# translation

lexentry: eng/satellite_dish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: satellite dish
trans_list: antenne parabolique
sense:
A parabolic antenna designed to receive microwaves from communications satellites, which transmit data transmissions or broadcasts, such as satellite television.


lexentry: eng/satellite_navigation_system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: satellite navigation system
trans_list: appareil de navigation
sense:
Any electronic navigation system which uses space satellites as radio signal sources and position references.


lexentry: eng/satellite_television__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: satellite television
trans_list: télévision par satellite | télévision satellite
sense:
A type of cable television service that is broadcasted by a communications satellite and is received by an outdoor antenna or satellite dish.


lexentry: eng/satin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: satin
trans_list: satin
sense:
A cloth woven from silk, nylon or polyester with a glossy surface and a dull back. (The same weaving technique applied to cotton produces cloth termed sateen).


lexentry: eng/satire__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: satire
trans_list: satire
sense:
(uncountable) A literary device of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change or highlighting a shortcoming in the work of another. Imitation, humor, irony, and exaggeration are often used to aid this.


lexentry: eng/satrapy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: satrapy
trans_list: satrapie
sense:
(historical) The territory governed by a satrap; a province of any of several ancient empires of Western Asia (specifically, of the Median or Achaemenid empires or certain of their successors, including the Sassanian Empire and Hellenistic empires).


lexentry: eng/saturation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: saturation
trans_list: saturation
sense:
(physics) The condition in which, after a sufficient increase in a causal force, no further increase in the resultant effect is possible; e.g. the state of a ferromagnetic material that cannot be further magnetized.


lexentry: eng/saturnal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: saturnal
trans_list: saturnien
sense:
(Roman mythology, astrology) Of or pertaining to the Ancient Roman god Saturn or to the corresponding planetary entity in astrology.


lexentry: eng/satyr__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: satyr
trans_list: satyre
sense:
(Greek mythology) A sylvan deity or demigod, male companion of Pan or Dionysus, represented as part man and part goat, and characterized by riotous merriment and lasciviousness, sometimes pictured with a perpetual erection.


lexentry: eng/saucepan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: saucepan
trans_list: casserole
sense:
(countable, cookware) A deep cooking vessel with a handle and sometimes a lid; used for boiling, stewing and making sauces.


lexentry: eng/saucier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: saucier
trans_list: saucier
sense:
In a large professional kitchen, a cook responsible for preparing sauces and for sauteing foods on demand.


lexentry: eng/saucy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: saucy
trans_list: impertinent | effronté
sense:
(figurative) Impertinent or disrespectful, often in a manner that is regarded as entertaining or amusing; smart.


lexentry: eng/sauropsid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sauropsid
trans_list: sauropside
sense:
(zoology) A member of the Sauropsida, a comprehensive group of vertebrates comprising the reptiles and birds.


lexentry: eng/saury__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: saury
trans_list: balaou
sense:
A marine epipelagic fish of the family Scomberesocidae, with beaklike jaws and a row of small finlets behind the dorsal and anal fins.


lexentry: eng/sausage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sausage
trans_list: saucisse | saucisson
sense:
A food made of ground meat (or meat substitute) and seasoning, packed in a section of the animal's intestine, or in a similarly cylindrical shaped synthetic casing; a length of this food.


lexentry: eng/sauté__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sauté
trans_list: sauter
sense:
(transitive) To cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat, allowing the food to brown and form a crust stopping it from sticking to the pan as it cooks.


lexentry: eng/savanna__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: savanna
trans_list: savane
sense:
A mixed woodland-grassland biome and ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close.


lexentry: eng/save__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: save
trans_list: économiser | préserver
sense:
(baseball) To preserve, as a relief pitcher, (a win of another pitcher's on one's team) by defending the lead held when the other pitcher left the game.


lexentry: eng/save__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: save
trans_list: épargner | économiser | mettre de côté | préserver | thésauriser
sense:
(transitive, gambling, slang, archaic) To make an agreement to give (some amount of money) to a fellow gambler if one wins, and to receive that amount from them if they win, as a form of hedging.


lexentry: eng/save_face__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: save face
trans_list: sauver la face
sense:
(idiomatic, intransitive) To take an action or make a gesture intended to preserve one's reputation or honour.


lexentry: eng/save_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: save up
trans_list: économiser petit à petit
sense:
(transitive, and, intransitive) To accumulate money, especially for a specific, planned expenditure.


lexentry: eng/saved_by_the_bell__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: saved by the bell
trans_list: sauvé par la cloche | sauvé par le gong
sense:
(idiomatic, by extension) Rescued or favorably assisted by a timely interruption or by the sudden termination of difficult circumstances.


lexentry: eng/saveloy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: saveloy
trans_list: cervelas
sense:
(chiefly, Australia, Britain, New Zealand) A seasoned and smoked pork sausage, normally purchased ready-cooked.


lexentry: eng/saving__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: saving
trans_list: épargne | économie
sense:
(countable, usually, in the plural) Something (usually money) that is saved, particularly money that has been set aside for the future.


lexentry: eng/savings_account__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: savings account
trans_list: compte d'épargne
sense:
(finance, banking) A bank account designed for a client's savings, which compared to a current account typically entails withdrawal restrictions but yields a better interest


lexentry: eng/savings_bank__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: savings bank
trans_list: banque d'épargne | caisse d'épargne
sense:
A type of financial institution that focuses on retail banking: savings of private depositors, payments, credits and insurances for individuals or small and medium-sized enterprises.


lexentry: eng/saviour_sibling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: saviour sibling
trans_list: bébé médicament | bébé-médicament
sense:
A child, conceived by selected IVF treatment, so as to have compatible tissue that could be used to treat an existing sick sibling


lexentry: eng/savour__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: savour
trans_list: savourer | déguster
sense:
To detect (a flavour or taste, or food or drink); to taste; specifically, to enjoy or linger on (a flavour or taste, or food and drink); to relish.


lexentry: eng/saw_set__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: saw set
trans_list: avoyeuse
sense:
A device used to adjust the set of a saw's teeth (the amount each tooth protrudes to the side of the saw to create the kerf).


lexentry: eng/sawfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sawfish
trans_list: poisson-scie | scie
sense:
Any ray (marine fish with a flat body and wing-like fins) of the family Pristidae, having a snout that resembles a saw.


lexentry: eng/sawfly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sawfly
trans_list: mouche à scie
sense:
Any of various flying insects of the suborder Symphyta whose ovipositor is long and often serrated and is used to cut into plants to lay eggs.


lexentry: eng/sawmill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sawmill
trans_list: scierie
sense:
A machine, building or company used for cutting (milling) lumber, or (rarely) other hard materials such as stone.


lexentry: eng/sawpit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sawpit
trans_list: scieur de long
sense:
A pit over which lumber is positioned to be sawn with a long two-handled saw (a pitsaw) by two people, one standing above the timber and the other in the pit below.


lexentry: eng/sawtooth__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: sawtooth
trans_list: dent de scie
sense:
(cellular automata) A pattern whose living cell population reaches new peaks infinitely many times before dropping to a fixed value after each peak.


lexentry: eng/sawtooth_wave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sawtooth wave
trans_list: onde en dents de scie
sense:
(mathematics, engineering) A function or waveform that repeatedly ramps upwards (usually linearly) and then sharply drops.


lexentry: eng/saxhorn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: saxhorn
trans_list: saxhorn
sense:
(musical instruments) Any of a group of similar brass instruments, resembling a bugle in shape, but with valves


lexentry: eng/saxitoxin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: saxitoxin
trans_list: saxitoxine
sense:
A neurotoxin, produced by some dinoflagellates, associated with red tides, that can accumulate in molluscs and cause subsequent food poisoning in humans


lexentry: eng/saxophone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: saxophone
trans_list: saxophone
sense:
A single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards.


lexentry: eng/say__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: say
trans_list: dire | disons | il paraît | on dit
sense:
(impersonal, transitive) To have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate a rumor or well-known fact.


lexentry: eng/say__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: say
trans_list: disons
sense:
(informal, imperative, transitive) Suppose, assume; used to mark an example, supposition or hypothesis.


lexentry: eng/say_cheese__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: say cheese
trans_list: fromage
sense:
(idiomatic, mostly, imperative) To smile for a photograph by saying the word "cheese" (the vowel of which, when pronounced as is usual in English, forces a somewhat smile-shaped mouth).


lexentry: eng/scabies__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scabies
trans_list: gale | mal de Sainte-Marie
sense:
(pathology) An infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei, causing intense itching caused by the mites burrowing into the skin of humans and other animals. It is easily transmissible from human to human; secondary skin infection may occur.


lexentry: eng/scaffolding__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scaffolding
trans_list: échafaudage
sense:
A temporary modular system of tubes, bamboo or wood forming a framework used to support people and material in the construction or repair of buildings and other large structures.


lexentry: eng/scalar_product__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scalar product
trans_list: produit scalaire
sense:
(linear algebra) The product of two vectors computed as the sum of the corresponding elements of the vectors, or, equivalently, as the product of the magnitudes of the vectors and the cosine of the angle between their directions.


lexentry: eng/scale__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: scale
trans_list: échelle
sense:
A line or bar associated with a drawing, used to indicate measurement when the image has been magnified or reduced.


lexentry: eng/scale__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scale
trans_list: écaille | squame
sense:
Part of an overlapping arrangement of many small, flat and hard pieces of keratin covering the skin of an animal, particularly a fish or reptile.


lexentry: eng/scale__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: scale
trans_list: écaille
sense:
A small piece of pigmented chitin, many of which coat the wings of a butterfly or moth to give them their color.


lexentry: eng/scale__Noun__2
sense_num: 04
written_rep: scale
trans_list: écaille
sense:
Part of an overlapping arrangement of many small, flat and hard protective layers forming a pinecone that flare when mature to release pine nut seeds.


lexentry: eng/scale__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scale
trans_list: agrandir | réduire
sense:
(transitive) To change the size of something whilst maintaining proportion; especially to change a process in order to produce much larger amounts of the final product.


lexentry: eng/scale_insect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scale insect
trans_list: juin
sense:
Any of the small parasitic insects of the superfamily Coccoidea that live on plants and sap nutrients from them.


lexentry: eng/scale_model__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scale model
trans_list: maquette | modèle réduit
sense:
A three-dimensional copy or representation of something in which all parts have dimensions in the same proportion to that of the original.


lexentry: eng/scalebeam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scalebeam
trans_list: palanche
sense:
The lever or beam of a balance; the lever of a platform scale, to which the poise for weighing is applied.


lexentry: eng/scalene_muscle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scalene muscle
trans_list: muscles scalènes
sense:
(muscle) Any of usually three deeply situated muscles on each side of the neck of which each extends from the transverse processes of two or more cervical vertebrae to the first or second rib.


lexentry: eng/scallop__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: scallop
trans_list: échancrure
sense:
One of a series of curves, forming an edge similar to a scallop shell, especially in knitting and crochet.


lexentry: eng/scalper__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: scalper
trans_list: vendeur à la sauvette
sense:
(US, Canada) One who scalps tickets to popular entertainment events: buying them in advance and then selling them (e.g. online or just outside the venue of the event), often at inflated prices.


lexentry: eng/scambaiting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scambaiting
trans_list: scambaiting
sense:
(Internet) The practice of posing as a potential victim of a scam, usually the Nigerian scam, in order to waste the scammer’s time and resources.


lexentry: eng/scan__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scan
trans_list: fouiller | scanner
sense:
(transitive) To examine sequentially, carefully, or critically; to scrutinize; to behold closely. [from 16th C.]


lexentry: eng/scandal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scandal
trans_list: scandale | esclandre
sense:
An incident or event that disgraces or damages the reputation of the persons or organization involved.


lexentry: eng/scandium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scandium
trans_list: scandium
sense:
A metallic chemical element, atomic number 21, obtained from some uranium ores; it is a transition element.


lexentry: eng/scanlation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scanlation
trans_list: scanlation | scantrad
sense:
(comics, chiefly, manga) The process of scanning and translating foreign-language comics (especially Japanese manga or Korean manhwa) into the translator's language, for free distribution over the Internet.


lexentry: eng/scanlation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: scanlation
trans_list: scanlation | scantrad
sense:
(comics) A comic that has been scanned, translated, and with translation overlaid onto the original text to produce a second-language version of the comic; a scanlated comic.


lexentry: eng/scanner__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: scanner
trans_list: scanneur
sense:
A device which uses radiation (ultrasound, X-ray, etc.) to generate images of tissue or surfaces for diagnostic purposes.


lexentry: eng/scanning_electron_microscope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scanning electron microscope
trans_list: microscope à balayage électronique
sense:
An electron microscope whose image is made up of a matrix of points from scanning the surface of a sample.


lexentry: eng/scanning_tunneling_microscope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scanning tunneling microscope
trans_list: microscope à effet tunnel
sense:
A device used to form an image of the surface of a conductor or semiconductor with atomic resolution.


lexentry: eng/scapegoat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scapegoat
trans_list: bouc émissaire
sense:
In the Mosaic Day of Atonement ritual, a goat symbolically imbued with the sins of the people, and sent out alive into the wilderness while another was sacrificed.


lexentry: eng/scapegoat__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scapegoat
trans_list: bouc-émissariser
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To unfairly blame or punish someone for some failure; to make a scapegoat of.


lexentry: eng/scaphism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scaphism
trans_list: scaphisme
sense:
A form of execution, among the ancient Persians, in which the victim is fastened into a hollow boat, force-fed and slathered in honey and milk and exposed to insects until the victim's death.


lexentry: eng/scapular__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scapular
trans_list: scapulaire
sense:
(Christianity) A short cloak worn around the shoulders, adopted as part of the uniform of various religious orders, later often with an embroidered image of a saint. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/scapular__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: scapular
trans_list: scapulaire
sense:
(ornithology) One of a special group of feathers which arise from each of the scapular regions and lie along the sides of the back.


lexentry: eng/scapular__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: scapular
trans_list: scapulaire
sense:
(Christianity) A devotional object, typically consisting of two rectangular pieces of cloth (often with an embroidered image or text) joined with cloth bands and worn with one piece over the chest and one in the back.


lexentry: eng/scar_tissue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scar tissue
trans_list: tissu cicatriciel
sense:
(anatomy) A type of tissue found in animals containing a higher than normal amount of the protein collagen formed in a place where an injury has healed.


lexentry: eng/scare_quote__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scare quote
trans_list: guillemet ironique
sense:
(chiefly, in the plural) A quotation mark deliberately used to provoke a reaction or to indicate that the author does not approve of a term or clause, rather than to identify a direct quotation. [from 1956]


lexentry: eng/scare_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: scare up
trans_list: dégoter
sense:
(figuratively) To find or procure (something), especially something not easily found or procured, and especially while relying on chance to provide the means.


lexentry: eng/scarecrow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scarecrow
trans_list: épouvantail
sense:
An effigy, typically made of straw and dressed in old clothes, fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there. [from 1530s]


lexentry: eng/scarecrow__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: scarecrow
trans_list: épouvantail
sense:
(by extension, derogatory) A person regarded as resembling a scarecrow (sense 1) in some way; especially, a tall, thin, awkward person; or a person wearing ragged and tattered clothes.


lexentry: eng/scarification__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: scarification
trans_list: scarification
sense:
The scratching, etching, burning / branding, or superficially cutting designs, pictures, or words into the skin as a permanent body modification.


lexentry: eng/scarificator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scarificator
trans_list: scarificateur
sense:
(surgery, archaic) An instrument, principally used in cupping, containing several lancets that are moved simultaneously by a spring, used for making slight incisions on a body.


lexentry: eng/scarlet_fever__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scarlet fever
trans_list: scarlatine
sense:
(disease) A streptococcal infection, mainly occurring among children, and characterized by a red skin rash, sore throat and fever.


lexentry: eng/scarlet_pimpernel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scarlet pimpernel
trans_list: mouron des champs | mouron rouge
sense:
(botany) A flowering plant, Anagallis arvensis, of the Primulaceae family, having small orange flowers.


lexentry: eng/scathe__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: scathe
trans_list: blesser
sense:
(by extension, chiefly, literary, and, poetic) To harm, injure, or destroy (someone or something) by fire, lightning, or some other heat source; to blast; to scorch; to wither.


lexentry: eng/scattered_disc__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scattered disc
trans_list: disque des objets épars
sense:
(astronomy) A trans-Neptunian region of the Solar System that overlaps the outer edge of the Kuiper belt, but also extends far beyond it, and is populated sparsely by small Solar System bodies.


lexentry: eng/scattering__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: scattering
trans_list: diffusion | éparpillement
sense:
(physics) The process whereby a beam of waves or particles is dispersed by collisions or similar interactions.


lexentry: eng/scavenge__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scavenge
trans_list: ramasser les ordures
sense:
(transitive) To collect and remove refuse, or to search through refuse, carrion, or abandoned items for useful material.


lexentry: eng/scavenge__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: scavenge
trans_list: nettoyer
sense:
(transitive) To remove unwanted material from something, especially to purify molten metal by removing impurities.


lexentry: eng/scavenger_hunt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scavenger hunt
trans_list: chasse au trésor
sense:
A game in which individuals or teams seek to find a number of specific items, or perform tasks, as given in a list.


lexentry: eng/sceat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sceat
trans_list: sceat
sense:
(numismatics, historical) A small Anglo-Saxon coin, especially one made of silver; sometimes regarded as a weight (and thus a comparative measure of a coin's value).


lexentry: eng/scedasticity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scedasticity
trans_list: scédasticité
sense:
(statistics) The distribution of error terms. Error terms are distributed either randomly and with constant variance (homoscedasticity) or with some kind of pattern (heteroscedasticity).


lexentry: eng/scene__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: scene
trans_list: scène
sense:
(theatre) The decorations; furnishings and backgrounds of a stage, representing the place in which the action of a play is set.


lexentry: eng/scene__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: scene
trans_list: scène
sense:
(theatre, film, television, radio) A part of a dramatic work that is set in the same place or time. In the theatre, generally a number of scenes constitute an act.


lexentry: eng/scene__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: scene
trans_list: scène
sense:
The location, time, circumstances, etc., in which something occurs, or in which the action of a story, play, or the like, is set up.


lexentry: eng/scene__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: scene
trans_list: scène | scène de ménage
sense:
An exhibition of passionate or strong feeling before others, creating embarrassment or disruption; often, an artificial or affected action, or course of action, done for effect; a theatrical display.


lexentry: eng/scene__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: scene
trans_list: scène
sense:
A social environment consisting of an informal, vague group of people with a uniting interest; their sphere of activity; a subculture.


lexentry: eng/scenery__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: scenery
trans_list: décor
sense:
Stage backdrops, property and other items on a stage that give the impression of the location of the scene.


lexentry: eng/scenester__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scenester
trans_list: adepte
sense:
(music) A non-musician who is active in a particular musical scene, especially one whose involvement carries social status.


lexentry: eng/schedule__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: schedule
trans_list: planning | emploi du temps | horaire | ordonnancement
sense:
A procedural plan, usually but not necessarily tabular in nature, indicating a sequence of operations and the planned times at which those operations are to occur. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/scheduling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scheduling
trans_list: ordonnancement | planification
sense:
(uncountable) A function in many aspects of industry, commerce and computing in which events are timed to take place at the most opportune time.


lexentry: eng/scheelite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scheelite
trans_list: scheelite
sense:
(mineral) A mineral composed of calcium tungstate, with the chemical formula CaWO4; it is one of the principal ores for tungsten.


lexentry: eng/schema__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: schema
trans_list: schéma
sense:
An outline or image universally applicable to a general conception, under which it is likely to be presented to the mind (for example, a body schema).


lexentry: eng/schema__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: schema
trans_list: schéma
sense:
(databases) A formal description of the structure of a database: the names of the tables, the names of the columns of each table, and the data type and other attributes of each column.


lexentry: eng/schematic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: schematic
trans_list: schématique
sense:
Represented too simply or in an overly formulaic way, reflecting a shallow or incomplete understanding of complex subject matter.


lexentry: eng/schematic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: schematic
trans_list: schéma
sense:
A simplified line drawing used by scientists, engineers, technologists and others to illustrate a system at an abstract level. Schematic drawings often use standard symbols for clarity.


lexentry: eng/scheme__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: scheme
trans_list: schéma
sense:
(mathematics) A mathematical structure that generalizes the notion of an algebraic variety in several ways, such as taking account of multiplicities and allowing "varieties" defined over any commutative ring. Formally, a locally ringed space that admits a covering by open sets, each of which is isomorphic to an affine scheme (i.e. the spectrum of some commutative ring).


lexentry: eng/schism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: schism
trans_list: schisme
sense:
(Catholicism) a split within Christianity whereby a group no longer recognizes the Bishop of Rome as the head of the Church, but shares essentially the same beliefs with the Church of Rome. In other words, a political split without the introduction of heresy.


lexentry: eng/schist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: schist
trans_list: schiste
sense:
Any of a variety of coarse-grained crystalline metamorphic rocks with a foliated structure that allows easy division into slabs or slates.


lexentry: eng/schistosomiasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: schistosomiasis
trans_list: schistosomiase
sense:
(pathology) Any of various diseases of humans caused by parasitic blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma.


lexentry: eng/schizocarp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: schizocarp
trans_list: cénocarpe | schizocarpe
sense:
(botany) A dry fruit that develops from multiple carpels and splits into multiple, one-seeded mericarps at maturity


lexentry: eng/schizoid_personality_disorder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: schizoid personality disorder
trans_list: trouble de la personnalité schizoïde
sense:
(psychiatry) A personality disorder characterized by social withdrawal, flat affect, very few, if any, close friends or personal relationships, excessive preoccupation with fantasy and insensitivity to prevailing social norms and conventions.


lexentry: eng/schizophasia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: schizophasia
trans_list: schizophasie
sense:
(psychiatry) Word salad: a nonsensical, often repetitious assemblage of words, typical of mental disorders such as schizophrenia.


lexentry: eng/schizophrenia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: schizophrenia
trans_list: schizophrénie
sense:
(pathology) A psychiatric diagnosis denoting a persistent, often chronic, mental illness characterised by abnormal perception, thinking, behavior and emotion, often marked by delusions.


lexentry: eng/schizophrenia__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: schizophrenia
trans_list: schizophrénie
sense:
(informal, figurative) Any condition in which disparate or mutually exclusive activities coexist; a lack of decision between options.


lexentry: eng/schizotypal_personality_disorder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: schizotypal personality disorder
trans_list: trouble de la personnalité schizotypique
sense:
(psychiatry) A personality disorder characterized by an extreme discomfort in social situations and perceptual distortions.


lexentry: eng/schlub__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: schlub
trans_list: plouc
sense:
(chiefly, US, informal) A person who is clumsy, oafish, or socially awkward, or unattractive or unkempt.


lexentry: eng/schmuck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: schmuck
trans_list: chnoque
sense:
(colloquial, pejorative, US) A jerk; a person who is unlikable, detestable, or contemptible because he or she is stupid, foolish, clumsy, oafish, inept, malicious, or unpleasant.


lexentry: eng/schnapps__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: schnapps
trans_list: eau-de-vie | schnaps
sense:
(uncountable) A type of distilled alcoholic beverage (liquor), often with a herbal or fruit flavoring, typically drunk neat as an apéritif or digestif.


lexentry: eng/scholar's_mate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scholar's mate
trans_list: coup du berger | mat du berger
sense:
(chess) The checkmate which occurs shortly after the opening, when the white queen checkmates by taking the black pawn on f7 (or the black queen taking the white pawn on f2), protected by a bishop on c4 (or c5).


lexentry: eng/scholastic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scholastic
trans_list: scolastique
sense:
(philosophy) A member of the medieval philosophical school of scholasticism; a medieval Christian Aristotelian.


lexentry: eng/scholasticism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scholasticism
trans_list: scolastique
sense:
(philosophy) A tradition or school of philosophy, originating in the Middle Ages, that combines classical philosophy with Catholic theology.


lexentry: eng/school__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: school
trans_list: collège | faculté | université | école
sense:
(British) An educational institution providing primary and secondary education, prior to tertiary education (college or university).


lexentry: eng/school__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: school
trans_list: école | collège
sense:
Within a larger educational institution, an organizational unit, such as a department or institute, which is dedicated to a specific subject area.


lexentry: eng/school__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: school
trans_list: école
sense:
(considered collectively) The followers of a particular doctrine; a particular way of thinking or particular doctrine; a school of thought.


lexentry: eng/school__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: school
trans_list: collège | faculté | université | école
sense:
The canons, precepts, or body of opinion or practice, sanctioned by the authority of a particular class or age.


lexentry: eng/school_board__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: school board
trans_list: commission scolaire | conseil scolaire | district scolaire | division scolaire
sense:
A governing body of people elected (a board of directors or board of trustees) to oversee management of a school district and represent the interests of residents.


lexentry: eng/school_counselor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: school counselor
trans_list: conseiller scolaire | conseillère scolaire
sense:
(US) A professional member of an educational team who assists students in their personal, social, academic, and career development aspects of education through services such as individual counseling, small group counseling, and classroom teaching, and provide leadership in educational reform (advocacy); traditionally known as a guidance counselor, although this term is deemed inaccurate by most professionals today.


lexentry: eng/school_of_hard_knocks__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: school of hard knocks
trans_list: école de la vie | école de vie
sense:
(idiomatic, chiefly, US) The source of an education consisting of real-world experiences, especially adverse experiences.


lexentry: eng/school_psychologist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: school psychologist
trans_list: psychologue scolaire
sense:
A practitioner or educator who conducts assessments to evaluate students on criteria such as intelligence, aptitude, and psychopathology. Additionally, they often consult with teachers and other school personnel to supply interventions to aid in student learning. Not to be confused with a school counselor.


lexentry: eng/school_shark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: school shark
trans_list: requin-hâ
sense:
Galeorhinus galeus, a hound shark of the family Triakidae, the only member of the genus Galeorhinus.


lexentry: eng/school_trip__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: school trip
trans_list: excursion scolaire
sense:
an event in which schoolchildren travel to a location separate from their normal learning environment under the authority of the staff of their school and with the purpose of learning by experience.


lexentry: eng/schoolday__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: schoolday
trans_list: jour d'école
sense:
A day during which the public schools are open, usually synonymous with weekday during the school year.


lexentry: eng/schoolie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: schoolie
trans_list: élève sortant | élève sortante
sense:
(Australia) A senior school student, especially a school-leaver, engaged in unsupervised celebrations during schoolies week.


lexentry: eng/schoolmarm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: schoolmarm
trans_list: institutrice | maîtresse d'école | peau de vache
sense:
(US, slang) A female teacher, especially one seen to be old-fashioned and extremely severe and strict.


lexentry: eng/schooner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: schooner
trans_list: goélette
sense:
(watercraft) A sailing ship with two or more masts, all with fore-and-aft sails; if two masted, having a foremast and a mainmast.


lexentry: eng/sciatic_nerve__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sciatic nerve
trans_list: nerf ischiatique | nerf sciatique
sense:
(neuroanatomy) A large nerve that starts in the lower back and runs through the buttock and down the lower limb.


lexentry: eng/sciatica__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sciatica
trans_list: sciatique
sense:
(pathology, neurology) Neuralgia of the sciatic nerve, characterised by pain radiating down through the buttocks and the back of the thigh.


lexentry: eng/science__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: science
trans_list: science
sense:
(countable) A particular discipline or branch of knowledge that is natural, measurable or consisting of systematic principles rather than intuition or technical skill. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/science__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: science
trans_list: science
sense:
(uncountable, archaic) Knowledge gained through study or practice; mastery of a particular discipline or area. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/science__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: science
trans_list: science
sense:
(now, only, _, theology) The fact of knowing something; knowledge or understanding of a truth. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/science__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: science
trans_list: science
sense:
(uncountable) The collective discipline of study or learning acquired through the scientific method; the sum of knowledge gained from such methods and discipline. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/scientific_method__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scientific method
trans_list: méthode scientifique
sense:
(sciences) A method of discovering knowledge about the natural world based in making falsifiable predictions (hypotheses), testing them empirically, and developing theories that match known data from repeatable physical experimentation.


lexentry: eng/scientific_name__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scientific name
trans_list: nom savant | nom scientifique
sense:
A formal name according to an internationally accepted standard, especially the formal name of a taxon.


lexentry: eng/scientific_notation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: scientific notation
trans_list: notation scientifique
sense:
(mathematics) an alternative format of such a decimal number immediately followed by E and an integer


lexentry: eng/scientist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scientist
trans_list: scientifique | savant | savante
sense:
One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research, or make use of the results of the research of others.


lexentry: eng/scientometrics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scientometrics
trans_list: scientométrie
sense:
(sciences) The scientific measurement of the work of scientists, especially by way of analysing their publications and the citations within them.


lexentry: eng/scimitar-horned_oryx__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scimitar-horned oryx
trans_list: oryx algazelle
sense:
A critically endangered antelope, Oryx dammah, living in the arid plains and deserts of North Africa.


lexentry: eng/scimitar_babbler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scimitar babbler
trans_list: pomatorhin
sense:
Any of various passerine birds of the genus Pomatorhinus and the former genus Jabouilleia (now included in Napothera), found in tropical Asia.


lexentry: eng/scintigraphy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scintigraphy
trans_list: scintigraphie
sense:
(medicine) A radiographic technique, using radioactive tracers, for the diagnosis of injuries to bones


lexentry: eng/scintillation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: scintillation
trans_list: scintillation
sense:
(astronomy) The twinkling of a star or other celestial body caused by turbulence in the Earth's atmosphere.


lexentry: eng/sciolism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sciolism
trans_list: méconnaissance
sense:
(uncountable) The practice of expressing opinions on something which one knows only superficially or has little real understanding of; also, shallow or superficial knowledge; (countable) an instance of this.


lexentry: eng/scion__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: scion
trans_list: scion
sense:
(botany) A detached shoot or twig containing buds from a woody plant, used in grafting; a shoot or twig in a general sense.


lexentry: eng/scissors__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scissors
trans_list: ciseaux
sense:
(countable, usually, construed as plural) A tool used for cutting thin material, consisting of two crossing blades attached at a pivot point in such a way that the blades slide across each other when the handles are closed.


lexentry: eng/scissors__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: scissors
trans_list: ciseaux
sense:
(rock paper scissors) A hand with the index and middle fingers open (a handshape resembling scissors), that beats paper and loses to rock. It beats lizard and loses to Spock in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.


lexentry: eng/sclera__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sclera
trans_list: sclère | sclérotique
sense:
(anatomy) The white of the eye; the tough outer coat of the eye that covers the eyeball except for the cornea.


lexentry: eng/sclerosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sclerosis
trans_list: sclérose
sense:
(pathology) The abnormal hardening of body tissues, such as an artery; the appearance of hardenings, indurations, lesions, nodules.


lexentry: eng/scolding__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scolding
trans_list: bagarre
sense:
A succession of critical remarks, such as those directed by a parent towards a misbehaving child; an earful.


lexentry: eng/sconce__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sconce
trans_list: applique | applique murale
sense:
A candlestick (holder for a candle, especially a circular tube, with a brim, into which a candle is inserted), either with a handle for carrying, or with a bracket for attaching to a wall.


lexentry: eng/scoop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scoop
trans_list: cuiller | pelle
sense:
Any cup- or bowl-shaped tool, usually with a handle, used to lift and move loose or soft solid material.


lexentry: eng/scoop__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: scoop
trans_list: écope
sense:
(automotive) An opening in a hood/bonnet or other body panel to admit air, usually for cooling the engine.


lexentry: eng/scoot_over__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scoot over
trans_list: se décaler
sense:
(intransitive, colloquial) To move one's sitting self or seat aside, so the other person has more space.


lexentry: eng/scooter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scooter
trans_list: trottinette
sense:
A kick scooter or push scooter; a human-powered land vehicle with a handlebar, deck and wheels that is propelled by a rider pushing off the ground.


lexentry: eng/scope__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: scope
trans_list: portée
sense:
(medicine, colloquial) Any medical procedure that ends in the suffix -scopy, such as endoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, etc.


lexentry: eng/score__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: score
trans_list: score | nombre de points
sense:
The number of points accrued by each of the participants in a game, expressed as a ratio or a series of numbers.


lexentry: eng/score__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: score
trans_list: note
sense:
The performance of an individual or group on an examination or test, expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a grade.


lexentry: eng/score_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: score off
trans_list: aplatir | baiser | dominer | enculer | humilier | mortifier
sense:
(transitive, inseparable, idiomatic, slang) To defeat (especially in an argument), get the better of, achieve a success over, gain an advantage or win points over, make a point to the detriment or at the expense of, make appear foolish. Sometimes with particle on (someone).


lexentry: eng/score_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: score off
trans_list: barrer | biffer | blackbouler | exclure | flanquer dehors | foutre dehors
sense:
(transitive, separable, idiomatic) To delete or remove (especially from a list); to score out, strike out or strike off, cross out or cross off; to draw a line through.


lexentry: eng/score_string__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: score string
trans_list: abaque
sense:
(billiards) A wire strung with beads and hung horizontally above or near the table which is used to keep score.


lexentry: eng/scorpion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scorpion
trans_list: scorpion
sense:
Any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones, related to the spiders, characterised by two large front pincers and a curved tail with a venomous sting in the end.


lexentry: eng/scorpionfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scorpionfish
trans_list: rascasse
sense:
Any of the family Scorpaenidae of mostly marine fish, including many of the world's most venomous species, the "sting" taking the form of sharp spines coated with venomous mucus.


lexentry: eng/scotch__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: scotch
trans_list: coin
sense:
A block for a wheel or other round object; a chock, wedge, prop, or other support, to prevent slipping.


lexentry: eng/scour__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scour
trans_list: récurer | verrer
sense:
(transitive) To clean, polish, or wash (something) by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously, frequently with an abrasive or cleaning agent.


lexentry: eng/scour__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: scour
trans_list: purger
sense:
(transitive, veterinary medicine) To clear the digestive tract (of an animal) by administering medication that induces defecation or vomiting; to purge.


lexentry: eng/scourge__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: scourge
trans_list: fléau
sense:
A source of persistent (and often widespread) pain and suffering or trouble, such as a cruel ruler, disease, pestilence, or war.


lexentry: eng/scout__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scout
trans_list: éclaireur | éclaireuse
sense:
A person sent out to gain and bring in tidings; especially, one employed in war to gain information about the enemy and ground.


lexentry: eng/scout__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: scout
trans_list: scout | éclaireur | reconnaissance
sense:
A member of any number of youth organizations belonging to the international scout movement, such as the Boy Scouts of America or Girl Scouts of the United States.


lexentry: eng/scowl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scowl
trans_list: froncement
sense:
The wrinkling of the brows or face in frowning; the expression of displeasure, sullenness, or discontent in the countenance; an angry frown.


lexentry: eng/scowl__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scowl
trans_list: froncer | froncer les sourcils
sense:
(intransitive) To wrinkle the brows, as in frowning or displeasure; to put on a frowning look; to look sour, sullen, severe, or angry.


lexentry: eng/scram__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scram
trans_list: décamper | décaniller | dégager | déguerpir | ficher le camp | s'en aller
sense:
(intransitive, originally, US, often, imperative) To leave in a hurry; to go away. [from early 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/scramble__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: scramble
trans_list: brouiller
sense:
(transitive) To process telecommunication signals to make them unintelligible to an unauthorized listener.


lexentry: eng/scramble__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: scramble
trans_list: brouiller
sense:
(transitive, military, also by extension) To quickly deploy (vehicles, usually aircraft) to a destination in response to an alert, usually to intercept an attacking enemy.


lexentry: eng/scrambled_egg__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scrambled egg
trans_list: œufs brouillés
sense:
(usually, in the plural) A dish made by beating and cooking eggs, sometimes mixed with milk, and typically stirred while cooking.


lexentry: eng/scramjet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scramjet
trans_list: superstatoréacteur
sense:
(aeronautics) A jet engine capable of propelling an aircraft at hypersonic speeds, in which combustion of the fuel/air mixture occurs at supersonic speeds.


lexentry: eng/scrap__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: scrap
trans_list: ferraille
sense:
(uncountable) Discarded objects (especially metal) that may be dismantled to recover their constituent materials, junk.


lexentry: eng/scrapbook__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scrapbook
trans_list: album
sense:
A book, similar to a notebook or journal, in which personal or family memorabilia and photos are collected and arranged.


lexentry: eng/scrape__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scrape
trans_list: gratter | racler
sense:
(ambitransitive) To draw (an object, especially a sharp or angular one), along (something) while exerting pressure.


lexentry: eng/scrape_together__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scrape together
trans_list: rassembler
sense:
(idiomatic) To collect, assemble or gather small amounts (especially of money), from various sources, with some difficulty


lexentry: eng/scrappage__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: scrappage
trans_list: prime à la casse
sense:
(UK) An amount of money paid by the government to a person trading in an old car (to be scrapped) for a more environmentally-friendly new one.


lexentry: eng/scratch__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scratch
trans_list: gratter
sense:
To rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.


lexentry: eng/scratch__Verb__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: scratch
trans_list: griffer
sense:
To dig or scrape (a person's skin) with claws or fingernails in self-defense or with the intention to injure.


lexentry: eng/scratch_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scratch card
trans_list: carte à gratter | jeu de grattage | billet à gratter | gratteux | ticket à gratter
sense:
(gambling) A lottery ticket containing sections covered with an opaque waxy film which may be removed by scratching to reveal symbols that show whether or not a prize has been won.


lexentry: eng/scratching_post__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scratching post
trans_list: griffoir
sense:
A wooden post, wrapped in a piece of carpet (or similar material), that a domestic cat is encouraged to scratch (rather than the furniture).


lexentry: eng/scratchpad__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: scratchpad
trans_list: bloc-notes
sense:
(computing, in transaction processing systems) A piece of temporary memory to hold details of a current conversation, usually scratchpad memory.


lexentry: eng/scream__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scream
trans_list: cri
sense:
A loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, especially horror, fear, excitement, or anger; it may comprise a word or a sustained, high-pitched vowel sound.


lexentry: eng/scream__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scream
trans_list: crier
sense:
(intransitive, also, figuratively) To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, shout outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to screech, to shriek.


lexentry: eng/screamer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: screamer
trans_list: anhimidés
sense:
Any bird in the taxonomic family Anhimidae, endemic to South America, being large, bulky birds with a small downy head, long legs and large feet.


