# translation

lexentry: eng/have_had_it_up_to_here__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: have had it up to here
trans_list: en avoir jusque-là
sense:
(idiomatic, informal) To have become very frustrated or angry; to have reached the limit of one's patience or forbearance.


lexentry: eng/have_it_in_for__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: have it in for
trans_list: avoir une dent contre | en avoir après
sense:
(transitive, colloquial) To be very angry with; to have a grudge against; to intend revenge against.


lexentry: eng/have_mercy__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: have mercy
trans_list: avoir pitié
sense:
(usually, _, in, _, the, _, imperative) To show mercy or compassion; to stop inflicting punishment or a barrage.


lexentry: eng/have_one's_cake_and_eat_it_too__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: have one's cake and eat it too
trans_list: avoir le beurre et l'argent du beurre
sense:
(idiomatic) To benefit by having two things which are mutually incompatible (such as eating a piece of cake and yet still possessing that piece for future use).


lexentry: eng/have_the_hots_for__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: have the hots for
trans_list: aller en avion
sense:
(slang, idiomatic, transitive) To be attracted (sexually or romantically) to (someone); to fancy someone.


lexentry: eng/have_the_wolf_by_the_ear__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: have the wolf by the ear
trans_list: tenir le loup par les oreilles
sense:
(idiomatic) To be in a dangerous situation from which one cannot disengage, but in which one cannot safely remain.


lexentry: eng/have_time__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: have time
trans_list: avoir le temps
sense:
(intransitive) To be available, to have the time, to be without commitments over a certain period of time (thus being able to choose what to do with it, instead of following a schedule).


lexentry: eng/haversack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: haversack
trans_list: sac de vivres
sense:
A small, strong bag carried on the back or the shoulder, usually with only one strap, and originally made of canvas.


lexentry: eng/hawk__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hawk
trans_list: autour | buse | épervier
sense:
Any diurnal predatory terrestrial bird of similar size and appearance to the accipitrid hawks, such as a falcon.


lexentry: eng/hawk__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hawk
trans_list: vendre
sense:
(transitive) To sell; to offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry (merchandise) about from place to place for sale; to peddle.


lexentry: eng/hawkbit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hawkbit
trans_list: liondent
sense:
Any dandelion-like flower of the genera Leontodon, Scorzoneroides, and others in subtribe Hypochaeridinae, in the family Asteraceae.


lexentry: eng/hawksbeard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hawksbeard
trans_list: crépis
sense:
Any of various annual and perennial flowering plants of the genus Crepis, superficially resembling the dandelion.


lexentry: eng/hawkweed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hawkweed
trans_list: épervière
sense:
Any species of plant of the genus Hieracium and its segregate genus Pilosella, in the sunflower family (Asteraceae).


lexentry: eng/hawthorn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hawthorn
trans_list: aubépine
sense:
Any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Crataegus having small, apple-like fruits and thorny branches


lexentry: eng/hay_fever__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hay fever
trans_list: rhume des foins
sense:
(pathology, immunology) An allergy to the pollen of grass or other plants that causes symptoms similar to those of a cold; pollinosis.


lexentry: eng/haymaker__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: haymaker
trans_list: attaque
sense:
(informal, fisticuffs) A particularly powerful punch, especially one which knocks down an opponent, thrown like a scythe chop for cutting hay, as agricultural haymakers used to have strong arms.


lexentry: eng/hazard_light__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hazard light
trans_list: feux de détresse
sense:
Any of multiple lights fitted to the front and rear of a vehicle, used to warn other drivers of a dangerous situation, typically when the vehicle is not working properly.


lexentry: eng/haze__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: haze
trans_list: brume | poudroiement
sense:
Very fine solid particles (smoke, dust) or liquid droplets (moisture) suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility. (Compare fog, mist.)


lexentry: eng/haze__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: haze
trans_list: brouillard | trouble
sense:
(figuratively) Any state suggestive of haze in the atmosphere, such as mental confusion or vagueness of memory.


lexentry: eng/haze__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: haze
trans_list: bizuter
sense:
(US, informal) To perform an unpleasant initiation ritual upon a usually non-consenting individual, especially freshmen to a closed community such as a college fraternity or military unit.


lexentry: eng/hazing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hazing
trans_list: bizutage
sense:
(US, Philippines) An initiation or behavior that involves humiliation, harassment or abuse, particularly in universities and in the military.


lexentry: eng/he__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: he
trans_list: hè | he | hê
sense:
The name of the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).


lexentry: eng/he__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: he
trans_list: il | lui
sense:
(personal, sometimes, _, proscribed, see usage notes) They; he or she (a person whose gender is unknown or irrelevant).


lexentry: eng/he_said,_she_said__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: he said, she said
trans_list: racontars
sense:
Conflicting reports from two or more parties on an issue, prototypically involving a situation between a man and a woman with no other witnesses.


lexentry: eng/he_who_digs_a_pit_for_others_falls_in_himself__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: he who digs a pit for others falls in himself
trans_list: la ruse la mieux ourdie peut nuire à son inventeur
sense:
Someone that plans harm or misfortune for others may also inadvertently be the recipient of that same misfortune.


lexentry: eng/he_who_smelt_it_dealt_it__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: he who smelt it dealt it
trans_list: premier senteur, premier péteur
sense:
(colloquial, originally) A person who calls attention to or complains about a flatus is likely trying to pretend it wasn't their own.


lexentry: eng/he_who_smelt_it_dealt_it__Proverb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: he who smelt it dealt it
trans_list: premier senteur, premier péteur
sense:
(colloquial, by extension) A person calling attention to or complaining about a given problem may in fact be the source of the problem.


lexentry: eng/head-on_collision__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: head-on collision
trans_list: collision frontale
sense:
(transport) A collision where the front ends of two vehicles (such as ships, trains, cars, planes, etc.) hit each other, as opposed to a side-collision or rear-end collision.


lexentry: eng/head__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: head
trans_list: tête | caboche
sense:
(countable) The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.


lexentry: eng/head__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: head
trans_list: chef | tête
sense:
(automotive) The cylinder head, a platform above the cylinders in an internal combustion engine, containing the valves and spark plugs.


lexentry: eng/head__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: head
trans_list: tête | caboche
sense:
The end of a nail, screw, bolt, or similar fastener which is opposite the point; usually blunt and relatively wide.


lexentry: eng/head__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: head
trans_list: point de drisse | cabinet de toilettes | noyau | tinettes
sense:
(linguistics) A morpheme that determines the category of a compound or the word that determines the syntactic type of the phrase of which it is a member.


lexentry: eng/head_in_the_clouds__Phrase__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: head in the clouds
trans_list: avoir la tête dans les nuages | être dans la lune | être dans les nuages
sense:
(metaphorical, usually with have or with) Used to indicate that a person has fantastic or impractical dreams.


lexentry: eng/head_louse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: head louse
trans_list: pou
sense:
A parasitic insect, Pediculus humanus capitis, which lives among the hairs on the head of a human and feeds on blood.


lexentry: eng/head_movement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: head movement
trans_list: déplacement de tête | mouvement de tête
sense:
(syntax) Movement of a word from the head of one maximal projection to the head of another maximal projection above the first one (i.e., such that the destination head c-commands the original head).


lexentry: eng/head_of_government__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: head of government
trans_list: chef du gouvernement
sense:
The chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet; usually called Prime Minister (in a parliamentary system) or President (in a presidential system).


lexentry: eng/head_of_state__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: head of state
trans_list: chef d'État | chef d’État
sense:
The chief public representative of a nation having duties, privileges and responsibilities varying greatly depending on the constitutional rules; a monarch in a monarchy, and often styled president in a republic, but variations such as collegiality exist.


lexentry: eng/head_start__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: head start
trans_list: longueur d’avance | avance
sense:
(idiomatic) An advantage consisting in starting a competition or task earlier than might be expected; given (or taken), for example, prior to the beginning of a race.


lexentry: eng/head_to_toe__Adverb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: head to toe
trans_list: tête-bêche
sense:
In reversed positions; in a lying position of two people where each person's feet are juxtaposed with the other person's head.


lexentry: eng/head_voice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: head voice
trans_list: voix de tête
sense:
(phonology, music) A kind of voice of high pitch and of a thin quality ascribed to resonance in the head; voice of the thin register. In producing it, the vibration of the cords is limited to their thin edges in the upper part, which are then presented to each other.


lexentry: eng/headbutt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: headbutt
trans_list: coup de boule | coup de tête
sense:
A sharp blow delivered by driving the head into an opponent or object, generally by lowering the head and charging forward or by rapidly tilting the head backward and then forward.


lexentry: eng/header__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: header
trans_list: chapeau
sense:
Text, or other visual information, used to mark off a quantity of text, often titling or summarizing it.


lexentry: eng/header__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: header
trans_list: boutisse
sense:
(masonry) A brick that is laid sideways (on its largest face), for example at the top of a wall or within the brickwork, with its smallest side showing (oriented so that that side is wider than it is tall).


lexentry: eng/headhouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: headhouse
trans_list: bâtiment des voyageurs
sense:
The portion of a passenger railway terminal not housing the tracks and platforms, comprising ticket counters, baggage facilities, etc.


lexentry: eng/headhunter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: headhunter
trans_list: chasseur de têtes
sense:
(anthropology) A person who practises headhunting, the taking and preserving of a person's head after killing them.


lexentry: eng/heading__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: heading
trans_list: cap | orientation
sense:
(nautical and aeronautical) The direction into which a seagoing or airborne vessel's bow is pointing (apparent heading) and/or the direction into which it is actually moving relative to the ground (true heading)


lexentry: eng/headlight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: headlight
trans_list: phare
sense:
A bright light, with a lens and reflector, on the front of a motor vehicle (or originally a ship or train), designed to illuminate the road when driving at night; normally one of a pair.


lexentry: eng/headlock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: headlock
trans_list: cravate
sense:
A wrestling move where the attacker puts their arm tightly round their opponent's head, which the opponent can't easily escape from.


lexentry: eng/headphone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: headphone
trans_list: écouteur | casque | casque audio
sense:
(usually, in plural) : a cushioned speaker placed on, over, or inside the ear, normally used in left/right pairs.


lexentry: eng/headquarters__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: headquarters
trans_list: quartier général
sense:
The military installation from which troops are commanded and orders are issued; the military unit consisting of a commander and his support staff.


lexentry: eng/heads_or_tails__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heads or tails
trans_list: pile ou face
sense:
(idiomatic) The practice of flipping a coin in the air, to choose between two alternatives based on which side lands face up.


lexentry: eng/headscarf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: headscarf
trans_list: foulard | écharpe
sense:
A more or less square piece of material worn over the head, typically by women, often to protect the hair, or for religious reasons.


lexentry: eng/headset__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: headset
trans_list: casque | casque avec microphone | casque-micro | micro-casque
sense:
A pair of headphones or earphones, or a singular headphone or earphone, typically with an attached microphone.


lexentry: eng/headstock__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: headstock
trans_list: mécanique
sense:
The part of a lute-type string instrument, such as a guitar, that holds the tuning pegs or tensioning screws of the strings.


lexentry: eng/headteacher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: headteacher
trans_list: directeur
sense:
(UK, Irish) The most senior teacher in a school who is responsible for its management and administration.


lexentry: eng/headway__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: headway
trans_list: distance
sense:
(countable, transport) The interval of time or distance between the fronts of two vehicles (e.g. buses) moving in succession in the same direction, especially along the same pre-determined route.


lexentry: eng/headwind__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: headwind
trans_list: vent debout | vent contraire
sense:
(transitive, uncommon) To blow directly against the course of a vehicle, like an aircraft, train, or ship.


lexentry: eng/headword__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: headword
trans_list: mot vedette | vedette
sense:
A word (or compound term) used as the title of a list entry or section, particularly in a dictionary, encyclopedia, or thesaurus.


lexentry: eng/health__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: health
trans_list: santé | forme
sense:
The state of being free from physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction; wellness. [from 11th c.]


lexentry: eng/health__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: health
trans_list: santé
sense:
A state of well-being or balance, often physical but sometimes also mental and social; the overall level of function of an organism from the cellular (micro) level to the social (macro) level.


lexentry: eng/health_care__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: health care
trans_list: soins de santé
sense:
The prevention, treatment, and management of illness or the preservation of mental and physical well-being through the services offered by the medical, nursing, and allied health professions.


lexentry: eng/health_club__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: health club
trans_list: centre de fitness | centre de remise en form
sense:
A facility with exercise equipment, and sometimes instructors, open to the public or those on some membership list.


lexentry: eng/health_fund__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: health fund
trans_list: caisse de maladie | caisse maladie
sense:
A not-for-profit or a public health insurance company, usually found in health care systems in Central Europe, such as Germany.


lexentry: eng/heap__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: heap
trans_list: tas | monceau | pile
sense:
A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body, or thrown together so as to form an elevation.


lexentry: eng/heap__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: heap
trans_list: tas | pile
sense:
(computing) A data structure consisting of trees in which each node is greater than all its children.


lexentry: eng/hear,_hear__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hear, hear
trans_list: bon
sense:
(often after a toast) Let us hear and applaud the previous speaker; I endorse the previous statement; expression of support, agreement, or enthusiasm for what has just been said.


lexentry: eng/hear__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hear
trans_list: entendre | ouïr
sense:
(transitive, stative) To perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/hear_of__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hear of
trans_list: entendre
sense:
To become aware of (a subject, person) through second-hand knowledge, or not through personal experience.


lexentry: eng/hear_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hear out
trans_list: écouter jusqu'au bout
sense:
(idiomatic, transitive) To listen to someone until that person has finished speaking; to thoroughly consider all aspects of someone's argument.


lexentry: eng/hearing__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: hearing
trans_list: audience | audition
sense:
(countable, legal) A legal procedure done before a judge, without a jury, as with an evidentiary hearing.


lexentry: eng/hearken__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hearken
trans_list: apprendre
sense:
(intransitive) To listen; to attend or give heed to what is uttered; to hear with attention, compliance, or obedience.


lexentry: eng/hearsay__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hearsay
trans_list: ouï-dire | on-dit
sense:
(law) Evidence based on the reports of others, which is normally inadmissible because it was not made under oath, rather than on personal knowledge.


lexentry: eng/hearsay__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hearsay
trans_list: ouï-dire
sense:
(law) An out-of-court statement offered in court to prove the truth of the matter asserted (or the in-court testimony which recites such a statement), which is normally inadmissible (because it is not subject to cross-examination) unless it falls under one of a number of exceptions.


lexentry: eng/hearse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hearse
trans_list: baldaquin
sense:
A framework of wood or metal placed over the coffin or tomb of a deceased person, and covered with a pall; also, a temporary canopy bearing wax lights and set up in a church, under which the coffin was placed during the funeral ceremonies.


lexentry: eng/hearse__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: hearse
trans_list: corbillard
sense:
A carriage or vehicle specially adapted or used for transporting a dead person to the place of funeral or to the grave.


lexentry: eng/heart-shaped__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heart-shaped
trans_list: cordiforme | en forme de cœur | en cœur
sense:
Having the traditional, notional shape of a heart (♥), that is pointed at one end and indented at the opposite side.


lexentry: eng/heart__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heart
trans_list: cœur | coeur
sense:
(anatomy) A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emotion.


lexentry: eng/heart__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: heart
trans_list: cœur | coeur
sense:
The seat of the affections or sensibilities, collectively or separately, as love, hate, joy, grief, courage, etc.; rarely, the seat of the understanding or will; usually in a good sense; personality.


lexentry: eng/heart_attack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heart attack
trans_list: crise cardiaque | infarctus du myocarde
sense:
(cardiology, pathology) An acute myocardial infarction, sometimes fatal, caused by the sudden occurrence of coronary thrombosis, which obstructs the blood supply to the heart and leads to necrosis of heart muscle tissue.


lexentry: eng/heart_failure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heart failure
trans_list: insuffisance cardiaque
sense:
(cardiology, pathology) The chronic inability of the heart to pump a sufficient amount of blood throughout the body, leading to a pooling of blood and shortness of breath.


lexentry: eng/heart_murmur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heart murmur
trans_list: souffle cardiaque
sense:
(medical sign) A sound produced when blood is pumped across a heart valve, loud enough to be heard with a stethoscope and often (but not necessarily) indicative of a physiological defect in the heart.


lexentry: eng/heart_of_gold__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heart of gold
trans_list: avoir le cœur sur la main | cœur d'or | cœur en or
sense:
(idiomatic) A kind, compassionate, or caring attitude; kindheartedness; a person with those qualities.


lexentry: eng/heart_of_grace__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heart of grace
trans_list: bravoure
sense:
(archaic) Chiefly preceded by get, give, take, etc.: courage or relief, especially when gained as a result of favour shown to one.


lexentry: eng/heart_of_palm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heart of palm
trans_list: palmite
sense:
A vegetable harvested from the inner core and growing bud of certain palm trees, especially the peach palm (Bactris gasipaes), which is often grown for the purpose.


lexentry: eng/heart_rate_monitor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heart rate monitor
trans_list: cardiofréquencemètre
sense:
A wearable device that allows a user to measure their heart rate in real time, usually consisting of a chest strap transmitter and a wrist receiver.


lexentry: eng/heart_valve__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heart valve
trans_list: valve cardiaque
sense:
(anatomy, cardiology) Any of the valves in the heart which prevent blood from moving in the wrong direction.


lexentry: eng/heartbreaker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heartbreaker
trans_list: casse-cœur
sense:
A person, usually attractive, who flirts with or otherwise enamours another person, but does not reciprocate their love.


lexentry: eng/heartland__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: heartland
trans_list: centre
sense:
The interior part of a region, especially when contrasted with coastal parts or when regarded as particularly powerful or significant.


lexentry: eng/hearts__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hearts
trans_list: cœur
sense:
(card games) A trick-taking card game in which players are penalized for taking hearts and (especially) the queen of spades.


lexentry: eng/heat__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: heat
trans_list: chaleur | rut
sense:
(uncountable) A condition in which a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile and therefore eager to mate.


lexentry: eng/heat__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: heat
trans_list: chauffe
sense:
(countable) One cycle of bringing metal to maximum temperature and working it until it is too cool to work further.


lexentry: eng/heat__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heat
trans_list: chauffer | réchauffer | échauffer
sense:
(transitive) To cause an increase in temperature of (an object or space); to cause to become hot (often with "up").


lexentry: eng/heat__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: heat
trans_list: exciter
sense:
(transitive, figurative) To excite ardour in; to rouse to action; to excite to excess; to inflame, as the passions.


lexentry: eng/heat_capacity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heat capacity
trans_list: capacité thermique
sense:
(physics) The capability of a system to absorb heat energy; the amount of thermal energy required to raise the temperature of a system by one temperature unit without any change of phase.


lexentry: eng/heat_death_of_the_universe__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heat death of the universe
trans_list: mort thermique de l'univers
sense:
(cosmology, thermodynamics) A theoretical future state of the universe in which the universe attains thermodynamic equilibrium and a further increase of entropy is no longer possible.


lexentry: eng/heat_exchanger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heat exchanger
trans_list: échangeur de chaleur air-air
sense:
(physics) Any device (such as a radiator) that transfers heat from one fluid to another via a separating wall.


lexentry: eng/heat_map__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heat map
trans_list: carte thermique
sense:
A two-dimensional graphic representation of data in which different values are represented by different colours.


lexentry: eng/heat_pump__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heat pump
trans_list: pompe à chaleur | thermopompe
sense:
A device that transfers thermal energy between spaces using a refrigeration cycle, usually between an enclosed space and the outdoors.


lexentry: eng/heat_shrink__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heat shrink
trans_list: gaine thermorétractable
sense:
A plastic tube that shrinks when heated, used as a mantle for wiring. The heating is typically with a heat gun or, sometimes, a lighter.


lexentry: eng/heat_stroke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heat stroke
trans_list: coup de chaleur
sense:
(disease, countable, or, uncountable) An illness caused by overheating a person or animal beyond its body's capacity to regulate internal temperature.


lexentry: eng/heathen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heathen
trans_list: païen | païenne
sense:
A pagan; someone who is neither Christian, Jewish, or Muslim (other Abrahamic or monotheistic religions may or may not be included)


lexentry: eng/heathendom__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: heathendom
trans_list: paganisme
sense:
From one religion's or creed's perspective, the rest of the world that does not follow that creed or religion.


lexentry: eng/heathendom__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: heathendom
trans_list: paganisme
sense:
(dated) Specifically, the non-Christian world; territories where Christianity is not the dominant religion.


lexentry: eng/heathland__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heathland
trans_list: lande
sense:
A tract of scrubland habitats characterised by open, low growing woody vegetation, found on mainly infertile acidic soils. Similar to moorland but with warmer and drier climate.


lexentry: eng/heave_to__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heave to
trans_list: se mettre à la cape
sense:
(intransitive, , nautical, sailing) To cause (one's vessel) to become dead in the water by pointing the bows directly towards the wind.


lexentry: eng/heaven__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: heaven
trans_list: ciel | paradis | au-delà | cieux
sense:
(religion, by extension, often capitalized) The afterlife of the blessed dead in other religions and traditions, such as the Pure Land or Elysium.


lexentry: eng/heavenly_body__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heavenly body
trans_list: corps céleste
sense:
A natural celestial object, visible in the sky, such as a star, planet, natural satellite, asteroid, comet, the Moon or the Sun. Objects flying or moving in the atmosphere are not usually considered as heavenly bodies.


lexentry: eng/heavy_goods_vehicle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heavy goods vehicle
trans_list: poids lourd
sense:
A lorry, truck or other large vehicle used to transport cargo with a total weight of at least 3.5 tonnes.


lexentry: eng/heavy_industry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heavy industry
trans_list: industrie lourde
sense:
Industrial processes that are very complex or involve large and heavy equipment, facilities, or end products.


lexentry: eng/heavy_legs__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heavy legs
trans_list: jambes lourdes
sense:
An alleged medical condition, described as an unpleasant sensation of pain and heaviness in the lower limbs.


lexentry: eng/heavy_metal__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: heavy metal
trans_list: métal lourd | heavy metal
sense:
(music genre, uncountable) The first form of metal music, which arose in the late 1960s and the 1970s, and is closer to the rock music of the time than most other subgenres of metal.


lexentry: eng/heavy_water__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heavy water
trans_list: eau lourde
sense:
(inorganic compound) Water containing deuterium instead of normal hydrogen (protium) (thus, ²H₂O); used as a moderator in nuclear reactors.


lexentry: eng/heavyweight__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: heavyweight
trans_list: poids lourd
sense:
(uncountable, boxing) The professional boxing weight class for boxers weighing more than 190 pounds; a boxer in that division.


lexentry: eng/hebdomadary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hebdomadary
trans_list: hebdomadier
sense:
(Roman Catholicism) A member of a chapter or convent whose week it is to officiate in the choir and perform other services, which, on extraordinary occasions, are performed by the superiors.


lexentry: eng/hebephrenia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hebephrenia
trans_list: héboïdophrénie
sense:
(clinical psychology) A form of schizophrenia characterized by inappropriate behavior and emotional responses.


lexentry: eng/hecatomb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hecatomb
trans_list: hécatombe
sense:
(Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, historical) A great public sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen; also, a great number of animals reserved for such a sacrifice.


lexentry: eng/hectare__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hectare
trans_list: hectare
sense:
A unit of surface area (symbol ㏊) equal to 100 ares (that is, 10,000 square metres, one hundredth of a square kilometre, or approximately 2.5 acres), used for measuring the areas of geographical features such as land and bodies of water.


lexentry: eng/hectic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hectic
trans_list: hectique
sense:
(obsolete) Denoting a type of fever accompanying consumption and similar wasting diseases, characterised by flushed cheeks and dry skin.


lexentry: eng/hecto-__Prefix__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hecto-
trans_list: hecto-
sense:
In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 100. Symbol: h


lexentry: eng/heddle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heddle
trans_list: lisse
sense:
A component in a loom, being one of a number of similar components, through the eye of each of which a distinct strand of the warp is threaded.


lexentry: eng/hedge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hedge
trans_list: haie
sense:
A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden.


lexentry: eng/hedge__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: hedge
trans_list: couverture de risque
sense:
(finance) Contract or arrangement reducing one's exposure to risk (for example the risk of price movements or interest rate movements).


lexentry: eng/hedge_fund__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hedge fund
trans_list: fonds spéculatif
sense:
(finance) Any unregistered investment fund, often characterised by unconventional strategies (i.e., strategies other than investing long only in bonds, equities or money markets).


lexentry: eng/hedgehog__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hedgehog
trans_list: hérisson
sense:
A small mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, characterized by their spiny back and often by the habit of rolling up into a ball when attacked, native to Afro-Eurasia.


lexentry: eng/hedonism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hedonism
trans_list: hédonisme
sense:
(ethics, uncountable) The philosophical belief that happiness, particularly sensual pleasure, is the highest good in life.


lexentry: eng/hefty__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hefty
trans_list: baraqué | costaud
sense:
(of a person) Possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; powerfully or heavily built.


lexentry: eng/hegemon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hegemon
trans_list: hégémon
sense:
A dominating leader or force, especially that which dominates a separate political entity; a hegemonist.


lexentry: eng/hegemony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hegemony
trans_list: hégémonie
sense:
(formal) Domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others.


lexentry: eng/heh__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heh
trans_list: elles
sense:
The fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).


lexentry: eng/height__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: height
trans_list: taille | hauteur
sense:
The vertical distance from the ground to the highest part of a standing person or animal (withers in the case of a horse).


lexentry: eng/heir_apparent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heir apparent
trans_list: héritier apparent | héritière apparente
sense:
(usually, monarchy) Someone who will definitely inherit if surviving the one whose property is to be inherited.


lexentry: eng/heir_presumptive__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heir presumptive
trans_list: héritier présomptif
sense:
Someone who will become an heir (usually to a monarchy) only if no-one with a higher-ranking claim is born.


lexentry: eng/helepolis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: helepolis
trans_list: hélépole
sense:
an ancient Greek siege engine consisting of a wheeled tower containing machines for throwing stones and spears


lexentry: eng/helicopter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: helicopter
trans_list: hélicoptère
sense:
(aircraft) An aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover, move in any direction including reverse, or land; and typically having a smaller set of blades on its tail to stabilize the aircraft.


lexentry: eng/helicopter_parent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: helicopter parent
trans_list: parent poule
sense:
A parent who pays an inordinate amount of attention to their children and often makes decisions, particularly educational ones, normally the province of the student.


lexentry: eng/heliocentric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heliocentric
trans_list: héliocentrique
sense:
(astronomy) Having the sun at the center/centre; usually in reference to a coordinate system or orbit. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/heliometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heliometer
trans_list: héliomètre
sense:
An astronomical instrument, based on a telescope, for measuring the diameter of the sun; now used to measure the angular distance between stars and other celestial bodies.


lexentry: eng/heliopause__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heliopause
trans_list: héliopause
sense:
(astronomy) The boundary of heliosphere where the Sun's solar wind is stopped by the interstellar medium.


lexentry: eng/helioscope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: helioscope
trans_list: hélioscope
sense:
(astronomy) An apparatus for viewing the Sun without harming the eye, by means of an optical filter that attenuates most of the sunlight while allowing only a small amount of the solar radiation.


lexentry: eng/heliosheath__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heliosheath
trans_list: héliogaine
sense:
(astronomy) A zone between the termination shock and the heliopause, in the heliosphere, at the outer border of the Solar System, where the solar wind is dramatically slower than within the termination shock.


lexentry: eng/heliosphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heliosphere
trans_list: héliosphère
sense:
(astronomy) The region of space where interstellar medium is blown away by solar wind; the boundary, heliopause, is often considered the edge of the Solar System.


lexentry: eng/heliostat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heliostat
trans_list: héliostat
sense:
A device that includes a plane mirror which turns so as to keep reflecting sunlight toward a predetermined target, compensating for the sun's apparent motions in the sky. The target may be a physical object, distant from the heliostat, or a direction in space, and is almost always stationary relative to the heliostat, so the light is reflected in a fixed direction.


lexentry: eng/heliosynchronous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heliosynchronous
trans_list: héliosynchrone
sense:
Describing an orbit around the Earth where each passage in the same direction along a given latitude will occur throughout the year at the same true solar time.


lexentry: eng/heliotrope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heliotrope
trans_list: héliotrope
sense:
(countable, botany, also, figuratively) A plant with flowers which turn to face and follow the sun, such as (archaic) marigolds and sunflowers.


lexentry: eng/heliotrope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heliotrope
trans_list: héliotrope
sense:
(specifically) A plant of the genus Heliotropium, especially the common heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens) which has clusters of purple flowers with a strong fragrance.


lexentry: eng/heliotrope__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: heliotrope
trans_list: héliotrope
sense:
(countable, uncountable, mineral) Synonym of bloodstone (“a green chalcedony that is sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite”).


lexentry: eng/heliotropism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heliotropism
trans_list: héliotropisme
sense:
The property of some plants of turning under the influence of light; either positively (towards the light) or negatively (away from the light).


lexentry: eng/helium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: helium
trans_list: hélium
sense:
(uncountable) The second-lightest chemical element (symbol He), with an atomic number of 2 and atomic weight of 4.002602, a colorless, odorless and inert noble gas.


lexentry: eng/helix__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: helix
trans_list: hélice
sense:
(mathematics) A curve on the surface of a cylinder or cone such that its angle to a plane perpendicular to the axis is constant; the three-dimensional curve seen in a screw or a spiral staircase.


lexentry: eng/hell-bent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hell-bent
trans_list: acharné
sense:
(originally, US, informal) Recklessly determined to do or achieve (something). [with on ‘something’]


lexentry: eng/hell__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hell
trans_list: enfer
sense:
(in many religions, uncountable) A place of torment where some or all sinners are believed to go after death and evil spirits are believed to be.


lexentry: eng/hell_of_a__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hell of a
trans_list: d'enfer | sacré
sense:
(colloquial, or, vulgar) Intensifier; indicates that someone or something is especially good, bad, difficult, etc.


lexentry: eng/hellebore__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hellebore
trans_list: hellébore | ellébore
sense:
Any of the common garden flowering plants of the genus Helleborus, in family Ranunculaceae, having supposed medicinal properties.


lexentry: eng/heller__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heller
trans_list: haller | heller
sense:
(historical) A German coin equivalent to half a pfennig, later used widely as a small coin in Central Europe and the German Empire.


lexentry: eng/hellhound__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hellhound
trans_list: chien de l'enfer
sense:
(mythological creature) A demonic dog of hell, typically of unnatural size, strength or speed, with black fur, glowing eyes, and ghostly or phantom characteristics.


lexentry: eng/hello__Interjection__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hello
trans_list: allô | eh oh | oh eh | ohé
sense:
A call for response if it is not clear if anyone is present or listening, or if a telephone conversation may have been disconnected.


lexentry: eng/hello__Interjection__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: hello
trans_list: ho
sense:
(colloquial) Used sarcastically to imply that the person addressed has done something the speaker considers to be foolish, or missed something that should have been obvious.


lexentry: eng/helm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: helm
trans_list: barre
sense:
(nautical) The tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; also, the entire steering apparatus of a vessel.


lexentry: eng/helm__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: helm
trans_list: barreur | barreuse | timonier
sense:
(nautical) The member of a vessel's crew in charge of steering the vessel; a helmsman or helmswoman.


lexentry: eng/help__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: help
trans_list: aide
sense:
(usually, uncountable) One or more people employed to help in the maintenance of a house or the operation of a farm or enterprise.


lexentry: eng/help__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: help
trans_list: empêcher | prévenir | éviter
sense:
(transitive) To avoid; to prevent; to refrain from; to restrain (oneself). Usually used in nonassertive contexts with can.


lexentry: eng/help_desk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: help desk
trans_list: centre d'assistance
sense:
A section of an organization offering specialist advice to customers or users who have problems, especially with computer equipment or systems.


lexentry: eng/hem__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hem
trans_list: ourlet
sense:
(sewing) The border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together to finish the edge and prevent it from fraying.


lexentry: eng/hem_and_haw__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hem and haw
trans_list: hésiter
sense:
(idiomatic, US) To discuss, deliberate, or contemplate rather than taking action or making up one's mind.


lexentry: eng/heme__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heme
trans_list: hème
sense:
(biochemistry) The component of hemoglobin (and other hemoproteins) responsible for binding oxygen. It consists of an iron ion that binds oxygen and a porphyrin ring that binds the globin molecules; one molecule binds one molecule of oxygen.


lexentry: eng/hemiaminal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hemiaminal
trans_list: hémiaminal
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any organic compound having both an amino and a hydroxy functional group attached to the same carbon atom; they are synthesized by reacting ammonia or an amine with an aldehyde or ketone.


lexentry: eng/hemicellulose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hemicellulose
trans_list: hémicellulose
sense:
(carbohydrate) A mixture of several plant polysaccharides, of smaller molecular weight than cellulose, that are soluble in dilute alkali; they are involved in the manufacture of paper, and are used in the production of furfural and ethanol.


lexentry: eng/hemipter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hemipter
trans_list: hemiptère
sense:
(zoology) Any organism of the order Hemiptera, including cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, and shield bugs.


lexentry: eng/hemisphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hemisphere
trans_list: hémisphère
sense:
(geography) Half of the Earth, such as the Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere or Eastern Hemisphere, Land Hemisphere, Water Hemisphere etc. [1550s].


lexentry: eng/hemispherectomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hemispherectomy
trans_list: hémisphérectomie
sense:
(neurosurgery) Surgical removal of a hemisphere of the brain, usually performed to control otherwise uncontrollable epilepsy.


lexentry: eng/hemlock__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hemlock
trans_list: pruche
sense:
Any of several coniferous trees, of the genus Tsuga, that grow in North America; the wood of such trees. [from 1670]


lexentry: eng/hemocyanin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hemocyanin
trans_list: hémocyanine
sense:
(biochemistry) a blue copper-containing respiratory pigment (a metalloprotein) found in most molluscs, and some arthropods


lexentry: eng/hemodialysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hemodialysis
trans_list: hémodialyse
sense:
(medicine) Dialysis that uses an extracorporeal apparatus to remove waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure.


lexentry: eng/hemoglobin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hemoglobin
trans_list: hémoglobine
sense:
(American spelling) The iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body; it consists of a protein (globulin), and haem (a porphyrin ring with an atom of iron at its centre).


lexentry: eng/hemolysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hemolysis
trans_list: hémolyse
sense:
(medicine) The destruction of red blood cells, and subsequent release of hemoglobin, at the normal end of the cell's life.


lexentry: eng/hemorrhoid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hemorrhoid
trans_list: hémorroïde
sense:
(pathology, often, in the plural) An engorged, dilated and easily broken varicosity in the perianal area, often accompanied by intense itching and throbbing pain: piles.


lexentry: eng/hemostasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hemostasis
trans_list: hémostase
sense:
(medicine, countable, uncountable) The process of keeping blood inside a damaged vessel to stop bleeding.


lexentry: eng/henbane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: henbane
trans_list: jusquiame
sense:
A poisonous plant, Hyoscyamus niger, used sometimes as a drug that causes at least hallucinations, dilated pupils, restlessness, and flushed skin.


lexentry: eng/hendiadys__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hendiadys
trans_list: hendiadys | hendiadyin
sense:
(rhetoric) A figure of speech used for emphasis, where two words joined by and are used to express a single complex idea.


lexentry: eng/henna__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: henna
trans_list: henné
sense:
(countable, uncountable) A reddish plant substance, prepared from the dried leaves of this plant, used for temporary tattoos and hair coloring. Hair colorings range from bright red to earth brown to near black.


lexentry: eng/hennin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hennin
trans_list: hennin
sense:
(historical) A headdress in the shape of a cone, "steeple" or truncated cone worn by European women of the nobility in medieval times.


lexentry: eng/henpecked__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: henpecked
trans_list: dominé par sa femme | jobard | la femme porte la culotte
sense:
(particularly of husbands or boyfriends) Intimidated or overwhelmed by a nagging or overbearing matriarch, wife, or girlfriend.


lexentry: eng/henry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: henry
trans_list: henry
sense:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical inductance; the inductance induced in a circuit by a rate of change of current of one ampere per second and a resulting electromotive force of one volt. Symbol: H


lexentry: eng/hentai__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hentai
trans_list: hentai
sense:
(Japanese pornography) A work of anime or manga (or any similar medium) that contains heavily sexual or pornographic art.


lexentry: eng/heparin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heparin
trans_list: héparine
sense:
(carbohydrate, pharmaceutical drug) A compound occurring in the liver and other tissues which inhibits blood coagulation. A sulfur-containing polysaccharide, it is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis.


lexentry: eng/hepatocyte__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hepatocyte
trans_list: hépatocyte
sense:
Any of the cells in the liver responsible for the metabolism of protein, carbohydrate and lipid and for detoxification.


lexentry: eng/heptane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heptane
trans_list: heptane
sense:
(organic compound) Any of the nine isomers of the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon C7H16, obtained from petroleum, especially n-heptane (CH3(CH2)5CH3)


lexentry: eng/heptathlon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heptathlon
trans_list: heptathlon
sense:
(athletics) An athletic contest comprising seven events; contested mostly by women, for whom this is an Olympic sport.


lexentry: eng/her__Determiner__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: her
trans_list: son | sa | ses
sense:
Belonging to her (belonging to that female person or animal, or in poetic or old-fashioned language that ship, city, season, etc).


lexentry: eng/her__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: her
trans_list: la | elle | lui
sense:
The form of she used after a preposition, as the object of a verb, or (colloquial) as a subject with a conjunction; that woman, that ship, etc, or (dialect) as a subject without a conjunction.


lexentry: eng/herald__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: herald
trans_list: héraut
sense:
(heraldry) An official whose speciality is heraldry, especially one between the ranks of pursuivant and king-of-arms


lexentry: eng/heraldry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heraldry
trans_list: héraldique | blason
sense:
(uncountable) The profession or art of devising, granting and blazoning coats of arms, tracing genealogies and ruling on questions of protocol or rank.


lexentry: eng/herb_Robert__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: herb Robert
trans_list: géranium herbe à Robert
sense:
A cranesbill (Geranium robertianum), native to temperate Eurasia, northern Africa, and North America.


