# translation

lexentry: eng/abstract_algebra__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abstract algebra
trans_list: algèbre abstraite
sense:
(mathematics) The branch of mathematics concerned with algebraic structures, such as groups, rings, and fields.


lexentry: eng/abstract_art__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abstract art
trans_list: art abstrait
sense:
Art that does not depict objects in the natural world, but instead uses color and form in a non-representational way.


lexentry: eng/abstract_data_type__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abstract data type
trans_list: type abstrait de données
sense:
(programming) A data type defined only by data properties and operations to be performed on the data without any specification as to how the data will be represented or the operations performed.


lexentry: eng/abstract_method__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abstract method
trans_list: méthode abstraite
sense:
(object-oriented) A method of an abstract class that has no implementation in that class and must therefore be implemented by all subtyping classes.


lexentry: eng/abstract_noun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abstract noun
trans_list: nom abstrait
sense:
(grammar) A noun that denotes an idea, emotion, feeling, quality, generalization, representation or other abstract or intangible concept, as opposed to a concrete item, or a physical object.


lexentry: eng/abstract_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abstract number
trans_list: nombre abstrait
sense:
A number used without application to things, e.g. 6, 8, 10; but when applied to anything, e.g. 6 feet, 10 men, it becomes concrete.


lexentry: eng/abstracted__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: abstracted
trans_list: distrait
sense:
Inattentive to surrounding objects; absent in mind; meditative. [First attested in the early 17th century.]


lexentry: eng/abstraction__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: abstraction
trans_list: abstraction
sense:
The act of focusing on one characteristic of an object rather than the object as a whole group of characteristics; the act of separating said qualities from the object or ideas. [First attested in the late 16th century.]


lexentry: eng/abstraction__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: abstraction
trans_list: abstraction
sense:
The act of comparing commonality between distinct objects and organizing using those similarities; the act of generalizing characteristics; the product of said generalization. [First attested in the late 16th century.]


lexentry: eng/abstractionism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abstractionism
trans_list: abstractionnisme
sense:
The creation, principles, or ideals of abstractions, in particular art. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]


lexentry: eng/abstractive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abstractive
trans_list: abstractif
sense:
Having an abstracting nature or tendency; tending to separate; tending to be withdrawn. [First attested in the late 15th century.]


lexentry: eng/absurd__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: absurd
trans_list: absurde
sense:
Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; silly. [from mid-16th c.]


lexentry: eng/absurdist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: absurdist
trans_list: absurdiste
sense:
An advocate of absurdism, in particular a writer of absurd topics. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]


lexentry: eng/absurdity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: absurdity
trans_list: absurdité
sense:
(countable) That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction. [First attested in the late 15th century.]


lexentry: eng/absurdity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: absurdity
trans_list: absurdité
sense:
(uncountable) The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment. [First attested in the early 16th century.]


lexentry: eng/abugida__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: abugida
trans_list: abugida | alphasyllabaire
sense:
(linguistics) A kind of syllabary (syllabic alphabet) in which a symbol or glyph representing a syllable contains parts representing a vowel and a consonant, typically such that symbols for different syllables are generated by adding, altering or removing the vowel portion, often by applying a diacritic to a stable consonant symbol.


lexentry: eng/abulia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abulia
trans_list: aboulie
sense:
(psychiatry) Absence of willpower or decisiveness, especially as a symptom of mental illness. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/abundance__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: abundance
trans_list: abondance
sense:
An overflowing fullness or ample sufficiency; profusion; copious supply; superfluity; plentifulness. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]


lexentry: eng/abundant__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abundant
trans_list: abondant
sense:
Fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]


lexentry: eng/abundant_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abundant number
trans_list: nombre abondant
sense:
(number theory) A number that is less than the sum of its proper divisors (all divisors except the number itself).


lexentry: eng/abundantly__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abundantly
trans_list: abondamment
sense:
In an abundant manner; in a sufficient degree; in large measure. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]


lexentry: eng/abuse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abuse
trans_list: abus | viol
sense:
Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom. [from around 1350 to 1470]


lexentry: eng/abuse__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: abuse
trans_list: injure | insulte | offense
sense:
Coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; language that unjustly or angrily vilifies. [from mid-16th c.]


lexentry: eng/abuse__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abuse
trans_list: abuser
sense:
(transitive) To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert [from around 1350 to 1470.]


lexentry: eng/abuse__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: abuse
trans_list: abuser
sense:
(transitive, archaic) To violate; defile; to rape; (reflexive) to masturbate. [from around 1350 to 1470]


lexentry: eng/abusive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: abusive
trans_list: abusif
sense:
(archaic) Tending to misuse; practising or containing abuse. [First attested in the late 16th century.]


lexentry: eng/abut__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abut
trans_list: abouter | aboutir | jouxter
sense:
(intransitive) To touch by means of a mutual border, edge or end; to border on; to lie adjacent (to); to be contiguous (said of an area of land) [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]


lexentry: eng/abuttal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abuttal
trans_list: frontière
sense:
(rare, pluralonly) The butting or boundary of land, particularly at the end; buttals. [First attested in the early 17th century.]


lexentry: eng/abyss__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abyss
trans_list: abîme | abysse
sense:
Hell; the bottomless pit; primeval chaos; a confined subterranean ocean. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]


lexentry: eng/abyss__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: abyss
trans_list: abîme | abysse | gouffre | précipice
sense:
(frequently, figurative) A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable; any void space. [First attested in the late 16th century.]


lexentry: eng/abyssal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: abyssal
trans_list: abyssal
sense:
(geography) Of or belonging to the ocean depths, especially below 2000 metres (6500 ft): abyssal zone. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]


lexentry: eng/abyssal_plain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abyssal plain
trans_list: plaine abyssale
sense:
(geography) A large expanse of very flat and smooth ocean floor, usually found at depths of 4,600 to 5,500 meters (15,000 to 18,000 feet).


lexentry: eng/abyssal_zone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abyssal zone
trans_list: abysse
sense:
(geography) The oceanic realm consisting of the deep ocean, typified by a dearth of plant life, and plentiful carnivorous animals that are able to withstand extreme pressure.


lexentry: eng/academese__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: academese
trans_list: argot
sense:
(pejorative) A formal or artificial style of communicating prevalent in institutes of higher education.


lexentry: eng/academia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: academia
trans_list: cérémonie
sense:
(collective) The scientific and cultural community engaged in higher education and research, taken as a whole. [from 1956]


lexentry: eng/academian__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: academian
trans_list: académique
sense:
(obsolete) A member of an academy, university, or college. [Attested from the mid 16th century until the late 17th century.]


lexentry: eng/academic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: academic
trans_list: académique | universitaire
sense:
Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning, or a scholarly society or organization. [from late 16th century]


lexentry: eng/academic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: academic
trans_list: académique
sense:
In particular: relating to literary, classical, or artistic studies like the humanities, rather than to technical or vocational studies like engineering or welding.


lexentry: eng/academic__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: academic
trans_list: universitaire | académique
sense:
A senior member of an academy, college, or university; a person who attends an academy; a person engaged in scholarly pursuits; one who is academic in practice. [First attested in the late 16th century.]


lexentry: eng/academic_institution__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: academic institution
trans_list: université | établissement [[d']]enseignement supérieur
sense:
An educational institution, dedicated to higher education and research, that grants academic degrees.


lexentry: eng/academical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: academical
trans_list: académique
sense:
Pertaining to a university or other form of higher education. [First attested in the late 16th century.]


lexentry: eng/academically__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: academically
trans_list: académiquement
sense:
In an academic style or way; from an academic perspective. [First attested in the late 16th century]


lexentry: eng/academician__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: academician
trans_list: académicien | académicienne
sense:
A member or follower of an academy, or society for promoting science, art, or literature, such as the French Academy, or the Royal Academy of Arts. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/academicism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: academicism
trans_list: académisme
sense:
(classical studies, sometimes, capitalized) The doctrines of Plato's academy; specifically the skeptical doctrines of the later academy stating that nothing can be known; a tenet of the Academic philosophy; state of being Academic. [First attested in the early 17th century.]


lexentry: eng/academy__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: academy
trans_list: académie
sense:
An institution for the study of higher learning; a college or a university; typically a private school. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]


lexentry: eng/academy__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: academy
trans_list: académie
sense:
A school or place of training in which some special art is taught. [First attested in the late 16th century.]


lexentry: eng/academy__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: academy
trans_list: académie
sense:
A society of learned people united for the advancement of the arts and sciences, and literature, or some particular art or science. [First attested in the early 17th century.]


lexentry: eng/academy__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: academy
trans_list: académie
sense:
(obsolete) The knowledge disseminated in an Academy. [Attested from the early 17th century until the mid 18th century.]


lexentry: eng/academy__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: academy
trans_list: académie
sense:
(UK, education) A school directly funded by central government, independent of local control; a charter school.


lexentry: eng/acai_berry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acai berry
trans_list: açaï
sense:
A fruit that grows on the Brazilian wild palmberry tree, Euterpe olearacea, used for nutritive support as an antioxidant. It is similar in size to a grape.


lexentry: eng/acalculia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acalculia
trans_list: acalculie
sense:
(pathology) The condition of lacking basic mathematical skills caused by a brain injury, or more specifically an injury to the parietal lobe. [First attested in the early 20th century.]


lexentry: eng/acanthite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acanthite
trans_list: acanthite
sense:
(mineral) A mineral form of silver sulfide, Ag2S, that is a major ore of silver, that forms slender prisms.


lexentry: eng/acanthocephalan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acanthocephalan
trans_list: acanthocéphale
sense:
Any of parasitic intestinal worms comprising the phylum Acanthocephala. [First attested late 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/acanthus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acanthus
trans_list: acanthe
sense:
A member of the genus Acanthus of herbaceous prickly plants with toothed leaves, (family Acanthaceae, order Lamiales (formerly Scrophulariales)) found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India. [from mid 16th century]


lexentry: eng/acarus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acarus
trans_list: acarien
sense:
(zoology, acarology) Any member of the subclass Acari (aka Acarina): thus, a mite or a tick; specifically, any mite of the genus Acarus.


lexentry: eng/accede__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: accede
trans_list: acquiescer
sense:
(intransitive, now, _, rare) To give one's adhesion; to join up with (a group, etc.); to become part of. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/accede__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: accede
trans_list: accéder
sense:
(intransitive) To come to an office, state or dignity; to attain, assume (a position). [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/accelerant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accelerant
trans_list: carburant
sense:
In the context of fire protection, a substance that accelerates the development of a fire, especially some hydrocarbon-based fuel used to spread a fire caused by arson.


lexentry: eng/acceleration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acceleration
trans_list: accélération
sense:
(uncountable) The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as opposed to retardation or deceleration.


lexentry: eng/acceleration__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: acceleration
trans_list: accélération
sense:
(countable) The amount by which a speed or velocity increases (and so a scalar quantity or a vector quantity).


lexentry: eng/acceleration__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: acceleration
trans_list: accélération
sense:
(physics) The change of velocity with respect to time (can include deceleration or changing direction).


lexentry: eng/acceleration_lane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acceleration lane
trans_list: voie d'accélération | voie d'insertion
sense:
A lane that allows traffic entering a highway to accelerate to the speed of through traffic before merging with it.


lexentry: eng/accelerationism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accelerationism
trans_list: accélérationnisme
sense:
The idea that either the prevailing system of capitalism, or certain technosocial processes that historically characterised it, should be expanded and accelerated in order to generate radical social change.


lexentry: eng/accent__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: accent
trans_list: accent
sense:
(orthography) A mark or character used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken accent, or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked.


lexentry: eng/accent__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: accent
trans_list: accent
sense:
(linguistics, sociolinguistics) The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect.


lexentry: eng/accent__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: accent
trans_list: accent
sense:
(music) A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure.


lexentry: eng/accent__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: accent
trans_list: accent
sense:
(music) A mark used to represent this special emphasis.The third and fourth symbols are accents (marks used to represent special emphasis in music).


lexentry: eng/accentuate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: accentuate
trans_list: accentuer
sense:
(transitive) To bring out distinctly; to make more noticeable or prominent; to emphasize. [from 1865]


lexentry: eng/acceptance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acceptance
trans_list: acceptation
sense:
(uncountable) The act of accepting; the receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval.


lexentry: eng/acceptance__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: acceptance
trans_list: acceptation
sense:
(business, finance) An assent and engagement by the person on whom a bill of exchange is drawn, to pay it when due according to the terms of the acceptance; the bill of exchange itself when accepted.


lexentry: eng/acceptance__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: acceptance
trans_list: acceptation | adhésion | admission | adoption | assimilation | reconnaissance
sense:
(law) An agreeing to the action, proposals, or terms of another by some act which results in the conclusion of a legally binding contract; the reception or taking of a thing bought as that for which it was bought, or as that agreed to be delivered, or the taking of possession of a thing as owner.


lexentry: eng/access__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: access
trans_list: accès
sense:
(uncountable) The right or ability of approaching or entering; admittance; admission; accessibility.


lexentry: eng/access__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: access
trans_list: accès
sense:
(uncountable, networking) Connection to or communication with a computer program or to the Internet.


lexentry: eng/access_token__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: access token
trans_list: jeton d'accès
sense:
(computing) An object that describes the security context of a process or thread, such as the user's identity and privileges.


lexentry: eng/accession__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: accession
trans_list: accession
sense:
(legal) A mode of acquiring property, by which the owner of a corporeal substance which receives an addition by growth, or by labor, has a right to the part or thing added, or the improvement (provided the thing is not changed into a different species).


lexentry: eng/accessory__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accessory
trans_list: accessoire
sense:
Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; contributing or being contributory. [from 1550s]


lexentry: eng/accessory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accessory
trans_list: accessoire
sense:
Something that belongs to part of another main thing; something additional and subordinate, an attachment.


lexentry: eng/accessory__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: accessory
trans_list: accessoire
sense:
(art) Something in a work of art without being indispensably necessary, for example solely ornamental parts.


lexentry: eng/accessory_after_the_fact__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accessory after the fact
trans_list: partisan
sense:
(legal) An individual who assists someone who has committed a crime so as to protect them from legal prosecution.


lexentry: eng/accessory_fruit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accessory fruit
trans_list: faux-fruit
sense:
(botany) A fruit which includes tissue not derived from the ovary but from some adjacent tissue, as for instance, a strawberry.


lexentry: eng/accessory_mineral__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accessory mineral
trans_list: minéral accessoire
sense:
(mineral) any mineral that is present in small amounts in a rock, but is not considered to be characteristic of the rock


lexentry: eng/acciaccatura__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acciaccatura
trans_list: acciaccatura
sense:
(music) A short grace note (theoretically taking no time at all), occurring on the beat occupied by the main note to which it is prefixed, one scale-step higher or lower than that main note. (Sometimes equivalent, therefore, to a short appoggiatura, but in Baroque music interpreted differently and more strictly.) Written as a note lighter in appearance, typically a quaver (eighth note), with an oblique stroke through the stem.


lexentry: eng/accident__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accident
trans_list: accident
sense:
An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences, and (in the strict sense) not directly caused by humans.


lexentry: eng/accident__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: accident
trans_list: accident
sense:
(transportation) A collision or crash of a vehicle, aircraft, or other form of transportation that causes damage to the transportation involved; and sometimes injury or death to the transportation's occupants or bystanders in close proximity. (but see Usage notes)


lexentry: eng/accidental__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: accidental
trans_list: accidentel
sense:
Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; by accident, unintentional. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/accidental__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: accidental
trans_list: altération
sense:
(music) A sharp, flat, or natural, occurring not at the commencement of a piece of music as the signature, but before a particular note.


lexentry: eng/accidie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accidie
trans_list: flemme | paresse
sense:
(now, literary) Sloth, slothfulness, especially as inducing general listlessness and apathy. [from 13th c.]


lexentry: eng/acclaim__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: acclaim
trans_list: acclamer | applaudir | réclamer
sense:
(transitive, rare) To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically.


lexentry: eng/acclimatize__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: acclimatize
trans_list: acclimater
sense:
(transitive) To make used to a new climate or one that is different from that which is natural; to inure or habituate to other circumstances; to adapt to the peculiarities of a foreign or strange climate.


lexentry: eng/acclivity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acclivity
trans_list: pente
sense:
(geomorphology) A slope or inclination of the earth, as the side of a hill, considered as ascending, in opposition to declivity, or descending; an upward slope; ascent.


lexentry: eng/accommodate__Verb__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: accommodate
trans_list: accommoder
sense:
(transitive) To show the correspondence of; to apply or make suit by analogy; to adapt or fit, as teachings to accidental circumstances, statements to facts, etc.


lexentry: eng/accommodation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accommodation
trans_list: hébergement | logement
sense:
(chiefly, British, usually, a mass noun) Lodging in a dwelling or similar living quarters afforded to travellers in hotels or on cruise ships, or prisoners, etc.


lexentry: eng/accommodation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: accommodation
trans_list: accommodation
sense:
(countable, uncountable, followed by to) The act of fitting or adapting, or the state of being fitted or adapted; adaptation; adjustment.


lexentry: eng/accompaniment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accompaniment
trans_list: accompagnement
sense:
(music) A part, usually performed by instruments, that gives support or adds to the background in music, or adds for ornamentation; also, the harmony of a figured bass.


lexentry: eng/accompaniment__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: accompaniment
trans_list: accompagnement
sense:
That which accompanies; something that attends as a circumstance, or which is added to give greater completeness to the principal thing, or by way of ornament, or for the sake of symmetry.


lexentry: eng/accompany__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accompany
trans_list: accompagner
sense:
(transitive) To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with; to go along with.


lexentry: eng/accomplice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accomplice
trans_list: complice | comparse | compère
sense:
(legal) An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.


lexentry: eng/accomplish__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: accomplish
trans_list: accomplir
sense:
(transitive, archaic) To equip or furnish thoroughly; hence, to complete in acquirements; to render accomplished; to polish.


lexentry: eng/accomplishment__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: accomplishment
trans_list: accomplissement
sense:
That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.


lexentry: eng/according_as__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: according as
trans_list: selon que
sense:
Precisely as; the same as; just as; corresponding to the way in which. (Now often expressing accordance with two or more alternatives.) [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/according_to_Hoyle__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: according to Hoyle
trans_list: en bonne et due forme
sense:
(idiomatic) In strict accordance with the rules, especially of card games; in the proper or expected manner.


lexentry: eng/accordion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accordion
trans_list: accordéon
sense:
A box-shaped musical instrument played by compressing or expanding its bellows while pressing its buttons or its keys, causing pallets to open, which allow air to flow across strips of brass or steel (reeds).


lexentry: eng/accordion_blind__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accordion blind
trans_list: store alvéolaire | store alvéolé
sense:
A type of blind or shade with fabric in an accordion pleat, exhibiting a honeycomb structure when viewed from the side.


lexentry: eng/account__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: account
trans_list: compte | rapport | récit
sense:
(accounting) A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review. [from c. 1300]


lexentry: eng/account__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: account
trans_list: compte | récit
sense:
A statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc., explanatory of some event; a reason of an action to be done.


lexentry: eng/account_for__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: account for
trans_list: expliquer | rendre compte
sense:
(transitive) To explain by relating circumstances; to show that some one, thing or members of a group are present or have been processed.


lexentry: eng/account_manager__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: account manager
trans_list: chargé de clientèle | gestionnaire de compte
sense:
(business) A person who is in charge of sales to one or more named customers or to a specified segment of the market, especially in B2B marketing; supposedly refers to a somewhat more responsible job than the term salesman.


lexentry: eng/accountability__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accountability
sense:
The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account or give an explanation; liability to be held responsible or answerable for something.

trans_list:
responsabilité | engagement responsable | obligation de rendre compte | obligation de rendre des comptes


lexentry: eng/accountancy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accountancy
trans_list: comptabilité
sense:
(uncountable, British, NZ, often, _, Philippines, accounting) The function of compiling and providing financial information primarily by reports referred to as financial statements, including bookkeeping, systems design, analysis and interpretation of accounting information.


lexentry: eng/accountant__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: accountant
trans_list: comptable
sense:
(accounting) One who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts; an officer in a public office, who has charge of the accounts.


lexentry: eng/accountant__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: accountant
trans_list: comptable | expert-comptable
sense:
(accounting) One whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another. The records are usually, but not always, financial records.


lexentry: eng/accounting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accounting
trans_list: comptabilité
sense:
(business) The development and use of a system for recording and analyzing the financial transactions and financial status of an individual or a business.


lexentry: eng/accounts_payable__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accounts payable
trans_list: dette fournisseur | dettes commerciales
sense:
The total amount of money that is owed by a customer to its suppliers of goods and services and is counted by the customer as a current unpaid debt.


lexentry: eng/accounts_receivable__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accounts receivable
trans_list: créance client
sense:
(accounting) The total monetary amount owed to a financial entity due to debts arising from sales on credit or on account.


lexentry: eng/accredit__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: accredit
trans_list: accréditer
sense:
(transitive) To send with letters credential, as an ambassador, envoy, or diplomatic agent; to authorize, as a messenger or delegate.


lexentry: eng/accretion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accretion
trans_list: accrétion
sense:
(uncountable, also, figurative) Increase by natural growth, especially the gradual increase of organic bodies by the internal addition of matter; organic growth; also, the amount of such growth. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/accretion__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: accretion
trans_list: accroissement
sense:
(uncountable) (Gradual) increase by an external addition of matter; (countable) an instance of this.


lexentry: eng/accretion__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: accretion
trans_list: accrétion
sense:
(astrophysics) The formation of planets, stars, and other celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; also, the growth of a celestial body through this process.


lexentry: eng/accretion__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: accretion
trans_list: accrétion
sense:
(uncountable) The process of separate particles aggregating or coalescing together; concretion; (countable) a thing formed in this manner.


lexentry: eng/accretion_disk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accretion disk
trans_list: disque d'accrétion
sense:
(astrophysics) A structure formed by matter falling into a gravitational source such as a galaxy, black hole, or protostar.


lexentry: eng/accrual__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: accrual
trans_list: accroissement
sense:
An increase; something that accumulates, especially an amount of money that periodically accumulates for a specific purpose


lexentry: eng/accrual_basis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accrual basis
trans_list: comptabilité d'engagement
sense:
(finance, accounting, often, attributive) A method of accounting that tracks income and expenditure when they become due, rather than when they actually occur.


lexentry: eng/acculturate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acculturate
trans_list: acculturer
sense:
(transitive) To change the culture of (a person) by the influence of another culture, especially a more dominant culture.


lexentry: eng/acculturate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: acculturate
trans_list: acculturer
sense:
(transitive) To cause (a person) to acquire the culture of a society (or of a region, industry, or company), as in the case of children growing up in that culture, immigrants learning that culture, or new hires learning the ropes of a job.


lexentry: eng/acculturation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: acculturation
trans_list: acculturation
sense:
A process by which a person acquires the culture of the society that they inhabit, starting at birth.


lexentry: eng/accumulate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accumulate
trans_list: accumuler
sense:
(transitive) To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together (either literally or figuratively), often gradually and without active intent.


lexentry: eng/accumulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: accumulation
trans_list: accumulation
sense:
(finance) The action of investors buying an asset from other investors when the price of the asset is low.


lexentry: eng/accumulation_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accumulation point
trans_list: point d’accumulation
sense:
(topology, "of" a subset of a topological space) Given a subset S of a topological space X, a point x whose every neighborhood contains at least one point distinct from x that belongs to S.


lexentry: eng/accumulator__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: accumulator
trans_list: accumulateur
sense:
(programming) A register or variable used for holding the intermediate results of a computation or data transfer.


lexentry: eng/accusative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: accusative
trans_list: accusatif
sense:
(grammar) Applied to the case (as the fourth case of Latin, Lithuanian and Greek nouns) which expresses the immediate object on which the action or influence of a transitive verb has its limited influence. Other parts of speech, including secondary or predicate direct objects, will also influence a sentence’s construction. In German the case used for direct objects.


lexentry: eng/accusatorial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: accusatorial
trans_list: accusatoire
sense:
(legal) Of or pertaining to the system of a public trial in which the facts are ascertained by the judge or jury from evidence presented by the prosecution and the defence.


lexentry: eng/accustom__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accustom
trans_list: accoutumer
sense:
(transitive, often, passive, or, reflexive, with to) To make familiar by use; to cause to accept; to habituate, familiarize, or inure.


lexentry: eng/ace__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ace
trans_list: as | ace
sense:
(card games) A playing card showing a single pip, typically the highest or lowest ranking card in a game.


lexentry: eng/ace__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: ace
trans_list: as | ace
sense:
A military aircraft pilot who is credited with shooting down many enemy aircraft, typically five or more.


lexentry: eng/ace_up_one's_sleeve__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (idiom) A surprise advantage of which others are not aware.
written_rep: ace up one's sleeve
trans_list:
as dans la manche | atout dans la manche | avoir un atout dans sa manche | garder un atout dans sa manche | joker


lexentry: eng/acenaphthene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acenaphthene
trans_list: acénaphtène
sense:
(organic compound) A hydrocarbon, found in coal tar, derived from naphthalene by the addition of a short aliphatic bridge.


lexentry: eng/acetaldehyde__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acetaldehyde
trans_list: acétaldéhyde | éthanal
sense:
(organic compound) A colourless organic compound, CH3CHO, occurring widely in nature and being produced on a large scale in industry.


lexentry: eng/acetaminophen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acetaminophen
trans_list: paracétamol | acétaminophène
sense:
(North America) A white crystalline compound used in medicine as an anodyne to relieve pain and reduce fever.


lexentry: eng/acetanilide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acetanilide
trans_list: acétanilide
sense:
(organic chemistry, pharmaceutical drug) the amide derived from acetic acid and aniline; once used medicinally as an analgesic and antipyretic


lexentry: eng/acetic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acetic acid
trans_list: acide acétique
sense:
(carboxylic acid, fatty acid) A clear colourless organic acid, CH3COOH, formed by the bacterial oxidation of ethanol through acetic fermentation; it is used as a solvent and has very many industrial applications; it is the major acidic component of vinegar.


lexentry: eng/acetoacetic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acetoacetic acid
trans_list: acide acétylacétique
sense:
(carboxylic acid) The ketonic carboxylic acid CH3-CO-CH2-COOH, that is present in the urine of people suffering from starvation or some forms of diabetes.


lexentry: eng/acetonemia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acetonemia
trans_list: acétonémie
sense:
(veterinary medicine) Presence of excessive levels of acetone in blood, sometimes occurring in cows during the first weeks after giving birth to a calf.


lexentry: eng/acetophenone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acetophenone
trans_list: acétophénone
sense:
(organic compound) The aromatic ketone phenyl methyl ketone, used in the manufacture of very many organic compounds


lexentry: eng/acetylation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acetylation
trans_list: acétylation
sense:
(organic chemistry) The reaction of a substance with acetic acid or one of its derivatives; the introduction of one or more acetyl groups into a substance.


lexentry: eng/acetylcholine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acetylcholine
trans_list: acétylcholine
sense:
(neurotransmitter) A neurotransmitter in humans and other animals. It is an ester of acetic acid and choline with chemical formula CH3COOCH2CH2N+(CH3)3.


lexentry: eng/acetylcholinesterase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acetylcholinesterase
trans_list: acétylcholinestérase
sense:
(enzyme) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine into choline and acetic acid.


lexentry: eng/ache__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ache
trans_list: faire mal | avoir mal
sense:
(intransitive, stative) To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.


lexentry: eng/achromatic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: achromatic
trans_list: achromatique
sense:
Containing components such as achromatic lenses and prisms, designed to prevent color-related distortion.


lexentry: eng/achromatopsia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: achromatopsia
trans_list: achromatopsie
sense:
Total color blindness; the total inability to distinguish colors due to the absence of cone cells in the eyes.


lexentry: eng/acicula__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acicula
trans_list: acicule
sense:
One of the needlelike or bristlelike spines or prickles of some animals and plants; also, a needlelike crystal.


lexentry: eng/acid_jazz__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acid jazz
trans_list: acid jazz
sense:
(music genre, jazz) A genre of popular music combining jazz with elements of soul music, funk and disco.


lexentry: eng/acid_rain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acid rain
trans_list: pluie acide
sense:
Rain which is unusually acidic (pH of less than the natural range of 5 to 6); caused mainly by atmospheric pollution with sulphur dioxide, carbon dioxide and nitrogen compounds.


lexentry: eng/acidic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acidic
trans_list: acide
sense:
(chemistry) Having a pH less than 7, or being sour, or having the strength to neutralize alkalis, or turning a litmus paper red.


lexentry: eng/acidimetry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acidimetry
trans_list: acidimétrie
sense:
(chemistry) The measurement of the strength of acids, especially by a chemical process based on the law of chemical combinations, or the fact that, to produce a complete reaction, a certain definite weight of reagent is required.


lexentry: eng/acinus__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: acinus
trans_list: grappe
sense:
(anatomy) One of the granular masses which constitute a racemose or compound gland, as the pancreas; also, one of the saccular recesses in the lobules of a racemose gland.


lexentry: eng/acknowledge__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acknowledge
trans_list: reconnaître
sense:
(transitive) To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in.


lexentry: eng/acknowledge__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: acknowledge
trans_list: accuser réception | certifier
sense:
(transitive) To own as genuine or valid; to assent to (a legal instrument) to give it validity; to avow or admit in legal form.


lexentry: eng/acknowledgment__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: acknowledgment
trans_list: remerciement
sense:
The act of recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition of existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.


lexentry: eng/acme__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acme
trans_list: acmé
sense:
A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period. [c. 1610]


lexentry: eng/acolyte__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acolyte
trans_list: acolyte
sense:
(Christianity) One who has received the highest of the four minor orders in the Catholic Church, being ordained to carry the wine, water and lights at Mass.


lexentry: eng/aconite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aconite
trans_list: aconit | napel | tue-loup
sense:
The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; any plant of the genus Aconitum, all the species of which are poisonous.


lexentry: eng/acorn__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: acorn
trans_list: gland
sense:
(nautical) A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head.


lexentry: eng/acorn_woodpecker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acorn woodpecker
trans_list: pic glandivore
sense:
A woodpecker native to the area from the southwestern United States to Colombia, of species Melanerpes formicivorus.


lexentry: eng/acotyledonous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acotyledonous
trans_list: acotylédone | acotylédoné
sense:
Having no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc.


lexentry: eng/acousmatic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: acousmatic
trans_list: acousmate | acousmatique
sense:
(music) Referring to pre-recorded music that is presented in concert using loudspeakers, e.g. some types of computer music.


lexentry: eng/acoustic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: acoustic
trans_list: acoustique
sense:
(music) Naturally producing or produced by an instrument without electrical amplification or the need thereof.


lexentry: eng/acoustic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acoustic
trans_list: acoustique
sense:
(usually, in the plural) The properties or qualities of a room or building that determine how sound is transmitted in it.


lexentry: eng/acoustic_coupler__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: acoustic coupler
trans_list: coupleur accoustique
sense:
(dated, telecommunications) A terminal device used to link data terminals and radio sets with the telephone network.


lexentry: eng/acqua_alta__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acqua alta
trans_list: acqua alta
sense:
A phenomenon that regularly occurs in the city of Venice, Italy, typically during high and spring tide, involving the flooding of the most low-lying areas of Venice.


lexentry: eng/acquaintance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acquaintance
trans_list: connaissance | relation | accointance
sense:
(uncountable) A state of being acquainted with a person; originally indicating friendship, intimacy, but now suggesting a slight knowledge less deep than that of friendship; acquaintanceship. [from 12th c.]


lexentry: eng/acquiesce__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: acquiesce
trans_list: acquiescer
sense:
(intransitive) To concur upon conviction; to accept tacitly; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition.


lexentry: eng/acquiescence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acquiescence
trans_list: acquiescement | consentement
sense:
A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent consent, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.


lexentry: eng/acquiescence__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: acquiescence
trans_list: péremption
sense:
(legal) Inaction, passivity, or neglect to take legal action when it is called for in order to assert, preserve, or safeguard a right, and which inaction implies the abandonment of said right.


lexentry: eng/acquired_immune_deficiency_syndrome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acquired immune deficiency syndrome
trans_list: syndrome d'immunodéficience acquise
sense:
(disease) An infectious disease, caused by HIV, that causes the gradual degeneration of the body's immune system.


lexentry: eng/acquired_taste__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: acquired taste
trans_list: spécifique
sense:
(idiomatic) Something that is appreciated only after having initially been regarded as unappealing or unpleasant; a person who is regarded as difficult or dislikable but of whom at least some have grown to approve.


lexentry: eng/acquittal__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: acquittal
trans_list: acquittement | relaxe
sense:
(legal) A legal decision that someone is not guilty with which they have been charged, or the formal dismissal of a charge by some other legal process. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/acquittal__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: acquittal
trans_list: acquittement
sense:
(historical) The act of releasing someone from debt or other obligation; acquittance. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/acridine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acridine
trans_list: acridine
sense:
(uncountable, organic compound) A tricyclic aromatic heterocycle, dibenzopyridine, obtained from coal tar; it is used in the manufacture of dyes and drugs


lexentry: eng/acrimonious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: acrimonious
trans_list: acrimonieux
sense:
(figuratively) Angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter, mean-spirited, sharp in language or tone. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/acritarch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acritarch
trans_list: acritarche
sense:
(paleontology, palynology) Any small, non-acid-soluble (i.e. non-carbonate, non-siliceous) organic fossil that cannot be classified.


lexentry: eng/acrobat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acrobat
trans_list: acrobate
sense:
An athlete who performs acts requiring skill, agility and coordination, often as part of a circus performance.


lexentry: eng/acrocentric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acrocentric
trans_list: acrocentrique
sense:
(genetics) (of a chromosome) Having the centromere very near to one end, and thus having a long arm, and a very short arm.


lexentry: eng/acrocyanosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acrocyanosis
trans_list: acrocyanose
sense:
(pathology) A persistent blue or cyanotic discoloration of the digits, most commonly occurring in the hands although also occurring in the face and feet as well.


lexentry: eng/acrodynia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acrodynia
trans_list: acrodynie
sense:
(pathology) An epidemic disease of the skin characterized by increased sensibility of the soles and palms, with pricking sensations in them and rheumatoid pains in the hands and feet.


lexentry: eng/acrolect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acrolect
trans_list: acrolecte
sense:
(sociolinguistics) The variety of speech that is considered most suitable for formal occasions (typically using only standard forms).


lexentry: eng/acrolein__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acrolein
trans_list: acroléine
sense:
(organic compound) A pungent, acrid, poisonous liquid aldehyde, CH2=CH-CH=O, made by the destructive distillation of glycerol.


lexentry: eng/acromegaly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acromegaly
trans_list: acromégalie
sense:
(disease) A chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones of the extremities, face, and jaw that is caused by over-activity of the pituitary gland.


lexentry: eng/acrophony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acrophony
trans_list: acrophonie
sense:
The naming of letters in an alphabetic writing system using words whose initial sounds are represented by the respective letters.


lexentry: eng/acropolis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acropolis
trans_list: acropole
sense:
A promontory (usually fortified with a citadel) forming the hub of many Grecian cities, and around which many were built for defensive purposes before and during the classical period; compare Acropolis.


lexentry: eng/acrostic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acrostic
trans_list: acrostiche
sense:
A poem or other text in which certain letters, often the first in each line, spell out a name or message. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/acroterium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acroterium
trans_list: acrotère
sense:
(architecture) One of the small pedestals, for statues or other ornaments, placed on the apex and at the basal angles of a pediment, or upon the gables in Gothic architecture.


lexentry: eng/acrow_prop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acrow prop
trans_list: étai
sense:
An adjustable-height steel support used in the construction industry, typically to temporarily support structures while work is carried out.


lexentry: eng/acrylamide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acrylamide
trans_list: acrylamide
sense:
(organic compound) The amide of acrylic acid, CH2=CH.CONH2; used in the manufacture of polyacrylamides.


lexentry: eng/acrylic_resin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acrylic resin
trans_list: acrylique
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any of many thermoplastic or thermosetting polymers or copolymers of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, esters of these acids, or acrylonitrile; used in paint and many plastics.


lexentry: eng/acrylonitrile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acrylonitrile
trans_list: acrylonitrile
sense:
(organic compound) A toxic colourless liquid organic compound, CH2=CH.CN, synthesized from propylene and ammonia; used as a monomer in the production of acrylic resins and synthetic rubber.


lexentry: eng/act__Verb__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: act
trans_list: se comporter
sense:
(intransitive, law) To carry out work as a legal representative in relation to a particular legal matter.


lexentry: eng/act__Verb__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: act
trans_list: jouer | se comporter
sense:
(intransitive, mathematics, construed with on or upon, of an algebraic structure) To possess an action onto (some other structure). Examples include the group action of a group on a set, the action of a ring on a module by scalar multiplication, and the action of a group or algebra on a vector space via a representation.


lexentry: eng/act_of_parliament__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: act of parliament
trans_list: acte du Parlement
sense:
A law which has received assent (royal, presidential or gubernatorial) after having been passed by the houses (or house) of a parliament.


lexentry: eng/act_of_war__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: act of war
trans_list: acte de guerre
sense:
(military) An action that would justify the initiation of hostilities against the perpetrator; an action that by its nature comprises a cessation of peace.


