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lexentry: eng/atomic_mass_unit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: atomic mass unit
trans_list: unité de masse atomique
sense:
(physical chemistry) A unit of mass equal to 1/12 the mass of an atom of 12C (carbon-12, an isotope of carbon).


lexentry: eng/atomic_nucleus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: atomic nucleus
trans_list: noyau atomique
sense:
(physics) A nucleus of an atom; consisting of protons and neutrons, surrounded by an electron cloud.


lexentry: eng/atomic_weight__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: atomic weight
trans_list: masse atomique | masse atomique relative | poids atomique
sense:
(physics) A term used to represent the mean relative atomic mass of an element in nature, as distinct from the relative atomic mass of a single isotope.


lexentry: eng/atomicity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: atomicity
trans_list: atomicité
sense:
(historical) Synonym of valence (“the combining capacity of an atom, functional group, or radical determined by the number of atoms of hydrogen with which it will unite, or the number of electrons that it will gain, lose, or share when it combines with other atoms, etc.”).


lexentry: eng/atomism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: atomism
trans_list: atomisme
sense:
(philosophy) The ancient Greek theory that all matter is composed of very small indestructible and indivisible particles.


lexentry: eng/atomizer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: atomizer
trans_list: atomiseur
sense:
An instrument for reducing a liquid to spray or vapor for disinfecting, cooling, medical use or perfume spraying.


lexentry: eng/atone__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: atone
trans_list: expier
sense:
(ambitransitive) To make reparation, compensation, amends or satisfaction for an offence, crime, mistake or deficiency. [from 1680s]


lexentry: eng/atonement__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: atonement
trans_list: expiation | réconciliation | réparation
sense:
(theology, often with capitalized initial) The reconciliation of God and mankind through the death of Jesus.


lexentry: eng/atopic_dermatitis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: atopic dermatitis
trans_list: dermatite atopique
sense:
(pathology) An atopic, hereditary, and non-contagious skin disease characterized by chronic inflammation of the skin.


lexentry: eng/atopy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: atopy
trans_list: atopie
sense:
(medicine) A hereditary disorder marked by the tendency to develop localized immediate hypersensitivity reactions to allergens such as pollen, food etc and is manifested by hay fever, asthma, or similar allergic conditions; generally considered to be caused by the interaction of environmental and genetic factors.


lexentry: eng/atrial_fibrillation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: atrial fibrillation
trans_list: fibrillation atriale | fibrillation auriculaire
sense:
(pathology) A cardiac arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm) that involves the two upper chambers (atria) of the heart.


lexentry: eng/atrium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: atrium
trans_list: atrium
sense:
(architecture) A central room or space in ancient Roman homes, open to the sky in the middle; a similar space in other buildings.


lexentry: eng/atrium__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: atrium
trans_list: atrium
sense:
(architecture) A square hall lit by daylight from above, into which rooms open at one or more levels.


lexentry: eng/atrium__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: atrium
trans_list: oreillette | atrium
sense:
(palynology) A cavity inside a porate aperture of a pollen grain formed by the separation of the sexine and nexine layers, widening toward the interior of the grain.


lexentry: eng/atrophy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: atrophy
trans_list: atrophie
sense:
(pathology) A reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease, injury or lack of use. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/atropine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: atropine
trans_list: atropine
sense:
(poison, pharmaceutical drug) An alkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna) and other sources, such as the seeds of the thorn-apple. Though overdoses would be fatal it is used as a drug in medicine for its paralytic effects (e.g. in surgery to relax muscles, in dentistry to dry the mouth, in ophthalmology to dilate the pupils).


lexentry: eng/attack__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: attack
trans_list: attaquer | apostropher | invectiver
sense:
(transitive) To begin to affect; to act upon injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.


lexentry: eng/attack__Verb__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: attack
trans_list: attaquer
sense:
(soccer) To move forward in an active attempt to score a point, as opposed to trying not to concede.


lexentry: eng/attack_helicopter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: attack helicopter
trans_list: hélicoptère d'attaque | hélicoptère de combat
sense:
(military) An armed helicopter with the offensive capability of engaging ground targets such as enemy infantry, military vehicles, and fortifications. [from 1950s]


lexentry: eng/attacking_zone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: attacking zone
trans_list: zone avant
sense:
(ice hockey) From one team's point of view, the area between the blue line of the other team's half of the rink and the end board behind the other team's goal.


lexentry: eng/attain__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: attain
trans_list: atteindre
sense:
(transitive) To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at (a place, time, state, etc.).


lexentry: eng/attainment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: attainment
trans_list: obtention
sense:
The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; the act of obtaining by exertion or effort.


lexentry: eng/attend__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: attend
trans_list: assister | fréquenter | présent | aller
sense:
(transitive) To be present at (an event or place) in order to take part in some action or proceedings; also, to regularly go to (an event or place). [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/attending__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: attending
trans_list: médecin-chef
sense:
(North America) A physician on the staff of a hospital, especially the principal one that supervises a patient's care.


lexentry: eng/attention__Interjection__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: attention
trans_list: attention
sense:
A call for people to be quiet/stop doing what they are presently doing and pay heed to what they are to be told or shown.


lexentry: eng/attention__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: attention
trans_list: attention | attentions
sense:
(countable) An action or remark expressing concern for or interest in someone or something, especially romantic interest.


lexentry: eng/attention_deficit_hyperactivity_disorder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
trans_list: trouble du déficit de l’attention avec ou sans hyperactivité | TDAH
sense:
(neurology, pathology, psychiatry, psychology) A developmental disorder in which a person has difficulty to concentrate and a persistent pattern of impulsiveness and inattention, with or without a component of hyperactivity.


lexentry: eng/attention_span__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: attention span
trans_list: capacité de concentration
sense:
The length of time, or span that one can pay attention, or concentrate on one topic without becoming distracted.


lexentry: eng/attention_whore__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: attention whore
trans_list: m’as-tu-vu
sense:
(derogatory, vulgar, idiomatic) A person who routinely solicits attention through inappropriate tactics and provocation.


lexentry: eng/attenuation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: attenuation
trans_list: atténuation
sense:
(physics) A reduction in the level of some property with distance, especially the amplitude of a wave or the strength of a signal.


lexentry: eng/atter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: atter
trans_list: pus
sense:
(archaic, or, UK, _, dialectal) Poisonous bodily fluid, especially venom of a venomous animal, such as a snake, dragon or other reptile; corrupt or morbid matter from the body, such as pus from a sore or wound; bitter substance, such as bile.


lexentry: eng/atter__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: atter
trans_list: empoisonnement
sense:
(archaic, figuratively) Moral corruption or corruptness; noxious or corrupt influence, poison to the soul, evil, anger, envy, hatred; destruction, death.


lexentry: eng/attestation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: attestation
trans_list: attestation
sense:
A thing that serves to bear witness, confirm, or authenticate; validation, verification, documentation.


lexentry: eng/attestation__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: attestation
trans_list: attestation
sense:
(linguistics, of a language, word, word form, or word meaning) An appearance in print or otherwise recorded on a permanent medium.


lexentry: eng/attic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: attic
trans_list: grenier | mansarde | combles
sense:
The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.


lexentry: eng/attitudinize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: attitudinize
trans_list: donner de faux espoirs
sense:
To give the appearance of, or make a show of, (something) by assuming an affected or exaggerated attitude.


lexentry: eng/attitudinize__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: attitudinize
trans_list: prendre la pose
sense:
To assume an attitude or pose, especially one which is affected, exaggerated, or unnatural; to posture, to posturize; also, to excessively practise adopting attitudes or poses.


lexentry: eng/atto-__Prefix__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: atto-
trans_list: atto-
sense:
In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10−18 (short scale quintillionth or long scale trillionth). Symbol: a


lexentry: eng/attorney-in-fact__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: attorney-in-fact
trans_list: fondé de pouvoir
sense:
(US, legal) An agent of the person giving him/her the power of attorney (for a specific purpose or for general purposes) to act on his or her behalf. The attorney-in-fact’s power and responsibilities depend on the specific powers granted in the power of attorney document.


lexentry: eng/attorney__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: attorney
trans_list: mandataire
sense:
(law) An agent or representative authorized to act on someone else's behalf in accordance with that person's instructions.


lexentry: eng/attorney_general__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: attorney general
trans_list: procureur général
sense:
The chief legal advisor to the government, overseeing legal affairs and ensuring that laws are uniformly and justly applied.


lexentry: eng/attract__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: attract
trans_list: attirer
sense:
(transitive) To draw by moral, emotional or sexual influence; to engage or fix, as the mind, attention, etc.; to invite or allure.


lexentry: eng/attractor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: attractor
trans_list: attracteur
sense:
(mathematics, physics) A set of points or states to which a dynamical system evolves after a long enough time. That is, points that get close enough to the attractor remain close even if slightly disturbed.


lexentry: eng/attributive_adjective__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: attributive adjective
trans_list: adjectif épithète | épithète
sense:
(grammar) An adjective that modifies the head of the noun phrase in which it occurs; an adjective that precedes the word or phrase it modifies.


lexentry: eng/attributive_noun__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: attributive noun
trans_list: nom épithète
sense:
(grammar, when referring to a language other than English) A noun denoting bearer of a quality or an attribute of a subject, in reference to the lexical morpheme from which it is derived.


lexentry: eng/attrition__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: attrition
trans_list: départs volontaires
sense:
(human resources) A gradual, natural reduction in membership or personnel, as through injury, incapacitation, retirement, resignation, or death.


lexentry: eng/attrition_bias__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: attrition bias
trans_list: biais d'attrition
sense:
A type of selection bias in statistical analysis, caused by loss of participants (attrition) in the course of a study; the subjects that do not run into completion of the study may differ systematically of those who do.


lexentry: eng/au_pair__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: au pair
trans_list: fille au pair | garçon au pair | jeune au pair
sense:
A person (especially a young woman) working in such a way; now specifically, a foreign worker who helps a host family with childcare, housework, or both while staying as a guest with a host family, and generally receives a small allowance (or pocket money). [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/auctioneer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: auctioneer
trans_list: commissaire-priseur
sense:
An individual who conducts an auction on behalf of a vendor, accepting bids to find the best price for the vendor.


lexentry: eng/audacity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: audacity
trans_list: audace | culot
sense:
Fearlessness, intrepidity or daring, especially with confident disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions.


lexentry: eng/audiation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: audiation
trans_list: audiation
sense:
(music) The comprehension and internal realization of music by an individual in the absence of any physical sound. [from 1970s]


lexentry: eng/audience__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: audience
trans_list: public | auditoire | assistance
sense:
A group of people within hearing; specifically, a large gathering of people listening to or watching a performance, speech, etc. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/audience_hall__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: audience hall
trans_list: salle d'audience
sense:
A room in which a ruler or religious official holds audience (i.e. a formal meeting with a dignitary).


lexentry: eng/audio_guide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: audio guide
trans_list: audioguide
sense:
Any of various forms of apparatus, either fixed or mobile, used to provide audio information at an exhibition, archeological site etc.


lexentry: eng/audiobook__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: audiobook
trans_list: livre audio | livre sonore
sense:
A recording, usually made available for sale, of a reading of the full text or of an abridgement of a book.


lexentry: eng/audiology__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: audiology
trans_list: audiologie
sense:
An allied health profession pertaining to the assessment and rehabilitation of hearing and balance disorders.


lexentry: eng/audiometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: audiometry
trans_list: Audiometrie
sense:
(medicine) The quantitative assessment of a person's hearing ability, especially by means of an audiometer.


lexentry: eng/audit__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: audit
trans_list: audit
sense:
An independent review and examination of records and activities to assess the adequacy of system controls, to ensure compliance with established policies and operational procedures, and to recommend necessary changes in controls, policies, or procedures


lexentry: eng/augite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: augite
trans_list: augite
sense:
(mineral) A variety of pyroxene, usually of a black or dark green color, occurring in igneous rocks, such as basalt.


lexentry: eng/augment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: augment
trans_list: augment
sense:
(Indo-European languages) In some languages, a prefix *é- (अ- in Sanskrit, ἐ- in Greek) indicating a past tense of a verb.


lexentry: eng/augment__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: augment
trans_list: augmenter [[l']]intervalle
sense:
(music) To increase an interval, especially the largest interval in a triad, by a half step (chromatic semitone).


lexentry: eng/augmentation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: augmentation
trans_list: augmentie
sense:
(heraldry) A particular mark of honour, granted by the sovereign in consideration of some noble action, or by favour; and either quartered with the family arms, or on an escutcheon or canton.


lexentry: eng/augmented_matrix__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: augmented matrix
trans_list: matrice augmentée
sense:
(linear algebra) Matrix obtained by appending the columns of two given matrices, usually for the purpose of performing the same elementary row operations on each of the given matrices.


lexentry: eng/augur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: augur
trans_list: augure
sense:
A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from celestial phenomena, or unusual occurrences.


lexentry: eng/augur__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: augur
trans_list: augurer
sense:
To foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events; to indicate a favorable or an unfavorable outcome.


lexentry: eng/auletris__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: auletris
trans_list: aulétride
sense:
(historical) A courtesan or prostitute in Ancient Greece who played the flute to provide entertainment.


lexentry: eng/aunt__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: aunt
trans_list: tante | tatie
sense:
(affectionate) A woman of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.


lexentry: eng/aura__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: aura
trans_list: aura
sense:
(figurative, with about, of) A distinctive atmosphere or quality surrounding or associated with something or someone. [from 1859]


lexentry: eng/aura__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: aura
trans_list: aura
sense:
(also, parapsychology) A supposed emanation from and surrounding a living person or thing, regarded by mystics as consisting of the essence of the individual. [from 1870]


lexentry: eng/aurora__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aurora
trans_list: aurore polaire
sense:
An atmospheric phenomenon created by charged particles from the sun striking the upper atmosphere, creating coloured lights in the sky. It is usually named australis or borealis based on whether it is in the Southern or Northern Hemisphere respectively.


lexentry: eng/auscultation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: auscultation
trans_list: auscultation
sense:
(medicine) Diagnosis of disorders by listening to the sounds of the internal organs, usually using a stethoscope.


lexentry: eng/austerity__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: austerity
trans_list: austérité
sense:
(economics) A policy of deficit-cutting, which by definition requires lower spending, higher taxes, or both.


lexentry: eng/australopithecine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: australopithecine
trans_list: australopithèque
sense:
(anthropology, paleontology) Any of several extinct hominids, belonging to the genera Australopithecus and Paranthropus in the subtribe Australopithecina when seen as distinct, and sometimes other closely related genera. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/autarky__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: autarky
trans_list: autarcie
sense:
(uncountable) (A policy of) national economic self-sufficiency, aimed at ending reliance on foreign imports to sustain a domestic economy.


lexentry: eng/auteur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: auteur
trans_list: auteur
sense:
A creative artist, especially a film director, seen as having a specific, recognisable artistic vision, and who is seen as the single or preeminent ‘author’ of their works.


lexentry: eng/authenticate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: authenticate
trans_list: authentifier
sense:
(transitive) To render authentic; to give authority to, by the proof, attestation, or formalities required by law, or sufficient to entitle to credit.


lexentry: eng/authenticity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: authenticity
trans_list: authenticité
sense:
The quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original, of having the same origin (or attribution, commitment, intention, etc.) as claimed.


lexentry: eng/author__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: author
trans_list: auteur | autrice | auteure
sense:
The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition; or, one of the creators of a collaborative work.


lexentry: eng/authoritarian__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: authoritarian
trans_list: autoritaire
sense:
Of, or relating to, or exhibiting strict obedience to an authority; favoring authoritarianism over civic and individual liberties.


lexentry: eng/authoritarianism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: authoritarianism
trans_list: autoritarisme
sense:
A form of government in which the governing body has absolute, or almost absolute, control. Typically this control is maintained by force, and little heed is paid to public opinion or the judicial system.


lexentry: eng/authority__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: authority
trans_list: autorité
sense:
(uncountable) Power or right to make or enforce rules, give orders, or impose obligation; or a position having such power or right.


lexentry: eng/authorization__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: authorization
trans_list: autorisation
sense:
(uncountable) The state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere; formally granted permission.


lexentry: eng/authorize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: authorize
trans_list: autoriser
sense:
(transitive) To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something); to permit; to sanction or consent to.


lexentry: eng/autism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autism
trans_list: autisme
sense:
(clinical psychology) A pervasive neurological condition that is observable in early childhood and persists throughout the lifespan, characterised by atypical communication patterns (e.g., differences in body language or eye contact), delayed language development, and sensory processing sensitivities.


lexentry: eng/autism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: autism
trans_list: autisme
sense:
(clinical psychology, obsolete) A diagnosis involving a pathological tendency to engage in self-centered fantasy thinking, historically considered a symptom of insanity and/or schizophrenia.


lexentry: eng/autism_spectrum_disorder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autism spectrum disorder
trans_list: trouble du spectre autistique | trouble du spectre de l'autisme
sense:
(psychology, pathology) A disorder involving any of a range of psychological conditions, all characterized by abnormal social interaction and communication, restricted interests, highly repetitive behaviour, and eccentricity.


lexentry: eng/auto-reply__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: auto-reply
trans_list: réponse automatique
sense:
(email, computing, uncountable) A feature in e-mail software that sends automatic replies, used for instance when the recipient of a message is on holiday.


lexentry: eng/auto_racing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: auto racing
trans_list: course automobile
sense:
(motor racing) Any of various sports in which automobiles (motor cars) are raced, either around a track, on roads or across country


lexentry: eng/auto_rickshaw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: auto rickshaw
trans_list: touk-touk
sense:
A motorized rickshaw of South, Southeast and East Asia, often available for hire in the manner of a taxi.


lexentry: eng/auto_show__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: auto show
trans_list: salon automobile
sense:
(automotive) A typically annual or semiannual public event for exhibition of new automobiles and new automobile designs.


lexentry: eng/autoboxing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autoboxing
trans_list: autoboxing
sense:
(object-oriented programming) Automatic boxing, the implicit conversion of primitive data types to wrapper objects.


lexentry: eng/autobus__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: autobus
trans_list: autobus | gruppetto
sense:
(by extension, cycle racing) A large group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton in a race.


lexentry: eng/autocannon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autocannon
trans_list: canon automatique
sense:
A fully automatic projectile weapon similar to a machine gun, but firing shells instead of bullets and larger in calibre.


lexentry: eng/autocephaly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autocephaly
trans_list: autocéphalie
sense:
(Christianity) The condition where a church's leaders have severed ties to a larger body and thus no longer report to a higher authority.


lexentry: eng/autochory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autochory
trans_list: autochorie
sense:
(ecology) Self-dispersal of seeds, the physical and often explosive discharge of seeds from the fruit.


lexentry: eng/autoclave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autoclave
trans_list: autoclave
sense:
A strong, pressurized, heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, cooking or mineral processing.


lexentry: eng/autocorrelation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autocorrelation
trans_list: autocorrélation
sense:
(statistics, signal processing) The cross-correlation of a signal with itself: the correlation between values of a signal in successive time periods.


lexentry: eng/autocratic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autocratic
trans_list: autocratique
sense:
Of or pertaining to autocracy or to an autocrat; absolute; holding independent and arbitrary powers of government.


lexentry: eng/autocross__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autocross
trans_list: autocross
sense:
A form of motorsport that tests the skill and speed of a driver over a course marked out with traffic cones


lexentry: eng/autofocus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autofocus
trans_list: autofocus
sense:
(electronics, photography) A feature of some cameras and other optical systems that allows a correct focus on the subject to be obtained automatically


lexentry: eng/autogamy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autogamy
trans_list: autogamie
sense:
Self-fertilization, the fertilizing pollen being derived from the same blossom as the pistil acted upon.


lexentry: eng/autogenic_training__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autogenic training
trans_list: training autogène
sense:
A type of self-hypnotic relaxation technique developed by German psychiatrist Johannes Heinrich Schultz.


lexentry: eng/autogynephilia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autogynephilia
trans_list: autogynéphilie
sense:
In Blanchard's transsexualism typology, the supposed paraphilic tendency of a male person to be sexually aroused by the thought of being a female, sometimes framed as a form of gender identity disorder or transvestic fetishism.


lexentry: eng/autogyro__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autogyro
trans_list: autogire
sense:
(aircraft) An aircraft in which lift is provided by unpowered rotating wings and thrust is provided by a conventional propeller.


lexentry: eng/autoharp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autoharp
trans_list: autoharpe
sense:
A string instrument having a series of chord bars attached to dampers (muting bars) which mute all the strings other than those that form the desired chord.


lexentry: eng/autolysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autolysis
trans_list: autolyse
sense:
(pathology, cytology) The destruction of an organism's cells by enzymes produced by the organism itself.


lexentry: eng/automagical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: automagical
trans_list: automagique
sense:
(computing, technology, informal) Automatic, but with an apparent element of magic. Commonly referring to complex technical processes hidden from the view of users or operators, resulting in technology that "just works".


lexentry: eng/automated_machine_learning__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: automated machine learning
trans_list: apprentissage automatique
sense:
(artificial intelligence) A field of study concerned with the design and development of algorithms and techniques of automating the end-to-end process of machine learning and artificial intelligence.


lexentry: eng/automated_teller_machine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: automated teller machine
trans_list: distributeur de billets | distributeur automatique de billets | guichet automatique bancaire
sense:
(banking) A device that provides bank customers with cash withdrawal and other services without the need for a human teller.


lexentry: eng/automatic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: automatic
trans_list: automatique
sense:
(of a firearm such as a machine gun) Firing continuously as long as the trigger is pressed until ammunition is exhausted.


lexentry: eng/automatic_door__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: automatic door
trans_list: porte automatique
sense:
A door that senses the approach of a person (by sensors or pressure pads etc.) and opens automatically, usually by sliding sideways.


lexentry: eng/automatic_transmission__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: automatic transmission
trans_list: boite de vitesses automatique
sense:
(automotive) A vehicle transmission which shifts gears automatically in response to vehicle speed and/or load, and does not require any driver input to manually change gears under normal driving conditions; an automatic gearbox.


lexentry: eng/automation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: automation
trans_list: automatisation | automation
sense:
The act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls.


lexentry: eng/automaton__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: automaton
trans_list: automate
sense:
A person who acts like a machine or robot, often defined as having a monotonous lifestyle and lacking in emotion.


lexentry: eng/automobile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: automobile
trans_list: voiture | automobile | char | auto
sense:
(US, Canada, Philippines, AU, NZ) A type of motor vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended to carry a driver, a small number of additional passengers, and a very limited amount of other load. A car or motorcar.


lexentry: eng/autonomous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: autonomous
trans_list: autonome
sense:
Acting on one's own or independently; of a child, acting without being governed by parental or guardian rules.


lexentry: eng/autonomous_sensory_meridian_response__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autonomous sensory meridian response
trans_list: réponse autonome sensorielle culminante
sense:
A frisson characterized by a tingling sensation on the skin that typically begins on the scalp and moves down the back of the neck and upper spine.


lexentry: eng/autonomous_vehicle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autonomous vehicle
trans_list: voiture autonome | véhicule autonome
sense:
A vehicle that uses mechatronics, artificial intelligence and a multi-agent system to assist its human operator.


lexentry: eng/autopatrolled__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autopatrolled
trans_list: autopatrouillé
sense:
(wiki, originally, WMF) Having a status such that one's edits need not be checked, or patrolled, by other users.


lexentry: eng/autophagy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autophagy
trans_list: autophagie
sense:
(cytology) The process of self-digestion by a cell through the action of enzymes originating within the same cell, and often a defensive or self-preservation measure.


lexentry: eng/autopilot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autopilot
trans_list: pilote automatique
sense:
(aviation, nautical) A mechanical, electrical, or hydraulic system used to guide a vehicle without assistance from a human being.


lexentry: eng/autoplasty__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autoplasty
trans_list: autoplastie | greffe
sense:
(medicine, surgery, dated) The process of artificially repairing lesions by taking a piece of healthy tissue, as from a neighboring part, to supply the deficiency caused by disease or wounds. In present-day contexts likelier to be called autotransplantation or autografting.


lexentry: eng/autoregressive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autoregressive
trans_list: autorégressif
sense:
(statistics) Employing autoregression, using a weighted sample of past data to predict future results


lexentry: eng/autoregulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autoregulation
trans_list: autorégulation
sense:
(biology) Any of several physiological processes in which an inhibitory feedback system counteracts change.


lexentry: eng/autotelic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autotelic
trans_list: autotélique
sense:
(psychology, of an activity, process, person or personality) Containing its own meaning or purpose; deriving meaning and purpose from within.


lexentry: eng/autotelic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: autotelic
trans_list: autotélique
sense:
(arts, of a work of art or literature) Not motivated by anything beyond itself; thematically self-contained.


lexentry: eng/autotomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autotomy
trans_list: autotomie
sense:
(chiefly, _, zoology) The spontaneous removal of a limb, tail etc, especially by some invertebrates as a self-defense mechanism.


lexentry: eng/autotroph__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autotroph
trans_list: autotrophe
sense:
(ecology) Any organism that can synthesize its food from inorganic substances, using heat or light as a source of energy.


lexentry: eng/autotrophy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autotrophy
trans_list: autotrophie
sense:
(biology) The synthesis of food from inorganic substances, using heat or light as a source of energy


lexentry: eng/autumn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autumn
trans_list: automne
sense:
Traditionally the third of the four seasons, when deciduous trees lose their leaves, and temperatures and daylight hours decrease; typically regarded as spanning the months of September, October, and November in the Northern Hemisphere, and the months of March, April and May in the Southern Hemisphere.


lexentry: eng/autumn__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: autumn
trans_list: automne
sense:
(fashion) A person with relatively dark hair and a warm skin tone, seen as best suited to certain colours in clothing.


lexentry: eng/autumnal_equinox__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autumnal equinox
trans_list: équinoxe d'automne
sense:
(astronomy) The moment when the sun appears to cross the celestial equator while tilting away from the observer, taking place in September in the northern hemisphere and March in the southern hemisphere.


lexentry: eng/auxiliary_cruiser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: auxiliary cruiser
trans_list: croiseur auxiliaire
sense:
(military, nautical) An armed merchantman, typically used as a commerce raider or as a convoy escort.


lexentry: eng/auxiliary_verb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: auxiliary verb
trans_list: verbe auxiliaire | auxiliaire | servile | verbe servile
sense:
(grammar) A verb that accompanies the main verb in a clause in order to make distinctions in tense, mood, voice or aspect.


lexentry: eng/auxin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: auxin
trans_list: auxine
sense:
(botany, hormone) A class of plant growth substance (often called phytohormones or plant hormones) which play an essential role in coordination of many growth and behavioral processes in the plant life cycle.


lexentry: eng/avagraha__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: avagraha
trans_list: avagraha
sense:
A symbol (ऽ) used in the Devanagari script and other Indian scripts, used to mark vocalic gemination or the elision of the inherent vowel a in the process of sandhi in Sanskrit.


lexentry: eng/avail__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: avail
trans_list: servir | profiter | saisir
sense:
(intransitive) To be of use or advantage; to answer or serve the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object.


lexentry: eng/avalanche__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: avalanche
trans_list: avalanche
sense:
A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.


lexentry: eng/avalanche__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: avalanche
trans_list: avalanche
sense:
(by extension) A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx; anything like an avalanche in suddenness and overwhelming quantity.


lexentry: eng/avania__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: avania
trans_list: avanie
sense:
(historical) A tax or fee imposed on foreigners under the Ottoman Empire, especially one considered to be irregular or extortionate.


lexentry: eng/avaricious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: avaricious
trans_list: avare
sense:
Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.


lexentry: eng/avatar__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: avatar
trans_list: avatar | allégorie | emblème | incarnation | matérialisation | personnification
sense:
(internet, video games) A complex and dynamic digital representation of a person or being in the form of a digital model, used online as a simulation or emulation of a person, or as a person's online alter ego, in a virtual world, virtual chat room, or metaverse.


lexentry: eng/avenge__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: avenge
trans_list: venger
sense:
(transitive) To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.


lexentry: eng/aventail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aventail
trans_list: fixer
sense:
A curtain or flap of mail, fastened to a helmet, or to a coif (hood) of mail, covering the lower face, neck, and shoulders.


lexentry: eng/aventurine__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: aventurine
trans_list: aventurine
sense:
(mineral, by extension) A variety of translucent quartz, spangled throughout with scales of yellow mica.


lexentry: eng/avenue__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: avenue
trans_list: avenue | allée
sense:
The principal walk or approach to a house which is withdrawn from the road, especially, such approach bordered on each side by trees; any broad passageway thus bordered.


lexentry: eng/aver__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aver
trans_list: affirmer
sense:
(ambitransitive) To assert the truth of (something); to affirm (something) with confidence; to declare (something) in a positive manner.


lexentry: eng/aversion_therapy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aversion therapy
trans_list: thérapie aversive
sense:
A form of psychological treatment in which the patient is exposed to a stimulus while simultaneously being subjected to some form of discomfort.


lexentry: eng/aviary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aviary
trans_list: volière
sense:
A house, enclosure, large cage, or other place for keeping birds confined; a birdhouse. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/aviator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aviator
trans_list: aviateur | aviatrice
sense:
An aircraft pilot, especially a military pilot. The use of the word may imply claims of superior airmanship, as in navy aviator vs. air force pilot.


lexentry: eng/avionics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: avionics
trans_list: avionique
sense:
(aviation) The science and technology of the development and use of electrical and electronic devices in aviation.


lexentry: eng/avocet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: avocet
trans_list: avocette
sense:
Any of four species of wading birds in the genus Recurvirostra, with long, slender recurved bills, long legs, and webbed feet. It is the logo of the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds)


lexentry: eng/avoidance__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: avoidance
trans_list: évitement
sense:
(obsolete) The act of becoming vacant, or the state of being vacant, specifically used for the state of a benefice becoming void by the death, deprivation, or resignation of the incumbent.


lexentry: eng/avow__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: avow
trans_list: avouer | confesser
sense:
(transitive) To declare openly and boldly, as something believed to be right; to own, acknowledge or confess frankly.


lexentry: eng/avunculate__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: avunculate
trans_list: avunculat
sense:
(anthropology) Among certain tribal peoples, for example, the Korowai, a special relationship between a man and a maternal uncle, and the mutual responsibilities between them.


lexentry: eng/award__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: award
trans_list: prix | médaille | trophée
sense:
A trophy or medal; something that denotes an accomplishment, especially in a competition. A prize or honor based on merit.


lexentry: eng/award__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: award
trans_list: accorder | décerner
sense:
(transitive, legal) To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case.


lexentry: eng/awash__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: awash
trans_list: inondé
sense:
Washed by the waves or tide (of a rock or strip of shore, or of an anchor, etc., when flush with the surface of the water, so that the waves break over it); covered with water.


lexentry: eng/awayday__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: awayday
trans_list: séminaire
sense:
(British) A business event, such as a team-building exercise, training course or internal meeting, that takes place away from the office without the usual distractions.


lexentry: eng/awl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: awl
trans_list: alêne | alène
sense:
A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc.


lexentry: eng/awning__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: awning
trans_list: auvent | marquise
sense:
A rooflike cover, usually of canvas, extended over or before any place as a shelter from the sun, rain, or wind.


lexentry: eng/ax_to_grind__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ax to grind
trans_list: intention cachée | intentions cachées
sense:
(American spelling) A proposition or point of view to advocate, especially motivated by self-interest.


lexentry: eng/axe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: axe
trans_list: hache | cognée
sense:
A tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it.


lexentry: eng/axe__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: axe
trans_list: gratte
sense:
(slang, music) A gigging musician's particular instrument, especially a guitar in rock music or a saxophone in jazz.


lexentry: eng/axil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: axil
trans_list: aisselle
sense:
(botany) The angle or point of divergence between the upper side of a branch, leaf, or petiole, and the stem or branch from which it springs.


lexentry: eng/axillary_hair__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: axillary hair
trans_list: cheveux d'aisselles
sense:
(uncountable) Androgenic hair growing in the armpit, normally beginning at the onset of, or shortly after, pubarche.


lexentry: eng/axino__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: axino
trans_list: axino
sense:
(physics) A hypothetical elementary particle, the fermionic superpartner of the axion and a possible candidate for the composition of dark matter.


lexentry: eng/axiology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: axiology
trans_list: axiologie
sense:
(uncountable, philosophy) The study of value(s), as regards origin, nature, functions, types, and interrelations; value theory.


lexentry: eng/axiom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: axiom
trans_list: axiome
sense:
(philosophy) A seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved.


lexentry: eng/axiom__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: axiom
trans_list: axiome
sense:
(logic, mathematics, proof theory) A fundamental assumption that serves as a basis for deduction of theorems; a postulate (sometimes distinguished from postulates as being universally applicable, whereas postulates are particular to a certain science or context).


lexentry: eng/axiom_of_choice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: axiom of choice
trans_list: axiome du choix
sense:
(set theory) One of the axioms of set theory, equivalent to the statement that an arbitrary direct product of non-empty sets is non-empty; any version of said axiom, for example specifying the cardinality of the number of sets from which choices are made.


lexentry: eng/axion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: axion
trans_list: axion
sense:
(physics) A hypothetical subatomic particle postulated to resolve certain symmetry problems concerning the strong nuclear force.


lexentry: eng/axis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: axis
trans_list: axe
sense:
(geometry) An imaginary line around which an object spins (an axis of rotation) or is symmetrically arranged (an axis of symmetry).


lexentry: eng/axis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: axis
trans_list: axe
sense:
(mathematics) A fixed one-dimensional figure, such as a line or arc, with an origin and orientation and such that its points are in one-to-one correspondence with a set of numbers; an axis forms part of the basis of a space or is used to position and locate data in a graph (a coordinate axis)


lexentry: eng/axis_of_evil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: axis of evil
trans_list: axe du mal
sense:
A group of states accused by George W. Bush of sponsoring terrorism and seeking weapons of mass destruction, originally defined as Iran, Iraq, and North Korea.


lexentry: eng/axle_load__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: axle load
trans_list: charge à l'essieu
sense:
(transport, rail) the total weight, including load carried, transferred by one axle and its wheels to a road or railway surface. This is especially important in relation to what weight road and railway structures can carry, bridges in particular.


lexentry: eng/axletree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: axletree
trans_list: essieu
sense:
A bar or beam of wood or iron, connecting the opposite wheels of a carriage, on the ends of which the wheels revolve.


lexentry: eng/axon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: axon
trans_list: axone
sense:
(cytology) A nerve fibre which is a long slender projection of a nerve cell, and which conducts nerve impulses away from the body of the cell to a synapse.


lexentry: eng/axonometric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: axonometric
trans_list: axonométrique
sense:
(technical drawing) Describing a projection in which the horizontal and vertical axes are to the same scale, but the third axis is reduced to allow for perspective


lexentry: eng/aye-aye__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aye-aye
trans_list: aye-aye
sense:
The lemur Daubentonia madagascariensis, a solitary nocturnal quadruped found in Madagascar and remarkable for its long fingers, sharp nails, and rodent-like incisor teeth.


lexentry: eng/aye_aye,_sir__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aye aye, sir
trans_list: bien | commandant
sense:
(idiomatic, nautical) The correct and seamanlike reply, onboard a Royal Navy (or US Navy) ship, on receipt of an order from someone of senior rank or authority. It means "I understand the command and hasten to comply with the order."


lexentry: eng/ayin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ayin
trans_list: aïn
sense:
The sixteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).


lexentry: eng/azeotrope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: azeotrope
trans_list: azéotrope
sense:
(physics) A mixture of two or more substances whose liquid and gaseous forms have the same composition (at a certain pressure); the substances cannot be separated by normal distillation.


lexentry: eng/azimuth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: azimuth
trans_list: azimut
sense:
An arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian of the place and a vertical circle passing through the center of any object.


lexentry: eng/aziridine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aziridine
trans_list: aziridine
sense:
(organic compound) A three-membered heterocycle containing two methylene groups and an imine; the nitrogen equivalent of ethylene oxide.


lexentry: eng/azo_compound__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: azo compound
trans_list: composé azoïque
sense:
(organic compound) an organic compound of the general formula R-N=N-R1; they are often colored and are the basis of many synthetic dyes; a diazene


lexentry: eng/azole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: azole
trans_list: azole
sense:
(organic compound) Any of a class of five-membered unsaturated heterocycles having three carbon atoms, one nitrogen atom and two double bonds


lexentry: eng/azotemia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: azotemia
trans_list: azotémie
sense:
(pathology) The accumulation in the blood of nitrogen-bearing waste products (such as urea) that are usually excreted in the urine.


lexentry: eng/azuki_bean__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: azuki bean
trans_list: haricot azuki | haricot rouge du Japon
sense:
An annual vine (Vigna angularis), widely grown throughout East Asia and the Himalayas for its small bean.


lexentry: eng/azure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: azure
trans_list: azur | bleu ciel
sense:
(countable, and, uncountable) The clear blue colour of the sky; also, a pigment or dye of this colour.


lexentry: eng/azurite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: azurite
trans_list: azurite
sense:
(mineral) A blue vitreous mineral; a basic hydrated copper carbonate, with the chemical formula Cu2+3(CO3)2(OH)2, used since antiquity as a blue pigment or ores to extract metallic copper.


lexentry: eng/azymite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: azymite
trans_list: azymite
sense:
(Eastern Orthodoxy, historical, pejorative) One who administers the Eucharist with unleavened bread, in particular a member of the Latin Church or Roman Catholic Church.


lexentry: eng/baba_ganoush__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baba ganoush
trans_list: baba ganouche
sense:
A Middle Eastern dish made from a purée of roasted aubergine (eggplant), garlic, and tahini, often eaten as a dip with bread.


lexentry: eng/babesiosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: babesiosis
trans_list: babésiose | piroplasmose
sense:
(pathology) Any of several malaria-like parasitic diseases in humans and other animals caused by Babesia, a genus of protozoa


lexentry: eng/babka__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: babka
trans_list: babka
sense:
A Central and Eastern European coffee cake flavored with orange rind, rum, almonds, and raisins; or with some single flavoring, e.g. chocolate, lemon, etc.


lexentry: eng/baboon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baboon
trans_list: babouin
sense:
An Old World monkey of the genus Papio, having dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/babushka__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: babushka
trans_list: châle
sense:
(originally, North American) A traditional floral headscarf worn by an Eastern European woman, tied under the chin. [from 1930s]


lexentry: eng/baby's_breath__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baby's breath
trans_list: gypsophile paniculée
sense:
A genus, Gypsophila, of about 100 species of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to Europe, Asia and north Africa.


lexentry: eng/baby__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baby
trans_list: bébé
sense:
A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.


lexentry: eng/baby__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: baby
trans_list: bébé | petit
sense:
Any very young animal, especially a vertebrate; many species have specific names for their babies, such as kittens for the babies of cats, puppies for the babies of dogs, and chicks for the babies of birds. See Category:Baby animals for more.