lexentry: eng/herbal_medicine__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: herbal medicine
trans_list: phytothérapie
sense:
The practice of using herbs to treat medical conditions, especially as part of traditional medicine.


lexentry: eng/herbal_tea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: herbal tea
trans_list: tisane | infusion
sense:
A beverage made by infusing mainly the leaves (and sometimes the flowers, roots, or stems) of various herbs or other plants, generally not including true tea (Camellia sinensis).


lexentry: eng/herbivore__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: herbivore
trans_list: herbivore
sense:
An organism that feeds chiefly on plants; an animal that feeds on herbage or vegetation as the main part of its diet.


lexentry: eng/herd__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: herd
trans_list: troupeau
sense:
A number of domestic animals assembled together under the watch or ownership of a keeper. [from 11th c.]


lexentry: eng/herd_behaviour__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: herd behaviour
trans_list: instinct grégaire
sense:
(sociology) the tendency of a group of individuals (a herd) to react coherently without there being any coordination between them. The term may be applied to animals, or to human phenomena such as stock market bubbles and behaviour in political demonstrations.


lexentry: eng/herd_immunity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: herd immunity
trans_list: immunité grégaire
sense:
(epidemiology) The indirect protection against the spread of a contagious disease in a given population caused by the immunity of a significant proportion of the population to that particular disease; the immunity may have been obtained through having survived the infection or through vaccination. [from early 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/herding_dog__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: herding dog
trans_list: chien de berger
sense:
A dog, such as the various shepherd breeds, that are bred for working cattle, sheep, or other livestock.


lexentry: eng/herding_instinct__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: herding instinct
trans_list: instinct grégaire
sense:
(sociology) A social tendency in humans to identify with and model many behaviors and beliefs after a larger group of individuals with whom they identify.


lexentry: eng/herdsman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: herdsman
trans_list: gardien | éleveur de bétail
sense:
A person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep; especially, the foreman among a group of such farmworkers, usually with more knowledge and experience.


lexentry: eng/here_you_are__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: here you are
trans_list: voici | voilà | tenez | tiens | je t'en prie | je vous en prie
sense:
(idiomatic) Said when handing something over to someone or doing a favour to them, usually to draw the recipient's attention to the exchange; equivalent to “thank you” when receiving something.


lexentry: eng/heredity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heredity
trans_list: hérédité
sense:
Hereditary transmission of the physical and genetic qualities of parents to their offspring; the biological law by which living beings tend to repeat their characteristics in their descendants.


lexentry: eng/heresiarch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heresiarch
trans_list: hérésiarque
sense:
(religion) The founder of a heresy, or a major ecclesiastical proponent of such a heresy. [from mid 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/heresy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heresy
trans_list: hérésie
sense:
(religion) A doctrine held by a member of a religion at variance or conflict with established religious beliefs.


lexentry: eng/heresy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: heresy
trans_list: hérésie
sense:
(by extension) A controversial or unorthodox opinion held by a member of a group, as in politics, philosophy or science.


lexentry: eng/heritability__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: heritability
trans_list: héritabilité
sense:
(countable, genetics) The ratio of the genetic variance of a population to its phenotypic variance; i.e. the proportion of variability that is genetic in origin


lexentry: eng/heritage__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: heritage
trans_list: héritage
sense:
A tradition; a practice or set of values that is passed down from preceding generations through families or through institutional memory.


lexentry: eng/heritage_interpretation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heritage interpretation
trans_list: interprétation du patrimoine | médiation
sense:
(museology, education) The practice and discipline of explaining natural and cultural heritage, used in museums, zoos, historic sites, galleries, etc.


lexentry: eng/heritage_language__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: heritage language
trans_list: langue d'héritage
sense:
(linguistics) One's former native language, lost during childhood or early adulthood, or underdeveloped in favor of a more dominant majority language.


lexentry: eng/herm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: herm
trans_list: hermès
sense:
A rectangular pillar bearing a bust of Hermes, once used as a boundary marker and later as decoration.


lexentry: eng/hermaphrodite__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: hermaphrodite
trans_list: hermaphrodite
sense:
(WWI, _, military, historical) An armoured fighting vehicle having features of both male tanks and female tanks.


lexentry: eng/hermaphroditism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hermaphroditism
trans_list: hermaphrodisme
sense:
(biology) The condition of an organism that is able to reproduce as both male and female, either simultaneously (simultaneous hermaphroditism or cosexuality) or sequentially (sequential hermaphroditism or dichogamy).


lexentry: eng/hermeneut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hermeneut
trans_list: herméneute
sense:
(philosophy, theology) A practitioner of hermeneutics: someone who interprets a text, especially a holy text.


lexentry: eng/hermeneuticize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hermeneuticize
trans_list: herméneuticiser
sense:
(transitive, philosophy, theology) To analyze, consider, or regard hermeneutically; to apply hermeneutics to.


lexentry: eng/hermeneutics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hermeneutics
trans_list: herméneutique
sense:
The study of interpretation, particularly concerning texts, meaning, and understanding. It originates from classical exegesis but was significantly developed in the modern period, especially in relation to phenomenology and existentialism. At its core, hermeneutics addresses the conditions of understanding and the processes by which meaning is constructed.


lexentry: eng/hermit_crab__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hermit crab
trans_list: bernard-l'ermite | bernard-l'hermite
sense:
A decapod crustacean (not a true crab) from the superfamily Paguroidea, which salvages empty seashells or other portable objects to permanently shelter and protect its soft abdomen.


lexentry: eng/hernia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hernia
trans_list: hernie
sense:
(diseases) A disorder in which a part of the body protrudes abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part, especially of the abdomen.


lexentry: eng/hernioplasty__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hernioplasty
trans_list: hernioplastie
sense:
(surgery) A hernia repair operation, which makes use of a mesh patch to strengthen the site of defect to prevent recurrence.


lexentry: eng/heroin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heroin
trans_list: héroïne
sense:
A powerful and addictive drug derived from opium producing intense euphoria, classed as an illegal narcotic in most of the world. [from late 19th century]


lexentry: eng/heroism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heroism
trans_list: héroïsme
sense:
The qualities characteristic of a hero, such as courage, bravery, fortitude, selflessness, etc.; the display of such qualities.


lexentry: eng/herpes__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: herpes
trans_list: herpès
sense:
(medicine) A viral infection, caused by Human alphaherpesvirus 1 and Human alphaherpesvirus 2, marked by painful, watery blisters in the skin or in the mucous membranes or on the genitals.


lexentry: eng/herpes_simplex__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: herpes simplex
trans_list: herpès
sense:
(pathology) A viral disease caused by Human herpesvirus 1 or Human herpesvirus 2 in genus Simplexvirus.


lexentry: eng/herring__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: herring
trans_list: hareng
sense:
Those fish and any other fish similar to those in genus Clupea, many of those in the order Clupeiformes.


lexentry: eng/hers__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hers
trans_list: la sienne | le sien | les siennes | les siens
sense:
That or those belonging to her; the possessive case of she, used without a following noun. [from 12th c.]


lexentry: eng/herself__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: herself
trans_list: elle-même
sense:
(reflexive pronoun) Her; the female object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject.


lexentry: eng/herself__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: herself
trans_list: elle-même
sense:
(emphatic) She; an intensifier of the female subject or object, often used to indicate the directness or exclusiveness of that person .


lexentry: eng/hertz__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hertz
trans_list: hertz
sense:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of frequency; one (period or cycle of any periodic event) per second. Symbol: Hz


lexentry: eng/hesitate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hesitate
trans_list: hésiter
sense:
(intransitive) To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.


lexentry: eng/hesperidium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hesperidium
trans_list: hespéride
sense:
Any of several kinds of true berries, including citrus fruit such as the lemon and lime, which have pulpy interiors and leathery skins containing aromatic oils.


lexentry: eng/heta__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heta
trans_list: hêta
sense:
The Ancient Greek letter eta, or variants of it, when used in their original function of denoting the consonant /h/.


lexentry: eng/hetaera__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hetaera
trans_list: hétaïre
sense:
(historical, Ancient Greece) A highly cultivated hired female companion who would entertain upper-class male clients and might perform sex acts for them.


lexentry: eng/heterochromia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heterochromia
trans_list: hétérochromie
sense:
(medicine, ophthalmology) An anatomical condition in which multiple pigmentations or colorings occur in the eyes, skin or hair.


lexentry: eng/heterodox__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heterodox
trans_list: hétérodoxe
sense:
Of or pertaining to creeds, beliefs, or teachings, especially religious ones, that are different from what a religion (or sect) believes to be orthodox, but (usually) not conflicting with that religion's established beliefs and therefore not heretical.


lexentry: eng/heterogeneous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: heterogeneous
trans_list: hétérogène
sense:
(physics, chemistry) Having more than one phase (solid, liquid, gas) present in a system or process.


lexentry: eng/heterogeneous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: heterogeneous
trans_list: hétérogène
sense:
(computing) Of a network comprising different types of computers, potentially with vastly differing memory sizes, processing power and even basic underlying architecture; alternatively, of a data resource with multiple types of formats.


lexentry: eng/heterogeneous_catalysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heterogeneous catalysis
trans_list: catalyse hétérogène
sense:
(chemistry) Catalysis in which the catalyst is present in a separate phase; normally the catalyst is a solid and the reactants are gas or liquid; it proceeds by the reaction of chemisorbed complexes.


lexentry: eng/heterographic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: heterographic
trans_list: hétérographique
sense:
(linguistics) Of a writing system in which a particular symbol represents more than one possible sound.


lexentry: eng/heteronormativity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heteronormativity
trans_list: hétéronormativité
sense:
The assumption that all human beings are either male or female in both sex and gender, and that sexual and romantic attraction and activity only occurs, or is only normal, between people of different sexes.


lexentry: eng/heteronym__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heteronym
trans_list: hétéronyme
sense:
(linguistics) A word having the same spelling as another but a different meaning, and, often, a different pronunciation.


lexentry: eng/heteronym__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: heteronym
trans_list: hétéronyme
sense:
(literature) A fictitious character created by an author for the purpose of writing in a different style.


lexentry: eng/heterosexuality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heterosexuality
trans_list: hétérosexualité
sense:
The state of being sexually and romantically attracted primarily or exclusively to persons of the opposite sex.


lexentry: eng/heterosphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heterosphere
trans_list: hétérosphère
sense:
The upper part of the atmosphere, above about 60 miles or 100 km, in which there is great variation in its composition.


lexentry: eng/heterotroph__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heterotroph
trans_list: hétérotrophe
sense:
(ecology) An organism which requires an external supply of energy and nutrients under the form of food containing organic carbon as it cannot synthesize its own.


lexentry: eng/heth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heth
trans_list: hèt | cheth | het | heth
sense:
The eighth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).


lexentry: eng/heuristic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: heuristic
trans_list: heuristique
sense:
(of an approach to problem solving, learning, or discovery) That employs a practical method not guaranteed to be optimal or perfect; either not following or derived from any theory, or based on an advisedly oversimplified one. [from 1821]


lexentry: eng/heuristic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: heuristic
trans_list: heuristique
sense:
(computing, of a method or algorithm) That provides a useful, but not optimal, solution to a problem. Such algorithms are typically employed either because the only known algorithms that provide optimal solutions use too much time or resources, or else because there is no known algorithm that provides an optimal solution.


lexentry: eng/hexachlorobenzene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hexachlorobenzene
trans_list: H.C.B. | hexachlorobenzène
sense:
(organic compound) A polychlorinated hydrocarbon, C6Cl6, used as a fungicide in the treatment of bunt


lexentry: eng/hexadecimal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hexadecimal
trans_list: hexadécimal
sense:
(arithmetic, computing, uncountable) A number system with base sixteen, using the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E and F, most used in computing as a hexadecimal digit can represent four bits, half a standard byte, and thus a single byte can be represented conveniently with two digits.


lexentry: eng/hexane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hexane
trans_list: hexane
sense:
(organic compound) Any of five isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons, C6H14. They are colorless, volatile liquids.


lexentry: eng/hiatus__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: hiatus
trans_list: hiatus
sense:
(prosody, phonetics, sometimes, uncountable) A syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant.


lexentry: eng/hibernate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hibernate
trans_list: hiberner | hiverner
sense:
(intransitive, biology) To spend the winter in a dormant or inactive state of minimal activity, low body temperature, slow breathing and heart rate, and low metabolic rate; to go through a winter sleep.


lexentry: eng/hibernation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hibernation
trans_list: hibernation
sense:
(biology, sleep) A state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in some animals during winter.


lexentry: eng/hibernation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hibernation
trans_list: hibernation
sense:
(computing) A standby state which conserves power by writing the contents of the memory to disk and completely power off the computer, in order that one will resume the session from the disk.


lexentry: eng/hibiscus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hibiscus
trans_list: hibiscus | ibisque
sense:
A flowering plant of the genus Hibiscus, especially Hibiscus syriacus, found in tropical to temperate regions, of some species used for making infusions/tea.


lexentry: eng/hiccup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hiccup
trans_list: hoquet
sense:
A case of the hiccups; the condition of having the spasms of hiccupping; singultus; diaphragmatic myoclonus.


lexentry: eng/hiccups__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hiccups
trans_list: hoquet
sense:
(usually, _, with "the") The condition of having the spasms of hiccupping; singultus; diaphragmatic myoclonus.


lexentry: eng/hickey__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hickey
trans_list: suçon | sucette
sense:
(originally, US, slang) A bruise-like mark made during petting by pressing the mouth to the skin on one’s partner’s body and sucking. [from 1934]


lexentry: eng/hickory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hickory
trans_list: caryer | noyer blanc
sense:
(countable) Any of various deciduous hardwood trees of the genera Carya and Annamocarya, one species of which, Carya illinoinensis, is the source of pecan nuts.


lexentry: eng/hidden_agenda__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hidden agenda
trans_list: arrière-pensée
sense:
A wish (and plan) to implement a particular idea without telling anybody, even though people may be affected in a negative way.


lexentry: eng/hidden_gem__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hidden gem
trans_list: joyau caché
sense:
Something possessing a value or beauty that is not immediately apparent, which therefore has received far less recognition than it deserves.


lexentry: eng/hide__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: hide
trans_list: affût | cache
sense:
(countable) (mainly British) A covered structure from which hunters, birdwatchers, etc can observe animals without scaring them.


lexentry: eng/hide_one's_light_under_a_bushel__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hide one's light under a bushel
trans_list: dissimuler son talent | faire preuve de modestie | mettre son talent sous le boisseau
sense:
(idiomatic) To conceal one's positive qualities or talents, especially due to modesty or shyness; to avoid attention.


lexentry: eng/hierarchical_database__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hierarchical database
trans_list: base de données hiérarchique
sense:
(databases) A database whose records are linked in a tree-like structure, each child record having a single primary parent.


lexentry: eng/hierarchy__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hierarchy
trans_list: hiérarchie
sense:
Any group of objects ranked so that every one but the topmost is subordinate to a specified one above it.


lexentry: eng/hieratic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hieratic
trans_list: hiératique
sense:
Of or pertaining to priests or other religious authorities, especially pharaonic priests of Ancient Egypt.


lexentry: eng/hieratic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hieratic
trans_list: hiératique
sense:
Of or pertaining to the cursive writing system that developed alongside the hieroglyphic system as its ordinary handwritten counterpart.


lexentry: eng/hieratic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hieratic
trans_list: hiératique
sense:
(art) Extremely stylized, restrained or formal; adhering to fixed types or methods; severe in emotional import.


lexentry: eng/hierophant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hierophant
trans_list: hiérophante
sense:
(Ancient Greece) An ancient Greek priest who interpreted sacred mysteries, especially the priest of the Eleusinian Mysteries.


lexentry: eng/hierophany__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hierophany
trans_list: hiérophanie
sense:
(religion) A physical manifestation of the holy or sacred, serving as a spiritual eidolon for emulation or worship.


lexentry: eng/high-beam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: high-beam
trans_list: feux de route
sense:
The setting of an automobile's headlights adjusted to brighten a longer distance in front of the car, than when on the normal (low-beam) setting.


lexentry: eng/high-level_language__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: high-level language
trans_list: langage de haut niveau
sense:
(programming) A programming language requiring a compiler to translate it into a form that a particular machine understands, focusing on user-friendly code development by automating core tasks such as accessing memory.


lexentry: eng/high-speed_rail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: high-speed rail
trans_list: grande vitesse ferroviaire
sense:
(rail transport) A type of rail transport that operates significantly faster than traditional rail traffic, using an integrated system of specialized rolling stock and dedicated tracks.


lexentry: eng/high__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: high
trans_list: haut
sense:
Relatively elevated; rising or raised above the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.


lexentry: eng/high__Adjective__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: high
trans_list: haut
sense:
(acoustics) Acute or shrill in pitch, due to being of greater frequency, i.e. produced by more rapid vibrations (wave oscillations).


lexentry: eng/high__Adjective__1
sense_num: 16
written_rep: high
trans_list: défoncé | foncedé | gelé
sense:
(informal) Intoxicated; under the influence of a mood-altering drug, formerly usually alcohol, but now (from the mid-20th century) usually not alcohol but rather marijuana, cocaine, heroin, etc.


lexentry: eng/high_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: high card
trans_list: carte haute
sense:
(poker) A hand which has no pairs and is not a straight or a flush, and is the lowest possible winning hand.


lexentry: eng/high_crime__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: high crime
trans_list: haut crime
sense:
(law) A major crime or wrongdoing, notably one subject to trial before the highest courts which may impose the gravest punishments.


lexentry: eng/high_jump__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: high jump
trans_list: saut en hauteur
sense:
(uncountable) An athletics event where a competitor must jump over a bar placed gradually higher and higher.


lexentry: eng/high_priest__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: high priest
trans_list: Grand Prêtre | Grand-prêtre | souverain sacrificateur
sense:
In the Bible, the male individual who was responsible for making the annual sacrifice on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur); always a descendant of Aaron, the older brother of Moses. See Kohen Gadol.


lexentry: eng/high_relief__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: high relief
trans_list: haut-relief
sense:
(sculpture) A form of classical sculpture in which forms extend from the background by at least half of their depth.


lexentry: eng/high_technology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: high technology
trans_list: high-tech | hautes technologies | technologies de pointe
sense:
Any highly technical or specialized technological application or equipment, especially one that involves complex electronics or computing


lexentry: eng/highlight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: highlight
trans_list: rehaut | réhaut
sense:
(painting, photography) An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.


lexentry: eng/highlight__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: highlight
trans_list: surligner
sense:
(transitive) To mark (important passages of text), e.g. with a fluorescent marker pen or in a wordprocessor, as a means of memory retention or for later reference.


lexentry: eng/highlights__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: highlights
trans_list: faits saillants | les temps forts | résumé
sense:
Summary of an event, such as a sporting event, focussing on the most entertaining or consequential aspects; compilation of each highlight of that event


lexentry: eng/hightail__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hightail
trans_list: décamper
sense:
(informal, chiefly, North America, usually, transitive) To move at full speed, especially in retreat.


lexentry: eng/hijack__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hijack
trans_list: détourner
sense:
To forcibly seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat).


lexentry: eng/hijra__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hijra
trans_list: hidjra | hijra
sense:
A (typically biologically male or intersex, but sometimes biologically female) member of a somewhat feminine third gender found in India and Pakistan.


lexentry: eng/hikikomori__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hikikomori
trans_list: hikikomori
sense:
(uncountable) A Japanese phenomenon whereby a person becomes a recluse from society, typically remaining isolated in a single room at home for a very long period.


lexentry: eng/hillbilly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hillbilly
trans_list: péquenaud
sense:
(often, _, pejorative) Someone who is from the hills; especially from a rural area, with a connotation of a lack of refinement or sophistication.


lexentry: eng/hilt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hilt
trans_list: poignée
sense:
The handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand.


lexentry: eng/hilum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hilum
trans_list: hile
sense:
(botany) The eye of a bean or other seed; the mark or scar at the point of attachment of an ovule or seed to its base or support.


lexentry: eng/him__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: him
trans_list: lui
sense:
With nominative effect: he, especially as a predicate after be, or following a preposition. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/himbo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: himbo
trans_list: himbo
sense:
(sometimes, derogatory, slang) A physically attractive man who lacks intelligence; the male equivalent of a bimbo.


lexentry: eng/himself__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: himself
trans_list: lui-même
sense:
(emphatic) He; used as an intensifier, often to emphasize that the referent is the exclusive participant in the predicate


lexentry: eng/hind_limb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hind limb
trans_list: membre caudal | membre pelvien | membre postérieur
sense:
A posterior limb on an animal. When referring to quadrupeds, the term hind leg is often instead used.


lexentry: eng/hindbrain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hindbrain
trans_list: cerveau postérieur | rhombencéphale
sense:
(neuroanatomy) The posterior part of the brain, comprising the cerebellum, pons and medulla, the rhombencephalon


lexentry: eng/hinge__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hinge
trans_list: dépendre | reposer
sense:
(Should we move, merge or split(+) this sense?) (intransitive, with on or upon) To depend on something.


lexentry: eng/hint__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hint
trans_list: faire allusion
sense:
(transitive) To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner.


lexentry: eng/hip-hop__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hip-hop
trans_list: hip hop | hip-hop
sense:
(music genre) A form of popular and dance music featuring strong percussion and a powerful rhythm, usually accompanied by rapping.


lexentry: eng/hip_bone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hip bone
trans_list: os coxal | os de la hanche
sense:
(anatomy) One of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones, that together form the sides of the pelvis.


lexentry: eng/hip_flask__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hip flask
trans_list: flasque
sense:
A container designed to hold small amounts of alcohol, especially spirits, for personal consumption on the go.


lexentry: eng/hip_hip_hooray__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hip hip hooray
trans_list: hip hip hip hourra
sense:
An exclamation of congratulations or celebration, especially in response to a call for "three cheers for" the person. Often the person calling for the cheers will yell "Hip! Hip!", the crowd replying "Hooray!"


lexentry: eng/hippie__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hippie
trans_list: hippie
sense:
(1960s slang; still widely used in reference to that era) One who chooses not to conform to prevailing social norms: especially one who subscribes to values or actions such as acceptance or self-practice of recreational drug use, liberal or radical sexual mores, advocacy of communal living, strong pacifism or anti-war sentiment, etc.


lexentry: eng/hippocampus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hippocampus
trans_list: hippocampe
sense:
(mythological creature) A mythological creature with the front head and forelimbs of a horse and the rear of a fish.


lexentry: eng/hippocampus__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hippocampus
trans_list: hippocampe
sense:
(neuroanatomy, anatomy) A part of the brain located inside the temporal lobe, consisting mainly of grey matter. It is a component of the limbic system and plays a role in memory and emotion.


lexentry: eng/hippocras__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hippocras
trans_list: hypocras
sense:
(historical) A cordial, made from a spiced wine mixed with sugar and spices, usually including cinnamon, which are strained out by a cloth before the drink is consumed.


lexentry: eng/hippogriff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hippogriff
trans_list: hippogriffe
sense:
(mythological creature) a mythical beast, half griffin and half horse, supposedly the offspring of a griffin and a filly.


lexentry: eng/hiragana__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hiragana
trans_list: hiragana
sense:
(uncountable) The main syllabary for the Japanese language, used to represent native Japanese words, including particles, and when kanji is used, to represent verb and adjective endings.


lexentry: eng/hire__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hire
trans_list: employer | engager | embaucher | recruter
sense:
(transitive) To employ; to obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job.


lexentry: eng/hireling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hireling
trans_list: valet de ferme
sense:
(usually, pejorative) An employee who is hired, often to perform unpleasant tasks with little independence.


lexentry: eng/hirsutism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hirsutism
trans_list: hirsutisme
sense:
(dermatology) Excessive and increased hair growth in locations where terminal hair is normally minimal or absent.


lexentry: eng/hirudin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hirudin
trans_list: hirudine
sense:
(protein) A peptide, obtained from the salivary glands of leeches, that is used as an anticoagulant.


lexentry: eng/histamine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: histamine
trans_list: histamine
sense:
(neurotransmitter) An amine, C5H9N3, formed by decarboxylation of histidine, that causes dilatation of capillaries, contraction of smooth muscle, and stimulation of gastric acid secretion; it is released during allergic reactions.


lexentry: eng/histidine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: histidine
trans_list: histidine
sense:
(amino acid) An essential amino acid C6H9N3O2 found in most animal proteins; essential for tissue growth and repair.


lexentry: eng/histogram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: histogram
trans_list: histogramme
sense:
(statistics) A graphical display of numerical data in the form of upright bars, with the area of each bar representing frequency.


lexentry: eng/histology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: histology
trans_list: histologie
sense:
(biology) The study of the microscopic structure, chemical composition and function of the tissue or tissue systems of plants and animals.


lexentry: eng/histone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: histone
trans_list: histone
sense:
(biochemistry) Any of various simple water-soluble proteins that are rich in the basic amino acids lysine and arginine and are complexed with DNA in the nucleosomes of eukaryotic chromatin.


lexentry: eng/historical_cost__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: historical cost
trans_list: coût d'acquisition | coût historique | valeur d'acquisition
sense:
(accounting) The original nominal monetary value of an economic item; the value at which an item was acquired by a company and was entered in its books.


lexentry: eng/historical_criticism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: historical criticism
trans_list: critique historique
sense:
The systematic study of received texts, especially the Bible, as documents composed in a particular historical context with varying reliability as sources.


lexentry: eng/historical_present__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: historical present
trans_list: présent historique
sense:
(grammar) The present tense as used when referring to real past events, to add immediacy to what is being said or written.


lexentry: eng/historicism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: historicism
trans_list: historicisme
sense:
(theology) A method of interpretation in Christian eschatology which attempts to associate Biblical prophecies with actual historical events and symbolic beings with historical persons or societies.


lexentry: eng/historiography__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: historiography
trans_list: historiographie
sense:
(uncountable) The study of the discipline and practice of history and the writings of past historians.


lexentry: eng/historism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: historism
trans_list: historicisme
sense:
(historiography) An influential 19th-century school of thought in historiography that rejected universalist and anachronistic explanations of historical developments and instead emphasized the idiosyncrasies and organic developments of each culture and time period, to be understood through critical interpretation of primary sources in the context of the unique conditions that produced them.


lexentry: eng/history__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: history
trans_list: histoire
sense:
The empirical study of past events, as distinct from literature, myth, or scripture; the assessment of notable events.


lexentry: eng/history__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: history
trans_list: histoire
sense:
The portion of the past that is known and recorded by this field of study, as opposed to all earlier and unknown times that preceded it (prehistory).


lexentry: eng/history__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: history
trans_list: historique | histoire
sense:
(countable, computing) A record of previous user events, especially of visited web pages in a browser.


lexentry: eng/histrionics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: histrionics
trans_list: histrionisme | théâtralisme
sense:
Exaggerated, overemotional behaviour, especially when calculated to elicit a response; melodramatics.


lexentry: eng/hit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hit
trans_list: coup
sense:
A blow; a punch; a striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything.


lexentry: eng/hit__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: hit
trans_list: tube | hit | coup sûr | schlager
sense:
(baseball) The complete play, when the batter reaches base without the benefit of a walk, error, or fielder’s choice.


lexentry: eng/hit__Verb__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: hit
trans_list: taper
sense:
(backgammon) To take up, or replace by a piece belonging to the opposing player; said of a single unprotected piece on a point.


lexentry: eng/hit_and_run__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hit and run
trans_list: délit de fuite
sense:
(baseball) A play where the baserunners leave their base before the batter hits the ball, assuming that the batter will in fact hit the ball and this will give them an advantage.


lexentry: eng/hit_and_run__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hit and run
trans_list: tactique du hit-and-run
sense:
(military) The tactic of attacking one place and then quickly moving to another before defenders can react.


lexentry: eng/hit_home__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hit home
trans_list: faire mouche
sense:
(idiomatic) To be especially memorable, meaningful, or significant; to be fully understood, believed or appreciated.


lexentry: eng/hit_it_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hit it off
trans_list: sympathiser
sense:
(informal) To develop an amicable relationship (with), especially in a sudden manner during an initial encounter.


lexentry: eng/hit_on__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hit on
trans_list: draguer | cruiser
sense:
(transitive, slang) To flirt with; to approach and speak to (someone), seeking romance, love, sex, etc.


lexentry: eng/hit_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hit point
trans_list: point de vie
sense:
(chiefly, RPG) A unit of damage, used to specify the amount of damage a character or object can withstand before it is defeated or destroyed.


lexentry: eng/hitchhike__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hitchhike
trans_list: faire de l'[[auto-stop]] | faire du stop
sense:
(intransitive) To try to get a ride in a passing vehicle while standing at the side of a road, generally by either sticking out one's finger or thumb or holding a sign with one's stated destination.


lexentry: eng/hitchhike__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hitchhike
trans_list: faire de l'[[auto-stop]] | faire du stop
sense:
(US, transitive) To try to get (a ride) in a passing vehicle while standing at the side of a road, generally by either sticking out one's finger or thumb or holding a sign with one's stated destination.


lexentry: eng/ho__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ho
trans_list: pute
sense:
(slang, derogatory) A whore; a sexually promiscuous woman; in general use as a highly offensive term of abuse for a woman with connotations of loose sexuality.


lexentry: eng/hoar_frost__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hoar frost
trans_list: gelée blanche | givre
sense:
(specifically, meteorology) Water vapour which has undergone deposition or desublimation when the air is cold and moist to form a white deposit on exposed surfaces.


lexentry: eng/hoarding__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hoarding
trans_list: hourd
sense:
(architecture, historical) A roofed wooden shield placed over the battlements of a castle and projecting from them.


lexentry: eng/hoarding__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hoarding
trans_list: syllogomanie
sense:
(psychology) An anxiety disorder characterized by a compulsive need to accumulate goods and feelings of anxiety or discomfort about discarding such goods.


lexentry: eng/hoatzin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hoatzin
trans_list: hoazin | sassa
sense:
A bird of the species Opisthocomus hoazin of the order Opisthocomiformes, with claws on the wing fingers of the juvenile and an enlarged crop used as a rumen.


lexentry: eng/hoax__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hoax
trans_list: berner | duper
sense:
(transitive) To deceive (someone) by making them believe something that has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated.


lexentry: eng/hob__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hob
trans_list: plan de cuisson
sense:
(UK, Irish, Commonwealth) The top cooking surface on a cooker; a cooktop. It typically comprises several cooking elements (often four), also known as 'rings'.


lexentry: eng/hobbit__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hobbit
trans_list: homme de Florès
sense:
An extinct species of hominin, Homo floresiensis, with a short body and relatively small brain, fossils of which have been recovered from the Indonesian island of Flores. [from 21st c.]


lexentry: eng/hobble__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hobble
trans_list: abot | entrave
sense:
(mostly, in the plural) One of the short straps tied between the legs of unfenced horses, allowing them to wander short distances but preventing them from running off.


lexentry: eng/hobby_horse__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: hobby horse
trans_list: cheval-jupon | masque-cheval
sense:
A puppet-like costume used in some traditional dances and festivals that gives its wearer the appearance of a man on horseback.


lexentry: eng/hobnob__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hobnob
trans_list: applaudir
sense:
(intransitive, often, _, derogatory) To associate with in a friendly manner, often with those of a higher class or status; to fraternize.


lexentry: eng/hobo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hobo
trans_list: vagabond | clochard | clodo
sense:
(North America) A wandering homeless person, especially (historical) one illegally travelling by rail or (pejorative) a penniless, unemployed bum.


lexentry: eng/hockey__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hockey
trans_list: hockey | hockey sur gazon | hockey sur glace
sense:
(North America) Ice hockey, a game on ice in which two teams of six players skate and try to score by shooting a puck into the opposing team's net, using their sticks.


lexentry: eng/hockey_puck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hockey puck
trans_list: palet | rondelle
sense:
(ice hockey) A small black flat roundel of hardened rubber used as a playing piece in ice hockey to score points by moving the puck into the opponent's goal net.


lexentry: eng/hockey_stick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hockey stick
trans_list: crosse | bâton de hockey
sense:
(North America, ice hockey) A stick used to handle the puck in ice hockey, having a flat, angled blade at the end.


lexentry: eng/hockey_stick__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hockey stick
trans_list: bâton de hockey
sense:
(British, field hockey) A stick used to handle the ball in field hockey, having a flat-faced hook at the end.


lexentry: eng/hocus-pocus__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hocus-pocus
trans_list: abracadabra | hocus-pocus
sense:
A phrase used (by a stage magician, etc.) as a magical incantation to bring about some change: abracadabra, hey presto.


lexentry: eng/hocus-pocus__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hocus-pocus
trans_list: abracadabra
sense:
(countable, uncountable, chiefly, US, also, attributively) Some action carried out to bring about change as if by magic; a trick; sleight of hand, trickery.


lexentry: eng/hod__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hod
trans_list: hotte
sense:
A three-sided box mounted on a pole for carrying bricks, mortar, or other construction materials over the shoulder.


lexentry: eng/hodiernal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hodiernal
trans_list: [[d']][[aujourd'hui]]
sense:
(archaic, or, literary, rare, outside, grammar) Of or pertaining to the present day or today; hodiern.


lexentry: eng/hoe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hoe
trans_list: houe | binette
sense:
(when not otherwise specified) An agricultural and horticultural hand tool consisting of a long handle with a flat blade fixed perpendicular to it at the end, used for digging rows or removing weeds by hand.


lexentry: eng/hog__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hog
trans_list: cochon
sense:
Any animal belonging to the Suidae family of mammals, especially the pig, the warthog, and the boar.


lexentry: eng/hog__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hog
trans_list: accaparer
sense:
(transitive, informal) To greedily take more than one's share, to take precedence at the expense of another or others.


lexentry: eng/hogan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hogan
trans_list: hogan-Navajo
sense:
A one-room Native American (especially Navajo) dwelling or lodge, constructed of wood and earth and covered with mud. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/hoist__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hoist
trans_list: hisser
sense:
(transitive) To raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight).


lexentry: eng/hoist_by_one's_own_petard__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hoist by one's own petard
trans_list: l'arroseur arrosé | tel est pris qui croyait prendre
sense:
(idiomatic) Hurt or destroyed by one's own plot or device intended for another; "blown up by one's own bomb".


lexentry: eng/hoity-toity__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hoity-toity
trans_list: prout-prout
sense:
Affected or pretentious, sometimes with the implication of displaying an air of excessive fanciness or ostentation; pompous, self-important, snobbish; often displaying a feeling of patronizing self-aggrandizing or arrogant class superiority.


lexentry: eng/hokey__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hokey
trans_list: bidon
sense:
(US, colloquial) Phony, as if a hoax; noticeably contrived; of obviously flimsy credibility or quality.


lexentry: eng/hokum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hokum
trans_list: absurdité
sense:
(countable, uncountable, informal) (An instance of) meaningless nonsense with an outward appearance of being impressive and legitimate.


lexentry: eng/hold__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hold
trans_list: tenir | retenir | soutenir | garder | détenir
sense:
(transitive) To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.


lexentry: eng/hold__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: hold
trans_list: contenir | soutenir
sense:
To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain.


lexentry: eng/hold_a_candle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hold a candle
trans_list: ne pas arriver à la cheville de | arriver à la cheville | faire le poids
sense:
(chiefly in the negative) To compare; to be even remotely of the same quality, skill, etc. as another. [with to] [from mid 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/hold_court__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hold court
trans_list: tenir salon
sense:
(idiomatic, by extension) To serve as the principal discussant or center of attention in an informal gathering of friends, associates, etc.


lexentry: eng/hold_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hold off
trans_list: ajourner
sense:
(idiomatic, transitive, intransitive) To delay commencing (an action until some specified time or event has passed).


lexentry: eng/hold_one's_breath__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hold one's breath
trans_list: retenir son souffle
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hold,‎ one's,‎ breath. To keep air in one's lungs, pausing noticeably before exhaling after previously inhaling.


lexentry: eng/hold_one's_liquor__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hold one's liquor
trans_list: avoir une bonne descente | tenir l'alcool
sense:
(idiomatic) To be resistant to intoxication or to show few signs of intoxication, even after consuming a significant amount of alcohol.


lexentry: eng/hold_one's_own__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hold one's own
trans_list: bien se défendre | se montrer capable | se montrer à la hauteur | tenir son rang
sense:
(idiomatic) To demonstrate oneself to be capable; to provide a respectable performance or worthy competition; to stick up for oneself.


lexentry: eng/hold_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hold out
trans_list: attendre
sense:
(idiomatic, often, with for) To wait, or refuse in hopes of getting something better (from a negotiation, etc.)


lexentry: eng/hold_sway__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hold sway
trans_list: dominer
sense:
(idiomatic) To have the greatest influence (over someone or something); to be pre-eminent; to dominate.


lexentry: eng/hold_the_cards__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hold the cards
trans_list: avoir les cartes en main
sense:
(idiomatic) To be in a strong position, possessing significant advantages over someone else; to be in control of a situation involving multiple parties.


lexentry: eng/hold_the_reins__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hold the reins
trans_list: tenir les rênes
sense:
(idiomatic) To be in charge, to be in control, as of a business, political organization, or other group.


lexentry: eng/hold_time__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hold time
trans_list: phase de maintien
sense:
(electronics) The minimum amount of time for which the data input should be held steady after the clock event for reliable sampling.


lexentry: eng/holding_company__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: holding company
trans_list: holding | société faîtière | société mère
sense:
(business) A company whose main purpose is to own shares of other companies, as opposed to producing goods or offering services.


lexentry: eng/hole-in-the-wall__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hole-in-the-wall
trans_list: boui-boui | gargote
sense:
(North America) A restaurant, shop or other establishment catering to customers that is particularly inconspicuous and easily overlooked.


lexentry: eng/hole__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hole
trans_list: trou | mitard
sense:
(golf) A subsurface standard-size hole, also called cup, hitting the ball into which is the object of play. Each hole, of which there are usually eighteen as the standard on a full course, is located on a prepared surface, called the green, of a particular type grass.


