| -s {suffix} /s/ (regular plurals of nouns)
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:: -s
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| Saar {prop} (river in France and Germany)
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:: Sarre {f}
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| Saaremaa {prop} (island and county)
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:: Sarema
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| Saarland {prop} (state)
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:: Sarre
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| Sabbatarian {n} (sixth-day Sabbatarian, Friday-keeper)
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:: sabbataire {m} {f}, sabbatiste {m} {f}
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| Sabbatarian {n} (seventh-day Sabbatarian, Sabbath-keeper, Saturday-keeper)
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:: sabbataire {m} {f}, sabbatiste {m} {f}
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| Sabbatarianism {n} /sabəˈtɛːɹɪənɪzm̩/ (Sabbath observance, Sabbathkeeping)
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:: sabbatisme {m}
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| Sabbath {n} /ˈsæbəθ/ (Jewish Saturday)
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:: sabbat {m}, shabbat {m}, chabbat {m}
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| Sabbath {n} (Christian Sunday)
|
:: dimanche {m}
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| Sabbath {n} (Muslim Friday)
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:: vendredi {m}
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| Sabbath {n} (witches' Sabbath)
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:: sabbat {m}, esba
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| Sabbath-day {n} (Sabbath day, Sabbath-day, day of the Sabbath)
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:: jour du sabbat {m}, jour du Sabbat {m}, jour du shabbat {m}, jour du Shabbat {m}, jour du chabbat {m}, jour du Chabbat {m}, jour du schabbat {m}, jour du Schabbat {m}
|
| sabbatical {adj} (relating to the Sabbath)
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:: sabbatique
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| sabbatical {n} (extended period of leave)
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:: année sabbatique {f}
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| sabbatical year {n} (year of rest for the land observed every seven years)
|
:: année sabbatique {f}
|
| sabbatical year {n} (leave with full or half pay)
|
:: congé sabbatique {m}, année sabbatique {f}
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| sabbatize {v} (to sanctify, keep or observe the Sabbath)
|
:: sabbatiser, sanctifier le sabbat, observer le sabbat, célébrer le sabbat
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| sabella {n} (seaworm of genus Sabella)
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:: sabelle {f}
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| saber {v} (sabre) SEE: sabre
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::
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| sabermetrics {n} (analysis of baseball, especially via its statistics)
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:: sabermétrie {f}
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| saber-toothed tiger {n} (sabre-toothed tiger) SEE: sabre-toothed tiger
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::
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| Sabian {n}
|
:: sabéen
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| sable {n} /ˈseɪbəl/ (animal)
|
:: zibeline {f}, martre {f}
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| sable {n} (heraldic colour)
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:: sable
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| sable {adj} (of black colour on a coat of arms)
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:: sable
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| sablefish {n} (Anoplopoma fimbria)
|
:: charbonnier {m}, morue charbonnier
|
| Sable Island {prop} (island)
|
:: Île de Sable
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| sabot {n} /ˈsæboʊ/ (a wooden shoe worn in various European countries)
|
:: sabot {m}
|
| sabotage {n} /ˈsæbətɑʒ/ (deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction)
|
:: sabotage {m}
|
| sabotage {v} (deliberate destruction to prevent success)
|
:: saboter
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| saboteur {n} /ˌsæbəˈtɜː(ɹ)/ (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property)
|
:: saboteur {m}
|
| sabotiere {n}
|
:: sorbetière {f}
|
| sabrage {n} /səˈbɹɑːʒ/
|
:: sabrage
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| sabre {n} /ˈseɪ.bɚ/ (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)
|
:: sabre {m}
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| sabre-toothed tiger {n} (prehistoric cat)
|
:: tigre à dents de sabre {m}
|
| saccade {n} /səˈkɑːd/ (sudden jerk)
|
:: saccade {f}
|
| saccade {n} (rapid jerky movement of the eye)
|
:: saccade {f}
|
| saccade {n} (act of checking a horse with a single pull of the reins)
|
:: saccade {f}
|
| saccharide {n} /ˈsæk.ə.ɹaɪd/ (the unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn)
|
:: [formally] saccharide {m}
|
| saccharification {n} (hydrolysis of soluble polysaccharides)
|
:: saccharification {f}, saccarification {f}
|
| saccharify {v} (convert soluble polysaccharides)
|
:: saccharifier
|
| saccharin {n} /ˈsækəɹɪn/ (white crystalline powder)
|
:: saccharine {f}
|
| sac fungus {n} (fungus of the phylum Ascomycota) SEE: ascomycete
|
::
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| Sachertorte {n} /ˈsɑkɚˌtɔɹt/ (type of chocolate torte)
|
:: Sachertorte {f}, tarte Sacher {f}
|
| sachet {n} /ˈsaʃeɪ/ (cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices)
|
:: sachet {m}
|
| sachet {n} (small, sealed packet)
|
:: sachet {m}
|
| sack {n} /sæk/ (bag for commodities or items)
|
:: sac {m}
|
| sack {n} (the plunder and pillaging of a city)
|
:: sac {m}
|
| sack {n} (booty obtained by pillage)
|
:: butin {m}
|
| sack {n} (informal: dismissal from employment)
|
:: paquet {m}
|
| sack {n} (colloquial: bed)
|
:: lit {m}, pieu {m}
|
| sack {v} (to plunder)
|
:: saccager
|
| sack {v} (informal: to remove from a job or position)
|
:: virer
|
| sack {v} (colloquial: to go to sleep)
|
:: coucher
|
| sack barrow {n} (two-wheeled vehicle used for moving sacks) SEE: hand truck
|
::
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| sackbut {n} (brass instrument)
|
:: sacqueboute {f}, sacquebute {f}, saquebute {f}
|
| sackcloth {n} (cloth)
|
:: toile à sac {f}
|
| sack race {n} (type of children's game)
|
:: course en sac {f}
|
| sack truck {n} (hand truck) SEE: hand truck
|
::
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| sacral {adj} /ˈseɪkɹəl/ ((anatomy) of the sacrum)
|
:: sacral
|
| sacral {adj} (sacred)
|
:: sacral
|
| sacrament {n} /ˈsækɹəmənt/ (sacred act or ceremony)
|
:: sacrement {m}
|
| sacramental {n} (an object or action which spiritually aids its faithful users)
|
:: sacramental
|
| Sacramento {prop} (Sacramento, the capital city of California)
|
:: Sacramento
|
| sacré bleu {interj} (interjection)
|
:: sacrebleu, sacre bleu
|
| sacred {adj} /ˈseɪkɹɪd/ (made holy)
|
:: sacré, saint
|
| sacred baboon {n} (Papio hamadryas) SEE: hamadryas
|
::
|
| sacred cow {n} (something which cannot be tampered with)
|
:: monstre sacré, vache sacrée {f}
|
| sacredness {n} (property of being sacred)
|
:: sacralité {f}
|
| sacred way {n} (spirit way) SEE: spirit way
|
::
|
| sacrificatory {adj} (of or relating to sacrifice)
|
:: sacrificatoire {m} {f}
|
| sacrifice {v} /ˈsækɹɪfaɪs/ (to offer as a gift to a deity)
|
:: sacrifier
|
| sacrifice {v} (to give away something valuable in order to gain something else of value)
|
:: sacrifier
|
| sacrifice {n} (something sacrificed)
|
:: sacrifice {m}
|
| sacrificer {n} (someone who sacrifices)
|
:: sacrificateur {m}, sacrificatrice {f}
|
| sacrificial {adj} /ˈsæk.ɹɪ.fɪʃ.əl/ (relating to sacrifice)
|
:: sacrificiel
|
| sacrilege {n} /ˈsækɹɪlɪd͡ʒ/ (desecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something sacred)
|
:: sacrilège {m}
|
| sacrilegious {adj} /sæk.ɹəˈlɪdʒ.əs/ (committing sacrilege)
|
:: sacrilège
|
| sacrilegiously {adv} (in a sacrilegious manner)
|
:: sacrilégement
|
| sacristan {n} (person who maintains the sacristy)
|
:: sacristain {m}, sacristaine {f}
|
| sacristy {n} (room in a church)
|
:: sacristie
|
| sacrosanct {adj} /ˈsæk.ɹoʊˌsæŋkt/ (beyond alteration, criticism, or interference, especially due to religious sanction; inviolable)
|
:: sacro-saint {m}, sacrosaint {m}
|
| sacrosanct {adj} (sacred, very holy)
|
:: sacro-saint, sacrosaint
|
| sacrosanct {adj}
|
:: sacrosaint {m}, sacro-saint {m}
|
| sacrum {n} (bone at the base of the spine)
|
:: sacrum {m}
|
| sad {adj} /sæd/ (feeling sorrow)
|
:: triste
|
| sad {adj} (causing sorrow, lamentable)
|
:: triste
|
| sad {adj} (dialect: soggy) SEE: soggy
|
::
|
| Saïda {prop} (port city in Lebanon) SEE: Sidon
|
::
|
| sadden {v} /ˈsædən/ (make sad or unhappy)
|
:: attrister
|
| saddle {n} /ˈsædəl/ (seat on an animal)
|
:: selle {f}
|
| saddle {n} (harness saddle on an animal)
|
:: sellette {f}
|
| saddle {n} (seat on a bicycle etc)
|
:: selle {f}
|
| saddle {v} (to put a saddle on)
|
:: seller
|
| saddle-backed bush cricket {n} (Ephippiger ephippiger)
|
:: éphippigère des vignes {m}
|
| saddlebag {n} /sædəlˈbæɡ/ (covered pouch)
|
:: sacoche {f}
|
| saddlecloth {n}
|
:: chabraque {f}
|
| saddlemaker {n} (saddler) SEE: saddler
|
::
|
| saddle point {n} (geometry)
|
:: point col {m}
|
| saddler {n} (someone who makes and repairs saddles)
|
:: sellier {m}, bourrelier
|
| saddle tree {n} (The base of a saddle)
|
:: arçon
|
| sadism {n} /seɪdɪzəm/ (psychology: the enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation)
|
:: sadisme {m}
|
| sadism {n} (sexual gratification from inflicting pain or humiliation, or watching it inflicted)
|
:: sadisme {m}
|
| sadism {n} (deliberate cruelty)
|
:: sadisme {m}
|
| sadist {n} /ˈseɪdɪst/ (one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others)
|
:: sadique {m} {f}, sadiste {m} {f}
|
| sadistic {adj} /səˈdɪstɪk/ (of a person)
|
:: sadique
|
| sadistic {adj} (of behaviour)
|
:: sadique
|
| sadly {adv} (unfortunately) SEE: unfortunately
|
::
|
| sadly {adv} /ˈsadli/ (in a sad manner)
|
:: malheureusement {f-p}
|
| sadness {n} /ˈsædnəs/ (state/emotion)
|
:: tristesse {f}
|
| sadness {n} (event causing sadness)
|
:: malheur {m}
|
| sadomasochism {n} /seɪdəʊˈmæsəkɪzəm/ (practices of sadism and masochism collectively)
|
:: sadomasochisme {m}
|
| sad to say {adv} (unfortunately) SEE: unfortunately
|
::
|
| safari {n} /səˈfɑːɹ.i/ (a trip into any undeveloped area)
|
:: safari {m}
|
| safari park {n} (zoo-like attraction)
|
:: parc safari {m}
|
| Safavid {adj} (relating to Safavid dynasty)
|
:: séfévide
|
| safe {adj} /seɪf/ (not in danger)
|
:: en sécurité, [no longer in danger] sauf
|
| safe {adj} (free from risk)
|
:: sans danger, sûr
|
| safe {adj} (providing protection from danger)
|
:: sûr
|
| safe {adj} (baseball: in the base)
|
:: sauf {m}
|
| safe {adj} (properly secured)
|
:: en sécurité, à l'abri, en lieu sûr
|
| safe {n} (box in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping)
|
:: coffre-fort {m}, coffre {m}
|
| safe and sound {adj} (having come to no harm)
|
:: sain et sauf
|
| safe-conduct {n} (document)
|
:: sauf-conduit {m}
|
| safeguard {v} (to protect, to keep safe)
|
:: protéger
|
| safely {adv} /ˈseɪfli/ (in a safe manner)
|
:: prudemment
|
| safely {adv} (in a secure manner; without the possibility of injury or harm resulting)
|
:: en toute sécurité
|
| safe mode {n} ((computing) troubleshooting mode)
|
:: mode de sécurité {m}
|
| safe sex {n} (sexual activity that minize risks)
|
:: sécuri-sexe {m}
|
| safety {n} /ˈseɪfti/ (condition or feeling of being safe)
|
:: sécurité {f}, sûreté {f}
|
| safety catch {n} (safety catch)
|
:: cran d'arrêt {m}
|
| safety glass {n} (type of glass)
|
:: verre de sécurité {m}
|
| safety net {n} (net)
|
:: filet de sécurité {m}
|
| safety net {n} (figuratively: anything that provides security)
|
:: filet de sécurité {m}
|
| safety pin {n} (pin in the form of a clasp)
|
:: épingle de sûreté {f}
|
| safety shoe {n} (shoe with reinforced toecap, see also: steel-toe boot)
|
:: chaussure de sécurité
|
| safety valve {n} (a relief valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container would burst)
|
:: soupape de sécurité {f}
|
| safflower {n} /ˈsæfˌlaʊə(ɹ)/ (plant)
|
:: carthame des teinturiers {m}
|
| saffron {n} /ˈsæfɹən/ (plant)
|
:: safran {m}
|
| saffron {n} (spice)
|
:: safran {m}
|
| saffron {n} (colour)
|
:: safran {m}
|
| sag {v} /sæɡ/ (to sink)
|
:: ployer
|
| sag {v} (to lose firmness)
|
:: s'affaisser
|
| saga {n} /ˈsɑːɡə/ (Old Norse Icelandic prose)
|
:: saga {f}
|
| sagapenum {n} (bitter gum)
|
:: sagapénum {m}
|
| sage {adj} /seɪdʒ/ (wise)
|
:: sage
|
| sage {n} (wise person)
|
:: sage {m}
|
| sage {n} (Salvia officinalis)
|
:: sauge {f}
|
| sage grouse {n} (Centrocercus urophasianus)
|
:: tétras des armoises {m}
|
| saggar {n} /ˈsæɡ.əɹ/ (ceramic container)
|
:: gazette {f}
|
| sagination {n} (act of saginating)
|
:: engraissement {m}, sagination {f}
|
| Sagitta {prop} (constellation)
|
:: Flèche {f}
|
| Sagittarius {prop} /sædʒɪˈtɛɹɪəs/ (constellation)
|
:: Sagittaire {m}
|
| Sagittarius {prop} (astrological sign)
|
:: Sagittaire
|
| Sagittarius {n} (Someone with a Sagittarius star sign)
|
:: Sagittaire
|
| sago {n} (a powdered starch obtained from certain palms used as a food thickener)
|
:: sagou {m}
|
| sago {n} (any of the palms from which sago is extracted)
|
:: sagoutier {m}
|
| Saguenay {prop}
|
:: Saguenay
|
| Saguenean {n} (Adjective)
|
:: saguenéen {m}, saguenéenne {f}
|
| Saguenean {n} (Noun)
|
:: Saguenéen {m}, Saguenéenne {f}
|
| Sagueneen {n}
|
:: Saguenéen
|
| Sagueneenne {n}
|
:: Saguenéenne {f}
|
| sagum {n} (cloak worn by Gallic, Germanic and Roman soldiers)
|
:: sayon {m}
|
| Sagunto {prop} (town in Spain)
|
:: Sagonte
|
| Sahara {prop} /səˈhɛəɹə/ (desert)
|
:: Sahara {m}
|
| Saharan {adj} (related to the Sahara desert)
|
:: saharien {m}
|
| Sahrawi {adj} /səˈɹɑːwi/ (related to Western Sahara)
|
:: sahraoui, saharaoui
|
| Sahrawi {n} (a person from Western Sahara)
|
:: Sahraoui {m} {f}, Saharaoui {m} {f}
|
| Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic {prop} (a partially recognised state in Western Sahara)
|
:: République Arabe Sahraouie Démocratique {f}
|
| saibling {n} /ˈzaɪplɪŋ/ (Salvelinus alpinus, a char of Europe)
|
:: omble chevalier
|
| said {determiner} (mentioned earlier)
|
:: ledit
|
| said and done {adj} (agreed to and accomplished or finished)
|
:: dit et fait
|
| saiga {n} (antelope)
|
:: saïga {m}
|
| Saigonese {adj} (related to Saigon)
|
:: saïgonnais {m}
|
| Saigonese {n} (person from Saigon)
|
:: Saïgonnais {m}
|
| sail {n} /seɪl/ (a piece of fabric attached to a boat)
|
:: voile {f}
|
| sail {n} (power harnessed by sails)
|
:: voile {f}
|
| sail {n} (a trip in a boat)
|
:: balade en mer {f}, balade en voilier {f}
|
| sail {n} (the blade of a windmill)
|
:: aile {f}
|
| sail {n} (a tower-like structure found on the topside of a submarine)
|
:: massif {m}
|
| sail {n} (floating organ of siphonophores)
|
:: flotteur {m}, pneumatophore {m}
|
| sail {v} (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat)
|
:: [intransitive] voguer, [transitive] gouverner, faire du bateau, faire de la voile, naviguer
|
| sail {v} (to move briskly and gracefully through the air)
|
:: voler
|
| sail {n} (sailfish) SEE: sailfish
|
::
|
| sailboard {n} (surfboard with a small sail on a flexible mast)
|
:: planche à voile {f}
|
| sailboat {n} /ˈseɪlˌboʊt/ (a boat propelled by a sail)
|
:: cotre {m}, voilier {m}
|
| sailcloth {n} (fabric)
|
:: toile à voile {f}
|
| sailfish {n} (fish)
|
:: voilier {m}, espadon-voilier {m}
|
| sailing {n} /ˈseɪ.lɪŋ/ (motion across water)
|
:: navigation la voile {f}
|
| sailing ship {n} (type of ship)
|
:: voilier {m}
|
| sailmaker {n} (occupation)
|
:: voilier {m}
|
| sailor {n} /ˈseɪlɚ/ (worker on a ship, seaman, seawoman)
|
:: matelot {m}, matelote {f}, femme matelot {f}, femme-matelot {f}, marin {m}, femme marin {f}, femme-marin {f}
|
| sailplane {n} (sailplane) SEE: glider
|
::
|
| sainfoin {n} /ˈseɪnfɔɪn/ (perennial herbs)
|
:: sainfoin {m}
|
| saint {n} /seɪnt/ (person proclaimed as saint)
|
:: saint {m}, sainte {f}
|
| saint {n} ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities)
|
:: saint {m}, sainte {f}
|
| Saint {n} /seɪnt/ (title given to a saint)
|
:: Saint {m}
|
| Saint Andrew's cross {n} (cross that has a form of two intersecting oblique bars)
|
:: croix de saint André {f}, sautoir {m}
|
| Saint Apollinaire {prop} (St.-Apollinaire, Que, CA)
|
:: Saint-Apollinaire
|
| Saint Barbara {prop} (saint)
|
:: sainte Barbe {f}
|
| Saint Bernard {n} /ˈseɪnt bəɹˈnɑɹd/ (Saint Bernard breed of Dog)
|
:: saint-bernard {m}, chien du mont Saint-Bernard
|
| Saint David's Day {prop} (the feast day of Saint David, patron saint of Wales)
|
:: fête de la Saint-David {f}
|
| Saint-Denis {prop} (administrative capital of Réunion)
|
:: Saint-Denis {m}
|
| Saintes {prop} (city in Charente-Maritime)
|
:: Saintes
|
| Saintes {prop} (diocese)
|
:: Saintes
|
| Saintes {prop} (arrondissemente)
|
:: Saintes
|
| Saintes {prop} (island chain in Guadeloupe)
|
:: Saintes
|
| Saint Gallen {prop} (A canton)
|
:: Saint-Gall
|
| Saint Gallen {prop} (A city)
|
:: Saint-Gall
|
| Saint George {prop} (Patron saint of England and several other places)
|
:: saint Georges {m}
|
| Saint Helena {prop} /seɪnt həˈliːnə/ (island in the Atlantic Ocean)
|
:: Sainte-Hélène {f}
|
| Saint Helier {prop} (capital of Jersey)
|
:: Saint-Hélier
|
| Saint John {prop} (port city in Canada)
|
:: Saint John
|
| Saint John's bread {n} (carob) SEE: carob
|
::
|
| Saint Kitts and Nevis {prop} /seɪnt ˌkɪts ən ˈniː.vɪs/ (a country in the Caribbean)
|
:: Saint-Christophe-et-Niévès, Saint-Christophe-et-Nevis
|
| Saint Lawrence River {prop} (river)
|
:: Fleuve Saint-Laurent
|
| Saint Lucia {prop} /seɪnt ˈluː.ʃə/ (country in the Caribbean)
|
:: Sainte-Lucie {f}
|
| Saint Lucian {adj} (Of, or pertaining to, Saint Lucia or its culture or people)
|
:: saint-lucien {m}, lucien {m}, saint-lucienne {f}, lucienne {m}
|
| Saint Lucian {n} (Someone from Saint Lucia or of Saint Lucian descent)
|
:: Saint-Lucien {m}, Saint-Lucienne {f}
|
| Saint-Malo {prop} (city in Brittany)
|
:: Saint-Malo {m}
|
| Saint Martin {prop} /ˌseɪnt ˈmɑɹ.tɪn/ (island in the Caribbean)
|
:: Saint-Martin {m}
|
| Saint Mary {prop} (the mother of Jesus Christ)
|
:: sainte Marie {f}
|
| Saint Nicholas {prop} (Santa Claus) SEE: Santa Claus
|
::
|
| Saint Nicholas {prop} (4th-century Greek bishop, patron of children and marines)
|
:: saint Nicolas {m}
|
| Saintonge {prop} (province of France)
|
:: Saintonge
|
| Saintonge {prop} (surname)
|
:: Saintonge
|
| Saint Onge {prop} (Surname)
|
:: Saint Onge
|
| Saint Onge {prop} (Placename)
|
:: Saint Onge
|
| saintpaulia {n} (African violet) SEE: African violet
|
::
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| Saint Petersburg {prop} /sənt ˈpiːtə(r)zˌbɜː(r)ɡ/ (city in Russia)
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:: Saint-Pétersbourg {m}
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| Saint-Pierre {prop} (capital of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon)
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:: Saint-Pierre
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| Saint Pierre and Miquelon {prop} (overseas territory of France)
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:: Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
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| Saint-Pierre and Miquelon {prop} (department of France)
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:: Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
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| Saint-Étienne {prop} /ˌsænt ɛtiˈɛn/ (city)
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:: Saint-Étienne {m}
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| Saint Valentine's Day {prop} (Saint Valentine's Day)
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:: Saint-Valentin {f}
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| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines {prop} /seɪnt ˈvɪnt.sənt ən ðə ˈɡɹɛn.əˌdiːnz/ (country in the Caribbean)
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:: Saint-Vincent-et-Grenadines {f-p}
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| Saiva {n} (worshiper of Siva or practicer of Shaivism)
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:: shivaïte
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| sake {n} /sɑːkeɪ/ (Japanese rice wine)
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:: saké {m}
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| saker {n} /ˈseɪkə/ (falcon)
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:: faucon sacre {m}
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| Sakha {n} (Turkic language) SEE: Yakut
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::
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| Sakhalin {prop} /ˌsækəˈliːn/ (island in Russia)
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:: Sakhaline {m}
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| Sakmarian {prop} (subdivision of the Permian period)
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:: Sakmarien
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| sakura {n} (cherry) SEE: cherry
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::
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| sakura {n} (cherry blossom) SEE: cherry blossom
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::
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| sakura {n} (cherry tree) SEE: cherry tree
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::
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| salaam {interj} (a Muslim greeting)
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:: salam
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| salaam alaikum {interj} (peace be upon you [Muslim greeting])
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:: as-salam alaykum
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| salacious {adj} /səˈleɪ.ʃəs/ (promoting sexual desire or lust)
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:: salace
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| salacious {adj} (lascivious, bawdy, obscene, lewd)
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:: salace
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| salacious {adj}
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:: salace
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| salacity {n} (the state or quality of being salacious)
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:: salacité {f}
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| salad {n} /ˈsæləd/ (food)
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:: salade {f}
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| salad bar {n} (buffet for salad and cold food)
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:: saladerie {f}
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| salad bowl {n} (bowl for salad)
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:: saladier {m}
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| salad fork {n} (fork intended for use when eating salad)
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:: fourchette à salade {f}
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| Saladin {prop} /ˈsælədɪn/ (first sultan of Egypt and Syria and the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty)
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:: Saladin
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| salad spinner {n} (tool)
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:: essoreuse à salade {f}
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| Salafi {n} (adherent of Salafism)
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:: salafiste
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| Salafism {n} (a Sunni Islamic movement)
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:: salafisme {m}
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| Salamanca {prop} /ˌsæləˈmæŋkə/ (city)
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:: Salamanque {f}
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| Salamanca {prop} (province)
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:: Salamanque {f}
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| salamander {n} /ˈsæləˌmændə/ (amphibian)
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:: salamandre {f}
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| salami {n} (penis) SEE: penis
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::
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| salami {n} /səˈlɑːmɪ/ (sausage)
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:: salami {m}
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| salami {n} (grand slam) SEE: grand slam
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::
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| Salamis {prop} (island in the Saronic Gulf)
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:: Salamine {f}
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| salami tactics {n} (piecemeal removal)
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:: saucissonnage {m}, tactique du salami {f}
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| salami technique {n} (reaching of a goal using small, consistent steps)
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:: politique du saucissonnage {f}
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| sal ammoniac {n} (rare mineral)
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:: salmiac {m}
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| salary {n} /ˈsælɚi/ (fixed amount of money paid on monthly or annual basis)
|
:: salaire {m}
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| salaryman {n} /ˈsæl.əɹ.i.mæn/ (employee)
|
:: salaryman
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| sale {n} /seɪl/ (exchange of goods or services for currency or credit)
|
:: vente {f}
|
| sale {n} (sale of goods at reduced prices)
|
:: soldes, liquidation
|
| sale {n} (act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder)
|
:: vente {f}
|
| saleable {adj} /ˈseɪləbl̩/ (suitable for sale)
|
:: vendable
|
| Salekhard {prop} (city in Russia)
|
:: Salekhard {m}
|
| Salerno {prop} (province)
|
:: Salerne
|
| Salerno {prop} (city)
|
:: Salerne
|
| salesforce {n} (team of salespeople)
|
:: force de vente {f}
|
| salesman {n} (man whose job it is to sell things)
|
:: vendeur {m}
|
| salesperson {n} (person who sells)
|
:: vendeur {m}, vendeuse {f}
|
| sales tax {n} (tax)
|
:: taxe de vente, taxe sur la vente
|
| saleswoman {n} (woman whose occupation is to sell things)
|
:: vendeuse {f}
|
| salicylic acid {n} (salicylic acid)
|
:: acide salicylique {m}
|
| salience {n} /ˈseɪlˌɪiɛns/ (condition of being salient)
|
:: saillance {f}, [psychologie sociale] prégnance {f}
|
| salience {n} (highlight; perceptual prominence, or likelihood of being noticed)
|
:: saillance {f}
|
| salience {n} (relative importance based on context)
|
:: saillance {f}
|
| salient {adj} /ˈseɪ.ljənt/ (worthy of note)
|
:: pertinent
|
| salient {adj} (prominent)
|
:: saillant
|
| salient {n} (part of a fortification)
|
:: saillant, saillie
|
| saline {n} (solution) SEE: saline solution
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::
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| saline {adj} /ˈseɪliːn/ (salty)
|
:: salin
|
| saline solution {n} (solution)
|
:: saline {f}, solution physiologique {f}, sérum physiologique {m}
|
| salinize {v} /ˈsælɪnaɪz/ (become or render salty)
|
:: saliniser
|
| saliva {n} /səˈlaɪvə/ (liquid secreted into the mouth)
|
:: salive {f}
|
| salivary {adj} /ˈsælɪˌvɛɹi/ (of or pertaining to saliva)
|
:: salivaire
|
| salivary gland {n} (Any of exocrine glands producing saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically)
|
:: glande salivaire {f}
|
| salivate {v} /ˈsælɪveɪt/ (to produce saliva)
|
:: saliver
|
| salivate {v} (to show eager anticipation)
|
:: saliver, baver
|
| salivation {n} (process of producint saliva)
|
:: salivation
|
| sallet {n} (type of light spherical helmet)
|
:: salade {f}
|
| sallow {adj} /ˈsæ.ləʊ/ (yellowish)
|
:: cireux, jaunâtre
|
| sallow {n} (Salix caprea)
|
:: saule {m}
|
| sally {n} (willow) SEE: willow
|
::
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| Salmanazar {n} (bottle of champagne or Burgundy wine)
|
:: salmanazar {m}
|
| salmi {n} (stew)
|
:: salmis {m}
|
| salmon {n} /ˈsæmən/ (fish)
|
:: saumon {m}
|
| salmon {n} (colour)
|
:: saumon
|
| salmonella {n} /ˌsæl.məˈnɛl.ə/ (any of several rod-shaped bacteria, of the genus Salmonella)
|
:: salmonelle {f}
|
| salmonellosis {n} (disease)
|
:: salmonellose {f}
|
| salmon trout {n} (rainbow trout) SEE: rainbow trout
|
::
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| salo {n} (non-rendered pig fat)
|
:: salo {m}
|
| salon {n} /səˈlɒn/ (large room)
|
:: salon {m}
|
| salon {n} (beauty salon)
|
:: salon de coiffure {m}, salon de beauté {m}, institut de beauté
|
| salon {n}
|
:: salle {f}
|
| saloon {n} (sedan) SEE: sedan
|
::
|
| saloon {n} /səˈlun/ (tavern)
|
:: saloon
|
| salpinx {n} (Fallopian tube) SEE: Fallopian tube
|
::
|
| salsa {n} /ˈsɑl.sə/ (spicy tomato sauce)
|
:: sauce salsa {f}, salsa {f}
|
| salsa {n} (style of music)
|
:: salsa {f}
|
| salsa {n} (dance)
|
:: salsa {f}
|
| salt {adj} /sɔlt/ (salty)
|
:: salé
|
| salt {adj} (saline)
|
:: salin
|
| salt {v} (to add salt to)
|
:: saler
|
| salt {v} (to include colorful language)
|
:: épicer
|
| salt {n} (salt marsh) SEE: salt marsh
|
::
|
| salt {n} (sodium chloride)
|
:: sel {m}
|
| salt {n} (compound of an acid and a base)
|
:: sel {m}
|
| salt {n} (sailor)
|
:: loup de mer {m}
|
| saltatorial {adj}
|
:: sauteur {m}
|
| saltbush {n} /ˈsɔːltˌbʊʃ/ (plant of the genus Atriplex)
|
:: arroche {f}, bonne-dame {f}
|
| salt cellar {n} (container holding salt for use in the kitchen or on a dining table)
|
:: salière {f}
|
| salt cod {n} (Cod that has been dried and salted)
|
:: morue salée {f}
|
| salter {n} (one who deals with salt)
|
:: saunier {m}, saunière {f}
|
| saltiness {n} (property of being, or tasting, salty)
|
:: salure {f}
|
| salting {n} (salt marsh) SEE: salt marsh
|
::
|
| saltire {n} (Saint Andrew's cross) SEE: Saint Andrew's cross
|
::
|
| salt lake {n} (body of water with a high concentration of salts)
|
:: lac salé {m}
|
| salt lick {n} (block of salt)
|
:: pierre à lécher {f}
|
| salt marsh {n} (marsh of saline water)
|
:: marais salants {m-p}
|
| salt marsh hay {n} (Spartina patens)
|
:: spartine étalée {f}
|
| salt of the earth {n} (a decent, dependable person)
|
:: sel de la Terre {m}
|
| saltpetre {n} (potassium nitrate) SEE: potassium nitrate
|
::
|
| salt shaker {n} (a small container designed to hold salt and facilitate sprinkling)
|
:: salière {f}
|
| saltspoon {n} (small spoon for salt)
|
:: cuillère à sel {f}
|
| salt water {n} (brine) SEE: brine
|
::
|
| salt water {n} (any water containing dissolved salt)
|
:: eau salée {f}
|
| salty {adj} /ˈsɒl.ti/ (tasting of salt)
|
:: salé
|
| salty dog {n} (seadog) SEE: seadog
|
::
|
| salty dog {n} (promiscuous man)
|
:: chaud lapin {m}
|
| salubrious {adj} /səˈluː.bɹiː.əs/ (promoting health)
|
:: salubre
|
| salubrity {n} (The quality of being salubrious)
|
:: salubrité {f}
|
| Saluki {n} /səˈɫuki/ (Saluki breed of dog)
|
:: lévrier persan {m}
|
| salutary {adj} /ˈsæljətɛɹi/ (promoting good health and physical well-being)
|
:: salutaire
|
| salutary {adj}
|
:: bienfaisant, salutaire
|
| salutation {n} (title)
|
:: titre {m}
|
| salute {v} /səˈl(j)uːt/
|
:: saluer, faire un salut
|
| Salvadoran {n} (a person from El Salvador)
|
:: Salvadorien
|
| Salvadoran {adj} (of or pertaining to El Salvador)
|
:: salvadorien
|
| Salvadorian {n} (Salvadoran) SEE: Salvadoran
|
::
|
| Salvadorian {adj} (Salvadoran) SEE: Salvadoran
|
::
|
| salvage {n} /ˈsælvɪdʒ/ (the rescue of a ship, its crew or its cargo from a hazardous situation)
|
:: sauvetage {m}
|
| salvage {n} (the ship, crew or cargo so rescued)
|
:: rescapé
|
| salvage {n} (the compensation paid to the rescuers)
|
:: récompense {f}
|
| salvage {n} (anything that has been put to good use that would otherwise have been wasted)
|
:: récupération {f}
|
| salvage {n}
|
:: épave
|
| salvage {v} (to rescue)
|
:: sauver, secourir
|
| salvage {v} (to put to use)
|
:: recycler, récupérer
|
| salvage {v} (to make new or restore for the use of being saved)
|
:: réutiliser
|
| salvageable {adj} (capable of being salvaged)
|
:: récupérable, sauvable
|
| salvation {n} /sælˈveɪʃən/ (the process of being saved (religion))
|
:: salut {m}
|
| Salvation Army {prop} (Protestant Christian church and international charitable organization)
|
:: Armée du salut {f}
|
| salvationist {adj} (relating to the doctrine of salvation)
|
:: salutiste
|
| salvationist {n} (person who adheres to the doctrine of salvation)
|
:: salutiste {m} {f}
|
| Salvationist {n} (member of the Salvation Army)
|
:: salutiste {m} {f}
|
| Salvationist {adj} (relating to the activities or doctrines of the Salvation Army)
|
:: salutiste
|
| salve {n} /sælv/ (ointment, cream or balm)
|
:: onguent {m}, pommade {f}, baume {f}
|
| salve {n} (something that soothes or heals)
|
:: baume {f}
|
| salvo {n} /ˈsælvoʊ/ (concentrated fire from pieces of artillery)
|
:: salve {f}
|
| Salzburg {prop} (city)
|
:: Salzbourg {m}
|
| Salzburg {prop} (modern Austrian state)
|
:: Salzbourg {m}
|
| Salzburgian {adj} (of Salzburg)
|
:: salzbourgeois
|
| Salzburgian {n} (person from Salzburg)
|
:: salzbourgeois {m}
|
| Samantha {prop} /səˈmænθə/ (female given name)
|
:: Samantha
|
| samara {n} /ˈsæmərə/ (winged indehiscent fruit of trees such as the ash, elm or maple)
|
:: samare {f}
|
| Samara {prop} (city in Russia)
|
:: Samara {m}
|
| Samaria {prop} (Both city and part of ancient Palestine)
|
:: Samarie {f}
|
| Samaritan {n} /səˈmæɹɪtən/ (a native or inhabitant of Samaria)
|
:: Samaritain {m}, Samaritaine {f}
|
| Samaritan {adj} (of or relating to Samaria or the Samaritans)
|
:: samaritain {m}, samaritaine {f}
|
| samarium {n} /səˈmæɹɪəm/ (chemical element)
|
:: samarium {m}
|
| Samarkand {prop} /ˈsæmə(ɹ)kænd/ (city in Uzbekistan)
|
:: Samarcande {f}
|
| samba {n} /ˈsɑmbə/ (Brazilian ballroom dance)
|
:: samba {f}
|
| sambadrome {n} /ˈsæmbədɹəʊm/ (exhibition place for samba schools in Brazil)
|
:: sambodrome {m}
|
| Sambo {prop} (martial art)
|
:: sambo {m}
|
| sambuca {n} /sæmˈbukə/ (Italian liqueur made from elderberries and flavoured with licorice)
|
:: sambuca {f}
|
| sambuca {n} /sæmˈb(j)ukə/ (ancient triangular harp having a sharp, shrill tone)
|
:: sambuque {f}
|
| same {adj} /seɪm/ (not different as regards self; identical)
|
:: même {m}
|
| same {adj} (similar, alike)
|
:: même {m}
|
| same {pron} (the identical thing)
|
:: même, pareil
|
| same {pron} (something similar, something of the identical type)
|
:: même, pareil
|
| Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti {prop} (region of Georgia)
|
:: Mingrélie-et-Haute-Svanétie {f}
|
| same old story {n} (the repetition of an annoying occurrence)
|
:: métro, boulot, dodo, la routine {f}
|
| same sex {n} (the same gender to which one is referring)
|
:: même sexe {m}
|
| same-sex {adj} (restricted to members of a single sex)
|
:: de même sexe
|
| same-sex marriage {n} (gay marriage) SEE: gay marriage
|
::
|
| same to you {phrase} (I wish to you what you have just wished to me)
|
:: pareil, de même
|
| Sami {n} /ˈsɑːmi/ (member of indigenous people of Lapland)
|
:: sami {m}, lapon {m}
|
| Sami {prop} (any of the languages of the Sami)
|
:: same, sami {m}, lapon {m}
|
| Sami {adj} (relating to the Sami people or languages)
|
:: sami {m}, same {m}, lapon {m}
|
| samisen {n} (shamisen) SEE: shamisen
|
::
|
| samizdat {n} /ˈsæmɪzdæt/ (underground publishing)
|
:: samizdat {m}
|
| samizdat {n} (a samizdat publication)
|
:: samizdat {m}
|
| samlaw {n} (pedicab) SEE: pedicab
|
::
|
| Samoa {prop} /səˈmoʊ.ə/ (Independent State of Samoa)
|
:: Samoa
|
| Samoan {n} (person)
|
:: Samoan, Samoen {m} [less frequent], Samoën {m} [rare], Samoïen {m} [rare, obsolete]
|
| Samoan {adj} (of or pertaining to Samoa)
|
:: samoan
|
| Samogitia {prop} (Samogitia)
|
:: Samogitie {f}
|
| Samogitian {adj} (Of, from, or pertaining to the region of Samogitia, or its people)
|
:: samogitien
|
| Samogitian {prop} (Baltic language spoken in Samogitia)
|
:: samogitien
|
| samogon {n} (moonshine) SEE: moonshine
|
::
|
| Samos {prop} /ˈseɪ.mɒs/ (an island belonging to the Sporades and a city)
|
:: Samos
|
| Samos {prop} (a prefecture in the eastern part of the Aegean)
|
:: Samos
|
| samosa {n} (Indian snack)
|
:: samoussa {m}
|
| Samosata {prop} /səˈmɒsətə/ (city in Commagene)
|
:: Samosate
|
| Samothrace {prop} (island)
|
:: Samothrace
|
| Samothracian {n} /sæmoʊˈθɹeɪʃən/ (An inhabitant or a resident of Samothrace)
|
:: Samothracien {m}, Samothracienne {f}
|
| samovar {n} (metal urn with a spigot, for boiling water for making tea)
|
:: samovar {m}
|
| sampan {n} (Chinese boat)
|
:: sampan {m}
|
| samphire {n} /ˈsæm.faɪ.ə(ɹ)/ (marsh samphire)
|
:: salicorne {f}
|
| samphire {n} (golden samphire)
|
:: inule fausse criste {f}, inule perce-pierre {f}
|
| samphire {n} (rock samphire) SEE: rock samphire
|
::
|
| sample {n} /ˈsɑːm.pəl/ (part taken for inspection)
|
:: échantillon {m}, extrait {m}, exemple {m}
|
| sample {v} (to take or to test a sample or samples of)
|
:: échantillonner, goûter [food]
|
| sampling {n} (process or technique of obtaining a representative sample)
|
:: échantillonnage {m}, prélèvement {m}
|
| sampling {n} (sample)
|
:: échantillon {m}
|
| Sampsigeramid {n} (member of the Sampsigeramid dynasty)
|
:: Sampsigéramide
|
| samsara {n} /sʌmˈsɑɹə/ (cycle of reincarnation)
|
:: samsara {m}, samsâra {m}
|
| Samson {prop} (Israelite judge)
|
:: Samson {m}
|
| Samtskhe-Javakheti {prop} (region of Georgia)
|
:: Samtskhé-Djavakhétie {f}
|
| Samuel {prop} /ˈsæmjuəl/ (male given name)
|
:: Samuel
|
| Samuel {prop} (book of the Bible)
|
:: Samuel
|
| Samuel {prop} (biblical person)
|
:: Samuel
|
| samurai {n} /ˈsæm(j)ʊɹaɪ/ (feudal Japanese warrior)
|
:: samouraï {m}
|
| san {n} (letter of the Archaic Greek alphabet)
|
:: san {m}
|
| -san {suffix} (Japanese honorific ending)
|
:: -san
|
| -san {suffix} (Mrs) SEE: Mrs
|
::
|
| -san {suffix} (Miss) SEE: Miss
|
::
|
| Sana'a {prop} (capital of Yemen)
|
:: Sanaa
|
| sanatorium {n} (institution that treats chronic diseases, and provides supervised recuperation and convalescence)
|
:: sanatorium {m}
|
| séance {n} /ˈseɪˌɑns/ (a ceremony where people try to communicate with the spirits)
|
:: séance de spiritisme {f}
|
| Sancerre {n} /sɒ̃nˈsɛə(ɹ)/ (French wine)
|
:: sancerre {m}
|
| sanctifier {n} (one who sanctifies (makes holy))
|
:: sanctificateur {m}, sanctificatrice {f}
|
| sanctify {v} /ˈsæŋk.tɪ.faɪ/ (to make holy)
|
:: consacrer, sanctifier
|
| sanctimonious {adj} /ˌsæŋk.tɪˈmoʊ.ni.əs/ (making a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically)
|
:: hypocrite, faux dévot, tartuffe, bigot, confit en dévotion
|
| sanctimoniously {adv} (in a sanctimonious manner)
|
:: cagotement
|
| sanctimony {n} /ˈsæŋk.tɪˌmoʊ.ni/ (a hypocritical form of excessive piety)
|
:: tartuferie {f}
|
| sanction {n} /ˈsæŋkʃən/ (approval, by an authority, that makes something valid)
|
:: approbation {f}, validation {f}
|
| sanction {n} (penalty, coercive measure)
|
:: sanction {f}
|
| sanction {n} (stipulation specifying the above)
|
:: décret {m}
|
| sanction {v} (to give authorization or approval to)
|
:: autoriser, ratifier, approuver
|
| sanction {v} (to penalize a state, especially for violating international law)
|
:: sanctionner
|
| sanctity {n} (holiness) SEE: holiness
|
::
|
| sanctuary {n} /ˈsæŋktjʊəɹi/ (place of safety or protection)
|
:: refuge {m}
|
| sanctuary {n} (area set aside for protection)
|
:: réserve {f}
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| sanctuary {n} (state of being protected)
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:: asile {m}
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| sanctuary {n} (consecrated area)
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:: sanctuaire {m}
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| sanctuary city {n} (sanctuary city)
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:: ville sanctuaire {f}
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| sand {n} (finely ground rock)
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:: sable {m}
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| sand {n} (beach)
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:: plage {f}
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| sand {n} (courage)
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:: cran {m}
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| sand {n} (colour)
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:: ton sable {m}, teinte sable {f},
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| sand {adj} (colour)
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:: sable
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| sand {v} (to abrade with sand or sandpaper)
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:: poncer [sandpaper], sabler [sand jet]
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| sand {v} (to cover with sand)
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:: sabler
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| sandal {n} /ˈsændəl/ (type of footwear)
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:: sandale {f}
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| sandal {n} (sandalwood) SEE: sandalwood
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::
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| sandalwood {n} /ˈsandəlwʊd/ (any of various tropical trees of the genus Santalum)
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:: santal {m}
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| sandalwood {n} (the aromatic heartwood of the trees of the genus Santalum)
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:: santal {m}, bois de santal {m}
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| sandbag {n} (a bag filled with sand)
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:: sac de sable {m}
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| sandbank {n} (ridge of sand)
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:: banc de sable
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| Sandbian {prop} (subdivision of the Ordovician period)
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:: Sandbien
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| sandblast {v} /ˈsænd.blɑːst/ (to spray with sand)
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:: sabler
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| sandbox {n} /ˈsændbɑks/ (box with sand for children)
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:: bac à sable {m}, carré de sable {m}
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| sandbox {n} (wiki sandbox)
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:: bac à sable {m}
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| sandbox {n} (animal's litter box) SEE: litter box
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::
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| sandbox game {n} (video game with no storyline goal)
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:: jeu bac à sable {m}
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| sandcastle {n} (a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle)
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:: château de sable {m}
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| sand cat {n} (small wild cat)
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:: chat des sables {m}
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| sand crab {n} (crab of the Hippoidea superfamily)
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:: crabe-taupe {m}
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| sand dune {n} (mound of windblown sand)
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:: dune de sable {f}
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| sand eel {n} (fish of the family Ammodytidae) SEE: sand lance
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::
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| sander {n} /ˈsændɚ/ (machine for sanding)
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:: ponceuse {f}
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| sanderling {n} (Calidris alba)
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:: bécasseau sanderling {m}
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| sandfly {n} (fly of Lutzomyia or Phlebotomus)
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:: phlébotome {m}
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| sandgrouse {n} /ˈsændˌɡɹaʊs/ (birds in the family Pteroclididae)
|
:: ganga {m}
|
| sandhi {n} /ˈsʌndi/ (phonological process)
|
:: sandhi {m}
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| sandhill crane {n} (Grus canadensis)
|
:: grue canadienne {f}
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| Sandinista {n} (member of the Sandinista National Liberation Fron)
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:: sandiniste {m} {f}
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| sand lance {n} (fish of the family Ammodytidae)
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:: anguille de sable {f}, lançon {m}, équille {f}
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| sandman {n} /ˈsænd.mæn/ (figure who brings good sleep and dreams)
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:: marchand de sable {m}
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| sandpaper {n} /ˈsændˌpeɪpɚ/ (paper coated with abrasive material)
|
:: papier de verre {m}
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| sandpaper {v} (to polish or grind a surface)
|
:: poncer
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| sandpiper {n} /ˈsænd.paɪpɚ/ (bird of the family Scolopacidae)
|
:: chevalier {m}
|
| sandpit {n} /sændpɪt/ (children's play area)
|
:: bac à sable {m}, carré de sable {m}
|
| sandstone {n} /ˈsændˌstoʊn/ (sand/clay sedimentary rock)
|
:: grès {m}
|
| sandstorm {n} (strong wind carrying clouds of sand)
|
:: tempête de sable {f}
|
| sandwich {n} /ˈsænˌ(d)wɪt͡ʃ/ (snack consisting of two slices of bread)
|
:: sandwich {m}
|
| sandwich bar {n}
|
:: sandwicherie {m}
|
| Sandwich tern {n} (species of tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis)
|
:: sterne caugek {f}
|
| sane {adj} /seɪn/ (mentally healthy)
|
:: sain
|
| sane {adj} (mentally sound; possessing a rational mind)
|
:: sain d'esprit {m}
|
| Saône {prop} /soʊn/ (French river)
|
:: Saône {f}
|
| Saône-et-Loire {prop} (department of France)
|
:: Saône-et-Loire
|
| San Franciscan {adj} (of or relating to San Francisco)
|
:: san-franciscain {m}
|
| San Francisco {prop} /ˌsæn fɹənˈsɪskoʊ/ (San Francisco, California city)
|
:: San Francisco {m}
|
| sangfroid {n} /sɑŋˈfɹɑ/ (composure, self-possession or imperturbability)
|
:: sang-froid {m}
|
| sangha {n} (community of all followers of the Buddha)
|
:: sangha {m} {f}
|
| sangria {n} /sæŋˈɡɹiːə/ (Spanish wine drink with fruit, sugar and soda)
|
:: sangria {f}
|
| sanguinary {adj} /ˈsæŋɡwɪneɹi/ (consisting of or similar to blood)
|
:: sanguin {m}
|
| sanguine {n} /ˈsæŋ.ɡwɪn/ (bloodstone)
|
:: sanguine {f}
|
| sanguine {n} (red crayon)
|
:: sanguine {f}
|
| sanicle {n} (plant)
|
:: sanicle {m}
|
| sanitary napkin {n} (pad of cotton or other absorbent material)
|
:: serviette hygiénique {f}
|
| sanitary towel {n} (pad of cotton) SEE: sanitary napkin
|
::
|
| sanitation {n} /ˌsænɪˈteɪʃən/ (the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste)
|
:: assainissement {m}
|
| sanitize {v} /ˈsænətaɪz/ (to free from microorganisms)
|
:: assainir
|
| sanity {n} /ˈsænəti/ (the condition of being sane)
|
:: santé mentale {f}
|
| sanjak {n} /ˈsandʒak/ (an administrative region under the Ottoman Empire)
|
:: sandjak {m}
|
| San José {prop} (the capital of Costa Rica)
|
:: San José {m}
|
| San José {prop} (A city in California, USA) SEE: San Jose
|
::
|
| San Jose {prop} /ˌsæn hoʊˈzeɪ/ (a city in California, USA)
|
:: San José
|
| San Marino {prop} /ˌsæn məˈɹi.noʊ/ (Republic of San Marino)
|
:: Saint-Marin {m}
|
| San Marino {prop} (capital city)
|
:: Saint-Marin {m}
|
| sans {prep} (without) SEE: without
|
::
|
| sans-culotte {n} /sanzkjuːˈlɒt/ (sans-culotte)
|
:: sans-culotte {m}
|
| sans-culottide {n} /ˌsɒŋkjuːlɒˈtiːd/ (any of the five or six days added at the end of Fructidor)
|
:: sans-culottide {f}, jour complémentaire {m}, jour épagomène {m}
|
| sans-culottism {n} (sans-culottism)
|
:: sans-culottisme {m}
|
| Sanskrit {n} /ˈsænskɹɪt/ (language)
|
:: sanskrit {m}
|
| Santa {prop} (Santa Claus) SEE: Santa Claus
|
::
|
| Santa Claus {prop} /ˈsæn.təˌklɑz/ (fictional figure)
|
:: père Noël {m} (Father Christmas)
|
| Santa Fe {prop} /ˌsæntə ˈfeɪ/ (capital city of New Mexico)
|
:: Sainte Foi, Sainte Foy
|
| Santali {n} (language)
|
:: santal {m}
|
| Santiago de Compostela {prop} (city)
|
:: Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle
|
| Santo Domingo {prop} (the capital city of the Dominican Republic)
|
:: Saint-Domingue {f}
|
| Santonian {prop} (subdivision of the Late Cretaceous epoch)
|
:: Santonien
|
| santonin {n} (anthelmintic)
|
:: santonine {f}
|
| Santorini {prop} /ˌsæntəˈɹini/ (Greek island)
|
:: Santorin {m} {f}
|
| sap {n} /sæp/ (juice of plant)
|
:: sève {f}
|
| sap {n} (slang: saphead)
|
:: naïf, nigaud
|
| sap {n} (leather-covered hand weapon)
|
:: matraque {f}
|
| sap {n} (narrow ditch or trench)
|
:: sape {f}
|
| sap {v} (undermine)
|
:: saper, miner
|
| saphead {n} /ˈsæphɛd/ (a simpleton, a stupid person)
|
:: idiot {m}, imbécile {m}
|
| saphenous {adj} /səˈfiːnəs/ (relating to, or situated near, the saphenous vein)
|
:: saphène
|
| sapiosexual {adj} (Sexually attracted to intelligence or the human mind.)
|
:: sapiosexuel
|
| sapiosexual {n} (A person who is sexually attracted to intelligence or the human mind before appearance.)
|
:: sapiosexuel {m}
|
| Sapir-Whorf hypothesis {prop} (principle that a language's structure affects its speakers' worldview or cognition)
|
:: hypothèse de Sapir-Whorf {f}, hypothèse Sapir-Whorf {f}
|
| sapling {n} /ˈsæplɪŋ/ (young tree)
|
:: arbrisseau {m}
|
| saponin {n} (steroid glycoside)
|
:: saponine {f}
|
| sapper {n} (one who saps; combat engineer)
|
:: sapeur {m}
|
| sapphic {adj} /ˈsæf.ɪk/ (relating to lesbianism)
|
:: lesbien
|
| Sapphic {adj} /ˈsæf.ɪk/ (relating to the Greek poetess Sappho or her poetry)
|
:: saphique
|
| Sapphic {adj} (sapphic) SEE: sapphic
|
::
|
| sapphire {n} /ˈsæf.aɪ̯ɚ/ (gem)
|
:: saphir {m}
|
| sapphire {n} (type of hummingbird)
|
:: colibri à menton bleu {m}
|
| sapphire {adj} (colour)
|
:: saphir {m} {f}
|
| sapphirine {n} (mineral)
|
:: saphirine {f}
|
| sapphism {n} /ˈsæf.ɪzm̩/ (lesbianism)
|
:: sapphisme, saphisme
|
| Sappho {prop} (Greek female name)
|
:: Sappho
|
| Sapporo {prop} (a city of Japan)
|
:: Sapporo
|
| sappy {adj} /ˈsæpi/ (excessively sweet, emotional, nostalgic; cheesy; mushy)
|
:: cucul, mielleux
|
| saproxylic {adj} (relating to the decay of wood)
|
:: saproxylique; saproxyle
|
| saproxylophagous {adj}
|
:: saproxylophage
|
| sapwood {n} /ˈsapwʊd/ (wood just under the bark)
|
:: aubier {m}
|
| Sara {prop} (female given name) SEE: Sarah
|
::
|
| sarabande {n} (a 16th century Spanish dance)
|
:: sarabande {f}
|
| Saracen {n} /ˈsæɹəˌsən/ (member of a nomadic people from the Sinai near the Roman province of Arabia in the early centuries CE)
|
:: Sarrazin {m}, Sarrasin {m}
|
| Saracen {n} (Arab or any Muslim, especially one involved in the Crusades)
|
:: Sarrazin {m}, Sarrasin {m}
|
| sarafan {n} (a traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.)
|
:: sarafane {m}
|
| Sarah {prop} /ˈsɛɹə/ (the wife of Abraham)
|
:: Sara {f}
|
| Sarah {prop} (given name from Hebrew)
|
:: Sarah {f}
|
| Sarajevo {prop} /ˌsɑɹəˈjeɪvəʊ/ (city)
|
:: Sarajevo
|
| Saratov {prop} (city)
|
:: Saratov {m}
|
| sarcasm {n} /ˈsɑːɹˌkæzəm/ (derision, facetiousness)
|
:: sarcasme
|
| sarcastic {adj} /sɑɹˈkæstik/ (Containing sarcasm)
|
:: sarcastique
|
| sarcocarp {n} /ˈsɑː(ɹ)kəkɑː(ɹ)p/ (fruit which is fleshy)
|
:: fruit charnu {m}
|
| sarcoma {n} /sɑɹˈkoʊmə/ (type of malignant tumor)
|
:: sarcome {m}
|
| sarcomere {n} /ˈsɑɹ.koʊˌmɪɹ/ (contractile unit in a striated muscle's myofibril)
|
:: sarcomère {m}
|
| sarcopenia {n} (gradual age-related loss of skeletal muscle)
|
:: sarcopénie {f}
|
| sarcophagus {n} /sɑː(ɹ)ˈkɒfəɡəs/ (coffin)
|
:: sarcophage
|
| Sardanapalus {prop} (King of Assyria)
|
:: Sardanapale
|
| sardine {n} /sɑːˈdiːn/ (fish)
|
:: sardine {f}
|
| Sardinia {prop} /sɑɹˈdɪniə/ (island of Italy)
|
:: Sardaigne {f}
|
| Sardinian {prop} (language)
|
:: sarde {m}
|
| Sardinian {adj} (relating to Sardinia)
|
:: sarde
|
| Sardinian {n} (person from Sardinia)
|
:: Sarde {m} {f}, [less frequent] Sardaignois {m}, Sardaignoise {f}
|
| sardius {n} (a gemstone)
|
:: cornaline {f}
|
| sardonic {adj} /sɑɹˈdɑːnɪk/ (scornfully mocking)
|
:: sardonique
|
| sardonic {adj} (ironically humorous)
|
:: sardonique
|
| sargasso {n} /sɑːˈɡæsəʊ/ (brown alga of the genus Sargassum)
|
:: sargasse {f}
|
| Sargon {prop} (emperor)
|
:: Sargon {m}
|
| sari {n} /ˈsɑː.ɹi/ (cloth)
|
:: sari {m}
|
| sarin {n} (neurotoxin)
|
:: sarin {m}
|
| Sark {prop} /sɑɹk/ (island)
|
:: Sercq
|
| Sarkozy {prop} /sɑːˈkoʊzi/ (surname)
|
:: Sarkozy
|
| Sarmatia {prop} (ancient region in modern Ukraine, southern Russia and the eastern Balkans)
|
:: Sarmatie {f}
|
| Sarmatian {n} (a native or inhabitant of Sarmatia)
|
:: Sarmate {m} {f}
|
| Sarmatism {n} /ˈsɑɹmətɪzəm/ (belief that the people of the Polish Commonwealth descended from the ancient Sarmatians)
|
:: sarmatisme {m}
|
| sarong {n} /səˈɹɔːŋ/ (garment made of printed cloth wrapped about the waist)
|
:: sarong {m}, pagne {m}
|
| sarpanch {n} /ˈsʌɹpʌntʃ/ (elected head of a panchayat)
|
:: sarpanch
|
| SARS {n} (severe acute respiratory syndrome)
|
:: SRAS {m}
|
| sarsaparilla {n} /ˌsæspəˈɹɪlə/ (vine of the genus Smilax)
|
:: salsepareille {f}
|
| Sarthe {prop} (département)
|
:: Sarthe {f}
|
| sartorial {adj} /sɑɹˈtɔɹ.i.əl/ (of or relating to tailoring or clothing)
|
:: vestimentaire
|
| sartorial {adj} (anatomy: of sartorius)
|
:: concernant le muscle couturier
|
| Sartrean {adj} (of Sartre or his works)
|
:: sartrien, sartrienne {f}
|
| sarus crane {n}
|
:: grue antigone {f}
|
| sash {n} /sæʃ/ (decorative length of cloth)
|
:: écharpe {f}
|
| sash {n}
|
:: large ceinture à noeud
|
| sash {n} (opening part of a window)
|
:: ventail {m}, battant {m}, ouvrant {m}
|
| Sasha {prop} (male given name)
|
:: Sacha {m}
|
| Sasha {prop} (female given name)
|
:: Sacha {f}
|
| sashimi {n} /saʃɪmɪ/ (dish of slices of raw fish or meat)
|
:: sashimi {m}
|
| sash window {n} (type of window)
|
:: fenêtre à guillotine {f}
|
| Saskatchewan {prop} /sə.ˈskætʃ.əˌwɑːn/ (Province in western Canada)
|
:: Saskatchewan {f}
|
| Saskatchewanian {n} (an inhabitant of Saskatchewan)
|
:: Saskatchewanais {m}, Saskatchewanaise {f}, Saskatchewannais {m}, Saskatchewannaise {f}
|
| Saskatchewanian {adj} (of or relating to Saskatchewan)
|
:: saskatchewanais, saskatchewannais
|
| Saskatonian {n} /ˌsæs.kə.ˈtoʊ. ni.ən/ (native or inhabitant of Saskatoon)
|
:: Saskatonien {m}, Saskatonienne {f},
|
| Saskatonian {adj} (of or relating to Saskatoon)
|
:: saskatonien
|
| Saskatoon {prop} /ˌsæs.kə.ˈtun/ (the largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada)
|
:: Saskatoon {m}
|
| sasquatch {n} /ˈsæskwɒtʃ/ (a hairy humanoid creature)
|
:: Sasquatch {m}
|
| sass {n} /sæs/ (backtalk, cheek, sarcasm)
|
:: culot {m}, toupet {m}
|
| sass {v} (talk back)
|
:: contredire, protester, répondre
|
| Sassari {prop} (city and province)
|
:: Sassari
|
| sassy {adj} /ˈsasi/ (bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy)
|
:: insolent
|
| Sat {n} (abbreviation of Saturday)
|
:: sam. {m}
|
| Satan {prop} /ˈseɪtən/ (the Devil)
|
:: Satan {m}
|
| satanic {adj} /seɪˈtænɪk/ (relating to Satan)
|
:: satanique
|
| satanical {adj} (satanic) SEE: satanic
|
::
|
| Satanism {n} /ˈseɪtənɪzm/ (devil worship)
|
:: satanisme {m}
|
| Satanism {n} (a religion founded by Anton Szandor LaVey)
|
:: satanisme {m}
|
| Satanist {n} (one who identifies with Satanism)
|
:: sataniste {m} {f}
|
| satay {n} /sæˈteɪ/ (dish)
|
:: satay {m}, saté {m}
|
| satchel {n} /ˈsætʃəl/ (bag or case with one or two shoulder straps)
|
:: cartable (for school, with strap(s))
|
| sated {adj} (in a state of complete satisfaction)
|
:: rassasié, repu
|
| satellite {n} /ˈsætəlaɪt/ (a body orbiting a larger one)
|
:: satellite {m}
|
| satellite {n} (man-made apparatus designed to be placed in orbit around a celestial body)
|
:: satellite {m}
|
| satellite dish {n} (parabolic antenna)
|
:: antenne parabolique {f}
|
| satellite-framing {n}
|
:: cadrage satellitaire {m}
|
| satellite town {n} (self-contained town near a metropolis)
|
:: ville satellite {f}
|
| Saterland Frisian {prop} (language)
|
:: frison oriental {m}
|
| satiate {v} /ˈseɪʃɪeɪt/ (satisfy)
|
:: rassasier
|
| satiate {v} (satisfy to excess)
|
:: rassasier
|
| satiated {adj} (pleasantly full)
|
:: rassasié
|
| satiation {n} (satiety) SEE: satiety
|
::
|
| satiety {n} /səˈtaɪ.ə.ti/ (state of being perfectly satiated)
|
:: satiété {f}
|
| satin {n} /ˈsætɪn/ (cloth with a glossy surface and a dull back)
|
:: satin {m}
|
| satin {adj} (smooth and shiny)
|
:: satiné
|
| satire {n} /ˈsætaɪɹ/ (literary technique)
|
:: satire {f}
|
| satiric {adj} (satirical) SEE: satirical
|
::
|
| satirical {adj} /səˈtɪɹɪkəl/ (of or pertaining to satire)
|
:: satirique
|
| satirically {adv} (in a satiric manner)
|
:: satiriquement
|
| satisfaction {n} /sætɪsˈfækʃən/ (fulfillment of a need or desire)
|
:: satisfaction
|
| satisfaction {n}
|
:: satisfaction {f}
|
| satisfactorily {adv} (in satisfactory manner)
|
:: de façon satisfaisante
|
| satisfactory {adj} /sætɪsˈfækt(ə)ɹi/ (adequate or sufficient)
|
:: satisfaisant
|
| satisfied {adj} /ˈsætɪsfaɪd/ (in a state of satisfaction)
|
:: satisfait
|
| satisfy {v} /ˈsætɪsfaɪ/ (to meet needs, to fulfill)
|
:: satisfaire
|
| satisfy {v} (to satisfy) SEE: respond
|
::
|
| sativa {n} /səˈti va/ (Cannabis sativa)
|
:: sativa
|
| Sato {prop} (Japanese surname 佐藤)
|
:: Sato
|
| satrap {n} /ˈseɪtɹæp/ (governor of a Persian province)
|
:: satrape {m}
|
| satrapy {n} (territory governed by a satrap)
|
:: satrapie {f}
|
| Satu Mare {prop} (city in Romania)
|
:: Satu Mare
|
| saturate {v} /ˈsætʃəˌɹeɪt/ (to become penetrated or soaked)
|
:: saturer
|
| saturated {adj} (full; unable to hold or contain any more)
|
:: saturé
|
| saturation {n} (the act of saturating or the process of being saturated)
|
:: saturation {f}
|
| saturation {n} (chemistry: state of a saturated solution)
|
:: saturation {f}
|
| Saturday {n} /ˈsæɾɚɾeɪ̯/ (day of the week)
|
:: samedi {m}
|
| Saturn {prop} /ˈsæ.tɝn/ (planet)
|
:: Saturne
|
| Saturn {prop} (god)
|
:: Saturne {m}
|
| saturnal {adj} (Of or pertaining to Saturn)
|
:: saturnien
|
| Saturnian {n} /sæ.tɜː(ɹ)n.jən/ (inhabitant of Saturn)
|
:: Saturnien {m}, Saturnienne {f}
|
| saturnine {adj} /ˈsætənaɪn/ (of a person: having a tendency to be cold, bitter, gloomy, etc.)
