| n- {prefix} /ɛn/
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:: n-
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| N {n} /ɛn/ (north)
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:: N {m}
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| n00b {n} (beginner) SEE: newbie
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::
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| n/a {adj} (not applicable)
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:: non applicable, sans objet
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| n/a {adj} (not available)
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:: non disponible (N/D)
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| nab {v} /næb/ (to grab or snatch)
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:: choper [Europe], pogner [Canada]
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| Nablus {prop} (Nablus)
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:: Naplouse {f}
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| nabob {n} /ˈneɪbɑb/ (an Indian ruler)
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:: nabab {m}
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| nabob {n} (someone of great wealth)
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:: nabab {m}
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| nabob {n} (someone with grandiose style or manner)
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:: nabab {m}
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| NaCl {n} (sodium chloride) SEE: sodium chloride
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::
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| NaCl {n} (table salt) SEE: table salt
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::
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| nacre {n} (pearly substance on the interior of shells) SEE: mother-of-pearl
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::
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| nada {pron} (nothing) SEE: nothing
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::
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| Nadezhda {prop} (transliteration of Надежда)
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:: Nadège {f}
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| Nadia {prop} (female given name)
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:: Nadia
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| nadir {n} /ˈneɪ.dɪɹ/ (point of the sky)
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:: nadir {m}
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| nadir {n} (figuratively the lowest point)
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:: fond {m}
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| nadiral {adj} /ˈneɪ.dɪɹəl/ (at a nadir)
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:: nadiral {m}
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| naevus {n} (abnormal area on skin) SEE: mole
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::
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| naïf {n} (one who is naive) SEE: naif
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::
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| naff all {pron} (nothing)
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:: que dalle
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| NAFLD {n} (non-alcoholic fatty liver disease)
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:: stéatose hépatique non alcoolique {f}, maladie du soda, NASH {f}
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| NAFTA {prop} (North American Free Trade Agreement)
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:: ALÉNA
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| nag {n} /ˈnæɡ/ (old useless horse)
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:: rosse {f}, haridelle {f}, rossinante {f}, carne {f}, canasson {m}
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| nagging {adj} (causing persistent mild pain)
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:: persistant
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| Nagorno-Karabakh {prop} /nəˌɡɔːnəʊ kɑːɹəˈbɑːk/ (region in South Caucasus)
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:: Haut-Karabakh {m}, Haut-Karabagh {m}, Artsakh {m}
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| Nagorny Karabakh {prop} (Nagorno-Karabakh) SEE: Nagorno-Karabakh
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::
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| Nagy {prop}
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:: Nagy
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| Nagykanizsa {prop} (town in Hungary)
|
:: Nagykanizsa
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| nah {interj} /næː/ (no)
|
:: nan
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| Nahuatl {prop} /ˈnɑːwɑːt(ə)l/ (language)
|
:: nahuatl {m}
|
| Nahum {prop} (book of the Bible)
|
:: Nahum {m}
|
| naiad {n} /ˈneɪæd/ (female deity)
|
:: naïade {f}
|
| naif {n} (one who is naive)
|
:: naïf
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| nail {n} /neɪl/ (on fingers and toes)
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:: ongle {m}
|
| nail {n} (spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials)
|
:: clou {m}
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| nail {n} (archaic English unit of length)
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:: seize {m} (actually of an ell or 2.9 inches)
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| nail {v} (employ a nail as a fastener)
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:: clouer
|
| nail {v} (catch)
|
:: choper
|
| nail {v} (accomplish something completely and successfully)
|
:: envoyer
|
| nail {v} (hit a target effectively with some weapon)
|
:: toucher
|
| nail {v} (engage in sexual intercourse)
|
:: fourrer, emmancher, baiser
|
| nail clipper {n} (nail trimmer)
|
:: coupe-ongles {m}
|
| nail cutter {n} (nail clipper) SEE: nail clipper
|
::
|
| nail file {n} (A file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails)
|
:: lime à ongles {f}
|
| nail gun {n} (gun which drives nails)
|
:: cloueur {m}, pistolet à clous {m}
|
| nail polish {n} (cosmetic lacquer)
|
:: vernis à ongles {m}
|
| nail polish remover {n} (solvent used to remove nail polish)
|
:: dissolvant {m}
|
| nail scissors {n} (small scissors)
|
:: ciseaux à ongles {m}
|
| nail trimmer {n} (nail clipper) SEE: nail clipper
|
::
|
| Nairobi {prop} /naɪˈɹoʊbi/ (capital of Kenya)
|
:: Nairobi
|
| Naissaar {prop} (island in northern Estonia)
|
:: Naissaar
|
| naive {adj} /naɪˈiːv/ (lacking experience, wisdom, or judgement)
|
:: naïf, ingénu
|
| naive {adj} ((art) simple, childlike style)
|
:: naïf
|
| naivety {n} (naïveté) SEE: naïveté
|
::
|
| Nakba {prop} (Nakba)
|
:: nakba {f}
|
| naked {adj} /ˈneɪkɪd/ (not wearing any clothes)
|
:: nu
|
| naked {adj} (lacking some clothing)
|
:: nu
|
| naked {adj}
|
:: nu {m}, nue {f}
|
| naked as a jaybird {adj} (naked)
|
:: nu comme un ver
|
| naked as the day one was born {adj} (completely naked)
|
:: nu(e) comme un ver
|
| naked eye {n} (unaided eyesight)
|
:: œil nu {m}
|
| nakedhood {n} (nakedness) SEE: nakedness
|
::
|
| nakedness {n} (state of being naked)
|
:: nudité {f}
|
| Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic {prop} (landlocked exclave of the Republic of Azerbaijan)
|
:: République autonome de Nakhitchevan {f}
|
| Nakhichevan {prop} (autonomous republic of Azerbaijan)
|
:: Nakhitchevan {m}
|
| Nakhodka {prop} (city in Russia)
|
:: Nakhodka
|
| Nalchik {prop} (city in Russia)
|
:: Naltchik {m}
|
| NAM {prop} (Non-Aligned Movement)
|
:: Mouvement des non-alignés
|
| namaste {n} /ˈnʌməsteɪ/ (a greeting)
|
:: namasté
|
| namaz {n} (prayer) SEE: prayer
|
::
|
| namby-pamby {adj} (insipid and sentimental)
|
:: gnangnan
|
| namby-pamby {n} (one who is insipid, sentimental or weak)
|
:: gnangnan {m}
|
| name {n} /neɪm/ (word or phrase indicating a particular person, place, class or thing)
|
:: nom {m}
|
| name {n} (reputation, see also: reputation)
|
:: nom {m}
|
| name {n} (person or legal person)
|
:: nom
|
| name {v} (to give a name to)
|
:: nommer, dénommer
|
| name {v} (to mention, specify)
|
:: choisir, élire
|
| name {v} (to identify, define, specify)
|
:: préciser
|
| name {v} (to publicly implicate)
|
:: identifier, appeler
|
| name {v} (to designate for a role)
|
:: nommer
|
| name brand {n} (trademark)
|
:: marque déposée {f}, marque de fabrique {f}, nom commercial {m}
|
| name card {n} (business card) SEE: business card
|
::
|
| named {adj} /ˈneɪmd/ (having a name)
|
:: nommé
|
| name day {n} (feast day of a saint)
|
:: fête {f}, fête du prénom {f}
|
| named pipe {n} (extension to the anonymous pipe)
|
:: canal nommé {m}
|
| nameless {adj} (having no name)
|
:: sans nom, innomé
|
| namely {adv} /ˈneɪmli/ (specifically)
|
:: nommément, c'est-à-dire, à savoir
|
| name names {v} (identify specific people)
|
:: citer des noms
|
| namepiece {n}
|
:: objet éponyme
|
| nameplate {n} (A plate or plaque inscribed with a name)
|
:: plaque {f} [de nom]
|
| namesake {n} /ˈneɪmseɪk/ (person with the same name as another)
|
:: homonyme {m}
|
| namespace {n} /ˈneɪmspeɪs/ (conceptual space)
|
:: espace de nom {m}, espace de noms {m}
|
| nametag {n} (tag with one's name on it)
|
:: nominette {f}
|
| Namibia {prop} /nəˈmɪbi.ə/ (Republic of Namibia)
|
:: Namibie {f}
|
| Namibian {n} (a person from Namibia or of Namibian descent)
|
:: Namibien {m}, Namibienne {f}
|
| Namur {prop} (province)
|
:: Namur {m}
|
| Namur {prop} (city)
|
:: Namur {m}
|
| na-na na-na boo-boo {phrase} /ˈnæːnəˌnæːnə ˈbuːˌbuː/ (taunt tune)
|
:: nanananère, nananère
|
| nancy {n} ((derogatory slang) effeminate male homosexual) SEE: fairy
|
::
|
| Nancy {prop} /ˈnænsi/ (a city in northeastern France)
|
:: Nancy {m}
|
| NAND {n} (binary operator)
|
:: NON-ET {m}
|
| nanny {n} /ˈnæni/ (child's nurse)
|
:: nounou {f}, nourrice {f}, bonne d'enfants {f}
|
| nanny {n} (female goat) SEE: nanny goat
|
::
|
| nanny goat {n} (female goat)
|
:: chèvre {f}, bique {f} [colloquial]
|
| nano- {prefix} /ˈnænoʊ/ (10-9)
|
:: nano-
|
| nanobel {n}
|
:: nanobel {f}
|
| nanobiotechnological {adj} (of or relating to nanobiotechnology)
|
:: nanobiotechnologique
|
| nanobiotechnology {n} (any of several forms of biotechnology employing devices on the nano scale)
|
:: nanobiotechnologie {f}
|
| nanocanal {n}
|
:: nanocanal {m}
|
| nanocandela {n}
|
:: nanocandela {f}
|
| nanocar {n}
|
:: nanovoiture {f}
|
| nanocephaly {n}
|
:: nanocéphalie {f}
|
| nanochip {n}
|
:: nanopuce {f}
|
| nanocode {n}
|
:: nanocode {m}
|
| nanoconductor {n} (a nanoscale conductor)
|
:: nanoconducteur {m}
|
| nanocormia {n}
|
:: nanocormie {f}
|
| nanocoulomb {n}
|
:: nanocoulomb {m}
|
| nanocrystal {n} (nanometer sized crystal)
|
:: nanocristal {m}
|
| nanodiamond {n} (a nanoscale fragment of diamond)
|
:: nanodiamant {m}
|
| nanodisk {n} (a nanoscale disk)
|
:: nanodisque {m}
|
| nanodrug {n} (a drug containing nanoparticles)
|
:: nanomédicament {m}
|
| nanoelectrode {n} (a nanoscale electrode)
|
:: nanoélectrode {f}
|
| nanoelectronic {adj} (describing any electronic device constructed on the nano scale)
|
:: nanoélectronique
|
| nanoelectronvolt {n}
|
:: nanoélectronvolt {m}
|
| nanofarad {n} (electrical unit)
|
:: nanofarad {m}
|
| nanogram {n}
|
:: nanogramme {m}
|
| nanohenry {n}
|
:: nanohenry {m}
|
| nanokatal {n}
|
:: nanokatal {m}
|
| nanomanipulation {n} (the manipulation of nanoscale objects using nanotechnology)
|
:: nanomanipulation {f}
|
| nanomechanism {n} (any nanoscale mechanism)
|
:: nanomécanisme {m}
|
| nanomelia {n}
|
:: nanomélie {f}
|
| nanometer {n} (nanometre) SEE: nanometre
|
::
|
| nanometre {n} (subunit of length)
|
:: nanomètre
|
| nanomotor {n}
|
:: nanomoteur {m}
|
| nano-ohm {n} (unit of electrical resistance)
|
:: nanoohm {m}
|
| nanoparticulate {adj} (composed of nanoparticles)
|
:: nanoparticulaire
|
| nanophanerophyte {n} /ˌnænoʊˈfænəɹəˌfaɪt/ (any phanerophyte between about 10 and 80 inches in height)
|
:: nanophanérophyte {m}
|
| nanophotonic {adj} (of or pertaining to nanophotonics)
|
:: nanophotonique
|
| nanopowder {n} (agglomerate)
|
:: nanopoudre {f}
|
| nanoprocessor {n}
|
:: nanoprocesseur {m}
|
| nanoribbon {n} (a nanostructure in the form of a ribbon)
|
:: nanoruban {m}
|
| nanorobotic {adj} (relating to nanorobotics)
|
:: nanorobotique
|
| nanorobotics {n} (the science and technology of designing and manufacturing nanoscale machines, especially robotic machines)
|
:: nanorobotique {f}
|
| nanoscopic {adj} (having a scale expressed in nanometers)
|
:: nanoscopique
|
| nanoscopy {n} (the application of nanotechnology to the imaging of objects at nanoscale)
|
:: nanoscopie {f}
|
| nanosecond {n} (measure of time)
|
:: nanoseconde {f}
|
| nanosensor {n}
|
:: nanocapteur {m}
|
| nanosilver {n}
|
:: nanoargent {f}
|
| nanosponge {n} (a sponge that has nanosize holes, especially one used for biomimetic detoxification)
|
:: nanoéponge {f}
|
| nanotechnology {n} (science and technology of creating nanoparticles)
|
:: nanotechnologie {f}
|
| nanotribology {n} (the branch of tribology that studies friction at the nanoscale)
|
:: nanotribologie {f}
|
| nanotube {n} (A carbon molecule, in the shape of a tube)
|
:: nanotube {m}
|
| nanowire {n} (wire whose width is of the order of nanometers)
|
:: nanofil {m}
|
| nanoworld {n} (the sphere of influence of nanotechnology)
|
:: nanomonde {m}
|
| Nanterre {prop} /nɑːnˈtɛə(ɹ)/ (city in Île-de-France)
|
:: Nanterre
|
| Nantes {prop} (a city in west France)
|
:: Nantes
|
| Naomi {prop} /neɪˈoʊmi/ (Biblical character)
|
:: Noémi {f}
|
| Naomi {prop} (female given name)
|
:: Noémie {f}
|
| nap {n} /næp/
|
:: sieste {f}, somme {m}
|
| nap {v} (to have a nap)
|
:: faire une sieste, faire un somme
|
| napa cabbage {n} (type of Chinese cabbage)
|
:: chou chinois {m}
|
| Napaea {n}
|
:: napée {f}
|
| napalm {n} /ˈneɪ.pɑːm/ (inflammable substance)
|
:: napalm {m}
|
| nape {n} /neɪp/ (back part of the neck)
|
:: nuque {f}
|
| naphtha {n} /ˈnæfθə/ (naturally occurring liquid petroleum)
|
:: naphte {m}
|
| naphtha {n} (liquid distilled from petroleum)
|
:: naphte {m}
|
| naphthalene {n} (white crystalline hydrocarbon)
|
:: naphtalène {m}
|
| naphthalenic {adj}
|
:: naphtalénique
|
| napiform {adj} /ˈneɪ.pɪ.fɔɹm/ (shaped like a turnip)
|
:: napiforme
|
| napkin {n} (diaper) SEE: diaper
|
::
|
| napkin {n} (sanitary napkin) SEE: sanitary napkin
|
::
|
| napkin {n} /ˈnæp.kɪn/ (serviette)
|
:: serviette {f}
|
| napkin ring {n} (ring holding napkin)
|
:: rond de serviette {m}
|
| Naples {prop} /ˈneɪ.pəlz/ (province in Italy)
|
:: Naples {m}
|
| Naples {prop} (city in Italy)
|
:: Naples {m}
|
| Naples yellow {n} (yellow pigment, lead(II) antimonate)
|
:: jaune de Naples {m}, jaune d'antimoine {m}
|
| Napoleon {prop} (Napoleon Bonaparte)
|
:: Napoléon
|
| Napoleon {prop} (male given name)
|
:: Napoléon
|
| Napoleon complex {n} (psychological compensation for one's short physical stature)
|
:: complexe de Napoléon {m}
|
| Napoleonic {adj} (of or pertaining to Napoleon Bonaparte)
|
:: napoléonien
|
| nappy {n} (diaper) SEE: diaper
|
::
|
| nappy rash {n} (rashes in the diaper area)
|
:: érythème fessier {m}
|
| narcissism {n} /ˈnɑɹsəˌsɪzm/ (excessive love of oneself)
|
:: narcissisme {m}
|
| narcissist {n} (one who shows extreme love for themselves)
|
:: narcissique
|
| narcissistic {adj} /ˌnɑɹ.sɨˈsɪs.tɪk/ (having an inflated idea of one's own importance)
|
:: narcissique {m} {f}
|
| narcissistic {adj} (obsessed with one's image and ego)
|
:: narcissique {m} {f}
|
| narcissus {n} /nɑɹˈsɪsəs/ (any of several bulbous flowering plants, of the genus Narcissus)
|
:: narcisse {m}
|
| Narcissus {prop} (mythical youth)
|
:: Narcisse
|
| narco- {prefix} (pertaining to stupor, sleep, or a state of unconsciousness)
|
:: narco-
|
| narco- {prefix} (of or pertaining to narcotics or their trade and use)
|
:: narco-
|
| narcolepsy {n} (sleeping disorder)
|
:: narcolepsie {f}
|
| narcoterrorism {n} (terrorism as a factor in narcotrafficking)
|
:: narcoterrorisme {m}
|
| narcotherapy {n} (narcotic therapy)
|
:: narcothérapie {f}
|
| narcotic {n} (class of drugs)
|
:: narcotique
|
| narcotic {n} (numbing drug)
|
:: narcotique
|
| narcotize {v} /ˈnɑɹ.kəˌtaɪz/ (to use a narcotic to induce narcosis in)
|
:: narcotiser
|
| Nares Strait {prop} (strait between Ellesmere Island and Greenland)
|
:: détroit de Nares {m}
|
| narghile {n} (tobacoo pipe) SEE: hookah
|
::
|
| Narnia {prop} /ˈnɑː(ɹ).ni.ə/ (a fictional land)
|
:: Narnia
|
| narrate {v} /ˈnæɹeɪt/ (to relate a story)
|
:: raconter, conter, narrer
|
| narrate {v} (to give an account)
|
:: rapporter, relater
|
| narratee {n} (someone to whom a story is narrated)
|
:: narrataire {m}
|
| narration {n} /ˌnɛɚˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ (act of recounting or relating)
|
:: narration {f}
|
| narrative {adj} /ˈnæɹətɪv/ (telling a story)
|
:: narratif
|
| narrative {n} (systematic recitation of an event)
|
:: récit {m}
|
| narrator {n} /ˈnæɹeɪtəɹ/ (in story)
|
:: narrateur {m}, narratrice {f}
|
| narrator {n} (in film and television)
|
:: narrateur {m}, narratrice {f}
|
| narrow {adj} /ˈnæɹoʊ/ (having small width)
|
:: étroit {m}
|
| narrow {v} (to reduce in width or extent)
|
:: réduire, rétrécir
|
| narrowly {adv} (by a narrow margin; closely)
|
:: étroitement
|
| narrow-minded {adj} (having restricted or rigid views, and being unreceptive to new ideas)
|
:: têtu
|
| narrow-minded {adj} (intolerant, bigoted or prejudiced)
|
:: intolérant
|
| narrow-minded {adj}
|
:: borné
|
| narrowness {n} (state of being narrow)
|
:: étroitesse
|
| narthex {n} /ˈnɑɹθɛks/ (vestibule leading to the nave)
|
:: narthex {m}
|
| Naruto {prop} (Japanese city)
|
:: Naruto
|
| narutomaki {n} (kamaboko)
|
:: narutomaki {m}
|
| Narva {prop} (City in Estonia)
|
:: Narva {m}
|
| narwhal {n} /ˈnɑɹʍəl/ (Arctic cetacean)
|
:: narval {m}, licorne de mer {f}
|
| Naryan-Mar {prop} (city in Russia)
|
:: Narian-Mar {m}
|
| NASA {prop} /ˈnæsə/ (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
|
:: NASA {f}
|
| nasal {adj} /ˈneɪzəl/ (pertaining to the nose)
|
:: nasal
|
| nasal {adj} (having a quality imparted by means of the nose)
|
:: nasal
|
| nasal bone {n} (either of two small oblong bones which form "the bridge" of the nose)
|
:: os nasal
|
| nasal cavity {n} (air-filled space behind nose)
|
:: cavité nasale
|
| nasal concha {n} (bony plate in the nasal cavity)
|
:: cornet nasal
|
| nasal consonant {n} (nasal consonant)
|
:: consonne nasale {f}
|
| nasality {n} (state or quality of being nasal)
|
:: nasalité {f}
|
| nasalization {n} (articulation such that air flows through the nose and mouth)
|
:: nasalisation {f}
|
| nasalize {v} (allow air to flow through the nose during the articulation of a speech sound)
|
:: nasaliser
|
| nasal mutation {n} (A type of pronunciation change)
|
:: mutation nasalisante {f}
|
| nasalness {n} (quality of being nasal)
|
:: nasalité {f}
|
| nasal polyp {n} (growth in the nose)
|
:: polype nasal {m}
|
| nasal septum {n} (septum in the nose)
|
:: cloison {f}
|
| nasal vowel {n} (nasal vowel)
|
:: voyelle nasale {f}
|
| nascent {adj} /ˈneɪ.sənt/ (emerging; just coming into existence)
|
:: naissant, émergent
|
| nase {n}
|
:: hotu {m}
|
| nasogenian {adj}
|
:: nasogénien
|
| Nassau {prop} /ˈnæsɔː/ (capital of the Bahamas)
|
:: Nassau
|
| Nasserism {n} (an Arab nationalist political ideology based on the thinking of the former Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser)
|
:: nassérisme {m}
|
| Nasserist {n} (a proponent of Nasserism)
|
:: nassériste {m} {f}
|
| nasturtium {n} /nasˈtɜːʃəm/ (plant of the genus Tropaeolum)
|
:: capucine {f}
|
| nata de coco {n} (jelly made by coconut water)
|
:: nata de coco {f}
|
| Natalia {prop} (female given name) SEE: Natalie
|
::
|
| Natalie {prop} (female given name)
|
:: Nathalie
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| Natasha {prop} /nəˈtɑʃə/ (female given name)
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:: Natacha {f}
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| natation {n} /næ.teɪ.ʃən/
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:: natation {f}
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| natatorial {adj}
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:: nageur {m}
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| natch {adv} /nætʃ/ (naturally)
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:: ben ouais
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| Nathan {prop} /ˈneɪθən/ (biblical prophet)
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:: Nathan
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| Nathan {prop} (male given name)
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:: Nathan
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| Nathanael {prop} (biblical Apostle)
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:: Nathanaël
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| Nathanael {prop} (male given name)
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:: Nathanaël
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| Nathaniel {prop} (cognate of the name) SEE: Nathanael
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::
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| nation {n} /ˈneɪ.ʃən/ (community of people)
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:: nation {f}
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| nation {n} (sovereign state)
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:: état {m}, État {m}, Etat {m}
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| national {adj} /ˈnæʃ(ə)nəl/ (of or having to do with a nation)
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:: national
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| national anthem {n} (official song of a nation or country)
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:: hymne national {m}
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| national assembly {n} (National Assembly) SEE: National Assembly
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::
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| National Assembly {prop} (national legislature)
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:: Assemblée nationale
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| National Convention {prop} (assembly holding executive power during the French Revolution)
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:: Convention nationale {f}
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| national day {n} (day marking a country's establishment)
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:: fête nationale {f}
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| national debt {n} (money owed by the government of a nation)
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:: dette publique {f}
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| national emblem {n} (official emblem of a nation or country)
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:: emblème national {m}
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| nationalisation {n} (making private assets public)
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:: nationalisation {f}