lexentry: eng/act_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (intransitive, idiomatic) To misbehave; to cause trouble.
written_rep: act up
trans_list:
courir sur le haricot | déconner | enquiquiner | faire n'importe quoi | importuner | péter les pruneaux


lexentry: eng/actigraphy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: actigraphy
trans_list: actimétrie
sense:
The use of the actigraph to record the movements of a sleeping subject, and analyze the subject's sleep patterns.


lexentry: eng/actin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: actin
trans_list: actine
sense:
(protein, uncountable) A globular structural protein that polymerizes in a helical fashion to form an actin filament (or microfilament).


lexentry: eng/acting__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acting
trans_list: intérimaire | par intérim
sense:
Temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another person when they are unable to do their job.


lexentry: eng/actinic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: actinic
trans_list: actinique
sense:
(chemistry, photography) Of or relating to actinism, the range of photochemical effects produced by exposure to electromagnetic radiation, particularly sunlight.


lexentry: eng/actinide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: actinide
trans_list: actinide
sense:
(chemistry) Any of the 15 radioactive elements of the periodic table from actinium to lawrencium that are positioned under the lanthanides, to which they have similar chemistry.


lexentry: eng/actinism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: actinism
trans_list: actinisme
sense:
(chemistry, physics) That property of electromagnetic radiation that leads to the production of photochemical effects


lexentry: eng/actinium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: actinium
trans_list: actinium
sense:
A radioactive, metallic chemical element (symbol: Ac) with an atomic number of 89; found in uranium ores.


lexentry: eng/actinolite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: actinolite
trans_list: actinote
sense:
(mineral) A mineral with monoclinic crystals of the chemical formula Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2, belonging to the amphibole group.


lexentry: eng/actinometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: actinometer
trans_list: actinomètre
sense:
(physics) A device used to measure the heating power of electromagnetic radiation, especially that of solar radiation.


lexentry: eng/actinometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: actinometry
trans_list: actinométrie
sense:
the measurement of the heating power of electromagnetic radiation, especially that of solar radiation


lexentry: eng/actinomycosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: actinomycosis
trans_list: actinomycose
sense:
(pathology) An infectious bacterial disease of cattle and swine, sometimes transmitted to humans, characterized by the formation of painful abscesses in the mouth, lungs, or gastrointestinal tract, caused by Actinomyces israelii, Actinomyces gerencseriae, and Propionibacterium propionicum.


lexentry: eng/actinotherapy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: actinotherapy
trans_list: actinothérapie
sense:
(medicine) The treatment of disease, especially skin disease, by exposure to ultraviolet light; radiotherapy.


lexentry: eng/action__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: action
trans_list: action
sense:
(mathematics) A way in which each element of some algebraic structure transforms some other structure or set, in a way which respects the structure of the first. Formally, this may be seen as a morphism from the first structure into some structure of endomorphisms of the second; for example, a group action of a group G on a set S can be seen as a group homomorphism from G into the set of bijections on S (which form a group under function composition), while a module M over a ring R can be defined as an abelian group together with a ring homomorphism from R into the ring of group endomorphisms of M (which is also called the action of R on M).


lexentry: eng/action__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: action
trans_list: action
sense:
(literature) The event or connected series of events, either real or imaginary, forming the subject of a play, poem, or other composition; the unfolding of the drama of events.


lexentry: eng/action_figure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: action figure
trans_list: figurine articulée | figurine d'action
sense:
A children's toy in the form of a posable plastic figurine of a character, often from a movie, video game, or television program, with moving parts and often capable of some form of spring-loaded movement. It is used to distinguish from dolls, which have acquired the reputation as a girl's toy, whereas action figures are more marketed toward boys.


lexentry: eng/action_movie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: action movie
trans_list: film d'action
sense:
A motion picture whose storyline involves fast-paced activity and conflict, usually including such elements as a heroic protagonist, violent fights, acrobatic stunts, chase scenes, and gunplay.


lexentry: eng/action_potential__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: action potential
trans_list: potentiel d'action
sense:
(physiology) A short-term change in the electrical potential that travels along a cell such as a nerve or muscle fiber. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/action_replay__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: action replay
trans_list: rediffusion
sense:
In TV broadcasting, the reshowing of a short segment of action, especially slow-motion sporting action, shortly after it was broadcast live or in real-time.


lexentry: eng/actionism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: actionism
trans_list: actionisme
sense:
(philosophy) An excessive emphasis on action, activity, or change in lieu of continuity, stability, and permanence.


lexentry: eng/activate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: activate
trans_list: activer | actionner
sense:
(transitive) To put a device, mechanism (alarm etc.) or system into action or motion; to trigger, to actuate, to set off, to enable.


lexentry: eng/activated_carbon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: activated carbon
trans_list: charbon actif | charbon activé
sense:
A very absorbent form of finely powdered carbon; used in purifying gases, and as an antidote for many poisons.


lexentry: eng/activation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: activation
trans_list: activation
sense:
(physics) The process of making a radioisotope by bombarding a stable element with neutrons or protons.


lexentry: eng/activation_analysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: activation analysis
trans_list: analyse par activation
sense:
(physical chemistry) Any of several similar radiochemical techniques of analysis in which a subatomic particle or gamma ray is captured by a nuclide to form a second stable nuclide which is then measured.


lexentry: eng/activation_function__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: activation function
trans_list: fonction d'activation
sense:
(computer science) A function that defines the output of a particular node in an artificial neural network on the basis of its inputs.


lexentry: eng/activator__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: activator
trans_list: activateur
sense:
(biology) Any chemical or agent which regulates one or more genes by increasing the rate of transcription.


lexentry: eng/active__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: active
trans_list: actif
sense:
Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives.


lexentry: eng/active_duty__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: active duty
trans_list: service actif
sense:
(military) A state in which person in the military performs military duties on a full-time basis, as opposed to reserve, where one only occasionally performs military duties.


lexentry: eng/active_ingredient__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: active ingredient
trans_list: agent actif
sense:
(pharmacology) The specific compound in a natural or man-made mixture that is responsible for the mixture's activity.


lexentry: eng/active_matrix__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: active matrix
trans_list: matrice active
sense:
A form of liquid crystal display with a grid of transistors and capacitors that can hold a charge for a limited period of time, contrasted with passive matrix.


lexentry: eng/active_volcano__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: active volcano
trans_list: volcan actif
sense:
(vulcanology, geology) A volcano that has erupted in the last 10,000 years, although not necessarily venting lava or gases now.


lexentry: eng/activism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: activism
trans_list: activisme
sense:
The practice of using action to achieve a result, such as political demonstration or a strike in support of or in opposition to an issue.


lexentry: eng/activities_of_daily_living__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: activities of daily living
trans_list: activités de la vie quotidienne
sense:
(healthcare) A set of common daily activities, including bathing, feeding, and relieving oneself. A person’s ability or inability to perform them is used as a measurement of their functional status.


lexentry: eng/activity__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: activity
trans_list: activité
sense:
(countable) Something done for pleasure or entertainment, especially one involving movement or an excursion.


lexentry: eng/actor__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: actor
trans_list: acteur | actrice | faiseur | faiseuse
sense:
A person who acts a part in a theatrical play or (later) in film or television; a dramatic performer. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/actual__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: actual
trans_list: réel | effectif
sense:
Existing in reality, not just potentially; really acted or acting; occurring in fact. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/actualism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: actualism
trans_list: actualisme
sense:
(philosophy) The belief that actuality and existence are co‐extensive: i.e., that only actual things exist, and merely possible things do not.


lexentry: eng/actuarial_science__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: actuarial science
trans_list: actuariat | sciences actuarielles
sense:
(applied mathematics, insurance, finance) The discipline within applied mathematics dealing with risk assessment and the modelling of uncertainty; the rigorous application of mathematical and statistical methods to assess risk, in industries including insurance and finance.


lexentry: eng/actuary__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: actuary
trans_list: actuaire
sense:
A professional who calculates financial values associated with uncertain events subject to risk, such as insurance premiums or pension contributions.


lexentry: eng/actuator__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: actuator
trans_list: actionneur
sense:
A usually electric device that causes a mechanical device (i.e., a mechanism) to be switched on or off. For example; an electric motor that opens and closes a valve.


lexentry: eng/acupressure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acupressure
trans_list: acupression
sense:
(uncountable) An alternative medicine technique, derived from acupuncture, in which physical pressure is applied to acupoints.


lexentry: eng/acupuncture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acupuncture
trans_list: acupuncture | acuponcture
sense:
The insertion of needles into the (living) tissue of the body affecting the Qi or energy along energetic pathways of the body called meridians. This modality is traditionally used as a form of internal medical treating all disease and illnesses, in Western countries it is widely used for the purposes of pain relief.


lexentry: eng/acute-phase_protein__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acute-phase protein
trans_list: protéine de phase aigüe
sense:
(biochemistry, immunology) Any of a class of proteins whose plasma concentrations change in response to inflammation, such as C-reactive protein.


lexentry: eng/acute__Adjective__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: acute
trans_list: aigu
sense:
(medicine) Of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset, in contrast to delayed onset; this sense does not imply severity, unlike the common usage.


lexentry: eng/acute__Adjective__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: acute
trans_list: aigu
sense:
(medicine) Of a short-lived condition, in contrast to a chronic condition; this sense also does not imply severity.


lexentry: eng/acute_accent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acute accent
trans_list: accent aigu
sense:
(orthography) : A diacritical mark ( ´ ) that can be placed above a number of letters in many languages of the Latin, Greek and Cyrillic writing systems.


lexentry: eng/acyl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acyl
trans_list: acyle
sense:
(organic compound) Any of class of organic radicals, RCO-, formed by the removal of a hydroxyl group from a carboxylic acid.


lexentry: eng/adagio__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adagio
trans_list: adage
sense:
(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played rather slowly, leisurely and gracefully.


lexentry: eng/adamantine__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adamantine
trans_list: adamantin
sense:
Made of adamant, or having the qualities of adamant; incapable of being broken, dissolved, or penetrated.


lexentry: eng/adapt__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: adapt
trans_list: adapter
sense:
(transitive) To make by altering or fitting something else; to produce by change of form or character.


lexentry: eng/adaptation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adaptation
trans_list: adaptation
sense:
(uncountable) The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification.


lexentry: eng/adaptation__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: adaptation
trans_list: adaptation
sense:
(countable, evolutionary theory) An instance of an organism undergoing change, or the structure or behavior that is changed.


lexentry: eng/adapter__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: adapter
trans_list: adaptateur
sense:
Specifically, a device that permits two or more plugs to be used at a single electrical power point.


lexentry: eng/adapter__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: adapter
trans_list: adaptateur
sense:
Specifically, an AC adapter: a device that reduces voltage and converts AC to DC to allow a battery-powered device to use mains power.


lexentry: eng/adaptogen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adaptogen
trans_list: adaptogène
sense:
(alternative medicine) Any natural herbal substance, such as ginseng, that is purported to assist the body to adapt to stress, and to exert a normalizing effect upon body functions.


lexentry: eng/add-on__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: add-on
trans_list: extension | addiciel
sense:
(computer hardware, software) A software extension or hardware peripheral that provides additional functions or customization for a core application or system.


lexentry: eng/add__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: add
trans_list: ajouter | additionner | sommer
sense:
(transitive) To join or unite (e.g. one thing to another, or as several particulars) so as to increase the number, augment the quantity, or enlarge the magnitude, or so as to form into one aggregate.


lexentry: eng/add_insult_to_injury__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: add insult to injury
trans_list: ajouter l'injure à l'insulte | comme si ça ne suffisait pas | pour couronner le tout
sense:
(idiomatic) To further a loss with mockery or indignity; to worsen an already unfavorable situation.


lexentry: eng/addend__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: addend
trans_list: cumulateur | terme
sense:
(mathematics) Addendum, any one of two or more numbers or other terms that are to be added together.


lexentry: eng/adder's_tongue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adder's tongue
trans_list: ophioglossum
sense:
Any of several ferns in the genus Ophioglossum, whose spores are produced on a spike resembling a serpent's tongue.


lexentry: eng/adder__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: adder
trans_list: vipère
sense:
A northern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen), a venomous viper found in the eastern United States


lexentry: eng/additive__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: additive
trans_list: additif
sense:
A substance added to another substance or product to produce specific properties in the combined substance.


lexentry: eng/additive_group__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: additive group
trans_list: groupe additif
sense:
(algebra) Any of certain algebraic objects (ring, field or vector space, etc., whose definition includes a commutative operation called addition) regarded as a group under addition.


lexentry: eng/address__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: address
trans_list: langage
sense:
(Commonwealth, politics) A response given by each of the Houses of Parliament to the sovereign's speech at the opening of Parliament.


lexentry: eng/address__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: address
trans_list: adresse
sense:
(networking, Internet) A string of characters identifying a node or range of nodes on a network (especially the Internet), such as an e-mail address, IP address or URL. [from 1960s]


lexentry: eng/address__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: address
trans_list: adresse
sense:
A description of the location of a property, usually with at least a street name and number, name of a town, and now also a postal code; such a description as superscribed for direction on an envelope or letter. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/address__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: address
trans_list: discours
sense:
An act of addressing oneself to a person or group; a discourse or speech, or a record of this. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/address__Verb__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: address
trans_list: adresser
sense:
(transitive) To direct speech to; to make a communication to, whether spoken or written; to apply to by words, as by a speech, petition, etc., to speak to.


lexentry: eng/address__Verb__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: address
trans_list: adresser
sense:
(transitive) To address oneself to; to prepare oneself for; to apply oneself to; to direct one's speech, discourse or efforts to.


lexentry: eng/address_bar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: address bar
trans_list: barre d'adresse
sense:
(computing, graphical user interface) A bar in a web browser that displays the address (uniform resource identifier) of the page or resource being displayed.


lexentry: eng/addressee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: addressee
trans_list: destinataire
sense:
The person or organization to which something, such as a letter or message, is addressed or sent, for whom the item is intended.


lexentry: eng/adduce__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adduce
trans_list: alléguer
sense:
(transitive) To bring forward or offer, as an argument, passage, or consideration which bears on a statement or case; to cite; to allege.


lexentry: eng/adductor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adductor
trans_list: adducteur
sense:
(anatomy) A muscle which draws a limb or part of the body toward the middle line of the body, or closes extended parts of the body—opposed to abductor.


lexentry: eng/adenine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adenine
trans_list: adénine
sense:
(biochemistry, genetics) A base, C5H5N5, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA.


lexentry: eng/adenohypophysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adenohypophysis
trans_list: adénohypophyse
sense:
(anatomy) The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, producing and secreting several peptide hormones that regulate many physiological processes including stress, growth, and reproduction.


lexentry: eng/adenoid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adenoid
trans_list: adénoïde
sense:
(symptom) an abnormally enlarged mass of lymphatic tissue at the back of the pharynx, often obstructing the nasal and ear passages and hindering speaking and breathing in young children.


lexentry: eng/adenoidectomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adenoidectomy
trans_list: adénoïdectomie
sense:
(surgery) Surgical removal of the adenoids, or of adenoid growths in the nasopharynx; commonly performed along with tonsillectomy.


lexentry: eng/adenopathy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adenopathy
trans_list: adénopathie
sense:
(pathology) Swelling or enlargement of the glands (especially the lymph nodes); any glandular disease.


lexentry: eng/adenosine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adenosine
trans_list: adénosine
sense:
(biochemistry, genetics, organic compound) A nucleoside derived from adenine and ribose, found in striated muscle tissue. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/adenosine_monophosphate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adenosine monophosphate
trans_list: adénosine monophosphate
sense:
(biochemistry) A nucleotide, found in all animal muscle cells, reversibly convertible to adenosine diphosphate and adenosine triphosphate.


lexentry: eng/adenosine_triphosphate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adenosine triphosphate
trans_list: adénosine triphosphate
sense:
(biochemistry, neurotransmitter) A nucleotide that is used as a source of energy in cellular reactions, in the synthesis of nucleic acids, and as a neurotransmitter recognized by purinergic receptors.


lexentry: eng/adenovirus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adenovirus
trans_list: adénovirus
sense:
(medicine) Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans


lexentry: eng/adessive_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adessive case
trans_list: adessif
sense:
(grammar) A noun case used to indicate adjacent location. In English, this is usually expressed by the prepositions "near", "at", or "by". Languages that use the adessive case include Finnish, Hungarian, Estonian, Lezgi and Lithuanian.


lexentry: eng/adhan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adhan
trans_list: adhan
sense:
(Islam) The call to prayer, which consisted originally of simply four takbirs followed by the statement (أَشْهَدُ أَنْ) لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا ٱلله.


lexentry: eng/adhesin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adhesin
trans_list: adhésine
sense:
(biochemistry) Any of several factors that enable bacteria to adhere to epithelial surfaces as a step towards infection.


lexentry: eng/adhesive_capsulitis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adhesive capsulitis
trans_list: capsulite rétractile | épaule gelée
sense:
(pathology) A disorder in which the shoulder capsule, the connective tissue surrounding the glenohumeral joint of the shoulder, becomes inflamed and stiff, greatly restricting motion and causing chronic pain.


lexentry: eng/adhocracy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adhocracy
trans_list: adhocratie
sense:
(business, organizational theory) An organizational system designed to be flexible and responsive to the needs of the moment rather than excessively bureaucratic. [from 1964.]


lexentry: eng/adiabat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adiabat
trans_list: adiabatique
sense:
(physics) The curve on a graph of pressure and temperature which gives the adiabatic heating or cooling of a gas.


lexentry: eng/adiabatic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adiabatic
trans_list: adiabatique
sense:
(physics, thermodynamics, of a process) Without gain or loss of heat (and thus with no change in entropy, in the quasistatic approximation).


lexentry: eng/adicity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adicity
trans_list: arité
sense:
(logic, mathematics, computer science) The number of arguments or operands a function or operation takes. For a relation, the number of domains in the corresponding Cartesian product.


lexentry: eng/adipic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adipic acid
trans_list: acide adipique
sense:
(carboxylic acid) A white crystalline dicarboxylic acid, C4H8(COOH)2; it has many industrial applications; when condensed with hexamethylene diamine it produces nylon.


lexentry: eng/adipocere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adipocere
trans_list: adipocire
sense:
A brown, fatty, waxy substance (fatty acids) that forms on dead animal tissues in response to hydrolysis.


lexentry: eng/adit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adit
trans_list: galerie
sense:
A horizontal or nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine, as contrasted with a shaft or vertical entry passage. An adit may be used for ventilation, haulage, drainage, or other purposes.


lexentry: eng/adjective_phrase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adjective phrase
trans_list: locution adjectivale
sense:
(grammar) A phrase that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun and which can usually be used both attributively and predicatively, can be graded, and can include an adverbial phrase as a modifier within it.


lexentry: eng/adjika__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adjika
trans_list: adjika
sense:
A hot, spicy but subtly flavoured paste often used to flavour food, mainly in the Caucasian regions of Abkhazia and Samegrelo.


lexentry: eng/adjoin__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: adjoin
trans_list: adjoindre
sense:
(transitive, mathematics, chiefly, algebra, and, number theory) To extend an algebraic object (e.g. a field, a ring, etc.) by adding to it an element not belonging to it and then ensuring closure, for example by also adding all finite power series of the element.


lexentry: eng/adjustable_pliers__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adjustable pliers
trans_list: pince multiprise | pince becro | pince multiple
sense:
A type of pliers used by plumbers that can be quickly changed in size and is primarily used for tightening nuts on water pipes.


lexentry: eng/adjutant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adjutant
trans_list: adjudant
sense:
(military rank) A lower-ranking officer who assists a higher-ranking officer with administrative affairs. [from 1641]


lexentry: eng/adjuvant__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: adjuvant
trans_list: adjuvant
sense:
(medicine) Of a form of therapy or treatment: additional, supplementary; specifically (oncology) , of a cancer treatment: given after removal of a primary tumour. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/administer__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: administer
trans_list: administrer | gérer
sense:
(transitive) To manage or supervise the conduct, performance or execution of; to govern or regulate the parameters for the conduct, performance or execution of; to work in an administrative capacity.


lexentry: eng/administer__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: administer
trans_list: administrer
sense:
(transitive, medicine) To cause (a patient, human or animal) to ingest (a drug), either by openly offering or through deceit.


lexentry: eng/administration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: administration
trans_list: administration
sense:
(uncountable) The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office or employment; direction.


lexentry: eng/administration__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: administration
trans_list: administration
sense:
(countable, government, politics) The executive part of government; the persons collectively who are entrusted with the execution of laws and the superintendence of public affairs; the chief magistrate and his cabinet or council; or the council, or ministry, alone, as in Great Britain.


lexentry: eng/administrative_court__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: administrative court
trans_list: tribunal administratif
sense:
(law) In many civil law jurisdictions, a specialized court separate from the ordinary court system in charge of reviewing decisions made by public authorities under administrative law.


lexentry: eng/administrator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: administrator
trans_list: administrateur | gérant | administratrice | gestionnaire | gérante
sense:
One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager.


lexentry: eng/administrator__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: administrator
trans_list: gestionnaire | administrateur
sense:
(legal) A person who manages or settles the estate of an intestate, or of a testator when there is no competent executor; one to whom the right of administration has been committed by competent authority


lexentry: eng/administrator__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: administrator
trans_list: administrateur | administratrice | admin
sense:
(computing) One who is responsible for software installation, management, information and maintenance of a computer or network.


lexentry: eng/admiral__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: admiral
trans_list: amiral
sense:
(military) A high rank in the British and American Navies, NATO grade OF-9, equivalent ranks in other navies, in coast guards, etc.


lexentry: eng/admiral__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: admiral
trans_list: amiral
sense:
(zoology) Any of several species of nymphalid butterflies of the genera Kaniska, Limenitis and Vanessa. [1799]


lexentry: eng/admiral_of_the_fleet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: admiral of the fleet
trans_list: amiral de la flotte
sense:
(military, UK) The highest rank in the Royal Navy and other Commonwealth navies, NATO grade OF-10, currently only ceremonial.


lexentry: eng/admiralty_law__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: admiralty law
trans_list: droit maritime
sense:
(legal) The area of law that deals with ships at sea and the rights of sailors, passengers, and owners of cargo.


lexentry: eng/admit__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: admit
trans_list: admettre
sense:
(transitive) To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration


lexentry: eng/admit__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: admit
trans_list: admettre
sense:
(transitive) To allow (someone) to enter a profession or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise.


lexentry: eng/admit__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: admit
trans_list: admettre | reconnaître | avouer
sense:
(transitive, or, intransitive) To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny (+ to).


lexentry: eng/admit__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: admit
trans_list: admettre
sense:
(transitive) To be capable of; to permit. In this sense, "of" may be used after the verb, or may be omitted.


lexentry: eng/admonish__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: admonish
trans_list: avertir
sense:
(transitive, with of or against) To advise against wrongdoing; to caution; to warn against danger or an offense.


lexentry: eng/adnate__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adnate
trans_list: adné
sense:
(botany, mycology) Linked or fused to a structure of a type different from itself; for example, attachment of a stamen to a petal is adnate, while attachment of a stamen to another stamen is connate.


lexentry: eng/adnominal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adnominal
trans_list: adnominal
sense:
(grammar) The adnominal case: A word or phrase qualifying a noun, such as an adjective or a relative clause.


lexentry: eng/adoption__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: adoption
trans_list: adoption
sense:
The state of being adopted; the acceptance of a child of other parents as if he or she were one's own child.


lexentry: eng/adoption__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: adoption
trans_list: adoption
sense:
(computing) The transfer from an old system to another (usually better) system. (Can we add an example for this sense? )


lexentry: eng/adoptionism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adoptionism
trans_list: adoptianisme
sense:
(Christianity) A form of Christianity which maintains that Jesus is divine only in the sense that God the Father adopted him, either at Jesus' birth, or at his death, as opposed to the orthodox understanding of the nature of the Trinity.


lexentry: eng/adposition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adposition
trans_list: adposition
sense:
(grammar) An element that combines syntactically with a phrase and indicates how that phrase should be interpreted in the surrounding context; a preposition or postposition.


lexentry: eng/adrenal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adrenal
trans_list: adrénal
sense:
Pertaining to the adrenal glands (suprarenal glands), their secretions, or the function derived therefrom.


lexentry: eng/adrenal_gland__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adrenal gland
trans_list: glande surrénale
sense:
(anatomy) In mammals, either of a pair of complex endocrine glands, situated above each kidney, secreting hormones which control the heart rate, blood pressure, and metabolism.


lexentry: eng/adrenaline_junkie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adrenaline junkie
trans_list: accro à l'adrénaline
sense:
(colloquial) One who is seemingly addicted to the sensation of exhilaration associated with risky behaviors or exciting situations, and who actively seeks such opportunities.


lexentry: eng/adrenarche__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adrenarche
trans_list: adrénarche
sense:
A stage of maturation of the cortex of the human adrenal glands, related to puberty, typically occurring between the ages of six and ten years and involving both structural and functional changes.


lexentry: eng/adrenochrome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adrenochrome
trans_list: adrénochrome
sense:
(biochemistry) An oxidation product of adrenaline or epinephrine; its semicarbazone is used as a drug to reduce bleeding.


lexentry: eng/adret__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adret
trans_list: adret
sense:
(geography) The sun-facing side of a mountain; in the northern hemisphere, especially south-facing slope.


lexentry: eng/adsorber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adsorber
trans_list: adsorbeur
sense:
Something which adsorbs, especially a solid material, such as activated carbon, that has a high surface area and is used to capture a gas or liquid


lexentry: eng/adsorption__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adsorption
trans_list: adsorption
sense:
The adhesion of a liquid or gas on the surface of a solid material, forming a thin film on the surface.


lexentry: eng/adstratum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adstratum
trans_list: adstrat
sense:
(linguistics) Any language having elements that are responsible for change in neighbouring languages


lexentry: eng/adularia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adularia
trans_list: adulaire
sense:
(mineral) A variety of orthoclase feldspar found as colorless to white prismatic crystals in cavities in metamorphic rocks. Some specimens reflect a bluish sheen along crystal faces. This phenomenon is called adularescence, and adularia with this property is called moonstone. (See sanidine).


lexentry: eng/adult_baby__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adult baby
trans_list: bébé adulte
sense:
(sexuality) A person who enjoys role-playing a regression to an infant-like state and acting like a baby or toddler, as through wearing diapers, engaging in babylike activities, babbling, etc., occasionally for sexual gratification.


lexentry: eng/adult_content__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adult content
trans_list: contenu pour adultes
sense:
Content, such as pornography or violence, that is not generally thought to be appropriate for viewing by children, due to their shocking or sexual nature.


lexentry: eng/adultery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adultery
trans_list: adultère
sense:
(narrowly) Sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse. See more synonyms at Thesaurus:cuckoldry


lexentry: eng/adumbration__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: adumbration
trans_list: ébauche | ébauchement
sense:
(countable, uncountable, figuratively) A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.


lexentry: eng/advance__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: advance
trans_list: avances
sense:
(often, in the plural) An opening approach or overture, now especially of an unwelcome or sexual nature.


lexentry: eng/advance_guard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: advance guard
trans_list: avant-garde
sense:
A unit or units leading the way of advancing or marching troops, guarding them from ambushes, reconnoitering and pursuing the enemy, etc.


lexentry: eng/advance_payment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: advance payment
trans_list: avance | paiement à l'avance
sense:
The part of a contractually due sum that is paid or received in advance for a good, service or social security payment.


lexentry: eng/advantage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: advantage
trans_list: avantage
sense:
(countable) Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable or chance to success, or to any desired end.


lexentry: eng/advantage__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: advantage
trans_list: avantage
sense:
(obsolete) Superiority; mastery; — used with of to specify its nature or with over to specify the other party.


lexentry: eng/advection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: advection
trans_list: advection
sense:
(meteorology, earth science, physical chemistry) The horizontal movement of a body of atmosphere (or other fluid) along with a concurrent transport of its temperature, humidity etc.


lexentry: eng/advection_fog__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: advection fog
trans_list: brume d'advection
sense:
(physics, meteorology) A type of fog caused by the passage of moist air horizontally over a relatively colder surface and the consequent cooling of that air to below its dew point.


lexentry: eng/adventure__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: adventure
trans_list: aventure
sense:
A daring feat; a bold undertaking, in which dangers are likely to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; the encountering of risks.


lexentry: eng/adventure__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: adventure
trans_list: aventure
sense:
A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account.


lexentry: eng/adventurism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: adventurism
trans_list: aventurisme
sense:
(politics) The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/adventurous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adventurous
trans_list: aventureux
sense:
(of a, person) Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.


lexentry: eng/adverb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adverb
trans_list: adverbe
sense:
(grammar) A word that modifies a verb, adjective, other adverbs, or various other types of words, phrases, or clauses.


lexentry: eng/adverb__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: adverb
trans_list: adverbe
sense:
(programming) In the Raku programming language, a named parameter that modifies the behavior of a routine.


lexentry: eng/adverbial_participle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adverbial participle
trans_list: gérondif
sense:
(grammar) A participle that modifies a verb in the same sentence and is equivalent to an adverbial clause in English. Adverbial participles may denote time, condition, cause, concession, manner, means, purpose, or attendant circumstance.


lexentry: eng/adverbial_phrase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adverbial phrase
trans_list: locution adverbiale
sense:
(grammar) A phrase that collectively modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a prepositional phrase.


lexentry: eng/adverse__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adverse
trans_list: défavorable | adverse
sense:
Unfavorable; antagonistic in purpose or effect; hostile; actively opposing one's interests or wishes; contrary to one's welfare; acting against; working in an opposing direction.


lexentry: eng/adverse_possession__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adverse possession
trans_list: prescription acquisitive | usucapion
sense:
(legal) A means of acquiring title to another's real property without compensation by occupying the property in a manner that has under common law the requirements of being actual, open and notorious, exclusive, hostile, under cover of claim or right, and continuous for a certain number of years.


lexentry: eng/advertise__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: advertise
trans_list: annoncer
sense:
(transitive) To give (especially public) notice of (something); to announce publicly. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/advertise__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: advertise
trans_list: afficher | publier
sense:
(intransitive) To provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/advertising_agency__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: advertising agency
trans_list: agence de communication
sense:
a business enterprise dedicated to creating, planning and handling advertising on behalf of its client companies.


lexentry: eng/advertorial__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: advertorial
trans_list: publireportage | publirédactionnel
sense:
An advertisement written in the form of an objective editorial, presented in a printed publication, and usually designed to look like a legitimate and independent news article.


lexentry: eng/advise__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: advise
trans_list: conseiller | renseigner
sense:
(transitive) To formally give information or notice to; to inform or counsel. [with of ‘what is communicated’]


lexentry: eng/advisedly__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: advisedly
trans_list: intentionnellement
sense:
With intentionality, and deliberately, usually also with a connotation of due consideration and wise choosing.


lexentry: eng/advisory_opinion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: advisory opinion
trans_list: expert
sense:
(legal) An opinion issued by a court that does not have the effect of resolving a specific legal case, but merely advises on the constitutionality or interpretation of a law.


lexentry: eng/advocacy_group__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: advocacy group
trans_list: groupe d'intérêt | groupe de pression
sense:
A group of people, always allied and sometimes also formally organised, who use various forms of advocacy to influence public opinion and policy.


lexentry: eng/adware__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adware
trans_list: logiciel de publicité | logiciel publicitaire | publiciel
sense:
(computing) A software application that includes advertisements, which are displayed while the software is running. Developers use adware as a source of income and to keep the costs of the software down (usually making it free). Some adware programs can include spyware.


lexentry: eng/adynaton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adynaton
trans_list: adynaton
sense:
(rhetoric) A form of hyperbole that uses exaggeration so magnified as to express impossibility; an instance of such hyperbole.


lexentry: eng/adytum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adytum
trans_list: adytum | adyton
sense:
(Ancient Greece, religion) The innermost sanctuary or shrine in a temple, from where oracles were given.


lexentry: eng/adze__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adze
trans_list: herminette
sense:
A cutting tool that has a curved blade set at a right angle to the handle and is used in shaping wood.


lexentry: eng/aedile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aedile
trans_list: édile
sense:
(historical, Ancient Rome) An elected official who was responsible for the maintenance of public buildings, regulation of festivals, supervision of markets and the supply of grain and water.


lexentry: eng/aegipan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aegipan
trans_list: ægipan | égipan | égypan
sense:
(Greek mythology) A goat-like creature resembling a satyr, sometimes portrayed as having a fish's tail.


lexentry: eng/aegis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aegis
trans_list: égide
sense:
(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A mythological shield associated with the Greek deities Zeus and Athena (and their Roman counterparts Jupiter and Minerva) shown as a short cloak made of goatskin worn on the shoulders, more as an emblem of power and protection than a military shield. The aegis of Athena or Minerva is usually shown with a border of snakes and with the head of Medusa in the center. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/aegrotat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aegrotat
trans_list: certificat médical
sense:
(British, dated) A certificate indicating that a student is ill, excusing attendance at lectures and examinations and allowing courses to be passed without finishing the work.


lexentry: eng/aeolipile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aeolipile
trans_list: éolipyle
sense:
A steam engine powered by rocket propulsion due to escaping steam, consisting of a pressure vessel mounted on a bearing, with one or more tubes which exhaust steam tangentially to the rotation axis so as to create rotation.


lexentry: eng/aeonium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aeonium
trans_list: aeonium
sense:
Any member of the genus Aeonium of succulent, subtropical plants with rosette leaves on a basal stem, mostly native to the Canary Islands.


lexentry: eng/aeration__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: aeration
trans_list: aération
sense:
By extension, a process in which other gases (such as carbon dioxide or nitrogen or argon) are circulated through or mixed with a substance (usually liquid), sometimes with the consequence of increasing the transfer of air into the same liquid at the surface due to the induced circulation.


lexentry: eng/aerial__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aerial
trans_list: antenne
sense:
(chiefly, _, UK) A rod, wire, or other structure for receiving or transmitting radio, television signals etc.


lexentry: eng/aerial_cableway__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aerial cableway
trans_list: téléphérique
sense:
A large assortment of cables, suspended above the ground at a minesite or quarry, used to transport tools and equipment over rough territory.


lexentry: eng/aerobatics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aerobatics
trans_list: acrobatie aérienne | voltige | voltige aérienne
sense:
(aviation) The practice of flying maneuvers involving aircraft attitudes that are not used in conventional passenger-carrying flights.


lexentry: eng/aerobe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aerobe
trans_list: aérobie
sense:
(biology) Any organism (but especially a bacterium) that can tolerate the presence of oxygen, or that needs oxygen to survive.


lexentry: eng/aerobics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aerobics
trans_list: aérobic
sense:
A form of exercise, designed to enhance one's cardiovascular fitness, normally performed to music. [1968]


lexentry: eng/aerobiology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aerobiology
trans_list: aérobiologie
sense:
(biology) The study of the dispersion of airborne biological materials, as pollen, spores, microorganisms, or viruses.


lexentry: eng/aerodynamics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aerodynamics
trans_list: aérodynamique
sense:
The science of the dynamics of bodies moving relative to gases, especially the interaction of moving objects with the atmosphere.


lexentry: eng/aerogel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aerogel
trans_list: aérogel
sense:
A porous, ultralight solid-state substance, similar to gel, in which the liquid component is replaced with gas.


lexentry: eng/aerogram__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: aerogram
trans_list: aérogramme
sense:
A thin piece of foldable and gummed paper for writing a letter and serving as its own envelope for transit via airmail.


lexentry: eng/aerology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aerology
trans_list: aérologie
sense:
The branch of meteorology involving the observation of the atmosphere by means of balloons, kites, rockets, drones, airplanes, etc.


lexentry: eng/aerometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aerometry
trans_list: aérométrie | aërométrie
sense:
(archaic) The science of measuring the air, including air pressure, density, quality, direction and condensation; pneumatics.


lexentry: eng/aeronomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aeronomy
trans_list: aéronomie
sense:
A branch of science that deals with the upper atmosphere of the Earth and the other planets with reference to their chemical composition, physical properties, relative motion, and responses to radiation from space.


lexentry: eng/aerophone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aerophone
trans_list: aérophone
sense:
Any musical instrument which produces sound primarily by causing a body of air to vibrate, without the use of strings or membranes, and without the vibration of the instrument itself adding considerably to the sound.


lexentry: eng/aerospace__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: aerospace
trans_list: aérospatial
sense:
Of, or relating to the science, technology and industry associated with aircraft, missiles, satellites and spacecraft.


lexentry: eng/aerostat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aerostat
trans_list: aérostat
sense:
An aircraft, such as a dirigible or balloon, that derives its lift from buoyancy rather than from wings or rotors.


lexentry: eng/aerostatics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aerostatics
trans_list: aérostatique
sense:
(physics) the study of gases in equilibrium and of balloons or aircraft in varying atmospheric conditions


lexentry: eng/aerothermodynamics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aerothermodynamics
trans_list: aérothermodynamique
sense:
(physics) The scientific study of the thermodynamic properties of gases, especially when travelling at a high velocity.


lexentry: eng/aesthete__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aesthete
trans_list: esthète
sense:
(often, derogatory) Someone who cultivates an unusually high sensitivity to beauty, as in art or nature, often in a manner perceived to prioritize beauty over other qualities such as virtue and utility.


lexentry: eng/aesthetic_surgeon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: A surgeon who performs aesthetic surgery
written_rep: aesthetic surgeon
trans_list:
chirurgien esthéticien | chirurgien esthétique | chirurgienne esthéticienne | chirurgienne esthétique


lexentry: eng/aestivation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aestivation
trans_list: estivation
sense:
(biology) A state of inactivity and metabolic depression during summer: the summer version of hibernation.


