# translation

lexentry: eng/conk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conk
trans_list: langue
sense:
The shelf- or bracket-shaped fruiting body of a bracket fungus (also called a shelf fungus), i.e. a mushroom growing off a tree trunk.


lexentry: eng/connect__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: connect
trans_list: connecter | accoupler | brancher
sense:
(intransitive, of an object) To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.


lexentry: eng/connect__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: connect
trans_list: connecter | accoupler
sense:
(intransitive, of two objects) To join: to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to each other.


lexentry: eng/connect__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: connect
trans_list: connecter | accoupler | brancher
sense:
(transitive, of an object) To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to be a link between two objects, thereby attaching them to each other.


lexentry: eng/connected__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: connected
trans_list: connexe
sense:
(mathematics, graph theory, of a graph) Having a path, either directed or undirected, connecting every pair of vertices.


lexentry: eng/connecting_rod__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: connecting rod
trans_list: bielle
sense:
Any rod, in an engine, that transmits power or motion, especially one that connects a reciprocating shaft to a rotating wheel, in reciprocating engines connecting piston to crankshaft


lexentry: eng/connection__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: connection
trans_list: correspondance | connexion
sense:
(transport) A transfer from one transportation vehicle to another in scheduled transportation service.


lexentry: eng/connective_tissue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: connective tissue
trans_list: tissu conjonctif
sense:
(anatomy) A type of tissue found in animals whose main function is binding other tissue systems (such as muscle to skin) or organs and consists of the following three elements: cells, fibers and a ground substance (or extracellular matrix).


lexentry: eng/connectome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: connectome
trans_list: connectome
sense:
(biology, neuroscience) The complete mapping of the structural links in an organism's neural circuitry.


lexentry: eng/connector__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: connector
trans_list: connecteur
sense:
A device (or, more precisely, a mating pair of devices, often a plug and a socket) for connecting together two wires, cables, or hoses, allowing electricity or fluid to flow but also allowing easy disconnection and reconnection when necessary.


lexentry: eng/conning_tower__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: conning tower
trans_list: kiosque
sense:
(nautical) A connecting structure between the bridge and pressure hull of a submarine; in larger, modern submarines it contains the captain's cabin and is known as the sail.


lexentry: eng/connive__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: connive
trans_list: conspirer | intriguer
sense:
(intransitive) To secretly cooperate with other people in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing; to collude, to conspire. [from mid 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/connive__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: connive
trans_list: feindre l'ignorance
sense:
(intransitive, obsolete) Often followed by at: to pretend to be ignorant of something in order to escape blame; to ignore or overlook a fault deliberately.


lexentry: eng/connivent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: connivent
trans_list: connivent
sense:
(biology) Arched inward so that the points meet; brought close together or in close contact; converging.


lexentry: eng/connoisseur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: connoisseur
trans_list: connaisseur | connaisseuse
sense:
A specialist in a given field whose opinion is highly valued, especially in one of the fine arts or in matters of taste.


lexentry: eng/connotation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: connotation
trans_list: connotation
sense:
(semantics) A meaning of a word or phrase that is suggested or implied, as opposed to a denotation, or literal meaning. A characteristic of words or phrases, or of the contexts that words and phrases are used in.


lexentry: eng/conscience__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: conscience
trans_list: conscience
sense:
(chiefly, fiction, narratology) A personification of the moral sense of right and wrong, usually in the form of a person, a being or merely a voice that gives moral lessons and advices.


lexentry: eng/conscience_vote__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conscience vote
trans_list: vote de confiance
sense:
(politics) A type of vote in a legislative body where legislators are allowed to vote according to their own personal conscience rather than according to an official line set down by their political party.


lexentry: eng/conscientious_objector__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conscientious objector
trans_list: objecteur de conscience | objectrice de conscience
sense:
Someone who refuses to perform military service (for example to fight in an armed conflict, or be compulsorily drafted in a time of peace) because of religious or moral principles.


lexentry: eng/consecutio_temporum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consecutio temporum
trans_list: concordance des temps
sense:
(linguistics, grammar) A set of grammatical rules of a particular language, governing the agreement between the tenses of verbs in related clauses or sentences; agreement between tenses of verbs in accordance with said set of rules.


lexentry: eng/consecutive_interpreting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consecutive interpreting
trans_list: interprétation consécutive
sense:
(translation studies) A type of oral translation from one language into another which is produced after a person has finished speaking and typically with the aid of notetaking.


lexentry: eng/consensus__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: consensus
trans_list: consensus
sense:
General agreement among the members of a given group or community, each of which exercises some discretion in decision-making and follow-up action.


lexentry: eng/consequent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consequent
trans_list: conséquent
sense:
(logic) The second half of a hypothetical proposition; Q, if the form of the proposition is "If P, then Q."


lexentry: eng/conservation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conservation
trans_list: préservation
sense:
The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.


lexentry: eng/conservation__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: conservation
trans_list: conservation
sense:
(biology) Genes and associated characteristics of biological organisms that are unchanged by evolution, for example similar or identical nucleic acid sequences or proteins in different species descended from a common ancestor


lexentry: eng/conservation_law__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: conservation law
trans_list: loi de conservation
sense:
(physics) Any of several laws that hold that some physical property remains constant in a closed system regardless of other changes that take place.


lexentry: eng/conservative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: conservative
trans_list: conservateur
sense:
(US, Canada, economics, politics, social sciences) Supporting some combination of fiscal, political or social conservatism.


lexentry: eng/conservative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: conservative
trans_list: archaïque | conservateur
sense:
(linguistics) Having few changes relative to an older form, especially in comparison to related varieties.


lexentry: eng/conservative__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conservative
trans_list: conservateur | conservatrice
sense:
(US, Canada, politics) A person who favors decentralization of political power and disfavors interventionist foreign policy.


lexentry: eng/conservator__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: conservator
trans_list: conservateur
sense:
A professional who works on the conservation and restoration of objects, particularly artistic objects.


lexentry: eng/conservatory__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
sense: A school of music or drama
written_rep: conservatory
trans_list:
conservatoire | école de musique | académie de musique | école d'art dramatique | école de théâtre | école supérieure de musique


lexentry: eng/considerate__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: considerate
trans_list: circonspect | réfléchi
sense:
Consciously thoughtful and observant (often of other people and their rights, needs, feelings and comfort).


lexentry: eng/consideration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consideration
trans_list: considération
sense:
The thought process of considering, of taking multiple or specified factors into account (with of being the main corresponding adposition).


lexentry: eng/consist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consist
trans_list: rame
sense:
(rail transport) A lineup or sequence of railroad carriages or cars, with or without a locomotive, that form a unit.


lexentry: eng/consistence__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: consistence
trans_list: consistance
sense:
(archaic) The physical quality which is given by the degree of density, firmness, solidity, and viscosity; consistency.


lexentry: eng/consistency__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: consistency
trans_list: consistance
sense:
(logic) Freedom from contradiction; the state of a system of axioms such that none of the propositions deduced from them are mutually contradictory.


lexentry: eng/consistent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consistent
trans_list: constant
sense:
Of a regularly occurring, dependable nature. [from late 16th c. in the obsolete sense ‘consisting of’]


lexentry: eng/consolation_prize__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consolation prize
trans_list: prix de consolation | lot de consolation
sense:
An award or small item given to persons or groups of people who do not win an event but are worthy of recognition, especially in a game show.


lexentry: eng/consommé__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consommé
trans_list: consommé
sense:
a clear broth made from reduced meat or vegetable stock, served either hot as a soup or chilled as a jelly


lexentry: eng/consonant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consonant
trans_list: consonne
sense:
(phonetics) A sound that results from the passage of air through restrictions of the oral cavity; any sound that is not the dominant sound of a syllable, the dominant sound generally being a vowel.


lexentry: eng/consortium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consortium
trans_list: consortium
sense:
An association or combination of businesses, financial institutions, or investors, for the purpose of engaging in a joint venture.


lexentry: eng/conspicuous_consumption__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conspicuous consumption
trans_list: consommation ostentatoire
sense:
A public display of acquisition of possessions with the intention of gaining social prestige; excessive consumerism in order to flaunt one's purchasing power.


lexentry: eng/conspire__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conspire
trans_list: conspirer
sense:
(intransitive) To secretly plot or make plans together, often with the intention to bring bad or illegal results; to collude, to connive, to plot.


lexentry: eng/constable__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: constable
trans_list: connétable
sense:
(historical) An officer of a noble court in the Middle Ages, usually a senior army commander. (See also marshal).


lexentry: eng/constancy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: constancy
trans_list: constance
sense:
(uncountable) The quality of being constant; steadiness or faithfulness in action, affections, purpose, etc.


lexentry: eng/constant__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: constant
trans_list: constante | constant
sense:
(science) Any property of an experiment, determined numerically, that does not change under given circumstances.


lexentry: eng/constant__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: constant
trans_list: constante | constant
sense:
(computing) An identifier that is bound to an invariant value; a fixed value given a name to aid in readability of source code.


lexentry: eng/constellation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: constellation
trans_list: constellation
sense:
(astronomy) An arbitrary formation of stars perceived as a figure (especially one from mythology) or pattern, or a division of the sky including it, especially one officially recognized by astronomers; an asterism.


lexentry: eng/constellation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: constellation
trans_list: constellation
sense:
(modern, _, astronomy) Any of the 88 regions of the sky officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union, including all stars and celestial bodies in the region. [from 1920s]


lexentry: eng/consternation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consternation
trans_list: consternation | sidération | accablement | prostration
sense:
Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay.


lexentry: eng/constipation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: constipation
trans_list: constipation
sense:
A state of the bowels in which the evacuations are infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become filled with hardened faeces


lexentry: eng/constipation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: constipation
trans_list: constipation
sense:
The act of crowding anything into a lesser space, or the state of being crowded or pressed together; condensation.


lexentry: eng/constituent__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: constituent
trans_list: électeur | administré | commettant
sense:
A resident of an area represented by an elected official, particularly in relation to that official.


lexentry: eng/constitution__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: constitution
trans_list: constitution
sense:
The act, or process of setting something up, or establishing something; the composition or structure of such a thing; its makeup.


lexentry: eng/constitution__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: constitution
trans_list: constitution
sense:
(government) The formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institutions.


lexentry: eng/constitutional_court__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: constitutional court
trans_list: cour constitutionnelle
sense:
a high court whose jurisdiction is focused on constitutional law or constitutional issues, such as the review of the constitutionality of laws, draft laws, political and bureaucratic decisions, acts of political parties, etc.


lexentry: eng/constitutional_law__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: constitutional law
trans_list: droit constitutionnel
sense:
(legal) The area of law which deals with the interpretation and application of a constitution, particularly that of a national government.


lexentry: eng/constitutionality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: constitutionality
trans_list: constitutionnalité
sense:
(legal) The status of being constitutional; of being in accord with the provisions of the appropriate constitution.


lexentry: eng/construct__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: construct
trans_list: construction
sense:
(genetics) A segment of nucleic acid, created artificially, for transplantation into a target cell or tissue.


lexentry: eng/construct__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: construct
trans_list: construire
sense:
(transitive, geometry) To draw (a geometric figure) by following precise specifications and using geometric tools and techniques.


lexentry: eng/construct_state__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: construct state
trans_list: état construit
sense:
(grammar) A noun form associated especially with Afroasiatic languages, but occurring also in Iranian and others; used in construing a nominal with another, particularly for the object of a genitive.


lexentry: eng/constructed_language__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: constructed language
trans_list: langue construite | idéolangue
sense:
Any language—whether a human language, a programming language, or markup language—that is not a natural language.


lexentry: eng/construction_site__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: construction site
trans_list: chantier
sense:
A place where a building or other physical structure is under construction. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/constructive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: constructive
trans_list: implicite
sense:
(legal) Imputed by law; created to give legal effect to something for equitable reasons, as with constructive notice or a constructive trust.


lexentry: eng/constructivism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: constructivism
trans_list: constructivisme
sense:
(arts) A Russian movement in modern art characterized by the creation of nonrepresentational geometric objects using industrial materials.


lexentry: eng/constructor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: constructor
trans_list: écurie
sense:
(automotive) A company or individual who builds racing vehicles. In Formula One, constructor status is strictly defined by the rules, but in other motorsports the term is merely a descriptor. Depending on the racing rules, some constructors (e.g. Cosworth) may provide vehicles to racing teams who are not themselves constructors, while others are both teams and constructors (Ducati Corse, Scuderia Ferrari).


lexentry: eng/constructor__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: constructor
trans_list: constructeur
sense:
(object-oriented programming) A class method that creates and initializes each instance of an object.


lexentry: eng/construe__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: construe
trans_list: comprendre | expliquer
sense:
(transitive) To interpret (something) to another or publicly, explain the meaning (of something), usually language.


lexentry: eng/consul-general__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consul-general
trans_list: consul général
sense:
A consular officer who heads a consulate general, and is a consul of the highest rank serving at a particular location.


lexentry: eng/consul__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consul
trans_list: consul
sense:
(historical) Either of the two heads of government and state of the Roman Republic or the equivalent nominal post under the Roman and Byzantine Empires.


lexentry: eng/consul__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: consul
trans_list: consul | consule
sense:
(by extension) An official residing in major foreign towns to represent and protect the interests of the merchants and citizens of their country.


lexentry: eng/consulate_general__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consulate general
trans_list: consulat général
sense:
The residence, office, or jurisdiction of a consul general; the base of operations for the highest ranking consul for one nationality in a specific foreign country.


lexentry: eng/consult__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consult
trans_list: consulter | concerter
sense:
(intransitive) To seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer; to advise.


lexentry: eng/consultant__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: consultant
trans_list: consultant | consultante
sense:
A person whose occupation is to be consulted for their expertise, advice, service or help in an area or specialty; a party whose business is to be similarly consulted.


lexentry: eng/consumer_credit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consumer credit
trans_list: crédit conso | crédit à la consommation
sense:
(banking, economics) Credit extended to an individual for the purchase of consumer goods and services.


lexentry: eng/consumer_price_index__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consumer price index
trans_list: indice des prix à la consommation
sense:
(economics) A statistical estimate of the level of prices of goods and services bought for consumption purposes by households.


lexentry: eng/consummation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consummation
trans_list: consommation
sense:
The act of consummating, or the state of being consummated; the state of being completed; completion.


lexentry: eng/contact_details__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contact details
trans_list: coordonnées
sense:
Information on how to contact a person or entity, typically including a telephone number, address etc.


lexentry: eng/contact_lens__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contact lens
trans_list: lentille de contact | verre de contact
sense:
A thin lens, made of flexible or rigid plastic, that is placed directly on to the eye to correct vision, used as an alternative to spectacles, or, if coloured, to change one's eye color cosmetically.


lexentry: eng/contact_sport__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contact sport
trans_list: sport de contact
sense:
(sports) An athletic contest which involves a significant amount of physical contact between the participating athletes.


lexentry: eng/contact_tracing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contact tracing
trans_list: contact tracing | recherche des contacts
sense:
(epidemiology) The process of identification of persons ("contacts") who may have come into contact with a person carrying an infectious disease.


lexentry: eng/contagion__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: contagion
trans_list: contagion
sense:
(finance) The spread of (initially small) shocks, which initially affect only a few financial institutions or a particular region of an economy, to other financial sectors and other countries whose economies were previously healthy.


lexentry: eng/container__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: container
trans_list: conteneur
sense:
(object-oriented programming) An abstract data type whose instances are collections of other objects.


lexentry: eng/container_deposit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: container deposit
trans_list: gage
sense:
A monetary deposit on a beverage or other container at the point of sale, refundable when the container is returned for reuse, recycling or proper disposal.


lexentry: eng/container_port__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: container port
trans_list: port de conteneur
sense:
(shipping) A port which specialises in handling the loading and unloading of shipping containers onto and from container ships.


lexentry: eng/container_ship__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: container ship
trans_list: porte-conteneurs
sense:
(watercraft) A cargo vessel designed to carry cargo prepacked into containers, especially shipping containers.


lexentry: eng/containerization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: containerization
trans_list: conteneurisation
sense:
The process of containerizing; the use of containers in shipping and transport, especially shipping containers.


lexentry: eng/containment__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: containment
trans_list: confinement
sense:
(uncountable, countable) A policy of checking the expansion of a hostile foreign power by creating alliances with other states; especially the foreign policy strategy of the United States in the early years of the Cold War.


lexentry: eng/contamination__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: contamination
trans_list: contamination
sense:
The process of making a material or surface unclean or unsuited for its intended purpose, usually by the addition or attachment of undesirable foreign substances.


lexentry: eng/contemplate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contemplate
trans_list: contempler | envisager | étudier
sense:
To look at on all sides or in all its aspects; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to study, ponder, or consider.


lexentry: eng/contempt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contempt
trans_list: mépris
sense:
(uncountable) The state or act of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain.


lexentry: eng/contempt__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: contempt
trans_list: outrage
sense:
(legal) Open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law or legislative body.


lexentry: eng/contempt_of_court__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: contempt of court
trans_list: outrage au tribunal | outrage à la cour
sense:
(legal, countable) A particular act of open disrespect for or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law.


lexentry: eng/content__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: content
trans_list: contenu
sense:
Subject matter; semantic information (or a portion or body thereof); that which is contained in writing, speech, video, etc.


lexentry: eng/content__Noun__2
sense_num: 05
written_rep: content
trans_list: contenu
sense:
(mathematics) The n-dimensional space contained by an n-dimensional polytope (called volume in the case of a polyhedron and area in the case of a polygon); length, area or volume, generalized to an arbitrary number of dimensions.


lexentry: eng/content__Noun__2
sense_num: 06
written_rep: content
trans_list: contenu
sense:
(algebra, ring theory, of a polynomial with coefficients in a GCD domain) The greatest common divisor of the coefficients; (of a polynomial with coefficients in an integral domain) the common factor of the coefficients which, when removed, leaves the adjusted coefficients with no common factor that is noninvertible.


lexentry: eng/contents_insurance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contents insurance
trans_list: assurance habitation
sense:
Insurance that pays for damage to, or loss of, an individual’s personal possessions whilst they are located within that individual’s home.


lexentry: eng/context-sensitive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: context-sensitive
trans_list: contextuel
sense:
(computing, philosophy) Sensitive to context; exhibiting different behaviour depending on a task or situation.


lexentry: eng/context__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: context
trans_list: contexte
sense:
The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence.


lexentry: eng/contextual__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contextual
trans_list: contextuel
sense:
Of, pertaining to, or depending on the context of information; relating to the situation or location in which the information was found.


lexentry: eng/contextualization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contextualization
trans_list: contextualisation
sense:
The act or process of putting information into context; making sense of information from the situation or location in which the information was found.


lexentry: eng/contiguity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contiguity
trans_list: contiguïté
sense:
A state in which two or more physical objects are physically touching one another or in which sections of a plane border on one another.


lexentry: eng/contiguous_United_States__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contiguous United States
trans_list: États-Unis contigus
sense:
(US, geography) The contiguous continental states area of the United States of America, comprising 48 states in number, and the District of Columbia, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.


lexentry: eng/continent__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: continent
trans_list: continent
sense:
Each of the traditional main regions into which the Earth’s land surface is divided, including both an extent of mainland and various conventionally associated islands, etc; namely, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australasia/Oceania, North America, South America, and Antarctica.


lexentry: eng/continental_United_States__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: continental United States
trans_list: États-Unis continentaux
sense:
(US, geography) The portion of the United States which is located on the North American continent; the United States exclusive of Hawaii and other overseas territories.


lexentry: eng/contingency_plan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contingency plan
trans_list: plan B
sense:
An alternative plan to be put into operation if needed, especially in case of emergencies, or if a primary plan fails.


lexentry: eng/continued_fraction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: continued fraction
trans_list: fraction continue
sense:
(mathematics, number theory) A compound numerical expression consisting of an integer plus a fraction whose numerator is a positive integer and whose denominator is a continued fraction (an integer plus a fraction), and so on, with finite or infinite recursion.


lexentry: eng/continuity__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: continuity
trans_list: continuité
sense:
(narratology) A narrative device in episodic fiction where previous and/or future events in a series of stories are accounted for in present stories.


lexentry: eng/continuous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: continuous
trans_list: continu
sense:
(analysis, of a function) Such that, for every x in the domain, for each small open interval D about f(x), there's an interval containing x whose image is in D.


lexentry: eng/continuous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: continuous
trans_list: continu
sense:
(mathematics, more generally, of a function between two topological spaces) Such that each open set in the target space has an open preimage (in the domain space, with respect to the given function).


lexentry: eng/continuous_function__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: continuous function
trans_list: fonction continue
sense:
(analysis, topology) a function from one topological space to another, such that the inverse image of any open set is open


lexentry: eng/continuous_integration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: continuous integration
trans_list: intégration continue
sense:
(software engineering) The practice of merging all branches to a shared mainline several times a day.


lexentry: eng/continuously_variable_transmission__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: continuously variable transmission
trans_list: boite de vitesses à variation continue
sense:
(automotive) Any of several forms of automatic transmission, without specific gears, in which the gear ratio may be changed without any noticeable steps.


lexentry: eng/continuum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: continuum
trans_list: continuum
sense:
A continuous series or whole, no part of which is noticeably different from its adjacent parts, although the ends or extremes of it are very different from each other.


lexentry: eng/contour__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: contour
trans_list: contour | ligne de niveau
sense:
A line on a map or chart delineating those points which have the same altitude or other plotted quantity: a contour line or isopleth; (metonymically) the landform or its surface.


lexentry: eng/contrabassoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contrabassoon
trans_list: contrebasson
sense:
(musical instruments) A larger version of the bassoon sounding one octave lower, having a technique similar to the bassoon but offers more resistance in every way.


lexentry: eng/contraceptive__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contraceptive
trans_list: contraceptif
sense:
A mechanism or means by which conception as a result of sexual intercourse can be prevented or made less likely.


lexentry: eng/contract__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contract
trans_list: contrat
sense:
An agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement.


lexentry: eng/contract__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: contract
trans_list: contrat
sense:
(legal) An agreement which the law will enforce in some way. A legally binding contract must contain at least one promise, i.e., a commitment or offer, by an offeror to and accepted by an offeree to do something in the future. A contract is thus executory rather than executed.


lexentry: eng/contract_of_sale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contract of sale
trans_list: contrat de vente
sense:
(legal) A contract that involves an exchange of goods, services or property to be exchanged from seller (or vendor) to buyer (or purchaser) for an agreed upon value in money (or money equivalent) paid or the promise to pay same.


lexentry: eng/contraction__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: contraction
trans_list: contraction
sense:
(biology, medicine) A shortening of a muscle during its use; specifically, a strong and often painful shortening of the uterine muscles prior to or during childbirth.


lexentry: eng/contraction__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: contraction
trans_list: contraction
sense:
(linguistics) A process whereby one or more sounds of a free morpheme (a word) are reduced or lost, such that it becomes a bound morpheme (a clitic) that attaches phonologically to an adjacent word.


lexentry: eng/contraction__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: contraction
trans_list: contraction
sense:
(orthography) In the English language: a shortened form of a word, often with omitted letters replaced by an apostrophe or a diacritical mark.


lexentry: eng/contraction__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: contraction
trans_list: contraction
sense:
A (sometimes reversible) contracting or reduction in length, scope, size, or volume; a narrowing, a shortening, a shrinking.


lexentry: eng/contractor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: contractor
trans_list: sous-traitant
sense:
A person or company that performs specific tasks like electrical or plumbing work in construction projects.


lexentry: eng/contracture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contracture
trans_list: contracture
sense:
(medicine) An abnormal, sometimes permanent, contraction of a muscle or skin; a deformity so caused.


lexentry: eng/contradiction__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: contradiction
trans_list: contradiction
sense:
(countable) A statement that contradicts itself, i.e., a statement that claims that the same thing is true and that it is false at the same time and in the same senses of the terms.


lexentry: eng/contradiction__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: contradiction
trans_list: contradiction
sense:
(logic, countable) A proposition that is false for all values of its propositional variables or Boolean atoms.


lexentry: eng/contradiction_in_terms__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contradiction in terms
trans_list: contradiction
sense:
A phrase or expression in which the component words contradict one another, often unintentionally, or are claimed to do so when seen from a particular point of view.


lexentry: eng/contrail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contrail
trans_list: traînée de condensation | traînée blanche | traînée de vapeur
sense:
An artificial cloud made by the exhaust of jet aircraft or wingtip vortices that precipitate a stream of tiny ice crystals in moist, frigid upper air.


lexentry: eng/contraindication__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contraindication
trans_list: contre-indication | contrindication
sense:
(medicine) A factor or symptom which makes a certain treatment inadvisable, generally or individually.


lexentry: eng/contralto__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contralto
trans_list: contralto
sense:
(music) The lowest female voice or voice part, falling between tenor and mezzo-soprano. The terms contralto and alto refer to a similar musical pitch, but among singers, the term contralto is reserved for female singers; the equivalent male form is counter-tenor. Originally the contratenor altus was a high countermelody sung against the tenor or main melody.


lexentry: eng/contraposition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contraposition
trans_list: contraposition | contraposée
sense:
(countable, logic) The statement of the form "if not Q then not P", given the statement "if P then Q".


lexentry: eng/contrarian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contrarian
trans_list: anti-conformiste | contradicteur
sense:
A person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially one who denounces the majority persuasion, usually because of spite or nonconformity.


lexentry: eng/contrast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contrast
trans_list: contraste
sense:
(countable) A control on a television, etc, that adjusts the amount of contrast in the images being displayed.


lexentry: eng/contrast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contrast
trans_list: contraste
sense:
(countable) A difference in lightness, brightness and/or hue between two colours that makes them more or less distinguishable.


lexentry: eng/contrast__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contrast
trans_list: contraster
sense:
(transitive) To set in opposition in order to show the difference or differences between; to counterpoint.


lexentry: eng/contrast_ratio__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contrast ratio
trans_list: rapport de contraste
sense:
(technology) ratio of the luminance of white to that of black of a display. A higher value means a higher contrast of white and black.


lexentry: eng/contravariant__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contravariant
trans_list: contravariant
sense:
(category theory, of a functor) Which reverses the order of morphism composition: formally, which associates each morphism f:X \to Y to a morphism F(f):F(Y) \to F(X).


lexentry: eng/contravention__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contravention
trans_list: violation
sense:
The act of contravening a rule, regulation, or law, or of not fulfilling an obligation, promise, or agreement.


lexentry: eng/control__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: control
trans_list: commandes | contrôle
sense:
The method and means of governing the performance of any apparatus, machine or system, such as a lever, handle or button.


lexentry: eng/control_car__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: control car
trans_list: voiture-pilote
sense:
(railways) A non-powered railroad car from which the train may be controlled - equipped with a driver's cabin, front lights and other equipment required for a locomotive, located at the end of the train opposite to that of the locomotive. This arrangement allows the train to be safely driven into both directions at full speed without changing the configuration of the train.


lexentry: eng/control_engineering__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: control engineering
trans_list: ingénierie de contrôle
sense:
(engineering) The subfield of engineering concerned with designing and building controllers and control systems.


lexentry: eng/control_group__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: control group
trans_list: groupe témoin
sense:
(in an experiment) The group of test subjects left untreated or unexposed to some procedure and then compared with treated subjects in order to validate the results of the test.


lexentry: eng/control_surface__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: control surface
trans_list: gouvernail
sense:
(aeronautics) A moveable surface attached to a machine such as an aircraft or submarine that can be used to control the machine's motion in roll, pitch or yaw.


lexentry: eng/control_tower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: control tower
trans_list: tour de contrôle
sense:
(aviation) An airport building from which the air traffic control unit monitors and directs the movement of aircraft on and around the airport.


lexentry: eng/controlled__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: controlled
trans_list: contrôlé
sense:
(medicine, science, research) Resulting from a comparison with control samples; including a comparison (control) group. (describing clinical trials)


lexentry: eng/controlled_substance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: controlled substance
trans_list: substance contrôlée
sense:
(officialese, legal) A drug or chemical whose use, possession, manufacture, or sale is regulated or banned by the government.


lexentry: eng/controller__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: controller
trans_list: contrôleur | manette
sense:
(business) The chief accounting officer which audits, and manages the financial affairs of a company or government; a comptroller.


lexentry: eng/controller__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: controller
trans_list: contrôleur
sense:
(computer hardware) A mechanism that controls or regulates the operation of a machine, especially a peripheral device in a computer.


lexentry: eng/contumelious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contumelious
trans_list: contempteur | dédaigneux | insolent | irrespectueux | méprisant
sense:
(archaic, literary) Rudely contemptuous; showing contumely; exhibiting an insolent or disdainful attitude.


lexentry: eng/conure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conure
trans_list: perruche
sense:
Any of many New World parakeets of the former genus Conurus, now reassigned to other genera in subfamily Arinae, principally Psittacara and Eupsittula.


lexentry: eng/convenience_store__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: convenience store
trans_list: supérette | épicerie | dépanneur | night shop | épicerie de quartier
sense:
A small retail store, often in a residential area, that carries a limited selection of items such as staples, junk food, and drugstore items, and which is open long hours for the convenience of shoppers.


lexentry: eng/convention__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: convention
trans_list: convention
sense:
A practice or procedure widely observed in a group, especially to facilitate social interaction; a custom.


lexentry: eng/conventional_warfare__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: conventional warfare
trans_list: guerre classique | guerre conventionnelle
sense:
The waging of war in set military battles, as opposed to waging guerrilla warfare or fighting insurgencies.


lexentry: eng/conventional_weaponry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conventional weaponry
trans_list: armement conventionnel
sense:
(military) Destructive implements of warfare which are not nuclear, chemical, biological, or radiological in nature.


lexentry: eng/conventional_wisdom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conventional wisdom
trans_list: idée reçue | sagesse populaire
sense:
A belief or set of beliefs that is widely accepted, especially one which may be questionable on close examination.


lexentry: eng/conversation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conversation
trans_list: conversation
sense:
Expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people; also, a set instance or occasion of such talking. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/converse__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: converse
trans_list: réciproque
sense:
(logic) Of a proposition or theorem consisting of a statement of the form "If A is true, then B is true", the statement "If B is true, then A is true" which need not be equivalent to the first one.


lexentry: eng/conversion__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: conversion
trans_list: conversion
sense:
(law) Under the common law, the tort of the taking of someone's personal property with intent to permanently deprive them of it, or damaging property to the extent that the owner is deprived of the utility of that property, thus making the tortfeasor liable for the entire value of the property.


lexentry: eng/conversion_therapy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conversion therapy
trans_list: thérapie de conversion | thérapie de réorientation sexuelle | thérapie réparatrice
sense:
(LGBT, pseudoscience) The practice of psychiatric or psychological treatment to attempt to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of an LGBT person; used especially as an attempt to turn gay people heterosexual.


lexentry: eng/convert__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: convert
trans_list: convertir
sense:
(transitive) To express (a unit of measurement) in terms of another; to furnish a mathematical formula by which a quantity, expressed in the former unit, may be given in the latter.


lexentry: eng/convertible__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: convertible
trans_list: décapotable | cabriolet
sense:
(vehicles) A convertible car: a car with a removable or foldable roof able to convert from a closed to open vehicle and back again.


lexentry: eng/conveyance__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conveyance
trans_list: d'occasion
sense:
(legal, transitive) To transfer (the title) of an object from one person or group of persons to another.


lexentry: eng/conveyancing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conveyancing
trans_list: cession des droits immobiliers
sense:
(legal) The drawing of deeds etc. concerning transfer of property, and the legal execution of such transfers.


lexentry: eng/conveyor_belt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conveyor belt
trans_list: bande transporteuse
sense:
A continuous flexible band moved by a series of rollers to transport objects or material from one place to another, especially within a factory or mine.


lexentry: eng/convince__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: convince
trans_list: convaincre | persuader
sense:
To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence.


lexentry: eng/convivial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: convivial
trans_list: agréable
sense:
Having elements of a feast or of entertainment, especially when it comes to eating and drinking, with accompanying festivity


lexentry: eng/convolution__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: convolution
trans_list: circonvolution
sense:
(mathematics, functional analysis) A mathematical operation on two functions that produces a third that expresses how the shape of one is modified by the other; the integral of the product of the two functions after one is reflected about the y-axis and shifted along the x-axis.


lexentry: eng/convolutional_neural_network__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: convolutional neural network
trans_list: réseau neuronal convolutif
sense:
(machine learning) A neural network in which the connectivity pattern between its neurons is modelled on the organization of the animal visual cortex.


lexentry: eng/convolvulus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: convolvulus
trans_list: convolvulus
sense:
(botany) Any of several plants, of the genus Convolvulus, found in temperate climates, having small trumpet-shaped flowers.


lexentry: eng/convoy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: convoy
trans_list: convoi
sense:
(nautical) One or more merchant ships sailing in company to the same general destination under the protection of naval vessels.


lexentry: eng/convulse__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: convulse
trans_list: convulser
sense:
(intransitive) To suffer violent involuntary contractions of the muscles, causing one's body to contort.


lexentry: eng/cony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cony
trans_list: lapin
sense:
A rabbit, especially the European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus (formerly known as Lepus cuniculus).


lexentry: eng/cookie-cutter__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cookie-cutter
trans_list: intersection
sense:
(figuratively, often, pejorative) Having a similar appearance or seeming identical; created by some standard or common means, often with the implication that the result is common, boring, or not applicable to all needs.


lexentry: eng/cookie__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cookie
trans_list: biscuit | cookie
sense:
(UK, Commonwealth) A sweet baked good (as in the previous sense) usually having chocolate chips, fruit, nuts, etc. baked into it.


lexentry: eng/cooking_oil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cooking oil
trans_list: huile de cuisson
sense:
A purified fat taken from plant material that is commonly used in cooking, e.g. olive oil, canola oil, sunflower oil, etc.


lexentry: eng/cool__Adjective__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: cool
trans_list: chouette | cool
sense:
(informal, of a person) Knowing what to do and how to behave; behaving with effortless and enviable style and panache; considered popular by others.


lexentry: eng/cool__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cool
trans_list: frais
sense:
A moderate or refreshing state of cold; moderate temperature of the air between hot and cold; coolness.


lexentry: eng/cooler__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cooler
trans_list: glacière
sense:
An insulated bin or box used with ice or freezer packs to keep food or beverages cold while picnicking or camping.


lexentry: eng/cooler_bag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cooler bag
trans_list: sac isotherme
sense:
Insulated bag used to keep food items cool for a limited amount of time (for example on the way from a grocery store to one's house).


lexentry: eng/coolie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coolie
trans_list: coolie
sense:
An unskilled Asian worker, usually of Chinese or Indian descent; a labourer; a porter. Coolies were frequently transported to other countries in the 19th and early 20th centuries as indentured labourers.


lexentry: eng/cooling-off_period__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cooling-off period
trans_list: délai de rétractation
sense:
A length of time in which the two sides to a purchase agreement, or contract can think things over and cancel with no penalty. This period is often stipulated by national law. In the UK it is currently (2008) 14 days. In many countries it is 10 days.


lexentry: eng/cooling_tower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cooling tower
trans_list: tour de refroidissement
sense:
A large device, in the form of a tower-shaped building, in which warm water is cooled by evaporation caused by circulating currents of air


lexentry: eng/cooper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cooper
trans_list: tonnelier
sense:
A craftsman who makes and repairs barrels and similar wooden vessels such as casks, buckets and tubs.


lexentry: eng/coordinate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coordinate
trans_list: coordonnée
sense:
(mathematics, cartography, astronomy) A number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure.


lexentry: eng/coordinate_clause__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coordinate clause
trans_list: proposition principale
sense:
(grammar) A clause that can stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence and contains at least a subject and a verb.


lexentry: eng/coordinate_system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coordinate system
trans_list: système de coordonnées
sense:
(geometry, analysis) A method of representing the position of any individual point in a space of given dimensionality as a tuple of numerical coordinates.


lexentry: eng/coordinate_term__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coordinate term
trans_list: cohyponyme
sense:
(semantics) A term (word or noun phrase) that shares a hypernym (or hypernymic noun phrase) with another: that is, one that names another type (kind) within the same class.


lexentry: eng/coordinating_conjunction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coordinating conjunction
trans_list: conjonction de coordination
sense:
(grammar) A conjunction that joins two grammatical elements of the same status or construction. It can join subjects, objects, verbs, nouns, adjectives, phrases, and independent clauses. [from 1875–80]


lexentry: eng/coot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coot
trans_list: foulque
sense:
Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.


lexentry: eng/cootie_catcher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cootie catcher
trans_list: coincoin
sense:
(informal, US) A form of origami with hidden fortunes, activities, etc. written on the folds, and used mainly in children's games, where a person is asked to choose a fold to open.


lexentry: eng/cop-out__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cop-out
trans_list: désolé
sense:
(slang) An excuse made in order to avoid performing a task or duty; a reason offered when someone cops out.


lexentry: eng/cop_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cop out
trans_list: se défiler
sense:
(idiomatic) To avoid or shirk, either by failing to perform, or by performing in a grossly insufficient, negligent, or superficial manner.


lexentry: eng/copal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: copal
trans_list: copal
sense:
A resinous exudation from various tropical trees, especially Hymenaea courbaril and Schinus terebinthifolia, used chiefly in making varnishes and printing ink.


lexentry: eng/cope__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cope
trans_list: chape | pluvial
sense:
(liturgy) A long, loose cloak worn by a priest, deacon, or bishop when presiding over a ceremony other than the Mass.


lexentry: eng/copepod__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: copepod
trans_list: copépode
sense:
Any of very many small crustaceans of the subclass Copepoda, that are widely distributed and ecologically important.