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| nationalism {n} /ˈnæʃənəlɪzəm/ (idea of supporting one's country and culture)
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:: nationalisme {m}
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| nationalism {n} (support of one nation's interests to the exclusion of others) SEE: jingoism
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::
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| nationalist {adj} (of or relating to nationalism)
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:: nationaliste
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| nationalist {n} (advocate of nationalism)
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:: nationaliste {m} {f}
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| nationalistic {adj} (of, relating to, or advocating nationalism) SEE: nationalist
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::
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| nationality {n} /ˌnæ.ʃəˈnæl.ɪ.ti/ (membership of a nation or state)
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:: nationalité {f}
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| nationality {n} (nationalism) SEE: nationalism
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::
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| nationalization {n} (nationalisation) SEE: nationalisation
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::
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| nationalize {v} /ˈnæʃənəlaɪz/ (to make a private asset public)
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:: nationaliser
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| National League {prop}
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:: Ligue nationale {f}
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| nationally {adv} (in a way relating to the whole nation)
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:: nationalement
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| national park {n} (national park)
|
:: parc national {m}
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| national security {n} (safety of a country)
|
:: sécurité nationale {f}
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| National Socialism {n} (ideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP)
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:: national-socialisme {m}
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| national sports team {n} (national sports team)
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:: sélection
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| national treasure {n} (something deemed to be of value to an entire nation)
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:: trésor national {m}
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| nation of laws {n} (nation-state subject to rule of law)
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:: État de droit {m}
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| nation-state {n} (nation state or nation-state)
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:: État-nation {m}, état-nation {m}
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| native {adj} /ˈneɪtɪv/ (belonging to one by birth)
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:: maternel
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| native {adj} (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning)
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:: autochtone {m} {f}, indigène {m} {f}
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| native {adj} (characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin)
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:: natif
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| native {adj} (biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality)
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:: endémique {m} {f}
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| native {n} (native speaker) SEE: native speaker
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::
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| Native America {prop}
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:: Amérique indienne {f}
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| Native American {adj} (of the American Indians) SEE: Indian
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::
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| native companion {n} (brolga) SEE: brolga
|
::
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| native language {n} (one's first language learned in childhood) SEE: mother tongue
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::
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| native soil {n} (homeland)
|
:: terre natale
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| native soil {n} (natural habitat)
|
:: environnement naturel, source première
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| native speaker {n} (person who grew up with a particular language as their mother tongue)
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:: locuteur natif {m}, locutrice native {f}
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| nativity {n} (Nativity) SEE: Nativity
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::
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| Nativity {prop} (birth of Jesus)
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:: Nativité {f}
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| nativity play {n} (the production/performance)
|
:: mystère de la nativité
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| nativity scene {n} (nativity scene)
|
:: Crèche de Noël, crèche
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| NATO {prop} /ˈneɪ.toʊ/ (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
|
:: OTAN {f}
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| natrolite {n} (mineral)
|
:: natrolite {f}
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| natter {v} /ˈnætɚ/ (to talk idly)
|
:: bavarder, blablater, papoter
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| Natterer's slaty antshrike {n} (bird)
|
:: batara de Natterer
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| natto {n} (Japanese food product)
|
:: nattō {m}
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| natty {adj} /ˈnæti/ (Smart and fashionable)
|
:: chic, élégant
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| Natufian {adj} (relating to a Mesolithic-era people)
|
:: natoufien
|
| Natufian {n} (someone of, or pertaining to, the Natufian culture)
|
:: Natoufien {m}, Natoufienne {f}
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| natural {adj} /ˈnætʃəɹəl/ (relating to nature)
|
:: naturel
|
| natural {adj} (without additives)
|
:: naturel
|
| natural {adj} (as expected)
|
:: normal, naturel
|
| natural child {n} (child born to unmarried parents)
|
:: enfant de l'amour {m}
|
| natural disaster {n} (natural phenomenon)
|
:: désastre naturel {m}
|
| natural fiber {n} (fiber which is obtained naturally)
|
:: fibre naturel {m}
|
| natural gas {n} (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits)
|
:: gaz naturel {m}
|
| natural history {n} (study of the origins and evolution of all living things)
|
:: histoire naturelle {f}
|
| natural history {n} (study of all natural phenomena)
|
:: histoire naturelle {f}
|
| naturalist {n} (person who advocates philosophical naturalism)
|
:: naturaliste {m} {f}
|
| naturalistic {adj} (of or relating to naturalism)
|
:: naturaliste
|
| naturalization {n} (act of granting (or getting granted) citizenship)
|
:: naturalisation {f}
|
| naturalize {v} (to acclimatize an animal or plant) SEE: acclimatize
|
::
|
| naturalize {v} /ˈnætʃəɹəˌlaɪz/ (to grant citizenship)
|
:: naturaliser
|
| natural join {n} (join)
|
:: jointure naturelle
|
| natural language {n} (human language developed naturally)
|
:: langue naturelle {f}
|
| natural language processing {n} (field concerning interaction with computers using natural languages)
|
:: traitement automatique du langage naturel {m}
|
| natural law {n} (An ethical theory)
|
:: droit naturel {m}
|
| natural log {n} (natural logarithm) SEE: natural logarithm
|
::
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| natural logarithm {n} (logarithm in base e)
|
:: logarithme naturel, logarithme népérien
|
| naturally {adv} /ˈnætʃ(ə)ɹəli/ (in a natural manner)
|
:: naturellement
|
| natural number {n} (positive integer or non-negative integer)
|
:: entier naturel {m}, nombre naturel {m}, nombre entier naturel {m}
|
| natural number {n} ((only) positive integer)
|
:: entier naturel {m}
|
| natural person {n} (human being)
|
:: personne physique {f}
|
| natural preserve {n} (nature reserve) SEE: nature reserve
|
::
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| natural reserve {n} (nature reserve) SEE: nature reserve
|
::
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| natural resource {n} (source of wealth that occurs naturally)
|
:: ressource naturelle {f}
|
| natural science {n} (science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world)
|
:: sciences de la nature {f-p}, sciences naturelles {f-p}
|
| natural selection {n} (natural selection)
|
:: sélection naturelle {f}
|
| nature {n} /ˈneɪtʃɚ/ (the natural world)
|
:: nature {f}
|
| nature {n} (essential characteristics)
|
:: nature {f}
|
| nature {n} (primitive state of being)
|
:: nature {f}
|
| nature {n} (everything related to biological and geographical states)
|
:: nature {f}
|
| nature preserve {n} (nature reserve) SEE: nature reserve
|
::
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| nature reserve {n} (area managed to conserve natural features)
|
:: réserve naturelle {f}, parc naturel {m}
|
| nature's scythe {n} (penis) SEE: penis
|
::
|
| naturism {n} /ˈneɪ.tʃəɹˌɪz.əm/ (the belief in or practice of going nude or unclad)
|
:: naturisme {m}
|
| naturist {n} (one who prefers to live without clothes, often for reasons of health)
|
:: naturiste {m} {f}
|
| naturist {adj} (Of or relating to naturism)
|
:: naturiste {m} {f}
|
| naturopath {n} (practitioner of naturopathy)
|
:: naturopathe
|
| naturopathy {n} (system of therapy)
|
:: naturopathie {f}
|
| naughty {adj} /ˈnɔti/ (bad; tending to misbehave or act badly)
|
:: malicieux, malin, méchant, vilain
|
| naughty {adj}
|
:: risqué
|
| naumachia {n} (recreation of sea battles in Ancient Rome)
|
:: naumachie {f}
|
| naupathia {n} (seasickness)
|
:: naupathie {f}
|
| nauropometer {n} (instrument)
|
:: nauropomètre {m}
|
| Nauru {prop} /nɑːˈuː.ɹuː/ (Republic of Nauru)
|
:: Nauru
|
| Nauruan {n} /nɑːˈuː.ɹuːn̩/ (person from Nauru)
|
:: Nauruan, Nauruane {f}
|
| Nauruan {adj} (pertaining to Nauru)
|
:: nauruan
|
| nausea {n} /ˈnɔzi.ə/ (feeling of physical unwellness, usually with the desire to vomit)
|
:: nausée {f}
|
| nausea {n} (strong dislike or disgust)
|
:: nausée {f}, dégoût {m}
|
| nausea {n} (motion sickness) SEE: motion sickness
|
::
|
| nauseous {adj} /ˈnɔːʃəs/ (causing nausea)
|
:: nauséabond
|
| nauseous {adj} (afflicted with nausea)
|
:: nauséeux
|
| nauseous {adj}
|
:: nauséeux
|
| -naut {suffix} (forms nouns meaning a voyager, farer or tripper)
|
:: -naute {m} {f}
|
| nautical {adj} /ˈnɔːtɪkl̩/ (relating to ships, shipping, navigation, and seamen)
|
:: nautique
|
| nautical mile {n} (nautical: a unit of measure equal to 1852 metres)
|
:: nautique, mille marin
|
| nautilus {n} /ˈnɔː.tɪ.ləs/ (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae)
|
:: nautile {m}
|
| Navajo {n} /ˈnæv.ə.həʊ/ (person)
|
:: Navajo
|
| Navajo {prop} (language)
|
:: navajo
|
| naval {adj} /ˈneɪvəl/ (of or relating to a navy)
|
:: naval
|
| Navarran {adj} (Navarrese) SEE: Navarrese
|
::
|
| Navarran {n} (Navarrese) SEE: Navarrese
|
::
|
| Navarre {prop} /nəˈvɑː(ɹ)/ (autonomous community of Spain)
|
:: Navarre
|
| Navarrese {adj} /ˌnævəˈɹiːz/ (from Navarre)
|
:: navarrais
|
| Navarrese {n} (someone from Navarre)
|
:: Navarrais {m}
|
| nave {n} /neɪv/ (the middle or body of a church)
|
:: nef {f}
|
| nave {n} (hub of a wheel)
|
:: moyeu {m}
|
| navel {n} /ˈneɪvəl/ (remnant of umbilical cord)
|
:: nombril {m}
|
| navel-gazing {n} (contemplation of one's navel as an aid to meditation) SEE: omphaloskepsis
|
::
|
| navel-gazing {n} /ˈneɪvəlˌɡeɪzɪŋ/ (excessive focus on oneself)
|
:: nombrilisme {m}
|
| naïveté {n} /nɑˌiːvˈteɪ/ (lack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity)
|
:: naïveté {f}
|
| navicular {adj} (Shaped like a boat)
|
:: naviculaire
|
| navicular bone {n} (bone)
|
:: os naviculaire {m}
|
| navigability {n} (state of being navigable)
|
:: navigabilité {f}
|
| navigable {adj} /ˈnævɪɡəbəl/ (for a body of water: sea, river etc.)
|
:: navigable
|
| navigatable {adj} (navigable) SEE: navigable
|
::
|
| navigate {v} /ˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/ (travel over water)
|
:: naviguer
|
| navigate {v} (move on the internet)
|
:: naviguer
|
| navigation {n} (canal) SEE: canal
|
::
|
| navigation {n} /nævɪˈɡeɪʃən/ (theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a ship, aircraft or spaceship)
|
:: navigation {f}
|
| navigation bar {n}
|
:: zone de navigation {f}, barre de navigation {f}, panneau de navigation {m}, volet de navigation {m}
|
| navigator {n} (officer who navigates)
|
:: navigateur {m}
|
| navigator {n} (sea explorer)
|
:: navigateur {m}
|
| navvy {n} (laborer)
|
:: terrassier {m}
|
| navy {n} /ˈneɪvi/ (sea force)
|
:: force navale {f}, marine {f}
|
| navy {n} (department)
|
:: force navale {f}, marine {f}
|
| navy {n} (navy blue colour)
|
:: bleu marine {m}
|
| navy {adj} (having a navy (dark blue) colour, see also: light blue; blue)
|
:: bleu marine
|
| navy {adj} (belonging to the navy)
|
:: naval, marin
|
| navy blue {n} (a dark blue color)
|
:: bleu marine
|
| nay {adv} /neɪ/ (or rather)
|
:: ou plutôt, voire
|
| Naypyidaw {prop} /ˈneɪpjɪˌdɔː/ (capital of Burma)
|
:: Naypyidaw
|
| Nay Pyi Taw {prop} (Naypyidaw) SEE: Naypyidaw
|
::
|
| Nazarbayev {prop} (surname)
|
:: Nazarbaïev {m}
|
| Nazarene {adj} (Of or pertaining to Nazareth or its people)
|
:: nazaréen {m}
|
| Nazarene {adj} (Of or pertaining to the Church of the Nazarene)
|
:: nazaréen {m}
|
| Nazarene {n} (A person from Nazareth)
|
:: Nazaréen {m}
|
| Nazarene {n} (A member of the Church of the Nazarene)
|
:: Nazaréen {m}
|
| Nazarene {prop} (epithet of Jesus Christ)
|
:: Nazaréen {m}
|
| Nazareth {prop} /ˈnæzəɹəθ/ (a city in northern Israel)
|
:: Nazareth {m}
|
| Nazarite {n} (Jew bound by a vow)
|
:: nazir {m}, naziréen {m}, nazaréen {m}
|
| nazi {adj} (Nazi) SEE: Nazi
|
::
|
| nazi {n} (Nazi) SEE: Nazi
|
::
|
| Nazi {n} /ˈnɑːtsi/ (member of the Nazi party)
|
:: Nazi {m}, fasciste {m}
|
| Nazi {adj} (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism)
|
:: nazi, naziste
|
| Nazianzus {prop} /ˌnæzɪˈænzəs/ (Town in the region of Cappadocia)
|
:: Nazianze
|
| Nazification {n}
|
:: nazification {f}
|
| Nazism {prop} /ˈnɑːtsɪzəm/ (the ideology of Adolf Hitler’s NSDAP)
|
:: nazisme {m}
|
| NB {prop} (New Brunswick)
|
:: NB
|
| NBC {n}
|
:: NBC
|
| N-bomb {n} (neutron bomb) SEE: neutron bomb
|
::
|
| n-butane {n} /ɛnˈbjuːteɪn/ (hydrocarbon CH3(CH2)2CH3)
|
:: n-butane {m}
|
| NDG {prop} (Notre-Dame-de-Grace)
|
:: NDG
|
| n-dimensional {adj} (having arbitrary number of dimensions)
|
:: n-dimensionnel
|
| N'Djamena {prop} /əndʒɑːˈmeɪnɑː/ (capital city of Chad)
|
:: N'Djamena {f}, N’Djaména {f}, Ndjamena {f}
|
| NDP {prop} (New Democratic Party)
|
:: NPD
|
| née {adj} /neɪ/ (used to indicate maiden name of a woman)
|
:: née {f}
|
| Neanderthal {adj} /niˈændəɹθəl/ (of or pertaining to Homines neanderthalenses)
|
:: néandertalien
|
| Neanderthal {n} (a Homo neanderthalensis specimen)
|
:: homme de Néandertal {m}
|
| Neanderthal {n} (a primitive person)
|
:: homme de Néandertal {m}
|
| Neapolitan {adj} /ˌniːəˈpɒlɪtən/ (pertaining to Naples)
|
:: napolitain
|
| Neapolitan {adj} (ice cream)
|
:: tranche napolitaine {f}
|
| Neapolitan {n} (inhabitant or resident of Naples)
|
:: Napolitain {m}, Napolitaine {f}
|
| Neapolitan {prop} (language of Naples, Italy)
|
:: napolitain {m}
|
| neap tide {n} (tide which occurs when the moon is in its first or third quarter)
|
:: marée de morte eau {f}
|
| near {adj} /nɪɹ/ (physically close)
|
:: près, proche
|
| near {adj}
|
:: proche
|
| near {adv} (at or towards a position close in space or time)
|
:: près
|
| near {prep} (in close proximity to)
|
:: près de
|
| near {v} (come closer to)
|
:: approcher
|
| near {adj} (stingy) SEE: stingy
|
::
|
| near {adv} (nearly) SEE: nearly
|
::
|
| nearby {adj} (adjacent)
|
:: proche
|
| nearby {adv} (close to)
|
:: à proximité
|
| Nearctic {adj} (relating to the Neartcic ecozone)
|
:: néarctique
|
| near-death experience {n} (experience by people whose heart and brain have temporarily ceased to function)
|
:: expérience de mort imminente {f}
|
| Near East {prop} (region in Asia)
|
:: Proche-Orient {m}
|
| nearly {adv} /ˈnɪɹli/ (almost, but not quite)
|
:: presque
|
| nearness {n} (proximity) SEE: proximity
|
::
|
| near post {n} (goalpost)
|
:: premier poteau {m}
|
| nearsightedness {n} (property of being nearsighted)
|
:: myopie {f}
|
| near-synonym {n} (term which has a similar meaning)
|
:: quasi-synonyme {m}
|
| neat {n} (cattle) SEE: cattle
|
::
|
| neat {adj} /niːt/ (tidy, free from dirt)
|
:: net, ordonné
|
| neat {adj} (chemistry: with no solvent or cosolvent)
|
:: pur {m}, pure {f}
|
| neat {n} (cow, bovine)
|
:: bétail
|
| neatness {n} (the state of being neat)
|
:: netteté {f}
|
| Nebraskan {n}
|
:: Nébraskain {m}, Nébraskaine {f}, Nébraskien {m}, Nébraskienne {f}
|
| nebris {n} /ˈnɛbɹɪs/
|
:: nébride {f}
|
| nebula {n} /ˈnɛbjʊlə/ (a space cloud)
|
:: nébuleuse
|
| nebulosity {n} (cloudiness) SEE: cloudiness
|
::
|
| nebulosity {n} (the characteristic of being nebulous)
|
:: nébulosité {f}
|
| nebulous {adj} /ˈnɛbjʊləs/ (ill-defined)
|
:: nébuleux
|
| necessarily {adv} /ˌnɛsəˈsɛɹəli/ (of necessity)
|
:: absolument, nécessairement
|
| necessary {adj} /ˈnɛsəˌsɛɹi/ (needed, required)
|
:: nécessaire
|
| necessary {adj} (such as must be)
|
:: nécessaire
|
| necessary condition {n} (logical statement)
|
:: condition nécessaire {f}
|
| necessary evil {n} (unfavorable thing that must be done or accepted)
|
:: mal nécessaire {m}, mal pour un bien {m}
|
| necessitate {v} /nɪˈsɛsɪteɪt/ (to make necessary; require something to be brought about)
|
:: nécessiter, requérir, demander, exiger
|
| necessity {n} /nɪˈsɛsəti/ (quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite)
|
:: nécessité {f}
|
| necessity {n}
|
:: nécessité
|
| necessity is the mother of innovation {proverb} (necessity is the mother of invention) SEE: necessity is the mother of invention
|
::
|
| necessity is the mother of invention {proverb} (a person in need will find a way)
|
:: la nécessité est la mère de l'invention, nécessité fait loi
|
| necessity knows no law {proverb} (a person who is in great need of something will find a way to get it, and break the law if needed)
|
:: nécessité fait loi
|
| neck {n} /nɛk/ (part of body connecting the head and the trunk)
|
:: cou {m}, nuque {f} (nape of the neck)
|
| neck {n} (part of a shirt, dress etc.)
|
:: col {m}
|
| neck {n} (tapered part of a bottle)
|
:: goulot {m}
|
| neck {n} (extension of stringed instrument)
|
:: manche {m}
|
| neck {v}
|
:: tordre le cou
|
| neck {n} (folklore: shapeshifting water spirit) SEE: nix
|
::
|
| neck and neck {adj} (very close in progress)
|
:: coude à coude
|
| necklace {n} /ˈnɛkləs/ (jewelry)
|
:: collier {m}
|
| necklace {n} (method of execution)
|
:: supplice du pneu {m}
|
| necklet {n} (necklace) SEE: necklace
|
::
|
| necktie {n} /ˈnɛk.taɪ/ (strip of cloth worn around the neck and tied in the front)
|
:: cravate {f}
|
| necro- {prefix} /ˈnɛkɹəʊ/ (related to death)
|
:: nécro-
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| necrocracy {n} /nɛˈkɹɒkɹəsi/ (government that still operates under the rules of a former, dead leader)
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:: nécrocratie {f}
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| necrology {n} /nɛˈkɹɒlədʒi/ (listing of people who have died)
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:: nécrologie {f}, nécrologe
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| necromancer {n} /ˈnekɹə(ʊ)ˌmænsə/ (person who practices necromancy)
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:: nécromancien {m}, nécromancier {m}, nécromant {m}
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| necromancy {n} /ˈnɛkɹəˌmænsi/ (divination involving the dead)
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:: nécromancie {f}
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| necrophage {n} (organism)
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:: nécrophage {m}
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| necrophilia {n} /nɛkɹoʊˈfɪli.ə/ (pathological attraction to dead bodies)
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:: nécrophilie {f}
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| necrophilia {n} (pathological fascination with death)
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:: nécrophilie {f}
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| necrophobia {n} (fear of death or corpses)
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:: nécrophobie {f}
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| necropolis {n} /nɛˈkɹɒpəlɪs/ (cemetery)
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:: nécropole {f}
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| necropsy {n} /ˈnɛkɹɒpsi/ (pathological dissection of a corpse)
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:: nécropsie
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| necropsy {v} (to perform a necropsy)
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:: nécropsie
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| necrosis {n} (localized death of cells or tissue)
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:: nécrose {f}
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| necrotic {adj} (of or pertaining to necrosis)
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:: nécrotique
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| nectar {n} /ˈnɛk.təɹ/
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:: nectar {m}
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| nectarine {n} /ˈnɛk.tə.ɹin/ (fruit)
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:: nectarine {f}
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| nectary {n} (gland that secretes nectar)
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:: nectaire {m}
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| need {n} /niːd/ (something required)
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:: besoin {m}, nécessité {f}
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| need {v} (to have an absolute requirement for)
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:: avoir besoin de
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| need {v} (to want strongly)
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:: avoir besoin de
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| need {v} (to be obliged to)
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:: être obligé de, nécessiter
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| needle {n} /ˈniː.dl/ (implement for sewing etc.)