|
:: saturnin {m}, saturnine {f}
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| saturnism {n} (lead poisoning) SEE: plumbism
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::
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| satyr {n} /ˈseɪt.əɹ/ (Greek mythology)
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:: satyre {m}
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| satyr {n} (Lecher)
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:: satyre {m}
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| satyriasis {n} /ˌsatɪˈrʌɪəsɪs/ (uncontrollable sexual desire)
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:: satyriasis, satyrisme {m}, satyriasisme {m}
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| Sauber {prop} (surname)
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:: Sauber
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| sauce {n} /sɔːs/ (liquid condiment)
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:: sauce {f}
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| sauceboat {n} (boat-shaped pitcher for serving sauce or gravy) SEE: gravy boat
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::
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| saucepan {n} /ˈsɔsˌpæn/ (deep cooking vessel)
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:: casserole {f}
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| saucer {n} /ˈsɔ.səɹ/ (small dish)
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:: soucoupe {f}, sous-tasse {f}
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| saucier {n} /sosje/ (sauce chef)
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:: saucier {m}
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| saucy {adj} /ˈsɔː.sɪ/ (impertinent or disrespectful)
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:: effronté, impertinent
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| saucy {adj} (mildly erotic)
|
:: osé
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| Saudi {prop} (Saudi Arabia) SEE: Saudi Arabia
|
::
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| Saudi {n} /ˈsaʊdi/ (person from Saudi Arabia)
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:: Saoudien {m}, Saoudienne {f}
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| Saudi {adj} (pertaining to Saudi Arabia)
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:: saoudien, [rare] saoudi {m}, saoudite {f}
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| Saudi Arabia {prop} /ˌsaʊ.di əˈɹeɪ.bi.ə/ (country in the Middle East)
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:: Arabie Saoudite {f}
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| Saudi Arabian {n} (person from Saudi Arabia) SEE: Saudi
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::
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| Saudi Arabian {adj} (pertaining to Saudi Arabia) SEE: Saudi
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::
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| Sauer {prop} (river)
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:: Sûre {f}
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| sauerkraut {n} /ˈsaʊɚˌkɹaʊt/ (a dish made by fermenting finely chopped cabbage)
|
:: choucroute {f}
|
| Saul {prop} /sɔːl/ (first king of Israel)
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:: Saül
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| Saul {prop} (original name of Paul)
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:: Saul
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| Saulteaux {prop} (nation)
|
:: saulteaux {p}
|
| sauna {n} /ˈsɔː.nə/ (sauna room or house)
|
:: sauna {f}
|
| sauna {v} (to use a sauna)
|
:: prendre un sauna
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| saunter {v} /ˈsɔntɚ/ (stroll or walk at a leisurely pace)
|
:: flâner
|
| saunter {n} (a leisurely walk or stroll)
|
:: flâner
|
| saurian {n} /ˈsɔɹiən/ (reptile of the suborder Sauria)
|
:: saurien {m}
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| sauropsid {n} (a member of the Sauropsida, a comprehensive group of vertebrates comprising the reptiles and birds)
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:: sauropside {m}
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| sausage {n} /ˈsɔsɪd͡ʒ/ (a food made of minced meat packed into a tubular casing)
|
:: saucisse {f}
|
| sausage {n} (small, uncooked)
|
:: saucisson {m}
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| sauté {v} /soʊˈteɪ/ (to cook food)
|
:: sauter
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| Sava {prop} (river)
|
:: Save {f}
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| savable {adj} (Capable of being saved)
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:: sauvable
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| savage {adj} /ˈsævɪdʒ/ (barbaric, not civilized)
|
:: barbare
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| savage {adj} (fierce and ferocious)
|
:: féroce
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| savage {n} (uncivilized or feral person)
|
:: sauvage {m} {f}
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| savagely {adv} (in a savage manner)
|
:: sauvagement
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| savagery {n} /ˈsæv.ɪd͡ʒ.ɹɪ/ (being savage)
|
:: sauvagerie {f}
|
| savanna {n} /səˈvænə/ (tropical grassland with scattered trees)
|
:: savane {f}
|
| save {n} /seɪv/ (block that prevents an opponent from scoring)
|
:: arrêt {m}
|
| save {v} (to help someone to survive, or rescue someone)
|
:: sauver
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| save {v} (to keep safe; to safeguard)
|
:: sauvegarder
|
| save {v} (theology: to redeem or protect someone from eternal damnation)
|
:: sauver
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| save {v} (to store for future use)
|
:: épargner
|
| save {v} (computing: to write a file to a storage medium)
|
:: enregistrer, sauvegarder
|
| save {v} (to economize)
|
:: économiser
|
| save {v} (to accumulate money)
|
:: épargner
|
| save {prep} (except, with the exception of)
|
:: sauf, hormis
|
| Save {prop} (river in Africa)
|
:: Savé {m}
|
| Save {prop} (river in France)
|
:: Save {f}
|
| saved by the bell {v} (rescued by a timely interruption)
|
:: sauvé par la cloche, sauvé par le gong
|
| save face {v} (preserve reputation)
|
:: sauver la face
|
| saveloy {n} (a seasoned pork sausage, normally purchased ready cooked)
|
:: cervelas {m}
|
| save one's skin {v}
|
:: sauver sa peau
|
| savin {n} (Juniperus sabina)
|
:: sabine {f}, sabinier {m}
|
| saving {n} /ˈseɪvɪŋ/ (reduction in cost)
|
:: économie {f}
|
| saving {n} (something that is saved)
|
:: économie, épargne {f}
|
| savings account {n} (account that yields a better interest than a current account)
|
:: compte d'épargne {m}
|
| savings bank {n} (financial institution)
|
:: caisse d'épargne {f}, banque d'épargne {f}
|
| savior {n} /ˈseɪvjɚ/ (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm)
|
:: sauveur {m}, sauveuse {f}
|
| saviour sibling {n} (child with compatible tissue to treat a sick brother or sister)
|
:: bébé-médicament {m}, bébé médicament {m}
|
| savoiardi {n} (small sponge cake) SEE: ladyfinger
|
::
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| Savoie {prop} (department of France)
|
:: Savoie {f}
|
| Savona {prop} (province)
|
:: Savone
|
| Savona {prop} (capital)
|
:: Savone
|
| savory {adj} /ˈseɪvəɹi/ (tasty, attractive to the palate)
|
:: savoureux, délicieux
|
| savory {adj} (salty or non-sweet)
|
:: salé {m}
|
| savory {n} (herb of genus Satureja)
|
:: sarriette {f}
|
| savour {v} /ˈseɪvə(ɹ)/ (to appreciate, enjoy or relish something)
|
:: savourer, déguster
|
| Savoy {prop} /səˈvɔɪ/ (a historical region of western Europe)
|
:: Savoie {f}
|
| Savoy {n} (Savoy cabbage) SEE: Savoy cabbage
|
::
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| Savoy cabbage {n} (cultivar of cabbage)
|
:: chou de Savoie
|
| savvy {adj} /ˈsæ.vi/ (well-informed and perceptive)
|
:: futé [informal], malin
|
| savvy {v} ((informal) to understand)
|
:: piger
|
| saw {n} /sɔ/ (tool)
|
:: scie {f}
|
| saw {v} (cut with a saw)
|
:: scier
|
| saw {n} (saying or proverb)
|
:: proverbe {m}
|
| saw {n} (musical saw) SEE: musical saw
|
::
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| saw {n} (sawtooth wave) SEE: sawtooth
|
::
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| sawbones {n} (surgeon)
|
:: chirurgien {m}
|
| sawdust {n} /ˈsɔːˌdʌst/ (dust created by sawing)
|
:: [formally] sciure {f}
|
| sawfish {n} (ray with saw-shaped snout)
|
:: poisson-scie {m}, scie {f}
|
| sawfly {n} (insect of the suborder Symphyta)
|
:: mouche à scie {f}
|
| sawhorse {n} /sɔ.hɔɹs/ (a device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material)
|
:: tréteau {m}
|
| sawm {n} (Islamic fasting)
|
:: saoum {m}
|
| sawmill {n} (machine, building or company)
|
:: scierie {f}
|
| sawn-off shotgun {n}
|
:: fusil à canon scié {m}
|
| sawpit {n} /ˈsɔːpɪt/ (pit over which lumber is positioned to be sawn)
|
:: scieur de long
|
| saw set {n} (device to adjust the divergence of saw's teeth)
|
:: avoyeuse {f}
|
| sawtooth {n} /ˈsɔːtuːθ/ (cutting bit of a saw)
|
:: dent de scie {m}
|
| sawtooth {n} (sawtooth wave) SEE: sawtooth wave
|
::
|
| sawtooth wave {n} (function or waveform that ramps upwards and then sharply drops)
|
:: onde en dents de scie {f}
|
| sawyer {n} /ˈsɔɪ.ɚ/ (one who saws timber)
|
:: scieur {m}, scieuse {f}
|
| saxifrage {n} (plant)
|
:: saxifrage {f}
|
| saxion {n} (particle)
|
:: saxion {m}
|
| Saxon {n} /ˈsæksən/ (native or inhabitant of Saxony)
|
:: Saxon {m}, Saxonne {f}
|
| Saxon {adj} (of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language)
|
:: saxon
|
| Saxony {prop} /ˈsæksəni/ (state)
|
:: Saxe {f}
|
| saxophone {n} /ˈsæksəfoʊn/ (a musical instrument of the woodwind family)
|
:: saxophone {m}
|
| saxophonist {n} /ˈsæksəˌfoʊnɪst/ (person who plays or practices with the saxophone)
|
:: saxophoniste {m} {f}
|
| say {v} /seɪ/ (to pronounce)
|
:: dire
|
| say {v} (to recite)
|
:: dire, réciter
|
| say {v} (to communicate verbally or in writing)
|
:: dire
|
| say {v} (to indicate in a written form)
|
:: indiquer, dire
|
| say {v} (to have a common expression)
|
:: il paraît, on dit
|
| say {v} (imperative: let's say)
|
:: disons
|
| say {v} (to say) SEE: tell
|
::
|
| say goodbye {v} (wish someone farewell upon their leaving)
|
:: dire adieu, faire ses adieux, prendre congé de, dire au revoir
|
| say grace {v} (say a prayer of thanks)
|
:: faire la bénédicité
|
| saying {n} /ˈseɪɪŋ/ (proverb or maxim)
|
:: dicton {m}
|
| say it all {v} (to convey information implicitly and non-verbally.)
|
:: en dire long
|
| sayonara {interj} (goodbye, adieu) SEE: farewell
|
::
|
| say what {phrase}
|
:: de quoi, comment ça
|
| sb {pron} (abbreviation of somebody in explanation)
|
:: qqn
|
| SBM {n} (small to medium business)
|
:: PME
|
| scab {n} (mange) SEE: mange
|
::
|
| scab {n} /skæb/ (incrustation over a wound)
|
:: croûte
|
| scab {v} (to become covered by a scab or scabs)
|
:: s'encroûter
|
| scab {n} (scabies) SEE: scabies
|
::
|
| scab {n} (strikebreaker) SEE: strikebreaker
|
::
|
| scabbard {n} /ˈskæb.əd/ (the sheath of a sword)
|
:: fourreau {m}
|
| scabby {adj} /ˈskæb.i/ (full of scabs)
|
:: croûteux
|
| scabies {n} /ˈskei.biz/ (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei)
|
:: gale {f}, mal de Sainte-Marie {m}
|
| scabrous {adj} /ˈskeɪbɹəs/ (disgusting, repellent, repulsive, vile)
|
:: scabreux {m}
|
| scaffold {n} /ˈskæfəld/ (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)
|
:: échafaudage {m}, échafaud {m}
|
| scaffold {n} (platform for executions)
|
:: échafaud {m}
|
| scaffold {v} (set up scaffolding)
|
:: échafauder
|
| scaffolding {n} (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material)
|
:: échafaudage {m}
|
| scalability {n} (property of being scalable)
|
:: extensibilité {f}
|
| scalable {adj} (able to be changed in scale; resizeable)
|
:: extensible, évolutif
|
| scalar {adj} (having magnitude)
|
:: scalaire
|
| scalar {adj} (relating to scale)
|
:: scalaire
|
| scalar {n} (quantity with magnitude)
|
:: scalaire {m}
|
| scalar product {n} (product of two vectors)
|
:: produit scalaire {m}
|
| scald {v} /skɑld/ (to burn with hot fluid)
|
:: ébouillanter
|
| scale {n} /skeɪl/ (sequence for measurement)
|
:: échelle {f}
|
| scale {n} (size or scope)
|
:: échelle {f}
|
| scale {n} (ratio of distances)
|
:: échelle {f}
|
| scale {n} (series of notes)
|
:: échelle, gamme {f}
|
| scale {v} (to change size of)
|
:: [scale up] agrandir, [scale down] réduire
|
| scale {v} (to climb)
|
:: escalader
|
| scale {n} (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
|
:: écaille {f}
|
| scale {n} (coloured chitin)
|
:: écaille {f}
|
| scale {n} (flake of skin)
|
:: squame {f}
|
| scale {n} (pine nut)
|
:: écaille {f}
|
| scale {n} (flaky material sloughed off heated metal)
|
:: barbure {f}
|
| scale {n} (scale mail)
|
:: armure d'écailles {f}
|
| scale {v} (remove the scales of)
|
:: écailler
|
| scale {n} (dish of a balance)
|
:: [d'une balance] plateau {m}
|
| scale {n} (mathematics: base for a numeral system) SEE: radix
|
::
|
| scale {n} (ladder) SEE: ladder
|
::
|
| scale {n} (device) SEE: scales
|
::
|
| scale {n} (limescale) SEE: limescale
|
::
|
| scale model {n} (three-dimensional copy or representation of something)
|
:: maquette {f}, modèle réduit {m}
|
| scalene {adj} /ˈskeɪ.liːn/ (sides of different lengths)
|
:: scalène
|
| scalene triangle {n} (triangle having each of its three sides of different lengths)
|
:: triangle scalène {m}
|
| scales {n} /skeɪlz/ (device for weighing goods for sale)
|
:: balance {f}
|
| scallion {n} (Allium fistulosum) SEE: spring onion
|
::
|
| scallop {n} /ˈskɒləp/ (mollusc)
|
:: coquille Saint-Jacques {f} (traditionally used only for large species), pétoncle (used for small species)
|
| scallop {n} (curve on an edge)
|
:: échancrure {f}
|
| scallop {n}
|
:: escalope
|
| scallop {v} (To cut in the shape of a crescent)
|
:: échancrer
|
| scalloped {adj} (having an edge marked with semicircles)
|
:: festonné {m}, découpé {m}, échancré {m}
|
| scalloped {adj} (baked in a scallop shell)
|
:: cuit en coquille {m}
|
| scalp {n} /skælp/ (part of head where the hair grows)
|
:: cuir chevelu {m}
|
| scalp {v} (to remove part of the head)
|
:: scalper
|
| scalpel {n} /ˈskælpəl/ (small straight knife)
|
:: scalpel {m}
|
| scalper {n} (one who sells tickets unofficially)
|
:: vendeur à la sauvette {m}
|
| scaly {adj} /ˈskeɪli/ (covered or abounding with scales)
|
:: écailleux
|
| scaly anteater {n} (pangolin) SEE: pangolin
|
::
|
| scam {n} /skæm/ (fraudulent deal)
|
:: entourloupe {f}, arnaque {f}, escroquerie {f}
|
| scam {v} (to defraud or embezzle)
|
:: entourlouper, arnaquer
|
| scamp {n} /skæmp/ (mischievous youngster)
|
:: galopin {m}, morpion {m}
|
| scamper {v} /ˈskæmpɚ/ (To run quickly and lightly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner)
|
:: gambader
|
| scan {v} /skæn/ (examine sequentially)
|
:: scanner, fouiller
|
| scan {v} (create a digital copy of an image using a scanner)
|
:: scanner, numériser, scannériser
|
| scan {v} (form a poetic metre)
|
:: scander
|
| scan {n} (result or output of a scanning process)
|
:: scan {m}
|
| scandal {n} /ˈskændəl/ (incident that brings disgrace)
|
:: scandale {m}, esclandre {m}
|
| scandalous {adj} /ˈskændələs/ (wrong, immoral, causing a scandal)
|
:: scandaleux
|
| scandalous {adj} (malicious, defamatory)
|
:: scandaleux
|
| Scandinavia {prop} /skændɪˈneɪvi.ə/ (Denmark, Norway, and Sweden)
|
:: Scandinavie {f}
|
| Scandinavia {prop} (Scandinavian Peninsula) SEE: Scandinavian Peninsula
|
::
|
| Scandinavian {n} /ˌskændɪˈneɪvi.ən/ (someone from Scandinavia)
|
:: Scandinave {m} {f}
|
| Scandinavian {adj} (of Scandinavia)
|
:: scandinave
|
| Scandinavian {adj} (of the North Germanic family of languages)
|
:: scandinave
|
| Scandinavian Peninsula {prop} (peninsula in Northern Europe, see also: Scandinavia)
|
:: Scandinavie {f}, péninsule Scandinave
|
| scandium {n} /ˈskændi.əm/ (chemical element)
|
:: scandium {m}
|
| Scania {prop} /ˈskæni.ə/ (region of Sweden occupying the southernmost tip of the Scandinavian peninsula)
|
:: Scanie {f}
|
| scanlation {n} (the process of scanlation)
|
:: scanlation {f}
|
| scanlation {n} (the product of scanlation)
|
:: scantrad, scanlation {m}
|
| scanner {n} /ˈskænɚ/ (device which scans documents)
|
:: scanneur, scanner {m}, numériseur {m}
|
| scanner {n}
|
:: module de balayage {m}
|
| scansion {v} (the rhythm or meter of a line or verse)
|
:: scansion {f}
|
| scansion {v} (the act of analysing the meter of poetry)
|
:: scansion {f}
|
| scansorial {adj}
|
:: grimpeur {m}
|
| scant {adj} /skænt/ (very little)
|
:: insuffisant, rare, maigre
|
| scanty {adj} /ˈskænti/ (somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent)
|
:: maigre, insuffisant
|
| scanty {adj} (sparing, niggardly) SEE: niggardly
|
::
|
| scapegoat {n} /ˈskeɪpˌɡoʊt/ (a goat imbued with the sins of the people)
|
:: bouc émissaire
|
| scapegoat {n} (someone punished for someone else's error(s))
|
:: bouc émissaire {m}
|
| scapegoat {v} (to punish someone for the error of someone else)
|
:: faire de quelqu'un un bouc émissaire, utiliser quelqu'un comme bouc émissaire
|
| scapula {n} (large flat bone) SEE: shoulder blade
|
::
|
| scapular {n} /ˈskapjʊlə/ (a short cloak with an embroidered image of a saint)
|
:: scapulaire {m}
|
| scapular {n} (feather)
|
:: scapulaire {m}
|
| scapular {n} (bandage)
|
:: scapulaire {m}
|
| scapular {n} (devotional object)
|
:: scapulaire {m}
|
| scapular {adj} (of or pertaining to the scapula)
|
:: scapulaire {m} {f}
|
| scar {n} (cliff) SEE: cliff
|
::
|
| scar {n} /skɑɹ/ (permanent mark on the skin)
|
:: cicatrice {f}, balafre {f}
|
| scar {n} (permanent negative mark on the mind)
|
:: cicatrice {f}
|
| scar {v} (to mark the skin permanently)
|
:: cicatriser
|
| scarab {n} (symbol)
|
:: scarabée {m}
|
| Scarborough {prop} /ˈskɑɹbəɹoʊ/ (district in Toronto)
|
:: Scarborough {m}
|
| scarce {adj} /ˈskɛəs/
|
:: rare
|
| scarcely {adv} /ˈskɛɹsli/ (almost not, by a small margin)
|
:: à peine
|
| scarcity {n} (the condition of something being scarce or deficient)
|
:: manque {m}, rareté {f}
|
| scarcity {n} (an inadequate amount of something; a shortage)
|
:: pénurie {f}
|
| scare {n} /skɛɚ/ (minor fright)
|
:: peur {f}
|
| scare {v} (to frighten)
|
:: effrayer
|
| scarecrow {n} /ˈskɛə.kɹəʊ/ (an effigy made to scare the birds away)
|
:: épouvantail {m}
|
| scarecrow {n} (tall, thin, awkward person)
|
:: épouvantail {m}
|
| scared {adj} /skɛəɹd/ (afraid, frightened)
|
:: effrayé
|
| scaremonger {n} (alarmist, see also: alarmist)
|
:: alarmiste {m} {f}
|
| scare quote {n} (quotation mark used to provoke reaction)
|
:: guillemet ironique {m}
|
| scarf {n} /skɑːɹf/ (long garment worn around the neck)
|
:: écharpe {f}, cache-nez {m}
|
| scarf {v} (eat very quickly)
|
:: engouffrer
|
| scarf {n} (headscarf) SEE: headscarf
|
::
|
| scarificator {n} (cupping glass)
|
:: scarificateur {m}
|
| scarlatina {n} (scarlet fever) SEE: scarlet fever
|
::
|
| scarlet {n} /ˈskɑɹlɪt/ (colour)
|
:: écarlate
|
| scarlet {adj} (colour)
|
:: écarlate
|
| scarlet fever {n} (streptococcal infection)
|
:: scarlatine {f}
|
| SCART {prop} /skɑːt/ (French-originated standard and associated 21-pin connector for connecting audiovisual equipment)
|
:: SCART {m}
|
| scary {adj} /ˈskɛəɹi/ (causing, or able to cause, fright)
|
:: sinistre, terrifiant, affreux
|
| scat {n} /skæt/ (coprophilia)
|
:: scato
|
| scathing {adj} (harshly or bitterly critical)
|
:: cinglant {m}
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| scathing {adj} (harmful or painful)
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:: acerbe {m}, {f}
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| scatological {adj}
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:: scatologique
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| scatology {n} (study or analysis of faeces)
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:: scatologie {f}
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| scatophile {n} (Person who takes pleasure from contact with human excrement)
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:: scatophile {m} {f}
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| scatophilia {n} (taking pleasure from contact with excrement)
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:: scatophilie {f}
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| scatophilic {adj} (Taking pleasure from contact with human excrement)
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:: scatophile
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| scatter {v} /ˈskætə/ (to cause to separate)
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:: disperser
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| scatter {v} (to disperse)
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:: se disperser
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| scatter {v} (to distribute loosely)
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:: éparpiller, parsemer
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| scatter {v} (to scatter) SEE: disperse
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::
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| scatterbrain {n} (flighty, disorganized or forgetful person)
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:: tête de linotte {f}, étourdi {m}, étourdie {f}
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| scatterbrained {adj} (absent-minded) SEE: absent-minded
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::
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| scatterbrained {adj} (having the qualities of scatterbrain)
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:: écervelé
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| scattered {adj} /ˈskætɚd/ (Randomly distributed)
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:: disséminé, éparpillé, épars
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| scattered {adj} (meteorology: covering three eighths to four eighths of sky)
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:: épars
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| scattered {adj} (meteorology: affecting 30% to 50% of area)
|
:: épars
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| scattering {n} (physical process)
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:: diffusion {f}, éparpillement {m}
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| scavenge {v} /ˈskæv.ɪndʒ/ (to collect and remove refuse)
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:: ramasser les ordures
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| scavenge {v} (to remove unwanted material)
|
:: nettoyer
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| scavenger {n} /ˈskæv.ən.dʒə(ɹ)/ (animal feeding on decaying matter)
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:: animal nécrophage {m}, charognard {m}
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| scavenger hunt {n} (game)
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:: chasse au trésor {f}
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| scedastic {adj} (related to the variance of errors)
|
:: scédastique {m} {f}
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| scedasticity {n} (distribution of error terms)
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:: scédasticité {f}
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| scenario {n} /sɪˈnɛəɹioʊ/ (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work)
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:: scénario {m}
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| scene {n} ((theater) the stage) SEE: stage
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::
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| scene {n} /siːn/ (the location of an event that attracts attention)
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:: scène {f}
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| scene {n} (decorations and fittings of a stage)
|
:: scène {f}
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| scene {n} (subdivision of an act)
|
:: scène {f}
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| scene {n} (place, time, circumstance, etc., in which anything occurs)
|
:: scène {f}
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| scene {n} (exhibition of passionate or strong feeling before others)
|
:: scène {f}, scène de ménage {f}
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| scene {n} (large informal group of people with a uniting interest)
|
:: scène {f}
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| scene {n} (landscape, scenery) SEE: scenery
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::
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| scenery {n} /ˈsiːnəɹi/ (view, natural features, landscape)
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:: décor naturel {m}, paysage {m}
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| scenery {n} (stage backdrops, property and other items on a stage that give the impression of the location of the scene)
|
:: décor {m}
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| scenic route {n} (road or path)
|
:: chemin des écoliers {m}
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| scent {n} /sɛnt/ (distinctive odour or smell)
|
:: odeur {m}
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| scent {n} (sense of smell)
|
:: odorat {m}
|
| scent {n}
|
:: odeur {m}
|
| scent {v}
|
:: sentir
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| scented {adj} (having a pleasant aroma)
|
:: odorant
|
| sceptre {n} /ˈsɛptə/ (ornamental staff)
|
:: sceptre {m}
|
| schadenfreude {n} /ˈʃɑːdənfɹɔɪdə/ (malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune)
|
:: joie maligne {f}, schadenfreude {f}
|
| Schaerbeek {prop} (city in Belgium)
|
:: Schaerbeek {m}
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| Schaffhausen {prop} (canton)
|
:: Schaffhouse
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| Schaffhausen {prop} (city)
|
:: Schaffhouse
|
| schedule {n} /ˈskɛ.dʒʊl/ (a procedural plan, usually but not necessarily tabular in nature, indicating a sequence of operations and the planned times at which those operations are to occur)
|
:: planning {m}, horaire {m}, ordonnancement {m}, emploi du temps
|
| schedule {v} (to create a schedule)
|
:: planifier, ordonnancer
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| schedule {v} (to plan an activity at a specific date or time)
|
:: prévoir, programmer
|
| scheduling {n} (function)
|
:: planification {f}, ordonnancement {m}
|
| scheduling {n} (time at which a particular event is scheduled)
|
:: planification {f}, programmation {f}
|
| scheelite {n} (mineral)
|
:: scheelite {f}
|
| Scheherazade {prop} /ʃəˈhɛɹəzɑd/ (female given name)
|
:: Shéhérazade {f}, Schéhérazade {f}
|
| Scheldt {prop} /ʃɛlt/ (river)
|
:: Escaut {m}
|
| schematic {adj} /skɪˈmætɪk/ (represented simply)
|
:: schématique
|
| schematic {adj} (sketchy, incomplete)
|
:: schématique
|
| schematic {adj} (relating to a schema)
|
:: schématique
|
| schematic {n} (A drawing or sketch showing how a system works at an abstract level)
|
:: schéma {m}
|
| schematism {n} (schematic representation)
|
:: schématisme {m}
|
| schematize {v} /ˈskiːmətaiz/ (organize according to a scheme)
|
:: schématiser
|
| scheme {n} /skiːm/ (a systematic plan of future action)
|
:: plan {m}
|
| scheme {n} (secret, devious plan)
|
:: combine {f}, machination {f}
|
| scheme {n} (orderly combination of related parts)
|
:: schéma {m}
|
| scheme {n} (chart or diagram)
|
:: schéma {m}
|
| scheme {n} (mathematics)
|
:: schéma {m}
|
| scheme {n}
|
:: système {m}, schéma {m}
|
| scheme {v} (to contrive a plan)
|
:: conspirer, tramer
|
| schemer {n} /ˈskimɚ/ (he who plots secret, devious plans)
|
:: machinateur {m}
|
| scheming {adj} (tending to scheme)
|
:: intrigant
|
| Schengen Area {prop} (group of European countries)
|
:: espace Schengen {m}
|
| schilling {n} (old currency of Austria)
|
:: schilling {m}
|
| schism {n} /ˈskɪzəm/ (split, division, separation, discord)
|
:: schisme
|
| schism {n} (division within a religious body)
|
:: schisme {m}
|
| schism {n} (split within Christianity)
|
:: schisme {m}
|
| schismatic {adj} /skɪzˈmætɪk/ (religion: of or pertaining to a schism)
|
:: schismatique
|
| schismatic {n} (religion: a person involved in a schism)
|
:: schismatique {m} {f}
|
| schist {n} /ʃɪst/ (crystalline foliated rock)
|
:: schiste {m}
|
| schistosity {n} (state of being schistose)
|
:: schistosité {f}
|
| schistosomiasis {n} (various diseases)
|
:: schistosomiase
|
| schizencephalic {adj} (malformation)
|
:: schizocéphale
|
| schizoid {adj} /ˈskɪtsɔɪd/ (characterized by social withdrawal and emotional coldness or flattened affectivity)
|
:: schizoïde
|
| schizoid {n} (someone with schizoid personality disorder)
|
:: schizoïde {m} {f}
|
| schizoid personality disorder {n} /ˈskɪtsɔɪd ˌpɜɹsəˈnælɪti dɪsˈɔːdə(ɹ)/ (personality disorder)
|
:: trouble de la personnalité schizoïde
|
| schizophrenia {n} /ˌskɪt.səˈfɹiː.ni.ə/ (mental disorder)
|
:: schizophrénie {f}
|
| schizophrenic {adj} /ˌskɪtsəˈfɹɛnɪk/ (of a person: afflicted with schizophrenia)
|
:: schizophrène
|
| schizophrenic {n} (a person suffering from schizophrenia)
|
:: schizophrène {m}
|
| Schlemm's canal {n} (channel in the eye)
|
:: canal de Schlemm {m}
|
| schlep {v} /ʃlɛp/ (To carry or drag)
|
:: trimbaler, coltiner
|
| Schleswig-Holstein {prop} (state)
|
:: Schleswig-Holstein {m}
|
| schlub {n} (person who is clumsy, oafish, socially awkward, or unattractive or unkempt)
|
:: plouc {m}
|
| schlubby {adj} (unattractive or unkempt) SEE: unattractive
|
::
|
| schmaltzy {adj} (Overly sentimental, emotional, maudlin or bathetic)
|
:: larmoyant {m}, tire-larmes
|
| schnapps {n} /ʃnɑps/ (liquor)
|
:: schnaps {m}, eau-de-vie {f}
|
| schnitzel {n} (a meat dish)
|
:: schnitzel {m}
|
| schnozzle {n} (slang: human nose, especially large one)
|
:: blair {m}, pif {m}, tarin {m}
|
| scholar {n} /ˈskɑlɚ/ (a student; one who studies at school or college, typically having a scholarship)
|
:: étudiant {m}
|
| scholar {n} (specialist in a particular branch of knowledge)
|
:: expert {m}
|
| scholar {n} (learned person)
|
:: savant {m}, érudit {m}
|
| scholarliness {n} (state or condition of being scholarly)
|
:: érudition
|
| scholarly {adj} (relating to scholars or scholarship)
|
:: érudit, universitaire
|
| scholarship {n} /ˈskɑːləɹʃɪp/ (study allowance)
|
:: bourse {f}
|
| scholarship {n} (knowledge)
|
:: érudition {f}
|
| scholar's mate {n} (checkmate which occurs after the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Qh5 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Qxf7#)
|
:: coup du berger {m}, mat du berger {m}
|
| scholastic {n} /skəˈlæstɪk/ (philosophy: member of scholasticism)
|
:: scolastique
|
| scholastic {adj} (of or relating to school, academic)
|
:: scolaire
|
| scholastic {adj} (of or relating to scholasticism)
|
:: scolastique
|
| scholasticism {n} /skəˈlæstɪˌsɪzəm/ (school of philosophy)
|
:: scolastique
|
| school {n} /skuːl/ (a group of fish)
|
:: banc {m}
|
| school {n} (an institution dedicated to teaching and learning)
|
:: école {f}, collège {m}
|
| school {n} (college or university)
|
:: collège {m}, université {f}, faculté
|
| school {n} (a department/institute at a college or university)
|
:: école {f}
|
| school {n} (an art movement)
|
:: école {f}
|
| school {n} ((collectively) the followers of a particular doctrine)
|
:: école {f}
|
| school-age {adj} (being of an age during which attendance at school is customary)
|
:: d'âge scolaire {m} {f}
|
| schoolbag {n} (satchel)
|
:: cartable {m} [with shoulder straps], sac d'école {m}
|
| schoolboy {n} (young male student)
|
:: élève {m}, écolier {m}
|
| schoolboy error {n}
|
:: erreur du débutant {m}, erreur de débutant {m}
|
| school bus {n} /ˈskuːl.bʌs/ (transport for schoolchildren)
|
:: autobus scolaire {m}, bus scolaire {m}
|
| schoolchild {n} /ˈsku.əltʃaɪld/ (young person attending school or of an age to attend school)
|
:: élève {m} {f}
|
| school counselor {n} (school-oriented counselor)
|
:: conseiller scolaire {m}, conseillère scolaire {f}
|
| schoolgirl {n} (girl attending school)
|
:: élève {f}, écolière {f}
|
| schoolie {n} (schoolteacher) SEE: teacher
|
::
|
| schoolie {n} (school-leaver)
|
:: élève sortant {m}, élève sortante {f}
|
| schooling {n} (institutional education)
|
:: scolarisation {f}
|
| schooling {n}
|
:: scolarité {f}
|
| school-leaver {n} (high-school student who has recently graduated)
|
:: jeune diplômé
|
| schoolmate {n} (person who attended school with the subject)
|
:: camarade {m} {f}, camarade d'école
|
| school of hard knocks {n} (source of education by adverse experience)
|
:: école de vie {f}, école de la vie {f} [school of life]
|
| school of thought {n} (opinion subscribed to by some connected or arbitrary group)
|
:: école de pensée {f}
|
| school sores {n} (impetigo) SEE: impetigo
|
::
|
| schoolteacher {n} (schoolteacher) SEE: teacher
|
::
|
| school uniform {n} (uniform items to be worn by students in a school)
|
:: uniforme scolaire {f}
|
| schoolwork {n} /ˈskulˌwɝk/ (work done for school)
|
:: travail scolaire {m}
|
| school year {n} (academic year of a school)
|
:: année scolaire
|
| schooner {n} /skuːnə(ɹ)/ (sailing ship)
|
:: goélette {f}
|
| Schopenhauerian {adj} /ˌʃoʊpənhaʊˈɪɹi.ən/ (of or relating to Arthur Schopenhauer)
|
:: schopenhauerien, schopenhauérien
|
| schottische {n} (Bohemian dance)
|
:: scottish {f}
|
| Schrödinger's cat {prop} (thought experiment)
|
:: chat de Schrödinger {m}
|
| Schumannian {adj} (of or pertaining to Robert Schumann)
|
:: schumannien
|
| schwa {n} /ʃwɑ/ (indeterminate central vowel)
|
:: e muet {m}, schwa {m}
|
| schwannoma {n} (schwannoma)
|
:: schwannome {m}, neurinome {m}
|
| Schwartz {prop} (surname)
|
:: Schwartz
|
| Schwyz {prop} (canton)
|
:: Schwyz
|
| sciaphilous {adj} (Tolerant of shade)
|
:: sciaphile
|
| sciatic {adj} (of, or relating to the ischium)
|
:: sciatique
|
| sciatica {n} /saɪˈætɪkə/ (neuralgia of the sciatic nerve)
|
:: sciatique {m}
|
| science {n} /ˈsaɪəns/ (collective discipline of learning acquired through the scientific method)
|
:: science {f}
|
| science {n} (particular discipline or branch of learning)
|
:: science {f}
|
| science {n} (fact of knowing something)
|
:: science
|
| science {n} (knowledge gained through study or practice)
|
:: science
|
| science fiction {n} /ˈsaɪəns ˌfɪkʃən/ (fiction)
|
:: science-fiction
|
| science fiction {n} (technology which is not yet practical)
|
:: science-fiction {f}
|
| science park {n} (an area with a collection buildings dedicated to scientific research)
|
:: parc scientifique {m}
|
| scientia potentia est {proverb} (knowledge is power) SEE: knowledge is power
|
::
|
| scientific {adj} /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/ (of or having to do with science)
|
:: scientifique
|
| scientifically {adv} (using science or methods of science)
|
:: scientifiquement
|
| scientifically {adv} (with regard to science)
|
:: scientifiquement
|
| scientifically {adv} (from a scientific perspective)
|
:: scientifiquement
|
| scientifically {adv} (in a scientific manner)
|
:: scientifiquement
|
| scientifically {adv} (methodically) SEE: methodically
|
::
|
| scientificity {n} (quality or state of being scientific)
|
:: scientificité {f}
|
| scientific method {n} (method of discovering knowledge)
|
:: méthode scientifique {f}
|
| scientific name {n} (formal name)
|
:: nom scientifique {m}, nom savant {m}
|
| scientific notation {n} (standard format)
|
:: notation scientifique {f}
|
| scientism {n} (belief)
|
:: scientisme {m}
|
| scientist {n} /ˈsaɪən.tɪst/ (one whose activities make use of the scientific method)
|
:: scientifique {m} {f}, savant {m}, savante {f}
|
| scientocracy {n} (members of an elite community of scientists)
|
:: scientocratie {f}
|
| Scientologist {n} (follower of Scientology)
|
:: scientologue {m} {f}
|
| Scientology {prop} (belief system developed by L. Ron Hubbard)
|
:: scientologie {f}
|
| scientometrics {n} (the scientific measurement of the work of scientists, especially by way of analysing their publications and the citations within them)
|
:: scientométrie {f}
|
| sci-fi {n} /saɪ.faɪ/ (science fiction)
|
:: S-F {f}, science-fiction {f}
|
| scimitar {n} /ˈsɪmɪtɑːɹ/ (sword with curved blade)
|
:: cimeterre {m}
|
| scimitar-horned oryx {n} (Oryx dammah)
|
:: oryx algazelle {m}
|
| scintilla {n} /sɪnˈtɪlə/ (small spark or flash)
|
:: éteincelle {f}, once {f}
|
| scintilla {n} (small amount)
|
:: lueur {f}, brin {m}
|
| scintillant {adj} (that scintillates)
|
:: scintillant {m}
|
| scintillate {v} /ˈsɪntɪleɪt/ (to twinkle)
|
:: scintiller
|
| scion {n} /ˈsaɪ.ən/ (descendant)
|
:: descendant {m}, descendante {f}
|
| scion {n} (heir to a throne)
|
:: héritier d'un trône
|
| scion {n} ((detached) shoot or twig)
|
:: scion
|
| scissiparity {n} (reproduction by fission)
|
:: scissiparité
|
| scissor {n} /ˈsɪzə/ (one blade on a pair of scissors)
|
:: ciseau
|
| scissor {v} (to cut using scissors)
|
:: couper aux ciseaux
|
| scissor kick {n} (kick in football)
|
:: ciseau retourné {m}, ciseau {m}
|
| scissors {n} /ˈsɪzɚz/ (tool used for cutting)
|
:: ciseaux {m-p}
|
| scissors {n} (hand with the index and middle fingers open in the game of rock paper scissors)
|
:: ciseaux {m-p}
|
| scissors crossover {n} (diamond crossover) SEE: diamond crossover
|
::
|
| sclerosis {n} /sklɪˈɹəʊsɪs/ (abnormal hardening of body tissues)
|
:: sclérose {f}
|
| sclerotin {n} (crosslinked protein component of the cuticles of insects)
|
:: sclérotine {f}
|
| scoff {n} /skɔːf/ (derision; ridicule; mockery)
|
:: dérision {f}, ridicule {m}, moquerie {f}
|
| scoff {v} (to jeer; laugh at with contempt and derision)
|
:: se gausser, se moquer, tourner en ridicule
|
| scoff {v} (to eat food quickly)
|
:: engloutir
|
| scold {n} /skoʊld/ (person who scolds, particularly a woman)
|
:: chipie {f}, furie {f}, mégère {f}
|
| scold {v} (rebuke)
|
:: gronder, réprimander, tancer
|
| scoliosis {n} (condition in which there is abnormal lateral curvature of the spine)
|
:: scoliose {f}
|
| scoliotic {adj} (of, pertaining to, or affected by scoliosis)
|
:: scoliotique
|
| sconce {n} /skɒns/ (light fixture on a wall)
|
:: applique murale {f}, applique {f}
|
| scone {n} /skɒn/ (pastry)
|
:: scone {m}
|
| scoop {n} /skuːp/ (any cup- or bowl-shaped object)
|
:: pelle {f}
|
| scoop {v} (to lift, move, or collect with or as though with a scoop)
|
:: écoper
|
| scooter {n} (large black duck of the genus Melanitta) SEE: scoter
|
::
|
| scooter {n} /ˈskuːtə(ɹ)/ (foot-propelled vehicle)
|
:: trottinette {f}
|
| scooter {n} (type of small two-wheeled vehicle, see also: motorscooter)
|
:: scooter {m}
|
| scoot over {v} (to move one's sitting self or seat aside, so the other person has more space)
|
:: se décaler
|
| scope {n} /ˈskəʊp/ (breadth, depth or reach of a subject; a domain)
|
:: portée {f}
|
| scope {n} (scope of an identifier)
|
:: portée
|
| -scope {suffix} (suffix to name viewing instruments)
|
:: -scope {m}
|
| scopophobia {n}
|
:: scopophobie {f}
|
| scops owl {n} (Otus scops)
|
:: petit-duc {m}
|
| -scopy {suffix} /-skəpi/ (observation, viewing)
|
:: -scopie {f}
|
| scorch {v} /skɔɹtʃ/ (to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it)
|
:: roussir, brûler
|
| scorch {v} (to become scorched or singed)
|
:: roussir, brûler
|
| scorched earth {n}
|
:: terre brûlée {f}
|
| score {v} (to score) SEE: strike
|
::
|
| score {n} /skɔɹ/ (number of points earned)
|
:: nombre de points {m}, score {m}
|
| score {n} (performance of an individual or group on an examination or test)
|
:: score {m}
|
| score {n} (twenty, see also: twenty)
|
:: vingtaine {f}
|
| score {n} (sheet music showing all parts)
|
:: partition générale {f}, partition conducteur {f}, partition de poche {f}
|
| score {n} (slang: prostitute's client)
|
:: micheton
|
| score {v} (to cut a groove in a surface)
|
:: entailler
|
| score {v} (to record the score for a game or a match)
|
:: marquer
|
| score {v} (to earn points in a game)
|
:: marquer, gagner
|
| scoreboard {n} (board that displays the score in a game of contest)
|
:: tableau d'affichage {m}
|
| scorecard {n} (card allowing spectators to identify players and record progress)
|
:: carte de pointage {f}
|
| score off {v} (to gain an advantage on somebody)
|
:: écraser, dominer, humilier, mortifier, prendre le dessus sur, aplatir, baiser, enculer
|
| score off {v} (to scratch somebody out of a list or a group)
|
:: biffer, rejeter, exclure, évincer, blackbouler, barrer, vider, jeter, flanquer dehors, foutre dehors
|
| scorer {n} (one who scores)
|
:: buteur {m}, buteuse, scoreur {m}
|
| scores {pron} (many) SEE: many
|
::
|
| scoria {n} (slag or dross) SEE: slag
|
::
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| scoria {n} (volcanic rock) SEE: slag
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::
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| scorn {v} /skɔɹn/ (to feel contempt or disdain for something or somebody)
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:: mépriser, dédaigner
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| scorn {v} (to scoff or express contempt)
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:: mépriser
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| scorn {n} (contempt, disdain)
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:: mépris {m}, dédain {m}
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| scornful {adj} /ˈskɔɹnfəl/ (showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous)
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:: méprisant
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| Scorpio {prop} /ˈskɔːɹpɪoʊ/ (astrological sign)
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:: Scorpion {m}
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| Scorpio {prop} (constellation) SEE: Scorpius
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::
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| scorpion {n} /ˈskɔɹ.pi.ən/ (any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones)
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:: scorpion {m}
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| scorpionfish {n} (fish)
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:: rascasse {f}
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| Scorpius {prop} (astrological sign) SEE: Scorpio
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::
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| Scorpius {prop} /ˈskɔːɹpɪəs/ (constellation)
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:: Scorpion {m}
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| scorzonera {n} (black salsify) SEE: black salsify
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::
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| Scot {n} /ˈskɑt/ (a person born in or native to Scotland)
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:: Écossais {m}, Écossaise {f}
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| Scotch {n} /skɒtʃ/ (uncountable: whisky made in Scotland)
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:: scotch {m}
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| Scotch crow {n} (hooded crow) SEE: hooded crow
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::
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| Scotch tape {n} (adhesive tape) SEE: adhesive tape
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::
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| scoter {n} /ˈskoʊ.tɚ/ (bird)
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:: macreuse {f}
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| scotfree {adv} (scot-free) SEE: scot-free
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::
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| scot-free {adv} /ˌskɑtˈfɹi/ (free of scot; free of tax)
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:: dégrevé, détaxé
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| scot-free {adv} (without consequences or penalties)
|
:: en douce, ni vu ni connu
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| scotia {n} /ˈskoʊʃə/ (type of architectural molding)
|
:: scotie {f}
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| Scotland {prop} /ˈskɑt.lənd/ (country in northwest Europe to the north of England)
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:: Écosse {f}
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| Scotland Yard {prop} (headquarters of the Criminal Investigation Department of the London Metropolitan Police Force)
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:: Scotland Yard {m}
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| Scots {n} /skɒts/ (Lowland Scots language)
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:: écossais {m}
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| Scots {adj} (Scottish)
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:: écossais
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| Scots Gaelic {n} (Scottish Gaelic) SEE: Scottish Gaelic
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::
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| Scotsman {n} /ˈskɑts.mən/ (a man from Scotland)
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:: Écossais {m}
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| Scottish {adj} /ˈskɑt.ɪʃ/ (of a person)
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:: écossais {m}, écossaise {f}
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| Scottish {adj} (of a thing or concept)
|
:: écossais
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| Scottish {n} (the people of Scotland)
|
:: les Écossais {m-p}
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| Scottish English {n} (dialect of English spoken in Scotland)
|
:: anglais écossais
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| Scottish Gaelic {n} (The Gaelic language of Scotland)
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:: gaélique écossais {m}
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| scoundrel {n} /ˈskaʊ̯ndɹəl/ (villain)
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:: scélérat {m}, gredin {m}, canaille {f}
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| scour {v} /ˈskaʊə/ (to clean, polish, or wash something by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously)
|
:: récurer
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| scour {v} (to clear the digestive tract)
|
:: purger
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| scour {v} (to search an area thoroughly)
|
:: écumer, passer au peigne fin
|
| scourge {n} /skɔɹdʒ/ (persistent pest, illness, or source of trouble)
|
:: fléau {m}
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| scourge {n} (a whip often of leather)
|
:: écourgée {f}, fouet {m}
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| scourge {v} (to strike with a scourge)
|
:: fouetter
|
| scourging {n} (flogging) SEE: flogging
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::
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| scout {n} /skaʊt/ (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings)
|
:: éclaireur {m}
|
| scout {n} (act of scouting)
|
:: reconnaissance {f}
|
| scout {n} (member of the scout movement)
|
:: éclaireur {m}, scout {m}
|
| scout {v} (to explore a wide terrain)
|
:: aller en reconnaissance, partir en reconnaissance, explorer, reconnaître le terrain
|
| scouting {n} /ˈskaʊtɪŋ/ (the Scouting movement)
|
:: scoutisme {m}
|
| Scouts {prop} (worldwide youth movement)
|
:: scoutisme {m}
|
| Scouts {prop} (members of that movement collectively)
|
:: scouts {m-p}
|
| scowl {n} /skaʊl/ (wrinkling of the brows or face)
|
:: froncement {m}
|
| scowl {v} (to wrinkle the brows)
|
:: froncer, froncer les sourcils
|
| scrab {v} /skɹæb/ (to scratch)
|
:: schrabben
|
| scrabble {v} (to scribble) SEE: scribble
|
::
|
| Scrabble {prop} /ˈskɹæbl̩/ (board game with interlocking words)
|
:: Scrabble {m}
|
| Scrabbler {n} (a Scrabble player)
|
:: scrabbleur {m}, scrabbleuse {f}
|
| scram {v} /skɹæm/ (go away)
|
:: dégager, décamper, ficher le camp, décaniller, se tirer, se barrer, se tailler, se casser
|
| scramble {v} /ˈskɹæmbl̩/ (to proceed to a location or an objective in a disorderly manner)
|
:: se ruer
|
| scramble {v} (to mix food ingredients in a mix to be cooked into a loose mass)
|
:: brouiller
|
| scramble {v} (to process telecommunication signals to make them unintelligible to an unauthorized listener)
|
:: brouiller
|
| scramble {n} (a rush or hurry)
|
:: bousculade {f}
|
| scramble {n} (an emergency defensive air force mission)
|
:: interception {f}
|
| scramble {n} (a motocross race)
|
:: motocross {m}
|
| scrambled egg {n} (dish)
|
:: œufs brouillés {m}
|
| scrambling {n}
|
:: cyrl
|
| scramjet {n} (scramjet engine)
|
:: superstatoréacteur {m}
|
| scrap {n} /skɹæp/ (small piece, fragment)
|
:: bribe {f}, bout {m}
|
| scrap {n} (leftover food)
|
:: restes {m-p} [de nourriture]
|
| scrap {n} (discarded objects)
|
:: ferraille {f}
|
| scrap {n} (fight)
|
:: litige {m}
|
| scrape {v} /skɹeɪp/ (draw an object along while exerting pressure)
|
:: gratter
|
| scrape {v} (injure by scraping)
|
:: effleurer
|
| scraper {n} /ˈskɹeɪpɚ/ (an instrument by which anything is scraped)
|
:: grattoir {m}
|
| scrape together {v} (collect small amounts)
|
:: rassembler
|
| scrapheap {n} (junkyard) SEE: junkyard
|
::
|
| scrapie {n} /ˈskɹeɪpi/ (A degenerative prion disease)
|
:: tremblante du mouton
|
| scrapyard {n} (a junkyard, a place where scrap is stored, discarded or resold)
|
:: casse {f}
|
| scratch {v} /skɹætʃ/ (to rub a surface with a sharp object)
|
:: gratter
|
| scratch {v} (to rub the skin with rough material)
|
:: égratigner
|
| scratch {v} (to irritate someone's skin with one's unshaven beard when kissing)
|
:: piquer
|
| scratch {v} (To mark a surface with a sharp object)
|
:: rayer
|
| scratch {v} (to delete)
|
:: biffer, rayer, oblitérer
|
| scratch {v} (to write or draw hastily or awkwardly)
|
:: griffonner
|
| scratch {v} (to dig or scrape with claws or fingernails with the intention to injure)
|
:: griffer
|
| scratch {n} (disruption or mark on a surface)
|
:: égratignure {f}, rayure {f}
|
| scratch {n} (money)
|
:: pognon {m}, flouze {m}, blé {m}, grisbi {m}, thune {f}
|
| scratch card {n} (lottery ticket)
|
:: carte à gratter {f}, [France] jeu de grattage {m}, [Quebec] billet à gratter {m}, [Quebec, informal] gratteux {m}
|
| scratching post {n} (wooden post that a cat scratches)
|
:: griffoir {m}
|
| scratch together {v} (collect small amounts) SEE: scrape together
|
::
|
| scrawl {n} /skɹɔːl/ (irregular handwriting)
|
:: griffonnage {m}, gribouillage {m}
|
| scrawl {v} (to write in an irregular or illegible manner)
|
:: griffonner
|
| scrawny {adj} /ˈskrɔni/ (Thin, malnourished and weak)
|
:: maigrichon(ne), famélique
|
| scream {n} /skɹiːm/ (loud exclamation)
|
:: cri {m}
|
| scream {v} (to make the sound of a scream)
|
:: crier
|
| screaming sixties {n} (area of the earth between 60 and 70 degrees south)
|
:: soixantièmes mugissants
|
| scream queen {n} /ˈskɹiːm kwiːn/ (actress who appears in several horror movies)
|
:: scream queen {f}
|
| scree {n} /skɹiː/ (loose stony debris on a slope)
|
:: éboulis {m}, pierrier {m}
|
| screech {n} /skɹitʃ/ (high-pitched strident or piercing sound)
|
:: crissement
|
| screech {v} (make a screech)
|
:: striduler
|
| screech owl {n} (Megascops)
|
:: petit-duc maculé {m}
|
| screech owl {n} (Tyto alba) SEE: western barn owl
|
::
|
| screed {n} /skɹiːd/ (speech or piece of writing which contains angry and extended criticism, see also: diatribe; harangue)
|
:: diatribe {f}, harangue {f}, litanie {f}, tirade {f}
|
| screed {n} (smooth, flat layer of concrete, plaster, or similar material)
|
:: chape {f}
|
| screed {v} (to use a screed to produce a smooth, flat surface)
|
:: araser
|
| screen {n} /skɹiːn/ (physical divider)
|
:: paravent {m}
|
| screen {n} (viewing area of electronic output device)
|
:: écran {m}
|
| screen {n} (movie viewing area)
|
:: écran {m}
|
| screencap {n} (screenshot) SEE: screenshot
|
::
|
| screen capture {n} (picture or image captured from a computer screen; a screenshot)
|
:: capture d'écran {f}
|
| screen door {n} (A light door of mesh)
|
:: porte moustiquaire {f}
|
| screening {n} /ˈskɹiːnɪŋ/ (mesh material that is used to screen)
|
:: protection {f}
|
| screening {n} (showing of a film)
|
:: projection {f}
|
| screen name {n} (a pseudonym used for internet communications)
|
:: pseudonyme {m}, alias {m}
|
| screenplay {n} /ˈskɹiːnˌpleɪ/ (script for a movie or a television show)
|
:: scénario {m}
|
| screen printing {n} (printing method)
|
:: sérigraphie {f}
|
| screensaver {n}
|
:: écran de veille {m}
|
| screenshot {n} (image of computer screen output)
|
:: capture d'écran {f}
|
| screenwriter {n} (one who writes for the screen)
|
:: scénariste {m} {f}
|
| screw {n} /skɹuː/ (fastener)
|
:: vis {f}
|
| screw {n} (ship’s propeller)
|
:: hélice {f}
|
| screw {n} (act of screwing)
|
:: visser
|
| screw {v} (to connect or assemble pieces using a screw)
|
:: visser
|
| screw {v} (to have sexual intercourse with)
|
:: baiser, coucher avec, fourrer, foutre, niquer
|
| screw {v} (to cheat or treat unfairly)
|
:: tricher
|
| screw anchor {n} (a fixing that allows screws to be fitted into masonry walls) SEE: wall plug
|
::
|
| screwdriver {n} (tool)
|
:: tournevis {m}
|
| screwed {adj} (beset with unfortunate circumstances)
|
:: foutu
|
| screw pine {n} (Pandanus spp.)
|
:: pandanus
|
| screw the pooch {v} (to fail)
|
:: tout foutre en l'air
|
| screw this {interj}
|
:: j'en ai rien à faire, baise-le, baise ça
|
| screw thread {n} (helical ridge or groove)
|
:: filetage {m}, filet {m}
|
| screw up {v} (colloquial: to make a mess of; to ruin)
|
:: foirer [colloquial]
|
| screw up {v} (colloquial: to blunder)
|
:: gaffer, foirer [colloquial]
|
| screw up {v}
|
:: chiffonner, plisser, foutre en l’air
|
| scribble {v} /ˈskɹɪbəl/ (to write or draw carelessly and in a hurry)
|
:: gribouiller, griffonner
|
| scribble {v} (to doodle)
|
:: gribouiller
|
| scribbler {n} /ˈskɹɪbələ(ɹ)/ (one who scribbles; hasty or untalented writer)
|
:: gribouilleur {m}, gribouilleuse {f}
|
| scribbler {n} (untalented artist)
|
:: gribouilleur {m}, gribouilleuse {f}
|
| scribe {n} /skɹaɪb/ (one who writes; a draughtsman)
|
:: scribe {m}
|
| scribe {n} (writer and doctor of the law)
|
:: scribe {m}
|
| scrimmage {n} (practice game) SEE: exhibition game
|
::
|
| script {n} /skɹɪpt/ (writing; written document)
|
:: écrit {m}
|
| script {n} (written characters, style of writing)
|
:: écriture {f}
|
| script {n} (text of the dialogue and action for a drama)
|
:: script {m}, scénario {m}
|
| script {n} (procedure or program in computing)
|
:: script {m}
|
| script {n} (a system of writing)
|
:: écriture {f}
|
| script kiddie {n} (hacker who compromises files on others' computers)
|
:: script kiddie {m}
|
| scriptorium {n} /skɹɪpˈtɔː.ɹɪəm/ (room set aside for the copying, writing, or illuminating of manuscripts)
|
:: scriptorium {m}
|
| script supervisor {n} (member of a film crew)
|
:: scripte {m} {f}
|
| scripture {n} /ˈskɹɪptʃɚ/ (any sacred writing or book)
|
:: écriture {f}
|
| Scripture {prop} (Bible) SEE: Bible
|
::
|
| scriptwriter {n} (screenwriter) SEE: screenwriter
|
::
|
| scrivener {n} /ˈskɹɪvənəɹ/ (professional writer)
|
:: scribe, écrivain public {m} {f}
|
| scrobiculate {adj}
|
:: scrobiculé
|
| scrofula {n} /ˈskɹɒfjʊlə/ (form of tuberculosis)
|
:: écrouelles {f-p}, scrofule {f}
|
| scrofulous {adj} (morally degenerate; corrupt) SEE: corrupt
|
::
|
| scrofulous {adj} /ˈskɹɒfjʊləs/ (of, related to, or suffering from scrofula)
|
:: scrofuleux
|
| scroll {n} /skɹoʊl/ (roll of paper or parchment)
|
:: rouleau {m} (de papyrus ou de parchemin), papyrus {m}, volumen {m}, rotulus {m}
|
| scroll {n} (ornament)
|
:: volute {f}
|
| scroll {n} (end of a musical instrument)
|
:: volute {f}, coquille {f}
|
| scroll {v} ((Computing) to change one's view of data on a computer's display)
|
:: faire défiler
|
| scroll bar {n} (graphical widget)
|
:: barre de défilement {f}, ascenseur {m}
|
| scroll wheel {n} (disc used for scrolling)
|
:: molette {f}
|
| scrooge {n} /skɹuːdʒ/ (miserly person)
|
:: avare {m} {f}, grigou {m}, grippe-sou {m}, harpagon {m}, picsou {m}
|
| scrotal {adj} (scrotal)
|
:: scrotal
|
| scrotum {n} /ˈskɹəʊtəm/ (the bag of the skin and muscle that contains the testicles)
|
:: scrotum {m}
|
| scrounge {v} /skɹaʊndʒ/ (To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean)
|
:: glaner
|
| scrounge {v} (To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another)
|
:: quémander, profiter
|
| scrounge {n} (scrounger) SEE: scrounger
|
::
|
| scrounger {n} (one who scrounges)
|
:: profiteur, parasite
|
| scrub {n} /skɹʌb/ (vegetation of inferior quality)
|
:: broussaille {f}
|
| scrub {v} (to rub hard)
|
:: récurer, frotter
|
| scrub {v} (to call off a scheduled event; to cancel)
|
:: annuler
|
| scrub {n} (clothing worn in surgery)
|
:: blouse médicale {f}
|
| scrub {n} (cancellation) SEE: cancellation
|
::
|
| scrubbing brush {n} (short brush)
|
:: éponge à récurer {f}
|
| scruffy {adj} /ˈskɹʌ.fi/ (untidy in appearance)
|
:: débraillé, négligé
|
| scrum {n} /skɹʌm/ ((rugby) all the forwards joined together in an organised way)
|
:: mêlée {f}
|
| scrum {n}
|
:: mêlée {f}
|
| scrum-half {n} (rugby player)
|
:: demi de mêlée {m}
|
| scrummage {n} (rugby formation of all forwards) SEE: scrum
|
::
|
| scrumptious {adj} /ˈskɹʌmp.ʃəs/ (delicious; delectable)
|
:: succulent, délicieux
|
| scrunchie {n} (small elasticated ring of fabric)
|
:: chouchou {m}
|
| scruple {n} /ˈskɹuːpəl/ (hesitation from the difficulty of determining what is right)
|
:: scrupule {m}
|
| scrupulously {adv} /ˈskɹuːpjʊləsli/ (in a careful manner)
|
:: scrupuleusement
|
| scrutinise {v} (scrutinize) SEE: scrutinize
|
::
|
| scrutinize {v} /ˈskɹuːtɨnaɪz/ (to examine with great care)
|
:: scruter
|
| SCTS {n} (sea cadet training ship)
|
:: NECM
|
| scuffle {n} /ˈskʌfəl/ (rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters)
|
:: rixe {f}, échauffourée {f}
|
| scuffle {n} (Dutch hoe)
|
:: binette {f}
|
| scuff mark {n} (a mark caused by scuffing)
|
:: éraflure {f}
|
| scull {n} /skʌl/ (small boat)
|
:: skiff {m}
|
| scullery {n} /ˈskʌləɹi/ (room, next to a kitchen)
|
:: arrière-cuisine {f}, souillarde {f}
|
| sculpt {v} (be a sculptor)
|
:: sculpter
|
| sculptor {n} /ˈskʌlptɚ/ (a person who sculpts)
|
:: sculpteur {m}
|
| Sculptor {prop} (constellation)
|
:: Sculpteur {m}
|
| sculpture {n} /ˈskʌlpt͡ʃɚ/ (art of sculpting)
|
:: sculpture {f}
|
| sculpture {n} (work of art created by sculpting)
|
:: sculpture {f}
|
| scum {n} /skʌm/ (layer of impurities)
|
:: écume {f}, couche {f}, mousse {f}, crasse {f}
|
| scum {n} (person or persons considered to be reprehensible)
|
:: ordure {f}, salaud {m}, racaille {f}
|
| scumbag {n} (condom) SEE: condom
|
::
|
| scumbag {n} (despicable person)
|
:: sac à merde {m}
|
| scupper {n} /ˈskʌp.ɚ/ (nautical: drainage hole)
|
:: dalot {m}
|
| scurry {v} /ˈskʌɹi/ (to run away with quick light steps)
|
:: détaler, se sauver
|
| scurvy {n} (deficiency of vitamin C)
|
:: scorbut {m}
|
| scurvy-grass {n} (Cochlearia)
|
:: cochléaire {f}
|
| scut {n} (distasteful work; drudgery) SEE: drudgery
|
::
|
| scutch {v} /skʌt͡ʃ/ (to strip off as the cuticle from the fibre)
|
:: écanguer
|
| scutch {n} (implement used to separate the fibres of flax)
|
:: écang {m}
|
| scutch grass {n} (couch grass) SEE: couch grass
|
::
|
| scutellum {n} (shield-shaped structure)
|
:: scutellum {m}
|
| scuttle {n} /ˈskʌtəl/ (small hatch or opening in a boat)
|
:: écoutille {f}
|
| scuttle {v} (To deliberately sink a ship (often by order of the captain))
|
:: saborder, saboter
|
| Scutum {prop} (constellation)
|
:: Écu de Sobieski {m}
|
| Scylla {prop} /ˈsɪlə/ (personification of the rock)
|
:: Scylla {f}
|
| scythe {n} /ˈsaɪθ/ (farm tool)
|
:: faux
|
| scythe {v} (to cut with a scythe)
|
:: faucher
|
| scyther {n}
|
:: faucheur {m}, faucheuse {f}
|
| sea {n} /siː/ (body of water)
|
:: mer {f}
|
| sea anemone {n} (polyp)
|
:: anémone de mer {f}
|
| sea bass {n} /ˈsiːbæs/ (salt-water fish)
|
:: bar {m}
|
| seabed {n} (floor or bottom of the sea or ocean)
|
:: fond marin {m}
|
| seabird {n} /ˈsiːbɜː(ɹ)d/ (any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters)
|
:: oiseau de mer, oiseau marin
|
| sea bluebell {n} (Mertensia maritima)
|
:: mertensie maritime {f}
|
| seaborgium {n} /siːˈbɔːɹɡiəm/ (chemical element with atomic number 106)
|
:: seaborgium {m}
|
| sea bream {n} (any of several species of marine fish)
|
:: daurade {f}, dorade {f}
|
| sea change {n} (profound transformation)
|
:: changement en profondeur
|
| sea cucumber {n} (sea cucumber)
|
:: bêche-de-mer {f}
|
| sea daffodil {n} (Pancratium maritimum)
|
:: lis de mer {m}, lis des sables {m}, lis maritime {m}
|
| seadog {n} (sailor accustomed to the sea)
|
:: loup de mer {m}
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| sea eagle {n} (Haliaeetus albicilla) SEE: white-tailed eagle
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::
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| seafarer {n} (sailor) SEE: sailor
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::
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| seafarer {n} (one who travels by sea)
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:: marin {m}
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| sea fennel {n} (Crithmum maritimum) SEE: rock samphire
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::
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| seafloor {n} (seafloor, see also: seabed)
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:: fond marin {m}
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| seafood {n} /ˈsiːfuːd/ (fish, shellfish, seaweed and other edible aquatic life)
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:: fruits de mer
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| seagrass {n} (grasslike marine plants)
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:: herbier marin {m}, posidonie {f}
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| seagull {n} /ˈsiː.ɡʌl/ (bird of the family Laridae)
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:: mouette {f}, goéland {m}
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| sea hare {n} (large marine gastropod mollusc)
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:: lièvre de mer {m}
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| sea holly {n} (Eryngium maritimum)
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:: panicaut maritime {m}
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| sea horse {n} (walrus) SEE: walrus
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::
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| sea horse {n} (fish)
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:: hippocampe {m}
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| sea krait {n} (snake)
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:: tricot
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| seal {n} /siːl/ (pinniped)
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:: phoque {m}
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| seal {n} (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance)
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:: sceau {m}
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| seal {n} (design or insignia associated with organization or official role)
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:: sceau {m}
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| seal {n} (tight closure)
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:: joint {?}
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| seal {v} (to place a seal on (a document))
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:: sceller
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| seal {v} (to close securely)
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:: cacheter
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| seal {n} (chakra) SEE: chakra
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::
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| sea lamprey {n} (animal)
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:: lamproie marine {f}
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| Sealand {prop} (the Principality of Sealand)
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:: Sealand, [officially] principauté de Sealand
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| sealant {n} /ˈsiːlənt/ (material used to seal a surface so as to prevent passage of a fluid)
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:: enduit étanche {m}
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| sea legs {n} (ability to walk steadily aboard)
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:: pied marin {m}
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| sea leopard {n} (Hydrurga leptonyx) SEE: leopard seal
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::
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| sea level {n} (nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured)
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:: niveau de la mer {m}
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| sealing wax {n} /ˈsiːlɪŋ ˌwæks/ (wax formerly melted onto a letter to seal it)
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:: cire à cacheter {f}
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| sea lion {n} (member of the Otariidae family)
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:: otarie {f}
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| seal ring {n} (signet ring) SEE: signet ring
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::
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| sealskin {n} (type of fabric made from the skin of seals)
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:: phoque {m}
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| seam {n} /siːm/ (folded back and stitched piece of fabric)
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:: couture
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| seam {n} (suture)
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:: suture {f}
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| seam {n} (thin stratum of mineral)
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:: veine {f}
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| seam {n} (a joint formed by mating two separate sections of a material)
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:: jointure {f}
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| seam {n} (a line or depression left by a cut or wound)
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:: cicatrice {f}
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| seam allowance {n} /ˈsiːm əˌlaʊ.ənts/ (part of the material or fabric added to the dimensions of a pattern outside the seam)
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:: valeurs de couture
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| seaman {n} /ˈsiːmən/ (naval rank)
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:: matelot {m}
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| seaman {n} (mariner or sailor) SEE: sailor
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::
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| seamed stocking {n} (women's stocking having seams up the back, formerly common but now generally worn for effect)
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:: bas couture {m}
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| seamless {adj} (Having no seams)
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:: sans couture, inconsutile {m} {f}
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| seamless {adj} (Without interruption; coherent)
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:: homogène, intégré
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| sea monster {n} (large, aggressive creature in the sea)
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:: monstre marin {m}
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| seamount {n} (underwater mountain)
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:: piton sous-marin {m}
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| seamster {n} (person who sews clothes)
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:: couturier {m}
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| seamstress {n} /ˈsɛm(p).stɹɪs/ (a woman who sews clothes professionally)
|
:: couturière {f}
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| Sea of Azov {prop} /ˈsiː əv ˈɑːzɒv/ (sea)
|
:: mer d'Azov {f}
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| Sea of Galilee {prop} (lake in northern Israel)
|
:: lac de Tibériade {m}, mer de Galilée {f}
|
| Sea of Japan {prop} (the sea between Japan and the rest of Asia)
|
:: mer du Japon {f}
|
| Sea of Marmara {prop} (a deep inland sea in north-western Turkey)
|
:: mer de Marmara {f}
|
| Sea of Okhotsk {prop} /ˌsiː əv əˈxɒtsk/ (sea)
|
:: mer d'Okhotsk {f}
|
| sea onion {n} (Drimia maritima)
|
:: scille maritime {f}, oignon marin {m}, scille rouge {f}
|
| sea otter {n} (Enhydra lutris)
|
:: loutre de mer {f}
|
| sea-parrot {n} (puffin) SEE: puffin
|
::
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| sea pie {n} (dish of crust or pastry with meat or fish)
|
:: [Quebecois] cipaille {m}
|
| seaplane {n} (an aircraft)
|
:: hydravion {m}
|
| sear {v} /siːɹ/ (To char, scorch, or burn the surface of something with a hot instrument)
|
:: [cooking] saisir, griller, brûler, calciner, marquer
|
| search {v} (to search) SEE: look
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::
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| search {n} /sɝt͡ʃ/ (an attempt to find something)
|
:: recherche {f}
|
| search {v} (to look throughout (a place) for something)
|
:: chercher, fouiller
|
| search {v} ((followed by "for") to look thoroughly)
|
:: chercher
|
| search engine {n} (application that searches for data)
|
:: moteur de recherche {m}
|
| searcher {n} /ˈsɜːt͡ʃə/ (One who searches)
|
:: chercheur {m}
|
| searchlight {n} (a light source that projects a bright beam of light in any direction)
|
:: projecteur {m}
|
| searchlight {n} (the light from the above source)
|
:: faisceau {m}
|
| search warrant {n} (court order authorising the search of a place)
|
:: mandat de perquisition {m}
|
| sea room {n} (space to manoeuvre ship)
|
:: mer libre {f}
|
| sea salt {n} (salt prepared by evaporating sea water)
|
:: sel marin {m}
|
| sea serpent {n} (sea monster)
|
:: serpent de mer {m}
|
| seashell {n} (shell)
|
:: coquille {f}
|
| seashore {n} /ˈsiːʃɔɹ/ (the coastal land bordering a sea or ocean)
|
:: rivage {m}, rive {f}, bord de mer {m}
|
| sea-sickness {n} (seasickness) SEE: seasickness
|
::
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| seasickness {n} /ˈsiːsɪk.nəs/ (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship)
|
:: mal de mer {m}, naupathie {f}
|
| seaside {n} (the area by and around the sea)
|
:: côte {f}, rivage {m}, littoral {m}
|
| seaside {adj} (related to a seaside)
|
:: littoral {m}
|
| seaside resort {n} (coastal holiday resort)
|
:: station balnéaire {f}
|
| sea snail {n}
|
:: bigorneau {m}
|
| season {n} /ˈsiːzən/ (quarter of a year)
|
:: saison {f}
|
| season {n} (part of year with something special)
|
:: saison {f}
|
| season {n} (a group of episodes)
|
:: saison
|
| season {n} ((obsolete) an extended, undefined period of time)
|
:: temps {m}
|
| season {v} (to flavour food)
|
:: épicer, assaisonner
|
| seasonably {adv} (at an opportune time)
|
:: au temps convenable
|
| seasonal {adj} /ˈsiːzənəl/ (of, related to or reliant on a season)
|
:: saisonnier
|
| seasonal affective disorder {n} (Depression associated with lack of natural light in winter)
|
:: dépression hivernale {f}, dépression saisonnière {f}
|
| seasoned {adj} /ˈsiːzənd/ (experienced)
|
:: aguerri {m}
|
| seasoning {n} (cooking ingredient)
|
:: assaisonnement {m}, épice {f}
|
| season ticket {n} (ticket that is valid for all of the events in a series)
|
:: abonnement
|
| sea spider {n} (sea spider)
|
:: araignée de mer {f}
|
| seat {n} /siːt/ (place in which to sit)
|
:: place {f}
|
| seat {n} (piece of furniture)
|
:: siège {m} chaise {f}
|
| seat {n} (horizontal portion of a chair)
|
:: assise {f}
|
| seat {n} (part of an object or individual directly involved in sitting)
|
:: séant {m}, siège {m}
|
| seat {n} (part of clothing)
|
:: fond {m}
|
| seat {n} (membership in a representative body)
|
:: siège {m}
|
| seat {n} (location of a governing body)
|
:: siège {m}
|
| seat at the table {n}
|
:: avoir voix au chapitre
|
| seat belt {n} (restraining belt)
|
:: ceinture de sécurité {f}
|
| seat of honor {n} (place of honor) SEE: place of honor
|
::
|
| sea turtle {n} (any turtle that inhabits oceans)
|
:: tortue marine {f}
|
| sea urchin {n} /ˈsi ˌɝtʃɪ̈n/ (any of many marine echinoderms of the class Echinoidea)
|
:: oursin {m}, hérisson de mer {m}
|
| seawall {n} (coastal defence)
|
:: digue
|
| seawater {n} (salt water of a sea or ocean)
|
:: eau de mer {f}
|
| seaweed {n} (marine plants and algae)
|
:: algues {f-p}
|
| seaworthy {adj} /ˈsiːwɝði/ (fit for the sea)
|
:: en état de navigabilité, en état de naviguer
|
| Seb {prop} (Cognates of Seb)
|
:: Séb
|
| sebacate {n} (any salt of sebacic acid)
|
:: sébacate {m}, sébaçate {m}
|
| sebacic {adj} (pertaining to sebacic acid or its derivatives)
|
:: sébacique {m} {f}
|
| Sebastian {prop} /səˈbæstʃən/ (given name)
|
:: Sébastien
|
| sebiferous {adj}
|
:: sébifère {m} {f}
|
| sebum {n} /ˈsibm̩/ (thick oily substance)
|
:: sébum {m}
|
| secateurs {n} (pruning shears) SEE: pruning shears
|
::
|
| secede {v} /sɪˈsiːd/ (To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation)
|
:: faire sécession
|
| secession {n} /səˈsɛʃən/ (The act of seceding)
|
:: sécession {f}
|
| secessionism {n}
|
:: sécessionnisme {m}
|
| secessionist {n} (one who supports secession)
|
:: sécessionniste
|
| secluded {adj} (in seclusion, isolated, remote)
|
:: isolé
|
| seclusion {n} (The act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out)
|
:: isolement {m}, séclusion {f}
|
| second {adj} /ˈsɛk.(ə)nd/ (second (numeral), see also: 2nd)
|
:: deuxième, second, [in names of monarchs and popes] deux
|
| second {adj} (that comes after the first)
|
:: deuxième, second
|
| second {n} (manufactured item that fails to meet quality control standards)
|
:: article de second choix {m}
|
| second {n} (additional helping of food)
|
:: rab {m}
|
| second {n} /ˈsɛk.(ə)nd/ (one-sixtieth of a minute; SI unit of time)
|
:: seconde {f}
|
| second {n} (unit of angular measure)
|
:: seconde {f}, seconde d'angle {f}
|
| second {n} (short, indeterminate amount of time)
|
:: seconde {f}, instant {m}
|
| second {v} /ˈsɛk.(ə)nd/ (to assist, support, back)
|
:: soutenir
|
| secondary {adj} /ˈsɛkənˌdɛɹi/ (succeeding first)
|
:: secondaire
|
| secondary legislation {n} (legislation enacted by power derived from another legislation)
|
:: législation déléguée {f}
|
| secondary school {n} (school)
|
:: école secondaire {f}, lycée {m} [equivalent in France], collège {m} [Switzerland]
|
| secondary smoking {n} (passive smoking) SEE: passive smoking
|
::
|
| second base {n} (the base opposite home plate)
|
:: deuxième but {m}, deuxième base {f}
|
| second-class {adj} (inferior in quality or standing)
|
:: de seconde zone, de second ordre
|
| second coming {n} (the return of Jesus Christ)
|
:: retour
|
| second cousin {n} (grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent)
|
:: cousin issu de germain
|
| second fiddle {n} (music: fiddle part in harmony to the first fiddle)
|
:: second violon {m}
|
| Second French Empire {prop} (empire ruled by Napoleon III)
|
:: Second Empire {m}
|
| second grade {n} (period in school after first grade and before third grade)
|
:: CE1 {m}
|
| second-growth forest {n} (forest which has been harvested and is regrowing)
|
:: forêt secondaire {f}
|
| second hand {n} /ˈsɛkənd ˌhænd/ (the hand or pointer that shows the number of seconds that have passed)
|
:: trotteuse
|
| second hand {adj} (secondhand) SEE: secondhand
|
::
|
| secondhand {adj} (not new; previously owned and used by another)
|
:: seconde main, occasion, de seconde main
|
| second helping {n} (a second portion of the same thing (usually of food))
|
:: deuxième portion {f}
|
| second language {n} (language spoken other than the mother tongue)
|
:: première langue {f}
|
| second last {adj} (penultimate) SEE: penultimate
|
::
|
| secondly {adv} /ˈsɛk.(ə)ndli/ (in the second place)
|
:: deuxièmement
|
| secondment {n} (temporary transfer)
|
:: détachement {m}
|
| second nature {n} (mindset)
|
:: seconde nature {f}
|
| second of arc {n} (angle of an arc)
|
:: seconde d’arc {f}
|
| second person {n} (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience)
|
:: deuxième personne {f}
|
| second-person plural {n} (the linguistic category referring to multiple people being addressed by the speaker of an utterance)
|
:: deuxième personne du pluriel {f}
|
| second-person singular {n}
|
:: deuxième personne du singulier {f}
|
| second-rate {adj} (of mediocre quality)
|
:: de second ordre, de second rang
|
| second to last {adj} (penultimate) SEE: penultimate
|
::
|
| second to none {n} (heroin) SEE: heroin
|
::
|
| second wind {n} (renewed feeling of energy)
|
:: second souffle {m}
|
| Second World War {prop} (World War II) SEE: World War II
|
::
|
| secrecy {n} /ˈsiːkɹəsi/ (concealment)
|
:: secret {m}
|
| secrecy {n} (habit of keeping secrets)
|
:: secrétisme {m}
|
| secret {n} /ˈsiːkɹɪt/ (knowledge that is hidden)
|
:: secret {m}
|
| secret {adj} (being or kept hidden.)