lexentry: eng/screech__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: screech
trans_list: crissement
sense:
(countable) A high-pitched strident or piercing sound, such as that between a moving object and any surface.


lexentry: eng/screed__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: screed
trans_list: diatribe | harangue | litanie | tirade
sense:
(by extension) A speech or piece of writing which contains angry and extended criticism. [from late 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/screed__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: screed
trans_list: chape
sense:
A smooth, flat layer of concrete, plaster, or similar material, especially if acting as a base for paving stones, tiles, wooden planks, etc.


lexentry: eng/screed__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: screed
trans_list: araser
sense:
(transitive, construction, masonry) To use a screed to produce a smooth, flat surface of concrete, plaster, or similar material; also (generally) to put down a layer of concrete, plaster, etc.


lexentry: eng/screen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: screen
trans_list: paravent | écran
sense:
A physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous.


lexentry: eng/screen__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: screen
trans_list: écran
sense:
(basketball) An offensive tactic in which a player stands so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.


lexentry: eng/screen_printing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: screen printing
trans_list: sérigraphie
sense:
A printing technique in which ink is forced through a woven mesh with an ink-blocking stencil on it.


lexentry: eng/screen_time__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: screen time
trans_list: temps d'écran
sense:
The amount of time a person spends using screen-accessed technology (such as a television, a computer, a smartphone, etc.).


lexentry: eng/screenplay__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: screenplay
trans_list: scénario
sense:
(authorship, cinematography) A script for a movie or a television show; especially, the former specifically.


lexentry: eng/screensaver__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: screensaver
trans_list: écran de veille
sense:
(software) A computer program that displays aesthetic patterns or images when the computer is not being used, originally intended to prevent screenburn.


lexentry: eng/screenwriter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: screenwriter
trans_list: scénariste
sense:
One who writes for the screen, who writes drama for film or television; especially a professional who knows the conventions appropriate to such work.


lexentry: eng/screw__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: screw
trans_list: tricher
sense:
(transitive) To extort or practice extortion upon; to oppress by unreasonable or extortionate exactions; to put the screws on.


lexentry: eng/screw_thread__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: screw thread
trans_list: filet | filetage
sense:
(engineering) A helical ridge formed around a cylinder, or a helical groove formed around the inner wall of a bore, used mostly on fasteners and their connection points.


lexentry: eng/screwdriver__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: screwdriver
trans_list: tournevis
sense:
A hand tool or power tool which engages with the head of a screw and allows torque to be applied to turn the screw, thus driving it in or loosening it.


lexentry: eng/screwed__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: screwed
trans_list: foutu
sense:
(slang, mildly, _, vulgar) Beset with unfortunate circumstances that seem difficult or impossible to overcome; in imminent danger.


lexentry: eng/scribe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scribe
trans_list: scribe
sense:
Someone who writes; a draughtsperson; a writer for another; especially, an official or public writer; an amanuensis, secretary, notary, or copyist.


lexentry: eng/scribe__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: scribe
trans_list: scribe
sense:
(archaic) A writer and doctor of the law; one skilled in the law and traditions; one who read and explained the law to the people.


lexentry: eng/scrim__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: scrim
trans_list: filet
sense:
A woven, nonwoven or knitted fabric composed of continuous strands of material used for reinforcing or strengthening membranes.


lexentry: eng/scrim__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: scrim
trans_list: rideau
sense:
(theater) A theater drop that appears opaque when a scene in front is lighted and transparent or translucent when a scene in back is lighted.


lexentry: eng/scrimshaw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scrimshaw
trans_list: scrimshaw
sense:
(countable) A small ornamental handicraft created by carving or engraving bone (originally whalebone or whales' teeth), ivory, or other materials, formerly produced by sailors on whaling ships to pass the time on long voyages. [from mid 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/scrimshaw__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: scrimshaw
trans_list: scrimshaw
sense:
(uncountable) The manufacture of small ornamental handicrafts by carving or engraving bone, ivory, or other materials, formerly by sailors on whaling ships to pass the time on long voyages. [from mid 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/script__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: script
trans_list: scénario | script
sense:
(countable) The written document containing the dialogue and action for a drama; the text of a stage play, movie, or other performance. Especially, the final form used for the performance itself.


lexentry: eng/script__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: script
trans_list: script
sense:
(computing) A file containing a list of user commands, allowing them to be invoked once to execute in sequence.


lexentry: eng/script_kiddie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: script kiddie
trans_list: script kiddie
sense:
(informal, derogatory) A (usually amateur) hacker who compromises files on others' computers or launches attacks on computer systems, using widely distributed computer programs or scripts rather than developing their own.


lexentry: eng/script_supervisor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: script supervisor
trans_list: scripte
sense:
A member of a film crew responsible for maintaining the film's internal continuity and for marking the production unit's daily progress in shooting the film's screenplay.


lexentry: eng/scriptorium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scriptorium
trans_list: scriptorium
sense:
(countable) A room set aside for the copying, writing, or illuminating of manuscripts and records, especially such a room in a monastery.


lexentry: eng/scrofula__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scrofula
trans_list: écrouelles | scrofule
sense:
(pathology) A form of tuberculosis, most common in women 30-40 years of age, tending to cause enlarged and degenerated lymph nodes, especially in the neck, and often chronic, intractable skin inflammation as well.


lexentry: eng/scrofulous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scrofulous
trans_list: scrofuleux
sense:
(pathology, dated) Of, related to, or suffering from scrofula (form of tuberculosis tending to cause enlarged lymph nodes and skin inflammation).


lexentry: eng/scroll__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: scroll
trans_list: rouleau | volute | volumen | papyrus | rotulus
sense:
(architectural element) An ornament formed of undulations giving off spirals or sprays, usually suggestive of plant form. Roman architectural ornament is largely of some scroll pattern.


lexentry: eng/scroll__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: scroll
trans_list: volute | coquille
sense:
(lutherie) The carved end of a violin, viola, cello or other stringed instrument, most commonly scroll-shaped but occasionally in the form of a human or animal head.


lexentry: eng/scroll__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scroll
trans_list: faire défiler | scroller
sense:
(transitive, computing, GUI) To change one's view of data on a computer's display by moving in gradual increments, typically using a scroll bar or a scroll wheel..


lexentry: eng/scroll_bar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scroll bar
trans_list: ascenseur | barre de défilement
sense:
(computing, GUI) A graphical widget in the form of a horizontal or vertical bar, on the edges of a personal computer screen, that is used to move scrollable text or images.


lexentry: eng/scrotum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scrotum
trans_list: scrotum
sense:
(anatomy) The sac of skin and muscle that contains the testicles in most placental (boreoeutherian) mammals.


lexentry: eng/scrounge__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scrounge
trans_list: glaner
sense:
(intransitive, transitive) To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean.


lexentry: eng/scrub__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: scrub
trans_list: broussaille
sense:
(uncountable) Vegetation judged to be of inferior quality or of little use to humans, though sometimes thick and impenetrable, growing in poor soil or in sand; also, brush.


lexentry: eng/scrub__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: scrub
trans_list: broussaille
sense:
(countable, US, stock breeding) One of the common livestock of a region of no particular breed or not of pure breed, especially when inferior in size, etc.; particularly a male animal poorly suited for breeding.


lexentry: eng/scrub__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scrub
trans_list: frotter | récurer
sense:
(transitive) To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening


lexentry: eng/scrum__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: scrum
trans_list: scrum
sense:
(Canada) A tightly packed group of reporters surrounding a person, usually a politician, asking for comments about an issue; an opportunity provided for a politician to be approached this way.


lexentry: eng/scruple__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scruple
trans_list: scrupule
sense:
Hesitation to act from the difficulty of determining what is right or expedient; doubt, hesitation or unwillingness due to motives of conscience.


lexentry: eng/scrutinize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scrutinize
trans_list: scruter
sense:
(transitive) To examine something with great care or detail, as to look for hidden or obscure flaws.


lexentry: eng/scry__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scry
trans_list: augurer
sense:
To magically or supernaturally look into or (as an entertainer) predict (the future), using crystal balls or other objects.


lexentry: eng/scuba__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scuba
trans_list: scaphandre autonome
sense:
(underwater diving) An apparatus carried by a diver, which includes a tank holding compressed, filtered air and a regulator which delivers the air to the diver at ambient pressure which can be used underwater.


lexentry: eng/scullery_maid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scullery maid
trans_list: fille de cuisine
sense:
(historical, in large houses) A domestic servant, of lowest status, whose job is to wash dishes and do other menial chores.


lexentry: eng/sculpin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sculpin
trans_list: cottidé
sense:
A small fish of the family Cottidae, usually lacking scales. Often found on river bottoms and in tidal pools.


lexentry: eng/sculpture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sculpture
trans_list: sculpture
sense:
(countable) A three dimensional work of art created by shaping malleable objects and letting them harden or by chipping away pieces from a rock (sculpting).


lexentry: eng/scum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scum
trans_list: couche | crasse | mousse | écume
sense:
(uncountable) A layer of impurities that accumulates at the surface of a liquid (especially molten metal or water).


lexentry: eng/scurvy-grass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scurvy-grass
trans_list: cochléaire | cranson
sense:
Any of several European plants, of the genus Cochlearia, formerly believed useful in treating scurvy.


lexentry: eng/scurvy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scurvy
trans_list: scorbut
sense:
(disease) A disease caused by insufficient intake of vitamin C, leading to the formation of livid spots on the skin, spongy gums, loosening of the teeth and bleeding into the skin and from almost all mucous membranes.


lexentry: eng/scutch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scutch
trans_list: écang
sense:
(countable) A wooden implement shaped like a large knife used to separate the valuable fibres of flax or hemp by beating them and scraping from it the woody or coarse portions.


lexentry: eng/scute__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scute
trans_list: bouclier
sense:
(zoology) A horny, chitinous, or bony external plate or scale, as on the shell of a turtle or the skin of crocodiles.


lexentry: eng/scuttle__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: scuttle
trans_list: saborder | saboter
sense:
(transitive) To deliberately sink one's ship or boat by any means, usually by order of the vessel's commander or owner.


lexentry: eng/scythe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scythe
trans_list: faux
sense:
An instrument for mowing grass, grain, etc. by hand, composed of a long, curving blade with a sharp concave edge, fastened to a long handle called a snath. [before 10th century]


lexentry: eng/sea_anemone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sea anemone
trans_list: anémone de mer
sense:
Any of many polyps, of the order Actiniaria, which occurs in marine and estuarine habitats, and which captures its food using tentacles.


lexentry: eng/sea_bass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sea bass
trans_list: loup de mer | bar | bar commun | bar européen | loubine | loup
sense:
Any of various species of saltwater fish in various families, or a specimen thereof, in several families in order Perciformes


lexentry: eng/sea_hare__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sea hare
trans_list: lièvre de mer
sense:
Any member of the order Aplysiamorpha or Anaspidea, large marine gastropod molluscs with a soft internal shell made of protein.


lexentry: eng/sea_horse__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sea horse
trans_list: hippocampe
sense:
Any of various small marine fish of the genus Hippocampus that have a horselike head and swim upright.


lexentry: eng/sea_legs__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sea legs
trans_list: pied marin
sense:
(idiomatic, nautical) The ability, when walking aboard a ship, to anticipate the motion of the deck so as to walk steadily without losing balance.


lexentry: eng/sea_level__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sea level
trans_list: niveau de la mer
sense:
The nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured.


lexentry: eng/sea_monster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sea monster
trans_list: monstre marin
sense:
(mythological creature) A large and aggressive creature living in or under the sea that attacks ships.


lexentry: eng/sea_pie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sea pie
trans_list: cipaille
sense:
A dish of crust or pastry with meat or fish, etc., cooked together in alternate layers, once a common food of sailors.


lexentry: eng/sea_snake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sea snake
trans_list: serpent marin
sense:
Any of several snakes, of the subfamily Hydrophiinae, that live in the waters of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.


lexentry: eng/sea_stack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sea stack
trans_list: stack
sense:
(chiefly, Britain, geology) A pillar of rock that rises from the ocean, formed by surrounding softer ground eroding away.


lexentry: eng/sea_star_wasting_disease__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sea star wasting disease
trans_list: syndrome du dépérissement de l'étoile de mer
sense:
(marine biology) A disease of starfish and several other echinoderms appearing sporadically, causing mass mortality of those affected.


lexentry: eng/sea_trout__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sea trout
trans_list: truite de mer
sense:
A fish of the species Salmo trutta morpha trutta, closely related to salmon and a subspecies of brown trout. It is lighter in colour than the brown trout, and lives in salt water, returning to fresh water only to spawn.


lexentry: eng/sea_urchin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sea urchin
trans_list: oursin | hérisson de mer
sense:
Any of many marine echinoderms, of the class Echinoidea, commonly found in shallow water, having a complex chewing structure named Aristotle's lantern.


lexentry: eng/seabream__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: seabream
trans_list: dorade
sense:
Any of several species of marine fish of the families Sparidae or Bramidae found in shallow temperate and tropical waters around the World.


lexentry: eng/seafloor_spreading__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: seafloor spreading
trans_list: expansion des fonds océaniques
sense:
(geology) The outward movement of the seafloor from central underwater ridges as a result of plate tectonics; the major cause of continental drift.


lexentry: eng/seal__Noun__2
sense_num: 05
written_rep: seal
trans_list: sceau
sense:
Something which will be visibly damaged if a covering or container is opened, and which may or may not bear an official design.


lexentry: eng/sealing_wax__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sealing wax
trans_list: cire à cacheter
sense:
Wax formerly melted onto a letter to seal it; the picture of the sender's seal was often pressed into the wax as evidence that the letter had not been opened.


lexentry: eng/seam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: seam
trans_list: couture
sense:
(sewing) A folded-back and stitched piece of fabric; especially, the stitching that joins two or more pieces of fabric.


lexentry: eng/seam_allowance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: seam allowance
trans_list: valeurs de couture
sense:
(sewing) The part of the material or fabric added to the dimensions of a sewing pattern outside the seam.


lexentry: eng/seamanship__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: seamanship
trans_list: qualités de marin
sense:
(nautical) Skill in, and knowledge of, the work of navigating, maintaining, and operating a vessel at sea.


lexentry: eng/seamount__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: seamount
trans_list: piton sous-marin
sense:
(oceanography) An underwater mountain with a prominence of more than 1,000 metres, which does not breach the water's surface.


lexentry: eng/seaplane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: seaplane
trans_list: hydravion
sense:
(aircraft, nautical) Any aircraft capable of taking off from, and alighting on the surface of water.


lexentry: eng/search_box__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: search box
trans_list: case
sense:
(computing) A text box for the input of text to be searched for in a database, on the Internet, etc.


lexentry: eng/search_engine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: search engine
trans_list: moteur de recherche
sense:
(computing) An application that searches for, and retrieves, data based on some criteria, especially one that searches the Internet for documents containing specified words.


lexentry: eng/search_warrant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: search warrant
trans_list: mandat de perquisition
sense:
(legal) A court order in the form of a warrant, authorizing the search of a home and/or other privacy-protected place(s), notably to seek unlawful possessions, evidence etc. as part of a judicial inquiry


lexentry: eng/season__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: season
trans_list: saison
sense:
(North America, Australia, broadcasting) A group of episodes of a television or radio program broadcast in regular intervals with a long break between each group, usually with one year between the beginning of each.


lexentry: eng/season_ticket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: season ticket
trans_list: abonnement
sense:
A ticket that is valid for all of the events in a series of related events for which individual tickets would otherwise be needed.


lexentry: eng/seasonal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: seasonal
trans_list: saisonnier
sense:
Of, related to, or reliant on a season or period of the year, especially with regard to weather characteristics.


lexentry: eng/seasonal_affective_disorder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: seasonal affective disorder
trans_list: dépression hivernale | dépression saisonnière
sense:
(psychology) A form of depression associated with the lack of natural light during the winter months.


lexentry: eng/seasoning__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: seasoning
trans_list: assaisonnement | épice
sense:
(cooking) Something used to add taste or flavour to food, such as salt and pepper or other condiment, herb or spice.


lexentry: eng/seat__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: seat
trans_list: assise | fond
sense:
(law, E&W) One of a series of departmental placements given to a trainee solicitor as part of their training contract.


lexentry: eng/seat_belt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: seat belt
trans_list: ceinture de sécurité
sense:
(automotive) A restraining belt attached to a vehicle seat and fastened around occupants in order to keep them in place and decelerate them smoothly rather than suddenly in an accident, mitigating the risk of injury from uncontrolled impact with injurious objects.


lexentry: eng/seating__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: seating
trans_list: couvert
sense:
(countable) A period of time in which people are allowed into a performance, a meal, etc., to be seated.


lexentry: eng/sebaceous_gland__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sebaceous gland
trans_list: glande sébacée
sense:
(anatomy) A gland of the skin which secretes an oily substance, sebum, usually into a hair follicle near the surface of the skin.


lexentry: eng/sebum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sebum
trans_list: sébum
sense:
(physiology) A thick oily substance, secreted by the sebaceous glands of the skin, that consists of fat, keratin and cellular debris.


lexentry: eng/secede__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: secede
trans_list: faire sécession
sense:
(intransitive) To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation.


lexentry: eng/secede__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: secede
trans_list: faire sécession
sense:
(transitive, uncommon) To split or to withdraw one or more constituent entities from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation.


lexentry: eng/second-degree_murder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: second-degree murder
trans_list: meurtre au deuxième degré
sense:
(legal, chiefly, US, Canada) The criminal offence of murder in a form defined as less serious than first-degree murder; the precise distinction may vary by jurisdiction but typically involves second-degree murder being intentional but not premeditated.


lexentry: eng/second-guess__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: second-guess
trans_list: critiquer
sense:
(idiomatic) to vet or evaluate; to criticize or correct, often by hindsight, by presuming to have a better idea, method, etc.


lexentry: eng/second-hand_smoke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: second-hand smoke
trans_list: fumée secondaire
sense:
The smoke from smokables, especially cigarettes (also cigars or joints), especially in an enclosed environment, and which any individual, including non-smokers, might be forced to breathe.


lexentry: eng/second-person_plural__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: second-person plural
trans_list: deuxième personne du pluriel
sense:
(grammar) The form of a verb used with the pronouns you (plural), y'all, you guys, etc., or their equivalents in other languages.


lexentry: eng/second__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: second
trans_list: deuxième | second | deux
sense:
Number-two; following after the first one with nothing between them. The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number two.


lexentry: eng/second__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: second
trans_list: article de second choix
sense:
(usually, in the plural) A manufactured item that, though still usable, fails to meet quality control standards.


lexentry: eng/second__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: second
trans_list: seconde
sense:
(music) The interval between two adjacent notes in a diatonic scale (either or both of them may be raised or lowered from the basic scale via any type of accidental).


lexentry: eng/second__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: second
trans_list: seconde | seconde d'angle | instant
sense:
A unit of time historically and commonly defined as a sixtieth of a minute which the International System of Units more precisely defines as the duration of 9,192,631,770 periods of radiation corresponding to the transition between two hyperfine levels of caesium-133 in a ground state at a temperature of absolute zero and at rest.


lexentry: eng/second_baseman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: second baseman
trans_list: joueur deuxième but
sense:
(baseball) The infield defensive player that stands between the first baseman and the shortstop, normally on the right field side of second base.


lexentry: eng/second_cousin__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: second cousin
trans_list: cousin issu de germain | cousine issue de germain
sense:
A relative who has with the other person only two great-grandparents in common, but where the parents and grandparents are different.


lexentry: eng/second_lieutenant__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: second lieutenant
trans_list: sous-lieutenant
sense:
The lowest rank of a commissioned officer in the United States Army, United States Air Force, or United States Marine Corps, below a first lieutenant. The rank of second lieutenant is equivalent to the naval rank of ensign.


lexentry: eng/second_nature__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: second nature
trans_list: seconde nature
sense:
(idiomatic) A mindset, skill, or type of behavior so ingrained through habit or practice that it seems natural, automatic, or without a basis in conscious thought.


lexentry: eng/second_person__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: second person
trans_list: deuxième personne
sense:
(grammar) The form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience. In English, the second person is used with the pronouns thou and you. In many languages the singular, applying to one person, and plural, applying to several people, are distinct.


lexentry: eng/second_reading__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: second reading
trans_list: deuxième lecture
sense:
In the UK and various other countries, the second presentation of a bill (proposed legislation) to a parliament or legislature, or chamber thereof, subsequent to the initial announcement of the bill at first reading. It is the first opportunity for debate on the main principles of the bill, and in the UK precedes the committee stage, where the bill is scrutinised in more detail.


lexentry: eng/second_to_none__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: second to none
trans_list: hors pair | sans égal
sense:
As good as the best, as in quality or reputation; inferior to no one else or to nothing else of the same kind.


lexentry: eng/secondary_education__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: secondary education
trans_list: enseignement secondaire
sense:
Education that follows primary education and leads to either employment or college / university education.


lexentry: eng/secondary_legislation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: secondary legislation
trans_list: législation déléguée
sense:
(law) legislation enacted by a power derived from another legislation, such as one made by the executive branch within the boundaries fixed by an act of parliament.


lexentry: eng/secondary_source__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: secondary source
trans_list: source secondaire
sense:
(historiography) A study of past events or a past author written from the perspective of a later period of time; a document that draws on one or more historical primary sources and interprets or analyses them, including documents such as newspapers whose accuracy is open to question.


lexentry: eng/secondment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: secondment
trans_list: détachement
sense:
The process or state of being seconded, the temporary transfer of a person from their normal duty to another assignment.


lexentry: eng/secret_Santa__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: secret Santa
trans_list: cacahuète
sense:
A Christmas tradition where a group of people give anonymous gifts to each other, with each person randomly selected to give a gift to one other person.


lexentry: eng/secret_admirer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: secret admirer
trans_list: admirateur secret
sense:
One who admires another romantically but purposely remains anonymous to the extent that the subject of the admiration is unaware of the admirer's identity.


lexentry: eng/secret_police__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: secret police
trans_list: police secrète
sense:
A police force operating in secrecy and outside the normal boundaries of law and hidden from the public, usually in support of a totalitarian government's political policies to suppress political dissent through the use of methods including intimidation, violence, and surveillance. [1823]


lexentry: eng/secret_society__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: secret society
trans_list: société secrète
sense:
A club, fraternal organization, or other association which admits only selected individuals as members, whose meetings and practices are often ritualistic and not public, and which often has the purpose of furthering the social or economic opportunities of its members.


lexentry: eng/secretary__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: secretary
trans_list: secrétaire
sense:
A managerial or leading position in certain non-profit organizations, such as political parties, trade unions, international organizations.


lexentry: eng/secretary_bird__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: secretary bird
trans_list: messager sagittaire | messager secrétaire | messager serpentaire
sense:
A large terrestrial bird of prey, Sagittarius serpentarius, native to Africa with very long legs that preys on reptiles, especially snakes.


lexentry: eng/secrete__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: secrete
trans_list: sécréter | excréter
sense:
(physiology, transitive, of organs, glands, etc.) To extract a substance from blood, sap, or similar to produce and emit waste for excretion or for the fulfilling of a physiological function.


lexentry: eng/section__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: section
trans_list: interner
sense:
(UK, Australia, New Zealand) To commit (a person) to a hospital for mental health treatment as an involuntary patient. So called after various sections of legal acts regarding mental health.


lexentry: eng/sectionary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sectionary
trans_list: sectionnaire
sense:
(historical) A member of a French antiroyalist political party that was one of the driving forces of the French Revolution.


lexentry: eng/secular_arm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: secular arm
trans_list: bras séculier
sense:
(Christianity, law, historical) The lay or temporal authority of a secular court to pronounce punishment (particularly capital punishment) of an offender tried by an ecclesiastical court.


lexentry: eng/secular_equilibrium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: secular equilibrium
trans_list: équilibre séculaire
sense:
(nuclear physics) The situation of the quantity of a radioisotope remaining constant because it is produced (by decay of a parent isotope) at the same rate that it decays.


lexentry: eng/secularism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: secularism
trans_list: laïcisme
sense:
The political belief in the separation of church and state, i.e. the position that religious belief should not influence public and governmental decisions.


lexentry: eng/secularization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: secularization
trans_list: sécularisation | laïcisation
sense:
The transformation of a society from close identification with religious values and institutions toward non-religious (or "irreligious") values and secular institutions.


lexentry: eng/securitization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: securitization
trans_list: titrisation
sense:
(commerce, finance) The fact or process of securitizing assets; the conversion of loans into securities, usually in order to sell them on to other investors.


lexentry: eng/securitize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: securitize
trans_list: titriser
sense:
(finance) To convert assets or claims (typically outstanding loans or other receivables) to securities, usually by selling them with a discount to a financial intermediary, which pools them with other similar assets and sells further as securities to third-party investors.


lexentry: eng/security__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: security
trans_list: sécurité
sense:
(uncountable) The condition of not being threatened, especially physically, psychologically, emotionally, or financially.


lexentry: eng/security_deposit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: security deposit
trans_list: caution | dépôt de garantie
sense:
An amount of money paid in advance as security against the payor's non-performance of a contractual obligation.


lexentry: eng/security_theater__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: security theater
trans_list: comédie sécuritaire
sense:
Security measures which are intended to, or do, provide a feeling or illusion of improved security, while doing little or nothing to actually improve security.


lexentry: eng/sedan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sedan
trans_list: berline | palanquin
sense:
An enclosed windowed chair suitable for a single occupant, carried by at least two porters, in equal numbers in front and behind, using wooden rails that passed through metal brackets on the sides of the chair.


lexentry: eng/sedan__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sedan
trans_list: berline
sense:
(US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand) An automobile designed in a configuration with separate compartments for engine space, driver/passenger space and luggage space.


lexentry: eng/sedan_chair__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sedan chair
trans_list: chaise à porteurs | filanzane
sense:
(chiefly, _, historical) An open or enclosed chair raised on poles and carried by people or animals, used as a mode of transport. [1750]


lexentry: eng/sedate__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sedate
trans_list: calme
sense:
(of a person or their behaviour) Remaining composed and dignified, and avoiding too much activity or excitement.


lexentry: eng/sedative__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sedative
trans_list: sédatif
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) An agent or drug that sedates, having a calming or soothing effect, or inducing sleep.


lexentry: eng/sedeprivationism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sedeprivationism
trans_list: sédéprivationnisme
sense:
The school of thought, in Roman Catholicism, that the popes of the new religion of Vatican II council have been defective or deprived of the infallible teaching authority of the office because of their Modernist intent and remain in pope elect status until rencanting the innovations.


lexentry: eng/sedevacantism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sedevacantism
trans_list: sédévacantisme
sense:
The belief, held by a minority of Christians claiming to be traditionalist Catholics, that the present occupant of the Holy See is not the true pope and that the see has been vacant since the 1960s.


lexentry: eng/sedge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sedge
trans_list: laîche
sense:
Any plant of the genus Carex, the true sedges; perennial, endogenous herbs with triangular jointless stems, a spiked inflorescence, and long grass-like leaves which are usually rough on the margins and midrib.


lexentry: eng/sedge_warbler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sedge warbler
trans_list: phragmite des joncs
sense:
A small European warbler, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus, family Acrocephalidae, that winters in sub-Saharan Africa


lexentry: eng/sediment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sediment
trans_list: sédiment
sense:
A collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a river or other body of water.


lexentry: eng/sedimentary_rock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sedimentary rock
trans_list: roche sédimentaire
sense:
(geology) One of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; formed by the deposition of either the weathered remains of other rocks, the results of biological activity, or precipitation from solution.


lexentry: eng/sedimentation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sedimentation
trans_list: sédimentation
sense:
The separation of a suspension of solid particles into a concentrated slurry and a supernatant liquid, either to concentrate the solid or to clarify the liquid.


lexentry: eng/seduce__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: seduce
trans_list: séduire
sense:
(transitive) To beguile or lure (someone) away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray. [1520s]


lexentry: eng/sedulous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sedulous
trans_list: assidu | diligent | persévérant | zélé
sense:
Of a person: diligent in application or pursuit; constant and persevering in business or in endeavours to effect a goal; steadily industrious.


lexentry: eng/see_eye_to_eye__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: see eye to eye
trans_list: voir les choses du même œil | être [[d'accord]] | être sur la même longueur d'onde
sense:
(idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) To agree, especially in every respect; to concur; to get along.


lexentry: eng/see_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: see out
trans_list: accompagner
sense:
(transitive, formal) To accompany a guest to the door when he or she leaves (also used figuratively).


lexentry: eng/see_past_the_end_of_one's_nose__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: see past the end of one's nose
trans_list: ne pas voir plus loin que le bout de son nez
sense:
(idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) To have insight into underlying facts or consequences; to possess common sense or a vision for the future.


lexentry: eng/see_stars__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: see stars
trans_list: voir trente-six chandelles
sense:
(idiomatic) To experience apparent flashing lights in one's field of vision, especially after receiving a blow to the head.


lexentry: eng/see_the_forest_for_the_trees__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: see the forest for the trees
trans_list: l'arbre qui cache la forêt
sense:
(idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) To discern an overall pattern from a mass of detail; to see the big picture, or the broader, more general situation.


lexentry: eng/see_through__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: see through
trans_list: pénétrer
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic) To not be deceived by something that is false or misleading; to understand the hidden truth about someone or something.


lexentry: eng/see_through__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: see through
trans_list: assister
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic) To provide support or cooperation to (a person) throughout a period of time; to support someone through a difficult time.


lexentry: eng/see_through__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: see through
trans_list: achever
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic) To do something until it is finished; to continue working on (something) until it is finished.


lexentry: eng/see_you_later__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: see you later
trans_list: à plus tard | au revoir | à bientôt | à la prochaine | à tout à l'heure
sense:
(idiomatic) A phrase used at parting, and not necessarily implying that the person being addressed will be seen later by the speaker.


lexentry: eng/see_you_soon__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: see you soon
trans_list: à bientôt
sense:
Goodbye; something said at a farewell, not necessarily literally meaning that the speaker will see the hearer(s) again.


lexentry: eng/seed_plant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: seed plant
trans_list: spermatophyte
sense:
(botany) A plant which reproduces by breading seeds in the wide sense of the term, including spores etc.


lexentry: eng/seed_potato__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: seed potato
trans_list: pomme de terre de semence
sense:
A potato, usually with tiny shoots (chits), which is planted in the ground in order to grow a potato plant.


lexentry: eng/seed_stitch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: seed stitch
trans_list: point de riz
sense:
(knitting) A basic basketweave in which knit and purl stitches alternate in every column ("wale") and every row ("course"), i.e. every knit stitch is flanked on all four sides by purl stitches, and vice versa.


lexentry: eng/seed_vault__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: seed vault
trans_list: réserve de semences
sense:
A place used for storage of seeds as a source for planting in case seed reserves or biodiversity elsewhere are destroyed.


lexentry: eng/seesaw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: seesaw
trans_list: tapecul | balançoire
sense:
A structure composed of a plank, balanced in the middle, used as a game in which one person goes up as the other goes down.


lexentry: eng/seethe__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: seethe
trans_list: bouillonner
sense:
Of a liquid or other substance, or a container holding it: to be boiled (vigorously); to become boiling hot.


lexentry: eng/seethe__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: seethe
trans_list: bouillir
sense:
Of a person: to be in an agitated or angry mental state, often in a way that is not obvious to others.


lexentry: eng/segregate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: segregate
trans_list: ségréger
sense:
(transitive) To separate, especially by social policies that directly or indirectly keep races or ethnic groups apart.


lexentry: eng/segregation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: segregation
trans_list: ségrégation | séparation
sense:
The setting apart or separation of things or people, as a natural process, a manner of organizing people that may be voluntary or enforced by law.


lexentry: eng/seiche__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: seiche
trans_list: seiche
sense:
(hydrology) A short-term standing wave oscillation of the water level in a lake, or other confined body of water such as a fjord, characteristic of its geometry.


lexentry: eng/seine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: seine
trans_list: seine
sense:
A long net having floats attached at the top and sinkers (weights) at the bottom, used in shallow water for catching fish.


lexentry: eng/seisin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: seisin
trans_list: saisine
sense:
(law, historical) An entitlement to a freehold estate with a right to immediate possession; dates from feudal times but is still used in technical discussions of real property law today.


lexentry: eng/seismic_wave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: seismic wave
trans_list: onde sismique
sense:
Any of several forms of vibrational waves that travel through the Earth as the result of an earthquake or underground explosion.


lexentry: eng/seismograph__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: seismograph
trans_list: sismographe
sense:
An instrument that automatically detects and records the intensity, direction and duration of earthquakes and similar events.


lexentry: eng/seismology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: seismology
trans_list: sismologie | séismologie
sense:
The study of the vibration of the Earth's interior caused by natural and unnatural sources, such as earthquakes.


lexentry: eng/seismometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: seismometer
trans_list: sismographe
sense:
(geology) A device used by seismologists to detect and measure seismic waves and therefore locate earthquakes etc; a seismograph.


lexentry: eng/selenite__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: selenite
trans_list: sélénite
sense:
(inorganic chemistry) The anion SeO32− derived from selenous acid; any salt or ester of selenous acid.


lexentry: eng/selenium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: selenium
trans_list: sélénium
sense:
A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Se) with an atomic number of 34, used mainly in glassmaking and pigments and as a semiconductor.


lexentry: eng/selenography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: selenography
trans_list: sélénographie
sense:
(astronomy, geography, cartography) The scientific study of the Moon's geographic features; geography of the Moon.


lexentry: eng/selenology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: selenology
trans_list: sélénologie
sense:
(chiefly) The scientific study of the Moon’s movements in the heavens and the kinetic influences it has upon and it receives from other astronomical bodies.


lexentry: eng/self-actualization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: self-actualization
trans_list: épanouissement personnel
sense:
Psychological development that can be achieved when all basic and mental needs are fulfilled. [from 1950]


lexentry: eng/self-aggrandizement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: self-aggrandizement
trans_list: autoglorification
sense:
Behavior which increases one's own wealth or power, or which is intended to create an appearance of importance.


lexentry: eng/self-censorship__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: self-censorship
trans_list: auto-censure
sense:
The act of censoring one's own work or what one says without overt pressure from any specific party or institution of authority, often for fear of sanctions.


lexentry: eng/self-contradictory__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: self-contradictory
trans_list: contradictoire | qui se contredit
sense:
Containing multiple claims or ideas that are inherently in disagreement; of something or someone that contradicts itself.


lexentry: eng/self-defense__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: self-defense
trans_list: légitime défense
sense:
(legal) The right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force, which can be used as justification in several charges including murder, assault, and battery.


lexentry: eng/self-importance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: self-importance
trans_list: orgueil
sense:
An exaggerated estimate of one's own importance or merit, especially as manifested by the conduct or manners; self-conceit.


lexentry: eng/self-improvement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: self-improvement
trans_list: développement personnel
sense:
The following of a disciplined programme to improve one's physical health, mental health or character.


lexentry: eng/self-isolation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: self-isolation
trans_list: auto-isolement
sense:
(chiefly, epidemiology) Voluntary isolation from others, especially in order to avoid spreading a communicable disease. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/self-made__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: self-made
trans_list: autodidacte
sense:
(of a person) Having achieved success by one's own efforts, with little to no support from family members and others.


lexentry: eng/self-management__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: self-management
trans_list: autogestion
sense:
(uncountable) a form of management encompassing self-directed work processes by an organization's workforce with or without joint control by workers and management.


lexentry: eng/self-publishing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: self-publishing
trans_list: autopublication
sense:
The publishing of books and other media by the authors or creators of those works, rather than by established, third-party publishers.


lexentry: eng/self-regulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: self-regulation
trans_list: autorégulation
sense:
The regulation by a person of their own behaviour without external control, governance, or monitoring.


lexentry: eng/selfhood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: selfhood
trans_list: individualité | ipséité
sense:
(philosophy, psychology) State of having a distinct identity, or being an individual distinct from others; individuality.


lexentry: eng/selfie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: selfie
trans_list: selfie | autophoto | égoportrait
sense:
(informal, mobile phones) A photographic self-portrait, especially one taken manually (not using a timer, tripod etc.) with a small camera or mobile phone.


lexentry: eng/selfie_stick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: selfie stick
trans_list: perche à selfie
sense:
(mobile phones) An extendable monopod arm onto which a smartphone or camera can be mounted in order to take wide-angle photographs of oneself.


lexentry: eng/selfish_gene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: selfish gene
trans_list: gène égoïste
sense:
(evolutionary theory) The gene regarded as the primary driver and beneficiary of the evolutionary process.


lexentry: eng/selfsame__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: selfsame
trans_list: identique | le même
sense:
Chiefly preceded by the: precisely the same; the very same; the same not only in being similar but in being identical.


lexentry: eng/sell__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sell
trans_list: vendre
sense:
(transitive, ditransitive, intransitive) To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money.


lexentry: eng/sell_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sell off
trans_list: brader | vendre à perte
sense:
(transitive) To sell asset(s) for the purpose of getting rid of them quickly rather than for maximizing profit.


lexentry: eng/selvage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: selvage
trans_list: lisière
sense:
(weaving) The edge of a woven fabric, where the weft (side-to-side) threads run around the warp (top to bottom) threads, creating a finished edge.


lexentry: eng/semantic_field__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: semantic field
trans_list: champ sémantique | champ lexical
sense:
(linguistics, translation studies) A group of words which all relate to the same subject or concept, or to overlapping aspects thereof.


lexentry: eng/semaphore__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: semaphore
trans_list: sémaphore
sense:
(computing) A bit, token, fragment of code, or some other mechanism which is used to restrict access to a shared function or device to a single process at a time, or to synchronize and coordinate events in different processes.


lexentry: eng/semelfactive_aspect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: semelfactive aspect
trans_list: aspect sémelfactif
sense:
(grammar) A subclass of perfective verbs that denotes a momentary or punctiliar action (e.g., to sneeze, to blink).


lexentry: eng/semi-precious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: semi-precious
trans_list: prix
sense:
Sort of or somewhat precious or valuable. Usually used as part of the phrase semi-precious stones or semi-precious gems.


lexentry: eng/semi-trailer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: semi-trailer
trans_list: semi-remorque
sense:
A trailer without front axle and with wheels only at the trailing end, designed to be pulled via a pivoting arrangement which also partially supports its weight.