lexentry: eng/copper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: copper
trans_list: cuivre
sense:
(uncountable) A reddish-brown, malleable, ductile metallic element with high electrical and thermal conductivity, symbol Cu, and atomic number 29.


lexentry: eng/copper__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: copper
trans_list: cuivré | cuivre
sense:
(countable, dated) Any of various specialized items that are made of copper, where the use of copper is either traditional or vital to the function of the item.


lexentry: eng/copper_shark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: copper shark
trans_list: requin cuivre
sense:
Carcharhinus brachyurus, a species of requiem shark characterized by its narrow, hook-shaped upper teeth, lack of a prominent ridge between the dorsal fins, and plain bronze coloration.


lexentry: eng/coppice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coppice
trans_list: boqueteau | taillis
sense:
A grove of small growth; a thicket of brushwood; a wood cut at certain times for fuel or other purposes, typically managed to promote growth and ensure a reliable supply of timber. See copse.


lexentry: eng/coprime__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coprime
trans_list: premiers entre eux
sense:
(number theory, of two or more positive integers) Having no positive integer factors in common, aside from 1.


lexentry: eng/coprime__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: coprime
trans_list: premiers entre eux
sense:
(number theory, of a positive integer) Having no positive integer factors, aside from 1, in common with one or more specified other positive integers.


lexentry: eng/coprocessor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coprocessor
trans_list: coprocesseur
sense:
(computer hardware) An additional microprocessor used to supplement the functionality of the central processing unit, performing tasks such as floating-point arithmetic (floating-point unit) or graphics calculations (graphics processing unit).


lexentry: eng/coprolalia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coprolalia
trans_list: coprolalie
sense:
(psychiatry) The uncontrolled use of abusive, obscene or scatological language; especially such behaviour associated with Tourette syndrome.


lexentry: eng/coprophilia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coprophilia
trans_list: coprophilie
sense:
(psychiatry) A marked interest in excrement; especially the paraphilia involving sexual arousal and pleasure from feces and defecation.


lexentry: eng/copula__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: copula
trans_list: copule | verbe copule
sense:
(linguistics, grammar) A word, usually a verb, used to link the subject of a sentence with a predicate (usually a subject complement or an adverbial), that unites or associates the subject with the predicate.


lexentry: eng/copulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: copulation
trans_list: copulation
sense:
(uncountable) Sexual procreation between a man and a woman or transfer of the sperm from male to female; usually applied to the mating process in nonhuman animals; coitus; coition.


lexentry: eng/copy-paste__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: copy-paste
trans_list: copié-collé
sense:
(computing) The action of duplicating (text, an object, etc.) by copying it and later pasting somewhere else.


lexentry: eng/copy_editor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: copy editor
trans_list: correcteur | lecteur-correcteur | réviseur
sense:
Someone who corrects printed material (copy) and prepares it for typesetting, printing, or online publishing.


lexentry: eng/copycat__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: copycat
trans_list: copieur | copycat | faussaire | imitateur
sense:
A criminal who imitates the crimes of another; specifically, a criminal who commits the same crime, especially a highly-publicized one, that has just or recently been committed by someone else.


lexentry: eng/copyedit__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: copyedit
trans_list: corriger
sense:
(transitive, printing) To correct the spelling, grammar, formatting, etc. of printed material and prepare it for typesetting, printing, or online publishing.


lexentry: eng/copypasta__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: copypasta
trans_list: copié-collé
sense:
(Internet slang) A block of text which has been copied and pasted from somewhere else, serving as a story or meme. [from 2006]


lexentry: eng/copyright__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: copyright
trans_list: droit d'auteur | copyright
sense:
(uncountable) The right by law to be the entity which determines who may publish, copy and distribute a piece of writing, music, picture or other work of authorship.


lexentry: eng/copyright__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: copyright
trans_list: copyrighter
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To obtain or secure a copyright for some literary or other artistic work.


lexentry: eng/copyright_infringement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: copyright infringement
trans_list: atteinte au droit d'auteur
sense:
(copyright) The unauthorized use of copyrighted material in a manner that violates one of the copyright owner's exclusive rights, such as the right to reproduce or perform the copyrighted work, or to make derivative works that build upon it.


lexentry: eng/coquetry__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: coquetry
trans_list: coquetterie | coquetisme
sense:
(countable) An act constituting such behaviour; an affectation of amorous interest or enticement, especially of a woman directed towards a man.


lexentry: eng/coquina__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: coquina
trans_list: coquina
sense:
(uncountable, geology) A soft form of limestone made of fragments of shells, sometimes used as a building or road paving material. [from mid 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/cor_anglais__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cor anglais
trans_list: cor anglais
sense:
(musical instruments) A double-reed woodwind instrument in the oboe family that is pitched in F, one-fifth lower than the oboe and is consequently approximately one-third longer than the oboe.


lexentry: eng/cor_pulmonale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cor pulmonale
trans_list: cœur pulmonaire
sense:
(disease) A change in structure and function of the right ventricle of the heart as a result of a respiratory disorder.


lexentry: eng/coracle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coracle
trans_list: coracle
sense:
(nautical) A small circular or oblong boat made of wickerwork and made watertight with hides or pitch, propelled and steered with a single paddle and light enough to be carried on a person's back.


lexentry: eng/coral__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coral
trans_list: corail
sense:
(countable) Any of many species of marine invertebrates in the class Anthozoa, most of which build hard calcium carbonate skeletons and form colonies, or a colony belonging to one of those species.


lexentry: eng/coral_snake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coral snake
trans_list: serpent corail
sense:
About 16 species of Old World coral snakes in three genera (Calliophis, Hemibungarus, Sinomicrurus), some banded.


lexentry: eng/coral_snake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coral snake
trans_list: serpent corail
sense:
Any of various venomous snakes of six genera in family Elapidae, many displaying distinctive color bands.


lexentry: eng/cord__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cord
trans_list: corde
sense:
(countable) A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fiber (a rope, for example).


lexentry: eng/cord__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cord
trans_list: cordon
sense:
A small flexible electrical conductor composed of wires insulated separately or in bundles and assembled together usually with an outer cover; the electrical cord of a lamp, sweeper ((US) vacuum cleaner), or other appliance.


lexentry: eng/cord__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: cord
trans_list: corde
sense:
A unit of measurement for firewood, equal to 128 cubic feet (4 × 4 × 8 feet), composed of logs and/or split logs four feet long and none over eight inches diameter. It is usually seen as a stack four feet high by eight feet long.


lexentry: eng/cordite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cordite
trans_list: cordite
sense:
A smokeless propellent made by combining two high explosives, nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine, used in some firearm ammunition.


lexentry: eng/cordon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cordon
trans_list: bande
sense:
(archaic) A ribbon normally worn diagonally across the chest as a decoration or insignia of rank etc. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/cordon__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cordon
trans_list: enchaîner
sense:
A line of people or things placed around an area to enclose or protect it. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/core__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: core
trans_list: cœur
sense:
A technical term for classification of things denoting those parts of a category that are most easily or most likely understood as within it.


lexentry: eng/core__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: core
trans_list: cœur
sense:
The most important part of a thing or aggregate of things wherever located and whether of any determinate location at all; the essence.


lexentry: eng/core__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: core
trans_list: cœur
sense:
(computer hardware) An individual computer processor, in the sense when several processors (called cores or CPU cores) are plugged together in one single integrated circuit to work as one (called a multi-core processor).


lexentry: eng/core__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: core
trans_list: trognon | noyau | cœur
sense:
(engineering, manufacturing) The portion of a mold that creates a cavity or impression within the part (casting or molded part) or that makes a hole in or through the part.


lexentry: eng/core__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: core
trans_list: noyau
sense:
A piece of ferromagnetic material (e.g., soft iron), inside the windings of an electromagnet, that channels the magnetic field.


lexentry: eng/core_inflation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: core inflation
trans_list: inflation sous-jacente
sense:
(economics) Inflation excluding the increase or decrease of prices in some transitory sectors (usually food and energy).


lexentry: eng/core_sample__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: core sample
trans_list: carotte
sense:
A cylindrical section of a naturally occurring substance, typically obtained by drilling into the substance, for example sediment or rock, with a core drill.


lexentry: eng/coregency__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coregency
trans_list: corégence
sense:
A monarchical position (such as king, queen, emperor or empress) held by two persons when normally held by only one.


lexentry: eng/corgi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corgi
trans_list: corgi
sense:
Short for Welsh corgi (“a type of herding dog originating from Wales, having a small body, short legs, and fox-like features such as large ears; two separate breeds are recognized: the Cardigan Welsh Corgi and the Pembroke Welsh Corgi”).


lexentry: eng/corium__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corium
trans_list: corium
sense:
(nuclear physics) A lavalike mixture of fissile material created in a nuclear reactor's core during a nuclear meltdown.


lexentry: eng/cork__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cork
trans_list: liège | phellème | suber
sense:
(botany, uncountable) The dead protective tissue between the bark and cambium in woody plants, with suberin deposits making it impervious to gasses and water.


lexentry: eng/cork__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cork
trans_list: liège | bouchon
sense:
The phellem of the cork oak, used for making bottle stoppers, flotation devices, and insulation material.


lexentry: eng/cork__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cork
trans_list: cork
sense:
(snowboarding, skiing, skateboarding) An aerialist maneuver involving a rotation where the rider goes heels over head, with the board overhead.


lexentry: eng/corkscrew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corkscrew
trans_list: tire-bouchon
sense:
An implement for opening bottles that are sealed by a cork. Sometimes specifically such an implement that includes a screw-shaped part, or worm.


lexentry: eng/corm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corm
trans_list: corme
sense:
A short, vertical, swollen, underground stem of a plant (usually one of the monocots) that serves as a storage organ to enable the plant to survive winter or other adverse conditions such as drought.


lexentry: eng/cormorant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cormorant
trans_list: cormoran
sense:
Any of various medium-large black seabirds of the family Phalacrocoracidae which dive into water for fish and other aquatic animals, found throughout the world except for islands in the centre of the Pacific Ocean; specifically, the great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo).


lexentry: eng/corn_bunting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corn bunting
trans_list: bruant proyer
sense:
A passerine bird (Emberiza calandra, syn. Emberiza miliaria, Milaria calandra) whose male and female plumages are (untypically for buntings) similar.


lexentry: eng/corn_marigold__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corn marigold
trans_list: bouchon
sense:
Glebionis segetum (syn. Chrysanthemum segetum), a herbaceous perennial plant with bright yellow flowers.


lexentry: eng/corn_salad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corn salad
trans_list: mâche | doucette
sense:
Any of the small plants in genus Valerianella, used in salads and as a herb, especially Valerianella locusta.


lexentry: eng/corn_smut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corn smut
trans_list: charbon du maïs
sense:
A fungus that affects corn (maize), taxonomic name Ustilago maydis, which induces tumors in the plant, known to be eaten as a delicacy.


lexentry: eng/corn_syrup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corn syrup
trans_list: sirop de maïs
sense:
A sticky sweet liquid, consisting of sugars dissolved in water, produced from corn (maize). Used as a sweetener in cooking, especially in commercial kitchens but also in candy making.


lexentry: eng/corncrake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corncrake
trans_list: râle des genêts | roi caille | roi des cailles
sense:
A bird of the rail family, Crex crex, that breeds in meadows and arable farmland across Europe and western Asia, migrating to Africa in winter.


lexentry: eng/cornea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cornea
trans_list: cornée
sense:
(anatomy) The transparent layer making up the outermost front part of the eye, covering the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber.


lexentry: eng/cornel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cornel
trans_list: cornouiller
sense:
Any tree or shrub of the dogwood subgenera, Cornus subg. Arctocrania (syn. Cornus subg. Chamaepericlymenum) or Cornus subg. Cornus, especially Cornus mas, the European cornel.


lexentry: eng/corner__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: corner
trans_list: cornériser | négocier un prix de gros
sense:
(finance, business, transitive) To get sufficient command of (a stock, commodity, etc.), so as to be able to manipulate its price.


lexentry: eng/corner_kick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corner kick
trans_list: corner | coup de pied de coin | coup de coin
sense:
(soccer) A kick awarded to the attacking team when the ball leaves the field of play by wholly crossing the goal line without a goal having been scored, having last touched a player from the defending team. For the kick, the ball is placed within the corner arc closest to where it went out of play.


lexentry: eng/cornerback__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cornerback
trans_list: demi coin
sense:
(American football, Gaelic football, hurling) Any of the defensive players who are in position on each side farthest laterally from the ball and whose principal responsibility is to defend against passes.


lexentry: eng/cornerstone__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cornerstone
trans_list: pierre angulaire | première pierre
sense:
Such a stone used ceremonially, often inscribed with the architect's and owner's names, dates and other details.


lexentry: eng/cornet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cornet
trans_list: cornet | cornet à pistons
sense:
A musical instrument of the brass family, slightly smaller than a trumpet, usually in the musical key of B-flat.


lexentry: eng/cornet__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cornet
trans_list: cornette
sense:
(historical) The fifth commissioned officer in a cavalry troop, who carried the colours (equivalent to the ensign in infantry).


lexentry: eng/cornett__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cornett
trans_list: cornet à bouquin
sense:
(musical instruments) An early horn wind instrument used in European music of the medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods. Not to be confused with later brass instrument.


lexentry: eng/cornflower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cornflower
trans_list: bleuet | centaurée bleuet | aubifoin
sense:
A small annual plant in the family Asteraceae, Centaurea cyanus, usually with bushy blue flowers which grows natively in European cornfields (i.e. wheatfields).


lexentry: eng/cornice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cornice
trans_list: corniche
sense:
(architectural element) A horizontal architectural element of a building, projecting forward from the main walls, originally used as a means of directing rainwater away from the building's walls.


lexentry: eng/cornice__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: cornice
trans_list: corniche
sense:
(geography, mountaineering) An overhanging edge of snow on a ridge or the crest of a mountain and along the sides of gullies.


lexentry: eng/cornrow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cornrow
trans_list: tresse africaine
sense:
(chiefly, in plural) One of a set of rows of tightly braided hair close to the scalp, forming a hairstyle, of African origin.


lexentry: eng/cornucopia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cornucopia
trans_list: corne d'abondance
sense:
(Greek mythology) A goat's horn endlessly overflowing with fruit, flowers and grain; or full of whatever its owner wanted: or, an image of a such a horn, either in two or three dimensions.


lexentry: eng/corolla__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corolla
trans_list: corolle
sense:
(botany) An outermost-but-one whorl of a flower, composed of petals, when it is not the same in appearance as the outermost whorl (the calyx); it usually comprises the petal, which may be fused.


lexentry: eng/corollary__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: corollary
trans_list: corollaire | corolaire
sense:
(mathematics, logic) A proposition which follows easily from the statement or proof of another proposition.


lexentry: eng/corona__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: corona
trans_list: couronne
sense:
The luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun (the solar corona) or other star, extending millions of kilometres into space, most easily seen during a total solar eclipse.


lexentry: eng/coronal_mass_ejection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coronal mass ejection
trans_list: éjection de masse coronale
sense:
(astronomy) A massive burst of solar wind, other light isotope plasma, and magnetic fields rising above the solar corona or being released into space.


lexentry: eng/coronary__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: coronary
trans_list: coronaire
sense:
(anatomy) Encircling something (like a crown), especially with regard to the arteries or veins of the heart.


lexentry: eng/coronary_artery_disease__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coronary artery disease
trans_list: maladie coronarienne
sense:
(disease, cardiology) Any disease caused by the accumulation of fatty deposits in the coronary arteries that supply blood to the myocardium.


lexentry: eng/coronary_sinus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coronary sinus
trans_list: sinus coronaire
sense:
(anatomy) A large collection of veins in the heart wall that collects blood from the myocardium and empties into the right atrium.


lexentry: eng/coronary_thrombosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coronary thrombosis
trans_list: thrombose coronaire
sense:
(cardiology, pathology) Thrombosis of a coronary artery, that is, a blockage, caused by a blood clot, of the blood flow in a coronary artery of the heart, leading to myocardial infarction.


lexentry: eng/coronation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: coronation
trans_list: couronnement
sense:
(specifically, also, attributively) An act or the ceremony of formally investing a sovereign or the sovereign's consort with a crown and other insignia of royalty, on or shortly after their accession to the sovereignty.


lexentry: eng/coronavirus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coronavirus
trans_list: coronavirus
sense:
(virology) A member of the family Coronaviridaews, comprising viruses which infect animals and human beings, and the genome of which consists of a single strand of RNA. [from 1968]


lexentry: eng/coroner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coroner
trans_list: coroner | médecin légiste
sense:
(Commonwealth, Ireland, Japan, legal) A public official who presides over an inquest into unnatural deaths, and who may have (or historically had) additional powers such as investigating cases of treasure trove.


lexentry: eng/coroner__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: coroner
trans_list: coroner
sense:
(Canada, US, medicine) A medical doctor who performs autopsies and determines time and cause of death from a scientific standpoint.


lexentry: eng/corporal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corporal
trans_list: caporal
sense:
(military) A non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code OR-4. The rank below a sergeant but above a lance corporal and private.


lexentry: eng/corporal__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corporal
trans_list: corporal
sense:
(ecclesiastical) The white linen cloth on which the elements of the Eucharist are placed; a communion cloth.


lexentry: eng/corporation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corporation
trans_list: société anonyme | corporation
sense:
A body corporate, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the existences of its members, and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its members.


lexentry: eng/corporatism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corporatism
trans_list: corporatisme
sense:
The principle or practice of corporate action; (in later use, _, chiefly) specifically, a political ideology which advocates for government and social organization by collective interest groups.


lexentry: eng/corpus__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: corpus
trans_list: corpus
sense:
(specifically, linguistics) Such a collection in form of an electronic database used for linguistic analyses.


lexentry: eng/corpus_callosum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corpus callosum
trans_list: corps calleux | mésolobe
sense:
(neuroanatomy) In placental mammals, a broad band of nerve fibres that connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain.


lexentry: eng/corpus_cavernosum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corpus cavernosum
trans_list: corps caverneux
sense:
(anatomy) One of the pair of cylindrical columns of erectile tissue that form the bulk of the clitoris and penis.


lexentry: eng/correction_fluid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: correction fluid
trans_list: blanco | correcteur liquide | tipex
sense:
A white, opaque fluid, applied to paper to mask textual errors; used especially to mask errors in typing so that corrections may be overtyped.


lexentry: eng/correction_tape__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: correction tape
trans_list: ruban correcteur | tipex
sense:
An opaque white tape that can be placed against paper and transferred by pressure in order to blank out a mistake; an alternative to correction fluid that does not need time to dry.


lexentry: eng/corrective_rape__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corrective rape
trans_list: viol correctif
sense:
The act of raping someone because of their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in an attempt to force the person to be heterosexual or to enforce gender stereotypes.


lexentry: eng/correlation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: correlation
trans_list: corrélation
sense:
(statistics) One of the several measures of the linear statistical relationship between two random variables, indicating both the strength and direction of the relationship.


lexentry: eng/correspond__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: correspond
trans_list: correspondre
sense:
(intransitive, constructed with to) To be equivalent or similar in character, quantity, quality, origin, structure, function etc.


lexentry: eng/correspond__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: correspond
trans_list: correspondre
sense:
(intransitive, constructed with with) to exchange messages, especially by postal letter, over a period of time.


lexentry: eng/correspondence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: correspondence
trans_list: correspondance
sense:
(uncountable) Reciprocal exchange of civilities, especially conversation between persons by means of letters.


lexentry: eng/correspondent__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: correspondent
trans_list: correspondant | correspondante
sense:
A journalist who sends reports back to a newspaper or radio or television station from a distant or overseas location.


lexentry: eng/corrigendum__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: corrigendum
trans_list: coquille | erratum
sense:
(usually, in the plural) A list of errors in a printed work as a separate page of corrections. (The items thus listed will sometimes be corrected in subsequent print runs, if any occur; they are then called reprint corrections.)


lexentry: eng/corrin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corrin
trans_list: corrine
sense:
(organic compound) A molecular species that contains four reduced pyrrole rings joined in a macrocycle by three -CH= groups and one direct bond; central to the cobalt-containing vitamin cobalamin.


lexentry: eng/corrosive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corrosive
trans_list: corrosif
sense:
Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, hanging, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as the corrosive action of an acid.


lexentry: eng/corrupt__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corrupt
trans_list: corrompre
sense:
(transitive) To make corrupt; to change from good to bad; to draw away from the right path; to deprave; to pervert.


lexentry: eng/corruption__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corruption
trans_list: corruption | pourriture
sense:
The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity.


lexentry: eng/corruption__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: corruption
trans_list: corruption | concussion
sense:
Unethical administrative or executive practices (in government or business), including bribery (offering or receiving bribes), conflicts of interest, nepotism, and so on.


lexentry: eng/cortex__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cortex
trans_list: cortex
sense:
(countable, anatomy) The outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.


lexentry: eng/cortex__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cortex
trans_list: cortex
sense:
(uncountable, botany) The tissue of a stem or root that lies inward from the epidermis, but exterior to the vascular tissue.


lexentry: eng/cortical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cortical
trans_list: boîte
sense:
(anatomy) Pertaining to the outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.


lexentry: eng/corticosteroid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corticosteroid
trans_list: corticostéroïde
sense:
(steroid hormone) Any of a group of steroid hormones, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that are involved in a large range of physiological systems.


lexentry: eng/cortisone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cortisone
trans_list: cortisone
sense:
(steroid hormone, pharmaceutical drug) A corticosteroid hormone, closely related to corticosterone, produced by the adrenal cortex. One of the glucocorticoids, it is also made synthetically for use as an anti-inflammatory and antiallergy agent. 17-hydroxy-11-dehydrocorticosterone, with formula C21H28O5.


lexentry: eng/corundum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corundum
trans_list: corindon
sense:
(mineral) An extremely hard mineral, a form of aluminum oxide with the chemical formula Al2O3, that occurs in the form of the gemstones sapphire and ruby; it is used as an abrasive.


lexentry: eng/corvette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corvette
trans_list: corvette
sense:
(nautical, historical) A flush-decked warship of the 17th-18th centuries having a single tier of guns; it ranked next below a frigate; – called in the United States navy a sloop of war.


lexentry: eng/corvette__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: corvette
trans_list: corvette
sense:
(nautical) In a modern navy, a lightly armed and armoured blue water warship, smaller than a frigate, capable of transoceanic duty.


lexentry: eng/coryza__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coryza
trans_list: coryza
sense:
(medicine) Inflammation of the mucous membranes lining the nasal cavity, usually causing a running nose, nasal congestion and loss of smell.


lexentry: eng/cosine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cosine
trans_list: cosinus
sense:
(trigonometry) In a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the side adjacent to an acute angle to the length of the hypotenuse. Symbol: cos


lexentry: eng/cosmetic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cosmetic
trans_list: cosmétique | cosmétiques
sense:
Any substances applied to enhance the external color or texture of the skin, e.g. lipstick, eyeshadow, eyeliner; makeup.


lexentry: eng/cosmetic_surgeon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: A surgeon who performs cosmetic surgery
written_rep: cosmetic surgeon
trans_list:
chirurgien cosmétique | chirurgien esthéticien | chirurgien esthétique | chirurgienne cosmétique | chirurgienne esthéticienne | chirurgienne esthétique


lexentry: eng/cosmetologist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cosmetologist
trans_list: esthéticien | esthéticienne | visagiste
sense:
A person who advises people (normally women) on cosmetics and other beauty treatments; a beautician.


lexentry: eng/cosmochemistry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cosmochemistry
trans_list: cosmochimie
sense:
The branch of chemistry that deals with the creation of the elements, and their isotopic distribution, in the universe; also with the synthesis and reactions of simple molecules in interstellar space.


lexentry: eng/cosmodicy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cosmodicy
trans_list: cosmodicée
sense:
A justification of the fundamental goodness of the universe, especially in regard to the existence of evil and suffering in the world; a work or discourse justifying the ways of the universe.


lexentry: eng/cosmodrome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cosmodrome
trans_list: cosmodrome | base de lancement
sense:
A site for launching spacecraft, usually in reference to such Soviet or Russian built sites as the Baikonur, Kazakhstan and Plesetsk, Russia cosmodromes.


lexentry: eng/cosmogony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cosmogony
trans_list: cosmogonie
sense:
The study of the origin, and sometimes the development, of the universe or the solar system, in astrophysics, religion, and other fields.


lexentry: eng/cost__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cost
trans_list: couter | coûter
sense:
(transitive, ditransitive) To cause something to be lost; to cause the expenditure or relinquishment of.


lexentry: eng/cost_of_living__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cost of living
trans_list: coût de la vie
sense:
The average cost of a standard set of basic necessities of life, especially of food, shelter and clothing.


lexentry: eng/cost_the_earth__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (idiomatic) To be a huge expense.
written_rep: cost the earth
trans_list:
coûter bonbon | coûter la peau du cul | coûter la peau du dos | coûter un bras | coûter une blinde | coûter une couille


lexentry: eng/costal_cartilage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: costal cartilage
trans_list: cartilage costal
sense:
(anatomy) One of the bars of hyaline cartilage, found at the anterior ends of the ribs, that serve to prolong the ribs forward and contribute to the elasticity of the walls of the thorax.


lexentry: eng/costume__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: costume
trans_list: costume
sense:
A style of dress, including garments, accessories and hairstyle, especially as characteristic of a particular country, period or people.


lexentry: eng/cot__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cot
trans_list: huche | lit de bébé
sense:
(UK, Irish, Commonwealth) A bed for infants or small children, with high, often slatted, often moveable sides.


lexentry: eng/cotangent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cotangent
trans_list: cotangente
sense:
(trigonometry) In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the tangent of an angle. Symbols: cot, ctg, or ctn


lexentry: eng/cotehardie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cotehardie
trans_list: cotte-hardie
sense:
(historical) A mid to late 14th century unisex garment tailored to fit the torso and arms, usually with a row of buttons down the front as well as down each fitted sleeve from the elbow to the wrist. Women's coathardies trailed on the floor, but those for men could be cut very short.


lexentry: eng/cotidal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cotidal
trans_list: cotidal
sense:
Describing the locations (and of related lines on a chart) linking places where tides occur at the same time of day


lexentry: eng/cotillion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cotillion
trans_list: cotillon
sense:
(dance) A bold dance performed in groups of eight where women lift their skirts to display their ankles. [from 1766]


lexentry: eng/cotton_swab__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cotton swab
trans_list: coton-tige | bâtonnet ouaté | coton tige
sense:
A small wad of cotton wrapped around the end of a small rod, made of wood, rolled paper, or plastic. The most common uses for cotton swabs include aural hygiene and cosmetics application.


lexentry: eng/cottonwood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cottonwood
trans_list: peuplier
sense:
A tree from one of number of species of tree in the genus Populus (poplars), typically growing along watercourses, with fluffy catkins.


lexentry: eng/cotyledon__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cotyledon
trans_list: cotylédon
sense:
(botany) The leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant; after germination it becomes the first leaves of the seedling.


lexentry: eng/couch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: couch
trans_list: canapé | sofa
sense:
(North America, Australia, Ireland) An item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person; a sofa.


lexentry: eng/couch_potato__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: couch potato
trans_list: pantouflard | avachi | légume | télézard
sense:
(idiom) A person who spends a lot of time sitting or lying down, often watching television, eating snacks or drinking alcohol. [from 1976]


lexentry: eng/cougar__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cougar
trans_list: cougar
sense:
(North America, slang) An older woman who actively seeks the casual, often sexual, companionship of younger men, by implication a female “sexual predator”.


lexentry: eng/cough__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cough
trans_list: toux
sense:
A sudden, often involuntary expulsion of air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound), and out through the mouth.


lexentry: eng/cough__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cough
trans_list: tousser
sense:
Sometimes followed by up: to force (something) out of the lungs or throat by pushing air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound), and out through the mouth.


lexentry: eng/cough_drop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cough drop
trans_list: bonbon antitussif
sense:
A small, medicated tablet intended to be dissolved slowly in the mouth to relieve coughing symptoms temporarily.


lexentry: eng/cough_medicine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cough medicine
trans_list: antitussif
sense:
A medication or medicine used to treat those people with coughing and related conditions, usually in liquid or syrup form.


lexentry: eng/coulomb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coulomb
trans_list: coulomb
sense:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electric charge; the amount of electric charge carried by a current of 1 ampere flowing for 1 second. Symbol: C


lexentry: eng/coulter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coulter
trans_list: coutre
sense:
(British) A knife or cutter attached to the beam of a plough to cut the sward, in front of the share and mouldboard.


lexentry: eng/councillor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: councillor
trans_list: conseiller | conseiller municipal | conseillère
sense:
In particular, a representative elected to a local authority, such as a city council: a city councillor


lexentry: eng/count_one's_blessings__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: count one's blessings
trans_list: voir le bon côté des choses
sense:
(idiomatic) To focus one's attention on the circumstances of one's life which are pleasant or fortunate, especially with the intention of diverting one's thoughts from serious or disagreeable matters.


lexentry: eng/count_sheep__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: count sheep
trans_list: compter les moutons
sense:
(idiomatic) To attempt to go to sleep by thinking of something boring, traditionally by counting imaginary sheep.


lexentry: eng/countable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: countable
trans_list: dénombrable
sense:
(mathematics, of a set) finite or countably infinite; having a one-to-one correspondence (bijection) with a subset of the natural numbers.


lexentry: eng/countdown__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: countdown
trans_list: compte à rebours | décompte
sense:
A count backward in fixed units to the time of some event, especially the launch of a space vehicle.


lexentry: eng/countdown__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: countdown
trans_list: hit-parade | top 50
sense:
A radio or television program counting down the top songs of a given week, usually in reverse order ending with the No. 1.


lexentry: eng/counter__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: counter
trans_list: compteur
sense:
An object (now especially a small disc) used in counting or keeping count, or as a marker in games, etc.


lexentry: eng/counterculture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: counterculture
trans_list: contreculture
sense:
Any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to Western culture.


lexentry: eng/counterespionage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: counterespionage
trans_list: contre-espionnage
sense:
All those activities undertaken to neutralize or exploit the espionage activities of another nation or an enemy.


lexentry: eng/counterexample__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: counterexample
trans_list: contrexemple
sense:
(logic) An example that counters a general rule; an exception to a general rule; a specific instance of the falsity of (and falsifiability of) any proposed universal applicability of a rule or statement.


lexentry: eng/counterpoint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: counterpoint
trans_list: contrepoint
sense:
(music) A melody added to an existing one, especially one added to provide harmony whilst each retains its simultaneous identity; a composition consisting of such contrapuntal melodies.


lexentry: eng/countersign__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: countersign
trans_list: contresigner
sense:
(transitive, by extension) To add a second signature to a document, affirming the validity of the signature of another person.


lexentry: eng/countersink__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: countersink
trans_list: fraisure
sense:
A conical recess, typically machined at the mouth of a hole to admit a screw (with a matching taper) so that the screw sits flush with a surface.


lexentry: eng/countersteer__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: countersteer
trans_list: contre-braquer
sense:
(transitive) To steer (a vehicle) in the opposite direction at the beginning of a turn in order to adjust the rider's center of gravity.


lexentry: eng/countertenor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: countertenor
trans_list: contreténor | contre-ténor
sense:
An adult male singer who uses head tone or falsetto to sing far higher than the typical male vocal range.


lexentry: eng/countervair__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: countervair
trans_list: contre-vairé
sense:
(heraldry) A heraldic fur resembling vair, except in the arrangement of the patches or figures: succeeding rows are reversed instead of staggered, so the bases of the panes of each tincture are opposite those of the same tincture in adjoining rows.


lexentry: eng/counterweight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: counterweight
trans_list: contrepoids
sense:
A heavy mass of often iron or concrete, mechanically linked in opposition to a load which is to be raised and lowered, with the intent of reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering. Counterweights are used, for example, in cable-hauled elevators and some kinds of movable bridges (e.g. a bascule bridge).


lexentry: eng/counting_rod__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: counting rod
trans_list: baguette à calculer
sense:
(mathematics) One of a set of small bars, used by mathematicians in some Asian countries, placed either horizontally or vertically to represent any number and any fraction.


lexentry: eng/country__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: country
trans_list: pays | contrée
sense:
The territory of a nation, especially an independent nation state or formerly independent nation; a political entity asserting ultimate authority over a geographical area; a sovereign state. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/country__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: country
trans_list: pays | contrée
sense:
A set region of land having particular human occupation or agreed limits, especially inhabited by members of the same race, speakers of the same language etc., or associated with a given person, occupation, species etc. [from 13th c.]


lexentry: eng/country__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: country
trans_list: campagne
sense:
(uncountable, usually preceded by “the”) A rural area, as opposed to a town or city; the countryside. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/country_club__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: country club
trans_list: country club
sense:
A private club in a rural area or in the outskirts of a town, offering recreational sports activities.


lexentry: eng/country_house__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: country house
trans_list: maison de campagne
sense:
(British) A weekend and holiday residence, located outside of urban areas, used as a retreat from city life.


lexentry: eng/country_music__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: country music
trans_list: country | musique country
sense:
(music) A style of popular music that originated in the folk music of the rural population of the southern and western United States and characterized by string-band instruments and simple melodies.


lexentry: eng/country_of_origin__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: country of origin
trans_list: pays d’origine
sense:
(international trade) The country in which the last stage of substantial transformation of goods occurred.


lexentry: eng/county__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: county
trans_list: comté | département
sense:
An administrative or geographical region of various countries, including Bhutan, Canada, China, Croatia, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, South Korea, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and 47 of the 50 United States (excluding Alaska, Connecticut, and Louisiana).


lexentry: eng/coup_d'état__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coup d'état
trans_list: coup d'État | putsch
sense:
(politics, government) The sudden overthrow of a government, differing from a revolution by being carried out by a small group of people who replace only the leading figures.


lexentry: eng/couple__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: couple
trans_list: quelques | couple | deux ou trois...
sense:
One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery, called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple.


lexentry: eng/coupler__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: coupler
trans_list: attelage
sense:
Anything that serves to couple things together; but especially a device that couples railway carriages.


lexentry: eng/coupon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coupon
trans_list: bon | coupon
sense:
A section of a ticket, showing the holder to be entitled to some specified accommodation or service, as to a passage over a designated line of travel, a particular seat in a theater, a discount, etc.


lexentry: eng/coupon__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: coupon
trans_list: coupon
sense:
(finance, obsolete) A certificate of interest due, printed at the bottom of transferable bonds (state, railroad, etc.), given for a term of years, designed to be cut off and presented for payment when the interest is due; an interest warrant.


lexentry: eng/courage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: courage
trans_list: courage | bravoure | cœur | vaillance
sense:
The quality of being confident, not afraid or easily intimidated, but without being incautious or inconsiderate.


lexentry: eng/course_credit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: course credit
trans_list: crédit
sense:
(education, academics) A unit for measuring the amount of academic studies of which exact definition varies by learning institution. Typically, there is a minimum number of course credits required as a precondition for graduation.


lexentry: eng/coursebook__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coursebook
trans_list: livre de classe | livre de cours
sense:
A textbook, a book designed to accompany a specific academic course, or one specified by the writers of the course to be read by its students.


lexentry: eng/coursework__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coursework
trans_list: étude
sense:
Work carried out by students of a particular course; it is assessed and counts towards the grade given.


lexentry: eng/court__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: court
trans_list: cour
sense:
An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.


lexentry: eng/court__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: court
trans_list: cour
sense:
The collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority; all the surroundings of a sovereign in his regal state.


lexentry: eng/court__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: court
trans_list: cour
sense:
Attention directed to a person in power; behaviour designed to gain favor; politeness of manner; civility towards someone


lexentry: eng/court__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: court
trans_list: cour | tribunal | court | court de tennis
sense:
The persons officially assembled under authority of law, at the appropriate time and place, for the administration of justice; an official assembly, legally met together for the transaction of judicial business; a judge or judges sitting for the hearing or trial of cases.


lexentry: eng/court__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: court
trans_list: court | court de tennis
sense:
(sports) A place arranged for playing the games of tennis, basketball, handball, badminton, volleyball, squash and some other games


lexentry: eng/court_bouillon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: court bouillon
trans_list: court-bouillon
sense:
A seasoned, aromatic liquid, such as a mixture of water with wine or vinegar and spices and vegetables, used for poaching fish, meat, seafood, or vegetables.


lexentry: eng/court_jester__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: court jester
trans_list: bouffon | fou | fou du roi
sense:
A person in colorful garb and fool's cap who amused a medieval and early modern royal or noble court.


lexentry: eng/court_of_cassation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: court of cassation
trans_list: Cour de cassation | cour de cassation
sense:
(legal) In many legal systems, the highest-level court of appeal in procedural matters, which is asked to squash a verdict but then refers the case back for a new court case at the previous level.


lexentry: eng/court_order__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: court order
trans_list: ordonnance judiciaire
sense:
(legal) A written command, issued by a judge, requiring whomever it is served upon to do whatever the order says, under penalty of being held in contempt of court.


lexentry: eng/court_shoe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: court shoe
trans_list: bâbette | escarpin
sense:
A shoe with no fastening and a low-cut front, worn by men with formal dress such as court dress or white tie, but now usually by women.


lexentry: eng/courtesy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: courtesy
trans_list: politesse
sense:
(countable) A polite gesture or remark, especially as opposed to an obligation or standard practice.


lexentry: eng/courtship__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: courtship
trans_list: cour
sense:
The act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage; hence, the period during which a couple fall in love before their marriage.