lexentry: eng/baby__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: baby
trans_list: bébé | chou
sense:
A person's romantic partner; a term of endearment used to refer to or address e.g. one's girlfriend, boyfriend, or spouse.


lexentry: eng/baby_boom__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: baby boom
trans_list: babyboom
sense:
(singulare tantum) The increase in the birth rate following the return of servicemen at the end of World War II.


lexentry: eng/baby_boomer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baby boomer
trans_list: baby-boomer | baby boomer | bébé-boumeur | bébé-boumeuse
sense:
(sometimes, capitalized) A person born in the postwar years (generally considered in the United States and other Allied countries as between 1946 and the early 1960s), when there was a marked increase in birthrates throughout the Western world following the return of servicemen at the end of World War II.


lexentry: eng/baby_face__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: baby face
trans_list: gentil | héros
sense:
(professional wrestling, slang) A headlining wrestler with a persona embodying heroic or virtuous traits and who is regarded as a "good guy", especially one who is handsome and well-conditioned.


lexentry: eng/baby_hatch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baby hatch
trans_list: tour d'abandon
sense:
A place where a person (typically the mother) can bring a baby to abandon it so that somebody else can find and care for it.


lexentry: eng/baby_monitor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baby monitor
trans_list: babyphone
sense:
An intercom system that enables a person to remotely detect sounds of distress from a baby; a baby alarm.


lexentry: eng/baby_of_the_family__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: baby of the family
trans_list: benjamin | benjamine
sense:
A member of an immediate family who behaves as, or is treated as though they were the youngest member of a family.


lexentry: eng/baby_powder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baby powder
trans_list: talc
sense:
An astringent powder used for preventing diaper rash, as a deodorant, and for other cosmetic purposes.


lexentry: eng/baby_shower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baby shower
trans_list: baby shower | fête prénatale
sense:
A party celebrating the pending or recent birth of a child, involving guests giving gifts (typically babycare items) to the parent(s).


lexentry: eng/babysitter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: babysitter
trans_list: baby-sitter | babysitteuse | bonne d’enfant | gardien d’enfant | gardienne d’enfant | nounou
sense:
A person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians.


lexentry: eng/babysitting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: babysitting
trans_list: baby-sitting
sense:
The work of a babysitter; the care of children in the temporary absence of their parents or guardians.


lexentry: eng/baccalaureate__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: baccalaureate
trans_list: baccalauréat
sense:
A high school completion exam and qualification awarded in many countries (e.g. Finland, France, Moldova, Romania), designed to enable students to go on to higher education.


lexentry: eng/baccarat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baccarat
trans_list: baccara
sense:
(card games) A card game resembling chemin de fer with many forms - usually entailing the player(s) betting against two or three hands dealt - also bearing some similarities to blackjack.


lexentry: eng/bachelor's_button__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bachelor's button
trans_list: bleuet
sense:
(usually, in the plural) Any one of a number of plants with daisy-like, button-shaped flowers of the genus Centaurea, especially the species Centaurea cyanus.


lexentry: eng/bachelor_pad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bachelor pad
trans_list: garçonnière
sense:
(US) A nice, well-furnished dwelling where an unmarried man lives, usually by himself, but sometimes with other men.


lexentry: eng/bachelor_party__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bachelor party
trans_list: enterrement de vie de garçon | enterrement de vie de jeune garçon
sense:
(US, Canada, South Africa) A party held for a man who is about to be married, normally attended only by male friends and relatives.


lexentry: eng/bacillus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bacillus
trans_list: bacille
sense:
Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus Bacillus, some of which cause disease.


lexentry: eng/back-formation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: back-formation
trans_list: dérivation régressive | rétroformation | dérivation inverse
sense:
(uncountable, linguistics) The process by which a new word is formed from an older word by interpreting the former as a derivative of the latter, often by removing a morpheme (real or perceived) from the older word, such as the verb burgle, formed by removing -ar (perceived as an agent-noun suffix) from burglar.


lexentry: eng/back-of-the-envelope__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: back-of-the-envelope
trans_list: de coin de table | vite fait | à l'arrache
sense:
(idiomatic, informal) Especially of a calculation, estimation, or other reasoning, or an idea: approximate, rough, simplified. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/back-seat_driver__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: back-seat driver
trans_list: mouche du coche
sense:
A person sitting (typically) in the back seat of a car issuing (unsolicited and usually unwanted) instructions to the driver.


lexentry: eng/back-seat_driver__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: back-seat driver
trans_list: mouche du coche
sense:
(figuratively) An opinionated person who offers (unsolicited and often unwanted) advice on the best way to handle a situation.


lexentry: eng/back-translation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: back-translation
trans_list: rétrotraduction
sense:
(translation studies, uncountable) The process of translating a previously translated document back into the original language.


lexentry: eng/back-transliteration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: back-transliteration
trans_list: translittération inverse
sense:
(translation studies, uncountable) The process of transliterating a transliteration back into the original script.


lexentry: eng/back__Adjective__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: back
trans_list: postérieur | derrière
sense:
(comparable, phonetics) Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the back of the mouth, near the soft palate (most often describing a vowel).


lexentry: eng/back__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: back
trans_list: dos | revers | derrière | fond | fin
sense:
The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.


lexentry: eng/back__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: back
trans_list: reculer | arrière
sense:
(nautical, of the wind) To change direction contrary to the normal pattern; that is, to shift anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, or clockwise in the southern hemisphere.


lexentry: eng/back_and_forth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: back and forth
trans_list: va-et-vient | allées et venues
sense:
The movement (of someone or something) forward followed by a return to the same position. May refer to a concept such as an emotional state or a relationship as well as a physical thing.


lexentry: eng/back_away__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: back away
trans_list: faire marche arrière | reculer
sense:
(intransitive) To move in a direction opposite to that which one is facing, keeping one's attention on the thing in front being avoided.


lexentry: eng/back_cover__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: back cover
trans_list: dos | quatrième de couv' | quatrième de couverture
sense:
The cover on the opposite side of the front cover of a book, magazine, etc; back of the book; associated with sports pages in publications.


lexentry: eng/back_end__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: back end
trans_list: arrière-plan | back-end
sense:
(computing) That part of a hardware or software system that is farthest from the user; the internals rather than the user interface.


lexentry: eng/back_fire__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: back fire
trans_list: contre-feu
sense:
A small, controlled fire set in the path of a larger uncontrolled fire, in order to limit the spread of the large fire by removing its fuel.


lexentry: eng/back_in_the_day__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: back in the day
trans_list: dans le temps | à l'époque
sense:
(temporal location, idiomatic, informal) In the distant past; especially, at a time fondly remembered (the good old days).


lexentry: eng/back_scrubber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: back scrubber
trans_list: lave-dos
sense:
A utensil in the form of a brush or a sponge on a long handle, used to scrub the back while bathing.


lexentry: eng/back_street__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: back street
trans_list: ruelle
sense:
A usually small and narrow street or alley, especially one in inferior or poorer parts of a city, away from the centre.


lexentry: eng/back_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: back up
trans_list: sauvegarde | sauvegarder
sense:
(idiomatic, intransitive, cricket) For a fielder to position himself behind the wicket (relative to a team-mate who is throwing the ball at the wicket) so as to stop the ball, and prevent overthrows.


lexentry: eng/back_vowel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: back vowel
trans_list: voyelle postérieure
sense:
(phonetics) Any vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth, such as /uː/ in rule or /əʊ/ in pole.


lexentry: eng/back_wall__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: back wall
trans_list: mur arrière
sense:
(squash, racquetball) The wall at the back of a racquetball or squash court, directly opposite the front wall.


lexentry: eng/backbencher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: backbencher
trans_list: député de l'arrière-ban | député sans portefeuille | députée sans portefeuille | simple député
sense:
(politics) A Member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank, and who therefore sits on one of the backbenches or in one of the back rows of the legislature.


lexentry: eng/backbend__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: backbend
trans_list: pont
sense:
(gymnastics, dance) A move in which the performer bends backwards until the hands touch the floor or catches him/herself with the hands.


lexentry: eng/backbone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: backbone
trans_list: épine dorsale | colonne vertébrale | rachis
sense:
(countable) The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.


lexentry: eng/backgammon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: backgammon
trans_list: backgammon
sense:
A board game for two players in which each has 15 stones which move between 24 triangular points according to the roll of a pair of dice; the object is to move all of one's pieces around, and bear them off the board.


lexentry: eng/background_music__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: background music
trans_list: musique d'ambiance
sense:
Any music played in a public space whose main function is to create an atmosphere suitable to a specific occasion, rather than to be listened to.


lexentry: eng/background_music__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: background music
trans_list: musique de fond | musique de fosse
sense:
(music) Any music in a film, video game, or other medium that establishes mood and is not meant to be the focus of attention.


lexentry: eng/backhand__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: backhand
trans_list: revers
sense:
(tennis) A stroke made across the chest from the off-hand side to the racquet hand side; a stroke during which the back of the hand faces the shot.


lexentry: eng/backhander__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: backhander
trans_list: bastonnade
sense:
(surfing) A surfer who approaches a swell with the wave behind them ("on their backhand") rather than facing the wave ("on their forehand").


lexentry: eng/backheel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: backheel
trans_list: talonnade
sense:
(soccer) A kick played by the heel which typically travels in the opposite direction from which the player is facing.


lexentry: eng/backhoe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: backhoe
trans_list: rétrocaveuse | tractopelle
sense:
A piece of excavating equipment, either an integral subassembly or an attachment, consisting of a digging bucket or scoop on the end of an articulated arm, drawn backwards to move earth; used in excavator/digger and backhoe tractors.


lexentry: eng/backhoe__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: backhoe
trans_list: chargeuse-pelleteuse | pépine | rétrocaveuse | tractopelle | trax
sense:
(chiefly, US, Canada, Australia) A multi-purpose tractor with a front-mounted loading bucket and a rear-mounted digging bucket. The tractor combines a front-end loader/loader (component) and an excavator/digger (component).


lexentry: eng/backlash__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: backlash
trans_list: jeu
sense:
(mechanics) The looseness through which one part of connected machinery, such as a wheel, gear, piston, or screw, can be moved without moving the connected parts, or a measurement of the distance moved thereby; either intentional (as allowance) or unintentional (from error or wear).Wagon wheel structure showing felk


lexentry: eng/backpack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: backpack
trans_list: sac à dos
sense:
A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when hiking, or on a student's back when carrying books.


lexentry: eng/backpacker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: backpacker
trans_list: routard
sense:
A traveler whose luggage consists of a backpack; especially, such a traveler who uses hostels, public transport, and other inexpensive services.


lexentry: eng/backpedal__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: backpedal
trans_list: faire machine arrière | faire marche arrière | rétropédaler
sense:
(intransitive, idiomatic) To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.


lexentry: eng/backronym__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: backronym
trans_list: rétro-acronyme
sense:
A word that is originally not an acronym but is turned into one by devising a full form for it, sometimes as a folk etymology, sometimes as a contrived acronym to name a new organization, proposal, or other entity.


lexentry: eng/backscratcher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: backscratcher
trans_list: gratte-dos
sense:
A long slender rod with a rake-like device on one end, sometimes in the form of a human hand, designed to let a person scratch their own back.


lexentry: eng/backspace__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: backspace
trans_list: retour arrière
sense:
(computing) A keyboard key used for removing a character behind the cursor, and moving the cursor one position backwards.


lexentry: eng/backsplash__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: backsplash
trans_list: crédence
sense:
A vertical covering on a wall rising above a countertop or other work surface to protect the wall from spills and to decorate the wall.


lexentry: eng/backstabber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: backstabber
trans_list: faux frère | faux jeton | hypocrite | serpent
sense:
A traitor or hypocrite, such as a co-worker or friend assumed trustworthy but who figuratively attacks when one's back is turned.


lexentry: eng/backstage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: backstage
trans_list: coulisses
sense:
The area behind a stage out of view of the audience where performers wait to give their show; especially that of the dressing rooms.


lexentry: eng/backstay__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: backstay
trans_list: pataras
sense:
(nautical) A part of the rigging of a sailing ship extending from the top of the mast (masthead) to the back of the ship; they support the strain on all upper masts and provide additional support to the shrouds when the wind is abaft the beam.


lexentry: eng/backstory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: backstory
trans_list: toile de fond
sense:
The previous experiences and life of a person, specifically (narratology, especially in, _, film, television) a character in a dramatic work.


lexentry: eng/backstory__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: backstory
trans_list: couverture
sense:
(chiefly, espionage, law enforcement) A fictitious account of a person's history designed to conceal their actual history and motives.


lexentry: eng/backstroke__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: backstroke
trans_list: dos | dos crawlé
sense:
(swimming) A stroke swum lying on one's back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel the swimmer backwards.


lexentry: eng/backup__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: backup
trans_list: sauvegarde
sense:
(computing) A copy of a file or record, stored separately from the original, that can be used to recover the original if it is damaged or destroyed.


lexentry: eng/backwater__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: backwater
trans_list: patelin | trou perdu
sense:
(idiomatic, usually, figurative) A remote place: somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc; any field of endeavor that figuratively resembles such a place.


lexentry: eng/backwoodsman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: backwoodsman
trans_list: plouc
sense:
A person who is acclimated to living in a forest area that is far removed from civilization or modern conveniences.


lexentry: eng/bacteriochlorophyll__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bacteriochlorophyll
trans_list: bactériochlorophylle
sense:
(biology) A photosynthetic pigment related to the chlorophylls, occurring in various bacteria doing anoxygenic photosynthesis.


lexentry: eng/bacteriology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bacteriology
trans_list: bactériologie
sense:
(biology, microbiology) The scientific study of bacteria, especially in relation to disease and agriculture.


lexentry: eng/bacteriostatic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bacteriostatic
trans_list: bactériostatique
sense:
Of or relating to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat; inhibiting the growth of bacteria without destroying them.


lexentry: eng/bad__Adjective__3
sense_num: 05
written_rep: bad
trans_list: mauvais | méchant | défectueux | mauvaise
sense:
(Internet slang, sarcastic) Used without a copula to mock people who oppose something without having any real understanding of it.


lexentry: eng/bad__Adjective__3
sense_num: 06
written_rep: bad
trans_list: mauvais | méchant
sense:
(chiefly in "bad boy", "bad girl", and similar phrases) Attractive due to (one's) rebellious nature.


lexentry: eng/bad_apple__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bad apple
trans_list: mauvaise graine
sense:
(idiomatic, often, in the plural) A person who is not wholesome, honest, or trustworthy, especially one who has an adverse influence on others.


lexentry: eng/bad_breath__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bad breath
trans_list: mauvaise haleine
sense:
(medicine, dentistry, informal) Breath that produces an unpleasant or foul-smelling odor when exhaled.


lexentry: eng/bad_debt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bad debt
trans_list: créance douteuse | créance irrécouvrable
sense:
(business, accounting) A debt which cannot be recovered from the debtor, either because the debtor lacks the money to pay or because the debtor cannot be found and/or forced to pay.


lexentry: eng/bad_faith__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bad faith
trans_list: mauvaise foi
sense:
(legal) An intent to deceive or mislead another to gain some advantage; dishonesty or fraud in a transaction (such as knowingly misrepresenting the quality of something that is being bought or sold).


lexentry: eng/bad_faith__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bad faith
trans_list: mauvaise foi
sense:
(legal) A malicious motive by a party in a lawsuit, which has an effect on the ability to maintain causes of action and obtain legal remedies.


lexentry: eng/bad_things_come_in_threes__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bad things come in threes
trans_list: jamais deux sans trois
sense:
If one unfortunate event has already occurred, a second and third are likely to occur; if two, a third should be expected.


lexentry: eng/bad_trip__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bad trip
trans_list: bad trip | mauvais délire | mauvais voyage
sense:
(slang, drug use) An acute adverse psychological reaction to effects produced under the influence of psychoactive substances, namely hallucinogens.


lexentry: eng/badass__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: badass
trans_list: dur à cuire
sense:
(US, sometimes considered, _, vulgar, slang, positive connotation) Having an extreme appearance, attitude, or behavior that is considered admirable.


lexentry: eng/badass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: badass
trans_list: connard | connasse
sense:
(US, sometimes considered, _, vulgar, slang, negative connotation) A belligerent or mean person; a person with an unpleasantly extreme appearance, attitudes, or behavior.


lexentry: eng/badass__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: badass
trans_list: dur à cuire | tête | warrior
sense:
(US, sometimes considered, _, vulgar, slang, positive connotation) A person considered impressive due to courage, skill, daring, audacity, and/or toughness.


lexentry: eng/badge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: badge
trans_list: insigne | décoration | macaron | plaque
sense:
A distinctive mark, token, sign, emblem or cognizance, worn on one’s clothing, as an insignia of some rank, or of the membership of an organization.


lexentry: eng/badge__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: badge
trans_list: insigne | décoration | macaron | plaque
sense:
(heraldry) A distinctive mark worn by servants, retainers, and followers of royalty or nobility, who, being beneath the rank of gentlemen, have no right to armorial bearings.


lexentry: eng/badminton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: badminton
trans_list: badminton
sense:
(uncountable) A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English.


lexentry: eng/bag__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bag
trans_list: sachet | cornet | sac
sense:
A container made of leather, plastic, or other material, usually with a handle or handles, in which you carry personal items, or clothes or other things that you need for travelling. Includes shopping bags, schoolbags, suitcases, briefcases, handbags, backpacks, etc.


lexentry: eng/bag_snatcher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bag snatcher
trans_list: voleur à l'arrachée | voleuse à l'arrachée
sense:
(UK, Australia) A thief who snatches a handbag, shoulder bag, rucksack, etc., from the person carrying it.


lexentry: eng/baggage_car__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baggage car
trans_list: chariot à bagages
sense:
(especially, US, rail) A railway vehicle in passenger trains used to carry passengers' heavy luggage; a luggage van.


lexentry: eng/baggage_carousel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baggage carousel
trans_list: carrousel
sense:
A machine that delivers checked luggage to the passengers at the baggage claim area at their final destination. The luggage rotates in the carousel until it is picked up.


lexentry: eng/baggage_claim__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baggage claim
trans_list: retrait des bagages
sense:
(US) The designated location for receiving checked luggage, such as the baggage carousels at an airport.


lexentry: eng/bagpipes__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bagpipes
trans_list: cornemuse
sense:
A musical wind instrument possessing a flexible bag inflated by bellows, a double-reed melody pipe and up to four drone pipes; any aerophone that produces sound using air from a reservoir to vibrate enclosed reeds.


lexentry: eng/bahuvrihi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bahuvrihi
trans_list: bahuvrihi
sense:
(grammar, also, _, attributive) A type of nominal compound in which the first part modifies the second but neither part alone conveys the intended meaning.


lexentry: eng/baiji__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baiji
trans_list: baiji | dauphin de Chine | dauphin du Yangzi
sense:
A freshwater dolphin (†Lipotes vexillifer), only found in the Yangtze River, and declared functionally extinct in 2006.


lexentry: eng/bail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bail
trans_list: caution
sense:
(countable, uncountable) Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial.


lexentry: eng/bail_bond__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bail bond
trans_list: caution
sense:
(US) A surety, used to obtain the release of a criminal defendant who has been required to give bail.


lexentry: eng/bail_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: bail out
trans_list: déguerpir | mettre les bouts | se barrer | se tailler | se tirer
sense:
(intransitive, idiomatic, slang) To leave (or not attend at all) a place or a situation, especially quickly or when the situation has become undesirable; to abandon (something).


lexentry: eng/bailiff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bailiff
trans_list: huissier | huissier de justice
sense:
(historical, Norman term) A reeve, (specifically) the chief officer executing the decisions of any English court in the period following the Norman Conquest or executing the decisions of lower courts in the late medieval and early modern period.


lexentry: eng/bain-marie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bain-marie
trans_list: bain-marie
sense:
(cooking) A large pan containing hot water, into which other smaller pans are set in order to cook food slowly, or to keep food warm.


lexentry: eng/bait__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bait
trans_list: appât
sense:
Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net.


lexentry: eng/bait__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bait
trans_list: leurre | appât
sense:
Anything which allures; something or someone used to lure or entice someone or something into doing something


lexentry: eng/baize__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baize
trans_list: serge | drap de billard
sense:
A thick, soft, usually woolen cloth resembling felt; often colored green and used for coverings on card tables, billiard and snooker tables, etc.


lexentry: eng/bajocco__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bajocco
trans_list: baïoque
sense:
(archaic, historical) A coin, originally copper, later silver, issued by the Papal States from the 15th century to 1865. In the 19th century the value was five hundredths of a lira.


lexentry: eng/bake__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bake
trans_list: cuire | rôtir
sense:
(transitive, or, intransitive, or, ditransitive, with person as subject) To cook (something) in an oven (for someone).


lexentry: eng/baked_good__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baked good
trans_list: pâtisserie
sense:
(usually, in the plural) An item or class of items with a flour as a main ingredient, prepared by baking.


lexentry: eng/bakfiets__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bakfiets
trans_list: triporteur
sense:
(cycling, originally in the Netherlands) A bicycle or tricycle with a long wheelbase between the front wheel and handlebars holding a large box, originally used solely to transport goods but now also commonly for carrying young children.


lexentry: eng/bakkie__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bakkie
trans_list: bakkie
sense:
(road transport) A small pick-up truck or ute, generally open and sometimes fitted with a removable canopy, but distinct from an enclosed van and a large truck. [from mid 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/baklava__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baklava
trans_list: baklava
sense:
A sweet pastry found in many cuisines of the Middle East and the Balkans, made of chopped nuts layered with phyllo pastry. [since c. 1650; modern spelling since 1800s]


lexentry: eng/balaclava__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: balaclava
trans_list: cagoule | passe-montagne
sense:
A type of warm headgear covering the neck, head, and often part of the face, with apertures left as necessary, often made out of wool.


lexentry: eng/balalaika__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: balalaika
trans_list: balalaïka
sense:
A plucked stringed instrument with a triangular body, short neck and three strings, of Russian origin.


lexentry: eng/balance__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: balance
trans_list: balancer
sense:
(transitive) To hold (an object or objects) precariously; to support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling.


lexentry: eng/balance_of_payments__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: balance of payments
trans_list: balance des paiements
sense:
A measure of all flows of money into and out of a country including payments for goods and services and capital flows.


lexentry: eng/balance_of_power__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: balance of power
trans_list: équilibre des pouvoirs
sense:
(politics, government) A situation of equilibrium in which no country is powerful enough to control, or threaten the interests of, the others.


lexentry: eng/balance_of_probabilities__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: balance of probabilities
trans_list: prépondérance de la preuve
sense:
(legal) A legal standard, applied in many jurisdictions for deciding the outcome of civil disputes, which requires that a dispute be decided in favor of the party whose claims are more likely to be true.


lexentry: eng/balance_of_terror__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: balance of terror
trans_list: équilibre de la terreur
sense:
(historical) The tenuous peace that existed during the nuclear arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.


lexentry: eng/balance_of_trade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: balance of trade
trans_list: balance commerciale
sense:
(economics, trade) The difference between the monetary value of exports and imports in an economy over a certain period of time.


lexentry: eng/balance_sheet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: balance sheet
trans_list: bilan
sense:
(accounting) A summary of a person's or organization's assets, liabilities and equity as of a specific date.


lexentry: eng/balance_wheel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: balance wheel
trans_list: balancier
sense:
The timekeeping device normally used in mechanical watches and small clocks, consisting of a wheel which oscillates due to a coiled spring.


lexentry: eng/balanced__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: balanced
trans_list: équilibré
sense:
Containing elements in appropriate proportion; proportionately weighted on all dimensions and therefore unlikely to tip over.


lexentry: eng/balcony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: balcony
trans_list: balcon
sense:
(architectural element) An accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window.


lexentry: eng/bald_cypress__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bald cypress
trans_list: cyprès des marais
sense:
Taxodium distichum, deciduous conifer trees native to often-flooded areas of the southeastern and south central parts of the United States.


lexentry: eng/bald_eagle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bald eagle
trans_list: pygargue à tête blanche
sense:
Haliaeetus leucocephalus, a species of eagle native to North America and notable for the white plumage on its head.


lexentry: eng/baldric__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baldric
trans_list: baudrier
sense:
A broad belt, originally of leather and often richly ornamented, worn diagonally from shoulder to hip (across the breast and under the opposite arm), which was formerly used to hold a sword, a bugle, etc., and is now chiefly worn for ceremonial purposes; also (loosely) , any belt. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/bale__Noun__3
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bale
trans_list: botte
sense:
A bundle of compressed fibers (especially hay, straw, cotton, or wool), compacted for shipping and handling and bound by twine or wire.


lexentry: eng/baleen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baleen
trans_list: fanon
sense:
(physiology, uncountable) keratinous material that makes up the plates in the mouth of the baleen whale (Mysticeti), which it uses to trap its food; formerly used in corsetry.


lexentry: eng/baleen_whale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baleen whale
trans_list: baleine à fanons
sense:
Any of several large whales, of the parvorder Mysticeti, that have plates of whalebone (baleen) instead of teeth.


lexentry: eng/balisong__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: balisong
trans_list: ailettes
sense:
A folding pocket knife with two handles counter-rotating around the tang such that, when closed, the blade is concealed within grooves in the handles.


lexentry: eng/ball-and-socket_joint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ball-and-socket joint
trans_list: rotule
sense:
A joint in which one segment has a rounded end and the next segment has a bowl-shaped end, with the rounded end being fitted into the bowl shape, allowing the first segment to move around an indefinite number of axes which have one common center. Examples include the human shoulder joint and the balljoints of some automotive suspensions.


lexentry: eng/ball__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ball
trans_list: boule | ballon
sense:
(mathematics) The set of points in a metric space of any number of dimensions lying within a given distance (the radius) of a given point.


lexentry: eng/ball__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: ball
trans_list: balle | ballon | boule
sense:
(printing, historical) A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; formerly used by printers for inking the form, then superseded by the roller.


lexentry: eng/ball_boy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ball boy
trans_list: ramasseur de balles
sense:
(sports) A person, usually male, responsible for retrieving balls from the area of play, and returning them to the players.


lexentry: eng/ball_in_hand__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ball in hand
trans_list: handball
sense:
In billiards, a circumstance in which a fault by another player, such as a scratch, permits the competitor to take the cue ball in hand and place it anywhere on the table.


lexentry: eng/ball_lightning__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ball lightning
trans_list: foudre en boule | boule de feu
sense:
A short-lived glowing ball sometimes observed to float in the air and thought to consist of ionized gas associated with thunderstorms.


lexentry: eng/ballad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ballad
trans_list: ballade
sense:
A kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; especially, a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas.


lexentry: eng/ballast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ballast
trans_list: lest
sense:
(nautical) Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability.


lexentry: eng/ballast__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: ballast
trans_list: ballast | remblai
sense:
Coarse gravel or similar material laid to form a bed for roads or railroads, or in making concrete; track ballast.


lexentry: eng/ballast__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: ballast
trans_list: ballast
sense:
(countable, electricity, electronics) device used for stabilizing current in an electric circuit (e.g. in a tube lamp supply circuit)


lexentry: eng/ballista__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ballista
trans_list: baliste | malvesine
sense:
(weaponry, historical) An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles.


lexentry: eng/ballistic_missile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ballistic missile
trans_list: missile balistique
sense:
(military, rocketry) A missile that is initially guided, but then follows a ballistic (freely falling) trajectory.


lexentry: eng/ballistics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ballistics
trans_list: balistique
sense:
(physics) The science of objects that predominantly fly under the effects of gravity, momentum and atmospheric drag, and dealing with details of their behaviour at the origin and destination of their flight, as of bullets or missiles or rockets.


lexentry: eng/balloon_plant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: balloon plant
trans_list: lanterne
sense:
A flowering vine with large, hollow seedpod and round seeds featuring a heart-shaped mark; Cardiospermum halicacabum


lexentry: eng/ballot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ballot
trans_list: bulletin de vote | bulletin
sense:
(originally) A small ball placed in a container to cast a vote; now, by extension, a piece of paper or card used for this purpose, or some other means used to signify a vote.


lexentry: eng/ballpoint_pen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ballpoint pen
trans_list: stylo à bille | crayon à bille | bic
sense:
A pen, similar in size and shape to a pencil, having an internal chamber filled with a viscous, quick-drying ink that is dispensed at the tip during use by the rolling action of a metal sphere (around 0.7 mm to 1 mm in diameter).


lexentry: eng/ballroom_dancing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ballroom dancing
trans_list: danse de salon
sense:
Formal social dancing in couples, either as recreation or in competition, including dances like or developed from the waltz, minuet, tango, rumba, cha-cha, foxtrot, and the quickstep.


lexentry: eng/balls__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: balls
trans_list: couilles | balloches | burnes | roustons | valseuses
sense:
(uncountable, vulgar, colloquial) Masculinity, particularly strength, courage, and force of will; chutzpah; brazenness.


lexentry: eng/ballyhoo__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ballyhoo
trans_list: aiguillette
sense:
Certain species in family Hemiramphidae, inshore, surface-dwelling needlefish forming sizeable schools.


lexentry: eng/balm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: balm
trans_list: mélisse
sense:
Any of various aromatic resins exuded from certain plants, especially trees of the genus Commiphora of Africa, Arabia and India and Myroxylon of South America.


lexentry: eng/balsa__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: balsa
trans_list: balsa
sense:
A large tree, Ochroma pyramidale, native to tropical America, with wood that is very light in weight.


lexentry: eng/balsamic_vinegar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: balsamic vinegar
trans_list: vinaigre balsamique
sense:
A dark, sweet vinegar, made from reduced white wine, that has been matured in wooden barrels, the resins of which contribute to its flavour; especially such a vinegar from Modena in Italy.


lexentry: eng/baluster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baluster
trans_list: balustre
sense:
(architecture) A short column used in a group to support a rail, as commonly found on the side of a stairway or around a balcony; a banister.


lexentry: eng/balustrade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: balustrade
trans_list: balustrade
sense:
A row of balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open parapet, as along the edge of a balcony, terrace, bridge, staircase, or the eaves of a building.


lexentry: eng/bamboo_rat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bamboo rat
trans_list: rat des bambous
sense:
Any of the four species of burrowing rodents in the genera Rhizomys or Cannomys, found in China and Southeast Asia


lexentry: eng/bamboo_shoot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bamboo shoot
trans_list: pousses de bambou
sense:
(chiefly, in the plural) The edible shoot of any of several species of bamboo (especially of the genera Dendrocalamus and Phyllostachys), cooked and eaten as a vegetable in Chinese and similar cuisine.


lexentry: eng/banana__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: banana
trans_list: banane | bananier
sense:
(North America, UK, Ireland) In particular, the sweet, yellow fruit of the Cavendish banana cultivar, which may be eaten raw, as distinct from e.g. a plantain for cooking.


lexentry: eng/banana__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: banana
trans_list: banane | bananier
sense:
An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin. [from 1597]


lexentry: eng/banana__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: banana
trans_list: bananier | banane
sense:
The tropical tree-like plant which bears clusters of bananas, a plant of the genus Musa (but sometimes also including plants from Ensete), which has large, elongated leaves. [from 1697]


lexentry: eng/banana_peel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: banana peel
trans_list: peau de banane | pelure
sense:
(Canadian, US, Philippines) The several outermost layers of a banana, especially once removed from the rest of the banana, which may be slippery if stepped on.


lexentry: eng/banana_republic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: banana republic
trans_list: république bananière
sense:
(politics, idiom, pejorative) A small country, especially one in Central America or the West Indies, that is dependent on a single export commodity (traditionally bananas) and that has a corrupt, dictatorial government.


lexentry: eng/banana_split__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: banana split
trans_list: banana split
sense:
A dessert or sundae containing a banana cut in half lengthwise (split), ice cream and various toppings which may include sauces, nuts or fruit.


lexentry: eng/bananaquit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bananaquit
trans_list: sucrier à ventre jaune
sense:
A nectar-feeding bird, Coereba flaveola, thought to be related to the Darwin's finches and the grassquits.


lexentry: eng/band-aid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: band-aid
trans_list: pansement | sparadrap
sense:
(Australia, North America, Philippines) An adhesive bandage, a small piece of fabric or plastic that may be stuck to the skin in order to temporarily cover a small wound.


lexentry: eng/band__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: band
trans_list: groupe | bande
sense:
A group of musicians who perform together as an ensemble; sometimes, such a group working for a professional recording artist.


lexentry: eng/band__Noun__2
sense_num: 05
written_rep: band
trans_list: bande
sense:
(anthropology) A small group of people living in a simple society, contrasted with tribes, chiefdoms, and nations.


lexentry: eng/band__Noun__2
sense_num: 06
written_rep: band
trans_list: bande
sense:
(Canada) A group of aboriginals that has official recognition as an organized unit by the federal government of Canada.


lexentry: eng/band_chief__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: band chief
trans_list: chef de bande
sense:
The chief elected officer of an Indian band in Canada. The chairperson of the band council for an Indian band. Roughly equivalent to a mayor in non-indigenous local government.


lexentry: eng/bandana__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bandana
trans_list: couvre-chef
sense:
A large kerchief, usually colourful and used either as headgear or as a handkerchief, neckerchief, bikini, or sweatband.


lexentry: eng/bandicoot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bandicoot
trans_list: bandicoot | péramélidé
sense:
Any of various small marsupials of Australia and New Guinea, some with distinctive long snouts, of the family Peramelidae.


lexentry: eng/bandura__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bandura
trans_list: bandoura | bandura
sense:
A Ukrainian plucked stringed instrument with a tear-shaped body, like an asymmetrical lute or a vertical zither, which is played with both hands while held upright on the lap.


lexentry: eng/bandurria__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bandurria
trans_list: bandurria
sense:
(string instruments) A plectrum-plucked stringed instrument with a flat-backed pear-shaped body, with twelve strings in six courses in its most common modern form, originating in Spain.


lexentry: eng/bandwidth__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bandwidth
trans_list: bande passante | débit
sense:
(networking, informal) The rate of data flow in digital networks typically measured in bits per second; the bitrate.


lexentry: eng/bang__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bang
trans_list: claquer | cogner
sense:
(intransitive) To make sudden loud noises, and often repeatedly, especially by exploding or hitting something.


lexentry: eng/bang_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bang out
trans_list: bâcler | torcher | traiter par dessous la jambe
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic) To do (something) quickly, in a slipshod, or unprofessional manner, especially performing or composing music or a piece of writing.


lexentry: eng/bang_snap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bang snap
trans_list: claque-doigt
sense:
(pyrotechnics) A type of very small firework consisting of a small amount of gravel or coarse sand impregnated with a minute amount of silver fulminate and wrapped in a twisted piece of thin paper, which detonates harmlessly when struck, crushed, or ignited.


lexentry: eng/banger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: banger
trans_list: bagnole
sense:
(automotive, slang) An old, worn-out car. From a stereotypical one backfiring, making banging noises.


lexentry: eng/banhu__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: banhu
trans_list: banhu
sense:
A two-stringed bowed string instrument (chordophone) of northern Chinese origin, held vertically, possessing a soundbox usually made of coconut shell and a front surface covered with a thin layer of wood.


lexentry: eng/banjo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: banjo
trans_list: banjo
sense:
A stringed musical instrument (chordophone), usually with a round body, a membrane-like soundboard and a fretted neck, played by plucking or strumming the strings.


lexentry: eng/bank__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: bank
trans_list: banque
sense:
(gambling, countable) The sum of money etc. which the dealer or banker has as a fund from which to draw stakes and pay losses.


lexentry: eng/bank__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: bank
trans_list: banque
sense:
(countable, mostly, in combination) A safe and guaranteed place of storage for and retrieval of important items or goods.


lexentry: eng/bank__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bank
trans_list: banc | banque
sense:
(nautical, hydrology) An elevation under the sea; a shallow area of shifting sand, gravel, mud, and so forth


lexentry: eng/bank_account__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bank account
trans_list: compte bancaire | compte en banque
sense:
A fund, held by a bank in a contractual arrangement between the bank and the owner of the fund, a customer of the bank, into which they can deposit and from which they can withdraw money.


lexentry: eng/bank_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bank card
trans_list: carte bancaire
sense:
(banking) A card issued by a bank, which may entitle the holder to a variety of services similar to that of a credit card or debit card, or allow withdrawal of cash from ATMs.


lexentry: eng/bank_holiday__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bank holiday
trans_list: jour férié
sense:
(UK, Ireland) A weekday, often a Monday, on which most businesses are closed, and granted to workers as a national holiday.


lexentry: eng/bank_run__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bank run
trans_list: panique bancaire | ruée bancaire
sense:
An event where many depositors of one or more banks withdraw money from their bank accounts within a short time, causing the banks concerned to become unstable.


lexentry: eng/bank_statement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bank statement
trans_list: relevé de compte | relevé bancaire | extrait de compte
sense:
A communication from a bank to a person holding an account in that bank, usually issued monthly, detailing the value of the holdings in that account and the effects of all transactions occurring with respect to that account.


lexentry: eng/banker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: banker
trans_list: banquier | banquière
sense:
One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for traffic in money, bills of exchange, etc.


lexentry: eng/bankrupt__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bankrupt
trans_list: failli | faillite
sense:
(finance, of a person, company, etc.) In a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay outstanding debts or meet financial obligations; specifically, having been legally declared insolvent. [from 1565]


lexentry: eng/bankruptcy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bankruptcy
trans_list: banqueroute | faillite
sense:
(finance, law) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.


lexentry: eng/banner__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: banner
trans_list: banderole
sense:
A large piece of cloth with a slogan, motto, or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession or suspended in some conspicuous place.


lexentry: eng/banner__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: banner
trans_list: bannière
sense:
(Internet, television) A type of advertisement on a web page or on television, usually taking the form of a graphic or animation above or alongside the content.


lexentry: eng/bannock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bannock
trans_list: bannique
sense:
(especially, Scotland, northern England) An unleavened bread, usually made with barleymeal, wheatmeal, or oatmeal; sometimes of peasemeal or otherwise.


lexentry: eng/bannock__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bannock
trans_list: beigne | galette
sense:
(specifically) This or any similar traditional bread when made by indigenous Americans, originally from native sources such as maize or pseudocereals and plants with starchy roots


lexentry: eng/banns__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: banns
trans_list: bans
sense:
The announcement of a forthcoming marriage (legally required for a church wedding in England and Wales and read on the three Sundays preceding the marriage).


lexentry: eng/banshee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: banshee
trans_list: banshee | banshie
sense:
(Scotland, Ireland, , folklore) A female spirit, usually taking the form of a woman whose mournful wailing warns of an impending death.


