# translation

lexentry: eng/free_port__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: free port
trans_list: port franc
sense:
A port or other area with relaxed jurisdiction of customs, tax rule or related national regulations.


lexentry: eng/free_radical__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: free radical
trans_list: radical libre
sense:
(chemistry, physics) A molecule, ion or atom that has one or more unpaired electrons, and which is generally highly reactive (and therefore often occurs only as a transient species).


lexentry: eng/free_running__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: free running
trans_list: parkour
sense:
The activity of combining parkour with gymnastics to pass obstacles and demonstrate athletic talent, most often in urban environments.


lexentry: eng/free_software__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: free software
trans_list: logiciel libre
sense:
(software) Software that can be freely copied, redistributed and modified, including source code; software that is libre.


lexentry: eng/free_state__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: free state
trans_list: état libre
sense:
A political entity whose political status is less than that of a fully sovereign nation-state, as with the former Congo Free State and the former Irish Free State.


lexentry: eng/free_verse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: free verse
trans_list: vers libre
sense:
(uncountable) A poetic form divided into lines of no particular length or meter, without a rhyme scheme.


lexentry: eng/free_will__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: free will
trans_list: libre arbitre
sense:
(philosophy, Christianity) The ability to choose one's actions and make choices that are not predetermined by predestination, fate, etc.


lexentry: eng/free_world__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: free world
trans_list: monde libre
sense:
(politics) Collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states.


lexentry: eng/freebooter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: freebooter
trans_list: flibustier
sense:
An adventurer who pillages, plunders, or thieves privately or for compensation; or wages ad-hoc war on other nations, similar to mercenary; also a "freeboot".


lexentry: eng/freedom__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: freedom
trans_list: liberté
sense:
(countable) The lack of a specific constraint, or of constraints in general; a state of being free, unconstrained.


lexentry: eng/freedom_fighter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: freedom fighter
trans_list: combattant pour la liberté | combattant de la liberté | combattante de la liberté
sense:
A person involved in armed conflict against an occupation, or oppressive government, etc.; a revolutionary, an insurgent, a rebel or insurrectionist.


lexentry: eng/freedom_of_association__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: freedom of association
trans_list: liberté d'association
sense:
The right of citizens to come together with other individuals and collectively express, promote, pursue and defend common interests.


lexentry: eng/freedom_of_contract__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: freedom of contract
trans_list: liberté contractuelle
sense:
The right of individuals to bargain freely among themselves the terms of their own contracts, without government interference.


lexentry: eng/freedom_of_panorama__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: freedom of panorama
trans_list: liberté de panorama
sense:
(copyright) A provision in copyright law that permits taking photographs or video footage, or creating other images (such as paintings), of buildings and sometimes artworks that are permanently located in a public place, and publishing such images without infringing copyright.


lexentry: eng/freedom_of_religion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: freedom of religion
trans_list: liberté de culte | liberté de religion
sense:
The right of people to hold any religious beliefs, or none, and to carry out any practices in accordance with those beliefs or with that absence of belief, so long as these practices do not interfere with other people's legal or civil rights, or any reasonable laws, without fear of harm or prosecution.


lexentry: eng/freedom_of_the_press__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: freedom of the press
trans_list: liberté de la presse
sense:
The right of citizens or the media to print, or otherwise disseminate, speech, ideas and opinions without fear or harm of prosecution.


lexentry: eng/freedom_of_thought__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: freedom of thought
trans_list: liberté de pensée
sense:
The right of an individual to hold or consider a fact, viewpoint, or thought, independent of others' viewpoints.


lexentry: eng/freedom_to_roam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: freedom to roam
trans_list: droit d'accès à la nature
sense:
The general public's right to access public or privately owned land for their own recreation or exercise.


lexentry: eng/freefall__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: freefall
trans_list: chute libre
sense:
(common usage) As above, but allowing for the presence of incidental air resistance not caused intentionally by devices like parachutes or wings.


lexentry: eng/freeloader__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: freeloader
trans_list: resquilleur | resquilleuse
sense:
(colloquial) One who does not contribute or pay appropriately; one who gets a free ride, etc. without paying a fair share.


lexentry: eng/freestone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: freestone
trans_list: calcaire
sense:
Sedimentary rock: a type of stone that is composed of small particles and easily shaped, most commonly sandstone or limestone.


lexentry: eng/freestyle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: freestyle
trans_list: nage libre
sense:
(swimming, by extension) The swimming stroke commonly referred to as the front crawl or the Australian crawl.


lexentry: eng/freestyle_skiing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: freestyle skiing
trans_list: ski acrobatique
sense:
An alpine skiing discipline comprising aerials, moguls, cross, half-pipe, skidance, and slopestyle. It is included as part of the Winter Olympics, and the X-Games.


lexentry: eng/freethinker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: freethinker
trans_list: libre-penseur | libre-penseuse
sense:
A person who has formed his or her opinions using reason and rational enquiry; somebody who has rejected dogma, especially with regard to religion.


lexentry: eng/freeware__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: freeware
trans_list: gratuiciel
sense:
(software) Complete and functional software that does not require payment or other compensation (such as viewing advertising) for its use. Freeware may be a proprietary license with no access to the source code.


lexentry: eng/freewheel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: freewheel
trans_list: roue libre
sense:
A device in a transmission that disengages the driveshaft from the driven shaft when the driven shaft rotates faster than the driveshaft.


lexentry: eng/freeze-dry__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: freeze-dry
trans_list: lyophiliser | cryodessécher
sense:
(transitive) To remove volatile liquid from (a substance) by sublimation, normally under vacuum, from the frozen state.


lexentry: eng/freeze-drying__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: freeze-drying
trans_list: lyophilisation
sense:
The process of dehydration by sublimation for preservation or convenience; the removal of moisture from a frozen material using vacuum.


lexentry: eng/freeze__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: freeze
trans_list: gel | plantage
sense:
(computer) The state when either a single computer program, or the whole system ceases to respond to inputs.


lexentry: eng/freeze__Verb__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: freeze
trans_list: refroidir
sense:
To cause loss of animation or life in, from lack of heat; to give the sensation of cold to; to chill.


lexentry: eng/freeze_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: freeze up
trans_list: se figer
sense:
(ambitransitive) (of machines and software) To come or bring to a sudden halt, stop working (functioning).


lexentry: eng/freezer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: freezer
trans_list: congélateur | congélo
sense:
An appliance or room used to store food or other perishable items at temperatures below 0° Celsius (32° Fahrenheit).


lexentry: eng/freezer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: freezer
trans_list: congélateur
sense:
The section of a refrigerator used to store food or other perishable items at a temperature below 0° Celsius (32° Fahrenheit).


lexentry: eng/freezer_burn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: freezer burn
trans_list: brûlure de congélation
sense:
A condition that occurs when frozen food has been damaged by dehydration and oxidation due to air reaching the food.


lexentry: eng/freezing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: freezing
trans_list: solidification
sense:
(countable, and, uncountable) The change in state of a substance from liquid to solid by cooling to a critically low temperature.


lexentry: eng/freezing_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: freezing point
trans_list: point de congélation
sense:
(physics, chemistry) The temperature at which a liquid freezes, and the solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium; normally the same as the melting point.


lexentry: eng/freight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: freight
trans_list: fret
sense:
(uncountable) The transportation of goods (originally by water; now also (chiefly, US) by land); also, the hiring of a vehicle or vessel for such transportation.


lexentry: eng/french__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: french
trans_list: manchonner
sense:
(cuisine) To French trim; to stylishly expose bone by removing the fat and meat covering it (as done to a rack of lamb or bone-in rib-eye steak).


lexentry: eng/french_fries__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: french fries
trans_list: frites | pommes frites | pommes allumettes
sense:
(chiefly, North America, Philippines) Strips of deep-fried potatoes that have been frenched (cut into strips). [from 1903]


lexentry: eng/frenulum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: frenulum
trans_list: filet | frein
sense:
(anatomy) A small fold or ridge of tissue that supports or restrains the motion of the part to which it is attached, in particular a fold of skin beneath the tongue, or between the lip and the gum.


lexentry: eng/freon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: freon
trans_list: fréon
sense:
(organic compound) Any of several nonflammable refrigerants based on halogenated hydrocarbon including R-12, R-22, and R-23.


lexentry: eng/frequency__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: frequency
trans_list: fréquence
sense:
(uncountable, or, countable) The rate of occurrence of anything; the relationship between incidence and time period.


lexentry: eng/frequency__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: frequency
trans_list: fréquence
sense:
(countable) The quotient of the number of times n a periodic phenomenon occurs over the time t in which it occurs: f = n / t.


lexentry: eng/frequentative__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: frequentative
trans_list: fréquentatif
sense:
(grammar) Any of a subclass of imperfective verbs that denote a repeated action, no longer productive in English, but found in e.g. Finnish, Latin, Russian, and Turkish.


lexentry: eng/frequentative_aspect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: frequentative aspect
trans_list: fréquentatif
sense:
(grammar) A subclass of imperfective verbs that denotes a continuously repeated action. An example in English would be the frequentative verb to crackle, as opposed to the nonfrequentative to crack.


lexentry: eng/frequently_asked_questions__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: frequently asked questions
trans_list: foire aux questions
sense:
An online document containing a list of the questions most often asked about a particular subject, together with answers.


lexentry: eng/fresco__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: fresco
trans_list: fresque
sense:
(countable, painting) An artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster.


lexentry: eng/freshers'_week__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: freshers' week
trans_list: semaine d'intégration
sense:
(British) The week before the academic aspects of a university start, when students may socialize and undergo induction.


lexentry: eng/freshman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: freshman
trans_list: bizut | bizuth | bleu | bleue
sense:
(US, Canada, Philippines) a person (of either sex) entering the first year of an institution, especially a high school (ninth grade for US, grade 9 for Canada, grade 7 for Philippines), a university, or legislative body


lexentry: eng/freshwater_pearl_mussel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: freshwater pearl mussel
trans_list: moule perlière d'eau douce
sense:
An endangered species of freshwater mussel, Margaritifera margaritifera, capable of producing quality pearls.


lexentry: eng/fret__Noun__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fret
trans_list: frette | touchette
sense:
(music) One of the pieces of metal, plastic or wood across the neck of a guitar or other string instrument that marks where a finger should be positioned to depress a string as it is played.


lexentry: eng/fret__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: fret
trans_list: inquiéter | ronger | s'inquiéter | se tracasser | tracasser
sense:
(ambitransitive) To be chafed or irritated; to be angry or vexed; to utter peevish expressions through irritation or worry.


lexentry: eng/fretboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fretboard
trans_list: escale
sense:
(music) A fret or plate put over the neck of musical instruments or its fingerboard, to create a different sound of notes.


lexentry: eng/fretsaw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fretsaw
trans_list: scie à chantourner
sense:
A saw consisting of a metal frame having a fine-toothed narrow blade held under tension, used in making curved cuts.


lexentry: eng/fretty__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fretty
trans_list: fretté
sense:
(heraldry) Covered with a lattice-like pattern of diagonally interlaced bendlets and bendlets sinister.


lexentry: eng/friar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: friar
trans_list: frère
sense:
A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars).


lexentry: eng/fricative__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fricative
trans_list: fricative
sense:
(phonetics) Any of several speech sounds produced by air flowing through a constriction in the oral cavity and typically producing a sibilant, hissing, or buzzing quality; a fricative consonant.


lexentry: eng/friction__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: friction
trans_list: frottement | friction
sense:
(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact.


lexentry: eng/friction__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: friction
trans_list: désaccord | frottement
sense:
(China, historical) (Second Sino-Japanese War) Conflict, as between the Communists and non-Hanjian Kuomintang forces.


lexentry: eng/fridge_magnet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fridge magnet
trans_list: aimantin
sense:
A decoration attached to a magnet, displayed on the outside of refrigerator doors, sometimes used to attach a written reminder.


lexentry: eng/fried_rice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fried rice
trans_list: riz cantonais
sense:
Any of very many forms of rice that are first cooked by boiling and then stir-fried with other ingredients


lexentry: eng/friend__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: friend
trans_list: ami | copain | amie | copine
sense:
A person, typically someone other than a family member, spouse or lover, whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.


lexentry: eng/friend_zone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: friend zone
trans_list: friendzone
sense:
(slang) The situation in which one is viewed by a potential partner as a platonic friend, which complicates the initiation of a romantic relationship.


lexentry: eng/friendly__Adjective__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: friendly
trans_list: allié | alliée
sense:
(usually, military) Of or pertaining to friendlies (friendly noun sense 2, below). Also applied to other bipolar confrontations, such as team sports.


lexentry: eng/friendly_fire__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: friendly fire
trans_list: tir ami | feu ami | tir fratricide
sense:
Weapons fire coming from allied or friendly forces, as opposed to fire coming from enemy forces. [from 1910s]


lexentry: eng/friends_in_high_places__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: friends in high places
trans_list: piston
sense:
(idiomatic) Friends who have authority or influence and who can ensure that one's interests will be protected or furthered.


lexentry: eng/frieze__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: frieze
trans_list: frise
sense:
(architecture) That part of the entablature of an order which is between the architrave and cornice. It is a flat member or face, either uniform or broken by triglyphs, and often enriched with figures and other ornaments of sculpture.


lexentry: eng/frieze__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: frieze
trans_list: frise
sense:
Any sculptured or richly ornamented band in a building or, by extension, in rich pieces of furniture.


lexentry: eng/frigate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: frigate
trans_list: frégate
sense:
(historical) A warship combining sail and steam propulsion, typically of ironclad timber construction, supplementing and superseding sailing ships of the line at the beginning of the development of the ironclad battleship. [mid 19th–late 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/frigate_captain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: frigate captain
trans_list: capitaine de frégate
sense:
(military) Intermediate senior officer rank used in the navies of some romance-speaking and European countries, usually equal in rank to the Anglophone rank of commander.


lexentry: eng/fright__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fright
trans_list: effroi | épouvante
sense:
A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.


lexentry: eng/frikadelle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: frikadelle
trans_list: boulette
sense:
(food) An oblate-spheroid meatball of North European origin, eaten hot or cold, and typically consisting of: minced pork or beef/veal (or, commonly, a blend of these meats); chopped onions; eggs; milk or water; breadcrumbs, oatmeal, or flour; salt; and pepper.


lexentry: eng/frilled_shark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: frilled shark
trans_list: requin frangé | requin-lézard
sense:
Any member of two extant species of shark in genus Chlamydoselachus or their extinct close relatives,


lexentry: eng/fringe__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: fringe
trans_list: radicaux
sense:
(also, attributive) Those members of a political party, or any social group, holding extremist or unorthodox views.


lexentry: eng/fringe_benefit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fringe benefit
trans_list: ATN | avantage de toute nature | avantage en nature
sense:
A benefit received in addition to the normal benefits of holding a job, or, by extension, any relationship to the source of the benefit.


lexentry: eng/fritillary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fritillary
trans_list: fritillaire
sense:
Any of several bulbous perennial plants, of the genus Fritillaria, having flowers with a spotted or chequered pattern.


lexentry: eng/frittata__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: frittata
trans_list: omelette
sense:
A crustless quiche: a molded omelette in which vegetables, cheese, etc., are mixed into the eggs and cooked together.


lexentry: eng/frivolous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: frivolous
trans_list: frivole
sense:
Silly, especially at an inappropriate time or in an inappropriate manner; lacking a good reason for being, or for doing what one does; due to or moved by a whim or caprice.


lexentry: eng/frog__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: frog
trans_list: hausse
sense:
(musical instrument) The part of a violin bow (or that of other similar string instruments such as the viola, cello and contrabass) located at the end held by the player, to which the horsehair is attached.


lexentry: eng/frog__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: frog
trans_list: cœur
sense:
(rail transport) The part of a railway switch or turnout where the running rails cross (from the resemblance to the frog in a horse’s hoof).


lexentry: eng/frog__Noun__3
sense_num: 02
written_rep: frog
trans_list: brandebourg
sense:
An ornate fastener for clothing consisting of an oblong button, toggle, or knot, that fits through a loop.


lexentry: eng/frogmouth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: frogmouth
trans_list: podarge
sense:
Any of several nocturnal, insectivorous birds, of the family Podargidae in the order Podargiformes, native to Australia and southern Asia


lexentry: eng/frolic__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: frolic
trans_list: folâtrer | gambader
sense:
(intransitive) To make merry; to have fun; to romp; to behave playfully and uninhibitedly. [from 1580s]


lexentry: eng/from_now_on__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: Starting from this moment and continuing indefinitely.
written_rep: from now on
trans_list:
dorénavant | désormais | [[à compter de|à compter d']][[aujourd'hui]] | à l'avenir | à partir de maintenant | à présent


lexentry: eng/front-end_loader__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: front-end loader
trans_list: chargeur
sense:
A type of four-wheeled tractor, used in construction, which has a one-man cabin and a large scoop at the front which can be used to dig up dirt or other material.


lexentry: eng/front__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: front
trans_list: antérieur
sense:
Closest or nearest, of a set of futures contracts which expire at particular times, or of the times they expire; (typically, the front month or front year is the next calendar month or year after the current one).


lexentry: eng/front__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: front
trans_list: front
sense:
(meteorology) The interface or transition zone between two airmasses of different density, often resulting in precipitation. Since the temperature distribution is the most important regulator of atmospheric density, a front almost invariably separates airmasses of different temperature.


lexentry: eng/front__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: front
trans_list: porte-parole
sense:
(linguistics, transitive) To move (a word or clause) to the start of a sentence (or series of adjectives, etc).


lexentry: eng/front__Verb__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: front
trans_list: porte-parole
sense:
(ambitransitive, multiplicity) Of an alter in a person with multiplicity (especially in dissociative identity disorder): to be the currently actively presenting member of (a system), in control of the person's body.


lexentry: eng/front_end__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: front end
trans_list: front-end | frontal
sense:
(computing) That part of a hardware or software system that is conceptually closest to the user; the user interface.


lexentry: eng/front_vowel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: front vowel
trans_list: voyelle antérieure
sense:
(phonetics) Any vowel sound produced in the front of the mouth. Examples: "a" in “man” and "e" in “gel”


lexentry: eng/front_yard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: front yard
trans_list: cour de devant
sense:
(US, Canada) A yard to the front of a house or similar residence, typically having a lawn and often trees, shrubs, and/or flowers.


lexentry: eng/front_yard__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: front yard
trans_list: cour de devant
sense:
(UK) An enclosed and often primarily utilitarian area to the front of a house or similar residence, typically having a hard surface or paving.


lexentry: eng/frontal_bone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: frontal bone
trans_list: os frontal
sense:
(skeleton) The bone which forms the front part of the skull and the upper part of the eye sockets and nasal cavity.


lexentry: eng/frontal_lobe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: frontal lobe
trans_list: lobe frontal
sense:
(anatomy) One of the four major divisions of the cerebrum of the brain, located behind the forehead.


lexentry: eng/frontflip__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: frontflip
trans_list: salto avant
sense:
(gymnastics) A floor movement, consisting of rotating one's body in the air 360 degrees in the forward direction.


lexentry: eng/frontispiece__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: frontispiece
trans_list: frontispice
sense:
(publishing) An illustration that is on the page before the title page of a book, a section of one, or a magazine.


lexentry: eng/froot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: froot
trans_list: frunk
sense:
(automotive) A boot (storage compartment) located at the front rather than the rear of a car, especially an electric vehicle.


lexentry: eng/frosh__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: frosh
trans_list: bleu
sense:
(colloquial) A first-year student, at certain universities, and a first-or-second-year student at other universities.


lexentry: eng/frost__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: frost
trans_list: givre | gel
sense:
A cover of minute ice crystals on objects that are exposed to the air. Frost is formed by the same process as dew, except that the temperature of the frosted object is below freezing.


lexentry: eng/frostbite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: frostbite
trans_list: gelure
sense:
An injury suffered as a result of freezing of some part of the body, typically fingers, toes or the nose.


lexentry: eng/frotteurism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: frotteurism
trans_list: frotteurisme
sense:
A paraphilia involving sexual arousal from rubbing one’s genitalia against another person, usually a stranger.


lexentry: eng/froward__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: froward
trans_list: déraisonnable | désobéissant | immaîtrisable | inmaîtrisable | réfractaire
sense:
(archaic, literary) Disobedient, contrary, unmanageable; difficult to deal with; with an evil disposition.


lexentry: eng/frown__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: frown
trans_list: froncement
sense:
A wrinkling of the forehead with the eyebrows brought together, typically indicating displeasure, severity, or concentration.


lexentry: eng/frugal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: frugal
trans_list: frugal
sense:
Of something which is consumed (such as money, goods, etc.): Careful or wise in expenditure; avoiding waste.


lexentry: eng/fruit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fruit
trans_list: fruit
sense:
The seed-bearing part of a plant; often edible, colourful, fragrant, and sweet or sour; produced from a floral ovary after fertilization.


lexentry: eng/fruit__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: fruit
trans_list: fruit
sense:
A sweet or sweetish vegetable, such as the petioles of rhubarb, that resembles a true fruit or is used in cookery as if it was a fruit.


lexentry: eng/fruit__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: fruit
trans_list: fruit
sense:
Any sweet or sour, edible part of a plant that resembles seed-bearing fruit (see former sense) even if it does not develop from a floral ovary.


lexentry: eng/fruit__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: fruit
trans_list: fruit
sense:
(attributive) Of, belonging to, related to, or having fruit or its characteristics; (of living things) producing or consuming fruit.


lexentry: eng/fruit__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: fruit
trans_list: fruit | pédé
sense:
(dated, colloquial, derogatory) A homosexual man; (derogatory, figurative) an effeminate man. [from 1900]


lexentry: eng/fruit_fly__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: fruit fly
trans_list: drosophile | mouche des fruits
sense:
Any insect of the Drosophilidae family, whose larvae feed on ripening fruit, especially the species Drosophila melanogaster that is used in genetic research.


lexentry: eng/fruit_salad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fruit salad
trans_list: salade de fruits
sense:
A mixture of freshly cut fruit, sometimes with the addition of alcohol or yogurt, often served as a dessert.


lexentry: eng/fuchsia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fuchsia
trans_list: fuchsia
sense:
A popular garden plant, of the genus Fuchsia, of the Onagraceae family, shrubs with red, pink or purple flowers.


lexentry: eng/fuck__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fuck
trans_list: enculer
sense:
(transitive) To insert one's penis, a dildo, etc., into a person or a specified orifice or cleft sexually; to penetrate.


lexentry: eng/fuck_buddy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fuck buddy
trans_list: copain de baise | copine de baise | plan cul
sense:
(vulgar, slang) A sex partner with whom one has sex, usually repeatedly, but without any romantic attachments.


lexentry: eng/fuck_me__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fuck me
trans_list: merde | putain
sense:
(vulgar, slang) An interjection expressing that someone is surprised, impressed, annoyed, or dismayed.


lexentry: eng/fuck_off__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (vulgar, slang, dismissal) Go away! Get lost!
written_rep: fuck off
trans_list:
fous le camp | va chier | va niquer ta mère | va niquer ta reum | va te faire foutre | va te faire voir


lexentry: eng/fuck_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: To go to hell; to disappear or go away; to screw oneself.
written_rep: fuck off
trans_list:
aller se faire enculer | aller se faire mettre | aller crever | aller en enfer | aller se faire cuire un œuf | aller se faire foutre


lexentry: eng/fuck_with__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: fuck with
trans_list: agacer
sense:
(vulgar, slang, idiomatic) To play with in a lighthearted or joking manner; kid with; play tricks on.


lexentry: eng/fuck_with__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: fuck with
trans_list: déranger
sense:
(vulgar, slang, idiomatic) To affect seriously or disturbingly; give someone a hard time; to trouble, harass.


lexentry: eng/fuckability__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fuckability
trans_list: baisabilité
sense:
(vulgar) The abstract quality of being desirable as a lover, especially by virtue of physical beauty.


lexentry: eng/fucking__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fucking
trans_list: putain de | câlisse de | ostie de
sense:
(vulgar, attributive) An intensifier, often applying more to the whole utterance than to the specific word it grammatically modifies.


lexentry: eng/fucking_machine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fucking machine
trans_list: machine à baiser
sense:
A powered device, significantly larger than a vibrator, designed to bring a person to orgasm by sexual penetration.


lexentry: eng/fucose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fucose
trans_list: fucose
sense:
(carbohydrate) The aldohexose (3S,4R,5R,6S)-6-methyloxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol present in several glycans and mucopolysaccharides


lexentry: eng/fudge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fudge
trans_list: caramel | fondant | fudge
sense:
(chiefly, _, uncountable) A type of very sweet candy or confection, usually made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.


lexentry: eng/fudge__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: fudge
trans_list: manipuler | trafiquer
sense:
(transitive) To alter something from its true state, as to hide a flaw or uncertainty, deliberately but not necessarily dishonestly or immorally.


lexentry: eng/fuel_cell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fuel cell
trans_list: pile à combustible
sense:
(energy) An electrochemical device in which the intrinsic chemical free energy of fuel and oxidant is catalytically converted to direct current energy.


lexentry: eng/fugitive__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fugitive
trans_list: fugitif | fugitive
sense:
A person who flees or escapes and travels secretly from place to place, and sometimes using disguises and aliases to conceal their identity, as to avoid law authorities in order to avoid an arrest or prosecution, or to avoid some other unwanted situation.


lexentry: eng/fugue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fugue
trans_list: fugue
sense:
(music) A contrapuntal piece of music wherein a particular melody is played in a number of voices, each voice introduced in turn by playing the melody.


lexentry: eng/fugue_state__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fugue state
trans_list: fugue dissociative
sense:
(psychiatry) A rare psychiatric disorder characterized by reversible amnesia for personal identity, including the memories, personality and other identifying characteristics of individuality.


lexentry: eng/fulfilment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fulfilment
trans_list: accomplissement | satisfaction
sense:
The act of fulfilling or the state or quality of being fulfilled; consummation; completion; realization.


lexentry: eng/fuliginous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fuliginous
trans_list: fuligineux
sense:
Pertaining to or resembling soot in such features as colour, texture or taste; sooty, dusky. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/full-throated__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: full-throated
trans_list: retentissant
sense:
(also, figuratively, _, of noises by objects) Using all the power of one's voice; communicated loudly or vociferously.


lexentry: eng/full_duplex__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: full duplex
trans_list: bidirectionnel
sense:
(telecommunications) Describing a duplex system in which both parties can communicate with each other simultaneously


lexentry: eng/full_employment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: full employment
trans_list: plein-emploi
sense:
(economics, politics) A policy goal state in which all those wanting employment at the prevailing wages can find it.


lexentry: eng/full_of_oneself__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: full of oneself
trans_list: plein de soi-même | égoïste
sense:
(idiomatic) Egotistical, believing oneself to be superior to others; preoccupied with one's own work, interests, point of view, etc.


lexentry: eng/full_score__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: full score
trans_list: partition
sense:
(music) a large book showing all the notes of a composition with many simultaneous parts (instruments or voices), with all the parts shown in lines underneath each other in a fixed order. Commonly used by conductors.


lexentry: eng/full_screen__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: full screen
trans_list: plein écran
sense:
(computing, graphical user interface) Of a window occupying all the available display surface of a screen.


lexentry: eng/full_stop__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: full stop
trans_list: point | point final | un point c'est tout
sense:
(colloquial) Used to emphasize the end of an important statement or point when speaking to show something is not up for discussion or debate.


lexentry: eng/full_stop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: full stop
trans_list: point
sense:
(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) The punctuation mark "." (indicating the end of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).


lexentry: eng/full_throttle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: full throttle
trans_list: à fond la caisse | en avant toute | à plein gaz
sense:
(literal, or, near-literal) A maximum setting on an engine or motor control: especially, the totally open position of a valve for air intake, but also any corresponding maximum setting.


lexentry: eng/fullerene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fullerene
trans_list: fullerène
sense:
(inorganic chemistry) Any of a class of allotropes of carbon having hollow molecules whose atoms lie at the vertices of a polyhedron having 12 pentagonal and 2 or more hexagonal faces.


lexentry: eng/fullwidth__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fullwidth
trans_list: pleine chasse
sense:
(computing, typography) Of a text character, occupying the space of two alphanumeric characters in a monospace font, or two "normal" text columns.


lexentry: eng/fullz__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fullz
trans_list: fullz
sense:
(internet slang) A compilation or package of information on a prospective fraud or identity theft victim.


lexentry: eng/fulmar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fulmar
trans_list: fulmar
sense:
Either of two species of pelagic seabird in the genus Fulmarus, Fulmarus glacialis and F. glacialoides, which breed on cliffs.


lexentry: eng/fumage__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: fumage
trans_list: fumage
sense:
(art) A surrealist art technique, devised by Wolfgang Paalen, in which impressions are made by the smoke of a candle or kerosene lamp on a piece of paper or canvas.


lexentry: eng/fume_hood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fume hood
trans_list: hotte
sense:
(chemistry) A ventilated compartment in which chemical procedures may be undertaken without the escape of noxious fumes into the local environment.


lexentry: eng/fumitory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fumitory
trans_list: fumeterre
sense:
Any plant of the taxonomic genus Fumaria of annual herbaceous flowering plants in the family Papaveraceae, native to temperate Europe and Asia.


lexentry: eng/function__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: function
trans_list: fonction
sense:
(mathematics) A relation in which each element of the domain is associated with exactly one element of the codomain.


lexentry: eng/function_word__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: function word
trans_list: mot-outil | mot grammatical
sense:
(linguistics) A word that has little meaning when standing alone, but instead serves to express grammatical relationships with other words within a sentence, or specify the attitude or mood of the speaker, including conjunctions, prepositions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs, certain frequent adverbs.


lexentry: eng/functional__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: functional
trans_list: fonctionnel
sense:
(computing theory) Having semantics defined purely in terms of mathematical functions, without side-effects.


lexentry: eng/functional__Adjective__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: functional
trans_list: fonctionnel
sense:
(medicine) Of a disease, such that its symptoms cannot be referred to any appreciable lesion or change of structure; opposed to organic disease, in which the organ itself is affected.


lexentry: eng/functional_analysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: functional analysis
trans_list: analyse fonctionnelle
sense:
(functional analysis) The branch of mathematics dealing with infinite-dimensional vector spaces, whose elements are actually functions, as well as generalizations such as Banach spaces and Hilbert spaces.


lexentry: eng/functional_dependency__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: functional dependency
trans_list: dépendance fonctionnelle
sense:
(database normalization) Given a relation R and two sets of attributes X,Y \subseteq R, a constraint X \rightarrow Y where each X value in R is associated with precisely one Y value in R.


lexentry: eng/functional_group__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: functional group
trans_list: groupe fonctionnel
sense:
(organic chemistry) A specific grouping of elements that is characteristic of a class of compounds, and determines some properties and reactions of that class.


lexentry: eng/functional_load__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: functional load
trans_list: rendement fonctionnel
sense:
Targeted exposure of an implement or organ to stimuli or other straining it is supposed or being tested to tolerate.


lexentry: eng/functionalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: functionalism
trans_list: fonctionnalisme
sense:
(architecture) A doctrine, in several fields, that the function of something should be reflected in its design and the materials used in its construction.


lexentry: eng/functionalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: functionalism
trans_list: fonctionnalisme
sense:
(social science) The idea that social and cultural cohesion are a function of the interdependence and interactions of the institutions of a society.


lexentry: eng/functionalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: functionalism
trans_list: fonctionnalisme
sense:
(psychology) A general school of thought that considers psychological phenomena in terms of their role in adaptation to the person's environment.


lexentry: eng/functionality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: functionality
trans_list: fonctionnalité
sense:
(uncountable) The ability to do a task, performance, or execution; a set of functions that something is able or equipped to perform.


lexentry: eng/functionary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: functionary
trans_list: fonctionnaire
sense:
A person employed as an official in a bureaucracy (usually corporate or governmental) who holds limited authority and primarily serves to carry out a simple function for which discretion is minimal or not required.


lexentry: eng/functor__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: functor
trans_list: foncteur
sense:
(category theory) A category homomorphism; a morphism from a source category to a target category which maps objects to objects and arrows to arrows (either covariantly or contravariantly), in such a way as to preserve morphism composition and identities.


lexentry: eng/fundamental__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fundamental
trans_list: fondement
sense:
(generic, singular) A basic truth, elementary concept, principle, rule, or law. An individual fundamental will often serve as a building block used to form a complex idea.


lexentry: eng/fundamental_group__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fundamental group
trans_list: groupe fondamental
sense:
(topology) For a specified topological space, the group whose elements are homotopy classes of loops (images of some arbitrary closed interval whose endpoints are both mapped to a designated point) and whose group operation is concatenation.


lexentry: eng/fundamental_interaction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fundamental interaction
trans_list: interaction fondamentale | interaction élémentaire
sense:
(physics) any of the fundamental forces that act between elementary particles; each one is associated with an exchanged particle


lexentry: eng/fundamental_theorem__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fundamental theorem
trans_list: théorème fondamental
sense:
(chiefly, mathematics) A theorem (or, in non-mathematical fields, a commonly accepted hypothesis) considered to be of central importance to a specified field.


lexentry: eng/fundamental_theorem_of_calculus_for_line_integrals__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fundamental theorem of calculus for line integrals
trans_list: théorème fondamental des intégrales curvilignes
sense:
(calculus) A generalization of the fundamental theorem of calculus to line integrals of vector fields, which states that the line integral of a conservative vector field along a path can be computed by evaluating the potential function at the endpoints of the path. Specifically, given a potential function f with continuous first partial derivatives on an open region R containing a curve C parameterized by \mathbf{r}(t) for a \leq t \leq b:


lexentry: eng/fundamentalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fundamentalism
trans_list: fondamentalisme
sense:
(religion) The tendency to reduce a religion to its most fundamental tenets, based on strict interpretation of core texts.


lexentry: eng/funeral__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: funeral
trans_list: funérailles | obsèques
sense:
A ceremony to honor and remember a deceased person, often distinguished from a memorial service by the presence of the body of the deceased.


lexentry: eng/funeral_home__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: funeral home
trans_list: chambre funéraire | funérarium
sense:
A mortuary where the friends and relatives of the deceased may attend a wake, or pay their last respects.


lexentry: eng/fungible__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fungible
trans_list: fongible
sense:
(originally, finance, and, commerce) Able to be substituted for something of equal value or utility.


lexentry: eng/fungus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fungus
trans_list: fongus | champignon
sense:
(mycology) Any member of the kingdom Fungi; a eukaryotic organism typically having chitin cell walls but no chlorophyll or plastids. Fungi may be unicellular or multicellular.


lexentry: eng/funicular__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: funicular
trans_list: funiculaire
sense:
A particular type of rail transit system which ascends a steep urban or mountain incline, having usually two cars sharing a single pair of tracks, with the cars linked by a moving cable and an arrangement of pulleys such that the descending car assists in the hoisting of the ascending car, i.e. the two cars serve as counterweights for each other.


lexentry: eng/funicular_railway__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: funicular railway
trans_list: funiculaire
sense:
A cable railway on an incline; especially one which operates on two tracks (or with a passing loop), with a pair of vehicles counterbalancing each other.


lexentry: eng/funishment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: funishment
trans_list: funition
sense:
(ethics, uncountable) A proposed treatment of criminals that would take them out of wider society (like a traditional prison) but without aiming to punish them.


lexentry: eng/funk__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: funk
trans_list: funk
sense:
(uncountable, music genre) A style of music derived from 1960s soul music, with elements of rock and other styles, characterized by a prominent bass guitar, dance-friendly sound, a strong emphasis on the downbeat, and much syncopation.


lexentry: eng/funnel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: funnel
trans_list: entonnoir
sense:
A utensil in the shape of an inverted hollow cone terminating in a narrow pipe, for channeling liquids or granular material; typically used when transferring said substances from any container into ones with a significantly smaller opening.


lexentry: eng/funnel__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: funnel
trans_list: canaliser | utiliser un entonnoir
sense:
(intransitive) To proceed through a narrow gap or passageway akin to a funnel; to condense or narrow.


lexentry: eng/funnel_cake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: funnel cake
trans_list: bois
sense:
(US) A specialty food made from deep-fried batter and originally associated with the Pennsylvania Dutch region of the United States.


lexentry: eng/funny_bone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: funny bone
trans_list: petit juif
sense:
(idiomatic) The ulnar nerve in the elbow, which, when hit, causes a tingly sensation. [from the 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/fur_seal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fur seal
trans_list: otarie à fourrure | ours de mer
sense:
Any marine mammal of of the genera Arctocephalus and Callorhinus, differing from the sea lions in having dense underfur.


lexentry: eng/furan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: furan
trans_list: furane
sense:
(organic compound) Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms, two double bonds and an oxygen atom; especially the simplest one, C4H4O.


lexentry: eng/furbelow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: furbelow
trans_list: froufrou, ruche
sense:
A frill, flounce, or ruffle, as on clothing; a decorative piece of fabric, especially one gathered or pleated as into a ruffle, etc.


lexentry: eng/furcula__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: furcula
trans_list: lunette
sense:
(ornithology) The forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles in birds, the wishbone or merrythought.


lexentry: eng/furlong__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: furlong
trans_list: furlong | sillon | stade
sense:
A unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile (220 yards, or 201.168 metres), now mainly used in measuring distances in farmland and horse racing.


lexentry: eng/furlough__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: furlough
trans_list: chômage technique | mettre à pied
sense:
(transitive) To have (an employee) not work in order to reduce costs; to send (someone) on furlough.


lexentry: eng/furniture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: furniture
trans_list: mobilier | meubles | meuble
sense:
(now usually, _, uncountable) Large movable item(s), usually in a room, which enhance(s) the room's characteristics, functionally or decoratively.


lexentry: eng/furniture_beetle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: furniture beetle
trans_list: petite vrillette | vrillette
sense:
(entomology) Any of various species of wood-boring beetle, the larvae of which are a type of woodworm, especially Anobium punctatum, the common furniture beetle.


lexentry: eng/furry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: furry
trans_list: furry
sense:
Someone who identifies with or as an animal character with human-like characteristics (an anthropomorphic animal character).


lexentry: eng/fursona__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fursona
trans_list: fursona
sense:
(fandom) An anthropomorphic animal character used to represent oneself online or in furry role-playing.


lexentry: eng/fuse__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: fuse
trans_list: détonateur
sense:
(manufacturing, mining, military) The mechanism that ignites the charge in an explosive device; a detonator.


lexentry: eng/fuse__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fuse
trans_list: fusible | plomb
sense:
(electrical engineering) A device to prevent excessive overcurrent from overload or short circuit in an electrical circuit, containing a component that melts and interrupts the current when too high a load is passed through it.


lexentry: eng/fuselage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fuselage
trans_list: fuselage
sense:
(aeronautical) The main body of an aerospace vehicle; the long central structure of an aircraft to which the wings (or rotors), tail, and engines are attached, and which accommodates crew and cargo. [from 1909]


lexentry: eng/fusiform__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fusiform
trans_list: fusiforme
sense:
(chiefly, _, botany, zoology) Shaped like a spindle with yarn spun on it; having round or roundish cross-section and tapering at each end.