lexentry: eng/cousin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cousin
trans_list: cousin | cousine
sense:
(specifically) When used without a qualifying word: the child of a person's parent's brother (that is, an uncle) or sister (an aunt); a cousin-german, a first cousin.


lexentry: eng/covalent_bond__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: covalent bond
trans_list: liaison covalente
sense:
(physical chemistry) A type of chemical bond where two atoms are connected to each other by the sharing of two or more electrons.


lexentry: eng/covariance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: covariance
trans_list: covariance
sense:
(statistics) A statistical measure defined as \scriptstyle\operatorname{Cov}(X, Y) = \operatorname{E}((X - \mu) (Y - \nu)) given two real-valued random variables X and Y, with expected values \scriptstyle E(X)\,=\,\mu and \scriptstyle E(Y)\,=\,\nu.


lexentry: eng/covariance__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: covariance
trans_list: covariance
sense:
(object-oriented programming) The conversion of data types from wider to narrower in certain situations.


lexentry: eng/covariant__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: covariant
trans_list: covariant
sense:
(category theory, of a functor) Which preserves the order of morphism composition: formally, which associates each morphism f:X \to Y to a morphism F(f):F(X) \to F(Y).


lexentry: eng/cove__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cove
trans_list: anse | crique
sense:
A small coastal inlet, especially one having high cliffs protecting vessels from prevailing winds;bight. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/covenstead__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: covenstead
trans_list: sanctuaire
sense:
(Wicca) A permanent circle or temple used to meet for rituals and to store religious items, often a mundane location.


lexentry: eng/cover__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: cover
trans_list: couverture
sense:
(music) A new performance or rerecording of a previously recorded song; a cover version; a cover song.


lexentry: eng/cover__Verb__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: cover
trans_list: reprendre
sense:
(music, transitive) To make a cover version of (a song that was originally recorded by another artist).


lexentry: eng/cover__Verb__1
sense_num: 15
written_rep: cover
trans_list: couvrir
sense:
(military, law enforcement) To protect using an aimed firearm and the threat of firing; or to protect using continuous, heaving fire at or in the direction of the enemy so as to force the enemy to remain in cover; or to threaten using an aimed firearm.


lexentry: eng/cover__Verb__1
sense_num: 19
written_rep: cover
trans_list: parcourir
sense:
(transitive) To extend over a given period of time or range, to occupy, to stretch over a given area.


lexentry: eng/cover__Verb__1
sense_num: 23
written_rep: cover
trans_list: couvrir
sense:
(transitive) To provide an alibi for (someone); to provide excuses or apologia for (someone); to carry water for someone.


lexentry: eng/cover_charge__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cover charge
trans_list: couvert
sense:
An amount of money added to a restaurant bill in lieu of tips, and to pay for uncharged items such as bread and water.


lexentry: eng/cover_girl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cover girl
trans_list: covergirl
sense:
(informal) An attractive, usually well-known, female model whose image has been featured on one or more magazine covers.


lexentry: eng/cover_letter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cover letter
trans_list: lettre de motivation
sense:
A letter or written communication that serves to introduce an accompanying document; especially, a letter that introduces a résumé or curriculum vitae.


lexentry: eng/cover_version__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cover version
trans_list: reprise | cover
sense:
(music) A version of a song that is a new performance or rerecording of that song by a different artist.


lexentry: eng/coverage__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: coverage
trans_list: couverture
sense:
(genetics) The average number of reads representing a given nucleotide in the reconstructed sequence.


lexentry: eng/coverall__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coverall
trans_list: combinaison
sense:
(chiefly, US, Canada, Australia) A loose-fitting jumpsuit-style protective garment worn over other clothing.


lexentry: eng/covering__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: covering
trans_list: couverture
sense:
(countable) That which covers or conceals; a cover; something spread or laid over or wrapped about another.


lexentry: eng/covidiot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: covidiot
trans_list: covidiot | covidiote
sense:
(pejorative, jocular, neologism) A person who is foolishly reckless with respect to avoiding contracting or spreading COVID-19.


lexentry: eng/cow__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cow
trans_list: vache | bovin
sense:
(loosely, or, informal) Any member of the species Bos taurus regardless of sex or age, including bulls and calves.


lexentry: eng/cow__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: cow
trans_list: vache | femelle
sense:
(biology) A female member of other large species of mammal, including the bovines, moose, whales, seals, hippos, rhinos, manatees, and elephants.


lexentry: eng/cow__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: cow
trans_list: chipie | garce | vache
sense:
(derogatory, UK, Irish, informal) A woman considered unpleasant in some way, particularly one considered nasty, stupid, fat, lazy, or difficult.


lexentry: eng/cow_chip__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cow chip
trans_list: bouse
sense:
A piece of dried cow dung, used especially as fuel in the Third World and by early North American settlers.


lexentry: eng/cow_eyes__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cow eyes
trans_list: judas
sense:
(US, informal) A wide-eyed expression meant to discreetly signal otherwise unstated romantic attraction to the one it is directed at.


lexentry: eng/cowboy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cowboy
trans_list: cow-boy | cowboy
sense:
A man who identifies with cowboy culture, including wearing a cowboy hat and being a fan of country and western music.


lexentry: eng/cowboy_hat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cowboy hat
trans_list: chapeau de cow-boy
sense:
A broad-brimmed hat worn by cowboys, ranchers, and farmers, common in the western United States and Mexico.


lexentry: eng/cowcatcher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cowcatcher
trans_list: pare-buffle
sense:
(rail transport, principally, _, US) A plough-shaped device affixed to the front of a locomotive (or other large vehicle), usually wedge or V-shaped so as to push or deflect objects on the tracks out of the way, to clear out the train's path and prevent the risk of derailment or major damage to it.


lexentry: eng/cowgirl_position__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cowgirl position
trans_list: Andromaque | amazone
sense:
(idiomatic) A sex position in which the man lies on his back, and the woman sits on top of him facing him.


lexentry: eng/cowlick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cowlick
trans_list: épi
sense:
An unruly lock or section of hair that sticks straight out from the skull or lies at an angle at odds with the rest of an individual's hair, like a whorl or vortex.


lexentry: eng/cowpox__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cowpox
trans_list: cowpox | vaccine
sense:
A pustular, eruptive skin disease of cattle caused by an Orthopoxvirus, with lesions occurring principally on the udder and teats. Human infection may occur from touching cows, and gives immunity to smallpox.


lexentry: eng/coxswain__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: coxswain
trans_list: barreur
sense:
(rowing) The member of a crew who steers the shell and coordinates the power and rhythm of the rowers.


lexentry: eng/coypu__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coypu
trans_list: ragondin
sense:
A large, crepuscular, semiaquatic rodent (Myocastor coypus) resembling a large rat, having bright orange-yellow incisors, native to South America and introduced to Europe, Asia and North America, valued for its fur in eastern Europe and central Asia and considered a pest elsewhere.


lexentry: eng/crabby__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crabby
trans_list: de mauvais poil
sense:
Visibly irritated or annoyed; grouchy, irritable, in a foul mood; given to complaining or finding fault in an annoyed way.


lexentry: eng/crabgrass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crabgrass
trans_list: digitaire
sense:
Those members of the genus Digitaria, grasses of tropical to temperate climates, which are pests of lawns, mainly from their invasive habits and the fact they die off in the fall and winter, leaving bare patches.


lexentry: eng/crack__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: crack
trans_list: ambiance
sense:
(Northern England, Scotland, Ireland) Conviviality; fun; good conversation, chat, gossip, or humorous storytelling; good company.


lexentry: eng/crack__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: crack
trans_list: muer
sense:
(intransitive, of a pubescent boy's voice) To alternate between high and low register in the process of eventually lowering.


lexentry: eng/crack_down__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crack down
trans_list: appuyer
sense:
(idiomatic, often with 'on') To take harsh action (against), as when enforcing a law more stringently than before.


lexentry: eng/cracker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cracker
trans_list: cracker | craquelin
sense:
A dry, thin, crispy baked bread (usually salty or savoury, but sometimes sweet, as in the case of graham crackers and animal crackers).


lexentry: eng/cracking__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cracking
trans_list: craquage
sense:
(organic chemistry, petrochemistry) The thermal decomposition of a substance, especially that of crude petroleum in order to produce petrol / gasoline.


lexentry: eng/cradle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cradle
trans_list: berceau
sense:
(figuratively) The place of origin, or in which anything is nurtured or protected in the earlier period of existence.


lexentry: eng/cradle__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: cradle
trans_list: bers
sense:
A framework of timbers, or iron bars, moving upon ways or rollers, used to support, lift, or carry ships or other vessels, heavy guns, etc., as up an inclined plane, or across a strip of land, or in launching a ship.


lexentry: eng/cradle_cap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cradle cap
trans_list: croûte de lait
sense:
(medicine, pathology) A form of seborrheic dermatitis that occurs on the scalps of infants, causing scaly, flaky, itchy, red skin.


lexentry: eng/cradle_snatcher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cradle snatcher
trans_list: prendre au berceau
sense:
(idiom, slang, pejorative) A person who prefers to date people significantly younger than themselves.


lexentry: eng/craft__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: craft
trans_list: ruse
sense:
Ability, skilfulness, especially skill in making plans and carrying them into execution; dexterity in managing affairs, adroitness, practical cunning; ingenuity in constructing, dexterity [9th century].


lexentry: eng/craft__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: craft
trans_list: métier
sense:
(countable, plural crafts) A branch of skilled work or trade, especially one requiring manual dexterity or artistic skill, but sometimes applied equally to any business, calling or profession; the skilled practice of a practical occupation [since the 9th century].


lexentry: eng/craft__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: craft
trans_list: nef
sense:
(countable, plural craft) A vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space [since the 17th century].


lexentry: eng/cram__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cram
trans_list: bourrer | bachoter | bâcler | emmancher | ficher | fourrer
sense:
(transitive) To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity.


lexentry: eng/cram__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cram
trans_list: bachoter
sense:
(transitive) To put hastily through an extensive course of memorizing or study, as in preparation for an examination.


lexentry: eng/cram_school__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cram school
trans_list: classe préparatoire | prépa
sense:
(education) A specialized school that trains students to meet particular goals, most commonly to pass the entrance examinations of high schools or universities.


lexentry: eng/crampon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crampon
trans_list: crampon
sense:
An attachment to a shoe or boot that provides traction by means of spikes. Used for climbing or walking on slippery surfaces, especially ice.


lexentry: eng/cranberry_juice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cranberry juice
trans_list: jus de canneberge
sense:
The unfermented juice of squeezed cranberries, often mixed with water and a sweetener, used as a beverage.


lexentry: eng/crane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crane
trans_list: grue
sense:
Any bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with long legs and a long neck which is extended during flight.


lexentry: eng/crane__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: crane
trans_list: grue
sense:
A mechanical lifting machine or device, often used for lifting heavy loads for industrial or construction purposes.


lexentry: eng/cranefly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cranefly
trans_list: tipule
sense:
Any of various large flies of the suborder Tipulomorpha that have slender bodies and very long legs and that resemble giant mosquitoes.


lexentry: eng/cranial_nerve__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cranial nerve
trans_list: nerf crânien
sense:
(neuroanatomy) Any of the twelve paired nerves that originate from the brainstem or base of the brain instead of the spinal cord.


lexentry: eng/craniorachischisis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: craniorachischisis
trans_list: craniorachischisis
sense:
(pathology) A lethal defect of the neural tube in which both the brain and spinal cord are left open.


lexentry: eng/craniotomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: craniotomy
trans_list: craniotomie
sense:
(surgery) The surgical procedure for removing a part of the skull, called a bone flap, prior to a treatment. The bone flap is replaced at the end of the operation.


lexentry: eng/cranium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cranium
trans_list: boîte crânienne
sense:
(skeleton) That part of the skull consisting of the bones enclosing the brain, but not including the bones of the face or jaw.


lexentry: eng/crank__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crank
trans_list: manivelle
sense:
A bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an attached arm perpendicular, or nearly so, to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a rotation to a wheel or other mechanical device; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion.


lexentry: eng/crap__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crap
trans_list: crotte | merde | putain
sense:
(slang, often, _, vulgar) Expression of worry, fear, shock, surprise, disgust, annoyance, or dismay.


lexentry: eng/crash__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: crash
trans_list: plantage
sense:
(computing) A malfunction of computer software or hardware which causes it to shut down or become partially or totally inoperable.


lexentry: eng/crash__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: crash
trans_list: krach
sense:
(finance) A sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures).


lexentry: eng/crash__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crash
trans_list: percuter | s'incruster | taper l'incruste
sense:
(transitive) To cause something to collide with something else, especially when this results in damage.


lexentry: eng/crash__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: crash
trans_list: crécher | pieuter
sense:
(intransitive, slang) To make or experience informal temporary living arrangements, especially overnight.


lexentry: eng/crash_landing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crash landing
trans_list: atterrissage en catastrophe
sense:
The landing of an aircraft or spacecraft in an emergency, either in an inappropriate place or under dangerous circumstances, usually with damage to the aircraft.


lexentry: eng/crasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: crasis
trans_list: crase
sense:
(linguistics) External vowel sandhi; contraction of a vowel or diphthong at the end of a word with a vowel or diphthong at the start of the following word.


lexentry: eng/crater__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crater
trans_list: cratère
sense:
(geology) The basin-like opening or mouth of a volcano, through which the chief eruption comes; similarly, the mouth of a geyser, about which a cone of silica is often built up. [from 1610s]


lexentry: eng/crawl__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crawl
trans_list: ramper | grouiller | grouiller de
sense:
(intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.


lexentry: eng/crawl_space__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crawl space
trans_list: vide sanitaire
sense:
(construction) A narrow opening underneath the bottom of a building or storey used to give access to pipes, cables and other utilities.


lexentry: eng/crayfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crayfish
trans_list: écrevisse | langoustine
sense:
Any of numerous freshwater decapod crustaceans in superfamily Astacoidea or Parastacoidea, resembling the related lobster but usually much smaller.


lexentry: eng/creak__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creak
trans_list: craquer
sense:
(intransitive) To make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound, as by the friction of hard substances.


lexentry: eng/cream__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cream
trans_list: crème | crème de la crème | fin du fin | fine fleur | fleur
sense:
The butterfat/milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder.


lexentry: eng/cream__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: cream
trans_list: crème | onguent
sense:
(medicine) A viscous aqueous oil/fat emulsion with a medicament added, used to apply that medicament to the skin. (compare with ointment)


lexentry: eng/cream_of_tartar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cream of tartar
trans_list: crème de tartre
sense:
(organic compound) Potassium hydrogen tartrate (also called potassium bitartrate), a byproduct of wine manufacture, used in baking powder and in cooking to stabilize beaten egg whites.


lexentry: eng/creamer__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: creamer
trans_list: café crème
sense:
A small thimble-sized or stick-shaped container of milk or cream, used as a standard individual "cream" or "milk" portion, typically provided by restaurants for cups of tea or coffee.


lexentry: eng/creamy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: creamy
trans_list: crémeux | crème
sense:
Of food or drink, having the rich taste or thick, smooth texture of cream, whether or not it actually contains cream.


lexentry: eng/crease__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crease
trans_list: pli
sense:
A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced.


lexentry: eng/create__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: create
trans_list: créer
sense:
(especially, of a, god) To bring into existence out of nothing, without the prior existence of the materials or elements used.


lexentry: eng/create__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: create
trans_list: créer
sense:
To make#Verb or produce#Verb from other (e.g. raw, unrefined or scattered) materials or combinable elements or ideas; to design or invest with a new form, shape, function, etc.


lexentry: eng/create__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: create
trans_list: nommer
sense:
(transitive) To confer or invest with a rank or title of nobility, to appoint, ordain or constitute.


lexentry: eng/creatine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creatine
trans_list: créatine
sense:
(amino acid) An amino acid, 2-(carbamimidoyl-methyl- amino)acetic acid, which naturally occurs in vertebrates and helps to supply energy to muscle and nerve cells.


lexentry: eng/creatine_kinase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creatine kinase
trans_list: créatine kinase
sense:
(enzyme) An enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of creatine and uses adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to create phosphocreatine and adenosine diphosphate (ADP).


lexentry: eng/creatinine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creatinine
trans_list: créatinine
sense:
(biochemistry) A heterocyclic amine, 2-amino-1-methyl-5H-imidazol-4-one, formed by the metabolism of creatine.


lexentry: eng/creationism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: creationism
trans_list: créationnisme
sense:
Any creationary belief, especially a belief that the origin of things is due to an event or process of creation brought about by the deliberate act of any divine agency, such as a Creator God.


lexentry: eng/creative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creative
trans_list: créatif
sense:
Tending to create things, or having the ability to create; often, excellently, in a novel fashion, or any or all of these.


lexentry: eng/creative_work__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creative work
trans_list: œuvre
sense:
(chiefly, copyright) A tangible manifestation of creative effort, such as literature, music, paintings, and software.


lexentry: eng/creator__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: creator
trans_list: créateur | créatrice
sense:
(social media) Ellipsis of content creator, someone who regularly produces and publishes content on social media, especially of a monetizable nature.


lexentry: eng/credit__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: credit
trans_list: générique
sense:
(television/film, usually, in the plural) Written titles and other information about the TV program or movie shown at the beginning and/or end of the TV program or movie.


lexentry: eng/credit__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: credit
trans_list: crédit
sense:
(uncountable, law, business, finance) A privilege of delayed payment extended to a buyer or borrower on the seller's or lender's belief that what is given will be repaid.


lexentry: eng/credit__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: credit
trans_list: crédit
sense:
(accounting) An addition to certain accounts; the side of an account on which payments received are entered.


lexentry: eng/credit__Noun__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: credit
trans_list: crédit
sense:
(countable) A course credit, a credit hour – used as measure if enough courses have been taken for graduation.


lexentry: eng/credit_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: credit card
trans_list: carte de crédit
sense:
(banking) A plastic card, usually with a magnetic strip or an embedded microchip, connected to a credit account and used to buy goods or services.


lexentry: eng/credit_note__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: credit note
trans_list: note de crédit
sense:
A commercial document issued by a seller to adjust downwards the amount of an invoice already issued, i.e. to cancel part or all of it.


lexentry: eng/credit_rating__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: credit rating
trans_list: notation de crédit | notation financière
sense:
(finance) An estimate, based on a company, government or person's history of borrowing and repayment or available financial resources, that is used by creditors to determine the maximum amount of credit that can be extended without undue risk.


lexentry: eng/credit_score__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: credit score
trans_list: évaluation des risques-clients
sense:
(finance) A measure of credit risk, usually for a consumer, calculated from credit information using a standardized formula.


lexentry: eng/credit_transfer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: credit transfer
trans_list: transfert
sense:
A method of payment in which an amount of money (credit) is transferred directly from one account to another, in the same or different bank


lexentry: eng/credit_union__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: credit union
trans_list: banque coopérative
sense:
(finance) A financial cooperative similar to a bank but owned and controlled by its members, often restricted to a local area or sometimes to a single profession.


lexentry: eng/credo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: credo
trans_list: crédo
sense:
A statement of a belief or a summary statement of a whole belief system; also (metonymically) the belief or belief system itself.


lexentry: eng/creed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creed
trans_list: crédo
sense:
That which is believed; accepted doctrine, especially religious doctrine; a particular set of beliefs; any summary of principles or opinions professed or adhered to.


lexentry: eng/creed__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: creed
trans_list: crédo
sense:
(specifically, religion) A reading or statement of belief that summarizes the faith it represents; a confession of faith for public use, especially one which is brief and comprehensive.


lexentry: eng/creek__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creek
trans_list: crique
sense:
(British) A small inlet or bay, often saltwater, narrower and extending farther into the land than a cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river; the inner part of a port that is used as a dock for small boats.


lexentry: eng/creek__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: creek
trans_list: ruisseau
sense:
(Australia, New Zealand, Canada, US) A stream of water, typically a stream of freshwater smaller than a river; in Australia, also used of river-sized bodies of water.


lexentry: eng/creep__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: creep
trans_list: fatigue | fluage
sense:
(materials science) An increase in strain with time; the gradual flow or deformation of a material under stress.


lexentry: eng/creeper__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: creeper
trans_list: plante grimpante
sense:
Any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping, especially a climbing plant of the genus Parthenocissus.


lexentry: eng/crema__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crema
trans_list: crème fraîche
sense:
A Mexican foodstuff, the Mexican version of crème fraîche or sour cream. Its fat content is usually higher than that of sour cream, and it is thinner and less sour.


lexentry: eng/crenellation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crenellation
trans_list: créneaux | crénelage
sense:
(countable, uncountable) A pattern along the top of a parapet (fortified wall), most often in the form of multiple, regular, rectangular spaces in the top of the wall, through which arrows or other weaponry may be shot, especially as used in medieval European architecture.


lexentry: eng/creole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creole
trans_list: créole | langue créole
sense:
(linguistics) A language formed from two or more languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language.


lexentry: eng/creolistics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creolistics
trans_list: créolistique
sense:
(linguistics) The branch of linguistics concerned with the study of creole languages and literatures.


lexentry: eng/crepida__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crepida
trans_list: crépide
sense:
(Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome) A type of footwear consisting of a sole attached to the foot with fairly elaborate straps, distinguished by the Ancient Greeks and Ancient Romans from sandals proper but now usually considered a style of sandal.


lexentry: eng/crepitation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crepitation
trans_list: crépitation
sense:
A grating or crackling sensation or sound, as that produced by rubbing two fragments of a broken bone together, or by pressing upon cellular tissue containing air.


lexentry: eng/crescendo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crescendo
trans_list: crescendo
sense:
(music) An instruction to play gradually more loudly, denoted by a long, narrow angle with its apex on the left ( < ), by musicians called a hairpin.


lexentry: eng/crescent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crescent
trans_list: croissant
sense:
The figure of the moon as it appears between its first or last quarter and the new moon, with concave and convex edges terminating in points.


lexentry: eng/crescent_moon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crescent moon
trans_list: croissant de lune
sense:
The Moon as it appears early in its first quarter or late in its last quarter, when only a small arc-shaped section of the visible portion is illuminated by the Sun.


lexentry: eng/cress__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cress
trans_list: cresson
sense:
(plants) A plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic.


lexentry: eng/cresset__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cresset
trans_list: torchère
sense:
(coopering) A small furnace or iron cage to hold fire for charring the inside of a cask, and making the staves flexible.


lexentry: eng/crest__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crest
trans_list: crête
sense:
A tuft, or other natural ornament, growing on an animal's head, for example the comb of a cockerel, the swelling on the head of a snake, the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, etc.


lexentry: eng/crest__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: crest
trans_list: aigrette | huppe
sense:
The plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on or displayed on a helmet; the distinctive ornament of a helmet.


lexentry: eng/crest__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: crest
trans_list: cimier
sense:
(heraldry) A bearing worn, not upon the shield, but usually on a helmet above it, sometimes (as for clerics) separately above the shield or separately as a mark for plate, in letterheads, and the like.


lexentry: eng/crested_tit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crested tit
trans_list: mésange huppée
sense:
Lophophanes cristatus, a small bird of the tit family Paridae, with an erectile crest, the tip of which is often recurved.


lexentry: eng/cretin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cretin
trans_list: crétin
sense:
(pathology) A person who fails to develop mentally and physically due to a congenital hypothyroidism. [from 1779]


lexentry: eng/cretinism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cretinism
trans_list: crétinisme
sense:
(disease) A condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to the untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones.


lexentry: eng/crew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crew
trans_list: équipage | équipe
sense:
A group of people (often staff) manning and operating a large facility or piece of equipment such as a factory, ship, boat, airplane, or spacecraft.


lexentry: eng/cri_du_chat_syndrome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cri du chat syndrome
trans_list: maladie du cri du chat | syndrome du cri du chat
sense:
(medicine) A rare genetic disorder identified by the catlike cry of the infant, caused by an absence of some genetic material on the fifth chromosome.


lexentry: eng/crib__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crib
trans_list: berceau
sense:
(US) A baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often moveable sides, suitable for a child who has outgrown a cradle or bassinet.


lexentry: eng/crib__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: crib
trans_list: huche
sense:
A manger, a feeding trough for animals elevated off the earth or floor, especially one for fodder such as hay.


lexentry: eng/crib__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: crib
trans_list: antisèche
sense:
(usually, in the plural) A collection of quotes or references for use in speaking, for assembling a written document, or as an aid to a project of some sort; a crib sheet.


lexentry: eng/cribbage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cribbage
trans_list: crib
sense:
(card games) A point-counting card game for two players, with variants for three or four players; the cribbage board used for scoring to 61 or 121 points in numerous small increments is characteristic.


lexentry: eng/cribellum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cribellum
trans_list: cribellum
sense:
(zoology) A spinning organ having many fine pores, situated in front of the spinners in some araneomorph spiders.


lexentry: eng/cricket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cricket
trans_list: grillon | cri-cri | criquet
sense:
An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs.


lexentry: eng/cricothyrotomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cricothyrotomy
trans_list: coniotomie | cricothyroïdotomie
sense:
(surgery) An incision made through the skin and cricothyroid membrane to establish a patent airway during certain life-threatening situations, such as airway obstruction by a foreign body, angioedema, or massive facial trauma.


lexentry: eng/crime_against_humanity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crime against humanity
trans_list: crime contre l'humanité
sense:
(now, chiefly, legal) A very destructive and immoral act; later specifically, something causing widespread human misery or loss of life; an atrocity. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/crime_of_passion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crime of passion
trans_list: crime passionnel
sense:
(law, criminology) A crime, typically a violent crime such as assault or murder, committed against a loved one because of sudden jealous rage or heartbreak rather than as a premeditated act.


lexentry: eng/crime_scene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crime scene
trans_list: scène de crime
sense:
The location of a crime, especially one at which forensic evidence is collected in a controlled manner.


lexentry: eng/criminal_code__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: criminal code
trans_list: code pénal | code criminel
sense:
(legal) A document which compiles all, or a significant amount of, a particular jurisdiction's criminal law.


lexentry: eng/criminalization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: criminalization
trans_list: criminalisation | pénalisation
sense:
The act of making a previously legal activity illegal, the act of making something a criminal offence.


lexentry: eng/crimini__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crimini
trans_list: champignon de Paris
sense:
A dark brown edible mushroom, Agaricus bisporus, that has a rounded cap; called a portobello when mature


lexentry: eng/cringe__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: cringe
trans_list: cringe
sense:
(uncountable, slang, derogatory) Things, particularly online content, which would cause an onlooker to cringe from secondhand embarrassment.


lexentry: eng/cringe__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cringe
trans_list: gêner
sense:
(intransitive, figuratively) To experience an inward feeling of disgust, embarrassment, or fear; (by extension) to feel very embarrassed.


lexentry: eng/cripple__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cripple
trans_list: estropié | infirme
sense:
(sometimes, _, offensive) A person who has severely impaired physical abilities because of deformation, injury, or amputation of parts of the body.


lexentry: eng/cripple__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: cripple
trans_list: bridé
sense:
To release a product (especially a computer program) with reduced functionality, in some cases, making the item essentially worthless.


lexentry: eng/crippled__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crippled
trans_list: estropié
sense:
(usually, _, offensive) Having any difficulty or impediment which can be likened to a crippling injury.


lexentry: eng/crisis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crisis
trans_list: crise
sense:
An unstable situation, in political, social, economic or military affairs, especially one involving an impending abrupt change.


lexentry: eng/crisis__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: crisis
trans_list: crise
sense:
(medicine) A sudden change in the course of a disease, usually at which point the patient is expected to either recover or die.


lexentry: eng/critical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: critical
trans_list: critique
sense:
(medicine) Of a patient condition involving unstable vital signs and a prognosis that predicts the condition could worsen; or, a patient condition that requires urgent treatment in an intensive care or critical care medical facility.


lexentry: eng/critical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: critical
trans_list: critique
sense:
(physics) Of a temperature that is equal to the temperature of the critical point of a substance, i.e. the temperature above which the substance cannot be liquefied.


lexentry: eng/critical_condition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: critical condition
trans_list: état critique
sense:
(medicine) A precarious state of health of a person, who is in need of intensive care to remain alive. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/critical_mass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: critical mass
trans_list: masse critique
sense:
(nuclear physics) The minimum amount of fissile material needed to support a self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.


lexentry: eng/critical_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: critical point
trans_list: point critique
sense:
(thermodynamics) The temperature and pressure at which the vapour density of the gas and liquid phases of a fluid are equal, at which point there is no difference between gas and liquid.


lexentry: eng/critical_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: critical point
trans_list: point critique
sense:
(mathematics) A maximum, minimum or point of inflection on a curve; a point at which the derivative of a function is zero or undefined.


lexentry: eng/critical_section__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: critical section
trans_list: section critique
sense:
(programming) A piece of code that accesses a shared resource that must not be concurrently accessed by more than one thread of execution.


lexentry: eng/critical_thinking__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: critical thinking
trans_list: esprit critique | pensée critique
sense:
The application of logical principles, rigorous standards of evidence, and careful reasoning to the analysis and discussion of claims, beliefs, and issues.


lexentry: eng/croak__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: croak
trans_list: crever | buter | clamser
sense:
To complain; especially, to grumble; to forebode evil; to utter complaints or forebodings habitually.


lexentry: eng/crockery__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crockery
trans_list: vaisselle
sense:
Dishes, plates, and similar tableware collectively, usually made of some ceramic material, used for serving food on and eating from.


lexentry: eng/crocket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crocket
trans_list: crochet
sense:
(architectural element) Any of a series of hook-shaped decorative floral elements used in Gothic architecture.


lexentry: eng/crocodile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crocodile
trans_list: crocodile
sense:
Any of the predatory amphibious reptiles of the family Crocodylidae; (loosely) a crocodilian, any species of the order Crocodilia, which also includes the alligators, caimans and gavials.


lexentry: eng/crocus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crocus
trans_list: crocus
sense:
A perennial flowering plant (of the genus Crocus in the Iridaceae family). Saffron is obtained from the stamens of Crocus sativus.


lexentry: eng/croft__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: croft
trans_list: crochet
sense:
An enclosed piece of land, usually small and arable and used for small-scale food production, and often with a dwelling next to it; in particular, such a piece of land rented to a farmer (a crofter), especially in Scotland, together with a right to use separate pastureland shared by other crofters.


lexentry: eng/cromlech__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cromlech
trans_list: cromlec'h | cromlech
sense:
A dolmen or ancient underground tomb in Wales, usually made with stones disposed in a circular shape.


lexentry: eng/crony_capitalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crony capitalism
trans_list: copinage
sense:
(politics, idiomatic) A form of capitalism in which success in business depends on corrupt close relationships with government officials, often implying favouritism.


lexentry: eng/cronyism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cronyism
trans_list: copinage | favoritisme
sense:
(originally, US, derogatory) Favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications; especially (politics) , in their appointment to political positions.


lexentry: eng/crook__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: crook
trans_list: courbe
sense:
(obsolete) A support beam consisting of a post with a cross-beam resting upon it; a bracket or truss consisting of a vertical piece, a horizontal piece, and a strut.


lexentry: eng/crook__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: crook
trans_list: houlette
sense:
A specialized staff with a semi-circular bend (a "hook") at one end used by shepherds to control their herds.


lexentry: eng/croon__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: croon
trans_list: chantonner
sense:
To hum or sing (a song or tune), or to speak (words), softly in a low pitch or in a sentimental manner; specifically, to sing (a popular song) in a low, mellow voice.


lexentry: eng/crop__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: crop
trans_list: jabot
sense:
(anatomy) A pouch-like part of the alimentary tract of some birds (and some other animals), used to store food before digestion or for regurgitation.


lexentry: eng/crop__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: crop
trans_list: découper | rogner
sense:
(transitive) To remove the outer parts of a photograph or other image, typically in order to frame the subject better.


lexentry: eng/crop_circle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crop circle
trans_list: agroglyphe
sense:
An area in a field of crops where the stalks have been flattened into a circle or other geometric shape, performed as a prank or sometimes ascribed to UFO activity etc.


lexentry: eng/crop_milk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crop milk
trans_list: lait de jabot | lait de pigeon
sense:
A semi-solid substance, somewhat like pale yellow cottage cheese, secreted from the lining of the crop of (both male and female) pigeons and doves that is fed to their young (squabs) through regurgitation. An analog to crop milk is also secreted from the esophagus of flamingos and some penguins.


lexentry: eng/crop_rotation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crop rotation
trans_list: assolement
sense:
(agriculture) A farming practice in which the same land is used to grow different crops in successive seasons or years (when once the land would have been left fallow); used to prevent erosion and increase fertility.


lexentry: eng/croquembouche__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: croquembouche
trans_list: croquembouche
sense:
A French dessert made by piling profiteroles and other crunchy sweets in a tall shape, then pouring caramel over them to hold them in place.


lexentry: eng/croquet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: croquet
trans_list: croquet
sense:
(uncountable, games) A game played on a lawn, in which players use mallets to drive balls through hoops (wickets).


lexentry: eng/croquette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: croquette
trans_list: croquette
sense:
(culinary) A minced, cooked food (usually meat or vegetables), which is deep-fried in fat and sometimes sprinkled with breadcrumbs.


lexentry: eng/croquis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: croquis
trans_list: croquis
sense:
(arts) A quick and sketchy drawing, often of a live model. Croquis drawings are usually made in a few minutes, after which the model changes pose and another croquis is drawn.


lexentry: eng/crosier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crosier
trans_list: crosse
sense:
A staff with a hooked end similar to a shepherd's crook, or with a cross at the end, carried by an abbot, bishop, or archbishop as a symbol of office.


lexentry: eng/cross-channel__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross-channel
trans_list: outre-Manche | transmanche
sense:
(chiefly, Irish, dated, _, in, _, Britain) Relating to the body of water between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland (the Irish Sea, Saint George's Channel, and the North Channel); to, from, or in the other of the two islands


lexentry: eng/cross-country_skiing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross-country skiing
trans_list: ski de fond
sense:
(sports) An endurance sport and method of getting about involving travelling on skis, uphill as well as downhill.


lexentry: eng/cross-country_skiing__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cross-country skiing
trans_list: ski de fond
sense:
(skiing) A leisure activity using cross-country skis and ski poles for traversing natural terrain during winter.


lexentry: eng/cross-cousin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross-cousin
trans_list: cousin croisé
sense:
(anthropology) The child of one's father's sister or of one's mother's brother; a cousin related via opposite-gender siblings rather than same-gender ones (the latter being a parallel cousin).


lexentry: eng/cross-dresser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross-dresser
trans_list: travelo | travesti
sense:
A person who wears clothing which society considers appropriate only for members of the opposite sex.


lexentry: eng/cross-examination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross-examination
trans_list: contre-interrogatoire
sense:
(legal) The interrogation or questioning of a witness by the party against whom they have been called and examined, in an attempt to prove or reveal something false or untold during direct examination.


lexentry: eng/cross-link__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross-link
trans_list: interconnecter
sense:
(chemistry) To join polymer chains together to form one single molecule. An object made from a crosslinked material contains only one supergiant molecule. Crosslinking may take place through covalent bonds or ionic bonds


lexentry: eng/cross-purpose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross-purpose
trans_list: conflict
sense:
(idiomatic) A contrary or conflicting purpose or understanding, especially an unintentional or misconceived one.


lexentry: eng/cross-ratio__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross-ratio
trans_list: birapport
sense:
(geometry) A special number associated with an ordered quadruple of collinear points, particularly points on a projective line, and preserved by the fractional linear transformations.


lexentry: eng/cross-reference__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross-reference
trans_list: renvoi
sense:
A reference or direction in one place in a book or other source of information to information at another place in the same work.


lexentry: eng/cross-strait__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross-strait
trans_list: relations transdétroit
sense:
Pertaining to relations between the People's Republic of China, commonly known as mainland China, and the Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan.


lexentry: eng/cross-vote__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross-vote
trans_list: panacher
sense:
To vote for a candidate or political party other than one's preference, in order to block the election of a candidate one would prefer not to be elected.


lexentry: eng/cross__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross
trans_list: croix
sense:
A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other.


lexentry: eng/cross__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cross
trans_list: croix
sense:
(heraldiccharge) Any geometric figure having this or a similar shape, such as a cross of Lorraine or a Maltese cross.


lexentry: eng/cross__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cross
trans_list: croix
sense:
A wooden post with a perpendicular beam attached and used (especially in the Roman Empire) to execute criminals (by crucifixion).


lexentry: eng/cross__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: cross
trans_list: croix
sense:
A place where roads intersect and lead off in four directions; a crossroad (common in UK and Irish place names such as Gerrards Cross).


lexentry: eng/cross_check__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross check
trans_list: charge avec la crosse
sense:
(ice hockey) An illegal maneuver whereby an ice hockey player hits and pushes another player with their ice hockey stick while holding the stick with both hands, with no part of the hockey stick touching the ice surface.


lexentry: eng/cross_country__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross country
trans_list: cross-country
sense:
(sports) A running sport popular in US high schools, colleges, etc., where participants race over varying terrain (e.g. golf courses, roads, etc.) in approximately 5- to 10-kilometre races. Abbreviated XC.


lexentry: eng/cross_sea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross sea
trans_list: mer croisée
sense:
(nautical) A (dangerous) sea with two wave systems traveling at oblique angles, due to the wind over it shifting direction or the waves of two storm systems meeting.


lexentry: eng/cross_tabulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross tabulation
trans_list: tableau croisé
sense:
(statistics) A presentation of data about categorical variable in a tabular form to aid in identifying a relationship between the variables.


