellar system, such that they orbit the point of equilibrium of their gravitational fields; a binary star.


lexentry: eng/doublespeak__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doublespeak
trans_list: double discours | double langage
sense:
Any language deliberately constructed to disguise or distort its actual meaning, often by employing euphemism or ambiguity.


lexentry: eng/doublet__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: doublet
trans_list: doublet
sense:
(quantum mechanics) A quantum state of a system with a spin of ½, such that there are two allowed values of the spin component, −½ and +½.


lexentry: eng/doublet__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doublet
trans_list: pourpoint
sense:
A man’s close-fitting jacket, with or without sleeves, worn by European men from the 1400s to the 1600s.


lexentry: eng/doublethink__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doublethink
trans_list: doublepensée
sense:
The holding of two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously and accepting both of them as true or correct, without realizing the contradiction.


lexentry: eng/doubletree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doubletree
trans_list: Balance
sense:
a device that connects two horses to a wagon or other implement. The tugs of a harness are connected to a singletree, two of which are connected to a doubletree, which, in turn, is connected to the implement.


lexentry: eng/doubloon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doubloon
trans_list: doublon
sense:
(historical, numismatics) A former Spanish gold coin, also used in its American colonies. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/doubly__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doubly
trans_list: doublement
sense:
(usually, of relative importance, of degree, quantity or measure) In a double manner; with twice the severity or degree.


lexentry: eng/doubt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doubt
trans_list: doute
sense:
(uncountable, countable) Disbelief or uncertainty (about something); (countable) a particular instance of such disbelief or uncertainty.


lexentry: eng/douche__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: douche
trans_list: douche | douche vaginale
sense:
A jet or current of water or vapour directed upon some part of the body to benefit it medicinally; in particular, such a jet directed at the vagina for irrigation.


lexentry: eng/douchebag__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: douchebag
trans_list: con | connard | couille molle | crétin | enfoiré
sense:
(US, slang, vulgar) A jerk or asshole; a mean or rude person; someone seen as being arrogant, snobby or obnoxious.


lexentry: eng/dough__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dough
trans_list: pâte
sense:
A thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other ingredients such as water, eggs, and/or butter, that is made into a particular form and then baked.


lexentry: eng/dough_scraper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dough scraper
trans_list: maryse
sense:
A rubber or metal implement used to scrape food, such as dough, off a countertop, out of a bowl, etc.


lexentry: eng/doughnut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doughnut
trans_list: beignet | donut
sense:
A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, usually mixed with various sweeteners and flavors, often made in a toroidal or ellipsoidal shape flattened sphere shape filled with jelly/jam, custard, or cream.


lexentry: eng/doula__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doula
trans_list: doula
sense:
A trained support person who provides emotional, physical and practical assistance to a pregnant woman or couple before, during or after childbirth.


lexentry: eng/doum_palm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doum palm
trans_list: doum | palmier doum d’Égypte
sense:
A palm tree of species Hyphaene thebaica, with edible oval fruit, native to northern Africa and countries of the Levant.


lexentry: eng/dove__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dove
trans_list: colombe | pigeon
sense:
(countable) A pigeon, especially one smaller in size and white-colored; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae.


lexentry: eng/dovecote__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dovecote
trans_list: colombier
sense:
A small house or box, often raised to a considerable height above the ground, and having compartments (pigeonholes), in which domestic pigeons breed; a dove house.


lexentry: eng/dovetail__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dovetail
trans_list: queue-d'aronde
sense:
In full dovetail joint: a type of joint where adjoining components are fastened by multiple tenons cut into wedge shapes resembling a dove's tail, which interlock with mortises having corresponding shapes.


lexentry: eng/dowel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dowel
trans_list: cheville | goujon
sense:
A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position.


lexentry: eng/dowel__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dowel
trans_list: cheville
sense:
(construction) A piece of wood or similar material fitted into a surface not suitable for fastening so that other pieces may be fastened to it.


lexentry: eng/dower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dower
trans_list: dot
sense:
(legal) The part of or interest in a deceased husband's property provided to his widow, usually in the form of a life estate.


lexentry: eng/dower__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dower
trans_list: douaire
sense:
(legal) Property given by a groom directly to his bride at or before their wedding in order to legitimize the marriage; dowry.


lexentry: eng/down__Noun__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: down
trans_list: duvet
sense:
Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in duvets, sleeping bags and jackets.


lexentry: eng/down__Noun__3
sense_num: 02
written_rep: down
trans_list: duvet
sense:
(botany) The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, such as the thistle.


lexentry: eng/down__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: down
trans_list: faire cul sec
sense:
(transitive) Specifically, to cause (something in the air) to fall to the ground; to bring down (with a missile etc.). [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/down_and_out__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: down and out
trans_list: galeux
sense:
(idiomatic) In a condition of poverty or debility, especially as a result of experiencing a financial or personal setback.


lexentry: eng/down_bad__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: down bad
trans_list: corné
sense:
(slang, originally, _, AAVE) Romantically or sexually attracted to someone at the expense of one's dignity.


lexentry: eng/down_payment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: down payment
trans_list: acompte | premier acompte | versement initial
sense:
(legal, finance) A payment representing a fraction of the price of something being purchased, made to secure the right to continue making payments towards that purchase.


lexentry: eng/down_payment__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: down payment
trans_list: acompte | arrhes
sense:
(by extension) Any initial commitment signifying an intention to carry out a larger future commitment, even though no legal rights or obligations are secured.


lexentry: eng/down_quark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: down quark
trans_list: quark bas | quark down
sense:
(particle) A quark having a fractional electric charge of -\frac{1}{3} and a mass of about 4 to 8 MeV.Symbol: d


lexentry: eng/down_the_hatch__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: down the hatch
trans_list: cul sec
sense:
(informal) Into the mouth and down the throat, especially with regard to the consumption of a beverage.


lexentry: eng/down_with__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: down with
trans_list: à bas
sense:
Expressing disapproval of or encouraging actions against a person, organization, practice, belief, etc., typically in a public protest.


lexentry: eng/downbeat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: downbeat
trans_list: temps fort
sense:
(music) The accented beat at the beginning of a bar (indicated by a conductor with a downward stroke).


lexentry: eng/downburst__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: downburst
trans_list: rafale descendante
sense:
(meteorology) A powerful downward air current, especially one during a thunderstorm, often creating powerful divergent horizontal winds and strong wind shear upon impacting the surface.


lexentry: eng/downcast__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: downcast
trans_list: abattu
sense:
Of the eyes, a facial expression, etc.: looking downwards, usually as a sign of discouragement, sadness, etc., or sometimes modesty.


lexentry: eng/downspout__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: downspout
trans_list: descente
sense:
A vertical pipe or conduit that carries rainwater from the scupper, guttering of a building to a lower roof level, drain, ground or storm water runoff system.


lexentry: eng/downstream__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: downstream
trans_list: aval | descendant
sense:
Further along in the flow of current, in relation to a river, stream, bloodstream, or other flow of fluid.


lexentry: eng/downtime__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: downtime
trans_list: pause | repos | taux d'indisponibilité | temps d'arrêt
sense:
The amount of time lost due to forces beyond one's control, such as the breakdown of machinery or a computer crash.


lexentry: eng/downtown__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: downtown
trans_list: centre-ville | quartier d'affaires
sense:
(chiefly, US, Canada) The main business part of a city or town, usually located at or near its center.


lexentry: eng/dowry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dowry
trans_list: dot
sense:
Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.


lexentry: eng/dowsing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dowsing
trans_list: rhabdomancie
sense:
The practice of seeking water or other substances (usually liquid) with the aid of a forked stick or similar pointing device, as believed by some practitioners to derive from supernatural power.


lexentry: eng/doxology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doxology
trans_list: doxologie
sense:
An expression of praise to God, especially a short hymn sung as part of a Christian worship service.


lexentry: eng/dozen__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dozen
trans_list: dizaines
sense:
(as plural only, always followed by of) A large, unspecified number of, comfortably estimated in small multiples of twelve, thus generally implied to be significantly more than ten or twelve, but less than perhaps one or two hundred; many.


lexentry: eng/drachma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drachma
trans_list: drachme
sense:
The currency of Greece in ancient times and again from 1832 until 2001, with the symbol ₯, since replaced by the euro.


lexentry: eng/draculin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: draculin
trans_list: draculine
sense:
(organic chemistry, zoology) A glycoprotein with anticoagulant properties, found in the saliva of vampire bats.


lexentry: eng/draff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: draff
trans_list: drêche
sense:
A byproduct from a grain distillery, often fed to pigs or cattle as part of their ration; often synonymous with brewer's spent grain, sometimes differentiated from it; usually differentiated from potale, at least in technical use, although broad, nontechnical use has often lumped all such byproducts together, especially in the past.


lexentry: eng/draft__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: draft
trans_list: bière à la pression | pression
sense:
(US spelling) Liquid, especially beer or other alcohol, drawn from a cask or keg rather than a bottle or can.


lexentry: eng/draft__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: draft
trans_list: tirant | tirant d'eau
sense:
(US spelling, nautical) The depth of water needed to float a particular ship; the depth from the waterline to the bottom of a vessel's hull; the depth of water drawn by a vessel.


lexentry: eng/draft__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: draft
trans_list: conscription
sense:
(American English, usually with the) Conscription, the system of forcing people to serve in the military.


lexentry: eng/draft__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: draft
trans_list: conscrire | embrigader | enrôler
sense:
(transitive, US) To conscript a person, force a person to serve in some capacity, especially in the military.


lexentry: eng/draft_horse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: draft horse
trans_list: cheval de trait
sense:
(American spelling) A horse used for muscular work, other than carrying a rider and/or load, such as pulling a cart, plow or log.


lexentry: eng/drag__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: drag
trans_list: emmerdeur | emmerdeuse
sense:
(countable, slang) Someone or something that is annoying or frustrating, or disappointing; an obstacle to progress or enjoyment.


lexentry: eng/drag__Noun__1
sense_num: 17
written_rep: drag
trans_list: sabot | trainée
sense:
(nautical) The difference between the speed of a screw steamer under sail and that of the screw when the ship outruns the screw; or between the propulsive effects of the different floats of a paddle wheel.


lexentry: eng/drag_and_drop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drag and drop
trans_list: glisser-déposer
sense:
(usually, attributive, computing, GUI) A feature of a graphical user interface whereby the user can move or copy an object by dragging its visual representation across the screen and releasing it in another location.


lexentry: eng/drag_king__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drag king
trans_list: drag king
sense:
(colloquial, LGBT) A person, usually female, who dresses up in men's clothing, typically in an exaggerated fashion and for public performance.


lexentry: eng/drag_queen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drag queen
trans_list: drag queen | travelo
sense:
(LGBT, originally, slang) A person, usually male, who dresses up in women’s clothing and makeup, typically in an exaggerated fashion and for public performance.


lexentry: eng/dragline_excavator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dragline excavator
trans_list: dragline
sense:
Any of several very large vehicles used for lifting, especially in the process of mining: basically an excavator which drags its bucket to fill it.


lexentry: eng/dragon's_blood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dragon's blood
trans_list: sang-dragon
sense:
A bright red resin, obtained from different species of a number of distinct plants Calamus rotang and genera Croton, Dracaena, Daemonorops, and Pterocarpus, used in the manufacture of varnishes, lacquers, medicines, and incenses.


lexentry: eng/dragon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dragon
trans_list: dragon
sense:
In European mythologies, a gigantic beast, typically reptilian with leathery bat-like wings, lion-like claws, scaly skin and a serpent-like body, often a monster with fiery breath.


lexentry: eng/dragon_boat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dragon boat
trans_list: bateau-dragon
sense:
A type of boat raced in Chinese festivals featuring a dragon motif and twenty paddling, one drumming, and one steering known as the sweep.


lexentry: eng/dragon_fruit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dragon fruit
trans_list: fruit du dragon | pitahaya | pitaya
sense:
The fruit of certain cacti of the genus (Stenocereus (syn. Hylocereus) spp.), cultivated in Southeast Asia and Central and South America, having cerise-pink- or yellow-coloured skin and a white or pink sweet fleshy interior with black seeds.


lexentry: eng/dragonfly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dragonfly
trans_list: libellule
sense:
An insect of the suborder Epiprocta or, more strictly, the infraorder Anisoptera, having four long transparent wings held perpendicular to a long body when perched.


lexentry: eng/dragoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dragoon
trans_list: dragon
sense:
(by extension) Originally (historical) , a soldier armed with a dragoon musket (sense 1.1) who fought both on foot and mounted on a horse; now, a cavalier or horse soldier from a regiment formerly armed with such muskets.


lexentry: eng/dragoon__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dragoon
trans_list: dragonner
sense:
Chiefly followed by into: to force (someone) into doing something through harassment and intimidation; to coerce.


lexentry: eng/drain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drain
trans_list: bonde | drain
sense:
(chiefly, US, Canada) A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)


lexentry: eng/draining_board__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: draining board
trans_list: égouttoir
sense:
A board beside a kitchen sink, designed to drain into the sink, used for letting kitchen utensils dry after they had been washed.


lexentry: eng/dram__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dram
trans_list: doigt
sense:
(by extension) Any similarly minute quantity, (now, _, particularly) a small amount of strong alcohol or poison.


lexentry: eng/drama__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drama
trans_list: drame
sense:
(countable) A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue


lexentry: eng/drama__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: drama
trans_list: drame
sense:
(uncountable, countable) A situation in real life that has the characteristics of such a theatrical play.


lexentry: eng/drama_queen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drama queen
trans_list: actrice
sense:
(idiomatic, informal, pejorative) An overly or exaggeratedly dramatic person, especially a woman or a girl.


lexentry: eng/dramaturge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dramaturge
trans_list: dramaturge
sense:
(rare, theater) Someone who writes or adapts theater plays, a playwright, dramatist, especially one connected with a specific theater or company.


lexentry: eng/draughts__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: draughts
trans_list: dames | jeu de dames
sense:
(board games, British, Australian, uncountable) A board game for two players in which the players each have a set number of pieces (typically 12 or 20, depending on the rule set), known as men, and the object is to capture each of the opponent's pieces by jumping one's own pieces over the opponent's pieces.


lexentry: eng/draw__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: draw
trans_list: match nul | remise | égalité
sense:
Draft: flow through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process, possibly adjustable with a damper.


lexentry: eng/draw__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: draw
trans_list: match nul | remise | égalité
sense:
(poker) A situation in which one or more players has four cards of the same suit or four out of five necessary cards for a straight and requires a further card to make their flush or straight.


lexentry: eng/draw_a_line_in_the_sand__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: draw a line in the sand
trans_list: assigner
sense:
(intransitive) To lay down a challenge; to provide a test of commitment (often one which carries a high risk) to a cause.


lexentry: eng/draw_and_quarter__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: draw and quarter
trans_list: écarteler
sense:
(transitive, historical) To execute (someone) by castration, disembowelling, beheading and quartering.


lexentry: eng/draw_down__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: draw down
trans_list: baisser
sense:
To initiate a drawdown (withdrawal of equipment, supplies, etc., potentially to provide it to another party).


lexentry: eng/draw_in__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: draw in
trans_list: hisser
sense:
(idiomatic, intransitive, of nights or evenings) To become dark earlier as a result of seasonal change.


lexentry: eng/draw_straws__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: draw straws
trans_list: tirer à la courte paille
sense:
To decide at random by drawing (selecting randomly between) straws, sticks, etc., one of which differs from the others (typically by being shorter), held in a person's hand so as to conceal which is the different one. Typically, whoever draws the short straw must complete some undesirable task. Alternatively, whoever draws the longest straw gets a desired position.


lexentry: eng/drawback__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: drawback
trans_list: drawback
sense:
A partial refund of an import fee, as when goods are re-exported from the country that collected the fee.


lexentry: eng/drawbar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drawbar
trans_list: commutateur
sense:
(rail transport) An open-mouthed bar at the end of a car, which receives a coupling link and pin by which the car is drawn. It is usually provided with a spring to give elasticity to the connection between the cars of a train.


lexentry: eng/drawbridge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drawbridge
trans_list: pont-levis
sense:
A hinged bridge which can be raised (to prevent its being crossed, as across a moat, or to allow watercraft to travel beneath it).


lexentry: eng/drawer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drawer
trans_list: tiroir
sense:
An open-topped box that can be slid in and out of the cabinet that contains it, used for storing clothing or other articles.


lexentry: eng/drawing__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: drawing
trans_list: pige
sense:
An act or event in which the outcome (e.g., designating a winner) is selected by chance in the form of a blind draw, notably of lots; especially such a contest in which a winning name or number is selected randomly by removing (or drawing) it from a container, popularly a hat.


lexentry: eng/drawing_knife__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drawing knife
trans_list: plane
sense:
A knife with a handle at each end, used for shaving hoops for barrels by drawing it towards oneself.


lexentry: eng/drawl__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: drawl
trans_list: salir
sense:
(intransitive) To speak with a slow, spiritless utterance, from affectation, laziness, or lack of interest.


lexentry: eng/dray__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dray
trans_list: charrette
sense:
Any of various forms of low horse-drawn cart or wagon, often without sides or with removable sides, and used especially for heavy loads.


lexentry: eng/dreadlocks__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dreadlocks
trans_list: dreadlocks | cadenettes
sense:
A hairstyle worn by Rastafarians and others in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into matted strings.


lexentry: eng/dream_team__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dream team
trans_list: équipe de choc
sense:
A team of players or members ideal for a given task; a team of the best players of a particular sport or members of a particular field.


lexentry: eng/dreamboat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dreamboat
sense:
(informal, dated, or, humorous) An exceptionally good-looking and sexually attractive person, particularly a man.

trans_list:
apollon | beau gosse | canon | femme de (mes/tes/...) [[rêve|rêve(s)]] | homme de (mes/tes/...) [[rêve|rêve(s)]] | prince charmant


lexentry: eng/dreamcatcher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dreamcatcher
trans_list: attrape-rêves | capteur de rêves | attrapeur de rêves
sense:
A decorative Native American object in the form of a hoop and net with attachments such as feathers, traditionally believed by the Ojibwa to “filter out” bad dreams.


lexentry: eng/dregs__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dregs
trans_list: lie
sense:
(collectively) The sediment settled at the bottom of a liquid; the lees in a container of unfiltered wine.


lexentry: eng/dreidel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dreidel
trans_list: dreydel | sevivon
sense:
A four-sided spinning top, inscribed with the four Hebrew letters נ, ג, ה, and ש (or פ) on each side, often used to play a traditional game during the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.


lexentry: eng/drench__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drench
trans_list: tremper | abreuver | saturer
sense:
To make (someone or something) completely wet by having water or some other liquid fall or thrown on them or it; to saturate, to soak; also (archaic) , to make (someone or something) completely wet by immersing in water or some other liquid; to soak, to steep.


lexentry: eng/dress__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dress
trans_list: robe
sense:
An item of clothing (usually worn by a woman or young girl) which both covers the upper part of the body and includes a skirt below the waist.


lexentry: eng/dress__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dress
trans_list: s'habiller
sense:
(agriculture, horticulture) To cultivate or tend to (a garden, land, plants, etc.); especially, to add fertilizer or manure to (soil); to fertilize, to manure.


lexentry: eng/dress__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dress
trans_list: habiller | s'habiller
sense:
(also, reflexive, and, figuratively) To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/dress__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dress
trans_list: panser
sense:
To apply a dressing to or otherwise treat (a wound); (obsolete) to give (a wounded person) medical aid. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/dress_rehearsal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dress rehearsal
trans_list: répétition générale
sense:
(theatre) A rehearsal prior to a public spectacle, where all the performers are in costume, in order to test all aspects of the production by closely reproducing the actual conditions of a performance.


lexentry: eng/dress_suit__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dress suit
trans_list: robe du soir
sense:
A type of formal attire for women, typically a jacket over a dress, or a jacket and blouse with trousers or a skirt.


lexentry: eng/dressage__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dressage
trans_list: dressage
sense:
(uncountable) An equestrian sport in which the horse and rider perform a test of specific movements in an arena, and are judged on the horse's obedience, acceptance of the bridle and of the rider's aids, gaits, impulsion, and the harmony between horse and rider.


lexentry: eng/dressing_gown__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dressing gown
trans_list: robe de chambre | peignoir
sense:
(UK, Ireland) An item of clothing often made from cotton or another absorbent material, in the form of a long open robe with a belt to tie it around the middle and fasten it securely; often worn over pyjamas.


lexentry: eng/dressing_room__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dressing room
trans_list: loge
sense:
A room in a theatre or other performance venue in which performers may change costumes and apply makeup.


lexentry: eng/dressing_table__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dressing table
trans_list: coiffeuse | commode | poudreuse
sense:
A low table or chest of drawers with a mirror at which one sits while dressing, applying makeup or similar tasks.


lexentry: eng/dribble__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dribble
trans_list: dribbler
sense:
(basketball, soccer) In various ball games, to move (with) the ball, controlling its path by kicking or bouncing it repeatedly.


lexentry: eng/dried__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dried
trans_list: séché
sense:
Without water or moisture, said of something that has previously been wet or moist; resulting from the process of drying.


lexentry: eng/drift__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: drift
trans_list: dérive
sense:
The act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or drives; an overpowering influence or impulse.


lexentry: eng/drift__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: drift
trans_list: dérive
sense:
The tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention; hence, also, import or meaning of a sentence or discourse; aim.


lexentry: eng/drift_meter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drift meter
trans_list: dérivomètre
sense:
An optical device, with a telescope and reticle, used to improve dead reckoning in aircraft navigation.


lexentry: eng/drill__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: drill
trans_list: exercice | entraînement
sense:
An activity done as an exercise or practice (especially a military exercise), particularly in preparation for some possible future event or occurrence.


lexentry: eng/drill__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drill
trans_list: semoir | sillon
sense:
An agricultural implement for making holes for sowing seed, and sometimes so formed as to contain seeds and drop them into the hole made.


lexentry: eng/drill__Noun__4
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drill
trans_list: drill
sense:
An Old World monkey of West Africa, Mandrillus leucophaeus, similar in appearance to the mandrill, but lacking the colorful face.


lexentry: eng/drill_bit__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: drill bit
trans_list: trépan
sense:
Any other style of cutter, for example a spade drill, that is rotated and fed in a similar manner as a twist drill to of cut a hole in metal, wood or other materials.


lexentry: eng/drink-driver__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: drink-driver
trans_list: conducteur ivre | conductrice ivre
sense:
(chiefly, British, and, Australian, legal) A person who operates a motor vehicle when legally intoxicated.


lexentry: eng/drinking_culture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drinking culture
trans_list: culture de la boisson
sense:
A set of traditions and social behaviors that surround the consumption of alcoholic beverages as a recreational drug and social lubricant.


lexentry: eng/drinking_game__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drinking game
trans_list: jeu à boire | jeu bibitif
sense:
(games) A game (often a logic or memory game) which involves the drinking of alcohol, usually as a penalty for making mistakes, as the intoxication makes the game harder to play.


lexentry: eng/drip__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: drip
trans_list: goutte-à-goutte
sense:
(medicine) An apparatus that slowly releases a liquid, especially one that intravenously releases drugs into a patient's bloodstream.


lexentry: eng/dripstone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dripstone
trans_list: appentis
sense:
(architecture) A protective moulding over a door or window that allows rain to drip away from the structure.


lexentry: eng/drive-in__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drive-in
trans_list: ciné-parc | drive-in
sense:
(US, Canada, Australia) An outdoor cinema where movies are projected onto a large screen and patrons watch from inside their vehicles, listening either by a speaker or a designated radio frequency.


lexentry: eng/drive__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: drive
trans_list: lecteur
sense:
(computer hardware) A mass storage device in which the mechanism for reading and writing data is integrated with the mechanism for storing data.


lexentry: eng/drive__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: drive
trans_list: conduire | guider | battre | chasser | enfoncer | pousser
sense:
(transitive) (especially of animals) To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on.


lexentry: eng/driver's_license__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: driver's license
trans_list: permis de conduire
sense:
(American spelling) A document issued to a specific person by a government authority, permitting this person to drive one or more classes of motor vehicle on public roads and highways, often used as an identification document.


lexentry: eng/driver__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: driver
trans_list: pilote
sense:
(computing) A device driver; a program that acts as an interface between an application and hardware, written specifically for the device it controls.


lexentry: eng/drogue__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: drogue
trans_list: panier-entonnoir
sense:
(aeronautics) A conical basket or device used variously as a target for gunnery practice, and as a docking point for aerial refuelling.


lexentry: eng/drone__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: drone
trans_list: drone
sense:
(metonymically): An aircraft operated by remote control, especially an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).


lexentry: eng/droop__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: droop
trans_list: bec
sense:
(aviation) A hinged portion of the leading edge of an aeroplane's wing, which swivels downward to increase lift during takeoff and landing.


lexentry: eng/drop-ball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drop-ball
trans_list: entre-deux
sense:
(soccer) A method of restarting play in a game where the referee drops the ball between two players of opposing teams.


lexentry: eng/drop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drop
trans_list: goutte | larme
sense:
(also, figuratively) A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.


lexentry: eng/drop__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: drop
trans_list: tomber
sense:
(intransitive, also, figuratively) To fall (straight down) under the influence of gravity, like a drop of liquid. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/drop__Verb__1
sense_num: 15
written_rep: drop
trans_list: laisser tomber
sense:
(transitive, ergative, also, figuratively) To let (something) fall; to allow (something) to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on). [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/drop_anchor__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drop anchor
trans_list: jeter l'ancre
sense:
(nautical) To release the anchor of a ship or boat, allowing it to fall to the bed of a body of water and thereby securing the vessel in place.


lexentry: eng/drop_cap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drop cap
trans_list: lettrine
sense:
(typography) A large initial letter that drops below the first line of a paragraph, usually used at the beginning of a section or chapter of a book.


lexentry: eng/drop_goal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drop goal
trans_list: drop
sense:
(rugby union, rugby league) A goal scored by kicking the ball through the goal from open play, after the ball has touched the ground.


lexentry: eng/drop_in_the_bucket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drop in the bucket
trans_list: goutte d'eau dans l'océan
sense:
(idiomatic) Something of little importance, especially an inconsequential effort or action as compared to a huge problem.


lexentry: eng/drop_kick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drop kick
trans_list: drop
sense:
(rugby, Australian rules football, American football, Canadian football) A kick made by dropping the ball on the ground and kicking it as it bounces up.


lexentry: eng/drop_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: drop off
trans_list: tomber | abaisser | réduire | s’endormir
sense:
(idiomatic, transitive, especially, _, US) To deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight.


lexentry: eng/drop_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: drop out
trans_list: cesser
sense:
(intransitive, Of the ground, floor, snow, etc., or figuratively, a worldview or foundation) To cause someone to slip and/or fall down.


lexentry: eng/drop_shot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drop shot
trans_list: amorti
sense:
(sports) In sports such as badminton, squash, tennis and volleyball, a lightly-struck shot that just lands into play.


lexentry: eng/dropdown__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dropdown
trans_list: déroulant
sense:
(computing, GUI, of a widget) Dropping down from above; being a specific type of selection control that hides its contents until activated.


lexentry: eng/dropdown_list__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dropdown list
trans_list: liste déroulante
sense:
(graphical user interface) A user interface control GUI element similar to a list box which allows the user to choose one value from a list.


lexentry: eng/drove__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drove
trans_list: troupeau | horde | manade
sense:
A cattle drive or the herd being driven by it; thus, a number of cattle driven to market or new pastures.


lexentry: eng/drow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drow
trans_list: drow
sense:
(fantasy, _, RPG, countable) A member of a fictional race of dark elves in various fantasy settings, such as Dungeons & Dragons.


lexentry: eng/drown__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: drown
trans_list: noyer | se noyer
sense:
(intransitive) To be flooded: to be inundated with or submerged in (literally) water or (figuratively) other things; to be overwhelmed.


lexentry: eng/drug__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drug
trans_list: drogue
sense:
(pharmacology) A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose.


lexentry: eng/drug__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: drug
trans_list: drogue
sense:
A psychoactive substance, especially one which is illegal and addictive, ingested for recreational use, such as cocaine.


lexentry: eng/drug__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drug
trans_list: droguer
sense:
(transitive) To administer intoxicating drugs to, generally without the recipient's knowledge or consent.


lexentry: eng/drug_addict__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drug addict
trans_list: toxicomane | drogué | accro | junkie | toxico | droguée
sense:
A person with a chemical or psychological dependency on a drug, especially one which is illegal or improperly procured.


lexentry: eng/druid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: druid
trans_list: druide
sense:
One of an order of priests among certain groups of Celts before the adoption of Abrahamic religions.


lexentry: eng/drum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drum
trans_list: tambour | batterie
sense:
A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber; a membranophone.


lexentry: eng/drum_brake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drum brake
trans_list: frein à tambour
sense:
A form of brake in which friction is applied by pads to the inner surface of a rotating cylinder (the brake drum) connected directly to a wheel


lexentry: eng/drum_machine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drum machine
trans_list: boîte à rythmes
sense:
(musical instruments) An electronic musical instrument that can be programmed to create percussion sounds, drum beats, and patterns.


lexentry: eng/drumhead_court-martial__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drumhead court-martial
trans_list: cour martiale
sense:
(military) A court-martial held in the field to hear urgent charges of offences committed in action.


lexentry: eng/drumstick__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: drumstick
trans_list: pilon
sense:
The second joint of the legbone of a chicken or other fowl, especially as an item of food. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/drunk_tank__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drunk tank
trans_list: cellule de dégrisement
sense:
(slang) A cell where people who have been arrested for public drunkenness are detained until they are sober.


lexentry: eng/drupe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drupe
trans_list: drupe
sense:
(botany) a kind of fruit, with a fleshy exterior, formed from the exocarp and mesocarp, surrounding a hardened endocarp which protects the seed.


lexentry: eng/drupelet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drupelet
trans_list: drupéole
sense:
(botany) One of the small drupe-like subdivisions which compose the outer layer of certain fruit such as blackberries or raspberries. [from mid 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/dry__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dry
trans_list: anhydre | sec
sense:
(chemistry) Anhydrous: free from or lacking water in any state, regardless of the presence of other liquids.


lexentry: eng/dry_cleaning__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dry cleaning
trans_list: nettoyage à sec
sense:
The process of cleaning clothes and other fabrics without using water, instead using organic solvents and specialized equipment.


lexentry: eng/dry_ice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dry ice
trans_list: glace carbonique | glace sèche
sense:
Carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state, used especially as a cooling agent and for the production of fog-like special effects. It sublimes at −78.5 °C (−109.3 °F) at normal atmospheric pressure.


lexentry: eng/dry_season__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dry season
trans_list: saison sèche
sense:
Any season in which little rain falls; used especially in the tropics where it alternates with the rainy season


lexentry: eng/dryer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dryer
trans_list: sécheuse | sèche-linge
sense:
A household appliance that removes the water from clothing by accelerating evaporation, usually though heat and a tumbling motion.


lexentry: eng/drypoint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drypoint
trans_list: pointe sèche
sense:
(uncountable) A technique of intaglio printmaking similar to engraving in which an image is incised into a plate by scratching the surface with a hard, sharp metal (or diamond) point.


lexentry: eng/drywall__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drywall
trans_list: plaque de plâtre | cloison sèche
sense:
A building material comprising a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings.


lexentry: eng/dual__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dual
trans_list: duel | double
sense:
(grammar) Pertaining to a grammatical number in certain languages that refers to two of something, such as a pair of shoes.


lexentry: eng/dual__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: dual
trans_list: double
sense:
(category theory) Being the dual of some other category; containing the same objects but with source and target reversed for all morphisms.


lexentry: eng/dual__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dual
trans_list: duel
sense:
(mathematics) Of a vector in an inner product space, the linear functional corresponding to taking the inner product with that vector. The set of all duals is a vector space called the dual space.


lexentry: eng/dual_carriageway__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dual carriageway
trans_list: double chaussée
sense:
(UK, Philippines) A road in which the two directions of traffic are separated by a central barrier or strip of land, known as a central reservation or median.


lexentry: eng/dualin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dualin
trans_list: dualine
sense:
(dated) An explosive substance consisting essentially of sawdust or wood pulp saturated with nitroglycerin and similar compounds.


lexentry: eng/dualism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dualism
trans_list: dualisme
sense:
(theology) The belief that the world is ruled by a pair of antagonistic forces, such as good and evil; the belief that man has two basic natures, the physical and the spiritual.


lexentry: eng/duality__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: duality
trans_list: dualité
sense:
(mathematics, physics) The mathematical equivalence of two seemingly different theoretical descriptions of a physical system.


lexentry: eng/dub__Noun__3
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dub
trans_list: dub
sense:
(music, uncountable) A trend in music starting in 2009, in which bass distortion is synced off timing to electronic dance music.


lexentry: eng/dubbing__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dubbing
trans_list: doublage
sense:
(film) The replacement of a voice part in a film or animation, particularly with a translation, revoicing.


lexentry: eng/dubious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dubious
trans_list: douteux | sceptique
sense:
(of a person) In disbelief; wavering, uncertain, or hesitating in opinion; inclined to doubt; undecided.


lexentry: eng/dubitation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dubitation
trans_list: doute
sense:
(uncountable, archaic) The process of doubting or the state of being in doubt; hesitation, uncertainty.


lexentry: eng/dubplate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dubplate
trans_list: dubplate
sense:
(music, originally, Jamaica) An acetate or vinyl record pressed in very limited numbers, especially one issued to disc jockeys in advance of an official release; specifically (and, originally) , one containing a piece of dub music (a style of reggae music, often instrumental, involving the mixing of different audio tracks).


lexentry: eng/dubstep__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dubstep
trans_list: dubstep
sense:
A subgenre of electronic dance music descended from 2-step garage that was popular in the early 2010s, characterized by its dark mood, sparse half-step and two-step rhythms, and emphasis on sub-bass.


lexentry: eng/duck__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: duck
trans_list: baisser | esquiver
sense:
(intransitive) To quickly lower the head or body, often in order to prevent it from being struck by something.


lexentry: eng/duck__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: duck
trans_list: baisser | esquiver
sense:
(transitive) To quickly lower (the head or body), often in order to prevent it from being struck by something.


lexentry: eng/duck__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: duck
trans_list: plonger
sense:
(intransitive) To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to plunge one's head into water or other liquid.


lexentry: eng/duck_test__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: duck test
trans_list: test du canard
sense:
(epistemology, philosophy) A form of abductive reasoning, application of intuition, or common sense regardless of technical parameters, to identify an ostensibly unknown subject by observing that subject's characteristics.


lexentry: eng/duckboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: duckboard
trans_list: passerelle en bois
sense:
Wooden, low walkway or short part of a path with one or more planks, logs, or boards laid after each other lengthwise, often two planks wide; also called bog board, bog bridge, or puncheon.


lexentry: eng/ductility__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ductility
trans_list: ductilité
sense:
(physics) Ability of a material to be drawn out longitudinally to a reduced section without fracture under the action of a tensile force.


lexentry: eng/dud__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dud
trans_list: munition non explosée
sense:
(informal) A device or machine that is useless because it does not work properly or has failed to work, such as a bomb, or explosive projectile.


lexentry: eng/dude__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dude
trans_list: gars | mec | man | mon pote
sense:
(colloquial, used in the vocative) A term of address for someone, typically a man, particularly when cautioning them or offering advice.