lexentry: eng/semiarid__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: semiarid
trans_list: demi-sec
sense:
(climatology) Somewhat arid, receiving little rainfall but more than an arid area would. Typically defined as 25 to 50 cm or 10 to 20 inches of rainfall annually.


lexentry: eng/semiconductor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: semiconductor
trans_list: semiconducteur | semi-conducteur
sense:
(physics) A substance with electrical properties intermediate between a good conductor and a good insulator.


lexentry: eng/semifinal__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: semifinal
trans_list: demi-finale
sense:
A competition that narrows a field of contestants (semifinalists) to a set of finalists, for a subsequent final.


lexentry: eng/seminal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: seminal
trans_list: essentiel | important | influent
sense:
Highly influential, especially in some original way, and providing a basis for future development or research.


lexentry: eng/seminal_vesicle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: seminal vesicle
trans_list: vésicule séminale
sense:
(anatomy) One of two simple tubular glands located behind the male urinary bladder, responsible for the production of about sixty percent of the fluid that ultimately becomes semen.


lexentry: eng/seminar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: seminar
trans_list: séminaire
sense:
A class held for advanced studies in which students meet regularly to discuss original research, under the guidance of a professor.


lexentry: eng/semipermeable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: semipermeable
trans_list: semiperméable
sense:
Permeable to some things and not to others, as a cell membrane which allows some molecules through but blocks other substances.


lexentry: eng/semitone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: semitone
trans_list: demi-ton
sense:
(music) A musical interval equal to an augmented unison or a minor second, depending on the context and tuning system used


lexentry: eng/semivowel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: semivowel
trans_list: semi-voyelle | semi-consonne
sense:
(phonetics) A sound in speech which has some qualities of a consonant and some qualities of a vowel.


lexentry: eng/semla__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: semla
trans_list: semla
sense:
A pastry with a cream and almond paste filling, traditionally eaten on Shrove Tuesday in Sweden, Finland and Estonia.


lexentry: eng/semordnilap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: semordnilap
trans_list: anacyclique
sense:
A word, phrase, or sentence that has the property of forming another word, phrase, or sentence when its letters are reversed. A semordnilap differs from a palindrome in that the word or phrase resulting from the reversal is different from the original word or phrase.


lexentry: eng/sempiternal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sempiternal
trans_list: sempiternel
sense:
(philosophy) Everlasting, that is, having infinite temporal duration (as opposed to eternal: outside time and thus lacking temporal duration altogether).


lexentry: eng/senator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: senator
trans_list: sénateur | sénatrice
sense:
A member, normally elected, in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate, as, for instance, the legislatures of the United States and Canada.


lexentry: eng/send__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: send
trans_list: envoyer
sense:
(transitive, ditransitive) To make something (such as an object or message) go from one place to another (or to someone).


lexentry: eng/senescence__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: senescence
trans_list: vieillesse
sense:
(gerontology) Old age; accumulated damage to macromolecules, cells, tissues and organs with the passage of time.


lexentry: eng/seneschalty__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: seneschalty
trans_list: sénéchausée
sense:
The jurisdiction of a seneschal, particularly (historical) the district governed by a seneschal in Languedoc and Normandy in late medieval and early modern France.


lexentry: eng/senile__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: senile
trans_list: sénile
sense:
(often, offensive) Exhibiting the deterioration in mind and body often accompanying old age; doddering.


lexentry: eng/senior_citizen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: senior citizen
trans_list: personne âgée | sénior | vieillard | vieillarde
sense:
An old person, variously considered to be a person over fifty, fifty-five, sixty, or sixty-five years of age.


lexentry: eng/senior_high_school__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: senior high school
trans_list: lycée
sense:
(schools) An institution which provides secondary education, typically in grades 10, 11, and 12, and often also in grade 9.


lexentry: eng/seniority__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: seniority
trans_list: ancienneté | séniorité
sense:
A measure of the amount of time a person has been a member of an organization, as compared to other members, and with an eye towards awarding privileges to those who have been members longer.


lexentry: eng/sensation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sensation
trans_list: sensation
sense:
A physical feeling or perception from something that comes into contact with the body; something sensed.


lexentry: eng/sensationalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sensationalism
trans_list: sensationnalisme
sense:
The use of sensational subject matter, style or methods, or the sensational subject matter itself; behavior, published materials, or broadcasts that are intentionally controversial, exaggerated, lurid, loud, or attention-grabbing. Especially applied to news media in a pejorative sense that they are reporting in a manner to gain audience or notoriety but at the expense of accuracy and professionalism.


lexentry: eng/sensationalist__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sensationalist
trans_list: putassier | sensationnaliste
sense:
Sensationalistic; tending to sensationalize; characterized by sensationalism (the use of exaggerated or lurid material in order to gain public attention).


lexentry: eng/sense__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sense
trans_list: sens
sense:
Any of the manners by which living beings perceive the physical world: for humans sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste.


lexentry: eng/sense__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: sense
trans_list: sens | acception
sense:
(semantics) A single conventional use of a word; one of the entries or definitions for a word in a dictionary.


lexentry: eng/sensei__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sensei
trans_list: sensei
sense:
A Japanese (language) teacher (sometimes used as a suffix attached to the name of a teacher, principally in translations from Japanese).


lexentry: eng/sensibility__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: sensibility
trans_list: sensibilité
sense:
(now, rare, archaic) Excessive emotional awareness; the fact or quality of being overemotional. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/sensible__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sensible
trans_list: raisonnable | sensé
sense:
Acting with or showing good sense; able to make good judgements based on reason or wisdom, or reflecting such ability.


lexentry: eng/sensible__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sensible
trans_list: pratique
sense:
Characterized more by usefulness, practicality, or comfort than by attractiveness, formality, or fashionableness, especially of clothing.


lexentry: eng/sensitivity__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: sensitivity
trans_list: sensibilité | sélectivité
sense:
(statistics) The probability, in a binary classification test, of a true positive being correctly identified.


lexentry: eng/sensualism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: sensualism
trans_list: sensualisme
sense:
(epistemology) The doctrine that all knowledge not only originates in sensation, but are transformed sensations, copies or relics of sensations; sensationalism.


lexentry: eng/sentence__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: sentence
trans_list: phrase
sense:
(grammar) A grammatically complete series of words consisting of a subject and predicate, even if one or the other is implied. In modern writing, when using e.g. the Latin, Greek or Cyrillic alphabets, typically beginning with a capital letter and ending with a full stop or other punctuation. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/sentinel_event__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sentinel event
trans_list: événement de sentinelle
sense:
(medicine) Any unanticipated or unusual event in a medical setting which results in death or serious physical injury to a person or persons, specifically including limb loss or gross motor function.


lexentry: eng/sepal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sepal
trans_list: sépale
sense:
(botany) One of the component parts of the calyx, particularly when such components are not fused into a single structure.


lexentry: eng/separating__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: separating
trans_list: divisible
sense:
(zipper) Capable of being opened and having its two sided completely detached from one another rather than just being opened for most of its length.


lexentry: eng/separation_of_powers__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: separation of powers
trans_list: séparation des pouvoirs
sense:
A theoretical model for governance, common in democratic states, which features the division of sovereign power into at least three (but sometimes up to six) organs of state in order to forestall tyranny, by preventing the acquisition of a monopoly of power by a monarch or oligarchy; also, such an arrangement.


lexentry: eng/separatism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: separatism
trans_list: séparatisme | indépendantisme
sense:
A theory or doctrine which supports a state of separation between organizations, institutions, or other societal groups (e.g. between church and state) or between different political jurisdictions (e.g. a country and its former colony).


lexentry: eng/separatist__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: separatist
trans_list: séparatiste
sense:
Advocating or seeking the separation of one country or territory into two politically independent countries or territories.


lexentry: eng/separatist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: separatist
trans_list: séparatiste
sense:
Someone who advocates separation from the established Church; a member of any of various sects or schismatics.


lexentry: eng/sepiolite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sepiolite
trans_list: sépiolite
sense:
(mineral) A hydrated magnesium silicate, clay mineral used for carving into decorative articles and smoking pipes.


lexentry: eng/sepoy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sepoy
trans_list: cipaye
sense:
(historical, military) A native soldier of the East Indies, employed in the service of a European colonial power, notably the British India army (first under the British-chartered East India Company, later in the crown colony), but also France and Portugal.


lexentry: eng/seppuku__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: seppuku
trans_list: seppuku
sense:
A form of ritual suicide by disembowelment using a blade, practiced by Japanese samurai, especially to rid oneself of shame, as a means of protest, or, formerly, as a method of capital punishment.


lexentry: eng/sepsis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sepsis
trans_list: sepsis
sense:
(pathology) A serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed, causing injury to its own tissues and organs as a response to infection.


lexentry: eng/septic_tank__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: septic tank
trans_list: fosse septique
sense:
A small-scale watertight treatment system for domestic sewage in which the flow is slowed to allow sedimentation and sludge digestion by bacteria to take place.


lexentry: eng/septicemia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: septicemia
trans_list: septicémie
sense:
(pathology) A disease caused by the presence of pathogenic organisms, especially bacteria, or their toxins, in the bloodstream, characterised by chills and fever.


lexentry: eng/septime__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: septime
trans_list: septime
sense:
(fencing) The seventh defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, and the tip of the sword at knee level.


lexentry: eng/sequel__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sequel
trans_list: suite
sense:
(narratology) A narrative that is written after another narrative set in the same universe, especially a narrative that is chronologically set after its predecessors, or (perhaps improper usage) any narrative that has a preceding narrative of its own.


lexentry: eng/sequela__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sequela
trans_list: séquelle
sense:
(pathology) Chiefly in the plural: a condition or disease which follows chronologically after an earlier one, being either partly or wholly caused by it, or made possible by it.


lexentry: eng/sequence__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: sequence
trans_list: séquence
sense:
A series of musical phrases where a theme or melody is repeated, with some change each time, such as in pitch or length (example: opening of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony).


lexentry: eng/sequence__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: sequence
trans_list: séquence
sense:
A musical composition used in some Catholic Masses between the readings. The most famous sequence is the Dies Irae (Day of Wrath) formerly used in funeral services.


lexentry: eng/sequence__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: sequence
trans_list: suite
sense:
(card games) A meld consisting of three or more cards of successive ranks in the same suit, such as the four, five and six of hearts.


lexentry: eng/sequence_assembly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sequence assembly
trans_list: assemblage
sense:
(bioinformatics) The aligning and merging of fragments from a longer DNA sequence in order to reconstruct the original sequence.


lexentry: eng/sequencer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sequencer
trans_list: séquenceur
sense:
Any device that activates or deactivates the components of a machine or system according to a preplanned sequence (as in a washing machine, or central heating system).


lexentry: eng/sequent__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sequent
trans_list: conséquence
sense:
(logic) A disjunctive set of logical formulae which is partitioned into two subsets; the first subset, called the antecedent, consists of formulae which are valuated as false, and the second subset, called the succedent, consists of formulae which are valuated as true. (The set is written without set brackets and the separation between the two subsets is denoted by a turnstile symbol, which may be read "give(s)".)


lexentry: eng/sequoia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sequoia
trans_list: séquoia
sense:
Sequoiadendron giganteum, a coniferous evergreen tree formerly in the genus Sequoia, now placed in Sequoiadendron.


lexentry: eng/serac__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: serac
trans_list: sérac
sense:
Often sérac: a hard, cone-shaped, pale green, strongly flavoured cheese from Switzerland made from skimmed cowmilk and blue fenugreek (Trigonella caerulea); Schabziger, Sapsago. It is usually eaten grated, mixed with butter, or in a fondue.


lexentry: eng/serac__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: serac
trans_list: sérac
sense:
(geography, glaciology) A sharp tower of ice formed by intersecting crevasses of a glacier. [from mid 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/seraph__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: seraph
trans_list: séraphin
sense:
(post-biblical) A six-winged angel; one of the highest choir or order of angels in Christian angelology, ranked above cherubim, and below God. They are the 5th-highest order of angels in Jewish angelology.


lexentry: eng/serenade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: serenade
trans_list: sérénade
sense:
A love song that is sung directly to one's love interest, especially one performed below the window of a loved one in the evening.


lexentry: eng/serendipity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: serendipity
trans_list: sérendipité
sense:
A combination of events which have come together by chance to make a surprisingly good or wonderful outcome.


lexentry: eng/serendipity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: serendipity
trans_list: sérendipité | aubaine | chance | coup de pot | heureux hazard
sense:
An unsought, unintended, and/or unexpected, but fortunate, discovery and/or learning experience that happens by accident.


lexentry: eng/serf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: serf
trans_list: serf
sense:
A partially free peasant of a low hereditary class, attached like a slave to the land owned by a feudal lord and required to perform labour, enjoying minimal legal or customary rights.


lexentry: eng/sergeant_major__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sergeant major
trans_list: sergent-major
sense:
(US, plural sergeants major) The most senior rank of non-commissioned officer in the United States Army, ranking above a first sergeant. In the United States Marine Corps it ranks above First Sergeant and is equal in grade to Master Gunnery Sergeant.


lexentry: eng/serial__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: serial
trans_list: feuilleton
sense:
A literary or dramatic work, such as a radio or television programme, published in installments, often numbered and without a specified end.


lexentry: eng/serial_killer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: serial killer
trans_list: tueur en série
sense:
A person who commits multiple (more than two) murders, especially similar ones with no obvious motive over a period of time with a "cooling-off" period between each murder.


lexentry: eng/serial_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: serial number
trans_list: numéro de série
sense:
A unique identifier, consisting of numbers, letters or other typographical symbols, assigned to a particular unit of some product in order to identify it.


lexentry: eng/serialism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: serialism
trans_list: sérialisme
sense:
(music) Music, especially from the 20th century, in which themes are based on a definite order of notes of an equal-tempered scale.


lexentry: eng/serialize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: serialize
trans_list: sérialiser
sense:
(computing) To convert an object into a sequence of bytes that can later be converted back into an object with equivalent properties.


lexentry: eng/series__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: series
trans_list: série
sense:
(broadcasting) A television or radio program which consists of several episodes that are broadcast in regular intervals


lexentry: eng/series_finale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: series finale
trans_list: conclusion de série
sense:
The promotional or advertisement term used to describe the final episode of a television program, usually a situation comedy or a drama.


lexentry: eng/serif__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: serif
trans_list: empattement | sérif
sense:
(typography) A short line added to the end of a stroke in traditional typefaces, such as Times New Roman.


lexentry: eng/serine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: serine
trans_list: sérine
sense:
(amino acid) A nonessential amino acid, CH2OH.CH(NH2)COOH, found in most animal proteins, notably silk.


lexentry: eng/seroconversion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: seroconversion
trans_list: séroconversion
sense:
(often, narrowly) Such change in the negative-to-positive direction, as a result of infection or immunization: the development of specific antibodies in the blood serum.


lexentry: eng/serology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: serology
trans_list: sérologie
sense:
The science that studies the blood serum, and especially the reaction between antigens and antibodies in serum.


lexentry: eng/serology__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: serology
trans_list: sérologie
sense:
(countable, informal) A blood test to detect the presence of, and often to measure the amount of, various components of the serum (such as electrolytes, antibodies, and antigens).


lexentry: eng/serotine__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: serotine
trans_list: sérotinal
sense:
(biology) Developing at a later time or later in a season, especially than is customary with allied species; specifically (botany) , of a plant: flowering late in a season.


lexentry: eng/serotonin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: serotonin
trans_list: sérotonine
sense:
(neurotransmitter) An indoleamine neurotransmitter, 5-hydroxytryptamine, that is involved in depression, appetite, etc., and is crucial in maintaining a sense of well-being, security, etc.


lexentry: eng/serous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: serous
trans_list: séreux
sense:
(medicine) Containing, secreting, or resembling serum; watery; a fluid or discharge that is pale yellow and transparent, usually representing something of a benign nature. (This contrasts with the term sanguine, which means blood-tinged and usually harmful.)


lexentry: eng/serpent__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: serpent
trans_list: serpent
sense:
(musical instruments) An obsolete wind instrument in the brass family, whose shape is suggestive of a snake (Wikipedia article).


lexentry: eng/serpentine__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: serpentine
trans_list: serpentine
sense:
(mineralogy) Any of several green/brown minerals consisting of magnesium and iron silicates that have similar layered crystal structure, whose appearance somewhat resembles a snake's skin.


lexentry: eng/serpentinite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: serpentinite
trans_list: serpentinite
sense:
(geology) a metamorphic rock composed of serpentine minerals formed by the hydration of ultramafic rocks


lexentry: eng/serpopard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: serpopard
trans_list: serpopard
sense:
(Egyptian mythology, Mesopotamian mythology) A mythical animal resembling a serpent-necked leopard, known from Ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian depictions.


lexentry: eng/serum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: serum
trans_list: sérum
sense:
The clear yellowish liquid obtained upon separating whole blood into its solid and liquid components after it has been allowed to clot.


lexentry: eng/servant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: servant
trans_list: serviteur | domestique | servante
sense:
One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.


lexentry: eng/serve__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: serve
trans_list: servir | signifier
sense:
(transitive) To set down (food or drink) on the table to be eaten; to bring (food, drink) to a person. [from 15thc.]


lexentry: eng/serve__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: serve
trans_list: servir | purger
sense:
(transitive) To wait upon (someone) at table; to set food and drink in front of, to help (someone) to food, meals etc. [from 13thc.]


lexentry: eng/serve__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: serve
trans_list: servir
sense:
(transitive, intransitive, sports) To lead off with the first delivery over the net in tennis, volleyball, ping pong, badminton etc. [from 16thc.]


lexentry: eng/server__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: server
trans_list: serveur
sense:
(computing) A program that provides services to other programs or devices, either in the same computer or over a computer network.


lexentry: eng/service_area__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: service area
trans_list: aire | aire de services
sense:
A place built alongside a limited-access road where one can stop to buy fuel, refreshments, and so on.


lexentry: eng/service_dog__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: service dog
trans_list: chien d'assistance
sense:
A dog that assists a person who has a physical disability or has a mental disability such as post-traumatic stress disorder.


lexentry: eng/service_of_process__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: service of process
trans_list: citation
sense:
(legal) The delivery of information to a person or entity providing notice that they are being sued with sufficient detail for them to respond to the suit.


lexentry: eng/serviceberry__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: serviceberry
trans_list: amélanche | amélanchier
sense:
(North America) Any plant of the genus Amelanchier of small deciduous trees and large shrubs in the family Rosaceae.


lexentry: eng/serving__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: serving
trans_list: portion
sense:
(countable) The quantity of food or drink intended for one person in a single sitting; especially in relation to a meal.


lexentry: eng/servitude__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: servitude
trans_list: servitude | servage
sense:
The state of being a slave; slavery; being forced to work for others or do their bidding without one's consent or against one's will, either in perpetuity or for a period of time over which one has little or no control.


lexentry: eng/servitude__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: servitude
trans_list: servitude
sense:
(legal) A qualified beneficial interest severed or fragmented from the ownership of an inferior property and attached to a superior property or to some person other than the owner; the most common form is an easement.


lexentry: eng/sesquiterpene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sesquiterpene
trans_list: sesquiterpène
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any terpene formed from three isoprene units, and having fifteen carbon atoms; includes several plant pigments such as the flavones.


lexentry: eng/session__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: session
trans_list: séance | session
sense:
A period devoted to a particular activity, e.g. the annual or semiannual periods of a legislative body (that together comprise the legislative term) whose individual meetings are also called sessions.


lexentry: eng/session__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: session
trans_list: session
sense:
(computing) The sequence of interactions between client and server, or between user and system; the period during which a user is logged in or connected.


lexentry: eng/sestertius__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sestertius
trans_list: sesterce
sense:
(historical, _, numismatics) A large bronze or (rarely) small silver coin minted during the Roman Republic and Empire, valued at two and a half asses (a quarter of a denarius).


lexentry: eng/sestina__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sestina
trans_list: sextine
sense:
(poetry) A highly structured poem consisting of six six-line stanzas followed by a tercet or envoy, for a total of thirty-nine lines.


lexentry: eng/set__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: set
trans_list: appareil | poste | récepteur
sense:
A device for receiving broadcast radio waves (or, more recently, broadcast data); a radio or television.


lexentry: eng/set__Noun__2
sense_num: 08
written_rep: set
trans_list: ensemble
sense:
(set theory) A collection of zero or more objects, possibly infinite in size, and disregarding any order or repetition of the objects which may be contained within it.


lexentry: eng/set__Noun__2
sense_num: 12
written_rep: set
trans_list: plateau | plateau de tournage | scène
sense:
the general locations and area where a movie’s, a film’s, or a video’s scenery is arranged to be filmed also including places for actors, assorted crew, director, producers which are typically not filmed.


lexentry: eng/set__Verb__1
sense_num: 20
written_rep: set
trans_list: coucher | disparaître
sense:
(intransitive) Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates.


lexentry: eng/set_down__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: set down
trans_list: déposer
sense:
(transitive, , especially, _, British) To place, especially on the ground or a surface; to cease carrying; to deposit; to allow passengers to alight.


lexentry: eng/set_phrase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: set phrase
trans_list: expression consacrée | phraséologisme
sense:
(grammar) An established expression whose wording is subject to little or no variation, and which may or may not be idiomatic.


lexentry: eng/set_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: set point
trans_list: balle de set
sense:
(tennis, volleyball) A situation where if one of the two players wins the next point, (s)he will win the set (but not the match).


lexentry: eng/set_screw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: set screw
trans_list: vis sans tête
sense:
A screw with threads along the entire length and no head. Typically, set screws have a hex or slot drive recessed in the threaded length; a grub screw or worm screw.


lexentry: eng/set_screw__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: set screw
trans_list: vis de blocage | vis de réglage
sense:
Any screw used to hold or adjust a setting: frequently a set screw (sense 1), but may also be any other machine screw or thumb screw used for the purpose of setting.


lexentry: eng/set_square__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: set square
trans_list: équerre | demi-carré
sense:
(UK) A flat triangular piece of plastic or other material, having corners of precise angles, used in technical drawing


lexentry: eng/set_the_Thames_on_fire__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: set the Thames on fire
trans_list: casser trois pattes à un canard
sense:
(chiefly, in the negative, idiomatic) To achieve something amazing but to a nearly-impossible degree; to do something which brings great public acclaim.


lexentry: eng/set_the_record_straight__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: to correct a previous error or misunderstanding, especially one in print
written_rep: set the record straight
trans_list:
mettre les choses au clair | mettre les points sur les i | remettre les pendules à l'heure | tirer les choses au clair


lexentry: eng/setback__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: setback
trans_list: contretemps | obstacle
sense:
An obstacle, delay, disadvantage, or blow (an adverse event which retards or prevents progress towards a desired outcome).


lexentry: eng/setlist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: setlist
trans_list: liste de lecture
sense:
(music) A list of the songs to be played by a particular band or musical act for a particular show or tour.


lexentry: eng/setpoint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: setpoint
trans_list: consigne
sense:
The command signal or value which is fed into a controller to establish the target or desired position or state of the controlled device or process.


lexentry: eng/setting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: setting
trans_list: cadre | contexte
sense:
The time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set; context; scenario.


lexentry: eng/settle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: settle
trans_list: coloniser | habituer | installer
sense:
(transitive) To determine (something which was exposed to doubt or question); to resolve conclusively; to set or fix (a time, an order of succession, etc).


lexentry: eng/settle__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: settle
trans_list: installer
sense:
(transitive) To place in(to) a fixed or permanent condition or position or on(to) a permanent basis; to make firm, steady, or stable; to establish or fix.


lexentry: eng/settle__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: settle
trans_list: coloniser | habituer | installer
sense:
(intransitive) To fix one's residence in a place; to establish a dwelling place, home, or colony. (Compare settle down.)


lexentry: eng/settle__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: settle
trans_list: régler | solder
sense:
(transitive) To move (people) to (a land or territory), so as to colonize it; to cause (people) to take residence in (a place).


lexentry: eng/settlement__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: settlement
trans_list: arrangement
sense:
(law) A mutual agreement to end a dispute without resorting to legal proceedings, also known as an out-of-court settlement or settling out of court.


lexentry: eng/settlement_agreement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: settlement agreement
trans_list: compromis extrajudiciaire | transaction
sense:
(legal) A contractual agreement between parties to actual or potential litigation by which each party agrees to a resolution of the underlying dispute.


lexentry: eng/settler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: settler
trans_list: colon
sense:
Someone who settles in a new location, especially one who takes up residence in a previously uninhabited place; a colonist.


lexentry: eng/sevdalinka__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sevdalinka
trans_list: sevdalinka
sense:
(uncountable) A traditional genre of folk music from Bosnia and Herzegovina, also popular in the ex-Yugoslavia region.


lexentry: eng/seven__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: seven
trans_list: sept
sense:
A numerical value equal to 7; the number following six and preceding eight. This many dots: (•••••••). Describing a group or set with seven elements.


lexentry: eng/seven_deadly_sins__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: seven deadly sins
trans_list: sept péchés capitaux
sense:
(Catholicism) The cardinal sins enumerated by medieval philosophers and theologians: pride (or vanity, vainglory), envy, gluttony, greed (or avarice), lust, sloth (or acedia), and wrath (or anger).


lexentry: eng/seven_hundred__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: seven hundred
trans_list: sept cents
sense:
The cardinal number occurring after six hundred ninety-nine and before seven hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 700.


lexentry: eng/seven_o'clock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: seven o'clock
trans_list: sept heures
sense:
(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the eighth hour of the day; 7:00 a.m. (07:00).


lexentry: eng/seven_seas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: seven seas
trans_list: sept mers
sense:
(poetic) All of the oceans of the world. (In a common modern interpretation, the seven seas are the North and South Atlantic, North and South Pacific, Indian, Arctic and Antarctic, but historical interpretations differ widely; see the Wikipedia article for this.)


lexentry: eng/seventeen__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: seventeen
trans_list: dix-sept
sense:
The cardinal number occurring after sixteen and before eighteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVII and in Arabic numerals as 17.


lexentry: eng/seventh__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: seventh
trans_list: septième
sense:
(music) A tone of the seventh degree from a given tone, the interval between two such tones, or the two tones sounding in unison.


lexentry: eng/seventh_art__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: seventh art
trans_list: septième art
sense:
(film, chiefly preceded by the definite article) The art of making motion pictures; filmmaking; cinema. [from 1920s]


lexentry: eng/seventy-first__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: seventy-first
trans_list: soixante-et-onzième
sense:
The ordinal form of the number seventy-one, describing a person or thing in position number 71 of a sequence.


lexentry: eng/seventy-second__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: seventy-second
trans_list: soixante-douzième
sense:
The ordinal form of the number seventy-two, describing a person or thing in position number 72 of a sequence.


lexentry: eng/seventy-seventh__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: seventy-seventh
trans_list: septante-septième | soixante-dix-septième
sense:
The ordinal form of the number seventy-seven, describing a person or thing in position number 77 of a sequence.


lexentry: eng/seventy-sixth__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: seventy-sixth
trans_list: soixante-seizième
sense:
The ordinal form of the number seventy-six, describing a person or thing in position number 76 of a sequence.


lexentry: eng/seventy__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: seventy
trans_list: soixante-dix | septante
sense:
The cardinal number occurring after sixty-nine and before seventy-one, represented in Roman numerals as LXX and in Arabic numerals as 70.


lexentry: eng/severe_acute_respiratory_syndrome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: severe acute respiratory syndrome
trans_list: SRAS | syndrome respiratoire aigu sévère
sense:
(pathology) A form of pneumonia resulting from infection by a coronavirus characterized by fever, myalgia, lethargy and coughing and which can be fatal.


lexentry: eng/sew__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sew
trans_list: coudre
sense:
(transitive) To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through (pieces of fabric) in order to join them together.


lexentry: eng/sew__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sew
trans_list: coudre
sense:
(intransitive) To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through pieces of fabric in order to join them together.


lexentry: eng/sewage_fungus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sewage fungus
trans_list: champignon d’eau usée
sense:
A filamentous colony of bacteria (e.g. Sphaerotilus natans) and fungi (e.g. Fusarium aqueductum), protozoa and other species, which may be found adhering to surfaces in sewage treatment plants or in natural waters as a result of the discharge of incompletely treated waste water.


lexentry: eng/sewing_machine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sewing machine
trans_list: machine à coudre
sense:
Any mechanical or electromechanical device used to stitch cloth or other material; normally uses two threads to form lock stitches


lexentry: eng/sex__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sex
trans_list: sexe
sense:
(countable) Another category, especially of humans and especially based on sexuality or gender roles.


lexentry: eng/sex__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: sex
trans_list: sexe
sense:
(obsolete, or, literary, uncountable, with "the") Women; the human female gender and those who belong to it.


lexentry: eng/sex_education__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sex education
trans_list: éducation sexuelle
sense:
Education about human sexual anatomy, reproduction, and intercourse and other human sexual behavior.


lexentry: eng/sex_reassignment_surgery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sex reassignment surgery
trans_list: chirurgie de réassignation sexuelle | chirurgie de réattribution sexuelle
sense:
(transgender, sometimes, proscribed) Surgical procedure that alters a person's sexual characteristics to conform to one's identified gender, particularly for transgender people, or to conform to societal standards for intersex people to present in a dyadic fashion, the latter often done without consent.


lexentry: eng/sex_scene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sex scene
trans_list: scène de lit
sense:
A segment in a film or television program in which characters engage in simulated or real sexual activity.


lexentry: eng/sex_tourism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sex tourism
trans_list: tourisme sexuel
sense:
Travel to another country for the purpose of sexual intercourse with prostitutes or for the purpose of engaging in sex acts which are prohibited in one's home jurisdiction.


lexentry: eng/sexology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sexology
trans_list: sexologie
sense:
(sciences, sex) The study of sex and sexuality, usually from a psychological or clinical perspective.


lexentry: eng/sexsomnia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sexsomnia
trans_list: sexomnie
sense:
A form of non-rapid eye movement parasomnia that causes people to engage in various sexual acts while they are asleep.


lexentry: eng/sextant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sextant
trans_list: sextant
sense:
(nautical) A navigational device for deriving angular distances between objects so as to determine latitude and longitude.


lexentry: eng/sextillion__Numeral__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sextillion
trans_list: sextillion | frantic
sense:
(dated, _, British, and, Australian, long scale) A million quintillion: 1 followed by 36 zeros, 1036.


lexentry: eng/sextodecimo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sextodecimo
trans_list: seizième
sense:
(paper, printing) A size of a sheet of paper resulting from folding and cutting a sheet of paper into sixteenths (3.25"-5" x 5"-6.25").


lexentry: eng/sexton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sexton
trans_list: sacristain | sacriste
sense:
A church official who looks after a church building and its graveyard and may act as a gravedigger and bell ringer.


lexentry: eng/sexual__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sexual
trans_list: sexuel
sense:
Arising from the fact of being male or female; pertaining to sex or gender, or to the social relations between the sexes. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/sexual_abuse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sexual abuse
trans_list: sévices sexuels
sense:
(crime) Any sexual activity that is undesired by one participant but forced on them nonetheless, especially when considered to be more sustained or frequent than an incident of sexual assault.


lexentry: eng/sexual_assault__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sexual assault
trans_list: agression sexuelle
sense:
A physical attack of a sexual nature on another person or a sexual act committed without explicit consent.


lexentry: eng/sexual_intercourse__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sexual intercourse
trans_list: rapport sexuel | relation sexuelle | union charnelle | union sexuelle | coït
sense:
Sexual interaction, usually involving vaginal, anal, or oral penetration, between at least two organisms.


lexentry: eng/sexual_minority__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sexual minority
trans_list: minorité sexuelle
sense:
(countable) A (member of a) group outside of the mainstream of accepted sexual expression or orientation in a given culture. (Also used attributively.)


lexentry: eng/sexual_predator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sexual predator
trans_list: prédateur sexuel | prédatrice sexuelle
sense:
(chiefly, pejorative) A person who obtains, or tries to obtain, sexual contact in an abusive manner, and for that reason is seen as threatening.


lexentry: eng/sexual_revolution__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sexual revolution
trans_list: révolution sexuelle
sense:
A period in which attitudes towards sexual behavior undergo a substantial change, usually in the direction of increased liberality.


lexentry: eng/sexual_selection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sexual selection
trans_list: sélection sexuelle
sense:
(evolutionary theory) A type of natural selection where members of the sexes acquire distinct forms either because the members of one sex choose mates with particular features or because in the competition for mates among the members of one sex only those with certain traits succeed.


lexentry: eng/sexual_slavery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sexual slavery
trans_list: esclavage sexuel
sense:
(criminology) A criminal activity that involves forced sexual acts upon a person who is usually held hostage as a slave.


lexentry: eng/sexualism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: sexualism
trans_list: sexualisme
sense:
The belief that one set of sexual behaviors is intrinsically superior to another set of sexual behaviors, or prejudice and discrimination based on that belief.


lexentry: eng/sfumato__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sfumato
trans_list: sfumato
sense:
(art, painting) A painting technique, prominent during the Italian Renaissance, involving the application of subtle layers of translucent paint, blurring the transition between colors, tones and often objects and creating the illusion of depth. [from 1909]


lexentry: eng/sgraffito__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sgraffito
trans_list: sgraffite
sense:
(art, uncountable) A technique in ceramics, art and wall design, where the top layer of pigment or slip is scratched through to reveal an underlying layer.


lexentry: eng/shabbos_goy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shabbos goy
trans_list: shabbes goy
sense:
A Gentile who performs certain acts which are forbidden to observant Jews on the Sabbath/Shabbat, such as kindling fire.


lexentry: eng/shabby__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shabby
trans_list: râpé | miteux | usé | élimé
sense:
Of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect; scruffy.


lexentry: eng/shackle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shackle
trans_list: fers | menottes
sense:
(obsolete, rare) A fetter-like band worn on an appendage as an ornament; an anklet, an armlet, a bracelet, a wristlet.


lexentry: eng/shackle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shackle
trans_list: manille
sense:
A U-shaped piece of metal secured with a bolt or pin across the ends, or a hinged metal loop secured with a quick-release locking pin mechanism, used for attaching things together while allowing for some degree of movement; a clevis.


lexentry: eng/shackle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shackle
trans_list: enchainer
sense:
To inhibit or restrain the ability, action, activity, or progress of (someone or something); to render (someone or something) incapable or ineffectual.


lexentry: eng/shad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shad
trans_list: alose
sense:
Any one of several species of food fishes that make up the genus Alosa in the family Clupeidae, to which the herrings also belong; river herring.


lexentry: eng/shaded_fan-foot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shaded fan-foot
trans_list: herminie des ronces
sense:
Herminia tarsicrinalis, an inconspicuous species of small, tan-colored erebid moths found in Europe.


lexentry: eng/shader__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: shader
trans_list: nuanceur
sense:
(computer graphics) A set of software instructions used to calculate rendering effects on graphics hardware.


lexentry: eng/shadoof__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shadoof
trans_list: chadouf
sense:
An ancient device used to gather water, consisting of a pivoted stick with a bucket on the end of it.


lexentry: eng/shadow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shadow
trans_list: ombre
sense:
A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.


lexentry: eng/shadow__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: shadow
trans_list: filer | prendre en filature
sense:
(particularly, espionage) To secretly or discreetly track or follow another, to keep under surveillance.


lexentry: eng/shadow_government__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shadow government
trans_list: gouvernement de l'ombre
sense:
(political science) A government that is prepared to take control in response to certain events, especially one made up of the leadership of the largest opposition party in parliament which would assume control should the ruling party be displaced in elections.


lexentry: eng/shadow_play__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shadow play
trans_list: théâtre d'ombres | ombres chinoises | ombromanie
sense:
(hand games) An ancient form of storytelling and entertainment using opaque, often articulated figures in front of an illuminated backdrop to create the illusion of moving images.


lexentry: eng/shadowing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shadowing
trans_list: effet de masque
sense:
The effect of being shadowed (in the sense of blocked), as from a light source or radio transmission.


lexentry: eng/shaft__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: shaft
trans_list: rachis
sense:
Any long thin object, such as the handle of a tool, one of the poles between which an animal is harnessed to a vehicle, the driveshaft of a motorized vehicle with rear-wheel drive, an axle, etc.


lexentry: eng/shag__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shag
trans_list: cormoran | huppé
sense:
Any of several species of sea birds in the family Phalacrocoracidae (cormorant family), especially a common shag or European shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis), found on European and African coasts.


lexentry: eng/shahada__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shahada
trans_list: chahada | shahada
sense:
(Islam, especially, theosophy) The Islamic declaration of belief in the unity of God, one of the five pillars, the formal content of which is the kalima (a minimal Islamic creed).


lexentry: eng/shaheed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shaheed
trans_list: chahid
sense:
An Islamic or Sikh martyr, one who has died fulfilling a religious commandment and is thus promised a place in Paradise.


lexentry: eng/shake__Noun__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: shake
trans_list: trille
sense:
(music) A rapid alternation of a principal tone with another represented on the next degree of the staff above or below it; a trill.


lexentry: eng/shake__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: shake
trans_list: secouer
sense:
(transitive) To move (one's head) from side to side, especially to indicate refusal, reluctance, or disapproval.


lexentry: eng/shake_one's_head__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shake one's head
trans_list: secouer la tête
sense:
To move one's head from side to side, in a repeated swiveling motion from the neck, to indicate disagreement, negation, disbelief, disapproval or dismay.


lexentry: eng/shakshuka__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shakshuka
trans_list: chakchouka
sense:
(culinary) A dish of eggs simmered in a mixture of chopped tomatoes, chilies, cumin, peppers, and onions.


lexentry: eng/shall__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: shall
trans_list: devoir
sense:
Used similarly to indicate determination or obligation in the second and third persons singular or plural.


lexentry: eng/shalom_aleichem__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shalom aleichem
trans_list: shalom alekhem
sense:
(Judaism) A greeting said on meeting someone, especially when the two people meeting have not met in some time.


lexentry: eng/shalwar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shalwar
trans_list: charivari | saroual | sarouel
sense:
(in singular or plural) Loose trousers worn in some South Asian or Islamic countries, especially by women but also by men, especially with a kamees.


lexentry: eng/sham_marriage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sham marriage
trans_list: mariage blanc | mariage de complaisance
sense:
A marriage of convenience conducted by two persons who do not intend to live as a couple, generally for the purpose of gaining some advantage arising from married status. Such marriages are illegal in most countries and both partners must therefore try to deceive the public about the nature of their marriage.