lexentry: eng/fusil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fusil
trans_list: fusée
sense:
(heraldiccharge) A bearing of a rhomboidal figure, originally representing a spindle in shape, longer than a heraldic lozenge.


lexentry: eng/fusion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fusion
trans_list: fusion
sense:
(cytology) The process by which two distinct lipid bilayers merge their hydrophobic core, resulting in one interconnected structure.


lexentry: eng/fusion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fusion
trans_list: fusion
sense:
(fiction) The act of two characters merging into one, typically more powerful, being; or the merged being itself.


lexentry: eng/fusion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fusion
trans_list: fusion
sense:
(physics) A nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the concomitant release of energy.


lexentry: eng/fussbudget__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fussbudget
trans_list: anxieuse | anxieux | difficile | tatillon | tatillonne
sense:
(colloquial, derogatory, North America) One who complains or fusses a great deal, especially about unimportant matters; a fusspot.


lexentry: eng/fustanella__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fustanella
trans_list: fustanelle
sense:
A form of skirt or kilt traditionally worn by men in Albania, Greece and other parts of the Balkans.


lexentry: eng/fustian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fustian
trans_list: futaine
sense:
Originally, a kind of coarse fabric made from cotton and flax; now, a kind of coarse twilled cotton, or cotton and linen, stuff with a short pile and often dyed a dull colour, which is chiefly prepared for menswear.


lexentry: eng/futanari__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: futanari
trans_list: futanari
sense:
(uncountable, Japanese pornography) A genre of Japanese pornography featuring intersex or hermaphroditic characters that are depicted as attractive, usually works containing female characters with a penis and sometimes testicles.


lexentry: eng/futanari__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: futanari
trans_list: futanari
sense:
(countable, Japanese pornography) An intersex or hermaphroditic character, usually female and with a penis, in such works.


lexentry: eng/futon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: futon
trans_list: futon
sense:
A thin mattress of tufted cotton or similar material, placed on a floor or on a raised, foldable frame as a bed.


lexentry: eng/future_bass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: future bass
trans_list: future bass
sense:
A genre of electronic dance music which mixes elements of dubstep and trap with less abrasive rhythms.


lexentry: eng/future_participle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: future participle
trans_list: participe futur
sense:
A part of speech present in some languages (e.g. Latin, Hungarian and Georgian) but not in English that gives a sense of something about to happen.


lexentry: eng/future_perfect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: future perfect
trans_list: futur antérieur
sense:
(grammar) A tense that expresses action completed at some time in the future; in English it is formed by use of will have (or shall have) and a past participle.


lexentry: eng/future_tense__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: future tense
trans_list: futur | futur simple
sense:
(grammar) The tense or time form of a verb used to refer to an event or occurrence that has not yet happened or is expected to happen in the future.


lexentry: eng/futures_contract__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: futures contract
trans_list: contrat à terme
sense:
(finance) A standardized contract, traded on a futures exchange, to buy or sell a standardized quantity of a specified commodity (or financial instrument) of standardized quality at a certain date in the future, at a stated price (the futures price).


lexentry: eng/futurism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: futurism
trans_list: futurisme
sense:
(art) An early 20th century avant-garde art movement focused on speed, the mechanical, and the modern, which took a deeply antagonistic attitude to traditional artistic conventions.


lexentry: eng/fuzzy_logic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fuzzy logic
trans_list: logique floue
sense:
(mathematics) A form of reasoning, derived from fuzzy set theory, whereby a truth value need not be exactly zero (false) or one (true), but rather can be zero, one, or any value in between.


lexentry: eng/fuzzy_set__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fuzzy set
trans_list: ensemble flou
sense:
(fuzzy set theory, fuzzy logic) A set whose elements have degrees of membership, instead of only full and empty membership.


lexentry: eng/fynbos__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: fynbos
trans_list: finbos | fynbos
sense:
(botany) Vegetation unique to the Cape Floral Kingdom, largely scrub, exceptionally biodiverse, including particularly large numbers of species of Proteaceae, Restionaceae, and Ericaceae.


lexentry: eng/g-force__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: g-force
trans_list: force g
sense:
The acceleration of a body, relative to the freefall acceleration due to any local gravitational field, expressed in multiples of g0 (the mean acceleration due to gravity at the Earth's surface).


lexentry: eng/gabbro__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gabbro
trans_list: gabbro
sense:
(rock) Originally, a kind of serpentine; now generally a coarsely crystalline, igneous rock consisting of lamellar pyroxene and labradorite.


lexentry: eng/gable__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gable
trans_list: pignon | gâble
sense:
(architectural element) The triangular area at the peak of an external wall adjacent to, and terminating, two sloped roof surfaces (pitches).


lexentry: eng/gac__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gac
trans_list: gac
sense:
The Southeast Asian fruit Momordica cochinchinensis, a reddish spiny gourd with high lycopene content.


lexentry: eng/gadfly__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gadfly
trans_list: empêcheur de tourner en rond
sense:
(specifically) A person who upsets the status quo by posing novel or upsetting questions, or attempts to stimulate innovation by being an irritant.


lexentry: eng/gadget__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gadget
trans_list: gadget
sense:
Any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled, often either clever or complicated.


lexentry: eng/gadwall__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gadwall
trans_list: canard chipeau
sense:
A common, widespread dabbling duck which breeds in the northern hemisphere (Mareca strepera, syn. Anas strepera).


lexentry: eng/gaff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gaff
trans_list: drague
sense:
A tool consisting of a large metal hook with a handle or pole, especially the one used to pull large fish aboard a boat.


lexentry: eng/gaffe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gaffe
trans_list: gaffe | bévue | faux pas
sense:
A foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public; a social blunder; a breach of etiquette.


lexentry: eng/gag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gag
trans_list: bâillon
sense:
A device to restrain speech, such as a rag in the mouth secured with tape or a rubber ball threaded onto a cord or strap.


lexentry: eng/gag_order__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gag order
trans_list: interdiction de exprimer en public
sense:
(legal) An order issued by a court prohibiting specified persons from discussing a case outside limitations set by the court.


lexentry: eng/gag_order__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gag order
trans_list: blackout sur information
sense:
(informal) Any directive from a person in authority prohibiting another person from speaking about a certain thing.


lexentry: eng/gage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gage
trans_list: citation
sense:
Something, such as a glove or other pledge, thrown down as a challenge to combat (now usually figurative).


lexentry: eng/gaggle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gaggle
trans_list: essaim
sense:
(by extension) Any group or gathering of related things, particularly one perceived as noisy, boisterous or chaotic.


lexentry: eng/gait__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gait
trans_list: allure
sense:
(horses) One of the different ways in which a horse can move, either naturally or as a result of training.


lexentry: eng/gaiter__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gaiter
trans_list: guêtre
sense:
A covering cloth or leather for the whole leg from the knee to the instep, fitting down upon the shoe.


lexentry: eng/gaiwan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gaiwan
trans_list: gaiwan
sense:
A Chinese lidded cup or bowl, used to steep tea, sometimes including a saucer, developed during the Ming dynasty as an improvement upon the (lidless) chawan.


lexentry: eng/galactomannan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: galactomannan
trans_list: galactomannane
sense:
(carbohydrate) Any of a class of polysaccharides, found in many gums, having a backbone composed of mannose with galactose sidechains.


lexentry: eng/galactose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: galactose
trans_list: galactose
sense:
(carbohydrate) A monosaccharide found, along with lactose, in dairy products, and is synthesized by the body where it is found associated with glycolipids and glycoproteins.


lexentry: eng/galah__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: galah
trans_list: cacatoès rosalbin
sense:
A member of species Eolophus roseicapilla of pink and grey species of cockatoos, native to Australia.


lexentry: eng/galangal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: galangal
trans_list: galangue | galanga
sense:
Any of several east Asian plants of genera Alpinia and Kaempferia in the ginger family, used as a spice, but principally Alpinia galanga.


lexentry: eng/galaxy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: galaxy
trans_list: galaxie
sense:
(galaxy) Any of the collections of many millions or billions of stars, galactic dust, black holes, etc. existing as independent and coherent systems, of which there are billions in the known universe. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/gale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gale
trans_list: coup de vent
sense:
(meteorology) A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through to 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale.


lexentry: eng/gall-nut_ink__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gall-nut ink
trans_list: encre de noix de galle
sense:
acid blue-to-black ink, blue or purple when fresh, but turning intense black from iron oxidation, containing iron ions and tannic acids obtained from crushed gall-nuts and a solution of gum, or glue, and copperas, slowly replaced carbon ink and used from late antiquity to 20th century


lexentry: eng/gall__Noun__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gall
trans_list: galle
sense:
(plant disease) A blister or tumor-like growth found on the surface of plants, caused by various pathogens, especially the burrowing of insect larvae into the living tissues, such as that of the common oak gall wasp (Cynips quercusfolii).


lexentry: eng/gall_bladder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gall bladder
trans_list: vésicule biliaire
sense:
(anatomy) A pear-shaped organ that stores bile from the liver, until the body needs it for the digestion and absorption of fats in the duodenum.


lexentry: eng/galleass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: galleass
trans_list: galéasse
sense:
(nautical, historical) A type of rowable vessel of the 16th and 17th centuries, similar to a galley but larger, and normally equipped with sails.


lexentry: eng/gallery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gallery
trans_list: galerie
sense:
An institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of important objects, especially works of art.


lexentry: eng/gallery__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: gallery
trans_list: balcon | galerie
sense:
The uppermost seating area projecting from the rear or side walls of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium.


lexentry: eng/gallery__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: gallery
trans_list: galerie
sense:
A roofed promenade, especially one extending along the wall of a building and supported by arches or columns on the outer side.


lexentry: eng/gallery_forest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gallery forest
trans_list: forêt galerie
sense:
riparian woodland; a dense forest of mature trees, without understory, that lines both banks of a river in an otherwise treeless region


lexentry: eng/galley__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: galley
trans_list: galère | galée
sense:
(nautical, historical) A long, slender ship propelled primarily by oars, whether having masts and sails or not; usually a rowed warship used in the Mediterranean from the 16th century until the modern era.


lexentry: eng/galley__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: galley
trans_list: cambuse
sense:
(nautical) The cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel or aircraft; sometimes on merchant vessels called the caboose.


lexentry: eng/gallic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gallic acid
trans_list: acide gallique
sense:
(carboxylic acid) a phenolic carboxylic acid, 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoic acid, found in galls, tea, the bark of some trees etc; a constituent of tannin


lexentry: eng/gallium_arsenide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gallium arsenide
trans_list: arséniure de gallium
sense:
(inorganic compound) A binary compound of gallium and arsenic, GaAs, used as a semiconductor, especially in light-emitting diodes.


lexentry: eng/galloon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: galloon
trans_list: galon
sense:
A braided trimming with bullion thread, used on men's coats in the eighteenth century, on women's apparel in the nineteenth, and on such furnishings as draperies or cushions.


lexentry: eng/gallop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gallop
trans_list: galop
sense:
The fastest gait of a horse, a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously.


lexentry: eng/gallows_humor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gallows humor
trans_list: humour de gibet | humour de potence
sense:
(American spelling, idiomatic) A form of comedy that still manages to be humorous in the face of, and in response to, a tragic or hopeless situation.


lexentry: eng/galvanometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: galvanometer
trans_list: galvanomètre
sense:
(physics) A device used to indicate the presence and direction of a small electric current, especially used to detect a null or balanced condition in a bridge circuit.


lexentry: eng/gambeson__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gambeson
trans_list: gambison
sense:
(historical) A defensive garment formerly in use for the body, made of cloth stuffed and quilted, often worn as padding under armor.


lexentry: eng/gambling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gambling
trans_list: jeu de hasard | pari
sense:
An activity characterized by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance, usually with money wagered on the outcome.


lexentry: eng/gamboge__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gamboge
trans_list: gomme-gutte | jaune du Cambodge | résine gutte
sense:
The resin of the gamboge tree; a preparation of the resin used as a pigment or for medicinal purposes. [from early 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/game,_set,_match__Phrase__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: game, set, match
trans_list: jeu, set et match
sense:
(idiomatic, by extension) An expression indicating finality, announcing that a series of events—usually involving some form of rivalry—has reached a conclusion.


lexentry: eng/game__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: game
trans_list: jeu
sense:
(countable) An activity described by a set of rules, especially for the purpose of entertainment, often competitive or having an explicit goal.


lexentry: eng/game_controller__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: game controller
trans_list: manette
sense:
(video games) Any of various hardware devices designed to allow the user to provide input to video games.


lexentry: eng/game_of_chance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: game of chance
trans_list: jeu de hasard
sense:
(games, probability) A game in which the outcome is at least partly determined by random variables (chance and luck) rather than strictly by strategy.


lexentry: eng/game_of_skill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: game of skill
trans_list: jeu d'adresse
sense:
(games) A game in which the outcome depends mainly on the physical and mental skills of the players, and only secondarily on chance.


lexentry: eng/game_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: game out
trans_list: affecter
sense:
(idiomatic) To run through scenarios to determine what will happen given certain decisions; to play out possibilities; to examine several ideas to come up with their likeliest end results.


lexentry: eng/game_over__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: game over
trans_list: fin de jeu | fin de partie | game over | jeu terminé | partie terminée
sense:
(video games) A message signaling that the game has ended, usually because the player failed (for example by losing all of their lives) but sometimes following successful completion of the game.


lexentry: eng/game_show__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: game show
trans_list: jeu télévisé
sense:
(games, broadcasting) A radio or television program that involves members of the public or celebrities, whether as individuals or as part of a team, playing a game, especially one involving the answering of quiz questions, for cash or prizes.


lexentry: eng/game_theory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: game theory
trans_list: théorie des jeux
sense:
(mathematics, economics) A branch of applied mathematics that studies strategic situations in which individuals or organisations choose various actions in an attempt to maximize their returns.


lexentry: eng/gameboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gameboard
trans_list: tablier
sense:
(board games) A portable surface marked for playing a game, and on which the counters or other pieces are placed and moved.


lexentry: eng/gamekeeper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gamekeeper
trans_list: garde-chasse
sense:
A person employed to maintain the game for hunting and all associated materials and effects. Often shortened to keeper.


lexentry: eng/gamelan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gamelan
trans_list: gamelan
sense:
(music genre) A genre of music of Indonesian origin typically featuring metallophones, xylophones, drums, gongs and a bamboo flute (called a suling).


lexentry: eng/gameplay__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gameplay
trans_list: gameplay | jouabilité
sense:
The totality of player experiences during a game, such as the gaming environment and the competitive interaction with other players; often with reference to a video game or a board game.


lexentry: eng/gametangium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gametangium
trans_list: gamétangie
sense:
(botany, mycology) A gamete-producing organ or cell found in many multicellular protists, algae and fungi, and in the gametophytes of plants.


lexentry: eng/gamete__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gamete
trans_list: gamète | cellule reproductrice
sense:
(cytology) A reproductive cell (sperm in males or eggs in females), having only half of a complete set of chromosomes.


lexentry: eng/gametophyte__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gametophyte
trans_list: gamétophyte
sense:
(botany) A plant (or the haploid phase in its life cycle) which produces gametes by mitosis in order to produce a zygote.


lexentry: eng/gamification__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gamification
trans_list: ludification
sense:
The use of gameplay mechanics for non-game applications (as for example making work less onerous, incentivization, or pedagogy).


lexentry: eng/gamin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gamin
trans_list: gamin
sense:
(dated, also, attributively) A homeless boy; a male street urchin; also (more generally) , a cheeky, street-smart boy.


lexentry: eng/gamma-aminobutyric_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gamma-aminobutyric acid
trans_list: GABA | acide γ-aminobutyrique
sense:
(amino acid, neurotransmitter) An amino acid found in the nervous systems of vertebrates and acting as an inhibitory neurotransmitter. Abbreviated as GABA.


lexentry: eng/gamma-ray_burst__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gamma-ray burst
trans_list: sursaut gamma
sense:
(astronomy) A flash of gamma rays that seem to originate from a random point in the sky; their most likely sources are believed to be supernova explosions of a very massive stars and mergers of neutron stars.


lexentry: eng/gamma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gamma
trans_list: gamma
sense:
The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ).


lexentry: eng/gamma_function__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gamma function
trans_list: fonction gamma
sense:
(analysis) A meromorphic function which generalizes the notion of factorial to complex numbers and has singularities at the nonpositive integers; any of certain generalizations or analogues of said function, such as extend the factorial to domains other than the complex numbers.


lexentry: eng/gamma_globulin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gamma globulin
trans_list: gammaglobuline
sense:
A class of proteins in the blood, identified by their position after serum protein electrophoresis. The most significant gamma globulins are antibodies.


lexentry: eng/gamma_ray__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gamma ray
trans_list: rayon gamma
sense:
Very high frequency (and therefore very high energy) electromagnetic radiation emitted as a consequence of radioactivity.


lexentry: eng/gamopetalous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gamopetalous
trans_list: gamopétale | monopétale
sense:
(botany) Having petals wholly or partially fused in such a way that the corolla takes the form of a tube, trumpet, channel, or similarly nearly-rigid structure.


lexentry: eng/gang__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: gang
trans_list: bande | gang
sense:
A criminal group with a common cultural background and identifying features, often associated with a particular section of a city.


lexentry: eng/gangbang__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gangbang
trans_list: partouze
sense:
(vulgar) An act of two or more people having sex with one person who is the focus of the sexual activity.


lexentry: eng/gangboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gangboard
trans_list: débarcadère
sense:
(nautical) A board or plank used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside or any gap such as scaffolding.


lexentry: eng/ganglion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ganglion
trans_list: ganglion
sense:
An encapsulated collection of nerve cell bodies, typically linked by synapses, and often forming a swelling on a nerve fiber.


lexentry: eng/gangway__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: gangway
trans_list: passerelle | passage
sense:
(nautical) A passage through the side of a ship or an opening in the railing through which the ship may be boarded.


lexentry: eng/gannet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gannet
trans_list: fou
sense:
Any of three species of large seabird in the genus Morus, of the family Sulidae. They have black and white bodies and long pointed wings, and hunt for fish by plunge diving and pursuing their prey underwater.


lexentry: eng/gap_year__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gap year
trans_list: année sabbatique
sense:
A yearlong break from study taken by some students on leaving school before starting university, often spent gaining work experience or travelling.


lexentry: eng/gape__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: gape
trans_list: bayer | béer
sense:
(intransitive, of a cat) To open the passage to the vomeronasal organ, analogous to the flehming in other animals.


lexentry: eng/garage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: garage
trans_list: garage
sense:
A building (or section of a building) used to store a car or cars, tools and other miscellaneous items.


lexentry: eng/garam_masala__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: garam masala
trans_list: garam masala
sense:
A mixture of spices used in Indian dishes, such as coriander, cumin, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, star anise, and chillis.


lexentry: eng/garbage_can__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: garbage can
trans_list: poubelle
sense:
(North America) A receptacle, usually roughly cylindrical and wider at the top than at the bottom, which serves as a place to discard waste materials.


lexentry: eng/garbage_collection__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: garbage collection
trans_list: ramasse-miettes
sense:
(programming) An automatic mechanism that frees up resources (such as allocated memory) that are no longer in use.


lexentry: eng/garbage_collector__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: garbage collector
trans_list: glaneur de cellules | ramasse-miettes | récupérateur de mémoire
sense:
(programming) An algorithm, procedure or thread dedicated to garbage collection: reclaiming resources which are no longer in use.


lexentry: eng/garbage_disposal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: garbage disposal
trans_list: broyeur d'évier
sense:
An electric device in a kitchen drain that gets rid of food waste by shredding it to tiny bits that can be washed away.


lexentry: eng/garbanzo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: garbanzo
trans_list: pois chiche
sense:
An edible pulse (Cicer arietinum), of the family Leguminosae or Fabaceae and subfamilies Faboideae or Papilionoideae, with white or purple-blue flowers and small feathery leaves on both sides of the stem and pods containing two to three peas.


lexentry: eng/garble__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: garble
trans_list: déformer | brouiller
sense:
To pick out such parts (of a text) as may serve a purpose not intended by the original author; to mutilate; to pervert.


lexentry: eng/garden__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: garden
trans_list: jardin
sense:
An outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes.


lexentry: eng/garden_city__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: garden city
trans_list: cité-jardin
sense:
(UK, urban studies) Any of several planned, self-contained communities, surrounded by "green belts", containing proportionate areas of residences, industry and agriculture.


lexentry: eng/garden_dormouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: garden dormouse
trans_list: lérot
sense:
A rodent in the Gliridae (dormouse) family, Eliomys quercinus, native to parts of Europe, especially southern Europe.


lexentry: eng/garden_hose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: garden hose
trans_list: tuyau d'arrosage
sense:
(uncountable) A type of hose used for light residential applications such as watering lawns or gardens, or washing and rinsing passenger vehicles, etc.


lexentry: eng/garden_warbler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: garden warbler
trans_list: fauvette des jardins
sense:
Sylvia borin, a plain, but common warbler, Sylvia borin, that breeds in Europe and western Asia, wintering in sub-Saharan Africa.


lexentry: eng/gardenia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gardenia
trans_list: gardénia
sense:
Any of various tropical evergreen small trees or shrubs, of the genus Gardenia, having glossy leaves and white flowers.


lexentry: eng/gardening__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gardening
trans_list: jardinage | horticulture
sense:
The process or action of cultivating the soil, particularly in a garden; the care of a garden; horticulture.


lexentry: eng/garderobe__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: garderobe
trans_list: garde-robe
sense:
(historical) A lavatory, especially in a castle and built into the outer wall, with vent directly over the moat or midden.


lexentry: eng/garfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: garfish
trans_list: orphie
sense:
(especially, UK, Ireland) Any fish of the needlefish family Belonidae, with a long narrow body and needle-shaped jaws, especially the European species Belone belone.


lexentry: eng/garganey__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: garganey
trans_list: sarcelle d'été
sense:
A small dabbling duck, Anas querquedula, that breeds in much of Europe and western Asia, and winters in Africa.


lexentry: eng/gargle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gargle
trans_list: gargariser
sense:
(intransitive) to clean one's mouth by holding water or some other liquid in the back of the mouth and blowing air out from the lungs


lexentry: eng/garland__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: garland
trans_list: guirlande
sense:
A circular or linear decoration, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration.


lexentry: eng/garlic_mustard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: garlic mustard
trans_list: alliaire | alliaire officinale | herbe à ail
sense:
A woodland herb (Alliaria petiolata) that has a garlic-like aroma, considered highly invasive in New World.


lexentry: eng/garnishment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: garnishment
trans_list: saisie
sense:
(legal) A judgment that a third party should pay money owing to a defendant directly to a plaintiff.


lexentry: eng/garrigue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: garrigue
trans_list: garrigue
sense:
A type of low scrubland found on limestone soils in southern France and other parts of the Mediterranean Basin.


lexentry: eng/garter_snake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: garter snake
trans_list: couleuvre rayée
sense:
Any of various species of nonvenomous snakes of the genus Thamnophis, native to America, with longitudinal stripes.


lexentry: eng/garter_stitch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: garter stitch
trans_list: point mousse
sense:
(knitting) the most basic form of welting, produced in the round by knitting and purling alternate rows, or in the flat by knitting (or purling) every stitch


lexentry: eng/gas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gas
trans_list: gaz
sense:
(uncountable) A flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture used as a fuel, e.g. for cooking, heating, electricity generation or as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles, especially natural gas.


lexentry: eng/gas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gas
trans_list: gaz
sense:
(uncountable, physical chemistry) Matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or in a bubble of liquid, or held together by gravitational pull); it can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly by deposition.


lexentry: eng/gas__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gas
trans_list: essence
sense:
(uncountable, North America, New Zealand, Philippines) Gasoline, a light derivative of petroleum used as fuel.


lexentry: eng/gas_cylinder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gas cylinder
trans_list: bouteille de gaz | bonbonne de gaz
sense:
A cylindrical vessel capable of containing a compressed gas at high pressure. Sometimes used as the fuel tank for an autogas vehicle.


lexentry: eng/gas_giant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gas giant
trans_list: géante gazeuse
sense:
(astronomy) A large planet composed mostly of gaseous hydrogen and helium, along with methane and ammonia; possibly with a solid core.


lexentry: eng/gas_mantle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gas mantle
trans_list: manchon à incandescence
sense:
The incandescent gauze (mantle) surrounding the flame in a gas lamp, which contains rare earths to enhance the light output.


lexentry: eng/gas_meter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gas meter
trans_list: compteur de gaz | compteur à gaz
sense:
A meter which measures the amount of gas supplied to a property via a gas main. In rented properties, it may be coin-operated.


lexentry: eng/gas_plant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gas plant
trans_list: buisson ardent | dictame blanc | fraxinelle
sense:
A fragrant perennial in the rue family, Dictamnus albus, that gives off so much volatile essential oil that it sometimes can be lit and will burn briefly without harming the plant.


lexentry: eng/gas_turbine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gas turbine
trans_list: turbine à gaz de combustion
sense:
An internal combustion engine consisting of a compressor, a combustion chamber, and a turbine, where the turbine mechanically powers the compressor.


lexentry: eng/gasket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gasket
trans_list: garcette
sense:
(sailing) A length of rope or canvas band used for reefing a sail, or holding a stowed sail in place.


lexentry: eng/gasket__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gasket
trans_list: joint
sense:
(mechanics) Any mechanical seal that serves to fill the space between two objects, generally to prevent leakage between the two objects while under compression.


lexentry: eng/gasman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gasman
trans_list: gazier
sense:
(colloquial) A worker for a company that supplies gas (in the sense of the gaseous fuel), especially one who visits premises to read the meter, test appliances etc.


lexentry: eng/gasoline__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gasoline
trans_list: essence | gazoline
sense:
(uncountable, North America) A flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, mainly used as a motor fuel; petrol.


lexentry: eng/gasp__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gasp
trans_list: haleter | ahaner | retenir son souffle
sense:
(intransitive) To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion; to respire with heaving of the breast; to pant.


lexentry: eng/gastric_lavage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gastric lavage
trans_list: lavage gastrique
sense:
(toxicology) A procedure consisting of diluting then emptying the contents of the stomach with a tube via the nose or mouth, most commonly performed following an overdose or poison ingestion, or in preparation for surgery.


lexentry: eng/gastritis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gastritis
trans_list: gastrite
sense:
(pathology, symptom) Inflammation of the lining of the stomach, characterised by nausea, loss of appetite, and upper abdominal discomfort or pain.


lexentry: eng/gastrodiplomacy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gastrodiplomacy
trans_list: gastrodiplomatie
sense:
A type of cultural diplomacy where relations between representatives of different cultures are improved by the means of gastronomy and the promotion of national cuisines.


lexentry: eng/gastroenteritis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gastroenteritis
trans_list: gastro-entérite
sense:
(medicine) Inflammation of the mucous membranes of the stomach and intestine; often caused by an infection.


lexentry: eng/gastroenterology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gastroenterology
trans_list: gastro-entérologie
sense:
(medicine) The study of the digestive system, from the mouth to the anus; may also include the study of accessory organs: pancreas, liver, gallbladder and bile ducts.


lexentry: eng/gastroesophageal_reflux__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gastroesophageal reflux
trans_list: reflux
sense:
(pathology) Ellipsis of gastroesophageal reflux disease (“chronic symptoms or mucosal damage produced by the abnormal reflux in the esophagus”).


lexentry: eng/gastroparesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gastroparesis
trans_list: gastroparésie
sense:
(pathology) A condition, often a complication of diabetes, characterised by a delayed emptying of the stomach.


lexentry: eng/gastropod__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gastropod
trans_list: gastéropode
sense:
Any member of a class of molluscs (Gastropoda) that includes snails, slugs, and limpets; univalve mollusc.


lexentry: eng/gastrulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gastrulation
trans_list: gastrulation
sense:
(embryology, biology) The stage of embryo development at which a gastrula is formed from the blastula by the inward migration of cells.


lexentry: eng/gasworks__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gasworks
trans_list: usine à gaz
sense:
A factory where gas is generated or distributed (whether for industrial consumption or for residential distribution), as:


lexentry: eng/gate__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: gate
trans_list: porte logique
sense:
(computing) A logical pathway made up of switches which turn on or off. Examples are and, or, nand, etc.


lexentry: eng/gatecrasher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gatecrasher
trans_list: incruste | pique-assiette | resquilleur | resquilleuse
sense:
(slang) A person who enters some event without a ticket or invitation, either by stealth or by deception.


lexentry: eng/gateway__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: gateway
trans_list: porte | passerelle
sense:
A point at which freight moving from one territory to another is interchanged between transportation lines.


lexentry: eng/gateway__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: gateway
trans_list: gateway | passerelle
sense:
(computing, networking, telecommunications) In wireless internet, an access point with additional software capabilities such as providing NAT and DHCP, which may also provide VPN support, roaming, firewalls, various levels of security, etc.


lexentry: eng/gateway_drug__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gateway drug
trans_list: sas
sense:
An addictive substance that is seen as relatively harmless by itself, but is believed to encourage the user to experiment with more harmful substances.


lexentry: eng/gatha__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gatha
trans_list: gâthâ | gāthā
sense:
(Buddhism) A poem or mantra, especially one recited mentally as part of meditation or mindfulness practice.


lexentry: eng/gather__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gather
trans_list: rassembler | ramasser | recueillir
sense:
(architecture) To bring together, or nearer together, in masonry, as for example where the width of a fireplace is rapidly diminished to the width of the flue.


lexentry: eng/gathering__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: gathering
trans_list: cahier
sense:
(bookbinding) A section, a group of bifolios, or sheets of paper, stacked together and folded in half.


lexentry: eng/gauge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gauge
trans_list: gabarit
sense:
A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard


lexentry: eng/gauntlet__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: gauntlet
trans_list: parcours du combattant
sense:
(figuratively) Any challenging, difficult, or painful ordeal, often one performed for atonement or punishment.


lexentry: eng/gavel__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gavel
trans_list: marteau
sense:
A wooden mallet, used by a courtroom judge, or by a committee chairman, struck against a sounding block to quieten those present, or by an auctioneer to accept the highest bid at auction.


lexentry: eng/gay-straight_alliance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gay-straight alliance
trans_list: alliance gay-hétéro
sense:
A school- or community-based organization intended to provide a safe and supportive environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer youth, as well as their straight supporters.


lexentry: eng/gay__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gay
trans_list: gay | gai | homo
sense:
(loosely, of appearance or behavior) Being in accordance with stereotypes of gay people, especially gay men.


lexentry: eng/gay__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gay
trans_list: ringard
sense:
(slang, pejorative) Used to express dislike: lame, uncool, stupid, burdensome, contemptible, generally bad.


lexentry: eng/gay_bar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gay bar
trans_list: bar gay
sense:
A tavern or similar nightclub whose primary clientele are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.


lexentry: eng/gay_pride__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gay pride
trans_list: Fierté Gaie | Gay Pride
sense:
A feeling of pride in one's homosexuality; embrace of a positive gay identity and rejection of shame imposed by homophobia.


lexentry: eng/gay_rights__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gay rights
trans_list: droits des homosexuels
sense:
The concept that people of minority sexual orientations such as homosexuality (gay people), are entitled to the same rights and considerations as heterosexuals.


lexentry: eng/gaydar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gaydar
trans_list: gaydar
sense:
(LGBTQ slang) The supposed ability to detect whether or not a person is gay by observing that person's appearance, mannerisms, etc. [from early 1980s]


lexentry: eng/gazebo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gazebo
trans_list: gazébo | kiosque | gloriette | pavillon
sense:
A belvedere, either a type of summer-house or a roofed, detached porch-like structure, usually in a yard, park or lawn.


lexentry: eng/gazelle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gazelle
trans_list: gazelle
sense:
An antelope of either of the genera Gazella (mostly native to Africa), Procapra (native to Asia), Eudorcas, or Nanger, capable of running at high speeds for long periods.


lexentry: eng/gazette__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gazette
trans_list: gazette
sense:
(law, often, _, capitalized, _, and, _) An official periodical publication published by a government containing legal and state notices, and in some cases, legislations, subsidiary legislations and bills.


lexentry: eng/gazpacho__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gazpacho
trans_list: gaspacho
sense:
A cold soup of Spanish origin, made with olive oil, vinegar, bread and raw vegetables such as tomatoes, garlic, onion, cucumber and sweet peppers.


lexentry: eng/gear__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: gear
trans_list: vitesse
sense:
(countable, automotive) A configuration of the transmission of a motor car so as to achieve a particular ratio of engine to axle torque.


lexentry: eng/gear__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: gear
trans_list: engrenage
sense:
(countable, automotive, cycling) A particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved; often selected via a shifter.


lexentry: eng/gear__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gear
trans_list: passer ses vitesses
sense:
(engineering, transitive) To provide with gearing; to fit with gears in order to achieve a desired gear ratio.


lexentry: eng/gear_ratio__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gear ratio
trans_list: rapport d'engrenage | rapport de transmission | rapport de vitesses angulaires
sense:
The ratio of the speeds of rotation of two gears, such as any pair that mesh and, especially, the initial and final gears in a gear train (whose relationship incorporates all the intermediate ones).


lexentry: eng/gear_shift__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gear shift
trans_list: levier de vitesse
sense:
(automotive) That part of a gearbox involved in changing gear, including the lever and the forks attached to it.


lexentry: eng/gear_wheel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gear wheel
trans_list: roue dentée | pignon | engrenage
sense:
(mechanics) A wheel with a toothed rim, intended to engage with others, or similar equipment, to form a gear.


lexentry: eng/gearbox__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gearbox
trans_list: boite de vitesse | boîte de vitesses
sense:
That part of a car's transmission containing the train of gears, and to which the gear lever is connected.


lexentry: eng/gecko__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gecko
trans_list: gecko | tarente
sense:
Any lizard of the family Gekkonidae of small, carnivorous, mostly nocturnal animals with large eyes and adhesive toes enabling them to climb on vertical and upside-down surfaces.


lexentry: eng/gee__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gee
trans_list: hue
sense:
(intransitive) Of a horse, pack animal, etc.: to move forward; go faster; or turn in a direction away from the driver, typically to the right.


lexentry: eng/geek__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: geek
trans_list: geek
sense:
(colloquial) A person who is intensely interested in a particular field or hobby and often having limited or nonstandard social skills. Often used with an attributive noun.


lexentry: eng/geek__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: geek
trans_list: geek
sense:
(colloquial, by extension) An expert in a technical field, particularly one having to do with computers.


lexentry: eng/geezer__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: geezer
trans_list: vieillard | gros
sense:
(informal, chiefly, North America, sometimes, mildly, derogatory) An old person, usually a male, typically a cranky old man.


lexentry: eng/geisha__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: geisha
trans_list: geisha
sense:
A Japanese female entertainer skilled in various arts such as tea ceremony, dancing, singing and calligraphy.


lexentry: eng/gelada__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gelada
trans_list: gélada
sense:
Any of species Theropithecus gelada of Old World monkeys, distinguished from baboons by the bright patch of skin on their chests.


lexentry: eng/gelatin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gelatin
trans_list: gélatine
sense:
A protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen extracted from animal skin, bones, cartilage, ligaments, etc.


lexentry: eng/gelato__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gelato
trans_list: gelato | glace à l'italienne
sense:
An Italian variant of ice cream made from milk and sugar, combined with other flavourings. The ingredients are supercooled while stirring to break up ice crystals as they form.


lexentry: eng/gelbstoff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gelbstoff
trans_list: coloration des matières organiques dissoutes dans l'eau
sense:
(hydrology, oceanography) The optically measurable component of dissolved organic matter in water, which primarily occurs naturally from tannin released from decaying detritus. As the amount of organic matter increases, it causes the water to appear green, yellow-green, and then brown. [from 1966]


lexentry: eng/gemination__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gemination
trans_list: gémination
sense:
(phonetics) The phenomenon of a consonant being pronounced for an audibly longer period of time than is normal; an instance of such lengthened pronunciation.


lexentry: eng/gemmule__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gemmule
trans_list: gemmule
sense:
(specifically, zoology) A small gemma or bud of dormant embryonic cells produced by some freshwater sponges (phylum Porifera) that develops into a new sponge.


lexentry: eng/gender-blind__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gender-blind
trans_list: genderblind
sense:
Having the quality of ignoring gender, such as organizations that accept and/or house people together without discriminating on the basis of gender.


lexentry: eng/gender-neutral__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gender-neutral
trans_list: épicène
sense:
(grammar) In particular, in languages where words are assigned to one grammatical gender or another: lacking such an assignment.


lexentry: eng/gender__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: gender
trans_list: genre
sense:
Identification as a man, a woman, or something else, and association with a (social) role or set of behavioral and cultural traits, clothing, etc; a category to which a person belongs on this basis. (Compare gender role, gender identity.) [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/gender__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: gender
trans_list: genre
sense:
(grammar) A division of nouns and pronouns (and sometimes of other parts of speech) into masculine or feminine, and sometimes other categories like neuter or common, and animate or inanimate. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/gender__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gender
trans_list: genrer
sense:
(sociology) To assign a gender to (a person); to perceive as having a gender; to address using terms (pronouns, nouns, adjectives...) that express a certain gender.


lexentry: eng/gender_dysphoria__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gender dysphoria
trans_list: dysphorie de genre
sense:
A profound and persistent unhappiness caused by having characteristics (body parts, clothing, etc) of, or being perceived as, a gender different from one's gender identity, experienced especially by transgender people.


lexentry: eng/gender_gap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: A measurable difference between the pay, status, political preferences etc. of men and women.
written_rep: gender gap
trans_list:
disparité entre les sexes | fossé entre les sexes | inégalité entre les sexes | écart entre les sexes


lexentry: eng/gender_identity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gender identity
trans_list: identité de genre | identité sexuelle
sense:
(psychology) An individual's internal sense of self as belonging to a particular gender or genders, or to no gender.


lexentry: eng/gender_identity_disorder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gender identity disorder
trans_list: trouble de l'identité de genre
sense:
A condition in which the patient experiences significant gender dysphoria: the diagnostic classification most commonly applied to transgender/transsexual people.


lexentry: eng/gender_ideology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gender ideology
trans_list: idéologie du genre
sense:
The set of roles and assumptions in a particular culture that are associated with gender and pertain to non-sexual activities, such as occupation, appropriate expressions of emotion, etc.


lexentry: eng/gender_reveal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gender reveal
trans_list: gender reveal
sense:
(mostly, US, often, attributive) An event at which the sex of an expected baby is revealed to family and friends as being either male or female, often by means of a cake, balloons, etc., coloured blue for male or pink for female.