lexentry: eng/duet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: duet
trans_list: duetto | duo
sense:
(music) A musical composition in two parts, each performed by a single voice (singer, instrument or univoce ensemble).


lexentry: eng/duffel_bag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: duffel bag
trans_list: sac de sport | sac de toile
sense:
(US, AU, often, _, military) A large, cylindrical, duffel cloth bag used to carry personal gear, especially by soldiers.


lexentry: eng/dukkah__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dukkah
trans_list: dukkah
sense:
An Egyptian dry mixture of chopped nuts, seeds and Middle Eastern spices, usually eaten by dipping bread into olive oil and then into the mixture.


lexentry: eng/dukkha__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dukkha
trans_list: dukkha
sense:
(Buddhism) The three main types of pain, suffering, or stress: physical and mental, impermanence, and conditioned states. One of the three marks of existence.


lexentry: eng/dulcian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dulcian
trans_list: dulciane
sense:
(musical instruments) A Renaissance bass woodwind instrument, with a double reed and a folded conical bore


lexentry: eng/dulcimer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dulcimer
trans_list: tympanon
sense:
A stringed instrument, with strings stretched across a sounding board, usually trapezoidal, played by plucking on the strings (traditionally with a quill) or by tapping on them (in the case of the hammer dulcimers).


lexentry: eng/duma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: duma
trans_list: douma
sense:
A Russian legislative assembly such as the historical duma of the Russian Empire or the modern lower house of the Federal Assembly (the Russian national parliament).


lexentry: eng/dumb_down__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dumb down
trans_list: vulgariser
sense:
(idiomatic, transitive) To convey some subject matter in simple terms, avoiding technical or academic language, especially in a way that is considered condescending.


lexentry: eng/dumbness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dumbness
trans_list: bêtise
sense:
(dated) The state of being mute: that is, of not communicating vocally, whether from selective mutism (refusal to speak) or from an inability to speak.


lexentry: eng/dump__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dump
trans_list: décharge | dépotoir
sense:
A place where waste or garbage is left; a ground or place for dumping ashes, refuse, etc.; a disposal site.


lexentry: eng/dump_truck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dump truck
trans_list: tombereau | camion benne | camion à benne basculante | camion-tombereau
sense:
A heavy truck, for carrying loose, bulk cargo, having a hinged bed that allows the contents to be unloaded onto the ground.


lexentry: eng/dumping__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dumping
trans_list: dumping | vente à perte
sense:
Selling goods at less than their normal price, or even at a loss, especially in the export market as a means of securing a monopoly.


lexentry: eng/dumpster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dumpster
trans_list: conteneur poubelle
sense:
(Canada, US) A large, usually metal trash receptacle designed to be hoisted up by a garbage truck in order to be emptied.


lexentry: eng/dunch__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dunch
trans_list: collation
sense:
(informal, rare) A leisurely meal between lunch and dinner in the late afternoon or early evening (about 3-5 p.m.), usually instead of lunch or dinner.


lexentry: eng/dung_beetle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dung beetle
trans_list: bousier | scarabée bousier | escarbot
sense:
Any of the beetle of the family Scarabaeidae (scarab beetles), especially of the subfamilies Scarabaeinae and Aphodiinae, noted for rolling dung into balls for use as food or as brooding chambers.


lexentry: eng/dunk__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dunk
trans_list: smasher
sense:
(ambitransitive, basketball) To put the ball directly downward through the hoop while grabbing onto the rim with power.


lexentry: eng/dunlin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dunlin
trans_list: bécasseau variable
sense:
A small wading bird, Calidris alpina, found along the coast and having a distinctive black belly patch in its breeding plumage. A type of stint.


lexentry: eng/duo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: duo
trans_list: duo
sense:
Two people who work or collaborate together as partners; especially, those who perform music together.


lexentry: eng/duodenum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: duodenum
trans_list: duodénum
sense:
(anatomy) The first part of the small intestine, starting at the lower end of the stomach and extending to the jejunum.


lexentry: eng/duopoly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: duopoly
trans_list: duopole
sense:
(economics) An economic condition in which two sellers exert (most of the) control over the market of a commodity.


lexentry: eng/duotheism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: duotheism
trans_list: duothéisme
sense:
Belief in the existence of two deities. This often refers to the belief in a god and goddess of roughly equal power, as is the case in Wicca.


lexentry: eng/duplex__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: duplex
trans_list: flamme | flamme postale
sense:
(philately) A cancellation combining a numerical cancellation with a second mark showing time, date, and place of posting.


lexentry: eng/dura_mater__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dura mater
trans_list: dure-mère
sense:
(anatomy) The tough and inflexible outermost of the three layers of the meninges, enveloping the brain and spinal cord.


lexentry: eng/duralumin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: duralumin
trans_list: duralumin
sense:
(metallurgy) An alloy of over 90% aluminium, 4% copper and traces of manganese, magnesium, iron and silicon, widely used in the aircraft industry.


lexentry: eng/durative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: durative
trans_list: duratif
sense:
(linguistics) Of or pertaining to the aspect of a verb that expresses continuing action; continuative. Part of the imperfective aspect, as opposed to the perfective aspect, of verbs.


lexentry: eng/durum_wheat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: durum wheat
trans_list: blé dur
sense:
Triticum turgidum subsp. durum, syn. Triticum durum (hard wheat), the flour of which is used to make pasta and bread.


lexentry: eng/dusk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dusk
trans_list: crépuscule
sense:
The time after the sun has set but when the sky is still lit by sunlight; the evening twilight period.


lexentry: eng/dust_bunny__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dust bunny
trans_list: mouton
sense:
(US, informal) A small clump of dust, fluff, hair, particles of skin, etc., that tends to accumulate indoors in areas not regularly dusted, such as under heavy furniture.


lexentry: eng/dust_devil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dust devil
trans_list: tourbillon de poussière
sense:
A small atmospheric vortex appearing in clear, dry conditions, made visible by swirling dust picked up from the ground.


lexentry: eng/dust_jacket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dust jacket
trans_list: jaquette | liseuse
sense:
(printing, publishing) The detachable paper cover of a book; used to protect the binding, and to provide blurb.


lexentry: eng/dust_mite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dust mite
trans_list: acarien de poussière
sense:
A microscopically small mite, of the Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, or Dermatophagoides farinae species.


lexentry: eng/dustpan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dustpan
trans_list: pelle | pelle à poussière | pelle de ménage | pelle à ordures
sense:
A flat scoop with a short handle, into which dust, dirt and other material is conveyed with a brush or broom.


lexentry: eng/dutchman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dutchman
trans_list: romaillet
sense:
(carpentry, masonry) A piece of wood or stone used to repair a larger piece, shaped such that it fills as exactly as possible a void or cavity that is to be repaired.


lexentry: eng/duty__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: duty
trans_list: travail
sense:
The efficiency of an engine, especially a steam pumping engine, as measured by work done by a certain quantity of fuel; usually, the number of pounds of water lifted one foot by one bushel of coal (94 lbs. old standard), or by 1 cwt. (112 lbs., England, or 100 lbs., United States).


lexentry: eng/duty_of_care__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: duty of care
trans_list: devoir de diligence
sense:
(legal) A legal obligation imposed on an individual requiring that they adhere to a standard of reasonable care while performing any acts that could foreseeably harm others.


lexentry: eng/duumvirate__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: duumvirate
trans_list: duumvirat
sense:
(historical) Any of several offices of the Roman Republic held by two joint magistrates known as duumvirs.


lexentry: eng/duvet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: duvet
trans_list: couette
sense:
(British, New Zealand, Canada) A quilt or usually flat cloth bag with a filling (traditionally down) and usually an additional washable cover, used instead of blankets; often called a comforter or quilt, especially in US English.


lexentry: eng/dwarf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dwarf
trans_list: nain | naine
sense:
(mythology) Any member of a race of beings from (especially Scandinavian and other Germanic) folklore, usually depicted as having some sort of supernatural powers and being skilled in crafting and metalworking, often as short with long beards, and sometimes as clashing with elves.


lexentry: eng/dwarf__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dwarf
trans_list: nain | naine
sense:
(now, sometimes, _, offensive) A person of short stature, often one whose limbs are disproportionately small in relation to the body as compared with typical adults, usually as the result of a genetic condition.


lexentry: eng/dwarf_birch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dwarf birch
trans_list: bouleau nain
sense:
Betula nana, a species of birch in the family Betulaceae, native to arctic and cool temperate regions of northern Europe, northern Asia and northern North America.


lexentry: eng/dwarf_galaxy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dwarf galaxy
trans_list: galaxie naine
sense:
(galaxy) Any galaxy, considerably smaller than the Milky Way, that has only several billions of stars.


lexentry: eng/dwarf_planet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dwarf planet
trans_list: planète naine
sense:
(astronomy) A planetary (world-like) body of the Solar system, that directly orbits the Sun like the classical planets but does not gravitationally dominate other bodies in the region of its orbit.


lexentry: eng/dwarf_spheroidal_galaxy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dwarf spheroidal galaxy
trans_list: galaxie naine sphéroïdale
sense:
(galaxy) A faint galaxy, devoid of gas, having a higher than normal proportion of dark matter; especially those that orbit the Milky Way and Andromeda


lexentry: eng/dwarf_star__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dwarf star
trans_list: étoile naine
sense:
(star) A star that is located in the main sequence in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, though generally excluding the small minority which fall in the blue band due to their large size and high luminosity; fuses hydrogen into helium in its core.


lexentry: eng/dyed-in-the-wool__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dyed-in-the-wool
trans_list: ancré
sense:
(idiomatic, figuratively, of a person) Firmly established in one's beliefs or habits; having a specified characteristic, identity, etc. deeply ingrained in one's nature.


lexentry: eng/dyke__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dyke
trans_list: gouine
sense:
(slang, usually, _, pejorative, offensive) A lesbian, particularly one with masculine or butch traits or behavior.


lexentry: eng/dynamic_memory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dynamic memory
trans_list: mémoire dynamique
sense:
Computer memory that requires a periodic refresh to maintain its contents. This memory is usually cheaper and faster than ROM.


lexentry: eng/dynamics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dynamics
trans_list: dynamique
sense:
(physics) The branch of mechanics that is concerned with the effects of forces on the motion of objects.


lexentry: eng/dynamite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dynamite
trans_list: dynamite
sense:
A class of explosives made from nitroglycerine in an absorbent medium such as kieselguhr, used in mining and blasting.


lexentry: eng/dyne__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dyne
trans_list: dyne
sense:
A unit of force in the CGS system; the force required to accelerate a mass of one gram by one centimetre per second per second. Symbol: dyn.


lexentry: eng/dysarthria__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dysarthria
trans_list: dysarthrie
sense:
(neurology, neuropsychology) Difficulty in articulating words due to a disturbance in the form or function of the structures that modulate voice into speech; one of the first indicative symptoms of myasthenia gravis, brought about by an autoimmune response to acetylcholine receptors.


lexentry: eng/dyscalculia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dyscalculia
trans_list: dyscalculie
sense:
(pathology) A learning disability characterized by significantly below average mathematical ability.


lexentry: eng/dysentery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dysentery
trans_list: dysenterie
sense:
(pathology) A disease characterised by inflammation of the intestines, especially the colon (large intestine), accompanied by pus (white blood cells) in the feces, fever, pain in the abdomen, high-volume diarrhea, and possible blood in the feces.


lexentry: eng/dysfunction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dysfunction
trans_list: dysfonction | dysfonctionnement
sense:
(mostly, medical) A failure to function in an expected or complete manner. Usually refers to a disorder in a bodily organ (e.g. erectile dysfunction), a mental disorder, or the improper behavior of a social group.


lexentry: eng/dysfunctional__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dysfunctional
trans_list: dysfonctionnel
sense:
Functioning incorrectly or abnormally; especially, designating of a business, family or social group with harmful, aberrant, strange or abnormal behavior.


lexentry: eng/dyskinesia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dyskinesia
trans_list: dyskinésie
sense:
(uncountable) A state of involuntary muscle movements, like tics and torticollis, and reduced voluntary muscle movements.


lexentry: eng/dysmenorrhea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dysmenorrhea
trans_list: dysménorrhée
sense:
(medicine) Painful menstruation (menstrual#Adjective pain), viewed as a symptom#Noun in any of various disorders.


lexentry: eng/dysmorphia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dysmorphia
trans_list: dysmorphophobie
sense:
(psychology, psychiatry) Any of various psychological disorders of distorted body image in which a person inaccurately believes that their body is misshapen or inadequate, such as anorexia, bulimia, and muscle dysmorphia ("bigorexia").


lexentry: eng/dysphasia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dysphasia
trans_list: dysphasie
sense:
(pathology) Loss of or deficiency in the power to use or understand language as a result of injury or disease of the brain.


lexentry: eng/dysphemism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dysphemism
trans_list: dysphémisme | hyperbole
sense:
(uncountable) The use of a word or phrase carrying negative connotations or imagery (especially one that is derogatory, offensive or vulgar) to replace a (more) neutral original.


lexentry: eng/dysphoria__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dysphoria
trans_list: dysphorie
sense:
A state of feeling unwell or unhappy; a feeling of emotional and mental discomfort and suffering from restlessness, malaise, depression, or anxiety.


lexentry: eng/dyspraxia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dyspraxia
trans_list: dyspraxie
sense:
(neurology) A genetic neurological disorder where a person has motor skills severely below average due to their brain's inability to consistently send messages accurately to the body for the planning of motor movements.


lexentry: eng/dysprosium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dysprosium
trans_list: dysprosium
sense:
A metallic chemical element (symbol Dy) with atomic number 66: a rare earth element with a metallic silver lustre.


lexentry: eng/dyssynchrony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dyssynchrony
trans_list: asynchronisme
sense:
(medical) A medical condition wherein the activation of different parts of the heart is improperly synchronized.


lexentry: eng/dysthymia__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dysthymia
trans_list: dysthymie
sense:
(psychiatry) A form of clinical depression, characterized by low-grade depression which lasts at least two years.


lexentry: eng/dystonia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dystonia
trans_list: dystonie
sense:
(pathology) A disabling neurological disorder in which prolonged and repetitive contractions of muscles cause jerking, twisting movements and abnormal postures of the body.


lexentry: eng/dysuria__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dysuria
trans_list: dysurie
sense:
(pathology) The experience or condition of experiencing pain while discharging urine, or (rarely) of having difficulty doing so.


lexentry: eng/dzud__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dzud
trans_list: dzud
sense:
An ecological crisis in the steppe-land of Mongolia and Central Asia causing loss of livestock, typically a summer drought followed by a severe winter.


lexentry: eng/décolletage__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: décolletage
trans_list: décolletage | décolleté
sense:
The portion of a woman's body that is revealed by a low neckline; the upper chest, as well, sometimes, as the neck, and shoulders.


lexentry: eng/département__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: département
trans_list: département
sense:
An administrative unit in various French-speaking countries, smaller than a région, similar to an English county.


lexentry: eng/e-card__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: e-card
trans_list: e-carte
sense:
A computerized greeting card, typically hosted on a website to which the recipient is directed by an email message.


lexentry: eng/e-mail_address__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: e-mail address
sense:
A unique identifier of the form user name@domain name specifying a virtual location to which e-mail can be sent.

trans_list:
adresse de courrier électronique | adresse mail | adresse courriel | adresse e-mail | adresse électronique | adresse de messagerie


lexentry: eng/e.g.__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: e.g.
trans_list: par ex.
sense:
An initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples: for the sake of an example; for example.


lexentry: eng/eGovernment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eGovernment
trans_list: administration électronique
sense:
The use of information technologies in order to enhance the access to and the delivery of government information and services to the public and to improve the effectiveness, efficiency and/or the quality of government operations.


lexentry: eng/e__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: e
trans_list: e
sense:
(rare, epicene, nonstandard) A gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, equivalent to the singular they and coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.


lexentry: eng/e_pluribus_unum__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: e pluribus unum
trans_list: de plusieurs, un | un à partir de plusieurs
sense:
"out of many, one" or "from many, one" (alternatively translated as "one out of many" or "one from many”)


lexentry: eng/each__Determiner__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: each
trans_list: chaque | chacun
sense:
All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every).


lexentry: eng/each_other__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: each other
trans_list: l'un l'autre | les uns les autres
sense:
(reciprocal pronoun) To one another; one to the other; signifies that a verb applies to two or more entities both as subjects and as direct objects:


lexentry: eng/eager__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: eager
trans_list: enthousiaste | désireux | impatient
sense:
(comptheory) Not employing lazy evaluation; calculating results immediately, rather than deferring calculation until they are required.


lexentry: eng/eagle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eagle
trans_list: aigle
sense:
Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.


lexentry: eng/eagle__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: eagle
trans_list: aigle
sense:
(historical, numismatics) A 13th-century coin minted in Europe and circulated in England as a debased sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I of England.


lexentry: eng/eagle_owl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eagle owl
trans_list: grand duc | grand-duc
sense:
Any of various Old World large owls of the genus Bubo, especially the Eurasian eagle owl, Bubo bubo, that have prominent ear tufts.


lexentry: eng/ear__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ear
trans_list: oreille
sense:
(countable) The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea.


lexentry: eng/ear__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: ear
trans_list: oreille
sense:
That which resembles in shape or position the ear of an animal; a prominence or projection on an object, usually for support or attachment; a lug; a handle; a foot-rest or step of a spade or a similar digging tool.


lexentry: eng/ear__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: ear
trans_list: oreille
sense:
(baking) A curled ridge in the crust of a loaf of bread where the dough was slashed before going into the oven and expands during baking.


lexentry: eng/ear_to_the_ground__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ear to the ground
trans_list: rester à l'écoute | être à l'écoute
sense:
(attributively, usually, hyphenated) Pursuing the practice or having the characteristic of carefully gathering information; well-informed.


lexentry: eng/eardrum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eardrum
trans_list: tympan
sense:
(anatomy) A thin membrane that separates the outer ear from the middle ear and transmits sound from the air to the malleus.


lexentry: eng/earl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: earl
trans_list: comte | earl
sense:
(nobility) A British or Irish nobleman next in rank above a viscount and below a marquess; equivalent to a European count. A female using the style is termed a countess.


lexentry: eng/earless_seal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: earless seal
trans_list: phoque
sense:
Any of the seals in the taxonomic family Phocidae characterized by lacking external ear flaps; true seals.


lexentry: eng/early_childhood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: early childhood
trans_list: petite enfance
sense:
(mostly, uncountable, psychiatry, sociology) A stage in human development, generally including toddlerhood and some time afterwards.


lexentry: eng/earmuffs__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: earmuffs
trans_list: cache-oreilles
sense:
A headphone-like device designed to cover a person's ears for protection against cold or noise. They consist of a thermoplastic or metal head-band, that fits over the top of the head, and a pad at each end, to cover the external ears.


lexentry: eng/earn__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: earn
trans_list: gagner | mériter
sense:
(transitive) To receive payment for work or for a role or position held (regardless of whether effort was applied or whether the remuneration is deserved or commensurate).


lexentry: eng/earnest_money__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: earnest money
trans_list: arrhes
sense:
(chiefly, US) Money paid as a deposit to show intent to buy or to reserve an item to be purchased; especially, money accompanying an offer to buy real estate.


lexentry: eng/earphone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: earphone
trans_list: écouteur
sense:
A transducer that converts electric signals into sound and is held near the ear, especially as part of a telephone; an earpiece or headphone.


lexentry: eng/earphones__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: earphones
trans_list: écouteurs
sense:
A pair of small loudspeakers worn inside each outer ear or covering all or part of the ear, without a connecting band worn over head.


lexentry: eng/earplug__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: earplug
trans_list: bouchon d’oreille
sense:
A piece of protective gear meant to be inserted in the ear canal to protect the wearer's hearing from loud noises or the intrusion of water.


lexentry: eng/earth__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: earth
trans_list: terre
sense:
(British) A connection electrically to the earth ((US) ground); on equipment: a terminal connected in that manner.


lexentry: eng/earth__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: earth
trans_list: terre
sense:
(alchemy, philosophy, and, Taoism) The aforementioned soil- or rock-based material, considered one of the four or five classical elements.


lexentry: eng/earth_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: earth up
trans_list: butter
sense:
(gardening, transitive) To cover the stem or leaves of plants with soil, as to encourage root growth or protect from cold.


lexentry: eng/earthquake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: earthquake
trans_list: tremblement de terre | séisme
sense:
A shaking of the ground, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/earthquake__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: earthquake
trans_list: tremblement de terre | séisme
sense:
(planetary geology) Such a quake specifically occurring on the planet Earth, as opposed to other celestial bodies. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/earwig__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: earwig
trans_list: perce-oreille | forficule
sense:
Any of various insects of the order Dermaptera that have elongated bodies, large membranous wings folded underneath short leathery forewings and a pair of large pincers protruding from the rear of the abdomen.


lexentry: eng/easel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: easel
trans_list: chevalet
sense:
An upright frame, typically on three legs, for displaying or supporting something, such as an artist's canvas.


lexentry: eng/easement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: easement
trans_list: servitude
sense:
(law, property law) An interest in land which grants the legal right to use another person's real property (real estate), generally in order to cross a part of the property or to gain access to something on the property (right of way).


lexentry: eng/east__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: east
trans_list: est | orient | levant
sense:
(ecclesiastical) In a church: the direction of the altar and chancel; the direction faced by the priest when celebrating ad orientem.


lexentry: eng/east_by_south__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: east by south
trans_list: est-quart-sud-est
sense:
The compass point halfway between east and east-southeast, specifically 101.25°, abbreviated as EbS.


lexentry: eng/eastern_buzzard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eastern buzzard
trans_list: buse du Japon
sense:
A species of buzzard, Buteo japonicus, similar to the common buzzard, but with less variability in plumage and smaller dark carpal spots, and with usually dark-brown upperparts, pale nearly-white underparts, and darkish primaries.


lexentry: eng/eastern_imperial_eagle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eastern imperial eagle
trans_list: aigle impérial
sense:
Aquila heliaca, a large bird of prey that breeds in southeastern Europe and extensively through Western and Central Asia.


lexentry: eng/eastern_olivaceous_warbler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eastern olivaceous warbler
trans_list: hypolaïs pâle
sense:
Iduna pallida, an Old World warbler, mainly found in the northern Afrotropics and winters in southeastern Europe, the Middle East and adjacent western Asia.


lexentry: eng/eastern_redbud__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eastern redbud
trans_list: gainier du Canada
sense:
Cercis canadensis, a tree native to the southeastern, midwestern, and south central United States and parts of northern Mexico.


lexentry: eng/eastern_rosella__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eastern rosella
trans_list: perruche omnicolore
sense:
A medium-sized, brightly-colored parrot, of species Platycercus eximius, native to Australia and Tasmania.


lexentry: eng/easterner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: easterner
trans_list: Oriental
sense:
A native or inhabitant of the east of a region (or of the world as a whole), such as one of the eastern United States.


lexentry: eng/easy_come,_easy_go__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: easy come, easy go
trans_list: le gain aussitôt dévoré que touché
sense:
(idiomatic) Easily won and easily lost (usually said when resigned to a loss; something that comes in the same way, goes in the same way)


lexentry: eng/eat__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eat
trans_list: manger
sense:
(copulative, intransitive) To have a particular quality of diet; to be well-fed or underfed (typically as "eat healthy" or "eat good").


lexentry: eng/eat_crow__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eat crow
sense:
(chiefly, US, idiomatic) To recognize that one has been shown to be mistaken or outdone, especially by admitting that one has made a humiliating error.

trans_list:
admettre son erreur | aller à Canossa | faire amende honorable | reconnaître son erreur | venir à Canossa


lexentry: eng/eat_like_a_horse__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eat like a horse
trans_list: manger comme quatre | manger comme un ogre
sense:
(colloquial, simile) To eat large amounts of food. (connoting a large quantity of food, but not one of gluttony or sloppiness)


lexentry: eng/eat_one's_hat__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eat one's hat
trans_list: manger son chapeau
sense:
(idiomatic) Used in a result clause to express disbelief in a proposition expressed in a conditional clause.


lexentry: eng/eat_the_rich__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eat the rich
trans_list: mangeons les riches
sense:
(slang, politics, idiomatic) An expression of contempt towards capitalism and the rich, demanding an equitable redistribution of wealth.


lexentry: eng/eau_de_toilette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eau de toilette
trans_list: eau de toilette
sense:
(cosmetics) A lightly scented perfume to freshen the skin, usually applied directly to the skin after bathing or shaving.


lexentry: eng/eaves__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eaves
trans_list: avant-toit | corniche
sense:
(architectural element) The underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building.


lexentry: eng/eavestrough__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eavestrough
trans_list: gouttière
sense:
(Canada, Upper Midwest US, Western US) A trough under the eaves of a building for draining water from the roof; gutter.


lexentry: eng/eccentric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: eccentric
trans_list: excentrique
sense:
(physiology, of a motion) Against or in the opposite direction of contraction of a muscle (such as results from flexion of the lower arm (bending of the elbow joint) by an external force while contracting the triceps and other elbow extensor muscles to control that movement; opening of the jaw while flexing the masseter).


lexentry: eng/eccentricity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: eccentricity
trans_list: excentricité
sense:
(mathematics) The ratio, constant for any particular conic section, of the distance of a point from the focus to its distance from the directrix.


lexentry: eng/eccentricity__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: eccentricity
trans_list: excentricité
sense:
(astronomy) The eccentricity of the conic section (usually an ellipse) defined by the orbit of a given object around a reference object (such as that of a planet around the sun).


lexentry: eng/ecchymosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ecchymosis
trans_list: ecchymose
sense:
A skin discoloration caused by bleeding underneath the skin, especially one that is remote from a site of trauma or caused by a nontraumatic process (such as neoplasia).


lexentry: eng/ecdysteroid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ecdysteroid
trans_list: ecdystéroïde
sense:
(organic compound, biochemistry) Any of a group of hormones responsible for moulting in insects and other functions in other invertebrates and plants.


lexentry: eng/echidna__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: echidna
trans_list: échidné
sense:
Any of the species of small spined monotremes in family Tachyglossidae, the four extant species of which are found in Australia and southern New Guinea.


lexentry: eng/echinococcosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: echinococcosis
trans_list: échinococcose
sense:
(diseases) A potentially fatal parasitic disease of animals and humans, caused by the Echinococcus tapeworm.


lexentry: eng/echinococcus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: echinococcus
trans_list: échinocoque
sense:
(zoology) A parasite of humans and of many domestic and wild animals, the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus, that forms compound cysts or tumours (called hydatid cysts) in various organs, but especially in the liver and lungs.


lexentry: eng/echinoderm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: echinoderm
trans_list: échinoderme
sense:
An animal of the phylum Echinodermata, comprising radially symmetric, spiny-skinned marine animals including seastars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, crinoids, and sand dollars. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/echo_chamber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: echo chamber
trans_list: chambre réverbérante
sense:
A room or other enclosed space that is highly conducive to the production of echoes, particularly one that has been designed and built for this purpose.


lexentry: eng/echo_chamber__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: echo chamber
trans_list: chambre d'écho | écho
sense:
(music production) A sound effect that may be applied to live or recorded sounds through a sound editing process, which creates the impression that the sounds originated in an enclosed space which was conducive to producing echoes or echoing.


lexentry: eng/echo_chamber__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: echo chamber
trans_list: chambre d'échos
sense:
(by extension) An environment in which a person is exposed to only those beliefs and opinions that agree with their own, so that their existing views are magnified and reinforced while alternative ideas are not expressed or considered.


lexentry: eng/echolalia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: echolalia
trans_list: écholalie
sense:
(clinical psychology, autism) The involuntary repetitive echoing of words or phrases spoken by another person; either immediate or delayed.


lexentry: eng/echolocation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: echolocation
trans_list: écholocalisation | écholocation
sense:
The use of echoes to detect objects as observed in bats and other natural creatures. Also known as biosonar.


lexentry: eng/eclipse__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: eclipse
trans_list: éclipse
sense:
Especially, an alignment whereby a planetary object (for example, the Moon) comes between the Sun and another planetary object (for example, the Earth), resulting in a shadow being cast by the middle planetary object onto the other planetary object.


lexentry: eng/eclipsis__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: eclipsis
trans_list: éclipse
sense:
(Irish grammar, Manx grammar) A mutation of the initial sound of a word by which voiceless sounds become voiced, voiced stops become nasal consonants, and vowels acquire a prothetic nasal consonant: see Appendix:Irish mutations#Eclipsis.


lexentry: eng/ecocide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ecocide
trans_list: écocide
sense:
The complete destruction of an ecosystem due to human activities, such as due to exploitation of resources, nuclear warfare, or the dumping of harmful chemicals.


lexentry: eng/ecological_footprint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ecological footprint
trans_list: empreinte écologique
sense:
A measure of how much biologically productive land and water area an individual, population or activity requires to produce all the resources it consumes and to absorb the waste it generates using prevailing technology and resource management practices.


lexentry: eng/ecology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ecology
trans_list: écologie
sense:
(biology) The branch of biology dealing with the relationships of organisms with their environment and with each other.


lexentry: eng/ecomuseum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ecomuseum
trans_list: écomusée
sense:
A museum, often consisting of replica buildings in an outdoor setting, that shows the heritage of a particular locality or community


lexentry: eng/ecomusicology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ecomusicology
trans_list: écomusicologie
sense:
(music) The study of music, culture, and nature, related to ecology and the natural environment. A mixture of the fields of ecocriticism and musicology.


lexentry: eng/econometrics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: econometrics
trans_list: économétrie
sense:
(economics) The branch of economics that applies statistical methods to the empirical study of economic theories and relationships.


lexentry: eng/economic_crisis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: economic crisis
trans_list: crise économique
sense:
A crisis caused by the general demand for goods within an economy falling below their supply, either temporarily or on a protracted basis, typically resulting in widespread bankruptcies of unproductive businesses and falling prices.


lexentry: eng/economics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: economics
trans_list: économie | science économique
sense:
(social sciences) The study of resource allocation, distribution and consumption; of capital and investment; and of management of the factors of production.


lexentry: eng/economies_of_scale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: economies of scale
trans_list: économies d'échelle
sense:
(economics) The characteristics of a production process in which an increase in the scale of the firm causes a decrease in the long run average cost of each unit.


lexentry: eng/economist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: economist
trans_list: économiste
sense:
An expert in economics, especially one who studies economic data and extracts higher-level information or proposes theories.


lexentry: eng/economize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: economize
trans_list: économiser | épargner
sense:
(intransitive) To practice being economical (by using things sparingly or in moderation, and by avoiding waste or extravagance).


lexentry: eng/economy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: economy
trans_list: économie
sense:
(obsolete) System of management; general regulation and disposition of the affairs of a state or nation, or of any department of government.


lexentry: eng/economy__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: economy
trans_list: économie
sense:
The system of production and distribution and consumption. The overall measure of a currency system; as the national economy.


lexentry: eng/ecosphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ecosphere
trans_list: écosphère
sense:
The portion of the atmosphere from sea-level to about 4000 meters in which it is possible to breathe without technological assistance.


lexentry: eng/ecotourism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ecotourism
trans_list: écotourisme
sense:
Responsible (sustainable#Adjective) travel to natural areas supporting the fauna, flora, and local economy.


lexentry: eng/ecotoxicology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ecotoxicology
trans_list: écotoxicologie
sense:
The toxicology of a substance towards a wide range of organisms or towards an ecosystem; the study of ecotoxicity.


lexentry: eng/ecstasy__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: ecstasy
trans_list: ecstasy | exta
sense:
(slang) The drug MDMA, a synthetic entactogen of the methylenedioxyphenethylamine family, especially in a tablet form.


lexentry: eng/ectoderm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ectoderm
trans_list: ectoderme
sense:
(biology) Outermost of the three tissue layers in the embryo of a metazoan animal. Through development, it will produce the epidermis (skin) and nervous system of the adult.


lexentry: eng/ectomorph__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ectomorph
trans_list: ectomorphe
sense:
(bodybuilding) : Theoretical body type in which a person has a high metabolism. Such a person can easily maintain a low fat physique, but does not add muscle or body weight easily.


lexentry: eng/ectoparasite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ectoparasite
trans_list: ectoparasite
sense:
A parasite that lives on the surface of a host organism; such as the Demodex mite, which lives in human hair and eyelashes.


lexentry: eng/ectoplasm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ectoplasm
trans_list: ectoplasme
sense:
(parapsychology) A visible substance believed to emanate from the body of a spiritualistic medium during communication with the dead.


lexentry: eng/ectoplasm__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ectoplasm
trans_list: ectoplasme
sense:
(parapsychology) An immaterial or ethereal substance, especially the transparent corporeal presence of a spirit or ghost.


lexentry: eng/ectothermic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ectothermic
trans_list: poïkilotherme | à sang froid
sense:
(zoology) Of or relating to an ectotherm; having a body temperature that varies depending on the outside temperature.


lexentry: eng/ecu__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ecu
trans_list: écu
sense:
(historical) The European Currency Unit (symbol ₠), a currency used in the European Community before the euro.


lexentry: eng/ecumenical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ecumenical
trans_list: œcuménique
sense:
(ecclesiastical) Pertaining to the universal Church, representing the entire Christian world; interdenominational; sometimes by extension, interreligious. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/ecumenical_council__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ecumenical council
trans_list: concile œcuménique
sense:
(Christianity) A church council to which bishops from the entire world are invited, held by Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christians to be infallible in its decisions on faith and morals when certain conditions are met.


lexentry: eng/ecumenism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ecumenism
trans_list: œcuménisme
sense:
(philosophy) Ecumenical doctrines and practices, especially as manifested in the ecumenical movement.


lexentry: eng/eczema__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eczema
trans_list: eczéma | exéma
sense:
(biology, medicine) A non-contagious acute or chronic inflammation of the skin, characterized by redness, itching, and the outbreak of oozing vesicular lesions which become encrusted and scaly.


lexentry: eng/edaphic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: edaphic
trans_list: édaphique
sense:
(geography) Relating to, or determined by, conditions of the soil, especially as it relates to biological systems.


lexentry: eng/eddy_current__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eddy current
trans_list: courants de Foucault
sense:
(physics) An induced electric current formed within the body of a conductor when it is exposed to a time varying magnetic field; used in induction heating and in some braking and damping systems.


lexentry: eng/edelweiss__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: edelweiss
trans_list: edelweiss | édelweiss
sense:
A European perennial alpine plant (Leontopodium alpinum), with downy leaves and small white flower heads in a dense cluster.


lexentry: eng/edema__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: edema
trans_list: œdème
sense:
(American spelling, pathology) An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity.


lexentry: eng/edge__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: edge
trans_list: arête | bord | côté
sense:
(geometry) A one-dimensional face of a polytope. In particular, the joining line between two vertices of a polygon; the place where two faces of a polyhedron meet.


lexentry: eng/edge__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: edge
trans_list: carre | tranchant
sense:
(also, _, figuratively) The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument, such as an ax, knife, sword, or scythe; that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds deeply, etc.


lexentry: eng/edgy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: edgy
trans_list: limite
sense:
(entertainment, advertising) On the edge between acceptable and offensive; pushing the boundaries of good taste; risqué.


lexentry: eng/edible_crab__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: edible crab
trans_list: bœuf
sense:
Cancer pagurus; a species of robust crab of a reddish-brown color found in the North Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and perhaps in the Mediterranean Sea.