lexentry: eng/hole__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hole
trans_list: trou | creux
sense:
(stud poker) A card (also called a hole card) dealt face down thus unknown to all but its holder; the status in which such a card is.


lexentry: eng/hole__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: hole
trans_list: trou
sense:
(physics) In semiconductors, a lack of an electron in an occupied band behaving like a positively charged particle.


lexentry: eng/holiday__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: holiday
trans_list: vacances | congé
sense:
(chiefly, UK, Australia) A period of one or more days taken off work for leisure and often travel; often plural.


lexentry: eng/holiday__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: holiday
trans_list: vacances
sense:
(chiefly, UK, Australia) A period during which pupils do not attend their school; often plural; rarely used for students at university (usually: vacation).


lexentry: eng/holiday_camp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: holiday camp
trans_list: camp de vacances
sense:
(British) An enclosed resort providing accommodation (often in chalets) and entertainment, generally aimed at families.


lexentry: eng/holiday_pay__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: holiday pay
trans_list: pécule de vacances
sense:
(UK) A basic wage paid to an employee while they are on holiday. It can be paid for as many weeks' holiday as an employee is entitled to, although an employee can spread their complete holiday entitlement over the whole year.


lexentry: eng/holiday_season__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: holiday season
trans_list: période des fêtes | saison des fêtes
sense:
(US, Canada) The period of the late fall and early winter when several holidays occur, such as Halloween, American Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa


lexentry: eng/holist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: holist
trans_list: holiste
sense:
A believer in, or practitioner of, holism; one who believes that a topic of study cannot be fully understood by studying the parts, or who studies by considering the whole.


lexentry: eng/hollandaise_sauce__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hollandaise sauce
trans_list: sauce hollandaise
sense:
An emulsion of butter and lemon juice using egg yolks as the emulsifying agent, used in French cooking.


lexentry: eng/hollow_leg__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
sense: Ability or tendency to drink large quantities of alcohol.
written_rep: hollow leg
trans_list:
avoir la dalle en pente | avoir le bec salé | boire comme un Polonais | boire comme un trou | être un [[boit-sans-soif]] | être un poivrot


lexentry: eng/hollow_rail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hollow rail
trans_list: rail creux
sense:
A type of curtain rail having a slit along the length at the bottom in which gliders attached to pliable curtains can slide.


lexentry: eng/holly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: holly
trans_list: houx
sense:
Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas.


lexentry: eng/holm__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: holm
trans_list: îlot
sense:
(dialect, chiefly, West Yorkshire(?), Scotland, Orkney) Any small island, but especially one near a larger island or the mainland, sometimes with holly bushes; an islet, often in Norse-influenced place-names.


lexentry: eng/holmium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: holmium
trans_list: holmium
sense:
A chemical element (symbol Ho) with atomic number 67: a soft and malleable silvery-white metal, too reactive to be found uncombined in nature.


lexentry: eng/holograph__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: holograph
trans_list: holographe
sense:
(legal, textual criticism) A handwritten document that is solely the work of the person whose signature it bears, especially a letter, deed, or will; an original manuscript, a protograph.


lexentry: eng/holography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: holography
trans_list: holographie
sense:
(physics) a technique for recording, and then reconstructing, the amplitude and phase distributions of a coherent wave disturbance; used to produce three-dimensional images or holograms


lexentry: eng/holomorphic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: holomorphic
trans_list: holomorphe
sense:
(complex analysis, of a complex function) Complex-differentiable on an open set around every point in its domain.


lexentry: eng/holon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: holon
trans_list: chargeon
sense:
(particle) One of three kinds of quasiparticle (the others being the spinon and orbiton) that electrons in solids are able to split into during the process of spin–charge separation, when extremely tightly confined at temperatures close to absolute zero.


lexentry: eng/holotype__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: holotype
trans_list: holotype
sense:
(taxonomy) The single physical example (or illustration) of an organism used to formally describe the species (or lower-order taxon), subsequently to be kept as a reference.


lexentry: eng/holy_basil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: holy basil
trans_list: basilic sacré | basilic tulsi
sense:
Ocimum tenuiflorum, an aromatic plant cultivated for religious, medicinal, and culinary purposes and for its essential oil.


lexentry: eng/holy_fool__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: holy fool
trans_list: fol-en-Christ
sense:
(chiefly, _, Eastern Orthodoxy) A person, often associated with gifts of prophecy and insight, who publicly acts as if mad or stupid, but whose madness is seen as concealing an inner sanctity for the purpose of self-humiliation.


lexentry: eng/holy_shit__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: holy shit
trans_list: nom de Dieu | bon Dieu de merde | bordel de merde | putain de merde
sense:
(idiomatic, vulgar, slang) Expression of terror, awe, surprise, astonishment, etc., often at something seen for the first time or remembered immediately before using this term.


lexentry: eng/holy_water__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: holy water
trans_list: eau bénite
sense:
(Christianity) In certain Christian churches, water that has been sanctified by a priest or bishop for the purpose of baptism or for the blessing of persons, places, or things.


lexentry: eng/holystone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: holystone
trans_list: ponce
sense:
(nautical) A piece of soft sandstone used for scouring the wooden decks of ships, usually with sand and seawater. [1823]


lexentry: eng/homage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homage
trans_list: hommage
sense:
(countable, uncountable) A demonstration of respect, as towards a person after his or her retirement or death.


lexentry: eng/home__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: home
trans_list: foyer | domicile | chez soi | maison
sense:
One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with one's family; the habitual abode of one’s family.


lexentry: eng/home__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: home
trans_list: patrie
sense:
One’s native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one’s ancestors dwell or dwelt.


lexentry: eng/home_cinema__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: home cinema
trans_list: cinédom | cinéma chez soi | cinéma maison | cinéma à domicile | home cinema
sense:
(UK) A system for showing cinema-quality films at home; usually comprising high-definition television and surround sound.


lexentry: eng/home_country__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: home country
trans_list: patrie
sense:
The country in which a person was born and usually raised, regardless of the present country of residence and citizenship.


lexentry: eng/home_front__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: home front
trans_list: front intérieur
sense:
The civilian sphere as opposed to the military; specifically, the civilian sphere supporting the military's efforts in a war.


lexentry: eng/home_fry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: home fry
trans_list: patate rissolée | patates rissolées | pomme de terre rissolée | pommes de terre rissolées
sense:
(mostly plural) A piece of fried, sliced or diced potato, part of a basic potato dish often including tomatoes, onions or peppers.


lexentry: eng/home_loan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: home loan
trans_list: crédit immo | crédit immobilier
sense:
(countable) A loan taken for the purpose of purchasing a house, or other type of residential property.


lexentry: eng/home_page__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: home page
trans_list: page d'accueil | page de démarrage
sense:
The default page set to open in a web browser or hypertext system when it starts up, or when its home function is invoked.


lexentry: eng/home_plate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: home plate
trans_list: marbre
sense:
(baseball) A flat, pentagonal, rubber object placed at the center of the batter's box, which is used as a basis for judging pitched strikes and balls, and the touching of which by a runner advancing from or past third base scores a run.


lexentry: eng/home_run__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: home run
trans_list: circuit | coup de circuit
sense:
(pesäpallo) A three-base hit, a legal hit where the batter gets to third base without stopping and without the opposing team attempting to put the batter out on earlier bases, scoring one run immediately.


lexentry: eng/home_school__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: home school
trans_list: faire l'école à la maison
sense:
(transitive) To educate children at home, that is, at a private domestic place, in lieu of sending them to a public school or private educational institution.


lexentry: eng/home_team__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: home team
trans_list: équipe locale
sense:
(idiomatic, sports) The team that is playing in the usual area that they play in, as opposed to the visitor team.


lexentry: eng/homebody__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homebody
trans_list: casanier | pantouflard
sense:
(North American, informal) A person who prefers to remain at home, rather than participate in social events elsewhere.


lexentry: eng/homecoming__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: homecoming
trans_list: retour
sense:
Ellipsis of harvest homecoming, a traditional (street) party and/or dance near the start of the school year, at around fall mid-terms. It traditionally marks the start of harvest break, where students go home in autumn to harvest the crops on the family farms.


lexentry: eng/homegrown__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homegrown
trans_list: fait maison
sense:
(of produce) Raised or cultivated at home, on one's own land, or in one's own country; domestic; indigenous. [from 1640s]


lexentry: eng/homeless_shelter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homeless shelter
trans_list: centre d'accueil
sense:
A building set up to provide for the needs of homeless people; often including shelter, food, sanitation and other forms of support.


lexentry: eng/homely__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: homely
trans_list: chaleureux
sense:
(UK, _, dialectal) On intimate or friendly terms with (someone); familiar; at home (with a person); intimate.


lexentry: eng/homemaker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homemaker
trans_list: femme au foyer | homme au foyer
sense:
(US, Australia) A person who maintains the administration and upkeep of his or her residence, especially one who is not employed outside the home; one who runs the household.


lexentry: eng/homeopathy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homeopathy
trans_list: homéopathie
sense:
(pseudoscience) A system of treating diseases with small amounts of substances which, in larger amounts, would produce the observed symptoms.


lexentry: eng/homeosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homeosis
trans_list: homéose
sense:
(pathology) The formation of a normal plant or animal structure or organ in place of another at an abnormal site; the transformation of one body part to another.


lexentry: eng/homeostasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homeostasis
trans_list: homéostasie
sense:
(physiology) The ability of a system or living organism to adjust its internal environment to maintain a state of dynamic constancy; such as the ability of warm-blooded animals to maintain a stable temperature.


lexentry: eng/homeroom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homeroom
trans_list: vie de classe
sense:
(US) A classroom where school pupils of the same age gather for registration, or for other purposes that are unrelated to class content.


lexentry: eng/homesickness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homesickness
trans_list: mal du pays | nostalgie
sense:
The characteristic of being homesick; a strong, sad feeling of missing one's home (and often left-behind loved ones, such as family and friends) when physically away.


lexentry: eng/homicide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homicide
trans_list: homicide | meurtre | assassinat | homicide involontaire
sense:
(countable, uncountable, crime) The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.


lexentry: eng/homing_pigeon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homing pigeon
trans_list: pigeon voyageur
sense:
A variety of domesticated rock pigeon (Columba livia) that has been selectively bred to be able to find its way home over extremely long distances.


lexentry: eng/hominid__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hominid
trans_list: hominidé
sense:
Any primate of the taxonomic family Hominidae, which includes all the nonhuman great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans) as well as humans. [from 1960s]


lexentry: eng/hominy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hominy
trans_list: maïs lessivé
sense:
A food made from hulled corn (maize) kernels soaked in lye water, rinsed, then cooked and eaten; or, the rinsed kernels are dried and coarsely ground into hominy grits.


lexentry: eng/homo_Aristophaneus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homo Aristophaneus
trans_list: homo aristophaneus
sense:
(linguistics, _, (philology), rare) A person with the characteristics and nature depicted in the comedies of the ancient Athenian playwright Aristophanes (c. 446 – c. 386 B.C.E.) as a literary figure, rather than a historically accurate Athenian person; an Aristophanic man.


lexentry: eng/homocapitalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homocapitalism
trans_list: capitalisme arc-en-ciel | capitalisme rose | homocapitalisme
sense:
Capitalist appropriation and assimilation of sexual diversity, especially pertaining to the gay, cisgender, western, white, and upper middle class men.


lexentry: eng/homogeneous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: homogeneous
trans_list: homogène
sense:
(geometry, of a space equipped with a group action) Informally: Everywhere the same, uniform, in the sense that any point can be moved to any other (via the group action) while respecting the structure of the space. Formally: Such that the group action is transitively and acts by automorphisms on the space (some authors also require that the action be faithful).


lexentry: eng/homogeneous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: homogeneous
trans_list: homogène
sense:
(ring theory, of an element of a graded ring) Belonging to one of the summands of the grading (if the ring is graded over the natural numbers and the element is in the kth summand, it is said to be homogeneous of degree k; if the ring is graded over a commutative monoid I, and the element is an element of the ith summand, it is said to be of grade i)


lexentry: eng/homogeneous_catalysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homogeneous catalysis
trans_list: catalyse homogène
sense:
(chemistry) Catalysis in which the catalyst is present in the same phase as the reactants; normally dissolved in the same solvent.


lexentry: eng/homogenization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homogenization
trans_list: homogénéisation
sense:
The act of making something homogenous, or the same throughout; or the tendency of something to become homogenous.


lexentry: eng/homogenized_milk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homogenized milk
trans_list: lait UHT
sense:
Milk which has been treated so that the liquid remains creamy throughout, instead of forming a separate layer of cream at the top.


lexentry: eng/homoglyph__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homoglyph
trans_list: homoglyphe
sense:
(linguistics, computing) A character identical or nearly identical in appearance to another, but which differs in the meaning it represents; thus, in character encoding terms, a character with an identical or near-identical glyph, or the glyph itself.


lexentry: eng/homologation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homologation
trans_list: homologation
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any reaction that converts a compound into the next member of a homologous series, usually by lengthening a carbon chain


lexentry: eng/homologous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homologous
trans_list: homologue
sense:
(biology) Corresponding to a similar structure in another life form with a common evolutionary origin.


lexentry: eng/homologous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homologous
trans_list: homologue
sense:
(chemistry) Belonging to a series of aliphatic organic compounds that differ only by the addition of a CH₂ group.


lexentry: eng/homologous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homologous
trans_list: homologue
sense:
(cultural anthropology, structural anthropology) Playing the same role as seen in another culture, whether by historical connection, psychological archetype, convergent cultural evolution, or otherwise (as may be hypothesized but not known with certainty by current science), as for example with the cryptozoologic concepts of yeti and sasquatch, the use of polite and familiar pronouns, or other similarities.


lexentry: eng/homology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homology
trans_list: homologie
sense:
(algebra) Given a chain complex {Gn} and its associated set of homomorphisms {Hn}, the rule which explains how each Hn maps Gn into the kernel of Gn+1.


lexentry: eng/homology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homology
trans_list: homologie
sense:
(biology, psychology) The relationship, between characteristics or behaviours, of having a shared evolutionary or developmental origin;(evolutionary theory) specifically, a correspondence between structures in separate life forms having a common evolutionary origin, such as that between mammalian flippers and hands.


lexentry: eng/homology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homology
trans_list: homologie
sense:
(geometry, projective geometry) An automorphism of the projective plane (representing a perspective projection) that leaves all the points of some straight line (the homology axis) fixed and maps all the lines through some single point (the homology centre) onto themselves.


lexentry: eng/homology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homology
trans_list: homologie
sense:
(organic chemistry) The relationship, between organic compounds, of being in the same homologous series.


lexentry: eng/homology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homology
trans_list: homologie
sense:
(topology, algebraic topology) A general way of associating a sequence of algebraic objects, such as abelian groups or modules, to a sequence of topological spaces; also used attributively: see Usage notes below.


lexentry: eng/homomorphism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homomorphism
trans_list: homomorphisme
sense:
(algebra) A structure-preserving map between two algebraic structures of the same type, such as groups, rings, or vector spaces.


lexentry: eng/homophile__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: homophile
trans_list: homophile
sense:
(dated) A homosexual, a gay man or lesbian, one who has a sexual or romantic preference for persons of the same gender; used to emphasize love over sex.


lexentry: eng/homophobe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homophobe
trans_list: homophobe
sense:
One who is prejudiced against homosexual people, or LGBTQ people in general; one who exhibits homophobia.


lexentry: eng/homophone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homophone
trans_list: homophone
sense:
(semantics) A word which is pronounced the same as another word but differs in spelling or meaning or origin.


lexentry: eng/homorganic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homorganic
trans_list: homorgane | homorganique
sense:
(phonetics) Of consonants: having the same place of articulation. For example, labial m, b, p, alveolar n, d, t, velar ŋ, g, k. Indic alphabets such as Devanagari, as well as the Korean hangul alphabet, are rationally arranged so that homorganic consonants are grouped together.


lexentry: eng/homoscedasticity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homoscedasticity
trans_list: homoscédasticité
sense:
(statistics) A property of a set of random variables such that each variable has the same finite variance.


lexentry: eng/homosexual__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homosexual
trans_list: homosexuel | homosexuelle
sense:
(of a person or other animal, formal, distancing, or, dated) Sexually and/or romantically attracted to members of the same sex, such as a man who is attracted to men or a woman who is attracted to women; gay. (Typically used in the sense of sole/exclusive attraction.)


lexentry: eng/homosexual__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: homosexual
trans_list: homosexuel
sense:
(of a romantic or sexual act or relationship, formal, distancing, or, dated) Between two people of the same sex; gay.


lexentry: eng/homosexual__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homosexual
trans_list: homosexuel | homosexuelle | lesbienne
sense:
(typically, formal, distancing, or, dated) A person who is sexually attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex.


lexentry: eng/homosexuality__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: homosexuality
trans_list: homosexualité
sense:
Sexual activity with a person of the same sex, sometimes (potentially, _, offensive) restricted to same-sex sex between males. [1897]


lexentry: eng/homosociality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homosociality
trans_list: homosociabilité | homosocialité
sense:
Socialization (social interaction, social relationships) with members of the same sex, as distinguished from sexual interaction with or attraction to members of the same sex (homosexuality) and social interaction with members of the opposite sex (heterosociality).


lexentry: eng/homothetic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: homothetic
trans_list: homothétique
sense:
(mathematics) of a function of two or more variables in which the ratio of the partial derivatives depends only on the ratio of the variables, not their value


lexentry: eng/homothety__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homothety
trans_list: homothétie
sense:
(mathematics, geometry) An isotropic scaling transformation of an affine space with a single fixed point.


lexentry: eng/homotopic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: homotopic
trans_list: homotope
sense:
(topology, of two continuous maps) Such that there is a homotopy (a continuous deformation) taking one to the other.


lexentry: eng/hone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hone
trans_list: pierre à aiguiser
sense:
A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool.


lexentry: eng/honest__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: honest
trans_list: honnête | droit
sense:
(of a person or institution) Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud; upright.


lexentry: eng/honesty__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: honesty
trans_list: monnaie-du-pape
sense:
(countable) Any of various crucifers in the genus Lunaria, several of which are grown as ornamentals, particularly annual honesty (Lunaria annua).


lexentry: eng/honey__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: honey
trans_list: miel
sense:
(uncountable) A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans.


lexentry: eng/honey__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: honey
trans_list: miel
sense:
A spectrum of pale yellow to brownish-yellow color, like that of most types of (the sweet substance) honey.


lexentry: eng/honey_badger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: honey badger
trans_list: ratel | zorille du Cap
sense:
Mellivora capensis, a badger-like mustelid native to Africa, the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent.


lexentry: eng/honey_bee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: honey bee
trans_list: abeille à miel | abeille
sense:
Any of seven species of bee, in genus Apis, often kept commercially for honey, beeswax, and pollination of crops.


lexentry: eng/honey_buzzard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: honey buzzard
trans_list: bondrée
sense:
European honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus), a summer migrant to most of Europe and western Asia, wintering in tropical Africa


lexentry: eng/honey_locust__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: honey locust
trans_list: févier
sense:
A North American deciduous tree (Gleditsia triacanthos) having fragrant flowers, hard red wood, and conspicuous thorns.


lexentry: eng/honey_trap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: honey trap
trans_list: piège de miel
sense:
(idiomatic) The use of a romantic or a sexual relationship to entice a person into revealing secret information.


lexentry: eng/honeycomb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: honeycomb
trans_list: rayon de miel | alvéole | alvéole d’abeille | rayon de ruche
sense:
(uncountable) A substance made by bees (clade Anthophila) primarily from beeswax which has hexagonal cells to hold their larvae, and for storing pollen and honey to feed the larvae and themselves when other food is scarce; it is also eaten by humans as part of comb-honey; (countable) a single sheet made up of two layers of this substance.


lexentry: eng/honeydew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: honeydew
trans_list: miellat
sense:
(uncountable) A sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves and other plant parts by insects (especially aphids and scale insects) feeding on plant sap, or by fungi.


lexentry: eng/honeydew_melon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: honeydew melon
trans_list: melon miel
sense:
A melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorus cultivar group, with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind.


lexentry: eng/honeyguide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: honeyguide
trans_list: indicateur
sense:
Any of several brood-parasitic Old World tropical birds, of the family Indicatoridae, that primarily feed on wax, especially beeswax.


lexentry: eng/honeymoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: honeymoon
trans_list: lune de miel
sense:
(by extension) A period of goodwill at the beginning of a new term or relationship (e.g. towards a newly elected politician or in respect of a new business arrangement).


lexentry: eng/honi_soit_qui_mal_y_pense__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: honi soit qui mal y pense
trans_list: honi soit qui mal y pense | honni soit qui mal y pense
sense:
The motto of the British chivalric Order of the Garter, still used in the royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom.


lexentry: eng/honor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: honor
trans_list: honneur
sense:
(uncountable) Recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration (of someone, usually for being morally upright or successful).


lexentry: eng/honor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: honor
trans_list: honneur
sense:
(uncountable) The state of being morally upright, honest, noble, virtuous, and magnanimous; excellence of character; the perception of such a state; favourable reputation; dignity.


lexentry: eng/honor__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: honor
trans_list: honneur
sense:
(countable) A token of praise or respect; something that represents praiseworthiness or respect, such as a prize or award given by the state to a citizen.


lexentry: eng/honor__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: honor
trans_list: honorer
sense:
(transitive) To think of highly, to respect highly; to show respect for; to recognise the importance or spiritual value of.


lexentry: eng/honorable_mention__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: honorable mention
trans_list: mention honorable
sense:
(idiomatic) An award or recognition given to a person or thing who does not achieve a higher standing but whose performance or entry was noteworthy.


lexentry: eng/honorary_consul__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: honorary consul
trans_list: consul honoraire | consule honoraire
sense:
A person representing a country as a local consul, who is a private person (without diplomatic immunity; not a career diplomat) and part-time representative, with their own primary pursuits, frequently a citizen of the country that is hosting the consul (a local citizen; not a citizen of the country being represented) or expatriate (citizen of the country being represented, living and working in the local country), frequently with commercial ties to the country being represented.


lexentry: eng/honour_killing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: honour killing
trans_list: crime d'honneur
sense:
(euphemistic) A typically Middle Eastern and South Asian cultural practice whereby a family member, usually female, is murdered by other family members, the act being justified as retribution for a (usually sexual) slight upon the family's honour.


lexentry: eng/hooch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hooch
trans_list: casse-pattes
sense:
(North America, informal) An alcoholic beverage, especially an inferior or illicit one and especially liquor such as whisky.


lexentry: eng/hood__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hood
trans_list: bled
sense:
Relating to inner-city everyday life, both positive and negative aspects; especially people’s attachment to and love for their neighborhoods.


lexentry: eng/hood_ornament__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hood ornament
trans_list: bouchon de radiateur
sense:
A decorative object fastened on a car's hood, often symbolizing the manufacturer or brand; sometimes fixed to the radiator cap


lexentry: eng/hood_rat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hood rat
trans_list: rat
sense:
(slang, African-American Vernacular English, pejorative) A person, especially a woman, from an urban neighborhood who overtly exhibits attributes associated with inner city life, especially in both behavior and appearance.


lexentry: eng/hoof__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hoof
trans_list: sabot
sense:
The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering.


lexentry: eng/hoof_fungus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hoof fungus
trans_list: amadouvier
sense:
A fungal plant pathogen of species Fomes fomentarius, found in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America, producing large polypore fruiting bodies shaped like a horse's hoof, used for tinder.


lexentry: eng/hook-a-duck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hook-a-duck
trans_list: pêche aux canards
sense:
A fairground game in which the player attempts to catch toy ducks using a hooked pole; ducks bearing a certain hidden mark earn prizes for the player.


lexentry: eng/hook__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hook
trans_list: crochet | agrafe
sense:
A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.


lexentry: eng/hook__Noun__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: hook
trans_list: hook
sense:
(narratology) A gimmick or element of a creative work intended to be attention-grabbing for the audience; a compelling idea for a story that will be sure to attract people's attention.


lexentry: eng/hook__Noun__1
sense_num: 24
written_rep: hook
trans_list: bras roulé
sense:
(basketball) a basketball shot in which the offensive player, usually turned perpendicular to the basket, gently throws the ball with a sweeping motion of his arm in an upward arc with a follow-through which ends over his head. Also called hook shot.


lexentry: eng/hook__Noun__1
sense_num: 24
written_rep: hook
trans_list: crochet | croc
sense:
(boxing) a type of punch delivered with the arm rigid and partially bent and the fist travelling nearly horizontally mesially along an arc


lexentry: eng/hook__Verb__1
sense_num: 16
written_rep: hook
trans_list: accrocher
sense:
(Scrabble) To play a word perpendicular to another word by adding a single letter to the existing word.


lexentry: eng/hook_shot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hook shot
trans_list: bras roulé
sense:
(basketball) A shot in which the offensive player gently throws the ball with a sweeping motion of his arm in an upward arc with a follow-through which ends over his head.


lexentry: eng/hook_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hook up
trans_list: choper | papillonner
sense:
(intransitive, slang, followed by with) To have a casual sexual experience with another person, usually without any future relationship intended.


lexentry: eng/hookah__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hookah
trans_list: narguilé | chicha | houka
sense:
(recreational inhalants) A pipe with a long flexible tube that draws the smoke through water, traditionally used for smoking tobacco, which is often flavored.


lexentry: eng/hookworm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hookworm
trans_list: ankylostome
sense:
(countable) Any of various parasitic bloodsucking roundworms which cause disease, especially the species Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus, having hooked mouthparts and entering their hosts by boring through the skin.


lexentry: eng/hooligan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hooligan
trans_list: hooligan | voyou | casseur
sense:
(informal, attributive) A young person who causes trouble or violence, typically as a member of a gang or other group.


lexentry: eng/hoop_earring__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hoop earring
trans_list: créole
sense:
An earring that is circular or semi-circular in design, generally in the form of a hoop of metal that can be opened to pass through an ear-piercing.


lexentry: eng/hoop_skirt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hoop skirt
trans_list: crinoline
sense:
A women's undergarment worn in various historical periods to hold the skirt extended into a fashionable shape, typically consisting of a fabric petticoat with casings to hold a stiffening material, variously rope, osiers, whalebone, steel, or nylon.


lexentry: eng/hoopoe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hoopoe
trans_list: huppe | huppe fasciée
sense:
Any Old World bird of genus Upupa, especially Upupa epops (Eurasian hoopoe), known for its distinctive plumage, fanlike crest, and slender bill.


lexentry: eng/hope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hope
trans_list: espoir | espérance
sense:
(countable, _, or, _, uncountable) The feeling of trust, confidence, belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen.


lexentry: eng/hope__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hope
trans_list: espérer
sense:
To want (something) to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might [with that (+ clause); or (informal) with clause; or with so or (negative) not].


lexentry: eng/hoplite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hoplite
trans_list: hoplite
sense:
(historical) A heavily-armed infantry soldier of Ancient Greece, wielding a one-handed spear and an aspis.


lexentry: eng/hopscotch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hopscotch
trans_list: marelle
sense:
(playground games) A child's game, in which a player, hopping on one foot, drives a stone from one compartment to another of a figure traced or scotched on the ground.


lexentry: eng/horchata__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: horchata
trans_list: horchata
sense:
A sweet beverage variously made with rice, chufa or morro seeds (or, historically, barley), water, sugar, and cinnamon, and sometimes with milk.


lexentry: eng/horde__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: horde
trans_list: horde
sense:
A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic people (originally Tatars) migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage, plunder, etc.; a predatory multitude.


lexentry: eng/horehound__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: horehound
trans_list: marrube
sense:
especially, a herb of species (Marrubium vulgare, of the mint family, traditionally used as a cough remedy and to make a type of hard candy.


lexentry: eng/horizon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: horizon
trans_list: horizon | ligne d'horizon
sense:
The visible horizontal line (in all directions) where the sky appears to meet the earth in the distance.


lexentry: eng/horizontal_bar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: horizontal bar
trans_list: barre fixe
sense:
(gymnastics) A horizontally-aligned bar used in gymnastics, upon which acts of swinging are performed.


lexentry: eng/hormone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hormone
trans_list: hormone
sense:
(physiology) Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity.


lexentry: eng/hormone__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hormone
trans_list: hormone
sense:
(LGBTQ, colloquial, usually, in the plural) Sex hormones, as used in hormone replacement therapy for transgender or intersex people.


lexentry: eng/hormone_replacement_therapy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hormone replacement therapy
trans_list: thérapie hormonale substitutive
sense:
(medicine, especially, serotherapy) Any of several medical regimens that introduce sex hormones to the body to replace lost or unavailable ones.


lexentry: eng/horn__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: horn
trans_list: corne | cor
sense:
Any similar real or imaginary growth or projection such as the elongated tusk of a narwhal, the eyestalk of a snail, the pointed growth on the nose of a rhinoceros, or the hornlike projection on the head of a demon or similar.


lexentry: eng/horn__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: horn
trans_list: corne | cor
sense:
(uncountable) The hard substance from which animals' horns are made, sometimes used by man as a material for making various objects.


lexentry: eng/hornbeam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hornbeam
trans_list: charme
sense:
A tree of the genus Carpinus, having a smooth gray bark and a ridged trunk, the wood being white and very hard, common along the banks of streams in the United States.


lexentry: eng/hornbill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hornbill
trans_list: calao
sense:
Any of various birds of the family Bucerotidae, with bills resembling a cow's horns. Many species have a casque above the bill, and many imprison their young in a tree.


lexentry: eng/hornblende__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hornblende
trans_list: hornblende
sense:
(mineral) A green to black amphibole mineral, of complex structure, formed in the late stages of cooling in igneous rock.


lexentry: eng/hornbook__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hornbook
trans_list: abécédaire
sense:
(historical) A single page containing the alphabet, covered with a sheet of transparent horn, formerly used for teaching children to read.


lexentry: eng/horned_grebe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: horned grebe
trans_list: grèbe esclavon
sense:
A type of grebe native to the Northern Hemisphere, Podiceps auritus, that has tufts of feathers during the breeding season positioned like horns on the sides of the head.


lexentry: eng/horned_lizard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: horned lizard
trans_list: iguane à cornes | lézard à cornes
sense:
Any of some 14 species of lizard in the genus Phrynosoma, generally with wide toad-shaped bodies less than a foot long, noted for the horny structures on their heads.


lexentry: eng/horned_owl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: horned owl
trans_list: hibou
sense:
An owl of the genus Bubo native to the Americas, among the largest types of owl, having two horn-like tufts of feathers on its head.


lexentry: eng/horned_puffin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: horned puffin
trans_list: macareux cornu
sense:
A species of puffin, Fratercula corniculata, similar in appearance to the Atlantic puffin except with different bill colours and a significant fleshy "horn" above each eye.


lexentry: eng/hornet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hornet
trans_list: frelon
sense:
A large wasp, of the genus Vespa, having a brown-and-yellow-striped body and the ability to inflict a serious sting.


lexentry: eng/hornets'_nest__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hornets' nest
trans_list: nid de guêpes
sense:
(figurative) An unpleasant or controversial situation likely to be exacerbated by outside involvement.


lexentry: eng/hornfels__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hornfels
trans_list: cornéenne
sense:
Any of a series of contact metamorphic rocks that have been baked and indurated by the heat of intrusive igneous masses and rendered massive, hard, splintery, and in some cases exceedingly tough and durable.


lexentry: eng/horny__Adjective__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: horny
trans_list: excité | chaud
sense:
(slang) Sexually aroused, with or without physical manifestation; experiencing a feeling of sexual desire.


lexentry: eng/horology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: horology
trans_list: horologie
sense:
The art, science, and technology of making and maintaining timekeeping devices such as clocks, watches and sundials.


lexentry: eng/horopter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: horopter
trans_list: horoptère
sense:
For any system of binocular vision, a three-dimensional curve containing all points from which the light will converge into a single image.


lexentry: eng/horror_movie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: horror movie
trans_list: film d'épouvante | film d’horreur
sense:
(mostly, North America) A motion picture which entertains by horrifying or frightening the audience.


lexentry: eng/horse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: horse
trans_list: cavalerie
sense:
(military, sometimes, uncountable) Cavalry soldiers (sometimes capitalized when referring to an official category).


lexentry: eng/horse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: horse
trans_list: cheval | jument | poulain | pouliche | étalon
sense:
Any member of the species Equus ferus, including the Przewalski's horse and the extinct Equus ferus ferus.


lexentry: eng/horse_chestnut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: horse chestnut
trans_list: marronnier | marronnier d’Inde
sense:
Any of several tree species of genus Aesculus, especially Aesculus hippocastanum, common in temperate northern hemisphere.


lexentry: eng/horse_collar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: horse collar
trans_list: collier d'épaule | collier
sense:
A part of a horse's harness that is used to distribute the load around its neck and shoulders when pulling a wagon or plough.


lexentry: eng/horse_latitudes__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: horse latitudes
trans_list: les latitudes des chevaux
sense:
(informal, geography, meteorology) The warm, subtropical bands which encircle the globe between approximately 30 and 35 degrees both north and south of the Equator, characterized by high atmospheric pressure and dry variable winds ranging from calm to light.


lexentry: eng/horse_of_a_different_color__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: horse of a different color
trans_list: c'est une autre paire de manches
sense:
(American spelling, idiomatic) An unrelated or only incidentally related matter with distinctly different significance.


lexentry: eng/horsefly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: horsefly
trans_list: taon
sense:
Any of several medium to large flies, of the family Tabanidae, that suck the blood of mammals (not to be confused with Stomoxys calcitrans, the stable fly, or dog fly).


lexentry: eng/horseshoe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: horseshoe
trans_list: fer à cheval
sense:
The U-shaped shoe of a horse, now typically made of metal; by extension, a representation of this used to play the game horseshoes, hung as a luck charm, etc.


lexentry: eng/horseshoe_crab__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: horseshoe crab
trans_list: limule
sense:
Any extinct or extant chelicerate in the order Xiphosura, actually more related to arachnids than true crabs.


lexentry: eng/horsetail__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: horsetail
trans_list: prêle
sense:
(botany) Any of various simple vascular plants, of the order Equisetales, that have hollow stems and produce spores.


lexentry: eng/horsetrader__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: horsetrader
trans_list: maquignon
sense:
(literally) A person who buys and sells horses, especially one who makes such transactions in a clever or skillful manner.


lexentry: eng/horst__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: horst
trans_list: aire
sense:
(geology) A block of the Earth's crust, bounded by faults, that has been raised relative to the surrounding area.


lexentry: eng/hortative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hortative
trans_list: hortatif
sense:
(grammar, not comparable) Of a mood or class of imperative subjunctive moods of a verb for giving strong encouragement.


lexentry: eng/hosanna__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hosanna
trans_list: hosanna
sense:
A cry of praise or adoration to God in liturgical use among the Jews, and said to have been shouted in recognition of the Messiahship of Jesus on his entry into Jerusalem; hence since used in the Christian Church.


lexentry: eng/hospice__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hospice
trans_list: hospice
sense:
(uncountable) The provision of palliative care for terminally ill patients, either at a specialized facility or at a residence, and support for the family, typically refraining from taking extraordinary measures to prolong life.


lexentry: eng/hospital__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hospital
trans_list: hôpital
sense:
A large medical facility, usually in a building with multiple floors, where seriously ill or injured patients are given extensive medical or surgical treatment.


lexentry: eng/hospital_bed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hospital bed
trans_list: lit d'hôpital
sense:
A type of single bed with a frame in three sections in order to raise the head, middle or foot as required.


lexentry: eng/hospital_gown__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hospital gown
trans_list: blouse d'hôpital | chemise d'hôpital | jaquette d'hôpital
sense:
A gown worn by patients, typically being knee-length, having short sleeves, and being secured on the body with strings or snaps.


lexentry: eng/hospitality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hospitality
trans_list: hospitalité
sense:
The act or service of welcoming, receiving, hosting, or entertaining guests; an appropriate attitude of openness, respect, and generosity toward guests.


lexentry: eng/hospitality__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hospitality
trans_list: hôtellerie-restauration
sense:
(business) The business of providing catering, lodging and entertainment service; the industry which includes the operation of hotels, restaurants, and similar enterprises.


lexentry: eng/hospitalization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hospitalization
trans_list: hospitalisation
sense:
The hospitalizing of a patient, the condition of being hospitalized, or the period a patient stays in hospital.


lexentry: eng/host__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: host
trans_list: hôte
sense:
(ecology) A cell or organism which harbors another organism or biological entity, usually a parasite.


lexentry: eng/host__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: host
trans_list: armée | ost
sense:
A multitude of people arrayed as an army; used also in religious senses, as: Heavenly host (of angels)


lexentry: eng/host_desecration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: host desecration
trans_list: Accusation de profanation d'hosties contre les Juifs
sense:
(Christianity) The sacrilegious mistreatment or malicious use of the host (consecrated bread of the Eucharist).


lexentry: eng/hostage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hostage
trans_list: otage
sense:
A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or similar agreement, such as to ensure the status of a vassal.


lexentry: eng/hostel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hostel
trans_list: auberge | pension
sense:
A commercial overnight lodging place, with dormitory accommodation and shared facilities, especially a youth hostel.


lexentry: eng/hostile__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hostile
trans_list: hostile
sense:
Not friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure.


lexentry: eng/hostility__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hostility
trans_list: hostilité
sense:
(countable) A hostile action, especially a military action. See hostilities for specific plural definition.


lexentry: eng/hot-air_balloon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hot-air balloon
trans_list: montgolfière | ballon à air chaud
sense:
A balloon-shaped aircraft whose bag is inflated with hot air, carrying passengers and crew in a gondola slung underneath.


lexentry: eng/hot_air__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hot air
trans_list: air chaud
sense:
(literal) Air that has been heated, especially so as to function as the lifting agent of a hot-air balloon.


lexentry: eng/hot_dog__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hot dog
trans_list: hot-dog | chien chaud | roteux
sense:
A food item (dish) consisting of a frankfurter or wiener and (usually) a hot dog bun, with toppings such as ketchup, mustard, relish, sauerkraut, onions, cheese, etc.


lexentry: eng/hot_flush__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hot flush
trans_list: bouffée de chaleur
sense:
(UK, Canada, AU, NZ) A sudden, but brief, sensation of heat over the entire body; a common symptom of the menopause.