|
:: secret {m}
|
| secret admirer {n} (romantic admirer)
|
:: admirateur secret {m}
|
| secret agent {n} (member of an intelligence agency whose identity or affiliation is kept confidential)
|
:: agent secret {m}, agente secrète {f}
|
| secretariat {n} /ˌsɛkɹəˈtɛəɹɪət/ (the office or department of a government secretary)
|
:: secrétariat {m}
|
| secretary {n} /ˈsɛk.ɹəˌtə.ɹi/ (person keeping records and handling clerical work)
|
:: secrétaire {m} {f}
|
| secretary {n} (head of a department of government)
|
:: secrétaire
|
| secretary {n} (type of desk)
|
:: secrétaire
|
| secretary {n} (sagittarius serpentarius)
|
:: messager serpentaire
|
| secretary bird {n} /ˈsɛkɹəˌtɛɹɪ bɜːd/ (member of bird family)
|
:: messager sagittaire {m}, messager secrétaire {m}, messager serpentaire {m}
|
| Secretary General {n} (chief administrator of an international body)
|
:: secrétaire général {m}
|
| Secretary of State {n} (government position)
|
:: secrétaire d'État {m} {f}
|
| secrete {v} /sɪˈkɹiːt/ ((transitive) produce by secretion)
|
:: sécréter, excréter
|
| secrete {v} (to conceal)
|
:: celer, cacher
|
| secrete {v} (to steal)
|
:: dérober, enlever
|
| secretion {n} (secreted substance)
|
:: sécrétion {f}
|
| secretion {n} (act of secreting)
|
:: sécrétion {f}
|
| secretion {n} (act of hiding)
|
:: mettre au secret
|
| secretive {adj} (having an inclination to secrecy)
|
:: secret nature, cachottier behaviour
|
| secretiveness {n}
|
:: secrétisme {m}
|
| secretly {adv} /ˈsi.kɹət.li/ (in a secret manner)
|
:: secrètement, en cachette
|
| secret of Polichinelle {n} (secret known to everyone)
|
:: secret de Polichinelle {m}
|
| secret police {n} (police operating outside normal boundaries of law)
|
:: police secrète {f}
|
| secret service {n} (government organization)
|
:: service secret {m}
|
| sect {n} /sɛkt/ (religious movement)
|
:: secte {f}
|
| sectarianism {n} /sekˈteəɹi.ənɪzəm/ (rigid adherence to a particular sect, party or denomination)
|
:: sectarisme {m}
|
| section {n} /ˈsɛkʃən/ (cutting, part cut out)
|
:: section
|
| section {n} (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
|
:: section {f}
|
| section {n} (part of a document)
|
:: section {f}; section {f}, [Canada] article {m} [law]
|
| section {n} (science: thin slice of material)
|
:: section
|
| section {v} (to cut)
|
:: sectionner
|
| section {v} (to commit to mental hospital)
|
:: interner
|
| sectional {n} /ˈsɛkʃənəl/ ((music) rehearsal of part of an orchestra or band)
|
:: partielle {f}
|
| sectionary {n} (a member or supporter of the sectionary party)
|
:: sectionnaire {m} {f}
|
| sectionary {adj} (pertaining to the sectionary party)
|
:: sectionnaire
|
| sector {n} /ˈsɛk.təɹ/ (section)
|
:: secteur
|
| sector {n} (a field of economic activity)
|
:: secteur
|
| sectoral {adj} (pertaining to a sector)
|
:: sectoriel {m}, sectorielle {f}
|
| secular {adj} /ˈsɛkjələɹ/ (not specifically religious)
|
:: séculier, laïque, mondain
|
| secular {adj} (temporal)
|
:: séculier
|
| secular {adj} (happening once in an age or century)
|
:: séculaire
|
| secular {adj}
|
:: profane
|
| secular arm {n}
|
:: bras séculier {m}
|
| secularism {n} /ˈsɛkjʊləˌɹɪzəm/ (neutrality towards all religions)
|
:: laïcité {f}, sécularisme {m}
|
| secularism {n} (the political belief in the separation of church and state)
|
:: laïcisme {m}
|
| secularity {n} (state of being secular)
|
:: sécularité {f}, laïcité {f}
|
| secularize {v} (to make secular)
|
:: laïciser, séculariser
|
| secure {adj} /səˈkjʊə(ɹ)/ (free from attack or danger; protected)
|
:: sûr
|
| secure {adj} (free from the danger of theft; safe)
|
:: sûr
|
| secure {adj} (free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret)
|
:: sûr
|
| secure {adj} (free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid)
|
:: sûr
|
| secure {adj} (Firm and not likely to fail; stable)
|
:: sûr
|
| secure {adj} (Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable)
|
:: sûr
|
| securely {adv} /səˈkjʊɹli/ (in a secure manner)
|
:: en sécurité, solidement, fermement
|
| securitization {n} /sɪˈkjʊəɹɪtʌɪzeɪʃən/ (process of securitizing assets)
|
:: titrisation {f}
|
| securitize {v} (to convert assets to secrities)
|
:: titriser
|
| security {n} /səˈkjɔɹ.ɪˌti/ (condition of not being threatened)
|
:: sécurité {f}
|
| security {n} (something that secures)
|
:: sécurité {f}, sécurisant {m}
|
| security {n} (finance: tradeable financial asset)
|
:: titre négociable {m}, papier-valeur {m} (Luxembourg, Switzerland)
|
| Security Council {prop} (UN Security Council) SEE: UN Security Council
|
::
|
| security deposit {n} (amount of money paid in advance as security)
|
:: dépôt de garantie {m}, caution {f}
|
| security guard {n} (person employed to provided security)
|
:: agent de sécurité {m}
|
| Security Intelligence Review Committee {prop} (oversight committee overseeing the CSIS security service of Canada)
|
:: Comité de surveillance des activités de reseignement de sécurité
|
| security service {n} (government organisation)
|
:: service de sécurité {m}
|
| security theater {n} (measures which provide a sense of security without providing security)
|
:: comédie sécuritaire {f}
|
| sedan {n} /səˈdæn/ (enclosed chair carried by porters)
|
:: palanquin {m}
|
| sedan {n} (style of automobile)
|
:: berline {f}
|
| sedan chair {n} (small litter or palanquin)
|
:: chaise à porteurs {f}
|
| sedative {n} /ˈsɛdətɪv/ (an agent or drug that sedates)
|
:: sédatif {m}
|
| sedative {adj} (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing)
|
:: sédatif
|
| sedentary {adj} /ˈsɛd(ə)ntɛɹi/ (not moving, not migratory)
|
:: sédentaire
|
| sedentary {adj} (not moving much; sitting around)
|
:: sédentaire
|
| sedentism {n}
|
:: sédentarité {f}
|
| sedevacantism {n} (belief that actual pope is not a true and legitimated one)
|
:: sédévacantisme
|
| sedge {n} /sɛd͡ʒ/ (any plant of the genus Carex)
|
:: laîche {f}
|
| sedge warbler {n} (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
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:: phragmite des joncs {m}
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| sediment {n} /ˈsɛd.ɪ.mənt/ (collection of small particles)
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:: sédiment {m}
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| sediment {v} (to deposit material as a sediment)
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:: sédimenter
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| sediment {v} (to be deposited as a sediment)
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:: sédimenter
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| sedimentary rock {n} (one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth)
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:: roche sédimentaire
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| sedimentation {n} (separation of a suspension of solid particles into a slurry)
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:: sédimentation {f}
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| sedimentology {n} (study of natural sediments)
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:: sédimentologie {f}
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| sedition {n} /sɛˈdɪ.ʃən/ (insurrection or rebellion)
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:: sédition {f}, révolte {f},
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| seditious {adj} (of, related to, or involved in sedition)
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:: séditieux {m}, séditieuse {f}
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| Sedna {prop} (a goddess)
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:: Sedna {f}
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| Sedna {prop} (planetoid)
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:: Sedna
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| seduce {v} /sɪˈd(j)uːs/ (to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray)
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:: séduire
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| seduce {v} (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship)
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:: séduire
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| seduce {v} (to win over or attract someone)
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:: séduire
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| seducer {n} (someone who seduces, especially a man who seduces a woman)
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:: séducteur {m}, séductrice {f}
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| seduction {n} /sɪˈdʌk.ʃn̩/ (act of seducing)
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:: séduction {f}
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| seductive {adj} /sɪˈdʌktɪv/ (attractive, alluring, tempting)
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:: séduisant
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| seductress {n} (woman who seduces)
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:: séductrice {f}, vamp {f}
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| sedulous {adj} /ˈsɛd͡ʒʊləs/ (of a person: diligent in application or pursuit)
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:: pointilleux
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| see {v} /siː/ (perceive with the eyes)
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:: voir
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| see {v} (understand)
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:: voir
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| see {n} (diocese)
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:: siège {f}, évêché {m}
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| see {n} (office of a bishop)
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:: siège {m}
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| see also {phrase} (a suggestion that other topics of study are related to a current topic)
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:: voir aussi
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| seed {n} /siːd/ (fertilized grain)
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:: semence {f}, graine {f}
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| seed {n} (amount of fertilized grain)
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:: semence {f}
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| seed {n} (semen)
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:: sperme
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| seed {n} (offspring, descendants, progeny)
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:: postérité {f}, semence {f}
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| seed {v} (to plant or sow seeds)
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:: semer, ensemencer
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| seed {v} (assign a position to in a tournament)
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:: apparier, départager, classer
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| seeding {n} /ˈsiːdɪŋ/ (Arrangement of positions in a tournament)
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:: appariement, départage, [racing] grille de départ
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| seedling {n} /ˈsiːdlɪŋ/ (young plant grown from seed)
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:: semis
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| seedpod {n} (pouch-like form on a plant) SEE: pod
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::
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| seedy {adj} (disreputable; run-down)
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:: louche, glauque
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| seeing {adj} /ˈsiːɪŋ/ (having vision; not blind)
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:: voyant {m}
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| seeing-eye dog {n} (seeing-eye dog) SEE: guide dog
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::
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| seeing is believing {proverb} (you need to see something to believe it)
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:: une image vaut mille mots, voir, c'est croire, il faut le voir pour le croire
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| seek {v} /siːk/ (to try to find)
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:: chercher
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| seek a knot in a bulrush {v}
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:: chercher midi à quatorze heures
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| seeker {n} /ˈsiːkə/ (One who seeks)
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:: demandeur
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| seel {v} (To blind) SEE: blind
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::
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| seel {v} (To sew together the eyes of a young hawk)
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:: ciller
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| seem {v} (to appear, to seem) SEE: look
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::
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| seem {v} /siːm/ (to appear)
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:: sembler, paraître, avoir l'air
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| seemingly {adv} (apparently) SEE: apparently
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::
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| see Naples and die {proverb} (since nothing compares to the beauty of Naples, you can die after you've seen it)
|
:: voir Naples et mourir, voir Naples et puis mourir
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| see off {v} (to defeat) SEE: defeat
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::
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| see off {v} (to accompany someone to a point of departure)
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:: accompagner
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| seep {n} /siːp/ (to ooze through pores)
|
:: s'infiltrer suinter
|
| see past the end of one's nose {v} (have insight into underlying facts or consequences)
|
:: ne pas voir plus loin que le bout de son nez
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| seer {n} /siːɹ/ (someone who sees something; an eyewitness)
|
:: témoin {m}
|
| seer {n} (someone who foretells the future)
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:: voyant {m}, voyante {f}
|
| see reason {v} (see sense) SEE: see sense
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::
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| see red {v} (to become angry)
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:: voir rouge
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| seersucker {n} /ˈsɪɹˌsʌk.ɚ/
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:: crépon {m}, sirsacas, cirsakas, cirsac, seersucker
|
| seesaw {n} /ˈsiːsɔː/ (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)
|
:: balançoire {f}, tapecul {m}
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| see sense {v}
|
:: entendre raison
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| see stars {v} (experience flashing lights)
|
:: voir trente-six chandelles
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| seethe {v} /siːð/ (to boil vigorously (intransitive verb))
|
:: bouillonner
|
| seethe {v} ((figuratively) to be in an agitated state of turmoil)
|
:: bouillir
|
| see the forest for the trees {v} (to be overwhelmed by detail to the point where it obscures the overall situation)
|
:: l'arbre qui cache la forêt
|
| see the light {v} (come into the world or to public notice)
|
:: voir le jour
|
| see through {v} (perceive visually through something transparent)
|
:: voir à travers
|
| see through {v} (avoid being deceived)
|
:: pénétrer
|
| see through {v} (to recognize someone's true motives)
|
:: anticiper, percer à jour
|
| see through {v} (to provide support or cooperation throughout a period of time)
|
:: assister
|
| see through {v} (to do something until it is finished)
|
:: achever
|
| see through {v} (to constitute ample supply)
|
:: suffire
|
| see-through {adj} (transparent) SEE: transparent
|
::
|
| see-through {adj} (translucent) SEE: translucent
|
::
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| see ya {interj} (see you) SEE: see you
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::
|
| see you {phrase} /ˈsiː juː/ (see you later)
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:: à plus
|
| see you later {phrase} (goodbye)
|
:: à plus tard, à bientôt, à la prochaine, à tout à l'heure {f}, au revoir [formally]
|
| see you soon {interj} (goodbye)
|
:: à bientôt
|
| see you tomorrow {phrase} (see you tomorrow)
|
:: à demain
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| segetal {adj} (that grows in cornfields)
|
:: ségétal
|
| segment {n} /ˈsɛɡmɛnt/ (length of some object)
|
:: segment {m}
|
| segment {n} (math: portion)
|
:: quartier {m}
|
| segment {v} (to divide into segments or sections)
|
:: segmenter
|
| segment {n} (line segment) SEE: line segment
|
::
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| segment {n} (circular segment) SEE: circular segment
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::
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| segmentation {n} (the act or an instance of dividing into segments)
|
:: segmentation {f}
|
| segmentation {n} (the state of being divided into segments)
|
:: segmentation {f}
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| Segorbe {prop} /sɛˈɡɔːbeɪ/ (municipality in Castellón, Spain)
|
:: Segorbe
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| Segovia {prop} /sɪˈɡəʊviə/ (city in Castile and León, Spain)
|
:: Ségovie {f}
|
| segregation {n} /sɛɡɹəˈɡeɪ̯ʃən/ (setting apart or separation)
|
:: ségrégation {f}, séparation {f}
|
| segue {v} /ˈsɛɡweɪ/ (to move smoothly from one topic to another)
|
:: enchaîner
|
| segue {v} (music: to move smoothly from one theme to another)
|
:: enchaîner
|
| segue {v} (to play a sequence of records without talking in between)
|
:: enchaîner
|
| segue {n} (an instance of segueing, a transition)
|
:: transition {f}
|
| seigneuress {n} (seigneuresse) SEE: seigneuresse
|
::
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| seigneuresse {n}
|
:: seigneuresse
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| seine {n} /seɪn/ (fishing net)
|
:: seine {f}
|
| seine {v} (to fish)
|
:: seiner
|
| Seine {prop} /seɪn/ (river of northern France)
|
:: Seine {f}
|
| Seine-et-Marne {prop} (department of France)
|
:: Seine-et-Marne
|
| Seine-Maritime {prop} (department of France)
|
:: Seine-Maritime {f}
|
| Seine-Saint-Denis {prop} (department of France)
|
:: Seine-Saint-Denis {f}
|
| seisin {n} ((historical) feudal right to possession)
|
:: saisine {f}
|
| seismic {adj} /ˈsaɪzmɪk/
|
:: sismique
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| seismogram {n} (output from an accelerograph or seismograph)
|
:: sismogramme {m}
|
| seismograph {n} /ˈsaɪz.mə.ɡɹæf/ (instrument that detects and records earthquakes)
|
:: seismographe
|
| seismologist {n} (person who practices seismology)
|
:: seismologiste {m} {f}
|
| seismology {n} /saɪzˈmɑlədʒi/ (the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior)
|
:: sismologie {f}, séismologie {f}
|
| seismometer {n} (device used by seismologists to measure seismic waves)
|
:: sismographe {m}
|
| seitan {n} /ˈseɪtən/ (wheat gluten)
|
:: seitan {m}
|
| sei whale {n} (whale of the rorqual family)
|
:: rorqual boréal {m}
|
| seiyuu {n} (voice actor) SEE: voice actor
|
::
|
| seize {v} /siːz/ (grab)
|
:: saisir, se saisir de
|
| seize {v} (take advantage)
|
:: saisir
|
| seize {v} (take possession of (by force, law etc))
|
:: saisir
|
| seize {v} (to bind or lock in position)
|
:: se gripper [of a motor or other machine]
|
| seize the day {v} (enjoy the present)
|
:: cueillir le jour, carpe diem
|
| seizure {n} /ˈsiʒɚ / (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law)
|
:: saisie {f}
|
| seizure {n} (sudden attack or convulsion)
|
:: attaque {f}, crise {f}
|
| seizure {n} (sudden onset of pain or emotion)
|
:: attaque {f}
|
| sejant {adj} (seated, sitting)
|
:: séant
|
| sejunct {adj} (separate) SEE: separate
|
::
|
| sekere {n} (musical instrument)
|
:: chekeré {m}
|
| Selandian {prop} (subdivision of the Paleocene epoch)
|
:: Sélandien
|
| Selangor {prop} (western Malaysian state)
|
:: Selangor {m}
|
| selcouth {adj} /sɛlˈkuːθ/ (strange, rare, marvellous)
|
:: merveilleux, étrange, miraculeux
|
| seldom {adv} /ˈsɛldəm/ (infrequently, rarely)
|
:: rarement
|
| select {adj} /sɪˈlɛkt/ (privileged, specially selected)
|
:: sélect
|
| select {v} (to choose one or more elements from a set)
|
:: choisir, sélectionner
|
| selected {adj} /sɪˈlɛktɪd/ (that have been selected or chosen)
|
:: sélectionné
|
| selection {n} /səˈlɛkʃən/ (process or act of selecting)
|
:: sélection {f}
|
| selection {n} (something selected)
|
:: sélection
|
| selection {n}
|
:: sélection
|
| selective {adj} /səˈlɛktɪv/ (of or pertaining to the process of selection)
|
:: sélectif
|
| selective {adj} (choosy, fussy or discriminating when selecting)
|
:: sélectif
|
| selective breeding {n} (artificial selection) SEE: artificial selection
|
::
|
| selective school {n} (type of school)
|
:: établissement sur dossier
|
| selectivity {n} (the quality of being selective)
|
:: sélectivité
|
| Selena {prop} /sɪˈliːnə/ (female given name)
|
:: Sélène {f}, Séléna {f}, Céline {f}
|
| selenate {n} (any salt or ester of selenic acid)
|
:: séléniate {m}
|
| Selene {prop} /səˈlini/ (Greek moon goddess)
|
:: Séléné {f}
|
| selenide {n} (compound in which selenium serves as an anion)
|
:: séléniure {m}
|
| selenite {n} (gypsum)
|
:: sélénite {f}
|
| selenite {n} (from selenous acid)
|
:: sélénite {m}
|
| Selenite {n} (inhabitant of the Moon) SEE: Lunarian
|
::
|
| selenium {n} /sɪˈliː.ni.əm/ (chemical element)
|
:: sélénium {m}
|
| selenography {n} (scientific study of the moon)
|
:: sélénographie {f}
|
| selenologist {n} (person skilled or involved in selenology)
|
:: sélénologue {m} {f}, sélénologiste {m} {f}
|
| selenology {n} /sɛliːˈnɒləd͡ʒɪ/ (the study of the moon and several satellites)
|
:: sélénologie
|
| Seleucia {prop} /sɪˈluː.ʃə/ (city)
|
:: Séleucie {f}
|
| Seleucid {adj} /səˈluːsɪd/ (relating to the dynasty)
|
:: séleucide
|
| Seleucus {prop} /səˈl(j)uːkəs/ (Ancient Greek name)
|
:: Séleucos
|
| self {n} /sɛlf/ (individual person as the object of his own reflective consciousness)
|
:: soi-même {m}
|
| self- {prefix} (of, by, in or with oneself or itself)
|
:: auto-
|
| self-adjoint {adj}
|
:: autoadjoint
|
| self-aggrandizement {n} (behavior which increases one's own wealth or power, or which is intended to create an appearance of importance)
|
:: autoglorification {f}
|
| self-assurance {n} (state or quality of being confident in oneself)
|
:: aplomb {m}, confiance en soi {f}
|
| self-assured {adj} (confident on one's abilities)
|
:: sûr de soi, plein d'assurance
|
| self-aware {adj} (aware of oneself)
|
:: autoconscient
|
| self-awareness {n} (state of being self-aware)
|
:: conscience de soi {f}
|
| self-censorship {n} (act of censoring one's own work)
|
:: auto-censure {f}
|
| self-cleaning {adj} (that cleans itself)
|
:: autolavable
|
| self-conceit {n} (vanity)
|
:: autosuffisance {f}
|
| self-confidence {n} (state of being self-confident)
|
:: confiance en soi {f}
|
| self-confidence {n} (measure of one's belief in one's own abilities)
|
:: confiance en soi {f}
|
| self-confident {adj} (confident in one's abilities)
|
:: sûr de soi
|
| self-conscious {adj} (aware of oneself as an individual being)
|
:: introspectif
|
| self-consciousness {n} (awareness of the self as an entity)
|
:: conscience de soi {f}
|
| self-consciousness {n} (shyness)
|
:: timidité {f}
|
| self-contained {adj} (not requiring external or additional support)
|
:: autonome, indépendant
|
| self-control {n} /ˌsɛlf kənˈtɹoʊl/ (ability to control one's desires and impulses)
|
:: contrôle de soi {m}, maîtrise de soi {f}
|
| self-correct {v}
|
:: autocorriger
|
| self-criticism {n} (criticism of oneself)
|
:: autocritique {f}
|
| self-deception {n} (fooling oneself)
|
:: auto-illusion {f}
|
| self-defense {n} (means of defending oneself from attack)
|
:: auto-défense {f}
|
| self-defense {n} ((law) Defense for oneself against violence)
|
:: légitime défense {f}
|
| self-denial {n} (action that sacrifices one's own benefit for the good of others)
|
:: abnégation
|
| self-deprecating {adj} /ˌsɛlfˈdɛpɹəˌkeɪtɪŋ/ (critical of oneself)
|
:: autodérisoire
|
| self-deprecation {n} (disparaging view of oneself)
|
:: autodérision {f}
|
| self-deprecatory {adj} (self-deprecating) SEE: self-deprecating
|
::
|
| self-destruct {v} (to destroy oneself)
|
:: auto-détruire
|
| self-destruction {n} (voluntary destruction of something by itself)
|
:: autodestruction {f}
|
| self-destructive {adj} (that causes injury to oneself or harm to one's interests)
|
:: autodestructeur {m}, autodestructrice {f}
|
| self-determination {n} (political independence of a people)
|
:: autodétermination
|
| self-educated {adj} (having learned without the direction of a teacher)
|
:: autodidacte
|
| self-employed {adj} (working for oneself)
|
:: indépendant, autonome
|
| self-employment {n} (working for oneself)
|
:: indépendant
|
| self-esteem {n} /ˌsɛlf.ə.ˈstiːm/ (confidence in one's own worth)
|
:: amour-propre, estime de soi
|
| self-evident {adj} (obviously true)
|
:: l'évidence même
|
| self-explanatory {adj} (explaining itself)
|
:: auto-explicatif
|
| self-extinguishing {adj}
|
:: autoextinguible
|
| self-fulfilling {adj} (describing a prediction that causes itself to occur as predicted)
|
:: autoréalisateur {m}, autoréalisatrice {f}
|
| self-fulfilling prophecy {n} (A prediction that, by being voiced, causes itself to come true)
|
:: prophétie autoréalisatrice {f}
|
| self-hatred {n} (hatred of oneself)
|
:: la haine de soi {f}
|
| selfheal {n} (plant of genus Prunella)
|
:: brunelle {f}
|
| selfhood {n} (individuality)
|
:: individualité {f};, ipséité {f}
|
| selfhood {n} (personality)
|
:: personnalité {f};
|
| selfhood {n} (selfishness)
|
:: égocentrisme {m}, égoïsme {m};
|
| selfie {n} /ˈsɛlfi/ (photographic self-portrait)
|
:: selfie {m} {f}; [Canadian French]: égoportrait {m}, autophoto {f}
|
| selfie stick {n} (extendable arm to hold a camera)
|
:: perche à selfie
|
| self-image {n} (way a person views themself)
|
:: image de soi {m}
|
| self-immolate {v} (to set oneself on fire)
|
:: s'immoler
|
| self-immolation {n} (setting oneself on fire)
|
:: auto-immolation {f}
|
| self-important {adj} (having too high an opinion of one's own importance)
|
:: présomptueux
|
| self-improvement {n} (following a disciplined programme to improve one’s health or character)
|
:: auto-amélioration
|
| self-incriminate {v} (incriminate oneself)
|
:: auto-incriminer
|
| self-indulgence {n} (excessive or immoderate indulgence of one's own personal desires and needs)
|
:: dissolution {f}
|
| self-indulgent {adj} (exhibiting tendencies of self-indulgence)
|
:: dissolu
|
| selfish {adj} /ˈsɛlfɪʃ/ (holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making)
|
:: égoïste
|
| selfish {adj} (regard for oneself above others' well-being)
|
:: égoïste
|
| selfish gene {n} (gene regarded as primary driver and beneficiary of the evolutionary process)
|
:: gène égoïste {m}
|
| selfishness {n} /ˈsɛlfɪʃnəs/ (quality of being selfish)
|
:: égoïsme {f}
|
| self-lacing {adj}
|
:: autolaçant
|
| self-learning {n} (learning done by oneself)
|
:: autoapprentissage {m}
|
| selfless {adj} (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)
|
:: dévoué, altruiste
|
| self-love {n} (regard for oneself)
|
:: amour-propre {m}
|
| self-management {n} (joint control by workers and management)
|
:: autogestion {f}
|
| self-medication {n} (medication of oneself without professional advice)
|
:: automédication {f}
|
| self-obsession {n} (preoccupation with self)
|
:: égocentrisme
|
| self-pity {n} (feeling of pity for oneself)
|
:: apitoiement sur soi-même {m}, autoapitoiement {m}, auto-apitoiement
|
| self pollination {n} (self pollination) SEE: self-pollination
|
::
|
| self-pollination {n} (Pollination of a flower by its own pollen)
|
:: auto-pollinisation {f}
|
| self-pollute {v} (to masturbate)
|
:: se polluer
|
| self-portrait {n} (portrait of the painter who painted it)
|
:: autoportrait {m}
|
| self-preservation {n} /ˌsɛlfˌpɹɛzɜˈɹ.veɪ.ʃən/ (self-preservation)
|
:: autoconservation {f}
|
| self-proclaimed {adj} (announced by oneself)
|
:: autoproclamé
|
| self-propelled {adj} (having its own means of propulsion)
|
:: auto-tracté
|
| self-publishing {v} (the publishing of books and other media by the authors)
|
:: autopublication {f}
|
| self-reference {n} (act or process of referring to itself)
|
:: autoréférence {f}, auto-référence {f}
|
| self-referential {adj} /ˈsɛlf ɹɛfəˈɹɛnʃl/ (that or who refers to itself or oneself)
|
:: autoréférentiel, autoréférent
|
| self-referentiality {n} (quality of being self-referential)
|
:: autoréférentialité {f}
|
| self-regulation {n} (the regulation of one's own behavior)
|
:: autorégulation {f}
|
| self-reliance {n} (independence)
|
:: autonomie {f}, autosuffisance {f}
|
| self-reliant {adj} (reliant upon oneself)
|
:: sûr de lui
|
| self-respect {n} (knowledge of one's own worth)
|
:: respect de soi {m}, dignité personnelle {f}
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| self-righteous {adj} (piously self-assured and smugly moralistic)
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:: bien-pensant
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| self-righteousness {n} (confident in one's own righteousness, self-assured, smug)
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:: dédain {m}
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| self-sacrifice {n} (giving up of one's own benefit)
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:: auto-sacrifice {m}, sacrifice de soi {m}
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| selfsame {adj} /ˈsɛlf.seɪm/ (the very same)
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:: identique, le même
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| self-satisfaction {n} (contentment with one's own accomplishments or situation)
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:: autosatisfaction {f}
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| self-satisfied {adj} (satisfied with oneself)
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:: suffisant
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| self-seeker {n} (a self-seeking person)
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:: égocentrique {m} {f}
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| self-selection {n}
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:: auto-sélection
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| self-service {n} (the practice of serving oneself)
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:: self-service {m}, libre-service {m}
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| self-serving {adj} (showing interest only in oneself)
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:: intéressé
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| self-study {n} (study without the aid of a formal education institution)
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:: auto-apprentissage {m}
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| self-styled {adj} (claimed by the recipient)
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:: autoproclamé, soi-disant
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| self-sufficiency {n} (condition of being self-sufficient)
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:: autosuffisance {f}, autonomie {f}
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| self-sufficient {adj} (able to provide for oneself independently of others)
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:: autosuffisant
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| self-talk {n} (talk to oneself)
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:: [silent] monologue intérieur {m}, [aloud] soliloque {m}
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| self-taught {adj} (educated by oneself) SEE: self-educated
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::
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| self-worth {n} (value one assigns to oneself)
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:: estime de soi {f}
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| Seljuk {adj} /sɛlˈdʒuːk/ (Of or pertaining to the Seljuk dynasty)
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:: seldjoukide
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| selkie {n} (mythological creature)
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:: selkie {m} {f}, phoque-garou {m}
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| sell {v} /sɛl/ (to agree to transfer goods or provide services)
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:: vendre
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| sell {v} (to be sold)
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:: se vendre
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| sellable {adj} (saleable) SEE: saleable
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::
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| seller {n} /ˈsɛlɚ/ (someone who sells)
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:: vendeur {m}, vendeuse {f}
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| sell like hot cakes {v} (sell quickly)
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:: se vendre comme des petits pains
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| sell one's soul {v} (to abandon one's values or principles for other benefits)
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:: vendre son âme au diable
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| sellotape {n} (adhesive tape) SEE: adhesive tape
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::
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| Sellotape {n} (adhesive tape) SEE: adhesive tape
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::
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| sell short {v} (to underestimate the value of something) SEE: underestimate
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::
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| Selonia {prop} (A cultural region in Latvia)
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:: Sélonie
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| semantic {adj} /sɪˈmæntɪk/ (of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words)
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:: sémantique
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| semantically {adv} (in the manner of or referring to semantics)
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:: sémantiquement
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| semantic field {n} (group of words relating to same subject)
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:: champ sémantique {m}
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| semantician {n} (one who studies semantics)
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:: sémanticien {m}, sémanticienne {f}
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| semanticism {n} (the belief that semantics is central to grammar)
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:: sémantisme
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| semantic memory {n}
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:: mémoire sémantique {f}
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| semantics {n} /sɪˈmæntɪks/ (science of the meaning of words)
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:: sémantique {f}
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| semantic shift {n} (linguistics)
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:: glissement sémantique
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| semaphore {n} /ˈsɛməfɔː/ (mechanism used to restrict access to a shared function or device to a single process at a time)
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:: sémaphore {m}
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| semelfactive {adj} (of or relating to the semelfactive aspect)
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:: sémelfactif
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| semelfactive {n} (semelfactive aspect)
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:: aspect sémelfactif {m}
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| semelfactive aspect {n} (grammar aspect)
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:: aspect sémelfactif {m}
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| semen {n} (semen (fluid)) SEE: sperm
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::
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| semen {n} /ˈsiːmən/ (male reproductory fluid)
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:: semence {f}, sperme {m}
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| semester {n} /sɪˈmɛstɚ/ (half of school year)
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:: semestre {m}
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| semi- {prefix} /sɛmi/ (half (prefix))
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:: semi-, demi-, à moitié
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| semiannual {adj} (half-yearly)
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:: semi-annuel
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| semi-automatic {adj} (of a firearm, loading the next shell but requiring the trigger to be squeezed for each shot)
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:: semiautomatique {m} {f}
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| semi-automatic {n} (semi-automatic transmission)
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:: semiautomatique {m}
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| semibreve {n} (whole note)
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:: ronde {f}
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| semicircle {n} (half of a circle)
|
:: demi-cercle {m}
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| semicircular {adj} (in the shape of a semicircle)
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:: demi-circulaire
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| semicircumference {n} (half of a circumference)
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:: semi-circonférence {f}
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| semicolon {n} /ˈsɛmikoʊlən/ (punctuation mark ';')
|
:: point-virgule {m}
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| semiconductor {n} (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator)
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:: semiconducteur {m}
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| semiconsonant {n} (semivowel) SEE: semivowel
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::
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| semi-detached {adj} (having one wall shared)
|
:: jumelée {f}
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| semifinal {n} (competition)
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:: demi-finale {m}
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| semifinalist {n} (person who competes in the semifinals)
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:: demi-finaliste {m} {f}
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| semilegendary {adj}
|
:: semi-légendaire
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| seminal {adj} /ˈsɛmɪnəl/ (of or relating to seed or semen)
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:: séminal
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| seminal {adj} (creative or having the power to originate)
|
:: créatif, reproductif, fondateur, fécond
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| seminal {adj} (highly influential)
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:: influent, important, essentiel
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| seminal vesicle {n} /ˈsɛmɪnəl ˈvɛsɪkəl/ (seminal vesicle)
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:: vésicule séminale {f}
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| seminar {n} (class held for advanced studies)
|
:: séminaire {m}
|
| seminarist {n} (student at a seminary)
|
:: séminariste {m}
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| seminary {n} (theological school)
|
:: séminaire {m}
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| seminiferous {adj} (containing, bearing, or producing semen)
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:: séminifère {m} {f}
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| seminiform {adj}
|
:: séminiforme
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| seminude {adj} (half-naked) SEE: half-naked
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::
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| semiochemistry {n} (branch of chemistry dealing with semiochemicals)
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:: sémiochimie
|
| semiologist {n} /ˌsimaɪˈɒlədʒɪst/ (one who studies semiology)
|
:: sémiologue {m} {f}
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| semiology {n} (semiotics)
|
:: sémiologie {f}
|
| semiotic {adj} /ˌsɛmiːˈɒtɪk/ (of or relating to semiotics or to semantics)
|
:: sémiotique
|
| semiotician {n} (linguist specialized in semiotics)
|
:: sémanticien {m}, sémioticien {m}
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| semiotics {n} /sɛmiˈɒtɪks/ (study of signs)
|
:: sémiotique {f}
|
| semipalmated sandpiper {n} (Calidris pusilla)
|
:: bécasseau semipalmé {m}
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| semipermeable {adj} /ˌsɛmiˈpɜː(ɹ)miəbəl/ (permeable to some things and not to others)
|
:: semiperméable
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| semipornographic {adj} (partly pornographic)
|
:: semipornographique
|
| semiquaver {n} (music)
|
:: double croche {f}
|
| semirigid {adj} (partially rigid)
|
:: semirigide
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| Semite {n} /ˈsɛmaɪt/ (descendant of any of these peoples)
|
:: sémite {m} {f}
|
| Semitic {adj} /sɛˈmɪ.tɪk/ (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages)
|
:: sémitique
|
| Semitic {adj} (pertaining to the Semites)
|
:: sémitique
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| Semitism {n} (Jewishness)
|
:: sémitisme {m}
|
| semitone {n} (interval between adjacent keys)
|
:: demi-ton {m}
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| semi-trailer {n} (trailer without a front axle and with wheels only at the trailing end)
|
:: semi-remorque {m}
|
| semi-trailer {n} (tractor-trailer or big rig)
|
:: semi-remorque {m}
|
| semivowel {n} (sound in speech)
|
:: semi-voyelle {f}, semi-consonne {f}
|
| semla {n} /ˈsɛmlə/ (Swedish pastry eaten on Shrove Tuesday)
|
:: semla {m}
|
| semolina {n} /ˌsɛməˈliːnə/ (hard grains of flour left after milling)
|
:: semoule {f}
|
| semolina pudding {n} (dessert)
|
:: gâteau de semoule {m}
|
| semordnilap {n} (word, phrase, or sentence that has the property of forming another word, phrase, or sentence when its letters are reversed)
|
:: anacyclique {m}
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| sempiternal {adj} /ˌsɛm.pɪˈtɜː.nəl/ (seemingly everlasting or eternal)
|
:: sempiternel
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| senary {adj} (of sixth rank or order)
|
:: sénaire {m} {f}
|
| senary {n} (numeral system which uses six as the base)
|
:: système sénaire {m}
|
| senate {n} /ˈsɛnɪt/ (the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems)
|
:: sénat {m}
|
| Senate {prop} (legislative body)
|
:: Sénat {m}, sénat {m}
|
| Senate {prop} (Roman senate)
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:: Sénat {m}
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| Senate {prop} (Canadian senate)
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:: Sénat {m}
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| senator {n} /ˈsɛn.ə.tɚ/ (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate)
|
:: sénateur {m}, sénatrice {f}
|
| send {v} /sɛnd/ (make something go somewhere)
|
:: envoyer
|
| sender {n} /ˈsɛndɚ/ (someone who sends)
|
:: expéditeur {m}, expéditrice {f}
|
| send for {v} (summon)
|
:: faire venir
|
| sendoff {n} (farewell party)
|
:: fête d'adieu, pot de départ {m}
|
| send shivers down someone's spine {v} (terrify)
|
:: faire froid dans le dos
|
| send someone packing {v} (expel, eject, or dismiss someone)
|
:: envoyer promener, envoyer balader, envoyer paître, envoyer sur les roses
|
| send-up {n} /ˈsɛndˌʌp/ (satirical imitation)
|
:: parodie {f}
|
| Seneca {prop} /ˈsɛnəkə/ (Roman cognomen)
|
:: Sénèque {m}
|
| Seneca {n} (tribe)
|
:: Tsonnontouan, Sénécas
|
| Senegal {prop} /ˌsɛn.ɪ.ˈɡɔːl/ (Republic of Senegal)
|
:: Sénégal {m}
|
| Senegalese {adj} /ˌsɛ.nə.ɡəˈliːz/ (pertaining to Senegal)
|
:: sénégalais
|
| Senegalese {n} (person from Senegal)
|
:: Sénégalais {m}, Sénégalaise {f}
|
| senescent {adj} (growing old)
|
:: sénescent
|
| seneschal {n} /ˈsɛnəʃəl/ (steward in charge of a medieval nobleman's estate)
|
:: sénéchal
|
| seneschalty {n} (The jurisdiction or district of a seneschal)
|
:: sénéchausée
|
| senile {adj} /ˈsinaɪl/ (exhibiting the deterioration in mind)
|
:: sénile
|
| senility {n} (the losing of memory and reason)
|
:: sénilité
|
| senior {adj} /ˈsinjɚ/ (older)
|
:: aîné {m}
|
| senior {n} (someone older than someone else)
|
:: supérieur {m}
|
| senior {n} (an old person) SEE: senior citizen
|
::
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| senior captain {n} (army)
|
:: Belgium: Captain-Commandant
|
| senior citizen {n} (old person)
|
:: personne âgée {f}, sénior {m} {f}, vieillard {m}, vieillarde {f}
|
| seniority {n} /siːnɪˈɒɹɪti/ (time)
|
:: ancienneté
|
| Senkaku Islands {prop} (islands)
|
:: îles Senkaku {f-p}, îles Diaoyutai {f-p}
|
| sennit {n} (braided cord)
|
:: paillet {m}
|
| Senonian {n}
|
:: Sénonien {m}
|
| sensation {n} /sɛnˈseɪʃən/ (physical feeling)
|
:: sensation {f}
|
| sensation {n} (widespread excitement)
|
:: sensation {f}
|
| sensational {adj} (exceptionally great)
|
:: sensationnel {m}
|
| sensationalism {n} (use of style and subject matter that is intentionally controversial, lurid, or attention-grabbing)
|
:: sensationnalisme {m}
|
| sensationalize {v}
|
:: sensationnaliser
|
| sense {n} /sɛn(t)s/ (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world)
|
:: sens {m}
|
| sense {n} (conscious awareness)
|
:: sens {m}
|
| sense {n} (sound judgement)
|
:: sens {m}
|
| sense {n} (meaning or reason)
|
:: sens {m}
|
| sense {n} (semantics term)
|
:: sens {m}
|
| sense {v} (use biological senses)
|
:: sentir
|
| sensei {n} /ˈsɛnseɪ/ (martial arts instructor)
|
:: sensei {m}
|
| sensei {n} (a Japanese teacher)
|
:: sensei {m}
|
| senselessness {n} (being senseless)
|
:: absurdité {f}, imprudence {f}
|
| sense of humour {n} (quality of an individual to find certain things funny)
|
:: sens de l'humour {m}
|
| sense organ {n} (an organic sensor)
|
:: organe des sens
|
| sensible {adj} /ˈsen.sə.bl̩/ (able to feel or perceive)
|
:: sensible
|
| sensible {adj} (acting with or showing good judgement)
|
:: sensé, raisonnable
|
| sensibly {adv} /ˈsɛnsəbli/ (in a sensible manner; in a way that shows good sense)
|
:: raisonnablement
|
| sensitive {adj} /ˈsɛnsɪtɪv/ (responsive to stimuli)
|
:: sensible
|
| sensitive {adj} (easily offended)
|
:: sensible
|
| sensitive {adj} (accurate)
|
:: sensible
|
| sensitively {adv} (in a sensitive manner)
|
:: sensiblement
|
| sensitivity {n} /ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti/ (the quality of being sensitive)
|
:: sensibilité {f}
|
| sensitivity {n} (the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli)
|
:: sensibilité {f}
|
| sensitivity {n} (the proportion of positive individuals in a population that will be correctly identified in a binary test)
|
:: sensibilité {f}, sélectivité {f}
|
| sensitivity {n} (the degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal)
|
:: sensibilité {f}
|
| sensitivity {n} (the degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength)
|
:: sensibilité {f}
|
| sensor {n} /ˈsɛn.sɚ/ (device or organ that detects certain external stimuli)
|
:: détecteur, capteur {m}
|
| sensorimotor {adj} (of or pertaining to both sensory and motor activity)
|
:: sensorimoteur
|
| sensory {adj} /ˈsɛnsəɹi/ (of the senses or sensation)
|
:: sensoriel
|
| sensual {adj} /ˈsɛn.ʃu.əl/
|
:: sensuel, voluptueux
|
| sensualism {n} (doctrine: everything reduces to transformed sensation)
|
:: sensualisme {m}
|
| sensuality {n} (state of being sensual, sensuous or sexy)
|
:: sensualité {f}
|
| sentence {n} /ˈsɛntəns/ (decision of a jury)
|
:: jugement {m}
|
| sentence {n} (punishment imposed on a person convicted of a crime)
|
:: peine {f}
|
| sentence {n} (grammatically complete series of words consisting of a subject and predicate)
|
:: phrase {f}
|
| sentence {v} (declare a sentence on a convicted person)
|
:: punir, condamner
|
| sententious {adj} /sɛnˈtɛn.ʃəs/ (using as few words as possible)
|
:: concis, laconique, succint
|
| sententious {adj} (tending to use aphorisms or maxims)
|
:: sentencieux, pédant, pontifiant
|
| sententiously {adv} (in a sententious manner)
|
:: sentencieusement
|
| sentient {adj} /ˈsɛn.ʃ(i.)ənt/ (experiencing sensation, perceiving, thinking, or feeling)
|
:: sensible, doué de sensation
|
| sentient {adj} (science fiction: possessing human-like awareness, knowledge and intelligence)
|
:: sentient {m}
|
| sentient {adj} (conscious or aware)
|
:: conscient {m}
|
| sentiment {n} /ˈsɛn.tɪ.mənt/ (a general thought)
|
:: sentiment {m}
|
| sentimental {adj} /ˌsɛntiˈmɛntl̩/ (characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion)
|
:: sentimental
|
| sentimentality {n} (act of being sentimental)
|
:: sentimentalité {f}, [pejorative] sensiblerie {f}
|
| sentimentally {adv} (in a sentimental manner)
|
:: sentimentalement
|
| sentimental value {n} (value of something from associated personal memories)
|
:: valeur sentimentale {f}
|
| sentinel {n} /ˈsɛntɪnəl/ (A sentry or guard)
|
:: factionnaire {m}, sentinelle {f}
|
| sentinel {v} (To watch over something as a guard)
|
:: regarder
|
| sentinel event {n} (unusual event in a medical setting which results in death or serious physical injury)
|
:: événement de sentinelle
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| sentry {n} /ˈsɛntɹɪ/ (guard)
|
:: sentinelle {f}
|
| sentry-box {n} (booth for a sentry)
|
:: guérite {f}
|
| Seoul {prop} /səʊl/ (capital of South Korea)
|
:: Séoul {f}
|
| Seoulite {adj} (of or from Seoul)
|
:: séoulien, séoulite
|
| Seoulite {n} (someone from Seoul)
|
:: Séoulien {m}, Séoulienne {f}, Séoulite {m} {f}
|
| sepal {n} /ˈsɛp(ə)l/ (part of calyx)
|
:: sépale {m}
|
| separate {adj} /ˈsɛpɹət/ (apart from; not connected to)
|
:: séparé {m}, séparée {f}
|
| separate {adj} (followed by "from": not together with)
|
:: séparé {m}, séparée {f}
|
| separate {v} (to disunite, disconnect)
|
:: séparer
|
| separate {v} (to cause to be separate)
|
:: séparer
|
| separate {v} (to divide itself)
|
:: se séparer
|
| separately {adv} /ˈsɛpɹətli/ (in a separate manner)
|
:: séparément
|
| separate the wheat from the chaff {v} (to select only that which is of value)
|
:: séparer le bon grain de l'ivraie
|
| separation {n} /sɛpəˈɹeɪʃən/ (act of disuniting two or more things)
|
:: séparation {f}
|
| separation {n} (an interval, gap or space that separates things)
|
:: séparation {f}
|
| separatism {n} (separatism)
|
:: séparatisme {m}
|
| separatist {n} /ˈsɛpəɹətɪst/ (political separatist)
|
:: séparatiste {m} {f}
|
| separatist {adj} (Advocating or seeking the separation of a country or territory)
|
:: séparatiste
|
| Sephardi {n} (a Jew of Iberian ancestry, whose native language was Ladino)
|
:: séfarade
|
| Sephardic {adj} (relating to the culture of the Sephardi Jews)
|
:: séfarade
|
| sepia {n} /ˈsiːpiə/ (pigment)
|
:: sépia {m}
|
| sepia {n} (colour)
|
:: sépia {m}
|
| sepia {n} (drawing)
|
:: sépia {m}
|
| sepia {adj} (of a dark reddish-brown colour)
|
:: sépia
|
| sepia {n} (cuttlefish) SEE: cuttlefish
|
::
|
| sepiolite {n} (a clay mineral, the formal name of meerschaum)
|
:: sépiolite {f}
|
| sepoy {n} /ˈsiːˌpɔɪ/ (A native soldier of the East Indies)
|
:: cipaye {m}
|
| sepsis {n} /ˈsɛpsɪs/ (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed)
|
:: sepsis {m}
|
| Sept {prop} (abbreviation of September)
|
:: sept.
|
| September {prop} /sɛpˈtɛmbəɹ/ (ninth month of the Gregorian calendar)
|
:: septembre {m}
|
| septendecillion {num} /ˌsɛptəndəˈsɪl.i.ən/ (10102, see also: tretrigintillion)
|
:: septendecillion
|
| septenvigintillion {num} (1084, see also: quattuordecillion)
|
:: quattuordecillion
|
| septic {adj} (of or pertaining to sepsis)
|
:: septique
|
| septicemia {n} (disease caused by pathogens in the blood)
|
:: septicémie {f}
|
| septic tank {n} (slang: Yank) SEE: Yank
|
::
|
| septic tank {n} (watertight treatment system for domestic sewage)
|
:: fosse septique {f}
|
| septillion {num} (a trillion trillion, 1024, see also: quadrillion)
|
:: quatrillion
|
| Septimania {prop} (region of Gallia Narbonensis)
|
:: Septimanie {f}
|
| septime {n} (defensive position in fencing)
|
:: septime {f}
|
| septinsular {adj} (consisting of seven islands)
|
:: septinsulaire
|
| septuagenarian {n} (One who is between the age of 70 and 79)
|
:: septuagénaire
|
| Septuagesima {n} (9th Sunday before Easter)
|
:: Septuagésime {f}
|
| Septuagint {prop} /ˈsɛptjuːəˌdʒɪnt/ (an ancient translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek)
|
:: Septante
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| septuplet {n} (one of seven babies born at the same birth)
|
:: septuplé {m}
|
| sepulchral {adj} /səˈpʌlkɹəl/ (suggestive of grave)
|
:: sépulcral
|
| sepulchre {n} /ˈsɛpəlkɚ/ (burial chamber)
|
:: sépulcre {m}
|
| sequel {n} /ˈsiːkwəl/ (a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe)
|
:: suite {f}
|
| sequela {n} /sɪˈkwiːlə/ (a disease or condition which is caused by an earlier disease or problem)
|
:: séquelle {f}
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| sequence {n} /ˈsiːkwəns/ (set of things in a set order)
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:: suite {f}, séquence {f}
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| sequence {n} (series of musical phrases where a theme or melody is repeated)
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:: séquence {f}
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| sequence {n} (poetic, music composition used in some Catholic Masses between the readings)
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:: séquence {f}
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| sequence {n} (in mathematics, an ordered list of objects)
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:: suite {f}, séquence {f}
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| sequence {n} (series of shots that depict a single action or style)
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:: séquence
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| sequence {n} (meld of three or more cards of successive ranks in the same suit)
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:: suite {f}
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| sequence assembly {n} (aligning and merging of DNA fragments)
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:: assemblage {m}
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| sequenced {adj} (whose sequence has been determined)
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:: séquencé
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| sequencer {n} (device that activates components according to a preplanned sequence)
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:: séquenceur {m}
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| sequent {adj} (that comes after) SEE: subsequent
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::
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| sequent {adj} (that follows on) SEE: consequent
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::
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| sequester {v} /sɪˈkwɛs.tə/ (to separate from all external influence)
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:: séquestrer, mettre sous séquestre
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| sequester {v} ((chemistry) to prevent an ion from behaving normally)
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:: séquestrer
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| sequestration {n}
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:: séquestration {f}
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| sequin {n} /ˈsiː.kwɪn/ (sparkling spangle used for decoration of ornate clothing:)
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:: paillettes {f-p}
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| sequoia {n} /səˈkwɔɪ.ə/ (tree)
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:: séquoia {m}
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| Sequoyah {prop} /səˈkwɔɪə/ (Inventor of the syllabary for writing Cherokee)
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:: Sequoyah
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| serac {n} /sɛˈɹæk/ (strongly flavoured cheese)
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:: sérac {m}
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| serac {n} (sharp tower of ice)
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:: sérac {m}
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| seraglio {n} /səˈɹæljoʊ/
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:: sérail {m}
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| seraph {n} /ˈsɛɹəf/ (highest order of angels)
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:: séraphin {m}
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| seraphic {adj} /səˈɹæf.ɪk/ (relating to the seraphim)
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:: séraphique
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| Seraphina {prop} (female given name)
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:: Séraphine {f}
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| Serb {n} /ˈsɝb/ (person of Serb descent, see also: Serbian)
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:: Serbe {m} {f}
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| Serb {adj} (of or pertaining to the Serbs or their culture)
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:: serbe
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| Serbia {prop} /ˈsɝ.bi.ə/ (a country in southeastern Europe)
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:: Serbie {f}
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| Serbia and Montenegro {prop} (former country on the Balkan Peninsula)
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:: Serbie-et-Monténégro
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| Serbian {n} /ˈsɜː(ɹ)biːən/ (person from Serbia, see also: Serb)
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:: Serbe {m} {f}
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| Serbian {n} (the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian)
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:: serbe {m}
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| Serbian {adj} (pertaining to Serbia and Serbians)
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:: serbe
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| Serbian {adj} (pertaining to the Serbian language)
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:: serbe
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| Serbian {n} (Serb) SEE: Serb
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::
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| Serbo-Croatian {n} (South Slavic language)
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:: serbo-croate {m}
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| Serbo-Croatian {adj} (pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language)
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:: serbo-croate
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| Serbophile {n} (one who loves Serbia)
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:: Serbophile {m} {f}
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| Serbophile {adj} (Loving Serbia, the Serbian people or Serbian culture)
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:: Serbophile
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| Serbophobia {n}
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:: serbophobie {f}
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| serenade {n} /ˌsɛɹəˈneɪd/ (love song)
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:: sérénade {f}
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| serenade {v} (serenade)
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:: sérénader
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| serendipitous {adj} /ˌsɛ.ɹɛnˈdɪp.ɪ.təs/ (by unexpected good fortune)
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:: fortuit
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| serendipitous {adj}
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:: sérendipiteux [rare]
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| serendipity {n} /ˌsɛ.ɹɛnˈdɪp.ɪ.ti/ (unsought, unintended... and/or learning experience that happens by accident)
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:: sérendipité {f}, aubaine {f}, heureux hazard {m}, chance {f}, coup de pot {m}
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| serene {adj} /səˈɹin/ (peaceful, calm)
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:: serein {m}, sereine {f}
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| serene {adj} (fair and unclouded)
|
:: serein {m}, sereine {f}
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| serenely {adv} (in a serene manner)
|
:: sereinement
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| serenity {n} /səˈɹɛnɪti/ (state)
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:: sérénité
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| serenity {n}
|
:: sérénité {f}
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| serf {n} /sɝf/ (semifree peasant)
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:: serf {m}
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| serfdom {n} (state of being a serf)
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:: servage {m}
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| serfdom {n} (feudal system)
|
:: servage {m}
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| sergeant {n} /ˈsɑɹ.dʒənt/ (non-commissioned officer rank)
|
:: sergent
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| sergeant major {n} (sergeant major)
|
:: sergent-major {m}
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| Sergius {prop} (male given name)
|
:: Serge {m}
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| serial {n} /ˈsɪəɹiːəɫ/ (literal work)
|
:: feuilleton {m}
|
| serialism {n} (music)
|
:: sérialisme {m}
|
| serialize {v} /ˈsɪɹiəlaɪz/ (convert an object into a byte sequence that can be converted back)
|
:: sérialiser
|
| serial killer {n} (person who commits multiple murders)
|
:: tueur en série {m}
|
| seric {adj} (made of silk) SEE: silken
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::
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| sericulture {n} /ˈsɛɹɪˌkʌltʃə/ (rearing of silkworms for the production of silk)
|
:: sériculture {f}, sériciculture {f}, bacologie {f}
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| series {n} /ˈsɪɹiz/ (a number of things that follow on one after the other)
|
:: suite {f}, série {f}
|
| series {n} (television or radio program)
|
:: série {f}
|
| series {n} (in analysis: sum of the terms of a sequence)
|
:: série {f}
|
| series finale {n} (the final episode of a television series)
|
:: conclusion de série
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| serif {n} /sɛˈɹif/ (short line in a font)
|
:: empattement {m}
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| serigraphy {n} (printing method) SEE: screen printing
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::
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| serine {n} (nonessential amino acid; CH2OH.CH(NH2)COOH)
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:: sérine {f}
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| serious {adj} /ˈsɪɹ.i.əs/ (without humor or expression of happiness)
|
:: sérieux
|
| serious {adj} (important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play)
|
:: sérieux
|
| serious {adj} (really intending what is said; being in earnest)
|
:: sérieux
|
| seriously {adv} /ˈsɪɹi.əsli/ (in a serious or literal manner)
|
:: sérieusement, gravement
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| seriously {adv} (speech-act)
|
:: sérieux
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| seriousness {n} /ˈsɪɹiəsnəs/ (state of being serious)
|
:: sériosité {f}, gravité {f}
|
| sermon {n} /ˈsɝ.mən/ (religious discourse)
|
:: sermon {m}, prêche {m}
|
| sermon {n} (speech of reproval)
|
:: sermon {m}, prêche {m}
|
| Sermon on the Mount {prop} (public discourse given by Jesus)
|
:: Sermon sur la montagne {m}
|
| sero- {prefix} (combining form of serum)
|
:: séro-
|
| seroconcordant {adj} (of a couple with both partners HIV positive or HIV negative)
|
:: séroconcordant
|
| seroconversion {n} (development of antibodies in blood serum)
|
:: séroconversion {f}
|
| serodiscordant {adj} (of a couple with one partner HIV positive and the other HIV negative)
|
:: sérodiscordant
|
| serologic {adj} (serological) SEE: serological
|
::
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| serological {adj} (of or pertaining to serology)
|
:: sérologique
|
| serology {n} (science that studies the reaction between antigens and antibodies in serum)
|
:: sérologie {f}
|
| serology {n} (blood test to detect the presence of antibodies)
|
:: sérologie {f}
|
| serophobia {n} (fear, dislike, or hate of seropositives)
|
:: sérophobie {f}
|
| seropositive {adj} (testing positive for a given pathogen)
|
:: séropositif
|
| serotherapy {n} (the therapeutic use of sera or vaccines)
|
:: sérothérapie {f}
|
| serotinal {adj} (pertaining to or occurring in late summer)
|
:: sérotinal
|
| serotine {n} (any of several small bats of the genus Eptesicus)
|
:: sérotine
|
| serotine {adj} (late-flowering)
|
:: sérotinal
|
| serotonin {n} /ˌsɛɹəˈtoʊnɪn/ (the compound 5-hydroxytryptamine)
|
:: sérotonine {f}
|
| serous {adj} (containing, secreting, or resembling serum)
|
:: séreux
|
| serous membrane {n} (thin membrane that secretes serum in body cavity)
|
:: membrane séreuse {f}, séreuse {f}
|
| serow {n} /səˈɹoʊ/ (any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genus Capricornis)
|
:: sero {m}
|
| Serpens {prop} /ˈsɚːpənz/ (large summer constellation of the northern sky)
|
:: Serpent {f}
|
| serpent {n} /ˈsɝpənt/ (snake)
|
:: serpent {m}
|
| Serpentarius {prop} (Ophiuchus) SEE: Ophiuchus
|
::
|
| serpentine {n} /ˈsɝːpəntin/ (mineral)
|
:: serpentine {f}
|
| serpentinite {n} (metamorphic rock)
|
:: serpentinite {f}
|
| Serpukhovian {prop} (subdivision of the Carboniferous period)
|
:: Serpukhovien
|
| serrate {adj} (saw-like)
|
:: denté {m}, dentelé {m}
|
| serrate {adj} (having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections)
|
:: denté {m}, dentelé {m}
|
| serrated {adj} (saw-like)
|
:: denté {m}, dentelé {m}
|
| serrated {adj} (Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections)
|
:: denté {m}, dentelé {m}
|
| serration {n} (set of teeth or notches)
|
:: serration {f} [rare], dentelure {f}
|
| Serravallian {prop} (subdivision of the Miocene epoch)
|
:: Serravallien
|
| serriform {adj}
|
:: serriforme
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| serum {n} /ˈsɪɹəm/ (yellowish fluid obtained from blood)
|
:: sérum {m}
|
| serval {n} /ˈsɝvəl/ (medium-sized African wild cat)
|
:: serval {m}
|
| servant {n} /ˈsɝvənt/ (one who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation)
|
:: serviteur {m}, domestique {m} {f}, servante {f}
|
| servant {n}
|
:: domestique, serviteur {m}
|
| serve {n} /sɝv/ (sports: act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play)
|
:: service {m}
|
| serve {v} (to work for)
|
:: servir
|
| serve {v} (religion: to obey and worship)
|
:: servir
|
| serve {v} (to bring food to)
|
:: servir
|
| serve {v} (legal: to bring to notice, deliver, or execute)
|
:: signifier
|
| serve {v} (to spend time (of punishment))
|
:: purger
|
| serve {v} (sports: to lead off with first delivery (of the ball))
|
:: servir
|
| serve {v} (to be a servant)
|
:: servir
|
| serve {v} (to be of use)
|
:: servir
|
| serve {n} (AUS: portion of food) SEE: serving
|
::
|
| server {n} /ˈsɝvɚ/ (one who serves)
|
:: serviteur {m}, serviteuse {f}
|
| server {n} (preferred unisex term for a waitress or waiter)
|
:: serveur {m}, serveuse {f}
|
| server {n} (computing: a program which provides services to other programs or users)
|
:: serveur {m}
|
| server {n}
|
:: serveur {m}
|
| serve someone right {v} (serves you right!)