lexentry: eng/edification__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: edification
trans_list: édification
sense:
The act of edifying, or the state of being edified or improved; a building process, especially morally, emotionally, or spiritually


lexentry: eng/edit_war__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: edit war
trans_list: guerre d'édition
sense:
(WMF) A dispute over the content of a page on a wiki or other editable work where opposing editors continually change the page without discussion.


lexentry: eng/editio_princeps__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: editio princeps
trans_list: édition originale
sense:
(humanities, printing) The first printed edition of a work previously only published in manuscript form.


lexentry: eng/edition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: edition
trans_list: édition
sense:
(publishing) A written work edited and published, as by a certain editor or in a certain manner, or at a certain time.


lexentry: eng/editor__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: editor
trans_list: éditeur | éditrice
sense:
A person at a newspaper, publisher or similar institution who edits stories and/or decides which ones to publish.


lexentry: eng/editor__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: editor
trans_list: monteur | monteuse
sense:
(television, cinematography) Someone who manipulates video footage and assembles it into the correct order etc for broadcast; a picture editor.


lexentry: eng/educated_guess__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: A well-informed guess or estimate based on experience or theoretical knowledge.
written_rep: educated guess
trans_list:
approximation | au pifomètre | estimation éclairée | hypothèse bien fondée | hypothèse raisonnable | hypothèse raisonnée


lexentry: eng/educational_institution__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: educational institution
trans_list: établissement d'enseignement
sense:
A place where people of different ages gain an education, including preschools, childcare, elementary schools, and universities.


lexentry: eng/educe__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: educe
trans_list: déduire
sense:
(transitive) To infer or deduce (a result, theory etc.) from existing data or premises. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/educe__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: educe
trans_list: déduire
sense:
(transitive) To draw out or bring forth from some basic or potential state; to elicit, to develop. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/educology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: educology
trans_list: éducologie
sense:
The fund of knowledge about the educational process, including theoretical, philosophical, and praxeological perspectives.


lexentry: eng/eeny,_meeny,_miny,_moe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eeny, meeny, miny, moe
trans_list: ams tram gram
sense:
(playground games) A method of choosing between two or more people or things, used by children. A child points to each item in turn (or alternately), while saying a rhyme starting "Eeny, meeny, miney, moe", moving to the next item after each quarter-line (i.e. each word or pair of syllables). The item pointed to on the last word of the rhyme is the one chosen.


lexentry: eng/efface__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: efface
trans_list: effacer
sense:
(transitive) To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render illegible or indiscernible.


lexentry: eng/effect__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: effect
trans_list: effet
sense:
(filmology, computer graphics, demoscene) An illusion produced by technical means (as in "special effect")


lexentry: eng/effect__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: effect
trans_list: effet
sense:
(sound engineering) An alteration, or device for producing an alteration, in sound after it has been produced by an instrument.


lexentry: eng/effect_size__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: effect size
trans_list: taille d'effet
sense:
(statistics) A measure of the strength or magnitude of the effect of an independent variable on a dependent variable in an experiment or a quasi-experiment.


lexentry: eng/effectuate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: effectuate
trans_list: causer
sense:
(transitive) To cause, bring about (an event); to accomplish, to carry out (a wish, plan etc.). [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/effeminate__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: effeminate
trans_list: efféminé | efféminée
sense:
(often, derogatory, of a man or boy) Exhibiting behaviour or mannerisms considered typical of a female; unmasculine.


lexentry: eng/effendi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: effendi
trans_list: effendi | efendi | éfendi
sense:
An educated or well-respected man in an eastern Mediterranean or Arab country; often used as a title of respect or courtesy in Turkey or a former Ottoman territory.


lexentry: eng/effervescence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: effervescence
trans_list: effervescence
sense:
The escape of gas from solution in a liquid, especially the escape of carbon dioxide from a carbonated drink.


lexentry: eng/efficiency__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: efficiency
trans_list: rendement
sense:
The extent to which a resource is used for the intended purpose; the ratio of useful work to energy expended.


lexentry: eng/efficient__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: efficient
trans_list: efficace | efficient
sense:
making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy


lexentry: eng/efficient__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: efficient
trans_list: efficace
sense:
expressing the proportion of consumed energy that was successfully used in a process; the ratio of useful output to total input


lexentry: eng/effloresce__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: effloresce
trans_list: effleurir
sense:
Of a salt: to seep through some material (bricks, concrete, earth, rock, etc.) in a dissolved state, and then crystallize on a surface in a powdery form.


lexentry: eng/efflorescence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: efflorescence
trans_list: efflorescence
sense:
(chemistry) The formation of a powdery surface on crystals, as a hydrate is converted to anhydrous form by losing loosely bound water of crystallization to the atmosphere.


lexentry: eng/effluent__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: effluent
trans_list: eaux usées
sense:
Sewage water that has been (partially) treated, and is released into a natural body of water; a flow of any liquid waste.


lexentry: eng/effusion__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: effusion
trans_list: effusion
sense:
(chemistry, physics) Process of gases passing through a hole or holes considerably smaller than the mean free path of the gas molecules.


lexentry: eng/egg__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: egg
trans_list: œuf
sense:
(specifically, countable) The edible egg (sense 1.1) of a domestic fowl such as a duck, goose, or, especially, a chicken; (uncountable) the contents of such an egg or eggs used as food.


lexentry: eng/egg__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: egg
trans_list: œuf | oeuf
sense:
An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, housing the embryo within a membrane or shell during its development.


lexentry: eng/egg__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: egg
trans_list: egg | œuf
sense:
(transgender slang) A person regarded as having not yet realized they are transgender, who has not yet come out as transgender, or who is in the early stages of transitioning; also, one's lack of awareness that one is transgender.


lexentry: eng/egg_on__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: egg on
trans_list: pousser
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic) To encourage or coax (a person) to do something, especially something foolhardy or reckless.


lexentry: eng/egg_roll__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: egg roll
trans_list: pâté impérial
sense:
A food made made by wrapping a combination of chopped vegetables, possibly meat, and sometimes noodles, in a sheet of dough, dipping the dough in egg or an egg wash, then deep frying it.


lexentry: eng/egg_salad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: egg salad
trans_list: salade d'œufs
sense:
A dish made primarily of chopped hard-boiled eggs and mayonnaise, often including other ingredients such as celery or mustard; it is frequently used as a sandwich spread.


lexentry: eng/egg_spoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: egg spoon
trans_list: cuillère à œuf
sense:
A spoon, usually smaller than a teaspoon, which is used for eating a boiled egg from a hole made in the shell; the bowl of the spoon is shaped to make it easier to scoop out the contents of the eggshell.


lexentry: eng/egg_timer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: egg timer
trans_list: minuteur | sablier
sense:
(by extension) A timer that can be set to sound an alarm after a certain amount of time; a kitchen timer.


lexentry: eng/egg_tooth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: egg tooth
trans_list: dent de délivrance | diamant
sense:
(zoology) A small, sharp, cranial protuberance used by offspring to break or tear through the egg's surface during hatching.


lexentry: eng/eggnog__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eggnog
trans_list: lait de poule
sense:
A beverage based on milk, eggs, sugar, and nutmeg; often made alcoholic with rum, brandy, or whisky; popular at Christmas.


lexentry: eng/eggplant__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: eggplant
trans_list: aubergine
sense:
(North America, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines) The edible fruit of the Solanum melongena: an aubergine.


lexentry: eng/eglantine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eglantine
trans_list: églantine
sense:
A Eurasian rose (Rosa rubiginosa, syn. Rosa eglanteria), having prickly stems, fragrant leaves, pink flowers and red hips.


lexentry: eng/egotism__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: egotism
trans_list: égotisme
sense:
(nonstandard, by confusion of the similar words) Egoism (belief that behavior should be directed towards one's self-interest).


lexentry: eng/egregore__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: egregore
trans_list: égrégore
sense:
(occult) An autonomous psychic entity that is composed of, and influences, the thoughts of a group of people.


lexentry: eng/egret__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: egret
trans_list: aigrette
sense:
Any of various wading birds of the genera Egretta or Ardea that includes herons, many of which are white or buff, and several of which develop fine plumes during the breeding season.


lexentry: eng/eh__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eh
trans_list: hein | n'est-ce pas
sense:
(informal, chiefly, Canada, Upper Midwestern US, New Zealand, UK) Used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said.


lexentry: eng/eh__Interjection__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: eh
trans_list: hein
sense:
(chiefly, Canada) An interjection used to ascertain the continued attention of someone addressed by the speaker.


lexentry: eng/eicosane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eicosane
trans_list: eicosane
sense:
(organic compound) any of the 366,319 isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having the chemical formula C20H42, but especially n-eicosane CH3(CH2)18CH3


lexentry: eng/eid_mubarak__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eid mubarak
trans_list: aïd moubarak | eid mubarak
sense:
(Islam) A customary Muslim greeting on the days of Eid ul-Adha and Eid ul-Fitr at the end of Ramadan.


lexentry: eng/eider__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eider
trans_list: eider | eider à duvet
sense:
Any of the species of the genera Polysticta or Somateria, in the seaduck subfamily Merginae, which line their nests with fine down (taken from their own bodies).


lexentry: eng/eidetic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eidetic
trans_list: eidétique
sense:
(neuroscience) Marked by or resulting from extraordinary ability to recall detailed and vivid mental images of visual images.


lexentry: eng/eidolon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eidolon
trans_list: idole
sense:
An image or representation of an idea; a representation of an ideal form; an apparition of some actual or imaginary entity, or of some aspect of reality.


lexentry: eng/eidolopoeia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eidolopoeia
trans_list: idolopée
sense:
(rhetoric) A rhetorical technique in which a speech is attributed to a deceased person, a phantom, an image or an idol.


lexentry: eng/eigenfunction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eigenfunction
trans_list: fonction propre
sense:
(mathematics) A function \phi such that, for a given linear operator D, D\phi=\lambda\phi for some scalar \lambda (called an eigenvalue).


lexentry: eng/eigenspace__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eigenspace
trans_list: espace propre
sense:
(linear algebra) The linear subspace consisting of all eigenvectors associated with a particular eigenvalue, together with the zero vector.


lexentry: eng/eigenvalue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eigenvalue
trans_list: valeur propre
sense:
(linear algebra) A scalar, \lambda, such that there exists a non-zero vector x (a corresponding eigenvector) for which the image of x under a given linear operator \mathrm{A} is equal to the image of x under multiplication by \lambda; i.e. \mathrm{A} x = \lambda x.


lexentry: eng/eigenvector__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eigenvector
trans_list: vecteur propre
sense:
(linear algebra) A vector that is not rotated under a particular linear transformation; a left or right eigenvector depending on context; (more formally) given a linear transformation A, a vector x such that Ax=λx [or xA=λx] for some scalar λ (called the eigenvalue).


lexentry: eng/eight-thousander__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eight-thousander
trans_list: huit mille mètres
sense:
Any of the fourteen independent mountains on Earth, all located in Asia, that extend more than 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) above sea level.


lexentry: eng/eight_hundred__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eight hundred
trans_list: huit cents
sense:
The cardinal number occurring after seven hundred ninety-nine and before eight hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 800.


lexentry: eng/eight_o'clock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eight o'clock
trans_list: huit heures
sense:
(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the ninth hour of the day; 8:00 a.m. (08:00).


lexentry: eng/eighteen__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eighteen
trans_list: dix-huit
sense:
The cardinal number occurring after seventeen and before nineteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVIII and in Arabic numerals as 18.


lexentry: eng/eighty-second__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eighty-second
trans_list: huitante-deuxième | quatre-vingt-deuxième
sense:
The ordinal form of the number eighty-two, describing a person or thing in position number 82 of a sequence.


lexentry: eng/eighty-seventh__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eighty-seventh
trans_list: quatre-vingt-septième
sense:
The ordinal form of the number eighty-seven, describing a person or thing in position number 87 of a sequence.


lexentry: eng/eighty__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eighty
trans_list: quatre-vingts | huitante | octante
sense:
The cardinal number occurring after seventy-nine and before eighty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LXXX and in Arabic numerals as 80.


lexentry: eng/einkorn_wheat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: einkorn wheat
trans_list: engrain | engrain sauvage | petit épeautre
sense:
A type of wheat, characterised by the presence of a single grain in each spikelet, that was cultivated in the Fertile Crescent and was one of the first grains to be domesticated; any subtype of said wheat, considered as a unit; in particular, the domesticated form.


lexentry: eng/einstein__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: einstein
trans_list: einsteinium
sense:
(photochemistry, dated) One mole of photons, regardless of frequency, as used to measure irradiance.


lexentry: eng/einsteinium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: einsteinium
trans_list: einsteinium
sense:
A transuranic chemical element (symbol Es) with atomic number 99: a soft, silvery, paramagnetic metal.


lexentry: eng/either__Conjunction__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: either
trans_list: soit | ou | soit ... ou
sense:
Introduces the first of two (or occasionally more) options or possibilities, the second (or last) of which is introduced by “or”.


lexentry: eng/ejaculate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ejaculate
trans_list: éjaculat
sense:
Fluid or some other substance ejected or suddenly thrown from a duct or other body structure; specifically, semen or vaginal fluid ejected by a human being or other mammal during an ejaculation.


lexentry: eng/ejaculate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: ejaculate
trans_list: éjaculer
sense:
(biology, transitive) To eject or suddenly throw fluid or some other substance from a duct or other body structure.


lexentry: eng/ejaculate__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: ejaculate
trans_list: éjaculer
sense:
(specifically, transitive, and, intransitive) Of a human being or other mammal: to forcibly eject from the urethra in response to sexual stimulation, in a male, semen; and, in a female, vaginal fluid.


lexentry: eng/ejaculation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: ejaculation
trans_list: éjaculation
sense:
(specifically) A reflex in human beings and other mammals in response to sexual stimulation involving the forcible ejection from the urethra of, in males, semen; and, in females, vaginal fluid.


lexentry: eng/ejaculatory_duct__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ejaculatory duct
trans_list: canal éjaculateur
sense:
(anatomy) Either of a pair of ducts through which semen passes, each of which is formed by the merging of the vas deferens and the duct of the seminal vesicle.


lexentry: eng/ejection_seat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ejection seat
trans_list: siège éjectable
sense:
A seat in an aircraft which can be ejected from the cockpit and thus save the pilot's life when a crash is imminent.


lexentry: eng/ejector__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: ejector
trans_list: gargouille
sense:
ejector seat: a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute.


lexentry: eng/ekphrasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ekphrasis
trans_list: ekphrasis
sense:
(rhetoric) A clear, intense, self-contained argument or verbal description of an object, especially of an artwork.


lexentry: eng/elaboration__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: elaboration
trans_list: élaboration
sense:
The natural process of formation or assimilation, performed by the living organs in animals and vegetables, by which a crude substance is changed into something of a higher order


lexentry: eng/eland__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eland
trans_list: éland
sense:
A genus of large South African antelope (Taurotragus), valued both for its hide and flesh. [from late 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/elastic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elastic
trans_list: élastique
sense:
Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.


lexentry: eng/elasticated__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elasticated
trans_list: élastiqué
sense:
Of clothing or part of a garment, containing a strip or strips of elastic, especially in the waistband, cuffs or the ends of the legs, in order to make the clothing fit snugly.


lexentry: eng/elasticity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elasticity
trans_list: élasticité
sense:
(physics) The property by virtue of which a material deformed under load can regain its original dimensions when unloaded


lexentry: eng/elasticity__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: elasticity
trans_list: élasticité
sense:
(mathematics) The ratio of the relative change in a function's output with respect to the relative change in its input, for infinitesimal changes at a certain point.


lexentry: eng/elative__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elative
trans_list: élatif
sense:
In Semitic languages, the “adjective degree of superiority.” In some languages such as Arabic, the concepts of comparative and superlative degree of an adjective are merged into a single form, the elative. How this form is understood or translated depends upon context and definiteness. In the absence of comparison, the elative conveys the notion of “greatest”, “supreme.”


lexentry: eng/elative__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elative
trans_list: élatif
sense:
(grammar) In Finno-Ugric languages, one of the locative cases, expressing “out of,” or “from” as in Finnish talosta, Hungarian házból (“out of the house”). Its opposite is the illative case (“into”). In Finnish, the case form is used also to express "out of" or "proximity" in a figurative sense which in English is often conveyed by the word "about".


lexentry: eng/elative_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elative case
trans_list: élatif
sense:
(grammar) The case used to indicate movement out of something; for example, out of the house. Some languages that make use of the elative are Finnish, Hungarian, and Estonian.


lexentry: eng/elbaite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elbaite
trans_list: elbaïte
sense:
(mineral) A sodium-lithium-aluminium borosilicate mineral of the tourmaline group, prized as a gemstone.


lexentry: eng/elbow__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: elbow
trans_list: coude
sense:
(by extension) Any turn or bend like that of the elbow, in a wall, building, coastline, etc.; an angular or jointed part of any structure, such as the raised arm of a chair or sofa, or a short pipe fitting, turning at an angle or bent.


lexentry: eng/elbow_bump__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: elbow bump
trans_list: salut du coude
sense:
The touching of elbows between two people, sometimes as an alternative to a handshake, fist bump, or other form of contact when attempting to avoid the spread of germs.


lexentry: eng/elbow_grease__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elbow grease
trans_list: huile de coude
sense:
(idiomatic) Effort or hard work, especially physical work involving repeated motion of the forearm, such as scrubbing.


lexentry: eng/elect__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: elect
trans_list: élu | élue
sense:
(theology) In Calvinist theology, one foreordained to Heaven. In other Christian theologies, someone chosen by God for salvation.


lexentry: eng/election__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: election
trans_list: élection
sense:
A process of choosing a leader, members of parliament, councillors, or other representatives by popular vote.


lexentry: eng/elector__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elector
trans_list: grand électeur
sense:
A member of an electoral college; specifically (US) an official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States.


lexentry: eng/electoral_college__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electoral college
trans_list: collège électoral
sense:
(politics) A body of electors empowered to elect someone to a particular office, such as the Holy Roman Emperor or the President of the United States.


lexentry: eng/electoral_fraud__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electoral fraud
trans_list: fraude electoral | fraude électorale
sense:
(politics) Illegal interference with the process of an election, especially with the intent to stage a desired election outcome.


lexentry: eng/electric_bass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electric bass
trans_list: basse électrique | guitare basse
sense:
An electric bass guitar with four strings, larger than a normal electric guitar. It has a lower pitch and is often used as a back-up beat for the lead guitar.


lexentry: eng/electric_car__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electric car
trans_list: voiture électrique
sense:
A car that uses electric motors and motor controllers instead of an internal combustion engine, the power coming from rechargeable batteries.


lexentry: eng/electric_charge__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: electric charge
trans_list: charge électrique
sense:
(physics) The quantity of unbalanced positive or negative ions in or on an object; measured in coulombs.


lexentry: eng/electric_charge__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: electric charge
trans_list: charge électrique
sense:
(physics) A quantum number of some subatomic particles which determines their electromagnetic interactions; by convention the electron has an electric charge of -1, the proton +1 and quarks have fractional charge.


lexentry: eng/electric_circuit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electric circuit
trans_list: circuit électrique
sense:
A path, or an interconnected group of paths (at least one of which is closed), capable of carrying an electric current.


lexentry: eng/electric_current__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electric current
trans_list: courant | courant électrique
sense:
(electromagnetism) A net unidirectional movement of electrons, or other charge carriers, caused by a potential difference.


lexentry: eng/electric_current__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: electric current
trans_list: courant | courant électrique
sense:
(electromagnetism) The net charge that passes through some cross-section of a conducting material (in one direction), per unit time, having the SI unit A (C/s).


lexentry: eng/electric_eel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electric eel
trans_list: anguille électrique
sense:
(narrowly) Electrophorus electricus, a species of fish resembling an eel (though not related) that is capable of generating powerful electric shocks.


lexentry: eng/electric_energy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electric energy
trans_list: énergie
sense:
(physics) The potential energy of an electric charge in an electric field, or of an electric current in a magnetic field.


lexentry: eng/electric_fence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electric fence
trans_list: clôture électrique | électrificateur de clôture
sense:
A fence containing metal wire through which an electric current is passed, as a deterrent which will shock people or animals trying to breach or climb the fence.


lexentry: eng/electric_field__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electric field
trans_list: champ électrique
sense:
(electricity, physics) A region of space around a charged particle, or between two voltages, which exerts a force on charged objects in its vicinity.


lexentry: eng/electric_piano__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electric piano
trans_list: piano électrique
sense:
(musical instruments) A type of lightweight piano with electronic pickups to amplify the sound. The strings, or string substitutes, are struck mechanically such that the action is similar to that of a normal piano.


lexentry: eng/electric_toothbrush__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electric toothbrush
trans_list: brosse à dents électrique
sense:
A toothbrush that uses electric power, usually supplied by a battery, to move the brush head rapidly.


lexentry: eng/electric_vehicle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electric vehicle
trans_list: voiture électrique | véhicule électrique
sense:
A vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion; most especially, an e-car or e-truck.


lexentry: eng/electrical_energy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electrical energy
trans_list: électrique
sense:
Energy made available for consumption or consumed in the form of electricity or electric power; electricity.


lexentry: eng/electrical_engineering__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electrical engineering
trans_list: électrotechnique | génie électrique | ingénierie électrique
sense:
The branch of engineering that deals with the technology of electricity, especially the design and application of circuitry and equipment for power generation and distribution, machine control, and communications.


lexentry: eng/electrical_resistance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electrical resistance
trans_list: résistance
sense:
(physics) The opposition offered by an electrical conductor to the flow of a current through itself, resulting in a conversion of electrical energy into heat and radiation. The SI derived unit of resistance is the ohm (Ω). Symbol: R.


lexentry: eng/electricity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: electricity
trans_list: électricité
sense:
(physics) The study of electrical phenomena; the branch of science dealing with such phenomena. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/electrify__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: electrify
trans_list: électrifier | électriser | exciter
sense:
(transitive) To cause electricity to pass through; to affect by electricity; to give an electric shock to.


lexentry: eng/electrobiology__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: electrobiology
trans_list: électrobiologie
sense:
(obsolete) A theory of animal magnetism according to which the actions, feelings, etc. of a person are controlled by the will of the operator.


lexentry: eng/electrocatalyst__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electrocatalyst
trans_list: électrocatalyseur
sense:
(chemistry) Any material, normally employed on the surface or an electrode, that catalyzes a half cell reaction.


lexentry: eng/electrochemistry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electrochemistry
trans_list: électrochimie
sense:
(chemistry) The science of the chemistry associated with the flow of electricity, especially at the surface of an electrode.


lexentry: eng/electroconvulsive_therapy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electroconvulsive therapy
trans_list: électroconvulsivothérapie
sense:
(medicine) A biomedical therapy for severely depressed patients in which a brief electric current is sent through the brain of an anesthetized patient.


lexentry: eng/electrode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electrode
trans_list: électrode
sense:
The terminal through which electric current passes between metallic and nonmetallic parts of an electric circuit.


lexentry: eng/electrodynamics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electrodynamics
trans_list: électrodynamique
sense:
(physics) The phenomena associated with moving electric charges, and their interaction with electric and magnetic fields; the study of these phenomena.


lexentry: eng/electroencephalogram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electroencephalogram
trans_list: électroencéphalogramme
sense:
(neurology) A recording of electrical brain activity (brain waves) made by an electroencephalograph.


lexentry: eng/electroencephalography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electroencephalography
trans_list: électroencéphalographie
sense:
(neurology) The measurement and recording of electrical activity in the brain for diagnostic purposes.


lexentry: eng/electroluminescence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electroluminescence
trans_list: électroluminescence
sense:
(physics) The generation of light by the application of an alternating current to a semiconductor or phosphor, or by an electric discharge through a gas.


lexentry: eng/electrolysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electrolysis
trans_list: électrolyse
sense:
(chemistry) the chemical change produced by passing an electric current through a conducting solution or a molten salt.


lexentry: eng/electrolyte__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: electrolyte
trans_list: électrolyte
sense:
(physiology, medicine) Any of the various biometal ions (such as sodium or chloride) that regulate the electric charge on cells and the flow of water across their membranes, or (metonymically) such an ion's concentration in a bodily fluid, usually and especially blood#Noun, blood serum#Noun, or urine.


lexentry: eng/electromagnetic_force__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electromagnetic force
trans_list: force électromagnétique
sense:
(physics) A long-range fundamental force that acts between charged bodies, mediated by the exchange of photons.


lexentry: eng/electromagnetic_radiation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electromagnetic radiation
trans_list: rayonnement électromagnétique
sense:
Radiation (quantized as photons) consisting of oscillating electric and magnetic fields oriented perpendicularly to each other, moving through space.


lexentry: eng/electromagnetic_spectrum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electromagnetic spectrum
trans_list: spectre électromagnétique
sense:
(physics) The entire range of wavelengths of all known electromagnetic radiations extending from gamma rays, to X-rays through visible light, infrared, to radio waves.


lexentry: eng/electromagnetism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electromagnetism
trans_list: électromagnétisme
sense:
A unified fundamental force that combines the aspects of electricity and magnetism and is one of the four fundamental forces. (technically it can be unified with weak nuclear to form electroweak) Its gauge boson is the photon.


lexentry: eng/electron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electron
trans_list: électron
sense:
(particle) The subatomic particle having a negative charge and orbiting the nucleus; the flow of electrons in a conductor constitutes electricity.


lexentry: eng/electron_cloud__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electron cloud
trans_list: nuage [[d']]électrons | nuage électronique
sense:
(physics) A mathematically defined region around an atomic nucleus defined by a high probability that the atom's electrons will be present in that region.


lexentry: eng/electron_microscope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electron microscope
trans_list: microscope électronique
sense:
Any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons, rather than one of light, and thus has a much greater resolving power.


lexentry: eng/electron_shell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electron shell
trans_list: couche électronique
sense:
(physics) The collective states of all electrons in an atom having the same principal quantum number (visualized as an orbit in which the electrons move).


lexentry: eng/electron_volt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electron volt
trans_list: électronvolt | électron-volt
sense:
(physics) A unit for measuring the energy of subatomic particles; the energy equal to that attained by an electron moving through a potential difference of one volt. Equivalent to 1.6022 x 10-19 joules.


lexentry: eng/electronegativity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electronegativity
trans_list: électronégativité
sense:
(chemistry) The tendency, or a measure of the ability, of an atom or molecule to attract electrons when forming bonds.


lexentry: eng/electronic_cigarette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electronic cigarette
trans_list: cigarette électronique | vapoteuse
sense:
A cylindrical battery-powered device that provides inhaled doses of nicotine by way of a vaporized solution.


lexentry: eng/electronic_organ__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electronic organ
trans_list: orgue électronique
sense:
(musical instruments) A keyboard musical instrument, resembling a spinet, or upright, piano in size and general shape, in which tone is generated by electronic circuits and radiated by loudspeaker.


lexentry: eng/electronics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electronics
trans_list: électronique
sense:
(physics) The study and use of electrical devices that operate by controlling the flow of electrons or other electrically charged particles or by converting the flow of charged particles to or from other forms of energy.


lexentry: eng/electronics__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: electronics
trans_list: électronique
sense:
(in the plural) Devices which require the flow of electrons through conductors and semiconductors in order to perform their function; devices that operate on electrical power (battery or outlet)


lexentry: eng/electrophoresis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: electrophoresis
trans_list: électrophorèse
sense:
(analytical chemistry) (biochemistry), a method for the separation and analysis of large molecules (such as proteins) by migrating a colloidal solution of them through a gel; gel electrophoresis


lexentry: eng/electroscope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electroscope
trans_list: électroscope
sense:
(physics) a simple device that detects the presence of an electric charge by the mutual repulsion of metal foils or pith balls


lexentry: eng/electrostatics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electrostatics
trans_list: électrostatique
sense:
(physics) the branch of physics that deals with static electricity; that is, with the force exerted by an unchanging electric field upon a charged object


lexentry: eng/electrum__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: electrum
trans_list: électrum
sense:
An alloy of gold and silver, used by the ancients; now specifically a natural alloy with between 20 and 50 per cent silver.


lexentry: eng/element__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: element
trans_list: élément
sense:
(legal) A required aspect or component of a cause of action. A deed is regarded as a violation of law only if each element can be proved.


lexentry: eng/element__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: element
trans_list: élément
sense:
One of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air.


lexentry: eng/element__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: element
trans_list: élément
sense:
One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.


lexentry: eng/element__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: element
trans_list: élément
sense:
A component in electrical equipment, often in the form of a coil, having a high resistance, thereby generating heat when a current is passed through it.


lexentry: eng/element__Noun__1
sense_num: 15
written_rep: element
trans_list: élément
sense:
(computing) One of the conceptual objects in a markup language, usually represented in text by tags.


lexentry: eng/elemental__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elemental
trans_list: élémentaire | élémental
sense:
(mysticism, fantasy) A creature (usually a spirit) that is attuned with, or composed of, one of the classical elements: air, earth, fire and water or variations of them like ice, lightning, etc. They sometimes have unique proper names and sometimes are referred to as Air, Earth, Fire, or Water.


lexentry: eng/elementary_particle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elementary particle
trans_list: particule élémentaire
sense:
(physics) A fundamental particle; any of the subatomic particles that do not consist of other, smaller particles; the gauge bosons, leptons and quarks.


lexentry: eng/elephant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elephant
trans_list: éléphant | éléphante | éléphanteau | éléphantelle
sense:
A mammal of the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and two large ivory tusks jutting from the upper jaw.


lexentry: eng/elephant_bird__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elephant bird
trans_list: oiseau-éléphant
sense:
Any of the very large extinct flightless birds that make up the genera Aepyornis and Mullerornis within family Aepyornithidae, and lived in Madagascar until the 17th or 18th century; especially †Aepyornis maximus.


lexentry: eng/elephant_in_the_room__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elephant in the room
trans_list: l'éléphant dans la pièce
sense:
(idiomatic) A problem or difficult issue that is very obvious, but is ignored for the convenience or comfort of those involved.


lexentry: eng/elephant_shrew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elephant shrew
trans_list: musaraigne à trompe
sense:
Any of several small, insectivorous long-nosed mammals, of the family Macroscelididae, native to Africa; more closely related to elephants than to true shrews.


lexentry: eng/elephant_trap__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: elephant trap
trans_list: piège de l'éléphant
sense:
(chess) Often in the form Elephant Trap: a faulty attempt by White to win a pawn in a popular variation of the Queen's Gambit Declined, which is generally only effective against inexperienced players.


lexentry: eng/elephantiasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elephantiasis
trans_list: éléphantiasis
sense:
(pathology) A complication of chronic filariasis, in which nematode worms block the lymphatic vessels, usually in the legs or scrotum, causing extreme enlargement of the infected area.


lexentry: eng/elevated_railway__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elevated railway
trans_list: ligne ferroviaire aérienne
sense:
(rail transport) a rapid transit railway with tracks above street level on a viaduct or other elevated structure


lexentry: eng/elevation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elevation
trans_list: élévation
sense:
The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc.


lexentry: eng/elevation__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: elevation
trans_list: élévation
sense:
The movement of the axis of a piece in a vertical plane; also, the angle of elevation, that is, the angle between the axis of the piece and the line of sight; distinguished from direction.


lexentry: eng/elevation__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: elevation
trans_list: élévation
sense:
(architecture) A geometrical projection of a building, or other object, on a plane perpendicular to the horizon; orthographic projection on a vertical plane; called by the ancients the orthography.


lexentry: eng/elevator__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: elevator
trans_list: gouverne de profondeur
sense:
(aeronautics) A control surface of an aircraft responsible for controlling the pitching motion of the machine.


lexentry: eng/elevator_music__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elevator music
trans_list: musique d'ascenseur | musique d'aéroport
sense:
(US, Canada) Bland, inoffensive music played as a background in elevators and businesses (such as offices and shopping malls).


lexentry: eng/eleven_o'clock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eleven o'clock
trans_list: onze heures
sense:
(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the twelfth hour of the day; 11:00 a.m. (11:00).


lexentry: eng/elevenses__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elevenses
trans_list: break
sense:
(Britain, informal) A short mid-morning break taken around eleven o'clock for a drink or light snack.


lexentry: eng/elf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elf
trans_list: elfe
sense:
(Norse mythology) A luminous spirit presiding over nature and fertility and dwelling in the world of Álfheim (Elfland). Compare angel, nymph, fairy.


lexentry: eng/elf__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: elf
trans_list: elfe | lutin | farfadet
sense:
Any from a race of mythical, supernatural beings resembling but seen as distinct from human beings. They are usually delicate-featured and skilled in magic or spellcrafting; sometimes depicted as clashing with dwarves, especially in modern fantasy literature.


lexentry: eng/elf__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: elf
trans_list: elfe
sense:
(fantasy) Any of the magical, typically forest-guarding races bearing some similarities to the Norse álfar (through Tolkien's Eldar).


lexentry: eng/elfin_saddle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elfin saddle
trans_list: helvelle
sense:
Any of certain ascomycetous fungi of genus Helvella with an irregular cap resembling a saddle, especially Helvella crispa or Helvella lacunosa.


lexentry: eng/elicit__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elicit
trans_list: susciter
sense:
To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.


lexentry: eng/elicit__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: elicit
trans_list: obtenir | causer | réaliser
sense:
To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent); to obtain information from someone or something.


lexentry: eng/eligible__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eligible
trans_list: éligible | approprié
sense:
Allowed to and meeting the necessary conditions required to participate in or be chosen for something


lexentry: eng/elision__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: elision
trans_list: élision
sense:
(linguistics) The omission of a letter or syllable between two words or inside a word; sometimes marked with an apostrophe.


lexentry: eng/elite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elite
trans_list: élite
sense:
A special group or social class of people which have a superior intellectual, social or economic status as the elite of society.


lexentry: eng/elitist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elitist
trans_list: élitiste
sense:
(usually, derogatory) Someone who believes in or is perceived as believing in rule by an elite group.


lexentry: eng/elixir__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: elixir
trans_list: élixir
sense:
(pharmacy) A sweet flavored liquid (usually containing a small amount of alcohol) used in compounding medicines to be taken by mouth in order to mask an unpleasant taste.


lexentry: eng/ell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ell
trans_list: aune
sense:
(historical) A measure of length. An English ell was 1¼ yards (45 inches or 114 cm), a Scottish ell was about 37 inches (94 cm), a Flemish ell was ¾ yard (27 inches or 69 cm), while certain European ells were less than 50 cm.


lexentry: eng/ellipse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ellipse
trans_list: ellipse
sense:
(geometry) A closed curve, the locus of a point such that the sum of the distances from that point to two other fixed points (called the foci of the ellipse) is constant; equivalently, the conic section that is the intersection of a cone with a plane that does not intersect the base of the cone.


lexentry: eng/ellipsis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ellipsis
trans_list: points de suspension | ellipse
sense:
(typography, mathematics) A mark consisting of multiple periods (with or without spaces), used to indicate omitted, missing, or illegible words; or (in mathematics) that a pattern continues.


lexentry: eng/ellipsoid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ellipsoid
trans_list: ellipsoïde
sense:
(mathematics, geometry) A surface, all of whose cross sections are elliptic or circular (including the sphere), that generalises the ellipse and in Cartesian coordinates (x, y, z) is a quadric with equation x2/a2 + y2/b2 + z2/c2 = 1.