lexentry: eng/cross_to_bear__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross to bear
trans_list: croix
sense:
(idiomatic) A problem, or unpleasant or painful situation or person that one has to accept and deal with, although one finds it very difficult, or it causes trouble or worry over a long period of time.


lexentry: eng/crossbill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crossbill
trans_list: bec-croisé
sense:
Any of various finches of the genus Loxia, whose bill crosses over at the tips; they are specialist feeders on conifer cones.


lexentry: eng/crossed_cheque__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crossed cheque
trans_list: chèque barré
sense:
(finance) An ordinary cheque with two transverse lines drawn across it, which have the effect of making it payable only through a banker.


lexentry: eng/crossfire__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crossfire
trans_list: feux croisés
sense:
(military) An arrangement of two or more weapons so each can fire diagonally at something in front of a line between them.


lexentry: eng/crossguard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crossguard
trans_list: garde
sense:
A bar of metal, at right-angles, between the blade and the hilt of a sword that stops an opponent's blade from sliding down and injuring the hand of the person wielding the sword.


lexentry: eng/crossing_guard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crossing guard
trans_list: agent municipal
sense:
A person who directs vehicular traffic so that pedestrians, especially students, may cross the right of way.


lexentry: eng/crosspiece__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crosspiece
trans_list: barreau
sense:
A horizontal or transverse beam or similar member that extends across or perpendicular to something.


lexentry: eng/crosstalk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crosstalk
trans_list: diaphonie
sense:
(electronics) Undesirable signals from a neighbouring transmission circuit; undesired coupling between circuits.


lexentry: eng/crosstree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crosstree
trans_list: barre de flèche
sense:
(nautical) A light timber or metal spreader fixed athwartships part way up a mast to spread the shrouds from higher up


lexentry: eng/crossword__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crossword
trans_list: mots croisés | grille de mots croisés | mot-croisé
sense:
(games, puzzles) A word puzzle in which interlocking words are entered usually horizontally and vertically into a grid based on clues given for each word.


lexentry: eng/crotch__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crotch
trans_list: entrejambe
sense:
The ventral area (very bottom) of the human body between where the legs fork from the torso, in the area of the genitals and anus.


lexentry: eng/crotonaldehyde__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crotonaldehyde
trans_list: crotonaldéhyde
sense:
(organic compound) The unsaturated aliphatic aldehyde CH3-CH=CH-CHO that is used in organic synthesis


lexentry: eng/crotonic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crotonic acid
trans_list: acide crotonique
sense:
(carboxylic acid) An unsaturated organic acid, trans--CH3-CH=CH-COOH, found in croton oil and having many industrial uses; the cis- form is isocrotonic acid.


lexentry: eng/crouch__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crouch
trans_list: s'accroupir | se recroqueviller | se tapir
sense:
(intransitive) To bend down; to stoop low; to stand close to the ground with legs bent, like an animal when waiting for prey, or someone in fear.


lexentry: eng/croup__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: croup
trans_list: croup
sense:
(pathology) An infectious illness of the larynx, especially in young children, causing respiratory difficulty.


lexentry: eng/crow's_nest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crow's nest
trans_list: nid-de-pie | vigie | gabie
sense:
(nautical) A small open-top shelter, originally a cask, on the top of the foremast, large enough to accommodate a lookout. It was used by whalers to watch for a blow (spout), or in icebound waters to seek a channel.


lexentry: eng/crow__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crow
trans_list: chanter
sense:
(intransitive) To make the shrill sound characteristic of a rooster; to make a sound in this manner, either in gaiety, joy, pleasure, or defiance.


lexentry: eng/crowbar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crowbar
trans_list: pied-de-biche | pince-monseigneur
sense:
An iron or steel bar, often with a flattened end which may also be hook-shaped, to be used as a lever to manually force things apart.


lexentry: eng/crowdfunding__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crowdfunding
trans_list: financement participatif | sociofinancement | finance participative
sense:
(finance) Funding by many individuals pooling their money together for a common goal, usually via the Internet.


lexentry: eng/crowdsourcing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crowdsourcing
trans_list: externalisation ouverte | production participative
sense:
The delegation of a task to a large diffuse group in order to introduce new or more developed skill sets and improve efficiency. There is usually no substantial monetary compensation involved.


lexentry: eng/crown__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: crown
trans_list: couronne
sense:
Any currency (originally) issued by the crown (regal power) and often bearing a crown (headdress); (translation) various currencies known by similar names in their native languages, such as the korona, koruna, krona, króna, krone.


lexentry: eng/crown__Noun__1
sense_num: 23
written_rep: crown
trans_list: houppier | cime | houpier | milieu
sense:
(chemistry) A monocyclic ligand having three or more binding sites, capable of holding a guest in a central location.


lexentry: eng/crown__Noun__1
sense_num: 27
written_rep: crown
trans_list: couronne | sommet | fond
sense:
(religion) A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure.


lexentry: eng/crown__Verb__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: crown
trans_list: couronner
sense:
Of a forest fire or bushfire, to spread to the crowns of the trees and thence move from tree to tree independent of the surface fire.


lexentry: eng/crown_jewels__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crown jewels
trans_list: bijoux de famille | joyaux de la couronne
sense:
(literally) The jewelry that accompany the office of rulership in a monarchy, i.e. crown, scepter, signet ring, etc.


lexentry: eng/crown_molding__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crown molding
trans_list: moulure couronnée | moulure de couronnement
sense:
(woodworking, interior decorating) A molding at the edge of a room between the ceiling and the wall.


lexentry: eng/crown_prince__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: crown prince
trans_list: héritier
sense:
A person expected to inherit or take over an enterprise or undertaking once its current manager retires or dies.


lexentry: eng/crucial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crucial
trans_list: crucial
sense:
Essential or decisive for determining the outcome or future of something; extremely important; vital.


lexentry: eng/crucible__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crucible
trans_list: creuset
sense:
(chemistry) A cup-shaped piece of laboratory equipment used to contain chemical compounds when heating them to very high temperatures.


lexentry: eng/crucible__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crucible
trans_list: creuset
sense:
A heat-resistant container in which metals are melted, usually at temperatures above 500°C, commonly made of graphite with clay as a binder.


lexentry: eng/crucible__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: crucible
trans_list: épreuve du feu | épreuve
sense:
(figuratively) A very difficult and trying experience, that acts as a refining or hardening process.


lexentry: eng/crucifer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crucifer
trans_list: crucifère
sense:
(botany) A member of the family Cruciferae (Brassicaceae), the cabbage family, including cabbage and mustard.


lexentry: eng/cruciferous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cruciferous
trans_list: crucifère
sense:
(botany) Of or relating to the crucifer plants or products from these plants; of the family Cruciferae, the cabbage family, including cabbage and mustard.


lexentry: eng/crucifix__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crucifix
trans_list: crucifix | croix
sense:
An ornamental or symbolic sculptural representation of Christ on a cross, often worn as a pendant or displayed in a Christian church.


lexentry: eng/cruet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cruet
trans_list: huilier
sense:
A small bottle or container used to hold a condiment, such as salt, pepper, oil, or vinegar, for use at a dining table.


lexentry: eng/cruise_control__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cruise control
trans_list: régulateur de vitesse
sense:
A system that maintains a vehicle at constant set speed, usually until the brake or accelerator is pressed.


lexentry: eng/cruise_ship__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cruise ship
trans_list: navire de croisière
sense:
(nautical) A passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are considered an essential part of the experience.


lexentry: eng/cruiser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cruiser
trans_list: croiseur
sense:
(nautical, in the days of sail) A frigate or other vessel, detached from the fleet, to cruise independently in search of the enemy or its merchant ships.


lexentry: eng/cruiser__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cruiser
trans_list: croiseur
sense:
(nautical) A class of fast warships of medium tonnage, having a long cruising range but less armour and firepower than a battleship.


lexentry: eng/cruiser__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: cruiser
trans_list: beach cruiser | cruiser
sense:
(cycling) A bicycle designed for low-speed, recreational use, usually characterized by balloon tires, upright seating, a single-speed drivetrain and expressive styling.


lexentry: eng/crumble__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crumble
trans_list: croustade | crumble
sense:
A dessert of British origin containing stewed fruit topped with a crumbly mixture of fat, flour, and sugar.


lexentry: eng/crumpet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crumpet
trans_list: crumpet
sense:
A type of savoury cake, typically flat and round, made from batter and yeast, containing many small holes and served toasted, usually with butter.


lexentry: eng/crunch__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: crunch
trans_list: crunch
sense:
(exercise) A form of abdominal exercise, based on a sit-up but in which the lower back remains in contact with the floor.


lexentry: eng/crunch__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: crunch
trans_list: compiler
sense:
(slang) To calculate or otherwise process (e.g. to crunch numbers: to perform mathematical calculations). Presumably from the sound made by mechanical calculators.


lexentry: eng/crusade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crusade
trans_list: croisade
sense:
(historical) Any of the Papally-endorsed military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Latin Europe in the 11th to 13th centuries to reconquer the Levant from the Muslims, as well as expeditions along the Baltic Sea and against the Cathars.


lexentry: eng/crusade_bull__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crusade bull
trans_list: bulle de la sainte croisade
sense:
(historical, Roman Catholicism) A papal bull providing indulgences, dispensations from certain religious obligations, and absolution from certain ecclesiastical censures for the participants in a crusade, including those making donations for the cause.


lexentry: eng/crush__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crush
trans_list: écraser | écrabouiller
sense:
To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity, or to force together into a mass.


lexentry: eng/crush__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: crush
trans_list: écrabouiller | écraser | s'écraser
sense:
(intransitive) To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller volume or area, by external weight or force.


lexentry: eng/crust__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: crust
trans_list: croûte | écorce
sense:
(Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Canada, Northern US) A slice of bread cut from the end of a loaf; the heel.


lexentry: eng/crustacean__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crustacean
trans_list: crustacé
sense:
Any arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs, shrimp, barnacles and woodlice.


lexentry: eng/crusty__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crusty
trans_list: acariâtre
sense:
(informal, figuratively, of a person or behavior) Short-tempered and gruff but, sometimes, with a harmless or benign inner nature.


lexentry: eng/crutch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crutch
trans_list: béquille
sense:
A device to assist in motion as a cane, especially one that provides support under the arm to reduce weight on a leg.


lexentry: eng/crutch__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crutch
trans_list: soutien | support
sense:
Something that supports, often used negatively to indicate that it is not needed and causes an unhealthful dependency; a prop


lexentry: eng/crwth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crwth
trans_list: crouth | crwth | rote
sense:
(historical) An archaic stringed instrument associated particularly with Wales, though once played widely in Europe, and characterized by a vaulted back and enough space for the player to stop each of the six strings on the fingerboard. Played variously by plucking or bowing.


lexentry: eng/cry_one's_eyes_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (idiomatic) To weep for an elongated time, or in an excessive manner.
written_rep: cry one's eyes out
trans_list:
pleurer comme une madeleine | pleurer toutes les larmes de son corps | pleurer à chaudes larmes | pleurer à mouchoir que veux-tu


lexentry: eng/cry_wolf__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cry wolf
trans_list: crier au loup
sense:
(idiomatic) To raise a false alarm; to constantly warn others about an imagined threat, thereby failing to get assistance when a real threat appears.


lexentry: eng/cryovolcano__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cryovolcano
trans_list: cryovolcan
sense:
(planetology, geology, vulcanology) A volcano on an icy moon that ejects volatile materials rather than magma.


lexentry: eng/crypt__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crypt
trans_list: crypte
sense:
An underground vault, especially one beneath a church that is used as a burial place. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/crypto-Jew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crypto-Jew
trans_list: Crypto-juif
sense:
A person who, while publicly converting to another religion (such as Christianity or Islam), secretly practices Judaism.


lexentry: eng/cryptobiosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cryptobiosis
trans_list: anabiose
sense:
(biology) A state of life, entered by some organisms, in which all metabolic activity is temporarily halted


lexentry: eng/cryptobro__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cryptobro
trans_list: crypto bro | crypto-bro | cryptobro
sense:
(slang, sometimes, _, derogatory) An enthusiastic cryptocurrency supporter, usually male, especially a dogmatic, condescending one.


lexentry: eng/cryptocurrency__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cryptocurrency
trans_list: cryptomonnaie
sense:
A digital currency based on a cryptographic system, usually having no central issuing or regulating authority.


lexentry: eng/cryptogam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cryptogam
trans_list: cryptogame
sense:
Any plant that reproduces using spores (rather than seeds), formerly placed in the taxonomic group Cryptogamae, which included ferns, mosses, algae, fungi, lichens and liverworts.


lexentry: eng/cryptography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cryptography
trans_list: cryptographie
sense:
The discipline concerned with communication security (eg, confidentiality of messages, integrity of messages, sender authentication, non-repudiation of messages, and many other related issues), regardless of the used medium such as pencil and paper or computers.


lexentry: eng/cryptomnesia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cryptomnesia
trans_list: cryptomnésie
sense:
(chiefly, psychology, uncountable) The phenomenon of the reappearance of a long-forgotten memory as if it were a new experience; (countable) an instance of this. [from 1900]


lexentry: eng/cryptovirology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cryptovirology
trans_list: cryptovirologie
sense:
(cryptography, computer security) The use of cryptography to design powerful malicious software such as ransomware and asymmetric backdoors.


lexentry: eng/cryptovirus__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cryptovirus
trans_list: crypto-verrouilleur | cryptorançongiciel | cryptovirus | logiciel de cryptoverrouillage
sense:
(computer security) A type of malware that is used for extortion by encrypting user files and asking for payment in exchange for the decryption key.


lexentry: eng/crystal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crystal
trans_list: cristal
sense:
(countable) A solid composed of an array of atoms or molecules possessing long-range order and arranged in a pattern which is periodic in three dimensions.


lexentry: eng/crystal_set__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crystal set
trans_list: poste de radio à cristal | poste à galène | récepteur à cristal
sense:
(electronics) An early radio receiver, having no electrical power supply except the radio waves themselves; it used a crystal of lead or cadmium sulphide and a wire (the cat's whisker) touching the crystal's surface.


lexentry: eng/crystal_system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crystal system
trans_list: système cristallin
sense:
(crystallography) Any of the seven distinct symmetry classifications of crystals: cubic, tetragonal, hexagonal, orthorhombic, monoclinic, triclinic and trigonal.


lexentry: eng/crystallization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crystallization
trans_list: cristallisation
sense:
The act or process by which a substance in solidifying assumes the form and structure of a crystal, or becomes crystallized.


lexentry: eng/csardas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: csardas
trans_list: csardas | czardas
sense:
An intricate Hungarian folk dance characterized by variations in tempo. The two main parts are called lassú (slow) and friss (quick).


lexentry: eng/ctenophore__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ctenophore
trans_list: cténaire | cténophore
sense:
Any of various marine animals of the phylum Ctenophora, having lucent, mucilaginous bodies bearing eight rows of comblike cilia used for swimming. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/cube__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cube
trans_list: élever à la troisième puissance
sense:
(transitive, arithmetic) To raise to the third power; to determine the result of multiplying by itself twice.


lexentry: eng/cube_root__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cube root
trans_list: racine cubique
sense:
(mathematics) Of a number or expression, a number or expression the cube of which is equal to the given number or expression.


lexentry: eng/cubeb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cubeb
trans_list: cubèbe | poivre à queue
sense:
A tailed pepper plant (Piper cubeba), an Indonesian plant cultivated for its berries and essential oil.


lexentry: eng/cubic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cubic
trans_list: cube
sense:
(geometry) Used in the names of units of volume formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself twice.


lexentry: eng/cubic_centimetre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cubic centimetre
trans_list: centimètre cube
sense:
A unit of volume equal to that of a cube having sides each one centimetre in length, equal to 10-6 cubic metres and 1 millilitre. Commonly used in fluid measure and for engine sizes.


lexentry: eng/cubism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cubism
trans_list: cubisme
sense:
(often, capitalized) An artistic movement in the early 20th Century characterized by the depiction of natural forms as geometric structures of planes. [from 1900s]


lexentry: eng/cuboctahedron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuboctahedron
trans_list: cuboctaèdre
sense:
(geometry) An Archimedean solid that has fourteen faces (eight triangular and six square) and is both isogonal and isotoxal.


lexentry: eng/cuboid_bone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuboid bone
trans_list: cuboïde | os cuboïde
sense:
One of the seven tarsal bones, the most lateral of the bones in the distal row of the tarsus, and roughly cubical in shape.


lexentry: eng/cuckold__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuckold
trans_list: cocufier
sense:
(transitive) To make a cuckold or cuckquean of someone by being unfaithful, or by seducing their partner or spouse.


lexentry: eng/cuckoo__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: cuckoo
trans_list: coucou | coucoulement
sense:
A person who inveigles themselves into a place where they should not be (used especially in the phrase a cuckoo in the nest).


lexentry: eng/cuckoo_clock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuckoo clock
trans_list: coucou
sense:
A clock that announces the time (hours and quarter hours) by a cuckoo sound, often equipped with a small cuckoo automaton.


lexentry: eng/cucumiform__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cucumiform
trans_list: cucumiforme
sense:
Shaped like a cucumber; having the form of a cylinder tapered and rounded at the ends, and possibly curved.


lexentry: eng/cud__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cud
trans_list: herbe ruminée
sense:
The portion of food which is brought back into the mouth by ruminating animals from their first stomach, to be chewed a second time.


lexentry: eng/cue__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cue
trans_list: signal | signe
sense:
The last words of a play actor's speech, serving as an intimation for the next actor to speak; any word or words which serve to remind an actor to speak or to do something; a catchword.


lexentry: eng/cue__Noun__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cue
trans_list: queue de billard | queue
sense:
(sports, billiards, snooker, pool) A straight tapering stick used to hit the balls in various games.


lexentry: eng/cue_ball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cue ball
trans_list: bille de choc
sense:
(snooker, pool, billiards) The white ball which, stricken by the cue, collides with the other balls to achieve the object of the particular game.


lexentry: eng/cuisine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuisine
trans_list: cuisine | art culinaire
sense:
(countable, uncountable) A characteristic style of preparing food, often associated with a place of origin.


lexentry: eng/cul-de-sac__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cul-de-sac
trans_list: bout de [[cul-de-sac]] résidentiel
sense:
A circular area at the end of a dead end street to allow cars to turn around, designed so children can play on the street, with little or no through-traffic.


lexentry: eng/culantro__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: culantro
trans_list: coriandre chinoise | coriandre longue
sense:
The tropical herb Eryngium foetidum, native to Mexico, Central America and South America but cultivated worldwide, used medicinally and in Caribbean cuisine. (See Usage notes below for this sense.)


lexentry: eng/culminate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: culminate
trans_list: culminer
sense:
(intransitive, astronomy) Of a heavenly body, to be at the highest point, reach its greatest altitude.


lexentry: eng/culminate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: culminate
trans_list: culminer
sense:
(intransitive, figuratively) To reach a climax; to come to a decisive point, especially an end or conclusion.


lexentry: eng/culmination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: culmination
trans_list: apogée
sense:
(astronomy) The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavenly body; passage across the meridian; transit.


lexentry: eng/culpable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: culpable
trans_list: coupable
sense:
Meriting condemnation, censure or blame, especially as something wrong, harmful or injurious; blameworthy, guilty.


lexentry: eng/cult__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cult
trans_list: culte
sense:
The veneration, devotion, and religious rites given to a deity (especially in a historical polytheistic context), or (in a Christian context) to a saint; a subset of worship.


lexentry: eng/cult__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cult
trans_list: culte | secte
sense:
(chiefly, derogatory) A group, sect or movement following an unorthodox religious or philosophical system of beliefs, especially one in which members remove and exclude themselves from greater society, including family members not part of the cult, and show extreme devotion to a charismatic leader.


lexentry: eng/cult_of_personality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cult of personality
trans_list: culte de la personnalité
sense:
A situation where a leader (often a dictator) has been idolized and made into a national or group icon and is revered as a result.


lexentry: eng/cultivar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cultivar
trans_list: cultivar
sense:
A cultivated (not necessarily botanical) variety of a plant species or hybrid of two species. [from 1923]


lexentry: eng/cultivate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cultivate
trans_list: cultiver
sense:
To turn or stir soil in preparation for planting or as a method of weed control between growing crop plants.


lexentry: eng/cultivator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cultivator
trans_list: motoculteur
sense:
Any of several devices used to loosen or stir the soil, either to remove weeds or to provide aeration and drainage.


lexentry: eng/cultural_Bolshevism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cultural Bolshevism
trans_list: bolchevisme culturel
sense:
(Nazism, politics, historical) Those cultural elements that were perceived by the Nazi party to be propagating politically undesirable Bolshevik ideas.


lexentry: eng/cultural_Marxism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cultural Marxism
trans_list: marxisme culturel
sense:
(Marxism, academia) A form of Marxism perceived as subsumed by capitalism and thus as unauthentic by its critics (usually other Marxists).


lexentry: eng/cultural_appropriation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cultural appropriation
trans_list: appropriation culturelle
sense:
(sociology) The (often financially) exploitative, oppressive and/or inaccurate cooption of elements of one culture by members of a different culture.


lexentry: eng/cultural_capital__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cultural capital
trans_list: capital culturel
sense:
(sociology) The social assets of a person, such as education, intellect, style of speech or dress, etc. that promote social mobility.


lexentry: eng/cultural_studies__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cultural studies
trans_list: études culturelles
sense:
A diverse field of study which examines representations of culture through a variety of academic theories.


lexentry: eng/culture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: culture
trans_list: culture
sense:
The arts, customs, lifestyles, background, and habits that characterize humankind, or a particular society or nation.


lexentry: eng/culture__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: culture
trans_list: culture
sense:
The conventional conducts and ideologies of a community; the system comprising the accepted norms and values of a society.


lexentry: eng/culture__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: culture
trans_list: culture
sense:
(anthropology) Any knowledge passed from one generation to the next, not necessarily with respect to human beings.


lexentry: eng/culture__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: culture
trans_list: culture
sense:
(microbiology) The process of growing a bacterial or other biological entity in an artificial medium.


lexentry: eng/culture__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: culture
trans_list: cultiver
sense:
(transitive) to maintain in an environment suitable for growth (especially of bacteria) (compare cultivate)


lexentry: eng/culture_hero__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: culture hero
trans_list: héros culturel
sense:
(idiomatic) A mythical character or real person who is renowned as the exemplar of the values or achievements of a society, group, or time period.


lexentry: eng/culture_shock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: culture shock
trans_list: choc culturel | choc des cultures
sense:
(anthropology, sociology) A state of anxious confusion experienced by someone exposed to an alien or unfamiliar environment.


lexentry: eng/culture_war__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: culture war
trans_list: guerre culturelle
sense:
(often, in plural) Conflict between different ideological groups, especially political conflict for cultural dominance between liberals and conservatives in the United States.


lexentry: eng/culver__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: culver
trans_list: colombe
sense:
(now, _, UK, south and east, _, dialect, or) A dove or pigeon, now specifically of the species Columba palumbus.


lexentry: eng/cum_dumpster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cum dumpster
trans_list: vide-couilles
sense:
(vulgar, derogatory, offensive, slang) A sexually promiscuous person, usually a woman or bottom, who has sexual relations with men who often ejaculate in their body cavities.


lexentry: eng/cummerbund__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cummerbund
trans_list: large ceinture
sense:
(fashion) A broad sash, especially one that is pleated lengthwise and worn as an article of formal dress, as around a man's waist together with a tuxedo or dinner jacket. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/cumshot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cumshot
trans_list: coup de foutre
sense:
(vulgar, slang) A sex act in pornographic films in which a person ejaculates onto their partner's body.


lexentry: eng/cumslut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cumslut
trans_list: accro au sperme | avaleuse
sense:
(slang, vulgar, usually, derogatory) A person who badly wants to receive another person's semen, particularly in the mouth to be swallowed.


lexentry: eng/cumulative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cumulative
trans_list: cumulé | cumulée
sense:
Incorporating all current and previous data up to the present or at the time of measuring or collating.


lexentry: eng/cumulonimbus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cumulonimbus
trans_list: cumulonimbus
sense:
(meteorology) A cloud, with a tall structure and a flat base, that is often associated with thunderstorms.


lexentry: eng/cuneiform__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuneiform
trans_list: cunéiforme
sense:
An ancient Mesopotamian writing system, adapted within several language families, originating as pictograms in Sumer around the 30th century BC, evolving into more abstract and characteristic wedge shapes formed by a blunt reed stylus on clayen tablets.


lexentry: eng/cunning__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cunning
trans_list: fourberie | sournoiserie
sense:
The disposition to employ one's skill in an artful manner; craftiness; guile; artifice; skill of being cunning, sly, conniving, or deceitful.


lexentry: eng/cunning_folk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cunning folk
trans_list: devins-guérisseurs | leveurs de sorts
sense:
(historical) professional or semi-professional practitioners of magic (who were often charlatans) who were active from at least the 15th up until the early 20th century.


lexentry: eng/cunt__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cunt
trans_list: con | connard | salaud
sense:
(vulgar, offensive, originally, synecdochically
, countable) An extremely unpleasant or objectionable person (in US, especially a woman; in Commonwealth more usually a man).


lexentry: eng/cup-and-ball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cup-and-ball
trans_list: bilboquet
sense:
A traditional children's toy consisting of a hand-held wooden cup with a ball attached by a string. The player jerks the ball into the air and attempts to catch it in the cup.


lexentry: eng/cup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cup
trans_list: tasse | coupe
sense:
A concave vessel for drinking, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass) and with a handle.


lexentry: eng/cupboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cupboard
trans_list: armoire | placard | buffet
sense:
A cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture with shelves intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food; similar cabinets or closets used for storing other items.


lexentry: eng/curare__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: curare
trans_list: curare
sense:
A substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine, used historically as a muscle relaxant during surgery.


lexentry: eng/curassow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curassow
trans_list: hocco
sense:
Any of several species of bird in the genera Nothocrax, Mitu, Pauxi, and Crax of the Cracidae family, limited to the Americas.


lexentry: eng/curator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curator
trans_list: conservateur | conservatrice
sense:
A person who manages, administers or organizes a collection, either independently or employed by a museum, library, archive or zoo.


lexentry: eng/curaçao__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curaçao
trans_list: curaçao
sense:
A liqueur made from eau de vie, sugar, and dried peel of sweet and sour oranges, naturally colorless but typically artificially colored blue.


lexentry: eng/curb_bit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curb bit
trans_list: mors
sense:
(equestrian) A type of bit used on a bridle, which works by leverage and has shanks and a curb chain.


lexentry: eng/curd__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curd
trans_list: lait caillé | caillot
sense:
The part of milk that coagulates when it sours or is treated with enzymes; used to make cottage cheese, dahi, etc.


lexentry: eng/curdle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curdle
trans_list: cailler
sense:
(ambitransitive) To form curds so that it no longer flows smoothly; to cause to form such curds. (usually said of milk)


lexentry: eng/curdle__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: curdle
trans_list: coaguler
sense:
(ambitransitive) To clot or coagulate; to cause to congeal, such as through cold. (metaphorically of blood)


lexentry: eng/cure__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cure
trans_list: durcissement | prise
sense:
An act of healing or state of being healed; restoration to health after a disease, or to soundness after injury.


lexentry: eng/curette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curette
trans_list: curette
sense:
(medicine, dentistry) A hand-held surgical instrument, often with a scoop or hook at its tip, used for cleaning or debriding biological tissue.


lexentry: eng/curfew__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: curfew
trans_list: couvre-feu
sense:
(historical) A regulation in feudal Europe by which fires had to be covered up or put out at a certain fixed time in the evening, marked by the ringing of an evening bell.


lexentry: eng/curiosity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curiosity
trans_list: curiosité
sense:
(uncountable) Inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask and learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/curious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curious
trans_list: curieux
sense:
Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying.


lexentry: eng/curl__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: curl
trans_list: rotationnel
sense:
(calculus, proper noun) The vector operator, denoted \rm{curl}\; or \vec{\nabla}\times\vec{\left(\cdot\right)}, that generates this field.


lexentry: eng/curl_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: curl up
trans_list: se pelotonner | se recroqueviller
sense:
(intransitive) to shape one's body into a somewhat ball-like shape, with one's legs tucked into the abdomen, especially for cosiness or for protection.


lexentry: eng/curlew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curlew
trans_list: courlis
sense:
Any of several migratory wading birds in the genus Numenius of the family Scolopacidae, remarkable for their long, slender, downcurved bills.


lexentry: eng/curling__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: curling
trans_list: curling
sense:
(uncountable) A winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice and attempt to get their color stones closest to the house (a circular target marked on the ice).


lexentry: eng/current__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: current
trans_list: courant
sense:
The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction, especially (oceanography) short for ocean current.


lexentry: eng/current_asset__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: current asset
trans_list: actif circulant
sense:
(accounting) An asset on the balance sheet which is expected to be sold or otherwise used up in the near future, usually within one year, or one business cycle - whichever is longer, such as cash, accounts receivable, and inventory.


lexentry: eng/curriculum_vitae__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curriculum vitae
trans_list: curriculum vitæ | CV
sense:
(British) A written account of one's life comprising one's education, accomplishments, work experience, publications, etc.; especially, one used to apply for a job.


lexentry: eng/curry_leaf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curry leaf
trans_list: feuille de cari
sense:
The leaf of the curry tree, Murraya koenigii, which is used in Indian and Thai cooking (but not in curry powder).


lexentry: eng/currying__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: currying
trans_list: curryfication
sense:
(computing) The technique of converting a function that takes multiple arguments into a sequence of functions that each take a single argument.


lexentry: eng/currywurst__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: currywurst
trans_list: saucisse grillée au curry
sense:
A German national dish consisting of hot pork sausage cut into slices and seasoned with curry ketchup.


lexentry: eng/curse__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: curse
trans_list: jurer | gronder
sense:
To bring great evil upon; to be the cause of serious harm or unhappiness to; to furnish with that which will be a cause of deep trouble; to afflict or injure grievously; to harass or torment.


lexentry: eng/cursor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cursor
trans_list: curseur
sense:
A part of any of several scientific or measuring instruments that moves back and forth to indicate a position.


lexentry: eng/cursor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cursor
trans_list: curseur
sense:
(GUI) A moving icon or other representation, usually called a pointer, of the position of the pointing device.


lexentry: eng/curtain-raiser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curtain-raiser
trans_list: audition
sense:
(performing arts) In a theater, an initial play, musical performance, etc which precedes the main performance.


lexentry: eng/curtsey__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curtsey
trans_list: révérence
sense:
A small bow, generally performed by a woman or a girl, where she crosses the shin of one leg behind the calf of her other leg and briefly bends her knees to lower her body in deference.


lexentry: eng/curve-billed_thrasher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curve-billed thrasher
trans_list: moqueur à bec courbe
sense:
A non-migratory species of mimid native to the southwestern United States and much of Mexico, Toxostoma curvirostre.


lexentry: eng/curve__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: curve
trans_list: courbes | courbe
sense:
A grading system based on the scale of performance of a group used to normalize a right-skewed grade distribution (with more lower scores) into a bell curve, so that more can receive higher grades, regardless of their actual knowledge of the subject.


lexentry: eng/curve__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: curve
trans_list: courbe
sense:
(geometry) A one-dimensional figure of non-zero length; the graph of a continuous map from a one-dimensional space.


lexentry: eng/curveball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curveball
trans_list: balle courbe
sense:
(baseball) A forespin pitch thrown by rotating the index and middle fingers down and resulting in motion down "curve"


lexentry: eng/cushaw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cushaw
trans_list: courge du Mexique
sense:
Any of certain cultivars of Cucurbita argyrosperma (Cucurbita mixta), one of the species of winter squash.


lexentry: eng/cushy_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cushy number
trans_list: boulot peinard | boulot pépère | planque | sinécure
sense:
(Britain, informal) A job or task that is easy to do; a position that requires little work or is undemanding; a sinecure.


lexentry: eng/cusp__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cusp
trans_list: point de rebroussement
sense:
(geometry) A point of a curve where the curve is continuous but has no derivative, but such that it has a derivative at every nearby point.


lexentry: eng/custard__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: custard
trans_list: crème anglaise | crème pâtissière | custard
sense:
(by extension) A similar sauce made from milk and cornflour or custard powder (and usually sugar, and sometimes vanilla or other flavourings) and thickened by heat.


lexentry: eng/custom__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: custom
trans_list: personnalisé | sur mesure
sense:
Created under particular specifications, specially to fit one's needs: specialized, unique, custom-made.


lexentry: eng/custom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: custom
trans_list: coutume
sense:
Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving.


lexentry: eng/custom__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: custom
trans_list: coutume | us
sense:
(legal) Long-established practice, considered as unwritten law, and resting for authority on long consent. Compare prescription.


lexentry: eng/custom_house__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: custom house
trans_list: douane
sense:
An official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit


lexentry: eng/customer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: customer
trans_list: chaland | chalande
sense:
(obsolete) A habitual patron, regular purchaser, returning client; one who has a custom of buying from a particular business.


lexentry: eng/customer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: customer
trans_list: client | cliente
sense:
A patron, a client; one who purchases or receives a product or service from a business or merchant, or intends to do so.


lexentry: eng/custos__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: custos
trans_list: custode
sense:
(Roman Catholicism) A monastic superior, who, under the general of his order, has the direction of all the religious houses of the same fraternity in a given district, called a custody of the order.


lexentry: eng/cut__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: cut
trans_list: couper
sense:
(transitive, computing) To remove (text, a picture, etc.) and place in memory in order to paste at a later time.


lexentry: eng/cut_corners__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cut corners
trans_list: prendre des raccourcis
sense:
To bypass a prescribed route so as to gain competitive advantage or to circumvent traffic signals or other rules of the road.


lexentry: eng/cut_corners__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cut corners
trans_list: couper les coins ronds
sense:
(idiomatic) To do a less-than-thorough or incomplete job; to do something poorly; to take inappropriate shortcuts.


lexentry: eng/cut_from_the_same_cloth__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cut from the same cloth
trans_list: de la même trempe | être fait du même bois
sense:
(idiomatic, of two or more persons or things) Very similar; possessing many of the same fundamental characteristics.


lexentry: eng/cut_one's_losses__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cut one's losses
trans_list: arrêter les frais
sense:
To discontinue something to put a stop to continued losses after facing that it is unlikely it will ever bear fruit.


lexentry: eng/cut_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cut out
trans_list: arrêter
sense:
(transitive, informal) To refrain from (doing something, using something etc.), to stop or cease (doing something).


lexentry: eng/cut_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: cut out
trans_list: caler
sense:
(intransitive) To stop working, to switch off; (of a person on the telephone etc.) to be inaudible, be disconnected.


lexentry: eng/cut_scene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cut scene
trans_list: cinématique
sense:
(video games) A typically non-interactive portion of cinematic narrative shown during a video game to advance the story. Cut scenes may be presented with full motion video or may be done with the game engine, in which case they may allow some interactivity.


lexentry: eng/cut_the_mustard__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cut the mustard
trans_list: faire le poids
sense:
(intransitive, idiomatic) To achieve the expected standard; to be effective or good enough; to suffice.


lexentry: eng/cutaneous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cutaneous
trans_list: cutané | dermatologique | épidermique
sense:
(anatomy, zoology) Of, relating to, existing on, or affecting the exterior skin, especially the cutis.


lexentry: eng/cutaway__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cutaway
trans_list: plan de coupe
sense:
(television) A cut to a shot of person listening to a speaker so that the audience can see the listener's reaction.


lexentry: eng/cutaway__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: cutaway
trans_list: échancrure
sense:
(music) An indentation in the upper bout of a guitar's body adjacent to the neck, allowing easier access to the upper frets.


lexentry: eng/cute__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cute
trans_list: mignon | chou
sense:
Possessing physical features, behaviors, personality traits or other properties that are mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals; e.g. fair, dainty, round, and soft physical features, disproportionately large eyes and head, playfulness, fragility, helplessness, curiosity or shyness, innocence, affectionate behavior.


lexentry: eng/cute__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cute
trans_list: joli | mignon
sense:
Lovable, charming, attractive or pleasing, especially in a youthful, dainty, quaint or fun-spirited way.


lexentry: eng/cuticle__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: cuticle
trans_list: cuticule
sense:
(zoology, botany) A noncellular protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates and plants.


lexentry: eng/cutlass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cutlass
trans_list: sabre d'abordage
sense:
(nautical) A short sword with a curved blade, and a convex edge; once used by sailors when boarding an enemy ship.


lexentry: eng/cutlet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cutlet
trans_list: côtelette
sense:
A chop, a specific piece of meat (especially pork, chicken, or beef) cut from the side of an animal.


lexentry: eng/cutter__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cutter
trans_list: cotre
sense:
(nautical) A single-masted, fore-and-aft rigged, sailing vessel with at least two headsails, and a mast set further aft than that of a sloop.


lexentry: eng/cutting__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cutting
trans_list: bouture
sense:
(countable, horticulture) A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.


lexentry: eng/cutting_edge__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cutting edge
trans_list: pointe
sense:
(idiomatic, by extension, often with "on the") The forefront, or position of greatest advancement in some field.


lexentry: eng/cuttlefish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuttlefish
trans_list: seiche
sense:
any of various squid-like cephalopods (marine mollusks) of the order Sepiida that have eight arms, two retractable tentacles, and a calcareous internal shell, and can eject a dark ink when threatened


lexentry: eng/cuttlefish_bone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuttlefish bone
trans_list: os de seiche | sépion
sense:
The calcareous, oval-shaped internal shell of a cuttlefish (order Sepiida), originally used in powdered form as an antacid and for absorbing moisture or polishing objects, and now chiefly as a dietary supplement for cage birds.