|
:: bien fait !
|
| serve time {v} (to be in prison) SEE: do time
|
::
|
| Servian {adj} (Serbian) SEE: Serbian
|
::
|
| Servian {n} (Serbian) SEE: Serbian
|
::
|
| Servian {prop} (Serbian) SEE: Serbian
|
::
|
| service {n} /ˈsɝvɪs/ (practice of providing services as economic activity)
|
:: service {m}
|
| service {n} (computing: function provided by one program or machine for another)
|
:: service {m}
|
| service {n} (state of being subordinate or employed)
|
:: service {m}
|
| service {n} (the military)
|
:: service
|
| service {n} (set of dishes or utensils)
|
:: service {m}
|
| service {n} (religious rite or ritual)
|
:: service {m}
|
| service {v} (to serve)
|
:: servir
|
| service {v} (to perform maintenance)
|
:: maintenir
|
| service {n} (service tree) SEE: service tree
|
::
|
| serviceable {adj} (repairable instead of disposable)
|
:: réparable {m} {f}
|
| serviceable {adj} (in condition for use)
|
:: prêt à l'emploi
|
| service area {n} (a place built alongside a motorway where one can stop to buy fuel, refreshments, and so on)
|
:: aire de services {f}, aire {f}
|
| serviceberry {n} (plant)
|
:: amélanchier {m}
|
| serviceberry {n} (berry)
|
:: amélanche {f}
|
| service à la française {n}
|
:: service à la française
|
| service à la russe {n}
|
:: service à la russe
|
| service lift {n} (a lift designed to carry goods)
|
:: monte-charge {m}
|
| serviceman {n} (man who serves in the armed forces)
|
:: militaire {m}
|
| service station {n} (gas station) SEE: gas station
|
::
|
| service tree {n} (Sorbus domestica)
|
:: sorbier domestique {m}, cormier {m}, sorbier {m}
|
| service tree {n} (Sorbus torminalis) SEE: wild service tree
|
::
|
| serviette {n} (napkin) SEE: napkin
|
::
|
| servile {adj} /ˈsəɹ.vəl/ (of or pertaining to a slave)
|
:: servile
|
| serving {n} /ˈsɜːvɪŋ/ (portion of food)
|
:: portion
|
| servitude {n} /ˈsɝvɪtud/ (the state of being a slave)
|
:: servage {m}, servitude {f}
|
| servitude {n} (qualified beneficial interest)
|
:: servitude {f}
|
| servomechanism {n} (system)
|
:: servomécanisme
|
| sesame {n} /ˈsɛsəmi/ (plant)
|
:: sésame {m}
|
| sesame oil {n} (oil extracted from sesame seeds)
|
:: huile de sésame {f}
|
| Sesame Street {prop} (television show)
|
:: 1, rue Sésame {m}
|
| sesquicentennial {n} /ˌsɛskwɪsɛnˈtɛni.əl/ (a 150th anniversary)
|
:: sesquicentenaire {m}
|
| sesquilingual {adj}
|
:: sesquilingue
|
| sesquioxide {n} (oxide)
|
:: sesquioxyde {m}
|
| sesquiterpene {n} (terpene formed from three isoprene units)
|
:: sesquiterpène {m}
|
| sessile oak {n} (deciduous tree)
|
:: rouvre {m}
|
| session {n} /ˈsɛʃən/ (period devoted to a particular activity)
|
:: séance {f}
|
| session {n} (meeting of a body to conduct business)
|
:: session {f}
|
| session {n} ((computing) the sequence of interactions between client and server)
|
:: session {f}
|
| sesterce {n} (sestertius) SEE: sestertius
|
::
|
| sestertius {n} (Roman coin)
|
:: sesterce {m}
|
| set {v} /sɛt/ (to put something down)
|
:: poser
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| set {v} (to determine)
|
:: fixer
|
| set {v} (to adjust)
|
:: régler
|
| set {v} (to punch a nail into wood)
|
:: enfoncer
|
| set {v} (to arrange with dishes and cutlery)
|
:: mettre
|
| set {v} (to devise and assign work)
|
:: assigner
|
| set {v} (to solidify)
|
:: geler
|
| set {v} (of a heavenly body: to disappear below the horizon)
|
:: se coucher, disparaître
|
| set {n} (device for receiving broadcast radio waves; a radio or television)
|
:: poste {m}, appareil {m}, récepteur {m}
|
| set {n} (a series of, a group of)
|
:: série, lot
|
| set {adj} (fixed in position)
|
:: fixe, statique
|
| set {adj} (ready, prepared)
|
:: prêt {m}
|
| set {adj} (intent, determined)
|
:: prêt {m}
|
| set {adj} (prearranged)
|
:: établi {m}, déterminé {m}
|
| set {n} (matching collection of similar things, such as a set of tables)
|
:: ensemble {m}
|
| set {n} (collection of various objects for a particular purpose, such as a set of tools)
|
:: jeu {m}
|
| set {n} (object made up several parts, such as a set of steps)
|
:: série {f}
|
| set {n} (set theory: collection of objects)
|
:: ensemble {m}
|
| set {n} (scenery for a film or play)
|
:: [play] scène {f}, [film] plateau / plateau de tournage
|
| set {n} (in tennis)
|
:: set {m}
|
| set {n} (volleyball)
|
:: set {m}
|
| set {v} (to sit) SEE: sit
|
::
|
| set {n} (badger’s home) SEE: sett
|
::
|
| set {n} (plural: set theory) SEE: set theory
|
::
|
| Set {prop} /ˈsɛt/ (Egyptian god)
|
:: Seth {m}
|
| set about {v} (to initiate or begin some action)
|
:: entreprendre, s'attaquer à
|
| set about {v} (to attack)
|
:: attaquer
|
| set an example {v}
|
:: donner l'exemple, montrer l'exemple
|
| set aside {v} (separate and reserve for a specific purpose)
|
:: mettre de côté, réserver
|
| set aside {v} (disagree with something)
|
:: laisser de côté, écarter
|
| set back {v} (delay)
|
:: retarder
|
| set back {v} (cost)
|
:: coûter
|
| setback {n} /ˈsɛtbæk/ (adverse event, obstacle)
|
:: contretemps {m}, obstacle {m}
|
| set down {v} (to place on a surface)
|
:: déposer
|
| set fire {v} (to light using fire)
|
:: mettre le feu
|
| set foot {v} (to enter)
|
:: mettre les pieds, mettre le pied, poser le pied, poser les pieds
|
| set foot {v} (to step onto)
|
:: poser le pied, poser les pieds
|
| set forth {v} (to start) SEE: start
|
::
|
| set free {v} (release, free, give freedom to)
|
:: libérer, rendre libre, affranchir
|
| Seth {prop} /sɛθ/ (the third son of Adam and Eve)
|
:: Seth
|
| Seth {prop} (Egyptian god)
|
:: Seth {m}
|
| set in motion {v} (trigger movement or progress)
|
:: mettre en branle
|
| set in stone {adj} (permanent)
|
:: gravé dans le marbre
|
| set in stone {v} (to make permanent)
|
:: gravé dans le marbre
|
| set off {v} (To offset) SEE: offset
|
::
|
| set off {v} (To make angry)
|
:: mettre en colère
|
| set-off {n} (extinction of debts of which two persons are reciprocally debtors)
|
:: compensation {f}
|
| set on fire {v} (cause to begin to burn)
|
:: allumer, enflammer, embraser
|
| set on foot {v}
|
:: mettre sur pied
|
| set out {v} (to explain)
|
:: expliquer
|
| set out {v} (to leave)
|
:: se mettre en chemin
|
| set out {v} (to start an activity)
|
:: commencer
|
| set phrase {n} (idiomatic expression)
|
:: locution figée {f}
|
| set point {n} (tennis)
|
:: balle de set {f}
|
| setpoint {n} /ˈsɛtpɔɪnt/ (command signal or value)
|
:: consigne {f}
|
| set sail {v} (to embark on a voyage by boat)
|
:: prendre la mer, partir en mer, appareiller, mettre à la voile
|
| set screw {n} (screw with threads along the entire length and no head)
|
:: vis sans tête {f}
|
| set screw {n} (screw used to fix or hold a position)
|
:: vis de blocage {f}
|
| set screw {n} (screw used to adjust a setting)
|
:: vis de réglage {f}
|
| set square {n} (flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing)
|
:: demi-carré {m}, équerre {f}
|
| sett {n} /sɛt/ (home of a badger)
|
:: terrier de blaireau {m}
|
| sett {n} (pattern of a Scottish tartan)
|
:: plaid {m}
|
| sett {n} (paving stone)
|
:: pavé {m}
|
| set-theoretic {adj} (Of, relating to or using set theory)
|
:: ensembliste {m} {f}
|
| set theory {n} (mathematical theory of sets)
|
:: théorie des ensembles {f}
|
| set the record straight {v} (to correct a previous error)
|
:: mettre les choses au clair, tirer les choses au clair, mettre les points sur les i, remettre les pendules à l'heure
|
| set the scene {v}
|
:: planter le décor
|
| set the table {v} (arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal)
|
:: mettre la table, mettre le couvert, dresser la table, dresser le couvert
|
| set the tone {v}
|
:: donner le ton
|
| set the world to rights {v}
|
:: refaire le monde
|
| setting {n} /ˈsɛtɪŋ/ (placement of a control)
|
:: réglage {m}, configuration {f}
|
| setting {adj} (that disappears below the horizon)
|
:: couchant
|
| settle {v} /ˈsɛtəl/ (to place in a fixed or permanent condition)
|
:: installer
|
| settle {v} (to fix one's dwelling)
|
:: s'installer, ≈ in coloniser, s'habituer
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| settle down {v} (to establish a settled lifestyle)
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:: s'installer
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| settlement {n} /ˈset.l.mənt/ (state)
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:: règlement {m}, solution {f}
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| settlement {n} (newly established colony)
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:: colonie {f}
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| settlement {n} (community of people living together)
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:: agglomération {f}
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| settlement {n} ((law) disposition of property)
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:: acte de propriété {m}
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| settlement {n} ((law) resolution)
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:: arrangement {m}
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| settlement agreement {n} (agreement)
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:: transaction {f}, compromis extrajudiciaire {m}
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| settler {n} /ˈsɛt.lɚ/ (someone who settles in a new location)
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:: colon {m}
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| settling {n} /ˈsɛtl̩ɪŋ/ (dregs)
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:: sédimentation {f}, sédiments {m-p}
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| set up {v} (to ready something for use)
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:: mettre en place, installer
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| set up {v} (to trap or ensnare)
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:: coincer, entourlouper
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| setup {n} (Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus)
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:: installation
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| setup {n} (situation orchestrated to frame someone)
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:: coup monté {m}
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| Sevastopol {prop} /ˌsɛvəˈstoʊpəl/ (city)
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:: Sébastopol {m}
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| sevdalinka {n} (genre of folk music)
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:: sevdalinka {f}
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| seven {num} /ˈsɛv.ən/ (cardinal number 7)
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:: sept
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| seven {n} (the figure seven)
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:: sept
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| seven deadly sins {n} (the cardinal sins)
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:: sept péchés capitaux {m-p}
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| seven hundred {num} /ˈsɛv.ən ˈhʌn.dɹəd/ (cardinal number 700)
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:: sept cents
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| seven hundred and fifty {num} (number)
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:: sept cent cinquante
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| seven hundred and fifty {n} (the figure 750)
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:: sept cent cinquante {m}
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| seven-league boots {n} (boots enabling great stride)
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:: bottes de sept lieues {f-p}
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| sevennight {n} (period of seven consecutive days and nights) SEE: week
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::
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| seven o'clock {n} (the start of the eighth hour)
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:: sept heures {f-p}
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| sevens {n} (rugby sevens) SEE: rugby sevens
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::
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| Seven Sages {prop} (seven Ancient Greeks)
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:: Sept sages {m-p}
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| seven seas {n} (all of the Earths oceans)
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:: sept mers {f-p}
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| seventeen {num} /ˈsɛv.ən.tiːn/ (cardinal number)
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:: dix-sept {m}
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| seventeenth {adj} /ˌsɛvənˈtiːnθ/ (ordinal number, see also: 17th)
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:: dix-septième (before the noun); (in names of monarchs and popes) dix-sept (after the name) (abbreviation XVII)
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| seventeenth {n} (one of seventeen equal parts of a whole)
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:: dix-septième {m}
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| seventeenth {n}
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:: dix-septième mf , dix-septième {m}
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| seventh {adj} /ˈsɛv.ənθ/ (ordinal form of the number seven, see also: 7th)
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:: septième (before the noun); (in names of monarchs and popes) sept (after the name) (abbreviation VII)
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| seventh {n} (something in the seventh position)
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:: septième {m} {f}
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| seventh {n} (one of seven equal parts of a whole)
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:: septième {m}
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| seventh {n} (musical interval)
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:: septième {f}
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| Seventh-day Adventist {n} (member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church)
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:: adventiste du septième jour {m} {f}
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| seventh heaven {n} (state of great joy and satisfaction)
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:: septième ciel
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| seventies {n} (the decade of the 1970s)
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:: les années soixante-dix {f-p}, années 70 {f-p}
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| seventieth {adj} /ˈsɛvnti.əθ/ (ordinal form of the number seventy (70))
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:: [France, Quebec] soixante-dixième, [Belgium, DR Congo, Switzerland] septantième (abbreviations 70e, 70ème)
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| seventieth {n} (the person or thing in the seventieth position)
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:: [France, Quebec] soixante-dixième, [Belgium, DR Congo, Switzerland] septantième
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| seventieth {n} (one of seventy equal parts of a whole)
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:: [France, Quebec] soixante-dixième, [Belgium, DR Congo, Switzerland] septantième
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| seventy {num} /ˈsɛv.ən.di/ (cardinal number)
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:: [France, Quebec, Luxembourg] soixante-dix, [Belgium, Congo-Kinshasa, Switzerland, northern France] septante {m}
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| Seventy {prop} (translators of the Septuagint)
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:: Septante
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| seventy-eight {num} (78)
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:: soixante-dix-huit
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| seventy-first {adj} (ordinal number 71st)
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:: soixante-et-onzième
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| seventy-five {num} (75)
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:: soixante-quinze, septante-cinq
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| seventy-four {num} (74)
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:: soixante-quatorze
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| seventy-nine {num} (79)
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:: soixante-dix-neuf, septante-neuf
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| seventy-one {num} (71)
|
:: soixante et onze
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| seventy-seven {num} (77)
|
:: soixante-dix-sept
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| seventy-seventh {adj} (ordinal form of seventy-seven)
|
:: soixante-dix-septième {m} {f}, septante-septième {m} {f}
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| seventy-six {num} (76)
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:: soixante-seize
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| seventysomething {n} (septuagenarian) SEE: septuagenarian
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::
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| seventy-three {num} (73)
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:: soixante-treize
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| seventy-two {num} (72)
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:: soixante-douze
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| seven virtues {n} (seven heavenly virtues)
|
:: sept vertus
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| sever {v} /ˈsɛv.ɚ/ (to cut free)
|
:: rompre, trancher, sectionner
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| several {determiner} /ˈsɛv(ə)ɹəl/ (consisting of a number more than two, but not very many)
|
:: plusieurs {p}
|
| several {determiner}
|
:: plusieurs
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| severance {n} (severance payment) SEE: severance pay
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::
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| severance pay {n} (money paid to employee as compensation)
|
:: indemnité de licenciement {f}
|
| severance payment {n} (money paid to employee in case of layoff) SEE: severance pay
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::
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| severe {adj} /sɪˈvɪə/ (very bad or intense)
|
:: grave, sévère
|
| severe {adj} (strict or harsh)
|
:: sévère
|
| severe {adj} (austere)
|
:: sévère
|
| severe {adj}
|
:: sévère
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| severe acute respiratory syndrome {n} (form of pneumonia)
|
:: syndrome respiratoire aigu sévère {m}, SRAS {m}
|
| severed {adj} (cut off or broken apart)
|
:: sectionné
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| severely {adv} (in a severe manner)
|
:: sévèrement
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| severity {n} /səˈvɛɹɨti/ (state of being severe)
|
:: sévérité {f}
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| Severn {prop} /ˈsɛv.ɚn/ (the river)
|
:: Severn {f}
|
| Severus {prop} (an ancient Roman cognomen, notably that of Septimius Severus)
|
:: Sévère
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| Seville {prop} /səˈvɪl/ (city in Andalusia, Spain)
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:: Séville {f}
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| Seville orange {n} (Seville orange) SEE: bitter orange
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::
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| Sevillian {adj} (of or pertaining to Sevilla)
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:: sévillan
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| Sevillian {n} (someone from Sevilla)
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:: Sévillan {m}, Sévillane {f}
|
| sew {v} /soʊ/ ((transitive) use a needle)
|
:: coudre
|
| sewage {n} (suspension of water and waste)
|
:: eaux usées {f-p}
|
| sewage fungus {n} (colony of bacteria, fungi and other species)
|
:: champignon d’eau usée {m}
|
| sewer {n} /ˈs(j)uːə/ (pipes used to remove human waste and to provide drainage)
|
:: égout {m}
|
| sewer {n} /ˈsoʊɚ/ (person who sews clothing)
|
:: couturier {m}, couturière {f}
|
| sewerage {n} (sewage) SEE: sewage
|
::
|
| sewerage {n} (sewer system)
|
:: assainissement {m}
|
| sewing {n} /ˈsəʊɪŋ/ (action of the verb to sew)
|
:: couture {f}
|
| sewing {n} (Something that is being or has been sewn)
|
:: couture
|
| sewing machine {n} (device)
|
:: machine à coudre {f}
|
| sex {n} (act of sexual intercourse)
|
:: rapports sexuels {m-p}, sexe {m}, cul {m}
|
| sex {n} (gender (female or male))
|
:: sexe {m}
|
| sex {n} (women)
|
:: le sexe {m}
|
| sex {v} (to determine the sex of)
|
:: sexer
|
| sex {v} (informal: to have sex with)
|
:: faire l'amour
|
| sexagenarian {adj} (in one's seventh decade)
|
:: sexagénaire, soixantenaire
|
| sexagenarian {n} (a person who is between the ages of 60 and 69)
|
:: sexagénaire {m} {f}, soixantenaire {m} {f}
|
| Sexagesima {n} (8th Sunday before Easter)
|
:: Sexagésime {f}
|
| sexagesimal {adj} (based on the number sixty)
|
:: sexagésimal
|
| sex appeal {n} (sexual attractiveness)
|
:: sex appeal {m}, attirance sexuelle {f}, attraction sexuelle {f}, attrait sexuel {m}
|
| sex bomb {n} (someone highly sexy)
|
:: bombe sexuelle {f}
|
| sex club {n} (group which organises sex-related activities for its members)
|
:: club échangiste {m}
|
| sexdigital {adj}
|
:: sexdigitaire
|
| sex drive {n} (tendency to engage in sexual activity)
|
:: pulsion sexuelle {f}
|
| sex education {n} (sex education)
|
:: éducation sexuelle {f}
|
| sex gland {n} (gland in which sex cells are produced) SEE: gonad
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::
|
| sexily {adv} (in a sexy manner)
|
:: sexyment
|
| sexism {n} /ˈsɛksɪzm̩/ (gender discrimination or dislike)
|
:: sexisme {m}
|
| sexist {n} /ˈsɛksɪst/ (a person who discriminates on grounds of sex)
|
:: sexiste {m} {f}
|
| sexist {adj} (unfairly against one sex in favour of the other)
|
:: sexiste {m} {f}
|
| sex life {n} /ˈsɛksˌlaɪf/ (part of a person's life that is directly concerned with sexual activity)
|
:: vie sexuelle {f}
|
| sexologist {n} (someone who studies, or is an expert in, sex and sexuality)
|
:: sexologue {m} {f}
|
| sexology {n} (study of sex and sexuality)
|
:: sexologie {f}
|
| sex organ {n} (organ used in sexual reproduction)
|
:: appareil reproducteur {m}, organe sexuel {m}
|
| sex partner {n} (someone that one has sex with)
|
:: partenaire sexuel {m}, partenaire sexuelle {f}
|
| sex position {n} (sex position)
|
:: position sexuelle {f}
|
| sex ratio {n}
|
:: sex-ratio {m}
|
| sex reassignment surgery {n} (surgical procedure)
|
:: opération de changement de sexe {f}, chirurgie de réattribution sexuelle {f}, chirurgie de réassignation sexuelle {f}
|
| sex shop {n} (shop that sells sexual merchandise)
|
:: sex-shop {m}, boutique porno {f}
|
| sex slave {n} (slave kept for the purpose of sexual exploitation)
|
:: esclave sexuel {m}, esclave sexuelle {f}
|
| sex strike {n} (strike involving the withholding of sex)
|
:: grève du sexe
|
| sex symbol {n} (person who embodies sexual ideals)
|
:: sex-symbol {m}, sexe-symbole {m}
|
| sext {n} (noon) SEE: noon
|
::
|
| Sextans {prop} (dim spring constellation of the northern sky)
|
:: Sextant {m}
|
| sextant {n} /ˈsɛkstənt/ (navigational instrument)
|
:: sextant {m}
|
| sextet {n} /sɛksˈtɛt/ (composition for six voices or instruments)
|
:: sextuor {m}, sextette {m}
|
| sextillion {num} (a trillion billion, 1021, see also: trilliard)
|
:: trilliard
|
| sextillion {num} (a million quintillion, 1036, see also: undecillion)
|
:: frantic, sextillion
|
| sexting {v} /ˈsɛkstɪŋ/ (sending sexually explicit text messages or photographs between cell phones)
|
:: textopornographie {f}, sexting {m}
|
| sexton {n} /ˈsɛk.stən/ (church official)
|
:: sacristain {m}, sacriste {m}
|
| sex tourism {n} (travel for sex)
|
:: tourisme sexuel {m}
|
| sex toy {n} (sex aid)
|
:: sextoy {m}
|
| sextuplet {n} (one of six born together)
|
:: sextuplé
|
| sexual {adj} /ˈsɛkʃuəl/ (of or relating to having sex)
|
:: sexuel
|
| sexual {adj}
|
:: sexuel
|
| sexual abuse {n} (forcing of undesired sexual activity by one person on another)
|
:: agression sexuelle {f}, violence sexuelle {f}
|
| sexual appetite {n} (sexual desire)
|
:: luxure {f}
|
| sexual harassment {n} /ˌsɛkʃuəl həˈɹæsmənt/ (sexual harassment)
|
:: harcèlement sexuel {m}
|
| sexual intercourse {n} (sexual interaction)
|
:: coït {m}, rapport sexuel {m}, relation sexuelle {f}, union charnelle {f}, union sexuelle {f}
|
| sexualism {n} /ˈsɛkʃuəlɪzm/ (sexual prejudice or discrimination)
|
:: sexualisme {m}
|
| sexuality {n} (sexual orientation) SEE: sexual orientation
|
::
|
| sexuality {n} /sɛkʃuˈælɪti/ (sexual activity)
|
:: sexualité {f}
|
| sexuality {n} (concern with or interest in sexual activity)
|
:: sexualité {f}
|
| sexuality {n} (sexual identity)
|
:: sexe {m}, sexualité {f}
|
| sexuality {n}
|
:: sexualité {f}
|
| sexualization {n}
|
:: sexualisation
|
| sexually {adv} (in a sexual manner)
|
:: sexuellement
|
| sexually transmitted disease {n} (contagious disease spread through sexual intercourse) SEE: venereal disease
|
::
|
| sexually transmitted disease {n} (disease contracted through sexual contact)
|
:: maladie sexuellement transmissible {f}
|
| sexual minority {n} (those outside mainstream sexual expression)
|
:: minorité sexuelle {f}
|
| sexual orientation {n} (sexual orientation)
|
:: orientation sexuelle {f}
|
| sexual partner {n} (person with whom someone has had sex) SEE: sex partner
|
::
|
| sexual predator {n} (person seen as threatening for wanting sex)
|
:: prédateur sexuel {m}, prédatrice sexuelle {f}
|
| sexual reproduction {n} (process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms)
|
:: reproduction sexuée
|
| sexual selection {n} (type of natural selection)
|
:: sélection sexuelle {f}
|
| sexual slavery {n} (criminal activity)
|
:: esclavage sexuel {m}
|
| sexual tension {n} (tension between individuals due to physical attraction)
|
:: tension sexuelle {f}
|
| sexvigintillion {num} (1081)
|
:: tredecilliard
|
| sex worker {n} (person who supplies sexual services for money)
|
:: travailleur du sexe {m}, travailleuse du sexe {f}
|
| sexy {adj} /ˈsɛksɪ/ (having sexual appeal)
|
:: sexy {m} {f}
|
| sexy {adj} (slang: very attractive or appealing)
|
:: sexy
|
| Seychellean {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Seychelles)
|
:: seychellois
|
| Seychellean {n} (person)
|
:: Seychellois {m}, Seychelloise {f}
|
| Seychelles {prop} /seɪˈʃɛlz/ (country in East Africa)
|
:: Seychelles
|
| Seychellois {adj} (from, or pertaining to, the Seychelles)
|
:: seychellois
|
| Seychellois {n} (Someone from the Seychelles of Seychellois descent)
|
:: Seychellois {m}, Seychelloise {f}
|
| SEZ {n} (Special Economic Zone)
|
:: ZES {f}
|
| Sha'aban {prop} (eighth month of the Islamic calendar)
|
:: chaabane
|
| shabbos goy {n} /ˈʃɑbəs ˈɡɔɪ/ (gentile servant)
|
:: shabbes goy {m}
|
| shabby {adj} /ˈʃæb.i/ (torn or worn; poor; mean; ragged)
|
:: râpé, usé, élimé, miteux
|
| shabby {adj} (mean; paltry; despicable)
|
:: minable
|
| shabrack {n} (saddlecloth of a cavalry horse)
|
:: chabraque {f}
|
| shack {n} /ʃæk/ (crude hut)
|
:: cabanon {m}, baraque {f}
|
| shackle {n} /ˈʃækəl/ (restraint fit over an appendage)
|
:: menottes {f-p}
|
| shackle {n} (a U-shaped piece of metal)
|
:: manille {f}
|
| shackle {v} (to restrain using shackles)
|
:: enchainer
|
| shackle {v} (to inhibit the abilities of)
|
:: enchainer
|
| shackle {n} (stubble) SEE: stubble
|
::
|
| shackles {n} (paired wrist or ankle restraints)
|
:: fers {p}
|
| shad {n} /ʃæd/ (fishes of the herring family)
|
:: alose
|
| shadbush {n} (serviceberry) SEE: serviceberry
|
::
|
| shadda {n} /ˈʃɑ.dɑ/ (diacritic used in the Arabic script)
|
:: chadda {f}, tachdîd {f}
|
| shade {n} /ʃeɪd/ (darkness where light is blocked)
|
:: ombre {f}
|
| shade {n} (something that blocks light, particularly in a window)
|
:: store {m}
|
| shade {n} (variety of color)
|
:: nuance {f}, ton {m}
|
| shade {n} (subtle variation in a concept)
|
:: nuance {f}
|
| shade {n} (ghost, see also: ghost)
|
:: esprit {m}, ombre {f}
|
| shade {v} (to shield from light)
|
:: ombrager, faire de l'ombre
|
| shade {v} (to vary slightly, particularly in color)
|
:: tendre vers
|
| shader {n} /ˈʃeɪdɚ/ (computer graphics)
|
:: nuanceur {m}
|
| shadow {n} /ˈʃædoʊ/ (dark image projected onto a surface)
|
:: ombre {f}
|
| shadow {n} (relative darkness)
|
:: ombre {f}
|
| shadow {v} (to secretly track or follow another)
|
:: prendre en filature, filer
|
| shadow {n} (spirit, ghost) SEE: ghost
|
::
|
| shadowing {n} (the effect of being shadowed, as from a light source or radio transmission)
|
:: effet de masque {m}
|
| shadow play {n} (form of storytelling using opaque figures in front of an illuminated backdrop)
|
:: théâtre d'ombres {m}
|
| shadowy {adj} /ˈʃæd.oʊ.i/ (of or pertaining to shadow)
|
:: sombre
|
| shady {adj} /ˈʃeɪdi/ (abounding in shades)
|
:: ombragé
|
| shady {adj} (not trustworthy; unfit to be seen or known)
|
:: louche
|
| shaft {n} /ʃæft/ (long narrow body of spear or arrow)
|
:: hampe {f}
|
| shaft {n} (main axis of a feather)
|
:: rachis {m}
|
| shaft {n} (vertical passage housing a lift)
|
:: cage
|
| shaft {v} (slang: to engage in a malicious act)
|
:: entuber
|
| shag {n} /ʃæɡ/ (coarse shredded tobacco)
|
:: tabac à rouler {m}
|
| shag {n} (sea bird)
|
:: cormoran huppé {m}
|
| shag {v} (to have sexual intercourse with)
|
:: sauter, baiser
|
| shag {n} (act of sexual intercourse)
|
:: baise {f}
|
| shaggy {adj} /ˈʃæɡi/ (with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool)
|
:: hirsute
|
| shah {n} /ʃɑː/ (king of Persia)
|
:: shah {m}, chah {m}
|
| shahada {n} (Islamic declaration of belief)
|
:: chahada {f}, shahada {f}
|
| shaheed {n} (martyr) SEE: martyr
|
::
|
| shake {v} /ˈʃeɪk/ (transitive: to cause to move)
|
:: secouer, agiter
|
| shake {v} (transitive: to disturb emotionally)
|
:: secouer
|
| shake {v} (transitive: to lose, evade)
|
:: secouer
|
| shake {v} (intransitive: to move from side to side)
|
:: se secouer
|
| shake {v} (intransitive: to shake hands)
|
:: se serrer la main, serrer
|
| shake {n} (act of shaking)
|
:: secousse {f}
|
| shake {n} (beverage made of ice cream and carbonated drink) SEE: float
|
::
|
| shake a leg {v} (get busy; get going; be productive)
|
:: se secouer
|
| shakedown {n} (extortion) SEE: extortion
|
::
|
| shake hands {v} (grasp another person's hands)
|
:: serrer la main
|
| shake like a leaf {v} (to tremble)
|
:: trembler comme une feuille
|
| shake off {v} (to remove by shaking)
|
:: secouer
|
| shake off {v} (to lose someone)
|
:: semer
|
| shake one's head {v} (move one's head from side to side)
|
:: secouer la tête
|
| Shakespeare {prop} /ˈʃeɪkspɪɹ/ (English playwright)
|
:: Shakespeare {m}
|
| Shakespearean {adj} /ʃeɪkˈspɪɹi.ən/ (pertaining to Shakespeare or his works)
|
:: shakespearien
|
| Shakespearean sonnet {n} (type of sonnet)
|
:: sonnet shakespearien {m}, sonnet anglais {m}
|
| shake up {v} (to reorganize or reform)
|
:: reformer, réorganiser
|
| shako {n} /ˈʃeɪkoʊ/ (military dress hat)
|
:: shako {m}
|
| shaky {adj} /ˈʃeɪki/ (unsound)
|
:: instable
|
| shale {n} /ʃeɪl/ (sedimentary rock)
|
:: schiste {m}
|
| shale {v} (to take off the shell, husk, cod, pod)
|
:: écoquiller, décoquiller, écaler, décortiquer
|
| shale gas {n} (natural gas)
|
:: gaz de schiste {m}
|
| shall {v} /ˈʃæl/ (indicating the simple future tense)
|
:: shall followed by the infinitive is translated using the future tense
|
| shall {v} (indicating the simple future tense)
|
:: I shall sing tomorrow - Je chanterai demain
|
| shall {v} (indicating determination or obligation)
|
:: (indicating determination) shall followed by the infinitive is translated using the future tense, which can be emphasised using "bien" or a similar adverbial construction; (indicating obligation) devoir, être obligé de; You shall go to the ball! - Mais tu iras bien au bal! or Ah oui, tu iras au bal!; Citizens shall provide identity - Les citoyens doivent fournir une pièce d'identité or Les citoyens sont obligés de fournir une pièce d'identité
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| shall {v} (in questions to suggest a possible future action)
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:: shall followed by the infinitive is translated by si and the imperfect tense, or, informally, without si and with the present tense; Shall we go out later? - Si nous sortions plus tard? or Sortons plus tard?
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| shallot {n} /ˈʃælət/ (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
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:: échalote {f}
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| shallow {adj} /ˈʃæl.oʊ/ (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide)
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:: peu profond
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| shallow {adj} (extending not far downward)
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:: peu profond
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| shallow {adj} (concerned mainly with superficial matters)
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:: superficiel
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| shallow {adj} (lacking interest or substance)
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:: superficiel
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| shallow {n} (shallow portion of an otherwise deep body of water)
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:: haut-fond {m}, baisse {f}, bas-fond {m} [dated]
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| shalom {interj} (transliteration of the Jewish greeting or farewell)
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:: chalôm
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| shalom aleichem {interj} /ˌʃɔləm əˈleɪkəm/ (peace be upon you [Jewish greeting])
|
:: shalom alekhem
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| shalwar {n} /ˈʃʌlvɑɹ/ (garment)
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:: charivari, sarouel, saroual
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| sham {n} /ʃæm/ (fake, imitation)
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:: faux-semblant {m}
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| sham {n} (trickery, hoaxing)
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:: feinte {f}, tromperie {f}, ruse {f}, astuce {f}
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| sham {v} (to cheat or deceive)
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:: tromper, tricher, mentir
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| shaman {n} /ˈʃɑːmən/ (a medium between the concrete and spirit worlds)
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:: chaman {m}
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| shamanism {n} (range of traditional beliefs)
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:: chamanisme {m}
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| shamanistic {adj} (of or pertaining to shamanism)
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:: chamanistique {m} {f}
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| shambles {n} /ˈʃæmbl̩z/ (a scene of great disorder or ruin)
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:: fouillis {m}
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| shambles {n} (a great mess or clutter)
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:: capharnaüm {m}, bordel {m}, chienlit {f}
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| shame {n} /ʃeɪm/ (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
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:: honte {f}
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| shame {n} (something to regret)
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:: honte {f}
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| shamefaced {adj} (bashful or ashamed)
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:: penaud {m}, honteux {m}
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| shameful {adj} /ˈʃeɪmfəl/ (causing or meriting shame or disgrace)
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:: honteux, scandaleux
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| shamefully {adv} /ˈʃeɪmfəli/ (in a shamefull manner)
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:: honteusement
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| shameless {adj} (having no shame)
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:: effronté, éhonté, sans scrupules, sans vergogne
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| shamelessly {adv} (in a shameless manner)
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:: effrontément
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| shamelessness {n} (The state or characteristic of being without shame)
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:: dévergondage {f}, impudicité {f}
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| shame on you {interj} (expression of disapproval)
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:: honte à toi, honte à vous
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| shamisen {n} /ˈʃæmɪsɛn/ (a Japanese musical instrument)
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:: jabisen {m}
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| sham marriage {n} (fake marriage)
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:: mariage blanc {m}, mariage de complaisance {m}
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| shampoo {n} /ʃæmˈpuː/ (product for washing the hair or other fibres)
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:: shampoing {m}, shampooing {m}
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| shampoo {n} (instance of washing the hair with shampoo)
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:: shampoing {m}
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| shampoo {n} (instance of washing other fibres with shampoo)
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:: shampoing {m}
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| shampoo {v} (to wash hair with shampoo)
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:: shampouiner
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| shampooer {n} (machine for shampooing carpets)
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:: shampouineuse {f}
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| shampooer {n} (hairdresser washing hair)
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:: shampouineur {m}, shampouineuse {f}
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| shampoo ginger {n} (plant related to ginger, Zingiber zerumbet)
|
:: zérumbet
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| shamrock {n} (any of several small plants, forms of clover) SEE: clover
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::
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| shamrock {n} /ˈʃæm.ɹɑk/ (trefoil leaf of any clover)
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:: trèfle {m}
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| shandy {n} /ˈʃændi/ (mixture of lemonade and beer)
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:: panaché {m}
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| shandy {n} (a serving of this mixture)
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:: panaché {m}
|
| Shang-hai {prop} (Shanghai) SEE: Shanghai
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::
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| Shanghai {prop} /ˈʃæŋ.haɪ/ (Chinese city as provincial-level municipality)
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:: Shanghai {m}, Chang-hai {m}
|
| Shanghai French Concession {prop}
|
:: concession française de Shanghai
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| Shanghainese {n} (Shanghainese person)
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:: Shanghaïen {m}, Shanghaïenne {f}, Shanghaïais {m} [rare], Shanghaïaise {f} [rare]
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| shank {n} /ʃæŋk/ (lower part of the leg)
|
:: jambe {f}
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| shank {n} (meat from that part of animal)
|
:: jarret {m}
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| shank {n} (straight, narrow part of an object)
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:: tringle {f}
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| Shan-t'ou {prop} (Shantou) SEE: Shantou
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::
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| Shantou {prop} (a city of China)
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:: Shantou {m}
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| shantytown {n} (area containing a collection of shacks and shanties)
|
:: bidonville {f}
|
| shape {n} /ʃeɪp/ (appearance or outline)
|
:: forme {f}
|
| shape {n} (figure)
|
:: forme {f}
|
| shape {v} (to give something a shape)
|
:: donner une forme, former
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| shaped {adj} /ʃeɪpt/ (having a particular shape)
|
:: en forme de
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| shapeshifter {n} (creature capable of changing its appearance) SEE: shape-shifter
|
::
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| shape-shifter {n} /ˈʃeɪpʃɪftə/ (a person who can transform)
|
:: change-form {m}, métamorphe {m} {f}
|
| shapka {n} (Russian fur cap)
|
:: chapska {m}
|
| sharaga {n} (sharashka) SEE: sharashka
|
::
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| sharashka {n} (a Soviet gulag R&D lab)
|
:: charachka {f}
|
| sharbat {n} (sherbet) SEE: sherbet
|
::
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| shard {n} /ʃɑɹd/ (piece of glass or pottery)
|
:: éclat {m}, tesson {m}
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| shard {v} (to fall apart)
|
:: éclater
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| share {n} /ʃɛəɹ/ (portion of something)
|
:: part {f}
|
| share {n} (financial instrument)
|
:: action {f}
|
| share {v} (to give)
|
:: partager
|
| share {v} (to have in common)
|
:: partager
|
| share {v} (to divide and distribute)
|
:: partager
|
| share {n} (sharebone) SEE: pubis
|
::
|
| share {n} (plowshare) SEE: plowshare
|
::
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| sharecropper {n} (a farmer paying rent with crops to the landowner)
|
:: métayer {m}, métayère {f}, colon {m}, méger {m}
|
| sharecropping {n} (system)
|
:: métayage {m}
|
| shareholder {n} (one who owns shares of stock)
|
:: actionnaire {m} {f}
|
| shareholders' agreement {n} (agreement between shareholders)
|
:: pacte d'actionnaires {m}
|
| sharemarket {n} (stock market) SEE: stock market
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::
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| shareowner {n} (shareholder) SEE: shareholder
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::
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| share taxi {n} (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables)
|
:: taxi collectif {m}
|
| shareware {n} (type of software)
|
:: shareware {m}, partagiciel {m}
|
| shari'a {n} (Islamic religious law)
|
:: charia {f}
|
| sharif {n} (traditional Arab tribal title given to those who serve as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets)
|
:: chérif
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| shark {n} /ʃɑɹk/ (fish)
|
:: requin {m}
|
| shark {n} (person who feigns ineptitude)
|
:: requin {m}
|
| shark fin {n} (fin of a shark)
|
:: aileron de requin {m}
|
| shark fin soup {n} (soup made from shark fins)
|
:: soupe aux ailerons de requins {f}
|
| sharp {adj} /ʃɑːp/ (able to cut easily)
|
:: affilé, coupant, affuté, tranchant, acéré, effilé, aigu
|
| sharp {adj} (intelligent)
|
:: vif
|
| sharp {adj} (pointed, able to pierce easily)
|
:: affuté, pointu
|
| sharp {adj} (of a note, played a semitone higher than usual)
|
:: dièse
|
| sharp {adj} (musically higher-pitched than desired)
|
:: trop haut, trop aigu
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| sharp {adj} (having an intense, acrid flavour)
|
:: âcre
|
| sharp {adj} (intense and sudden (of pain))
|
:: aigu, intense, vif, acéré
|
| sharp {adj} (exact, precise, accurate, keen)
|
:: net, précis, pile
|
| sharp {adj} (offensive, critical, or acrimonious)
|
:: acerbe, âpre, âcre, acéré, mordant
|
| sharp {adj} (stylish or attractive)
|
:: chic, [familiar] classe
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| sharp {adj} (forming a small angle)
|
:: aigu, [virage] serré
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| sharp {adv} (exactly)
|
:: pile
|
| sharp {n} (note that is sharp in a particular key)
|
:: dièse {m}
|
| sharp {v} (to raise the pitch)
|
:: diéser
|
| sharpen {v} /ˈʃɑɹpɨn/ (to make sharp)
|
:: affiler, affûter, aiguiser
|
| sharpener {n} /ˈʃɑː(ɹ)pənə(ɹ)/ (device for making things sharp)
|
:: affûteuse {f}, aiguiseur {m}
|
| sharpie {n} (felt-tipped marker pen) SEE: felt-tip pen
|
::
|
| sharpness {n} (cutting ability of an edge)
|
:: tranchant {m}
|
| sharpness {n} (fineness of a point)
|
:: finesse {f}, acuité {f}
|
| sharpness {n} (pungency, acidity)
|
:: acidité {f}
|
| sharpness {n} (of an image)
|
:: netteté {f}
|
| sharpness {n} (of intelligence)
|
:: acuité {f}, tranchant {m}
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| sharp s {n} (eszett) SEE: eszett
|
::
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| sharp-shinned hawk {n} (a small hawk)
|
:: épervier brun {m}
|
| sharpshooter {n} (marksman)
|
:: tireur d'élite {m}
|
| sharp-tailed sandpiper {n} (Calidris acuminata)
|
:: bécasseau à queue fine
|
| shashiya {n} (a Maghrebi brimless cap with a tassel and straight sides.)
|
:: chéchia {f}
|
| shashlik {n} (skewered dish)
|
:: chachlik {m}
|
| shatter {v} /ˈʃæt.ə(ɹ)/ (to violently break something into pieces)
|
:: fracasser, réduire en miettes, mettre en pièces, briser
|
| shatter {v} (to smash, or break into tiny pieces)
|
:: éclater, voler en éclats
|
| shave {v} /ʃeɪv/ (to remove hair from)
|
:: raser, se raser
|
| shave {v} (to remove hair from one's face)
|
:: se raser
|
| shave {n} (an instance of shaving)
|
:: rasage
|
| shaven {adj} /ˈʃeɪvən/ (having been shaved)
|
:: rasé
|
| shaver {n} (boy) SEE: boy
|
::
|
| shaver {n} (barber) SEE: barber
|
::
|
| shaver {n} /ˈʃeɪvə/ (electric razor)
|
:: rasoir {m}, rasoir électrique {m}
|
| shaver {n} (pillager) SEE: pillager
|
::
|
| shaving brush {n} (brush for applying shaving cream)
|
:: blaireau {m}
|
| shaving cream {n} (a substance that is applied to the face to provide lubrication and avoid razor burn during shaving)
|
:: mousse à raser {f}
|
| shaw {n} /ʃɔː/ (small wood)
|
:: bosquet {m}
|
| shawarma {n} (Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap)
|
:: chawarma, shawarma
|
| Shawinigan {prop}
|
:: Shawinigan
|
| shawl {n} /ʃɔːl/ (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders)
|
:: châle {m}
|
| shawm {n} /ʃɔːm/ (wind instrument)
|
:: chalemie
|
| shchi {n} (a type of Russian soup)
|
:: chtchi {m}
|
| she {pron} /ʃi/ (person)
|
:: elle
|
| shea {n} /ʃi/ (tree)
|
:: karité
|
| shea butter {n} /ˈʃeɪ ˌbʌtɚ/ (fat extracted from the fruit of the shea tree)
|
:: beurre de karité
|
| sheaf {n} /ʃiːf/ (bundle of grain or straw)
|
:: gerbe {f}
|
| sheaf {n} (any collection of things bound together; a bundle)
|
:: faisceau {m}, liasse {f}
|
| sheaf {n} (mathematical construct)
|
:: faisceau {m}
|
| sheaf {n} (sheave) SEE: sheave
|
::
|
| shear {v} /ʃiɹ/ (to cut)
|
:: couper
|
| shear {v} (to remove the fleece from a sheep)
|
:: tondre
|
| shear {v} (to deform because of shearing forces)
|
:: cisailler
|
| shear {n} (a cutting tool similar to scissors)
|
:: cisailles {f-p}, cisaille {f}, tondeuse {f}
|
| shear {n} (the act of shearing, or something removed by shearing)
|
:: tonte {f}, tondaison {f}
|
| shear {n} (a force that produces a shearing strain)
|
:: cisaillement {m}
|
| shears {n} /ʃɪɹz/ (tool consisting of two blades with bevel edges)
|
:: cisailles {f-p}
|
| shear stress {n} (component of stress)
|
:: contrainte de cisaillement {f}
|
| shearwater {n} (seabird)
|
:: puffin {m}
|
| she-ass {n} (female ass, female donkey, jenny)
|
:: ânesse {f}, bourrique {f}
|
| sheath {n} (scabbard) SEE: scabbard
|
::
|
| sheath {n} (condom) SEE: condom
|
::
|
| sheath {n} /ʃiːθ/ (long case)
|
:: étui {m}, gaine {f} [for a knife]
|
| sheath {n} (tight-fitting dress)
|
:: fourreau {m}, robe fourreau {f}
|
| sheathe {v} /ʃiːð/ (to put (something) into a sheath)
|
:: engainer, rengainer [of a weapon]
|
| sheathe {v} (to encase (something) with a protective covering)
|
:: engainer [referring to electrical wires]
|
| sheave {n} /ʃiːv/ (wheel having a groove)
|
:: réa {m}
|
| she-bear {n} (a female bear)
|
:: ourse {f}
|
| shebop {v} (masturbate) SEE: masturbate
|
::
|
| she-cat {n} (female cat)
|
:: chatte {f}, chat femelle {m}, femelle du chat {f}, minette {f} [affectionate term]
|
| shed {v} /ʃɛd/ (to part or divide)
|
:: séparer
|
| shed {v} (to pour; to make flow)
|
:: verser
|
| shed {n} (temporary structure to shelter something)
|
:: hangar {m}, baraque {f}
|
| she-devil {n} (bad-tempered woman)
|
:: diablesse {f}
|
| she-devil {n} (female devil)
|
:: diablesse {f}
|
| shed light on {v} (to illuminate)
|
:: faire la lumière sur
|
| sheen {n} /ʃiːn/ (splendor; radiance; shininess)
|
:: brillance
|
| sheen {v} (shine; glisten)
|
:: briller
|
| sheeny {n} /ˈʃiːni/ (a Jew (slur))
|
:: youde {m}, youpin {m}
|
| sheep {n} /ʃiːp/ (animal)
|
:: mouton {m}
|
| sheepback {n} (rock formation)
|
:: roche moutonnée {f}
|
| sheepdog {n} (dog used for herding sheep)
|
:: chien de berger {m}
|
| sheepfold {n} /ˈʃiːpfəʊld/ (enclosure)
|
:: bergerie {f}
|
| sheepherder {n} (shepherd) SEE: shepherd
|
::
|
| sheepish {adj} /ˈʃiːpɪʃ/ (shy, meek, shameful or embarrassed)
|
:: penaud
|
| sheeple {n} /ˈʃiːpəl/ (the sheeple, one of the sheeple)
|
:: mouton de Panurge {m}
|
| sheep liver fluke {n} (parasitic flatworm)
|
:: grande douve du foie {f}
|
| sheeppox {n} (contagious disease of sheep)
|
:: clavelée {f}
|
| sheepshank {n} /ˈʃiːpʃæŋk/ (type of knot)
|
:: nœud de jambe de chien {m}
|
| sheepskin {n} (skin of a sheep)
|
:: peau de mouton {f}
|
| sheer {adj} (pure) SEE: pure
|
::
|
| sheer {adj} /ʃɪɹ/ (very thin or transparent)
|
:: transparent
|
| sheer {adj} (downright; complete)
|
:: pur {m}
|
| sheer {adj} (straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular)
|
:: vertical
|
| sheet {n} /ʃit/ (sheet of paper)
|
:: feuille {f}
|
| sheet {n} (flat metal pan for baking)
|
:: plaque {f}
|
| sheet {n} (thin, flat layer of solid material)
|
:: feuille {f}
|
| sheet {n} (rope to adjust a sail)
|
:: écoute {f}
|
| sheet {n} (thin bed cloth) SEE: bedsheet
|
::
|
| sheet anchor {n} (nautical: a large, spare anchor)
|
:: ancre de miséricorde {f}, ancre maîtresse {f}
|
| sheet bend {n} (knot)
|
:: nœud d'écoute {m}, nœud de tisserand {m}
|
| sheet metal {n} (Metal worked into a thin, flat sheet)
|
:: tôle {f}
|
| sheet music {n} (hand-written or printed form of musical notation)
|
:: partition {f}
|
| sheet of paper {n} (piece of loose paper)
|
:: feuille de papier {f}
|
| Sheffielder {n}
|
:: Sheffieldien {m}, Sheffieldois {m}
|
| shegetz {n} (non-Jewish male)
|
:: cheïguèts {m}, shegets {m}
|
| she-goat {n} (female goat)
|
:: chèvre {f}
|
| sheik {n} /ʃeɪk/ (leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe)
|
:: cheik {m}
|
| Sheinwoodian {prop} (subdivision of the Silurian period)
|
:: Sheinwoodien
|
| shekel {n} (sheqel) SEE: sheqel
|
::
|
| Shekkacho {prop} (language of Ethiopia)
|
:: shakacho {m}
|
| shelduck {n} (waterfowl)
|
:: tadorne
|
| shelf {n} /ʃɛlf/ (structure)
|
:: rayon {m}, étagère {f}, tablard {m} [Switzerland]
|
| shelf {n} (capacity)
|
:: étagère {f}, rayonnage {m}
|
| shelf life {n} (the length of time a product will last without deteriorating)
|
:: durée de vie
|
| shell {n} /ʃɛl/ (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
|
:: coquille {f}, coquillage {m}
|
| shell {n} (hard covering of an egg)
|
:: coquille {f}
|
| shell {n} (entomology: exoskeleton of certain insects)
|
:: carapace {f}
|
| shell {n} (covering of a nut)
|
:: coque {f}
|
| shell {n} (pod)
|
:: cosse {f}
|
| shell {n} (conjoined scutes that comprise the "shell" of a tortoise or turtle)
|
:: carapace {f}
|
| shell {n} (overlapping hard plates comprising the armor covering armadillo's body)
|
:: carapace {f}
|
| shell {n} (casing of an artillery projectile)
|
:: douille {f}
|
| shell {n} (hollow usually spherical or cylindrical projectile fired from a mortar or a cannon)
|
:: obus {m}
|
| shell {n} (any hollow structure; framework, or exterior structure)
|
:: carcasse {f} [of a building]
|
| shell {n} (nautical: outer covering of the hull)
|
:: coque {f}
|
| shell {n} (computing: general-purpose environment)
|
:: interface système {f}
|
| shell {n} (chemistry: set of atomic orbitals that have the same principal quantum number)
|
:: couche {f}
|
| shell {n} (emaciated person)
|
:: squelette {m}
|
| shell {n} (psychological barrier to social interaction)
|
:: coquille {f}
|
| shell {n} (by extension, any mollusks having such a covering)
|
:: coquillage
|
| shell {v} (to remove the outer covering or shell of something)
|
:: décortiquer
|
| shell {v} (to bombard, to fire projectiles at)
|
:: pilonner, bombarder
|
| shell {v} (informal: to disburse or give up money, to pay)
|
:: douiller
|
| shellac {n} /ʃəˈlæk/ (processed secretion of the lac insect)
|
:: gomme-laque {f}
|
| shellac {v} (to coat with shellac)
|
:: laquer
|
| shellfish {n} /ˈʃɛlˌfɪʃ/ (aquatic food that has a shell)
|
:: coquillage {m}, fruits de mer
|
| shell out {v} (pay money)
|
:: aligner, banquer, casquer
|
| shell shock {n} (psychiatric condition characterized by fatigue caused by battle)
|
:: obusite
|
| shelter {n} /ˈʃɛltɚ/ (a refuge or other protection)
|
:: abri, refuge {m}
|
| shelter {v} (transitive, to provide cover)
|
:: abriter
|
| shelter {v} (intransitive, to take cover)
|
:: s'abriter
|
| shelterless {adj} (lacking shelter)
|
:: sans-abri
|
| shelve {v} /ʃɛlv/ (to set aside, quit, or halt)
|
:: suspendre
|
| shemale {n} /ˈʃi.meɪl/ (a male-to-female transsexual or transgender person)
|
:: transexuelle {f}
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| shenanigan {n} (singular of shenanigan) SEE: shenanigans
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::
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| shenanigans {n} /ʃɪˈnænɪɡ(ə)nz/ (mischievous play)
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:: chahut {m}, tricherie {f}, pitrerie {f}
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| Shennongjia {prop} (forestry district in central China)
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:: Shennongjia
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| shepherd {n} /ˈʃɛpɚd/ (a person who tends sheep)
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:: berger {m}, bergère {f}, pasteur {m}, pâtre {m}, [diminutive] pastoureau {m}
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| shepherdess {n} (female shepherd)
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:: bergère {f}, [literary, diminutive] pastourelle {f}
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| shepherd moon {n} (moon orbiting near the edge of a ring)
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:: satellite berger
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| shepherd's pie {n} (a kind of meat pie)
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:: [approx.] hachis parmentier {m}, hachis Parmentier {m}, parmentier {m}
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| shepherd's purse {n} (Capsella bursa-pastoris)
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:: bourse-à-pasteur {f}, boursette {f}, capselle {f}, bourse-à-berger {f}
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| sheqel {n} /ˈʃɛkəl/ (currency unit in Israel)
|
:: shekel {m}
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| sherbet {n} /ˈʃɝːbət/ (frozen fruit juice)
|
:: sorbet {m}
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| sherbet {n} (sweet drink prepared from fruits or flower petals)
|
:: sherbet {m}
|
| Sherbrooke {prop} (City of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada)
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:: Sherbrooke
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| Sherbrookian {n} (Adjective)
|
:: sherbrookois {m}, sherbrookoise {f}
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| Sherbrookian {n} (Noun)
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:: Sherbrookois {m}, Sherbrookoise {f}
|
| Sheremetyevo {prop} (airport in Russia)
|
:: Cheremetievo {m}
|
| sheriff {n} /ˈʃɛɹɪf/ (all meanings)
|
:: shérif {m}
|
| Sherifian {adj} (all senses)
|
:: chérifien
|
| Sherlockian {adj} (Of or pertaining to the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.)
|
:: sherlockien
|
| Sherlockian {n} (Of or pertaining to the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.)
|
:: sherlockien
|
| Sherman necktie {n} /ˈʃɜːmən ˈnɛktaɪ/ (segment of rail that has been heated and twisted into a loop)
|
:: cravate de Sherman {f}
|
| sherry {n} /ˈʃɛri/ (fortified wine)
|
:: xérès {m}, jerez {m}
|
| sherry {n} (variety of sherry)
|
:: xérès {m}, jerez {m}
|
| sherry {n} (glass of sherry)
|
:: xérès {m}, verre {m} de xérès, verre de jerez
|
| Sherwood Forest {prop} /ˈʃɝwʊd ˈfɔɹɪst/ (country park)
|
:: forêt de Sherwood {f}
|
| she's unconscious {phrase} (she's unconscious)
|
:: elle est inconsciente
|
| she-tiger {n} (tigress) SEE: tigress
|
::
|
| Shetland {prop} (Shetland Islands) SEE: Shetland Islands
|
::
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| Shetland Islands {prop} (group of islands)
|
:: Shetland; Zetland
|
| she-wolf {n} (female wolf)
|
:: louve {f}
|
| shh {interj} /ʃː/ (requesting silence)
|
:: chut
|
| Shi'a {n} (branch of Islam)
|
:: chiisme {m}
|
| Shi'a {n} (follower of Shi'a Islam)
|
:: chiite {m}, chi'ite {m}
|
| shiatsu {n} /ʃiːˈɑːt.suː/ (shiatsu)
|
:: shiatsu {m}
|
| shibboleth {n} /ˈʃɪbəlɛθ/ (a word, especially seen as a test, to distinguish someone as belonging to a particular nation, class, profession etc)
|
:: shibboleth
|
| shibboleth {n} (a common or longstanding belief, custom, or catchphrase associated with a particular group, especially one with little current meaning or truth)
|
:: shibboleth
|
| Shida Kartli {prop} (region of Georgia)
|
:: Kartlie intérieure {f}
|
| shield {n} (lavatory) SEE: toilet
|
::
|
| shield {n} /ʃiːld/ (armor)
|
:: bouclier {m}, écu {m}
|
| shield {n} (anything that protects or defends)
|
:: bouclier {m}
|
| shield {n} (heraldry)
|
:: écu {m}
|
| shield {n} (obsolete: a coin, the old French crown, or écu)
|
:: écu {m}
|
| shield {n} (sci fi: a field of energy that protects or defends)
|
:: bouclier {m}
|
| shield {v} (to protect, to defend)
|
:: protéger
|
| shield {n} (toilet seat) SEE: toilet seat
|
::
|
| shield volcano {n} (volcano)
|
:: volcan bouclier {m}
|
| shift {n} (type of women's undergarment) SEE: slip
|
::
|
| shift {n} /ʃɪft/ (change of workers)
|
:: équipe {f}, poste {m}
|
| shift {n} (act of shifting)
|
:: décalage {m} [technology, astronomy]
|
| shift {n} (button on a keyboard)
|
:: touche majuscule {f}
|
| shift key {n} (key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard)
|
:: touche majuscule {f}
|
| shiftwork {n} (rotating mode of work)
|
:: travail posté {m}, travail par équipes {m}, travail par quarts {m} [Canada]
|
| shifty {adj} /ˈʃɪfti/ (Having the appearance of someone dishonest, criminal or unreliable)
|
:: louche, fuyant
|
| shifu {n} (martial arts instructor) SEE: sifu
|
::
|
| Shih Tzu {n} /ˈʃɪtzuː/ (small dog breed which originated in China)
|
:: shih tzu {m}
|
| shiitake {n} /ʃɪˈtɑki/ (Lentinula edodes, an edible mushroom)
|
:: lentin du chêne {m}, shiitake {m}, shiitaké {m}, shitake {m}, shitaké {m}, champignon parfumé {m}, [Canada, informal] champignon chinois {m}
|
| Shiite {n} (Shi'a) SEE: Shi'a
|
::
|
| Shiite {adj} /ʃiːaɪt/ (of or pertaining to the Shi'a branch of Islam)
|
:: chi'ite, chiite
|
| Shiite {adj} (of or pertaining to the Shiites)
|
:: chi'ite, chiite
|
| shiksa {n} /ˈʃɪksə/ (non-Jewish girl)
|
:: shiksa {f}, shikse {f}
|
| shill {n} /ʃɪl/ (a person paid to endorse a product favourably)
|
:: homme de paille {m}, prête-nom {m}
|
| shill {n} (an accomplice at a confidence trick)
|
:: compère {m}, commère {f}, comparse {m} {f}, complice {m} {f}
|
| shill {v} (to promote or endorse in return for payment)
|
:: prévariquer, trafiquer, magouiller, tripoter, faire l'homme de paille
|
| shill {v} (to put under cover, to sheal)
|
:: cacher, couvrir, occulter, enterrer, passer sous silence, taire, celer, dissimuler, étouffer, mettre sous le boisseau
|
| shilling {n} /ˈʃɪlɪŋ/ (former coin)
|
:: shilling {m}, [obsolete] chelin {m}
|
| shilling {n} (currency)
|
:: shilling {m}
|
| shim {n} /ʃɪm/ (wedge)
|
:: coin {m}
|
| shim {n} (thin piece of material used for alignment or support)
|
:: cale d'épaisseur {f}, espaceur {m}, étai {m}, thibaude {f}
|
| shim {n} (shallow plow used in tillage)
|
:: sarcloir {m}
|
| shimmer {v} /ˈʃɪmə(ɹ)/ (to shine with a veiled light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer)
|
:: chatoyer
|
| shimmer {n} (faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining; a glimmer)
|
:: chatoyement {m}, chatoiement {m}
|
| shimmy {n} /ˈʃɪ.mi/ (abnormal vibration, especially in the wheels of a vehicle)
|
:: shimmy {m}
|
| shimmy {v} (to climb something (e.g. a pole) gradually)
|
:: grimper
|
| shimmy {v} (to shake the body as if dancing the shimmy)
|
:: shimmy {m}
|
| Shimose powder {n} (explosive)
|
:: poudre Shimosa
|
| Shimshon {prop} (given name) SEE: Samson
|
::
|
| shin {n} /ʃɪn/ (front part of the leg below the knee)
|
:: tibia {m}, os long {m}
|
| shinbone {n} (inner bone of the hind limb below the knee)
|
:: tibia {m}
|
| shine {v} /ʃaɪn/ (to emit light)
|
:: briller, luire
|
| shine {n} (brightness from a source of light)
|
:: éclat {m}
|
| shine {n} (slang: moonshine) SEE: moonshine
|
::
|
| shine {n} (sunshine) SEE: sunshine
|
::
|
| shiner {n} (black eye) SEE: black eye
|
::
|
| shingle {n} /ˈʃɪŋ.ɡəl/ (small, thin piece of building material)
|
:: bardeau {m}
|
| shingle {n} (small, smooth pebbles)
|
:: galets {m-p}
|
| shingles {n} /ˈʃɪŋɡəlz/ (herpes zoster)
|
:: zona {m}
|
| shininess {n} (shining with reflective light)
|
:: brillance {f}
|
| shining {adj} /ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/ (emitting light)
|
:: brillant
|
| shining {adj} (having a high polish or sheen)
|
:: lustré
|
| shining {adj} (having exceptional merit)
|
:: illustre, fameux, célèbre, renommé, réputé, splendide
|
| shinjitai {n} (simplified form of Japanese kanji)
|
:: shinjitai {m}
|
| shinkansen {n} (bullet train) SEE: bullet train
|
::
|
| shin pad {n} (clothing)
|
:: protège-tibia {m}
|
| Shinto {prop} /ˈʃɪn.toʊ/ (religion)
|
:: shintoïsme {m}, shinto
|
| Shintoism {prop} (Shinto) SEE: Shinto
|
::
|
| shiny {adj} /ˈʃaɪni/
|
:: brillant {m}
|
| shiny cowbird {n} (shiny cowbird)
|
:: Vacher luisant {m}
|
| ship {n} /ʃɪp/ (large water vessel)
|
:: vaisseau {m}, bateau {m}, navire {m}
|
| ship {v} (to send a parcel or container)
|
:: poster, expédier
|
| -ship {suffix} (Property or state of being)
|
:: -esse {f}, -eur {f}
|
| shipbuilder {n} (person)
|
:: constructeur de navires {m}
|
| shipbuilding {n} (construction of ships)
|
:: construction navale {f}
|
| shipment {n} /ˈʃɪpmənt/ (load of goods)
|
:: cargaison {f}
|
| ship of the desert {n}
|
:: vaisseau du désert {m}
|
| shipping {n} /ˈʃɪpɪŋ/ (transportation of goods)
|
:: expédition {f}, envoi {m}
|
| shipping {n} (cost of sending goods)
|
:: frais de port {m}, frais de transport {m}, transport {m}, frais de livraison {m}
|
| shipworm {n} (Marine mollusc that bores through wood)
|
:: taret {m}
|
| shipwreck {n} /ˈʃɪpɹɛk/ (A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy.)
