# translation

lexentry: eng/-ee__Suffix__1
written_rep: -ee
trans_list: -eur | -euse
sense:
forming words meaning a person who or a thing that does an action, especially where a passive sense of the verb is implied


lexentry: eng/-ic__Suffix__1
written_rep: -ic
trans_list: -ique
sense:
Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic


lexentry: eng/-ness__Suffix__1
written_rep: -ness
trans_list: -ité | -esse
sense:
appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being...", "the quality of being...", or "the measure of being..."


lexentry: eng/-st__Suffix__2
sense: first
written_rep: -st
trans_list:
[[1ers|<sup>ers</sup>]] | [[1er|<sup>re</sup>]] | [[1ères|<sup>ères</sup>]] | [[1ère|<sup>ère</sup>]]


lexentry: eng/3x3_basketball__Noun__1
written_rep: 3x3 basketball
trans_list: basketball 3 contre 3 | basketball 3x3
sense:
coach-less, half-court basketball game with 3 players per side, one basket, and continuous switching between offense and defense


lexentry: eng/Acadian_Coast__Proper_noun__1
sense: New Brunswick
written_rep: Acadian Coast
trans_list:
Côte acadienne / Côte Acadienne / côte Acadienne / côte acadienne | Péninsule acadienne / Péninsule Acadienne / péninsule acadienne / péninsule Acadienne


lexentry: eng/Archimedean_solid__Noun__1
written_rep: Archimedean solid
trans_list: solide d'Archimède
sense:
any of a class of semi-regular convex polyhedra composed of two or more types of regular polygon meeting in identical vertices


lexentry: eng/Atlantic_horse_mackerel__Noun__1
sense: Trachurus trachurus
written_rep: Atlantic horse mackerel
trans_list:
chinchard | caringue | chinchard commun | maquereau anglais | maquereau bâtard | saurel commun de l'Atlantique


lexentry: eng/Battle_of_Britain__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Battle of Britain
trans_list: bataille d'Angleterre
sense:
series of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II


lexentry: eng/Bermuda_grass__Noun__1
written_rep: Bermuda grass
trans_list: Chiendent pied-de-poule
sense:
a perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay


lexentry: eng/Bolshevik__Noun__1
written_rep: Bolshevik
trans_list: bolchevik | bolchevique | bolchévique
sense:
a member of the majority faction of the Russian Social Democratic Party, which seized power in the October Revolution of 1917


lexentry: eng/Bolson_tortoise__Noun__1
sense: Gopherus flavomarginatus
written_rep: Bolson tortoise
trans_list:
gophère à bords jaunes | tortue du Bolson | tortue du Mexique | tortue fouisseuse du Mexique | tortue à bords jaunes


lexentry: eng/Byzantine_Greek__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Byzantine Greek
trans_list: grec byzantin
sense:
the continuum of forms of the Greek language as written and spoken during the time of the Byzantine Empire


lexentry: eng/Caucasian__Adjective__1
written_rep: Caucasian
trans_list: caucasien
sense:
of a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented skin


lexentry: eng/Charles's_law__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Charles's law
trans_list: loi de Charles
sense:
physical law stating the density of an ideal gas is inversely proportional to its temperature at constant pressure


lexentry: eng/Chinese_New_Year__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Chinese New Year
trans_list: nouvel an chinois
sense:
annual Chinese festival marking the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar


lexentry: eng/Chinese__Noun__1
written_rep: Chinese
trans_list: Chinois
sense:
the people of China (to be merged into the translations table above, or reconstituted as a new translations table)


lexentry: eng/Chinese_whispers__Noun__1
written_rep: Chinese whispers
trans_list: téléphone arabe
sense:
game in which a phrase, whispered by each person in turn to their neighbour, is often unwittingly misunderstood as it is transferred


lexentry: eng/Christmas__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Christmas
trans_list: Noël | Christmas | jour de Noël
sense:
festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places


lexentry: eng/Cocacolonization__Noun__1
written_rep: Cocacolonization
trans_list: coca-colonisation
sense:
Globalization or cultural colonization likened to westernization or Americanization consisting of the importing of western or American goods or cultural values to the detriment of local goods or values.


lexentry: eng/Darwinian__Adjective__1
written_rep: Darwinian
trans_list: darwinien
sense:
of or pertaining to the scientific views advanced by Charles Darwin, especially his theory that living organisms evolve through natural selection


lexentry: eng/Darwinism__Noun__1
written_rep: Darwinism
trans_list: darwinisme
sense:
Charles Darwin’s theory regarding the evolution of living organisms through natural selection; belief in this theory


lexentry: eng/Dickensian__Adjective__1
written_rep: Dickensian
trans_list: dickensien
sense:
reminiscent of the environments and situations most commonly portrayed in Dickens’ writings, such as poverty, social injustice, and other aspects of Victorian England


lexentry: eng/Domain_Name_System__Proper_noun__1
sense: hostname translation database
written_rep: Domain Name System
trans_list:
adressage par domaines | annuaire des domaines | système d'adressage par domaines | système de noms de domaine


lexentry: eng/Elizabethan__Adjective__1
written_rep: Elizabethan
trans_list: élisabéthain
sense:
pertaining to the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, monarch of England and Ireland; or to the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, monarch of the United Kingdom


lexentry: eng/Ember_day__Noun__1
written_rep: Ember day
trans_list: Quatre-Temps
sense:
any of the three days within the same week, four separate sets of which occur roughly equidistant in the circuit of the year, set aside for fasting and prayer


lexentry: eng/Equatorial_Guinean__Adjective__1
written_rep: Equatorial Guinean
trans_list: équato-guinéen
sense:
Of, from, or pertaining to Equatorial Guinea, the Equatorial Guinean people or the Equatorial Guinean culture


lexentry: eng/Eurafrican__Adjective__1
written_rep: Eurafrican
trans_list: eurafricain
sense:
of or relating to the continents of, or countries in, both Europe and Africa; having both European and African characteristics


lexentry: eng/European_studies__Noun__1
written_rep: European studies
trans_list: Études européennes
sense:
an academic field of study offered by many colleges and universities that focuses on current developments in European integration


lexentry: eng/European_wildcat__Noun__1
sense: Felis silvestris silvestris
written_rep: European wildcat
trans_list:
chat forestier | chat forestier européen | chat sauvage d'Europe | chat sauvage européen | chat sylvestre


lexentry: eng/Falkland_Islands_wolf__Noun__1
sense: Dusicyon australis
written_rep: Falkland Islands wolf
trans_list:
Loup des Falkland | Loup des Malouines | Renard des Falkland | Renard des Malouines | Warrah | loup antarctique


lexentry: eng/Faustian_bargain__Noun__1
written_rep: Faustian bargain
trans_list: pacte avec le diable | pacte faustien
sense:
agreement in which a person abandons spiritual values or moral principles in order to obtain benefits


lexentry: eng/Fenian_Cycle__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Fenian Cycle
trans_list: cycle fenian
sense:
a body of prose and verse focusing on the exploits of the mythological hero Fionn mac Cumhail and his warriors


lexentry: eng/Fenian__Noun__1
written_rep: Fenian
trans_list: Fenian
sense:
member of an organization opposing British rule in Ireland, especially the Fenian Brotherhood or Irish Republican Brotherhood


lexentry: eng/Flanderization__Noun__2
written_rep: Flanderization
trans_list: Flanderisation
sense:
progressive exaggeration of a single trait or set of traits of a fictional character until it overtakes all other characterization; an instance of this


lexentry: eng/Franciscan__Adjective__1
written_rep: Franciscan
trans_list: franciscain | cordelier
sense:
of or pertaining to Saint Francis of Assisi; of or pertaining to the Order of the Friars Minor, or to another religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order


lexentry: eng/Franciscan__Noun__1
written_rep: Franciscan
trans_list: franciscain | cordelier
sense:
friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi; friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi’s original order


lexentry: eng/Grimm's_law__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Grimm's law
trans_list: loi de Grimm
sense:
sound change that affected the Proto-Indo-European stop consonants in the development of Proto-Germanic


lexentry: eng/Gulf_of_Riga__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Gulf of Riga
trans_list: golfe de Riga
sense:
inland body of water that is part of the Baltic Sea in eastern Europe and is near Latvia and Estonia


lexentry: eng/High_Middle_Ages__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: High Middle Ages
trans_list: Moyen Âge central
sense:
period of European history, between the Early Middle Ages and the Late Middle Ages, that saw great social and political change


lexentry: eng/Hobson's_choice__Noun__1
written_rep: Hobson's choice
trans_list: choix de Hobson
sense:
situation where a person is presented with the illusion of a free choice, but must either accept the offer or having nothing at all


lexentry: eng/I'm_in_love_with_you__Phrase__1
sense: declaration of romantic feeling
written_rep: I'm in love with you
trans_list:
je suis amoureuse de toi | je suis amoureuse de vous | je suis amoureux de toi | je suis amoureux de vous


lexentry: eng/I'm_not_religious__Phrase__1
sense: I'm not religious
written_rep: I'm not religious
trans_list:
je ne suis pas croyant | je ne suis pas croyante | je ne suis pas religieuse | je ne suis pas religieux


lexentry: eng/I_don't_care__Phrase__1
sense: I don't care
written_rep: I don't care
trans_list:
je m'en branle | je m'en fous | je m'en bats les couilles | je m’en fiche | je ne m'inquiète pas | on s'en fout


lexentry: eng/I_know_you_are_but_what_am_I__Phrase__1
written_rep: I know you are but what am I
trans_list: c'est celui qui dit qui l'est | c'est celui qui dit qui y est
sense:
assertion that an insult made by the party to whom the phrase is directed is actually true of that party


lexentry: eng/Iberomaurusian__Adjective__1
written_rep: Iberomaurusian
trans_list: ibéromaurusien
sense:
of or pertaining to a population of early humans that occupied the Mediterranean littoral from Morocco to Tunisia 22,000 to 9,000 years ago


lexentry: eng/Incarnation__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Incarnation
trans_list: incarnation
sense:
doctrine that the second person of the Trinity assumed human form in the person of Jesus Christ and is fully divine and fully human


lexentry: eng/Indo-European_studies__Noun__1
written_rep: Indo-European studies
trans_list: études indo-européennes
sense:
academic study of the Indo-European languages in relation to Proto-Indo-European, and sometimes of related humanities


lexentry: eng/Instagrammable__Adjective__1
written_rep: Instagrammable
trans_list: instagrammable
sense:
visually attractive or interesting such that it lends itself to being photographed and posted on social media


lexentry: eng/Iranian_studies__Noun__1
written_rep: Iranian studies
trans_list: iranologie
sense:
an interdisciplinary field dealing with the study of history, literature, art and culture of Iranian peoples


lexentry: eng/Iron_Curtain__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Iron Curtain
trans_list: rideau de fer
sense:
dividing line between Western Europe and the Soviet-controlled regions, especially during the Cold War


lexentry: eng/Israelite__Adjective__1
written_rep: Israelite
trans_list: israélite
sense:
of or pertaining to the ancient nation(s) of Israel, their inhabitants, or the descendants of the patriarch Jacob


lexentry: eng/Kachin__Noun__1
written_rep: Kachin
trans_list: Kachin
sense:
any of a number of non-Burman ethnolinguistic groups in Kachin State, Burma, including the Jingpho people


lexentry: eng/Kingdom_of_Naples__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Kingdom of Naples
trans_list:
Royaume de Naples | Royaume de Sicile en Deçà du Détroit de Messine | Sicile Citérieure | Sicile Péninsulaire


lexentry: eng/Laplace_operator__Noun__1
written_rep: Laplace operator
trans_list: opérateur laplacien
sense:
mathematics, physics: differential operator used in modeling of wave propagation, heat flow and many other applications


lexentry: eng/Leaving_Certificate__Noun__1
written_rep: Leaving Certificate
trans_list: baccalauréat
sense:
certificate awarded to Irish students who pass the state examinations at the end of secondary school


lexentry: eng/Li-Fi__Noun__1
written_rep: Li-Fi
trans_list:
LiFi | lifi | transmission par DEL | transmission par LED | transmission par diode électroluminescente


lexentry: eng/Machmeter__Noun__1
written_rep: Machmeter
trans_list: machmètre
sense:
an instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays it in Mach numbers


lexentry: eng/Mahdi__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Mahdi
trans_list: mahdi
sense:
a leader in Islamic eschatology who will appear and restore peace and justice before the end of the world


lexentry: eng/Mameluke__Noun__1
written_rep: Mameluke
trans_list: mamelouk
sense:
member of various military regimes in the Middle East established and run by freed white slave soldiers


lexentry: eng/Manx__Noun__1
written_rep: Manx
trans_list: manx
sense:
cat of the Manx breed (these are translations of the word alone; for translations of the phrase "Manx cat", see Manx cat)


lexentry: eng/Mariolatry__Noun__1
written_rep: Mariolatry
trans_list: mariolâtrie
sense:
adoration or veneration of the Virgin Mary to an extent regarded as inappropriate or even idolatrous


lexentry: eng/Medieval_Latin__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Medieval Latin
trans_list: latin médiéval
sense:
the Latin language as spoken and written during the Middle Ages, before it was developed by the Italian humanists into Renaissance Latin


lexentry: eng/Middle_East__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Middle East
trans_list: Moyen-Orient
sense:
region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey


lexentry: eng/Minoan__Adjective__1
written_rep: Minoan
trans_list: minoen
sense:
Of or relating to the civilization that developed in Crete from the neolithic period to the Bronze Age


lexentry: eng/Montanism__Noun__1
written_rep: Montanism
trans_list: montanisme
sense:
the doctrines of a heretical sect of the second to fifth centuries in Asia Minor, who held millenarian beliefs


lexentry: eng/Montreal_steak_spice__Noun__1
written_rep: Montreal steak spice
trans_list:
assaisonnement à bifteck de Montreal | assaisonnement à steak de Montréal | épices à bifteck de Montreal | épices à steak de Montréal


lexentry: eng/Nakba__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Nakba
trans_list: nakba
sense:
dispossession of land and other property, destruction of society, and suppression of culture and political rights experienced by Palestinian Arabs


lexentry: eng/Nasserism__Noun__1
written_rep: Nasserism
trans_list: nassérisme
sense:
an Arab nationalist political ideology based on the thinking of the former Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser


lexentry: eng/North_Sea__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: North Sea
trans_list: mer du Nord | Mer du Nord
sense:
a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean between Britain, Scandinavia and Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France


lexentry: eng/North_Vietnam__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: North Vietnam
trans_list: Nord-Vietnam | Vietnam du Nord | Viêt Nam du Nord
sense:
(historical) a state (officially the Democratic Republic of Vietnam) that governed northern Vietnam in 1945–1975


lexentry: eng/Northern_Ireland__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Northern Ireland
trans_list: Irlande du Nord
sense:
a constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland


lexentry: eng/Nowheresville__Noun__1
sense: a geographical location that is deemed obscure or unimportant
written_rep: Nowheresville
trans_list:
Perpète-la-Galette | Perpète-les-Alouettes | Perpète-les-Andouillettes | Perpète-les-Bains | Perpète-les-Oies | Pétaouchnok


lexentry: eng/Okazaki_fragment__Noun__1
written_rep: Okazaki fragment
trans_list: fragment d'Okazaki
sense:
one of many newly synthesized DNA fragments formed on the lagging template strand during replication


lexentry: eng/Olympic_village__Noun__1
written_rep: Olympic village
trans_list: village olympique
sense:
area where participating athletes, as well as officials and trainers, are accommodated during the Olympic Games


lexentry: eng/Oriental_studies__Noun__1
written_rep: Oriental studies
trans_list: orientalisme | orientologie | orientalistique
sense:
an academic field of study that embraces Near Eastern and Far Eastern societies and cultures, languages, peoples, history and archaeology


lexentry: eng/Ottoman_Turkish__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Ottoman Turkish
trans_list: turc ottoman | turc osmanli
sense:
the variety of the Turkish language that was used as the administrative and literary language of the Ottoman Empire


lexentry: eng/Passover__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Passover
trans_list: Pâque | Pessah
sense:
one-day Biblical feast or festival during which the firstborn sons of the Israelites were passed over by God while those of the Egyptians were killed; Jewish festival of Pesach


lexentry: eng/Poland_syndrome__Noun__1
written_rep: Poland syndrome
trans_list: syndrome de Poland
sense:
a rare defect marked by underdeveloped or absent pectoralis muscle on one side, often with webbed fingers on the same side


lexentry: eng/Pride__Noun__1
written_rep: Pride
trans_list: Marche des fiertés | Pride | fierté
sense:
festival or other event to celebrate the experiences and identities of LGBTQ people and to promote their interests and rights


lexentry: eng/Punjabi__Adjective__1
written_rep: Punjabi
trans_list: pendjabi
sense:
of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language


lexentry: eng/REM_sleep__Noun__1
written_rep: REM sleep
trans_list: sommeil paradoxal
sense:
stage of sleep during which most brain activity and dreams occur, characterised by rapid eye movement


lexentry: eng/Raków__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Raków
trans_list: Raków
sense:
Polish town 1569–1869 and village 1869–present, important centre of Socinianism in the 16th–17th CC.


lexentry: eng/Red_Forest__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Red Forest
trans_list: Forêt rousse
sense:
a highly radioactive and highly contaminated forest, a red forest in Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Vyshhorod Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Polesia, Ukraine


lexentry: eng/Roche_limit__Noun__1
written_rep: Roche limit
trans_list: limite de Roche
sense:
distance of a satellite from its parent body at which its internal gravitational forces exactly balance the external tidal forces


lexentry: eng/Rolle's_theorem__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Rolle's theorem
trans_list: théorème de Rolle
sense:
theorem that a differentiable function with points of equal value must have a point of zero slope between them


lexentry: eng/Romanticism__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Romanticism
trans_list: romantisme
sense:
intellectual movement characterized by an emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of nature and the past


lexentry: eng/Sabbath-day__Noun__1
sense: Sabbath day, Sabbath-day, day of the Sabbath
written_rep: Sabbath-day
trans_list:
jour du Chabbat | jour du Sabbat | jour du Schabbat | jour du Shabbat | jour du chabbat | jour du sabbat


lexentry: eng/Saracen__Noun__1
written_rep: Saracen
trans_list: Sarrasin | Sarrazin
sense:
member of a nomadic people from the Sinai near the Roman province of Arabia in the early centuries CE


lexentry: eng/Scania__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Scania
trans_list: Scanie
sense:
historical region currently part of Sweden occupying the southernmost tip of the Scandinavian peninsula


lexentry: eng/Sierra_Leonean__Adjective__1
sense: from or of Sierra Leone
written_rep: Sierra Leonean
trans_list:
sierra-léonais | sierra-léonaise | sierra-léonien | sierra-léonienne | sierraléonais | sierraléonaise


lexentry: eng/Sierra_Leonean__Noun__1
sense: someone from Sierra Leone
written_rep: Sierra Leonean
trans_list:
Sierra-Léonais | Sierra-Léonien | Sierraléonais | Sierra-Léonaise | Sierra-Léonienne | Sierraléonaise


lexentry: eng/South_Asia__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: South Asia
trans_list: Asie du Sud
sense:
all the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)


lexentry: eng/Taoiseach__Noun__1
written_rep: Taoiseach
trans_list: taoiseach
sense:
head of the government of Ireland, comparable to a prime minister of a Commonwealth of Nations country


sense: a hill in New Zealand
written_rep: Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu
trans_list: Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu
lexentry:
eng/Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu__Proper_noun__1


lexentry: eng/Taylorism__Noun__1
written_rep: Taylorism
trans_list: taylorisme
sense:
scientific management; a theory of management of the early 20th century that analyzed workflows in order to improve efficiency


lexentry: eng/Termagant__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Termagant
trans_list: Tervagan | Tervagant
sense:
fictitious deity with a violent temperament represented as being worshipped by Muslims or other non-Christians


lexentry: eng/Thousand_Islands__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Thousand Islands
trans_list:
Archipel des Mille Îles | Archipel des Mille-Îles | Mille Îles | Mille-Îles | archipel des Mille Îles | archipel des Mille-Îles


lexentry: eng/United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Northern_Ireland__Proper_noun__1
sense: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
written_rep: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
trans_list:
Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d’Irlande du Nord | Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord


lexentry: eng/Usenet__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Usenet
trans_list: Usenet
sense:
a world-wide distributed discussion system consisting of newsgroups classified hierarchically by subject


lexentry: eng/Wanderwort__Noun__1
written_rep: Wanderwort
trans_list: mot voyageur | mot vagabond
sense:
loanword that has spread to many different languages, often through trade or the adoption of foreign cultural practices


lexentry: eng/Weltschmerz__Noun__1
written_rep: Weltschmerz
trans_list: mélancolie
sense:
apathetic or pessimistic view of life; depression concerning or discomfort ith the human condition or state of the world


lexentry: eng/White_Russian__Adjective__1
written_rep: White Russian
trans_list: russe blanc
sense:
of or relating to Russians with tsarist sympathies in the period directly following the 1917 Revolution


lexentry: eng/Zerubbabel__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Zerubbabel
trans_list: Zorobabel
sense:
a governor of the Persian Province of Judah, who led the first group of Jews returned from the Babylonian Captivity


lexentry: eng/a_cat_may_look_at_a_king__Proverb__1
written_rep: a cat may look at a king
trans_list: un chien regarde bien un évêque
sense:
A purported inferior has certain rights or prerogatives, even in the presence of a purported superior.


lexentry: eng/a_hit_dog_will_holler__Proverb__1
written_rep: a hit dog will holler
trans_list: il n'y a que la vérité qui blesse
sense:
an offended or defensive response to a statement suggests that the statement applies to the person complaining


lexentry: eng/a_man's_home_is_his_castle__Proverb__1
sense: proverbial expression of personal privacy and security
written_rep: a man's home is his castle
trans_list:
charbonnier est maître chez lui | charbonnier est maître en sa demeure | cordonnier est maître chez lui


lexentry: eng/abjure__Verb__1
written_rep: abjure
trans_list: abjurer
sense:
(transitive) to solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; (intransitive) to solemnly reject; to abandon forever


lexentry: eng/absolute_ceiling__Noun__1
written_rep: absolute ceiling
trans_list: plafond absolu
sense:
the maximum altitude above sea level that an aircraft or missile can maintain horizontal flight under normal conditions


lexentry: eng/absolution__Noun__1
written_rep: absolution
trans_list: absolution
sense:
exercise of priestly jurisdiction in the sacrament of penance, by which Catholics believe the sins of the truly penitent are forgiven


lexentry: eng/absorption_line__Noun__1
written_rep: absorption line
trans_list: raie d'absorption
sense:
a spectral line that corresponds to the absorption of electromagnetic radiation at a specific wavelength


lexentry: eng/academic_freedom__Noun__1
written_rep: academic freedom
trans_list: liberté académique | liberté universitaire
sense:
the right to teach or learn freely without unreasonable interference from authority, or fear of reprisal


lexentry: eng/accountability__Noun__1
sense: state of being accountable
written_rep: accountability
trans_list:
responsabilité | engagement responsable | obligation de rendre compte | obligation de rendre des comptes


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


lexentry: eng/accretion__Noun__1
written_rep: accretion
trans_list: accrétion
sense:
formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process


lexentry: eng/ace_up_one's_sleeve__Noun__1
sense: a surprise of which others are not aware
written_rep: ace up one's sleeve
trans_list:
as dans la manche | atout dans la manche | avoir un atout dans sa manche | garder un atout dans sa manche | joker


lexentry: eng/acquired_taste__Noun__1
written_rep: acquired taste
trans_list: spécifique
sense:
something or someone that is appreciated only after having initially been regarded as unappealing or unpleasant


lexentry: eng/act_up__Verb__1
written_rep: act up
trans_list:
courir sur le haricot | déconner | enquiquiner | faire n'importe quoi | importuner | péter les pruneaux


lexentry: eng/activation_function__Noun__1
written_rep: activation function
trans_list: fonction d'activation
sense:
a function that defines the output of a particular node in an artificial neural network on the basis of its inputs


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


lexentry: eng/activities_of_daily_living__Noun__1
written_rep: activities of daily living
trans_list: activités de la vie quotidienne
sense:
a set of common daily activities specified in healthcare, such as bathing, feeding or relieving oneself


lexentry: eng/actuarial_science__Noun__1
written_rep: actuarial science
trans_list: actuariat | sciences actuarielles
sense:
discipline within applied mathematics dealing with risk assessment; practice of applying mathematical and statistical methods to assess risk


lexentry: eng/adjuvant__Adjective__1
written_rep: adjuvant
trans_list: adjuvant
sense:
of a form of therapy or treatment: additional, supplementary; of a cancer treatment: given after removal of a primary tumour


lexentry: eng/ado__Noun__1
written_rep: ado
trans_list: bruit | cérémonies | foin | histoire | manières
sense:
doing; trouble; difficulty; troublesome business; fuss; bustle; as, to make a great ado about trifles


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/aesthetic_surgeon__Noun__1
sense: performer of aesthetic surgery
written_rep: aesthetic surgeon
trans_list:
chirurgien esthéticien | chirurgien esthétique | chirurgienne esthéticienne | chirurgienne esthétique


lexentry: eng/aeviternity__Noun__1
written_rep: aeviternity
trans_list: éviternité
sense:
temporal mode of existence between time and eternity, said to be experienced by angels, saints, and celestial bodies


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


lexentry: eng/ageism__Noun__1
written_rep: ageism
trans_list: âgisme
sense:
the treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age


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


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


lexentry: eng/airing__Noun__1
written_rep: airing
trans_list: aérage
sense:
exposure of something to the air, especially fresh or warm air for the purpose of ventilating or drying; an instance of this


lexentry: eng/alexipharmac__Noun__1
written_rep: alexipharmac
trans_list: alexipharmaque
sense:
medical remedy for protecting the body, or an antidote, against a harmful substance, especially a poison or venom


lexentry: eng/algebraic__Adjective__1
written_rep: algebraic
trans_list: algébrique
sense:
of a particular notation for chess moves that assigns each square a letter and a number defined from a player-independent perspective


lexentry: eng/algebraic_geometry__Noun__1
written_rep: algebraic geometry
trans_list: géométrie algébrique
sense:
branch of mathematics that studies solutions of systems of algebraic equations using both algebra and geometry


lexentry: eng/algebraically_closed__Adjective__1
written_rep: algebraically closed
trans_list: algébriquement clos
sense:
that contains among its elements every root of every nonconstant single-variable polynomial definable over it


lexentry: eng/all_that_jazz__Phrase__1
sense: everything else related to something; other similar things
written_rep: all that jazz
trans_list:
et tout et tout | et tout le bataclan | et tout le saint-frusquin | et tout le tintouin | et tout le tralala | et tout le tremblement


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


lexentry: eng/allegory__Noun__1
written_rep: allegory
trans_list: allégorie
sense:
communication in which one or more characters, events, or places are used to reveal a hidden, broader message about real-world issues and occurrences


lexentry: eng/allegory__Noun__1
written_rep: allegory
trans_list: allégorie
sense:
use of symbols which may be interpreted to reveal a hidden, broader message about real-world issues and occurrences; the interpretation of such symbols