lexentry: eng/cuvette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuvette
trans_list: creuset
sense:
a pot, bucket, or basin, in which molten plate glass is carried from the melting pot to the casting table


lexentry: eng/cuvette__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cuvette
trans_list: cuvette
sense:
(analytical chemistry) a small vessel with at least two flat and transparent sides, used to hold a liquid sample to be analysed in the light path of a spectrometer


lexentry: eng/cyan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyan
trans_list: cyan
sense:
An additive secondary colour midway between green and blue, evoked by wavelengths between ~490 and ~520 nm.


lexentry: eng/cyanide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyanide
trans_list: cyanure
sense:
(inorganic compound, organic compound, countable) Any compound containing the -C≡N group or the CN− anion.


lexentry: eng/cyanidin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyanidin
trans_list: cyanidine
sense:
(organic compound) An anthocyanidin pigment, 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl) chromenylium-3,5,7-triol, found in many red berries.


lexentry: eng/cyanoacrylate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyanoacrylate
trans_list: cyanoacrylate
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of esters of cyanoacrylic acid that are used as instant adhesives.


lexentry: eng/cyanobacterium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyanobacterium
trans_list: cyanobactérie
sense:
(biology) Any of very many photosynthetic prokaryotic microorganisms, of phylum Cyanobacteria, once known as blue-green algae.


lexentry: eng/cyberattack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyberattack
trans_list: cyberattaque
sense:
An attack or intrusion by means of a computer network such as the Internet, often for the purpose of spying.


lexentry: eng/cybernetic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cybernetic
trans_list: cybernétique
sense:
Of or relating to cybernetics—the mathematical study of communication and control in living organisms or machines.


lexentry: eng/cyberpunk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyberpunk
trans_list: cyberpunk
sense:
(science fiction, uncountable) A subgenre of science fiction which focuses on computer or information technology and virtual reality juxtaposed with a degree of breakdown or radical change in the social order.


lexentry: eng/cyberpunk__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: cyberpunk
trans_list: cyberpunk
sense:
(music genre, uncountable) A musical genre related to the punk movement that makes use of electronic sounds such as synthesizers.


lexentry: eng/cybersex__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cybersex
trans_list: cybersexe
sense:
A virtual sexual encounter in which two or more persons connected remotely via a computer network send one another sexually explicit messages simulating a sexual experience.


lexentry: eng/cybersquatting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cybersquatting
trans_list: accaparement de nom de domaine | cybersquattage | cybersquatting
sense:
(Internet) The registration of a well-known brand or company name as an Internet domain name in the hope of selling it at a later date.


lexentry: eng/cyberterrorism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyberterrorism
trans_list: cyberterrorisme
sense:
(computing) The deliberate, large-scale disruption of networks of computers, especially of computers attached to the Internet, by means of viruses etc.


lexentry: eng/cyclamen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclamen
trans_list: cyclamen | artanite
sense:
Any of various flowering plants, of the genus Cyclamen, widely cultivated as a houseplant, having decorative leaves and solitary flowers.


lexentry: eng/cycle_of_fifths__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cycle of fifths
trans_list: cycle des quintes
sense:
(music, _, theory) A sequence of bass notes at intervals of one perfect fifth lower than the previous note. In twelve-tone equal temperament the sequence repeats every twelve tones, forming a cycle.


lexentry: eng/cycle_rickshaw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cycle rickshaw
trans_list: rickshaw
sense:
A rickshaw, mostly used as taxi, with two wheels in the back for the carriage and one wheel for steering in the front (or sometimes vice versa), propelled by the action of a driver’s feet upon pedals.


lexentry: eng/cyclic_redundancy_check__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclic redundancy check
trans_list: CRC | contrôle de redondance cyclique
sense:
(computing) A type of hash function that produces a checksum used to detect and correct transmission errors in data (abbreviation CRC).


lexentry: eng/cyclize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclize
trans_list: cycliser
sense:
(chemistry, ambitransitive) To undergo, or cause to undergo, a reaction resulting in the formation of an aromatic or ring structure.


lexentry: eng/cyclocross__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclocross
trans_list: cyclo-cross
sense:
(cycle racing) A form of bicycle racing consisting of many laps of a short course featuring pavement, wooded trails, grass, steep hills and obstacles and requiring the rider to quickly dismount, carry the bike whilst navigating the obstruction and remount in one motion.


lexentry: eng/cyclodextrin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclodextrin
trans_list: cyclodextrine
sense:
(carbohydrate) Any of a class of cyclic oligosaccharides consisting of glucopyranose residues linked as in amylose; cycloamylose.


lexentry: eng/cyclohexane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclohexane
trans_list: cyclohexane
sense:
(organic compound) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12, consisting of a ring of six carbon atoms; a volatile liquid.


lexentry: eng/cyclohexene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclohexene
trans_list: cyclohexène
sense:
(organic compound) A cyclic hydrocarbon containing six carbon atoms and one double bond; any of its derivatives.


lexentry: eng/cycloid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cycloid
trans_list: cycloïde
sense:
(geometry) The locus of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls without slipping on a fixed straight line.


lexentry: eng/cyclomatic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclomatic
trans_list: cyclomatique
sense:
(graph theory) Used to describe the number of edges that must be removed from a graph to ensure that no graph cycle remains; equal to the number of edges, minus the number of nodes plus one.


lexentry: eng/cyclone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclone
trans_list: cyclone
sense:
(broadly) Any weather phenomenon consisting of a system of winds rotating around a centre of low atmospheric pressure.


lexentry: eng/cyclopentadiene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclopentadiene
trans_list: cyclopentadiène
sense:
(organic compound) an unsaturated alicyclic hydrocarbon, C5H6; it forms complexes with some transition elements


lexentry: eng/cyclopentane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclopentane
trans_list: cyclopentane
sense:
(organic compound) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C5H10; a volatile inflammable liquid, sometimes used as a solvent.


lexentry: eng/cyclopropane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclopropane
trans_list: cyclopropane
sense:
(organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) The simplest alicyclic hydrocarbon, C3H6, an inflammable gas, sometimes used as an anaesthetic.


lexentry: eng/cyclotron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclotron
trans_list: cyclotron
sense:
An early particle accelerator in which charged particles were generated at a central source and accelerated spirally outward through a fixed magnetic field and alternating electric fields.


lexentry: eng/cylinder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cylinder
trans_list: cylindre
sense:
(geometry) A surface created by projecting a closed two-dimensional curve along an axis intersecting the plane of the curve.


lexentry: eng/cylinder__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: cylinder
trans_list: cylindre
sense:
A cylindrical cavity or chamber in a mechanism, such as the counterpart to a piston found in a piston-driven engine.


lexentry: eng/cylinder__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: cylinder
trans_list: barillet
sense:
A container in the form of a cylinder with rounded ends for storing pressurized gas; a gas cylinder.


lexentry: eng/cylinder_head__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cylinder head
trans_list: culasse
sense:
(automotive) A part of an internal combustion engine, usually made as a removable piece, that closes one end of the engine's cylinders.


lexentry: eng/cymbal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cymbal
trans_list: cymbale
sense:
(percussion instrument) A concave plate of brass or bronze that produces a sharp, ringing sound when struck: played either in pairs, by striking them together, or singly by striking with a drumstick or the like.


lexentry: eng/cynical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cynical
trans_list: cynique
sense:
Of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated only or primarily by base desires or selfishness.


lexentry: eng/cynophobic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cynophobic
trans_list: canophobe | cynophobe
sense:
Of or relating to cynophobia, having an irrational fear or hatred / dislike of dogs or other canines.


lexentry: eng/cynosure__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cynosure
trans_list: cible | foyer | point de mire
sense:
(figuratively) Something that is the center of attention; an object that serves as a focal point of attraction and admiration.


lexentry: eng/cypress__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cypress
trans_list: cyprès
sense:
An evergreen coniferous tree with flattened shoots bearing small scale-like leaves, whose dark foliage is sometimes associated with mourning, in family Cupressaceae, especially the genera Cupressus and Chamaecyparis.


lexentry: eng/cyst__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyst
trans_list: kyste
sense:
A pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which develops in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ.


lexentry: eng/cysteine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cysteine
trans_list: cystéine
sense:
(amino acid) A sulphur-containing nonessential amino acid C3H7NO2S found in most animal proteins; it readily oxidizes to cystine.


lexentry: eng/cystic_duct__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cystic duct
trans_list: canal cystique | conduit cystique
sense:
(anatomy) A short duct that leads from the gallbladder and unites with the common hepatic duct to form the common bile duct.


lexentry: eng/cystic_fibrosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cystic fibrosis
trans_list: mucoviscidose
sense:
(pathology) An inherited condition in which the exocrine glands produce abnormally viscous mucus, causing chronic respiratory and digestive problems.


lexentry: eng/cystine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cystine
trans_list: cystine
sense:
(amino acid) A nonessential amino acid formed by the oxidation of cysteine; it contains two cysteine residues linked by a disulfide bond.


lexentry: eng/cystocele__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cystocele
trans_list: cystocèle
sense:
(medicine) Hernial intrusion of the bladder into the vagina, resulting from tearing of the pubocervical fascia during childbirth and often accompanied by urethroceles.


lexentry: eng/cytochemistry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytochemistry
trans_list: cytochimie
sense:
(biochemistry) The biochemistry of cells, especially that of the macromolecules responsible for cell structure and function.


lexentry: eng/cytochrome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytochrome
trans_list: cytochrome
sense:
Any of various related hemoproteins found in the cells of most organisms, which are an important part of cell respiration.


lexentry: eng/cytogenetics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytogenetics
trans_list: cytogénétique
sense:
(biology, genetics) The branch of genetics that studies the relationships between the structure and number of chromosomes as seen in isolated cells and variation in genotype and phenotype


lexentry: eng/cytokine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytokine
trans_list: cytokine
sense:
(protein, immunology) Any of various small regulatory proteins that regulate the cells of the immune system.


lexentry: eng/cytokine_storm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytokine storm
trans_list: choc cytokinique
sense:
(pathology) An immune system–cytokine positive feedback reaction to certain infections and certain drugs, which occurs when large numbers of white blood cells are activated and release inflammatory cytokines, which in turn activate more white blood cells.


lexentry: eng/cytokinesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytokinesis
trans_list: cytocinèse | cytokinèse
sense:
(biology) The process in which the cytoplasm of a cell divides following the division of the nucleus.


lexentry: eng/cytoplasm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytoplasm
trans_list: cytoplasme
sense:
(cytology) The contents of a cell except for the nucleus. It includes cytosol, organelles, vesicles, and the cytoskeleton.


lexentry: eng/cytosine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytosine
trans_list: cytosine
sense:
(biochemistry) A heterocyclic base, 4-aminopyrimidin-2(1H)-one, which pairs with guanine in DNA and RNA (by means of three hydrogen bonds).


lexentry: eng/cytosol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytosol
trans_list: cytosol | hyaloplasme
sense:
(cytology) The aqueous solution of a cell's cytoplasm, consisting of water, organic molecules and inorganic ions.


lexentry: eng/cégep__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cégep
trans_list: cégep
sense:
(Québec) A publicly funded school that combines grade 12 with either college or freshman year of university, depending on the programme. It can be a public-sector school or a private school with some public funding, though those with "CEGEP" in the name are usually public-sector. In Québec's system, it is a required step between secondary school (ending in grade 11) and university (starting in sophomore year).


lexentry: eng/dab__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: dab
trans_list: dabber
sense:
(dance, intransitive) To perform the dab dance move, by moving both arms to one side of the body parallel with your head.


lexentry: eng/dabble__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dabble
trans_list: barboter
sense:
(transitive) To cause splashing by moving a body part like a bill or limb in soft mud, water, etc., often playfully; to play in shallow water; to paddle.


lexentry: eng/dace__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dace
trans_list: vandoise | vandoise commune
sense:
A shoal-forming fish of species Leuciscus leuciscus, common to swift rivers in England and Wales and in Europe.


lexentry: eng/dachshund__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dachshund
trans_list: teckel
sense:
A certain breed of dog having short legs and a long trunk, including standard-sized, miniature (smooth-haired, long-haired, and short-haired) varieties.


lexentry: eng/dactyl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dactyl
trans_list: dactyle
sense:
A metrical foot of three syllables (— ⏑ ⏑), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented.


lexentry: eng/daddy__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: daddy
trans_list: papa
sense:
(slang, obsolete) The person who gives away the bride at a wedding, in the absence of her actual father.


lexentry: eng/daddy_longlegs__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: daddy longlegs
trans_list: faucheur
sense:
(Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US) Any (non-spider) arachnid of the order Opiliones, mostly with long thin legs; the harvestman.


lexentry: eng/daffodil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daffodil
trans_list: jonquille | narcisse
sense:
(countable) A bulbous plant of the genus Narcissus, with yellow flowers and a trumpet shaped corona, especially Narcissus pseudonarcissus, the national flower of Wales.


lexentry: eng/dagesh__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dagesh
trans_list: dagesh
sense:
A symbol used in Hebrew script to denote a geminated consonant, or a consonant pronounced as a plosive as opposed to as a fricative.


lexentry: eng/daguerreotype__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daguerreotype
trans_list: daguerréotype
sense:
An early type of photograph created by exposing a silver surface which has previously been exposed to either iodine vapor or iodine and bromine vapors; such a photograph.


lexentry: eng/dagwood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dagwood
trans_list: dagwood
sense:
A large thick multi-layered sandwich containing cold cuts, cheese, lettuce and any of several other fillings


lexentry: eng/daikon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daikon
trans_list: daïkon | radis blanc | radis chinois | radis d'hiver | radis japonais
sense:
An East Asian cultivar or subspecies of garden radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, syn. Raphanus sativus) bearing a large, white, carrot-shaped taproot consumed throughout East and South Asia but grown in North America primarily as a fallow crop for its fast-growing leaves (used as animal fodder) and as a soil ripper.


lexentry: eng/daily_bread__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: daily bread
trans_list: pain quotidien
sense:
(by extension, chiefly, _, Christianity) All those things, such as regular prayer, worship and meditation, needed to sustain spiritual life.


lexentry: eng/daily_life__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daily life
trans_list: quotidien
sense:
The activities that make up a person's normal (everyday) life, as contrasted with unusual or once-in-a-lifetime events.


lexentry: eng/dairy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dairy
trans_list: laiterie
sense:
A place, often on a farm, where milk is processed and turned into products such as butter and cheese.


lexentry: eng/dairy_cow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dairy cow
trans_list: vache laitière
sense:
Any breed of cow bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk, from which dairy products are made; an individual cattle beast of such a breed; especially, a female cow who has calved and lactated.


lexentry: eng/dais__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dais
trans_list: estrade
sense:
A raised platform in a room for a high table, a seat of honour, a throne, or other dignified occupancy, such as ancestral statues; a similar platform supporting a lectern, pulpit, etc., which may be used to speak from. [from c. 1800.]


lexentry: eng/daisy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daisy
trans_list: pâquerette | marguerite
sense:
The wild flowering plant Bellis perennis of the Asteraceae family, with a yellow head and white petals


lexentry: eng/daisy_chain__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daisy chain
trans_list: connecter | en série
sense:
(electronics) To connect a network or other peripheral in sequence from one node to another through the connected devices.


lexentry: eng/dale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dale
trans_list: vallon
sense:
(mainly, Britain, slightly dated outside Yorkshire etc.) A valley, often in an otherwise hilly area.


lexentry: eng/dalet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dalet
trans_list: dalèt | daleth
sense:
The fourth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).


lexentry: eng/dalmatic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dalmatic
trans_list: dalmatique
sense:
A long wide-sleeved tunic, which serves as a liturgical vestment in the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches and is worn by a deacon at the Eucharist or Mass and, although infrequently, by bishops as an undergarment above the alb.


lexentry: eng/dam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dam
trans_list: barrage
sense:
A structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as retaining or diverting some of the water or retarding the release of accumulated water to avoid abrupt flooding.


lexentry: eng/damage_control__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: damage control
trans_list: limitation des dégât
sense:
(public relations) Any efforts, as by a company or organization, to curtail losses, counteract unfavorable publicity, etc.


lexentry: eng/damages__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: damages
trans_list: dommages-intérêts
sense:
(legal) The money paid or awarded to a claimant (in England), a pursuer (in Scotland) or a plaintiff (in the US) in a civil action as compensation for a loss suffered by the same.


lexentry: eng/damascene__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: damascene
trans_list: damasquiner
sense:
(transitive) To decorate (metalwork) with a peculiar marking or water produced in the process of manufacture, or with designs produced by inlaying or encrusting with another metal, such as silver or gold, or by etching, etc.; to damask.


lexentry: eng/dame's_rocket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dame's rocket
trans_list: julienne des dames
sense:
A plant of the species Hesperis matronalis, native to Eurasia, naturalized elsewhere, often considered invasive.


lexentry: eng/damma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: damma
trans_list: damma
sense:
(linguistics) In the Arabic script, the vowel point for u, appearing as a small curl placed above a letter ( ـُ ) and designating a short u /u/. If the Arabic letter و immediately follows, it indicates a long ū /uː/.


lexentry: eng/damn__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: damn
trans_list: mince | zut | purée
sense:
(sometimes, vulgar) Used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt or surprise, etc. See also dammit.


lexentry: eng/damned_if_one_does_and_damned_if_one_doesn't__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (idiomatic) Of a situation where either choice results in a negative outcome.
written_rep: damned if one does and damned if one doesn't
trans_list:
[[c']]est un choix cornélien | la peste ou le choléra | on est perdant dans tous les cas | quoi que je fasse, ce [[n']]est jamais bon


lexentry: eng/damp__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: damp
trans_list: amortir
sense:
(transitive) To suppress vibrations (mechanical) or oscillations (electrical) by converting energy to heat (or some other form of energy).


lexentry: eng/damp_squib__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: damp squib
trans_list: pétard mouillé
sense:
(idiomatic, by extension) Anything that does not work properly, or fails to come up to expectations; a dud.


lexentry: eng/damper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: damper
trans_list: sourdine
sense:
A contrivance (sordine), as in a pianoforte, to deaden vibrations; or, as in other pieces of mechanism, to check some action at a particular time.


lexentry: eng/damper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: damper
trans_list: hotte
sense:
A valve or movable plate in the flue or other part of a stove, furnace, etc., used to check or regulate the draught of air.


lexentry: eng/damselfly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: damselfly
trans_list: demoiselle
sense:
Any of various insects of the suborder Zygoptera that have long slender bodies, and are similar to dragonflies but having wings folded when at rest.


lexentry: eng/dance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dance
trans_list: danse
sense:
A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction.


lexentry: eng/dance_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dance card
trans_list: carnet de bal
sense:
(dance, dated) A card on which a person (usually a woman) lists those they have agreed to dance with. [from late 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/dandelion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dandelion
trans_list: pissenlit | dent-de-lion | baraban
sense:
(countable) Any of the several species of plant in the genus Taraxacum, characterised by yellow flower heads and notched, broad-ended leaves, especially the common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale).


lexentry: eng/dandle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dandle
trans_list: dodeliner | se trémousser
sense:
(transitive) To move up and down on one's knee or in one's arms, in affectionate play, usually said of a child.


lexentry: eng/dandy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dandy
trans_list: dandy
sense:
A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self.


lexentry: eng/danger_pay__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: danger pay
trans_list: prime de risque
sense:
Extra payment given to anybody, civilian or soldier, who is employed in a situation where the working conditions or locale are considered to be hazardous.


lexentry: eng/dangerous_goods__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dangerous goods
trans_list: marchandises dangereuses | produits dangereux
sense:
Substances, natural or man-made, which are intrinsically dangerous or otherwise pose a safety hazard. Examples include explosives, poisons, and corrosives.


lexentry: eng/danse_macabre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: danse macabre
trans_list: danse macabre
sense:
(arts) A conventional subject in art, literature and drama, or a particular work in that style, in which death (in the form of a putrid corpse, skeleton, the Grim Reaper, etc) is shown leading people to the grave.


lexentry: eng/danta__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: danta
trans_list: kotibé
sense:
A deciduous timber-yielding tree native to West and West Central Tropical Africa, Nesogordonia papaverifera.


lexentry: eng/daphne__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daphne
trans_list: garou
sense:
Any one of least 50 species of shrub in the genus Daphne of the family Thymelaeaceae, some of which are grown as ornamentals.


lexentry: eng/daredevil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daredevil
trans_list: casse-cou
sense:
A person who engages in very risky behavior, especially one who is motivated by a craving for excitement or attention. [from 1794]


lexentry: eng/daric__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daric
trans_list: darique
sense:
A gold coin from Persian Empire, introduced by Darius the Great (522-486 BC) and used until Alexander the Great's invasion (330 BC).


lexentry: eng/dariole__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dariole
trans_list: dariole
sense:
(cooking) A mould, in the shape of a truncated cone (frustum of a cone), in which the dessert is cooked.


lexentry: eng/dark_energy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dark energy
trans_list: énergie noire | énergie sombre
sense:
(astronomy, astrophysics) A hypothetical form of energy which, it is supposed, is spread uniformly throughout space (and time) and has anti-gravitational properties: it represents a possible mechanism for the cosmological constant, and thus is one of the possible explanations for the current accelerating rate of expansion of the universe; and it is estimated to account for about 74% of the mass-energy of the universe.


lexentry: eng/dark_horse__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dark horse
trans_list: outsider
sense:
(idiomatic, politics) A candidate for an election who is nominated unexpectedly, without previously having been discussed or considered as a likely choice.


lexentry: eng/dark_matter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dark matter
trans_list: matière noire | matière sombre
sense:
(astronomy, astrophysics, broadly) Matter which cannot be detected by its radiation but whose presence is inferred from gravitational effects.


lexentry: eng/darkness__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: darkness
trans_list: noirceur | sombreur
sense:
(uncountable) The state or quality of reflecting little light, of tending to a blackish or brownish color.


lexentry: eng/darknet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: darknet
trans_list: darknet
sense:
(internet) A network of computers that can only be accessed using special software, configuration, or authorization, usually characterized by the anonymization of users, participating hosts, or both.


lexentry: eng/darkside__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: darkside
trans_list: côté sombre
sense:
(countable, figuratively) The side of something that is metaphorically dark, i.e. evil, distressing or otherwise undesirable; the negative aspect of something.


lexentry: eng/darkwave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: darkwave
trans_list: dark wave
sense:
(music genre) A musical movement that originated in the late 1970s, combining elements of new wave and gothic rock with dark, thoughtful lyrics and an undertone of sorrow.


lexentry: eng/darn__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: darn
trans_list: repriser
sense:
(transitive, sewing) To repair by stitching with thread or yarn, particularly by using a needle to construct a weave across a damaged area of fabric.


lexentry: eng/darnel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: darnel
trans_list: ivraie enivrante
sense:
A species of ryegrass, Lolium temulentum, often found in wheat fields and often host to a fungus intoxicating to humans and animals.


lexentry: eng/darning_egg__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: darning egg
trans_list: œuf à repriser
sense:
An egg-shaped ovoid of stone, porcelain, wood, or similar hard material, which is inserted into the toe or heel of a sock to hold it in the proper shape and provide a firm foundation for repairs.


lexentry: eng/dart__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dart
trans_list: fléchettes | fléchette
sense:
A small object with a pointed tip at one end and feathers at the other, which is thrown at a target in the game of darts.


lexentry: eng/darter__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: darter
trans_list: perche
sense:
Any of the similar South American (and Panamanian) freshwater fish in the characin family Crenuchidae


lexentry: eng/darts__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: darts
trans_list: fléchettes
sense:
(games, sports) A game or sport in which darts are thrown at a board, and points are scored depending on where the darts land


lexentry: eng/dasein__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dasein
trans_list: dasein
sense:
(philosophy) Being; especially the nature of being; existence, presence, hereness, suchness, essence


lexentry: eng/dash__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dash
trans_list: tiret
sense:
(typography) Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar).


lexentry: eng/dashboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dashboard
trans_list: tableau de bord
sense:
(historical) An upturned screen of wood or leather placed on the front of a horse-drawn carriage, sleigh or other vehicle that protected the driver from mud, debris, water and snow thrown up by the horse's hooves.


lexentry: eng/dashboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: dashboard
trans_list: tableau de bord
sense:
(Internet) The personalized feed of a user of a website, consisting of recent updates of pages the user has used or followed.


lexentry: eng/dashcam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dashcam
trans_list: caméra-témoin de circulation | dashcam
sense:
(automotive) A digital video recorder mounted on the dashboard of a vehicle or elsewhere inside the vehicle to record occurrences in the vicinity, such as traffic accidents that the vehicle has been involved in, to provide evidence for criminal prosecutions, insurance claims, etc.


lexentry: eng/dashpot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dashpot
trans_list: piston
sense:
A mechanical damping device consisting of a piston that moves through a viscous fluid (usually oil); used, in conjunction with a spring, in shock absorbers.


lexentry: eng/data__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data
trans_list: données
sense:
(collectively, uncountable) Information, especially in a scientific or computational context, or with the implication that it is organized.


lexentry: eng/data_entry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data entry
trans_list: saisie des données
sense:
(computing) The act of inputting data into a computer, such as by typing out handwriting, capturing data from scanned documents, taking responses from telephone interviews, etc.


lexentry: eng/data_mining__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data mining
sense:
(database) A technique for searching large-scale databases for patterns; used mainly to find previously unknown correlations between variables that may be commercially useful.

trans_list:
exploration de données | forage de données | fouille de données | orpaillage | prospection de données


lexentry: eng/data_model__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data model
trans_list: modèle de données
sense:
(databases) A result of applying a data modeling to some particular application, using a database model such as relational.


lexentry: eng/data_processing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data processing
trans_list: traitement de données
sense:
Any of many techniques in which data is retrieved, stored, classified, manipulated, transmitted and/or reported in such a way as to generate information; especially such processing using computers.


lexentry: eng/data_science__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data science
trans_list: science des données
sense:
(science) An interdisciplinary field about scientific methods, processes and systems to extract knowledge or insights from data.


lexentry: eng/data_set__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data set
trans_list: jeu de données
sense:
(computing) A file of related records on a computer-readable medium such as disk, especially one on a mainframe computer.


lexentry: eng/data_structure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data structure
trans_list: structure de donnée
sense:
(computer science) Any form of storing and organizing data in a computer so that it can be accessed efficiently.


lexentry: eng/data_type__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data type
trans_list: type | type de données
sense:
(programming) A classification or category of various types of data, that states the possible values that can be taken, how they are stored, and what range of operations are allowed on them.


lexentry: eng/data_warehouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data warehouse
trans_list: entrepôt de données
sense:
(computing) A collection of data, from a variety of sources, organized to provide useful guidance to an organization's decision-makers.


lexentry: eng/database__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: database
trans_list: base de données
sense:
(general) A collection of (usually) organized information in a regular structure, usually but not necessarily in a machine-readable format accessible by a computer.


lexentry: eng/database__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: database
trans_list: base de données | database
sense:
(computing, loosely, metonymically) A software program (application) for storing, retrieving and manipulating such a structured data set.


lexentry: eng/database_administrator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: database administrator
trans_list: DBA | administrateur de bases de données
sense:
(databases) A person who is responsible for the logical and physical design of databases, and normally for all aspects of their recoverability, integrity, security, availability and performance.


lexentry: eng/date__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: date
trans_list: datte
sense:
The fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft, sweet pulp and enclosing a hard kernel.


lexentry: eng/date__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: date
trans_list: date
sense:
The addition to a writing, inscription, coin, etc., which specifies the time (especially the day, month, and year) when the writing or inscription was given, executed, or made.


lexentry: eng/date__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: date
trans_list: date | cavalier
sense:
A specific day in time at which a transaction or event takes place, or is appointed to take place; a given point of time.


lexentry: eng/date__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: date
trans_list: dater
sense:
(transitive) To note the time or place of writing or executing; to express in an instrument the time of its execution.


lexentry: eng/date__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: date
trans_list: vieillir
sense:
(ambitransitive) To make or become old, especially in such a way as to fall out of fashion, become less appealing or attractive, etc.


lexentry: eng/date_rape_drug__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: date rape drug
trans_list: drogue du viol
sense:
(informal, pharmacology) A drug with sedative, hypnotic, dissociative, or amnesiac effects which is used to assist in the commission of a sexual assault (a date rape).


lexentry: eng/date_with_destiny__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: date with destiny
trans_list: rendez-vous avec le destin
sense:
(idiomatic) An inevitable future event or anticipated occurrence, especially in the form of an encounter which is likely to be momentous.


lexentry: eng/dateline__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dateline
trans_list: provenance
sense:
(journalism) A line at the beginning of a document (such as a newspaper article) stating the place of origin and typically the date, and often written in capital letters.


lexentry: eng/dation_in_payment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dation in payment
trans_list: dation en paiement
sense:
(legal) The agreed discharge of a debt by giving something differing in character from that of the original debt


lexentry: eng/dative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dative
trans_list: datif
sense:
(grammar) Noting the case of a noun which expresses the remoter or indirect object, generally indicated in English by to or for with the objective.


lexentry: eng/dative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dative
trans_list: datif
sense:
(obsolete, legal) Given by a judge, as distinguished from being cast upon a party by the law itself.


lexentry: eng/dative_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dative case
trans_list: datif | C.O.I. | complément d'objet indirect | quatrième déclinaison | troisième déclinaison
sense:
(grammar) Case used to express direction towards an indirect object, the recipient or beneficiary of an action, and is generally indicated in English by to (when a recipient) or for (when a beneficiary) with the objective case. The direct object may be either stated or unstated where the indirect object is the beneficiary of the verbal action, but is stated where the indirect object is a recipient. If there is emphasis on the indirect object, the indirect object usually precedes the direct object and is not usually indicated with to or for; said structure is also used when neither object is being emphasized.


lexentry: eng/datolite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: datolite
trans_list: datolite
sense:
(mineral) A borosilicate of lime commonly occurring in glassy, greenish crystals, with the chemical formula CaBSiO4(OH).


lexentry: eng/datum__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: datum
trans_list: donnée
sense:
(cartography, surveying, engineering) A fixed reference point or set of reference points which precisely define a system of measurement or a coordinate system.


lexentry: eng/datura__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: datura
trans_list: datura
sense:
A plant of the genus Datura, known for its trumpet-shaped flowers and poisonous properties. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/dauphin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dauphin
trans_list: dauphin
sense:
The eldest son of the king of France. Under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties, the Dauphin of France, generally shortened to Dauphin, was heir apparent to the throne of France. The title derived from the main title of the Dauphin, Dauphin of Viennois.


lexentry: eng/davit__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: davit
trans_list: bossoir
sense:
(nautical, construction) A crane, often working in pairs and usually made of steel, used to lower things over an edge of a long drop off, such as lowering a maintenance trapeze down a building or launching a lifeboat over the side of a ship.


lexentry: eng/dawdle__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dawdle
trans_list: lambiner | traîner | flâner | musarder | pateter | traînailler
sense:
To spend time idly and unfruitfully; to waste time. [from mid 17th c. (probably dialectal); in general use from late 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/day__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: day
trans_list: jour | journée
sense:
A period of time between two set times which mark the beginning and the end of day in a calendar, such as from midnight to the following midnight or (Judaism) from nightfall to the following nightfall.


lexentry: eng/day_care_center__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: day care center
trans_list: garderie
sense:
A nursery for the supervision of preschool children while the parents work. Generally more entertaining and less educational than a preschool, but with longer hours of operation.


lexentry: eng/day_fine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: day fine
trans_list: jour-amende
sense:
A unit of fine payment based on the offender's daily personal income. The number of day fines depends on the gravity of offence.


lexentry: eng/day_for_night__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: day for night
trans_list: nuit américaine
sense:
(film) A cinematographic technique in which a crew films in a high-contrast situation, typically in the early morning or late afternoon, with a blue filter, causing the scene to look as if it were shot in moonlight.


lexentry: eng/day_in,_day_out__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: day in, day out
trans_list: jour après jour
sense:
(idiomatic) Every day; daily; constantly or continuously (especially, of something that has become routine or monotonous).


lexentry: eng/day_laborer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: day laborer
trans_list: journalier
sense:
A laborer who is hired and paid one day at a time, with no promise that more work will be available in the future.


lexentry: eng/day_shift__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: day shift
trans_list: poste de jour
sense:
A regularly scheduled period of work during daylight hours, especially 8AM to 4PM; sometimes a 12-hour shift, such as 6AM to 6PM.


lexentry: eng/daylight_robbery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daylight robbery
trans_list: arnaque | coup de bambou | coup de fusil | vol manifeste
sense:
(uncountable) The practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; (countable, rare) an instance of this.


lexentry: eng/daylight_saving_time__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daylight saving time
trans_list: heure d’été
sense:
The practice in some places of adjusting clocks forward in the spring and back in the fall, usually by one hour, so that the adjustment causes the time to coincide with the greatest period of illumination by the sun over the course of the day.


lexentry: eng/daylily__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daylily
trans_list: hémérocalle
sense:
Any of several perennial plants, of the genus Hemerocallis, that have fleshy roots, grasslike leaves and colourful flowers that bloom for just one day.


lexentry: eng/daze__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daze
trans_list: étourdir | abasourdir
sense:
(transitive) To stun or stupefy, for example with bright light, with a blow, with cold, or with fear.


lexentry: eng/dazibao__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dazibao
trans_list: dazibao
sense:
A wall-mounted newspaper or similar, used as a form of protest, propaganda, and popular communication in China.


lexentry: eng/dazzle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dazzle
trans_list: éblouir
sense:
(transitive) To confuse or overpower the sight of (someone or something, such as a sensor) by means of excessive brightness.


lexentry: eng/dazzle__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dazzle
trans_list: éblouir
sense:
(transitive, figuratively) To render incapable of thinking clearly; to overwhelm with showiness or brilliance.


lexentry: eng/de_facto__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: de facto
trans_list: de facto | de fait
sense:
In fact or in practice; in actual use or existence, regardless of official or legal status. (Often opposed to de jure.)


lexentry: eng/deacon__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: deacon
trans_list: diacre
sense:
(Orthodoxy, Catholicism) A clergyman ranked directly below a priest, with duties of helping the priests and carrying out parish work.


lexentry: eng/deaconess-house__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deaconess-house
trans_list: maison des diaconesses | maison des diaconisses
sense:
(chiefly, _, historical) A house inhabited or operated by deaconesses, providing basic medical attention, care for the poor and sick etc.


lexentry: eng/dead__Adjective__1
sense_num: 26
written_rep: dead
trans_list: mdr
sense:
(legal) Cut off from the rights of a citizen; deprived of the power of enjoying the rights of property.


lexentry: eng/dead__Adjective__1
sense_num: 27
written_rep: dead
trans_list: mort
sense:
(rare, especially, religion, often with "to") Indifferent to; having no obligation toward; no longer subject to or ruled by (sin, guilt, pleasure, etc).


lexentry: eng/dead_donkey__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dead donkey
trans_list: chiens écrasés
sense:
(journalism) A news item of no real significance, usually of whimsical or sentimental nature, placed at the end of a news bulletin or in a newspaper as filler. A dead donkey can often be removed from the programme or publication if a more significant story needs extra time or space.


lexentry: eng/dead_drop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dead drop
trans_list: boite aux lettres morte
sense:
(espionage) A location used to secretly transfer items between two people, without requiring them to meet.


lexentry: eng/dead_freight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dead freight
trans_list: faux fret
sense:
A sum of money paid by a person who charters a whole vessel but fails to make out a full cargo. The payment is made for the unoccupied capacity.


lexentry: eng/dead_key__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dead key
trans_list: touche morte
sense:
A special modifier key on a typewriter or computer keyboard, typically used to attach a specific diacritic to another character.


lexentry: eng/dead_letter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dead letter
trans_list: n'habite pas à l'adresse indiquée
sense:
An item of mail that cannot be delivered to its intended recipient; after some time it is returned to the sender, or destroyed.


lexentry: eng/dead_link__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dead link
trans_list: lien mort
sense:
(Internet) An HTML hypertext link that points to a webpage or website that is permanently unavailable.


lexentry: eng/dead_man's_handle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dead man's handle
trans_list: VACMA | homme-mort
sense:
(rail) A lever used as a safety device, typically on trains, which shuts off power if the operator releases their grip.


lexentry: eng/dead_man's_switch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dead man's switch
trans_list: homme-mort
sense:
A switch that automatically triggers an action (for instance, to stop a machine or vehicle) if a specified input from the operator is not made or is altered.


lexentry: eng/dead_men_tell_no_tales__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dead men tell no tales
trans_list: les morts ne parlent pas
sense:
A dead person can no longer reveal information, especially information which others wish to keep secret.


lexentry: eng/dead_or_alive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dead or alive
trans_list: mort ou vif
sense:
Used to indicate someone is being sought for some kind of punishment or reprimand, and that (s)he may be killed in the process of finding, as if this was reasonable punishment.


lexentry: eng/dead_reckoning__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dead reckoning
trans_list: navigation à l'estime
sense:
A method of estimating the position of a ship or aircraft by applying estimates of the distance and direction travelled from a previously known position. In respect to ships/boats, it excludes the effect of wind and current on the vessel. Compare with estimated position. Abbreviation: DR


lexentry: eng/dead_ringer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dead ringer
trans_list: portrait craché
sense:
(idiomatic) Someone or something that very closely resembles another; someone or something easily mistaken for another.