lexentry: eng/gender_studies__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gender studies
trans_list: études de genre
sense:
An academic discipline which analyses constructions of gender and sexuality in society (with reference to other sociological characteristics like class, education, ethnicity, nationality, religion, etc.).


lexentry: eng/gender_transition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gender transition
trans_list: transition de genre
sense:
(transgender) Process or act of changing one's gender role or physical characteristics, by social, medical, or legal methods, to conform to one's identified gender, rather than the sex assigned at birth.


lexentry: eng/genderqueer__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: genderqueer
trans_list: genderqueer
sense:
(LGBTQ, sometimes, offensive) Not exclusively male or female; having or pertaining to a gender identity which is not represented by the gender binary.


lexentry: eng/gendersex__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gendersex
trans_list: genre
sense:
Sex or gender. A division of organisms into masculine, feminine and possibly others, by sexual or social characteristics.


lexentry: eng/gene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gene
trans_list: gène
sense:
(genetics) A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms which may take several values and (in principle) predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.


lexentry: eng/gene_expression__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gene expression
trans_list: expression des gènes | expression génique | expression génétique
sense:
(genetics) The transcription and translation of a gene into messenger RNA and thus into a protein; it may be lesser or greater depending on many epigenetic factors.


lexentry: eng/gene_pool__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gene pool
trans_list: bassin génétique
sense:
(genetics) The complete set of unique alleles that would be found by inspecting the genetic material of every living member of a species or population.


lexentry: eng/gene_therapy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gene therapy
trans_list: thérapie génique
sense:
Any of several therapies involving the insertion of genes into a patient's cells in order to replace defective ones.


lexentry: eng/genealogy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: genealogy
trans_list: généalogie
sense:
(countable) The descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; lineage or pedigree.


lexentry: eng/general__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: general
trans_list: général | communal
sense:
Including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole, etc.; common to all, universal. [from 13th c.]


lexentry: eng/general__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: general
trans_list: général | en chef
sense:
(sometimes, _, postpositive) Applied to a person (as a postmodifier or a normal preceding adjective) to indicate supreme rank, in civil or military titles, and later in other terms; pre-eminent. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/general__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: general
trans_list: d'ensemble
sense:
Giving or consisting of only the most important aspects of something, ignoring minor details; indefinite. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/general__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: general
trans_list: général | général d'armée
sense:
(military ranks) The holder of a senior military title, originally designating the commander of an army and now a specific rank falling under field marshal (in the British army) and below general of the army or general of the air force in the US army and air forces. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/general_anesthesia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: general anesthesia
trans_list: anesthésie générale
sense:
(American spelling, medicine) A type of anesthesia that causes loss of sensation to the whole body, usually to the point of unconsciousness.


lexentry: eng/general_election__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: general election
trans_list: élections générales
sense:
An election, usually held at regular intervals, in which candidates are elected in all or most constituencies or electoral districts of a nation.


lexentry: eng/general_knowledge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: general knowledge
trans_list: culture générale
sense:
The wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life, much of which may be trivial.


lexentry: eng/general_ledger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: general ledger
trans_list: grand livre
sense:
(business, accounting) The central accounting record of a company or organization consisting of the accounts that support the value items shown in the major financial statements.


lexentry: eng/general_manager__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: general manager
trans_list: directeur général
sense:
(management) A manager with overall responsibility for an organisation or a distinct unit of an organisation.


lexentry: eng/general_practitioner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: general practitioner
trans_list: médecin généraliste | médecin traitant
sense:
A physician who provides primary care; treating acute and chronic illnesses and providing preventive care and health education; a family doctor.


lexentry: eng/general_public__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: general public
trans_list: grand public
sense:
Those members of the public who have no special role in a particular area, such as an airport, hospital or railway station; there will typically be restrictions on their access.


lexentry: eng/general_relativity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: general relativity
trans_list: relativité générale
sense:
(relativity) A theory extending special relativity and uniformly accounting for gravity and accelerated frames of reference, postulating that space-time curves in the presence of mass.


lexentry: eng/general_store__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: general store
trans_list: grand magasin | magasin général
sense:
A store which sells a large variety of useful things, without specializing highly in any particular type of merchandise, and which is not departmentalized.


lexentry: eng/general_strike__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: general strike
trans_list: grève générale
sense:
A coordinated work stoppage by a substantial proportion of the workers of a particular city, region or state, normally to achieve economic or political goals.


lexentry: eng/generalissimo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: generalissimo
trans_list: généralissime
sense:
(military) A supreme commander of the armed forces of a country, especially one who is also a political leader.


lexentry: eng/generalist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: generalist
trans_list: généraliste
sense:
A person with a broad general knowledge, especially one with more than superficial knowledge in several areas and the ability to combine ideas from diverse fields.


lexentry: eng/generating_function__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: generating function
trans_list: fonction génératrice | série génératrice
sense:
(mathematics) A formal power series with one indeterminate, whose coefficients encode a sequence that can be studied by algebraic manipulation of the series; any one of several generalizations, such as to encode more than one sequence or use more than one indeterminate.


lexentry: eng/generation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: generation
trans_list: génération | création
sense:
The act of creating something or bringing something into being; production, creation. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/generation__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: generation
trans_list: génération
sense:
A single step or stage in the succession of natural descent; a rank or degree in genealogy, the members of a family from the same parents, considered as a single unit. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/generation__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: generation
trans_list: génération
sense:
The average amount of time needed for children to grow up and have children of their own, generally considered to be a period of around thirty years, used as a measure of time. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/generation__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: generation
trans_list: génération
sense:
(geometry) The formation or production of any geometrical magnitude, as a line, a surface, a solid, by the motion, in accordance with a mathematical law, of a point or a magnitude, by the motion of a point, of a surface by a line, a sphere by a semicircle, etc.


lexentry: eng/generation_gap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: generation gap
trans_list: fossé des générations | fracture intergénérationnelle
sense:
A disconnect between members of one generation and members of the next based on the later generation developing habits, attitudes, and preferences inconsistent with the experience of the former.


lexentry: eng/generative_artificial_intelligence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: generative artificial intelligence
trans_list: intelligence artificielle générative
sense:
(AI) A system that can produce realistic images, sounds, videos, or text in response to user prompts.


lexentry: eng/generative_grammar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: generative grammar
trans_list: grammaire générative
sense:
(linguistics, countable) A system of rules that can generate all and only those combinations of words that form grammatical sentences in a given language.


lexentry: eng/generic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: generic
trans_list: générique
sense:
(of a product or drug) not having a brand name; nonproprietary in design or contents; fungible with the rest of its class.


lexentry: eng/generic_name__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: generic name
trans_list: nom générique
sense:
(taxonomy) The first word in a binominal name, which identifies the genus of the lifeform considered.


lexentry: eng/genericized_trademark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: genericized trademark
trans_list: nom de marque générique | nom de marque lexicalisé
sense:
(business, law) A successful brand name or trademark that has come to refer to the generic class of objects rather than the specific brand type, sometimes without continued defensibility of the trademark but usually with continued defensibility.


lexentry: eng/generous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: generous
trans_list: généreux
sense:
Willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is expected or needed. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/genet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: genet
trans_list: genette
sense:
Any of several Old World nocturnal, carnivorous mammals, of the genus Genetta, most of which have a spotted coat and a long, ringed tail.


lexentry: eng/genetic_code__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: genetic code
trans_list: code génétique
sense:
(genetics) The set of rules by which the sequence of bases in DNA are translated into the amino acid sequence of proteins.


lexentry: eng/genetic_drift__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: genetic drift
trans_list: dérive génétique
sense:
(genetics, evolutionary theory) An overall shift of allele distribution in an isolated population, due to random fluctuations in the frequencies of individual alleles of the genes.


lexentry: eng/genetics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: genetics
trans_list: génétique
sense:
(biology) The branch of biology that deals with the transmission and variation of inherited characteristics, in particular chromosomes and DNA.


lexentry: eng/genie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: genie
trans_list: djinn | jinn | génie
sense:
(Islam) A jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form.


lexentry: eng/genie__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: genie
trans_list: djinn | génie
sense:
(mythological creature) A fictional magical being that is typically bound to obey the commands of a mortal possessing its container.


lexentry: eng/genital_wart__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: genital wart
trans_list: verrue génitale | condylome | condylome acuminé | crête de coq
sense:
A wart associated with a highly contagious sexually transmitted infection, caused by some types of human papillomavirus.


lexentry: eng/genitalia__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: genitalia
trans_list: organes génitaux | parties génitales | appareil génital
sense:
(by extension) Any sex organs, whether external or internal; body parts responsible for sexual reproduction or sexual stimulation.


lexentry: eng/genitality__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: genitality
trans_list: génitalité
sense:
In Reichian psychoanalysis, the integrated function of the entire sexual apparatus; as opposed to pregenitality, neurosis. Note that in this use, sexuality oriented on the genitalia may not by itself constitute genitality, i.e. phallicism would be considered a pregenitally functioning sexuality.


lexentry: eng/genitive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: genitive
trans_list: génitif | génitive
sense:
Of a grammatical case: in an inflected language (such as Greek or Latin), expressing that a thing denoted by a word is related to a thing denoted by another word as its origin or possessor; and in an uninflected language (such as English), expressing origin or possession; possessive.


lexentry: eng/genitive_absolute__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: genitive absolute
trans_list: génitif absolu
sense:
(grammar) an independent phrase in a sentence conveying additional circumstances in the genitive case; present in many Indo-European languages, such as:


lexentry: eng/genitive_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: genitive case
trans_list: génitif
sense:
(grammar) The grammatical case, chiefly applicable to nouns, used to express a relationship of origin or possession. It corresponds roughly to the English preposition of and the suffix -'s.


lexentry: eng/genitofemoral__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: genitofemoral
trans_list: génitofémoral
sense:
(anatomy) Pertaining to the genital organs and the thigh; applied especially to one of the lumbar nerves.


lexentry: eng/genitourinary__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: genitourinary
trans_list: génito-urinaire | urogénital
sense:
(anatomy, medicine) Of or pertaining to the genital and urinary systems of the body, together with their function, disease, etc.


lexentry: eng/genius__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: genius
trans_list: génie
sense:
(countable) Someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially somebody who has demonstrated this by a creative or original work in science, music, art etc.


lexentry: eng/genizah__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: genizah
trans_list: gueniza
sense:
(Jewish law) A depository where sacred Hebrew books or other sacred items that by Jewish law cannot be disposed of are kept before they can be properly buried in a cemetery.


lexentry: eng/genocide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: genocide
trans_list: génocide
sense:
The systematic and deliberate destruction of a group of people, typically by killing substantial numbers of them, on the basis of their ethnicity, religion, or nationality.


lexentry: eng/genome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: genome
trans_list: génome
sense:
(genetics) The complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA) of an organism. [from 1930]


lexentry: eng/genome_assembly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: genome assembly
trans_list: assemblage génomique
sense:
(bioinformatics) The process of taking a large number of short DNA sequences and putting them back together to create a representation of the original chromosomes from which the DNA originated.


lexentry: eng/genotype__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: genotype
trans_list: génotype
sense:
(genetics) The part (DNA sequence) of the genetic makeup of an organism which determines a specific characteristic (phenotype) of that organism.


lexentry: eng/gens__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gens
trans_list: classe
sense:
(Ancient Rome, historical) A legally defined unit of Roman society, being a collection of people related through a common ancestor by birth, marriage or adoption, possibly over many generations, and sharing the same nomen gentilicium.


lexentry: eng/gentian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gentian
trans_list: gentiane
sense:
(countable) Any of various herbs of the family Gentianaceae found in temperate and mountainous regions with violet or blue flowers.


lexentry: eng/gentility__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gentility
trans_list: gentillesse
sense:
(uncountable) The state of being elegant, genteel, having good breeding, or being socially superior.


lexentry: eng/gentleman__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: gentleman
trans_list: gentilhomme | messieurs
sense:
(chiefly, _, historical) A man of gentle but not noble birth, particularly a man of means (originally ownership of property) who does not work for a living but has no official status in a peerage; (UK, _, law) an armigerous man ranking below a knight.


lexentry: eng/gentoo_penguin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gentoo penguin
trans_list: manchot papou
sense:
A species of penguin, Pygoscelis papua, with a distinctive wide white stripe extending like a bonnet across the top of its head.


lexentry: eng/gentrification__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gentrification
trans_list: gentrification | embourgeoisement
sense:
(urban studies) The renewal and rebuilding that accompanies the influx of middle class or affluent people into deteriorating areas and often displaces earlier, usually poorer, residents; any example of such a process.


lexentry: eng/gentrify__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gentrify
trans_list: embourgeoiser | gentrifier
sense:
(transitive) To renovate or improve something, especially housing or district, to make it more appealing to the middle classes (now often with the negative association of pricing out existing residents).


lexentry: eng/genuflect__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: genuflect
trans_list: génuflexer | génuflexion | génuflexionner
sense:
(intransitive) To briefly enter a position that touches one knee to the ground in a manner that is typically associated with formal homage or religious worship.


lexentry: eng/genus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: genus
trans_list: genre
sense:
(biology, taxonomy) A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below family (Lat. familia) and above species.


lexentry: eng/geocaching__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: geocaching
trans_list: géocaching
sense:
A pastime in which participants use a GPS receiver to find a hidden container at a specific latitude and longitude, or to hide a container to be found in this manner.


lexentry: eng/geochemistry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: geochemistry
trans_list: géochimie
sense:
(chemistry) The branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical composition of the Earth and other planets, and with the chemical processes that occur in the formation of rocks and minerals etc.


lexentry: eng/geode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: geode
trans_list: géode
sense:
(geology) A nodule of stone having a cavity lined with mineral or crystal matter on the inside wall.


lexentry: eng/geodesy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: geodesy
trans_list: géodésie
sense:
(sciences, geography) The discipline which deals with the measurement and representation of Earth, its gravitational field and geodynamic phenomena (polar motion, Earth tides, and crustal motion) in three-dimensional, time-varying space


lexentry: eng/geodetics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: geodetics
trans_list: géodésie
sense:
The scientific discipline that deals with the measurement and representation of the earth, its gravitational field and geodynamic phenomena (polar motion, earth tides, and tectonic motion) in three-dimensional, time-varying space.


lexentry: eng/geoduck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: geoduck
trans_list: geoduck
sense:
The species of large saltwater clam Panopea generosa, native to the northeast Pacific coasts from Alaska to Washington State, distinguished by its deep burrowing and long unprotected siphon.


lexentry: eng/geodynamics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: geodynamics
trans_list: géodynamique
sense:
the branch of geophysics that studies the deformation processes of planetary mantle and crust, and the resulting earthquakes and volcanism


lexentry: eng/geoengineering__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: geoengineering
trans_list: géo-ingénieurie | géoingénierie
sense:
(engineering, mining) The subfield of engineering concerned with designing and constructing tunnels, mines, and other human-designed geologic structures within and on earth.


lexentry: eng/geofence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: geofence
trans_list: gardiennage virtuel | géorepérage
sense:
(computing) A virtual perimeter around a geographic area, typically enforced by monitoring the positions of trackable mobile devices inside or outside the area, and determining if they cross the "fence".


lexentry: eng/geoglyph__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: geoglyph
trans_list: géoglyphe
sense:
(chiefly, archaeology) A large-scale drawing or image made on the ground by arranging lines of stones, scratching the earth, etc., and often only fully visible from a distance or the air.


lexentry: eng/geography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: geography
trans_list: géographie
sense:
The study of the physical properties of the earth, including how humans affect and are affected by them.


lexentry: eng/geoheliocentrism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: geoheliocentrism
trans_list: système
sense:
An early model of the solar system that put Earth at the centre, and had Sun and Moon orbiting the Earth with other planets revolving about the Sun.


lexentry: eng/geoid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: geoid
trans_list: géoïde
sense:
(geography, geodesy) The shape, extending through landmasses (continents, etc.), that the surface of the oceans of the Earth would take under the influence of the Earth's gravity and rotation alone, disregarding other factors such as winds and tides; that is, a surface of constant gravitational potential at zero elevation.


lexentry: eng/geologic_joint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: geologic joint
trans_list: pierre de taille
sense:
(geology) A fracture in rock in which (unlike a fault) the strata do not move relative to each other.


lexentry: eng/geological_matrix__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: geological matrix
trans_list: matrice
sense:
(geology) The fine-grained background material in which crystals, pebbles or fossils are embedded in a sedimentary rock


lexentry: eng/geologist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: geologist
trans_list: géologue
sense:
A person whose occupation specializes in the science of geology, especially at a professional or academic level.


lexentry: eng/geology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: geology
trans_list: géologie
sense:
The science that studies the structure of the earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks.


lexentry: eng/geomancy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: geomancy
trans_list: géomancie
sense:
A method of divination using earth or the ground, such as interpreting markings on the ground or how handfuls of dirt land when tossed.


lexentry: eng/geomarketing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: geomarketing
trans_list: géomarketing | géomercatique
sense:
(marketing) The integration of geographical parameters into various aspects of marketing, including sales and distribution.


lexentry: eng/geometric_analysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: geometric analysis
trans_list: analyse géométrique
sense:
(analysis, geometry, topology) A branch of mathematics in which techniques from differential geometry are used in the analysis and solution of partial differential equations, and vice versa.


lexentry: eng/geometric_isomerism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: geometric isomerism
trans_list: isomérie géométrique
sense:
(chemistry) (dated, deprecated by IUPAC) A form of isomerism in which, in one isomer two atoms or groups are on the same side of the plane of a double bond or ring, whereas in the other isomer they are on opposite sides; these are cis- and trans- isomers, respectively.


lexentry: eng/geometric_mean__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: geometric mean
trans_list: moyenne géométrique
sense:
(mathematics) A measure of central tendency of a set of n values computed by extracting the nth root of the product of the values.


lexentry: eng/geometric_series__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: geometric series
trans_list: série géométrque
sense:
(analysis) Any infinite series whose terms are in geometric progression; any series of the form \textstyle a+ a r+ a r^2+ a r^3 \cdots = a \sum_{i=0}^\infty r^i, where a \neq 0, r \neq 0, and r \neq 1.


lexentry: eng/geometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: geometry
trans_list: géométrie
sense:
(algebraic geometry, countable) A mathematical object comprising representations of a space and of its spatial relationships.


lexentry: eng/geophysics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: geophysics
trans_list: géophysique
sense:
A branch of earth science dealing with the physical processes and phenomena occurring in the earth and in its vicinity.


lexentry: eng/geophyte__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: geophyte
trans_list: géophyte
sense:
(botany) A perennial plant, for example the potato or daffodil, which in spring propagates from an underground organ such as a bulb, tuber, corm or rhizome.


lexentry: eng/geostationary__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: geostationary
trans_list: géostationnaire
sense:
At a fixed distance in three dimensions relative to a particular point on the Earth's surface; generally only possible with orbital satellites.


lexentry: eng/geosynchronous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: geosynchronous
trans_list: géosynchrone
sense:
Refers to the orbit of a satellite whose rate of revolution is matched to the rotation period of the Earth. A special case is the geostationary orbit which is circular and equatorial, so that the satellite appears to be fixed over a particular point on Earth's sky.


lexentry: eng/geothermal_energy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: geothermal energy
trans_list: géothermie
sense:
Heat under the ground used to heat water and make steam to turn generator turbines and make electricity.


lexentry: eng/gerbil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gerbil
trans_list: gerbille
sense:
A member of one of several species of small, jumping, murine rodents, of the genus Gerbillus and certain other genera in subfamily Gerbillinae, with leaping powers resembling those of the jerboa, native to Africa, India, and Southern Europe.


lexentry: eng/geriatrics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: geriatrics
trans_list: gériatrie
sense:
(medicine) The branch of medicine that focuses on health promotion and the prevention and treatment of disease and disability in later life. The term itself can be distinguished from gerontology, which is the study of the aging process itself.


lexentry: eng/germ__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: germ
trans_list: germe
sense:
(biology) The small mass of cells from which a part of an organism develops, or a macroscopic but immature form of that part; a bud.


lexentry: eng/germander__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: germander
trans_list: germandrée
sense:
Any plant of the genus Teucrium, some with small, pink, white, or pale purple flowers and a small upper lip.


lexentry: eng/germanium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: germanium
trans_list: germanium
sense:
A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Ge) with an atomic number of 32: a lustrous, hard-brittle, grayish-white metalloid in the carbon group.


lexentry: eng/gerontology__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gerontology
trans_list: gérontologie
sense:
The branch of science that deals with the problems of aged people. It is to be distinguished from geriatrics, which is the study of the diseases of the elderly. Gerontology covers the social, psychological and biological aspects of aging.


lexentry: eng/gerund__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gerund
trans_list: gérondif
sense:
(grammar) A verbal form that functions as a verbal noun. (In English, a gerund has the same spelling as a present participle, but functions differently; however, this distinction may be ambiguous or unclear and so is no longer made in some modern texts such as A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language and The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language)


lexentry: eng/gerund__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gerund
trans_list: gérondif
sense:
(grammar) In some languages such as Dutch, Italian or Russian, a verbal form similar to a present participle, but functioning as an adverb to form adverbial phrases or continuous tense. These constructions have various names besides gerund, depending on the language, such as conjunctive participles, active participles, adverbial participles, transgressives, etc.


lexentry: eng/gerundive__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gerundive
trans_list: gérondif | adjectif verbal
sense:
(in Latin, _, grammar) a verbal adjective that describes obligation or necessity, equivalent in form to the future passive participle.


lexentry: eng/gerundive__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gerundive
trans_list: adjectif verbal
sense:
(less commonly, in English, _, grammar) a verbal adjective ending in -ing, also called a "present participle".


lexentry: eng/gestalt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gestalt
trans_list: gestalt | profil
sense:
A collection of physical, biological, psychological or symbolic elements that creates a whole, unified concept or pattern which is other than the sum of its parts due to the relationships between the parts (of a character, personality, entity, or being).


lexentry: eng/gestation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gestation
trans_list: gestation
sense:
The period of time during which an animal or human offspring physically develops inside the mother's body until it is born.


lexentry: eng/get__Verb__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: get
trans_list: être
sense:
(intransitive, catenative) (with full infinitive) To be able, be permitted, or have the opportunity (to do something desirable or ironically implied to be desirable).


lexentry: eng/get__Verb__1
sense_num: 23
written_rep: get
trans_list: recevoir | atteindre | arriver | chercher | ramener
sense:
(transitive, informal) To bring to reckoning; to catch (usually as a criminal); to effect retribution.


lexentry: eng/get_a_grip__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: get a grip
trans_list: ressaisir
sense:
(idiomatic, mostly, imperative) To come to one's senses and become more rational after having experienced a strong emotion.


lexentry: eng/get_a_life__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: get a life
trans_list: va t'acheter une vie!
sense:
(idiomatic, intransitive, derogatory, dismissal) To begin having a more interesting, eventful, or worthwhile existence.


lexentry: eng/get_a_word_in_edgewise__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: get a word in edgewise
trans_list: en placer une
sense:
(US, usually, pejorative) To break into or participate in a conversation, especially where there is much interruption by other speakers.


lexentry: eng/get_across__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: get across
trans_list: traverser
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To cross; to move from one side (of something) to the other, literally or figuratively.


lexentry: eng/get_ahead_of_oneself__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: get ahead of oneself
trans_list: brûler les étapes | mettre la charrue avant les bœufs | s'emballer
sense:
(idiomatic) To focus excessively on one's plans or on prospective future events without paying adequate attention to the present.


lexentry: eng/get_ahead_of_oneself__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: get ahead of oneself
trans_list: perdre le fil
sense:
(idiomatic) To speak or write in a manner in which one makes points out of logical or chronological sequence.


lexentry: eng/get_along__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: get along
trans_list: s'entendre
sense:
(intransitive, idiomatic, often followed by with) To interact or coexist well, without argument or trouble.


lexentry: eng/get_away__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: get away
trans_list: aller
sense:
(with 'to' when used with an object) To take a break from one's present circumstances; to journey (to), especially on holiday.


lexentry: eng/get_down_to_brass_tacks__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: get down to brass tacks
trans_list: passer aux choses sérieuses
sense:
(idiomatic, chiefly, _, US) To start to discuss or consider the most important details or facts about something.


lexentry: eng/get_even__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: get even
trans_list: prendre sa revanche | rendre la monnaie de sa pièce | se venger
sense:
(idiomatic, informal) To inflict trouble or harm on another in return, typically the same as that inflicted on oneself.


lexentry: eng/get_it__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: get it
trans_list: accorder
sense:
(idiomatic) To receive a negative thing: to receive punishment; to receive a retaliation; to receive a beating; to get what's coming to one; to feel someone's wrath.


lexentry: eng/get_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: get off
trans_list: descendre
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To disembark, especially from mass transportation such as a bus or train; to depart from (a path, highway, etc).


lexentry: eng/get_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 18
written_rep: get off
trans_list: exciter
sense:
(transitive, slang) To excite or arouse, especially in a sexual manner, as to cause to experience orgasm.


lexentry: eng/get_one's_knickers_in_a_twist__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: get one's knickers in a twist
trans_list: avoir ses bobettes dans un tapon | slaquer ses bobettes
sense:
(idiomatic, Britain, Ireland, humorous, informal, ) To become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter.


lexentry: eng/get_one's_wires_crossed__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: get one's wires crossed
trans_list: malentendu | s'emmêler les pinceaux
sense:
(intransitive, idiomatic) To get confused or mixed up about another person's intentions; to misunderstand one another.


lexentry: eng/get_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: get out
trans_list: descendre
sense:
(intransitive) To leave the inside of a vehicle such as a car. (Note: for public transport, get off is more common.)


lexentry: eng/get_out_of_here__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
sense: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get,‎ out of,‎ here.
written_rep: get out of here
trans_list:
aller se faire fiche | aller se faire foutre | aller se faire voir | dégage | foutre le camp | se casser


lexentry: eng/get_out_of_here__Interjection__1
sense_num: 02
sense: (idiomatic, informal) An exclamation of disbelief.
written_rep: get out of here
trans_list:
aller se faire fiche | aller se faire foutre | aller se faire voir | dégage | foutre le camp | quelle coïncidence


lexentry: eng/get_over__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: get over
trans_list: surmonter
sense:
(slang, transitive) To manipulate (someone); to get around (someone); to improve one's own standing at another's expense.


lexentry: eng/get_some_air__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: get some air
trans_list: prendre l'air
sense:
(idiomatic) To invigorate oneself by breathing refreshing outdoor air, especially after departing from a building or other enclosed space for this purpose.


lexentry: eng/get_something_over_with__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: get something over with
trans_list: en finir avec
sense:
(idiomatic) To proceed to do something as soon as possible, especially so as to have something unpleasant behind oneself.


lexentry: eng/get_up_on_the_wrong_side_of_the_bed__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: get up on the wrong side of the bed
trans_list: se lever du pied gauche
sense:
(idiomatic) To feel irritable; to be in a bad mood; to have a bad day from the start, for no particular reason.


lexentry: eng/get_wet__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: get wet
trans_list: mouiller
sense:
(idiomatic) Of a woman, to become sexually aroused, as indicated by the occurrence of the natural lubrication of the vagina.


lexentry: eng/get_wind_of__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: get wind of
trans_list: avoir vent
sense:
(idiomatic, transitive) To hear about; to learn of, especially with respect to facts intended to have been kept confidential or secret.


lexentry: eng/get_woke,_go_broke__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: get woke, go broke
sense:
(informal, neologism, politics) Businesses that focus on social activism to align themselves with social justice are liable to lose customers.

trans_list:
devenez éveillé et soyez fauché | trop de politiquement correct c'est économiquement incorrect | éveillé mais fauché


lexentry: eng/geta__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: geta
trans_list: filet
sense:
(game of go) A technique for capturing stones by enclosing them in a “net” preventing them from escaping in any direction.


lexentry: eng/getaway_car__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: getaway car
trans_list: véhicule d'évasion
sense:
A car (motor vehicle) that is left with the motor running and a driver in position while a crime is being committed so that the perpetrators may flee the scene quickly.


lexentry: eng/getter__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: getter
trans_list: accesseur | getter
sense:
(object-oriented programming) A function used to retrieve the value of some property of an object, contrasted with the setter.


lexentry: eng/getup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: getup
trans_list: accoutrement
sense:
(chiefly, US, informal) Clothes, costume or outfit, especially one that is ostentatious or otherwise unusual.


lexentry: eng/geyser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: geyser
trans_list: geyser
sense:
(planetology, geology, volcanology) A boiling natural spring which throws forth jets of water, mud, etc., at frequent intervals, driven upwards by the expansive power of steam.


lexentry: eng/ghetto__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ghetto
trans_list: ghetto
sense:
An (often walled) area of a city in which Jews are concentrated by force and law. (Used particularly of areas in medieval Italy and in Nazi-controlled Europe.)


lexentry: eng/ghost__Verb__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: ghost
trans_list: ghoster
sense:
(slang, social media) To perform an act of ghosting: to break up with someone without warning or explanation; to ignore someone, especially on social media.


lexentry: eng/ghost_goal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ghost goal
trans_list: but fantôme
sense:
(ball games) An apparent goal in which it is not clear whether or not the ball crossed the goal line.


lexentry: eng/ghost_ship__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ghost ship
trans_list: vaisseau fantôme
sense:
(nautical) An abandoned ship, or (science fiction, by extension) spaceship, that is haunted and possibly adrift.


lexentry: eng/ghost_town__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ghost town
trans_list: ville fantôme
sense:
A town which has become deserted, usually due to failing economic activity, especially one that still has substantial visible remains.


lexentry: eng/ghost_word__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ghost word
trans_list: mot fantôme
sense:
(linguistics) A fictitious or erroneous word, originally meaningless (not used in practice), that has been published in a dictionary or similarly authoritative reference work or otherwise listed as genuine, generally as the result of misinterpretation, misreading, or typographical error.


lexentry: eng/ghosting__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: ghosting
trans_list: fantomisation
sense:
(computing) A problem with a keyboard where certain simultaneous keypresses trigger the action of a further key that was not in fact pressed.


lexentry: eng/ghosting__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: ghosting
trans_list: fantomisation
sense:
(colloquial) A method of ending a personal relationship by stopping any contact with the other party and not providing an explanation. [from 2000s]


lexentry: eng/ghosting__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: ghosting
trans_list: fantôme
sense:
The phenomenon of the writing on one side of a page in a notebook being partly visible on the other side.


lexentry: eng/ghostwriter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ghostwriter
trans_list: nègre | nègre littéraire | prête-plume | écrivain fantôme
sense:
A professional writer who is paid to write material that is officially credited to another person; one who writes on behalf of someone else, often for a celebrity.


lexentry: eng/ghrelin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ghrelin
trans_list: ghréline
sense:
(biochemistry) A peptide hormone, secreted in the stomach when empty, that increases appetite and secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland. [from 1999]


lexentry: eng/giant's_kettle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: giant's kettle
trans_list: marmite
sense:
(geology) A typically large and cylindrical pothole drilled in solid rock underlying a glacier either by water descending down a deep moulin or by gravel rotating in the bed of subglacial stream.


lexentry: eng/giant__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: giant
trans_list: géant
sense:
(astronomy) A star that is considerably more luminous than a main sequence star of the same temperature (e.g. red giant, blue giant).


lexentry: eng/giant_fennel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: giant fennel
trans_list: férule | férule commune | grande férule
sense:
Ferula communis, a tall herbaceous perennial (not a true fennel), of the family Apiaceae, native to the Mediterranean and eastern Africa.


lexentry: eng/giant_kettle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: giant kettle
trans_list: marmite de géant
sense:
A pothole of very large dimensions, as found in glaciers in Norway (pit formed in the bed of a turbulent stream).


lexentry: eng/giant_pangolin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: giant pangolin
trans_list: pangolin géant
sense:
A pangolin of species Manis gigantea of tropical parts of western Africa and western central Africa.


lexentry: eng/giant_squid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: giant squid
trans_list: calmar géant | calamar géant
sense:
Any of the very large squid, of the genus Architeuthis (family Architeuthidae), that live at great depths, and of which little is known.


lexentry: eng/giant_star__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: giant star
trans_list: étoile géante
sense:
(star) A star that has stopped fusing hydrogen in its core, and as a result has grown much larger and brighter.


lexentry: eng/giaour__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: giaour
trans_list: giaour
sense:
(religious slur) A non-Muslim, especially a Christian, an infidel; especially as used by Turkish people with particular reference to Christians such as Greeks, Armenians, Bulgarians, Serbs and Assyrians.


lexentry: eng/gibbon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gibbon
trans_list: gibbon
sense:
A small ape of the family Hylobatidae with long limbs, which it uses to travel through rainforests by swinging from branch to branch.


lexentry: eng/gibbous_moon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gibbous moon
trans_list: lune gibbeuse
sense:
(astronomy) A lunar phase either side of the full moon when the moon's disc as seen from the Earth is larger than a semicircle.


lexentry: eng/gibibit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gibibit
trans_list: gibibit
sense:
(computing) Strictly, 230 (10243, or 1,073,741,824) bits or 210 (1024) mebibits, as opposed to a gigabit.


lexentry: eng/gibibyte__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gibibyte
trans_list: gibioctet
sense:
(computing) Strictly, 230 (10243, or 1,073,741,824) bytes or 210 (1024) mebibytes, as opposed to a gigabyte.


lexentry: eng/giddy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: giddy
trans_list: étourdi
sense:
(predicative, _, only) Feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down; dizzy.


lexentry: eng/giddy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: giddy
trans_list: étourdi
sense:
Unable to concentrate or think seriously; easily excited; impulsive; also, lightheartedly silly; frivolous.


lexentry: eng/gift_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gift card
trans_list: carte cadeau
sense:
A gift certificate in the form of a card issued by retailers as an alternative to a non-monetary gift, allowing the bearer to purchase goods up to its face value.


lexentry: eng/gift_certificate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gift certificate
trans_list: chèque cadeau
sense:
A gift voucher entitling the bearer to a free product or service, intended to be purchased as a gift.


lexentry: eng/gift_of_the_gab__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gift of the gab
trans_list: bagout | tchatche
sense:
(idiomatic) The ability to talk readily, glibly, and convincingly, especially on trivial matters and small talk.


lexentry: eng/gig__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gig
trans_list: concert
sense:
Originally (music) , a performing engagement by a musician or musical group; (by extension, film, television, theater) a job or role for a performer.


lexentry: eng/gig__Noun__3
sense_num: 04
written_rep: gig
trans_list: gig
sense:
A small, narrow, open boat carried in a larger ship, and used for transportation between the ship and the shore, another vessel, etc.


lexentry: eng/gig_economy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gig economy
trans_list: économie des petits boulots | économie des « petits boulots » | économie à la tâche
sense:
(economics) That part of the economy consisting of people who work in a transient, contract or self-employed capacity, as opposed to being permanent employees of a business.


lexentry: eng/giga-__Prefix__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: giga-
trans_list: giga-
sense:
In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 109 (short scale billion or long scale milliard). Symbol: G


lexentry: eng/giga-__Prefix__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: giga-
trans_list: giga-
sense:
(computing, sometimes, _, proscribed) Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 230 or 1,073,741,824.


lexentry: eng/giga-__Prefix__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: giga-
trans_list: giga-
sense:
(Internet slang, originally, _, 4chan) Used to augment nouns; denoting an invididual who is a paragon of something.


lexentry: eng/gigantism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gigantism
trans_list: gigantisme
sense:
A condition where there is over-production of growth hormone by the pituitary gland in a child before the bone growth plates close, resulting in excessive long bone growth, accompanied by muscular weakness and sexual impotence.


lexentry: eng/gigantomachy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gigantomachy
trans_list: gigantomachie
sense:
(Greek mythology) The battle of the Giants (offspring of Gaia, according to Hesiod conceived from the spilt blood of Uranus) against the Olympian gods.


lexentry: eng/gigawatt-hour__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gigawatt-hour
trans_list: gigawatt-heure | gigawattheure
sense:
A unit of electrical energy equal to that done by one gigawatt acting for one hour. (abbreviation: GWh).


lexentry: eng/gilded_cage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gilded cage
trans_list: cage dorée | prison dorée
sense:
(figuratively) A place (or, by extension, situation) which is superficially attractive but nevertheless constraining; a comfortable but confined situation.


lexentry: eng/gill__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: gill
trans_list: branchie | lamelle | ouïe
sense:
(mycology) One of the radial folds on the underside of the cap of a mushroom, the surface of which bears the spore-producing organs.


lexentry: eng/gill_slit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gill slit
trans_list: fente branchiale
sense:
(anatomy, fish) An individual opening to gills, which lacks an operculum; characteristic of cartilaginous fish such as sharks.


lexentry: eng/gillyflower__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: gillyflower
trans_list: clou de girofle
sense:
(heraldiccharge) A stylized representation of a carnation blossom, usually red, and shown with or without a slip and leaves.


lexentry: eng/gimbal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gimbal
trans_list: cardan | suspension à la Cardan
sense:
A device for suspending something, such as a ship's compass, so that it will remain level when its support is tipped.


lexentry: eng/gin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gin
trans_list: gin
sense:
A colourless non-aged alcoholic liquor made by distilling fermented grains such as barley, corn, oats or rye with juniper berries; the base for many cocktails.


lexentry: eng/gin_and_tonic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gin and tonic
trans_list: gin tonic
sense:
(uncountable) A simple cocktail made from gin and tonic water, often served on ice and with a slice of lime or lemon.


lexentry: eng/ginger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ginger
trans_list: gingembre
sense:
The pungent aromatic rhizome of a tropical Asian herb, Zingiber officinale, used as a spice and as a stimulant and acarminative.


lexentry: eng/ginnel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ginnel
trans_list: venelle
sense:
(English, especially, _, Yorkshire, Lancashire, Manchester) A narrow passageway or alley often between terraced houses.


lexentry: eng/giraffe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: giraffe
trans_list: girafe | chameaupard
sense:
A ruminant, of the genus Giraffa, of the African savannah with long legs and highly elongated neck, which make it the tallest living animal; yellow fur patterned with dark spots, often in the form of a network; and two or more short, skin-covered horns, so-called; strictly speaking the horn-like projections are ossicones.


lexentry: eng/girder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: girder
trans_list: poutrelle
sense:
A beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or structure.


lexentry: eng/girdle__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: girdle
trans_list: rondiste
sense:
The line of greatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting.


lexentry: eng/giro__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: giro
trans_list: virement
sense:
(in Europe, etc.) A transfer of funds between different account holders, carried out by the bank according to payer's written instructions.


lexentry: eng/gist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gist
trans_list: essentiel
sense:
(countable) The main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter; the crux, the heart, the pith.


lexentry: eng/git__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: git
trans_list: con | taré
sense:
(Britain, Ireland, slang, pejorative) A silly, incompetent, stupid, or annoying person (usually a man).