lexentry: eng/hot_pot__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hot pot
trans_list: fondue chinoise
sense:
A communal meal, popular in China, where diners share a bowl of hot broth or stock into which uncooked foods such as mushrooms, vegetables, and cuts of meat are dipped until they are cooked enough to be eaten.


lexentry: eng/hot_potato__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hot potato
trans_list: patate chaude
sense:
(uncountable) A child's game in which players pass a ball or other item between them, with the object of avoiding being left holding the item when time expires.


lexentry: eng/hot_spot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hot spot
trans_list: point chaud
sense:
(geology, planetology) The surface manifestation of a plume of molten material that rises from deep in a celestial body's mantle.


lexentry: eng/hot_tub__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hot tub
trans_list: Jacuzzi
sense:
(chiefly, US) A large tub, often situated outdoors, filled with hot water and used for communal leisure bathing.


lexentry: eng/hot_water_bottle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hot water bottle
trans_list: bouillotte
sense:
A flexible, saclike bottle, usually made of rubber, intended to be filled with hot water and placed on some part of the body for thermotherapy, or simple warming.


lexentry: eng/hot_water_heater__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hot water heater
trans_list: chauffe-eau
sense:
An apparatus, usually fuel-burning, electric or solar-powered, in which water is heated to be used directly as domestic hot water or process hot water (but not for supplying space heating, calorifiers etc, for which a boiler or furnace is used).


lexentry: eng/hotbed__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hotbed
trans_list: nid
sense:
(by extension) An environment that is ideal for the growth or development of something, especially of something undesirable.


lexentry: eng/hotchpot__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hotchpot
trans_list: rapport à succession
sense:
(civil law, inheritance) The blending together of property so as to achieve equal division, mainly in the case of inheritance.


lexentry: eng/hotel__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hotel
trans_list: hôtel
sense:
An establishment that provides accommodation and other services for paying guests; normally larger than a guesthouse, and often one of a chain. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/hotheaded__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hotheaded
trans_list: exalté
sense:
Pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead or hotheadedness; (of a person) easily excited or angered.


lexentry: eng/hothouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hothouse
trans_list: vivier
sense:
(figurative) An environment in which growth or development is encouraged naturally or artificially; a hotbed.


lexentry: eng/hound's_tongue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hound's tongue
trans_list: cynoglosse
sense:
A biennial weed (Cynoglossum officinale) with soft tongue-shaped leaves and an offensive odour. It bears nutlets covered with barbed or hooked prickles.


lexentry: eng/hour__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: hour
trans_list: heures | heure
sense:
(Christianity, in the plural) The set times of prayer, the canonical hours, the offices or services prescribed for these, or a book containing them.


lexentry: eng/house-search__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: house-search
trans_list: perquisition
sense:
A thorough search of a home or other privately owned real estate as part of an official (notably judicial) investigation.


lexentry: eng/house__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: house
trans_list: chambre | maison
sense:
A building used for something other than a residence (typically with qualifying word). [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/house__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: house
trans_list: maison
sense:
A place of public accommodation or entertainment, especially a public house, an inn, a restaurant, a theatre, or a casino; or the management thereof. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/house__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: house
trans_list: chambre | maison
sense:
(politics) A building where a deliberative assembly meets; whence the assembly itself, particularly a component of a legislature. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/house__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: house
trans_list: maison
sense:
A dynasty; a family with its ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble one. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/house_arrest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: house arrest
trans_list: résidence surveillée | assignation à résidence
sense:
(legal) Confinement of a person to his or her residence, sometimes with a limited travel allowance, ordered by a judge or other authority as a more lenient alternative to imprisonment.


lexentry: eng/house_music__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: house music
trans_list: house | house music | musique house
sense:
(music genre) A particular type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum.


lexentry: eng/house_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: house number
trans_list: numéro de maison
sense:
The number (street address) assigned to a particular house to distinguish it from other buildings on the same street.


lexentry: eng/house_of_correction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: house of correction
trans_list: correction
sense:
(UK, historical) A kind of residential penitentiary facility, built after the passing of the Elizabethan Poor Law (1601), where those who were "unwilling to work", including vagrants and beggars, were set to work.


lexentry: eng/house_points__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: house points
trans_list: bon point
sense:
(usually, in the plural) Point awarded to a member of the house of a grammar school or public school for sporting and other achievement.


lexentry: eng/house_sparrow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: house sparrow
trans_list: moineau domestique | piaf | moineau franc
sense:
A bird of the species Passer domesticus, native to much of Eurasia, introduced in many other temperate environments.


lexentry: eng/house_wine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: house wine
trans_list: vin de maison | vin de pays
sense:
A relatively inexpensive wine sold in a restaurant, often by the glass as well as by the bottle or unmarked carafe; both red and white are normally offered.


lexentry: eng/houseboy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: houseboy
trans_list: domestique, servante
sense:
(chiefly, historical) A young male domestic servant, especially in a British colony in former times.


lexentry: eng/housebreaker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: housebreaker
trans_list: cambrioleur
sense:
A criminal who breaks into and enters another's house or premises with the intent of committing a crime.


lexentry: eng/housefather__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: housefather
trans_list: chef d'établisement
sense:
The father of a family; the male head of household, or of any collection of persons living as a family or in common, as in a primitive community.


lexentry: eng/housekeeper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: housekeeper
trans_list: gouvernante
sense:
Someone (traditionally a woman) employed to look after the home, typically by managing domestic servants or superintending household management; also someone with equivalent duties in a hotel, institution etc. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/housekeeper__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: housekeeper
trans_list: ménagère
sense:
Someone who manages the running of a home, traditionally the female head of the household. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/housemaid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: housemaid
trans_list: femme de ménage
sense:
A female domestic worker attached to the non-servant quarter part of the house, as opposed to a scullery maid.


lexentry: eng/housewife__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: housewife
trans_list: femme au foyer | maîtresse de maison | garce | mère au foyer
sense:
(plural "housewives") The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the female head of a household.


lexentry: eng/housewife__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: housewife
trans_list: boîte à ouvrage | trousse de couture
sense:
(plural "housewifes") A little case or bag for materials used in sewing, and for other articles of female work.


lexentry: eng/housing_estate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: housing estate
trans_list: lotissement | grand ensemble
sense:
A group of often architecturally similar buildings constructed at the same time, primarily for residential accommodation.


lexentry: eng/hover__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hover
trans_list: placer le curseur [[au-dessus]] [[d'un]] hyperlien
sense:
(computing) Chiefly followed by over: to use a mouse or other device to place a cursor over something on a screen such as a hyperlink or icon without clicking, so as to produce a result (such as the appearance of a tooltip).


lexentry: eng/hovercraft__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hovercraft
trans_list: aéroglisseur
sense:
(vehicle, genericized trademark) A vehicle supported on a cushion of air, able to traverse many different types of terrain and travel over water, used for transport.


lexentry: eng/hoverfly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hoverfly
trans_list: syrphe
sense:
Any of various flies from the family Syrphidae that hover in the air and feed on the nectar of flowers.


lexentry: eng/how__Adverb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: how
trans_list: comme | que | comment
sense:
(exclamative) Used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings in an exclamation.


lexentry: eng/how_about_that__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: how about that
trans_list: ça alors | ça par exemple
sense:
(rhetorical question) A general statement of surprise or bemusement with regard to a particular event.; isn't that good, or unexpected, etc.


lexentry: eng/how_are_you__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: how are you
trans_list: comment vas-tu | comment ça va | comment allez-vous | ça va
sense:
(idiomatic) An informal greeting, not requiring a literal response. In form a question, and thus followed by a question mark. Typical responses include:


lexentry: eng/how_do_you_do__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: how do you do
trans_list: enchanté | enchantée
sense:
(formal, dated) A greeting used upon being introduced to someone. Alternatives are how are you, pleased to meet you, and nice to meet you. (Sometimes used as a rhetorical question among familiar parties, depending on the region).


lexentry: eng/howitzer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: howitzer
trans_list: obusier
sense:
A cannon that combines certain characteristics of field guns and mortars, delivering projectiles with medium velocities, usually with relatively high trajectories; normally a cannon with a tube length of 20 to 30 calibers.


lexentry: eng/hoy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hoy
trans_list: heu
sense:
(nautical) A small coaster vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used in conveying passengers and goods, or as a tender to larger vessels in port.


lexentry: eng/huddle__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: huddle
trans_list: se blottir | se raccoquiller
sense:
(intransitive) To curl one's legs up to the chest and keep one's arms close to the torso; to crouch; to assume a position similar to that of an embryo in the womb.


lexentry: eng/hue_and_cry__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hue and cry
trans_list: clameur
sense:
(by extension) A loud and persistent public clamour, especially one associated with protest or the making of some demand.


lexentry: eng/hug__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hug
trans_list: étreinte | embrassade | câlin | accolade
sense:
A close embrace, especially when charged with an emotion such as affection, joy, relief, lust, anger, aggression, compassion, and the like, as opposed to being characterized by formality, equivocation or ambivalence (a half-embrace or "little hug").


lexentry: eng/huh__Interjection__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: huh
trans_list: hein | oh
sense:
(slang, with falling pitch) Used either to belittle the issuer of a statement/question, or sarcastically to indicate utter agreement, and that the statement being responded to is an extreme understatement. The intonation is changed to distinguish between the two meanings - implied dullness for belittlement, and feigned surprise for utter agreement.


lexentry: eng/huke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: huke
trans_list: huque
sense:
(historical) An outer garment (robe or cloak) worn by men and women in Europe in the Middle Ages, either as civilian clothing or over armor.


lexentry: eng/hula_hoop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hula hoop
trans_list: hula hoop
sense:
A toy in the form of a large hoop which is twirled around various parts of the body, especially the waist.


lexentry: eng/hulk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hulk
trans_list: épave
sense:
(by extension) A non-functional but floating ship, usually stripped of equipment and rigging, and often put to other uses such as accommodation or storage.


lexentry: eng/huller__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: huller
trans_list: décortiqueuse
sense:
One who, or that which, hulls; especially, an agricultural machine for removing the hulls from grain; a hulling machine.


lexentry: eng/hum__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hum
trans_list: fredonner
sense:
(intransitive) To make a sound from the vocal cords without pronouncing any real words, with one's lips closed.


lexentry: eng/human__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: human
trans_list: humain | homme | être humain
sense:
(fantasy, scifi, mythology) A human as contrasted from superficially similar but typically more powerful humanoid creatures; a member of the human race.


lexentry: eng/human_being__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: human being
trans_list: être humain | homme | humain | humaine
sense:
A person; a large sapient, bipedal primate, with notably less hair than others of that order, of the species Homo sapiens.


lexentry: eng/human_capital__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: human capital
trans_list: capital humain
sense:
(economics) The stock of competencies, knowledge, habits, social and personality attributes, including creativity, cognitive abilities, embodied in the ability to perform labor so as to produce economic value.


lexentry: eng/human_chain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: human chain
trans_list: chaîne humaine
sense:
(politics) A form of demonstration in which people link their arms as a show of political solidarity.


lexentry: eng/human_condition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: human condition
trans_list: condition humaine
sense:
(usually, preceded by the) What it means to be human; the experiences, characteristics, and limitations of life shared by all humans, as opposed to other lifeforms.


lexentry: eng/human_geography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: human geography
trans_list: anthropogéographie
sense:
The branch of geography that studies the relationships between the physical environment and the activities of humans.


lexentry: eng/human_immunodeficiency_virus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: human immunodeficiency virus
trans_list: virus de l'immunodéficience humaine
sense:
(virology) Either of the two related viruses, human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) and human immunodeficiency virus 2 (HIV-2) that progressively destroy the body's immune system and can potentially lead to AIDS.


lexentry: eng/human_resources__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: human resources
trans_list: ressources humaines
sense:
(management) The personnel department of an organization, dealing with the recruitment, administration, management and training of employees.


lexentry: eng/human_rights__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: human rights
trans_list: droits de l'homme | droits humains | droits de la personne
sense:
(international law) The set of basic rights and freedoms that all humans should be guaranteed, including the right to life and liberty, freedom of thought and expression, and equality before the law.


lexentry: eng/human_shield__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: human shield
trans_list: bouclier humain
sense:
(military) Civilians which a military group has deliberately placed combat targets near to deter an enemy from attacking those targets.


lexentry: eng/human_trafficking__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: human trafficking
trans_list: traite | trafic [[d']]êtres humains
sense:
A criminal activity in which people are recruited, harbored, transported, bought, or kidnapped to serve an exploitative purpose, such as sexual slavery, forced labor, or child soldiery.


lexentry: eng/humane__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: humane
trans_list: humain
sense:
Pertaining to branches of learning concerned with human affairs or the humanities, especially classical literature or rhetoric.


lexentry: eng/humanism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: humanism
trans_list: humanisme
sense:
(historical, often capitalized) Specifically, a cultural and intellectual movement in 14th-16th century Europe characterised by attention to classical culture and a promotion of vernacular texts, notably during the Renaissance. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/humanism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: humanism
trans_list: humanisme
sense:
An ethical system that centers on humans and their values, needs, interests, abilities, dignity and freedom; especially used for a secular one which rejects theistic religion and superstition. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/humanitarian_corridor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: humanitarian corridor
trans_list: corridor humanitaire | couloir humanitaire
sense:
A type of temporary demilitarized zone intended to allow the safe transit of humanitarian aid into, and/or refugees out of, a crisis-hit region.


lexentry: eng/humanity__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: humanity
trans_list: humanité
sense:
(uncountable) The quality of being benevolent; humane traits of character; humane qualities or aspects.


lexentry: eng/humanoid__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: humanoid
trans_list: humanoïde
sense:
Having the appearance or characteristics of a human; being anthropomorphic under some criteria (physical, mental, genetical, ethological, ethical etc.).


lexentry: eng/humble__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: humble
trans_list: humilier
sense:
(transitive, often, reflexive) To make humble or lowly; to make less proud or arrogant; to make meek and submissive.


lexentry: eng/humid__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: humid
trans_list: humide | mouillé
sense:
Containing perceptible moisture (usually describing air or atmosphere); damp; moist; somewhat wet or watery.


lexentry: eng/humidor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: humidor
trans_list: humidor
sense:
A container designed to keep its contents at a constant humidity; especially such a box for storing cigars.


lexentry: eng/hummus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hummus
trans_list: houmous
sense:
A Levantine Arab dip made of chickpea paste with various additions, such as olive oil, fresh garlic, lemon juice, and tahini, often eaten with pitta bread, or as a meze.


lexentry: eng/humorist__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: humorist
trans_list: humoriste
sense:
A humorous or witty person, especially someone skilled in humorous writing or performance. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/humour__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: humour
trans_list: humeur | disposition
sense:
(uncountable) A mood, especially a bad mood; a temporary state of mind or disposition brought upon by an event; an abrupt illogical inclination or whim.


lexentry: eng/humour__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: humour
trans_list: humeur
sense:
(archaic, or, historical) Any of the fluids in an animal body, especially the four "cardinal humours" of blood, yellow bile, black bile and phlegm that were believed to control the health and mood of the human body.


lexentry: eng/humour__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: humour
trans_list: humour
sense:
(medicine) Either of the two regions of liquid within the eyeball, the aqueous humour and vitreous humour.


lexentry: eng/humph__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: humph
trans_list: hum
sense:
(onomatopoeia) A sound, usually made with a closed mouth pouting, indicating annoyance, indignation, disapproval, doubt, or sighing.


lexentry: eng/humuhumunukunukuapuaa__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: humuhumunukunukuapuaa
trans_list: baliste écharpe
sense:
Rhinecanthus rectangulus, a species of triggerfish found in the coral reefs of many of the oceans. It is characterized by a noticeably large snout and blue lips that resemble that of a pig’s snout.


lexentry: eng/humus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: humus
trans_list: humus
sense:
A large group of natural organic compounds, found in the soil, formed from the chemical and biological decomposition of plant and animal residues and from the synthetic activity of microorganisms.


lexentry: eng/hundredweight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hundredweight
trans_list: quintal
sense:
(historical) Various units of ancient measurement systems consisting of 100 units usually translated as "pounds".


lexentry: eng/hung__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: hung
trans_list: lent | mou
sense:
(computing, colloquial) Of a computer or similar device, receiving power but not functioning as desired; working very slowly or not at all. The condition is often corrected by rebooting the computer.


lexentry: eng/hung_jury__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hung jury
trans_list: désaccord du jury | impasse | jury dans l'impasse
sense:
(legal) A jury in a legal trial that is unable to reach or come to a verdict because the jurors cannot agree on a decision.


lexentry: eng/hunger__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hunger
trans_list: avoir soif
sense:
(figuratively, intransitive, usually, _, with 'for' or 'after') To have a desire (for); to long; to yearn.


lexentry: eng/hunger_stone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hunger stone
trans_list: pierre de la faim
sense:
A stone, either naturally exposed or intentionally embedded in a river during a drought, which is dated and often inscribed to mark the water level as a warning to future generations that they may face famine if the water reaches that low level again. Such stones are common in Central Europe.


lexentry: eng/hunter-gatherer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hunter-gatherer
trans_list: chasseur-cueilleur
sense:
A member of a group of people who live by hunting animals and gathering edible plants for their main food sources, and who do not keep animals or farm land.


lexentry: eng/hunting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hunting
trans_list: chasse | vènerie
sense:
The act of finding and killing a wild animal, either for sport or with the intention of using its parts to make food, clothes, etc.


lexentry: eng/hunting_horn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hunting horn
trans_list: cor de chasse | trompe de chasse | huchet
sense:
(music) A bugle, being either simply curved (especially in heraldry), or having from one (in e.g. some Roman horns) to three (in many modern musical horns) spirals, on which signals are blown during a hunt.


lexentry: eng/hunting_knife__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hunting knife
trans_list: couteau de chasse
sense:
A knife optimized for use in hunting animals, usually with a substantial belly and sometimes with a back edge that is partially serrated#Adjective for sawing#Noun; fixed-blade and folding versions are both popular, and tasks such as field dressing, skinning#Noun, and bushcraft are anticipated.


lexentry: eng/hunting_whip__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hunting whip
trans_list: le fouet de chasse
sense:
A whip with a hooked horn handle (that can be used for opening gates), a short shaft or stock, and a long leather thong with a silk or cord lash.


lexentry: eng/hurdle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hurdle
trans_list: haie | obstacle
sense:
(athletics, horses) An artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which athletes or horses jump in a race.


lexentry: eng/hurdle__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hurdle
trans_list: claie
sense:
A movable frame of wattled twigs, osiers, or withes and stakes, or sometimes of iron, used for enclosing land, for folding sheep and cattle, for gates, etc.; also, in fortification, used as revetments, and for other purposes.


lexentry: eng/hurdy-gurdy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hurdy-gurdy
trans_list: vielle à roue
sense:
(musical instrument) A stringed instrument that produces a droning sound by turning a handle that connects to a wheel that rubs against a rosined string, with a keyboard also used to alter the pitch of the string.


lexentry: eng/hurricane__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hurricane
trans_list: ouragan
sense:
(in particular, meteorology) A severe tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or in the eastern North Pacific off the west coast of Mexico, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes. [20th c.]


lexentry: eng/hurricane__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: hurricane
trans_list: ouragan
sense:
(cocktails) A sweet alcoholic drink made with rum, lemon juice (or sometimes other fruit juice), and either passion fruit syrup or fassionola.


lexentry: eng/hurt_a_fly__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hurt a fly
trans_list: ne pas faire de mal à une mouche
sense:
(idiomatic, chiefly in the negative, chiefly with a conditional) To hurt or damage something even a little.


lexentry: eng/hurtle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hurtle
trans_list: foncer | élancer
sense:
To cause (someone or something) to collide with or hit another person or thing; or (two people or things) to collide with or hit each other.


lexentry: eng/husband_and_wife__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: husband and wife
trans_list: mari et femme
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see husband,‎ and,‎ wife. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/husband_stitch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: husband stitch
trans_list: point du mari
sense:
An extra stitch made by a doctor after an episiotomy in order to make the opening of the vagina smaller, supposedly to increase the pleasure of a male partner during sex.


lexentry: eng/husbandry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: husbandry
trans_list: agriculture
sense:
The occupation or work of a husbandman or farmer; the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock; agriculture.


lexentry: eng/husk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: husk
trans_list: écale
sense:
The dry, leafy or stringy exterior of certain vegetables or fruits, which must be removed before eating the meat inside.


lexentry: eng/hut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hut
trans_list: hutte
sense:
A small, simple one-storey dwelling or shelter, often with just one room, and generally built of readily available local materials.


lexentry: eng/hutong__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hutong
trans_list: hutong
sense:
A narrow alley or street in a traditional residential district of a city in China, especially Beijing. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/hyaluronic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyaluronic acid
trans_list: acide hyaluronique
sense:
(sugar acid) A mucopolysaccharide (a kind of polymer) that forms a gel-like substance within animal connective tissue.


lexentry: eng/hybrid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hybrid
trans_list: hybride
sense:
(biology) Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains.


lexentry: eng/hybrid__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hybrid
trans_list: hybride
sense:
A hybrid vehicle, especially a car; a vehicle that runs on both fuel (gasoline or diesel) and electricity (battery or energy from the sun).


lexentry: eng/hybrid__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hybrid
trans_list: hybride
sense:
Something of mixed origin or composition; often, a tool or technology that combines the benefits of formerly separate tools or technologies.


lexentry: eng/hybrid_warfare__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hybrid warfare
trans_list: guerre hybride
sense:
A form of warfare that blends both conventional warfare and irregular warfare, such as cyberwarfare, economic warfare, information warfare, psychological warfare and terrorism using either paramilitary or insurgents.


lexentry: eng/hydathode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydathode
trans_list: hydathode
sense:
(botany) A tissue, in the leaves of many plants, that contains microscopic pores through which water is excreted.


lexentry: eng/hydra__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hydra
trans_list: hydre
sense:
(biology) Any of several small freshwater polyps of the genus Hydra and related genera, having a naked cylindrical body and an oral opening surrounded by tentacles.


lexentry: eng/hydracid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydracid
trans_list: hydracide
sense:
(chemistry) An acid that does not contain any oxygen; they are all binary compounds of hydrogen plus either a halogen (for example, hydrochloric acid, hydrofluoric acid, hydroiodic acid, hydrobromic acid) or a pseudohalogen.


lexentry: eng/hydraulic_engineering__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydraulic engineering
trans_list: génie hydraulique
sense:
A sub-discipline of civil engineering concerned with the flow and conveyance of fluids, principally water and sewage.


lexentry: eng/hydraulics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydraulics
trans_list: hydraulique
sense:
The engineering science that deals with practical applications where liquid is in motion and transmits energy.


lexentry: eng/hydrazide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydrazide
trans_list: hydrazide
sense:
(chemistry) any compound derived from an oxoacid by replacing the hydroxide group with -NHNH2 or derived forms -NRNR2


lexentry: eng/hydrocephalus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydrocephalus
trans_list: hydrocéphalie
sense:
(medicine) A usually congenital condition in which an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the cerebral ventricles causes enlargement of the skull and compression of the brain, destroying much of the neural tissue.


lexentry: eng/hydrochloric_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydrochloric acid
trans_list: acide chlorhydrique | acide muriatique
sense:
(inorganic compound) A strong acid made by dissolving the gas hydrogen chloride in water. It reacts with alkalis, bases and many metals to form chlorides; it has many industrial applications.


lexentry: eng/hydroelectric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydroelectric
trans_list: hydro-électrique | hydroélectrique
sense:
That generates electricity by converting the energy of moving water, or of steam escaping under high pressure.


lexentry: eng/hydrofluoric_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydrofluoric acid
trans_list: acide fluorhydrique
sense:
(chemistry) A solution of hydrogen fluoride, HF, in water; it is a weak but very corrosive acid, used in the production of fluorine compounds, and in metallurgy.


lexentry: eng/hydrofoil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydrofoil
trans_list: plan porteur
sense:
(nautical) A wing attached to the hull of a ship that raises it out of the water when travelling at speed and thus reduces drag.


lexentry: eng/hydrogen_bomb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydrogen bomb
trans_list: bombe à hydrogène
sense:
A thermonuclear bomb that derives its destructive power from the fusion of isotopes of hydrogen (deuterium and tritium).


lexentry: eng/hydrogen_bromide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydrogen bromide
trans_list: bromure d’hydrogène
sense:
(inorganic compound) A colourless gas having an irritating smell; it has the molecular formula HBr, and dissolves in water to form hydrobromic acid; it has many industrial applications including the production of barbiturates and synthetic hormones.


lexentry: eng/hydrogen_chloride__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydrogen chloride
trans_list: chlorure d'hydrogène
sense:
(inorganic compound) An inorganic compound with the formula HCl, which forms hydrochloric acid when dissolved in water.


lexentry: eng/hydrogen_fluoride__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydrogen fluoride
trans_list: fluorure d’hydrogène
sense:
(inorganic compound) a colorless fuming liquid or gas, with molecular formula HF. It dissolves in water to form hydrofluoric acid and has many industrial uses including the production of Teflon and the refining of uranium; it corrodes skin, flesh and bone, and any skin contact must be avoided


lexentry: eng/hydrogen_peroxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydrogen peroxide
trans_list: eau oxygénée | peroxyde d'hydrogène
sense:
(inorganic compound) A colourless liquid, H2O2, soluble in water, used as a mild antiseptic, bleaching agent (especially for bleaching hair), oxidizing agent and chemical reagent.


lexentry: eng/hydrogen_sulfide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydrogen sulfide
trans_list: hydrogène sulfuré | sulfure d'hydrogène
sense:
(inorganic compound) A toxic gas, H2S, smelling like rotten eggs and used in analytical chemistry and industry.


lexentry: eng/hydrogen_vehicle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydrogen vehicle
trans_list: moteur à hydrogène
sense:
Any vehicle that uses hydrogen as its principal fuel, normally via the electricity produced by a fuel cell.


lexentry: eng/hydrogenate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydrogenate
trans_list: hydrogéner
sense:
(chemistry, transitive) To treat something, or react something, with hydrogen; especially to react an unsaturated fat with hydrogen, in the presence of a nickel catalyst, to produce a harder saturated fat.


lexentry: eng/hydrogenated__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydrogenated
trans_list: hydrogéné
sense:
That has been treated, or reacted with hydrogen; especially describing a saturated fat so obtained from an unsaturated fat.


lexentry: eng/hydrogenation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydrogenation
trans_list: hydrogénation
sense:
(chemistry) The chemical reaction of hydrogen with another substance, especially with an unsaturated organic compound, and usually under the influence of temperature, pressure and catalysts.


lexentry: eng/hydrogeology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydrogeology
trans_list: hydrogéologie
sense:
The geology of groundwater, especially concerning the physical, biological and chemical properties of its occurrence and movement.


lexentry: eng/hydrography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydrography
trans_list: hydrographie
sense:
(nautical) The scientific measurement and description of the physical features and conditions of navigable waters and the shoreline.


lexentry: eng/hydrology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydrology
trans_list: hydrologie
sense:
The science of the properties, distribution, and effects of water on a planet's surface, in the soil and underlying rocks, and in the atmosphere


lexentry: eng/hydrolysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydrolysis
trans_list: hydrolyse
sense:
(chemistry) A chemical process of decomposition involving the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion of water.


lexentry: eng/hydrometeorology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydrometeorology
trans_list: hydrométéorologie
sense:
The branch of meteorology that studies the occurrence, movement and changes of state of water in the atmosphere.


lexentry: eng/hydrophilic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydrophilic
trans_list: hydrophile
sense:
(physics, chemistry) Having an affinity for water; able to absorb, or be wetted by water; water-loving.


lexentry: eng/hydroplane__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hydroplane
trans_list: glisser
sense:
(automotive) For a car or similar vehicle to slide along the road on a thin film of water between the road and the tyres. This occurs when a car has some speed and comes to somewhere with more water on the road than the weight of the car and the grooves in the tyre tread pattern (if any) can push away. The result is almost no traction at all for steering or braking.


lexentry: eng/hydrosphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydrosphere
trans_list: hydrosphère
sense:
All the liquid waters of the Earth or another astronomical body, as distinguished from the land and the gases of the atmosphere.


lexentry: eng/hydrostatic_equilibrium__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hydrostatic equilibrium
trans_list: équilibre hydrostatique
sense:
(astronomy) The state in which a sufficiently massive or warm solid body has relaxed under its own gravity into the plastic shape that it would have if it were liquid, apart possibly from rigid features in the crust.


lexentry: eng/hydrotherapy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydrotherapy
trans_list: hydrothérapie
sense:
(alternative medicine) Any of various techniques that use water, either externally or internally, for the treatment of disease and for the soothing of pain.


lexentry: eng/hydrotropism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydrotropism
trans_list: hydrotaxie | hydrotropisme
sense:
(biology) The movement of a plant (or other organism) in response to water, either towards or away from water.


lexentry: eng/hydroxychloroquine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydroxychloroquine
trans_list: hydroxychloroquine
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A drug derived from quinolone that is taken orally in the form of its sulfate C18H26ClN3O·H2SO4 to treat malaria, rheumatoid arthritis, and lupus erythematosus.


lexentry: eng/hydroxyl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hydroxyl
trans_list: hydroxyle
sense:
(chemistry) A univalent radical or functional group (–OH) in organic chemistry; present in alcohols, phenols, carboxylic acids and certain other classes of compounds.


lexentry: eng/hyena__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyena
trans_list: hyène
sense:
Any of the medium-sized to large feliform carnivores of the family Hyaenidae, native to Africa and Asia and noted for the sound similar to laughter which they can make if excited.


lexentry: eng/hyena__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hyena
trans_list: hyène
sense:
(Subsaharan Africa) A man that performs ritualized sex acts with recently widowed women and menarchal girls.


lexentry: eng/hygrometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hygrometer
trans_list: hygromètre
sense:
(meteorology) An instrument that measures the humidity of the air or other gases, especially the relative humidity.


lexentry: eng/hylic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hylic
trans_list: faggot
sense:
(gnosticism) The basest type of man in the gnostic theologian Valentinus' triadic grouping; a person focused on neither intellectual (psychic) nor spiritual (pneumatic) reality.


lexentry: eng/hylomorphism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hylomorphism
trans_list: hylémorphisme
sense:
(philosophy) The doctrine that every physical substance is the sum of its component matter and the form taken by that matter.


lexentry: eng/hylozoism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hylozoism
trans_list: hylozoïsme
sense:
A philosophical doctrine espousing that all or some material things possess life, or that all life is inseparable from matter.


lexentry: eng/hypallage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypallage
trans_list: hypallage
sense:
(rhetoric, grammar) A construction in which a modifier with meaning associated with one word appears grammatically applied to another, often used as a literary device.


lexentry: eng/hyperbaric_chamber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyperbaric chamber
trans_list: caisson hyperbare
sense:
A vessel containing air at an elevated pressure, especially one used to administer oxygen to a patient


lexentry: eng/hyperbaton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyperbaton
trans_list: hyperbate
sense:
(grammar) An inversion of the usual or logical order of words or phrases, for emphasis or poetic effect.


lexentry: eng/hyperbola__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyperbola
trans_list: hyperbole
sense:
(geometry) A conic section formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane that intersects the base of the cone and is not tangent to the cone. The function y(x) = 1/x draws a hyperbola.


lexentry: eng/hyperbole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyperbole
trans_list: hyperbole
sense:
(uncountable, rhetoric, literature) Deliberate or unintentional overstatement, particularly extreme overstatement.


lexentry: eng/hyperbolic__Adjective__2
sense_num: 05
written_rep: hyperbolic
trans_list: hyperbolique
sense:
(topology) Of, pertaining to, or in a hyperbolic space (a space having negative curvature or sectional curvature).


lexentry: eng/hyperbolic_cosine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyperbolic cosine
trans_list: cosinus hyperbolique
sense:
(mathematics) A hyperbolic function that is written in symbol cosh and defined as the following: \cosh(x) = \tfrac 1 2 (e^x + e^{-x}).


lexentry: eng/hyperbolic_function__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyperbolic function
trans_list: fonction hyperbolique
sense:
(calculus) A set of functions that are analogs of the trigonometric functions for hyperbolic spaces.


lexentry: eng/hyperbolic_paraboloid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyperbolic paraboloid
trans_list: paraboloïde hyperbolique
sense:
(mathematics) A surface having parabolic cross sections parallel to an axis and hyperbolic cross sections perpendicular to the axis.


lexentry: eng/hyperbolic_sine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyperbolic sine
trans_list: sinus hyperbolique
sense:
(mathematics) A hyperbolic function that is the analogue of the sine function for hyperbolic spaces, taking in a hyperbolic angle as an argument and returning the y-coordinate for the corresponding point on the unit hyperbola. It is written in symbol sinh and can be represented as: \sinh(x) = \tfrac 1 2 (e^x - e^{-x})


lexentry: eng/hyperboloid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyperboloid
trans_list: hyperboloïde | hyperboloïde à deux nappes | hyperboloïde à une nappe
sense:
A particular surface in three-dimensional Euclidean space, the graph of a quadratic with all three variables squared and their coefficients not all of the same sign.


lexentry: eng/hyperborean__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyperborean
trans_list: hyperboréen
sense:
Pertaining to the extreme north of the earth; or (usually, humorous) to a specific northern country or area.


lexentry: eng/hyperborean__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyperborean
trans_list: Hyperboréen
sense:
(Greek mythology, usually capitalised) One of a race of people living in the extreme north, beyond the north wind.


lexentry: eng/hypercorrection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypercorrection
trans_list: hypercorrection | fausse régression
sense:
(linguistics) Nonstandard language use that results from the overapplication of a perceived prescriptive rule.


lexentry: eng/hypercube__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypercube
trans_list: hypercube
sense:
(geometry) A geometric figure in four or more dimensions, which is analogous to a cube in three dimensions. Specifically, the n-dimensional equivalent of a cube for any non-negative integer n.


lexentry: eng/hypergeometric_distribution__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypergeometric distribution
trans_list: loi hypergéométrique
sense:
(probability theory, statistics) A discrete probability distribution that describes the probability of k "successes" in a sequence of n draws without replacement from a finite population.


lexentry: eng/hyperhidrosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyperhidrosis
trans_list: hyperhidrose
sense:
(pathology) A medical condition with the primary symptom of excessive sweating, in excess of that required for regulation of body temperature.


lexentry: eng/hyperkalemia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyperkalemia
trans_list: hyperkaliémie
sense:
(biology, medicine) The condition of having an abnormally high concentration of potassium ions in the blood (above the reference range).


lexentry: eng/hyperkinetic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyperkinetic
trans_list: hyperkinétique
sense:
(neurology, pathology, psychiatry, psychology) Of, relating to, or affected with hyperkinesis or hyperactivity.


lexentry: eng/hyperkinetic_disorder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyperkinetic disorder
trans_list: hyperkinésie | trouble hyperkinétique
sense:
(neurology, pathology, psychiatry, psychology) A developmental disorder in which a person has a persistent and pervasive pattern of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.


lexentry: eng/hyperlink__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyperlink
trans_list: hyperlien | hypertexte | lien
sense:
(Internet) Some text or a graphic in an electronic document that can be activated to display another document or trigger an action.


lexentry: eng/hypermedia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypermedia
trans_list: hypermédia
sense:
(computing) The use of text, data, graphics, audio and video as elements of an extended hypertext system in which all elements are linked so that the user can move among them at will.


lexentry: eng/hypernucleus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypernucleus
trans_list: hypernoyau
sense:
(physics) a nucleus that consists of protons, neutrons and at least one hyperon, such as a lambda baryon


lexentry: eng/hypernym__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypernym
trans_list: hyperonyme
sense:
(semantics) A superordinate word or phrase; a term whose referents form a set which includes as a subset the referents of a subordinate term—as, for example, insect (being a hypernym) for ant.


lexentry: eng/hyperon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyperon
trans_list: hypéron
sense:
(physics) Any baryon (a three-quark particle) with a non-zero strangeness (i.e., whose composition includes one or more strange or anti-strange quarks).


lexentry: eng/hyperparameter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyperparameter
trans_list: hyperparamètre
sense:
(Bayesian, _, statistics) A parameter of a prior (as distinguished from inferred parameters of the model for the underlying system under analysis).


lexentry: eng/hyperplane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyperplane
trans_list: hyperplan
sense:
(geometry) An n-dimensional generalization of a plane; an affine subspace of dimension n − 1 that splits an n-dimensional space. (In a one-dimensional space, it is a point; in two-dimensional space it is a line; in three-dimensional space, it is an ordinary plane.)


lexentry: eng/hypersexuality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypersexuality
trans_list: hypersexualité
sense:
Excessive desire for sexual activity, especially when considered high enough to be clinically significant.


lexentry: eng/hypersonic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypersonic
trans_list: hypersonique
sense:
(of a speed, aviation) Equal to, or greater than, or capable of achieving, five times the speed of sound.


lexentry: eng/hyperspace__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hyperspace
trans_list: hyperespace
sense:
(science fiction) A notional space orthogonal to the usual dimensions of space-time often used for faster-than-light travel.


lexentry: eng/hypersphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypersphere
trans_list: hypersphère
sense:
(geometry) The set of all points in a given hyperspace that are at a given distance from a given point; a generalization of a sphere in four or more dimensions.


lexentry: eng/hypertension__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypertension
trans_list: hypertension
sense:
(medicine, cardiology) A state of abnormally high blood pressure of arterial blood (arterial hypertension) or of the intra-ocular fluid.


lexentry: eng/hypertext__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypertext
trans_list: hypertexte
sense:
(uncountable) Digital text in which the reader may navigate related information through embedded hyperlinks.


lexentry: eng/hyperthymesia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyperthymesia
trans_list: hyperthymésie
sense:
(neuroscience) A rare condition in which a person possesses a superior autobiographical memory and is able to recall the vast majority of personal events and experiences in life.