lexentry: eng/dead_weight__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: dead weight
trans_list: poids mort
sense:
(rail) The total (unpowered) weight of a train to be propelled (or hauled) by the locomotive; another locomotive being hauled dead as part of the train is a dead weight.


lexentry: eng/dead_wood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dead wood
trans_list: bois mort
sense:
(figuratively) Matters or things that have become unnecessary or otherwise useless; bloat, dead weight.


lexentry: eng/deadbeat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deadbeat
trans_list: fainéant
sense:
(pejorative) A lazy or irresponsible person who is often unemployed, often depending upon wealthy or otherwise financially independent people for support.


lexentry: eng/deadeye__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deadeye
trans_list: cap de mouton
sense:
(nautical) A wooden disk having holes through which the lanyard is passed, used for tightening shrouds.


lexentry: eng/deadfall__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deadfall
trans_list: piège assommoir
sense:
(countable, Canada, US, hunting) A kind of trap for animals, consisting of a heavy board or log that falls on to the prey.


lexentry: eng/deadlift__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deadlift
trans_list: soulevé de terre
sense:
(weightlifting) A weight training exercise where one lifts a loaded barbell off the ground from a stabilized bent-over position.


lexentry: eng/deadlock__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deadlock
trans_list: interblocage | étreinte fatale
sense:
(computing) An inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation.


lexentry: eng/deadly_nightshade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deadly nightshade
trans_list: belladone
sense:
The plant Atropa belladonna, a perennial shrub of the nightshade family that contains high concentrations of the alkaloid atropine which can be deadly if taken in excess.


lexentry: eng/deadly_sin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deadly sin
trans_list: péché capital
sense:
Any of the seven deadly sins: pride (or vanity, vainglory), envy, gluttony, greed (or avarice), lust, sloth (or acedia), and wrath (or anger).


lexentry: eng/deadname__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deadname
trans_list: deadname | morinom
sense:
(neologism, especially, LGBTQ) A previous name of a person (especially a transgender person) who has since changed their name.


lexentry: eng/deadname__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deadname
trans_list: deadnamer | morinommer
sense:
(transitive) To refer to someone (especially a transgender person) who has changed names by a previous name.


lexentry: eng/deadnettle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deadnettle
trans_list: lamier
sense:
Any plant of a species in genus Lamium, which closely resembles the nettle, but does not possess stinging hairs.


lexentry: eng/deadpan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deadpan
trans_list: pince-sans-rire
sense:
A style of comedic delivery in which something humorous is said or done while not exhibiting a change in emotion or facial expression.


lexentry: eng/deafening_silence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deafening silence
trans_list: silence assourdissant | silence de mort
sense:
(idiomatic) A noteworthy silence, or absence of response, especially one signifying disapproval or lack of enthusiasm.


lexentry: eng/deal_with__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deal with
trans_list: traiter
sense:
(transitive) To handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression; to address or discuss as a subject.


lexentry: eng/dean__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dean
trans_list: doyen
sense:
A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students).


lexentry: eng/dean__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dean
trans_list: doyen
sense:
A dignitary or presiding officer in certain church bodies, especially an ecclesiastical dignitary, subordinate to a bishop, in charge of a chapter of canons.


lexentry: eng/dear__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: dear
trans_list: cher
sense:
A formal way to start (possibly after my) addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter, memo etc.


lexentry: eng/death__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: death
trans_list: mort | décès | l'arcane sans nom
sense:
The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state.


lexentry: eng/death__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: death
trans_list: mort | camarde | l'arcane sans nom
sense:
(often, capitalized) The personification of death as a (usually male) hooded figure with a scythe; the Grim Reaper.


lexentry: eng/death__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: death
trans_list: mort | l'arcane sans nom
sense:
(figuratively, especially followed by of-phrase) A cause of great stress, exhaustion, embarrassment, or another negative condition (for someone).


lexentry: eng/death_adder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: death adder
trans_list: faiseur de mort
sense:
Any snake of the genus Acanthophis, a group of highly venomous elapids found in Australia and New Guinea.


lexentry: eng/death_camp__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: death camp
trans_list: camp de la mort | camp d'extermination
sense:
A facility built during the Holocaust by the Nazis to kill especially the Jewish people through gassing.


lexentry: eng/death_certificate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: death certificate
trans_list: acte de décès
sense:
A document issued by a medical practitioner, or by a registrar, certifying the date, location and cause of a person's death as later entered in an official register of deaths.


lexentry: eng/death_erection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: death erection
trans_list: érection post mortem | érection terminale
sense:
A post-mortem priapism observed in the corpses of human males who have been executed, particularly by hanging.


lexentry: eng/death_metal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: death metal
trans_list: death metal
sense:
(music) A subgenre of heavy metal typically employing moderate to fast tempos, heavily distorted guitars, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes, often having violent or dark lyrics.


lexentry: eng/death_rattle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: death rattle
trans_list: râle
sense:
The raspy or gurgling sound sometimes made by a person while drawing in or expelling their final breaths before dying.


lexentry: eng/deathblow__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deathblow
trans_list: coup | fatal
sense:
(figurative) Something that prevents the completion, or ends the existence, of a project etc.; a fatal setback.


lexentry: eng/deathless__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deathless
trans_list: immortel
sense:
(of a work of art, literature, etc.) Guaranteed not to be lost or forgotten due to its importance or conspicuous excellence.


lexentry: eng/deathmatch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deathmatch
trans_list: combat à mort | match à mort
sense:
(video games) A competitive mode found in first-person shooter games in which competitors attempt to assassinate one another.


lexentry: eng/debacle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debacle
trans_list: débâcle | fiasco
sense:
An event or enterprise that ends suddenly and disastrously, often with humiliating consequences. [from early 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/debacle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: debacle
trans_list: débâcle
sense:
(ecology) A breaking up of a natural dam, usually made of ice, by a river and the ensuing rush of water.


lexentry: eng/debasement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debasement
trans_list: avilissement
sense:
The act of debasing or the state of being debased; a lowering or degradation, especially in character or quality.


lexentry: eng/debate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debate
trans_list: débat
sense:
An argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting, often with more than two people, generally ending with a vote or other decision.


lexentry: eng/debate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debate
trans_list: débattre
sense:
(ambitransitive, reciprocal) To participate in a debate; to dispute, argue, especially in a public arena. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/debauched__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debauched
trans_list: libertin | débauché
sense:
Indulging in or characterised by sensual pleasures to a degree perceived to be morally harmful; corrupted; immoral; self-indulgent.


lexentry: eng/debauchery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debauchery
trans_list: débauche | débaucherie | dévergondage
sense:
Excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures; scandalous/immoral activities; involving sex, alcohol, or drugs without inhibition.


lexentry: eng/debit_note__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debit note
trans_list: note de débit
sense:
(accounting) A commercial document issued by a seller in order to adjust upwards the amount of an invoice already issued.


lexentry: eng/debrief__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debrief
trans_list: débriefer
sense:
(transitive) To question someone after a military mission in order to obtain information (especially intelligence).


lexentry: eng/debt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debt
trans_list: dette
sense:
An action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to perform for another, adopt toward another, or give to another.


lexentry: eng/debt__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: debt
trans_list: dette
sense:
(finance) Money that one person or entity owes or is required to pay to another, generally as a result of a loan or other financial transaction.


lexentry: eng/debt_ceiling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debt ceiling
trans_list: plafond de dette
sense:
(politics, economics) The limit up to which an entity (usually a government) is legally allowed to borrow.


lexentry: eng/debug__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debug
trans_list: déboguer
sense:
(computer science) To search for and eliminate malfunctioning elements or errors in something, especially a computer program or machinery.


lexentry: eng/debugger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debugger
trans_list: débogueur | débugueur
sense:
(programming) A computer program that helps the user to test and debug other programs, by enabling their step-by-step execution controlled by the user, setting of breakpoints, and monitoring values of variables.


lexentry: eng/debugging__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debugging
trans_list: débogage
sense:
(computing) The process of finding and resolving bugs or defects that prevent correct operation of computer software or a system.


lexentry: eng/debunk__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debunk
sense:
(transitive) To discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of something.

trans_list:
dévoiler | jeter l'opprobre sur | mettre en pièces | réduire à néant | se discréditer | se déconsidérer


lexentry: eng/decade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decade
trans_list: décade | dizaine
sense:
(Roman Catholicism) A series of prayers counted on a rosary, typically consisting of an Our Father, followed by ten Hail Marys, and concluding with a Glory Be and sometimes the Fatima Prayer.


lexentry: eng/decade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decade
trans_list: décennie | décade | dizaine
sense:
A period of ten years [from 17th c.], particularly such a period beginning with a year ending in 0 and ending with a year ending in 9. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/decal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decal
trans_list: autocollant | décalque
sense:
A design or picture produced in order to be transferred to another surface either permanently or temporarily.


lexentry: eng/decane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decane
trans_list: décane
sense:
(organic compound) Any of the 75 isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having the chemical formula C10H22


lexentry: eng/decathlon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decathlon
trans_list: décathlon
sense:
An athletic contest consisting of ten events which includes sprinting, hurdling, jumping, and throwing over a span of two days.


lexentry: eng/decay__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: decay
trans_list: se désintégrer
sense:
(intransitive, transitive, physics, chemistry, of an unstable atom) To change by undergoing fission, by emitting radiation, or by capturing or losing one or more electrons; to undergo radioactive decay.


lexentry: eng/deceit__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: deceit
trans_list: fraude | tromperie
sense:
(law) The tort or fraudulent representation of a material fact made with knowledge of its falsity, or recklessly, or without reasonable grounds for believing its truth and with intent to induce reliance on it; the plaintiff justifiably relies on the deception, to his injury.


lexentry: eng/decent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: decent
trans_list: intègre | décent
sense:
(of a person) Having a suitable conformity to basic moral standards; showing integrity, fairness, or other characteristics associated with moral uprightness.


lexentry: eng/decentralize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decentralize
trans_list: décentraliser
sense:
To cause something to change from being concentrated at one point to being distributed across a number of points.


lexentry: eng/deception__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deception
trans_list: supercherie | tromperie
sense:
An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.


lexentry: eng/decibel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decibel
trans_list: décibel
sense:
A common measure of sound intensity ratio that is one tenth of a bel on the logarithmic intensity scale. It is defined as dB = ⅒log10(P1 / P2), where P1 and P2 are the relative powers of the sound.


lexentry: eng/decidua__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decidua
trans_list: caduque | membrane déciduale
sense:
(anatomy) A mucous membrane that lines the uterus and is shed during menstruation and modified during pregnancy


lexentry: eng/deciduous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deciduous
trans_list: caduc | décidual
sense:
(biology, anatomy) Describing a part that falls off, or is shed, at a particular time or stage of development.


lexentry: eng/decile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decile
trans_list: décile
sense:
(statistics) Any of the values in a series that divides the distribution of individuals in that series into ten groups of equal frequency.


lexentry: eng/decimal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decimal
trans_list: décimal
sense:
(arithmetic, computing) Concerning numbers expressed in decimal or mathematical calculations performed using decimal.


lexentry: eng/decimal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decimal
trans_list: décimal | système décimal
sense:
(countable) A number expressed in the base-ten system, (particularly) a fractional numeral written in this system.


lexentry: eng/decimal_fraction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decimal fraction
trans_list: fraction décimale
sense:
(arithmetic) A proper or improper fraction the denominator of which is a power of ten and the decimal representation of which is a terminating decimal number.


lexentry: eng/decimal_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decimal number
trans_list: nombre décimal
sense:
(mathematics) A number expressed in the decimal system (base ten), (particularly) fractional numbers so represented.


lexentry: eng/decimal_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decimal point
trans_list: point | point décimal | virgule
sense:
(typography) A period/full stop ⟨.⟩ or middot ⟨·⟩ used to set off the decimal or fractional part of a number.


lexentry: eng/decimate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decimate
trans_list: décimer
sense:
(archaic) To kill one-tenth of (a group), (historical, specifically) as a military punishment in the Roman army selected by lot, usually carried out by the surviving soldiers.


lexentry: eng/decipherment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decipherment
trans_list: déchiffrement
sense:
The analysis of documents written in ancient languages, where the language is unknown, or knowledge of the language has been lost.


lexentry: eng/decision__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: decision
trans_list: décision
sense:
(chiefly combat sports) A result arrived at by the judges when there is no clear winner at the end of the contest.


lexentry: eng/decision_tree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decision tree
trans_list: arbre de décision
sense:
A visualization of a complex decision-making situation in which the possible decisions and their likely outcomes are organized in the form of a graph that resembles a tree.


lexentry: eng/decisionism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decisionism
trans_list: décisionnisme
sense:
The doctrine that moral or legal precepts are the product of decisions made by political or legal bodies


lexentry: eng/decisive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decisive
trans_list: décisif
sense:
Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive.


lexentry: eng/deck_chair__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deck chair
trans_list: transat
sense:
A folding chair in which a wooden frame supports a length of canvas; traditionally used on the beach or onboard a liner.


lexentry: eng/declaim__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: declaim
trans_list: déclamer | réciter | scander
sense:
To recite, e.g., poetry, in a theatrical way; to speak for rhetorical display; to speak pompously, noisily, or theatrically; bemouth; to make an empty speech; to rehearse trite arguments in debate; to rant.


lexentry: eng/declaration__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: declaration
trans_list: déclaration
sense:
(legal) In common law, the formal document specifying plaintiff's cause of action, including the facts necessary to sustain a proper cause of action, and to advise the defendant of the grounds upon which he is being sued.


lexentry: eng/declaration_of_war__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: declaration of war
trans_list: déclaration de guerre
sense:
A formal announcement by a country or other body with military capability that it is in a state of war with another such entity.


lexentry: eng/declaration_of_will__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: declaration of will
trans_list: déclaration de volonté
sense:
(law) A private outward manifestation of intention which is directly aimed at bringing about a legal effect.


lexentry: eng/declarative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: declarative
trans_list: déclaratif
sense:
(programming) A way of programming that is most akin to just stating what is wanted, rather than having to describe how to do it. w:Declarative programming


lexentry: eng/declare__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: declare
trans_list: déclarer
sense:
(transitive) To inform government customs or taxation officials of goods one is importing or of income, expenses, or other circumstances affecting one's taxes.


lexentry: eng/declare__Verb__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: declare
trans_list: déclarer
sense:
(Christianity, particularly Evangelicalism) To state that a thing shall happen or affirm a condition in the hopes of seeing it happen spiritually, in contrast to prayer which takes the form of a request.


lexentry: eng/declare_war__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: declare war
trans_list: déclarer la guerre
sense:
(of a governmental authority) To make a formal pronouncement, or sign a legal document, that initiates a state of war between one nation and another, usually before hostilities begin.


lexentry: eng/declension__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: declension
trans_list: déclinaison
sense:
(grammar) The act of declining a word; the act of listing the inflections of a noun, pronoun or adjective in order.


lexentry: eng/declension__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: declension
trans_list: déclinaison
sense:
(grammar) A way of categorizing nouns, pronouns, or adjectives according to the inflections they receive.


lexentry: eng/declination__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: declination
trans_list: déclinaison
sense:
At a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane.


lexentry: eng/decline__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: decline
trans_list: décliner
sense:
(transitive, grammar, usually of substantives, adjectives and pronouns) To inflect for case, number, gender, and the like.


lexentry: eng/decline__Verb__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: decline
trans_list: refuser
sense:
(American football, Canadian football) To reject a penalty against the opposing team, usually because the result of accepting it would benefit the non-penalized team less than the preceding play.


lexentry: eng/decoherence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decoherence
trans_list: décohérence
sense:
(quantum mechanics) Loss of quantum coherence (phase relation between the quantum states of particles) in a physical system as it interacts with its environment.


lexentry: eng/decompaction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decompaction
trans_list: décompactage
sense:
(chiefly, _, in, _, geology, biochemistry) The act or process of making something less compact; often specifically the reversal of previous compaction


lexentry: eng/decompression__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: decompression
trans_list: décompression
sense:
The restoration to atmospheric pressure of a person who has spent time under higher pressure (such as a diver).


lexentry: eng/decompression_sickness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decompression sickness
trans_list: accident de décompression | maladie de décompression | maladie des caissons
sense:
(pathology) A sometimes fatal condition resulting from the formation of nitrogen bubbles in the blood and tissues, because of too rapid decompression, seen especially in deep-sea divers ascending rapidly from a dive. It is characterized by severe pains in the joints and chest, skin irritation, cramps, nausea, and paralysis.


lexentry: eng/decoration__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: decoration
trans_list: décoration
sense:
Any item that adorns, enriches, or beautifies; something added by way of embellishment or ornamentation.


lexentry: eng/decoration__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: decoration
trans_list: décoration
sense:
Specifically, any mark of honor to be worn upon the person, as a medal, cross, or ribbon of an order of knighthood, bestowed for services in war, great achievements in literature, art, etc.


lexentry: eng/decorative_arts__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decorative arts
trans_list: arts décoratifs
sense:
Arts and crafts concerned with making beautiful but functional objects. Includes carpentry, metalworking and interior design.


lexentry: eng/decorous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decorous
trans_list: bienséant
sense:
Marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards; becoming, seemly.


lexentry: eng/decriminalization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decriminalization
trans_list: décriminalisation | dépénalisation
sense:
The act of making an activity or substance no longer criminalized (no longer a crime, subject to criminal penalties, to perform or possess). (Compare legalization, which often implies regulation.)


lexentry: eng/decriminalization__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: decriminalization
trans_list: décriminalisation | dépénalisation
sense:
The act of ceasing to treat a person as a criminal, by making their activities legal or no longer subjecting them to the criminal justice system (but instead possibly the mental healthcare system, etc).


lexentry: eng/decryption__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decryption
trans_list: décryptage
sense:
The process reversing an encryption, i.e. the process which converts encrypted data into its original form.


lexentry: eng/decurrent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decurrent
trans_list: décurrent
sense:
(botany) Pertaining to plant parts that extend downward, most often applied to leaf blades that partly wrap or have wings around the stem or petiole and extend down along the stem.


lexentry: eng/dedicate__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dedicate
trans_list: dédier | dédicacer
sense:
(transitive) To address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection.


lexentry: eng/dedication__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dedication
trans_list: dédicace
sense:
(countable) A note addressed to a patron or friend, prefixed to a work of art as a token of respect, esteem, or affection.


lexentry: eng/dedovshchina__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dedovshchina
trans_list: dedovchtchina
sense:
Hazing, the informal system of subjection and physical or sexual abuse of new junior conscripts, formerly in the Soviet Armed Forces and contemporarily in the Russian, Ukrainian, etc. armed forces.


lexentry: eng/deduce__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deduce
trans_list: déduire
sense:
(transitive) To reach (a conclusion) by applying rules of logic or other forms of reasoning to given premises or known facts.


lexentry: eng/deduction__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deduction
trans_list: déduction
sense:
(logic) A process of reasoning that moves from the general to the specific, in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the premises presented, so that the conclusion cannot be false if the premises are true.


lexentry: eng/deed__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: deed
trans_list: acte juridique
sense:
(legal) A legal instrument that is executed under seal or before a witness; sometimes required for certain legal activities, such as the transfer of certain kinds of property.


lexentry: eng/deem__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: deem
trans_list: estimer | croire
sense:
(ditransitive) To hold in belief or estimation; to adjudge as a conclusion; to regard as being; to evaluate according to one's beliefs; to account.


lexentry: eng/deem__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: deem
trans_list: considérer | croire
sense:
(ambitransitive) To think, judge, or have or hold as an opinion; to decide or believe on consideration; to suppose.


lexentry: eng/deep-rooted__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deep-rooted
trans_list: profondément enraciné
sense:
(literally, of a plant) Having deep roots; (of a non-living object) deeply and firmly embedded (in the ground, etc.).


lexentry: eng/deep__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deep
trans_list: grave | profond
sense:
(cricket, baseball, softball) Far from the center of the playing area, near to the boundary of the playing area, either in absolute terms or relative to a point of reference.


lexentry: eng/deep__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deep
trans_list: épais
sense:
Far in extent in another (non-downwards, but generally also non-upwards) direction, especially front-to-back.


lexentry: eng/deep_drawing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deep drawing
trans_list: emboutissage
sense:
A sheet metal forming process in which a sheet metal blank is radially drawn into a forming die by the mechanical action of a punch.


lexentry: eng/deep_fryer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deep fryer
trans_list: friteuse
sense:
A heated vessel for frying food by immersing in hot oil, as opposed to shallow frying in a frying pan.


lexentry: eng/deep_geological_repository__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deep geological repository
trans_list: site de stockage finale pour les déchets nucléaire
sense:
A concept that involves the placement of long-lived radioactive waste, often spent nuclear fuel, in rooms excavated deep within stable, low-permeability bedrock


lexentry: eng/deep_link__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deep link
trans_list: lien profond
sense:
(Internet) A type of hyperlink directly pointing to content on a website, rather than its home page.


lexentry: eng/deep_space__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deep space
trans_list: espace lointain
sense:
All of space beyond the gravitational influence of Earth, or outside the Solar System, or distant from stars


lexentry: eng/deep_state__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deep state
trans_list: État profond
sense:
(politics, conspiracy research) A large group of people, typically members of government agencies and the military, believed to have enduring political influence that is difficult for an administration that is voted into power to counter or dislodge.


lexentry: eng/deep_vein_thrombosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deep vein thrombosis
trans_list: phlébite profonde | thrombophlébite | thrombose veineuse profonde
sense:
(pathology) A potentially fatal condition in which one or more thrombi (or clots) form in the predominantly the leg or, more unusually, the arm. The clot may break free from the venous wall and travel via the circulatory system to the heart or to the lungs (causing a pulmonary embolism); this condition is often caused by keeping the legs bent for long periods but can also be caused by other medical problems.


lexentry: eng/deepfake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deepfake
trans_list: hypertrucage
sense:
(technology, neologism) A convincingly realistic but fake image, video, or audio created with the use of artificial intelligence, especially one that imposes the face of one person onto the body of someone else.


lexentry: eng/deer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deer
trans_list: cerf | chevreuil
sense:
A ruminant mammal with antlers and hooves of the family Cervidae, or one of several similar animals from related families of the order Artiodactyla.


lexentry: eng/defacement__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: defacement
trans_list: addition
sense:
(heraldry, vexillology) A symbol added to a flag or coat of arms to change it or make it different from another.


lexentry: eng/defamation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defamation
trans_list: diffamation
sense:
The act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another.


lexentry: eng/default__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: default
trans_list: valeur par défaut
sense:
(often, attributive) A value used when none has been given; a tentative value or standard that is presumed.


lexentry: eng/defect__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defect
trans_list: déserter | passer à
sense:
(intransitive) To abandon or turn against; to cease or change one's loyalty, especially from a military organisation or political party.


lexentry: eng/defective__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: defective
trans_list: défectif
sense:
(grammar, of a lexeme, especially a verb) Lacking some forms; e.g., having only one tense or being usable only in the third person.


lexentry: eng/defective_verb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defective verb
trans_list: verbe défectif
sense:
(grammar) A verb with an incomplete conjugation; for example, one that can only be conjugated in certain persons and numbers.


lexentry: eng/defenceman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defenceman
trans_list: défenseur
sense:
In ice hockey and lacrosse, a player position with a primary responsibility to prevent the opposing team from scoring goals; same as defender in many other ballgames.


lexentry: eng/defendant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defendant
trans_list: inculpé | défenderesse | défendeur | inculpée
sense:
(legal) In civil proceedings, the party responding to the complaint; one who is sued and called upon to make satisfaction for a wrong complained of by another.


lexentry: eng/defender__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: defender
trans_list: défenseur | défenseuse
sense:
(law, rare) A lawyer who represents defendants, especially a public defender; a defense attorney (US) or defence counsel (UK).


lexentry: eng/defense_mechanism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defense mechanism
trans_list: mécanisme de défense
sense:
(psychology) A psychological strategy used unconsciously by people to cope with harmful or stressful situations.


lexentry: eng/defer__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defer
trans_list: s'en remettre
sense:
(ambitransitive) To submit to the opinion or desire of others in respect to their judgment or authority.


lexentry: eng/defibrillate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defibrillate
trans_list: défibriller
sense:
(cardiology, transitive) To stop the fibrillation of the heart in order to restore normal contractions, especially by the use of an electric shock.


lexentry: eng/defibrillation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defibrillation
trans_list: défibrillation
sense:
The stopping of the fibrillation of the heart in order to restore normal contractions, especially by the use of an electric shock.


lexentry: eng/defibrillator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defibrillator
trans_list: défibrillateur
sense:
(cardiology) An electronic device used internally or externally that delivers a controlled electric shock to a patient to correct ventricular fibrillation, a lack of coordination of the contraction of muscle tissue of the large chambers of the heart.


lexentry: eng/define__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: define
trans_list: définir
sense:
To describe, explain, or make definite and clear; used to request the listener or other person to elaborate or explain more clearly his or her intended meaning of a word or expression.


lexentry: eng/definite_article__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: definite article
trans_list: article défini
sense:
(grammar) An article that introduces a noun and specifies it as the particular noun that is being considered; in English, the only definite article is the and its variations.


lexentry: eng/definition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: definition
trans_list: définition
sense:
(semantics, lexicography) A statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol (dictionary definitions).


lexentry: eng/definitive__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: definitive
trans_list: timbre d'usage courant
sense:
(philately) an ordinary postage stamp that is part of a series of all denominations or is reprinted as needed to meet demand


lexentry: eng/deflagration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deflagration
trans_list: déflagration
sense:
The act of deflagrating; an intense fire; a conflagration or explosion. Specifically, combustion that spreads subsonically via thermal conduction.


lexentry: eng/deflation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deflation
trans_list: déflation
sense:
(economics) A decrease in the general price level, that is, in the nominal cost of goods and services as well as wages.


lexentry: eng/deforestation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deforestation
trans_list: déboisement | déforestation
sense:
The process of destroying a forest and replacing it with something else, especially with an agricultural system.


lexentry: eng/deform__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deform
trans_list: déformer
sense:
To change the form of (something), usually thus making it disordered or irregular; to give (something) an abnormal or unusual shape.


lexentry: eng/defragment__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defragment
trans_list: défragmenter
sense:
(computing) To run a process that collects fragments of files and sorts them into contiguous sections on one or more hard disks or hard disk partitions, thus speeding up file management.


lexentry: eng/defy__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: defy
trans_list: défier
sense:
(transitive, obsolete) To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce.


lexentry: eng/degauss__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: degauss
trans_list: dégausser
sense:
(transitive) To reduce or eliminate the magnetic field from (the hull of a ship, or a computer monitor, etc.).


lexentry: eng/degenerate__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: degenerate
trans_list: dégradé | dégénéré
sense:
(of qualities) Having deteriorated, degraded or fallen from normal, coherent, balanced and desirable to undesirable and typically abnormal.


lexentry: eng/degeneration__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: degeneration
trans_list: dégénérescence | dégénération
sense:
(uncountable) That condition of a tissue or an organ in which its vitality has become either diminished or perverted; a substitution of a lower for a higher form of structure.


lexentry: eng/degeneration__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: degeneration
trans_list: dégénération | dégénérescence
sense:
(uncountable) Gradual deterioration, from natural causes, of any class of animals or plants or any particular organ or organs; hereditary degradation of type.


lexentry: eng/deglaze__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deglaze
trans_list: déglacer
sense:
(transitive, cooking) To detach small pieces of cooked food from a pan by adding liquid, so that they can be used in further cooking.


lexentry: eng/degradation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: degradation
trans_list: dégradation
sense:
The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society


lexentry: eng/degree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: degree
trans_list: diplôme
sense:
A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university or, in some countries, a college, as a certification of academic achievement. (In the United States, can include secondary schools.) [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/degree__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: degree
trans_list: degré | grade
sense:
(geometry) A unit of measurement of angle equal to 1⁄360 of a circle's circumference. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/degree__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: degree
trans_list: degré | grade
sense:
(physics) A unit of measurement of temperature on any of several scales, such as Celsius or Fahrenheit. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/degree_of_comparison__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: degree of comparison
trans_list: note
sense:
(linguistics, grammar) A form of an adjective that indicates a different degree of the attribute the adjective denotes; like the positive, comparative and superlative forms.


lexentry: eng/degree_of_freedom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: degree of freedom
trans_list: degré de liberté
sense:
(physics) Any of the coordinates, a minimum number of which are needed to specify the motion of a mechanical system.


lexentry: eng/degu__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: degu
trans_list: dègue du Chili | octodon
sense:
Any species of the genus Octodon, especially Octodon degus, a small, caviomorph rodent native to Chile.


lexentry: eng/dehisce__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dehisce
trans_list: déhiscer
sense:
(intransitive, botany) To burst or split open at definite places, discharging seeds, pollen or similar content.


lexentry: eng/dehiscence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dehiscence
trans_list: déhiscence
sense:
(botany) Opening of an organ by its own means (such as an anther or a seed pod) to release its contents.


lexentry: eng/dehumanize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dehumanize
trans_list: déshumaniser
sense:
(transitive) To take away humanity; to remove or deny human qualities, characteristics, or attributes; to impersonalize.


lexentry: eng/dehydration__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dehydration
trans_list: déshydratation
sense:
The condition in which water in the body drops below normal levels, usually caused by illness, sweating or by not drinking enough.


lexentry: eng/dehydro-__Prefix__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dehydro-
trans_list: déshydro-
sense:
(organic chemistry) Used to form the names of compounds that have lost one or more hydrogen atoms, especially those that have lost even numbers of hydrogen atoms to form double bonds


lexentry: eng/dehydrogenase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dehydrogenase
trans_list: déshydrogénase
sense:
(enzyme) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the removal of hydrogen (a proton) from biological compounds.


lexentry: eng/deinterlace__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deinterlace
trans_list: désentrelacer
sense:
(film, transitive) To convert (video footage) into a non-interlaced format; to remove one field from each video frame.


lexentry: eng/deism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deism
trans_list: déisme
sense:
A philosophical belief in the existence of a god (or goddess) knowable through human reason; especially, a belief in a creator god unaccompanied by any belief in supernatural phenomena or specific religious doctrines.


lexentry: eng/deixis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deixis
trans_list: déixis | deixis
sense:
(linguistics) The use of a word, such as a pronoun, to refer to something that must be identified from the wider context; a word used in such a way.


lexentry: eng/dejecta__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dejecta
trans_list: déjection
sense:
(medicine, zoology) any liquid or solid waste matter that is emanated, shed or discharged from the body. Dejecta include urine, faeces, sputum, pus, mucus, skin sloughing, lochia; their discharge can be nasal, aural, by expectoration, urethral, vaginal and so on.


lexentry: eng/dekulakization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dekulakization
trans_list: dékoulakisation
sense:
(historical) The communist repression of the kulaks (prosperous peasants and farmers) in the Soviet Union and communistic Eastern Europe.


lexentry: eng/dekulakize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dekulakize
trans_list: dékoulakiser
sense:
(transitive, historical) Usually with reference to the Soviet Union and communist Eastern Europe: to dispossess a kulak (that is, a prosperous peasant) of his or her property and/or rights. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/delation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: delation
trans_list: délation
sense:
(legal) An accusation or charge brought against someone, especially by an informer; the act of accusing someone.


lexentry: eng/delative_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: delative case
trans_list: délatif
sense:
(grammar) case used to indicate movement from an object. In English, this is usually expressed by the prepositions from or off of, as in "down off of the house." Hungarian is a language that uses the delative case, see -ról.


lexentry: eng/delay__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: delay
trans_list: retard | délai
sense:
A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.


lexentry: eng/delayed-onset_muscle_soreness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: delayed-onset muscle soreness
trans_list: courbature
sense:
(medicine) The pain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise.


lexentry: eng/delegate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: delegate
trans_list: déléguer
sense:
(computing, Internet, transitive) (of a subdomain) To give away authority over a subdomain; to allow someone else to create sub-subdomains of a subdomain of one's own.


lexentry: eng/delegation__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: delegation
trans_list: délégation
sense:
(legal) The act whereby or constellation in which the performance of an obligation (owed to an obligee, presuming its validity; irrespective of the obligation as the target of the delegation, rarely called delegatary) is assigned by its debtor (delegator, obligor) to and towards another party (delegatee, delegate)


lexentry: eng/delete__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: delete
trans_list: supprimer
sense:
(transitive) To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer or other device. [from 1600s]


lexentry: eng/deliberation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deliberation
trans_list: délibération
sense:
The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection.


lexentry: eng/delicacy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: delicacy
trans_list: gourmandise
sense:
Something appealing, usually a pleasing food, especially a choice dish of a certain culture suggesting rarity and refinement.


lexentry: eng/delicate__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: delicate
trans_list: délicat
sense:
Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; said of manners, conduct, or feelings.


lexentry: eng/deliquesce__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deliquesce
trans_list: arracher
sense:
(intransitive, physical chemistry) To become liquid by absorbing water from the atmosphere and dissolving in it.


lexentry: eng/delirium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: delirium
trans_list: délire
sense:
(symptom) A temporary mental state with a sudden onset, usually reversible, including symptoms of confusion, inability to concentrate, disorientation, anxiety, and sometimes hallucinations. Causes can include dehydration, drug intoxication, and severe infection.


lexentry: eng/delirium_tremens__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: delirium tremens
trans_list: delirium tremens
sense:
(pathology) A psychosis of chronic alcoholism, usually due to alcohol withdrawal, which can be fatal. Symptoms include sweating, tremors, terrifying hallucinations, insomnia, restlessness, disorientation and anxiety.


lexentry: eng/delivery_room__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: delivery room
trans_list: salle d'accouchement
sense:
(medicine) An operating theatre or similar room in a hospital or other medical facility, furnished with suitable equipment and staffed by physicians, surgeons, or other medical workers, for the purpose of assisting mothers with the births of their babies.


lexentry: eng/delta__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: delta
trans_list: delta
sense:
(mathematics, physics, engineering) The symbol Δ; A change in a quantity, likely from "d" for "difference".


lexentry: eng/delusion_of_grandeur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: delusion of grandeur
trans_list: folie des grandeurs | mégalomanie
sense:
(usually, in the plural) The false belief that one is important or powerful, accompanying certain mental disorders.


lexentry: eng/delve__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: delve
trans_list: fouiller
sense:
(ambitransitive) To search thoroughly and carefully for information, research, dig into, penetrate, fathom, trace out


lexentry: eng/demagogue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demagogue
trans_list: démagogue
sense:
(pejorative) A political orator or leader, especially in a democratic system, who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument.


lexentry: eng/demand__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: demand
trans_list: demande
sense:
(economics) The amount of a good or service that consumers are willing to buy at a particular price.


lexentry: eng/demanding__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: demanding
trans_list: exigeant
sense:
Making great demands in terms of quality, quantity, accuracy or other criteria; difficult to satisfy.


lexentry: eng/demarcation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demarcation
trans_list: démarcation
sense:
The act of marking off a boundary or setting a limit, notably by belligerents signing a treaty or ceasefire.


lexentry: eng/demeanor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demeanor
trans_list: comportement | conduite
sense:
(American spelling) The social, non-verbal behaviours (such as body language and facial expressions) that are characteristic of a person.


lexentry: eng/dementia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dementia
trans_list: démence
sense:
(pathology) A progressive decline in cognitive function due to damage or disease in the brain beyond what might be expected from normal aging. Areas particularly affected include memory, attention, judgement, language and problem solving.


lexentry: eng/demerit__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: demerit
trans_list: démérite | blâme
sense:
A mark given for bad conduct to a person attending an educational institution or serving in the army.


lexentry: eng/demesne__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demesne
trans_list: domaine
sense:
A lord's chief manor place, with that part of the lands belonging thereto which has not been granted out in tenancy; a house, and the land adjoining, kept for the proprietor's own use.


lexentry: eng/demetallize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demetallize
trans_list: démétalliser
sense:
(transitive) To remove traces of metal from (a material or a surface), especially from a material that has been subjected to a metal-based catalysis.


lexentry: eng/demethylate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demethylate
trans_list: déméthyler
sense:
(biochemistry, organic chemistry) To remove one or more methyl groups from a molecule, especially from a biologically active molecule


lexentry: eng/demijohn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demijohn
trans_list: dame-jeanne | tourie
sense:
A large bottle with a short neck, sometimes with two small handles at the neck, sometimes encased in wickerwork.


lexentry: eng/demilitarized_zone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demilitarized zone
trans_list: zone démilitarisée
sense:
(military) An area, often on a border between military factions, in which military forces and operations are prohibited. (This sense is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/demimonde__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demimonde
trans_list: demi-monde
sense:
(chiefly, historical, _, (19th-century France)) A class of women maintained by wealthy protectors; female courtesans or prostitutes as a group.


lexentry: eng/demise__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demise
trans_list: transfert
sense:
(legal) The conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years, most commonly the latter.


lexentry: eng/demise__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: demise
trans_list: chute | disparition | fin | échec | transfert | transmission
sense:
Transmission by formal act or conveyance to an heir or successor; transference; especially, the transfer or transmission of the crown or royal authority to a successor.


lexentry: eng/demissionary__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: demissionary
trans_list: démissionnaire
sense:
(sometimes, after the noun modified) Having resigned or been removed from a position, but retaining some status or powers.


lexentry: eng/demiurge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demiurge
trans_list: démiurge
sense:
(Platonic, _, philosophy) The (usually benevolent) being that created the universe out of primal matter.