sense_num: 01
written_rep: give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime
trans_list: Donne un poisson à un homme, il mangera un jour. Apprends-lui à pêcher, il mangera toute sa vie.
lexentry:
eng/give_a_man_a_fish_and_you_feed_him_for_a_day;_teach_a_man_to_fish_and_you_feed_him_for_a_lifetime__Proverb__1

sense:
It is better to teach someone to do something themself than to provide the action's reward; education or training is more helpful than charity.


lexentry: eng/give_a_shit__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: give a shit
trans_list: en avoir quelque chose à foutre | n’en avoir rien à foutre | s’en foutre
sense:
(vulgar, chiefly, in the negative) To care (about something or anything); especially, to care what someone else thinks or does, particularly in relation to what they think or say about the speaker.


lexentry: eng/give_away__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: give away
trans_list: se trahir
sense:
(transitive, sometimes, _, reflexive) To unintentionally reveal a secret or divulge undisclosed information; to betray or expose someone.


lexentry: eng/give_someone_a_piece_of_one's_mind__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: give someone a piece of one's mind
trans_list: dire ses quatre vérités
sense:
(idiomatic) To express one's opinion strongly; to voice one's disagreement or dissatisfaction, especially with another person; to scold or rebuke someone.


lexentry: eng/give_the_elbow__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: give the elbow
trans_list: dégager | larguer | virer
sense:
(transitive, slang, British) To fire (an employee); to end a relationship with someone; to reject someone.


lexentry: eng/give_the_finger__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: give the finger
trans_list: faire un doigt | faire un doigt d'honneur
sense:
(usually, _, transitive) To make an obscene gesture (towards someone) by closing the fist and extending the middle finger upwards.


lexentry: eng/give_the_time_of_day__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: give the time of day
trans_list: faire attention
sense:
(idiomatic, in the negative) To not acknowledge someone; to snub someone; to disrespect someone; to ignore someone.


lexentry: eng/give_way__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: give way
trans_list: céder la place à | laisser la place à
sense:
To allow another person to intervene to make a point or ask a question whilst one is delivering a speech.


lexentry: eng/gizzard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gizzard
trans_list: gésier
sense:
A specialized organ constructed of thick muscular walls found in the digestive tract of some animals, including archosaurs (including crocodilians and birds), earthworms, some gastropods, some fish, and some crustaceans, and used for grinding up food, often aided by particles of stone or grit.


lexentry: eng/glacial_erratic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glacial erratic
trans_list: bloc erratique
sense:
A rock that differs from the size and type of rock native to the area in which it rests, usually large and transported there by a glacier.


lexentry: eng/glaciology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glaciology
trans_list: glaciologie
sense:
(geology) The study of ice and its effect on the landscape, especially the study of glaciers. [from late 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/glacis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glacis
trans_list: glacis
sense:
(architectural element, also, figuratively) A gentle incline in front of a fortification which protects it from cannon fire and exposes attackers to more effective return fire from defenders.


lexentry: eng/gladiator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gladiator
trans_list: gladiateur | belluaire
sense:
(Ancient Rome) A person (professional or slave) who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat with another, or with a wild animal.


lexentry: eng/gladiolus__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gladiolus
trans_list: glaïeul
sense:
Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Gladiolus, having sword-shaped leaves and showy flowers on spikes; gladiola.


lexentry: eng/glaive__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: glaive
trans_list: glaive | épée tranchante
sense:
(historical) A weapon consisting of a pole with a large blade fixed on the end, the edge of which is on the outside curve.


lexentry: eng/glance__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glance
trans_list: faire allusion
sense:
To make an incidental or passing reflection, often unfavourably, on (a topic); also, to make (an incidental or passing reflection, often unfavourable).


lexentry: eng/gland__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gland
trans_list: glande
sense:
(zoology) A specialized cell, group of cells, or organ of endothelial origin in the human or animal body that synthesizes a chemical substance, such as hormones or breast milk, and releases it, often into the bloodstream (endocrine gland) or into cavities inside the body or its outer surface (exocrine gland).


lexentry: eng/glanders__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glanders
trans_list: morve
sense:
An infectious disease of horses, mules and donkeys caused by the bacterium Burkholderia, one species of which may be transmitted to humans.


lexentry: eng/glans__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glans
trans_list: gland
sense:
(anatomy) A structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris in humans and other mammals.


lexentry: eng/glasnost__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glasnost
trans_list: glasnost
sense:
(historical) 1980s and early 1990s policy of the Soviet Union under Gorbachev to allow more government transparency; often paired with perestroika


lexentry: eng/glass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glass
trans_list: verre | vitre
sense:
(usually, uncountable) An amorphous solid, often transparent substance, usually made by melting silica sand with various additives (for most purposes, a mixture of soda, potash and lime is added).


lexentry: eng/glass__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: glass
trans_list: verre
sense:
(countable) A vessel from which one drinks, especially one made of glass, plastic, or similar translucent or semi-translucent material.


lexentry: eng/glass_ceiling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glass ceiling
trans_list: plafond de verre
sense:
An unrecognized or unwritten barrier to further progression or promotion, in employment and elsewhere, for a member of a specific demographic group (originally women). [from 1978]


lexentry: eng/glass_eye__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glass eye
trans_list: œil de verre
sense:
An artificial eyeball, not necessarily made from glass, intended to replace a missing or removed eye.


lexentry: eng/glass_harmonica__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glass harmonica
trans_list: harmonica de verre
sense:
(musical instruments) A musical instrument composed of a series of spinning glass bowls, played with the fingers, invented by Benjamin Franklin.


lexentry: eng/glasswort__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glasswort
trans_list: salicorne
sense:
Any plant of the salt-tolerant genus Salicornia (syn. Sarcocornia), once burned to produce the ash used to make soda glass.


lexentry: eng/glaucoma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glaucoma
trans_list: glaucome
sense:
(pathology) An eye disease or disorder that is defined as a characteristic optic neuropathy, or disease of the optic nerve, possibly, if untreated, leading to damage of the optic disc of the eye and resultant visual field loss due to lack of communication between the retina and the brain, which can lead to blindness.


lexentry: eng/glaucophane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glaucophane
trans_list: glaucophane
sense:
(mineral) A blue amphibole mineral, a mixed aluminate of sodium, magnesium and aluminium that exhibits pleochroism, with the chemical formula Na2(Mg,Fe2+)3Al2Si8O22(OH)2.


lexentry: eng/glaze__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glaze
trans_list: glaçure | glaçage | émail
sense:
(ceramics) The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing.


lexentry: eng/glazier's_putty__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glazier's putty
trans_list: mastic
sense:
Any of various putties used in glazing (window installation and repair) to affix the panes to the muntins, mullions, and frames, traditionally or archetypically used by glaziers (although today likely to be used by renovation contractors or DIY renovators).


lexentry: eng/glean__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glean
trans_list: glaner
sense:
To collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard, etc., after the main gathering or harvest.


lexentry: eng/glean__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glean
trans_list: glaner
sense:
To collect fruit, grain, or other produce from (a field, an orchard, etc.), after the main gathering or harvest.


lexentry: eng/glean__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glean
trans_list: glaner
sense:
To gather (something, now chiefly something intangible such as experience or information) in small amounts over a period of time, often with some difficulty; to scrape together.


lexentry: eng/gleaning__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gleaning
trans_list: glanage
sense:
The act of collecting leftover crops from farmers' fields after they have been commercially harvested or on fields where it is not economically profitable to harvest.


lexentry: eng/glebe__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: glebe
trans_list: dépendance
sense:
(historical) In medieval Europe, an area of land, belonging to a parish, whose revenues contributed towards the parish expenses.


lexentry: eng/glee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glee
trans_list: joie
sense:
(uncountable) Joy; happiness; great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune.


lexentry: eng/glee__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: glee
trans_list: joie
sense:
(singing, countable) An unaccompanied part song for three or more solo voices, not necessarily merry.


lexentry: eng/glen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glen
trans_list: vallon
sense:
A secluded and narrow valley, especially one with a river running through it; a depression between hills; a dale.


lexentry: eng/glider__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: glider
trans_list: planeur
sense:
(cellular automata) In the Game of Life, a particular configuration of five cells that recurs periodically at fixed offsets and appears to "walk" across the grid.


lexentry: eng/glissando__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glissando
trans_list: glissando
sense:
(music) Either a continuous sliding from one pitch to another ("true" glissando), or an incidental scale played while moving from one melodic note to another ("effective" glissando).


lexentry: eng/glisten__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glisten
trans_list: reluire
sense:
(intransitive, of a wet or greasy surface) To reflect light with a glittering luster; to sparkle, coruscate, glint or flash.


lexentry: eng/gloat__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gloat
trans_list: jubiler
sense:
To exhibit a conspicuous (sometimes malevolent) pleasure or sense of self-satisfaction, often at an adversary's misfortune.


lexentry: eng/global_cooling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: global cooling
trans_list: refroidissement climatique
sense:
Global climate change in the form of declining average temperatures; which was conjectured in the 1970s.


lexentry: eng/global_positioning_system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: global positioning system
trans_list: système de positionnement par satellites
sense:
Any system which enables a mobile receiver to determine its precise location based on signals received from satellites such as those of the US military, the Russian GLONASS system, or the proposed Galileo European alternative system.


lexentry: eng/global_village__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: global village
trans_list: village global
sense:
The world as a single community of interdependent inhabitants who are interconnected by contemporary technology, especially television and the World Wide Web.


lexentry: eng/globalisation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: globalisation
trans_list: mondialisation
sense:
The process of the world economy becoming dominated by capitalist models, according to the World System Theory.


lexentry: eng/globalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: globalism
trans_list: globalisme | mondialisme
sense:
An ideology based on the belief that people, goods and information ought to be able to cross national borders unfettered.


lexentry: eng/globe_thistle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: globe thistle
trans_list: échinope
sense:
Any of the flowering plants in the genus Echinops, with spiny foliage and blue or white spherical flower heads.


lexentry: eng/glockenspiel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glockenspiel
trans_list: carillon | jeu de timbres
sense:
(musical instrument) A musical instrument of the percussion idiophone family of instruments; like the xylophone, it has tuned bars arranged like the keys on a piano, and is also smaller in size and higher in pitch.


lexentry: eng/glogg__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glogg
trans_list: vin chaud
sense:
A Scandinavian version of vin chaud or mulled wine; a hot punch made of red wine, brandy and sherry flavoured with almonds, raisins and orange peel.


lexentry: eng/glorify__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: glorify
trans_list: glorifier
sense:
(transitive) To make (something) appear to be more glorious than it is; regard something or someone as excellent baselessly.


lexentry: eng/glory__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: glory
trans_list: gloire
sense:
Honour, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; renown.


lexentry: eng/glory_hole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glory hole
trans_list: glory hole
sense:
(sexuality, slang) A hole in a screen or wall big enough to allow an erect penis to be stuck through, made to facilitate anonymous sex with another person.


lexentry: eng/gloss__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gloss
trans_list: glose
sense:
(countable) A brief explanatory note or translation of a foreign, archaic, technical, difficult, complex, or uncommon expression, inserted after the original, in the margin of a document, or between lines of a text.


lexentry: eng/gloss_over__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gloss over
trans_list: réserver
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic) To treat something with less care than it in some ways deserves; to ignore, or at least to discount or dismiss for the current purposes.


lexentry: eng/glossary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glossary
trans_list: glossaire
sense:
A list of difficult words or specialized terms used in a particular book or document, or in a particular domain of knowledge, with their definitions; a list of glosses (explanatory annotations).


lexentry: eng/glossator__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: glossator
trans_list: glossateur
sense:
(historical, law) A legal scholar of the Middle Ages, (specifically) one who authored glosses on legal texts (especially the Corpus Juris of Justinian), typically distinguished from the later commentators who wrote in extended prose and adopted a more pragmatic form of jurisprudence.


lexentry: eng/glosseme__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glosseme
trans_list: glossème
sense:
The smallest irreducible unit of both the content and expression planes of language; the basic unit of language in the theory of glossematics.


lexentry: eng/glossolalia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glossolalia
trans_list: glossolalie
sense:
Speaking a language one does not know, or speaking elaborate but apparently meaningless speech, while in a trance-like state (or, supposedly, under the influence of a deity or spirits); speaking in tongues. [from late 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/glottis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glottis
trans_list: glotte
sense:
(anatomy) The opening between the true vocal cords which is located in the larynx and affects voice modulation through expansion or contraction.


lexentry: eng/glove__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glove
trans_list: gant
sense:
(clothing) An item of clothing, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independent movement of the fingers.


lexentry: eng/glove_box__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: glove box
trans_list: boîte à gants
sense:
A plastic box or similar enclosure containing a controlled environment, with rubber gloves fastened around holes in the front of the box through which a person can manipulate things in the box without introducing outside contamination; an isolator.


lexentry: eng/glove_compartment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glove compartment
trans_list: boîte à gants
sense:
(automotive) A compartment recessed in an automobile’s dashboard, that usually has a door and can be locked, intended to hold gloves, papers, etc.


lexentry: eng/glow_stick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glow stick
trans_list: bâton lumineux
sense:
A single-use translucent plastic tube containing isolated substances which when combined are capable of producing light through chemoluminescence without an electrical power source; used as an emergency light source or in recreational contexts such as camping and nightclubs.


lexentry: eng/glowworm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glowworm
trans_list: ver luisant
sense:
The larva or wingless grub-like female of a beetle from the families Phengodidae or Lampyridae that gives out a green light from its abdomen.


lexentry: eng/glucagon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glucagon
trans_list: glucagon
sense:
(biochemistry) A peptide hormone, produced by the pancreas, that opposes the action of insulin by stimulating the production of sugar [from 1923]


lexentry: eng/glucocorticoid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glucocorticoid
trans_list: glucocorticoïde
sense:
(steroid hormone) Any of a group of steroid hormones, produced by the adrenal cortex, that are involved in metabolism and have anti-inflammatory properties.


lexentry: eng/gluconic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gluconic acid
trans_list: acide gluconique
sense:
(sugar acid) An organic compound, C6H12O7, formed by oxidizing the aldehyde functional group of glucose into a carboxylic acid; used as a food additive; any glucosyl derivative of this compound


lexentry: eng/glucose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glucose
trans_list: glucose
sense:
(carbohydrate) A simple monosaccharide (sugar) with a molecular formula of C6H12O6; it is a principle source of energy for cellular metabolism.


lexentry: eng/glue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glue
trans_list: colle
sense:
A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance.


lexentry: eng/gluhwein__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gluhwein
trans_list: vin chaud
sense:
A type of mulled wine from German-speaking countries made from red wine with cinnamon and other herbs and spices.


lexentry: eng/gluon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gluon
trans_list: gluon
sense:
(particle) A massless gauge boson that binds quarks together to form baryons, mesons and other hadrons and is associated with the strong nuclear force.


lexentry: eng/glut__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: glut
trans_list: inonder
sense:
(transitive, economics) To provide (a market) with so much of a product that the supply greatly exceeds the demand.


lexentry: eng/glutamic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glutamic acid
trans_list: acide glutamique
sense:
(amino acid) A nonessential amino acid, α-amino-glutaric acid, occurring widely in animal and plant tissues; the salt, monosodium glutamate is used as a flavour-enhancing seasoning.


lexentry: eng/gluten__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: gluten
trans_list: gluten
sense:
(cooking, biochemistry) The major protein in cereal grains, especially wheat; responsible for the elasticity in dough and the structure in baked bread. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/gluteus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gluteus
trans_list: fessier
sense:
(muscle) Any of the several muscles of the nates, each of which arises from the pelvis and inserts into a femur.


lexentry: eng/glutinous_rice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glutinous rice
trans_list: riz gluant
sense:
A variety of short-grain rice popular in Southeast and East Asia, known for its stickiness when cooked.


lexentry: eng/glycemia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glycemia
trans_list: glycémie
sense:
(medicine, American spelling) Presence of glucose in the blood (which is always true), and (usually, more specifically) average concentration thereof over time, and its regulation; in this sense, glycemia is hypernymic to euglycemia, hyperglycemia, and hypoglycemia, and a mention of glycemia is a reference to blood sugar regulation and degree or quality thereof.


lexentry: eng/glyceride__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glyceride
trans_list: acylglycérol | glycéride
sense:
(organic compound) An ester of glycerol and one or more fatty acid; they are the major constituents of lipids.


lexentry: eng/glycerol__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: glycerol
trans_list: glycérol
sense:
A syrupy sweet liquid obtained as a by-product in the manufacture of soap from animal or vegetable oils and fats; it is used as an antifreeze, a plasticizer, and a food sweetener and in the manufacture of dynamite, cosmetics etc.


lexentry: eng/glycine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glycine
trans_list: glycine
sense:
(amino acid) A nonessential amino acid, amino-acetic acid, C2H5NO2 found in most proteins but especially in sugar cane; the simplest amino acid.


lexentry: eng/glycocalyx__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glycocalyx
trans_list: glycocalyx
sense:
(biology, anatomy) A filamentous coating of glycoprotein and polysaccharide on the surface of bacteria and some other cells.


lexentry: eng/glycogen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glycogen
trans_list: glycogène
sense:
(carbohydrate) A polysaccharide that is the main form of carbohydrate storage in animals; converted to glucose as needed.


lexentry: eng/glycolipid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glycolipid
trans_list: glycolipide
sense:
(biochemistry) An association of a carbohydrate and a phospholipid, such as phosphatidylinositol, found in cell membranes


lexentry: eng/glycolysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glycolysis
trans_list: glycolyse
sense:
(biochemistry) The cellular degradation of the simple sugar glucose to yield pyruvic acid, and ATP as an energy source


lexentry: eng/glycoside__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glycoside
trans_list: glycoside
sense:
(organic chemistry, biochemistry) A molecule in which a sugar group (the glycone) is bound to a non-sugar group (the corresponding aglycone) by a nitrogen or oxygen atom. Glycosides yield a sugar after undergoing hydrolysis.


lexentry: eng/glymphatic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glymphatic
trans_list: glymphatique
sense:
(biology, anatomy) Of or relating to the waste clearance pathway for the central nervous system of vertebrates.


lexentry: eng/glyphosate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: glyphosate
trans_list: glyphosate
sense:
(carboxylic acid) N-phosphonomethyl glycine, the active ingredient of several herbicides that inhibit a plant growth enzyme.


lexentry: eng/gmina__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gmina
trans_list: gmina
sense:
commune; municipality; township; the smallest administrative territorial division and the first level of regional government in Poland


lexentry: eng/gneiss__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gneiss
trans_list: gneiss
sense:
(geology) A common and widely-distributed metamorphic rock having bands or veins, but not schistose.


lexentry: eng/gnome__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gnome
trans_list: gnome
sense:
(mythology, fantasy) One of a race of imaginary human-like beings, usually depicted as short and typically bearded males, who inhabit the inner parts of the earth and act as guardians of mines, mineral treasure, etc.; in modern fantasy literature and games, when distinguished from dwarves, gnomes are usually smaller than dwarves and more focused on engineering than mining.


lexentry: eng/gnomon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gnomon
trans_list: gnomon | style
sense:
An object such as a pillar or a rod that is used to tell time by the shadow it casts when the sun shines on it, especially the pointer on a sundial. [from mid 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/gnomon__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: gnomon
trans_list: gnomon
sense:
(geometry) A plane figure formed by removing a parallelogram from a corner of a larger parallelogram.


lexentry: eng/gnomonic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gnomonic
trans_list: gnomonique
sense:
(cartography) Showing all great circles as straight lines, and thus preserving the shortest distances between any two locations.


lexentry: eng/go_Dutch__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: go Dutch
trans_list: payer chacun sa part
sense:
(idiom, informal, slang) To pay for one's own food and bills, or split the cost, when eating at a restaurant or going out for entertainment.


lexentry: eng/go__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: go
trans_list: go | jeu de go
sense:
(board game) A strategic board game, originally from China and today also popular in Japan and Korea, in which two players (black and white) attempt to control the largest area of the board with their counters.


lexentry: eng/go__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: go
trans_list: aller
sense:
(intransitive) To move through space (especially to or through a place). (May be used of tangible things such as people or cars, or intangible things such as moods or information.)


lexentry: eng/go__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: go
trans_list: faire
sense:
(intransitive) To navigate (to a file or folder on a computer, a site on the internet, a memory, etc).


lexentry: eng/go__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: go
trans_list: marcher | fonctionner
sense:
(intransitive, chiefly, of a, machine) To work or function (properly); to move or perform (as required).


lexentry: eng/go_about__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: go about
trans_list: adresser
sense:
(intransitive, of a sailing ship) To change from one tack to another. See Wikipedia:Tack (maneuver).


lexentry: eng/go_ahead__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: go ahead
trans_list: allez-y | vas-y
sense:
(in the imperative) Used to grant permission for or to give endorsement of a suggestion or proposal.


lexentry: eng/go_bad__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: go bad
trans_list: pourrir | moisir | périmer | se perdre | tourner
sense:
(of foods and commodities) To spoil, rot, or otherwise become unusable due to age or storage conditions.


lexentry: eng/go_figure__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: go figure
trans_list: va comprendre | va savoir | va savoir pourquoi
sense:
Expresses perplexity, puzzlement, or surprise (as if telling somebody to try to make sense of the situation).


lexentry: eng/go_fly_a_kite__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (informal, idiomatic, mostly, imperative) To go away; get lost; leave.
written_rep: go fly a kite
trans_list:
aller se faire cuire un œuf | aller se faire foutre | aller se faire mettre | aller se faire voir | aller se faire voir chez les Grecs | s’en aller au diable


lexentry: eng/go_for__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
sense: (transitive) To develop a strong interest in, especially in a sudden manner; to be infatuated with.
written_rep: go for
trans_list:
être ravi de, se réjouir de, être en admiration devant, s'enticher de, se toquer de, tomber amoureux de,


lexentry: eng/go_it_alone__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: go it alone
trans_list: faire cavalier seul
sense:
(colloquial) To do something alone or independently, especially something that is normally or better done in groups.


lexentry: eng/go_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: go out
trans_list: sortir
sense:
(idiomatic) To leave one's abode to go to public places, especially for recreation or entertainment.


lexentry: eng/go_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: go out
trans_list: sortir
sense:
(of a couple) To have a romantic relationship, one that involves going out together on dates; to be a couple.


lexentry: eng/go_pear-shaped__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: go pear-shaped
sense:
(intransitive, especially, UK, Commonwealth, Ireland, idiomatic) To go awry; to go wrong. [from 1980s]

trans_list:
aller à vau-l'eau | partir en couille | partir en sucette | partir en vrille | partir à la dérive | partir à vau-l'eau


lexentry: eng/go_postal__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: go postal
trans_list: péter un câble
sense:
(intransitive, chiefly, US, informal) To become aggressive and erratic, especially due to stress; specifically, to carry out a shooting spree at a workplace environment; also (more generally) to become very angry; to lose one's temper.


lexentry: eng/go_rogue__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: go rogue
trans_list: changer de camp | retourner sa veste | trahir
sense:
(intransitive, idiom) To defect, or to repudiate allegiance, fealty, affiliation, or membership. (For example, a spy or soldier in relation to a country; or a politician in relation to a political party; or an employee; or a club member.)


lexentry: eng/go_the_extra_mile__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (idiomatic) To make an extra effort; to do a particularly good job.
written_rep: go the extra mile
trans_list:
faire plus que le nécessaire | faire un effort particulier | se dépasser | se mettere en quatte | se surpasser


lexentry: eng/go_the_way_of_the_dodo__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: go the way of the dodo
trans_list: éteindre
sense:
(idiomatic) To go extinct or become obsolete or defunct; to fall out of common practice or use; to become a thing of the past.


lexentry: eng/go_through_the_mill__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: go through the mill
trans_list: en voir de toutes les couleurs | être mis à rude épreuve
sense:
(idiomatic) To experience the suffering or discipline necessary to bring one to a certain degree of knowledge or skill, or to a certain mental state.


lexentry: eng/go_to_hell__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: go to hell
trans_list: aller se faire voir | allez au diable | va au diable | va mourir
sense:
(derogatory, somewhat, offensive) An expression of anger and contempt directed at someone, especially after that individual has committed a serious crime or transgression.


lexentry: eng/go_viral__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: go viral
trans_list: viraliser
sense:
(sociology) To be rapidly and frequently shared, especially through social media, but (with retroactive application to pre-internet occurrences) also via gossip or as a collective response to broadcasting or widespread print circulation.


lexentry: eng/go_with_the_flow__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: go with the flow
trans_list: faire comme tout le monde
sense:
(idiomatic) To act as others are acting, conforming to common behavior patterns with an attitude of calm acceptance.


lexentry: eng/go_without_saying__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: go without saying
trans_list: cela va sans dire | il va de soi | il va sans dire | inutile de dire | ça va sans dire
sense:
(idiomatic, impersonal) To not need to be said or mentioned; to be obvious, apparent, clear, or already established.


lexentry: eng/goal_average__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goal average
trans_list: goal-average
sense:
(sports) The ratio of the numbers of goals scored for and against a team in a series of matches, sometimes used in deciding the team’s position in a table.


lexentry: eng/goal_kick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goal kick
trans_list: coup de pied de but
sense:
(soccer) A set piece taken from the goal area after an attacker touches the ball out of play over the goal line.


lexentry: eng/goal_line__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goal line
trans_list: ligne de but
sense:
(rugby league, soccer, hurling, Gaelic football) the boundary of the field that runs along its width at each end, and across the front of the goal.


lexentry: eng/goalball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goalball
trans_list: goalball
sense:
(disability, sport) A ball game, designed for the blind, in which teams of three players attempt to throw a ball with bells embedded in it into the opposing goal.


lexentry: eng/goalkeeper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goalkeeper
trans_list: gardien de but | goal | gardien | portier | gardienne de but | gardienne
sense:
(sports) A designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.


lexentry: eng/goat_antelope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goat antelope
trans_list: chèvre
sense:
Any of a group of herbivore mammals, the subfamily Caprinae, that includes domestic sheep and goats.


lexentry: eng/goatfucker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goatfucker
trans_list: kanak
sense:
(slang, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur, vulgar) A Muslim, especially from the Middle East or North Africa.


lexentry: eng/gobbet__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: gobbet
trans_list: extrait
sense:
An extract of text, or image (especially a quotation), provided as a context for analysis, discussion, or translation in an examination.


lexentry: eng/goblet_cell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goblet cell
trans_list: cellule caliciforme
sense:
(cytology) A column-shaped secretory cell found in the epithelium of the respiratory and intestinal tract that secretes the principal constituents of mucus.


lexentry: eng/goblin_mode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goblin mode
trans_list: mode gobelin
sense:
(slang, neologism) The state of being unapologetically lethargic, slovenly, and prone to odd and self-indulgent behaviour.


lexentry: eng/goblin_shark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goblin shark
trans_list: requin lutin
sense:
A species of mackerel shark, Mitsukurina owstoni, that has a long snout-like protrusion from its forehead and grows to 3.8 meters in length.


lexentry: eng/gobo__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: gobo
trans_list: gobo
sense:
(theater) A template inserted over a light source to control the shape of the thrown light. [from early 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/gobshite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gobshite
trans_list: fouille-merde
sense:
(Ireland, UK, slang, offensive, vulgar) One who engages in nonsensical chatter or unwanted conversation.


lexentry: eng/god__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: god
trans_list: dieu
sense:
(figurative) A person in a very high position of authority, importance or influence; a powerful ruler or tyrant.


lexentry: eng/godchild__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: godchild
trans_list: filleul
sense:
A child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent. In some cases the relationship is maintained indefinitely, with the godchild being treated much like a niece or nephew.


lexentry: eng/goddess__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: goddess
trans_list: déesse
sense:
(figuratively) A woman honored or adored as physically attractive or of superior charm and intelligence.


lexentry: eng/godet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: godet
trans_list: coin
sense:
(sewing) A piece of fabric inserted into a garment along a seam or cut to lengthen the free edge, and to make a garment roomier and to add a wavy edge cf. gusset.


lexentry: eng/godfather__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: godfather
trans_list: parrain
sense:
(Christianity) A man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a male godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.


lexentry: eng/godliness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: godliness
trans_list: piété
sense:
The condition and quality of being godly, pious, scrupulously observant of all the teachings of one's religion, practicing virtue and avoiding sin.


lexentry: eng/godmother__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: godmother
trans_list: marraine
sense:
A woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a female godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.


lexentry: eng/godparent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: godparent
trans_list: parrain | marraine
sense:
A person who, at a child's naming ceremony or baptism, agrees to help raise the child, originally and especially in regard to their religious development.


lexentry: eng/godwit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: godwit
trans_list: barge
sense:
Any of four species of long-billed migratory wading birds in the genus Limosa, of the family Scolopacidae.


lexentry: eng/going_to__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: going to
trans_list: aller
sense:
Expresses the prospective aspect relative to a given time frame: something that will happen, or is intended, at the time, to happen.


lexentry: eng/goitre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goitre
trans_list: goitre
sense:
(pathology, UK) An enlargement of the front and sides of the neck caused by inflammation of the thyroid gland.


lexentry: eng/gokkun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gokkun
trans_list: gokkun
sense:
(Japanese pornography) A genre of pornography in which a person consumes the semen of multiple men, usually from some vessel or container such as a cup or beaker.


lexentry: eng/gold_digger__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gold digger
trans_list: croqueuse de diamants | michetonneuse | michto
sense:
(figuratively, pejorative) A person (usually female) who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain wealth.


lexentry: eng/gold_farming__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gold farming
trans_list: farming
sense:
(online games) The business of farming/grinding for in-game currency (gold in many games) and items in massively multiplayer online games for for-profit resale outside of the game.


lexentry: eng/gold_fever__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gold fever
trans_list: fièvre de l'or
sense:
A feverish obsession with seeking gold ore; an era (figuratively an epidemic) during which this obsession grips a large number of people.


lexentry: eng/gold_rush__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gold rush
trans_list: ruée vers l'or
sense:
(chiefly, historical) Any period of feverish migration into an area in which gold has been discovered.


lexentry: eng/golden_goal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: golden goal
trans_list: but en or
sense:
(sports) The first goal scored during extra time, giving victory to the scoring side if sudden death is in effect.


lexentry: eng/golden_hour__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: golden hour
trans_list: heure d'or
sense:
(medicine) The first sixty minutes after sustaining major traumatic injury, during which there is the highest likelihood that prompt medical treatment will prevent death.


lexentry: eng/golden_hour__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: golden hour
trans_list: heure dorée
sense:
(photography) A period shortly after sunrise or before sunset, during which daylight is redder and softer than when the Sun is higher in the sky.


lexentry: eng/golden_jackal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: golden jackal
trans_list: chacal doré
sense:
Canis aureus, a common jackal that can be found in southwest Europe, the Middle East and South Asia.


lexentry: eng/golden_mole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: golden mole
trans_list: taupe dorée
sense:
Any of several small, insectivorous burrowing mammals of the family Chrysochloridae, native to southern Africa.


lexentry: eng/golden_parachute__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: golden parachute
trans_list: parachute doré | parachute en or
sense:
(idiomatic, business, management) An agreement between a company and an employee, usually an executive, specifying that the employee will receive certain significant benefits if employment is terminated.


lexentry: eng/golden_plover__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: golden plover
trans_list: pluvier doré | pluvier fauve
sense:
A migratory plover of the genus Pluvialis, having black underparts and a golden back in the breeding season, now regarded as the three species P. apricaria of Europe, P. fulva of the Pacific coasts, and P. dominica of North America.


lexentry: eng/golden_ratio__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: golden ratio
trans_list: nombre d’or
sense:
(geometry) The irrational number (approximately 1.618), usually denoted by the Greek letter φ (phi), which is equal to the sum of its own reciprocal and 1, or, equivalently, is the square root of the sum of itself and 1.


lexentry: eng/golden_rule__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: golden rule
trans_list: règle d'or
sense:
(ethics) The principle that one should treat other people in the manner in which one would want to be treated by them.


lexentry: eng/golden_shower__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: golden shower
trans_list: douche dorée
sense:
(sexuality, slang) The act of a person urinating on another, usually for the sexual gratification of one or both persons.


lexentry: eng/golden_staph__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: golden staph
trans_list: staphylocoque doré
sense:
A bacterium, often found on the skin and nose, that commonly causes staph infections, technically known as Staphylococcus aureus.


lexentry: eng/golden_syrup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: golden syrup
trans_list: sirop
sense:
(UK) A pale amber-coloured treacle produced as part of the process of refining cane sugar, used in cooking and as a spread.


lexentry: eng/golf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: golf
trans_list: golf
sense:
(sports) A ball game played by individuals competing against one another in which the object is to hit a ball into each of a series of (usually 18 or nine) holes in the minimum number of strokes.


lexentry: eng/gompa__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gompa
trans_list: cloître
sense:
(Buddhism) A Buddhist ecclesiastical fortification of learning, lineage and sadhana in Tibet, India, Nepal, or Bhutan.


lexentry: eng/gondola__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gondola
trans_list: gondole
sense:
A small long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, propelled with a single oar, especially in Venice.


lexentry: eng/gondola__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gondola
trans_list: téléphérique | télécabine | échafaud volant | échafaudage suspendu
sense:
An enclosed car attached to a cable mechanically lifted up the side of a mountain; an enclosed ski lift; a cable car.


lexentry: eng/gondola__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gondola
trans_list: nacelle | transbordeur
sense:
That part of a transporter bridge that carries passengers, vehicles, along the length of the bridge span.


lexentry: eng/goner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goner
trans_list: homme mort
sense:
(informal) Someone (or something) doomed; a hopeless case, especially someone who is bound to die soon.


lexentry: eng/gonfalon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gonfalon
trans_list: gonfalon | gonfanon
sense:
A standard or ensign, consisting of a pole with a crosspiece from which a banner is suspended, especially as used in church processions, but also for civic and military display.


lexentry: eng/gong__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gong
trans_list: gong
sense:
(musical instruments) A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a loud resonant sound when struck with a soft hammer.


lexentry: eng/gonorrhea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gonorrhea
trans_list: blennorragie | gonorrhée
sense:
A sexually transmitted infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a species of bacteria (the gonococcus) that affects the mucous membrane of the genital and urinary tracts.


lexentry: eng/goo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goo
trans_list: mucus | matière poisseuse
sense:
(uncountable, informal) Any semi-solid or liquid substance; especially one that is sticky, gummy or slippery, unpleasant, and of vague or unknown composition, such as slime or semen.


lexentry: eng/good__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: good
trans_list: bien | bon
sense:
(uncountable) The forces or behaviours that are the enemy of evil. Usually consists of helping others and general benevolence.


lexentry: eng/good_as_gold__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: good as gold
trans_list: sage comme une image
sense:
(especially, UK, of a person, simile) Very well-behaved (especially of a child); very good-hearted (especially of an adult).


lexentry: eng/good_cop_bad_cop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: good cop bad cop
trans_list: bon flic, mauvais flic | méchant flic, gentil flic
sense:
A psychological tactic used for interrogation, involving one police officer playing the role of intimidating adversary, and another that of friend with whom the subject is encouraged to bond.


lexentry: eng/good_news__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: good news
trans_list: bonne nouvelle | Évangile
sense:
(Christianity) The message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful, as elaborated in the Gospels.


lexentry: eng/good_offices__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: good offices
trans_list: bon office | bons offices
sense:
The beneficial services and acts of a third party, particularly mediation between two parties in a dispute.


lexentry: eng/good_to_go__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: good to go
trans_list: apte | bon pour le service
sense:
(informal, of a person) Ready for some specific task or ready for normal activity, especially after preparation or recovery.


lexentry: eng/goodbye__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goodbye
trans_list: au revoir | adieu | bon vent | salut
sense:
Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.


lexentry: eng/goods_and_services_tax__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goods and services tax
trans_list: taxe sur les produits et services
sense:
A tax very similar to the value added tax, levied, for example, in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Singapore.


lexentry: eng/goodwill__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: goodwill
trans_list: achalandage | cote d'estime
sense:
(accounting) The value of a business entity not directly attributable to its tangible assets and liabilities, deriving from factors such as consumer loyalty to the brand.


lexentry: eng/goodwill__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: goodwill
trans_list: achalandage | cote d'estime | survaleur | écart d'acquisition
sense:
(business) A concept used to refer to the ability of an individual or business to exert influence within a community, club, market or another type of group, without having to resort to the use of an asset (such as money or property), either directly or by the creation of a lien.


lexentry: eng/goof__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goof
trans_list: coquille
sense:
(US, cinematography, informal) An error made during production which finds its way into the final release.


lexentry: eng/goof_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goof off
trans_list: bassoter
sense:
(US, Australia, slang, intransitive) To dawdle, lollygag; to waste time aimlessly or engage in idle activity or inactivity.


lexentry: eng/goofball__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: goofball
trans_list: abruti | cloche | nouille
sense:
(informal, pharmaceutical drug) A pill or tablet containing a pharmaceutical which has hypnotic or intoxicating effects, especially a barbiturate.


lexentry: eng/googol__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: googol
trans_list: gogol
sense:
The number 10^{100}, or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sexdecilliard (long scale). [from 1920.]


lexentry: eng/gook__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gook
trans_list: bridé | bridée
sense:
(slang, vulgar, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) A person of (South) East Asian descent; originally a native of the Philippines, but now especially:


lexentry: eng/goon_squad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goon squad
trans_list: gorilles
sense:
(chiefly, US, informal, derogatory, idiomatic) A group of individuals serving as enforcers, bodyguards, assassins, and the like, especially persons hired for such a purpose and using violent, thuggish methods.


lexentry: eng/goosander__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goosander
trans_list: harle
sense:
A merganser, Mergus merganser, of the northern hemisphere. They eat fish and are common on lakes and rivers.


lexentry: eng/goose-step__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goose-step
trans_list: pas de l’oie
sense:
(military, typically, _, pejorative) A style of march in which the legs advance in turn without bending the knee, whether as a low quick march or a rigorous high slow march for ceremonial occasions; the various drills associated with these marches.


lexentry: eng/goose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goose
trans_list: oie
sense:
Any of various grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae, which have feathers and webbed feet and are capable of flying, swimming, and walking on land, and which are bigger than ducks.


lexentry: eng/gooseneck__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gooseneck
trans_list: vit-de-mulet
sense:
(nautical) The swivel connection on a sailboat located near the bottom of the mast that the boom attaches to. When a sailboat performs a tack or a jibe the gooseneck swings the boom from one side of the boat to the other.


lexentry: eng/gooseneck_barnacle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gooseneck barnacle
trans_list: pouce-pied
sense:
Any of the species Pollicipes pollicipes or its close relatives, filter-feeding crustaceans that live attached to hard surfaces of rocks and flotsam in the ocean intertidal zone, with a long and muscular stalk, which is edible and considered a delicacy in several Mediterranean countries.


lexentry: eng/gopher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gopher
trans_list: gaufre | gaufre à poche | géomys
sense:
A small burrowing rodent native to North and Central America, especially in the family Geomyidae (pocket gophers).