lexentry: eng/aetiology__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: aetiology
trans_list: étiologie
sense:
(medicine, uncountable) The study or investigation of the causes of disease; a scientific explanation for the origin of a disease.


lexentry: eng/aeviternity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: aeviternity
trans_list: éviternité
sense:
(Scholastic, _, philosophy) Synonym of aevum (“the temporal mode of existence between time and eternity, said to be experienced by angels, saints, and celestial bodies (which medieval astronomy believed to be unchanging)”).


lexentry: eng/affable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: affable
trans_list: aimable | affable
sense:
Receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; friendly, courteous, sociable.


lexentry: eng/affair__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: affair
trans_list: affaire
sense:
(often in the plural) Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public.


lexentry: eng/affect__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: affect
trans_list: feindre
sense:
(transitive) To make a show of; to put on a pretense of; to feign; to assume. To make a false display of. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/affectation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: affectation
trans_list: affectation
sense:
An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show. [from 1548]


lexentry: eng/affection__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: affection
trans_list: affection
sense:
The state of being affected, especially: a change in, or alteration of, the emotional state of a person or other animal, caused by a subjective affect (a subjective feeling or emotion), which arises in response to a stimulus which may result from either thought or perception.


lexentry: eng/affiliate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: affiliate
trans_list: filiale d'entreprise
sense:
Someone or something, especially, a television station, that is associated with a larger, related organization, such as a television network; a member of a group of associated things.


lexentry: eng/affiliate__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: affiliate
trans_list: affilier
sense:
(intransitive, followed by "to" or "with") To attach (to) or unite (with); to receive into a society as a member, and initiate into its mysteries, plans, etc.


lexentry: eng/affine__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: affine
trans_list: affine
sense:
(not comparable, geometry) Of or pertaining to a function expressible as f(\vec x)= A \vec x + \vec b (where A is a linear transformation and \vec b is a constant), which, regarded as a transformation, maps parallel lines to parallel lines and finite points to finite points.


lexentry: eng/affine_geometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: affine geometry
trans_list: géométrie affine
sense:
(geometry, uncountable) The branch of geometry dealing with what can be deduced in Euclidean geometry when the notions of line length and angle size are ignored.


lexentry: eng/affine_transformation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: affine transformation
trans_list: transformation affine
sense:
(geometry, linear algebra) A geometric transformation that preserves lines and parallelism, but in general not lengths or angles; (more formally) an automorphism of an affine space: a mapping of an affine space onto itself that preserves both the dimension of any affine subspace and the ratio of the lengths of any pair of parallel line segments.


lexentry: eng/affinity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: affinity
trans_list: affinité
sense:
A family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity (e.g. sister).


lexentry: eng/affinity__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: affinity
trans_list: affinité
sense:
(chemistry) An attractive force between atoms, or groups of atoms, that contributes towards their forming bonds.


lexentry: eng/affinity_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: affinity card
trans_list: carte affinitaire
sense:
(finance) A credit card made available by a bank or other lender to qualified people associated with a sponsoring organization (such as a club, educational institution, charity, or business), typically with provision for a portion of the lender's interest income to be paid to the sponsor and sometimes providing special benefits (such as reduced fees) for the users.


lexentry: eng/affirm__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: affirm
trans_list: affirmer
sense:
To make firm; to confirm, or ratify; especially (legal) to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appellate court for review.


lexentry: eng/affirmative_action__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: affirmative action
trans_list: action positive | discrimination positive
sense:
(uncountable) A set of policies or programs providing advantages for people of a group who are seen to have traditionally been the target of discrimination.


lexentry: eng/affogato__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: affogato
trans_list: affogato
sense:
A drink or dessert (especially ice cream) topped with espresso and sometimes a caramel or chocolate sauce.


lexentry: eng/afford__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: afford
trans_list: permettre
sense:
To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; (usually, after an expression of ability, as could, able, difficult) to be able or rich enough; to spare.


lexentry: eng/afford__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: afford
trans_list: offrir
sense:
(obsolete) To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling, granting or expending, with profit, or without too great a loss.


lexentry: eng/afforestation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: afforestation
trans_list: boisement
sense:
The act or process of creating a new forest where none had existed before, or reforestation of areas long deforested.


lexentry: eng/affreightment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: affreightment
trans_list: affrètement
sense:
(nautical) The act of hiring, or the contract for use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo.


lexentry: eng/afield__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: afield
trans_list: absent
sense:
Away (from the home or starting point, physical or conceptual). (Often preceded by far, farther, or further.)


lexentry: eng/aflatoxin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aflatoxin
trans_list: aflatoxine
sense:
(poison) Any of a family of mycotoxins, produced by molds of the Aspergillus genus, that can be toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic or teratogenic; typically found as contaminants of animal food or peanuts.


lexentry: eng/afrobeat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: afrobeat
trans_list: afrobeat
sense:
(music genre) Music that combines West African musical styles (such as traditional Yoruba music and highlife) with American funk, jazz, and soul influences, with a focus on chanted vocals, complex intersecting rhythms, and percussion.


lexentry: eng/after__Conjunction__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: after
trans_list: après que | après de
sense:
Signifies that the action of the clause it starts takes place before the action of the other clause.


lexentry: eng/after__Preposition__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: after
trans_list: à cause de | après
sense:
(Irish, Newfoundland, usually, preceded by a form of be, followed by an -ing form of a verb) Used to indicate recent completion of an activity.


lexentry: eng/after_all__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: after all
trans_list: après tout | finalement
sense:
(idiomatic) anyway, in any case; indicates a statement is true regardless of other considerations; used to reinforce or explain a point.


lexentry: eng/after_all__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: after all
trans_list: après tout | au bout du compte | pour finir
sense:
(idiomatic) in the end, however; used in referring to something that was believed to be the case, but is not; or to an outcome that is not what was expected or predicted.


lexentry: eng/afterbirth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: afterbirth
trans_list: arrière-faix | délivrance
sense:
The placenta and other material expelled via the birth canal following childbirth or parturition in mammals.


lexentry: eng/afterlife__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: afterlife
trans_list: au-delà | autre monde | vie après la mort | arrière-monde | outre-tombe
sense:
A conscious existence after death; a supernatural life that follows one's natural life, in some worldviews.


lexentry: eng/aftermath__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aftermath
trans_list: regain
sense:
(obsolete, agriculture) A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season; lattermath.


lexentry: eng/aftermath__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: aftermath
trans_list: contrecoup | dégâts | impact | séquelles
sense:
That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.


lexentry: eng/afternoon_tea__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: afternoon tea
trans_list: goûter
sense:
(Australia, NZ, Hong Kong) A small meal or snack eaten between lunch and dinner (supper); a period of time set aside for this purpose, taken as a break from work or from a conference.


lexentry: eng/aftershock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aftershock
trans_list: réplique
sense:
(seismology) An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock").


lexentry: eng/again__Adverb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: again
trans_list: déjà | encore
sense:
Tell me again, say again; used in asking a question to which one may have already received an answer that one cannot remember.


lexentry: eng/again__Adverb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: again
trans_list: encore | de nouveau | à nouveau
sense:
Used metalinguistically, with the repetition being in the discussion, or in the linguistic or pragmatic context of the discussion, rather than in the subject of discussion. [from 16thc.]


lexentry: eng/against__Preposition__1
sense_num: 16
written_rep: against
trans_list: contre
sense:
(Hollywood) To be paid now in contrast to the following amount to be paid later under specified circumstances, usually that a movie is made or has started filming.


lexentry: eng/against_the_grain__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: against the grain
trans_list: à contre-fil
sense:
(woodworking, of sanding or planing a piece of wood) Preventing a smooth, level surface from being formed by raising the nap of the wood or causing larger splinters to form ahead of the cutting tool below the cutting surface.


lexentry: eng/against_the_grain__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: against the grain
trans_list: à contre-courant
sense:
(idiomatic) Contrary to what is expected; especially, of behavior different from what society expects.


lexentry: eng/agalmatolite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agalmatolite
trans_list: agalmatolite
sense:
(mineral) A soft, compact stone, of a grayish, greenish, or yellowish color, which was used in China for carvings in pagodas. It is probably a variety of pinite.


lexentry: eng/agape__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agape
trans_list: agapè
sense:
(uncountable, Christianity) The love of God for mankind, or the benevolent love of Christians for others.


lexentry: eng/agar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agar
trans_list: agar-agar
sense:
A gelatinous material obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive.


lexentry: eng/agarwood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agarwood
trans_list: agalloche | bois d'aigle | calamba | gaharu
sense:
Heartwood from trees of genus Aquilaria, especially Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. A. agallocha), infected with mold (Phialophora parasitica), which produce an aromatic resin in response to this infestation.


lexentry: eng/agate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agate
trans_list: agate
sense:
(countable, uncountable, mineral) A semitransparent, uncrystallized silicate mineral and semiprecious stone, presenting various tints in the same specimen, with colors delicately arranged and often curved in parallel alternating dark and light stripes or bands, or blended in clouds; various authorities call it a variety of chalcedony, a variety of quartz, or a combination of the two.


lexentry: eng/agave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agave
trans_list: agave
sense:
Any plant in the large, variable genus Agave: succulent plants, commonly armed with formidable prickles; they flower at maturity after several years, and generally die thereafter; large species, such as the maguey or century plant, (Agave americana), produce gigantic inflorescences. Several are of economic importance as sources of fibre such as sisal, and alcoholic beverages such as tequila.


lexentry: eng/age__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: age
trans_list: âge
sense:
(astrology) One of the twelve divisions of a Great Year, equal to roughly 2000 years and governed by one of the zodiacal signs; a Platonic month.


lexentry: eng/age__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: age
trans_list: âge
sense:
(countable) Lifespan, lifetime; the total time that some being is alive from birth to death (or some category of beings, on average).


lexentry: eng/age__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: age
trans_list: âge | époque | ère
sense:
(countable, poker) The entitlement of the player to the left of the dealer to pass the first round in betting, and then to come in last or stay out; also, the player holding this position; the eldest hand.


lexentry: eng/age_gap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: age gap
trans_list: saut
sense:
A difference in ages between two or more people, especially in the context of romantic or sexual relationships.


lexentry: eng/age_limit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: age limit
trans_list: limite d'âge
sense:
A restriction placed on an activity based on the age of the participants; either lower or higher limit.


lexentry: eng/age_of_consent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: age of consent
trans_list: majorité sexuelle
sense:
(legal) The age at which a person is legally considered to be mature enough to engage willingly in sexual intercourse, so that it is not a crime for someone else to have sex with the person.


lexentry: eng/age_of_majority__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: age of majority
trans_list: majorité civile | majorité légale
sense:
(legal) The age at which the rights and privileges of an adult are legally granted or recognized; i.e.; the age where a person ceases to be a minor legally and becomes a legal adult.


lexentry: eng/age_of_reason__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: age of reason
trans_list: âge de raison
sense:
(Roman Catholicism) Seven years of age, at which age a person is morally liable for the sins that he or she commits.


lexentry: eng/age_of_reason__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: age of reason
trans_list: âge de raison
sense:
(by extension) Age at which a person is able to distinguish right from wrong and make their own decisions.


lexentry: eng/ageism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ageism
trans_list: âgisme
sense:
The treating of a person or people, especially older people, differently from others based on assumptions, prejudices or/and stereotypes relating to their age.


lexentry: eng/ageless__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ageless
trans_list: éternel
sense:
(relative to past) Having existed for so great a period of time that its longevity cannot be expressed.


lexentry: eng/agency__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: agency
trans_list: agentivité
sense:
(sociology, philosophy, psychology) The capacity of individuals to act independently and to make their own free choices.


lexentry: eng/agency__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: agency
trans_list: agence
sense:
The office or function of an agent; also, the relationship between a principal and that person's agent.


lexentry: eng/agency__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: agency
trans_list: agence | action | organisme
sense:
An establishment engaged in doing business for another; also, the place of business or the district of such an agency.


lexentry: eng/agent__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: agent
trans_list: agent | agente
sense:
One who acts for, or in the place of, another (the principal), by that person's authority; someone entrusted to act on behalf of or in behalf of another, such as to transact business for them.


lexentry: eng/agent__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: agent
trans_list: agent | espion
sense:
Someone who works for an intelligence agency: whether an officer or employee thereof or anyone else who agrees to help their efforts (for ideology, for money, as blackmailee, or otherwise).


lexentry: eng/agent__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: agent
trans_list: agent
sense:
An active power or cause or substance; something (e.g. biological, chemical, thermal, etc.) that has the power to produce an effect.


lexentry: eng/agent__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: agent
trans_list: agent
sense:
(computing) In the client-server model, the part of the system that performs information preparation and exchange on behalf of a client or server. Especially in the phrase “intelligent agent” it implies some kind of autonomous process which can communicate with other agents to perform some collective task on behalf of one or more humans.


lexentry: eng/agent__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: agent
trans_list: complément d'agent | agent
sense:
(grammar) The participant of a situation that carries out the action in this situation, e.g. "the boy" in the sentences "The boy kicked the ball" and "The ball was kicked by the boy".


lexentry: eng/agent_noun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agent noun
trans_list: nom d'agent
sense:
(grammar) A noun that denotes an agent (human or nonhuman) that performs the action denoted by the verb from which the noun is derived, such as "rider" derived from "to ride", or "cutter" derived from "to cut".


lexentry: eng/agent_participle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agent participle
trans_list: participe agent
sense:
(grammar) A verb form in some (e.g. Finno-Ugric) languages that allows the property of something being a target of an action to be formatted as an adjective-like attribute.


lexentry: eng/agent_provocateur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agent provocateur
trans_list: agent provocateur
sense:
A person who secretly disrupts a group's activities from within the group, particularly by encouraging or committing illegal acts to discredit the group or expose them to prosecution; an instigator, troublemaker.


lexentry: eng/agentic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: agentic
trans_list: en mode mission
sense:
(psychology, by extension, of a psychological state of a person) That obeys authority (introduced in Milgram's theory).


lexentry: eng/ageplay__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ageplay
trans_list: ageplay | jeu de régression
sense:
(sexuality) A form of roleplay in which the player deliberately acts an age different from their own (and usually younger).


lexentry: eng/ageratum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ageratum
trans_list: ageratum
sense:
Any of the genus Ageratum of tropical American herbs, annuals and perennials, from the sunflower family Asteraceae, tribe Eupatorieae; they are sometimes used in floral displays.


lexentry: eng/aggiornamento__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aggiornamento
trans_list: aggiornamento
sense:
A bringing up to date, especially of the Roman Catholic Church by the Second Vatican Council of 1962-65; modernization.


lexentry: eng/agglomerate__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: agglomerate
trans_list: agglomérat
sense:
(geology, vulcanology) A mass of angular volcanic fragments united by heat; distinguished from conglomerate.


lexentry: eng/agglomeration__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: agglomeration
trans_list: agglomération
sense:
(geography) An extended city area comprising the built-up area of a central city and any suburbs linked by continuous urban area.


lexentry: eng/agglutinate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agglutinate
trans_list: agglutiner
sense:
(transitive) To unite, or cause to adhere, as with glue or other viscous substance; to unite by causing an adhesion of substances.


lexentry: eng/agglutination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agglutination
trans_list: agglutination
sense:
The act of uniting by glue or other tenacious substance; the state of being thus united; adhesion of parts.


lexentry: eng/aggrandizement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aggrandizement
trans_list: agrandissement
sense:
The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement.


lexentry: eng/aggravate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aggravate
trans_list: aggraver
sense:
To make (an offence) worse or more severe; to increase in offensiveness or heinousness. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/aggravating_circumstance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aggravating circumstance
trans_list: circonstance aggravante
sense:
(legal, or general usage, chiefly, in the plural) A factor that increases the culpability or deleterious consequences of a wrongful act.


lexentry: eng/aggravation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: aggravation
trans_list: circonstances aggravantes
sense:
An extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity.


lexentry: eng/aggregate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aggregate
trans_list: agrégat
sense:
A mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars; something consisting of elements but considered as a whole.


lexentry: eng/aggregate__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: aggregate
trans_list: agrégat
sense:
A mass formed by the union of homogeneous particles; – in distinction from a compound, formed by the union of heterogeneous particles.


lexentry: eng/aggregate__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: aggregate
trans_list: granulats
sense:
Solid particles of low aspect ratio added to a composite material, as distinguished from the matrix and any fibers or reinforcements; especially the gravel and sand added to concrete.


lexentry: eng/aggregate_fruit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aggregate fruit
trans_list: fruit aggloméré | fruit agrégé
sense:
(botany) A fruit that develops from the fusion of more than one carpel within a single flower, as for instance, a raspberry.


lexentry: eng/aggressive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aggressive
trans_list: agressif
sense:
Characterized by aggression; highly combative; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking (especially if unjustly) or arguing.


lexentry: eng/aggressor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aggressor
trans_list: agresseur | agresseuse
sense:
The person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression; that begins hostility or a quarrel; an assailant.


lexentry: eng/aggrieved_party__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aggrieved party
trans_list: abîmé
sense:
(law) An individual or collective whose rights have been violated and who is entitled to commence a lawsuit; victim.


lexentry: eng/aggro__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: aggro
trans_list: provoquer
sense:
(gaming, transitive) To cause (a non-player character) to become aggressive towards the player's character.


lexentry: eng/agility__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agility
trans_list: agilité
sense:
(uncountable) The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; quickness of motion


lexentry: eng/aging__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: aging
trans_list: sénescence
sense:
The deliberate process of making something (such as an antique) appear (or, in science fiction, become) older than it is.


lexentry: eng/agio__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agio
trans_list: agio
sense:
(economics, finance) The premium or percentage on a better sort of money when it is given in exchange for an inferior sort. The premium or discount on foreign bills of exchange is sometimes called agio.


lexentry: eng/agitation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agitation
trans_list: agitation
sense:
The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being disrupted with violence, or with irregular action; commotion.


lexentry: eng/agitprop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agitprop
trans_list: agitprop
sense:
(uncountable, also, attributively) Political propaganda disseminated through art, drama, literature, etc., especially communist propaganda; (specifically, communism, historical) such propaganda formerly disseminated by the Department for Agitation and Propaganda of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.


lexentry: eng/agnosticism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: agnosticism
trans_list: agnosticisme
sense:
The view that the existence of God or of all deities is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable.


lexentry: eng/agnotology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agnotology
trans_list: agnotologie
sense:
The study of culturally-induced ignorance or doubt, particularly the publication of inaccurate or misleading scientific data.


lexentry: eng/agonist__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: agonist
trans_list: agoniste
sense:
(biochemistry, pharmacology) A molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction.


lexentry: eng/agorism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agorism
trans_list: agorisme
sense:
(politics, economics) A revolutionary political philosophy that advocates the creation of a voluntaryist society by means of counter-economics (i.e. black market).


lexentry: eng/agouti__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agouti
trans_list: agouti
sense:
A rodent of the genus Dasyprocta, similar in appearance to a guinea pig but having longer legs, mainly native to Central and South America.


lexentry: eng/agranulocytosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agranulocytosis
trans_list: agranulocytose
sense:
(disease) An acute condition involving a severe and dangerous leukopenia, particularly of neutrophils, causing a neutropenia in the circulating blood.


lexentry: eng/agree__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agree
trans_list: être d'accord | consentir
sense:
(intransitive) To be in harmony about an opinion, statement, or action; to have a consistent idea between two or more people.


lexentry: eng/agree__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: agree
trans_list: convenir
sense:
(intransitive) To make a stipulation by way of settling differences or determining a price; to exchange promises; to come to terms or to a common resolve; to promise.


lexentry: eng/agree__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: agree
trans_list: accorder
sense:
(intransitive, grammar) To correspond to (another word) in a grammatical category, such as gender, number, case, or person.


lexentry: eng/agreeableness__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: agreeableness
trans_list: agréabilité
sense:
(psychology) A personality trait characterized by the adjectives kind, sympathetic, cooperative, warm and considerate.


lexentry: eng/agreement__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: agreement
trans_list: accord
sense:
(uncountable) A state whereby several parties share a view or opinion; the state of not contradicting one another.


lexentry: eng/agreement__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: agreement
trans_list: accord
sense:
(uncountable, linguistics, grammar) Rules that exist in many languages that force some parts of a sentence to be used or inflected differently depending on certain attributes of other parts.


lexentry: eng/agreement_in_principle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agreement in principle
trans_list: accord de principe
sense:
(legal) A legally enforceable, but incompletely specified, agreement between parties that identifies the fundamental terms that are intended to be or are agreed upon.


lexentry: eng/agribusiness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agribusiness
trans_list: agro-industrie
sense:
(uncountable) Business (especially big business) connected to agriculture, either owning or operating large-scale farms, or catering to those who do. [from 1950s]


lexentry: eng/agriculture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agriculture
trans_list: agriculture
sense:
The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock.


lexentry: eng/agrimi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agrimi
trans_list: chèvre sauvage crétoise | kri-kri
sense:
A type of goat with long horns that curl back, native to Crete, subspecies Capra hircus cretica, sometimes Capra aegagrus cretica et al.


lexentry: eng/agrimony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agrimony
trans_list: aigremoine
sense:
Any of several perennial herbaceous plants, of the genus Agrimonia, that have spikes of yellow flowers.


lexentry: eng/agritourism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agritourism
trans_list: agritourisme
sense:
A form of tourism in which tourists stay in farms or agricultural villages, either to experience farm life, or as a base for exploring the countryside


lexentry: eng/agroecosystem__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agroecosystem
trans_list: agroécosystème
sense:
A conceptual model of an agricultural system (crop, farm or whole economy), relating its functions to its inputs and outputs.


lexentry: eng/agroforestry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agroforestry
trans_list: agroforesterie
sense:
An agricultural approach of using the interactive benefits from combining trees and shrubs with crops and/or livestock.


lexentry: eng/agrology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agrology
trans_list: agrologie
sense:
(rare) A subdiscipline of agronomy (the science of utilizing animals, plants, and soils) and of soil science which addresses the influence of edaphic (soil-related) conditions on crop production for optimizing it. [from mid 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/agronomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agronomy
trans_list: agronomie
sense:
The science of utilizing plants, animals and soils for food, fuel, feed, and fiber and more. To do this effectively and sustainably, agronomy encompasses work in the areas of plant genetics, plant physiology, meteorology, animal sciences and soil science.


lexentry: eng/ah__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ah
trans_list: ah
sense:
An expression of relief, relaxation, comfort, confusion, understanding, wonder, awe, etc. according to uttered inflection.


lexentry: eng/aha_moment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aha moment
trans_list: illumination
sense:
(idiomatic) The moment or instant at which the solution to a problem, or some other significant realization, becomes clear.


lexentry: eng/ahead_of_one's_time__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ahead of one's time
trans_list: en avance sur son temps
sense:
(idiomatic) In advance of concurrent commonly accepted ideas; showing characteristics of changes yet to be.


lexentry: eng/aid__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: aid
trans_list: aide
sense:
(countable, British) An historical subsidy granted to the crown by Parliament for an extraordinary purpose, such as a war effort.


lexentry: eng/aid_climbing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aid climbing
trans_list: escalade artificielle
sense:
(climbing) a type of rock climbing characterized by using equipment to make upward progress, as opposed to using the equipment solely for safety or for belays.


lexentry: eng/aide-de-camp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aide-de-camp
trans_list: aide de camp | adjudant
sense:
A military officer who serves as an adjutant to a higher-ranking officer, prince or other high political dignitary.


lexentry: eng/aiglet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aiglet
trans_list: ferret | aglet | aiglet
sense:
A tip, originally of metal and often decorative, on a ribbon or cord that makes lacing two parts of a garment or garments together easier, as in corset lacings, "points" (lacing hose or trousers to jacket or doublet) or sleeves to a bodice.


lexentry: eng/ail__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ail
trans_list: faillir | manquer
sense:
(transitive) To cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions.)


lexentry: eng/ailette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ailette
trans_list: ailette
sense:
(historical) A small square piece of armour, normally made of boiled leather, worn on the shoulders of knights.


lexentry: eng/aim__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aim
trans_list: mire | visée
sense:
The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, or object, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, such as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it.


lexentry: eng/aim__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: aim
trans_list: viser | cibler
sense:
(intransitive) To direct the intention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor;—followed by at, or by an infinitive


lexentry: eng/aim__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: aim
trans_list: viser
sense:
(transitive) To direct or point (e.g. a weapon), at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act, or a proceeding, at, to, or against an object


lexentry: eng/aioli__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aioli
trans_list: aïoli
sense:
A type of sauce made from garlic and olive oil, often with egg and lemon juice and similar to mayonnaise.


lexentry: eng/air__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: air
trans_list: air
sense:
(uncountable, usually, with the) The apparently open space above the ground which this substance fills, (historical) formerly thought to be limited by the firmament but (meteorology) now considered to be surrounded by the near-vacuum of outer space.


lexentry: eng/air_bubble__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: air bubble
trans_list: chimère
sense:
A small pocket of air inside a solid, a liquid or surrounded by a colloid within a larger fluid environment.


lexentry: eng/air_commodore__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: air commodore
trans_list: général de brigade aérienne
sense:
A person holding a rank, in the Royal Air Force and many Commonwealth air forces, between that of group captain and air vice-marshal, equivalent to an army brigadier general, or equivalent rank in other air forces.


lexentry: eng/air_corridor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: air corridor
trans_list: aterrissage
sense:
(aviation) A predefined route, or series of routes, in which a commercial or military aircraft must fly.


lexentry: eng/air_defense__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: air defense
trans_list: défense anti-aérienne | défense aérienne
sense:
(military, weaponry) The use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles.


lexentry: eng/air_duct__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: air duct
trans_list: porte-vent
sense:
A duct, through which air is forced or extracted, that forms part of a building's air conditioning and ventilation system.


lexentry: eng/air_filter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: air filter
trans_list: filtre à air
sense:
A filter for removing dust and other particles from a stream of air, typically used in the air intake of an internal combustion engine, the output of an air compressor, the supply duct of a forced-air furnace, etc.


lexentry: eng/air_gun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: air gun
trans_list: pistolet à air | pistolet à air comprimé
sense:
A gun that propels a projectile by compressed air or similar compressed gas (such as carbon dioxide).


lexentry: eng/air_hole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: air hole
trans_list: évent
sense:
A hole in any surface that allows air or other gases to pass, especially an opening in the surface of a frozen lake etc.


lexentry: eng/air_marshal__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: air marshal
trans_list: général de corps d'armée aérien
sense:
(British, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, military) A military rank between that of air vice-marshal and air chief marshal, equivalent to an army lieutenant general.


lexentry: eng/air_mass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: air mass
trans_list: masse d'air
sense:
(meteorology) A particular volume of air, especially one having a roughly uniform temperature, pressure and water vapour content. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/air_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: air out
trans_list: aérer | crever l'abcès
sense:
(idiomatic) To expose to air; to leave open or spread out, as to allow odor or moisture to dissipate.


lexentry: eng/air_pistol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: air pistol
trans_list: pistolet à air comprimé | pistolet à l'air
sense:
A pistol that propels a pellet or other projectile by using compressed gas, rather than an explosion of gunpowder or other means.


lexentry: eng/air_pocket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: air pocket
trans_list: trou d'air
sense:
A local region of low atmospheric pressure, or a local downward current; especially one that causes an aircraft to lose height suddenly.


lexentry: eng/air_rifle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: air rifle
trans_list: carabine à air comprimé
sense:
A rifle that propels a pellet or other projectile by using compressed gas, rather than an explosion of gunpowder or other means.


lexentry: eng/air_superiority__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: air superiority
trans_list: supériorité aérienne
sense:
(military, aviation) A dominance in the airpower of one side's air forces over the other side's during a military campaign.


lexentry: eng/air_supremacy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: air supremacy
trans_list: supériorité aérienne
sense:
In a war, the most favorable state of control of the air: air superiority so complete that the opposing air force is incapable of effective interference.


lexentry: eng/air_tanker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: air tanker
trans_list: avion-citerne | avitailleur
sense:
An aircraft used to deliver liquids (or powders) from the air, usually either fuel, fire-retardants, or water.


lexentry: eng/air_traffic_control__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: air traffic control
trans_list: contrôle du trafic aérien | contrôle de la circulation aérienne
sense:
A system designed to give assistance to aircraft, to prevent collisions and to manage aircraft flow.


lexentry: eng/air_vice-marshal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: air vice-marshal
trans_list: général de division aérienne
sense:
A rank in the Royal Air Force, between that of air commodore and air marshal, equivalent to an army major general.


lexentry: eng/airbag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: airbag
trans_list: airbag | coussin gonflable de sécurité | coussin gonflable
sense:
(automotive) A protective system in automobiles in which when a crash occurs, a bag containing nitrogen, formed by the explosive decomposition of sodium azide, quickly inflates in front of the driver or passenger, preventing injury to the head. Side air bags, including the back seat passengers, also prevent injury.


lexentry: eng/airbrush__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: airbrush
trans_list: aérographe
sense:
A miniature, handheld paint sprayer, powered by compressed air or other gas, used for delicate, artistic painting, or sometimes retouching of photographs.


lexentry: eng/aircraft_carrier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aircraft carrier
trans_list: porte-avions
sense:
A warship designed to carry aircraft, serving as a seagoing air base, with a deck on which aircraft can be launched and landed.


lexentry: eng/airfield__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: airfield
trans_list: aérodrome
sense:
(aviation) An open field designated for the taking off and landing of aircraft, but which, unlike an airport, does not necessarily have terminals or paved runways.


lexentry: eng/airing_cupboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: airing cupboard
trans_list: placard-séchoir
sense:
A clothes storage cupboard built around a house's hot water system, using the heat to dry damp clothes.


lexentry: eng/airlock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: airlock
trans_list: sas
sense:
A sealed, airtight chamber, such as in a manned spacecraft or submarine, used to provide access to and from the sealed area without allowing air out or water in.


lexentry: eng/airmass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: airmass
trans_list: mass d'air
sense:
(physics, meteorology) a widespread body of air, the properties of which can be identified as: (a) having been established while that air was situated over a particular region of the Earth's surface (airmass source region) and (b) undergoing specific modifications while in transit away from the source region. An air mass is often defined as a widespread body of air that is approximately homogeneous in its horizontal extent, particularly with reference to temperature and moisture distribution; in addition, the vertical temperature and moisture variations are approximately the same over its horizontal extent.


lexentry: eng/airport__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: airport
trans_list: aéroport
sense:
An airfield (an area designated for the takeoff and landing of aircraft), including one or more runways and (for commercial airports) one or more passenger terminals.


lexentry: eng/airport_lounge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: airport lounge
trans_list: salon d'aéroport
sense:
A dedicated area in an airport which offers, for selected passengers, comforts beyond those afforded in the main parts of the airport.


lexentry: eng/airshaft__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: airshaft
trans_list: cour
sense:
(architecture) A vertical (or near vertical) opening (shaft) running from a courtyard to the sky, thus allowing air to circulate to high-rise apartments or offices.


lexentry: eng/airspace__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: airspace
trans_list: espace aérien
sense:
(politics, aviation) A specified portion of the atmosphere, especially that under the technical aviation control and/or jurisdiction of a particular state over which territory (and territorial waters) it lies.


lexentry: eng/ajvar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ajvar
trans_list: ajvar
sense:
A relish made principally out of red bell peppers, sometimes with eggplant, garlic and chili pepper, predominantly popular in the Western Balkans.


lexentry: eng/akanbe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: akanbe
trans_list: mon œil
sense:
A Japanese gesture of pulling down one's eyelid and sticking out one's tongue, used to taunt people.


lexentry: eng/akanye__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: akanye
trans_list: akanie
sense:
(phonology) A case of vowel reduction in Slavic languages; the merger of pretonic non-high vowel phonemes (/o/, /e/ and /a/).


lexentry: eng/akin__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: akin
trans_list: apparenté | analogue
sense:
(often, followed by to) Allied by nature; similar; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind.


lexentry: eng/akonting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: akonting
trans_list: ekonting
sense:
A folk lute of the Jola people of West Africa; a banjo-like instrument with a skin-headed gourd body, two long melody strings, and one short drone string.


lexentry: eng/alanine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alanine
trans_list: alanine
sense:
(amino acid, uncountable) A nonessential amino acid 2-aminopropanoic acid found in most animal proteins


lexentry: eng/alarm__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: alarm
trans_list: alarme
sense:
Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger.


lexentry: eng/alarm__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: alarm
trans_list: alarme
sense:
Sudden surprise with fear or terror excited by apprehension of danger; in the military use, commonly, sudden apprehension of being attacked by surprise.


lexentry: eng/alarm__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: alarm
trans_list: alarmer
sense:
(transitive) To give (someone) notice of approaching danger or necessary action; to rouse to vigilance; to put on the alert.


lexentry: eng/alarm__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: alarm
trans_list: alarmer
sense:
(transitive, of a device) To produce a warning of approaching danger or necessary action; to emit a signal intended to rouse a recipient to vigilance or put them on the alert.


lexentry: eng/alarm__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: alarm
trans_list: alarmer
sense:
(transitive) To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear.


lexentry: eng/alaunt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alaunt
trans_list: alains
sense:
A domesticated dog of an extinct breed related to the modern bulldog and mastiff, or modern breeds created in imitation of it.


lexentry: eng/alb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alb
trans_list: aube
sense:
(Christianity, chiefly, _, Anglicanism, Roman Catholicism) A long, white robe worn by priests and other ministers, underneath most of the other vestments.


lexentry: eng/albatross__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: albatross
trans_list: albatros
sense:
Any of various large seabirds of the family Diomedeidae ranging widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific and having a hooked beak and long narrow wings.


lexentry: eng/albatross_around_one's_neck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: albatross around one's neck
trans_list: poids
sense:
(idiomatic, figurative) A characteristic, possession, associate, or previous deed that hinders one's ability to succeed.


lexentry: eng/albedo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: albedo
trans_list: albédo
sense:
(physics, meteorology, astronomy, optics) The fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body, commonly expressed as a percentage.


lexentry: eng/albedo__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: albedo
trans_list: albédo | ziste
sense:
(botany) The whitish inner portion of the rind of citrus fruits that is a source of pectin, commonly referred to as the pith.


lexentry: eng/albinism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: albinism
trans_list: albinisme
sense:
Congenital lack of melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); the condition of being albino.


lexentry: eng/albino__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: albino
trans_list: albinos
sense:
Congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); born with albinism.


lexentry: eng/albino__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: albino
trans_list: albinos
sense:
(countable) A person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one born with albinism.


lexentry: eng/albumin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: albumin
trans_list: albumine
sense:
(protein) Any of a class of monomeric proteins that are soluble in water, and are coagulated by heat; they occur in egg white, milk etc; they function as carrier protein for steroids, fatty acids, and thyroid hormones and play a role in stabilizing extracellular fluid volume.


lexentry: eng/alchemy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alchemy
trans_list: alchimie
sense:
(uncountable) The premodern and early modern study of physical changes, particularly in Europe, Arabia, and China; and chiefly in pursuit of an elixir of immortality, a universal panacea, and/or a philosopher's stone able to transmute base metals into gold, eventually developing into chemistry.


lexentry: eng/alcid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alcid
trans_list: alcidé | alque
sense:
(ornithology) A bird of the family Alcidae, including auks, auklets, razorbills, dovekies, guillemots, and puffins.


lexentry: eng/alcohol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alcohol
trans_list: alcool
sense:
(organic compound, countable) Any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH).


lexentry: eng/alcoholism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alcoholism
trans_list: alcoolisme
sense:
A chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning.


lexentry: eng/alcoholize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alcoholize
trans_list: alcooliser
sense:
To convert into alcohol by fermentation, or to increase the concentration of alcohol by rectification


lexentry: eng/alcohology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alcohology
trans_list: alcoologie
sense:
(sociology) The study of the effects of alcohol; on living organisms, people or social environments.


lexentry: eng/aldehyde__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aldehyde
trans_list: aldéhyde
sense:
(organic compound) Any of a large class of reactive organic compounds (R·CHO) having a carbonyl functional group attached to one hydrocarbon radical and a hydrogen atom.


lexentry: eng/alder_buckthorn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alder buckthorn
trans_list: bourdaine
sense:
A deciduous shrub, Frangula alnus, native to Europe and neighboring areas of Asia and Africa, bearing glossy leaves, flowers in sessile umbels, and inedible red berries that turn black when ripe, and historically used as a laxative and to produce dyes.


lexentry: eng/aldolase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aldolase
trans_list: aldolase
sense:
(enzyme) An enzyme, present in some tissue, that catalyses the conversion of phosphates of fructose to those of glyceraldehyde and dihydroxyacetone


lexentry: eng/aldosterone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aldosterone
trans_list: aldostérone
sense:
(steroid hormone) A mineralocorticoid hormone, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that regulates the balance of sodium and potassium in the body.


lexentry: eng/alembic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alembic
trans_list: alambic
sense:
An early chemical apparatus, consisting of two retorts connected by a tube, used to purify substances by distillation.


lexentry: eng/aleph__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aleph
trans_list: alef | aleph
sense:
The first letter of the Proto-Canaanite alphabet, and its descendants in descended Semitic scripts, such as Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ, ʾaleph), Aramaic 𐡀 (ʾ), Classical Syriac ܐ ('ālaph), Hebrew א (aleph) and Arabic ا (ʾalif).