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


lexentry: eng/altar_server__Noun__1
written_rep: altar server
trans_list: enfant de chœur
sense:
layperson, often a child or adolescent, who assists a member of the clergy during a Christian liturgy


lexentry: eng/amensalism__Noun__1
written_rep: amensalism
trans_list: amensalisme
sense:
form of biological or ecological interaction or relationship in which one species is harmed or impeded and the other is unaffected


lexentry: eng/anagenesis__Noun__1
written_rep: anagenesis
trans_list: anagenèse
sense:
evolution of a new species so that the new species replaces the old rather than branching to produce an additional species


lexentry: eng/anatomize__Verb__1
written_rep: anatomize
trans_list: anatomiser
sense:
(transitive) to cut up or dissect (the body of a human being or an animal); (intransitive) to cut up or dissect the body of a human being or an animal


lexentry: eng/and_whatnot__Phrase__1
sense: and whatnot
written_rep: and whatnot
trans_list:
et ainsi de suite | et compagnie | et tout le bataclan | et tout le toutim | et tutti quanti | patati patata


lexentry: eng/animutation__Noun__1
written_rep: animutation
trans_list: animutation
sense:
form of Internet-based computer animation characterized by unpredictable montages of pop culture images set to music; an instance of this


lexentry: eng/anticlockwise__Adverb__1
sense: in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
written_rep: anticlockwise
trans_list:
dans le [[sens contraire des aiguilles d’une montre]] | dans le [[sens inverse des aiguilles d’une montre]] | dans le sens antihoraire


lexentry: eng/antiprism__Noun__1
written_rep: antiprism
trans_list: antiprisme
sense:
a polyhedron composed of two parallel copies of some particular polygon, connected by an alternating band of triangles


lexentry: eng/anxious__Adjective__1
written_rep: anxious
trans_list: anxieux
sense:
having a feeling of anxiety or disquietude; extremely concerned, especially about something that will happen in the future or that is unknown


lexentry: eng/appeal__Noun__1
written_rep: appeal
trans_list: appel
sense:
application to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court of judge to be reviewed and overturned


lexentry: eng/appeal__Verb__1
written_rep: appeal
trans_list: faire appel | appel | interjeter
sense:
(intransitive) to apply to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned


lexentry: eng/appeal__Verb__1
written_rep: appeal
trans_list: appeler
sense:
to call upon a person or an authority to corroborate a statement, to decide a controverted question, or to vindicate one’s rights


lexentry: eng/appear__Verb__1
written_rep: appear
trans_list: apparaître
sense:
to stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like


lexentry: eng/apples_and_oranges__Noun__1
sense: non-comparable items
written_rep: apples and oranges
trans_list:
comparer des pommes et des poires | mélanger des choux et des carottes | mélanger les torchons et les serviettes


lexentry: eng/application__Noun__1
written_rep: application
trans_list: demande | candidature
sense:
a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar


lexentry: eng/appreciation__Noun__1
written_rep: appreciation
trans_list: estimation | évaluation
sense:
accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors


lexentry: eng/approach__Verb__1
written_rep: approach
trans_list: tendre vers | approcher
sense:
(figuratively) to draw near (to someone or something); to make advances; to approximate or become almost equal


lexentry: eng/approaches__Noun__1
written_rep: approaches
trans_list: aborder
sense:
covered roads, trenches, or other works made by besiegers or soldiers in their advances toward a place


lexentry: eng/approval__Noun__1
written_rep: approval
trans_list: approbation | agrément
sense:
expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements


lexentry: eng/aquaplane__Noun__1
written_rep: aquaplane
trans_list: aquaplane
sense:
board on which a person stands to ride for leisure which is pulled on a water surface by a motorboat


lexentry: eng/aquaplane__Verb__1
written_rep: aquaplane
trans_list: aquaplaner
sense:
of a car, etc.: to lose traction with the road due to the vehicle’s tyres sliding on a film of water on the road


lexentry: eng/arbitration__Noun__1
written_rep: arbitration
trans_list: arbitrage
sense:
process through which two or more parties use an arbitrator or arbiter in order to resolve a dispute


lexentry: eng/archaeophyte__Noun__1
written_rep: archaeophyte
trans_list: archaéofyte
sense:
plant introduced to an area by humans (or arrived naturally, but from an area in which it was present as a human introduction) and became naturalized before 1500 C.E.


lexentry: eng/archetype__Noun__1
written_rep: archetype
trans_list: archétype
sense:
original model of which all other similar concepts, objects, or persons are merely copied, derivative, emulated, or patterned


lexentry: eng/arguably__Adverb__1
written_rep: arguably
trans_list: peut-être | possiblement | probablement | sans doute
sense:
as can be supported or proven by sound logical deduction, evidence, and precedent, but without absolute certainty


lexentry: eng/armor__Noun__1
written_rep: armor
trans_list: armure
sense:
protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces


lexentry: eng/as_of_right__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: as of right
trans_list: de plein droit
sense:
by virtue of an entitlement or authority which arises from certain legal conditions or circumstances


lexentry: eng/as_you_sow,_so_shall_you_reap__Proverb__1
written_rep: as you sow, so shall you reap
trans_list: on récolte ce que l'on sème
sense:
consequences of one’s actions to oneself are in proportion to one‘s good or bad intentions towards others


lexentry: eng/ascendant__Noun__1
written_rep: ascendant
trans_list: ascendant
sense:
degree of the zodiac or point of the ecliptic which rises in an eastern direction above the horizon at a particular moment (especially the moment of a person’s birth)


lexentry: eng/aspirated_h__Noun__1
written_rep: aspirated h
trans_list: h aspiré
sense:
in the French language, usage of the letter h at the start of a word which does not allow liaison with a preceding consonant


lexentry: eng/asteroid__Noun__1
written_rep: asteroid
trans_list: astéroïde
sense:
astronomy: a naturally occurring solid object, which is smaller than a planet and is not a comet, that orbits a star


lexentry: eng/asynchronous_transfer_mode__Noun__1
written_rep: asynchronous transfer mode
trans_list: ATM | mode de transfert asynchrone
sense:
broadband voice and data technology with quality of service transmission for sending and receiving data


lexentry: eng/at_the_feet_of__Preposition__1
sense: very near to
written_rep: at the feet of
trans_list:
dans le droit fil de | de l'atelier de | de l'école de | de la filiation de | de la suite de | du lignage de


lexentry: eng/athletics__Noun__1
written_rep: athletics
trans_list: athlétisme
sense:
(chiefly Britain) a group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country, and racewalking


lexentry: eng/attend__Verb__1
written_rep: attend
trans_list: assister | présent
sense:
(transitive) to be present at (an event or place) in order to take part in some action or proceedings; (intransitive) to go to and be present at a place for some purpose


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


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


lexentry: eng/audiation__Noun__1
written_rep: audiation
trans_list: audiation
sense:
comprehension and internal realization of music by an individual in the absence of any physical sound


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


lexentry: eng/avionics__Noun__1
written_rep: avionics
trans_list: avionique
sense:
the science and technology of the development and use of electrical and electronic devices in aviation


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


lexentry: eng/back-of-the-envelope__Adjective__1
written_rep: back-of-the-envelope
trans_list: de coin de table | vite fait | à l'arrache
sense:
especially of a calculation, estimation, or other reasoning, or an idea: approximate, rough, simplified


lexentry: eng/backward_compatibility__Noun__1
written_rep: backward compatibility
trans_list: compatibilité descendante | rétrocompatibilité
sense:
capability of an electronic device, a piece of software, etc., to interoperate with older systems; an instance of this


lexentry: eng/bakfiets__Noun__1
written_rep: bakfiets
trans_list: triporteur
sense:
bicycle or tricycle with a large box, originally used to transport goods but now more commonly for carrying young children


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


lexentry: eng/balance_of_trade__Noun__1
written_rep: balance of trade
trans_list: balance commerciale
sense:
difference between the monetary value of exports and imports in an economy over a certain period of time


lexentry: eng/baptism_of_desire__Noun__1
written_rep: baptism of desire
trans_list: baptême de désir
sense:
the grace given to a believer who ardently desires baptism, but dies before being able to receive it


lexentry: eng/bark_up_the_wrong_tree__Verb__1
sense: bark up the wrong tree
written_rep: bark up the wrong tree
trans_list:
faire fausse route | miser sur le mauvais cheval | se mettre le doigt dans l'œil | se tromper de cible


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


lexentry: eng/bash_the_bishop__Verb__1
sense: slang for masturbate
written_rep: bash the bishop
trans_list:
s'astiquer le manche | s'astiquer le poireau | se crosser | se taper une queue | se tutoyer | étrangler le borgne


lexentry: eng/batten__Noun__1
written_rep: batten
trans_list: volige
sense:
plank or strip of wood, or several of such strips arranged side by side, used in construction to hold members of a structure together, etc.


lexentry: eng/beagle__Noun__1
written_rep: beagle
trans_list: briquet | beagle
sense:
small short-legged smooth-coated scenthound, often tricolored and sometimes used for hunting hares or as a family pet


lexentry: eng/bed_and_breakfast__Noun__1
sense: guesthouse providing breakfast
written_rep: bed and breakfast
trans_list:
chambre d'hôte | bed and breakfast | bed-and-breakfast | chambre d'hôtes | couette et café | gîte touristique


lexentry: eng/berdache__Noun__1
written_rep: berdache
trans_list: bardache
sense:
Native American who identifies with a gender identity not exclusively corresponding to their biological sex


lexentry: eng/berth__Noun__1
written_rep: berth
trans_list: anneau d'amarrage | bitte | poste d'amarrage
sense:
(nautical) place for a vessel to lie at anchor or to moor; (road transport) place for a vehicle on land to park


lexentry: eng/berth__Noun__1
written_rep: berth
trans_list: couchette
sense:
(nautical) place on a vessel to sleep; (by extension) bunk or other bed for sleeping on in a caravan, a train, etc.


lexentry: eng/berth__Noun__1
written_rep: berth
trans_list: marge de manœuvre
sense:
(nautical) sufficient space in the water for a ship or other vessel to lie at anchor or manoeuvre; (figurative) sufficient room or space for manoeuvring or safety


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


lexentry: eng/betroth__Verb__1
written_rep: betroth
trans_list: fiancer
sense:
often of a parent or guardian: to promise that (two people) be married to each other; to promise that (a woman) be given in marriage to a man


lexentry: eng/bidon__Noun__1
written_rep: bidon
trans_list: bidon
sense:
bottle or flask for holding a beverage; water bottle, especially one designed for mounting on a bicycle


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


lexentry: eng/big_tent__Noun__1
written_rep: big tent
trans_list: attrape-tout
sense:
group, philosophy, or social or political movement that encompasses or seeks to attract a broad range of constituents or members, or views


lexentry: eng/bill__Noun__1
written_rep: bill
trans_list: greffe
sense:
law: declaration made in writing, stating some wrong the complainant has suffered from the defendant


lexentry: eng/binge-watch__Verb__1
sense: watch multiple episodes of a television programme
written_rep: binge-watch
trans_list:
visionner boulimiquement | marathoner | visionnage en rafale | visionnement en rafale | écoute en rafale


lexentry: eng/bioacoustics__Noun__1
written_rep: bioacoustics
trans_list: bioacoustique
sense:
a cross-disciplinary science that combines biology and acoustics, investigating for instance the mechanisms of sound production and detection


lexentry: eng/biochemistry__Noun__1
written_rep: biochemistry
trans_list: biochimie
sense:
the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism


lexentry: eng/bistort__Noun__1
written_rep: bistort
trans_list: bistorte
sense:
any of several perennial herbs, classified in genera Bistorta, Persicaria, or Polygonum, having spikes of pink flowers


lexentry: eng/bitter_end__Noun__1
written_rep: bitter end
trans_list: étalingure
sense:
that part of an anchor cable which is abaft the bitts and thus remains inboard when a ship is riding at anchor


lexentry: eng/blackjack__Noun__1
written_rep: blackjack
trans_list: vingt-et-un
sense:
card game (the game where the aim is to score as close to twenty-one as possible without going over that amount)


lexentry: eng/blastodisk__Noun__1
written_rep: blastodisk
trans_list: blastodisque
sense:
a round, flattened region of cells from which the embryo of many vertebrates begins to develop in the fertilized ovum; a germinal disk


lexentry: eng/blastpipe__Noun__1
written_rep: blastpipe
trans_list: sarbacane
sense:
pipe forming part of the exhaust system of a steam locomotive that discharges exhaust steam from the cylinders up into the smokebox beneath the chimney in order to increase the draught through the firebox


lexentry: eng/blowfish__Noun__1
written_rep: blowfish
trans_list: poisson ballon | poisson globe
sense:
any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe


lexentry: eng/blue-winged_grasshopper__Noun__1
sense: Oedipoda caerulescens
written_rep: blue-winged grasshopper
trans_list:
criquet bleu | criquet rubané | criquet à ailes bleues | criquet à ailes bleues et noires | œdipode bleue | œdipode bleuâtre


lexentry: eng/boast__Verb__1
written_rep: boast
trans_list: se vanter | vanter
sense:
(used with "about" and "of") to speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation


lexentry: eng/bode__Verb__1
written_rep: bode
trans_list: présager | augurer
sense:
(transitive) of a thing: to be an indication, omen, or sign of (something); (intransitive) to be an indication, omen, or sign of something


lexentry: eng/bombard__Verb__1
written_rep: bombard
trans_list: bombarder
sense:
to direct at a substance an intense stream of high-energy particles, usually sub-atomic or made of at most a few atoms


lexentry: eng/bondsman__Noun__1
written_rep: bondsman
trans_list: garant
sense:
someone who signs a bond that states that they have taken responsibility for someone else's obligations


lexentry: eng/bothy__Noun__1
written_rep: bothy
trans_list: cabane
sense:
small cottage or hut; specifically, one often left unlocked for communal use in a remote, often mountainous, area by hikers, labourers, etc.


lexentry: eng/bounty__Noun__1
written_rep: bounty
trans_list: prime
sense:
money paid to a person when becoming a member of the armed forces, or as a reward for some service therein


lexentry: eng/braze__Verb__2
written_rep: braze
trans_list: braser
sense:
The joining together of two metal pieces, without melting them, using heat and diffusion of a jointing alloy of capillary thickness


lexentry: eng/brazen_bull__Noun__1
written_rep: brazen bull
trans_list: taureau d'airain | taureau de Phalaris
sense:
ancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death


lexentry: eng/breakdown__Noun__1
written_rep: breakdown
trans_list: détail
sense:
detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this


lexentry: eng/bribery__Noun__1
written_rep: bribery
trans_list: corruption
sense:
making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions


lexentry: eng/bring_home_the_bacon__Verb__1
sense: to make a living
written_rep: bring home the bacon
trans_list:
faire bouillir la marmite | faire bouillir la popotte | gagner son pain | mettre du pain sur la table


lexentry: eng/brinkmanship__Noun__1
written_rep: brinkmanship
trans_list: stratégie du bord de [[l’]]abyme
sense:
pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink rather than to concede a point


lexentry: eng/broken_plural__Noun__1
written_rep: broken plural
trans_list: pluriel brisé | pluriel interne
sense:
in Arabic and other languages, irregular plural formed by changing the pattern of consonants and vowels


lexentry: eng/bronchospasm__Noun__1
written_rep: bronchospasm
trans_list: bronchospasme
sense:
difficulty in breathing due to a contraction of smooth muscle in the walls of the bronchi and bronchioles


lexentry: eng/brunch__Noun__1
sense: a meal
written_rep: brunch
trans_list:
brunch | déjeuner dinatoire | déjeuner-diner | déjeunette | grand petit-déjeuner | petit déjeuner-déjeuner


lexentry: eng/bud__Noun__1
written_rep: bud
trans_list: bourgeon
sense:
small rounded body in the process of splitting from an organism, which may grow into a genetically identical new organism


lexentry: eng/bugger_off__Verb__1
sense: to leave, go away, disappear
written_rep: bugger off
trans_list:
aller chier dans sa caisse | aller se rhabiller | allez voir là-bas si j'y suis | décarrer | déguerpir | foutre le camp


lexentry: eng/burnish__Verb__1
written_rep: burnish
trans_list: brunir | fourbir
sense:
to make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing


lexentry: eng/business_end__Noun__1
written_rep: business end
trans_list: temps fort
sense:
part of an activity, period of time, etc., which is most important and produces the significant result


lexentry: eng/bust__Verb__1
written_rep: bust
trans_list: choper | gauler | pincer | prendre la main dans le sac | prendre sur le fait
sense:
(slang) to catch someone in the act of doing something wrong, socially and morally inappropriate, or illegal


lexentry: eng/buy_the_farm__Verb__1
sense: to die
written_rep: buy the farm
trans_list:
casser sa pipe | avaler son extrait de naissance | calancher | canner | crever | passer de vie à trépas


lexentry: eng/by_no_means__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense: certainly not
written_rep: by no means
trans_list:
aucunement | en aucun cas | en aucune façon | en aucune manière | pas du tout | pas le moins du monde


lexentry: eng/by_the_same_token__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: by the same token
trans_list:
dans le même esprit | dans le même ordre d'idées | de la même façon | de la même manière | de même | pour les mêmes raisons


lexentry: eng/caesaropapism__Noun__1
written_rep: caesaropapism
trans_list: césaropapisme
sense:
combination of state (originally imperial) power with religious authority; state authority over ecclesiastical matters


lexentry: eng/cake_mix__Noun__1
written_rep: cake mix
trans_list: mélange à gâteau
sense:
powdered mixture of the dry ingredients used to produce a cake or the finished mixture before baking


lexentry: eng/calcine__Verb__1
written_rep: calcine
trans_list: calciner
sense:
to heat (a substance) without melting in order to drive off water, etc., and to oxidize or reduce it


lexentry: eng/camera-shy__Adjective__1
sense: camera-shy
written_rep: camera-shy
trans_list:
qui [[n']]aime pas être filmé | qui [[n']]aime pas être pris en photo | timide devant [[l']]objectif | timide devant la caméra


lexentry: eng/canoodle__Verb__1
written_rep: canoodle
trans_list: baisoter
sense:
(transitive) to caress, fondle, or pet (someone); (intransitive) of a person: to caress, fondle, or pet another person; of two people: to caress, fondle, or pet each other


lexentry: eng/canvass__Verb__1
written_rep: canvass
trans_list: soliciter
sense:
to seek the support of (voters or a constituency) in a forthcoming election or poll through personal solicitation or public addresses


lexentry: eng/cappuccino__Noun__1
written_rep: cappuccino
trans_list: cappuccino
sense:
Italian coffee-based beverage made from espresso to which milk which has been steamed and/or frothed is added


lexentry: eng/cardiograph__Noun__1
written_rep: cardiograph
trans_list: cardiographe
sense:
an instrument which, placed in contact with the chest, graphically registers the comparative duration and intensity of the heart's movements


lexentry: eng/carnet__Noun__1
written_rep: carnet
trans_list: abonnement
sense:
a ticket book, a collection of tickets in the form of a booklet often sold at a discount to single tickets


lexentry: eng/cartoonist__Noun__1
sense: creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
written_rep: cartoonist
trans_list:
cartooniste | dessinatrice | dessinateur | dessinateur de bande dessinée | dessinateur de dessins animés | dessinatrice de dessins animés


lexentry: eng/carving_fork__Noun__1
written_rep: carving fork
trans_list: fourchette à découper
sense:
fork with a long handle and whetted flat tines, used to collect pieces of meat, sausage, cheese or similar with care


lexentry: eng/cataclastic__Adjective__1
written_rep: cataclastic
trans_list: cataclastique
sense:
describing a type of metamorphic rock that has undergone shearing and granulation by high mechanical stress


lexentry: eng/cataphile__Noun__1
written_rep: cataphile
trans_list: cataphile
sense:
type of urban explorer who visits the ancient catacombs and quarries linked by tunnels beneath Paris, France


lexentry: eng/catch_heat__Verb__1
sense: to be scolded or chastised
written_rep: catch heat
trans_list:
se faire appeler Arthur | se faire enguirlander | se faire remonter les bretelles | se faire sonner les cloches | se faire tirer les oreilles


lexentry: eng/catch_of_the_day__Noun__1
written_rep: catch of the day
trans_list: bon parti
sense:
a person who is a popular or desirable choice to be a partner in a prospective marital or romantic relationship


lexentry: eng/cave_painting__Noun__1
written_rep: cave painting
trans_list: art pariétal
sense:
activity of applying pigments to the interior surfaces of caves to create images, especially when carried out in prehistoric times


lexentry: eng/cave_painting__Noun__1
written_rep: cave painting
trans_list: peinture rupestre | art pariétal
sense:
paintings resulting from this activity regarded collectively, especially if prehistoric; an individual painting of this type


lexentry: eng/chancellor__Noun__1
written_rep: chancellor
trans_list: chancelier | chancelière
sense:
senior secretary or official with administrative or legal duties, sometimes in charge of some area of government


lexentry: eng/chartist__Noun__1
written_rep: chartist
trans_list: chartiste
sense:
a financial analyst who attempts to predict future movements in the prices of shares or other financial instruments by looking for patterns in charts of historical data


lexentry: eng/check_on__Verb__1
written_rep: check on
trans_list: contrôler
sense:
to verify a specific fact; to quickly examine a situation, especially to look for updates or new information on a topic that has previously been discussed


lexentry: eng/chestnut__Noun__1
written_rep: chestnut
trans_list: châtaigne | marron
sense:
edible nut of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); nut from a related shrub or tree; similar nut from an unrelated plant


lexentry: eng/chief_technology_officer__Noun__1
sense: executive responsible for technological development
written_rep: chief technology officer
trans_list:
directeur de la technologie | directeur des nouvelles technologies | directrice de la technologie | directrice des nouvelles technologies


lexentry: eng/chordae_tendineae__Noun__1
written_rep: chordae tendineae
trans_list: chordae tendineae | cordes tendineuses
sense:
cord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart


lexentry: eng/chorus__Noun__1
written_rep: chorus
trans_list: chœur | chœur antique
sense:
(Ancient Greece, historical) group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song


lexentry: eng/chromatic__Adjective__1
written_rep: chromatic
trans_list: chromatique
sense:
relating to or using notes not belonging to the diatonic scale of the key in which a passage of music is written


lexentry: eng/chroneme__Noun__1
written_rep: chroneme
trans_list: chronème
sense:
basic, theoretical unit of sound that can distinguish words by duration only of a vowel or consonant


lexentry: eng/chronogram__Noun__1
written_rep: chronogram
trans_list: chronogramme
sense:
a sentence or inscription in which specific letters, interpreted as numerals, stand for a particular date when rearranged


lexentry: eng/cinematographer__Noun__1
sense: a movie photographer, especially one who is in charge of shooting a movie
written_rep: cinematographer
trans_list:
chef opérateur | cheffe opératrice | directeur de la photographie | directeur photo | directrice de la photographie | directrice photo


lexentry: eng/clapperboard__Noun__1
written_rep: clapperboard
trans_list: clap | claquette
sense:
device with a hinged piece which is brought down with a clap at the start and end of each take of a film


lexentry: eng/climacterium__Noun__1
written_rep: climacterium
trans_list: climatère
sense:
the bodily and mental changes linked to the reproductive and endocrine function in men and women occurring during the latter part of middle age


lexentry: eng/climate_strike__Noun__1
written_rep: climate strike
trans_list: grève pour le climat
sense:
a protest in form of skipping school or work to draw public's attention to the problem of climate crisis


lexentry: eng/clock_speed__Noun__1
sense: rate at which a processor performs
written_rep: clock speed
trans_list:
fréquence d'horloge | fréquence de base | fréquence de base de temps | fréquence de synchronisation | vitesse d'horloge


lexentry: eng/clown_doctor__Noun__1
written_rep: clown doctor
trans_list: clown hospitalier
sense:
clown who visits hospitals in a costume which is a combination of attire worn by a clown and a doctor


lexentry: eng/cognitive_dissonance__Noun__1
written_rep: cognitive dissonance
trans_list: dissonance cognitive
sense:
conflict or anxiety resulting from inconsistencies between one's beliefs and one's actions or other beliefs


lexentry: eng/cold_day_in_Hell__Noun__1
sense: an event that will never happen
written_rep: cold day in Hell
trans_list:
aux calendes grecques | quand les poules auront des dents | semaine des quatre jeudis | à la Saint-Glinglin


lexentry: eng/colorism__Noun__1
written_rep: colorism
trans_list: colorisme
sense:
prejudice or bias against persons on the basis of their skin color or complexion, often among persons of the same racial identification


lexentry: eng/comarca__Noun__1
written_rep: comarca
trans_list: comarque
sense:
a traditional region or local administrative division found in parts of Spain, Portugal, Panama, Nicaragua, and Brazil


lexentry: eng/coming-out_party__Noun__1
written_rep: coming-out party
trans_list: bal des débutantes
sense:
celebratory social gathering, with music, dancing, and refreshments, at which a young debutante is formally introduced to society


lexentry: eng/commentative__Adjective__1
written_rep: commentative
trans_list: commentatif
sense:
that occurs outside of the context of the film's action, and therefore cannot be heard by the film's characters


lexentry: eng/commit_suicide__Verb__1
sense: to kill oneself intentionally
written_rep: commit suicide
trans_list:
se suicider | francetélécomer | mettre fin à ses jours | s'autolyser | se brûler la cervelle | se buter


lexentry: eng/common_rue__Noun__1
sense: Ruta graveolens
written_rep: common rue
trans_list:
rue fétide | rue officinale | herbe de grâce | herbe de la rue | herbe à la belle fille | rue des jardiniers


lexentry: eng/compersion__Noun__1
written_rep: compersion
trans_list: compersion
sense:
vicarious joy associated with seeing one’s partner have a joyful romantic or sexual relationship with another person


lexentry: eng/complementary_function__Noun__1
sense: complementary function
written_rep: complementary function
trans_list:
fonction complémentaire | solution complémentaire | solution générale de l'équation homogène correspondante


lexentry: eng/computational_linguistics__Noun__1
written_rep: computational linguistics
trans_list: linguistique informatique
sense:
interdisciplinary field dealing with the statistical and/or rule-based modeling of natural language from a computational perspective


lexentry: eng/conclave__Noun__1
written_rep: conclave
trans_list: conclave
sense:
group of cardinals assembled to elect a new pope; cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church collectively


lexentry: eng/condition_precedent__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: condition precedent
trans_list: condition suspensive
sense:
(legal) a condition depending upon an uncertain event which must be fulfilled before an obligation arises or a legal transaction takes effect.