lexentry: eng/hyperthymia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyperthymia
trans_list: hyperthymie
sense:
A personality type characterized by an excessively positive disposition similar to, but more stable than hypomania. This temperament generally describes a person with high energy and enthusiasm for life activities, as opposed to dysthymia.


lexentry: eng/hypertrophic_osteoarthropathy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (medicine) A medical condition of clubbing and periostitis of smaller joints in the hand.
written_rep: hypertrophic osteoarthropathy
trans_list:
ostéoarthropathie hypertrophiante pneumique | syndrome de Pierre-Marie et Foix | syndrome de Pierre-Marie-Bamberger


lexentry: eng/hypertrophy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypertrophy
trans_list: hypertrophie
sense:
(countable, medicine) An increase in the size of an organ or tissue due to the enlargement of its individual cells.


lexentry: eng/hyphen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyphen
trans_list: trait d'union | tiret | tiret du 6
sense:
The symbol "‐", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line.


lexentry: eng/hyphenate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyphenate
trans_list: mettre la césure
sense:
(transitive) to break a word at the end of a line according to the hyphenation rules by adding a hyphen on the end of the line.


lexentry: eng/hypnagogic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hypnagogic
trans_list: hypnagogique
sense:
That accompanies falling asleep; especially, pertaining to the semi-conscious period immediately preceding sleep.


lexentry: eng/hypnosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypnosis
trans_list: hypnose
sense:
A trancelike state, artificially induced, in which a person has a heightened suggestibility, and in which suppressed memories may be experienced.


lexentry: eng/hypocaust__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypocaust
trans_list: hypocauste
sense:
An underfloor space or flue through which heat from a furnace passes to heat the floor of a room or a bath.


lexentry: eng/hypochlorous_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypochlorous acid
trans_list: acide hypochloreux
sense:
(chemistry) A weak, unstable acid, HOCl, known only in solution; it is made by the action of chlorine on water and, along with its salts, the hypochlorites, occurs naturally in biology and has various practical uses in disinfection.


lexentry: eng/hypochondria__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypochondria
trans_list: hypocondrie
sense:
(medicine) A formerly defined psychological disorder characterized by excessive preoccupation or worry about having a serious illness. No longer a current medical diagnosis; see hypochondriasis for more.


lexentry: eng/hypochondriasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypochondriasis
trans_list: hypocondrie
sense:
(medicine) A mental disorder (in some classifications of such disorders, including ICD-11) that is characterized by excessive fear of or preoccupation with a serious illness, despite medical testing and reassurance to the contrary.


lexentry: eng/hypocoristic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypocoristic
trans_list: hypocoristique
sense:
A nickname, especially one indicating intimacy and formed through a shortening of the original name.


lexentry: eng/hypocrisy__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hypocrisy
trans_list: hypocrisie | faux-culterie | tartuferie | tartufferie
sense:
The practice of engaging in the same behaviour or activity for which one criticises another; moral self-contradiction whereby the behavior of one or more people belies their own claimed or implied possession of certain beliefs, standards or virtues.


lexentry: eng/hypocrite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypocrite
trans_list: hypocrite | pharisien | pharisienne | tartufe | tartuffe
sense:
Someone who practices hypocrisy, who pretends to hold beliefs, or whose actions are not consistent with their claimed beliefs. [from early 13th c.]


lexentry: eng/hypocycloid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypocycloid
trans_list: hypocycloïde
sense:
(geometry) The locus of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls without slipping inside the circumference of another circle.


lexentry: eng/hypodermic_needle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypodermic needle
trans_list: aiguille hypodermique
sense:
A hollow needle with a sharp point intended to puncture the skin to draw a fluid from under the skin or inject a fluid under the skin, used as part of a hypodermic syringe.


lexentry: eng/hypodermis__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hypodermis
trans_list: hypoderme
sense:
(anatomy) A subcutaneous layer of loose connective tissue containing fat cells, lying beneath the dermis.


lexentry: eng/hypoglossal_nerve__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypoglossal nerve
trans_list: nerf hypoglosse
sense:
(neuroanatomy) Either of the 12th and final pair of cranial nerves which are motor nerves arising from the medulla oblongata and supplying muscles of the tongue in higher vertebrates.


lexentry: eng/hypolimnion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypolimnion
trans_list: hypolimnion
sense:
(geography) The perpetually cold layer of water that lies beneath the thermocline of a thermally stratified lake.


lexentry: eng/hypomagnesemia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypomagnesemia
trans_list: hypomagnésémie
sense:
(biology, medicine) The condition of having an abnormally low concentration of magnesium (Mg) ions in the blood (below the reference range).


lexentry: eng/hypomania__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypomania
trans_list: hypomanie
sense:
(medicine) A mild form of mania, especially the phase of several mood disorders characterized by euphoria or hyperactivity.


lexentry: eng/hyponym__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyponym
trans_list: hyponyme
sense:
(semantics) A more specific term; a subordinate grouping word or phrase; a term designating a subclass of another more general class described by the given word.


lexentry: eng/hypophosphatemia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypophosphatemia
trans_list: hypophosphatémie
sense:
(medicine) An electrolyte disturbance in which there is an abnormally low level of phosphate in the blood, most commonly seen when malnourished patients are given large amounts of carbohydrates, creating a high phosphorus demand in the cells of the body.


lexentry: eng/hypopituitarism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypopituitarism
trans_list: hypopituitarisme
sense:
(medicine) A decrease in secretion of one or more of the eight hormones normally produced by the pituitary gland.


lexentry: eng/hypoplasia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypoplasia
trans_list: hypoplasie
sense:
(medicine, pathology) Underdevelopment or incomplete development of a tissue or organ, especially when caused by an inadequate or below-normal number of cells.


lexentry: eng/hypospadias__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypospadias
trans_list: hypospadias
sense:
(anatomy) A congenital condition in males in which the opening of the urethra is on the underside of the penis.


lexentry: eng/hypostasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: hypostasis
trans_list: hypostase
sense:
(theology) The essential person, specifically the single person of Christ (as distinguished from his two ‘natures’, human and divine), or of the three ‘persons’ of the Trinity (sharing a single ‘essence’). [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/hypostasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: hypostasis
trans_list: hypostase
sense:
(psychology) Referring to the hypostatic model of personality; i.e., asserting that humans present themselves in many different aspects or hypostases, depending on the internal and external realities they relate to, including different approaches to the study of personality.


lexentry: eng/hypothalamus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypothalamus
trans_list: hypothalamus
sense:
(neuroanatomy) A region of the forebrain located below the thalamus, forming the basal portion of the diencephalon, and functioning to regulate body temperature, some metabolic processes and governing the autonomic nervous system.


lexentry: eng/hypothesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypothesis
trans_list: hypothèse
sense:
(sciences) A tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem and that can be tested by further observation, investigation, and/or experimentation.


lexentry: eng/hypothyroidism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypothyroidism
trans_list: hypothyroïdisme
sense:
(pathology) The disease state caused by insufficient production of thyroid hormone by the thyroid gland. [from 1900s]


lexentry: eng/hypotrochoid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypotrochoid
trans_list: hypotrochoïde
sense:
(geometry) A geometric curve traced by a fixed point on the radius line outside one circle which rotates inside the perimeter of another circle.


lexentry: eng/hypoventilation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypoventilation
trans_list: hypoventilation
sense:
(medicine, pulmonology) Respiratory depression, occurring when ventilation is inadequate to perform the necessary gas exchange, which may be caused by certain medical conditions, by holding one's breath, or by drug overdose.


lexentry: eng/hypovolemic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypovolemic
trans_list: hypovolémique
sense:
Of, pertaining to hypovolemia, or characterized by low volume of blood in the circulatory system; as hypovolemic shock.


lexentry: eng/hypoxemia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hypoxemia
trans_list: hypoxémie
sense:
(medicine) An abnormal deficiency in the concentration of oxygen in the blood, be it the partial pressure of oxygen (mm Hg), the content of oxygen (ml oxygen per dl of blood) or the per cent saturation of the blood's hemoglobin, singly or in combination.


lexentry: eng/hyrax__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyrax
trans_list: daman
sense:
Any of several small, paenungulate herbivorous mammals of the family Procaviidae from the order Hyracoidea, with a bulky frame and fang-like incisors, native to Africa and the Middle East.


lexentry: eng/hyssop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hyssop
trans_list: hysope
sense:
Any of several aromatic bushy herbs, of the genus Hyssopus, native to Southern Europe and once used medicinally.


lexentry: eng/hysteresis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hysteresis
trans_list: hystérésis | hystérèse
sense:
A property of a system such that an output value is not a strict function of the corresponding input, but also incorporates some lag, delay, or history dependence, and in particular when the response for a decrease in the input variable is different from the response for an increase. For example, a thermostat with a nominal setpoint of 75° might switch the controlled heat source on when the temperature drops below 74°, and off when it rises above 76°.


lexentry: eng/hysteria__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hysteria
trans_list: hystérie
sense:
Behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotions, in a wide range from joy to panic but usually including anxiety or fear.


lexentry: eng/háček__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: háček
trans_list: caron | hatchek | accent hirondelle | chevron | háček
sense:
(orthography, and, typography) A caron; a diacritical mark (ˇ) usually resembling an inverted circumflex, but in the cases of ď, Ľ, ľ, and ť resembling an apostrophe (’) instead.


lexentry: eng/hübnerite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hübnerite
trans_list: hübnérite
sense:
(mineral) A manganese tungstate mineral that forms reddish-brown to black monoclinic prismatic submetallic crystals.


lexentry: eng/iPhone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iPhone
trans_list: iPhone
sense:
(trademark) A smartphone of a series produced by Apple, which typically combine a camera phone, PDA, multimedia player, and wireless communication device.


lexentry: eng/iamb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iamb
trans_list: ïambe
sense:
(prosody) A metrical foot in verse consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.


lexentry: eng/iambic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iambic
trans_list: iambique
sense:
(prosody) Consisting of iambs (metrical feet with an unstressed-stressed pattern) or characterized by their predominance. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/iambic_pentameter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iambic pentameter
trans_list: pentamètre iambique
sense:
A poetic meter consisting of lines with five iambic feet each, meaning the even syllables are dominant.


lexentry: eng/iatrogenic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iatrogenic
trans_list: iatrogène | iatrogénique
sense:
(medicine, of a disease, injury, or other adverse outcome) Induced by the words or actions of the physician or by medical treatment or diagnostic procedure.


lexentry: eng/ibis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ibis
trans_list: ibis
sense:
Any of various long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, having long downcurved bills used to probe the mud for prey such as crustaceans.


lexentry: eng/ibisbill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ibisbill
trans_list: bec-d'ibis tibétain
sense:
Ibidorhyncha struthersii, a species of wading bird inhabiting the shingle riverbanks of the high plateau of Central Asia and the Himalayas.


lexentry: eng/ibuprofen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ibuprofen
trans_list: ibuprofène
sense:
(carboxylic acid, pharmaceutical drug) A synthetic compound used widely as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory drug.


lexentry: eng/ice__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: ice
trans_list: glacer
sense:
(transitive) To cover with icing (frosting made of sugar and milk or white of egg); to frost; as cakes, tarts, etc.


lexentry: eng/ice_age__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ice age
trans_list: âge de glace
sense:
(scientific) A period of long-term reduction in the temperature of Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in the presence of major polar ice sheets that reach the ocean and calve icebergs.


lexentry: eng/ice_age__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ice age
trans_list: période glaciaire | glaciation | englaciation | âge de glace
sense:
(colloquial) Any of several glacial periods (within a scientific ice age) marked by episodes of extensive glaciation alternating with episodes of relative warmth (interglacial).


lexentry: eng/ice_cap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ice cap
trans_list: calotte glaciaire
sense:
A permanent expanse of ice encompassing a large geographical area, as for example in Earth's polar zones (polar ice) or at high elevation. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/ice_cider__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ice cider
trans_list: cidre de glace
sense:
an apple cider made from frozen apples harvested after freezing winter weather has descended on the orchard.


lexentry: eng/ice_core__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ice core
trans_list: carotte de glace
sense:
A core sample removed from an ice sheet, most commonly from the polar ice caps of Antarctica, Greenland or from high mountain glaciers elsewhere, the properties of which can be used to reconstruct a climatic record of a given area.


lexentry: eng/ice_cream_cone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ice cream cone
trans_list: cornet de glace
sense:
A thin, conical confection baked from crepe batter, sealed at its apex, used to hold ice cream while it is being eaten.


lexentry: eng/ice_cream_scoop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ice cream scoop
trans_list: cuillère à glace
sense:
A handheld scoop with a lever that helps the user dig through hard substances, most commonly cold ice cream.


lexentry: eng/ice_cube__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ice cube
trans_list: glaçon | cube de glace
sense:
Any small piece of ice used for cooling drinks, larger than crushed ice, and regardless of their shape.


lexentry: eng/ice_hole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ice hole
trans_list: trou glace
sense:
A hole in the ice of a frozen body of water, often man-made with the scope of fishing. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/ice_rink__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ice rink
trans_list: patinoire
sense:
A specially frozen surface of water on which people skate or play ice hockey; the building that houses such a surface.


lexentry: eng/ice_shelf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ice shelf
trans_list: plateforme de glace
sense:
A thick, floating platform of ice that forms where a glacier or ice sheet flows down to a coastline and onto the ocean surface. Ice shelves are found in Antarctica, Greenland, and Canada only.


lexentry: eng/ice_tray__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ice tray
trans_list: bac à glaçons
sense:
A household item usually in the form of a plastic or metal device with a series of indentations such that the item may be easily filled with water (or another liquid) for the purpose of being placed in a freezer, from which it will later be removed, at which point it will contain easily separable ice cubes (or frozen cubes of whatever liquid was placed in it).


lexentry: eng/ice_wine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ice wine
trans_list: vin de glace
sense:
A sweet dessert wine made from grapes that are harvested after they have naturally frozen on the vine.


lexentry: eng/iceberg__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: iceberg
trans_list: iceberg | montagne de glace
sense:
A huge mass of ocean-floating ice which has broken off a glacier or ice shelf [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/iceberg_lettuce__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iceberg lettuce
trans_list: laitue iceberg
sense:
A lettuce cultivar (Lactuca sativa var. capitata) noted for its crunchiness; the most familiar of all lettuces sold in the United States.


lexentry: eng/icebox__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: icebox
trans_list: compartiment à glaçons | congélateur
sense:
(UK) A compartment in a refrigerator that is colder than the rest of the refrigerator and is used as a freezer.


lexentry: eng/icebreaker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: icebreaker
trans_list: brise-glace
sense:
(watercraft) A ship designed to break through ice so that it, or other ships coming behind, can navigate on frozen seas.


lexentry: eng/icehouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: icehouse
trans_list: glacière
sense:
A deep cellar or outdoor building used for the storage of ice or snow; sometimes also used to store food at low temperature.


lexentry: eng/ichor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ichor
trans_list: ichor
sense:
(Greek mythology) The liquid said to flow in place of blood in the veins of the gods. [from late 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/ichthyosaur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ichthyosaur
trans_list: ichtyosaure
sense:
Any fishlike marine reptiles of the extinct order †Ichthyosauria of the early Triassic to the late Cretaceous period, that had a body somewhat like a porpoise. [from c. 1830]


lexentry: eng/icing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: icing
trans_list: glaçage
sense:
(cooking) A sweet, often creamy and thick glaze made primarily of sugar, often enriched with ingredients like butter, egg whites, or flavorings, typically used for baked goods.


lexentry: eng/icing_on_the_cake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: icing on the cake
trans_list: cerise sur le gâteau
sense:
(idiomatic) Something that intensifies the appreciation of something already good (or bad in an ironic sense depending on the context).


lexentry: eng/icon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: icon
trans_list: icône
sense:
An image, symbol, picture, portrait, or other representation usually as an object of religious devotion.


lexentry: eng/icon__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: icon
trans_list: icône
sense:
(religion, especially, Eastern Christianity) A type of religious painting portraying a saint or scene from Scripture, often done on wooden panels.


lexentry: eng/iconoclasm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iconoclasm
trans_list: iconoclasme
sense:
The belief in, participation in, or sanction of destroying religious icons and other symbols or monuments, usually with religious or political motives. [1797]


lexentry: eng/iconoclast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iconoclast
trans_list: iconoclaste
sense:
(historical, Christianity) One who destroys religious images or icons, especially an opponent of the Orthodox Church in the 8th and 9th centuries, or a Puritan during the European Reformation.


lexentry: eng/iconoclastic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iconoclastic
trans_list: iconoclaste
sense:
Characterized by attack on established and accepted beliefs, customs, or institutions; of or pertaining to iconoclasm.


lexentry: eng/iconography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iconography
trans_list: iconographie
sense:
A set of specified or traditional symbolic forms associated with the subject or theme of a stylized genre of art.


lexentry: eng/iconostasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iconostasis
trans_list: iconostase
sense:
(Eastern Orthodoxy) A wall of icons between the sanctuary and the nave in an Eastern Orthodox church.


lexentry: eng/icosidodecadodecahedron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: icosidodecadodecahedron
trans_list: icosidodécadodécaèdre
sense:
a polyhedron having 44 faces, 60 vertices, 120 edges, 12 self intersected faces and 12 nonconvex faces


lexentry: eng/id__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: id
trans_list: ça
sense:
(psychoanalysis) The unconscious impulsive component of the personality in the Freudian psychoanalytic model.


lexentry: eng/ide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ide
trans_list: ide mélanote
sense:
A freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, found across northern Europe and Asia, especially Leuciscus idus. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/idea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: idea
trans_list: idée
sense:
(philosophy) An abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect approximations; pure essence, as opposed to actual examples. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/idea__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: idea
trans_list: pensée | idée
sense:
More generally, any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/idea__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: idea
trans_list: idée
sense:
A conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/ideal__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ideal
trans_list: idéal
sense:
(algebra, ring theory) A two-sided ideal; a subset of a ring which is closed under both left and right multiplication by elements of the ring.


lexentry: eng/ideal_gas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ideal gas
trans_list: gaz parfait
sense:
(physics) a hypothetical gas, whose molecules exhibit no interaction, and undergo elastic collision with each other and with the walls of the container


lexentry: eng/idealism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: idealism
trans_list: idéalisme
sense:
The property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable or at odds with practical life.


lexentry: eng/idealism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: idealism
trans_list: idéalisme
sense:
(philosophy) An approach to philosophical enquiry, which asserts that direct and immediate knowledge can only be had of ideas or mental pictures.


lexentry: eng/idempotence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: idempotence
trans_list: idempotence
sense:
(mathematics, computing) A quality of an action such that repetitions of the action have no further effect on the outcome; the state of being idempotent.


lexentry: eng/idempotent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: idempotent
trans_list: idempotent
sense:
(mathematics, computing) (said of a function) Such that, when performed multiple times on the same subject, it has no further effect on its subject after the first time it is performed.


lexentry: eng/identical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: identical
trans_list: identique
sense:
(not comparable) Bearing full likeness by having precisely the same set of characteristics; indistinguishable.


lexentry: eng/identical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: identical
trans_list: identique | même | mêmes
sense:
(not comparable) Not different or other; not another or others; not different as regards self; selfsame; numerically identical.


lexentry: eng/identification__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: identification
trans_list: identification
sense:
(broadly, often) The combination of identifying (which one, which thing) and validating the identity (proving or confirming it); identifying and authenticating viewed as a unitary concept in cognition.


lexentry: eng/identifier__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: identifier
trans_list: identificateur
sense:
(programming, operating systems) A formal name used in source code to refer to a variable, function, procedure, package, etc. or in an operating system to refer to a process, user, group, etc.


lexentry: eng/identikit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: identikit
trans_list: portrait-robot
sense:
A picture of a person, reconstructed from strips showing facial features selected to match witnesses' descriptions; used by the police to build a likeness of a person sought for a crime.


lexentry: eng/identity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: identity
trans_list: identité
sense:
The difference or character that marks off an individual or collective from the rest of the same kind; selfhood; the sense of who something or someone or oneself is, or the recurring characteristics that enable the recognition of such an individual or group by others or themselves.


lexentry: eng/identity_element__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: identity element
trans_list: identité
sense:
(algebra) An element of an algebraic structure which when applied, in either order, to any other element via a binary operation yields the other element.


lexentry: eng/identity_function__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: identity function
trans_list: identité
sense:
(mathematics) A function whose value is always the same as its independent variable, and for which the codomain equals the domain.


lexentry: eng/identity_parade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: identity parade
trans_list: comparaison
sense:
(UK, Ireland, law enforcement) A process by which a witness confirms the identity of a criminal suspect, by viewing the suspect together with other people who were not involved in the crime.


lexentry: eng/identity_politics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: identity politics
trans_list: politique identitaire
sense:
(politics) Politics focusing on the self-interest and perspectives of people in various groupings, such as ethnicity, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, and gender identity.


lexentry: eng/identity_theft__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: identity theft
trans_list: usurpation d'identité
sense:
(law, criminology) The deliberate assumption of another person's identity, usually to gain access to that person's finances or to frame a person for a crime.


lexentry: eng/ideogram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ideogram
trans_list: idéogramme | idéographe
sense:
A picture or symbol which represents the idea of something without indicating the sequence of sounds used to pronounce it. Examples include digits, traffic signs, and graphic symbols such as @.


lexentry: eng/ideological__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ideological
trans_list: idéologique
sense:
(of a claim or idea) Irrational; supported by misinformation and social reinforcement, as opposed to credible evidence.


lexentry: eng/ideophone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ideophone
trans_list: idéophone
sense:
(part of speech) A word that uses sound symbolism to express aspects of events that can be experienced by the senses, like smell, color, shape, sound, action, or movement.


lexentry: eng/ides__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ides
trans_list: ides
sense:
(historical, often, _, capitalized) The notional full-moon day of a Roman month, occurring on the 15th day of the four original 31-day months (March, May, Quintilis or July, and October) and on the 13th day of all other months.


lexentry: eng/idiocy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: idiocy
trans_list: idiotie
sense:
(dated, psychology, now, , pejorative) The state or condition of being an idiot; the quality of having an intelligence level far below average; mental retardation; intellectual disability.


lexentry: eng/idiom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: idiom
trans_list: idiome | idiotisme
sense:
A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people.


lexentry: eng/idiom__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: idiom
trans_list: idiome
sense:
A language or language variety; specifically, a restricted dialect used in a given historical period, context etc.


lexentry: eng/idiom__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: idiom
trans_list: idiome | idiotisme
sense:
An established phrasal expression whose meaning may not be deducible from the literal meanings of its component words.


lexentry: eng/idiomaticity__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: idiomaticity
trans_list: idiomaticité
sense:
(linguistics, countable, rare) The state of a linguistic expression which exists when the expression exhibits semantic-pragmatic divergence, when the semantic value of the expression differs from its pragmatic value; that is to say, idiomaticity exists when the inherent meaning of the words expressed does not match the meaning of the expression as understood by the users: the sayer(s) and hearer(s).


lexentry: eng/idiophone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: idiophone
trans_list: idiophone
sense:
Any musical instrument that produces its sound by its own vibration (without any strings or membranes).


lexentry: eng/idiot_light__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: idiot light
trans_list: voyant
sense:
(automotive, slang) Any warning light or indicator on the dashboard of a car, designed to alert the driver to problems, such as the parking brake being on or the oil being low.


lexentry: eng/idiotic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: idiotic
trans_list: idiot | idiotique | stupide
sense:
(of a person or animal) Pertaining to or resembling an idiot; characterised with behaviour resembling idiocy.


lexentry: eng/idol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: idol
trans_list: idole
sense:
A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power.


lexentry: eng/idyll__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: idyll
trans_list: idylle
sense:
Any poem or short written piece composed in the style of Theocritus's short pastoral poems, the Idylls.


lexentry: eng/idyll__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: idyll
trans_list: idylle
sense:
An episode or series of events or circumstances of pastoral or rural simplicity, fit for an idyll; a carefree or lighthearted experience.


lexentry: eng/idée_fixe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: idée fixe
trans_list: idée fixe | marotte
sense:
(psychology) An idea dominating the mind and maintained despite evidence to the contrary; (loosely) , an obsession.


lexentry: eng/if_I_were_you__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: if I were you
trans_list: si j'étais toi | si j'étais vous | à ta place | à votre place
sense:
A phrase said to introduce advice, i.e. to express what one would do in the interlocutor's situation.


lexentry: eng/if__Conjunction__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: if
trans_list: si | que | soit
sense:
(computing) A keyword that invokes conditional processing: in the event that a given condition is true, execute the given statement(s) (otherwise execute other statements).


lexentry: eng/if__Conjunction__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: if
trans_list: si
sense:
Supposing that, assuming that, in the circumstances that; used to introduce a condition that may be (or prove to be) either true or false.


lexentry: eng/if_and_only_if__Conjunction__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: if and only if
trans_list: si et seulement si
sense:
(logic, mathematics) Is equivalent to; implies and is implied by; is true and false in the same cases as.


lexentry: eng/if_anything__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: if anything
trans_list: plus tôt
sense:
(idiomatic) Used to suggest or state tentatively that something may be the case (often the opposite of something previously implied).


lexentry: eng/if_anything__Adverb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: if anything
trans_list: au fait
sense:
(idiomatic) Used in questions when the speaker does not know for sure if the listener will have an answer.


lexentry: eng/if_it_ain't_broke,_don't_fix_it__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: if it ain't broke, don't fix it
trans_list: on ne change pas une équipe qui gagne
sense:
It is wise to leave something alone and to avoid attempting to correct, fix, or improve what is already sufficient (often with an implication that is the attempted improvement is risky and might backfire).


written_rep: if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck
lexentry:
eng/if_it_looks_like_a_duck,_swims_like_a_duck,_and_quacks_like_a_duck,_then_it_probably_is_a_duck__Proverb__1

trans_list:
si ça ressemble à un canard, si ça nage comme un canard et si ça cancane comme un canard, c’est qu’il s’agit sans doute d’un canard


lexentry: eng/if_only__Conjunction__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: if only
trans_list: si seulement | pour peu que
sense:
(idiomatic) I wish that; would (that) (archaic). Signifies a wish or desire for the present or the future.


lexentry: eng/if_the_mountain_won't_come_to_Muhammad__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: if the mountain won't come to Muhammad
trans_list: si la montagne ne va pas à toi, va à la montagne
sense:
If something one wishes to be done cannot be commanded to be done, one must find another way to achieve one's goal.


lexentry: eng/if_the_shoe_fits,_wear_it__Proverb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: if the shoe fits, wear it
trans_list: si le chapeau te fait, mets-le
sense:
(idiom) If it works, there is not a problem using it. Often a response to being judged when using an incorrect tool.


lexentry: eng/if_you_say_so__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: if you say so
trans_list: si tu le dis
sense:
(colloquial, dismissive) Used to convey lack of agreement together with a refusal to enter into or continue an argument.


lexentry: eng/ifs,_ands,_or_buts__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ifs, ands, or buts
trans_list: mais
sense:
Modifications, limitations, or addenda; qualifications of any kind; speculations about whether a particular idea or enterprise is good.


lexentry: eng/igneous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: igneous
trans_list: igné | magmatique
sense:
(geology) Resulting from, or produced by, great heat. With rocks, it could also mean formed from lava or magma.


lexentry: eng/igneous_rock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: igneous rock
trans_list: roche magmatique
sense:
(geology) One of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; formed by the cooling of molten rock, either below the surface (intrusive) or on the surface (extrusive).


lexentry: eng/ignorance_is_bliss__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ignorance is bliss
trans_list: bienheureux celui qui ne connaît pas la vérité
sense:
A lack of knowledge or awareness about certain facts or situations results in happiness or reduced anxiety.


lexentry: eng/iguana__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: iguana
trans_list: iguane
sense:
(colloquial) In Africa, any large member of the genus Varanus, especially the aquatic Nile monitor (see leguan).


lexentry: eng/ileum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ileum
trans_list: iléon
sense:
(anatomy) The last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine.


lexentry: eng/ileus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ileus
trans_list: iléus
sense:
(medicine, modern usage) Disruption of the normal propulsive ability of the gastrointestinal tract, due to failure of peristalsis.


lexentry: eng/ilk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ilk
trans_list: espèce
sense:
A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.


lexentry: eng/ilkhan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ilkhan
trans_list: ilkhan
sense:
(historical) A provincial khan (originally of the Mongol Empire), especially in Iran between the 13th and 14th centuries.


lexentry: eng/ill-advised__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ill-advised
trans_list: imprudent
sense:
Carried out without the benefit of wise counsel or careful deliberation, or carried out with unwise counsel.


lexentry: eng/illegal_combatant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: illegal combatant
trans_list: combattant illégal
sense:
A person who engages in combat without meeting the requirements for a lawful belligerent according to the laws of war as specified in the Third Geneva Convention.


lexentry: eng/illegal_immigrant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: illegal immigrant
trans_list: clandestin | sans-papiers | immigrant illégal | immigrante illégale
sense:
(sometimes, offensive) Someone who has immigrated into a country by bypassing customs and immigration controls.


lexentry: eng/illegal_immigration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: illegal immigration
trans_list: immigration clandestine | immigration illégale | immigration irrégulière
sense:
The migration of people across national borders in a way that violates the immigration laws of the destined country.


lexentry: eng/illiquidity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: illiquidity
trans_list: illiquidité
sense:
(economics) The condition of being illiquid; a lack of liquidity; difficulty in selling out an asset


lexentry: eng/illite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: illite
trans_list: illite
sense:
(mineral) A micaceous phyllosilicate clay mineral with aggregates of grey or white monoclinic crystals.


lexentry: eng/illiterate__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: illiterate
trans_list: analphabète | illettré
sense:
Having less than an expected standard of familiarity with language and literature, or having little formal education.


lexentry: eng/illocution__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: illocution
trans_list: illocution
sense:
(linguistics) The aim of a speaker in making an utterance as opposed to the meaning of the terms used.


lexentry: eng/illocution__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: illocution
trans_list: illocution
sense:
(Ithkuil, linguistics) A type of speech act being made by a speaker, i.e., the purpose of the statement in terms of how the addressee is to interpret either its truth-value, or its requirements and demands upon the speaker in terms of a physical or psychological response.


lexentry: eng/illogically__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: illogically
trans_list: illogiquement
sense:
In an illogical manner, without following methods of sane and correct reasoning, in a manner lacking thought or logic.


lexentry: eng/illustrate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: illustrate
trans_list: illustrer
sense:
To provide a book or other publication with pictures, diagrams or other explanatory or decorative features.


lexentry: eng/illustration__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: illustration
trans_list: illustration | représentation
sense:
Something which illustrates; a comparison or example intended to make clear or apprehensible, or to remove obscurity.


lexentry: eng/ilmenite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ilmenite
trans_list: ilménite
sense:
(mineral) A weakly magnetic dark gray mineral found in metamorphic and igneous rocks; it is a mixed oxide of iron and titanium, FeTiO3


lexentry: eng/image_processing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: image processing
trans_list: traitement d'images
sense:
Any form of information processing whose input and output are both images, such as photographs or frames of video.


lexentry: eng/imaginary__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: imaginary
trans_list: imaginaire
sense:
(mathematics, of a number) Having no real part; that part of a complex number which is a multiple of \sqrt{-1} (called imaginary unit).


lexentry: eng/imaginary_axis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: imaginary axis
trans_list: axe imaginaire
sense:
(mathematics) The vertical line in the complex plane, every point on which corresponds to a complex number having zero real component


lexentry: eng/imaginary_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: imaginary number
trans_list: nombre imaginaire pur | nombre imaginaire
sense:
(complex analysis, strict sense) A number of the form bi, where b is any real number and i denotes the imaginary unit.


lexentry: eng/imaginary_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: imaginary number
trans_list: nombre imaginaire
sense:
(complex analysis, broad sense) A number of the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and b is nonzero.


lexentry: eng/imaginary_unit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: imaginary unit
trans_list: unité imaginaire
sense:
(number theory, complex analysis, quaternion theory) An imaginary number (in the case of complex numbers, usually denoted i) that is defined as a solution to the equation x^2 = -1.


lexentry: eng/imagination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: imagination
trans_list: imagination
sense:
The image-making power of the mind; the act of mentally creating or reproducing an object not previously perceived; the ability to create such images.


lexentry: eng/imam__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: imam
trans_list: imam
sense:
(usually capitalized) A Shi'ite Muslim leader descended from the prophet Muhammad and functioning as his spiritual successor.


lexentry: eng/imbecile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: imbecile
trans_list: imbécile
sense:
(obsolete) A person with limited mental capacity who can perform tasks and think only like a young child, in medical circles meaning a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal five- to seven-year-old child.


lexentry: eng/imbue__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: imbue
trans_list: imprégner
sense:
In general, to act in a way which results in an object becoming completely permeated or impregnated by some quality.


lexentry: eng/immersion__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: immersion
trans_list: immersion
sense:
(astronomy) The disappearance of a celestial body, by passing either behind another, as in the occultation of a star, or into its shadow, as in the eclipse of a satellite.


lexentry: eng/immersion_blender__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: immersion blender
trans_list: mixeur plongeur
sense:
A long, electric, hand-held tool with sharp blades at the end, designed for immersion into food to mash or liquefy it.


lexentry: eng/immersion_heater__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: immersion heater
trans_list: thermoplongeur
sense:
A device for supplying domestic hot water in which a thermostatically-controlled heating element is immersed within a tank of water


lexentry: eng/immigration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: immigration
trans_list: immigration
sense:
The act of immigrating; the passing or coming into a country of which one is not native born for the purpose of permanent residence.


lexentry: eng/immiserization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: immiserization
trans_list: paupérisation
sense:
The process of making miserable or poor, especially of a population as a whole; impoverishment, pauperization.


lexentry: eng/immobiliser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: immobiliser
trans_list: antidémarrage
sense:
An electronic security device fitted to an automobile that prevents the engine from running unless the correct key (or other token) is present.


lexentry: eng/immoral__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: immoral
trans_list: immoral
sense:
Breaching principles of natural law, rectitude, or justice, and so inconsistent with the demands of virtue, purity, or "good morals"; not right, not moral. (Compare unethical, illegal.)


lexentry: eng/immune_complex__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: immune complex
trans_list: complexe immun
sense:
(biochemistry, immunology) A molecule formed from the integral binding of an antibody to a soluble antigen; an antigen-antibody complex.


lexentry: eng/immune_system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: immune system
trans_list: système immunitaire
sense:
(anatomy, immunology) The system that differentiates self from non-self and protects the body from foreign substances and pathogenic organisms by producing an immune response. It includes organs such as the thymus, the spleen and lymph nodes; tissue such as bone marrow, and lymphoid tissues such as the tonsils; cells such as lymphocytes including the B cells and T cells, and cell products such as antibodies.


lexentry: eng/immunochemistry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: immunochemistry
trans_list: immunochimie
sense:
(chemistry, immunology) The study of the structure of antibody molecules (immunoglobulins) and of their ability to bind with antigens of diverse chemical structure.


lexentry: eng/immunoglobulin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: immunoglobulin
trans_list: immunoglobuline
sense:
(protein, immunology) Any of the glycoproteins in blood serum that respond to invasion by foreign antigens and that protect the host by removing pathogens; an antibody.


lexentry: eng/immunosuppressive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: immunosuppressive
trans_list: immunosuppresseur
sense:
(pharmaceutical effect, immunology) Having the capability to suppress the immune system, capable of immunosuppression.


lexentry: eng/immunotherapy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: immunotherapy
trans_list: immunothérapie
sense:
(immunology) The treatment of disease (especially cancers and autoimmune diseases) by adjusting the body's immune response.


lexentry: eng/immunotherapy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: immunotherapy
trans_list: immunothérapie
sense:
(immunology, oncology) The treatment of cancer by improving the ability of the host to reject a tumour immunologically: cancer immunotherapy.


lexentry: eng/immure__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: immure
trans_list: emmurer
sense:
(transitive) To cloister, confine, imprison or hole up: to lock someone up or seclude oneself behind walls.


lexentry: eng/immurement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: immurement
trans_list: emmurement
sense:
Capital punishment, human sacrifice or life imprisonment by entombing for life or sealing behind walls.


lexentry: eng/imp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: imp
trans_list: diablotin | lutin
sense:
(chiefly, fiction, and, mythology) A small, mischievous sprite or a malevolent supernatural creature, somewhat comparable to a demon but smaller and less powerful, formerly regarded as the child of the devil or a demon (see sense 3.2). [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/impact_crater__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: impact crater
trans_list: cratère d'impact
sense:
(geology, astronomy) A crater formed from a hypervelocity impact, typically of a meteorite, as opposed to one formed by other means such as vulcanism.


lexentry: eng/impaction__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: impaction
trans_list: enclavement | inclusion
sense:
(dentistry) Failure of a tooth to erupt into the dental arch, because of adjacent teeth, dense overlying bone, excessive soft tissue, or other factor.


lexentry: eng/impala__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: impala
trans_list: impala
sense:
An African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, noted for its leaping ability; the male has ridged, curved horns.


lexentry: eng/impatience__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: impatience
trans_list: impatience
sense:
The quality of being impatient; lacking patience; restlessness and intolerance of delays; anxiety and eagerness, especially to begin something.


lexentry: eng/impeachment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: impeachment
trans_list: impeachment | destitution
sense:
(countable, law, chiefly, US) The act of impeaching or charging a public official with misconduct, especially if serious, often with the aim of having the official dismissed from office.


lexentry: eng/impedance__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: impedance
trans_list: impédance
sense:
(physics) A measure of the opposition to the flow of an alternating current in a circuit; the aggregation of its resistance, and inductive and capacitive reactances; the ratio of voltage to current treated as complex quantities.


lexentry: eng/imperative_mood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: imperative mood
trans_list: impératif
sense:
(grammar) The grammatical mood generally expressing a command, though also used to express a request or permission.


lexentry: eng/imperfection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: imperfection
trans_list: imperfection
sense:
(uncountable) Those qualities or features that are imperfect; the characteristic, state, or quality of being imperfect.


lexentry: eng/imperfective_aspect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: imperfective aspect
trans_list: imperfectif
sense:
(grammar) A feature of a verb which denotes that its action or condition does not have a fixed temporal boundary, but is habitual, unfinished, continuous, repetitive or in progress.