lexentry: eng/alethic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alethic
trans_list: aléthique
sense:
(logic) Of or pertaining to the various modalities of truth, such as the possibility or impossibility of something being true.


lexentry: eng/aleurone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aleurone
trans_list: aleurone
sense:
(protein) The protein content of the embryo, endosperm, or perisperm of cereals, in the form of minute particles.


lexentry: eng/alexandrine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alexandrine
trans_list: alexandrin
sense:
(poetry) A line of poetic meter having twelve syllables, usually divided into two or three equal parts.


lexentry: eng/alexandrite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alexandrite
trans_list: alexandrite
sense:
(mineral) A form of chrysoberyl that displays a colour change dependent upon the light source, along with strong pleochroism.


lexentry: eng/alexia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alexia
trans_list: alexie
sense:
(medicine, neurology) The inability, due to a cerebral disorder, to comprehend or understand writing.


lexentry: eng/alexin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alexin
trans_list: alexine
sense:
(biochemistry, dated) A protective substance that exists in the serum or other bodily fluid and is capable of killing microorganisms; complement.


lexentry: eng/alexipharmac__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alexipharmac
trans_list: alexipharmaque
sense:
(pharmacology, chiefly, archaic, or, historical) Of or pertaining to an alexipharmac; also, acting as an alexipharmac by protecting against or warding off the ill effects of a harmful substance, especially a poison or venom; alexipharmic.


lexentry: eng/alexipharmac__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alexipharmac
trans_list: alexipharmaque
sense:
(pharmacology, chiefly, archaic, or, historical) A medical remedy for protecting the body, or an antidote, against a harmful substance, especially a poison or venom (specifically, that of a snake); an alexipharmic, an antidote.


lexentry: eng/alfenide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alfenide
trans_list: alfénide
sense:
(obsolete) An alloy of nickel and silver electroplated with silver. It was produced in Germany in the 19th century.


lexentry: eng/alga__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alga
trans_list: algue
sense:
(biology) Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, including the seaweeds, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose biochemistry and forms are very diverse, some being eukaryotic.


lexentry: eng/algebra__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: algebra
trans_list: algèbre
sense:
(uncountable, mathematics) Elementary algebra: A system for representing and manipulating unknown quantities (variables) in equations.


lexentry: eng/algebra__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: algebra
trans_list: algèbre
sense:
(uncountable, medicine, historical, rare) The surgical treatment of a dislocated or fractured bone. Also (countable) : a dislocation or fracture.


lexentry: eng/algebraic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: algebraic
trans_list: algébrique
sense:
(mathematics, of an expression, equation, or function) Containing only numbers, letters, and arithmetic operators.


lexentry: eng/algebraic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: algebraic
trans_list: algébrique
sense:
(algebra, number theory, of a number) Which is a root of some polynomial whose coefficients are rational.


lexentry: eng/algebraic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: algebraic
trans_list: algébrique
sense:
(chess, of notation) Describing squares by file (referred to in intrinsic order rather than by the piece starting on that file) and rank, both with reference to a fixed point rather than a player-dependent perspective.


lexentry: eng/algebraic_analysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: algebraic analysis
trans_list: analyse algébrique
sense:
(algebraic geometry, algebraic topology) The study of systems of linear partial differential equations, using techniques from sheaf theory and complex analysis to examine functions and certain generalisations of functions (such as hyperfunctions and microfunctions).


lexentry: eng/algebraic_closure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: algebraic closure
trans_list: clôture algébrique
sense:
(algebra, field theory, of a field F) A field G such that every polynomial over F splits completely over G (i.e., every element of G is a root of some polynomial over F and every root of every polynomial over F is an element of G).


lexentry: eng/algebraic_combinatorics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: algebraic combinatorics
trans_list: combinatoire algébrique
sense:
(algebra, combinatorics) A branch of mathematics in which techniques from abstract algebra are applied to problems in combinatorics, and vice versa.


lexentry: eng/algebraic_equation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: algebraic equation
trans_list: équation algébrique
sense:
(algebra) A mathematical equation in which one or both sides is an algebraic expression, such as 2x + 7y = 3.


lexentry: eng/algebraic_function__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: algebraic function
trans_list: fonction algébrique
sense:
(algebraic geometry) Informally, any function expressible using (only) the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and raising to a rational power; more precisely, any continuous function definable as the root of some polynomial equation.


lexentry: eng/algebraic_geometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: algebraic geometry
trans_list: géométrie algébrique
sense:
(mathematics) A branch of mathematics that studies algebraic varieties (solution sets of polynomial equations) and their generalisations, using techniques from both algebra (chiefly commutative algebra) and geometry.


lexentry: eng/algebraic_graph_theory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: algebraic graph theory
trans_list: théorie algébrique des graphes
sense:
(uncountable, mathematics, graph theory) The subbranch of graph theory in which algebraic methods are applied to problems about graphs.


lexentry: eng/algebraic_integer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: algebraic integer
trans_list: entier algébrique
sense:
(algebra, number theory) A real or complex number (more generally, an element of a number field) which is a root of a monic polynomial whose coefficients are integers; equivalently, an algebraic number whose minimal polynomial (lowest-degree polynomial of which it is a root and whose leading coefficient is 1) has integer coefficients.


lexentry: eng/algebraic_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: algebraic number
trans_list: nombre algébrique
sense:
(algebra, number theory) A complex number (more generally, an element of a number field) that is a root of a polynomial whose coefficients are integers; equivalently, a complex number (or element of a number field) that is a root of a monic polynomial whose coefficients are rational numbers.


lexentry: eng/algebraic_structure__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: algebraic structure
trans_list: structure algébrique
sense:
(more formally) A mathematical object comprising a carrier set (aka underlying set or domain), an optional scalar set, a set of operations (typically binary operations, but otherwise each of finite arity) and a set of identities (axioms) which the operations must satisfy.


lexentry: eng/algebraically_closed__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: algebraically closed
trans_list: algébriquement clos
sense:
(algebra, field theory, of a field) Which contains as an element every root of every nonconstant univariate polynomial definable over it (i.e., over said field).


lexentry: eng/algid__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: algid
trans_list: algide | froid
sense:
(medicine) Cold, chilly; used of low body temperature, especially in connection with certain diseases such as malaria and cholera.


lexentry: eng/algin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: algin
trans_list: algine
sense:
Any of various gelatinous gums, derivatives of alginic acid, derived from marine brown algae and used especially as emulsifiers or thickeners.


lexentry: eng/algolagnia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: algolagnia
trans_list: algolagnie
sense:
A physical condition that causes a person to gain sexual pleasure by suffering pain, particularly to erogenous zones.


lexentry: eng/algorithm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: algorithm
trans_list: algorithme | algorithmique
sense:
(countable) A collection of ordered steps that solve a mathematical problem. A precise step-by-step plan for a computational procedure that possibly begins with an input value and yields an output value in a finite number of steps.


lexentry: eng/algorithm__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: algorithm
trans_list: algorithme | algorithmique
sense:
(loosely) A flowchart illustrating a decision-making process for human users, especially health care professionals.


lexentry: eng/algorithmics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: algorithmics
trans_list: algorithmique
sense:
(mathematics, computing) The subdiscipline of informatics or computer science that studies algorithms.


lexentry: eng/alias__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alias
trans_list: alias
sense:
Otherwise; at another time; in other circumstances; otherwise called; also known as; formerly known as.


lexentry: eng/alias__Adverb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: alias
trans_list: alias
sense:
(legal) Used to connect the different names of a person who has gone by two or more, and whose true name is for any cause doubtful


lexentry: eng/aliasing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aliasing
trans_list: crénelage | repliement de spectre
sense:
(signal processing, graphics, sound recording) Distortion caused by a low sampling rate, such as a moiré effect or jaggies.


lexentry: eng/alibi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alibi
trans_list: alibi
sense:
(legal) The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove being in another place when the alleged act was committed.


lexentry: eng/alien__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alien
trans_list: étranger
sense:
Not belonging to the same country, land, or government, or to the citizens or subjects thereof; foreign.


lexentry: eng/alien__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alien
trans_list: étranger | étrangère
sense:
A person, animal, plant, or other thing which is from outside the family, group, organization, or territory under consideration.


lexentry: eng/alienate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alienate
trans_list: aliéner
sense:
To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily with ownership of.


lexentry: eng/alienation__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: alienation
trans_list: aliénation
sense:
(Marxism) The estrangement of people from aspects of their human nature as a consequence of the division of labour and living in a society of stratified social classes.


lexentry: eng/alight__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: alight
trans_list: atterrir
sense:
(also, figuratively) Often followed by at, on, or upon: of something aloft: to descend and settle; to land, to lodge, to rest.


lexentry: eng/alight__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: alight
trans_list: descendre
sense:
Often followed by from or off: to get off an animal which one has been riding; to dismount; to descend or exit from a vehicle; hence, to complete one's journey; to stop.


lexentry: eng/align__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: align
trans_list: aligner
sense:
(intransitive, reflexive) To identify (oneself) with, match, or support the behaviour, thoughts, etc. of another person, organization, or country.


lexentry: eng/align__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: align
trans_list: aligner
sense:
(transitive, computing) To store (data) in a way that is consistent with the memory architecture, i.e. by beginning each item at an offset equal to some multiple of the word size.


lexentry: eng/align__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: align
trans_list: aligner
sense:
(transitive, bioinformatics) To organize a linear arrangement of DNA, RNA, or protein sequences which have regions of similarity.


lexentry: eng/alignment__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: alignment
trans_list: ajustage
sense:
The process of adjusting a mechanism such that its parts are aligned; the condition of having its parts so adjusted.


lexentry: eng/alignment__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: alignment
trans_list: itinéraire linéaire
sense:
(transport) The precise route or course taken by a linear way (road, railway, footpath, etc.) between two points.


lexentry: eng/alignment__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: alignment
trans_list: alignement
sense:
(bioinformatics) A way of arranging DNA, RNA or protein sequences in order to identify regions of similarity.


lexentry: eng/aligot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aligot
trans_list: aligot
sense:
A dish traditionally made in the south of Auvergne from melted Tomme cheese blended into mashed potatoes, often with garlic.


lexentry: eng/alimony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alimony
trans_list: pension alimentaire
sense:
(legal, sometimes, pejorative) A court-mandated allowance made to a former spouse by a divorced or legally separated person.


lexentry: eng/aliphatic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aliphatic
trans_list: aliphatique
sense:
(organic chemistry) Of a class of organic compounds in which the carbon atoms are arranged in an open chain.


lexentry: eng/aliquot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aliquot
trans_list: aliquote
sense:
(chemistry, biotechnology, broadly) A portion of a total amount (of some substance or a sample or specimen thereof, usually a solution or suspension).


lexentry: eng/alive_and_kicking__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alive and kicking
trans_list: bien en vie | en pleine forme | sain et sauf | vif
sense:
(idiomatic) Healthy; vital; in good health, particularly in opposition to unfavorable circumstances.


lexentry: eng/alizarin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alizarin
trans_list: alizarine
sense:
(organic compound) A red substance, 1,2-dihydroxyanthraquinone, extracted from madder root and used as a dye.


lexentry: eng/alkali__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alkali
trans_list: alcali
sense:
(chemistry) One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, soda ash, caustic soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing characteristics are dissolving in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue.


lexentry: eng/alkali_metal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alkali metal
trans_list: métal alcalin
sense:
(inorganic chemistry) Any of the soft, light, reactive metals of Group 1 of the periodic table; lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, and francium.


lexentry: eng/alkaline_earth_metal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alkaline earth metal
trans_list: métal alcalino-terreux
sense:
(inorganic chemistry) Any of the elements of group II of the periodic table; they are low-density metals that react readily with water to form strongly basic hydroxides, and with many acids to form salts.


lexentry: eng/alkaloid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alkaloid
trans_list: alcaloïde
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any of many organic (often heterocyclic) bases that occur in nature and often have medicinal properties.


lexentry: eng/alkanet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: alkanet
trans_list: orcanette | orcanette des teinturiers
sense:
The dyeing matter extracted from the roots of the plant with water or oil, used for cotton especially but also silk and wool, giving a deep red colour.


lexentry: eng/alkene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alkene
trans_list: alcène
sense:
(organic compound) An unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon with one or more carbon–carbon double bonds.


lexentry: eng/alkyl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alkyl
trans_list: alkyle
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any of a series of univalent radicals of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons. In other words, an alkane minus one hydrogen atom.


lexentry: eng/alkylation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alkylation
trans_list: alkylation
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any reaction in which an alkyl group is added to a molecule; used in the production of high-octane petroleum fuels.


lexentry: eng/all-points_bulletin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: all-points bulletin
trans_list: avis de recherche
sense:
(law enforcement) A broadcast issued from one law enforcement agency to another, typically containing information about a wanted suspect or a person of interest.


lexentry: eng/all-rounder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: all-rounder
trans_list: factotum
sense:
(chiefly, British) A versatile person, able to do many things well; used especially in reference to being good at various sports. [from 1875]


lexentry: eng/all-weather_tire__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: all-weather tire
trans_list: pneu toute-condition | pneu toute-météo
sense:
(automotive, American spelling, Canadian spelling) A tire with rubber that remains soft in below-freezing conditions, but gives longer tread life in warm conditions than winter tires


lexentry: eng/all-wheel_drive__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: all-wheel drive
trans_list: 4x4
sense:
A wheeled vehicle with a drivetrain that allows all wheels to receive torque from the engine simultaneously, particularly where power is directed to the wheels with the best contact with the ground.


lexentry: eng/all-you-can-eat__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: all-you-can-eat
trans_list: à volonté
sense:
(literally) Offering unlimited food to a diner at a restaurant for a fixed price for as long as the diner continues to eat.


lexentry: eng/all__Determiner__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: all
trans_list: tout | tous | toutes | toute
sense:
Every individual or anything of the given class, with no exceptions (the noun or noun phrase denoting the class must be plural or uncountable).


lexentry: eng/all_cats_are_grey_in_the_dark__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: all cats are grey in the dark
trans_list: la nuit, tous les chats sont gris | dans la nuit, tous les chats sont gris
sense:
(UK, sometimes, _, vulgar, _, &, _) Sex is enjoyable regardless of the physical attractiveness or social station of one's partner.


lexentry: eng/all_hail__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: all hail
trans_list: vive
sense:
Used as a friendly or respectful salutation to acclaim, greet, or welcome someone: (I wish you) all health or good fortune!


lexentry: eng/all_hail__Interjection__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: all hail
trans_list: vive
sense:
Chiefly followed by to (someone or something): used as a salutation to indicate that someone or something is respected or welcome.


lexentry: eng/all_rights_reserved__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: all rights reserved
trans_list: tous droits réservés
sense:
(idiomatic, legal) The copyright holder of a creative work reserves all copyright-related rights, typically including the right to publish the work, to make derivative works of it, to distribute it, to make profit from it, to license a number of these rights to other people, and to forbid these uses by any unauthorized people, thus being entitled to take legal action against infringement.


lexentry: eng/all_talk_and_no_action__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: all talk and no action
trans_list: chien qui aboie ne mord pas
sense:
(informal) Speaking, promising, or boasting much, but doing little; overpromising, but underdelivering.


lexentry: eng/all_that_glitters_is_not_gold__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: all that glitters is not gold
trans_list: tout ce qui brille n’est pas or
sense:
Things that appear valuable or worthwhile might not actually be so; things that appear nice might not be as good as they appear.


lexentry: eng/all_that_jazz__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (informal, idiom) .
written_rep: all that jazz
trans_list:
et tout et tout | et tout le bataclan | et tout le saint-frusquin | et tout le tintouin | et tout le tralala | et tout le tremblement


lexentry: eng/all_the_more__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: all the more
trans_list: d'autant plus
sense:
Even more; notably, but even more notably in light of additional information, either preceding or following the statement.


lexentry: eng/allantiasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allantiasis
trans_list: botulisme
sense:
(disease, archaic) Food poisoning (especially botulism) as a result of eating poorly cooked sausages.


lexentry: eng/allantoic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allantoic acid
trans_list: acide allantoïque
sense:
(carboxylic acid) An amidocarboxylic acid, 2,2-bis(carbamoylamino)acetic acid, derived from allantoin


lexentry: eng/allantoid__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: allantoid
trans_list: allantoïde
sense:
(now, chiefly, mycology) Sausage-shaped; especially with reference to fungal spores that are long with rounded ends. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/allantoin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allantoin
trans_list: allantoïne
sense:
(biochemistry) A diureide of glyoxylic acid, used in various pharmaceutical and cosmetic products; or a derivative of this compound


lexentry: eng/allantois__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allantois
trans_list: allantoïde
sense:
(anatomy) A sac, having a number of functions, that develops in the alimentary canal of the embryos of mammals, birds and reptiles.


lexentry: eng/allative_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allative case
trans_list: allatif
sense:
(grammatical case) A case used to indicate movement onto, or to the adjacency of something. In English, this is usually expressed by the prepositions to or onto, as in "to the house," "onto the house." Languages that use the allative case include Basque, Dyirbal, Estonian, Finnish, Hungarian, and Lithuanian.


lexentry: eng/allegorize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allegorize
trans_list: allégoriser
sense:
To create an allegory from (a character, an event or situation, etc.); also, to use one or more symbols to depict (a hidden, broader message about real-world issues and occurrences).


lexentry: eng/allegory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allegory
trans_list: allégorie
sense:
(uncountable, rhetoric) The use of symbols which may be interpreted to reveal a hidden, broader message, usually a moral or political one, about real-world issues and occurrences; also, the interpretation of such symbols.


lexentry: eng/allegory__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: allegory
trans_list: allégorie
sense:
A picture, story, or other form of communication in which one or more characters, events, or places are used to reveal a hidden, broader message about real-world issues and occurrences.


lexentry: eng/allegro__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allegro
trans_list: allegro
sense:
(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a quick, lively tempo, faster than allegretto but slower than presto.


lexentry: eng/allele__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allele
trans_list: allèle
sense:
(genetics) One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or locus, on a chromosome.


lexentry: eng/allemande__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allemande
trans_list: allemande
sense:
A popular instrumental dance form in Baroque music, and a standard element of a suite, generally the first or second movement.


lexentry: eng/allene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allene
trans_list: allène
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of hydrocarbons having two double bonds from one carbon atom to two others - R2C=C=CR2; especially the parent compound CH2=C=CH2 (propadiene).


lexentry: eng/allergy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allergy
trans_list: allergie
sense:
(medicine, immunology, broadly) A disorder of the immune system causing adverse reactions to substances (allergens) not harmful to most and marked by the body's production of histamines and associated with atopy, anaphylaxis, and asthma; any condition of hypersensitivity to a substance.


lexentry: eng/allergy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allergy
trans_list: allergie
sense:
(medicine, immunology, strictly) Specifically, hypersensitivity of class I in the modern classification thereof: the immunoglobulin E–mediated type.


lexentry: eng/alley__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alley
trans_list: ruelle | allée | venelle
sense:
A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots of buildings.


lexentry: eng/alley_oop__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alley oop
trans_list: allez-hop
sense:
Encouraging or calling attention to a physical performance, especially one involving an upwards lift or leap.


lexentry: eng/alliance__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: alliance
trans_list: alliance
sense:
(countable) A union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league.


lexentry: eng/alliance__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: alliance
trans_list: alliance
sense:
(countable) Any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity.


lexentry: eng/allicin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allicin
trans_list: allicine
sense:
(organic compound) An organic compound, diallyl thiosulfinate, obtained from garlic, with a variety of medicinal and antibacterial properties.


lexentry: eng/allied_health__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allied health
trans_list: paramédical
sense:
The range of health care services outside the scope of the medicine, dentistry and nursing professions, e.g. music therapy, physiotherapy, optometry, etc.


lexentry: eng/alligator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alligator
trans_list: alligator | caïman
sense:
Either of two species of large amphibious reptile, Alligator mississippiensis or Alligator sinensis, in the genus Alligator within order Crocodilia, which have sharp teeth and very strong jaws and are native to the Americas and China, respectively.


lexentry: eng/alligator_clip__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alligator clip
trans_list: pince crocodile
sense:
(electronics) A spring-loaded metal clip, usually attached to a wire and used to create a temporary electrical connection.


lexentry: eng/alliteration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alliteration
trans_list: allitération
sense:
The repetition of consonant sounds or letters at the beginning of two or more words immediately succeeding each other, or at short intervals; such repetition specifically involving stressed syllables.


lexentry: eng/allocortex__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allocortex
trans_list: allocortex
sense:
(anatomy) The heterogenetic cortex; part of the cerebral cortex characterized by fewer cell layers than the neocortex (i.e. fewer than six)


lexentry: eng/allodium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allodium
trans_list: alleu
sense:
(dated, or, historical) Freehold land or property; land held in allodial tenure, or one's title to such land.


lexentry: eng/allogamy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allogamy
trans_list: allogamie
sense:
(biology) The fertilization of an ovum from one individual with the spermatozoa of another; cross-fertilization


lexentry: eng/allogenism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allogenism
trans_list: allogénisme
sense:
(linguistics, rare) A pseudo-loan, or sometimes specifically a lexical construction (term or phrase) made using elements from another language, but which does not exist in that language.


lexentry: eng/allonge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allonge
trans_list: allonge
sense:
(legal, banking) A slip of paper attached to a negotiable instrument to hold endorsements should the document itself be unable to hold any more.


lexentry: eng/allophilia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allophilia
trans_list: allophilie
sense:
The quality of having positive intergroup attitudes, i.e., positive attitudes towards outgroup members, those with characteristics different from one's own, such as people of different races, religions, cultures, etc.


lexentry: eng/allophone__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allophone
trans_list: allophone
sense:
(Canada) Of or relating to those whose mother tongue is neither English, French, nor (sometimes) an indigenous language of Canada.


lexentry: eng/allophone__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: allophone
trans_list: allophone
sense:
(Canada) A person whose mother tongue is neither English, French, nor (sometimes) an indigenous language.


lexentry: eng/allopurinol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allopurinol
trans_list: allopurinol
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A synthetic drug which inhibits uric acid formation, used to treat gout and related conditions.


lexentry: eng/allostasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allostasis
trans_list: allostasie
sense:
The process of achieving stability, or homeostasis, in the body, through physiological or behavioral change.


lexentry: eng/allotrope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allotrope
trans_list: allotrope
sense:
(chemistry) Any form of an element that has a distinctly different molecular structure to another form of the same element, with different physical properties and often different chemical properties. [from 1847]


lexentry: eng/allotropy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allotropy
trans_list: allotropie
sense:
(chemistry) A property, exhibited by some elements, of existing in multiple forms with different atomic structures.


lexentry: eng/allowance__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: allowance
trans_list: indemnité
sense:
An amount, portion, or share that is allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose.


lexentry: eng/allowance__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: allowance
trans_list: jeu
sense:
(engineering) A planned deviation between an exact dimension and a nominal or theoretical dimension.


lexentry: eng/alloxan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alloxan
trans_list: alloxane
sense:
(biochemistry) An oxidation product of uric acid, 2,4,5,6(1H,3H)-pyrimidinetetrone, capable of inducing diabetes by destroying pancreatic tissue


lexentry: eng/alloy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alloy
trans_list: alliage
sense:
A metal that is a combination of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal, a base metal.


lexentry: eng/alloy_wheel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alloy wheel
trans_list: roue en alliage
sense:
(automotive) A wheel made from an alloy other than steel (a lighter and more expensive one), as for example one of aluminium alloy or magnesium alloy, and (usually) styled so as to draw attention to its sportiness and desirability.


lexentry: eng/allspice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allspice
trans_list: quatre-épices | tout-épice | piment de la jamaïque
sense:
(uncountable) A spice; the dried and ground unripe fruit of Pimenta dioica, thought to combine the flavours of several spices, such as cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.


lexentry: eng/allude__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allude
trans_list: faire allusion | alluder | suggérer
sense:
(intransitive) To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to invoke it by implication rather than mention.


lexentry: eng/allusion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allusion
trans_list: allusion
sense:
An indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned.


lexentry: eng/alluvium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alluvium
trans_list: alluvion
sense:
soil, clay, silt or gravel deposited by flowing water, as it slows, in a river bed, delta, estuary or flood plain


lexentry: eng/ally__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ally
trans_list: allié
sense:
A person who, or organization which, supports a demographic group subject to discrimination and/or misrepresentation but is not a member of the group; specifically (LGBTQ) , a person who is not a member of the LGBT+ community but is supportive of it.


lexentry: eng/ally__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ally
trans_list: allié | alliée
sense:
A person, group, state, etc., which is associated or united by treaty with another for a common (especially military or political) purpose; a confederate.


lexentry: eng/ally__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: ally
trans_list: allié
sense:
(figuratively) A person, group, concept, etc., which is associated with another as a helper; an auxiliary; a supporter.


lexentry: eng/ally__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ally
trans_list: allier
sense:
To unite or form a connection between (people or things), as between families by marriage, or between states by confederacy, league, or treaty.


lexentry: eng/allyl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allyl
trans_list: allyle
sense:
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical, CH2=CH-CH2-, existing especially in oils of garlic and mustard.


lexentry: eng/almadraba__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: almadraba
trans_list: madrague
sense:
(uncountable) A Mediterranean fishing technique for catching Atlantic bluefin tuna consisting of suspending nets in walls that guide the fish to a central net trap where they are caught for slaughter.


lexentry: eng/almah__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: almah
trans_list: almée
sense:
An Egyptian female singer or dancing-girl used for entertainment; sometimes a prostitute. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/almanac__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: almanac
trans_list: almanach | annuaire
sense:
(astronomy, navigation) A book or table listing nautical, astronomical, astrological or other events for the year; sometimes, but not essentially, containing historical and statistical information.


lexentry: eng/almandine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: almandine
trans_list: almandin | almandine
sense:
(mineral) A type of garnet having a deep red color, inclining to purple, with the chemical formula Fe3Al2(SiO4)3.


lexentry: eng/almond__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: almond
trans_list: amande
sense:
(uncountable) The colour of the kernel of an almond without its shell and thin seed coat, a creamy off-white colour.


lexentry: eng/almond_paste__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: almond paste
trans_list: pâte d'amande
sense:
A type of confection made from ground almonds and sugar in equal quantities, bound with some syrup or other similar substance in order to form a paste.


lexentry: eng/alocasia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alocasia
trans_list: alocasia
sense:
Any of several tropical Asian plants, of the genus Alocasia, having heart- or arrowhead-shaped leaves.


lexentry: eng/aloe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aloe
trans_list: aloès
sense:
(in the plural) The resins of the tree Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. Aquilaria agallocha), known for their fragrant aroma, produced after infection by the fungus Phialophora parasitica.


lexentry: eng/aloe_vera__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aloe vera
trans_list: aloé véra
sense:
A plant of the species Aloe vera, grown as an ornamental, thought to have medicinal value; an extract, often a gel, made from the plant.


lexentry: eng/alogia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alogia
trans_list: alogie
sense:
A general lack of additional, unprompted content in normal speech, a common symptom of schizophrenia.


lexentry: eng/alopecia__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: alopecia
trans_list: alopécie
sense:
(medicine) Loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers, whether natural or caused by disease.


lexentry: eng/alpaca__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alpaca
trans_list: alpaga
sense:
A sheep-like domesticated animal of the Andes, Vicugna pacos, in the camel family, closely related to the llama, guanaco, and vicuña.


lexentry: eng/alpenglow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alpenglow
trans_list: alpenglow
sense:
A rosy or reddish glow seen during sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains, especially snow-covered mountains on the opposite side of the sun.


lexentry: eng/alpenstock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alpenstock
trans_list: alpenstock
sense:
A stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain.


lexentry: eng/alpha__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alpha
trans_list: alpha
sense:
The name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α, α), followed by beta. In the Latin alphabet it is the predecessor to A.


lexentry: eng/alpha_particle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alpha particle
trans_list: particule alpha | particule α
sense:
(physics) A doubly positively charged nucleus of a helium-4 atom (consisting of two protons and two neutrons), emitted as a consequence of radioactivity.


lexentry: eng/alpha_privative__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alpha privative
trans_list: a privatif | alpha privatif
sense:
(grammar) The prefix a- (or an- when prefixing a root which begins with a vowel) found in some English words of Greek derivation. It expresses negation or absence. The prefix has cognates in other Indo-European languages, including in- in Latin and un- in English, all traceable back to Proto-Indo-European *n̥-.


lexentry: eng/alphabet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: alphabet
trans_list: alphabet
sense:
A writing system in which letters represent phonemes. (Contrast e.g. logography, a writing system in which each character represents a word, and syllabary, in which each character represents a syllable.)


lexentry: eng/alphabet_soup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alphabet soup
trans_list: soupe à l'alphabet
sense:
A type of soup that contains noodles in the shape of various alphabetical letters, sometimes also numbers.


lexentry: eng/alphabetical_order__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alphabetical order
trans_list: ordre alphabétique
sense:
The sequence of a collection of items (such as words in a dictionary) arranged in order by position in the alphabet.


lexentry: eng/alphabetize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alphabetize
trans_list: alphabétiser
sense:
(US, Canada, transitive) To arrange words or items in order of the first (and then subsequent) letters as they occur in the alphabet.


lexentry: eng/alphanumeric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alphanumeric
trans_list: alphanumérique
sense:
Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.


lexentry: eng/alphasyllabary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alphasyllabary
trans_list: alphasyllabaire
sense:
A segmental writing system in which consonant–vowel sequences are written as a unit, and where each unit is based on a consonant letter, and vowel notation is secondary; an abugida.


lexentry: eng/alphorn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alphorn
trans_list: cor des Alpes
sense:
(musical instruments) A long, curved, wooden horn used by mountain-dwelling herders in the Alps, originally to call cattle but now only as musical instrument in classical and folk tunes.


lexentry: eng/alpine_chough__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alpine chough
trans_list: chocard à bec jaune
sense:
A species of bird in the crow family (Corvidae) (Pyrrhocorax graculus), that breeds locally in the highest mountains of southern Europe, the Alps, across central Asia and India.


lexentry: eng/alpine_newt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alpine newt
trans_list: triton alpestre
sense:
a newt of the salamander order Caudata, Ichthyosaura alpestris, formerly Triturus alpestris and Mesotriton alpestris.


lexentry: eng/alt-right__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alt-right
trans_list: alt-droite | alt-right | droite alternative américaine
sense:
(uncountable) An amorphous movement of right-wing white nationalists opposed to multiculturalism and egalitarianism by race and sex, mostly active on the Internet.


lexentry: eng/alt_key__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alt key
trans_list: touche Alt
sense:
(computing) A key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard used in combination to alter the function of other keys.


lexentry: eng/altar_server__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: altar server
trans_list: enfant de chœur
sense:
(Christianity) A layperson, often a child or adolescent, who assists a member of the clergy during a Christian liturgy, attending to supporting tasks at the altar.


lexentry: eng/altazimuth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: altazimuth
trans_list: altazimutal
sense:
A telescope or surveying instrument that has a mount permitting both horizontal and vertical rotation.


lexentry: eng/alter_ego__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: alter ego
trans_list: alter ego | un autre moi-même
sense:
(law) A corporation used by a person to conduct personal business in an attempt to shield himself or herself from personal liability, and which a court may penetrate by "piercing the corporate veil" to impose liability on the person when they commit fraud or injustice.


lexentry: eng/alternate__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: alternate
trans_list: alternatif | alternative
sense:
(mathematics) Designating the members in a series, which regularly intervene between the members of another series, as the odd or even numbers of the numerals; every other; every second.


lexentry: eng/alternate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alternate
trans_list: alterner
sense:
(transitive) To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly.


lexentry: eng/alternating_current__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alternating current
trans_list: courant alternatif
sense:
(physics) An electric current in which the direction of flow of the electrons reverses periodically.


lexentry: eng/alternating_series__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alternating series
trans_list: série alternée
sense:
(mathematics) An infinite series in the form of \sum_{n=0}^\infty (-1)^n a_n or \sum_{n=0}^\infty (-1)^{n+1} a_n, where a_n > 0 for all n.


lexentry: eng/alternation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alternation
trans_list: alternance
sense:
The reciprocal succession of (normally two) things in time or place; the act of following and being followed by turns; alternate succession, performance, or occurrence


lexentry: eng/alternative__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alternative
trans_list: alternative
sense:
A situation which allows a mutually exclusive choice between two or more possibilities; a choice between two or more possibilities. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/alternative_country__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alternative country
trans_list: country alternative
sense:
A kind of indie country music meshing traditional forms of country music with diverse musical styles like folk, pop, punk and heavy metal.


lexentry: eng/alternative_dispute_resolution__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alternative dispute resolution
trans_list: mode alternatif de résolution des conflits
sense:
(legal) The resolution of a dispute through negotiation, mediation, arbitration, or similar means, as opposed to litigation.


lexentry: eng/alternative_fact__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: alternative fact
trans_list: fait alternatif
sense:
(politics, media) Something presented as a fact for reasons of political expediency; a fiction, a falsehood, a lie. [since the late 2010s]


lexentry: eng/alternative_investment_fund__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alternative investment fund
trans_list: fonds d'investissement alternatif
sense:
(finance) collective investment scheme investing in all asset classes and a wide range of financial instruments


lexentry: eng/alternative_medicine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alternative medicine
trans_list: médecine alternative | médecine non conventionnelle
sense:
Any of various pseudoscientific medical methods and practices used in place of, or as well as, conventional (scientific) medicine.


lexentry: eng/alternative_metal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alternative metal
trans_list: metal alternatif
sense:
(music) A loose collection of styles of modern metal music influenced by alternative rock, including many bands in the nu metal, industrial metal, grunge, and gothic metal styles.


lexentry: eng/alternative_rock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alternative rock
trans_list: rock alternatif
sense:
(music genre) A genre of rock music that is normally published on independent labels, comprising of many different subgenres, mostly distinguished by the prevalence of thick and distorted guitar sound.


lexentry: eng/alternator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alternator
trans_list: alternateur
sense:
(electrical engineering) An electric generator which produces alternating current through mechanical means.


lexentry: eng/although__Conjunction__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: although
trans_list: quoique | bien que | encore que | combien que | nonobstant que | tandis que
sense:
Though, even though, in spite of or despite the fact that: introducing a clause that expresses a concession.


lexentry: eng/altitude__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: altitude
trans_list: altitude | hauteur
sense:
(geometry) The distance measured perpendicularly from a figure's vertex to the opposite side of the vertex.


lexentry: eng/altitude_sickness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: altitude sickness
trans_list: mal d'altitude | mal des montagnes
sense:
(medicine) A pathological condition caused by oxygen deficiency at high altitudes; symptoms include shortness of breath, nausea, and nosebleed.


lexentry: eng/alto__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alto
trans_list: alto
sense:
A musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody.


lexentry: eng/alto_saxophone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alto saxophone
trans_list: saxophone alto
sense:
A member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments that is smaller than the tenor saxophone but larger than the soprano saxophone, with a range of D♭3 to A♭5 or similar.


lexentry: eng/altocumulus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: altocumulus
trans_list: altocumulus
sense:
(physics, meteorology) A fleecy cloud formation consisting of large whitish or greyish globular cloudlets with shaded portions, often grouped in flocks or rows. (Abbreviated Ac.)


lexentry: eng/altostratus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: altostratus
trans_list: altostratus
sense:
(physics, meteorology) A principal medium-level cloud type in the form of a gray or bluish (never white) sheet or layer of striated, fibrous, or uniform appearance.


lexentry: eng/altruism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: altruism
trans_list: altruisme
sense:
Regard for others, both natural and moral without regard for oneself; devotion to the interests of others; brotherly kindness.


lexentry: eng/altruism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: altruism
trans_list: altruisme
sense:
(biology, sociobiology) Action or behaviour that benefits another or others at some cost to the performer.


lexentry: eng/alum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alum
trans_list: alun
sense:
An astringent salt, usually occurring in the form of pale crystals, much used in the dyeing and tanning trade and in certain medicines, and now understood to be a double sulphate of potassium and aluminium (K2SO4·Al2(SO4)3·24H2O). [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/alum__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: alum
trans_list: alun
sense:
(inorganic compound) Any similar double sulphate in which either or both of the potassium and aluminium is wholly or partly replaced by other univalent or tervalent cations. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/alumina__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alumina
trans_list: alumine
sense:
Aluminum oxide, especially when used in mining, material sciences or ceramics, a refractory solid compound.


lexentry: eng/aluminate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aluminate
trans_list: aluminate
sense:
(chemistry) A compound, containing aluminium and oxygen with more electropositive elements, that is a salt of the hypothetical aluminic acid


lexentry: eng/aluminium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aluminium
trans_list: aluminium
sense:
A light, silvery metal extracted from bauxite, and a chemical element (symbol Al) with an atomic number of 13.


lexentry: eng/aluminium_foil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aluminium foil
trans_list: papier d'aluminium | papier d’alu
sense:
(Australia, Britain, New Zealand) A very thin, pliable, easily torn sheet of aluminium used for cooking, packaging, cosmetics, and insulation.


lexentry: eng/aluminium_oxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aluminium oxide
trans_list: alumine | oxyde d'aluminium
sense:
(inorganic compound) The solid, Al2O3, commonly known as alumina; it occurs as bauxite, sapphire, ruby and other forms; it is used in the manufacture of ceramics


lexentry: eng/aluminoxane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aluminoxane
trans_list: aluminoxane
sense:
(organic compound) a class of organometallic compounds of aluminium having general formula R2Al-O-AlR2; they are used as catalysts in the polymerization of epoxides and oxetanes to form polyether elastomers.