lexentry: eng/gopnik__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gopnik
trans_list: gopnik
sense:
(pejorative) In Russia, Eastern Europe, former Soviet republics, and other Slavic countries, a member of a subculture of young people of lower-class low-income backgrounds, mostly millennials, who usually live in the Russian suburbs.


lexentry: eng/gore__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gore
trans_list: godet
sense:
(archaic, or, dialectal) A triangular strip of land left over at the end of a not-fully-rectangular field.


lexentry: eng/gore__Noun__2
sense_num: 05
written_rep: gore
trans_list: godet
sense:
A triangular or rhomboid piece of fabric, especially one forming part of a three-dimensional surface such as a sail or a skirt.


lexentry: eng/gore__Noun__2
sense_num: 08
written_rep: gore
trans_list: gousset
sense:
(heraldry) A charge, delineated by two inwardly curved lines, starting respectively from the middle base corner and one of the two chief corners and meeting in the fess point.


lexentry: eng/gorge__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gorge
trans_list: gorger | se gorger
sense:
(intransitive, reflexive) To stuff the gorge or gullet with food; to eat greedily and in large quantities. [with on]


lexentry: eng/gorgon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gorgon
trans_list: gorgone
sense:
(Greek mythology) A vicious female monster from Greek mythology with sharp fangs and hair of living, venomous snakes. One of the three sisters: Medusa, Stheno and Euryale


lexentry: eng/gorilla__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gorilla
trans_list: gorille
sense:
The largest of the apes, belonging to the genus Gorilla, native to the forests of central Africa and known for their trait of knuckle-walking.


lexentry: eng/goring__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goring
trans_list: coup de corne
sense:
The act by which something is gored; a wound inflicted by a horn, usually the horn of a bull in the context of bullfighting


lexentry: eng/gormless__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gormless
trans_list: absurde | puéril
sense:
(chiefly, UK, Commonwealth, Ireland, of a person) Lacking intelligence, sense or understanding; foolish.


lexentry: eng/gorodki__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gorodki
trans_list: gorodki
sense:
An ancient Russian folk sport of trying to knock arrangements of skittles out of a square by throwing a bat at them.


lexentry: eng/gospel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gospel
trans_list: évangile
sense:
The first section of the Christian New Testament scripture, comprising the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, concerned with the birth, ministry, passion, and resurrection of Jesus.


lexentry: eng/gospel_music__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gospel music
trans_list: gospel
sense:
(music genre) A type of Christian music genre that is a cornerstone of the Christian media that originated amongst African-Americans based on the folk music melodies with the addition of elements of spirituals and jazz.


lexentry: eng/gossip__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gossip
trans_list: ragot | commérage | commère | cancan | qu'en-dira-t-on
sense:
(uncountable) Idle talk about someone’s private or personal matters, especially someone not present.


lexentry: eng/gossip__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gossip
trans_list: commérer | cancaner
sense:
(intransitive) To talk about someone else's private or personal business, especially in a manner that spreads the information.


lexentry: eng/gotcha__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gotcha
trans_list: j’t’ai eu
sense:
I have got you covered, I've got your back (said by a speaker who has an advantage or responsibility over someone).


lexentry: eng/goth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goth
trans_list: gothique
sense:
(uncountable) A punk-derived subculture of people who predominantly dress in black, associated with mournful music and attitudes.


lexentry: eng/gouge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gouge
trans_list: gouge
sense:
A chisel with a curved blade for cutting or scooping channels, grooves, or holes in wood, stone, etc.


lexentry: eng/gouge__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: gouge
trans_list: éborgner
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To dig or scoop (something) out with or as if with a gouge; in particular, to use a thumb to push or try to push the eye (of a person) out of its socket.


lexentry: eng/goulash_communism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goulash communism
trans_list: socialisme du goulash
sense:
(historical) The form of communism in Hungary following the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, involving high living standards and economic reforms.


lexentry: eng/gourd__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: gourd
trans_list: calebasse
sense:
The dried and hardened shell of such fruit, made into a drinking vessel, bowl, spoon, or other objects designed for use or decoration.


lexentry: eng/gourd__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: gourd
trans_list: calebasse
sense:
(obsolete) Any of the climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae, which includes watermelon, pumpkins, and cucumbers.


lexentry: eng/goutte__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: goutte
trans_list: goutte
sense:
(heraldiccharge) A charge in the form of a teardrop shape, originally with wavy sides, but now often with straight sides.


lexentry: eng/govern__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: govern
trans_list: gouverner
sense:
(transitive) To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.


lexentry: eng/government-in-exile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: government-in-exile
trans_list: gouvernement en exil
sense:
(geopolitics) An independent polity that claims to be the legitimate government of a country, but is forced to operate from another country.


lexentry: eng/government__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: government
trans_list: gouvernement
sense:
The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.


lexentry: eng/government_bond__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: government bond
trans_list: emprunt d'État
sense:
(finance, government) A bond issued by a national government, generally with a promise to pay periodic interest payments and to repay the face value on the maturity date.


lexentry: eng/government_failure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: government failure
trans_list: défaillance de l'État
sense:
(economics) A situation in which a government intervention causes an economic inefficiency that would not exist in a true free market.


lexentry: eng/governor-general__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: governor-general
trans_list: gouverneur général | gouverneure générale
sense:
(UK) An official appointed by the reigning British monarch to govern a Commonwealth realm as the monarch's representative.


lexentry: eng/governor_general__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: governor general
trans_list: gouverneur général
sense:
(Canada, Australia, New Zealand) An official appointed by the reigning British monarch to govern a Commonwealth realm as the monarch's representative.


lexentry: eng/gown__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: gown
trans_list: robe | toge
sense:
The official robe of certain professionals, clerics, and scholars, such as university students and officers, barristers, judges, etc.


lexentry: eng/graben__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: graben
trans_list: fossé
sense:
(geology) An elongated block of the Earth's crust, bounded by faults, that has dropped relative to the surrounding area.


lexentry: eng/grace__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: grace
trans_list: grâce | miséricorde
sense:
(uncountable, theology) Free and undeserved favour, especially of God; unmerited divine assistance given to humans for their regeneration or sanctification, or for resisting sin.


lexentry: eng/grace_note__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grace note
trans_list: note d'agrément | ornement
sense:
(music) A musical note, indicated on a score in smaller type with or without a slash through it, played to ornament the melody rather than as part of it. Its note value does not count as part of the total time value of the measure it appears in.


lexentry: eng/grackle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grackle
trans_list: quiscale
sense:
Any of several passerine birds of the genera Quiscalus, Hypopyrrhus, Lampropsar and Macroagelaius, of the Americas, having iridescent plumage.


lexentry: eng/gradable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gradable
trans_list: comparable | gradable | graduable
sense:
(linguistics, of a word or phrase) Able to occur in varying degrees; able to be inflected or modified to express degrees of meaning.


lexentry: eng/grade__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: grade
trans_list: note
sense:
(chiefly, North America, Philippines) Performance on a test or other evaluation(s), expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a score.


lexentry: eng/grade__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grade
trans_list: noter
sense:
(chiefly, North America) To assign scores to the components of an academic test, or to overall academic performance.


lexentry: eng/gradian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gradian
trans_list: grade
sense:
(geometry, trigonometry) A unit of angle equal to 0.9 degree, so that there are 100 gradians in a right angle.


lexentry: eng/gradient__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: gradient
trans_list: pente
sense:
(calculus, of a function) The ratio of the rates of change of a dependent variable and an independent variable, the slope of a curve's tangent.


lexentry: eng/gradient__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: gradient
trans_list: gradient
sense:
(science) The rate at which a physical quantity increases or decreases relative to change in a given variable, especially distance.


lexentry: eng/gradient__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: gradient
trans_list: gradient
sense:
(, calculus) A differential operator that maps each point of a scalar field to a vector pointed in the direction of the greatest rate of change of the scalar. Notation for a scalar field φ: ∇φ


lexentry: eng/graduate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: graduate
trans_list: diplômé | licencié | diplômée | licenciée
sense:
A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.


lexentry: eng/graduated_cylinder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: graduated cylinder
trans_list: éprouvette graduée
sense:
(chemistry) An item of glass laboratory equipment consisting of a tall, narrow cylinder with a scale, or graduations marked up its length, which is used to measure liquids and solutions fairly accurately, but not precisely.


lexentry: eng/graduation__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: graduation
trans_list: graduation
sense:
(sciences) A marking (e.g., on a container) indicating a measurement on a scale, usually one of many such markings.


lexentry: eng/graffiti__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: graffiti
trans_list: graffiti | graff
sense:
(chiefly, uncountable) Drawings or words drawn on a surface in a public place, usually made without authorization.


lexentry: eng/graffiti_artist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: graffiti artist
trans_list: bombeur | graffeur | graffiteur | graffiteuse | tagueur
sense:
A person who paints graffiti in public places, especially one who specializes in high-quality work rather than vandalism.


lexentry: eng/graft__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: graft
trans_list: greffon | greffe
sense:
(horticulture) A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit.


lexentry: eng/graft__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: graft
trans_list: greffer
sense:
(transitive) To insert (a graft) in a branch or stem of another tree; to propagate by insertion in another stock; also, to insert a graft upon.


lexentry: eng/graft__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: graft
trans_list: greffer
sense:
(transitive, surgery) To implant a portion of (living flesh or akin) in a lesion so as to form an organic union.


lexentry: eng/grain__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: grain
trans_list: grain
sense:
(countable) Any of various small units of mass originally notionally based on grain's weight, variously standardized at different places and times, including


lexentry: eng/grains_of_paradise__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grains of paradise
trans_list: graines de paradis | malaguette | maniguette | poivre de Guinée | poivre du paradis
sense:
The seeds or seed capsules of Aframomum melegueta, used as a medicine and spice, especially as a substitute for black pepper and in flavoring alcoholic beverages.


lexentry: eng/grammar_Nazi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grammar Nazi
trans_list: ayatollah de [[l']]orthographe | ayatollah de la grammaire
sense:
(slang, idiomatic, potentially, _, offensive, humorous, see usage note at Nazi) A person who habitually criticizes the grammar and (often) usage in others' speech or writing, often in ways that are sometimes not even linguistically accurate.


lexentry: eng/grammar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grammar
trans_list: grammaire
sense:
(linguistics) A system of rules and principles for the structure of a language, or of languages in general.


lexentry: eng/grammar_school__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: grammar school
trans_list: lycée
sense:
(chiefly, _, UK) A secondary school that stresses academic over practical or vocational education, until recent times open to those pupils who had passed the 11-plus examination.


lexentry: eng/grammatical_aspect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grammatical aspect
trans_list: aspect
sense:
(grammar, semantics) The aspect of a verb phrase (verb group) or other predicate – its temporal structure or relationship to the time of use – marked through any of various grammatical elements, as distinguished from lexical aspect.


lexentry: eng/grammatical_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grammatical case
trans_list: cas | cas grammatical
sense:
(grammar) A mode of inflection of a word dependent on its use, especially the syntactic function in a phrase.


lexentry: eng/grammatical_gender__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grammatical gender
trans_list: genre grammatical
sense:
(grammar) The grammatically prescribed gender of a noun, which does not necessarily correspond with the referent’s attributes such as biological sex.


lexentry: eng/grammatical_person__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grammatical person
trans_list: personne
sense:
(grammar) A linguistic category used to distinguish between the speaker of an utterance and other people; implemented in most languages by a variety of pronouns, and in inflected languages by variation in word endings.


lexentry: eng/grammaticality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grammaticality
trans_list: grammaticalité
sense:
(linguistics) (of language) The state or attribute of obeying the rules of grammar (being grammatical).


lexentry: eng/granary_bread__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: granary bread
trans_list: pain complet
sense:
(British) bread, not made from white or brown flour, that contains wheatgerm, whole grains and malt.


lexentry: eng/grand__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grand
trans_list: grand
sense:
Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression; illustrious, dignified, magnificent.


lexentry: eng/grand__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grand
trans_list: grand
sense:
Having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other persons or things of the same name.


lexentry: eng/grand__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: grand
trans_list: grand
sense:
(usually in compound forms) Standing in the second or some more remote degree of parentage or descent (see grand-).


lexentry: eng/grand_admiral__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grand admiral
trans_list: grand amiral
sense:
(military) Historically one of the highest ranks in several world navies, sometimes equivalent to fleet admiral or admiral of the fleet.


lexentry: eng/grand_duchess__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: grand duchess
trans_list: grande-duchesse
sense:
A daughter or granddaughter of a sovereign (czar or later emperor) of the Russian Empire or a pretender to the throne thereof.


lexentry: eng/grand_duchy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grand duchy
trans_list: grand-duché
sense:
The territory owned, ruled, or reigned over by a grand duke or grand duchess; contrast grand dukedom.


lexentry: eng/grand_duke__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: grand duke
trans_list: grand-duc
sense:
Son, daughter, or grandchild of a czar (emperor) of the Russian Empire. (A more literal translation of the Russian is grand prince.)


lexentry: eng/grand_dukedom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grand dukedom
trans_list: grand-prince
sense:
The title of grand duke or grand duchess, with its pertaining privileges and obligations; contrast grand duchy.


lexentry: eng/grand_piano__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grand piano
trans_list: piano à queue
sense:
(musical instruments) A large piano in which the strings are strung horizontally in a heavy frame shaped like a harp


lexentry: eng/grand_prince__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grand prince
trans_list: grand-prince
sense:
An unusual ruler's title, sometimes incorrectly rendered as grand duke, mainly used in Lithuania and some parts of Russia (Muscovy would ultimately unite most Russian principalities and rise to imperial rank) and the Holy Roman Empire.


lexentry: eng/grand_slam__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: grand slam
trans_list: grand chelem
sense:
(motor racing) The situation in which a racer starts from pole position, then wins first place while leading during the entire race, while also recording the fastest lap of the race.


lexentry: eng/grand_unification_theory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grand unification theory
trans_list: grande unification
sense:
(physics) A theory that unifies the electromagnetic interaction, the weak interaction, and the strong interaction.


lexentry: eng/grand_vizier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grand vizier
trans_list: grand vizir
sense:
(historical) The greatest minister of a sultan, with absolute power of attorney and, in principle, dismissable only by the sultan himself.


lexentry: eng/grande_dame__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grande dame
trans_list: grande dame
sense:
A woman who is high-ranking, socially prominent, or has a dignified character, especially one who is advanced in age and haughty. [from early 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/grandiloquent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grandiloquent
trans_list: grandiloquent
sense:
(of a person, their language or writing) Given to using language in a showy way by using an excessive number of difficult words to impress others; bombastic; turgid.


lexentry: eng/grandnephew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grandnephew
trans_list: petit-neveu | petit-neveu fraternel | petit-neveu sororel
sense:
A grandson of one's sibling; a son of one's nephew or niece. (Brother's grandson: fraternal grandnephew. Sister's grandson: sororal grandnephew.)


lexentry: eng/grandniece__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grandniece
trans_list: petite-nièce
sense:
A granddaughter of one's sibling; a daughter of one's nephew or niece. (Brother's granddaughter: fraternal grandniece. Sister's granddaughter: sororal grandniece.)


lexentry: eng/granite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: granite
trans_list: granite | granit
sense:
(rock) A group of igneous and plutonic rocks composed primarily of feldspar and quartz. Usually contains one or more dark minerals, which may be mica, pyroxene, or amphibole. Granite is quarried for building stone, road gravel, decorative stone, and tombstones. Common colors are gray, white, pink, and yellow-brown.


lexentry: eng/granny_flat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: granny flat
trans_list: exception
sense:
(UK, Australia, New Zealand, informal) A dwelling detached from a primary residence, traditionally designated for a member of an extended family to live in.


lexentry: eng/granodiorite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: granodiorite
trans_list: granodiorite
sense:
(rock) An intrusive igneous rock similar to granite, but containing more plagioclase than potassium feldspar.


lexentry: eng/granola__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: granola
trans_list: granola
sense:
A breakfast and snack food consisting of loose, crispy pellets made of nuts, rolled oats, honey and other natural ingredients.


lexentry: eng/grant__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: grant
trans_list: accorder | attribuer | admettre
sense:
(transitive) To agree with (someone) on (something); to accept (something) for the sake of argument; to admit to (someone) that (something) is true.


lexentry: eng/granted__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: granted
trans_list: bien sûr
sense:
Used to concede a point or to express acknowledgment or awareness, often before stating some contrasting or competing information; used as an expression of respect to the point in question.


lexentry: eng/granulometric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: granulometric
trans_list: granulométrique
sense:
(geology) Of or pertaining to granulometry (measurement of the size of grains in sedimentary deposits)


lexentry: eng/grape__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grape
trans_list: raisin
sense:
(countable) A small, round, smooth-skinned edible fruit, usually purple, red, or green, that grows in bunches on vines of genus Vitis.


lexentry: eng/grape__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: grape
trans_list: raisin
sense:
(countable) Any of various fruits or plants with varying resemblances to those of genus Vitis but belonging to other genera; their edibility varies.


lexentry: eng/grape_hyacinth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grape hyacinth
trans_list: muscari | poiriau
sense:
Any of the species of three genera in the Hyacinthinae subtribe (family Asparagaceae) that produce racemes of small blue flowers, Muscari, Pseudomuscari, and Leopoldia.


lexentry: eng/grapefruit_spoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grapefruit spoon
trans_list: cuillère à pamplemousse
sense:
A spoon with a pointed and/or serrated tip designed for separating the flesh of a grapefruit from its rind.


lexentry: eng/grapeshot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grapeshot
trans_list: mitraille
sense:
(historical) A cluster of small iron balls, put together in a canvas bag in order to be used as a charge for a cannon.


lexentry: eng/graph__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: graph
trans_list: graphique
sense:
(mathematics) A set of points constituting a graphical representation of a real function; (formally) a set of tuples (x_1, x_2, \ldots, x_m, y)\in\R^{m+1}, where y=f(x_1, x_2, \ldots, x_m) for a given function f: \R^m\rightarrow\R. See also w:Graph of a function on Wikipedia.Wikipedia


lexentry: eng/graph__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: graph
trans_list: graphe
sense:
(graph theory) A set of vertices (or nodes) connected together by edges; (formally) an ordered pair of sets (V,E), where the elements of V are called vertices or nodes and E is a set of pairs (called edges) of elements of V. See also w:Graph (discrete mathematics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia


lexentry: eng/graph_theory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: graph theory
trans_list: théorie des graphes
sense:
(uncountable, mathematics) The branch of mathematics dealing with the properties of graphs (networks of vertices and edges).


lexentry: eng/grapheme__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: grapheme
trans_list: graphème
sense:
(Unicode) A sequence of one or more code points that are processed and displayed as a single graphical unit of a writing system.


lexentry: eng/graphene__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: graphene
trans_list: graphène
sense:
(inorganic chemistry) An arbitrarily large-scale, one-atom-thick layer of graphite, an allotrope of carbon, that has remarkable electric characteristics.


lexentry: eng/graphic__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: graphic
trans_list: graphique
sense:
(mostly in plural) A computer-generated image as viewed on a screen forming part of a game or a film etc.


lexentry: eng/graphic_design__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: graphic design
trans_list: graphisme
sense:
(uncountable) The visual design and layout of communications materials, such as logos, documents, signs, brochures, etc.


lexentry: eng/graphical_user_interface__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: graphical user interface
trans_list: environnement graphique | interface graphique
sense:
(computing) A type of user interface which allows people to interact with a computer through a metaphor of direct manipulation of graphical images and widgets in addition to text.


lexentry: eng/graphics__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: graphics
trans_list: graphisme
sense:
(computing) The pictorial representation and manipulation of data; the process by which a computer displays data.


lexentry: eng/graphics_processing_unit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: graphics processing unit
trans_list: processeur graphique
sense:
(computer hardware) A specialized electronic circuit designed to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display device.


lexentry: eng/graphics_tablet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: graphics tablet
trans_list: tablette graphique
sense:
(computing) An input device that enables a user to draw images by hand, as if with a pencil, and import them into a computer system.


lexentry: eng/graphite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: graphite
trans_list: graphite
sense:
An allotrope of carbon, consisting of planes of carbon atoms arranged in hexagonal arrays with the planes stacked loosely, that is used as a dry lubricant, in "lead" pencils, and as a moderator in some nuclear reactors.


lexentry: eng/grappa__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grappa
trans_list: grappa | eau-de-vie | marc
sense:
(uncountable) An Italian grape-based spirit of between 80 and 100 proof, made from the distillation of pomace.


lexentry: eng/grapper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grapper
trans_list: arrêt de lance
sense:
A metal ring or leather strap on the base of a lance behind the grip, designed to stop the lance from moving backward by catching on the lance rest or on the lancer's chest and arm when the lance was tucked into the armpit.


lexentry: eng/grappling_hook__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grappling hook
trans_list: grappin
sense:
A type of hook attached to a line and designed to be thrown at a target (e.g. rigging of an enemy ship) for the purpose of catching hold of it.


lexentry: eng/grass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grass
trans_list: herbe | gazon
sense:
(countable, uncountable) Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as ground cover rather than for grain.


lexentry: eng/grass__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: grass
trans_list: balance
sense:
(countable, Britain, slang) An informer, police informer; one who betrays a group (of criminals, etc) to the authorities.


lexentry: eng/grass__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: grass
trans_list: moucharder
sense:
(transitive, or, intransitive, slang) To act as a grass or informer, to betray; to report on (criminals etc) to the authorities.


lexentry: eng/grass_mud_horse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grass mud horse
trans_list: cheval de l'herbe et de la boue
sense:
One of the ten "mythical Baidu deities" invented by Chinese internet users for the purpose of circumventing censorship. Usually depicted as resembling an alpaca, and is supposedly living in the Mahler Gobi desert.


lexentry: eng/grass_roots__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grass roots
trans_list: base
sense:
(politics) People and society at the local (most basic) level rather than at the national centre of political activity.


lexentry: eng/grasshopper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grasshopper
trans_list: criquet | sauterelle
sense:
In the strict sense, refers to insects in the suborder Caelifera, particularly those in the family Acrididae.


lexentry: eng/grasshopper__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: grasshopper
trans_list: petit scarabée
sense:
(figuratively) A young student in the initial stages of training who has been chosen on account of their obvious talent.


lexentry: eng/grasshopper_warbler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grasshopper warbler
trans_list: locustelle tachetée
sense:
Any of a number of species of small songbirds in the genera Locustella and Helopsaltes, especially Locustella naevia.


lexentry: eng/grassroots__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grassroots
trans_list: local | sur le terrain
sense:
Of, or relating to people or society at the local level, particularly in politics, social movements, etc.; of the grass roots.


lexentry: eng/grater__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grater
trans_list: râpe
sense:
a tool with which one grates, especially foods such as cheese, to facilitate getting small particles or shreds off a solid lump


lexentry: eng/gratin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gratin
trans_list: gratin
sense:
The top crust of a dish, consisting of breadcrumbs or grated cheese heated under a grill; the dish itself.


lexentry: eng/graupel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: graupel
trans_list: neige roulée
sense:
(uncountable) A precipitation that forms when supercooled droplets of water condense on a snowflake.


lexentry: eng/grave__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: grave
trans_list: graver
sense:
(intransitive, obsolete) To carve or cut, as letters or figures, on some hard substance; to engrave.


lexentry: eng/grave_accent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grave accent
trans_list: accent grave
sense:
(countable) A diacritic mark ( ` ) used in many languages to distinguish the pronunciations of vowels.


lexentry: eng/grave_goods__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grave goods
trans_list: mobilier funéraire
sense:
(archaeology) The artefacts (jewellery, animals, slaves, etc) buried with a dead person in a grave or tomb.


lexentry: eng/gravel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gravel
trans_list: graviers | gravillons | gravier
sense:
(uncountable) Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railways, and as ballast.


lexentry: eng/gravel__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gravel
trans_list: gravier
sense:
A type or grade of small rocks, differentiated by mineral type, size range, or other characteristics.


lexentry: eng/gravitation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gravitation
trans_list: gravitation
sense:
(physics) The fundamental force of attraction that exists between all matter in the universe, caused by the curvature of spacetime caused by matter. It is the weakest of the four fundamental interactions, and possesses a gauge boson known as the graviton.


lexentry: eng/gravitational_collapse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gravitational collapse
trans_list: effondrement gravitationnel
sense:
The stage in the evolution of a star in which the pressure of the star is insufficient to maintain it at a stable size, and its material falls inward under its own gravity, eventually forming a black hole or a neutron star, and sometimes accompanied by a supernova explosion.


lexentry: eng/gravitational_force__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gravitational force
trans_list: attraction
sense:
(physics) A very long-range, but relatively weak fundamental force of attraction that acts between all particles that have mass; believed to be mediated by gravitons.


lexentry: eng/gravitational_lens__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gravitational lens
trans_list: lentille gravitationnelle | mirage gravitationnel | macrolentille
sense:
(astronomy) A distribution of matter whose gravitational field bends the path of light rays sufficiently to distort, magnify or multiply images of more distant objects.


lexentry: eng/gravitational_singularity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gravitational singularity
trans_list: singularité gravitationnelle
sense:
(physics) A location where the quantities that are used to measure the gravitational field become infinite in a way that does not depend on the coordinate system.


lexentry: eng/gravitational_wave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gravitational wave
trans_list: onde gravitationnelle
sense:
(relativity) A fluctuation in spacetime caused by accelerating mass, which propagates as a wave at the speed of light.


lexentry: eng/graviton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: graviton
trans_list: graviton
sense:
(particle) A hypothetical gauge boson that regulates the gravitational force. It would have a spin of 2 and zero rest mass.


lexentry: eng/gravity__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: gravity
trans_list: gravité | pesanteur
sense:
(physics) The phenomenon that, on earth, objects have weight; the similar phenomenon on other celestial bodies such as the moon.


lexentry: eng/gravity__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: gravity
trans_list: gravité | gravitation
sense:
(loosely, see usage notes) Gravitation, the universal force exercised by two bodies on each other by virtue of their masses.


lexentry: eng/gravity__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: gravity
trans_list: gravité | gravitation
sense:
(physics) A law or laws of gravitation: any theory which attempts to account for the phenomena of weight and/or the mutual attraction of massive objects (Aristotelian gravity, Newtonian gravity).


lexentry: eng/gravlax__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gravlax
trans_list: gravlax | gravelax
sense:
Salmon dry-cured in salt, seasoned with dill and sugar, and served usually thinly sliced as an appetizer.


lexentry: eng/gravure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gravure
trans_list: gravure
sense:
(arts, printing) A type of intaglio printing process, in which an image is engraved onto a rotating copper cylinder.


lexentry: eng/gravy_train__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gravy train
trans_list: poule aux œufs d'or
sense:
(idiomatic) An occupation or situation that generates considerable income or benefits while requiring little effort and carrying little risk.


lexentry: eng/gray__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gray
trans_list: gray
sense:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of absorbed dose of radiation (radiation absorbed by a patient); one joule of energy absorbed per kilogram of the patient's mass. Symbol: Gy


lexentry: eng/gray_fox__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gray fox
trans_list: renard gris
sense:
Urocyon cinereoargenteus, a carnivorous mammal of the family Canidae, habitat spanning from central North America to northern South America.


lexentry: eng/gray_squirrel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gray squirrel
trans_list: écureuil occidental
sense:
Sciurus griseus, a species of squirrel, found along the western coast of the United States and Canada, the western gray squirrel.


lexentry: eng/gray_squirrel__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gray squirrel
trans_list: écureuil gris
sense:
Sciurus carolinensis, a species of squirrel, found in the eastern and midwestern United States and Canada, and western Europe, eastern gray squirrel.


lexentry: eng/gray_water__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gray water
trans_list: eaux grises | eau de ménage
sense:
Water that is not clean enough to be potable, such as having been used for washing, but not contaminated with fecal matter or other source of dangerous bacteria or dangerous or noxious materials.


lexentry: eng/grayling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grayling
trans_list: ombre
sense:
Any freshwater fish of the genus Thymallus or specifically Thymallus thymallus, of the salmon family, having a large dorsal fin.


lexentry: eng/graze__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: graze
trans_list: grignoter
sense:
(intransitive) To eat small amounts of food periodically throughout the day, rather than at fixed mealtimes, often not in response to hunger.


lexentry: eng/grease_payment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grease payment
trans_list: dessous-de-table
sense:
(chiefly, US, idiomatic, business, legal, ethics) A bribe or extorted money, usually relatively small in amount, provided to a low-level government official or business person, in order to expedite a business decision, shipment, or other transaction, especially in a country where such payments are not unusual.


lexentry: eng/great-great-grandparent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: great-great-grandparent
trans_list: arrière-arrière-grand-parent
sense:
A parent of a great-grandparent, a grandparent of a grandparent and a great-grandparent of a parent.


lexentry: eng/great__Adjective__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: great
trans_list: grand
sense:
(applied to actions, thoughts and feelings) Arising from or possessing idealism; admirable; commanding; illustrious; eminent.


lexentry: eng/great_ape__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: great ape
trans_list: grand singe | hominidé
sense:
Any member of the taxonomic family Hominidae, including Homo, and also many similar extinct species.


lexentry: eng/great_bustard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: great bustard
trans_list: outarde | grande outarde
sense:
A bird of the species Otis tarda, native to Iberia, but found at least seasonally in many parts of Eurasia.


lexentry: eng/great_circle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: great circle
trans_list: grand cercle
sense:
A segment of such circle representing the shortest distance between two points on the surface of a sphere.


lexentry: eng/great_minds_think_alike__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: great minds think alike
trans_list: les grands esprits se rencontrent
sense:
(often, _, humorous) Used to remark upon the fact that someone else has had the same thought or idea as you, implying that both of you are clever or astute.


lexentry: eng/great_northern_diver__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: great northern diver
trans_list: plongeon huard | plongeon imbrin | huard | huart à collier | imbrim | richepaume
sense:
(UK, Ireland) A large member of the diver family, Gavia immer, commonly breeding in North America, where it is known as the as common loon.


lexentry: eng/great_reed_warbler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: great reed warbler
trans_list: rousserolle turdoïde
sense:
An Old World warbler of species Acrocephalus arundinaceus, breeding in much of western Eurasia, wintering in Africa.


lexentry: eng/great_white_shark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: great white shark
trans_list: grand requin blanc
sense:
A large shark, Carcharodon carcharias, of coastal surface waters in all major oceans that feeds on fish and marine mammals.


lexentry: eng/greater__Adjective__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: greater
trans_list: grand
sense:
(usually, capitalized) Including the surrounding urban areas and conurbation (of a city or other large settlement).


lexentry: eng/greater_celandine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greater celandine
trans_list: chélidoine
sense:
A European perennial herb, Chelidonium majus, a flower of the poppy family with yellow flowers, native to Europe and western Asia.


lexentry: eng/greater_omentum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greater omentum
trans_list: grand omentum
sense:
(anatomy) A large peritoneal fold that extends from the greater curvature of the stomach to the transverse colon.


lexentry: eng/greater_spotted_eagle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greater spotted eagle
trans_list: aigle criard
sense:
Clanga clanga, a medium-sized migratory raptor native to Asia, north-eastern Africa and eastern Europe.


lexentry: eng/greatest_common_divisor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greatest common divisor
trans_list: plus grand commun diviseur
sense:
(arithmetic, number theory) The largest positive integer (respectively polynomial, element of a given ring) that is a divisor of each of a given set of integers (respectively polynomials, elements of a given ring).


lexentry: eng/greatest_thing_since_sliced_bread__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greatest thing since sliced bread
trans_list: mieux que le fil à couper le beurre
sense:
(idiomatic) Something amazing, outstanding or praiseworthy, especially a relatively recent invention likely to improve people's lives.


lexentry: eng/greatsword__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greatsword
trans_list: espadon
sense:
Any generally straight-bladed double-edged sword large enough to require the use of two hands to wield it effectively.


lexentry: eng/greave__Noun__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greave
trans_list: grève
sense:
(historical) A piece of armour that protects the leg, especially the shin, and occasionally the tops of the feet.


lexentry: eng/grebe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grebe
trans_list: grèbe
sense:
Any of several waterbirds in the family Podicipedidae of the order Podicipediformes. They have strong, sharp bills, and lobate toes.


lexentry: eng/greed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greed
trans_list: avidité | cupidité
sense:
A selfish or excessive desire for more than is needed or deserved, especially of money, wealth, food, or other possessions.


lexentry: eng/green__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: green
trans_list: vert
sense:
The color of grass and leaves; a primary additive color midway between yellow and blue which is evoked by light between roughly 495–570 nm.


lexentry: eng/green_alga__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: green alga
trans_list: algue verte
sense:
Any of very many plant organisms, of the phyla Chlorophyta and Charophyta, that grow in damp places; a chlorophyte.


lexentry: eng/green_belt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: green belt
trans_list: ceinture verte
sense:
(chiefly, Britain) An area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building.


lexentry: eng/green_bridge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: green bridge
trans_list: passage faunique
sense:
A vegetation covered bridge over a motorway or railway that allows wildlife to safely cross over; a wildlife bridge.


lexentry: eng/green_hellebore__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: green hellebore
trans_list: hellébore vert
sense:
An extremely toxic herbaceous perennial plant of the species Veratrum viride that is native to only the western and eastern parts of the United States.


lexentry: eng/green_jersey__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: green jersey
trans_list: maillot vert
sense:
(cycle racing) The green-colored shirt worn by the leader of a subsidiary competition in a race. In the Tour de France it is worn by the leader of the points competition.


lexentry: eng/green_line__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: green line
trans_list: ligne verte
sense:
(geopolitics) A demarcation line, separating Israeli and Palestinian or other Arab territories according to an armistice in 1949.


lexentry: eng/green_line__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: green line
trans_list: ligne verte
sense:
(geopolitics) A demarcation line, separating the Republic of Cyprus from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.


lexentry: eng/green_tea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: green tea
trans_list: thé vert
sense:
Leaves of the tea plant which are treated with steam or roasted to denature the enzymes that cause the leaves to darken and change taste. (Without this step they would become oolong tea or black tea).


lexentry: eng/greenfinch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greenfinch
trans_list: verdier
sense:
European greenfinch, a common Old World finch (Chloris chloris, syn. Carduelis chloris), mainly green with yellow in the wings and tail.


lexentry: eng/greengage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greengage
trans_list: reine-claude
sense:
A plum cultivar with greenish-yellow flesh and skin, Prunus domestica subsp. italica var. claudiana.


lexentry: eng/greengrocer's_apostrophe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greengrocer's apostrophe
trans_list: apostrophe mal placée
sense:
An incorrectly used apostrophe, especially one mistakenly used to form the plural of a noun, for example to write the plural of banana as banana's instead of bananas.


lexentry: eng/greengrocer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greengrocer
trans_list: primeur | marchand de fruits et légumes
sense:
(chiefly, British, Commonwealth, Irish) A person who sells fresh vegetables and fruit, normally from a relatively small shop.


lexentry: eng/greenhouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greenhouse
trans_list: serre
sense:
A building used to grow plants, particularly one with large glass windows or plastic sheeting to trap heat from sunlight even in intemperate seasons or climates.


lexentry: eng/greenhouse_effect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greenhouse effect
trans_list: effet de serre
sense:
(climatology, climate change) The process by which a planet is heated by solar radiation which is retained by its atmosphere.


lexentry: eng/greenhouse_gas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greenhouse gas
trans_list: gaz à effet de serre
sense:
Any gas (such as carbon dioxide, a chlorofluorocarbon (CFC), or methane) that contributes to the greenhouse effect when released into the atmosphere by absorbing infrared radiation emitted by a planet's surface, thus increasing the surface temperature.


lexentry: eng/greenish_warbler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greenish warbler
trans_list: pouillot verdâtre
sense:
Phylloscopus trochiloides, a widespread leaf warbler with a breeding range in northeastern Europe and temperate to subtropical continental Asia.


lexentry: eng/greenspace__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greenspace
trans_list: espace vert
sense:
An area of undeveloped landscape, such as park land left within a city during planning and zoning other areas for development.


lexentry: eng/greenstick_fracture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greenstick fracture
trans_list: fracture en bois vert
sense:
An incomplete fracture of a long bone in which one side of a bone is broken while the other is bent.


lexentry: eng/greenwash__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greenwash
trans_list: écoblanchiment
sense:
A false or misleading picture of environmental friendliness used to conceal or obscure damaging activities.


lexentry: eng/greenway__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greenway
trans_list: coulée verte | voie verte
sense:
A corridor of undeveloped or parkland, set aside for environmental protection or recreational and primarily nonmotorized use, such as bicycle paths.


lexentry: eng/greeting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greeting
trans_list: salutation | salut
sense:
A conventional phrase used to start a letter or conversation or otherwise to acknowledge a person's arrival or presence.


lexentry: eng/greeting_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greeting card
trans_list: carte de vœux
sense:
A card, typically folded in half and available commercially, that is sent to someone as a greeting. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/greige__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greige
trans_list: grège
sense:
(textiles) Of clothing, textiles, etc.: neither bleached nor dyed, nor otherwise fully processed; unfinished.


lexentry: eng/greige_goods__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: greige goods
trans_list: grège
sense:
(textiles) Clothing, textiles, etc., which have neither been bleached nor dyed, nor otherwise fully processed.


lexentry: eng/gremlin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gremlin
trans_list: farfadet
sense:
An imaginary creature reputed to be mischievously inclined, for example, to damage or dismantle machinery.


lexentry: eng/grenade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grenade
trans_list: grenade
sense:
A small explosive device, designed to be thrown by hand or launched using a rifle, grenade launcher, or rocket.


lexentry: eng/grenadier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grenadier
trans_list: grenadier
sense:
(military) A type of soldier, originally one who threw grenades, later a member of a company formed from the tallest men of the regiment; now specifically, a member of the Grenadier Guards of Canada and the United Kingdom.


lexentry: eng/grey-capped_greenfinch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grey-capped greenfinch
trans_list: verdier de Chine
sense:
A small passerine bird of species Chloris sinica, in the finch family Fringillidae, native to East Asia.


lexentry: eng/grey-headed_woodpecker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grey-headed woodpecker
trans_list: pic cendré
sense:
Picus canus, a Eurasian member of the woodpecker family, greyer than other similar Eurasian woodpeckers.


lexentry: eng/grey_area__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grey area
trans_list: zone grise
sense:
(idiomatic) An area intermediate between two mutually exclusive states or categories, where the border between the two is fuzzy or ill-defined.


lexentry: eng/grey_literature__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grey literature
trans_list: littérature grise
sense:
Materials and research produced by organizations outside of the traditional commercial or academic publishing and distribution channels.


lexentry: eng/grey_market__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grey market
trans_list: économie souterraine
sense:
(business) The buying and selling of goods through distribution channels other than those authorized or intended by the manufacturer or producer.


lexentry: eng/grey_matter__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: grey matter
trans_list: matière grise
sense:
(neuroanatomy) A collection of cell bodies and (usually) dendritic connections, in contrast to white matter.