lexentry: eng/elliptic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: elliptic
trans_list: elliptique
sense:
(mathematics, in combination, of certain functions, equations and operators) That has coefficients satisfying a condition analogous to the condition for the general equation for a conic section to be of an ellipse.


lexentry: eng/elliptical_galaxy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elliptical galaxy
trans_list: galaxie elliptique
sense:
A galaxy having a smooth, featureless light-profile. It is one of the three main classes of galaxies originally described by Edwin Hubble in his 1936 work “The Realm of the Nebulae”.


lexentry: eng/elm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elm
trans_list: orme
sense:
(countable) A tree of the genus Ulmus of the family Ulmaceae, large deciduous trees with alternate stipulate leaves and small apetalous flowers.


lexentry: eng/else__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: else
trans_list: autre
sense:
(postpositive, used only with indefinite or interrogative pronouns) Other; in addition to previously mentioned items.


lexentry: eng/elucidate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: elucidate
trans_list: élucider | expliquer
sense:
(figurative) To make (something) clear and understandable; to clarify, to illuminate, to shed light on.


lexentry: eng/elucidation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
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/elytron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elytron
trans_list: élytre
sense:
A sheath or outer covering, especially around the spinal cord or over the hindwings of certain insects.


lexentry: eng/em_dash__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: em dash
trans_list: tiret cadratin
sense:
(typography) The symbol (—) (used to demarcate a parenthetical thought or to indicate a break, or for emphasis)


lexentry: eng/email__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: email
trans_list: courrier électronique | courriel | email | messagerie électronique
sense:
(uncountable) A system for transferring messages from one computer to another, usually through a network.


lexentry: eng/emancipation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: emancipation
trans_list: émancipation
sense:
The state of being thus set free; liberation (used, for example, of slaves from bondage, of a person from prejudices, of the mind from superstition, of a nation from tyranny or subjugation).


lexentry: eng/embankment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: embankment
trans_list: talus | chaussée
sense:
a long mound of earth, stone, or similar material, usually built for purposes such as to hold back or store water, for protection from weather or enemies, or to support a road or railway.


lexentry: eng/embarrass__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: embarrass
trans_list: embarrasser | gêner
sense:
(transitive) to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to abash.


lexentry: eng/embarrassment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: embarrassment
trans_list: embarras
sense:
A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.


lexentry: eng/embassy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: embassy
trans_list: ambassade
sense:
An organization or group of officials who permanently represent a sovereign state in a second sovereign state or with respect to an international organization such as the United Nations.


lexentry: eng/embattled__Adjective__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: embattled
trans_list: crénaux d'une muraille | toujours en difficultés
sense:
(architecture) Of a fortress or other building, a wall, etc.: having battlements or crenellations; battlemented, crenellated.


lexentry: eng/embattled__Adjective__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: embattled
trans_list: crénelé
sense:
(by extension, heraldry) Having an upper edge or outline of alternating square indentations and extensions like battlements, unless the embattled item is a pale, cross or saltire, in which case it has the crenelations on all sides.


lexentry: eng/embedding__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: embedding
trans_list: plongement
sense:
(mathematics) A map which, in any of several technical senses, represents the containment of one structure inside another.


lexentry: eng/embellish__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: embellish
trans_list: embellir
sense:
To make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality; to distort, to embroider.


lexentry: eng/embezzle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: embezzle
trans_list: détourner | divertir
sense:
(legal, business) To steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from the organisation for which one works.


lexentry: eng/embiopteran__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: embiopteran
trans_list: embioptère
sense:
Any of the tropical or subtropical insects of the order Embioptera, which spin silk from structures on their front legs.


lexentry: eng/emblem_book__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: emblem book
trans_list: livre d'emblèmes
sense:
A book, of a kind popular in 16th- and 17th-century Europe, containing allegorical illustrations with accompanying explanatory text, typically morals or poems.


lexentry: eng/embolism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: embolism
trans_list: embolie
sense:
(pathology) An obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus, that is by a blood clot, air bubble or other matter that has been transported by the blood stream.


lexentry: eng/embolism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: embolism
trans_list: embolisme
sense:
The insertion or intercalation of days into the calendar in order to correct the error arising from the difference between the civil year and the solar year.


lexentry: eng/embolus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: embolus
trans_list: embole
sense:
(pathology) An obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot, air bubble or other matter carried by the bloodstream and causing a blockage or occlusion of a blood vessel.


lexentry: eng/embourgeoisement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: embourgeoisement
trans_list: embourgeoisement
sense:
The process of adopting or the condition of adopting the characteristics of the bourgeoisie; bourgeoisification; the process of becoming affluent.


lexentry: eng/embrace__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: embrace
trans_list: embrasser | étreindre
sense:
(transitive) To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.


lexentry: eng/embrasure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: embrasure
trans_list: embrasure | ébrasure
sense:
(architectural element, military) Any of the indentations between the merlons of a battlement; an opening in a wall or parapet through which ordnance can be fired.


lexentry: eng/embrocate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: embrocate
trans_list: frictionner
sense:
(medicine, transitive) To moisten and rub (a diseased part) with a liquid substance, as with spirit, oil, etc., by means of a cloth or sponge.


lexentry: eng/embryo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: embryo
trans_list: embryon
sense:
In the reproductive cycle, the stage after the fertilization of the egg that precedes the development into a fetus.


lexentry: eng/embryo__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
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/embryo__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: embryo
trans_list: embryon
sense:
In humans, usually the cell growth of the child within the mother's body, through the end of the seventh week of pregnancy


lexentry: eng/embryology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: embryology
trans_list: embryologie
sense:
The scientific study of embryos and (often) also the developmental biology of all prenatal phases (embryology sensu stricto plus fetology and teratology collectively).


lexentry: eng/emerald__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: emerald
trans_list: émeraude
sense:
Any of various green gemstones, especially a green transparent form of beryl, highly valued as a precious stone.


lexentry: eng/emerald_ash_borer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: emerald ash borer
trans_list: agrile du frêne
sense:
Agrilus planipennis, a green beetle native to Asia and a significant pest of ash trees in Europe and North America.


lexentry: eng/emergence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
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; sudden uprising or appearance.


lexentry: eng/emergency_department__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: emergency department
trans_list: urgences
sense:
(healthcare) A department of a hospital where seriously ill or injured patients, often with life-threatening conditions that require urgent or immediate treatment, are brought in, usually by ambulance.


lexentry: eng/emergency_landing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: emergency landing
trans_list: atterrissage [[d']]urgence
sense:
(aviation) A sudden landing of an aircraft, made in case of an on-board emergency or another reason requiring an immediate landing.


lexentry: eng/emergency_room__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: emergency room
trans_list: salle d'urgences | salle des urgences
sense:
(North America, Philippines, healthcare) A department of a hospital where seriously ill or injured patients, often with life-threatening conditions that require urgent or immediate treatment, are brought in, usually by ambulance.


lexentry: eng/emergency_service__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: emergency service
trans_list: service de secours
sense:
Any public service that deals with emergencies; especially the police, fire, ambulance, or lifeboat services.


lexentry: eng/emergency_vehicle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: emergency vehicle
trans_list: véhicule [[d']]urgence | véhicule de secours | véhicule prioritaire
sense:
A vehicle that is designated to respond to an emergency, such as a police car, ambulance, fire engine or lifeboat.


lexentry: eng/emic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: emic
trans_list: émique
sense:
(social science, anthropology) Of or pertaining to the analysis of a cultural system or its features from the perspective of a participant in that culture.


lexentry: eng/emigrate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: emigrate
trans_list: émigrer
sense:
(intransitive) To leave the country in which one lives, especially one's native country, in order to reside elsewhere.


lexentry: eng/emigration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: emigration
trans_list: émigration
sense:
The act of emigrating; movement of a person or persons out of a country or national region, for the purpose of permanent relocation of residence.


lexentry: eng/eminent_domain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eminent domain
trans_list: expropriation | expropriation pour cause d'utilité publique
sense:
(legal, US, Philippines) The right of a government over the private property within its jurisdiction. Usually invoked to compel land owners to sell their property in preparation for a major construction project such as a freeway.


lexentry: eng/eminent_domain__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: eminent domain
trans_list: domaine direct | domaine éminent
sense:
(historical) In feudalism, the legal interest or rights of a lord or superior in an estate in land held in fee, as opposed to the vassal's or tenant's interest.


lexentry: eng/emission_nebula__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: emission nebula
trans_list: nébuleuse en émission
sense:
(astronomy) A nebula composed of ionized gases which produce visible light (as distinct from a reflection nebula, which reflects the light produced by neighboring stars).


lexentry: eng/emission_spectrum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: emission spectrum
trans_list: spectre d’émission
sense:
(physics) The spectrum of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation emitted due to electrons making a transition from a high energy state to a lower energy state.


lexentry: eng/emmer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: emmer
trans_list: amidonnier
sense:
Any of species Triticum dicoccon, one of a group of hulled wheats that are important food grains. [from 1908]


lexentry: eng/emoji__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: emoji
trans_list: emoji | émoji
sense:
A digital graphic icon with a unique code point used to represent a concept, object, person, animal or place, originally used in Japanese text messaging but since adopted internationally in other contexts such as social media. Or, by extension, any non-standard emoji-like image inserted inline in text, i.e. an image emoticon.


lexentry: eng/emoticon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: emoticon
trans_list: émoticône | binette | émoticone | frimousse
sense:
A graphical representation of a particular emotion of the writer, used especially in SMS, email, or other electronic communication.


lexentry: eng/emotion__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: emotion
trans_list: émotion
sense:
A person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation, based on or tied to physical state and sensory data.


lexentry: eng/emotional_blackmail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: emotional blackmail
trans_list: chantage affectif
sense:
The psychological abuse of a person's emotions or insecurities in order to influence their behaviour.


lexentry: eng/emotional_intelligence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: emotional intelligence
trans_list: intelligence émotionnelle
sense:
(psychology) The ability, capacity, or skill to perceive, assess, and manage the emotions of oneself, of others, and of groups.


lexentry: eng/empathic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: empathic
trans_list: empathique
sense:
(science fiction) Of, pertaining to, or being an empath: of or having the capability of sensing the emotions of others.


lexentry: eng/empathy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: empathy
trans_list: empathie
sense:
Identification with or understanding of the thoughts, feelings, or emotional state of another person.


lexentry: eng/emperor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: emperor
trans_list: empereur
sense:
Any monarch ruling an empire, irrespective of gender, with "empress" contrasting to mean the consort of an emperor.


lexentry: eng/emphasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: emphasis
trans_list: emphase
sense:
Prominence given to a syllable or words, by raising the voice or printing in italic or underlined type.


lexentry: eng/emphatic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: emphatic
trans_list: emphatique
sense:
(phonology) Belonging to a series of obstruent consonants in several Afro-Asiatic languages that are distinguished by a guttural (co-)articulation.


lexentry: eng/emphyteusis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: emphyteusis
trans_list: emphytéose
sense:
(legal) A right to enjoyment of property with a given stipulation that the property will be improved or maintained in an agreed upon manner; long leasehold


lexentry: eng/empire__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: empire
trans_list: empire
sense:
A political state, often a monarchy, that has achieved a much greater current size than its initial size by conquering surrounding territories, cities or nations.


lexentry: eng/empire__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: empire
trans_list: empire
sense:
The group of states or other territories that owe allegiance to an imperial power (foreign to them), when distinguished from the native territory of that power; imperial possessions.


lexentry: eng/empiric__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: empiric
trans_list: empirique
sense:
(historical) A member of a sect of ancient physicians who based their theories solely on experience.


lexentry: eng/empirical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: empirical
trans_list: empirique
sense:
Pertaining to or based on experience (often, in contrast with having a basis in theoretical explanation) .


lexentry: eng/empiricism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: empiricism
trans_list: empirisme
sense:
(philosophy) A doctrine which holds that the only or, at least, the most reliable source of human knowledge is experience, especially perception by means of the physical senses. (Often contrasted with rationalism.) [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/employment_contract__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: employment contract
trans_list: contrat de travail
sense:
(law, business, human resources) A category of contract used in labor law to attribute right and responsibilities between parties to a bargain.


lexentry: eng/employment_tribunal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: employment tribunal
trans_list: prud'hommes
sense:
(law, E&W) A tribunal with jurisdiction to hear disputes related to employment (such as unfair dismissal); the mandatory court of first instance in such claims.


lexentry: eng/emporium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: emporium
trans_list: marché
sense:
(also, figuratively) A city or region which is a major trading centre; also, a place within a city for commerce and trading; a marketplace.


lexentry: eng/emporium__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: emporium
trans_list: emporium
sense:
(also, figuratively) A shop that offers a wide variety of goods for sale; a department store; (with a descriptive word) a shop specializing in particular goods.


lexentry: eng/empower__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: empower
trans_list: encapaciter
sense:
(transitive) To give someone more confidence and/or strength to do something, often by enabling them to increase their control over their own life or situation.


lexentry: eng/empty__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: empty
trans_list: cadavre
sense:
(chiefly, in the plural) A container, especially a bottle, whose contents have been used up, leaving it empty.


lexentry: eng/empty_the_tank__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: empty the tank
trans_list: se donner à fond
sense:
(idiomatic) To make the utmost effort; to contribute to the absolute limit of one's energy and abilities.


lexentry: eng/empty_vessels_make_the_most_sound__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: Talkative, opinionated people are often ignorant.
written_rep: empty vessels make the most sound
trans_list:
c'est pas parce qu'on n'a rien à dire qu'il faut fermer sa gueule | la culture c'est comme la confiture : moins on en a plus on l'étale


lexentry: eng/empyema__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: empyema
trans_list: empyème
sense:
(medical sign) A collection of pus within a naturally existing anatomical cavity (as opposed to an abscess, which occurs in a newly formed cavity).


lexentry: eng/empyrean__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: empyrean
trans_list: Empyrée
sense:
Of the sky or the heavens, and particularly relating to the highest celestial sphere in premodern cosmology; celestially refined.


lexentry: eng/emulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: emulation
trans_list: émulation
sense:
(computing) Execution of a program or other software designed for a different system, by simulating parts of the other system.


lexentry: eng/en_passant__Adverb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: en passant
trans_list: en passant
sense:
(of capturing an enemy pawn in chess) By moving one's pawn to the square that the enemy pawn has just passed over.


lexentry: eng/en_passant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: en passant
trans_list: en passant
sense:
(chess) A move in which a pawn captures an opposing pawn on the same rank immediately after the latter has moved forward two squares on its first move in the game, as if it had moved forward only one square.


lexentry: eng/enable__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: enable
trans_list: permettre | autoriser
sense:
To make somebody able (to do, or to be, something); to give sufficient ability or power to do or to be; to give strength or ability to.


lexentry: eng/enable__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: enable
trans_list: permettre
sense:
To qualify or approve for some role or position; to render sanction or authorization to; to confirm suitability for.


lexentry: eng/enable__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: enable
trans_list: activer
sense:
(chiefly, electronics, computing) To activate, to make operational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device).


lexentry: eng/enantiomer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: enantiomer
trans_list: énantiomère
sense:
(chemistry) One of a pair of stereoisomers that is the mirror image of the other, but may not be superimposed on this other stereoisomer. Almost always, a pair of enantiomers contain at least one chiral center, and a sample of either enantiomer will be optically active.


lexentry: eng/enantiotropism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: enantiotropism
trans_list: énantiotropisme
sense:
The reversible transformation of a crystal between different forms when heated above, or cooled below, a transition-point temperature.


lexentry: eng/enby__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: enby
trans_list: NB | enby
sense:
(neologism, informal) : non-binary; having or pertaining to a gender identity that is not strictly female or male, that is, outside of the gender binary.


lexentry: eng/enby__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: enby
trans_list: NB | enby
sense:
(neologism, informal) : a non-binary person; a person whose gender identity is not strictly female or male; one who is outside of the gender binary. [from 2013]


lexentry: eng/encapsulate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: encapsulate
trans_list: encapsuler
sense:
(software, object-oriented) To enclose objects in a common interface in a way that makes them interchangeable, and guards their states from invalid changes.


lexentry: eng/encapsulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: encapsulation
trans_list: encapsulation
sense:
The act of enclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membrane around (any part) so as to enclose it in a capsule.


lexentry: eng/encapsulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: encapsulation
trans_list: encapsulation
sense:
(programming, object-oriented) Grouping together an object’s ‘state’ (its data) and the operations that may alter or interrogate it (its methods).


lexentry: eng/encephalography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: encephalography
trans_list: encéphalographie
sense:
(medicine) An X-ray examination of the brain in which air replaces some of the cerebrospinal fluid to act as a contrast medium


lexentry: eng/encephalon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: encephalon
trans_list: encéphale
sense:
(neuroanatomy, especially, embryologic neuroanatomy) The area of central nervous system that includes all higher nervous centers, enclosed within the skull and continuous with the spinal cord; synonym of brain.


lexentry: eng/enclosure__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: enclosure
trans_list: cloître | encloitrer | encloîtrer
sense:
(uncountable) The act of enclosing, i.e. the insertion or inclusion of an item in a letter or package.


lexentry: eng/enclosure__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: enclosure
trans_list: cloitrer
sense:
(uncountable) The act of separating and surrounding an area, domain, or amount of something with a barrier.


lexentry: eng/enclosure__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: enclosure
trans_list: cloître
sense:
(uncountable, by extension) The act of restricting access to ideas, works of art or technologies using patents or intellectual property laws.


lexentry: eng/encode__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: encode
trans_list: coder | encoder
sense:
(biology) To constitute the code necessary for the biosynthesis of a protein by means of a matrix so as to transcribe DNA material.


lexentry: eng/encoding__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: encoding
trans_list: codage
sense:
(computing) The way in which symbols are mapped onto bytes, e.g. in the rendering of a particular font, or in the mapping from keyboard input into visual text.


lexentry: eng/encompass__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: encompass
trans_list: comprendre | entourer | renfermer | englober | inclure
sense:
(transitive) To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.


lexentry: eng/encroachment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: encroachment
trans_list: invasion
sense:
An entry into a place or area that was previously uncommon; an advance beyond former borders; intrusion; incursion.


lexentry: eng/encrust__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: encrust
trans_list: incruster
sense:
(transitive) To inset or affix decorative materials upon (a surface); to inlay into, as a piece of carving or other ornamental object.


lexentry: eng/encryption__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: encryption
trans_list: chiffrement
sense:
(cryptography) The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords.


lexentry: eng/encyclopedia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: encyclopedia
trans_list: encyclopédie
sense:
A comprehensive reference work (often spanning several printed volumes) with articles (usually arranged in alphabetical order, or sometimes arranged by category) on a range of subjects, sometimes general, sometimes limited to a particular field.


lexentry: eng/encyclopedic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: encyclopedic
trans_list: encyclopédique
sense:
Of or relating to the characteristics of an encyclopedia; concerning all subjects, having comprehensive information or knowledge.


lexentry: eng/encyclopedic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: encyclopedic
trans_list: encyclopédique
sense:
(lexicography) Relating to or containing descriptive information rather than only linguistic or lexical information; about facts and concepts, and not only a word or term; including proper names, biographical and geographical information and illustrations.


lexentry: eng/encyclopedic_dictionary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: encyclopedic dictionary
trans_list: dictionnaire encyclopédique
sense:
A form of dictionary with long, detailed entries on words (and often famous people and places), usually with pictures.


lexentry: eng/encyclopedist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: encyclopedist
trans_list: encyclopédiste
sense:
A member of a group of French authors who collaborated in the 18th century in the production of the Encyclopédie, under the direction of Denis Diderot.


lexentry: eng/end__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: end
trans_list: bout
sense:
(curling) A period of play in which each team throws eight rocks, two per player, in alternating fashion.


lexentry: eng/end_line__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: end line
trans_list: ligne de fond
sense:
(sports, American football, hurling, Gaelic football) In various goal-based sports, the boundary line, running across the goal.


lexentry: eng/end_times__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: end times
trans_list: fin des temps | consommation des siècles
sense:
(Christianity) The days leading up to the second coming of the Messiah (Christ), when the world will be judged.


lexentry: eng/end_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: end up
trans_list: finir | finir par | se finir | se retrouver | se terminer
sense:
(copulative) To come to a final place, condition, or situation, sometimes unplanned or unexpected; to turn out.


lexentry: eng/endangered__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: endangered
trans_list: en danger
sense:
in danger, at risk, said of something where there is a strong possibility something bad will happen to it (for example, a species in danger of going extinct)


lexentry: eng/endangered_species__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: endangered species
trans_list: espèce en danger | espèce en voie de disparition | espèce menacée
sense:
(biology) A species which is in danger of becoming extinct throughout all or a significant portion of its range.


lexentry: eng/endbutton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: endbutton
trans_list: bouton
sense:
(lutherie) In a violin-family instrument, the carved wooden plug which sits in the bottom block of the instrument.


lexentry: eng/endeavor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: endeavor
trans_list: effort | entreprise
sense:
A sincere attempt; a determined or assiduous effort towards a specific goal; assiduous or persistent activity.


lexentry: eng/endeavor__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: endeavor
trans_list: tenter | tâcher | s’efforcer
sense:
(intransitive) To attempt through application of effort (to do something); to try strenuously. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/endemic__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: endemic
trans_list: endémie
sense:
A disease affecting a number of people simultaneously, so as to show a distinct connection with certain localities.


lexentry: eng/endive__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: endive
trans_list: laitue romaine | endive
sense:
A leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia, which is often confused with common chicory (Cichorium intybus).


lexentry: eng/endling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: endling
trans_list: dernier spécimen recensé
sense:
(rare) The last individual of its species or subspecies, which therefore becomes extinct upon its death.


lexentry: eng/endocentric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
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/endocrine_gland__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: endocrine gland
trans_list: glande endocrine
sense:
(anatomy) Any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct.


lexentry: eng/endocrine_system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: endocrine system
trans_list: système endocrinien
sense:
(physiology) A control system of ductless glands that secrete hormones which circulate via the bloodstream to affect cells within specific organs.


lexentry: eng/endocrinology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: endocrinology
trans_list: endocrinologie
sense:
(physiology) The study of the endocrine glands of the human body, the hormones produced by them, and their related disorders.


lexentry: eng/endoderm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: endoderm
trans_list: endoderme
sense:
One of the three tissue layers in the embryo of a metazoan animal. Through development, it will produce the digestive system of the adult.


lexentry: eng/endometriosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: endometriosis
trans_list: endométriose
sense:
(medicine, pathology) A condition characterised by the presence of endometrial-like tissue elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus; an instance of such presence.


lexentry: eng/endometrium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: endometrium
trans_list: endomètre
sense:
(anatomy) The mucous membrane that lines the uterus in mammals and in which fertilized eggs are implanted.


lexentry: eng/endonym__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: endonym
trans_list: endonyme
sense:
A name used by a group or category of people (an ingroup) to refer to themselves or their language, as opposed to a name given to them by other groups (outgroups).


lexentry: eng/endoplasmic_reticulum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: endoplasmic reticulum
trans_list: réticulum endoplasmique
sense:
(cytology) A network of membranes within the cytoplasm of cells, where proteins and lipids are synthesized.


lexentry: eng/endorheic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: endorheic
trans_list: endoréique
sense:
(hydrology) Of a basin or lake: having no outflow to an external body of water such as a river or ocean, and only losing water through evaporation or seepage into the ground.


lexentry: eng/endorphin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: endorphin
trans_list: endorphine
sense:
(biochemistry) Any of a group of peptide hormones found in the mammalian brain that act as neurotransmitters and have properties similar to morphine.


lexentry: eng/endorse__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: endorse
trans_list: endosser
sense:
To write one's signature on the back of a cheque, or other negotiable instrument, when transferring it to a third party, or cashing it.


lexentry: eng/endorsement__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: endorsement
trans_list: soutien
sense:
Support from an important, renowned figure of a media (celebrity, politics, sports, etc.), to get back up.


lexentry: eng/endoskeleton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: endoskeleton
trans_list: endosquelette
sense:
(anatomy) The internal skeleton of an animal, which in vertebrates is composed of bone and cartilage.


lexentry: eng/endosome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: endosome
trans_list: endosome
sense:
(biology) An endocytic vacuole through which molecules internalized during endocytosis pass en route to lysosomes


lexentry: eng/endosperm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: endosperm
trans_list: albumen
sense:
(biology) The tissue surrounding the embryo of flowering plant seeds, that provides nutrition to the developing embryo; usually triploid.


lexentry: eng/endosymbiosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: endosymbiosis
trans_list: endosymbiose
sense:
(ecology) The condition of living within the body or cells of another organism; an instance of an organism so living.


lexentry: eng/endosymbiotic_theory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: endosymbiotic theory
trans_list: hypothèse de l'endosymbiose | hypothèse endosymbiotique
sense:
(ecology) The theory that mitochondria and chloroplasts, which are organelles of eukaryotic cells, originated as independent organisms.


lexentry: eng/endothelium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: endothelium
trans_list: endothélium
sense:
(anatomy) A thin layer of flat epithelial cells that lines the heart, serous cavities, lymph vessels, and blood vessels.


lexentry: eng/endotoxin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: endotoxin
trans_list: endotoxine
sense:
Any toxin secreted by a microorganism and released into the surrounding environment only when it dies.


lexentry: eng/endow__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: endow
trans_list: doter
sense:
(transitive) To give property to (someone) as a gift; specifically, to provide (a person or institution) with support in the form of a permanent fund of money or other benefits.


lexentry: eng/endow__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: endow
trans_list: doter | enrichir
sense:
(transitive, followed by, _, with, or rarely by, _, of) To enrich or furnish with some faculty or quality.


lexentry: eng/endpaper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
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; one side of each endpaper is glued to the cover board, and the other side forms a flyleaf.


lexentry: eng/endpin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: endpin
trans_list: pique
sense:
(music, lutherie) The spike of a cello or double bass that makes contact with the floor and supports the weight of the instrument.


lexentry: eng/endure__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: endure
trans_list: supporter
sense:
To remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity; to hold out.


lexentry: eng/enemy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
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/enemy_of_the_people__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: enemy of the people
trans_list: ennemi du peuple | ennemie du peuple
sense:
(typically, _, socialism, or, communism) A political or class opponent of the subgroup in power within a larger group.


lexentry: eng/energy__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: energy
trans_list: énergie
sense:
(physics) A quantity that denotes the ability to do work and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance²/time² (ML²/T²) or the equivalent.


lexentry: eng/energy_drink__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: energy drink
trans_list: boisson énergisante
sense:
A highly caffeinated, sometimes carbonated, beverage containing added ingredients advertised as increasing alertness, performance etc.


lexentry: eng/energy_source__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: energy source
trans_list: source d' énergie
sense:
A source from which useful energy can be extracted or recovered either directly or by means of a conversion or transformation process (e.g. solid fuels, liquid fuels, solar energy, biomass, etc.)


lexentry: eng/enfeoff__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: enfeoff
trans_list: inféoder
sense:
(transitive, chiefly, law, historical) To transfer a fief to, to endow with a fief; to put (a person) in legal possession of a freehold interest.


lexentry: eng/enfleurage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: enfleurage
trans_list: enfleurage
sense:
The process of extracting fragrance (essential oils) from flowers by using unscented wax or fat, then extracting with alcohol.


lexentry: eng/engage__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: engage
trans_list: engager
sense:
(obsolete, transitive) To pledge, pawn (one's property); to put (something) at risk or on the line; to mortgage (houses, land).


lexentry: eng/engagement_ring__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: engagement ring
trans_list: bague de fiançailles
sense:
(jewelry) A ring given to one's fiancé(e) or intended fiancé(e), signifying a promise to wed, typically a gold band with one or more diamonds or other precious stones.


lexentry: eng/engender__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: engender
trans_list: engendrer | concevoir | donner le jour à | donner naissance à
sense:
(transitive) To bring into existence (a situation, quality, result etc.); to give rise to, cause, create. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/engine__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: engine
trans_list: moteur
sense:
A complex mechanical device which converts energy into useful motion or physical effects. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/engineer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: engineer
trans_list: ingénieur | ingénieure
sense:
Originally, a person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; now (more generally) , a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so.


lexentry: eng/engineering__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: engineering
trans_list: ingénierie | génie
sense:
(uncountable) The application of mathematics and the physical sciences to the needs of humanity and the development of technology.


lexentry: eng/english__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: english
trans_list: anglais
sense:
(uncountable, North American) Spinning or rotary motion given to a ball around the vertical axis, as in pool, billiards or bowling; spin, sidespin.


lexentry: eng/engobe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: engobe
trans_list: engobe
sense:
A non-black clay slip coating applied to a ceramic body to give it decorative color or improved texture.


lexentry: eng/engrave__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: engrave
trans_list: graver
sense:
(transitive) To carve text or symbols into (something), usually for the purposes of identification or art.


lexentry: eng/engross__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: engross
trans_list: grossoyer
sense:
(transitive, now, _, legal) To write (a document) in large, aesthetic, and legible lettering; to make a finalized copy of.


lexentry: eng/engross__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: engross
trans_list: accaparer | rafler | s'emparer de
sense:
(transitive, business, obsolete) To buy up wholesale, especially to buy the whole supply of (a commodity etc.).


lexentry: eng/engross__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: engross
trans_list: accaparer | monopoliser | truster
sense:
(transitive) To monopolize; to concentrate (something) in the single possession of someone, especially unfairly.


lexentry: eng/enharmonic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: enharmonic
trans_list: enharmonique
sense:
(music) Describing two or more identical or almost identical notes that are written differently when in different keys. (Whether they are identical and what the exact equivalences are depends on the tuning used.)


lexentry: eng/enjoin__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: enjoin
trans_list: enjoindre
sense:
(transitive, chiefly, literary) To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge.


lexentry: eng/enlighten__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: enlighten
trans_list: éclairer | informer
sense:
(transitive, figurative) To make something clear to (someone); to give knowledge or understanding to.


lexentry: eng/enlightenment__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: enlightenment
trans_list: illumination
sense:
A concept in spirituality, philosophy and psychology related to achieving clarity of perception, reason and knowledge.


lexentry: eng/enmesh__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: enmesh
trans_list: captiver | piéger
sense:
To mesh; to tangle or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated, particularly in a mesh- or net-like manner.


lexentry: eng/ennealogy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ennealogy
trans_list: ennéalogie
sense:
(rare) A set of nine works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as nine individual works.


lexentry: eng/enol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: enol
trans_list: énol
sense:
(organic compound) An organic compound containing a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which is doubly bonded to another carbon atom.


lexentry: eng/enormity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: enormity
trans_list: perversité
sense:
(uncountable) Deviation from moral normality; extreme wickedness, nefariousness, or cruelty. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/enormity__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: enormity
trans_list: énormité
sense:
(uncountable, sometimes, proscribed) Great size; enormousness, hugeness, immenseness. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/enrich__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: enrich
trans_list: enrichir
sense:
(transitive) To add nutrients or fertilizer to the soil; to fertilize. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/enriched_uranium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: enriched uranium
trans_list: uranium enrichi
sense:
(chemistry, military) Uranium enriched with a higher than normal amount of the fissile isotope U-235; used in nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons.


lexentry: eng/ensemble__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: ensemble
trans_list: ensemble
sense:
(collective) A group of musicians, dancers, actors, etc who perform together; e.g. the chorus of a ballet company.


lexentry: eng/ensuing__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ensuing
trans_list: prochain
sense:
Refers to the actions, consequences, and repercussions which result from some prior stimulus or event.


lexentry: eng/ensure__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ensure
trans_list: assurer | garantir
sense:
(intransitive) To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or condition). [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/entablature__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: entablature
trans_list: entablement
sense:
(architecture) All of that part of a classical temple above the capitals of the columns; includes the architrave, frieze, and cornice but not the roof.


lexentry: eng/entail__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: entail
trans_list: accorder | conférer
sense:
(transitive) To settle or fix inalienably on a person or thing, or on a person and his descendants or a certain line of descendants; -- said especially of an estate; to bestow as a heritage.


lexentry: eng/entangle__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: entangle
trans_list: empêtrer | intriquer | tortiller
sense:
(transitive) To involve in difficulties or embarrassments; to embarrass, puzzle, or distract by adverse or perplexing circumstances, interests, demands, etc.; to hamper; to bewilder.


lexentry: eng/entelechy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: entelechy
trans_list: entéléchie
sense:
(Aristotelian, _, metaphysics) The complete realisation and final form of some potential concept or function; the conditions under which a potential thing becomes actualized.


lexentry: eng/enter__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: enter
trans_list: entrer | saisir | taper
sense:
(transitive) To cause to go (into), or to be received (into); to put in; to insert; to cause to be admitted.


lexentry: eng/entering_tone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: entering tone
trans_list: ton d'entrée
sense:
(Chinese phonetics) A short, sharp tone found with syllables that end in plosives (usually /-p -t -k -ʔ/).


lexentry: eng/enteritis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: enteritis
trans_list: entérite
sense:
(pathology) Inflammation of the intestines, generally the small intestine, that may lead to diarrhea.


lexentry: eng/enterprise_union__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: enterprise union
trans_list: syndicat d'entreprise | syndicat d'industrie
sense:
A form of trade union where all members work for the same company rather than having the same trade.


lexentry: eng/entertainer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: entertainer
trans_list: amuseur | divertisseur
sense:
A person who entertains others, esp. as a profession, as a singer, actor, presenter, dancer, musician, magician, comedian, etc.


lexentry: eng/entertainment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: entertainment
trans_list: divertissement
sense:
An activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion, amusement, or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience participates passively as in watching opera or a movie, or actively as in games.


lexentry: eng/enthalpy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: enthalpy
trans_list: enthalpie
sense:
(thermodynamics, physical chemistry) A measure of the heat content of a chemical or physical system.


lexentry: eng/enthrone__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: enthrone
trans_list: introniser
sense:
(transitive) To put on the throne in a formal installation ceremony called enthronement, equivalent to (and often combined with) coronation and/or other ceremonies of investiture


lexentry: eng/enthymeme__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: enthymeme
trans_list: enthymème
sense:
A by and large statement, a maxim, an argument that is intended to be generally true and not apply to every case universally.


lexentry: eng/entitlement__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: entitlement
trans_list: allocation
sense:
(politics) A legal obligation on a government to make payments to a person, business, or unit of government that meets the criteria set in law, such as social security in the US.


lexentry: eng/entity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: entity
trans_list: entité
sense:
That which has a distinct existence as an individual unit. Often used for organisations which have no physical form.


lexentry: eng/entity__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: entity
trans_list: entité
sense:
(databases) Anything about which information or data can be stored in a database; in particular, one item in an organised array or set of individual elements or parts of the same type.


lexentry: eng/entognath__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: entognath
trans_list: enthognathe
sense:
Any of various ametabolous arthropods, of the class Entognatha, whose mouthparts are retracted within their heads.


lexentry: eng/entomology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: entomology
trans_list: entomologie | insectologie
sense:
The scientific study of insects, and (informally) of other arthropods (and occasionally other invertebrates).


lexentry: eng/entrance_examination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: entrance examination
trans_list: examen d'admission | examen d'entrée | concours d'entrée
sense:
An examination used by an educational institution to select which students it will grant admission to.