lexentry: eng/alunite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alunite
trans_list: alunite
sense:
(mineral) A gray whitish, water-soluble mineral, potassium aluminium sulphate; the natural source of alum, KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6.


lexentry: eng/alveolar__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: alveolar
trans_list: alvéolaire
sense:
(phonetics) Formed with the tongue touching or approaching the inner ridge of the gums of the upper front teeth.


lexentry: eng/alveolar_ridge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alveolar ridge
trans_list: crête alvéolaire | alvéoles
sense:
(anatomy) A ridge that forms the borders of the maxilla and the mandible and contains the alveoli of the teeth.


lexentry: eng/alveolus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alveolus
trans_list: alvéoles pulmonaires | alvéole
sense:
(anatomy) Any of the many tiny air sacs in the lungs in which the bronchioles terminate and where oxygen and carbon dioxide are rapidly exchanged with the pulmonary capillaries.


lexentry: eng/always__Adverb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: always
trans_list: toujours
sense:
Constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals (opposed to sometimes or occasionally).


lexentry: eng/alyssum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alyssum
trans_list: alysse
sense:
Any of several plants, of the genus Alyssum, mostly of Eurasian origin, that have racemes of white or yellow flowers.


lexentry: eng/amadou__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amadou
trans_list: amadou
sense:
A spongy, flammable substance prepared from bracket fungi, formerly used as a styptic and as tinder.


lexentry: eng/amalgamation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: amalgamation
trans_list: amalgamation
sense:
(specifically) The production of an alloy of mercury and another metal, especially used in antiquity to extract gold and silver from ores.


lexentry: eng/amaretto__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amaretto
trans_list: amaretto
sense:
(uncountable, countable) A sweet-bitter liqueur originating from Italy (but also produced in Turkey), flavored with almonds and a secret blend-specific mix of some 200 ingredients such as the pits from apricots, peaches, cherries or other stone fruits.


lexentry: eng/amateur_radio__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amateur radio
trans_list: CB
sense:
The hobby or pastime of communicating by two-way radio, often striving for “DX” QSOs that are challenging because of distance.


lexentry: eng/amateurish__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amateurish
trans_list: amateur
sense:
(pejorative) Suggesting or reflecting the efforts of an amateur; not seeming professional or polished.


lexentry: eng/amatonormativity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amatonormativity
trans_list: amatonormativité
sense:
(neologism) The assumption that all human beings pursue love or romance, especially by means of a monogamous long-term relationship.


lexentry: eng/amaurosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amaurosis
trans_list: amaurose
sense:
Any form of blindness that is accompanied by no obvious change to the eye; often the result of disease of the optic nerve.


lexentry: eng/amazed__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amazed
trans_list: abasourdi | stupéfié
sense:
Astonished or confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder; greatly surprised (often with ensuing adpositions e.g. at, with, or by).


lexentry: eng/amazement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amazement
trans_list: stupéfaction | stupeur
sense:
(uncountable) The condition of being amazed; a state of overwhelming wonder, as from surprise or sudden fear, horror, or admiration; astonishment.


lexentry: eng/amban__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amban
trans_list: amban
sense:
(now, _, historical) A Chinese official under the Qing Dynasty, especially the ranking official or provincial governor in a semi-independent territory under Chinese rule.


lexentry: eng/ambassador__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ambassador
trans_list: ambassadeur | ambassadrice
sense:
A diplomat of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there their sovereign or country. (Sometimes called ambassador-in-residence)


lexentry: eng/amber__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: amber
trans_list: ambre | ambre jaune
sense:
A hard, generally yellow to brown translucent or transparent fossil resin from extinct coniferous trees of the pine genus, used for jewellery, decoration and later dissolved as a binder in varnishes. One variety, blue amber, appears blue rather than yellow under direct sunlight. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/amber__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: amber
trans_list: feu orange | ambre
sense:
(British, AU) The intermediate light in a set of three traffic lights, which when illuminated indicates that drivers should stop when safe to do so. See also yellow light.


lexentry: eng/ambergris__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ambergris
trans_list: ambre gris
sense:
A solid, waxy, flammable substance of a dull grey or blackish color, produced in the intestines of the sperm whale. It is used in perfumes.


lexentry: eng/ambidextrous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ambidextrous
trans_list: ambidextre
sense:
Having equal or comparable ability in both hands; in particular, able to write well with both hands.


lexentry: eng/ambigram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ambigram
trans_list: ambigramme
sense:
A calligraphic design that may be read as the same word or phrase (or sometimes different words or phrases) when oriented in two different ways, usually when reflected along a vertical or horizontal axis or when rotated through 180 degrees.


lexentry: eng/ambiguity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ambiguity
trans_list: ambiguïté | ambigüité
sense:
(countable) An instance of this state: words or statements that are open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, especially if that meaning cannot be determined from the context.


lexentry: eng/ambition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ambition
trans_list: ambition
sense:
(uncountable, countable) Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people.


lexentry: eng/ambition__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: ambition
trans_list: ambition
sense:
(obsolete) The act of going about to solicit or obtain an office, or any other object of desire; canvassing.


lexentry: eng/ambitious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ambitious
trans_list: ambitieux
sense:
(of a person or their character) Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction.


lexentry: eng/ambivalence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ambivalence
trans_list: ambivalence
sense:
The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings (such as love and hate) towards a person, object or idea.


lexentry: eng/ambivalent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ambivalent
trans_list: ambivalent
sense:
Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, motivations, or meanings.


lexentry: eng/ambiversion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ambiversion
trans_list: ambiversion
sense:
(psychology) A personality trait having balanced characteristics of both extroversion and introversion.


lexentry: eng/ambivert__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ambivert
trans_list: ambiverti
sense:
(psychology) A person who is neither clearly extroverted nor introverted, but has characteristics of each.


lexentry: eng/amblyopia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amblyopia
trans_list: amblyopie
sense:
Dimness or blurring of the eyesight due to a fault in transmission of signals to the brain from an otherwise healthy eye.


lexentry: eng/ambo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ambo
trans_list: ambon
sense:
A raised platform in an early Christian church, as well as in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic churches.


lexentry: eng/ambrosia__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: ambrosia
trans_list: ambroisie
sense:
Any fungus of a number of species that insects such as ambrosia beetles carry as symbionts, "farming" them on poor-quality food such as wood, where they grow, providing food for the insect.


lexentry: eng/ambrosin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ambrosin
trans_list: ambrosin
sense:
(numismatics) An early coin struck by the dukes of Milan, and bearing the effigy of St. Ambrose on its horseback.


lexentry: eng/ambulance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ambulance
trans_list: ambulance
sense:
An emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital. [1854]


lexentry: eng/amendment__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: amendment
trans_list: amendement | avenant
sense:
In public bodies, any alteration made or proposed to be made in a bill or motion that adds, changes, substitutes, or omits.


lexentry: eng/amenity__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: amenity
trans_list: équipement
sense:
(cartography) A unit pertaining to the infrastructure of a community, such as a public toilet, a postbox, a library, etc.


lexentry: eng/amensalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amensalism
trans_list: amensalisme
sense:
(ecology) A form of biological or ecological interaction or relationship in which one species is harmed or impeded and the other is unaffected.


lexentry: eng/ametropia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ametropia
trans_list: amétropie
sense:
(medicine, ophthalmology) Any of several disorders of the eye (spherical or cylindrical) resulting from faulty refractive ability.


lexentry: eng/amicable_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amicable number
trans_list: nombres amicaux
sense:
(number theory) One of a pair of numbers having the property that the sum of the divisors of each, excluding itself, is equal to the other number.


lexentry: eng/amide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amide
trans_list: amide
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any derivative of an oxoacid in which the hydroxyl group has been replaced with an amino or substituted amino group; especially such derivatives of a carboxylic acid, the carboxamides or acid amides


lexentry: eng/amide__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: amide
trans_list: amidure
sense:
(inorganic chemistry) Any ionic derivative of ammonia in which a hydrogen atom has been replaced with a metal cation (R-NH- or R2N-)


lexentry: eng/aminal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aminal
trans_list: amine
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any organic compound having two amino functional groups attached to the same carbon atom - R2C(NR2)2


lexentry: eng/amine_oxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amine oxide
trans_list: oxyde d'amine
sense:
(organic compound) Any of a class of organic compound formed by addition of an oxygen atom to an amine - R3N+-O-, but sometimes written R3N=O.


lexentry: eng/amino_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: amino acid
trans_list: acide aminé | aminoacide
sense:
(amino acid) Any of the twenty naturally occurring α-amino acids (having the amino, and carboxylic acid groups on the same carbon atom), and a variety of side chains, that combine, via peptide bonds, to form proteins.


lexentry: eng/amino_sugar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amino sugar
trans_list: sucre aminé
sense:
(organic chemistry) any monosaccharide in which a single hydroxy group has been replaced by an amino group


lexentry: eng/aminoacidemia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aminoacidemia
trans_list: aminoacidémie
sense:
(medicine) The presence of amino acids in the blood (which is always true); and usually, more specifically, an excess (hyperaminoacidemia).


lexentry: eng/aminoaciduria__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aminoaciduria
trans_list: aminoacidémie
sense:
(medicine) The presence of amino acids in the urine (which is always true in small amounts); and usually, more specifically, an excess (hyperaminoaciduria).


lexentry: eng/aminopeptidase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aminopeptidase
trans_list: aminopeptidase
sense:
(enzyme) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of the peptide bond of the terminal amino acid at the amino end of a polypeptide or protein


lexentry: eng/ammonia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ammonia
trans_list: ammoniac | ammoniaque
sense:
(inorganic compound) A gaseous, toxic compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH3, with a pungent smell and taste.


lexentry: eng/ammoniacum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ammoniacum
trans_list: gomme ammoniaque
sense:
A gum-resin exuded from the several perennial herbs in the genus Ferula of the umbel family (Apiaceae).


lexentry: eng/ammonite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ammonite
trans_list: ammonite
sense:
(paleontology) Any of an extinct group of cephalopods of the subclass Ammonoidea; a fossil shell of such an animal.


lexentry: eng/ammonium_chloride__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ammonium chloride
trans_list: chlorure d'ammonium
sense:
(inorganic compound) A water-soluble salt of ammonia and hydrochloric acid, having the formula NH4Cl.


lexentry: eng/ammonium_nitrate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ammonium nitrate
trans_list: nitrate d'ammonium
sense:
(inorganic compound) The ammonium salt of nitric acid, NH4NO3; it is used in fertilizers and explosives (notoriously in improvised explosive devices, though its main importance is as an explosive in its own right and in mixtures such as amatol and ANFO).


lexentry: eng/ammunition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ammunition
trans_list: munitions | munition
sense:
Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc.


lexentry: eng/amnesty__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: amnesty
trans_list: amnistie
sense:
An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects concerned in an insurrection.


lexentry: eng/amniocentesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amniocentesis
trans_list: amniocentèse
sense:
(medicine) A procedure for obtaining amniotic fluid from a pregnant animal, by inserting a hollow needle through the abdominal wall and into the amniotic sac. Used in diagnosing possible genetic defects and/or obstetric complications, or simply to drain excess amniotic fluid.


lexentry: eng/amnion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amnion
trans_list: amnios
sense:
(anatomy) The innermost membrane of the fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.


lexentry: eng/amniote__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amniote
trans_list: amniote
sense:
(biology) Any of the Amniota group of vertebrates having an amnion during the development of the embryo; mammals, birds and reptiles.


lexentry: eng/amniotic_fluid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amniotic fluid
trans_list: liquide amniotique
sense:
(zoology) In placental mammals, a fluid contained within the amnion membrane that surrounds a developing embryo or fetus.


lexentry: eng/amoeba__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amoeba
trans_list: amibe
sense:
(biology) A member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.


lexentry: eng/amoebiasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: amoebiasis
trans_list: amœbose
sense:
(medicine) An infectious disease caused by the parasitic protozoan Entamoeba histolytica; amoebic dysentery.


lexentry: eng/amorphous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: amorphous
trans_list: amorphe
sense:
(physics) In the non-crystalline solid state of, or being a non-crystalline counterpart to, a crystalline solid.


lexentry: eng/amortization__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: amortization
trans_list: amortissement
sense:
The distribution of the cost of an intangible asset, such as an intellectual property right, over the projected useful life of the asset.


lexentry: eng/amount__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amount
trans_list: montant | somme
sense:
The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English).


lexentry: eng/amount_of_substance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amount of substance
trans_list: quantité de matière
sense:
(physical chemistry) The number of particles or formula units (depending on type) present of some substance in some sample; SI unit: mole.


lexentry: eng/amoxicillin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amoxicillin
trans_list: amoxicilline
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A moderate-spectrum, bacteriolytic beta-lactam antibiotic C16H19N3O5S closely related to ampicillin and with similar properties, but more readily absorbed when taken orally. It is used to treat bacterial infections caused by susceptible microorganisms.


lexentry: eng/ampelography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ampelography
trans_list: ampélographie
sense:
(botany, oenology) The discipline within botany concerned with the taxonomy of cultivars in the grapevine genus, Vitis.


lexentry: eng/ampere-hour__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ampere-hour
trans_list: ampère-heure
sense:
(physics) a unit of electric charge, equal to the charge transferred by a current of one ampere in one hour through a specified point in a circuit, equal to 3600 coulombs.


lexentry: eng/ampere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ampere
trans_list: ampère
sense:
A unit of electrical current, the standard base unit in the International System of Units; colloquially amp. Abbreviation: amp, Symbol: A


lexentry: eng/amperometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amperometry
trans_list: ampérométrie
sense:
(physical chemistry) An analytical technique that involves the continuous measurement of electric current during a reaction or titration.


lexentry: eng/amphibian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amphibian
trans_list: amphibien | batracien | amphibie
sense:
An animal of the Amphibia; any vertebrate that does not have amniotic eggs, living both on land and in water.


lexentry: eng/amphibole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amphibole
trans_list: amphibole
sense:
(mineral) Any of a large group of structurally similar hydrated double silicate minerals, containing various combinations of sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminium.


lexentry: eng/amphibrach__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: amphibrach
trans_list: amphibraque
sense:
(prosody) A metrical foot in modern prosody, consisting of three syllables, the middle one of which is stressed (e.g. Jamaica).


lexentry: eng/amphictyon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amphictyon
trans_list: amphictyon
sense:
(Ancient Greece) One of the deputies from the confederated states of Ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters.


lexentry: eng/amphictyony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amphictyony
trans_list: amphictyonie
sense:
A religious foundation or co-operative shared between Greek city states during the classical period, typically to support the temple or cult of a deity shared by the city states. Also used academically to refer to similar arrangements in non-Greek cultures.


lexentry: eng/amphimacer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amphimacer
trans_list: amphimacre | crétique
sense:
A metrical foot consisting of an unaccented or light syllable between two accented or heavy syllables; a cretic.


lexentry: eng/amphiprostyle__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amphiprostyle
trans_list: amphiprostyle
sense:
(architecture, chiefly, historical, of a, temple, or, edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides.


lexentry: eng/amphisbaena__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amphisbaena
trans_list: amphisbène
sense:
(mythological creature) A mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body, able to move in either direction.


lexentry: eng/amphitheatre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amphitheatre
trans_list: amphithéâtre
sense:
An open, outdoor theatre (which may be a theatre in the round, or have a stage with seating on only one side), especially one from the classical period of ancient Greece or Rome, or a modern venue of similar design.


lexentry: eng/amphora__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amphora
trans_list: amphore
sense:
(chiefly, _, historical) A large vessel, especially a thin-necked clay vat used in ancient Greece and Rome for storing and transporting wine and oil.


lexentry: eng/amphoric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: amphoric
trans_list: amphorique
sense:
(medicine) Produced by or indicating a hollow cavity in the lungs, giving a sound like that produced by blowing into an empty decanter.


lexentry: eng/amphoteric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amphoteric
trans_list: amphotère
sense:
(chemistry) Having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either; amphiprotic. [from 1832]


lexentry: eng/amplexus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amplexus
trans_list: amplexe
sense:
(zoology) A form of pseudocopulation, found chiefly in amphibians and horseshoe crabs, in which a male grasps a female with his front legs as part of the mating process.


lexentry: eng/amplification__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: amplification
trans_list: amplification
sense:
(organic chemistry) A procedure used in the nomenclature of complex organic compounds in which the superatoms of a basic structure (a phane) are replaced by cyclic structures (amplificants).


lexentry: eng/amplifier__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: amplifier
trans_list: amplificateur
sense:
(electronics) An appliance or circuit that increases the strength of a weak electrical signal without changing the other characteristics of the signal.


lexentry: eng/amplitude__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: amplitude
trans_list: amplitude
sense:
(mathematics) The maximum absolute value of the vertical component of a curve or function, especially one that is periodic.


lexentry: eng/amplitude_modulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amplitude modulation
trans_list: modulation d'amplitude
sense:
(radio) A method of sending information by modifying (modulating) the intensity (amplitude) of a carrier wave.


lexentry: eng/ampulla_of_Lorenzini__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ampulla of Lorenzini
trans_list: ampoule de Lorenzini
sense:
An electroreceptor found mainly in cartilaginous fish such as sharks and rays, forming a network of jelly-filled canals.


lexentry: eng/amulet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amulet
trans_list: amulette | talisman
sense:
A religious article, protective charm, or ornament, usually bearing cultural or magical symbols, worn for protection against ill will, negative influences, or evil spirits.


lexentry: eng/amuse__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amuse
trans_list: amuser | divertir
sense:
(transitive) To entertain or occupy (someone or something) in a pleasant manner; to stir (someone) with pleasing emotions.


lexentry: eng/amusement_arcade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amusement arcade
trans_list: salle d'arcade
sense:
A leisure establishment, freely open to the public, containing a variety of coin-operated devices, some of which are for amusement only, while others may offer the possibility of winning small prizes.


lexentry: eng/amygdala__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amygdala
trans_list: amygdale cérébrale
sense:
(neuroanatomy) Each one of the two regions of the brain, located as a pair in the medial temporal lobe, believed to play a key role in processing emotions, such as fear and pleasure, in both animals and humans.


lexentry: eng/amygdalin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amygdalin
trans_list: amygdaline
sense:
(biochemistry) A glycoside of benzaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide found in bitter almonds, and in the kernels of some other fruit.


lexentry: eng/amylase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amylase
trans_list: amylase
sense:
(enzyme) Any of a class of digestive enzymes, present in saliva and also contributed to the gut by the exocrine pancreas, that break down complex carbohydrates such as starch into simpler sugars such as glucose.


lexentry: eng/amyloidosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amyloidosis
trans_list: amyloïdose
sense:
(medicine) Any of a group of disorders in which the fibrous protein amyloid is deposited in an organ of the body.


lexentry: eng/amylose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amylose
trans_list: amylose
sense:
(carbohydrate) The soluble form of starch (the insoluble form being amylopectin) that is a linear polymer of glucose.


lexentry: eng/amyotrophic_lateral_sclerosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
trans_list: SLA | maladie de Charcot | maladie de Lou Gehrig | sclérose latérale amyotrophique
sense:
(neurology, pathology) A chronic, progressive disease characterized by degeneration of the central nervous system and the loss of voluntary muscle control.


lexentry: eng/an_arm_and_a_leg__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: an arm and a leg
trans_list: coûter la peau des fesses | coûter la peau du cul | coûter les yeux de la tête
sense:
(idiomatic, hyperbole) Usually used after the verb cost, but also often charge, pay, and spend: a very high price for an item or service; an exorbitant price


lexentry: eng/an_eye_for_an_eye,_a_tooth_for_a_tooth__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
trans_list: œil pour œil, dent pour dent
sense:
(idiomatic) compensation for injury caused by a person, in the form of inflicting of an identical injury on that person.


lexentry: eng/anabiosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anabiosis
trans_list: anabiose
sense:
(biology) A state of suspended animation, especially during extreme drought; the act of recovering from this state.


lexentry: eng/anachronism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anachronism
trans_list: anachronisme
sense:
A chronological mistake; the erroneous dating of an event, circumstance, or object. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/anachronism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: anachronism
trans_list: anachronisme
sense:
A person or thing which seems to belong to a different time or period of time. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/anachronistic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anachronistic
trans_list: anachronique
sense:
Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism; in a wrong time; not applicable to or not appropriate for the time.


lexentry: eng/anachronistic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: anachronistic
trans_list: anachronique
sense:
(of a person) Having opinions from the past; preferring things or values of the past; behind the times; overly conservative.


lexentry: eng/anaconda__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anaconda
trans_list: anaconda
sense:
(countable) Any large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes, found mainly in northern South America. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/anacreontic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anacreontic
trans_list: anacréontique
sense:
(prosody) Pertaining to the style of the Greek poet Anacreon, who wrote of wine and love; (specifically) designating a metre based on an anaclastic ionic dimeter. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/anadiplosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anadiplosis
trans_list: anadiplose
sense:
(figure of speech) A figure of speech in which a word or phrase used at the end of a clause or expression is repeated near the beginning of the next clause or expression.


lexentry: eng/anagenesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anagenesis
trans_list: anagenèse
sense:
The evolution of a new species by the large scale change in gene frequency so that the new species replaces the old rather than branching to produce an additional species.


lexentry: eng/anaglyph__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: anaglyph
trans_list: anaglyphe
sense:
A matched pair of images designed to produce a three-dimensional effect when viewed using spectacles that have usually one red and one bluish-green lens, corresponding to the colors of the pairs of images.


lexentry: eng/anagnorisis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anagnorisis
trans_list: dénouement
sense:
The moment in the plot of a drama in which the hero makes a discovery that explains previously unexplained events or situations; a denouement.


lexentry: eng/anal-retentive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anal-retentive
trans_list: parfaitement
sense:
(psychology, Freudian) Preoccupied with achieving perfection, order and control and with collecting, possessing, and retaining objects.


lexentry: eng/anal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: anal
trans_list: anal
sense:
(psychoanalysis) Of the stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is alleged to be concentrated on the anal region. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/anal_beads__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anal beads
trans_list: chapelet thaï
sense:
A sex toy consisting of several small balls attached together in series which are one by one inserted into and removed from the rectum.


lexentry: eng/anal_fissure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anal fissure
trans_list: fissure anale
sense:
(disease) A break or tear in the skin of the anal canal, resulting in bleeding and occasionally pain on defecation.


lexentry: eng/anal_sex__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anal sex
trans_list: sexe anal | sodomie
sense:
A sexual activity involving stimulation of a sexual partner's anus or rectum, especially by penetration with a penis or other object.


lexentry: eng/analcime__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: analcime
trans_list: analcime
sense:
(mineral) A sodium aluminosilicate with a chemical formula NaAlSi2O6·H2O, having a zeolite structure, found in alkaline basalts.


lexentry: eng/analemma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: analemma
trans_list: analemme
sense:
A figure-eight curve that results when the Sun's position in the sky is plotted out over the year at the same hour of mean solar time every day. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/analepsis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: analepsis
trans_list: analepse
sense:
A form of flashback in which earlier parts of a narrative are related to others that have already been narrated


lexentry: eng/analgesia__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: analgesia
trans_list: analgésie | analgie
sense:
(medicine) A process of temporarily reducing the ability to feel pain; the provision of this service.


lexentry: eng/analgesic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: analgesic
trans_list: analgésique
sense:
(pharmacology) Any medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces pain, especially without inducing a loss of other sensation. (Contrast anesthetic.)


lexentry: eng/analog__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: analog
trans_list: analogique
sense:
(of a device or system) In which the value of a data item (such as time) is represented by a continuous(ly) variable physical quantity that can be measured (such as the shadow of a sundial).


lexentry: eng/analog__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: analog
trans_list: analogue
sense:
(chemistry) A structural derivative of a parent compound that differs from it by only one or a few atoms or substituent groups; (usually, especially) such a molecule that retains most of the same chemical properties.


lexentry: eng/analog_computer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: analog computer
trans_list: calculateur analogique
sense:
(computing) A computer (mechanical, electrical or other) that processes using continuously varying signals rather than digital, quantized, values.


lexentry: eng/analogous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: analogous
trans_list: analogue
sense:
Having analogy, the status of an analogue; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or similar proportion (often followed by "to".)


lexentry: eng/analogy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: analogy
trans_list: analogie
sense:
A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation.


lexentry: eng/analphabet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: analphabet
trans_list: analphabète
sense:
A person who does not know the letters of the alphabet; a partly or wholly illiterate person. [from mid 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/analysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: analysis
trans_list: analyse
sense:
(countable) Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing, concept, theory, etc.).


lexentry: eng/analysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: analysis
trans_list: analyse
sense:
(uncountable, mathematics) A broad field of study in modern mathematics (often mentioned alongside algebra) which developed out of the calculus, concerned with the behavior of functions, sequences, series, limits, metric spaces, measures and more.


lexentry: eng/analysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: analysis
trans_list: analyse
sense:
(countable, analytical chemistry, physical chemistry) The process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts, or the result of this process.


lexentry: eng/analytic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: analytic
trans_list: analytique
sense:
(linguistics) Of a language, having a grammar principally dependent on the arrangement of uninflected function words within sentences to indicate meaning. Compare synthetic.


lexentry: eng/analytic_geometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: analytic geometry
trans_list: géométrie analytique
sense:
(geometry) The subbranch of geometry that investigates geometrical figures via the mathematical properties of their representations in a coordinate system.


lexentry: eng/analyze__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: analyze
trans_list: analyser
sense:
(transitive) To examine in such a manner as to ascertain the elements or nature of the thing examined; as, to analyze a fossil substance, to analyze a sentence or a word, or to analyze an action to ascertain its morality.


lexentry: eng/anamorphosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anamorphosis
trans_list: anamorphose
sense:
A distorted image of an object that may be viewed correctly from a specific angle or with a specific mirror.


lexentry: eng/anapest__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: anapest
trans_list: anapeste
sense:
(prosody) In quantitative meter, a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, two short, then one long.


lexentry: eng/anaphase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anaphase
trans_list: anaphase
sense:
(cytology) The stage of mitosis and meiosis during which the chromosomes separate, the chromatid moving to opposite poles of the cell.


lexentry: eng/anaphora__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anaphora
trans_list: anaphore
sense:
(figure of speech) The repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis.


lexentry: eng/anaphylactic_shock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anaphylactic shock
trans_list: choc anaphylactique
sense:
A severe and rapid systemic allergic reaction to an allergen, constricting the trachea and causing generalized vasodilation.


lexentry: eng/anarchism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: anarchism
trans_list: anarchisme
sense:
(by extension) A political and philosophical belief that proposes the establishment of a stateless society as well as the abolition of authority and hierarchy in most or all forms.


lexentry: eng/anarchist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anarchist
trans_list: anarchiste
sense:
One who believes in or advocates the absence of hierarchy and authority in most forms (compare anarchism), especially one who works toward the realization of such.


lexentry: eng/anarcho-capitalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anarcho-capitalism
trans_list: anarcho-capitalisme
sense:
(politics, economics) A political and economic philosophy that advocates the elimination of the state and other coercive institutions in favour of individual self-ownership, voluntary society, and free market.


lexentry: eng/anarcho-communism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anarcho-communism
trans_list: anarcho-communisme
sense:
(politics, economics) A form of anarchism advocating the abolition of the state and capitalism in favor of a horizontal network of voluntary associations through which people would satisfy their needs.


lexentry: eng/anarcho-mutualism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anarcho-mutualism
trans_list: anarcho-mutualisme
sense:
(economics) The independent possession, by every individual, of the means of production, in a free market with minimal interest rates.


lexentry: eng/anarcho-primitivism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anarcho-primitivism
trans_list: anarcho-primitivisme
sense:
An anarchist philosophy that criticizes civilization and advocates for a return to primitive ways of life instead of agriculture, industry, and urbanization.


lexentry: eng/anarcho-syndicalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anarcho-syndicalism
trans_list: anarcho-syndicalisme
sense:
A branch or field of anarchism that focuses on the abolition of capitalism through the organization of revolutionary worker syndicates.


lexentry: eng/anarthria__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anarthria
trans_list: anarthrie
sense:
(neurology, neuropsychology) A speech impairment in which the ability to articulate is lost completely.


lexentry: eng/anastomosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: anastomosis
trans_list: anastomose
sense:
(surgery) The surgical creation of a connecting passage between blood vessels, bowels or other channels.


lexentry: eng/anastylosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anastylosis
trans_list: anastylose
sense:
(archaeology) The reassembly of ruined monuments or other artifacts from remaining fragments in an archeologically responsible way (with use of modern materials when needed).


lexentry: eng/anathema__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anathema
trans_list: anathème
sense:
(ecclesiastical, historical) A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, often accompanied by excommunication; something denounced as accursed. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/anatomical_snuffbox__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anatomical snuffbox
trans_list: tabatière anatomique
sense:
(anatomy) A triangular deepening on the radial, dorsal aspect of the hand, bounded by extensor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis.


lexentry: eng/anatomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anatomy
trans_list: anatomie
sense:
The art of studying the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy.


lexentry: eng/anatta__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anatta
trans_list: anâtman | anātman
sense:
(Buddhism) The idea that there is no separate self or soul; egolessness. One of the three marks of existence.


lexentry: eng/ancestor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ancestor
trans_list: ancêtre
sense:
One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear.


lexentry: eng/anchor's_aweigh__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anchor's aweigh
trans_list: larguez les amarres
sense:
(nautical) Response to order to weigh anchor when the anchor has been tripped and is no longer attached to the bottom.


lexentry: eng/anchor__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: anchor
trans_list: ancre
sense:
Any instrument serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, such as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a device to hold the end of a bridge cable etc.; or a device used in metalworking to hold the core of a mould in place.


lexentry: eng/anchor_baby__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anchor baby
trans_list: bébé passeport
sense:
(US, often, derogatory) A child born to non-citizen parents in the United States or another country that grants birthright citizenship (cf. jus soli), and who, as a citizen, can help their parents and other family members gain citizenship or permanent residency.


lexentry: eng/anchoress__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anchoress
trans_list: anachorétesse
sense:
A female anchorite. A woman who chooses to withdraw from the world to live a solitary life of prayer and contemplation.


lexentry: eng/anchorman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anchorman
trans_list: fermier
sense:
(television, radio) The main host of a television or radio program, particularly one relating to the broadcast of news.


lexentry: eng/anchovy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anchovy
trans_list: anchois
sense:
Any small saltwater fish of the Engraulidae family, consisting of 160 species in sixteen genera, those of the genus Engraulis being widely sold as food.


lexentry: eng/ancient__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ancient
trans_list: ancien
sense:
Existent or occurring in time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity; old, as opposed to modern.


lexentry: eng/ancient__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: ancient
trans_list: ancien
sense:
(history) Relating to antiquity as a primarily European historical period; the time before the Middle Ages.


lexentry: eng/ancient_astronaut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ancient astronaut
trans_list: ancien astronaute
sense:
Any of the extraterrestrial beings that, according to the pseudoscientific belief of paleocontact, visited Earth in the distant past, influencing human culture, technology, or religion.


lexentry: eng/ancient_grain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ancient grain
trans_list: grain ancien
sense:
A grain or pseudocereal purported to be minimally changed by selective breeding over recent millennia (often used in plural and in the context of marketing)


lexentry: eng/ancient_history__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ancient history
trans_list: Antiquité
sense:
A period of history generally seen as occurring before the Middle Ages, that is, before the fall of the Roman Empire. Includes Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.


lexentry: eng/ancient_monument__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ancient monument
trans_list: monument
sense:
an old or ancient building or other structure, or a site of historical interest that is usually looked after by an official organization.


lexentry: eng/and!slash!or__Conjunction__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: and/or
trans_list: et/ou
sense:
Joins two alternatives to mean either or both; indicates that inclusive or is meant where or alone might be taken to mean exclusive or.


lexentry: eng/and__Conjunction__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: and
trans_list: et
sense:
(now, colloquial, or, literary) Used to connect more than two elements together in a chain, sometimes to stress the number of elements.


lexentry: eng/and__Conjunction__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: and
trans_list: et | et puis
sense:
Used to connect certain numbers: connecting units when they precede tens (now dated); connecting shillings to pence in a monetary quantity (now historical); connecting tens and units to hundreds, thousands etc. (now often omitted in US); to connect fractions to wholes. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/and_all__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: and all
trans_list: et ainsi de suite | et cætera | et tout | et tout et tout | et tout le reste
sense:
(idiomatic) Including every object, attribute, or process associated with preceding item or series of items.


lexentry: eng/and_all__Adverb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: and all
trans_list: et tout le tremblement | tout ça
sense:
(idiomatic, informal) Used to suggest certain unstated relevant implications of what has been stated.


lexentry: eng/and_then_some__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: and then some
trans_list: c'est rien de le dire | et pas qu'un peu
sense:
(idiomatic, colloquial) Used to confirm preceding utterance, while implying that what was said or asked is an understatement.


lexentry: eng/and_whatnot__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (idiomatic) And so on; et cetera
written_rep: and whatnot
trans_list:
et ainsi de suite | et compagnie | et tout le bataclan | et tout le toutim | et tutti quanti | patati patata


lexentry: eng/andalusite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: andalusite
trans_list: andalousite
sense:
(mineral) An aluminium nesosilicate mineral, Al2SiO5, which can be cut into a gem and displays strong pleochroism, shifting between red, green, and yellow.


lexentry: eng/andante__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: andante
trans_list: andante
sense:
(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a moderately slow tempo; faster than adagio but slower than moderato.


lexentry: eng/andesine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: andesine
trans_list: andésine
sense:
(mineral) Sodium calcium aluminum silicate, (Na_xCa_xAlSi_3O_8), a plagioclase feldspar, the third member of the albite-anorthite solid solution series. Found in fine-grained andesite lavas; crystals are rarely seen.


lexentry: eng/andesite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: andesite
trans_list: andésite
sense:
(geology) Any of a class of fine-grained intermediate igneous rock, of volcanic origin, containing mostly plagioclase feldspar.


lexentry: eng/andiron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: andiron
trans_list: chenet
sense:
(usually, in plural) A utensil for supporting wood when burning in a fireplace, one being placed on each side


lexentry: eng/androdioecy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: androdioecy
trans_list: androdioécie | androdiœcie
sense:
A reproductive system found in species composed of a male population and a distinct hermaphrodite population.


lexentry: eng/androgen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: androgen
trans_list: androgène
sense:
(steroid hormone) Any natural or synthetic compound, usually a steroid hormone, that stimulates or controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics in vertebrates. A male sex hormone such as testosterone or anabolic steroids.


lexentry: eng/androgynophore__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: androgynophore
trans_list: androgynophore
sense:
(botany) A stalk bearing both the androecium and the gynoecium of a flower above the level of insertion of the perianth.


lexentry: eng/androgynous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: androgynous
trans_list: androgyne | asexué
sense:
(computer hardware) Of a connector or docking port, able to connect to another connector or port of the same type, rather than being restricted to connecting to solely male or solely female connectors or ports.


lexentry: eng/andrology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: andrology
trans_list: andrologie
sense:
(medicine) The branch of medicine concerned with male diseases, especially those affecting the male reproductive system.


lexentry: eng/andropause__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: andropause
trans_list: andropause
sense:
(medicine, endocrinology) The male equivalent of the menopause in women; characterized by a decline in libido and overall energy.


lexentry: eng/androsterone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: androsterone
trans_list: androstérone
sense:
(steroid hormone) An androgenic hormone, excreted in the urine, somewhat less active than testosterone.


lexentry: eng/anecdote__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: anecdote
trans_list: anecdote
sense:
An account which supports an argument, but which is not supported by scientific or statistical analysis.


lexentry: eng/anemia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anemia
trans_list: anémie
sense:
(American spelling, uncountable, pathology) A medical condition in which the capacity of the blood to transport oxygen to the tissues is reduced, either because of too few red blood cells, or because of too little hemoglobin, resulting in pallor and fatigue.


lexentry: eng/anemoscope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anemoscope
trans_list: anémoscope
sense:
An instrument that shows the direction of the wind; a wind vane or weathercock. Formerly, it used to apply to a device consisting of a vane above, connected to the inside of a building with a dial or index to show the wind direction, but today there are many varieties.


lexentry: eng/aneroid_barometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aneroid barometer
trans_list: anéroïde
sense:
A barometer in which variations in pressure are measured using a partially evacuated capsule whose sides move in and out.


lexentry: eng/anesthesia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anesthesia
trans_list: anesthésie | anæsthésie
sense:
(medicine, American spelling, Canadian spelling) An artificial method of preventing sensation, used to eliminate pain without causing loss of vital functions, by the administration of one or more agents which block pain impulses before transmitted to the brain.


lexentry: eng/anesthesiologist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anesthesiologist
trans_list: anesthésiste | anesthésiologue
sense:
(American spelling, Canadian spelling) A physician who specializes in anesthesiology and administers anesthesia.


lexentry: eng/anesthetic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anesthetic
trans_list: anesthésie
sense:
(American spelling, medicine) A substance administered to reduce the perception of pain or to induce numbness for surgery and may render the recipient unconscious.


lexentry: eng/anesthetize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anesthetize
trans_list: anesthésier
sense:
(transitive) To administer anesthesia to: to render unfeeling or unconscious through the use of narcotic substances, usually either alcohol or pharmaceutical drugs.