lexentry: eng/bantamweight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bantamweight
trans_list: poids coq
sense:
(boxing, uncountable) A weight class in boxing and other sports, intermediate between flyweight and featherweight. In boxing it ranges from 112 to 118 pounds (51 to 54 kg).


lexentry: eng/bantustan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bantustan
trans_list: bantoustan
sense:
(originally, _, South Africa, historical) Any of ten former territories defined as homelands for black South Africans under apartheid policy


lexentry: eng/baobab__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baobab
trans_list: baobab
sense:
A tree, Adansonia digitata, native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits.


lexentry: eng/baptism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baptism
trans_list: baptême
sense:
(Christianity) A Christian sacrament, by which one is received into a church and sometimes given a name, generally involving the candidate to be anointed with or submerged in water.


lexentry: eng/baptism_of_desire__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baptism of desire
trans_list: baptême de désir
sense:
(Christianity) The grace given to a believer who ardently desires baptism, but dies before being able to receive it.


lexentry: eng/baptism_of_fire__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: baptism of fire
trans_list: baptême du feu
sense:
(figuratively, military) The first experience of a severe ordeal, especially a first experience of military combat


lexentry: eng/baptistry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baptistry
trans_list: baptistère
sense:
(Christianity) A designated space within a church, or a separate room or building associated with a church, where a baptismal font is located, and consequently, where the sacrament of Christian baptism (via aspersion or affusion) is performed.


lexentry: eng/baptize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baptize
trans_list: baptiser
sense:
(Christianity) To perform the sacrament of baptism by sprinkling or pouring water over someone or immersing them in water.


lexentry: eng/bar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bar
trans_list: barre
sense:
A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length.


lexentry: eng/bar__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: bar
trans_list: bar | pub | taverne
sense:
(mathematics) The sign indicating that the characteristic of a logarithm is negative, conventionally placed above the digit(s) to show that it applies to the characteristic only and not to the mantissa.


lexentry: eng/bar__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: bar
trans_list: bar
sense:
A counter, or simply a cabinet, from which alcoholic drinks are served in a private house or a hotel room.


lexentry: eng/bar__Noun__1
sense_num: 21
written_rep: bar
trans_list: barreau
sense:
(law, metonym, "the Bar", "the bar") Collectively, lawyers or the legal profession; specifically applied to barristers in some countries, but including all lawyers in others.


lexentry: eng/bar__Noun__1
sense_num: 23
written_rep: bar
trans_list: bar | barre | pub | taverne
sense:
(music) A vertical line across a musical staff dividing written music into sections, typically of equal durational value.


lexentry: eng/bar__Noun__1
sense_num: 30
written_rep: bar
trans_list: barre
sense:
(geography, nautical, hydrology) A ridge or succession of ridges of sand or other substance; especially:


lexentry: eng/bar__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bar
trans_list: bar
sense:
A non-SI unit of pressure equal to 100,000 pascals, approximately equal to atmospheric pressure at sea level.


lexentry: eng/bar_association__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bar association
trans_list: barreau
sense:
An organization of lawyers which regulates their ability to practice law in a jurisdiction, and/or serves the interests of lawyers in that jurisdiction.


lexentry: eng/bar_chair__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bar chair
trans_list: stool
sense:
A tall chair-like seat usually having a foot rest, commonly placed in bars and in front of kitchen counters.


lexentry: eng/bar_shot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bar shot
trans_list: boulet ramé
sense:
(military, historical) A double-headed shot, consisting of a bar, with a ball or half ball at each end; formerly used for destroying the masts or rigging in naval combat.


lexentry: eng/bar_soap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bar soap
trans_list: savon en barre
sense:
Any type of soap prepared in the shape of a bar, comfortably sized to fit in the palm of one's hand.


lexentry: eng/bar_stool__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bar stool
trans_list: stool
sense:
A stool used for sitting, often taller than a chair and usually having a foot rest, commonly placed in bars and in front of kitchen counters.


lexentry: eng/barb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barb
trans_list: ardillon
sense:
The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else.


lexentry: eng/barbarian__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: barbarian
trans_list: barbare
sense:
An uncivilized or uncultured person, originally compared to the hellenistic Greco-Roman civilisation; usually associated with senseless violence and self-harm or other such shows of brute force and lack of mental faculty.


lexentry: eng/barbarian__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: barbarian
trans_list: barbare
sense:
A brutish warrior depicted in sword and sorcery and other fantasy works; typically clad in primitive furs or leather and usually favoring physical strength over intelligence while often possessing a bellicose temperament and disdain for laws.


lexentry: eng/barbecue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barbecue
trans_list: barbecue
sense:
A fireplace or pit for grilling food, typically used outdoors and traditionally employing hot charcoal as the heating medium.


lexentry: eng/barbecue_sauce__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barbecue sauce
trans_list: sauce barbecue
sense:
A fruity, tangy, usually brown sauce, typically consisting of a vinegar or tomato base with spices and sweeteners, used as a basting sauce, marinade, or condiment, especially for barbecued meat.


lexentry: eng/barbed_wire__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barbed wire
trans_list: fil de fer barbelé | fil barbelé | barbelé
sense:
Twisted strands of steel wire, often coated with zinc, having barbs evenly spaced along them; used to construct agricultural and military fences.


lexentry: eng/barbel__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: barbel
trans_list: barbeau
sense:
(biology) Whisker-like sensory organs, located around the mouth of certain fish, including catfish, carp, goatfish, sturgeon, and some types of shark.


lexentry: eng/barbell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barbell
trans_list: haltère | barre à disques
sense:
A wide steel bar with premeasured weights affixed to either end, with the central span open for the hands of the weightlifter.


lexentry: eng/barber_surgeon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barber surgeon
trans_list: barbier chirurgien
sense:
(historical) A medical practitioner of medieval Europe, generally charged with looking after soldiers during or after a battle.


lexentry: eng/barbershop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barbershop
trans_list: salon de coiffure
sense:
(countable) The place of business of a barber; a store where a person (usually a male) can go to get a haircut.


lexentry: eng/barbet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barbet
trans_list: barbican
sense:
Any of numerous arboreal birds of the families Capitonidae, Lybiidae, and Megalaimidae, within the order Piciformes.


lexentry: eng/barbiturate__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: barbiturate
trans_list: barbiturique
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) Any of derivatives of barbituric acid that act as depressants of the central nervous system and are used as sedatives or hypnotics.


lexentry: eng/barcarole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barcarole
trans_list: barcarolle
sense:
(music) A Venetian folk song traditionally sung by gondoliers, often in 6⁄8 or 12⁄8 time with alternating strong and weak beats imitating a rowing motion. [from late 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/barcode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barcode
trans_list: code-barres | code à barres
sense:
Any set of machine-readable parallel bars or concentric circles, varying in width, spacing, or height, encoding information according to a symbology. [from 1960s]


lexentry: eng/bard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bard
trans_list: barde
sense:
A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.


lexentry: eng/bare-breasted__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bare-breasted
trans_list: topless
sense:
(chiefly, of a woman) Having the breasts and nipples exposed, often implying a less salacious atmosphere than topless.


lexentry: eng/bare_infinitive__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bare infinitive
trans_list: infinitif nu | infinitif zéro
sense:
(grammar) The infinitive form of an English verb without the particle to; a comparable infinitive in other Germanic languages, e.g. a German infinitive without a preceding "zu", or a Swedish one without a preceding "att".


lexentry: eng/barefoot_doctor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barefoot doctor
trans_list: médecin aux pieds nus
sense:
(historical) A farmer or rural resident with basic medical training who worked as a doctor in rural areas of the People's Republic of China from the mid-1960s until the 1980s, generally under a government-sponsored program.


lexentry: eng/bargain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bargain
trans_list: bonne affaire | accord | affaire
sense:
An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds themself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds themself to receive the property and pay the consideration.


lexentry: eng/bargain__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bargain
trans_list: marchander | s'accorder | s'arranger
sense:
(intransitive) To make a bargain; to make a deal or contract for the exchange of property or services; to negotiate; to haggle.


lexentry: eng/barge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barge
trans_list: chaland | barge
sense:
(watercraft) A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo.


lexentry: eng/baritone_saxophone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baritone saxophone
trans_list: saxophone baryton
sense:
A member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments that is smaller than the bass saxophone but larger than the tenor saxophone, with a range of D♭2 to A4 or similar.


lexentry: eng/barium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barium
trans_list: baryum
sense:
The chemical element (symbol Ba) with an atomic number of 56. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal.


lexentry: eng/barium_chloride__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barium chloride
trans_list: chlorure de baryum
sense:
(inorganic compound) The barium salt of hydrochloric acid, BaCl2; it is toxic, and has been used as a rat poison.


lexentry: eng/bark__Noun__3
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bark
trans_list: barque
sense:
(watercraft) A vessel, typically with three (or more) masts, with the foremasts (or fore- and mainmasts) square-rigged, and mizzenmast schooner-rigged.


lexentry: eng/bark__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bark
trans_list: aboyer | japper
sense:
(intransitive) To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs).


lexentry: eng/bark_up_the_wrong_tree__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bark up the wrong tree
sense:
(idiomatic) To take the wrong approach to a situation; to follow a false lead; to attempt to solve a problem using mistaken assumptions about its true nature.

trans_list:
faire fausse route | miser sur le mauvais cheval | se mettre le doigt dans l'œil | se tromper de cible


lexentry: eng/barley__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barley
trans_list: orge
sense:
A cereal of the species Hordeum vulgare, or its grains, often used as food or to make beer and other malted drinks.


lexentry: eng/barley_sugar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barley sugar
trans_list: sucre d’orge
sense:
A traditional British boiled sweet, yellow or orange in colour, with an extract of barley added as flavouring.


lexentry: eng/barm__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barm
trans_list: mousse
sense:
Foam rising upon beer or other malt liquors when fermenting, used as leaven in brewing and making bread; yeast.


lexentry: eng/barn_owl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barn owl
trans_list: chouette effraie | effraie des clochers
sense:
An owl of the species Tyto alba, often having a white face and commonly found in barns and other farm buildings.


lexentry: eng/barn_swallow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barn swallow
trans_list: hirondelle rustique | hirondelle de cheminée | hirondelle des granges
sense:
Hirundo rustica, the most widespread species of swallow in the world; a distinctive passerine bird with blue upperparts, a long, deeply forked tail and curved, pointed wings, is found in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas.


lexentry: eng/barnacle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barnacle
trans_list: pouce-pied
sense:
A marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia that attaches itself to submerged surfaces such as tidal rocks or the bottoms of ships.


lexentry: eng/barnacle_goose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barnacle goose
trans_list: bernache nonnette
sense:
A black and white species of bird within the family Anatidae from the northern hemisphere, Branta leucopsis.


lexentry: eng/baroque__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: baroque
trans_list: grotesque
sense:
Chiseled from stone, or shaped from wood, in a garish, crooked, twisted, or slanted sort of way, grotesque.


lexentry: eng/baroque__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: baroque
trans_list: baroque
sense:
Embellished with figures and forms such that every level of relief gives way to more details and contrasts.


lexentry: eng/barotrauma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barotrauma
trans_list: barotraumatisme
sense:
(pathology) Damage to body tissue caused by a difference in pressure between an air space in or near the body and the surrounding air.


lexentry: eng/barque__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barque
trans_list: barque
sense:
A sailing vessel of three or more masts, with all masts but the sternmost square-rigged, the sternmost being fore-and-aft-rigged


lexentry: eng/barrack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barrack
trans_list: caserne | chambrée | quartier
sense:
(military, chiefly, in the plural) A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings.


lexentry: eng/barracuda__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barracuda
trans_list: barracuda
sense:
Any large marine fish of the genus Sphyraena that have elongated bodies, a projecting lower jaw, displaying prominent fang-shaped teeth, and are aggressive predators.


lexentry: eng/barrage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barrage
trans_list: barrage
sense:
An artificial obstruction, such as a dam, in a river designed to increase its depth or to divert its flow.


lexentry: eng/barrage__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: barrage
trans_list: tir de barrage
sense:
(military) A heavy curtain of artillery fire directed in front of one's own troops to screen and protect them.


lexentry: eng/barramundi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barramundi
trans_list: barramundi
sense:
A diadromous fish of species Lates calcarifer, of the Centropomidae family, order Perciformes, widely distributed in the Indo-West Pacific; a popular food fish.


lexentry: eng/barrator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barrator
trans_list: procédurier | quérulent
sense:
One who is guilty of barratry, vexing others with frequent and often groundless lawsuits; a brangler and pettifogger.


lexentry: eng/barrel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barrel
trans_list: tonneau | barrique
sense:
(countable) A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). The word is sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.


lexentry: eng/barrel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barrel
trans_list: barillet
sense:
Such a cask of a certain size, holding one-eighth of what a tun#Noun holds. (See a diagram comparing cask sizes.)


lexentry: eng/barrel__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: barrel
trans_list: baril
sense:
The quantity which constitutes a full barrel: the volume or weight this represents varies by local law and custom.


lexentry: eng/barrel_organ__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barrel organ
trans_list: orgue de Barbarie
sense:
A musical instrument in which air from a bellows is admitted to a set of pipes by means of pins inserted into a revolving barrel (typically turned by a crank), originating in France.


lexentry: eng/barrel_roll__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barrel roll
trans_list: tonneau
sense:
(aviation) An aerobatic flying maneuver in which the pilot causes the airplane to complete one loop in the same time that the airplane completes one roll, creating the appearance that the airplane is riding on the inside of a cylinder.


lexentry: eng/barrel_roll__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: barrel roll
trans_list: tonneau
sense:
A movement (usually during a car crash) where a car flips on its roof, then falls back on its wheels after doing at least one full 360° horizontal rotation.


lexentry: eng/barrel_vault__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barrel vault
trans_list: voûte en berceau
sense:
(architecture) A simple roof having a curved, often semicircular cross section; used to span large distances in railway stations, churches, etc. Usually supported on columns.


lexentry: eng/barren__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barren
trans_list: stérile
sense:
(of people and animals, not comparable) Not bearing children, childless; hence also unable to bear children, sterile.


lexentry: eng/barrister__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barrister
trans_list: avocat | avocate
sense:
(chiefly, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) A lawyer with the right to speak and argue as an advocate in higher lawcourts.


lexentry: eng/bartender__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bartender
trans_list: barman
sense:
One who tends a bar or pub; a person preparing and serving drinks at a bar. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/barycenter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barycenter
trans_list: barycentre
sense:
(physics) The center of a mass; often specifically, the point at which the gravitational forces exerted by two objects are equal


lexentry: eng/baryon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baryon
trans_list: baryon
sense:
(particle) A heavy subatomic particle created by the binding of quarks by gluons; a hadron containing three quarks. Baryons have half-odd integral spin and are thus fermions. This category includes the common proton and neutron of the atomic nucleus.


lexentry: eng/bas-relief__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bas-relief
trans_list: bas-relief
sense:
(sculpture) A low or mostly-flat sculpture which is carved into a wall, or is in the form of a tile mounted flat to a wall, rather than a fully three-dimensional, free-standing figure.


lexentry: eng/basal_ganglion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: basal ganglion
trans_list: ganglion de la base
sense:
(neuroanatomy) Any of a group of nuclei in the brain interconnected with the cerebral cortex, thalamus and brainstem.


lexentry: eng/basal_metabolic_rate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: basal metabolic rate
trans_list: taux métabolique de base
sense:
(physiology) The amount of energy expended while at rest in a neutrally temperate environment, in the post-absorptive state.


lexentry: eng/basalt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: basalt
trans_list: basalte
sense:
(mineral) A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, which makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust.


lexentry: eng/bascinet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bascinet
trans_list: bassinet
sense:
A light helmet, typically with a high, pointed skull, either open-faced (in early models) or made with a visor (later models).


lexentry: eng/bascule_bridge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bascule bridge
trans_list: pont basculant
sense:
A movable bridge consisting of one or two opening leaves equipped with balancing and stabilizing counterweights that ease and speed up their operation.


lexentry: eng/base__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: base
trans_list: base | caserne
sense:
A site, structure, or both, usually durable and often permanent, for housing military personnel and materiel.


lexentry: eng/base__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: base
trans_list: base
sense:
(chemistry) Any of a class of generally water-soluble compounds that turn red litmus blue and react with acids to form salts.


lexentry: eng/base__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: base
trans_list: base | but | coussin
sense:
(baseball) One of the four places that a runner can stand without being subject to being tagged out when the ball is in play.


lexentry: eng/base__Noun__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: base
trans_list: base
sense:
(geometry) The lowest side of a triangle or other polygon, or the lowest face of a cone, pyramid or other polyhedron laid flat.


lexentry: eng/base__Noun__1
sense_num: 15
written_rep: base
trans_list: champagne
sense:
(heraldry) The lowest third of a shield (or field), or an ordinary occupying this space, the champagne. (Compare terrace.)


lexentry: eng/base_camp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: base camp
trans_list: camp de base
sense:
(climbing) An encampment used temporarily for storing supplies and preparing for a larger activity (especially one at a higher altitude or farther afield), such as mountain climbing or hunting.


lexentry: eng/base_note__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: base note
trans_list: fixateur | fond | note de base | note de fond
sense:
(perfumery) The heavily volatile and thus most-lasting parts of a perfume, often of ligneous, resinous or animalic nature.


lexentry: eng/base_pair__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: base pair
trans_list: paire de bases
sense:
(biology) In molecular biology, two nucleotides on opposite complementary DNA or RNA strands that are connected with hydrogen bonds.


lexentry: eng/base_rent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: base rent
trans_list: loyer de base
sense:
(legal) The amount of rent assessed before inclusion of additional expenses or other factors that increase the amount of rent to be paid.


lexentry: eng/base_station_subsystem__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: base station subsystem
trans_list: sous-système radio
sense:
(telecommunications) that section of a GSM network which is responsible for transmitting radio signals to and receiving radio signals from a mobile phone


lexentry: eng/baseball_diamond__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baseball diamond
trans_list: diamant
sense:
A four-cornered part of a baseball field in which the corners are the three bases and the home plate.


lexentry: eng/based__Adjective__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: based
trans_list: basé
sense:
(slang, of a person) Not caring what others think about one's personality, style, or behavior; focused on maintaining individuality.


lexentry: eng/based__Adjective__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: based
trans_list: basé
sense:
(internet slang, sometimes, humorous) Admirable; praiseworthy, especially if the thing that is considered "praiseworthy" is unpopular or controversial.


lexentry: eng/based__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: based
trans_list: basé
sense:
(Internet slang, sometimes, humorous) Indicating emphatic approval of a statement or opinion, often a controversial or unpopular one.


lexentry: eng/basement__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: basement
trans_list: socle
sense:
(geology) A mass of igneous or metamorphic rock forming the foundation over which a platform of sedimentary rocks is laid.


lexentry: eng/bash_the_bishop__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (idiomatic, slang) To masturbate by stimulating one's penis.
written_rep: bash the bishop
trans_list:
s'astiquer le manche | s'astiquer le poireau | se crosser | se taper une queue | se tutoyer | étrangler le borgne


lexentry: eng/bash_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bash up
trans_list: cogner
sense:
(transitive, informal) To assault someone with the intention of causing physical injury; to beat up.


lexentry: eng/bashlyk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bashlyk
trans_list: bachlyk
sense:
A protective cone-shaped hood with lappets for wrapping around the neck, used especially by Turks and Cossacks.


lexentry: eng/basic_income__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: basic income
trans_list: revenu de base
sense:
Ellipsis of guaranteed basic income, a form of social security in which all citizens or residents of a jurisdiction are guaranteed to have an income level at or above the set basic income cut-off level, whereby the government will top-off incomes falling below the line, to reach the limit; those falling above the line would not receive payments.


lexentry: eng/basic_needs__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: basic needs
trans_list: besoin fondamental | besoin physiologique | besoin primaire
sense:
The absolute minimum resources necessary for long-term physical well-being, usually in terms of consumption goods.


lexentry: eng/basic_training__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: basic training
trans_list: classes
sense:
(military) The standard training regime for introducing new recruits to the organization's discipline and basic operational skills.


lexentry: eng/basidium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: basidium
trans_list: baside
sense:
(mycology) A small structure, shaped like a club, found in the Basidiomycota division of fungi, that bears four spores at the tips of small projections. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/basilect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: basilect
trans_list: basilecte
sense:
(sociolinguistics) A variety of a language that differs substantially from the standard form, and is only considered suitable for very informal contexts by speakers.


lexentry: eng/basilica__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: basilica
trans_list: basilique
sense:
(architecture) A Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory.


lexentry: eng/basin__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: basin
trans_list: bassin
sense:
(geography) A shallow depression in a rock formation, such as an area of down-folded rock that has accumulated a thick layer of sediments, or an area scooped out by water erosion.


lexentry: eng/basionym__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: basionym
trans_list: basionyme
sense:
(botany, taxonomy) An earlier valid scientific name of a species that has since been renamed and from which the new name is partially derived.


lexentry: eng/basis__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: basis
trans_list: base
sense:
(linear algebra) In a vector space, a linearly independent set of vectors spanning the whole vector space.


lexentry: eng/basket__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: basket
trans_list: panier | corbeille
sense:
(basketball) A circular hoop, from which a net is suspended, which is the goal through which the players try to throw the ball.


lexentry: eng/basket_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: basket case
trans_list: loque | épave
sense:
(colloquial, potentially, _, offensive) One made powerless or ineffective, as by nerves, panic, stress or exhaustion; someone considered mentally unstable. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/basking_shark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: basking shark
trans_list: requin pèlerin
sense:
A very large shark, Cetorhinus maximus, that feeds at or close to the surface by filtering plankton from the water and is found in all the world's temperate oceans.


lexentry: eng/bass__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: bass
trans_list: basse
sense:
(musical instrument) An instrument that plays in the bass range, in particular a double bass, bass guitar, electric bass or bass synthesiser.


lexentry: eng/bass_bar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bass bar
trans_list: barre d'harmonie
sense:
(lutherie) A narrow length of wood affixed to, or occasionally carved from, the inside of the top plate of a violin-family instrument.


lexentry: eng/bass_clef__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bass clef
trans_list: clé de fa
sense:
(music) A symbol showing that the second line from the top of the staff represents the F below middle C.


lexentry: eng/bass_guitar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bass guitar
trans_list: guitare basse
sense:
A long-necked and solid-bodied stringed instrument (chordophone), tuned to produce bass or low notes, usually with a fretted fingerboard and four thick strings, and requiring the use of an amplifier.


lexentry: eng/basset_horn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: basset horn
trans_list: cor de basset
sense:
(musical instrument) An alto instrument of the clarinet family, pitched in F below middle C, with a range reaching down to F below that.


lexentry: eng/basso_continuo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: basso continuo
trans_list: basse continue
sense:
(music) The continuous realization of harmony throughout a musical piece, usually by a harpsichord and/or cello, typical of the Baroque period. Abbreviation: bc.


lexentry: eng/bassoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bassoon
trans_list: basson
sense:
A musical instrument in the woodwind family, having a double reed and playing in the tenor and bass ranges.


lexentry: eng/basswood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: basswood
trans_list: bois de tilleul
sense:
(US) Any of several trees of the genus Tilia; the lindens, especially Tilia americana, the American basswood.


lexentry: eng/bast__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bast
trans_list: liber
sense:
Fibre made from the phloem of certain plants (particularly the lime tree) and used for making ropes, cords and matting.


lexentry: eng/bastard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bastard
trans_list: bâtard | bâtarde
sense:
(dated) A person who was born out of wedlock, and hence often considered an illegitimate descendant.


lexentry: eng/bastard__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bastard
trans_list: fils de pute | salaud | enfoiré | salopard
sense:
(vulgar,, _, , _, offensive, or, pejorative) A contemptible, inconsiderate, overly or arrogantly rude or spiteful person.


lexentry: eng/bastard_strangles__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bastard strangles
trans_list: octroi
sense:
(veterinary medicine) A form of strangles, a bacterial upper respiratory tract infection of horses potentially causing airway obstruction, that has spread to other parts of the body and caused abscesses.


lexentry: eng/baste__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baste
trans_list: bâtir | faufiler
sense:
(transitive) To sew with long or loose stitches, as for temporary use, or in preparation for gathering the fabric.


lexentry: eng/bastide__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bastide
trans_list: bastide
sense:
new town built in medieval Languedoc, Gascony and Aquitaine during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries


lexentry: eng/bastille__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bastille
trans_list: bastion
sense:
Chiefly in French contexts: a bastion or tower of a castle; also, a fortified tower or other building; or a small citadel or fortress.


lexentry: eng/bastille__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bastille
trans_list: embastiller
sense:
(transitive, also, figuratively) To confine (someone or something) in, or as if in, a bastille (noun sense 2.1) or prison; to imprison.


lexentry: eng/bat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bat
trans_list: chauve-souris | batte | chauvesouris | bâton
sense:
Any of the flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous.


lexentry: eng/bat__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bat
trans_list: chauve-souris | batte | chauvesouris | bâton
sense:
A club made of wood or aluminium used for striking the ball in sports such as baseball, softball and cricket.


lexentry: eng/bat__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bat
trans_list: chauve-souris | batte | chauvesouris | bâton
sense:
(intransitive) To take a turn at hitting a ball with a bat in sports like cricket, baseball and softball, as opposed to fielding.


lexentry: eng/batch__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: batch
trans_list: jeu
sense:
A group or collection of things of the same kind, such as a batch of letters or the next batch of business.


lexentry: eng/batch_file__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: batch file
trans_list: fichier batch
sense:
(computing, especially MS-DOS) A file containing a series of instructions to be carried out by the operating system.


lexentry: eng/bath_sponge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bath sponge
trans_list: éponge
sense:
A commercially used species of soft-bodied sponge (porifer, invertebrate of the phylum Porifera) found throughout the Mediterranean Sea, Spongia officinalis.


lexentry: eng/bathe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bathe
trans_list: baignade | bain
sense:
(British, colloquial) The act of swimming or bathing, especially in the sea, a lake, or a river; a swimming bath.


lexentry: eng/bathing_machine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bathing machine
trans_list: roulotte de bain
sense:
(historical) Around the 19th century, a portable changing room that was rolled down a beach to the edge of the sea to allow people to paddle in the sea modestly.


lexentry: eng/bathmology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bathmology
trans_list: bathmologie
sense:
The science/study of the interplay of "degrees" - or, levels of linguistic self-referentiality - in discourse


lexentry: eng/bathometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bathometer
trans_list: bathomètre | bathymètre
sense:
An instrument that measures the depth of water, used especially to measure the depth of ocean water.


lexentry: eng/bathos__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bathos
trans_list: bathos
sense:
(literature, the arts) Risible failure on the part of a work of art to properly affect its audience, particularly owing to:


lexentry: eng/bathrobe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bathrobe
trans_list: peignoir | sortie de bain
sense:
A robe usually made of terrycloth intended to be worn when one is still damp from bathing or when there is no immediate need to dress fully.


lexentry: eng/bathroom__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bathroom
trans_list: salle de bains
sense:
(chiefly, US, South Africa, Canada, Philippines, Australia, euphemism) A lavatory (area where one washes or bathes): a room containing a toilet and (typically but not necessarily) a bathtub.


lexentry: eng/bathypelagic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bathypelagic
trans_list: bathypélagique
sense:
(oceanography) Of or pertaining to the parts of the oceans at depths between 1000 and 4000 meters deep.


lexentry: eng/bathyscaphe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bathyscaphe
trans_list: bathyscaphe
sense:
A self-propelled deep-sea diving submersible for exploring the ocean depths, consisting of a crew cabin similar to a bathysphere suspended below a float filled with a buoyant liquid such as petrol.


lexentry: eng/bathysphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bathysphere
trans_list: bathysphère
sense:
A spherical steel deep-diving chamber with perspex windows, in which persons are lowered to the depths by a cable to study the oceans and deep-sea life; the precursor to the bathyscaphe


lexentry: eng/battalion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: battalion
trans_list: bataillon
sense:
(military) An army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters. Traditionally forming part of a regiment.


lexentry: eng/battalion__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: battalion
trans_list: bataillon
sense:
(US, military) an army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters; forming part of a brigade.


lexentry: eng/batten__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: batten
trans_list: volige
sense:
(carpentry, construction) A plank or strip of wood, or several of such strips arranged side by side, used in construction to hold members of a structure together, to provide a fixing point, to strengthen, or to prevent warping.


lexentry: eng/battering_ram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: battering ram
trans_list: bélier
sense:
(historical) A heavy object used for battering down walls and gates or a siege engine that includes such an object.


lexentry: eng/battery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: battery
trans_list: pile | batterie
sense:
(countable, electronics) A device used to power electric devices, consisting of a set of electrically connected electrochemical or, archaically, electrostatic cells. A single such cell when used by itself.


lexentry: eng/battery__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: battery
trans_list: coups et blessures
sense:
(legal) The infliction of unlawful physical violence on a person, legally distinguished from assault, which involves the threat of impending violence.


lexentry: eng/battery_electric_vehicle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: battery electric vehicle
trans_list: véhicules électriques à batterie
sense:
A type of electric#Adjective vehicle that uses chemical energy stored in rechargeable battery packs, usually and especially one whose powertrain is entirely electric.


lexentry: eng/batting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: batting
trans_list: bourre | rembourrage
sense:
(sewing) Cotton, wool, silk or synthetic material used to stuff the inside of a mattress, quilt etc.


lexentry: eng/batting_average__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: batting average
trans_list: moyenne au bâton | moyenne à la batte
sense:
(cricket) A statistical estimation of the scoring ability of a batsman, equal to the total number of runs scored divided by the number of times out.


lexentry: eng/batting_average__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: batting average
trans_list: moyenne au bâton | moyenne à la batte
sense:
(baseball) A statistical estimation of the hitting ability of a batter, equal to the number of hits divided by the number of official at-bats. Normally expressed as a real number instead of an average despite the name.


lexentry: eng/battle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: battle
trans_list: bataille | lutte
sense:
(military) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.


lexentry: eng/battle__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: battle
trans_list: lutte | bataille
sense:
(military, obsolete) The main body of an army, as distinct from the vanguard and rear; the battalia.


lexentry: eng/battle_axe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: battle axe
trans_list: hache d'armes | hache de guerre
sense:
An ancient military weapon, an axe designed for combat, including (in, _, heraldiccharge) when borne on arms as a mark of prowess.


lexentry: eng/battle_pass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: battle pass
trans_list: passe de combat
sense:
(video games) A form of in-game monetization that provides additional content for a game through a tiered system, rewarding the player with in-game items as they complete specific challenges.


lexentry: eng/battlecruiser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: battlecruiser
trans_list: croiseur de bataille
sense:
(military, nautical) A fast warship with thicker armor and heavier guns than a typical cruiser, but with armor, armament, or both still inferior to that of a dreadnought battleship; designed to act as an advanced scout of the battle fleet and to destroy enemy cruisers.


lexentry: eng/battlecruiser__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: battlecruiser
trans_list: croiseur de bataille
sense:
(fiction) A warship of intermediate size and/or capability between a heavy cruiser and a (light) battleship.


lexentry: eng/battledore__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: battledore
trans_list: battoir
sense:
(historical) A wooden paddle-shaped bat or beetle used to wash clothes by beating, stirring, or smoothing them.


lexentry: eng/battlement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: battlement
trans_list: rempart
sense:
In fortification: an indented parapet, formed by a series of rising members called cops or merlons, separated by openings called crenelles or embrasures, the soldier sheltering himself behind the merlon while he fires through the embrasure or through a loophole in the battlement.


lexentry: eng/battue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: battue
trans_list: battue
sense:
(uncountable, hunting, often, attributively) A form of hunting in which game is forced into the open by the beating of sticks on bushes, etc. [from early 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/baud__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baud
trans_list: baud
sense:
(computing, telecommunications) A unit of data transmission symbol rate; the number of signalling events per second.


lexentry: eng/bauxite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bauxite
trans_list: bauxite
sense:
The principal ore of aluminium; a clay-like mineral, being a mixture of hydrated oxides and hydroxides.


lexentry: eng/bavarois__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bavarois
trans_list: bavarois
sense:
A pudding similar to pastry cream but thickened with gelatin or isinglass instead of flour or cornstarch, and flavoured with liqueur.


lexentry: eng/bay_window__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bay window
trans_list: baie vitrée
sense:
(architecture) A window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room.


lexentry: eng/bayonet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bayonet
trans_list: baïonnette
sense:
(military) A blade mounted to the end of a long gun, originally with a handle inserted into the bore, now usually attached underbarrel.


lexentry: eng/bayonet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bayonet
trans_list: baïonnette
sense:
(engineering) A pin which plays in and out of holes made to receive it, and which thus serves to engage or disengage parts of the machinery.


lexentry: eng/be__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: be
trans_list: être
sense:
(formal) Used with to-infinitives of verbs to express intent, obligation, appropriateness, or relative future occurrence.


lexentry: eng/be__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: be
trans_list: faire | être
sense:
(often, impersonal, with it as a dummy subject) Used to indicate ambient conditions such as weather, light, noise or air quality.


lexentry: eng/be__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: be
trans_list: être | avoir | faire
sense:
(rare, and, regional, chiefly, in the past tense) Used to link two noun clauses: a day of the week, recurring date, month, or other specific time (on which the event of the main clause took place) and a period of time indicating how long ago that day was. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/be__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: be
trans_list: être
sense:
Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective or prepositional phrase.


lexentry: eng/be__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: be
trans_list: aller | venir | être
sense:
(in perfect tenses) Elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar, also extending to certain other senses of "go".


lexentry: eng/be_born_yesterday__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: be born yesterday
trans_list: ne pas être né de la dernière pluie
sense:
(informal, stative, chiefly in the negative) To be new, naive, innocent, inexperienced, or easily deceived.


lexentry: eng/be_in_for__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: be in for
trans_list: en avoir pour
sense:
(idiomatic) To be able to expect or anticipate; to be about to suffer, generally said of something unpleasant.


lexentry: eng/be_used_to__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: be used to
trans_list: être habitué à
sense:
(intransitive) To be familiar with or accustomed to something or someone through repeated experience; to be acclimated to.


lexentry: eng/be_wrong__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: be wrong
trans_list: avoir tort | se tromper | méprendre
sense:
To have an incorrect belief, to be mistaken about one's judgment or statement concerning something. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/beach_towel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beach towel
trans_list: serviette de plage
sense:
A towel for use at the beach, typically larger than a normal household towel so that a person can use it to lie on the sand.


lexentry: eng/beachcomber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beachcomber
trans_list: batteur de grève
sense:
(nautical) A seaman who is not prepared to work but hangs around port areas living off the charity of others.


lexentry: eng/beachhead__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beachhead
trans_list: tête de pont
sense:
(military) An area of hostile territory (especially on a beach) that, when captured, serves for the continuous landing (or movement into position) of further troops and material


lexentry: eng/beacon__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: beacon
trans_list: phare
sense:
(nautical) A signal, buoy, post, or other conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to mariners, particularly to warn vessels of danger.


lexentry: eng/beacon__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: beacon
trans_list: amer
sense:
A high hill or other easily distinguishable object near the shore which can serve as guidance for seafarers.


lexentry: eng/bead_tree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bead tree
trans_list: margousier | azédarach | lilas de Perse
sense:
Melia azedarach, a deciduous or semi-evergreen tree with poisonous fruit, native to India, Southeast Asia, and northern Australia.


lexentry: eng/beagle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beagle
trans_list: briquet | beagle
sense:
A small short-legged smooth-coated scenthound, often tricolored and sometimes used for hunting hares. Its friendly disposition makes it suitable as a family pet.


lexentry: eng/beak__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beak
trans_list: bec
sense:
A rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for pecking, grooming, foraging, carrying items, eating food, etc.


lexentry: eng/beak__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beak
trans_list: bec
sense:
A similar pointed structure forming the nose and mouth of various animals, such as turtles, platypuses, whales, etc.


lexentry: eng/beak__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: beak
trans_list: éperon
sense:
(nautical) A beam, shod or armed at the end with a metal head or point, and projecting from the prow of an ancient galley, used as a ram to pierce the vessel of an enemy.


lexentry: eng/beaked_whale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beaked whale
trans_list: baleine à bec
sense:
Any of at least 20 species of whales in the family Ziphiidae, known to dive to great depths, but not well understood generally.


lexentry: eng/beaker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beaker
trans_list: bécher | gobelet
sense:
A flat-bottomed, straight-sided, glass vessel, with a lip and often a small spout, used as a laboratory container.


lexentry: eng/beam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beam
trans_list: madrier | poutre
sense:
(structural) Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.


lexentry: eng/beam__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: beam
trans_list: ligature | madrier | lien
sense:
(structural) One of the principal horizontal structural members, usually of steel, timber, or concrete, of a building.


lexentry: eng/beam__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: beam
trans_list: poutre
sense:
(nautical) One of the transverse members of a ship's frame on which the decks are laid, and acting as part of the support for keeping the sides of the vessel in shape — supported at the sides by knees in wooden ships and by stringers in steel ones; cf. abeam, beam-ends.


lexentry: eng/beam__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: beam
trans_list: poutre | age
sense:
(nautical) The maximum width of a vessel (note that a vessel with a beam of 15 foot can also be said to be 15 foot abeam).


lexentry: eng/beam__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: beam
trans_list: age
sense:
(agricultural) The central bar of a plow, to which the handles and colter are secured, and to the end of which are attached the oxen or horses that draw it.


lexentry: eng/beam__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: beam
trans_list: faisceau
sense:
(physics) A ray or collection of approximately parallel rays emitted from the sun or other luminous body.


lexentry: eng/bean__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bean
trans_list: haricot
sense:
Any plant of several genera of the taxonomic family Fabaceae that produces large edible seeds or edible seedpods.


lexentry: eng/bean_counter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bean counter
trans_list: pinailleur
sense:
(idiomatic, mildly, derogatory) A person who is excessively interested in controlling or reducing expenses, increasing profits, or in quantitative details in general.


lexentry: eng/beanbag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beanbag
trans_list: fauteuil-sac
sense:
A piece of soft furniture consisting of a leather or vinyl covering stuffed with dry beans or other similar pellets.


lexentry: eng/bear__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bear
trans_list: ours
sense:
(finance, investments) Characterized by declining prices in securities markets or by belief that the prices will fall.


lexentry: eng/bear__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bear
trans_list: ours | ourse
sense:
A large, generally omnivorous mammal (a few species are purely carnivorous or herbivorous), related to the dog and raccoon, having shaggy hair, a very small tail, and flat feet; a member of the family Ursidae.


lexentry: eng/bear__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bear
trans_list: baissier
sense:
(finance) An investor who sells commodities, securities, or futures in anticipation of a fall in prices. [1744]


lexentry: eng/bear__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bear
trans_list: supporter | soutenir
sense:
(transitive) To give (written or oral testimony or evidence); (figurative) to provide or constitute (evidence or proof), give witness.