lexentry: eng/entrap__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: entrap
trans_list: entraîner
sense:
(transitive) To lure (someone), either into a dangerous situation, or into performing an illegal act.


lexentry: eng/entrapment__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: entrapment
trans_list: provocation
sense:
(legal) Action by law enforcement personnel to lead an otherwise innocent person to commit a crime, in order to arrest and prosecute that person for the crime.


lexentry: eng/entrapment__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: entrapment
trans_list: séquestration
sense:
(chemistry) A method of isolating specific cells or molecules from a mixture, especially by immobilization on a gel.


lexentry: eng/entrepôt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: entrepôt
trans_list: entrepôt
sense:
A city, port, or other place where merchandise is sent for import, processing, distribution, and/or export, especially one where such merchandise is exempt from some customs duties; hence, a commercial centre.


lexentry: eng/entresol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: entresol
trans_list: entresol
sense:
A mezzanine; an intermediate floor in a building, typically resembling a balcony; most often, the floor immediately above the ground floor and below a higher floor.


lexentry: eng/entropy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: entropy
trans_list: entropie
sense:
(Boltzmann definition) A measure of the disorder directly proportional to the natural logarithm of the number of microstates yielding an equivalent thermodynamic macrostate.


lexentry: eng/entropy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: entropy
trans_list: entropie
sense:
(thermodynamics, countable) A measure of the amount of energy in a physical system that cannot be used to do work.


lexentry: eng/entropy__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: entropy
trans_list: entropie
sense:
(statistics, information theory, countable) A measure of the amount of information and noise present in a signal.


lexentry: eng/entry-level__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: entry-level
trans_list: facile d'accès
sense:
Simple enough to be appropriate to an inexperienced person, or to someone who does not need advanced features.


lexentry: eng/entry__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: entry
trans_list: entrée | vestibule
sense:
A small room immediately inside the front door of a house or other building, often having an access to a stairway and leading on to other rooms


lexentry: eng/entryphone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: entryphone
trans_list: interphone
sense:
An intercom system which enables someone, without opening the door, to converse with the person who has rung the doorbell.


lexentry: eng/envelope__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: envelope
trans_list: enveloppe
sense:
(geometry) A mathematical curve, surface, or higher-dimensional object that is the tangent to a given family of lines, curves, surfaces, or higher-dimensional objects.


lexentry: eng/envious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: envious
trans_list: envieux
sense:
Feeling or exhibiting envy; jealously desiring the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging


lexentry: eng/environ__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: environ
trans_list: environnement
sense:
(archaic, except, in plural, formal, also, figuratively) A surrounding area or place (especially of an urban settlement); an environment.


lexentry: eng/environ__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: environ
trans_list: boucler
sense:
(chiefly, passive) Of a person: to be positioned or stationed around (someone or something) to attend to or protect them.


lexentry: eng/environ__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: environ
trans_list: affecter
sense:
(figuratively) Of a situation or state of affairs, especially danger or trouble: to happen to and affect (someone or something).


lexentry: eng/environmental_science__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: environmental science
trans_list: sciences environnementales
sense:
The integrated study of factors that influence the environment and environmental systems, especially the interaction of the physical, chemical, and biological components of the environment.


lexentry: eng/environmentalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: environmentalism
trans_list: environnementalisme | écologisme
sense:
(politics) A political and social ideology that seeks to prevent the environment from degradation by human activity.


lexentry: eng/environmentalist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: environmentalist
trans_list: environnementaliste | écologiste
sense:
One who advocates for the protection of the environment and biosphere from misuse from human activity through such measures as ecosystem protection, waste reduction and pollution prevention.


lexentry: eng/envy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: envy
trans_list: envie | jalousie | convoitise
sense:
Resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions). [from 13th c.]


lexentry: eng/envy__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: envy
trans_list: envier
sense:
(transitive) To feel displeasure or hatred towards (someone) for their good fortune or possessions. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/enzyme__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: enzyme
trans_list: enzyme
sense:
(biochemistry) A biomolecule that catalyses a biological chemical reaction: either a globular protein with this function or an RNA molecule with this function.


lexentry: eng/eon__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: eon
trans_list: éon
sense:
(geology) The longest geochronologic unit, being a period of hundreds of millions of years; subdivided into eras.


lexentry: eng/eonism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eonism
trans_list: éonisme
sense:
(sexology) The pretence of being the opposite sex, especially that by a man of being a woman; transvestism.


lexentry: eng/eosinophil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eosinophil
trans_list: éosinophile
sense:
(cytology, immunology) A white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body.


lexentry: eng/epanadiplosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epanadiplosis
trans_list: épanadiplose
sense:
(rhetoric) A figure of speech by which the same word is used both at the beginning and at the end of a sentence.


lexentry: eng/epazote__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epazote
trans_list: fausse ambroisie | thé du Mexique | épazote
sense:
A pungent herb used in Latin-American cooking and tea making, and in folk medicine; Dysphania ambrosioides.


lexentry: eng/epee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epee
trans_list: épée
sense:
(fencing) A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing.


lexentry: eng/epenthesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epenthesis
trans_list: épenthèse
sense:
(phonetics, prosody) The insertion of a phoneme, letter, or syllable into a word, usually to satisfy the phonological constraints of a language or poetic context.


lexentry: eng/ephedra__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ephedra
trans_list: prêle des bois
sense:
A stimulant derived from the plant Ephedra sinica used in traditional Chinese herbal medicine and in over-the-counter weight-loss aids.


lexentry: eng/ephedrine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ephedrine
trans_list: éphédrine
sense:
(biochemistry, pharmaceutical drug) A crystalline alkaloid drug C10H15NO obtained from a Chinese ephedra (Ephedra sinica) or synthesized that has the physiological action of epinephrine. It causes constriction of the blood vessels and widening of the bronchial passages and is used in the form of its hydrochloride or sulfate to relieve asthma and hay fever.


lexentry: eng/ephemeris__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ephemeris
trans_list: éphéméride | éphémérides
sense:
(astronomy, nautical) A table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year; normally given as right ascension and declination.


lexentry: eng/ephod__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ephod
trans_list: éphod
sense:
(biblical, Judaism) A priestly apron, or breastplate, described in the Bible in Exodus 28: vi–xxx, which only the chief priest of ancient Israel was allowed to wear.


lexentry: eng/epiboly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epiboly
trans_list: épibolie
sense:
(embryology) The expansion of one cell sheet over other cells, as takes place during gastrulation or secondary intention wound healing.


lexentry: eng/epic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epic
trans_list: épopée
sense:
An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero.


lexentry: eng/epic_fail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epic fail
trans_list: échec épique
sense:
(Internet slang, originally, 4chan) Utter, total failure, especially where success should have been reasonably expected.


lexentry: eng/epicene__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: epicene
trans_list: épicène
sense:
(linguistics) Of or relating to nouns or pronouns in any language that have a single form for male and female referents.


lexentry: eng/epicentre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epicentre
trans_list: épicentre
sense:
(seismology) The point on the land or water surface directly above the focus, or hypocentre, of an earthquake.


lexentry: eng/epiclesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epiclesis
trans_list: épiclèse
sense:
(Christianity) A prayer invoking the Holy Spirit, especially one offered in the liturgical context of the Eucharist so as to change the elements of bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus.


lexentry: eng/epicycle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epicycle
trans_list: épicycle
sense:
(astronomy) A small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle; in Ptolemaic astronomy it was seen as the basis of revolution of the "seven planets", given a fixed central Earth.


lexentry: eng/epicycloid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epicycloid
trans_list: épicycloïde
sense:
(geometry) The locus of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls without slipping on the circumference of another circle.


lexentry: eng/epidemic__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: epidemic
trans_list: épidémie
sense:
(epidemiology) An occurrence of a disease or disorder in a population at a frequency higher than that expected in a given time period; an episode of outbreak and subsequent high prevalence.


lexentry: eng/epidemiology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epidemiology
trans_list: épidémiologie
sense:
(sciences) The branch of science dealing with the spread and control of diseases, viruses, concepts etc. throughout populations or systems.


lexentry: eng/epididymis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epididymis
trans_list: épididyme
sense:
(anatomy) A narrow, tightly-coiled tube connecting the efferent ducts from the rear of each testicle to its vas deferens, where sperm are stored during maturation.


lexentry: eng/epidural__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epidural
trans_list: épidurale | péridurale
sense:
(medicine) An injection of anaesthetic into the epidural space of the spine, especially associated with pain relief during childbirth.


lexentry: eng/epigenetics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epigenetics
trans_list: épigénétique
sense:
(genetics) The study of the processes involved in the genetic development of an organism, especially the activation and deactivation of genes.


lexentry: eng/epigenetics__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: epigenetics
trans_list: épigénétique
sense:
(genetics) The study of heritable changes caused by the activation and deactivation of genes without any change in DNA sequence.


lexentry: eng/epiglottis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epiglottis
trans_list: épiglotte
sense:
(anatomy) A cartilaginous organ in the throat of terrestrial vertebrates covering the glottis when swallowing to prevent food and liquid from entering the trachea, and in Homo sapiens also a speech organ.


lexentry: eng/epilator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epilator
trans_list: épilateur
sense:
An electrically-powered device used for hair removal by mechanically grasping multiple hairs simultaneously and pulling them out.


lexentry: eng/epilepsy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epilepsy
trans_list: épilepsie | mal caduc
sense:
(pathology) A medical condition in which the sufferer experiences seizures (or convulsions) and blackouts.


lexentry: eng/epimer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epimer
trans_list: épimère
sense:
(chemistry) Any diastereoisomer that has the opposite configuration at only one of the stereogenic centres.


lexentry: eng/epinephrine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epinephrine
trans_list: épinéphrine
sense:
(hormone, neurotransmitter, organic compound, medicine) A catecholamine hormone and neurotransmitter; as a hormone, secreted by the adrenal gland in response to stress (when it stimulates the autonomic nervous system); as a neurotransmitter, synthesized from norepinephrine. It is also used as a medication.


lexentry: eng/epiphany__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epiphany
trans_list: déclic | illumination | révélation
sense:
An illuminating realization or discovery, often resulting in a personal feeling of elation, awe, or wonder.


lexentry: eng/epiphenomenon__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: epiphenomenon
trans_list: épiphénomène
sense:
(philosophy, psychology) A mental process or state that is an incidental by-product of physiological events in the brain or nervous system.


lexentry: eng/epiphenomenon__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: epiphenomenon
trans_list: épiphénomène
sense:
(pathology) A symptom that develops during the course of a disease that is not connected to the disease.


lexentry: eng/epiphyte__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epiphyte
trans_list: épiphyte
sense:
(botany) A plant that grows on another, using it for physical support but obtaining no nutrients from it and neither causing damage nor offering benefit; an air plant.


lexentry: eng/episiotomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: episiotomy
trans_list: épisiotomie
sense:
(medical) A surgical incision through the perineum made to enlarge the vagina and assist childbirth.


lexentry: eng/episode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: episode
trans_list: épisode
sense:
An incident, action, or time period standing out by itself, but more or less connected with a complete series of events.


lexentry: eng/episteme__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: episteme
trans_list: épistémè
sense:
(philosophy) Scientific knowledge; a principled system of understanding; sometimes contrasted with empiricism.


lexentry: eng/episteme__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: episteme
trans_list: épistémè
sense:
(specifically Foucaultian philosophy) The fundamental body of ideas and collective presuppositions that defines the nature and sets the bounds of what is accepted as true knowledge in a given epistemic epoch.


lexentry: eng/epistemic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epistemic
trans_list: épistémique
sense:
(philosophy) Of or relating to cognition or knowledge, its scope, or how it is acquired. [from early 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/epistemology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epistemology
trans_list: épistémologie | gnoséologie
sense:
(uncountable) The branch of philosophy dealing with the study of knowledge; the theory of knowledge, asking such questions as "What is knowledge?", "How is knowledge acquired?", "What do people know?", "How do we know what we know?", "How do we know it is true?", and so on.


lexentry: eng/epistle__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: epistle
trans_list: épître | épitre
sense:
One of the books of the New Testament which was originally a letter issued by an apostle to an individual or a community.


lexentry: eng/epistropheus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epistropheus
trans_list: épistrophée
sense:
(anatomy) The second cervical vertebra of the spine which forms the pivot upon which the first cervical vertebra (the atlas), which carries the head, rotates.


lexentry: eng/epithalamus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epithalamus
trans_list: épithalamus
sense:
(anatomy, neuroanatomy) The dorsal posterior segment of the diencephalon; it includes the habenula, the stria medullaris and the pineal body.


lexentry: eng/epithelium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epithelium
trans_list: épithélium
sense:
(anatomy) A membranous tissue composed of one or more layers of cells which forms the covering of most internal and external surfaces of the body and its organs: internally including the lining of vessels and other small cavities, and externally being the skin.


lexentry: eng/epithet__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: epithet
trans_list: épithète
sense:
(taxonomy) A word in the scientific name of a taxon following the name of the genus or species. This applies only to formal names of plants, fungi and bacteria. In formal names of animals the corresponding term is the specific name.


lexentry: eng/epitope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epitope
trans_list: épitope
sense:
(biochemistry) The part of a biomolecule (such as a protein) which is the target of an immune response


lexentry: eng/epitrachelion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epitrachelion
trans_list: épitrachelion
sense:
(Eastern Orthodoxy) The liturgical vestment worn by priests and bishops of the Eastern Orthodox Church as the symbol of their priesthood, corresponding to the Western stole.


lexentry: eng/epitrite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epitrite
trans_list: épitrite
sense:
(poetry, Ancient Greek and Latin prosody) A metrical foot consisting of three long syllables and one short syllable.


lexentry: eng/epitrochoid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epitrochoid
trans_list: épitrochoïde
sense:
A geometric curve traced by a fixed point on one circle which rotates around the perimeter of another circle. Examples include the shape of the Wankel engine


lexentry: eng/epoch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epoch
trans_list: époque | période | ère
sense:
A particular period of history, or of a person's life, especially one considered noteworthy or remarkable.


lexentry: eng/epoch__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: epoch
trans_list: époque
sense:
(geology) A geochronologic unit of hundreds of thousands to millions of years; a subdivision of a period, and subdivided into ages (or sometimes subepochs).


lexentry: eng/eponym__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: eponym
trans_list: éponyme
sense:
(loosely, sometimes, _, proscribed) A name or term derived from any proper noun, inclusive of places, brands, etc.


lexentry: eng/eponymous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eponymous
trans_list: éponyme
sense:
Of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named; serving as an eponym.


lexentry: eng/epoophoron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epoophoron
trans_list: époophore
sense:
(anatomy) A group of tubules, a remnant of the Wolffian body, often found near the ovary or oviduct.


lexentry: eng/epoxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epoxide
trans_list: époxyde
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compound, cyclic ethers, having a three-membered ring; they are prepared by the selective oxidation of alkenes or by ring-closure of halohydrins; used to make plastics.


lexentry: eng/epsilon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epsilon
trans_list: epsilon
sense:
The name for the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet, ε or Ε, preceded by delta (Δ, δ) and followed by zeta (Ζ, ζ).


lexentry: eng/equal_sign__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: equal sign
trans_list: signe d'égalité | signe égal
sense:
A symbol (=) used in mathematics to indicate that two values are the same, and elsewhere in various other ways, such as (formerly) to separate the signature from the content of a telegram.


lexentry: eng/equal_temperament__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: equal temperament
trans_list: gamme au tempérament égal | gamme tempérée | tempérament égal
sense:
(music theory) A tuning system in which every interval, as a ratio of frequencies) is some exactly positive integral power of some smallest, other than the unison, base interval. In particular:


lexentry: eng/equalizer__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: equalizer
trans_list: but égalisateur
sense:
(category theory) A morphism whose codomain is the domain of a parallel pair of morphisms and which forms part of the limit of that parallel pair. Equivalently, a morphism which equalizes a parallel pair of morphisms in a limiting way, which is to say that any other morphism which equalizes that parallel pair factors through this limiting morphism; and moreover such factorization is unique.


lexentry: eng/equally__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: equally
trans_list: également
sense:
(manner) In an equal manner; in equal shares or proportion; with equal and impartial justice; evenly


lexentry: eng/equation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: equation
trans_list: équation
sense:
(mathematics) An assertion that two expressions are equal, expressed by writing the two expressions separated by an equal sign; in mathematical problems, equations describe various essential aspects of the problem, each of which contributes to the resolution of the problem in part.


lexentry: eng/equation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: equation
trans_list: équation
sense:
(astronomy) A small correction to observed values to remove the effects of systematic errors in an observation.


lexentry: eng/equation_of_time__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: equation of time
trans_list: équation du temps
sense:
The discrepancy between two kinds of solar time: the apparent solar time, which directly tracks the motion of the Sun, and mean solar time, which tracks a theoretical "mean" Sun with noons that are twenty-four hours apart.


lexentry: eng/equative__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: equative
trans_list: comparatif d'égalité
sense:
(grammar) A construction showing an equal quality. In English, this is normally formed using as. For example, the equative of happy is as happy as.


lexentry: eng/equative__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: equative
trans_list: équatif
sense:
(grammar) A grammatical case in certain languages, including Ossetic and Sumerian, that indicates something is like something else. English equivalents include he was the same age as her and he looks like him.


lexentry: eng/equator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: equator
trans_list: équateur
sense:
(geography, often, _, “the Equator”) An imaginary great circle around Earth, equidistant from the two poles, and dividing earth's surface into the northern and southern hemisphere.


lexentry: eng/equiangular__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: equiangular
trans_list: équiangle
sense:
(geometry) Of a polygon, having all interior angles equal. This is not necessarily a regular polygon, since that would also be equilateral; a rectangle is equiangular but not equilateral, unless it is a square.


lexentry: eng/equidistant__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: equidistant
trans_list: équidistant
sense:
Occupying a position that is an equal distance between several points. Note that in a one-dimensional space this position can be identified with two points, in a two-dimensional space with three points (not on the same straight line), and in a three-dimensional space with four points (not in the same plane).


lexentry: eng/equilibrium__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: equilibrium
trans_list: équilibre
sense:
(chemistry) The state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same.


lexentry: eng/equilibrium__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: equilibrium
trans_list: équilibre
sense:
(physics) The state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero.


lexentry: eng/equinox__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: equinox
trans_list: équinoxe
sense:
One of two times in the year (one in March and the other in September) when the length of the day and the night are equal, which occurs when the sun is directly overhead at the equator; this marks the beginning of spring in one hemisphere and autumn in the other.


lexentry: eng/equip__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: equip
trans_list: équiper
sense:
(transitive) To supply with something necessary in order to carry out a specific action or task; to provide with (e.g. weapons, provisions, munitions, rigging)


lexentry: eng/equipment__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: equipment
trans_list: équipement
sense:
Any items used in equipping something or someone, for example things needed for an expedition or voyage.


lexentry: eng/equivalence__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: equivalence
trans_list: équivalence
sense:
(uncountable, logic) The relationship between two propositions that are either both true or both false.


lexentry: eng/equivocal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
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; deserving to be suspected.


lexentry: eng/equivocate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: equivocate
trans_list: feinter
sense:
(intransitive) To speak using double meaning; to speak ambiguously, unclearly or doubtfully, with intent to deceive.


lexentry: eng/equivocation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: equivocation
trans_list: quiproquo | équivoque
sense:
The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, possibly intentionally and with the aim of misleading.


lexentry: eng/era__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: era
trans_list: ère
sense:
(geology) A geochronologic unit of tens to hundreds of millions of years; a subdivision of an eon, and subdivided into periods.


lexentry: eng/erase__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: erase
trans_list: effacer
sense:
(transitive) To obliterate information from (a storage medium), such as to clear or (with magnetic storage) to demagnetize.


lexentry: eng/erase__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: erase
trans_list: effacer | s'effacer
sense:
(intransitive) To be erased (have markings removed, have information removed, or be cleared of information).


lexentry: eng/eraser__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: eraser
trans_list: gomme | effaceur | efface
sense:
(North America, Philippines) A thing used to erase or remove something written or drawn by a pen or a pencil.


lexentry: eng/eraser__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: eraser
trans_list: brosse à tableau | gomme
sense:
(North America, Philippines) A thing used to erase something written by chalk on a chalkboard, by marker on a whiteboard, or by some other erasable implement; a chalkboard eraser, whiteboard eraser, etc.


lexentry: eng/erastes__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: erastes
trans_list: éraste
sense:
(historical) An adult man in Ancient Greece who courted or was in a pederastic relationship with an adolescent boy.


lexentry: eng/erbium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: erbium
trans_list: erbium
sense:
A chemical element (symbol Er) with atomic number 68: a silvery-white metal, in nature always found in combination with other elements.


lexentry: eng/erection__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: erection
trans_list: érection
sense:
(uncountable, physiology) The physiological process by which erectile tissue, such as a penis or clitoris, becomes erect by being engorged with blood.


lexentry: eng/erection__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: erection
trans_list: érection | bandaison
sense:
(uncountable, physiology, of a penis or clitoris) The state or quality of being erect from engorgement with blood.


lexentry: eng/eremacausis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eremacausis
trans_list: érémacausie
sense:
A gradual oxidation from exposure to air and moisture, as in the decay of old trees or dead animals.


lexentry: eng/erg__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: erg
trans_list: erg
sense:
A unit of work or energy, being the amount of work done by a force of one dyne applied through a distance of one centimeter. Equal to 10−7 joules.


lexentry: eng/ergative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ergative
trans_list: ergatif
sense:
(grammar) With the subject of a transitive construction having grammatical cases or thematic relations different from those of an intransitive construction.


lexentry: eng/ergative_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ergative case
trans_list: ergatif
sense:
(grammar) A grammatical case used to indicate the agent of a transitive verb in ergative-absolutive languages.


lexentry: eng/ergodic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ergodic
trans_list: ergodique
sense:
(mathematics, physics) Of or relating to certain systems that, given enough time, will eventually return to a previously experienced state.


lexentry: eng/ergonomics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ergonomics
trans_list: ergonomie
sense:
The science of the design of equipment, especially so as to reduce operator fatigue, discomfort and injury. [from c. 1950.]


lexentry: eng/ergosphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ergosphere
trans_list: ergosphère
sense:
(physics) A region outside the event horizon of a rotating black hole in which space and time are distorted by shear forces.


lexentry: eng/ergosterol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ergosterol
trans_list: ergostérol
sense:
(steroid hormone, mycology) The steroid precursor of vitamin D2. It is found in cell membranes of fungi, and is their functional equivalent of cholesterol. It is also found in the membranes of some protists.


lexentry: eng/ergot__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ergot
trans_list: ergot
sense:
The sclerotium (wintering stage) of certain fungi in the genus Claviceps, appearing as a deformed grain in certain cereals and grasses infected by the fungi.


lexentry: eng/ergotamine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ergotamine
trans_list: ergotamine
sense:
(organic chemistry, biochemistry, pharmaceutical drug) An alkaloid, extracted from ergot, that causes constriction of blood vessels and has been used to treat migraine; it is related to lysergic acid.


lexentry: eng/erhu__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: erhu
trans_list: erhu
sense:
A type of bowed spike fiddle having two strings, originating in China as part of the huqin family of string instruments.


lexentry: eng/erionite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: erionite
trans_list: érionite
sense:
(mineral) A zeolite mineral with a molecular structure similar to chabazite, usually found in weathered volcanic ash.


lexentry: eng/eristic__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: eristic
trans_list: éristique
sense:
A type of dialogue or argument where the participants do not have any reasonable goal. The aim is to argue for the sake of conflict, and often to see who can yell the loudest.


lexentry: eng/erlking__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: erlking
trans_list: roi des aulnes
sense:
(European folklore) In German literature and modern folklore, a malicious elf or spirit who preys on children.


lexentry: eng/ermine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ermine
trans_list: hermine
sense:
A weasel found in northern latitudes (Mustela erminea in Eurasia, Alaska, and the Arctic, Mustela haidarum in Haida Gwaii, Mustela richardsonii in the rest of North America); its dark brown fur turns white in winter, apart from the black tip of the tail.


lexentry: eng/ermine__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: ermine
trans_list: hermine
sense:
(tincture) The fur of this animal, used as a heraldic tincture: a white field with a repeating pattern of stylized black spots.


lexentry: eng/eromenos__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eromenos
trans_list: éromène
sense:
(historical) An adolescent boy in Ancient Greece who was courted by an older man, or was in an erotic relationship with him.


lexentry: eng/erosion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: erosion
trans_list: érosion
sense:
(uncountable) The result of having been worn away or eroded, as by a glacier on rock or the sea on a cliff face.


lexentry: eng/erosion__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: erosion
trans_list: érosion
sense:
(uncountable) The changing of a surface by mechanical action, friction, thermal expansion contraction, or impact.


lexentry: eng/errata__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: errata
trans_list: errata
sense:
An added page in a printed work where errors which are discovered after printing and their corrections (corrigenda) are listed.


lexentry: eng/error__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: error
trans_list: vice
sense:
(appellate, _, legal, uncountable) One or more mistakes in a trial that could be grounds for review of the judgement.


lexentry: eng/error__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: error
trans_list: erreur
sense:
Any alteration in the DNA chemical structure occurring during DNA replication, recombination or repairing.


lexentry: eng/eruv__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eruv
trans_list: érouv
sense:
(Jewish law, most commonly) An eruv chatzerot; ritual aggregation of properties that allows Jews observing traditional Shabbat rules to carry burdens across property lines.


lexentry: eng/erysipelas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: erysipelas
trans_list: érysipèle
sense:
(disease) An acute, sometimes recurrent febrile disease caused by infection of a hemolytic streptococcus, associated with intense edematous local inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tissues, and marked by large raised red patches on the skin.


lexentry: eng/erysipeloid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: erysipeloid
trans_list: rouget
sense:
(disease, usually, uncountable) A mild cutaneous infection by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae in humans that resembles erysipelas.


lexentry: eng/erythropoietin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: erythropoietin
trans_list: érythropoïétine
sense:
(biochemistry) A glycoprotein hormone that functions as a cytokine for erythrocyte precursors in bone marrow.


lexentry: eng/escalate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: escalate
trans_list: faire remonter
sense:
(transitive) In technical support, to transfer a customer, a problem, etc. to the next higher level of authority


lexentry: eng/escalator__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: escalator
trans_list: escalier mécanique | escalateur | escalator
sense:
A motor-driven mechanical device consisting of a continuous loop of steps that automatically conveys people from one floor to another.


lexentry: eng/escape_artist__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: escape artist
trans_list: artiste de l'évasion
sense:
An entertainer who performs escapes from perilous situations such as cages, coffins, and straitjackets.


lexentry: eng/escape_pod__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: escape pod
trans_list: capsule de sauvetage
sense:
(mostly, scifi) Any small, secondary, emergency-use vehicle used to evacuate from the main vehicle during times of danger.


lexentry: eng/escape_velocity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: escape velocity
trans_list: vitesse de libération
sense:
(astrophysics) The minimum speed needed to escape the gravitational field of a planet or other body.


lexentry: eng/escapement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: escapement
trans_list: échappement
sense:
(clocks, mechanics) The linkage in a (watch) that gives impulses to the timekeeping element and periodically releases the gear train to move forward, advancing the clock's hands.


lexentry: eng/escapology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: escapology
trans_list: escapologie
sense:
The study or art of escaping from a physical restraint, enclosure, or constriction, such as a rope, a sealed box, handcuffs, etc.; escape artistry.


lexentry: eng/escarole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: escarole
trans_list: escarole | scarole
sense:
(Canada, US) A subspecies or variety of broad-leaved endive (Cichorium endivia subsp. endivia, syn. Cichorium endivia var. latifolium), which is eaten as a vegetable. [from early 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/escarpment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: escarpment
trans_list: escarpement
sense:
A steep descent or declivity; steep face or edge of a ridge; ground about a fortified place, cut away nearly vertically to prevent hostile approach.


lexentry: eng/eschar__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: eschar
trans_list: escarre
sense:
(loose or obsolete) Any hard, dark, commonly flattened or sunken lesion or crust, especially on a burn, abscess, infection, wound; commonly a coagulation of blood or exudations, not necessarily involving dead or necrotic tissue.


lexentry: eng/eschatology__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: eschatology
trans_list: eschatologie
sense:
(uncountable) The study of the end times—the end of the world, notably in Christian and Islamic theology, the second coming of Christ, the Apocalypse, or the Last Judgment.


lexentry: eng/escort__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: escort
trans_list: escorte
sense:
A group of people or vehicles, generally armed, who go with a person or people of importance to safeguard them on a journey or mission.


lexentry: eng/escort__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: escort
trans_list: escorter
sense:
To attend to in order to guard and protect; to accompany as a safeguard (for the person escorted or for others); to give honorable or ceremonious attendance to


lexentry: eng/escutcheon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: escutcheon
trans_list: écusson
sense:
(heraldry) The shield on which a coat of arms is displayed, or, by extension, the coat of arms itself.


lexentry: eng/escutcheon__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: escutcheon
trans_list: écusson
sense:
A decorative and/or protective plate or bezel to fill the gap between a switch, pipe, valve, control knob, etc., and the surface from which it protrudes.


lexentry: eng/esoteric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: esoteric
trans_list: ésotérique
sense:
Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest, or an enlightened inner circle.


lexentry: eng/esoteric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: esoteric
trans_list: cérébral | ésotérique
sense:
Having to do with concepts that are highly theoretical and without obvious practical application; often with mystical or religious connotations.


lexentry: eng/esoterism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: esoterism
trans_list: ésotérisme
sense:
The inward forms of faith and religion; transcendence, mystic experience, and internal realizations of the Divine.


lexentry: eng/espouse__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: espouse
trans_list: adopter | épouser
sense:
(transitive, figurative, modern usage) To accept, support, or take on as one’s own (an idea or a cause).


lexentry: eng/espresso__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: espresso
trans_list: expresso | espresso | café express | café court | café espresso | café expresso
sense:
A concentrated coffee beverage brewed by forcing hot water under high pressure through finely ground coffee.


lexentry: eng/esprit_de_corps__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: esprit de corps
trans_list: esprit de corps
sense:
(idiomatic) A shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion to a cause among the members of a group, for example of a military unit.


lexentry: eng/espy__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: espy
trans_list: apercevoir
sense:
To find out or observe (someone or something, especially if not easy to see) by spying or looking; to catch sight of; to see; to spot.


lexentry: eng/espy__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: espy
trans_list: chercher
sense:
To observe (someone or something) as a spy; also, to examine or observe (someone or something) carefully; or to look out or watch for.


lexentry: eng/essential_amino_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: essential amino acid
trans_list: acide aminé essentiel
sense:
(amino acid) One of the nine naturally occurring amino acids that the human body cannot synthesize, and so must be provided by dietary protein.


lexentry: eng/essential_oil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: essential oil
trans_list: huile essentielle
sense:
A volatile oil, used to make perfumes and flavourings, especially one having the characteristic odour of the plant from which it is obtained.


lexentry: eng/essential_tremor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: essential tremor
trans_list: tremblement essentiel
sense:
(medicine, chiefly, uncountable) A neurological condition that causes rhythmic shaking of unknown cause in one or more parts of the body during voluntary movements.


lexentry: eng/essive_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: essive case
trans_list: essif
sense:
(grammar) Noun case used to indicate a temporary state of being, such as the site of an action or the time at which it took place.


lexentry: eng/established_church__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: established church
trans_list: église nationale
sense:
A church that is officially recognized as a national or state church by a government; in England it is the Church of England.


lexentry: eng/establishment__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: establishment
trans_list: établissement
sense:
That which is established; as a form of government, a permanent organization, business or force, or the place where one is permanently fixed for residence.


lexentry: eng/establishment__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: establishment
trans_list: establishment | système | classe dirigeante
sense:
(usually with "the") The ruling class or authority group in a society; especially, an entrenched authority dedicated to preserving the status quo. Also Establishment.


lexentry: eng/establishment__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: establishment
trans_list: établissement
sense:
(Christianity) The institution and official status of a church as a state church, especially that of the Church of England and historically of Ireland.


lexentry: eng/estate__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: estate
trans_list: ordre
sense:
(historical) A major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country and formerly possessing distinct political rights (Estates of the realm). [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/estate_agent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: estate agent
trans_list: agent immobilier | agente immobilière
sense:
(British, Ireland) A person or company that acts in the sale, purchase, lease or maintenance of land, property, real estate etc for another.


lexentry: eng/ester__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ester
trans_list: ester
sense:
(organic compound) A compound most often formed by the condensation of an alcohol and an acid, with elimination of water, which contains the functional group carbon-oxygen double bond (i.e., carbonyl) joined via carbon to another oxygen atom.


lexentry: eng/estimate__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: estimate
trans_list: devis
sense:
(construction and business) A document (or verbal notification) specifying how much a job is likely to cost.


lexentry: eng/estrange__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: estrange
trans_list: éloigner
sense:
(transitive) To cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate. To cease contact with (particularly of a family member or spouse, especially in form estranged).


lexentry: eng/estrogen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: estrogen
trans_list: œstrogène
sense:
(steroid hormone) Any of a group of steroids that are secreted by the ovaries and function as female sex hormones.


lexentry: eng/etacism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: etacism
trans_list: étacisme
sense:
(grammar) The pronunciation of the Greek eta like the Italian long e, or the vowel in the English word ate.


lexentry: eng/etc.__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: etc.
trans_list: etc. | ... | et cætera | et cétéra
sense:
And so on: used to note that the rest of a list or piece of information has been left out on the assumption that it is similar or already known.


lexentry: eng/etch__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: etch
trans_list: graver | marquer
sense:
To cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on metal, and, in modern industry, to make circuit boards.


lexentry: eng/etching__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: etching
trans_list: eau-forte | gravure
sense:
(uncountable) The art of producing an image from a metal plate into which an image or text has been etched with acid.


lexentry: eng/etendue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: etendue
trans_list: étendue de faisceau | étendue géométrique
sense:
(optics) A conserved property of the light in an optical system which characterizes how "spread out" the light is in terms of angle and area: it is the product of its cross-sectional area (normal to the direction of propagation) and the solid angle it subtends.


lexentry: eng/ethane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ethane
trans_list: éthane
sense:
(organic compound, uncountable) An aliphatic hydrocarbon, C2H6, gaseous at normal temperatures and pressures, being a constituent of natural gas.


lexentry: eng/ethanol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ethanol
trans_list: éthanol
sense:
(organic compound) A simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from ethane by replacing one hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group: CH3-CH2-OH.


lexentry: eng/ether__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ether
trans_list: éther
sense:
(uncountable, literary, or, poetic) The substance formerly supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere above the clouds, in particular as a medium breathed by deities.


lexentry: eng/ether__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ether
trans_list: éther
sense:
(uncountable, physics, historical) Often as aether and more fully as luminiferous aether: a substance once thought to fill all unoccupied space that allowed electromagnetic waves to pass through it and interact with matter, without exerting any resistance to matter or energy; its existence was disproved by the 1887 Michelson–Morley experiment and the theory of relativity propounded by Albert Einstein (1879–1955).


lexentry: eng/ether__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: ether
trans_list: éther
sense:
(uncountable, organic compound) Diethyl ether (C4H10O), an organic compound with a sweet odour used in the past as an anaesthetic.


lexentry: eng/ether__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: ether
trans_list: éther
sense:
(countable, organic compound) Any of a class of organic compounds containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups.