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:: aiguille {f}
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| needle {n} (indicating device)
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:: aiguille {f}
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| needle {n} (sensor phonograph stylus)
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:: saphir {m}
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| needle {n} (leaf of conifer)
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:: aiguille {f}
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| needle {v} (to pierce with a needle)
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:: coudre
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| needle {v} (to tease in order to provoke)
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:: taquiner, monter qqn, asticoter
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| needlecraft {n} (art or process)
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:: travaux d'aiguille {m-p}
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| needlefish {n} (slender fish)
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:: aiguillette {f}
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| needle furze {n} (Genista anglica)
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:: genêt d'Angleterre {m}, petit genêt épineux {m}, genisette {f}
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| needle in a haystack {n} (idiomatic)
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:: chercher une aiguille dans une botte de foin [verb]
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| needlenose pliers {n} (a variety of pliers with long, narrow extensions)
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:: pince à long bec
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| needless {adj} /ˈniːdləs/ (not needed)
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:: superflu, inutile
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| needless to say {adv} (obviously)
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:: cela va sans dire
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| needlework {n} (process of working with a needle)
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:: couture {f}, travaux d'aiguille {m-p}
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| needlework {n} (product of working with a needle)
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:: ouvrage {m}
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| needs {adv} (necessarily) SEE: necessarily
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::
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| needy {adj} /ˈniːdi/ (in need, poor)
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:: dans le besoin, nécessiteux
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| neener {interj} (a hostile taunt)
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:: lalalalère, na
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| ne'er cast a clout til May be out {proverb} (advice not to change from winter clothes)
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:: en avril ne te découvre pas d'un fil, en mai fait ce qu'il te plait
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| ne'er-do-well {n} (good-for-nothing) SEE: good-for-nothing
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::
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| nefarious {adj} /nɛˈfɛəɹi.əs/ (sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics)
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:: infâme, malfaisant {m}, néfaste
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| negation {n} /nəˈɡeɪʃən/ (act of negating something)
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:: négation {f}
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| negation {n} (denial or contradiction)
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:: négation {f}
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| negation {n} (negation in logic)
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:: négation {f}
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| negationism {n} (denialism) SEE: denialism
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::
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| negative {adj} /ˈnɛɡətɪv/ (not positive or neutral)
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:: négatif
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| negative {adj} (of electrical charge)
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:: négatif
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| negative {adj} (mathematics: less than zero)
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:: strictement négatif
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| negative {adj} (linguistics: denying a proposition)
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:: négatif {m}
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| negative {n} (photography)
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:: négatif {m}, film négatif {m}
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| negative clause {n} (negative clause, negative sentence)
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:: phrase négative {f}
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| negative Nancy {n} (person who is considered excessively pessimistic)
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:: poupée qui fait non {f}
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| negative verb {n} (auxiliary verb used for negation)
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:: verbe négatif {m}
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| negative zero {n} (computing: representation of zero)
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:: zéro négatif {m}
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| negativism {n}
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:: négativisme {m}
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| Negev {prop} /ˈnɛɡɛv/ (a desert in southern Israel)
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:: Néguev {m}
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| neglect {v} /nɪˈɡlɛkt/ (disregard)
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:: négliger
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| neglect {v} (fail to care for)
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:: négliger
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| neglect {v}
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:: négliger
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| neglect {n} (act of neglecting)
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:: négligence {f}
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| neglect {n} (habitual lack of care)
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:: négligence {f}
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| neglect {n}
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:: négligence
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| neglected {adj} /nɪˈɡlɛktɪd/ (suffering from neglect)
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:: négligé
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| neglectful {adj} (tending to neglect)
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:: négligent
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| negligence {n} (failure to exercise a standard of care (law))
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:: négligence coupable {f}
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| negligent {adj} (careless) SEE: careless
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::
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| negligent {adj} /ˈnɛɡ.lɪ.dʒənt/ (culpable due to negligence)
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:: négligent
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| negligently {adv} (in a negligent manner)
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:: négligemment
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| negligible {adj} (able to be ignored or excluded)
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:: négligeable
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| negotiability {n} (state of being negotiable)
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:: négociabilité {f}
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| negotiable {adj} /nɪˈɡoʊʃi.əbəl/ (open to negotiation or bargaining)
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:: négociable
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| negotiable instrument {n} (legal document)
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:: effet de commerce {m}
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| negotiate {v} /nəˈɡoʊ.ʃi.eɪt/ (confer to reach an agreement (intransitive))
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:: négocier
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| negotiate {v} (arrange a mutual agreement (transitive))
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:: négocier
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| negotiate {v} (coping with, getting over)
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:: négocier
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| negotiation {n} /nɪˌɡoʊʃiˈeɪʃən/ (process of achieving agreement)
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:: négociation {f}
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| negotiator {n} /nɪˈɡoʊ.ʃi.eɪ.tɚ/ (One who negotiates)
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:: (to end up with a bad situation, to free hostages) négociateur {m}, négociatrice {f}, (to buy goods with a better price) négociant {m}
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| negotiator {n} (A diplomat, moderator)
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:: négociateur {m}, négociatrice {f}, diplomate {m} {f}
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| negress {n} /ˈniːɡɹɪs/ (A black female)
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:: négresse {f}, noire {f}
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| negritude {n} /ˈnɛɡɹɪtjuːd/
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:: négritude
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| negro {adj} /ˈniɡɹoʊ/ (offensive: relating to the black ethnicity)
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:: nègre
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| negro {n} (Negro) SEE: Negro
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::
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| Negro {n} /ˈniːɡɹoʊ/ (person with dark skin)
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:: nègre {m}
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| negroid {adj} (of the negroid race)
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:: négroïde
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| negroid {n} (a person with negroid characteristics)
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:: négroïde {m} {f}
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| negroni {n} /nəˈɡɹoʊni/ (cocktail made from gin, Campari and vermouth)
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:: negroni {m}
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| Negrophobia {n} (the fear, hate or dislike of Black people)
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:: négrophobie {f}
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| negrophobic {adj} (having a fear or loathing of black people)
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:: négrophobe
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| Negros {prop} (island)
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:: Île du Negros
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| negus {n} /ˈniːɡəs/ (supreme Ethiopian ruler)
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:: négus {m}
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| Nehemiah {prop} /ˌniː(h)əˈmaɪə/ (book of the Bible)
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:: Néhémie
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| Nehemiah {prop} (male given name)
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:: Néhémie {m}
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| neigh {n} /neɪ/ (the cry of a horse)
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:: hennissement {m}
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| neigh {v} ((of a horse) to make its cry)
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:: hennir
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| neigh {v}
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:: hennir
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| neighborhood {n} /ˈneɪbɚˌhʊd/ (nearby area)
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:: voisinage {m}, environs {m-p}, quartier {m}
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| neighborhood {n}
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:: quartier {m}, voisinage {m}
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| neighboring {adj} /ˈneɪbəɹɪŋ/ (Situated or living nearby or adjacent to)
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:: adjacent, voisin
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| neighbour {n} /ˈneɪbɚ/ (a person living on adjacent or nearby land)
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:: voisin {m}, voisine {f}
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| neighbour {n} (fellow human)
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:: prochain {m}, prochaine {f}
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| Nei Mongol {prop} (Inner Mongolia) SEE: Inner Mongolia
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::
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| neither {determiner} /ˈnaɪð.ə(ɹ)/ (not one of two; not either)
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:: aucun des deux
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| neither {pron} (not either one)
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:: aucun
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| neither {conj} (not either (used with nor): neither X nor Y)
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:: ni X ni Y
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| neither {conj}
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:: non plus
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| neither {adv} (similarly not)
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:: non plus
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| neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring {phrase} (unsuitable for anything or anybody)
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:: ni chair ni poisson
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| neither fish nor fowl {n} (something or someone not easily categorized; something that does not fit in a group or situation)
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:: mi-figue mi-raisin, ni chair ni poisson
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| neither here nor there {adj} (not relevant)
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:: n'avoir rien à voir
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| neither … nor {conj} (used for showing that something is not true of two or more people, things, actions, qualities, or ideas)
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:: ni … ni
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| nekton {n} (organisms in the ocean)
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:: necton {m}
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| Nelson's elk {n} (wapiti subspecies)
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:: cerf wapiti {m}
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| Neman {prop} (river to the Baltic Sea)
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:: Niémen {m}
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| nematic {adj}
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:: nématique
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| nematode {n} /ˈnɛm.ət.əʊd/ (small invertebrate animal)
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:: nématode {m}
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| Nemean Lion {prop} /ˌnimi.ən ˈlai.ən/ (mythical lion of Nemea)
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:: Lion de Némée {m}
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| nemesis {n} (archenemy) SEE: archenemy
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::
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| Nemesis {prop} /ˈnɛməsɪs/ (Greek goddess of retribution)
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:: Némésis {f}
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| nemorous {adj} /ˈnɛməɹəs/ (full of trees)
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:: boisé
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| nene {n} /ˈneɪneɪ/ (Branta sandvicensis)
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:: bernache néné {f}
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| Nenets {prop} (language)
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:: nénètse {m}
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| Nenetsia {prop} (Nenetsia, Russia)
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:: Nénétsie {f}
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| Neo {prop} (male given name)
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:: Néo
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| neoclassicism {n} (movement)
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:: néoclassicisme {m}
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| neocortex {n} (part of mammal brain)
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:: néocortex {m}
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| neocyte {n}
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:: néocyte {m}
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| neodymium {n} /ˌniː.oʊˈdɪmiəm/ (chemical element)
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:: néodyme {m}
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| neofascism {n} (right-wing political movement)
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:: néofascisme {m}
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| neofascist {adj} (of or pertaining to neofascism)
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:: néofasciste
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| neofascist {n} (a follower of neofascism)
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:: néofasciste {m} {f}
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| neogothic {adj}
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:: néo-gothique {m} {f}
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| neokoros {n}
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:: néocore
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| neo-Lamarckian {adj} (relating to Neo-Lamarckism)
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:: néolamarckien
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| neo-Lamarckian {n}
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:: néolamarckien {m} {f}
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| neo-Latin {adj} (of or pertaining to Neo-Latin)
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:: néo-latin
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| Neo Latin {prop} (New Latin) SEE: New Latin
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::
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| Neo-Latin {n} (New Latin) SEE: New Latin
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::
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| neoliberalism {n} (political ideology)
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:: néolibéralisme {m}
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| neolithic {adj} (hopelessly outdated)
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:: néolithique
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| Neolithic {adj} /ˌni.oʊˈlɪθ.ɪk/ (of or relating to the New Stone Age)
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:: néolithique
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| Neolithic {prop} (the New Stone Age)
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:: néolithique {m}, Néolithique {m}, Néolithique {f}
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| neologism {n} /niːˈɒlədʒɪzəm/ (recently coined word)
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:: néologisme {m}
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| Neo-Middle Egyptian {prop} (Neo-Middle Egyptian)
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:: égyptien de tradition
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| neomodern {adj} (of or pertaining to a "new simplicity" in reaction to the complexity of postmodern architecture and eclecticism)
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:: néomoderne
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| neon {n} /ˈni.ɒn/ (element)
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:: néon {m}
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| neonatal {adj} (of or pertaining to the time immediately birth)
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:: néonatal
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| neonate {n} (newborn infant) SEE: newborn
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::
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| neonaticide {n}
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:: néonaticide {m}
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| neonatology {n} /ˌniːəʊnəˈtɒlədʒi/ (branch of medicine that deals with newborn infants)
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:: néonatologie {f}
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| neo-Nazi {n} /ˌnioʊˈnɑːtsi/ (person who believes in a Nazi ideology)
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:: néo-nazi {m} {f}
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| neo-Nazism {n} (the ideology held by neo-Nazis)
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:: néonazisme {m}
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| neonicotinoid {n} (class of insecticides)
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:: néonicotinoïde
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| neontology {n} (the study of organisms living in the current era)
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:: néontologie {f}
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| neo-pagan {adj} (of or relating neo-paganism)
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:: néopaïen {m}
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| neopaganism {n} (modern or revived form of paganism)
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:: néopaganisme {m}
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| neophilia {n} /niːəˈfɪ.li.ə/ (love of new things)
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:: néophilie {f}
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| neophobia {n} /niːəˈfəʊbɪə/ (fear of new things)
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:: neophobie
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| neophyte {n} /ˈni.əˌfaɪt/ (beginner)
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:: néophyte
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| neophyte {n} (early Christian convert)
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:: néophyte {m} {f}
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| neoplasm {n} /ˈniːoʊˌplæzəm/ (abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue)
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:: néoplasme {m}, tumeur {f}
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| neoplastic {adj} (relating to neoplasm)
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:: néoplastique
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| Neoplatonic {adj} (of or pertaining to Neoplatonism)
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:: néoplatonicien
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| neoprene {n} /ˈniɵpɹin/ (synthetic rubber, a polymer of chloroprene, used in various consumer products)
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:: néoprène {m}
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| neo-romanticism {n}
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:: néoromantisme {m}
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| neoteny {n} /niˈɑːtəni/ (retention of juvenile characteristics in the adult)
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:: néoténie {f}
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| neoteny {n} (sexual maturity of an organism still in its larval stage)
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:: néoténie {f}
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| neo-testamentary {adj}
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:: néotestamentaire, novotestamentaire
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| Nepal {prop} /nəˈpɔːl/ (Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal)
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:: Népal {m}
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| Nepalese {adj} (Nepali) SEE: Nepali
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::
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| Nepalese {n} (Nepali) SEE: Nepali
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::
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| Nepalese {prop} (Nepali) SEE: Nepali
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::
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| Nepali {adj} /nəˈpɔːli/ (pertaining to Nepal)
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:: népalais {m}, népalaise {f}
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| Nepali {n} (person)
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:: Népalais {m}, Népalaise {f}
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| Nepali {prop} (language)
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:: népalais {m}
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| nephelinite {n} (rock)
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:: néphélinite
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| nephew {n} /ˈnɛf.ju/ (fraternal or sororal nephew, see also: fraternal nephew; sororal nephew)
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:: neveu {m}
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| nephew-in-law {n}
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:: beau-neveu
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| nephrite {n} (semi-precious stone)
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:: néphrite {f}
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| nephritis {n} (inflammation of the kidney)
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:: néphrite {f}
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| nephrocyte {n}
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:: néphrocyte {m}
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| nephrolith {n} (kidney stone) SEE: kidney stone
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::
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| nephrologist {n} (physician)
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:: néphrologue
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| nephrology {n} (branch of medicine that deals with the kidneys)
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:: néphrologie {f}
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| nephron {n} (basic structural and functional unit of the kidney)
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:: néphron {m}
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| nephropexy {n}
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:: néphropexie {f}
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| nephrosis {n} (disease)
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:: néphrose {m}
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| nephrotoxic {adj} (poisonous to kidney tissue)
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:: néphrotoxique
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| nephrotoxicity {n} (The state or condition of being nephrotoxic)
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:: néphrotoxicité {f}
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| nephrotoxin {n} (Any nephrotoxic substance)
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:: néphrotoxine {f}
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| ne plus ultra {n}
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:: nec plus ultra {m}
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| nepotism {n} /ˈnɛp.ə.tɪ.zəm/ (favoring of relatives or personal friends)
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:: népotisme {m}, copinage {m}
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| Neptune {prop} /ˈnɛptuːn/ (eighth planet of the solar system)
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:: Neptune {m}
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| Neptune {prop} (Roman god of the ocean)
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:: Neptune {m}
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| Neptunian {adj} /nɛpˈtjuː.nɪ.ən/ (of or pertaining to the Roman god Neptune)
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:: neptunien
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| Neptunian {adj} (of or pertaining to water or the sea)
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:: neptunien
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| Neptunian {adj} (of, pertaining to, or supporting Neptunism)
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:: neptunien
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| Neptunian {n} (proponent of Neptunism)
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:: neptunien {m}, neptunienne {f}
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| neptunium {n} /nɛpˈtuːniəm/ (chemical element)
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:: neptunium {m}
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| ner {interj} /nɜː/ (an interjection)
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:: nananère, nananananère, na
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| nerd {n} /nɝːd/ (intellectual, skillful person, generally introverted)
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:: nerd {m}
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| nereid {n} /ˈnɪəɹiɪd/ (mythological being)
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:: néréide {f}
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| nerite {n} (mollusk)
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:: nérite {f}
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| neritic {adj}
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:: néritique {m} {f}
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| Nero {prop} /ˈnɪəɹəʊ/ (Roman Emperor from 54 to 68)
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:: Néron {m}
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| neroli {n} /ˈnɪəɹəli/ (essential oil obtained from the blossom of the bitter orange)
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:: néroli {m}
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| Neronian {adj} /nɪˈɹəʊnɪən/ (pertaining to Nero)
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:: néronien
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| nervation {n} (patern of nerves)
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:: nervation {f}
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| nerve {n} /nɝv/ (bundle of neurons)
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:: nerf {m}
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| nerve {n} ((botany) vein; grain in wood)
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:: nervure
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| nerve {n} (stamina)
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:: nerf {m}
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| nerve {n} (audacity)
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:: toupet {m}, culot {m}, cran {m}
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| nerve {v} (strengthen) SEE: strengthen
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::
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| nerve {v} (encourage) SEE: encourage
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::
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| nerve agent {n} (weapon of mass destruction) SEE: nerve gas
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::
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| nerve cell {n} (cell of the nervous system)
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:: cellule nerveuse {f}, neurone {m}
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| nerve fibre {n} (axon) SEE: axon
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::
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| nerve gas {n} (weapon of mass destruction)
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:: gaz innervant {m}
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| nerve impulse {n} (signal transmitted along a nerve fibre)
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:: potentiel d'action {m}, influx nerveux {m}
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| nervosity {n} (nervousness) SEE: nervousness
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::
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| nervous {adj} /ˈnɜːvəs/ (easily agitated or alarmed)
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:: nerveux
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| nervous {adj} (apprehensive, anxious)
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:: nerveux
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| nervous {adj} (relating to the nerves)
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:: nerveux
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| nervously {adv} (in a nervous manner)
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:: nerveusement
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| nervousness {n} (state or quality of being nervous)
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:: nervosité {f}
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| nervous system {n} (system which coordinates the activity of the body)
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:: système nerveux {m}
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| nesh {adj} /nɛʃ/ (delicate, weak, poor-spirited, susc. to cold)
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:: frileux {m}, frileuse {f}
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| -ness {suffix} /nəs/ (appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being...", "the quality of being...", or "the measure of being...")
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:: -ité, -esse {f}
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| Nessie {prop} (nickname for the Loch Ness monster)
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:: Nessie {f}
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| Nessie {prop} (female given name)
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:: Nessie {f}
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| nest {n} /nɛst/ (bird-built structure)
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:: nid {m}
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| nest {n} (place for depositing eggs)
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:: nid {m}
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| nest {n} (snug residence)
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:: nid {m}, chez-soi {m}, chez-moi {m}
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| nest {n} (retreat)
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:: refuge {m}
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| nest {n} (hideout)
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:: repaire {m}
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| nest {v} (to build or settle into a nest)
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:: nicher, nidifier
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| nest {v} (to settle into a home)
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:: emménager
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| nest {v} (to successively neatly fit)
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:: s'emboîter
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| nest {v} (to successively place inside another)
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:: emboîter
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| nest box {n} (birdhouse) SEE: birdhouse
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::
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| nested {adj} (embedded) SEE: embedded
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::
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| nested {adj} (successively fitted one inside another)
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:: imbriqué
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| nested {adj}
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:: imbriqué
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| nest egg {n} (savings)
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:: bas de laine {m}
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| nesting {n} /ˈnɛstɪŋ/ (The process by which a bird nests.)
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:: nidification {f}
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| nestle {v} /ˈnɛsəl/ (to settle oneself comfortably and snugly)
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:: se pelotonner, se nicher
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| nestle {v} (to press oneself against another affectionately)
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:: se pelotonner
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| nestling {n} /ˈnɛstlɪŋ/ (small, young bird that is still confined to the nest)
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:: oisillon {m}
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| Nestorian {adj} (related to the teachings of Nestorius)
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:: nestorien {m}
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| Nestorian {n} (A member of a "Nestorian" church)
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:: nestorien {m}, nestorienne {f}
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| Nestorianism {n} (The religious beliefs of the followers of Nestorius)
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:: nestorianisme {m}
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| net {n} /nɛt/ (mesh of string, cord or rope)
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:: filet
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| net {n} (device for catching fish, butterflies etc.)
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:: filet {m}
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| net {n} (interconnecting system)
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:: réseau {m}
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| net {adj} (remaining after expenses or deductions)
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:: net {m}
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| net {n} (The amount remaining after expenses are deducted, profit)
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:: net {m}
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| netball {n} /ˈnɛtbɔːl/ (team sport derived from basketball)
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:: netball {m}
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| netbook {n} (economical notebook computer)
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:: netbook {m}, miniportable {m}, miniportatif {m}
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| nether {adj} /nɛð.ɚ/ (lower)
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:: inférieur
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| nether {adj} (beneath the earth's surface)
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:: souterrain
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| Netherlander {n} /ˈnɛðɚˌlændɚ/ (someone from the Netherlands)
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:: Néerlandais {m}, Néerlandaise {f}
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| Netherlandic {prop} (Dutch) SEE: Dutch
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::
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| Netherlandish {prop} (Dutch) SEE: Dutch
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::
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| Netherlands {prop} /ˈnɛðələndz/ (country in northwestern Europe, see also: Holland)
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:: Pays-Bas {m-p}, Hollande {f}
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| Netherlands {adj} (pertaining to the Netherlands)
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:: néerlandais, hollandais
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| Netherlands Antilles {prop} (former autonomous territory)
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:: Antilles néerlandaises {p}
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| net income {n} (gross profit minus operating expenses and taxes)
|
:: résultat net
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| netiquette {n} (appropriate conduct online)
|
:: nétiquette {f}
|
| netizen {n} (member of Internet community)
|
:: netizen {m}
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| net profit {n} (the gross revenue minus all expenses)
|
:: bénéfice net {m}
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| net sales {n} (total sales minus customers' discounts etc.)