lexentry: eng/anestrus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anestrus
trans_list: anœstrus
sense:
(zoology) In female placental mammals—excluding humans and great apes—a phase of the estrous cycle during which the sexual cycle rests.


lexentry: eng/aneurysm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aneurysm
trans_list: anévrisme | anévrysme
sense:
(pathology) An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.


lexentry: eng/angel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angel
trans_list: ange
sense:
An incorporeal and holy or semidivine messenger from a deity or other divine entity, traditionally depicted as a youthful, winged figure in flowing robes.


lexentry: eng/angel_investor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angel investor
trans_list: investisseur providentiel
sense:
(business) An investor to a start-up, especially one who invests very early or during the company's initial forming, often with a slim chance of a return on investment.


lexentry: eng/angel_shark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angel shark
trans_list: squatine
sense:
A member of the unusual genus Squatina of sharks with flattened bodies and broad pectoral fins resembling skates or rays. There are approximately 16 known species, which are the only members of their taxonomic genus, family and order. They occur worldwide in temperate and tropical seas.


lexentry: eng/angelic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angelic
trans_list: angélique
sense:
Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel.


lexentry: eng/angelica__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angelica
trans_list: angélique
sense:
A tall plant, with hollow stems, genus Angelica, especially garden angelica (Angelica archangelica).


lexentry: eng/angelology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angelology
trans_list: angélologie
sense:
The study of angels. Angels have been grouped into nine categories or “choirs,” from lowest to highest: angel, virtue, archangel, power, principality, dominion, throne, cherub, and seraph.


lexentry: eng/angels'_share__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angels' share
trans_list: part des anges
sense:
The portion of a wine, whiskey or other alcoholic spirit's volume that is lost to evaporation during aging, particularly while it matures in barrels (and evaporates through the porous wood).


lexentry: eng/angels_dancing_on_the_head_of_a_pin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angels dancing on the head of a pin
trans_list: le sexe des anges | querelle byzantine | sexe des anges
sense:
(metaphor) The subject of arcane intellectual speculation—used as an example of a subject of enquiry in which the pursuit is of no value.


lexentry: eng/anger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anger
trans_list: colère | rage | courroux | fureur | ire
sense:
A strong and unpleasant feeling of displeasure, hostility, or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to yell, say curse words, and/or physically harm or cause damage or destruction to things or attack or assault living beings, often stemming from perceived provocation, hurt, threat, insults, or unfair or unjust treatment, or a situation not going the way one had desired or planned.


lexentry: eng/angina__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: angina
trans_list: angine
sense:
(medicine, dated) An inflammatory infection of the throat, especially quinsy; any sore throat, with or without tooth and gum involvement.


lexentry: eng/angiocardiography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angiocardiography
trans_list: angiocardiographie
sense:
(medicine) A technique for radiographic examination of the heart chambers and thoracic vessels wherein a liquid radiocontrast agent is injected into the bloodstream, then the tissues are examined using X-rays.


lexentry: eng/angioedema__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angioedema
trans_list: angiœdème
sense:
(pathology) Swelling of the lower layers of the skin, often around the mouth, or of the mucosa or submucosa of the mouth or throat, which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or due to other conditions.


lexentry: eng/angiogram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angiogram
trans_list: angiographie
sense:
(medicine) An X-ray image of the blood vessels gained after the injection of a radiopaque contrast medium.


lexentry: eng/angiography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angiography
trans_list: angiographie
sense:
(medicine) A medical imaging technique in which an X-ray image is taken to visualize the inside of blood vessels and organs of the body, with particular interest in the arteries, veins and the heart chambers.


lexentry: eng/angioplasty__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angioplasty
trans_list: angioplastie
sense:
(surgery) The mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel generally caused by atheroma.


lexentry: eng/angioscopy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angioscopy
trans_list: angioscopie
sense:
A medical technique for visualizing the interior of blood vessels by means of a flexible fiber optic catheter inserted directly into an artery.


lexentry: eng/angiosperm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angiosperm
trans_list: angiosperme
sense:
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.


lexentry: eng/angiotensin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angiotensin
trans_list: angiotensine
sense:
(hormone) Any of several polypeptides that narrow blood vessels and thus regulate arterial pressure.


lexentry: eng/angle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angle
trans_list: angle
sense:
(geometry) A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).


lexentry: eng/angle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: angle
trans_list: angle
sense:
(geometry) The measure of such a figure. In the case of a plane angle, this is the ratio (or proportional to the ratio) of the arc length to the radius of a section of a circle cut by the two rays, centered at their common point. In the case of a solid angle, this is the ratio of the surface area to the square of the radius of the section of a sphere.


lexentry: eng/angle_bracket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angle bracket
trans_list: anti-lambda | chevron | crochet oblique
sense:
(terminology) Either of a pair of symbols, 〈 〉, used to enclose the name of the domain in which a concept and a term is used.


lexentry: eng/angle_bracket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angle bracket
trans_list: anti-lambda | chevron | crochet oblique
sense:
(typography, mathematics) Either of a pair of symbols, ⟨ ⟩, used to enclose text in various technical contexts, and in mathematical formulas to denote an interval, a continuous parameter or an inner product.


lexentry: eng/angle_grinder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angle grinder
trans_list: disqueuse | meuleuse | meuleuse d'angle
sense:
A usually hand-held grinder which uses a pair of internal gears to place the rotational axis of the grinding or cutting wheel perpendicular to that of the driving motor.


lexentry: eng/angle_of_attack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angle of attack
trans_list: incidence
sense:
(aeronautics) The angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the airflow over it; one of the determiners of the amount of lift produced by an airfoil.


lexentry: eng/angle_of_incidence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angle of incidence
trans_list: angle d'incidence
sense:
(optics, physics) The angle that a straight line, ray of light, etc., meeting a surface, makes with a normal to the surface at the point of meeting.


lexentry: eng/angle_of_incidence__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: angle of incidence
trans_list: calage
sense:
(aeronautics) The angle, usually fixed, between the chord line of a wing or horizontal stabilizer and the axis of the fuselage, measured at the root.


lexentry: eng/anglerfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anglerfish
trans_list: baudroie
sense:
Any fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes, which have an outgrowth they wiggle to lure and catch their prey.


lexentry: eng/anglicisation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anglicisation
trans_list: anglicisation
sense:
The process by which something or someone (usually a word) is made more English. Usually applied to language or culture.


lexentry: eng/angora__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: angora
trans_list: lapin angora
sense:
A rabbit belonging to the Angora rabbit breed, one of the oldest domestic breeds of rabbits in the world, raised chiefly in Europe for its silky and long hair (a subspecies of the European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus).


lexentry: eng/angst__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: angst
trans_list: angoisse existentielle
sense:
A feeling of acute but vague anxiety or apprehension often accompanied by depression, especially philosophical anxiety.


lexentry: eng/angstrom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angstrom
trans_list: ångström | aangström | angström
sense:
(physics, metrology) A unit of length equal to 10−10 meters (that is, one ten-billionth of a meter), approximately the size of an atom, and denoted by the symbol Å, used especially to measure the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation or distances between atoms.


lexentry: eng/angular_mil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angular mil
trans_list: millième
sense:
(military) A unit of angular measurement equal to 1/6400 of a complete circle. At 1000 metres one mil subtends about one metre (~0,98 m). Also 1/6000 and 1/6300 are used in other countries.


lexentry: eng/angular_momentum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angular momentum
trans_list: moment angulaire | moment cinétique
sense:
(physics) The vector product that describes the rotary inertia of a system about an axis and is conserved in a closed system. For an isolated rigid body, it is a measure of the extent to which an object will continue to rotate in the absence of an applied torque.


lexentry: eng/angular_velocity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angular velocity
trans_list: vitesse angulaire
sense:
(mathematics, physics) The angle turned, per unit time, by a body rotating about an axis; the rate of rotation through an angle.


lexentry: eng/angélique__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angélique
trans_list: angélique
sense:
A plucked bowl lute with two necks and most often sixteen strings, played in the manner of a harp, and popular in Baroque Europe.


lexentry: eng/anhedonia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anhedonia
trans_list: anhédonie
sense:
(symptom, psychiatry) The inability to feel pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable, such as exercise, hobbies, music, sexual activities or social interactions.


lexentry: eng/anhinga__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: anhinga
trans_list: anhinga d'Amérique
sense:
A fish-eating bird (Anhinga anhinga) of the Americas with a thin, pointed bill and a long, thin neck.


lexentry: eng/anhydride__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anhydride
trans_list: anhydride
sense:
(chemistry) Any compound formally derived from another (or from others) by the loss of a water molecule, especially acid anhydrides.


lexentry: eng/aniconism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aniconism
trans_list: aniconisme
sense:
A prohibition against artists depicting religious figures such as divinities, prophets, or anything that can be worshiped.


lexentry: eng/aniline__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aniline
trans_list: aniline
sense:
(organic compound) The simplest aromatic amine, C6H5NH2, synthesized by the reduction of nitrobenzene; it is a colourless oily basic poisonous liquid used in the manufacture of dyes and pharmaceuticals.


lexentry: eng/animal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: animal
trans_list: animal | bête
sense:
(science) Any member of the kingdom Animalia of multicellular organisms that are usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing them from plants and fungi) and which derive energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (further distinguishing them from plants).


lexentry: eng/animal_feed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: animal feed
trans_list: alimentation animale
sense:
Material, of an animal or most often vegetable origin, prepared (especially industrially) as feed for domestic or farm animals.


lexentry: eng/animal_husbandry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: animal husbandry
trans_list: élevage
sense:
The management and care of farm animals by humans for profit, in which genetic qualities and behaviour, considered to be advantageous to humans, are further developed.


lexentry: eng/animal_rights__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: animal rights
trans_list: droits des animaux
sense:
Certain fundamental rights that animals are entitled to, such as the right to be spared undue suffering.


lexentry: eng/animated_cartoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: animated cartoon
trans_list: dessin animé
sense:
Any of several types of film / movie, the frames of which are drawn by hand in order to give a sense of movement when projected in rapid sequence.


lexentry: eng/animation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: animation
trans_list: animation | invigoration
sense:
(animation, in the sense of a cartoon) A sequence of still drawings or inanimate objects displayed in rapid succession to create the illusion of movement in motion pictures or computer graphics; the object (film, computer game, etc.) produced


lexentry: eng/anime__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anime
trans_list: animé | anime
sense:
(uncountable) An artistic style originating in, and associated with, Japanese animation, and that has also been adopted by a comparatively low number of animated works from other countries.


lexentry: eng/animutation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: animutation
trans_list: animutation
sense:
(Internet, uncountable) A form of Internet-based computer animation characterized by unpredictable montages of pop culture images set to music; (countable) an instance of this.


lexentry: eng/anise__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anise
trans_list: anis
sense:
An umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella anisum) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc., for its carminative and aromatic seeds, which are used as a spice. It has a licorice scent.


lexentry: eng/aniseed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aniseed
trans_list: graine d'anis
sense:
(countable, and, uncountable) The seed-like fruit of the anise, used in baking and in the flavouring of liqueurs such as ouzo.


lexentry: eng/aniso-__Prefix__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aniso-
trans_list: aniso-
sense:
unequal; not the same; not the selfsame: forming compounds words; often formed to contrast with similar words in iso-).


lexentry: eng/anisomorphism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anisomorphism
trans_list: anisomorphisme
sense:
(linguistics, lexicography) The absence of an exact correspondence between words etc. in two different languages; the differences between two given languages that create mismatches in a translation dictionary.


lexentry: eng/anisotropic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anisotropic
trans_list: anisotrope
sense:
(physics, mathematics) Having properties that differ according to the direction of measurement; exhibiting anisotropy.


lexentry: eng/ankerite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ankerite
trans_list: ankérite
sense:
(mineral) Any of a group of mixed carbonate minerals, principally of calcium with iron, magnesium and manganese.


lexentry: eng/ankh__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ankh
trans_list: ânkh | ankh
sense:
A cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top, the Egyptian hieroglyph representing the Egyptian triliteral ꜥnḫ and often used as an amulet or charm for this concept.


lexentry: eng/ankle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ankle
trans_list: cheville
sense:
The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint.


lexentry: eng/ankle_monitor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ankle monitor
trans_list: bracelet électronique
sense:
A device that individuals under house arrest or parole are often required to wear to track their location.


lexentry: eng/anklebone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anklebone
trans_list: astragale | os astragale | talus
sense:
The bone of the ankle, forming the lower part of the ankle joint and joining with the tibia and fibula.


lexentry: eng/ankyloglossia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ankyloglossia
trans_list: virelangue
sense:
(medicine) A congenital oral anomaly in which the lingual frenulum is unusually short and thick, decreasing mobility of the tongue and affecting eating, speech, etc.


lexentry: eng/ankylosaurus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ankylosaurus
trans_list: ankylosaure
sense:
A large herbivorous dinosaur, of genus Ankylosaurus, that lived in the Cretaceous period, noted for its heavy armor and club-like tail.


lexentry: eng/ankylosing_spondylitis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ankylosing spondylitis
trans_list: spondylarthrite ankylosante
sense:
(disease) A particular arthritis disease that affects usually the joints between vertebrae and the sacroiliac joint.


lexentry: eng/anlaut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anlaut
trans_list: son initial
sense:
(linguistics) The first sound of a word (word-initial position) or syllable (syllable-initial position).


lexentry: eng/annals__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: annals
trans_list: annales
sense:
A relation of events in chronological order, each event being recorded under the year in which it happened.


lexentry: eng/annatto__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: annatto
trans_list: rocou | rocouyer | roucou
sense:
(countable) A tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree; the fruit of the tree.


lexentry: eng/annatto__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: annatto
trans_list: rocou | roucou
sense:
(uncountable) A fugitive orange-red dye obtained from this seed and fruit pulp through maceration and fermentation, used as textile dye and skin dye, containing bixin.


lexentry: eng/anneal__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anneal
trans_list: recuire
sense:
(metallurgy) To subject to great heat and then (often slow) cooling, and sometimes reheating and further cooling, for the purpose of rendering less brittle; to temper; to toughen.


lexentry: eng/annealing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: annealing
trans_list: recuit
sense:
The heating of solid metal or glass to high temperatures and cooling it slowly so that its particles arrange into a defined lattice to remove residual stress.


lexentry: eng/annelid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: annelid
trans_list: annélide | annélidé
sense:
Any of various wormlike animals, of the phylum Annelida, having a segmented body; they include the earthworm and the leech.


lexentry: eng/annihilator__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: annihilator
trans_list: annihilateur
sense:
(commutative algebra, of an element (or subset) of an R-module M) That ideal of R whose elements yield zero when multiplied by the given element (or; by the elements of the given subset) of M.


lexentry: eng/annihilator_method__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: annihilator method
trans_list: méthode de l'annihilateur
sense:
(analysis) A procedure used to find a particular solution to certain types of inhomogeneous ordinary differential equations.


lexentry: eng/anniversary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anniversary
trans_list: anniversaire
sense:
A day that is an exact number of years (to the day) since a given significant event occurred. Often preceded by an ordinal number indicating the number of years.


lexentry: eng/annoy__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: annoy
trans_list: gêner | embêter | ennuyer | agacer | asticoter
sense:
(transitive) To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.


lexentry: eng/annual__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: annual
trans_list: annuel
sense:
Of, for, or relating to a whole year, often as a recurring cycle; determined or reckoned by the year; accumulating in the course of a year; performed, executed, or completed over the course of a year. See also circannual.


lexentry: eng/annual_general_meeting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: annual general meeting
trans_list: assemblée générale annuelle
sense:
A meeting that official bodies, associations and companies hold each year to elect the board of directors and inform their members of previous and future activities.


lexentry: eng/annual_leave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: annual leave
trans_list: congé
sense:
(workplace) Amount of time expressed as the number of days per year that an employee is entitled to be away from work.


lexentry: eng/annual_report__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: annual report
trans_list: rapport annuel | rapport de gestion
sense:
(legal) In business law, a comprehensive report on a the activities of a company throughout the preceding year, generally produced in compliance with requirements established by government agencies.


lexentry: eng/annuity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: annuity
trans_list: annuité | rente
sense:
(insurance, pensions) A right to receive amounts of money regularly over a certain fixed period, in perpetuity, or, especially, over the remaining life or lives of one or more beneficiaries.


lexentry: eng/annular_eclipse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: annular eclipse
trans_list: éclipse annulaire
sense:
(astronomy) a solar eclipse in which the thin outer disk of the sun can be seen as a ring around the moon


lexentry: eng/annulment__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: annulment
trans_list: annulation
sense:
(legal, Catholicism) A legal (notably judicial) declaration that a marriage is invalid; the procedure leading to it.


lexentry: eng/annulus__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: annulus
trans_list: anneau
sense:
(astronomy) A ring of light in a celestial body, especially when caused by an annular eclipse (for example, when the Sun and Moon are in line with the Earth, but the Moon does not completely cover the Sun's disc).


lexentry: eng/annulus__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: annulus
trans_list: anneau | couronne
sense:
(botany) A structure surrounding a sporangium (or part of it) which shrinks and causes it to rupture for spore dispersal; specifically, in a fern: a structure around about two-thirds of the sporangium consisting of differentially thick-walled cells which dry and distort the sporangium; and in a moss: a complete ring of cells around the tip of the sporangium which dissolves to cause the tip to detach.


lexentry: eng/annulus__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: annulus
trans_list: couronne
sense:
(topology) Any topological space homeomorphic to the region in a plane between two concentric circles of different radii.


lexentry: eng/anoa__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anoa
trans_list: anoa
sense:
Either of two related species of small Indonesian water buffalo similar in appearance to deer; Bubalus quarlesi or Bubalus depressicornis.


lexentry: eng/anocracy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anocracy
trans_list: anocratie
sense:
(politics) A political system which is neither fully democratic nor fully autocratic, often being vulnerable to political instability.


lexentry: eng/anode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anode
trans_list: anode
sense:
(electricity) An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows inwards (and thus, electrons flow outwards). It can have either a positive or a negative voltage with respect to cathode of the same polarized device (depending on whether the device is a load or a source, respectively).


lexentry: eng/anodontia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anodontia
trans_list: anodontie
sense:
(dentistry, teratology) The congenital absence of some or all primary or permanent teeth, caused by a rare genetic disorder.


lexentry: eng/anoint__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: anoint
trans_list: oindre
sense:
(transitive) To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.


lexentry: eng/anomaly__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: anomaly
trans_list: anomalie
sense:
(science) Any event or measurement that is out of the ordinary regardless of whether it is exceptional or not.


lexentry: eng/anonymous_pipe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anonymous pipe
trans_list: canal de communication | tube anonyme
sense:
(computing) A simplex FIFO communication channel that may be used for one-way interprocess communication.


lexentry: eng/anopheles__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anopheles
trans_list: anophèle
sense:
(entomology, loosely, also, attributive) A mosquito of the genus Anopheles, some insects of which transmit various parasites of the genus Plasmodium that are the cause of malaria.


lexentry: eng/anorthosite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anorthosite
trans_list: anorthosite
sense:
(rock) A phaneritic, intrusive igneous rock characterized by a predominance of plagioclase feldspar.


lexentry: eng/anoscopy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anoscopy
trans_list: anuscopie
sense:
(medicine) An examination using a small, rigid, tubular instrument called an anoscope which is inserted into the anal canal


lexentry: eng/another__Determiner__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: another
trans_list: plus | un de plus
sense:
One more further, in addition to the quantity by then; a second or additional one, similar in likeness or in effect.


lexentry: eng/anoxia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anoxia
trans_list: anoxie
sense:
(ecology, pathology) A condition in which a body tissue or an environment is severely or totally deprived of oxygen; severe hypoxia.


lexentry: eng/ansible__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ansible
trans_list: ansible
sense:
(science fiction) A hypothetical device that enables users to communicate instantaneously across great distances; that is, a faster-than-light communication device.


lexentry: eng/answer__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: answer
trans_list: réponse
sense:
(legal) A document filed in response to a complaint, responding to each point raised in the complaint and raising counterpoints.


lexentry: eng/answer__Verb__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: answer
trans_list: répondre
sense:
To be or act in conformity, or by way of accommodation, correspondence, relation, or proportion; to conform; to correspond; to suit; usually with to.


lexentry: eng/answer__Verb__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: answer
trans_list: répondre
sense:
(obsolete) To be or act as an equivalent to, or as adequate or sufficient for; to serve for; to repay.


lexentry: eng/ant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ant
trans_list: fourmi
sense:
Any of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females.


lexentry: eng/antacid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antacid
trans_list: antiacide
sense:
An agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity, especially in the stomach. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/antanaclasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antanaclasis
trans_list: antanaclase
sense:
(rhetoric) The repeated use of the same word or phrase, but with a different meaning each time; a kind of paronomasia.


lexentry: eng/ante__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ante
trans_list: blinde | enjeu | mise
sense:
(poker) In poker and other games, the contribution made by all players to the pot, often before dealing all the cards.


lexentry: eng/anteater__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anteater
trans_list: fourmilier
sense:
Any of several animals of South and Central America, in the suborder Vermilingua, which are noted for eating ants and termites which they catch with their long sticky tongues, including giant anteater and lesser anteater (also known as collared anteater).


lexentry: eng/antecedent__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: antecedent
trans_list: antécédent
sense:
(logic) The conditional part of a hypothetical proposition, i.e. p \rightarrow q, where p is the antecedent, and q is the consequent.


lexentry: eng/antediluvian__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antediluvian
trans_list: antédiluvien
sense:
(biblical) Belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to the great flood described in Genesis, or (by extension) to a great or destructive flood or deluge described in other mythologies.


lexentry: eng/antelope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antelope
trans_list: antilope
sense:
Any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer, they do not shed.


lexentry: eng/antenna__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: antenna
trans_list: antenne
sense:
An apparatus to receive or transmit electromagnetic waves and convert respectively to or from an electrical signal.


lexentry: eng/anterior__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anterior
trans_list: antérieur
sense:
(anatomy) Nearer the forward end, especially in the front of the body; nearer the head or forepart of an animal.


lexentry: eng/anterior_chamber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anterior chamber
trans_list: chambre antérieure de l'œil
sense:
(anatomy, ophthalmology) A space inside the eye between the cornea and the iris, filled with aqueous humour.


lexentry: eng/anterograde_amnesia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anterograde amnesia
trans_list: amnésie antérograde
sense:
(pathology) The inability to remember new information from the period beginning the amnesic episode.


lexentry: eng/anthelmintic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthelmintic
trans_list: vermifuge
sense:
(medicine) A drug for the treatment of worm infestation, either by killing the worms or by causing them to be expelled from the body.


lexentry: eng/antheridium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antheridium
trans_list: anthéridie
sense:
(botany, mycology) An organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in some algae, ferns, and bryophytes.


lexentry: eng/anthill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthill
trans_list: fourmilière | termitière
sense:
A cone-shaped structure built from sediment and other available materials by ants or white ants (termites), and beneath which the colony nests.


lexentry: eng/anthocyanin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthocyanin
trans_list: anthocyane
sense:
(botany, organic chemistry) Any of many water-soluble red to violet plant pigments related to the flavonoids (more noticeable in autumn after the chlorophyll decomposes)


lexentry: eng/anthology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthology
trans_list: anthologie | florilège
sense:
A collection of literary works, such as poems or short stories, especially a collection from various authors.


lexentry: eng/anthracene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthracene
trans_list: anthracène
sense:
(organic compound) A tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (an acene containing three fused rings) obtained from coal tar; used in the manufacture of wood preservatives, insecticides and the dye alizarin; it is isomeric with phenanthrene.


lexentry: eng/anthrax__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthrax
trans_list: charbon | maladie du charbon
sense:
(pathology) An acute infectious disease of herbivores, especially sheep and cattle, caused by Bacillus anthracis.


lexentry: eng/anthro__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: anthro
trans_list: anthro
sense:
(informal, , furry fandom, countable) An anthropomorphic character, typically used to refer to characters with humanoid forms in contrast with feral characters.


lexentry: eng/anthropic_principle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthropic principle
trans_list: principe anthropique
sense:
Any of several similar explanations for the nature of the universe, and for the values of its fundamental constants, that states either that the universe is as it is because otherwise we wouldn't be here to observe it, or that the very presence of intelligent life constrains the universe to be as it is.


lexentry: eng/anthropization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthropization
trans_list: anthropisation
sense:
(ecology) The transformation or adaptation of the environment to meet the needs of humans, or by human activity.


lexentry: eng/anthropize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthropize
trans_list: anthropiser
sense:
(transitive) To transform or adapt the environment either to meet the needs of humans, or by human activity.


lexentry: eng/anthropocentric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthropocentric
trans_list: anthropocentrique
sense:
Placing humans at the center of something, giving preference to humans above all other considerations.


lexentry: eng/anthropocentrism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthropocentrism
trans_list: anthropocentrisme
sense:
A viewpoint or theory that places human beings at the center of everything, giving preference to human beings above all other considerations.


lexentry: eng/anthropochory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthropochory
trans_list: anthropochorie
sense:
(ecology) The (typically inadvertent) dispersal of seeds, spores, or other reproductive botanical material, or of reproductively capable animals, by humans as a routine means of reproductive dispersal of that species.


lexentry: eng/anthropogeography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthropogeography
trans_list: anthropogéographie
sense:
(anthropology) The study of the geographical distribution of humankind and the relationship between human beings and their environment


lexentry: eng/anthropography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthropography
trans_list: anthropographie
sense:
The branch of anthropology that deals with the geographical distribution of the human race in its different divisions, as distinguished by physical character, language, institutions, and customs, in contradistinction to ethnography, which deals historically with the origin and filiation of races and nations.


lexentry: eng/anthropology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthropology
trans_list: anthropologie
sense:
The scientific study of humans, systematically describing the ethnographic, linguistic, archaeological, and evolutionary dimensions of humanity using a holistic methodological framework.


lexentry: eng/anthropometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthropometry
trans_list: anthropométrie
sense:
The science of measuring the human body to ascertain the ranges and averages of dimensions of the human form, for various purposes including physical anthropology, epidemiology, the ergonomics of industrial design, and so on.


lexentry: eng/anthropophilic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthropophilic
trans_list: antropophile
sense:
Preferring human beings to other animals. It especially alludes to (i) bloodsucking arthropods such as mosquitos, denoting the preference of a parasite for the human host as a source of blood or tissues over an animal host; and (ii) dermatophytic fungi which grow preferentially on humans.


lexentry: eng/anthroposophy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: anthroposophy
trans_list: anthroposophie
sense:
A philosophy founded in the early 20th century by the esotericist Rudolf Steiner (also capitalized as Anthroposophy), postulating the existence of an objective, intellectually comprehensible spiritual world accessible to direct experience through inner development.


lexentry: eng/anthroposphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthroposphere
trans_list: anthroposphère
sense:
That part of the environment that is made or modified by humans for use in human activities and human habitats.


lexentry: eng/anti-Semitism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anti-Semitism
trans_list: anti-sémitisme | antisémitisme
sense:
(narrower sense) Prejudice, discrimination, hostility or political or religious opposition directed against ethnic or religious Jews or against Judaism; antijudaism; judeophobia.


lexentry: eng/anti-art__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anti-art
trans_list: anti-art | antiart
sense:
Art that is usually exhibited and delivered in a conventional context but that makes fun of serious art or the artistic establishment or challenges the nature of art.


lexentry: eng/anti-gravity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anti-gravity
trans_list: antigravité
sense:
(science fiction) Any concept, system or device that would oppose or cancel out the force of gravity.


lexentry: eng/anti-lock__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anti-lock
trans_list: antiblocage
sense:
Preventing something from becoming stuck or jammed. Especially applies to anti-lock brakes, which are designed to continue rotating for better steering control while slowing the vehicle, rather than "locking" and causing the car to skid.


lexentry: eng/anti-story__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anti-story
trans_list: antiroman
sense:
(literature) A work of fiction in which the author breaks in some way the conventional rules of storytelling, usually with some feature (for example, a lack of plot or characters, unusual punctuation, odd subject or presentation, etc.) that strongly challenges the reader's expectations.


lexentry: eng/anti-villain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anti-villain
trans_list: anti-méchant
sense:
(fiction) An antagonist who has or may have noble or honorable aims, but pursues them destructively.


lexentry: eng/antialiasing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antialiasing
trans_list: anticrènelage
sense:
(computer graphics) any technique that reduces the appearance of jagged edges in digital images caused by high-contrast borders between pixels.


lexentry: eng/antiandrogen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiandrogen
trans_list: anti-androgène
sense:
(steroid, pharmacology) Any substance that inhibits the release or the biological effects of an androgen.


lexentry: eng/antiatom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiatom
trans_list: l'antiatome
sense:
(particle physics) An antiparticle composed of antiprotons, antineutrons, and positrons. An antimatter equivalent of the atom.


lexentry: eng/antibiosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antibiosis
trans_list: antibiose
sense:
(ecology) An association between organisms that is detrimental (harmful) to one or more of them; especially that due to a metabolic substance produced by one of them.


lexentry: eng/antibiotic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antibiotic
trans_list: antibiotique
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) Any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms, generally transported by the lymphatic system.


lexentry: eng/antiblue__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiblue
trans_list: antibleu
sense:
(not comparable, particle physics) Describing one of the three possible colours of an antiquark, corresponding to blue in a quark.


lexentry: eng/antibonding_orbital__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antibonding orbital
trans_list: orbitale antiliante
sense:
(physical chemistry) an atomic or molecular orbital whose energy increases as its constituent atoms are brought closer together - thus generating a repulsive force that hinders bonding


lexentry: eng/anticaliph__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anticaliph
trans_list: anticalife | antikhalife
sense:
Someone who has the pretence of forming a government featuring the real caliph, as opposed to another caliphate claiming to succeed of Muhammad under a caliph.


lexentry: eng/anticaliphate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anticaliphate
trans_list: anticalifat | antikhalifat
sense:
A government having the pretence of featuring the real caliph, as opposed to another caliphate claiming to succeed to the Islamic State of Muhammad under a caliph.


lexentry: eng/antichresis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antichresis
trans_list: antichrèse
sense:
(civil law) An agreement by which a debtor gives a creditor the use of real property to be able to pay interest and principal of the debt.


lexentry: eng/anticipation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anticipation
trans_list: anticipation
sense:
The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or before the proper time in natural order.


lexentry: eng/anticlimax__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anticlimax
trans_list: déception
sense:
(rhetoric) An abrupt descent (either deliberate or unintentional) from the dignity of the idea which the speaker or writer appeared to be aiming for.


lexentry: eng/anticlockwise__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anticlockwise
trans_list: antihoraire | sens antihoraire | sens inverse des aiguilles d’une montre
sense:
(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, of movement) In a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the hands of an analog clock.


lexentry: eng/anticlockwise__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (Commonwealth, UK, Ireland) In an anticlockwise fashion.
written_rep: anticlockwise
trans_list:
dans le [[sens contraire des aiguilles d’une montre]] | dans le [[sens inverse des aiguilles d’une montre]] | dans le sens antihoraire


lexentry: eng/anticoagulant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anticoagulant
trans_list: anticoagulant
sense:
(medicine) A substance that prevents coagulation (stops blood from clotting); especially, any of a group of pharmaceutical drugs that reduce the clotting speed or affinity of the blood by any of several mechanisms (e.g., inhibiting platelet function, inhibiting clotting factor (protein) production or function, increasing antithrombin function).


lexentry: eng/anticodon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anticodon
trans_list: anticodon
sense:
(genetics) A sequence of three nucleotides in transfer RNA that binds to the complementary triplet (codon) in messenger RNA to specify an amino acid during protein synthesis.


lexentry: eng/antidictionary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antidictionary
trans_list: antidictionnaire
sense:
(computational linguistics) The set of all words of minimal length that never appear in a particular string.


lexentry: eng/antidumping__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antidumping
trans_list: antidumping
sense:
(economics, trading) Intended to combat or prevent dumping, the sale of goods below cost for anticompetitive purposes


lexentry: eng/antiferromagnetism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiferromagnetism
trans_list: antiferromagnétisme
sense:
(physics) a phenomenon, similar to ferromagnetism, in which magnetic domains line up in a regular pattern, but with neighbouring electron spins pointing in opposite directions; materials showing this effect are either ferrimagnetic or diamagnetic, and become paramagnetic above the Neel temperature


lexentry: eng/antifragility__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antifragility
trans_list: antifragilité
sense:
The ability of a system to benefit and grow from a certain class of random events, errors, and volatility.


lexentry: eng/antihero__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antihero
trans_list: antihéros | anti-héros
sense:
(literature, RPG) A protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner, such as by criminal means, via cowardly actions, or for mercenary goals.


lexentry: eng/antiheroine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiheroine
trans_list: anti-héroïne | antihéroïne
sense:
(literature, RPG) A female protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner, such as by criminal means, via cowardly actions, or for mercenary goals; a female antihero.


lexentry: eng/antihistamine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antihistamine
trans_list: antihistaminique
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A drug or substance that counteracts the effects of a histamine. Commonly used to alleviate the symptoms of hay fever and other allergies.


lexentry: eng/antihydrogen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antihydrogen
trans_list: antihydrogène
sense:
(particle, uncountable) The antimatter equivalent of hydrogen, consisting of an antiproton and a positron (antielectron).


lexentry: eng/antiking__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiking
trans_list: anti-roi
sense:
(politics) One who declares himself king in opposition to a reigning monarch, especially in an electoral monarchy.


lexentry: eng/antilogue__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antilogue
trans_list: antilogue
sense:
(mineralogy, electricity, in pyroelectric substances such as tourmaline) of or pertaining to the magnetic pole that becomes negative as its temperature increases and positive as its temperature decreases


lexentry: eng/antilogy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antilogy
trans_list: oxymore
sense:
(rhetoric) A contradiction in related terms or ideas. Usually an inconsistency in syllogisms, of a person or group supposedly of one set of ideals.


lexentry: eng/antimacassar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antimacassar
trans_list: antimacassar | têtière
sense:
A cover for the back or arms of a chair or sofa, originally to prevent them from being soiled by macassar oil.


lexentry: eng/antimeridian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antimeridian
trans_list: antiméridien
sense:
(geography) The reference line at 180° longitude, on the opposite side of earth to the prime meridian.


lexentry: eng/antimetabole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antimetabole
trans_list: antimétabole
sense:
(rhetoric) The technique of repeating a phrase while reversing the order of certain elements or its grammatical structure, as a form of juxtaposition.


lexentry: eng/antimetabolite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antimetabolite
trans_list: antimétabolite
sense:
(medicine) Any substance that competes with, or inhibits the normal metabolic process, often by acting as an analogue of an essential metabolite.


lexentry: eng/antimony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antimony
trans_list: antimoine
sense:
A chemical element (symbol Sb, from Latin stibium) with an atomic number of 51: in its stable allotrope, a lustrous gray and very brittle metal.


lexentry: eng/anting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anting
trans_list: formicage
sense:
(ornithology) The practice of some birds of rubbing live ants or occasionally other items into the feathers, possibly as a means of controlling parasites.


lexentry: eng/antinode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antinode
trans_list: panse
sense:
(physics) A region of maximum amplitude situated between adjacent nodes of a vibrating body, such as a string.


lexentry: eng/antinomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: antinomy
trans_list: antinomie
sense:
(specifically, epistemology, logic) In the thought of the German philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724–1804): an apparent contradiction between valid conclusions; a paradox.


lexentry: eng/antinovel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antinovel
trans_list: antiroman
sense:
(literature) A novel that deliberately avoids the typical conventions of the novel, such as a coherent plot and protagonist.


lexentry: eng/antinuclear__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antinuclear
trans_list: antinucléaire
sense:
Opposed to the production or use of nuclear weapons, or opposed to the generation of electricity from nuclear power.


lexentry: eng/antiparticle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiparticle
trans_list: antiparticule
sense:
(particle) A subatomic particle corresponding to another particle with the same mass, spin and mean lifetime but with charge, parity, strangeness and other quantum numbers flipped in sign; a particle that has a reversed world line to another.


lexentry: eng/antipasto__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antipasto
trans_list: hors d'œuvre
sense:
An Italian starter for a meal; normally a cold assortment of salami, cheese, seafood, and vegetables.


lexentry: eng/antipathy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antipathy
trans_list: antipathie
sense:
(uncountable) Often followed by against, between, for, or to: a (deep) feeling of dislike or repugnance, normally towards a person and less often towards a thing, often without any conscious reasoning; aversion, distaste, hostility; (countable) an instance of this.


lexentry: eng/antiperspirant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiperspirant
trans_list: antisudorifique
sense:
(countable, uncountable) A substance used to minimize sweating or perspiration, and usually applied to the underarm area.


lexentry: eng/antiphilosophy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiphilosophy
trans_list: antiphilosophie
sense:
(philosophy) An antitheoretical metaphilosophy critical of a priori justification aiming to dissolve misconceptions that traditional philosophy makes.


lexentry: eng/antiphony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiphony
trans_list: antienne
sense:
(music, singing) Alternate, or responsive singing by a choir split into two parts; a piece sung or chanted in this manner.


lexentry: eng/antiphrasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiphrasis
trans_list: antiphrase
sense:
(rhetoric) Use of a word or phrase in a sense opposite of its literal meaning, especially for ironic or humorous effect.


lexentry: eng/antipope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antipope
trans_list: antipape
sense:
(Christianity) A person who claims or claimed to be the pope, usually as the result of a disputed election or deposition, but is not considered by the Roman Catholic Church to be the real pope.