|
:: épave {f}
|
| shipwreck {n} (An event where a ship sinks or runs aground.)
|
:: naufrage {m}
|
| shipwreck {v} (to wreck a vessel)
|
:: naufrager
|
| shipwrecked {adj} (stranded as a result of a shipwreck)
|
:: naufragé
|
| shipyard {n} (place to build and repair ships)
|
:: chantier naval {m}
|
| Shiraz {prop} /ʃɚˈɑːz/ (a city in southern Iran)
|
:: Chiraz {m}
|
| Shiraz {n} (variety of black grape)
|
:: syrah
|
| shire {n} /ʃaɪə(ɹ)/ (former administrative area of Britain; a county)
|
:: comté {f}
|
| shire {n} (rural or outer suburban local government area of Australia)
|
:: comté {m}
|
| shirk {v} /ʃɝk/ (avoid a duty)
|
:: esquiver, éviter, se défiler
|
| shirr {v} /ʃɜː/ (To make gathers in textiles by drawing together parallel threads)
|
:: froncer
|
| shirt {n} /ʃɜːt/ (article of clothing)
|
:: chemise {f}
|
| shirtless {adj} /ˈʃɝtləs/ (not wearing a shirt)
|
:: torse nu
|
| shirtmaker {n} (a person who makes shirts)
|
:: chemisier {m}
|
| shisha {n} (arabic water-pipe) SEE: hookah
|
::
|
| shish kebab {n} /ˈʃɪʃkəbɑb/ (roasted meat)
|
:: chichekébab {m}
|
| shish taouk {n} /ʃɪʃ tæ.uːk/ (grilled skewered chicken cubes)
|
:: chich taouk
|
| shish taouk {n} (chicken shawarma)
|
:: shish taouk
|
| shiso {n} (perilla) SEE: perilla
|
::
|
| shit {n} /ʃɪt/
|
:: merde {f}, crotte {f} [of animals]
|
| shit {n} (rubbish)
|
:: merde {f}
|
| shit {n} (nonsense, bullshit)
|
:: des conneries {f-p}
|
| shit {n} (nasty, despicable person)
|
:: [man] fumier {m}, merde {f}, enculé {m}
|
| shit {n} (not anything, nothing)
|
:: que dalle
|
| shit {adj} (of poor quality)
|
:: merdique, nul, nul à chier
|
| shit {adj} (despicable)
|
:: dégueulasse {m} {f}
|
| shit {v}
|
:: chier, caguer [South of France]
|
| shit {v} (vulgar: to be stricken with fear)
|
:: chier dans son froc
|
| shit {interj} (expression of worry, failure)
|
:: merde!
|
| shit a brick {v} (To react strongly in anger)
|
:: chier une pendule [to shit a clock], péter un plomb
|
| shit a brick {v} (To react strongly in fear)
|
:: chier dans son froc [to shit in one's pants]
|
| shit ass {n} (shitass) SEE: shitass
|
::
|
| shitass {n} (mean or rude person)
|
:: enculé {m}, bâton merdeux {m}
|
| shit-eating grin {n} (broad smile of smugness)
|
:: rictus jubilatoire {m} , sourire de faux-cul {m}
|
| shit-eating grin {n} (broad smile of embarrassment)
|
:: sourire à manger de la merde {m}
|
| shit-for-brains {adj} /ˈʃɪt fɚ ˌbɹeɪnz/ (Very stupid)
|
:: bête, stupide, idiot
|
| shit happens {phrase} (expression of acceptance of misfortune) SEE: such is life
|
::
|
| shithead {n} /ˈʃɪt.hɛd/ (stupid or contemptible person)
|
:: enfoiré {m}, enculé {m}
|
| shithead {n} (card game)
|
:: kilo de merde {m}, paquet de merde {m}, tas de merde {m} [Switzerland]
|
| shithole {n} (anus) SEE: asshole
|
::
|
| shithole {n} (unpleasant person) SEE: asshole
|
::
|
| shithole {n} /ˈʃɪthoʊl/ (dirty or unpleasant place)
|
:: trou à rats {m}, trou paumé {m}
|
| shithouse {n}
|
:: chiotte {m} {f}
|
| shithouse {adj} (Of poor quality) SEE: shitty
|
::
|
| shitload {n} (vulgar slang: a large amount)
|
:: chiée {f}
|
| shit oneself {v} (vulgar slang: be very scared)
|
:: chier dans son froc
|
| shit oneself {v} (vulgar slang: soil oneself) SEE: soil oneself
|
::
|
| shits {n} /ʃɪts/ (vulgar slang for diarrhea)
|
:: la chiasse {f}
|
| shit sandwich {n}
|
:: sandwich de marde
|
| shit-stirrer {n} (one who enjoys creating trouble for others)
|
:: fouteur de merde {m}
|
| shitstorm {n} (violent situation.)
|
:: merdier {m} [vulgar], bordel {m} [vulgar], panade {f} [colloquial]
|
| shitter {n} (coarse slang for the anus) SEE: anus
|
::
|
| shitter {n} /ˈʃɪt.ə(ɹ)/ (coarse slang for toilet, see also: toilet)
|
:: chiottes {f-p}, cagoinces {m-p}, goguenots {m-p}, tartisses {p}
|
| shitty {adj} (drunk) SEE: drunk
|
::
|
| shitty {adj} (high) SEE: high
|
::
|
| shitty {adj} /ˈʃɪti/ (unpleasant as shit)
|
:: merdique, dégueulasse, de merde
|
| shitty {adj} (Of such poor quality as to resemble shit)
|
:: merdique, - de merde
|
| shit yeah {interj} (interjection expressing joy)
|
:: merde!
|
| shive {n} /ʃaɪv/ (wood fragment of the husk of flax or hemp)
|
:: chènevotte {f}
|
| shiver {v} /ˈʃɪvɚ/ (to tremble or shake)
|
:: frissonner
|
| shiver {n} (the act or result of shivering)
|
:: frisson {m}
|
| shiver {n} (a bodily response to cold)
|
:: frisson {m}
|
| shiver my timbers {interj} /ˈʃɪvə maɪ ˈtɪmbəs/ (mild oath stereotypically regarded as being uttered by pirates)
|
:: mille sabords (a thousand gunports)
|
| Shlomo {prop} (given name) SEE: Solomon
|
::
|
| Shoah {prop} (the systematic mass murder of 6 million Jews) SEE: Holocaust
|
::
|
| shoal {n} (group of fish) SEE: school
|
::
|
| shoal {n} /ʃəʊl/ (sandbank)
|
:: banc de sable
|
| shock {n} /ʃɑk/ (sudden, heavy impact)
|
:: choc {m}
|
| shock {n} (something surprising)
|
:: choc {m}
|
| shock {n} (life-threatening medical emergency)
|
:: choc
|
| shock {n}
|
:: choc {m}
|
| shock {v} (to cause to be emotionally shocked)
|
:: choquer
|
| shock {n} (arrangement of sheaves for drying) SEE: stook
|
::
|
| shock absorber {n} (device to absorb shocks)
|
:: amortisseur {m}
|
| shock and awe {n} /ˈʃɒk (ə)nd ˈɔː/ (doctrine based on the use of spectacular displays of force)
|
:: choc et effroi {m}, choc et stupeur
|
| shocked {adj} /ʃɒkt/ (surprised, startled, confused)
|
:: choqué
|
| shocking {adj} /ˈʃɒkɪŋ/ (inspiring shock; startling)
|
:: choquant, offensant
|
| shocking {adj} (unusually obscene or lewd)
|
:: choquant, offensant
|
| shocking {adj} (extremely bad)
|
:: choquant
|
| shockproof {adj} (able to withstand shocks)
|
:: antichoc
|
| shock wave {n} (A powerful compression wave)
|
:: onde de choc {f}
|
| shod {adj} (wearing shoes)
|
:: chaussé
|
| shoddy {adj} /ʃɒdi/ (of poor quality)
|
:: effiloché {m}, effilochée {f}
|
| shoe {n} /ʃuː/ (protective covering for the foot)
|
:: chaussure {f}, soulier {m}
|
| shoe {v} (To put shoes on one's feet)
|
:: chausser
|
| shoe {v} (to put horseshoes on a horse)
|
:: ferrer, chausser
|
| shoe {n} (piece of metal designed to be attached to a horse’s foot) SEE: horseshoe
|
::
|
| shoebill {n} /ˈʃu.bɪl/ (wading bird)
|
:: bec-en-sabot du Nil {m}, abu-markub {m}
|
| shoeblack {n} (shoeshiner) SEE: shoeshiner
|
::
|
| shoe brush {n} (a brush used to apply shoe polish to shoes, work the polish in and bring up a shine)
|
:: brosse à reluire {f}
|
| shoehorn {n} /ˈʃuːˌhɔɹn/ (tool used to assist the foot)
|
:: chausse-pied {m}
|
| shoehorn {v} (to exert great effort to insert or include something)
|
:: forcer, enfoncer
|
| shoelace {n} /ˈʃuːˌleɪs/ (for fastening a shoe, see also: lace)
|
:: lacet de soulier {m}, lacet {m}
|
| shoemaker {n} (a person who makes shoes)
|
:: cordonnier {m}, cordonnière {f}
|
| shoemaking {n} (shoemaking)
|
:: cordonnerie {f}
|
| shoe polish {n} (product used to make shoes shine)
|
:: cirage {m}
|
| shoeshine boy {n} (shoeshiner) SEE: shoeshiner
|
::
|
| shoeshine girl {n} (shoeshiner) SEE: shoeshiner
|
::
|
| shoeshiner {n} (person who shines shoes)
|
:: cireur de chaussures {m}, cireuse de chaussures {f}, cireur de bottes {m}, cireuse de bottes {f}, cireur {m}, cireuse {f}
|
| shoe size {n} (size of shoe)
|
:: pointure {f}
|
| shoestring {n} (the string or lace used to secure the shoe to the foot; a shoelace) SEE: shoelace
|
::
|
| shoestring {n} (a long narrow cut of a food; a julienne)
|
:: julienne {f}
|
| shoe tree {n} (device to preserve the shape of a shoe)
|
:: embauchoir {m}
|
| shoetree {n} (device to preserve the shape of a shoe) SEE: shoe tree
|
::
|
| shofar {n} /ˈʃəʊfə/ (ram’s-horn trumpet)
|
:: chophar {m}, chofar {m}, shofar {m}, schofar {m}, shophar {m}
|
| shogi {n} /ˈʃoʊɡiː/ (variant of chess)
|
:: shogi {m}, shōgi {m}
|
| shogun {n} /ˈʃəʊɡʌn/ (supreme generalissimo of feudal Japan)
|
:: shogun {m}
|
| shogunate {n} (shogunate, bakufu)
|
:: shogunat {m}, bakufu {m}
|
| shoo {v} /ʃuː/ (to induce someone to leave)
|
:: zou
|
| shoo {interj} (go away)
|
:: pschtt, ouste
|
| shoo {v} (usher) SEE: usher
|
::
|
| shoot {v} /ʃuːt/ (to fire a shot)
|
:: tirer
|
| shoot {v} (to fire multiple shots)
|
:: tirer
|
| shoot {v} (to hit with a shot)
|
:: tirer
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| shoot {n} (emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant)
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:: pousse {f}
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| shoot {n} (photography session)
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:: prise de photos {f}, séance photo {f}
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| shoot {interj} (expressing disdain)
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:: mince, mercredi
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| shoot down {v} (to cause to fall by shooting)
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:: abattre
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| shooter {n} /ˈʃuːtə(ɹ)/ (person)
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:: tireur {m}
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| shooter {n} (firearm)
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:: flingue {m}
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| shooter {n} (game)
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:: jeu de fusillade {m}
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| shooting {n} /ˈʃuːtɪŋ/ (instance of shooting)
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:: tir {m}, fusillade {f}
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| shooting guard {n} (basketball position)
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:: arrière {m}
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| shooting range {n} (a facility designed for firearms practice)
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:: stand de tir {m}
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| shooting star {n} (meteor)
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:: étoile filante {f}
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| shoot oneself in the foot {v} (to act against one's own interest)
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:: se tirer une balle dans le pied
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| shoot one's mouth off {v} (make reckless or exaggerated statements)
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:: [vulgar] ouvrir sa grande gueule
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| shoot the breeze {v} (to chat idly or waste time talking)
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:: tailler une bavette, tailler le bout de gras, taper la causette, taper la discute
|
| shoot the shit {v} (chat casually) SEE: shoot the breeze
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::
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| shoot up {v} (To inject (a drug) intravenously)
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:: shooter
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| shop {n} /ʃɑp/ (establishment that sells goods)
|
:: boutique {f}, magasin {m}
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| shop {n} (workshop)
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:: atelier {m}
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| shop {n}
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:: [4] boutique en ligne {f}, [4] magasin virtuel {m} (= online shop; were these for a deleted sense?)
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| shop {v} (to visit shops)
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:: faire les magasins, faire du shopping, faire des courses, faire des achats
|
| shop {v} (to digitally edit a picture or photograph) SEE: photoshop
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::
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| shop assistant {n} (shop employee)
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:: vendeur {m}, vendeuse {f}
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| shopgirl {n} (a girl or young woman who works in a shop)
|
:: midinette {f}
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| shopkeeper {n} (trader who sells goods in a shop)
|
:: détaillant {m}, détaillante {f}, magasinier {m}, magasinière {f}, boutiquier {m}, boutiquière {f}, commerçant {m}
|
| shoplift {v} (transitive: to steal something)
|
:: voler à l’étalage
|
| shoplift {v} (intransitive: to steal)
|
:: voler à l’étalage
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| shoplifter {n} (one who steals from shops)
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:: voleur à l’étalage {m}, voleuse à l’étalage {f}
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| shoplifting {n} (action of the verb to shoplift)
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:: vol à l'étalage {m}
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| shoppe {n} (shop) SEE: shop
|
::
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| shopper {n} /ˈʃɒp.ə/ (a person who shops)
|
:: acheteur, acheteuse {f}, client, cliente {f}
|
| shopping {n} /ˈʃɑpɪŋ/ (activity of buying)
|
:: shopping {m}, courses {f-p}, magasinage {m} [Quebec]
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| shopping bag {n} (strong bag for carrying purchases)
|
:: sac à provisions {m}
|
| shopping basket {n} (basket for groceries and merchandise)
|
:: panier {m}
|
| shopping cart {n} (conveyance used to carry items while shopping)
|
:: chariot de supermarché {m}, caddie {m}, charriot {m}
|
| shopping center {n} (shopping centre) SEE: shopping centre
|
::
|
| shopping centre {n} (large retail outlet)
|
:: centre commercial {m}, [Quebec] centre d'achats {m}
|
| shopping list {n} (list of items that need to be bought)
|
:: liste de commissions {f}, liste de courses {f}
|
| shopping mall {n} (shopping centre) SEE: shopping centre
|
::
|
| shopping trolley {n} (shopping cart) SEE: shopping cart
|
::
|
| shop steward {n} (representative of workers)
|
:: délégué syndical
|
| shop window {n} (large window at the front of a shop)
|
:: vitrine {f}
|
| Shor {prop} (language)
|
:: shor {m}
|
| shore {n} /ʃɔɹ/ (land adjoining a large body of water)
|
:: bord {m}, rive {f}, rivage {m}
|
| shore {v} (support) SEE: shore up
|
::
|
| shore crab {n} (type of crab, Carcinus maenas)
|
:: crabe enragé {m}, crabe vert {m}
|
| shoreline {n} (the divide between land and water)
|
:: rivage {m}
|
| shore up {v} (to reinforce (something at risk of failure))
|
:: renforcer
|
| shoring {n} (temporary bracing used to prevent collapse)
|
:: étançonnement {m}
|
| short {adj} /ʃɔːt/ (having a small distance between ends or edges)
|
:: court
|
| short {adj} (of a person, of comparatively small height)
|
:: petit, bref {m}
|
| short {adj} (having little duration)
|
:: court, bref {m}
|
| short {v} (transitive: to cause a short circuit)
|
:: court-circuiter
|
| short {n} (baseball: shortstop) SEE: shortstop
|
::
|
| short {n} (short circuit) SEE: short circuit
|
::
|
| short {n} (finance: short sale) SEE: short selling
|
::
|
| short {n} (short film) SEE: short film
|
::
|
| shortage {n} (lack or deficiency)
|
:: défaut {m}, rareté {f}, pénurie {f}, déficit {m}, insuffisance {f}
|
| short-billed dowitcher {n} (Limnodromus griseus)
|
:: bécassin roux {m}
|
| shortbread {n} (biscuit)
|
:: sablé {m}
|
| short circuit {n} (unintentional connection)
|
:: court-circuit {m}
|
| short circuit {v} (cause a short circuit)
|
:: court-circuiter
|
| shortcoming {n} (deficiency)
|
:: défaut, lacune {f}, carence {f}, imperfection {f}
|
| shortcrust pastry {n} (pastry without leavening agent)
|
:: pâte brisée {f}
|
| shortcut {n} /ˈʃɔːtkʌt/ (path)
|
:: raccourci
|
| shortcut {n} (symlink)
|
:: raccourci {m}, lien symbolique {m}
|
| shortcut {n} (keyboard shortcut) SEE: keyboard shortcut
|
::
|
| short-eared owl {n} (owl)
|
:: hibou des marais {m}
|
| shorten {v} /ˈʃɔɹtən/ (to make shorter)
|
:: raccourcir, écourter
|
| shorten {v} (to become shorter)
|
:: raccourcir, s'écourter
|
| shortening {n} (reduction in length)
|
:: raccourcissement {m}, raccourcissements {m-p}
|
| shortfall {n} (An instance of not meeting a quota or of having an insufficient amount)
|
:: insuffisance {f}
|
| short film {n} (motion picture)
|
:: court métrage {m}
|
| shorthand {n} /ˈʃɔːthænd/ (rough and rapid method of writing)
|
:: sténographie {f}
|
| short-legged {adj} (having short legs)
|
:: court sur pattes
|
| shortly {adv} /ʃɔːɹtli/ (in a short or brief time or manner)
|
:: rapidement
|
| shortly {adv} (in few words; briefly)
|
:: brièvement
|
| shortness {n} (The property of being short, of being small of stature or brief)
|
:: exiguïté {f}
|
| shortness of breath {n} (dyspnea)
|
:: souffle court {m}, dyspnée {f}
|
| short of {phrase} (except) SEE: except
|
::
|
| short of {phrase} (insufficiently equipped with)
|
:: à court de
|
| short reckonings make long friends {proverb}
|
:: les bons comptes font les bons amis
|
| shorts {n} (plural of short) SEE: short
|
::
|
| shorts {n} /ʃɔː(ɹ)ts/ (pants worn primarily in the summer that do not go lower than the knees)
|
:: short {m}
|
| short sale {n} (sale of a security that one does not own, delivery obligation met by borrowing the security from another owner) SEE: short selling
|
::
|
| short scale {n}
|
:: échelle courte {f}
|
| short selling {n} (The practice of selling items or stock which one does not currently possess)
|
:: vente à découvert {f}
|
| short-sighted {adj} (myopic) SEE: myopic
|
::
|
| short-sightedness {n} (disorder of the vision) SEE: nearsightedness
|
::
|
| shortstop {n} (baseball: defensive player between second and third baseman)
|
:: arrêt-court
|
| short story {n} (work of fiction)
|
:: nouvelle {f}, conte {m}, récit court {m}
|
| short-tailed hawk {n} (Buteo brachyurus)
|
:: buse à queue courte {f}
|
| short-tailed parrot {n} (Graydidascalus brachyurus)
|
:: caïque à queue courte
|
| short-tailed weasel {n} (Mustela erminea) SEE: ermine
|
::
|
| short-term {adj} (of the near or immediate future)
|
:: à court terme
|
| short-term {adj} (of a short duration of time)
|
:: à court terme
|
| short-term memory {n}
|
:: mémoire à court terme {f}
|
| short-toed snake eagle {n} (Circaetus gallicus)
|
:: circaète jean-le-blanc {m}
|
| short ton {n} (USCS ton)
|
:: tonne courte {f}
|
| shortwave {adj} (of radio waves)
|
:: onde courte {f}
|
| Shoshone {prop} /ʃoʊˈʃoʊni/ (Amerind people)
|
:: Shoshones
|
| shot {adj} /ʃɑt/ (worn out)
|
:: fichu, naze
|
| shot {adj} (tired, weary)
|
:: crevé, naze
|
| shot {n} (result of launching a projectile)
|
:: tir {m}
|
| shot {n} (launching of a ball or similar object toward a goal)
|
:: tir {m}, frappe {f}
|
| shot {n} (heavy iron ball used for the shot put)
|
:: poids {m}
|
| shot {n} (small metal balls used as ammunition)
|
:: plomb {m}
|
| shot {n} (opportunity or attempt)
|
:: coup {m}
|
| shot {n} (measure of alcohol)
|
:: dose {f}, shooter {m}
|
| shot {n} (photography: single unbroken sequence of photographic exposures)
|
:: plan {m}
|
| shot {n} (vaccination or injection)
|
:: piqure {f}, piqûre {f}
|
| shot {n} (payment (of a bill), scot or shout)
|
:: coup {m}
|
| Shota {prop} (male given name)
|
:: Chota
|
| shot glass {n} (small glass)
|
:: verre à liqueur {m}, verre à shot {m}, verre à alcool fort {m}
|
| shotgun {n} /ˈʃɒtɡʌn/ (gun)
|
:: fusil {m}, fusil de chasse {m}
|
| shotgun {n} (front seat next to driver)
|
:: place du mort {f}
|
| shot on goal {n} (shot towards the goal)
|
:: tir au but {m}
|
| shot put {n} (athletics event)
|
:: lancer du poids {m}
|
| shot-putter {n} (athlete)
|
:: lanceur de poids {m}, lanceuse de poids {f}
|
| should {v} /ʃʊd/ (expressing obligation)
|
:: Conditional form of devoir [see devrait and other forms]
|
| should {v} (if; in case of)
|
:: si
|
| shoulder {n} /ˈʃoʊldɚ/ (top of the torso, away from the neck)
|
:: épaule {f}
|
| shoulder {n} (joint between arm and torso)
|
:: épaule {f}
|
| shoulder {n} (cut of meat)
|
:: épaule {f}
|
| shoulder {n} (a verge to the side of a road)
|
:: accotement {m}, bas-côté {m}
|
| shoulder {n} (lateral protrustion of a hill or mountain)
|
:: épaule {f}
|
| shoulder {n} (abrupt projection which forms an abutment on an object)
|
:: épaulement {m}
|
| shoulder blade {n} (bone)
|
:: omoplate {f}
|
| shoulder bone {n} (shoulder blade) SEE: shoulder blade
|
::
|
| shoulder pole {n} (carrying pole) SEE: carrying pole
|
::
|
| shout {n} /ʃaʊt/ (a loud burst of voice)
|
:: cri {m}
|
| shout {v} (to utter a sudden and loud outcry)
|
:: crier
|
| shout {v} (to utter with a shout)
|
:: crier
|
| shoutable {adj} (capable of being shouted)
|
:: criable
|
| shout from the rooftops {v} (proclaim)
|
:: crier sur les toits
|
| shove {v} /ʃʌv/ (push roughly)
|
:: fourrer, pousser, bousculer
|
| shove {n} (rough push)
|
:: poussée {f}, bourrade
|
| shove it up your ass {v} (exclamation of contempt (vulgar))
|
:: va te faire mettre, va te faire enculer, va te faire foutre, dans ton cul, se le foutre au cul
|
| shovel {n} (spade) SEE: spade
|
::
|
| shovel {n} /ˈʃʌvəl/ (tool for moving portions of material)
|
:: pelle {f}, bêche
|
| shovel {v} (to move materials with a shovel)
|
:: peller
|
| show {v} /ʃəʊ/ (to display)
|
:: montrer
|
| show {v} (to indicate (a fact) to be true)
|
:: démontrer
|
| show {v} (to be visible)
|
:: se voir
|
| show {n} (entertainment)
|
:: spectacle {m}, festival {m}
|
| show {n} (exhibition)
|
:: exposition {f}
|
| show {n} (demonstration)
|
:: démonstration {f}
|
| show {n} (broadcast program(me))
|
:: émission {f}
|
| show {v} (to bestow; confer) SEE: bestow
|
::
|
| show {v} (show up) SEE: show up
|
::
|
| showboat {n} (showoff) SEE: showoff
|
::
|
| showboat {n} /ˈʃoʊˌboʊt/ (river steamer with theatre)
|
:: bateau-théâtre {m}
|
| show business {n} (entertainment industry)
|
:: industrie du spectacle {f}, industrie du divertissement {f}, show business {m}, show-biz {m}
|
| showbusiness {n} /ˈʃoʊˌbɪznɪs/ (entertainment industry)
|
:: industrie du spectacle {f}, industrie du divertissement {f}, show business {m}, show-biz {m}
|
| showcase {n} /ˈʃoʊˌkeɪs/ (a setting for displaying something favorably)
|
:: vitrine {f}
|
| showcase {v} (to display, demonstrate, show, or present)
|
:: présenter
|
| show, don't tell {proverb} /ʃəʊ dəʊnt tɛl/ (Advice)
|
:: montre, ne dis pas
|
| showdown {n} (the final battle between two nemeses, in which there can be but one victor)
|
:: bras de fer {m}
|
| shower {n} /ˈʃaʊ.ɚ/ (brief fall of rain)
|
:: averse {f}, ondée {f}
|
| shower {n} (device for bathing)
|
:: douche {f}
|
| shower {n} (instance of using of this device)
|
:: douche {f}
|
| shower {n} (quantity of something that has characteristics of a rain shower)
|
:: pluie {f}
|
| shower {n} (contemptible group of people or things)
|
:: bande {m}
|
| shower {v} (to bathe using a shower)
|
:: se doucher, prendre une douche
|
| shower {n} (baby shower) SEE: baby shower
|
::
|
| showerbath {n}
|
:: bain-douche {m}
|
| shower cap {n} (waterproof headgear worn in shower)
|
:: bonnet de douche {m}
|
| shower gel {n} (gel shower soap)
|
:: gel douche {m}
|
| shower head {n} (part of a shower where the water comes out)
|
:: pommeau {m}
|
| show jumping {n} (equestrian event in which a rider's horse is jumped over an array of obstacles)
|
:: saut d'obstacles {m}
|
| showman {n} (person skilled in dramatic or entertaining presentation, see also: showwoman)
|
:: showman {m}
|
| showman {n} (person who produces or presents shows as a profession) SEE: impresario
|
::
|
| showmanship {n} (strong performance)
|
:: sens du spectacle {m}
|
| show off {v} (to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging)
|
:: crâner, faire le malin, frimer, se la péter [informal, slang]
|
| show-off {n} (one who shows off)
|
:: m'as-tu-vu {m}
|
| showoff {n} (person who attempts to demonstrate prowess or ability)
|
:: m'as-tu-vu {m}
|
| show of force {n}
|
:: démonstration de force {f}
|
| show of hands {n} (vote by raising a hand)
|
:: vote à main levée {m}
|
| show one's true colors {v} (to reveal how one really is)
|
:: se montrer sous son vrai jour, montrer son vrai visage
|
| showroom {n} /ˈʃoʊˌɹum/ (room for display of products)
|
:: showroom {m}, salle d'exposition {f}, salle de montre {f} [Quebec]
|
| showrunner {n} /ˈʃoʊˌɹʌnɚ/ (person in charge of a television series)
|
:: show runner {m}, auteur-producteur
|
| showstopper {n} (impediment to progress)
|
:: clap de fin {m}
|
| showtime {interj} (interjection)
|
:: que le spectacle commence !
|
| show trial {n} (trial held for appearance's sake)
|
:: parodie de procès {f}
|
| show up {v} (to appear)
|
:: apparaître, se montrer
|
| show up {v} (to expose)
|
:: humilier
|
| showy {adj} /ˈʃəʊ.i/ (for show)
|
:: tape-à-l’œil
|
| shrapnel {n} /ˈʃɹæpnəl/ (fragments and debris thrown out by an exploding device)
|
:: shrapnel {m}
|
| shrapnel {n} (loose change) SEE: loose change
|
::
|
| shred {n} /ʃɹɛd/ (strip)
|
:: lambeau {m}
|
| shred {v} (to cut or tear into narrow pieces or strips)
|
:: déchiqueter, lacérer, dilacérer, râper, couper
|
| shred {v} (to drop fat and water weight before a competition)
|
:: fondre
|
| shred {v} (to play music very fast)
|
:: déchirer
|
| shredder {n} /ʃɹɛdə(ɹ)/ (machine)
|
:: broyeur {m}, déchiqueteuse {f}, choucrouteuse {f}
|
| shrew {n} /ʃɹuː/ (mouselike animal)
|
:: musaraigne {f}
|
| shrew {n} (woman)
|
:: furie {f}, mégère {f}
|
| shrewd {adj} /ʃɹuːd/ (showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters)
|
:: perspicace, sagace
|
| shrewd {adj} (artful, tricky or cunning)
|
:: habile, roublard, futé, rusé
|
| shrewd {adj} (streetwise)
|
:: malin, futé, avisé, sagace
|
| shrewdly {adv} (in a shrewd manner)
|
:: astucieusement, avec perspicacité
|
| shriek {n} /ʃɹiːk/ (a sharp, shrill outcry or scream)
|
:: hurlement
|
| shriek {v} (to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry)
|
:: crier
|
| shrike {n} /ʃɹaɪk/ (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae)
|
:: pie-grièche {f}
|
| shrill {adj} /ʃɹɪl/ (high-pitched and piercing)
|
:: strident
|
| shrill {adj} (having a shrill voice)
|
:: criard
|
| shrimp {n} /ʃɹɪmp/ (decapod crustacean)
|
:: crevette {f}
|
| shrimpboat {n} (boat used for shrimp fishing)
|
:: crevettier {m}
|
| shrine {n} /ʃɹaɪ̯n/ (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
|
:: sanctuaire {m}, lieu saint {m}
|
| shrine {n} (a case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics)
|
:: châsse {f}
|
| shrine {v} (enshrine) SEE: enshrine
|
::
|
| shrink {v} /ˈʃɹɪŋk/ (intransitive: to contract, to become smaller)
|
:: se réduire, rétrécir, se resserrer
|
| shrink {v} (transitive: to cause something to shrink)
|
:: rétrécir, faire rétrécir, rapetisser, diminuer
|
| shrink {v}
|
:: rapetisser
|
| shrink {n} (psychiatrist or therapist (informal, belittling))
|
:: psy {m}
|
| shrithe {v} (to creep) SEE: creep
|
::
|
| shrithe {v} (to go about, roam) SEE: roam
|
::
|
| shrive {v} (confess) SEE: confess
|
::
|
| shrivel {v} /ˈʃɹɪvəl/ (collapse inward)
|
:: se flétrir
|
| shrivel {v} (become wrinkled)
|
:: se rider
|
| shroom {n} (mushroom) SEE: mushroom
|
::
|
| shroom {n} (hallucinogenic fungus) SEE: magic mushroom
|
::
|
| shroud {n} /ʃɹaʊd/ (dress for the dead)
|
:: linceul {m}, suaire {m}
|
| shroud {n} (mast support)
|
:: hauban {m}
|
| Shrove Tuesday {n} (day before the beginning of Lent)
|
:: Mardi Gras {m}
|
| shrub {n} /ʃɹʌb/ (woody plant)
|
:: arbrisseau {m}, arbuste
|
| shrubbery {n} (planting of shrubs)
|
:: fruticée {f}
|
| shrub celery {n} (the crisp thick leafstalk of the celery plant)
|
:: céleri en branches {m}
|
| shrug {n} /ʃɹʌɡ/ (gesture)
|
:: haussement d'épaules {m}
|
| shrug {v} (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.)
|
:: hausser les épaules
|
| shrug off {v} (to disregard)
|
:: ignorer
|
| shtetl {n} /ˈʃtɛt(ə)l/ (a Jewish village or small town)
|
:: shtetl {m}, schtetl {m}, chtetl {m}
|
| shuck {v} /ʃʌk/ (to extract shellfish from shells)
|
:: décortiquer, écailler, écosser
|
| shudder {n} /ˈʃʌdə/ (shivering tremor)
|
:: tremblement {m}, frisson {m}
|
| shudder {n} (moment of almost pleasurable fear; a frisson)
|
:: frisson {m}
|
| shudder {v} (to shake nervously, as if from fear)
|
:: frissonner, trembler
|
| shudder {v} (to vibrate jerkily)
|
:: frissonner, trembler
|
| shuffle {n} /ˈʃʌfəl/ (act of shuffling cards)
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:: battage {m}
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| shuffle {v} (to put in a random order)
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:: battre, mélanger
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| shuffle {v} (to walk without picking up one's feet)
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:: traîner les pieds
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| shufti {n} (glance) SEE: glance
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::
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| shumai {n} (a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum)
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:: shaomai
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| shun {v} /ʃʌn/ (to avoid)
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:: éviter, rejeter
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| shun {v} (to escape)
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:: fuir, esquiver
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| shunt {v} /ʃʌnt/ (to divert to a less important place, position, or state)
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:: parquer
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| shunt {v} (to divert electric current)
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:: détourner le courant électrique, dériver
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| shunt {v} (to move a train or carriages)
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:: aiguiller, manœuvrer
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| shunt {v} (to have a minor collision)
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:: accrocher, avoir un accrochage
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| shunt {n} (electric connection)
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:: dérivation {f}
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| shunt {n} (surgical bypass)
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:: pontage {m}
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| shunt {n} (railway switch)
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:: aiguillage {m}
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| shunt {n} (minor collision between vehicles)
|
:: accrochage {m}
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| shunter {n} (a railway locomotive used for shunting)
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:: locotracteur {m}
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| shut {v} /ʃʌt/ ((transitive) to close)
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:: fermer
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| shut down {v} (to turn off or stop)
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:: éteindre
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| shutdown {n} (action of closing)
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:: arrêt {m} [du système]
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| shut one's eyes {v} (to ignore or deliberately overlook) SEE: turn a blind eye
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::
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| shut one's trap {v} (shut up) SEE: shut up
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::
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| shutout {n} (game that ends with one side not having scored)
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:: balle {f}, balles {f-p}
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| shutter {n} /ˈʃʌtɚ/ (protective panels over windows)
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:: volet {m}, contrevent
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| shutter {n} (part of a camera)
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:: obturateur {m}
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| shuttering {n} (shuttering) SEE: formwork
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::
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| shutter speed {n} (time during which the shutter of a camera remains open)
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:: vitesse d'obturation {f}
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| shuttle {n} /ˈʃʌtel/ (part of a loom)
|
:: navette {f}
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| shuttle {n} (the sliding thread holder in a sewing machine)
|
:: navette {f}
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| shuttle {n} (transport service)
|
:: navette {f}
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| shuttlecock {n} /ˈʃʌtl̩kɑk/ (badminton ball)
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:: volant {m}
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| shut up {v} /ʃʌt ˈʌp/ (close (a building) so that no one can enter)
|
:: fermer
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| shut up {v} (enclose (a person, animal or thing) in a room or other place so that it cannot leave)
|
:: enfermer, renfermer
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| shut up {v} (put (an object) in a secure enclosed place)
|
:: enfermer, renfermer
|
| shut up {v} (transitive: to stop (a person) from talking or (a person or thing) from making noise)
|
:: faire taire, taire
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| shut up {v} (intransitive: to stop talking or making noise)
|
:: se taire
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| shut up {v} (imperative: "Shut up!", see also: hold one's tongue)
|
:: tais-toi! informal, taisez-vous! formal or plural; ferme-la! informal and impolite, boucle-la! informal and impolite, ta gueule! informal and very impolite
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| shut up {v} ("I don't believe it!")
|
:: arrête !
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| shvitz {n} (sweat) SEE: sweat
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::
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| shy {adj} /ʃaɪ/ (easily frightened)
|
:: timide
|
| shy {adj} (reserved)
|
:: timide
|
| shy {adj} (cautious)
|
:: prudent
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| shy {adj} (embarrassed)
|
:: embarrassé
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| shylock {n} (loan shark) SEE: loan shark
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::
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| shyly {adv} (in a shy manner)
|
:: timidement
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| shyness {n} (quality of being shy)
|
:: timidité {f}
|
| shyster {n} /ˈʃaɪs.tɚ/ (someone who acts in a disreputable, unethical, or unscrupulous way)
|
:: avocaillon {m}, chicaneur {m}
|
| si {n} /si/ (seventh note of a major scale)
|
:: si {m}
|
| Siam {prop} (the former name of Thailand)
|
:: Siam {m}
|
| Siamese {adj} (Thai)
|
:: siamois {m}
|
| Siamese {n} (Siam inhabitant)
|
:: Siamois {m}, Siamoise {f}
|
| Siamese cat {n} (mammal)
|
:: chat siamois {m}, siamois {m}
|
| Siamese fighting fish {n} (a freshwater fish)
|
:: combattant {m}
|
| Siamese twin {n} (conjoined twin)
|
:: frère siamois {m}, sœur siamoise {f}
|
| sib {n} (sibling) SEE: sibling
|
::
|
| sib {n} (kindred) SEE: kin
|
::
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| sib {n} (kinsman) SEE: kinsman
|
::
|
| Siberia {prop} /saɪˈbɪɹiə/ (region of Russia)
|
:: Sibérie {f}
|
| Siberian {adj} /saɪˈbɪɹiən/ (from, of or pertaining to Siberia)
|
:: sibérien
|
| Siberian {n} (person)
|
:: Sibérien {m}, Sibérienne {f}
|
| Siberian {n} (cat)
|
:: sibérien {m}
|
| Siberian crane {n} (Grus leucogeranus)
|
:: grue de Sibérie {f}
|
| Siberian elm {n} (tree Ulmus pumila)
|
:: orme de Sibérie {m}
|
| Siberian Husky {n} (Siberian Husky dog)
|
:: husky sibérien {m}, husky de Sibérie {m}
|
| Siberian tiger {n} (Panthera tigris altaica)
|
:: tigre de Sibérie {m}, tigre de l'Amour {m}
|
| Siberian weasel {n} (Mustela sibirica)
|
:: vison de Sibérie {m}
|
| sibilant {adj} /ˈsɪb.ɪ.lənt/ (characterized by a hissing sound)
|
:: sifflant {m}, sifflante {f}
|
| sibilant {n} (phonetics: a hissing sound)
|
:: sifflante {f}
|
| siblicide {n} /ˈsɪblɪsʌɪd/ (killing of a sibling)
|
:: caïnisme {m}
|
| sibling {n} /ˈsɪblɪŋ/ (person who shares same parents)
|
:: frère et sœur {m} {p}, adelphe {m} {f}, fratrie {f}, germain {m}, sibling {m}
|
| sibyl {n} (a pagan female oracle)
|
:: sibylle {f}
|
| sibylline {adj} /ˈsɪbɪlaɪn/ (pertaining to a sibyl)
|
:: sibyllin {m}
|
| sic {adv} /sɪk/ (thus, thus written)
|
:: sic
|
| siccity {n} (dryness) SEE: dryness
|
::
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| sich {n} /sit͡ʃ/ (administrative and military centre for Cossacks)
|
:: sitch {f}, sietch {f}, setch {f}
|
| Sichuan {prop} /ˈsɪtʃ.wɑn/ (a province in China)
|
:: Sichuan {m}
|
| Sicilian {adj} (relating to Sicily or its inhabitants)
|
:: sicilien
|
| Sicilian {prop} (language)
|
:: sicilien {m}
|
| Sicilian {n} (person)
|
:: Sicilien {m}, Sicilienne {f}
|
| Sicilian {n} (chess opening) SEE: Sicilian Defence
|
::
|
| Sicilian Defence {prop} (chess opening)
|
:: défense sicilienne {f}
|
| Sicily {prop} /ˈsɪsɨli/ (island)
|
:: Sicile {f}
|
| sick {adj} /sɪk/ (having an urge to vomit)
|
:: nauséeux {m}, nauséeuse {f}
|
| sick {adj} (colloquial: mentally unstable, disturbed)
|
:: malade
|
| sick {adj} (slang: very good, excellent)
|
:: de malade
|
| sick {n} (sick people)
|
:: les malades {m-p}
|
| sick {adj} (ill) SEE: ill
|
::
|
| sick and tired {adj} (frustrated and annoyed) SEE: fed up
|
::
|
| sick as a dog {adj}
|
:: malade comme un chien
|
| sick as a parrot {adj} (sick as a dog) SEE: sick as a dog
|
::
|
| sick bay {n} (room where basic medical supplies are kept and medical attention can be sought)
|
:: infirmerie {f}
|
| sickbay {n} (a room or area for the treatment of the sick or injured)
|
:: infirmerie {f}
|
| sick day {n} (day off due to sickness)
|
:: arrêt maladie {m}
|
| sicken {v} /ˈsɪkən/ (to make ill)
|
:: rendre malade
|
| sicken {v} (to be or become ill)
|
:: tomber malade
|
| sickening {adj} /ˈsɪk(ə)nɪŋ/ (causing sickness or disgust)
|
:: à s’en rendre malade, [possibly offensive] dégoûtant
|
| sickhouse {n} (infirmary) SEE: infirmary
|
::
|
| sickle {n} /ˈsɪkl̩/ (agricultural implement)
|
:: faucille {f}
|
| sickle {v} (to cut with a sickle)
|
:: fauciller
|
| sickle {adj} (shaped like the blade of a sickle)
|
:: falciforme
|
| sickle {adj}
|
:: serpe
|
| sick leave {n} (a type of leave from work)
|
:: arrêt maladie {m}
|
| sickle cell anaemia {n} (sickle cell anaemia) SEE: sickle-cell anemia
|
::
|
| sickle-cell anaemia {n} (sickle-cell anaemia) SEE: sickle-cell anemia
|
::
|
| sickle-cell anemia {n} (disease characterized by sickle-shaped red blood cells)
|
:: drépanocytose {f}
|
| sickle-cell disease {n} (sickle-cell disease) SEE: sickle-cell anemia
|
::
|
| sickly {adj} /ˈsɪkli/ (frequently ill)
|
:: maladif, souffreteux {m}, chétif {m}, valétudinaire
|
| sickly {adj} (overly sweet)
|
:: douçâtre, douceâtre
|
| sick man of Europe {prop} (Ottoman Empire)
|
:: homme malade de l'Europe {m}
|
| sickness {n} /ˈsɪknɪs/ (the quality or state of being sick or diseased; illness; disease or malady)
|
:: maladie {f}
|
| sick pay {n} (money paid to an employee during his or her sick leave)
|
:: indemnité journalière {f}, indemnité de maladie {f}
|
| side {n} /saɪd/ (bounding straight edge of an object)
|
:: côté {m}
|
| side {n} (flat surface of an object)
|
:: face {f}
|
| side {n} (left or right half)
|
:: côté {m}
|
| side {n} (surface of a sheet of paper)
|
:: page {f}
|
| side {n} (set of opponents in a game)
|
:: équipe {f}
|
| side {n} (television channel) SEE: channel
|
::
|
| side {n} (side dish) SEE: side dish
|
::
|
| sidebearing {n} (margin of empty space)
|
:: approche {f}
|
| sideboard {n} (sideburns) SEE: sideburns
|
::
|
| sideboard {n} (furniture)
|
:: buffet {m}
|
| sideburn {n} (sideburns) SEE: sideburns
|
::
|
| sideburns {n} /ˈsaɪd.bɚnz/ (facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin)
|
:: favoris {m-p}, rouflaquettes {f-p} [slang]
|
| side by side {adv}
|
:: côte à côte
|
| side cap {n} (military cap)
|
:: calot {m}
|
| sidecar {n} (one-wheeled attachment to a motorcycle)
|
:: side-car {m}
|
| side dish {n} (serving of food meant as an accompanying dish)
|
:: accompagnement {m}, garniture {f}
|
| sidedish {n} (side dish) SEE: side dish
|
::
|
| side effect {n} (medicine: an adverse effect)
|
:: effet secondaire {m}, effet indésirable {m}
|
| side effect {n} (computing: a state change caused by a function call)
|
:: effet de bord {m}
|
| sidekick {n} /ˈsaɪdkɪk/ (assistant)
|
:: faire-valoir {m}, acolyte {m} {f}
|
| sidelock {n} (sidelock)
|
:: papillote {f}, anglaise {f}
|
| side-netting {n} (in soccer, the net at either side of the goal)
|
:: petit filet {m}
|
| side order {n} (accompaniment to main course) SEE: side dish
|
::
|
| sideproduct {n} (byproduct) SEE: byproduct
|
::
|
| sidereal {adj} /saɪˈdɪɹi.əl/ (of or relating to the stars)
|
:: sidéral
|
| sidereal {adj} (relating to a measurement of time relative to the position of the stars)
|
:: sidéral
|
| sidereal day {n} (day of sidereal time)
|
:: jour sidéral {m}
|
| sidereal time {n} (time measured by apparent motion of vernal equinox)
|
:: temps sidéral {m}
|
| sidereal year {n} (orbital period)
|
:: année sidérale {f}
|
| sideremia {n}
|
:: sidérémie {f}
|
| siderite {n} (a mineral, iron(II) carbonate)
|
:: sidérite {f}
|
| siderite {n} (an iron meteorite)
|
:: sidérite {f}
|
| siderosis {n} (pneumoconiosis caused by the inhalation of iron dust)
|
:: sidérose {f}
|
| side street {n} (side street)
|
:: route secondaire
|
| side-striped jackal {n} (side-striped jackal)
|
:: chacal à flancs rayés {m}
|
| sidestroke {n} (swimming stroke)
|
:: nage indienne {f}
|
| sidewalk {n} /ˈsaɪdwɔːk/ (paved footpath)
|
:: trottoir {m}
|
| sideways {adv} /ˈsaɪdweɪz/ (with a side to the front)
|
:: de côté
|
| sideways {adv} (towards one side)
|
:: de côté
|
| sideways {adv} (askance)
|
:: de travers
|
| siding {n} /ˈsaɪdɪŋ/ (material to cover the sides of a building)
|
:: bardage {m}
|
| sidle {v} /ˈsaɪdl/ (to (cause something to) advance in a coy, furtive, or unobtrusive manner)
|
:: se faufiler
|
| Sidon {prop} (city state of Phoenicia)
|
:: Sidon
|
| siege {n} (lavatory) SEE: toilet
|
::
|
| siege {n} /siːdʒ/ (military blockade of settlement)
|
:: siège {m}
|
| siege {v} (besiege) SEE: besiege
|
::
|
| siegecraft {n} (poliorcetics) SEE: poliorcetics
|
::
|
| siege engine {n} (large weapon of war to batter fortifications)
|
:: engin de siège {m}, arme de siège {f}
|
| siege piece {n} (obsidional coin) SEE: obsidional coin
|
::
|
| siege tower {n} (tower used as siege weapon)
|
:: tour de siège {f}, beffroi {m}
|
| siege warfare {n} (warfare involving a siege)
|
:: guerre de siège {f}
|
| siemens {n} /ˈsiːmənz/ (derived unit of electrical conductance)
|
:: siemens {m}
|
| Siena {prop} /siˈɛnə/ (province)
|
:: Sienne {f}
|
| Siena {prop} (city)
|
:: Sienne {f}
|
| Sienese {adj} (of Siena)
|
:: siennois {m}, siennoise {f}
|
| Sienese {n} (person)
|
:: Siennois {m}, Siennoise {f}
|
| Sierpinski triangle {n} (a fractal consisting of three copies of itself)
|
:: triangle de Sierpiński
|
| Sierra Leone {prop} /siˌɛɹə liˈoʊn/ (Republic of Sierra Leone)
|
:: Sierra Leone {f}
|
| Sierra Leonean {adj} (from or of Sierra Leone)
|
:: sierra-léonais {m}, sierra-léonien {m}, sierraléonais {m}, sierra-léonaise {f}, sierra-léonienne {f}, sierraléonaise {f}
|
| Sierra Leonean {n} (someone from Sierra Leone)
|
:: Sierra-Léonais {m}, Sierra-Léonaise {f}, Sierra-Léonien {m}, Sierra-Léonienne {f}, Sierraléonais {m}, Sierraléonaise {f}
|
| siesta {n} /siˈɛstə/ (an afternoon nap)
|
:: sieste {f}
|
| sieve {n} /sɪv/ (device to separate larger objects from smaller ones or from liquids)
|
:: tamis {m}, crible {m}, passoire {f} [for cooking]
|
| sieve {n} (process that filters out unwanted pieces of input)
|
:: crible {m}
|
| sieve {v} (to strain, sift or sort using a sieve)
|
:: tamiser, sasser
|
| sievert {n} /ˈsiːvət/ (SI unit of radiation dose)
|
:: sievert {m}
|
| Sieyèsian {adj}
|
:: sieyèsien
|
| sifaka {n} (a medium-sized lemur of the genus Propithecus)
|
:: sifaka {m}
|
| sift {v} /sɪft/ (to sieve or strain (something))
|
:: passer, tamiser
|
| sift {v} (to separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving)
|
:: éparpiller, disséminer
|
| sifu {n} (martial arts instructor)
|
:: sifu {m} {f}, shifu {m} {f}
|
| sigh {v} /saɪ/ (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)
|
:: soupirer
|
| sigh {n} (act of sighing)
|
:: soupir {m}
|
| sigh of relief {n} (a release of stress)
|
:: soupir de soulagement {m}
|
| sight {n} /saɪt/ (something seen)
|
:: vue {f}
|
| sight {n} (something worth seeing)
|
:: quelque chose à voir, truc à voir [colloquial], principales attractions {f-p}, monuments {m-p}
|
| sight {n} (device used in aiming a firearm)
|
:: mire {f}, viseur {m}
|
| sight {v} (visually register)
|
:: voir
|
| sight {v} (get sight of)
|
:: apercevoir
|
| sight {v} (take aim at)
|
:: viser
|
| sight {n} (eyesight) SEE: eyesight
|
::
|
| sighted {adj} (Not blind) SEE: seeing
|
::
|
| sighthound {n} (sighthound)
|
:: lévrier {m}, chien d'arrêt {m}
|
| sight read {v} /ˈsaɪt ˌɹiːd/ (to perform a musical piece while reading it for the first time)
|
:: jouer à vue
|
| sightseeing {n} (tourism)
|
:: tourisme {m}
|
| sight sing {v} /ˈsaɪt ˌsɪŋ/ (to sing a musical piece while reading it for the first time)
|
:: chanter à vue
|
| sight translation {n} (act of translating a written text out loud)
|
:: traduction à vue {f}
|
| sigillography {n} (study of seals and sigils)
|
:: sigillographie {f}
|
| sigma {n} /ˈsɪɡmə/ (letter of the Greek alphabet)
|
:: sigma {m}
|
| sigmoid {adj} /ˈsɪɡ.mɔɪd/
|
:: sigmoïde
|
| sign {n} /saɪn/ (visible indication)
|
:: signe {m}
|
| sign {n} (flat object bearing a message)
|
:: signe {m}, marqueur {m}, panneau {m}
|
| sign {n} (math: positive or negative polarity)
|
:: signe {m}
|
| sign {n} (linguistic unit in sign language)
|
:: signe {m}
|
| sign {n} (sign language in general, see also: )
|
:: langue des signes {f}
|
| sign {n} (omen, see also: omen)
|
:: signe {m}, présage {m}
|
| sign {n} (meaningful gesture)
|
:: signe {m}
|
| sign {n} (any of several specialized non-alphabetic symbols)
|
:: symbole {m}
|
| sign {v} (to make (a document) official by writing one's signature)
|
:: signer
|
| sign {v} (to write one's signature on a document)
|
:: signer
|
| sign {v} (to write one's signature somewhere)
|
:: signer
|
| sign {v} (to persuade a sports player etc. to sign a contract)
|
:: faire signer
|
| sign {v} (intransitive: to communicate using sign language)
|
:: parler la langue des signes
|
| sign {v} (transitive: to communicate using sign language)
|
:: dire ... en langue des signes, faire signe
|
| signage {n} /ˈsaɪnɪdʒ/ (signs taken collectively)
|
:: signalisation, fléchage
|
| signal {n} /ˈsɪɡnəl/ (sign made to give notice)
|
:: signal {m}
|
| signal {n} (device to give indication)
|
:: signal {m}
|
| signal {n} (computing: simple interprocess communication)
|
:: signal
|
| signal {v} (to indicate)
|
:: signaler
|
| signal crayfish {n} (Pacifastacus leniusculus)
|
:: écrevisse signal {f}
|
| signatory {n} /ˈsɪɡ.nə.tɹi/ (one who signs or signed)
|
:: signataire {m} {f}
|
| signature {n} /ˈsɪɡnətʃɚ/ (person’s autograph name)
|
:: signature {f}
|
| signature {n} (act of signing)
|
:: signature {f}
|
| signature {n} (computing: pattern used for matching identity)
|
:: signature {f}
|
| signature {n} (cryptography: data attached to a message that guarantees that the message originated from its claimed source)
|
:: signature {f}
|
| signature {n} (mathematics: type of tuple)
|
:: signature {f}
|
| signboard {n} (a board carrying a sign)
|
:: enseigne {f}, panneau {m}
|
| signed {adj} /saɪnd/ ((mathematics, computer science) having both positive and negative varieties)
|
:: signé
|
| signet ring {n} (signet ring)
|
:: chevalière
|
| significance {n} /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns/ (extent to which something matters)
|
:: importance {f} , signification {f}
|
| significance {n} (meaning)
|
:: signification {f}
|
| significant {adj} /sɪɡˈnɪ.fɪ.ɡənt/ (having noticeable effect)
|
:: significatif
|
| significant {adj} (statistics: having a low probability of occurring by chance)
|
:: significatif {m}
|
| significantly {adv} (in a significant manner: notably)
|
:: considérablement
|
| significant other {n} (romantic partner, regardless of marital status)
|
:: moitié {f} [literary], partenaire {m} {f}, compagnon {m}, compagne {f}
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| significator {n} /sɪɡˈnɪfɪˌkeɪtə(ɹ)/ (A planet that is supposed to rule something)
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:: significateur {m}
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| signified {n} (concept evoked by a sign)
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:: signifié {m}
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| signifier {n} ((linguistics) the sound of spoken word or string of letters on a page that a person recognizes as a sign)
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:: signifiant {m}
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| signify {v} /ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪ/ (to give something a meaning)
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:: signifier
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| sign in {v} (log in) SEE: log in
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::
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| sign in {v} (to sign one's name on a list)
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:: s'inscrire, émarger
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| sign language {n} (sign language)
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:: langue des signes {f}
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| sign of life {n} (indication that someone is alive; vital sign)
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:: donner signe de vie
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| sign of life {n} (indication that someone is present)
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:: donner signe de vie
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| sign of the cross {n} (gesture)
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:: signe de croix {m}
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| sign one's death warrant {v} (doom one to certain death)
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:: signer son arrêt de mort
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| signpost {n} (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions)
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:: poteau indicateur {m}
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| sign up {v} (to add a name to the list of people who are participating in something)
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:: inscrire
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| sign up {v} (to add one's own name to the list of people who are participating in something)
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:: s'inscrire
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| sign up {v} (to agree to purchase some good or service)
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:: s'abonner
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| Sikh {n} /siːk/ (an adherent of Sikhism)
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:: sikh
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| Sikh {adj} (relating to Sikhism)
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:: sikh
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| Sikhism {prop} /ˈsiːkɪzm̩/ (religion)
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:: sikhisme {m}
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| silage {n} (fodder stored in a silo)
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:: silage {m}
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| silence {n} /ˈsaɪ.ləns/ (lack of any sound)
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:: silence {m}
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| silence is golden {proverb} (proverb)
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:: le silence est d'or, la parole est d'argent, mais le silence est d'or, la parole est d'argent, le silence est d'or
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| silencer {n} (attachment)
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:: silencieux {m}
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| silent {adj} /ˈsaɪlənt/ (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
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:: silencieux {m}, [verb "to be silent"] taire
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| silent {adj} (not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn)
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:: silencieux {m}, muet
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| silent {adj} (not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent)
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:: muet {m}
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| silent {adj} (not implying significant modifications which would affect a peptide sequence)
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:: silencieux
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| silent {adj} (undiagnosed or undetected because of an absence of symptoms)
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:: silencieux
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| silent {adj} (to refrain from speaking) SEE: be silent
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::
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| silent as the grave {adj} (to say absolutely nothing)
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:: muet comme une tombe, muet comme une carpe, muet comme un poisson
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| silent film {n} (film without sound)
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:: film muet {m}
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| silently {adv} /ˈsaɪləntli/ (in a silent manner; making no noise)
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:: silencieusement
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| Silesia {prop} /saɪˈliʒə/ (region)
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:: Silésie {f}
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| Silesian {adj} /saɪˈliːzi.ən/ (of or pertaining to Silesia)
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:: silésien
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| Silesian Voivodeship {prop} (Silesian Voivodeship)
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:: voïvodie de Silésie {f}
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| silhouette {n} /ˌsɪ.lʊˈwɛt/ (representation of the outlines of an object filled in with a black color)
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:: silhouette {f}
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| silica {n} /ˈsɪl.ɪ.kə/ (silicon dioxide)
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:: silice {f}
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| silicate {n} /ˈsɪlɪkeɪt/ (salt or mineral)
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:: silicate {m}
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| silicene {n}
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:: silicène {m}
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| siliceous {adj} (relating to silica)
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:: siliceux
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| silicic {adj} (relating to silica)
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:: silicique
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| silicon {n} /ˈsɪləkɑn/ (non-metallic element)
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:: silicium {m}
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| silicon dioxide {n} (SiO2)
|
:: bioxyde de silicium
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| silicone {n} /ˈsɪlɪkəʊn/ (any of a class of inert compounds of silicon)
|
:: silicone {m}
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| Silicon Valley {prop} (nickname for region in San Francisco)
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:: Silicon Valley {f}, Vallée du Silicium {f}
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| silicosis {n} (silica dust pneumoconiosis)
|
:: silicose {f}
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| silk {n} /sɪlk/ (fiber)
|
:: soie {f}
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| silk {n} (fabric)
|
:: soie {f}
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| silk-cotton tree {n} (tropical tree)
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:: fromager {m}
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| silken {adj} /ˈsɪlkən/ (having a texture like silk)
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:: soyeux
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| Silk Road {prop} (routes used by silk traders across Europe, Asia and northern Africa)
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:: route de la soie {f}
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| silk-screen printing {n} (screen printing) SEE: screen printing
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::
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| silkworm {n} /ˈsɪlkwɜːm/ (caterpillar)
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:: ver à soie {m}, magnan {m}
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| silky {adj} /ˈsɪlki/ (similar in texture or appearance to silk)
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:: soyeux
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| silky anteater {n} (Cyclopes didactylus)
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:: myrmidon {m}
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| sill {n} /sɪl/ (base of a window)
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:: rebord {m}
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| sill {n} (horizontal member bearing the upright portion of a frame)
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:: linteau {m}
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| Silla {prop} (ancient kingdom in Korea)
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:: Silla {m}
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| sillimanite {n} (mineral)
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:: sillimanite {f}
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| silliness {n} /ˈsɪlinɪs/ (that which is perceived as silly or frivolous)
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:: bêtise {f}, stupidité {f}
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| silly {adj} /ˈsɪli/ (foolish, showing a lack of good sense and wisdom)
|
:: sot, insensé, idiot {m}, bête, fou {m}, stupide
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| silly {adj} (irresponsible, showing irresponsible behaviors)
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:: idiot, fou {m}, givré {m} [slang], branque [slang], jeté {m} [slang]
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| silly {adj} (playful, giggly)
|
:: bébête, idiot, nunuche {f}
|
| silly {adj} (semiconscious)
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:: abruti
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| silly {adj} (pejorative: simple, not intelligent, unrefined)
|
:: idiot de, imbécile de
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| silo {n} /ˈsaɪloʊ/ (vertical building for storing grain)
|
:: silo {m}
|
| silo {n}
|
:: silo
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| silovik {n} (former member of the security services and the military, any power structure (Russia))
|
:: silovik {m}
|
| silt {n} /sɪlt/ (fine earth deposited by water)
|
:: vase, limon
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| silt {v} (to clog or fill with silt)
|
:: envaser
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| silt {v} (to become clogged with silt)
|
:: envaser
|
| silt up {v} (become filled or clogged with silt)
|
:: envaser
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| silty {adj} (having a noticeable amount of silt)
|
:: limoneux
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| silurid {n} (any catfish of the Siluridae family)
|
:: siluridé {m}
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| Silvanus {prop} /sɪlˈveɪnəs/ (biblical character)
|
:: Silvain
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| Silvanus {prop} (male given name)
|
:: Sylvain
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| silver {n} (metal)
|
:: argent {m}
|
| silver {n} (cutlery/silverware)
|
:: argenterie {f}
|
| silver {n} (color/colour)
|
:: argent {m}
|
| silver {adj} (made from silver)
|
:: en argent
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| silver {adj} (having a color/colour like silver)
|
:: argenté
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| silver age {n} (historical period)
|
:: âge d'argent {m}
|
| silverback {n} (mature male gorilla)
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:: dos argenté {m}
|
| silver ball {n} (pinball) SEE: pinball
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::
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| silverberry {n} (plant) SEE: oleaster
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::
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| silver birch {n} (tree)
|
:: bouleau blanc {m}
|
| silver bullet {n} (bullet made of silver)
|
:: balle d'argent
|
| silver bullet {n} (solution perceived to have great effectiveness or bring miraculous results)
|
:: solution miracle, panacée
|
| silver fir {n} (European silver fir Abies alba)
|
:: sapin pectiné {m}
|
| silverfish {n} (type of bristletail)
|
:: poisson d'argent {m}
|
| silver fox {n} (fox with pale yellow fur)
|
:: renard argenté {m}
|
| silver goal {n} (first goal scored during the first half of extra time)
|
:: but en argent {m}
|
| silver medal {n} (medal made of, or having the colour of, silver)
|
:: médaille d'argent {f}
|
| silver medalist {n} (silver medal winner)
|
:: médaillé d'argent {m}, médaillée d'argent {f}
|
| silvern {adj} (made from silver) SEE: silver
|
::
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| silversmith {n} (person who makes articles out of silver)
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:: chaudronnier d'argent {m}, chaudronnière d'argent {f}
|
| silverware {n} ((US) knives, forks and spoons)
|
:: argenterie {f}, couverts {m-p}
|
| silver wedding {n} (anniversary celebration)
|
:: noces d'argent {f-p}
|
| silvery {adj} /ˈsɪlvəɹi/ (resembling silver)
|
:: argenté
|
| silvery {adj} (clear and musical in tone)
|
:: argentin
|
| silvery-cheeked antshrike {n} (Sakesphorus cristatus)
|
:: batara à joues argent
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| Silvia {prop} /ˈsɪlvi.ə/ (female given name)
|
:: Sylvie
|
| silvicultural {adj}
|
:: sylvicole {f}
|
| silviculture {n} (forestry)
|
:: sylviculture {f}
|
| SIM card {n} (small, removable card which stores mobile phone data)
|
:: carte SIM {f}
|
| simethicone {n} (oral antifoaming agent)
|
:: siméthicone {m}, siméticone {m}
|
| Simferopol {prop} /ˌsɪmfəˈɹoʊpəl/ (city)
|
:: Simferopol {m}
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| simian {adj} /ˈsɪm.i.ən/ (of or pertaining to apes)
|
:: simien {m}, simienne {f}
|
| similar {adj} /ˈsɪməlɚ/ (having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable)
|
:: similaire, semblable {m} {f}
|
| similarity {n} /sɪmɪˈlæɹɪti/ (closeness of appearance)
|
:: similarité {f}, similitude {f}
|
| similarly {adv} /ˈsɪməlɚli/ (in a similar style or manner)
|
:: pareil, semblablement, similairement
|
| similarness {n} (similarity) SEE: similarity
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::
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| simile {n} /ˈsɪməli/ (figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another)
|
:: comparaison {f}
|
| similitude {n} /sɪˈmɪlɪtuːd/
|
:: similitude {f}
|
| simmer {v} /ˈsɪmɚ/ ((intransitive) to cook or undergo heating slowly)
|
:: mijoter, bouillotter
|
| simmer {v} ((transitive) to cause to cook or undergo heating slowly)
|
:: faire mijoter
|
| Simon {prop} /ˈsaɪmən/ (biblical characters)
|
:: Simon
|
| Simon {prop} (male given name)
|
:: Simon
|
| Simone {prop} /səˈməʊn/ (female given name)
|
:: Simone {f}
|
| simoniac {n} (one who carries on or is guilty of simony)
|
:: simoniaque
|
| simoniac {adj} (of or pertaining to a practitioner of simony)
|
:: simoniaque {m} {f}
|
| Simon says {n} (children's game)
|
:: Jacques a dit
|
| simony {n} /ˈsaɪ.mə.ni/ (act of buying or selling spiritual things)
|
:: simonie {f}
|
| simoom {n} /sɪˈmuːm/ (hot, dry wind)
|
:: simoun {m}
|
| simper {v} /ˈsɪmpɚ/ (To smile in a frivolous manner)
|
:: minauder
|
| simper {n} (frivolous smile)
|
:: minauderie {f}, sourire affecté {m} (lit., affected smile)
|
| simple {adj} /ˈsɪmpəl/ (uncomplicated)
|
:: simple
|
| simple {adj} (simple-minded)
|
:: simple {m} {f}
|
| simple {n} (preparation from one plant)
|
:: simple {m}
|
| simple fraction {n} (type of fraction) SEE: common fraction
|
::
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| simple machine {n} (device)
|
:: machine simple {f}
|
| simple-minded {adj} (Lacking mental capacity)
|
:: simple d'esprit, simplet
|
| simple past {n} (the simple past tense)
|
:: passé {m}, imparfait {m}, passé simple {m} (these terms have slightly different meanings in French, they are not synonyms)
|
| simple pendulum {n}
|
:: pendule simple {m}
|
| simple present {n} (present tense)
|
:: indicatif présent, présent
|
| simple ring {n} (ring that contains no ideals other than the zero ideal and the ring itself)
|
:: anneau simple {m}
|
| simple sentence {n} (sentence containing one independent clause and no dependent clause)
|
:: phrase simple {f}
|
| simpleton {n} /ˈsɪmpəltən/ (simple-minded naive person lacking common sense)
|
:: simplet {m}, nigaud {m}, niais {m}, naïf {m}, ingénu {m}
|
| simplex {n} (an analogue in any dimension of the triangle or tetrahedron)
|
:: simplexe {m}
|
| simplicity {n} /sɪmˈplɪsɪti/ (quality or state of being simple, unmixed, or uncompounded; as, the simplicity of metals or of earths)
|
:: simplicité
|
| simplicity {n} (quality or state of being not complex, or of consisting of few parts)
|
:: simplicité
|
| simplicity {n} (freedom from artificial ornament, pretentious style, or luxury)
|
:: simplicité
|
| simplicity {n} (freedom from complication; efficiency)
|
:: simplicité
|
| simplification {n} /ˌsɪmpləfəˈkeɪʃən/ (act of simplifying)
|
:: simplification {f}
|
| Simplified Chinese {prop} (Chinese written using simplified characters)
|
:: chinois simplifié {m}
|
| Simplified Chinese {prop} (simplified character(s))
|
:: caractère simplifié {m}, caractère chinois simplifié {m}, sinogramme simplifié {m}
|
| simplify {v} /ˈsɪmplɪfaɪ/ (to make simpler)
|
:: simplifier
|
| simplism {n} (trait of oversimplifying things by ignoring complexity and complications)
|
:: simplisme {m}
|
| simplistic {adj} (overly simple)
|
:: simpliste
|
| simply {adv} /ˈsɪmpli/ (in a simple manner)
|
:: simplement
|
| simulacrum {n} /ˌsimjəˈleɪkɹəm/ (image or representation)
|
:: simulacre {m}
|
| simulate {v} /ˈsɪmjʊˌleɪt/ (to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior)
|
:: simuler, imiter
|
| simulated {adj} (made to imitate)
|
:: simulé
|
| simulated annealing {n} (algorithm)
|
:: recuit simulé {m}
|
| simulation {n} /ˌsɪm.jə.ˈleɪ.ʃən/ (something which simulates)
|
:: simulation {f}
|
| simulation {n} (process of simulating)
|
:: simulation {f}
|
| simulation {n} (assuming an appearance which is feigned, or not true)
|
:: déguisement {m}
|
| simulation {n} (soccer: attempt of feigning a foul)
|
:: simulation {f}, [informal] comédie {f}
|
| simulator {n} (machine or system)
|
:: simulateur {m}
|
| simultaneity {n} /ˌsaɪməltəˈniɪti/ (the quality or state of being simultaneous)
|
:: simultanéité {f}
|
| simultaneous {adj} /ˌsaɪ̯m.əlˈteɪ̯n.i.əs/ (occurring at the same time)
|
:: simultané
|
| simultaneous interpretation {n} (type of oral translation)
|
:: interprétation simultanée {f}
|
| simultaneous interpreting {n} (simultaneous interpretation) SEE: simultaneous interpretation
|
::
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| simultaneously {adv} /ˌsaɪməlˈteɪnɪəsli/ (occurring at the same time)
|
:: simultanément, en même temps
|
| simultaneousness {n} (the quality or state of being simultaneous)
|
:: simultanéité
|
| sin {n} (violation of religious law)
|
:: péché {m}
|
| sin {n} (misdeed)
|
:: péché {m}
|
| sin {v} (to commit a sin)
|
:: pécher
|
| Sinai {prop} (peninsula)
|
:: Sinaï {m}
|
| Sinai {prop} (mountain)
|
:: Sinaï {m}
|
| since {adv} /sɪns/ (from a specified time in the past)
|
:: depuis
|
| since {prep} (from (time))
|
:: depuis
|
| since {conj} (from the time that)
|
:: depuis que
|
| since {conj} (because)
|
:: puisque, vu que, étant donné que
|
| sincere {adj} /sɪnˈsɪə(ɹ)/ (earnest)
|
:: sincère
|
| sincerely {adv} /sɪnˈsɪɹli/ (In a sincere or earnest manner; honestly)
|
:: sincèrement
|
| sincereness {n} (sincerity) SEE: sincerity
|
::
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| sincerity {n} /sɪnˈsɛɹəti/ (quality of being sincere)
|
:: sincérité
|
| since when {adv} (from what time)
|
:: depuis quand
|
| Sindhi {adj} /ˈsɪndi/ (pertaining to Sindh)
|
:: sindhi {m}
|
| Sindhi {prop} (language)
|
:: sindhi {m}
|
| sindonology {n} (study)
|
:: sindonologie {f}
|
| sine {n} /saɪn/ (trigonometric function)
|
:: sinus {m}
|
| sinecure {n} /ˈsaɪ.nə.kjʊɹ/ (a position that requires no work but still gives a payment)
|
:: sinécure, [vulgar] planque
|
| Sinemurian {n} (subdivision of the Jurassic period)
|
:: Sinémurien
|
| sine qua non {n} /ˌsɪni kwɑ ˈnɑn/ (prerequisite)
|
:: sine qua non {m} {f}, sine quâ non {m} {f}
|
| sinew {n} (cord or tendon of the body) SEE: tendon
|
::
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| sinful {adj} (evil) SEE: evil
|
::
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| sinful {adj} /ˈsɪnfəl/ (constituting sin)
|
:: coupable, peccamineux
|
| sing {v} /sɪŋ/ (to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice)
|
:: chanter
|
| sing {v} (slang: to confess under interrogation)
|
:: se mettre à table
|
| singable {adj} (capable of being sung)
|
:: chantable
|
| Singapore {prop} /ˈsɪŋəpɔː/ (Republic of Singapore)
|
:: Singapour {m}
|
| Singaporean {adj} /ˌsɪŋ(ɡ)əˈpɔːɹi.ən/ (of, from, or pertaining to Singapore)
|
:: singapourien
|
| Singaporean {n} (a person from Singapore)
|
:: Singapourien {m}, Singapourienne {f}
|
| Singapore dollar {n} (official currency of Singapore)
|
:: dollar de Singapour {m}
|
| singe {v} /sɪnd͡ʒ/ (to burn slightly)
|
:: roussir
|
| singer {n} /ˈsɪŋɚ/ (person who sings)
|
:: chanteur {m}
|
| singer {n} (female person who sings)
|
:: chanteuse {f}
|
| singeress {n} (songstress) SEE: songstress
|
::
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| singer-songwriter {n} (singer-songwriter)
|
:: auteur-compositeur-interprète {m}, autrice-compositrice-interprète {f}
|
| singing {n} /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/ (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing)
|
:: chant {m}
|
| single {adj} /ˈsɪŋɡəl/ (not accompanied by anything else)
|
:: seul
|
| single {adj} (not married nor dating)
|
:: célibataire
|
| single {n} (one who is not married)
|
:: célibataire {m} {f}
|
| single {n} (baseball: hit)
|
:: simple {m}
|
| single {n} (one-way ticket) SEE: one-way ticket
|
::
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| single {v} (farming: to thin out) SEE: thin out
|
::
|
| single-celled {adj} (consisting of one cell) SEE: unicellular
|
::
|
| single-click {n} (action or event of pushing mouse-button once)
|
:: seul-clic {m}
|
| single combat {n} (duel)
|
:: combat singulier {m}
|
| single currency {n} (unified European Union currency)
|
:: monnaie unique {f}
|
| single-entry {adj} (describing a method of bookkeeping)
|
:: en partie simple
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| single file {adv} (line or queue one person wide)
|
:: queue leu leu {f}, file indienne {f}
|
| single-minded {adj} (intensely focused)
|
:: déterminé, résolu
|
| single mother {n} (a woman raising a child on her own)
|
:: mère célibataire {f}, fille-mère {f}
|
| single room {n} (a hotel room with one single bed)
|
:: chambre simple {f}
|
| singlet {n} /ˈsɪŋɡlɪt/ (sleeveless shirt)
|
:: marcel {m}, maillot de corps {m}, débardeur {m}
|
| single ticket {n} (one-way ticket) SEE: one-way ticket
|
::
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| singleton {n} (math: set)
|
:: singleton {m}
|
| single transferable vote {n} (voting system)
|
:: scrutin à vote unique transférable
|
| single-word {adj} (consisting of a single word)
|
:: univerbal
|
| Singlish {n} (English-based creole used in Singapore)
|
:: singlish {m}
|
| singly even {adj} (singly even)
|
:: simplement pair
|
| sing the praises of {v} (commend someone's attributes to others)
|
:: vanter les mérites de
|
| singular {adj} /ˈsɪŋɡjəlɚ/ (grammar: referring to only one thing)
|
:: singulier
|
| singular {adj} (linear algebra: of matrix: having no inverse)
|
:: singulier
|
| singular {n} (grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing)
|
:: singulier {m}
|
| singulare tantum {n} (grammar, noun having the singular form only)
|
:: singulare tantum {m}
|
| Singularitarianism {prop}
|
:: singularitarisme
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| singularity {n} /ˌsɪŋɡjəˈlæɹətɪ/ (peculiar state or occurrence)
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:: singularité {f}
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| singularity {n} (point where all lines meet)
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:: point {m} de fuite
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| singularity {n} (point where infinite value is reached)
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:: singularité {f}
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| singularity {n} (physics: point of infinite density)
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:: singularité {f}
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| singularization {n}
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:: singularisation {f}
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| singulative {n} (a singulative form or construction)
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:: singulatif
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| Sinhala {n} (language) SEE: Sinhalese
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::
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| Sinhalese {adj} /sɪnhəˈliːz/ (of or pertaining to Sri Lanka)
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:: cinghalais
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| Sinhalese {n} (Sinhalese person)
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:: Cingalais {m}, Cinghalais {m}, Singalais {m}, Singhalais {m}, Srilankais {m}, Sri-Lankais {m}, Ceylanais {m}, Cingalaise {f}, Cinghalaise {f}, Singalaise {f}, Singhalaise {f}, Srilankaise {f}, Sri-Lankaise {f}, Ceylanaise {f}
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| Sinhalese {n} (the language)
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:: cinghalais {m}
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| sinicization {n} (process of sinicising)
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:: sinisation {f}
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| sinister {adj} /ˈsɪnɪstɚ/ (ominous)
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:: sinistre {m} {f}
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| sinister {adj} (evil)
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:: sinistre {m} {f}
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| sinister {adj} (heraldic "left")
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:: sénestre
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| sinistrogyre {adj} (levorotatory) SEE: levorotatory
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::
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| sinistromanual {adj} (left-handed) SEE: left-handed
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::
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| sinistrorotatory {adj} (levorotatory) SEE: levorotatory
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::
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| Sinitic {adj} /saɪˈnɪtɪk/ (relating to the group of Chinese languages)
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:: sinitique, chinois
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| sink {v} /sɪŋk/ (descend into liquid, etc)
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:: couler, s'enfoncer
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| sink {v} (cause (ship, etc) to sink)
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:: couler {m}
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| sink {n} (basin)
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:: évier {m}, lavabo {m}
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| sink {n} (sinkhole) SEE: sinkhole
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::
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| sinkable {adj} (capable of being sunk)
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:: submersible
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| sinker {n} /ˈsɪŋkə(ɹ)/ (weight used in fishing)
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:: plomb {m}
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| sinkhole {n} (geology: hole formed in soluble rock)
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:: doline {f}, gouffre {m}
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| Sinkiang {prop} (Xinjiang) SEE: Xinjiang
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::
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| sink or swim {v} (to fail or succeed, on a project attempted)
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:: marche ou crève [move/walk or expire]
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| sinner {n} /ˈsɪnɚ/ (person who has sinned)
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:: pécheur {m}, pécheresse {f}
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| Sino- {prefix} /ˈsɪnoʊ/ (relating to China or Chinese)
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:: sino-
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| sinoatrial {adj} (relating to the venous sinus and right atrium)
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:: sinu-atrial
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| sinoatrial node {n} (a group of cells)
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:: nœud sinusal {m}
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| Sinocentrism {n} /ˌsaɪnəʊˈsɛntɹɪzəm/ (belief that China was literally the centre of the world)
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:: sinocentrisme {m}
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| sinologist {n} (a student, or expert in sinology)
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:: sinologue {m} {f}
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| sinology {n} (Chinese studies) SEE: Chinese studies
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::
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| Sinophile {n} (Sinophile)
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:: sinophile {m} {f}
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| Sinophobia {n} /ˌsaɪnəˈfoʊbi.ə/ (the fear of China or Chinese)
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:: sinophobie {f}
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| Sinophone {adj} (speaking Chinese)
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:: sinophone
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| Sinophone {n} (a speaker of Chinese)
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:: sinophone {m} {f}
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| Sino-Tibetan {adj} (related to China and Tibet)
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:: sinotibétain
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| Sino-Tibetan {adj} (related to Chinese and Tibetan)
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:: sinotibétain
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| Sino-Vietnamese {adj} (pertaining to the Chinese-derived elements in the Vietnamese language)
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:: sino-vietnamien
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| Sino-Vietnamese {n} (the Chinese-derived elements in the Vietnamese language)
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:: sino-vietnamien {m}
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| Sino-Xenic {adj} (Sino-Vietnamese) SEE: Sino-Vietnamese
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::
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| Sino-Xenic {adj} (related to Chinese readings in Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese borrowings from medieval Chinese)
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:: sinoxénique
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| sintering {n} (A process in which the particles of a powder are welded together by pressure and heating to a temperature below its melting point)
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:: frittage {m}
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| sinuate {v} (to curve or bend)
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:: sinuer
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| sinuosity {n} (the property of being sinuous)
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:: sinuosité
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| sinuous {adj} /ˈsɪn.ju.əs/ (having curves in alternate directions; meandering)
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:: sinueux
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| sinus {n} /ˈsaɪnəs/ (pouch or cavity in any organ or tissue)
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:: sinus {m}
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| sinusitis {n} (inflammation)
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:: sinusite {m}
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| sinusoid {adj} (sinusoidal) SEE: sinusoidal
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::
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| sinusoid {n} /ˈsaɪnəsɔɪd/ (sine curve)
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:: sinusoïde {f}
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| sinusoidal {adj} /saɪnəˈsɔɪdəl/ (in the form of a sine wave)
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:: sinusoïdal
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| Sion {prop} (capital of Valais, a canton in Switzerland)
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:: Sion {f}
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| Sioux {n} /suː/ (tribes)
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:: Sioux
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| sip {n} /sɪp/ (A small mouthful of drink)
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:: gorgée {f}
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| sip {v} (to drink slowly, small mouthfuls at a time)
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:: siroter
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| siphon {n} /ˈsaɪfən/ (a bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other)
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:: siphon {m}
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| siphon {v} (transfer by means of a siphon)
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:: siphonner
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| siphon {v} (steal or skim off in small amounts)
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:: siphonner
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| siphonogamous {adj}
|
:: siphonogame
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| siphonogamy {n}
|
:: siphonogamie {f}
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| sir {n} /ˈsɜː(ɹ)/ (address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown)
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:: monsieur {m}
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| sir {n}
|
:: seigneur {m}
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| SIRC {prop} (acronym of Security Intelligence Review Committee)
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:: CSARS
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| sire {v} /saɪə(ɹ)/ (to procreate)
|
:: saillir
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| siren {n} /ˈsaɪɹən/ (nymph of Greek mythology)
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:: sirène {f}
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| siren {n} (device for making a sound alarm)
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:: sirène {f}
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| siren {n} (dangerously seductive woman)
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:: sirène {f}
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| siren {n} (salamander)
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:: sirène {f}
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| Sirius {prop} /ˈsɪɹi.əs/
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:: Sirius {m}
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| sirloin {n} /ˈsɝlɔɪn/ (cut of beef)
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:: aloyau, faux-filet, contrefilet {m}, contre-filet {m}, surlonge
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| sirocco {n} /sɪˈɹɒkoʊ/ (wind)
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:: sirocco {m}
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| sirtaki {n} /sɚˈtɑki/ (modern Greek folk dance)
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:: sirtaki {m}
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| sis {n} /sɪs/ (sister)
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:: frangine {f}, sœurette {f}
|
| siskin {n} (small European finch) SEE: Eurasian siskin
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::
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| sissify {v} /ˈsɪsɪfaɪ/ (To make sissy; to emasculate.)