lexentry: eng/bear__Verb__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bear
trans_list: supporter
sense:
(now, _, transitive, _, outside certain set patterns such as 'bear with'; formerly also, _, intransitive) To endure or withstand (hardship, scrutiny, etc.); to tolerate; to be patient (with).


lexentry: eng/bear__Verb__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bear
trans_list: supporter | soutenir
sense:
(transitive) To admit or be capable of (a meaning); to suffer or sustain without violence, injury, or change.


lexentry: eng/bear_down__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: bear down
trans_list: pousser
sense:
(intransitive) To exert downward pressure on one's abdomen, as in giving birth, forcing out feces, and some similar bodily maneuvers.


lexentry: eng/bear_in_mind__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bear in mind
trans_list: garder à l'esprit | se rappeler
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic) To hold (something) in the memory; to remember; also, to be mindful of or pay attention to (something); to consider; to note.


lexentry: eng/bear_market__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bear market
trans_list: marché à la baisse
sense:
(finance) A stock market where a majority of investors are selling ("bears"), causing overall stock prices to drop. Often operationally defined as a market value drop of 20% or more on some specific stock market index.


lexentry: eng/bearberry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bearberry
trans_list: bearberry | busserole
sense:
Any of four dwarf shrubs of formerly all members of the genus Arctostaphylos, three now assigned to genus Arctous, which principally grow in arctic and subarctic regions and bear edible berries.


lexentry: eng/beard_moss__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beard moss
trans_list: usnée
sense:
Any of several lichens, of the genus Usnea, that generally grow hanging from tree branches, resembling grey or greenish hair.


lexentry: eng/bearded_seal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bearded seal
trans_list: phoque barbu
sense:
Erignathus barbatus, an earless seal with conspicuous whiskers, found in and around the Arctic Ocean.


lexentry: eng/bearing__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bearing
trans_list: azimut
sense:
(navigation, nautical) The horizontal angle between the direction of an object and another object, or between it and that of true north; a heading or direction.


lexentry: eng/bearleader__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bearleader
trans_list: pion
sense:
Someone acting as a chaperone and tutor to a wealthy young man travelling abroad, especially in Europe. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/bearskin__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bearskin
trans_list: bonnet à poil
sense:
(countable) A tall ceremonial hat worn by members of some British regiments for ceremonial occasions; a busby.


lexentry: eng/beast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beast
trans_list: bête
sense:
(chiefly in Commonwealth English, more specifically) A domestic animal, especially a bovine farm animal.


lexentry: eng/beast_of_burden__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beast of burden
trans_list: bête de somme | bête de charge | animal de trait
sense:
A draft animal, a pack animal such as a donkey, mule, llama, camel, horse, or ox, that carries or pulls a load for the benefit of a human.


lexentry: eng/beat__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: beat
trans_list: domaine
sense:
(journalism) The primary focus of a reporter's stories (such as police/courts, education, city government, business etc.).


lexentry: eng/beat__Noun__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: beat
trans_list: battue
sense:
(hunting) The act of scouring, or ranging over, a tract of land to rouse or drive out game; also, those so engaged, collectively.


lexentry: eng/beat__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: beat
trans_list: battre | vaincre | griller | remonter au vent
sense:
(transitive) To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do or be better than (someone); to excel in a particular, competitive event.


lexentry: eng/beat_to_a_pulp__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: beat to a pulp
trans_list: battre à plate couture | mettre la pâtée
sense:
(transitive, colloquial, loosely) To defeat severely in various, even non-contact, competitive sports.


lexentry: eng/beat_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: beat up
trans_list: se mettre la rate au court-bouillon
sense:
(reflexive) To feel badly guilty and accuse (oneself) over something. (Usually followed by over or about.)


lexentry: eng/beater__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: beater
trans_list: rabatteur
sense:
A person who drives game towards shooters in a hunting party, typically working in a group with other beaters.


lexentry: eng/beatification__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beatification
trans_list: béatification
sense:
The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; especially, in the Roman Catholic Church, the act or process of ascertaining and declaring that a deceased person is one of "the blessed," or has attained the second degree of sanctity, — usually a stage in the process of canonization.


lexentry: eng/beatify__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: beatify
trans_list: béatifier
sense:
(transitive, Roman Catholicism) To carry out the third of four steps in canonization, making someone a blessed.


lexentry: eng/beauty__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beauty
trans_list: beauté
sense:
(uncountable) The quality of being (especially visually) attractive, pleasing, fine or good-looking; comeliness.


lexentry: eng/beauty_pageant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beauty pageant
trans_list: concours de beauté
sense:
A competition in which participants compete for a determination that one is the most physically attractive.


lexentry: eng/beauty_sleep__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: beauty sleep
trans_list: roupillon | sommeil réparateur
sense:
(uncountable, chiefly, humorous) Extra sleep; also (generally) , any sleep; (countable) an instance of this; an extra nap.


lexentry: eng/beaver__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: beaver
trans_list: chatte | foufoune | minou
sense:
(chiefly, North American, slang, countable) The pubic hair near a vulva or a vulva itself; (attributively) denoting films or literature featuring nude women.


lexentry: eng/bebop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bebop
trans_list: be-bop
sense:
(music genre) An early form of modern jazz played by small groups and featuring driving rhythms and complex, often dissonant harmonies.


lexentry: eng/bec_de_corbin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bec de corbin
trans_list: bec de corbin
sense:
(weaponry, historical) A poleaxe with a modified hammerhead and a spike mounted on the top of the pole.


lexentry: eng/because__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: because
trans_list: parce que | parce que c'est comme ça
sense:
Used alone to refuse to provide a full answer to a question begun with "why", usually taken as an anapodoton of the elided full phrase "Because I said so".


lexentry: eng/becket__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: becket
trans_list: boucle
sense:
(nautical) A loop of rope with a knot at one end to catch in an eye at the other end. Used to secure oars etc. at their place.


lexentry: eng/becquerel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: becquerel
trans_list: becquerel
sense:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of radioactive activity; the activity of a quantity of radioactive material in which one nucleus decays per second. Symbol: Bq


lexentry: eng/bed-hopper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bed-hopper
trans_list: étalon
sense:
(informal) Agent noun of bed-hop: one who bed-hops; a person who is promiscuous or has multiple sexual partners.


lexentry: eng/bed__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bed
trans_list: lit
sense:
(countable) The bottom of a body of water, such as an ocean, sea, lake, or river. [from later 16thc.]


lexentry: eng/bed_and_board__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bed and board
trans_list: le gîte et le couvert
sense:
A place to sleep and eat; bed and breakfast; the services provided by an inn or similar establishment.


lexentry: eng/bed_and_breakfast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bed and breakfast
sense:
A private home, guesthouse, small hotel etc. where guests are provided overnight accommodations and served breakfast but usually no other meals.

trans_list:
chambre d'hôte | bed and breakfast | bed-and-breakfast | chambre d'hôtes | couette et café | gîte touristique


lexentry: eng/bed_urinal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bed urinal
trans_list: pot de chambre
sense:
A sealable plastic bottle into which a patient urinates when using a bathroom is inconvenient or impossible; often but not always with a long neck reminiscent of a duck.


lexentry: eng/bedbug__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bedbug
trans_list: punaise | punaise des lits | punaise de lit
sense:
A small nocturnal insect pest of humans, of species Cimex lectularius (common bedbug) and Cimex hemipterus (tropical bedbug) that feeds on the blood of humans during sleep.


lexentry: eng/bedhead__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bedhead
trans_list: tête de lit | têtes de lit
sense:
(colloquial) The condition of having unkempt hair, generally as a result of having just woken up from sleep.


lexentry: eng/bedpan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bedpan
trans_list: bassin hygiénique
sense:
A pan used for urination and defecation while in bed, now usually for reasons of medical necessity or convenience.


lexentry: eng/bedrest__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bedrest
trans_list: repos au lit
sense:
(medicine) Confinement to bed, often under instructions of a physician, in order to recover from an injury, an illness, or the frailty associated with other physical discomforts such as a difficult pregnancy.


lexentry: eng/bedrock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bedrock
trans_list: roche mère | soubassement
sense:
(countable, uncountable, geology, mining, engineering, construction) The solid rock found at some depth below the ground surface.


lexentry: eng/bedroom_community__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bedroom community
trans_list: cité-dortoir | village-dortoir | ville-dortoir
sense:
(urban studies) A suburban, exurban, or urban community that is primarily or exclusively residential, as due to zoning, from which most of the workforce commutes out to earn their livelihood; often a suburb of a nearby metropolis that workers travel to daily.


lexentry: eng/bedsit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bedsit
trans_list: studio
sense:
(British, Ireland) A form of rented accommodation consisting of a single room for use as both sitting room and bedroom; there may also be a small kitchen area and washing and toilet facilities, but these amenities are more commonly outside the room and shared by several tenants.


lexentry: eng/bedsore__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bedsore
trans_list: escarre | plaie de pression
sense:
(medicine, usually, in the plural, dated) A lesion caused by unrelieved pressure to any part of the body, especially portions over bony or cartilaginous areas, such as frequently develops on a person confined to a bed by infirmity.


lexentry: eng/bedstead__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bedstead
trans_list: châlit
sense:
The framework that supports a bed; the rigid structural components of a bed, excluding the mattress, box spring, etc; bedframe.


lexentry: eng/bee-eater__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bee-eater
trans_list: guêpier
sense:
Any of various brightly-coloured, insectivorous, near-passerine birds in the family Meropidae, especially the European bee-eater, Merops apiaster.


lexentry: eng/bee_fly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bee fly
trans_list: bombyle
sense:
Any of the flies in the family Bombyliidae, with adults that look like bumblebees and larvae that are parasitic on the eggs or larvae of other insects.


lexentry: eng/bee_hummingbird__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bee hummingbird
trans_list: colibri d'Elena | colibri-abeille
sense:
A species of hummingbird, Mellisuga helenae, native to Cuba, noted for being the smallest living bird.


lexentry: eng/bee_sting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bee sting
trans_list: piqûre d’abeille
sense:
A hypodermic puncture from a bee, resulting in envenomation and often involving the penetration and lodging of the stinger.


lexentry: eng/beebread__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beebread
trans_list: pain d'abeille
sense:
Bee pollen with added honey and bee secretions, made and stored in brood cells by forager bees, and used as food for worker bees and larvae.


lexentry: eng/beech__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beech
trans_list: hêtre
sense:
A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves, and many branches.


lexentry: eng/beef__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beef
trans_list: bœuf
sense:
(in the meat industry, on, _, product packaging) The edible portions of a cow (including those which are not meat).


lexentry: eng/beehive__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beehive
trans_list: ruche
sense:
Such a home prepared by the bees themselves, in which some species of honey bees live and raise their young.


lexentry: eng/beehive__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: beehive
trans_list: choucroute
sense:
A women's hairstyle, popular in the 1960s, in which long hair is styled into a hive-shaped form on top of the head and usually held in place with lacquer.


lexentry: eng/beeline__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: beeline
trans_list: à vol d'oiseau
sense:
(mining, chiefly, historical) A dynamite fuse made with a small quantity of dynamite powder along its length, so that the spark travels quickly and at a specific known rate.


lexentry: eng/been_there,_done_that__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: been there, done that
trans_list: déjà vu, déjà fait
sense:
(idiomatic, ironic) An assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic and is not too keen on revisiting or redoing it again.


lexentry: eng/beer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beer
trans_list: bière
sense:
(uncountable) An alcoholic drink fermented from starch material, commonly barley malt; often with hops or some other substance (like gruit) to impart a bitter flavor.


lexentry: eng/beer_belly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beer belly
trans_list: sac à bière | bide à bière | panse à bière
sense:
A protruding belly caused by excess fat stored in the abdomen and colloquially attributed to the consumption of beer.


lexentry: eng/beer_garden__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beer garden
trans_list: brasserie avec terrasse
sense:
The outdoor section of a public house, where customers can sit in the sun and enjoy their beverages.


lexentry: eng/beer_mat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beer mat
trans_list: sous-bock
sense:
A small square cardboard mat, often with an advertisement for a brewery on it, that is used to rest one's glass on, and to protect the surface of a table or a bar in a pub.


lexentry: eng/beerstone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beerstone
trans_list: bierstein
sense:
(uncountable) A precipitate of calcium oxalate and related organic compounds which forms in brewery vessels and other equipment for handling and serving beer.


lexentry: eng/beeswax__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beeswax
trans_list: cire d'abeille | cire d’abeille
sense:
A wax secreted by bees from which they make honeycomb; or, the processed form of this wax used in the manufacture of various goods.


lexentry: eng/beetle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beetle
trans_list: scarabée | coccinelle
sense:
Any of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera characterized by a pair of hard, shell-like front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest.


lexentry: eng/begging_the_question__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: begging the question
trans_list: pétition de principe
sense:
A logical fallacy in which a premise of an argument contains a direct or indirect assumption that the conclusion is true; offering a circular argument; circular reasoning.


lexentry: eng/beginning__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beginning
trans_list: commencement | début
sense:
(uncountable) The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.


lexentry: eng/begrime__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: begrime
trans_list: salir
sense:
(transitive) To ingrain grime or dirt which is difficult to remove into (something); also (more generally) , to make (something) dirty; to soil.


lexentry: eng/beguine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beguine
trans_list: beguine
sense:
A ballroom dance, similar to a slow rumba, originally from French West Indies and popularized abroad largely through the song "Begin the Beguine"; the music for the dance.


lexentry: eng/behaviorism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: behaviorism
trans_list: béhaviorisme | comportementalisme
sense:
An approach to psychology focusing on observable behavior which, generally assuming that behavior is determined by the environment and denying any independent significance for mind, largely ignores any pathophysiological processes which may, or may not, underlie subjective, behavioral phenomena.


lexentry: eng/behavioural_science__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: behavioural science
trans_list: science comportementale
sense:
The systematic analysis and investigation of human and animal behaviour through controlled and naturalistic observation and disciplined scientific experimentation.


lexentry: eng/behest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: behest
trans_list: demande
sense:
A command, bidding; sometimes also, an authoritative request; now usually in the phrase at the behest of and at one's behest. [from 12th c.]


lexentry: eng/beholden__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beholden
trans_list: redevable
sense:
(usually with 'to') Obligated to provide, display, or do something for another; indebted, obliged for a bounden duty.


lexentry: eng/bejel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bejel
trans_list: lépre du nord | maladie de Scherlievo | pian de Nérac
sense:
Endemic syphilis, a chronic disease of skin and tissue caused by infection by a subspecies of the spirochete Treponema pallidum.


lexentry: eng/bel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bel
trans_list: bel
sense:
A measure of relative power, defined as log10(P 1/P 2), where P1 and P2 are the measured and reference power respectively.


lexentry: eng/belabour__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: belabour
trans_list: insister
sense:
(transitive) To discuss or explain (something) excessively or repeatedly; to harp on or overelaborate.


lexentry: eng/belemnite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: belemnite
trans_list: bélemnite
sense:
(paleontology) Any member of the extinct order †Belemnitida of Mesozoic marine cephalopods, very similar in many ways to the modern squid and closely related to the modern cuttlefish.


lexentry: eng/believe__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: believe
trans_list: croire | penser
sense:
(transitive) To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing).


lexentry: eng/believe_one's_eyes__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: believe one's eyes
trans_list: en croire ses yeux
sense:
(idiom, chiefly in the negative) To believe that something which one directly sees is truly the case.


lexentry: eng/belittle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: belittle
trans_list: déprécier | rabaisser
sense:
(transitive) To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is, especially as a way of showing contempt or deprecation. [from 1782]


lexentry: eng/bell-bottoms__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bell-bottoms
trans_list: pattes d'éléphant
sense:
(plurale tantum) Pants that are flared from the knee downwards, a characteristic style of the 1970s.


lexentry: eng/bell-gable__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bell-gable
trans_list: clocher-mur
sense:
(architecture) An element crowning the upper end of the wall of a church and in which a bell is hung, usually in lieu of a campanile or bell tower.


lexentry: eng/bell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bell
trans_list: cloche
sense:
(percussion instrument) A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck.


lexentry: eng/bell__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bell
trans_list: sonnette
sense:
An instrument that emits a ringing sound, situated on a bicycle's handlebar and used by the cyclist to warn of their presence.


lexentry: eng/bell__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: bell
trans_list: pavillon
sense:
(architecture) The part of the capital of a column included between the abacus and neck molding; also used for the naked core of nearly cylindrical shape, assumed to exist within the leafage of a capital.


lexentry: eng/bell_pepper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bell pepper
trans_list: poivron
sense:
(North America, Philippines) Any of several bell-shaped varieties of Capsicum annuum, an edible, sweet, generally mild (not spicy) fruit, originating in the New World.


lexentry: eng/bellflower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bellflower
trans_list: campanule
sense:
Flowering plants in the genera, Campanulastrum, Codonopsis, or Platycodon, in the family Campanulaceae.


lexentry: eng/bellicist__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bellicist
trans_list: belliciste
sense:
Of or relating to bellicism, a bellicist, bellicists, advocating war, who is war-centered or war-oriented.


lexentry: eng/bellows__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bellows
trans_list: soufflet
sense:
A device for delivering pressurized air in a controlled quantity to a controlled location. At its most simple terms a bellows is a container which is deformable in such a way as to alter its volume which has an outlet or outlets where one wishes to blow air.


lexentry: eng/bells__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bells
trans_list: verre
sense:
(nautical) Ship's bells; the strokes on a ship's bell, every half-hour, to mark the passage of time.


lexentry: eng/belly_flop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: belly flop
trans_list: plat
sense:
(diving) A style of diving into a body of water in which the surface impact is made mostly by one's abdomen.


lexentry: eng/belong__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: belong
trans_list: appartenir
sense:
(intransitive, set theory) (followed by to) To be an element of (a set). The symbol \in means belongs to.


lexentry: eng/belt__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: belt
trans_list: ceinture | région
sense:
(usually, capitalized) A geographical region known for a particular product, feature or demographic (Corn Belt, Bible Belt, Black Belt, Green Belt).


lexentry: eng/belt_loop__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: belt loop
trans_list: croc-en-jambe
sense:
(clothing, sewing) One of the loops of fabric ringing the waist of a pair of pants, used to hold the belt in place.


lexentry: eng/bench__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: bench
trans_list: banc | banc de musculation
sense:
A horizontal padded surface, usually adjustable in height and inclination and often with attached weight rack, used for proper posture during exercise.


lexentry: eng/bench_grinder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bench grinder
trans_list: touret à meuler
sense:
A grinder, typically with a pair of grinding wheels (one at each end of the motor shaft) that is designed to be permanently mounted on a workbench.


lexentry: eng/bench_press__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bench press
trans_list: développé couché
sense:
(weightlifting) An exercise performed by pressing the weight of a barbell away from one's body while lying on a bench.


lexentry: eng/benchmark__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: benchmark
trans_list: banc d'essai
sense:
(computing) A computer program that is executed to assess the performance of the runtime environment.


lexentry: eng/bend__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: bend
trans_list: bande
sense:
(heraldiccharge) One of the honourable ordinaries formed by two diagonal lines drawn from the dexter chief to the sinister base; it generally occupies a fifth part of the shield if uncharged, but if charged one third.


lexentry: eng/bend__Verb__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: bend
trans_list: courber | plier | tordre | pencher | baisser | soumettre
sense:
(transitive, nautical) To tie, as in securing a line to a cleat; to shackle a chain to an anchor; make fast.


lexentry: eng/bend_sinister__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bend sinister
trans_list: barre
sense:
(heraldiccharge) A diagonal band on a coat of arms going from the sinister chief (the viewer's top right) to the dexter base, sometimes erroneously held to indicate bastardy.


lexentry: eng/bend_the_truth__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bend the truth
trans_list: déformer la vérité
sense:
(idiomatic) To change or leave out certain facts of a story or situation, generally in order to elicit a specific response in the audience.


lexentry: eng/benediction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: benediction
trans_list: bénédiction
sense:
A short invocation for help, blessing and guidance from God, said on behalf of another person or persons (sometimes at the end of a church worship service).


lexentry: eng/benefactive_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: benefactive case
trans_list: bénéfactif
sense:
(grammatical case) A case used to indicate beneficiary, or the receiver of the benefit, roughly corresponding to English prepositions such as for, for the benefit of, in the interests of, intended for, or on behalf of.


lexentry: eng/beneficiary__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: beneficiary
trans_list: bénéficiaire
sense:
(especially, trust law) One who benefits from the distribution, especially out of a trust or estate.


lexentry: eng/bentwood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bentwood
trans_list: bois cintré
sense:
(woodworking, countable, _, and, _, uncountable, sometimes) Lengths of wood that have been made pliable by heating with steam and then bent into the appropriate shape (to make furniture, ships' hulls, etc.).


lexentry: eng/benzaldehyde__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: benzaldehyde
trans_list: benzaldéhyde
sense:
(organic compound, uncountable) A chemical compound (C6H5CHO) consisting of a benzene ring with an aldehyde substituent.


lexentry: eng/benzene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: benzene
trans_list: benzène
sense:
(organic compound) An aromatic hydrocarbon of formula C6H6 whose structure consists of a ring of alternate single and double bonds.


lexentry: eng/benzodiazepine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: benzodiazepine
trans_list: benzodiazépine
sense:
(organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) Any of a class of psychoactive drugs, structured upon diazepine, used in the treatment of anxiety, insomnia and other related disorders.


lexentry: eng/benzofuran__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: benzofuran
trans_list: benzofurane
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of bicyclic heterocycles consisting of a benzene ring fused with one of furan.


lexentry: eng/benzoic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: benzoic acid
trans_list: acide benzoïque
sense:
(carboxylic acid) A white crystalline organic acid, C6H5COOH; the simplest aromatic carboxylic acid; used as a food preservative and in many other industrial applications.


lexentry: eng/benzoin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: benzoin
trans_list: benjoin | benzoïne
sense:
A resinous substance, dry and brittle, obtained from Styrax benzoin, a tree of Sumatra, Java, etc., having a fragrant odor, and slightly aromatic taste. It is used in the preparation of benzoic acid, in medicine, and as a perfume. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/benzol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: benzol
trans_list: benzol
sense:
(organic chemistry) An impure benzene (mixed with toluene etc), used in the arts as a solvent, and for various other purposes.


lexentry: eng/benzopyrene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: benzopyrene
trans_list: benzopyrène
sense:
(organic compound) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (having five fused benzene rings) that is both mutagenic and carcinogenic


lexentry: eng/benzoyl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: benzoyl
trans_list: benzoyle
sense:
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) A univalent radical formally derived from benzoic acid, C6H5CO-, by removal of the hydroxyl group.


lexentry: eng/benzyl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: benzyl
trans_list: benzyle
sense:
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical C6H5-CH2- related to toluene and benzoic acid


lexentry: eng/berdache__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: berdache
trans_list: bardache
sense:
(anthropology, dated, now, _, offensive, ethnic slur) Among Native Americans, a person who identifies with any of a variety of gender identities which are not exclusively those of their biological sex; a transgender person. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/beret__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beret
trans_list: béret
sense:
(headwear) A type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and a headband to secure it to the head; usually culturally associated with France.


lexentry: eng/bergshrund__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bergshrund
trans_list: rimaye
sense:
(geology) A large crack or crevasse in a glacier where the glacier is pulling away from the mountain.


lexentry: eng/beriberi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beriberi
trans_list: béribéri
sense:
(pathology) An ailment caused by a deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B1), leading to lethargy and organ complications.


lexentry: eng/berth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: berth
trans_list: couchette
sense:
(by extension) A room in a vessel in which the officers or company mess#Verb 2 and reside; also, a room or other place in a vessel for storage.


lexentry: eng/berth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: berth
trans_list: marge de manœuvre
sense:
(nautical) Chiefly in wide berth: a sufficient space in the water for a ship or other vessel to lie at anchor or manoeuvre without getting in the way of other vessels, or colliding into rocks or the shore.


lexentry: eng/beryl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beryl
trans_list: béryl
sense:
(uncountable, mineral) A mineral of pegmatite deposits, often used as a gemstone (molecular formula Be3Al2Si6O18).


lexentry: eng/beryllium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beryllium
trans_list: béryllium
sense:
(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol Be) with an atomic number of 4; a soft silvery-white low density alkaline earth metal with specialist industrial applications.


lexentry: eng/besides__Adverb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: besides
trans_list: en plus | en outre | de plus | au reste | d'ailleurs | d'autre part
sense:
(conjunctive) Used to emphasize an additional point, especially an important or stronger reason; moreover; furthermore.


lexentry: eng/besiege__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: besiege
trans_list: assiéger
sense:
(transitive) To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.


lexentry: eng/besot__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: besot
trans_list: engourdir
sense:
(transitive) To muddle, stupefy, or cause to act foolishly, as with alcoholic liquor or infatuation.


lexentry: eng/bespeak__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bespeak
trans_list: précommander
sense:
(transitive) To speak for beforehand; engage in advance; make arrangements for; order or reserve in advance.


lexentry: eng/bespoke__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bespoke
trans_list: fait sur mesure | personnalisé | taillé à sa mesure
sense:
Made or done in a way adjusted to the needs of a specific person or group (e.g., customer, health care patient, do-it-yourselfer), and thus specialized and, in some cases, unique.


lexentry: eng/best_boy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: best boy
trans_list: second électricien
sense:
(film production) The first assistant to either the key grip (in charge of camera placement and movement) or the gaffer (in charge of lighting and electrics).


lexentry: eng/bestow__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bestow
trans_list: conférer | accorder | consacrer | décerner | remettre
sense:
To impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour; to confer, to give, to accord; to render.


lexentry: eng/bestride__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bestride
trans_list: chevaucher
sense:
(transitive) To be astride something, to stand over or sit on with legs on either side, especially to sit on a horse.


lexentry: eng/bet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bet
trans_list: pari
sense:
A wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner (the winner being the one who correctly forecast the outcome of an event).


lexentry: eng/beta__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beta
trans_list: bêta
sense:
The second letter of the Greek alphabet (Β, β), preceded by alpha (Α, α) and followed by gamma, (Γ, γ). In modern Greek it represents the voiced labiodental fricative sound of v found in the English words have and vase.


lexentry: eng/beta_blocker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beta blocker
trans_list: bêta-bloquant
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A blocking agent, one of a class of drugs used to treat hypertension and control the rate at which the heart beats.


lexentry: eng/beta_ray__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beta ray
trans_list: rayon bêta
sense:
A stream of beta particles (fast-moving electrons propagating through a gas or vacuum), such as emitted by a radioactive substance.


lexentry: eng/beta_version__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beta version
trans_list: version bêta
sense:
(computing) An early version of a program or application that contains most of the major features, but is not yet complete. Sometimes these versions are released only to a select group of people, or to the general public, for testing and feedback. This is the second major stage of development following the alpha version, and comes before the release candidate.


lexentry: eng/betaine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: betaine
trans_list: bétaïne
sense:
(uncountable, organic compound) A sweet, crystalline compound (not an alkaloid), trimethylammoniumacetate, found in sugar beet and similar plants, sometimes used to treat muscular degeneracy; the zwitterion (CH3)3N+CH2COO-


lexentry: eng/betel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: betel
trans_list: bétel
sense:
An evergreen Indian creeping shrub, Piper betle, whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut: the betel pepper.


lexentry: eng/betide__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: betide
trans_list: arriver
sense:
(transitive) Often used in a prediction (chiefly in woe betide) or a wish: to happen to (someone or something); to befall.


lexentry: eng/betoken__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: betoken
trans_list: annoncer
sense:
(transitive) To foreshow by present signs; indicate something future by that which is seen or known.


lexentry: eng/betray__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: betray
trans_list: trahir | livrer
sense:
(transitive) To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly.


lexentry: eng/betray__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: betray
trans_list: trahir
sense:
(transitive) To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive.


lexentry: eng/betray__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: betray
trans_list: trahir
sense:
(transitive) To violate the confidence of, by disclosing a secret, or that which one is bound in honor not to make known.


lexentry: eng/betroth__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: betroth
trans_list: fiancer
sense:
(archaic) Often of a parent or guardian: to promise that (two people) be married to each other; specifically and chiefly, to promise that (a woman) be given in marriage to a man; to affiance.


lexentry: eng/betrothal__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: betrothal
trans_list: fiançailles | accordailles
sense:
The fact of being betrothed; a mutual promise, engagement, or contract for a future marriage between two people.


lexentry: eng/better_safe_than_sorry__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: better safe than sorry
trans_list: mieux vaut prévenir que guérir
sense:
It is preferable to be cautious in one's choices and actions than to act recklessly and suffer afterwards.


lexentry: eng/between__Preposition__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: between
trans_list: entre
sense:
In the position or interval that separates (two things), or intermediate in quantity or degree. (See Usage notes below.)


lexentry: eng/between_a_rock_and_a_hard_place__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: between a rock and a hard place
trans_list: entre la peste et le choléra | entre le marteau et l'enclume
sense:
(idiomatic) Having the choice between two unpleasant or distasteful options; in a predicament or quandary.


lexentry: eng/between_the_hammer_and_the_anvil__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: between the hammer and the anvil
trans_list: entre le marteau et l'enclume | la peste ou le choléra
sense:
(chiefly, UK, idiomatic) With the choice between two unpleasant or distasteful options; in a predicament or quandary.


lexentry: eng/beverage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beverage
trans_list: boisson | breuvage
sense:
(mostly, North America) A liquid to consume; a drink, such as tea, coffee, liquor, beer, milk, juice, or a soft drink, usually excluding water.


lexentry: eng/bevor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bevor
trans_list: bavière
sense:
(historical) A portion of plate armour to protect the lower face and the neck, typically in two parts, called upper bevor and lower bevor.


lexentry: eng/beyond_a_reasonable_doubt__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beyond a reasonable doubt
trans_list: au-delà de tout doute raisonnable
sense:
(legal) A legal standard for deciding the outcome of a criminal charge, requiring evidence that is sufficient to eliminate any doubts that a reasonable person might entertain about whether a claim is true or false.


lexentry: eng/beyond_the_pale__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beyond the pale
trans_list: dépasser les bornes | inacceptable | inadmissible
sense:
(idiomatic) Of a person or their behaviour: outside the bounds of what is acceptable, or regarded as good judgment, morality, ethics, etc.


lexentry: eng/bezant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bezant
trans_list: besant
sense:
(history) A coin made of gold or silver, minted at Byzantium and used in currency throughout mediaeval Europe.


lexentry: eng/bezel__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bezel
trans_list: chaton | monture
sense:
The rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object, such as the crystal of a watch, in the cavity in which it is set.


lexentry: eng/bezoar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bezoar
trans_list: bézoard
sense:
A mass, usually of hair or undigested vegetable matter, found in a human or animal's intestines, similar to a hairball.


lexentry: eng/bezoar_goat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bezoar goat
trans_list: chèvre égagre
sense:
A wild goat, Capra aegagrus, native to Asia Minor and the Middle East and also found on Crete, now believed ancestral to the domestic goat.


lexentry: eng/bhikkhu__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bhikkhu
trans_list: bhikshu
sense:
A male Buddhist monk or priest; one who follows all Buddhist precepts as a full member of the sangha.


lexentry: eng/bi-curious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bi-curious
trans_list: bi-curieux
sense:
(LGBT) Interested in having relationships with both men and women, curious about one's potential bisexuality; especially, of heterosexual people, considering a first sexual experience with a member of the same sex.


lexentry: eng/biangbiang_noodles__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biangbiang noodles
trans_list: nouilles biang biang
sense:
A type of thick noodle from China's Shaanxi province, said to be named for the sound a noodle makes when slapped against the work surface while being made, and famed for the unusually complex Chinese character used in its name (𰻞／𰻝 (biáng)).


lexentry: eng/bias__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: bias
trans_list: biais
sense:
(statistics) The difference between the expectation of the sample estimator and the true population value, which reduces the representativeness of the estimator by systematically distorting it.


lexentry: eng/biathlon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biathlon
trans_list: biathlon
sense:
(winter sports, uncountable) Racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; (countable) a particular instance of such a race.


lexentry: eng/biaxial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: biaxial
trans_list: biaxial | biaxe
sense:
(mathematics, astronomy) Having two axes of rotation and two planes of symmetry (e.g. having the shape of a spheroid)


lexentry: eng/bib__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bib
trans_list: bavoir | bavette
sense:
An item of clothing for people (especially babies) tied around their neck to protect their clothes from getting dirty when eating.


lexentry: eng/bib__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bib
trans_list: dossard
sense:
(sports) A rectangular piece of material, carrying a bib number, worn as identification by competitors.


lexentry: eng/bib__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: bib
trans_list: chasuble
sense:
(sports) A colourful polyester or plastic vest worn over one's clothes, usually to mark one's team during group activities.


lexentry: eng/bibimbap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bibimbap
trans_list: bibimbap
sense:
A Korean dish of white rice topped with vegetables, beef, a whole egg, and gochujang (chili pepper paste).


lexentry: eng/bible__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bible
trans_list: Bible | bible
sense:
(by extension) A comprehensive manual that describes something, or a publication with a loyal readership.


lexentry: eng/bibliography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bibliography
trans_list: bibliographie
sense:
A section of a written work containing citations, not quotations, to all the books referred to in the work.


lexentry: eng/bibliometrics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bibliometrics
trans_list: bibliométrie
sense:
The statistical analysis of texts, especially of published literature and especially of reference citations as semantically important connections between articles.


lexentry: eng/bibliotherapy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bibliotherapy
trans_list: bibliothérapie
sense:
A nonpharmacological therapy using reading materials to meet people’s therapeutic or developmental needs.


lexentry: eng/bicameral__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bicameral
trans_list: bicaméral
sense:
Being or having a system with two, often unequal, chambers or compartments; of, signifying, relating to, or being the product of such a two-chambered system.


lexentry: eng/bicameralism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bicameralism
trans_list: bicaméralisme
sense:
(government) The practice of dividing legislative bodies into two chambers with complementary powers and limitations designed to provide checks and balances against one another.


lexentry: eng/bicarbonate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bicarbonate
trans_list: bicarbonate
sense:
(organic compound) the univalent anion HCO3-; any salt of carbonic acid in which only one of the hydrogen atoms has been replaced. [from 1814]


lexentry: eng/bicorn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bicorn
trans_list: bicorne
sense:
(historical) A two-cornered hat, worn by European and American military and naval officers from the 1790s.


lexentry: eng/bicycle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bicycle
trans_list: bicyclette | vélo | vélocipède
sense:
(cycling) A vehicle that has two primary wheels, one behind the other, a steering handle, and a saddle seat or seats and is usually propelled by the action of a rider’s feet upon pedals.


lexentry: eng/bicycle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bicycle
trans_list: bicyclette | vélo | vélocipède
sense:
(by extension, sometimes, proscribed) Any similar vehicle powered by human pedaling or steered with a handlebar, regardless of the number of wheels.


lexentry: eng/bicycle__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bicycle
trans_list: faire de la bicyclette | faire du vélo | pédaler | rouler à vélo
sense:
(television, historical, transitive) To physically ship (a recorded programme) to another broadcasting entity.


lexentry: eng/biddy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biddy
trans_list: rombière
sense:
(derogatory) A woman, especially an old woman; especially one regarded as fussy or mean or a gossipy busybody.


lexentry: eng/bidet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bidet
trans_list: bidet
sense:
A low-mounted plumbing fixture or type of sink intended for washing the external genitalia and the anus.


lexentry: eng/bidon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bidon
trans_list: bidon
sense:
A bottle or flask for holding a beverage such as water or wine; (specifically, sports) a water bottle which can be squeezed to squirt the beverage out of the nozzle, especially (cycling) one designed for mounting on a bicycle.


lexentry: eng/biennial__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biennial
trans_list: bisannuelle
sense:
A plant that requires two years to complete its life-cycle, germinating and growing in its first year, then producing its flowers and fruit in its second year, after which it usually dies.


lexentry: eng/bifocals__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bifocals
trans_list: verres bifocaux | verres double foyer
sense:
Spectacles that have corrective lenses of two different powers; used by people who need both distance and reading glasses.


lexentry: eng/big_baby__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: big baby
trans_list: gros bébé
sense:
(derogatory) An adult or youth prone to immature behavior associated with babies, such as tantrums or pouting.


lexentry: eng/big_break__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: big break
trans_list: percée
sense:
(entertainment, idiomatic) A breakthrough, especially the first big hit of a previously unknown performer or performers in the entertainment industry.


lexentry: eng/big_cat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: big cat
trans_list: fauve | félin
sense:
Any large felid animal, especially one of the Panthera genus, including tigers, lions, jaguars and leopards.


lexentry: eng/big_data__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: big data
trans_list: big data | mégadonnées
sense:
Data on a very large scale, such that it can only be gathered or processed with computers, especially with reference to its potential to allow for new breakthroughs or understanding in a particular field of study.


lexentry: eng/big_mouth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: big mouth
trans_list: grande gueule
sense:
(idiomatic, often, derogatory) The mouth of someone who talks too much, especially by making exaggerated claims or by inappropriately revealing information.


lexentry: eng/big_mouth__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: big mouth
trans_list: grande gueule
sense:
(idiomatic, often, derogatory) A person who talks too much, especially by making exaggerated claims or by inappropriately revealing information.


lexentry: eng/big_toe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: big toe
trans_list: gros orteil | pouce du pied | hallux
sense:
(anatomy) The largest toe (usually) on each human foot (i.e. the toe closest to the other foot when the feet are flat on the ground, side by side, and the legs not crossed) or on a foot of certain other animals.


lexentry: eng/bigorexia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bigorexia
trans_list: bigorexie
sense:
(medicine) A mental disorder in which the sufferer perceives himself to have inadequate musculature; most common among bodybuilders


lexentry: eng/bigot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bigot
trans_list: intolérant | sectaire | fanatique intolérant | fanatique intolérante | intolérante
sense:
One who is narrow-mindedly devoted to their own ideas and groups, and intolerant of (people of) differing ideas, races, genders, religions, politics, etc.


lexentry: eng/bigot__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bigot
trans_list: bigot | bigote
sense:
(obsolete) One who is overly pious in matters of religion, often hypocritically or else superstitiously so.


lexentry: eng/bigoted__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bigoted
trans_list: intolérant | sectaire
sense:
Having the characteristics of a bigot; strongly prejudiced; forming negative opinions about others without just cause.


lexentry: eng/bigotry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bigotry
trans_list: bigoterie
sense:
The condition or the characteristic quality of a bigot, especially religious, anti-religious or racial intolerant prejudice; opinionatedness; fanaticism; fanatic intolerance.


lexentry: eng/bijective__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bijective
trans_list: bijectif
sense:
(mathematics, of a function) Associating to each element of the codomain exactly one element of the domain; establishing a perfect (one-to-one) correspondence between the elements of the domain and the codomain; (formally) both injective and surjective.