|
:: chiffre d'affaires {m}
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| netsuke {n} /net.ˈsu.ki/ (miniature sculptures)
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:: netsuke {m}
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| nettle {n} /ˈnɛt(ə)l/ (stinging herb of genus Urtica)
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:: ortie {f}
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| nettle {v} (of the nettle plant etc., to sting causing a rash)
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:: piquer, irriter
|
| nettle {v} (to pique, irritate, vex or provoke someone)
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:: piquer, irriter, vexer
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| nettle {v}
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:: piquer, irriter, vexer
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| nettle {n} (deadnettle) SEE: deadnettle
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::
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| nettle-rash {n} (itchy areas of the skin) SEE: urticaria
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::
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| net weight {n} (weight of a product)
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:: poids net {m}
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| network {n} /nɛtwɝk/ (fabric or structure of fibrous elements)
|
:: tissus {m}
|
| network {n} (interconnected group or system)
|
:: réseau {m}
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| network {n} (multiple computers and other devices connected together)
|
:: réseau informatique {m}, réseau {m}
|
| network {v} (interact socially)
|
:: réseauter, établir un réseau de contacts
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| network {v} (to interconnect a group or system)
|
:: mettre en réseau
|
| network {v}
|
:: [1] mettre en réseau , construire un réseau , diffuser sur l 'ensemble du réseau , [par le réseau] relier , parcourir
|
| network card {n} (computer card)
|
:: carte réseau {f}
|
| networking {n} (act of connecting computers into network)
|
:: mise en réseau
|
| networking {n} (meeting new people)
|
:: mise en réseau, réseautage {m}
|
| network neutrality {n} (principle for user-access networks)
|
:: neutralité du réseau {f}
|
| network subsystem {n} (subsystem in a GSM network)
|
:: sous-système réseau
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| Neuchâtel {prop} /ˌnɜːʃɑːˈtɛl/ (canton)
|
:: Neuchâtel
|
| Neuchâtel {prop} (city)
|
:: Neuchâtel
|
| neural {adj} /ˈnʊɹəl/ (of or relating to the nerves)
|
:: neural
|
| neural crest {n} (ectodermal material)
|
:: crête neurale {f}
|
| neuralgia {n} (nerve pain)
|
:: névralgie {f}
|
| neuralgic {adj} (pertaining to or affected by neuralgia)
|
:: névralgique
|
| neural network {n} (in artificial intelligence)
|
:: réseau neuronal {m}
|
| neural network {n} (in anatomy)
|
:: réseau neuronal {m}
|
| neural plate {n} (bundle of ectoderm)
|
:: plaque neurale {f}
|
| neural spine {n} (spinous process of a vertebra, see also: spinous process)
|
:: neurépine {f}
|
| neurasthenic {adj} /ˌnʊɹəsˈθɛnɪk/ (pertaining to neurasthenia)
|
:: neurasthénique
|
| neuro- {prefix} /ˈn(j)ʊɹoʊ/ (relating to nerves or the nervous system)
|
:: neuro-
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| neurobiology {n} (scientific study of nerve and brain fuction)
|
:: neurobiologie {f}
|
| neuroblastoma {n} (form of cancer)
|
:: neuroblastome {m}
|
| neurodiversity {n} (the variety of configurations of the brain)
|
:: neurodiversité {f}
|
| neurodystonic {adj}
|
:: neurodystonique
|
| neuroepithelial {adj} (of or relating to the neuroepithelium)
|
:: neuroépithélial
|
| neuroglobin {n}
|
:: neuroglobine {f}
|
| neurohypophysis {n} (posterior lobe of the pituitary gland)
|
:: neurohypophyse {f}
|
| neurohypophysis hormone {n} (either of two peptide hormones)
|
:: hormone de la neurohypophyse {f}
|
| neurolemma {n} (neurology: the outermost nucleated cytoplasmic layer of Schwann cells that surrounds the axon of the neuron)
|
:: neurolemme {f}
|
| neurological {adj} (dealing with the study of the brain)
|
:: neurologique
|
| neurologist {n} (doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology)
|
:: neurologue {m} {f}, neurologiste {m} {f}
|
| neurology {n} /n(j)uˈɹɒlədʒi/ (branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system and its disorders)
|
:: neurologie {f}
|
| neuroma {n} (tumor composed of nerve cells)
|
:: névrome {m}
|
| neuromuscular {adj} (pertaining to the voluntary control of muscles by nerves)
|
:: neuromusculaire
|
| neuron {n} /ˈn(j)ʊɹɑn/ (a cell of the nervous system)
|
:: neurone {m}, cellule nerveuse {f}
|
| neuronal {adj} (of, or relating to a neuron)
|
:: neuronal
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| neuropeptide {n} (peptide that function as a neurotransmitter)
|
:: neuropeptide {m}
|
| neuropsychiatry {n} (branch of medicine)
|
:: neuropsychiatrie {f}
|
| neuroscience {n} (scientific study of the nervous system)
|
:: neuroscience {f}
|
| neurosecretion {n} (synthesis and release of hormones by neurons)
|
:: neurosécrétion {f}
|
| neurosecretion {n} (a hormone so secreted)
|
:: neurosécrétion {f}
|
| neurosis {n} (mental disorder)
|
:: névrose {f}
|
| neurosurgeon {n} (brain surgeon)
|
:: neurochirurgien {m}, neurochirurgienne {f}
|
| neurosurgery {n} (surgical discipline focused on treating the nervous systems)
|
:: neurochirurgie {f}
|
| neurosurgery {n} (surgery of the brain)
|
:: neurochirurgie {f}
|
| neurotic {adj} /njʊəˈɹɒtɪk/ (overanxious)
|
:: névrotique, psychotique
|
| neurotic {n} (person who has a neurosis)
|
:: névrotique {m} {f}, psychotique {m} {f}
|
| neurotoxic {adj} (having a toxic effect on nerve tissue)
|
:: neurotoxique
|
| neurotoxin {n} (type of toxin)
|
:: neurotoxine {f}
|
| neurotransmission {n} /ˌnʊɹoʊtɹænzˈmɪʃən/ (transfer of impulses between neurons)
|
:: neurotransmission
|
| neurotransmitter {n} (substance responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons)
|
:: neurotransmetteur {m}
|
| neurotypical {adj} (having normal way of processing information)
|
:: neurotypique
|
| neurulation {n} (nervous system formation)
|
:: neurulation {f}
|
| Neustria {prop} /ˈnjuːstɹɪə/ (western part of the Frankish empire)
|
:: Neustrie {f}
|
| neuter {adj} /ˈn(j)uːtɚ/ (neutral, neither one thing nor another)
|
:: impartial
|
| neuter {adj} (grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine)
|
:: neutre
|
| neuter {adj} (having no generative organs, or imperfectly developed ones)
|
:: asexuel
|
| neuter {adj}
|
:: neutre
|
| neuter {n} (the neuter gender (grammar))
|
:: neutre {m}
|
| neuter {v} (to remove sex organs from an animal)
|
:: castrer, châtrer
|
| neutral {adj} /ˈnjuːtɹəl/ (not taking sides in a conflict)
|
:: neutre
|
| neutral {adj} (neither beneficial nor harmful)
|
:: neutre
|
| neutral {adj} (biology: having no sex)
|
:: neutre
|
| neutral {adj} (physics: possessing no charge)
|
:: neutre
|
| neutral {adj} (chemistry: neither acidic nor alkaline)
|
:: neutre
|
| neutral {n} (position of gears)
|
:: point mort {m}
|
| neutral current {n} (exchange current)
|
:: courant neutre {m}
|
| neutralino {n} (hypothetical particle)
|
:: neutralino {m}
|
| neutralisation {n} (neutralisation) SEE: neutralization
|
::
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| neutrality {n} /nuˈtɹæləti/ (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side)
|
:: neutralité {f}
|
| neutralization {n} (neutralization)
|
:: neutralisation {f}
|
| neutralize {v} (to make even, inactive or ineffective)
|
:: neutraliser
|
| neutrino {n} /njuːˈtɹiːnoʊ/ (en elementary particle with extremely small mass and no electric charge)
|
:: neutrino {m}
|
| neutrino astronomy {n} (study of neutrinos)
|
:: astronomie neutrino {f}
|
| neutron {n} /ˈn(j)uːtɹɒn/ (subatomic particle)
|
:: neutron {m}
|
| neutron bomb {n} (atomic bomb that produces a greater amount of neutrons)
|
:: bombe à neutrons {f}
|
| neutron diffraction {n} (interference process)
|
:: diffraction de neutrons {f}
|
| neutron interferometer {n} (device)
|
:: interféromètre à neutrons {m}
|
| neutronium {n} (neutron star material)
|
:: neutronium {m}
|
| neutron optics {n} (field of study)
|
:: optique neutronique {f}
|
| neutron scattering {n} (technique)
|
:: diffusion neutronique {f}
|
| neutron spectrometry {n} (field of study)
|
:: spectrométrie neutronique {f}
|
| neutron star {n} (star composed of neutrons)
|
:: étoile à neutrons {f}
|
| neutrophil {adj} /ˈnjuːtɹəfɪl/ (easily stained by neutral dyes)
|
:: neutrophile
|
| Nevada {prop} /nɪˈvædə/ (US state)
|
:: Nevada {m}
|
| never {adv} /ˈnɛ.vɚ/ (at no time)
|
:: jamais
|
| never again {adv} (at no time in the future)
|
:: plus jamais, jamais plus
|
| never ever {adv} (emphatic never)
|
:: jamais de la vie, au grand jamais, jamais au grand jamais
|
| never in a month of Sundays {adv} (at no time)
|
:: la semaine des quatre jeudis
|
| neverland {n} (an ideal or imaginary place)
|
:: pays imaginaire {m}
|
| never mind {v} (it is not important)
|
:: tant pis, ça ne fait rien, peu importe, qu'importe, ce n'est pas grave
|
| never mind {v} (do not be concerned (about someone or something, or about doing something))
|
:: [about someone or something] ne vous préoccupez pas de [formal], [informal] ne te préoccupe pas de, [about doing something] il n'y a pas besoin or, [followed by que and the subjunctive] informally pas besoin
|
| never mind {v} (I was wrong; I withdraw my previous statement)
|
:: [informal] laisse tomber
|
| never mind {v} (let alone; much less) SEE: let alone
|
::
|
| nevermore {adv} (never again) SEE: never again
|
::
|
| never say die {interj} (do not despair)
|
:: ne vous laissez pas abattre, ne baissez jamais les bras, il ne faut jamais baisser les bras, accrochez-vous, tenez bon
|
| never say never {phrase} (never say never)
|
:: ne jamais dire jamais, il ne faut jamais dire jamais
|
| nevertheless {adv} /ˈnɛvɚðəlɛs/ (in spite of what preceded)
|
:: néanmoins, toutefois, pourtant, malgré tout, nonobstant, cependant, cela étant
|
| Nevi'im {prop} (constituent of the Bible)
|
:: Nevi'im {m-p}
|
| Neville {prop} (surname)
|
:: Néville, de Néville
|
| Neville {prop} (Neville-sur-Mer)
|
:: Néville, Néville-sur-Mer
|
| Neville {prop} (Neville, Seine-Maritime)
|
:: Néville
|
| nevus {n} (benign lesion on skin) SEE: mole
|
::
|
| nevus flammeus nuchae {n} (malformation)
|
:: nævus simplex {m}
|
| new {adj} (recently made or created)
|
:: nouveau, nouvel [before a vowel], neuf
|
| new {adj} (additional, recently discovered)
|
:: nouveau, nouvel [before a vowel]
|
| new {adj} (current or later)
|
:: nouveau, nouvel [before a vowel]
|
| new {adj} (distinguishing something established more recently)
|
:: nouveau, nouvel [before a vowel]
|
| new {adj} (in original condition, pristine)
|
:: nouveau, nouvel [before a vowel], neuf
|
| new {adj} (refreshed, reinvigorated)
|
:: nouveau, nouvel [before a vowel], autre
|
| new {adj} (of recent origin)
|
:: nouveau, nouvel [before a vowel]
|
| new {adj} (strange, unfamiliar)
|
:: nouveau, nouvel [before a vowel]
|
| new {adj} (recently arrived or appeared)
|
:: nouveau, nouvel [before a vowel]
|
| new {adj} (inexperienced, unaccustomed)
|
:: nouveau, nouvel [before a vowel]
|
| New Age {n} (a modern spiritual and religious movement)
|
:: Nouvel-Âge {m}
|
| New Amsterdam {prop} (former name of New York City, when it was a Dutch colony)
|
:: Nouvelle-Amsterdam {f}
|
| Newari {prop} (Newari language)
|
:: Nepâlbhâsa {m}
|
| newb {n} (newbie) SEE: newbie
|
::
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| newbie {n} /ˈnjuːbi/ (new (inexperienced) user or participant)
|
:: néophyte {m} {f}, béotien {m}, débutant {m}, profane {m} {f}
|
| newborn {adj} (recently born)
|
:: nouveau-né {m}
|
| newborn {n} (recently born baby)
|
:: nouveau-né {m}, nouveau-née {f}
|
| New Britain {prop} (island)
|
:: Nouvelle-Bretagne {f}
|
| New Brunswick {prop} /njuː ˈbɹʌnz.wɪk/ (province in eastern Canada)
|
:: Nouveau-Brunswick
|
| New Brunswicker {n} (native or inhabitant of New Brunswick)
|
:: Néo-Brunswickois {m}, Néo-Brunswickoise {f}
|
| New Caledonia {prop} /ˈnu ˌkæl.ɪˈdoʊ.ni.ə/ (overseas territory of France)
|
:: Nouvelle-Calédonie {f}
|
| New Caledonian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to New Caledonia)
|
:: néo-calédonien
|
| New Caledonian {n} (person from New Caledonia)
|
:: Néo-Calédonien
|
| Newcastle disease {n} (disease of poultry)
|
:: maladie de Newcastle {f}
|
| newcomer {n} /ˈn(j)uˌkʌmɚ/ (one who has recently arrived in a community)
|
:: nouveau venu {m}, nouvel arrivé {m}
|
| newcomer {n} (new participant in some activity)
|
:: débutant {m}, débutante {f}
|
| New Delhi {prop} /n(j)uː ˈdɛli/ (capital of India)
|
:: New Delhi, [Frenchified] Nouvelle-Delhi
|
| New Democrat {n} (member of the New Democratic Party)
|
:: Nouveau démocrate
|
| New Democratic {adj} (of the New Democratic Party)
|
:: Nouveau démocratique
|
| New Democratic Party {prop}
|
:: Nouveau Parti démocratique
|
| newel {n} /ˈnu.əl/ (central pillar of staircase)
|
:: noyau {m}
|
| New England {prop} (six states of the United States)
|
:: Nouvelle-Angleterre {f}
|
| New Englander {n} (person from New England)
|
:: Néo-Anglais {m}, Néo-Anglaise {f}
|
| newer {adj} /ˈn(j)uɚ/ (More recent)
|
:: plus récent
|
| newfangled {adj} /ˌnuˈfæŋ.ɡəld/ (modern, unfamiliar or different)
|
:: d'un nouveau genre
|
| Newfoundland {prop} /ˈn(j)uˌfaʊnd.lənd/ (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada)
|
:: Terre-Neuve {f}
|
| Newfoundland {n} (dog)
|
:: chien de Terre-Neuve, terre-neuve
|
| Newfoundland and Labrador {prop} (Province in eastern Canada)
|
:: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador {f}
|
| New France {prop} (France's former possessions and colonies in North America)
|
:: Nouvelle-France {f}
|
| New Granada {prop} (historical nation)
|
:: Nouvelle Grenade {f}
|
| New Guinea {prop} (large island)
|
:: Nouvelle Guinée {f}
|
| New Hampshire {prop} /nuːˈhæmpʃɚ/ (US state)
|
:: New Hampshire {m}, Nouveau-Hampshire {m}
|
| New Hebrides {prop} /ˌnjuː ˈhɛbɹɪdiz/ (archipelago forming the state of Vanuatu)
|
:: Nouvelles-Hébrides {f-p}
|
| New High German {prop} (modern German language)
|
:: haut-allemand moderne {m}
|
| New Holland {prop} (obsolete: Australia)
|
:: Nouvelle Hollande
|
| New Ireland {prop} (island)
|
:: Nouvelle-Irlande {f}
|
| New Jersey {prop} /nuːˈdʒɝzi/ (a northeast state of the United States of America)
|
:: New Jersey
|
| New Latin {prop} (Latin after the Middle Ages)
|
:: néolatin {m}, néo-latin {m}
|
| newly {adv} /ˈnuli/ (Very recently)
|
:: nouvellement, récemment
|
| newlywed {n} (a recently married person)
|
:: nouveau marié {m}, nouvelle mariée {f}
|
| New Mexico {prop} /nu ˈmɛk.si.koʊ/ (US State)
|
:: Nouveau-Mexique {m}
|
| new moon {n} (phase of moon when in conjunction with sun)
|
:: nouvelle lune {f}
|
| newness {n} /ˈn(j)uːnəs/ (novelty)
|
:: nouveauté {f}
|
| New Objectivity {prop} (artistic movement)
|
:: nouvelle objectivité {f}
|
| New Orleans {prop} /ˈn(j)uː ɔɹˈliːnz/ (city)
|
:: La Nouvelle-Orléans {f}
|
| New Rochelle {prop}
|
:: Nouvelle-Rochelle, New Rochelle
|
| New Rome {prop} (Istanbul)
|
:: Nouvelle Rome
|
| news {n} /njuːz/ (new information of interest)
|
:: nouvelles {f-p}, informations {f-p}, actualités {f-p}
|
| news {n} (reports of current events)
|
:: téléjournal {m} [on television]
|
| news agency {n} (organisation that gathers and distributes news)
|
:: agence de nouvelles {f}
|
| newsagent {n} (retail business)
|
:: kiosque à journaux {m}
|
| newsagent {n} (person)
|
:: marchand de journaux {m}
|
| news anchor {n} (presenter of news broadcasts)
|
:: présentateur de nouvelles {m}, chef d'antenne {m} [Canada]
|
| newscaster {n} (one who delivers the news)
|
:: présentateur {m}, présentatrice {f}
|
| news conference {n} (press conference) SEE: press conference
|
::
|
| newsfeed {n} (a feed of news content)
|
:: fil d'actualités
|
| newsgathering {n} (collecting information)
|
:: journalisme {m}, collecte d'informations {f}
|
| newsletter {n} /ˈn(j)uzˌlɛtɚ/ (publication)
|
:: bulletin {m}, lettre d'information {f}, infolettre {f}
|
| New South Wales {prop} (one state of Australia)
|
:: Nouvelle-Galles-du-Sud {f}
|
| New Spain {prop} (historical colony)
|
:: Nouvelle-Espagne {f}
|
| newspaper {n} /ˈn(j)uzˌpeɪpɚ/ (publication)
|
:: journal {m}
|
| newspaper {n} (paper on which newspapers are printed)
|
:: papier journal {m}
|
| newspeak {n} (use of ambiguous words to deceive listeners)
|
:: novlangue {f}
|
| Newspeak {prop} (fictional language)
|
:: novlangue {f}
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| Newspeak {n} (newspeak) SEE: newspeak
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::
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| newsprint {n} (inexpensive paper used in newspapers)
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:: papier journal {m}
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| newsreader {n} (news anchor) SEE: news anchor
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::
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| newsroom {n} /ˈnjuːzɹuːm/ (the office of a news organisation)
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:: salle de rédaction {f}, rédaction {f}
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| newsstand {n} (open stall where newspapers and magazines are on sale)
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:: kiosque, kiosque à journaux {m}
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| New Stone Age {prop} (Neolithic) SEE: Neolithic
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::
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| newt {n} /ˈn(j)ut/ (type of salamander)
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:: triton {m}
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| New Taiwan dollar {n} (currency of Taiwan)
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:: nouveau dollar de Taïwan {m}
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| New Territories {prop} (region of Hong Kong)
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:: Nouveaux Territoires {m-p}
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| New Testament {prop} (second half of the Christian Bible)
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:: Nouveau Testament {m}
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| newton {n} (derived unit of force)
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:: newton {m}
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| Newtonian {adj} /n(j)uˈtoʊniən/ (related to Newton)
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:: newtonien {m}
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| Newtonian {adj} (pre-Einsteinian in physics)
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:: newtonien {m}
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| Newtonian {n} (supporter of Newton)
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:: newtonien {m}
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| New World {prop} (the Americas and Oceania)
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:: Nouveau Monde {m}
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| New World monkey {n} (families of primates found in Central and South America)
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:: singe du Nouveau Monde {m}
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| New World Order {prop} (vision for the world)
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:: Nouvel Ordre Mondial {m}
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| New Year {n} (January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following)
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:: le nouvel an {m} or le jour de l'an {m}
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| New Year's Day {n} (holiday occurring on January 1st)
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:: jour de l'an {m}, Nouvel An {m}
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| New Year's Eve {prop} (holiday on December 31st)
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:: Saint-Sylvestre {f}
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| New Year's resolution {n} /ˈnjuː jɪəz ˌɹɛzəˈluːʃ(ə)n/ (vow one makes for the coming year)
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:: bonne résolution {f}
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| New York {prop} /nu ˈjɔɹk/ (state)
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:: New York, État de New York {m}
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| New York {prop} (city) SEE: New York City
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| New York City {prop} (large city in the USA)
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:: New York, Ville de New York {f}
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| New Yorker {n} (a native or resident of New York City)
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:: New-Yorkais {m}, New-Yorkaise {f}
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| New Zealand {prop} /nju ˈziː.lənd/ (country in Oceania)
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:: Nouvelle-Zélande {f}
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| New Zealand {prop} (attributive form - relating to New Zealand)
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:: néo-zélandais
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| New Zealand dollar {n} (official currency of New Zealand)
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:: dollar néo-zélandais {m}
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| New Zealander {n} (a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent)
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:: Néo-Zélandais {m}, Néo-Zélandaise {f}
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| New Zealand falcon {n} (Falco novaeseelandiae)
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:: faucon de Nouvelle-Zélande {m}
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| New Zealandic {adj} (of New Zealand)
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:: néo-zélandais
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| New Zealandress {n} (female New Zealander)
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:: Néo-Zélandaise {f}
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| next {adj} /nɛkst/ (following in a sequence)
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:: prochain, suivant
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| next {adj} (being closer to the present location than all other items)
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:: proche
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| next {adj} (nearest date, time, space or order)
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:: prochain
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| next {adv} (On the first subsequent occasion)
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:: puis, après
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| next {prep} (on the side of)
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:: à côté
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| next {n} (the one that follows after this one (in languages with a definite article that is generally required in this sense))
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:: le suivant
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| next {prep} (next to) SEE: next to
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::
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| next door {adv} (in the adjacent home or place)
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:: à côté
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| nextly {adv} (next) SEE: next
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::