lexentry: eng/shaman__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: shaman
trans_list: chaman | chamane | shaman | shamane
sense:
A member of certain tribal societies who acts as a spiritual or religious medium between the concrete and spirit worlds; sometimes also a healer.


lexentry: eng/shamanism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shamanism
trans_list: chamanisme
sense:
Any of a range of traditional beliefs and practices concerned with communication with the spirit world.


lexentry: eng/shamateurism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shamateurism
trans_list: amateurisme marron
sense:
The fact or practice of being a shamateur; making money out of sports despite professing to be an amateur.


lexentry: eng/shame__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shame
trans_list: honte | pudeur
sense:
An uncomfortable or painful feeling due to recognition or consciousness of one's own impropriety or dishonor, or something being exposed that should have been kept private.


lexentry: eng/shameless__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shameless
trans_list: effronté | éhonté | sans scrupules | sans vergogne
sense:
Having no shame, no guilt nor remorse over something considered wrong; immodest, brazen; unable to feel disgrace.


lexentry: eng/shampoo__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: shampoo
trans_list: shampoing | shampooing
sense:
(mineral) A commercial liquid soap product for washing hair or other fibres/fibers, such as carpets.


lexentry: eng/shampoo_ginger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shampoo ginger
trans_list: zérumbet
sense:
An Asian and Polynesian plant related to ginger, Zingiber zerumbet, whose inflorescence contains a substance used as a shampoo.


lexentry: eng/shamrock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shamrock
trans_list: trèfle
sense:
The trefoil leaf of any small clover, especially Trifolium repens, or such a leaf from a clover-like plant, commonly used as a symbol of Ireland.


lexentry: eng/shanghai__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shanghai
trans_list: shangaier
sense:
(transitive) To force or trick someone to go somewhere or do something against their will or interest, particularly


lexentry: eng/shank__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: shank
trans_list: jambe
sense:
The metal part on a curb bit that falls below the mouthpiece, which length controls the severity of the leverage action of the bit, and to which the reins of the bridle are attached.


lexentry: eng/shanks'_mare__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shanks' mare
trans_list: infanterie
sense:
(US, idiomatic) One's own legs used for walking; to "travel by shanks' mare" or "ride [on] shanks' mare" is to walk to your destination.


lexentry: eng/shanty__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shanty
trans_list: chant de marins
sense:
A song sailors sing, especially in rhythm to work, to help coordinate hauling (pulling) at the same time, or to set the pace for continuous activities.


lexentry: eng/shanzhai__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shanzhai
trans_list: contrefaçon
sense:
Imitation and trademark infringing brands and goods of usually poor quality, particularly electronics made in China.


lexentry: eng/shape__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: shape
trans_list: forme
sense:
A graphical representation of an object's form or its external boundary, outline, or external surface.


lexentry: eng/shaped__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: shaped
trans_list: en forme de
sense:
(in compound terms) Having a particular shape (sharing the appearance of something in space, especially its outline – often a basic geometric two-dimensional figure).


lexentry: eng/shaper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shaper
trans_list: étau-limeur
sense:
(machining) A machine tool in which a single-point cutting tool mounted on a reciprocating ram is traversed across the workpiece linearly. Shapers can generate various shapes, but were most especially employed in generating flat surfaces and keyways. The shaper is nowadays obsolescent, most of its applications being served by milling machines.


lexentry: eng/shapeshift__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shapeshift
trans_list: transfigurer
sense:
(biology, fantasy, mythology, intransitive) To change one's shape or form (into another) through often magical means, normally applied only to living beings.


lexentry: eng/shapeshift__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: shapeshift
trans_list: transfigurer
sense:
(figuratively, intransitive) To undergo a noticeable change (in character for example), to metamorphosize.


lexentry: eng/shapeshifter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shapeshifter
trans_list: métamorphe
sense:
(fantasy, mythology, science fiction) A person or creature capable of changing their appearance or form at will.


lexentry: eng/shard__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: shard
trans_list: tesson | éclat
sense:
(by extension) A piece of material, especially rock and similar materials, reminding of a broken piece of glass or pottery.


lexentry: eng/share__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: share
trans_list: action
sense:
(finance) A financial instrument that shows that one owns a part of a company that provides the benefit of limited liability.


lexentry: eng/share_taxi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: share taxi
trans_list: taxi collectif
sense:
A vehicle for hire, typically smaller than a bus, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables, departing when all seats are filled.


lexentry: eng/sharecropper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sharecropper
trans_list: colon | méger | métayer | métayère
sense:
A person who enters an agreement with a land owner to farm the land and then pay a portion (share) of the produce as rent; one who sharecrops.


lexentry: eng/sharecropping__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sharecropping
trans_list: métayage
sense:
The system where a tenant farmer, especially in the southern United States, farms the land in exchange for a portion of the crops.


lexentry: eng/shareholders'_agreement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shareholders' agreement
trans_list: pacte d'actionnaires
sense:
(business) An agreement between the shareholders of a company that supplements the constitutional documents and typically covers such issues as dividend policy, rights of shareholders when one or more of them want to sell their shares, representation in the board etc.


lexentry: eng/shareholders'_meeting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shareholders' meeting
trans_list: assemblée des actionnaires | assemblée générale des actionnaires
sense:
(legal) A meeting of all shareholders of a company, usually held at least annually to approve the accounts and elect the members of the board.


lexentry: eng/shareware__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shareware
trans_list: partagiciel | shareware
sense:
(software) A type of software that is distributed without payment but is limited in any combination of functionality, availability, or convenience.


lexentry: eng/shari'a__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shari'a
trans_list: charia
sense:
(Islam) A body of religious law forming a part of the Islamic tradition based on the scriptures of Islam, particularly the Qur'an and hadith.


lexentry: eng/sharif__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sharif
trans_list: chérif
sense:
A traditional Arab tribal title for one who serves as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets.


lexentry: eng/shark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shark
trans_list: requin | squale
sense:
(ichthyology) A scaleless, predatory fish of the superorder Selachimorpha, with a cartilaginous skeleton and 5 to 7 gill slits on each side of its head.


lexentry: eng/shark_fin_soup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shark fin soup
trans_list: soupe aux ailerons de requins
sense:
(culinary) A soup made from shark fins, common especially in Chinese culture, where it is served on special occasions and as a symbol of wealth and prestige.


lexentry: eng/sharp__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sharp
trans_list: tranchant | pointu | affilé | coupant | acéré | aigu
sense:
Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.


lexentry: eng/sharp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sharp
trans_list: dièse
sense:
(music) The symbol ♯, placed after the name of a note in the key signature or before a note on the staff to indicate that the note is to be played one chromatic semitone higher.


lexentry: eng/shaving_brush__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shaving brush
trans_list: blaireau
sense:
A small brush used to create a lather from shaving cream or shaving soap and apply it to the face or other area before shaving.


lexentry: eng/shaving_cream__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shaving cream
trans_list: mousse à raser
sense:
A substance, usually a foam or gel, that is applied to the face or wherever else hair grows, to provide lubrication and avoid razor burn during shaving.


lexentry: eng/shaving_gel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shaving gel
trans_list: gel de rasage | gel à raser
sense:
A shaving product usually supplied in an aerosol can which has the appearance of cosmetic gel, but which turns into a lather when applied to wet skin.


lexentry: eng/shawarma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shawarma
trans_list: chawarma | shawarma
sense:
A Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap of shaved lamb, goat, chicken, turkey, beef, or a mixture of these.


lexentry: eng/shawl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shawl
trans_list: châle
sense:
A square or rectangular piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders, typically by women. [from 1662]


lexentry: eng/she-devil__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: she-devil
trans_list: diablesse
sense:
(figuratively) A woman whose bad temper, cruelty or wicked ways are so extreme as to evoke an image of the devil.


lexentry: eng/shea__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: shea
trans_list: karité
sense:
The fruit of this tree, having a thin, tart, nutritious pulp that surrounds a relatively large, oil-rich seed.


lexentry: eng/shea_butter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shea butter
trans_list: beurre de karité
sense:
A slightly yellowish or ivory-colored natural fat extracted from fruit of the shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa) by crushing and boiling, widely used in cosmetics as a moisturizer and an emollient, as a cooking oil in West Africa, and sometimes used in the chocolate industry as a substitute for cocoa butter.


lexentry: eng/sheaf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sheaf
trans_list: gerbe | faisceau | liasse
sense:
A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw.


lexentry: eng/sheaf__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: sheaf
trans_list: faisceau | gerbe
sense:
(mathematics) An abstract construct in topology that associates data to the open sets of a topological space (i.e. a presheaf) in such a way so as to make the local and global data compatible, generalizing the situation of functions, fiber bundles, manifold structure, etc. on a topological space. Formally, a presheaf \mathcal{F} whose sections are, in a technical sense, uniquely determined by their restrictions onto smaller sets: that is, given an open cover \{U_i \} of U:


lexentry: eng/shear__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: shear
trans_list: cisaillement
sense:
(mathematics) A transformation that displaces every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point's distance from the line.


lexentry: eng/shear__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: shear
trans_list: tondre
sense:
(mathematics) To transform by displacing every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point’s distance from the line.


lexentry: eng/shear_stress__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shear stress
trans_list: contrainte de cisaillement
sense:
(physics) the component of stress that causes parallel layers of a material to move relative to each other in their own planes.


lexentry: eng/shears__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shears
trans_list: cisailles
sense:
A tool consisting of two blades with bevel edges, connected by a pivot, used for cutting cloth, or for removing the fleece from sheep etc.


lexentry: eng/shearwater__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shearwater
trans_list: puffin
sense:
Any of the long-winged pelagic seabirds of the family Procellariidae in genera Puffinus, Ardenna, and Calonectris, that breed on islands and coastal cliffs.


lexentry: eng/sheath__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sheath
trans_list: gaine | étui
sense:
(by extension) Anything that has a similar shape to a scabbard that is used to hold an object that is longer than it is wide.


lexentry: eng/sheave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sheave
trans_list: réa
sense:
A wheel having a groove in the rim for a rope to work in, and set in a block, mast, or similar; the wheel of a pulley.


lexentry: eng/shed__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shed
trans_list: baraque | hangar
sense:
A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure usually open in front; an outbuilding; a hut.


lexentry: eng/sheep__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: sheep
trans_list: mouton | brebis
sense:
(countable, chiefly, Christianity, chiefly plural) A religious adherent, a member of a congregation or religious community (compare flock).


lexentry: eng/sheep_liver_fluke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sheep liver fluke
trans_list: grande douve du foie
sense:
A parasitic flatworm, of species Fasciola hepatica, of the class Trematoda, that infects the livers of various mammals, including humans.


lexentry: eng/sheeple__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sheeple
trans_list: mouton de Panurge
sense:
(derogatory, slang) People who unquestioningly accept as true whatever their political leaders say or who adopt popular opinion as their own without scrutiny.


lexentry: eng/sheepshank__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sheepshank
trans_list: nœud de jambe de chien
sense:
(nautical) A type of knot which is useful for shortening a rope or taking up slack without cutting it.


lexentry: eng/sheet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sheet
trans_list: feuille
sense:
A piece of paper, usually rectangular, that has been prepared for writing, artwork, drafting, wrapping, manufacture of packaging (boxes, envelopes, etc.), and for other uses. The word does not include scraps and irregular small pieces destined to be recycled, used for stuffing or cushioning or paper mache, etc. In modern books, each sheet of paper is typically folded in half, to produce two leaves and four pages. In the absence of folding, "leaf" and "sheet" are equivalent.


lexentry: eng/sheet_metal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sheet metal
trans_list: tôle
sense:
Metal worked into a thin, flat sheet, used widely as construction material and raw material for a multitude of industrial products. It is thicker than foil and thinner than plate.


lexentry: eng/sheet_of_paper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sheet of paper
trans_list: feuille de papier
sense:
A single piece of loose paper, which, when bound in a book or booklet, consists of two pages (one on the front and one on the back).


lexentry: eng/shelf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shelf
trans_list: étagère | rayon | tablard
sense:
A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk, etc., and used to display, store, or support objects.


lexentry: eng/shelf_life__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shelf life
trans_list: durée de vie
sense:
The length of time a product (especially food and drugs) will last without deteriorating or without being sold.


lexentry: eng/shell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shell
trans_list: coquille | coquillage
sense:
The calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates.


lexentry: eng/shell__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: shell
trans_list: obus
sense:
(weaponry) A hollow, usually spherical or cylindrical projectile fired from a siege mortar or a smoothbore cannon. It contains an explosive substance designed to be ignited by a fuse or by percussion at the target site so that it will burst and scatter at high velocity its contents and fragments. Formerly called a bomb.


lexentry: eng/shell__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: shell
trans_list: carcasse
sense:
(architecture) Any slight hollow structure; a framework, or exterior structure, regarded as not complete or filled in, as the shell of a house.


lexentry: eng/shell__Noun__1
sense_num: 26
written_rep: shell
trans_list: coque | carapace | interface système
sense:
(computing) An operating system software user interface, whose primary purpose is to launch other programs and control their interactions; the user's command interpreter. Shell is a way to separate the internal complexity of the implementation of the command from the user. The internals can change while the user experience/interface remains the same.


lexentry: eng/shell_company__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shell company
trans_list: société écran
sense:
(law, business) A company that engages in no substantive business activities, but instead exists as a vehicle for legal or financial transactions, typically to shield another party from liability or other issues.


lexentry: eng/shell_game__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shell game
trans_list: carouge galonné
sense:
A game of skill which requires the bettor to guess which of three small cups (or shells) a pea-sized object is concealed under, after the party operating the game rapidly rearranges them, providing opportunity for sleight-of-hand trickery.


lexentry: eng/shell_shock__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: shell shock
trans_list: obusite
sense:
(uncountable) A psychiatric condition characterized by fatigue caused by battle; it is not a current diagnosis in medicine, but it corresponds largely with the current diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder.


lexentry: eng/shellfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: shellfish
trans_list: coquillage | fruits de mer
sense:
A culinary and nutritional term for several groups of non-piscine, non-tetrapod, aquatic animals that are used as a food source. The term often exclusively refers to edible aquatic crustaceans, bivalve mollusks and cephalopod mollusks; but sometimes echinoderms may be included as well.


lexentry: eng/shemale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shemale
trans_list: transexuelle
sense:
(offensive, proscribed, especially, in, _, pornography) A male-to-female transsexual or transgender person; a trans woman.


lexentry: eng/shepherd's_purse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shepherd's purse
trans_list: bourse-à-berger | bourse-à-pasteur | boursette | capselle
sense:
An edible weed, Capsella bursa-pastoris, family Brassicaceae, native to Europe but now found world-wide.


lexentry: eng/shepherd_moon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shepherd moon
trans_list: satellite berger
sense:
A small moon that orbits near the outer edges of a planetary ring or within gaps in the ring. The edge of the ring remains sharply defined owing to the gravity of shepherd moons.


lexentry: eng/sherbet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sherbet
trans_list: sorbet | sorbet laitier
sense:
A dessert of frozen fruit juice with a dairy product such as milk added; a sorbet with dairy ingredients.


lexentry: eng/sheriff__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: sheriff
trans_list: shérif
sense:
(US) A government official, usually responsible for law enforcement in their county and for administration of the county jail, sometimes an officer of the court, usually elected.


lexentry: eng/sherry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sherry
trans_list: xérès | jerez
sense:
(uncountable) A fortified wine produced in Jerez de la Frontera in Spain, or a similar wine produced elsewhere.


lexentry: eng/shibboleth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shibboleth
trans_list: shibboleth
sense:
A particular pronunciation or custom that is regarded as distinguishing members of a group from non-members, especially when used as a test.


lexentry: eng/shibboleth__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: shibboleth
trans_list: shibboleth
sense:
A common or longstanding belief, custom, or catchphrase associated with a particular group, especially one with little current meaning or truth.


lexentry: eng/shield__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shield
trans_list: bouclier | écu
sense:
A broad piece of defensive armor, held in hand, formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body.


lexentry: eng/shield__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: shield
trans_list: bouclier
sense:
(transport) A sign or symbol, usually containing numbers and sometimes letters, identifying a highway route.


lexentry: eng/shield_volcano__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shield volcano
trans_list: volcan bouclier
sense:
(vulcanology) A large volcano, with shallow-sloping sides and a flattened dome, formed of successive eruptions of free-flowing lava from fissure vents.


lexentry: eng/shift__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: shift
trans_list: permuter | switcher | échanger
sense:
(obsolete, transitive, reflexive) To change (someone's) clothes; sometimes specifically, to change underwear.


lexentry: eng/shift_key__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: shift key
trans_list: touche majuscule
sense:
(computing) A key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard used to effect the same function, or to change the function of the function keys.


lexentry: eng/shiftwork__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: shiftwork
trans_list: travail par quarts | travail par équipes | travail posté
sense:
A mode of employment in which sets of workers are rotated to maintain a continuous 24/7 operation; usually, with a system of three 8-hour shifts (24 ÷ 3 = 8): first shift, second shift, and third shift.


lexentry: eng/shikimic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shikimic acid
trans_list: acide shikimique
sense:
(carboxylic acid) A naturally occurring organic compound, 3,4,5-trihydroxy-1-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid, extracted commercially from star anise; it is the base of very many natural products and is used in the production of the antiviral drug Tamiflu.


lexentry: eng/shill__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: shill
trans_list: commère | comparse | complice | compère
sense:
An accomplice at a confidence trick during an auction or gambling game, such as an accomplice of the seller who bids to drive up the price.


lexentry: eng/shill__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shill
trans_list: cacher | celer | couvrir | dissimuler | enterrer | faire l'homme de paille
sense:
(pejorative, intransitive, transitive) To promote or endorse in return for payment, especially dishonestly; sometimes extended sarcastically even to those not paid but strongly biased in favor.


lexentry: eng/shilling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shilling
trans_list: shilling | chelin
sense:
(historical) A coin formerly used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta, Australia, New Zealand and many other Commonwealth countries worth twelve old pence, or one twentieth of a pound sterling.


lexentry: eng/shin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shin
trans_list: tibia | os long
sense:
The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone: w:Shinbone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia


lexentry: eng/shin__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shin
trans_list: chine | shin
sense:
The twenty-first letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others): w:Shin (letter) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia


lexentry: eng/shingle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shingle
trans_list: bardeau
sense:
A small, thin piece of building material, often with one end thicker than the other, for laying in overlapping rows as a covering for the roof or sides of a building.


lexentry: eng/ship_in_a_bottle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ship in a bottle
trans_list: bateau en bouteille
sense:
An ornament consisting of a model ship inside a glass bottle, usually one with a narrow neck which makes it difficult to see how the ship was put in place.


lexentry: eng/ship_of_the_line__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ship of the line
trans_list: navire de ligne
sense:
(nautical, military) A large square-rigged warship large enough to have a place in the line of battle, with up to 140 guns on at least two decks. A capital ship from the age of sail, superior to a frigate; usually, a seventy-four, or three-decker.


lexentry: eng/shipping_container__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shipping container
trans_list: conteneur
sense:
(international commerce) A standardized reusable steel box used for the storage and transportation of materials and products within a freight transport system. Various types exist, including reefer versions.


lexentry: eng/shipworm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shipworm
trans_list: taret
sense:
Any of several wormlike marine molluscs (not true worms) of the family Teredinidae that bore through the wooden hulls of ships and other woody material immersed in salt water; specifically, the naval shipworm or turu (Teredo navalis), the type species of the genus Teredo.


lexentry: eng/shipwreck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shipwreck
trans_list: épave | ruine de nef | ruine de vaisseau
sense:
A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy; a ruined vessel or its remains.


lexentry: eng/shire__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shire
trans_list: comté
sense:
(chiefly, historical) An administrative area or district between about the 5th to the 11th century, subdivided into hundreds or wapentakes and jointly governed by an ealdorman and a sheriff; also, a present-day area corresponding to such a historical district; a county; especially (England) , a county having a name ending in -shire.


lexentry: eng/shire__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: shire
trans_list: comté
sense:
(Australia, often, attributive) An outer suburban or rural local government area which elects its own council.


lexentry: eng/shirt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shirt
trans_list: chemise
sense:
(clothing) An article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, and often has sleeves, either long or short, that cover the arms.


lexentry: eng/shish_kebab__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shish kebab
trans_list: chichekébab
sense:
A dish made of small pieces of meat, with or without vegetables, which are skewered on a wooden or metal stick and roasted in an oven or over an open fire.


lexentry: eng/shit-eating_grin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shit-eating grin
trans_list: rictus jubilatoire | sourire de faux-cul | sourire à manger de la merde
sense:
(idiomatic, vulgar) A broad smile indicating self-awareness that may suggest self-satisfaction, smugness, discomfort, or embarrassment.


lexentry: eng/shit-stirrer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shit-stirrer
trans_list: fouteur de merde
sense:
(slang) One who enjoys creating trouble for others by provoking controversy, for example by revealing facts that others would prefer to keep secret.


lexentry: eng/shit__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shit
trans_list: merde!
sense:
(vulgar) Expression of worry, failure, shock, etc., often at something seen for the first time or remembered immediately before using this term.


lexentry: eng/shit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shit
trans_list: merde | crotte
sense:
(countable, uncountable, colloquial, vulgar) Solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels; feces.


lexentry: eng/shit_oneself__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: shit oneself
trans_list: chier dans son froc
sense:
(vulgar, slang, figurative) To be very frightened or astonished (to the extent that one might lose control of one's bowels).


lexentry: eng/shit_the_bed__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shit the bed
trans_list: chier dans la colle
sense:
(chiefly, US, slang, vulgar, idiomatic, of a person or thing) To fail, often in a complete and irreparable fashion.


lexentry: eng/shitting__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shitting
trans_list: putain de
sense:
(vulgar) An intensifier, often applying more to the whole utterance than to the specific word it modifies; same as fucking.


lexentry: eng/shitty__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: shitty
trans_list: merdique | merde
sense:
(informal, vulgar) Of low quality or standard; inferior; not up to par, or failing one's expectations


lexentry: eng/shiv__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shiv
trans_list: surin
sense:
A knife, especially a makeshift one fashioned from something not normally used as a weapon (like a plastic spoon or a toothbrush).


lexentry: eng/shiver_my_timbers__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shiver my timbers
trans_list: mille sabords
sense:
A mild oath expressing surprise, disbelief or annoyance. It is stereotypically regarded as being uttered by pirates.


lexentry: eng/shock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shock
trans_list: choc
sense:
(medicine) Circulatory shock, a medical emergency characterized by the inability of the circulatory system to supply enough oxygen to meet tissue requirements.


lexentry: eng/shock_absorber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shock absorber
trans_list: amortisseur
sense:
(mechanical engineering) A mechanical device designed to smooth out or damp any sudden shock impulse and dissipate kinetic energy; usually consists of a combination of a spring and a dashpot.


lexentry: eng/shock_and_awe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shock and awe
trans_list: choc et effroi | choc et stupeur
sense:
(military, also, figuratively) A doctrine based on the use of spectacular displays of force. [from 1996]


lexentry: eng/shock_wave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shock wave
trans_list: onde de choc
sense:
(physics) A powerful compression wave produced by the movement of a body through a fluid or gas at a velocity greater than the local speed of sound.


lexentry: eng/shoe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shoe
trans_list: chaussure | soulier
sense:
(footwear) A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of leather or synthetic material. Shoes generally do not extend above the ankle, as opposed to boots, which do.


lexentry: eng/shoe__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: shoe
trans_list: ferrer | chausser
sense:
(transitive) To put shoes on someone or something else's feet, especially to put horseshoes on a horse.


lexentry: eng/shoe_tree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shoe tree
trans_list: embauchoir
sense:
A device approximating the shape of a foot that is placed inside a shoe when it is being stored to preserve its shape and extend the life of the shoe.


lexentry: eng/shoebill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shoebill
trans_list: bec-en-sabot du Nil | abu-markub
sense:
Balaeniceps rex, a tall wading bird related to the stork, native to tropical African swamps; the sole species of the family Balaenicipitidae.


lexentry: eng/shoehorn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shoehorn
trans_list: chausse-pied
sense:
A smooth tool that assists in putting the foot into a shoe, by sliding the heel in after the toe is in place. This reduces discomfort and damage to the back of the shoe. By slipping it into the back of the shoe behind the heel, the user prevents the heel from squashing down the back of the shoe and causing difficulty; instead the heel slides down the smooth shoehorn, which then comes out easily once the foot is in place.


lexentry: eng/shoehorn__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: shoehorn
trans_list: enfoncer | forcer
sense:
(transitive, figuratively) To force (something) into (a tight space); to squeeze (something) into (a schedule, etc); to exert great effort to insert or include (something); to include (something) despite potent reasons not to.


lexentry: eng/shoeshiner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: A person who shines shoes and other footwear, usually for a fee.
written_rep: shoeshiner
trans_list:
cireur | cireur de bottes | cireur de chaussures | cireuse | cireuse de bottes | cireuse de chaussures


lexentry: eng/shoo-in__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: shoo-in
trans_list: favorite
sense:
(by extension, colloquial, originally, US) A candidate or contestant generally agreed upon as the presumptive winner; a favorite, somebody who is well-liked or widely agreed upon.


lexentry: eng/shoot__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: shoot
trans_list: tirer
sense:
To send out or forth, especially with a rapid or sudden motion; to cast with the hand; to hurl; to discharge; to emit.


lexentry: eng/shoot_from_the_hip__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: shoot from the hip
trans_list: improviser
sense:
(figuratively) To speak or act quickly based on first impressions, without carefully studying the background information, wider context, etc.


lexentry: eng/shoot_the_messenger__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shoot the messenger
trans_list: tirer sur le messager | tuer le messager
sense:
(idiomatic, sarcastic, or, humorous) To blame a problem on whoever reported it; to hold somebody accountable for a problem because they brought attention to it.


lexentry: eng/shoot_the_moon__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: shoot the moon
trans_list: souffler
sense:
(card games) To achieve the lowest or highest score possible, such that the player is usually rewarded with bonus points.


lexentry: eng/shooter__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: shooter
trans_list: tireur | tireuse
sense:
(slang) An associate willing to act in one's defence or to act against one's enemies, especially by force.


lexentry: eng/shooter__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: shooter
trans_list: tireur | tireuse
sense:
(professional wrestling, _, slang) A professional wrestler who uses actual fighting moves as part of his style, or who speaks his mind during a live or televised event (instead of speaking from a script).


lexentry: eng/shooting_gallery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shooting gallery
trans_list: stand de tir
sense:
A carnival game typically featuring a pellet gun and numerous moving mechanical tracks with small targets to be shot for prizes.


lexentry: eng/shooting_guard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shooting guard
trans_list: arrière
sense:
(basketball) A guard who is usually the taller of the two guard positions, and sometimes specializes in shooting from outside, particular from beyond the three-point line.


lexentry: eng/shooting_star__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shooting star
trans_list: étoile filante
sense:
A meteor, especially a streak of light in the night sky, caused by a meteoroid burning up as it enters the Earth’s atmosphere.


lexentry: eng/shop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shop
trans_list: magasin | boutique
sense:
An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.


lexentry: eng/shop__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shop
trans_list: magasiner | faire les courses | faire les magasins | faire des achats | faire du shopping
sense:
(intransitive) To visit stores or shops to browse or explore merchandise, especially with the intention of buying such merchandise.


lexentry: eng/shop_floor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: shop floor
trans_list: atelier | production | ouvriers
sense:
The area of a factory or workshop where the operatives work, as distinct from the administrative areas.


lexentry: eng/shop_steward__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shop steward
trans_list: délégué syndical
sense:
A local member of a trade union elected to represent his fellow workers in discussions with the management at a workplace.


lexentry: eng/shopkeeper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shopkeeper
trans_list: commerçant | boutiquier | boutiquière | détaillant | détaillante | magasinier
sense:
A trader who sells goods in a shop, or by retail, in distinction from one who sells by wholesale, or sells door to door.


lexentry: eng/shoplift__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shoplift
trans_list: voler à l’étalage
sense:
(transitive) To steal something from a shop or store during business hours, usually by means of hiding merchandise.


lexentry: eng/shopping_bag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shopping bag
trans_list: sac à provisions
sense:
A strong bag with handles used to put purchases in; usually made of plastic, paper or fabric, sometimes given away with a purchase.


lexentry: eng/shopping_basket__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: shopping basket
trans_list: panier
sense:
(internet) A page on a shopping website where one's prospective purchases are listed before payment.


lexentry: eng/shore_patrol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shore patrol
trans_list: garde côtière
sense:
A special unit of the military police of the U.S. navy or the Royal Navy whose duties are to police the seamen while they are on shore leave.


lexentry: eng/short_circuit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: short circuit
trans_list: court-circuit
sense:
(electrical engineering) A usually unintentional connection of low resistance or impedance in a circuit such that excessive and often damaging current flows in it.


lexentry: eng/short_form__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: short form
trans_list: forme tronquée
sense:
(phonetics) A word with the same meaning as another formed by removing one or more of the syllables of the longer word, and considered a word in its own right rather than an abbreviation.


lexentry: eng/short_ton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: short ton
trans_list: tonne courte
sense:
A unit of ship capacity or weight equal to 2000 U.S. or avoirdupois pounds, approximately 907 kilograms.


lexentry: eng/short_twentieth_century__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: short twentieth century
trans_list: court XXe siècle
sense:
(historical period, specifically) The period between 1914 and 1991, from the beginning of World War I to the fall of the Soviet Union. [from 1990s]


lexentry: eng/shortbread__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shortbread
trans_list: sablé
sense:
A type of biscuit (cookie), popular in Britain, traditionally made from one part sugar, two parts butter and three parts flour.


lexentry: eng/shortcut__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: shortcut
trans_list: raccourci | lien symbolique
sense:
(computing, in the Microsoft family of operating systems) A file that points to the location of another file and serves as a quick way to access it.


lexentry: eng/shortening__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shortening
trans_list: graisse alimentaire
sense:
(US, cooking) Fat that is solid at room temperature, especially hydrogenated vegetable oil (known as vegetable shortening), used to make shortcrust pastry and in deep fat frying.


lexentry: eng/shortfall__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shortfall
trans_list: défaut de paiement | insuffisance | manquement
sense:
An instance of falling short, of not meeting a quota, an obligation, or more generally any expected target.


lexentry: eng/shortstop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shortstop
trans_list: arrêt-court
sense:
(baseball) The infield defensive player that stands between the second baseman and the third baseman.


lexentry: eng/shortwave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shortwave
trans_list: onde courte
sense:
(physics) An electromagnetic wave having a wavelength between approximately 10 and 100 meters, corresponding to frequencies between 3 and 30 MHz.


lexentry: eng/shot__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: shot
trans_list: dose | shooter
sense:
A measure of alcohol, usually spirits, as taken either from a shot-glass or directly from the bottle, equivalent to about 44 milliliters; 1.5 ounces. ("pony shot"= 30 milliliters; 1 fluid ounce)


lexentry: eng/shot__Noun__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: shot
trans_list: dose | plan | shooter
sense:
(photography, film) A single snapshot or an unbroken sequence of photographic film exposures, or the digital equivalent; an unedited sequence of frames.


lexentry: eng/shot_put__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shot put
trans_list: lancer du poids
sense:
(athletics, uncountable) An athletics event where a competitor must hurl a heavy metal orb ("shot") as far as possible. Because of the weight of the ball this is done with a pushing ("putting") motion rather than a throwing motion.


lexentry: eng/shotgun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shotgun
trans_list: fusil de chasse | fusil
sense:
(firearms) A gun which fires loads typically consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge.


lexentry: eng/shotgun__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: shotgun
trans_list: place du mort
sense:
(slang) The front passenger seat in a vehicle, next to the driver; so called because the position of the shotgun-armed guard on a horse-drawn stage-coach, wagon train, or gold transport was next to the driver on a forward-mounted bench seat. Can also be used in situations of claiming other resources such as bedrooms.


lexentry: eng/should__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: should
trans_list: si
sense:
(informal) With verbs such as 'see' or 'hear', usually in the second person, used to point out something remarkable in either a good or bad way.


lexentry: eng/should__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: should
trans_list: si
sense:
Will be likely to (become or do something); indicates a degree of possibility or probability that the stated thing will happen or be true in the future.


lexentry: eng/should__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: should
trans_list: si
sense:
Used to express what the speaker would do in another person's situation, as a means of giving a suggestion or recommendation.


lexentry: eng/shoulder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shoulder
trans_list: épaule
sense:
(anatomy) The joint between the arm and the torso, sometimes including the surrounding muscles, tendons, and ligaments.


lexentry: eng/shoulder__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: shoulder
trans_list: epaule | épaulement
sense:
An abrupt projection which forms an abutment on an object, or limits motion, etc., such as the projection around a tenon at the end of a piece of timber.


lexentry: eng/shout__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shout
trans_list: cri
sense:
A loud burst of voice or voices; a violent and sudden outcry, especially that of a multitude expressing joy, triumph, exultation, anger, or great effort.


lexentry: eng/shout__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shout
trans_list: crier
sense:
(intransitive) To utter a sudden and loud cry, as in joy, triumph, exultation or anger, or to attract attention, to animate others, etc.


lexentry: eng/shove_it_up_your_ass__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: shove it up your ass
trans_list: dans ton cul | se le foutre au cul | va te faire enculer | va te faire foutre | va te faire mettre
sense:
(idiomatic, colloquial, vulgar, in the imperative) An exclamation of extreme anger, disgust, hatred; often accompanied by an obscene gesture.


lexentry: eng/shove_something_down_someone's_throat__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shove something down someone's throat
trans_list: contraindre
sense:
(derogatory, idiomatic, transitive) To aggressively and persistently force an opinion, belief or idea upon a person (especially if they lack interest or have an opposing viewpoint).


lexentry: eng/shovel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shovel
trans_list: pelle | bêche
sense:
A hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for digging. Not to be confused with a spade, which is designed solely for small-scale digging and incidental tasks such as chopping of small roots.


lexentry: eng/show,_don't_tell__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: show, don't tell
trans_list: montre, ne dis pas
sense:
Advice to writers: convey an impression by the way that events are described in the narrative, and not by explicitly stating facts.


lexentry: eng/show_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: show off
trans_list: crâner | faire le malin | frimer | se la péter
sense:
(transitive, and, intransitive, idiomatic) To attract attention to for the purpose of bragging or personal exhibitionism; to demonstrate a skill, talent or property for the purpose of bragging or personal exhibitionism.


lexentry: eng/show_one's_true_colors__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: show one's true colors
trans_list: montrer son vrai visage | se montrer sous son vrai jour
sense:
(idiomatic, informal) To reveal how one really is, as opposed to how one has been portrayed or after having been deceptively and deliberately misleading.


lexentry: eng/show_trial__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: show trial
trans_list: parodie de procès | procès-spectacle
sense:
(legal) A trial held for appearance's sake, but whose verdict is predetermined, especially a "guilty" verdict with the purpose of making an example of the accused. [1937]


lexentry: eng/showcase__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: showcase
trans_list: vitrine
sense:
A setting, occasion, or medium for exhibiting something or someone, especially in an attractive or favorable aspect.


lexentry: eng/shower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shower
trans_list: averse | ondée | bande
sense:
A brief fall of precipitation (spell of rain, or a similar fall of snow, sleet, or cascade); burst of hefty precipitation.


lexentry: eng/showtime__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: showtime
trans_list: que le spectacle commence !
sense:
A declaration that something is about to happen, particularly that the person speaking is about to act.


lexentry: eng/showy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: showy
trans_list: tape-à-l’œil
sense:
(informal, chiefly of a literary work) Inclined to showing (by conveying an impression so that events are described in the narrative), instead of telling (by explicitly stating facts).


lexentry: eng/shred__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: shred
trans_list: lambeau
sense:
A long, narrow piece (especially of fabric) cut or torn off; a strip; specifically, a piece of cloth or clothing.


lexentry: eng/shred__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shred
trans_list: déchirer
sense:
(music) Chiefly in rock and heavy metal: to play (a musical instrument (especially a guitar) or a piece of music) very fast and in a way that requires technical skill.


lexentry: eng/shredder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shredder
trans_list: broyeur | choucrouteuse | déchiqueteuse
sense:
A machine that tears up objects into smaller pieces, especially a paper shredder, garbage shredder or gardening or farming shredder.


lexentry: eng/shrew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shrew
trans_list: musaraigne
sense:
Any of numerous small, mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family Soricidae (order Soricomorpha).


lexentry: eng/shriek__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shriek
trans_list: hurlement
sense:
A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like.


lexentry: eng/shriek__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shriek
trans_list: crier
sense:
(intransitive) To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish.


lexentry: eng/shrike__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shrike
trans_list: pie-grièche
sense:
Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae which are known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns.


lexentry: eng/shrimp_plant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shrimp plant
trans_list: crevette
sense:
A tropical Mexican shrub, Justicia brandegeeana, grown ornamentally for the colorful bracts surrounding its flowers.


lexentry: eng/shrine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shrine
trans_list: sanctuaire | lieu saint
sense:
A holy or sacred place dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, or similar figure of awe and respect, at which said figure is venerated or worshipped.


lexentry: eng/shrine__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: shrine
trans_list: châsse
sense:
A case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint.


lexentry: eng/shroud__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: shroud
trans_list: hauban
sense:
(nautical) One of a set of ropes or cables (rigging) attaching a mast to the sides of a vessel or to another anchor point, serving to support the mast sideways; such rigging collectively.


lexentry: eng/shroud__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: shroud
trans_list: coiffe
sense:
(astronautics) A streamlined protective covering used to protect the payload during a rocket-powered launch.


lexentry: eng/shrubbery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shrubbery
trans_list: fruticée
sense:
A planting of shrubs; a wide border to a garden where shrubs are thickly planted; or a similar larger area with a path winding through it.


lexentry: eng/shrug__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shrug
trans_list: hausser les épaules
sense:
(ambitransitive) To raise (the shoulders) to express uncertainty, lack of concern, (formerly) dread, etc.


lexentry: eng/shuffle__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: shuffle
trans_list: traîner les pieds
sense:
To change one's position; to shift ground; to evade questions; to resort to equivocation; to prevaricate.


lexentry: eng/shunt__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: shunt
trans_list: pontage
sense:
(surgery) A passage between body channels constructed surgically as a bypass; a tube inserted into the body to create such a passage.


lexentry: eng/shunt__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: shunt
trans_list: aiguiller | manœuvrer
sense:
(transitive, rail transport) To move a train from one track to another, or to move carriages, etc. from one train to another.