lexentry: eng/grey_wolf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grey wolf
trans_list: loup | loup commun
sense:
A large canid, Canis lupus, once found throughout forested areas of northern Europe, Asia and America; it shares a common ancestry with the domestic dog.


lexentry: eng/grid__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: grid
trans_list: réseau
sense:
A system for delivery of electricity, consisting of various substations, transformers and generators, connected by wire.


lexentry: eng/grid__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: grid
trans_list: grille
sense:
(computing) A system or structure of distributed computers working mostly on a peer-to-peer basis, used mainly to solve single and complex scientific or technical problems or to process data at high speeds (as in clusters).


lexentry: eng/gridlock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gridlock
trans_list: embouteillage | paralysie
sense:
(road transport) A condition of total, interlocking traffic congestion on the streets or highways of a crowded city, in which no one can move because everyone is in someone else's way.


lexentry: eng/gridlock__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gridlock
trans_list: embouteillage
sense:
On a smaller scale, the situation in which cars enter a signal-controlled intersection too late during the green light cycle, and are unable to clear the intersection (due to congestion in the next block) when the light turns red, thus blocking the cross traffic when it's their turn to go. Repeated at enough intersections, this phenomenon can lead to citywide gridlock.


lexentry: eng/gridlock__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: gridlock
trans_list: impasse | interblocage
sense:
(figuratively, by extension) Any paralysis of a complex system due to severe congestion, conflict, or deadlock.


lexentry: eng/grief__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: grief
trans_list: peine | douleur
sense:
Emotional pain, generally arising from misfortune, significant personal loss, bereavement, misconduct of oneself or others, etc.; sorrow; sadness. [from early 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/grievance__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: grievance
trans_list: grief
sense:
(countable, human resources) A formal complaint, especially in the context of a unionized workplace.


lexentry: eng/grifter__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: grifter
trans_list: tapeuse
sense:
(colloquial, especially, _, internet) A manipulator or otherwise generally corrupt person who "games" a system, group of people, or other entity for selfish gains; especially of a political "sell-out" perceived as lacking integrity.


lexentry: eng/grill__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: grill
trans_list: calandre
sense:
On a vehicle, a slotted cover as above, to protect and hide the radiator, while admitting air to cool it.


lexentry: eng/grill__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: grill
trans_list: gril | barbecue
sense:
(US) A cooking device comprising a source of radiative and convective heat and a means of holding food above it; a barbecue.


lexentry: eng/grimoire__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grimoire
trans_list: grimoire
sense:
(occult) A book of instructions in the use of alchemy or magic, especially one containing spells for summoning demons.


lexentry: eng/grind_to_a_halt__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grind to a halt
trans_list: s'arrêter net | s'immobiliser | se bloquer | se gripper | se paralyser
sense:
(intransitive, of an activity) To come to a standstill, or cease to be productive or make progress, due to an obstacle.


lexentry: eng/grindcore__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grindcore
trans_list: grindcore
sense:
A genre of death metal music or hardcore punk, incorporating aggressive guitar riffs, extremely rapid drumming and loud, undecipherable screaming.


lexentry: eng/gripe__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: gripe
trans_list: se plaindre
sense:
(obsolete, transitive) To pinch; to distress. Specifically, to cause pinching and spasmodic pain to the bowels of, as by the effects of certain purgative or indigestible substances.


lexentry: eng/grism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grism
trans_list: grisme
sense:
A combination of diffraction grating and prism used to obtain spectra from selected parts of an image.


lexentry: eng/gristmill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gristmill
trans_list: farinerie
sense:
A mill that grinds grain; especially, a small-scale local mill that grinds grain brought by a local farmer to be exchanged for the resulting flour (less a percentage).


lexentry: eng/grit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grit
trans_list: gravillon
sense:
A collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, or swarf from metalworking.


lexentry: eng/grits__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: grits
trans_list: gruau de maïs
sense:
(Western Hemisphere) Coarsely ground hominy which is boiled and eaten, primarily in the Southern United States.


lexentry: eng/groatsworth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: groatsworth
trans_list: pincée
sense:
(historical) An object or quantity that can be purchased for a groat; hence (figurative) a small amount; a morsel.


lexentry: eng/groceries__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: groceries
trans_list: courses | provisions
sense:
Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies; the commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery store.


lexentry: eng/grocery_list__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grocery list
trans_list: liste des courses
sense:
A written or mental list of grocery items one intends to purchase at a supermarket or similar business.


lexentry: eng/grog__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grog
trans_list: grog
sense:
An alcoholic beverage made with hot water or tea, sugar and rum, sometimes also with lemon or lime juice and spices, particularly cinnamon.


lexentry: eng/groin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: groin
trans_list: aine
sense:
The crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thigh, together with the surrounding region.


lexentry: eng/grok__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grok
trans_list: piger | capter | gnoquer
sense:
(transitive, slang) To understand (something) intuitively, to know (something) without having to think intellectually.


lexentry: eng/grok__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: grok
trans_list: capter | piger
sense:
(transitive, slang) To fully and completely understand something in all of its details and intricacies.


lexentry: eng/gromwell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gromwell
trans_list: grémil des champs
sense:
Lithospermum arvense (synonym: Buglossoides arvensis) or other plants of the genus Lithospermum formerly used to treat kidney stones.


lexentry: eng/grooming__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: grooming
trans_list: adestramento
sense:
The act of gaining the trust of a child or vulnerable person in order to take advantage of or exploit them, especially sexually.


lexentry: eng/groomsman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: groomsman
trans_list: parrain
sense:
A man who serves as one of a number of attendants to a bridegroom at a wedding, one of whom is the best man.


lexentry: eng/groove__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: groove
trans_list: rainure | sillon
sense:
A long, narrow channel or depression; e.g., such a slot cut into a hard material to provide a location for an engineering component, a tyre groove, or a geological channel or depression.


lexentry: eng/grope__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: grope
trans_list: tâtonner | tâter
sense:
To search or attempt to find something in the dark, or, as a blind person, by feeling; to move about hesitatingly, as in darkness or obscurity; to feel one's way, as with the hands, when one can not see.


lexentry: eng/gross__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gross
trans_list: brut
sense:
The total amount (of goods, money, etc) before taxes, expenses, exceptions, tares, or similar deductions are subtracted.


lexentry: eng/gross_domestic_product__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gross domestic product
trans_list: produit intérieur brut | PIB
sense:
(economics) A measure of the economic production of a particular territory in financial capital terms over a specific time period.


lexentry: eng/gross_indecency__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gross indecency
trans_list: impudicité
sense:
(UK, Canada, law) Any of various sexual criminal offences, including sex with a child and (formerly) male homosexuality.


lexentry: eng/gross_national_income__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gross national income
trans_list: revenu national brut
sense:
(economics) A more recent designation for gross national product, the total market value of all the goods and services produced by a nation.


lexentry: eng/gross_national_product__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gross national product
trans_list: produit national brut
sense:
(economics) The total market value of all the goods and services produced by a nation (citizens of a country, whether living at home or abroad) during a specified period.


lexentry: eng/gross_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gross out
trans_list: dégoûter | écœurer
sense:
(informal, transitive, mostly, North America) To sicken or distress (someone) by being disgusting, gory, or lewd.


lexentry: eng/gross_pay__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gross pay
trans_list: salaire brut
sense:
An amount of pay, wages, salary, or other compensation before deductions, such as for taxes, insurance, and retirement.


lexentry: eng/gross_sales__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gross sales
trans_list: ventes brutes
sense:
(plural only, business, accounting) The total invoice value of sales, before deducting customers' discounts, returns, or allowances.


lexentry: eng/grotto__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: grotto
trans_list: grotte
sense:
A local organization of cavers that typically organizes trips to caves and provides information and training for caving; a caving club.


lexentry: eng/ground__Noun__1
sense_num: 17
written_rep: ground
trans_list: terre | masse
sense:
(electricity) An electrical conductor connected to the earth, or a large conductor whose electrical potential is taken as zero (such as a steel chassis).


lexentry: eng/ground__Verb__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: ground
trans_list: gronder | punir
sense:
To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.


lexentry: eng/ground_clearance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ground clearance
trans_list: garde au sol
sense:
(automotive) The measured distance between a level surface and the lowest part (other than tires or equivalent) of the bottom of a vehicle surmounting that surface.


lexentry: eng/ground_cover__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ground cover
trans_list: couvre-sol
sense:
Something, particularly plants, which overlays an area of land. May refer to plants specifically grown to prevent erosion of an area.


lexentry: eng/ground_frost__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ground frost
trans_list: gelée
sense:
Ice produced by the direct deposition of water vapor on grass, trees and other objects in freezing conditions.


lexentry: eng/ground_frost__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: ground frost
trans_list: gel
sense:
The frozen upper level of soil, caused by the air temperature dropping below the freezing point for a lengthy period of time; in temperate climates the soil thaws completely for the summer and in cold climates it may develop to permafrost.


lexentry: eng/ground_rent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ground rent
trans_list: rente superficiaire
sense:
(legal, real estate) Rent paid under a ground lease, usually long-term or in perpetuity, for a surface right or estate in land where the landowner (surface owner) and the owner of improvements (ground lessor) are separate; the improvements are effectively security for the payment of the rent.


lexentry: eng/ground_staff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ground staff
trans_list: clergé
sense:
(aviation) staff employed by an airline, or an airport, that work on the ground, as opposed to aircrews.


lexentry: eng/ground_zero__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ground zero
trans_list: point zéro
sense:
Originally, the point on the land or water surface below which a nuclear bomb detonates in the air; now also the point on such a surface at or above the detonation.


lexentry: eng/grounded__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: grounded
trans_list: puni
sense:
(electricity, North America) Of or pertaining to an electrical conductor which is connected to earth; earthed.


lexentry: eng/groundswell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: groundswell
trans_list: lame de fond
sense:
(nautical, surfing) A broad undulation of the open ocean, often as the result of a distant disturbance.


lexentry: eng/group__Noun__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: group
trans_list: groupe
sense:
(sports) A set of teams playing each other in the same division, while not during the same period playing any teams that belong to other sets in the division.


lexentry: eng/group_action__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: group action
trans_list: action de groupe
sense:
(group theory) A mapping of a mathematical group to the permutations of an object that is compatible with the group operation.


lexentry: eng/group_buying__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: group buying
trans_list: achat groupé
sense:
(business) The practice of purchasing products and services at reduced prices on the condition that a minimum number of buyers would make the purchase.


lexentry: eng/group_of_death__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: group of death
trans_list: groupe de la mort
sense:
(sports, _, slang) A group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive, because the number of strong competitors in the group is greater than the number of qualifying places available for the next phase of the tournament.


lexentry: eng/group_theory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: group theory
trans_list: théorie des groupes
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see group,‎ theory; a theory about (particular kinds of) groups.


lexentry: eng/grouper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grouper
trans_list: mérou
sense:
Any of various large food and game fishes of the subfamily Epinephelinae, especially the genera Epinephelus and Mycteroperca, which inhabit warm seas.


lexentry: eng/groupthink__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: groupthink
trans_list: pensée de groupe
sense:
A process of reasoning or decision-making by a group, especially one characterized by uncritical acceptance of or conformity to a perceived majority view.


lexentry: eng/grouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grouse
trans_list: coq de bruyère
sense:
(countable) Any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae which inhabit temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere; specifically, the red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scotica) native to heather moorland on the British Isles. [from 1530s]


lexentry: eng/grow_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: grow up
trans_list: grandir
sense:
(intransitive, idiomatic) To stop acting as or like a child (often used as an imperative interjection).


lexentry: eng/growl__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: growl
trans_list: grogner | gronder | bougonner | feuler | grommeler | ronchonner
sense:
(intransitive) To utter a deep guttural sound, as an angry animal; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound.


lexentry: eng/groyne__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: groyne
trans_list: épi
sense:
An often wooden structure that projects from a coastline to prevent erosion, longshore drift etc.; a breakwater.


lexentry: eng/grudge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grudge
trans_list: rancune
sense:
(countable) Deep-seated and/or long-term animosity or ill will about something or someone, especially due to perceived mistreatment.


lexentry: eng/grue__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grue
trans_list: blert
sense:
(philosophy) Of an object, green when first observed before a specified time or blue when first observed after that time.


lexentry: eng/grue__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: grue
trans_list: blert
sense:
(linguistics) Of a single color inclusive of both green and blue as different shades, used in translations from languages such as Old Welsh and Old Chinese that lacked a distinction between green and blue.


lexentry: eng/grumble__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: grumble
trans_list: bougonner | grogner | grommeler | maugréer | ronchonner | rouspéter
sense:
(intransitive) To complain; to murmur or mutter with discontent; to make ill-natured complaints in a low voice and a surly manner.


lexentry: eng/grundy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grundy
trans_list: brocard
sense:
A narrow-minded person or group that is overly concerned with censoring or criticizing personal conduct.


lexentry: eng/grunge__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: grunge
trans_list: grunge
sense:
(music genre) A subgenre of alternative rock, originating from Seattle, Washington, which melds punk and metal.


lexentry: eng/grunt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: grunt
trans_list: grognement
sense:
A short snorting sound, often to show disapproval, or used as a reply when one is reluctant to speak.


lexentry: eng/guacamole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guacamole
trans_list: guacamole
sense:
An avocado-based greenish dip with onions, tomato, and spices, common to Mexican cuisine and often served with tortilla chips.


lexentry: eng/guanaco__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guanaco
trans_list: guanaco
sense:
A South American ruminant (Lama guanicoe), closely related to the other lamoids, the alpaca, llama, and vicuña in the family Camelidae.


lexentry: eng/guanine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guanine
trans_list: guanine
sense:
(chemistry) A substance first obtained from guano; it is a nucleic base and pairs with cytosine in DNA and RNA (by means of three hydrogen bonds).


lexentry: eng/guanosine_diphosphate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guanosine diphosphate
trans_list: guanosine diphosphate
sense:
(biochemistry, organic compound) An ester of pyrophosphoric acid with the nucleoside guanosine; the product of dephosphorylation (via hydrolysis) of GTP by a GTPase.


lexentry: eng/guanosine_triphosphate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guanosine triphosphate
trans_list: guanosine triphosphate
sense:
(biochemistry, organic compound) A type of purine nucleoside triphosphate that is needed for the synthesis of RNA during transcription.


lexentry: eng/guar_gum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guar gum
trans_list: gomme de guar
sense:
(chemistry) A heteropolysaccharide gum, extracted from the guar bean, that is used as a food additive.


lexentry: eng/guarantee__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: guarantee
trans_list: garantie
sense:
(specifically) A written declaration that a certain product will be fit for a purpose and work correctly; a warranty.


lexentry: eng/guaranty__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guaranty
trans_list: caution
sense:
(legal) An undertaking to answer for the payment of some debt, or the performance of some contract or duty, of another, in case of the failure of such other to pay or perform; a warranty; a security.


lexentry: eng/guard__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: guard
trans_list: arrière | défense | gardien
sense:
(military, often, _, in the plural) An elite military unit in Russia, the former Soviet Union and several post-Soviet countries.


lexentry: eng/guard__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guard
trans_list: garder
sense:
(transitive) To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.


lexentry: eng/guard_of_honour__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guard of honour
trans_list: haie d'honneur
sense:
A group of people (especially military), arranged in one or more rows, at a ceremony to honour, or a visit by, an important person.


lexentry: eng/guard_stone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guard stone
trans_list: bouteroue | chasse-rondelle | chasse-roue
sense:
A projecting metal, concrete, or stone exterior architectural element located at the corner and/or foot of gates, portes-cochères, garage entries, and walls to prevent damage from vehicle tires and wheels.


lexentry: eng/guardant__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guardant
trans_list: gardant
sense:
(heraldry, of an animal) Positioned with the body viewed from the side, but with the head turned toward the viewer.


lexentry: eng/guava__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: guava
trans_list: goyave
sense:
Its yellowish tropical fruit, globular or pear-shaped with thin, yellow, green or brown skin, is often made into jams and jellies.


lexentry: eng/guenon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guenon
trans_list: guenon | cercopithèque
sense:
A member of the genus Cercopithecus of Old World monkeys, of sub-Saharan Africa, principally forests.


lexentry: eng/guerrilla__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guerrilla
trans_list: partisan | partisane | guérillera | guérillero
sense:
A soldier in a small independent group, fighting against the government or regular forces by surprise raids.


lexentry: eng/guerrilla_warfare__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guerrilla warfare
trans_list: guérilla
sense:
Combat using groups of irregular, light, mobile troops within areas occupied by an enemy force, usually through hit-and-run tactics.


lexentry: eng/guesstimate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guesstimate
trans_list: au doigt mouillé | au pif | à vue de nez
sense:
(informal) An estimate that is hardly any better than a guess, often because it is based on insufficient or unreliable data.


lexentry: eng/guest_book__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guest book
trans_list: livre d’or
sense:
a type of ledger in which visitors to a particular establishment, such as a bed and breakfast or a museum, may leave comments about the establishment.


lexentry: eng/guest_worker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: A person with temporary permission to work in another country.
written_rep: guest worker
trans_list:
travailleur invité | travailleur immigré | travailleur étranger | travailleuse immigrée | travailleuse invitée | travailleuse étrangère


lexentry: eng/guide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guide
trans_list: guide
sense:
Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation, or to lead them through dangerous terrain.


lexentry: eng/guide__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guide
trans_list: guider
sense:
To serve as a guide for someone or something; to lead or direct in a way; to conduct in a course or path.


lexentry: eng/guide_book__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guide book
trans_list: guide touristique
sense:
A book that provides guidance, but especially one designed for travellers which provides local tourist information about a particular country or area.


lexentry: eng/guide_dog__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guide dog
trans_list: chien guide d'aveugle | chien d'aveugle
sense:
A dog that is trained to be of assistance to a vision-impaired or hearing-impaired person and is thus able to guide them.


lexentry: eng/guided_missile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guided missile
trans_list: missile
sense:
An unmanned, self-propelled vehicle that travels through the air to deliver a warhead to a predetermined point, keeping itself on course by making corrections via its control surfaces.


lexentry: eng/guideword__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: guideword
trans_list: mot vedette
sense:
(chiefly, business) Any of the words in a memo or email that define metadata regarding the message, such as sender, recipient, and subject.


lexentry: eng/guild__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guild
trans_list: guilde | corporation
sense:
A group or association mainly of tradespeople made up of merchants, craftspeople, or artisans, particularly in the Middle Ages, established to oversee and protect their specific commercial interests and to provide mutual aid.


lexentry: eng/guillemet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guillemet
trans_list: guillemet
sense:
Either of the punctuation marks « or » (or ‹ or ›), used in several languages to indicate passages of speech. Similar to typical quotation marks used in the English language, such as “ and ”.


lexentry: eng/guillemot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guillemot
trans_list: guillemot de troïl
sense:
Any seabird belonging to the genera Uria and Cepphus of the auk family Alcidae. They have black and white bodies and are good at swimming and diving.


lexentry: eng/guillotine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guillotine
trans_list: guillotine
sense:
(historical, also, figuratively) A machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation, consisting of a tall upright frame from which is suspended a heavy diagonal-edged blade which is dropped onto the neck of the person to be executed; also, execution using this machine.


lexentry: eng/guillotine__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: guillotine
trans_list: massicot | guillotine
sense:
A device used for cutting the pages of books, stacks of paper, etc., to straight edges, usually by means of a hinged or sliding blade attached to a flat platform.


lexentry: eng/guinea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guinea
trans_list: guinée
sense:
(British, historical) A gold coin originally worth twenty shillings; later (from 1717 until the adoption of decimal currency) standardised at a value of twenty-one shillings.


lexentry: eng/guinea_hen_weed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guinea hen weed
trans_list: euilles ave | herbe aux poules | petevere a odeur ail
sense:
A perennial shrub, Petiveria alliacea, growing in tropical areas of Africa, South and Central America and the Caribbean, used to treat a large variety of medical conditions.


lexentry: eng/guinea_pig__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guinea pig
trans_list: cobaye | cochon d'Inde
sense:
Any tailless rodent of the genus Cavia, which have short ears and superficially resemble large hamsters.


lexentry: eng/guise__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guise
trans_list: apparence
sense:
A customary way of speaking or acting; a fashion, a manner, a practice (often used formerly in such phrases as "at his own guise"; that is, in his own fashion, to suit himself.)


lexentry: eng/guise__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: guise
trans_list: apparence | aspect
sense:
An external appearance in manner or dress; an appropriate indication or expression; a garb; a shape.


lexentry: eng/guitar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guitar
trans_list: guitare
sense:
(musical instrument) A stringed musical instrument, of European origin, usually with a fretted fingerboard and six strings, played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick).


lexentry: eng/guitarfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guitarfish
trans_list: alto
sense:
Any of the family Rhinobatidae of rays with elongated bodies, flattened heads and trunks, and small, ray-like wings.


lexentry: eng/gulag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gulag
trans_list: goulag
sense:
(historical) Also GULAG: the system of all Soviet labour camps and prisons in use, especially during the Stalinist period (1930s–1950s).


lexentry: eng/gulag__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gulag
trans_list: goulaguer
sense:
(transitive, informal, also, figuratively) To compel (someone) into a forced labour camp or a similar place of confinement or exile.


lexentry: eng/gulch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gulch
trans_list: ravin
sense:
A ravine-like or deep V-shaped valley, often eroded by flash floods; shallower than a canyon and deeper than a gully.


lexentry: eng/gules__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gules
trans_list: gueules
sense:
(tincture) Red, e.g. on a coat of arms, typically represented in engraving by vertical parallel lines.


lexentry: eng/gull-billed_tern__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gull-billed tern
trans_list: Sterne hansel
sense:
A medium-sized tern, Gelochelidon nilotica, family Laridae, with a thick stout black bill, found in marshy and coastal habitats throughout the temperate and tropic zones worldwide.


lexentry: eng/gum__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gum
trans_list: gomme
sense:
(botany, biochemistry, mostly, uncountable) A viscous water-soluble carbohydrate exudate of certain plants that hardens when it becomes dry, or such a substance as a component of a plant exudate.


lexentry: eng/gum_arabic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gum arabic
trans_list: gomme arabique
sense:
An edible substance taken from one of two species of sub-Saharan acacia trees, Senegalia senegal and Vachellia seyal, used in the food industry as a stabilizer (e.g. in soda, gumdrops and marshmallows) and other purposes including pharmaceuticals, paints and polishes.


lexentry: eng/gumbo__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gumbo
trans_list: gombo
sense:
(countable) A soup or stew popular in Louisiana, consisting of a strong stock, meat or shellfish, a thickener (often okra), and the "Holy Trinity" of celery, bell peppers, and onions.


lexentry: eng/gun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gun
trans_list: canon
sense:
(military) A cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity.


lexentry: eng/gun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gun
trans_list: fusil
sense:
A less portable, long firearm that fires bullets or projectiles; a rifle, either manual, automatic or semi-automatic; a flintlock, musket or shotgun.


lexentry: eng/gun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gun
trans_list: pistolet | flingue
sense:
A very portable, short firearm, for hand use, which fires bullets or projectiles, such as a handgun, revolver, pistol, or Derringer.


lexentry: eng/gun_dog__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gun dog
trans_list: chien de chasse
sense:
Any of various breeds of dog used by hunters to find, flush out and retrieve birds and other game; an individual of such a breed.


lexentry: eng/gunboat_diplomacy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gunboat diplomacy
trans_list: diplomatie de la canonnière | politique de la canonnière
sense:
(idiomatic) The pursuit of foreign policy objectives with the aid of conspicuous displays of military power.


lexentry: eng/gunpowder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gunpowder
trans_list: poudre à canon | poudre
sense:
An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulfur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.


lexentry: eng/gunslinger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gunslinger
trans_list: as de la gâchette
sense:
(historical) A person in the Old West who carried a gun and was an expert at quickly drawing it and firing.


lexentry: eng/guppy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guppy
trans_list: guppy
sense:
A tiny freshwater fish, Poecilia reticulata, popular in home aquariums, that usually has a plain body and black or dark blue tail for the females and a more colorful tail for the males. The guppies can vary in size, but males are 4 cm (1.6”) and females are 7 cm (2.8”).


lexentry: eng/guqin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guqin
trans_list: guqin
sense:
A plucked zither-like stringed instrument (chordophone), traditionally featuring seven unfretted strings, originating in ancient China.


lexentry: eng/gurnard__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gurnard
trans_list: grondin
sense:
(loosely) Other fish with appearance like that of members of family Triglidae, such as certain of those in families Dactylopteridae, Peristediidae, and Scorpaenidae.


lexentry: eng/gusle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gusle
trans_list: gusle | guzla
sense:
(musical instrument) A single-stringed lute-like musical instrument with a bowl-shaped body, held vertically in the lap and played with a bow, originating among the Slavic peoples in the Balkans, especially in the Dinarides region.


lexentry: eng/gusli__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gusli
trans_list: gousli
sense:
(musical instrument) A plucked psaltery-like string instrument, usually played on the lap and sometimes created with table legs so that the musician can play it seated next to the instrument, originating in ancient Russian music.


lexentry: eng/gusset__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gusset
trans_list: gousset
sense:
A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement cf. godet.


lexentry: eng/gusset__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: gusset
trans_list: gousset
sense:
(mechanical engineering) A kind of bracket, or angular part, fastened in the angles of a structure to give strength or stiffness; especially, the part joining the barrel and the fire box of a locomotive boiler.


lexentry: eng/gussy_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gussy up
trans_list: fagoter
sense:
(informal, intransitive) To don fancy clothing; to dress up particularly in flattering or specially altered garments.


lexentry: eng/gut_feeling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gut feeling
trans_list: intuition | pressentiment | réaction viscérale
sense:
(idiomatic) An instinct or intuition; an immediate or basic feeling or reaction without a logical rationale.


lexentry: eng/gutsy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gutsy
trans_list: constamment orienté vers le but choisi
sense:
(informal) Marked by courage, determination or boldness in the face of difficulties or danger; having guts.


lexentry: eng/gutta-percha__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gutta-percha
trans_list: gutta-percha
sense:
An inelastic natural latex, produced from the sap of several tropical trees of the genera Palaquium and Payena.


lexentry: eng/gutta__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gutta
trans_list: goutte
sense:
(architectural element) A small water-repelling, cone-shaped projection used in the architrave of the Doric order in classical architecture.


lexentry: eng/guttation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guttation
trans_list: guttation
sense:
(botany) The exudation of drops of water from the leaves of some vascular plants as a result of root pressure.


lexentry: eng/gutter_oil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gutter oil
trans_list: huile d'égoût | huile de caniveau | huile de gouttière | huile d’égout
sense:
(Asia) Illicit cooking oil that has been recycled from waste oil collected from restaurant fryers, slaughterhouses, sewage, etc.


lexentry: eng/guv__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guv
trans_list: chef | patron
sense:
(UK, Irish, chiefly, London, informal) A form of address to a man, usually a stranger or a superior.


lexentry: eng/guzzle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: guzzle
trans_list: bouffer | engloutir | siffler du vin
sense:
To drink or eat quickly, voraciously, or to excess; to gulp down; to swallow greedily, continually, or with gusto.


lexentry: eng/guzzle__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: guzzle
trans_list: bouffer
sense:
(by extension) To consume anything quickly, greedily, or to excess, as if with insatiable thirst; often said of gas-powered vehicles.


lexentry: eng/gybe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gybe
trans_list: empannage
sense:
A manoeuvre in which the stern of a sailing vessel crosses the wind, typically resulting in the forceful and sudden sweep of the boom from one side of the vessel to the other.


lexentry: eng/gybe__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: gybe
trans_list: empanner | virer lof pour lof
sense:
(intransitive, nautical) Generally of a small sailing vessel: to change tack with the wind crossing behind the vessel.


lexentry: eng/gym__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: gym
trans_list: gymnase | salle de sport | gym | salle | salle de gymnastique | salle de muscu
sense:
(especially, weightlifting) A sports facility specialized for lifting weights, cardio machines, and other exercise (culturally differentiated from sense 1).


lexentry: eng/gymnasium__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gymnasium
trans_list: gymnase | lycée
sense:
A type of secondary school in some European countries which typically prepares students for university.


lexentry: eng/gymnastics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gymnastics
trans_list: gymnastique
sense:
A sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinesthetic awareness.


lexentry: eng/gynaeceum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gynaeceum
trans_list: gynécée
sense:
(Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome) The women's quarters in a household; (hence, loosely) any building or area for women.


lexentry: eng/gynaecologist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gynaecologist
trans_list: gynécologue
sense:
(Australia, British spelling, Commonwealth) (Canadian spelling, also common) A physician who specialises in diseases of the female reproductive system.


lexentry: eng/gynandromorph__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gynandromorph
trans_list: gynandromorphe
sense:
An insect, crustacean or bird literally having physical characteristics of both sexes, usually displaying a bilateral difference.


lexentry: eng/gynecology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gynecology
trans_list: gynécologie
sense:
The study of, or the branch of medicine specializing in, the medical problems of women, especially disorders of the reproductive organs.


lexentry: eng/gynecomastia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gynecomastia
trans_list: gynécomastie
sense:
(American spelling, diseases) Excessive development of breasts in men, resembling the breast development in women.


lexentry: eng/gyoza__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gyoza
trans_list: gyoza
sense:
A Japanese crescent-shaped dumpling filled with a minced stuffing and steamed, boiled or fried; the Japanese equivalent of the Chinese jiaozi.


lexentry: eng/gypsy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gypsy
trans_list: gitan | romanichel | tsigane
sense:
(colloquial) An itinerant person or any person, not necessarily Romani; a tinker, a traveller or a carny.


lexentry: eng/gyration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gyration
trans_list: giration
sense:
(also, figuratively) The act of turning or whirling, especially around a fixed axis or centre; a circular or spiral motion; rotation.


lexentry: eng/gyre__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: gyre
trans_list: gyre | gyre océanique
sense:
(oceanography) An ocean current caused by wind which moves in a circular manner, especially one that is large-scale and observed in a major ocean.


lexentry: eng/gyrfalcon__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: gyrfalcon
trans_list: gerfaut | faucon gerfaut
sense:
Falco rusticolus, a large bird of prey that breeds on Arctic coasts and islands of North America, Europe and Asia.


lexentry: eng/gyromagnetic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gyromagnetic
trans_list: gyromagnétique
sense:
of, relating to, or resulting from the properties of a spinning magnet, or a spinning electric charge; magnetogyric


lexentry: eng/gyron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gyron
trans_list: giron
sense:
(heraldiccharge) A triangular form having an angle at the fess point and the opposite side at the edge of the escutcheon.


lexentry: eng/gyroscope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: gyroscope
trans_list: gyroscope
sense:
An apparatus composed of a wheel which spins inside of a frame (gimbal) and causes the balancing of the frame in any direction or position. In the form of a gyroscopic stabilizer, used to help keep aircraft and ships steady.


lexentry: eng/ha-ha__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ha-ha
trans_list: haha | saut-de-loup
sense:
(architectural element) A ditch with one vertical side, acting as a sunken fence, designed to block the entry of animals into lawns and parks without breaking sightlines.


lexentry: eng/habilitation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: habilitation
trans_list: habilitation
sense:
An academic qualification, prerequiring a PhD, required in order to gain tenure as a professor in some European universities; a thesis or dissertation presented to achieve the qualification.


lexentry: eng/habitable_zone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: habitable zone
trans_list: zone habitable
sense:
The zone around a star where a planet could experience temperatures like those on Earth, allowing for the possible existence of liquid water and of life.


lexentry: eng/habitation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: habitation
trans_list: habitation
sense:
(uncountable) The act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or of being inhabited; occupancy.


lexentry: eng/habitual__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: habitual
trans_list: habituel
sense:
Of or relating to a habit; established as a habit; performed over and over again; recurrent, recurring.


lexentry: eng/haboob__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: haboob
trans_list: haboob
sense:
A violent duststorm or sandstorm in the deserts of Arabia, North Africa, India, or North America. [from late 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/hacienda__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hacienda
trans_list: hacienda
sense:
A large homestead in a ranch or estate, usually in places where Colonial Spanish culture has had architectural influence.


lexentry: eng/hack__Verb__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: hack
trans_list: pirater
sense:
(transitive, slang, computing, by extension) To gain unauthorised access to a computer or online account belonging to (a person or organisation).


lexentry: eng/hackathon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hackathon
trans_list: hackathon
sense:
(informal) An event where programmers and others meet for collaborative software development, usually over several days.


lexentry: eng/hacker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hacker
trans_list: pirate informatique | hacker | fouineur | hackeur | hackeuse | fouineuse
sense:
(computer security, telecommunications) One who uses a computer to gain unauthorized access to data stored in, or to carry out malicious attacks on, computer networks or computer systems.


lexentry: eng/hacking__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hacking
trans_list: hack
sense:
(computing) Playful solving of technical work that requires deep understanding, especially of a computer system.


lexentry: eng/hadith__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hadith
trans_list: hadith
sense:
(countable, religion, Islam) An eyewitness account of a saying or action of Muhammad or sometimes one of his companions not otherwise found in the Quran.


lexentry: eng/hadron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hadron
trans_list: hadron
sense:
(particle) A composite particle that comprises two or more quarks held together by the strong force and (consequently) can interact with other particles via said force; a meson or a baryon.


lexentry: eng/haecceity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: haecceity
trans_list: eccéité
sense:
(philosophy) The essence of a particular thing that gives it its unique particularity; those qualities that make an individual this specific individual and not some other.


lexentry: eng/haemophilia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: haemophilia
trans_list: hémophilie
sense:
(British spelling, pathology) Any of several hereditary illnesses that impair the body's ability to control bleeding, usually passed from mother to son.


lexentry: eng/hafnium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hafnium
trans_list: hafnium
sense:
A chemical element (symbol Hf) with an atomic number of 72: a lustrous, silvery-grey tetravalent transition metal.


lexentry: eng/hagfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hagfish
trans_list: myxine
sense:
Any of several primitive eellike fish, of the family Myxinidae, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth, and sometimes used as food or for eelskin leather.


lexentry: eng/haggis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: haggis
trans_list: haggis
sense:
A traditional Scottish dish made from minced sheep offal with oatmeal and spices, etc., originally boiled in the stomach of a sheep but now often in an artificial casing, and usually served with neeps and tatties (mashed swede and potatoes) and accompanied with whisky.


lexentry: eng/haiku__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: haiku
trans_list: haïku
sense:
A Japanese poem in three lines, the first and last consisting of five morae, and the second consisting of seven morae, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic theme.


lexentry: eng/hail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hail
trans_list: grêle | grêlons
sense:
(meteorology, uncountable) Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm.


lexentry: eng/hair-splitting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hair-splitting
trans_list: enculage de mouches | pinaillage | couper les cheveux en quatre | diptérosodomie
sense:
(idiomatic) the act of finding exceedingly small differences which are probably neither important nor noticeable to most people.


lexentry: eng/hair__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hair
trans_list: poil | cheveu
sense:
(countable) A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals.


lexentry: eng/hair__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hair
trans_list: cheveu | cheveux | chevelure | poils
sense:
(uncountable) The collection or mass of such growths growing from the skin of humans and animals, and forming a covering for a part of the head or for any part or the whole body.


lexentry: eng/hair_conditioner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hair conditioner
trans_list: après-shampooing
sense:
(cosmetics) A type of shampoo product that aims to improve the condition of the hair, especially after washing.


lexentry: eng/hair_spray__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hair spray
trans_list: laque
sense:
A usually scented hairstyling product in aerosol form that stiffens the hair, so it stays in a certain hairstyle.


lexentry: eng/hairball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hairball
trans_list: égagropile
sense:
A small wad of fur or mass of hair formed in the digestive system of a cat or other animal, from hair ingested while grooming.


lexentry: eng/halberd__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: halberd
trans_list: hallebarde
sense:
A two-handed pole weapon, consisting of a long pole with an axe-like blade mounted on it (at a right angle like an axe, not on the tip like a spear), and (opposite the blade) typically a spike or hook.


lexentry: eng/halcyon__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: halcyon
trans_list: halcyon | martin-pêcheur
sense:
A tropical kingfisher of the genus Halcyon, such as the sacred kingfisher (Halcyon sancta) of Australia.


lexentry: eng/half-baked__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: half-baked
trans_list: foireux | fumeux
sense:
(figurative, informal, frequently, derisive) Incomplete; (of an idea or scheme) not fully planned or carefully considered, ill-conceived, unsound or badly thought-out; (of a person) foolish or having no common sense.


lexentry: eng/half-breed__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: half-breed
trans_list: métis
sense:
(of an animal or plant) Hybridized; having one purebred parent; descended from parents of different breeds or with different traits


lexentry: eng/half-breed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: half-breed
trans_list: métis | métisse
sense:
(dated, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) A person of mixed racial parentage or ancestry, especially one of mixed white and American Indian parentage (metis, métis, Metis, Métis; mestizo).


lexentry: eng/half-crown__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: half-crown
trans_list: demi-couronne
sense:
(historical) A pre-decimal coin used in Britain, Ireland and New Zealand, equivalent to 30 pence or two shillings and six pence.


lexentry: eng/half-life__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: half-life
trans_list: demi-vie
sense:
(nuclear physics) The time required for half the nuclei in a sample of an isotope to undergo radioactive decay.


lexentry: eng/half-life__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: half-life
trans_list: demi-vie
sense:
(physical chemistry) In a chemical reaction, the time required for the concentration of a reactant to fall from a chosen value to half that value.


lexentry: eng/half-mast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: half-mast
trans_list: en berne
sense:
The lowered position, half the height of a mast, at which a flag is flown when mourning, especially expressing respect for the dead.


lexentry: eng/half-moon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: half-moon
trans_list: demi-lune
sense:
The moon in its first or last quarter when only half the visible face is illuminated; a quarter moon.


lexentry: eng/half-pipe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: half-pipe
trans_list: demi-lune
sense:
(skateboarding, snowboarding, skiing, BMX, rollerskating, kickscootering, etc.) A structure used to perform tricks, approximately semicircular in cross-section, resembling the bottom half of a cylinder lying down.


lexentry: eng/half-shower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: half-shower
trans_list: demi-douche
sense:
(juggling) A pattern which consists of throwing the objects thrown by one hand over the top of the objects thrown by the other hand. Each object is thrown to the opposite hand.


lexentry: eng/half-truth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: half-truth
trans_list: demi-vérité | semi-vérité
sense:
A deceptive statement, especially one that is only partly true, is incomplete, misrepresents reality by telling part of the truth, or alters the time sequence of truths.


lexentry: eng/half-year__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: half-year
trans_list: demi-année
sense:
The period of time equal to half a year; normally referred to as 6 months, but a half-year is more exactly 182.5 days (without a leap day)


lexentry: eng/half__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: half
trans_list: demi | moitié
sense:
Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect.