lexentry: eng/conformation__Noun__1
written_rep: conformation
trans_list: conformation
sense:
spatial arrangement of a group of atoms in a molecule as a result of rotation about a covalent bond which remains unbroken


lexentry: eng/conjunction__Noun__1
written_rep: conjunction
trans_list: conjonction
sense:
astronomy: alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth


lexentry: eng/conjunction__Noun__1
written_rep: conjunction
trans_list: conjonction
sense:
logic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the and operator


lexentry: eng/conservatory__Noun__2
sense: school of music or drama
written_rep: conservatory
trans_list:
conservatoire | école de musique | académie de musique | école d'art dramatique | école de théâtre | école supérieure de musique


lexentry: eng/constellation__Noun__1
written_rep: constellation
trans_list: constellation
sense:
arbitrary formation of stars perceived as a figure or pattern, or a division of the sky including it


lexentry: eng/constitution__Noun__1
written_rep: constitution
trans_list: constitution
sense:
formal or informal system of primary principles and laws regulating a government or other institutions


lexentry: eng/contemplation__Noun__1
written_rep: contemplation
trans_list: contemplation
sense:
The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study


lexentry: eng/contraction__Noun__1
written_rep: contraction
trans_list: contraction
sense:
shortened form of a word, often with omitted letters replaced by an apostrophe or a diacritical mark


lexentry: eng/contractor__Noun__1
written_rep: contractor
trans_list: sous-traitant
sense:
A person or company that performs specific tasks like electrical or plumbing work in construction projects


lexentry: eng/contrapposto__Noun__1
written_rep: contrapposto
trans_list: contrapposto
sense:
position of a human figure whose hips and legs are twisted away from the direction of the head and shoulders; an instance of this


lexentry: eng/contrarian__Noun__1
written_rep: contrarian
trans_list: anti-conformiste | contradicteur | rebroussier | rebroussière
sense:
person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people


lexentry: eng/contravention__Noun__1
written_rep: contravention
trans_list: contravention
sense:
the act of contravening a rule, regulation, or law, or of not fulfilling an obligation, promise, or agreement


lexentry: eng/control__Noun__1
written_rep: control
trans_list: commandes | contrôle
sense:
the method and means of governing the performance of any apparatus, machine or system, such as a lever, handle or button


lexentry: eng/conventional_weaponry__Noun__1
written_rep: conventional weaponry
trans_list: armement conventionnel
sense:
destructive implements of warfare which are not nuclear, chemical, biological, or radiological in nature


lexentry: eng/cookie__Noun__1
written_rep: cookie
trans_list: cookie | biscuit
sense:
sweet baked good (as in the previous sense) which has chocolate chips, fruit, nuts etc. baked into it


lexentry: eng/coordinate__Noun__1
written_rep: coordinate
trans_list: coordonnée
sense:
mathematics, cartography: a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure


lexentry: eng/copper__Noun__1
written_rep: copper
trans_list: cuivre
sense:
reddish-brown metallic chemical element with the atomic number 29; the metal made up of this element


lexentry: eng/corbel__Noun__1
written_rep: corbel
trans_list: corbeau
sense:
architecture: a structural member of stone, wood or metal jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight


lexentry: eng/coregency__Noun__1
written_rep: coregency
trans_list: corégence
sense:
monarchical position (such as king, queen, emperor or empress) held by two persons when normally held by only one


lexentry: eng/coronation__Noun__1
written_rep: coronation
trans_list: couronnement
sense:
act or the ceremony of formally investing a sovereign or the sovereign’s consort with a crown and other insignia of royalty


lexentry: eng/cosmetic_surgeon__Noun__1
sense: performer of cosmetic surgery
written_rep: cosmetic surgeon
trans_list:
chirurgien cosmétique | chirurgien esthéticien | chirurgien esthétique | chirurgienne cosmétique | chirurgienne esthéticienne | chirurgienne esthétique


lexentry: eng/cost_the_earth__Verb__1
sense: be a huge expense
written_rep: cost the earth
trans_list:
coûter bonbon | coûter la peau du cul | coûter la peau du dos | coûter un bras | coûter une blinde | coûter une couille


lexentry: eng/cough__Noun__1
written_rep: cough
trans_list: toux
sense:
sudden, often involuntary expulsion of air from the lungs through the glottis, and out through the mouth


lexentry: eng/cough__Verb__1
written_rep: cough
trans_list: tousser
sense:
to force (something) out of the lungs or throat by pushing air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound), and out through the mouth


lexentry: eng/cough__Verb__1
written_rep: cough
trans_list: tousser | toux
sense:
to push air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound) and out through the mouth


lexentry: eng/counterculture__Noun__1
written_rep: counterculture
trans_list: contreculture
sense:
any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture


lexentry: eng/counterweight__Noun__1
written_rep: counterweight
trans_list: contrepoids
sense:
heavy mass reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering of something


lexentry: eng/couple__Noun__1
written_rep: couple
trans_list: couple
sense:
two forces that are equal in magnitude but opposite in direction, thus creating the turning effect of a torque or moment


lexentry: eng/crank__Noun__2
written_rep: crank
trans_list: manivelle
sense:
a bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an arm attached to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a rotation


lexentry: eng/crockery__Noun__1
written_rep: crockery
trans_list: vaisselle
sense:
dishes, plates, and other tableware, usually made of some ceramic material used for serving food on and eating it from


lexentry: eng/crocket__Noun__1
written_rep: crocket
trans_list: crochet
sense:
(architecture) any of a series of hook-shaped decorative floral elements used in Gothic architecture


lexentry: eng/croon__Verb__1
written_rep: croon
trans_list: chantonner
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) to hum or sing (a song or tune) softly in a low pitch or in a sentimental manner; to sing (a popular song) in a low, mellow voice


lexentry: eng/cross-cousin__Noun__1
written_rep: cross-cousin
trans_list: cousin croisé
sense:
relationship between two cousins or two groups of cousins whose parents are brother and sister, respectively


lexentry: eng/cross-ratio__Noun__1
written_rep: cross-ratio
trans_list: birapport
sense:
a special number associated with an ordered quadruple of collinear points, particularly points on a projective line, and preserved by the fractional linear transformations


lexentry: eng/cross-vote__Verb__1
written_rep: cross-vote
trans_list: panacher
sense:
to vote for a candidate or political party other than one's preference, in order to block the election of a candidate one would prefer not to be elected


lexentry: eng/cry_one's_eyes_out__Verb__1
sense: to weep for an elongated time
written_rep: cry one's eyes out
trans_list:
pleurer comme une madeleine | pleurer toutes les larmes de son corps | pleurer à chaudes larmes | pleurer à mouchoir que veux-tu


lexentry: eng/cryptomnesia__Noun__1
written_rep: cryptomnesia
trans_list: cryptomnésie
sense:
phenomenon of the reappearance of long-forgotten memory as if it were a new experience; an instance of this


lexentry: eng/cryptovirus__Noun__2
written_rep: cryptovirus
trans_list: crypto-verrouilleur | cryptorançongiciel | cryptovirus | logiciel de cryptoverrouillage
sense:
type of malware that is used for extortion by encrypting user files and asking for payment in exchange for the decryption key


lexentry: eng/cubism__Noun__1
written_rep: cubism
trans_list: cubisme
sense:
An artistic movement characterized by the depiction of natural forms as geometric structures of planes


lexentry: eng/cultural_Marxism__Noun__1
written_rep: cultural Marxism
trans_list: marxisme culturel
sense:
conspiracy theory that cultural elements that were perceived to be propagating undesirable Marxist ideas by the Frankfurt School


lexentry: eng/cultural_appropriation__Noun__1
written_rep: cultural appropriation
trans_list: appropriation culturelle
sense:
exploitative, oppressive and/or inaccurate cooption of elements of one culture by members of a different culture


lexentry: eng/curve__Noun__1
written_rep: curve
trans_list: courbes | courbe
sense:
informal: usually in plural: attractive features of a woman or informal: attractive shape of a woman's body


lexentry: eng/custom_house__Noun__1
written_rep: custom house
trans_list: douane | bureau des douanes
sense:
official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit


lexentry: eng/cybersquatting__Noun__1
written_rep: cybersquatting
trans_list: accaparement de nom de domaine | cybersquattage | cybersquatting
sense:
registration of a well-known brand or company name as an Internet domain name in the hope of selling it later


lexentry: eng/cynosure__Noun__1
written_rep: cynosure
trans_list: cible | foyer | point de mire
sense:
something that is the center of attention; an object that serves as a focal point of attraction and admiration


lexentry: eng/cystic_duct__Noun__1
written_rep: cystic duct
trans_list: canal cystique | conduit cystique
sense:
short duct that leads from the gallbladder and unites with the common hepatic duct to form the common bile duct


lexentry: eng/cytogenetics__Noun__1
written_rep: cytogenetics
trans_list: cytogénétique
sense:
the branch of genetics that studies the relationships between the structure and number of chromosomes


lexentry: eng/daisy-chain__Verb__1
written_rep: daisy-chain
trans_list: connecter | en série
sense:
to connect (several computer components) in sequence with each other; to connect (a computer component) to another component in such a sequence


lexentry: eng/damascene__Verb__1
written_rep: damascene
trans_list: damasquiner
sense:
to decorate (metalwork) with a peculiar marking or water produced in the process of manufacture, or with designs produced by inlaying or encrusting with another metal, such as silver or gold, or by etching, etc.; to damask


lexentry: eng/damned_if_one_does_and_damned_if_one_doesn't__Adjective__1
sense: dilemma with bad outcomes
written_rep: damned if one does and damned if one doesn't
trans_list:
[[c']]est un choix cornélien | la peste ou le choléra | on est perdant dans tous les cas | quoi que je fasse, ce [[n']]est jamais bon


lexentry: eng/dark_energy__Noun__1
written_rep: dark energy
trans_list: énergie noire | énergie sombre
sense:
hypothetical form of energy which, it is supposed, is spread uniformly throughout space and time and has anti-gravitational properties


lexentry: eng/data_mining__Noun__1
sense: technique for searching large-scale databases for patterns
written_rep: data mining
trans_list:
exploration de données | forage de données | fouille de données | orpaillage | prospection de données


lexentry: eng/daylight_robbery__Noun__1
written_rep: daylight robbery
trans_list: arnaque | coup de bambou | coup de fusil | vol manifeste
sense:
practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; an instance of this


lexentry: eng/dead_ringer__Noun__1
written_rep: dead ringer
trans_list: portrait craché
sense:
someone or something that very closely resembles another; someone or something easily mistaken for another


lexentry: eng/deadlock__Noun__1
written_rep: deadlock
trans_list: interblocage | étreinte fatale
sense:
computing: inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation


lexentry: eng/debridement__Noun__1
written_rep: debridement
trans_list: débridement | parage
sense:
the removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue to improve the healing potential of the remaining healthy tissue


lexentry: eng/debugging__Noun__1
written_rep: debugging
trans_list: débogage | débuggage
sense:
the process of finding and resolving bugs or defects that prevent correct operation of computer software or a system


lexentry: eng/debunk__Verb__1
sense: to discredit or expose the falsehood of something
written_rep: debunk
trans_list:
dévoiler | jeter l'opprobre sur | mettre en pièces | réduire à néant | se discréditer | se déconsidérer


lexentry: eng/decay__Verb__1
written_rep: decay
trans_list: se désintégrer
sense:
To change by undergoing fission, by emitting radiation, or by capturing or losing one or more electrons.


lexentry: eng/deceptive_cadence__Noun__1
written_rep: deceptive cadence
trans_list: cadence rompue
sense:
falling cadence the dominant chord resolves to something other than the tonic (usually the submediant)


lexentry: eng/declination__Noun__1
written_rep: declination
trans_list: déclinaison
sense:
at a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane


lexentry: eng/decorous__Adjective__1
written_rep: decorous
trans_list: bienséant
sense:
marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards


lexentry: eng/deign__Verb__1
written_rep: deign
trans_list: daigner | condescendre
sense:
(transitive) to consider it appropriate or worthy to do (something), often when it is seen as beneath one’s dignity; (intransitive) to consider it appropriate or worthy to do something, often when it is seen as beneath one’s dignity


lexentry: eng/deliberation__Noun__1
written_rep: deliberation
trans_list: comparaison
sense:
the act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure


lexentry: eng/demagogue__Noun__1
written_rep: demagogue
trans_list: démagogue
sense:
(pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument


lexentry: eng/denialism__Noun__1
written_rep: denialism
trans_list: négationnisme | dénialisme
sense:
position of those who reject propositions that are strongly supported by scientific or historical evidence


lexentry: eng/deontology__Noun__1
written_rep: deontology
trans_list: déontologisme
sense:
normative ethical theory that the morality of an action should be based on whether the action follows certain obligations or rules


lexentry: eng/diaeresis__Noun__1
written_rep: diaeresis
trans_list: tréma | diérèse
sense:
diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately


lexentry: eng/diagenesis__Noun__1
written_rep: diagenesis
trans_list: diagenèse
sense:
all the chemical, physical, and biological changes sediment goes through during and after lithification


lexentry: eng/dictionary_attack__Noun__1
written_rep: dictionary attack
trans_list: attaque par dictionnaire
sense:
attempt to illegally access a computer network, website, etc., that uses a list of words to try and guess decryption keys or passwords


lexentry: eng/dietary_fibre__Noun__1
written_rep: dietary fibre
trans_list: fibre alimentaire
sense:
substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract


lexentry: eng/disavow__Verb__1
written_rep: disavow
trans_list: désavouer
sense:
to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like


lexentry: eng/distil__Verb__1
written_rep: distil
trans_list: distiller
sense:
to heat (a substance, usually a liquid) so that a vapour is produced, and then to cool the vapour so that it condenses back into a liquid; to subject to distillation


lexentry: eng/distinction__Noun__1
written_rep: distinction
trans_list: distinction
sense:
specifically, a feature that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; a mark of honour, rank, eminence or excellence; being distinguished


lexentry: eng/distinction__Noun__1
written_rep: distinction
trans_list: distinction | différence
sense:
that which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination


lexentry: eng/distorting_mirror__Noun__1
written_rep: distorting mirror
trans_list: miroir déformant
sense:
a curved mirror, often using convex and concave sections to achieve a distorted effect; a popular attraction at carnivals and fairs


lexentry: eng/district_attorney__Noun__1
written_rep: district attorney
trans_list: procureure
sense:
the title of the local public official who represents the government in the prosecution of alleged criminals


lexentry: eng/diverse__Adjective__1
written_rep: diverse
trans_list: diversifié
sense:
of a community, organization, etc.: composed of people with a variety of different demographic characteristics


lexentry: eng/do_you_speak_English__Phrase__1
sense: do you speak English? (English specifically)
written_rep: do you speak English
trans_list:
parles-tu anglais&nbsp;? | parlez-vous anglais&nbsp;? | tu parles anglais&nbsp;? | vous parlez anglais&nbsp;?


lexentry: eng/do_you_understand__Phrase__1
sense: do you understand?
written_rep: do you understand
trans_list:
comprends-tu ? | comprenez-vous ? | est-ce que tu comprends ? | est-ce que vous comprenez ? | tu comprends ? | vous comprenez ?


lexentry: eng/dog-eared__Adjective__1
written_rep: dog-eared
trans_list: corné | écorné
sense:
of a page in a book or other publication: having its corner folded down, either due to having been read many times, or intentionally as a sort of bookmark


lexentry: eng/domestique__Noun__1
written_rep: domestique
trans_list: équipier | équipière
sense:
cyclist on a cycle racing team whose role is to assist the team’s designated leaders, even if at the expense of their own individual performance


lexentry: eng/don't_look_a_gift_horse_in_the_mouth__Proverb__1
sense: a phrase referring to unappreciatively questioning of a gift or handout too closely
written_rep: don't look a gift horse in the mouth
trans_list:
à cheval donné on ne regarde pas la denture | à cheval donné on ne regarde pas les dents | à cheval donné on ne regarde pas la bride | à cheval donné, on ne regarde pas la bouche


lexentry: eng/don't_shoot_the_messenger__Proverb__1
sense: the bearer of bad news should not be held accountable for the bad news
written_rep: don't shoot the messenger
trans_list:
ce n’est pas en cassant le thermomètre qu’on fait tomber la fièvre | ne tirez pas sur le messager | ne tuez pas le messager


lexentry: eng/don't_try_to_teach_grandma_how_to_suck_eggs__Proverb__1
sense: don't teach an expert
written_rep: don't try to teach grandma how to suck eggs
trans_list:
ce n’est pas à un vieux singe qu’on apprend à faire des grimaces | on n'apprend pas à un vieux singe à faire la grimace


lexentry: eng/doozy__Noun__1
written_rep: doozy
trans_list: c'est quelque chose
sense:
something that is extraordinary: often troublesome, difficult or problematic, but sometimes extraordinary in a positive sense


lexentry: eng/dork__Noun__1
written_rep: dork
trans_list: bobet
sense:
a quirky, silly, or stupid socially inept person, or one who is out of touch with contemporary trends


lexentry: eng/double_glazing__Noun__1
written_rep: double glazing
trans_list: double vitrage
sense:
A system of insulated windows (and doors) having two parallel layers of glass separated by an air space


lexentry: eng/dovetail__Noun__1
written_rep: dovetail
trans_list: queue-d'aronde
sense:
type of joint where adjoining components are fastened by multiple tenons cut into wedge shapes resembling a dove’s tail, which interlock with mortises having corresponding shapes


lexentry: eng/dowel__Noun__1
written_rep: dowel
trans_list: cheville | goujon
sense:
a pin fitting into holes, partly in one piece and partly in the other to keep them in their position


lexentry: eng/dragoon__Noun__1
written_rep: dragoon
trans_list: dragon | Spanish | Yes it | da
sense:
soldier armed with a dragoon musket; cavalier or horse soldier from a regiment formerly armed with such muskets


lexentry: eng/dreamboat__Noun__1
sense: exceptionally good-looking and sexually attractive person, particularly a man
written_rep: dreamboat
trans_list:
apollon | beau gosse | canon | femme de (mes/tes/...) [[rêve|rêve(s)]] | homme de (mes/tes/...) [[rêve|rêve(s)]] | prince charmant


lexentry: eng/drench__Verb__1
written_rep: drench
trans_list: tremper | abreuver | saturer
sense:
to make (someone or something) completely wet by having water or some other liquid fall or thrown on them or it


lexentry: eng/e-mail_address__Noun__1
sense: unique identifier
written_rep: e-mail address
trans_list:
adresse de courrier électronique | adresse mail | adresse courriel | adresse e-mail | adresse électronique | adresse de messagerie


lexentry: eng/eat_away__Verb__1
written_rep: eat away
trans_list: chicoter | émietter
sense:
to physically corrode or erode (something) gradually; (figurative) to destroy (something) gradually by an ongoing process


lexentry: eng/eat_crow__Verb__1
sense: to recognize that one has mistaken
written_rep: eat crow
trans_list:
admettre son erreur | aller à Canossa | faire amende honorable | reconnaître son erreur | venir à Canossa


lexentry: eng/economics__Noun__1
written_rep: economics
trans_list: économie | science économique
sense:
study of resource and wealth allocation, consumption, and distribution, of capital and investment, and of management of the factors of production; application of this study to a particular domain


lexentry: eng/educated_guess__Noun__1
sense: guess based on experience or knowledge
written_rep: educated guess
trans_list:
estimation éclairée | hypothèse bien fondée | hypothèse raisonnable | hypothèse raisonnée | hypothèse éclairée | supposition bien informée


lexentry: eng/egg__Noun__1
written_rep: egg
trans_list: œuf
sense:
approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, housing the embryo within a membrane or shell during its development


lexentry: eng/egg__Noun__1
written_rep: egg
trans_list: egg | œuf
sense:
person regarded as having not yet realized they are transgender, or who has not yet come out as transgender or is in the early stages of transitioning; one’s lack of awareness that one is transgender


lexentry: eng/elaboration__Noun__1
written_rep: elaboration
trans_list: élaboration
sense:
natural process of formation or assimilation by which a crude substance is changed into something of a higher order


lexentry: eng/elchi__Noun__1
written_rep: elchi
trans_list: eltchi
sense:
an envoy, a messenger or an ambassador in Turkic and Persianate contexts, notably the Ottoman Empire and Qajar Iran


lexentry: eng/election_silence__Noun__1
written_rep: election silence
trans_list: silence électoral
sense:
practice of banning political campaigning and/or media coverage of an election for a certain time period before or during the election


lexentry: eng/elector__Noun__1
written_rep: elector
trans_list: grand électeur
sense:
member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States


lexentry: eng/electric_circuit__Noun__1
written_rep: electric circuit
trans_list: circuit électrique
sense:
path or interconnected group of paths (at least one of which is closed) that can carry an electric current


lexentry: eng/elucidation__Noun__1
written_rep: elucidation
trans_list: élucidation
sense:
A making clear; the act of elucidating or that which elucidates, as an explanation, an exposition, an illustration


lexentry: eng/emancipate__Verb__1
written_rep: emancipate
trans_list: émanciper
sense:
to free (oneself or someone, or something) from some constraint or controlling influence (especially when evil or undue); to free (oneself or someone) from mental oppression


lexentry: eng/embryo__Noun__1
written_rep: embryo
trans_list: embryon
sense:
an organism in the earlier stages of development before it emerges from the egg, or before metamorphosis


lexentry: eng/emergence__Noun__1
written_rep: emergence
trans_list: émergence
sense:
the act of rising out of a fluid, or coming forth from envelopment or concealment, or of rising into view


lexentry: eng/empty_vessels_make_the_most_sound__Proverb__1
sense: proverb
written_rep: empty vessels make the most sound
trans_list:
c'est pas parce qu'on n'a rien à dire qu'il faut fermer sa gueule | la culture c'est comme la confiture : moins on en a plus on l'étale


lexentry: eng/endemic__Noun__1
written_rep: endemic
trans_list: endémie
sense:
disease affecting a number of people simultaneously, so as to show a distinct connection with certain localities


lexentry: eng/endocentric__Adjective__1
written_rep: endocentric
trans_list: endocentrique
sense:
(grammar, of a phrase or compound word) fulfilling the same grammatical role as one of its constituents


lexentry: eng/endorheic__Adjective__1
written_rep: endorheic
trans_list: endoréique
sense:
having no outflow to an external body of water such as a river or ocean, and only losing water through evaporation


lexentry: eng/endotoxin__Noun__1
written_rep: endotoxin
trans_list: endotoxine
sense:
any toxin secreted by a microorganism that is released into surrounding environment only when it dies


lexentry: eng/endow__Verb__1
written_rep: endow
trans_list: doter
sense:
to give property to (someone) as a gift; to provide with support in the form of a permanent fund of money or other benefits


lexentry: eng/endpaper__Noun__1
written_rep: endpaper
trans_list: page de garde
sense:
either of two folded sheets of paper used to connect the front and back covers of a book to the first and last pages


lexentry: eng/enemy__Noun__1
written_rep: enemy
trans_list: ennemi | ennemie
sense:
someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else


lexentry: eng/engine_order_telegraph__Noun__1
written_rep: engine order telegraph
trans_list: Chadburn | transmetteur d'ordres
sense:
a device used by the pilot in the bridge to communicate the desired speed of the engines to the people manning the engine room


lexentry: eng/engineer__Noun__1
written_rep: engineer
trans_list: ingénieur | ingénieure
sense:
person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so


lexentry: eng/enol__Noun__1
written_rep: enol
trans_list: énol
sense:
compound containing a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which is doubly bonded to another carbon


lexentry: eng/entreat__Verb__1
written_rep: entreat
trans_list: implorer
sense:
(transitive) to ask earnestly or beg for (something); (intransitive) to ask earnestly or to beg for a benefit, favour, etc.


lexentry: eng/entrepôt__Noun__1
written_rep: entrepôt
trans_list: entrepôt
sense:
city, port, or other place where merchandise is sent for import, processing, distribution, and/or export


lexentry: eng/environ__Verb__1
written_rep: environ
trans_list: encercler
sense:
of a person: to be positioned or stationed around (someone or something) to attend to or protect them


lexentry: eng/environ__Verb__1
written_rep: environ
trans_list: affecter
sense:
of a situation or state of affairs, especially danger or trouble: to happen to and affect (someone or something)


lexentry: eng/epanadiplosis__Noun__1
written_rep: epanadiplosis
trans_list: épanadiplose
sense:
a figure of speech by which the same word is used both at the beginning and at the end of a sentence


lexentry: eng/epiboly__Noun__1
written_rep: epiboly
trans_list: épibolie
sense:
the expansion of one cell sheet over other cells, as takes place during gastrulation or secondary intention wound healing


lexentry: eng/epicene__Adjective__1
written_rep: epicene
trans_list: épicène
sense:
of or relating to nouns or pronouns in any language that have a single form for male and female referents


lexentry: eng/epiphenomenon__Noun__1
written_rep: epiphenomenon
trans_list: épiphénomène
sense:
metal process or state that is an incidental by-product of physiological events in the brain or nervous system


lexentry: eng/equilibrium__Noun__1
written_rep: equilibrium
trans_list: équilibre
sense:
physics: state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero


lexentry: eng/equinox__Noun__1
written_rep: equinox
trans_list: équinoxe
sense:
one of the two times in the year when the length of the day and night are equal, which occurs when the apparent path of the Sun intersects with the equatorial plane of the Earth


lexentry: eng/equivocal__Adjective__1
written_rep: equivocal
trans_list: douteux | équivoque | incertain | indéterminé
sense:
capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters


lexentry: eng/ergative__Adjective__1
written_rep: ergative
trans_list: ergatif
sense:
with the subjects of transitive constructions having grammatical cases or thematic relations different from those of from intransitive constructions


lexentry: eng/ergodic__Adjective__1
written_rep: ergodic
trans_list: ergodique
sense:
of or relating to certain systems that, given enough time, will eventually return to previously experienced state


lexentry: eng/escabeche__Noun__1
written_rep: escabeche
trans_list: escabèche
sense:
a dish of fish (or sometimes chicken) first fried then marinated in a spiced vinegar and served cold


lexentry: eng/ethereal__Adjective__1
written_rep: ethereal
trans_list: éthéré
sense:
consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy; tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy


lexentry: eng/ethereal__Adjective__1
written_rep: ethereal
trans_list: éthéré
sense:
pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere


lexentry: eng/ethical__Adjective__1
written_rep: ethical
trans_list: éthique
sense:
of or relating to the accepted principles of right and wrong, especially those of some organization or profession


lexentry: eng/ethnophaulism__Noun__1
written_rep: ethnophaulism
trans_list: ethnophaulisme
sense:
ethnic or racial slur, typically caricaturing some identifiable (often physical) feature of the group being derided


lexentry: eng/euergetism__Noun__1
written_rep: euergetism
trans_list: évergétisme
sense:
the practice of élite in Greek and Roman cities to distribute a part of their wealth to the community


lexentry: eng/eukaryote__Noun__1
written_rep: eukaryote
trans_list: eucaryote
sense:
any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus


lexentry: eng/eunuch__Noun__1
written_rep: eunuch
trans_list: eunuque
sense:
such a man who was harem guard or in Middle Eastern courts under Roman Emperors, important officials of the state


lexentry: eng/evasion__Noun__1
written_rep: evasion
trans_list: esquive | évasion
sense:
the act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation


lexentry: eng/even_Homer_nods__Proverb__1
sense: no one is immune to error
written_rep: even Homer nods
trans_list:
tout le monde peut se tromper | cela arrive même aux meilleurs | il n'y a si bon cheval qui ne bronche | l'erreur est humaine


lexentry: eng/everlasting__Adjective__1
written_rep: everlasting
trans_list: éternel
sense:
chiefly of a deity or other supernatural being: having always existed and will continue to exist forever


lexentry: eng/every_cloud_has_a_silver_lining__Proverb__1
sense: in every bad situation there is an element of good
written_rep: every cloud has a silver lining
trans_list:
à quelque chose malheur est bon | après la pluie, le beau temps | d'un grand mal sort un grand bien | d'un grand mal sourd un grand bien | il n'y a de grand mal qu'un grand bien ne suive | un mal pour un bien


lexentry: eng/evil_eye__Noun__1
written_rep: evil eye
trans_list: mauvais œil
sense:
wicked look conveying dislike or envy believed to be able to cause bad luck or injury; the ability to cause bad luck or injury through such a look


lexentry: eng/excise_tax__Noun__1
written_rep: excise tax
trans_list: accise | droit d'accise
sense:
any of various taxes levied on the production or sale of certain goods, especially on luxuries, tobacco, alcohol etc.