lexentry: eng/shunt__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: shunt
trans_list: accrocher | avoir un accrochage
sense:
(transitive, chiefly, road transport, informal, Britain) To have a minor collision, especially in a motor car.


lexentry: eng/shut_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: shut up
trans_list: taire | enfermer | faire taire | la fermer | renfermer | se taire
sense:
(ergative, derogatory, often imperative) Of a person, to stop talking or (of a person or thing) making noise.


lexentry: eng/shutter__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: shutter
trans_list: volet | contrevent
sense:
(usually, in the plural) Protective panels, usually wooden, placed over windows to block out the light.


lexentry: eng/shutter__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: shutter
trans_list: obturateur
sense:
(photography) The part of a camera, normally closed, that opens for a controlled period of time to let light in when taking a picture.


lexentry: eng/shutter_speed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shutter speed
trans_list: vitesse d'obturation
sense:
(photography) The duration of time for which the shutter of a camera remains open when exposing photographic film or other photosensitive material to light for the purpose of recording an image.


lexentry: eng/shuttle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: shuttle
trans_list: navette
sense:
The sliding thread holder in a sewing machine, which carries the lower thread through a loop of the upper thread, to make a lock stitch.


lexentry: eng/shuttle_bus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shuttle bus
trans_list: navette de tisserand
sense:
A short-haul, limited-passenger bus, typically privately owned, such as by hotels, retirement villages, etc.


lexentry: eng/shuttlecock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shuttlecock
trans_list: volant
sense:
(countable) A lightweight object that is conical in shape with a cork or rubber-covered nose, used in badminton the way a ball is used in other racquet games. [from early 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/shyster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shyster
trans_list: avocaillon | chicaneur
sense:
Someone who acts in a disreputable, unethical, or unscrupulous way, especially in the practice of law and politics.


lexentry: eng/sialic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sialic acid
trans_list: acide sialique
sense:
(sugar acid, organic compound, biochemistry) Any of a group of amino carbohydrates that are substituted forms of neuraminic acid and can be components of glycoproteins and mucoproteins.


lexentry: eng/siblicide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: siblicide
trans_list: caïnisme
sense:
(chiefly, zoology) The killing of a sibling, especially as observed among certain species of animals. [from 1980s]


lexentry: eng/sic__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sic
trans_list: sic
sense:
Thus; as written; used to indicate, for example, that text is being quoted as it is from the source.


lexentry: eng/sick_bay__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sick bay
trans_list: infirmerie
sense:
A room in an institution, or compartment on a vessel, where basic medical supplies are kept and medical attention can be sought.


lexentry: eng/sick_day__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sick day
trans_list: arrêt maladie
sense:
A paid personal day intended to be used due to illness either for recuperation or medical treatment.


lexentry: eng/sick_note__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sick note
trans_list: certificat médical
sense:
(UK) A note from a doctor certifying the patient is ill, and therefore unable to go to work, school, etc.


lexentry: eng/sickle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sickle
trans_list: faucille
sense:
(agriculture) An implement having a semicircular blade and short handle, used for cutting long grass and cereal crops.


lexentry: eng/side__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: side
trans_list: côté
sense:
The portion of the human torso usually covered by the arms when they are not raised; the areas on the left and right between the belly or chest and the back.


lexentry: eng/side_cap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: side cap
trans_list: calot
sense:
A foldable military cap with straight sides and a creased or hollow crown sloping to the back where it is parted.


lexentry: eng/side_effect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: side effect
trans_list: effet secondaire | effet indésirable
sense:
(medicine) An unintended consequence of a drug or therapy; usually an adverse effect, not a beneficial effect.


lexentry: eng/side_effect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: side effect
trans_list: effet secondaire
sense:
An unintended consequence, or secondary result, of any action, in addition to the main or intended consequence of that action.


lexentry: eng/sidebearing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sidebearing
trans_list: approche
sense:
(typography) The margin of empty space around a glyph in a font, measured from the glyph contour's leftmost, rightmost, topmost and bottommost points to the sides of its bounding box


lexentry: eng/sideboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sideboard
trans_list: buffet
sense:
(furniture) A piece of dining room furniture having drawers and shelves for linen and tableware; originally for serving food.


lexentry: eng/sidecar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sidecar
trans_list: side-car | nacelle latérale
sense:
A one-wheeled attachment to the side of a motorcycle to allow for a separate seat for a passenger or cargo space.


lexentry: eng/sideline__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: sideline
trans_list: ligne de côté
sense:
(sports) A line defining the side boundary of a playing field. Used in Canadian football, field lacrosse and basketball.


lexentry: eng/sidequest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sidequest
trans_list: quête annexe | sous-quête
sense:
(video games) A quest given to the player that has no direct bearing on the main story/campaign of the game.


lexentry: eng/sidereal_day__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sidereal day
trans_list: jour sidéral
sense:
(astronomy) One day of sidereal time; the time in which Earth rotates once around its axis, relative to the point of the vernal equinox (about 23 hours, 56 minutes, 4 seconds).


lexentry: eng/sidereal_time__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sidereal time
trans_list: temps sidéral
sense:
(astronomy) Time measured by the apparent diurnal motion of the vernal equinox; approximated by that based on the rotation of planet Earth relative to the seemingly fixed stars.


lexentry: eng/sideslip__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sideslip
trans_list: glissade
sense:
(aviation) A flight manoeuvre that uses opposing rudder and aileron inputs to move the aircraft sideways without turning it.


lexentry: eng/sideslip__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: sideslip
trans_list: angle au vent
sense:
(aviation, uncountable, by extension) The angle between an aircraft's longitudinal axis and its direction of motion relative to the surrounding air.


lexentry: eng/sidetrack__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sidetrack
trans_list: distraire
sense:
To divert or distract (someone) from a main issue or course of action with an alternate or less relevant topic or activity; or, to use deliberate trickery or sly wordplay when talking to (a person) in order to avoid discussion of a subject.


lexentry: eng/siding__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: siding
trans_list: bardage
sense:
(North America) A building material which covers and protects the sides of a house or other building.


lexentry: eng/siding__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: siding
trans_list: voie de garage
sense:
(rail transport) A second, relatively short length of track just to the side of a railroad track, joined to the main track by switches at one or both ends, used either for loading or unloading freight, storing trains or other rail vehicles; or to allow two trains on a same track to meet (opposite directions) or pass (same direction) (the latter sense is probably an American definition).


lexentry: eng/sidle__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sidle
trans_list: se faufiler
sense:
(ambitransitive, also, figuratively) In the intransitive sense often followed by up: to (cause something to) advance in a coy, furtive, or unobtrusive manner.


lexentry: eng/siege__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: siege
trans_list: siège
sense:
(military) A prolonged military assault or a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition.


lexentry: eng/siege_engine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: siege engine
trans_list: arme de siège | engin de siège | machine de siège
sense:
(artillery, historical) A large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.; specifically, a trebuchet or other type of catapult.


lexentry: eng/siege_mentality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: siege mentality
trans_list: méfiance
sense:
A collective feeling of victimization and defensiveness, in which a group of people believe themselves to be constantly attacked, oppressed, or isolated in the face of the negative intentions of the rest of the world.


lexentry: eng/siege_tower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: siege tower
trans_list: beffroi | tour de siège
sense:
(historical) A siege weapon, consisting of a wheeled wooden tower with ladders inside, which was parked next to walls so assailants could safely scale them.


lexentry: eng/siege_warfare__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: siege warfare
trans_list: guerre de siège
sense:
Warfare in which the defender is trapped in a position (such as a fort or castle) while the attacker bombards and/or barricades them from outside.


lexentry: eng/siemens__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: siemens
trans_list: siemens
sense:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical conductance; the electric conductance in a body that has a resistance of one ohm. Symbol: S


lexentry: eng/sieve__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sieve
trans_list: tamis | crible | passoire
sense:
A device with a mesh, grate, or otherwise perforated bottom to separate, in a granular material, larger particles from smaller ones, or to separate solid objects from a liquid.


lexentry: eng/sieve__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sieve
trans_list: crible
sense:
A process, physical or abstract, that arrives at a final result by filtering out unwanted pieces of input from a larger starting set of input.


lexentry: eng/sievert__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sievert
trans_list: sievert
sense:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of radiation dose; the dose received in one hour at a distance of 1 cm from a point source of 1 mg of radium in a 0.5 mm thick platinum enclosure. Symbol: Sv


lexentry: eng/sigh__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sigh
trans_list: soupir
sense:
An expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like, often used in casual written contexts.


lexentry: eng/sigh__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sigh
trans_list: soupir
sense:
A deep, prolonged audible inhale and exhale of breath; as when fatigued, frustrated, grieved, or relieved; the act of sighing.


lexentry: eng/sigh__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sigh
trans_list: soupirer
sense:
(intransitive) To inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it; to make a deep single audible respiration, especially as the result or involuntary expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like.


lexentry: eng/sight__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: sight
trans_list: viseur | mire
sense:
(often, in the plural) A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.


lexentry: eng/sight_for_sore_eyes__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sight for sore eyes
trans_list: plaisir pour les yeux | régal pour les yeux
sense:
(idiomatic) A pleasing sight; something that is beautiful to look at, particularly after a long period of deprivation.


lexentry: eng/siglum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: siglum
trans_list: sigle
sense:
A letter or other symbol that stands for a name or word; specifically, one used in a modern literary work to refer to an early version of a text.


lexentry: eng/sigma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sigma
trans_list: sigma
sense:
The eighteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets (Σ, σ), the twentieth letter of Old and Ancient.


lexentry: eng/sign__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: sign
trans_list: signe
sense:
A specific gesture or motion used to communicate by those with speaking or hearing difficulties; now specifically, a linguistic unit in sign language equivalent to word in spoken languages.


lexentry: eng/sign__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: sign
trans_list: symbole | signe
sense:
A semantic unit, something that conveys meaning or information (e.g. a word of written language); (linguistics, semiotics) a unit consisting of a signifier and a signified concept. (See sign (semiotics).)


lexentry: eng/sign__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sign
trans_list: faire signer
sense:
(intransitive) To finalise a contractual agreement to work for a given sports team, record label etc. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/sign__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sign
trans_list: signer
sense:
(transitive) More generally, to write one's signature on (something) as a means of identification etc. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/sign__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sign
trans_list: signer
sense:
(transitive) To bless (someone or something) with the sign of the cross; to mark with the sign of the cross. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/sign_of_the_cross__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sign of the cross
trans_list: signe de croix
sense:
(Christianity) A gesture of the hand moving over the front of one's body in the shape of a cross made as part of ritual or to invoke divine protection.


lexentry: eng/sign_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sign up
trans_list: s'inscrire
sense:
(intransitive) To add one's own name to the list of people who are participating in something (including amateur, but not professional, teams)


lexentry: eng/signage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: signage
trans_list: fléchage | signalisation
sense:
(uncountable) Signs, particularly those imparting commercial, directional, or road traffic information, taken collectively.


lexentry: eng/signal__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: signal
trans_list: signal
sense:
A sign made to give notice of some occurrence, command, or danger, or to indicate the start of a concerted action.


lexentry: eng/signal__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: signal
trans_list: signal
sense:
(of a radio, TV, telephone, internet, etc.) An electromagnetic action, normally a voltage that is a function of time, that conveys the information of the radio or TV program or of communication with another party.


lexentry: eng/signal__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: signal
trans_list: signal
sense:
(computing, Unix) A simple interprocess communication used to notify a process or thread of an occurrence.


lexentry: eng/signal_box__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: signal box
trans_list: cabine de signalisation
sense:
A building, typically adjacent to or spanning a railway line, from where signals, points and (sometimes) level crossings are controlled.


lexentry: eng/signal_crayfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: signal crayfish
trans_list: écrevisse signal
sense:
An American crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus, having a large claw that it waves to attract a mate.


lexentry: eng/signature__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: signature
trans_list: signature
sense:
A person's name, written by that person, used as identification or to signify approval of accompanying material, such as a legal contract.


lexentry: eng/signature__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: signature
trans_list: cahier
sense:
(printing) A group of four (or a multiple of four) sheets printed such that, when folded, they become a section of a book.


lexentry: eng/signature__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: signature
trans_list: signature
sense:
(computing) A pattern used for matching the identity of a virus, the parameter types of a method, etc.


lexentry: eng/signature__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: signature
trans_list: signature
sense:
(cryptography) Data attached to a message that guarantees that the message originated from its claimed source.


lexentry: eng/signature_song__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: signature song
trans_list: chanson phare
sense:
(music, usually, in the singular) A song in which its artist or band is best associated with or known for.


lexentry: eng/signet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: signet
trans_list: pile
sense:
(historical) An object (especially a ring) formerly used to impress a picture into the sealing wax of a document as a proof of its origin.


lexentry: eng/significant__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: significant
trans_list: significatif
sense:
(statistics) Having a low probability of occurring by chance (for example, having high correlation and thus likely to be related).


lexentry: eng/significant_figure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: significant figure
trans_list: chiffre significatif
sense:
(mathematics) A digit that is meaningful with respect to the precision of a measurement; that is, excluding any leading zeroes, trailing rounding or placeholder zeroes, and non-zero digits not warranted by the accuracy of a derivation or measurement.


lexentry: eng/signified__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: signified
trans_list: signifié
sense:
(linguistics, semiotics, philosophy) The concept, object or person that is referred to by a sign or signifier.


lexentry: eng/signifier__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: signifier
trans_list: signifiant
sense:
(linguistics, philosophy) A sign, such as a written or spoken word, which refers to some concept, object or person, the signified.


lexentry: eng/siheyuan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: siheyuan
trans_list: maison
sense:
A traditional type of Chinese residence consisting of four houses with a courtyard in the middle; a Chinese quadrangle.


lexentry: eng/silence__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: silence
trans_list: silence
sense:
Refraining from speaking, for purposes of prayer or meditation; especially, a form of worship practiced by the Society of Friends (Quakers) during meetings.


lexentry: eng/silent_treatment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silent treatment
trans_list: taire
sense:
A form of social sanction that consists of ignoring a particular individual, neither speaking to that person nor responding to his or her words.


lexentry: eng/silhouette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silhouette
trans_list: silhouette
sense:
An illustrated outline filled in with a solid color(s), usually only black, and intended to represent the shape of an object without revealing any other visual details; a similar appearance produced when the object being viewed is situated in relative darkness with brighter lighting behind it; a profile portrait in black, such as a shadow appears to be. [mid 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/silicate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silicate
trans_list: silicate
sense:
(inorganic chemistry) Any salt of silica or of one of the silicic acids; any mineral composed of silicates


lexentry: eng/silicic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silicic acid
trans_list: acide silicique
sense:
(chemistry) any of a range of compounds, being hydrates of silica; they form silicates having complex polymeric structures


lexentry: eng/silicon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silicon
trans_list: silicium
sense:
(chemistry, uncountable) A nonmetallic element (symbol Si) with an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28.0855.


lexentry: eng/silicon_dioxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silicon dioxide
trans_list: bioxyde de silicium
sense:
(chemistry) A hard glassy mineral, SiO₂, occurring as quartz, sand, opal etc. Informally known as silica.


lexentry: eng/silicone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silicone
trans_list: silicone
sense:
(chemistry) Any of a class of inert, semi-inorganic polymeric compounds (polysiloxanes), that have a wide range of thermal stability and extreme water repellence, used in a very wide range of industrial applications, and in prosthetic replacements for body parts.


lexentry: eng/silicosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silicosis
trans_list: silicose
sense:
(disease) A disease of the lungs caused by the inhalation of crystalline silica dust. [from late 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/silique__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silique
trans_list: silique
sense:
(botany) A long dry fruit (seed capsule), length more than twice the width, typical to cruciferous plants and consisting of two fused carpels that separate when ripe.


lexentry: eng/silk__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: silk
trans_list: soie
sense:
Anything which resembles silk, such as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize, or the seed covering of bombaxes.


lexentry: eng/silk__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: silk
trans_list: soie
sense:
(circus arts, in the plural) A pair of long silk sheets suspended in the air on which a performer performs tricks.


lexentry: eng/silk__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: silk
trans_list: soie
sense:
(horse racing, usually, in the plural) The garments worn by a jockey displaying the colors of the horse's owner.


lexentry: eng/silkworm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silkworm
trans_list: ver à soie | magnan
sense:
Any of various caterpillars of moths that produce silk cocoons, especially Bombyx mori, the source of most commercial silk.


lexentry: eng/sill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sill
trans_list: rebord
sense:
(architecture, also "window sill") A breast wall; window breast; horizontal brink which forms the base of a window.


lexentry: eng/sill__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sill
trans_list: linteau
sense:
(construction) A threshold; horizontal structural member of a building near ground level on a foundation or pilings, or lying on the ground, and bearing the upright portion of a frame; a sill plate.


lexentry: eng/sillimanite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sillimanite
trans_list: sillimanite
sense:
(mineral) A fibrous neosilicate mineral, polymorphic with andalusite and kyanite, with the chemical formula Al2SiO5.


lexentry: eng/silly_season__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silly season
trans_list: creux de l'été
sense:
(idiomatic, journalism) A period, usually during the summertime, when news media tend to place increased emphasis on reporting light-hearted, offbeat, or bizarre stories.


lexentry: eng/silovik__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silovik
trans_list: silovik
sense:
(politics) A member of the Russian military, police, or intelligence services (chiefly the KGB or, later, the FSB), or a politician with a background in such services.


lexentry: eng/silver-tongued__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silver-tongued
trans_list: beau parleur
sense:
(idiomatic, informal) Articulate and charming in speech; eloquent; also, having a pleasant-sounding voice or way of speaking.


lexentry: eng/silver__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: silver
trans_list: argenterie
sense:
(collectively) Cutlery and other eating utensils, whether silver or made from some other white metal.


lexentry: eng/silver_age__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silver age
trans_list: âge d'argent
sense:
(historical, mythology) A historical period of great accomplishment in a field or a society; in storytelling archetypes, usually following, and not quite as favorable as, a golden age, and not unfavorable as an iron age.


lexentry: eng/silver_birch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silver birch
trans_list: bouleau blanc
sense:
A European deciduous tree, Betula pendula, characterised by white peeling bark and drooping branches.


lexentry: eng/silver_bullet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silver bullet
trans_list: balle d'argent
sense:
(literally, folklore) A bullet made of silver, usually with reference to the folkloric belief that such bullets are the only weapons which can kill a werewolf, vampire, or other monster.


lexentry: eng/silver_bullet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: silver bullet
trans_list: panacée | solution miracle
sense:
(figurative) Any straightforward solution perceived to have great effectiveness or bring miraculous results.


lexentry: eng/silver_goal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silver goal
trans_list: but en argent
sense:
(soccer) the first goal scored during the first half of extra time; giving victory to the scoring side if this rule is in effect


lexentry: eng/silvering__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silvering
trans_list: argenté
sense:
The process of coating a surface with a thin layer of silver (or a similar metal), especially so as to form a mirror.


lexentry: eng/simethicone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: simethicone
trans_list: siméthicone | siméticone
sense:
An oral antifoaming agent, a mixture of polydimethylsiloxane and silica gel, used to treat stomach pain caused by excess gas.


lexentry: eng/similar__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: similar
trans_list: semblable
sense:
(mathematics) Having the same shape, in particular, having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional.


lexentry: eng/simony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: simony
trans_list: simonie
sense:
The buying or selling of spiritual or sacred things, such as ecclesiastical offices, pardons, or consecrated objects.


lexentry: eng/simoom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: simoom
trans_list: simoun
sense:
A hot, dry, suffocating, dust-laden wind of the desert, particularly of Arabia, Syria, and neighboring countries, generated by the extreme heat of the parched deserts or sandy plains.


lexentry: eng/simple__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: simple
trans_list: simple
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A herbal preparation made from one plant, as opposed to something made from more than one plant.


lexentry: eng/simple_past__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: simple past
trans_list: imparfait | passé | passé simple
sense:
(grammar) A tense used to describe something that happened in the past, formed by the inflection of a single word, without any auxiliary verb such as be or have.


lexentry: eng/simple_ring__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: simple ring
trans_list: anneau simple
sense:
(algebra, ring theory) A ring that contains no nontrivial ideals (i.e., no (two-sided) ideals other than the zero ideal and the ring itself).


lexentry: eng/simplex__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: simplex
trans_list: simplexe
sense:
(geometry, algebraic, _, topology) An analogue in a space of arbitrary dimensionality of the triangle or tetrahedron; the convex hull of n+1 linearly independent points in n-dimensional space; in other words, the triangle, tetrahedron etc., generalized to an arbitrary number of dimensions.


lexentry: eng/simplify__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: simplify
trans_list: simplifier
sense:
(transitive) To make simpler, either by reducing in complexity, reducing to component parts, or making easier to understand.


lexentry: eng/simulated_annealing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: simulated annealing
trans_list: recuit simulé
sense:
A probabilistic technique for approximating the global optimum of a given function, analogous to the metalworking process of annealing.


lexentry: eng/simulator__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: simulator
trans_list: simulateur
sense:
A machine or system that simulates an environment (such as an aircraft cockpit), often for training purposes.


lexentry: eng/simultaneous_interpreting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: simultaneous interpreting
trans_list: interprétation simultanée
sense:
(translation studies) A type of oral translation from one language into another which is produced at the same time as a person is speaking.


lexentry: eng/sin_bin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sin bin
trans_list: banc
sense:
(sports) An area where players are temporarily confined while suspended from play following an infringement of the rules of the game.


lexentry: eng/since__Preposition__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: since
trans_list: depuis
sense:
From: referring to a period of time ending in the present and defining it by the point in time at which it started, or the period in which its starting point occurred.


lexentry: eng/sine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sine
trans_list: sinus
sense:
(trigonometry, mathematics) In a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the side opposite an angle to the length of the hypotenuse.


lexentry: eng/sinecure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sinecure
trans_list: sinécure | planque
sense:
A position that requires little to no work, or easy work, but still gives an ample payment; a cushy job.


lexentry: eng/sing_along__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sing along
trans_list: chanter en choeur
sense:
(idiomatic, music) To sing some music while someone else is singing or playing the same piece of music or while it is being broadcast or performed


lexentry: eng/sing_the_same_tune__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sing the same tune
trans_list: accorder ses violons
sense:
(idiomatic, figurative) To hold the same opinion or understanding as another; to be in agreement on a matter.


lexentry: eng/singer-songwriter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: singer-songwriter
trans_list: autrice-compositrice-interprète | auteur-compositeur-interprète | auteure-compositrice-interprète
sense:
A musician who both sings and composes, especially when recording or performing his or her own compositions.


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


lexentry: eng/single-entry__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: single-entry
trans_list: en partie simple
sense:
(accounting) Describing a method of bookkeeping that relies on a one-sided accounting entry to maintain financial information, with each entry appearing only once on one side or other of the account.


lexentry: eng/single__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: single
trans_list: single | simple
sense:
(music) A popular song released and sold (on any format) nominally on its own though usually having at least one extra track.


lexentry: eng/single_combat__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: single combat
trans_list: combat singulier
sense:
(historical) A duel between single representatives of opposing armies, with the outcome accepted as the battle's outcome.


lexentry: eng/single_market__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: single market
trans_list: marché intérieur | marché unique
sense:
A trade bloc with some common product-regulation policies in which most trade barriers have been removed.


lexentry: eng/single_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: single out
trans_list: distinguer | singulariser
sense:
(transitive) To select (someone or something) from a group and highlight them or treat them differently.


lexentry: eng/single_transferable_vote__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: single transferable vote
trans_list: scrutin à vote unique transférable
sense:
A voting system where each voter lists the candidates in order of preference and there is provision to transfer the votes of the less popular candidates and a proportion of the votes of candidates who are elected with more than a certain quota.


lexentry: eng/singular__Adjective__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: singular
trans_list: singulier
sense:
(linear algebra, of transformation) Having the property that the matrix of coefficients of the new variables has a determinant equal to zero.


lexentry: eng/singulare_tantum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: singulare tantum
trans_list: singulare tantum
sense:
(grammar) A noun (in any specific sense) that has no plural form and is only used with singular verbs. Frequently for mass nouns.


lexentry: eng/singularity__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: singularity
trans_list: singularité
sense:
(physics) Ellipsis of gravitational singularity: a point or region in spacetime in which gravitational forces cause matter to have an infinite density; associated with black holes.


lexentry: eng/sinister__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: sinister
trans_list: sénestre
sense:
(heraldry) On the left side of a shield from the wearer's standpoint, and the right side to the viewer.


lexentry: eng/sinkhole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sinkhole
trans_list: doline | gouffre
sense:
(geology) A hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage.


lexentry: eng/sinking_feeling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sinking feeling
trans_list: sensation mauvaise
sense:
An unpleasant feeling in the abdomen caused by hunger or, especially, apprehension or uneasiness. [from early 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/sinoatrial_node__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sinoatrial node
trans_list: nœud sinusal | nœud sino-auriculaire | nœud sinu-atrial
sense:
(anatomy) A group of cells located in the wall of the right atrium of the heart that originates the impulses stimulating the heartbeat.


lexentry: eng/sintering__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sintering
trans_list: frittage
sense:
A process in which the particles of a powder are welded together by pressure and heating to a temperature below its melting point.


lexentry: eng/sinus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sinus
trans_list: sinus
sense:
(anatomy, zootomy) A pouch or cavity in a bone or other tissue, especially one in the bones of the face or skull connecting with the nasal cavities (the paranasal sinus).


lexentry: eng/siphon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: siphon
trans_list: siphon
sense:
A bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which hydrostatic pressure exerted due to the force of gravity moves liquid from one reservoir to another.


lexentry: eng/siphon__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: siphon
trans_list: siphonner
sense:
(transitive, figurative, often with "off") To steal or skim off something, such as money, in small amounts; to embezzle.


lexentry: eng/siphonophore__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: siphonophore
trans_list: siphonophore
sense:
Any of various transparent marine hydrozoans, of the order Siphonophorae, that float or swim as colonies of polyps.


lexentry: eng/sir__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: sir
trans_list: monsieur
sense:
A respectful term of address to an adult male (often older), especially if his name or proper title is unknown.


lexentry: eng/siren__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: siren
trans_list: sirène
sense:
A device, either mechanical or electronic, that makes a piercingly loud sound as an alarm or signal, or the sound from such a device (first recorded 1879).


lexentry: eng/sirloin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sirloin
trans_list: aloyau | contre-filet | contrefilet | faux-filet | surlonge
sense:
(US) A cut of beef from the lower part of the back, where the last ribs are (called rump in UK English).


lexentry: eng/sirloin__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sirloin
trans_list: aloyau | contre-filet | contrefilet | faux-filet | surlonge
sense:
(UK) A cut of beef from the middle of the back (corresponding to short loin and partly rib in US English).


lexentry: eng/sirocco__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sirocco
trans_list: sirocco
sense:
A hot and often strong southerly to southeasterly wind on the Mediterranean that originates in the Sahara and adjacent North African regions.


lexentry: eng/sirrah__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sirrah
trans_list: gars
sense:
(obsolete) A term of address to an inferior male or more commonly a child. A modern-day equivalent would be "little man". [from c. 1520-1530]


lexentry: eng/sister__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sister
trans_list: sœur | nonne | religieuse | bonne sœur
sense:
A female member of a religious order; especially one devoted to more active service; (informally) a nun.


lexentry: eng/sister__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: sister
trans_list: sœur
sense:
Any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt through the same biological sex, gender or common membership in a community, race, profession, religion, organization, or ism.


lexentry: eng/sister__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: sister
trans_list: sœur
sense:
(attributively) An entity that has a special or affectionate, non-hierarchical relationship with another.


lexentry: eng/sister_ship__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sister ship
trans_list: navire-jumeau | sister-ship
sense:
(nautical) A ship built to the same design and dimensions as another or belongs to the same owners as another.


lexentry: eng/sisterhood__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sisterhood
trans_list: sororité
sense:
The quality of being sisterly; sisterly companionship; especially, the sense that women have of being in solidarity with one another.


lexentry: eng/sistrum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sistrum
trans_list: sistre
sense:
An ancient Egyptian musical instrument, to be shaken, consisting of a metal frame holding percussive metal beads.


lexentry: eng/sit-up__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sit-up
trans_list: redressement assis
sense:
An exercise in which the abdominal muscles are contracted, bringing the torso of a person lying down to a more upright position.


lexentry: eng/sit__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sit
trans_list: être assis | être assise | s'asseoir
sense:
(intransitive, copulative, of a person) To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.


lexentry: eng/sit_on_one's_hands__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sit on one's hands
trans_list: rester les bras croisés
sense:
(idiomatic) To remain idle when action is needed, perhaps because of fear, ignorance, complacency, indecisiveness, or dislike of the person(s) or situation.


lexentry: eng/sitar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sitar
trans_list: sitar
sense:
(musical instruments) A Hindustani/Indian classical stringed instrument, typically having a gourd as its resonating chamber.


lexentry: eng/situation_comedy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: situation comedy
trans_list: comédie de situation | comique de situation
sense:
(comedy, TV) An episodic comedy radio or television program with a plot or storyline based around a particular humorous situation with the same set of characters.


lexentry: eng/six__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: six
trans_list: six
sense:
A numerical value equal to 6; the number following five and preceding seven. This many dots: (••••••).


lexentry: eng/six_hundred__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: six hundred
trans_list: six cents
sense:
The cardinal number occurring after five hundred ninety-nine and before six hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 600.


lexentry: eng/six_o'clock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: six o'clock
trans_list: six heures
sense:
(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the seventh hour of the day; 6:00 a.m. (06:00).


lexentry: eng/six_of_one,_half_a_dozen_of_the_other__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: six of one, half a dozen of the other
sense:
(idiomatic) The two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent; it doesn't matter which one we choose.

trans_list:
bonnet blanc, blanc bonnet | chou vert et vert chou | c’est du pareil au même | kif-kif | quatre trente sous pour une piastre


lexentry: eng/six_perfections__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: six perfections
trans_list: six perfections
sense:
In Mahayana Buddhism, the six virtues which the bodhisattva must practice in their avowed pursuit of bringing all beings to enlightenment through bodhicitta; they are dana (munificence), sila (ethicality), ksanti (patience), virya (determination), dhyana (meditation), and prajna (wisdom).


lexentry: eng/sixteen__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sixteen
trans_list: seize
sense:
The cardinal number occurring after fifteen and before seventeen, represented in Arabic numerals as 16 and in Roman numerals as XVI.


lexentry: eng/sixth_form__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sixth form
trans_list: classes de première et terminale
sense:
(UK, except, Scotland, education) The final two years of secondary education, during which students of about 16 to 18 years of age prepare for their A-level examinations or equivalent qualifications.


lexentry: eng/sixty-eighth__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sixty-eighth
trans_list: soixante-huitième
sense:
The ordinal form of the number sixty-eight, describing a person or thing in position number 68 of a sequence.


lexentry: eng/sixty-fifth__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sixty-fifth
trans_list: soixante-cinquième
sense:
The ordinal form of the number sixty-five, describing a person or thing in position number 65 of a sequence.


lexentry: eng/sixty-first__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sixty-first
trans_list: soixante-et-unième
sense:
The ordinal form of the number sixty-one, describing a person or thing in position number 61 of a sequence.


lexentry: eng/sixty-fourth__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sixty-fourth
trans_list: soixante-quatrième
sense:
The ordinal form of the number sixty-four, describing a person or thing in position number 64 of a sequence.


lexentry: eng/sixty-ninth__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sixty-ninth
trans_list: soixante-neuvième
sense:
The ordinal form of the number sixty-nine, describing a person or thing in position number 69 of a sequence.


lexentry: eng/sixty-second__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sixty-second
trans_list: soixante-deuxième
sense:
The ordinal form of the number sixty-two, describing a person or thing in position number 62 of a sequence.


lexentry: eng/sixty-seventh__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sixty-seventh
trans_list: soixante-septième
sense:
The ordinal form of the number sixty-seven, describing a person or thing in position number 67 of a sequence.


lexentry: eng/sixty-sixth__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sixty-sixth
trans_list: soixante-sixième
sense:
The ordinal form of the number sixty-six, describing a person or thing in position number 66 of a sequence.


lexentry: eng/sixty-third__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sixty-third
trans_list: soixante-troisième
sense:
The ordinal form of the number sixty-three, describing a person or thing in position number 63 of a sequence.


lexentry: eng/sixty__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sixty
trans_list: soixante
sense:
The cardinal number occurring after fifty-nine and before sixty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LX and in Arabic numerals as 60.


lexentry: eng/size__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: size
trans_list: dimensionner
sense:
(military) To take the height of men, in order to place them in the ranks according to their stature.


lexentry: eng/ska__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ska
trans_list: ska
sense:
(music genre) A style of Jamaican dance music originating in the late 1950s, combining elements of Caribbean calypso and mento with American jazz and rhythm and blues; it was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae.


lexentry: eng/skank__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skank
trans_list: boucle
sense:
(pejorative, slang) A lewd and disreputable person, often female, especially an unattractive person with an air of tawdry promiscuity.


lexentry: eng/skate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skate
trans_list: patin
sense:
A runner or blade, usually of steel, with a frame shaped to fit the sole of a shoe, made to be fastened under the foot, and used for gliding on ice.


lexentry: eng/skateboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skateboard
trans_list: skateboard | planche à roulettes | skate
sense:
(sports, recreation) A narrow, wooden or plastic platform mounted on pairs of wheels, on which one stands and propels oneself by pushing along the ground with one foot.


lexentry: eng/skee_ball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skee ball
trans_list: Skee-Ball
sense:
An early arcade redemption game in which balls are rolled up an inclined lane, aimed at holes of various point values.


lexentry: eng/skeg__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skeg
trans_list: aileron | skeg
sense:
(nautical) A fin-like structure to the rear of the keel of a vessel that supports the rudder and protects a propeller.


lexentry: eng/skein__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skein
trans_list: écheveau
sense:
A quantity of yarn, thread, etc. put up together in an oblong shape, after it is taken from the reel. A skein of cotton yarn is formed by eighty turns of the thread around a fifty-four inch reel.


lexentry: eng/skein__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: skein
trans_list: vol
sense:
(zoology, UK, dialect, collective) A group of wild fowl (e.g. geese, goslings) when they are in flight.


lexentry: eng/skeletal_muscle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skeletal muscle
trans_list: muscle squelettique
sense:
(muscle) The voluntary muscle of vertebrates, which is striated and anchored by tendons to bone and is used to effect skeletal movement such as locomotion.


lexentry: eng/skeleton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skeleton
trans_list: squelette
sense:
(anatomy) The system that provides support to an organism, internal and made up of bones and cartilage in vertebrates, external in some other animals.


lexentry: eng/skeptic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skeptic
trans_list: sceptique
sense:
Someone who doubts beliefs, claims, plans, etc that are accepted by others as true or appropriate, especially one who habitually does so.


lexentry: eng/skepticism__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: skepticism
trans_list: scepticisme
sense:
A methodology that starts from a neutral standpoint and aims to acquire certainty through scientific or logical observation.


lexentry: eng/sketch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sketch
trans_list: esquisse | croquis
sense:
A rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not intended as a finished work, often consisting of a multitude of overlapping lines.


lexentry: eng/sketch__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: sketch
trans_list: sketch | saynète
sense:
A brief, light, or unfinished dramatic, musical, or literary work or idea; especially a short, often humorous or satirical scene or play, frequently as part of a revue or variety show.


lexentry: eng/skeuomorphism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skeuomorphism
trans_list: skeuomorphisme
sense:
The incorporation of obsolete or skeuomorphic elements into a design, for familiarity or out of tradition, even though they no longer serve any functional purpose.


lexentry: eng/skewer__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: skewer
trans_list: enfilade
sense:
(chess) A scenario in which a piece attacks a more valuable piece which, if it moves aside, reveals a less valuable piece.


lexentry: eng/skewness__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: skewness
trans_list: asymétrie
sense:
(statistics) A measure of the asymmetry of the probability distribution of a real-valued random variable; is the third standardized moment, defined as \scriptstyle\gamma_1 = \frac{\mu_3}{\sigma^3}, \! where \mu_3 is the third moment about the mean and \sigma is the standard deviation.


lexentry: eng/ski__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ski
trans_list: skier
sense:
(transitive) To travel over (a slope, etc.) on skis; to travel on skis at (a place), (especially as a sport).


lexentry: eng/ski_boot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ski boot
trans_list: skieuse
sense:
Specialized footwear used in skiing to provide a way to attach the skier to skis using ski bindings.


lexentry: eng/ski_mask__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ski mask
trans_list: cagoule
sense:
A warm cap shielding the neck and head, often made out of wool and used in skiing, or stereotypically while committing a robbery.


lexentry: eng/ski_wax__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ski wax
trans_list: fart
sense:
A material applied to the bottom of skis or snowboards, in order to improve their gliding and gripping properties.


lexentry: eng/skid__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: skid
trans_list: déraper
sense:
(intransitive) To slide in an uncontrolled manner as in a car with the brakes applied too hard, the wheels sliding with limited spinning.


lexentry: eng/skid_row__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skid row
trans_list: bidonville | ghetto
sense:
(derogatory) An especially dilapidated section of a city, characterized by abandoned or run-down buildings and vices such as drug dealing and prostitution, and frequented by homeless people.


lexentry: eng/skill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skill
trans_list: compétence | habileté | capacité | don
sense:
Capacity to do something well; technique, ability. Skills are usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities, which are often thought of as innate.


lexentry: eng/skim__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: skim
trans_list: dépasser doucement | effleurer | frôler | raser
sense:
(transitive) To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of.


lexentry: eng/skimmer__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: skimmer
trans_list: bec-en-ciseaux
sense:
Any of three species of bird in the genus Rynchops of the family Laridae, that feed by skimming the surface of water bodies with their bills in flight.


lexentry: eng/skin__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: skin
trans_list: apparence
sense:
(countable, computing, graphical user interface) A set of resources that modifies the appearance and/or layout of the graphical user interface of a computer program.


lexentry: eng/skinhead__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: skinhead
trans_list: skinhead
sense:
A member of a subculture that arose among working-class youth in late 1960s England or its diaspora, defined by close-cropped or shaven heads and working-class clothing, and often associated with violence and white-supremacist or anti-immigrant principles.


lexentry: eng/skink__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skink
trans_list: scinque
sense:
A lizard of the family Scincidae, having small or reduced limbs or none at all and long tails that are regenerated when shed; a sandfish.