lexentry: eng/half__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: half
trans_list: demi
sense:
(of a relative other than a sibling) Related through one common grandparent or ancestor rather than two.


lexentry: eng/half__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: half
trans_list: moitié | demi
sense:
One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.


lexentry: eng/half_board__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: half board
trans_list: demi-pension
sense:
(uncountable, travel) A hotel rate that includes accommodation, breakfast and dinner, but no meal at lunchtime.


lexentry: eng/half_cell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: half cell
trans_list: demi-cellule
sense:
(physics, chemistry) Either of the two parts of an electrochemical cell containing an electrode and an electrolyte.


lexentry: eng/half_glove__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: half glove
trans_list: mitaine
sense:
A form of glove that covers the fingers and most of the hand but not the thumb, or one that leaves the ends of the fingers exposed.


lexentry: eng/half_hitch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: half hitch
trans_list: demi-clef
sense:
(knots) A knot or hitch made by passing the end of the rope once around the standing part or other rope.


lexentry: eng/halfbeak__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: halfbeak
trans_list: demi-bec
sense:
(zoology) Any slender, marine fish of the family Hemiramphidae, having the upper jaw much shorter than the lower, the balahoos or ballyhoos.


lexentry: eng/halfpenny__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: halfpenny
trans_list: demi-penny
sense:
(plural: halfpennies) (historical) A discontinued British coin worth half of one penny (old or new).


lexentry: eng/halfwidth__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: halfwidth
trans_list: demi-chasse
sense:
(computing, typography) Of a text character, occupying the space of half of a fullwidth character, or one "normal" text column.


lexentry: eng/halibut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: halibut
trans_list: flétan | elbot
sense:
A large flatfish of the genus Hippoglossus, which sometimes leaves the ocean floor and swims vertically.


lexentry: eng/hall_church__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hall church
trans_list: église-halle
sense:
A church with a nave and aisles of approximately equal height, often united under a single immense roof.


lexentry: eng/hall_of_fame__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hall of fame
trans_list: panthéon | temple de la renommée
sense:
(usually, capitalized, often, _, sports) A structure housing memorials to famous or illustrious individuals (especially ones of importance to some field), often containing a collection of memorabilia relating to them.


lexentry: eng/hall_tree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hall tree
trans_list: porte-manteau
sense:
A piece of furniture for hanging hats, coats, etc. after entering a building. It may include mirrors, a bench, and/or drawers or other storage space.


lexentry: eng/hallmark__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hallmark
trans_list: poinçon
sense:
An official marking made by a trusted party, usually an assay office, on items made of precious metals.


lexentry: eng/hallstand__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hallstand
trans_list: portemanteau
sense:
A piece of furniture, near to an outside door, on which hats and coats are hung, and umbrellas are stored.


lexentry: eng/hallucinate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hallucinate
trans_list: halluciner
sense:
(ambitransitive) To seem to perceive things (with one or more of one's senses) which are not really present; to have visions; to experience a hallucination.


lexentry: eng/hallucination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hallucination
trans_list: hallucination | illusion
sense:
A sensory perception of something that does not exist, often arising from disorder of the nervous system, as in delirium tremens.


lexentry: eng/halo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: halo
trans_list: halo
sense:
A circular band of coloured light, visible around the sun or moon etc., caused by reflection and refraction of light by ice crystals in the atmosphere.


lexentry: eng/halo__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: halo
trans_list: auréole | nimbe
sense:
(religion) nimbus, a luminous disc, often of gold, around or over the heads of saints, etc., in religious paintings.


lexentry: eng/halo_orbit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: halo orbit
trans_list: orbite de halo
sense:
(orbital mechanics) A periodic, three-dimensional orbit about any one of the Lagrange points L1, L2 or L3 of a two-body gravitational system.


lexentry: eng/haloalkane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: haloalkane
trans_list: halogénoalcane
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any alkane in which one or more hydrogen atoms has been replaced by that of a halogen


lexentry: eng/halogen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: halogen
trans_list: halogène
sense:
(chemistry) Any element of group 17, i.e. fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, astatine and tennessine.


lexentry: eng/halogen_lamp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: halogen lamp
trans_list: lampe halogène
sense:
An incandescent lamp containing a small quantity of halogen (usually bromine) to reduce deposition on the glass.


lexentry: eng/halogenation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: halogenation
trans_list: halogénation
sense:
(chemistry) The reaction of a halogen with something, especially the replacement of a hydrogen atom of an organic compound with a halogen one.


lexentry: eng/halter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: halter
trans_list: licou | chevêtre | licol
sense:
A bitless headpiece of rope or straps, placed on the head of animals such as cattle or horses to lead or tie them.


lexentry: eng/haltere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: haltere
trans_list: balancier
sense:
(entomology) A small knobbed structure in some two-winged insects, one of a pair that are flapped rapidly and function as accelerometers to maintain stability in flight.


lexentry: eng/halting_problem__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: halting problem
trans_list: problème de l'arrêt
sense:
(computer science) The problem of deciding in finite time whether a given program will finish running in finite time, when given a certain finite input.


lexentry: eng/halva__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: halva
trans_list: halva
sense:
A confection usually made from crushed sesame seeds and honey. It is a traditional dessert in South Asia, the Mediterranean and the Middle East.


lexentry: eng/ham__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ham
trans_list: jambon
sense:
(countable) A thigh and/or buttock of a hog slaughtered for meat; (occasionally) the corresponding cut from some other animal.


lexentry: eng/ham__Noun__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ham
trans_list: cabotin | cabotine
sense:
(acting) An overacting or amateurish performer; an actor with an especially showy or exaggerated style.


lexentry: eng/ham_it_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ham it up
trans_list: cabotiner
sense:
(idiomatic, acting) To deliberately exaggerate one's emotions or movements, or to overact or act hammily.


lexentry: eng/hamadryad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hamadryad
trans_list: hamadryade
sense:
(Greek mythology) A wood-nymph who was physically a part of her tree; she would die if her tree were felled.


lexentry: eng/hamadryas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hamadryas
trans_list: babouin hamadryas
sense:
A large baboon (Papio hamadryas), from northern Africa and Arabia, that was sacred in ancient Egypt.


lexentry: eng/hammer_home__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hammer home
trans_list: marteler
sense:
(idiomatic) To repeatedly or continually emphasise (an opinion or idea) until or so that a person or group of people understands it.


lexentry: eng/hammer_throw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hammer throw
trans_list: lancer du marteau
sense:
An athletic throwing event where the object to be thrown is a heavy steel ball attached with wire (maximum length 4 ft (1.22 m)) to a handle.


lexentry: eng/hammerhead__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hammerhead
trans_list: requin marteau | zygène
sense:
Any shark of the family Sphyrnidae, which only includes the genera Sphyrna and Zygaena, with eyes set on projections from the sides of the head.


lexentry: eng/hammerhead_shark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hammerhead shark
trans_list: requin-marteau
sense:
Any of various sharks of the genus Sphyrna having the eyes set on projections (cephalofoils) from the sides of the head, which gives it a hammer shape.


lexentry: eng/hammock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hammock
trans_list: hamac
sense:
A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet (1.8 meters) wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends.


lexentry: eng/hammock__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hammock
trans_list: hammock
sense:
(US, archaic, outside, dialects) A piece of land thickly wooded, and usually covered with bushes and vines.


lexentry: eng/hamper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hamper
trans_list: bourriche | panier d'osier
sense:
A large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing and carrying of articles or small animals.


lexentry: eng/hamstring__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hamstring
trans_list: ischio-jambier
sense:
(anatomy) One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh.


lexentry: eng/hamstrung__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hamstrung
trans_list: paralysé
sense:
(figurative, nonstandard, dialectal) Restricted as if by being crippled with a hamstring; hamstringed.


lexentry: eng/hamza__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hamza
trans_list: hamza
sense:
A sign used in the written Arabic language representing a glottal stop. Hamza may appear as a stand-alone letter (ء‎) or most commonly diacritically over or under other letters, e.g. أ‎ (over an alif [ا‎]), إ‎ (under an alif), ؤ‎ (over a wāw [و‎]) or ئ‎ (over a dotless yāʾ [ى‎]). The exact seat of hamza is governed by an orthographic rule – the "seat of hamza rule".


lexentry: eng/hanami__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hanami
trans_list: hanami
sense:
The Japanese custom of enjoying the beauty of flowers, usually cherry blossoms or plum blossoms, also known as "flower viewing".


lexentry: eng/hanbok__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hanbok
trans_list: hanbok
sense:
The traditional Korean dress, often characterized by vibrant colours and simple lines without pockets.


lexentry: eng/hand-eye_coordination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hand-eye coordination
trans_list: coordination main-œil | coordination œil-main
sense:
The degree of coordination a person has between their eyes and their hands; a person's dexterity in activities highly dependent upon sight, such as catching a ball.


lexentry: eng/hand__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hand
trans_list: main | mains | menotte | small hand, especially the hand of a child
sense:
The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.


lexentry: eng/hand__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hand
trans_list: aiguille
sense:
An index or pointer on a dial; such as the hour and minute hands on the face of an analog clock, which are used to indicate the time of day.


lexentry: eng/hand__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: hand
trans_list: matelot
sense:
(especially in compounds) An agent; a servant, or manual laborer; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty.


lexentry: eng/hand_fan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hand fan
trans_list: éventail
sense:
A hand-held device designed to be waved back and forth in order to induce airflow for the purpose of cooling the user.


lexentry: eng/hand_net__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hand net
trans_list: épuisette
sense:
A small net that is equipped with a handle and attached to a rim so that the net forms a pouch, used for trapping butterflies or individual fish.


lexentry: eng/hand_puppet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hand puppet
trans_list: marionnette à gaine
sense:
A puppet operated by the hand, especially one in which the puppeteer's hand occupies and controls the head.


lexentry: eng/hand_sanitizer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hand sanitizer
trans_list: désinfectant pour les mains | solution [[hydro-alcoolique]]
sense:
(mineral) A disinfecting liquid, most often based on ethyl alcohol, used as an alternative to washing the hands with soap and water.


lexentry: eng/hand_truck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hand truck
trans_list: diable
sense:
(North America) An L-shaped box-moving handcart with handles at one end, wheels at the base, with a small ledge to set objects on, flat against the floor when the hand-truck is upright. It makes otherwise bulky and heavy objects easier to move.


lexentry: eng/handbag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: handbag
trans_list: sac à main | sacoche
sense:
(now, rare) A small bag carried in the hand, used either when travelling or to carry tools for a specific job. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/handball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: handball
trans_list: handball | ballon de handball | balle | ballon
sense:
(uncountable) A team sport where two teams of seven players each (six players and a goalkeeper) pass and bounce a ball trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team.


lexentry: eng/handball__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: handball
trans_list: balle | balle de handball américain | handball américain
sense:
(uncountable, US, Ireland) A sport in which players alternately strike the ball against a wall with their hand. Irish and American variants have slightly different rules.


lexentry: eng/handball__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: handball
trans_list: main
sense:
(countable, Australian rules football) An act of passing a football by holding it with one hand and hitting it with the other.


lexentry: eng/handbook__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: handbook
trans_list: manuel
sense:
A topically organized book of reference on a certain field of knowledge, regardless of size, but archetypally one to be kept readily at hand.


lexentry: eng/handbrake__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: handbrake
trans_list: frein à main
sense:
(mechanical engineering, automotive, railroading) The mechanism, particularly the locking hand-operated lever or foot-operated toggle lever in a motorcar or the hand-operated crank on a railcar, which is used to set and release such a brake.


lexentry: eng/handbrake_turn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: handbrake turn
trans_list: dérapage contrôlé
sense:
(automotive) An automobile driving manoeuvre where the driver starts turning the vehicle and then pulls on the handbrake to make the rear tyres lose adhesion and thus cause the back of the vehicle to slide around (in the direction of the turn).


lexentry: eng/handcuffs__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: handcuffs
trans_list: menottes
sense:
A fastening consisting of two metal rings, designed to go around a person's wrists, and connected by a chain or hinge.


lexentry: eng/handedness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: handedness
trans_list: chiralité
sense:
(chemistry, physics) The property that distinguishes an asymmetric object from its mirror image. For example, the essential difference between a left and right glove.


lexentry: eng/handguard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: handguard
trans_list: garde-main
sense:
A guard on the front of a weapon for hand and finger protection, or to allow for attachments to the weapon.


lexentry: eng/handicap__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: handicap
trans_list: handicap
sense:
(sports) An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race (or other contest of skill) to the competitor possessing disadvantages; or an additional weight or other hindrance imposed upon the one possessing advantages, in order to equalize, as much as possible, the chances of success.


lexentry: eng/handicap__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: handicap
trans_list: handicap
sense:
(sometimes considered offensive) The disadvantage itself, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people.


lexentry: eng/handkerchief__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: handkerchief
trans_list: mouchoir
sense:
A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands.


lexentry: eng/handle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: handle
trans_list: instrument | outil
sense:
An instrument for effecting a purpose (either literally or figuratively); a tool, or an opportunity or pretext.


lexentry: eng/handle__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: handle
trans_list: poignée | paris
sense:
(gambling) The gross amount of wagering within a given period of time or for a given event at one of more establishments.


lexentry: eng/handle__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: handle
trans_list: anse
sense:
(topology) A topological space homeomorphic to a ball but viewed as a product of two lower-dimensional balls.


lexentry: eng/handle__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: handle
trans_list: traiter | aborder | pencher
sense:
(transitive) To deal with (a subject, argument, topic, or theme) in speaking, in writing, or in art.


lexentry: eng/handle_with_kid_gloves__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: handle with kid gloves
trans_list: prendre des gants
sense:
(idiomatic) To treat (a person or a subject) very delicately or carefully, especially so as not to cause offense or controversy.


lexentry: eng/handlebar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: handlebar
trans_list: guidon
sense:
(mostly, in the plural) The bar used to steer a bicycle, motorbike, or similar vehicle using the hands.


lexentry: eng/handler__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: handler
trans_list: Führer
sense:
(in combination) A controller, trainer, someone who handles a specified thing, animal or person (especially a prizefighter).


lexentry: eng/handling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: handling
trans_list: manipulation | maniement
sense:
A touching, controlling, managing, using, take care of, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands.


lexentry: eng/handling_charge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: handling charge
trans_list: frais de dossier
sense:
A fee charged for performing certain services, such as collecting customs duty or dealing with returned goods.


lexentry: eng/handmill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: handmill
trans_list: moulin à bras
sense:
A mill for grinding grain, pepper, coffee, etc. worked by hand as distinguished from those driven by steam, water, or other power.


lexentry: eng/handout__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: handout
trans_list: polycopié
sense:
A printed sheet such as a leaflet or pamphlet, or a worksheet, that is given out free of charge (usually by hand) for a certain use, for example as an advertisement or for information.


lexentry: eng/handover__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: handover
trans_list: passation | rétrocession
sense:
The transference of authority, control, power or knowledge from one agency to another, or from one state to another.


lexentry: eng/hands_off__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hands off
trans_list: laissez-faire
sense:
Tending not to interfere with the decisions and actions of other people (employees, subjects, etc.).


lexentry: eng/handset__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: handset
trans_list: combiné | combiné téléphonique
sense:
The part of a landline telephone containing both receiver and transmitter (and sometimes dial), held in the hand.


lexentry: eng/handshake__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: handshake
trans_list: handshake | établissement d'une liaison
sense:
(computing) An exchange of signals between two devices when communications begin in order to ensure synchronization.


lexentry: eng/handstand__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: handstand
trans_list: appui tendu renversé | équilibre
sense:
A movement or position in which a person is upside down, supported by their arms with their hands on the ground.


lexentry: eng/handsy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: handsy
trans_list: qui a les mains baladeuses
sense:
(informal) Prone to touching other people with one's hands, especially in an inappropriate or sexual manner.


lexentry: eng/hang__Verb__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: hang
trans_list: pendre | accrocher | enhucher
sense:
(intransitive, legal) To be executed by suspension by one's neck from a gallows, a tree, or other raised bar, attached by a rope tied into a noose.


lexentry: eng/hang__Verb__1
sense_num: 15
written_rep: hang
trans_list: pendre
sense:
(transitive) To prevent from reaching a decision, especially by refusing to join in a verdict that must be unanimous.


lexentry: eng/hang_out_to_dry__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hang out to dry
trans_list: laisser en plan
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic) To abandon someone who is in need or in danger, especially a colleague or one dependent.


lexentry: eng/hang_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hang up
trans_list: raccrocher | raccrocher au nez
sense:
(intransitive, idiomatic) To terminate a telephone call, originally by hanging the receiver on its hook or cradle thereby automatically disconnecting the line.


lexentry: eng/hanging__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hanging
trans_list: pendaison
sense:
(countable, uncountable) The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide).


lexentry: eng/hanging_coffin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hanging coffin
trans_list: cercueil suspendu
sense:
A coffin suspended on a cliff as part of an ancient funeral custom practised in countries such as China, Indonesia and the Philippines.


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


lexentry: eng/hangman__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hangman
trans_list: pendu
sense:
(uncountable, games) A guessing game where one has to guess the word an opponent is thinking of by guessing one letter at a time, and involving the gradual drawing of a stick figure hanging from the gallows.


lexentry: eng/hangnail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hangnail
trans_list: envie | petite peau
sense:
A loose, narrow strip of nail tissue protruding from the side edge and anchored near the base of a fingernail or toenail.


lexentry: eng/hangover__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hangover
trans_list: gueule de bois
sense:
Negative effects, such as headache or nausea, caused by previous drunkenness due to (excessive) consumption of alcohol.


lexentry: eng/hank__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hank
trans_list: cavalier
sense:
(nautical) A ring or shackle that secures a staysail to its stay and allows the sail to glide smoothly up and down.


lexentry: eng/hanky-panky__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hanky-panky
trans_list: galipettes
sense:
Amorous behaviour, smooching, making out, necking, sex or other sexual activity, especially if illicit.


lexentry: eng/haplodiploid__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: haplodiploid
trans_list: haplodiploïde
sense:
(biology, of a species) In which members of one sex are haploid and members of the other are diploid; found especially in the Hymenoptera


lexentry: eng/haploid__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: haploid
trans_list: haploïde
sense:
(genetics, strictly) Having a single set of unpaired chromosomes (which is the number that a typical gamete has in many organisms although not all).


lexentry: eng/haplology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: haplology
trans_list: haplologie
sense:
(phonology, uncountable) The process of deleting one of two almost identical syllables within a word.


lexentry: eng/happening__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: happening
trans_list: happening
sense:
(originally, arts) A spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation.


lexentry: eng/happily_ever_after__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: happily ever after
trans_list: ils vécurent heureux et eurent beaucoup d’enfants
sense:
(idiomatic) Chiefly preceded by he, she, they, etc., lived: often used as a formulaic ending in fairy tales, stories for children, and similar works: in a state of happiness for the rest of his, her, their, etc., lives.


lexentry: eng/happy_New_Year__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: happy New Year
trans_list: bonne année
sense:
A wish said around the start of a new year to wish someone well for the New Year (holiday) or for the (entire) new year.


lexentry: eng/happy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: happy
trans_list: heureux | heureuse | content | bienheureuse | bienheureux | contente
sense:
Having a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, such as comfort, peace, or tranquillity; blissful, contented, joyous.


lexentry: eng/happy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: happy
trans_list: heureux | chanceux
sense:
Experiencing the effect of favourable fortune; favored by fortune or luck; fortunate, lucky, propitious.


lexentry: eng/happy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: happy
trans_list: bon | joyeux
sense:
Implying “May you have a happy ⁓” or similar; used in phrases to wish someone happiness or good fortune at the time of a festival, celebration, or other event or activity.


lexentry: eng/happy_as_a_lark__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: happy as a lark
trans_list: gai comme un pinson
sense:
(simile, colloquial) Very happy (sometimes with the extra connotations of being carefree or unaware of grimmer realities).


lexentry: eng/happy_as_a_pig_in_shit__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: happy as a pig in shit
trans_list: insouciant
sense:
(chiefly, UK, and, Ireland, idiomatic, vulgar, simile) Extremely happy; obviously satisfied and carefree.


lexentry: eng/happy_birthday__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: happy birthday
trans_list: bon anniversaire | joyeux anniversaire | bonne fête
sense:
Said or written to a person who is celebrating their birthday in order to convey the good wishes of the speaker or writer (literally, "may you have a happy birthday")


lexentry: eng/happy_ending__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: happy ending
trans_list: happy end | fin heureuse | eucatastrophe
sense:
(narratology) A conclusion to a story in which all the loose ends of the plot are tied up, and all the main characters are left in a state of contentment or happiness.


lexentry: eng/happy_ending__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: happy ending
trans_list: finition
sense:
(by extension, slang, euphemistic, vulgar) A hand job, especially one provided by a masseuse to a client at or towards the end of a massage.


lexentry: eng/happy_holidays__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: happy holidays
trans_list: bonnes fêtes | joyeuses fêtes
sense:
(North America, Philippines) A greeting used during the Christmas and winter holiday season to recognize the celebration of many holidays, sometimes starting with Thanksgiving and including Hanukkah, the winter solstice, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and New Year's Day.


lexentry: eng/happy_hour__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: happy hour
trans_list: 5 à 7
sense:
A time of day, usually in the afternoon or early evening, when a bar or pub offers its drinks at a discounted price.


lexentry: eng/har_gow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: har gow
trans_list: har gow
sense:
A type of traditional Cantonese shrimp dumpling; the outer skin is translucent and the filling is made of shrimp.


lexentry: eng/hara-kiri__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hara-kiri
trans_list: hara-kiri
sense:
Ceremonial suicide by disembowelment, as by slicing open the abdomen with a dagger or knife: formerly practised in Japan by the samurai when disgraced or sentenced to death.


lexentry: eng/harass__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: harass
trans_list: harceler
sense:
(specifically) To persistently bother (someone, or a group of people) physically or psychologically when such behaviour is illegal and/or unwanted, especially over an extended period.


lexentry: eng/harbor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: harbor
trans_list: port | quai
sense:
(countable, nautical) A sheltered expanse of water, adjacent to land, in which ships may anchor or dock, especially for loading and unloading.


lexentry: eng/hard_candy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hard candy
trans_list: bonbon
sense:
(US) A candy prepared from one or more syrups boiled to a temperature of 160°C (320°F), thereafter becoming stiff and brittle at room temperature.


lexentry: eng/hard_cheese__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hard cheese
trans_list: fromage à pâte dure
sense:
A type of rennet cheese that is firm owing to the curds having been pressed or comminuted to a large degree to shed more whey and ripened for a longer time.


lexentry: eng/hard_disk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hard disk
trans_list: disque dur
sense:
(computer hardware) One of a series of parallel magnetic recording disks in a drive unit, used for the recording and retrieval of digital information; used especially in personal computers.


lexentry: eng/hard_drive__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hard drive
trans_list: disque dur
sense:
(computing, computer hardware) An electromechanical data storage device that stores and retrieves digital data using magnetic storage with one or more rigid, rapidly rotating platters coated with magnetic material.


lexentry: eng/hard_hat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hard hat
trans_list: casque | casque de chantier
sense:
A helmet, usually made from rigid plastic, used on construction sites to protect the head from falling objects.


lexentry: eng/hard_rock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hard rock
trans_list: hard rock
sense:
(music genre) A rock music genre marked by a heavy regular beat, high amplification, and usually frenzied performances.


lexentry: eng/hard_science__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hard science
trans_list: science dure | science exacte
sense:
(informal) Any of the natural and physical sciences that use the scientific method and experiments to test theories. Examples include mathematics, biology, physics, chemistry and geology.


lexentry: eng/hard_shoulder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hard shoulder
trans_list: bande d'arrêt d'urgence | accotement stabilisé
sense:
A verge to the side of a highway, which should be used only in case of an emergency (especially on a motorway)


lexentry: eng/hard_sign__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hard sign
trans_list: signe dur
sense:
The Cyrillic letter Ъ/ъ, which in modern languages serves to denote a hard (non-palatalized) consonant.


lexentry: eng/hard_tick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hard tick
trans_list: tique
sense:
Any tick in the family Ixodidae, differing from the so-called soft ticks in several respects, in particular in that they bear a defensive hard shield (or scutum) on the body


lexentry: eng/hard_water__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hard water
trans_list: eau dure
sense:
(chemistry) Water with a high concentration of dissolved minerals, especially calcium, making it difficult to lather with soap.


lexentry: eng/hard_work__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hard work
trans_list: labeur | travail acharné
sense:
Something requiring much effort to accomplish, either physical, mental or emotional; labor; toil. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/hardcore__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hardcore
trans_list: dur
sense:
(colloquial) Particularly intense; thrillingly dangerous or erratic; desirably violent in appearance; pleasing or "cool" due to intensity or danger.


lexentry: eng/hardcore__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hardcore
trans_list: graviers
sense:
Broken bricks, stone and/or other aggregate used as foundations, especially in road and path laying.


lexentry: eng/harden__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: harden
trans_list: durcir | endurcir
sense:
(ambitransitive, phonology) To become or make (a consonant) more fortis; to (cause to) undergo fortition.


lexentry: eng/hardened__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hardened
trans_list: endurci
sense:
Having been accustomed or desensitized to something unpleasant through exposure or experience; inured.


lexentry: eng/hardihood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hardihood
trans_list: solidité
sense:
Unyielding boldness and daring; firmness in doing something that exposes one to difficulty, danger, or calamity; intrepidness.


lexentry: eng/hardiness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hardiness
trans_list: endurance
sense:
The quality of being able to withstand fatigue and hardship; (of a plant) the quality of being resistant to cold or other environmental conditions.


lexentry: eng/hardstyle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hardstyle
trans_list: hardstyle
sense:
(music genre) A genre of electronic dance music that combines elements of trance, techno, and hardcore, with origins in the Netherlands and Belgium.


lexentry: eng/hardtack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hardtack
trans_list: biscuit de mer | galette
sense:
(nautical) A large, hard biscuit made from unleavened flour and water; formerly used as a long-term staple food aboard ships.


lexentry: eng/hardware__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hardware
trans_list: équipement
sense:
Fixtures, equipment, fasteners, tools, and devices used for general-purpose construction and repair of a structure or object. Also such equipment as sold as stock by a store of the same name, e.g. hardware store.


lexentry: eng/hardware__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hardware
trans_list: matériel | hardware | matériel informatique
sense:
(computing) The part of a computer that is fixed and cannot be altered without replacement or physical modification; motherboard, expansion cards, etc. Compare software.


lexentry: eng/hardware_store__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hardware store
trans_list: quincaillerie
sense:
A shop that sells tools, fasteners, and similar objects known collectively as hardware, as well as related sundries used in construction and repair.


lexentry: eng/hardwood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hardwood
trans_list: bois de feuillu | bois dur
sense:
(countable, mostly in botany and forestry) The wood from any dicotyledonous tree, without regard to its hardness.


lexentry: eng/harebell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: harebell
trans_list: campanule
sense:
A perennial flowering plant, Campanula rotundifolia, native to the Northern Hemisphere, with blue, bell-like flowers.


lexentry: eng/harem__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: harem
trans_list: harem
sense:
A group of female animals (cows) herded and controlled by a male animal (bull) of that species for breeding purposes. Such behaviour is exhibited by bovids including cattle and buffalo as well as moose, elephants, seals (including elephant seals), sea lions, and baboons. [2006]


lexentry: eng/harissa__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: harissa
trans_list: harissa
sense:
A traditional Armenian dish: a kind of porridge made of previously stewed and boned chicken and coarsely ground soaked wheat.


lexentry: eng/hark_back__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hark back
trans_list: désirer
sense:
(figuratively) To allude, return, or revert (to a subject previously mentioned, etc.); also, to evoke, or long or pine for (a past era or event). [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/harlequin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: harlequin
trans_list: arlequin
sense:
A pantomime fool, typically dressed in colorful checkered clothes, used as a stock character in commedia dell'arte and other genres.


lexentry: eng/harlot__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: harlot
trans_list: fille de joie | prostituée | putain | catin | pute
sense:
(obsolete) A churl; a common man; a person, male or female, of low birth, especially one given to low conduct.


lexentry: eng/harmonic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: harmonic
trans_list: harmonique
sense:
(mathematics) Used to characterize various mathematical entities or relationships supposed to bear some resemblance to musical consonance.


lexentry: eng/harmonic_mean__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: harmonic mean
trans_list: moyenne harmonique
sense:
(mathematics) A type of measure of central tendency calculated as the reciprocal of the mean of the reciprocals, i.e., H = { n \over {1 \over x_1} + {1 \over x_2} + \cdots + {1 \over x_n} }.


lexentry: eng/harmonic_series__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: harmonic series
trans_list: série harmonique
sense:
(mathematics, analysis) The divergent series whose terms are the reciprocals of the positive integers; the series \textstyle\sum_{n=1}^\infty \frac 1 n.


lexentry: eng/harmonica__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: harmonica
trans_list: harmonica
sense:
A musical wind instrument with a series of holes for the player to blow into, each hole producing a different note.


lexentry: eng/harmonium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: harmonium
trans_list: harmonium
sense:
(music) A small keyboard instrument that consists of a series of reed pipes, which sound when one of the keys is pressed to open a valve that allows air to pass through.


lexentry: eng/harness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: harness
trans_list: harnais
sense:
(countable) A restraint or support, especially one consisting of a loop or network of rope or straps, and especially one worn by a working animal such as a horse pulling a carriage or farm implement.


lexentry: eng/harness_saddle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: harness saddle
trans_list: sellette
sense:
The part of a harness which supports the weight of poles or shafts attaching a vehicle to a horse or other animal.


lexentry: eng/harp_on__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: harp on
trans_list: rabâcher | radoter | redire | ressasser
sense:
(transitive) To nag about; to complain incessantly or persistently request; to continue to bring up as a point of contention.


lexentry: eng/harp_seal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: harp seal
trans_list: phoque du Groenland
sense:
One of species Pagophilus groenlandicus, a true seal (or earless seal) found in the northernmost Atlantic Ocean and adjacent parts of the Arctic Ocean.


lexentry: eng/harpsichord__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: harpsichord
trans_list: clavecin
sense:
(musical instruments) A musical instrument with a keyboard that produces sound through a mechanical process. When the performer presses a key, a corresponding plectrum plucks a tuned string. The harpsichord originated in late medieval Europe and is one of the most important instruments used to perform Baroque music.


lexentry: eng/harpy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: harpy
trans_list: harpie
sense:
(mythological creature) A mythological creature generally depicted as a bird-of-prey with the head of a maiden, a face pale with hunger and long claws on her hands personifying the destructive power of storm winds.


lexentry: eng/harrier__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: harrier
trans_list: busard
sense:
Any of several birds of prey in the genus Circus of the subfamily Circinae which fly low over meadows and marshes and hunt small mammals or birds.


lexentry: eng/harrow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: harrow
trans_list: herse
sense:
A device consisting of a heavy framework having several disks or teeth in a row, which is dragged across ploughed land to smooth or break up the soil, to remove weeds or cover seeds; a harrow plow.


lexentry: eng/harumph__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: harumph
trans_list: désapprouver
sense:
To make a huffing or snorting sound of disdain or dismissal; (figurative, by extension) to show one's disdain.


lexentry: eng/haruspex__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: haruspex
trans_list: haruspice
sense:
A soothsayer or priest in Ancient Rome (originally Etruscan) who practiced haruspicy, divination by inspecting entrails.


lexentry: eng/harvest_mite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: harvest mite
trans_list: aoûtat | aoutat
sense:
Any of various mites of the genus Trombicula that inhabit forests and grasslands and which, in their larval stage, attach to various animals including humans and feed on skin, often causing itching.


lexentry: eng/harvestman__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: harvestman
trans_list: faucheur | faucheux
sense:
An order of terrestrial, non-venomous arachnids with often very long legs: Opiliones; any individual of this order.


lexentry: eng/has-been__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: has-been
trans_list: has-been
sense:
(informal, pejorative) A person, especially one who was formerly popular or influential, who continues in their field after their popularity or effectiveness has peaked and is now in decline.


lexentry: eng/hash_function__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hash function
trans_list: fonction de hachage
sense:
(computing) An algorithm that generates a numeric, or fixed-size character output from a variable-sized piece of text or other data; used in database table queries, cryptography and in error-checking.


lexentry: eng/hash_tree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hash tree
trans_list: arbre de hachage
sense:
(comptheory) A tree (data structure) in which every non-leaf node is labelled with the hash of the labels of its children.


lexentry: eng/hashish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hashish
trans_list: haschisch | haschich | hachisch | hachich
sense:
The leaves and tender parts of the Indian hemp plant (which are intoxicating), which are dried for either chewing or smoking.


lexentry: eng/hashrate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hashrate
trans_list: taux de hachage
sense:
(computing, cryptocurrency) The number of proof of work hashes that a mining computer can make in a given period of time, usually a second.


lexentry: eng/hashtag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hashtag
trans_list: hashtag | mot-dièse | mot-clic
sense:
(Internet) A metadata tag, signaled by a preceding hash sign (#), used to label content. [from 2007]


lexentry: eng/hasp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hasp
trans_list: loquet
sense:
A clasp, especially a metal strap fastened by a padlock or a pin; also, a hook for fastening a door.


lexentry: eng/hastate__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hastate
trans_list: hasté
sense:
(botany, of leaves) Shaped similarly to a halberd, with pointed lobes pointed outward from the base.


lexentry: eng/hat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hat
trans_list: chapeau | couvre-chef
sense:
(headwear) A covering for the head, often in the approximate form of a cone, dome or cylinder closed at its top end, and sometimes having a brim and other decoration.


lexentry: eng/hat_rack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hat rack
trans_list: cintre
sense:
(US) A piece of furniture used to store hats and clothing, consisting of a pole with pegs on a moderately broad base; a hatstand.


lexentry: eng/hat_trick__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hat trick
trans_list: coup du chapeau | tour du chapeau
sense:
(by extension, sports) Three achievements in a single game, competition, season, etc., such as three consecutive wins.


lexentry: eng/hatch__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hatch
trans_list: écoutille | passe-plat
sense:
An opening in a wall at window height for the purpose of serving food or other items. A pass through.


lexentry: eng/hatch__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: hatch
trans_list: trappe
sense:
A small door in large mechanical structures and vehicles such as aircraft and spacecraft often provided for access for maintenance.


lexentry: eng/hatchet_man__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hatchet man
trans_list: porte-flingue
sense:
(colloquial, idiomatic) A male who carries out brutal and unpleasant duties on behalf of another, such as firing dead wood employees.


lexentry: eng/hatching__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hatching
trans_list: nuance
sense:
(art, drawing, drafting) A method of shading areas of a drawing or diagram with fine parallel lines.


lexentry: eng/hatchway__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hatchway
trans_list: écoutille
sense:
A means of passing through a wall or floor, having a hatch (especially on a ship); a doorway with a hatch rather than a door.


lexentry: eng/hate_crime__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hate crime
trans_list: crime haineux
sense:
(crime) A crime motivated by hate for a race, gender, religion, etc., which may result in harsh punishments, the severity of which varies by statute and the nature of the crime.


lexentry: eng/hate_speech__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hate speech
trans_list: discours de haine
sense:
Speech that attacks or disparages a person or group of persons on the basis of origin, race, nationality, ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or disability.


lexentry: eng/hater__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hater
trans_list: rageuse | rageux
sense:
(slang, pejorative) One who expresses unfounded or inappropriate hatred or dislike, particularly if motivated by envy.


lexentry: eng/hauberk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hauberk
trans_list: haubert
sense:
A coat of mail; especially, the long coat of mail of the European Middle Ages, as contrasted with the habergeon, which is shorter and sometimes sleeveless.


lexentry: eng/haul__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: haul
trans_list: butin | magot
sense:
An amount of something that has been taken, especially of fish, illegal loot, or items purchased on a shopping trip.


lexentry: eng/haul__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: haul
trans_list: trainer
sense:
(transitive) To carry or transport something, with a connotation that the item is heavy or otherwise difficult to move.


lexentry: eng/haunch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: haunch
trans_list: hanche
sense:
(anatomy) The area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttocks on one side of a human, primate, or quadruped animal, especially one that can sit on its hindquarters.


lexentry: eng/haunted_house__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: haunted house
trans_list: maison hantée
sense:
An amusement attraction in which a building or series of rooms is decorated to frighten the people who pass through.


lexentry: eng/haut_gout__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: haut gout
trans_list: haut-goût
sense:
(archaic) A slight taint of decay, particularly in wild game meat, that used to be considered desirable; approximately, gaminess.


lexentry: eng/have-nots__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: have-nots
trans_list: démunis
sense:
The poor or underprivileged, contrasted with those who have possessions, power or wealth: the haves.


lexentry: eng/have__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: have
trans_list: avoir
sense:
(transitive) Used to state the existence or presence of someone in a specified relationship with the subject.


lexentry: eng/have_a_bone_to_pick__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: have a bone to pick
trans_list: avoir une dent contre quelqu'un
sense:
(idiomatic, usually followed by with) To have a complaint or grievance (with somebody); to have a contentious issue to discuss.


lexentry: eng/have_a_go__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: have a go
trans_list: prendre comme prétexte
sense:
(intransitive, informal, idiomatic, UK, Australia) To tell off (especially unnecessarily or excessively), to criticise.


lexentry: eng/have_a_good_weekend__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
sense: Used to wish someone a good weekend.
written_rep: have a good weekend
trans_list:
bon week-end ! | bonne fin de semaine ! | passe une bonne fin de semaine ! | passez une bonne fin de semaine !


lexentry: eng/have_a_screw_loose__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (slang) To be insane, irrational, or eccentric.
written_rep: have a screw loose
trans_list:
avoir un grain | avoir une case de vide | avoir une case en moins | ne pas tourner rond | avoir un pète au casque


lexentry: eng/have_a_word__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: have a word
trans_list: adresser
sense:
(idiomatic, meiosis) To speak to someone, usually and especially in private, often in order to admonish.


lexentry: eng/have_an_affair__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: have an affair
trans_list: flirter
sense:
To engage in a romantic or sexual relationship while being married. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/have_another_think_coming__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: have another think coming
trans_list: se faire des films | se faire des idées | se mettre le doigt dans l'œil
sense:
(idiom) To be deluded, to be mistaken; to need to rethink something one has determined; to need to reconsider one's plans or expectations.


lexentry: eng/have_eyes_in_the_back_of_one's_head__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: have eyes in the back of one's head
trans_list: avoir des yeux dans le dos | avoir des yeux derrière la tête
sense:
(idiomatic) To be particularly, especially uncannily, observant, as if able to see in all directions at once.


lexentry: eng/have_had_it_up_to_here__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: have had it up to here
trans_list: en avoir jusque-là
sense:
(idiomatic, informal) To have become very frustrated or angry; to have reached the limit of one's patience or forbearance.