lexentry: eng/executioner__Noun__1
sense: the person who carries out the execution
written_rep: executioner
trans_list:
bourreau | bourrelle | exécuteur de la haute justice | exécuteur des hautes œuvres | maître des hautes œuvres


lexentry: eng/exocentric__Adjective__1
written_rep: exocentric
trans_list: exocentrique
sense:
(grammar, of a phrase or compound) not having the same part of speech as any of its constituent words


lexentry: eng/exoteric__Adjective__1
written_rep: exoteric
trans_list: exotérique
sense:
of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations


lexentry: eng/expiration__Noun__1
written_rep: expiration
trans_list: expiration
sense:
act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration


lexentry: eng/extinct__Adjective__1
written_rep: extinct
trans_list: disparu | éteint
sense:
of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence


lexentry: eng/facial_expression__Noun__1
written_rep: facial expression
trans_list: expression faciale
sense:
expression or countenance that seems to an onlooker to be represented by the appearance of a person's face


lexentry: eng/facticity__Noun__1
written_rep: facticity
trans_list: facticité
sense:
state of being in the world without any knowable reason for such existence, or of being in a particular state of affairs which one has no control over


lexentry: eng/fail-deadly__Adjective__1
written_rep: fail-deadly
trans_list: échec mortel
sense:
encouraging deterrence by guaranteeing an automatic, immediate, and overwhelming response to an attack


lexentry: eng/false_dichotomy__Noun__1
written_rep: false dichotomy
trans_list: fausse dichotomie | faux dilemme
sense:
situation in which two alternative points of view are presented as the only options, when others are available


lexentry: eng/fantastique__Noun__1
written_rep: fantastique
trans_list: fantastique
sense:
French term for a literary and cinematic genre and mode that is characterized by the intrusion of supernatural elements into the realistic framework of a story, accompanied by uncertainty about their existence


lexentry: eng/fascine__Noun__1
written_rep: fascine
trans_list: fascine
sense:
cylindrical bundle of small sticks of wood bound together, used for strengthening purposes; (military fortification) similar bundle of sticks of wood or plastic pipes used for filling in ditches for armoured fighting vehicles to drive over, and for making parapets, raising batteries, and strengthening ramparts


lexentry: eng/fascine_knife__Noun__1
written_rep: fascine knife
trans_list: coupe-chou
sense:
large, heavy knife or short sword formerly used by artillery and infantry soldiers as a sidearm and tool


lexentry: eng/fashion__Noun__1
written_rep: fashion
trans_list: mode | vogue
sense:
current (constantly changing) trend, favored for frivolous rather than practical, logical, or intellectual reasons


lexentry: eng/fat_bike__Noun__1
sense: bicycle equipped with larger than normal tyres
written_rep: fat bike
trans_list:
VPS | fat bike | vélo hivernal | vélo sur neige | vélo à pneus surdimensionnés | vélo à pneus ultralarges


lexentry: eng/federal__Adjective__1
written_rep: federal
trans_list: fédéral | fédérale
sense:
pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations


lexentry: eng/fellow__Noun__1
written_rep: fellow
trans_list: confrère
sense:
one of a group of academics who make up a college or similar educational institution; senior member of a college or similar educational institution involved in teaching, research, and management of the institution


lexentry: eng/fervent__Adjective__1
written_rep: fervent
trans_list: fervent
sense:
of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal


lexentry: eng/fibromyalgia__Noun__1
written_rep: fibromyalgia
trans_list: fibromyalgie
sense:
condition characterised by chronic pain, stiffness, and tenderness of the muscles, tendons, and joints


lexentry: eng/filter_feeder__Noun__1
written_rep: filter feeder
trans_list: filtreur
sense:
any aquatic animal that obtains nourishment by filtering particles of food from the water in which it lives


lexentry: eng/finagle__Verb__1
written_rep: finagle
trans_list: escroquer | filouter | estamper | piquer | refaire | rouler
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) to cheat or swindle; to use crafty, deceitful methods (often with "out of")


lexentry: eng/finishing_school__Noun__1
written_rep: finishing school
trans_list: pensionnat de jeunes filles
sense:
a private school intended to furnish young women with the social skills and cultural education needed in order to fulfill successfully a woman's traditional role in polite society


lexentry: eng/fire_blanket__Noun__1
written_rep: fire blanket
trans_list: couverture antifeu
sense:
a large piece of fireproof or fire resistant material, used exclusively to cover and extinguish a small fire


lexentry: eng/first_past_the_post__Noun__1
written_rep: first past the post
trans_list: scrutin majoritaire uninominal à un tour
sense:
voting system where the candidate with the most votes (a plurality) wins, without any form of preference transfer


lexentry: eng/first_things_first__Phrase__1
sense: let's deal with matters of highest priority first
written_rep: first things first
trans_list:
chaque chose en son temps | commençons par le commencement | faisons les choses dans [[l']]ordre | parer au plus pressé


lexentry: eng/fixture__Noun__1
written_rep: fixture
trans_list: fixture
sense:
(computing, programming) A state that can be recreated, used as a baseline for running software tests


lexentry: eng/flimsy__Noun__1
written_rep: flimsy
trans_list: calque | papier calque
sense:
thin typing paper used together with carbon paper in a typewriter to make multiple copies of a document; sheet of such paper


lexentry: eng/fly_ash__Noun__1
written_rep: fly ash
trans_list: cendre volante
sense:
residue generated in the combustion of powdered coal or other materials, comprising the fine particles that rise with the flue gases


lexentry: eng/foliate__Verb__1
written_rep: foliate
trans_list: paginer
sense:
to add numbers to (a folio or leaf, or all the folios or leaves, of a book); to add numbers to the folios or leaves of (a book)


lexentry: eng/food_truck__Noun__1
sense: A van that serves hot food to customers
written_rep: food truck
trans_list:
camion de cuisine de rue | camion de nourriture de rue | camion de restauration | camion-restaurant | foodtruck


lexentry: eng/fool_me_once,_shame_on_you;_fool_me_twice,_shame_on_me__Proverb__1
written_rep: fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me
trans_list:
piège-moi une fois, honte sur toi, piège-moi deux fois, honte sur moi | qui me trompe une fois, honte à lui; qui me trompe deux fois, honte à moi


lexentry: eng/for_some_reason__Adverb__1
written_rep: for some reason
trans_list:
allez savoir pourquoi | bizarrement | pour on ne sait quelle raison | pour une raison ou pour une autre | pour une raison que j'ignore


lexentry: eng/foreign_agent__Noun__1
written_rep: foreign agent
trans_list: agent de l'étranger | agente de l'étranger
sense:
anyone who actively carries out the interests of a foreign country while located in another host country


lexentry: eng/forensic__Adjective__1
written_rep: forensic
trans_list: légal | médicolégal | forensique
sense:
relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law


lexentry: eng/foreshadowing__Noun__1
written_rep: foreshadowing
trans_list: augure | présage
sense:
literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story


lexentry: eng/formidable__Adjective__1
written_rep: formidable
trans_list: formidable
sense:
causing fear, dread, awe or admiration as a result of size, strength, or some other impressive quality


lexentry: eng/formulate__Verb__1
written_rep: formulate
trans_list: formuler
sense:
to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression


lexentry: eng/forum_selection_clause__Noun__1
sense: contractual clause for the place of legal dispute
written_rep: forum selection clause
trans_list:
accord d'élection de for | clause attributive de compétence | convention attributive de compétence | convention attributive de juridiction


lexentry: eng/forward_compatibility__Noun__1
written_rep: forward compatibility
trans_list: compatibilité ascendante
sense:
capability of an electronic device, a piece of software, etc., to interoperate with anticipated future systems


lexentry: eng/fray__Verb__1
written_rep: fray
trans_list: effilocher
sense:
to rub or wear away (something); to cause (something made of strands twisted or woven together, such as cloth or rope) to unravel through friction


lexentry: eng/free_world__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: free world
trans_list: monde libre
sense:
collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states


lexentry: eng/fretboard__Noun__1
written_rep: fretboard
trans_list: escale
sense:
a board on the neck of stringed instruments used to shorten or lengthen strings to create different sound of notes.


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


lexentry: eng/from_now_on__Adverb__1
sense: from now, indefinitely
written_rep: from now on
trans_list:
dorénavant | désormais | [[à compter de|à compter d']][[aujourd'hui]] | à l'avenir | à partir de maintenant | à présent


lexentry: eng/fuck_off__Interjection__1
sense: go away!
written_rep: fuck off
trans_list:
fous le camp | va chier | va niquer ta mère | va niquer ta reum | va te faire foutre | va te faire voir


lexentry: eng/fuck_off__Verb__1
sense: to go to hell, disappear, screw oneself
written_rep: fuck off
trans_list:
aller se faire enculer | aller se faire mettre | aller se faire foutre | sacrer son camp | aller crever | aller en enfer


lexentry: eng/fustian__Noun__1
written_rep: fustian
trans_list: futaine
sense:
kind of coarse fabric made from cotton and flax; kind of coarse twilled cotton, or cotton and linen, stuff often dyed a drab colour


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


lexentry: eng/gag_order__Noun__1
written_rep: gag order
trans_list: blackout sur information
sense:
any directive from a person in authority prohibiting another person from speaking about a certain thing


lexentry: eng/gambling__Noun__1
written_rep: gambling
trans_list: jeu de hasard | pari
sense:
activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance


lexentry: eng/game_changer__Noun__1
written_rep: game changer
trans_list: point d'inflexion
sense:
(literally or figuratively) an innovative idea, product or procedure which changes the rules of a process viewed as a game


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/gauge__Noun__1
written_rep: gauge
trans_list: étalon
sense:
any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge


lexentry: eng/gemmule__Noun__1
written_rep: gemmule
trans_list: gemmule
sense:
small gemma or bud of dormant embryonic cells produced by some freshwater sponges that develops into a new sponge


lexentry: eng/gender_dysphoria__Noun__1
written_rep: gender dysphoria
trans_list: dysphorie de genre
sense:
profound unhappiness related to characteristics associated with one's birth-assigned sex, experienced by some transgender people


lexentry: eng/gender_gap__Noun__1
sense: measurable difference between men and women
written_rep: gender gap
trans_list:
disparité entre les sexes | fossé entre les sexes | inégalité entre les sexes | écart entre les sexes


lexentry: eng/genitive__Adjective__1
written_rep: genitive
trans_list: génitif | génitive
sense:
of a grammatical case: expressing that a thing denoted by a word is related to a thing denoted by another word as its origin or possessor, or expressing origin or possession; of, pertaining to, or used in the genitive case


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


lexentry: eng/get_out_of_here__Interjection__1
sense: command to leave
written_rep: get out of here
trans_list:
aller se faire fiche | aller se faire foutre | aller se faire voir | dégage | foutre le camp | se casser


lexentry: eng/get_wind_of__Verb__1
written_rep: get wind of
trans_list: avoir vent
sense:
To hear about; to learn of, especially especially with respect to facts intended to have been confidential


lexentry: eng/get_woke,_go_broke__Proverb__1
sense: businesses that attempt to align themselves with social justice causes are liable to lose customers
written_rep: get woke, go broke
trans_list:
devenez éveillé et soyez fauché | trop de politiquement correct c'est économiquement incorrect | éveillé mais fauché


lexentry: eng/ghost__Verb__1
written_rep: ghost
trans_list: ghoster
sense:
(transitive) to stop communicating with (someone) on social media, though text messages, etc., without explanation, especially as a way of ending a relationship; to end a relationship with (someone) by stopping all communication without explanation


lexentry: eng/giddy__Adjective__1
written_rep: giddy
trans_list: étourdi
sense:
feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down


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


sense: knowledge or training is more helpful charity
written_rep: give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime
trans_list: Donne un poisson à un homme, il mangera un jour. Apprends-lui à pêcher, il mangera toute sa vie.
lexentry:
eng/give_a_man_a_fish_and_you_feed_him_for_a_day;_teach_a_man_to_fish_and_you_feed_him_for_a_lifetime__Proverb__1


lexentry: eng/give_a_shit__Verb__1
sense: to care
written_rep: give a shit
trans_list:
en avoir quelque chose à foutre | n’en avoir rien à foutre | s'en câlisser | se battre les couilles | s’en foutre


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


lexentry: eng/glass_ceiling__Noun__1
written_rep: glass ceiling
trans_list: plafond de verre
sense:
unrecognized or unwritten barrier to further progression or promotion for a member of a specific demographic group; barrier to progression that is not obvious


lexentry: eng/glimpse__Verb__1
written_rep: glimpse
trans_list: entrevoir
sense:
to see or view (someone, or something tangible) briefly and incompletely; to perceive (something intangible) briefly and incompletely


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


lexentry: eng/go_fly_a_kite__Phrase__1
sense: go away
written_rep: go fly a kite
trans_list:
aller se faire cuire un œuf | aller se faire foutre | aller se faire mettre | aller se faire voir | aller se faire voir chez les Grecs | s’en aller au diable


lexentry: eng/go_pear-shaped__Verb__1
sense: to go awry or wrong
written_rep: go pear-shaped
trans_list:
aller à vau-l'eau | partir en couille | partir en sucette | partir en vrille | partir à la dérive | partir à vau-l'eau


lexentry: eng/go_the_extra_mile__Verb__1
sense: make an extra effort
written_rep: go the extra mile
trans_list:
faire plus que le nécessaire | faire un effort particulier | se dépasser | se mettere en quatte | se surpasser


lexentry: eng/godmother__Noun__1
written_rep: godmother
trans_list: marraine
sense:
woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner


lexentry: eng/goodwill__Noun__1
written_rep: goodwill
trans_list: achalandage | cote d'estime
sense:
accounting: the value of a business entity not directly attributable to its tangible assets and liabilities


lexentry: eng/goodwill__Noun__1
written_rep: goodwill
trans_list: survaleur | écart d'acquisition
sense:
business: ability of an individual or business to exert influence within a community, club, market or another type of group


lexentry: eng/gopnik__Noun__1
written_rep: gopnik
trans_list: gopnik
sense:
(pejorative) a member of a subculture in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, other former Soviet republics, and other Slavic countries


lexentry: eng/government_failure__Noun__1
written_rep: government failure
trans_list: défaillance de l'État
sense:
a situation in which a government intervention causes an economic inefficiency that would not exist in a true free market


lexentry: eng/grant__Verb__1
written_rep: grant
trans_list: admettre
sense:
to admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede


lexentry: eng/grapefruit_spoon__Noun__1
written_rep: grapefruit spoon
trans_list: cuillère à pamplemousse
sense:
spoon with a pointed and/or serrated tip designed for separating the flesh of a grapefruit from its rind


lexentry: eng/graupel__Noun__1
written_rep: graupel
trans_list: neige roulée
sense:
precipitation that forms when supercooled droplets of water condense on a snowflake; small ball of rime resulting from this process


lexentry: eng/gravity__Noun__1
written_rep: gravity
trans_list: gravité
sense:
quality of being deeply serious and solemn, especially in a dignified manner; serious or solemn thing


lexentry: eng/greatness__Noun__1
written_rep: greatness
trans_list: grandeur
sense:
the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc


lexentry: eng/grey_market__Noun__1
written_rep: grey market
trans_list: économie souterraine
sense:
the buying and selling of goods through distribution channels other than those authorized or intended by the manufacturer or producer


lexentry: eng/ground_rent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ground rent
trans_list: rente superficiaire
sense:
(legal, real estate) Rent paid under a ground lease, usually long-term or in perpetuity, for a surface right or estate in land where the landowner (surface owner) and the owner of improvements (ground lessor) are separate; the improvements are effectively security for the payment of the rent.


lexentry: eng/group__Noun__1
written_rep: group
trans_list: groupe
sense:
a set of teams playing against each other in a division, while at the same not playing against other sets of teams of the same division.


lexentry: eng/guarding__Noun__1
written_rep: guarding
trans_list: défense musculaire
sense:
Tensing of the muscles, in order to minimise the movement and agitation to the internal inflamed organs.


lexentry: eng/guest_worker__Noun__1
sense: guest worker
written_rep: guest worker
trans_list:
travailleur invité | travailleur immigré | travailleur étranger | travailleuse immigrée | travailleuse invitée | travailleuse étrangère


lexentry: eng/gulag__Noun__1
written_rep: gulag
trans_list: goulag
sense:
system of all Soviet labour camps and prisons in use, especially during the Stalinist period (1930s–1950s)


lexentry: eng/gum_up__Verb__1
written_rep: gum up
trans_list: avorter
sense:
To cause to be gooey or gummy, especially with the effect of obstructing the operation of some mechanism or process


lexentry: eng/gun__Noun__1
written_rep: gun
trans_list: canon
sense:
military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity


lexentry: eng/gyromagnetic__Adjective__1
written_rep: gyromagnetic
trans_list: gyromagnétique
sense:
of, relating to, or resulting from the properties of a spinning magnet, or a spinning electric charge; magnetogyric


lexentry: eng/hacker__Noun__1
written_rep: hacker
trans_list: hacker | pirate informatique | fouineur | hackeur | hackeuse | fouineuse
sense:
one who uses a computer to gain unauthorized access to data stored in, or to carry out malicious attacks on, computer networks or computer systems


lexentry: eng/halfpenny__Noun__1
written_rep: halfpenny
trans_list: demi-penny
sense:
discontinued English (later British) coin worth half of one penny; similar coin formerly used in Ireland and Scotland


lexentry: eng/hallstand__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: hallstand
trans_list: portemanteau
sense:
A piece of furniture, near to an outside door, on which hats and coats are hung, and umbrellas are stored.


lexentry: eng/hame__Noun__2
written_rep: hame
trans_list: collier
sense:
metal or wooden pieces of a horse collar to which the traces (straps, ropes or chains) of the harness are attached by which a carriage or wagon is drawn.


lexentry: eng/hanging_indentation__Noun__1
written_rep: hanging indentation
trans_list:
alinéa en sommaire | alinéa saillant | alinéa sortant | composition en sommaire | disposition en sommaire


lexentry: eng/happy_ending__Noun__1
written_rep: happy ending
trans_list: happy end | fin heureuse | eucatastrophe
sense:
conclusion to a story in which all the loose ends of the plot are tied up, and all the main characters are left in a state of contentment or happiness


lexentry: eng/harass__Verb__1
written_rep: harass
trans_list: harceler
sense:
to persistently bother (someone, or a group of people) physically or psychologically when such behaviour is illegal and/or unwanted, especially over an extended period


lexentry: eng/hark_back__Verb__1
written_rep: hark back
trans_list: évoquer
sense:
to allude, return, or revert to (a subject previously mentioned, etc.); to evoke, or long or pine for (a past era or event)


lexentry: eng/harness_saddle__Noun__1
written_rep: harness saddle
trans_list: sellette
sense:
part of a harness which supports the weight of poles or shafts attaching a vehicle to a horse or other animal


lexentry: eng/have_a_good_weekend__Phrase__1
sense: wish of a good weekend
written_rep: have a good weekend
trans_list:
bon week-end ! | bonne fin de semaine ! | passe une bonne fin de semaine ! | passez une bonne fin de semaine !


lexentry: eng/have_a_screw_loose__Verb__1
sense: to be insane, irrational, or eccentric
written_rep: have a screw loose
trans_list:
avoir un grain | avoir une case de vide | avoir une case en moins | ne pas tourner rond | avoir un pète au casque


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


lexentry: eng/heart_murmur__Noun__1
written_rep: heart murmur
trans_list: souffle cardiaque
sense:
sound produced when blood is pumped across a heart valve, loud enough to be heard with a stethoscope


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


lexentry: eng/heat__Noun__1
written_rep: heat
trans_list: chauffe
sense:
one cycle of bringing metal to maximum temperature and working it until it is too cool to work further


lexentry: eng/heathendom__Noun__1
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/hecatomb__Noun__1
written_rep: hecatomb
trans_list: hécatombe
sense:
great public sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen; great number of animals reserved for such a sacrifice; great public sacrifice in other religions


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


lexentry: eng/heliostat__Noun__1
written_rep: heliostat
trans_list: héliostat
sense:
device to continuously reflect sunlight toward a predetermined target, almost always in some fixed direction, despite the sun's motions in the sky


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


lexentry: eng/herd_behaviour__Noun__1
written_rep: herd behaviour
trans_list: instinct grégaire
sense:
the tendency of a group of individuals (a herd) to react coherently without there being any coordination between them


lexentry: eng/heterographic__Adjective__1
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/heteronormative__Adjective__1
written_rep: heteronormative
trans_list: hétéronormatif
sense:
of or relating to the institutions and practices that privilege or value heterosexuality, heterosexual relationships, and traditional gender roles as fundamental and “natural” within society


lexentry: eng/hip_bone__Noun__1
written_rep: hip bone
trans_list: os coxal | os de la hanche
sense:
one of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones


lexentry: eng/hoar_frost__Noun__1
written_rep: hoar frost
trans_list: gelée blanche | givre
sense:
any frozen dew forming a white deposit on exposed surfaces; water vapour which has undergone deposition or desublimation (“transformation directly into ice crystals without first turning into liquid water”) to form a white deposit on exposed surfaces


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


lexentry: eng/hoity-toity__Adjective__1
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


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


lexentry: eng/hollow_leg__Noun__1
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/holography__Noun__1
written_rep: holography
trans_list: holographie
sense:
a technique for recording, and then reconstructing, the amplitude and phase distributions of a coherent wave disturbance


lexentry: eng/homoglyph__Noun__1
written_rep: homoglyph
trans_list: homoglyphe
sense:
a character identical or nearly identical in appearance to another, but which differs in the meaning it represents


lexentry: eng/honeycomb__Noun__1
written_rep: honeycomb
trans_list: rayon de miel | alvéole | alvéole d’abeille | rayon de ruche
sense:
substance made by bees primarily from beeswax which has hexagonal cells; single sheet made up of two layers of this substance


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


lexentry: eng/hongbao__Noun__1
written_rep: hongbao
trans_list: enveloppe rouge | paquet rouge
sense:
decorated paper envelope, traditionally red, containing a gift of money presented during special occasions; the gift of money presented in such an envelope


lexentry: eng/hook_up__Verb__1
written_rep: hook up
trans_list: choper | papillonner
sense:
to have a casual sexual experience with another person, usually without any future relationship intended


lexentry: eng/hover__Verb__1
written_rep: hover
trans_list: placer le curseur [[au-dessus]] [[d'un]] hyperlien
sense:
to use a mouse or other device to place a cursor over (something on a screen) without clicking, so as to produce a result


lexentry: eng/humanitarian_corridor__Noun__1
written_rep: humanitarian corridor
trans_list: corridor humanitaire | couloir humanitaire
sense:
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/hunger_stone__Noun__1
written_rep: hunger stone
trans_list: pierre de la faim
sense:
stone in a river visible during a drought, marking the water level as a warning of famine if the water reaches that low level again


lexentry: eng/husband_stitch__Noun__1
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/hypertrophic_osteoarthropathy__Noun__1
sense: medical condition
written_rep: hypertrophic osteoarthropathy
trans_list:
ostéoarthropathie hypertrophiante pneumique | syndrome de Pierre-Marie et Foix | syndrome de Pierre-Marie-Bamberger


lexentry: eng/hypocrisy__Noun__1
written_rep: hypocrisy
trans_list: hypocrisie | faux-culterie | tartuferie | tartufferie
sense:
claim, pretense, or false representation of holding beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not actually possess


lexentry: eng/icing_on_the_cake__Noun__1
written_rep: icing on the cake
trans_list: cerise sur le gâteau
sense:
thing which intensifies the appreciation of something already good or the regretting of something already bad


lexentry: eng/idea__Noun__1
written_rep: idea
trans_list: idée
sense:
philosophy: abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect


lexentry: eng/idempotence__Noun__1
written_rep: idempotence
trans_list: idempotence
sense:
quality of an action such that repetitions of the action have no further effect on outcome – being idempotent


lexentry: eng/idempotent__Adjective__1
written_rep: idempotent
trans_list: idempotent
sense:
mathematics: an action which, when performed multiple time, has no further effect on its subject after the first time it is performed


lexentry: eng/identity_of_indiscernibles__Noun__1
written_rep: identity of indiscernibles
trans_list: principe d'identité des indiscernables
sense:
principle that, if two objects are indistinguishable from one another with respect to all of their properties, then they are identical


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/imperfect__Adjective__1
written_rep: imperfect
trans_list: imparfait
sense:
(grammar) belonging to a tense of verbs used in describing a past action that is incomplete or continuous


lexentry: eng/importation__Noun__1
written_rep: importation
trans_list: importation
sense:
the act or an instance of carrying or conveying, especially into some system, place, area or country


lexentry: eng/importunity__Noun__1
written_rep: importunity
trans_list: importunité
sense:
constant and insistent demanding or proposing, especially if regarded as annoying or upsetting; the character of such behaviour; an instance of this


lexentry: eng/imprudent__Adjective__1
written_rep: imprudent
trans_list: imprudent
sense:
not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper


lexentry: eng/impugn__Verb__1
written_rep: impugn
trans_list: contredire
sense:
A rejoinder using a false equivalence; to imply using a disingenuous argument while arguing against an opinion, motive, or action


lexentry: eng/impunity__Noun__1
written_rep: impunity
trans_list: impunité
sense:
freedom from punishment or retribution; security from any reprisal or injurious consequences of an action, behaviour etc.


lexentry: eng/in_for_a_penny,_in_for_a_pound__Proverb__1
written_rep: in for a penny, in for a pound
sense:
Expressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof

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/infer__Verb__1
written_rep: infer
trans_list: inférer | déduire
sense:
to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence


lexentry: eng/infield__Noun__1
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/inflation__Noun__1
written_rep: inflation
trans_list: inflation
sense:
increase in the quantity of money, leading to a devaluation of existing money and increase in the general nominal level of prices or in the cost of living


lexentry: eng/infusion__Noun__1
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/inhere__Verb__1
written_rep: inhere
trans_list: être inhérent à
sense:
To be inherent; to be an essential or intrinsic part of; to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something


lexentry: eng/inheritance_law__Noun__1
written_rep: inheritance law
trans_list: droit des successions
sense:
Area of plaw pertaining to passing on property, titles, debts, rights, and obligations upon the death of an individual