lexentry: eng/skinny__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skinny
trans_list: maigre | maigrichon
sense:
(informal) Thin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin in a positive sense).


lexentry: eng/skinny_jeans__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skinny jeans
trans_list: pantalon tube
sense:
(clothing) A style of form-fitting jeans with very narrow, straight legs, which often taper inward at the ankles.


lexentry: eng/skipper__Noun__2
sense_num: 04
written_rep: skipper
trans_list: hespéridé
sense:
Any of various butterflies of the families Hesperiidae and its subfamily Megathyminae, having a hairy mothlike body, hooked tips on the antennae, and a darting flight pattern.


lexentry: eng/skipping_rope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skipping rope
trans_list: corde à sauter
sense:
An item for play or physical exercise consisting of a length of rope with a handle attached to each end, intended to be swung over and under a person jumping in a continual rhythm.


lexentry: eng/skirt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skirt
trans_list: jupe
sense:
An article of clothing, usually worn by women and girls, that hangs from the waist and covers the lower part of the body.


lexentry: eng/skirting_board__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skirting board
trans_list: plinthe
sense:
(UK, Irish, Commonwealth, finish carpentry, interior decorating) A panel, normally made of wood, between the floor and the interior wall of a structure, or placed in a position that is subject to repeated knocks


lexentry: eng/skive__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skive
trans_list: bleuter
sense:
(UK, Irish, Commonwealth, informal) To avoid one's lessons or work (chiefly at school or university); shirk.


lexentry: eng/skua__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skua
trans_list: labbe
sense:
Any of various predatory seabirds of the family Stercorariidae that often chase other seabirds to steal their catches.


lexentry: eng/skull__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skull
trans_list: crâne
sense:
(anatomy) The main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium, facial bones, and mandible.


lexentry: eng/skull_and_crossbones__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skull and crossbones
trans_list: tête de mort
sense:
A depiction of a human skull and two crossed femurs (thighbones), a symbol of death traditionally used on the Jolly Roger pirate flag, but now used on chemical containers and other hazardous items as an indicator of warning of toxicity or other life-threatening dangers or risks.


lexentry: eng/skullcap__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: skullcap
trans_list: scutellaire
sense:
(botany) Any of several species of flowering plants of the genus Scutellaria, in the Lamiaceae family.


lexentry: eng/skunk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skunk
trans_list: mouffette | putois | sconse
sense:
Any of various small mammals, of the family Mephitidae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black with a white coat and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure.


lexentry: eng/sky__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sky
trans_list: ciel
sense:
The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the Earth as the place where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds are seen.


lexentry: eng/sky__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sky
trans_list: ciel
sense:
With a descriptive word: the part of the sky which can be seen from a specific place or at a specific time; its climate, condition, etc.


lexentry: eng/sky__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: sky
trans_list: ciel
sense:
(chiefly, literary, and, poetic, archaic) Usually preceded by the: the abode of God or the gods, angels, the souls of deceased people, etc.; heaven; also, powers emanating from heaven.


lexentry: eng/sky_burial__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sky burial
trans_list: inhumation céleste
sense:
A funeral practice in which a human corpse is placed atop a mountain or other outdoor structure to decompose or be eaten by scavenging animals.


lexentry: eng/sky_lantern__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sky lantern
trans_list: lanterne céleste
sense:
An ornament consisting of a small hot air balloon made of paper, with an opening at the bottom where a small fire is suspended.


lexentry: eng/skylarking__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skylarking
trans_list: chahut
sense:
(originally, _, nautical) Playing around; frolicking; originally, running about the rigging of a vessel for fun; horseplay.


lexentry: eng/skyr__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skyr
trans_list: skyr
sense:
A yogurt-like product made of curdled milk, curds stored up for food; a thick dairy product unique to Icelandic cuisine.


lexentry: eng/skyrmion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skyrmion
trans_list: skyrmion
sense:
(physics, solid state physics, string theory) Any of a particular class of topological soliton that can be used to model certain properties of a nucleon.


lexentry: eng/skyrocket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skyrocket
trans_list: fusée d'artifice
sense:
A type of firework that uses a solid rocket engine to rise quickly into the sky where it emits a variety of effects such as stars, bangs, crackles, etc.


lexentry: eng/slackline__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slackline
trans_list: slackline
sense:
(forestry, mining, sports) A length of cable, rope, or webbing that hangs loosely from its points of suspension.


lexentry: eng/slacks__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slacks
trans_list: pantalon
sense:
(dated) Semi-formal trousers which are less formal than those that are part of a suit but nowadays are considered suitable casualwear in most offices. (Takes a plural verb even when referring to a single pair; may be referred to as a pair of slacks.)


lexentry: eng/slag_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: slag off
trans_list: calomnier
sense:
(UK, Irish, Commonwealth, slang, transitive) To talk insultingly to or about someone or something; usually one who is not present.


lexentry: eng/slaked_lime__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slaked lime
trans_list: chaux éteinte
sense:
Calcium hydroxide, a soft white powder, produced by adding water to quicklime. It is used in making mortar and cement, and has many industrial uses.


lexentry: eng/slander__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slander
trans_list: calomnie (orale) | diffamation (orale)
sense:
A false or unsupported, malicious statement (spoken, not written), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation; the making of such a statement.


lexentry: eng/slant-eyed__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slant-eyed
trans_list: aux œil bridé
sense:
(derogatory) Specifically refers to having the eyes of most East Asians: with epicanthic folds, as opposed to the downturned eyes of Europeans.


lexentry: eng/slant__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: slant
trans_list: connotation
sense:
(typography) Synonym of slash ⟨ / ⟩, particularly in its use to set off pronunciations from other text.


lexentry: eng/slant__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: slant
trans_list: connotation
sense:
(Australia, slang) A crime committed for the purpose of being apprehended and transported to a major settlement.


lexentry: eng/slap_in_the_face__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slap in the face
trans_list: gifle | claque | soufflet
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see slap,‎ in,‎ the,‎ face. (This sense is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/slap_in_the_face__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: slap in the face
trans_list: claque
sense:
(figuratively) Something unexpectedly said or done which causes shock or offense; an insult, rebuke, or rebuff.


lexentry: eng/slap_shot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slap shot
trans_list: lancer frappé
sense:
(ice hockey) The fastest shot in hockey, which typically involves levering the stick above the head before swinging it down to strike the puck with maximum power.


lexentry: eng/slapstick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slapstick
trans_list: pantalonnade
sense:
(uncountable, comedy) A style of humor focusing on physical comedy, such as slipping on a banana peel, and with foolish characters who get into humiliating situations.


lexentry: eng/slash_and_burn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slash and burn
trans_list: culture sur brûlis | brûlis
sense:
A technique in agriculture where plant matter is roughly cut down and then burned over to prepare fields for the next crop.


lexentry: eng/slat__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: slat
trans_list: bec à fente commandé | dispositif hypersustentateur
sense:
(aviation) A control surface that extends forwards and downwards from the leading edge of a wing, leaving a gap between it and the leading edge, in order to modify the airflow around the wing so as to allow flight at a higher angle of attack without stalling, lowering the aircraft's stall speed.


lexentry: eng/slate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slate
trans_list: ardoise
sense:
(uncountable, geology) A fine-grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed so that it cleaves easily into thin layers.


lexentry: eng/slate__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: slate
trans_list: ardoise
sense:
(countable) A chalkboard, sheet of slate for writing on with chalk or with a thin rod of slate (a slate pencil) formerly commonly used by both students and teachers in schools.


lexentry: eng/slattern__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: slattern
trans_list: garce | salope | traînée
sense:
(dated) One who is uncareful or unconcerned about appearance or surroundings, usually said of a dirty and untidy woman.


lexentry: eng/slave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slave
trans_list: esclave | serf | serve
sense:
A person who is held in servitude as the property of another person, and whose labor (and often also whose body and life) is subject to the owner's volition and control.


lexentry: eng/slave__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: slave
trans_list: esclave
sense:
(BDSM) A submissive partner in a BDSM relationship who consensually submits to, sexually or personally, serving one or more masters or mistresses.


lexentry: eng/slave__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: slave
trans_list: esclave
sense:
A sex slave, a person who is forced against their will to perform, for another person or group, sexual acts on a regular or continuing basis.


lexentry: eng/slavery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slavery
trans_list: esclavage
sense:
An institution or social practice of owning human beings as property, especially for use as forced laborers.


lexentry: eng/sledgehammer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sledgehammer
trans_list: masse | marteau | marteau de forgeron
sense:
A hammer that consists of a large, heavy, broad and flat block of metal (the head) attached to a handle typically 0.5 meter to 1 meter long. The sledgehammer's design is meant to allow it to be swung powerfully, and to distribute force over a wide area upon impact.


lexentry: eng/sleep-in__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sleep-in
trans_list: grasse matinée
sense:
An instance of sleeping in, sleeping late, sleeping until one feels fully refreshed rather than rising at a prespecified time.


lexentry: eng/sleep__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sleep
trans_list: sommeil
sense:
(uncountable) The state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm.


lexentry: eng/sleep__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: sleep
trans_list: sommeil | chassie
sense:
(uncountable) Rheum, crusty or gummy discharge found in the corner of the eyes after waking, whether real or a figurative objectification of sleep (in the sense of reduced consciousness).


lexentry: eng/sleep__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: sleep
trans_list: dormir
sense:
(intransitive) To be, or appear to be, in repose; to be quiet; to be unemployed, unused, or unagitated; to rest; to lie dormant.


lexentry: eng/sleep_deprivation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sleep deprivation
trans_list: manque de sommeil | privation de sommeil
sense:
The condition of being kept awake and not getting enough sleep (as forcibly by someone else, or by a disorder), to the point of noticeably lower alertness.


lexentry: eng/sleep_like_a_log__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (simile) To sleep heavily, long and without disturbance.
written_rep: sleep like a log
trans_list:
dormir comme un loir | dormir comme une souche | dormir comme un bébé | dormir à poings fermés | dormir comme un bienheureux | dormir comme un caïman


lexentry: eng/sleep_mode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sleep mode
trans_list: mise en veille
sense:
(computing) the state of a computer system in which the drives and interfaces are switched off, and the only task running is monitoring external activity, particularly a key press which restores the system to its active state from the random access memory.


lexentry: eng/sleep_paralysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sleep paralysis
trans_list: paralysie du sommeil
sense:
A situation where a person is not fully awake, and although conscious of their surroundings, unable to move or speak, often accompanied by hallucinations and feelings of terror.


lexentry: eng/sleep_rough__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sleep rough
trans_list: à la belle étoile
sense:
(idiomatic) Of a homeless person, to sleep outdoors, particularly as opposed to sleeping in a shelter or similar.


lexentry: eng/sleep_schedule__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sleep schedule
trans_list: horaire de sommeil | rythme de sommeil
sense:
A pattern of sleeping and waking; especially a regular pattern of sleeping and waking designed to promote health.


lexentry: eng/sleeper_agent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sleeper agent
trans_list: agent dormant | agent en sommeil
sense:
A spy who is placed in a target country or organisation, not to undertake an immediate mission, but rather to act as a potential asset if activated.


lexentry: eng/sleeper_cell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sleeper cell
trans_list: cellule dormante
sense:
A group of people (sleepers) who inconspicuously remain dormant in a community until activated, by a prearranged signal, in order to perform acts of espionage, sabotage, or terrorism.


lexentry: eng/sleeping_bag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sleeping bag
trans_list: sac de couchage | duvet
sense:
A padded or insulated bag large enough to surround the whole body and which keeps the user warm while sleeping, used as a substitute for bedclothes.


lexentry: eng/sleeping_sickness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sleeping sickness
trans_list: maladie du sommeil
sense:
Especially, African sleeping sickness, an endemic infectious disease of humans and animals in tropical Africa, caused by a parasitic trypanosome, transmitted by the tsetse fly and characterized by fever, severe headache, joint pains and lymph node swelling in the early stages, followed by a neurological phase of extreme weakness, sleepiness, and deep coma leading to death.


lexentry: eng/sleepover__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sleepover
trans_list: soirée pyjama
sense:
The act of spending the night as a guest in another's house, especially when the participants are children.


lexentry: eng/sleet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sleet
trans_list: grésil
sense:
(chiefly, United States) Pellets of ice made of mostly-frozen raindrops or refrozen melted snowflakes.


lexentry: eng/sleeve_garter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sleeve garter
trans_list: élastique pour tenir la manche
sense:
A garter worn on the sleeve of a shirt above the elbow to hold the lower part of the sleeve tight and keep the cuff in the correct position.


lexentry: eng/sleight__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sleight
trans_list: astuce
sense:
(countable) An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner of performance escapes observation.


lexentry: eng/slender-billed_gull__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slender-billed gull
trans_list: goéland railleur
sense:
Chroicocephalus genei, a mid-sized gull which breeds very locally around the Mediterranean and the north of the western Indian Ocean.


lexentry: eng/slice_of_life__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slice of life
trans_list: tranche de vie
sense:
A work in a genre (of theater, cinema, literature, manga, etc.) that presents day-to-day happenings with no clear central plot and takes place in a world that mirrors our own.


lexentry: eng/slick__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: slick
trans_list: pneu lisse
sense:
(sports, automotive) A tire with a smooth surface instead of a tread pattern, often used in auto racing.


lexentry: eng/slide__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: slide
trans_list: glissement | glissement de terrain
sense:
The falling of large amounts of rubble, earth and stones down the slope of a hill or mountain; avalanche.


lexentry: eng/slide__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: slide
trans_list: bottleneck | glissoire
sense:
An inclined plane on which heavy bodies slide by the force of gravity, especially one constructed on a mountainside for conveying logs by sliding them down.


lexentry: eng/slide__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: slide
trans_list: lame
sense:
(sciences) A flat, usually rectangular piece of glass or similar material on which a prepared sample may be viewed through a microscope Generally referred to as a microscope slide.


lexentry: eng/slide__Verb__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: slide
trans_list: glisser
sense:
(intransitive) To pass along smoothly or unobservedly; to move gently onward without friction or hindrance.


lexentry: eng/slide_rule__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slide rule
trans_list: règle à calcul
sense:
An analog calculator consisting of three interlocking strips marked with logarithmic scales, such that multiplication, division etc. can be performed by the equivalent of addition and subtraction.


lexentry: eng/slime__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slime
trans_list: slime
sense:
Soft, moist earth or clay, having an adhesive quality; viscous mud; any substance of a dirty nature, that is moist, soft, and adhesive; bitumen; mud containing metallic ore, obtained in the preparatory dressing.


lexentry: eng/slime__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: slime
trans_list: bave | glaire
sense:
Any mucilaginous substance; or a mucus-like substance which exudes from the bodies of certain animals, such as snails or slugs.


lexentry: eng/slimeball__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: slimeball
trans_list: cochon | enflure | ordure | porc | raclure | sac à foutre
sense:
(originally, US, colloquial, derogatory) A person who is regarded as slimy (that is, sneaky or underhanded) or otherwise undesirable.


lexentry: eng/sling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sling
trans_list: fronde | bandoulière | bricole
sense:
(weapon) An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to one end and a light stick to the other.


lexentry: eng/sling__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: sling
trans_list: élingue
sense:
A loop of rope, or a rope or chain with hooks, for suspending a barrel, bale, or other heavy object, in hoisting or lowering.


lexentry: eng/slingshot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slingshot
trans_list: lance-pierre
sense:
(chiefly, American, Philippines) A Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles.


lexentry: eng/slip__Noun__1
sense_num: 24
written_rep: slip
trans_list: glissade
sense:
(engineering) The motion of the centre of resistance of the float of a paddle wheel, or the blade of an oar, through the water horizontally, or the difference between a vessel's actual speed and the speed it would have if the propelling instrument acted upon a solid; also, the velocity, relatively to still water, of the backward current of water produced by the propeller.


lexentry: eng/slip__Noun__2
sense_num: 05
written_rep: slip
trans_list: fiche
sense:
A small piece of paper, especially one longer than it is wide, typically a form for writing on or one giving printed information.


lexentry: eng/slip_knot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slip knot
trans_list: nœud coulant
sense:
A knot which attaches a line to an object and tightens when pressure is applied. Also called a running knot.


lexentry: eng/slipmat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slipmat
trans_list: disque de feutrine
sense:
A circular piece of slippery material used by turntable disk jockeys instead of the traditional rubber mat, allowing a record to be manipulated while the platter continues to rotate underneath.


lexentry: eng/slipped_disc__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slipped disc
trans_list: déplacement de vertèbre
sense:
(pathology) A vertebral disc that protrudes into the spinal canal, exerting pressure on spinal nerves and causing backache or sciatica.


lexentry: eng/slippery__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slippery
trans_list: glissant
sense:
Of a surface, having low friction, often due to being covered in a non-viscous liquid, and therefore hard to grip, hard to stand on without falling, etc.


lexentry: eng/slippery_jack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slippery jack
trans_list: bolet jaune | nonette voilée
sense:
A mushroom in genus Suillus, family Boletaceae, especially Suillus luteus; boletes, they have no gills, but release spores from tubes ending in open pores.


lexentry: eng/slippery_slope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slippery slope
trans_list: pente glissante | pente savonneuse
sense:
(figuratively) A chain of events that, once initiated, cannot be halted; especially one in which the final outcome is undesirable or precarious.


lexentry: eng/slipstitch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slipstitch
trans_list: maille glissée
sense:
(knitting) a kind of stitch that is passed from the left needle to the right needle without being knitted


lexentry: eng/slipway__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slipway
trans_list: cale | cale sèche
sense:
(nautical) A sloping surface, leading down to the shore or to a river, on which ships are built, repaired or stored and from which they are launched.


lexentry: eng/slivovitz__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slivovitz
trans_list: slivovitz
sense:
(countable, uncountable) A type of rakija made mostly in Eastern European countries from distilled, fermented plum juice.


lexentry: eng/sloe__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: sloe
trans_list: prunelle
sense:
Any of various other plants of the genus Prunus, as a shrub or small tree, Prunus alleghaniensis, bearing dark-purple fruit.


lexentry: eng/slop__Noun__2
sense_num: 05
written_rep: slop
trans_list: névasse
sense:
Water or other liquid carelessly spilled or thrown about, as upon a table or a floor; a puddle; a soiled spot.


lexentry: eng/slope__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: slope
trans_list: pente
sense:
(mathematics, of a line, with respect to a fixed coordinate system) The ratio of the vertical and horizontal distances between two points lying on the line.


lexentry: eng/slope__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: slope
trans_list: pente
sense:
(mathematics, of a curve at a given point; sometimes proscribed, see Usage notes) The slope of the line tangent to the curve at the given point.


lexentry: eng/slot__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: slot
trans_list: barre
sense:
(Scotland, Northern England) An implement for barring, bolting, locking or securing a door, box, gate, lid, window or the like.


lexentry: eng/slot__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slot
trans_list: fente | emplacement
sense:
A narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; especially, one for the reception of a piece fitting or sliding in it.


lexentry: eng/sloth__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sloth
trans_list: paresseux | aï
sense:
(countable) A herbivorous, arboreal South American mammal of the families Choloepodidae and Bradypodidae, noted for its slowness and inactivity.


lexentry: eng/slouch_hat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slouch hat
trans_list: chapeau mou
sense:
A broad-brimmed felt hat worn by soldiers, often with a clasp on the left side to allow a rifle to be carried over the shoulder.


lexentry: eng/slow__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slow
trans_list: lent | lente
sense:
Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.


lexentry: eng/slow_cooker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slow cooker
trans_list: cocotte | mijoteuse
sense:
A kitchen appliance consisting of a clay pot and its housing with self-contained electrical heating, characterized by a loose-fitting lid, relatively low temperatures, and long cooking times, and used especially in the preparation of stews.


lexentry: eng/slow_motion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slow motion
trans_list: ralenti
sense:
(cinematography) A technique of film, photography, and video to stretch time and allow visibility of things normally happening too fast to be conveniently examined.


lexentry: eng/slow_news_day__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slow news day
trans_list: Sommerloch
sense:
(journalism) A time when media organizations publish trivial stories due to the lack of more substantial topics.


lexentry: eng/slowpoke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slowpoke
trans_list: escargot
sense:
(US, Canada, informal, mildly, derogatory) A person who moves slowly or takes a long time to do something.


lexentry: eng/slowworm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slowworm
trans_list: orvet
sense:
A small Old World lizard, Anguis fragilis, often mistaken for a snake, having no legs and small eyes.


lexentry: eng/sludge__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sludge
trans_list: lie
sense:
A residual semi-solid material left from industrial, water treatment, or wastewater treatment processes.


lexentry: eng/slug__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slug
trans_list: limace
sense:
Any of many terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell. [from early 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/slug__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: slug
trans_list: bastos | dragée | pruneau
sense:
A bullet or other projectile fired from a firearm; in modern usage, generally refers to a shotgun slug. [from 1620s]


lexentry: eng/sluggish_schizophrenia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sluggish schizophrenia
trans_list: schizophrénie torpide
sense:
(historical, medicine) A diagnostic category used in Soviet Russia to describe a supposedly slowly progressive form of schizophrenia affecting minimally symptomatic or asymptomatic individuals.


lexentry: eng/sluice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sluice
trans_list: écluse
sense:
An artificial passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate, for example in a canal lock or a mill stream, for stopping or regulating the flow.


lexentry: eng/sluice_gate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sluice gate
trans_list: vanne
sense:
A portal which may be opened or closed to allow or prevent the passage of water through a man-made channel.


lexentry: eng/slur__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: slur
trans_list: coulé | legato | liaison d'expression
sense:
(music) The symbol indicating a legato passage, written as an arc over the slurred notes (not to be confused with a tie).


lexentry: eng/slurry__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: slurry
trans_list: lisier | purin
sense:
(agriculture) A mixture of animal waste, other organic material and sometimes water, stored in a slurry pit and used as fertilizer; also used in combination, as pig slurry, etc.


lexentry: eng/small-minded__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: small-minded
trans_list: mesquin
sense:
Selfish, petty; constrained in thought, limited in scope of consideration, not mindful of the big picture.


lexentry: eng/small_business__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: small business
trans_list: petite entreprise | PME | TPE
sense:
(business, economics) A privately-owned and operated business with relatively small turnover and staff numbers, typically seen as constituting part of a specific commercial or economic sector.


lexentry: eng/small_caps__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: small caps
trans_list: petite capitale
sense:
(typography) Capital letters shown in the same form but in small size (typically of the same size as lower-case letters).


lexentry: eng/small_category__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: small category
trans_list: petite catégorie
sense:
(category theory) A category such that all of its objects form a set and all of its morphisms form a set.


lexentry: eng/small_forward__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: small forward
trans_list: aile
sense:
(basketball) A forward who is the shorter of the two forward positions, and often plays behind the power forwards.


lexentry: eng/small_fry__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: small fry
trans_list: menu fretin
sense:
(idiomatic) One or more relatively small and insignificant individuals or things of relatively little consequence, importance, or value.


lexentry: eng/small_intestine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: small intestine
trans_list: intestin grêle
sense:
(anatomy) The upper part of the intestine, between the stomach and the large intestine, divided into the duodenum, the jejunum and the ileum.


lexentry: eng/small_screen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: small screen
trans_list: petit écran
sense:
(broadcasting) The broadcast or cable television screen, as opposed to the cinema screen (or big screen); by extension, the television programs themselves.


lexentry: eng/small_talk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: small talk
trans_list: bavardage | papotage
sense:
(idiomatic) Idle conversation, typically on innocuous or unimportant subjects, usually engaged in at social gatherings out of politeness.


lexentry: eng/small_text__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: small text
trans_list: petit-texte
sense:
(printing, dated) A small size of type, in French and Italian printing, usually conflated with brevier but technically treated as 7½ Didot points.


lexentry: eng/small_wonder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: small wonder
trans_list: pas étonnant (que ...)
sense:
(idiomatic) An event or fact whose cause or rationale is not difficult to discern; an unsurprising occurrence.


lexentry: eng/smallpox__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smallpox
trans_list: variole | petite vérole
sense:
(disease) An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s, but still exists in laboratories. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.


lexentry: eng/smallsword__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smallsword
trans_list: épée
sense:
A light one-handed sword, designed for thrusting, which evolved out of the longer and heavier rapier of the late Renaissance.


lexentry: eng/smart__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: smart
trans_list: piquer | provoquer une douleur aiguë | souffrir
sense:
(intransitive) To feel a pungent pain of mind; to feel sharp pain or grief; to be punished severely; to feel the sting of evil.


lexentry: eng/smart_meter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smart meter
trans_list: compteur communicant | compteur connecté | compteur intelligent | compteur interactif
sense:
An electronic meter, usually for measuring electricity or gas consumption, which is able to send readings back to the supply company at predetermined intervals.


lexentry: eng/smartphone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smartphone
trans_list: ordiphone | smartphone | téléphone intelligent | supertéléphone
sense:
(cell phone) A mobile phone with more advanced features and greater computing capacity than a featurephone.


lexentry: eng/smear__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: smear
trans_list: diffamer
sense:
(transitive) To damage someone's reputation by slandering, misrepresenting, or otherwise making false accusations about them, their statements, or their actions.


lexentry: eng/smear_campaign__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smear campaign
trans_list: campagne de diffamation
sense:
(idiomatic) An effort to damage or call into question someone's reputation, by propounding negative propaganda.


lexentry: eng/smear_test__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smear test
trans_list: frottis
sense:
(gynaecology) A screening test to detect pre-cancerous and cancerous cells by taking a sample (‘smear’) of cells from the cervix.


lexentry: eng/smectic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: smectic
trans_list: smectique
sense:
(chemistry, physics) Describing a class of liquid crystals whose molecules are aligned in layers, with the molecules lying perpendicular to the plane of the layers.


lexentry: eng/smell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smell
trans_list: odorat
sense:
A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.


lexentry: eng/smell__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: smell
trans_list: odeur | parfum | goût
sense:
A conclusion or intuition that a situation is wrong, more complex than it seems, or otherwise inappropriate.


lexentry: eng/smell__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: smell
trans_list: sentir | exhaler | fleurer
sense:
(intransitive, copulative) Followed by like or of if descriptive: to have a particular smell, whether good or bad.


lexentry: eng/smelling_salt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smelling salt
trans_list: sels
sense:
(usually, in the plural) ammonium carbonate, sometimes with added perfume, that is inhaled as a mild irritant to the mucous membranes, to help restore consciousness.


lexentry: eng/smelly__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: smelly
trans_list: puant | malodorant | puante
sense:
(figuratively, computing, slang, in extreme programming) Having signs that suggest a design problem; having a code smell.


lexentry: eng/smelt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smelt
trans_list: éperlan
sense:
Any small anadromous fish of the family Osmeridae, found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and in lakes in North America and northern part of Europe.


lexentry: eng/smew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smew
trans_list: harle piette
sense:
A small compact diving duck, Mergellus albellus, that breeds in the northern taiga of Europe and Asia and winters on sheltered coasts or inland lakes.


lexentry: eng/smile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smile
trans_list: sourire
sense:
A facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth, often showing the front teeth, without vocalisation, and in humans is a common involuntary or voluntary expression of happiness, pleasure, amusement, goodwill, or anxiety.


lexentry: eng/smith__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smith
trans_list: forgeron | forgeronne
sense:
A craftsperson who works metal into desired forms using a hammer and other tools, sometimes heating the metal to make it more workable, especially a blacksmith.


lexentry: eng/smithsonite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smithsonite
trans_list: smithsonite
sense:
(mineral) A mineral form of zinc carbonate, ZnCO3, mined as an ore of zinc or as an ornamental stone.


lexentry: eng/smocking__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smocking
trans_list: nid d'abeilles
sense:
(sewing) An embroidery technique in which the fabric is gathered and then embroidered with decorative stitches to hold the gathers in place; the product of the use of this embroidery technique.


lexentry: eng/smoke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smoke
trans_list: fumée
sense:
(uncountable) The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material.


lexentry: eng/smoke_bomb__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: smoke bomb
trans_list: fumigène
sense:
(military) An explosive or incendiary device designed to produce smoke in order to mark a position or produce a smokescreen.


lexentry: eng/smoke_like_a_chimney__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (informal, simile, idiomatic) To smoke tobacco frequently.
written_rep: smoke like a chimney
trans_list:
fumer comme un pompier | fumer comme un sapeur | fumer comme un Turc | fumer comme un dragon | fumer comme une cheminée


lexentry: eng/smoking__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: smoking
trans_list: tabagisme
sense:
The act of exposing (something) to smoke; (by extension) the process by which foods are cured or flavoured by smoke


lexentry: eng/smoking_jacket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smoking jacket
trans_list: smoking
sense:
A men's jacket designed to be worn while smoking tobacco, typically made of soft fabric with a tie belt.


lexentry: eng/smolder__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: smolder
trans_list: ronger son frein
sense:
(intransitive, figuratively) To show signs of repressed anger or suppressed mental turmoil or other strong emotion, such as passion.


lexentry: eng/smooth__Adjective__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: smooth
trans_list: régulier | lisse
sense:
(mathematics, of a function) Having derivatives of all finite orders at all points within the function’s domain.


lexentry: eng/smooth__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: smooth
trans_list: lisser
sense:
(statistics, image processing, digital audio) To capture important patterns in the data, while leaving out noise.


lexentry: eng/smooth_breathing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smooth breathing
trans_list: esprit doux
sense:
(orthography) A diacritic mark (᾿/◌̓) in Ancient, Medieval and Modern Greek used to indicate absence of aspiration for an initial vowel, and sometimes for rho, e.g. ἀ, ῤ


lexentry: eng/smooth_muscle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smooth muscle
trans_list: muscle lisse
sense:
(muscle) Involuntary muscle which is found within the intestines, throat, uterus, and blood vessel walls.


lexentry: eng/smorgasbord__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smorgasbord
trans_list: smörgåsbord
sense:
A Swedish-style buffet comprising a variety of cold sandwiches and other dishes; (by extension) any buffet with a wide selection of dishes.


lexentry: eng/smother__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: smother
trans_list: étouffer
sense:
(transitive) To extinguish or deaden, as fire, by covering, overlaying, or otherwise excluding the air.


lexentry: eng/smother__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: smother
trans_list: suffoquer
sense:
(intransitive) To breathe with great difficulty by reason of smoke, dust, close covering or wrapping, or the like.


lexentry: eng/smuggle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smuggle
trans_list: passer en contrebande | contrebander
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To import or export, illicitly or by stealth, without paying lawful customs charges or duties


lexentry: eng/smurf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smurf
trans_list: schtroumpf | Schtroumpf
sense:
(comics, fictional character) A blue pixie with white stocking cap, from the media franchise The Smurfs.


lexentry: eng/smut__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: smut
trans_list: cul
sense:
(uncountable) Sexually vulgar material; something that is sexual in a dirty way; pornographic material.


lexentry: eng/smut__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: smut
trans_list: charbon
sense:
Any of a range of fungi, mostly Ustilaginomycetes, that cause plant disease in grasses, including cereal crops; the disease so caused.


lexentry: eng/snag__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: snag
trans_list: chicot
sense:
A tree, or a branch of a tree, fixed in the bottom of a river or other navigable water, and rising nearly or quite to the surface, by which boats are sometimes pierced and sunk.


lexentry: eng/snail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snail
trans_list: escargot | limaçon
sense:
Any of very many animals (either hermaphroditic or nonhermaphroditic), of the class Gastropoda, having a coiled shell.


lexentry: eng/snap__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: snap
trans_list: claquement de doigts
sense:
The act of snapping the fingers; making a sound by pressing a finger against the thumb and suddenly releasing to strike the hand.


lexentry: eng/snap__Verb__1
sense_num: 17
written_rep: snap
trans_list: claquer des doigts
sense:
(transitive) A video of a person snapping their fingers.
Alternative snapping technique
To snap one's fingers: to make a snapping sound, often by pressing the thumb and an opposing finger of the same hand together and suddenly releasing the grip so that the finger hits against the palm; alternatively, by bringing the index finger quickly down onto the middle finger and thumb.


lexentry: eng/snap_one's_fingers__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snap one's fingers
trans_list: claquer les doigts
sense:
To create a cracking or clicking sound with one’s fingers by building tension between the thumb and another finger (middle, index, or ring) and then moving that finger forcefully downward so it hits the thenar eminence of the same hand at a high speed.


lexentry: eng/snap_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snap up
trans_list: arracher
sense:
(transitive, colloquial) To buy or acquire quickly, usually because the item is a bargain or in short supply or something one has been searching for.


lexentry: eng/snapping_turtle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snapping turtle
trans_list: tortue alligator
sense:
Any of several large American freshwater turtles of the family Chelydridae, which have powerful hooked jaws that close with a snap.


lexentry: eng/snare__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: snare
trans_list: caisse claire
sense:
(music) A set of stiff wires held under tension against the bottom head of a drum to create a rattling sound.


lexentry: eng/snare_drum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snare drum
trans_list: caisse claire
sense:
A tubular drum with skins stretched over the top and bottom, and having a set of chains that can be applied to the bottom skin to create a rattling sound.


lexentry: eng/snarl__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snarl
trans_list: grogner
sense:
(intransitive) To growl angrily by gnashing or baring the teeth; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds.


lexentry: eng/snatch__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: snatch
trans_list: arraché
sense:
(weightlifting) A competitive weightlifting event in which a barbell is lifted from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement.


lexentry: eng/sneak__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sneak
trans_list: faucher | piquer | resquiller
sense:
(intransitive) To creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be seen.


lexentry: eng/sniffles__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sniffles
trans_list: rhinite
sense:
(colloquial, plurale tantum) Any minor ailment causing a runny nose; the symptom of a runny nose itself.


lexentry: eng/snipe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snipe
trans_list: bécassine
sense:
Any of various limicoline game birds of the genera Gallinago, Lymnocryptes and Coenocorypha in the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.


lexentry: eng/snipe_hunt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snipe hunt
trans_list: chasse au dahu
sense:
(idiomatic) A prank in which a gullible victim is sent off on a fruitless search for a nonexistent item.


lexentry: eng/snippet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: snippet
trans_list: snippet
sense:
(computing) A text file containing a relatively small amount of code, useless by itself, along with instructions for inserting that code into a larger codebase.


lexentry: eng/snob__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snob
trans_list: snob
sense:
(informal, derogatory) A person who wishes to be seen as a member of the upper classes and who looks down on those perceived to have inferior or unrefined tastes. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/snobbish__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snobbish
trans_list: snob | snobinard
sense:
Having the property of being a snob; arrogant and pretentious; smugly superior or dismissive of perceived inferiors.


lexentry: eng/snoot__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: snoot
trans_list: cône spot
sense:
(theater, photography) A cylindrical or conical attachment used on a spotlight to restrict spill light.


lexentry: eng/snore__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snore
trans_list: ronfler
sense:
(ambitransitive) To breathe during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by vibration of the soft palate.


lexentry: eng/snoring__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snoring
trans_list: ronflement
sense:
The action or sound of breathing during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by vibration of the soft palate.


lexentry: eng/snorkel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snorkel
trans_list: tuba | prise d'air
sense:
(underwater diving) A hollow tube, held in the mouth, or mounted on and opening into a diving mask, used by swimmers for breathing underwater.


lexentry: eng/snottite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snottite
trans_list: snottite
sense:
(bacteriology) A colony of single-celled extremophilic bacteria that hangs in a sheet (having the consistency of snot or nasal mucus) from the ceilings of some caves like stalactites. [from late 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/snout_moth__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: snout moth
trans_list: pyrale
sense:
Any of various moths with a long proboscis, such as in the families Pyralidae and Pyraloidae, and the subfamily Hypeninae.


lexentry: eng/snow__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: snow
trans_list: neige
sense:
(uncountable) The moving pattern of random dots displayed on a television, etc., when no transmission signal is being received.


lexentry: eng/snow_bunting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snow bunting
trans_list: bruant des neiges | plectrophane des neiges
sense:
A finch of species Plectrophenax nivalis, having white plumage, widely distributed in northern latitudes.


lexentry: eng/snow_cone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snow cone
trans_list: glace pilée
sense:
(US) A confection of crushed ice covered with flavored syrup or fruit juice, usually served in a paper cone or a plastic glass.


lexentry: eng/snow_fence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snow fence
trans_list: paravalanche
sense:
A fence erected for the purpose of preventing windblown snow from drifting, e.g. onto a road or railway.


lexentry: eng/snow_globe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snow globe
trans_list: boule à neige
sense:
A decorative object or toy containing a model of a landscape, fluid and suspended white flakes that emulate snowfall when shaken.


lexentry: eng/snow_leopard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snow leopard
trans_list: once | léopard des neiges
sense:
A large feline mammal, Panthera uncia (syn. Uncia uncia), native to mountain ranges of central Asia.


lexentry: eng/snow_pentathlon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snow pentathlon
trans_list: pentathlon des neiges
sense:
A five-leg five-sport race involving bicycling, running, cross-country skiing, ice skating, snowshoeing.


lexentry: eng/snow_petrel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snow petrel
trans_list: fulmar des neiges | pétrel des neiges
sense:
A small, pure white fulmarine petrel with black underdown, coal-black eyes, small black bill and bluish gray feet.


lexentry: eng/snow_scoop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snow scoop
trans_list: pelle traîneau | pelle-traîneau
sense:
A manual snow removal tool with a large scoop and wide handle, used to move snow by pushing and sliding.


lexentry: eng/snow_shed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snow shed
trans_list: galerie pare-neige
sense:
(rail transport, road transport) A tunnel-like structure that provides roads and railroad tracks with protection from avalanches and heavy snowfalls that cannot be easily removed.


lexentry: eng/snowball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snowball
trans_list: boule de neige | balle de neige
sense:
A ball of snow, usually one made in the hand and thrown for amusement in a snowball fight; also a larger ball of snow made by rolling a snowball around in snow that sticks to it and increases its diameter.


lexentry: eng/snowblower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snowblower
trans_list: déneigeuse | souffleuse
sense:
A motorized vehicle that picks up snow off the ground and blows it to one side in order to clear a path.


lexentry: eng/snowboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snowboard
trans_list: snowboard | planche à neige
sense:
A board, somewhat like a broad ski, or a very long skateboard with no wheels, used in the sport of snowboarding.


lexentry: eng/snowclone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snowclone
trans_list: snowclone
sense:
(grammar, linguistics) A type of cliché which uses an old idiom formulaically placed in a new context.