lexentry: eng/bike__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bike
trans_list: moto | pute | traînée
sense:
Any vehicle sharing some characteristics with a bicycle or motorbike, such as pedal power, a handlebar, or a saddle.


lexentry: eng/bikini_line__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bikini line
trans_list: maillot
sense:
The part of a woman's pubic region not covered by a swimsuit; normally shaved or waxed free of pubic hair.


lexentry: eng/bildungsroman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bildungsroman
trans_list: bildungsroman | roman d'apprentissage
sense:
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.


lexentry: eng/bile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bile
trans_list: bile | fiel
sense:
A bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow secretion produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and discharged into the duodenum where it aids the process of digestion.


lexentry: eng/bilin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bilin
trans_list: biline
sense:
(biochemistry) Any of various biological pigments formed in many organisms as a metabolic product of certain porphyrins.


lexentry: eng/bilinear__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bilinear
trans_list: bilinéaire
sense:
(linear algebra, of a function in two variables) Linear (preserving linear combinations) in each variable.


lexentry: eng/bilious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bilious
trans_list: bilieux | insuffisant hépatique
sense:
(pathology) Suffering from real or supposed liver disorder, especially excessive secretions of bile.


lexentry: eng/bilirubin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bilirubin
trans_list: bilirubine
sense:
(biochemistry) A bile pigment that is a product of the breakdown of the heme portion of hemoglobin (which occurs within macrophages as they digest red blood cells), and which is responsible for the yellowish color seen in bruises. Extremely high levels of bilirubin may cause jaundice.


lexentry: eng/biliverdin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biliverdin
trans_list: biliverdine
sense:
(biochemistry) A green tetrapyrrolic bile pigment, a product of heme catabolism, responsible for the greenish color sometimes seen in bruises.


lexentry: eng/bill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bill
trans_list: facture
sense:
A written list or inventory. (Now obsolete except in specific senses or set phrases; bill of lading, bill of goods, etc.)


lexentry: eng/bill__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bill
trans_list: acte | note | tract
sense:
A document, originally sealed; a formal statement or official memorandum. (Now obsolete except with certain qualifying words; bill of health, bill of sale etc.)


lexentry: eng/bill__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: bill
trans_list: greffe
sense:
(obsolete, law) A declaration made in writing, stating some wrong the complainant has suffered from the defendant, or a fault committed by some person against a law.


lexentry: eng/bill__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: bill
trans_list: addition | facture
sense:
A written note of goods sold, services rendered, or work done, with the price or charge; an invoice.


lexentry: eng/bill__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bill
trans_list: bec
sense:
(zootomy) The beak of a bird, especially when small or flattish; sometimes also used with reference to a platypus, turtle, or other animal.


lexentry: eng/bill__Noun__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bill
trans_list: hallebarde
sense:
Any of various bladed or pointed hand weapons, originally designating an Anglo-Saxon sword, and later a weapon of infantry, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries, commonly consisting of a broad, heavy, double-edged, hook-shaped blade, with a short pike at the back and another at the top, attached to the end of a long staff.


lexentry: eng/bill__Noun__3
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bill
trans_list: serpe | serpette
sense:
A cutting instrument, with hook-shaped point, and fitted with a handle, used in pruning, etc.; a billhook.


lexentry: eng/bill__Noun__3
sense_num: 05
written_rep: bill
trans_list: bec
sense:
(nautical) The extremity of the arm of an anchor; the point of or beyond the fluke (also called the peak).


lexentry: eng/bill_of_fare__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bill of fare
trans_list: carte | menu
sense:
(old-fashioned) A written or printed enumeration of the dishes served at a banquet, or of the dishes (with prices listed) that may be ordered at a restaurant, etc.


lexentry: eng/bill_of_lading__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bill of lading
trans_list: connaissement
sense:
(shipping) A document issued by a carrier (e.g. master of a ship or the ship owner's agent) to a shipper listing a ship's cargo, acknowledging receipt of said cargo, and specifying terms for its delivery.


lexentry: eng/billboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: billboard
trans_list: panneau d'affichage
sense:
(nautical) A piece of thick plank, armed with iron plates, and fixed on the bow or fore-channels of a vessel, for the bill or fluke of the anchor to rest on.


lexentry: eng/billhook__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: billhook
trans_list: serpe | serpette
sense:
An agricultural hand tool often with a curved or hooked end to the blade used for pruning or cutting thick, woody plants.


lexentry: eng/billhook__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: billhook
trans_list: serpe | serpette
sense:
(often written as bill-hook) A part of the knotting mechanism in a reaper-binder or baler (agricultural machinery).


lexentry: eng/billiard_table__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: billiard table
trans_list: billard
sense:
(sports, billiards, snooker) A heavy felt-covered table fitted with six pockets along the perimeter used in the games of pool, billiards or snooker.


lexentry: eng/billiards__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: billiards
trans_list: billards | billard
sense:
(games, British) A two-player cue sport played with two cue balls and one red ball, on a snooker sized table.


lexentry: eng/billing__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: billing
trans_list: facturation
sense:
The tracking of bills and amounts owed; the department within an institution or business that deals with the tracking of bills and amounts owed.


lexentry: eng/billion__Numeral__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: billion
trans_list: milliard | billion | mille milliards | milliards | millions
sense:
(dated, British & Australian, long scale) A million (times a) million (logic: 1,000,0002): a 1 followed by twelve zeros (1012); a thousand milliard.


lexentry: eng/bimbo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bimbo
trans_list: gourde sexy | pitoune | ravissante idiote
sense:
(derogatory, slang) A physically attractive person, typically a woman or otherwise feminine in appearance, who lacks intelligence.


lexentry: eng/bimetallism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bimetallism
trans_list: bimétallisme
sense:
(economics) The use of a monetary standard based upon two different metals, traditionally gold and silver usually in a fixed ratio of values.


lexentry: eng/bimoraic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bimoraic
trans_list: bimorique
sense:
(phonology, of a syllable) Having two morae, i.e. being composed of either two short vowels, or one long vowel, or a diphthong.


lexentry: eng/bin__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bin
trans_list: benner
sense:
(chiefly, British, informal) To dispose of (something) by putting it into a bin, or as if putting it into a bin.


lexentry: eng/binarism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: binarism
trans_list: binarisme
sense:
Belief in, or a mode of thought predicated on, a binary; belief that something (for example, gender) is a binary.


lexentry: eng/binary__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: binary
trans_list: binaire
sense:
(mathematics, programming, computer engineering) Of an operation, function, procedure, or logic gate, taking exactly two operands, arguments, parameters, or inputs; having domain of dimension 2.


lexentry: eng/binary__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: binary
trans_list: binaire
sense:
(computing) Of data, consisting coded values (e.g. machine code) not interpretable as plain or ASCII text (e.g. source code).


lexentry: eng/binary__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: binary
trans_list: binarité
sense:
(mathematics, computing, uncountable) The bijective base-2 numeral system, which uses only the digits 0 and 1.


lexentry: eng/binary_relation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: binary relation
trans_list: relation binaire
sense:
(set theory, order theory, "on" a set A) A subset of the Cartesian product A×A (the set of ordered pairs (a, b) of elements of A).


lexentry: eng/binary_tree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: binary tree
trans_list: arbre binaire
sense:
(mathematics, computer science) A data structure in which each node has at most two children, each node but the root has one parent, and there are no cycles.


lexentry: eng/bind__Verb__1
sense_num: 18
written_rep: bind
trans_list: lier | connecter
sense:
(transitive, computer programming) To process one or more object modules into an executable program.


lexentry: eng/bind__Verb__1
sense_num: 20
written_rep: bind
trans_list: lier | connecter
sense:
(intransitive, , LGBTQ) To wear a binder so as to flatten one's chest to give the appearance of a flat chest, usually done by trans men.


lexentry: eng/binding_agent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: binding agent
trans_list: agent gélifiant
sense:
Synonym of binder (chemical or other substance): a material or substance that holds other materials together mechanically, chemically, or as an adhesive, to form a cohesive whole.


lexentry: eng/bindle__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bindle
trans_list: balluchon
sense:
(Canada, US, , slang) Any bundle or package; specifically one containing narcotics such as cocaine, heroin, or morphine.


lexentry: eng/binge-watch__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: To watch multiple episodes of a television programme in a short period of time.
written_rep: binge-watch
trans_list:
visionner boulimiquement | marathoner | visionnage en rafale | visionnement en rafale | écoute en rafale


lexentry: eng/binge__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: binge
trans_list: marathon
sense:
(by extension) A compressed period of an activity done in excess, such as watching a television show.


lexentry: eng/binge__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: binge
trans_list: avaler
sense:
(transitive, intransitive, often with on) To engage in a short period of excessive consumption, especially of excessive alcohol or media consumption.


lexentry: eng/bingo__Interjection__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bingo
trans_list: ça y est
sense:
(informal) Used when finding what one has been looking for or trying to recall, or on successful completion of a task.


lexentry: eng/bingo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bingo
trans_list: bingo
sense:
(uncountable) A game of chance for two or more players, who mark off numbers on a grid as they are announced by the caller; the game is won by the first person to call out "bingo!" or "house!" after crossing off all numbers on the grid or in one line of the grid.


lexentry: eng/bingo__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: bingo
trans_list: scrabble
sense:
(countable, Scrabble, US) A play where all seven of a player's letter tiles are played, awarding a score bonus.


lexentry: eng/binky__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: binky
trans_list: doudou
sense:
(informal, childish) A stuffed animal, pillow, blanket, or toy that a small child is more attached to than any other, and often sleeps with.


lexentry: eng/binnacle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: binnacle
trans_list: habitacle
sense:
(nautical) The wooden housing for a ship's compass, with its corrector magnets and illuminating arrangements. The log and other equipment for measuring the ship's speed are also stowed there.


lexentry: eng/bino__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bino
trans_list: bino
sense:
(physics) The superpartner of the gauge boson corresponding to weak hypercharge. The W and Z bosons are electroweakinos: winos and binos.


lexentry: eng/binoculars__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: binoculars
trans_list: jumelles | jumelle
sense:
A hand-held device consisting of a series of lenses and prisms, used to magnify objects so that they can be better seen from a distance, and looked at through both eyes.


lexentry: eng/binomial_coefficient__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: binomial coefficient
trans_list: coefficient binomial
sense:
(combinatorics) a coefficient of any of the terms in the expansion of the binomial (x+y)n, defined by {n \choose k} = \frac{n!}{k!(n-k)!}, read as "n choose k"


lexentry: eng/binomial_name__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: binomial name
trans_list: nom binomial
sense:
(taxonomy) A scientific name at the rank of species, with two terms: a generic name and a specific name.


lexentry: eng/binomial_nomenclature__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: binomial nomenclature
trans_list: nom binominal
sense:
(taxonomy) The scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts; the first is the genus, and is written with an initial capital letter; the second is some specific epithet that distinguishes the species within the genus. By convention, the whole name is typeset in italics. The genus part is often abbreviated to its initial letter e.g. H. sapiens for Homo sapiens


lexentry: eng/bio-inspired__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bio-inspired
trans_list: bio-inspiré | bioinspiré
sense:
(mathematics, scientific, engineering) Ideas inspired by mechanisms or laws operating in biological organisms, e.g. neural networks.


lexentry: eng/bioaccumulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bioaccumulation
trans_list: bioaccumulation
sense:
(biology) The process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms; used especially of toxic substances that accumulate via a food chain.


lexentry: eng/bioaccumulative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bioaccumulative
trans_list: bioaccumulatif
sense:
(of a substance) That tends to accumulate in an organism when the organism's ability to remove it is insufficient.


lexentry: eng/bioacoustics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bioacoustics
trans_list: bioacoustique
sense:
A cross-disciplinary science that combines biology and acoustics, investigating for instance the mechanisms of sound production and detection.


lexentry: eng/bioaerosol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bioaerosol
trans_list: bioaérosol
sense:
An aerosol containing biologically active bacteria, spores, viruses, toxins, and other similar material


lexentry: eng/biocatalysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biocatalysis
trans_list: biocatalyse
sense:
(biochemistry) Catalysis using biological catalysts (especially enzymes, whether protein enzymes or RNA ones (ribozymes).


lexentry: eng/biocatalyst__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biocatalyst
trans_list: biocatalyseur
sense:
(biochemistry) A biochemical catalyst, such as an enzyme (either a protein enzyme or a ribozyme) or a biomolecular condensate that has biocatalytic ability.


lexentry: eng/biochemistry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biochemistry
trans_list: biochimie
sense:
(uncountable) The chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism


lexentry: eng/bioclimatology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bioclimatology
trans_list: bioclimatologie
sense:
The interdisciplinary field of science that studies the interactions between the biosphere and the Earth's atmosphere on time scales of the order of seasons or longer (in opposition to biometeorology).


lexentry: eng/biodiesel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biodiesel
trans_list: biodiésel
sense:
Fuel for diesel engines made from renewable organic raw materials, as opposed to fossil hydrocarbons.


lexentry: eng/biodiversity_hotspot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biodiversity hotspot
trans_list: point chaud de biodiversité | zone critique de biodiversité
sense:
(ecology) A place with a significant level of biodiversity, particularly if the flora and fauna are threatened with loss of their habitat.


lexentry: eng/biodiversity_offset__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biodiversity offset
trans_list: compensation écologique | mesures de compensation
sense:
(environmental policy) A measurable conservation outcome that has been designed to compensate for negative impacts on biodiversity that cannot be avoided or minimised.


lexentry: eng/bioelectricity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bioelectricity
trans_list: bioélectricité
sense:
(biology, physics) Any form of electricity generated within an organism, especially by a muscle or nerve.


lexentry: eng/biofilm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biofilm
trans_list: biopellicule
sense:
(biology, medicine) A thin film of mucus created by and containing a colony of bacteria and other microorganisms.


lexentry: eng/biogas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biogas
trans_list: biogaz
sense:
A mixture of methane and carbon dioxide, produced by anaerobic digestion of organic waste matter, used as a fuel.


lexentry: eng/biogeochemistry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biogeochemistry
trans_list: biogéochimie
sense:
(biology, geology, chemistry, ecology) The scientific study of biological, geological and chemical processes in the natural environment and especially of their mutual relationships.


lexentry: eng/biohazard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biohazard
trans_list: risque biologique
sense:
A biological hazard; a source of risk due to some biological factor such as bacteria or human waste.


lexentry: eng/bioinformatics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bioinformatics
trans_list: bioinformatique
sense:
(biology, computer science) A field of science in which biology, computer science, and information technology merge into a single discipline to analyse biological information using computers and statistical techniques.


lexentry: eng/biological_clock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biological clock
trans_list: horloge biologique | horloge circadienne | horloge interne
sense:
(biology) Any of several mechanisms that regulate the periodicity of biological functions, such as the circadian rhythm.


lexentry: eng/biomass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biomass
trans_list: biomasse
sense:
The total mass of all, or a specified category of, living things within a specific area, habitat, etc.


lexentry: eng/biomass__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: biomass
trans_list: biomasse
sense:
Organic matter from living things which were recently alive (especially vegetation) used as a fuel or source of energy, especially if cultivated for that purpose; also, fuel produced from such organic matter; biofuel.


lexentry: eng/biomaterial__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biomaterial
trans_list: biomatériau
sense:
A nonviable, biocompatible material used in a medical device, intended to interact with biological systems or to evaluate, treat, augment, or replace any tissue, organ, or function of the body.


lexentry: eng/biomathematics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biomathematics
trans_list: biomathématiques
sense:
(biology, mathematics) The application of mathematics to the study of biological systems and processes


lexentry: eng/biomedicine__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: biomedicine
trans_list: biomédecine
sense:
The branch of medicine that studies the effects of environmental stress on organisms (most often in space travel).


lexentry: eng/biometrics__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: biometrics
trans_list: biométrie
sense:
The automated recognition or authentication of an individual's identity based on their behavioural and biological characteristics, such as iris appearance, fingerprint, or face shape.


lexentry: eng/biomolecule__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biomolecule
trans_list: biomolécule
sense:
(biochemistry) Molecules, such as amino acids, sugars, nucleic acids, proteins, polysaccharides, DNA, and RNA, that occur naturally in living organisms; any such molecule, even if created outside a living thing (as for example in a test tube or bioreactor).


lexentry: eng/biophysics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biophysics
trans_list: biophysique
sense:
The interdisciplinary science that applies theories and methods of the physical sciences to questions of biology.


lexentry: eng/biopic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biopic
trans_list: biopic
sense:
(film genre) A motion picture based on the life (or lives) of a real, rather than fictional, person (or people).


lexentry: eng/biopiracy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biopiracy
trans_list: biopiratage | biopiraterie
sense:
(pejorative) The appropriation of indigenous biomedical knowledge, especially by patenting naturally occurring substances.


lexentry: eng/biopolymer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biopolymer
trans_list: biopolymère
sense:
(biochemistry) Any macromolecule of a living organism that is formed from the polymerization of smaller entities; a polymer that occurs in a living organism or results from life.


lexentry: eng/biopower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biopower
trans_list: biopouvoir
sense:
(political science) The sum of the various techniques used by modern nation-states to control not individual subjects but their entire populations, as contrasted with traditional modes of power based on the threat of death from a sovereign.


lexentry: eng/biopsy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biopsy
trans_list: biopsie
sense:
The removal and examination of a sample of tissue, cells, or bodily fluid from a living body for diagnostic purposes.


lexentry: eng/bioremediation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bioremediation
trans_list: bioremédiation
sense:
(biochemistry) The use of biological organisms, usually microorganisms, to remove contaminants, especially from polluted water


lexentry: eng/biosafety__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biosafety
trans_list: biosécurité
sense:
Protection from potential harm from biological agents, such as infectious microbes or modified genes.


lexentry: eng/biosynthesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biosynthesis
trans_list: biosynthèse
sense:
(biochemistry) The synthesis of organic compounds within a living organism, especially the synthesis of large compounds from small ones.


lexentry: eng/biotechnology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biotechnology
trans_list: biotechnologie
sense:
The use of living organisms (especially microorganisms) in industrial, agricultural, medical and other technological applications.


lexentry: eng/biotherapy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biotherapy
trans_list: biothérapie
sense:
(medicine) Any of several unrelated therapies that use natural biological processes, especially those that use parts of the immune system.


lexentry: eng/biotherapy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: biotherapy
trans_list: biothérapie
sense:
(medicine) The use of living organisms (such as maggots or leeches) in the control of disease or the healing of wounds.


lexentry: eng/biotin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biotin
trans_list: biotine
sense:
(vitamin) A sulfur-containing member of the vitamin B complex, 5-[(3aS,4S,6aR)-2-oxohexahydro-1H-thieno[3,4-d]imidazol-4-yl]pentanoic acid, found in liver, egg yolk, milk, and yeast, essential to the activity of multiple enzyme systems.


lexentry: eng/biotite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biotite
trans_list: biotite
sense:
(mineral) A dark brown mica; it is a mixed aluminosilicate and fluoride of potassium, magnesium and iron.


lexentry: eng/biotope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biotope
trans_list: biotope
sense:
A geographical area that has a uniform biological environment and a uniform distribution of plants and animals


lexentry: eng/biotransformation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biotransformation
trans_list: biotransformation
sense:
(biochemistry) The changes (both chemical and physical) that occur to a substance (especially a drug) by the actions of enzymes within an organism.


lexentry: eng/biphenyl__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: biphenyl
trans_list: biphényle
sense:
(organic compound, countable) Any substituted or otherwise altered version of biphenyl, such as PCBs.


lexentry: eng/bipolar_disorder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bipolar disorder
trans_list: trouble bipolaire
sense:
(clinical psychology, psychiatry) A psychiatric diagnostic category, previously called manic depression, characterised by mood swings between great energy (mania) and clinical depression.


lexentry: eng/biquaternion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biquaternion
trans_list: biquaternion
sense:
(algebra) Any of the numbers w + xi + yj + zk \ \! where w, x, y, and z are complex numbers and the elements of {1, i, j, k} multiply as in the quaternion group.


lexentry: eng/birational_geometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: birational geometry
trans_list: géométrie birationnelle
sense:
(algebraic geometry) A field of algebraic geometry in which the aim is to determine under what conditions two algebraic varieties are isomorphic outside lower-dimensional subsets.


lexentry: eng/bird_cherry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bird cherry
trans_list: merisier à grappes
sense:
Prunus padus or any deciduous species of Prunus subg. Padus that is closely related to it (tree or fruit).


lexentry: eng/bird_of_paradise__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bird of paradise
trans_list: paradisier | oiseau de paradis
sense:
Any of various passerine birds of the family Paradisaeidae native to Oceania. In many of the species the breeding plumage of the males is brightly coloured.


lexentry: eng/birds_of_a_feather_flock_together__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: birds of a feather flock together
trans_list: qui se ressemble s'assemble | qui se ressemble s’assemble
sense:
(idiomatic) People of similar character, background or taste tend to congregate or associate with one another; it is easier to establish friendships with people that one has a lot in common with.


lexentry: eng/birdsong__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: birdsong
trans_list: chant | chant d’oiseau
sense:
(ornithology) A vocalisation made by a bird, more complex than a call, for purposes associated with courtship and territory.


lexentry: eng/birefringence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: birefringence
trans_list: biréfringence
sense:
(physics) The splitting of a ray of light into two parallel rays of perpendicular polarization by passage through an optically anisotropic medium; the property of a material that light passing through it is so split.


lexentry: eng/biretta__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biretta
trans_list: barrette
sense:
A square cap, originally with four ridges across the top, surmounted by a tuft, worn by Roman Catholic clergy (and by some in the Anglican Church). A three-sided biretta is worn by Roman Catholic clergy for liturgical celebrations.


lexentry: eng/birth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: birth
trans_list: naissance
sense:
(uncountable) The process of childbearing; the beginning of life; the emergence of a human baby or other viviparous animal offspring from the mother's body into the environment.


lexentry: eng/birth_canal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: birth canal
trans_list: canal de naissance
sense:
(anatomy, sometimes, euphemistic) The combined vagina and cervix, when the cervix dilates during birth to form a continuous tube with the vagina.


lexentry: eng/birth_certificate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: birth certificate
trans_list: acte de naissance
sense:
An official document certifying the details of an individual's birth, indicating the name, date, and parents' names, and details such as parents' occupation and religion.


lexentry: eng/birthday__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: birthday
trans_list: date de naissance | anniversaire
sense:
The date on which someone is born or something is created, more commonly called birthdate or date of birth.


lexentry: eng/birthday_cake__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: birthday cake
trans_list: gâteau d'anniversaire | gâteau de fête
sense:
In particular, a buttery, frosted vanilla cake of the sort commonly made to celebrate birthdays in the US, used in compound words to attribute a buttery or creamy, sugary, vanilla cake flavour or aroma to other things.


lexentry: eng/birthday_paradox__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: birthday paradox
trans_list: paradoxe des anniversaires
sense:
(probability theory) The counterintuitive observation that a random group of people needs to have only 23 members before there is a 50% chance of two of them having the same birthday.


lexentry: eng/birthday_suit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: birthday suit
trans_list: tenue d’Adam | tenue d’Ève | dans le plus simple appareil | dans son plus simple appareil
sense:
(idiom, often, humorous) Nakedness, unclothed skin; an exposure of a human's natural anatomy without clothing.


lexentry: eng/birthrate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: birthrate
trans_list: taux de natalité
sense:
The ratio of total live births to total population for a specific community or nation in a specified period; often expressed in births per thousand per year


lexentry: eng/birthright_citizenship__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: birthright citizenship
trans_list: droit du sol
sense:
The right (unconditional or near-unconditional) of anyone born in the territory of a state to nationality or citizenship.


lexentry: eng/biscuit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biscuit
trans_list: biscuit
sense:
(UK, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, sometimes, Canada, rare) A small, flat, baked good which is either hard and crisp or else soft but firm; a cookie.


lexentry: eng/biscuit__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: biscuit
trans_list: biscuit
sense:
(especially, nautical) Any of several hard bread or breadlike foodstuffs, especially those formerly supplied to naval ships and armies, made with very little water, kneaded into flat cakes, and slowly baked, and which often became infested with weevils.


lexentry: eng/bisector__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bisector
trans_list: bissectrice
sense:
(geometry) A line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts.


lexentry: eng/bisexual__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bisexual
trans_list: bisexuel
sense:
(of humans, or, other animals) Sexually attracted to both same-gendered and different-gendered partners. Similar to pansexual


lexentry: eng/bisexual__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bisexual
trans_list: bisexué
sense:
(rare) Hermaphroditic/intersex, being both male and female, or alternating between being male and being female.


lexentry: eng/bisexual_lighting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bisexual lighting
trans_list: éclairage bisexuel
sense:
(LGBTQ, often, art, film, television) The simultaneous use of pink, purple, and blue lighting, often to indicate bisexuality.


lexentry: eng/bisexuality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bisexuality
trans_list: bisexualité
sense:
(of humans or other animals) The state of being sexually or romantically attracted to members of either sex or gender.


lexentry: eng/bishop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bishop
trans_list: évêque | évêchesse
sense:
(Christianity) An overseer of congregations: either any such overseer, generally speaking, or (in Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Anglicanism, etc.) an official in the church hierarchy (actively or nominally) governing a diocese, supervising the church's priests, deacons, and property in its territory.


lexentry: eng/bishop__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: bishop
trans_list: fou
sense:
(chess) The chess piece denoted ♗ or ♝ which moves along diagonal lines and developed from the shatranj alfil ("elephant") and was originally known as the aufil or archer in English.


lexentry: eng/bissextile__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bissextile
trans_list: bissextil
sense:
Having an intercalary day, particularly the quadrennial leap day of the Julian and Gregorian calendars traditionally placed as a "second sixth" day before March 1st.


lexentry: eng/bistort__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bistort
trans_list: bistorte
sense:
Any of several perennial herbs, classified in genera Bistorta, Persicaria, or Polygonum, having spikes of pink flowers.


lexentry: eng/bit__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bit
trans_list: foret | bit
sense:
A rotary cutting tool, fitted to a drill, brace, or router, used to bore or drill holes or to remove material from the profile of the workpiece.


lexentry: eng/bitch__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bitch
trans_list: salope | garce | rosse
sense:
(slang, vulgar, offensive, often, sexist) A despicable or disagreeable, aggressive person, usually a woman. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/bitch__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: bitch
trans_list: pute
sense:
(vulgar, offensive) A submissive person who does what others want; (prison slang) a man forced or coerced into a homoerotic relationship. [from the 20th c]


lexentry: eng/bitch__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: bitch
trans_list: dame
sense:
(colloquial, vulgar, card games) A queen playing card, particularly the queen of spades in the card game of hearts.


lexentry: eng/bitch__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bitch
trans_list: chialer | pester | rouspéter | râler
sense:
(vulgar, intransitive) To complain or criticize spitefully, often for the sake of complaining rather than in order to have the problem corrected.


lexentry: eng/bite__Verb__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: bite
trans_list: mordre | marcher | tomber dans le panneau
sense:
(intransitive) To cause a smarting sensation; to have a property which causes such a sensation; to be pungent.


lexentry: eng/bite_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bite off
trans_list: se casser le cul | se décarcasser | se dévouer
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic, sometimes followed by on) To accept or commit oneself to a task, project, notion, or responsibility, especially one which presents challenges.


lexentry: eng/bite_the_hand_that_feeds_one__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bite the hand that feeds one
trans_list: cracher dans la soupe | mordre la main nourricière | mordre la main qui nourrit
sense:
(idiomatic) To cause harm to a benefactor (especially one that one is dependent on, thus with the idea that this behaviour is self-damaging).


lexentry: eng/bitmap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bitmap
trans_list: image matricielle
sense:
(computing) A series of bits that represents a rasterized graphic image, each pixel being represented as a group of bits.


lexentry: eng/bitrate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bitrate
trans_list: débit binaire
sense:
(computing, telecommunications) The frequency at which bits (binary digits) pass a given physical or metaphorical point, measured in bps (bits per second).


lexentry: eng/bitstock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bitstock
trans_list: vilebrequin | chignole
sense:
A hand tool consisting of a crank which holds a fitted rotating drill bit tip, designed to bore holes in rigid materials, by cutting a disc in a spiral fashion.


lexentry: eng/bitter_almond__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bitter almond
trans_list: amande
sense:
The seed of this tree, which is unpalatably bitter and bears many times the cyanide of the sweet almond.


lexentry: eng/bitter_end__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bitter end
trans_list: étalingure
sense:
(nautical) That part of an anchor cable which is abaft the bitts and thus remains inboard when a ship is riding at anchor.


lexentry: eng/bitter_vetch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bitter vetch
trans_list: ers
sense:
A plant with bitter, lentil-like seeds that are edible with special processing, but are now mostly fed to livestock, Vicia ervilia.


lexentry: eng/bitters__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bitters
trans_list: amer
sense:
A liquid used in mixed drinks or as a tonic into which bitter herbs have been steeped (it can also be found in powdered form for adding to mixed drinks).


lexentry: eng/bitumen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bitumen
trans_list: bitume
sense:
A sticky, black, highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum, burning with a bright flame. It occurs as an abundant natural product in many places, as on the shores of the Dead and Caspian Seas. It is used in cements, in the construction of pavements, etc.; Mineral pitch.


lexentry: eng/bivalve__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bivalve
trans_list: bivalve
sense:
Any mollusc belonging to the taxonomic class Bivalvia, characterized by a shell consisting of two hinged sections, such as a scallop, clam, mussel or oyster.


lexentry: eng/biwa__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biwa
trans_list: biva
sense:
A plucked lute, originating in the classical and traditional music of Japan, characterized by a pear-shaped body and four or five high frets, giving the instrument a distinctively twangy tone.


lexentry: eng/bizarre__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bizarre
trans_list: bizarre
sense:
Strangely unconventional; highly unusual and different from common experience, often in an extravagant, fantastic, and/or conspicuous way.


lexentry: eng/black-backed_jackal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black-backed jackal
trans_list: chacal à chabraque
sense:
A jackal of species Canis mesomelas, which inhabits the southernmost and central-eastern regions of the African continent.


lexentry: eng/black-billed_capercaillie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black-billed capercaillie
trans_list: tétras à bec noir
sense:
A large black grouse endemic to Siberia, closely related to western capercaillie; Tetrao parvirostris.


lexentry: eng/black-crested_antshrike__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black-crested antshrike
trans_list: Batara huppé
sense:
A South American passerine bird in the antbird family, living in undergrowth in mangrove or other swampy forest and thickets near water, Sakesphorus canadensis.


lexentry: eng/black-crowned_night_heron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black-crowned night heron
trans_list: bihoreau gris | héron bihoreau | corbeau de nuit
sense:
A medium-sized heron, Nycticorax nycticorax, found throughout a large part of the world, except in the coldest regions and Australasia.


lexentry: eng/black-footed_cat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black-footed cat
trans_list: chat à pattes noires
sense:
Felis nigripes, the smallest African cat, endemic in the south west arid zone of the southern African subregion.


lexentry: eng/black-headed_gull__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black-headed gull
trans_list: mouette rieuse
sense:
A small gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus, which breeds in much of Europe and Asia, and also in coastal eastern Canada.


lexentry: eng/black-throated_diver__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black-throated diver
trans_list: plongeon arctique
sense:
Gavia arctica, a medium-sized member of the loon or diver family that breeds in Eurasia, with grey head, black throat, white underparts and chequered black-and-white mantle.


lexentry: eng/black__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: black
trans_list: noir | Noir
sense:
(US, UK, South Africa) Belonging to or descended from any of various sub-Saharan African ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin.


lexentry: eng/black__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: black
trans_list: noir | Noir
sense:
(sometimes, capitalized) Belonging to or descended from any of various (African, Aboriginal, etc.) ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin. (See usage notes below.)


lexentry: eng/black__Adjective__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: black
trans_list: noir | Noir
sense:
(board games, chess) Of or relating to the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the "black" set (in chess, the set used by the player who moves second) (often regardless of the pieces' actual colour).


lexentry: eng/black__Adjective__1
sense_num: 16
written_rep: black
trans_list: noir
sense:
Clandestine; relating to a political, military, or espionage operation or site, the existence or details of which is withheld from the general public.


lexentry: eng/black__Adjective__1
sense_num: 17
written_rep: black
trans_list: noir | Noir
sense:
Occult; relating to something (such as mystical or magical knowledge) which is unknown to or kept secret from the general public.


lexentry: eng/black__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black
trans_list: noir | Noir
sense:
(countable, and, uncountable) The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed.


lexentry: eng/black_alder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black alder
trans_list: aulne glutineux | aulne noir | aulne poisseux
sense:
(countable, uncountable) A tree (Alnus glutinosa), of many practical uses, growing in moist conditions in Europe.


lexentry: eng/black_and_blue__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black and blue
trans_list: violet
sense:
(colloquial, of a person) Having obvious bruises of the skin, typically from falling or being hit or punched.


lexentry: eng/black_and_white__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: black and white
trans_list: Americain
sense:
A type of giant cookie (about 8 inches diameter) with icing on the top side: half white, half dark chocolate.


lexentry: eng/black_bag__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: black bag
trans_list: mallette médical
sense:
(chiefly, US) The pouch or case traditionally carried by medical doctors, especially when making house calls, and containing medical instruments and supplies.


lexentry: eng/black_bass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black bass
trans_list: achigan à grande bouche
sense:
Any fish of the genus Micropterus, such as the smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) or the largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides).


lexentry: eng/black_bloc__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black bloc
trans_list: black bloc | bloc noir | cagoules noires
sense:
Any group of individuals who join a protest or demonstration, wearing black clothing including items to protect and/or conceal their faces and often engaging in violence and vandalism; the tactic of forming and participating in such a group.


lexentry: eng/black_box__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black box
trans_list: boîte noire | boite noire
sense:
(informal, aviation) A flight recorder; the brightly colored cockpit voice recorders and flight data recorders in an aircraft designed to aid in determining the cause of an accident.


lexentry: eng/black_box__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: black box
trans_list: boîte noire | boite noire
sense:
A theoretical construct or device with known input and output characteristics but unknown method of operation.


lexentry: eng/black_caraway__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black caraway
trans_list: cumin noir | nigelle cultivée
sense:
A Middle-Eastern spice plant related to buttercups, Nigella sativa, with dark black, aromatic seeds.


lexentry: eng/black_dwarf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black dwarf
trans_list: naine noire
sense:
(astronomy) A theoretically predicted stellar remnant consisting of a white dwarf that has cooled and faded for trillions of years and no longer emits visible light.


lexentry: eng/black_eye__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black eye
trans_list: œil au beurre noir | cocard | mélanobutyrophtalmie | œil poché
sense:
A periorbital hematoma; a visible bruise surrounding a person's eye; an assault causing such a bruise; the eye involved.


lexentry: eng/black_frost__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black frost
trans_list: gelée noire
sense:
(botany) Cold so intense as to freeze vegetation and turn it black, without the formation of hoar frost.


lexentry: eng/black_frost__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: black frost
trans_list: gelée noire
sense:
(chiefly, nautical) A mist of very cold droplets that freeze upon impact and coat objects (such as parts of a ship) with ice, potentially causing a ship to capsize.


lexentry: eng/black_goby__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black goby
trans_list: gobie
sense:
Any of the species Gobius niger of ray-finned fishes, found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean and Black Seas.


lexentry: eng/black_humor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black humor
trans_list: humour noir
sense:
A subgenre of comedy and satire that deals with subjects that are believed to be serious or controversial, such as death, divorce, drug abuse, etc.


lexentry: eng/black_ice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black ice
trans_list: verglas | glace noire
sense:
A smooth, barely visible, and dangerously slippery film of ice, usually over a dark surface, such as rock or pavement.


lexentry: eng/black_knight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black knight
trans_list: chevalier noir
sense:
(fiction) A villain or evil character who masks their identity and that of their liege by not displaying heraldry.


lexentry: eng/black_letter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black letter
trans_list: Fraktur
sense:
(typography) A Northern European style of type based on the script, with contrasting thick-and-thin, angular strokes forming upright letterforms, and usually set with a dark typographic colour on the page.


lexentry: eng/black_light__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black light
trans_list: lumière noire
sense:
(countable) A light bulb that emits ultraviolet light, usually used to create the illusion that anything white is glowing.


lexentry: eng/black_lives_matter__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black lives matter
trans_list: les vies noires comptent
sense:
(politics, originally, US) A rallying call and statement of protest, concerning police brutality and racially motivated violence against black people.


lexentry: eng/black_locust__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black locust
trans_list: robinier | acacia blanc | faux-acacia | robinier faux-acacia
sense:
A tree, Robinia pseudoacacia, in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family Fabaceae, native to the southeastern United States, but widely planted and naturalized elsewhere in temperate North America, Europe and Asia; considered an invasive species in some areas.


lexentry: eng/black_magic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black magic
trans_list: magie noire
sense:
Magic derived from evil forces, as distinct from good or benign forces; or magic performed with the intention of doing harm.


lexentry: eng/black_mamba__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black mamba
trans_list: mamba noir
sense:
A large venomous snake found in Africa, taxonomic name Dendroaspis polylepis. Despite the name, this species of snake is not black; its colour ranges widely from olive-brown, khaki or grey, sometimes to darker hues, especially when old. The inside of the mouth is black, but in spite of a recent urban legend there is no indication that that has anything to do with the name "black mamba", which is a much older usage than any such suggestion.


lexentry: eng/black_maple__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black maple
trans_list: érable noir
sense:
A variety of maple tree of eastern North America, Acer nigrum, closely related to the sugar maple, but with a darker bark and three-lobed leaves.


lexentry: eng/black_money__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: black money
trans_list: argent sale
sense:
(India) Money that is obtained illegally, especially that which circulates outside the formal financial system in the underworld. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/black_pepper__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: black pepper
trans_list: poivre noir
sense:
The dried, unripe berries (peppercorns) of the Piper nigrum plant which are commonly used as a spice and seasoning. They are either used whole, or in a ground or crushed form.


lexentry: eng/black_poplar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black poplar
trans_list: peuplier
sense:
Any of species Populus nigra of poplars found in Europe, southwest and central Asia, and northwest Africa.


lexentry: eng/black_radish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black radish
trans_list: radis noir
sense:
A root vegetable of the family Brassicaceae cultivated for its edible root that has a tough black or dull brown skin and white flesh, Raphanus sativus var. niger


lexentry: eng/black_rat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black rat
trans_list: rat noir
sense:
A common species of rat, Rattus rattus, originating anciently in Asia but now distributed worldwide.


lexentry: eng/black_salsify__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black salsify
trans_list: scorsonère
sense:
A perennial member of the sunflower family (Asteraceae), cultivated as a root vegetable (Pseudopodospermum hispanicum, syn. Scorzonera hispanica).