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/instantaneous__Adjective__1
written_rep: instantaneous
trans_list: instantané
sense:
occurring, arising, or functioning without any delay; happening within an imperceptibly brief period of time


lexentry: eng/insurance_fraud__Noun__1
written_rep: insurance fraud
trans_list: fraude à l'assurance
sense:
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/insurrection__Noun__1
written_rep: insurrection
trans_list: insurrection
sense:
action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this


lexentry: eng/interdict__Noun__1
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


lexentry: eng/interface__Noun__1
written_rep: interface
trans_list: interface
sense:
chemistry, physics: thin layer or boundary between different substances, or phases of a single substance


lexentry: eng/interface__Noun__1
written_rep: interface
trans_list: interface
sense:
computing, object-oriented: piece of code defining a set of operations that other code must implement


lexentry: eng/internationalism__Noun__1
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/intervene__Verb__1
written_rep: intervene
trans_list: intervenir
sense:
law: 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/introit__Noun__1
written_rep: introit
trans_list: introït
sense:
part of a psalm or other portion of the Bible read or sung at Mass immediately after the priest ascends to the altar


lexentry: eng/intron__Noun__1
written_rep: intron
trans_list: intron
sense:
genetics: portion of a split gene that is included in pre-RNA transcripts but is removed during RNA processing


lexentry: eng/invasive__Adjective__1
written_rep: invasive
trans_list: invasif | envahissant
sense:
of an animal or plant: that grows (especially uncontrollably) in environments which do not harbour natural enemies


lexentry: eng/involute__Noun__1
written_rep: involute
trans_list: développante
sense:
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
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
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/iridescence__Noun__1
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/irksome__Adjective__1
written_rep: irksome
trans_list: barbant
sense:
disagreeable or troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition; bothersome; annoying; irritating; wearisome; tedious


lexentry: eng/irradiate__Verb__1
written_rep: irradiate
trans_list: illuminer
sense:
to apply radiation other than visible light to (someone or something); to treat (food) with ionizing radiation to destroy pathogens; to treat (a patient, or a cancerous growth or tumour) with radiation


lexentry: eng/it's_the_thought_that_counts__Proverb__1
written_rep: it's the thought that counts
trans_list: c'est l'intention qui compte | c'est le geste qui compte
sense:
when giving someone a present or doing a favour for someone, the kindness is more important than any other consideration


lexentry: eng/jetty__Noun__1
written_rep: jetty
trans_list: jetée
sense:
structure which extends into a river or sea to protect a bank, beach, harbour, etc., from currents or tides


lexentry: eng/jingle_bell__Noun__1
written_rep: jingle bell
trans_list: grelot
sense:
small, hollow, spherical metal bell with a narrow slit opening or small holes, containing a loose ball or rod as a clapper


lexentry: eng/jump_the_shark__Verb__1
written_rep: jump the shark
trans_list: sauter le requin
sense:
To undergo a storyline development which heralds a fundamental and generally disappointing change in direction.


lexentry: eng/junior_college__Noun__1
written_rep: junior college
trans_list: institut
sense:
institution of higher learning that awards the associate's degree but not bachelor's degree or higher


lexentry: eng/kairomone__Noun__1
written_rep: kairomone
trans_list: kairomone
sense:
any substance produced by an individual of one species that benefits the recipient which is of a different species but is harmful to the producer


lexentry: eng/kaleidoscope__Noun__1
written_rep: kaleidoscope
trans_list: kaléidoscope | caléidoscope
sense:
instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen


lexentry: eng/kangaroo_court__Noun__1
sense: judicial or quasi-judicial proceeding
written_rep: kangaroo court
trans_list:
tribunal fantoche | tribunal illégal | tribunal improvisé | tribunal irrégulier | tribunal populaire


lexentry: eng/keywork__Noun__1
written_rep: keywork
trans_list: clétage
sense:
collectively, the mechanisms of a woodwind musical instrument such as a flute or clarinet that support the operation of its keys


lexentry: eng/kick_start__Verb__1
written_rep: kick start
trans_list: relancer
sense:
to make (something) active, functional, or productive again; to reinvigorate (an activity, system, or process).


lexentry: eng/kick_wheel__Noun__1
written_rep: kick wheel
trans_list: tour de potier
sense:
A wheel or disc used to throw pots, turned by kicking or pushing a heavy stone or concrete base with the foot


lexentry: eng/kiss_my_ass__Interjection__1
sense: go away
written_rep: kiss my ass
trans_list:
aller chier | aller se faire cuire un œuf | aller se faire enculer | aller se faire foutre | aller se faire voir chez les Grecs | cul


lexentry: eng/kite__Noun__1
written_rep: kite
trans_list: cerf-volant
sense:
geometry: a polygon resembling the shape of a traditional toy kite; a quadrilateral having two pairs of edges of equal length, the edges of each pair touching each other at one end


lexentry: eng/kitty__Noun__2
written_rep: kitty
trans_list: cagnotte
sense:
pool of money to which card players contribute, which is used for paying shared expenses; any pool of money to which people contribute for shared expenses or other joint purposes; any fund of liquid assets set aside for future use


lexentry: eng/know_someone_in_the_biblical_sense__Verb__1
sense: To have sex with someone.
written_rep: know someone in the biblical sense
trans_list:
connaitre au sens biblique du terme | connaitre bibliquement | connaître au sens biblique du terme | connaître bibliquement


lexentry: eng/l'esprit_de_l'escalier__Noun__1
written_rep: l'esprit de l'escalier
trans_list: esprit d'escalier | esprit de l'escalier
sense:
phenomenon when a conversational rejoinder or remark only occurs to someone after the opportunity to make it has passed


lexentry: eng/labour_law__Noun__1
written_rep: labour law
trans_list: droit du travail
sense:
body of statute law that regulates the relationship between employer, employee, labour union and government


lexentry: eng/language_proficiency__Noun__1
sense: proficiency at a language
written_rep: language proficiency
trans_list:
compétence linguistique | connaissance en la langue | connaissances linguistiques | maîtrise d’une langue | niveau de langue


lexentry: eng/languor__Noun__1
written_rep: languor
trans_list: langueur
sense:
state of the body or mind caused by exhaustion or disease and characterized by a languid feeling; an instance of this


lexentry: eng/lapidary__Adjective__1
written_rep: lapidary
trans_list: lapidaire
sense:
of a piece of writing or a writing style: characteristic of or suitable for an inscription; embodying the precision and refinement of inscriptions on monuments


lexentry: eng/lath__Noun__1
written_rep: lath
trans_list: latte | liteau | volige
sense:
a thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc.


lexentry: eng/lazaretto__Noun__1
written_rep: lazaretto
trans_list: lazaret
sense:
building or ship used to temporarily isolate sick people to prevent the spread of infectious diseases


lexentry: eng/lazaretto__Noun__1
written_rep: lazaretto
trans_list: lazaret
sense:
place reserved for people with infectious diseases (especially leprosy or plague) to live on a long-term basis


lexentry: eng/leap_second__Noun__1
written_rep: leap second
trans_list: seconde intercalaire
sense:
a second of time added to the year occasionally to compensate for variation in the rate of Earth's rotation relative to the absolute standards of time


lexentry: eng/lect__Noun__1
written_rep: lect
trans_list: lecte
sense:
linguistics, sociolinguistics: a specific form of a language or language cluster: a language or a dialect


lexentry: eng/lectern__Noun__1
written_rep: lectern
trans_list: lutrin | pupitre
sense:
a stand with a slanted top used to support a Bible from which passages are read during a church service


lexentry: eng/lees__Noun__1
written_rep: lees
trans_list: lie
sense:
the sediment that settles during fermentation of beverages, consisting of dead yeast and precipitated parts of the fruit


lexentry: eng/left_and_right__Adverb__1
sense: all over the place
written_rep: left and right
trans_list:
à dextre et à senestre | à droite et à gauche | à dêtre et à senêtre | à tort et à travers | à tout-va


lexentry: eng/let_him_who_is_without_sin_cast_the_first_stone__Phrase__1
sense: only those who are faultless have the right to pass judgment on others
written_rep: let him who is without sin cast the first stone
trans_list:
que celui qui n'a jamais péché jette la première pierre | que celui qui n’a jamais … lui jette la première pierre


lexentry: eng/libido__Noun__1
written_rep: libido
trans_list: libido
sense:
drives or mental energies related or based on sexual instincts but not necessarily sexual in and of themselves.


lexentry: eng/like_hell__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense: using all strength, speed, effort that one can summon
written_rep: like hell
trans_list:
le diable aux chausses | le diable aux cul | le diable aux trousses | à donf | à fond la caisse | à mort


lexentry: eng/limbo__Noun__2
written_rep: limbo
trans_list: limbo
sense:
competitive dance in which dancers take turns to cross under a horizontal bar while bending backwards


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
written_rep: line
trans_list: ligne
sense:
music: one of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed


lexentry: eng/line_break__Noun__1
written_rep: line break
trans_list: retour chariot | retour à la ligne | saut de ligne
sense:
a point in writing where text that would normally continue on the same line starts at the beginning of a new line or the character indicating that subsequent characters should appear on a separate line of text


lexentry: eng/linebacker__Noun__1
written_rep: linebacker
trans_list: secondeur
sense:
The defensive players who are in position behind the defensive linemen and in front of the safeties and cornerbacks


lexentry: eng/liquidate__Verb__1
written_rep: liquidate
trans_list: liquider
sense:
(transitive) to settle the financial affairs of (a corporation, partnership, or other business) with the aim of ceasing operations; (intransitive) of a corporation, partnership, or other business: to settle financial affairs with the aim of ceasing operations; to go into liquidation


lexentry: eng/literalism__Noun__1
written_rep: literalism
trans_list: littéralisme
sense:
literal interpretation or understanding; adherence to the exact letter or precise significance, as in interpreting or translating


lexentry: eng/lobotomy__Noun__1
written_rep: lobotomy
trans_list: lobotomie
sense:
surgical operation involving cutting into a lobe of a body organ, specifically a procedure involving severing connections between the prefrontal cortex and other parts of the frontal lobe of the brain


lexentry: eng/localization__Noun__1
written_rep: localization
trans_list: localisation
sense:
software engineering: act or process of making a product suitable for use in a particular country or region


lexentry: eng/loment__Noun__1
written_rep: loment
trans_list: tette
sense:
a type of modified legume that breaks apart at constrictions occurring between the segments of the seeds


lexentry: eng/look_daggers__Verb__1
sense: to stare in a disapproving, severe, or threatening manner
written_rep: look daggers
trans_list:
darder un regard noir | foudroyer du regard | fusiller du regard | lancer un regard noir | se regarder en chiens de faïence


lexentry: eng/lose_one's_shit__Verb__1
sense: vulgar: to lose one's temper
written_rep: lose one's shit
trans_list:
chier une pendule | craquer son slip | disjoncter | faire un caca nerveux | perdre son sang froid | péter les plombs


lexentry: eng/lounge_lizard__Noun__1
written_rep: lounge lizard
trans_list: salonnard
sense:
An idler or pleasure-seeker; a person who spends considerable time loitering in bars and cocktail lounges.


lexentry: eng/low-level_language__Noun__1
written_rep: low-level language
trans_list: langage de bas niveau
sense:
computer language whose source code is a somewhat user-friendly version of a computer architecture's assembly language


lexentry: eng/lump__Noun__1
written_rep: lump
trans_list: grumeau | masse | protubérance | bosse | monceau | motte
sense:
something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound, hill, or group


lexentry: eng/machicolation__Noun__1
written_rep: machicolation
trans_list: mâchicoulis
sense:
opening between corbels that support a projecting parapet, or in the floor of a gallery or the roof of a portal, of a fortified building


lexentry: eng/mafic__Adjective__1
written_rep: mafic
trans_list: mafique
sense:
describing rocks, such as silicate minerals, magmas, and volcanic and intrusive igneous rocks, which contain relatively high concentrations of magnesium and iron


lexentry: eng/magnesite__Noun__1
written_rep: magnesite
trans_list: magnésite
sense:
a form of magnesium carbonate, O₃, occurring as dolomite (with calcite) but rarely found in the pure state


lexentry: eng/magnetohydrodynamics__Noun__1
written_rep: magnetohydrodynamics
trans_list: magnétohydrodynamique
sense:
the study of the interaction of electrically conducting fluids with magnetic fields; as in the Earth's core


lexentry: eng/make_a_big_thing_out_of__Verb__1
sense: to make a fuss about
written_rep: make a big thing out of
trans_list:
faire tout un foin de | faire tout un fromage de | faire tout un plat de | faire toute une histoire de


lexentry: eng/make_a_mountain_out_of_a_molehill__Verb__1
sense: to treat a problem as greater than it is
written_rep: make a mountain out of a molehill
trans_list:
faire une montagne d'une taupinière | faire tout un fromage de | faire une montagne d'une souris | se noyer dans un verre d'eau


lexentry: eng/make_amends__Verb__1
written_rep: make amends
trans_list: se réconcilier | donner satisfaction | faire amende honorable | obtenir satisfaction | se racheter
sense:
to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress


lexentry: eng/maladministration__Noun__1
written_rep: maladministration
trans_list: maladministration | prévarication
sense:
faulty, improper, or inefficient administration or management, especially by a government body; an instance of this


lexentry: eng/man_in_the_moon__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: man in the moon
trans_list: Homme dans la Lune
sense:
image of a man perceived in the dark maria and light highlands or other features of the Moon; imaginary man thought to be living on the Moon


lexentry: eng/man_in_the_street__Noun__1
sense: a typical person
written_rep: man in the street
trans_list:
Madame Tout-le-Monde | Monsieur Tout-le-Monde | homme de la rue | individu lambda | monsieur Tout-le-monde | pékin de base


lexentry: eng/mangal__Noun__1
written_rep: mangal
trans_list: mangrove
sense:
tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees


lexentry: eng/mangrove__Noun__1
written_rep: mangrove
trans_list: palétuvier | manglier
sense:
any of various tropical and subtropical evergreen shrubs or trees chiefly of the Rhizophoraceae family that have aerial roots and grow in clumps in brackish intertidal coastal areas


lexentry: eng/manifest_destiny__Noun__1
written_rep: manifest destiny
trans_list: destinée manifeste
sense:
cultural belief in the 19th-century United States that American settlers were destined to expand across North America


lexentry: eng/manor__Noun__1
written_rep: manor
trans_list: seigneurie
sense:
district over which a feudal lord could exercise certain rights and privileges in medieval western Europe


lexentry: eng/many_a__Determiner__1
written_rep: many a
trans_list: maint
sense:
being one of a large number, each one of many; belonging to an aggregate or category, considered singly as one of a kind


lexentry: eng/mean_value_theorem__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: mean value theorem
trans_list: théorème des accroissements finis
sense:
theorem that for a differentiable function on an interval there is a point in the interval where the derivative equals the overall slope


lexentry: eng/means_of_transportation__Noun__1
written_rep: means of transportation
trans_list: moyen de transport
sense:
general term for the different kinds of transport facilities that are often used to transport people or cargo in many ways


lexentry: eng/measure_twice_and_cut_once__Proverb__1
written_rep: measure twice and cut once
trans_list: mesurer deux fois, couper une fois
sense:
plan and prepare in a careful, thorough manner before taking action. and act once precisely and properly.


lexentry: eng/meld__Verb__2
written_rep: meld
trans_list: annoncer
sense:
(transitive) to announce or play (a combination of cards); (intransitive) to announce or play a combination of playing cards


lexentry: eng/memory_hole__Noun__1
written_rep: memory hole
trans_list: trou noir
sense:
figurative place to which information is deliberately sent to be forgotten, or to which forgotten or lost information ends up


lexentry: eng/mental_calculation__Noun__1
written_rep: mental calculation
trans_list: calcul mental
sense:
arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from any supplies (such as pencil and paper) or devices such as a calculator


lexentry: eng/merit_badge__Noun__1
written_rep: merit badge
trans_list: badge du mérite
sense:
embroidered cloth patch awarded to a youth member of the Boy Scouts of America or other scouting organization who successfully completes an activity; the award itself


lexentry: eng/merry-go-round__Noun__1
written_rep: merry-go-round
trans_list: carrousel
sense:
(baseball) series of singles and doubles that allows the batting team to score while still having runners on base


lexentry: eng/meta-__Prefix__2
written_rep: meta-
trans_list: méta-
sense:
pertaining to a level above or beyond; reflexive or recursive; about itself or about other things of the same type


lexentry: eng/metastasize__Verb__1
written_rep: metastasize
trans_list: métastaser
sense:
(transitive) of a disease (especially cancer) or a tumour: to form a metastasis in (a body organ); (intransitive) to undergo metastasis


lexentry: eng/metonymic__Adjective__1
written_rep: metonymic
trans_list: métonymique
sense:
of, or relating to, a word that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object


lexentry: eng/mezzanine__Noun__1
written_rep: mezzanine
trans_list: mezzanine
sense:
intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building


lexentry: eng/microraion__Noun__1
written_rep: microraion
trans_list: cité
sense:
residential complex in a currently or former communist country, chiefly one which was previously part of the Soviet Union


lexentry: eng/middle_of_nowhere__Noun__1
sense: remote place
written_rep: middle of nowhere
trans_list:
trou du cul du monde | Perpète-lès-Oies | Pétaouchnok | Trifouilly-les-Oies | au milieu de nulle part | trou perdu


lexentry: eng/militarism__Noun__1
written_rep: militarism
trans_list: militarisme
sense:
an ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect


lexentry: eng/military-industrial_complex__Noun__1
written_rep: military-industrial complex
trans_list: complexe militaro-industriel
sense:
nation’s armed forces and industries collectively, regarded as a strong vested interest exerting great influence on the government


lexentry: eng/mince_words__Verb__1
written_rep: mince words
trans_list: ne pas mâcher ses mots
sense:
to restrain oneself when speaking by withholding some comments or using euphemisms in order to be polite, tactful, etc.


lexentry: eng/mind_one's_own_business__Verb__1
written_rep: mind one's own business
trans_list: se mêler de ses affaires | s'occuper de ses oignons
sense:
to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others


lexentry: eng/minstrel__Noun__1
written_rep: minstrel
trans_list: ménestrel | ménétrier
sense:
medieval (especially travelling) entertainer who would recite and sing poetry, often to their own musical accompaniment


lexentry: eng/missal__Noun__1
written_rep: missal
trans_list: missel
sense:
book containing the prayers and responses needed when celebrating the Roman Catholic Mass throughout the year


lexentry: eng/missing_in_action__Adjective__1
written_rep: missing in action
trans_list: disparu au combat | porté disparu
sense:
designation for a member of an organization with whom contact is lost but whose death is not confirmed


lexentry: eng/mitre_saw__Noun__1
written_rep: mitre saw
trans_list: scie à onglet
sense:
power saw that is a bench circular saw that is used to make accurate crosscuts and miters in a workpiece


lexentry: eng/mobility_kill__Noun__1
written_rep: mobility kill
trans_list: destruction mobilité
sense:
damage inflicted by a weapon on a vehicle that immobilises it, but does not totally destroy it, leaving the vehicle's crew able to use its weapons


lexentry: eng/mode__Noun__1
written_rep: mode
trans_list: mode
sense:
computing: one of various related sets of rules for processing data; more generally, any state of the system associated with certain behaviours


lexentry: eng/modernism__Noun__1
written_rep: modernism
trans_list: modernisme
sense:
any of several styles of art, architecture, literature, philosophy, etc., that flourished in the 20th century


lexentry: eng/modulation__Noun__1
written_rep: modulation
trans_list: modulation
sense:
changing of the key in a piece of music; the effect achieved by this as an element of harmony; an instance of this


lexentry: eng/modulation__Noun__1
written_rep: modulation
trans_list: modulation
sense:
modification of an electromagnetic wave or other oscillating carrier wave to apply a signal to it; an instance of this; extent to which such a wave is modified; modified wave or signal


lexentry: eng/modulation__Noun__1
written_rep: modulation
trans_list: modulation
sense:
modification or regulation of something to achieve an appropriate measure or proportion; an instance of this


lexentry: eng/moon_pool__Noun__1
written_rep: moon pool
trans_list: puits central
sense:
opening in the base of the hull of a vessel, which is used for lowering equipment into the sea below


lexentry: eng/moor__Verb__1
written_rep: moor
trans_list: amarrer | ancrer
sense:
to fix or secure, as a vessel, in a particular place by casting anchor, or by fastening with cables or chains


lexentry: eng/moral_hazard__Noun__1
written_rep: moral hazard
trans_list: hasard moral
sense:
prospect that a party insulated from risk may behave differently from the way it would behave if it were fully exposed to the risk


lexentry: eng/mudflap__Noun__1
written_rep: mudflap
trans_list: bavette
sense:
A rectangular flap mounted near the wheel of a truck to prevent mud from being thrown up onto the vehicle


lexentry: eng/mulga_wire__Noun__1
written_rep: mulga wire
trans_list: rumeur
sense:
message or story transmitted through such an informal network, especially one containing false information


lexentry: eng/muscle_memory__Noun__1
written_rep: muscle memory
trans_list: mémoire musculaire
sense:
physiological adaptation of the body to repetition of a specific physical activity, resulting in increased subconscious neuromuscular control when performing that activity again


lexentry: eng/mustard_plaster__Noun__1
written_rep: mustard plaster
trans_list: sinapisme
sense:
a poultice of mustard seed powder spread inside a protective dressing and applied to the chest or abdomen to stimulate healing


lexentry: eng/musth__Noun__1
written_rep: musth
trans_list: musth
sense:
state each year during which a male animal exhibits increased aggressiveness and sexual activity; an instance of this


lexentry: eng/myroblyte__Noun__1
written_rep: myroblyte
trans_list: myroblyte
sense:
saint whose relics or place of burial produce or are said to have produced the Oil of Saints or the odour of sanctity


lexentry: eng/myxobacterium__Noun__1
written_rep: myxobacterium
trans_list: myxobactérie
sense:
any of many gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria, of the phylum Myxobacteria, that form colonies of slime


lexentry: eng/nanorobotics__Noun__1
written_rep: nanorobotics
trans_list: nanorobotique
sense:
the science and technology of designing and manufacturing nanoscale machines, especially robotic machines


lexentry: eng/ne'er_cast_a_clout_till_May_be_out__Proverb__1
written_rep: ne'er cast a clout till May be out
trans_list: en avril ne te découvre pas d’un fil, en mai fais ce qu’il te plaît
sense:
do not change from winter clothes to summer clothes until June (many are not direct translations but convey a similar sentiment)


lexentry: eng/near_abroad__Noun__1
written_rep: near abroad
trans_list: étranger proche
sense:
the other countries and political regions which are in the vicinity of a country or political region


lexentry: eng/nefarious__Adjective__1
written_rep: nefarious
trans_list: infâme | malfaisant | malveillant | maléfique | néfaste
sense:
sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics


lexentry: eng/neither_..._nor__Conjunction__1
written_rep: neither … nor
trans_list: ni … ni
sense:
used for showing that something is not true of two or more people, things, actions, qualities, or ideas


lexentry: eng/neither_fish,_flesh,_nor_good_red_herring__Adjective__1
written_rep: neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring
trans_list: ni chair ni poisson
sense:
not easily categorized; not rightly belonging or fitting well in a given group or situation; not having the advantages of the various options


lexentry: eng/neo-Darwinism__Noun__1
written_rep: neo-Darwinism
trans_list: néo-darwinisme
sense:
synthesis of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution through natural selection with the modern genetic understanding of heredity


lexentry: eng/neomodern__Adjective__1
written_rep: neomodern
trans_list: néomoderne
sense:
of or pertaining to a "new simplicity" in reaction to the complexity of postmodern architecture and eclecticism


lexentry: eng/neurolemma__Noun__1
written_rep: neurolemma
trans_list: neurolemme
sense:
neurology: the outermost nucleated cytoplasmic layer of Schwann cells that surrounds the axon of the neuron


lexentry: eng/never_say_die__Interjection__1
sense: do not despair
written_rep: never say die
trans_list:
accrochez-vous | il ne faut jamais baisser les bras | ne baissez jamais les bras | ne vous laissez pas abattre | tenez bon


lexentry: eng/new_normal__Noun__1
written_rep: new normal
trans_list: nouvelle normalité
sense:
current prevailing situation which has emerged recently, that differs dramatically from the previous one and is expected to remain


lexentry: eng/next__Noun__1
written_rep: next
trans_list: suivant | prochain
sense:
the one that follows after this one (in languages with a definite article that is generally required in this sense)


lexentry: eng/nibble__Verb__1
written_rep: nibble
trans_list: grignoter
sense:
(transitive) to take a small, quick bite, or several of such bites, of (something); (intransitive) to take a small, quick bite, or several of such bites; to eat (at frequent intervals) with small, quick bites


lexentry: eng/nice_guys_finish_last__Proverb__1
written_rep: nice guys finish last
trans_list: qui se fait brebis le loup le mange
sense:
people who are decent, friendly, and agreeable tend to be unsuccessful because they are outmaneuvered or overwhelmed


lexentry: eng/no__Particle__1
written_rep: no
trans_list: non
sense:
used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")


lexentry: eng/noli_me_tangere__Noun__1
written_rep: noli me tangere
trans_list: noli me tangere
sense:
any of various plants with fruits or seed capsules that, when ripe, burst open and discharge their seeds when touched, or with leaves that fold and droop when touched


lexentry: eng/nolle_prosequi__Noun__1
written_rep: nolle prosequi
trans_list:
abandon de poursuites | abandon des poursuites | arrêt des poursuites | cessation des poursuites | ordonnance de classement | relaxe


lexentry: eng/non-disclosure_agreement__Noun__1
sense: contract not to disclose certain information
written_rep: non-disclosure agreement
trans_list:
accord de non-divulgation | accord de confidentialité | entente de confidentialité | entente de non-divulgation


lexentry: eng/notation__Noun__1
written_rep: notation
trans_list: notation
sense:
system of characters, symbols or abbreviated expressions used to express technical facts or quantities


lexentry: eng/nouveau_riche__Noun__1
written_rep: nouveau riche
trans_list: nouveau riche | parvenu | arriviste
sense:
new money: wealthy persons whose fortunes are newly acquired, and who are therefore perceived to lack the refinement of those who were raised wealthy


lexentry: eng/nudge__Noun__1
written_rep: nudge
trans_list: nudge
sense:
behavioral economics: the use of positive reinforcement and indirect suggestions as ways to influence


lexentry: eng/obeisance__Noun__1
written_rep: obeisance
trans_list: révérence
sense:
demonstration of an obedient attitude, especially by bowing deeply; a deep bow which demonstrates such an attitude


lexentry: eng/obelus__Noun__1
written_rep: obelus
trans_list: obèle | obélus
sense:
symbol used in ancient manuscripts and texts to mark a word or passage as doubtful or spurious, or redundant


lexentry: eng/obsessive__Adjective__1
written_rep: obsessive
trans_list: obsessif
sense:
having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others


lexentry: eng/occident__Noun__1
written_rep: occident
trans_list: occident
sense:
part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west


lexentry: eng/odour_of_sanctity__Noun__1
written_rep: odour of sanctity
trans_list: en odeur de sainteté
sense:
sweet smell said to be emitted by the bodies of saints during their life, or especially at or after death


lexentry: eng/oleaster__Noun__1
written_rep: oleaster
trans_list: chalef
sense:
plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the species Elaeagnus angustifolia


lexentry: eng/omen__Noun__1
written_rep: omen
trans_list: présage
sense:
something which portends or is perceived to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; an augury or foreboding


lexentry: eng/on_your_head_be_it__Phrase__1
written_rep: on your head be it
trans_list:
[[c']]est toi qui vois | [[c']]est vous qui voyez | à tes risques et périls | à vos risques et périls


lexentry: eng/one-armed_bandit__Noun__1
written_rep: one-armed bandit
trans_list: bandit manchot
sense:
gaming machine having a long arm-like handle at one side that a player pulls down to make reels spin


lexentry: eng/oogamy__Noun__1
written_rep: oogamy
trans_list: oogamie
sense:
a form of anisogamy in which the female gamete is significantly larger than the male gamete and is non-motile


lexentry: eng/opal__Noun__1
written_rep: opal
trans_list: opale
sense:
a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity


lexentry: eng/oppose__Verb__1
written_rep: oppose
trans_list: s'opposer à | opposer
sense:
to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.