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:: effeminer, émasculer
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| sissy {n} /ˈsɪsi/ (an effeminate boy or man)
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:: chochotte {f}, lopette {f}, fifi {m} [Quebec]
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| sissy {n} (a timid, unassertive or cowardly person)
|
:: poule mouillée {f}, gonzesse {f}, chochotte {f}
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| sissy {n} (sister) SEE: sis
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::
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| sissyphobia {n} (negative attitude towards men who act in a feminine way)
|
:: efféminophobie {f}
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| sister {n} /ˈsɪs.tə/ (woman or girl having the same parents)
|
:: sœur
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| sister {n} (a nun; a female member of a religious community)
|
:: sœur, nonne, religieuse
|
| sister {n} (senior nurse)
|
:: infirmière
|
| sister city {n} (city in a relationship of cordiality)
|
:: ville jumelée {f}
|
| sisterhood {n} (state of being sisters)
|
:: sororité
|
| sisterhood {n} (quality of being sisterly)
|
:: sororité
|
| sister-in-law {n} (wife's sister)
|
:: belle-sœur {f}
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| sister-in-law {n} (husband's sister)
|
:: belle-sœur {f}
|
| sister-in-law {n} (brother's wife)
|
:: belle-sœur {f}
|
| sister-in-law {n} (wife's brother's wife)
|
:: belle-sœur {f}
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| sister-in-law {n} (husband's brother's wife)
|
:: belle-sœur {f}
|
| sister ship {n} (ship built to the same design)
|
:: sister-ship {m}, navire-jumeau {m}
|
| sister-wife {n} (co-wife who is also one's sister)
|
:: sœur-épouse
|
| sister-wife {n} (co-wife)
|
:: coépouse, co-épouse, sœur-épouse
|
| sistrum {n} /ˈsɪstɹəm/ (instrument)
|
:: sistre {m}
|
| Sisyphean {adj} /ˌsɪsəˈfiːən/ (incessant or incessantly recurring, but futile)
|
:: sisyphéen, sisyphien
|
| Sisyphus {prop} /ˈsɪsɪfəs/ (figure)
|
:: Sisyphe {m}
|
| sit {v} /sɪt/ (of a person, be in a position in which the upper body is upright and the legs are supported)
|
:: être assis {m}, être assise {f}, s'asseoir
|
| sit {v} (move oneself into such a position)
|
:: s’asseoir
|
| sit {v} (to be a member of a deliberative body)
|
:: siéger
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| sitar {n} (musical instrument)
|
:: sitar {m}
|
| sitcom {n} (situation comedy, see also: situation comedy)
|
:: comédie de situation {f}, sitcom {m}
|
| sit down {v} (to assume a sitting position from a standing position)
|
:: s'asseoir
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| site {n} /saɪt/ (place where anything is fixed; situation; local position)
|
:: site {m}, emplacement {m}
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| site {n} (place fitted or chosen for any certain permanent use or occupation)
|
:: site {m}
|
| site {n} (a website)
|
:: site {m}
|
| site {n} (region where chemical reactions take place)
|
:: site
|
| site map {n} (webpage that lists the contents of a website)
|
:: plan de site (plan du site) {m}, carte de site (carte du site) {f}
|
| sit-in {n} (type of protest)
|
:: sit-in {m}
|
| sit on it {v} (shove it up your ass)
|
:: se le mettre bien profond, s'enfiler ça
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| sit on one's hands {v} (to remain idle when action is needed)
|
:: rester les bras croisés
|
| sitting duck {n} (an obvious or unconcealed target)
|
:: cible facile {f}
|
| sitting room {n} (living room) SEE: living room
|
::
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| situated {adj} /ˈsɪt͡ʃueɪtɪd/ (located in a specific place)
|
:: situé
|
| situation {n} /sɪtjuːˈeɪʃən/ (position vis-à-vis surroundings)
|
:: situation {f}
|
| situation {n} (location)
|
:: lieu {m}, localisation {f}, situation {f}
|
| situation {n} (one's status with regard to circumstances)
|
:: situation {f}
|
| situation {n} (state of affairs)
|
:: situation {f}
|
| situation {n} (position of employment)
|
:: emploi {m}, poste {m}
|
| situational {adj} /sɪtjuːˈeɪʃənəl/ (of or pertaining to a particular situation)
|
:: situationnel
|
| situation comedy {n} (episodic comedy television program, see also: sitcom)
|
:: comédie de situation {f}, comique de situation {m}
|
| sit-up {n} /ˈsɪt.ʌp/ (exercise in which the abdominal muscles are contracted)
|
:: abdominaux {m-p}, abdos {m-p}
|
| six {num} /sɪks/ (cardinal number)
|
:: six
|
| six {n} (digit)
|
:: six {m}
|
| six {n}
|
:: six {m}
|
| six hundred {num} /ˈsɪks ˈhʌn.dɹəd/ (cardinal number 600)
|
:: six cents
|
| Six Nations {prop} (Six Nations Reserve)
|
:: Six Nations
|
| Six Nations {prop} (Six Nations Championship)
|
:: Six Nations
|
| Six Nations of the Grand River {prop}
|
:: Réserve des Six Nations
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| six o'clock {n} (the start of the seventh hour)
|
:: six heures {f-p}
|
| six of one, half a dozen of the other {proverb} (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent)
|
:: bonnet blanc, blanc bonnet [white hat (and) hat that is white], kif-kif, du pareil au même, [Belgium] chou vert et vert chou [green cabbage (and) cabbage that is green], quatre trente sous pour une piastre [Canada] [four quarters for a dollar]
|
| six pack {n} /ˈsɪksˌpæk/ (set of six beverage cans)
|
:: tablette de chocolat
|
| six-pack {n} (set of six beverage cans)
|
:: pack de six {m}; tablette de chocolat {f}
|
| six perfections {n} (six virtues in Mahayana Buddhism)
|
:: six perfections
|
| sixteen {num} /ˈsɪks.tiːn/ (cardinal number 16)
|
:: seize
|
| sixteen hundred {num} (number 1600)
|
:: seize cents, seize-cents
|
| sixteen hundred {num} (year 1600)
|
:: seize cents, seize-cents
|
| sixteenth {adj} /ˌsɪksˈtiːnθ/ (the ordinal form of the number sixteen, see also: 16th)
|
:: seizième (before the noun); seize (after the name)
|
| sixteenth {n} (one of sixteen equal parts of a whole)
|
:: seizième {m}
|
| sixteenth note {n} (sixteenth note) SEE: semiquaver
|
::
|
| sixth {adj} /sɪk(s)θ/ (ordinal form of the number six, see also: 6th)
|
:: sixième (before the noun); (in names of monarchs and popes) six (after the name) (abbreviation VI)
|
| sixth {n} (person or thing in sixth place)
|
:: sixième {m} {f}
|
| sixth {n} (one of six equal parts of a whole)
|
:: sixième {m}
|
| sixth form {n} (final two years of secondary schooling)
|
:: classes de première et terminale {f-p}
|
| sixth sense {n} (extrasensory perception)
|
:: sixième sens {m}
|
| sixties {n} (decade of the 1960s)
|
:: années soixante {f-p}, années 60 {f-p}
|
| sixtieth {adj} /ˈsɪksti.əθ/ (the ordinal form of the number sixty)
|
:: soixantième, 60e
|
| sixtieth {n} (person or thing in the sixtieth position)
|
:: soixantième {m} {f}
|
| sixtieth {n} (one of sixty equal parts of a whole)
|
:: soixantième {m}
|
| sixty {num} /ˈsɪkstɪ/ (cardinal number)
|
:: soixante {m}
|
| sixty-eight {num} (cardinal number)
|
:: soixante-huit
|
| sixty-eighter {n} (participant in social movements)
|
:: soixante-huitard
|
| sixty-first {adj} (ordinal number)
|
:: soixante-et-unième
|
| sixty-five {num} (cardinal number)
|
:: soixante-cinq, soixante-cinq
|
| sixty-four {num} (cardinal number)
|
:: soixante-quatre
|
| sixty-nine {n} /ˌsɪkstiˈnaɪn/ (cardinal number)
|
:: soixante-neuf {m}
|
| sixty-nine {n} (sex position)
|
:: soixante-neuf {m}
|
| sixty-one {num} (cardinal number)
|
:: soixante-et-un
|
| sixty-second {adj} (ordinal number)
|
:: soixante-deuxième
|
| sixty-seven {num} (cardinal number)
|
:: soixante-sept
|
| sixty-six {num} (cardinal number)
|
:: soixante-six
|
| sixtysomething {n} (sexagenarian) SEE: sexagenarian
|
::
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| sixty-three {num} (cardinal number)
|
:: soixante-trois
|
| sixty-two {num} (cardinal number)
|
:: soixante-deux
|
| size {n} /saɪz/ (dimensions or magnitude of a thing)
|
:: taille {f}
|
| size {n} (a specific set of dimensions for clothing)
|
:: taille {f}
|
| size {n}
|
:: taille {f}, grandeur {f}
|
| sizzle {v} /ˈsɪzəl/ (to make the sound of water hitting a hot surface)
|
:: grésiller
|
| sizzle {n} (the sound of water hitting a hot surface)
|
:: grésillement {m}
|
| skandha {n} (any of the five aspects constituting the sentient being in Buddhism)
|
:: skandha
|
| skate {n} /skeɪt/ (ice skate or roller skate)
|
:: patin {m}
|
| skate {n} (act of skating or ice skating)
|
:: patinage {m}
|
| skate {n}
|
:: patin {m}
|
| skate {v} (to move along a surface (ice or ground) using skates)
|
:: glisser, patiner
|
| skateboard {n} (platform on wheels)
|
:: planche à roulettes {f} [dated], skateboard {m}, skate {m}
|
| skateboard {v} (to use a skateboard)
|
:: skater, faire du skate
|
| skateboarder {n} (someone who skateboards)
|
:: planchiste
|
| skater {n} /ˈskeɪ.tə(ɹ)/ (person who skates)
|
:: patineur {m}, patineuse {f}, skateur {m}, skateuse {f} (skateboard)
|
| skater {n} (insect) SEE: water strider
|
::
|
| skating {n} /ˈskeɪtɪŋ/ (action or sport)
|
:: glisse {f}, patinage {m}
|
| skating rink {n} (frozen surface for skating)
|
:: patinoire {f}
|
| skating rink {n} (roller skating rink)
|
:: patinoire {f}
|
| skedaddle {v} /skɪˈdædəl/ (move or run away quickly)
|
:: déguerpir
|
| skeet {n} (form of trapshooting)
|
:: ball-trap {m}
|
| skeeter {n} (mosquito) SEE: mosquito
|
::
|
| skeg {n} (surfer) SEE: surfer
|
::
|
| skeg {n} /skɛɡ/ (rudder-supporting structure)
|
:: aileron {m}, skeg
|
| skein {n} /skeɪn/ (quantity of yarn)
|
:: écheveau {m}
|
| skein {n} (zoology: fish ovary membrane)
|
:: membrane des oeufs {f}
|
| skeletal {adj} /ˈskɛlɪt(ə)l/ (of, or relating to the skeleton)
|
:: squelettique
|
| skeletal {adj} (haggard)
|
:: squelettique
|
| skeletal muscle {n} (muscle of vertebrates)
|
:: muscle squelettique
|
| skeleton {n} /ˈskɛlətən/ (system that provides support to an organism)
|
:: squelette {m}
|
| skeleton {n} (central core of something)
|
:: squelette {m}, moelle {f}, cœur {m}
|
| skeletoneer {n} (one who competes in skeleton)
|
:: skeletoneur {m}
|
| skeleton in the closet {n} (shameful secret) SEE: skeleton in the cupboard
|
::
|
| skeleton in the cupboard {n} (shameful secret)
|
:: cadavre dans le placard {m}, squelette dans le placard {m}
|
| skeleton key {n} (key that opens a range of locks)
|
:: passe-partout {m}
|
| skeptic {n} /ˈskɛp.tɪk/ (someone who habitually doubts beliefs and claims)
|
:: sceptique
|
| skeptical {adj} /ˈskeptɪkəl/ (having, or expressing doubt)
|
:: dubitatif, sceptique
|
| skeptical {adj} (related to skepticism)
|
:: sceptique
|
| skepticism {n} /ˈskɛp.tɪˌsɪ.zəm/ (general disposition to doubt)
|
:: scepticisme {m}
|
| sketch {v} /skɛtʃ/
|
:: esquisser
|
| sketch {n} (quick freehand drawing)
|
:: esquisse {f}
|
| sketch {n} (rough design or draft)
|
:: ébauche {f}
|
| sketch {n} (brief description)
|
:: esquisse {f}
|
| sketch {n} (brief musical, dramatic or literary work etc.)
|
:: sketch {m}, saynète {f}
|
| sketch {n} (lookout) SEE: lookout
|
::
|
| sketchbook {n} (book or pad with blank pages for sketching)
|
:: carnet de croquis {m}
|
| sketchy {adj} /ˈskɛtʃi/ (Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement)
|
:: sommaire, incomplet, partiel, superficiel
|
| sketchy {adj} (Of questionable or doubtful quality)
|
:: louche, glauque, chelou [Slang]
|
| skeuomorphism {n} (practice of incorporating obsolete or skeuomorphic elements into a design)
|
:: skeuomorphisme {m}
|
| skew {v} /skjuː/ (to bias or distort in a particular direction)
|
:: biaiser
|
| skew {v}
|
:: fausser
|
| skew {adj} (neither parallel nor at right angles to a certain line)
|
:: gauche, oblique
|
| skewer {n} /ˈskjuəɹ/ (pin used to secure food during cooking)
|
:: brochette {f}, broche {f}
|
| skewer {n} (chess scenario)
|
:: enfilade {f}
|
| skewer {v} (to impale on a skewer)
|
:: embrocher
|
| skewer {v} (chess: to attack a piece with a less valuable piece behind)
|
:: enfilade {f}
|
| ski {n} /skiː/ (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow)
|
:: ski {m}
|
| ski {v} (to move on skis)
|
:: skier
|
| skiascope {n} (retinoscope) SEE: retinoscope
|
::
|
| ski ballet {n}
|
:: ballet à ski
|
| skid {n} /skɪd/ (out of control sliding motion)
|
:: dérapage {m}
|
| skid {v} (to slide in an uncontrolled manner)
|
:: déraper
|
| skidder {n} (a vehicle for pulling trees out of a forest)
|
:: débusqueur {m}, skidder {m}
|
| skidding {n} /ˈskɪdɪŋ/ (the motion of something that skids)
|
:: dérapage {m}
|
| skidding {n} (the logging operation for pulling cut trees)
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:: débardage {m}
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| skid mark {n} (black mark left on a road surface from tires)
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:: trace de freinage
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| skid mark {n} (visible stain on underpants)
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:: virgule {f}
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| skidmark {n} (black mark left on a road surface from tires)
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:: coup de patin {m}
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| skidmark {n} (visible stain left on underpants)
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:: trace de pneu {f}, trace de freinage {f}
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| skier {n} (someone who practices skiing)
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:: skieur {m}, skieuse {f}
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| skiff {n} /skɪf/ (Any of various types of boats small enough for sailing or rowing by one person)
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:: esquif {m}, barque {f}
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| skiing {n} /ˈskiɪŋ/ (sport or activity)
|
:: ski
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| skijoring {n}
|
:: ski attelé {m}
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| ski jump {n} (ramp)
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:: tremplin {m}
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| ski jumping {n} (a winter sport)
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:: saut à ski {m}
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| skilful {adj} (possessing skill, skilled) SEE: skillful
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::
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| ski lift {n} (a device that transports skiers up a mountain)
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:: téléski {m}, remonte-pente {m}, remontée mécanique {f}, tire-fesse
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| skill {n} /skɪl/ (capacity to do something well)
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:: habileté {f}, compétence {f}, don {m}, capacité {f}
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| skilled {adj} /skɪld/ (having or showing skill)
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:: habile
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| skillful {adj} /ˈskɪl.fəl/ (possessing skill, skilled)
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:: habile, adroit
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| skim {v} /skɪm/ (to glide along near the surface as a seabird across the ocean)
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:: dépasser doucement, effleurer, frôler, raser
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| skim {v} (throw an object so it bounces on water)
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:: faire des ricochets
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| skim {v} (ricochet)
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:: ricocher
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| skim {v} (read quickly, skipping some detail)
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:: feuilleter, lire en diagonale
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| skim {v} (remove cream)
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:: écrémer
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| skimble-skamble {n} (gibberish, mumbo-jumbo, nonsense) SEE: nonsense
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::
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| skimble-skamble {adj} (confused, chaotic, disorderly) SEE: chaotic
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::
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| skimmed milk {n} (skim milk) SEE: skim milk
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::
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| skimmer {n} (spoon)
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:: écumoire {f}
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| skimmer {n} (bird of genus Rynchops)
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:: bec-en-ciseaux {m}
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| skim milk {n} (milk with removed cream)
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:: lait écrémé {m}
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| skimp {v} /skɪmp/ (to make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp)
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:: lésiner
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| skim through {v} (to read something hurriedly without being attached to details)
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:: survoler, lire en diagonale
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| skin {n} /skɪn/ (outer protective of the body of a person or animal)
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:: peau
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| skin {n} (outer protective layer of fruit)
|
:: peau
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| skin {n} (skin and fur of an animal used by humans)
|
:: peau
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| skin {n} (congealed layer on the surface of a liquid)
|
:: peau
|
| skin {n} (image used as the background of graphical user interface)
|
:: apparence
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| skin {v} (to injure the skin of)
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:: écorcher
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| skin {v} (to remove the skin of)
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:: écorcher, dépouiller, peler
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| skin {v} (to high five) SEE: high five
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::
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| skin and bones {n} (emaciated; very skinny)
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:: [verb] n’avoir que la peau sur les os, paquet d’os {m}
|
| skin cancer {n} (malignant growth on the skin)
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:: cancer de la peau {m}, cancer cutané {m}
|
| skin color {n} (color of human skin)
|
:: teint {m}, couleur de la peau {m}, complexion {f}
|
| skin color {n} (ethnicity)
|
:: couleur de la peau {m}
|
| skinflint {n} /ˈskɪnflɪnt/ (one who is excessively stingy or cautious with money)
|
:: radin {m}, radine {f}, avare {m} {f}
|
| skinhead {n} /ˈskɪnhɛd/ (member of skinhead subculture)
|
:: skinhead {m}
|
| skink {n} /skɪŋk/ (lizard)
|
:: scinque {m}
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| skinner {n} (someone who skins animals)
|
:: écorcheur {m}, écorcheuse {f}
|
| skinny {adj} /ˈskɪni/ (thin)
|
:: maigre {m} {f}
|
| skinny {n} (A skinny person)
|
:: maigre {m} {f}
|
| skinny dipping {n} /ˈskɪni ˈdɪpɪŋ/ (swimming in the nude)
|
:: baignade à poil {f}
|
| skin tag {n}
|
:: acrochordon {m}
|
| skintight {adj} (conforming tightly to the body)
|
:: moulant {m}
|
| skip {v} /skɪp/ (to move by hopping on alternate feet)
|
:: sautiller
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| skip {n} (An open-topped rubbish bin)
|
:: benne {f}
|
| skip {v} (to jump rope) SEE: jump rope
|
::
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| skipjack {n} (Katsuwonus pelamis)
|
:: bonite à ventre rayé
|
| skipjack tuna {n} (Katsuwonus pelamis)
|
:: bonite à ventre rayé {f}
|
| skip-kennel {n} (lackey)
|
:: saute-ruisseau {m}
|
| skipper {n} /ˈskɪpɚ/ (master of a ship)
|
:: skipper {m}
|
| skipping rope {n} (rope for play or exercise)
|
:: corde à sauter {f}
|
| skip rope {n} (rope used) SEE: skipping rope
|
::
|
| skip rope {v} (to jump over a rope) SEE: jump rope
|
::
|
| ski resort {n} (resort for skiers)
|
:: station de ski {f}
|
| skirmish {n} /ˈskɜːmɪʃ/ (brief battle between small groups)
|
:: escarmouche {f}, échauffourée {f}
|
| skirmish {n} (minor dispute)
|
:: escarmouche {f}
|
| skirmish {v} (to engage in a minor battle or dispute)
|
:: escarmoucher
|
| skirmisher {n} (soldier)
|
:: escarmoucheur {m}
|
| skirret {n} (umbelliferous plant)
|
:: chervis {m}
|
| skirt {n} /skɝt/ (clothing)
|
:: jupe {f}
|
| skirt {n} (part of dress)
|
:: jupe {f}
|
| skirt {n} (something resembling a skirt)
|
:: jupe {f}
|
| skirt chaser {n} (man who seeks out female companionship)
|
:: coureur de jupons {m}
|
| skirting board {n} (panel between floor and interior wall)
|
:: plinthe {f}
|
| skirt steak {n}
|
:: steak de hampe, bifteck de hampe
|
| ski run {n} (trail or slope for skiing)
|
:: piste {f} de ski
|
| skit {n} (comedy)
|
:: sketch {m}, parodie {f}
|
| ski track {n} (trail from/for skis)
|
:: piste de ski {f}, piste {f}
|
| skitrack {n} (ski track) SEE: ski track
|
::
|
| skitter {v} /ˈskɪtə(ɹ)/ (to move hurriedly)
|
:: s'enfuir (of insects, etc.)
|
| skittish {adj} /ˈskɪtɪʃ/ (easily scared)
|
:: timide
|
| ski wax {n} (wax for skis and snowboards)
|
:: fart {m}
|
| Skopjan {n} (someone from Skopje)
|
:: Skopiote {m}, Skopien {m}
|
| Skopje {prop} /ˈskɔpjɛ/ (capital of North Macedonia)
|
:: Skopje {f}, Skoplje {f}
|
| Skopje {prop} (North Macedonia) SEE: North Macedonia
|
::
|
| skua {n} /ˈskjuːə/ (predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae)
|
:: labbe {f}
|
| skulduggerous {adj} (involving skulduggery) SEE: tricky
|
::
|
| skulduggery {n} /skʌlˈdʌɡəɹi/ (devious device or trick)
|
:: entourloupe {f}
|
| skulk {v} /skʌlk/ (to conceal oneself; to hide)
|
:: se cacher
|
| skull {n} /skʌl/ (bones of the head: cranium and mandible)
|
:: crâne {m}
|
| skull and crossbones {n} (symbol of death)
|
:: tête de mort {f}
|
| skullcap {n} /ˈskʌlkæp/ (cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck)
|
:: kippa {f}, calotte {f}
|
| skullcap {n} (hat)
|
:: calotte {f}
|
| skullcap {n} (flowering plant)
|
:: scutellaire {f}
|
| skunk {n} /skʌŋk/ (animal)
|
:: mouffette {f}, sconse {m}, putois {m}
|
| skunk {n} (despicable person)
|
:: salaud {m}, mufle {m}, canaille {f}
|
| skunk {n} (skunkweed) SEE: marijuana
|
::
|
| sky {n} (atmosphere above a point)
|
:: ciel {m}
|
| sky {n} (specific view, condition)
|
:: ciel {m}
|
| sky {n} (heaven)
|
:: ciel {m}
|
| sky blue {adj} (light blue, see also: dark blue; blue)
|
:: bleu ciel
|
| sky blue {n} (colour)
|
:: bleu ciel
|
| sky burial {n} (funeral practice)
|
:: inhumation céleste {f}
|
| skyclad {adj} (nude) SEE: nude
|
::
|
| skydiving {n} (jumping out of an aircraft and freefalling)
|
:: parachutisme {m}, skydiving {m}
|
| skyjack {v}
|
:: détourner un avion
|
| skyjacker {n} (person who commits skyjacking)
|
:: pirate de l'air {m} {f}
|
| sky lantern {n} (paper ornament)
|
:: lanterne céleste {f}
|
| skylark {n} /ˈskaɪ.lɑɹk/ (small brown passerine bird)
|
:: alouette des champs {f}
|
| skylarking {n} /ˈskʌɪlɑːkɪŋ/ (horseplay)
|
:: chahut {m}
|
| skylight {n} /ˈskaɪˌlaɪt/ (opening in the roof)
|
:: fenêtre de toit {f}, lucarne {f}, vélux {m}, verrière {f}
|
| skyline {n} (horizon) SEE: horizon
|
::
|
| skyline {n} /ˈskaɪˌlaɪn/ (silhouette against city or buildings)
|
:: horizon {m}, ligne d'horizon {f}
|
| skype {v} /skaɪp/ (make a Skype telephone call)
|
:: skyper
|
| skyrocket {n} (pocket) SEE: pocket
|
::
|
| skyrocket {n} /ˈskaɪˌɹɒk.ɪt/ (type of firework)
|
:: fusée d'artifice {f}
|
| skyrocket {n} (slang: rebuke, scolding)
|
:: volée de bois vert {f}, [colloquial] Scud {m}
|
| skyrocket {v} (to increase suddenly and extremely)
|
:: grimper en flèche, monter en flèche, exploser
|
| skyscraper {n} /ˈskaɪˌskɹeɪpɚ/ (tall building)
|
:: gratte-ciel {m}
|
| slab {n} /slæb/ (flat piece of material)
|
:: chape {f}
|
| slab {n} (paving stone)
|
:: dalle {f}
|
| slabstone {n} (flagstone) SEE: flagstone
|
::
|
| slack {n} /slæk/ (small coal, coal dust)
|
:: gravier {m}
|
| slack {adj} (not tense)
|
:: lâche
|
| slack {v} (to procrastinate)
|
:: glander
|
| slacken {v} (to make less taut) SEE: loosen
|
::
|
| slacker {n} /ˈslækɚ/ (procrastinating or lazy person)
|
:: paresseux {m}, feignasse {f}
|
| slackline {n} (length of cable or rope)
|
:: slackline {f}
|
| slacklining {n} (sport)
|
:: slackline {f}
|
| slack off {v} (deliberately unproductive in one's work or study)
|
:: [colloquial] glander, [informal] tirer au flanc, procrastiner, atermoyer
|
| slack off {v} (decrease in intensity)
|
:: se calmer, diminuer
|
| slag {n} /slæɡ/ (the impurities which result and are separated out when melting a metal or refining it from its ore)
|
:: scorie {f}
|
| slag {n} (the scoria of a volcano)
|
:: scorie {f}
|
| slag {n} (a woman (sometimes a man) who has loose morals relating to sex)
|
:: pute {f}
|
| slag heap {n}
|
:: terril {m}, crassier {m}
|
| slake {v} /sleɪk/ (To satisfy thirst)
|
:: étancher, rassasier
|
| slalom {n} /ˈslɑː.ləm/ (sports)
|
:: slalom {m}
|
| slalom {v} (to race in a slalom)
|
:: slalomer
|
| slalomer {n} (skier)
|
:: slalomeur {m}, slalomeuse {f}
|
| slalomist {n} (slalomer) SEE: slalomer
|
::
|
| slam {v} /slæm/ (to shut with sudden force and noise)
|
:: claquer
|
| slander {n} /ˈslɑːndə/ (false or unsupported spoken malicious statement)
|
:: diffamation (orale) {f}, calomnie (orale) {f}
|
| slander {v} (utter a slanderous statement about)
|
:: calomnier verbalement
|
| slanderer {n} (One who slanders)
|
:: calomniateur {m}, calomniatrice {f}
|
| slanderous {adj} (Both untrue and harmful to a reputation)
|
:: diffamatoire
|
| slang {n} (jargon) SEE: jargon
|
::
|
| slang {n} /sleɪŋ/ (unconventional language )
|
:: argot {m}, langue verte {f}, jargon {m}
|
| slang {n} (cant) SEE: cant
|
::
|
| slant {n} (typography: slash) SEE: slash
|
::
|
| slant {n} /ˈslænt/ (slope or incline)
|
:: biais {f}
|
| slant {n} (bias)
|
:: connotation {f}
|
| slant {n} (pejorative: person of Asian descent)
|
:: [man] bridé {m}, [woman] bridée {f}
|
| slant {v} (to lean, slope or incline)
|
:: incliner, pencher
|
| slant {v} (to bias or skew)
|
:: biaiser
|
| slanted {adj} (placed at an angle)
|
:: penché, oblique, incliné
|
| slanting {adj} /ˈslæntɪŋ/ (not perpendicular)
|
:: oblique
|
| slanting {n} (quality of being slanted)
|
:: en pente
|
| slap {n} (A blow dealt with the open hand)
|
:: claque {f}, gifle {f} [slap on the face] , fessée {f} [slap on the bum]
|
| slap {v} (to give a slap)
|
:: gifler [slap in the face] , fesser [slap on the bum]
|
| slap-bang {adv} (directly, immediately)
|
:: en plein
|
| slapdash {adj} /ˈslæpdæʃ/ (done hastily)
|
:: bâclé
|
| slap in the face {n} (slap in the face or on the cheek)
|
:: soufflet {m}, gifle {f}, claque {f}
|
| slapper {n} /ˈslæpɚ/ (female of loose morals)
|
:: putain {f}
|
| slapstick {n} (physical comedy)
|
:: pantalonnade {f}
|
| slash {n} /slæʃ/ (typography: / symbol)
|
:: barre oblique {f}, barre {f}
|
| slash {n}
|
:: entaille {f}
|
| slash {v} (to make a broad cut with an edged weapon)
|
:: entailler, taillader
|
| slash and burn {n} (technique)
|
:: brûlis {m}, culture sur brûlis {f}
|
| slasher {n} (horror movie)
|
:: slasher {m}
|
| slat {n} /slæt/ (thin, narrow strip)
|
:: palette {f}, lamelle {f}
|
| slat {n} (aeronautical: moveable control surface at the leading edge of a wing)
|
:: dispositif hypersustentateur {m}
|
| slat {n}
|
:: pale
|
| slate {n} /sleɪt/ (rock)
|
:: ardoise {f}
|
| slate {n} (bluish-grey colour, see also: slate blue; slate gray; blue-gray)
|
:: ardoise {f}
|
| slate {n} (sheet of slate for writing on)
|
:: ardoise {f}
|
| slate {n} (tile)
|
:: ardoise {f}
|
| slate {n} (record of money owed)
|
:: ardoise {f}
|
| slater {n} /ˈsleɪtɚ/ (one who lays slate)
|
:: couvreur {m}
|
| slattern {n} (slut) SEE: slut
|
::
|
| slattern {n} /ˈslætɚn/ (dated: dirty and untidy woman)
|
:: salope {m} {f}
|
| slaty-backed gull {n} (Larus schistisagus)
|
:: Goéland à manteau ardoisé {m}
|
| slaughter {n} /ˈslɔtɚ/ (killing of animals (also kosher and halal rituals))
|
:: abattage {m}
|
| slaughter {n} (killing of many people)
|
:: carnage {m}, tuerie {f}, massacre {m}
|
| slaughter {n}
|
:: abattage {m}
|
| slaughter {v} (to massacre people in large numbers)
|
:: massacrer, faire une tuerie
|
| slaughter {v} (to kill in a particularly brutal manner)
|
:: massacrer, faire un carnage
|
| slaughterhouse {n} (abattoir) SEE: abattoir
|
::
|
| slaughterhouse {n} (scene of a massacre)
|
:: abattoir
|
| Slav {n} /slɑːv/ (a member of a group of peoples in Eastern Europe speaking a Slavic language)
|
:: Slave {m} {f}
|
| slave {n} /sleɪv/ (person owned by another)
|
:: esclave {m} {f}, serf {m}, serve {f}
|
| slave {n} (person forced to work for another)
|
:: esclave {?}
|
| slave {n} (submissive partner in a BDSM relationship who (consensually) submits to (sexually) serving)
|
:: esclave {m} {f}
|
| slavedealing {n} (slave trade) SEE: slave trade
|
::
|
| slave-driver {n} (employer who demands excessive work)
|
:: esclavagiste {m} {f}, négrier {m}, négrière {f}
|
| slave-girl {n} (female slave)
|
:: esclave-fille {f}
|
| slave-girl {n} (sex slave) SEE: sex slave
|
::
|
| slaveowner {n} (anyone that has control over another human being)
|
:: esclavagiste {m} {f}
|
| slaver {v} /ˈslævɚ/ (to drool saliva)
|
:: baver
|
| slaver {n} /ˈsleɪvɚ/ (a person engaged in the slave trade)
|
:: marchand d'esclaves {m}, esclavagiste {m} {f}, négrier {m}, négrière {f}
|
| slaver {n} (slave ship)
|
:: navire d'esclaves {m}
|
| slavery {n} /ˈsleɪvəɹi/ (institution or practice of owning human beings)
|
:: esclavage {m}
|
| slavery {n} (condition of servitude endured by a slave)
|
:: esclavage {m}
|
| slavery {n} (condition in which one is captivated or subjugated)
|
:: esclavage {m}
|
| slave trade {n} (traffic in slaves)
|
:: commerce des esclaves {f}, traite négrière {f}
|
| Slavey {prop} /ˈsleɪvi/ (an Athabascan people)
|
:: Esclave
|
| Slavey {prop} (a language)
|
:: esclave
|
| Slavic {adj} /ˈslævɪk/ (of the Slavs, their culture or languages)
|
:: slave, slavon
|
| Slavicize {v}
|
:: slaviser
|
| Slavic studies {n} (academic discipline)
|
:: slavistique {f}
|
| Slavism {n} (a Slavic idiom or phrase)
|
:: slavisme {m}
|
| Slavist {n} (specialist in the Slavic languages, literature or culture)
|
:: slaviste {m} {f}
|
| Slavistics {n} (Slavic studies) SEE: Slavic studies
|
::
|
| Slavo- {prefix} (Slavic)
|
:: slavo-
|
| Slavonia {prop} (region of Croatia)
|
:: Slavonie {f}
|
| Slavonic {adj} (Slavic) SEE: Slavic
|
::
|
| Slavonic {prop} /slə.ˈvɒ.nɪk/ (unrecorded ancestor of Slavic languages)
|
:: slavon {m}, vieux slave {m}, esclavon {m}, paléoslave {m}
|
| Slavonic {adj} (related to Slavonia)
|
:: slavon {m}
|
| Slavonic studies {n} (Slavic studies) SEE: Slavic studies
|
::
|
| Slavophile {n} (person who is interested in the development and prosperity of the Slavic race)
|
:: slavophile {m} {f}
|
| Slavyansk {prop} (Slovyansk) SEE: Slovyansk
|
::
|
| slay {v} /sleɪ/ (to kill, murder)
|
:: tuer, assassiner, occire
|
| sled {n} (sledge) SEE: sledge
|
::
|
| sledge {n} (sledgehammer) SEE: sledgehammer
|
::
|
| sledge {n} /slɛdʒ/ (sleigh or sled)
|
:: traîneau {m}, luge {f}
|
| sledgehammer {n} (kind of hammer)
|
:: marteau de forgeron {m}, masse {f}, marteau
|
| sledge hockey {n} (version of ice hockey)
|
:: hockey sur luge
|
| sledge racing {n}
|
:: course sur luge
|
| sleek {adj} /sliːk/ (smooth)
|
:: brillant, luisant, lisse
|
| sleep {v} /sliːp/ (to rest in state of reduced consciousness)
|
:: dormir
|
| sleep {n} (state of reduced consciousness)
|
:: sommeil {m}
|
| sleep {n} (substance found in the corner of the eyes (gound), sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep, see also: )
|
:: chassie {f}
|
| sleep apnea {n} (brief interruptions of breathing during sleep)
|
:: apnée du sommeil
|
| sleep around {v} (to have numerous sexual partners)
|
:: [informal] coucher à droite et à gauche
|
| sleep a wink {v}
|
:: ne pas fermer l'œil
|
| sleep disorder {n} (medical disorder of sleep patterns)
|
:: trouble du sommeil {m}, trouble de sommeil {m}
|
| sleeper {n} (someone who sleeps)
|
:: dormeur {m}
|
| sleeper {n} (railroad sleeping car) SEE: sleeping car
|
::
|
| sleeper {n} (nurse shark) SEE: nurse shark
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::
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| sleeper {v} (to mark a calf by cutting its ear) SEE: earmark
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::
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| sleeper {n} (sedative) SEE: sedative
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::
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| sleeper {n} (railroad tie) SEE: railroad tie
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::
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| sleeper cell {n} (group of people who remain dormant in a community until activated)
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:: cellule dormante {f}
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| sleep in {v} (to sleep late)
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:: faire la grasse matinée, cuver
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| sleep-in {n} (an instance of sleeping in)
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:: grasse matinée
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| sleepiness {n} (property of being sleepy)
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:: somnolence {f}
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| sleeping {n} /ˈsliːpɪŋ/ (state or act of being asleep)
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:: sommeil {m}
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| sleeping {adj} (asleep) SEE: asleep
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::
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| sleeping bag {n} (padded or insulated bag)
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:: sac de couchage {m}
|
| Sleeping Beauty {prop} (fairy tale)
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:: La Belle au bois dormant {f}
|
| Sleeping Beauty {prop} (main character in this story)
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:: Belle au bois dormant {f}
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| sleeping car {n} (a railroad car with sleeping facilities for passengers travelling overnight.)
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:: wagon-couchette {m}, wagon-lit {m}
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| sleeping pill {n} (a pill having a soporific effect)
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:: somnifère {m}
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| sleep like a baby {v} (to sleep very well)
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:: dormir comme un loir, dormir comme une marmotte, dormir à poings fermés, dormir du sommeil du juste
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| sleep like a log {v} (to sleep well, without disturbance)
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:: dormir comme un loir, dormir comme une marmotte, dormir comme un caïman [Louisiana]
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| sleep mask {n} /sliːp mɑːsk/ (blindfold)
|
:: masque de nuit
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| sleep mode {n} (state of a computer system)
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:: mise en veille {f}
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| sleep of the just {n} /ˈsliːp əv ðə ˈdʒʌst/ (deep and worry-free sleep)
|
:: sommeil du juste {m}
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| sleep on {v} (to postpone a decision at least overnight)
|
:: la nuit porte conseil
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| sleep over {v} (to sleep over)
|
:: passer la nuit, parnuire
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| sleep paralysis {n} (inability to move or speak while falling asleep or upon awakening)
|
:: paralysie du sommeil {f}
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| sleep rough {v} /ˌsliːp ˈɹʌf/ (to sleep outdoors)
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:: dormir à la belle étoile
|
| sleepwalk {v} (somnambulate) SEE: somnambulate
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::
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| sleepwalker {n} (somnambulist) SEE: somnambulist
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::
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| sleepwalking {n} (act of walking while not conscious or aware of it, during sleep)
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:: somnambulisme {m}
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| sleep with {v} (have sex with)
|
:: coucher avec ...