lexentry: eng/black_scabbardfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black scabbardfish
trans_list: sabre noir
sense:
A North Atlantic fish of the cutlassfish family Trichiuridae with an extremely elongated, eel-like body, Aphanopus carbo.


lexentry: eng/black_sheep__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black sheep
trans_list: excentrique | original
sense:
(idiomatic) A nonconformist; an unusual or unconventional person, who may be rejected or disdained by others for this reason.


lexentry: eng/black_smoker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black smoker
trans_list: fumeur noir
sense:
(geology, oceanography) A kind of hydrothermal vent found on the seabed, emitting clouds of black material.


lexentry: eng/black_stork__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black stork
trans_list: cigogne noire
sense:
A large bird of species Ciconia nigra in the stork family Ciconiidae, wintering in tropical Africa, found in much of western Eurasia.


lexentry: eng/black_swan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black swan
trans_list: cygne noir
sense:
Cygnus atratus, a swan with black plumage and a red bill which is endemic to Australia. [from c. 1700]


lexentry: eng/black_swan__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: black swan
trans_list: cygne noir
sense:
Something believed impossible or not to exist, especially if an example is subsequently found; also, something extremely rare; a rara avis.


lexentry: eng/black_tea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black tea
trans_list: thé noir
sense:
Tea leaves which have been "fermented" (actually, oxidized) before drying to enhance their flavour (cf. green tea).


lexentry: eng/black_tie__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: black tie
trans_list: smoking
sense:
(uncountable) Evening dress; a standard of dress which is less formal than white tie, consisting of black dinner jacket or tuxedo jacket, and matching trousers, white shirt and black bow tie or, possibly, military dress or national costume.


lexentry: eng/blackamoor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blackamoor
trans_list: maure
sense:
(archaic, heraldry, now, offensive) A person with dark black skin, especially one from north Africa.


lexentry: eng/blackberry_winter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blackberry winter
trans_list: saints de glace
sense:
(especially, Southern US, Midwest US) A period of cold weather that falls when blackberries are flowering, or more generally any time in spring or early summer (March, April or May).


lexentry: eng/blackbird__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blackbird
trans_list: merle | merlesse | merle noir
sense:
A common true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia, and introduced elsewhere.


lexentry: eng/blackboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blackboard
trans_list: tableau | tableau noir
sense:
A large flat surface, finished with black slate or a similar material, that can be written upon with chalk and subsequently erased; a chalkboard.


lexentry: eng/blackbody__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blackbody
trans_list: corps noir
sense:
(physics) a theoretical body, approximated by a hole in a hollow black sphere, that absorbs all incident electromagnetic radiation and reflects none; it has a characteristic emission spectrum


lexentry: eng/blackfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: blackfish
trans_list: globicéphale commun
sense:
A pilot whale (Globicephalus spp.) and occasionally also used for various other whales). [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/blackhead__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blackhead
trans_list: comédon | point noir
sense:
(countable, medicine) A type of comedo, a skin blemish, a type of acne vulgaris, where a pore becomes clogged with a dark, hard, cheesy keratin-filled substance forming a hard black "head" on the skin's surface.


lexentry: eng/blackjack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blackjack
trans_list: vingt-et-un
sense:
(card games) A common gambling card game in casinos, where the object is to get as close to 21 without going over.


lexentry: eng/blackjack__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: blackjack
trans_list: pavillon de pirates
sense:
The flag (i.e., a jack) traditionally flown by pirate ships; popularly thought to be a white skull and crossed bones on a black field (the Jolly Roger).


lexentry: eng/blackjack__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: blackjack
trans_list: matraque
sense:
(weapons) A small, flat, blunt, usually leather-covered weapon loaded with heavy material such as lead or ball bearings, intended to inflict a blow to the head that renders the victim unconscious with diminished risk of lasting cranial trauma.


lexentry: eng/blackjack__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: blackjack
trans_list: matraque
sense:
(aviation) A tool of leather filled with shot (or similar), resembling the weapon, used for shaping sheet metal.


lexentry: eng/blackleg__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blackleg
trans_list: charbon symptomatique
sense:
(uncountable, agriculture, veterinary medicine) A fatal cattle disease caused by the soil-borne bacterium Clostridium chauvoei; symptomatic anthrax. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/blacklist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blacklist
trans_list: liste noire | blacklist
sense:
(legal, computing) A list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned, disallowed or blocked.


lexentry: eng/blackout__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: blackout
trans_list: blackout
sense:
(historical) The mandatory blocking of all light emanating from buildings, as well as outdoor and street lighting as a measure against aerial bombing or naval attack, as imposed during, e.g., World War II.


lexentry: eng/blackout_curtain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blackout curtain
trans_list: rideau occultant
sense:
A curtain made from blackout material, designed to block light (e.g. sunlight through a window) much more than a standard curtain.


lexentry: eng/blackshirt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blackshirt
trans_list: chemise noire | squadriste
sense:
(historical, chiefly, in the plural) A uniformed member of a paramilitary wing of the Italian Fascist Party.


lexentry: eng/blackthorn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blackthorn
trans_list: prunellier
sense:
A large shrub or small tree, Prunus spinosa, that is native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa. It has a dark bark and bears thorns.


lexentry: eng/bladder_cherry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bladder cherry
trans_list: alkékenge | amour-en-cage | cerise d'hiver | coccigrole | lanterne japonaise
sense:
A plant, Alkekengi officinarum (syn. Physalis alkekengi), having a bright paper-like covering over its fruit, native to southern Europe.


lexentry: eng/bladdernut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bladdernut
trans_list: staphylier
sense:
Any of several species of large shrubs or small trees, of the genus Staphylea, in the family Staphyleaceae


lexentry: eng/bladderpod__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bladderpod
trans_list: tabac indien
sense:
Any of various flowering plants, including Cleome isomeris (= Isomeris arborea), Peritoma arborea, Lobelia inflata, and species of Physaria (= Lesquerella) and Paysonia.


lexentry: eng/bladderwort__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bladderwort
trans_list: utriculaire
sense:
Any of many aquatic carnivorous plants, of the genus Utricularia, that have open bladders that trap minute insects and crustaceans.


lexentry: eng/blade__Noun__1
sense_num: 18
written_rep: blade
trans_list: lame
sense:
(biology) The four large shell plates on the sides, and the five large ones of the middle, of the carapace of the sea turtle, which yield the best tortoise shell.


lexentry: eng/blade__Noun__1
sense_num: 21
written_rep: blade
trans_list: lame
sense:
(mathematics) An exterior product of vectors. (The product may have more than two factors. Also, a scalar counts as a 0-blade, a vector as a 1-blade; an exterior product of k vectors may be called a k-blade.)


lexentry: eng/blame__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: blame
trans_list: blâme | coupabilité
sense:
(computing) A source control feature that can show which user was responsible for a particular portion of the source code.


lexentry: eng/blame__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blame
trans_list: blâmer | reprocher
sense:
(transitive, usually followed by "for") To assert or consider that someone is the cause of something negative; to place blame; to attribute responsibility (for something negative or for doing something negative).


lexentry: eng/blandishment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blandishment
trans_list: blandice
sense:
(countable) Often in the plural form blandishments: a flattering speech or action designed to influence or persuade.


lexentry: eng/blank__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blank
trans_list: préforme
sense:
(archaic, historical, obsolete) A small French coin, originally of silver, afterwards of copper, worth 5 deniers; also a silver coin of Henry V current in the parts of France then held by the English, worth about 8 pence [15th–17th century].


lexentry: eng/blank__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: blank
trans_list: préforme
sense:
(mechanics, engineering) A piece of material roughly cut, forged, cast, etc. to the size and shape of the thing to be made, and ready for the finishing operations; (coining) the disc of metal before stamping [since the 16th century].


lexentry: eng/blank__Noun__1
sense_num: 16
written_rep: blank
trans_list: préforme
sense:
(chemistry) A sample for a control experiment that does not contain any of the analyte of interest, in order to deliberately produce a non-detection to verify that a detection is distinguishable from it.


lexentry: eng/blank_check__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blank check
trans_list: chèque en blanc
sense:
(literal) A signed check of the type used to draw money from a bank account, containing no information as to the amount to be paid with it, so that any amount can be filled in.


lexentry: eng/blank_check__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: blank check
trans_list: carte blanche | chèque en blanc
sense:
(figurative) A grant of complete authority to spend an unlimited amount of money, or to take other actions without restraint.


lexentry: eng/blank_verse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blank verse
trans_list: vers blanc
sense:
(poetry) A poetic form with regular meter, particularly iambic pentameter, but no fixed rhyme scheme.


lexentry: eng/blanket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blanket
trans_list: couverture
sense:
A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.


lexentry: eng/blasphemy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blasphemy
trans_list: blasphème
sense:
An act of irreverence or contempt toward a god or toward something considered sacred; an impious act, utterance, view, etc.


lexentry: eng/blast_from_the_past__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blast from the past
trans_list: madeleine de Proust
sense:
(colloquial, idiom) Something or someone that a person has not seen for a long time that evokes nostalgic feelings.


lexentry: eng/blast_furnace__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: blast furnace
trans_list: haut fourneau
sense:
(metallurgy) As above, but specifically such a furnace where the fuel and the ore are intermixed, as for example when coke and iron ore are burned together.


lexentry: eng/blast_furnace_gas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blast furnace gas
trans_list: gaz de haut fourneau
sense:
A gaseous, low calorific value by-product of blast furnaces generated when the iron ore is reduced with coke to metallic iron; commonly used as fuel within the steel works in which the gas is generated. The gas consists chiefly of inflammable nitrogen and carbon dioxide with about 20% of carbon monoxide.


lexentry: eng/blastema__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blastema
trans_list: blastème
sense:
(physiology) A clump of undifferentiated cells or blasts, from which an organ or body part will develop, either during the normal growth of an embryo or in the regeneration of a lost body part.


lexentry: eng/blastodisk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blastodisk
trans_list: blastodisque
sense:
(biology) A round, flattened region of cells from which the embryo of many vertebrates begins to develop in the fertilized ovum; a germinal disk


lexentry: eng/blastpipe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blastpipe
trans_list: sarbacane
sense:
(mechanical engineering, rail transport) A pipe forming part of the exhaust system of a steam locomotive that discharges exhaust steam from the cylinders up into the smokebox beneath the chimney in order to increase the draught through the firebox; this speeds up the release of smoke through the chimney.


lexentry: eng/blastula__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blastula
trans_list: blastula
sense:
(embryology) An early form in the development of an embryo, consisting of a spherical layer of cells filled with fluid; a blastosphere.


lexentry: eng/blat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blat
trans_list: argot du milieu
sense:
The Soviet system of connections and social relationships; one's social or business network (in Russian or Soviet society).


lexentry: eng/blaze__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: blaze
trans_list: balise
sense:
(hiking) A waymark: any marking as painted on trees, carvings, affixed markers, posts, flagging, or crosses placed to lead hikers on their trail.


lexentry: eng/blaze__Verb__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: blaze
trans_list: baliser
sense:
(transitive) To indicate or mark out (a trail, especially through vegetation) by a series of blazes.


lexentry: eng/bleach__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bleach
trans_list: eau de Javel | javel
sense:
(uncountable) A chemical, such as sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide, or a preparation of such a chemical, used for disinfecting or whitening.


lexentry: eng/bleach__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bleach
trans_list: blanchir
sense:
(transitive) To treat with bleach, especially so as to whiten (fabric, paper, etc.) or lighten (hair).


lexentry: eng/bleacher__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bleacher
trans_list: gradin | place de tribune non-couverte
sense:
(US, usually, in the plural) A stand of tiered planks used as seating for spectators, often outdoors.


lexentry: eng/bleed__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bleed
trans_list: fond perdu
sense:
(printing) A narrow edge around a page layout, to be printed but cut off afterwards (added to allow for slight misalignment, especially with pictures that should run to the edge of the finished sheet).


lexentry: eng/bleed__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: bleed
trans_list: prélever
sense:
(transitive) To tap off high-pressure gas (usually air) from a system that produces high-pressure gas primarily for another purpose.


lexentry: eng/bleed_white__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bleed white
trans_list: saigner à blanc
sense:
(transitive, figurative, informal) To cause life-threatening hardship through deprivation of essential resources.


lexentry: eng/bleeding_heart__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: bleeding heart
trans_list: ami du peuple | défenseur de la veuve et de l'orphelin
sense:
A person who is overly sympathetic to the plight of the underprivileged, exploited or helpless, or to casualties of circumstance.


lexentry: eng/bleen__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bleen
trans_list: bert
sense:
(philosophy) Of an object, blue when first observed before a specified time or green when first observed after that time.


lexentry: eng/bleep_censor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bleep censor
trans_list: censeur de bip
sense:
(computing) A software module, manually operated by a broadcast technician, putting a five-second broadcast delay on the live content, providing time to censor the audio (and video) feed, and used to censor out what many consider "inappropriate" audio content during a live broadcast signal and replace it with a bleep signal.


lexentry: eng/blender__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blender
trans_list: mixeur
sense:
A machine with sharp rotating blades in a bowl, for mashing, crushing, or liquefying food ingredients.


lexentry: eng/blepharospasm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blepharospasm
trans_list: blépharospasme
sense:
(medicine) A physiological condition characterized by recurring involuntary twitches or closing of the eyelids.


lexentry: eng/blessed__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: blessed
trans_list: bienheureux
sense:
(Roman Catholicism) A title indicating the beatification of a person, thus allowing public veneration of those who have lived in sanctity or died as martyrs.


lexentry: eng/blessed_thistle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blessed thistle
trans_list: centaurée bénie
sense:
Centaurea benedicta (formerly usually called Cnicus benedictus), a thistle-like plant native to the Mediterranean.


lexentry: eng/blight__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: blight
trans_list: rouille | cloque | fléau
sense:
(pathology, dated) A diseased condition of the face or skin; specifically, bleeding under the conjunctiva of the eye, a form of skin rash, or a palsy of the face due to cold.


lexentry: eng/blight__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blight
trans_list: abîmer
sense:
(figurative) To impede the development or growth of (an aspect of life); to damage, to ruin, to spoil.


lexentry: eng/blight__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blight
trans_list: abîmer | abîmé
sense:
(plant disease) To affect the fertility or growth of (a plant) with a blight (noun sense 1.1), especially one caused by a fungus; to blast, to mildew, to smut.


lexentry: eng/blighter__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: blighter
trans_list: tête à claques
sense:
(UK, Irish, Commonwealth, often, disrespectful) A person, usually male, especially one who behaves in an objectionable or pitiable manner.


lexentry: eng/blind__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blind
trans_list: store | persienne
sense:
A movable covering for a window to keep out light, made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass.


lexentry: eng/blind_box__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blind box
trans_list: boîte aveugle
sense:
A box containing a collectible, which is one of a set; one does not know which collectible is in the box until opening the box.


lexentry: eng/blind_carbon_copy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blind carbon copy
trans_list: copie carbone invisible | copie cachée
sense:
(Internet) A copy of an email message that is sent to a person (often one of many) other than the primary recipient without the express knowledge of the other recipients.


lexentry: eng/blind_spot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blind spot
trans_list: point aveugle | tache aveugle
sense:
The place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina, and so where the retina cannot detect light; the portion of the visual field that corresponds to this site.


lexentry: eng/blind_spot__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: blind spot
trans_list: angle mort
sense:
(rail transport) The part of the railway/tramway track that cannot be seen in the side mirror or the side window.


lexentry: eng/blind_spot__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: blind spot
trans_list: aveuglement
sense:
(figuratively) An inability to recognize a fact or think clearly about a certain topic, especially because of a prejudice.


lexentry: eng/blind_spot__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: blind spot
trans_list: inconnu
sense:
(figuratively) A subject or area about which one is uninformed or misinformed, often because of a prejudice or lack of appreciation.


lexentry: eng/blind_spot__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: blind spot
trans_list: zone blanche
sense:
(telecommunications) A location where radio reception and/or transmission is significantly poorer than in surrounding locations.


lexentry: eng/blind_test__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blind test
trans_list: blind test | test en aveugle
sense:
A method for testing human response, in which the testee is given little or no specific information about the object under test; used e.g. for testing medicines and food products.


lexentry: eng/blindage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blindage
trans_list: blindage
sense:
(military, historic) A cover or protection for an advanced trench or approach, formed of fascines and earth supported by a framework.


lexentry: eng/bling_bling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bling bling
trans_list: bling-bling | blingbling
sense:
(slang) Shiny jewelry that displays wealth, such as a diamond ring or a stylish gold necklace or bracelet.


lexentry: eng/blini__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blini
trans_list: blini
sense:
A small pancake, of Russian origin, made from buckwheat flour; traditionally served with melted butter, sour cream and caviar or smoked salmon.


lexentry: eng/blink__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: blink
trans_list: coup d’œil
sense:
(computing) A text formatting feature that causes text to disappear and reappear as a form of visual emphasis.


lexentry: eng/blinkers__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blinkers
trans_list: œillères
sense:
A pair of leather or rubber eye cups attached to a horse hood in order to impede the rear vision of racehorses and harness horses.


lexentry: eng/blinks__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blinks
trans_list: montie des fontaines
sense:
a herbaceous annual plant of species Montia fontana, in the family Montiaceae, formerly included in the purslane family (Portulacaceae).


lexentry: eng/blip__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blip
trans_list: clignotement
sense:
(electronics) A small dot registered on electronic equipment, such as a radar or oscilloscope screen.


lexentry: eng/blister__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blister
trans_list: ampoule | cloque | phlyctène | boursouflure
sense:
A small bubble between the layers of the skin that contains watery or bloody fluid and is caused by friction and pressure, burning, freezing, chemical irritation, disease, or infection.


lexentry: eng/blister_pack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blister pack
trans_list: emballage-coque
sense:
One of several types of pre-formed plastic packaging, used for consumer goods and pharmaceuticals, consisting of a cavity and lidding.


lexentry: eng/blitz__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: blitz
trans_list: charge
sense:
(countable, American football) A play in which additional defenders beyond the defensive linemen rush the passer.


lexentry: eng/blitz_chess__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blitz chess
trans_list: blitz
sense:
(chess) Chess played at a quick time control, with each side getting about five minutes to make their moves. Blitz chess is played at a variety of time controls, primarily 3+0 (three minutes per side), 3+2 (three minutes per side plus two extra seconds per move), 5+0, and 5+3.


lexentry: eng/blitzkrieg__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blitzkrieg
trans_list: guerre éclair | blitzkrieg
sense:
A fast military offensive, typically involving a large and highly mobile tank force with air support.


lexentry: eng/blizzard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blizzard
trans_list: blizzard
sense:
A large snowstorm accompanied by strong winds and greatly reduced visibility caused by blowing snow.


lexentry: eng/bloatware__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bloatware
trans_list: boufficiel | inflagiciel | obésiciel | obésitiel
sense:
(computing, informal) Software that is packed with too many features and therefore slow or unwieldy; software that is inefficiently designed and occupies an excessive amount of memory or disk space.


lexentry: eng/blob__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blob
trans_list: goutte | pâte | tache
sense:
A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape.


lexentry: eng/blobby__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blobby
trans_list: en forme de bulle
sense:
Similar in shape to blobs; amorphous and rounded in appearance; partially irregular in appearance like bubbles.


lexentry: eng/blobfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blobfish
trans_list: blobfish
sense:
Psychrolutes marcidus, a fish that inhabits the deep waters off the coasts of the Australian mainland and Tasmania.


lexentry: eng/block__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: block
trans_list: immeuble | bloc
sense:
(cellular automata) In Conway's Game of Life, a still life consisting of four living cells arranged in a two-by-two square.


lexentry: eng/block__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: block
trans_list: billot | bloc
sense:
A case or frame housing one or more sheaves (pulleys), used with ropes to increase or redirect force, for example as part of lifting gear or a sailing ship's rigging. See also block and tackle.


lexentry: eng/block__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: block
trans_list: bloc
sense:
(chemistry) A portion of a macromolecule, comprising many units, that has at least one feature not present in adjacent portions.


lexentry: eng/block__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: block
trans_list: pâté (de maisons) | bloc
sense:
A contiguous group of urban lots of property, typically several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets.


lexentry: eng/block__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: block
trans_list: pâté de maison | rue
sense:
The distance from one street to another in a city or suburb that is built (approximately) to a grid pattern.


lexentry: eng/block__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: block
trans_list: blocage | bloc
sense:
(volleyball) A defensive play by one or more players meant to deflect a spiked ball back to the hitter’s court.


lexentry: eng/block__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: block
trans_list: bloquer | contrer
sense:
(transitive, theater) To specify the positions and movements of the actors for (a section of a play or film).


lexentry: eng/block_and_tackle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: block and tackle
trans_list: moufle | polyspaste
sense:
A system in which a rope, cable, or chain (the tackle) is passed over pulleys enclosed in two (or rarely more) blocks, one fixed and one attached to a load, which is used to gain mechanical advantage to lift or pull heavy loads.


lexentry: eng/block_code__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: block code
trans_list: code en bloc
sense:
(coding theory) A type of error-correcting code that encodes messages divided into fixed-sized blocks to codewords with a specific length.


lexentry: eng/block_hour__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: block hour
trans_list: temps de vol cale à cale
sense:
(aviation) The time from the moment the door of an aircraft closes at departure of a revenue flight, until the moment the aircraft door opens at the arrival gate following its landing.


lexentry: eng/blockade__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: blockade
trans_list: blocus
sense:
(by extension) Any form of formal isolation or inhibition of something, especially with the force of law or arms.


lexentry: eng/blockbuster__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: blockbuster
trans_list: blockbuster
sense:
(informal) Something, such as a film or book, that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales, as opposed to a box office bomb.


lexentry: eng/blockchain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blockchain
trans_list: blockchain | chaîne de blocs
sense:
A shared record of past transactions in a distributed network, typically used for cryptocurrency. [from 2010s]


lexentry: eng/blockquote__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blockquote
trans_list: citation en exergue | citation en retrait
sense:
(Internet) a lengthy quotation that is formatted so as to be set off from the main text on a webpage, as by italicization and indentation


lexentry: eng/blog__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blog
trans_list: blog | blogue
sense:
(Internet) A website that allows users to reflect, share opinions, and discuss various topics in the form of an online journal, sometimes letting readers comment on their posts. Most blogs are written in a slightly informal tone (personal journals, news, businesses, etc.)


lexentry: eng/blogosphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blogosphere
trans_list: blogosphère
sense:
(Internet) The totality of blogs, especially the unique jargon, cultures and shared interests created by their interconnection. [1999]


lexentry: eng/bloke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bloke
trans_list: mec | type | gazier | gus
sense:
(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, informal) A fellow, a man; especially an ordinary man, a man on the street. [From 1847]


lexentry: eng/blood-brain_barrier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blood-brain barrier
trans_list: barrière hémato-encéphalique
sense:
(anatomy) A structure in the central nervous system (CNS) that keeps various substances found in the bloodstream out of the brain while allowing in the substances essential to metabolic function, e.g. oxygen.


lexentry: eng/blood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blood
trans_list: sang
sense:
A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow.


lexentry: eng/blood__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: blood
trans_list: sang
sense:
A family relationship due to birth, such as that between siblings; contrasted with relationships due to marriage or adoption. See blood relative, blood relation.


lexentry: eng/blood_and_soil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blood and soil
trans_list: sang et sol
sense:
A nationalist, often fascist, ideology that sees genetic heritage (blood) and geographic territory (soil) as the most important values of a nation, typically associated with the idealisation of racial “purity”, reproductive fertility, agriculture and belligerence; examples include Nazism (cf. the concept of Lebensraum) and white nationalism in the United States.


lexentry: eng/blood_brother__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blood brother
trans_list: frère de sang
sense:
An unrelated male considered to share a brother-like relationship established by a ceremonial sharing of blood in some cultures.


lexentry: eng/blood_cell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blood cell
trans_list: cellule sanguine | globule
sense:
(hematology, cytology) Any of the cells normally found in blood, namely erythrocytes and leukocytes, sometimes including the platelets.


lexentry: eng/blood_clot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blood clot
trans_list: thrombus | caillot sanguin
sense:
(hematology, pathology) A clot formed from platelets and other elements; that forms in a blood vessel in a living organism, and causes thrombosis or obstruction of the vessel at its point of formation or travel to other areas of the body.


lexentry: eng/blood_drive__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blood drive
trans_list: collecte de sang
sense:
An activity, usually charitable, in which persons are requested to donate blood, either to maintain a general supply or in response to a specific shortage or emergency.


lexentry: eng/blood_eagle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blood eagle
trans_list: aigle de sang
sense:
A method of Viking ritual execution, in which the ribs are opened from the back, and the lungs pulled out and arranged to resemble wings.


lexentry: eng/blood_is_thicker_than_water__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blood is thicker than water
trans_list: bon sang ne peut mentir | bon sang ne saurait mentir | la voix du sang est la plus forte
sense:
(family, idiomatic) Family relations and loyalties are stronger than relationships with people who are not family members.


lexentry: eng/blood_poisoning__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blood poisoning
trans_list: septicémie | empoisonnement du sang | toxémie
sense:
(pathology) The presence in the bloodstream of microorganisms or their toxins in a sufficient quantity to cause serious illness; sepsis or septicemia.


lexentry: eng/blood_pressure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blood pressure
trans_list: tension artérielle | pression artérielle
sense:
The pressure exerted by the blood against the walls of the arteries and veins; it varies during the heartbeat cycle, and according to a person's age, health and physical condition.


lexentry: eng/blood_sister__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: blood sister
trans_list: sœur de sang
sense:
A female bound to another one in commitment and friendship by a ceremonial mingling of blood (aka the blood oath).


lexentry: eng/blood_test__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blood test
trans_list: bilan sanguin | prise de sang
sense:
(medicine, hematology) A laboratory analysis performed on a blood sample that is usually extracted from a vein in the arm using a hypodermic needle, or by fingerprick.


lexentry: eng/blood_transfusion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blood transfusion
trans_list: transfusion sanguine | transfusion
sense:
(medicine) The act or process of transferring blood products into a person's circulation intravenously; an instance of it.


lexentry: eng/blood_type__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blood type
trans_list: groupe sanguin
sense:
Any classification of human blood by the presence or absence of various antigens in a person’s red blood cells.


lexentry: eng/blood_type__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blood type
trans_list: groupe sanguin
sense:
One of eight possible classifications within the ABO and Rh blood group systems, commonly used to determine a person's compatibility for blood transfusion.


lexentry: eng/blood_vessel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blood vessel
trans_list: vaisseau sanguin | vaisseau
sense:
(anatomy) A component of the circulatory system, such as an artery, capillary, or vein, that carries blood.


lexentry: eng/bloodbath__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bloodbath
trans_list: bain de sang | boucherie | massacre
sense:
(figuratively) An upset (as of a game with unexpected results, or a national presidential convention) or heavy defeat.


lexentry: eng/bloodhound__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bloodhound
trans_list: limier | chien de Saint-Hubert
sense:
A large scenthound famed for its ability to follow a scent many days old, over vast distances. This dog is often used as a police dog to track missing people, fleeing suspects, or escaped prisoners.


lexentry: eng/bloodletting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bloodletting
trans_list: saignée
sense:
(historical, medicine) The archaic practice of treating illness by removing some blood, believed to be tainted, from the stricken person.


lexentry: eng/bloodletting__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bloodletting
trans_list: effusion de sang
sense:
A circumstance, such as a battle, where a large amount of blood is likely to be spilled through violence.


lexentry: eng/bloodlust__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bloodlust
trans_list: soif de sang
sense:
A desire for bloodshed and carnage, often aroused in the heat of battle and leading to uncontrolled slaughter and torture.


lexentry: eng/bloodroot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bloodroot
trans_list: sanguinaire
sense:
A North American plant, Sanguinaria canadensis, of the poppy family, which has a red root and sap and a single white flower in early spring.


lexentry: eng/bloodsucker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bloodsucker
trans_list: suceur de sang | suceuse de sang
sense:
An animal that drinks the blood of others, especially by sucking blood through a puncture wound; a hemovore.


lexentry: eng/bloody__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bloody
trans_list: vachement
sense:
(informal, Australia, Britain, India, Ireland, Newfoundland, NZ) Used to express anger, annoyance, or shock, or for emphasis.


lexentry: eng/bloody_dock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bloody dock
trans_list: patience sang-de-dragon | patience sanguine
sense:
A herb named for its characteristic red or purple veins, used in moderate amounts in salads and as ornamental vegetable, Rumex sanguineus.


lexentry: eng/bloody_mary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bloody mary
trans_list: bloody mary
sense:
A cocktail made from vodka, tomato juice, and usually other spices or flavorings, such as Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, beef consommé or bouillon, horseradish, celery or celery salt, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and lemon juice.


lexentry: eng/bloom__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bloom
trans_list: efflorescence | en fleurs | floraison
sense:
(uncountable) The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open.


lexentry: eng/bloom__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: bloom
trans_list: fleur
sense:
(figuratively) A state or time of beauty, freshness, and vigor; an opening to higher perfection, analogous to that of buds into blossoms.


lexentry: eng/bloom__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: bloom
trans_list: pruine | duvet | velours
sense:
The delicate, powdery coating upon certain growing or newly-gathered fruits or leaves, as on grapes, plums, etc.


lexentry: eng/bloom__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: bloom
trans_list: blanchiment | voile
sense:
(culinary) A white area of cocoa butter that forms on the surface of chocolate when warmed and cooled.


lexentry: eng/bloom__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: bloom
trans_list: blanchiment
sense:
(intransitive, cooking, of chocolate) To develop a layer of bloom (white, spotty areas of cocoa butter) due to repeated warming and cooling.


lexentry: eng/blooming__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: blooming
trans_list: florissant | florissante
sense:
Thriving in health, beauty, and vigor, vigour; indicating the freshness and beauties of youth or health.


lexentry: eng/blooper__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: blooper
trans_list: bêtisier
sense:
(film, informal) A filmed or videotaped outtake that has recorded an amusing accident and/or mistake.


lexentry: eng/blossom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blossom
trans_list: fleur
sense:
A flower, especially one indicating that a fruit tree is fruiting; (collectively) a mass of such flowers.


lexentry: eng/blotter_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blotter acid
trans_list: bouillie
sense:
Blotter paper impregnated with the drug LSD, to be taken orally, and often featuring psychedelic imagery.


lexentry: eng/blouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: blouse
trans_list: chemisier | corsage | blouse
sense:
(fashion) A shirt for women or girls, particularly a shirt with buttons and often a collar; a dress shirt tailored for women.


lexentry: eng/blow__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: blow
trans_list: souffler
sense:
(transitive) To propel by an air current (or, if under water, a water current), usually with the mouth.


lexentry: eng/blow__Verb__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: blow
trans_list: sauter
sense:
(transitive, with "up", or, with prep phrase headed by "to") To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.


lexentry: eng/blow_a_fuse__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blow a fuse
trans_list: faire sauter les plombs
sense:
(electricity) To overload a circuit sufficiently that a fuse protecting it melts away (or informally a circuit breaker trips), stopping current from flowing.


lexentry: eng/blow_hot_and_cold__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blow hot and cold
trans_list: souffler le chaud et le froid
sense:
(intransitive, idiomatic) To behave inconsistently; to vacillate or to waver, as between extremes of opinion or emotion.


lexentry: eng/blow_off_steam__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blow off steam
trans_list: décompresser | se défouler | souffler
sense:
(idiomatic) To vent; to talk or take action (especially in a ranting or unrestrained way) so as to relieve stress.


lexentry: eng/blow_one's_nose__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blow one's nose
trans_list: moucher
sense:
(intransitive) To expel mucus or other matter from one's nasal passages, via one's nostril, by force of lung power.


lexentry: eng/blow_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: blow out
trans_list: crever
sense:
(transitive) To destroy or degrade (something) quickly, especially inadvertently and prematurely; for example, to deflate (a tire) by puncturing it, to burn out a light bulb by overcurrent, or to injure a bodily joint.


lexentry: eng/blow_out_of_proportion__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blow out of proportion
trans_list: exagérer
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic) To overreact to or overstate; to treat too seriously or be overly concerned with.


lexentry: eng/blowfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blowfish
trans_list: poisson ballon | poisson globe
sense:
Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened.


lexentry: eng/blowfly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blowfly
trans_list: mouche à viande
sense:
Any of various flies of the family Calliphoridae that lay their eggs in rotting meat, dung, or open wounds.


lexentry: eng/blowhard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blowhard
trans_list: grande gueule
sense:
(Canada, US, derogatory) A person who talks too much or too loudly, especially in a boastful or self-important manner. [from c. 1840]


lexentry: eng/blowtorch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blowtorch
trans_list: chalumeau | lampe à souder
sense:
A tool which projects a controlled stream of a highly flammable gas over a spark in order to produce a controlled flame.


lexentry: eng/blubber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blubber
trans_list: lard
sense:
(uncountable) A fatty layer of adipose tissue found in other animals which keeps them warm, especially Arctic animals such as sea lions and Antarctic animals such as penguins.


lexentry: eng/blubber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blubber
trans_list: lard
sense:
(uncountable, countable) A fatty layer of adipose tissue found immediately beneath the epidermis of whales and other cetaceans (infraorder Cetacea).


lexentry: eng/blubber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blubber
trans_list: lard
sense:
(uncountable, informal, chiefly, derogatory, and, offensive) A person's fat tissue, usually when regarded as excessive and unsightly.


lexentry: eng/bludge__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bludge
trans_list: mendier
sense:
(Australia, New Zealand, slang) To avoid one's responsibilities; to leave it to others to perform duties that one is expected to perform.


lexentry: eng/blue-black_grosbeak__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blue-black grosbeak
trans_list: évêque bleu-noir
sense:
Any bird of the species Cyanoloxia cyanoides, a deep blue and black-colored cardinalid found from southern Mexico down to northern South America.


lexentry: eng/blue-eyed_boy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blue-eyed boy
trans_list: chouchou
sense:
(idiomatic, informal, usually, derogatory) The favorite, especially a young one, especially of someone in power; a fair-haired boy (US), (Australian).


lexentry: eng/blue-green_alga__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blue-green alga
trans_list: algue bleu-vert
sense:
Any member of the taxonomic class or phylum Cyanobacteria; a primitive photosynthetic organism similar to bacteria which is thought to have generated the first oxygen in the Earth's atmosphere.


lexentry: eng/blue-sky_thinking__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blue-sky thinking
trans_list: rêverie
sense:
(idiomatic) A form of thinking that is not grounded or in touch with the realities of the present, and can thus benefit from creative imagination.


lexentry: eng/blue-winged_grasshopper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: Oedipoda caerulescens, a grasshopper species that lives in regions with sparse vegetation.
written_rep: blue-winged grasshopper
trans_list:
criquet bleu | criquet rubané | criquet à ailes bleues | criquet à ailes bleues et noires | œdipode bleue | œdipode bleuâtre


lexentry: eng/blue__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: blue
trans_list: bleu | démocrate
sense:
(US politics) Supportive of, run by (a member of), pertaining to, or dominated by the Democratic Party. [late 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/blue__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: blue
trans_list: bleuter
sense:
(transitive, metallurgy) To treat the surface of steel so that it is passivated chemically and becomes more resistant to rust.


lexentry: eng/blue_bonnet__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: blue bonnet
trans_list: bleuet
sense:
Any of several blue flowering plants, especially cornflower, Centaurea cyanus, and plants of the genus Scabiosa. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/blue_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blue card
trans_list: carte bleue
sense:
(EU) An EU-wide work permit allowing high-skilled non-EU citizens to work and live in any country within the European Union, excluding Denmark and Ireland, which are not subject to the proposal. [from 2009]


lexentry: eng/blue_catfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blue catfish
trans_list: poisson-chat bleu
sense:
A very large freshwater catfish native from central North America south to Central America, of the species Ictalurus furcatus.


lexentry: eng/blue_fox__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blue fox
trans_list: renard bleu
sense:
A variant of arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus), raised in captivity because of its bluish grey-winter fur.


lexentry: eng/blue_giant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blue giant
trans_list: géante bleue
sense:
(star) a very hot and very luminous star that emits visible light in the blue portion of the spectrum


lexentry: eng/blue_gum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blue gum
trans_list: février
sense:
Any of various eucalyptus trees having blueish leaves, especially Eucalyptus globulus. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/blue_hour__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blue hour
trans_list: heure bleue
sense:
The period of twilight when the Sun is approximately 4-8° below the horizon and the sky is within a range of blue colors.


lexentry: eng/blue_jay__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blue jay
trans_list: geai bleu
sense:
Any of species Cyanocitta cristata of North American jays with blue feathering from the top of its head to midway down its back.


lexentry: eng/blue_jet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blue jet
trans_list: jet bleu
sense:
(astronomy, meteorology) An upper atmospheric optical phenomenon associated with thunderstorms, a rapidly expanding disk-shaped region of luminosity, lasting less than a thousandth of a second, which occurs high above energetic cloud-to-ground lightning of positive or negative polarity.


lexentry: eng/blue_mussel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blue mussel
trans_list: moule bleue | moule commune
sense:
A medium-sized edible mussel, Mytilus edulis, found on the North Atlantic coast of North America, Europe, and in other temperate and polar waters around the world.


lexentry: eng/blue_peter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blue peter
trans_list: pavillon de partance
sense:
(nautical) A blue signal flag with a white rectangle in the centre, signifying "P". When flown alone, indicates that a ship is ready to sail, requiring all crew members and passengers to return on board.


lexentry: eng/blue_rock_thrush__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blue rock thrush
trans_list: merle bleu | monticole bleu | monticole merle-bleu
sense:
Monticola solitarius, a thrush-like flycatcher found in southern Europe, northern Africa and parts of Asia


lexentry: eng/blue_screen_of_death__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blue screen of death
trans_list: écran bleu de la mort
sense:
(computing, informal) An error screen displayed by some operating systems, especially Microsoft Windows, after encountering an unrecoverable error which causes the system to shut down.


lexentry: eng/blue_state__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blue state
trans_list: État bleu
sense:
(idiomatic, US politics) A state of the United States voting Democratic in a given election, or tending to vote Democratic in general.


lexentry: eng/blue_tit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blue tit
trans_list: mésange bleue
sense:
A bird of species Cyanistes caeruleus of tits in family Paridae, with an azure blue crown and dark blue line passing through the eye and encircling the white cheeks to the chin.


lexentry: eng/blue_wildebeest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blue wildebeest
trans_list: gnou bleu
sense:
A large ungulate mammal of the bovid family and one of two species of wildebeest, (Connochaetes taurinus)


lexentry: eng/blueberry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blueberry
trans_list: myrtille | bleuet
sense:
(countable) An edible round berry, belonging to the cowberry group (Vaccinium sect. Cyanococcus), with flared crowns at the end, that turns blue on ripening.