lexentry: eng/antiprism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiprism
trans_list: antiprisme
sense:
A polyhedron composed of two parallel copies of some particular polygon, connected by an alternating band of triangles.


lexentry: eng/antipsychotic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antipsychotic
trans_list: neuroleptique
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) Any of a group of drugs used to treat psychosis or other conditions, chiefly one that acts as an antagonist, partial agonist, or inverse agonist of dopamine receptors in the synapses.


lexentry: eng/antiquary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiquary
trans_list: antiquaire
sense:
A person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques (especially one holding an official position); an antiquarian.


lexentry: eng/antique_shop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antique shop
trans_list: antiquaire
sense:
(retail) A business dedicated to storing, selling, restoring, and trading in items from previous eras for their superficial and historical value, especially furniture and trinkets.


lexentry: eng/antiquity__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: antiquity
trans_list: antiquité | Antiquité
sense:
(often, constructed as an uncountable plural) A relic or monument of ancient times, such as a coin, a statue, etc.; an ancient institution.


lexentry: eng/antirealism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antirealism
trans_list: antiréalisme
sense:
(philosophy) Any position involving denial of the objective reality of certain entities, or denial that certain general statements are objectively either true or false.


lexentry: eng/antired__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antired
trans_list: antirouge
sense:
(particle physics) One of the three possible colours of an antiquark, corresponding to red in a quark.


lexentry: eng/antirevisionist__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: antirevisionist
trans_list: anti-révisionniste | antirévisionniste
sense:
(Marxism, Marxism-Leninism) One who opposes revisionism, who opposes the evolution and the abandon of some Marxist original principles.


lexentry: eng/antisepsis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antisepsis
trans_list: antisepsie
sense:
(hygiene) The science and practice of countering microbial infection, as with the use of antiseptics, and the use of aseptic technique.


lexentry: eng/antiseptic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiseptic
trans_list: antiseptique
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) Any substance that inhibits the growth and reproduction of microorganisms. Generally includes only those that are used on living objects (as opposed to disinfectants) and aren't transported by the lymphatic system to destroy bacteria in the body (as opposed to antibiotics).


lexentry: eng/antisocial_personality_disorder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antisocial personality disorder
trans_list: personnalité antisociale | trouble de la personnalité antisociale
sense:
(psychology) A personality disorder marked by antisocial behavior, a pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others that begins in childhood or early adolescence and continues into adulthood.


lexentry: eng/antisymmetric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antisymmetric
trans_list: antisymétrique
sense:
(set theory, order theory, of a binary relation R on a set S) Having the property that, for any two distinct elements of S, at least one is not related to the other via R; equivalently, having the property that, for any x, y ∈ S, if both xRy and yRx then x=y.


lexentry: eng/antitank__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antitank
trans_list: anti-char
sense:
(military) Of weapons or tactics, designed for thwarting or (especially) attacking tanks or other armored fighting vehicles.


lexentry: eng/antiterrorism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiterrorism
trans_list: antiterrorisme | contreterrorisme
sense:
(law enforcement, military, often, attributive) Activity aiming at opposing or preventing terrorism.


lexentry: eng/antithetical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antithetical
trans_list: antithétique
sense:
Pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentiments; containing, or of the nature of, antithesis; contrasted.


lexentry: eng/antitrinitarianism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antitrinitarianism
trans_list: antitrinitarisme
sense:
(theology) Rejection of the Trinitarian doctrine that God subsists as three distinct persons in the single substance of the Holy Trinity; nontrinitarianism.


lexentry: eng/antitrust__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antitrust
trans_list: antimonopolistique | antitrust
sense:
(legal) Opposed to or against the establishment or existence of trusts (monopolies), usually referring to legislation.


lexentry: eng/antivenom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antivenom
trans_list: antidote
sense:
(medicine) A medicine that counteracts venom, an antidote to biological poisons from venomous animals such as snakes and spiders.


lexentry: eng/antivirus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antivirus
trans_list: antivirus
sense:
(computing) A piece of software that is used to detect, delete and or neutralize computer-based viruses.


lexentry: eng/antlion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antlion
trans_list: fourmi-lion | fourmilion
sense:
Any of various species of insects, many of them nocturnal, in the family Myrmeleontidae. The adults superficially resemble the unrelated damselflies. The larvae bury themselves in sand below a cone-shaped pit in which they trap insects such as ants.


lexentry: eng/anus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anus
trans_list: anus | trou du cul | trou de cul
sense:
(anatomy) The orifice of the rectum in most mammals, teleost fish, and many invertebrates, through which feces and flatus are ejected.


lexentry: eng/anvil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anvil
trans_list: enclume
sense:
A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped.


lexentry: eng/anxiety__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anxiety
trans_list: anxiété | inquiétude
sense:
An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.


lexentry: eng/anxiety__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: anxiety
trans_list: anxiété | angoisse
sense:
(pathology) A state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression or tightness in the stomach.


lexentry: eng/anxious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: anxious
trans_list: anxieux
sense:
Having a feeling of anxiety or disquietude; extremely concerned, especially about something that will happen in the future or that is unknown.


lexentry: eng/any__Determiner__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: any
trans_list: aucun
sense:
(negative polarity item, or, interrogative, chiefly with plural or uncountable nouns) One at all; at least one; at least one kind of; some; a positive quantity of.


lexentry: eng/any_other_business__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: any other business
trans_list: les divers
sense:
The last item on the agenda for a meeting, when any matter not already dealt with may be raised. Abbreviations: a.o.b., AOB.


lexentry: eng/any_port_in_a_storm__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: any port in a storm
trans_list: nécessité fait loi | à la guerre comme à la guerre
sense:
(idiomatic) One should accept any passable option when time is of the essence in an adverse situation.


lexentry: eng/anyhow__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anyhow
trans_list: de toute façon | de toute manière | en tout cas
sense:
(Singapore, Singlish, predicative) Random, careless, offhand, disorderly; done without thought or consideration.


lexentry: eng/anyway__Adverb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: anyway
trans_list: en tout cas | de toute façon | d'ailleurs | de toute manière
sense:
Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement. See anyhow and at least. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/aorist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aorist
trans_list: aoriste
sense:
(grammar) A verb paradigm found in certain languages, usually an unmarked form or one that expresses the perfective or aorist aspect.


lexentry: eng/aorist_aspect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aorist aspect
trans_list: aoriste
sense:
(grammar) A temporal feature of the verb which denotes the speaker's standpoint of the event described by the verb, as from outside of the event and seeing it as a completed whole.


lexentry: eng/aorta__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aorta
trans_list: aorte
sense:
(anatomy) The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system.


lexentry: eng/aortic_arch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aortic arch
trans_list: arc aortique | crosse de l’aorte
sense:
(anatomy) The curving portion of the aorta that bends between the ascending aorta and the descending aorta, from which the brachiocephalic artery, left carotid artery, and left subclavian artery arise.


lexentry: eng/apagoge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apagoge
trans_list: apagogie
sense:
(logic) An indirect argument which proves a thing by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary.


lexentry: eng/apanage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apanage
trans_list: apanage
sense:
(historical) A grant (especially by a sovereign) of land (or other source of revenue) as a birthright.


lexentry: eng/apartment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apartment
trans_list: appartement
sense:
(chiefly, North America, Australia, Philippines) A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat.


lexentry: eng/apartment__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: apartment
trans_list: appartements
sense:
(archaic) A suite of rooms within a domicile, designated for a specific person or persons and including a bedroom.


lexentry: eng/apastron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apastron
trans_list: apoastre
sense:
(astronomy) The point of greatest separation between a celestial object and the star which it orbits.


lexentry: eng/apatheia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apatheia
trans_list: abattement
sense:
(philosophy) A state of mind in Stoic philosophy in which one is free from emotional disturbance; the freedom from all passions.


lexentry: eng/apatheism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apatheism
trans_list: apathéisme
sense:
(religion) Apathy towards the existence of a god; belief that the question of the existence of a god is unimportant.


lexentry: eng/apathy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apathy
trans_list: apathie
sense:
Lack of emotion or motivation; lack of interest or enthusiasm towards something; disinterest (in something).


lexentry: eng/apatite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apatite
trans_list: apatite
sense:
(mineral) A calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition, sometimes used in the manufacture of fertilizer, as a gemstone, and (in powdered form) as a pigment, and also produced biologically in bones and teeth.


lexentry: eng/apatosaur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apatosaur
trans_list: apatosaure
sense:
A large, herbivorous, gregarious sauropod dinosaur, of the genus Apatosaurus, from Jurassic North America; it had a long neck and tail.


lexentry: eng/ape__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ape
trans_list: singe | hominoïdé | singe anthropoïde
sense:
A primate of the superfamily Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail.


lexentry: eng/apeman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apeman
trans_list: pithécanthrope
sense:
A prehistoric man resembling an ape, especially one held to be a precursor to modern humans; a non-human australopithecine.


lexentry: eng/aperture__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: aperture
trans_list: ouverture
sense:
(astronomy, photography) The diameter of such a hole which restricts the width of the lightpath through the whole system. For a telescope, this is the diameter of the objective lens.


lexentry: eng/apex__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apex
trans_list: apex
sense:
(botany) The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ opposed to the end where it is attached to its support.


lexentry: eng/aphanitic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aphanitic
trans_list: aphanitique
sense:
(geology, petrology) Pertaining to aphanites, igneous rocks composed of microscopic mineral crystals (fine grains too small to be visible to the naked eye.


lexentry: eng/aphantasia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aphantasia
trans_list: aphantasie
sense:
(pathology, psychology) A condition where one does not possess a functioning "mind's eye" and cannot visualize imagery. [from 2015]


lexentry: eng/aphasia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aphasia
trans_list: aphasie
sense:
(pathology) A partial or total loss of language skills due to brain damage. Usually, damage to the left perisylvian region, including Broca's area and Wernicke's area, causes aphasia.


lexentry: eng/aphelion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aphelion
trans_list: aphélie
sense:
(astronomy, also, figuratively) The point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, or other astronomical object, where it is farthest from the Sun.


lexentry: eng/apheresis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apheresis
trans_list: aphérèse
sense:
(phonetics, linguistics, prosody) Elision, suppression, or complete loss of a letter or sound (syllable) from the beginning of a word, such as the development of special from especial.


lexentry: eng/apheresis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: apheresis
trans_list: aphérèse
sense:
(medicine, specific, still current) The removal of blood from a patient, and the removal of certain components (such as platelets) from that blood, followed by the transfusion of the filtered blood back to the donor (patient).


lexentry: eng/aphetism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aphetism
trans_list: aphérèse
sense:
The aphetized form of a word, i.e. a word which has dropped its initial vowel or syllable, such as squire or vanguard.


lexentry: eng/apicoplast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apicoplast
trans_list: apicoplaste
sense:
(microbiology) A relict, non-photosynthetic plastid found in most of the Apicomplexa, proposed to have evolved via secondary endosymbiosis and surrounded by four membranes within the outermost part of the endomembrane system


lexentry: eng/aplanat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aplanat
trans_list: aplanat
sense:
(optics) A lens that has been corrected for spherical aberration and coma in order to produce a rectilinear image.


lexentry: eng/aplanatic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aplanatic
trans_list: aplanétique
sense:
(optics, of an optical system) Free from, or corrected for, spherical aberration and chromatic aberration


lexentry: eng/aplasia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aplasia
trans_list: aplasie
sense:
(pathology) A condition marked by the incomplete development, or entire absence, of an organ or tissue.


lexentry: eng/apnea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apnea
trans_list: apnée
sense:
(pathology) The cessation of breathing, most often in reference to transient instances thereof during sleep.


lexentry: eng/apo-__Prefix__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: apo-
trans_list: apo-
sense:
(astronomy) Apoapsis: the point of a body's elliptical orbit about the system's centre of mass where the distance between the body and the centre of mass is at its maximum.


lexentry: eng/apoapsis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apoapsis
trans_list: apoapse | apoapside
sense:
(astronomy) The point of a body's elliptical orbit about the system's centre of mass where the distance between the body and the centre of mass is at its maximum.


lexentry: eng/apocalypse__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: apocalypse
trans_list: apocalypse
sense:
(Christianity) The unveiling of events prophesied in the Revelation; the second coming and the end of life on Earth; global destruction. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/apocatastasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apocatastasis
trans_list: apocatastase
sense:
(especially, religion, rare) An apocalypse leading to the remaking of the world rather than a Final Judgment, (Christianity) an Origenist doctrine condemned by the 543 C.E. Synod of Constantinople.


lexentry: eng/apocrisiarius__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apocrisiarius
trans_list: apocrisiaire
sense:
(historical, ecclesiastical) A high diplomatic representative, approximately equivalent to a papal nuncio.


lexentry: eng/apocrypha__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apocrypha
trans_list: apocryphe
sense:
Something, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or authority (formerly also used attributively).


lexentry: eng/apocryphal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: apocryphal
trans_list: apocryphe
sense:
(by extension) Of dubious veracity; of questionable accuracy or truthfulness; anecdotal or in the nature of an urban legend.


lexentry: eng/apodeictic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: apodeictic
trans_list: apodictique
sense:
(logic) Of the characteristic feature of a proposition that is necessary (or impossible): perfectly certain (or inconceivable) or incontrovertibly true (or false); self-evident.


lexentry: eng/apodyterium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apodyterium
trans_list: apodytère | apodytérium
sense:
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.


lexentry: eng/apogalacticon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apogalacticon
trans_list: apogalacticon
sense:
(astronomy) The point in the orbit of a star at which it is furthest from the centre of its local galaxy


lexentry: eng/apogee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apogee
trans_list: apogée
sense:
(astronomy) The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.


lexentry: eng/apologetics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apologetics
trans_list: apologétique
sense:
The field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position, or of religious or occult doctrines.


lexentry: eng/apologize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apologize
trans_list: excuser | s'excuser
sense:
(intransitive, often followed by “for”) To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends


lexentry: eng/apology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apology
trans_list: excuse
sense:
An expression of remorse or regret for having said or done something that harmed another: an instance of apologizing (saying that one is sorry).


lexentry: eng/apolytikion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apolytikion
trans_list: antienne
sense:
A troparion chanted at Orthodox Christian worship services, summarizing the feast being celebrated that day.


lexentry: eng/apomorphic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apomorphic
trans_list: apomorphe
sense:
(taxonomy, of a characteristic) Distinguishing an organism or taxon from others that share the same ancestor


lexentry: eng/apomorphy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apomorphy
trans_list: apomorphie
sense:
(systematics) A derived characteristic of a clade. Any feature novel to a species and its descendants.


lexentry: eng/apophatic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apophatic
trans_list: apophatique
sense:
(theology) Pertaining to knowledge of God obtained through negation rather than positive assertions.


lexentry: eng/apophysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apophysis
trans_list: apophyse
sense:
(anatomy) A natural outgrowth, swelling or enlargement, usually of an organism; a protuberance on a bone.


lexentry: eng/apoplast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apoplast
trans_list: apoplasme
sense:
(botany) The space outside of a plant's plasma membrane through which water and soluble nutrients are transported across a tissue or organ


lexentry: eng/apoptosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apoptosis
trans_list: apoptose
sense:
(biology, cytology) A process of programmed cell death by which cells undergo an ordered sequence of events which leads to death of the cell, as occurs during growth and development of the organism, as a part of normal cell aging, or as a response to cellular injury. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/aporia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aporia
trans_list: aporie
sense:
(rhetoric) An expression of deliberation with oneself regarding uncertainty or doubt as to how to proceed.


lexentry: eng/aporia__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: aporia
trans_list: aporie
sense:
(philosophy, post-structuralism) An insoluble contradiction, especially in a text's meaning; a logical impasse suggested by a text or speaker.


lexentry: eng/aposematism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aposematism
trans_list: aposématisme
sense:
(biology, chiefly, zoology) An adaptation, especially a form of coloration, that warns off potential predators.


lexentry: eng/aposiopesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aposiopesis
trans_list: aposiopèse | réticence
sense:
(rhetoric) An abrupt breaking-off in speech, often indicated in print using an ellipsis (…) or an em dash (—).


lexentry: eng/apostle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apostle
trans_list: apôtre | apôtresse
sense:
A missionary, or leader of a religious mission, especially one in the early Christian Church (but see Apostle).


lexentry: eng/apostle__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: apostle
trans_list: apôtre
sense:
A top-ranking ecclesiastical official in the twelve seat administrative council of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.


lexentry: eng/apostolic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apostolic
trans_list: apostolique
sense:
(Christianity) Pertaining to apostles or their practice or teaching; pertaining to the apostles (of early Christianity) or their teachings.


lexentry: eng/apostolic_succession__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apostolic succession
trans_list: succession apostolique
sense:
(Christianity) The unbroken chain of consecrations by laying on of hands from the Apostles of Jesus Christ to the bishops, and from to bishop to bishop through the ages.


lexentry: eng/apostolicity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apostolicity
trans_list: apostolicité
sense:
(Christianity) The quality of being apostolic, notably of preserving authenticity within the mission and tradition of the Christian church as founded by Jesus Christ and his twelve original Apostles, through their representatives and successors in the papacy and episcopate.


lexentry: eng/apostrophe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apostrophe
trans_list: apostrophe
sense:
(orthography) The text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.


lexentry: eng/apostrophe__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apostrophe
trans_list: apostrophe
sense:
(rhetoric) A sudden exclamatory piece of dialogue addressed to someone or something, especially absent.


lexentry: eng/apothecium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apothecium
trans_list: apothécie
sense:
(lichenology, mycology) A type of fructification of some ascomycete fungi, forming cyst structures of various shapes. Often the fungal components of lichens have this sort of fertile structure.


lexentry: eng/apothem__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: apothem
trans_list: apothème
sense:
(geometry) The distance from the center of a regular polygon perpendicular to one of its sides (a special case of the above).


lexentry: eng/apotropaism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apotropaism
trans_list: apotropaïsme
sense:
(religion, mysticism) The use of ritual or other magical means (including charms and/or incantations) to avert evil or bad luck.


lexentry: eng/app__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: app
trans_list: appli | application | programme
sense:
(computing, mobile phones) An application (program), especially a small one designed for a mobile device.


lexentry: eng/apparent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: apparent
trans_list: apparent
sense:
Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, but not necessarily opposed to, true or real); seeming.


lexentry: eng/apparent_magnitude__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apparent magnitude
trans_list: magnitude apparente
sense:
(astronomy) a numerical measure of the brightness of a star, planet etc.; a star with apparent magnitude 0 gives an illuminance of 2.54 microlux just outside the earth's atmosphere, or 82% of that (2.08 microlux) under clear skies, and every increase of 1 unit represents a decrease in the light received by a factor of 2.512.


lexentry: eng/appeal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: appeal
trans_list: appel
sense:
An application to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned.


lexentry: eng/appeal__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: appeal
trans_list: faire appel | appel | interjeter
sense:
(intransitive) Often followed by against (the inferior court's decision) or to (the superior court): to apply to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned.


lexentry: eng/appeal__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: appeal
trans_list: appeler
sense:
(intransitive) To call upon a person or an authority to corroborate a statement, to decide a controverted question, or to vindicate one's rights; to entreat, to invoke.


lexentry: eng/appeal_to_authority__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: appeal to authority
trans_list: argument d'autorité
sense:
(logical fallacy) Deeming an assertion to be true because of the position or the authority of the person asserting it.


lexentry: eng/appear__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: appear
trans_list: apparaître
sense:
(intransitive) To stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, etc.; to present oneself as a party or advocate before a court, or as a person to be tried.


lexentry: eng/appear__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: appear
trans_list: apparaître
sense:
(intransitive) To become visible to the apprehension of the mind; to be known as a subject of observation or comprehension, or as a thing proved; to be obvious or manifest.


lexentry: eng/appearance__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: appearance
trans_list: apparence
sense:
(legal) An instance of someone coming into a court of law to be part of a trial, lawsuit or other proceeding, either in person or represented by an attorney or such like; a court appearance


lexentry: eng/appellate__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: appellate
trans_list: plainte
sense:
That can be (legally) appealed to, especially of a court that hears appeals of decisions by a lower court.


lexentry: eng/apperception__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apperception
trans_list: aperception | apperception
sense:
(uncountable, psychology, and, philosophy, especially Kantianism) The mind's perception of itself as the subject or actor in its own states, unifying past and present experiences; self-consciousness, perception that reflects upon itself.


lexentry: eng/applause__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: applause
trans_list: applaudissement | acclamation
sense:
The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by the clapping of hands, stamping or tapping of the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation.


lexentry: eng/apple-corer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apple-corer
trans_list: vide-pomme
sense:
A tool used to remove the apple core from an apple for use in cooking; some forms of the tool segment the apple at the same time as removing its core.


lexentry: eng/apple__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: apple
trans_list: pomme
sense:
A tree of the genus Malus; especially Malus domestica which is cultivated for its edible fruit; the apple tree. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/apple_cider_vinegar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apple cider vinegar
trans_list: vinaigre de cidre de pomme
sense:
A vinegar, made from cider or apple must along with yeast and bacteria, that has been matured in wooden barrels.


lexentry: eng/apple_core__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apple core
trans_list: trognon de pomme
sense:
The central portion of an apple containing the seeds and where the stem attaches (and the opposed end). Particularly the portion that remains after the main part of the fruit has been eaten.


lexentry: eng/apple_of_Sodom__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: apple of Sodom
trans_list: pommier de Sodome
sense:
A mudar (Calotropis procera), a flowering plant, found from northern Africa to southeast Asia, which bears poisonous fruit.


lexentry: eng/apple_of_discord__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apple of discord
trans_list: pomme de discorde
sense:
An object or topic which sows anger and dissension; something which causes argument, rivalry, or strife.


lexentry: eng/apple_of_someone's_eye__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apple of someone's eye
trans_list: prunelle de ses yeux
sense:
(idiomatic) The object of somebody's affections; a person (or sometimes a thing) that someone strongly prefers; a favorite, a loved one.


lexentry: eng/apple_turnover__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apple turnover
trans_list: chausson aux pommes | gosette aux pommes
sense:
A pastry dessert filled with pieces of sweetened apples, with the pastry folded over to enclose the filling.


lexentry: eng/apples_and_oranges__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apples and oranges
sense:
(idiomatic) A comparison of items that, however categorically similar, is inapt; an incompatible analogy, or the items so compared; a disanalogy.

trans_list:
comparer des pommes et des poires | mélanger des choux et des carottes | mélanger les torchons et les serviettes


lexentry: eng/applet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: applet
trans_list: applet | applette | appliquette
sense:
(computing) A small program module that runs under the control of a larger application, typically a web browser.


lexentry: eng/appliance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: appliance
trans_list: appareil
sense:
A non-manual apparatus or device, powered electrically or by another small motor, used in homes to perform domestic functions (household appliance) and/or in offices.


lexentry: eng/appliance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: appliance
trans_list: appareil électrique
sense:
An implement, an instrument or apparatus designed (or at least used) as a means to a specific end, especially:


lexentry: eng/applicate__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: applicate
trans_list: cote
sense:
(mathematics) The z-coordinate (the last of the three terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of Cartesian coordinates for a three-dimensional space)


lexentry: eng/application__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: application
trans_list: application
sense:
The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence.


lexentry: eng/application__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: application
trans_list: application | programme
sense:
(computing) A computer program or the set of software that the end user perceives as a single entity as a tool for a well-defined purpose. (Also called: application program; application software.)


lexentry: eng/application__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: application
trans_list: demande | candidature
sense:
A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar.


lexentry: eng/application__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: application
trans_list: application
sense:
(comptheory) The substitution of a specific value for the parameter in the abstraction, in lambda calculus.


lexentry: eng/application_programming_interface__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: application programming interface
trans_list: API | interface de programmation | interface de programmation d'application
sense:
(computing, programming) A set of routines, protocols, and tools for building software applications, which makes it possible for software components to interact with one another.


lexentry: eng/applique__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: applique
trans_list: appliqué inversé
sense:
(arts) A decorative design made by cutting pieces of material and applying them to the surface of another for decoration.


lexentry: eng/apply__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: apply
trans_list: postuler | s'inscrire
sense:
(intransitive) To submit oneself as a candidate (with the adposition "to" or "at" designating the recipient of the submission, and the adposition "for" designating the position).


lexentry: eng/appoggiatura__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: appoggiatura
trans_list: appoggiature
sense:
(music) A type of musical ornament, falling on the beat, which often creates a suspension and subtracts for itself half the time value of the principal note which follows.


lexentry: eng/appoint__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: appoint
trans_list: fixer | poser
sense:
(transitive, legal) To fix the disposition of (property) by designating someone to take use of (it).


lexentry: eng/appointment__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: appointment
trans_list: rendez-vous | nomination | rencard
sense:
(government) The assignment of a person by an official to perform a duty, such as a presidential appointment of a judge to a court.


lexentry: eng/apportionment__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: apportionment
trans_list: répartition | partage
sense:
(US) The distribution of members of the House of Representatives according to the population of the various states.


lexentry: eng/apposable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apposable
trans_list: apposable
sense:
(anatomy) Capable of being apposed, or applied one to another, as the thumb to the fingers of the hand; able to be brought into direct spatial opposition.


lexentry: eng/apposite__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: apposite
trans_list: parallèle
sense:
Positioned at rest in respect to another, be it side-to-side, front-to-front, back-to-back, or even three-dimensionally: in apposition.


lexentry: eng/apposition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apposition
trans_list: apposition
sense:
(grammar) A construction in which one noun or noun phrase is placed with another as an explanatory equivalent, both of them having the same syntactic function in the sentence.


lexentry: eng/appreciable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: appreciable
trans_list: appréciable
sense:
(usually) Both detectable#Adjective and at least modestly substantial#Adjective: large enough to be estimated and to be of practical relevance#Noun.


lexentry: eng/appreciation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: appreciation
trans_list: appréciation | estimation | évaluation
sense:
A fair valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence; gratitude and esteem.


lexentry: eng/apprehend__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apprehend
trans_list: appréhender
sense:
To anticipate (something, usually unpleasant); especially, to anticipate (something) with anxiety, dread, or fear; to dread, to fear.


lexentry: eng/apprehend__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apprehend
trans_list: appréhender | comprendre
sense:
To take hold of (something) with understanding; to conceive (something) in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand.


lexentry: eng/apprehension__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: apprehension
trans_list: appréhension
sense:
Perception; the act of understanding using one's intellect without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment


lexentry: eng/apprehension__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: apprehension
trans_list: appréhension
sense:
Anticipation, especially of unfavorable things such as dread or fear or the prospect of something unpleasant in the future.


lexentry: eng/apprenticeship__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: apprenticeship
trans_list: apprentissage
sense:
The system by which a person learning a craft or trade is instructed by a master for a set time under set conditions.


lexentry: eng/approach__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: approach
trans_list: approcher
sense:
(intransitive) To come or go near, in place or time; to move toward; to advance nearer; to draw nigh.


lexentry: eng/approach__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: approach
trans_list: approcher | tendre vers
sense:
(ambitransitive, figuratively) Used intransitively, followed by to: to draw near (to someone or something); to make advances; to approximate or become almost equal.


lexentry: eng/approach__Verb__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: approach
trans_list: approcher
sense:
(transitive, military) To take approaches to (a place); to move towards (a place) by using covered roads, trenches, or other works.


lexentry: eng/approach_shot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: approach shot
trans_list: approche
sense:
(golf) Any shot, normally not when teeing off, aimed to land on the green, hit for accuracy more than power.


lexentry: eng/approaches__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: approaches
trans_list: aborder
sense:
(military) The covered roads, trenches, or other works made by besiegers or soldiers in their advances toward a place such as a fortress or military post.


lexentry: eng/approbation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: approbation
trans_list: approbation
sense:
The act of approving; an assenting to the propriety of a thing with some degree of pleasure or satisfaction; approval, sanction, commendation or official recognition.


lexentry: eng/approval__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: approval
trans_list: approbation | agrément
sense:
An expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing, or event meets requirements.


lexentry: eng/approximant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: approximant
trans_list: spirante | approximante
sense:
(phonetics) A consonant sound made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract, while still allowing a smooth flow of air. Liquids and glides are approximants.


lexentry: eng/approximation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: approximation
trans_list: rapprochement
sense:
(linguistics) The act of producing a near-simulation of the pronunciation of a foreign language for a loanword therefrom, or any given pronunciation resulting from that act.


lexentry: eng/appurtenance__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: appurtenance
trans_list: accessoire
sense:
(grammar) A modifier that is appended or prepended to another word to coin a new word that expresses belonging.


lexentry: eng/apraxia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apraxia
trans_list: apraxie
sense:
(neurology) Total or partial loss of the ability to perform coordinated movements or manipulate objects in the absence of motor or sensory impairment; specifically, a disorder of motor planning.


lexentry: eng/apriorism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apriorism
trans_list: apriorisme
sense:
(philosophy) The idea that some knowledge of the physical world can be derived logically from general principles.


lexentry: eng/apron__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: apron
trans_list: piste | tablier | tarmac
sense:
(aviation) The paved area of an airport, especially the area where aircraft park away from a terminal.


lexentry: eng/apse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apse
trans_list: abside
sense:
(architecture) A semicircular projection from a building, especially the rounded east end of a church that contains the altar.


lexentry: eng/apsis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: apsis
trans_list: apside
sense:
(astronomy) Either of the points in the elliptical orbit of a planet, comet, or moon where it is closest or furthest from the body it orbits; examples are perihelion, aphelion, perigee, and apogee


lexentry: eng/aptamer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aptamer
trans_list: aptamère
sense:
(biochemistry, genetics) Any subsequence of nucleic acid, selected from a large random sequence-pool, used to bind to a specific target molecule.


lexentry: eng/apyrous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apyrous
trans_list: apyre
sense:
(obsolete) Not combustible; capable of tolerating great heat without alteration of form or properties.


lexentry: eng/aqua_regia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aqua regia
trans_list: eau régale
sense:
(inorganic compound, archaic) A mixture of three parts concentrated hydrochloric acid to one part concentrated nitric acid, named for its ability to dissolve gold.


lexentry: eng/aquafaba__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aquafaba
trans_list: aquafaba
sense:
(cooking, neologism) The liquid left over from boiling chickpeas or similar beans, or from a can of chickpeas.


lexentry: eng/aqualung__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aqualung
trans_list: scaphandre autonome
sense:
(underwater diving) A piece of equipment consisting of an oxygen tank and breathing apparatus used by divers to allow them to breathe underwater.


lexentry: eng/aquaplane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aquaplane
trans_list: aquaplane
sense:
(originally, US, water sports) A board on which a person stands to ride for leisure which is pulled on a water surface by a motorboat.


lexentry: eng/aquaplane__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: aquaplane
trans_list: aquaplaner
sense:
(by extension, chiefly, Britain, automotive) Of a car or other road vehicle: to lose traction with the road due to the vehicle's tyres sliding on a film of water on the road.


lexentry: eng/aquaplaning__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aquaplaning
trans_list: aquaplanage | hydroplanage | aquaplaning
sense:
(automotive, UK) The loss of contact with the road because of surface water; the act of aquaplaning.


lexentry: eng/aquaponics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aquaponics
trans_list: aquaponie
sense:
(agriculture) A sustainable food production system that combines traditional aquaculture with hydroponics, with effluent from the water in which fish are reared being used as nutrition for plants.


lexentry: eng/aquaporin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aquaporin
trans_list: aquaporine
sense:
(protein) Any of a class of proteins that form water-permeable pores in the membrane of biological cells.


lexentry: eng/aquatint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aquatint
trans_list: aquatinte
sense:
A form of etching with acid on a plate partially covered with varnish that produces a print somewhat resembling a watercolour.


lexentry: eng/aquavit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aquavit
trans_list: aquavit
sense:
A Scandinavian liquor distilled from potato or grain mash to about 40% ABV and typically flavored with anise, although caraway seeds, fennel, dill, and other spices and herbs are also used.


lexentry: eng/aqueous_humour__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aqueous humour
trans_list: humeur aqueuse
sense:
(ophthalmology) The clear, watery fluid that fills the front of the eye between the cornea and the crystalline lens.


lexentry: eng/arabesque__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arabesque
trans_list: arabesque
sense:
(art, architecture, also, attributively) An elaborate design of intertwined floral figures or complex geometrical patterns, mainly used in Islamic art and architecture.


lexentry: eng/arable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arable
trans_list: arable | cultivable
sense:
(agriculture, of land) Able to be plowed or tilled, capable of growing crops (traditionally contrasted with pasturable lands such as heaths).


lexentry: eng/arable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: arable
trans_list: arable | cultivable
sense:
(agriculture, NGO, _, jargon, of land) Under cultivation (within any quinquennial period) for the production of crops sown and harvested within the same agricultural year (contrasted with permanently-cropped lands such as orchards).


lexentry: eng/arachidonic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arachidonic acid
trans_list: acide arachidonique
sense:
(fatty acid) A long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid, having 20 carbon atoms and four double bonds, found in animal fats; it is essential for human nutrition, being a precursor to the production of prostaglandins.


lexentry: eng/arachnoid_mater__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arachnoid mater
trans_list: arachnoïde
sense:
(anatomy) The middle layer of the meninges; a membrane that protects the brain and spinal cord below the dura mater and above the subarachnoid space and the pia mater.


lexentry: eng/arachnoiditis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arachnoiditis
trans_list: arachnoïditis
sense:
(pathology) A neuropathic disease caused by the inflammation of the arachnoid, one of the membranes that surround and protect the nerves of the spinal cord.


lexentry: eng/aragonite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aragonite
trans_list: aragonite
sense:
(mineral) An evaporite consisting of anhydrous calcium carbonate with the chemical formula CaCO3 and occurring in pearls, shells and nacre; it is dimorphous with calcite.


lexentry: eng/arak__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arak
trans_list: arak
sense:
A clear, unsweetened aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink, produced and consumed primarily in the Levant.


lexentry: eng/arbiter__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: arbiter
trans_list: arbitre
sense:
(with of) A person or object having the power of judging, determining, or ordaining; one whose power of deciding and governing is not limited.


lexentry: eng/arbitrage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arbitrage
trans_list: arbitrage
sense:
(finance) A market activity in which a security, commodity, currency or other tradable item is bought in one market and sold simultaneously in another, in order to profit from price differences between the markets.


lexentry: eng/arbitrary__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arbitrary
trans_list: arbitraire
sense:
(usually, of a decision) Based on individual discretion or judgment; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random.


lexentry: eng/arbitration__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: arbitration
trans_list: arbitrage
sense:
A process through which two or more parties use an arbitrator or arbiter in order to resolve a dispute.


lexentry: eng/arbitration__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: arbitration
trans_list: arbitrage
sense:
In general, a form of justice where both parties designate a person whose ruling they will accept formally. More specifically in Market Anarchist (market anarchy) theory, arbitration designates the process by which two agencies pre-negotiate a set of common rules in anticipation of cases where a customer from each agency is involved in a dispute.


lexentry: eng/arbor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arbor
trans_list: abri de jardin
sense:
A shady sitting place or pergola usually in a park or garden, surrounded by climbing shrubs, vines or other vegetation.


lexentry: eng/arborvitae__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arborvitae
trans_list: arbre de vie
sense:
Any of several North American or Asian conifers, of the genera Thuja and Thujopsis or the species Platycladus orientalis, grown for timber or ornament.


lexentry: eng/arbutin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arbutin
trans_list: arbutine
sense:
(organic compound) A glycoside of hydroquinone, found in bearberry, that is used to treat some diseases of the urinary tract


lexentry: eng/arc__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: arc
trans_list: arc de courbe | arc
sense:
(geometry) A continuous part of the circumference of a circle (circular arc) or of another curve. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/arc__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: arc
trans_list: arc
sense:
(electrics) A flow of current across an insulating medium; especially a hot, luminous discharge either between two electrodes or as lightning. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/arc_welding__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arc welding
trans_list: soudure à l’arc
sense:
(metallurgy) The process of welding two pieces of metal together using the heat generated by an electric arc between two electrodes.


lexentry: eng/arccosine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arccosine
trans_list: arc cosinus
sense:
(trigonometry) Any of several single-valued or multivalued functions that are inverses of the cosine function.


lexentry: eng/archaeastronomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: archaeastronomy
trans_list: archéoastronomie
sense:
(astronomy, archaeology) The historical, especially archeological, study of astronomy; the study of the astronomical systems and methods of ancient cultures often embracing the astrology and cosmology of the past.


lexentry: eng/archaeomagnetism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: archaeomagnetism
trans_list: archéomagnétisme
sense:
(geology, physics) The magnetism of the Earth in the geologic past; the study and measurement of this magnetism in order to date a specimen with iron.


lexentry: eng/archaeometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: archaeometry
trans_list: archéométrie
sense:
(archaeology) The application of techniques and methodologies of the natural sciences to archaeology, mostly for dating, analysis, survey and confirmation of provenance or authenticity.


lexentry: eng/archaeophyte__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: archaeophyte
trans_list: archaéofyte
sense:
(botany) A plant which was introduced to an area by humans (or arrived naturally, but from an area in which it was present as a human introduction) and became naturalized before 1500 C.E. (but especially in prehistoric times).


lexentry: eng/archaic_smile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: archaic smile
trans_list: sourire archaïque
sense:
(Ancient Greece, art, sculpture, historical) A smiling facial expression commonly found on Greek statues of the Archaic period (circa 700–500 B.C.E.).