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| next of kin {n} (closest blood relative, often heir to inheritance)
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:: parent {m}
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| next of kin {n} (spouse, close friend, close relative)
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:: proche {m} {f}
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| next time {n} (on the following occasion)
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:: la prochaine fois
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| next to {prep} (beside; alongside)
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:: à côté de
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| next to last {adj} (penultimate) SEE: penultimate
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::
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| next to nothing {pron} (very little)
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:: trois fois rien
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| next year {adv} (year after this one)
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:: l'année prochaine, l'an prochain
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| nexus {n} /ˈnɛk.səs/ (connection)
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:: nexus {m}
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| ney {n} (a type of flute)
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:: ney {m}
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| NG {n} ((petrochemistry) natural gas)
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:: GN {m} [gaz naturel]
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| NG {n} ((Internet) newsgroup)
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:: NG {m}
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| négligée {n} /ˈnɛɡlɪʒeɪ/ (nightgown)
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:: nuisette {f}, négligé {m}
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| NGO {n} (non-governmental organization)
|
:: ONG
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| Nguyen {prop} /wɪn/ (Vietnamese surname)
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:: Nguyen, Nguyên
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| NHL {prop} (National Hockey League)
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:: LNH {f}
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| niacin {n} (water-soluble vitamin)
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:: niacine
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| Niagara Falls {prop} (waterfalls)
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:: chutes du Niagara {f-p}
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| Niamey {prop} /njɑːˈmeɪ/ (capital of Niger)
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:: Niamey {m}
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| nib {n} /nɪb/ (tip of a pen)
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:: plume {f}
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| nib {n} (bill of a bird)
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:: bec {m}
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| nibble {v} /ˈnɪbəl/ (eat with small bites)
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:: grignoter
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| nibble {n} ((computing) A unit of memory equal to half a byte, or four bits)
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:: nibble, quartet {m}, semioctet {m}, tétrade {f}
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| nibbler {n} (someone who nibbles)
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:: grignoteur {m}, grignoteuse {f}
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| nibbler {n} (tool)
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:: grignoteuse {f}
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| Nicaea {prop} /naɪˈsiːə/ (ancient city)
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:: Nicée
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| Nicaragua {prop} /ˌnɪk.əˈɹɑ.ɡwə/ (a country in Central America)
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:: Nicaragua
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| Nicaraguan {adj} (pertaining to Nicaragua)
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:: nicaraguayen
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| Nicaraguan {n} (person from Nicaragua)
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:: Nicaraguayen {m}, Nicaraguayenne {f}
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| nice {adj} /naɪs/ (pleasant)
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:: gentil, sympathique, sympa, agréable
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| nice {adj} (attractive)
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:: beau, joli
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| nice {adj} (having a pleasant taste or aroma)
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:: bon
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| Nice {prop} /niːs/ (city in France)
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:: Nice {f}
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| nice guy {n} (man who is unappealing to women)
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:: nice guy {m}
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| nice guys finish last {proverb}
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:: qui se fait brebis le loup le mange
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| nice-looking {adj} (attractive) SEE: attractive
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::
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| nicely {adv} /ˈnʌɪsli/ (pleasantly)
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:: agréablement
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| Nicene {adj} /ˈnaɪ.siːn/ (all senses)
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:: nicéen
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| Nicene Creed {prop} (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith)
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:: Symbole de Nicée {m}, Foi de Nicene {f}
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| nice to meet you {phrase} (pleased to meet you) SEE: pleased to meet you
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::
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| nice try {interj}
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:: bien essayé
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| niche {n} /nɪt͡ʃ/ (cavity, hollow, or recess)
|
:: niche {f}
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| niche {n} (ecological function of an organism)
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:: niche {f}
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| niche {n} (position of opportunity)
|
:: niche {f}
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| Nicholas {prop} /ˈnɪk.ə.ləs/ (male given name)
|
:: Nicolas
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| nick {n} /nɪk/ ((slang) police station or prison)
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:: poste {m}, taule {f}, zonzon {f}, gnouf {m}, trou {m}
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| nick {v} ((slang) to steal)
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:: piquer
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| Nick {prop} /nɪk/ (Diminutive of the male given name Nicholas)
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:: Nico
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| nickel {n} /ˈnɪk.əl/ (element)
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:: nickel {m}
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| nickel {n} (coin)
|
:: pièce de cinq cents {f}
|
| nickel {v} (to plate with nickel)
|
:: nickeler, nickeler
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| nickeline {n} (a mineral, nickel arsenide)
|
:: nickéline {f}
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| nickel silver {n} (alloy)
|
:: maillechort {m}, argentan {m}
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| nickname {n} /ˈnɪkneɪm/ (familiar, invented given name)
|
:: surnom {m}
|
| nickname {v} (to give a nickname to)
|
:: surnommer
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| Nicodemus {prop} (biblical Pharisee)
|
:: Nicodème
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| Nicola {prop} (Nicole) SEE: Nicole
|
::
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| Nicola {prop} /ˈnɪ.kə.lə/ (feminine form of Nicholas)
|
:: Nicole {f}
|
| Nicole {prop} /nɪˈkoʊl/ (female given name)
|
:: Nicole {f}
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| Nicole {prop} (Nicola) SEE: Nicola
|
::
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| Nicopolis {prop} (city in Epirus)
|
:: Nicopolis
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| Nicosia {prop} /ˌnɪkəˈsiːə/ (capital of Cyprus)
|
:: Nicosie
|
| nicotine {n} /ˈnɪkətiːn/ (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco)
|
:: nicotine {f}
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| nicotine patch {n} (adhesive patch)
|
:: timbre à la nicotine {m}
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| nictemeral {adj} (varying regularly with a day/night cycle)
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:: nycthéméral
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| nictitating {adj} /ˈnɪktɪteɪtɪŋ/ (winking, blinking)
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:: nictitant, clignotant
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| nidamental {adj}
|
:: nidamentaire
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| nidicolous {adj} (tending to stay at the nest or birthplace)
|
:: nidicole
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| nidiform {adj} /ˈnaɪdɪfɔːm/ (nest-shaped)
|
:: nidiforme
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| nidify {v} /ˈnɪd.əˌfaɪ/ (to make a nest)
|
:: nidifier
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| Nidwalden {prop} (Canton)
|
:: Nidwald
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| niece {n} /niːs/ (fraternal or sororal niece, see also: fraternal niece; sororal niece)
|
:: nièce {f}
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| niece-in-law {n} (niece of someone's husband) SEE: niece
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::
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| niece-in-law {n} (niece of someone's wife) SEE: niece
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::
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| niece-in-law {n}
|
:: belle-nièce
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| Niederkorn {prop} (canton)
|
:: Niedercorn
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| nief {n} (fist) SEE: fist
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::
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| niello {n} /niˈɛloʊ/ (any of various black metal alloys)
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:: nielle {m} {f}, niello {m}
|
| Nietzschean {adj} /ˈni.t͡ʃi.ən/ (pertaining to Nietzsche or his writings)
|
:: nietzschéen
|
| Nietzschean {n} (a supporter of Nietzsche's ideas)
|
:: nietzschéen {m}, nietzschéenne {f}
|
| Nietzscheanism {n} /ˈni.t͡ʃi.ənɪzəm/ (philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche)
|
:: nietzschéisme {m}
|
| nifty {adj} /ˈnɪfti/ (good, useful)
|
:: [colloquial] chouette
|
| nigella {n} /naɪˈd͡ʒɛlə/ (plant of the genus Nigella)
|
:: nigelle {f}
|
| nigella {n} (spice) SEE: black caraway
|
::
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| Niger {prop} /ˈnaɪ.dʒə(ɹ)/ (country)
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:: Niger {m}
|
| Niger {prop} (river)
|
:: Niger {m}
|
| Nigeria {prop} /naɪˈdʒɪə.ɹɪə/ (a country in Western Africa)
|
:: Nigeria {m}
|
| Nigerian {n} /naɪˌdʒɪəɹɪən/ (person)
|
:: Nigérian {m}, Nigériane {f}
|
| Nigerian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture)
|
:: nigérian
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| Nigerien {n} /niːˈʒɛəɹi.ən/ (person)
|
:: Nigérien {m}, Nigérienne {f}
|
| nigga {n} /ˈnɪɡə/ (ethnic slur)
|
:: nègre {m}
|
| niggard {v} (a miser or stingy person) SEE: skinflint
|
::
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| niggardly {adj} /ˈnɪɡɚdli/ (withholding)
|
:: avare, pingre, mesquin
|
| nigger {n} /ˈnɪɡə(ɹ)/ (Negro person, black person (pejorative))
|
:: nègre {m}, négresse {f}, négro {m} {f}
|
| nigger in the woodpile {n}
|
:: anguille sous roche {f}, [vulgar] couille {f}
|
| nigh {adj} /naɪ/ (near, close by)
|
:: proche, près
|
| nigh {v} (to approach)
|
:: s'approcher
|
| night {n} /naɪt/ (period between sunset and sunrise)
|
:: nuit {f}
|
| night {n} (evening or night spent at a particular activity)
|
:: soirée {f}, nuit {f}
|
| night {n} (night spent away from home)
|
:: nuit {f}, nuitée {f}
|
| night {n} (quality of sleep obtained during a night)
|
:: nuit {f}
|
| night {n} (nightfall)
|
:: soir {m}
|
| night {n} (darkness)
|
:: nuit {f}, noirceur {f}, obscurité {f}
|
| night and day {adv} (day and night) SEE: day and night
|
::
|
| night and day {adv} (opposite)
|
:: le jour et la nuit
|
| nightcap {n} /ˈnaɪtˌkæp/ (warm cap worn at night)
|
:: bonnet de nuit
|
| nightclub {n} (establishment that is open late at night)
|
:: boîte de nuit {f}, discothèque {f}
|
| nightdress {n} (sleeping garment worn by women) SEE: nightgown
|
::
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| nightfall {n} /ˈnaɪtfɔːl/ (the close of the day; the coming of night)
|
:: tombée de la nuit {f}
|
| nightgown {n} /ˈnaɪtˌɡaʊn/ (sleeping garment worn by women)
|
:: chemise de nuit {f}, nuisette {f}, liseuse {f}, robe de nuit {f}
|
| nighthawk {n} (night owl) SEE: night owl
|
::
|
| night heron {n} (species of heron)
|
:: bihoreau {m}
|
| nightie {n} (sleeping garment worn by women) SEE: nightgown
|
::
|
| nightingale {n} /ˈnaɪtɪŋɡeɪl/ (bird)
|
:: rossignol philomèle {m}, rossignol {m}
|
| nightjar {n} /ˈnaɪtdʒɑː/ (nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae)
|
:: engoulevent {m}
|
| nightlife {n} /ˈnaɪtˌlaɪf/ (Selection of nocturnal activities)
|
:: vie nocturne {f}
|
| nightlight {n} (a small, dim light or lamp left on overnight)
|
:: veilleuse {f}
|
| nightmare {n} /naɪt.mɛəɹ/ (dream)
|
:: cauchemar {m}, mauvais rêve {m}
|
| nightmare {n} (experience)
|
:: cauchemar {m}, tourment {m}
|
| nightmarish {adj} (resembling a nightmare)
|
:: cauchemardesque
|
| night owl {n} /ˈnaɪt aʊl/ (one who is awake at night)
|
:: couche-tard {m} {f}, noctambule {m} {f}, oiseau de nuit {m}
|
| night school {n} (A school with classes held predominantly in the evening)
|
:: cours du soir {m-p}
|
| nightshade {n} (deadly nightshade) SEE: deadly nightshade
|
::
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| nightshade {n} /ˈnaɪtʃeɪd/ (plant of genus Solanum)
|
:: morelle {f}
|
| night shift {n} (period)
|
:: poste de nuit {m}
|
| night shift {n} (group of workers)
|
:: équipe de nuit {f}
|
| nightshirt {n} (shirt-like garment) SEE: nightgown
|
::
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| nightstand {n} (small table placed at the head side of a bed)
|
:: table de nuit {f}, table de chevet {f}, liseuse {f}
|
| night terror {n} (sleeping disorder)
|
:: terreur nocturne {f}
|
| nighttime {n} /ˈnaɪtˌtaɪm/ (hours of darkness)
|
:: nuit {f}
|
| night vision {n} (ability to see in the dark)
|
:: vision de nuit {f}, nyctalopie {f}
|
| nightwandering {adj} (wandering at night)
|
:: noctivague
|
| night watchman {n} (person who guards at night)
|
:: veilleur de nuit {m}
|
| night watchman state {n} (Translations)
|
:: État-gendarme {m}
|
| nihilism {n} /ˈnaɪ.(h)ɪ.lɪ.z(ə)m/ (rejection of, or opposition to, religious beliefs, moral principles, legal rules, etc.)
|
:: nihilisme {m}
|
| nihilism {n} (doctrine grounded on the negation of one or more meaningful aspects of life)
|
:: nihilisme {m}
|
| nihilism {n} (alternative letter-case form of Nihilism) SEE: Nihilism
|
::
|
| Nihilism {prop} /ˈnaɪ.(h)ɪ.lɪ.z(ə)m/ (movement that rejected all authority and promoted the use of violence for political change)
|
:: nihilisme {m}
|
| nihilist {n} /ˈnaɪɪlɪst/ (person who accepts nihilism)
|
:: nihiliste
|
| Nihongo {n} (Japanese) SEE: Japanese
|
::
|
| nihonium {n} /nɪˈhoʊ.ni.əm/
|
:: nihonium {m}
|
| Niigata {prop} (a city of Japan)
|
:: Niigata {f}
|
| Nijmegen {prop} (city in the Netherlands)
|
:: Nimègue
|
| Nike {prop} /ˈnaɪki/ (Greek goddess of victory)
|
:: Niké {f}
|
| nikud {n} (system of diacritics for Hebrew)
|
:: nikkudot {m}
|
| Nile {prop} /naɪl/ (river)
|
:: Nil {m}
|
| nilgai {n} (large antelope of northern India)
|
:: nilgaut {m}
|
| nimble {adj} /ˈnɪmbl̩/ (quick and light in movement or action)
|
:: agile {m} {f}, fulgurant {m}, preste {m} {f}, leste {m} {f}
|
| nimble {adj} (quick-witted and alert)
|
:: vif {m}, vive {f}
|
| nimbostratus {n} (cloud type)
|
:: nimbostratus {m}
|
| nimbus {n} /ˈnɪmbəs/ (circle of light; halo)
|
:: nimbe {m}
|
| nimbus {n} (rain cloud)
|
:: nimbus {m}
|
| Nimrod {prop} (biblical king and hunter)
|
:: Nemrod
|
| Nina {prop} /ˈniːnə/ (female given name)
|
:: Nina
|
| nincompoop {n} /ˈnɪŋkəmpuːp/ (foolish or silly person)
|
:: abruti, benêt, bercé trop près du mur, cloche, con, connard, cornichon, crétin, dadais, débile, demeuré, démoulé trop tôt, gourde, imbécile, mal cuit, niais, nigaud, ravi, simplet, sot
|
| nine {num} /naɪn/ (cardinal number)
|
:: neuf
|
| nine {n} (the digit or figure 9)
|
:: neuf
|
| nine {n}
|
:: neuf {m}
|
| nine-banded armadillo {n} (Dasypus novemcinctus)
|
:: tatou à neuf bandes {m}
|
| nine hundred {num} /ˈnaɪn ˈhʌn.dɹəd/ (cardinal number 900)
|
:: neuf cents
|
| nine o'clock {n} (the start of the tenth hour)
|
:: neuf heures {f-p}
|
| ninesome {n} (group of nine)
|
:: neuvaine {f}
|
| nineteen {num} /ˈnaɪn.tiːn/ (cardinal number)
|
:: dix-neuf {m}
|
| nineteenth {adj} /ˌnaɪnˈtiːnθ/ (the ordinal form of the number nineteen, see also: 19th)
|
:: dix-neuvième (before the noun); (in names of monarchs and popes) dix-neuf (after the name) (abbreviation XIX)
|
| nineteenth {n}
|
:: dix-neuvième {m}{f} , dix-neuvième {m}
|
| nine thousand {num} (9000)
|
:: neuf-mille
|
| nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine {num} (cardinal number 9,999)
|
:: neuf-mille-neuf-cent-quatre-vingt-dix-neuf
|
| nineties {n} (the decade of the 1990s)
|
:: années quatre-vingt-dix {f-p}, années 90 {f-p}
|
| ninetieth {adj} /ˈnaɪn.ti.əθ/ (ordinal form of ninety)
|
:: [France, Quebec] quatre-vingt-dixième, [Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland] nonantième, 90ème
|
| ninetieth {n} (person or thing in the ninetieth position)
|
:: [France, Quebec] quatre-vingt-dixième {m} {f}, [Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland] nonantième {m} {f}
|
| ninetieth {n} (one of ninety equal parts of a whole)
|
:: [France, Quebec] quatre-vingt-dixième {m}, [Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland] nonantième {m}
|
| ninety {num} (90)
|
:: [Belgium, Switzerland, Congo-Kinshasa, Rwanda] nonante; [France, Canada, former French colonies] quatre-vingt-dix
|
| ninety-eight {num} (98)
|
:: quatre-vingt-dix-huit
|
| ninety-five {num} (95)
|
:: (Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland): nonante-cinq; (France, Quebec): quatre-vingt-quinze
|
| ninety-four {num} (94)
|
:: quatre-vingt-quatorze, nonante-quatre
|
| ninety-nine {num} (cardinal number 99)
|
:: quatre-vingt-dix-neuf, nonante-neuf
|
| ninety-one {num} (cardinal number ninety-one)
|
:: quatre-vingt-onze
|
| ninety-seven {num} (97)
|
:: quatre-vingt-dix-sept
|
| ninety-seventh {adj} (ordinal form of ninety-seven)
|
:: quatre-vingt-dix-septième {m} {f}
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| ninety-six {num} (96)
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:: quatre-vingt-seize
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| ninetysomething {n} (nonagenarian) SEE: nonagenarian
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::
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| ninety-three {num} (93)
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:: quatre-vingt-treize, nonante-trois
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| ninety-two {num} (92)
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:: quatre-vingt-douze, nonante-deux [Belgium, Switzerland ]
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| ninhydrin {n} (organic compound: 2,2-dihydroxyindane-1,3-dione)
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:: ninhydrine {f}
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| ninja {n} /ˈnɪndʒə/ (person trained in ninjutsu)
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:: ninja {m} {f}
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| Nintendo {n} /nɪnˈtɛndəʊ/ (Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo)
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:: Nintendo {f}
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| ninth {adj} /naɪnθ/ (ordinal form of nine, see also: 9th)
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:: neuvième (before the noun); (in names of monarchs and popes) neuf (after the name) (abbreviation IX)
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| ninth {n} (something in the ninth position)
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:: neuvième {m} {f}
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| ninth {n} (one of nine equal parts of a whole)
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:: neuvième {m}
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| niobic {adj} (relating to niobium)
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:: niobique
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| niobium {n} /naɪˈoʊbiəm/ (chemical element)
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:: niobium {m}
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| Niçois {adj} /niːswɑː/ (relating to city of Nice)
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:: niçois {m}, niçoise {f}
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| Niçoise salad {n} (salad)
|
:: salade niçoise
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| Niort {prop} /njɔɹ/ (commune in Deux-Sèvres, France)
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:: Niort
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| Nip {n} (offensive: a Japanese person) SEE: Jap
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::
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| Niphon {prop} (Honshu) SEE: Honshu
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::
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| nip in the bud {v} /ˈnɪp.ɪn.ðəˈbʌd/ (to prevent at an early stage)
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:: étouffer dans l'œuf, tuer dans l'œuf
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| nipple {n} /ˈnɪp(ə)l/ (projection of mammary gland)
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:: mamelon {m}, téton {m}, tétin {m}
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| nipple {n} (artificial nipple for bottle feeding)
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:: tétine {f}
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| nipplewort {n} (Lapsana communis)
|
:: lampsane {f}
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| Nippo- {prefix} (relating to Japan or Japanese)
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:: nippo-, japono-
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| nip point {n} (point of convergence with a rolling part)
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:: angle rentrant {m}
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| Nippon {prop} (a country in East Asia) SEE: Japan
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::
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| Nipponese {adj} (Japanese) SEE: Japanese