lexentry: eng/imperialism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: imperialism
trans_list: impérialisme
sense:
The policy of forcefully extending a nation's authority by territorial gain or by the establishment of economic and political dominance over other nations.


lexentry: eng/impersonal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: impersonal
trans_list: impersonnel
sense:
(grammar, of a verb or other word) Not having a subject, or having a third person pronoun without an antecedent.


lexentry: eng/impersonal_verb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: impersonal verb
trans_list: verbeb impersonnel
sense:
(linguistics) A verb used only in the infinitive or in the third person. In the third person, the subject is either implied or a dummy.


lexentry: eng/impersonate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: impersonate
trans_list: imiter
sense:
(transitive) To pretend to be (a different person); to assume the identity of, especially when there is an intent to deceive.


lexentry: eng/imperturbable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: imperturbable
trans_list: imperturbable
sense:
Not capable of being, or not easily, perturbed, excited, or upset; calm and collected, even under pressure.


lexentry: eng/impetigo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: impetigo
trans_list: impétigo | gourme
sense:
(pathology) A contagious bacterial skin disease forming pustules and yellow crusty sores, chiefly on the face and hands. It is common in children and infection is often through cuts or insect bites.


lexentry: eng/implant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: implant
trans_list: implant
sense:
(medicine) Anything surgically implanted in the body, such as a tissue graft or prosthesis, particularly breast implants.


lexentry: eng/implantation__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: implantation
trans_list: implantation
sense:
(physics) The insertion of ions into the crystal structure of another material through ion bombardment.


lexentry: eng/implementation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: implementation
trans_list: mise en œuvre | implémentation
sense:
The process of moving an idea from concept to reality. In business, engineering and other fields, implementation refers to the building process rather than the design process.


lexentry: eng/implicate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: implicate
trans_list: impliquer
sense:
(transitive, usually with in) To show to be connected or involved in an unfavorable or criminal way.


lexentry: eng/implicit_function__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: implicit function
trans_list: fonction implicite
sense:
(analysis, algebraic geometry) A function defined by a (multivariable) implicit equation when one of the variables is regarded as the value of the function, especially where said equation is such that the value is not directly calculable from the other variables.


lexentry: eng/implore__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: implore
trans_list: implorer
sense:
(intransitive) Often followed by for (a thing) or of (a person): to express an earnest or urgent plea.


lexentry: eng/impluvium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: impluvium
trans_list: impluvium
sense:
(architecture) A low basin in the center of a household atrium, into which rainwater flowed down from the roof through the compluvium.


lexentry: eng/imply__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: imply
trans_list: impliquer | sous-entendre | insinuer
sense:
(transitive, of a proposition) To have as a necessary consequence; to lead to (something) as a consequence.


lexentry: eng/importune__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: importune
trans_list: harceler
sense:
(transitive) To approach to offer one's services as a prostitute, or otherwise make improper proposals.


lexentry: eng/impose__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: impose
trans_list: imposer
sense:
To apply, enforce, or establish (something, often regarded as burdensome as a restriction or tax: see sense 1.2.1) with authority.


lexentry: eng/impose__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: impose
trans_list: imposer
sense:
To encroach or intrude, especially in a manner regarded as unfair or unwarranted; to presume, to take advantage of; also, to be a burden or inconvenience.


lexentry: eng/imposition__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: imposition
trans_list: imposition des mains
sense:
(religion) A practice of laying hands on a person in a religious ceremony; used e.g. in confirmation and ordination.


lexentry: eng/impostor_syndrome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: impostor syndrome
trans_list: syndrome de l'autodidacte | syndrome de l'imposteur | syndrome de l’impostrice
sense:
(psychology) A psychological phenomenon in which a person is unable to internalize their accomplishments, remaining convinced that they do not deserve any accompanying success.


lexentry: eng/imposture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: imposture
trans_list: imposture
sense:
The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition


lexentry: eng/impotent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: impotent
trans_list: impuissant
sense:
Incapable of sexual intercourse, often because of an inability to achieve or sustain an erection, having impotentia coeundi.


lexentry: eng/impoverished__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: impoverished
trans_list: appauvri
sense:
Having lost a component, an ingredient, a faculty or a feature; rendered poor in something; depleted.


lexentry: eng/imprecation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: imprecation
trans_list: exécrer | lancer des imprécations contre | maudire
sense:
The act of imprecating, or invoking evil upon someone; a prayer that a curse or calamity may befall someone.


lexentry: eng/impregnable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: impregnable
trans_list: inattaquable
sense:
(military) Of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks; impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable.


lexentry: eng/impregnation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: impregnation
trans_list: imprégnation
sense:
The fact or process of imbuing or saturating with something; diffusion of some element, idea etc. through a medium or substance.


lexentry: eng/impressionism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: impressionism
trans_list: impressionnisme
sense:
(arts) An art movement characterized by visible brushstrokes, ordinary subject matter, and an emphasis on light and its changing qualities.


lexentry: eng/impressionism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: impressionism
trans_list: impressionnisme
sense:
(music genre) A style that avoided traditional harmony, and sought to invoke the impressions of the composer.


lexentry: eng/impressionistic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: impressionistic
trans_list: impressionniste
sense:
Based on impression rather than reason or fact; based on trying to impress somebody rather than trying for accuracy.


lexentry: eng/impromptu__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: impromptu
trans_list: impromptu
sense:
(by extension) Any composition, musical or otherwise, that is created on the spot without preparation.


lexentry: eng/improvement__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: improvement
trans_list: amélioration
sense:
The act of making profitable use or application of anything, or the state of being profitably employed; practical application, for example of a doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse.


lexentry: eng/improvise__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: improvise
trans_list: improviser
sense:
To make something up or invent it as one goes on; to proceed guided only by imagination, intuition, and guesswork rather than by a careful plan.


lexentry: eng/improvised_explosive_device__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: improvised explosive device
trans_list: dispositif explosif improvisé | engin explosif de circonstance | engin explosif improvisé
sense:
An unconventional or amateur explosive weapon made from nonmilitary components, especially one used by guerrillas, commandos or terrorists.


lexentry: eng/imprudence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: imprudence
trans_list: imprudence
sense:
(uncountable) The quality or state of being imprudent; lack of prudence, caution, discretion or circumspection.


lexentry: eng/imprudent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: imprudent
trans_list: imprudent
sense:
Not prudent; lacking prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not paying attention to the consequences of one's actions.


lexentry: eng/impugn__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: impugn
trans_list: attaquer | contester | contredire
sense:
(transitive) To verbally assault, especially to argue against an opinion, motive, or action; to question the truth or validity of.


lexentry: eng/impulsive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: impulsive
trans_list: impulsif
sense:
Actuated by impulse or by transient feelings; inclined to make rapid decisions without due consideration.


lexentry: eng/impunity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: impunity
trans_list: impunité
sense:
(uncountable) Freedom from punishment or retribution; security from any reprisal or injurious consequences of an action, behaviour etc.


lexentry: eng/impure_s__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: impure s
trans_list: s impur
sense:
In Italian, an "s" (/s/ or /z/) followed by another consonant. When used immediately before a masculine noun beginning with an impure s, the definite article changes from il to lo in the singular and from i to gli in the plural, the indefinite article changes from un to uno, the partitive article changes from dei to degli, and some adjectives and pronouns also change form.This also happens before words beginning with gn, pn, ps, x, y, and z and before certain words starting with ch that are derived from French.


lexentry: eng/impurity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: impurity
trans_list: impureté
sense:
The condition of being impure; because of contamination, pollution, adulteration or insufficient purification.


lexentry: eng/imputation__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: imputation
trans_list: imputation
sense:
(theology) A setting of something to the account of; the attribution of personal guilt or personal righteousness of another.


lexentry: eng/in-band_signaling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: in-band signaling
trans_list: signalisation dans la bande | signalisation intrabande | transmission en bande
sense:
(telecommunications) The sending of control information within the same band or channel used for data such as voice or video.


lexentry: eng/in-line__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: in-line
trans_list: en rang d'oignons
sense:
(engineering, of an internal-combustion engine) Having all cylinders in a single straight line; straight.


lexentry: eng/in__Adverb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: in
trans_list: dedans | à l'intérieur
sense:
(in combination, after a verb) Denotes a gathering of people assembled for the stated activity, sometimes, though not always, suggesting a protest.


lexentry: eng/in_a_word__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: in a word
trans_list: en un mot
sense:
(abbreviative action or effect): In summarization: briefly, concisely, summarily, in short; to sum up


lexentry: eng/in_articulo_mortis__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: in articulo mortis
trans_list: à l'article de la mort
sense:
At the moment of death. (In law, especially canon, or church, law, this expression can mean that someone has been given special permission by a competent authority to enter an organization or to receive some sort of exemption or permission at some point not long before they die, such as receiving diaconal or presbyteral ordination or entering religious profession.)


lexentry: eng/in_black_and_white__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: in black and white
trans_list: noir sur blanc
sense:
(idiomatic) Explicitly, in writing, clearly and without doubt or misunderstanding, without any grey areas.


lexentry: eng/in_cold_blood__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: in cold blood
trans_list: de sang froid
sense:
(idiomatic) In a ruthless and unfeeling manner, particularly as applied to first-degree murder committed without provocation and with malice aforethought.


lexentry: eng/in_for_a_penny,_in_for_a_pound__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: in for a penny, in for a pound
sense:
(chiefly, British) Expressing that, having begun something (that involves significant risk or effort), one intends to see it to completion rather than stopping short.

trans_list:
le premier pas engage au second | quand le vin est tiré, il faut le boire | qui dit A, doit dire B | foutu pour foutu | perdu pour perdu


lexentry: eng/in_layman's_terms__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: in layman's terms
trans_list: en termes simples
sense:
(idiomatic) Phrased simply, without jargon; (of English-language speech or writing) phrased in plain English.


lexentry: eng/in_living_memory__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: in living memory
trans_list: de mémoire d'homme
sense:
(idiomatic) In recent history, in recorded history amongst the lifespan of extant people; events or situations which can be remembered by people that are still alive.


lexentry: eng/in_my_humble_opinion__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: in my humble opinion
trans_list: à mon humble avis | à mon humble opinion
sense:
Used to introduce or qualify a statement, as expressing one's own view, not one backed by external authority or to be accepted without question


lexentry: eng/in_no_uncertain_terms__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: in no uncertain terms
trans_list: sans ambages
sense:
(idiomatic, of a statement, especially a threat or admonishment) Definitely, clearly; bluntly, forthrightly; explicitly, categorically, unequivocally.


lexentry: eng/in_other_words__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: in other words
trans_list: autrement dit | en d'autres termes
sense:
(conjunctive, idiomatic) Stated or interpreted another way; Used to introduce an explanation, simplification, or clarification.


lexentry: eng/in_power__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: in power
trans_list: au pouvoir
sense:
(politics) Currently ruling; being the present controlling authority, as of a government or country.


lexentry: eng/in_reaction__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: in reaction
trans_list: en réponse
sense:
(idiomatic) By being partially or entirely a response to a stimulus or other event, without which there would be a diminished or no such action or statement.; (while under) duress; by dint of; in the face of; in light of; in return; (in) response;.


lexentry: eng/in_right_of__Preposition__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: in right of
trans_list: du chef du
sense:
(law, government, often, capitalized) jurisdiction of a person who is head of state of more than one state


lexentry: eng/in_the_act__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: in the act
trans_list: sur le fait
sense:
(idiomatic) In the process of doing something considered criminal or otherwise wrong; used to emphasize the eye-witness evidence.


lexentry: eng/in_the_black__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: in the black
trans_list: dans le noir
sense:
(accounting, idiomatic) Having positive net income; having greater income than expenses; making a profit.


lexentry: eng/in_the_cold_light_of_day__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: in the cold light of day
trans_list: à froid | à tête reposée
sense:
(figurative) Viewed calmly and dispassionately after allowing emotions to cool or after having sobered up.


lexentry: eng/in_the_fast_lane__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: in the fast lane
trans_list: vie de patachon
sense:
(idiomatic) In a lifestyle, employment position, or other set of circumstances where the rapid pace is exciting, frantic, or risky.


lexentry: eng/in_the_land_of_the_blind,_the_one-eyed_man_is_king__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king
trans_list: au royaume des aveugles, les borgnes sont rois
sense:
Even someone with limited abilities or opportunities is dominant over, and considered special by, those who have even fewer abilities and opportunities; the value of any ability depends on its prevalence.


lexentry: eng/in_the_line_of_duty__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: in the line of duty
trans_list: dans [[l']]exercice de ses fonctions
sense:
(idiomatic) As part of or while performing official duties, usually of the military or police personnel, or of government officials.


lexentry: eng/in_the_middle_of__Preposition__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: in the middle of
trans_list: en train de
sense:
(often followed by the -ing form of a verb) Engaged in, but not finished with, often with something unpleasant.


lexentry: eng/in_the_offing__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: in the offing
trans_list: en perspective | à l'horizon
sense:
(figurative) Soon to come; likely to happen; in the foreseeable future; projected to occur; on the horizon; in the wind.


lexentry: eng/in_touch__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: in touch
trans_list: en touche
sense:
(rugby, of a ball or a player) outside the playing area or touching the touchlines of the playing area.


lexentry: eng/in_turn__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: in turn
trans_list: à leur tour | à son tour
sense:
Having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned; accordingly or similarly, with respect to sequence, precedence, or hierarchy.


lexentry: eng/in_vain__Adverb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: in vain
trans_list: à la légère
sense:
(idiomatic) In a disrespectful manner, without honoring the proper meaning; insincerely or without proper respect.


lexentry: eng/in_vitro_fertilization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: in vitro fertilization
trans_list: fécondation in vitro
sense:
(medicine) The fertilization of an ovum by sperm outside of a woman's body; normally used as a treatment for infertility.


lexentry: eng/in_wine,_there_is_truth__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: in wine, there is truth
trans_list: la vérité est dans le vin
sense:
Statements made or expressed under the influence of alcohol reveal true beliefs that are not expressed when sober.


lexentry: eng/in_your_dreams__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: in your dreams
trans_list: dans tes rêves
sense:
(idiomatic, colloquial, somewhat, derogatory, often, sarcastic) Used to express the speaker's skepticism about another's preceding statement about a desired or assumed state of affairs.


lexentry: eng/inanimacy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: inanimacy
trans_list: inanimacité | inaniméité
sense:
(linguistics) In some languages, the classification of entities as nonsentient or nonliving, influencing various aspects of structure and use.


lexentry: eng/inanition__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: inanition
trans_list: inanition
sense:
(medicine) A state of advanced lack of adequate nutrition, food, or water or a physiological inability to utilize them, with resulting weakness.


lexentry: eng/inanition__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: inanition
trans_list: ineptie | vacuité
sense:
(philosophy) A spiritual emptiness or lack of purpose or will to live, akin to nausea in existentialist philosophy.


lexentry: eng/inanity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inanity
trans_list: inanité
sense:
(uncountable) The property of being inane, of lacking material of interest or satisfaction, emptiness.


lexentry: eng/inaugurate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: inaugurate
trans_list: inaugurer
sense:
To initiate or usher in (something, as a (significant) course of action, development, organization, or period of time) with a formal ceremony or in a ceremonious manner; also (loosely) , to begin or commence (something); to start.


lexentry: eng/inauguration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inauguration
trans_list: inauguration | investiture
sense:
The act of inaugurating, or inducting into office with solemnity; investiture by appropriate ceremonies.


lexentry: eng/inauguration__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: inauguration
trans_list: inauguration
sense:
The formal beginning, initiation, or entry into service of any movement, enterprise, building, event, etc.


lexentry: eng/inbox__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: inbox
trans_list: boîte de réception
sense:
(computing) An electronic folder serving the same purpose, but for electronic files, especially email.


lexentry: eng/inbreeding__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inbreeding
trans_list: consanguinité
sense:
(biology) Breeding between members of a relatively small population, especially one in which most members are related.


lexentry: eng/incantation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: incantation
trans_list: incantation
sense:
The act or process of using formulas and/or usually rhyming words, sung or spoken, with occult ceremonies, for the purpose of raising spirits, producing enchantment, or creating other magical results.


lexentry: eng/incel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: incel
trans_list: incel
sense:
A member of an online subculture of people (mostly men) who define themselves as unable to find a romantic or sexual partner despite desiring one.


lexentry: eng/incense__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: incense
trans_list: encens
sense:
Biotic material that releases fragrant smoke when burnt, often used in religious rites or for aesthetic reasons.


lexentry: eng/incest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: incest
trans_list: inceste
sense:
Sexual relations between close relatives, especially immediate family members and sometimes first cousins, usually considered taboo; in many jurisdictions, close relatives are not allowed to marry, and incest is a crime.


lexentry: eng/inch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inch
trans_list: pouce
sense:
An English unit of length equal to 1/12 of a foot or 2.54 cm, conceived as roughly the width of a thumb.


lexentry: eng/inchoative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: inchoative
trans_list: arctique
sense:
(grammar) Aspectually indicating that a state is about to be entered or is in the process of being entered.


lexentry: eng/incidence__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: incidence
trans_list: incidence
sense:
(epidemiology) A measure of the rate of new occurrence of a given medical condition in a population within a specified period of time.


lexentry: eng/incident__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: incident
trans_list: incident
sense:
An event that causes or may cause an interruption or a crisis, such as a workplace illness or a software error.


lexentry: eng/incision__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: incision
trans_list: incision
sense:
A cut, especially one made by a scalpel or similar medical tool in the context of surgical operation; the scar resulting from such a cut.


lexentry: eng/incisor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: incisor
trans_list: incisive
sense:
(anatomy, zootomy) A narrow-edged tooth at the front of the mouth of mammals, between the canines and adapted for cutting; in humans there are four in each jaw.


lexentry: eng/incline__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: incline
trans_list: incliner
sense:
(transitive) To bend or move (something) out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or vertical.


lexentry: eng/incline__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: incline
trans_list: incliner
sense:
(mostly, intransitive, mostly, in the passive) To tend to do or believe something, or move or be moved in a certain direction, away from a point of view, attitude, etc.


lexentry: eng/inclined_plane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inclined plane
trans_list: plan incliné
sense:
(mechanics) One of the simple machines; a sloping surface such as a ramp such that an object can be raised with less effort than being lifted vertically.


lexentry: eng/inclusion__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: inclusion
trans_list: inclusion
sense:
(countable, mineralogy) Any material that is trapped inside a mineral during its formation, as a defect in a precious stone.


lexentry: eng/inclusive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: inclusive
trans_list: inclusif
sense:
(linguistics) Of, or relating to the first-person plural pronoun when including the person being addressed.


lexentry: eng/inclusive_or__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inclusive or
trans_list: ou inclusif
sense:
(logic, computing) A logical connective joining two or more predicates that yields the logical value "true" when at least one of the predicates is true.


lexentry: eng/incoherence__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: incoherence
trans_list: incohérence
sense:
(countable) Something incoherent; something that does not make logical sense or is not logically connected.


lexentry: eng/income_statement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: income statement
trans_list: compte de pertes et profits | compte de résultat | pertes et profits
sense:
(accounting) A calculation which shows the profit or loss of an accounting unit (company, municipality, foundation etc.) during a specific period of time, providing a summary of how the profit or loss is calculated from gross revenue and expenses.


lexentry: eng/incomer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: incomer
trans_list: immigré
sense:
An outsider who moves to a community or a place; (used by those who consider themselves to be its original inhabitants).


lexentry: eng/incompatible__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: incompatible
trans_list: incompatible
sense:
Of two things: that cannot coexist; not congruous because of differences; unable to function together due to dissimilarities.


lexentry: eng/incomplete_sentence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: incomplete sentence
trans_list: phrase incomplète
sense:
(grammar) A group of words that appear to convey only part of a complete thought, lacking some component which is grammatically necessary to complete the thought.


lexentry: eng/inconsolable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inconsolable
trans_list: inconsolable
sense:
Not consolable; unable to be consoled or comforted, usually due to grief, disappointment, or other distress.


lexentry: eng/inconspicuously__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inconspicuously
trans_list: discrètement
sense:
In an inconspicuous manner; so as not to attract attention or appear unusual or out of the ordinary.


lexentry: eng/incontinence__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: incontinence
trans_list: incontinence
sense:
(urology) The inability of any of the physical organs to restrain discharges of their contents; involuntary discharge or evacuation (of urine or feces).


lexentry: eng/incontinent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: incontinent
trans_list: incontinent
sense:
Plagued by incontinence; unable to retain natural discharges or evacuations, most commonly of urine or feces.


lexentry: eng/incorporate__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: incorporate
trans_list: incorporer
sense:
(US, legal) To include (another clause or guarantee of the US constitution) as a part (of the Fourteenth Amendment, such that the clause binds not only the federal government but also state governments).


lexentry: eng/incredibly__Adverb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: incredibly
trans_list: incroyablement
sense:
Used to note the surprising or hard-to-believe nature of what is being said and suggest that it is nevertheless true.


lexentry: eng/incredulity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: incredulity
trans_list: incrédulité
sense:
Unwillingness or inability to believe; doubt about the truth or verisimilitude of something; disbelief.


lexentry: eng/incubate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: incubate
trans_list: incuber
sense:
(transitive) To brood, raise, or maintain eggs, organisms, or living tissue through the provision of ideal environmental conditions.


lexentry: eng/incubation_period__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: incubation period
trans_list: période d'incubation
sense:
(epidemiology) The time elapsed between an exposure to a pathogenic organism, a chemical or radiation, and the appearance of signs and symptoms.


lexentry: eng/incubus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: incubus
trans_list: incube
sense:
(medieval folklore) An evil spirit supposed to oppress people while asleep, especially to have sex with women as they sleep.


lexentry: eng/incumbent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: incumbent
trans_list: en titre | titulaire
sense:
(zoology) Of a body part such as a hair, spine, or wing: bent downwards or otherwise positioned so that it, or part of it, rests on or touches something else; specifically (ornithology) , of the hind toe of a bird: fully resting on a support.


lexentry: eng/incumbent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: incumbent
trans_list: en titre | titulaire
sense:
Being the current holder of an office or a title; specifically (Christianity, obsolete) , of an ecclesiastical benefice.


lexentry: eng/incumbent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: incumbent
trans_list: titulaire
sense:
The current holder of an office or title; (specifically, Christianity) the holder of an ecclesiastical benefice.


lexentry: eng/incur__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: incur
trans_list: encourir | impliquer | occasioner | s'attirer | subir
sense:
(transitive) To bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to.


lexentry: eng/indecent_assault__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: indecent assault
trans_list: débauche
sense:
(criminal law, Hong Kong, historical, _, in, _, UK) Sexual contact with another person, who does not want it, that does not result in, or is not considered to be, rape.


lexentry: eng/indecent_exposure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: indecent exposure
trans_list: attentat à la pudeur
sense:
(legal) The crime of intentionally exposing one's genitalia in public; in some cases also including the act of public urination and defecation.


lexentry: eng/indefinite__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: indefinite
trans_list: indéfini
sense:
(linguistics) Designating an unspecified or unidentified person or thing or group of persons or things.


lexentry: eng/indefinite_article__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: indefinite article
trans_list: article indéfini
sense:
(grammar) A word preceding a noun to indicate that the noun refers to any member of the class of objects named by the noun.


lexentry: eng/indemnity__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: indemnity
trans_list: compensation
sense:
(insurance) A principle of insurance which provides that when a loss occurs, the insured should be restored to the approximate financial condition occupied before the loss occurred, no better, no worse.


lexentry: eng/indent__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: indent
trans_list: s'engager
sense:
(intransitive, reflexive, obsolete) To enter into a binding agreement by means of such documents; to formally commit (to doing something); to contract.


lexentry: eng/indent__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: indent
trans_list: indenter
sense:
(typography) To begin (a line or lines) at a greater or lesser distance from the margin. See indentation, and indention. Normal indent pushes in a line or paragraph. "Hanging indent" pulls the line out into the margin.


lexentry: eng/indentation__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: indentation
trans_list: indentation
sense:
(typography) The act of beginning a line or series of lines at a little distance within the flush line of the column or page, as in the common way of beginning the first line of a paragraph.


lexentry: eng/indenture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: indenture
trans_list: accord
sense:
(legal) A contract which binds a person to work for another, under specified conditions, for a specified time (often as an apprentice).


lexentry: eng/indenture__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: indenture
trans_list: accord
sense:
(legal) A contract relating to lending (typically for issuing a bond), a real estate transaction, or a bankruptcy that imposes additional conditions on one or both parties.


lexentry: eng/independence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: independence
trans_list: indépendance
sense:
The quality or state of being independent; lack of dependence; the state of not being reliant on, or controlled by, others.


lexentry: eng/independence_day__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: independence day
trans_list: jour de l'indépendance
sense:
An annual celebration commemorating the anniversary of a nation's assumption of independent statehood.


lexentry: eng/indeterminate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: indeterminate
trans_list: indéterminée
sense:
(algebra, strict sense) A symbol that resembles a variable or parameter but is used purely formally and neither signifies nor is ever assigned a particular value;(loose sense) a variable.


lexentry: eng/index__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: index
trans_list: indexer
sense:
(chiefly, economics) To normalise in order to account for inflation; to correct for inflation by linking to a price index in order to maintain real levels.


lexentry: eng/index_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: index card
trans_list: fiche
sense:
A piece of heavy paper stock used to record information to be stored in a card index or to supply the copy (content) from which to generate a book index.


lexentry: eng/index_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: index case
trans_list: patient zéro
sense:
(epidemiology) The first documented case in a disease epidemic within a population or the first case of interest in an epidemiological investigation: the case of patient zero (the index patient).


lexentry: eng/indicator__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: indicator
trans_list: clignotant | signofile
sense:
(UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, automotive ) A turn signal; each of the flashing lights on each side of a vehicle which indicate a turn is being made to left or right, or a lane change etc.


lexentry: eng/indict__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: indict
trans_list: inculper
sense:
(legal) To make a formal accusation or indictment for a crime against (a party) by the findings of a jury, especially a grand jury.


lexentry: eng/indictable_offence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: indictable offence
trans_list: crime
sense:
(legal, British, Canadian, Australian, Hong Kong) An offence which can only be tried on an indictment after a preliminary hearing to determine whether there is a prima facie case to answer or by a grand jury, in contrast to a summary offence.


lexentry: eng/indiction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: indiction
trans_list: indiction
sense:
(historical) A fiscal period of fifteen years, instituted by Constantine in 313 C.E. (but counting from 1st September 312), used throughout the Middle Ages as a way of dating events, documents etc.


lexentry: eng/indictment__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: indictment
trans_list: acte d'accusation
sense:
(legal) The official legal document outlining the charges concerned; bill of indictment. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/indigenous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: indigenous
trans_list: indigène | autochtone | aborigène
sense:
In particular, of or relating to a people (or their language or culture) that inhabited a region prior to the arrival of people of other cultures which became dominant (e.g., through colonialism), and which maintains a distinct culture.


lexentry: eng/indigestion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: indigestion
trans_list: indigestion
sense:
(pathology) A condition of heartburn, nausea, or other stomach-related pain, sometimes caused by eating too quickly.


lexentry: eng/indigo__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: indigo
trans_list: indigo
sense:
An indigo-colored dye obtained from certain plants (indigo plant or woad), or a similar synthetic dye.


lexentry: eng/indirect_free_kick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: indirect free kick
trans_list: coup franc indirect
sense:
(soccer) a free kick from which a goal may be scored only after the ball has been played by at least one other player


lexentry: eng/indirect_kiss__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: indirect kiss
trans_list: baiser indirect
sense:
The act of kissing an object that someone else kissed recently, symbolizing a kiss between the two people.


lexentry: eng/indirect_object__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: indirect object
trans_list: COI | complément d'objet indirect | complément d'objet second | objet indirect
sense:
(grammar) A grammatical role of a ditransitive verb that manifests a secondary or passive participant in an action, often a recipient or goal.


lexentry: eng/indispensable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: indispensable
trans_list: indispensable
sense:
(ecclesiastical, obsolete) Not admitting ecclesiastical dispensation; not subject to release or exemption; that cannot be allowed by bending the canonical rules. [16th–17th c.]


lexentry: eng/indistinguishable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: indistinguishable
trans_list: indistinguable | indistinguible
sense:
Not distinguishable; not capable of being perceived, known, or discriminated as separate and distinct


lexentry: eng/individual__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: individual
trans_list: individu
sense:
(legal) A single physical human being as a legal subject, as opposed to a legal person such as a corporation.


lexentry: eng/individual_pursuit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: individual pursuit
trans_list: poursuite individuelle
sense:
(cycle racing) A discipline in track cycling where two opposing cyclists start on opposite sides of the track and try to catch their opponent, or get a faster time over a pre-decided distance.


lexentry: eng/individualism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: individualism
trans_list: individualisme
sense:
The tendency for a person to act without reference to others, particularly in matters of style, fashion or mode of thought.


lexentry: eng/individualism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: individualism
trans_list: individualisme
sense:
The moral stance, political philosophy, or social outlook that promotes independence and self-reliance of individual people, while opposing the interference with each person's choices by society, the state, or any other group or institution.


lexentry: eng/individuality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: individuality
trans_list: individualité
sense:
(uncountable) The characteristics that contribute to the differentiation or distinction of someone or something from a group of otherwise comparable identity.


lexentry: eng/indole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: indole
trans_list: indole
sense:
(organic compound) An organic compound, C8H7N, found in coal tar, and produced in the gut by the bacterial decomposition of tryptophan; it is an aromatic bicyclic heterocycle having a benzene ring fused with a pyrrole ring; indole and its derivatives occur widely in nature and have many industrial applications.


lexentry: eng/inductance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inductance
trans_list: inductance
sense:
(physics) The property of an electric circuit by which a voltage is induced in it by a changing magnetic field.


lexentry: eng/induction__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: induction
trans_list: induction
sense:
(embryology) Given a group of cells that emits or displays a substance, the influence of this substance on the fate of a second group of cells.


lexentry: eng/inductive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inductive
trans_list: inductif
sense:
(logic) Of, or relating to logical induction, by generalizing a universal claim or principle from the observed particular instances.


lexentry: eng/inductive_reasoning__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inductive reasoning
trans_list: induction magnétique
sense:
The process of making inferences based upon observed patterns, or simple repetition. Often used in reference to predictions about what will happen or does happen, based upon what has happened.


lexentry: eng/indulgence__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: indulgence
trans_list: indulgence
sense:
(Roman Catholicism) A pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory, after the sinner has been granted absolution.


lexentry: eng/indulgent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: indulgent
trans_list: indulgent
sense:
Disposed or prone to indulge, humor, gratify, or yield to one's own or another's desires, etc., or to be compliant, lenient, or forbearing;


lexentry: eng/industrial_action__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: industrial action
trans_list: conflit social
sense:
(chiefly, UK, Irish, labor) A workplace protest by employees designed to inconvenience or disrupt the business of the employer.


lexentry: eng/industrial_design__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: industrial design
trans_list: design industriel
sense:
A process of design applied to products that are to be manufactured through techniques of mass production.


lexentry: eng/industrial_engineering__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: industrial engineering
trans_list: gestion et affaires d'entreprise
sense:
an engineering profession concerned with the optimization of complex processes, systems, or organizations by developing, improving and implementing integrated systems of people, money, knowledge, information and equipment.


lexentry: eng/industrial_peace__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: industrial peace
trans_list: paix industrielle
sense:
A state in industrial relations in which both employer and employees abstain from industrial action, such as strikes and lockouts.


lexentry: eng/industrial_strength__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: industrial strength
trans_list: industrie
sense:
Made for use by businesses or manufacturers, as opposed to home consumers, and therefore typically larger, stronger, more difficult to operate, and less attractive in appearance.


lexentry: eng/industrialism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: industrialism
trans_list: industrialisme
sense:
The socioeconomic system based upon the industrial production of manufactured goods, rather than on agriculture.


lexentry: eng/industrialization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: industrialization
trans_list: industrialisation
sense:
A process of social and economic change whereby a human society is transformed from a preindustrial to an industrial state.


lexentry: eng/inebriate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: inebriate
trans_list: enivrer
sense:
(transitive, figurative) To disorder the senses of; to exhilarate, elate or stupefy as if by spirituous drink.


lexentry: eng/inequality__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: inequality
trans_list: inéquation | inégalité
sense:
(mathematics) A statement that of two quantities one is specifically less than (or greater than) another. Symbol: < or \leq or > or \geq or \ne, as appropriate.


lexentry: eng/inert_gas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inert gas
trans_list: gaz inerte
sense:
(chemistry) A gas which does not undergo chemical reactions or does so only under rare circumstances.


lexentry: eng/inertial_frame_of_reference__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inertial frame of reference
trans_list: référentiel galiléen
sense:
(physics) A frame of reference that is stationary relative to a body moving at constant velocity and on which no force is being exerted.


lexentry: eng/inessive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inessive
trans_list: inessif
sense:
(grammar) Of or relating to the inessive case, a grammatical case that in some languages indicates the state of being in or inside a location.


lexentry: eng/infamous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: infamous
trans_list: tristement célèbre | infâme
sense:
Having a bad reputation; disreputable; notorious; unpleasant or evil; widely known, especially for something scornful.


lexentry: eng/infant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: infant
trans_list: nourrisson | poupon | enfant en bas âge
sense:
A very young human being, from birth to somewhere between six months and two years of age after birth, needing almost constant care and attention.


lexentry: eng/infante__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: infante
trans_list: infant
sense:
(historical) Any son of the king of Spain or Portugal, sometimes except the eldest or heir apparent.


lexentry: eng/infanticide__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: infanticide
trans_list: infanticide
sense:
(law, Canada) The criminal offence of killing of a newborn, committed by its mother while psychologically disturbed by the effects of childbirth or lactation, not regarded as murder.


lexentry: eng/infantilism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: infantilism
trans_list: infantilisme
sense:
(sexuality) A paraphilia based on acting like a baby or toddler, sometimes involving being diapered.


lexentry: eng/infantry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: infantry
trans_list: infanterie
sense:
Soldiers who fight on foot (on land), as opposed to cavalry and other mounted units, regardless of external transport (e.g. airborne).


lexentry: eng/infantry__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: infantry
trans_list: infanterie | fantassins
sense:
(uncountable) The part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers, especially opposed to mounted and technical troops.


lexentry: eng/infantry_fighting_vehicle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: infantry fighting vehicle
trans_list: véhicule de combat d'infanterie
sense:
(military) An armoured combat vehicle designed to carry infantry soldiers and provide fire support for them.


lexentry: eng/infect__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: infect
trans_list: infecter | contaminer
sense:
(transitive) To bring (the body or part of it) into contact with a substance that causes illness (a pathogen), so that the pathogen begins to act on the body; (of a pathogen) to come into contact with (a body or body part) and begin to act on it.


lexentry: eng/infect__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: infect
trans_list: infecter | contaminer
sense:
(transitive) To make somebody enthusiastic about one's own passion, or to communicate a feeling to others, or a feeling communicating itself to others.


lexentry: eng/infectious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: infectious
trans_list: infectieux
sense:
(pathology, of an illness) Caused by an agent that enters the host's body (such as a bacterium, virus, parasite, or prion); often, also, transmitted among hosts via any of various routes (for example, contact, droplet-borne, airborne, waterborne, foodborne, fomite-borne, or bloodborne).


lexentry: eng/infectious_disease__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: infectious disease
trans_list: maladie infectieuse
sense:
(medicine) An illness caused by a specific infectious agent (bacterium, virus, fungus, protozoa, prion etc.), that results from transmission of that agent from an infected person, animal, or reservoir to a susceptible host.


lexentry: eng/infer__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: infer
trans_list: inférer | déduire
sense:
(transitive) To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/infestation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: infestation
trans_list: infestation
sense:
The presence of a large number of pest organisms in an area or field, on the surface of a host or anything that might contact a host, or in the soil.


lexentry: eng/infidelity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: infidelity
trans_list: infidélité
sense:
Unfaithfulness in a marriage or an intimate (sexual or romantic) relationship: practice or instance of having a sexual or romantic affair with someone other than one's spouse, without the consent of the spouse.


lexentry: eng/infield__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: infield
trans_list: avant-champ
sense:
(baseball) The region of the field roughly bounded by the home plate, first base, second base and third base.


lexentry: eng/infiltration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: infiltration
trans_list: infiltration
sense:
The act or process of infiltrating, as of water into a porous substance, or of a fluid into the cells of an organ or part of the body.


lexentry: eng/infimum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: infimum
trans_list: infimum
sense:
(mathematics) (of a subset) the greatest element of the containing set that is smaller than or equal to all elements of the subset. The infimum may or may not be a member of the subset.


lexentry: eng/infinite_series__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: infinite series
trans_list: série infinie
sense:
(analysis) Any expression that represents the addition a countably infinite number of ordered summands, often explicitly indexed by the positive or nonnegative integers.


lexentry: eng/infinitesimal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: infinitesimal
trans_list: infinitésimal
sense:
(mathematics) A non-zero quantity whose magnitude is smaller than any positive number (by definition it is not a real number).


lexentry: eng/infinitive__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: infinitive
trans_list: infinitif
sense:
(grammar) A non-finite verb form considered neutral with respect to inflection; depending on language variously found used with auxiliary verbs, in subordinate clauses, or acting as a gerund, and often as the dictionary form.


lexentry: eng/infinity__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: infinity
trans_list: infini | infinité
sense:
(uncountable) A number which is very large compared to some characteristic number. For example, in optics, an object which is much further away than the focal length of a lens is said to be "at infinity", as the distance of the image from the lens varies very little as the distance increases further.


lexentry: eng/infix__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: infix
trans_list: infixe
sense:
(some authors when describing agglutinative languages, otherwise, _, dated) A prefix that is not at the beginning of a word, such as the con- of reconcile, or a suffix that is not at the end of a word, such as the -al of nationality.


lexentry: eng/inflammation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: inflammation
trans_list: inflammation
sense:
(pathology) A condition of any part of the body, consisting of congestion of the blood vessels, with obstruction of the blood current, and growth of morbid tissue. It is manifested outwardly by redness and swelling, attended with heat and pain.