lexentry: eng/snowdrop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snowdrop
trans_list: perce-neige
sense:
Any of the 20 species of the genus Galanthus of the Amaryllidaceae, bulbous flowering plants, bearing a solitary, pendulous, white, bell-shaped flower that appears, depending on species, between autumn and late winter or early spring, all native to temperate Eurasia.


lexentry: eng/snowman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snowman
trans_list: bonhomme de neige
sense:
A humanoid figure made with large snowballs stacked on each other. Human traits like a face and arms may be fashioned with sticks (arms), a carrot (nose), and stones or coal (eyes, mouth).


lexentry: eng/snowmobile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snowmobile
trans_list: motoneige
sense:
(vehicle) A vehicle with skis at the front and a caterpillar track at the rear, used for travelling over snow, sometimes as sport.


lexentry: eng/snowplow__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: snowplow
trans_list: chasse-neige
sense:
(skiing, skating) A maneuver in which the tips of the skis or skates point inwards and the back ends point outwards.


lexentry: eng/snubber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snubber
trans_list: amortisseur
sense:
A device used to suppress ("snub") voltage transients in electrical systems, pressure transients in fluid systems, or excess force or rapid movement in mechanical systems.


lexentry: eng/snuff__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snuff
trans_list: éteindre
sense:
To extinguish a candle or oil-lamp flame by covering the burning end of the wick until the flame is suffocated.


lexentry: eng/snus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snus
trans_list: snus
sense:
A type of tobacco snuff consumed in the form of a moist powder which is placed under the (usually upper) lip, without chewing, for extended periods of time.


lexentry: eng/so__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: so
trans_list: si | ainsi | tellement | donc | alors | aussi
sense:
In that state or manner; with that attribute. A proadjective that replaces the aforementioned adjective phrase.


lexentry: eng/so__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: so
trans_list: si | ainsi | tellement | alors | vraiment | afin que
sense:
Used after a pause for thought to introduce a new topic, question or story, or a new thought or question in continuation of an existing topic.


lexentry: eng/so__Interjection__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: so
trans_list: si | ainsi | tellement | donc | alors | vraiment
sense:
Used as a question to ask for further explanation of something said, often rhetorically or in a dismissive or impolite manner.


lexentry: eng/so_be_it__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: so be it
trans_list: ainsi soit-il | qu'il en soit ainsi | soit
sense:
(idiomatic, subjunctive) An indication of acceptance, especially of a situation which is not entirely favorable.


lexentry: eng/so_much_for__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: so much for
trans_list: tant pis
sense:
(idiomatic) An expression of dismissiveness, disappointment, disregard, or resignation; something said upon rejecting, giving up on, quitting, or disposing of something.


lexentry: eng/so_what__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: so what
trans_list: et alors
sense:
(informal, rhetorical question, impolite) Used to indicate indifference, often as a reply to an unimportant or irrelevant statement.


lexentry: eng/soap__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: soap
trans_list: savon
sense:
(countable, uncountable, informal, by extension, mineral) Some other substance, often a detergent or another surfactant, able to mix with both oil and water, used for cleaning.


lexentry: eng/soap_dispenser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soap dispenser
trans_list: distributeur de savon
sense:
A simple device, often wall-mounted, that dispenses liquid soap when the user presses on it, or in some designs by sensing hand motions.


lexentry: eng/soap_opera__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soap opera
trans_list: feuilleton | soap | soap opera | téléroman
sense:
(countable) A radio or television serial, typically broadcast in the afternoon or evening, about the lives of melodramatic characters, which are often filled with strong emotions, highly dramatic situations and suspense.


lexentry: eng/soapberry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soapberry
trans_list: savonnier
sense:
Any woody plant of the Sapindaceae family, found chiefly in tropical climates, most commonly the genus Sapindus.


lexentry: eng/soapbox__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: soapbox
trans_list: estrade | tribune
sense:
(figuratively) Any physical or media platform which gives prominence to the person on it and the views they espouse.


lexentry: eng/soapstone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soapstone
trans_list: stéatite
sense:
(geology) A soft rock, rich in talc, also containing serpentine and either magnetite, dolomite or calcite.


lexentry: eng/soar__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: soar
trans_list: s'élever | monter
sense:
To mount upward on wings, or as on wings, especially by gliding while employing rising air currents.


lexentry: eng/sober_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sober up
trans_list: dégriser | désenivrer
sense:
To become sober; to cause to become sober (usually in terms of alcohol or drugs; sometimes figuratively).


lexentry: eng/sobriquet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sobriquet
trans_list: sobriquet | surnom familier
sense:
A familiar name for a person or thing; a nickname (sometimes assumed by the person, but often given by others), that is descriptive.


lexentry: eng/socage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: socage
trans_list: bi
sense:
(historical) In the Middle Ages (and chiefly but not exclusively medieval England), a legal system whereby a tenant would pay a rent or do some agricultural work for the landlord.


lexentry: eng/social_Darwinism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social Darwinism
trans_list: darwinisme social
sense:
(science) The theory that the laws of evolution by natural selection also apply to social structures.


lexentry: eng/social_anxiety__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social anxiety
trans_list: anxiété sociale
sense:
A feeling of discomfort or fear in a social situation where one may be judged or evaluated by others.


lexentry: eng/social_anxiety_disorder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social anxiety disorder
trans_list: anxiété sociale | phobie sociale
sense:
(clinical psychology, psychiatry) The most common anxiety disorder, characterized by intense fear in one or more social situations, causing considerable distress and impaired ability to function in at least some parts of daily life.


lexentry: eng/social_capital__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social capital
trans_list: capital social
sense:
The goodwill, sympathy, and connections created by social interaction within and between social networks.


lexentry: eng/social_climber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social climber
trans_list: arriviste | grimpeur
sense:
(derogatory) One who tries to improve his or her social standing, especially by means of obsequious behaviour.


lexentry: eng/social_construct__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social construct
trans_list: construction sociale
sense:
(sociology) A social convention or perception, such as class or gender, used by a particular society to describe human behavior.


lexentry: eng/social_contract__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social contract
trans_list: contrat social
sense:
(philosophy, politics) An implicit agreement or contract among members of a society governing such matters as submission of individuals to the rule of law and acceptable conduct.


lexentry: eng/social_credit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social credit
trans_list: crédit social
sense:
(politics, economics) a political and economic philosophy originated by C. H. Douglas which envisages an "aristocracy of producers, serving and accredited by a democracy of consumers".


lexentry: eng/social_death__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social death
trans_list: mort sociale
sense:
(idiomatic) The alienation of certain people from society to the point of being forgotten, excluded, or ignored in society.


lexentry: eng/social_democracy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social democracy
trans_list: social-démocratie
sense:
(political) A moderate political philosophy or ideology that aims to achieve socialist (socialistic) goals within a democratic society and a liberal democracy such as by means of a strong welfare state and regulation of private industry.


lexentry: eng/social_democrat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social democrat
trans_list: social-démocrate
sense:
(politics) A supporter of social democracy, a political ideology in which a socialist system of government is achieved by democratic means.


lexentry: eng/social_distance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social distance
trans_list: espace vital
sense:
(sociology) The distance between different social groups, e.g. in terms of class, ethnicity, gender-identity, sexual-identity, etc.


lexentry: eng/social_distancing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social distancing
trans_list: distanciation sociale | distanciation physique | éloignement physique | éloignement social
sense:
(epidemiology) The practice of maintaining physical distance between people to reduce the spread of communicable diseases by isolating those with such diseases in quarantines, maintaining space between individuals, and prohibiting certain activities.


lexentry: eng/social_group__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social group
trans_list: groupe social
sense:
A collection of humans or animals who share certain characteristics, interact with one another, accept expectations and obligations as members of the group, and share a common identity.


lexentry: eng/social_housing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social housing
trans_list: logement social
sense:
(UK) Rental housing owned and managed by the government, non-profit organizations, or by a combination of the two, with the aim of providing affordable housing, often focusing on disadvantaged groups such as low-income earners, social-security recipients, the elderly and people with disabilities.


lexentry: eng/social_insurance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social insurance
trans_list: assurance sociale
sense:
Government-mandated provision for the unemployed, injured, or aged, typically funded by a combination of government spending, individual contributions, and employer contributions.


lexentry: eng/social_justice_warrior__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: social justice warrior
trans_list: social justice warrior
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see social justice,‎ warrior; a social justice activist.


lexentry: eng/social_life__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social life
trans_list: vie sociale
sense:
An individual's interpersonal relationships with people within their immediate surroundings or general public.


lexentry: eng/social_network__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social network
trans_list: réseau social
sense:
(collective, sociology) A network of personal or business contacts, especially as facilitated by social networking on the Internet.


lexentry: eng/social_network__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: social network
trans_list: réseau social
sense:
(internet) A service allowing users to manage and interact with their network of friends or contacts on the Internet. (Called a social network application in precise usage that reserves social network to its original sense.)


lexentry: eng/social_safety_net__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social safety net
trans_list: filet de sécurité sociale
sense:
(politics, social policy) A set of governmental programs, entitlements, or benefits providing citizens and residents with a minimum level of financial protection, food, access to public infrastructure, or medical services.


lexentry: eng/social_security__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social security
trans_list: sécurité sociale
sense:
A system whereby the state either through general or specific taxation provides various benefits to help ensure the wellbeing of its citizens.


lexentry: eng/social_status__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social status
trans_list: statut social
sense:
(sociology) One's position within a social hierarchy, one's social class along with any personal social advantages or disadvantages, one's value relative to society.


lexentry: eng/social_studies__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social studies
trans_list: éducation civique | juridique et sociale
sense:
The study of history, geography, civics, sociology, economics, and other social-science subjects, especially in primary and secondary school.


lexentry: eng/social_welfare__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social welfare
trans_list: protection sociale
sense:
The provision of a minimal level of well-being and support for citizens and other eligible residents who lack current means to support basic needs.


lexentry: eng/social_worker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social worker
trans_list: travailleur social | travailleuse sociale
sense:
A person, usually employed by the state, that supports the welfare of individuals or groups, especially those that are socially disadvantaged.


lexentry: eng/socialism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: socialism
trans_list: socialisme
sense:
(Marxism-Leninism) The intermediate phase of social development between capitalism and communism in Marxist theory in which the state has control of the means of production.


lexentry: eng/socialism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: socialism
trans_list: socialisme
sense:
Any of a group of later political philosophies such democratic socialism and social democracy which do not envisage the need for full state ownership of the means of production nor transition to full communism, and which are typically based on principles of community decision making, social equality and the avoidance of economic and social exclusion, with economic policy giving first preference to community goals over individual ones.


lexentry: eng/socialism_with_a_human_face__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: socialism with a human face
trans_list: socialisme à visage humain
sense:
(politics, historical) The political programme of mild democratization and liberalization, established in socialist Czechoslovakia in 1968, that led to the Prague Spring.


lexentry: eng/socialist_realism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: socialist realism
trans_list: réalisme socialiste
sense:
(art) A Stalinist idealization of the dictatorship of the proletariat applied to art that used realistic techniques to show the struggle for socialism in a positive and optimistic manner.


lexentry: eng/socialization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: socialization
trans_list: socialisation
sense:
(sociology, psychology) The process of learning how to live in a way acceptable to one's own society, said especially about children.


lexentry: eng/societism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: societism
trans_list: sociétisme
sense:
A social philosophy that promotes the well-being of the group without sacrificing the significance of the individual.


lexentry: eng/society__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: society
trans_list: société
sense:
(countable) A long-standing group of people sharing cultural aspects such as language, dress, norms of behavior and artistic forms.


lexentry: eng/society__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: society
trans_list: société
sense:
(countable) A group of people who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest; an association or organization.


lexentry: eng/sociobiology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sociobiology
trans_list: sociobiologie
sense:
The science that applies the principles of evolutionary biology to the study of social behaviour in both humans and animals.


lexentry: eng/sociogram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sociogram
trans_list: sociogramme
sense:
A graphic representation of the structure of interpersonal relations in a group situation; a depiction of the social links that a person has.


lexentry: eng/sociography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sociography
trans_list: sociographie
sense:
(sociology) The branch of sociology that concentrates on the descriptive analysis of social phenomena.


lexentry: eng/sociolect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sociolect
trans_list: sociolecte
sense:
(sociolinguistics) The variant of language used by a social group such as a socioeconomic class, an ethnic group, an age group, etc.


lexentry: eng/sociology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sociology
trans_list: sociologie
sense:
A social science that studies society, human social interaction, patterns of social relationships, and the interactions of culture. Through both theory and applied research, it engages subject matters across a range of microanalysis, mesoanalysis, and macroanalysis.


lexentry: eng/sock__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sock
trans_list: socque
sense:
(historical, uncommon) Synonym of soccus, a light shoe worn by Ancient Greek and Roman comedic actors.


lexentry: eng/socket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: socket
trans_list: prise | douille
sense:
(mechanics) An opening into which a plug or other connecting part is designed to fit (e.g. a light bulb socket).


lexentry: eng/socket__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: socket
trans_list: capsule | cavité | orbite
sense:
(anatomy) A hollow into a bone which a part fits, such as an eye, or another bone, in the case of a joint.


lexentry: eng/socket__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: socket
trans_list: socket
sense:
(computing) One endpoint of a two-way communication link, used for interprocess communication across a network.


lexentry: eng/soda__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: soda
trans_list: soda | liqueur | boisson gazeuse | carbonate de soude | eau pétillante | soude
sense:
(uncountable) Carbonated water (water impregnated with pressurised carbon dioxide, originally made with sodium bicarbonate).


lexentry: eng/soda_siphon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soda siphon
trans_list: siphon
sense:
A stout glass bottle containing soda water under pressure, at one time found in bars. A lever-operated valve at the top is used to dispense the liquid.


lexentry: eng/soda_water__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soda water
trans_list: eau soude | eau gazeuse | eau pétillante
sense:
Carbonated water, water that has carbon dioxide dissolved in it and has been stored under pressure in a bottle. Usually mixed before drinking with another beverage.


lexentry: eng/sodium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sodium
trans_list: sodium
sense:
The chemical element (symbol Na) with an atomic number of 11 and atomic weight of 22.990. It is a soft, waxy, silvery, reactive alkali metal that is never found unbound in nature.


lexentry: eng/sodium_carbonate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sodium carbonate
trans_list: carbonate de sodium
sense:
(chemistry) A salt, in the form of a white powder, Na2CO3, formally derived from sodium hydroxide and carbonic acid.


lexentry: eng/sodium_chloride__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sodium chloride
trans_list: chlorure de sodium
sense:
(inorganic compound) Common table salt, a compound composed of equal number of sodium and chlorine atoms. Chemical formula NaCl.


lexentry: eng/sodium_hydroxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sodium hydroxide
trans_list: hydroxyde de sodium
sense:
(inorganic compound) A strong, caustic alkali (NaOH) used in the manufacture of soap, detergents, paper, textiles and having many other industrial applications.


lexentry: eng/sodium_nitrate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sodium nitrate
trans_list: salpêtre
sense:
(inorganic chemistry) the sodium salt of nitric acid, NaNO3; used as a food preservative, and as an oxidizing agent in explosives such as sodatol.


lexentry: eng/sodium_sulfate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sodium sulfate
trans_list: sulfate de sodium
sense:
(inorganic compound) The sodium salt of sulfuric acid, Na2SO4; it is a mild laxative (as Glauber's salt), and is used in the manufacture of paper, detergents and many other products.


lexentry: eng/sodium_thiosulfate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sodium thiosulfate
trans_list: thiosulfate de sodium
sense:
An inorganic compound that is typically available as the pentahydrate, Na2S2O3·5H2O. It is used in iodometry, photographic processing, gold extraction, etc.


lexentry: eng/sodomise__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sodomise
trans_list: sodomiser
sense:
(transitive) To engage in sodomy with (someone); to engage in anal (or, rarely, oral) sex as the penetrator (especially without consent).


lexentry: eng/sodomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sodomy
trans_list: sodomie | enculade
sense:
Any of several forms of sexual intercourse held to be unnatural, particularly bestiality or homosexuality, but also (sometimes) anal, oral, or manual sex.


lexentry: eng/sofa__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sofa
trans_list: canapé | sofa
sense:
(furniture) An upholstered seat with a raised back and one or two raised ends, long enough to comfortably accommodate two or more people.


lexentry: eng/soffit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soffit
trans_list: soffite
sense:
(architectural element) The visible underside of an arch, balcony, beam, cornice, staircase, vault or any other architectural element.


lexentry: eng/soft-pedal__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soft-pedal
trans_list: mettre la pédale douce
sense:
(figuratively) To reduce the force or impact of (something); to damp, to mute; especially, to minimize the less desirable aspects of (something); to play down, to tone down.


lexentry: eng/soft_cheese__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soft cheese
trans_list: fromage à pâte molle
sense:
A type of rennet cheese that is not firm owing to the curds not having been pressed or comminuted to a large degree, so that much whey or liquid is left, and it has not ripened long.


lexentry: eng/soft_drink__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soft drink
trans_list: soda | boisson gazeuse
sense:
Any non-alcoholic drink that is carbonated, and usually also sweet. (In this sense, juice, milk, tea and coffee are not soft drinks.)


lexentry: eng/soft_landing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soft landing
trans_list: atterrissage en douceur
sense:
(countable, aeronautics) A landing that does not result in the destruction of the payload or the vehicle.


lexentry: eng/soft_mutation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soft mutation
trans_list: lénition | mutation adoucissante
sense:
(linguistics) An alteration of the initial consonant of a word which occurs in certain Celtic languages under particular linguistic circumstances; lenition.


lexentry: eng/soft_power__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soft power
trans_list: puissance douce | soft power
sense:
(politics) Political influence that is extended by means of diplomacy, media, international assistance, cultural exchanges, etc., rather than by such "hard" means as military intervention or punitive economic measures.


lexentry: eng/soft_serve__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soft serve
trans_list: glace italienne
sense:
A frozen dessert or snack, similar to ice cream but softer, as a result of air being introduced during freezing.


lexentry: eng/soft_sign__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soft sign
trans_list: signe mou
sense:
The Cyrillic letter Ь/ь (transliterated in English with an apostrophe (’) or prime (′)), which in modern languages using the Cyrillic alphabet serves to denote a soft (palatized) consonant.


lexentry: eng/soft_tissue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soft tissue
trans_list: tissu mou
sense:
(anatomy) All the tissues of the body except the calcified ones such as bones and teeth. (Cartilage of joints is often excluded from the definition as well).


lexentry: eng/soft_toy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soft toy
trans_list: peluche | nounours | toutou
sense:
(Britain, Australia, South Africa) A toy made of a soft material, usually stuffed with cotton, straw, beans, or other materials, and typically intended as a plaything for children.


lexentry: eng/soft_water__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soft water
trans_list: eau douce
sense:
(chemistry) Water with a low concentration of dissolved minerals, especially calcium, making it easier to lather with soap.


lexentry: eng/softball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: softball
trans_list: softball | balle-molle
sense:
(sports) A game similar to baseball but played with a larger and softer ball which can be thrown overhand or underhand.


lexentry: eng/software__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: software
trans_list: logiciel
sense:
(computing) Encoded computer instructions, usually modifiable (unless stored in some form of unalterable memory such as ROM).


lexentry: eng/software_architect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: software architect
trans_list: architecte logiciel
sense:
(computing) An architect (not to be confused with a designer) of software based on technology, who prepares plans and superintends construction of that software.


lexentry: eng/software_engineering__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: software engineering
trans_list: génie logiciel
sense:
The subfield of engineering concerned with applying a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software.


lexentry: eng/software_framework__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: software framework
trans_list: cadriciel
sense:
(computing) an abstraction used in software development to provide generic functionality for application-specific software.


lexentry: eng/soigneur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soigneur
trans_list: soigneur | soigneuse
sense:
(cycle racing) A non-riding member of a racing team whose role is to provide support (such as massages, supplies, and transportation) for the cyclists.


lexentry: eng/soil__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: soil
trans_list: terre | sol
sense:
(uncountable) The unconsolidated mineral or organic material on the immediate surface of the earth that serves as a natural medium for the growth of land plants.


lexentry: eng/soil__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: soil
trans_list: terre | sol
sense:
(uncountable) The unconsolidated mineral or organic matter on the surface of the earth that has been subjected to and shows effects of genetic and environmental factors of: climate (including water and temperature effects), and macro- and microorganisms, conditioned by relief, acting on parent material over a period of time. A product-soil differs from the material from which it is derived in many physical, chemical, biological, and morphological properties and characteristics.


lexentry: eng/soil_science__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soil science
trans_list: pédologie
sense:
The scientific study of the formation, classification, mapping, and the physical, chemical and biological properties of soil.


lexentry: eng/sol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sol
trans_list: sol
sense:
In a movable-do or tonic sol-fa system: the fifth step in a scale, preceded by fa and followed by la.


lexentry: eng/solanine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solanine
trans_list: solanine
sense:
(organic compound) A poisonous glycoalkaloid found in many species of the nightshade family Solanaceae, including potato and tomato.


lexentry: eng/solanum__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: solanum
trans_list: morelle
sense:
(East Africa) A traditional green vegetable in the genus Solanum, specifically Solanum nigrum, and sometimes Solanum macrocarpon, Solanum scabrum, and Solanum villosum.


lexentry: eng/solar_calendar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solar calendar
trans_list: calendrier solaire
sense:
A calendar based on the movement of the Earth around the Sun, which defines the year. Dates indicate the position of the Earth during this revolution.


lexentry: eng/solar_constant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solar constant
trans_list: constante solaire
sense:
The amount of incoming solar radiation per unit area, measured on the outer surface of Earth's atmosphere, in a plane perpendicular to the rays.


lexentry: eng/solar_day__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solar day
trans_list: jour solaire
sense:
(astronomy) One day of solar time; the time in which a planet such as Earth apparently rotates once around its axis relative to the Sun; the time taken for the Sun to seem to be in the same place in the sky twice (on Earth about 24 hours as an average - the length of solar day is not constant throughout the year)


lexentry: eng/solar_energy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solar energy
trans_list: énergie solaire
sense:
Energy in the form of electromagnetic radiation emitted from the Sun; especially that part of this energy that is converted into usable thermal or electrical energy by man.


lexentry: eng/solar_mass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solar mass
trans_list: masse solaire
sense:
(astronomy) A unit, equal to the mass of the sun, used to express the mass of other stars etc. 1 M☉ = 2 × 1030 kg.


lexentry: eng/solar_prominence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solar prominence
trans_list: protubérance solaire
sense:
(astronomy) Any of the large eruptions of luminous hydrogen gas that rise thousands of kilometers above the chromosphere of the Sun.


lexentry: eng/solar_radiation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solar radiation
trans_list: irradiation solaire
sense:
(astronomy) All the electromagnetic radiation and subatomic particles radiated from the Sun, especially that part that reaches the Earth


lexentry: eng/solar_sail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solar sail
trans_list: voile solaire
sense:
(astronautics) A sail-like structure on a spacecraft consisting of very large ultrathin mirrors, with propulsion being achieved by the radiation pressure of light from a star or laser.


lexentry: eng/solar_system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solar system
trans_list: système solaire
sense:
Any collection of heavenly bodies including a star or binary star, and any lighter stars, brown dwarfs, planets, and other objects in orbit.


lexentry: eng/solar_wind__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solar wind
trans_list: vent solaire
sense:
(astronomy) The outflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space. Because of the high temperature of the particles of the corona, they are moving at speeds higher than the solar escape velocity.


lexentry: eng/solder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solder
trans_list: soudure
sense:
Any of various easily-melted alloys, commonly of tin and lead, that are used to mend, coat, or join metal objects, usually small.


lexentry: eng/soldier__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: soldier
trans_list: mouillette
sense:
(British, AU, New Zealand) A piece of buttered bread (or toast), cut into a long thin strip for dipping into a soft-boiled egg.


lexentry: eng/soldier_of_fortune__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: soldier of fortune
trans_list: mercenaire
sense:
(figuratively, by extension) A person willing to work for or ally himself with any person or institution who will take him on.


lexentry: eng/sole_custody__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sole custody
trans_list: garde monoparentale
sense:
(legal) An arrangement whereby only one parent has physical and legal custody of a child while the other parent has visitation rights.


lexentry: eng/sole_trader__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sole trader
trans_list: auto-entreprise | indépendant
sense:
(business) A type of enterprise or proprietorship which is owned by one person who is fully liable for the company's debts and fulfilment of contracts using their personal wealth unless incorporated.


lexentry: eng/solemnity__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: solemnity
trans_list: solennité
sense:
(Catholicism) A feast day of the highest rank celebrating a mystery of faith such as the Trinity, an event in the life of Jesus, the Virgin Mary, or another important saint.


lexentry: eng/solenodon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solenodon
trans_list: air
sense:
Any of the family Solenodontidae of small nocturnal, burrowing, insectivorous mammals, with a long snout and venomous saliva.


lexentry: eng/solfège__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solfège
trans_list: solfège
sense:
(music) A method of sight singing that uses the syllables do (originally ut), re, mi, fa, sol (or so), la, and si (or ti) to represent the seven principal pitches of the scale, most commonly the major scale. The fixed-do system uses do for C, and the moveable-do system uses do for whatever key the melody uses (thus B is do if the piece is in the key of B). The relative natural minor of a scale may be represented by beginning at la.


lexentry: eng/solicitor__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: solicitor
trans_list: avocat
sense:
In English Canada and in parts of Australia, a type of lawyer who historically held the same role as above, but whose role has in modern times been merged with that of a barrister.


lexentry: eng/solicitous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: solicitous
trans_list: attentionné
sense:
(Usually followed by about, for, etc., or a clause) Showing care, concern, or attention, in any of several ways; thus:


lexentry: eng/solicitude__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solicitude
trans_list: inquiétude
sense:
The state of being solicitous; uneasiness of mind occasioned by fear of evil or desire for good; anxiety.


lexentry: eng/solid__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solid
trans_list: solide
sense:
(of an object or substance) That can be picked up or held, having a texture, and usually firm. Unlike a liquid, gas or plasma.


lexentry: eng/solid__Adjective__1
sense_num: 16
written_rep: solid
trans_list: solide
sense:
(of volumes of materials) Measured as a single solid, as the volumes of individual pieces added together without any gaps.


lexentry: eng/solid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solid
trans_list: solide
sense:
(chemistry) A substance in the fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without need of a container (as opposed to a liquid or gas).


lexentry: eng/solid_angle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solid angle
trans_list: angle solide
sense:
(geometry) The three-dimensional analog of an angle, equivalent to the area of that portion of the surface of a unit sphere that it subtends.


lexentry: eng/solid_of_revolution__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solid of revolution
trans_list: solide de révolution
sense:
A solid produced by taking a particular two-dimensional curve and rotating it through 360° about an axis. The curve will sweep out a surface, and the region inside the surface defines a solid.


lexentry: eng/solidarity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solidarity
trans_list: solidarité
sense:
(countable) A bond of unity or agreement between individuals, united around a common goal or against a common enemy, such as the unifying principle that defines the labor movement; mutual support within a group.


lexentry: eng/solidarity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: solidarity
trans_list: solidarité
sense:
(uncountable) Willingness to give psychological and/or material support when another person is in a difficult position or needs affection.


lexentry: eng/solidus__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: solidus
trans_list: soldius
sense:
(historical) The weight of the Roman gold coin, 1/60 of a Roman pound under Diocletian or 1/72 lb. (about 4.5 grams) after Constantine.


lexentry: eng/soliloquy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soliloquy
trans_list: soliloque
sense:
(drama) The act of a character speaking to themselves so as to reveal their thoughts to the audience.


lexentry: eng/solitaire__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: solitaire
trans_list: Solitaire | dronte de la Réunion | ibis de la Réunion | solitaire de la Réunion
sense:
Ellipsis of Réunion solitaire (Raphus solitarius, now Threskiornis solitarius), an extinct bird formerly believed to be related to the dodo.


lexentry: eng/solitary_confinement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solitary confinement
trans_list: isolement carcéral | mitard
sense:
Forced isolation in a small space and the denial of contact with other persons, usually as a form of punishment for a prison inmate.


lexentry: eng/solstice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solstice
trans_list: solstice
sense:
One of the two points in the ecliptic at which the sun is furthest from the celestial equator. This corresponds to one of two days in the year when the day is either longest or shortest.


lexentry: eng/solubility__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: solubility
trans_list: solubilité
sense:
(chemistry) The amount of a substance that will dissolve in a given amount of a solvent, to give a saturated solution, under specified conditions.


lexentry: eng/solution__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solution
trans_list: solution
sense:
(physical chemistry) A homogeneous mixture, which may be liquid, gas or solid, formed by dissolving one or more substances.


lexentry: eng/solvency__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solvency
trans_list: solvabilité
sense:
(finance) The state of having enough funds or liquid assets to pay all of one's debts; the state of being solvent.


lexentry: eng/somatic_cell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: somatic cell
trans_list: cellule somatique
sense:
(cytology) Any normal cell of an organism that is not involved in reproduction; a cell that is not on the germline.


lexentry: eng/sombrero__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sombrero
trans_list: sombréro
sense:
A kind of hat with a high conical or cylindrical crown and a saucer-shaped brim, highly embroidered, made of plush felt.


lexentry: eng/someone's_goose_is_cooked__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: someone's goose is cooked
trans_list: les carottes sont cuites
sense:
(idiomatic) All hope is gone; there is no possibility of success; the period of good fortune is over.


lexentry: eng/somersault__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: somersault
trans_list: galipette | salto | saut périlleux
sense:
Starting on one's feet, an instance of rotating one's body 360 degrees while airborne or on the ground, with one's feet passing over one's head.


lexentry: eng/something_is_rotten_in_the_state_of_Denmark__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: something is rotten in the state of Denmark
trans_list: il y a quelque chose de pourri au royaume du Danemark
sense:
(idiomatic) Something is not right, seriously amiss, especially when leading to suspicion of motive.


lexentry: eng/sommelier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sommelier
trans_list: sommelier | sommelière
sense:
The member of staff at a restaurant who keeps the wine cellar and advises the guests on a choice of wines; a wine steward / stewardess, a wine waiter / waitress / server.


lexentry: eng/son__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: son
trans_list: fils
sense:
A male person who has such a close relationship with an older or otherwise more authoritative person that he can be regarded as a son of the other person.


lexentry: eng/son_of_a_bitch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: son of a bitch
trans_list: fils de pute | fils de putain
sense:
(derogatory, or, offensive, slang, vulgar, usually referring specifically to a man) An objectionable, despicable person.


lexentry: eng/sonar__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sonar
trans_list: sonar
sense:
(nautical) A device that uses hydrophones (in the same manner as radar) to locate objects underwater.


lexentry: eng/sonata__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sonata
trans_list: sonate
sense:
(music) A musical composition for one or a few instruments, one of which is frequently a piano, in three or four movements that vary in key and tempo.


lexentry: eng/sonata_form__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sonata form
trans_list: forme sonate | structure sonate
sense:
(music) A form of classical music consisting of a single movement divided into three main sections, the exposition, development and recapitulation, sometimes followed by a coda.


lexentry: eng/sonde__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sonde
trans_list: sonde
sense:
(physical sciences) Any of various devices for testing physical conditions, often for remote or underwater locations.


lexentry: eng/songwriter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: songwriter
trans_list: auteur-compositeur | auteure-compositrice | autrice-compositrice
sense:
(music) A musician who composes songs; especially writing the song's lyrics and/or creating a melody or a tune for the song.


lexentry: eng/sonic_boom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sonic boom
trans_list: bang sonique
sense:
(physics, aerodynamics) The audible effect of a shock wave in the air, especially one caused by an aircraft flying faster than the speed of sound.


lexentry: eng/sonnet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sonnet
trans_list: sonnet
sense:
A fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of fourteen lines that are typically five-foot iambics and rhyme according to one of a few prescribed schemes.


lexentry: eng/soot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soot
trans_list: suie
sense:
Fine black or dull brown particles of amorphous carbon and tar, produced by the incomplete combustion of coal, oil etc.


lexentry: eng/sophisticate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sophisticate
trans_list: civiliser
sense:
(also, figuratively) To alter and make impure (something) by mixing it with some foreign or inferior substance, especially with an intention to deceive; to adulterate; (generally) to corrupt or deceive (someone, their thinking, etc.). [from early 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/sophisticated__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sophisticated
trans_list: sophistiqué | raffiné | chic | mondain
sense:
Of art or other things: appealing to the tastes of an intellectual or sophisticated (sense 1) person; cerebral; also, cultured, elegant, refined.


lexentry: eng/sophistry__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: sophistry
trans_list: sophistique
sense:
(countable) An argument that seems plausible, but is fallacious or misleading, especially one devised deliberately to be so; a sophism.


lexentry: eng/sophomore__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sophomore
trans_list: étudiant de deuxième année | étudiante de deuxième année
sense:
(US, Philippines) A second-year undergraduate student in a college or university, or a second-year student in a four-year secondary school or high school.


lexentry: eng/sophrology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sophrology
trans_list: sophrologie
sense:
A technique consisting of a set of physical and mental exercises for reducing stress and promoting well-being.


lexentry: eng/soprano_saxophone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soprano saxophone
trans_list: saxophone soprano
sense:
A member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments that is smaller than the alto saxophone but larger than the sopranino saxophone, with a range of A♭3 to E6 or similar.


lexentry: eng/sorb__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sorb
trans_list: sorbier
sense:
Any of various related trees, including the wild service tree, S. torminalis, and the rowan, S. aucuparia.


lexentry: eng/sore_loser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sore loser
trans_list: mauvais perdant
sense:
(informal) One who complains or blames others for one's loss; one who is easily angered by losing a game or contest, or because of some other misfortune or bad luck.


lexentry: eng/sorghum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sorghum
trans_list: sorgho | sorgo
sense:
A cereal, Sorghum genus and species, the grains of which are cultivated to make flour and feed cattle. Almost all cultivated ones as well as some wild ones belong to the species Sorghum bicolor (syn. Sorghum vulgare).


lexentry: eng/sorority__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sorority
trans_list: sororité
sense:
(US, Philippines) A social organization of female students at a college or university; usually identified by Greek letters.


lexentry: eng/sort__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sort
trans_list: trier | classer | sasser
sense:
(transitive) To separate items into different categories according to certain criteria that determine their sorts.


lexentry: eng/soubrette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soubrette
trans_list: soubrette
sense:
A female attendant or servant, especially one who is cheeky or mischievous, often featuring in theatrical comedies.


lexentry: eng/soul__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soul
trans_list: âme
sense:
(religion, folklore) The spirit or essence of a person usually thought to consist of one's thoughts and personality, often believed to live on after the person's death.


lexentry: eng/soul_music__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soul music
trans_list: soul
sense:
(music genre) A genre of music that originated in black American gospel, characterized by the use of secular lyrics, and an earthy, intensely emotional style.


lexentry: eng/soulmate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soulmate
trans_list: âme sœur
sense:
Someone, especially a romantic partner, with whom one is exceptionally or uniquely compatible or has a special, almost spiritual connection.


lexentry: eng/sound__Noun__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sound
trans_list: sonde
sense:
(medicine) A long, thin probe for sounding or dilating body cavities or canals such as the urethra; a sonde.


lexentry: eng/sound__Verb__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sound
trans_list: sonder | tester
sense:
To ascertain, or to try to ascertain, the thoughts, motives, and purposes of (a person); to examine; to try; to test; to probe.


lexentry: eng/sound_barrier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sound barrier
trans_list: mur du son
sense:
(uncountable) Sonic barrier, the sudden increase in drag (resistance) and other effects experienced by moving objects when their speed approaches that of sound or becomes supersonic (which used to be considered a barrier to higher speeds).


lexentry: eng/sound_change__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sound change
trans_list: changement phonétique
sense:
(phonology) Any process of language change that affects pronunciation (phonetic change) or sound system structures (phonological change).


lexentry: eng/sound_effect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sound effect
trans_list: bruitage | effet sonore
sense:
An artificially created or enhanced sound, used to accompany the action of a dramatic production, such as a film, play or video game


lexentry: eng/sound_isolation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sound isolation
trans_list: isolation acoustique | isolation phonique
sense:
(sound, headphones) the property of blocking off outside sound through use of materials that reduce sound transmission from the exterior environment into the interior environment


lexentry: eng/sound_law__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sound law
trans_list: loi phonétique
sense:
(phonology) A rule that describes historical sound change (the change in pronunciation of a given sound or cluster of sounds) in the development of a language. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/sound_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sound out
trans_list: cuisiner
sense:
(transitive) To question and listen attentively in order to discover a person's opinion, intent, or preference, especially by using indirect conversational remarks.


lexentry: eng/sound_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sound out
trans_list: expliquer
sense:
(transitive) To pronounce a word or phrase by articulating each of its letters or syllables slowly in sequence.


lexentry: eng/sound_plural__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sound plural
trans_list: pluriel externe
sense:
In Semitic and other Afro-Asiatic languages, a regular plural formed by adding a suffix, without changes to the stem. An example in Arabic is , the plural form of , formed by adding the suffix ـُونَ, and مُسْلِمَاتٌ, formed by adding the suffix ـَاتٌ.


lexentry: eng/sound_post__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sound post
trans_list: âme
sense:
(lutherie) A wooden rod located inside the body of a violin-family instrument, close to the treble-side bridge foot.


lexentry: eng/sound_wave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sound wave
trans_list: onde sonore | onde acoustique
sense:
(physics) The longitudinal wave of pressure that is transmitted through any plastic material; audible sound.


lexentry: eng/soundboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: soundboard
trans_list: console de mixage | table de mixage
sense:
(audio engineering) A mixing console used to combine and blend different audio sources to a single output.


lexentry: eng/sounding_board__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sounding board
trans_list: table d'harmonie
sense:
A thin board that forms part of the resonating chamber of a musical instrument and serves to reinforce its sound.


lexentry: eng/soundness__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: soundness
trans_list: complétude
sense:
(logic) The property of a logical theory that whenever a wff is a theorem then it must also be valid. Symbolically, letting T represent a theory within logic L, this can be represented as the property that whenever T \vdash \varphi is true, then T \vDash \varphi must also be true, for any wff φ of logic L.


lexentry: eng/soundproofing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soundproofing
trans_list: insonorisation
sense:
Something that prevents sound from traveling through it, such as is put on walls so adjacent areas are not disturbed by noise.