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::
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| Nipponese {prop} (Japanese) SEE: Japanese
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::
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| Nipponese {adj}
|
:: nippon
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| nipponize {v} (to make or become more Japanese)
|
:: nipponiser, japoniser
|
| nipponize {v} (to convert to Katakana or to enable to work with the Japanese script)
|
:: nipponiser, japoniser
|
| nipponize {v} (to translate into Japanese)
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:: traduire en japonais
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| nippy {adj} /ˈnɪpi/ (rather cold (of weather))
|
:: frisquet
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| niqab {n} /nɪˈkɑːb/ (veil which covers the face)
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:: niqab {m}
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| niqqud {n} (nikud) SEE: nikud
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::
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| nirvana {n} /nɪɹˈvɑnə/ (Buddhism: cessation of suffering)
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:: nirvana {m}
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| nirvana {n} (state of bliss)
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:: nirvana {m}
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| Nishapur {prop} (a city in Iran)
|
:: Nichapour
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| nit {n} /nɪt/ (egg of a louse)
|
:: lente {f}
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| nithing {n} (coward, dastard) SEE: coward
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::
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| nithing {adj} (cowardly, dastardly) SEE: cowardly
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::
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| nitpick {v} /ˈnɪt.pɪk/ (to correct minutiae or find fault)
|
:: pinailler, chercher la petite bête, chicaner, chipoter
|
| nitpick {v} (to pick nits)
|
:: chercher les poux
|
| nitpicker {n} /ˈnɪt.pɪk.ə(ɹ)/ (one who nitpicks)
|
:: pinailleur, coupeur de cheveux en quatre, [slang] enculeur de mouches
|
| nitpicking {n} (any process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors)
|
:: pinaillerie {f}, pinaillage {m}, ergotage {m}, chicane {f}, pointilleux {m}, pédanterie {f}
|
| nitrary {n} (place where potassium nitrate is produced)
|
:: nitrière {f}
|
| nitrate {n} /ˈnaɪˌtɹeɪt/ (any salt or ester of nitric acid)
|
:: nitrate {m}, azotate {m} [rare]
|
| nitrate {v} (To treat, or react, with nitric acid or a nitrate)
|
:: nitrater
|
| nitrene {n} (organic compound)
|
:: nitrène {m}
|
| nitric {adj} (pertaining to nitrogen)
|
:: nitrique
|
| nitric acid {n} (HNO3)
|
:: acide nitrique {m}, acide azotique {m}
|
| nitride {n} /ˈnaɪ.tɹaɪd/ (compound of nitrogen)
|
:: nitride
|
| nitriding {n} /ˈnaɪ.tɹaɪd.iŋ/ (method of hardening steel)
|
:: nitruration {f}
|
| nitrilate {v}
|
:: nitriler
|
| nitrogen {n} /ˈnaɪ.tɹə.dʒən/ (chemical element)
|
:: azote {m}
|
| nitrogen dioxide {n} (the binary compound NO2)
|
:: dioxyde d'azote {m}
|
| nitrogenic {adj} (nitrogenous) SEE: nitrogenous
|
::
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| nitrogenous {adj} (of nitrogen)
|
:: azoté
|
| nitroglycerine {n} (the compound glyceryl-tri-nitrate)
|
:: nitroglycérine {f}
|
| nitro-hydrochloric acid {n} (aqua regia) SEE: aqua regia
|
::
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| nitrometer {n} (apparatus)
|
:: nitromètre {m}
|
| nitromuriatic {adj} (pertaining to nitric acid and muriatic acid)
|
:: nitromuriatique
|
| nitrous {adj} (of or relating to nitrogen)
|
:: nitreux
|
| nitrox {n} /ˈnaɪtɹɒks/ (mixture of nitrogen and oxygen used as a breathing gas)
|
:: nitrox {m}
|
| nitty {adj} (foolish, inane) SEE: foolish
|
::
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| nitty {adj} (fastidious, fussy, nit-picky) SEE: fastidious
|
::
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| nitty {adj} (shining; elegant) SEE: shining
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::
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| nitty {adj} ((excessively) detailed, specific) SEE: detailed
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::
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| nitty {n} (dope fiend, druggie) SEE: drug addict
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::
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| Niue {prop} /ˈnjuːeɪ/ (island of Niue)
|
:: Nioué {f}
|
| Niuean {n} /ˈnjuːeɪən/ (person)
|
:: Niouéen {m}, Niouéenne {f}
|
| Niuean {prop} (language)
|
:: niouéen {m}
|
| Niuean {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Niue)
|
:: niouéen
|
| Nivkh {prop} /nɪvk/ (language)
|
:: nivkhe {m}, nivkh {m}
|
| Nièvre {prop} (département)
|
:: Nièvre {f}
|
| Nivôse {prop} /niˈvoʊz/ (the fourth month of the French Republican Calendar)
|
:: nivôse {m}
|
| nix {n} /nɪks/ (colloquial: nothing)
|
:: ne...rien or rien, que dalle
|
| nixie {n} (water spirit) SEE: nix
|
::
|
| nixtamal {n} (hominy) SEE: hominy
|
::
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| Nizhny Novgorod {prop} (large city in Russia)
|
:: Nijni Novgorod {m}
|
| Nkore {prop} (Nyankole) SEE: Nyankole
|
::
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| Nîmes {prop} (city in France)
|
:: Nîmes
|
| no {determiner} (not any)
|
:: pas de, [singular only] nul {m}, [emphatically] aucun {m}
|
| no {determiner} (used to show an activity is forbidden)
|
:: [followed by an infinitive] défense de, [followed by an infinitive] interdiction de, [adjective] interdit
|
| no {particle} (used to show disagreement or negation)
|
:: non
|
| no {particle} (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes"))
|
:: non
|
| no {n} (a negating expression)
|
:: non {m}
|
| no {n} (a vote not in favor)
|
:: non {m}
|
| No. {n} (abbreviation of "number")
|
:: nº
|
| Noah {prop} /ˈnoʊə/ (biblical character)
|
:: Noé {m}
|
| Noah {prop} (male given name)
|
:: Noé {m}
|
| Noah's ark {prop} (the vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis)
|
:: arche de Noé {f}
|
| nobelium {n} /noʊˈbiːliəm/ (chemical element)
|
:: nobélium {m}
|
| Nobel Prize {n} /ˈnoʊˌbɛl ˈpɹaɪz/ (international prize)
|
:: prix Nobel {m}
|
| no biggie {phrase} (not a big deal)
|
:: pas de problème, aucun problème, pas de souci, aucun souci
|
| nobility {n} /noʊˈbɪlɪti/ (noble or privileged social class)
|
:: noblesse {f}
|
| nobility {n} (the quality of being noble)
|
:: noblesse
|
| noble {n} /ˈnoʊbəl/ (aristocrat)
|
:: noble {m} {f}, aristocrate {m} {f}
|
| noble {adj} (having honorable qualities)
|
:: noble, aristocratique
|
| noble gas {n} (element of group 18 of the periodic table)
|
:: gaz noble {m}
|
| nobleman {n} /ˈnoʊbl̩mən/ (man of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat)
|
:: noble {m} {f}
|
| noble rot {n} (fungus)
|
:: pourriture noble
|
| noble savage {n}
|
:: bon sauvage
|
| noblesse oblige {n} /noʊˌblɛs əˈbliʒ/ (the honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank)
|
:: noblesse oblige {m}
|
| noblewoman {n} (a woman of noble rank)
|
:: noble {m} {f}
|
| nobly {adv} /ˈnoʊbli/ (in a noble manner)
|
:: noblement
|
| nobody {pron} (not any person; the logical negation of somebody) SEE: no one
|
::
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| nobody {n} /ˈnoʊ.bə.di/ (unimportant person)
|
:: moins-que-rien {m}, nullité {f}, sous-merde {f}, personne {f}, nul {m}, zéro {m}, zéro absolu
|
| nobody's perfect {phrase} (phrase to remind that we all fail at times)
|
:: nul n'est parfait
|
| nociception {n} (physiological process underlying the sensation of pain)
|
:: nociception {f}
|
| no comment {phrase} ("official" refusal to relay any further information)
|
:: sans commentaire
|
| no comment {phrase} (refusal to say the obvious impolite retort)
|
:: sans commentaire, no comment
|
| noctiferous {adj} ((obsolete) bringing night)
|
:: noctifère {m} {f}
|
| noctilucent {adj} ((meteorology) glowing at night)
|
:: noctiluque
|
| noctilucin {n} (fat-like substance) SEE: noctilucine
|
::
|
| noctilucine {n} (substance responsible for the bioluminescence)
|
:: noctilucine {f}
|
| noctilucous {adj} (luminescent)
|
:: noctiluque
|
| noctivagant {adj} (nightwandering) SEE: nightwandering
|
::
|
| noctuid {n} (moth of the family Noctuidae) SEE: owlet moth
|
::
|
| noctule {n} /ˈnɑktʃul/ (bat of the genus Nyctalus)
|
:: noctule {f}
|
| nocturnal {adj} /nɑkˈtɚnəl/ (primarily active during the night)
|
:: nocturne
|
| nocturnality {n} (being active at night)
|
:: nocturnité {f}
|
| nocturne {n} /ˈnɒktɜːn/ (a dreamlike or pensive composition)
|
:: nocturne {m}
|
| nod {v} /nɒd/ (incline the head up and down)
|
:: dodeliner, hocher
|
| nod {v} (gradually fall asleep)
|
:: dodeliner
|
| nod {n} (instance of moving one's head)
|
:: signe de la tête {m}, hochement {m}
|
| nodal {adj} (Relating to a node)
|
:: nodal
|
| node {n} (computer attached to a network)
|
:: nœud
|
| node {n} (vertex of a graph of a network)
|
:: nœud {m}
|
| nod off {v} (fall asleep)
|
:: somnoler
|
| no doubt {adv} (without a doubt)
|
:: pas de doute, sans doute
|
| nodular {adj} (of or relating to a nodule or modules)
|
:: nodulaire
|
| nodular {adj} (similar in form to a nodule)
|
:: nodulaire
|
| nodule {n} /ˈnɑːd͡ʒuːl/ (rounded mass)
|
:: nodule {m}
|
| Noel {prop} /ˈnəʊ(ə)l/ (male given name)
|
:: Noël
|
| no entry {phrase} (entry is forbidden)
|
:: défense d'entrer, entrée interdite, accès interdit
|
| noetherian {adj} (math)
|
:: noethérien
|
| noetic {adj} /noʊˈɛt.ɪk/ (of or pertaining to the mind or intellect)
|
:: noétique
|
| noetic {adj} (originating in or apprehended by reason)
|
:: noétique
|
| noetically {adv} (in a noetic way)
|
:: noétiquement
|
| no fear {interj} (no way) SEE: no way
|
::
|
| no fear {interj} (no worries) SEE: no worries
|
::
|
| no-fly zone {n} (an airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly)
|
:: zone d'exclusion aérienne {f}
|
| Nogai {prop} /noʊˈɡaɪ/ (language)
|
:: nogaï
|
| Nogai {n} (person)
|
:: Nogaï
|
| Noh {n} (Japanese musical drama)
|
:: nô {m}
|
| no hard feelings {phrase} (no resentment)
|
:: sans rancune
|
| no holds barred {adj}
|
:: sans restrictions (literally, "without/no restrictions")
|
| no idea {interj} (I don't know)
|
:: aucune idée
|
| noise {n} /nɔɪz/ (various sounds, usually unwanted)
|
:: bruit {m}, vacarme {m}, brouhaha {m}, boucan {m}, tintamarre {m}
|
| noise {n} (sound or signal generated by random fluctuations)
|
:: bruit {m}
|
| noise {n} (technical: unwanted part of a signal)
|
:: bruit {m}
|
| noise {n} (level of variation in gene expression)
|
:: bruit
|
| noise {n} (rumour or complaint)
|
:: bruit {m} [dated]
|
| noiseless {adj} (silent)
|
:: silencieux
|
| noiselessly {adv} (in a quiet manner)
|
:: sans bruit
|
| noise pollution {n} (excessive noise)
|
:: nuisance sonore {f}, pollution de bruit {f}
|
| noisily {adv} (in a noisy manner)
|
:: bruyamment
|
| noisome {adj} /ˈnɔɪ.səm/ (morally hurtful or noxious)
|
:: désagréable {m} {f}, nuisible {m} {f}
|
| noisome {adj} (hurtful or noxious to health)
|
:: nocif {m}, insalubre {m} {f}, malsain {m}, toxique {m} {f}
|
| noisome {adj} (offensive to the senses)
|
:: répugnant {m}, dégoutant {m}
|
| noisy {adj} /ˈnɔɪzi/ (making a noise)
|
:: bruyant, tonitruant
|
| noisy {adj} (full of noise)
|
:: bruyant
|
| noisy miner {n} (grey bird)
|
:: méliphage bruyant {m}
|
| no kidding {interj} (exclamation of amazement)
|
:: sans blague, [colloquial] la vache
|
| no kidding {interj} (response to obvious statement)
|
:: sans blague, [colloquial] sans dec'
|
| nolens volens {adv} (willing or unwilling) SEE: willy-nilly
|
::
|
| nolle prosequi {n} /ˌnɒlɪ ˈpɹɒsɪkwaɪ/ (declaration that a prosecution will not proceed)
|
:: relaxe {f}, arrêt des poursuites {m}, abandon des poursuites {m}, abandon de poursuites {m}, cessation des poursuites {f}, ordonnance de classement {f}
|
| no longer {adv} (not any more)
|
:: ne … plus
|
| nomad {n} /ˈnoʊmæd/ (a member of society or class who wander with their herds)
|
:: nomade {m} {f}
|
| nomad {n} (a wanderer) SEE: wanderer
|
::
|
| nomadic {adj} /nəʊˈmæd.ɪk/ (of or relating to itinerant herdsmen)
|
:: nomade
|
| nomadic {adj} (of or relating to any habitually wandering person)
|
:: nomade
|
| nomarch {n} (head of a nome)
|
:: nomarque {m}
|
| no matter {adv} (it's unimportant)
|
:: peu importe, ça ne fait rien
|
| no matter {prep} (regardless of)
|
:: peu importe, n'importe, qu'importe
|
| no matter what {prep} (whatever)
|
:: quoi que ce soit, peu importe
|
| nom de guerre {n} (pseudonym) SEE: pseudonym
|
::
|
| nom de plume {n} (pseudonym) SEE: pseudonym
|
::
|
| nom de Web {n} /nɒm də ˈwɛb/ (pseudonym used on the World Wide Web)
|
:: pseudo {m}
|
| nomen agentis {n} (agent noun) SEE: agent noun
|
::
|
| nomenclature {n} /ˈnoʊmənˌkleɪtʃəɹ/ (set of names or terms)
|
:: nomenclature {f}
|
| nomen gentilicium {n} /ˈnəʊmɛn d͡ʒɛntaɪˈlɪsɪəm/ (name designating a Roman citizen as a member of a particular gens)
|
:: gentilice {m}
|
| nomenklatura {n} /nɒˌmɛnkləˈtjʊəɹə/ (list of posts in Soviet Union)
|
:: nomenklatura {f}
|
| nominal {adj} /ˈnɑm.ɪnl̩/ (of or relating to a name or names)
|
:: nominal
|
| nominalization {n} (use of a verb or an adjective as a noun)
|
:: substantivation {f}, nominalisation {f}
|
| nominalize {v} /ˈnɑmənəlaɪz/ (to change into a noun)
|
:: nominaliser
|
| nominalizer {n} /ˈnɑm.ə.nəl.aɪz.ɚ/ (nominalizer)
|
:: nominaliseur {m}, substantivateur {m}
|
| nominate {v} /ˈnɑm.ɪ.neɪt/ (to name someone for a particular role or position)
|
:: nommer
|
| nominative {n} (the nominative case) SEE: nominative case
|
::
|
| nominative {adj} /ˈnɒmɪnətɪv/ (being in the nominative case)
|
:: nominatif {m}
|
| nominative case {n} (case used to indicate the subject)
|
:: nominatif {m}
|
| nominator {n} (One who nominates)
|
:: nominateur {m}
|
| nominee {n} /ˌnɒmɪˈniː/ (a person named or designated to any office, duty or position)
|
:: candidat {m}, candidate {f}
|
| nomogram {n} (diagram in which the relationship between three variables is represented)
|
:: nomogramme {m}, abaque {m}
|
| nomophobia {n}
|
:: nomophobie
|
| -nomy {suffix} (system of rules, laws, or knowledge about a particular field)
|
:: -nomie
|
| non- {prefix} /ˈnɒn/ (not)
|
:: non-
|
| nona- {prefix} (nine)
|
:: nona-
|
| nonagenarian {n} /ˌnɒnæd͡ʒɛˈnɛːɹɪən/ (one who is between the ages of 90 and 99)
|
:: nonagénaire
|
| non-aggression principle {n}
|
:: principe de non-agression
|
| nonagon {n} /ˈnɑn.ə.ɡɑn/ (A polygon with nine sides and nine angles)
|
:: nonagone {m}
|
| nonalcoholic {adj} (containing at most trace amounts of alcohol)
|
:: non alcoolisé, sans alcool
|
| nonaligned {adj} (not allied)
|
:: non-aligné {m}
|
| nonalignment {n} (state of being nonaligned)
|
:: non-alignement {m}
|
| non-binary {adj} /ˌnɑnˈbaɪ.nɛɹ.i/ (not binary)
|
:: non-binaire
|
| non-binary {adj} (outside the gender binary, see also: genderqueer)
|
:: non-binaire
|
| non-breaking space {n} (a variant of the space character)
|
:: espace insécable {f}
|
| nonce {n} (a stupid or worthless person) SEE: goof
|
::
|
| nonce {n} (a nonce word) SEE: nonce word
|
::
|
| nonce {n} /nɑn(t)s/ (a sex offender, especially one who is guilty of sexual offences against children.)
|
:: pointeur {m}
|
| nonce word {n} (word invented for the occasion)
|
:: mot ad hoc {m}, hapax {m}
|
| nonchalance {n} /ˌnɑːnʃəˈlɑːns/ (indifference; carelessness; coolness)
|
:: nonchalance {f}
|
| nonchalant {adj} /ˌnɑn.ʃəˈlɑnt/ (casually calm and relaxed)
|
:: décontracté
|
| nonchalant {adj} (indifferent; unconcerned; behaving as if detached)
|
:: [usually negative] désinvolte
|
| nonchurchgoer {n} (one who does not attend church)
|
:: non-pratiquant
|
| noncitizen {n} (someone who is not a citizen of the country in question)
|
:: non-citoyen {m}, non-citoyenne {f}
|
| nonclustered index {n} (Index that contains a series of sorted pointers)
|
:: index non-cluster {m}
|
| noncommissioned officer {n} (non-commissioned officer) SEE: non-commissioned officer
|
::
|
| non-commissioned officer {n} (person of authority in the military who has not received a commission)
|
:: sous-officier {m}
|
| noncommittal {adj} /ˌnɑnkəˈmɪtl̩/ (tending to avoid commitment)
|
:: évasif
|
| non-compete {adj} (describing contractual clause)
|
:: de non-concurrence
|
| nonconformist {n} (someone who does not conform to accepted beliefs, customs or practices)
|
:: anticonformiste {m} {f}
|
| nonconformist {adj} (not conforming to established customs etc)
|
:: anticonformiste {m} {f}
|
| nonconformity {n} (rejection of or the failure to conform, especially to standards, rules, or laws)
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:: anticonformisme {m}
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| nondescript {adj} /nɑndəsˈkɹɪpt/ (without distinguishing qualities)
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:: banal, quelconque
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| non-deterministic {adj} (non-deterministic) SEE: nondeterministic
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::
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| nondeterministic {adj} (involving choices)
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:: indéterministe
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| none {pron} /nʌn/ (not any person)
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:: personne
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| none {pron} (not any thing)
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:: aucun {m}, aucune {f}
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| none {adv} (in no way)
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:: en rien
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| none {adv} (not at all)
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:: aucunement
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| nonego {n} (philosophy: part of the psyche)
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:: non-moi {m}
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| nonempty {adj} (of set, such that it contains at least one element) SEE: non-empty
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::
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| non-empty {adj} (containing at least one element)
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:: non vide
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| nonentity {n} (nonexistence) SEE: nonexistence
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::
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| none of your beeswax {phrase} (A riposte to badgering questioning)
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:: occupe-toi de tes oignons (mind your own onions), ce ne sont pas tes oignons (this is not your onions)
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| nones {n} (midday) SEE: noon
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::
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| nones {n} (midday meal) SEE: lunch
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::
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| nones {n} /nəʊnz/ (8th day before the ides of a Roman month)
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:: nones {f-p}
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| nones {n} (afternoon liturgical service)
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:: none
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| non-esterified fatty acid {n} (non-esterified fatty acid)
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:: acide gras non estérifié
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| nonetheless {adv} /ˌnʌnðəˈlɛs/ (nevertheless)
|
:: néanmoins
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| non-Euclidean {adj} (pertaining to non-Euclidean geometry)
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:: non-euclidien
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| non-Euclidean geometry {n} (Any system of geometry not based on the set of axioms of Euclidean geometry)
|
:: géométrie non euclidienne {f}
|
| no news is good news {proverb} (lack of information suggests nothing bad)
|
:: pas de nouvelles, bonnes nouvelles
|
| nonexistence {n} (The state of not existing)
|
:: non-existence {f}
|
| nonexistent {adj} (not existent)
|
:: inexistant
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| nonfiction {n} (written works intended to give facts)
|
:: nonfiction
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| non-flammable {adj} (non-flammable) SEE: nonflammable
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::
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| nonflammable {adj} (not combustible)
|
:: ininflammable
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| nonfree {adj} (not free of charge)
|
:: payant
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| non-governmental organization {n} (organization with no government participation)
|
:: organisation non gouvernementale {f}
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| nonillion {num} (1030, see also: quintillion)
|
:: quintillion
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| nonillion {num} (1054, see also: septendecillion)
|
:: nonillion
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| noninterference {n} (policy of not interfering in the domestic policies of another)
|
:: non-ingérence {f}
|
| nonkilling {n} (A precept or worldview)
|
:: non-meurtre {f}
|
| nonlawful {adj} (unlawful) SEE: unlawful
|
::
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| nonlinear {adj} (of a system: whose output is not directly proportional to its input)
|
:: non-linéaire
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| nonlinearity {n} (state of being nonlinear)
|
:: non-linéarité {f}
|
| nonmetal {n} (element that does not have the properties of a metal)
|
:: non-métal {m}
|
| non-native speaker {n} (someone who has another native tongue then the language being used)
|
:: locuteur non-natif
|
| nonnegative {adj} (either zero or positive)
|
:: positif
|
| nonogram {n} /ˈnɑːnəɡɹæm/ (puzzle in which cells of a grid must be filled)
|
:: picross {m}, nonogram {m}
|
| nonpareil {n} /nɑnpəˈɹɛl/ (that has no equal)
|
:: sans pareil, nonpareil, sans égal, hors de pair
|
| nonpareil {n} (6-point type)
|
:: nonpareille
|
| nonpayment {n} (failure to pay)
|
:: non-paiement {m}
|
| non-player character {n} (character in a role-playing game or computer game)
|
:: personnage non-joueur {m} (PNJ)
|
| nonplussed {adj} /nɒnˈplʌst/ (bewildered)
|
:: interloqué, déconcerté {m}, perplexe
|
| nonplussed {adj} (unimpressed)
|
:: imperturbable {m} {f}, détaché {m}
|
| nonpositive {adj} (either zero or negative)
|
:: négatif
|
| nonprofessional {adj} (not professional)
|
:: non-professionnel, amateur
|
| nonprofessional {n} (amateur)
|
:: non-professionnel, amateur
|
| nonprofit {adj} (not seeking to produce a profit)
|
:: sans but lucratif, à but non lucratif
|
| nonprofit {n} (nonprofit organization)
|
:: association sans but lucratif {f}, ASBL {f}
|
| non-proliferation {adj} (ending the acquisition of nuclear weapons)
|
:: non-prolifération {f}
|
| nonpyrogenic {adj} (not pyrogenic)
|
:: non-pyrogènique
|
| nonrepresentational {adj} (that does not represent a physical object realistically)
|
:: non-figuratif
|
| nonrepudiation {n} (assurance of digital sending or receipt)
|
:: non-répudiation
|
| nonrivalrous {adj} (economics: not rivalrous)
|
:: non-rival
|
| nonsense {n} /ˈnɑnsɛns/ (meaningless words)
|
:: bêtise {f}, absurdité {f}
|
| nonsense {n} (untrue statement)
|
:: sottise {m} (s), n'importe quoi, connerie {f}
|
| nonsense {n} (damaged DNA sequence)
|
:: non-sens {m}
|
| nonsense {adj} (resulting from the substitution of a nucleotide in a sense codon, causing it to become a stop codon)
|
:: non-sens
|
| nonsense {interj} (emphatic rejection)
|
:: n'importe quoi !