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| sleep with one eye open {v}
|
:: ne dormir que d'un œil
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| sleepy {adj} /ˈsliːpi/ (feeling the need for sleep)
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:: somnolent {m}, ensommeillé {m}, ensuqué
|
| sleepy {adj} (suggesting tiredness)
|
:: endormi
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| sleepy head {n} (a sleepy person) SEE: sleepyhead
|
::
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| sleepyhead {n} (sleepy person)
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:: endormi {m}, endormie {f}
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| sleet {n} /sliːt/ (ice pellets)
|
:: grésil {m}
|
| sleet {v} (to be in a state in which sleet is falling)
|
:: grésiller
|
| sleeve {n} /sliːv/ (part of a garment that covers the arm)
|
:: manche {f}
|
| sleeve {n} (mechanical covering or lining)
|
:: chemise {f} (inner), gaine {f} (outer), manchon {m}
|
| sleeve {n} (record cover)
|
:: pochette {f} (of record), boîtier {m} (of CD)
|
| sleigh {adj} (sly) SEE: sly
|
::
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| sleigh {n} (vehicle on runners) SEE: sledge
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::
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| sleight of hand {n} (skill)
|
:: tour de passe-passe {m}, tour de main {m}, habileté {f}
|
| sleiveen {n} /ˈsliːviːn/ (dishonest person; trickster)
|
:: escroc, filou, aigrefin, fripon, larron, chevalier d'industrie, tricheur
|
| slender {adj} /ˈslɛndə/ (thin)
|
:: svelte
|
| slender-billed gull {n} (Chroicocephalus genei)
|
:: goéland railleur {m}
|
| slender-horned gazelle {n} (Gazella leptoceros)
|
:: gazelle leptocère
|
| sleuth {n} /sluːθ/ (bloodhound)
|
:: limier {m}
|
| sleuth {n} (detective)
|
:: détective {m}
|
| slice {n} /slaɪs/ (thin, broad piece cut off)
|
:: tranche {f}, tronçon {m}
|
| slice {v} (to cut into slices)
|
:: trancher, couper en tranches, émincer
|
| sliced bread {n} (bread that is sold sliced into pieces)
|
:: pain de mie {m}
|
| slice of the pie {n}
|
:: part du gâteau {f}
|
| slick {adj} /slɪk/ (slippery due to a covering of liquid)
|
:: glissant
|
| slick {n} (A covering of liquid, particularly oil)
|
:: nappe {f}
|
| slide {v} /slaɪd/ (to cause to move in contact with a surface)
|
:: glisser
|
| slide {v} (to move in continuous contact with a surface)
|
:: glisser
|
| slide {v} (to lose balance)
|
:: glisser
|
| slide {v} (to pass or put imperceptibly; to slip)
|
:: glisser
|
| slide {v} (to pass inadvertently)
|
:: déraper
|
| slide {v} (to pass along smoothly)
|
:: glisser
|
| slide {n} (item of play equipment)
|
:: toboggan {m}
|
| slide {n} (slippery surface for someone to slide on)
|
:: glissoire {f}
|
| slide {n} (rubble, earth and stones moving down)
|
:: glissement, glissement de terrain
|
| slide {n} (mechanism of a part which slides on or against a guide)
|
:: glissière {f}, coulisse {f}
|
| slide {n} (act of sliding)
|
:: glissade {f}
|
| slide {n} (valve in a trombone)
|
:: coulisse {f}
|
| slide {n} (transparent image for projecting)
|
:: diapositive, diapo
|
| slide {n} (microscope slide)
|
:: lame {f}
|
| slide {n} (slide for playing slide guitar)
|
:: bottleneck {m}
|
| slide fastener {n} (zip fastener) SEE: zip fastener
|
::
|
| slide projector {n} (a device that projects an enlarged image of a photographic slide onto a screen)
|
:: projecteur de diapositives {m}, projecteur {m}
|
| slide rule {n} (analog calculator)
|
:: règle à calcul {f}
|
| slideshow {n} (presentation)
|
:: diaporama {m}
|
| slideshow {n} (sequence of images)
|
:: diaporama
|
| sliding door {n} (door)
|
:: porte coulissante {f}
|
| slight {adj} /sl̥l͡ɐɪʔ̚/ (small in amount, insignificant)
|
:: insignifiant, léger
|
| slightly {adv} /ˈslaɪtli/ (slenderly)
|
:: finement, délicatement
|
| slightly {adv} (to a small extent or degree)
|
:: légèrement
|
| slim {adj} /slɪm/ (slender)
|
:: mince
|
| slim {v} (lose weight)
|
:: maigrir, mincir
|
| slime {n} /slaɪm/ (mucilaginous substance or mucus-like substance)
|
:: glaire {f}, bave {f} [for a mollusc ; lit. "drool"]
|
| slimeball {n} /ˈslaɪmbɔːl/ (person regarded as slimy or otherwise undesirable)
|
:: cochon {m}, enflure {f}, ordure {f}, porc {m}, raclure {f}, sac à foutre {m}, sac à merde {m}, vicelard {m}
|
| slimy {adj} /ˈslaɪ.mi/ (like slime; glutinous)
|
:: visqueux {m}, visqueuse {f}, gluant {m}, gluante {f}
|
| sling {v} /ˈslɪŋ/ (to throw)
|
:: lancer
|
| sling {n} (instrument for throwing, see also: slingshot)
|
:: fronde {f}, bricole {f}
|
| sling {n} (bandage)
|
:: écharpe {f}
|
| sling {n} (rope or chain arrangement)
|
:: élingue {f}
|
| sling {n} (strap attached to a firearm)
|
:: bandoulière {f}
|
| sling {n} (rope or iron securing a yard to a mast)
|
:: hauban
|
| sling {n} (the act of hurling as with a sling)
|
:: jet {m}
|
| slinger {n} (someone who slings or who uses a sling)
|
:: frondeur {m}
|
| slingshot {n} /ˈslɪŋʃɒt/ (Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles, see also: sling)
|
:: lance-pierre {m}
|
| Slinky {n} (Toy spring)
|
:: Slinky {m}, Ondamania {m}
|
| slip {n} (nautical: space for a ship to moor) SEE: berth
|
::
|
| slip {n} /slɪp/ (ceramics: thin, slippery mix of clay and water)
|
:: barbotine {f}
|
| slip {n} (small piece of paper)
|
:: fiche {f}
|
| slip {v} (to lose one's traction)
|
:: glisser
|
| slip {v} (to err)
|
:: se tromper, faire erreur
|
| slip {v} (to pass)
|
:: faire passer
|
| slip {v} (to worsen)
|
:: empirer
|
| slip {n} (act of slipping)
|
:: glissade {f}
|
| slip knot {n} (knot which attaches a line to an object and tightens when pressure is applied)
|
:: nœud coulant
|
| slip of the tongue {n} (mistake in speech)
|
:: lapsus {m}
|
| slipped disc {n} (protruding vertebral disc)
|
:: déplacement de vertèbre
|
| slipper {n} (low shoe usually worn indoors)
|
:: chausson {m}, pantoufle {f}
|
| slipper animalcule {n} (paramecium) SEE: paramecium
|
::
|
| slippery {adj} /ˈslɪpəɹi/ (of a surface)
|
:: glissant
|
| slippery jack {n} (mushroom in genus Suillus)
|
:: bolet jaune, nonette voilée {m}
|
| slippery slope {n} (chain of events)
|
:: pente glissante {f}, pente savonneuse {f}
|
| slipshod {adj} /ˈslɪp.ʃɑd/ (done poorly or too quickly)
|
:: bâclé
|
| slipstick {n} (slide rule) SEE: slide rule
|
::
|
| slip through the cracks {v} (to escape notice)
|
:: passer entre les mailles du filet
|
| slipway {n} (sloping surface)
|
:: cale {f}, cale sèche {f}
|
| slit {n} /ˈslɪt/ (narrow cut or opening; a slot)
|
:: fente
|
| slit {n} (vulgar, slang: opening of the vagina)
|
:: vulve
|
| slither {v} /ˈslɪð.ə(ɹ)/ (to move smoothly from side to side)
|
:: ramper / glisser en ondulant
|
| slither {v} (to slide)
|
:: glisser, se faufiler
|
| slithy {adj} /ˈslaɪði/ (slimy and lithe)
|
:: lubricilleux
|
| sliver {n} /ˈslɪ.vɚ/ (a long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment)
|
:: écharde, éclat
|
| sliver {n} (bait made of pieces of small fish)
|
:: languette
|
| sliver {n} (New York: A narrow high-rise apartment building)
|
:: tour, gratte-ciel
|
| slivovitz {n} /ˈslɪvəvɪts/ (rakija made from distilled, fermented plum juice)
|
:: slivovitz {f}
|
| slob {n} /slɒb/ (lazy, slovenly person)
|
:: souillon {m} {f}, flemmard {m} {f}
|
| slob {n} (lazy, obese person)
|
:: lambin {m}
|
| slobber {v} (To allow saliva or liquid to run from one's mouth)
|
:: baver
|
| sloboda {n} (a kind of settlement in the history of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine)
|
:: sloboda {f}
|
| sloe {n} /ˈsloʊ/ (fruit of Prunus spinosa)
|
:: prunelle {f}
|
| sloe {n} (tree Prunus spinosa) SEE: blackthorn
|
::
|
| slogan {n} /ˈsloʊ.ɡən/ (phrase associated with a product, used in advertising)
|
:: slogan {m}
|
| sloop {n} /sluːp/ (single-masted sailboat)
|
:: sloop {m}
|
| slope {n} /sloʊp/ (area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward)
|
:: pente {f}
|
| slope {n} (degree to which a surface tends upward or downward)
|
:: pente {f}, inclinaison {f}
|
| slope {n} (mathematics)
|
:: pente {f}
|
| slope {n} (math: slope of the line tangent to a curve at a given point)
|
:: pente {f}
|
| sloppy {adj} (very wet; covered in or composed of slop)
|
:: mouillé, trop liquide
|
| sloppy {adj} (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful)
|
:: bâclé, négligé
|
| sloppy {adj} (imprecise or loose)
|
:: lâche, large, ample
|
| slosh {v} (of a liquid, to shift chaotically; to splash noisily)
|
:: éclabousser
|
| sloshing {n} (A motion or action that sloshes.)
|
:: ballottement {m}
|
| slot {n} /slɒt/ (wooden bar for fastening door)
|
:: barre {f}
|
| slot {n} (narrow depression, perforation, or aperture)
|
:: emplacement {m}, fente {f}
|
| slot {n} (A slot machine designed for gambling)
|
:: machine à sous {f}
|
| sloth {n} /sləʊθ/ (laziness)
|
:: paresse {f}
|
| sloth {n} (mammal)
|
:: paresseux {m}, aï {m}
|
| sloth bear {n} (Melursus ursinus)
|
:: ours lippu {m}
|
| slothful {adj} (lazy, sluggish)
|
:: paresseux
|
| slot machine {n} (vending machine) SEE: vending machine
|
::
|
| slot machine {n} (any coin-operated machine)
|
:: machine à sous {f}
|
| slot machine {n} (gambling machine)
|
:: machine à sous {f}
|
| slouch {n} /slaʊt͡ʃ/ (awkward, heavy, clownish fellow)
|
:: empoté
|
| slouch hat {n} (broad-brimmed felt hat)
|
:: chapeau mou {m}
|
| slough {n} /slʌf/ (dead skin on a sore or ulcer)
|
:: escarre {f}
|
| Slovak {adj} /ˈsloʊvɑːk/ (of Slovakia or its language)
|
:: slovaque
|
| Slovak {n} (native of Slovakia)
|
:: Slovaque {m} {f}
|
| Slovak {n} (language of Slovakia)
|
:: slovaque {m}
|
| Slovak Cuvac {n} (Slovak Chuvach)
|
:: tchouvatch slovaque
|
| Slovakia {prop} /sloʊˈvɑ.ki.ə/ (Slovakia)
|
:: Slovaquie {f}
|
| Slovakian {adj} (of or pertaining to Slovakia) SEE: Slovak
|
::
|
| Slovakian {n} (a person from Slovakia or of Slovakian descent) SEE: Slovak
|
::
|
| Slovak Republic {prop} (official name of Slovakia)
|
:: République slovaque {f}
|
| Slovene {adj} /ˈsləʊviːn/ (adjective)
|
:: slovène {m} {f}
|
| Slovene {n} (a person)
|
:: Slovène {m} {f}
|
| Slovene {prop} (the language)
|
:: slovène {m}
|
| Slovenia {prop} /sloʊˈvi.ni.ə/ (country in Europe)
|
:: Slovénie {f}
|
| Slovenian {adj} (Slovene) SEE: Slovene
|
::
|
| Slovenian {n} (language) SEE: Slovene
|
::
|
| Slovenian {n} (person) SEE: Slovene
|
::
|
| slovenly {adj} /ˈslʌv.ən.li/ (having an untidy appearance; unkempt)
|
:: négligé, dépeigné
|
| slovenly {adj} (dirty, unwashed; disorderly)
|
:: sale
|
| slovenly {adj} (careless or negligent; sloppy)
|
:: négligé, bâclé
|
| Slovincian {prop} /slə(ʊ)ˈvɪnsɪ.ən/ (extinct language of the Slovincian people)
|
:: slovince {m}
|
| Slovio {prop} (an artificial Slavic language)
|
:: slovio {m}
|
| Slovyansk {prop} (city)
|
:: Sloviansk, Slaviansk
|
| slow {adj} /sloʊ/ (not quick in motion)
|
:: lent {m}, lente {f}
|
| slow {adj} (spread over a comparatively long time)
|
:: lent
|
| slow {adj} (lacking in promptness; acting with deliberation)
|
:: lent, tardif
|
| slow {v} (to reduce the speed of)
|
:: ralentir, freiner
|
| slow and steady wins the race {proverb} (patient work will conquer any problem)
|
:: rien ne sert de courir, il faut partir à point
|
| slowcoach {n} (plodder) SEE: plodder
|
::
|
| slow-cook {v} (cook slowly)
|
:: mitonner
|
| slow cooker {n} (kitchen appliance)
|
:: mijoteuse {f}, cocotte {f}
|
| slow down {v} (to reduce speed)
|
:: ralentir
|
| slowly {adv} /ˈsloʊli/ (at a slow pace)
|
:: lentement
|
| slowly but surely {adv} (in a slow, yet careful manner)
|
:: lentement mais sûrement
|
| slow motion {n} (film stretched in time)
|
:: ralenti {m}
|
| slowness {n} (quality of being slow)
|
:: lenteur {f}
|
| slow on the uptake {adj} (slow to comprehend)
|
:: long à la détente
|
| slowworm {n} /ˈsləʊwɜː(ɹ)m/ (Anguis fragilis)
|
:: orvet {m}
|
| sludge {n} /slʌdʒ/ (generic term for separated solids)
|
:: lie {f}
|
| sluff {n} (slough) SEE: slough
|
::
|
| sluff {v} (slough) SEE: slough
|
::
|
| slug {n} /slʌɡ/ (gastropod)
|
:: limace {f}
|
| slug {n} (bullet)
|
:: pruneau {m}, dragée {f}, bastos {f}
|
| slug {n} (lazy person) SEE: sluggard
|
::
|
| slugabed {n} /ˈslʌɡəbɛd/ (lazy person who lies in bed after the usual time for getting up)
|
:: dormeur {m}, dormeuse {f}, lève-tard {m} {f}
|
| sluggard {n} (lazy or idle person)
|
:: fainéant {m}, fainéante {f}, flemmard {m}, flemmarde {f}
|
| sluggish {adj} /ˈslʌɡɪʃ/ (slow; having little motion)
|
:: poussif, faiblard [familiar]
|
| sluggish {adj} (having no power to move oneself or itself; inert)
|
:: rétamé [slang], naze [slang]
|
| sluice {n} /sluːs/ (passage for water)
|
:: écluse {f}
|
| sluice gate {n} (portal to allow passage of water)
|
:: vanne {f}
|
| slum {n} /slʌm/ (dilapidated neighborhood)
|
:: bidonville {m}
|
| slumber {n} /slʌmbə/ (a very light state of sleep)
|
:: somnolence {f}
|
| slumber {v} (to be in a very light state of sleep)
|
:: somnoler
|
| slumber party {n} (a sleepover)
|
:: soirée pyjama {f}
|
| slumdweller {n} (someone who lives in a slum)
|
:: zonard {m}
|
| slump {v} (to collapse heavily)
|
:: s'affaler, s'effondrer
|
| slur {n} /slɜː(ɹ)/ (insult or slight)
|
:: insulte {f}, injure {f}
|
| slur {n} (symbol indicating a legato passage)
|
:: liaison d'expression {f}, coulé {m}, legato {m}
|
| slur {v} (to articulate poorly)
|
:: mal articuler
|
| Slurpee {n} (flavored shaved ice served as a drink) SEE: slush
|
::
|
| slurry {n} /ˈslɝ.i/ (agriculture: mixture of animal waste, other organic material and sometimes water used as fertilizer)
|
:: purin {m}, lisier {m}
|
| slush {n} /slʌʃ/ (half-melted snow)
|
:: névasse {f}, neige fondue {f}, sloche {f} [Can]
|
| slush {n} (liquid mud or mire)
|
:: gadoue {f}
|
| slush {n} (flavored shaved ice served as a drink)
|
:: barbotine {f}
|
| slush fund {n} (money stored for illegal or dishonest purposes)
|
:: caisse noire {f}
|
| slushie {n} (flavored shaved ice served as a drink) SEE: slush
|
::
|
| Slush Puppie {n} (slush) SEE: slush
|
::
|
| slushy {n} (flavored shaved ice served as a drink) SEE: slush
|
::
|
| slut {n} (prostitute) SEE: prostitute
|
::
|
| slut {n} /slʌt/ (sexually promiscuous woman)
|
:: salope {f}, trainée {f}, garce {f}, pute {f}
|
| slut {n} (untidy person)
|
:: truie {f}, souillon
|
| slut {n} (a female dog)
|
:: chienne
|
| slutty {adj} /ˈslʌti/ (Of or resembling a slut)
|
:: putassier
|
| sly {adj} /slaɪ/ (artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily)
|
:: sournois, malin, rusé, matois
|
| sly {adj} (dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice; nimble)
|
:: espiègle
|
| sly as a fox {adj} (very sly)
|
:: rusé comme un renard
|
| slyboots {n} (shallow and manipulative woman)
|
:: chattemite {f}
|
| sly fox {n} (person artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily)
|
:: sournois, malin, rusé, matois
|
| slyly {adv} /ˈslaɪli/ (in a sly manner)
|
:: sournoisement
|
| Slytherin {n} (Harry Potter team)
|
:: Serpentard
|
| smack {v} (to strike a child as a form of discipline) SEE: spank
|
::
|
| smack {n} ((slang) heroin) SEE: horse
|
::
|
| smack-dab {adv} (exactly, directly)
|
:: pile-poil
|
| small {adj} /smɔːl/ (not large)
|
:: petit, minuscule
|
| small {adj} (young)
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:: petit, jeune
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| small arms {n} (weapon)
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:: petites armes {f-p}
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| small business {n} (company)
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:: petite entreprise {f}, TPE {f}, PME {f}
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| small caps {n} (font variant)
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:: petite capitale {f}
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| small change {n} (a minor or insignificant amount of money)
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:: petite monnaie {f}
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| smallest room {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet
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::
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| small final {n}
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:: petite finale
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| small fry {n} (things or people of little importance)
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:: menu fretin {m}
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| small hours {n} (very early morning)
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:: petites heures {f-p}
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| small intestine {n} (upper part of the intestine)
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:: intestin grêle
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| small-minded {adj} (selfish; not mindful of the big picture)
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:: mesquin
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| smallness {n} (state of being small)
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:: petitesse {f}
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| small of the back {n} (lumbar region of the back)
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:: cambrure (des reins) {f}
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| small pica {n}
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:: philosophie
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| small potatoes {n} (small fry) SEE: small fry
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::
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| smallpox {n} /ˈsmɔːlpɒks/ (disease)
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:: variole {f}, petite vérole {f}
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| small-scale {adj} (having a modest scope or extent)
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:: à petite échelle
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| small screen {n} (broadcast or cable television screen)
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:: petit écran
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| small talk {n} (idle conversation)
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:: papotage {m}, courts pourparlers {m-p}
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| small text {n} (7½-point text)
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:: petit-texte
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| small wonder {n} (unsurprising occurrence)
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:: pas étonnant (que ...)
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| smaragdine {n} (emerald) SEE: emerald
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::
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| smarmy {adj} /ˈsmɑːɹ.mi/ (Falsely earnest, smug, or ingratiating)
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:: obséquieux
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| smart {v} /smɑɹt/ (to hurt or sting)
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:: piquer
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| smart {adj} (exhibiting social ability or cleverness)
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:: habile
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| smart {adj} (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
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:: habile, intelligent
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| smart {adj} (equipped with intelligent behaviour (digital/computer technology))
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:: intelligent
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| smart {adj} (good-looking)
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:: élégant
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| smart aleck {n} (a know-it-all)
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:: je-sais-tout
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| smart ass {n} (one promoting his own personality, wishes or views) SEE: smartass
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::
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| smartass {n} (one who is particularly insolent)
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:: gonflé {m}, plaisantin {m}, blagueur {m}, farceur {m}
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| smart card {n} (plastic card that has information stored on a computer chip)
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:: carte à puce {f}
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| smartphone {n} /ˈsmɑɹtfoʊn/ (electronic handheld device)
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:: smartphone {m}, ordiphone {m}, supertéléphone {m}, téléphone intelligent {m}
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| smartwatch {n} (wristwatch)
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:: smartwatch {f}
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| smarty boots {n} (know-it-all) SEE: know-it-all
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::
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| smash {n} /smæʃ/ (in tennis)
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:: smash {m}
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| smash {v} (to break violently)
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:: fracasser
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| smash {v} (hit extremely hard)
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:: percuter
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| smash {v} (figuratively: to defeat overwhelmingly)
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:: écraser
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| smashing {adj} /ˈsmæʃɪŋ/ (serving to smash)
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:: qui + appropriate third-person translation of smash
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| smashing {adj} (wonderful)
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:: sensass {m} {f}, super {m} {f}, génial {m}, géniale {f}
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| smatter {v} /ˈsmæ.tə/ (intransitive: talk superficially)
|
:: lantiponner [archaic]
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| smatter {v} (to speak (a language) with spotty or superficial knowledge)
|
:: baragouiner
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| smattering {n} /ˈsmæɾɹ̩ɪŋ/ (superficial knowledge)
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:: rudiment {m}
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| SME {n} (Small and Medium-sized Enterprise)
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:: PME {f}
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| smear {v} /smɪɚ/ (to spread (a substance))
|
:: badigeonner
|
| smear {v} (to damage someone's reputation by slandering, making false accusations)
|
:: diffamer
|
| smear {n} (mark)
|
:: trace, traînée, frottis (Pap smear)
|
| smear {n} (Pap smear) SEE: Pap smear
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::
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| smear campaign {n} (negative propaganda)
|
:: campagne de diffamation {f}
|
| smearer {n} (unskillful painter)
|
:: barbouilleur {m}, badigeonneur {m}
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| smear test {n} (gynaecology: screening test)
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:: frottis {m}
|
| smectic {adj} (of a class of liquid crystals whose molecules are aligned in layers)
|
:: smectique
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| smectite {n} (clay mineral)
|
:: smectite {f}
|
| smell {n} /smɛl/ (sensation)
|
:: odeur {f}, parfum {m}
|
| smell {n} (sense of smell)
|
:: odorat {m}
|
| smell {v} (sense with nose)
|
:: sentir
|
| smell {v} (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of")
|
:: sentir
|
| smell a rat {v} /ˈsmɛl ə ˈɹæt/ (to sense something suspicious)
|
:: y avoir anguille sous roche (there’s an eel under the rock )
|
| smell-brain {n} (part of brain involved with smelling)
|
:: rhinencéphale {m}
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| smelling salt {n} (ammonium carbonate when used to restore consciousness)
|
:: sels {m-p}
|
| smelly {adj} /ˈsmɛli/ (having a bad smell)
|
:: puant {m}, puante {f}, malodorant
|
| smell you later {interj} (see you later; goodbye) SEE: goodbye
|
::
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| smelt {n} /ˈsmɛlt/ (fish of the family Osmeridae)
|
:: éperlan {m}
|
| smelt {n} (production of metal, especially iron, from ore) SEE: smelting
|
::
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| smelter {n} (person employed to do smelting)
|
:: métalurgiste
|
| smelter {n} (place where smelting is done)
|
:: fonderie {f}
|
| smelting {n} (process of melting or fusion, especially to extract a metal from its ore)
|
:: fonte {f}, fonderie
|
| smidgen {n} (very small amount)
|
:: chouïa
|
| smile {n} /ˈsmaɪl/ (a happy face expression using mouth, but without producing voice)
|
:: sourire {m}
|
| smile {v} (to have a smile on one's face)
|
:: sourire
|
| smile from ear to ear {n} (large smile)
|
:: sourire jusqu'aux oreilles {m}
|
| smiley {n} /ˈsmaɪli/ (representation of a smiling face)
|
:: émoticône {f}
|
| smiley {n} (emoticon) SEE: emoticon
|
::
|
| smiling {adj} /ˈsmaɪlɪŋ/ (that smiles or has a smile)
|
:: souriant {m}
|
| smirch {v} (to dirty)
|
:: salir
|
| smirk {n} /smɜːk/ (smile that is insolent, offensively self-satisfied or scornful)
|
:: sourire en coin {m}, ricanerie {f}
|
| smirk {v} (to smile in a way that is affected, smug, insolent or contemptuous)
|
:: ricaner
|
| smite {v} /smaɪt/ (to hit)
|
:: frapper
|
| smite {v} (to strike down or kill with godly force)
|
:: frapper
|
| smith {n} /smɪθ/ (craftsperson who works metal, see also: blacksmith)
|
:: forgeron {m}, forgeronne {f}
|
| Smith {prop} /smɪθ/ (surnames derived from the equivalents of “smith”)
|
:: Lefèvre, Lefébure, Lefebvre
|
| Smith {prop} (most common surnames by language)
|
:: Martin
|
| smithereens {n} /smɪðəˈɹiːnz/ (Fragments or splintered pieces; numerous tiny disconnected items)
|
:: miettes {p}
|
| smithsonite {n} (mineral)
|
:: smithsonite {f}
|
| smithy {n} (forge) SEE: forge
|
::
|
| smock {n} /smɒk/ (undergarment)
|
:: blouse {f}
|
| smock {n} (a blouse)
|
:: blouse {f}
|
| smock {n} (a loose garment worn as protection)
|
:: blouse {f}
|
| smocking {n} /ˈsmɒkɪŋ/ (embroidery technique in which the fabric is gathered and embroidered with decorative stitches)
|
:: nid d'abeilles
|
| smog {n} /smɔɡ/ (urban air pollution)
|
:: smog {m}
|
| smoke {v} /smoʊk/ (to inhale and exhale smoke from a burning cigarette)
|
:: fumer
|
| smoke {v} (to inhale and exhale tobacco smoke regularly or habitually)
|
:: fumer
|
| smoke {v} (to give off smoke)
|
:: fumer
|
| smoke {v} (to preserve or prepare by treating with smoke)
|
:: fumer
|
| smoke {v} (slang: to kill, especially with a gun)
|
:: descendre
|
| smoke {n} (visible particles and vapour given off by burning material)
|
:: fumée {f}
|
| smoke {n} (colloquial: cigarette)
|
:: clope {f}
|
| Smoke {prop} (44th sura of the Qur'an)
|
:: Fumée {f}
|
| smoke alarm {n} (smoke detector) SEE: smoke detector
|
::
|
| smoke and mirrors {n}
|
:: miroir aux alouettes {m}, poudre aux yeux {f}
|
| smokebox {n} (chamber before chimney)
|
:: boîte à fumée {f}
|
| smoked {adj} /smoʊkt/ (of food, preserved by treatment with smoke)
|
:: fumé
|
| smoked beef {n}
|
:: boeuf fumé
|
| smoke detector {n} (device)
|
:: détecteur de fumée {m}
|
| smoked meat {n} (smoked meat in general)
|
:: viande fumée {f}
|
| smoked meat {n} (Montreal-style smoked meat)
|
:: smoked meat {m}, viande fumée {f}
|
| smoked salmon {n} (edible salmon that is cured by smoking)
|
:: saumon fumé {m}
|
| smokefall {n} (close of the day before nightfall, when fog comes)
|
:: tombée de la brume {f}
|
| smokefall {n} (soot fallout from a cloud of smoke)
|
:: retombées de suie {f-p}, retombées de suies {f-p}, retombée de suie {f}, retombée de suies {f}
|
| smokefall {n} (artificial waterfall of smoke for shows)
|
:: cascade de vapeur {f}, cascade de vapeur d'azote {f}
|
| smoke like a chimney {v} (to smoke tobacco frequently)
|
:: fumer comme une cheminée, fumer comme un pompier, fumer comme un Turc, fumer comme un sapeur, fumer comme un dragon
|
| smoker {n} /ˈsmoʊkɚ/ (person who smokes tobacco habitually)
|
:: fumeur {m}, fumeuse {f}
|
| smoke ring {n} (smoking trick)
|
:: rond de fumée {m}, ronds de fumée {m-p}
|
| smokescreen {n} (smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover)
|
:: écran de fumée {m}, rideau de fumée {m}
|
| smokescreen {n} (anything used (metaphorically) to conceal or distract)
|
:: écran de fumée {m}
|
| smokeshop {n} (tobacconist's) SEE: tobacconist's
|
::
|
| smokestack {n} (a conduit or group of conduits atop a structure allowing smoke to flow out) SEE: chimney
|
::
|
| smoking {n} /ˈsmoʊkɪŋ/ (smoking of tobacco)
|
:: tabagisme
|
| smoking jacket {n} (men's jacket to be worn while smoking)
|
:: smoking {m}
|
| smoking room {n} (room designated for smokers)
|
:: fumoir {m}
|
| smoky {adj} /ˈsmoʊki/ (filled with smoke)
|
:: enfumé
|
| smoky quartz {n} (type of quartz)
|
:: quartz fumé {m}
|
| smolder {v} /ˈsmoʊldɚ/ (to burn with no flame and little smoke)
|
:: se consumer, couver
|
| smolder {v} (to show signs of repressed anger or suppressed mental turmoil or other strong emotion)
|
:: ronger son frein
|
| Smolensk {prop} (city)
|
:: Smolensk {m}
|
| smooch {v} /smuːtʃ/ ((informal) to kiss)
|
:: bécoter
|
| smooth {adj} /smuːð/ (lacking friction, not rough)
|
:: lisse
|
| smooth {adj} (without difficulty)
|
:: doux {m}, facile
|
| smooth {adj} (bland; glib)
|
:: lisse
|
| smooth {adj} (suave; sophisticated)
|
:: sophistiqué {m}
|
| smooth {adj} (action: natural; unconstrained)
|
:: naturel {m}
|
| smooth {adj} (motion: unbroken)
|
:: souple
|
| smooth {adj} (mathematics, of a function: Having derivatives of all finite orders at all points within the function’s domain)
|
:: régulier
|
| smooth {adj} (linguistics, classical studies, of a vowel: lacking marked aspiration)
|
:: douce {f}
|
| smooth {v} (make smooth)
|
:: lisser
|
| smooth {v} (statistics: capture important patterns in the data, while leaving out noise)
|
:: lisser
|
| smooth as a baby's bottom {adj} (very smooth)
|
:: doux comme une peau de bébé
|
| smooth breathing {n} (diacritic mark in Greek)
|
:: esprit doux {m}
|
| smoothen {v} /ˈsmuːðən/ (make smooth)
|
:: lisser
|
| smoothie {n} (drink)
|
:: smoothie {m}, frappé aux fruits {m}, frappé {m}
|
| smoothly {adv} /ˈsmuːðli/ (in a smooth manner)
|
:: souplement, doucement
|
| smooth muscle {n} (involuntary muscle)
|
:: muscle lisse
|
| smooth snake {n} (Coronella austriaca)
|
:: coronelle lisse
|
| smooth-talking {adj} (ingratiating)
|
:: mielleux
|
| smooth-tongued {adj} (able to flatter with words)
|
:: mielleux
|
| smother {v} /ˈsmʌðɚ/ (to suffocate)
|
:: étouffer
|
| smother {v} (to breathe with great difficulty)
|
:: suffoquer
|
| SMS {n} (a text message sent on a cell phone)
|
:: SMS {m}, texto {m}
|
| smudge {n} /smʌdʒ/ (a blemish; a smear)
|
:: bavure {f}
|
| smudge {v} (to obscure by blurring)
|
:: maculer
|
| smug {adj} /smʌɡ/ (irritatingly pleased with oneself; self-satisfied)
|
:: auto-satisfait {m}, suffisant {m}
|
| smuggle {v} /ˈsmʌɡəl/ (to import or export, illicitly or by stealth, without paying lawful customs charges or duties)
|
:: passer en contrebande
|
| smuggler {n} /ˈsmʌɡ.lə(ɹ)/ (One who smuggles things)
|
:: contrebandier {m}, contrebandière {f}
|
| smuggling {n} (an act of something being smuggled)
|
:: trafique {m}
|
| smugness {n} (state or quality of being smug)
|
:: indulgence {f}, complaisance {f}
|
| smurf {n} /smɝf/ (fictional character)
|
:: schtroumpf {m}
|
| smut {n} /smʌt/ (sexually vulgar or pornographic material)
|
:: cul {m}
|
| smut {n} (soot) SEE: soot
|
::
|
| Smyrna {prop} /ˈzmɪɚnɑː/ (city)
|
:: Smyrne {f}
|
| snack {n} /snæk/ (a light meal)
|
:: casse-croûte {m} or casse-croute {m}, hors-d'œuvre {m}, goûter {m}
|
| snack {n} (an item of food eaten between meals)
|
:: casse-croûte {m} or casse-croute {m}, grignotage {m}
|
| snack {v} (to eat a light meal)
|
:: grignoter
|
| snack {v} (to eat between meals)
|
:: grignoter
|
| snack bar {n} /ˈsnækbɑɹ/ (a small restaurant serving light meals)
|
:: cafétéria {f}, bistro {m}
|
| snag {n} /ˈsnæɡ/ (stump or base of a branch)
|
:: aspérité {f}, chicot {m}
|
| snag {n} (tree fixed in the bottom of a river or other navigable water)
|
:: chicot {m}
|
| snag {n} (tooth projecting beyond the rest)
|
:: chicot {m}
|
| snag {n} (one of the secondary branches of an antler)
|
:: andouiller {m}
|
| snag {n} (problem or difficulty)
|
:: pépin {m}, hic {m}
|
| snail {n} /sneɪl/ (any animal of the class Gastropoda having a shell)
|
:: escargot {m}, limaçon
|
| snailery {n}
|
:: escargotière {f}
|
| snailfish {n} (marine fish)
|
:: poisson-limace {m}
|
| snail mail {n} (postal mail)
|
:: courrier papier {m}, courrier traditionnel {m}
|
| snail's pace {n} (a very slow pace)
|
:: à pas de tortue /tortoise pace/
|
| snake {n} /ˈsneɪk/ (legless reptile)
|
:: serpent {m}
|
| snake {n} (plumbing tool)
|
:: furet {m}
|
| snake {v} (to move in a winding path)
|
:: serpenter
|
| snake charmer {n} (snake charmer)
|
:: charmeur de serpent {m}, charmeur de serpents {m}, charmeuse de serpent {f}, charmeuse de serpents {f}, psylle {m}
|
| snake eagle {n} (bird of prey)
|
:: circaète {m}
|
| snakehead {n} (fish)
|
:: ophicéphale
|
| snakehead {n} (smuggler)
|
:: passeur
|
| snake in the grass {n} (a treacherous person)
|
:: serpent {m}, faux jeton {m}, faux frère {m}
|
| snake oil {n} (fraudulent, ineffective potion or nostrum)
|
:: poudre de perlimpinpin {f}
|
| snap {n} /snæp/ (quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound)
|
:: claquer {m}
|
| snap {n} (act of of producing sound with fingers)
|
:: claquement de doigts {m}
|
| snap {n} (informal: photograph)
|
:: photographie {f}, photo {f}, instantané {m}
|
| snap {v} (to break apart suddenly or at once)
|
:: rompre
|
| snap {v} (to snap one's fingers)
|
:: claquer des doigts
|
| snap bean {n} (unripe or green fruit pod of a bean plant) SEE: green bean
|
::
|
| snapdragon {n} /ˈsnæpdɹæɡən/ (any plant of the genus Antirrhinum)
|
:: gueule-de-loup {f}
|
| snap election {n} /ˌsnæp ɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n/ (election called before the regularly scheduled time)
|
:: élection anticipée {f}
|
| snap fastener {n} (fastening mechanism)
|
:: bouton-pression {m}
|
| snap one's fingers {v} (create a sound with one's fingers)
|
:: claquer les doigts
|
| snappish {adj} /ˈsnæpɪʃ/ (likely to snap or bite)
|
:: harneux
|
| snappish {adj} (exhibiting irritation)
|
:: hargneux
|
| snappish {adj}
|
:: hargneux
|
| snappy {adj} /ˈsnæpi/ (rapid and without delay)
|
:: fissa
|
| snapshot {n} (A photograph)
|
:: instantané {m}
|
| snap up {v} (to buy quickly)
|
:: s'arracher
|
| snare {n} /snɛəɹ/ (trap)
|
:: collet {m}
|
| snare {n} (music: type of drum)
|
:: caisse claire {f}
|
| snare drum {n} (tubular drum)
|
:: caisse claire {f}
|
| Snares penguin {n} (Penguin)
|
:: gorfou des Snares {m}
|
| snarl {n} /ˈsnɑː(ɹ)l/ (knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle)
|
:: embrouille {f}, sac de nœuds {m} [familiar]
|
| snarl {v} (To growl)
|
:: grogner
|
| snatch {v} /snætʃ/ (to grasp quickly)
|
:: empoigner, happer, saisir
|
| snatch {v} (to grasp and remove)
|
:: arracher, enlever [brusquement]
|
| snatch {v} (to steal)
|
:: s'emparer de, voler, piquer, arracher
|
| snatch {v} (to snatch a victory)
|
:: arracher [la victoire]
|
| snatch {n} (competitive weightlifting event)
|
:: arraché {m}
|
| snatch {n} (piece of sound)
|
:: bribe {f}
|
| snazziness {n} (Elegance in manner of dress)
|
:: élégance {f}
|
| sneak {n} /sniːk/ (a cheat; con artist; trickster)
|
:: resquilleur {m}
|
| sneak {v} (to creep)
|
:: faucher, piquer, resquiller
|
| sneak {v} (to hide in a mean or cowardly manner)
|
:: cacher, dissimuler, masquer, planquer
|
| sneaker {n} /ˈsnikɚ/ (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers)
|
:: baskets {f-p}, tennis {f-p}, espadrille {f} [Canada]
|
| sneakily {adv} (in a sneaky manner)
|
:: sournoisement
|
| sneaky {adj} /ˈsniːki/ (difficult to catch due to constantly outwitting the adversaries)
|
:: insaisissable, furtif
|
| sneaky {adj} (dishonest; deceitful)
|
:: sournois, fourbe
|
| sneer {v} /snɪə̯ɹ/ (raise a corner of the upper lip slightly in scorn)
|
:: ricaner
|
| sneeze {v} /sniz/ (expel air as a reflex)
|
:: éternuer
|
| sneeze {n} (act of sneezing)
|
:: éternuement {m}, atchoum
|
| Snell's law {n} /snɛlz lɔ/ (law in optics)
|
:: loi de Snell-Descartes de la réfraction {f}
|
| snicker {n} /ˈsnɪkɚ/ (stifled laugh)
|
:: ricanement {m}
|
| snicker {v} (to emit a snicker)
|
:: ricaner
|
| snide {adj} /snaɪd/ (nasty, sarcastic)
|
:: sarcastique
|
| snide {adj} (tricky, deceptive)
|
:: trompeur
|
| sniff {v} /snɪf/ (to make a short audible inhalation)
|
:: renifler
|
| sniff {v} (to inhale drugs in powder form through the nose)
|
:: sniffer
|
| sniffer dog {n} (police dog trained to sniff)
|
:: chien de détection {m}
|
| sniffer plane {n} (airplane for oil detection)
|
:: avion renifleur {m}
|
| snifter {n} (pear-shaped glass)
|
:: verre à cognac {m}, pipe à cognac
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| snigger {n} /ˈsnɪɡə/ (a sly or snide laugh)
|
:: ricanement {m}
|
| snigger {v} (to emit a snigger)
|
:: ricaner
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| snip {v} /snɪp/ (To cut with short sharp actions)
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:: découper, cisailler
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| snipe {n} /snaɪp/ (bird of the family Scolopacidae)
|
:: bécassine {f}
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| sniper {n} /ˈsnaɪ.pɚ/ (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)
|
:: franc-tireur {m}
|
| sniper {n} (any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position)
|
:: franc-tireur {m}
|
| sniper {n}
|
:: tireur isolé
|
| sniper rifle {n} (long-range rifle)
|
:: fusil à lunette {m}, fusil de précision {m}
|
| snippet {n} /ˈsnɪpɪt/ (a tiny piece or part)
|
:: fragment {m}
|
| snippet {n} (a textfile containing a relatively small amount of code)
|
:: snippet {m}
|
| snitch {v} /snɪtʃ/ (steal)
|
:: piquer, voler
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| snitch {v} (inform on)
|
:: balancer
|
| snitch {v} (contact or cooperate with the police)
|
:: moucharder
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| snitch {n} (thief)
|
:: voleur {m}, voleuse {f}
|
| snitch {n} (informer, usually one who betrays his group)
|
:: balance {f}, délateur {m}, informateur {m}, indicateur {m}, indic {m}, dénonciateur {m}, mouchard
|
| snivel {v} /ˈsnɪvəl/ (to whine or complain, whilst crying)
|
:: pleurnicher, chialer colloquial
|
| snivel {n} (nasal mucus; snot)
|
:: morve {f}
|
| snob {n} /snɒb/ (person who seeks to be a member of the upper classes)
|
:: snob {m} {f}
|
| snobbish {adj} (having the property of being a snob)
|
:: snob, snobinard
|
| snobbishness {n} (state or quality)
|
:: snobisme {m}
|
| snobby {adj} (characteristic of a snob)
|
:: snob, snobinard {m}
|
| snog {v} (slang: kiss passionately)
|
:: peloter
|
| snood {n} (hairnet) SEE: hairnet
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::
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| snooker {n} /ˈsnʊkəɹ/ (cue sport)
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:: billard {m}
|
| snoop {v} /snuːp/ (to be devious and cunning so as not to be seen)
|
:: espionner
|
| snoop around {v} (to snoop)
|
:: espionner
|
| snooper {n} /ˈsnuːpə(ɹ)/ (one who snoops)
|
:: fouineur {m}
|
| Snoopy {prop} (pet beagle)
|
:: Snoopy
|
| snoot {v} (slang: human nose) SEE: schnozzle
|
::
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| snoot {v} /snuːt/ (theater: cylindrical or conical attachment on a spotlight)
|
:: cône spot {m}
|
| snooze {v} /snuːz/
|
:: faire une sieste, faire un somme, [informal] piquer un roupillon
|
| snooze {n} (A period of sleep; a nap)
|
:: roupillon {m}
|
| snore {v} /snɔɹ/ (breathe during sleep with harsh noises)
|
:: ronfler
|
| snore {n} (act and noise of snoring)
|
:: ronflement {m}
|
| snorer {n} (person who snores)
|
:: ronfleur {m}, ronfleuse {f}
|
| snoring {n} /ˈsnɔːɹɪŋ/ (action or sound)
|
:: ronflement {m}
|
| snorkel {n} (hollow tube used for breathing underwater)
|
:: tuba {m}, prise d'air {f}
|
| snort {n} /snɔɹt/ (sound made by exhaling roughly through the nose)
|
:: reniflement {m}
|
| snort {v} (to exhale roughly through the nose)
|
:: renifler
|
| snort {v} (to inhale (usually a drug) through the nose)
|
:: sniffer
|
| snot {n} /snɒt/ (mucus)
|
:: morve {f}, roupie {f}
|
| snot {n} (contemptible child)
|
:: morveux {m}
|
| snot {v} (to blow, wipe or clear the nose)
|
:: moucher
|
| snotty {adj} (dirtied with snot)
|
:: morveux
|
| snotty {adj} (ill-tempered, impertinent)
|
:: impertinent {m}, de mauvaise humeur
|
| snout {n} /snaʊt/ (long, projecting nose, mouth, and jaw of a beast)
|
:: museau {m}, groin {m} [pig]
|
| snout {n} (slang: police informer)
|
:: indic
|
| snout moth {n} (moth of the family Pyralidae)
|
:: pyrale {f}
|
| snow {n} /snoʊ/ (precipitation)
|
:: neige {f}
|
| snow {n} (colour)
|
:: blanc comme neige
|
| snow {n} (TV noise)
|
:: neige {f}
|
| snow {n} (collective precipitation)
|
:: chute de neige {f}
|
| snow {v} (have snow fall from the sky)
|
:: neiger
|
| snowball {n} /ˈsnoʊbɔl/ (ball of snow)
|
:: boule de neige {f}, balle de neige {f} [Quebec]
|
| snowball fight {n} (play fight)
|
:: bataille de boules de neige {f}
|
| snowbank {n} (a heap of snow) SEE: snowdrift
|
::
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| snowbird {n} /ˈsnoʊbɝːd/ (dark-eyed junco)
|
:: junco ardoisé {m}
|
| snowblower {n} (a device for clearing a path or road of snow)
|
:: souffleuse {f}
|
| snowboard {n} /ˈsnoʊˌbɔɹd/ (board)
|
:: snowboard {m}, planche à neige {f}
|
| snowboard {v} (to ride a snowboard)
|
:: faire du snowboard; [Canada] faire de la planche
|
| snowboarder {n} /ˈsnoʊˌbɔɹdɚ/ (someone who snowboards)
|
:: planchiste, snowboardeur {m}, snowboardeuse {f}
|
| snowboot {n} (a water-resistant type of footwear)
|
:: après-ski {m}
|
| snow bunting {n} (bird)
|
:: plectrophane des neiges {m}, bruant des neiges
|
| snow cannon {n} (machine that spurts out snow over pistes)
|
:: canon à neige {m}
|
| snowcat {n} (vehicle)
|
:: chenillette {f}
|
| snow chain {n} (a chain put on a wheel of a vehicle to give it more traction)
|
:: chaine de neige {f}
|
| snow cone {n} (crushed ice with flavoring)
|
:: glace pilée {f}
|
| snow-covered {adj} (covered with snow)
|
:: enneigé, neigeux
|
| snowdrift {n} (bank of snow)
|
:: congère {f}
|
| snowdrop {n} /ˈsnəʊ.dɹɒp/ (plant)
|
:: perce-neige {m}
|
| snowed under {adj} (having a lot of things to do)
|
:: débordé
|
| snowfall {n} /ˈsnoʊfɔːl/ (instance of falling of snow)
|
:: chute de neige {f}
|
| snowflake {n} /ˈsnoʊ.fleɪk/ (crystal)
|
:: flocon de neige {m}
|
| snowflake {n} (Plectrophenax nivalis) SEE: snow bunting
|
::
|
| snow fox {n} (arctic fox) SEE: arctic fox
|
::
|
| snow globe {n} (decorative object)
|
:: boule à neige {f}
|
| snow goose {n} (Chen caerulescens)
|
:: oie des neiges {f}, oie blanche {f} [Canada]
|
| snow groomer {n} (snow groomer, see also: snowcat)
|
:: dameuse {f}
|
| snowgun {n} (cannon that creates snow) SEE: snow cannon
|
::
|
| snow kayaking {n}
|
:: kayak sur glace , kayak de glace
|
| snow leopard {n} (a large feline mammal, Uncia uncia)
|
:: léopard des neiges {m}, once {f}
|
| snowless {adj} (without snow)
|
:: sans neige
|
| snowmachine {n} (snowmobile) SEE: snowmobile
|
::
|
| snowman {n} /ˈsnoʊ.mæn/ (figure made of snow)
|
:: bonhomme de neige {m}
|
| snowmobile {n} (vehicle)
|
:: motoneige
|
| snowmobiler {n} (snowmobile operator)
|
:: motoneigiste {m} {f}
|
| snowmobilist {n} (snowmobiler) SEE: snowmobiler
|
::
|
| snow pea {n} (cultivar of pea)
|
:: mangetout {m}
|
| snow pentathlon {n} (pentathlon involving five winter events)
|
:: pentathlon des neiges {m}
|
| snow petrel {n} (small, pure white fulmarine petrel)
|
:: pétrel des neiges {m}, fulmar des neiges {m}
|
| snow plow {n} (vehicle)
|
:: [France] chasse-neige, [Quebec] charrue, déneigeuse {f}
|
| snow plow {n} (in skiing)
|
:: chasse-neige
|
| Snow Queen {prop} (fairy tale character with power over snow and ice)
|
:: Reine des neiges {f}
|
| snow shed {n} /ˈsnəʊʃɛd/ (tunnel-like structure protecting roads and railroad tracks from snow)
|
:: galerie pare-neige {f}
|
| snowshoe {n} /ˈsnoʊʃu/ (flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow)
|
:: raquette à neige {f}
|
| snow shovel {n} (a shovel designed specifically for the shovelling of snow)
|
:: pelle à neige {f}
|
| snowstorm {n} /ˈsnəʊstɔːm/ (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow)
|
:: tempête de neige {f}
|
| snowsuit {n} (winter outerwear)
|
:: combinaison de ski {f}
|
| snowthrower {n} (snowblower) SEE: snowblower
|
::
|
| snow-white {adj} (as white as snow)
|
:: blanc immaculé {m}
|
| Snow White {prop} /snoʊ (h)waɪt/ (character from Snow White (Schneewittchen))
|
:: Blanche-Neige {f}
|
| Snow White {prop} (character from Snow-White and Rose-Red (Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot))
|
:: Blanche-Neige {f}
|
| snowy {adj} (snow-covered) SEE: snow-covered
|
::
|
| snowy owl {n} (large white owl)
|
:: harfang {m}, harfang des neiges
|
| snub {n} /snʌb/ (deliberate affront or slight)
|
:: camouflet {m}
|
| snub {v} (to slight, ignore, behave coldly toward)
|
:: snober
|
| snub {v} (to turn down, dismiss)
|
:: snober
|
| snub-nosed monkey {n} (monkey of genus Rhinopithecus)
|
:: rhinopithèque {m}
|
| snuff {n} /snʌf/ (fine-ground tobacco)
|
:: tabac à priser {m}, snuff {m}
|
| snuff {v} (extinguish candle or oil-lamp)
|
:: éteindre
|
| snuffbox {n} (small box)
|
:: tabatière {f}
|
| snuffer {n} (candle snuffer) SEE: candle snuffer
|
::
|
| snuffle {v} /snʌfəl/ (to sniff loudly)
|
:: renifler
|
| snuffle {n} (instance of sniffing loudly)
|
:: reniflement {m}
|
| snug {adj} /snʌɡ/ (comfortable; cosy, cozy)
|
:: confortable, douillet
|
| snuggle {v} /ˈsnʌɡəl/ (to lie close to another person or thing, hugging or being cosy)
|
:: se blottir (contre), se pelotonner, se lover
|
| so {n} (sol) SEE: sol
|
::
|
| so {conj} /soʊ/ (in order that)
|
:: afin que [followed by the subjunctive], pour que [followed by the subjunctive]
|
| so {conj} (with the result that)
|
:: alors, donc
|
| so {adv} (very)
|
:: tellement, vraiment, si
|
| so {adv} (to a particular extent)
|
:: aussi
|
| so {adv} (in a particular manner)
|
:: ainsi, comme ça
|
| so {adv} (slang: very much)
|
:: tellement
|
| so {adj} (in that state)
|
:: le
|
| so {interj} (interjection used to introduce a new topic)
|
:: alors, du coup, ben
|
| soak {v} /soʊk/ (to be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it)
|
:: tremper
|
| soak {v} (to immerse in liquid to the point of saturation or thorough permeation)
|
:: faire tremper, immerger
|
| soak {v} (to allow (especially a liquid) to be absorbed)
|
:: éponger
|
| soaked {adj} /səʊkt/ (drenched)
|
:: trempé, [Quebec] trempe
|
| soaking wet {adj} (extremely wet)
|
:: trempé comme une soupe
|
| soaking wet {adj} (maximum (when speaking of a person's weight))
|
:: tout mouillé
|
| so-and-so {n} (placeholder name)
|
:: (person) Untel, Machin, Trucmuche, Tartempion ; (thing) chose, machin
|
| so-and-so {n} (anything generic)
|
:: ci et ça
|
| soap {n} (soap opera) SEE: soap opera
|
::
|
| soap {n} /soʊp/ (substance)
|
:: savon {m}
|
| soap {v} (apply soap in washing)
|
:: savonner, [reflexive] se savonner
|
| soapberry {n} (woody plant)
|
:: savonnier {m}
|
| soapbox {n} /ˈsəʊpbɒks/ (platform for presenting one's viewpoints)
|
:: tribune, estrade
|
| soapbox {n} (soapbox car) SEE: soapbox car
|
::
|
| soapbox car {n} (vehicle)
|
:: caisse à savon {f}, boîte à savon {f}
|
| soap bubble {n} (sphere of soap water)
|
:: bulle de savon
|
| soap dish {n} (a container for soap)
|
:: porte-savon {m}
|
| soapery {n} (factory making soap)
|
:: savonnerie {f}
|
| soap opera {n} (television serial)
|
:: feuilleton {m}, soap opera {m}, soap {m}, téléroman {m} [Quebec]
|
| soapstone {n} (soft rock)
|
:: stéatite {f}
|
| soapwort {n} (herb)
|
:: saponaire {f}
|
| soar {v} /sɔɹ/ (to fly aloft with little effort)
|
:: planer
|
| soar {v} (to mount upward on wings)
|
:: monter, s'élever
|
| soar {v} (to fly by means of a glider)
|
:: planer
|
| soar {v} (to rise rapidly or high)
|
:: grimper en flèche, monter en flèche, s'élancer, s'envoler
|
| soar {n} (act of soaring)
|
:: essor {m}
|
| soar {n} (upward flight)
|
:: envol {m}
|
| sob {n} /sɒb/ (a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath)
|
:: sanglot {m}
|
| sob {v} (weep with convulsive gasps)
|
:: sangloter
|
| sob {v} (say (something) while sobbing)
|
:: dire en sanglotant
|
| soba {n} /ˈsəʊbə/ (Japanese buckwheat noodle)
|
:: soba {m}
|
| sobbing {n} /ˈsɒbɪŋ/ (action of the verb "to sob")
|
:: sanglotement {m}
|
| sobbing {adj} (that or who sobs)
|
:: sanglotant {m}, sanglotante {f}
|
| so be it {phrase} (indication of acceptance)
|
:: soit, ainsi soit-il, qu'il en soit ainsi
|
| sober {adj} /ˈsəʊ.bə(ɹ)/ (not drunk)
|
:: sobre
|
| sober {adj} (not given to excessive drinking of alcohol)
|
:: sobre
|
| sober {adj} (moderate)
|
:: sobre
|
| sober {adj} (dull)
|
:: sobre
|
| sober {v} (overcome intoxication)
|
:: cuver
|
| sober as a judge {adj} (completely sober)
|
:: sobre comme un chameau
|
| sober up {v} (to become sober)
|
:: se dégriser, se désenivrer
|
| sobornost {n} (a unity of people in loving fellowship)
|
:: sobornost {f}
|
| sobriety {n} (quality or state of being sober)
|
:: sobriété {f}
|
| sobriquet {n} /ˈsoʊ.bɹɪ.keɪ/ (familiar name for a person)
|
:: sobriquet {m}, surnom familier {m}
|
| so-called {adj} /ˈsoʊˌkɔld/ (so named, but wrongly so)
|
:: soi-disant
|
| so-called {adj} (so named)
|
:: dénommé {m}
|
| soccer {n} /ˈsɑk.ɚ/ (game)
|
:: football {m} (Europe), soccer {m} (Canada)
|
| soccer field {n} (a playing field on which the game of soccer is played)
|
:: terrain de football {m}
|
| soccer player {n} (one who plays soccer)
|
:: footballeur {m}, footballeuse {f}
|
| Sochi {prop} /ˈsɒtʃi/ (city in Russia)
|
:: Sotchi {m}
|
| sociability {n} (the skill, tendency or property of being sociable or social)
|
:: sociabilité {f}
|
| sociable {adj} (tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial)
|
:: sociable
|
| sociable lapwing {n} (Vanellus gregarius)
|
:: pluvier sociable
|
| sociable plover {n} (Vanellus gregarius) SEE: sociable lapwing
|
::
|
| social {adj} /ˈsoʊ.ʃəl/ (relating to society)
|
:: social
|
| social anxiety {n} (social anxiety disorder) SEE: social anxiety disorder
|
::
|
| social anxiety {n} (discomfort or fear in social situation)
|
:: anxiété sociale {f}
|
| social anxiety disorder {n} (the most common anxiety disorder)
|
:: anxiété sociale {f}, phobie sociale {f}
|
| social class {n} (class of people)
|
:: classe sociale {f}
|
| social climber {n} (one who tries to improve his or her social position)
|
:: arriviste {m} {f}, grimpeur
|
| social contract {n} (agreement or contract)
|
:: contrat social {m}
|
| social credit {n} (political and economic philosophy)
|
:: crédit social
|
| social Darwinism {n} (theory)
|
:: darwinisme social {m}
|
| social democracy {n} (moderate left-wing political philosophy)
|
:: social-démocratie {f}
|
| social democracy {n} (social democratic society)
|
:: social-démocratie {f}
|
| social democrat {n} (supporter of social democracy)
|
:: social-démocrate {m} {f}
|
| social democratic {adj} (of or pertaining to social democracy)
|
:: social-démocrate {m} {f}
|
| social distancing {n} /ˈsoʊʃəl ˌdɪstən(t)sɪŋ/ (practice of maintaining physical distance between people to reduce the spread of communicable diseases)
|
:: distanciation sociale {f}, éloignement social {m}, distanciation physique {f}, éloignement physique {m}
|
| social housing {n} (affordable housing provided by public authorities or non-profit organizations)
|
:: logement social {m}
|
| socialism {n} /ˈsoʊʃəlɪzəm/ (political philosophy of social and economic equality)
|
:: socialisme {m}
|
| socialism {n} (group of socialist political philosophies)
|
:: socialisme {m}
|
| socialism {n} (intermediate phase of social development)
|
:: socialisme {m}
|
| socialist {adj} /ˈsoʊˌʃəlɪst/ (of, promoting, practicing, or characteristic of socialism)
|
:: socialiste
|
| socialist {n} (one who practices or advocates socialism)
|
:: socialiste {m} {f}
|
| Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia {prop} (Yugoslav state that existed from 1943 until 1992)
|
:: République fédérative socialiste de Yougoslavie {f}
|
| socialistic {adj} (relating to socialism)
|
:: socialiste
|
| Socialist Republic of Vietnam {prop} (official name of Vietnam)
|
:: République socialiste du Viêt Nam {f}
|
| socialite {n} /ˈsoʊʃəˌlaɪt/ (person of prominence and influence)
|
:: socialite {m} {f}
|
| socialization {n} (sociology: the process of learning one’s culture)
|
:: socialisation {f}
|
| socialize {v} (to interact with others)
|
:: fréquenter des gens, voir des gens
|
| socialize {v} (to instruct, usually subconsciously, in the etiquette of a society)
|
:: développer l'aspect social, socialiser
|
| social justice {n} (fairness in society)
|
:: justice sociale {f}
|
| social justice warrior {n} (online activist who zealously promotes social justice causes)
|
:: social justice warrior
|
| social life {n} (interpersonal relationships)
|
:: vie sociale {f}
|
| social life {n} (those public activities performed in association with others)
|
:: vie sociale {f}
|
| socially {adv} (in social contexts)
|
:: socialement
|
| social media {n} (interactive forms of media)
|
:: média sociaux {m-p}
|
| social network {n} (a network of personal or business contacts on the Internet)
|
:: réseau social {m}
|
| social phobia {n} (social anxiety disorder) SEE: social anxiety disorder
|
::
|
| social science {n} (branch of science)
|
:: science sociale
|
| social security {n} (system)
|
:: sécurité sociale {f}
|
| social security {n} (benefits)
|
:: sécurité sociale {f}
|
| social security number {n} (corresponding number in other countries)
|
:: numéro de sécurité sociale {m}
|
| social skills {n} (personal skills of social communication and interaction)
|
:: relationnel {m}
|
| social status {n} (honor or prestige attached to one's position in society)
|
:: statut social {m}
|
| social studies {n} (study of various subjects)
|
:: éducation civique {f}, juridique et sociale {f}
|
| social work {n} (any of several professions concerned with providing social services)
|
:: travail social {m}
|
| social worker {n} (person whose profession is social work)
|
:: travailleur social {m}, travailleuse sociale {f}
|
| societal {adj} /səˈsaɪətl/ (societal)
|
:: sociétal
|
| societism {n} (social philosophy that promotes the well being of the group without sacrificing the significance of the individual)
|
:: sociétisme {m}
|
| society {n} /səˈsaɪ.ə.ti/ (group of people sharing culture)
|
:: société {f}
|
| society {n} (high society) SEE: high society
|
::
|
| Socinian {n} /soʊˈsɪn.iː.ən/ (a member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination)
|
:: un socinien {m}, une socinienne {f}
|
| Socinian {adj} (pertaining to the Socinians)
|
:: socinien {m}
|
| sociocracy {n} /ˌsoʊsiˈɒkɹəsi/ (form of government)
|
:: sociocratie {f}
|
| sociocultural {adj} (of both society and culture)
|
:: socioculturel
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| sociodicy {n} (justification of the nature of a particular society)
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:: sociodicée {f}
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| socioeconomic {adj} (of or pertaining to social and economic factors) SEE: socio-economic
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::
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| socio-economic {adj} (pertaining to a combination of social and economic factors)
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:: socio-économique
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| sociogram {n} (graphic representation of the structure of interpersonal relations in a group situation)
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:: sociogramme {m}
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| sociography {n} (the branch of sociology that concentrates on the descriptive analysis of social phenomena)
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:: sociographie {f}
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| sociolect {n} /ˈsəʊ.ʃɪ.ə(ʊ).lɛkt/ (variant of language used by a social group)
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:: sociolecte {m}
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| sociolinguistics {n} /ˌsoʊsi.oʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/ (the study of social and cultural effects on language)
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:: sociolinguistique {f}
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| sociological {adj} (of or pertaining to sociology)
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:: sociologique
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| sociologically {adv} (sociologically)
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:: sociologiquement
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| sociologist {n} (scientist studying the field of sociology)
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:: sociologue
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| sociology {n} /ˌsəʊsiːˈɒlədʒiː/ (study of society, human social interactions, etc.)
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:: sociologie {f}
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| sociometric {adj} (relating to sociometry or to sociometrics)
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:: sociométrique
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| sociometry {n} (study of social interactions)
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:: sociométrie {f}
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| sociopath {n} /ˈsoʊ.si.əˌpæθ/ (person with antisocial personality disorder)
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:: sociopathe {m} {f}
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| sociopolitical {adj} (socio-political) SEE: socio-political
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::
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| socio-political {adj} (of or pertaining to a combination of social and political factors)
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:: sociopolitique
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| sock {n} /sɑk/ (covering for the foot)
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:: chaussette {f}, bas {m} [Canadian French]
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| sock {n} (Greco-Roman shoe)
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:: socque {m}
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| sock {n} (sock puppet) SEE: sock puppet
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::
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| socket {n} /ˈsɒkɪt/ (mechanical opening)
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:: prise, douille
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| socket {n} (hollow in a bone)
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:: orbite {m} (for the eye), cavité {f}, capsule {f}
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| socket {n} (computing interprocess communication channel)
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:: socket {f}
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| socket wrench {n} (A type of wrench)
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:: clé à douille {f}
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| sockeye salmon {n} (Oncorhynchus nerka)
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:: saumon rouge {m}
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| sock puppet {n} (simple puppet made from a sock)
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:: poupée de chiffon {f}, marionnette {f}
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| sock puppet {n} (second account created by a user in an online community)
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:: faux-nez {m}, marionnette {f}
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| socle {n} /ˈsoʊkəl/ (a plinth or pedestal)
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:: socle {m}
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| Socrates {prop} /ˈsɒkɹətiːz/ (Greek philosopher)
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:: Socrate {m}
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| Socratic {adj} (characteristic of the philosopher Socrates)
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:: socratique
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| Socratic method {prop}
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:: maïeutique {f}
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| socred {n} (social credit political philosophy)
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:: créditiste
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| socred {n} (person who subscribes to the social credit political philosophy)
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:: créditiste
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| Socred {n} (member of the Social Credit Party)
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:: créditiste
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| Socreds {prop} (diminutive of Social Credit Party)
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:: Ralliement créditiste, créditiste
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| sod {n} /sɒd/ (turf grown for establishment of lawn)
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:: gazon {m}
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| sod {v} (to cover with sod)
|
:: gazonner
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| soda {n} /ˈsoʊdə/ (sodium carbonate)
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:: carbonate de soude {m}, soude {f}
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| soda {n} (carbonated water)
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:: eau pétillante {f}
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| soda {n} (sweet, carbonated drink)
|
:: boisson gazeuse {f}, soda {m}, liqueur {f} [Canada]
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| sodality {n} /səʊˈdælɪti/ (fraternity)
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:: sodalité {f}
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| sod all {n} (nothing)
|
:: que dalle
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| soda pop {n} (sweetened, carbonated beverage)
|
:: soda {m}
|
| soda siphon {n} (bottle of soda water)
|
:: siphon {m}
|
| soda water {n} (water with carbon dioxide)
|
:: eau soude {f}, eau gazeuse {f}, eau pétillante {f}
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| sodden {adj} /ˈsɒ.dən/ (soaked)
|
:: trempé
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| sodium {n} /ˈsoʊdi.əm/ (reactive metal)
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:: sodium {m}
|
| sodium acetate trihydrate {n}
|
:: acétate de sodium trihydrate
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| sodium benzoate {n} (the sodium salt of benzoic acid)
|
:: benzoate de sodium {m}
|
| sodium bicarbonate {n} (salt of sodium hydroxide and carbonic acid)
|
:: bicarbonate de soude {m}
|
| sodium bicarbonate {n} (used as a raising agent)
|
:: bicarbonate {m}
|
| sodium chloride {n} (chemical term for table salt; NaCl)
|
:: chlorure de sodium {m}
|
| sodium hydrogen carbonate {n} (NaHCO3) SEE: sodium bicarbonate
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::
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| sodium hydroxide {n} (caustic alkali)
|
:: hydroxyde de sodium {m}
|
| sodium sulfate {n} (Na2SO4)
|
:: sulfate de sodium {m}
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| sodium thiosulfate {n} (inorganic compound used in iodometry, photographic processing, gold extraction, etc.)
|
:: thiosulfate de sodium {m}
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| Sodom {prop} /ˈsɑdəm/ (city in the Middle East)
|
:: Sodome {m}
|
| sodomise {v} (to perform anal sex)
|
:: sodomiser
|
| sodomise {v} (to perform anal sex with an animal)
|
:: sodomiser
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| sodomist {n} (sodomist)
|
:: sodomiste {m}
|
| sodomite {n} (one who practices sodomy)
|
:: sodomite {m}
|
| sodomy {n} /ˈsɒdəmi/ (anal sex, see also: anal sex)
|
:: sodomie {f}, enculade {f}
|
| Sod's law {prop} /sɒdz lɔ/ (rule, see also: Murphy's law)
|
:: loi de l'emmerdement maximum {f}
|
| sofa {n} /ˈsoʊfə/ (upholstered seat)
|
:: canapé {m}, sofa {m}
|
| sofa-bed {n} /ˈsoʊfəbɛd/ (sofa that unfolds into a bed)
|
:: canapé-lit {m}, clic-clac {m}, divan-lit {m} [Quebec]
|
| so far {adv} (until now; previously; yet)
|
:: jusqu'à maintenant, jusqu'à présent, jusqu'alors
|
| so far so good {proverb} (up to this point, all is OK)
|
:: jusqu'à présent, tout va bien
|
| soffit {n} /ˈsɑ.fɪt/ (visible underside of an arch, balcony, beam, cornice, staircase, vault or any other architectural element)
|
:: soffite {m}
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| Sofia {prop} /ˈsəʊfi.ə/ (the capital city of Bulgaria)
|
:: Sofia
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| Sofian {n} (someone from Sofia)
|
:: Sofiote {m} {f}
|
| soft {adj} (foolish) SEE: foolish
|
::
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| soft {adj} /sɔft/ (giving way under pressure)
|
:: mou {m}, molle {f}, doux
|
| soft {adj} (of a cloth)
|
:: mou {m}, molle {f}, doux
|
| soft {adj} (gentle)
|
:: doux {m}, douce {f}
|
| softball {n} (game)
|
:: softball {m}, [Canada] balle-molle {f}
|
| softball {n} (ball)
|
:: softball {m}
|
| soft-boiled {adj} (of an egg)
|
:: à la coque
|
| soft-boiled {adj} (sentimental)
|
:: sentimental
|
| soft c {n} /sɑːft siː/
|
:: c doux
|
| softcore pornography {n} (form of pornography where the sexual acts are relatively unexplicit)
|
:: soft {m}, pornographie soft {f}
|
| soft drink {n} (sweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage)
|
:: boisson gazeuse {f}, soda {f}
|
| soft drug {n}
|
:: drogue douce {f}
|
| soften {v} /ˈsɔfən/ ((transitive) To make something soft or softer)
|
:: adoucir
|
| softener {n} (water softener) SEE: water softener
|
::
|
| softener {n} (fabric softener) SEE: fabric softener
|
::
|
| soft g {n}
|
:: g doux
|
| softly {adv} /ˈsɔftli/ (softly, gently)
|
:: doucement
|
| soft mutation {n} (word-initial consonant alteration)
|
:: mutation adoucissante {f}
|
| softness {n} /ˈsɔftnəs/ (the quality of being soft)
|
:: douceur {f}
|
| soft palate {n} (tissue)
|
:: voile du palais {m}, palais mou {m}
|
| soft power {n} (political influence that is extended by means of diplomacy, international assistance, cultural exchanges, etc.)
|
:: soft power {m}, puissance douce {f}
|
| soft roe {n} (milt) SEE: milt
|
::
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| soft serve {n} (frozen dessert)
|
:: glace italienne {f}
|
| soft sign {n} (Cyrillic letter Ь/ь)
|
:: signe mou {m}
|
| soft soap {n} (soap made with potassium)
|
:: savon noir {m}
|
| soft spot {n} (fontanelle) SEE: fontanelle
|
::
|
| soft spot {n} (sentimental fondness or affection)
|
:: faible {m}
|
| soft spot {n} (point of vulnerability)
|
:: point faible {m}
|
| soft toy {n} (toy made of a soft material)
|
:: peluche {f}, toutou {m} [Quebec]
|
| soft underbelly {n} (weak spot)
|
:: ventre mou {m}
|
| software {n} /ˈsɒftˌwɛə/ (encoded computer instructions)
|
:: logiciel {m}
|
| software architect {n}
|
:: architecte logiciel
|
| software engineer {n} (one who designs and implements software solutions)
|
:: ingénieur informaticien
|
| software engineering {n} (subfield of engineering concerned with the development, operation, and maintenance of software)
|
:: génie logiciel {m}
|
| software framework {n} (abstraction used in software development)
|
:: cadriciel
|
| soft water {n} (water with a low concentration of dissolved minerals)
|
:: eau douce {f}
|
| softwood {n}
|
:: conifère {m}
|
| Sogdiana {prop} (an ancient Iranian-speaking civilization)
|
:: Sogdiane {f}
|
| soggy {adj} /ˈsɒɡi/ (soaked with liquid)
|
:: trempé
|
| soil {n} /sɔɪl/ (mixture of sand and organic material)
|
:: sol {m}, terre {f}
|
| soil {n} (mineral or organic material serving as a natural medium for the growth of land plants)
|
:: terre {f}, sol {m}
|
| soil {n} (unconsolidated mineral or organic material on the immediate surface of the earth)
|
:: terre {f}, sol {m}
|
| soil {n} (country or territory)
|
:: terre {f}, territoire {m}
|
| soil {v} (to make dirty)
|
:: salir, [literary] souiller
|
| soil {n} (faeces or urine etc.)