lexentry: eng/demo__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: demo
trans_list: démo
sense:
(informal) A recording of a song meant to demonstrate its overall sound for the purpose of getting it published or recorded more fully.


lexentry: eng/demobilization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demobilization
trans_list: démobilisation
sense:
The disorganization or disarming of troops which have previously been mobilized or called into active service; the change from a war footing to a peace footing; the act of demobilizing.


lexentry: eng/democracy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: democracy
trans_list: démocratie
sense:
(uncountable) Rule by the people, especially as a form of government; either directly or through elected representatives (representative democracy).


lexentry: eng/democracy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: democracy
trans_list: démocratie
sense:
(countable, government) A government under the direct or representative rule of the people of its jurisdiction.


lexentry: eng/democrat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: democrat
trans_list: démocrate
sense:
A supporter of democracy; an advocate of democratic politics (originally (historical) as opposed to the aristocrats in Revolutionary France).


lexentry: eng/democratic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: democratic
trans_list: démocratique
sense:
Pertaining to democracy; constructed upon or in line with the principle of government chosen by the people.


lexentry: eng/democratic_centralism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: democratic centralism
trans_list: centralisme démocratique
sense:
A set of principles of internal organization, mainly associated with Leninism, in which political decisions reached by voting are binding upon all members of the party.


lexentry: eng/democratization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: democratization
trans_list: démocratisation
sense:
The introduction of democracy, its functions or principles, to an area or country which did not have democracy previously.


lexentry: eng/demography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demography
trans_list: démographie
sense:
The study of the characteristics of human populations, especially with regards to their makeup and fluctuations and the social causes behind these.


lexentry: eng/demoiselle_crane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demoiselle crane
trans_list: grue demoiselle
sense:
A crane, Grus virgo (syn. Anthropoides virgo), found in central Asia, 85-100 centimeters long with a loud trumpeting call.


lexentry: eng/demolition_derby__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demolition derby
trans_list: derby de démolition
sense:
(chiefly, US) a competition in which contestants crash old cars into each other, the last vehicle surviving being the winner.


lexentry: eng/demonetize__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: demonetize
trans_list: démonétiser
sense:
(Internet, transitive) To demote (published content, or its creator) so that it is no longer eligible to earn money for its publisher.


lexentry: eng/demonstrative_adjective__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demonstrative adjective
trans_list: adjectif démonstratif
sense:
An adjective that points out which person, object or concept is being referred to; whether it is singular or plural; and whether it is near or far from the speaker or writer.


lexentry: eng/demonstrative_pronoun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demonstrative pronoun
trans_list: pronom démonstratif
sense:
(grammar) a pronoun that replaces a noun whose identity can be understood from the context; it indicates whether the noun is singular or plural, and whether it is near or far from the speaker or writer


lexentry: eng/demoscene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demoscene
trans_list: scène démo
sense:
(computing) The informal computer art subculture that produces and watches demos (audiovisual computer programs).


lexentry: eng/demotic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: demotic
trans_list: démotique
sense:
Of, relating to, or written in the ancient Egyptian script that developed from Lower Egyptian hieratic writing starting from around 650 BCE and was chiefly used to write the Demotic phase of the Egyptian language, with simplified and cursive characters that no longer corresponded directly to their hieroglyphic precursors.


lexentry: eng/demur__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demur
trans_list: contredire
sense:
Chiefly followed by to, and sometimes by at or on: to object or be reluctant; to balk, to take exception.


lexentry: eng/demyelination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demyelination
trans_list: démyélinisation
sense:
(biology, medicine) The removal of the myelin sheath from a nerve fibre, usually as a result of disease causing myelinolysis.


lexentry: eng/den__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: den
trans_list: tanière | salon | antre | repaire
sense:
A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; especially, a cave used by a wild animal for shelter or concealment.


lexentry: eng/denarius__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: denarius
trans_list: denier
sense:
(Ancient Rome, numismatics) A small silver coin issued both during the Roman Republic and during the Roman Empire, equal to 10 asses or 4 sesterces. Roughly one day’s wage for a skilled worker.


lexentry: eng/denationalize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: denationalize
trans_list: dénationaliser
sense:
(transitive) To transfer the control and ownership of an industry from government to private hands; to privatize.


lexentry: eng/denaturation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: denaturation
trans_list: dénaturation
sense:
(biochemistry) The change of folding structure of a protein (and thus of physical properties) caused by heating, changes in pH, or exposure to certain chemicals.


lexentry: eng/denature__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: denature
trans_list: dénaturer
sense:
(transitive, intransitive, biochemistry) To alter its original form or state, especially of a protein, by heat, acidity etc.


lexentry: eng/denatured_alcohol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: denatured alcohol
trans_list: alcool dénaturé
sense:
(US) Reasonably pure ethyl alcohol for industrial purposes that has been made unfit for consumption by the addition of a poisonous substance such as acetone or methyl alcohol


lexentry: eng/denazification__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: denazification
trans_list: dénazification
sense:
The process of the removal of Nazis from public office and positions of responsibility in Germany and Austria after World War II.


lexentry: eng/dendrite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dendrite
trans_list: dendrite
sense:
(cytology) A slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to the body of the cell; a dendron.


lexentry: eng/dendrochronology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dendrochronology
trans_list: dendrochronologie
sense:
(biology, archaeology) The science that uses the spacing between the annual growth rings of trees to date their exact year of formation.


lexentry: eng/dengue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dengue
trans_list: dengue
sense:
An acute febrile disease of the (sub)tropics caused by the Dengue virus, a flavivirus, transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, and characterized by high fever, rash, headache, and severe muscle and joint pain.


lexentry: eng/dengue_fever__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dengue fever
trans_list: dengue
sense:
An acute febrile and sometimes hemorrhagic disease endemic to the tropics, caused by varieties of the species Dengue virus, and primarily transmitted to humans from mosquitoes, though human-to-human transmission is also well documented.


lexentry: eng/denial-of-service_attack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: denial-of-service attack
trans_list: déni de service
sense:
(computer security) A type of network computer attack that attempts to render a particular service (e.g. web site) unavailable to its audience.


lexentry: eng/denial__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: denial
trans_list: refus
sense:
(psychology) A defense mechanism involving a refusal to accept the truth of a phenomenon or prospect.


lexentry: eng/denial_of_pregnancy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: denial of pregnancy
trans_list: déni de grossesse
sense:
(medicine, psychology) A condition whereby a pregnant woman refuses to accept or recognise her pregnancy.


lexentry: eng/denialism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: denialism
trans_list: négationnisme | dénialisme
sense:
The practice of rejecting propositions which are strongly supported by scientific or historical evidence, and often of seeking to influence policy processes and outcomes accordingly.


lexentry: eng/denier__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: denier
trans_list: denier
sense:
A unit of linear density which indicates the fineness of fiber or yarn, equal to one gram per 9000 meters, used especially to measure or indicate the fineness of hosiery. Originally equal to the weight of a denier coin per 9600 aunes.


lexentry: eng/denominal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: denominal
trans_list: dénominal
sense:
(grammar, linguistics) A denominative: a word, often a verb, that is derived from a noun or adjective.


lexentry: eng/denomination__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: denomination
trans_list: désignation | dénomination
sense:
(countable) That by which anything is denominated or styled; an epithet; a name, designation, or title; especially, a general name indicating a class of like individuals.


lexentry: eng/denomination__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: denomination
trans_list: dénomination
sense:
(countable, religion) A class, or society of individuals, called by the same name; a subdivision of a religion.


lexentry: eng/denotation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: denotation
trans_list: dénotation
sense:
(logic, linguistics, semiotics) The primary, surface, literal, or explicit meaning of a signifier such as a word, phrase, or symbol; that which a word denotes, as contrasted with its connotation; the aggregate or set of objects of which a word may be predicated.


lexentry: eng/denounce__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: denounce
trans_list: dénoncer
sense:
(transitive) To criticize or speak out against (someone or something); to point out as deserving of reprehension, etc.; to openly accuse or condemn in a threatening manner; to invoke censure upon; to stigmatize; to blame.


lexentry: eng/density__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: density
trans_list: densité | masse volumique
sense:
The ratio of one quantity, representing something of interest, to another quantity representing space, area, or extent in which the thing of interest is distributed.


lexentry: eng/density__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: density
trans_list: densité | masse volumique
sense:
(mathematics, statistics) The probability that an outcome will fall into a given range, per unit of that range; the relative likelihood of possible values of a continuous random variable.


lexentry: eng/dental__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dental
trans_list: dentaire | dental
sense:
(phonetics) Articulated with the tip of the tongue touching the upper front teeth or with the blade of the tongue touching the alveolar ridge, so that the tip of the tongue rests near the teeth.


lexentry: eng/dental_dam__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dental dam
trans_list: digue dentaire
sense:
(dentistry) A thin, flexible piece of latex or similar material used to isolate one or more teeth during some dental procedures.


lexentry: eng/dental_hygienist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dental hygienist
trans_list: hygiéniste dentaire
sense:
A licensed dental professional who specializes in preventive oral health, typically focusing on techniques in oral hygiene.


lexentry: eng/denticulated__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: denticulated
trans_list: denticulé
sense:
(heraldry, of a, bordure, very, rare) Embattled, but with only the projecting portions visible, so that the bordure appears non-contiguous (but the spaces are part of the field, unlike compony).


lexentry: eng/dentil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dentil
trans_list: denticule
sense:
(architectural element) Any one of a series of small rectangular blocks projecting like teeth from a molding or beneath a cornice.


lexentry: eng/dentistry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dentistry
trans_list: odontologie | dentisterie
sense:
(uncountable) The field of medicine concerned with the study, diagnosis, and treatment of conditions of the teeth and oral cavity.


lexentry: eng/deny__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: deny
trans_list: refuser
sense:
To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, etc.; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow.


lexentry: eng/deoligarchization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deoligarchization
trans_list: désoligarchisation
sense:
(politics) The act or process of reversing oligarchization, that is, the act or process of democratization by lessening the political power of oligarchs or removing them from influential positions. [from mid 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/deontology__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deontology
trans_list: déontologie
sense:
(ethics) The normative ethical position that judges the morality of an action based on the action's adherence to rules or obligations rather than either the inherent goodness or the consequences of those actions. [from 1930]


lexentry: eng/deoxyribonucleic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deoxyribonucleic acid
trans_list: acide désoxyribonucléique
sense:
(biochemistry, genetics) A nucleic acid found in all living things (and some non-living things such as certain viruses) which consists of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix; encoded in its structure are genetic instructions for development, functioning, growth, and reproduction.


lexentry: eng/deoxyribose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deoxyribose
trans_list: désoxyribose
sense:
(carbohydrate) A derivative of the pentose sugar ribose in which the 2' hydroxyl (-OH) is reduced to a hydrogen (H); it is a constituent of the nucleotides that constitute the biopolymer, deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA.


lexentry: eng/department__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: department
trans_list: département
sense:
A territorial division; a district; especially, in France, one of the districts into which the country is divided for governmental purposes, similar to a county in the UK and in the USA. France is composed of 101 départements organized in 18 régions, each department is divided into arrondissements, in turn divided into cantons.


lexentry: eng/department_store__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: department store
trans_list: grand magasin
sense:
A large store containing many different departments, each of which deals in the sale of different goods or services.


lexentry: eng/departure__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: departure
trans_list: départ
sense:
(navigation) The distance due east or west made by a ship in its course reckoned in plane sailing as the product of the distance sailed and the sine of the angle made by the course with the meridian.


lexentry: eng/departure__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: departure
trans_list: départ
sense:
(legal) The desertion by a party to any pleading of the ground taken by him in his last antecedent pleading, and the adoption of another


lexentry: eng/depend__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: depend
trans_list: dépendre
sense:
(intransitive, followed by on or upon, formerly also by of) To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition; to hinge on.


lexentry: eng/dependency_injection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dependency injection
trans_list: injection de dépendances
sense:
(software architecture) A type-safe way of supplying an external dependency to a software component.


lexentry: eng/dependent_variable__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dependent variable
trans_list: variable dépendante
sense:
(algebra) In an equation, the variable whose value depends on one or more variables in the equation.


lexentry: eng/depict__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: depict
trans_list: représenter | décrire
sense:
To render a representation of something, using words, sounds, images, or other means. [from early 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/deplete__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deplete
trans_list: vider
sense:
(ambitransitive) To empty or unload, as the vessels of the human system, by bloodletting or by medicine.


lexentry: eng/depleted_uranium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: depleted uranium
trans_list: uranium appauvri
sense:
Uranium that contains a reduced (depleted) amount of the fissile isotope U-235 compared to natural uranium; it is used in applications where the nuclear properties of the uranium are not important, and the uranium is instead being used for its mechanical or chemical properties.


lexentry: eng/depolarization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: depolarization
trans_list: dépolarisation
sense:
The act of reducing polarity, or the result of such action; reduction to an unpolarized or less polarized condition.


lexentry: eng/depopulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: depopulation
trans_list: dépeuplement
sense:
The act of depopulating or condition of being depopulated; the destruction or expulsion of inhabitants.


lexentry: eng/deposit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deposit
trans_list: gisement | dépôt
sense:
(geology) Sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material. Sometimes refers to ore or gems.


lexentry: eng/deposit__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: deposit
trans_list: arrhes | acompte
sense:
(finance) A sum of money or other asset given as an initial payment, to show good faith, or to reserve something for purchase.


lexentry: eng/deposit__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: deposit
trans_list: caution
sense:
A sum of money given as a security for a borrowed item, which will be given back when the item is returned, e.g. a bottle deposit or can deposit


lexentry: eng/deposit_insurance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deposit insurance
trans_list: assurance-dépôts
sense:
A form of insurance that protect bank depositors, in full or in part, from losses caused by a bank's inability to pay its debts when due.


lexentry: eng/deposition__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: deposition
trans_list: condensation solide
sense:
(physics) The transformation of a gas into a solid without an intermediate liquid phase (reverse of sublimation)


lexentry: eng/depravity__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: depravity
trans_list: dépravation
sense:
(uncountable, Christian theology) Inborn corruption, entailing the belief that every facet of human nature has been polluted, defiled, and contaminated by sin.


lexentry: eng/depreciation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: depreciation
trans_list: dépréciation
sense:
(accounting) The measurement of the decline in value of assets. Not to be confused with impairment, which is the measurement of the unplanned, extraordinary decline in value of assets.


lexentry: eng/depression__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: depression
trans_list: dépression
sense:
(psychology, usually, uncountable) A state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future.


lexentry: eng/depression__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: depression
trans_list: dépression
sense:
(psychology, countable) A period of low morale or unhappiness (a period of experiencing the above-mentioned state of mind) which lasts longer than several weeks and may include ideation of self-inflicted injury or suicide.


lexentry: eng/depression__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: depression
trans_list: dépression
sense:
(meteorology) An area of lowered air pressure that generally brings moist weather, sometimes promoting hurricanes and tornadoes.


lexentry: eng/depression__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: depression
trans_list: dépression
sense:
(biology, physiology) A lowering, in particular a reduction in a particular biological variable or the function of an organ, in contrast to elevation.


lexentry: eng/depressurization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: depressurization
trans_list: dépressurisation
sense:
The act, or an instance, of depressurizing; a reduction of atmospheric pressure within a chamber or space vehicle etc.


lexentry: eng/deprivation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deprivation
trans_list: privation
sense:
(countable) The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.


lexentry: eng/deprive__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deprive
trans_list: priver
sense:
(transitive) Used with “of”, to take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something.


lexentry: eng/deprogramming__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deprogramming
trans_list: déprogrammation
sense:
The removal of the programming instilled into a person by a religious, political, economic, or social group associated with the belief system.


lexentry: eng/depth_charge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: depth charge
trans_list: grenade anti sous-marine
sense:
(military, nautical, aviation) A form of bomb, launched from a ship or dropped from an aircraft, that is designed to detonate at a certain depth underwater for the purposes of attacking a submerged enemy, especially a submarine.


lexentry: eng/deputation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deputation
trans_list: délégation
sense:
The act of deputing, or of appointing or commissioning a deputy or representative; office of a deputy or delegate; vicegerency.


lexentry: eng/deputize__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deputize
trans_list: défendre
sense:
(transitive) to officially empower and authorize (someone) to act as a substitute in one's role or office


lexentry: eng/deputy__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: deputy
trans_list: suppléant | adjoint | adjointe | suppléante
sense:
(US) a law enforcement officer who works for the county sheriff's office; a deputy sheriff or sheriff's deputy; the entry level rank in such an agency.


lexentry: eng/derealization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: derealization
trans_list: déréalisation
sense:
(psychology) The psychological symptom in which the world appears to be unreal, and the patient has a sense of detachment from it.


lexentry: eng/dereference__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dereference
trans_list: déréférencer
sense:
(programming) To access the value or object located in a memory location addressed by a pointer or another value interpreted as such; to access a value being referenced by something else.


lexentry: eng/dereference__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dereference
trans_list: déréférencer
sense:
(computing, in operating systems derived from Unix) To operate on the file or directory pointed to by a symbolic link, rather than on the link itself.


lexentry: eng/derelict__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: derelict
trans_list: navire abandonné (en mer) | épave
sense:
(uncountable, specifically, law) Property abandoned at sea with no hope of recovery and no expectation of being returned to its owner; (countable) an item of such property, especially a ship.


lexentry: eng/derivation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: derivation
trans_list: dérivation
sense:
The act of receiving anything from a source; the act of procuring an effect from a cause, means, or condition, as profits from capital, conclusions or opinions from evidence.


lexentry: eng/derivative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: derivative
trans_list: dérivé
sense:
(legal, copyright) Referring to a work, such as a translation or adaptation, based on another work that may be subject to copyright restrictions.


lexentry: eng/derivative__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: derivative
trans_list: dérivée
sense:
The value of such a derived function for a given value of its independent variable: the rate of change of a function at a point in its domain.


lexentry: eng/derivatives_market__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: derivatives market
trans_list: marché des produits dérivés
sense:
(economics) A market where various financial derivatives such as forwards, futures, options, and swaps are bought and sold.


lexentry: eng/derived_function__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: derived function
trans_list: fonction dérivée
sense:
(calculus) Of a function, another function, the value of which for any value of the independent variable is the instantaneous rate of change of the given function at that value of the independent variable.


lexentry: eng/dermatographia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dermatographia
trans_list: dermographisme
sense:
(pathology) A skin disorder in which the skin becomes raised and inflamed when stroked, scratched or rubbed.


lexentry: eng/derogate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: derogate
trans_list: abroger
sense:
(ambitransitive) To take away (something from something else) in a way which leaves it lessened. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/derouine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: derouine
trans_list: dérouine
sense:
(fur trade, Canada, historical) An expedition made to First Nations camps or villages for trade rather than waiting for the natives to come to the forts, often involving wintering in the camps.


lexentry: eng/derrick__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: derrick
trans_list: tour de forage
sense:
A framework that is constructed over a mine or oil well for the purpose of boring or lowering pipes.


lexentry: eng/dervish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dervish
trans_list: derviche
sense:
(Islam) An itinerant Sufi mystic practicing voluntary poverty in devotion to God, and often engaging in ecstatic rituals.


lexentry: eng/descaling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: descaling
trans_list: détartrage
sense:
The removal of scale from the surface of a metal, especially from the inner surfaces of boilers etc.


lexentry: eng/descend__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: descend
trans_list: descendre
sense:
(intransitive) To physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position; to come or go down in any way, such as by climbing, falling, flowing, walking, etc.; to move downwards; to fall, to sink.


lexentry: eng/descend__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: descend
trans_list: descendre
sense:
(transitive) To pass from a higher to a lower part of (something, such as a flight of stairs or a slope); to go down along or upon.


lexentry: eng/descendant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: descendant
trans_list: descendant | descendante
sense:
One of the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.


lexentry: eng/descender__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: descender
trans_list: queue
sense:
(typography) The part of a letter or number that is drawn below the baseline (the bottom of most lowercase letters).


lexentry: eng/description__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: description
trans_list: description
sense:
A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species.


lexentry: eng/descriptive_statistics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: descriptive statistics
trans_list: statistique descriptive
sense:
(statistics) A branch of statistics dealing with summarization and description of collections of data—data sets, including the concepts of arithmetic mean, median, mode, and quantile.


lexentry: eng/descriptivism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: descriptivism
trans_list: descriptivisme
sense:
(linguistics) The practice of describing realistic forms, as opposed to prescribing idealistic norms, of linguistic usage.


lexentry: eng/descry__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: descry
trans_list: percevoir
sense:
(transitive) To see, especially from afar; to discover (a distant or obscure object) by the eye; to espy; to discern or detect.


lexentry: eng/desert__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desert
trans_list: désert
sense:
A barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland.


lexentry: eng/desert__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desert
trans_list: déserter | abandonner
sense:
To leave (anything that depends on one's presence to survive, exist, or succeed), especially when contrary to a promise or obligation; to abandon; to forsake.


lexentry: eng/desert_island__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desert island
trans_list: île inhabitée | île déserte
sense:
A deserted island, an uninhabited island, especially one in the tropics and (now, frequently, _, misunderstood, _, as) a small and almost entirely sandy desert.


lexentry: eng/deserter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deserter
trans_list: déserteur | déserteuse
sense:
(military) A person who has physically removed him- or herself from the control or direction of a military or naval unit with the intention of permanently leaving


lexentry: eng/desertification__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desertification
trans_list: désertification
sense:
The process by which a geographic region becomes a desert, resulting from natural changes in climate or by human activity.


lexentry: eng/desiccant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desiccant
trans_list: absorbeur d'humidité
sense:
A substance (such as calcium oxide or silica gel) that is used as a drying agent because of its high affinity for water.


lexentry: eng/desideratum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desideratum
trans_list: desideratum | désideratum
sense:
Something that is wished for, or considered desirable, particularly when thought to be essential. [from mid 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/design__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: design
trans_list: plan | conception
sense:
A plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system.


lexentry: eng/design__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: design
trans_list: concevoir | designer
sense:
(obsolete, transitive) To mark out and exhibit; to designate; to indicate; to show; to point out; to appoint.


lexentry: eng/designate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: designate
trans_list: désigner
sense:
To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description


lexentry: eng/designated_driver__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: designated driver
trans_list: bob | conducteur désigné
sense:
A person who avoids drinking alcohol at a social engagement for the purpose of driving their companions home.


lexentry: eng/desire_line__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desire line
trans_list: ligne de désir
sense:
A path that pedestrians or vehicles take informally rather than taking a sidewalk or set route, for example, a well-worn ribbon of dirt cutting across a patch of grass, or a path in the snow.


lexentry: eng/desk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desk
trans_list: bureau | pupitre
sense:
A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a drawer or repository underneath.


lexentry: eng/desk__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: desk
trans_list: bureau | pupitre | rubrique
sense:
A station for a string player in an orchestra, consisting of a chair and a music stand, or a row of such stations.


lexentry: eng/desktop__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: desktop
trans_list: bureau
sense:
(computing, GUI) The main graphical user interface of an operating system, usually displaying icons, windows and background wallpaper.


lexentry: eng/desktop_computer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desktop computer
trans_list: ordinateur de bureau
sense:
A computer of a size designed to be used on a desk or table, as opposed to larger machines, such as mainframes, and smaller machines, such as laptops and palmtops.


lexentry: eng/desktop_publishing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desktop publishing
trans_list: PAO | publication assistée par ordinateur
sense:
(computer graphics) The use of page layout software on a desktop computer to produce publishable documents.


lexentry: eng/desman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desman
trans_list: desman
sense:
Either of two species, Desmana moschata or Galemys pyrenaicus, of aquatic or semi-aquatic insectivore of the mole family, Talpidae, found in Europe.


lexentry: eng/desomorphine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desomorphine
trans_list: désomorphine
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) An opiate analogue derived from morphine, with sedative and analgesic effects.


lexentry: eng/despair__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: despair
trans_list: désespérer
sense:
(intransitive, often with “of”) To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation.


lexentry: eng/desperate_times_call_for_desperate_measures__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desperate times call for desperate measures
trans_list: aux grands maux les grands remèdes
sense:
In adverse circumstances, actions that might have been rejected under other circumstances may become the best choice.


lexentry: eng/despotism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: despotism
trans_list: despotisme
sense:
Government by a despot or despots: rule by a singular authority, either a single person or a tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.


lexentry: eng/dessertspoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dessertspoon
trans_list: cuiller à dessert | cuillère à dessert
sense:
A unit of measure, being equivalent to two teaspoons or two-thirds of a tablespoon, or approximately 10 millilitres; a dessertspoonful.


lexentry: eng/dessertspoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dessertspoon
trans_list: cuiller à dessert | cuillère à dessert
sense:
(rare) An item of cutlery; a spoon, larger than a teaspoon and smaller than a tablespoon, used for eating dessert.


lexentry: eng/destalinization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: destalinization
trans_list: déstalinisation
sense:
The process, begun by Nikita Khrushchev, of discrediting and then reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin.


lexentry: eng/destigmatize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: destigmatize
trans_list: déstigmatiser
sense:
(transitive) To remove the disgraceful or ignominious characterization; to remove stigma or stigmata.


lexentry: eng/destination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: destination
trans_list: destination | arrivée
sense:
(countable) The place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.


lexentry: eng/destitution__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: destitution
trans_list: indigence
sense:
An extreme state of poverty, in which a person is almost completely lacking in resources or means of support.


lexentry: eng/destroy__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: destroy
trans_list: détruire
sense:
(ambitransitive) To damage beyond use or repair; to damage (something) to the point that it effectively ceases to exist.


lexentry: eng/destroying_angel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: destroying angel
trans_list: amanite vireuse
sense:
One of a group of four deadly toxic mushrooms in the Amanita genus: Amanita bisporigera, Amanita ocreata, Amanita verna, and Amanita virosa.


lexentry: eng/destructor__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: destructor
trans_list: destructeur
sense:
(object-oriented programming) A function that runs when an object is no longer required, used to release any resources that it was using.


lexentry: eng/desuetude__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desuetude
trans_list: abandon | désuétude | oubli
sense:
(uncountable) The state when something (for example, a custom or a law) is no longer observed nor practised; disuse, obsolescence; (countable) an instance of this.


lexentry: eng/desultory__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desultory
trans_list: chaotique
sense:
Jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order, planning, or rational connection; lacking logical sequence.


lexentry: eng/detached_house__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: detached house
trans_list: maison individuelle
sense:
A free-standing, single-family dwelling unit that does not share a common wall with any other structure.


lexentry: eng/detachment__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: detachment
trans_list: détachement
sense:
(uncountable, military) The separation of a military unit from the main body for a particular purpose or special mission.


lexentry: eng/detection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: detection
trans_list: détection
sense:
The act or process of detecting, uncovering, or finding out, the discovery of something new, hidden, or disguised.


lexentry: eng/detective__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: detective
trans_list: détective | enquêteur
sense:
(law enforcement) A police officer tasked with collecting evidence and information in order to solve a crime; an investigator.


lexentry: eng/detector__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: detector
trans_list: détecteur
sense:
A device capable of registering a specific substance or physical phenomenon, and that optionally sounds an alarm or triggers a warning.


lexentry: eng/detention__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: detention
trans_list: détention | retenue
sense:
(pedagogy) A punishment given to a student for a minor infraction, typically requiring the student to report to a designated room during recess or outside of school hours to work on homework or perform busywork.


lexentry: eng/detention__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: detention
trans_list: détention
sense:
(civil law) The bare physical control without the mental element of intention required for possession.


lexentry: eng/determinant__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: determinant
trans_list: déterminant
sense:
(linear algebra) A scalar that encodes certain characteristics of a given transformation matrix; the unique scalar function over square matrices which is distributive over matrix multiplication, multilinear in the rows and columns, and takes the value 1 for the unit matrix; abbreviated as: det.


lexentry: eng/determination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: determination
trans_list: détermination
sense:
(countable) The act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensity, etc.


lexentry: eng/determine__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: determine
trans_list: déterminer
sense:
To resolve (to do something); to establish a fixed intention; to cause (something) to come to a conclusion or decision; to lead.


lexentry: eng/determiner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: determiner
trans_list: déterminant
sense:
(grammar) A member of a class of words functioning in a noun phrase to identify or distinguish a referent without describing or modifying it.


lexentry: eng/determinism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: determinism
trans_list: déterminisme
sense:
(philosophy) The doctrine that all actions are determined by the current state and immutable laws of the universe, with no possibility of choice.


lexentry: eng/deterministic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deterministic
trans_list: déterministe
sense:
(mathematics, of a Turing machine) Having at most one instruction associated with any given internal state.


lexentry: eng/deterministic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: deterministic
trans_list: déterministe
sense:
(computing, of an algorithm) For a given particular input, always producing the same output through the same sequence of states.


lexentry: eng/deterrence__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deterrence
trans_list: dissuasion
sense:
Action taken by states or alliances of nations against equally powerful alliances to prevent hostile action.


lexentry: eng/detonate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: detonate
trans_list: détonner
sense:
(intransitive) To explode; to blow up. Specifically, to combust or decompose supersonically via shock compression.


lexentry: eng/detonation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: detonation
trans_list: détonation
sense:
(chemistry) An explosion or sudden report made by the near-instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances. Specifically, combustion that spreads supersonically via shock compression.


lexentry: eng/detoxication__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: detoxication
trans_list: détoxication
sense:
(medicine) Any treatment of a patient suffering from poisoning that promotes physiological process to reduce the effects


lexentry: eng/detrain__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: detrain
trans_list: descendre
sense:
(rail transport, transitive) to remove a passenger or passengers from a train; to evacuate passengers from a train.


lexentry: eng/detrusor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: detrusor
trans_list: détrusor
sense:
(anatomy) A smooth muscle in the wall of the bladder that relaxes to allow urine to be stored and contracts to expel it; often used attributively.


lexentry: eng/deuce__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: deuce
trans_list: égalité
sense:
(tennis, table tennis, volleyball) A tied game where either player can win by scoring two consecutive points.


lexentry: eng/deuteragonist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deuteragonist
trans_list: deutéragoniste
sense:
(narratology) A secondary character; specifically, the second most important character (after the protagonist).


lexentry: eng/deuterocanonical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deuterocanonical
trans_list: deutérocanonique
sense:
(biblical) Being of the second canon of the Old Testament of the Bible, and not accepted by some Christians. Part of the Apocrypha.


lexentry: eng/deutoxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deutoxide
trans_list: deutoxide | deutoxyde
sense:
(chemistry) A compound containing in the molecule two atoms of oxygen united with some other element or radical; a dioxide or binoxide.


lexentry: eng/devastate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: devastate
trans_list: dévaster
sense:
To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest.


lexentry: eng/developer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: developer
trans_list: promoteur
sense:
A real estate developer; a person or company who prepares a parcel of land for sale, or creates structures on that land.


lexentry: eng/developing_country__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: developing country
trans_list: pays en voie de développement
sense:
(economics) A country with an emerging and low- and middle-income but still industrializing its economy.


lexentry: eng/development_aid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: development aid
trans_list: aide au développement
sense:
Financial aid given by developed countries to promote the development of underdeveloped or developing countries.


lexentry: eng/developmental_biology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: developmental biology
trans_list: biologie du développement
sense:
(biology) The study of the physiological changes that occurs within individual organisms from their conception through reaching physical maturity.


lexentry: eng/deviance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deviance
trans_list: déviance
sense:
(sociology) Actions or behaviors that violate formal and informal cultural norms such as laws and customs.


lexentry: eng/deviation__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: deviation
trans_list: écart
sense:
(statistics) For interval variables and ratio variables, a measure of difference between the observed value and the mean.


lexentry: eng/device_driver__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: device driver
trans_list: pilote | pilote informatique
sense:
(computing) Software, usually supplied with the operating system or by a hardware manufacturer, that communicates between the operating system of a personal computer and a specific hardware device.


lexentry: eng/devil's_advocate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: devil's advocate
trans_list: avocat du diable
sense:
(idiomatic) One who debates from a viewpoint which one may not actually hold, usually to determine its validity or simply for the sake of argument.


lexentry: eng/devil's_advocate__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: devil's advocate
trans_list: avocat du diable
sense:
(historical, Roman Catholic) A canon lawyer appointed by the Church to argue against the canonization of the proposed candidate.


lexentry: eng/devil__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: devil
trans_list: diable
sense:
A wicked or naughty person, or one who harbors reckless, spirited energy, especially in a mischievous way; usually said of a young child.


lexentry: eng/devil__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: devil
trans_list: type | diable
sense:
A person, especially a man; used to express a particular opinion of him, usually in the phrases poor devil and lucky devil.


lexentry: eng/devilment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: devilment
trans_list: méchanceté
sense:
(uncountable) Devilish action or conduct; wickedness; (more generally) troublemaking behaviour; mischief; (countable) an instance of this.


lexentry: eng/devote__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: devote
trans_list: consacrer | vouer
sense:
to give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit oneself, etc. entirely for, on, or to a certain matter


lexentry: eng/dew__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dew
trans_list: rosée
sense:
(uncountable) Moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc in the morning or evening, resulting in drops.


lexentry: eng/dexter__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dexter
trans_list: à droite
sense:
(archaic, outside, heraldry) Right; on the right-hand side. (In heraldry, specifically the bearer's right, which is the viewer's left.)


lexentry: eng/dexter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dexter
trans_list: droit
sense:
(archaic, outside, heraldry) The right side (of a building, an equation, a heraldic shield [from the wearer's perspective], etc).


lexentry: eng/dextrin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dextrin
trans_list: dextrine
sense:
(carbohydrate) Any of a range of oligomers of glucose, intermediate in complexity between maltose and starch, produced by the enzymatic hydrolysis of starch; used commercially as adhesives.


lexentry: eng/dextrorotatory__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dextrorotatory
trans_list: dextrogyre
sense:
(chemistry, of an optically active compound or crystal) That rotates the plane of polarized light to the right, or clockwise. Notation: (+) or formerly lowercase d-#Prefix.


lexentry: eng/diabetes__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diabetes
trans_list: diabète
sense:
(disease) Diabetes mellitus; any of a group of metabolic diseases whereby a person (or other animal) has high blood sugar due to an inability to produce, or inability to metabolize, sufficient quantities of the hormone insulin. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/diabetes_insipidus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diabetes insipidus
trans_list: diabète insipide
sense:
A disease characterized by excretion of large amounts of severely diluted urine, which cannot be reduced when fluid intake is reduced.


lexentry: eng/diabetes_mellitus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diabetes mellitus
trans_list: diabète sucré | diabète
sense:
A medical disorder commonly called diabetes, characterized by varying or persistent hyperglycemia (high blood sugar levels), especially after eating. It is classified in two types, which are different etiologically but similar in clinical effects: type 1 and type 2.


lexentry: eng/diabolo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diabolo
trans_list: diabolo
sense:
A juggling apparatus consisting of a spool which is whirled and tossed on a string attached to handsticks.


lexentry: eng/diacritical_mark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diacritical mark
trans_list: signe diacritique | diacritique
sense:
(orthography, typography) A symbol in writing used with a letter to indicate a different pronunciation, stress, tone, or meaning.


lexentry: eng/diadochus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diadochus
trans_list: diadoque
sense:
(historical) Any of the rival families who fought for control over Alexander the Great's empire after his death.


lexentry: eng/diaeresis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diaeresis
trans_list: tréma | diérèse
sense:
(orthography) The diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter (especially the second of two consecutive vowels) to indicate that it is sounded separately, usually as a distinct syllable.


lexentry: eng/diaeresis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diaeresis
trans_list: diérèse
sense:
A separation of one syllable (especially a vowel which is a diphthong, that is, beginning with one sound and ending with another) into two distinct syllables; distraction.


lexentry: eng/diaeresis__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: diaeresis
trans_list: diérèse
sense:
(prosody) A natural break in rhythm when a word ends at the end of a metrical foot in a line of verse.


lexentry: eng/diagenesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diagenesis
trans_list: diagenèse
sense:
(geology) All the chemical, physical, and biological changes sediment goes through during and after lithification, not including weathering or other surface changes.


lexentry: eng/diagnosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: diagnosis
trans_list: diagnostic | diagnose
sense:
The process of, or an instance of, identification of the nature and cause of something (of any nature).


lexentry: eng/diagnostics__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diagnostics
trans_list: diagnostic
sense:
(of devices) The process of determining the state of or capability of a component to perform its function(s).


lexentry: eng/diagonal_element__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diagonal element
trans_list: coefficient diagonal | élément diagonal
sense:
(linear algebra) An element on the main diagonal of a square matrix, that is, an element in row k and column k where k is an integer between 1 and the number of rows (or columns) in the matrix.


lexentry: eng/diagram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diagram
trans_list: diagramme | schéma
sense:
A plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show how something works, or show the relationships between the parts of a whole.


lexentry: eng/dial_tone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dial tone
trans_list: tonalité
sense:
A telephony signal, usually in the form of a sound, used to indicate that the telephone exchange is working, has recognized an off-hook, and is ready to accept a call.


lexentry: eng/dialect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dialect
trans_list: dialecte | patois
sense:
(linguistics, strict sense) A lect (often a regional or minority language) as part of a group or family of languages, especially if they are viewed as a single language, or if contrasted with a standardized idiom that is considered the 'true' form of the language (for example, Bavarian as contrasted with Standard German).


lexentry: eng/dialect__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dialect
trans_list: dialecte | patois
sense:
(linguistics, broad sense) A variety of a language that is characteristic of a particular area, community, or social group, differing from other varieties of the same language in relatively minor ways as regards grammar, phonology, and lexicon.