lexentry: eng/ethereal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ethereal
trans_list: éthéré
sense:
Pertaining to the presupposition of an invisible air-like element permeating all of space, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere.


lexentry: eng/ethereal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: ethereal
trans_list: éthéré
sense:
Consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy; tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy, as form, manner, thought, etc.


lexentry: eng/ethical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ethical
trans_list: éthique
sense:
(not comparable) Of or relating to the accepted principles of right and wrong, especially those of some organization or profession.


lexentry: eng/ethical_dative__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ethical dative
trans_list: datif éthique
sense:
(grammar) A form of the dative case applied to pronouns; used (in Latin and some other languages, but rare in English) to show a certain interest felt by the person indicated.


lexentry: eng/ethicist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ethicist
trans_list: éthicien
sense:
A person, especially a philosopher, who studies ethics (principles governing right and wrong conduct).


lexentry: eng/ethnic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ethnic
trans_list: ethnique
sense:
Of or relating to a group of people having common racial, ancestral, national, religious or cultural origins.


lexentry: eng/ethnic_cleansing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ethnic cleansing
trans_list: nettoyage ethnique | épuration ethnique
sense:
(euphemistic) The mass expulsion or killing of people belonging to one ethnic group by those of another.


lexentry: eng/ethnic_group__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ethnic group
trans_list: ethnie | groupe ethnique
sense:
A group of people who identify with one another, especially on the basis of ancestral, national, linguistic, cultural, historical or religious grounds.


lexentry: eng/ethnic_minority__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ethnic minority
trans_list: minorité ethnique
sense:
A group of people who have a different ethnicity, religion, language or culture from that of the majority of people in the place where they live.


lexentry: eng/ethnicity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ethnicity
trans_list: ethnicité | appartenance ethnique
sense:
The common characteristics of a group of people, especially regarding ancestry, culture, language or national experiences.


lexentry: eng/ethnocentrism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ethnocentrism
trans_list: ethnocentrisme
sense:
The tendency to look at the world primarily from the perspective of one's own traditional, deferred, or adoptive ethnic culture.


lexentry: eng/ethnography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ethnography
trans_list: ethnographie
sense:
(anthropology) The branch of anthropology that scientifically describes specific human cultures and societies.


lexentry: eng/ethnolinguist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ethnolinguist
trans_list: ethnolinguiste
sense:
A scholar of ethnolinguistics; a linguistic anthropologist who studies the language of a specific ethnic group.


lexentry: eng/ethnonym__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ethnonym
trans_list: ethnonyme
sense:
The name of an ethnic group, nation, nationality, tribe, tribal alliance, clan, or other ethnic community.


lexentry: eng/ethnophaulism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ethnophaulism
trans_list: ethnophaulisme
sense:
An ethnic or racial slur, typically caricaturing some identifiable (often physical) feature of the group being derided.


lexentry: eng/ethopoeia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ethopoeia
trans_list: éthopée
sense:
(uncountable) A rhetorical technique in which the speaker or author presents an imaginary speech by a real person, portraying that person's known characteristics and propensities.


lexentry: eng/ethos__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: ethos
trans_list: éthos
sense:
(art) The traits in a work of art which express the ideal or typic character, as influenced by the ethos (character or fundamental values) of a people, rather than emotional situations or individual character traits in a narrow sense; opposed to pathos.


lexentry: eng/ethyl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ethyl
trans_list: éthyle
sense:
(organic chemistry) The univalent hydrocarbon radical, C2H5, formally derived from ethane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.


lexentry: eng/ethylene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ethylene
trans_list: éthylène | éthène
sense:
(organic compound) The common name for the organic chemical compound ethene. The simplest alkene, a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C2H4.


lexentry: eng/ethylene_glycol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ethylene glycol
trans_list: éthylène glycol
sense:
(organic compound) An organic compound, HO-CH2-CH2-OH, and the chemical structure at right. It is a clear, colorless liquid under normal conditions, and is widely used as a vehicle engine coolant due to its anti-freeze properties.


lexentry: eng/ethylene_oxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ethylene oxide
trans_list: dihydroxyrène | oxiranne | oxyde d'éthylène | oxyde de diméthylène
sense:
(organic compound) The simplest epoxide; used as a sterilizing agent and in the production of ethylene glycol.


lexentry: eng/ethyne__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ethyne
trans_list: éthyne
sense:
(organic compound, official IUPAC name) The organic compound acetylene. The simplest alkyne, a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula HC≡CH or C2H2.


lexentry: eng/etic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: etic
trans_list: éthique
sense:
(social sciences, anthropology) Of or pertaining to analysis of a culture from a perspective situated outside all cultures.


lexentry: eng/etiquette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: etiquette
trans_list: étiquette
sense:
The manners or decent behaviour to be observed in social or professional life; conventional decorum; the ceremonial code of polite society.


lexentry: eng/etiquette__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: etiquette
trans_list: étiquette
sense:
The customary behavior of members of a profession, business, law, or sports team towards each other.


lexentry: eng/etude__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: etude
trans_list: étude
sense:
(music) A short piece of music, designed to give a performer practice in a particular area or skill.


lexentry: eng/etymology__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: etymology
trans_list: étymologie
sense:
(countable) An account of the origin and historical development of a word as presented in a dictionary or the like.


lexentry: eng/etymon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: etymon
trans_list: étymon
sense:
(linguistics, philology) The original or earlier form of an inherited or borrowed word, affix, or morpheme either from an earlier period in a language's development, from an ancestral language, or from a foreign language.


lexentry: eng/eucatastrophe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eucatastrophe
trans_list: eucatastrophe
sense:
(narratology) A catastrophe (dramatic event leading to plot resolution) that results in the protagonist's well-being. [from 1944]


lexentry: eng/eudiometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eudiometer
trans_list: eudiomètre
sense:
A graduated glass tube, closed at one end, that is used for measuring the change in the volume of gases during a chemical reaction.


lexentry: eng/euergetism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: euergetism
trans_list: évergétisme
sense:
(historical) the practice of élite in Greek and Roman cities of distributing a part of their wealth to the community; public benefaction


lexentry: eng/eugenics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eugenics
trans_list: eugénisme
sense:
(sociology, biology) A social philosophy or practice which advocates the improvement of human hereditary qualities through selective breeding, either by encouraging people with good genetic qualities to reproduce (positive eugenics), or discouraging people with bad genetic qualities from reproducing (negative eugenics), or by technological means.


lexentry: eng/euglena__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: euglena
trans_list: euglène
sense:
(biology) Any of several protists, of the genus Euglena, that contain chloroplasts and a single flagellum.


lexentry: eng/euhemerism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: euhemerism
trans_list: évhémérisme
sense:
(uncountable) The belief that legends and mythology arise from exaggerated descriptions of historical people and events.


lexentry: eng/euhemerize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: euhemerize
trans_list: évhémériser
sense:
(ambitransitive, pejorative) To invent a plausible but fanciful historical origin for something in order to explain away mythology and legends.


lexentry: eng/eukaryote__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eukaryote
trans_list: eucaryote
sense:
(cytology) Any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms of the taxonomic domain Eukaryota, whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus.


lexentry: eng/eukaryotic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eukaryotic
trans_list: eucaryote
sense:
(biology) Having complex cells in which the genetic material is organized into membrane-bound nuclei.


lexentry: eng/eunuch__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: eunuch
trans_list: eunuque
sense:
Such a man employed as harem guard or in certain (mainly Eastern) monarchies (e.g. late Roman and Chinese Empires) as court or state officials.


lexentry: eng/euphemism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: euphemism
trans_list: euphémisme
sense:
(uncountable) The use of a word or phrase to replace another with one that is considered less offensive, blunt or vulgar than the word or phrase which it replaces.


lexentry: eng/euphonious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: euphonious
trans_list: euphonique
sense:
Of sounds, especially speech: demonstrating or possessing euphony; agreeable to the ear; pleasant-sounding.


lexentry: eng/euphonium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: euphonium
trans_list: euphonium
sense:
A valved brass instrument with conical tubing similar in appearance to a tuba but of higher pitch; a sax horn.


lexentry: eng/euphuism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: euphuism
trans_list: euphuisme
sense:
(uncountable) An ornate style of writing (in Elizabethan England) marked by the excessive use of alliteration, antithesis and mythological similes.


lexentry: eng/euro_coin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: euro coin
trans_list: monnaie en euro
sense:
any of the eight different coins that are in circulation in the eurozone, ranging in value from 1 cent to 2 euros. The 1 euro coin can also be specifically referred to as a euro coin.


lexentry: eng/european_sting_winkle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: european sting winkle
trans_list: cormaillot | murex perceur
sense:
(zoology) Common name of Ocenebra erinaceus, a species of predatory sea snail in the family of Muricidae.


lexentry: eng/eusocial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eusocial
trans_list: eusocial
sense:
(biology) Of or pertaining to certain social animals' societies (such as those of ants) in which sterile individuals work for reproductive individuals whose genetic endowment they share


lexentry: eng/eusociality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eusociality
trans_list: eusocialité
sense:
(biology) Reproductive specialization, in which most individuals of a species are genetically infertile; the state of being eusocial.


lexentry: eng/eustasy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eustasy
trans_list: eustatisme
sense:
(geology, oceanography) A worldwide change in sea level, especially one caused by melting ice or tectonic activity. [from 1940s]


lexentry: eng/euthanasia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: euthanasia
trans_list: euthanasie
sense:
The practice of intentionally killing a human being or animal for humane reasons, especially in order to end suffering.


lexentry: eng/eutrophication__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eutrophication
trans_list: eutrophisation
sense:
(biology) The process of becoming eutrophic; the ecosystem's response to the addition of artificial or natural nutrients, mainly phosphates, through detergents, fertilizers, or sewage, to an aquatic system.


lexentry: eng/evade__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: evade
trans_list: esquiver | s'évader
sense:
(transitive) To get away from by cunning; to avoid by using dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to cleverly escape from


lexentry: eng/evaluation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: evaluation
trans_list: évaluation
sense:
An assessment, such as an annual personnel performance review used as the basis for a salary increase or bonus, or a summary of a particular situation.


lexentry: eng/evanesce__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: evanesce
trans_list: solidifier
sense:
(intransitive, chemistry) To transition from the solid state to gaseous state without ever becoming a liquid


lexentry: eng/evangelist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: evangelist
trans_list: évangéliste
sense:
(Christianity) An itinerant or special preacher, especially a revivalist, who conducts services in different cities or locations, now often televised.


lexentry: eng/evangelist__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: evangelist
trans_list: évangéliste
sense:
(Bible) A writer of a gospel, especially the four New Testament Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), usually capitalized (Evangelist).


lexentry: eng/evangelize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: evangelize
trans_list: évangéliser
sense:
To tell people about (a particular branch of) Christianity, especially in order to convert them; to preach the gospel to.


lexentry: eng/evasion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: evasion
trans_list: esquive | évasion
sense:
The act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding.


lexentry: eng/even_Homer_nods__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: Not even the most vigilant and expert are immune to error.
written_rep: even Homer nods
trans_list:
cela arrive même aux meilleurs | il n'y a si bon cheval qui ne bronche | l'erreur est humaine | tout le monde peut se tromper


lexentry: eng/even__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: even
trans_list: aplatir | niveler | égaliser
sense:
(transitive, obsolete) To place in an equal state, as to obligation, or in a state in which nothing is due on either side; to balance, as accounts; to make quits.


lexentry: eng/even_function__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: even function
trans_list: fonction paire
sense:
(mathematics) Any function whose value is unchanged if the independent variable changes sign i.e. f(x) = f(-x)


lexentry: eng/evening__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: evening
trans_list: soir | crépuscule
sense:
The time of the day between the approximate time of midwinter dusk and midnight (compare afternoon); the period after the end of regular office working hours.


lexentry: eng/evening_dress__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: evening dress
trans_list: robe de soirée
sense:
(countable) An elegant dress worn by women, especially for social events in the evening, an evening gown.


lexentry: eng/event__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: event
trans_list: évènement | événement
sense:
(computing) A possible action that the user can perform that is monitored by an application or the operating system (event listener). When an event occurs an event handler is called which performs a specific task.


lexentry: eng/event_horizon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: event horizon
trans_list: horizon des événements
sense:
(astrophysics) The gravitational sphere of a black hole within which the escape velocity is greater than the speed of light.


lexentry: eng/eventing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eventing
trans_list: concours complet
sense:
An equestrian event which comprises dressage, cross-country, and showjumping; a similar event using motor cars


lexentry: eng/eventually__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eventually
trans_list: finalement | à la fin | finir par | à terme
sense:
In the end; at some later time, especially after a long time, a series of problems, struggles, delays or setbacks.


lexentry: eng/every_cloud_has_a_silver_lining__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: There is something good in any bad situation.
written_rep: every cloud has a silver lining
trans_list:
à quelque chose malheur est bon | après la pluie, le beau temps | d'un grand mal sort un grand bien | d'un grand mal sourd un grand bien | il n'y a de grand mal qu'un grand bien ne suive | un mal pour un bien


lexentry: eng/every_man_for_himself__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: every man for himself
trans_list: chacun pour soi | sauve qui peut
sense:
(nautical) A command, issued in case of shipwreck, that crew members are relieved of all duties and should try to save themselves.


lexentry: eng/evict__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: evict
trans_list: évincer
sense:
(transitive) To expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or more people) to move out.


lexentry: eng/evidentiality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: evidentiality
trans_list: force probante
sense:
(linguistics) The encoding into a language of the source of information being communicated, so as to distinguish (for example) hearsay from something actually witnessed.


lexentry: eng/evidently__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: evidently
trans_list: évidemment | de toute évidence | manifestement
sense:
In a manner which makes the fact or conclusion evident; obviously; as may be clearly inferred. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/evil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: evil
trans_list: mal
sense:
Moral badness; wickedness; malevolence; the forces or behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good.


lexentry: eng/evil_eye__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: evil eye
trans_list: mauvais œil
sense:
A wicked look conveying dislike or envy that in many cultures is believed to be able to cause bad luck or injury; also, the ability to cause bad luck or injury through such a look, supposed to be possessed by some people.


lexentry: eng/evil_genius__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: evil genius
trans_list: génie du mal
sense:
An intellectually brilliant person who excells at using his or her mental abilities for negative or harmful ends; especially a criminal mastermind .


lexentry: eng/evil_laugh__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: evil laugh
trans_list: rire de méchant | rire diabolique | rire sardonique
sense:
A signature laugh associated with villains in films and acting, sometimes represented as muahahaha or bwahaha.


lexentry: eng/evocative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: evocative
trans_list: évocateur
sense:
That which evokes (brings to mind) a memory, mood, idea, feeling, or image; redolent or reminiscent.


lexentry: eng/evoke__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: evoke
trans_list: évoquer | remémorer
sense:
(transitive) To cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination.


lexentry: eng/evolution__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: evolution
trans_list: évolution
sense:
(geometry) The opening out of a curve; now more generally, the gradual transformation of a curve by a change of the conditions generating it. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/evolution__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: evolution
trans_list: évolution
sense:
(biology) The transformation of animals, plants and other living things into different forms (now understood as a change in genetic composition) by the accumulation of changes over successive generations. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/evolutionary_biology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: evolutionary biology
trans_list: biologie de l’évolution | biologie évolutive
sense:
(evolutionary theory) A subfield of biology concerned with the origin and descent of species and as their evolution, multiplication and diversity over time.


lexentry: eng/evolutionary_developmental_biology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: evolutionary developmental biology
trans_list: biologie évolutive du développement
sense:
(biology) A branch of biology that studies the interaction of evolutionary and developmental processes.


lexentry: eng/evolutionary_theory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: evolutionary theory
trans_list: théorie de l'évolution
sense:
(biology) A theory of evolution, especially the scientific theory of evolution through natural selection.


lexentry: eng/evolve__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: evolve
trans_list: évoluer
sense:
(chiefly, passive) To cause (a population, a species, etc.) to change genetic composition over successive generations through the process of evolution.


lexentry: eng/ewer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ewer
trans_list: aiguière | broc | cruche | pichet
sense:
A kind of widemouthed pitcher or jug with a shape like a vase and a handle. Originally used for carrying water


lexentry: eng/ex__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ex
trans_list: ex
sense:
(colloquial) A former partner or spouse, usually short for ex-girlfriend, ex-boyfriend, ex-wife or ex-husband.


lexentry: eng/exa-__Prefix__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: exa-
trans_list: exa-
sense:
In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 1018 (a short scale quintillion or long scale trillion). Symbol: E


lexentry: eng/exact__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: exact
trans_list: exact | précis
sense:
Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect.


lexentry: eng/exact__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: exact
trans_list: exiger
sense:
(ambitransitive) To demand and enforce the payment or performance of, sometimes in a forcible or imperious way.


lexentry: eng/exact_science__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: exact science
trans_list: science dure | science exacte
sense:
(sciences, narrowly) A mathematical science, i.e. a field of science such as mathematics or mathematical physics which is capable of perfectly exact results based on rigorously formal methods.


lexentry: eng/exaction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: exaction
trans_list: exaction
sense:
The act of demanding with authority, and compelling to pay or yield; compulsion to give or furnish; a levying by force


lexentry: eng/exaction__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: exaction
trans_list: exaction
sense:
That which is exacted; a severe tribute; a fee, reward, or contribution, demanded or levied with severity or injustice.


lexentry: eng/exaggeration__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: exaggeration
trans_list: exagération
sense:
The act of exaggerating; the act of doing or representing in an excessive manner; a going beyond the bounds of truth, reason, or justice; a hyperbolical representation; hyperbole; overstatement.


lexentry: eng/examination__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: examination
trans_list: examen
sense:
Particularly, an inspection by a medical professional to establish the extent and nature of any sickness or injury.


lexentry: eng/examination__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: examination
trans_list: examen
sense:
(education) A formal test involving answering written or oral questions under a time constraint and usually without access to textbooks; typically, a large, written test administered to high school and college students covering course material studied in a semester.


lexentry: eng/example__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: example
trans_list: exemple
sense:
Something that serves as a pattern of behaviour to be imitated (a good example) or not to be imitated (a bad example).


lexentry: eng/example__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: example
trans_list: exemple
sense:
An instance (as a problem to be solved) serving to illustrate the rule or precept or to act as an exercise in the application of the rule.


lexentry: eng/excavation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: excavation
trans_list: excavation
sense:
(uncountable) The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.


lexentry: eng/except__Conjunction__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: except
trans_list: si ce n'est
sense:
Used to introduce a clause, phrase, verb infinitive, adverb or other non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification to something previously stated.


lexentry: eng/except__Preposition__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: except
trans_list: excepté | hormis | sauf | à l'exception de
sense:
Used to introduce a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification to something previously stated.


lexentry: eng/exception__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: exception
trans_list: exception
sense:
The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule.


lexentry: eng/exception__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: exception
trans_list: exception
sense:
That which is excluded from others; a person, thing, or case, specified as distinct, or not included.


lexentry: eng/exception__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: exception
trans_list: exception
sense:
(programming) An interruption in normal processing, typically caused by an error condition, that can be raised ("thrown") by one part of the program and handled ("caught") by another part.


lexentry: eng/exceptionalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: exceptionalism
trans_list: exceptionnalisme
sense:
The belief that something (a nation, species etc.) is exceptional, superior, or does not conform to an established norm.


lexentry: eng/excerpt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: excerpt
trans_list: extrait | passage
sense:
A clip, snippet, passage or extract from a larger work such as a news article, a film, or a literary composition.


lexentry: eng/excess__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: excess
trans_list: excès
sense:
The state of surpassing or going beyond a limit; the state of being beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; more than what is usual or proper.


lexentry: eng/excess__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: excess
trans_list: excès
sense:
(geometry) Spherical excess, the amount by which the sum of the three angles of a spherical triangle exceeds two right angles. The spherical excess is proportional to the area of the triangle.


lexentry: eng/excess__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: excess
trans_list: franchise
sense:
(British, insurance) A condition on an insurance policy by which the insured pays for a part of the claim.


lexentry: eng/excess__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: excess
trans_list: excessif
sense:
(US, transitive) To declare (an employee) surplus to requirements, such that he or she might not be given work.


lexentry: eng/exchange_rate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: exchange rate
trans_list: taux de change
sense:
(economics, finance) The rate at which one currency can be exchanged for another, usually expressed as the value of the one in terms of the other.


lexentry: eng/exchange_value__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: exchange value
trans_list: valeur d'échange
sense:
(economics, especially, Marxism) The proportion at which a commodity can be exchanged for other commodities.


lexentry: eng/excipient__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: excipient
trans_list: excipient
sense:
(pharmacy, pharmacology) An ingredient that is intentionally added to a drug for purposes other than the therapeutic or diagnostic effect at the intended dosage.


lexentry: eng/excircle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: excircle
trans_list: cercle exinscrit
sense:
(geometry) An escribed circle; a circle outside a polygon (especially a triangle, but also sometimes a quadrilateral) that is tangent to each of the lines on which the sides of the polygon lie.


lexentry: eng/excise_tax__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: excise tax
trans_list: accise | droit d'accise
sense:
Any of various taxes levied on the production or sale of certain goods, especially on luxuries, tobacco, alcohol etc.


lexentry: eng/excision__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: excision
trans_list: enlèvement
sense:
(topology) The fact that, under certain hypotheses, the homology of a space relative to a subspace is unchanged by the identification of a subspace of the latter to a point.


lexentry: eng/excite__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: excite
trans_list: exciter
sense:
(transitive, physics) To cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state; to promote an electron to an outer level.


lexentry: eng/exclusion_zone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: exclusion zone
trans_list: zone d'exclusion
sense:
A geographic area in which some sanctioning authority prohibits specific activities, see also Restricted Area.


lexentry: eng/exclusive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: exclusive
trans_list: exclusif
sense:
(figuratively) Referring to a membership organisation, service or product: of high quality and/or renown, for superior members only. A snobbish usage, suggesting that members who do not meet requirements, which may be financial, of social status, religion, skin colour etc., are excluded.


lexentry: eng/exclusive_or__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: exclusive or
trans_list: ou exclusif
sense:
(logic, computing) An exclusive disjunction; the result of applying the above-described exclusive or to two or more predicates; contrasted with an inclusive or, which is the result of applying an inclusive or.


lexentry: eng/exclusive_right__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: exclusive right
trans_list: droite exclusive
sense:
(legal) The power, granted by the government to persons, to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions (through legal force)


lexentry: eng/excommunication__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: excommunication
trans_list: excommunication
sense:
The act of excommunicating, disfellowshipping or ejecting; especially an ecclesiastical censure whereby the person against whom it is pronounced is, for the time, cast out of the communication of the church; exclusion from fellowship in things spiritual.


lexentry: eng/excrete__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: excrete
trans_list: excréter
sense:
(biology, ambitransitive) To discharge material (including waste products) from a cell, body or system.


lexentry: eng/excretion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: excretion
trans_list: excrétion
sense:
The process of removing or ejecting material that has no further utility, especially from the body; the act of excreting.


lexentry: eng/excuse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: excuse
trans_list: excuse | prétexte
sense:
(countable, uncountable) Explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault.


lexentry: eng/excuse__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: excuse
trans_list: excuser | justifier
sense:
(transitive) To provide an excuse for; to explain, with the aim of alleviating guilt or negative judgement.


lexentry: eng/excuse_me__Phrase__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: excuse me
trans_list: pardon | comment | hein | plaît-il | quoi
sense:
(North America) Said, as though as a request to repeat information, in order to indicate disbelief or indignation.


lexentry: eng/excussion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: excussion
trans_list: processus
sense:
The process or proceedings whereby a creditor must proceed against a principal debtor before proceeding against a surety or subsidiary debtor.


lexentry: eng/execration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: execration
trans_list: exécration
sense:
An act or instance of cursing; a curse dictated by violent feelings of hatred; an imprecation; an expression of utter detestation.


lexentry: eng/executable__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: executable
trans_list: fichier exécutable
sense:
(computing) A file that can be run directly by a computer's hardware or a p-code interpreter with no further processing.


lexentry: eng/execute__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: execute
trans_list: exécuter
sense:
(transitive, law) To carry out, to perform an act; to put into effect or cause to become legally binding or valid (as a contract) by so doing.


lexentry: eng/executioner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: An official person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal.
written_rep: executioner
trans_list:
bourreau | bourrelle | exécuteur de la haute justice | exécuteur des hautes œuvres | maître des hautes œuvres


lexentry: eng/executive__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: executive
trans_list: administrateur | cadre | directeur | gestionnaire
sense:
A chief officer or administrator, especially one who can make significant decisions on their own authority.


lexentry: eng/executive__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: executive
trans_list: exécutif
sense:
The branch of government that is responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions, and for the day-to-day administration of the state.


lexentry: eng/executive_committee__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: executive committee
trans_list: comité exécutif
sense:
(government, politics, Quebec) the equivalent of the cabinet of ministers for a city government, serving the mayor.


lexentry: eng/executive_order__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: executive order
trans_list: ordonnance
sense:
(legal, chiefly, US) An ordinance issued on the authority of the head of the executive branch of government.


lexentry: eng/executive_summary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: executive summary
trans_list: résumé opérationnel | résumé pour les dirigeants | sommaire de gestion
sense:
(business) A short document that summarizes all the reports of a company, or the contents of a longer report to which it is attached.


lexentry: eng/executor__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: executor
trans_list: exécuteur | exécuteur testamentaire
sense:
(legal) Someone appointed by a testator to administer their estate in accordance with their will; an administrator.


lexentry: eng/exegete__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: exegete
trans_list: exégète
sense:
A person skilled in exegesis; an interpreter of texts, difficult passages, signs, law, the words of an oracle, and similar obscure or esoteric sources.


lexentry: eng/exemplar__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: exemplar
trans_list: exemple
sense:
A handwritten manuscript used by a scribe to make a handwritten copy; the original copy of what gets multiply reproduced in a copy machine.


lexentry: eng/exercise__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: exercise
trans_list: exercice
sense:
(countable, uncountable) Activity intended to improve physical, or sometimes mental, strength and fitness.


lexentry: eng/exercise_book__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: exercise book
trans_list: cahier | cahier d'exercices
sense:
A booklet for students, containing either problems or exercises, and blank, often lined pages for writing answers.


lexentry: eng/exercise_machine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: exercise machine
trans_list: appareil d'entraînement physique
sense:
Any of a great variety of devices, powered either by electricity or by the user, used to improve strength or physical fitness.


lexentry: eng/exergue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: exergue
trans_list: exergue
sense:
(numismatics) A space beneath the main design on a coin or medal for the insertion of the date or other minor inscription.


lexentry: eng/exhale__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: exhale
trans_list: expirer
sense:
(intransitive) To expel air from the lungs through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm, to breathe out.


lexentry: eng/exhaust__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: exhaust
trans_list: échappement
sense:
A system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged; see also exhaust system.


lexentry: eng/exhaust__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: exhaust
trans_list: épuiser
sense:
(transitive, literally, figuratively) To use up; to deplete, drain or expend wholly, or until the supply comes to an end


lexentry: eng/exhaust_valve__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: exhaust valve
trans_list: soupape d'évacuation
sense:
(in an internal combustion engine) a valve through which the products of combustion escape from the cylinder to the manifold


lexentry: eng/exhibit__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: exhibit
trans_list: exposer
sense:
(transitive) To display or show (something) for others to see, especially at an exhibition or contest.


lexentry: eng/exhibitionism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: exhibitionism
trans_list: exhibitionnisme
sense:
(pathology) The practice or character trait of deliberately displaying one's genitals, nipples, or buttocks in public.


lexentry: eng/existential_crisis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: existential crisis
trans_list: crise existentielle
sense:
(existentialism) A state of panic or feeling of intense psychological discomfort about questions of existence.


lexentry: eng/existential_quantifier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: existential quantifier
trans_list: quantificateur existentiel
sense:
(logic) The operator, represented by the symbol ∃, used in predicate calculus to indicate that a predicate is true for at least one member of a specified set. Verbal equivalents include "there exists" and "there is".


lexentry: eng/existentialism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: existentialism
trans_list: existentialisme
sense:
(philosophy, countable) The philosophical views of a particular thinker associated with the existentialist movement.


lexentry: eng/exit__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: exit
trans_list: sortie
sense:
(road transport) A minor road (such as a ramp or slip road) which is used to leave a major road (such as an expressway, highway, or motorway).


lexentry: eng/exit__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: exit
trans_list: sortie
sense:
An opening or passage through which one can go from inside a place (such as a building, a room, or a vehicle) to the outside; an egress.


lexentry: eng/exit_poll__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: exit poll
trans_list: sondage sortie des urnes
sense:
A poll taken of a sample of voters as they leave a voting station, used to predict the outcome of an election.


lexentry: eng/exit_strategy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: exit strategy
trans_list: stratégie de sortie
sense:
(usually, military, politics, or, business) A well-defined plan for bringing involvement in a mission, activity, or commitment to an acceptable conclusion.


lexentry: eng/exobiology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: exobiology
trans_list: exobiologie
sense:
(biology, science fiction) The branch of biology dealing with lifeforms originating a different planet.


lexentry: eng/exocentric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
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/exogamy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: exogamy
trans_list: exogamie
sense:
marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than one's own as required by custom or law


lexentry: eng/exolingual__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: exolingual
trans_list: exolingue
sense:
(linguistics) Pertaining to a series of utterances between two people who do not speak the same language.


lexentry: eng/exonym__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: exonym
trans_list: exonyme | exonymie
sense:
An external name for a place, people or language used by outgroup members (such as foreigners) instead of ingroup members (such as native-language speakers).


lexentry: eng/exorcise__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: exorcise
trans_list: exorciser
sense:
(transitive) To drive out (an evil spirit) from a person, place or thing, especially by an incantation or prayer.


lexentry: eng/exorcism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: exorcism
trans_list: exorcisme
sense:
The ritual act of driving out evil spirits from persons, places or things that are possessed by them.


lexentry: eng/exorcist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: exorcist
trans_list: exorciste
sense:
A person, especially a priest or priestess, who is a masterful practitioner in purification and exorcism to force out evil spirits and/or demons from a living being.


lexentry: eng/exoskeleton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: exoskeleton
trans_list: exosquelette
sense:
(anatomy) A hard outer structure that provides both structure and protection to creatures such as insects and Crustacea.


lexentry: eng/exoteric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: exoteric
trans_list: exotérique
sense:
Of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations.


lexentry: eng/exothermic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: exothermic
trans_list: exothermique
sense:
(chemistry, of a compound) That releases heat during its formation, and absorbs it during its decomposition.


lexentry: eng/exotic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: exotic
trans_list: exotique
sense:
(gambling) Being or relating to various wagers, such as the trifecta, that involve betting on the finishing positions of multiple competitors across one or more races.


lexentry: eng/exotic_atom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: exotic atom
trans_list: atome exotique
sense:
(physics, chemistry) the equivalent of an atom in which either the nucleus, or an electron, is replaced by some other subatomic particle


lexentry: eng/expand__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: expand
trans_list: agrandir
sense:
(transitive) To change (something) from a smaller form or size to a larger one; to spread out or lay open.


lexentry: eng/expand__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: expand
trans_list: développer
sense:
(intransitive, algebra, of an expression) To become, by rewriting, a longer, yet equivalent sum of terms.


lexentry: eng/expected_value__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: expected value
trans_list: espérance | espérance mathématique
sense:
(probability theory) The weighted average of outcome values, using probability as the weighting function.


lexentry: eng/expectoration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: expectoration
trans_list: expectoration
sense:
(physiology) The action of expectorating, of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs by coughing, hawking, or spitting.


lexentry: eng/expediency__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: expediency
trans_list: convenance | efficacité | opportunisme
sense:
(uncountable) The quality of being fit or suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended; suitability for particular circumstance or situation.


lexentry: eng/expedient__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: expedient
trans_list: expédient
sense:
A method or means for achieving a particular result, especially when direct or efficient; a resource.


lexentry: eng/experience__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: experience
trans_list: expérience
sense:
The effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in; personal and direct impressions as contrasted with description or fancies; personal acquaintance; actual enjoyment or suffering.


lexentry: eng/experience__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: experience
trans_list: expérience
sense:
(countable) A collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge, opinions, and skills.


lexentry: eng/experience__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: experience
trans_list: éprouver | vivre
sense:
(transitive) To observe certain events; undergo a certain feeling or process; or perform certain actions that may alter one or contribute to one's knowledge, opinions, or skills.


lexentry: eng/experience_points__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: experience points
trans_list: point d'expérience
sense:
(RPG) A system of points which, when a predetermined amount is accumulated by a player character, causes them to level up. This is one of the core mechanics of many role-playing games. Abbreviations: EXP or XP.


lexentry: eng/experiment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: experiment
trans_list: expérience | expérimentation
sense:
A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of something previously untried.


lexentry: eng/expiry_date__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: expiry date
trans_list: date de péremption
sense:
(UK) The date on which something runs out or expires and becomes out of date, in many cases needing renewal.


lexentry: eng/explain__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: explain
trans_list: expliquer
sense:
(ambitransitive) To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.


lexentry: eng/explicit__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: explicit
trans_list: explicite
sense:
(euphemism) Containing material (e.g. language or film footage) that might be deemed offensive or graphic. [from 1971]


lexentry: eng/explode__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: explode
trans_list: exploser | sauter | détoner
sense:
(intransitive) To fly apart with sudden violent force; to blow up, to burst, to detonate, to go off.


lexentry: eng/exploded_view__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: exploded view
trans_list: vue éclatée | vue explosée
sense:
A view in a drawing showing the parts in an assembly separated outwardly, with an indication of how they fit together.


lexentry: eng/exploit__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: exploit
trans_list: exploiter
sense:
(transitive) To use (something) to someone's advantage, such as one's own benefit or a society's benefit.


lexentry: eng/exploit__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: exploit
trans_list: exploiter
sense:
(transitive) To make unfair use of someone else's labor, person, or property to one's own advantage.


lexentry: eng/exploration__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: exploration
trans_list: exploration
sense:
The (pre-)mining process of finding and determining commercially viable ore deposits (after prospecting), also called mineral exploration.


lexentry: eng/explosion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: explosion
trans_list: explosion
sense:
A violent release of energy (sometimes mechanical, nuclear, or chemical); an act or instance of exploding.


lexentry: eng/exponent__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: exponent
trans_list: exposant
sense:
(mathematics) The number by which a value (called the base) is said to be raised to a power in exponentiation: for example, the 3 in 2^3=8.


lexentry: eng/exponential__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: exponential
trans_list: exponentiel
sense:
(mathematics) Characterised by a rate of change that is proportional to the value of the varying quantity, or, equivalently, by a doubling or halving over successive fixed intervals of time or other parameter, described as exponential growth or exponential decay.


lexentry: eng/exponential_function__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: exponential function
trans_list: fonction exponentielle
sense:
(mathematics) Any function in which an independent variable is in the form of an exponent; they are the inverse functions of logarithms


lexentry: eng/exponential_growth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: exponential growth
trans_list: croissance exponentielle
sense:
(mathematics) The growth in the value of a quantity, in which the rate of growth is proportional to the instantaneous value of the quantity; for example, when the value has doubled, the rate of increase will also have doubled. The rate may be positive or negative.