|
| nonsense {adj} (nonsensical) SEE: nonsensical
|
::
|
| nonsensical {adj} (without sense)
|
:: absurde, sans queue ni tête
|
| non-smoker {n} (somebody who does not smoke tobacco)
|
:: non-fumeur {m}, non-fumeuse {f}
|
| non-smoking {adj} (having restrictions on smoking)
|
:: non-fumeur
|
| nonsteroidal {adj} (free of steroids)
|
:: non-stéroïdien {m}, non stéroïdien {m}
|
| nonstop {adj} (without stopping)
|
:: sans arrêt
|
| nonstop {adv} (without stopping)
|
:: sans arrêt
|
| nonswimmer {n} (one who is not a swimmer)
|
:: non-nageur {m}, non-nageuse {f}
|
| nonsymmetric {adj} (asymmetrical) SEE: asymmetrical
|
::
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| nontotient {n} (integer)
|
:: anti-indicateur {m}
|
| nontrinitarianism {n} (antitrinitarianism) SEE: antitrinitarianism
|
::
|
| nonunion {n} (Lack of union)
|
:: désunion
|
| non-venomous {adj} (not producing venom)
|
:: non toxique
|
| nonviolence {n} (philosophy that rejects violence)
|
:: non-violence {f}, non-résistance {f} [dated], non resistance {f} [dated]
|
| non-violent {adj} (without violence)
|
:: non violent
|
| nonzero {adj} (not equal to zero)
|
:: non nul
|
| noodle {n} (fool) SEE: fool
|
::
|
| noodle {n} /nuːdl̩/ (string or strip of pasta)
|
:: nouille {f}
|
| no offense {phrase} (no offense)
|
:: sans vouloir vous vexer [formal], sans vouloir te vexer [informal]
|
| nook {n} /nʊk/ (small corner formed by two walls)
|
:: coin {m}, angle {m}
|
| nook {n} (hidden or secluded spot)
|
:: recoin {m}
|
| nook and cranny {n} (small or remote place)
|
:: tous les coins et les recoins
|
| nookie {n} (sexual intercourse)
|
:: baise {f}
|
| noon {n} (midnight) SEE: midnight
|
::
|
| noon {n} /nuːn/ (midday)
|
:: midi {m}
|
| no one {pron} /ˈnəʊ wʌn/ (not even a single person)
|
:: personne, nul, qui que ce soit
|
| noose {n} /nuːs/ (adjustable loop or rope)
|
:: nœud coulant {m}, lacs
|
| noosphere {n} /ˈnoʊ.əsfɪəɹ/ (noosphere, theoretical stage of evolutionary development)
|
:: noosphère {f}
|
| no pain, no gain {proverb} (discomfort is necessary to achieve goals)
|
:: qui ne risque rien n'a rien [who risks nothing, gains nothing], qui ne tente rien n'a rien [who risks nothing, gains nothing], on n'a rien sans rien
|
| no parking {phrase} (no parking)
|
:: stationnement interdit, défense de stationner
|
| nope {particle} /noʊp/ (informal "no")
|
:: bah
|
| no problem {interj} (it does not pose a problem)
|
:: pas de problème, sans problème
|
| no problem {interj} (no thanks or apology is necessary)
|
:: de rien; je t'en prie [informal]; je vous en prie [formal]; il n'y a pas de quoi, pas de souci [reply to "I'm sorry"]
|
| no quarter {n} (no mercy for the life of a captured opponent)
|
:: pas de quartier
|
| nor {conj} /nɔːɹ/ (nor)
|
:: ni
|
| NOR {n} (NOT OR)
|
:: NON-OU {m}
|
| Nord {prop} /nɔːd/ (French department in Hauts-de-France)
|
:: Nord {m}
|
| nordic {adj} (Nordic) SEE: Nordic
|
::
|
| Nordic {adj} /ˈnɔː(ɹ).dɪk/ (of or relating to the Nordic countries)
|
:: nordique {m}
|
| Nordic combined {n} (cross-country skiing and ski jumping)
|
:: combiné nordique
|
| Nordic countries {n} (the Nordic countries collectively)
|
:: pays nordiques {m-p}, Scandinavie {f}
|
| Nordic walking {n} (sport)
|
:: marche nordique {f}
|
| Nord-Pas-de-Calais {prop} (region of France)
|
:: Nord-Pas-de-Calais {m}
|
| Norfolk Island {prop} /ˈnɔɹ.fɔk ˈaɪ.lənd/ (external territory of Australia)
|
:: île Norfolk {f}
|
| noria {n} /ˈnɔɹ.i.ə/ (a water wheel with buckets)
|
:: noria {f}
|
| noria {n} (any machine using buckets)
|
:: noria
|
| norm {n} /nɔːm/ (that which is normal)
|
:: norme {f}
|
| norm {n} (math: function that maps vectors to non-negative scalars)
|
:: norme {f}
|
| Norma {prop} (constellation)
|
:: Règle {f}
|
| normal {adj} /ˈnɔɹməl/ (according to norms or rules)
|
:: normal
|
| normal {adj} (usual, ordinary)
|
:: normal
|
| normal {n} (mathematics: a line perpendicular to another)
|
:: normale {f}
|
| normal basis {n} (particular type of basis of a finite field)
|
:: base normale {m}
|
| normalcy {n} /ˈnɔɹməlsi/ (state of being normal)
|
:: normalité {f}
|
| normal distribution {n} (probability distribution)
|
:: loi normale {f}
|
| normal form {n} (math: standard way of presenting an object) SEE: canonical form
|
::
|
| normality {n} (state of being normal)
|
:: normalité {f}
|
| normalization {n} (any process that makes something more normal or regular)
|
:: normalisation {f}
|
| normalize {v} /ˈnɔː(ɹ).mə.laɪz/
|
:: normaliser
|
| normally {adv} (under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time)
|
:: normalement
|
| normally {adv} (in the expected or customary manner)
|
:: normalement
|
| normally {adv}
|
:: normalement
|
| normally black {adj} (opaque when voltage is not applied)
|
:: normalement noir
|
| normally white {adj} (transparent when voltage is not applied)
|
:: normalement blanc
|
| normal subgroup {n} (subgroup that is invariant under conjugation)
|
:: sous-groupe distingué {m}
|
| Norman {n} /ˈnɔɹmən/ (a person from Normandy)
|
:: [male] Normand {m}, [female] Normande {f}
|
| Norman {prop} (the Norman language)
|
:: normand {m}
|
| Norman {adj} (of or pertaining to Normandy and its inhabitants)
|
:: normand
|
| Normandy {prop} (region of France)
|
:: Normandie {f}
|
| normative {adj} /ˈnɔɹmətɪv/ (of, pertaining to, or using a norm or standard)
|
:: normatif
|
| normativization {n}
|
:: normativisation {f}
|
| normativize {v} (To make normative)
|
:: normativiser
|
| normopath {n} (one who conforms to social norms)
|
:: normopathe {m} {f}
|
| normopathy {n} (pursuit of conformity)
|
:: normopathie {f}
|
| normothermic {adj} /nɔɹmoʊˈθɝmɪk/ (having normal body temperature)
|
:: normothermique
|
| Norn {prop} (language)
|
:: norne {m}
|
| no rose without a thorn {proverb}
|
:: il n’est pas de roses sans épines
|
| Norse {adj} /nɔɹs/ (of Scandinavia/Norway)
|
:: norrois {m}
|
| Norse {adj} (of North Germanic languages)
|
:: nordique {m} {f}
|
| Norse {n} (Scandinavian/Norwegian people)
|
:: les Nordiques {m-p}
|
| Norse {n} (speakers of any North Germanic language)
|
:: les Nordiques {m-p}
|
| Norse {n} (2½-point type)
|
:: microscopique
|
| north {n} /nɔːθ/ (compass point)
|
:: nord {m}, septentrion {m} [old]
|
| north {adj}
|
:: nord, septentrional, boréal
|
| North Africa {prop} (the northern part of Africa)
|
:: Afrique du Nord {f}
|
| North America {prop} /ˌnɔː(ɹ)θ əˈmɛɹɪkə/ (continent)
|
:: Amérique du Nord {f}
|
| North American {adj} (relating to North America)
|
:: nord-américain
|
| North American {n} (North American person)
|
:: nord-américain
|
| North Atlantic Treaty Organization {prop} (intergovernmental military alliance)
|
:: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique Nord {f}
|
| North Brabant {prop} (province)
|
:: Brabant-du-Nord {m}, Brabant-Septentrional {m}
|
| north by east {n} (compass point)
|
:: nord-quart-nord-est {m}
|
| north by west {n} (compass point)
|
:: nord-quart-nord-ouest {m}, nord quart nord-ouest {m}
|
| North Carolina {prop} /ˌnɔɹθ kɛɹəˈlaɪnə/ (state of the United States)
|
:: Caroline du Nord {f}
|
| North Caucasus {prop} (region in the south of Russia)
|
:: Ciscaucasie {f}, Caucase du Nord {m}
|
| North Dakota {prop} /ˈnɔɹθ dəˈkoʊ.tə/ (state of the United States of America)
|
:: Dakota du Nord {m}
|
| northeast {n} (compass point)
|
:: nord-est {m}
|
| northeast {adj} (northeastern)
|
:: nord-est
|
| northeast by east {n} (compass point)
|
:: nord-est-quart-est {m}
|
| northeast by north {n} (compass point)
|
:: nord-est-quart-nord {m}
|
| North East England {prop} (official region of England)
|
:: Angleterre du Nord-Est
|
| northerly {n} /ˈnɔɹðɚli/ (wind blowing from the north)
|
:: aquilon {m}
|
| northern {adj} /ˈnɔɹðɚn/ (facing, situated in or related to the north)
|
:: septentrional {m}, septentrionale {f}, boréal
|
| northern {adj} (of wind)
|
:: bise {f}
|
| northern bobwhite {n} (Colinus virginianus)
|
:: colin de Virginie {m}
|
| Northern Cyprus {prop} (a de-facto state)
|
:: Chypre du Nord {f}, République turque de Chypre du Nord {f}, RTCN
|
| northerner {n} (person from the north of a region)
|
:: habitant du nord {m}, habitante du nord {f}, nordiste {m} {f}
|
| Northern Europe {prop} (sociopolitical region of Europe)
|
:: Europe du Nord {f}
|
| Northern European {adj} (Northern European)
|
:: nord-européen
|
| northern flicker {n} (Colaptes auratus)
|
:: pic flamboyant {m}
|
| northern fulmar {n} (Fulmar glacialis)
|
:: fulmar boréal {m}, pétrel fulmar {m}, fulmar glacial {m}
|
| northern fur seal {n} (Callorhinus ursinus)
|
:: ours de mer {m}
|
| northern gannet {n} (Morus bassanus)
|
:: fou de Bassan {m}
|
| Northern Hemisphere {n} (hemisphere to the north of its equator)
|
:: hémisphère nord {m}, hémisphère boréal {m}
|
| Northern Ireland {prop} /ˈnɔː(ɹ)ðə(ɹ)n ˈaiə(ɹ)lənd/ (Northern Ireland)
|
:: Irlande du Nord {f}
|
| northernize {v}
|
:: septentrionaliser
|
| northern lapwing {n} (Vanellus vanellus)
|
:: vanneau huppé {m}
|
| northern lights {n} (the aurora of the northern hemisphere)
|
:: aurore boréale {f}
|
| Northern Macedonia {prop} (country) SEE: North Macedonia
|
::
|
| Northern Mariana Islands {prop} /ˈnɔɹ.ðɚn ˌmɛɹ.iˈæn.ə ˈaɪ.ləndz/ (archipelago)
|
:: îles Mariannes du Nord {f-p}, Mariannes du Nord {f-p}
|
| Northern Marianas {prop} (Northern Marianas)
|
:: îles Mariannes du Nord {f-p}, Mariannes du Nord {f-p}
|
| Northern Palmyra {prop} (a nickname for Saint Petersburg)
|
:: Palmyre du Nord {f}
|
| northern raccoon {n} (Procyon lotor) SEE: raccoon
|
::
|
| northern raven {n} (common raven) SEE: common raven
|
::
|
| Northern Sami {prop} (most widely spoken Sami language)
|
:: same du Nord {m}
|
| Northern Sea Route {prop} (a shipping lane in the Arctic Ocean)
|
:: passage du Nord-Est {m}, route maritime du nord {f}
|
| northern shrike {n} (Lanius borealis)
|
:: pie-grièche boréale {f}
|
| northern shrimp {n} (Pandalus borealis)
|
:: crevette nordique
|
| Northern Sotho {prop} (language)
|
:: sotho du Nord {m}
|
| Northern Territory {prop} /ˈnɔːðən ˈtɛɹɪt(ə)ɹi/ (Territory in northern Australia)
|
:: Territoire-du-Nord {m}
|
| northern wheatear {n} (Oenanthe oenanthe)
|
:: traquet motteux {m}
|
| northern wild rice {n} (Zizania palustris)
|
:: riz sauvage {m}
|
| North Frisian {prop} (Frisian language)
|
:: frison septentrional {m}, frison du Nord {m}
|
| North Holland {prop} (province of the Netherlands)
|
:: Hollande-Septentrionale {f}
|
| North India {prop} (northern region of India)
|
:: Inde du Nord {f}
|
| North Indian {adj}
|
:: nord-indien
|
| North Island {prop} (one of the two major islands making up New Zealand)
|
:: île du Nord {f}
|
| North Korea {prop} /ˌnɔː(ɹ)θ kəˈɹiːə/ (North Korea)
|
:: Corée du Nord {f}
|
| North Korean {n} (person from North Korea)
|
:: Nord-Coréen, Nord-Coréenne {f}
|
| North Korean {adj} (pertaining to North Korea)
|
:: nord-coréen
|
| North Levantine Arabic {prop} (North Levantine Arabic)
|
:: Arabe levantin septentrional
|
| North Macedonia {prop} (country in Europe)
|
:: Macédoine du Nord {f}
|
| North Macedonian {adj} (of, or relating to North Macedonia)
|
:: nord-macédonien
|
| north-northeast {n} (compass point)
|
:: nord-nord-est {m}
|
| north-northwest {n} (compass point)
|
:: nord-nord-ouest
|
| north pole {n} /ˌnɔːθ ˈpəʊl/ (northernmost point on celestial bodies)
|
:: pôle Nord {m}
|
| north pole {n} (positive pole of a magnetic dipole)
|
:: pôle nord {m}
|
| North Pole {prop} (northernmost point on Earth)
|
:: pôle Nord {m}
|
| North Rhine-Westphalia {prop} (state)
|
:: Rhénanie-du-Nord-Westphalie
|
| North Sea {prop} (a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean between Britain, Scandinavia and Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France)
|
:: mer du Nord {f}
|
| North Star {prop} (Pole Star) SEE: Pole Star
|
::
|
| Northumberland {prop} /ˈnɔː(ɹ).θʌm.bə(ɹ).lənd/ (most northerly county of England)
|
:: Northumberland {m}
|
| northwest {n} (compass point)
|
:: nord-ouest {m}
|
| northwest {adj} (towards the northwest)
|
:: nord-ouest, du nord-ouest
|
| northwest by north {n} (compass point)
|
:: nord-ouest-quart-nord {m}
|
| northwest by west {n} (compass point)
|
:: nord-ouest-quart-ouest {m}
|
| Northwest Territories {prop} (Territory in northern Canada)
|
:: Territoires du Nord-Ouest {m-p}
|
| north wind {n} (wind blowing from the north)
|
:: vent du nord {m}, aquilon
|
| North York {prop} (district in Toronto)
|
:: North York
|
| Norvego- {prefix}
|
:: norvégo-
|
| Norway {prop} /ˈnɔɹ.weɪ/ (Scandinavian country)
|
:: Norvège {f}
|
| Norway lobster {n} (Nephrops norvegicus)
|
:: langoustine {f}
|
| Norway maple {n} (Acer platanoides)
|
:: érable plane
|
| Norway pine {n} (Pinus resinosa) SEE: red pine
|
::
|
| Norwegian {n} /nɔɹ.ˈwiː.dʒən/ (native of Norway)
|
:: Norvégien {m}, Norvégienne {f}
|
| Norwegian {n} (language of Norway)
|
:: norvégien {m}
|
| Norwegian {adj} (of or pertaining to Norway)
|
:: norvégien
|
| Norwegian {adj} (of or pertaining to Norwegians)
|
:: norvégien
|
| Norwegian {adj} (of or pertaining to the Norwegian language)
|
:: norvégien {m}, norvégienne {f}, norvégophone {m} {f}
|
| Norwegian Bokmål {n} (Bokmål) SEE: Bokmål
|
::
|
| Norwegian Nynorsk {n} (Nynorsk) SEE: Nynorsk
|
::
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| nose {n} (protuberance on the face)
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:: nez {m}
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| nose {n} (snout, nose of an animal)
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:: museau {m}, gueule {f}, trompe {f}
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| nose {n} (tip of an object)
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:: nez {m}
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| nose {n} (bulge on the side of a piece of a jigsaw puzzle)
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:: excroissance {f}
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| nose {n} (skill in recognising bouquet)
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:: nez {m}, odorat {m}
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| noseband {n} (part of a bridle or halter)
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:: muserolle {f}
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| nosebleed {n} /ˈnoʊzˌblid/ (haemorrhage from the nose)
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:: saignement de nez {m}
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| noseclip {n} (device that holds a person's nostrils closed)
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:: pince-nez {m}
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| nosegay {n} /ˈnəʊzɡeɪ/ (small bunch of fragrant flowers or herbs)
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:: petit bouquet {m}
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| nosegay {n} (aroma, scent) SEE: aroma
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| nose leather {n} (rhinarium) SEE: rhinarium
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::
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| nosey parker {n} (prying person)
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:: fouinard {m}, fouinarde {f}
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| nosh {n} (blowjob) SEE: blowjob
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::
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| nosh {v} (to perform fellatio (on)) SEE: blow
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::
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| nosh {n} (slang: food) SEE: grub
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::
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| nosh {n} (snack) SEE: snack
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::
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| nosh {v} (snack) SEE: snack
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::
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| no shit, Sherlock {interj} (a riposte to someone who has just said something obvious)
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:: bien vu l'aveugle
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| no smoke without fire {proverb} (gossip and accusations are often substantiated by fact)
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:: il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu
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| no smoking {phrase} (phrase used in notices indicating that the smoking of cigarettes is not permitted)
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:: défense de fumer, ne pas fumer
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| nosology {n} (the systematic investigation or classification of disease)
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:: nosologie {f}
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| no sooner said than done {phrase} (no sooner than something is said it will be done)
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:: aussitôt dit, aussitôt fait, sitôt dit, sitôt fait
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| nosophobia {n} (excessive or irrational fear of contracting a disease)
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:: nosophobie {f}
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| nostalgia {n} /nɑˈstældʒə/ (bittersweet yearning for the things of the past)
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:: nostalgie {f}
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| nostalgia {n} (longing for home or familiar surroundings) SEE: homesickness
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::
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| nostalgic {adj} (pertaining to nostalgia)
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:: nostalgique
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| nostril {n} /ˈnɒstɹɪl/ (either of the two orifices located on the nose)
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:: narine {f}, [unformally] trou de nez {m}, [for animals] naseau {m}
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| nostrum {n} /ˈnɒs.tɹəm/ (medicine or remedy which has not been proven to have any desirable medical effects)
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:: poudre de perlimpimpin, remède de bonne femme, orviétan
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| nosy {adj} /ˈnoʊzi/ (prying, inquisitive or curious in other’s affairs; tending to snoop or meddle)
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:: fouineur {m}, fureteur {m}, curieux {m}
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| not {adv} /nɒt/ (negates meaning of verb)
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:: ne ... pas, pas, ne [see entries for usage]
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| not {conj} (And not)
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:: pas, non
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| NOT {n} (NOT)
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:: NON {m}
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| notability {n} (quality of being notable)
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:: notabilité {f}, notoriété {f}
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| notable {adj} /ˈnəʊtəbl̩/ (worthy of notice; remarkable)
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:: remarquable, notable
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| notable {n} (person or thing of distinction)
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:: notable, personnage {m}
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| notably {adv} (in a notable manner)
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:: notamment
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| not a chance {adv} (absolutely not)
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:: jamais de la vie
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| not a minute too soon {adv} (just in time)
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:: pas trop tôt
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| not anymore {adv} (no longer) SEE: no longer
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::
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| notaphily {n}
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:: billetophilie {f}
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| notary {n} (notary public)
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:: notaire {m}
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| notary public {n} /ˈnəʊtəɹi ˈpʌblɪk/ (officer who can administer oaths and statutory declarations)
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:: notaire {m}
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| not at all {adv} /nɑʔ.æʔ.ɔl/ (not)
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:: pas du tout
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| not at all {interj} (conventional reply to expression of gratitude)
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:: de rien [it’s nothing], il n'y a pas de quoi, pas de quoi
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| not bad {adj} (reasonably good)
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:: pas mal
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| notch {n} /nɒtʃ/ (V-shaped cut)
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:: entaille {f}
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| notch {n} (such a cut, used for keeping a record)
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:: encoche {f}
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| notch {n} (level or degree)
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:: cran {m}
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| note {n} /nəʊt/ (marginal comment or explanation)
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:: note {f}
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| note {n} (memorandum)
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:: note {f}
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| note {n} (musical sound)
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:: note
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| note {v} (to notice with care)
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:: noter, remarquer
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| note {v} (to record in writing)
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:: noter, prendre note {f}
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| note {n} (banknote) SEE: banknote
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::
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| notebook {n} /ˈnoʊtˌbʊk/ (empty book able to be used for notes)
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:: cahier {m}, calepin {m}
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| notepad {n} (bound pad of paper)
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:: bloc-notes {m}
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| notetaking {n} /ˈnoʊt.teɪkɪŋ/ (writing pieces of information)
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:: prise de notes
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| note value {n} (musical notation)
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:: valeur de note {m}
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| not even {adv} (constitutes an emphatic negation)
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:: même pas
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| not forgetting {conj}
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:: sans oublier
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| not-for-profit {adj} (not aiming for profit) SEE: nonprofit
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::
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| no, thanks {interj} (no, thanks)
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:: non merci, sans façon
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| no thank you {interj} (polite way of saying no)
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:: non merci
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| not have a pot to piss in {v}
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:: ne pas avoir un rond
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| not have the faintest {v}
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:: ne pas avoir la moindre idée
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| nothing {pron} /ˈnʌθɪŋ/ (not any thing)
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:: rien, ne + verb + rien
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| nothing but {adv} (nothing but)
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:: rien que
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| nothingness {n} (state of nonexistence; the condition of being nothing)
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:: néant {m}
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| nothingness {n} (void; emptiness)
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:: vide {m}
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| nothing to write home about {pron} (not exceptional)
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:: ce n'est pas le Pérou, ça ne casse pas trois pattes à un canard
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| nothing ventured, nothing gained {proverb} (if one takes no risks, one will not gain any benefits) SEE: no pain, no gain
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::
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| no through road {n} (cul-de-sac) SEE: cul-de-sac
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::
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| notice {n} /ˈnoʊtɪs/ (act of observing)
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:: remarquer
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| notice {n} (written or printed announcement)
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:: notification {f}
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| notice {n} (notification of termination of employment)
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:: préavis {m}
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| notice {n} (prior notification)
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:: préavis {m}
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| notice {v} (to remark upon)
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:: remarquer
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| notice {v} (to become aware of)
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:: s'apercevoir, remarquer
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| noticeable {adj} /ˈnoʊtɪsəbl̩/ (worthy of note; significant)
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:: remarquable
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| noticeable {adj} (capable of being seen or noticed)
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:: repérable, détectable, remarquable
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| noticeably {adv} (to a detectable degree)
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:: sensiblement
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| notice board {n} (bulletin board) SEE: bulletin board
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::
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| notice period {n} (period between receipt of the letter of dismissal and last working day)
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:: période de préavis {f}
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| notification {n} /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ (act of notifying)
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:: notification {f}
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| notification {n} (a specific piece of information serving to notify)
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:: notification {f}
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| notify {v} /ˈnoʊtɪfaɪ/ ((transitive) to give (someone) notice of (something))
|
:: notifier
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| not in the least {adv} (not at all)
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:: pas du tout, du tout, pas le moins du monde
|
| not in the slightest {adv} (not in the least) SEE: not in the least
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::
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| notion {n} /ˈnoʊʃən/ (mental apprehension of whatever may be known or imagined; an idea; a conception)
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:: notion {f}
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| notional {adj} /ˈnəʊʃənəl/ (of, containing, or being a notion)
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:: notionnel
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| notional {adj} (linguistics: having descriptive value)
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:: notionnel
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| notional {adj} (finance: estimated or reference)
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:: notionnel
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| not know which end is up {v} (to have no common sense)
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:: être à la masse
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| not know which way to turn {v}
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:: ne plus savoir où donner de la tête, ne pas savoir sur quel pied danser
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| not much to look at {adj}
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:: ne pas payer de mine
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| not only … but also {conj}
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:: non seulement … mais aussi, non seulement … mais en plus
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| not on your life {adv} (an emphatic negative)
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:: jamais de la vie
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| notorious {adj} /nəˈtɔɹiəs/ (known widely and infamously)
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:: notoire
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| notoriously {adv} /nəˈtɔːɹɪəsli/ (In a notorious or notable manner)
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:: notoirement
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| not really {adv} (to a low degree)
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:: pas vraiment
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| Notre Dame {prop} /ˌnoʊtɹə ˈdɑːm/ (French cathedral)
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:: Notre-Dame {f}, Notre-Dame de Paris {f}
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| no trespassing {phrase} (phrase forbidding access to a place)
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:: défense d'entrer, entrée interdite
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| not so fast {phrase} (stop doing something)
|
:: pas si vite
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| not that {conj}
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:: pas que [+subjunctive mood]
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| not that I know of {interj}
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:: pas que je sache
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| not the end of the world {n} (it's not the end of the world)
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:: ce n'est pas la fin du monde
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| Nottinghamian {adj}
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:: nottinghamien
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| Nottinghamian {n}
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:: nottinghamien {m}
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| not to mention {conj} (much less)
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:: sans parler de
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| not to put too fine a point on it {phrase} /nɒt tʊ ˌpʊt tuː ˌfaɪn ə ˈpɔɪnt ɒn ɪt/ (used to apologize for a possibly impolite statement)
|
:: si vous me permettez l'expression, pardonnez-moi l'expression, passez-moi l'expression
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| not to say {conj} (even; perhaps; almost)
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:: pour ne pas dire
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| not touch something with a ten foot pole {v} (to avoid at all costs)
|
:: éviter à tout prix
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| notwithstanding {adv} (never the less) SEE: nevertheless
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::
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| notwithstanding {conj} /ˌnɑtwɪθˈstændɪŋ/ (although)
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:: bien que
|
| notwithstanding {prep} (in spite of)
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:: en dépit de, nonobstant, malgré
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| not worth a brass farthing {adj} (worth nothing)
|
:: ne pas valoir tripette
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| not yet {adv} (not for the moment, though expected later)
|
:: pas encore
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| Nouakchott {prop} /nwɑːkˈʃɒt/ (capital of Mauritania)
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:: Nouakchott
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| nougat {n} /ˈnuɡət/ (a confection of honey and roasted nuts)
|
:: nougat {m} (nougatine {f} in the case of brown nougat)
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| nought {n} /nɔːt/ (zero)
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:: zéro
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| noughts and crosses {n} (game) SEE: tic-tac-toe
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::
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| Nouméa {prop} /nuːˈmeɪ.ə/ (capital of New Caledonia)
|
:: Nouméa {m}
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| noumenal {adj} (of or pertaining to the noumenon)
|
:: nouménal
|
| noumenon {n} /ˈnuːmənɒn/ (thing as it is independent of any conceptualization, see also: thing-in-itself)
|
:: noumène {m}
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| noun {n} /naʊn/ (grammatical category (narrow sense))
|
:: nom {m}, nom substantif {m}, substantif {m}
|
| noun {n} (grammatical category (broad sense))
|
:: nom {m}
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| noun {v} (convert into a noun) SEE: substantivise
|
::
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| noun adjunct {n} (noun adjunct) SEE: attributive noun
|
::
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| noun class {n} (a category into which nouns may be organised)
|
:: classe nominale {f}
|
| noun clause {n} (subordinate clause)
|
:: proposition substantive {f}
|
| noun phrase {n} (phrase that can serve as the subject or the object of a verb)
|
:: syntagme nominal {f}
|
| noun substantive {n} (noun) SEE: noun
|
::
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| nourish {v} /ˈnʌɹ.ɪʃ/ (to feed and cause to grow)
|
:: nourrir
|
| nourishment {n} /ˈnʌɹɪʃmənt/ (something that nourishes; food)
|
:: nourriture {f}
|
| nous {n} /nuːs/ (reason in philosophy)
|
:: nous {m}
|
| no use {n} (pointless; useless)
|
:: inutile
|
| nouveau riche {n} /ˌnu.voʊ ˈɹiʃ/ (new money: wealthy persons whose fortunes are newly acquired, and who are therefore perceived to lack the refinement of those who were raised wealthy)
|
:: nouveau riche, arriviste {m} {f}, parvenu {m}
|
| Nouvelle-Aquitaine {prop} (region of France)
|
:: Nouvelle-Aquitaine {f}
|
| Nov {prop} (abbreviation of November)
|
:: nov.