lexentry: eng/bluebird__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bluebird
trans_list: merlebleu
sense:
Any of various North American birds of the genus Sialia in the thrush family. Their plumage is blue or blue and red.


lexentry: eng/bluegrass__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bluegrass
trans_list: bluegrass
sense:
(music, uncountable) A subgenre of country music with roots in Scots-Irish Appalachian folk music, blues, and jazz and characterized by banjos, fiddles, acoustic guitars, dobros, and mandolins; but containing no drums, electric guitars, pianos or other keyboard or wind instruments; using a bass fiddle to carry its rhythm.


lexentry: eng/bluepoint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bluepoint
trans_list: huître américaine | huître de Virginie
sense:
(marine biology) A small oyster, of species Crassostrea virginica, from the eastern United States seaboard.


lexentry: eng/blueprint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blueprint
trans_list: cyanotype
sense:
A type of paper-based reproduction process producing white-on-blue images by means of a photosensitive ferric compound, used primarily for technical and architecture's drawings, now largely replaced by other technologies.


lexentry: eng/blueprint__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: blueprint
trans_list: blueprint
sense:
(architecture, engineering, by extension) A detailed technical drawing (now often in some electronically storable and transmissible form).


lexentry: eng/blues__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: blues
trans_list: blues
sense:
(music genre) A musical form, African-American in origin, generally featuring an eight-bar or twelve-bar blues structure and using the blues scale.


lexentry: eng/blueshift__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blueshift
trans_list: décalage vers le bleu
sense:
(physics, :, astronomy, relativity) A decrease in the wavelength of a photon or of light, corresponding to a higher frequency and a shift toward the blue end of the electromagnetic spectrum.


lexentry: eng/bluethroat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bluethroat
trans_list: gorge-bleue à miroir | gorgebleue à miroir
sense:
A small Old World passerine bird, of species Luscinia svecica, the male in spring having a bright blue throat.


lexentry: eng/bluetongue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bluetongue
trans_list: maladie de la langue bleue | fièvre catarrhale
sense:
(uncountable) A disease of ruminants, caused by Bluetongue virus of the genus Orbivirus, carried by mosquitos, midges etc. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/bluff__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bluff
trans_list: bluff
sense:
(poker, countable, or, uncountable) An attempt to represent oneself as holding a stronger hand than one actually does.


lexentry: eng/bluff__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bluff
trans_list: falaise
sense:
A high, steep bank, for example by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face.


lexentry: eng/bluff__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bluff
trans_list: bluffer
sense:
(by analogy) To frighten, deter, or deceive with a false show of strength or confidence; to give a false impression of strength or temerity in order to intimidate or gain some advantage.


lexentry: eng/bluff__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: bluff
trans_list: bluffer
sense:
(Manglish, Singlish) To give false information intentionally, to lie (to someone), to deceive; to put on an act.


lexentry: eng/blunderbuss__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blunderbuss
trans_list: tromblon | espingole
sense:
An old style of muzzleloading firearm and early form of shotgun with a distinctive short, large caliber barrel that is flared at the muzzle, therefore able to fire scattered quantities of nails, stones, shot, etc. at short range.


lexentry: eng/blunt__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: blunt
trans_list: abrupt
sense:
Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting in the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech.


lexentry: eng/blurt__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blurt
trans_list: laisser échapper | lâcher
sense:
To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought; to divulge inconsiderately — commonly with out.


lexentry: eng/blush__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blush
trans_list: rougeur
sense:
An act of blushing; a pink or red glow on the face caused by embarrassment, shame, shyness, love, etc.


lexentry: eng/blush__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blush
trans_list: rougir | cramoisir | empourprer | piquer un fard
sense:
(intransitive) To become red or pink in the face (and sometimes experience an associated feeling of warmth), especially due to shyness, love, shame, excitement, or embarrassment.


lexentry: eng/boa__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boa
trans_list: boa
sense:
Any of a group of large American snakes, of the genus Boa, subfamily Boinae, or family Boidae, including the boa constrictor and the emperor boa of Mexico.


lexentry: eng/boa__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: boa
trans_list: boa
sense:
A type of long scarf; typically made from synthetic or real feathers (or occasionally fur), and usually worn by being draped across the shoulders with the ends hanging low, sometimes also with a loop around the neck.


lexentry: eng/board__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: board
trans_list: planche
sense:
A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making.


lexentry: eng/board__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: board
trans_list: compteur
sense:
A device (e.g., switchboard) containing electrical switches and other controls and designed to control lights, sound, telephone connections, etc.


lexentry: eng/board__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: board
trans_list: planche | tableau | plateau
sense:
Short for blackboard, whiteboard, chessboard, surfboard, circuit board, message board (on the Internet), bulletin board, etc.


lexentry: eng/board__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: board
trans_list: aborder
sense:
(transitive, nautical) To (at least attempt to) capture an enemy ship by going alongside and grappling her, then invading her with a boarding party.


lexentry: eng/board_game__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: board game
trans_list: jeu de société
sense:
Any of many games of strategy or chance played on a specially designed board; often involves one or more players moving pieces and using dice or cards.


lexentry: eng/board_meeting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: board meeting
trans_list: réunion conseil administration
sense:
A meeting held by the board (of directors) of a company, or any other organisation that has a governing board.


lexentry: eng/board_of_directors__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: board of directors
trans_list: conseil d'administration
sense:
A group of people elected by stockholders to establish corporate policies and make management decisions.


lexentry: eng/board_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: board up
trans_list: barricader | condamner
sense:
(transitive) To block doors or windows with boards, either to prevent access or as protection from storms, etc.


lexentry: eng/boarding_pass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boarding pass
trans_list: carte d'embarquement
sense:
A document or card, similar to a ticket, needed in order to board an airplane or other mode of transport.


lexentry: eng/boarding_school__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boarding school
trans_list: internat | pensionnat
sense:
A school which provides board and lodging as well as tuition, with students going home during the weekends or between terms.


lexentry: eng/boardwalk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boardwalk
trans_list: promenade
sense:
A slightly elevated path (walkway) for pedestrians over sandy or swampy ground, typically made out of wood; specifically (Canada, US) one running alongside a body of water or beach.


lexentry: eng/boast__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: boast
trans_list: se vanter | vanter
sense:
(transitive) (used with "about" or "of") To speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol.


lexentry: eng/boat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boat
trans_list: bateau | barque | navire | nacelle
sense:
A craft used for transportation of goods, fishing, racing, recreational cruising, or military use on or in the water, propelled by oars or outboard motor or inboard motor or by wind.


lexentry: eng/boat_lift__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boat lift
trans_list: ascenseur à bateaux
sense:
(mechanical engineering) A mechanism used for raising and lowering boats on a canal vertically from one water level to another, while keeping them afloat.


lexentry: eng/boat_people__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boat people
trans_list: boat people
sense:
(historical) Refugees fleeing by sea, particularly those fleeing from South Vietnam during the 1970s and '80s.


lexentry: eng/boat_shoe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boat shoe
trans_list: chaussure bateau
sense:
A type of casual footwear resembling a loafer, originally designed to be worn aboard a boat, characterized by water-resistant hide, soles designed to improve hold on wet deck of the boat and side lacing.


lexentry: eng/boathook__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boathook
trans_list: gaffe | harpin
sense:
A hook attached to a pole used for pulling or pushing boats, rafts, logs or other objects to or from the side of a boat.


lexentry: eng/boatswain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boatswain
trans_list: bosco
sense:
(nautical) The officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship.


lexentry: eng/bob__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bob
trans_list: ballotter
sense:
(intransitive) To move gently and vertically, in either a single motion or repeatedly up and down, at or near the surface of a body of water, or similar medium.


lexentry: eng/bob_haircut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bob haircut
trans_list: carré | coiffure à la garçonne
sense:
A women's haircut in which both the bangs and back are cut in a straight line, with the back generally off the neck.


lexentry: eng/bobolink__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bobolink
trans_list: goglu des prés
sense:
An American migratory songbird (Dolichonyx oryzivorus), resembling a blackbird with the bill of a finch.


lexentry: eng/bocal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bocal
trans_list: bocal
sense:
A curved, tapered metal tube which connects the reed of several double reed woodwind instruments (such as the cor anglais, bassoon, and contrabassoon) to the rest of the instrument.


lexentry: eng/bocce__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bocce
trans_list: bocce
sense:
(sports, uncountable) A game, similar to bowls or pétanque, played on a long, narrow, dirt-covered court


lexentry: eng/bodhi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bodhi
trans_list: éclairage
sense:
(Buddhism) The state of enlightenment that finally ends the cycle of death and rebirth and leads to nirvana.


lexentry: eng/bodhisattva__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bodhisattva
trans_list: bodhisattva
sense:
(Buddhism) A person who has taken specific lay or monastic vows and who is on the road to perfect knowledge; specifically, one who foregoes personal nirvana in order to help others achieve enlightenment.


lexentry: eng/bodhisattva__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bodhisattva
trans_list: bodhisattva
sense:
(Buddhism) An enlightened being existing in a form of existence beyond the ordinary forms of physical reality understood and acknowledged by scientific thought, resembling the Western notion of angels, but with a wealth of its own nuances and expectations. These include the compassionate working for enlightenment of all sentient beings.


lexentry: eng/bodice__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bodice
trans_list: corsage
sense:
Blouse; any shirt for women, particularly the upper part of a two-piece dress or European folk costume.


lexentry: eng/bodice__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: bodice
trans_list: corsage
sense:
Underbodice: an undershirt for women, (archaic) particularly a corset or other undershirt stiffened with whalebone.


lexentry: eng/bodily_fluid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bodily fluid
trans_list: fluide corporel | humeur | liquide biologique
sense:
(anatomy) Any liquid portion of the body, such as blood, urine, semen, saliva, especially when expelled.


lexentry: eng/body_art__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: body art
trans_list: art corporel
sense:
A type of performance art in which artists use or abuse their own body to make particular statements.


lexentry: eng/body_camera__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: body camera
trans_list: caméra-piéton | caméra d'intervention | caméra mobile
sense:
A video recording system worn on the body, typically used by law enforcement officers to record their interactions with the public, and gather video evidence at crime scenes. [from 21st century]


lexentry: eng/body_hair__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: body hair
trans_list: poils androgéniques | poils du corps
sense:
(anatomy) Hair of the body; in particular, androgenic hair, to the exclusion of facial hair and the hair atop one's head.


lexentry: eng/body_heat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: body heat
trans_list: chaleur corporelle
sense:
Heat produced from within the body of a (warmblooded) animal as opposed to absorbed from the environment.


lexentry: eng/body_language__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: body language
trans_list: langage corporel | langage du corps
sense:
Nonverbal communication by means of facial expressions, eye behavior, gestures, posture, and the like; often thought to be involuntary.


lexentry: eng/body_language__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: body language
trans_list: langage corporel | langage du corps
sense:
Deliberate, usually culturally influenced, nonverbal communication using the body through facial expressions, gestures, dance, mime, etc.


lexentry: eng/body_mass_index__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: body mass index
trans_list: IMC | indice de masse corporelle
sense:
A statistical measure of the weight of a person scaled according to height, used to estimate if a person is underweight or overweight. BMI units are defined as \mathrm{kg}/\mathrm{m}^2 ≈ \mathrm{703*lb}/\mathrm{in}^2.


lexentry: eng/body_of_water__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: body of water
trans_list: étendue d'eau
sense:
Any significant accumulation of water, usually covering the Earth or another planet, such as an ocean, a river, lake or a bay.


lexentry: eng/body_piercing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: body piercing
trans_list: piercing
sense:
(uncountable) The practice of making an opening in part of the flesh and attaching rings, small barbells or varios other decoration through it.


lexentry: eng/body_temperature__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: body temperature
trans_list: température corporelle
sense:
The current temperature of the body of a person or animal, especially when used as a simple guide to health.


lexentry: eng/body_text__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: body text
trans_list: corps du texte
sense:
(of a book or other document) The main portion of the text#Noun, excluding the front matter, the back matter and floats.


lexentry: eng/bodybuilder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bodybuilder
trans_list: culturiste | bodybuilder | bodybuildeur | bodybuildeuse
sense:
(bodybuilding) A person who uses diet and exercise to build an aesthetically muscular physique, in order to compete in bodybuilding.


lexentry: eng/bodyweight__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bodyweight
trans_list: au poids du corps
sense:
Employing (only) a person's own weight as resistance to movement for the purpose of physical exercise.


lexentry: eng/boffin__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: boffin
trans_list: intello
sense:
(Australia, New Zealand, Britain, Ireland, informal, by extension) A person with specialized knowledge or skills, especially one who is socially awkward.


lexentry: eng/bog__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bog
trans_list: tourbière
sense:
(wetland science, specifically) An acidic, chiefly rain-fed (ombrotrophic), peat-forming wetland. (Contrast an alkaline fen, and swamps and marshes.)


lexentry: eng/bog_bilberry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bog bilberry
trans_list: myrtille des marais | airelle des marais | airelle uligineuse
sense:
A shrub native of the cool temperate areas of northern hemisphere, Vaccinium uliginosum, and the berry of that shrub.


lexentry: eng/bogan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bogan
trans_list: foule
sense:
(Australia, NZ, slang, derogatory stereotype) An unsophisticated person from a working class background.


lexentry: eng/bogart__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bogart
trans_list: accaparer
sense:
(slang) To selfishly take or keep something; to hog; especially to hold a joint (marijuana) dangling between the lips instead of passing it on.


lexentry: eng/bogie__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bogie
trans_list: bogie | boggie
sense:
(by extension, rail transport, also, attributively) One of two sets of wheels under a locomotive or railcar; also, a structure with axles and wheels under a locomotive, railcar, or semi which provides support and reduces vibration for the vehicle.


lexentry: eng/boil_down__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: boil down
trans_list: résumer
sense:
(intransitive) To become reduced (to the most central elements or ingredients: to the essence, core, or implication for action).


lexentry: eng/boiler__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: boiler
trans_list: chaudière | chauffe-eau
sense:
A device consisting of a heat source and a tank for storing hot water, typically for space heating, domestic hot water etc., disregarding the source of heat.


lexentry: eng/boilerplate__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: boilerplate
trans_list: texte standard
sense:
(computing) A standard piece of program code used routinely and added with a text editor or word processor.


lexentry: eng/boiling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boiling
trans_list: ébullition | bouillonnement
sense:
(uncountable, countable) The process of changing the state of a substance from liquid to gas by heating it to its boiling point.


lexentry: eng/boiling_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boiling point
trans_list: point d'ébullition
sense:
(physical chemistry, physics) The temperature at which a liquid boils, with the vapor pressure equal to the given external pressure.


lexentry: eng/bok_choy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bok choy
trans_list: chou chinois | chou de Pékin | pe-tsaï
sense:
Chinese cabbage, Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis, an East Asian leafy vegetable related to the Western cabbage.


lexentry: eng/bokeh__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bokeh
trans_list: bokeh
sense:
(photography) A subjective aesthetic quality of out-of-focus areas of an image projected by a camera lens.


lexentry: eng/bolete__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bolete
trans_list: bolet
sense:
A type of fruiting body produced by certain fungus species in the order Boletales, especially those of genus Boletus, many of which are prized for their flavour; any species of said order that produces such a fruiting body.


lexentry: eng/boll_weevil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boll weevil
trans_list: anthonome | charançon du coton
sense:
A beetle (Anthonomus grandis) measuring an average length of six millimeters (¼ inch), which feeds on cotton buds and flowers, native to Central America.


lexentry: eng/bollard__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bollard
trans_list: bollard | bitte | bitte d'amarrage | borne
sense:
A similar post preventing vehicle access to a pedestrian area, to delineate traffic lanes, or used for security purposes.


lexentry: eng/bollocks__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bollocks
trans_list: chier dans la colle | foirer
sense:
(transitive, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, vulgar, slang) (also bollocks up) To fail (a task); to make a mess of.


lexentry: eng/bolometric_magnitude__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bolometric magnitude
trans_list: magnitude bolométrique
sense:
(astronomy) The magnitude of a star in terms of the total amount of radiation received at all wavelengths


lexentry: eng/bolt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bolt
trans_list: carreau | boulon
sense:
A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw.


lexentry: eng/bolt__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bolt
trans_list: boulon | verrou | vis
sense:
A bar of wood or metal dropped in horizontal hooks on a door and adjoining wall or between the two sides of a double door, to prevent the door(s) from being forced open.


lexentry: eng/bolt__Verb__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: bolt
trans_list: monter | monter en graine
sense:
(intransitive, botany, of lettuce, spinach, garlic, onion, etc) To produce flower stalks and flowers or seeds quickly or prematurely; to form a bolt (stalk or scape); to go to seed.


lexentry: eng/bolt_action__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bolt action
trans_list: mécanisme à verrou
sense:
A type of firearm action in which the weapon's bolt is operated manually by the opening and closing of the breech with a small handle, most commonly placed on the right-hand side of the weapon.


lexentry: eng/bolt_bucket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bolt bucket
trans_list: tas de boue | tas de ferraille
sense:
(idiomatic, slang) A machine, especially an automobile. Implies that the machine is clunky or unreliable.


lexentry: eng/bolthole__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bolthole
trans_list: havre de paix | refuge | repaire | sanctuaire | tanière
sense:
(figurative) A second home, etc., where one can seek an escape or refuge from the stresses of everyday life.


lexentry: eng/bomb__Noun__1
sense_num: 16
written_rep: bomb
trans_list: bombe
sense:
(colloquial) An act of jumping into water while keeping one's arms and legs tucked into the body, as in a squatting position, to maximize splashing.


lexentry: eng/bomb_crater__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bomb crater
trans_list: cratère de bombe
sense:
A hole in the ground created by the explosion of a large bomb, usually one dropped by a bomber (aircraft).


lexentry: eng/bombard__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: bombard
trans_list: bombarder
sense:
(physics) To direct at a substance an intense stream of high-energy particles, usually sub-atomic or made of at most a few atoms.


lexentry: eng/bombardier_beetle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bombardier beetle
trans_list: bombardier
sense:
A beetle whose defence mechanism enables it to eject a hot aqueous mixture of chemicals at predators. They come from a number of subfamilies: Carabinae (e.g., Brachinus crepitans), Metriinae (e.g., Stenaptinus insignis) and Paussinae (e.g., Goniotropis nicaraguensis).


lexentry: eng/bombastic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bombastic
trans_list: pompeux | ampoulé | boursouflé | enflé
sense:
(of a person, their language or writing) showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous


lexentry: eng/bombshell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bombshell
trans_list: bombe | obus
sense:
(historical) Any grenade, mortar shell, or artillery shell (hollow metal object) containing a charge that can explode.


lexentry: eng/bonanza__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bonanza
trans_list: filon
sense:
(by extension, figurative) Anything which is a great source of wealth or yields a large income or return.


lexentry: eng/bond__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bond
trans_list: lien | entrave
sense:
(legal) A document constituting evidence of a long-term debt, by which the bond issuer (the borrower) is obliged to pay interest when due, and repay the principal at maturity, as specified on the face of the bond certificate. The rights of the holder are specified in the bond indenture, which contains the legal terms and conditions under which the bond was issued. Bonds are available in two forms: registered bonds, and bearer bonds.


lexentry: eng/bond__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: bond
trans_list: lien
sense:
An emotional link, connection or union; that which holds two or more people together, as in a friendship; a tie.


lexentry: eng/bond__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: bond
trans_list: appareil
sense:
(construction) In building, a specific pattern of bricklaying, based on overlapping rows or layers to give strength.


lexentry: eng/bondage__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bondage
trans_list: bondage
sense:
(sex) The practice of physically restraining people for sexual pleasure, such as by tying up or shackling.


lexentry: eng/bonding__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: bonding
trans_list: bonding
sense:
(networking) A method of aggregating multiple network interfaces on a computer into a single logical interface


lexentry: eng/bondsman__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bondsman
trans_list: aval
sense:
Someone who signs a bond that states that they have taken responsibility for someone else's obligations.


lexentry: eng/bone-eating_snot_flower_worm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bone-eating snot flower worm
trans_list: ver
sense:
A worm-like creature, Osedax mucofloris, that feeds on the carcasses of minke whales in the North Sea.


lexentry: eng/bone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bone
trans_list: os
sense:
(uncountable) A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.


lexentry: eng/bone_density__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bone density
trans_list: densité minérale osseuse
sense:
(medicine) A measure of the amount of mineral in bones, used to estimate the risk of osteoporosis or fractures owing to bone loss.


lexentry: eng/bone_marrow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bone marrow
trans_list: moelle osseuse | moelle
sense:
(anatomy) The fatty vascular tissue that fills the cavities of bones, being the place where new blood cells are produced.


lexentry: eng/bone_of_contention__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bone of contention
trans_list: pomme de discorde
sense:
(idiomatic) Something that continues to be disputed; something on which no agreement can be reached.


lexentry: eng/boneseeker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boneseeker
trans_list: substance ostéotrope
sense:
(physiology, radiology) Any element, especially a radioisotope, that has a tendency to accumulate in bones.


lexentry: eng/bonfire__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bonfire
trans_list: bûcher
sense:
A fire lit outdoors to burn unwanted items; originally (historical) , heretics or other offenders, or banned books; now, generally agricultural or garden waste, or rubbish.


lexentry: eng/bong__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bong
trans_list: bang
sense:
A vessel, usually made of glass or ceramic and filled with water, used in smoking various substances, especially cannabis.


lexentry: eng/bonhomie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bonhomie
trans_list: bonhomie
sense:
(uncountable) A friendly, good-natured, pleasant manner; an affable and approachable disposition; friendliness.


lexentry: eng/boning_knife__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boning knife
trans_list: couteau désosseur | couteau à désosser
sense:
a sharp-pointed and narrow-bladed kitchen knife, used for removing the bones of poultry, meat, and fish.


lexentry: eng/bonito__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bonito
trans_list: pélamide
sense:
Any of various marine fish of the genus Sarda that are related to and resemble the tuna, but smaller. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/bonnet__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: bonnet
trans_list: capot
sense:
(Australia, British, NZ, South Africa, Commonwealth, automotive) The hinged cover over the engine of a motor car; a hood.


lexentry: eng/bony_fish__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bony fish
trans_list: poisson osseux
sense:
A fish belonging to either the Actinopterygii taxonomic class or the Sarcopterygii taxonomic class; a finfish.


lexentry: eng/boo-boo__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: boo-boo
trans_list: bobo
sense:
(countable, colloquial, childish, by or to young children) A minor injury, such as a cut or a bruise.


lexentry: eng/boo__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boo
trans_list: bouh | hou
sense:
A loud exclamation intended to scare someone. Usually used when one has been hidden from the target, and then appears unexpectedly.


lexentry: eng/boo__Interjection__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: boo
trans_list: bouh
sense:
An exclamation used by a member of an audience, as at a stage play or sporting event, to indicate derision or disapproval.


lexentry: eng/booby__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: booby
trans_list: fou
sense:
Any of various large tropical seabirds from the genera Sula and Papasula in the gannet family Sulidae, traditionally considered to be stupid.


lexentry: eng/booby_prize__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: booby prize
trans_list: prix parodique
sense:
(idiomatic) A prize or status, often unwelcome, awarded as a joke or disincentive to the loser of a contest or for poor performance.


lexentry: eng/book__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: book
trans_list: livre | bouquin
sense:
A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.


lexentry: eng/book__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: book
trans_list: livre | bouquin
sense:
A long work fit for publication, typically prose, such as a novel or textbook, and typically published as such a bound collection of sheets, but now sometimes electronically as an e-book.


lexentry: eng/book_of_hours__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: book of hours
trans_list: livre d'heures
sense:
(Christianity, chiefly, _, historical) An illuminated Catholic devotional book, popular in the Middle Ages.


lexentry: eng/book_value__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: book value
trans_list: valeur comptable
sense:
The value of an asset as reflected on an entity's accounting books, without accounting for appreciation or depreciation.


lexentry: eng/book_value__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: book value
trans_list: prix public conseillé
sense:
The price for which an item or service should be bought or sold, usually as related in a printed collection of prices for similar items or services.


lexentry: eng/bookend__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bookend
trans_list: serre-livre
sense:
A heavy object or moveable support placed at one or both ends of a row of books for the purpose of keeping them upright.


lexentry: eng/booking__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: booking
trans_list: réserve
sense:
(sports) The issuing of a caution which is usually written down in a book, and results in a yellow card or (after two bookings) a red card, that is to say, the player is sent from the field of play.


lexentry: eng/bookkeeping__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bookkeeping
trans_list: comptabilité
sense:
(accounting) The skill or practice of keeping books or systematic records of financial transactions, e.g. income and expenses.


lexentry: eng/bookmaker__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bookmaker
trans_list: bookmaker
sense:
(gambling) A person (or a business) who calculates odds and accepts bets, especially on horse racing; a bookie.


lexentry: eng/bookmobile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bookmobile
trans_list: bibliobus
sense:
A mobile library; especially, a large van designed to transport a portion of some library's collection.


lexentry: eng/bookplate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bookplate
trans_list: ex libris | ex-libris
sense:
A printed piece of paper pasted on one of the pages of a book, most often on the inside front cover, showing ownership and thus deterring theft.


lexentry: eng/boom__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boom
trans_list: bôme
sense:
(sailing) A spar extending the foot of a sail; a spar rigged outboard from a ship's side to which boats are secured in harbour.


lexentry: eng/boom__Noun__2
sense_num: 06
written_rep: boom
trans_list: perche
sense:
A floating barrier used to obstruct navigation, for military or other purposes; or used for the containment of an oil spill or to control the flow of logs from logging operations.


lexentry: eng/boom_barrier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boom barrier
trans_list: barrière
sense:
A bar or pole that can be lowered to block vehicular access through a controlled location, or raised to allow traffic to pass.


lexentry: eng/boom_vang__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boom vang
trans_list: hale-bas
sense:
(nautical) A line or piston system on a sailboat used to exert downward force on the boom and thus control the shape of the sail; a martingale.


lexentry: eng/boomerang__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boomerang
trans_list: boomerang
sense:
A flat curved airfoil that spins about an axis perpendicular to the direction of flight, originally used in various parts of the world as a hunting weapon or, in returnable types, for sports or training.


lexentry: eng/boon__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: boon
trans_list: bénédiction
sense:
(Hindu mythology) A blessing, typically a supernatural power, granted to an ascetic by a god or goddess.


lexentry: eng/boost__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: boost
trans_list: accentuer
sense:
(transitive, by extension) To help or encourage (something) to increase or improve; to assist in overcoming obstacles.


lexentry: eng/boot__Verb__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boot
trans_list: démarrer | amorcer
sense:
(computing) To bootstrap; to start a system, e.g. a computer, by invoking its boot process or bootstrap.


lexentry: eng/boot_jack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boot jack
trans_list: tire-botte
sense:
A firm structure with hole, into which a person steps, in order to more easily remove their foot from a boot.


lexentry: eng/boot_loader__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boot loader
trans_list: bootloader | chargeur d'amorçage
sense:
(computing) A small program that initiates the bootstrap process by loading the operating system proper.


lexentry: eng/boot_sector__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boot sector
trans_list: secteur d’amorçage
sense:
(computing) A dedicated sector, usually at the beginning (first sector on first track) of a storage medium, that holds special data used to start a system.


lexentry: eng/booted_eagle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: booted eagle
trans_list: aigle botté
sense:
Hieraaetus pennatus, a medium-sized mostly migratory bird of prey with a wide distribution in the Palearctic and southern Asia.


lexentry: eng/booth__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: booth
trans_list: cabine | guérite
sense:
A boxlike room or enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person, such as a phone booth or polling booth.


lexentry: eng/booth__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: booth
trans_list: box
sense:
An enclosed seating area consisting of a table next to a wall set between two high-backed benches, as in a diner or café.


lexentry: eng/bootstrap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bootstrap
trans_list: languette | tirant
sense:
A loop (leather or other material) sewn at the side or top rear of a boot to help in pulling the boot on.


lexentry: eng/borage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: borage
trans_list: bourrache | bourrache officinale
sense:
Borago officinalis, a Mediterranean plant with rough, cucumber-flavored leaves and stems, used in salads and cooked.


lexentry: eng/borax__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: borax
trans_list: borax
sense:
A white or gray/grey crystalline salt, with a slight alkaline taste, used as a flux, in soldering metals, making enamels, fixing colors/colours on porcelain, and as a soap, etc.


lexentry: eng/borax__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: borax
trans_list: borax
sense:
(inorganic compound) The sodium salt of boric acid, Na2B4O7, either anhydrous or with 5 or 10 molecules of water of crystallization; sodium tetraborate.


lexentry: eng/border_collie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: border collie
trans_list: border collie
sense:
A herding dog of a breed originating near the border between England and Scotland, and specifically bred for intelligence and obedience.


lexentry: eng/border_control__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: border control
trans_list: contrôle aux frontières | contrôle frontalier
sense:
Measures taken by a state or a bloc of states to monitor its borders and regulate the movement of people, animals, and goods across the border.


lexentry: eng/bore__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bore
trans_list: percer
sense:
(intransitive) To make a hole with, or as if with, a boring instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of a tool.


lexentry: eng/boric_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boric acid
trans_list: acide borique
sense:
(inorganic compound) H3BO3; B(OH)3; a white crystalline solid, soluble in hot water to form a weak acid. Used as a mild antiseptic, flame retardant, insecticide, and in the manufacture of borax and other borate salts.


lexentry: eng/boron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boron
trans_list: bore
sense:
The chemical element (symbol B) with an atomic number of 5, which is a metalloid found in its pure form as a dark amorphous powder.


lexentry: eng/borrow__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: borrow
trans_list: emprunter | retenir
sense:
(arithmetic) In a subtraction, to deduct (one) from a digit of the minuend and add ten to the following digit, in order that the subtraction of a larger digit in the subtrahend from the digit in the minuend to which ten is added gives a positive result.


lexentry: eng/borrowed_scenery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: borrowed scenery
trans_list: paysage emprunté
sense:
The principle of incorporating background landscape into the composition of a garden found in traditional East Asian garden design.


lexentry: eng/borscht__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: borscht
trans_list: bortsch | borsch
sense:
A beetroot soup that can be served hot or cold, usually with sour cream, called borsch in its countries of origin.


lexentry: eng/boson__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boson
trans_list: boson
sense:
(particle) A particle with totally symmetric composite quantum states, which exempts them from the Pauli exclusion principle, and that hence obeys Bose-Einstein statistics. They have integer spin. Among them are many elementary particles, and some (gauge bosons) are known to carry the fundamental forces. Compare fermion.


lexentry: eng/boss__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: boss
trans_list: chef | patron
sense:
(informal, especially, India, MLE, and, Philippines) A term of address to a man, especially a customer, but also sometimes to a friend or acquaintance of equal standing.


lexentry: eng/boss__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: boss
trans_list: boss
sense:
(video games) An enemy, often at the end of a level, that is particularly challenging and must be beaten in order to progress.


lexentry: eng/boss_around__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boss around
trans_list: mener à la baguette
sense:
(transitive) To act in a bossy manner with another person, ordering them to do things, whether or not one is actually their superior.


lexentry: eng/bossa_nova__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bossa nova
trans_list: bossa nova
sense:
A genre of music originating from Brazil, similar to a fusion of jazz and samba music, no longer closely associated with the Brazilian dance.


lexentry: eng/bossage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bossage
trans_list: bossage
sense:
(architecture) A rough, unfinished stone block, which is left projecting from the wall of a building to be later sculpted.


lexentry: eng/bot__Noun__3
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bot
trans_list: bot | robot
sense:
(computing) A piece of software designed to perform a task (often a minor but repetitive one) automatically or on command, especially when operating with the appearance of a (human) user profile or account.


lexentry: eng/bota_bag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bota bag
trans_list: botte
sense:
A traditional Greek or Spanish wineskin bag. Typically it is made of leather, and is used to carry wine, although any liquid can be carried.


lexentry: eng/botanical_garden__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: botanical garden
trans_list: jardin botanique
sense:
A place where a variety of plants are grown, primarily for scientific or educational reasons, but are normally open to the public, and include ornamental plants from around the world.


lexentry: eng/botanize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: botanize
trans_list: botaniser
sense:
To do the work of a botanist, as to inventory the plant life in an area and to collect plants for research purposes.


lexentry: eng/botch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: botch
trans_list: bidouillage
sense:
An action, job, or task that has been performed very badly; a ruined, defective, or clumsy piece of work.


lexentry: eng/botch__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: botch
trans_list: bâcler | rater | saccager
sense:
(transitive) To perform (a task) in an unacceptable or incompetent manner; to make a mess of something


lexentry: eng/botfly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: botfly
trans_list: œstre
sense:
One of several dipterous insects of the family Oestridae, the larvae of which are parasites on many animals, including humans.


lexentry: eng/bothy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bothy
trans_list: cabane
sense:
(Scotland, Ireland, Northumberland) A small cottage, especially one for communal use in remote areas by labourers or farmhands, or as a mountain shelter. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/botnet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: botnet
trans_list: botnet
sense:
(Internet, computer security) A collection of compromised computers that is gradually built up and then unleashed as a DDOS attack or used to send very large quantities of spam.


lexentry: eng/bottle__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bottle
trans_list: se débiner | se dégonfler
sense:
(British, slang) To refrain from doing (something) at the last moment because of a sudden loss of courage.


lexentry: eng/bottle_deposit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bottle deposit
trans_list: consigne
sense:
A monetary deposit collected at the point of sale when a bottled beverage is purchased, and fully or partially refunded when the empty bottle is returned.


lexentry: eng/bottle_episode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bottle episode
trans_list: épisode bouteille
sense:
(originally, US, television) An episode of a television series designed to be inexpensive and restricted in its use of sets, effects, cast members, etc.


lexentry: eng/bottle_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bottle out
trans_list: craquer | dégonfler
sense:
(UK, informal) To fail to perform a promised or planned action due to lack of courage or nerve; to run away or back down from a contest or challenge.


lexentry: eng/bottled_water__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bottled water
trans_list: eau en bouteille | eau embouteillée
sense:
Drinking water sold by bottle, either natural or processed by e.g. filtering, carbonation or mineralization.


lexentry: eng/bottlenose_dolphin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bottlenose dolphin
trans_list: dauphin à gros nez | grand dauphin | tursiops
sense:
One of the species of gray dolphin in the genus Tursiops, between 2 and 4 meters in length inhabiting warm and temperate seas worldwide.


lexentry: eng/bottom_line__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bottom line
trans_list: résultat net
sense:
(countable, uncountable, business) The final balance; the amount of money or profit left after everything has been tallied.


lexentry: eng/bottom_quark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bottom quark
trans_list: quark bottom
sense:
(particle) A quark having a fractional electric charge of -\frac{1}{3} and a mass of about 4,100 to 4,400 MeV.Symbol: b


lexentry: eng/bottom_surgery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bottom surgery
trans_list: chirurgie du bas
sense:
(LGBTQ, surgery) Gender-affirming surgery performed on the reproductive organs, particularly the genitals.


lexentry: eng/bottomless__Adjective__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: bottomless
trans_list: cul nu | cul-nu | les fesses à l'air
sense:
Not wearing clothes below the waist; particularly not wearing clothes that would cover the genitalia.


lexentry: eng/bottomless_pit__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: bottomless pit
trans_list: puits sans fond
sense:
(figuratively) A person with an apparently boundless appetite; an entity or problem which consumes seemingly endless resources.


lexentry: eng/botulin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: botulin
trans_list: toxine botulique
sense:
An extremely potent nerve toxin produced by the anaerobic bacteria Clostridium botulinum. Ingesting botulin results in the serious medical condition of botulism.


lexentry: eng/botulism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: botulism
trans_list: botulisme
sense:
(pathology) Poisoning caused by the toxin from Clostridium botulinum, an anaerobic bacterium that grows in improperly prepared food.


lexentry: eng/boubou__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boubou
trans_list: boubou
sense:
A flowing wide-sleeved robe worn by men in much of West Africa, and to a lesser extent in North Africa.


lexentry: eng/bougainvillea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bougainvillea
trans_list: bougainvillier | bougainvillée
sense:
Any of several South American flowering shrubs or lianas, of the genus Bougainvillea, having three showy, colorful bracts attached below each group of three inconspicuous flowers.


lexentry: eng/bouillon_cube__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bouillon cube
trans_list: bouillon cube
sense:
(Canada, US) A small cube, consisting of dry ingredients, that can be dissolved to make a broth or soup stock.


lexentry: eng/bouncer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bouncer
trans_list: videur
sense:
(informal) A member of security personnel employed by bars, nightclubs, etc. to decide who can enter, maintain order, and deal with patrons who cause trouble.


lexentry: eng/bouncing_castle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bouncing castle
trans_list: jeu gonflable | château gonflable
sense:
A large inflatable structure, resembling a castle etc., on which children jump and play as on a trampoline.


lexentry: eng/bound__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bound
trans_list: frontière | borne
sense:
(often, used in plural) A boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory.


lexentry: eng/bound_morpheme__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bound morpheme
trans_list: morphème lié
sense:
(linguistic morphology) A morpheme that can only occur when bound to a root morpheme. For example: cran- (as in cranberry), -ed, -ing, -ly.


lexentry: eng/bound_variable__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bound variable
trans_list: variable liée
sense:
(programming) A variable that is associated with a value, and therefore a variable that has an allocated storage location. If the programming language implements a representation of a canonical unknown value, infinity, etc., the value bound to the variable may be one of these.


lexentry: eng/boundary__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: boundary
trans_list: limites
sense:
(figurative, often, in the plural) the bounds, confines, or limits between immaterial things (such as one’s comfort zone, privacy, or professional sphere and the realm beyond)


lexentry: eng/boundary__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: boundary
trans_list: frontière
sense:
(topology) (of a set) the set of points in the closure of a set S, not belonging to the interior of that set


lexentry: eng/boundary_condition__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: boundary condition
trans_list: condition (à la) frontière | condition limite
sense:
(quantum mechanics) either one of the conditions that the wave function must be continuous and that its derivative must be as well, except in the case of infinite potential


lexentry: eng/bounty__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bounty
trans_list: prime
sense:
(military, historical) Money paid to a person when becoming a member of the armed forces, or as a reward for some service therein.


lexentry: eng/bourgeois__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bourgeois
trans_list: bourgeois
sense:
Of or relating to the middle class (often, pejorative) , and their presumed overly conventional, conservative, and materialistic values.


lexentry: eng/bourgeois__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bourgeois
trans_list: bourgeois
sense:
(Marxism) Of or relating to the capitalist class, (usually, _, pejorative) the capitalist exploitation of the proletariat.


lexentry: eng/bourgeois__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bourgeois
trans_list: bourgeois
sense:
(usually, pejorative) A person of any class with bourgeois (i.e., overly conventional and materialistic) values and attitudes.