lexentry: eng/inflation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inflation
trans_list: inflation
sense:
An act, instance of, or state of expansion or increase in size, especially by injection of a gas or liquid.


lexentry: eng/inflation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: inflation
trans_list: inflation
sense:
(economics) An increase in the quantity of money, leading to a devaluation of existing money, adjusted for by way of higher nominal values.


lexentry: eng/inflation__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: inflation
trans_list: inflation
sense:
(cosmology) An extremely rapid expansion of the universe, theorized to have occurred very shortly after the Big Bang.


lexentry: eng/inflection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inflection
trans_list: flexion
sense:
(grammar, uncountable) The linguistic phenomenon of morphological variation, whereby terms take a number of distinct forms in order to express different grammatical features.


lexentry: eng/inflexibility__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inflexibility
trans_list: inflexibilité
sense:
The quality or state of being inflexible, or not capable of being bent or changed; unyielding stiffness


lexentry: eng/inflexibly__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inflexibly
trans_list: inflexiblement
sense:
With a firmness that resists all importunity or persuasion; in an inflexible, unyielding or immovable manner; relentlessly.


lexentry: eng/inflorescence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inflorescence
trans_list: inflorescence
sense:
(botany) A group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a system of branches.


lexentry: eng/influence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: influence
trans_list: influence
sense:
The power to affect, control or manipulate something or someone; the ability to change the development of fluctuating things such as conduct, thoughts or decisions.


lexentry: eng/influence__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: influence
trans_list: influence
sense:
(astrology) An element believed to determine someone's character or individual tendencies, caused by the position of the stars and planets at the time of one's birth.


lexentry: eng/influence__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: influence
trans_list: influencer | influer
sense:
(transitive) To have an effect on by using gentle or subtle action; to exert an influence upon; to modify, bias, or sway; to persuade or induce.


lexentry: eng/influence_peddling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: influence peddling
trans_list: trafic d'influence
sense:
A type of corruption in which people use their connections with governments to gain favors or preferential treatment for a third party, usually in return for money.


lexentry: eng/influencer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: influencer
trans_list: influenceuse | influenceur
sense:
(social media, marketing) A person who is able to influence consumption, lifestyle, or political preferences of their online audience by creating or engaging social media content, often as a part of a marketing campaign.


lexentry: eng/influenza__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: influenza
trans_list: grippe
sense:
(disease) An acute contagious disease of the upper airways and lungs, caused by a virus, which rapidly spreads around the world in seasonal epidemics.


lexentry: eng/infodemic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: infodemic
trans_list: infodémie
sense:
(informal) An excessive amount of information concerning a problem such that the solution is made more difficult.


lexentry: eng/infomercial__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: infomercial
trans_list: publireportage
sense:
A program-length television commercial, typically between thirty minutes and one hour long, that advertises a product or service by presenting supposedly impartial information about it.


lexentry: eng/inform__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: inform
trans_list: informer | instruire
sense:
(transitive) To give form or character to; to inspire (with a given quality); to affect, influence (with a pervading principle, idea etc.).


lexentry: eng/informatics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: informatics
trans_list: informatique | science de l'information
sense:
(computing) A branch of information science and of computer science that focuses on the study of information processing, particularly with respect to systems integration and human interactions with machine and data.


lexentry: eng/information__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: information
trans_list: information | renseignement | informations
sense:
Things that are or can be known about a given topic; communicable knowledge of something. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/information_overload__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: information overload
trans_list: surcharge informationnelle | surinformation
sense:
The inability to process everything one hears and sees; the availability or supply of too much information, or a state of stress which results.


lexentry: eng/information_retrieval__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: information retrieval
trans_list: recherche d'information
sense:
(information science) The science of searching for information in documents, searching for documents themselves, searching for metadata which describe documents, or searching within databases, whether relational stand-alone databases or hypertextually-networked databases such as the World Wide Web.


lexentry: eng/information_science__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: information science
trans_list: sciences de l'information
sense:
(applied science) A broad and interdisciplinary science that deals with the gathering, classification, storage, manipulation, retrieval and analysis of information as an organized resource.


lexentry: eng/information_society__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: information society
trans_list: société de l’information | société de l'information
sense:
(sociology) A society where the creation, distribution, use, integration and manipulation of information is a significant economic, political, and cultural activity.


lexentry: eng/information_theory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: information theory
trans_list: théorie de l'information
sense:
(mathematics) A branch of applied mathematics and engineering involving the quantification of information sent over a communication channel, disregarding the meaning of the sent messages, exemplified by the noisy-channel coding theorem.


lexentry: eng/information_warfare__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: information warfare
trans_list: guerre de l'information | infoguerre
sense:
The use and management of information in pursuit of an advantage over an opponent, such as propaganda, disinformation, and gathering assurances that one's own information is accurate.


lexentry: eng/infotainment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: infotainment
trans_list: infodivertissement
sense:
A form of programming (cinematic, television, live action, etc.) that provides both information and entertainment, consisting of mostly celebrity news and human drama. [from 1982]


lexentry: eng/infrared__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: infrared
trans_list: infrarouge
sense:
(uncountable) The electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength longer than visible light, but shorter than microwave radiation, having a wavelength between 700 nm and 1 mm.


lexentry: eng/infrastructure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: infrastructure
trans_list: infrastructure
sense:
(systems theory) An underlying base or foundation for a building, organization, or system. [from 1887]


lexentry: eng/infuse__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: infuse
trans_list: infuser
sense:
(transitive) To steep in a liquid, so as to extract the soluble constituents (usually medicinal or herbal).


lexentry: eng/infusion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: infusion
trans_list: infusion
sense:
A product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities.


lexentry: eng/infusorium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: infusorium
trans_list: infusoire
sense:
(biology) Any of the many minute aquatic creatures, such as protozoa and unicellular algae, found in freshwater habitats.


lexentry: eng/ingest__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ingest
trans_list: ingérer
sense:
(transitive) To take (a substance, e.g., food) into the body of an organism, especially through the mouth and into the gastrointestinal tract.


lexentry: eng/ingestion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ingestion
trans_list: ingestion
sense:
The process of ingesting, or consuming something orally, whether it be food, drink, medicine, or other substance. It is usually referred to as the first step of digestion.


lexentry: eng/ingot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ingot
trans_list: lingot
sense:
A solid block of more or less pure metal, often but not necessarily bricklike in shape and trapezoidal in cross-section, the result of pouring out and cooling molten metal, often immediately after smelting from raw ore or alloying from constituents.


lexentry: eng/ingratiate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ingratiate
trans_list: se faire aimer
sense:
(reflexive) To bring oneself into favour with someone by flattering or trying to please them; to insinuate oneself; to worm one's way in.


lexentry: eng/ingress__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: ingress
trans_list: entrée
sense:
(astronomy) The entrance of the Moon into the shadow of the Earth in eclipses, or the Sun's entrance into a sign, etc.


lexentry: eng/inguinal_canal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inguinal canal
trans_list: canal inguinal
sense:
One of the two passages in the anterior abdominal wall which in men convey the spermatic cord and in women the round ligament.


lexentry: eng/inhale__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: inhale
trans_list: inhaler | aspirer
sense:
(transitive) To draw air or any form of gas (either in a pure form, or mixed with small particles in form of aerosols/smoke -sometimes stemming from a medicament) into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm.


lexentry: eng/inhaler__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: inhaler
trans_list: inhalateur
sense:
(medicine) A device with a canister holding medicine (either in powder or gas form) which is sprayed and inhaled by the patient, often for treating asthma and other respiratory diseases.


lexentry: eng/inhere__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inhere
trans_list: être inhérent à
sense:
(uncommon) To be inherent; to be an essential or intrinsic part of; to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something.


lexentry: eng/inherit__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inherit
trans_list: hériter
sense:
(transitive) To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death.


lexentry: eng/inheritance__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: inheritance
trans_list: héritage
sense:
(countable) That which a person is entitled to inherit, by law or testament, such as the part of an estate (i.e., a portion).


lexentry: eng/inheritance__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: inheritance
trans_list: héritage
sense:
(programming, object-oriented) The mechanism whereby parts of a superclass are available to instances of its subclass.


lexentry: eng/inheritance_law__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inheritance law
trans_list: droit des successions
sense:
(legal) The area of law pertaining to passing on property, titles, debts, rights, and obligations upon the death of an individual.


lexentry: eng/inheritance_tax__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inheritance tax
trans_list: droits de succession
sense:
A tax based on the value of the property of a deceased person, and charged on the beneficiaries of the estate.


lexentry: eng/inhuman__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inhuman
trans_list: inhumain
sense:
Of or pertaining to inhumanity and the indifferently cruel, sadistic or barbaric behavior it brings.


lexentry: eng/inion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inion
trans_list: inion
sense:
(anatomy) A small protuberance on the external surface of the back of the skull near the neck; the external occipital protuberance.


lexentry: eng/iniquity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: iniquity
trans_list: iniquité
sense:
(countable) An act of great injustice or unfairness; a sinful or wicked act; an unconscionable deed.


lexentry: eng/initial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: initial
trans_list: initial
sense:
Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word.


lexentry: eng/initial__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: initial
trans_list: initiale
sense:
(phonology) onset, part of a syllable that precedes the syllable nucleus in phonetics and phonology.


lexentry: eng/initial_condition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: initial condition
trans_list: condition initiale
sense:
(mathematics, physics) In dynamical system, an initial condition is the value of a variable at a specific time, also known as a seed value.


lexentry: eng/initial_public_offering__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: initial public offering
trans_list: introduction en bourse
sense:
(business, finance) The first offering to members of the public of stock in a company, normally followed by a listing of that stock on a stock exchange.


lexentry: eng/initialism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: initialism
trans_list: sigle
sense:
(linguistics) A term formed from the initial letters of several words or parts of words, which is itself pronounced letter by letter.


lexentry: eng/initiation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: initiation
trans_list: initiation
sense:
The form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society; mode of entrance into an organized body; especially, the rite of admission into a secret society or order.


lexentry: eng/injection__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: injection
trans_list: injection
sense:
(category theory) A morphism from either one of the two components of a coproduct to that coproduct.


lexentry: eng/injection__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: injection
trans_list: injection
sense:
(computer security) The insertion of program code into an application, URL, hardware, etc.; especially when malicious or when the target is not designed for such insertion.


lexentry: eng/injection__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: injection
trans_list: injection
sense:
(set theory) A function that maps distinct x in the domain to distinct y in the codomain; formally, a f: X → Y such that f(a) = f(b) implies a = b for any a, b in the domain.


lexentry: eng/injective__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: injective
trans_list: injectif
sense:
(mathematics) Of, relating to, or being an injection: such that each element of the image (or range) is associated with at most one element of the preimage (or domain); inverse-deterministic


lexentry: eng/injera__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: injera
trans_list: injera
sense:
A pancakelike flatbread made from fermented teff flour, a traditional food of Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Yemen, and the Nuer people of Sudan.


lexentry: eng/injunction__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: injunction
trans_list: injonction
sense:
(legal) A writ or process, granted by a court of equity, and, in some cases, under statutes, by a court of law, whereby a party is required to do or to refrain from doing certain acts, according to the exigency of the writ.


lexentry: eng/injury_time__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: injury time
trans_list: arrêts de jeu | temps additionnel
sense:
(sports) Additional time played after each period of a game in order to compensate for stoppages due to player injuries; loosely extended to include time added on to compensate for all types of stoppages, i.e. synonymous with stoppage time.


lexentry: eng/ink-pad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ink-pad
trans_list: tampon encreur
sense:
A piece of absorbent material, soaked with ink used for rubber stamps. The ink gets onto the stamp by pressing the stamp on the ink-pad.


lexentry: eng/ink_eraser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ink eraser
trans_list: effaceur d'encre
sense:
An instrument used to remove ink from a writing surface, either (traditionally) a metal scraper or (more recently) a special pen dispensing a chemical that eradicates ink.


lexentry: eng/inkjet_printer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inkjet printer
trans_list: imprimante à jet d'encre
sense:
(computer hardware) A device for the printing of documents which that operates by propelling tiny droplets of liquid ink onto paper.


lexentry: eng/inkling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inkling
trans_list: soupçon
sense:
Usually preceded by forms of to give: a slight hint, implication, or suggestion given., A vague idea about something.


lexentry: eng/inkwell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inkwell
trans_list: encrier
sense:
A container for ink, designed and usually positioned so that a person may conveniently dip a pen (such as a dip pen or quill pen) into it whenever a refill is needed.


lexentry: eng/inland__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: inland
trans_list: domestique
sense:
(archaic) Of a sophisticated background, especially as relates to a royal court or national capital.


lexentry: eng/inland_sea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inland sea
trans_list: mer intérieure
sense:
(geography) A large but relatively shallow expanse of water within a landmass, sometimes connected to the ocean.


lexentry: eng/inland_taipan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inland taipan
trans_list: Taïpan du désert
sense:
(zoology) Oxyuranus microlepidotus, a highly venomous snake endemic to semiarid regions of central east Australia.


lexentry: eng/inlay__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inlay
trans_list: incruster
sense:
(also, figuratively) To place (pieces of a foreign material) within another material to form a decorative design.


lexentry: eng/inmate__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: inmate
trans_list: pensionnaire | résident | résidente
sense:
A person who shares a residence (such as a hotel guest, a lodger, or a student living on campus), or other place.


lexentry: eng/inner__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inner
trans_list: intérieur
sense:
Being or occurring (farther) inside, situated farther in, located (situated) or happening on the inside of something, situated within or farther within contained within something.


lexentry: eng/inner_child__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inner child
trans_list: enfant intérieur
sense:
(psychology) The childlike aspect of a person's psyche, typically, the personality and the memories of one's childhood, especially in the context of coexisting with, and being suppressed by, an adult aspect of the person.


lexentry: eng/inner_circle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: inner circle
trans_list: cercle rapproché | cercle restreint
sense:
(idiomatic, business, government, politics) A small, exclusive group of people close to the center of power who control a movement, organization, political party, etc.


lexentry: eng/inner_city__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inner city
trans_list: coeur de la ville
sense:
(urban studies) The parts of a large city closer to its core, especially older, populous areas of low-income or immigrant families as opposed to centrally located commercial areas.


lexentry: eng/inner_ear__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inner ear
trans_list: oreille interne
sense:
(anatomy) The portion of the ear located within the temporal bone which includes the semicircular canals, vestibule, and cochlea and is responsible for hearing and balance.


lexentry: eng/inner_emigration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inner emigration
trans_list: émigration intérieure
sense:
(derogatory) The choice of some German writers to remain in Nazi Germany despite being opposed to Nazism.


lexentry: eng/inner_planet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inner planet
trans_list: planète interne
sense:
(astronomy, planets) Any planet of the Solar System whose orbit is located between the asteroid belt and the sun, i.e., any of Mercury, Venus, Earth, or Mars.


lexentry: eng/inning__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inning
trans_list: manche
sense:
(baseball) A period of play in which members of a visiting baseball team attempt to hit a baseball pitched by the opposing home team until three players are called out, followed by a similar attempt by members of the home baseball team against the visiting team's pitching. There are nine or more innings in a regulation baseball game.


lexentry: eng/inoculate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inoculate
trans_list: inoculer
sense:
(transitive, immunology) To introduce an antigenic substance or vaccine into something (e.g. the body) or someone, such as to produce immunity to a specific disease. [from c. 1722]


lexentry: eng/inoculation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inoculation
trans_list: inoculation
sense:
(immunology) The introduction of an antigenic substance or vaccine into the body to produce immunity to a specific disease.


lexentry: eng/inorganic_chemistry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inorganic chemistry
trans_list: chimie inorganique
sense:
(chemistry) The chemistry of the elements (including carbon), and those compounds that do not contain carbon.


lexentry: eng/inpatient__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inpatient
trans_list: patient hospitalier
sense:
(healthcare) A patient whose treatment requires at least one night's residence in a hospital; a hospitalized patient.


lexentry: eng/input!slash!output__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: input/output
trans_list: entrée-sortie
sense:
(computing, usually used attributively) The flow of information to and from human users or other client systems.


lexentry: eng/inquiline__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inquiline
trans_list: inquilin
sense:
(biology) An animal that lives commensally in the nest, burrow, gall, or dwelling place of an animal of another species.


lexentry: eng/inquiry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inquiry
trans_list: enquête
sense:
The act of inquiring; a seeking of information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning.


lexentry: eng/inroad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inroad
trans_list: incursion | percée
sense:
(military, also, figuratively) An advance into enemy territory, an attempted invasion; an encroachment, an incursion.


lexentry: eng/inroad__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: inroad
trans_list: avancée | pas en avant | percée
sense:
(figuratively, usually, in the plural) Often followed by in, into, or on: initial progress made toward accomplishing a goal or solving a problem.


lexentry: eng/inscribe__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inscribe
trans_list: graver
sense:
(transitive) To write or cut (words) onto (something, especially a hard surface, or a book to be given to another person); to engrave.


lexentry: eng/insect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: insect
trans_list: insecte
sense:
An arthropod (in the Insecta class) characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton.


lexentry: eng/insect__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: insect
trans_list: insecte
sense:
(archaic, or, loosely) Any small arthropod similar to an insect, including spiders, centipedes, millipedes, etc.


lexentry: eng/insemination__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: insemination
trans_list: insémination
sense:
The introduction of sperm into a female’s reproductive system for the purpose of impregnating (making pregnant).


lexentry: eng/insert__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: insert
trans_list: encart
sense:
A promotional or instructive leaflet inserted into a magazine, newspaper, tape or disk package, etc.


lexentry: eng/inshallah__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inshallah
trans_list: Dieu veuille | Inch'Allah | si Dieu le veut | si Dieu veut
sense:
(Islam) Expressing the speaker’s wish for a given future event to occur, and also generally their emphasis on its contingency upon the divine will.


lexentry: eng/inside__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inside
trans_list: dedans | au-dedans | là-dedans | à l’intérieur
sense:
Within or towards the interior of something; within the scope or limits of something (a place), especially a building.


lexentry: eng/inside_information__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inside information
trans_list: connaissance préalable
sense:
(US, legal, finance) Information obtained by or from a person in a position of trust (a director, an employee, a consultant) that affects the price of publicly traded securities.


lexentry: eng/inside_joke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inside joke
trans_list: private joke | blague entre nous
sense:
(idiomatic) A joke that is understood or meant to be understood only by certain people who are aware of the details (an ingroup).


lexentry: eng/insider__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: insider
trans_list: initié
sense:
A person who has special knowledge about the inner workings of a group, organization, or institution.


lexentry: eng/insider_trading__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: insider trading
trans_list: délit d'initié
sense:
(business, finance, law) The illegal trading of a public company's stock or other securities based on material, nonpublic information about the company.


lexentry: eng/insight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: insight
trans_list: introspection
sense:
A sight or view of the interior of anything; a deep inspection or view; introspection; frequently used with into.


lexentry: eng/insignia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: insignia
trans_list: insigne
sense:
A patch or other object that indicates a person's official or military rank, or membership in a group or organization.


lexentry: eng/insignia__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: insignia
trans_list: insigne
sense:
A symbol or token of personal power, status, or office, or of an official body of government or jurisdiction.


lexentry: eng/insinuate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: insinuate
trans_list: insinuer
sense:
(figurative, by extension) To ingratiate; to obtain access to or introduce something by subtle, cunning or artful means.


lexentry: eng/insinuation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: insinuation
trans_list: insinuation
sense:
The act of gaining favor, affection, or influence, by gentle or artful means; — formerly used in a good sense, as of friendly influence or interposition.


lexentry: eng/insist__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: insist
trans_list: insister
sense:
(sometimes, with (that + subjunctive), or, intransitive, with on or upon) To demand continually that something happen or be done; to reiterate a demand despite requests to abandon it.


lexentry: eng/insolation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: insolation
trans_list: insolation
sense:
The incident radiant energy emitted by the sun which reaches a unit area over a period of time, typically measured over a horizontal area at the Earth's surface or at the top of Earth's atmosphere.


lexentry: eng/insolation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: insolation
trans_list: insolation
sense:
The act or process of exposing to the rays of the sun, such as for the purpose of medical treatment, drying or maturing, as fruits, drugs, etc., or of rendering acid, as vinegar.


lexentry: eng/insolvency__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: insolvency
trans_list: insolvabilité
sense:
(finance) The condition of being insolvent; the state or condition of a person who is insolvent; the condition of one who is unable to pay their debts as they fall due, or in the usual course of trade and business.


lexentry: eng/inspect__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inspect
trans_list: inspecter
sense:
To examine critically or carefully; especially, to search out problems or determine condition; to scrutinize.


lexentry: eng/inspector_general__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inspector general
trans_list: inspecteur général
sense:
A senior official responsible for inspecting conformance to the standards in a civil or military organization.


lexentry: eng/inspiration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inspiration
trans_list: inspiration
sense:
(physiology, uncountable) The drawing of air into the lungs, accomplished in mammals by elevation of the chest walls and flattening of the diaphragm, as part of the act of breathing.


lexentry: eng/inspiration__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: inspiration
trans_list: inspiration
sense:
A supernatural divine influence on the prophets, apostles, or sacred writers, by which they were qualified to communicate moral or religious truth with authority; a supernatural influence which qualifies people to receive and communicate divine truth; also, the truth communicated.


lexentry: eng/inspiration__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: inspiration
trans_list: inspiration
sense:
The act or process of an elevating or stimulating influence upon the intellect, emotions or creativity.


lexentry: eng/inspire__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inspire
trans_list: inspirer
sense:
(transitive) To infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit; to convey, as by a divine or supernatural influence; to disclose preternaturally; to produce in, as by inspiration.


lexentry: eng/inspire__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: inspire
trans_list: inspirer
sense:
(transitive) To infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence; to fill with what animates, enlivens or exalts; to communicate inspiration to.


lexentry: eng/installation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: installation
trans_list: installation
sense:
Something installed, especially the whole of a system of machines, apparatus, and accessories, when set up and arranged for practical working, as in electric lighting, transmission of power, etc.


lexentry: eng/installment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: installment
trans_list: volet | épisode
sense:
One of a series of parts, whether equal or unequal to the other parts of the series, of a given entity or a given process, which part presents or is presented at a particular scheduled interval.


lexentry: eng/installment__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: installment
trans_list: au fur et à mesure
sense:
(banking, finance) Any of a series of portions of a debt or sum of money, which portions may or may not be equal in amount (depending in part on whether the interest rate is fixed or variable), and payment of which takes place at regular intervals toward satisfaction of the total. Payments are generally mensual, quarterly, triannual, biannual, or annual.


lexentry: eng/installment_loan__Noun__1
written_rep: installment loan
trans_list:
crédit à tempérament | prêt remboursable par tranches | prêt à tempérament | prêt à versements périodiques | prêt échelonné


lexentry: eng/instance__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: instance
trans_list: instance
sense:
(computing) A specific occurrence of something that is created or instantiated, such as a database, or an object of a class in object-oriented programming. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/instant_coffee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: instant coffee
trans_list: café instantané | café soluble
sense:
A beverage in the form of a powder, granules, or concentrated liquid, made from coffee and able to be quickly reconstituted by adding water.


lexentry: eng/instant_messaging__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: instant messaging
trans_list: messagerie instantanée
sense:
(communication, computing) A form of realtime communication where two or more people exchange text messages, usually short, using computers or other devices with communications capabilities.


lexentry: eng/instant_messenger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: instant messenger
trans_list: messagerie instantanée
sense:
(communication, computing) A computer application which allows instant text communication between two or more people through a network or the Internet in its entirety.


lexentry: eng/instant_noodle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: instant noodle
trans_list: nouilles instantanées
sense:
(chiefly, in the plural) One of a mass of dried precooked noodles fused with oil, usually soaked in boiling water for a few minutes before being eaten.


lexentry: eng/instantaneous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: instantaneous
trans_list: instantané
sense:
Occurring, arising, or functioning without any delay; happening within an imperceptibly brief period of time. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/instantiate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: instantiate
trans_list: instancier
sense:
(transitive) To represent#Verb (a concept#Noun, theme#Noun, or principle#Noun) by an instance#Noun. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/instantiate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: instantiate
trans_list: instancier
sense:
(transitive, object-oriented programming) To create an object (an instance) of a specific class. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/instar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: instar
trans_list: stade
sense:
Any one of the several stages of postembryonic development which an arthropod undergoes, between molts, before it reaches sexual maturity.


lexentry: eng/instigation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: instigation
trans_list: instigation
sense:
The act of instigating, or the state of being instigated; incitement; especially to evil or wickedness.


lexentry: eng/instigator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: instigator
trans_list: instigateur | instigatrice | incitateur | incitatrice
sense:
A person who intentionally instigates, incites, or starts something, especially one that creates trouble.


lexentry: eng/institution__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: institution
trans_list: institution
sense:
A long established and respected organization, particularly one involved with education, public service, or charity work.


lexentry: eng/instructive__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: instructive
trans_list: instructif
sense:
(linguistics) A case in the Finnish and Estonian languages. It expresses the means or the instrument used to perform an action.


lexentry: eng/instructive_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: instructive case
trans_list: instructif
sense:
(grammar) : noun case used to indicate means. It answers the question "how?", and in English, this is usually expressed by the prepositional phrase by means of, as in "by means of the house". Languages that use the instructive case include Finnish and (rarely) Estonian.


lexentry: eng/instrumental__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: instrumental
trans_list: instrumental
sense:
(music) Pertaining to, made by, or prepared for an instrument, especially a musical instrument (rather than the human voice).


lexentry: eng/instrumental__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: instrumental
trans_list: instrumental
sense:
(music) A pause in the vocals of a song, usually occurring midway through, in which a musical instrument replaces the vocals.


lexentry: eng/instrumental__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: instrumental
trans_list: instrumental
sense:
(grammar) Applied to a case expressing means or agency, generally corresponding to the English use of prepositions such as by, with, through, or by means of with the objective case.


lexentry: eng/instrumental__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: instrumental
trans_list: instrumentale | musique instrumentale
sense:
(music) A composition written or performed without lyrics or singing, using a lead instrument to replace vocals.


lexentry: eng/instrumental_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: instrumental case
trans_list: instrumental | cas instrumental
sense:
(grammar) A noun case used to express means or agency—and is generally indicated in English by by or with with the objective. Languages that use the instrumental case include Armenian, Serbo-Croatian, Czech, Dyirbal, Georgian, Latvian, Slovene, Polish, Ukrainian, Quechua, Russian, Assamese, Tamil, Turkish and Sanskrit. Extinct languages that used the instrumental case include Old English, Old Saxon and Old High German.


lexentry: eng/insubordination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: insubordination
trans_list: insubordination
sense:
The quality or state of being insubordinate; disobedience to lawful authority; specifically, an employee's failure or refusal to comply with a request or an assignment given by his/her supervisor.


lexentry: eng/insulate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: insulate
trans_list: isoler
sense:
To separate a body or material from others, e.g. by non-conductors to prevent the transfer of electricity, heat, etc.


lexentry: eng/insulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: insulation
trans_list: isolation | isolement
sense:
(engineering) The act of separating a body from others by nonconductors, so as to prevent the transfer of electricity, heat, or sound


lexentry: eng/insulator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: insulator
trans_list: isolateur | isolant
sense:
A substance that does not transmit heat (thermal insulator), sound (acoustic insulator) or electricity (electrical insulator).


lexentry: eng/insult__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: insult
trans_list: insulte
sense:
(uncountable) Action or form of speech deliberately intended to be rude; (countable) a particular act or statement having this effect.


lexentry: eng/insult__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: insult
trans_list: insulter
sense:
(transitive) To be insensitive, insolent, or rude to (somebody); to affront or demean (someone). [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/insurance_fraud__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: insurance fraud
trans_list: fraude à l'assurance
sense:
(legal) Receiving insurance policy-based compensation by deceitfully causing an event that, if it were accidental, would lead to a rightful claim for said compensation.


lexentry: eng/insurance_policy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: insurance policy
trans_list: police d'assurance | contrat [[d']]assurance
sense:
(insurance) A legal document outlining a particular insurance cover for an insured entity for a given risk.


lexentry: eng/insure__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: insure
trans_list: assurer
sense:
(transitive) To provide for compensation if some specified risk occurs. Often agreed by policy (contract) to offer financial compensation in case of an accident, theft or other undesirable event.


lexentry: eng/insurgent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: insurgent
trans_list: insurgé | insurgée
sense:
One of several people who take up arms against the local state authority; a participant in insurgency.


lexentry: eng/insurrection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: insurrection
trans_list: insurrection
sense:
(uncountable) The action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; (countable) an instance of this; a revolt, an uprising; specifically, one that is at an initial stage or limited in nature.


lexentry: eng/intake_manifold__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intake manifold
trans_list: collecteur d'admission
sense:
(automotive) The part of an internal combustion engine that supplies the fuel and air mixture to the cylinder(s).


lexentry: eng/intangible_asset__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intangible asset
trans_list: actif incorporel | immobilisation incorporelle
sense:
(business, accounting) Any valuable property of a business that is not a physical by nature, including intellectual property, customer lists, and goodwill. Intangible assets may or may not be shown on the balance sheet.


lexentry: eng/intangible_cultural_heritage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intangible cultural heritage
trans_list: patrimoine culturel immatériel | patrimoine culturel immatériel de l'humanité
sense:
practices, representations, expressions, knowledge, or skills, as well as the instruments, objects, artifacts, and cultural spaces that are considered by UNESCO to be part of a place's cultural heritage.


lexentry: eng/integer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: integer
trans_list: nombre entier | entier relatif | entier
sense:
(arithmetic) A number that is not a fraction; an element of the infinite and numerable set {..., -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ...}.


lexentry: eng/integral__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: integral
trans_list: intégrale | intégral
sense:
(mathematics) One of the two fundamental operations of calculus (the other being differentiation), whereby a function's displacement, area, volume, or other qualities arising from the study of infinitesimal change are quantified, usually defined as a limiting process on a sequence of partial sums. Denoted using a long s: ∫, or a variant thereof.


lexentry: eng/integral_calculus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: integral calculus
trans_list: calcul intégral
sense:
(calculus) The calculus that generalizes summation to find areas, masses, volumes, sums, and totals of quantities described by continuously varying functions.


lexentry: eng/integral_domain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: integral domain
trans_list: anneau d'intégrité
sense:
(algebra, ring theory) Any nonzero commutative ring in which the product of nonzero elements is nonzero. [from 1911]


lexentry: eng/integrate__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: integrate
trans_list: intégrer
sense:
(mathematics, science, transitive) To subject to the operation of integration; to find the integral of an equation.


lexentry: eng/integrated_circuit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: integrated circuit
trans_list: circuit intégré
sense:
(semiconductors) A thin chip, usually of silicon, consisting of at least two interconnected semiconductor devices, mainly transistors.


lexentry: eng/integration__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: integration
trans_list: intégration
sense:
(biology) In evolution, the process by which the manifold is compacted into the relatively simple and permanent; supposed to alternate with differentiation as an agent in species' development.


lexentry: eng/integration_by_parts__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: integration by parts
trans_list: intégration par parties
sense:
(analysis) A method of integration directly related to the rule for differentiation of products; can be written as \int u\ dv = uv - \int v\ du.


lexentry: eng/integrin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: integrin
trans_list: intégrine
sense:
(biochemistry) Any of many heterodimeric transmembrane proteins that function as receptors in communication between cells.


lexentry: eng/intellect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intellect
trans_list: intellect
sense:
(uncountable) The faculty of thinking, judging, abstract reasoning, and conceptual understanding; the cognitive faculty.


lexentry: eng/intellectual__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: intellectual
trans_list: intellectuel
sense:
Endowed with intellect; having a keen sense of understanding; having the capacity for higher forms of knowledge or thought; characterized by intelligence or cleverness


lexentry: eng/intellectual_property__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intellectual property
trans_list: propriété intellectuelle
sense:
(copyright law, uncountable) A kind of property that includes intangible creations of the human intellect, such as patents, copyrights, and trademarks.


lexentry: eng/intelligence__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: intelligence
trans_list: intelligence
sense:
(mostly, uncountable) The quality of making use or having made use of such capacities: depth of understanding, mental quickness.


lexentry: eng/intelligence__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: intelligence
trans_list: renseignements | intelligence
sense:
(countable) A political or military department, agency or unit designed to gather information, usually secret, about the enemy or about hostile activities.


lexentry: eng/intelligence_agency__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intelligence agency
trans_list: service de renseignement | service de renseignements
sense:
A governmental agency that is tasked with information gathering (known in the context as "intelligence") for purposes of national security and defense.


lexentry: eng/intelligence_officer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intelligence officer
trans_list: agent de renseignement
sense:
An employee of an organization who collects, compiles or analyzes information which is of use to that organization.


lexentry: eng/intelligence_quotient__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intelligence quotient
trans_list: quotient intellectuel
sense:
A score derived from one of several different standardized tests attempting to measure a person's intelligence relative to that of the general population, with the average usually calibrated to a number around 100.


lexentry: eng/intelligent_design__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intelligent design
trans_list: dessein intelligent
sense:
The belief that biological life on Earth, or more broadly, the universe as a whole, was created by an intelligent agent (specified or unspecified) rather than being the result of undirected natural processes.


lexentry: eng/intelligent_disobedience__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intelligent disobedience
trans_list: désobéissance intelligente
sense:
The skill of a service animal to deliberately disobey a command when the animal perceives that obeying would put the human in danger.


lexentry: eng/intend__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intend
trans_list: envisager | prévoir | avoir l'intention | concevoir
sense:
(ambitransitive, usually followed by particle "to" + verb, or "on"/"upon" + noun) To fix the mind upon (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon


lexentry: eng/intendment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intendment
trans_list: loi
sense:
(legal) the sense in which the legal system interprets something, especially the intention of legislation


lexentry: eng/intensive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: intensive
trans_list: intensif
sense:
Chiefly suffixed to a noun: using something with intensity; requiring a great amount of something; demanding.


lexentry: eng/intensive_care__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intensive care
trans_list: réa | réanimation | soins intensifs | traitement intensif
sense:
(medicine) The support and monitoring of critically ill patients, especially by the use of instrumentation and specialized staff and equipment.


lexentry: eng/intensive_care_unit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intensive care unit
trans_list: unité de soins intensifs | soins intensifs | unité de traitement intensif
sense:
A part of a hospital into which critically ill patients, in danger of dying, are admitted and closely monitored.


lexentry: eng/intentional_walk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intentional walk
trans_list: base-sur-balles intentionnel | but-sur-balles intentionnel
sense:
(baseball) The intentional pitching of four balls (bad pitches), or of a fourth ball, in order to give the batter a walk (for example, so as to avoid the risk of a home run).


lexentry: eng/intentionalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intentionalism
trans_list: intentionnalisme
sense:
The theory that the meaning of any text is determined by the intentions of its author, whether stated or not.


lexentry: eng/intentionality__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: intentionality
trans_list: intentionnalité
sense:
(philosophy) The characteristic of a mental state whereby it is about something, which relates to mental states in an analogous way as meaning relates to a word.


lexentry: eng/inter-__Prefix__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: inter-
trans_list: inter- | entre-
sense:
Intermittently: the root verb is done between or among temporal entities; also forming nouns and adjectives derived from the verb form.


lexentry: eng/inter-__Prefix__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: inter-
trans_list: inter- | entre-
sense:
Internally: the root verb is done in between or among relevant entities; also forming nouns and adjectives derived from the verb form.


lexentry: eng/inter-__Prefix__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: inter-
trans_list: inter- | entre-
sense:
Intersocially: the root verb is done between or among social entities; also forming nouns and adjectives derived from the verb form.


lexentry: eng/inter-__Prefix__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: inter-
trans_list: inter- | entre-
sense:
Interspatially: the root verb is done between or among spatial entities; also forming nouns and adjectives derived from the verb form.


lexentry: eng/interaction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interaction
trans_list: interaction
sense:
The situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another to produce a new effect; the effect resulting from such a situation or occurrence.


lexentry: eng/interactive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interactive
trans_list: interactif
sense:
Interacting with or communicating with and reacting to each other; influencing or having an effect on each other; acting or capable of acting on each other or with the other.


lexentry: eng/interactome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interactome
trans_list: interactome
sense:
(biology) All the interactions between biological entities in cells and organisms considered as a whole.


lexentry: eng/intercalary__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: intercalary
trans_list: intercalaire
sense:
(botany) of a meristem: situated between zones of permanent tissue, thus a shoot growing at the base of a leaf, in comparison with apical growth at the tip of a root or plant.


lexentry: eng/intercept__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: intercept
trans_list: intercepter
sense:
(transitive, American football) Of a defensive player: to steal a pass thrown by the opposing team, gaining possession of the ball.


lexentry: eng/intercession__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: intercession
trans_list: intercession
sense:
A prayer to God on behalf of another person; especially, such a prayer offered by a heavenly saint on behalf of a mere mortal who has prayed to the saint for such help.


lexentry: eng/interchange__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: interchange
trans_list: échangeur autoroutier | sortie | échangeur | échangeur routier
sense:
(countable) A junction in which traffic may merge to enter or diverge to exit a limited-access highway to access a surface street, without crossing traffic on the main highway.


lexentry: eng/interchange__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: interchange
trans_list: échangeur autoroutier | échangeur | échangeur routier
sense:
(rail transport, countable) A connection between two or more lines, services or modes of transport; a station at which such a connection can be made.


lexentry: eng/intercontinental_ballistic_missile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intercontinental ballistic missile
trans_list: missile balistique intercontinental
sense:
(military, rocketry) A class of long-range missiles associated especially with carrying nuclear warheads.


lexentry: eng/interdict__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interdict
trans_list: interdit
sense:
A papal decree prohibiting the administration of the sacraments from a political entity under the power of a single person (e.g., a king or an oligarchy with similar powers). Extreme unction/Anointing of the Sick is excepted.