lexentry: eng/optimization__Noun__1
written_rep: optimization
trans_list: optimisation
sense:
the design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense


lexentry: eng/optogram__Noun__1
written_rep: optogram
trans_list: optogramme
sense:
image of external objects fixed on the retina by the photochemical action of light on the visual purple


lexentry: eng/orthodox__Adjective__1
written_rep: orthodox
trans_list: orthodoxe
sense:
conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology


lexentry: eng/osteoarthritis__Noun__1
written_rep: osteoarthritis
trans_list: arthrose
sense:
form of arthritis caused by chronic degeneration of the cartilage and synovial membrane of the joints


lexentry: eng/osteopath__Noun__1
written_rep: osteopath
trans_list: ostéopathe
sense:
medicine: a healthcare practitioner who practices osteopathy by manipulating the skeleton and muscles


lexentry: eng/ostracize__Verb__1
written_rep: ostracize
trans_list: mettre au ban | ostraciser
sense:
to exclude a person from a community or from society by not communicating with them or by refusing to acknowledge their presence


lexentry: eng/out_of_step__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: out of step
trans_list: en décalage
sense:
not matching the movement of one’s feet with that of others, or with an accompanying beat, while marching or walking


lexentry: eng/over_my_dead_body__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense: absolutely not
written_rep: over my dead body
trans_list:
il faudra me passer sur le corps | jamais de la vie | il faudra me tuer d'abord | moi vivant, jamais | pas de mon vivant | plutôt mourir


lexentry: eng/overlord__Noun__1
written_rep: overlord
trans_list: suzerain
sense:
historical: feudal lord directly owed rent or personal service by a tenant of subinfeudated land, a tenant's liege lord


lexentry: eng/overpopulation__Noun__1
written_rep: overpopulation
trans_list: surpopulation | surpeuplement
sense:
excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them


lexentry: eng/oxygen_catastrophe__Noun__1
sense: specific event in Earth's past
written_rep: oxygen catastrophe
trans_list:
Catastrophe de l'oxygène | Crise de l'oxygène | Grande Oxydation | Grande Oxygénation | Grande oxydation | Grande oxygénation


lexentry: eng/palatine_bone__Noun__1
written_rep: palatine bone
trans_list: os palatin
sense:
either of a pair of bones that are situated behind and between the maxillae, in humans are of extremely irregular form, and make up parts of the eye socket, the nasal cavity, and the hard palate


lexentry: eng/palingenesis__Noun__1
written_rep: palingenesis
trans_list: palingénésie
sense:
apparent repetition, during the development of a single embryo, of changes that occurred previously in the evolution of its species


lexentry: eng/palmer__Noun__1
written_rep: palmer
trans_list: pèlerin
sense:
a pilgrim who had been to the Holy Land and who brought back a palm branch in signification; a wandering religious votary


lexentry: eng/pamphlet__Noun__1
written_rep: pamphlet
trans_list: pamphlet | tract
sense:
small, brief printed work, consisting either of a folded sheet of paper, or several sheets bound together into a booklet with only a paper cover


lexentry: eng/paper_over__Verb__1
written_rep: paper over
trans_list: détourner la conversation
sense:
to superficially hide or disguise (a problem or a defect) without addressing it; to provide a veneer of normality or success


lexentry: eng/para-fascism__Noun__1
written_rep: para-fascism
trans_list: parafascisme
sense:
social order giving off impressions of being dynamically fascist and populist, but trying to abstain from its most radical practices


lexentry: eng/parabasis__Noun__1
written_rep: parabasis
trans_list: parabase
sense:
part of an Ancient Greek comedy in which the actors leave the stage and the chorus addresses the audience directly


lexentry: eng/paradigm_shift__Noun__1
written_rep: paradigm shift
trans_list: changement de paradigme
sense:
change in thinking from an accepted point of view to a new one, necessitated by scientific discoveries


lexentry: eng/paramour__Noun__1
written_rep: paramour
trans_list: amante | amant | maîtresse
sense:
person with whom one has an illicit or secret affair; one with whom a married person has an adulterous affair


lexentry: eng/parenthesis__Noun__1
written_rep: parenthesis
trans_list: parenthèses
sense:
(mathematics, logic) brackets used to clarify expressions by grouping terms affected by a common operator


lexentry: eng/parish_pump_politics__Noun__1
written_rep: parish pump politics
trans_list: inintelligence
sense:
political activity concerned with addressing the immediate needs of the local electorate than with strategy that might affect the national interest


lexentry: eng/paroxysm__Noun__1
written_rep: paroxysm
trans_list: paroxysme
sense:
period (especially one of several recurring periods) during the course of an illness when symptoms worsen; sudden attack of a disease symptom


lexentry: eng/parse__Verb__1
written_rep: parse
trans_list: parser
sense:
(computing) to resolve (a string) into its elements to determine if it conforms to a particular grammar


lexentry: eng/party_spirit__Noun__1
written_rep: party spirit
trans_list: esprit de parti
sense:
feeling of common purpose and togetherness experienced or shown by members or supporters of a group, especially a political party


lexentry: eng/patent__Noun__1
written_rep: patent
trans_list: brevet | patente
sense:
declaration issued by a government agency that the inventor of a new invention has the sole privilege of making, selling, or using the claimed invention for a specified period


lexentry: eng/patent__Verb__1
written_rep: patent
trans_list: breveter | faire breveter
sense:
to (successfully) register (a new invention) with a government agency to obtain the sole privilege of its manufacture, sale, and use for a specified period


lexentry: eng/patronage__Noun__1
written_rep: patronage
trans_list: clientélisme | patronage
sense:
granting favours or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support


lexentry: eng/pattern__Noun__1
written_rep: pattern
trans_list: patron
sense:
the paper or cardboard template from which the parts of a garment are traced onto fabric prior to cutting out


lexentry: eng/pay_through_the_nose__Verb__1
sense: to pay an exorbitant or excessive amount
written_rep: pay through the nose
trans_list:
acheter [[à prix d'or]] | débourser une fortune | payer bonbon | payer le prix fort | payer une fortune


lexentry: eng/pennon__Noun__1
written_rep: pennon
trans_list: pennon
sense:
long, narrow flag or streamer, usually hung at the top of a helmet or lance; something resembling this


lexentry: eng/performative_utterance__Noun__1
written_rep: performative utterance
trans_list: énoncé performatif
sense:
An expression which, when expressed in an appropriate context, actually does or accomplishes something


lexentry: eng/perturb__Verb__1
written_rep: perturb
trans_list: déranger
sense:
(transitive) of a celestial body: to modify the motion or orbit of (another celestial body) by exerting a gravitational force; to slightly modify (the motion of an object)


lexentry: eng/perturb__Verb__1
written_rep: perturb
trans_list: déranger
sense:
(transitive) to slightly modify (a set of equations or their solutions), producing deviations from a simple, easily solvable problem


lexentry: eng/perverse__Adjective__1
written_rep: perverse
trans_list: pervers
sense:
Turned aside; hence, specifically, turned away from the (morally) right; willfully erring; wicked; perverted


lexentry: eng/petrodollar__Noun__1
written_rep: petrodollar
trans_list: pétrodollar
sense:
money (either notionally or specifically in dollars or other currencies) earned from the sale of oil


lexentry: eng/phase_diagram__Noun__1
written_rep: phase diagram
trans_list: diagramme de phase
sense:
graph, with axes representing temperature and pressure, showing the equilibrium conditions for a given substance to be a solid, liquid or gas


lexentry: eng/phasor__Noun__1
written_rep: phasor
trans_list: aiguille
sense:
A plotted line that represents the amplitude and phase of a sinusoidally varying quantity such as an alternating current.


lexentry: eng/phenol__Noun__1
written_rep: phenol
trans_list: phénol
sense:
any of a class of aromatic organic compounds having at least one hydroxyl group attached directly to the benzene ring


lexentry: eng/phenolic_resin__Noun__1
written_rep: phenolic resin
trans_list: phénoplaste
sense:
(chemistry) Any of a particular class of thermosetting resin made through the condensation of phenol


lexentry: eng/photoconductivity__Noun__1
written_rep: photoconductivity
trans_list: photoconductivité
sense:
an increase in the electrical conductivity of a material as a result of incident electromagnetic radiation


lexentry: eng/photocopier__Noun__1
written_rep: photocopier
trans_list: photocopieur | photocopieuse
sense:
machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates


lexentry: eng/phytomining__Noun__1
written_rep: phytomining
trans_list: phytominage
sense:
planting and harvesting of vegetation that selectively concentrates specific metals from the environment into their tissues, for the purpose of commercial exploitation of the extracted metal


lexentry: eng/pickling__Noun__1
written_rep: pickling
trans_list: décapage
sense:
process by which the oxide scale on steel or other metallic objects is chemically removed by strong acids


lexentry: eng/pigeonhole__Verb__1
written_rep: pigeonhole
trans_list: cataloguer | ranger dans une case
sense:
to place (someone or something) into a notional category or class, especially in a way which makes unjustified assumptions or which is restrictive


lexentry: eng/pile__Noun__1
written_rep: pile
trans_list: pile
sense:
vertical series of alternate disks of two dissimilar metals, laid up with disks of cloth or paper moistened with acid water between them, for producing a current of electricity; voltaic pile or galvanic pile


lexentry: eng/pipe-dream__Verb__1
written_rep: pipe-dream
trans_list: rêver
sense:
to have a desire or idea which is unlikely to materialize, or to imagine a plan which is unlikely to work


lexentry: eng/pique__Verb__1
written_rep: pique
trans_list: provoquer
sense:
to excite (someone) to action; to stimulate (an emotion or feeling, especially curiosity or interest)


lexentry: eng/pitch-perfect__Adjective__1
written_rep: pitch-perfect
trans_list: parfait
sense:
utterly flawless and suitable with respect to appearance, atmosphere or tone, expression, or other characteristics


lexentry: eng/plain_as_the_nose_on_one's_face__Adjective__1
written_rep: plain as the nose on one's face
trans_list:
clair comme le jour | crever les yeux | gros comme une maison | sauter aux yeux | se voir comme le nez au milieu de la figure


lexentry: eng/planning_permission__Noun__1
written_rep: planning permission
trans_list: permis de construire
sense:
legal permission granted by a government authority to construct on one's land, or to change the use of the land


lexentry: eng/plasmodesma__Noun__1
written_rep: plasmodesma
trans_list: plasmodesme
sense:
a microscopic channel traversing the cell walls of plant cells and some algal cells, enabling transport and communication between them


lexentry: eng/platform__Noun__1
written_rep: platform
trans_list: plateforme | plate-forme
sense:
computing: a specific operating system or environment; a specific type of computer or microprocessor


lexentry: eng/play_hard_to_get__Verb__1
written_rep: play hard to get
trans_list: faire durer le plaisir | se faire désirer
sense:
to be coy; to feign lack of romantic interest in a certain person, so as to force that person to be more overt in expressing interest


lexentry: eng/plea_bargain__Noun__1
written_rep: plea bargain
trans_list: négociation de peine
sense:
an agreement in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of not guilty to a greater one


lexentry: eng/plebiscitum__Noun__1
written_rep: plebiscitum
trans_list: plébiscite
sense:
law enacted by the common people, under the superintendence of a tribune or some subordinate plebeian magistrate, without the intervention of the senate


lexentry: eng/plunge__Noun__1
written_rep: plunge
trans_list: plongée
sense:
The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the water with a plunge


lexentry: eng/podcast__Verb__1
written_rep: podcast
trans_list: podcaster | baladodiffuser
sense:
to deliver (information) in the form of a program over the Internet on a regular basis for playback on computers or portable devices


lexentry: eng/poetic_justice__Noun__1
written_rep: poetic justice
trans_list: justice immanente
sense:
fact of someone experiencing what they deserve for their actions, especially when this happens in an ironic manner


lexentry: eng/point__Noun__1
written_rep: point
trans_list: virgule
sense:
arithmetic: decimal point (note: many languages use a comma (',') rather than a dot as a decimal point, and hence the translations into these languages reflect this.)


lexentry: eng/poisoned_chalice__Noun__1
written_rep: poisoned chalice
trans_list: cadeau empoisonné | tunique de Nessus
sense:
something initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful


lexentry: eng/poker_face__Noun__1
written_rep: poker face
trans_list: poker face
sense:
impassive facial expression preventing determining whether one's actions in the game are the result of a quality hand or of bluffing


lexentry: eng/polymicrogyria__Noun__1
written_rep: polymicrogyria
trans_list: polymicrogyrie
sense:
a deformity of the brain such that it has an excessive number of small folds, causing mental retardation


lexentry: eng/polyptoton__Noun__1
written_rep: polyptoton
trans_list: polyptote
sense:
stylistic scheme in which words from the same root are used together, or a word is repeated in a different inflection or case


lexentry: eng/porte_cochère__Noun__1
written_rep: porte cochère
trans_list: porte cochère
sense:
porch, or roof without walls over a driveway, next to the entrance of a building in or under which a vehicle can stop to allow passengers to embark or disembark without being affected by bad weather


lexentry: eng/poseur__Noun__1
written_rep: poseur
trans_list: poseur | crâneur | crâneuse | poseuse
sense:
one who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others


lexentry: eng/possess__Verb__1
written_rep: possess
trans_list: posséder | s'emparer de
sense:
of a supernatural entity, especially one regarded as evil: to take control of (an animal or person’s body or mind)


lexentry: eng/pot_calling_the_kettle_black__Noun__1
sense: situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser
written_rep: pot calling the kettle black
trans_list:
c'est l'hôpital qui se moque de la charité | c'est l'hôpital qui se fout de la charité | c'est l'hôpital qui se moque de l'infirmerie | c'est la pelle qui se moque du fourgon | c'est la poêle qui se fout du chaudron | c'est la poêle qui se moque du chaudron


lexentry: eng/potash__Noun__1
written_rep: potash
trans_list: potasse
sense:
pot ash: the water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer


lexentry: eng/potato_pancake__Noun__1
sense: potato pancake
written_rep: potato pancake
trans_list:
crêpe de pommes de terre | galette de pommes de terre | patates rissolées | pommes de terre rissolées


lexentry: eng/poutine__Noun__1
written_rep: poutine
trans_list: poutine
sense:
dish consisting of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy; any of a number of variations on the basic poutine dish


lexentry: eng/pragmatism__Noun__1
written_rep: pragmatism
trans_list: pragmatisme
sense:
political theory that problems should be met with/by practical solutions rather than ideological ones


lexentry: eng/predicate_logic__Noun__1
written_rep: predicate logic
trans_list: calcul des prédicats | logique des prédicats
sense:
generic term for symbolic formal systems like first-order logic, second-order logic, many-sorted logic


lexentry: eng/prescriptive__Adjective__1
written_rep: prescriptive
trans_list: normatif
sense:
of or pertaining to prescribing or enjoining, especially an action or behavior based on a norm or standard


lexentry: eng/presence__Noun__1
written_rep: presence
trans_list: présence
sense:
something (as a spirit) felt or believed to be present; a person or object at a place that is not seen


lexentry: eng/presence_of_mind__Noun__1
written_rep: presence of mind
trans_list: présence d'esprit
sense:
focused alertness, good sense, quick-thinking resourcefulness, or stability of feeling and thought, especially in spite of circumstances which are distracting, stressful, or otherwise challenging


lexentry: eng/presumptive__Adjective__1
written_rep: presumptive
trans_list: présomptif
sense:
of an heir or heiress: presumed to be entitled to inherit unless someone with a superior entitlement is born


lexentry: eng/prevail__Verb__1
written_rep: prevail
trans_list: prévaloir | l'emporter | dominer
sense:
To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand


lexentry: eng/pride__Noun__1
written_rep: pride
trans_list: fierté | orgueil
sense:
proud or disdainful behavior or treatment; insolence or arrogance of demeanor; haughty bearing and conduct


lexentry: eng/pride__Noun__1
written_rep: pride
trans_list: fierté | orgueil
sense:
quality or state of being proud; inordinate self-esteem; an unreasonable conceit of one's own superiority in talents, beauty, wealth, rank etc.


lexentry: eng/pride__Noun__1
written_rep: pride
trans_list: fierté | orgueil
sense:
that of which one is proud; that which excites boasting or self-gratulation; the occasion or ground of self-esteem


lexentry: eng/private_detective__Noun__1
written_rep: private detective
trans_list: détective privé | privé
sense:
person who is not a government official who is hired to provide information about a person or group that is not widely available


lexentry: eng/privation__Noun__1
written_rep: privation
trans_list: privation
sense:
philosophy: the state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed; the loss or absence of such an attribute


lexentry: eng/proboscis_monkey__Noun__1
written_rep: proboscis monkey
trans_list: nasique
sense:
Nasalis larvatus, a reddish-brown arboreal Old World monkey with an unusually large nose, endemic to Borneo


lexentry: eng/profiteering__Noun__1
written_rep: profiteering
trans_list: escroquerie
sense:
the act of making an unreasonable profit not justified by the corresponding assumption of risk, or by doing so unethically


lexentry: eng/prognosis__Noun__1
written_rep: prognosis
trans_list: pronostic
sense:
forecast of the future course or outcome of a disease or disorder based on current medical knowledge


lexentry: eng/propaganda_of_the_deed__Noun__1
written_rep: propaganda of the deed
trans_list: propagande par le fait
sense:
a provocative act of political violence intended to inspire imitators and foment an anarchist revolt


lexentry: eng/prothesis__Noun__1
written_rep: prothesis
trans_list: prothèse
sense:
the addition of a sound or syllable at the beginning of a word without changing the word's meaning or the rest of its structure


lexentry: eng/proto-oncogene__Noun__1
written_rep: proto-oncogene
trans_list: proto-oncogène
sense:
gene promoting the specialization and division of normal cells that could become an oncogene due to mutation


lexentry: eng/psychopathy__Noun__1
written_rep: psychopathy
trans_list: psychopathie
sense:
personality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality


lexentry: eng/psychoplastogen__Noun__1
written_rep: psychoplastogen
trans_list: psychoplastogène
sense:
any of a group of small molecule drugs that produce rapid, long-lasting effects on neuronal structure


lexentry: eng/psychrometrics__Noun__1
written_rep: psychrometrics
trans_list: psychrométrie
sense:
measurement or study of the physical and thermodynamic properties of the atmosphere and its water vapour


lexentry: eng/public__Adjective__1
written_rep: public
trans_list: public
sense:
officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community


lexentry: eng/pull-focus__Noun__1
written_rep: pull-focus
trans_list: rattrapage de point
sense:
filming technique whereby the focal point is drawn towards the viewer; also a shot (as part of an edit) in which such a technique is used


lexentry: eng/pulse__Noun__1
written_rep: pulse
trans_list: pouls
sense:
normally regular beat felt when arteries near the skin are depressed, caused by the heart pumping blood through them


lexentry: eng/punch_above_one's_weight__Verb__1
written_rep: punch above one's weight
trans_list: [[s']]attaquer à plus fort que soi | [[s']]en prendre à plus fort que soi
sense:
achieve or perform at a higher level than would be expected based on one's preparation, attributes, rank, or past accomplishments


lexentry: eng/putty_knife__Noun__1
written_rep: putty knife
trans_list: couteau à mastic
sense:
a hand tool with a flexible blade used by glaziers to apply putty to seal window panes to the frame and mullions


lexentry: eng/putty_knife__Noun__1
written_rep: putty knife
trans_list: couteau à enduire
sense:
a similar tool with a wide, flat blade used by painters, plasterers, and carpenters to spread putty to fill holes and cracks


lexentry: eng/puzzle__Noun__1
written_rep: puzzle
trans_list: puzzle | casse-tête | jeu de patience
sense:
game or toy, or problem, requiring some effort to complete or work out, which is intended as a pastime and/or to test one’s mental ability


lexentry: eng/puzzle__Verb__1
written_rep: puzzle
trans_list: rendre perplexe
sense:
(transitive) to cause (oneself, or someone or their mind, etc.) to feel confused or mystified because they cannot understand a complicated matter, a problem, etc.


lexentry: eng/puzzle_box__Noun__1
written_rep: puzzle box
trans_list: boîte à secret
sense:
a box that cannot be opened by the usual obvious means, and therefore challenges a person to find the correct way to open it


lexentry: eng/quantum_fluctuation__Noun__1
written_rep: quantum fluctuation
trans_list: fluctuation quantique
sense:
A momentary fluctuation in the energy at a point in space due to the Heisenberg uncertainty principle


lexentry: eng/quark__Noun__1
written_rep: quark
trans_list: quark
sense:
one of a number of elementary subatomic particles having fractional electric charge that forms matter


lexentry: eng/question_the_question__Verb__1
sense: to ask that a proposed question's presuppositions be explicitly justified
written_rep: question the question
trans_list:
mettre en doute la question | mettre en question la question | remettre en cause la question | remettre en question la question


lexentry: eng/quotation_marks__Noun__1
written_rep: quotation marks
trans_list: guillemet
sense:
Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.


lexentry: eng/race__Noun__2
written_rep: race
trans_list: race
sense:
a population geographically separated from others of its species that develops significantly different characteristics


lexentry: eng/radar__Noun__1
written_rep: radar
trans_list: radar
sense:
method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method


lexentry: eng/rain_cats_and_dogs__Verb__1
sense: to rain very heavily
written_rep: rain cats and dogs
trans_list:
pleuvoir des cordes | pleuvoir à verse | pleuvoir des hallebardes | dracher | pleuvoir à boire debout | pleuvoir à seaux


lexentry: eng/random_access_memory__Noun__1
sense: computer memory in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed
written_rep: random access memory
trans_list:
mémoire vive | mémoire RAM | mémoire à accès aléatoire | mémoire à accès direct | mémoire à accès sélectif


lexentry: eng/ransack__Verb__1
written_rep: ransack
trans_list: fouiller
sense:
(transitive) to search (a place, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search thoroughly, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray


lexentry: eng/ransack__Verb__1
written_rep: ransack
trans_list: mettre à sac | saccager
sense:
(transitive) to search (someone, or a place) thoroughly in order to steal something, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search for and steal things


lexentry: eng/rapporteur__Noun__1
written_rep: rapporteur
trans_list: rapporteur
sense:
a person appointed by a deliberative body to investigate an issue or a situation, and report back to that body


lexentry: eng/rash__Noun__1
written_rep: rash
trans_list: éruption | éruption cutanée | irritation (de la peau)
sense:
area of inflamed and irritated skin characterized by reddened spots; illness characterized by a type of rash


lexentry: eng/realize__Verb__1
written_rep: realize
trans_list: réaliser
sense:
(transitive) to convert (an asset or property) into a more easily usable form such as money, especially by selling the asset or property; (intransitive) to convert an asset or property into a more easily usable form such as money


lexentry: eng/recluse__Noun__1
written_rep: recluse
trans_list: reclus | recluse
sense:
a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit


lexentry: eng/recursive__Adjective__1
written_rep: recursive
trans_list: récursif
sense:
mathematics: of an expression, in which each term is determined by applying a formula to preceding terms


lexentry: eng/recuse__Verb__1
written_rep: recuse
trans_list: récuser
sense:
(transitive, reflexive) of a judge, juror, or prosecutor: to declare (oneself) unable to participate in a court case due to an actual or potential conflict of interest or lack of impartality


lexentry: eng/redundancy__Noun__1
written_rep: redundancy
trans_list: redondance
sense:
duplication of components or circuits to provide survival of the total system in case of failure of single components


lexentry: eng/refactor__Verb__1
written_rep: refactor
trans_list: refactoriser
sense:
(computing) to rewrite existing source code in order to improve its readability, reusability or structure without affecting its meaning or behaviour


lexentry: eng/refine__Verb__1
written_rep: refine
trans_list: raffiner
sense:
to purify from what is gross, coarse, vulgar, inelegant, low, and the like; to make elegant or excellent; to polish


lexentry: eng/register_office__Noun__1
written_rep: register office
trans_list: bureau de [[l']]état civil | service de [[l']]état civil | état civil
sense:
the local office in which births, marriages and deaths are registered, and in which civil marriages are conducted


lexentry: eng/reification__Noun__1
written_rep: reification
trans_list: réification
sense:
Consideration of an abstract thing as if it were concrete, or of an inanimate object as if it were living


lexentry: eng/rejig__Verb__1
written_rep: rejig
trans_list: bouleverser
sense:
to rearrange or tweak (something), especially in order to improve it to make it suitable for some purpose


lexentry: eng/relative_pitch__Noun__1
written_rep: relative pitch
trans_list: oreille relative
sense:
the ability to identify or create a given note by comparing it with a reference note and discerning the interval between those two notes


lexentry: eng/render__Verb__1
written_rep: render
trans_list: rendu
sense:
to transform digital information in the form received from a repository into a display on a computer screen, or for other presentation to the user


lexentry: eng/repeater__Noun__1
written_rep: repeater
trans_list: répéteur
sense:
electronics: an electronic device that received a weak or low-level signal and retransmits it at a higher level or power


lexentry: eng/repose__Noun__1
written_rep: repose
trans_list: repos
sense:
of a natural phenomenon, especially the eruption of a volcano: the state of temporary cessation of activity


lexentry: eng/repose__Noun__1
written_rep: repose
trans_list: repos
sense:
temporary cessation from activity to rest and recover, especially in the form of sleep; an instance of this


lexentry: eng/repose__Verb__1
written_rep: repose
trans_list: se reposer
sense:
to cause (oneself) to take a rest from some activity; to allow (oneself) to recover from some activity


lexentry: eng/republish__Verb__1
written_rep: republish
trans_list: republier
sense:
to publish once again; to print and distribute copies of a work that has previously been printed and distributed


lexentry: eng/requite__Verb__1
written_rep: requite
trans_list: rendre la pareille | réciproquer
sense:
(transitive) to repay (a debt owed); to recompense or reward someone for (a favour, a service rendered, etc.); to repay (someone) a debt owed; to recompense or reward (someone) for a favour, a service rendered, etc.


lexentry: eng/resentment__Noun__1
written_rep: resentment
trans_list: ressentiment | rancune | agacement
sense:
anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.