lexentry: eng/exponential_smoothing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: exponential smoothing
trans_list: lissage exponentiel
sense:
(statistics) a rule-of-thumb technique for smoothing time series data using the exponential window function.


lexentry: eng/exponentiation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: exponentiation
trans_list: exponentiation
sense:
(mathematics, arithmetic) The process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal factors, where the exponent specifies the number of factors to multiply.


lexentry: eng/exporter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: exporter
trans_list: exportateur | exportatrice
sense:
One who, or that which, exports: especially a person who or organization that exports or sells goods made in one country for delivery in another country.


lexentry: eng/expose__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: expose
trans_list: exposer
sense:
To submit to an active (mostly dangerous) substance like an allergen, ozone, nicotine, solvent, or to any other stress, in order to test the reaction, resistance, etc.


lexentry: eng/exposition__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: exposition
trans_list: exposition
sense:
(authorship) The act or process of declaring or describing something through either speech or writing; the portions and aspects of a piece of writing that exist mainly to describe the setting, characters and other non-plot elements.


lexentry: eng/expostulate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: expostulate
trans_list: contester
sense:
(intransitive) To protest or remonstrate; to reason earnestly with a person on some impropriety of conduct. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/exposure_meter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: exposure meter
trans_list: posemètre
sense:
(photography) An instrument that measures the intensity of the light reflected from or falling on a subject, and calculates the optimum exposure depending on the film speed.


lexentry: eng/expression__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: expression
trans_list: expression
sense:
(mathematics) An arrangement of symbols denoting values, operations performed on them, and grouping symbols.


lexentry: eng/expressionism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: expressionism
trans_list: expressionnisme
sense:
A movement in the arts in which the artist did not depict objective reality, but rather a subjective expression of their inner experiences


lexentry: eng/expressway__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: expressway
trans_list: autoroute
sense:
(US, regional) A divided highway, especially one whose intersections and direct access to adjacent properties have been eliminated.


lexentry: eng/expressway__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: expressway
trans_list: voie express
sense:
(UK, New Zealand) A road built for high speed traffic, but not up to motorway standards or designated a motorway.


lexentry: eng/expropriate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: expropriate
trans_list: exproprier
sense:
(transitive) To surrender a claim to private property without material compensation; to deprive oneself of private propriety rights.


lexentry: eng/expropriation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: expropriation
trans_list: expropriation
sense:
The act of expropriating; the surrender of a claim to private property without material compensation; the act of depriving oneself of private propriety rights.


lexentry: eng/expurgate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: expurgate
trans_list: expurger
sense:
(transitive) To edit out (incorrect, offensive, or otherwise undesirable information) from a book or other publication; to cleanse; to purge.


lexentry: eng/expurgate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: expurgate
trans_list: expurger
sense:
(transitive) To undertake editing out incorrect, offensive, or otherwise undesirable information from (a book or other publication); to cleanse; to purge.


lexentry: eng/exquisite_corpse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: exquisite corpse
trans_list: cadavre exquis
sense:
(uncountable) A collective art game in which several collaborating artists assemble a sentence or image, usually by following a prompt, or being allowed to see the only last contribution.


lexentry: eng/exstrophy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: exstrophy
trans_list: exstrophie
sense:
(especially) A congenital malformation of the bladder in which the normally internal mucosa of the organ lies exposed on the abdominal wall because of failure of union between the halves of the pubic symphysis and between the adjacent halves of the abdominal wall.


lexentry: eng/extemporize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: extemporize
trans_list: improviser
sense:
(intransitive) To perform or speak without prior planning or thought; to act in an impromptu manner; to improvise.


lexentry: eng/extended_family__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: extended family
trans_list: famille
sense:
A family consisting of parents and children, along with additional members such as grandparents, grandchildren, aunts or uncles, cousins, etc.


lexentry: eng/extension__Noun__1
sense_num: 17
written_rep: extension
trans_list: extension
sense:
(ring theory, of an ideal in the domain of a ring homomorphism) The ideal in the codomain generated by the image of the given ideal under the given homomorphism.


lexentry: eng/extension_cord__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: extension cord
trans_list: rallonge | prolongateur
sense:
(electronics, US) An electrical cord with a plug one end, and a single socket or a multi-port socket at the other end, used for powering one or more devices at a distance, too far from the wall outlet to be reached by the normal cords of the device or devices.


lexentry: eng/extension_reel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: extension reel
trans_list: enrouleur de câble
sense:
(electronics) An extension lead that rolls up, usually into the socket end, which in some cases has more than one socket on it (often 2 or 4).


lexentry: eng/externality__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: externality
trans_list: externalité
sense:
(economics, countable) An impact, positive or negative, on any party not involved in a given economic transaction or act.


lexentry: eng/extinct__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: extinct
trans_list: éteint
sense:
(dated) Of fire, etc.: no longer alight; of a light, etc.: no longer shining; extinguished, quenched.


lexentry: eng/extinct__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: extinct
trans_list: éteint | disparu
sense:
(chiefly, biology) Of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence.


lexentry: eng/extort__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: extort
trans_list: extorquer
sense:
(transitive) To take or seize from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity.


lexentry: eng/extra__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: extra
trans_list: supplémentaire | extra
sense:
(not comparable) Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; extraneous; additional; supernumerary.


lexentry: eng/extra__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: extra
trans_list: hors-série
sense:
An extra edition of a newspaper, which is printed outside of the normal printing cycle, for example to report an important late-breaking event.


lexentry: eng/extract__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: extract
trans_list: extrait
sense:
A decoction, solution, or infusion made by drawing out from any substance that which gives it its essential and characteristic virtue


lexentry: eng/extract__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: extract
trans_list: extrait
sense:
A solid preparation obtained by evaporating a solution of a drug, etc., or the fresh juice of a plant (distinguished from an abstract).


lexentry: eng/extract__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: extract
trans_list: extraire
sense:
(transitive) To draw out; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc.


lexentry: eng/extractor_hood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: extractor hood
trans_list: hotte aspirante
sense:
(UK) An electrical kitchen device fitted over a cooker and connected to a flue designed to suck off any vapours from cooking.


lexentry: eng/extradition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: extradition
trans_list: extradition
sense:
A formal process by which a criminal suspect held by one government or jurisdiction is handed over to another government or jurisdiction for trial or, if the suspect has already been tried and found guilty, to serve his or her sentence.


lexentry: eng/extranet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: extranet
trans_list: extranet
sense:
(computing) A private computer network that uses Internet protocols and can be accessed by authorized individuals via the Internet.


lexentry: eng/extrapolate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: extrapolate
trans_list: extrapoler
sense:
(transitive, mathematics) To estimate the value of a variable outside a known range from values within that range by assuming that the estimated value follows logically from the known ones


lexentry: eng/extrapolation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: extrapolation
trans_list: extrapolation
sense:
(mathematics) A calculation of an estimate of the value of some function outside the range of known values.


lexentry: eng/extraterrestrial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: extraterrestrial
trans_list: extraterrestre
sense:
Originating from outside of the Earth's atmosphere, from space, or from another planet; alien to Earth or its environment.


lexentry: eng/extraterrestrial__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: extraterrestrial
trans_list: extraterrestre
sense:
A being originating from outside of the Earth's atmosphere, from space, or from another planet; an alien.


lexentry: eng/extraterritoriality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: extraterritoriality
trans_list: extraterritorialité
sense:
(legal, uncountable) Immunity from the local laws of a certain area, especially due to diplomatic negotiation.


lexentry: eng/extreme_sport__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: extreme sport
trans_list: sport extrême
sense:
Any sport taking place at potentially dangerous speeds or heights, or involving a high level of physical exertion, highly specialized gear, or spectacular stunts.


lexentry: eng/extremist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: extremist
trans_list: extrémiste
sense:
(political) A person who holds extreme views, especially one who advocates such views; a radical or fanatic.


lexentry: eng/extremophile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: extremophile
trans_list: extrêmophile
sense:
(ecology) An organism that lives under extreme conditions of temperature, salinity etc; commercially important as a source of enzymes that operate under similar conditions.


lexentry: eng/extroverted__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: extroverted
trans_list: extraverti
sense:
(informal, _, psychology) Of or characteristic of the personality of an extrovert: outgoing, sociable.


lexentry: eng/extrusion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: extrusion
trans_list: extrusion
sense:
A manufacturing process where a billet of material is pushed and/or drawn through a die to create a shaped rod, rail or pipe.


lexentry: eng/exudate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: exudate
trans_list: exsudat
sense:
A fluid that has exuded from somewhere; especially one that has exuded from a pore of an animal or plant.


lexentry: eng/exude__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: exude
trans_list: exsuder
sense:
(transitive) To discharge through pores or incisions, as moisture or other liquid matter; to give out.


lexentry: eng/exuviate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: exuviate
trans_list: dépouiller
sense:
(ambitransitive, rare) To shed or cast off a covering, especially a skin; to slough; to molt (moult).


lexentry: eng/eyas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eyas
trans_list: fauconneau
sense:
A young hawk or falcon in the nest, or that has not yet fledged, especially one that will be trained for falconry.


lexentry: eng/eye__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: eye
trans_list: œillet
sense:
A fitting consisting of a loop of metal or other material, suitable for receiving a hook or the passage of a cord or line.


lexentry: eng/eye__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: eye
trans_list: œil
sense:
A loop forming part of anything, or a hole through anything, to receive a hook, pin, rope, shaft, etc.; for example, at the end of a tie bar in a bridge truss, through a crank, at the end of a rope, or through a millstone.


lexentry: eng/eye_chart__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eye chart
trans_list: tableau de vue
sense:
A sign or poster showing letters or symbols in progressively smaller lines of type, used to test distance vision.


lexentry: eng/eye_dialect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eye dialect
trans_list: langue parlée
sense:
(uncountable) Nonstandard spellings which, although they indicate a standard pronunciation, are deliberately substituted in place of the standard spellings, often to indicate that a speaker's regular use of language is nonstandard or dialectal.


lexentry: eng/eye_for_an_eye__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eye for an eye
trans_list: œil pour œil
sense:
(idiom) Compensation for injury caused by a person, in the form of inflicting an identical injury on that person.


lexentry: eng/eye_patch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eye patch
trans_list: cache-œil
sense:
An opaque patch worn so as to cover an injured or infected eye or an eye socket in order to protect or conceal it, or to treat amblyopia in children.


lexentry: eng/eye_pattern__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eye pattern
trans_list: diagramme de l'œil
sense:
(electronics) An oscilloscope display of a data signal passed through a transmission line, clocked synchronously to the data symbols; used to analyze the quality of transmission.


lexentry: eng/eye_socket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eye socket
trans_list: orbite | cavité oculaire | orbite crânienne | orbite de l'œil
sense:
(anatomy, ophthalmology) The bony cavity which contains the eyeball and its associated muscles, vessels, and nerves. In humans, seven bones make up each bony orbit.


lexentry: eng/eyeball__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eyeball
trans_list: faire à la louche | évaluer au pif | évaluer à vue de nez
sense:
(transitive, informal) To gauge, estimate or judge by eye, rather than measuring precisely; to look or glance at.


lexentry: eng/eyebright__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eyebright
trans_list: euphraise
sense:
Any of the flowering plants of the genus Euphrasia, originally as used to treat eye infections. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/eyelet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eyelet
trans_list: œillet
sense:
An object that consists of a rim and small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener, as in garments, sails, etc. An eyelet may reinforce a hole.


lexentry: eng/eyepiece__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eyepiece
trans_list: oculaire
sense:
The lens (or the component containing a combination of lenses) at the eye end of a microscope or telescope by which the image is viewed.


lexentry: eng/eyes-only__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eyes-only
trans_list: classé
sense:
(espionage, of documents) Meant to be read only, and not discussed, by the named recipient; classified.


lexentry: eng/eyeshade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eyeshade
trans_list: visière
sense:
(countable) A type of headgear for shielding the eyes from glaring light, usually consisting of a visor and a headband, more popular among indoor workers in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries than today.


lexentry: eng/eyeshade__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: eyeshade
trans_list: ombre à paupières | visière
sense:
(not countable) A cosmetic product which may be applied to the upper eyelid and to the area near the eye to change skin coloration.


lexentry: eng/ezafe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ezafe
trans_list: ézafé
sense:
A grammatical particle found in some Iranian and Iranian-influenced languages which links two words together; it consists of the unstressed vowel -e / -ye (Persian, Bengali, Hindi-Urdu), -i / -yi (Classical Persian, Kurdish, Urdu, Ottoman Turkish), or -ı (Ottoman Turkish) between the words it connects, and often approximately corresponds in usage to the English preposition "of", similar to but not to be confused with Arabic ʾiḍāfa.


lexentry: eng/f-hole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: f-hole
trans_list: ouïe
sense:
(musical instruments) A sound hole, shaped like a lowercase f, through the top surface of a string instrument.


lexentry: eng/f-number__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: f-number
trans_list: trou
sense:
(photography) The ratio of the focal length of a lens to its diameter; a measure of the light-gathering ability of the lens.


lexentry: eng/fa__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fa
trans_list: fa
sense:
(music) A syllable used in solfège to represent the fourth diatonic (or sixth chromatic) note of a major scale.


lexentry: eng/fable__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fable
trans_list: fable | conte
sense:
A fictitious narrative intended to enforce some useful truth or precept, usually with animals, etc. as characters; an apologue. Prototypically, Aesop's Fables.


lexentry: eng/fabliau__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fabliau
trans_list: fabliau
sense:
A short, farcical, often bawdy tale of a genre written in the North of France in the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries.


lexentry: eng/fabric_softener__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fabric softener
trans_list: adoucissant
sense:
A chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer by coating the surface of the cloth fibers with a thin layer of chemicals; these chemicals have lubricant properties and are electrically conductive, thus making the fibers feel smoother and preventing buildup of static electricity; usually available as a liquid or as dryer sheets.


lexentry: eng/facade__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: facade
trans_list: façade
sense:
(programming) An object serving as a simplified interface to a larger body of code, as in the facade pattern.


lexentry: eng/facade_pattern__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: facade pattern
trans_list: façade
sense:
(software, object-oriented) A structural design pattern that provides an object that is a simplified interface to a larger body of code, such as a class library.


lexentry: eng/face-down__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: face-down
trans_list: à plat ventre
sense:
(of a person or object) In a manner such that the face, front, or surface which is normally directed forward for viewing is positioned downward.


lexentry: eng/face__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: face
trans_list: visage | face | figure | gueule
sense:
(anatomy) The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area.


lexentry: eng/face__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: face
trans_list: visage | physionomie
sense:
(in expressions such as 'make a face') A distorted facial expression; an expression of displeasure, insult, etc.


lexentry: eng/face__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: face
trans_list: face | visage
sense:
(geometry) Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron; more generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension.


lexentry: eng/face__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: face
trans_list: faire face à
sense:
(transitive, of a person or animal) To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).


lexentry: eng/face__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: face
trans_list: affronter
sense:
(transitive) To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.


lexentry: eng/face_the_music__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (idiomatic) To accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one's actions. [from 19th c.]
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/facekini__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: facekini
trans_list: face-kini
sense:
A balaclava-like swimwear face mask which completely covers the face except for holes for the eyes, nose, and mouth, worn as protection from sun and irritants.


lexentry: eng/facemask__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: facemask
trans_list: grilles
sense:
(American football, Canadian football) The part of the helmet that directly covers the face, made of one or more plastic-coated metal bars.


lexentry: eng/facepalm__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: facepalm
trans_list: se cacher la tête dans la main | se taper la main sur le front | se taper la tête avec la main
sense:
To bring the palm of one’s hand to one’s face as an expression of mixed humor and disbelief, disgust or shame; for example, when one is caught off-guard with a particularly bad pun.


lexentry: eng/faceplate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: faceplate
trans_list: viseur
sense:
A removable protective shield separating the inner workings of a machine from operator and observer.


lexentry: eng/fachidiot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fachidiot
trans_list: syndrome de l'expert
sense:
(rare) A (narrow) specialist expert who is ignorant outside of their specialty, or who only looks at problems through the (blinkered) lens of their own specialty.


lexentry: eng/facial_expression__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: facial expression
trans_list: expression faciale
sense:
The expression or countenance that seems to an onlooker to be represented by the appearance of a person or animal's face, resulting from specific use of that person's facial muscles.


lexentry: eng/facial_hair__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: facial hair
trans_list: poils du visage
sense:
Hair on the face of a human, such as the eyebrows of a man or woman or the androgenic hair (beard or moustache) of a man.


lexentry: eng/facilitation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: facilitation
trans_list: facilitation
sense:
(physiology) The process of synapses becoming more capable of transmitting the same type of signal each time certain types of sensory signals pass through sequences of these synapses.


lexentry: eng/facilitator__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: facilitator
trans_list: entremetteur | entremetteuse | facilitateur | facilitatrice | médiateur | médiatrice
sense:
A person who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument, especially in order to reach a consensus.


lexentry: eng/facility__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: facility
trans_list: centre | infrastructure | installation | matériel | pôle | équipement
sense:
The physical means or contrivances to make something (especially a public service) possible; the required equipment, infrastructure, location etc. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/facility__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: facility
trans_list: établissement
sense:
An institution specially designed for a specific purpose, such as incarceration, military use, or scientific experimentation.


lexentry: eng/facsimile__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: facsimile
trans_list: fax | télécopieur
sense:
A fax, a machine for making and sending copies of printed material and images via radio or telephone network.


lexentry: eng/fact__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: fact
trans_list: fait
sense:
An objective consensus on a fundamental reality that has been agreed upon by a substantial number of experts.


lexentry: eng/fact__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: fact
trans_list: fait | vérité
sense:
(databases) An individual value or measurement at the lowest level of granularity in a data warehouse.


lexentry: eng/facticity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: facticity
trans_list: facticité
sense:
(uncountable, specifically, philosophy) In existentialism, the 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/faction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: faction
trans_list: faction
sense:
(countable) A group of people, especially within a political organization, which expresses a shared belief or opinion different from people who are not part of the group.


lexentry: eng/factor__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: factor
trans_list: facteur
sense:
A business organization that lends money on accounts receivable or buys and collects accounts receivable.


lexentry: eng/factor__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: factor
trans_list: facteur
sense:
A person or business organization that provides money for another's new business venture; one who finances another's business.


lexentry: eng/factor__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: factor
trans_list: facteur | agent
sense:
(causal analysis) Influence; a phenomenon that affects the nature, the magnitude, and/or the timing of a consequence.


lexentry: eng/factor__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: factor
trans_list: factoriser
sense:
(transitive) To find all the factors of (a number or other mathematical object) (the objects that divide it evenly).


lexentry: eng/factorial__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: factorial
trans_list: factorielle
sense:
(mathematics, combinatorics) The result of multiplying a given number of consecutive integers from 1 to the given number. In equations, it is symbolized by an exclamation mark (!). For example, 5! = 1 × 2 × 3 × 4 × 5 = 120.


lexentry: eng/factoring__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: factoring
trans_list: affacturage
sense:
A financial transaction whereby a business sells its accounts receivable to a third party (called a factor) at a discount.


lexentry: eng/factorize__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: factorize
trans_list: factoriser
sense:
(mathematics, transitive) To divide an expression into a list of items that, when multiplied together, will produce the original quantity.


lexentry: eng/factory_farming__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: factory farming
trans_list: élevage intensif
sense:
(pejorative) A type of intensive agriculture, specifically an approach to animal husbandry, designed to maximize production while minimizing costs.


lexentry: eng/factory_reset__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: factory reset
trans_list: retour aux paramètres d'usine
sense:
(computing) A full restore of an electronic device, such as a PDA or a mobile phone, to its original settings, deleting all of its data.


lexentry: eng/fade__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: fade
trans_list: faner | affadir | dépérir | estomper | flétrir
sense:
(intransitive) To grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.


lexentry: eng/fade__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: fade
trans_list: s'estomper | affadir
sense:
(intransitive) To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color.


lexentry: eng/fade_out__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fade out
trans_list: fondu de fermeture
sense:
(film, television) A type of transition used in film, usually at the end of a scene, involving a fade to black from the cut.


lexentry: eng/fado__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fado
trans_list: Fado | fado
sense:
A Portuguese folk song, usually featuring a single vocalist, Portuguese guitar and sometimes classical guitar. Lyrical themes are often melancholic in nature; the structure of the song is of greater importance.


lexentry: eng/faff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: faff
trans_list: bêtise
sense:
(Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, slang) An overcomplicated task, especially one perceived as a waste of time.


lexentry: eng/fag__Noun__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fag
trans_list: pédé | pédale | tapette | fif
sense:
(chiefly, US, Canada, vulgar, usually, _, offensive) A homosexual man, especially (usually, _, derogatory) an effeminate or unusual one.


lexentry: eng/faggotry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: faggotry
trans_list: pédalerie
sense:
(offensive, pejorative, derogatory, vulgar, slang) The stereotypical behaviours of a faggot (male homosexual) or homosexuality in general.


lexentry: eng/faham__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: faham
trans_list: faham
sense:
The leaves of an orchid (Jumellea fragrans) of the islands of Réunion and Mauritius, used in France as a substitute for Chinese tea.


lexentry: eng/faience__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: faience
trans_list: faïence
sense:
A type of tin-glazed earthenware ceramic, used domestically for tableware and in architecture as a decorative material.


lexentry: eng/fail__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: fail
trans_list: faillir | échouer | rater
sense:
(transitive) Not to achieve a particular stated goal. (Usage note: The direct object of this word is usually an infinitive.)


lexentry: eng/fail__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: fail
trans_list: négliger | recaler | tomber en panne
sense:
(transitive) To be wanting to, to be insufficient for, to disappoint, to desert; to disappoint one's expectations.


lexentry: eng/fail__Verb__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: fail
trans_list: négliger
sense:
To be wanting; to fall short; to be or become deficient in any measure or degree up to total absence.


lexentry: eng/fail__Verb__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: fail
trans_list: négliger
sense:
(archaic) To be affected with want; to come short; to lack; to be deficient or unprovided; used with of.


lexentry: eng/failed_state__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: failed state
trans_list: État en déliquescence | État failli
sense:
(politics) A state that has failed to meet the basic conditions and responsibilities of a sovereign government; one that has lost physical control of its territory, the ability to provide public services, etc.


lexentry: eng/faint__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: faint
trans_list: s'évanouir | pâmer
sense:
(intransitive) To lose consciousness through a lack of oxygen or nutrients to the brain, usually as a result of suddenly reduced blood flow (may be caused by emotional trauma, loss of blood or various medical conditions).


lexentry: eng/fair's_fair__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fair's fair
trans_list: donnant donnant
sense:
An expression used when asking for fair or just treatment, or when asserting that a situation is fair.


lexentry: eng/fair-haired_boy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fair-haired boy
trans_list: chouchou
sense:
(idiomatic, US, Australia) Someone's favourite, especially a young one; a blue-eyed boy (British), (Australian)


lexentry: eng/fair-weather_friend__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fair-weather friend
trans_list: ami
sense:
(idiomatic) One who is friendly, helpful, or available only when it is advantageous or convenient to be so. [from early 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/fair_copy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fair copy
trans_list: copie propre
sense:
A handwritten document that has been written neatly and correctly without scratch-outs and revisions.


lexentry: eng/fair_enough__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fair enough
trans_list: certes | d'accord | qu'à cela ne tienne | soit
sense:
(idiomatic) An expression used to concede a point; denotes that, upon consideration, something is correct or reasonable; an expression of acknowledgment or understanding.


lexentry: eng/fair_play__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fair play
trans_list: fair-play | fairplay | franc-jeu
sense:
Good behavior; conduct (in sports or another endeavor) that is respectful of the rules, the spirit of the activity, and the adversary.


lexentry: eng/fair_trade__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: fair trade
trans_list: commerce équitable
sense:
(uncountable) A system of trading promoting more equitable global trade, especially to sellers and producers in poorer areas, but also to the environment.


lexentry: eng/fair_use__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fair use
trans_list: usage équitable
sense:
(copyright law) A doctrine in intellectual property law that permits one party to make use of another party's protected intellectual property (such as a copyright or trademark) under narrowly defined circumstances.


lexentry: eng/fairground__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fairground
trans_list: parc d'attractions
sense:
An area where a fair (an event for public entertainment) or other public event is held; a showground.


lexentry: eng/fairing__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fairing
trans_list: carénage | fuselage
sense:
A structure on various parts of a vehicle, for example an aircraft, automobile, or motorcycle, that produces a smooth exterior and reduces drag. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/fairlead__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fairlead
trans_list: fil conducteur | filoir
sense:
(nautical) A device to guide a line, rope or cable around an object or out of the way, or to stop it from moving laterally


lexentry: eng/fairleader__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fairleader
trans_list: poulie
sense:
(nautical) A fitting used to guide a line, cable or sheet with minimal friction. Used for anchor lines, and for rigging on sailing ships.


lexentry: eng/fairy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: fairy
trans_list: fée | féetaud
sense:
A mythical being of human form with magical powers, known in many sizes and descriptions, although often depicted in modern illustrations only as a small sprite with gauze-like wings, especially one that is female. Fairies are revered in some modern forms of paganism.


lexentry: eng/fairy_godmother__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fairy godmother
trans_list: fée marraine
sense:
In certain fairy tales, a fictional benevolent woman with magical powers who uses them to help the cause of the protagonist.


lexentry: eng/fairy_ring__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: fairy ring
trans_list: rond de sorcière | cercle des fées
sense:
(mycology, botany) A ring of fungi marking the periphery of the perennial underground growth of the mycelium.


lexentry: eng/fairywren__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fairywren
trans_list: mérion
sense:
Any of the small passerine birds of the tribe Malurini in the family Maluridae of Australasian wrens.


lexentry: eng/faith__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: faith
trans_list: foi | confiance
sense:
A trust or confidence in the intentions or abilities of a person, object, or ideal from prior empirical evidence.


lexentry: eng/faith_will_move_mountains__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: faith will move mountains
trans_list: la foi transporte les montagnes
sense:
Belief in oneself (read sometimes as belief in God) can help one overcome any hurdle in life's path.


lexentry: eng/fajita__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fajita
trans_list: fajita
sense:
A Tex-Mex dish of strips of spicy marinated meat and/or vegetables in a soft flour tortilla, often served with salad or a savoury filling.


lexentry: eng/fake__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fake
trans_list: lover
sense:
(nautical) To coil (a rope, line, or hawser), by winding alternately in opposite directions, in layers usually of zigzag or figure of eight form, to prevent twisting when running out.


lexentry: eng/fakir__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: fakir
trans_list: fakir
sense:
(Hinduism, more, _, loosely) An ascetic mendicant, especially one who performs feats of endurance or apparent magic.


lexentry: eng/falafel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: falafel
trans_list: falafel | falafels
sense:
(uncountable) A Middle Eastern food in the form of balls made from chickpeas or broad beans and other ingredients, often served in a pita.


lexentry: eng/falchion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: falchion
trans_list: fauchon
sense:
(also, attributively) A somewhat curved, single-edged medieval sword of European origin, with the cutting edge on its convex side, whose design is reminiscent of the Persian scimitar and the Chinese dao.


lexentry: eng/fall__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: fall
trans_list: chute | déclin
sense:
(chiefly, North America, archaic in Britain) The time of the year when the leaves typically fall from the trees; autumn; the season of the year between the autumnal equinox and the winter solstice. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/fall__Verb__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: fall
trans_list: tomber | renversé
sense:
(intransitive, obsolete) To issue forth into life; to be brought forth; said of the young of certain animals.


lexentry: eng/fall__Verb__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: fall
trans_list: tomber | devenir
sense:
(intransitive) To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin.


lexentry: eng/fall_armyworm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fall armyworm
trans_list: légionnaire d'automne | noctuelle américaine du maïs
sense:
The larval life stage of the fall armyworm moth (Spodoptera frugiperda), which is highly destructive of food crops and grasses.


lexentry: eng/fall_by_the_wayside__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fall by the wayside
trans_list: rester sur le carreau | être sur le carreau
sense:
(idiomatic) To fail to be completed, particularly for lack of interest; to be left out, to suffer from neglect.


lexentry: eng/fall_from_grace__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: fall from grace
trans_list: tomber en disgrâce
sense:
(figuratively, idiomatic) To fall from one's current social position to something lower, to lose one's prestige, status or power.


lexentry: eng/fall_in_love__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fall in love
trans_list: tomber amoureux | tomber amoureuse | s'amouracher
sense:
(intransitive, of a person, animate object following “with”) To come to have feelings of love, particularly romantic love.


lexentry: eng/fall_into_one's_lap__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fall into one's lap
trans_list: tomber tout cru dans le bec
sense:
(idiomatic) Of something desirable, to be received by someone with little or no effort or by chance.


lexentry: eng/fall_into_place__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fall into place
trans_list: se mettre en place | se réaliser | se résoudre de soi-même
sense:
(idiomatic) To assume a clear and complete form when separate elements come together; to be fully realized at last.


lexentry: eng/fall_off_the_wagon__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fall off the wagon
trans_list: replonger
sense:
(idiomatic) To cease or fail at a regimen of self-improvement or reform; to lapse back into an old habit or addiction.


lexentry: eng/fall_over__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fall over
trans_list: tomber
sense:
(intransitive, idiomatic) To fall from an upright or standing position to a horizontal or prone position.


lexentry: eng/fallacy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: fallacy
trans_list: sophisme
sense:
(logic) An argument, or apparent argument, which professes to be decisive of the matter at issue, while in reality it is not; a specious argument.


lexentry: eng/fallback__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: fallback
trans_list: plan B | plan de repli | solution de repli
sense:
A backup plan or contingency strategy; an alternative which can be used if something goes wrong with the main plan; a recourse.


lexentry: eng/fallibilism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fallibilism
trans_list: faillibilisme
sense:
The doctrine that knowledge is never certain, but always hypothetical and susceptible to correction.


lexentry: eng/fallout__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fallout
trans_list: retombées
sense:
The event of small airborne particles falling to the ground in significant quantities as a result of major industrial activity, volcano eruption, sandstorm, nuclear explosion, etc.


lexentry: eng/fallout_shelter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fallout shelter
trans_list: abri anti-atomique
sense:
A thick-walled building, usually under the ground, built so that people can keep away from dust after a nuclear explosion.


lexentry: eng/false_alarm__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: false alarm
trans_list: fausse alarme
sense:
(idiomatic, by extension) A thing or occurrence which initially causes fear, distress, etc. but which is subsequently recognized as being no cause for concern.


lexentry: eng/false_alarm__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: false alarm
trans_list: fausse alarme | fausse alerte
sense:
(archaic, idiomatic) A person who pretends to be more accomplished or a thing that seems to be of higher quality than is later found to be the case.


lexentry: eng/false_analogy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: false analogy
trans_list: fausse analogie
sense:
(logic) An informal fallacy applying to inductive arguments, in which the similarity in one respect of two concepts, objects, or events is taken as sufficient to establish that they are similar in another respect in which they actually are dissimilar.


lexentry: eng/false_bottom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: false bottom
trans_list: double-fond
sense:
An internal partition in a container, typically at the bottom, enabling the concealment of objects from a cursory examination of the item's contents.


lexentry: eng/false_dawn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: false dawn
trans_list: lumière zodiacale
sense:
A thin ambient light which precedes true dawn, typically by around an hour, in certain parts of the world.


lexentry: eng/false_dichotomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: false dichotomy
trans_list: fausse dichotomie | faux dilemme
sense:
(rhetoric) A situation in which two alternative points of view are presented as the only options, when others are available.


lexentry: eng/false_flag__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: false flag
trans_list: opération sous fausse bannière | opération sous faux drapeau | opération sous faux pavillon
sense:
(espionage, military, politics) A diversionary or propaganda tactic of deceiving an adversary into thinking that an operation was carried out by another party.


lexentry: eng/false_flax__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: false flax
trans_list: cameline
sense:
Any of the several flowering plants of the genus Camelina, especially Camelina sativa, which is cultivated for oil.


lexentry: eng/false_friend__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: false friend
trans_list: faux-ami | faux ami
sense:
(linguistics, translation studies, lexicography) A word in a language that bears a deceptive resemblance to a word in another language but in fact has a different meaning.


lexentry: eng/false_imprisonment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: false imprisonment
trans_list: séquestration
sense:
(legal) The intentional restriction of a person's movement within any area without legal authority, justification, or the restrained person's permission.


lexentry: eng/false_morel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: false morel
trans_list: fausse morille
sense:
Any of several Ascomycota mushrooms in the genus Gyromitra which bear a resemblance to the highly regarded true morels of the genus Morchella.


lexentry: eng/false_vacuum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: false vacuum
trans_list: faux vide
sense:
(physics, quantum field theory) A (hypothetical) metastable vacuum whose energy state is at a local minimum different from the global minimum; a vacuum that is relatively stable and long-lived but which still may decay to a lower-energy state.


lexentry: eng/falsetto__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: falsetto
trans_list: fausset
sense:
(singing, uncountable) The "false" (singing) voice in any human, usually airy and lacking a purity of vowels; created by using the next highest vocal folds above those used for speech and normal range singing. It is commonly confused with the head voice register.


lexentry: eng/falsework__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: falsework
trans_list: cintre
sense:
(engineering) A temporary framework used in the building of bridges and arched structures in order to hold items in place until the structure is able to support itself.


lexentry: eng/falsework__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: falsework
trans_list: ouvrage provisoire | échafaudage de soutien | étaiement | étayage | étayement
sense:
(engineering) Scaffolding, a temporary frame serving to support and brace a building under construction until it can stand alone.


lexentry: eng/falsifiable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: falsifiable
trans_list: falsifiable
sense:
(epistemology) The demarcation criterion between scientific and non-scientific statements proposed by Karl Popper. In order to be ranked as scientific, statements or systems of statements must be contradicted by an intersubjective singular existential statement, also called a basic statement, and not be contradicted by another, that is, they must also be logically possible.


lexentry: eng/falsification__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: falsification
trans_list: falsification
sense:
The act of falsifying, or making false; a counterfeiting; the giving to a thing an appearance of something which it is not.


lexentry: eng/falsificationism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: falsificationism
trans_list: falsificationnisme
sense:
(epistemology) A scientific philosophy based on the requirement that hypotheses must be falsifiable in order to be scientific; if a claim is not able to be refuted it is not a scientific claim.


lexentry: eng/familiarly__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: familiarly
trans_list: familièrement
sense:
in a casual or informal manner, as with a close acquaintance; especially when such behavior may be considered inappropriate.


lexentry: eng/family__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: family
trans_list: famille
sense:
(countable) A nuclear family: a mother and father who are married and cohabiting and their child or children.


lexentry: eng/family__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: family
trans_list: famille
sense:
(countable) A (close-knit) group of people related by blood, friendship, marriage, law, or custom, especially if they live or work together.


lexentry: eng/family__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: family
trans_list: famille
sense:
(countable, biology, taxonomy) A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below order and above genus; a taxon at that rank.


lexentry: eng/family__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: family
trans_list: famille
sense:
(countable, linguistics) A group of languages believed to have descended from the same ancestral language.


lexentry: eng/family_home_evening__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: family home evening
trans_list: soirée familiale
sense:
(Mormonism) An evening, usually Monday, set apart once a week for family activity such as lessons, games, and prayer.


lexentry: eng/family_resemblance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: family resemblance
trans_list: air de famille
sense:
Physical similarities shared between close relatives, especially between parents and children and between siblings.