lexentry: eng/interdict__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: interdict
trans_list: interdire
sense:
(transitive, US, military) To impede (an enemy); to interrupt or destroy (enemy communications, supply lines etc). [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/interest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interest
trans_list: intérêt
sense:
(uncountable, finance) The price paid for obtaining, or price received for providing, money or goods in a credit transaction, calculated as a fraction of the amount or value of what was borrowed. [from earlier 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/interest__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: interest
trans_list: intérêt
sense:
(uncountable) A great attention and concern from someone or something; intellectual curiosity. [from later 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/interest__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: interest
trans_list: intérêt
sense:
(countable) An involvement, claim, right, share, stake in or link with a financial, business, or other undertaking or endeavor.


lexentry: eng/interest__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: interest
trans_list: intéresser
sense:
(obsolete, often, _, impersonal) To be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to concern; to excite.


lexentry: eng/interest_rate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interest rate
trans_list: taux d'intérêt
sense:
(finance) The percentage of an amount of money charged for its use per some period of time (often a year).


lexentry: eng/interface__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: interface
trans_list: interface
sense:
(chemistry, physics) A thin layer or boundary between different substances or two phases of a single substance.


lexentry: eng/interface__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: interface
trans_list: interface
sense:
(object-oriented) The connection between parts of software; also the public or published sections of an object or module.


lexentry: eng/interface__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: interface
trans_list: interface
sense:
(object-oriented) In object-oriented programming, a piece of code defining a set of operations that other code must implement.


lexentry: eng/interface__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: interface
trans_list: interface
sense:
(object-oriented programming) In some languages, a block of code declaring the interface (point of interconnection) between a class and code that interacts with it.


lexentry: eng/interferometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interferometer
trans_list: interféromètre
sense:
(physics) Any of several instruments that use the interference of waves to determine wavelengths and wave velocities, determine refractive indices, measure small distances, temperature changes, stresses, and many other useful measurements.


lexentry: eng/interferon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interferon
trans_list: interféron
sense:
(biochemistry) Any of a group of glycoproteins, produced by the immune system, that prevent viral replication in infected cells.


lexentry: eng/interfix__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interfix
trans_list: interfixe
sense:
(linguistic morphology) An empty morph inserted between two morphemes in the process of word formation, such as English -i- and -o-.


lexentry: eng/interjection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interjection
trans_list: interjection
sense:
(grammar) An exclamation or filled pause; a word or phrase with no particular grammatical relation to a sentence, often an expression of emotion.


lexentry: eng/interlanguage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interlanguage
trans_list: interlangue
sense:
A language generated by a student of a foreign language that incorporates aspects of their native language and the target language.


lexentry: eng/interleave__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: interleave
trans_list: entrelacer | imbriquer | intercaler
sense:
(transitive) To intersperse (something) at regular intervals between the parts of a thing or between items in a group.


lexentry: eng/interlingual__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interlingual
trans_list: interlingual | interlinguale
sense:
(linguistics, translation studies) Spanning multiple languages; having a multilingual flair or quality.


lexentry: eng/interlocking__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interlocking
trans_list: poste d’aiguillage
sense:
(rail) An arrangement of signal apparatus that prevents conflicting movements through a set of intersecting tracks, such as junctions or crossings.


lexentry: eng/interloper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interloper
trans_list: intrus
sense:
One who interferes, intrudes or gets involved where not welcome, particularly a self-interested intruder.


lexentry: eng/intermediate_value_theorem__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intermediate value theorem
trans_list: théorème des valeurs intermédiaires
sense:
(calculus) A theorem that states for each value between the least upper bound and greatest lower bound of the image of a continuous function there is a corresponding point in its domain that the function maps to that value.


lexentry: eng/intermezzo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intermezzo
trans_list: intermède
sense:
(music, arts) A short piece of music or act in the interval of the main spectacle; a theatrical interlude.


lexentry: eng/intermission__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intermission
trans_list: entracte | interlude | intermède
sense:
A break, especially between two performances or sessions, such as at a concert, play, seminar, or religious assembly.


lexentry: eng/internal_combustion_engine__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: internal combustion engine
trans_list: moteur à explosion | moteur à combustion interne
sense:
A heat engine in which intermittent or the continuous burning of a fuel takes place inside a combustion chamber; the resulting pressurized gas acts directly on the engine to do useful work, such as a piston engine, gas turbine, jet engine or rocket.


lexentry: eng/internal_condom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: internal condom
trans_list: préservatif féminin
sense:
A device that is inserted into the vagina or anus during sexual intercourse as a barrier contraceptive to reduce the risk of sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancy.


lexentry: eng/internal_monologue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: internal monologue
trans_list: conscience
sense:
(communications, psychology) The inner voice of a person which provides a running verbal monologue of their thoughts, important in planning, problem solving, self-reflection, etc.


lexentry: eng/international_law__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: international law
trans_list: droit international
sense:
Set of rules generally regarded and accepted as binding in relations between states and between nations, serving as a framework for the practice of stable and organized international relations.


lexentry: eng/international_organization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: international organization
trans_list: organisation internationale
sense:
(international law) An organisation established by a treaty or other instrument governed by international law and possessing its own international legal personality.


lexentry: eng/international_rules_football__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: international rules football
trans_list: football de règles internationales | football international
sense:
A sport created as a mixture of Australian rules football and Gaelic football, to allow international matches between Australia and Ireland.


lexentry: eng/international_unit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: international unit
trans_list: unité internationale
sense:
(pharmacology) A particular, minute unit of mass, defined differently for different substances, but so that varying substances of the same general type have the property that one international unit of the one has the same effect on the human body as one international unit of the other.


lexentry: eng/international_waters__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: international waters
trans_list: eaux internationales
sense:
(international law) Those parts of the ocean that are not legally recognized as being under the jurisdiction of any national government.


lexentry: eng/internationalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: internationalism
trans_list: internationalisme
sense:
(linguistics) A loanword that occurs in several languages with the same or similar meaning and etymology.


lexentry: eng/internationalization__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: internationalization
trans_list: internationalisation
sense:
(software engineering) The act or process of making a product suitable for international markets, typically by making text messages easily translatable and ensuring support of non-Latin character sets, languages, and regions.


lexentry: eng/internet__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: internet
trans_list: interneter
sense:
(intransitive, Internet, informal) To use the internet; specifically, to search for information by using the internet.


lexentry: eng/internment_camp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: internment camp
trans_list: camp d'internement
sense:
(euphemism) a concentration camp, especially a non-Nazi one from before or during WWII; a detention center; a relocation camp.


lexentry: eng/interoperability__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: interoperability
trans_list: interopérabilité | interfonctionnement
sense:
(military) The capacity for a service, piece of equipment etc., to be operated by different forces or groups.


lexentry: eng/interpellate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: interpellate
trans_list: interpeller
sense:
(transitive, chiefly, politics) To question (someone) formally concerning official or governmental policy or business.


lexentry: eng/interpellation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interpellation
trans_list: interpellation
sense:
(politics) The act of interpellating (questioning); the period in which government officials are questioned about and explain an act, a policy or a point raised during a debate.


lexentry: eng/interphase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interphase
trans_list: interphase
sense:
(biology) The stage in the life cycle of a cell between two successive mitotic or meiotic divisions.


lexentry: eng/interpolate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interpolate
trans_list: interpoler
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To introduce (something) between other things; especially to insert (possibly spurious) words into a text.


lexentry: eng/interpolation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: interpolation
trans_list: interpolation
sense:
(mathematics, science) The process of estimating the value of a function at a point from its values at nearby points.


lexentry: eng/interposition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interposition
trans_list: interposition
sense:
The act of interposing, or the state of being interposed; a being, placing, or coming between; mediation.


lexentry: eng/interpret__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interpret
trans_list: interpréter | traduire
sense:
To decode the meaning of a topic and then act, whether to continue researching the topic, follow through, act in opposition, or further the understanding through sharing an interpretation.


lexentry: eng/interpret__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: interpret
trans_list: interpréter
sense:
To explain or tell the meaning of; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms. applied especially to language, but also to dreams, signs, conduct, mysteries, etc.


lexentry: eng/interpretation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: interpretation
trans_list: interprétation
sense:
(uncountable, linguistics, translation studies) The discipline or study of translating one spoken or signed language into another (as opposed to translation, which concerns itself with written language).


lexentry: eng/interpreter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interpreter
trans_list: interpréteur | interprète
sense:
(computing) A program that converts commands into machine language in real time rather than compiling it in advance. [1954]


lexentry: eng/interpreter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interpreter
trans_list: interprète
sense:
(music, theater) A performer who presents a piece of art in a distinct style, particularly so as to make older works relevant to their audience.


lexentry: eng/interquartile_range__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interquartile range
trans_list: écart interquartile
sense:
(statistics) The difference between the first and third quartiles; a robust measure of sample dispersion.


lexentry: eng/interregnum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interregnum
trans_list: interrègne
sense:
The period of time between the end of a sovereign or political leader's reign and the accession of another.


lexentry: eng/interrex__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interrex
trans_list: interroi
sense:
(history) An official in Ancient Rome who acted as single head of state during the interregnum between two consulates.


lexentry: eng/interrobang__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interrobang
trans_list: point exclarrogatif
sense:
The nonstandard punctuation mark ⟨‽⟩ (a combination of ⟨?⟩ and ⟨!⟩), which may be used at the end of a sentence to express excitement or disbelief, or to indicate that it is a rhetorical question. [from 1962.]


lexentry: eng/interrogative__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interrogative
trans_list: interrogatif
sense:
(grammar) A word (pronoun, pronominal adjective, or adverb) implying interrogation, or used for asking a question: why, who, when, etc.


lexentry: eng/interrogative_pronoun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interrogative pronoun
trans_list: pronom interrogatif
sense:
(grammar) A pronoun used in a question. In English, the five interrogative pronouns are what, which, who, whom, and whose (also used as relative pronouns). These require no antecedent.


lexentry: eng/interrupt__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interrupt
trans_list: interrompre | couper
sense:
(ambitransitive) To disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly, especially by speaking.


lexentry: eng/intersection__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: intersection
trans_list: intersection
sense:
(geometry) The point or set of points common to two geometrical objects (such as the point where two lines meet or the line where two planes intersect).


lexentry: eng/intersectionality__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: intersectionality
trans_list: intersectionnalité
sense:
The study of (or a sociological methodology of studying) overlapping or intersecting social identities and related systems of oppression, domination, or discrimination.


lexentry: eng/intersex__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intersex
trans_list: intersexe | intersexué
sense:
Of an individual, having any of a variety of inherent conditions (in a species with distinct sexes) in which one's sex characteristics differ from those of a typical male and female; for example, having sex characteristics relating to both male and female sexes.


lexentry: eng/intersexual__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: intersexual
trans_list: intersexuel
sense:
(biology) Having both male and female characteristics, or characteristics intermediate between the sexes.


lexentry: eng/intersexuality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intersexuality
trans_list: intersexualité | intersexuation
sense:
The state of having the physical features of both sexes, or of having ambiguous sex, i.e. not unambiguously male or female.


lexentry: eng/interstate__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interstate
trans_list: interétatique
sense:
(chiefly, US, and, Australia) Crossing states (usually provincial state, but also e.g. multinational sense).


lexentry: eng/interstice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interstice
trans_list: interstice
sense:
A small opening or space between objects, especially adjacent objects or objects set closely together, such as between cords in a rope, components of a multiconductor electrical cable or atoms in a crystal.


lexentry: eng/interstitial__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interstitial
trans_list: publicité interstitielle
sense:
(Internet, advertising) A web page, usually carrying advertising, displayed when leaving one content page for another.


lexentry: eng/intertextuality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intertextuality
trans_list: intertextualité
sense:
The idea that a given text is a response to what has already been written, be it explicit or implicit.


lexentry: eng/intertidal_zone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intertidal zone
trans_list: batture | estran
sense:
(oceanography) The part of a shore between high water and low water, especially the beach exposed at maximum ebb spring tides.


lexentry: eng/interval__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: interval
trans_list: intervalle
sense:
(music) The difference (a ratio or logarithmic measure) in pitch between two notes, often referring to those two pitches themselves (otherwise known as a dyad).


lexentry: eng/intervene__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: intervene
trans_list: intervenir
sense:
(legal) In a suit to which one has not been made a party, to put forward a defense of one's interest in the subject matter.


lexentry: eng/interview__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: interview
trans_list: interview | entrevue | entretien
sense:
A conversation in person (or, by extension, over the telephone, Internet etc.) between a journalist and someone whose opinion or statements he or she wishes to record for publication, broadcast etc. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/interwar__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interwar
trans_list: entre-deux-guerres
sense:
During or relating to the period of time between two wars, especially the two World Wars (1919–1939).


lexentry: eng/intestine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intestine
trans_list: intestin | boyau
sense:
(anatomy, often pluralized) The alimentary canal of an animal through which food passes after having passed all stomachs.


lexentry: eng/intestine__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: intestine
trans_list: intestin
sense:
One of certain subdivisions of this part of the alimentary canal, such as the small or large intestine in human beings.


lexentry: eng/intimacy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intimacy
trans_list: intimité
sense:
(uncountable, countable) Feeling or atmosphere of closeness and openness towards someone else, often but not necessarily involving sexuality.


lexentry: eng/intimidate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intimidate
trans_list: intimider
sense:
(transitive) To make timid or afraid; to cause to feel fear or nervousness; to deter, especially by threats of violence.


lexentry: eng/intimism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intimism
trans_list: intimisme
sense:
(arts) A genre of art (or literature) involving the depiction of quiet, domestic scenes, usually of domestic interiors


lexentry: eng/intinction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intinction
trans_list: intinction
sense:
(Christianity) The act of steeping or soaking the bread (or 'body' of Christ) in the wine (or 'blood' of Christ) so the communicant may receive both aspects of the Eucharist simultaneously.


lexentry: eng/intolerance__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: intolerance
trans_list: intolérance
sense:
(countable, medicine) Extreme sensitivity to a food or drug; of a food that is generally considered edible, an individual inability to digest it.


lexentry: eng/intolerant__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: intolerant
trans_list: intolérant
sense:
Not tolerant; close-minded about new or different ideas; indisposed to tolerate contrary opinions or beliefs; impatient of dissent or opposition; denying or refusing the right of private opinion or choice in others; inclined to persecute or suppress dissent.


lexentry: eng/intonation__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: intonation
trans_list: intonation
sense:
Reciting in a musical prolonged tone; intonating or singing of the opening phrase of a plain-chant, psalm, or canticle by a single voice, as of a priest.


lexentry: eng/intractable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: intractable
trans_list: intraitable
sense:
(maths) (of a mathematical problem) Not able to be solved in polynomial time; too difficult to attempt to solve.


lexentry: eng/intrathecal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intrathecal
trans_list: intrathécal
sense:
(medicine) Delivered into the spinal canal (intrathecal space surrounding the spinal cord), e.g. a spinal anesthesia.


lexentry: eng/intrauterine_device__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intrauterine device
trans_list: dispositif intra-utérin | DIU | stérilet
sense:
A contraceptive device consisting of a spiral or similar shape of plastic or metal inserted through the vagina into the uterus in order to prevent the implantation of a fertilized egg.


lexentry: eng/intrauterine_insemination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intrauterine insemination
trans_list: insémination intra-utérine
sense:
(medicine) The insertion of sperm directly into a woman's uterus, typically as a way of increasing the chances of conception.


lexentry: eng/intrigue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intrigue
trans_list: intrigue
sense:
A complicated or clandestine plot or scheme intended to effect some purpose by secret artifice; conspiracy; stratagem.


lexentry: eng/intrigue__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: intrigue
trans_list: intrigue
sense:
The plot of a play, poem or romance; the series of complications in which a writer involves their imaginary characters.


lexentry: eng/intrinsic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: intrinsic
trans_list: intrinsèque
sense:
(anatomy, of a body part) Situated, produced, secreted in, or coming from inside an organ, tissue, muscle or member.


lexentry: eng/intrinsic_motivation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intrinsic motivation
trans_list: motivation intrinsèque
sense:
(psychology) The incentive to undertake an activity based on the expected enjoyment of the activity itself, rather than external benefits that might result.


lexentry: eng/intrinsic_value__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intrinsic value
trans_list: valeur intrinsèque
sense:
(finance, economics) The real value of something, calculated with regard to an inherent, objective measure, which may not take into account its market value or face value.


lexentry: eng/introit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: introit
trans_list: introït
sense:
(Roman Catholicism, music) A prayer, typically part of a psalm or other portion of the Bible, read or sung at the start of Mass while or immediately after the priest ascends to the altar.


lexentry: eng/introjection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: introjection
trans_list: introjection
sense:
(psychology) The process whereby the ideas of another are unconsciously incorporated into one's own psyche.


lexentry: eng/intron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intron
trans_list: intron
sense:
(genetics) A portion of a split gene that is included in pre-RNA transcripts but is removed during RNA processing and rapidly degraded.


lexentry: eng/introspection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: introspection
trans_list: introspection
sense:
(psychology) A looking inward; specifically, the act or process of self-examination, or inspection of one's own thoughts and feelings; the cognition which the mind has of its own acts and states.


lexentry: eng/introvert__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: introvert
trans_list: introverti
sense:
(zoology) An organ or other body part that is or can be turned inside out, especially an anterior portion of some annelid worms capable of retraction.


lexentry: eng/introvert__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: introvert
trans_list: introverti
sense:
(psychology) An introverted person: one who is considered more thoughtful than social, with a personality more inwardly than outwardly directed; one who often prefers to have time in non-social situations.


lexentry: eng/intrusive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intrusive
trans_list: intrusif
sense:
Tending to intrude; doing that which is not welcome; interrupting or disturbing; entering without permission or welcome.


lexentry: eng/intubation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intubation
trans_list: intubation | tubage
sense:
(medicine) The introduction of a tube into an organ to keep it open, as into the larynx in cases of croup.


lexentry: eng/intuitionism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intuitionism
trans_list: intuitionnisme
sense:
(mathematics) An approach to mathematics/logic which avoids proof by contradiction, and which requires that, in order to prove that something exists, one must construct it.


lexentry: eng/intussusception__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intussusception
trans_list: intussusception
sense:
(medicine) The invagination of one portion of a tubular anatomical structure (especially intestines or blood vessels) within the next.


lexentry: eng/inulin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inulin
trans_list: inuline
sense:
(carbohydrate) A polysaccharide found in the roots and tubers of certain plants, especially the Compositae; it is mostly a polymer of fructose.


lexentry: eng/inure__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inure
trans_list: habituer | aguerrir | endurcir | prendre effet
sense:
(transitive) To cause someone to become accustomed to something that requires prolonged or repeated tolerance of one or more unpleasantries. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/invaginate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: invaginate
trans_list: invaginer
sense:
(medicine, surgery) To fold up or enclose into a sheath-like or pouch-like structure, either naturally or as part of a surgical procedure.


lexentry: eng/invalid__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: invalid
trans_list: invalide
sense:
(dated, sometimes, offensive) A person who is confined to home or bed because of illness, disability or injury; one who is too sick or weak to care for themselves.


lexentry: eng/invariant_theory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: invariant theory
trans_list: théorie des invariants
sense:
(algebra, representation theory) The branch of algebra concerned with actions of groups on algebraic varieties from the point of view of their effect on functions.


lexentry: eng/invasion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: invasion
trans_list: invasion
sense:
A military action consisting of armed forces of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objective of conquering territory or altering the established government.


lexentry: eng/invasive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: invasive
trans_list: [[d']]invasion
sense:
(military, also, figuratively) That invades a foreign country using military force; also, militarily aggressive.


lexentry: eng/invasive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: invasive
trans_list: invasif | envahissant
sense:
(biology) Of an animal or plant: that grows (especially uncontrollably) in environments which do not harbour natural enemies, often to the detriment of native species or of food or garden flora and fauna.


lexentry: eng/invasive_species__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: invasive species
trans_list: espèce envahissante | espèce invasive
sense:
(ecology) Any species that has been introduced to an environment where it is not native, and that has since become a nuisance through rapid spread and increase in numbers, often to the detriment of native species.


lexentry: eng/inveigh__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inveigh
trans_list: invectiver | opposer | élever
sense:
(intransitive, with against or occasionally about, formerly also with on, at, upon) To complain loudly, to give voice to one's censure or criticism [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/invention__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: invention
trans_list: invention
sense:
(music) A small, self-contained composition, particularly those in J.S. Bach’s Two- and Three-part Inventions.


lexentry: eng/inventive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: inventive
trans_list: inventif
sense:
Possessed of a particular capacity for the design of new mechanisms or processes, creative or skilful at inventing.


lexentry: eng/inverse_function__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inverse function
trans_list: fonction réciproque
sense:
(mathematics) For a given function f, another function, denoted f−1, that reverses the mapping action of f; (formally) given a function f: X\rightarrow Y, a function g: Y\rightarrow X such that, \forall x\in X,\ f(x) = y \implies g(y)=x.


lexentry: eng/inverse_matrix__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inverse matrix
trans_list: matrice inverse
sense:
(linear algebra) Of a matrix A, another matrix B such that A multiplied by B and B multiplied by A both equal the identity matrix.


lexentry: eng/inversion__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: inversion
trans_list: renversement
sense:
(music) The flipping of a melody or contrapuntal line so that high notes become low and vice versa; the reversal of a pitch contour.


lexentry: eng/inversion__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: inversion
trans_list: inversion | renversement
sense:
(grammar) Deviation from standard word order, as for example by putting the predicate before the subject. It takes place in questions with auxiliary verbs; in normal, affirmative clauses beginning with a negative particle, for the purpose of emphasis; and in other rhetorical devices or unusual situations.


lexentry: eng/inversion_of_control__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inversion of control
trans_list: inversion de contrôle
sense:
(software architecture) Abstract principle describing an aspect of some software architecture designs in which the flow of control of a system is inverted in comparison to the traditional architecture, getting the flow of control from a generic code part.


lexentry: eng/inversion_pair__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inversion pair
trans_list: paires en inversion
sense:
(mathematics) a pair of integers (i,j) is an inversion pair of some permutation \sigma if i < j but \sigma(i)>\sigma(j).


lexentry: eng/invert__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: invert
trans_list: invertir
sense:
(transitive) To turn (something) upside down or inside out; to place in a contrary order or direction.


lexentry: eng/invert_sugar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: invert sugar
trans_list: sucre inverti
sense:
An equal mixture of glucose and fructose formed by the enzymatic hydrolysis of sucrose; it is found in honey and some fruits, and also produced industrially.


lexentry: eng/inverted__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inverted
trans_list: contraire
sense:
Having the order or direction changed; for example, turned upside down, reversed, or in any other way opposite or contrary.


lexentry: eng/investigation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: investigation
trans_list: investigation
sense:
The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research, especially patient or thorough inquiry or examination


lexentry: eng/investigative_journalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: investigative journalism
trans_list: journalisme d'enquête | journalisme d'investigation
sense:
A form of journalism in which the reporter deeply investigates a single topic of interest, often involving crime or corruption.


lexentry: eng/investiture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: investiture
trans_list: investiture
sense:
The act of investing, as with possession or power; formal bestowal or presentation of a possessory or prescriptive right.


lexentry: eng/investment__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: investment
trans_list: investissement
sense:
(finance) A placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use or appreciation.


lexentry: eng/investment_bank__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: investment bank
trans_list: banque d'investissement
sense:
(banking, finance) A financial institution that deals with raising capital, trading in securities and managing corporate mergers and acquisitions.


lexentry: eng/investment_fund__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: investment fund
trans_list: fonds d'investissement | fonds de placement
sense:
(finance) A fund consisting of investments made by a group of people and managed by a professional investment manager.


lexentry: eng/investment_strategy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: investment strategy
trans_list: stratégie d'investissement
sense:
(finance) set of rules, behaviors or procedures, designed to guide an investor's selection of an investment portfolio


lexentry: eng/invidious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: invidious
trans_list: détestable
sense:
Detestable, hateful, or odious. (Often used in cases of perceived unfairness, or when facing a difficult situation or choice — especially in the phrase invidious position.)


lexentry: eng/invisible_hand__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: invisible hand
trans_list: main invisible
sense:
(economics) A metaphor for the principle that in a free market, an individual pursuing his own self-interest also tends to promote the good of his community as a whole.


lexentry: eng/invisible_ink__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: invisible ink
trans_list: encre sympathique
sense:
An ink, invisible on application or soon thereafter, that can later be rendered visible by some process, such as exposing it to heat.


lexentry: eng/invitation__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: invitation
trans_list: invitation
sense:
(bridge) A bid that tells one's partner that game or slam is likely if their hand is at the strong end of what they have indicated.


lexentry: eng/invocation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: invocation
trans_list: invocation
sense:
The act or form of calling for the assistance or presence of some superior being, especially prayer offered to a divine being.


lexentry: eng/invoice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: invoice
trans_list: facture
sense:
A bill; a commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer indicating the products, quantities and agreed prices for products or services that the seller has already provided the buyer with. An invoice indicates that, unless paid in advance, payment is due by the buyer to the seller, according to the agreed terms.


lexentry: eng/involuntary_muscle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: involuntary muscle
trans_list: muscle involontaire
sense:
(muscle) A muscle that is not controlled by individual volition, e.g., cardiac muscle and smooth muscle.


lexentry: eng/involute__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: involute
trans_list: développante
sense:
(geometry) A curve that cuts all tangents of another curve at right angles; traced by a point on a string that unwinds from a curved object.


lexentry: eng/involution__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: involution
trans_list: involution
sense:
(mathematics) An endofunction whose square is equal to the identity function; a function equal to its inverse.


lexentry: eng/involve__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: involve
trans_list: impliquer | involver
sense:
To cause or engage (someone or something) to become connected or implicated, or to participate, in some activity or situation.


lexentry: eng/involved__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: involved
trans_list: concerné
sense:
Associated with others, be a participant or make someone be a participant (in a crime, process, etc.)


lexentry: eng/iodoform__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iodoform
trans_list: iodoforme
sense:
(chemistry) A halogenated hydrocarbon, CHI3; a yellow crystalline compound, formerly used as a mild antiseptic.


lexentry: eng/ion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ion
trans_list: ion
sense:
An atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge, such as the sodium and chlorine atoms in a salt solution.


lexentry: eng/ion_channel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ion channel
trans_list: canal ionique
sense:
(biochemistry) A protein complex or single protein that spans between both sides of a cell membrane and allows specific ions to pass through.


lexentry: eng/ionic_bond__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ionic bond
trans_list: liaison ionique
sense:
(physical chemistry) A type of chemical bond where two atoms or molecules are connected to each other by electrostatic attraction.


lexentry: eng/ionization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ionization
trans_list: ionisation
sense:
(chemistry, physics) Any process that leads to the dissociation of a neutral atom or molecule into charged particles ions; the state of being ionized.


lexentry: eng/ionize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ionize
trans_list: ioniser
sense:
(physical chemistry) To dissociate atoms or molecules into electrically charged species; to be thus dissociated.


lexentry: eng/ionizing_radiation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ionizing radiation
trans_list: rayonnement ionisant
sense:
(physics) High-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances through which it passes; also includes high-energy particles.


lexentry: eng/ionosphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ionosphere
trans_list: ionosphère
sense:
The part of the Earth's atmosphere beginning at an altitude of about 50 kilometers (31 miles) and extending outward 500 kilometers (310 miles) or more.


lexentry: eng/iota_adscript__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iota adscript
trans_list: iota adscrit
sense:
(Greek orthography) An iota which is the second component of a diphthong with a long vowel, written as a conventional letter to the right of the affected vowel rather than underneath it (as with the iota subscript).


lexentry: eng/iota_subscript__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iota subscript
trans_list: iota souscrit
sense:
(Greek orthography) A small iota written below an alpha, eta or omega – e.g. in ᾠδή – representing a vocalic offglide that was pronounced in early Ancient Greek, but later became silent; invented in the Middle Ages in order to mark those vowels which would originally have had such an offglide.


lexentry: eng/irenic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: irenic
trans_list: irénique
sense:
(chiefly, theology) Promoting or fitted to promote peace or peacemaking, especially over disputes; conciliatory, non-confrontational, peaceful.


lexentry: eng/iridescence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iridescence
trans_list: iridescence
sense:
The condition or state of being iridescent; exhibition of colors like those of the rainbow; a prismatic play of color.


lexentry: eng/iridium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iridium
trans_list: iridium
sense:
(uncountable) A chemical element (symbol Ir) with an atomic number of 77: a very hard, brittle, silvery-white transition metal of the platinum group.


lexentry: eng/iris__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iris
trans_list: iris
sense:
(botany) A plant of the genus Iris, common in the northern hemisphere, and generally having attractive blooms (See w:Iris (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia).


lexentry: eng/iris__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: iris
trans_list: iris
sense:
(anatomy) The contractile membrane perforated by the pupil, which adjusts to control the amount of light reaching the retina, and which forms the colored portion of the eye (See w:Iris (anatomy) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia).


lexentry: eng/iris__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: iris
trans_list: iris
sense:
(photography, cinematography) A diaphragm used to regulate the size of a hole, especially as a way of controlling the amount of light reaching a lens.


lexentry: eng/irksome__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: irksome
trans_list: barbant
sense:
Marked by irritation or annoyance; disagreeable; troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition


lexentry: eng/iron(II)_sulfate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iron(II) sulfate
trans_list: couperose
sense:
(inorganic compound) The green, crystalline salt of divalent iron and sulfuric acid, FeSO4, used as a pigment, and in water treatment.


lexentry: eng/iron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iron
trans_list: fer
sense:
(uncountable) A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel: a chemical element having atomic number 26 and symbol Fe.


lexentry: eng/iron__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: iron
trans_list: de fer
sense:
(uncountable, figurative) Used as a symbol of great strength or toughness, or to signify a very strong or tough material.


lexentry: eng/iron__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iron
trans_list: repasser
sense:
(transitive) To pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases.


lexentry: eng/iron_maiden__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iron maiden
trans_list: vierge de Nuremberg | vierge de fer
sense:
(historical) A falsely or neo-medieval torture device invented in the 18th century consisting of a chamber lined with spikes which closes upon and impales the victim inside.


lexentry: eng/iron_oxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iron oxide
trans_list: oxyde de fer
sense:
(chemistry) Either of two compounds obtained by the reaction of oxygen on iron. Generally known as rust when hydrated.


lexentry: eng/iron_ring__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iron ring
trans_list: anneau de fer martelé
sense:
(Canada, engineering) The symbol of a Canadian engineer. A faceted stainless steel or iron ring worn on the little finger of the dominant hand, signifying a trained Canadian engineer, awarded in Canada after an accompanying oath of professional conduct, in a private ceremony with dramatic rites.


lexentry: eng/ironing_board__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ironing board
trans_list: planche à repasser | table à repasser
sense:
A long board, often covered with fabric and having on legs that are usually collapsible, on which one can iron clothes.


lexentry: eng/ironwood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ironwood
trans_list: bois de fer
sense:
Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.


lexentry: eng/irony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: irony
trans_list: ironie
sense:
(rhetoric) The quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context.


lexentry: eng/irony__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: irony
trans_list: ironie | ironie du sort
sense:
(informal) Contradiction between circumstances and expectations; condition contrary to what might be expected. [from the 1640s]


lexentry: eng/irradiate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: irradiate
trans_list: illuminer
sense:
(often, literary, or, poetic) To make (someone or something) bright by shining light on them or it; to brighten, to illuminate.


lexentry: eng/irrational__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: irrational
trans_list: irrationnel
sense:
(mathematics, arithmetic, number theory, not comparable) Of a real number, that cannot be written as the ratio of two integers.


lexentry: eng/irrationalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: irrationalism
trans_list: irrationalisme
sense:
A philosophical movement formed as a cultural reaction against positivism in the early 20th century.


lexentry: eng/irregular__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: irregular
trans_list: irrégulier
sense:
(grammar, of a word) Not following the regular or expected patterns of inflection in a given language.


lexentry: eng/irregular__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: irregular
trans_list: irrégulier
sense:
A soldier who is not a member of an official military force and who may not use regular army tactics.


lexentry: eng/irregular_warfare__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: irregular warfare
trans_list: guerre irrégulière
sense:
Warfare in which one or more combatants are irregulars (such as partisans, guerrillas or insurgents) rather than regular military forces.


lexentry: eng/irregularity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: irregularity
trans_list: irrégularité
sense:
(uncountable) The state or condition of being irregular, or the extent to which something is irregular.


lexentry: eng/irrelevant__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: irrelevant
trans_list: non-pertinent
sense:
Not usefully related: not associated in any way that is important or useful to the context being discussed: not materially applicable; having connections not applicable in the present situation.


lexentry: eng/irresistible_grace__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: irresistible grace
trans_list: grâce efficace | grâce irrésistible
sense:
(Christianity, theology) A doctrine, one of the Five Points of Calvinism, stating that the salvific benefit of Jesus Christ's substitutionary atonement on the cross is extended to those predestined unto salvation, without any possibility of Satan or sin successfully defeating God's election.


lexentry: eng/irresponsibility__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: irresponsibility
trans_list: irresponsabilité
sense:
The character or state of being irresponsible; lack of or freedom from responsibility; want of accountability.


lexentry: eng/irreverence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: irreverence
trans_list: irrévérence
sense:
The state or quality of being irreverent; want of proper reverence; disregard of the authority and character of a superior.


lexentry: eng/irreverent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: irreverent
trans_list: irrespectueux | irrévérencieux
sense:
Lacking respect; not having or not showing respect for or seriousness towards something that is usually treated with respect; going against conventional precepts.


lexentry: eng/irrevocably__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: irrevocably
trans_list: irrévocablement
sense:
In an irrevocable manner; in a manner which prevents the ability to be reverted, repealed, or undone.


lexentry: eng/irrigation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: irrigation
trans_list: irrigation
sense:
The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing plants.


lexentry: eng/irritable_bowel_syndrome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: irritable bowel syndrome
trans_list: côlon irritable | syndrome de l'intestin irritable
sense:
(medicine, gastroenterology) A functional disorder causing the nerves and muscles of the large intestine to be oversensitive, leading to symptoms such as cramp, bloating, flatulence, diarrhoea and constipation.


lexentry: eng/irritation__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: irritation
trans_list: irritation
sense:
A condition of morbid excitability or oversensitiveness of an organ or part of the body; a state in which the application of ordinary stimuli produces pain or excessive or vitiated action.


lexentry: eng/isabelline_shrike__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: isabelline shrike
trans_list: pie-grièche isabelle
sense:
Lanius isabellinus, a member of the shrike family (Laniidae). It was formerly considered conspecific with the red-tailed shrike and the red-backed shrike.


lexentry: eng/ischemia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ischemia
trans_list: ischémie
sense:
(cardiology, pathology) Local disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply (for example, embolism, thrombosis, or vasoconstriction).


lexentry: eng/ischemic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ischemic
trans_list: ischémique
sense:
(pathology) Characteristic of, or accompanied by, ischemia — localised anaemia due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply, creating a local disturbance in blood circulation.


lexentry: eng/isinglass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: isinglass
trans_list: ichtyocolle | carlock | colle de poisson
sense:
A form of gelatine obtained from the air bladder of the sturgeon and certain other fish, used as an adhesive and as a clarifying agent for wine and beer.


lexentry: eng/island__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: island
trans_list: île | ile
sense:
(by extension, in place names) A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, partially surrounded by water; a peninsula; a half-island.


lexentry: eng/islets_of_Langerhans__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: islets of Langerhans
trans_list: îlots de Langerhans
sense:
(anatomy, biology) Distinctive regions of tissue in the pancreas, which contain its endocrine cells.


lexentry: eng/isobutene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: isobutene
trans_list: 2-méthylpropène | isobutylène | isobutène | méthylpropène
sense:
(organic compound) The unsaturated hydrocarbon methylpropene, (CH3)2C=CH2; used in the manufacture of polybutene and butyl rubber.


lexentry: eng/isobutyric_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: isobutyric acid
trans_list: acide isobutyrique
sense:
(fatty acid) 2-methyl-propanoic acid, (CH3)2CHCOOH, an isomer of butyric acid, that occurs in carob beans and croton oil.


lexentry: eng/isochromosome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: isochromosome
trans_list: isochromosome
sense:
(cytology) An abnormal chromosome in which one arm has been lost and replaced with an exact copy of the other arm.


lexentry: eng/isodense__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: isodense
trans_list: isodense
sense:
(science, especially biochemistry) Evenly or uniformly dense; of the same density (as an adjacent object, tissue, etc).


lexentry: eng/isoflavone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: isoflavone
trans_list: isoflavone
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of polyphenolic phytoestrogens found in soybeans and similar plants that may have beneficial health properties.


lexentry: eng/isogoria__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: isogoria
trans_list: iségorie
sense:
Equality of freedom of speech and expression; the right of each citizen of a city (or other unit) to speak in public and address that city.


lexentry: eng/isolation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: isolation
trans_list: isolement
sense:
(chiefly, uncountable) The state of being isolated, detached, or separated; the state of being away from other people.


lexentry: eng/isolation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: isolation
trans_list: isolement
sense:
(diplomacy, of a country) The state of not having diplomatic relations with other countries (either with most or all other countries, or with specified other countries).


lexentry: eng/isolation__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: isolation
trans_list: isolement
sense:
(medicine) The separation of a patient, suffering from a contagious disease, from contact with others (compare: quarantine)


lexentry: eng/isoleucine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: isoleucine
trans_list: isoleucine
sense:
(amino acid) An essential amino acid, C6H13NO2, isomeric with leucine, found in most animal proteins.


lexentry: eng/isomer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: isomer
trans_list: isomère
sense:
(physical chemistry) Any of two or more compounds with the same molecular formula but with different structure.


lexentry: eng/isomer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: isomer
trans_list: isomère
sense:
(nuclear physics) Any of two or more atomic nuclei with the same mass number and atomic number but with different radioactive properties.


lexentry: eng/isomerism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: isomerism
trans_list: isomérie
sense:
(physical chemistry) the phenomenon of the existence of isomers - the existence of different substances with the same molecular formulae


lexentry: eng/isometric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: isometric
trans_list: isométrique
sense:
(physiology) Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle remains the same. See also: Wikipedia:isometric exercise


lexentry: eng/isometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: isometry
trans_list: isométrie
sense:
(mathematics) A function between metric spaces (or on a single metric space) having the property that the distance between two images is equal to the distance between their preimages.