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| nova {n} /ˈnoʊ.və/ (sudden brightening of a star)
|
:: nova {f}
|
| Novara {prop} (province)
|
:: Novare
|
| Novara {prop} (town)
|
:: Novare
|
| Nova Scotia {prop} /ˌnoʊ.və ˈskoʊ.ʃə/ (province in eastern Canada)
|
:: Nouvelle-Écosse {f}
|
| Nova Scotian {adj} (pertaining to Nova Scotia)
|
:: néo-écossais {m}, néo-écossaise {f}, néo-écossaises {f-p}
|
| Nova Scotian {n} (Inhabitant of Nova Scotia)
|
:: Néo-Écossais {m}
|
| Novatian {prop} (Roman priest)
|
:: Novatien
|
| Novatian {adj} (relating to Novatian)
|
:: novatien
|
| novation {n} /noʊˈveɪʃən/ (new contract)
|
:: novation {f}
|
| Novaya Zemlya {prop} (archipelago in Russia)
|
:: Nouvelle-Zemble {f}
|
| novel {adj} /ˈnɑvəl/ (new, original, especially in an interesting way)
|
:: nouveau {m}, nouvelle {f}, original {m}, originale {f}
|
| novel {n} (work of prose fiction)
|
:: roman {m}
|
| novelist {n} /ˈnɑvəlɪst/ (author of novels)
|
:: romancier {m}
|
| novella {n} (short novel)
|
:: nouvelle {f}, court roman {m}
|
| novelty {n} /ˈnɑvəlti/ (state of being new)
|
:: nouveauté {f}
|
| novelty {n} (new product)
|
:: nouveauté {f}
|
| November {prop} /noʊˈvɛmbəɹ/ (eleventh month of the Gregorian calendar)
|
:: novembre {m}
|
| novemdecillion {num} /ˌnoʊvəmdəˈsɪl.i.ən/ (1060, see also: decillion)
|
:: nidalee {m}, nidalee {m}
|
| novemvigintillion {num} (1090, see also: quindecillion)
|
:: quindecillion
|
| Novgorod {prop} /ˈnɒvɡəɹɒd/ (city)
|
:: Novgorod {m}
|
| novice {n} /ˈnɑːvɪs/ (beginner)
|
:: débutant {m}
|
| novichok {n} (nerve agent)
|
:: novitchok {m}
|
| Novi Sad {prop} (largest city of the Serbian province of Vojvodina)
|
:: Novi Sad {m}
|
| novity {n} (novity) SEE: novelty
|
::
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| Novokuznetsk {prop} (city)
|
:: Novokouznetsk {m}
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| Novorossiya {prop} (an area north of the Black Sea)
|
:: Nouvelle Russie {f}
|
| Novosibirsk {prop} (city in Russia)
|
:: Novossibirsk {m}
|
| now {adv} /naʊ/ (at the present time)
|
:: maintenant
|
| nowadays {adv} /ˈnaʊ.ə.deɪz/ (at the present time)
|
:: actuellement, de nos jours, aujourd'hui, présentement [Canada]
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| nowadays {adv} (in the current era)
|
:: de nos jours
|
| now and again {adv} (now and then) SEE: now and then
|
::
|
| now and then {adv} /ˌnaʊ ən(d) ˈðɛn/ ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently)
|
:: de temps en temps, de temps à autre
|
| no way {interj} (absolutely not)
|
:: en aucune façon, pas question, jamais de la vie, pas moyen
|
| no way {interj} (indicates astonished disbelief)
|
:: pas possible, sans blague, sans dec
|
| nowhere {adv} /ˈnoʊ.(h)wɛɹ/ (in no place)
|
:: nulle part
|
| nowhere else {adv} (in no other place)
|
:: nulle part ailleurs
|
| nowheres {adv} (nowhere) SEE: nowhere
|
::
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| nowhither {adv} (to no place) SEE: nowhere
|
::
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| nowise {adv} /ˈnoʊwaɪz/ (in no manner)
|
:: d'aucune façon
|
| now, now {interj} (reproach)
|
:: tout doux
|
| now, now {interj} (reassurance)
|
:: allons
|
| no wonder {n} (small wonder) SEE: small wonder
|
::
|
| now or never {adv} (now or never)
|
:: maintenant ou jamais
|
| no worries {interj} (you're welcome) SEE: you're welcome
|
::
|
| no worries {interj} (it does not bother me)
|
:: pas de problème
|
| no worries {interj} (do not worry, I will do it)
|
:: ce n'est pas grave, pas de problème
|
| Nowruz {prop} /noʊ̯ˈɹuz/ (Iranian New Year)
|
:: Norouz {m}
|
| now that {conj} (since)
|
:: maintenant que
|
| now you mention it {adv} (now that I think about it) SEE: come to think of it
|
::
|
| noxious {adj} /ˈnɒkʃəs/ (harmful)
|
:: nocif {m}
|
| nozzle {n} /ˈnɒzəl/ (short tube)
|
:: ajutage {m}
|
| nozzle {n}
|
:: bec {m}
|
| NP-complete {adj} (both NP and NP-hard)
|
:: NP-complet
|
| NP-completeness {n} (state of being NP-complete)
|
:: NP-complétude {f}
|
| NP-hard {adj} (hard)
|
:: NP-dur
|
| NPO {n} (non-profit organization)
|
:: ASBL {f}
|
| nshima {n} (porridge made from maize or sorghum)
|
:: nshima {m}
|
| nth {adj} /ɛnθ/ (occurring at position n)
|
:: énième, n-ième
|
| nth {n} (the item at position n)
|
:: énième {m}, n-ième {m}
|
| nu {n} /njuː/ (name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν)
|
:: nu {m}
|
| nuance {n} /ˈnuː.ɑːns/ (minor distinction)
|
:: nuance {f}
|
| nuance {n} (subtlety or fine detail)
|
:: nuance {f}, subtilité {f}
|
| nuanced {adj} (having nuances)
|
:: nuancé
|
| Nubia {prop} (ancient kingdom)
|
:: Nubie {f}
|
| nubile {adj} /ˈnubaɪl/ (marriageable)
|
:: nubile
|
| nubuck {n} (type of brushed leather)
|
:: nubuck {m}
|
| nucellus {n} (tissue which surrounds and protects the embryo)
|
:: nucelle {m}
|
| nuchal {adj} (of or pertaining to the back of the neck)
|
:: nucal
|
| nuclear {adj} /ˈn(j)ukliɚ/ (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
|
:: nucléaire
|
| nuclear {adj} (involving nuclear energy)
|
:: nucléaire
|
| nuclear {adj} (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)
|
:: nucléaire
|
| nuclear age {n} (age when nuclear technology was developed)
|
:: âge nucléaire {m}, âge atomique
|
| nuclear chemistry {n} (application of chemical techniques to the solution of problems in nuclear physics)
|
:: chimie nucléaire {f}
|
| nuclear data {n} (compilation of experimental and evaluated data describing nuclear properties)
|
:: données nucléaires {f}
|
| nuclear energy {n} (energy released by a nuclear reaction)
|
:: énergie nucléaire {f}
|
| nuclear fission {n} (atom-splitting nuclear reaction)
|
:: fission nucléaire {f}, fission {f}
|
| nuclear fusion {n} (the combining of the nuclei of small atoms to form the nuclei of larger ones)
|
:: fusion nucléaire {f}
|
| nuclear physics {n} (branch of physics)
|
:: physique nucléaire {f}
|
| nuclear power {n} (power from nuclear reactions)
|
:: énergie nucléaire {f}
|
| nuclear power plant {n} (type of power plant)
|
:: centrale nucléaire
|
| nuclear power station {n} (type of power station) SEE: nuclear power plant
|
::
|
| nuclear reaction {n} (process)
|
:: réaction nucléaire {f}
|
| nuclear reactor {n} (device)
|
:: réacteur nucléaire {m}
|
| nuclear war {n} (war fought using nuclear weapons)
|
:: guerre nucléaire {f}
|
| nuclear waste {n} (type of waste) SEE: radioactive waste
|
::
|
| nuclear winter {n} (predicted drop in global temperature following a nuclear war)
|
:: hiver nucléaire {m}
|
| nuclease {n} (any of several enzymes capable of cleaving the phosphodiester)
|
:: nucléase {f}
|
| nucleic {adj} (referring to the nucleus)
|
:: nucléique {m} {f}
|
| nucleic acid {n} /nuˈkleɪ.ɪk ˈæsɪd/ (acidic chainlike biological macromolecule)
|
:: acide nucléique
|
| nucleiform {adj}
|
:: nucléiforme
|
| nucleoid {n} /ˈnjuːkliˌɔɪd/ (the irregularly-shaped region within a prokaryote cell where the genetic material is localized)
|
:: nucléoïde {m}
|
| nucleolus {n} (part of nucleus of a cell)
|
:: nucléole {m}
|
| nucleon {n} (a proton or a neutron)
|
:: nucléon {m}
|
| nucleosome {n} (repeating subunit in chromatin)
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:: nucléosome {m}
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| nucleosynthesis {n} (process that leads to synthesis in stars)
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:: nucléosynthèse {f}
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| nucleosynthetic {adj} (of or pertaining to nucleosynthesis)
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:: nucléosynthétique {m} {f}
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| nucleotide {n} / ˈn(j)u(ː)kliəˌtʰaɪd/ (monomer constituting DNA or RNA)
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:: nucléotide {m}
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| nucleotidic {adj} (of or pertaining to a nucleotide)
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:: nucléotidique
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| nucleus {n} /ˈnuːkli.əs/ (core, central part of something)
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:: noyau
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| nucleus {n} (physics: massive, positively charged core of an atom)
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:: noyau {m}
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| nucleus {n} (cytology: large organelle found in cells)
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:: noyau {m}
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| nucleus {n} (linguistics: centre of a syllable)
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:: noyau {m}
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| nuclide {n} /ˈn(j)uːklaɪd/ (nucleus specified by its atomic number and atomic mass)
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:: nucléide {m}
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| nude {adj} /n(j)uːd/ (without clothing or other covering)
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:: nu {m}
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| nude {n} (image depicting a human in a state of undress)
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:: nu {m}
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| nudibranch {n} /ˈnjuːdɪˌbɹæŋk/ (any sea slug)
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:: nudibranche {m}
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| nudism {n} /njuː.dɪzəm/ (the belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity)
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:: nudisme {m}
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| nudist {n} /ˈnudɪst/ (person who practices nudism)
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:: nudiste {m} {f}
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| nudist beach {n} (beach where nudity is allowed)
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:: plage naturiste {f}
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| nudity {n} /ˈnudɪti/ (the state of being without clothing on the body)
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:: nudité {f}
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| nudiustertian {adj} /n(j)ʊdi.əsˈtɜʃɪən/ (Of or relating to the day before yesterday)
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:: avant-hier
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| nugatory {adj} /ˈnjuːɡətɔɹi/ (trivial, trifling)
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:: insignifiant
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| nugatory {adj} (ineffective, invalid)
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:: inefficace, non valable
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| nugget {n} /ˈnʌɡət/ (small chunk or clump)
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:: pépite
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| nugget {n} (inexperienced fighter pilot)
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:: bleu {m}
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| nuisance {n} /ˈn(j)uːsəns/ (minor annoyance or inconvenience)
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:: embêtement {m}, nuisance {f}
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| nuisance tax {n} (sales tax) SEE: sales tax
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| nuit blanche {n} (all-night event)
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:: nuit blanche {f}
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| nuke {n} /njuːk/ ((colloquial) microwave oven)
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:: micro-onde
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| nuke {v} ((colloquial) to destroy or erase completely)
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:: atomiser, anéantir
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| nuke {v} ((colloquial) to cook in a microwave oven)
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:: micro-onder
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| null and void {adj} (invalid, cancelled, unenforceable)
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:: nul et non avenu
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| nullary sum {n} (empty sum) SEE: empty sum
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| nullify {v} /ˈnʌlɪfaɪ/ (to make legally invalid)
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:: annuler
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| null result {n} (a result that does not support the hypothesis)
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:: résultat nul {m}
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| null set {n} (empty set) SEE: empty set
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| null set {n} (negligible set)
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:: ensemble négligeable {m}
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| numb {adj} /nʌm/ (physically unable to feel)
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:: gourd, engourdi
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| numb {v} (to cause to become numb)
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:: engourdir, endormir, anesthésier
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| numbat {n} (small marsupial)
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:: numbat {m}, myrmécopie à bandes {m}
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| number {n} /ˈnʌmbə/ (abstract entity)
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:: nombre {m}, numéro {m}
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| number {n} (numeral)
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:: chiffre {m}
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| number {n} (mathematics: number)
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:: nombre entier {m}, entier {m}
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| number {n} (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
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:: numéro {m}
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| number {n} (quantity)
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:: nombre {m}
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| number {n} (grammar: state of being singular, dual or plural)
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:: nombre {m}
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| number {n} (performance)
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:: numéro {m}
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| number {v} (label with numbers; assign numbers to)
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:: numéroter
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| numberful {adj} (numerous) SEE: numerous
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| number one {n} (top-ranking person)
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:: numéro un
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| number one {n} (urine or urination euphemism)
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:: ["small errand"] petite commission
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| number plate {n} (license plate) SEE: license plate
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| Numbers {prop} (fourth book of the Bible)
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:: Nombres {p}
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| number sign {n} (hash) SEE: hash
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| numbersome {adj} (numerous) SEE: numerous
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::
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| numbers station {n} (shortwave radio station)
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:: station de nombres {f}
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| number system {n} (set of numerals)
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:: système de numération {m}
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| number-theoretical {adj} (of or relating to number theory)
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:: arithmétique {m} {f}
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| number theory {n} (branch of pure mathematics)
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:: théorie des nombres {f}
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| number two {n}
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:: ["big errand"] grosse commission
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| numbness {n} (absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation)
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:: engourdissement {m}
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| numerable {adj} (numerous) SEE: numerous
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| numerable {adj} (able to be counted)
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:: nombrable {m} {f}
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| numeral {n} /ˈnuməɹəl/ (word or symbol representing a number, see also: noun numeral)
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:: chiffre {m}
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| numeration {n}
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:: numération {f}
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| numerator {n} (number or expression written above the line in a fraction)
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:: numérateur {m}
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| numeric {adj} (of, or relating to numbers) SEE: numerical
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| numerical {adj} /n(j)uˈmɛɹɪkəl/ (of or pertaining to numbers)
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:: numérique
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| numerical analysis {n} (study of algorithms)
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:: analyse numérique {f}
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| numerology {n} (study)
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:: numérologie {f}
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| numeronym {n} /ˈnjuːməɹəʊˌnɪm/ (number-based word)
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:: numéronyme {m}
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| numerous {adj} /ˈnuməɹəs/ (Indefinitely large numerically)
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:: nombreux
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| Numidia {prop} (region in northern Africa)
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:: Numidie {f}
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| numinous {adj} /ˈnjuːmɪnəs/ (of or relating to a numen (divinity); indicating the presence of a divinity)
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:: numineux {m}
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| numismatic {adj} (of or pertaining to a coin, coins, currency)
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:: numismatique {m} {f}
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| numismatics {n} /ˌnuː.məzˈmæ.tɪks/ (study of coins)
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:: numismatique {f}
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| numismatist {n} /njuːˈmɪzmətɪst/ (one who collects coins and/or currencies)
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:: numismate
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| nummular {adj} (numismatic) SEE: numismatic
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| numnah {n} (pad placed under a horse's saddle)
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:: amortisseur {m}
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| nun {n} /nʌn/ (member of a Christian religious community of women)
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:: nonne {f}, religieuse {f}, bonne sœur {f}, moniale {f}, nonnain {f}
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| nunatak {n} /ˈnʌnətæk/ (mountaintop surrounded by glacial ice)
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:: nunatak {m}
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| nunation {n} (suffix in Arabic)
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:: tanwīn {m}, nunation {f}
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| Nunavummiuq {n}
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:: Nunavummiuq {m} {f}, Nunavutois {m}, Nunavutoise {f}, Nunavois {m}, Nunavoise {f}
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| Nunavut {prop} /ˈn(j)uːnəˌvuːt/ (territory in northern Canada)
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:: Nunavut {m}
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| nunchaku {n} /nənˈtʃɑːkuː/ (weapon)
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:: nunchaku {m}
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| nuncheon {n} (afternoon snack)
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:: goûter {m}
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| nuncio {n} (one who bears a message) SEE: messenger
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| nuncio {n} /ˈnʌnʃiˌoʊ/ (title used for Catholic clerics)
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:: nonce {m}
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| nunnery {n} (residence for nuns)
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:: couvent {m}
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| nunnery {n} (brothel) SEE: brothel
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| Nuoro {prop} (province)
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:: Nuoro
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| Nuoro {prop} (town)
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:: Nuoro
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| nuptial {adj} /ˈnʌp.ʃəl/ (pertaining to wedding and marriage)
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:: nuptial
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| nuptials {n} /ˈnʌpʃ(ə)ls/ (wedding ceremony, see also: wedding)
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:: noces {f-p}
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| nuraghe {n} (type of megalithic building)
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:: nuraghe {m}, noraghe {m}
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| Nuragic {adj} (of or relating to an ancient Sardinian civilisation)
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:: nuragique
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| Nuremberg {prop} /ˈnjʊəɹəmbəɡ/ (city in Germany)
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:: Nuremberg {m}
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| nurse {n} /nɝs/ (person who takes care of other people's young)
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:: nourrice {f}
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| nurse {n} (person trained to provide care for the sick)
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:: infirmière {f}, infirmier {m}
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| nurse {v} (to breast feed)
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:: allaiter, donner le sein
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| nurse {v} (to care for the sick)
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:: soigner
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| nurse {v} (to treat kindly and with extra care)
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:: soigner
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| nurse {n} (wet nurse) SEE: wet nurse
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| nursemaid {n} (child's nurse)
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:: nounou {f}, nourrice {f}, bonne d'enfants {f}
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| nursery {n} /ˈnɜːsəɹi/ (place where nursing or the raising of children is carried out)
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:: crèche {f}, pouponnière {f}
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| nursery {n} (place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day, see also: crèche)
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:: crèche {f}
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| nursery {n} (place where young plants are cultivated for transplanting)
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:: pépinière {f}
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| nurseryman {n} /ˈnəːs(ə)ɹɪmən/ (person who rears and sells plants in a nursery)
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:: pépiniériste {m} {f}
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| nursery rhyme {n} (short poem or song for children)
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:: comptine {f}, chanson enfantine {f}
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| nursery school {n} (a school for pre-school children)
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:: école maternelle {f}, jardin d'enfants {m}
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| nurse shark {n} (any shark of the family Ginglymostomatidae)
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:: requin nourrice {m}
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| nursing {n} (breastfeeding) SEE: breastfeeding
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| nursing bra {n} (bra specifically designed for breastfeeding mothers)
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:: soutien-gorge d'allaitement {m}
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| nursing home {n} (place of residence)
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:: maison de repos {f}
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| Nur-Sultan {prop} (Astana) SEE: Astana
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| nurture {n} /ˈnɜːɹ.tʃəɹ/ (act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training)
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:: élever, éduquer
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| nurture {v} (to nourish or nurse)
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:: nourrir
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| nurture {v} (figuratively, to encourage)
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:: favoriser, alimenter
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| nut {n} /nʌt/ (hard-shelled fruit)
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:: fruit sec {m}, noix {f} [literally ‘walnut’ but often used generically]
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| nut {n} (that fits on a bolt)
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:: écrou {m}
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| nut {n} (slang: insane person)
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:: fou {m}, folle {f}
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| nut {n} (slang: testicle)
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:: couille {f}
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| nut {n} (musical instruments: small piece that holds the strings at the proper spacing)
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:: sillet {m}
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| nutation {n} (astronomical term)
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:: nutation {f}
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| nutcracker {n} (implement for cracking nuts)
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:: casse-noix {m}, casse-noisettes {m}
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| nuthatch {n} (passerine bird from the family Sittidae)
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:: sittelle {f}
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| nut job {n} (someone who is insane)
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:: taré {m}, tarée {f}, débile {m} {f}
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| nutlet {n} (small nut)
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:: noisette {f}
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| nutmeg {n} /ˈnʌt.mɛɡ/ (tree)
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:: muscadier {m}
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| nutmeg {n} (seed)
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:: noix de muscade {f}, noix muscade {f}
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| nutmeg {n} (soccer/football sense)
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:: petit pont {m}
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| nutmeg {v} (to flavour)
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:: muscader
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| nutria {n} (coypu) SEE: coypu
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| nutrient {n} /ˈnjuː.tɹi.ənt/ (substance that provides nourishment)
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:: nutriment {m}
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| nutrient {adj} (providing nourishment)
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:: nutritif
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| nutrition {n} /nuˈtɹɪ.ʃən/ (nutrition)
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:: nutrition {f}
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| nutritional {adj} (pertaining to nutrition)
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:: alimentaire
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| nutritionism {n}
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:: nutritionnisme {m}
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| nutritionist {n}
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:: nutritionniste
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| nutritious {adj} /nuːˈtɹɪʃəs/ (providing nutrients)
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:: nutritif
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| nuts {n} (nut) SEE: nut
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::
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| nuts {adj} /nʌts/ (insane)
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:: cinglé, dingue
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| nuts and bolts {n} (inner workings of something)
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:: rudiments {m-p}
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| nutshell {n} /ˈnʌtʃel/ (the shell that surrounds the kernel of a nut)
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:: coque de noyau {f}
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| nutty {adj} /ˈnʌti/ (containing nuts)
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:: plein de noix
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| nutty {adj} (barmy, crazy, mad)
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:: cinglé, fou, dingue
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| Nuuk {prop} (capital of Greenland)
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:: Nuuk {m}
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| nux vomica {n} (strychnine tree)
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:: vomiquier {m}
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| nux vomica {n} (fruit of the strychnine tree)
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:: noix vomique {f}
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| nuzzle {v} /nʌzəl/ (touch with the nose)
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:: fourrer son nez
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| Nyankole {prop} (lect)
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:: runyankole {m}
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| nychthemeral {adj} (lasting one day and one night)
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:: nycthéméral
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| nychthemeron {n} /nɪkˈθi.mə.ɹɑn/ (one day and one night)
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:: nycthémère {m}, nyctémère {m}
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| nyctography {n}
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:: nyctographie {f}
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| nyctophobia {n} (fear of the night)
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:: nyctophobie {f}
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| nylon {n} /ˈnaɪlɑn/ (substance)
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:: nylon {m}
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| nymph {n} /ˈnɪmf/ (insect larva)
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:: nymphe {f}
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| nymph {n} (mythology: water, forest or mountain spirit)
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:: nymphe {f}
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| nymphalid {n}
|
:: nymphalidé
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| nymphet {n} (A sexually attractive girl or young woman)
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:: nymphette {f}
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| nymphomania {n} /nɪmfəˈmeɪnɪə/ (excess of sexual behaviour or desire in women)
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:: nymphomanie {f}, andromanie {f}
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| nymphomaniac {n} /ˈnɪɱfoʊ ˈmeɪniæk/ (woman with excessive sexual desire)
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:: nymphomane {f}
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| nymphomaniac {adj} (of woman: having excessive sexual desire)
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:: nymphomane
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| nymphomaniacal {adj} (nymphomaniac) SEE: nymphomaniac
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| Nynorsk {n} /ˈnjuːnɔːsk/ (one of the two major Norwegian (written) languages)
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:: nynorsk {m}, néo-norvégien {m}
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| Nyírtass {prop} (Nyírtass, Hungary)
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:: Nyírtass, Tash, Tosh, Tass
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| nystagmus {n} /nɪˈstæɡməs/ (rapid involuntary eye movement)
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:: nystagmus {m}
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| Nyx {prop} (the primordial goddess of night)
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:: Nyx
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