lexentry: eng/resilient__Adjective__1
written_rep: resilient
trans_list: résilient
sense:
returning quickly to normal after damaging events or conditions; psychologically or structurally tough


lexentry: eng/rest_on_one's_laurels__Verb__1
sense: rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further
written_rep: rest on one's laurels
trans_list:
se reposer sur ses lauriers | s'endormir dans les délices de Capoue | s'endormir sur ses lauriers | s'endormir sur le rôti


lexentry: eng/restless_legs_syndrome__Noun__1
written_rep: restless legs syndrome
trans_list: syndrome des jambes sans repos
sense:
a neurological disorder characterized by an irresistible urge to move one's body to stop uncomfortable or odd sensations, usually in the legs


lexentry: eng/retrofit__Verb__1
written_rep: retrofit
trans_list: moderniser
sense:
(transitive) to supply (a device, structure, etc.) with new components or parts that were not previously available or installed


lexentry: eng/retrofit__Verb__1
written_rep: retrofit
trans_list: arranger
sense:
to give new characteristics or make alterations (to someone or something) to suit them to changed circumstances


lexentry: eng/reveal__Verb__1
written_rep: reveal
trans_list: révéler | laisser voir
sense:
to communicate that which could not be known or discovered without divine or supernatural instruction


lexentry: eng/revealed_religion__Noun__1
written_rep: revealed religion
trans_list: religion révélée
sense:
(countable) religion which relies on communication originating directly from a divine being to establish what religious beliefs are authoritative and acceptable


lexentry: eng/reverberate__Verb__1
written_rep: reverberate
trans_list: réverbérer
sense:
(transitive) to cause (a sound) to be (repeatedly) bounced against one or more surfaces; (intransitive) of sound: to (repeatedly) bounce against one or more surfaces


lexentry: eng/reverse_dictionary__Noun__1
written_rep: reverse dictionary
trans_list: dictionnaire inverse
sense:
a dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on


lexentry: eng/rhabdomyolysis__Noun__1
written_rep: rhabdomyolysis
trans_list: rhabdomyolyse
sense:
the rapid disintegration of striated muscle tissue accompanied by the excretion of myoglobin in the urine


lexentry: eng/right_of_way__Noun__1
written_rep: right of way
trans_list: droit de passage
sense:
strip of land or alignment where portions of an infrastructure and their associated structures and facilities is located


lexentry: eng/risktaker__Noun__1
written_rep: risktaker
trans_list: risqueur
sense:
a person who takes risk, especially to reap the benefits if the feared event is survived, or it does not happen


lexentry: eng/rite_of_passage__Noun__1
written_rep: rite of passage
trans_list: rite de passage
sense:
ceremony or series of ceremonies to celebrate a passage or transition from one stage of a person’s life to another; any significant event or experience that marks a transition from one stage of a person’s life to another


lexentry: eng/root__Noun__1
written_rep: root
trans_list: racine
sense:
arithmetic: number or expression which when raised to a power gives the specified number or expression


lexentry: eng/root_cellar__Noun__1
written_rep: root cellar
trans_list: glacière
sense:
structure built underground or partially underground and used to store vegetables, fruits, and nuts or other foods


lexentry: eng/rotten_borough__Noun__1
written_rep: rotten borough
trans_list: bourg pourri
sense:
parliamentary borough represented in Parliament although the number of voters had diminished so greatly they were largely controlled by the main landowner; parliamentary constituency or electoral district in a similar situation


lexentry: eng/roughage__Noun__1
written_rep: roughage
trans_list: fibre alimentaire
sense:
substances which are undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract


lexentry: eng/round_robin__Noun__1
written_rep: round robin
trans_list: round-robin
sense:
letter or piece of writing circulated among members of a group, to which each person makes a contribution; packet of letters circulated among a group


lexentry: eng/rout__Noun__2
written_rep: rout
trans_list: débâcle | déroute
sense:
act of completely defeating an army, etc., causing it to retreat in a disorganized manner; convincing defeat


lexentry: eng/royal_flush__Noun__1
sense: ace-high straight flush
written_rep: royal flush
trans_list:
quinte floche royale | quinte flush royale | quinte royale | quinte-couleur royale | suite colorée à l'as | suite royale


lexentry: eng/running_the_gauntlet__Noun__1
written_rep: running the gauntlet
trans_list: baguettes
sense:
physical punishment by which a person is compelled to run through a double line of soldiers who attempt to strike him as they pass


lexentry: eng/sacrifice__Noun__1
written_rep: sacrifice
trans_list: sacrifice | offrande
sense:
killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; offering of an object to a deity


lexentry: eng/sacrifice__Verb__1
written_rep: sacrifice
trans_list: sacrifier
sense:
(transitive) to offer (a human being or an animal, or an object) to a deity; (transitive) to offer a human being or an animal, or an object, to a deity


lexentry: eng/sacrifice__Verb__1
written_rep: sacrifice
trans_list: sacrifier
sense:
to destroy or surrender (something) for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable


lexentry: eng/safety_valve__Noun__1
written_rep: safety valve
trans_list: soupape d'échappement | soupape de décompression | soupape de sécurité
sense:
valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure


lexentry: eng/sampling__Noun__1
written_rep: sampling
trans_list: échantillonnage
sense:
analysis of a group by determining the characteristics of a significant percentage of its members chosen at random


lexentry: eng/sarcophagus__Noun__1
written_rep: sarcophagus
trans_list: sarcophage
sense:
cement and steel structure that encases the destroyed nuclear reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Chernobyl, Ukraine


lexentry: eng/scathe__Verb__1
written_rep: scathe
trans_list: blesser
sense:
to severely hurt (someone’s feelings, soul, etc., or something intangible) through acts, words spoken, etc.


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


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


lexentry: eng/school_psychologist__Noun__1
written_rep: school psychologist
trans_list: psychologue scolaire
sense:
practitioner or educator who conducts assessments to evaluate students on criteria such as intelligence, aptitude, and psychopathology


lexentry: eng/scientometrics__Noun__1
written_rep: scientometrics
trans_list: scientométrie
sense:
the scientific measurement of the work of scientists, especially by way of analysing their publications and the citations within them


lexentry: eng/sciolism__Noun__1
written_rep: sciolism
trans_list: méconnaissance
sense:
practice of expressing opinions on something which one knows only superficially or has little real understanding of; shallow or superficial knowledge; an instance of this


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


lexentry: eng/seclusion__Noun__1
written_rep: seclusion
trans_list: séclusion | isolement
sense:
act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out


lexentry: eng/secondary_education__Noun__1
written_rep: secondary education
trans_list: enseignement secondaire
sense:
education of children that follows primary education and leads to either employment or further education


lexentry: eng/secular_arm__Noun__1
written_rep: secular arm
trans_list: bras séculier
sense:
lay or temporal authority of a secular court to pronounce punishment of an offender tried by an ecclesiastical court


lexentry: eng/sedate__Adjective__1
written_rep: sedate
trans_list: calme
sense:
of a person or animal, or their behaviour: calm and composed (often in a dignified manner), and avoiding or unaffected by activity or excitement


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


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


lexentry: eng/semordnilap__Noun__1
written_rep: semordnilap
trans_list: anacyclique
sense:
word, phrase, or sentence that has the property of forming another word, phrase, or sentence when its letters are reversed


lexentry: eng/serendipity__Noun__1
written_rep: serendipity
trans_list: sérendipité
sense:
a combination of events which are not individually beneficial, but occurring together produce a good or wonderful outcome


lexentry: eng/serotine__Adjective__1
written_rep: serotine
trans_list: sérotinal
sense:
developing at a later time or later in a season, especially than is customary with allied species; of a plant: flowering late in a season


lexentry: eng/service_dog__Noun__1
written_rep: service dog
trans_list: chien d'assistance
sense:
dog which serves people by helping them; dog which assists the work of military or law enforcement officers; dog which assists a person who has a physical or mental disability


lexentry: eng/set_the_record_straight__Verb__1
sense: to correct a previous error
written_rep: set the record straight
trans_list:
mettre les choses au clair | mettre les points sur les i | remettre les pendules à l'heure | tirer les choses au clair


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


lexentry: eng/sharif__Noun__1
written_rep: sharif
trans_list: chérif
sense:
traditional Arab tribal title given to those who serve as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets


lexentry: eng/shell_game__Noun__1
written_rep: shell game
trans_list: carouge galonné
sense:
game which requires the bettor to guess under which of three small cups a pea-sized object has been placed


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


lexentry: eng/shire__Noun__1
written_rep: shire
trans_list: comté
sense:
administrative area or district subdivided into hundreds or wapentakes and jointly governed by an ealdorman and a sheriff; present-day area corresponding to such a historical district; administrative area or district in other countries


lexentry: eng/shoeshiner__Noun__1
sense: person who shines shoes
written_rep: shoeshiner
trans_list:
cireur | cireur de bottes | cireur de chaussures | cireuse | cireuse de bottes | cireuse de chaussures


lexentry: eng/shoot_the_messenger__Verb__1
written_rep: shoot the messenger
trans_list: tirer sur le messager | tuer le messager
sense:
to blame a problem on whoever reported it; to hold somebody accountable for a problem because they brought attention to it


lexentry: eng/shortwave__Adjective__1
written_rep: shortwave
trans_list: onde courte
sense:
of a radio wave: having a wavelength of between 10 and 100 metres, corresponding to a frequency between 3 and 30 megahertz


lexentry: eng/shortwave__Noun__1
written_rep: shortwave
trans_list: onde courte
sense:
electromagnetic wave with a relatively short wavelength; one with a wavelength generally between 10 and 100 metres, corresponding to a frequency between 3 and 30 megahertz


lexentry: eng/shuttlecock__Noun__1
written_rep: shuttlecock
trans_list: volant
sense:
a lightweight object that is conical in shape with a cork or rubber-covered nose, used in badminton the way a ball is used in other racquet games


lexentry: eng/sidequest__Noun__1
written_rep: sidequest
trans_list: quête annexe | sous-quête
sense:
in fictional or historical writings about chivalric romances: a quest embarked upon by a knight or other person which is not the main quest; quest given to a player which has no direct bearing on the outcome of the main campaign or story of a video game


lexentry: eng/siege_engine__Noun__1
written_rep: siege engine
trans_list: arme de siège | engin de siège | machine de siège
sense:
large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.


lexentry: eng/signature__Noun__1
written_rep: signature
trans_list: signature
sense:
cryptography: data attached to a message that guarantees that the message originated from its claimed source


lexentry: eng/signifier__Noun__1
written_rep: signifier
trans_list: signifiant
sense:
(linguistics) the sound of spoken word or string of letters on a page that a person recognizes as a sign


lexentry: eng/simplex__Noun__1
written_rep: simplex
trans_list: simplexe
sense:
generalization of a triangle or tetrahedron to an arbitrary dimension, the generalization being the simplest possible convex polytope for a given dimension


lexentry: eng/simplicity__Noun__1
written_rep: simplicity
trans_list: simplicité
sense:
quality or state of being simple, unmixed, or uncompounded; as, the simplicity of metals or of earths


lexentry: eng/sintering__Noun__1
written_rep: sintering
trans_list: frittage
sense:
A process in which the particles of a powder are welded together by pressure and heating to a temperature below its melting point


lexentry: eng/six_of_one,_half_a_dozen_of_the_other__Phrase__1
sense: two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent
written_rep: six of one, half a dozen of the other
trans_list:
bonnet blanc, blanc bonnet | chou vert et vert chou | c’est du pareil au même | kif-kif | quatre trente sous pour une piastre


lexentry: eng/skein__Noun__1
written_rep: skein
trans_list: écheveau
sense:
quantity of thread, yarn, etc., wound on a reel then removed and loosely knotted into an oblong shape


lexentry: eng/sky__Noun__1
written_rep: sky
trans_list: ciel
sense:
atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the Earth as the place where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds are seen


lexentry: eng/slate__Noun__1
written_rep: slate
trans_list: ardoise
sense:
piece of such stone used as a tile for flooring, roofing, etc.; such tiles collectively; material from which they are made


lexentry: eng/slate__Noun__1
written_rep: slate
trans_list: ardoise
sense:
piece, originally of certain types of stone and now of other materials, often in a frame, used for writing on


lexentry: eng/sleep_like_a_log__Verb__1
sense: to sleep well, without disturbance
written_rep: sleep like a log
trans_list:
dormir comme un loir | dormir comme une souche | dormir comme un bébé | dormir à poings fermés | dormir comme un bienheureux | dormir comme un caïman


lexentry: eng/slipmat__Noun__1
written_rep: slipmat
trans_list: disque de feutrine
sense:
circular piece of slippery material used by turntable disk jockeys instead of the traditional rubber mat


lexentry: eng/smoke_like_a_chimney__Verb__1
sense: to smoke tobacco frequently
written_rep: smoke like a chimney
trans_list:
fumer comme un pompier | fumer comme un sapeur | fumer comme un Turc | fumer comme un dragon | fumer comme une cheminée | fumer comme une locomotive


lexentry: eng/smooth__Adjective__1
written_rep: smooth
trans_list: lisse | régulier
sense:
mathematics, of a function: Having derivatives of all finite orders at all points within the function’s domain


lexentry: eng/snow__Noun__1
written_rep: snow
trans_list: neige
sense:
moving pattern of random dots seen on a radar or television screen, etc., when no transmission signal is being received or when there is interference


lexentry: eng/snow__Noun__1
written_rep: snow
trans_list: neige
sense:
partly frozen, crystalline state of water that falls from the atmosphere as precipitation in flakes; falling of such flakes; accumulation of them as a white layer


lexentry: eng/snowbird__Noun__1
written_rep: snowbird
trans_list: hivernant
sense:
a person, usually one who is retired, who travels from a cold climate to a warmer one in the winter; one who overwinters elsewhere


lexentry: eng/social_distancing__Noun__1
written_rep: social distancing
trans_list: distanciation sociale | distanciation physique | éloignement physique | éloignement social
sense:
practice of maintaining physical distance between people to reduce the spread of communicable diseases


lexentry: eng/societism__Noun__1
written_rep: societism
trans_list: sociétisme
sense:
social philosophy that promotes the well being of the group without sacrificing the significance of the individual


lexentry: eng/soffit__Noun__1
written_rep: soffit
trans_list: soffite
sense:
the visible underside of an arch, balcony, beam, cornice, staircase, vault or any other architectural element


lexentry: eng/soft_power__Noun__1
written_rep: soft power
trans_list: puissance douce | soft power
sense:
political influence that is extended by means of diplomacy, international assistance, cultural exchanges, etc.


lexentry: eng/something_is_rotten_in_the_state_of_Denmark__Phrase__1
sense: Hamlet quotation, used in other contexts to mean "something is not right"
written_rep: something is rotten in the state of Denmark
trans_list:
il y a quelque chose de pourri au royaume du Danemark | il y a quelque chose de pourri au royaume de Danemark


lexentry: eng/soundtrack__Noun__1
written_rep: soundtrack
trans_list: bande son | piste sonore
sense:
a narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures


lexentry: eng/sovereignty__Noun__1
written_rep: sovereignty
trans_list: souveraineté
sense:
of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities


lexentry: eng/spangle__Noun__1
written_rep: spangle
trans_list: paillette
sense:
small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration


lexentry: eng/spavin__Noun__1
written_rep: spavin
trans_list: éparvin | épervin
sense:
bony swelling in a horse’s leg; disease of horses caused by this bony swelling; similar disease causing a person’s leg to be lame


lexentry: eng/special_school__Noun__1
written_rep: special school
trans_list: école de soutien scolaire
sense:
school specifically run for students with disabilities or other problems that need special treatment


lexentry: eng/specificity__Noun__1
written_rep: specificity
trans_list: spécificité
sense:
(statistics) probability in a binary classification test of a true negative being correctly identified


lexentry: eng/spelling__Noun__1
written_rep: spelling
trans_list: orthographe
sense:
the practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words; orthography


lexentry: eng/spicule__Noun__1
written_rep: spicule
trans_list: spicule
sense:
any of many needle-like crystalline structures that provide skeletal support in marine invertebrates like sponges


lexentry: eng/splay__Noun__1
written_rep: splay
trans_list: facette
sense:
bevel, slant, or slope, especially of the frame or jamb of a door or window; The amount of such a bevel, slant, or slope


lexentry: eng/splinter_group__Noun__1
written_rep: splinter group
trans_list: formation dissidente
sense:
group of members of a political party or of a similar organisation who have decided to create their own organisation


lexentry: eng/spoils__Noun__1
written_rep: spoils
trans_list: distribution de postes à des membres du parti | favoritisme
sense:
public offices and their benefits regarded as the peculiar property of a successful party or faction.


lexentry: eng/sputter__Verb__1
written_rep: sputter
trans_list: pulvériser
sense:
to cause surface atoms or electrons of a solid to be ejected by bombarding it with heavy atoms or ions


lexentry: eng/squeegee__Verb__1
written_rep: squeegee
trans_list: racler
sense:
(transitive) to press or spread (a substance) using a squeegee; to use a squeegee on (something); (intransitive) to use a squeegee


lexentry: eng/stage_whisper__Noun__1
written_rep: stage whisper
trans_list: aparté
sense:
(theater) A line that is performed on stage as if it were whispered, but is spoken loud enough for the audience to hear


lexentry: eng/stagnation__Noun__1
written_rep: stagnation
trans_list: stagnation
sense:
state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this


lexentry: eng/star__Noun__1
written_rep: star
trans_list: étoile | astre | vedette
sense:
a celestial body appearing as a point of light on the clear night sky, whose position is relatively fixed with respect to each other


lexentry: eng/state__Noun__1
written_rep: state
trans_list: état | État | Etat
sense:
a/the State, the sovereign country or city state with the central government as its visible instrument


lexentry: eng/steering_committee__Noun__1
written_rep: steering committee
trans_list: comité de pilotage
sense:
committee set up to determine the order of business for another body, or to manage the general course of an operation


lexentry: eng/step_on_someone's_toes__Verb__1
written_rep: step on someone's toes
trans_list: marcher sur les pieds | marcher sur les plates-bandes
sense:
to cause someone offense, especially by trying to control something that is under their authority, or interfering in their private affairs


lexentry: eng/stercoranist__Noun__1
written_rep: stercoranist
trans_list: stercoraniste
sense:
one who believes that the Eucharist undergoes in essence the process of digestion in, and eventually elimination from, the body of the recipient


lexentry: eng/sterling__Noun__1
written_rep: sterling
trans_list: sterling
sense:
currency of the United Kingdom, based on the pound sterling; genuine English or British currency, as contrasted with foreign currency


lexentry: eng/stew_in_one's_juices__Verb__1
written_rep: stew in one's juices
trans_list: mijoter dans son jus
sense:
be alone and self-absorbed in an uncomfortable state of mind, especially while experiencing the unpleasant effects of one's own actions


lexentry: eng/stifle__Verb__1
written_rep: stifle
trans_list: étouffer
sense:
to make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) death by preventing breathing; smother, suffocate


lexentry: eng/storm__Noun__1
written_rep: storm
trans_list: tempête
sense:
disturbed state of the atmosphere between a severe or strong gale and a hurricane on the modern Beaufort scale


lexentry: eng/storm__Verb__1
written_rep: storm
trans_list: assaillir | donner l’assaut
sense:
to violently assault (a fortified position or stronghold, a building, etc.) with the aim of gaining control of it


lexentry: eng/string_to_one's_bow__Noun__1
sense: a skill, ability or resource
written_rep: string to one's bow
trans_list:
avoir plus d'un tour dans son sac | avoir plus d'une corde à son arc | corde à son arc | tour dans son sac


lexentry: eng/stroboscope__Noun__1
written_rep: stroboscope
trans_list: stroboscope
sense:
instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals


lexentry: eng/stroke__Noun__1
written_rep: stroke
trans_list: course | temps
sense:
single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth; length of this movement


lexentry: eng/stroke__Noun__1
written_rep: stroke
trans_list: brasse
sense:
specific combination of movements of the arms and legs which, when repeated, causes the swimmer to advance through the water; manner in which such movements are made


lexentry: eng/stub__Noun__1
written_rep: stub
trans_list: souche | talon
sense:
a piece of certain paper items, designed to be torn off and kept for record or identification purposes


lexentry: eng/style__Noun__1
written_rep: style
trans_list: style | flow
sense:
particular way in which one grooms, adorns, dresses, or carries oneself; (specifically) a way thought to be attractive or fashionable


lexentry: eng/stylesheet__Noun__1
written_rep: stylesheet
trans_list: feuille de style
sense:
Internet: a document consisting of markup that describes the layout and presentation to be used when displaying other documents


lexentry: eng/sublimate__Verb__1
written_rep: sublimate
trans_list: sublimer
sense:
to change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently


lexentry: eng/sublimate__Verb__1
written_rep: sublimate
trans_list: sublimer
sense:
to modify (the natural expression of a sexual or primitive instinct) in a socially acceptable manner


lexentry: eng/subliminal__Adjective__1
written_rep: subliminal
trans_list: subliminal
sense:
of a stimulus: below the limen or threshold of conscious perception, especially if still able to produce a response; also, below the threshold where a response can be produced


lexentry: eng/subliminal__Adjective__1
written_rep: subliminal
trans_list: subliminal
sense:
of an advertisement, a message, etc.: conveyed in a manner that a person is unaware of being influenced by it


lexentry: eng/subnet__Noun__1
written_rep: subnet
trans_list: sous-réseau
sense:
portion of a network which shares a network address in which each component is identified by a subnet number


lexentry: eng/subnival__Adjective__1
written_rep: subnival
trans_list: subnival | subnivéen
sense:
of a habitat: of an altitude, latitude, or type just below that which would be permanently covered by snow


lexentry: eng/subordination__Noun__1
written_rep: subordination
trans_list: obéissance
sense:
quality of being properly obedient to a superior; this quality as a systemic principle of discipline


lexentry: eng/subtitled__Adjective__1
written_rep: subtitled
trans_list: sous-titré
sense:
a film in which the dialogue is translated into another language, and displayed at the bottom of the screen


lexentry: eng/subtle__Adjective__1
written_rep: subtle
trans_list: subtil
sense:
of a person or animal, or of an action or words: clever or skilful in a crafty or devious way (cognates)


lexentry: eng/subtle__Adjective__1
written_rep: subtle
trans_list: subtil | délicat
sense:
of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious


lexentry: eng/succeed__Verb__1
written_rep: succeed
trans_list: réussir | avoir du succès
sense:
To obtain the object desired; to accomplish what is attempted or intended; to have a prosperous issue or termination; to be successful


lexentry: eng/suck__Verb__1
written_rep: suck
trans_list: aspirer | sucer
sense:
to work the lips and tongue on (an object) to extract moisture or nourishment; to absorb (something) in the mouth


lexentry: eng/suicide__Noun__1
written_rep: suicide
trans_list: suicidé | suicidant | suicidée | suicidante
sense:
person who has killed himself/herself, is killing (is attempting/has attempted to kill) himself/herself


lexentry: eng/sulfasalazine__Noun__1
written_rep: sulfasalazine
trans_list: sulfasalazine
sense:
sulfonamide antibiotic used in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease and inflammatory arthritis


lexentry: eng/sumptuary__Adjective__1
written_rep: sumptuary
trans_list: somptuaire
sense:
of a law, regulation, etc.: intended to limit or restrain the expenditure of citizens in apparel, food, furniture, etc., or to forbid the use of certain articles


lexentry: eng/superheating__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: superheating
trans_list: surchauffe
sense:
The heating of a substance above a temperature at which a change of state normally occurs, without it occurring; especially the heating of a liquid above its boiling point.


lexentry: eng/superposition_principle__Noun__1
written_rep: superposition principle
trans_list: principe de superposition
sense:
the principle stating that for a linear system, the net response is the sum of the response associated with each individual input


lexentry: eng/superspreader__Noun__1
sense: person infected with a pathogen who is responsible for spreading it to many other people
written_rep: superspreader
trans_list:
supercontaminateur | supercontaminatrice | superinfecteur | superinfectrice | superpropagateur | superpropagatrice


lexentry: eng/supply_curve__Noun__1
written_rep: supply curve
trans_list: courbe d'offre
sense:
the graph depicting the relationship between the price of a certain commodity and the amount of it that producers are willing and able to supply at that given price


lexentry: eng/suspended_sentence__Noun__1
written_rep: suspended sentence
trans_list: sursis
sense:
a sentence which the offender serves in probation unless he/she commits another crime during the period the sentence is in force


lexentry: eng/sustainable_development__Noun__1
written_rep: sustainable development
trans_list: développement durable
sense:
development seeking to economic growth while ensuring future generations' ability to do the same, by not exceeding natural regenerative capacity


lexentry: eng/svengali__Noun__1
written_rep: svengali
trans_list: faiseur de rois
sense:
One who manipulates or controls another as by some mesmeric or sinister influence; especially a coach, mentor or industry mogul.


lexentry: eng/swagman__Noun__1
written_rep: swagman
trans_list: saisonnier
sense:
person who travels around with a swag; specifically, an itinerant person, often seeking work in exchange for food and lodging


lexentry: eng/symposium__Noun__1
written_rep: symposium
trans_list: symposium
sense:
a conference or other meeting for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants make presentations


lexentry: eng/synecology__Noun__1
written_rep: synecology
trans_list: synécologie
sense:
one of two broad subdivisions of ecology (the other being autecology), meaning the study of groups of organisms associated as a unit (essentially a biological community)


lexentry: eng/tabloid__Noun__1
written_rep: tabloid
trans_list: tabloïd | tabloïde
sense:
newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news


lexentry: eng/take_hostage__Verb__1
written_rep: take hostage
trans_list: prendre en otage
sense:
take custody or possession of a person as security for performance against a treaty, a pledge, or a demand, especially now an extra-legal demand


lexentry: eng/take_to_the_hills__Verb__1
sense: idioms meaning "to run away"
written_rep: take to the hills
trans_list:
fuir | mettre les voiles | prendre la clef des champs | prendre la fuite | prendre la poudre d'escampette | prendre la tangente


lexentry: eng/talk_through__Verb__1
written_rep: talk through
trans_list: consulter
sense:
to comfort someone as they endure trauma; to help someone consider an issue or see certain aspects of it


lexentry: eng/tankie__Noun__1
written_rep: tankie
trans_list: tankie
sense:
A supporter of policies and actions by the Soviet Union, China, Cuba or other Marxist-Leninist governments.