lexentry: eng/soundtrack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soundtrack
trans_list: bande son | piste sonore
sense:
A narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures.


lexentry: eng/soup__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: soup
trans_list: panade | pétrin
sense:
(UK, informal, often with "the") An unfortunate situation; trouble, problems (a fix, a mess); chaos.


lexentry: eng/soup_kitchen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soup kitchen
trans_list: soupe populaire
sense:
A place that is established to provide soup and other basic food as a charity or in time of disaster.


lexentry: eng/soup_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soup up
trans_list: débrider
sense:
(informal, transitive) To modify the engine of (a motor vehicle) to give a higher performance than the specifications.


lexentry: eng/soupspoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soupspoon
trans_list: cuillère à soupe
sense:
A spoon for eating soup, typically smaller than a tablespoon and larger than a dessert spoon, characterised by having a round bowl rather than the usual oval bowl of other types of spoon.


lexentry: eng/souq__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: souq
trans_list: souk
sense:
A street market, particularly in Arabic- and Somali-speaking countries; a place where people buy and sell goods.


lexentry: eng/sour_cherry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sour cherry
trans_list: griotte
sense:
Species of Prunus subg. Cerasus, (cherries), native to much of Europe and southwest Asia, especially, Prunus cerasus, Prunus pseudocerasus, and Prunus cerasoides.


lexentry: eng/sour_cream__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sour cream
trans_list: crème aigre | crème sure | fromage blanc
sense:
Cream which has been treated with a benign bacterium to turn it slightly sour, often used as a condiment, or a topping for baked potatoes.


lexentry: eng/sour_milk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sour milk
trans_list: lait aigre | lait fermenté
sense:
A kind of dairy product produced by causing raw milk to somewhat congeal by addition of acid or fermentation through bespoke acidification cultures.


lexentry: eng/source_code__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: source code
trans_list: code source | source | sources
sense:
(programming) Human-readable instructions in a programming language, to be transformed into machine instructions by a compiler, assembler or other translator, or to be carried out directly by an interpreter.


lexentry: eng/source_document__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: source document
trans_list: pièce justificative
sense:
(accounting) A document that provides official notification of a credit or debit to an account, such as a bank statement, bill of sale, invoice, receipt, etc.


lexentry: eng/sousaphone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sousaphone
trans_list: soubassophone
sense:
A valved brass instrument with the same length as a tuba, but shaped differently so that the bell is above the head, that the valves are situated directly in front of the musical instruments and a few inches above the waist, and that most of the weight rests on one shoulder.


lexentry: eng/soutane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soutane
trans_list: soutane
sense:
A long gown with sleeves and buttons at the front, particularly when worn by Roman Catholic clerics.


lexentry: eng/south__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: south
trans_list: sud | midi
sense:
The direction towards the pole to the right-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 180°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the pole lying on the southern side of the invariable plane.


lexentry: eng/south_by_east__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: south by east
trans_list: sud-quart-sud-est
sense:
The compass point halfway between south and south-southeast, specifically 168.75°, abbreviated as SbE.


lexentry: eng/south_by_west__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: south by west
trans_list: sud-quart-sud-ouest
sense:
The compass point halfway between south and south-southwest, specifically 191.25°, abbreviated as SbW.


lexentry: eng/southeast_by_east__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: southeast by east
trans_list: sud-est-quart-est
sense:
The compass point halfway between southeast and east-southeast, specifically 123.75°, abbreviated as SEbE.


lexentry: eng/southeast_by_south__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: southeast by south
trans_list: sud-est-quart-sud
sense:
The compass point halfway between southeast and south-southeast, specifically 146.25°, abbreviated as SEbS.


lexentry: eng/southern_elephant_seal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: southern elephant seal
trans_list: éléphant de mer austral
sense:
A large seal, found mainly around Antarctica of species Mirounga leonina, famous for being the largest ever carnivoran mammal.


lexentry: eng/southerner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: southerner
trans_list: sudiste | habitant du sud | habitante du sud
sense:
A native or inhabitant of the south of a region (or of the world as a whole), such as the United Kingdom.


lexentry: eng/southwest_by_south__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: southwest by south
trans_list: sud-ouest-quart-sud
sense:
The compass point halfway between southwest and south-southwest, specifically 213.75°, abbreviated as SWbS.


lexentry: eng/southwest_by_west__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: southwest by west
trans_list: sud-ouest-quart-ouest
sense:
The compass point halfway between southwest and west-southwest, specifically 236.25°, abbreviated as SWbW.


lexentry: eng/southwester__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: southwester
trans_list: suroît
sense:
(more often sou'wester) A waterproof hat, often of oilskin and with a long brim at the back covering the neck, designed to repel wind and rain.


lexentry: eng/sovereign__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: sovereign
trans_list: souverain
sense:
A gold coin of the United Kingdom, with a nominal value of one pound sterling but in practice used as a bullion coin.


lexentry: eng/sovereign__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: sovereign
trans_list: souverain
sense:
A very large champagne bottle with the capacity of about 25 liters, equivalent to 33+1⁄3 standard bottles.


lexentry: eng/sovereign_state__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sovereign state
trans_list: État souverain
sense:
A state (country) which has sovereignty over a defined geographic area, is independent of any other country, and has its own government.


lexentry: eng/sovereignty__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sovereignty
trans_list: souveraineté
sense:
(by extension) Of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities.


lexentry: eng/soviet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soviet
trans_list: soviet
sense:
(historical) A workers' council, an institution first formed during the 1905 Russian Revolution and then instituted as the main form of communist government at all levels in the Soviet Union; by extension, a similar organization in early Chinese communism and elsewhere.


lexentry: eng/sow_one's_wild_oats__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: sow one's wild oats
trans_list: jeter sa gourme
sense:
(by extension, often, of young adults or the recently divorced) To indulge in a period of irresponsible behavior.


lexentry: eng/sow_the_wind,_reap_the_whirlwind__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sow the wind, reap the whirlwind
trans_list: qui sème le vent, récolte la tempête
sense:
Every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them; if one starts trouble or takes actions in spite of the discontent they cause, one will incur negative consequences.


lexentry: eng/soy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soy
trans_list: soja
sense:
A common East Asian liquid sauce, made by subjecting boiled beans to long fermentation and then long digestion in salt and water.


lexentry: eng/soy_milk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soy milk
trans_list: lait de soja
sense:
(uncountable) A milky liquid made from soy beans and used as a beverage, cooking ingredient or substitute for dairy milk.


lexentry: eng/soy_sauce__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soy sauce
trans_list: sauce de soja | sauce soja
sense:
A condiment sauce and ingredient, common in Asian cuisine, made from fermented soybeans, salt, and sometimes wheat.


lexentry: eng/space__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: space
trans_list: espace
sense:
The near-vacuum in which planets, stars and other celestial objects are situated; the universe beyond the earth's atmosphere. [from 17thc.]


lexentry: eng/space__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: space
trans_list: espace
sense:
The physical and psychological area one needs within which to live or operate; personal freedom. [from 20thc.]


lexentry: eng/space__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: space
trans_list: espace
sense:
(countable, mathematics) A generalized construct or set whose members have some property in common; typically there will be a geometric metaphor allowing these members to be viewed as "points". Often used with a restricting modifier describing the members (e.g. vector space), or indicating the inventor of the construct (e.g. Hilbert space). [from 20thc.]


lexentry: eng/space__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: space
trans_list: espace
sense:
(geometry) A set of points, each of which is uniquely specified by a number (the dimensionality) of coordinates.


lexentry: eng/space__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: space
trans_list: espace
sense:
(metal type) A piece of metal type used to separate words, cast lower than other type so as not to take ink, especially one that is narrower than one en (compare quad). [from 17thc.]


lexentry: eng/space__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: space
trans_list: espace | blanc
sense:
A gap in text between words, lines etc., or a digital character used to create such a gap. [from 16thc.]


lexentry: eng/space_age__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: space age
trans_list: ère spatiale
sense:
The period from the about the time of the launch of Sputnik in 1957 to the present day, during which people ventured into space.


lexentry: eng/space_bar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: space bar
trans_list: barre d'espace | espace
sense:
(computing) A key, in the shape of a bar, near the bottom of a keyboard, that generates a space character when pressed.


lexentry: eng/space_blanket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: space blanket
trans_list: couverture
sense:
A blanket made of a plastic material covered with a reflective metal agent; designed to reduce heat loss from a person's body following trauma, or used on the exterior of a spacecraft for thermal control.


lexentry: eng/space_capsule__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: space capsule
trans_list: capsule spatiale
sense:
A vehicle (or a compartment of a vehicle) designed to transport, and provide life support for people in space, and during reentry through the Earth's atmosphere


lexentry: eng/space_elevator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: space elevator
trans_list: ascenseur spatial
sense:
A hypothetical cable, connecting the ground with space, which includes an elevator used to lift payloads or people into orbit.


lexentry: eng/space_exploration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: space exploration
trans_list: exploration de [[l']]espace | exploration spatiale
sense:
Investigation of interplanetary or interstellar space, its properties, biology and the bodies within it; usually with the use of spacecraft.


lexentry: eng/space_mission__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: space mission
trans_list: mission spatiale
sense:
A journey, by a human or robotic spacecraft, into space for a specific reason (normally to gather scientific data)


lexentry: eng/space_science__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: space science
trans_list: sciences spatiales
sense:
Any scientific discipline concerned with the study of phenomena occurring in space, or with space flight.


lexentry: eng/space_shuttle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: space shuttle
trans_list: navette spatiale
sense:
Any vehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between the Earth's surface and outer space carrying people or cargo.


lexentry: eng/space_suit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: space suit
trans_list: combinaison spatiale
sense:
A system of protective and pressurized clothing, together with environmental equipment, worn by astronauts when in space.


lexentry: eng/spacetime__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: spacetime
trans_list: espace-temps
sense:
(physics) An n-dimensional continuum consisting of dimensions of both space and time. Normally spacetime is considered as having 4 dimensions (x, y, z, t), but higher-dimensional spacetimes are often encountered in theoretical physics, e.g. the 5-dimensional spacetime of Kaluza-Klein theory or the 11 dimensions of spacetime in M-theory.


lexentry: eng/spackle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spackle
trans_list: baleine
sense:
Any powder (originally containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste, which is used to fill cracks and holes in plaster.


lexentry: eng/spade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spade
trans_list: bêche | pelle
sense:
A garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging. Not to be confused with a shovel which is used for moving earth or other materials.


lexentry: eng/spadix__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spadix
trans_list: spadice | épi
sense:
(botany) A fleshy spike (inflorescence) with reduced flowers, usually enclosed by a spathe, characteristic of aroids.


lexentry: eng/spaghetti__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spaghetti
trans_list: spaghettis | spaghetti
sense:
(by extension, countable, uncountable) A dish that has spaghetti (sense 1) as a main part of it, such as spaghetti bolognese.


lexentry: eng/spaghetti_western__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spaghetti western
trans_list: western spaghetti
sense:
(film genre) A motion picture depicting a story of cowboys and desperadoes set in the American Old West, but produced by an Italian-based company and filmed in Europe, notably in Italy.


lexentry: eng/spaghettification__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spaghettification
trans_list: spaghettification
sense:
(astrophysics) The gravitational stretching of objects into long, thin shapes, usually near a black hole. [from late 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/spallation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spallation
trans_list: atomisation | explosion | fragmentation | pulvérisation | éclatement
sense:
(engineering, materials science) Fragmentation due to stress or impact, or any pattern of surface damage created thereby.


lexentry: eng/spam__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: spam
trans_list: spammer | pourrieller
sense:
(transitive, intransitive, computing, Internet) To send messages repeatedly, often with disruptive effect; to flood.


lexentry: eng/spamdexing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spamdexing
trans_list: spamdexing | zurnisme
sense:
(SEO) The inclusion of deliberately misleading terms on a website in order to manipulate its ranking in a search engine.


lexentry: eng/span__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: span
trans_list: empan
sense:
The full width of an open hand from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger used as an informal unit of length.


lexentry: eng/spandrel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spandrel
trans_list: écoinçon
sense:
(architectural element) The space (often more or less triangular) between the outer curve of an arch (the extrados) and a straight-sided figure that bounds it; the space between two contiguous arches and a straight feature above them.


lexentry: eng/spangle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spangle
trans_list: paillette
sense:
A small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration; a sequin.


lexentry: eng/spangled_kookaburra__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spangled kookaburra
trans_list: martin-chasseur pailleté
sense:
A kookaburra of the Aru Islands, with blue wings and tail, a white chest and belly, dark eyes, and a striking white-spotted black head, Dacelo tyro.


lexentry: eng/spaniel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spaniel
trans_list: épagneul
sense:
Any of various small to medium-sized breeds of gun dog having a broad muzzle, long, wavy fur and long ears that hang at the side of the head, bred for flushing and retrieving game.


lexentry: eng/spank__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spank
trans_list: fesser
sense:
(transitive) To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks or other vulnerable body part like the cheeks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, or for sexual gratification.


lexentry: eng/spanking__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: spanking
trans_list: fessée
sense:
(countable) An incident of such punishment, or such physical act in a non-punitive context, such as a birthday spanking.


lexentry: eng/spar__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: spar
trans_list: longeron
sense:
(aeronautics) A beam-like structural member that supports ribs in an aircraft wing or other airfoil.


lexentry: eng/sparingly__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sparingly
trans_list: parcimonieusement
sense:
In a sparing manner; with frugality, moderation, scantiness, reserve, forbearance, or the like; sparsely.


lexentry: eng/spark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spark
trans_list: étincelle | flammèche
sense:
A small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire, resulting from an electrical surge or excessive heat created by friction.


lexentry: eng/spark__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: spark
trans_list: étincelle
sense:
(figuratively) A small amount of something, such as an idea or romantic affection, that has the potential to become something greater, just as a spark can start a fire.


lexentry: eng/spark_plug__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spark plug
trans_list: bougie | bougie d'allumage
sense:
The part of an internal combustion engine which forms a high-voltage electric spark which ignites the fuel-air mixture to begin the power stroke.


lexentry: eng/sparkle__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sparkle
trans_list: scintiller
sense:
(by extension) To shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle


lexentry: eng/sparkling__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sparkling
trans_list: effervescent | pétillant
sense:
Of a beverage, especially an alcoholic beverage, containing dissolved carbon dioxide (either naturally or that has been added) that comes out of solution in the form of many tiny bubbles.


lexentry: eng/sparkling_cider__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sparkling cider
trans_list: cidre mousseux | cidre pétillant
sense:
(Canada) A carbonated alcoholic beverage based on apples, a champagne-style apple cider/hard cider/hard apple cider/cider


lexentry: eng/sparkling_wine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sparkling wine
trans_list: vin mousseux | mousseux | vin effervescent
sense:
Any wine that is effervescent because of dissolved carbon dioxide; either because of fermentation in bottle or by physical carbonation.


lexentry: eng/sparrowhawk__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sparrowhawk
trans_list: épervier
sense:
Any of numerous other relatively small birds of Old World species of Accipiter, that prey on smaller birds or otherwise resemble A. nisus.


lexentry: eng/spatchcock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spatchcock
trans_list: crapaudine
sense:
(cooking, also, attributively) Poultry which has been cut along the spine and spread out for more even cooking. [from late 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/spate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spate
trans_list: crue | recrudescence
sense:
(countable) A (sudden) flood or inundation of water; specifically, a flood in or overflow of a river or other watercourse due to heavy rain or melting snow; (uncountable, archaic) flooding, inundation.


lexentry: eng/spate__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: spate
trans_list: recrudescence
sense:
(countable, figurative) A sudden increase or rush of something; a flood, an outburst, an outpouring.


lexentry: eng/spatula__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spatula
trans_list: spatule
sense:
(cookware) A kitchen utensil consisting of a flat surface attached to a long handle, used for turning, lifting, or stirring food.


lexentry: eng/spavin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spavin
trans_list: éparvin | épervin
sense:
(countable) A bony swelling which develops in a horse's leg where the shank and splint bone meet, caused by inflammation of the cartilage connecting those bones; also, a similar swelling caused by inflammation of the hock bones.


lexentry: eng/spay__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spay
trans_list: stériliser
sense:
(transitive) To destroy or remove the ovaries and/or uterus (of a female animal) to prevent pregnancy.


lexentry: eng/speak_in_tongues__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speak in tongues
trans_list: parler en langues
sense:
To speak in a language unknown to the speaker, especially when in a state of religious ecstasy; glossolalia.


lexentry: eng/speak_of_the_devil__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speak of the devil
trans_list: quand on parle du loup | quand on parle du loup, on en voit la queue
sense:
(idiomatic, humorous) An expression sometimes used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive on the scene.


lexentry: eng/speaker__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: speaker
trans_list: président | présidente
sense:
(politics) The chair or presiding officer of certain legislative bodies, such as the U.K. House of Commons or the U.S. House of Representatives.


lexentry: eng/speaking_in_tongues__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speaking in tongues
trans_list: glossolalie
sense:
The act of speaking a language one does not know, or speaking elaborate but apparently meaningless speech, while in a trance-like state (or, supposedly, under the influence of a deity or spirits); glossolalia.


lexentry: eng/spear__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spear
trans_list: lance
sense:
A long stick with a sharp tip used as a weapon for throwing or thrusting, or anything used to make a thrusting motion.


lexentry: eng/spearmint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spearmint
trans_list: menthe verte
sense:
A herb of the mint family (Mentha spicata), commonly used in herb tea, candy and to treat mild stomach ache.


lexentry: eng/special_education__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: special education
trans_list: enseignement spécialisé | transition | éducation spécialisée
sense:
Any of several educational services designed for students with learning difficulties, mental health problems, or other disabilities.


lexentry: eng/special_effect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: special effect
trans_list: effet spécial
sense:
(film, television) An effect that cannot be reasonably achieved by normal means, as for example by the digital manipulation of previously filmed footage.


lexentry: eng/special_fried_rice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: special fried rice
trans_list: riz cantonais | riz à la cantonaise
sense:
A Chinese-style dish of fried rice with prawns, pork, chicken, peas, scallions, egg yolk, and/or other ingredients.


lexentry: eng/special_relativity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: special relativity
trans_list: relativité restreinte
sense:
(relativity) A theory that (neglecting the effects of gravity) reconciles the principle of relativity with the observation that the speed of light is constant in all frames of reference.


lexentry: eng/specialization__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: specialization
trans_list: spécialisation
sense:
(biology) The adaptation of an organism to a specific environment, or adaptation of an organ to a particular function.


lexentry: eng/speciation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: speciation
trans_list: spéciation chimique
sense:
(chemistry) The formation of different (inorganic) species (especially of ions) as the environment changes.


lexentry: eng/speciation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: speciation
trans_list: spéciation
sense:
(medicine, pathology) The determination of which species are present in a fluid or tissue specimen, bacterial culture, or viral culture.


lexentry: eng/species__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: species
trans_list: espèce
sense:
(biology, taxonomy) A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below genus; a taxon at that rank.


lexentry: eng/species__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: species
trans_list: espèce
sense:
A group of plants or animals in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction, usually having similar appearance.


lexentry: eng/species_barrier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: species barrier
trans_list: barrière d'espèce
sense:
(pathology, zoology) The inability of a disease to be transmitted from one species to a different one.


lexentry: eng/specific__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: specific
trans_list: spécifique
sense:
Serving to identify a particular thing (often a disease or condition), with little risk of mistaking something else for it.


lexentry: eng/specific__Adjective__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: specific
trans_list: spécifique
sense:
(physics) a measure compared with a standard reference value by division, to produce a ratio without unit or dimension (e.g. specific refractive index is a pure number, and is relative to that of air)


lexentry: eng/specific_epithet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: specific epithet
trans_list: épithète spécifique
sense:
(taxonomy) The second (uncapitalized) word in the scientific name of a species, following the name of the genus.


lexentry: eng/specific_gravity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: specific gravity
trans_list: densité relative
sense:
(physics) The ratio of the mass of a substance to that of an equal volume of water at 4°C (or to some other reference substance)


lexentry: eng/specificity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: specificity
trans_list: spécificité
sense:
(statistics) The probability, in a binary classification test, of a true negative being correctly identified.


lexentry: eng/specifier__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: specifier
trans_list: spécifieur
sense:
(linguistics) A component of a phrase that is non-recursive and not found as a sister of the head of the phrase, but rather as a daughter of the maximal projection of the phrase.


lexentry: eng/spectacle_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spectacle case
trans_list: boîte à lunettes | étui à lunettes
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see spectacles,‎ case. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/spectacles__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spectacles
trans_list: lunettes | barniques | binocles | bésicles
sense:
(plural only, formal) A pair of lenses set in a frame worn on the nose and ears in order to correct deficiencies in eyesight or to ornament the face.


lexentry: eng/spectral_line__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spectral line
trans_list: raie spectrale
sense:
(physics) a dark or bright line in an otherwise continuous spectrum caused by the absorption or emission of light, at a single wavelength, by the movement of electrons between energy levels of an atom or molecule


lexentry: eng/spectrometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spectrometer
trans_list: spectromètre
sense:
(analytical chemistry) An optical instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances; typically it will plot a graph of absorption versus wavelength or frequency, and the patterns produced are used to identify the substances present, and their internal structure.


lexentry: eng/spectrophotometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spectrophotometer
trans_list: spectrophotomètre
sense:
(physics) An instrument used to measure the intensity of electromagnetic radiation at different wavelengths.


lexentry: eng/spectrum__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: spectrum
trans_list: spectre
sense:
Specifically, a range of colours representing light (electromagnetic radiation) of contiguous frequencies; hence electromagnetic spectrum, visible spectrum, ultraviolet spectrum, etc. [from later 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/spectrum__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: spectrum
trans_list: spectre
sense:
(mathematics, functional analysis) Of a bounded linear operator A, the set of scalar values λ such that the operator A—λI, where I denotes the identity operator, does not have a bounded inverse; intended as a generalisation of the linear algebra sense.


lexentry: eng/spectrum__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: spectrum
trans_list: spectre
sense:
(commutative algebra, algebraic geometry) An abstract object in mathematics created from a commutative ring R and denoted \operatorname{Spec}(R) or \operatorname{Spec} R and said to be the spectrum of R; useful in the study of such rings for providing a geometric object which encodes many of the properties R, and in modern geometry for generalizing the notion of an algebraic variety to that of an affine scheme. Formally, the set of all prime ideals R equipped with the Zariski topology and augmented with a sheaf of rings called the structure sheaf, generated by the B-sheaf on the distinguished open sets D_f which assigns the localization of R at f to each set D_f, regarded as a ring of functions on D_f. See w:Spectrum of a ring on Wikipedia.Wikipedia


lexentry: eng/speculate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speculate
trans_list: spéculer
sense:
(obsolete, intransitive) To think, meditate or reflect on a subject; to consider, to deliberate or cogitate.


lexentry: eng/speculate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: speculate
trans_list: spéculer
sense:
(intransitive, business, finance) To make a risky trade in the hope of making a profit; to venture or gamble.


lexentry: eng/speculation__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: speculation
trans_list: spéculation
sense:
(business, finance) An investment involving higher-than-normal risk in order to obtain a higher-than-normal return.


lexentry: eng/speculation__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: speculation
trans_list: spéculation
sense:
The act or practice of buying land, goods, shares, etc., in expectation of selling at a higher price, or of selling with the expectation of repurchasing at a lower price; a trading on anticipated fluctuations in price, as distinguished from trading in which the profit expected is the difference between the retail and wholesale prices, or the difference of price in different markets.


lexentry: eng/speculative_fiction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speculative fiction
trans_list: littératures de l'imaginaire
sense:
(uncountable) A class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements, including fantasy, horror, and science fiction, dealing with worlds, themes, and characters not part of everyday life. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/speculator__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: speculator
trans_list: spéculateur | agioteur | boukiman
sense:
(business, finance) One who speculates; as in investing, one who is willing to take volatile risks upon invested principal for the potential of substantial returns.


lexentry: eng/speech__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speech
trans_list: parole
sense:
(uncountable) The ability to speak; the faculty of uttering words or articulate sounds and vocalizations to communicate.


lexentry: eng/speech__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: speech
trans_list: discours | parole
sense:
(countable) A formal session of speaking, especially a long oral message given publicly by one person.


lexentry: eng/speech_act__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speech act
trans_list: acte de langage | acte de parole
sense:
(linguistics) An act carried out by speech, such as promising, ordering, greeting, warning, inviting and congratulating.


lexentry: eng/speech_is_silver,_silence_is_golden__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speech is silver, silence is golden
trans_list: la parole est d’argent, le silence est d’or
sense:
(idiom) Not saying anything is often better than speaking too much or saying something inappropriate.


lexentry: eng/speech_recognition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speech recognition
trans_list: reconnaissance automatique de la parole
sense:
(computing) The function of a front-end software system which processes input in the form of spoken language into a sequence of phonemes or characters, or into electronic commands for a computing system.


lexentry: eng/speed__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: speed
trans_list: vitesse
sense:
(mathematics, physics) The rate of motion or action, specifically the magnitude of the velocity; the rate distance is traversed in a given time.


lexentry: eng/speed__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: speed
trans_list: vitesse d'exposition
sense:
(photography) The duration of exposure, the time during which a camera shutter is open (shutter speed).


lexentry: eng/speed__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: speed
trans_list: speed
sense:
(slang, uncountable) Amphetamine or any amphetamine-based drug (especially methamphetamine) used as a stimulant, especially illegally.


lexentry: eng/speed__Verb__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: speed
trans_list: foncer
sense:
To cause to make haste; to dispatch with celerity; to drive at full speed; hence, to hasten; to hurry.


lexentry: eng/speed_bump__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speed bump
trans_list: ralentisseur | casse-vitesse
sense:
A traffic calming measure, consisting of a transverse ridge in the road, to limit the speed of vehicles.


lexentry: eng/speed_camera__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speed camera
trans_list: radar | radar automatique
sense:
A roadside camera, triggered by a speeding vehicle, that takes a photograph of the offending vehicle and records its speed.


lexentry: eng/speed_cushion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speed cushion
trans_list: coussin berlinois
sense:
A form of speed bump, often one of a series, that allows larger (especially emergency) vehicles to straddle them without slowing down


lexentry: eng/speed_of_light__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speed of light
trans_list: vitesse de la lumière
sense:
(physics) The speed of electromagnetic radiation, which in a perfect vacuum is equivalent to 299,792,458 metres per second.


lexentry: eng/speed_reading__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speed reading
trans_list: lecture rapide
sense:
The skill of reading a text at a faster speed than average while still maintaining comprehension of the material that is read.


lexentry: eng/speedometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speedometer
trans_list: compteur de vitesse
sense:
An instrument located within the dashboard of a vehicle that measures and indicates the current speed of the vehicle.


lexentry: eng/speedrun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speedrun
trans_list: speedrun
sense:
(video games) A playthrough of a computer or video game in which the whole game or a select part of it, such as a single level, is played with the intent of completing it as quickly as possible, optionally with certain prerequisites.


lexentry: eng/spell__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: spell
trans_list: moment | épisode
sense:
(colloquial) An indefinite period of time (usually with a qualifier); by extension, a relatively short distance. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/spell__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spell
trans_list: épeler
sense:
(intransitive, transitive, sometimes with “out”) To write or say the letters that form a word or part of a word. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/spelling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spelling
trans_list: orthographe
sense:
(uncountable) The act, practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words; orthography.


lexentry: eng/spelling_alphabet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spelling alphabet
trans_list: alphabet radio
sense:
A set of code words that stand for the usual names of the letters of an alphabet, usually for clarity of communication when spelling out words, especially over the radio#Noun and especially despite any static#Noun thereon.


lexentry: eng/spelling_bee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spelling bee
trans_list: compétition de l’épellation
sense:
A spelling contest or competition where contestants, usually children, are asked to spell out words (orally, letter by letter); the individual or team spelling the most words correctly wins.


lexentry: eng/spelt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spelt
trans_list: épeautre
sense:
A grain, considered either a subspecies of wheat, Triticum aestivum subsp. spelta, or a separate species Triticum spelta or Triticum dicoccon.


lexentry: eng/sperm_count__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sperm count
trans_list: numération des spermatozoïdes
sense:
The number of spermatozoa in a given amount of ejaculate (typically one millilitre), often used as a gauge of male fertility.


lexentry: eng/spermatic_cord__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spermatic cord
trans_list: cordon spermatique
sense:
(anatomy) The cord, consisting of the vas deferens, nerves, and blood vessels, that runs from the abdominal cavity to the testicle in the scrotum.


lexentry: eng/spermatozoid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spermatozoid
trans_list: anthérozoïde | spermatozoïde
sense:
(biology) A motile, ciliated male gamete produced in the antheridium of an alga, fern or gymnosperm.


lexentry: eng/spermatozoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spermatozoon
trans_list: spermatozoïde
sense:
(cytology) A reproductive cell or gamete of a male, carried in semen, that fertilizes an ovum to produce a zygote.


lexentry: eng/spessartine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spessartine
trans_list: spessartine
sense:
(mineral) A type of garnet, a neosilicate of manganese and aluminium with the chemical formula Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3.


lexentry: eng/sphalerite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sphalerite
trans_list: sphalérite
sense:
(mineral) A yellow, brown or black, sometimes red, green white or colorless mineral with cubic crystals, of a chemical formula (Zn,Fe)S, often containing also minor metals, such as cadmium, gallium, germanium and indium.


lexentry: eng/sphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: sphere
trans_list: sphère
sense:
(figuratively) The region in which something or someone is active; one's province, domain. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/sphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: sphere
trans_list: sphère
sense:
(logic, dated) The domain of reference of a proposition, subject, or predicate, or the totality of the particular subjects to which it applies.


lexentry: eng/sphere_of_influence__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sphere of influence
trans_list: sphère d'influence
sense:
(figurative, by extension) A concept division over which a person, organization, etc. exerts control.


lexentry: eng/spherical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: spherical
trans_list: sphérique
sense:
(astrology) Of or relating to the heavenly orbs, or to the sphere or spheres in which, according to ancient astronomy and astrology, they were set.


lexentry: eng/spherical_aberration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spherical aberration
trans_list: aberration sphérique
sense:
(optics) A type of lens aberration which causes blurriness, particularly away from the centre of the lens.


lexentry: eng/spherical_angle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spherical angle
trans_list: angle sphérique
sense:
(geometry) A particular dihedral angle, the angle between two intersecting arcs on a sphere, measured by the angle between the planes containing the arcs.


lexentry: eng/spherical_geometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spherical geometry
trans_list: géométrie sphérique
sense:
(geometry, uncountable) The geometry of the 2-dimensional surface of a sphere;(countable) a given geometry of the surface of a sphere; a geometry of the surface of a given sphere, regarded as distinct from that of other spheres.


lexentry: eng/spherical_lune__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spherical lune
trans_list: fuseau sphérique
sense:
(geometry) A portion of the surface of a sphere cut off by two vertical planes through the centre of the sphere.


lexentry: eng/spheroid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spheroid
trans_list: sphéroïde
sense:
A solid of revolution generated by rotating an ellipse about its major (prolate), or minor (oblate) axis.


lexentry: eng/spice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spice
trans_list: épices | épice
sense:
(countable, uncountable) Aromatic or pungent plant matter (usually dried) used to season or flavour food.


lexentry: eng/spicule__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: spicule
trans_list: spicule
sense:
(biology) Any of many needle-like crystalline structures that provide skeletal support in marine invertebrates like sponges.


lexentry: eng/spider__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spider
trans_list: araignée
sense:
Any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey.


lexentry: eng/spider__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: spider
trans_list: araignée
sense:
(snooker, billiards) A stick with a convex arch-shaped notched head used to support the cue when the cue ball is out of reach at normal extension.


lexentry: eng/spike_protein__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spike protein
trans_list: protéine S
sense:
(virology) A protein used to bind or connect membranes together, such as a transmembrane link between a virus and a cell.


lexentry: eng/spikelet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spikelet
trans_list: épillet
sense:
(botany) A small, or secondary spike, especially one of many in the inflorescence of a grass or sedge.


lexentry: eng/spikenard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spikenard
trans_list: nard
sense:
A perfumed ointment, extracted from the plant Nardostachys jatamansi that belongs to the Valerian family and grows in the Himalayas.


lexentry: eng/spillikins__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spillikins
trans_list: honchets | jeu de jonchets | jonchets
sense:
A game in which players attempt to remove flat, carved sticks of ivory or wood (the individual spillikins of meaning 1) from a scattered pile without disturbing any stick other than the one currently being removed.


lexentry: eng/spin-off__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: spin-off
trans_list: spin-off
sense:
(fiction) A fictional work where the protagonist was introduced in a preceding work or at least shares the same setting, often in a different aspect.


lexentry: eng/spin__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: spin
trans_list: spin | tournoiement
sense:
(quantum mechanics) A quantum angular momentum associated with subatomic particles, which also creates a magnetic moment.


lexentry: eng/spin__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: spin
trans_list: effet | vrille | brossage
sense:
(aviation) A condition of flight where a stalled aircraft is simultaneously pitching, yawing, and rolling in a spinning motion.


lexentry: eng/spin__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spin
trans_list: pivoter rapidement | tournoyer
sense:
(ergative) To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction.


lexentry: eng/spin__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: spin
trans_list: filer
sense:
To form (a web, a cocoon, silk, etc.) from threads produced by the extrusion of a viscid, transparent liquid, which hardens on coming into contact with the air; said of the spider, the silkworm, etc.


lexentry: eng/spin_doctor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spin doctor
trans_list: façonneur d’image | spin doctor
sense:
(business, politics) A person employed to gloss over a poor public image (or present it in a better light) in business and politics, especially after unfavourable results have been achieved. A lobbyist; PR person.


lexentry: eng/spin_foam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spin foam
trans_list: mousse de spin
sense:
(physics) A topological structure made out of two-dimensional faces that represents one of the configurations that must be summed to obtain a Feynman's path integral description of quantum gravity.


lexentry: eng/spinal_cord__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spinal cord
trans_list: moelle épinière | moelle spinale
sense:
(anatomy) A thick, whitish cord of nerve tissue which is a major part of the vertebrate central nervous system. It extends from the brain stem down through the spine, with nerves branching off to various parts of the body.


lexentry: eng/spindle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spindle
trans_list: fuseau
sense:
(spinning) A rod used for spinning and then winding fibres (especially wool), usually consisting of a shaft and a circular whorl positioned at either the upper or lower end of the shaft when suspended vertically from the forming thread.


lexentry: eng/spindrift__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spindrift
trans_list: embrun
sense:
(nautical) Sea spray (clouds of water droplets) blown from the tops of waves by the wind and whipped along the surface of the sea.


lexentry: eng/spine__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: spine
trans_list: échine | colonne vertébrale | épine dorsale
sense:
Something resembling a backbone, such as a ridge, or a long, central structure from which other structures radiate.


lexentry: eng/spine__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: spine
trans_list: dos
sense:
The narrow, bound edge of a book that encloses the inner edges of the pages, facing outwards when the book is on a shelf and typically bearing the title and the author's and publisher's name.


lexentry: eng/spine__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: spine
trans_list: épine | piquant
sense:
(zootomy, botany) A pointed, fairly rigid protuberance or needlelike structure on an animal, shell, or plant.


lexentry: eng/spinel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spinel
trans_list: spinelle
sense:
(mineral) Any of several hard minerals of cubic symmetry that are mixed oxides of magnesium and aluminium and are used as gemstones of various colours.


lexentry: eng/spinnaker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spinnaker
trans_list: papillon
sense:
(nautical) A sail supplemental to the mainsail, especially a triangular one, used on yachts for running before the wind.


lexentry: eng/spinning_top__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spinning top
trans_list: toupie
sense:
A toy with a tapering point that can be made to spin on its axis, either with a built-in pump-action handle, with the fingers or with a string.


lexentry: eng/spinning_wheel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spinning wheel
trans_list: rouet
sense:
A domestic device for making yarn or thread; having a single spindle and a wheel driven by hand or foot.


lexentry: eng/spinon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spinon
trans_list: spinon
sense:
(particle) One of three kinds of quasiparticle (the others being the holon and orbiton) that electrons in solids are able to split into during the process of spin–charge separation, when extremely tightly confined at temperatures close to absolute zero.


lexentry: eng/spinor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spinor
trans_list: spineur
sense:
(algebra) An element of the fundamental representation of a Clifford algebra that transforms to its negative when the space is rotated through a complete turn from 0° to 360°.


lexentry: eng/spinster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spinster
trans_list: vieille fille
sense:
(sometimes, derogatory) A woman who has never been married, especially one past the typical marrying age according to social traditions.


lexentry: eng/spiny_dogfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spiny dogfish
trans_list: aiguillat commun | aiguillat tacheté
sense:
Squalus acanthias, one of the best known of the dogfish which are members of the family Squalidae in the order Squaliformes


lexentry: eng/spiny_rat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spiny rat
trans_list: échinomyie
sense:
Any of certain caviomorph rodents of the family Echimyidae, especially of genus Proechimys, that resemble rats and have stiff, pointed hairs, or spines.


lexentry: eng/spiral__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spiral
trans_list: spirale
sense:
(geometry) A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.


lexentry: eng/spiral_galaxy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spiral galaxy
trans_list: galaxie spirale
sense:
(galaxy) A galaxy consisting of a number of arms of younger stars that spiral out from the center containing older ones.


lexentry: eng/spire__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: spire
trans_list: flèche
sense:
(architectural element) A tapering structure built on a roof or tower, especially as one of the central architectural features of a church or cathedral roof. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/spirillum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spirillum
trans_list: spirille
sense:
Any of various aerobic bacteria of the genus Spirillum, having an elongated spiral form and bearing a tuft of flagella.


lexentry: eng/spirit__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: spirit
trans_list: spiritueux
sense:
(usually, in the plural) A volatile liquid, such as alcohol. The plural form spirits is a generic term for distilled alcoholic beverages.


lexentry: eng/spirit_level__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spirit level
trans_list: niveau à bulle
sense:
(tool) A tool employing a chamber with a colored liquid (usually alcohol, hence spirit) and an air bubble, used to determine a horizontal or vertical reference line.


lexentry: eng/spiritualism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spiritualism
trans_list: spiritualisme
sense:
(philosophy) A doctrine, opposing materialism, that claims transcendency of the divine being, the altogether spiritual character of reality and the value of inwardness of consciousness.