lexentry: eng/archangel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: archangel
trans_list: archange
sense:
A powerful angel that leads many other angels, but is still loyal to a deity, and often seen as belonging to a particular archangelical rank or order within a greater hierarchy of angels. (Judeo-Christian examples: Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, Uriel).


lexentry: eng/archbishop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: archbishop
trans_list: archevêque
sense:
A senior bishop who is in charge of an archdiocese, and presides over a group of dioceses called a province (in Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, etc.)


lexentry: eng/archdeacon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: archdeacon
trans_list: archidiacre
sense:
(Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy) A senior administrative official in a diocese, just under the bishop, often in charge of an archdeaconry. As a title, it can be filled by either a deacon or priest.


lexentry: eng/archduchess__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: archduchess
trans_list: archiduchesse
sense:
A daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, or the wife of a son or grandson of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary


lexentry: eng/archeopteryx__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: archeopteryx
trans_list: archéoptéryx
sense:
(paleontology) A specimen of the species Archaeopteryx lithographica, being the earliest and most primitive known bird, representing a transition in the evolution of dinosaurs to birds.


lexentry: eng/archerfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: archerfish
trans_list: poisson archer
sense:
Any of the species of fish in the family Toxotidae (usually with sole genus Toxotes), who prey on small animals near to the surface of a water by shooting them with water from their mouths.


lexentry: eng/archetype__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: archetype
trans_list: archétype
sense:
An original model of which all other similar concepts, objects, or persons are merely copied, derivative, emulated, or patterned; a prototype. [from mid 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/archetype__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: archetype
trans_list: archétype
sense:
(psychology) According to Swiss psychologist Carl Jung: a universal pattern of thought, present in an individual's unconscious, inherited from the past collective experience of humanity.


lexentry: eng/archiater__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: archiater
trans_list: archiatre | archiâtre
sense:
(historical) The chief, or highest-ranked physician of a prince, city or country, such as the Holy Roman Empire


lexentry: eng/archimandrite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: archimandrite
trans_list: archimandrite
sense:
(Eastern Orthodoxy) The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church.


lexentry: eng/archiphoneme__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: archiphoneme
trans_list: archiphonème
sense:
(phonology) A unit representing two or more underlying phonemes, where the distinction between them has been neutralized under certain conditions.


lexentry: eng/architect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: architect
trans_list: architecte
sense:
A professional who designs buildings or other structures, or who prepares plans and superintends construction.


lexentry: eng/architecture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: architecture
trans_list: architecture
sense:
The art and science of designing and managing the construction of buildings and other structures, particularly if they are well proportioned and decorated.


lexentry: eng/architranseme__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: architranseme
trans_list: architransème
sense:
(translation studies) A theoretical common denominator used in the comparison of a source text and its target text.


lexentry: eng/archive__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: archive
trans_list: archives
sense:
A place for storing earlier, and often historical, material. An archive usually contains documents (letters, records, newspapers, etc.) or other types of media kept for historical interest.


lexentry: eng/archivist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: archivist
trans_list: archiviste
sense:
One who is in charge of, or performs the task of creating, collecting, cataloguing and organising archives.


lexentry: eng/archlute__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: archlute
trans_list: archiluth
sense:
A fretted and double-necked stringed musical instrument with a large body, double courses in the bass, and two sets of tuning pegs.


lexentry: eng/archosaur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: archosaur
trans_list: archosaurien
sense:
A reptile of the taxon Archosauria, which includes modern crocodilians and birds, as well as the extinct pterosaurs, non-avian dinosaurs and other taxa.


lexentry: eng/arcology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arcology
trans_list: arcologie
sense:
(urban studies, uncountable) Urban development theory proposed by Paolo Soleri involving three-dimensional building methods and efficient use of space and resources.


lexentry: eng/arcsine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arcsine
trans_list: arc sinus
sense:
(trigonometry) Any of several single-valued or multivalued functions that are inverses of the sine function. Symbol: arcsin, sin−1


lexentry: eng/arctangent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arctangent
trans_list: arc tangente
sense:
(trigonometry) Any of several single-valued or multivalued functions that are inverses of the tangent function. Symbol: arctan, tan-1


lexentry: eng/arctic_fox__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arctic fox
trans_list: renard polaire
sense:
Vulpes lagopus, a fox of the family Canidae, living in the Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia.


lexentry: eng/arctic_hare__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arctic hare
trans_list: lièvre arctique
sense:
A North-American hare of species Lepus arcticus, that is white, usually year round, found in the Arctic.


lexentry: eng/arctic_raspberry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arctic raspberry
trans_list: framboise arctique | framboisier nain
sense:
A species of slow-growing bramble belonging to the rose family and bearing a dark red, sweet fruit; Rubus arcticus, native to arctic, subarctic, and alpine regions.


lexentry: eng/are__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: are
trans_list: are
sense:
(rare) An accepted (but deprecated and rarely used) metric unit of area equal to 100 square metres, or a former unit of approximately the same extent. Symbol: a.


lexentry: eng/are_you_allergic_to_any_medications__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: are you allergic to any medications
trans_list: es-tu allergique à certains médicaments? | êtes-vous allergique à certains médicaments?
sense:
Asked mostly by doctors and nurses to ascertain whether certain medications should not be given to patients.


lexentry: eng/are_you_doing_anything_tomorrow__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: are you doing anything tomorrow
trans_list: as-tu quelque chose de prévu demain? | avez-vous quelque chose de prévu demain?
sense:
Asks if someone is busy tomorrow, possibly to invite them to do something if they are available. ("Tomorrow" can be replaced by other dates, such as "are you doing anything on the weekend", etc.)


lexentry: eng/are_you_taking_any_medications__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: are you taking any medications
trans_list: prends-tu des médicaments? | prenez-vous des médicaments?
sense:
Asked mostly by doctors and nurses to ascertain whether certain drugs should not be given to patients, as they may interact adversely with other medications.


lexentry: eng/are_your_ears_burning__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: are your ears burning
trans_list: quand on parle du loup
sense:
(idiomatic, colloquial, rhetorical question) Asked of somebody who was not present but was the topic of discussion.


lexentry: eng/area_code__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: area code
trans_list: indicatif | préfixe
sense:
(US, Australia, Philippines) A prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area.


lexentry: eng/arena__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arena
trans_list: arène
sense:
An enclosed area, often outdoor, for the presentation of sporting events (sports arena) or other spectacular events; earthen area, often oval, specifically for rodeos (North America) or circular area for bullfights (especially Hispanic America).


lexentry: eng/arena__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: arena
trans_list: aréna | arène
sense:
The building housing such an area; specifically, a very large, often round building, often topped with a dome, designated for indoor sporting or other major events, such as concerts.


lexentry: eng/areography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: areography
trans_list: aréographie
sense:
(astronomy, geography) The scientific study of the planet Mars' geographical features; geography of Mars.


lexentry: eng/arginine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arginine
trans_list: arginine
sense:
An amino acid found in animal foods that plays an important role in several physiological processes.


lexentry: eng/argon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: argon
trans_list: argon
sense:
The chemical element (symbol Ar) with an atomic number of 18. The third most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere, it is a colourless, odourless, inert noble gas.


lexentry: eng/argonaut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: argonaut
trans_list: argonaute
sense:
Any of several species of shelled octopods of the family Argonautidae (of which only the genus Argonauta is not extinct).


lexentry: eng/arguable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arguable
trans_list: défendable | justifiable | soutenable
sense:
That can be argued; that can be proven or strongly supported with sound logical deduction, precedent, and evidence.


lexentry: eng/arguably__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arguably
trans_list: peut-être | possiblement | probablement | sans doute
sense:
As can be supported or proven by sound logical deduction, evidence, and precedent, but without absolute certainty.


lexentry: eng/argue__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: argue
trans_list: débattre | affirmer
sense:
(intransitive) To debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints; to controvert; to wrangle.


lexentry: eng/argyria__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: argyria
trans_list: argyrie
sense:
(dermatology) A condition caused by excessive exposure to chemical compounds of the element silver, or to silver dust, the most dramatic symptom of which being that the skin turns purple or purple-grey.


lexentry: eng/aria__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aria
trans_list: aria
sense:
(music) A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.


lexentry: eng/arioso__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arioso
trans_list: arioso
sense:
(music) A musical style, in opera and oratorio, that is more melodic than recitative, but less so than aria


lexentry: eng/arise__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: arise
trans_list: apparaitre | naitre | surgir
sense:
(intransitive) To spring up; to come into action, being, or notice; to become operative, sensible, or visible; to begin to act a part; to present itself.


lexentry: eng/aristocrat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aristocrat
trans_list: aristocrate
sense:
One of the aristocracy, nobility, or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble (originally in Revolutionary France).


lexentry: eng/arithmetic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arithmetic
trans_list: arithmétique
sense:
The mathematics of numbers (integers, rational numbers, real numbers, or complex numbers) under the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.


lexentry: eng/arithmetic_geometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arithmetic geometry
trans_list: géométrie arithmétique
sense:
(mathematics) A developing branch of mathematics in which techniques of algebraic geometry are applied to number theory, in particular being concerned with schemes of finite type over the spectrum of the ring of integers, Spec(ℤ).


lexentry: eng/arithmetic_mean__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arithmetic mean
trans_list: moyenne arithmétique
sense:
(statistics, probability) The measure of central tendency of a set of values computed by dividing the sum of the values by their number.


lexentry: eng/arithmetic_operation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arithmetic operation
trans_list: opération arithmétique
sense:
(arithmetic, computing) Any one of the four basic operations in arithmetic: addition, subtraction, multiplication or division; any one of said operations as implemented on a computer.


lexentry: eng/arithmetic_progression__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arithmetic progression
trans_list: suite arithmétique
sense:
(analysis) A sequence in which each term except the first is obtained from the previous by adding a constant value, known as the common difference of the arithmetic progression.


lexentry: eng/arithmetically__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arithmetically
trans_list: arithmétiquement
sense:
(of the nature of increases or decreases) In a way characterized by addition (of increments) rather than multiplication (by factors) or exponentiation (by exponents): by an arithmetic progression.


lexentry: eng/ark__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ark
trans_list: arche
sense:
(Judaism, Christianity, Islam) Noah's ark: the ship built by Noah to save his family and a collection of animals from the deluge.


lexentry: eng/arm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arm
trans_list: bras
sense:
(anatomy) The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.


lexentry: eng/arm__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: arm
trans_list: bras
sense:
A long, narrow, more or less rigid part of an object extending from the main part or centre of the object, such as the armrest of an armchair, a crane, a pair of spectacles or a pair of compasses.


lexentry: eng/arm__Verb__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: arm
trans_list: armer
sense:
(transitive, figurative) To supply with the equipment, knowledge, authority, or other tools needed for a particular task; to furnish with capability; to equip.


lexentry: eng/arm_wrestling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arm wrestling
trans_list: bras de fer
sense:
A strength sport with two participants, in which each participant grips the other's hand and tries to pin the other's arm onto a surface.


lexentry: eng/armadillo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: armadillo
trans_list: tatou
sense:
Any of the burrowing mammals covered with bony, jointed, protective plates, families Dasypodidae and Chlamyphoridae in the order Cingulata, found in the Americas, especially in South America.


lexentry: eng/armatole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: armatole
trans_list: armatole
sense:
(historical) A Greek armed mercenary who enforced Ottoman rule in Greece from the 15th century onward; during the Greek War of Independence (1821–1832), many armatoloi became pro-independence guerrilla fighters opposed to Ottoman rule.


lexentry: eng/armband__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: armband
trans_list: bracelet de natation
sense:
(swimming) One of a pair of inflatable plastic bands, normally worn on the upper arms, to help the wearer (often a child) float in water and learn to swim.


lexentry: eng/armed_conflict__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: armed conflict
trans_list: conflit armé
sense:
(international law, military) A contested incompatibility that entails the use of armed force between two parties including a territory, the government of a state, or both.


lexentry: eng/armed_forces__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: armed forces
trans_list: forces armées
sense:
The military forces of a nation, such as the army, navy, air force, marines, and sometimes, coastguard or border guard, which are tasked with the defence of the nation and its citizens, if necessary through use of deadly force.


lexentry: eng/armet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: armet
trans_list: armet
sense:
A type of mediaeval helmet which fully enclosed the head and face, first found in the 1420s in Milan.


lexentry: eng/armillary_sphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: armillary sphere
trans_list: sphère armillaire
sense:
An instrument consisting of graduated metal circles used to represent the motions of celestial bodies around the earth.


lexentry: eng/arming__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arming
trans_list: armement
sense:
The act of supplying (oneself or others) with armor and (now especially) arms and ammunition in preparation for a conflict; the act of providing with the means of defense and attack.


lexentry: eng/armor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: armor
trans_list: armure
sense:
(uncountable) A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.


lexentry: eng/armoured_truck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: armoured truck
trans_list: fourgon blindé
sense:
A truck used to transfer valuables between locations, which possesses armour against light firearms.


lexentry: eng/arms__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: arms
trans_list: armoiries
sense:
(heraldry) A visual design composed according to heraldic rules, consisting of a coat of arms normally displayed upon an escutcheon, sometimes accompanied by other elements of an achievement


lexentry: eng/arms_control__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arms control
trans_list: contrôle des armements
sense:
Restrictions upon the development, production, stockpiling, proliferation, and usage of weapons, especially weapons of mass destruction.


lexentry: eng/arms_race__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arms race
trans_list: course aux armements
sense:
A competition for military supremacy between two powers, especially for the most weapons and the best military technology.


lexentry: eng/army_ant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: army ant
trans_list: fourmi légionnaire
sense:
A tropical nomadic ant, principally in the subfamilies Dorylinae and Leptanillinae, that preys on other insects.


lexentry: eng/arnica__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arnica
trans_list: arnica | arnica des montagnes
sense:
Any of several plants, of the genus Arnica, considered to have medicinal properties, especially Arnica montana.


lexentry: eng/aromatherapy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aromatherapy
trans_list: aromathérapie
sense:
(alternative medicine) The use of selected fragrances in lotions and inhalants in an effort to affect mood and promote health.


lexentry: eng/aromatization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aromatization
trans_list: aromatisation
sense:
(petrochemistry) The conversion of aliphatic components of petroleum into aromatic compounds as part of the refining process.


lexentry: eng/arpeggio__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arpeggio
trans_list: arpège
sense:
(music) The notes of a chord played individually instead of simultaneously, usually moving from lowest to highest.


lexentry: eng/arpeggione__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arpeggione
trans_list: arpeggione
sense:
A six-stringed musical instrument of the 19th century, fretted and tuned like a guitar but bowed like a cello, and held vertically between the knees.


lexentry: eng/arraignment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arraignment
trans_list: lecture de l'acte d'accusation
sense:
(legal) The formal charging of a defendant with an offense; in many jurisdictions it includes their response in the form of a plea, typically as guilty, not guilty, or no contest.


lexentry: eng/array__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: array
trans_list: tableau
sense:
(programming) Any of various data structures designed to hold multiple elements of the same type; especially, a data structure that holds these elements in adjacent memory locations so that they may be retrieved using numeric indices.


lexentry: eng/arrest__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: arrest
trans_list: arrêter
sense:
(transitive) To seize (someone) with the authority of the law; to take into legal custody. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/arrest_warrant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arrest warrant
trans_list: mandat d'arrêt | mandat d'arrestation
sense:
(legal) An official document that authorizes law-enforcement officials to arrest a named person and to bring that individual before a court of law or other authority.


lexentry: eng/arrha__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arrha
trans_list: arrhes
sense:
(legal, historical) Money or some other valuable item given to evidence a contract; a pledge or earnest.


lexentry: eng/arris__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: arris
trans_list: arête
sense:
(archaeology) A ridge formed on the surface of flaked stone, such as an arrowhead or hand axe, as the result of the intersection of two or more flake removals.


lexentry: eng/arroba__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arroba
trans_list: a commercial
sense:
(historical) A traditional Spanish unit of mass, varying by time, location, and substance but generally around 11.5 kilograms.


lexentry: eng/arrogance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arrogance
trans_list: arrogance | orgueil
sense:
The state of being arrogant; a type of extreme or foolish pride in which someone feels much superior to another.


lexentry: eng/arrow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arrow
trans_list: flèche
sense:
A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow.


lexentry: eng/arrowroot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arrowroot
trans_list: arrow-root
sense:
(countable, uncountable) Maranta arundinacea from the Marantaceae family, a large perennial herb native to the Caribbean area with green leaves about 15 centimeters long. [from late 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/arrowword__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arrowword
trans_list: mots fléchés
sense:
A kind of crossword puzzle with the clues written in the grid, accompanied by arrows that indicate the position and direction of the answers.


lexentry: eng/arroyo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arroyo
trans_list: cadereau
sense:
A dry creek or streambed, a gulch which temporarily or seasonally fills and flows (after sufficient rain).


lexentry: eng/arsehole__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: arsehole
trans_list: trou du cul | trouduc | con
sense:
(Commonwealth, mildly, vulgar, offensive, or, derogatory) An inconsiderate, mean-spirited, or otherwise contemptible person. (Less offensive than fucker or cunt.)


lexentry: eng/arsenal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arsenal
trans_list: arsenal
sense:
A military establishment for the storing, development, manufacturing, testing, or repairing of arms, ammunition, and other war materiel; an armoury.


lexentry: eng/arsenic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arsenic acid
trans_list: acide arsénique
sense:
(inorganic compound) A poisonous, white crystalline compound, H3AsO4, formed from arsenic pentoxide and water; it has the same structure as phosphoric acid, and is used in the manufacture of arsenates.


lexentry: eng/arsenic_trioxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arsenic trioxide
trans_list: arsenic
sense:
(inorganic compound) An industrially important and highly toxic oxide of arsenic that occurs as the mineral claudetite; formula As2O3 (though in liquid, gaseous and some solid forms it has molecules of the form As4O6).


lexentry: eng/arsis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: arsis
trans_list: arsis
sense:
(poetry) The stronger part of a metrical foot: the part containing the long (heavy) syllable in quantitative meter, or the stressed syllable in a qualitative meter.


lexentry: eng/arsis__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: arsis
trans_list: arsis
sense:
(music) The elevation of the hand, or that part of the bar at which it is raised, in beating time; the weak or unaccented part of the bar, opposed to the thesis.


lexentry: eng/art__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: art
trans_list: art
sense:
(uncountable) The conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colours, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the senses and emotions, usually specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium.


lexentry: eng/art_director__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: art director
trans_list: directeur artistique | directrice artistique
sense:
A person who supervises and unifies the vision of an artistic production, including its visual appearance and psychological appeal to a target audience.


lexentry: eng/art_gallery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: art gallery
trans_list: galerie d’art
sense:
A room, a group of rooms, or other space where works of art are placed on display, possibly for sale.


lexentry: eng/artemisia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: artemisia
trans_list: armoise
sense:
Any of many aromatic flowering plants of the genus Artemisia, including wormwood, sagebrush, and tarragon, often used as traditional medicine, oral contraceptive and flavoring.


lexentry: eng/arterial_road__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arterial road
trans_list: artère routière
sense:
A major thoroughfare, particularly one used to provide a large capacity for travelling some distance.


lexentry: eng/artery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: artery
trans_list: artère
sense:
(anatomy) Any of the muscular- and elastic-walled blood vessels forming part of the circulation system by which blood is conveyed away from the heart regardless of its oxygenation status; see pulmonary artery.


lexentry: eng/arthritis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arthritis
trans_list: arthrite
sense:
Inflammation of a joint or joints causing pain and/or disability, swelling and stiffness, and due to various causes such as infection, trauma, degenerative changes or metabolic disorders: any of several disease entities.


lexentry: eng/arthropod__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arthropod
trans_list: arthropode
sense:
An invertebrate animal of the phylum Arthropoda, characterized by a chitinous exoskeleton and multiple jointed appendages.


lexentry: eng/artichoke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: artichoke
trans_list: artichaut
sense:
(countable) A plant related to the thistle with enlarged flower heads eaten as a vegetable while immature, Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus.


lexentry: eng/artichoke_heart__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: artichoke heart
trans_list: cœur d'artichaut
sense:
The edible base of an artichoke, prepared by removing the outer leaves and the inedible choke covering it.


lexentry: eng/article__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: article
trans_list: article
sense:
A piece of nonfiction writing such as a story, report, opinion piece, or entry in a newspaper, magazine, journal, encyclopedia, etc.


lexentry: eng/article__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: article
trans_list: article
sense:
(grammar) A part of speech that indicates, specifies and limits a noun (a, an, or the in English). In some languages the article may appear as an ending (e.g. definite article in Swedish) or there may be none (e.g. Russian, Pashto).


lexentry: eng/article__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: article
trans_list: article
sense:
A section of a legal document, bylaws, etc. or, in the plural, the entire document seen as a collection of these.


lexentry: eng/articulated_bus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: articulated bus
trans_list: autobus articulé | bus accordéon
sense:
A bus fitted with a joint, which is covered by an accordion-shaped weatherproofing, to increase its manoeuvrability.


lexentry: eng/articulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: articulation
trans_list: articulation
sense:
(countable, or, uncountable) A joint or the collection of joints at which something is articulated, or hinged, for bending.


lexentry: eng/articulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: articulation
trans_list: articulation
sense:
(uncountable) The quality, clarity, or sharpness of speech; the movement within the mouth that allows for those things.


lexentry: eng/artifact__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: artifact
trans_list: construction
sense:
A finding or structure in an experiment or investigation that is not a true feature of the object under observation, but is a result of external action, the test arrangement, or an experimental error.


lexentry: eng/artifact__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: artifact
trans_list: artefact | artéfact
sense:
(archaeology) An object, such as a tool, ornament, or weapon of archaeological or historical interest, especially such an object found at an archaeological excavation.


lexentry: eng/artificial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: artificial
trans_list: artificiel
sense:
Not natural or normal: imposed arbitrarily or without regard to the specifics or normal circumstances of a person, a situation, etc.


lexentry: eng/artificial_insemination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: artificial insemination
trans_list: insémination artificielle
sense:
(biology, medicine) The introduction of semen into the uterus or cervix of a female by a means other than copulation.


lexentry: eng/artificial_intelligence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: artificial intelligence
trans_list: intelligence artificielle
sense:
(computer science) The branch of computer science dealing with the reproduction or mimicking of human-level intelligence, self-awareness, knowledge, conscience, and thought in computer programs.


lexentry: eng/artificial_intelligence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: artificial intelligence
trans_list: intelligence artificielle
sense:
The essential quality of a machine which thinks in a manner similar to or on the same general level as a real human being.


lexentry: eng/artificial_respiration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: artificial respiration
trans_list: respiration artificielle
sense:
(medicine) The manual or mechanical forcing of air into the lungs of a person who is not breathing in order to maintain life.


lexentry: eng/artificial_selection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: artificial selection
trans_list: sélection artificielle
sense:
(evolutionary theory) Intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals in order to preserve selected genetic traits.


lexentry: eng/artillery__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: artillery
trans_list: artillerie
sense:
An army unit that uses such weapons, or a military formation using projectile weapons, such as archers.


lexentry: eng/artiodactyl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: artiodactyl
trans_list: artiodactyle
sense:
(zoology) Any ungulate mammal with an even number of toes and belonging to the Artiodactyla, including pigs, sheep, deer, cattle, and most grazing animals. In contrast, horses have an odd number of toes and as such are not Artiodactyla, but Perissodactyla. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/artistic_gymnastics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: artistic gymnastics
trans_list: gymnastique artistique
sense:
(sport) A discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines (ranging from approximately 30 to 90 seconds) on different apparatus, with less time for vaulting


lexentry: eng/artistic_licence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: artistic licence
trans_list: licence artistique
sense:
Any departure from convention or from factual accuracy taken by an artist to achieve a desired effect.


lexentry: eng/arugula__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arugula
trans_list: roquette
sense:
A yellowish-flowered Mediterranean herb of the mustard family with flavoured leaves, often eaten in salads, that has a distinct, peppery flavor, of three species:


lexentry: eng/arum_lily__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arum lily
trans_list: arum | arum blanc
sense:
Any of several flowering plants, of the family Araceae, but especially Zantedeschia aethiopica, the calla lily that has a showy white spathe.


lexentry: eng/as__Conjunction__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: as
trans_list: que | comme
sense:
(dated) Introducing a comparison with a hypothetical state (+ subjunctive, or with the verb elided): as though, as if. [to 19th century]


lexentry: eng/as__Conjunction__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: as
trans_list: en tant que | comme
sense:
(law) used before a preposition to clarify that the prepositional phrase restricts the meaning of the sentence; specifically.


lexentry: eng/as__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: as
trans_list: comme | as | en tant que | car | puisque | lorsque
sense:
(numismatics, Ancient Rome) Any of several coins of Rome, coined in bronze or later copper; or the equivalent value.


lexentry: eng/as_above,_so_below__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: as above, so below
trans_list: ce qui est en haut est comme ce qui est en bas
sense:
(occultism) What happens on a higher level of reality also happens on lower levels; the microcosm and macrocosm behave alike.


lexentry: eng/as_far_as_one_knows__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: as far as one knows
trans_list: pour autant que je sache
sense:
(idiomatic) To the best of one's knowledge, as far as someone knows or possible information to be gathered about the topic, subject, aspect, or situation.


lexentry: eng/as_if_there_were_no_tomorrow__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: as if there were no tomorrow
trans_list: comme si sa vie en dépendait
sense:
(idiomatic) To an excessive degree, oftentimes with little to no regard to future consequences; desperately; recklessly or wantonly; frantically; very quickly or very much.


lexentry: eng/as_is__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: as is
trans_list: tel quel
sense:
(idiomatic, of an object) as it is; in its present state or condition, especially as a contractual condition of sale.


lexentry: eng/as_it_were__Adverb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: as it were
trans_list: pour ainsi dire
sense:
Used to indicate that a word or statement is perhaps not exact though practically right; as if it were so.


lexentry: eng/as_much_as__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: as much as
trans_list: rien moins que
sense:
Practically, just as, no less than; indicates an action tantamount to, but not identical to, the action described.


lexentry: eng/as_of__Preposition__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: as of
trans_list: à partir de | à compter de
sense:
(idiomatic) At or by a specified time, with the implication that the said condition will be true from that time onward.


lexentry: eng/as_of_right__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: as of right
trans_list: de plein droit
sense:
(legal) By virtue of an entitlement or authority which arises from certain legal conditions or circumstances; by operation of law.


lexentry: eng/as_opposed_to__Preposition__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: as opposed to
trans_list: par opposition à
sense:
in contrast to, rather than, instead of; particularly used in defining a concept by providing an example that does not fall inside the concept.


lexentry: eng/as_the_case_may_be__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: as the case may be
trans_list: le cas échéant | selon le cas
sense:
As is appropriate to the circumstances; particularly where a choice must be made between two options.


lexentry: eng/as_the_crow_flies__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: as the crow flies
trans_list: à vol d'oiseau
sense:
(idiomatic) In a straight line distance between two locations, as opposed to the road distance or over land distance.


lexentry: eng/as_you_sow,_so_shall_you_reap__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: as you sow, so shall you reap
trans_list: vous récolterez ce que vous semez
sense:
The consequences of one's actions to oneself are in proportion to one's good or bad intentions towards others.


lexentry: eng/as_you_were__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: as you were
trans_list: repos
sense:
Disregard the previous partial command or order and return to the most recent formal command or order.


lexentry: eng/asafoetida__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: asafoetida
trans_list: ase fétide
sense:
A resinous gum from the stem and roots of Ferula species such as Ferula foetida and Ferula assa-foetida, having a strong, unpleasant smell, with culinary and medical uses. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/asarabacca__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: asarabacca
trans_list: asaret
sense:
An acrid herbaceous plant, Asarum europaeum, the leaves and roots of which were used for emetic and cathartic purposes.


lexentry: eng/asbestos__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: asbestos
trans_list: amiante | asbeste
sense:
(mineral) Any of several fibrous mineral forms of magnesium silicate, used for fireproofing, electrical insulation, building materials, brake linings, chemical filters, suits, fireman's gloves, etc.


lexentry: eng/ascendant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ascendant
trans_list: ascendant
sense:
(astrology, also, figurative) The degree of the zodiac or point of the ecliptic which rises in an eastern direction above the horizon at a particular moment (especially the moment of a person's birth), which is supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's fortune and life; a horoscope.


lexentry: eng/ascent__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: ascent
trans_list: montée
sense:
The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; inclination; gradient; steepness


lexentry: eng/ascetic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ascetic
trans_list: ascète
sense:
One who is devoted to the practice of self-denial, either through seclusion or stringent abstinence.


lexentry: eng/ascites__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ascites
trans_list: ascite
sense:
(medicine) An accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity, frequently symptomatic of liver disease.


lexentry: eng/ascomycete__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ascomycete
trans_list: ascomycète
sense:
(mycology) Any fungus of the phylum Ascomycota, characterized by the production of a sac, or ascus, which contains non-motile spores.


lexentry: eng/ascorbic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ascorbic acid
trans_list: acide ascorbique
sense:
(vitamin) A white crystalline organic compound, C6H8O6, found in citrus fruits and many vegetables; it is an antioxidant and an efficient scavenger of free radicals.


lexentry: eng/ascribe__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ascribe
trans_list: attribuer
sense:
(transitive) To attribute (a book, painting, or any other work of art or literature) to a writer or creator.


lexentry: eng/ascription__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ascription
trans_list: attribution
sense:
The act, or an instance, of ascribing a quality, characteristic, quotation, artistic work, or other thing to someone or something.


lexentry: eng/ascus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ascus
trans_list: asque
sense:
(mycology) A sac-shaped cell present in ascomycete fungi; it is a reproductive cell in which meiosis and an additional cell division produce eight spores.


lexentry: eng/aseity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aseity
trans_list: aséité
sense:
(metaphysics, theology) Usually ascribed to deity: the attribute of being entirely self-derived, in contrast to being derived from or dependent on another; the quality of having within oneself the entire reason for one's being; utter independent self-existence and self-sustenance.


lexentry: eng/asexual__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: asexual
trans_list: asexuel
sense:
(especially, of a person) Not experiencing sexual attraction; lacking interest in or desire for sex.


lexentry: eng/ashamed__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ashamed
trans_list: honteux
sense:
(chiefly, of someone in trouble and undergoing punishment for doing something wrong) Feeling shame or guilt.


lexentry: eng/ashcan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ashcan
trans_list: cendrier | poubelle
sense:
A container for collecting ashes, especially from wood and coal fires, for eventual disposal elsewhere.


lexentry: eng/ashlar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ashlar
trans_list: pierre de taille
sense:
(architecture) Masonry employing flat and well-squared stone or brick, creating an appearance similar to wooden flooring.


lexentry: eng/ashram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ashram
trans_list: ashram
sense:
(Hinduism) A secluded religious hermitage inhabited by gurus, or the population of such a hermitage.


lexentry: eng/ashugh__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ashugh
trans_list: amoureux
sense:
A mystic bard, balladeer, or troubadour in the South Caucasus, Iran or Turkey who accompanied their songs with a long-necked lute (saz).


lexentry: eng/ashy-headed_goose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ashy-headed goose
trans_list: ouette à tête grise
sense:
Any of the species Chloephaga poliocephala of waterfowl of southern Chile and Argentina, which have gray heads and orange forebodies.


lexentry: eng/ashy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ashy
trans_list: cendreux
sense:
Resembling ashes (especially in colour); (of a person’s complexion) unusually pale as a result of strong emotion, illness, etc.


lexentry: eng/aside__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aside
trans_list: aparté | en passant | soit dit en passant
sense:
An incidental remark to a person next to one made discreetly but not in private, audible only to that person. (theatre) A brief comment by a character addressing the audience, unheard by other characters.


lexentry: eng/askari__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: askari
trans_list: askari
sense:
(historical) A member of a local African military or police unit, usually one serving in a European colonial force.


lexentry: eng/asking_for_a_friend__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: asking for a friend
trans_list: c'est pour un ami
sense:
(idiomatic, humorous) Indicates that a question is embarrassing by pretending to be posing the question on behalf of another person.


lexentry: eng/asking_price__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: asking price
trans_list: prix offert
sense:
(finance) The list price or sticker price of an item; the price without any discounts or incentives.


lexentry: eng/aspartame__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aspartame
trans_list: aspartame
sense:
(organic compound) An artificial sweetener, the methyl ester of a dipeptide formed from aspartic acid and phenylalanine, used in many processed foods and beverages.


lexentry: eng/aspartic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aspartic acid
trans_list: acide aspartique
sense:
(amino acid) A nonessential amino acid, L-α-amino-succinic acid, aminobutanedioic acid, found in animal protein and in sugar beet etc (C4H7NO4).


lexentry: eng/aspect-oriented__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aspect-oriented
trans_list: orienté aspect
sense:
(computing) Describing a system which has been written so that different subsystems appear to add themselves to the main business logic without that logic having to include them explicitly.


lexentry: eng/aspect__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: aspect
trans_list: aspect
sense:
(grammar) A grammatical quality of a verb which determines the relationship of the speaker to the internal temporal flow of the event which the verb describes, or whether the speaker views the event from outside as a whole, or from within as it is unfolding. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/aspect_ratio__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: aspect ratio
trans_list: facteur de forme | rapport de forme
sense:
The ratio of width to height in a flat surface or 2-dimensional abstract construction, such as an image, character, or pixel.


lexentry: eng/aspen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aspen
trans_list: tremble
sense:
A poplar tree, especially of section Populus sect. Populus, of medium-size trees with thin, straight trunks of a greenish-white color.


lexentry: eng/aspergillum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aspergillum
trans_list: goupillon | aspersoir
sense:
(Christianity) An implement, in the form of a brush or of a rod with a perforated container, for sprinkling holy water; a holy-water sprinkle.


lexentry: eng/asperity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: asperity
trans_list: aspérité
sense:
(uncountable) The quality of having a rough or uneven surface; roughness, unevenness; (countable, chiefly, in the plural) a protruding or rough area or point on a surface; a protrusion.


lexentry: eng/asperity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: asperity
trans_list: aspérité
sense:
(uncountable) The quality of being difficult or unpleasant to experience; (countable) a thing that is harsh and difficult to endure; a difficulty, a hardship.


lexentry: eng/aspersion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aspersion
trans_list: calomnie
sense:
An attack on somebody's reputation or good name, often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon…. [from late 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/asphalt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: asphalt
trans_list: asphalte
sense:
A sticky, black to brown and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid, composed almost entirely of bitumen with small mineral particles, that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits.


lexentry: eng/asphodel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: asphodel
trans_list: asphodèle
sense:
Any of the flowering plants of the family Asphodelaceae, especially Asphodelus ramosus and Asphodelus albus; the flower of these plants.


lexentry: eng/asphyxia__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: asphyxia
trans_list: asphyxie
sense:
Loss of consciousness due to the body's inability to deliver oxygen to its tissues, either by the breathing of air lacking oxygen or by the inability of the blood to carry oxygen.


lexentry: eng/asphyxia__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: asphyxia
trans_list: asphyxie
sense:
(medicine, obsolete) A condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the body leads to loss of consciousness or death. Replaced in the mid-20th century by the more specific terms anoxia, hypoxia, hypoxemia and hypercapnia.


lexentry: eng/aspidochelone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aspidochelone
trans_list: aspidochélon
sense:
A fabled sea creature according to the tradition of the Physiologus and medieval bestiaries, variously described as a large whale or vast sea turtle, and a giant sea monster with huge spines on the ridge of its back. It is often mistaken for an island, enticing unwitting sailors and drowning them.


lexentry: eng/aspirate_mutation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aspirate mutation
trans_list: mutation spirante
sense:
An alteration of the initial consonant of a word which occurs in certain Celtic languages under particular linguistic circumstances.


lexentry: eng/aspirated_h__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aspirated h
trans_list: h aspiré
sense:
(French phonology) In the French language, usage of the letter h at the start of a word which does not allow liaison with a preceding consonant or elision of a preceding schwa.


lexentry: eng/aspiration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aspiration
trans_list: aspiration
sense:
The act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual (with common adjunct adpositions being to and of).


lexentry: eng/asplenia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: asplenia
trans_list: asplénie
sense:
(biology, medicine) Physiological absence of splenic function; either substantial or total splenic dysfunction; splenic nonfunction.


lexentry: eng/ass-kisser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ass-kisser
trans_list: fayot | lèche-pompes | suce-boules
sense:
(North America, slang, vulgar) Someone who kisses ass (who acts obsequiously in order to gain another's favor).


lexentry: eng/ass-licker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ass-licker
trans_list: lèche-cul | cire-pompes | lèche-bottes
sense:
(US, vulgar, slang) Someone who succumbs to authority, doing whatever authority figures ask and attempting to please them in every possible way; (by extension) any contemptible person.


lexentry: eng/ass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ass
trans_list: âne
sense:
Any of several species of horse-like animals, especially Equus asinus, the domesticated of which are used as beasts of burden.


lexentry: eng/ass__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: ass
trans_list: cul | fesse
sense:
(synecdochically, uncountable) Sex; a person to have sex with; with vulgar emphasis on their corporeality (their body) over their personhood.


lexentry: eng/assassin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: assassin
trans_list: assassin
sense:
(historical, , usually, capitalized) A member of the Nizari Ismaili Muslim community of the Alamut Period.


lexentry: eng/assassin__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: assassin
trans_list: assassin | assassine
sense:
Someone who intentionally kills a person, especially a professional who kills a public or political figure.