lexentry: eng/tap__Verb__1
written_rep: tap
trans_list: mettre sur écoute
sense:
to connect a listening and/or recording device to (a communication cable or device) in order to listen in secretly on telephone calls or other communications; to secretly listen in on and/or record (a telephone call or other communication)


lexentry: eng/tap__Verb__1
written_rep: tap
trans_list: tarauder
sense:
to cut an internal screw thread in (a hole); to cut (an internal screw thread) in a hole; to create an internally threaded hole in (something)


lexentry: eng/tap__Verb__1
written_rep: tap
trans_list: tirer
sense:
to draw off (a liquid) from a container or other source; to draw off a liquid from (a container or other source)


lexentry: eng/tapas__Noun__1
written_rep: tapas
trans_list: tapas
sense:
variety of Spanish small savoury food items or snacks, originally served with sherry and now often with other alcoholic beverages as well


lexentry: eng/tartan__Noun__1
written_rep: tartan
trans_list: tartan
sense:
woven woollen fabric with a distinctive pattern of coloured stripes intersecting at right angles originally associated with Scottish Highlanders


lexentry: eng/tartaric_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: tartaric acid
trans_list: acide tartrique
sense:
the aldaric acid, 2,3 dihydroxy-succinic acid, that occurs naturally in many plants, in wine and in tamarind


lexentry: eng/tau_protein__Noun__1
written_rep: tau protein
trans_list: protéine tau
sense:
protein abundant especially in the neurons of the human central nervous system that stabilizes microtubules


lexentry: eng/technocracy__Noun__1
written_rep: technocracy
trans_list: technocratie
sense:
a system of governance where people who are skilled or proficient govern in their respective areas of expertise


lexentry: eng/telephone__Noun__1
written_rep: telephone
trans_list: téléphone
sense:
telecommunication device which converts data or sounds into electrical signals which are then transmitted to enable two or more people to communicate with each other over a distance


lexentry: eng/telephone__Verb__1
written_rep: telephone
trans_list: téléphoner | appeler
sense:
(transitive) to (attempt to) contact (someone) using a telephone; (intransitive) to (attempt to) contact someone using a telephone


lexentry: eng/telephone_operator__Noun__1
written_rep: telephone operator
trans_list: téléopérateur | téléopératrice | téléphoniste
sense:
a person who provides assistance in establishing a connection, or who provides information or takes messages via the telephone


lexentry: eng/terebrant__Adjective__1
written_rep: terebrant
trans_list: térébrant
sense:
of an insect: that bores; specifically, belonging to the Terebrantia suborder of thrips which bore using their ovipositors


lexentry: eng/terrorcore__Noun__1
written_rep: terrorcore
trans_list: terreur
sense:
European music genre that is a faster variant of hardcore techno, often incorporating samples from horror films


lexentry: eng/tetrode__Noun__1
written_rep: tetrode
trans_list: tétrode
sense:
a thermionic valve similar to a triode with the addition of a screen grid to protect the control grid


lexentry: eng/thaw__Noun__1
written_rep: thaw
trans_list: dégel | réchauffement de l'atmosphère
sense:
period of relaxation of restrictions in a country or state; period of increased friendliness or understanding, or of reduced hostility or tension in relations, between states


lexentry: eng/thaw__Verb__1
written_rep: thaw
trans_list: fondre
sense:
(transitive) to cause (someone or their feelings that are reserved or unfriendly) to become friendly or gentle; (intransitive) of a person or their feelings that are reserved or unfriendly: to become friendly or gentle


lexentry: eng/the_buck_stops_here__Phrase__1
written_rep: the buck stops here
trans_list: c'est ici que ça s'arrête | la responsabilité commence ici
sense:
statement that no excuses will be made, that the speaker is going to take direct responsibility for matters, rather than pass the responsibility to higher authorities


lexentry: eng/the_die_is_cast__Phrase__1
sense: a conclusive action has been taken, so events will proceed in an irreversible manner
written_rep: the die is cast
trans_list:
le sort en est jeté | alea jacta est | les dés sont jetés | les jeux sont faits | advienne que pourra


lexentry: eng/the_early_bird_gets_the_worm__Proverb__1
sense: whoever arrives first has the best chance of success
written_rep: the early bird gets the worm
trans_list:
l'avenir appartient à ceux qui se lèvent tôt | la vache la première au pré, lèche toute la rosée | le monde appartient à ceux qui se lèvent tôt


lexentry: eng/the_enemy_of_my_enemy_is_my_friend__Proverb__1
written_rep: the enemy of my enemy is my friend
trans_list: l’ennemi de mon ennemi est mon ami
sense:
it is sometimes necessary to cooperate with a person one does not like or agree with, in order to combat a common threat


lexentry: eng/there's_many_a_good_tune_played_on_an_old_fiddle__Proverb__1
written_rep: there's many a good tune played on an old fiddle
trans_list: c'est dans les vieux pots qu'on fait la meilleure soupe
sense:
just because something or someone is old does not mean that it or they are no longer useful or worthwhile


lexentry: eng/there's_no_fool_like_an_old_fool__Proverb__1
written_rep: there's no fool like an old fool
trans_list: on fait des sottises à tout âge | il n'y a que les imbéciles qui ne changent pas d'avis
sense:
if a person does not develop wisdom with age, then their foolishness is all the more obvious and shameful


lexentry: eng/thesaurus__Noun__1
sense: book of synonyms
written_rep: thesaurus
trans_list:
thésaurus | dictionnaire des synonymes | dictionnaire de notions | dictionnaire par ordre de matières


lexentry: eng/thick_as_a_brick__Adjective__1
written_rep: thick as a brick
trans_list:
bête comme ses pieds | bête à manger du foin | con comme la lune | con comme un balai | con comme un manche | con comme une chaise


lexentry: eng/thinking_distance__Noun__1
written_rep: thinking distance
trans_list: distance de réaction
sense:
distance travelled between the time that the need to brake is perceived and the time brakes are applied


lexentry: eng/third_person__Noun__1
written_rep: third person
trans_list: troisième personne
sense:
the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement


lexentry: eng/third_way__Noun__1
written_rep: third way
trans_list: voie moyenne
sense:
approach or solution which strives for an alternative to or middle ground between two opposing viewpoints


lexentry: eng/threadbare__Adjective__1
written_rep: threadbare
trans_list: élimé
sense:
of cloth, etc.: frayed and worn to an extent that the nap is damaged and the warp and weft threads show


lexentry: eng/threshold__Noun__1
written_rep: threshold
trans_list: seuil de tolérance
sense:
point where one mentally or physically is vulnerable in response to provocation or to particular things in general


lexentry: eng/throe__Noun__1
written_rep: throe
trans_list: agonie
sense:
severe pang or spasm of pain, especially one experienced when the uterus contracts during childbirth, or when a person is about to die


lexentry: eng/tick_all_the_boxes__Verb__1
written_rep: tick all the boxes
trans_list:
cocher toutes les cases | remplir toutes les cases | remplir toutes les conditions | satisfaire à tous les critères


lexentry: eng/tiddlywinks__Noun__1
written_rep: tiddlywinks
trans_list: jeu de puces
sense:
competitive game in which the objective is to flick as many small discs as possible into a container


lexentry: eng/tie_oneself_in_knots__Verb__1
sense: to become anxious or upset; to fret
written_rep: tie oneself in knots
trans_list:
se faire de la bile | se faire des cheveux blancs | se faire du mauvais sang | se faire un sang d'encre | se prendre la tête | se ronger les sangs


lexentry: eng/tinsel__Noun__1
written_rep: tinsel
trans_list: oripeau
sense:
anything shining and gaudy; especially something superficially shiny and showy, or having a false lustre, and more pretty than valuable


lexentry: eng/to_hell_in_a_handbasket__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense: To go to a bad state of affairs, to become ruined
written_rep: to hell in a handbasket
trans_list:
partir en cacahuète | partir en couille | partir en sucette | partir en vrille | se casser la gueule | tomber à l'eau


lexentry: eng/toeboard__Noun__1
written_rep: toeboard
trans_list: butoir
sense:
in throwing sports e.g. javelin and shot put, a board on the ground, over which the thrower must not step


lexentry: eng/toff__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: toff
trans_list: bourge
sense:
(UK, Irish, derogatory) A person of the upper class or with pretensions to it, who usually communicates an air of superiority.


lexentry: eng/too_many_cooks_spoil_the_broth__Proverb__1
sense: with too many people a task won't be done very well
written_rep: too many cooks spoil the broth
trans_list:
trop de cuisiniers gâtent la sauce | autant de têtes, autant d'avis | deux patrons font chavirer la barque


lexentry: eng/torch__Noun__1
written_rep: torch
trans_list: torche | flambeau
sense:
stick of wood, etc., with one end soaked in a flammable substance and set on fire; similarly shaped implement with a replaceable supply of flammable material


lexentry: eng/torsion__Noun__1
written_rep: torsion
trans_list: élasticité
sense:
that force with which a thread, wire, or rod tends to return to a state of rest after it has been twisted


lexentry: eng/touristify__Verb__1
written_rep: touristify
trans_list: touristifier
sense:
to make suitable for tourists, especially by adding superficial frills at the expense of authenticity


lexentry: eng/tow_bar__Noun__1
written_rep: tow bar
trans_list: crochet d'attelage | attache-remorque | boule d'attelage
sense:
a bar, or ball, usually at the rear of a vehicle, where a trailer, or caravan or other similar item can be attached and towed


lexentry: eng/tower_of_silence__Noun__1
written_rep: tower of silence
trans_list: tour du silence
sense:
low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate


lexentry: eng/trace__Noun__1
written_rep: trace
trans_list: trait
sense:
one of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending from the collar or breastplate to a whippletree attached to a vehicle or thing to be drawn


lexentry: eng/trailer__Noun__1
written_rep: trailer
trans_list: remorque
sense:
unpowered wheeled vehicle that is towed behind another, and used to carry equipment, with the exception of a caravan


lexentry: eng/training_wheel__Noun__1
written_rep: training wheel
trans_list: roulette | petite roue | stabilisateur
sense:
one of a pair of small wheels, each attached to one side of a bicycle’s rear wheel to provide support for new riders


lexentry: eng/transcendentalism__Noun__1
written_rep: transcendentalism
trans_list: transcendentalisme
sense:
the transcending, or going beyond, empiricism, and ascertaining a priori the fundamental principles of human knowledge


lexentry: eng/transclusion__Noun__1
written_rep: transclusion
trans_list: transclusion
sense:
the inclusion of part of one hypertext document in another one by means of reference rather than copying


lexentry: eng/transfer_function__Noun__1
written_rep: transfer function
trans_list: fonction de transfert
sense:
mathematical representation of the relation between the input and output of a linear time-invariant system


lexentry: eng/transfix__Noun__1
written_rep: transfix
trans_list: transfixe
sense:
a discontinuous affix, which occurs at more than one position in a word, typical of Afro-Asiatic languages


lexentry: eng/transgender__Adjective__1
written_rep: transgender
trans_list: transgenre | trans
sense:
(broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth


lexentry: eng/transgender__Adjective__1
written_rep: transgender
trans_list: transgenre
sense:
of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female


lexentry: eng/transmedicalism__Noun__1
written_rep: transmedicalism
trans_list: transmédicalisme
sense:
belief that medically diagnosed gender dysphoria or medical transition are essential traits of being transgender


lexentry: eng/transsexual__Noun__1
written_rep: transsexual
trans_list: transsexuel | transsexuelle
sense:
person whose gender identity did not match their birth sex, and who therefore is changing or has changed sex


lexentry: eng/travois__Noun__1
written_rep: travois
trans_list: travois
sense:
frame used by indigenous peoples (notably the Plains Aboriginals of North America) to drag loads over land


lexentry: eng/trickle-down__Adjective__1
written_rep: trickle-down
trans_list: ruissellement
sense:
Describing the theory that financial benefits given to the wealthy will somehow be passed down to the poor


lexentry: eng/trip_over__Verb__1
written_rep: trip over
trans_list: broncher
sense:
to trip or stumble and almost fall, as a result of bumping into someone or something with one's feet


lexentry: eng/troll__Noun__2
written_rep: troll
trans_list: troll
sense:
person who makes or posts inflammatory or insincere statements in an attempt to lure others into combative argument


lexentry: eng/troll__Noun__2
written_rep: troll
trans_list: troll
sense:
person who sows discord, or spreads misinformation or propaganda, in order to promote an agenda as part of an organized political campaign


lexentry: eng/troll__Verb__1
written_rep: troll
trans_list: troller
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) to make or post inflammatory or insincere statements in an attempt to lure (someone) into combative argument


lexentry: eng/trope__Noun__1
written_rep: trope
trans_list: trope | expression figurative
sense:
rhetoric: figure of speech in which words or phrases are used with a nonliteral or figurative meaning


lexentry: eng/tropism__Noun__1
written_rep: tropism
trans_list: tropisme
sense:
turning of an organism or part of an organism either towards or away from a stimulus; an instance of this


lexentry: eng/true_believer__Noun__1
written_rep: true believer
trans_list: vrai croyant
sense:
one who believes in something dogmatically even if it is proven false; a sufferer of true-believer syndrome


lexentry: eng/truing__Noun__1
written_rep: truing
trans_list: direction
sense:
The alignment (and cutting) of a wheel (especially a grinding wheel) such that its surface is concentric with its axis


lexentry: eng/tsundere__Noun__1
written_rep: tsundere
trans_list: tsundere
sense:
character who fits the archetype of being cold or hostile before gradually showing a warm and caring side


lexentry: eng/turn_up_one's_nose__Verb__1
written_rep: turn up one's nose
trans_list: faire la fine bouche | lever le nez
sense:
to regard or treat someone with contempt or scorn; to disregard or ignore someone in a contemptuous or scornful way


lexentry: eng/turn_up_one's_nose__Verb__1
written_rep: turn up one's nose
trans_list: faire la fine bouche | lever le nez
sense:
to tilt one’s face upwards slightly, and often to look downwards at someone, as a sign of contempt, disgust, or scorn


lexentry: eng/twinge__Noun__1
written_rep: twinge
trans_list: élancement
sense:
sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, especially one lasting for a short time


lexentry: eng/twit__Verb__1
written_rep: twit
trans_list: embêter
sense:
(transitive) to blame or reproach (someone), especially in a good-natured or teasing manner; (intransitive) to blame or reproach, especially in a good-natured or teasing manner


lexentry: eng/two_heads_are_better_than_one__Proverb__1
sense: joint thinking pays
written_rep: two heads are better than one
trans_list:
deux avis valent mieux qu'un | deux têtes valent mieux qu'une | il y a plus dans deux têtes que dans une


lexentry: eng/typographic_apostrophe__Noun__1
written_rep: typographic apostrophe
trans_list: apostrophe typographique
sense:
an apostrophe that has a curved, asymmetrical form, contrasted with the straight, vertically symmetrical typewriter apostrophe


lexentry: eng/udarnik__Noun__1
written_rep: udarnik
trans_list: oudarnik | ouvrier de choc
sense:
shock worker, super-productive worker in the Soviet Union and the other countries from the Soviet Bloc


lexentry: eng/unblock__Verb__1
written_rep: unblock
trans_list: débloquer
sense:
to enable communication again, via telephone, instant messaging, etc., with (somebody previously blocked)


lexentry: eng/underappreciated__Adjective__1
written_rep: underappreciated
trans_list:
insuffisamment apprécié | méconnu | mésestimé | pas apprécié à sa juste valeur | sous-estimé | sous-valorisé


lexentry: eng/undersecretary__Noun__1
written_rep: undersecretary
trans_list: sous-secrétaire
sense:
an administrator immediately subordinate to a head of a government department or to a member of a cabinet


lexentry: eng/understudy__Verb__1
written_rep: understudy
trans_list: doubler
sense:
to study or know a role to such an extent as to be able to replace the normal performer when required


lexentry: eng/uniformitarianism__Noun__1
written_rep: uniformitarianism
trans_list: actualisme | uniformitarisme
sense:
scientific principle that natural laws and processes operated in the past in the same way that they operate today


lexentry: eng/uniformity__Noun__1
written_rep: uniformity
trans_list: uniformité
sense:
quality or state of having the same characteristics or form as other things, and lacking variety; an instance of this


lexentry: eng/univerbation__Noun__1
written_rep: univerbation
trans_list: univerbation
sense:
(linguistics) the diachronic process of forming a new single word from a fixed expression of several words


lexentry: eng/unravel__Verb__1
written_rep: unravel
trans_list: démêler | dénouer | résoudre
sense:
(transitive) to clear (something) from complication or difficulty; to investigate and solve (a mystery, a problem, etc.)


lexentry: eng/unreliable_narrator__Noun__1
sense: narrating character or storyteller who provides questionable information to the audience or reader
written_rep: unreliable narrator
trans_list:
narrateur douteux | narrateur incertain | narrateur non fiable | narratrice douteuse | narratrice incertaine | narratrice non fiable


lexentry: eng/up_the_ante__Verb__1
sense: raise the stakes
written_rep: up the ante
trans_list:
augmenter la mise | corser | faire monter les enchères | mettre la barre plus haut | monter la barre | surenchérir


lexentry: eng/urban__Adjective__1
written_rep: urban
trans_list: urbain | citadin
sense:
of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or happening or located in, a city or town; of, pertaining to, or characteristic of life in such a place


lexentry: eng/vaccine__Noun__1
written_rep: vaccine
trans_list: vaccin
sense:
substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease


lexentry: eng/vagrant__Noun__1
written_rep: vagrant
trans_list: vagabond | clodo | clodote | clodotte | vagabonde
sense:
person without settled employment or habitation who supports himself or herself by begging or some dishonest means


lexentry: eng/value_date__Noun__1
written_rep: value date
trans_list: date de valeur
sense:
Date and action on which payments are credited or debited to the customer's imagined but legally real account


lexentry: eng/vanity_press__Noun__1
written_rep: vanity press
trans_list: édition [[à compte d'auteur]]
sense:
book publisher that lets the author pay the expenses of publishing up front, leaving the risk of financial failure with the author


lexentry: eng/variety__Noun__1
written_rep: variety
trans_list: variété
sense:
specific form of a language, neutral to whether that form is an accent, dialect, register, etc., and to its prestige level


lexentry: eng/vellicate__Verb__1
written_rep: vellicate
trans_list: exciter
sense:
touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements


lexentry: eng/venomous__Adjective__1
written_rep: venomous
trans_list: vénéneux | venimeux
sense:
of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom


lexentry: eng/verve__Noun__1
written_rep: verve
trans_list: verve
sense:
enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing


lexentry: eng/vice_squad__Noun__1
sense: police section specialized in vice crimes
written_rep: vice squad
trans_list:
police des mœurs | brigade de répression du proxénétisme | brigade des mœurs | brigade mondaine | police des braguettes


lexentry: eng/victimology__Noun__1
written_rep: victimology
trans_list: victimologie
sense:
the study of the victims of crime, and especially of the reasons why some people are more prone to be victims


lexentry: eng/victory__Noun__1
written_rep: victory
trans_list: victoire
sense:
condition or state of having won a battle or competition, or having succeeded in an effort; an instance of this


lexentry: eng/vigour__Noun__1
written_rep: vigour
trans_list: force | vigueur
sense:
active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy


lexentry: eng/vigour__Noun__1
written_rep: vigour
trans_list: vigueur
sense:
strength or force in animal or force in animal or vegetable nature or action; as, a plant grows with vigor


lexentry: eng/voucher__Noun__1
written_rep: voucher
trans_list: bon | coupon | bon d’échange
sense:
a piece of paper that entitles the holder to a discount, or that can be exchanged for goods and services


lexentry: eng/wad_hook__Noun__1
written_rep: wad hook
trans_list: tire-balle | tire-bourre | tireballe | tirebourre
sense:
two spiral blades arranged something like a corkscrew for extracting spherical objects from the bottom of a bore-hole, particularly a bullet from a firearm


lexentry: eng/wadi__Noun__1
written_rep: wadi
trans_list: oued
sense:
a valley, gully, or stream-bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season


lexentry: eng/wallow__Verb__1
written_rep: wallow
trans_list: se vautrer
sense:
to roll oneself about, as in mire; to tumble and roll about; to move lazily or heavily in any medium; to flounder; as, swine wallow in the mire


lexentry: eng/war_of_aggression__Noun__1
written_rep: war of aggression
trans_list: guerre d'agression
sense:
military conflict waged without the justification of self-defense, usually for territorial gain and subjugation


lexentry: eng/warranty__Noun__1
written_rep: warranty
trans_list: garantie
sense:
a written guarantee, usually over a fixed period, provided to someone who buys a product or item, which states that repairs will be provided free of charge in case of damage or a fault


lexentry: eng/warranty__Noun__1
written_rep: warranty
trans_list: garantie
sense:
legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised


lexentry: eng/we__Pronoun__1
written_rep: we
trans_list: nous | on
sense:
generic we (the speaker and at least one other person, regardless of whether it's the person being addressed)


lexentry: eng/weal__Noun__2
written_rep: weal
trans_list: zébrure
sense:
a raised, longitudinal wound, usually purple, on the surface of flesh caused by stroke of rod or whip


lexentry: eng/wear_and_tear__Noun__1
written_rep: wear and tear
trans_list: usure
sense:
physical damage caused to an object due to ordinary use over time; process by which such physical damage is caused


lexentry: eng/wedge_politics__Noun__1
written_rep: wedge politics
trans_list: politique de la division
sense:
A strategy or pattern of behavior by a politician, political party, or advocacy group which is intended to have a divisive effect on one's political opponents or on the electorate


lexentry: eng/welding__Verb__1
written_rep: welding
trans_list: soudage
sense:
the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler


lexentry: eng/what_date_is_it_today__Phrase__1
sense: what date is it today?
written_rep: what date is it today
trans_list:
quelle date est-il aujourd'hui ? | quelle date sommes-nous aujourd'hui ? | quelle est la date aujourd'hui ?


lexentry: eng/when_pigs_fly__Adverb__1
sense: never, expressed by an idiom
written_rep: when pigs fly
trans_list:
quand les poules auront des dents | la semaine des quatre jeudis | à la Saint Glinglin | à la Saint-Glinglin | aux calendes grecques | à Pâques ou à la Trinité


lexentry: eng/where_there's_smoke,_there's_fire__Proverb__1
written_rep: where there's smoke, there's fire
trans_list: il n’y a pas de fumée sans feu
sense:
if there is a hint of something occurring it could indeed be true, but rumors should be handled with skepticism


lexentry: eng/whet__Verb__1
written_rep: whet
trans_list: attiser
sense:
(transitive) to make more keen or to stimulate (someone’s appetite, interest, etc.); (intransitive) to make more keen


lexentry: eng/whet__Verb__1
written_rep: whet
trans_list: aiguiser
sense:
(transitive) to sharpen (something) by rubbing on an object; of an animal: to sharpen (its horns, teeth, tusks, etc.) by rubbing


lexentry: eng/whitewash__Noun__1
written_rep: whitewash
trans_list: blanchir
sense:
act of hiding mistakes or creating an appearance of honesty, propriety, etc.; campaign, investigation, etc., which intentionally hides or overlooks unfavourable facts


lexentry: eng/whitewash__Verb__1
written_rep: whitewash
trans_list: blanchir
sense:
(transitive) to hide (someone’s) mistakes, or to create an appearance of honesty, propriety, etc., for (someone); to intentionally hide or overlook (mistakes, unfavourable facts, wrongdoing, etc.)


lexentry: eng/whitewash__Verb__1
written_rep: whitewash
trans_list: badigeonner
sense:
(transitive) to paint (a building, a wall, etc.) a bright white with whitewash; (intransitive) to paint bright white with whitewash


lexentry: eng/wholesome__Adjective__1
written_rep: wholesome
trans_list: vertueux
sense:
favourable to morals, religion or prosperity; sensible; conducive to good; salutary; promoting virtue or being virtuous


lexentry: eng/wick__Noun__1
written_rep: wick
trans_list: mèche | mèche de bougie
sense:
bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action


lexentry: eng/wind_chimes__Noun__1
written_rep: wind chimes
trans_list: carillon à vent | carillon éolien
sense:
chime made from suspended wooden, metal, etc. tubes, bells and rods that tinkle when moved by the wind


lexentry: eng/window_dressing__Noun__1
written_rep: window dressing
trans_list: poudre aux yeux
sense:
a means of creating a deceptively favourable impression of something or someone; something for appearance only


lexentry: eng/wisdom__Noun__1
written_rep: wisdom
trans_list: sagesse
sense:
ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding


lexentry: eng/woof__Noun__1
written_rep: woof
trans_list: trame
sense:
set of yarns carried by the shuttle of a loom which are placed crosswise at right angles to and interlaced with the warp


lexentry: eng/word_break__Noun__1
written_rep: word break
trans_list: coupure
sense:
a point in writing where a word is split so that part of it is relegated to the next line, typically at the end of a syllable and marked with a hyphen


lexentry: eng/worry_someone_sick__Verb__1
sense: reflexive
written_rep: worry someone sick
trans_list:
se faire de la bile | se faire des cheveux blancs | se faire du mauvais sang | se faire du mouron | se faire un sang d'encre | se ronger les sangs


lexentry: eng/wrestle__Verb__1
written_rep: wrestle
trans_list: lutter
sense:
(intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat


lexentry: eng/writing_board__Noun__1
written_rep: writing board
trans_list: tableau
sense:
A smooth vertical surface to be written upon using an erasable material, large enough for several persons to read simultaneously.


lexentry: eng/xenolith__Noun__1
written_rep: xenolith
trans_list: xénolithe
sense:
geology: any piece of rock having a different origin to that of the igneous rock in which it is found


lexentry: eng/xeromorphic__Adjective__1
written_rep: xeromorphic
trans_list: xéromorphe
sense:
biology: of, relating to, or characteristic of the xerophytes, especially having the ability to store water in leaves and stems


lexentry: eng/yaw__Noun__1
written_rep: yaw
trans_list: lacet
sense:
A vessel's motion rotating about the vertical axis, so the bow yaws from side to side; a characteristic of unsteadiness


lexentry: eng/yaw__Noun__1
written_rep: yaw
trans_list: lacet
sense:
The rotation of an aircraft, ship, or missile about its vertical axis so as to cause the longitudinal axis of the aircraft, ship, or missile to deviate from the flight line or heading in its horizontal plane


lexentry: eng/yellow_jersey__Noun__1
written_rep: yellow jersey
trans_list: maillot jaune
sense:
yellow jersey or shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time


lexentry: eng/yoke__Noun__1
written_rep: yoke
trans_list: joug
sense:
bar or frame by which two oxen or other draught animals are joined at their necks enabling them to pull a cart, plough, etc.; device attached to a single draught animal for the same purpose


lexentry: eng/you_can't_make_an_omelette_without_breaking_eggs__Proverb__1
sense: phrase
written_rep: you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs
trans_list:
on ne fait pas d'omelette sans casser des œufs | on ne saurait faire d'omelette sans casser des œufs


lexentry: eng/you_can_catch_more_flies_with_honey_than_with_vinegar__Proverb__1
written_rep: you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar
trans_list: on n'attrape pas des mouches avec du vinaigre | plus fait douceur que violence
sense:
It is easier to persuade others with polite requests and a positive attitude rather than with rude demands and negativity


lexentry: eng/young_adult__Noun__1
written_rep: young adult
trans_list: jeune adulte
sense:
person who has achieved the age of majority but whose character and personality are still developing as they gain experience


lexentry: eng/yours_faithfully__Adjective__1
sense: polite, formulaic end to letters
written_rep: yours faithfully
trans_list:
Je vous prie d'agréer, Mesdames, Messieurs, l'assurance de ma considération distinguée | fidèlement votre | sincères salutations


lexentry: eng/zakat__Noun__1
written_rep: zakat
trans_list: zakât
sense:
almsgiving in the form of an annual tax on certain types of property, which is used for charitable purposes


lexentry: eng/zemstvo__Noun__1
written_rep: zemstvo
trans_list: zemstvo
sense:
a Russian districtual or provincial conciliary or elective local-governmental administrative division


lexentry: eng/zerg__Verb__1
written_rep: zerg
trans_list: zergler | zerguer
sense:
To attack an opponent with a large swarm of units before they have been able to build sufficient defences


lexentry: eng/zodiacal_light__Noun__1
written_rep: zodiacal light
trans_list: lumière zodiacale
sense:
soft glow of white light extending upward from the horizon along the ecliptic, particularly in the tropics


lexentry: eng/zone__Noun__1
written_rep: zone
trans_list: zone
sense:
networking: that collection of a domain's DNS resource records that are not delegated to another authority