lexentry: eng/have_it_in_for__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: have it in for
trans_list: avoir une dent contre | en avoir après
sense:
(transitive, colloquial) To be very angry with; to have a grudge against; to intend revenge against.


lexentry: eng/have_mercy__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: have mercy
trans_list: avoir pitié
sense:
(usually, _, in, _, the, _, imperative) To show mercy or compassion; to stop inflicting punishment or a barrage.


lexentry: eng/have_one's_cake_and_eat_it_too__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: have one's cake and eat it too
trans_list: avoir le beurre et l'argent du beurre
sense:
(idiomatic) To benefit by having two things which are mutually incompatible (such as eating a piece of cake and yet still possessing that piece for future use).


lexentry: eng/have_the_hots_for__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: have the hots for
trans_list: aller en avion
sense:
(slang, idiomatic, transitive) To be attracted (sexually or romantically) to (someone); to fancy someone.


lexentry: eng/have_the_wolf_by_the_ear__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: have the wolf by the ear
trans_list: tenir le loup par les oreilles
sense:
(idiomatic) To be in a dangerous situation from which one cannot disengage, but in which one cannot safely remain.


lexentry: eng/have_time__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: have time
trans_list: avoir le temps
sense:
(intransitive) To be available, to have the time, to be without commitments over a certain period of time (thus being able to choose what to do with it, instead of following a schedule).


lexentry: eng/haversack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: haversack
trans_list: sac de vivres
sense:
A small, strong bag carried on the back or the shoulder, usually with only one strap, and originally made of canvas.


lexentry: eng/hawk__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hawk
trans_list: autour | buse | épervier
sense:
Any diurnal predatory terrestrial bird of similar size and appearance to the accipitrid hawks, such as a falcon.


lexentry: eng/hawk__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hawk
trans_list: vendre
sense:
(transitive) To sell; to offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry (merchandise) about from place to place for sale; to peddle.


lexentry: eng/hawkbit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hawkbit
trans_list: liondent
sense:
Any dandelion-like flower of the genera Leontodon, Scorzoneroides, and others in subtribe Hypochaeridinae, in the family Asteraceae.


lexentry: eng/hawksbeard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hawksbeard
trans_list: crépis
sense:
Any of various annual and perennial flowering plants of the genus Crepis, superficially resembling the dandelion.


lexentry: eng/hawkweed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hawkweed
trans_list: épervière
sense:
Any species of plant of the genus Hieracium and its segregate genus Pilosella, in the sunflower family (Asteraceae).


lexentry: eng/hawthorn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hawthorn
trans_list: aubépine
sense:
Any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Crataegus having small, apple-like fruits and thorny branches


lexentry: eng/hay_fever__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hay fever
trans_list: rhume des foins
sense:
(pathology, immunology) An allergy to the pollen of grass or other plants that causes symptoms similar to those of a cold; pollinosis.


lexentry: eng/haymaker__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: haymaker
trans_list: percussion
sense:
(informal, fisticuffs) A particularly powerful punch, especially one which knocks down an opponent, thrown like a scythe chop for cutting hay, as agricultural haymakers used to have strong arms.


lexentry: eng/hazard_light__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hazard light
trans_list: feux de détresse
sense:
One of multiple lights fitted to the front and rear of a vehicle, used to warn other drivers of a dangerous situation, typically when the vehicle is not working properly.


lexentry: eng/haze__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: haze
trans_list: brume | poudroiement
sense:
Very fine solid particles (smoke, dust) or liquid droplets (moisture) suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility. (Compare fog, mist.)


lexentry: eng/haze__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: haze
trans_list: brouillard | trouble
sense:
(figuratively) Any state suggestive of haze in the atmosphere, such as mental confusion or vagueness of memory.


lexentry: eng/haze__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: haze
trans_list: bizuter
sense:
(US, informal) To perform an unpleasant initiation ritual upon a usually non-consenting individual, especially freshmen to a closed community such as a college fraternity or military unit.


lexentry: eng/hazing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hazing
trans_list: bizutage
sense:
(US, Philippines) An initiation or behavior that involves humiliation, harassment or abuse, particularly in universities and in the military.


lexentry: eng/he__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: he
trans_list: hè | he | hê
sense:
The name of the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).


lexentry: eng/he__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: he
trans_list: il | lui
sense:
(personal, sometimes, _, proscribed, see usage notes) They; he or she (a person whose gender is unknown or irrelevant).


lexentry: eng/he_said,_she_said__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: he said, she said
trans_list: racontars
sense:
Conflicting reports from two or more parties on an issue, prototypically involving a situation between a man and a woman with no other witnesses.


lexentry: eng/he_who_digs_a_pit_for_others_falls_in_himself__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: he who digs a pit for others falls in himself
trans_list: la ruse la mieux ourdie peut nuire à son inventeur
sense:
Someone that plans harm or misfortune for others may also inadvertently be the recipient of that same misfortune.


lexentry: eng/he_who_smelt_it_dealt_it__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: he who smelt it dealt it
trans_list: premier senteur, premier péteur
sense:
(colloquial, originally) A person who calls attention to or complains about a flatus is likely trying to pretend it wasn't their own.


lexentry: eng/he_who_smelt_it_dealt_it__Proverb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: he who smelt it dealt it
trans_list: premier senteur, premier péteur
sense:
(colloquial, by extension) A person calling attention to or complaining about a given problem may in fact be the source of the problem.


lexentry: eng/head-on_collision__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: head-on collision
trans_list: collision frontale
sense:
(transport) A collision where the front ends of two vehicles (such as ships, trains, cars, planes, etc.) hit each other, as opposed to a side-collision or rear-end collision.


lexentry: eng/head__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: head
trans_list: tête | caboche
sense:
(countable) The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.


lexentry: eng/head__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: head
trans_list: chef | tête
sense:
(automotive) The cylinder head, a platform above the cylinders in an internal combustion engine, containing the valves and spark plugs.


lexentry: eng/head__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: head
trans_list: tête | caboche
sense:
The end of a nail, screw, bolt, or similar fastener which is opposite the point; usually blunt and relatively wide.


lexentry: eng/head__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: head
trans_list: point de drisse | cabinet de toilettes | noyau | tinettes
sense:
(linguistics) A morpheme that determines the category of a compound or the word that determines the syntactic type of the phrase of which it is a member.


lexentry: eng/head_in_the_clouds__Phrase__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: head in the clouds
trans_list: avoir la tête dans les nuages | être dans la lune | être dans les nuages
sense:
(metaphorical, usually with have or with) Used to indicate that a person has fantastic or impractical dreams.


lexentry: eng/head_louse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: head louse
trans_list: pou
sense:
A parasitic insect, Pediculus humanus capitis, which lives among the hairs on the head of a human and feeds on blood.


lexentry: eng/head_movement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: head movement
trans_list: déplacement de tête | mouvement de tête
sense:
(syntax) Movement of a word from the head of one maximal projection to the head of another maximal projection above the first one (i.e., such that the destination head c-commands the original head).


lexentry: eng/head_of_government__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: head of government
trans_list: chef du gouvernement
sense:
The chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet; usually called Prime Minister (in a parliamentary system) or President (in a presidential system).


lexentry: eng/head_of_state__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: head of state
trans_list: chef d'État | chef d’État
sense:
The chief public representative of a nation having duties, privileges and responsibilities varying greatly depending on the constitutional rules; a monarch in a monarchy, and often styled president in a republic, but variations such as collegiality exist.


lexentry: eng/head_start__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: head start
trans_list: longueur d’avance | avance
sense:
(idiomatic) An advantage consisting in starting a competition or task earlier than might be expected; given (or taken), for example, prior to the beginning of a race.


lexentry: eng/head_to_toe__Adverb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: head to toe
trans_list: tête-bêche
sense:
In reversed positions; in a lying position of two people where each person's feet are juxtaposed with the other person's head.


lexentry: eng/headbutt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: headbutt
trans_list: coup de boule | coup de tête
sense:
A sharp blow delivered by driving the head into an opponent or object, generally by lowering the head and charging forward or by rapidly tilting the head backward and then forward.


lexentry: eng/header__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: header
trans_list: chapeau
sense:
Text, or other visual information, used to mark off a quantity of text, often titling or summarizing it.


lexentry: eng/header__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: header
trans_list: boutisse
sense:
(masonry) A brick that is laid sideways (on its largest face), for example at the top of a wall or within the brickwork, with its smallest side showing (oriented so that that side is wider than it is tall).


lexentry: eng/headhouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: headhouse
trans_list: bâtiment des voyageurs
sense:
The portion of a passenger railway terminal not housing the tracks and platforms, comprising ticket counters, baggage facilities, etc.


lexentry: eng/headhunter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: headhunter
trans_list: chasseur de têtes
sense:
(anthropology) A person who practises headhunting, the taking and preserving of a person's head after killing them.


lexentry: eng/heading__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: heading
trans_list: cap | orientation
sense:
(nautical and aeronautical) The direction into which a seagoing or airborne vessel's bow is pointing (apparent heading) and/or the direction into which it is actually moving relative to the ground (true heading)


lexentry: eng/headlight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: headlight
trans_list: phare
sense:
A bright light, with a lens and reflector, on the front of a motor vehicle (or originally a ship or train), designed to illuminate the road when driving at night; normally one of a pair.


lexentry: eng/headlock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: headlock
trans_list: cravate
sense:
A wrestling move where the attacker puts their arm tightly round their opponent's head, which the opponent can't easily escape from.


lexentry: eng/headquarters__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: headquarters
trans_list: quartier général
sense:
The military installation from which troops are commanded and orders are issued; the military unit consisting of a commander and his support staff.


lexentry: eng/heads-up__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heads-up
trans_list: alerte | avertissement | rappel
sense:
(chiefly, US, idiomatic) A warning or call to pay attention; an advisory notice; a notice of what is to happen; a holler.


lexentry: eng/heads_or_tails__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heads or tails
trans_list: pile ou face
sense:
(idiomatic) The practice of flipping a coin in the air, to choose between two alternatives based on which side lands face up.


lexentry: eng/headscarf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: headscarf
trans_list: foulard | écharpe
sense:
A more or less square piece of material worn over the head, typically by women, often to protect the hair, or for religious reasons.


lexentry: eng/headset__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: headset
trans_list: casque | casque avec microphone | casque-micro | micro-casque
sense:
A pair of headphones or earphones, or a singular headphone or earphone, typically with an attached microphone.


lexentry: eng/headstock__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: headstock
trans_list: mécanique
sense:
The part of a lute-type string instrument, such as a guitar, that holds the tuning pegs or tensioning screws of the strings.


lexentry: eng/headteacher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: headteacher
trans_list: directeur
sense:
(UK, Irish) The most senior teacher in a school who is responsible for its management and administration.


lexentry: eng/headway__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: headway
trans_list: distance
sense:
(countable, transport) The interval of time or distance between the fronts of two vehicles (e.g. buses) moving in succession in the same direction, especially along the same pre-determined route.


lexentry: eng/headwind__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: headwind
trans_list: vent debout | vent contraire
sense:
(transitive, uncommon) To blow directly against the course of a vehicle, like an aircraft, train, or ship.


lexentry: eng/headword__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: headword
trans_list: mot vedette | vedette
sense:
A word (or compound term) used as the title of a list entry or section, particularly in a dictionary, encyclopedia, or thesaurus.


lexentry: eng/health__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: health
trans_list: santé | forme
sense:
The state of being free from physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction; wellness. [from 11th c.]


lexentry: eng/health__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: health
trans_list: santé
sense:
A state of well-being or balance, often physical but sometimes also mental and social; the overall level of function of an organism from the cellular (micro) level to the social (macro) level.


lexentry: eng/health_care__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: health care
trans_list: soins de santé
sense:
The prevention, treatment, and management of illness or the preservation of mental and physical well-being through the services offered by the medical, nursing, and allied health professions.


lexentry: eng/health_club__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: health club
trans_list: centre de fitness | centre de remise en form
sense:
A facility with exercise equipment, and sometimes instructors, open to the public or those on some membership list.


lexentry: eng/health_fund__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: health fund
trans_list: caisse de maladie | caisse maladie
sense:
A not-for-profit or a public health insurance company, usually found in health care systems in Central Europe, such as Germany.


lexentry: eng/heap__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: heap
trans_list: tas | monceau | pile
sense:
A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body, or thrown together so as to form an elevation.


lexentry: eng/heap__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: heap
trans_list: tas | pile
sense:
(computing) A data structure consisting of trees in which each node is greater than all its children.


lexentry: eng/hear,_hear__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hear, hear
trans_list: bon
sense:
(often after a toast) Let us hear and applaud the previous speaker; I endorse the previous statement; expression of support, agreement, or enthusiasm for what has just been said.


lexentry: eng/hear__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hear
trans_list: entendre | ouïr
sense:
(transitive, stative) To perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/hear_of__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hear of
trans_list: entendre
sense:
To become aware of (a subject, person) through second-hand knowledge, or not through personal experience.


lexentry: eng/hear_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hear out
trans_list: écouter jusqu'au bout
sense:
(idiomatic, transitive) To listen to someone until that person has finished speaking; to thoroughly consider all aspects of someone's argument.


lexentry: eng/hearing__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: hearing
trans_list: audience | audition
sense:
(countable, legal) A legal procedure done before a judge, without a jury, as with an evidentiary hearing.


lexentry: eng/hearken__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hearken
trans_list: apprendre
sense:
(intransitive) To listen; to attend or give heed to what is uttered; to hear with attention, compliance, or obedience.


lexentry: eng/hearsay__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hearsay
trans_list: ouï-dire | on-dit
sense:
(law) Evidence based on the reports of others, which is normally inadmissible because it was not made under oath, rather than on personal knowledge.


lexentry: eng/hearsay__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hearsay
trans_list: ouï-dire
sense:
(law) An out-of-court statement offered in court to prove the truth of the matter asserted (or the in-court testimony which recites such a statement), which is normally inadmissible (because it is not subject to cross-examination) unless it falls under one of a number of exceptions.


lexentry: eng/hearse__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: hearse
trans_list: corbillard
sense:
A carriage or vehicle specially adapted or used for transporting a dead person to the place of funeral or to the grave.


lexentry: eng/heart-shaped__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heart-shaped
trans_list: cordiforme | en forme de cœur | en cœur
sense:
Having the traditional, notional shape of a heart (♥), that is pointed at one end and indented at the opposite side.


lexentry: eng/heart__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heart
trans_list: cœur | coeur
sense:
(anatomy) A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emotion.


lexentry: eng/heart__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: heart
trans_list: cœur | coeur
sense:
The seat of the affections or sensibilities, collectively or separately, as love, hate, joy, grief, courage, etc.; rarely, the seat of the understanding or will; usually in a good sense; personality.


lexentry: eng/heart_attack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heart attack
trans_list: crise cardiaque | infarctus du myocarde
sense:
(cardiology, pathology) An acute myocardial infarction, sometimes fatal, caused by the sudden occurrence of coronary thrombosis, which obstructs the blood supply to the heart and leads to necrosis of heart muscle tissue.


lexentry: eng/heart_failure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heart failure
trans_list: insuffisance cardiaque
sense:
(cardiology, pathology) The chronic inability of the heart to pump a sufficient amount of blood throughout the body, leading to a pooling of blood and shortness of breath.


lexentry: eng/heart_murmur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heart murmur
trans_list: souffle cardiaque
sense:
(medical sign) A sound produced when blood is pumped across a heart valve, loud enough to be heard with a stethoscope and often (but not necessarily) indicative of a physiological defect in the heart.


lexentry: eng/heart_of_gold__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heart of gold
trans_list: avoir le cœur sur la main | cœur d'or | cœur en or
sense:
(idiomatic) A kind, compassionate, or caring attitude; kindheartedness; a person with those qualities.


lexentry: eng/heart_of_grace__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heart of grace
trans_list: bravoure
sense:
(archaic) Chiefly preceded by get, give, take, etc.: courage or relief, especially when gained as a result of favour shown to one.


lexentry: eng/heart_of_palm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heart of palm
trans_list: palmite
sense:
A vegetable harvested from the inner core and growing bud of certain palm trees, especially the peach palm (Bactris gasipaes), which is often grown for the purpose.


lexentry: eng/heart_rate_monitor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heart rate monitor
trans_list: cardiofréquencemètre
sense:
A wearable device that allows a user to measure their heart rate in real time, usually consisting of a chest strap transmitter and a wrist receiver.


lexentry: eng/heart_valve__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heart valve
trans_list: valve cardiaque
sense:
(anatomy, cardiology) Any of the valves in the heart which prevent blood from moving in the wrong direction.


lexentry: eng/heartbreaker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heartbreaker
trans_list: casse-cœur
sense:
A person, usually attractive, who flirts with or otherwise enamours another person, but does not reciprocate their love.


lexentry: eng/heartland__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: heartland
trans_list: centre
sense:
The interior part of a region, especially when contrasted with coastal parts or when regarded as particularly powerful or significant.


lexentry: eng/hearts__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hearts
trans_list: cœur
sense:
(card games) A trick-taking card game in which players are penalized for taking hearts and (especially) the queen of spades.


lexentry: eng/heat__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: heat
trans_list: chaleur | rut
sense:
(uncountable) A condition in which a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile and therefore eager to mate.


lexentry: eng/heat__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: heat
trans_list: chauffe
sense:
(countable) One cycle of bringing metal to maximum temperature and working it until it is too cool to work further.


lexentry: eng/heat__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heat
trans_list: chauffer | réchauffer | échauffer
sense:
(transitive) To cause an increase in temperature of (an object or space); to cause to become hot (often with "up").


lexentry: eng/heat__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: heat
trans_list: exciter
sense:
(transitive, figurative) To excite ardour in; to rouse to action; to excite to excess; to inflame, as the passions.


lexentry: eng/heat_capacity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heat capacity
trans_list: capacité thermique
sense:
(physics) The capability of a system to absorb heat energy; the amount of thermal energy required to raise the temperature of a system by one temperature unit without any change of phase.


lexentry: eng/heat_death_of_the_universe__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heat death of the universe
trans_list: mort thermique de l'univers
sense:
(cosmology, thermodynamics) A theoretical future state of the universe in which the universe attains thermodynamic equilibrium and a further increase of entropy is no longer possible.


lexentry: eng/heat_exchanger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heat exchanger
trans_list: échangeur de chaleur air-air
sense:
(physics) Any device (such as a radiator) that transfers heat from one fluid to another via a separating wall.


lexentry: eng/heat_map__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heat map
trans_list: carte thermique
sense:
A two-dimensional graphic representation of data in which different values are represented by different colours.


lexentry: eng/heat_pump__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heat pump
trans_list: pompe à chaleur | thermopompe
sense:
A device that transfers thermal energy between spaces using a refrigeration cycle, usually between an enclosed space and the outdoors.


lexentry: eng/heat_shrink__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heat shrink
trans_list: gaine thermorétractable
sense:
A plastic tube that shrinks when heated, used as a mantle for wiring. The heating is typically with a heat gun or, sometimes, a lighter.


lexentry: eng/heat_stroke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heat stroke
trans_list: coup de chaleur
sense:
(disease, countable, or, uncountable) An illness caused by overheating a person or animal beyond its body's capacity to regulate internal temperature.


lexentry: eng/heathen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heathen
trans_list: païen | païenne
sense:
A pagan; someone who is neither Christian, Jewish, or Muslim (other Abrahamic or monotheistic religions may or may not be included)


lexentry: eng/heathendom__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: heathendom
trans_list: paganisme
sense:
From one religion's or creed's perspective, the rest of the world that does not follow that creed or religion.


lexentry: eng/heathendom__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: heathendom
trans_list: paganisme
sense:
(dated) Specifically, the non-Christian world; territories where Christianity is not the dominant religion.


lexentry: eng/heathland__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heathland
trans_list: lande
sense:
A tract of scrubland habitats characterised by open, low growing woody vegetation, found on mainly infertile acidic soils. Similar to moorland but with warmer and drier climate.


lexentry: eng/heave_to__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heave to
trans_list: se mettre à la cape
sense:
(intransitive, , nautical, sailing) To cause (one's vessel) to become dead in the water by pointing the bows directly towards the wind.


lexentry: eng/heaven__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: heaven
trans_list: ciel | paradis | au-delà | cieux
sense:
(religion, by extension, often capitalized) The afterlife of the blessed dead in other religions and traditions, such as the Pure Land or Elysium.


lexentry: eng/heavenly_body__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heavenly body
trans_list: corps céleste
sense:
A natural celestial object, visible in the sky, such as a star, planet, natural satellite, asteroid, comet, the Moon or the Sun. Objects flying or moving in the atmosphere are not usually considered as heavenly bodies.


lexentry: eng/heavy_goods_vehicle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heavy goods vehicle
trans_list: poids lourd
sense:
A lorry, truck or other large vehicle used to transport cargo with a total weight of at least 3.5 tonnes.


lexentry: eng/heavy_industry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heavy industry
trans_list: industrie lourde
sense:
Industrial processes that are very complex or involve large and heavy equipment, facilities, or end products.


lexentry: eng/heavy_legs__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heavy legs
trans_list: jambes lourdes
sense:
An alleged medical condition, described as an unpleasant sensation of pain and heaviness in the lower limbs.


lexentry: eng/heavy_metal__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: heavy metal
trans_list: métal lourd | heavy metal
sense:
(music genre, uncountable) The first form of metal music, which arose in the late 1960s and the 1970s, and is closer to the rock music of the time than most other subgenres of metal.


lexentry: eng/heavy_water__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heavy water
trans_list: eau lourde
sense:
(inorganic compound) Water containing deuterium instead of normal hydrogen (protium); used as a moderator in nuclear reactors.


lexentry: eng/heavyweight__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: heavyweight
trans_list: poids lourd
sense:
(uncountable, boxing) The professional boxing weight class for boxers weighing more than 190 pounds; a boxer in that division.


lexentry: eng/hebdomadary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hebdomadary
trans_list: hebdomadier
sense:
(Roman Catholicism) A member of a chapter or convent whose week it is to officiate in the choir and perform other services, which, on extraordinary occasions, are performed by the superiors.


lexentry: eng/hebephrenia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hebephrenia
trans_list: héboïdophrénie
sense:
(clinical psychology) A form of schizophrenia characterized by inappropriate behavior and emotional responses.


lexentry: eng/hecatomb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hecatomb
trans_list: hécatombe
sense:
(Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, historical) A great public sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen; also, a great number of animals reserved for such a sacrifice.


lexentry: eng/hectare__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hectare
trans_list: hectare
sense:
A unit of surface area (symbol ㏊) equal to 100 ares (that is, 10,000 square metres, one hundredth of a square kilometre, or approximately 2.5 acres), used for measuring the areas of geographical features such as land and bodies of water.


lexentry: eng/hectic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hectic
trans_list: hectique
sense:
(obsolete) Denoting a type of fever accompanying consumption and similar wasting diseases, characterised by flushed cheeks and dry skin.


lexentry: eng/hecto-__Prefix__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hecto-
trans_list: hecto-
sense:
In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 100. Symbol: h


lexentry: eng/heddle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heddle
trans_list: lisse
sense:
A component in a loom, being one of a number of similar components, through the eye of each of which a distinct strand of the warp is threaded.


lexentry: eng/hedge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hedge
trans_list: haie
sense:
A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden.


lexentry: eng/hedge__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: hedge
trans_list: couverture de risque
sense:
(finance) Contract or arrangement reducing one's exposure to risk (for example the risk of price movements or interest rate movements).


lexentry: eng/hedge_fund__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hedge fund
trans_list: fonds spéculatif
sense:
(finance) Any unregistered investment fund, often characterised by unconventional strategies (i.e., strategies other than investing long only in bonds, equities or money markets).


lexentry: eng/hedgehog__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hedgehog
trans_list: hérisson
sense:
A small mammal, of the subfamily Erinaceinae, characterized by their spiny back and often by the habit of rolling up into a ball when attacked.


lexentry: eng/hedonism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hedonism
trans_list: hédonisme
sense:
(ethics, uncountable) The philosophical belief that happiness, particularly sensual pleasure, is the highest good in life.


lexentry: eng/hefty__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hefty
trans_list: baraqué | costaud
sense:
(of a person) Possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; powerfully or heavily built.


lexentry: eng/hegemon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hegemon
trans_list: hégémon
sense:
A dominating leader or force, especially that which dominates a separate political entity; a hegemonist.


lexentry: eng/hegemony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hegemony
trans_list: hégémonie
sense:
(formal) Domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others.


lexentry: eng/heh__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heh
trans_list: elles
sense:
The fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).


lexentry: eng/height__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: height
trans_list: taille | hauteur
sense:
The vertical distance from the ground to the highest part of a standing person or animal (withers in the case of a horse).


lexentry: eng/heir_apparent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heir apparent
trans_list: héritier apparent | héritière apparente
sense:
(usually, monarchy) Someone who will definitely inherit if surviving the one whose property is to be inherited.


lexentry: eng/heir_presumptive__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heir presumptive
trans_list: héritier présomptif
sense:
Someone who will become an heir (usually to a monarchy) only if no-one with a higher-ranking claim is born.


lexentry: eng/helepolis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: helepolis
trans_list: hélépole
sense:
an ancient Greek siege engine consisting of a wheeled tower containing machines for throwing stones and spears


lexentry: eng/helicopter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: helicopter
trans_list: hélicoptère
sense:
(aircraft) An aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover, move in any direction including reverse, or land; and typically having a smaller set of blades on its tail to stabilize the aircraft.


lexentry: eng/helicopter_parent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: helicopter parent
trans_list: parent poule
sense:
A parent who pays an inordinate amount of attention to their children and often makes decisions, particularly educational ones, normally the province of the student.


lexentry: eng/heliocentric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heliocentric
trans_list: héliocentrique
sense:
(astronomy) Having the sun at the center/centre; usually in reference to a coordinate system or orbit. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/heliometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heliometer
trans_list: héliomètre
sense:
An astronomical instrument, based on a telescope, for measuring the diameter of the sun; now used to measure the angular distance between stars and other celestial bodies.


lexentry: eng/heliopause__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heliopause
trans_list: héliopause
sense:
(astronomy) The boundary of heliosphere where the Sun's solar wind is stopped by the interstellar medium.


lexentry: eng/helioscope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: helioscope
trans_list: hélioscope
sense:
(astronomy) An apparatus for viewing the Sun without harming the eye, by means of an optical filter that attenuates most of sunlight while allowing only a small amount of the solar radiation.


lexentry: eng/heliosheath__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heliosheath
trans_list: héliogaine
sense:
(astronomy) A zone between the termination shock and the heliopause, in the heliosphere, at the outer border of the Solar System, where the solar wind is dramatically slower than within the termination shock.


lexentry: eng/heliosphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heliosphere
trans_list: héliosphère
sense:
(astronomy) The region of space where interstellar medium is blown away by solar wind; the boundary, heliopause, is often considered the edge of the Solar System.


lexentry: eng/heliostat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heliostat
trans_list: héliostat
sense:
A device that includes a plane mirror which turns so as to keep reflecting sunlight toward a predetermined target, compensating for the sun's apparent motions in the sky. The target may be a physical object, distant from the heliostat, or a direction in space, and is almost always stationary relative to the heliostat, so the light is reflected in a fixed direction.


lexentry: eng/heliosynchronous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heliosynchronous
trans_list: héliosynchrone
sense:
Describing an orbit around the Earth where each passage in the same direction along a given latitude will occur throughout the year at the same true solar time.


lexentry: eng/heliotrope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heliotrope
trans_list: héliotrope
sense:
(countable, botany, also, figuratively) A plant with flowers which turn to face and follow the sun, such as (archaic) marigolds and sunflowers.


lexentry: eng/heliotrope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heliotrope
trans_list: héliotrope
sense:
(specifically) A plant of the genus Heliotropium, especially the common heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens) which has clusters of purple flowers with a strong fragrance.


lexentry: eng/heliotrope__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: heliotrope
trans_list: héliotrope
sense:
(countable, uncountable, mineral) Synonym of bloodstone (“a green chalcedony that is sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite”).


lexentry: eng/heliotropism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heliotropism
trans_list: héliotropisme
sense:
The property of some plants of turning under the influence of light; either positively (towards the light) or negatively (away from the light)


lexentry: eng/helium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: helium
trans_list: hélium
sense:
(uncountable) The second-lightest chemical element (symbol He), with an atomic number of 2 and atomic weight of 4.002602, a colorless, odorless and inert noble gas.


lexentry: eng/helix__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: helix
trans_list: hélice
sense:
(mathematics) A curve on the surface of a cylinder or cone such that its angle to a plane perpendicular to the axis is constant; the three-dimensional curve seen in a screw or a spiral staircase.


lexentry: eng/hell-bent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hell-bent
trans_list: acharné
sense:
(originally, US, informal) Recklessly determined to do or achieve (something). [with on ‘something’]


lexentry: eng/hell__Interjection__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hell
trans_list: merde
sense:
(colloquial, sometimes, vulgar) Used to introduce an intensified statement following an understated one; nay; not only that, but.


lexentry: eng/hell__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hell
trans_list: enfer
sense:
(in many religions, uncountable) A place of torment where some or all sinners are believed to go after death and evil spirits are believed to be.


lexentry: eng/hell_of_a__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hell of a
trans_list: d'enfer | sacré
sense:
(colloquial, or, vulgar) Intensifier; indicates that someone or something is especially good, bad, difficult, etc.


lexentry: eng/hellebore__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hellebore
trans_list: hellébore | ellébore
sense:
Any of the common garden flowering plants of the genus Helleborus, in family Ranunculaceae, having supposed medicinal properties.


lexentry: eng/heller__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heller
trans_list: haller | heller
sense:
(historical) A German coin equivalent to half a pfennig, later used widely as a small coin in Central Europe and the German Empire.


lexentry: eng/hellhound__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hellhound
trans_list: chien de l'enfer
sense:
(mythological creature) A demonic dog of hell, typically of unnatural size, strength or speed, with black fur, glowing eyes, and ghostly or phantom characteristics.


lexentry: eng/hello__Interjection__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hello
trans_list: allô | eh oh | oh eh | ohé
sense:
A call for response if it is not clear if anyone is present or listening, or if a telephone conversation may have been disconnected.


lexentry: eng/hello__Interjection__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: hello
trans_list: ho
sense:
(colloquial) Used sarcastically to imply that the person addressed has done something the speaker considers to be foolish, or missed something that should have been obvious.


lexentry: eng/helm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: helm
trans_list: barre
sense:
(nautical) The tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; also, the entire steering apparatus of a vessel.


lexentry: eng/helm__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: helm
trans_list: barreur | barreuse | timonier
sense:
(nautical) The member of a vessel's crew in charge of steering the vessel; a helmsman or helmswoman.


lexentry: eng/help__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: help
trans_list: aide
sense:
(usually, uncountable) One or more people employed to help in the maintenance of a house or the operation of a farm or enterprise.


lexentry: eng/help__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: help
trans_list: empêcher | prévenir | éviter
sense:
(transitive) To avoid; to prevent; to refrain from; to restrain (oneself). Usually used in nonassertive contexts with can.


lexentry: eng/help_desk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: help desk
trans_list: centre d'assistance
sense:
A section of an organization offering specialist advice to customers or users who have problems, especially with computer equipment or systems.


lexentry: eng/hem__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hem
trans_list: ourlet
sense:
(sewing) The border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together to finish the edge and prevent it from fraying.


lexentry: eng/hem_and_haw__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hem and haw
trans_list: hésiter
sense:
(idiomatic, US) To discuss, deliberate, or contemplate rather than taking action or making up one's mind.


lexentry: eng/heme__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heme
trans_list: hème
sense:
(biochemistry) The component of hemoglobin (and other hemoproteins) responsible for binding oxygen. It consists of an iron ion that binds oxygen and a porphyrin ring that binds the globin molecules; one molecule binds one molecule of oxygen.


lexentry: eng/hemiaminal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hemiaminal
trans_list: hémiaminal
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any organic compound having both an amino and a hydroxy functional group attached to the same carbon atom; they are synthesized by reacting ammonia or an amine with an aldehyde or ketone.


lexentry: eng/hemicellulose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hemicellulose
trans_list: hémicellulose
sense:
(carbohydrate) A mixture of several plant polysaccharides, of smaller molecular weight than cellulose, that are soluble in dilute alkali; they are involved in the manufacture of paper, and are used in the production of furfural and ethanol.


lexentry: eng/hemipter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hemipter
trans_list: hemiptère
sense:
(zoology) Any organism of the order Hemiptera, including cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, and shield bugs.


lexentry: eng/hemisphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hemisphere
trans_list: hémisphère
sense:
(geography) Half of the Earth, such as the Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere or Eastern Hemisphere, Land Hemisphere, Water Hemisphere etc. [1550s].


lexentry: eng/hemispherectomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hemispherectomy
trans_list: hémisphérectomie
sense:
(neurosurgery) Surgical removal of a hemisphere of the brain, usually performed to control otherwise uncontrollable epilepsy.


lexentry: eng/hemlock__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hemlock
trans_list: pruche
sense:
Any of several coniferous trees, of the genus Tsuga, that grow in North America; the wood of such trees. [from 1670]


lexentry: eng/hemocyanin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hemocyanin
trans_list: hémocyanine
sense:
(biochemistry) a blue copper-containing respiratory pigment (a metalloprotein) found in most molluscs, and some arthropods


lexentry: eng/hemodialysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hemodialysis
trans_list: hémodialyse
sense:
(medicine) Dialysis that uses an extracorporeal apparatus to remove waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure.


lexentry: eng/hemoglobin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hemoglobin
trans_list: hémoglobine
sense:
(American spelling) The iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body; it consists of a protein (globulin), and haem (a porphyrin ring with an atom of iron at its centre).


lexentry: eng/hemolysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hemolysis
trans_list: hémolyse
sense:
(medicine) The destruction of red blood cells, and subsequent release of hemoglobin, at the normal end of the cell's life.


lexentry: eng/hemorrhoid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hemorrhoid
trans_list: hémorroïde
sense:
(pathology, often, in the plural) An engorged, dilated and easily broken varicosity in the perianal area, often accompanied by intense itching and throbbing pain: piles.


lexentry: eng/hemostasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hemostasis
trans_list: hémostase
sense:
(medicine, countable, uncountable) The process of keeping blood inside a damaged vessel to stop bleeding.


lexentry: eng/henbane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: henbane
trans_list: jusquiame
sense:
A poisonous plant, Hyoscyamus niger, used sometimes as a drug that causes at least hallucinations, dilated pupils, restlessness, and flushed skin.


lexentry: eng/hendiadys__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hendiadys
trans_list: hendiadys | hendiadyin
sense:
(rhetoric) A figure of speech used for emphasis, where two words joined by and are used to express a single complex idea.


lexentry: eng/henna__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: henna
trans_list: henné
sense:
(countable, uncountable) A reddish plant substance, prepared from the dried leaves of this plant, used for temporary tattoos and hair coloring. Hair colorings range from bright red to earth brown to near black.


lexentry: eng/hennin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hennin
trans_list: hennin
sense:
(historical) A headdress in the shape of a cone, "steeple" or truncated cone worn by European women of the nobility in medieval times.


lexentry: eng/henpecked__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: henpecked
trans_list: dominé par sa femme | jobard | la femme porte la culotte
sense:
(particularly of husbands or boyfriends) Intimidated or overwhelmed by a nagging or overbearing matriarch, wife, or girlfriend.


lexentry: eng/henry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: henry
trans_list: henry
sense:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical inductance; the inductance induced in a circuit by a rate of change of current of one ampere per second and a resulting electromotive force of one volt. Symbol: H


lexentry: eng/hentai__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hentai
trans_list: hentai
sense:
(Japanese pornography) A work of anime or manga (or any similar medium) that contains heavily sexual or pornographic art.


lexentry: eng/heparin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heparin
trans_list: héparine
sense:
(carbohydrate, pharmaceutical drug) A compound occurring in the liver and other tissues which inhibits blood coagulation. A sulfur-containing polysaccharide, it is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis.


lexentry: eng/hepatocyte__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hepatocyte
trans_list: hépatocyte
sense:
Any of the cells in the liver responsible for the metabolism of protein, carbohydrate and lipid and for detoxification.


lexentry: eng/heptane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heptane
trans_list: heptane
sense:
(organic compound) Any of the nine isomers of the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon C7H16, obtained from petroleum, especially n-heptane (CH3(CH2)5CH3)


lexentry: eng/heptathlon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heptathlon
trans_list: heptathlon
sense:
(athletics) An athletic contest comprising seven events; contested mostly by women, for whom this is an Olympic sport.


lexentry: eng/her__Determiner__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: her
trans_list: son | sa | ses
sense:
Belonging to her (belonging to that female person or animal, or in poetic or old-fashioned language that ship, city, season, etc).


lexentry: eng/her__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: her
trans_list: la | elle | lui
sense:
The form of she used after a preposition, as the object of a verb, or (colloquial) as a subject with a conjunction; that woman, that ship, etc, or (dialect) as a subject without a conjunction.


lexentry: eng/herald__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: herald
trans_list: héraut
sense:
(heraldry) An official whose speciality is heraldry, especially one between the ranks of pursuivant and king-of-arms


lexentry: eng/heraldry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heraldry
trans_list: héraldique | blason
sense:
(uncountable) The profession or art of devising, granting and blazoning coats of arms, tracing genealogies and ruling on questions of protocol or rank.


lexentry: eng/herb_Robert__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: herb Robert
trans_list: géranium herbe à Robert
sense:
A cranesbill (Geranium robertianum), native to temperate Eurasia, northern Africa, and North America.


lexentry: eng/herbal_medicine__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: herbal medicine
trans_list: phytothérapie
sense:
The practice of using herbs to treat medical conditions, especially as part of traditional medicine.


lexentry: eng/herbal_tea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: herbal tea
trans_list: tisane | infusion
sense:
A beverage made by infusing mainly the leaves (and sometimes the flowers, roots, or stems) of various herbs or other plants, generally not including true tea (Camellia sinensis).


lexentry: eng/herbivore__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: herbivore
trans_list: herbivore
sense:
An organism that feeds chiefly on plants; an animal that feeds on herbage or vegetation as the main part of its diet.


lexentry: eng/herd__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: herd
trans_list: troupeau
sense:
A number of domestic animals assembled together under the watch or ownership of a keeper. [from 11th c.]


lexentry: eng/herd_behaviour__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: herd behaviour
trans_list: instinct grégaire
sense:
(sociology) the tendency of a group of individuals (a herd) to react coherently without there being any coordination between them. The term may be applied to animals, or to human phenomena such as stock market bubbles and behaviour in political demonstrations.


lexentry: eng/herd_immunity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: herd immunity
trans_list: immunité grégaire
sense:
(epidemiology) The indirect protection against the spread of a contagious disease in a given population caused by the immunity of a significant proportion of the population to that particular disease; the immunity may have been obtained through having survived the infection or through vaccination. [from early 20th c.]