lexentry: eng/boustrophedon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boustrophedon
trans_list: boustrophédon
sense:
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Writing that is right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.


lexentry: eng/bout__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: bout
trans_list: joue
sense:
(music) A bulge or widening in a musical instrument, such as either of the two characteristic bulges of a guitar.


lexentry: eng/bovarysm__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bovarysm
trans_list: bovarisme | bovarysme
sense:
(psychology) An anxiety to escape from a social or sentimental condition judged to be unsatisfactory, sometimes by building a fictitious personality.


lexentry: eng/bovine_spongiform_encephalopathy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bovine spongiform encephalopathy
trans_list: encéphalopathie spongiforme bovine
sense:
(disease, neurology) A fatal, neurodegenerative disease of cattle, which is transmissible to humans through misshaped prion proteins, caused by eating infected tissues.


lexentry: eng/bow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bow
trans_list: arc | arc à flèches
sense:
(archery) A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.


lexentry: eng/bow__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bow
trans_list: archet | arc
sense:
(musical instrument) A rod with horsehair (or an artificial substitute) stretched between the ends, used for playing various stringed musical instruments.


lexentry: eng/bow__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: bow
trans_list: arc | archet | arc à flèches
sense:
Any instrument consisting of an elastic rod, with ends connected by a string, employed for giving reciprocating motion to a drill, or for preparing and arranging hair, fur, etc., used by hatters.


lexentry: eng/bow__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bow
trans_list: révérence
sense:
A gesture, usually showing respect, made by inclining the head or bending forward at the waist; a reverence


lexentry: eng/bow__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: bow
trans_list: courber | fléchir
sense:
(transitive, figurative) To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.


lexentry: eng/bow_grip__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bow grip
trans_list: poucette | poussette
sense:
(musical instruments, lutherie) The small section of a stringed instrument's bow near the heel having grippy material such as goatskin leather or snakeskin wrapped tightly around the bow stick between the lapping and the frog, so as to facilitate it being held and to protect the stick.


lexentry: eng/bow_saw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bow saw
trans_list: scie à archet
sense:
A lightweight metal-framed saw in the shape of a bow with a removable coarse wide blade, used for cutting tree trunks.


lexentry: eng/bow_shock__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bow shock
trans_list: onde de shock
sense:
(astronomy) The region of the magnetosphere in which the solar wind slows from supersonic to subsonic.


lexentry: eng/bow_wave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bow wave
trans_list: vague d'étrave
sense:
The wave that forms at the bow of a ship as it moves through the water, and defines the outer limits of the ship's wake.


lexentry: eng/bowdlerize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bowdlerize
trans_list: expurger | censurer
sense:
(transitive) To remove or alter those parts of a text considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly.


lexentry: eng/bower_bird__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bower bird
trans_list: jardinier
sense:
Any bird of the Australasian family Ptilonorhynchidae noted for building display structures (bowers) and decorating them with bright objects such as shells, glass, flowers, etc.


lexentry: eng/bowhead__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bowhead
trans_list: baleine boréale
sense:
A large baleen whale, of species Balaena mysticetus, having a large, rounded head, that inhabits Arctic waters.


lexentry: eng/bowl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bowl
trans_list: bol
sense:
A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.


lexentry: eng/bowl_a_googly__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bowl a googly
trans_list: poser une colle | prendre de court
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic, UK, figuratively) to surprise (someone); to introduce (to someone) something unexpected, underhand or requiring a quick reaction or correction.


lexentry: eng/bowl_cut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bowl cut
trans_list: coupe au bol
sense:
(hairstyling) A haircut where the hair is cut short on the sides and back and allowed to grow long on the top, as though only the hair not covered by an inverted bowl had been removed.


lexentry: eng/bowline__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bowline
trans_list: nœud de chaise | bouline
sense:
(nautical) A knot tied so as to produce an eye or loop in the end of a rope that will not slip or jam.


lexentry: eng/bowling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bowling
trans_list: bowling
sense:
A game played by rolling a ball down an alley and trying to knock over a triangular group of ten pins; ten-pin bowling/five-pin bowling


lexentry: eng/bowls__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bowls
trans_list: boulingrin
sense:
A precision sport where the goal is to roll biased balls (weighted on one side, and called bowls) closer to a smaller white ball (the jack or kitty) than one's opponent is able to do.


lexentry: eng/bowser__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bowser
trans_list: camion-citerne
sense:
A road vehicle (often a trailer) for the transport of liquid fuel, particularly aviation fuel at an airfield.


lexentry: eng/bowsprit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bowsprit
trans_list: beaupré
sense:
(ship parts) A spar projecting over the prow of a sailing vessel to provide the means of adding sail surface.


lexentry: eng/box-office_bomb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: box-office bomb
trans_list: fiasco
sense:
(informal, film) A motion picture that generates relatively low revenue at the box office, especially less than the budget for producing it.


lexentry: eng/box__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: box
trans_list: coquille | protège-sexe
sense:
(cricket) A hard protector for the genitals worn inside the underpants by a batsman or close fielder.


lexentry: eng/box__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: box
trans_list: case
sense:
(fencing) A device used in electric fencing to detect whether a weapon has struck an opponent, which connects to a fencer's weapon by a spool and body wire. It uses lights and sound to notify a hit, with different coloured lights for on target and off target hits.


lexentry: eng/box__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: box
trans_list: cadre | case | encadré
sense:
A compartment (as a drawer) of an item of furniture used for storage, such as a cupboard, a shelf, etc.


lexentry: eng/box__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: box
trans_list: buis
sense:
Any of various evergreen shrubs or trees of genus Buxus, especially common box, European box, or boxwood (Buxus sempervirens) which is often used for making hedges and topiary.


lexentry: eng/box__Noun__2
sense_num: 05
written_rep: box
trans_list: buis
sense:
(Australia) Various species of Eucalyptus trees are popularly called various kinds of boxes, on the basis of the nature of their wood, bark, or appearance for example, drooping box (Eucalyptus bicolor), shiny-leaved box (Eucalyptus tereticornis), black box, or ironbark box trees.


lexentry: eng/box__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: box
trans_list: cacher
sense:
(transitive, architecture) To enclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to conceal (for example, pipes) or to bring to a required form.


lexentry: eng/box_plot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: box plot
trans_list: boîte à moustaches
sense:
(statistics) A graphical summary of a numerical data sample through five statistics: median, lower quartile, upper quartile, and some indication of more extreme upper and lower values.


lexentry: eng/box_tree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: box tree
trans_list: buis
sense:
(botany) Any of several trees, of the genus Buxus, often used as a hedge, for topiary, and as a source of boxwood


lexentry: eng/box_wine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: box wine
trans_list: caisse-outre | cubi
sense:
(packaging) A type of wine that is sealed in a plastic bladder and packaged in a cardboard box; cask wine.


lexentry: eng/boxing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boxing
trans_list: boxe | pugilat
sense:
(sports) A sport where two opponents punch each other with gloved fists to head and torso; the object being to score more points by the end of the match or by knockout, or technical knockout.


lexentry: eng/boxing_glove__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boxing glove
trans_list: gant de boxe
sense:
(boxing, clothing) A padded mitten, designed to protect the hand while punching, and worn in boxing.


lexentry: eng/boy__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: boy
trans_list: gars | garçon
sense:
(informal, sometimes mildly derogatory) A male human of any age, as opposed to a "girl" (female human of any age).


lexentry: eng/boy__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: boy
trans_list: garçon | boy
sense:
(obsolete) A male of low station, (especially as pejorative) a worthless male, a wretch; a mean and dishonest male, a knave. [14th–17th c.]


lexentry: eng/boy__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: boy
trans_list: boy
sense:
(historical, or, offensive) A non-white male servant regardless of age, [from 17th c.] particularly as a form of address.


lexentry: eng/boy__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: boy
trans_list: garçon | boy
sense:
A male non-human animal, especially, in affectionate address, a male pet, especially a dog. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/boyar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boyar
trans_list: boyard | boïard | barine | barynia
sense:
(historical) A member of a rank of aristocracy (second only to princes) in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Serbia and Romania.


lexentry: eng/boyau__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boyau
trans_list: boyau
sense:
(military) A small trench or ditch, typically built in a zigzag pattern, serving to connect or provide communication between two trenches, particularly the rear and front lines.


lexentry: eng/boycott__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boycott
trans_list: boycotter
sense:
(transitive) To abstain, either as an individual or a group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest.


lexentry: eng/boys_will_be_boys__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boys will be boys
trans_list: il faut que jeunesse se passe
sense:
It is hard, often fruitless, to attempt to curb the natural playfulness and tendency to mischief of most growing boys.


lexentry: eng/boysenberry__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boysenberry
trans_list: couleur de mûre de Boysen | mûre de Boysen
sense:
A colour of the purple colour spectrum, based on the same fruit's colour, whose hexadecimal code is #873260, RGB is rgb(135, 50, 96), CMYK is (63%, 29%, 47%) and HSL is hsl(328°, 46%, 36%).


lexentry: eng/brace__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: brace
trans_list: fiche
sense:
A piece of material used to transmit, or change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of the pieces, in a frame or truss, which divide the structure into triangular parts. It may act as a tie, or as a strut, and serves to prevent distortion of the structure, and transverse strains in its members. A boiler brace is a diagonal stay, connecting the head with the shell.


lexentry: eng/brace__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: brace
trans_list: couple | paire
sense:
(nautical) A rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon.


lexentry: eng/brace__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: brace
trans_list: brasser
sense:
(nautical) To swing round the yards of a square rigged ship, using braces, to present a more efficient sail surface to the direction of the wind.


lexentry: eng/brachialis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brachialis
trans_list: brachial | brachial antérieur
sense:
(anatomy) A muscle in the upper arm that flexes the elbow joint, in conjunction with the biceps brachii.


lexentry: eng/brachiopod__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brachiopod
trans_list: brachiopode
sense:
Any of many marine invertebrates, of the phylum Brachiopoda, that have bivalve dorsal and ventral shells with two tentacle-bearing arms that capture food


lexentry: eng/brachiosaur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brachiosaur
trans_list: brachiosaure
sense:
Any of several massive, herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs, of the genus Brachiosaurus, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.


lexentry: eng/brachiosaurus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brachiosaurus
trans_list: brachiosaure
sense:
A large herbivorous sauropod dinosaur, Brachiosaurus altithorax, which lived during the Jurassic period.


lexentry: eng/brachycephalic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brachycephalic
trans_list: brachycéphale
sense:
(anatomy, of a person or animal) Having a head that is short from front to back (relative to its width from left to right); having a broad skull with a cephalic index over 80.


lexentry: eng/brachycephaly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brachycephaly
trans_list: brachycéphalie
sense:
(pathology) A congenital condition wherein the skull is flattened front-to-back, so that the head is short and broad.


lexentry: eng/brachyology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brachyology
trans_list: brachylogie
sense:
(in discussions of, _, grammar, especially of Biblical grammar) A figure of speech that is an abbreviated expression, for example, the omission of "good" from "good morning!" (resulting in the abbreviated greeting "morning!").


lexentry: eng/brachytherapy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brachytherapy
trans_list: curiethérapie
sense:
Radiotherapy using radioactive sources positioned within (or close to) the treatment volume, typically with radiopharmaceuticals as opposed to external-beam sources.


lexentry: eng/bracken__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bracken
trans_list: ptéridium
sense:
(uncountable, countable) Any of several coarse ferns, of the genus Pteridium, that form dense thickets; often poisonous to livestock.


lexentry: eng/bracket__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bracket
trans_list: parenthèse
sense:
(engineering) Any intermediate object that connects a smaller part to a larger part, the smaller part typically projecting sideways from the larger part.


lexentry: eng/bracket__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: bracket
trans_list: parenthèse
sense:
Any of the characters “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, or the like, used in pairs to enclose parenthetic remarks, sections of mathematical expressions, etc.


lexentry: eng/bracket__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: bracket
trans_list: fourchette
sense:
(military) Typically of stationary weapons, the zone enclosed by one long and one short shot impact expected to be hit very accurately.


lexentry: eng/bracket_fungus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bracket fungus
trans_list: faire tic-tac
sense:
Any of various fungi of the family Polyporaceae, whose fruiting bodies form on trees and resemble shelves or brackets.


lexentry: eng/brackish__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brackish
trans_list: saumâtre
sense:
(of water) Salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries.


lexentry: eng/bract__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bract
trans_list: bractée
sense:
(botany) A leaf or leaf-like structure from the axil out of which a stalk of a flower or an inflorescence arises.


lexentry: eng/brad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brad
trans_list: clou
sense:
A thin, small nail, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head, or occasionally with a small domed head, similar to that of an escutcheon pin.


lexentry: eng/bradycardia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bradycardia
trans_list: bradycardie
sense:
(medicine, cardiology) The condition of having a slow heartbeat, defined as under 60 beats per minute for an adult.


lexentry: eng/brag__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brag
trans_list: vanter | fanfaronner
sense:
(intransitive, often with of) To boast; to talk with excessive pride about what one has, is able to do, or has done; often as an attempt to popularize oneself.


lexentry: eng/braid__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: braid
trans_list: tresse | natte
sense:
A weave of three or more strands of fibers, ribbons, cords or hair often for decoration. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/braid__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: braid
trans_list: tresser | natter
sense:
(transitive) To weave together, intertwine (strands of fibers, ribbons, etc.); to arrange (hair) in braids.


lexentry: eng/braille__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: braille
trans_list: braille | Braille
sense:
A system of writing in which letters and some combinations of letters are represented by raised dots arranged in three or four rows of two dots each and are read by the blind and partially sighted using the fingertips.


lexentry: eng/brain-dead__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brain-dead
trans_list: en état de mort cérébrale
sense:
(medicine, not comparable) Having an irreversible loss of brain function and cessation of brain activity.


lexentry: eng/brain-washing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brain-washing
trans_list: lavage de cerveau
sense:
A form of indoctrination that forces people to abandon their beliefs in favour of another set of beliefs by conditioning through various forms of pressure or torture.


lexentry: eng/brain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brain
trans_list: cerveau | cervelle | encéphale
sense:
The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action.


lexentry: eng/brain_drain__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brain drain
trans_list: fuite des cerveaux | exode des cerveaux
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic, uncommon) Of a nation or society, to be deprived of educated or talented people, who in turn migrate to larger cities or more developed nations.


lexentry: eng/brain_fog__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brain fog
trans_list: brouillard mental
sense:
(informal) A mental condition in which the subject experiences problems in concentrating, thinking clearly, or remembering things; a sense of not being completely awake or mentally acute.


lexentry: eng/brain_mushroom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brain mushroom
trans_list: fausse morille
sense:
A fungus common in Europe and North America and one of several species of fungi known as false morels, especially Gyromitra esculenta.


lexentry: eng/brain_rot__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: brain rot
trans_list: brain rot
sense:
(slang, derogatory) Any form of media content that is deemed to hold little artistic value or negatively impact those who consume it.


lexentry: eng/brain_stem__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brain stem
trans_list: tronc cérébral
sense:
(neuroanatomy, anatomy) The part of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the cerebrum and the rest of the forebrain.


lexentry: eng/brainchild__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brainchild
trans_list: création
sense:
(informal) A creation of one's brain; an original idea or innovation of a person or group of people, an organization, etc.


lexentry: eng/brainwash__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brainwash
trans_list: bourrer le crâne | décerveler | laver le cerveau
sense:
(psychology) To affect one's mind by using extreme mental pressure or any other mind-affecting process. (e.g. hypnosis)


lexentry: eng/brainwave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brainwave
trans_list: onde cérébrale
sense:
Any of many rhythmic fluctuations of electric potential between parts of the brain, especially those seen on an electroencephalogram.


lexentry: eng/braise__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: braise
trans_list: braiser
sense:
(cooking) To cook in a small amount of liquid, in a covered pan, somewhere between steaming and boiling.


lexentry: eng/brake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brake
trans_list: frein
sense:
(engineering) An apparatus for testing the power of a steam engine or other motor by weighing the amount of friction that the motor will overcome; a friction brake.


lexentry: eng/brake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brake
trans_list: frein | freiner
sense:
A device used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel, or of a vehicle, usually by friction (although other resistive forces, such as electromagnetic fields or aerodynamic drag, can also be used); also, the controls or apparatus used to engage such a mechanism such as the pedal in a car. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/brake_fluid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brake fluid
trans_list: liquide de frein
sense:
A special fluid for operating hydraulic brakes and clutches, which are linked by pipe to a master cylinder.


lexentry: eng/brake_light__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: brake light
trans_list: feu de stop
sense:
(transportation, automotive) A light on a vehicle's instrument panel indicating a failure or malfunction of the vehicle's brake system.


lexentry: eng/brake_lining__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brake lining
trans_list: cale
sense:
Consumable surfaces in brake systems, such as drum brakes and disc brakes used in transport vehicles.


lexentry: eng/brake_pad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brake pad
trans_list: patin | patin de freins | plaquette de frein
sense:
A friction element in a disc brake or rim brake, made from various compounds, often organic, semi-metallic, or ceramic.


lexentry: eng/brake_shoe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brake shoe
trans_list: sabot
sense:
(mechanical engineering) An element of a drum brake into which the friction-producing brake lining is attached.


lexentry: eng/braking_distance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: braking distance
trans_list: distance de freinage
sense:
The distance travelled by a vehicle between the time that the brakes are applied and the vehicle coming to rest


lexentry: eng/brambling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brambling
trans_list: pinson du Nord | pinson du nord
sense:
A finch, Fringilla montifringilla of northern Eurasia, the male having a black head in summer and an orange breast with white belly and a long white rump.


lexentry: eng/bran__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bran
trans_list: son
sense:
The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain.


lexentry: eng/branch__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: branch
trans_list: branche
sense:
A line of family descent, in distinction from some other line or lines from the same stock; any descendant in such a line.


lexentry: eng/branch__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: branch
trans_list: brancher
sense:
(intransitive, computing) To jump to a different location in a program, especially as the result of a conditional statement.


lexentry: eng/branch_line__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: branch line
trans_list: embranchement
sense:
(railroads) A non-through line which joins a mainline (or another branch or secondary line) and ends at a terminus.


lexentry: eng/branchial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: branchial
trans_list: branchial
sense:
Of, pertaining to, or resembling gills; of or pertaining to the embryonic branchial arches and clefts from which the gills arise.


lexentry: eng/brand__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brand
trans_list: marque
sense:
A mark or scar made by burning with a hot iron, especially to mark cattle or to classify the contents of a cask.


lexentry: eng/brand__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: brand
trans_list: marque
sense:
The symbolic identity, represented by a name and/or a logo, which indicates a certain product or service to the public.


lexentry: eng/brand__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brand
trans_list: flétrir
sense:
(transitive) To burn the flesh with a hot iron, either as a marker (for criminals, slaves etc.) or to cauterise a wound.


lexentry: eng/brand_loyalty__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brand loyalty
trans_list: fidélité à la marque
sense:
(business, marketing) The positive feelings towards a brand and dedication to purchase the same product or service repeatedly, regardless of deficiencies, a competitor's actions, or changes in the environment.


lexentry: eng/brandish__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brandish
trans_list: brandir
sense:
(transitive) To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating anger, threat or skill.


lexentry: eng/brane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brane
trans_list: brane
sense:
(physics) A hypothetical object extending across a number of (often specified) spatial dimensions, with strings in string theory seen as one-dimensional examples.


lexentry: eng/brant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brant
trans_list: bernarche
sense:
(North American) Any of several wild geese, of the genus Branta, that breed in the Arctic, but especially the brent goose, Branta bernicla.


lexentry: eng/bras_d'honneur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bras d'honneur
trans_list: bras d'honneur
sense:
An obscene gesture in which an arm is bent into an L-shape, with the closed palm pointing upwards, while the other hand then grips the biceps of the bent arm, and the bent forearm is then raised vertically; it conveys the sense of “up yours!”.


lexentry: eng/brash__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brash
trans_list: m'as-tu-vu | suffisant
sense:
(of people or behaviour) Overly bold or self-assertive to the point of being insensitive, tactless or impudent; shameless.


lexentry: eng/brass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brass
trans_list: laiton
sense:
(countable, uncountable) A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications.


lexentry: eng/brass__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: brass
trans_list: cuivres | en laiton
sense:
(music) A class of wind instruments, usually made of metal (such as brass), that use vibrations of the player's lips to produce sound; a band or the section of an orchestra that features such instruments.


lexentry: eng/brass__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: brass
trans_list: douille
sense:
Spent cartridge casings (usually made of brass): the part of the cartridge left over after bullets or shells have been fired.


lexentry: eng/brass__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: brass
trans_list: galonnés
sense:
(military, business, or, other organizations, uncountable, used as a singular or plural noun, metonym) High-ranking officers: the brass hats.


lexentry: eng/brass_instrument__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brass instrument
trans_list: cuivre
sense:
(musical instruments) Any musical instrument whose tone is produced by vibration of the lips as the player blows into a mouthpiece (or tubular resonator).


lexentry: eng/brawn__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: brawn
trans_list: fromage de tête | hure | tête fromagée | tête marbrée | tête pressée
sense:
(chiefly, British) Head cheese; a terrine made from the head of a pig or calf; originally boar's meat.


lexentry: eng/bray__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bray
trans_list: braire | blatèrement
sense:
(intransitive) Of an animal (now chiefly of animals related to the ass or donkey, and the camel): to make its cry.


lexentry: eng/braze__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: braze
trans_list: braser
sense:
To join two metal pieces, without melting them, using heat and diffusion of a jointing alloy of capillary thickness.


lexentry: eng/brazen_bull__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brazen bull
trans_list: taureau d'airain | taureau de Phalaris
sense:
An ancient torture device, supposed to have been devised by Perillos of Athens, consisting of a hollow bull fashioned from brass in which victims were imprisoned and burned to death.


lexentry: eng/brazier__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brazier
trans_list: brasier | braséro | mangal
sense:
An upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal for a source of light or heat.


lexentry: eng/brazilwood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brazilwood
trans_list: bois-brésil | pernambouc
sense:
A Brazilian timber tree (Paubrasilia echinata, syn. Caesalpinia echinata), used primarily to make bows for string instruments.


lexentry: eng/breach__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: breach
trans_list: brèche
sense:
A gap or opening made by breaking or battering, as in a wall, fortification or levee / embankment; the space between the parts of a solid body rent by violence


lexentry: eng/breach_of_promise__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: breach of promise
trans_list: violation de promesse de mariage
sense:
(legal) A tort in common law arising when a man withdraws an earlier promise to marry a woman; abolished in many jurisdictions.


lexentry: eng/bread-and-butter_letter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bread-and-butter letter
trans_list: lettre de château
sense:
A short, handwritten communication to thank someone who has recently provided the writer with hospitality, usually dinner or an overnight visit.


lexentry: eng/bread_and_circuses__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bread and circuses
trans_list: du pain et des jeux
sense:
(idiomatic) Food and entertainment provided by the state, particularly if intended to placate the people.


lexentry: eng/bread_maker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bread maker
trans_list: robot boulanger | machine à pain
sense:
A household appliance which makes dough from raw ingredients and in most cases can also bake it into bread.


lexentry: eng/breadboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: breadboard
trans_list: platine d'expérimentation | platine de prototypage
sense:
(electronics) A device used to build a (usually temporary) prototype of an electronic circuit and for experimenting with circuit designs. Both solder and solderless versions are available; the solderless type are easily reusable.


lexentry: eng/breadcrumb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: breadcrumb
trans_list: miette | panure | miette de pain
sense:
(chiefly, in the plural) A tiny piece of bread, either one that falls from bread as it is cut or eaten, or one made deliberately by crumbling bread.


lexentry: eng/breadcrumb__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: breadcrumb
trans_list: fil d'Ariane
sense:
(GUI, chiefly, in the plural) A single link in a chain indicating the hierarchical location of a directory, web page or similar, used as a navigation aid.


lexentry: eng/breadfruit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: breadfruit
trans_list: arbre à pain | artocarpe | artocarpus
sense:
An evergreen tree, Artocarpus altilis, native to islands of the east Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.


lexentry: eng/breadstick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: breadstick
trans_list: gressin | grissini
sense:
A long, very slender loaf of crisp bread smaller than a baguette; for example, grissini from Italy and rosquilletas from Spain.


lexentry: eng/break-even_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: break-even point
trans_list: seuil de rentabilité
sense:
(business, management) The point where total costs equal total revenue and the organization neither makes a profit nor suffers a loss.


lexentry: eng/break-in__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: break-in
trans_list: effraction
sense:
The act of entering a place with the intent to steal or commit some other offense; an instance of breaking and entering.


lexentry: eng/break__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: break
trans_list: entracte
sense:
An interval or intermission between two parts of a performance, for example a theatre show, broadcast, or sports game.


lexentry: eng/break__Verb__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: break
trans_list: bourriner
sense:
(transitive, gaming, _, slang) To render (a game) unchallenging by altering its rules or exploiting loopholes or weaknesses in them in a way that gives a player an unfair advantage.


lexentry: eng/break__Verb__1
sense_num: 28
written_rep: break
trans_list: casser | rompre | briser | fracturer | se briser | se casser
sense:
(intransitive, of a voice) To alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men, generally to go up, in women, sometimes to go down; to crack.


lexentry: eng/break__Verb__1
sense_num: 30
written_rep: break
trans_list: battre | outrepasser
sense:
(transitive) To surpass or do better than (a specific number); to do better than (a record), setting a new record.


lexentry: eng/break__Verb__1
sense_num: 31
written_rep: break
trans_list: casser
sense:
(intransitive, billiards, snooker, pool) To make the first shot; to scatter the balls from the initial neat arrangement.


lexentry: eng/break__Verb__1
sense_num: 32
written_rep: break
trans_list: dégrader
sense:
(transitive, military, most often in the, _, passive tense) To demote; to reduce the military rank of.


lexentry: eng/break_a_lance__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: break a lance
trans_list: rompre une lance
sense:
(intransitive) to take a stand, to contend [with for ‘to the benefit of’] [with in favour of ‘to the benefit of’] [with against ‘in opposition to’] [with with ‘in opposition to’]


lexentry: eng/break_a_leg__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: break a leg
trans_list: bonne merde | je te dis merde ! | merde !
sense:
(idiomatic) Good luck!; Do your best!; Said to someone wishing they perform well in a theatrical production or comparable endeavor.


lexentry: eng/break_bad__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: break bad
trans_list: mal tourner
sense:
(colloquial, especially, Southern US, and, Midwest US, of a person) To go bad; to turn toward immorality or crime.


lexentry: eng/break_down__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: break down
trans_list: tomber en panne | craquer
sense:
(ergative, figuratively) To render or to become unstable due to stress, to collapse physically or mentally.


lexentry: eng/break_down__Verb__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: break down
trans_list: analyser | décomposer
sense:
(ergative, figuratively) To divide into parts to give more details, to provide a more indepth analysis of.


lexentry: eng/break_in__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: break in
trans_list: roder | casser | se faire
sense:
(ambitransitive, ergative, idiomatic) To reach a state of functioning more smoothly through use or wear; to cause (something, or someone, new) to undergo this change.


lexentry: eng/break_new_ground__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: break new ground
trans_list: ouvrir de nouvelles voies
sense:
(by extension) To initiate a new venture, especially something never before attempted; to advance or innovate.


lexentry: eng/break_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: break off
trans_list: interrompre
sense:
(transitive, slang, AAVE) To give (someone) (something); to allow (someone) to take (something); to grant (someone) a share or portion of (something).


lexentry: eng/break_one's_fast__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: break one's fast
trans_list: déjeuner | prendre le petit déjeuner | rompre le jeûne
sense:
(dated) To eat breakfast; to eat the first meal of the day after a night of not eating or to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food.


lexentry: eng/break_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: break point
trans_list: balle de break
sense:
(tennis) A situation in which if the receiver wins the next point, (s)he will win the game (but not the set or match).


lexentry: eng/break_the_Internet__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: break the Internet
trans_list: briser l'Internet
sense:
(chiefly, US, idiomatic, colloquial, literally) To cause a connection to the Internet, or the Internet itself, to malfunction.


lexentry: eng/break_the_fourth_wall__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: break the fourth wall
trans_list: briser le quatrième mur
sense:
(idiomatic, fiction) To apparently communicate with reality directly, such as when characters of literature comment on the existence of a reader.


lexentry: eng/break_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: break up
trans_list: s'interrompre
sense:
(intransitive, telecommunications) Of a conversation, to cease to be understandable because of a bad connection; of a signal, to deteriorate.


lexentry: eng/break_wind__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: break wind
trans_list: en lâcher un | loufer | lâcher | lâcher une perle | péter
sense:
(idiomatic, euphemistic) To expel gases generated during digestion, especially through the anus; to fart.


lexentry: eng/breakaway__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: breakaway
trans_list: échappée
sense:
(ice hockey) A situation in the game where one or more players of a team attack towards the goal of the other team without having any defenders in front of them.


lexentry: eng/breakcore__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: breakcore
trans_list: breakcore
sense:
(music) A style of electronic music characterised by a high tempo, complex and intricate breakbeats, and a wide palette of samples from various sources, especially the "Amen break".


lexentry: eng/breakdancing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: breakdancing
trans_list: breakdance
sense:
(dance) An urban style of acrobatic street dance that originated in the hip hop culture of New York City in the late 20th century.


lexentry: eng/breakdown__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: breakdown
trans_list: dégradation
sense:
(chemistry, uncountable) Breaking of chemical bonds within a compound to produce simpler compounds or elements; (countable) an instance of this.


lexentry: eng/breakdown__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: breakdown
trans_list: détail
sense:
(uncountable) Detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; (countable) an instance of this.


lexentry: eng/breaker__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: breaker
trans_list: brisant | lame
sense:
(chiefly, in the plural) A wave breaking into foam against the shore, or against a sandbank, or a rock or reef near the surface, considered a useful warning to ships of an underwater hazard


lexentry: eng/breakfast_bar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: breakfast bar
trans_list: bar de cuisine
sense:
A raised counter in a domestic kitchen at which light meals may be eaten, often seated on high stools.


lexentry: eng/breakfast_cereal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: breakfast cereal
trans_list: céréale de petit déjeuner | céréales
sense:
A food made from processed grains, such as maize, oats, wheat or rice, usually eaten for breakfast with milk and sometimes sugar.


lexentry: eng/breaking_and_entering__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: breaking and entering
trans_list: entrée par effraction | introduction par effraction
sense:
(legal) The crime of gaining unauthorized entry into another's property, usually by breaking part of a building (a lock, door, window, etc.)


lexentry: eng/breakpoint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: breakpoint
trans_list: point d'arrêt
sense:
(programming) A point in a program at which operation may be interrupted during debugging so that the state of the program at that point can be investigated.


lexentry: eng/breakup__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: breakup
trans_list: dégel
sense:
(Alaska and northern Canada, seasons, time) The time of year during which winter ice covering bodies of water disintegrates; more generally, spring.


lexentry: eng/breakwater__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: breakwater
trans_list: brise-lames | jetée | môle
sense:
A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.


lexentry: eng/breakwater__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: breakwater
trans_list: brise-lames | digue
sense:
(on beaches) A wooden or concrete barrier, usually perpendicular to the shore, intended to prevent the movement of sand along a coast.


lexentry: eng/bream__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bream
trans_list: brème
sense:
A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little valued as food. Several species are known.


lexentry: eng/bream__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bream
trans_list: brème
sense:
An American fresh-water fish, of various species of Lepomis and allied genera, which are also called sunfishes and pondfishes.


lexentry: eng/breast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: breast
trans_list: sein | poitrine
sense:
(anatomy) Either of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in males.


lexentry: eng/breast__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: breast
trans_list: blanc | poitrine | cœur
sense:
A choice cut of poultry, especially chicken or turkey, taken from the bird’s breast; also a cut of meat from other animals, breast of mutton, veal, pork.


lexentry: eng/breast_augmentation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: breast augmentation
trans_list: augmentation mammaire
sense:
(surgery) A cosmetic procedure to increase the size of a breast (the organ on the front of the chest).


lexentry: eng/breast_implant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: breast implant
trans_list: implant mammaire
sense:
(surgery) A medical prosthesis used to augment, reconstruct, or create the physical form of breasts (the organs on the front of the [typically female] chest).


lexentry: eng/breast_ironing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: breast ironing
trans_list: repassage des seins
sense:
The pounding and massaging of a pubescent girl's breasts, using hard or heated objects, to try to make them stop developing or disappear, typically aiming to prevent the girl from attracting sexual interest, and mostly carried out in Cameroon.


lexentry: eng/breast_pump__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: breast pump
trans_list: tire-lait
sense:
A device used by a lactating woman to extract milk from her breasts (typically for short-term storage).


lexentry: eng/breastbone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: breastbone
trans_list: sternum
sense:
(anatomy) The central narrow bone in the front of the chest, connecting the collarbone and the top ribs.


lexentry: eng/breaststroke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: breaststroke
trans_list: brasse
sense:
A swimming stroke in which the swimmer lies face down, the arms being swept forward, outward and back under the water and the legs are kicked like a frog's


lexentry: eng/breath_test__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: breath test
trans_list: contrôle de l'alcoolémie | contrôle d'alcoolémie
sense:
An official test to determine if someone has taken alcohol or drugs by testing a sample of their exhaled breath.


lexentry: eng/breathalyzer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: breathalyzer
trans_list: alcootest | éthylomètre | éthylotest
sense:
A device that measures alcohol in expired air so as to estimate the concentration of alcohol in a person's blood; used by traffic police in cases of suspected driving while under the influence of alcohol.


lexentry: eng/breathe__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: breathe
trans_list: respirer | inspirer | expirer
sense:
(intransitive) To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.


lexentry: eng/breccia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: breccia
trans_list: brèche
sense:
(petrology) A rock composed of angular fragments in a matrix that may be of a similar or a different material.


lexentry: eng/breech__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: breech
trans_list: culotte
sense:
(historical, now only, _, in the plural, or, attributive) A garment whose purpose is to cover or clothe the buttocks. [from 11th c.]


lexentry: eng/breech_birth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: breech birth
trans_list: présentation du siège | présentation podalique
sense:
A birth in which the baby comes through the birth canal posterior (buttocks), feet, or knees first, instead of the more usual position of headfirst.


lexentry: eng/breed__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: breed
trans_list: élever
sense:
(transitive) To keep (animals) and have (them) reproduce in a way that improves the next generation's qualities.


lexentry: eng/breeding-ground__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: breeding-ground
trans_list: pépinière | vivier
sense:
(figuratively) A place or institution seen as creating large numbers of a stated thing, type of person, etc.


lexentry: eng/brew__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brew
trans_list: infuser
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To make tea or coffee by mixing tea leaves or coffee beans with hot water.


lexentry: eng/bribe__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bribe
trans_list: corrompre | soudoyer | pot-de-vin | verser
sense:
(transitive) To give a bribe to; specifically, to ask a person to do something against their original will, in exchange for some type of reward or relief from potential trouble.


lexentry: eng/bribery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bribery
trans_list: corruption
sense:
The making of illegal payment, or bribes, to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions.


lexentry: eng/brick__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: brick
trans_list: bricker | briquer
sense:
(intransitive, computing, _, slang) Of an electronic device, to become non-functional, especially in a way beyond repair.


lexentry: eng/brick_and_mortar__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brick and mortar
trans_list: conventionnel
sense:
(business) Buildings and property for the conduct of business, particularly in the sale of retail goods to the general public. (Used to contrast an Internet-based sales operation that lacks customer-oriented store fronts and a "traditional" one for which most capital investment might be in the building infrastructure.) [from mid-1990s]


lexentry: eng/brick_house__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: brick house
trans_list: maison de briques
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see A house or type of construction made of bricks or blocks of masonry.


lexentry: eng/bridal_couple__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bridal couple
trans_list: fiancés
sense:
The bride and bridegroom on their wedding day, and possibly for a short time thereafter, for example during their honeymoon.


lexentry: eng/bridal_shower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bridal shower
trans_list: enterrement de vie de jeune fille
sense:
(US) A party held for a bride-to-be in anticipation of her wedding, involving guests (typically female friends and relatives) giving her gifts.


lexentry: eng/bride_price__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bride price
trans_list: prix de la fiancée
sense:
In some cultures, a sum of money or other valuables paid by a bridegroom or on his behalf to the family of the bride.


lexentry: eng/bridge__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bridge
trans_list: chevalet | pont
sense:
(music, lutherie) The piece, on string instruments, that supports the strings from the sounding board.


lexentry: eng/bridge__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bridge
trans_list: passerelle | pont
sense:
(nautical) An elevated platform above the upper deck of a mechanically propelled ship from which it is navigated and from which all activities on deck can be seen and controlled by the captain, etc; smaller ships have a wheelhouse, and sailing ships were controlled from a quarterdeck.


lexentry: eng/bridge__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bridge
trans_list: pont
sense:
(physical chemistry) An intramolecular valence bond, atom or chain of atoms that connects two different parts of a molecule; the atoms so connected being bridgeheads.


lexentry: eng/bridgehead__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bridgehead
trans_list: tête de pont
sense:
(military) An area of ground on the enemy's side of a river or other obstacle, especially one that needs to be taken and defended in order to secure an advance.


lexentry: eng/bridle__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bridle
trans_list: brider | refréner
sense:
(transitive) To check, restrain, or control with, or as if with, a bridle; as in bridle your tongue.


lexentry: eng/bridled_titmouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bridled titmouse
trans_list: mésange arlequin
sense:
A bird of species Baeolophus wollweberi, of small tits in family Paridae, found from Arizona to southern Mexico.


lexentry: eng/briefing__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: briefing
trans_list: briefing | revue de presse
sense:
A meeting to share a concise summary of a current situation, especially in close preparation for an operation or undertaking.


lexentry: eng/brig__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: brig
trans_list: cachot
sense:
(US) A jail or guardhouse, especially in a naval military prison or jail on a ship, navy base, or (in fiction) spacecraft.


lexentry: eng/brigade__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: brigade
trans_list: brigade
sense:
(military) Military unit composed of several regiments (or battalions) and including soldiers from different arms of service.


lexentry: eng/brigandine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brigandine
trans_list: brigandine
sense:
(historical) A coat of armor for the body, consisting of scales or plates, sometimes overlapping each other, generally of metal, sewn or riveted under or onto canvas or linen or other material.


lexentry: eng/brigantine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brigantine
trans_list: brigantine | brigantin
sense:
(nautical) a two-masted vessel, square-rigged on the foremast, but fore-and-aft-rigged mainsail with a square-rig above it on the mainmast.


lexentry: eng/brilliant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brilliant
trans_list: brillant
sense:
A finely cut gemstone, especially a diamond, cut in a particular form with numerous facets so as to maximize light return through the top (called "table") of the stone.