lexentry: eng/family_restaurant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: family restaurant
trans_list: restaurant familial
sense:
An eating establishment that serves relatively simple food at reasonable prices, and welcomes children as well as adults.


lexentry: eng/family_reunion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: family reunion
trans_list: réunion de famille
sense:
An infrequent gathering of family members or distant relatives who are usually geographically separated.


lexentry: eng/family_tree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: family tree
trans_list: arbre généalogique
sense:
A diagrammatic representation of a pedigree, illustrating the connections between a person's ancestors, offspring and other relatives


lexentry: eng/fan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fan
trans_list: éventail
sense:
A hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself.


lexentry: eng/fan__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fan
trans_list: supporteur | fan | admirateur | admiratrice
sense:
A person who is fond of something or someone, especially an admirer of a performer or aficionado of a sport.


lexentry: eng/fan__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fan
trans_list: éventer
sense:
(transitive) To blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise.


lexentry: eng/fan__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: fan
trans_list: disperser
sense:
(intransitive, usually to fan out) To move or spread in multiple directions from one point, in the shape of a hand-held fan.


lexentry: eng/fanboy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fanboy
trans_list: adepte
sense:
(fandom, often, derogatory) A male fan who is obsessive about a particular subject (especially, something or someone in popular entertainment media).


lexentry: eng/fandango__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fandango
trans_list: fandango | fandangue
sense:
(music, dance) A form of lively flamenco music and dance that has many regional variations (e.g. fandango de Huelva), some of which have their own names (e.g. malagueña, granadina). [from mid 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/fanfare__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fanfare
trans_list: fanfare
sense:
(countable) A flourish of trumpets or horns as to announce; a short and lively air performed on hunting horns during the chase.


lexentry: eng/fanlight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fanlight
trans_list: fenêtre en éventail
sense:
a semicircular or semioval window over a door or other window, normally having a fan-like structure of ribs; sometimes hinged to the transom


lexentry: eng/fanny_pack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fanny pack
trans_list: banane
sense:
(North America) A small fabric pouch secured with a zipper and worn at the waist by a strap around the hips.


lexentry: eng/fanservice__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: fanservice
trans_list: fan service
sense:
(fandom slang, chiefly, ACG, often, _, derogatory) The inclusion in a work of fiction of material, especially of a racy or sexual nature, which may or may not have relevance to the storyline and is designed merely to excite the viewer.


lexentry: eng/fanslation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fanslation
trans_list: informel
sense:
(slang) An unofficial translation of the dialogue or text of a media product (such as a manga, television programme, or video game) from one language to another which is done by fans rather than by its producer.


lexentry: eng/fantasia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fantasia
trans_list: fantaisie
sense:
(music, also, figurative) A form of instrumental composition with a free structure and improvisational characteristics; specifically, one combining a number of well-known musical pieces. [from early 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/fantasy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: fantasy
trans_list: fantaisie | fantasy
sense:
(literature) The literary genre generally dealing with themes of magic and the supernatural, imaginary worlds and creatures, etc.


lexentry: eng/farad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: farad
trans_list: farad
sense:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical capacitance; the capacitance of a capacitor in which one coulomb of charge causes a potential difference of one volt across the capacitor. Symbol: F


lexentry: eng/fare__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: fare
trans_list: se passer
sense:
(intransitive) To get along, succeed (well or badly); to be in any state, or pass through any experience, good or bad; to be attended with any circumstances or train of events.


lexentry: eng/farm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: farm
trans_list: ferme | domaine | exploitation agricole
sense:
A place where agricultural and similar activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock.


lexentry: eng/farmboy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: farmboy
trans_list: garçon de ferme
sense:
A boy or young man who works on a farm, especially one who is growing up there as a child of the farmer.


lexentry: eng/farmer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: farmer
trans_list: fermier | agriculteur | agricultrice | fermière | cultivateur | cultivatrice
sense:
A person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock; anyone engaged in agriculture on a farm#Noun.


lexentry: eng/farmhouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: farmhouse
trans_list: fermette
sense:
A house that was once a farmer's residence albeit today lived in by residents whose occupation is not farming.


lexentry: eng/faro__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: faro
trans_list: pharaon
sense:
(card games) A game of chance played by betting on the order in which certain cards will appear when taken singly from the top of the pack.


lexentry: eng/farrier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: farrier
trans_list: maréchal-ferrant | maréchale-ferrante
sense:
A person who maintains the health and balance of horses' feet through the trimming of the hoofs and fitting of horseshoes.


lexentry: eng/farthing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: farthing
trans_list: farthing
sense:
(historical) Former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny; or a coin representing this.


lexentry: eng/farthingale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: farthingale
trans_list: crinoline
sense:
(historical) A hooped structure in cloth worn to extend the skirt of women's dresses; a hooped petticoat.


lexentry: eng/fasces__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fasces
trans_list: faisceau
sense:
A Roman symbol of judicial authority consisting of a bundle of wooden sticks, with an axe blade embedded in the centre; used also as a symbol of fascism.


lexentry: eng/fascia__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: fascia
trans_list: ligature
sense:
(architectural element) A flat band or broad fillet; especially, one of the three bands that make up the architrave, in the Ionic order.


lexentry: eng/fascia__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: fascia
trans_list: membrane
sense:
(anatomy) The layer of loose tissue, often containing fat, immediately beneath the skin; the stronger layer of connective tissue covering and investing muscles and organs; an aponeurosis.


lexentry: eng/fasciculation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fasciculation
trans_list: fasciculation
sense:
(anatomy, muscles) (toxicology, venoms) An involuntary muscle twitch, usually localised and temporary, but that may be intensified and prolonged fatally by particular poisons and venoms such as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors.


lexentry: eng/fascine__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: fascine
trans_list: fascine
sense:
(specifically, military, _, fortification) A similar bundle of sticks of wood or plastic pipes used for filling in ditches for armoured fighting vehicles to drive over, and for making parapets, raising batteries, and strengthening ramparts.


lexentry: eng/fascine_knife__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fascine knife
trans_list: coupe-chou
sense:
(historical, military) A large, heavy knife or short sword used as a sidearm and tool by 17th to 19th century infantry and artillery.


lexentry: eng/fascism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fascism
trans_list: fascisme
sense:
Any right-wing, authoritarian, nationalist ideology characterized by centralized, totalitarian governance, strong regimentation of the economy and society, and repression of criticism or opposition. [1922]


lexentry: eng/fascism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: fascism
trans_list: fascisme
sense:
(by extension, derogatory) Any system of strong autocracy or oligarchy usually to the extent of bending and breaking the law, race-baiting, and/or violence against largely unarmed populations.


lexentry: eng/fashion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fashion
trans_list: mode | vogue
sense:
(countable) A current (constantly changing) trend, favored for frivolous rather than practical, logical, or intellectual reasons.


lexentry: eng/fashion__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: fashion
trans_list: mode
sense:
(uncountable) Popular trends, especially in clothing; the industry that designs clothing and sometimes other related items.


lexentry: eng/fastener__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: fastener
trans_list: fermeture | attache
sense:
Mechanically, any device that fastens; especially, a collective term for items such as screws, nuts, washers, clasps, bolts and the like.


lexentry: eng/faster-than-light__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: faster-than-light
trans_list: supraluminique
sense:
(physics) Faster than the speed of light in a vacuum, the theoretical speed limit for travel within the universe.


lexentry: eng/fastidious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fastidious
trans_list: minutieux | pointilleux
sense:
Excessively particular, demanding, or fussy about details, especially about tidiness and cleanliness.


lexentry: eng/fastness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fastness
trans_list: chateau fort
sense:
(archaic) Of a fortress or other place: the quality or state of being secure from access or attack; safety, security.


lexentry: eng/fat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fat
trans_list: graisse | gras
sense:
(uncountable) A specialized animal tissue with high lipid content, used for long-term storage of energy: fat tissue.


lexentry: eng/fat__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: fat
trans_list: gras | matière grasse
sense:
(countable) A lipid that is solid at room temperature, which fat tissue contains and which is also found in the blood circulation; sometimes, a refined substance chemically resembling such naturally occurring lipids.


lexentry: eng/fat_bike__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fat bike
sense:
(cycling, winter sports) A bicycle equipped with larger than normal tyres and a wider frame to accommodate them, which provides better traction on off-road surfaces such as sand or snow.

trans_list:
VPS | fat bike | vélo hivernal | vélo sur neige | vélo à pneus surdimensionnés | vélo à pneus ultralarges


lexentry: eng/fat_cat__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: fat cat
trans_list: richard
sense:
(slang, derogatory) Any affluent person who is perceived to have profited from the labor of others; and/or not to care about those of lesser means.


lexentry: eng/fatalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fatalism
trans_list: fatalisme
sense:
(metaphysics, philosophy) The doctrine that all events are subject to fate or inevitable necessity, or determined in advance in such a way that human beings cannot alter them.


lexentry: eng/fatalist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fatalist
trans_list: fataliste
sense:
One who maintains that all things happen by inevitable necessity; a person who believes in fatalism.


lexentry: eng/fatality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fatality
trans_list: destin
sense:
The state proceeding from destiny; invincible necessity, superior to, and independent of, free and rational control. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/fatha__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fatha
trans_list: fatha
sense:
In Arabic script, the vowel point for a, appearing as a diagonal line placed above a letter ( ـَ ) and designating a short a /a/. If the Arabic letters ا (‎أَلِف) or ى (‎أَلِف مَقْصُورَة) immediately follow, it indicates a long ā /aː/.


lexentry: eng/father-to-be__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: father-to-be
trans_list: futur
sense:
A male partner of a pregnant woman (mother-to-be), especially when she is pregnant for the first time.


lexentry: eng/father_confessor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: father confessor
trans_list: conseiller spirituel | directeur de conscience | guide spirituel
sense:
(by extension) A person who listens to others and gives them advice on private matters; a spiritual guide.


lexentry: eng/father_figure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: father figure
trans_list: figure de père
sense:
One who represents, behaves as, or is regarded as equivalent to a father for another person or group of people.


lexentry: eng/fathom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fathom
trans_list: brasse | toise
sense:
(chiefly, nautical, historical, US) A man's armspan, generally reckoned to be six feet (about 1.8 metres). Later used to measure the depth of water, but now generally replaced by the metre outside American usage.


lexentry: eng/fathom__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fathom
trans_list: comprendre | saisir
sense:
(archaic, or, obsolete) To encircle (someone or something) with outstretched arms; specifically, to measure the circumference or (rare) length of something.


lexentry: eng/fathom__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fathom
trans_list: comprendre | saisir
sense:
(figurative) Often followed by out: to deeply understand (someone or something); to get to the bottom of.


lexentry: eng/fattouch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fattouch
trans_list: fattouch | salade libanaise
sense:
A traditional Lebanese, Syrian, or Levantine fresh salad with crispy bread (typically, dried, toasted, grilled, or fried pita), usually with mint, parsley, and olive oil.


lexentry: eng/fatty_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fatty acid
trans_list: acide gras
sense:
(organic chemistry, biochemistry) Any of a class of aliphatic carboxylic acids, of general formula CnH2n+1COOH, that occur combined with glycerol as animal or vegetable oils and fats. Only those with an even number of carbon atoms are normally found in natural fats.


lexentry: eng/fatwa__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: fatwa
trans_list: fatwa
sense:
(religion, by extension) A formal decree or ruling, or statement, issued by an authority of a religion other than Islam.


lexentry: eng/faubourg__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: faubourg
trans_list: faubourg
sense:
An outlying part of a city or town, beyond the walls; a suburb, especially of Paris, New Orleans, Montreal, or Quebec City.


lexentry: eng/fauces__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fauces
trans_list: gorge
sense:
(anatomy) The narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx, situated between the soft palate and the base of the tongue.


lexentry: eng/fault_plane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fault plane
trans_list: plan de faille
sense:
(geology) The plane, or surface formed between the two rock blocks that slip one with the other during an earthquake. The edge of the fault plane can often be seen on the land as a fault line.


lexentry: eng/faun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: faun
trans_list: faune
sense:
(Roman mythology) A woodland creature with pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat and a fondness for unrestrained revelry.


lexentry: eng/fauna__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fauna
trans_list: faune
sense:
(uncountable) Animals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time. [from late 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/fauvism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fauvism
trans_list: fauvisme
sense:
An artistic movement of the last part of the 19th century which emphasized spontaneity and the use of extremely bright colors. [from 1905]


lexentry: eng/favicon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: favicon
trans_list: favicon | favicône
sense:
(web design) An icon associated with a particular website, and typically displayed in the address bar of a browser viewing the site.


lexentry: eng/favid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: favid
trans_list: favid
sense:
(diseases) An allergic reaction in the skin observed in patients who have favus, which is a type of tinea capitis.


lexentry: eng/fayalite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fayalite
trans_list: fayalite
sense:
(mineral) Yellow, olive green, brown or black mineral with orthorhombic crystals of the olivine group, Fe2SiO4.


lexentry: eng/faze__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: faze
trans_list: effrayer
sense:
(transitive, informal) To frighten or cause hesitation; to daunt, put off (usually used in the negative); to disconcert, to perturb. [from mid 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/fealty__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fealty
trans_list: fidélité | loyauté
sense:
Fidelity to one's lord or master; the feudal obligation by which the tenant or vassal was bound to be faithful to his lord.


lexentry: eng/fear__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fear
trans_list: peur | crainte
sense:
(uncountable) A strong, unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by actual or perceived danger or threat.


lexentry: eng/fear__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fear
trans_list: craindre | avoir peur
sense:
(transitive) To be afraid of (something or someone); to consider or expect (something or someone) with alarm.


lexentry: eng/fear_of_missing_out__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fear of missing out
trans_list: peur de rater quelque chose
sense:
A form of social anxiety characterized by compulsive concern that one might be missing opportunities for social interaction, novel experiences, profitable investments, or other favorable things.


lexentry: eng/feather__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: feather
trans_list: plume
sense:
A branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of birds, used for flight, swimming, protection and display.


lexentry: eng/feather__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: feather
trans_list: fanon
sense:
Long hair on the lower legs of a dog or horse, especially a draft horse, notably the Clydesdale breed. Narrowly only the rear hair.


lexentry: eng/feather__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: feather
trans_list: mettre en drapeau
sense:
(aeronautics) To streamline the blades of an aircraft's propeller by rotating them perpendicular to the axis of the propeller when the engine is shut down so that the propeller does not windmill during flight.


lexentry: eng/feather_duster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: feather duster
trans_list: plumeau
sense:
An implement, traditionally consisting of a bundle of feathers (especially ostrich feathers) attached to a handle, used to remove surface dust.


lexentry: eng/feature_film__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: feature film
trans_list: long métrage
sense:
The main, full-length film in a cinema program that also included a short film and often a newsreel. As of now, it plays after the trailers.


lexentry: eng/featurette__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: featurette
trans_list: featurette
sense:
(film) A short film of bonus material, companion to the main feature, frequently part of additional material in a home video release on LaserDisc, DVD, Blu-Ray.


lexentry: eng/federal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
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/federal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: federal
trans_list: fédéral | fédérale
sense:
Pertaining to the national government level in a federal nation, as opposed to state, provincial, county, city, or town.


lexentry: eng/federalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: federalism
trans_list: fédéralisme
sense:
A system of national government in which power is divided between a central authority and a number of regions with delimited self-governing authority.


lexentry: eng/federation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: federation
trans_list: fédération
sense:
Array of nations or states that are unified under one central authority which is elected by its members.


lexentry: eng/fee__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: fee
trans_list: tarif | honoraires
sense:
An additional monetary payment charged for a service or good, especially one that is minor compared to the underlying cost.


lexentry: eng/feed_a_cold,_starve_a_fever__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: feed a cold, starve a fever
trans_list: nourrir un rhume et affamer une fièvre
sense:
Expressing the common belief that eating more will cure the common cold, and eating less will cure a fever.


lexentry: eng/feedback__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: feedback
trans_list: rétroaction | retour
sense:
(electronics, cybernetics, control theory, ) The part of an output signal that is looped back into the input to control or modify a system.


lexentry: eng/feedback__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: feedback
trans_list: effet Larsen | retour
sense:
(amplification) The high-pitched howling noise heard when there is a loop between a microphone and a speaker.


lexentry: eng/feeder_cattle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: feeder cattle
trans_list: bovin d’engraissement
sense:
(agriculture) Steers or cows that are mature enough to be placed in a feedlot in preparation for slaughter.


lexentry: eng/feet_of_clay__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: feet of clay
trans_list: pieds d'argile
sense:
(idiomatic) In someone apparently strong and without failings, a hidden weakness which could lead to downfall.


lexentry: eng/feisty__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: feisty
trans_list: agressif
sense:
Belligerent; prepared to stand and fight, especially in spite of relatively small stature or some other disadvantage.


lexentry: eng/feldspar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: feldspar
trans_list: feldspath
sense:
(mineral) Any of a large group of rock-forming minerals that, together, make up about 60% of the earth's outer crust. The feldspars are all aluminum silicates of the alkali metals sodium, potassium, calcium and barium. Feldspars are the principal constituents of igneous and plutonic rocks.


lexentry: eng/felicity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: felicity
trans_list: félicité
sense:
(uncountable) An apt and pleasing style in speech, writing, etc.; (countable) an apt and pleasing choice of words.


lexentry: eng/fellow__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: fellow
trans_list: paire
sense:
(chiefly, in the plural) An object which is associated with another object; especially, as part of a set.


lexentry: eng/fellow__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: fellow
trans_list: contemporain
sense:
A person living at the same time, or about the same age as another, especially when in the same field of study or work.


lexentry: eng/fellow__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: fellow
trans_list: boursier
sense:
(chiefly, Britain) A scholar appointed to a fellowship, that is, a paid academic position held for a certain period which usually requires the scholar to conduct research.


lexentry: eng/fellow__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: fellow
trans_list: gars | mec | type | bougre
sense:
(informal) A male person; a bloke, a chap, a guy, a man; also, preceded by a modifying word, sometimes with a sense of mild reproach: used as a familiar term of address to a man.


lexentry: eng/fellow_traveller__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: fellow traveller
trans_list: compagnon de route | sympathisant
sense:
(US) One who sympathizes with the aims or beliefs of an organization without belonging to it; especially a Communist sympathizer. [mid-20th c.]


lexentry: eng/felon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: felon
trans_list: criminel | criminelle
sense:
(criminal law) A person who has committed a felony; specifically, one who has been tried and convicted of such a crime.


lexentry: eng/felony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: felony
trans_list: crime
sense:
(law, criminology, US, historical, _, in, _) A serious criminal offense, which, under United States federal law, is punishable by a term of imprisonment of not less than one year or by the death penalty in the most serious offenses.


lexentry: eng/felt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: felt
trans_list: feutre | feutrine
sense:
A cloth or stuff made of matted fibres of wool, or wool and fur, fulled or wrought into a compact substance by rolling and pressure, with lees or size, without spinning or weaving.


lexentry: eng/felucca__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: felucca
trans_list: felouque
sense:
A traditional wooden shallow-draught sailing boat used in the Mediterranean and along the Nile in Egypt, its rig consisting of one or two lateen sails.


lexentry: eng/female__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: female
trans_list: femelle | féminin
sense:
Belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/female_circumcision__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: female circumcision
trans_list: excision
sense:
(sometimes, proscribed, possibly, _, dated) Any operation involving removal of any of various parts of the vulva including and in addition to the hood, such as the clitoris or labia (a form of female genital mutilation when done without medical justification). [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/female_condom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: female condom
trans_list: préservatif féminin
sense:
A device that is inserted into the vagina during sexual intercourse as a barrier contraceptive to reduce the risk of sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancy.


lexentry: eng/female_ejaculation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: female ejaculation
trans_list: éjaculation féminine
sense:
The forceful expulsion of fluids from the vagina during the female orgasm, possibly originating from the Skene's gland (paraurethral gland) and/or urethra.


lexentry: eng/female_genital_mutilation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: female genital mutilation
trans_list: mutilations génitales féminines
sense:
Any mutilation of the female genitals done for non-medical reasons, such as the infliction of abrasion, burns (chemical or cauterizing), or cuts or slits, or amputation or piercing. [from 21st c.]


lexentry: eng/female_hysteria__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: female hysteria
trans_list: hystérie
sense:
A now unrecognized medical diagnosis made exclusively in women with symptoms including faintness, nervousness, sexual desire, insomnia, fluid retention and heaviness in the abdomen.


lexentry: eng/femdom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: femdom
trans_list: femdom
sense:
(BDSM, uncountable) Female domination; a sexual practice in which women dominate men or other women.


lexentry: eng/femicide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: femicide
trans_list: féminicide | gynocide | fémicide
sense:
The killing of a woman or girl because of her sex, especially when motivated by misogyny. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/feminazi__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: feminazi
trans_list: féminazi
sense:
(derogatory, potentially, _, offensive) Relating to a radical or militant feminist who is intolerant of opposing views, or a female chauvinist.


lexentry: eng/feminazi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: feminazi
trans_list: féminazi | féminazie
sense:
(derogatory, potentially, _, offensive) A radical or militant feminist who is intolerant of opposing views or who seeks female superiority over men.


lexentry: eng/feminine__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: feminine
trans_list: féminin
sense:
(grammar) Of, pertaining or belonging to the female grammatical gender, in languages that have gender distinctions.


lexentry: eng/feminism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: feminism
trans_list: féminisme
sense:
A social theory or political movement which argues that legal and social restrictions on women must be removed in order to bring about equality of the sexes in all aspects of public and private life.


lexentry: eng/feminist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: feminist
trans_list: féministe
sense:
an advocate of feminism; a person who believes in bringing about the equality of the sexes (of women and men) in all aspects of public and private life


lexentry: eng/femto-__Prefix__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: femto-
trans_list: femto-
sense:
In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10−15 (short scale quadrillionth or long scale billiardth). Symbol: f.


lexentry: eng/fen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fen
trans_list: marais
sense:
A type of wetland fed by ground water and runoff, containing peat below the waterline, characteristically alkaline.


lexentry: eng/fence__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: fence
trans_list: receleur | recéleur | fourgue | receleuse | recéleuse
sense:
(informal) Someone who hides or buys and sells stolen goods, a criminal middleman for transactions of stolen goods.


lexentry: eng/fencing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fencing
trans_list: escrime
sense:
The art or sport of duelling with swords, especially with the 17th- to 18th-century European dueling swords and the practice weapons descended from them (sport fencing).


lexentry: eng/fend__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: fend
trans_list: prendre soin de soi
sense:
(rare, except as "fend for oneself") To defend, to take care of (typically construed with for); to block or push away (typically construed with off).


lexentry: eng/fennec__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fennec
trans_list: fennec
sense:
A small fox of the species Vulpes zerda, found in the Sahara (excluding the coast) and having distinctive oversized ears.


lexentry: eng/fentanyl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fentanyl
trans_list: fentanyl
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A synthetic opioid narcotic analgesic C22H28N2O with pharmacological action similar to morphine that is administered transdermally as a skin patch and in the form of its citrate C22H28N2O·C6H8O7 is administered orally or parenterally (as by intravenous or epidural injection); N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-4-yl]propanamide.


lexentry: eng/fenugreek__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fenugreek
trans_list: fenugrec | senegré | senègre
sense:
Any of the species leguminous plant, Trigonella foenum-graecum, eaten as a vegetable and with seeds used as a spice.


lexentry: eng/feral_child__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: feral child
trans_list: enfant sauvage
sense:
A child who is raised without human contact as a result of being abandoned, allegedly often raised by wild animals.


lexentry: eng/fermata__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: fermata
trans_list: point d'orgue
sense:
(music, countable) The notation ⟨◌͒⟩ of such a prolongation, usually represented as a dot with a semi-circle above or below it, written above or below the prolonged note or rest.


lexentry: eng/ferment__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ferment
trans_list: fermenter
sense:
To react, using fermentation; especially to produce alcohol by aging or by allowing yeast to act on sugars; to brew.


lexentry: eng/fermentation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fermentation
trans_list: fermentation
sense:
(biochemistry) Any of many anaerobic biochemical reactions in which an enzyme (or several enzymes produced by a microorganism) catalyses the conversion of one substance into another; especially the conversion (using yeast) of sugars to alcohol or acetic acid with the evolution of carbon dioxide


lexentry: eng/fermentation_lock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fermentation lock
trans_list: glouglouteur
sense:
A device, used mainly in homebrewing, that allows carbon dioxide to escape from a fermenter without allowing air to enter


lexentry: eng/fermion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fermion
trans_list: fermion
sense:
(particle physics, Standard Model) Any elementary or composite particle that has half-integer spin and thus obeys Fermi–Dirac statistics and the Pauli exclusion principle (equivalently, a particle for which the wavefunction of any system of identical such particles changes sign whenever two are swapped); a baryon, a lepton or a quark;(slightly more loosely) any such particle or any composite particle composed of fermions.


lexentry: eng/fern__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fern
trans_list: fougère
sense:
Any of a group of some twenty thousand species of vascular plants classified in the division Pteridophyta that lack seeds and reproduce by shedding spores to initiate an alternation of generations.


lexentry: eng/ferret__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ferret
trans_list: furet
sense:
An often domesticated mammal (Mustela putorius furo) rather like a weasel, descended from the polecat and often trained to hunt burrowing animals.


lexentry: eng/ferroconcrete__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ferroconcrete
trans_list: béton armé
sense:
A building material made from Portland cement concrete with a matrix of steel bars or wires (rebars) to increase its tensile strength.


lexentry: eng/ferrofluid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ferrofluid
trans_list: ferrofluide
sense:
(chemistry, physics) A fluid, typically containing dispersed, nanoscale magnetic particles, designed to be magnetised such that its flow can be controlled by a magnet


lexentry: eng/ferromagnetism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ferromagnetism
trans_list: ferromagnétisme
sense:
(physics) The phenomenon whereby certain substances can become permanent magnets when subjected to a magnetic field.


lexentry: eng/ferrotype__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ferrotype
trans_list: ferrotype
sense:
(uncountable) An early photographic process in which the image was made on an iron plate having a sensitized surface film.


lexentry: eng/ferruginous_hawk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ferruginous hawk
trans_list: buse rouilleuse
sense:
Buteo regalis, a large bird of prey. It is not a true hawk like sparrowhawks or goshawks, but rather belongs to the broad-tailed buteo hawks, known as "buzzards" in Europe


lexentry: eng/ferry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ferry
trans_list: bac | ferry | transbordeur
sense:
A ship used to transport people, smaller vehicles and goods from one port to another, usually on a regular schedule.


lexentry: eng/ferry__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: ferry
trans_list: bac | ferry | transbordeur
sense:
The legal right or franchise that entitles a corporate body or an individual to operate such a service.


lexentry: eng/ferryboat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ferryboat
trans_list: transbordeur
sense:
(nautical) A boat used to ferry passengers, vehicles, or goods across open water, especially one that runs to a regular schedule


lexentry: eng/fertility_rate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fertility rate
trans_list: taux de fécondité
sense:
The average number of children that would be born to a woman over her lifetime if she followed the current average pattern of fertility among a given group of women and survived through her reproductive years; used as an indicator of strength of population growth.


lexentry: eng/fertilization__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: fertilization
trans_list: fécondation | fertilisation
sense:
The act of fecundating or impregnating the gametes of animals, plants, etc.; including the process by which in flowers the pollen renders the ovule fertile, an analogous process in flowerless plants, or the joining of sperm and egg in animals.


lexentry: eng/fescue__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: fescue
trans_list: fétuque
sense:
A hardy grass commonly used to border golf fairways in temperate climates. Any member of the genus Festuca.


lexentry: eng/festival__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: festival
trans_list: festival | fête
sense:
An event or series of special events centred on the celebration or promotion of some theme or aspect of the community, often held at regular intervals.


lexentry: eng/festschrift__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: festschrift
trans_list: mélanges | études offertes
sense:
A collection of articles, essays, etc., published together as a memorial or tribute to an academic or some other respected person. [from late 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/fetch__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: fetch
trans_list: aller chercher | rapporter | ramener
sense:
(intransitive) To bring oneself; to make headway; to veer; as, to fetch about; to fetch to windward.


lexentry: eng/fetish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fetish
trans_list: fétiche
sense:
Something which is believed to possess, contain, or cause spiritual or magical powers; an amulet or a talisman. [from the early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/fetish__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: fetish
trans_list: fétiche
sense:
Sexual attraction to or arousal at something abnormally sexual or nonsexual, such as an object or a nonsexual part of the body. [from the early 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/fetish__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: fetish
trans_list: fétiche
sense:
An irrational or abnormal preoccupation or fixation on some object or activity; an obsession. [from the 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/fetishism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fetishism
trans_list: fétichisme
sense:
The belief that natural objects have supernatural powers, or that something created by people has power over people.


lexentry: eng/fetishism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: fetishism
trans_list: fétichisme
sense:
A form of paraphilia where the object of attraction is an inanimate object or a part of a person's body.


lexentry: eng/feudalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: feudalism
trans_list: féodalisme | féodalité
sense:
A social system based on personal ownership of resources and personal fealty between a suzerain (lord) and a vassal (subject). Defining characteristics are direct ownership of resources, personal loyalty, and a hierarchical social structure reinforced by religion.


lexentry: eng/feuilleton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: feuilleton
trans_list: feuilleton
sense:
A section of a European newspaper typically dedicated to arts, culture, criticism, and light literature.


lexentry: eng/fever__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fever
trans_list: fièvre | température
sense:
A higher than normal body temperature of a person (or, generally, a mammal), usually caused by disease.


lexentry: eng/fianchetto__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fianchetto
trans_list: fianchetto
sense:
(chess) The development of a bishop by moving it one square to a long diagonal; specifically, a set of opening moves where a bishop is developed to the second rank of the adjacent knight file.


lexentry: eng/fiat_money__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fiat money
trans_list: monnaie fiduciaire
sense:
(banking, economics) A type of currency that is not backed by a precious metal, such as gold or silver, and is typically designated by the issuing government to be legal tender, and authorized by government regulation.


lexentry: eng/fibre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fibre
trans_list: fibre
sense:
(countable) A single piece of a given material, elongated and roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibres to form thread.


lexentry: eng/fibrodysplasia_ossificans_progressiva__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva
trans_list: fibrodysplasie ossifiante progressive
sense:
(genetic disorder) A very rare, disabling genetic disorder of the connective tissue in which fibrous tissue (including ligaments, muscles, and tendons) ossifies when damaged.


lexentry: eng/fibromyalgia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fibromyalgia
trans_list: fibromyalgie
sense:
(medicine, pathology) A condition characterised by chronic pain, stiffness, and tenderness of the muscles, tendons, and joints.


lexentry: eng/fibula__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fibula
trans_list: fibule
sense:
An ancient kind of brooch used to hold clothing together, similar in function to the modern safety pin.


lexentry: eng/fichu__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fichu
trans_list: fichu
sense:
(chiefly, historical) A woman's lightweight triangular scarf worn over the shoulders and tied in front, or tucked into a bodice to cover the exposed part of the neck and chest.


lexentry: eng/fiction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fiction
trans_list: fiction | belles-lettres
sense:
(literature) Literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose.


lexentry: eng/fiddle__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: fiddle
trans_list: bidouiller | tripoter
sense:
(transitive) To fidget or play; to idly amuse oneself, to act aimlessly, idly, or frivolously, particularly out of nervousness or restlessness.


lexentry: eng/fideicommissum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fideicommissum
trans_list: fidéicommis
sense:
A benefit bequeathed to a beneficiary who inherits the benefit, subject to the obligation of bequeathing it to another.


lexentry: eng/fidget__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fidget
trans_list: gigoter | remuer
sense:
(intransitive) To wiggle or twitch; to move the body, especially the fingers, around nervously or idly.


lexentry: eng/fidget_spinner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fidget spinner
trans_list: fidget spinner | hand spinner | toupie à main
sense:
A type of stress-relieving toy that is intended to be spun around in one's hand, and that generally consists of a bearing in the center of a design made from any of a variety of materials including brass, stainless steel, titanium, copper, and plastic.


lexentry: eng/fiduciary__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fiduciary
trans_list: fiduciaire
sense:
(legal) Relating to an entity that owes to another good faith, accountability and trust, often in the context of trusts and trustees.


lexentry: eng/fief__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: fief
trans_list: fief
sense:
(figurative) A territory, a domain, an area over which one exercises lordly control, particularly with regard to corporate or governmental bureaucracies.


lexentry: eng/field__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: field
trans_list: champ | terrain
sense:
A wide, open space that is used to grow crops or to hold farm animals, usually enclosed by a fence, hedge or other barrier.


lexentry: eng/field__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: field
trans_list: terrain | champ
sense:
A place where competitive matches are carried out with figures, or playing area in a board game or a computer game.


lexentry: eng/field__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: field
trans_list: rubrique | champ
sense:
(computing, object-oriented programming) An area of memory or storage reserved for a particular value, subject to virtual access controls.


lexentry: eng/field__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: field
trans_list: champ | terrain
sense:
(physics) A physical phenomenon (such as force, potential or fluid velocity) that pervades a region; a mathematical model of such a phenomenon that associates each point and time with a scalar, vector or tensor quantity.


lexentry: eng/field_artillery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: field artillery
trans_list: artillerie de campagne | artillerie légère
sense:
The part of an army's artillery which consists of (light) fieldpieces (cannons, howitzers) which are mobile enough to deploy on the (battle) field, as opposed to the fixed guns in fortifications or naval artillery; usually excludes antiaircraft.


lexentry: eng/field_bindweed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: field bindweed
trans_list: liseron des champs
sense:
A common and invasive Eurasian perennial weed, Convolvulus arvensis, which has become established worldwide.


lexentry: eng/field_effect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: field effect
trans_list: effet de champ
sense:
The use of an electric field to control the conductivity of a channel in a semiconductor, as in FET.


lexentry: eng/field_hospital__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: field hospital
trans_list: hôpital de campagne
sense:
A large mobile medical unit that temporarily takes care of casualties before they can be safely transported to more permanent hospital facilities.


lexentry: eng/field_line__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: field line
trans_list: ligne de champ
sense:
(physics) A visual aid for visualizing vector fields; a line drawn such that the direction of its tangent at any point equals the direction of the vector at that point.


lexentry: eng/field_marshal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: field marshal
trans_list: maréchal de camp | maréchal
sense:
(military ranks) In certain nations the highest military rank, ranking below only the commander in chief; now essentially disused.


lexentry: eng/field_of_view__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: field of view
trans_list: champ de vision | champ de vue
sense:
(optics) The angular extent of what can be seen, either with the eye or with an optical instrument or camera.


lexentry: eng/field_of_vision__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: field of vision
trans_list: champ de vision | champ visuel
sense:
The area that a person, an animal, etc., can see with its eyes (or each eye individually) without turning the head.


lexentry: eng/field_trip__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: field trip
trans_list: classe verte | sortie scolaire
sense:
A trip, usually in a group and especially by students, to a place of special interest for education, research or exploration; a trip into the field.


lexentry: eng/fieldwork__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fieldwork
trans_list: travaux des champs
sense:
(uncountable, agriculture) Work done out in the fields as opposed to that done elsewhere on the farm (e.g., barn, house, outbuildings, office).


lexentry: eng/fife__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fife
trans_list: fifre
sense:
A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music