lexentry: eng/dialect_continuum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dialect continuum
trans_list: continuum dialectal
sense:
(linguistics) A range of dialects that vary slightly across a geographical area, but whose differences accumulate over a certain distance.


lexentry: eng/dialectical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dialectical
trans_list: dialectique
sense:
Of or pertaining to dialectic; (in, _, philosophy) logically reasoned through the exchange of opposing ideas.


lexentry: eng/dialectical_materialism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dialectical materialism
trans_list: matérialisme dialectique
sense:
(philosophy) The concept of reality in which material things are in the constant process of change brought about by the tension between conflicting or interacting forces, elements, or ideas.


lexentry: eng/dialectics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dialectics
trans_list: dialectique
sense:
(philosophy, uncountable) A systematic method of argument that attempts to resolve the contradictions in opposing views or ideas.


lexentry: eng/dialog__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dialog
trans_list: dialoguer
sense:
(American spelling, informal, business) To discuss or negotiate so that all parties can reach an understanding.


lexentry: eng/dialogue__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dialogue
trans_list: dialogue | conversation
sense:
(authorship) In a dramatic or literary presentation, the verbal parts of the script or text; the verbalizations of the actors or characters.


lexentry: eng/dialogue_tag__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dialogue tag
trans_list: incise
sense:
(narratology, authorship) A sentence part that attributes a piece of written dialogue to its speaker. (e.g. In "Get out of here," he said, "he said" is a dialogue tag.)


lexentry: eng/dialysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dialysis
trans_list: dialyse
sense:
(chemistry) A method of separating molecules or particles of different sizes by differential diffusion through a semipermeable membrane.


lexentry: eng/dialysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dialysis
trans_list: dialyse
sense:
(medicine) Use of this method for removal of waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure: hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis.


lexentry: eng/diamond__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diamond
trans_list: diamant
sense:
(uncountable) A glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is surrounded by four others in the form of a tetrahedron.


lexentry: eng/diamond_crossover__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diamond crossover
trans_list: bretelle | croisement double | jonction double
sense:
(rail transport) superimposed pair of railway crossovers, resembling a letter X, permitting to travel in either direction between a pair of parallel tracks


lexentry: eng/diamond_in_the_rough__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: diamond in the rough
trans_list: nounours
sense:
(figurative) A person whose goodness or other positive qualities are hidden by a harsh or unremarkable surface appearance.


lexentry: eng/diamond_ring__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: diamond ring
trans_list: brillant
sense:
(astronomy) An optical phenomenon visible during a moment of a solar eclipse when only a tiny part of the sun is not obscured by the moon, shining like a diamond in the ring of the sun’s corona.


lexentry: eng/diapause__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diapause
trans_list: diapause
sense:
(biology, entomology, ichthyology) A temporary pause in the growth and development of an organism due to adverse environmental conditions (especially in insects and in the embryos of many of the oviparous species of fish in the order Cyprinodontiformes)


lexentry: eng/diapedesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diapedesis
trans_list: diapédèse
sense:
The migration of blood cells, especially leucocytes, through the intact walls of blood vessels into the surrounding tissue. [from 1625]


lexentry: eng/diaper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diaper
trans_list: couche | couche-culotte
sense:
(North America, Philippines, India) An absorbent garment worn by a baby, by a young child not yet toilet trained, or by an adult who is incontinent; a nappy.


lexentry: eng/diaphone__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diaphone
trans_list: diaphone
sense:
(phonology) A particular dialectal variant of a phoneme; all the dialectal variants of a phoneme, considered as a whole.


lexentry: eng/diaphragm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diaphragm
trans_list: diaphragme
sense:
(anatomy) In mammals, a sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen, contracted and relaxed in respiration to draw air into and expel air from the lungs; also called thoracic diaphragm.


lexentry: eng/diaphragm__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: diaphragm
trans_list: membrane | diaphragme
sense:
(mechanics) A flexible membrane separating two chambers and fixed around its periphery that distends into one or other chamber as the difference in the pressure in the chambers varies.


lexentry: eng/diaphragm__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: diaphragm
trans_list: diaphragme
sense:
(optics, photography) A thin opaque structure with a central aperture, used to limit the passage of light into a camera or similar device.


lexentry: eng/diapositive__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diapositive
trans_list: diapositive
sense:
(photography, graphic arts) An image suitable to overlay (superimpose) over another (as for example a gel for an overhead projector, a slide that complements another slide as a superimposition for it, or a digital virtual equivalent of these); its coloration is adjusted to contrast with the underlying image (for example, text may be white instead of black in areas where the background is dark).


lexentry: eng/diascopy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diascopy
trans_list: diascopie
sense:
(medicine) A test for blanchability performed by applying pressure with a finger or glass slide and observing color changes.


lexentry: eng/diasporic__Adjective__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diasporic
trans_list: diasporique
sense:
Of or pertaining to the dispersion of the Jews from the land of Israel, a similar dispersion, or a people so dispersed. See diaspora.


lexentry: eng/diastase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diastase
trans_list: diastase
sense:
(enzyme) Any one of a group of enzymes which catalyse the breakdown of starch into maltose; mostly amylases (α-amylase and β-amylase).


lexentry: eng/diastema__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diastema
trans_list: dents du bonheur
sense:
(pathology) A gap or space between two adjacent teeth, especially the upper front incisors (in humans).


lexentry: eng/diastole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diastole
trans_list: diastole
sense:
(chiefly, uncountable, physiology) The phase or process of relaxation and dilation of the heart chambers, between contractions, during which they fill with blood; an instance of the process.


lexentry: eng/diathermy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diathermy
trans_list: diathermie
sense:
(physics, medicine) The generation of heat using high-frequency electromagnetic currents; especially the therapeutic production of heat in tissues in order to form coagulation


lexentry: eng/diatom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diatom
trans_list: diatomée
sense:
Any of a group of minute unicellular algae having a siliceous covering of great delicacy, now categorized as class Diatomophyceae or division Bacillariophyta.


lexentry: eng/diatomaceous_earth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diatomaceous earth
trans_list: kieselguhr | terre d'infusoires | terre diatomée
sense:
A light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material or microabrasive.


lexentry: eng/diatonic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diatonic
trans_list: diatonique
sense:
(music) Relating to or characteristic of a musical scale which contains seven pitches and a pattern of five whole tones and two semitones; particularly, of the major or natural minor scales.


lexentry: eng/diatonic_scale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diatonic scale
trans_list: gamme diatonique | échelle diatonique
sense:
(music) A seven-note musical scale consisting of five tones and two diatonic semitones, formed by stacking six perfect fifths.


lexentry: eng/diazepam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diazepam
trans_list: diazépam
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A tranquilizing muscle relaxant drug (trademark Valium) used chiefly to relieve anxiety.


lexentry: eng/dibber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dibber
trans_list: plantoir
sense:
A tool with a handle on one end and a point on the other, used in the garden to poke holes in preparation for planting seeds, bulbs, etc. Also known as a dibble or dib.


lexentry: eng/dibenzodioxin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dibenzodioxin
trans_list: dibenzodioxine
sense:
(organic compound) An aromatic heterocycle having two benzene rings fused to a dioxin one; dibenzo-1,4-dioxin, oxanthrene.


lexentry: eng/dicastery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dicastery
trans_list: dicastère
sense:
A ministry or department of the Roman Curia of the Holy See, whether administrative or ecclesiastical.


lexentry: eng/dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
trans_list: dichlorodiphényltrichloroéthane
sense:
(organic compound) A chlorinated hydrocarbon originally used as an insecticide, often abbreviated as DDT.


lexentry: eng/dichromatic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dichromatic
trans_list: dichromatique
sense:
(pathology) having a form of colorblindness in which only two of the three primary colors can be distinguished


lexentry: eng/dick-measuring_contest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dick-measuring contest
trans_list: concours de qui a la plus grosse
sense:
(vulgar, figurative) A situation in which people (usually men) compete, often over superficial characteristics, to demonstrate their worthiness, power, etc.


lexentry: eng/dick__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dick
trans_list: connard | pédé
sense:
(countable, vulgar, slang, derogatory, offensive) A highly contemptible or obnoxious person; a jerk; traditionally, especially, a male jerk.


lexentry: eng/dickkopf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dickkopf
trans_list: dickkopf
sense:
(protein) Any of a family of glycoproteins that are involved in the development of the embryo. [from 1998]


lexentry: eng/dictation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dictation
trans_list: dictée
sense:
(countable, uncountable) Dictating, the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words.


lexentry: eng/dictation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dictation
trans_list: dictée
sense:
(countable, uncountable) An activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down.


lexentry: eng/dictation_machine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dictation machine
trans_list: dictaphone | appareil à dictée
sense:
A sound recording device most commonly used to record speech for later playback or to be typed into print.


lexentry: eng/dictatorship_of_the_bourgeoisie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dictatorship of the bourgeoisie
trans_list: dictature de la bourgeoisie
sense:
(Marxism) A socio-political power, as opposed to the dictatorship of the proletariat, wherein the bourgeoisie collectively holds the most influence over politics and the masses.


lexentry: eng/dictatorship_of_the_proletariat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dictatorship of the proletariat
trans_list: dictature du prolétariat
sense:
(Marxism) A socio-political power, as opposed to the dictatorship of the bourgeoisie, characterized by a struggle to achieve a communist society.


lexentry: eng/dictionary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dictionary
trans_list: dictionnaire | dico
sense:
A reference work with a list of words from one or more languages, normally ordered alphabetically, explaining each word's meanings (senses), and sometimes also containing information on its etymology, pronunciation, usage, semantic relations, and translations, as well as other data.


lexentry: eng/dictionary_attack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dictionary attack
trans_list: attaque par dictionnaire
sense:
(cryptography) An attack that uses a list of words (from a dictionary) to try to guess passwords or decryption keys.


lexentry: eng/dictyosome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dictyosome
trans_list: dictyosome
sense:
(cytology) A plant organelle that is functionally equivalent to the Golgi apparatus in animal cells.


lexentry: eng/didgeridoo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: didgeridoo
trans_list: didgeridoo
sense:
A musical instrument, endemic to the Top End of Australia, consisting of a long hollowed-out log which, when blown into, produces a low, deep mesmerising drone with sweeping rhythms.


lexentry: eng/die__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: die
trans_list: dé | matrice | emporte-pièce | filière
sense:
An isohedral polyhedron, usually a cube, with numbers or symbols on each side and thrown in games of chance.


lexentry: eng/diehard__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: diehard
trans_list: déter | déterminé | fanatique | illuminé | intégriste
sense:
Complete; having no opposite opinion of anything in a particular topic of one's values; thorough of in one's beliefs.


lexentry: eng/dieldrin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dieldrin
trans_list: dieldrine
sense:
(organic compound) A cyclodiene insecticide, related to aldrin, that is a persistent organic pollutant.


lexentry: eng/dielectric__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dielectric
trans_list: diélectrique
sense:
(metamaterial) An electrically insulating or nonconducting material considered for its electric susceptibility, i.e. its property of polarization when exposed to an external electric field.


lexentry: eng/diencephalon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diencephalon
trans_list: diencéphale
sense:
(neuroanatomy, anatomy) The region of the human brain, specifically the human forebrain, that includes the thalamus, the hypothalamus, the epithalamus, the prethalamus or subthalamus, and the pretectum.


lexentry: eng/diesel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diesel
trans_list: gazole | diésel | diesel
sense:
A fuel derived from petroleum (or other oils) but heavier than gasoline/petrol. Used to power diesel engines which burn this fuel using the heat produced when air is compressed.


lexentry: eng/diesel_engine__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: diesel engine
trans_list: moteur Diesel
sense:
(mechanical engineering) a piston engine that operates using the Diesel cycle, with fuel being sprayed into the hot, high-pressure air in the combustion chamber at the end of the compression stroke


lexentry: eng/diet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: diet
trans_list: régime | diète
sense:
(countable) A controlled regimen of food and drink, as to gain or lose weight or otherwise influence health.


lexentry: eng/diet__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diet
trans_list: Diète | parlement
sense:
(usually capitalized as a proper noun) A council or assembly of leaders; a formal deliberative assembly.


lexentry: eng/dietary_fibre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dietary fibre
trans_list: fibre alimentaire
sense:
Substances, generally of plant origin, consisting mostly of complex carbohydrates which are undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract.


lexentry: eng/dietary_supplement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dietary supplement
trans_list: complément alimentaire
sense:
(medicine) Any substance, such as a vitamin or mineral, taken as a supplement to food to replace nutrients that would otherwise be missing in a person's diet.


lexentry: eng/diethanolamine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diethanolamine
trans_list: diéthanolamine
sense:
(organic compound) A hydroxy secondary amine, (HO-CH2-CH2)2NH, used as a chemical intermediate and to absorb acidic gases.


lexentry: eng/diethyl_ether__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diethyl ether
trans_list: éther diéthylique
sense:
(organic compound) A clear, colorless, highly flammable liquid with a low boiling point and chemical formula CH3-CH2-O-CH2-CH3. Used as a solvent and in the past as a general anesthetic.


lexentry: eng/diethylene_glycol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diethylene glycol
trans_list: diéthylène glycol
sense:
(organic compound) A clear, hygroscopic, odorless liquid, which is described by the chemical structural formula HO-CH2-CH2-O-CH2-CH2-OH. It is toxic to humans and other animals.


lexentry: eng/diffeomorphism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diffeomorphism
trans_list: difféomorphisme
sense:
(mathematics) A differentiable homeomorphism (with differentiable inverse) between differentiable manifolds.


lexentry: eng/differentiable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: differentiable
trans_list: dérivable
sense:
(calculus, not comparable) Having a derivative, said of a function whose domain and codomain are manifolds.


lexentry: eng/differentiable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: differentiable
trans_list: différenciable
sense:
(comparable, of multiple items) able to be differentiated; distinguishable, as for example by differing appearance or measurable characteristics.


lexentry: eng/differentiable_manifold__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: differentiable manifold
trans_list: variété différentiable | variété différentielle
sense:
(differential geometry) A manifold that is locally similar enough to a Euclidean space (ℝn) to allow one to do calculus;(more formally) a manifold that can be equipped with a differentiable structure (an atlas of ℝn-compatible charts).


lexentry: eng/differential_geometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: differential geometry
trans_list: géométrie différentielle
sense:
(geometry, analysis) The study of geometry, especially geometric structures on differentiable manifolds, using techniques from calculus, linear algebra and multilinear algebra.


lexentry: eng/differential_grasshopper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: differential grasshopper
trans_list: criquet différentiel
sense:
Melanoplus differentialis, a New World species of moderately large grasshopper which can vary greatly in color from individual to individual.


lexentry: eng/differentiation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: differentiation
trans_list: différenciation | différentiation
sense:
The act of treating one thing as distinct from another, or of creating such a distinction; of separating a class of things into categories; of describing a thing by illustrating how it is different from something else.


lexentry: eng/differentiation__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: differentiation
trans_list: différentiation
sense:
(mathematics, calculus) The process of applying the derivative operator to a function; of calculating a function's derivative.


lexentry: eng/diffraction__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: diffraction
trans_list: diffraction
sense:
(quantum mechanics) The breaking up of an electromagnetic wave as it passes a geometric structure (e.g. a slit), followed by reconstruction of the wave by interference.


lexentry: eng/diffuse__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diffuse
trans_list: diffuser
sense:
(transitive) To spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.


lexentry: eng/diffuse__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: diffuse
trans_list: diffuser | se diffuser
sense:
(intransitive) To be spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.


lexentry: eng/diffusion__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: diffusion
trans_list: diffusion
sense:
(physics, weather) Exchange of airborne media between regions in space in an apparently random motion of a small scale.


lexentry: eng/diffusion__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: diffusion
trans_list: diffusion
sense:
The movement of water vapor from regions of high concentration (high water vapor pressure) toward regions of lower concentration.


lexentry: eng/dig__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dig
trans_list: fouille
sense:
An archeological or paleontological investigation, or the site where such an investigation is taking place.


lexentry: eng/dig__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dig
trans_list: creuser
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way.


lexentry: eng/dig_in_one's_heels__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dig in one's heels
trans_list: freiner des quatre fers
sense:
(idiomatic) To act in a determined manner by firmly maintaining one's beliefs, demands, situation, etc. in the face of opposition.


lexentry: eng/dig_one's_own_grave__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dig one's own grave
trans_list: creuser sa propre tombe | creuser sa tombe
sense:
(idiomatic) To behave in a way that is likely to cause one to lose or fail, including, but not limited to, result in death.


lexentry: eng/digamous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digamous
trans_list: digame
sense:
Pertaining to a second marriage, i.e. one taking place after a divorce or the death of the first spouse.


lexentry: eng/digest__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: digest
trans_list: revue | revue de presse
sense:
Any collection of articles, as an Internet mailing list including a week's postings, or a magazine arranging a collection of writings.


lexentry: eng/digest__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: digest
trans_list: digérer
sense:
(transitive) To separate (the food) in its passage through the alimentary canal into the nutritive and nonnutritive elements; to prepare, by the action of the digestive juices, for conversion into blood; to convert into chyme.


lexentry: eng/digest__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: digest
trans_list: digérer
sense:
(transitive) To think over and arrange methodically in the mind; to reduce to a plan or method; to receive in the mind and consider carefully; to get an understanding of; to comprehend.


lexentry: eng/digestion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digestion
trans_list: digestion
sense:
The process, in the gastrointestinal tract, by which food is converted into substances that can be used by the body.


lexentry: eng/digestive_tract__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digestive tract
trans_list: tube digestif
sense:
System of organs within multicellular animals which takes in food, digests it to extract energy and nutrients, and expels the remaining waste.


lexentry: eng/digging_stick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digging stick
trans_list: bâton fouisseur
sense:
A durable stick, usually sharpened, often with attachments to facilitate pushing or pulling, used in subsistence agriculture for digging or tilling.


lexentry: eng/digit__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: digit
trans_list: doigt
sense:
(historical, _, units of measure) A unit of length notionally based upon the width of an adult human finger, standardized differently in various places and times, (especially) the English digit of 1⁄16 foot, now equivalent to about 1.9 cm.


lexentry: eng/digit_sum__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: digit sum
trans_list: somme des chiffres
sense:
(mathematics, of a positive integer) the number obtained when repeatedly applying above described operation until arriving at a single-digit number.


lexentry: eng/digital__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: digital
trans_list: numérique | digital
sense:
Property of representing values as discrete, often binary, numbers rather than a continuous spectrum.


lexentry: eng/digital_camera__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digital camera
trans_list: appareil photo numérique | caméra numérique
sense:
An electronic, often battery-powered device for recording and storing photographs in digital format, especially on a flash card.


lexentry: eng/digital_divide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digital divide
trans_list: fossé numérique | fracture numérique
sense:
(information technology, sociology, neologism) The gap between those with regular, effective access to digital technologies (and the computer literacy to use them) and those without it.


lexentry: eng/digital_footprint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digital footprint
trans_list: trace numérique
sense:
(telecommunications) Digital evidence of a person's activities and interactions with others on the Internet, TV, mobile devices, etc.


lexentry: eng/digital_native__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digital native
trans_list: digital native
sense:
(technology, sociology) A person who has grown up in an environment replete with digital interactions and ways of communicating, thought to increase difficulty with traditional nondigital teaching methods, work practices, etc.


lexentry: eng/digital_nomad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digital nomad
trans_list: nomade numérique
sense:
Someone who earns a living from telecommunication technology while living in a nomadic manner, typically working remotely from various locations such as coffee shops and public libraries.


lexentry: eng/digital_television__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digital television
trans_list: télévision numérique
sense:
(uncountable) The broadcasting and receiving of television services via digital (rather than analog) signals, either broadcast, or via cable or satellite.


lexentry: eng/digital_watermark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digital watermark
trans_list: tatouage numérique
sense:
(computing) Auxiliary data embedded in a datafile for subsequent identification and verification of the file.


lexentry: eng/digitalis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digitalis
trans_list: digitale
sense:
Any plant of the genus Digitalis (herbaceous plants of the Plantaginaceae family, including the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea).


lexentry: eng/digitigrade__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digitigrade
trans_list: digitigrade
sense:
(zoology) Of an animal: walking on the toes, putting the weight of the body mainly on the ball of the foot, with the back of the foot, or heel, raised.


lexentry: eng/digitigrade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digitigrade
trans_list: digitigrade
sense:
(zoology, chiefly, in the plural) A digitigrade animal; an animal that walks on its toes, such as a cat or a dog.


lexentry: eng/digitize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digitize
trans_list: numériser | digitaliser
sense:
(transitive, computing) To represent something (such as an image or sound) as a structured sequence of binary digits.


lexentry: eng/digits__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digits
trans_list: chiffre
sense:
(US, _, slang, dated) Synonym of telephone number; especially, the one that belongs to a potential dating partner.


lexentry: eng/diglossia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diglossia
trans_list: diglossie
sense:
(linguistics, sociology) The coexistence in a given population of two closely related native languages or dialects, one of which is regarded as more prestigious than the other; the similar coexistence of two unrelated languages. [from 1959]


lexentry: eng/digress__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digress
trans_list: digresser | dévier | s'écarter
sense:
(intransitive) To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially, to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or course of argument, in writing or speaking.


lexentry: eng/digression__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: digression
trans_list: digression
sense:
(generally, _, uncountable) The act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing, (rhetoric) particularly for rhetorical effect.


lexentry: eng/dilation_and_curettage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dilation and curettage
trans_list: curetage
sense:
(medicine) A surgical procedure in which the cervix is dilated and the lining of the uterus is scraped with a curet.


lexentry: eng/dilatory__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dilatory
trans_list: dilatoire
sense:
Intentionally delaying (someone or something), intended to cause delay, gain time, or adjourn decision.


lexentry: eng/dilemma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dilemma
trans_list: dilemme
sense:
A circumstance in which a choice must be made between two or more alternatives that seem equally undesirable.


lexentry: eng/dilemma__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dilemma
trans_list: dilemme
sense:
(logic) A type of syllogism of the form "if A is true then B is true; if C is true then D is true; either A or C is true; therefore either B or D is true".


lexentry: eng/dilettante__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dilettante
trans_list: dilettante
sense:
An amateur, someone who dabbles in a field out of casual interest rather than as a profession or serious interest.


lexentry: eng/dilettantism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dilettantism
trans_list: dilettantisme
sense:
The act of behaving like a dilettante, of being an amateur or "dabbler", sometimes in the arts. Also the act of enjoying the arts, being a connoisseur.


lexentry: eng/diligence__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: diligence
trans_list: diligence
sense:
(historical) A four-wheeled public stage-coach, widely used in France before the general establishment of the railways.


lexentry: eng/dill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dill
trans_list: aneth | aneth odorant
sense:
Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed.


lexentry: eng/dilophosaur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dilophosaur
trans_list: dilophosaure
sense:
(paleontology) Any theropod of the genus Dilophosaurus, which are falsely claimed to spit posion due to the Jurassic Park series.


lexentry: eng/diluent__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: diluent
trans_list: dissolvant
sense:
(analytical chemistry) A solvent or other liquid preparation used to dilute a sample prior to testing.


lexentry: eng/dimension__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dimension
trans_list: dimension
sense:
(geometry) The number of independent coordinates needed to specify uniquely the location of a point in a space; also, any of such independent coordinates.


lexentry: eng/dimension__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: dimension
trans_list: dimension
sense:
(physics) One of the physical properties that are regarded as fundamental measures of a physical quantity, such as mass, length and time.


lexentry: eng/dimensional__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dimensional
trans_list: dimensionnel | dimension
sense:
(mathematics) Appended to cardinal numbers or algebraic symbols to form adjectives meaning "having the stated number of dimensions".


lexentry: eng/dimensional_analysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dimensional analysis
trans_list: analyse dimensionnelle
sense:
(mathematics, physics) The study of the dimensions of physical quantities; used to obtain information about large complex systems, and as a means of checking mathematical and physics equations.


lexentry: eng/dimer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dimer
trans_list: dimère | endoestas
sense:
(chemistry) A molecule consisting of two identical halves, formed by joining two identical molecules, sometimes with a single atom acting as a bridge.


lexentry: eng/diminish__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: diminish
trans_list: diminuer | réduire | amincir | rapetisser | rétrécir
sense:
(transitive) To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken; to nerf (in gaming).


lexentry: eng/diminutive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: diminutive
trans_list: diminutif
sense:
(grammar) Of or pertaining to, or creating a word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.


lexentry: eng/dimmable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dimmable
trans_list: dimmable | graduable
sense:
(of lights) Able to be dimmed: able to have illumination decreased in brightness without blowing out or degrading the service life of the LED or light bulb.


lexentry: eng/dimple__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dimple
trans_list: fossette
sense:
Specifically, a small natural depression on the skin, especially on the face near the corners of the mouth.


lexentry: eng/dinar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dinar
trans_list: dinar
sense:
The official currency of several countries, including Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Serbia, Tunisia and (as denar) North Macedonia.


lexentry: eng/diner__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: diner
trans_list: café-restaurant | wagon-restaurant
sense:
(US) A typically small restaurant, usually modeled after a railroad dining car, that serves lower-class fare, normally having a counter with stools along one side and booths on the other, and often decorated in 50s and 60s pop culture themes and playing popular music from those decades.


lexentry: eng/dinghy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dinghy
trans_list: dinghy | petit canoe | youyou
sense:
(nautical) A small open boat, propelled by oars or paddles, carried as a tender, lifeboat, or pleasure craft on a ship.


lexentry: eng/dining_room__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dining room
trans_list: salle à manger
sense:
A room, in a home or hotel, where meals are eaten. Some restaurants provide private dining rooms for hire, away from the main public eating areas.


lexentry: eng/dinitrogen_tetroxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dinitrogen tetroxide
trans_list: peroxyde d'azote
sense:
(inorganic compound) A binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen, N2O4, that exists in equilibrium with nitrogen dioxide NO2; it is a powerful oxidizing agent and is used in rocket propellants.


lexentry: eng/dinosaur__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dinosaur
trans_list: dinosaure
sense:
(proscribed) Any extinct reptile, not necessarily belonging to Dinosauria, that existed between about 230 million and 65 million years ago.


lexentry: eng/dinosaur__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dinosaur
trans_list: dinosaure
sense:
(figuratively, colloquial) Something or someone that is very old or old-fashioned, or is not willing to change and adapt.


lexentry: eng/diode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diode
trans_list: diode
sense:
(electronics) An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; used chiefly as a rectifier.


lexentry: eng/dioecious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dioecious
trans_list: dioïque
sense:
(botany) Having the male and female reproductive organs on separate plants (of the same species) rather than different parts of the same plant.


lexentry: eng/diopside__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diopside
trans_list: diopside
sense:
(mineral) A monoclinic pyroxene mineral, a magnesium calcium silicate with the chemical formula CaMgSi2O6, found in igneous and metamorphic rocks.


lexentry: eng/diopter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diopter
trans_list: dioptrie
sense:
A unit of measure of the power of a lens or mirror, equal to the reciprocal of its focal length in meters. Myopia is diagnosed and measured in diopters.


lexentry: eng/diorama__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diorama
trans_list: diorama
sense:
A three-dimensional display of a scenery, often having a painted background in front of which models are arranged, e.g. in a museum where stuffed animals are presented against a painted landscape.


lexentry: eng/diorite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diorite
trans_list: diorite
sense:
(rock) A grey intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase feldspar, biotite, hornblende and/or pyroxene.


lexentry: eng/dioxin__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dioxin
trans_list: dioxine
sense:
(countable, organic compound) Any of a broad range of toxic or carcinogenic halogenated polycyclic compounds that occur as byproducts of herbicides.


lexentry: eng/dip__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: dip
trans_list: tremper | plonger | baigner
sense:
(transitive) To lower (a flag), particularly a national ensign, to a partially hoisted position in order to render or to return a salute. While lowered, the flag is said to be “at the dip.” A flag being carried on a staff may be dipped by leaning it forward at an approximate angle of 45 degrees.


lexentry: eng/dipeptide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dipeptide
trans_list: dipeptide
sense:
(biochemistry, organic chemistry) An organic compound formed from two amino acids joined by a peptide bond.


lexentry: eng/diphtheria__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diphtheria
trans_list: diphtérie
sense:
(pathology) A serious infectious disease leading to inflammation of mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract, caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae.


lexentry: eng/diphthong__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diphthong
trans_list: diphtongue
sense:
(phonetics) A complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable.


lexentry: eng/diphthongisation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diphthongisation
trans_list: diphtongaison
sense:
The process by which a single vowel sound (monophthong) shifts to a two-vowel vocalization (diphthong).


lexentry: eng/diplodocus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diplodocus
trans_list: diplodocus
sense:
Any of several herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs, of the genus Diplodocus, known as fossils from the late Jurassic in North America.


lexentry: eng/diploid__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diploid
trans_list: diploïde
sense:
(genetics) Of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome, one of the pair being derived from the ovum and the other from the spermatozoon. Most somatic cells of higher organisms are diploid.


lexentry: eng/diploma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diploma
trans_list: diplôme
sense:
A document issued by an educational institution testifying that the recipient has earned a degree or has successfully completed a particular course of study.


lexentry: eng/diplomacy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diplomacy
trans_list: diplomatie
sense:
The art and practice of conducting international relations by negotiating alliances, treaties, agreements etc., bilaterally or multilaterally, between states and sometimes international organizations, or even between polities with varying status, such as those of monarchs and their princely vassals.


lexentry: eng/diplomat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diplomat
trans_list: diplomate
sense:
A person, such as an ambassador, who is accredited to represent a government officially in its relations with other governments or international organisations


lexentry: eng/diplomatic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: diplomatic
trans_list: diplomatique
sense:
Exhibiting diplomacy; exercising tact or courtesy; using discussion to avoid hard feelings, fights or arguments.


lexentry: eng/diplomatic_service__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diplomatic service
trans_list: service diplomatique
sense:
The body of diplomats and foreign policy officers maintained by the government of a country to communicate with the governments of other countries.


lexentry: eng/diplopia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diplopia
trans_list: diplopie
sense:
(pathology) An ophthalmologic condition where one perceives two images for a single object; double vision.


lexentry: eng/dipole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dipole
trans_list: dipôle
sense:
(physics) Any object (such as a magnet, polar molecule or antenna) that is oppositely charged at two points (or poles).


lexentry: eng/dipped_headlight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dipped headlight
trans_list: feux de croisement
sense:
The main light on a motor vehicle, with the beam in a lower angle position, to enable oncoming traffic to see.


lexentry: eng/dipstick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dipstick
trans_list: jauge
sense:
A stick or rod used to measure the depth of a liquid. Often used to check the level at which a liquid in an opaque or inaccessible tank or reservoir stands; gauge.


lexentry: eng/direct_action__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: direct action
trans_list: action directe
sense:
A form of political activism in which participants act directly, ignoring established political procedures. It may take the form of strikes, workplace occupations, sabotage, sit-ins, squatting, revolutionary/guerrilla warfare, demonstrations, vandalism or graffiti.


lexentry: eng/direct_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: direct case
trans_list: cas direct
sense:
(grammar) A noun case which covers the nominative and possibly other cases such as vocative and/or accusative (the precise definition depends on the case system in question; the term is used especially in simple systems with two or three cases)


lexentry: eng/direct_current__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: direct current
trans_list: courant continu
sense:
(physics) An electric current that always flows in the same direction but may differ in intensity over time.


lexentry: eng/direct_debit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: direct debit
trans_list: ordre permanent
sense:
a single order to allow a commercial, or similar entity to charge directly to one's bank for a regular payment.


lexentry: eng/direct_deposit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: direct deposit
trans_list: dépôt direct
sense:
(finance, banking, business) A deposit of money straight from the source (and initiated by the source) into a bank account, by wire, or other means.


lexentry: eng/direct_selling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: direct selling
trans_list: vente directe
sense:
(business, marketing) The marketing and selling of products directly to consumers away from a fixed retail location.


lexentry: eng/direct_speech__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: direct speech
trans_list: discours direct
sense:
(grammar, narratology) the writing of speech, using the exact words of the speaker, usually between quotation marks


lexentry: eng/direct_verb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: direct verb
trans_list: verbe fini
sense:
(grammar) A verb that agrees in person and number with the subject of a clause, by conjugation. Conjugation is a form of inflection.


lexentry: eng/directed_graph__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: directed graph
trans_list: graphe orienté
sense:
(graph theory) A graph in which the edges are ordered pairs, so that, if the edge (a, b) is in the graph, the edge (b, a) need not be in the graph and is distinct from (a, b) if it is.


lexentry: eng/direction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: direction
trans_list: direction
sense:
A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).


lexentry: eng/directive__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: directive
trans_list: directive
sense:
(European Union law) A form of legislative act addressed to the member states. The directive binds the member state to reach certain objectives in their national legislation.


lexentry: eng/director's_cut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: director's cut
trans_list: version d'auteur
sense:
(film) A specially edited version of a piece of media, especially a film, that is supposed to represent the director's own approved edit of the media, and is released some time after the original release of the media.


lexentry: eng/director__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: director
trans_list: directeur | directrice | régisseur | régisseuse
sense:
One who directs; the person in charge of managing a department or directorate (e.g., director of engineering), project, or production (as in a show or film, e.g., film director).


lexentry: eng/director_general__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: director general
trans_list: directeur général
sense:
The highest executive officer within a governmental, statutory, NGO, third sector or not-for-profit institution. In reference to government, the executive officer below the minister of the department.


lexentry: eng/directory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: directory
trans_list: répertoire | dossier | annuaire
sense:
A list of names, addresses etc, of specific classes of people or organizations, often in alphabetical order or in some classification.


lexentry: eng/directory_service__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: directory service
trans_list: service d'annuaire
sense:
(computing) The software system that stores, organizes and provides access to information in a map between names and values.


lexentry: eng/directrix__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: directrix
trans_list: directrice
sense:
(geometry) A line used to define a curve or surface; especially a line, the distance from which a point on a conic has a constant ratio to that from the focus.


lexentry: eng/dirham__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dirham
trans_list: dirham
sense:
(currencies) A unit of currency used in the Arab world, currently the name of the currency of Morocco and the United Arab Emirates.


lexentry: eng/dirty_bomb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dirty bomb
trans_list: bombe sale
sense:
A device containing conventional explosives and radioactive material, designed to spread radiation over a wide area.


lexentry: eng/dirty_laundry__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dirty laundry
trans_list: linge sale
sense:
(idiom) Unflattering or embarrassing facts, or questionable activities that one wants to remain secret, but which someone else may use as blackmail.


lexentry: eng/dirty_money__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dirty money
trans_list: argent sale
sense:
(idiomatic, business, law) Money that is illegally gained, illegally transferred or illegally utilized, especially money gained through forgery, bribery, prostitution, money laundering, or theft.


lexentry: eng/dirty_old_man__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dirty old man
trans_list: vieux cochon
sense:
(derogatory) An adult male who acts in a lecherous or lewd manner, especially towards people younger than him.


lexentry: eng/dirty_war__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dirty war
trans_list: guerre sale
sense:
(historical) A conflict (particularly one in South America) between a dictatorship against leftist revolutionaries or activists, typically characterized by extrajudicial repression like kidnapping, torture and enforced disappearance.


lexentry: eng/disable__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: disable
trans_list: désactiver
sense:
(chiefly, electronics, computing) To deactivate, to make inoperational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device).


lexentry: eng/disabuse__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disabuse
trans_list: détromper
sense:
(transitive) To free (someone) of a misconception or misapprehension; to unveil a falsehood held by (someone).


lexentry: eng/disaccharide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disaccharide
trans_list: diholoside | disaccharide
sense:
(carbohydrate) Any sugar, such as sucrose, maltose and lactose, consisting of two monosaccharides combined together.


lexentry: eng/disambiguate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disambiguate
trans_list: désambiguïser | désambigüiser
sense:
To remove ambiguities from; to make less ambiguous; to clarify or specify which of multiple possibilities applies – e.g., possible meanings of an ambiguous statement – or to invite or require this.


lexentry: eng/disappear__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: disappear
trans_list: disparaître
sense:
(transitive, often, euphemistic) To make vanish; especially, to abduct or murder for political reasons.


lexentry: eng/disappoint__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disappoint
trans_list: décevoir | désappointer
sense:
(transitive) To sadden or displease (someone) by underperforming, or by not delivering something promised or hoped for.


lexentry: eng/disappointment__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: disappointment
trans_list: déception | désappointement
sense:
(countable) An example or the act of disappointing: a circumstance in which a positive expectation is not achieved.


lexentry: eng/disarm__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disarm
trans_list: désarmer
sense:
(transitive) To deprive of weapons; to deprive of the means of attack or defense; to render defenseless.


lexentry: eng/disarmament__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disarmament
trans_list: désarmement
sense:
The reduction or the abolition of the military forces and armaments of a nation, and of its capability to wage war.


lexentry: eng/disassembler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disassembler
trans_list: désassembleur
sense:
(computing) A computer program that examines another computer program and attempts to generate assembly language source code that would, in theory, reproduce the target program.


lexentry: eng/disaster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disaster
trans_list: désastre | catastrophe
sense:
An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent change to the natural environment.


lexentry: eng/disaster_area__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disaster area
trans_list: région sinistrée | zone sinistrée
sense:
An area that has been the site of a natural disaster that receives an official designation entitling residents and organizations within that area to receive relief and benefits.


lexentry: eng/disavow__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disavow
trans_list: désavouer
sense:
(transitive) To strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like.


lexentry: eng/disc_brake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disc brake
trans_list: frein à disque
sense:
(automotive, British spelling) A type of brake where the friction is produced by brake pads which are pressed against a disc.