|
:: souillure {m}
|
| soil {v} (to defecate into one's clothing) SEE: soil oneself
|
::
|
| soiled {adj} /ˈsɔɪld/ (dirty)
|
:: sale, souillé
|
| soil fertility {n} (ability of a soil to sustain plant growth)
|
:: fertilité des sols {f}
|
| soil oneself {v} (to defecate on oneself accidentally)
|
:: chier dans son froc, chier dans sa culotte, faire dans sa culotte, se chier dessus
|
| soil science {n} (scientific study of soil)
|
:: pédologie {f}
|
| soiree {n} /ˌswɑːˈɹeɪ/ (formal evening party)
|
:: soirée {f}
|
| sojourn {n} /ˈsoʊdʒɚn/ (A short stay somewhere)
|
:: séjour {m}
|
| sojourn {v} (Stay temporarily)
|
:: séjourner
|
| sol {n} /soʊl/ (fifth note of a major scale)
|
:: sol {m}
|
| sol {n} /sɑːl/ (type of colloid)
|
:: sol {m}
|
| solace {n} /ˈsɑː.lɪs/ (consolation)
|
:: consolation, réconfort
|
| solace {n} (source of comfort)
|
:: consolation, réconfort
|
| solace {v} (to give solace to)
|
:: soulager, consoler
|
| solanine {n} (poisonous glycoalkaloid found in many species of nightshade)
|
:: solanine {f}
|
| solar {adj} /ˈsoʊlɚ/ (of or pertaining to the sun)
|
:: solaire
|
| solar calendar {n} (a calendar based on the movement of the Earth around the Sun)
|
:: calendrier solaire {m}
|
| solar cell {n} (semiconductor device)
|
:: cellule photovoltaïque {f}
|
| solar day {n} (time for a planet to rotate once relative to the sun)
|
:: jour solaire {m}
|
| solar eclipse {n} (when the Moon passes between the Earth and the sun)
|
:: éclipse solaire {f}
|
| solar energy {n} (energy from the sun)
|
:: énergie solaire {f}
|
| solar flare {n} (violent explosion)
|
:: éruption solaire {f}
|
| Solarian {n} (inhabitant of the Sun)
|
:: Solaire {m} {f}, Solarien {m} [rare], Solarienne {f} [rare]
|
| solarium {n} /səˈlɛəɹ.i.əm/ (establishment where one can rent sunbeds)
|
:: solarium {m}
|
| solar mass {n} (unit)
|
:: masse solaire {f}
|
| solar panel {n} (array of connected solar cells)
|
:: panneau solaire {m}
|
| solar plexus {n} (a complex network of nerves and ganglia, located within the abdomen behind the stomach)
|
:: plexus solaire {m}, plexus cœliaque {m}
|
| solar prominence {n} (large eruption on the Sun)
|
:: protubérance solaire {f}
|
| solar radiation {n} (all the electromagnetic radiation and subatomic particles radiated from the sun)
|
:: irradiation solaire {f}
|
| solar system {n} /ˈsoʊ.lɚ ˌsɪs.təm/ (any collection of heavenly bodies orbiting a star)
|
:: système solaire {m}
|
| solar system {prop} (Solar System) SEE: Solar System
|
::
|
| Solar System {prop} /ˈsoʊ.lɚ ˌsɪs.təm/ (the Sun and all the heavenly bodies that orbit around it)
|
:: système solaire {m}
|
| solar thermal collector {n}
|
:: capteur solaire thermique
|
| solar wind {n} (outflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space)
|
:: vent solaire {m}
|
| solastalgia {n} (form of homesickness)
|
:: solastalgie {f}
|
| solder {n} /ˈsɒldə(ɹ)/ (any of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together)
|
:: soudure {f}
|
| solder {v} (to join with solder)
|
:: souder
|
| soldering {n} /ˈsɑdəɹɪŋ/ (method of joining two metallic surfaces by melting an alloy between them)
|
:: soudure {f}
|
| soldering iron {n} (tool)
|
:: fer à souder {m}
|
| soldier {n} /ˈsoʊld͡ʒɚ/ (member of an army)
|
:: soldat {m}
|
| soldier {n} (UK: a piece of buttered bread or toast)
|
:: mouillette {f}
|
| soldier of fortune {n} (mercenary)
|
:: mercenaire {m}
|
| sold out {adj} (completely sold)
|
:: épuisé, complet
|
| sole {adj} /səʊl/ (only)
|
:: unique, seul
|
| sole {adj} (unmarried; widowed)
|
:: célibataire
|
| sole {n} (bottom of the foot)
|
:: plante {f}, plante du pied {f}
|
| sole {n} (bottom of a shoe or boot)
|
:: semelle {f}
|
| sole {n} (fish)
|
:: sole {f}
|
| sole {v} (put a sole on (a shoe or boot))
|
:: semeler
|
| solecism {n} /ˈsɒlɪsɪzəm/ (error in the use of language)
|
:: solécisme {m}
|
| sole custody {n} (legal arrangement)
|
:: garde monoparentale {f}
|
| solely {adv} /ˈsoʊl.li/ (exclusively)
|
:: uniquement, exclusivement, seulement
|
| solemn {adj} /ˈsɒləm/ (performed with great ceremony)
|
:: solennel
|
| solemn {adj}
|
:: solennel
|
| solemnity {n} /səˈlɛmnɪti/ (instance of solemn behavior)
|
:: solennité
|
| solemnity {n} (feast day of the highest rank)
|
:: solennité {f}
|
| solemnness {n} (solemnity) SEE: solemnity
|
::
|
| solenoid {n} (solenoid)
|
:: solénoïde {m}
|
| sole trader {n} (a type of business enterprise)
|
:: auto-entreprise
|
| sol-fa {n} (method of sight singing) SEE: solfège
|
::
|
| solfatara {n} (area of volcanic activity giving off sulfurous steam)
|
:: soufrière {f}
|
| solfeggio {n} (a pedagogical solmization technique for the teaching of sight-singing) SEE: solfège
|
::
|
| solfège {n} /sɒlˈfeɪʒ/ (method of sight singing)
|
:: solfège {m}
|
| solicitation {n} /səˌlɪsɪˈteɪʃən/ (instance of soliciting)
|
:: sollicitation {f}
|
| solicitor {n} /səˈlɪsɪtɚ/ (lawyer whose role has merged with that of a barrister)
|
:: avocat {m}
|
| solicitor {n}
|
:: avoué {m}
|
| solid {adj} /ˈsɑlɪd/ (in the solid state)
|
:: solide
|
| solid {adj} (large, massive)
|
:: massif
|
| solid {adj} (lacking holes or hollows)
|
:: plein
|
| solid {adj} (extremely filling)
|
:: plein
|
| solid {adj} (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc))
|
:: solide
|
| solid {adj} (lacking errors or inconsistencies)
|
:: solide
|
| solid {adj} (typography: written as one word)
|
:: continu, [adverb] en un seul mot
|
| solid {n} (chemistry: fundamental state of matter)
|
:: solide {m}
|
| solid {n} (geometry: three-dimensional object)
|
:: solide {m}
|
| solid angle {n} (three-dimensional analog of an angle)
|
:: angle solide {m}
|
| solidarity {n} (unifying bond between individuals with common goal or enemy)
|
:: solidarité {f}
|
| solidarity {n} (psychological or material support)
|
:: solidarité {f}
|
| solidify {v} /səˈlɪdəˌfaɪ/ (transitive: to make solid; convert into a solid body)
|
:: solidifier
|
| solidify {v} (intransitive: to become solid; to freeze)
|
:: solidifier
|
| solidity {n} /səˈlɪdɪti/ (the state or quality of being solid)
|
:: solidité {f}
|
| solidly {adv} (in a solid manner)
|
:: solidement
|
| solid of revolution {n} (solid produced rotating a two-dimensional curve through 360° about an axis)
|
:: solide de révolution {m}
|
| solidus {n} (slash) SEE: slash
|
::
|
| solidus {n} /ˈsɒlɪdəs/ (Roman gold coin)
|
:: soldius {m}
|
| soliflor {n} (A vase designed to hold a single flower)
|
:: soliflore {m}
|
| soliloquy {n} /səˈlɪləkwi/ (act of a character speaking to himself)
|
:: soliloque {m}
|
| soliloquy {n} (speech or written discourse in this form)
|
:: soliloque {m}, monologue {m}
|
| solipede {n} /ˈsɒlɪˌpiːd/ (mammal with a single hoof on each foot)
|
:: solipède {m}
|
| solipsism {n} /ˈsɑlɪpsɪzm/ (theory)
|
:: solipsisme {m}
|
| solipsism {n} (self-absorption)
|
:: vanité {f}
|
| solitaire {n} (person who lives alone) SEE: solitary
|
::
|
| solitaire {n} (patience) SEE: patience
|
::
|
| solitaire {n} /ˈsɒlɪˌtɛəɹ/ (Peg solitaire)
|
:: Solitaire {m}
|
| solitaire {n} (Pezophaps solitaria)
|
:: dronte de Rodriguez {m}, solitaire de Rodriguez {m}
|
| solitaire {n} (Threskiornis solitarius)
|
:: ibis de la Réunion {m}, solitaire de la Réunion {m}, dronte de la Réunion {m}
|
| solitaire {n} (bird of genus Myadestes)
|
:: solitaire {m}
|
| solitaire {n} (gem)
|
:: solitaire {m}
|
| solitaire {adj} (living alone or being alone; solitary)
|
:: solitaire {n}
|
| solitariness {n} /ˈsɒlɪt(ə)ɹɪnəs/ (state or quality of being solitary)
|
:: solitarisme {m}
|
| solitary {n} /ˈsɑlɪtɛɹi/ (one who lives alone)
|
:: solitaire {m} {f}
|
| solitary {adj} (living alone or being by oneself)
|
:: solitaire, seul
|
| solitary {n} (solitary confinement) SEE: solitary confinement
|
::
|
| solitary confinement {n} (forced isolation)
|
:: mitard {m}
|
| solitary sandpiper {n} (Tringa solitaria)
|
:: chevalier solitaire {m}
|
| soliton {n} (self-reinforcing travelling wave)
|
:: soliton {m}
|
| solitude {n} /ˈsɒlɪˌtjuːd/ (state of being alone)
|
:: solitude {f}
|
| solmisation {n} (the sol-fa system of singing) SEE: solfège
|
::
|
| solo {n} /ˈsoʊ.loʊ/ (piece of music for one)
|
:: solo {m}
|
| solo {n} (job or performance done by one person)
|
:: solo {m}
|
| solo {adj} (without a companion or instructor)
|
:: solo, solitaire
|
| solo {adj} (of a musical solo)
|
:: solo
|
| Sologne {prop} (natural region of France)
|
:: Sologne {f}
|
| soloist {n} (a person who performs a solo)
|
:: soliste {m} {f}
|
| Solomon {prop} /ˈsɑləmən/ (king of Israel)
|
:: Salomon, Solayman
|
| Solomon Islands {prop} /ˈsɑ.lə.mən ˈaɪ.ləndz/ (A country in Melanesia)
|
:: Îles Salomon
|
| Solomon's seal {n} (plant of genus Polygonatum)
|
:: sceau de Salomon
|
| solonchak {n} (soil type)
|
:: solontchak {m}
|
| so long {interj} (informal: goodbye)
|
:: à bientôt, salut
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| so long as {phrase} (as long as) SEE: as long as
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::
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| Solothurn {prop} (canton)
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:: Soleure
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| Solothurn {prop} (city)
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:: Soleure
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| solstice {n} /ˈsɒl.stɪs/ (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun)
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:: solstice {m}
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| solstitial {adj} (pertaining to a solstice)
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:: solsticial
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| solubility {n} (the condition of being soluble)
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:: solubilité {f}
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| solubility {n} ((chemistry) the amount of a substance that will dissolve in a given amount of a solvent)
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:: solubilité {f}
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| soluble {adj} /ˈsɔɫ.jʊ.bəɫ/ (able to be dissolved)
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:: soluble
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| solute {n} (substance that is dissolved in a solvent)
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:: soluté {m}
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| solution {n} /səˈl(j)uːʃən/ (liquid mixture)
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:: solution {f}
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| solution {n} (an act, plan or other means, used or proposed, to solve a problem.)
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:: solution {f}
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| solution {n} (answer to a problem (mathematics))
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:: solution {f}
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| solutionist {n}
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:: solutionniste {m} {f}
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| Solutrean {prop} /səˈlutɹi.ən/ (stage of Paleolithic)
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:: Solutréen {m}
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| Solutrean {adj} (pertaining to the Solutrean)
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:: solutréen {m}
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| solvable {adj} (capable of being solved)
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:: résoluble
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| solvable {adj} (capable of being dissolved)
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:: soluble
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| solvate {v} (chemistry: to form a solvate)
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:: solvater
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| solvated {adj} (combined with a solvent)
|
:: solvaté
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| solve {v} /sɒlv/ (to find an answer or solution)
|
:: résoudre, régler, solutionner
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| solvency {n} (ability to pay debts)
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:: solvabilité {f}
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| solvent {n} /ˈsɒlvənt/ (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute)
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:: solvant {m}
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| solvent {adj} (able to pay all debts)
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:: solvable
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| solver {n} (one who solves)
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:: résolveur {m}
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| solyanka {n} (a thick, spicy and sour soup in Russian and Ukrainian cuisine)
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:: solianka {f}
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| Somali {n} /soʊˈmɑːli/ (a language)
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:: somali {m}
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| Somali {n} (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent)
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:: Somalien {m}, Somalienne {f}
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| Somali {adj} (pertaining to Somalia)
|
:: somalien
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| Somalia {prop} /səˈmɑːliə/ (country in the Horn of Africa)
|
:: Somalie {f}
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| Somalian {adj} (pertaining to Somalia) SEE: Somali
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::
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| Somalian {n} (someone from Somalia) SEE: Somali
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::
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| Somaliland {prop} (unrecognized state)
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:: Somaliland {m}
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| so many {adj}
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:: tant
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| somatic {adj} (relating to the body of an organism)
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:: somatique
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| somatic cell {n} (any normal cell of an organism that is not involved in reproduction)
|
:: cellule somatique {f}
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| somatogenesis {n}
|
:: somatogenèse {f}
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| sombre {adj} /ˈsɒmbə/ (dark; gloomy, dimly lit)
|
:: sombre
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| sombre {adj} (dull or dark in colour)
|
:: sombre
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| sombre {adj} (melancholy; dismal)
|
:: sombre
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| sombre {adj} (grave)
|
:: sombre
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| sombrero {n} /sɑmˈbɹɛɹoʊ/ (hat)
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:: sombréro {m}
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| sombre tit {n} (Poecile lugubris)
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:: mésange lugubre {f}
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| some {pron} /sʌm/ (certain number)
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:: quelque {m} {f}, quelques {p}
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| some {pron} (indefinite quantity or number)
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:: du {m}, de la {f}, des {p}
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| some {pron} (indefinite amount, part)
|
:: du {m}, de la {f}, des {p}
|
| some {determiner} (certain proportion of)
|
:: certain, certains {p}, des
|
| some {determiner} (unspecified quantity or number of)
|
:: quelque, quelques {p}
|
| some {determiner} (unspecified amount of)
|
:: du, de la
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| some {determiner} (certain, unspecified or unknown)
|
:: quelconque
|
| some {adv} (approximately, roughly)
|
:: quelque, environ
|
| somebody {pron} /ˈsʌmbʌdi/ (some unspecified person)
|
:: quelqu'un
|
| someday {adv} (sometime; at some time in the future)
|
:: un jour
|
| somehow {adv} /ˈsʌmhaʊ/ (in one way or another; in some way not yet known or designated)
|
:: d'une façon ou d'une autre
|
| some old {determiner} (some)
|
:: ~ intensifier adverb bien
|
| someone {pron} /ˈsʌmwʌn/ (some person)
|
:: quelqu'un
|
| someone else {pron} (some other person)
|
:: quelqu'un d'autre
|
| somersault {n} /ˈsʌmə(ɹ)ˌsɑlt/ (the act of going head over heels)
|
:: salto {m}, saut périlleux {m}
|
| something {pron} /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/ (unspecified object)
|
:: quelque chose
|
| something {pron} (talent that is hard to pin down)
|
:: quelque chose
|
| something is rotten in the state of Denmark {phrase} (Hamlet quotation, used in other contexts to mean "something is not right")
|
:: il y a quelque chose de pourri au royaume du Danemark
|
| sometime {adj} (occasional) SEE: occasional
|
::
|
| sometime {adv} (obsolete: sometimes) SEE: sometimes
|
::
|
| sometime {adv} /ˈsʌmˌtaɪm/ (at an unstated or indefinite time in the future)
|
:: un jour ou l’autre
|
| sometimes {adv} /ˈsʌmtaɪmz/ (on certain occasions, but not always)
|
:: parfois, quelquefois, tantôt
|
| somewhat {pron} (something) SEE: something
|
::
|
| somewhat {adv} /ˈsʌmwʌt/ (limited extent)
|
:: assez, quelque peu
|
| somewhere {adv} /ˈsʌm.wɛɹ/ (in some place)
|
:: quelque part
|
| somewhere {adv} (to some place)
|
:: quelque part
|
| somewhere along the line {adv} (at some point) SEE: at some point
|
::
|
| somewhere else {adv} (in or at some other place)
|
:: autre part, ailleurs
|
| somewhere else {adv} (to some other place)
|
:: ailleurs
|
| somewhither {adv} (to some place) SEE: somewhere
|
::
|
| sommelier {n} /ˌsɒmˈmɛli.ə/ (wine steward / stewardess, wine waiter / waitress)
|
:: sommelier {m}, sommelière {f}
|
| somnambulate {v} /sɑːm.ˈnæm.bju.ˌleɪt/ (to walk while sleeping)
|
:: somnambuler
|
| somnambulation {n} (sleepwalking) SEE: sleepwalking
|
::
|
| somnambulism {n} (sleepwalking)
|
:: somnambulisme {m}
|
| somnambulist {n} /sɒmˈnæmbjʊlɪst/ (a sleepwalker)
|
:: somnambule {m}
|
| somnolence {n} /ˈsɑm.nə.ləns/ (a state of drowsiness or sleepiness)
|
:: somnolence {f}
|
| somnologist {n} (physician)
|
:: somnologue {m} {f}
|
| somnology {n} (study of sleep disorders)
|
:: somnologie {m} {f}
|
| so much {adv} (to a certain degree or extent)
|
:: tellement
|
| so much {adj} (to such a quantity or degree)
|
:: tant, tellement
|
| so much so {conj}
|
:: à tel point que
|
| son {n} (a male person in relation to his parents)
|
:: fils {m}
|
| sonar {n} (device)
|
:: sonar {m}
|
| sonata {n} /səˈnɑːtə/ (a musical composition for one or a few instruments)
|
:: sonate {f}
|
| sonata form {n} (a form of classical music)
|
:: structure sonate {f}, forme sonate {f}
|
| sonatina {n} (piece resembling a sonata but shorter or simpler)
|
:: sonatine {f}
|
| Sondrio {prop} (province)
|
:: Sondrio
|
| Sondrio {prop} (capital)
|
:: Sondrio
|
| song {n} /sɔŋ/ (music with words)
|
:: chanson {f}
|
| song {n} (sound of a bird) SEE: birdsong
|
::
|
| songbird {n} /ˈsɒŋˌbɜːd/ (bird)
|
:: oiseau chanteur {m}
|
| songbook {n} (book)
|
:: chansonnier {m}
|
| Song of Solomon {prop} (book of the Bible) SEE: Song of Songs
|
::
|
| Song of Songs {prop} (book of the Bible)
|
:: Cantique de Solomon {m}, Cantique de Cantiques
|
| song sparrow {n} (Melospiza melodia)
|
:: bruant chanteur {m}
|
| songster {n} (man who sings songs)
|
:: chanteur
|
| songstress {n} (a female singer)
|
:: chanteuse {f}
|
| song thrush {n} (song thrush)
|
:: grive musicienne {f}
|
| songwriter {n} (someone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs)
|
:: auteur-compositeur {m}, autrice-compositrice {f}
|
| sonic {adj} (of or relating to sound)
|
:: sonore
|
| sonic boom {n} (the audible effect of a shock wave in the air)
|
:: bang sonique
|
| son-in-law {n} /ˈsʌnɪnˌlɔː/ (son-in-law)
|
:: beau-fils {m}, gendre {m}
|
| sonless {adj}
|
:: sans fils
|
| sonnet {n} /ˈsɒnɪt/ (verse form consisting of fourteen lines)
|
:: sonnet {m}
|
| sonny {n} /ˈsʌni/ (a familiar form of address for a boy)
|
:: fiston {m}
|
| son of a bitch {n} (objectionable person)
|
:: fils de pute {m}
|
| son of a bitch {n} (objectionable thing)
|
:: saloperie {f}
|
| son of a whore {n} (objectionable person)
|
:: fils de pute {m}, fils de putain {m}
|
| Son of God {prop}
|
:: Fils de Dieu
|
| Son of Heaven {prop}
|
:: Fils du Ciel {m}
|
| Son of Man {prop} (Jesus Christ)
|
:: Fils de l'homme {m}
|
| sonogram {n} /ˈsɒnəˌɡɹæm/ (a medical image produced by ultrasound echo)
|
:: échographie {f}
|
| sonometer {n} (audiometer) SEE: audiometer
|
::
|
| Sonora {prop} (state of Mexico)
|
:: la Sonore {f}, le Sonora {m}
|
| sonorization {n} (increase in sonority)
|
:: voisement {m}, sonorisation {f}
|
| Sony {prop} /ˈsoʊni/ (An international electronics and media company based in Tokyo, Japan)
|
:: Sony
|
| Sonya {prop} (female given name)
|
:: Sonia {f}
|
| soon {adv} /suːn/ (within a short time)
|
:: bientôt
|
| sooner {adv} /ˈsunɚ/ (rather)
|
:: plutôt
|
| sooner or later {adv} (set phrase; eventually)
|
:: tôt ou tard
|
| Sooretama slaty antshrike {n} (bird)
|
:: batara de Sooretama
|
| soot {n} /sʊt/ (fine black or dull brown particles)
|
:: suie {f}
|
| soothe {v} /suːð/ (to restore to ease)
|
:: apaiser
|
| soothe {v} (to calm or placate)
|
:: apaiser, calmer
|
| soothe {v} (to ease or relieve pain)
|
:: soulager
|
| soothing {adj} /ˈsuːðɪŋ/ (Tending to soothe)
|
:: apaisant, pacifiant, rassurant
|
| soothsayer {n} (one who predicts the future)
|
:: prophète {m}, prophétesse {f}, devin {m}
|
| soothsayer {n} (mantis or rearhorse) SEE: mantis
|
::
|
| sooty {adj} /ˈsʊti/ (of, relating to, or producing soot)
|
:: fuligineux
|
| sop {n} (gravy) SEE: gravy
|
::
|
| São Paulo {prop} /ˌsaʊ ˈpaʊ.loʊ/ (city and state)
|
:: São Paulo {m}, Saint-Paul {m}
|
| Sophene {prop} /soʊˈfiːni/ (province of ancient Armenia and the Roman Empire)
|
:: Sophène {f}
|
| Sophenian {adj}
|
:: sophénien
|
| Sophenian {n}
|
:: Sophénien {m}, Sophénienne {f}
|
| Sophia {prop} /ˈsəʊfi.ə/ (female given name)
|
:: Sophie
|
| sophism {n} (flawed argument superficially correct in its reasoning, usually designed to deceive)
|
:: sophisme {m}
|
| sophisticated {adj} (having obtained worldly experience)
|
:: cosmopolite
|
| sophisticated {adj} (elegant, refined)
|
:: chic, raffiné, mondain, sophistiqué
|
| sophisticated {adj} (complicated, especially of technology)
|
:: sophistiqué
|
| sophisticated {adj} (appealing to the tastes of an intellectual)
|
:: sophistiqué
|
| sophistication {n} /səˌfɪs.tɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
|
:: sophistication {f}
|
| Sophoclean {adj} /sɒfəˈkliːən/ (of or pertaining to Sophocles)
|
:: sophocléen
|
| Sophocles {prop} /ˈsɑ.fɑ.kliːz/ (Greek dramatic poet)
|
:: Sophocle {m}
|
| sophrological {adj} (of or relating to sophrology)
|
:: sophrologique
|
| sophrologist {n} (someone who practices sophrology)
|
:: sophrologue
|
| sophrology {n} (technique to reduce stress and promote well-being)
|
:: sophrologie {f}
|
| soporific {n} /ˌsɒp.əˈɹɪf.ɪk/ (sleep inducing agent)
|
:: somnifère
|
| soporific {adj} (tending to induce sleep)
|
:: soporifique
|
| soppy {adj} /ˈsɒpi/ (sentimental)
|
:: mièvre
|
| soprano {n} /səˈpɹænoʊ/ (pitch)
|
:: soprano {m}
|
| soprano {n}
|
:: soprano
|
| sorb {n} (rowan tree)
|
:: sorbier {m}
|
| sorb {n} (fruit)
|
:: sorbe {f}
|
| sorb {n} (wild service tree) SEE: wild service tree
|
::
|
| Sorb {n} (member of a Slavic people)
|
:: sorabe {m} {f}
|
| sorbet {n} /sɔɹˈbeɪ/ (frozen fruit juice)
|
:: sorbet {m}
|
| Sorbian {prop} /ˈsɔːɹbi.ən/ (language)
|
:: sorabe {m}
|
| sorbitol {n} (sugar alcohol)
|
:: sorbitol {m}
|
| Sorbon {prop} (city and surname)
|
:: Sorbon
|
| Sorbonne {prop} (building in Paris)
|
:: Sorbonne {f}
|
| sorcerer {n} /ˈsɔɹ.sɚ.ɚ/ (magician/wizard drawing upon natural powers)
|
:: sorcier {m}, sorcière {f}
|
| sorceress {n} (female wizard)
|
:: sorcière {f}
|
| sorcery {n} /ˈsɔɹ.sə.ɹi/ (magical power)
|
:: sorcellerie {f}
|
| sordid {adj} /ˈsɔː.dɪd/ (dirty or squalid)
|
:: saleté
|
| sordid {adj} (morally degrading)
|
:: sordide
|
| sordid {adj} (grasping)
|
:: avide
|
| sordid {adj}
|
:: crapuleux
|
| sordine {n} (mute for music)
|
:: sourdine {f}
|
| sore {adj} /sɔɹ/ (causing pain)
|
:: douloureux
|
| sore {adj} (dire, distressing)
|
:: pénible, désespérant
|
| sore {n} (injured, infected, inflamed, or diseased patch of skin)
|
:: plaie
|
| sore {adj} (annoyed) SEE: annoyed
|
::
|
| sore loser {n} (one who is easily angered by losing)
|
:: mauvais perdant
|
| sore throat {n} (symptom)
|
:: mal de gorge {m} (maux de gorge {p}), angine {f}
|
| sorghum {n} /ˈsɔ(ɹ).ɡəm/ (cereal)
|
:: sorgho {m}, sorgo {m}
|
| sororal {adj} (of or pertaining to a sister)
|
:: sororal, sororel
|
| sororicide {n} (killing of ones sister)
|
:: sororicide {m}
|
| sororicide {n} (sister killer)
|
:: sororicide {m}
|
| sorority {n} (social organization of female students at a college or university)
|
:: sororité {f}
|
| sororize {v} /ˈsɒɹəɹaɪz/ (To hold fellowship like sisters)
|
:: sororiser
|
| sorption {n} (process of either absorption or adsorption)
|
:: sorption {f}
|
| sorrel {n} /ˈsɒɹəl/ (plant)
|
:: oseille {f}
|
| sorrel {n} (colour)
|
:: alezan
|
| Sorrento {prop} /səˈɹɛntoʊ/ (town in the province of Naples)
|
:: Sorrente {m}
|
| sorrow {n} /ˈsɑɹoʊ/ (unhappiness)
|
:: peine {f}, chagrin
|
| sorrowful {adj} /ˈsɑɹoʊfəl/ (full of sorrow)
|
:: triste, douloureux
|
| sorrowful {adj} (producing sorrow)
|
:: attristant
|
| sorry {adj} /ˈsɑɹi/ (regretful for an action or grieved)
|
:: désolé
|
| sorry {interj} (expression of regret or sorrow)
|
:: désolé, navré, excusez-moi, excuse-moi, pardon
|
| sorry {interj} (request to repeat)
|
:: excusez-moi, excuse-moi, pardon?, comment?, [plain] quoi, hein? [colloquial]
|
| sorry {interj} (to correct oneself in speech)
|
:: pardon, désolé
|
| sorry I'm late {phrase} (sorry I'm late)
|
:: désolé, je suis en retard
|
| sorry, we don't accept credit cards {phrase} (sorry, we don't accept credit cards)
|
:: désolé, nous n'acceptons pas les cartes de crédit
|
| sort {n} /sɔɹt/ (type)
|
:: type {m}, genre {m}, acabit {m}
|
| sort {n} (person)
|
:: type {m}
|
| sort {n} (act of sorting)
|
:: triage {m}, tri {m} [but the phrase "to have a sort of" is more idiomatically translated by the verb "trier", to sort, or "ranger", to sort, to tidy]
|
| sort {n} (computing algorithm)
|
:: tri {m}
|
| sort {v} (separate according to certain criteria)
|
:: trier, classer
|
| sort {v} (arrange in order)
|
:: trier, ranger
|
| sortie {n} /ˈsɔ.ti/
|
:: sortie {f}
|
| sorting {n}
|
:: classement, classification
|
| sort of {adv} /ˈsɔɹt əv/ (in a way etc.)
|
:: en quelque sorte, partiellement, plus ou moins
|
| sort out {v} (to fix problem)
|
:: résoudre
|
| sort out {v} (to organise or separate into groups)
|
:: trier
|
| so-so {adj} /ˈsəʊˌsəʊ/ (neither good nor bad)
|
:: comme ci comme ça, couci-couça
|
| so-so {adv} (neither well nor poorly)
|
:: couci-couça, comme ci comme ça
|
| sot {n} /sɒt/ (stupid person; fool)
|
:: sot {m}
|
| soteriological {adj} /səʊtɪəɹɪə(ʊ)ˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l/ (pertaining to soteriology)
|
:: sotériologique {m} {f}
|
| soteriology {n} /səʊtɪəɹɪˈɒlədʒi/ (the study of salvation)
|
:: sotériologie {f}
|
| so that {conj} (in order to)
|
:: pour que [+ subjunctive], afin que [+ subjunctive], afin de [+ infinitive]
|
| Sotho {prop} /ˈsutu/ (Sotho language)
|
:: sotho du Sud {m}, sesotho {m}
|
| São Tomé and Príncipe {prop} /ˌsaʊ təˈmeɪ ən ˈpɹɪnsɪpeɪ/ (Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe)
|
:: Sao Tomé-et-Principe {m}, São Tomé e Príncipe {m}
|
| Sãotomense {prop} (Forro) SEE: Forro
|
::
|
| so to speak {adv} (in a manner of speaking)
|
:: pour ainsi dire, d'une certaine façon, en quelque sorte
|
| sotto {adv} (music, informal: sotto voce (adverb)) SEE: sotto voce
|
::
|
| sotto {adj} (music, informal: sotto voce (adjective)) SEE: sotto voce
|
::
|
| sotto voce {adv} /ˌsɑtoʊ ˈvoʊtʃi/ (quietly (of speech))
|
:: à mi-voix, tout bas
|
| soufflé {n} /suːˈfleɪ/ (baked dish)
|
:: soufflé {m}
|
| sough {n} /saʊ/ (sound)
|
:: murmure {m}
|
| sought-after {adj} (sought-after) SEE: in demand
|
::
|
| soul {n} /səʊl/ (the spirit or essence of a person that is often believed to live on after the person's death)
|
:: âme {f}
|
| soul {n} (life, energy, vigour)
|
:: âme {f}
|
| soul {n} (soul music)
|
:: soul {f}
|
| soul {n} (person, especially as one among many)
|
:: âme {f}
|
| Soulagean {adj} (Pertaining to Soulages or his works)
|
:: soulagien (same), soulagésien (synon.)
|
| soulmate {n} (Someone with whom one has a special connection)
|
:: âme sœur {f}
|
| soul music {n} (music genre)
|
:: soul {f}
|
| soul patch {n} (narrow beard)
|
:: mouche {f}
|
| sound {adj} /saʊnd/ (healthy)
|
:: sain
|
| sound {adj} (complete, solid, or secure)
|
:: complet, solide, sûr
|
| sound {adj}
|
:: sain
|
| sound {n} (sensation perceived by the ear)
|
:: son {m}
|
| sound {n} (vibration capable of causing this)
|
:: son {m}
|
| sound {v} (to produce a sound)
|
:: sonner
|
| sound {v} (to cause to produce a sound)
|
:: sonner de
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| sound {v} (to pronounce)
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:: prononcer
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| sound {v}
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:: exprimer
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| sound {n} (to probe)
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:: sonder
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| sound {n} (to test)
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:: tester
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| sound {n} (a probe)
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:: sonde {f}
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| sound {n} (cuttlefish) SEE: cuttlefish
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::
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| sound {adj} (sound asleep) SEE: sound asleep
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::
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| sound {n} (air bladder) SEE: swim bladder
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::
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| Sound {prop} (strait that separates Zealand from Scania)
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:: détroit du Sund {m}
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| sound asleep {adj} (sleeping still and silently)
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:: dormir à poings fermés
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| sound barrier {n} (drag and other effects of approaching the speed of sound)
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:: mur du son {m}
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| sound barrier {n} (noise-reducing structure)
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:: mur anti-bruit {m}
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| sound bite {n} /ˈsaʊndbaɪt/
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:: clip sonore {m}
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| sound box {n} (resonant chamber of a stringed musical instrument)
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:: caisse de résonance {f}
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| sound card {n} (a computer hardware device used for generating and capturing sounds)
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:: carte son {f}
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| sound effect {n} (artificially created or enhanced sound in films, plays or video games)
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:: bruitage {m}
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| sounding board {n} (A thin board that forms part of the resonating chamber of a musical instrument and serves to reinforce its sound)
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:: table d'harmonie {f}
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| sound law {n} /ˈsaʊnd lɔ/ (rule that describes historical sound change in a language)
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:: loi phonétique {f}
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| soundly {adv} /ˈsaʊnd.lɪ/ (in a thorough manner)
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:: fortement, solidement
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| sound plural {n} (in Arabic and other languages, regular plural formed by adding a suffix)
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:: pluriel externe {m}
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| sound post {n} (wooden rod inside a musical instrument)
|
:: âme {f}
|
| soundproof {adj} (describing something that does not allow sound through)
|
:: insonorisé
|
| soundproof {v} (make resistant to sound)
|
:: insonoriser
|
| soundproofing {n} (Something that prevents sound from traveling through it)
|
:: insonorisation {f}
|
| soundproofing {n} (The act of installing material to dampen sound)
|
:: insonorisation {f}
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| soundscape {n} /saʊndskeɪp/ (electroacoustic musical composition)
|
:: soundscape
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| sounds like a plan {phrase} (used to indicate agreement with a proposal to do something)
|
:: [informal] ça roule, [colloquial] ça roule, ma poule, [informal] ça marche, d'accord
|
| soundtrack {n} (a narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures)
|
:: bande son {f}, piste sonore {f}
|
| soundtrack {n} (the sound (especially the music) component of a movie)
|
:: bande son {f}
|
| soundtrack {n} (a recording of such music for sale)
|
:: musique de film {f}, bande originale de film {f}
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| sound wave {n} (longitudinal wave of pressure transmitted through any plastic material)
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:: onde sonore {f}
|
| soup {n} /sup/ (dish)
|
:: potage {m}, soupe {f}, velouté (posher soup)
|
| soup {n} (unfortunate situation)
|
:: pétrin {m}, panade {m}
|
| souped-up {adj} (drunk, intoxicated) SEE: drunk
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::
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| souped-up {adj} (excited) SEE: excited
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::
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| soup kitchen {n} (place set up to provide basic food as a charity or in time of disaster)
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:: soupe populaire {f}
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| soupçon {n} (suspicion, suggestion) SEE: suspicion
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::
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| soupçon {n} (very small amount) SEE: modicum
|
::
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| soup spoon {n} (spoon for eating soup) SEE: soupspoon
|
::
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| soupspoon {n} (spoon for eating soup)
|
:: cuillère à soupe {f}
|
| soupspoon {n} (soupspoonful) SEE: soupspoonful
|
::
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| soupspoonful {n} (amount)
|
:: cuillère à soupe {f}
|
| soup up {v} (modify higher performance than the specifications)
|
:: débrider
|
| souq {n} /suːq/ (a street market in the Arabic-speaking countries)
|
:: souk {m}
|
| sour {adj} /ˈsaʊ(ə)ɹ/ (having an acidic, sharp or tangy taste)
|
:: aigre, sur
|
| sour {adj} (made rancid by fermentation, etc.)
|
:: rance {m} {f}, tourné {m}
|
| sour {adj} (tasting or smelling rancid)
|
:: rance
|
| sour {adj} (peevish or bad-tempered)
|
:: acerbe {m} {f}, acariâtre {m} {f}, revêche {m} {f}
|
| source {n} /sɔɹs/ (person, place or thing)
|
:: source
|
| source {n} (spring etc.)
|
:: source {f}
|
| source {n} (informant)
|
:: source {f}
|
| source {n} ((electronics) terminal)
|
:: source {f}
|
| source {n} ((computing) source code) SEE: source code
|
::
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| source code {n} (human-readable instructions in a programming language)
|
:: code source {m}, source {m} {f}, sources {m-p} {f-p}
|
| source language {n} (language from which a translation is done)
|
:: langue de départ {f}, langue source {f}
|
| sour cherry {n} (Prunus cerasus)
|
:: griotte {f}
|
| sour cherry {n} (fruit)
|
:: griotte {f}, morelle {f}
|
| sour cream {n} (cream which has been treated with a benign bacterium)
|
:: crème aigre {f}, fromage blanc {m}
|
| sourdough {n} /ˈsaʊɚdoʊ/ (dough)
|
:: levain {m}
|
| soursop {n} /ˈsaʊəɹˌsɒp/ (tree)
|
:: corossolier {m}
|
| soursop {n} (fruit)
|
:: corossol {m}
|
| sousaphone {n} (brass instrument)
|
:: soubassophone {m}
|
| soutane {n} (a long gown)
|
:: soutane {f}
|
| south {n} /saʊθ/ (compass point)
|
:: sud {m}, midi {m}
|
| south {adj} (of or pertaining to the south)
|
:: sud, méridional, austral
|
| South Africa {prop} /ˌsaʊθ ˈæf.ɹɪ.kə/ (country)
|
:: Afrique du Sud {f}
|
| South African {n} /ˌsaʊθˈaf.ɹɪ.kən/ (person)
|
:: Sud-Africain {m} / Sud-Africaine {f}
|
| South African {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to South Africa)
|
:: sud-africain
|
| South African English {n} (English dialect of South Africa)
|
:: anglais sud-africain
|
| South America {prop} /ˌsaʊθ əˈmɛɹɪkə/ (continent that is the southern part of the Americas)
|
:: Amérique du Sud {f}
|
| South American {adj} (relating to South America)
|
:: sudaméricain, sud-américain
|
| South American {n} (South American person)
|
:: sud-américain {m}, sud-américaine {f}
|
| Southampton {prop} /saʊθˈæmptən/ (city)
|
:: Southampton
|
| South Asia {prop} (South Asia)
|
:: Asie du Sud {f}
|
| South Australia {prop} (state of Australia)
|
:: Australie-Méridionale {f}
|
| southbound {adj} (travelling south)
|
:: en direction du sud
|
| south by east {n} (compass point)
|
:: sud-quart-sud-est {m}
|
| south by west {n} (compass point)
|
:: sud-quart-sud-ouest {m}
|
| South Carolina {prop} /ˌsaʊθ kɛɹəˈlaɪnə/ (US state)
|
:: Caroline du Sud {f}
|
| South Caucasus {prop} (region of southwest Asia)
|
:: Transcaucasie {f}, Caucase du Sud {m}
|
| South China Sea {prop} (Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines)
|
:: mer de Chine méridionale {f}
|
| South Dakota {prop} /ˈsaʊθ dəˈkoʊ.tə/ (state of the USA)
|
:: Dakota du Sud {m}
|
| southeast {n} (compass point)
|
:: sud-est {m}
|
| southeast {adj} (from the southeast)
|
:: sud-est
|
| Southeast Asia {prop} (a subregion of Asia)
|
:: Asie du Sud-Est {f}
|
| southeast by east {n} (compass point)
|
:: sud-est-quart-est {m}
|
| southeast by south {n} (compass point)
|
:: sud-est-quart-sud {m}
|
| southeastern {adj} (southeastern) SEE: south-eastern
|
::
|
| south-eastern {adj} (relating to the south-east)
|
:: sud-oriental
|
| southern {adj} /ˈsʌðəɹn/ (of the south)
|
:: méridional, sud, austral
|
| southern {adj} (of or pertaining to a southern region)
|
:: sudiste
|
| southern black tit {n} (Melaniparus niger)
|
:: mésange nègre {f}
|
| Southern Cross {prop} (constellation)
|
:: Croix du Sud {f}
|
| southerner {n} (someone from the south of a region)
|
:: sudiste {m} {f}, habitant du sud {m}, habitante du sud {f}
|
| Southerner {n} /ˈsʌð(ᵊ)nəɹ/ (someone from the area that once formed the CSA)
|
:: sudiste {m} {f}
|
| Southerner {n} (someone from the south of a region) SEE: southerner
|
::
|
| Southern Europe {prop} (Southern Europe)
|
:: Europe du Sud {f}
|
| Southern Hemisphere {n} (hemisphere to the south of its equator)
|
:: hémisphère sud {m}, hémisphère austral {m}
|
| southernize {v}
|
:: méridionaliser
|
| southern lights {n} (the aurora of the southern hemisphere)
|
:: aurore australe
|
| Southern Ocean {prop} (the ocean surrounding Antarctica)
|
:: océan Austral {m}, océan Antarctique {m}, océan glacial Antarctique {m}
|
| Southern Sesotho {prop} (Sotho) SEE: Sotho
|
::
|
| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands {prop} (territory)
|
:: Géorgie du Sud-et-les Îles Sandwich du Sud
|
| South Holland {prop} (province)
|
:: Hollande-Méridionale {f}, Hollande-du-Sud {f}
|
| South India {prop} (southern region of India)
|
:: Inde du Sud {f}
|
| South Indian {adj}
|
:: sud-indien
|
| South Island {prop} (one of the two major islands making up New Zealand)
|
:: île du Sud {f}
|
| South Korea {prop} (country in East Asia)
|
:: Corée du Sud {f}
|
| South Korean {n} (person from or descended from South Korea)
|
:: Sud-Coréen {m}, Sud-Coréenne {f}
|
| South Korean {adj} (of South Korea)
|
:: sud-coréen
|
| South Ossetia {prop} (South Ossetia)
|
:: Ossétie du Sud {f}
|
| southpaw {n} /ˈsaʊθˌpɔː/ (informal: one who is left-handed)
|
:: gaucher {m}, gauchère {f}
|
| south pole {n} (the southernmost point on a celestial body)
|
:: pôle Sud {m}
|
| south pole {n} (negative magnetic pole)
|
:: pôle sud {m}
|
| South Pole {prop} /ˌsaʊθ ˈpoʊl/ (the southernmost point on Earth)
|
:: pôle Sud {m}
|
| South Sea {prop} (Southern Ocean) SEE: Southern Ocean
|
::
|
| South Sea {prop} (region of Pacific Ocean)
|
:: mer du Sud {f}
|
| South Slavic {adj} (of or relating to South Slavic or the South Slavs)
|
:: slave méridional
|
| south-southeast {n} (compass point)
|
:: sud-sud-est {m}
|
| south-south-west {adj} (halfway between south and south-west)
|
:: sud-sud-ouest
|
| south-southwest {n} (compass point)
|
:: sud-sud-ouest
|
| South Sudan {prop} (country in Africa)
|
:: Sud-Soudan {m}
|
| South Tyrol {prop} (German-speaking region of northern Italy)
|
:: Tyrol du sud {m}, Haut-Adige {m}
|
| southwest {n} /saʊθˈwɛst/ (compass point)
|
:: sud-ouest {m}
|
| southwest {adj} (towards the southwest)
|
:: sud-ouest, du sud-ouest
|
| South West Africa {prop} (former province of South Africa)
|
:: Sud-Ouest africain {m}
|
| Southwest Asia {prop} (area of Asia)
|
:: Asie du Sud-Ouest {f}
|
| southwest by south {n} (compass point)
|
:: sud-ouest-quart-sud {m}
|
| southwest by west {n} (compass point)
|
:: sud-ouest-quart-ouest {m}
|
| southwestern {adj}
|
:: sud-occidental
|
| south wind {n} /ˌsaʊθ ˈwɪnd/ (wind blowing from the south)
|
:: vent du sud
|
| South Yemen {prop} (country)
|
:: Yémen du Sud
|
| souvenir {n} /ˌsuːvəˈnɪə(ɹ)/ (item of sentimental value to remember an event or location)
|
:: souvenir {m}
|
| sovereign {adj} /ˈsɒv.ɹɪn/ (exercising power of rule)
|
:: souverain
|
| sovereign {n} (monarch)
|
:: souverain {m}
|
| sovereign {n} (one who is not a subject to a ruler or nation)
|
:: souverain {m}
|
| sovereign {n} (coin)
|
:: souverain {m}
|
| sovereign {n} (very large champagne bottle)
|
:: souverain {m}
|
| sovereign state {n} (completely independent state)
|
:: état souverain
|
| sovereigntist {n} (supporter of political independence for Quebec)
|
:: souverainiste {m} {f}, souverainiste {m} {f}
|
| sovereignty {n} /ˈsɒv.ɹən.ti/ (of a nation: the state of making laws and controlling resources without the coercion of other nations.)
|
:: souveraineté {f}
|
| soviet {n} /ˈsoʊ.vi.ət/ (council)
|
:: soviet {m}
|
| soviet {adj} (relating to the Soviet Union) SEE: Soviet
|
::
|
| Soviet {n} (soviet) SEE: soviet
|
::
|
| Soviet {n} (citizen)
|
:: Soviétique {m} {f}
|
| Soviet {adj} (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)
|
:: soviétique
|
| Sovietologist {n} (a person who engages in Sovietology)
|
:: soviétologue
|
| Sovietology {n} (the field of study of the Soviet Union)
|
:: soviétologie {f}
|
| Soviet Russia {prop} (Russia) SEE: Russia
|
::
|
| Soviet Russia {prop} (Soviet Union) SEE: Soviet Union
|
::
|
| Soviet Russia {prop} (Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic) SEE: Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
|
::
|
| Soviet Russia {prop} (Soviet Union in the early stages)
|
:: Russie soviétique {f}
|
| Soviet Socialist Republic {prop} (any of the republics belonging to the former Soviet Union, see also: SSR)
|
:: république socialiste soviétique
|
| Soviet Union {prop} /ˈsoʊviət ˈjuːniən/ (USSR, see also: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR)
|
:: Union soviétique {f}
|
| sovkhoz {n} (soviet state farm)
|
:: sovkhoze {m}
|
| sovnarkhoz {n} (a regional economic council of the Soviet Union (historical))
|
:: sovnarkhoze {m}
|
| sovok {n} (Soviet Union, disparagingly)
|
:: Sovdépie {f}
|
| sow {n} /saʊ/ (female pig)
|
:: truie {f}
|
| sow {v} /soʊ/ (disperse seeds)
|
:: semer
|
| sower {n} (one who or that which sows)
|
:: semeur {m}
|
| so what {interj} (reply of indifference)
|
:: et alors ?
|
| sow one's wild oats {v} (to spend a period of one's youth behaving irresponsibly)
|
:: jeter sa gourme
|
| sow the wind, reap the whirlwind {proverb} (every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them)
|
:: qui sème le vent, récolte la tempête
|
| soy {n} /sɔɪ/ (soy beans)
|
:: soja {f}
|
| soy {n} (soy sauce) SEE: soy sauce
|
::
|
| soya bean {n} (soybean) SEE: soybean
|
::
|
| soybean {n} (plant)
|
:: soja {m}
|
| soybean {n} (seed)
|
:: soja {m}
|
| soy milk {n} (beverage made from soybeans)
|
:: lait de soja {m}
|
| soy sauce {n} (a condiment and ingredient made from fermented soybeans)
|
:: sauce de soja {f}
|
| Soyuz {n} /ˈsɔɪjuːz/ (a Soviet/Russian spacecraft)
|
:: Soyouz {m}
|
| space {n} (while) SEE: while
|
::
|
| space {n} /speɪs/ (physical extent in two or three dimensions)
|
:: espace {m}
|
| space {n} (area beyond atmosphere of planets)
|
:: espace {m}
|
| space {n} (bounded or specific physical extent)
|
:: espace {m}
|
| space {n} (gap between written characters, lines etc.)
|
:: espace {m}, blanc {m}
|
| space {n} (piece of type used to separate words)
|
:: espace {f}
|
| space {v} (to set some distance apart)
|
:: espacer
|
| space age {n} (current historical period which started with the launch of the Sputnik)
|
:: ère spatiale {f}
|
| space alien {n} (an extraterrestrial being)
|
:: extraterrestre {m} {f}, alien {m}
|
| space bar {n} (key)
|
:: barre d'espace {f}, espace {f}
|
| space capsule {n} (vehicle or compartment designed to transport people in space and during reentry)
|
:: capsule spatiale {f}
|
| spacecraft {n}
|
:: astronef {m}, spationef {m}
|
| space elevator {n} (cable connecting ground with space)
|
:: ascenseur spatial {m}
|
| space flight {n} (flight into, from, or through space)
|
:: vol spatial {m}
|
| space flight {n} (voyage in space)
|
:: vol spatial {m}
|
| spaceforce {n} (military spaceforce)
|
:: armée de l'espace
|
| space heater {n} (heating appliance)
|
:: convecteur {m}
|
| spaceman {n} /ˈspeɪsˌmæn/ (astronaut)
|
:: astronaute {m} {f} (US), cosmonaute {m} {f} (USSR/Russia), spationaute {m} {f} (EU)
|
| space mission {n} (journey into space)
|
:: mission spatiale {f}
|
| spaceport {n} /ˈspeɪs.pɔːt/ (a site for launching spacecraft)
|
:: cosmodrome {m}, base de lancement {f}
|
| space probe {n} (unmanned space vehicle designed to voyage beyond Earth's orbit)
|
:: sonde spatiale {f}
|
| spacer {n} /ˈspeɪsə(ɹ)/ (an object)
|
:: entretoise {f}
|
| space race {n} (competition between nations in the field of space exploration)
|
:: course à l'espace {f}
|
| Space Race {prop} (competition)
|
:: course à l'espace {f}
|
| space research {n} (research)
|
:: recherche spatiale {f}
|
| space science {n} (discipline)
|
:: sciences spatiales {f-p}
|
| spaceship {n} (vehicle that flies through space)
|
:: vaisseau spatial {m}, véhicule spatial {m}, spationef {m}, astronef {m}
|
| space shuttle {n} (vehicle capable of travelling repeatedly btw Earth and outer space)
|
:: navette spatiale {f}
|
| Space Shuttle {n} (a space transportation system)
|
:: navette spatiale {f}
|
| space sickness {n} (motion sickness caused by the weightlessness of space flight)
|
:: mal de l'espace {m}
|
| space station {n} (crewed artificial satellite)
|
:: station spatiale {f}
|
| space suit {n} (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space)
|
:: combinaison spatiale {m}
|
| space-time {n} (spacetime) SEE: spacetime
|
::
|
| spacetime {n} (four dimensional continuum)
|
:: espace-temps
|
| space tourism {n} (form of tourism)
|
:: tourisme spatial {m}
|
| space travel {n} (travel through space in order to visit and explore other worlds)
|
:: voyage dans l'espace {m}
|
| space vehicle {n}
|
:: véhicule spatial {m}, spationef {m}
|
| spacious {adj} /ˈspeɪʃəs/ (having much space; roomy)
|
:: spacieux, ample, grand, logeable
|
| spade {n} /speɪd/ (a garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging)
|
:: bêche {f}, pelle {f}
|
| spade {n} (one of the black suits in a deck of cards)
|
:: pique {f}
|
| spades {n} (spade) SEE: spade
|
::
|
| spades {n} /speɪdz/ (suit of playing cards)
|
:: pique {m}
|
| spaghetti {n} (informally: any type of pasta) SEE: pasta
|
::
|
| spaghetti {n} /spəˈɡɛɾi/ (pasta)
|
:: spaghettis {m-p}
|
| spaghetti {n} (strand of spaghetti)
|
:: spaghetti {m}
|
| spaghetti {n} (dish containing spaghetti)
|
:: spaghettis {m-p}
|
| spaghetti {n} (electrical insulating tubing)
|
:: gaine {f}
|
| spaghettify {v}
|
:: spaghettifier
|
| spaghetti western {n} (western film produced in Europe by an Italian company)
|
:: western spaghetti {m}
|
| spahi {n} /ˈspɑːhiː/
|
:: spahi {m}
|
| Spain {prop} /speɪn/ (country in Europe)
|
:: Espagne {f}
|
| spallation {n} /spɔːleɪʃən/ (physics: nuclear reaction in which a nucleus fragments into many nucleons)
|
:: spallation
|
| spallation {n} (fragmentation due to stress or impact)
|
:: éclatement, fragmentation, pulvérisation, explosion, atomisation
|
| spam {n} /ˈspæm/ (unsolicited bulk electronic messages)
|
:: spam {m}, pourriel {m}, courriel indésirable {m}, courrier indésirable {m}
|
| spam {v} (intransitive)
|
:: spammer, pourrieller
|
| spamdexing {n} (deliberately manipulating search engines)
|
:: spamdexing {m}
|
| spammer {n} (someone who sends spam)
|
:: spammer {m}, spammeur {m}
|
| span {n} /spæn/ (space from thumb to little finger)
|
:: empan {m}
|
| span {v} /spæn/ (to extend through the distance between or across)
|
:: couvrir, chevaucher
|
| span {v} (to extend through a time period)
|
:: couvrir, s'étendre
|
| spangled kookaburra {n} (Dacelo tyro)
|
:: martin-chasseur pailleté {m}
|
| Spanglish {prop} (blend of English and Spanish)
|
:: spanglish
|
| Spaniard {n} /ˈspæn.jəd/ (somebody from Spain)
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:: Espagnol {m}, Espagnole {f}
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| spaniel {n} /ˈspænjəl/ (dog)
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:: épagneul {m}
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| Spanish {adj} /ˈspæn.ɪʃ/ (of or pertaining to Spain)
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:: espagnol
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| Spanish {prop} (Romance language of Spain and the Americas)
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:: espagnol {m}, castillan {m}
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| Spanish Armada {prop} (The fleet of warships sent by Philip II of Spain)
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:: Invincible Armada {f}
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| Spanish chestnut {n} (tree)
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:: châtaignier commun {m}, marronnier {m}
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| Spanish chestnut {n} (fruit)
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:: châtain {m}, marron {m}
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| Spanish jasmine {n} (Jasminum grandiflorum)
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:: jasmin d'Espagne {m}
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| Spanishness {n} (quality of being Spanish)
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:: hispanité {f}
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| Spanish Netherlands {prop} (country)
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:: Pays-Bas espagnols {p} {m}
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| Spanish Road {n} (historical route used for military supply and trade, between northern Italy and the Low Countries)
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:: chemin des Espagnols {m}, couloir sarde {m}
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| Spanish Water Dog {n} /ˌspænɪʃ ˈwɔtɚ dɔɡ/ (Spanish Water Dog)
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:: chien d'eau espagnol {m}
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| spank {v} /spæŋk/ (to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.)
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:: fesser
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| spank {n} (a slapping sound, as produced by spanking)
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:: pan
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| spankee {n} /ˈspæŋ.kiː/ (receiver of a spanking)
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:: fessé {m}, fessée {f}
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| spanker {n} /spæŋkɚ/ (someone who spanks)
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:: fesseur {m}, fesseuse {f}
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| spanking {n} /ˈspæŋkɪŋ/ (form of physical punishment)
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:: fessée {f}
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| spanking {n} (an incident of such an act, also in a non-punitive context)
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:: fessée {f}
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| spanner {n} /ˈspæn.ɚ/ (hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts)
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:: clef à écrous {m}, clef {m} / clé {m}, serre-écrou {m}, clé de serrage {m}
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| spar {n} /spɑɹ/ (any crystal with readily discernible faces)
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:: spath {m}
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| spar {n} (rafter of a roof) SEE: rafter
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::
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| spare {adj} /ˈspɛə(ɹ)/ (held in reserve)
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:: rechange
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| spare {v} (to save (money) for reserve)
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:: épargner
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| spare part {n} (component kept in reserve)
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:: pièce de rechange {f}, pièce détachée {f}
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| sparerib {n} /ˌspɛəˈɹɪb/ (cut of meat including the rib bones)
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:: travers de porc {m}
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| spare the rod and spoil the child {proverb} (if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility)
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:: qui aime bien, châtie bien
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| spare time {n} (free time) SEE: free time
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::
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| spare tire {n} (extra tire) SEE: spare tyre
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::
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| spare tire {n} (fat around midsection) SEE: spare tyre
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::
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| spare tyre {n} (extra tyre)
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:: roue de secours {f}, pneu de secours {m}
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| spare wheel {n} (extra wheel) SEE: spare tyre
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::
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| spargosis {n}
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:: spargose {f}
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| sparingly {adv} (in a sparing manner)
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:: parcimonieusement
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| spark {n} /spɑɹk/ (particle of glowing matter)
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:: étincelle {f}, flammèche {f}
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| spark {n} (figurative: small amount of something, which has the potential to become something greater)
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:: étincelle {f}
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| sparkle {v} /ˈspɑɹkəl/ (to shine as if throwing off sparks; scintillate)
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:: scintiller
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| sparkle {v} (to manifest as if by emitting sparks; glisten)
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:: luire
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| sparkler {n} (hand-held firework)
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:: cierge magique {m}
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| sparkler {n} (tiger beetle) SEE: tiger beetle
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::
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| sparkling {adj} /ˈspɑɹkl̩ɪŋ/ (of a beverage)
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:: pétillant, effervescent
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| sparkling cider {n} (alcoholic potable)
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:: cidre mousseux, cidre pétillant
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| sparkling perry {n}
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:: poiré mousseux {m}, poiré pétillant {m}
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| sparkling water {n} (a form of carbonated water) SEE: soda water
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::
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| sparkling wine {n} (effervescent wine)
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:: vin effervescent {m}, vin mousseux {m}, mousseux {m}
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| spark plug {n} (part of an internal combustion engine)
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:: bougie d'allumage {f}, bougie {f}
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| sparrow {n} /ˈspæɹoʊ/ (bird of the family Passeridae)
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:: moineau {m}
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| sparrow {n} (bird of the family Emberizidae)
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:: bruant {m}
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| sparrow {n} (generically, any small, nondescript bird)
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:: piaf {m}
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| sparrow {n} (Passer domesticus) SEE: house sparrow
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::
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| sparrow hawk {n} (Falco sparverius) SEE: American kestrel
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::
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| sparrow hawk {n} (Accipiter nisus) SEE: Eurasian sparrowhawk
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::
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| sparrowhawk {n} (Eurasian sparrowhawk) SEE: Eurasian sparrowhawk
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::
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| sparse {adj} /spɑːɹs/ (having widely spaced intervals)
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:: épars, clairsemé
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| Sparta {prop} (ancient city-state in southern Greece)
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:: Sparte {f}
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| Spartacus {prop} /ˈspɑːɹtəkəs/ (Thracian name)
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:: Spartacus {m}
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| spartan {adj} (austere, lacking luxury)
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:: spartiate
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| Spartan {adj} (spartan) SEE: spartan
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::
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| Spartan {n} (citizen of Sparta)
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:: Spartiate {m} {f}
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| Spartan {adj} (of Sparta)
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:: spartiate
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| spasm {n} /ˈspæz.əm/ (contraction of a muscle)
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:: spasme {m}
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| spasmodic {adj} /spæzˈmɑ.dɪk/ (of or relating to a spasm)
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:: spasmodique {m} {f}
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| spastic {adj} /ˈspæstɪk/ (of, relating to, or affected by spasm)
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:: spastique
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| spastic {adj} (of or relating to spastic paralysis)
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:: handicapé moteur, spastique
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| spasticity {n} (state, quality or property)
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:: spasticité {f}
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| spat {n} /spæt/
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:: naissain {m}
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| spat {n} (covering worn over a shoe)
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:: guêtre {f}
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| spate {n} /speɪt/ (a river flood; an overflow or inundation)
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:: crue {f}
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| spate {n} (a sudden rush or increase)
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:: recrudescence {f}
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| spathic {adj} (Having good cleavage)
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:: spathique {m} {f}
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| spatial {adj} /ˈspeɪʃəl/ (pertaining to space)
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:: spatial
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| spationaut {n} (a French cosmonaut)
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:: spationaute {m} {f}
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| spatter {v} /ˈspætɚ/ (to splash with small droplets)
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:: asperger
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| spatula {n} /ˈspætjʊlə/ (kitchen utensil for turning and lifting)
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:: spatule {f}
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| spatula {n} (kitchen utensil for scraping bowls)
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:: maryse {f}
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| spatula {n}
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:: spatule {f}
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| Spavor {prop}
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:: Spavor
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| spawn {v} (to produce or deposit (eggs) in water)
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:: frayer
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| spawn {v} (to bring forth in general)
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:: engendrer
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| SPCUM {prop} (Montreal Urban Community police service)
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:: SPCUM
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| speak {v} /spiːk/ (to communicate with one's voice using words)
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:: parler
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| speak {v} (to be able to communicate in a language)
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:: parler
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| speak {n} (jargon/terminology)
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:: jargon {m}
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| speaker {n} /ˈspikɚ/ (one who speaks)
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:: parleur {m}, parleuse {f}, [speaker of a language] locuteur {m}, locutrice {f}
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| speaker {n} (loudspeaker)
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:: baffle, haut-parleur {m}
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| speaker {n} (politics: the chair or presiding officer)
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:: président {m}, présidente {f}
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| speaker {n} (one who makes a speech to an audience)
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:: orateur {m}, oratrice {f}, intervenant {m}, intervenante {f}
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| speaker {n} (linguistics: producer of a given utterance)
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:: locuteur {m}, locutrice {f}
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| speak for oneself {v} (expressing disagreement)
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:: parle pour toi !
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| speak for oneself {v} (to have obvious meaning)
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:: parler de soi-même
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| speak ill of {v} (to vilify)
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:: dire du mal de, médire de
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| speaking {adj} (eloquent) SEE: eloquent
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::
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| speaking of {adv} (relatedly)
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:: en parlant de
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| speak in tongues {v} (speak in a language unknown to the speaker)
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:: parler en langues
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| speak of the devil {phrase} (expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive)
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:: quand on parle du loup (on en voit la queue) (when you speak of the wolf (you'll see his tail))
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| speak out {v} (assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known)
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:: se prononcer, s'affirmer
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| speak to {v} (to give evidence regarding something)
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:: montrer, démontrer
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| speak to {v} (to resonate with)
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:: toucher
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| speak volumes {v} (to convey significant information beyond what is explicit)
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:: en dire long, vouloir tout dire
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| spear {n} /spɪə̯(ɹ)/ (long stick with a sharp tip)
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:: lance {f}
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| spear {n} (sharp tool used by fishermen to retrieve fish)
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:: harpon {m}
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| spear carrier {n} (person in a play or movie with a minimal part) SEE: walk-on
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::
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| spearhead {n} /ˈspɪɹ.hɛd/ (the pointed head, or end, of a spear)
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:: fer de lance
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| spearhead {n} (one who leads or initiates an activity)
|
:: fer de lance
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| spearhead {n} (the leading military unit in an attack)
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:: fer de lance
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| spearmint {n} /ˈspɪɹˌmɪnt/ (Mentha spicata)
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:: menthe verte {f}
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| special {adj} /ˈspɛ.ʃəl/ (distinguished by a unique or unusual quality)
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:: spécial
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| special {adj} (of particular interest or value; certain; dear; beloved; favored)
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:: particulier
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| special {adj}
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:: proche
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| special {n} (A reduction in consumer cost (usually for a limited time) for items or services rendered)
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:: solde
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| special case {n} (class of phenomena that is a subset of a more general class)
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:: cas particulier {m}
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| special education {n} (educational services designed for students with learning difficulties)
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:: transition {f}, éducation spécialisée {f}, enseignement spécialisé {m}
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| special interest group {n} (advocacy group) SEE: advocacy group
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::
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| specialist {n} /ˈspɛʃəlɪst/ (expert)
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:: spécialiste
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| specialization {n} /ˌspɛʃəlɪˈzeɪʃn̩/ (act or process of specializing)
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:: spécialisation {f}
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| specialization {n} (biology: adaptation)
|
:: spécialisation {f}
|
| specialize {v} /ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz/ (to mention specially; to particularize)
|
:: spécialiser
|
| specialize {v} (to apply to some specialty or limited object)
|
:: spécialiser
|
| specially {adv} ((proscribed) extremely) SEE: extremely
|
::
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| specially {adv} /ˈspɛʃəli/ (for a special purpose)
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:: particulièrement, spécialement
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| specially {adv} ((proscribed) in particular) SEE: in particular
|
::
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| special relativity {n} (physics theory)
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:: relativité restreinte {f}
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| specialty {n} /ˈspɛʃəlti/ (that in which one specializes)
|
:: spécialité {f}
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| speciation {n} (biology)
|
:: spéciation {f}
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| speciation {n} (chemistry)
|
:: spéciation chimique {f}
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| species {n} /ˈspiːʃiːz/ (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
|
:: espèce {f}
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| species {n}
|
:: espèce {f}
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| speciesism {n} /ˈspiːʃiːˌzɪzəm/
|
:: spécisme {m}, espécisme {m}
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| speciesist {n} (proponent)
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:: espéciste {m} {f}, spéciste {m} {f}
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| speciesist {adj} (of or relating to speciesism)
|
:: espéciste, spéciste
|
| specific {adj} /spəˈsɪf.ɪk/
|
:: spécifique
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| specifically {adv} (for a specific purpose or reason)
|
:: spécifiquement
|
| specification {n} (explicit set of requirements)
|
:: spécification {f}
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| specific epithet {n} ((taxonomy) second word in the scientific name of a species)
|
:: épithète spécifique {f}
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| specificity {n} /spɛsɪˈfɪsɪti/ (the state of being specific rather than general)
|
:: spécificité {f}
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| specificity {n} (a probability in a binary test of a true negative being correctly identified)
|
:: spécificité {f}
|
| specificness {n} (specificity) SEE: specificity
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::
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| specified {adj} /ˈspɛsɪfaɪd/ (Thoroughly explained)
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:: spécifié
|
| specify {v} /ˈspɛsɪfaɪ/ (to state explicitly, in detail, or as a condition)
|
:: spécifier
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| specimen {n} /ˈspɛsɪmɪn/ (example)
|
:: spécimen {m}, exemple {m}
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| specimen {n} (sample)
|
:: exemple {m}
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| specious {adj} /ˈspiːʃəs/ (seemingly well-reasoned, but fallacious)
|
:: spécieux {m}, spécieuse {f}
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| speciousness {n} (state or quality of being specious)
|
:: spéciosité {f}
|
| speck {n} /spɛk/ (tiny spot)
|
:: point {m}
|
| speckled trout {n} (freshwater game fish)
|
:: truite mouchetée {f}, saumon de fontaine {m}, omble de fontaine {m}
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| spectacle {n} (optical instrument) SEE: spectacles
|
::
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| spectacle {n} /ˈspɛktəkl̩/ (something exciting or extraordinary)
|
:: spectacle {m}
|
| spectacled {adj} (wearing spectacles) SEE: bespectacled
|
::
|
| spectacled bear {n} (Tremarctos ornatus)
|
:: ours à lunettes {m}
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| spectacles {n} /ˈspɛktəkl̩z/ (a pair of lenses set in a frame)
|
:: lunettes {f-p}, barniques {f-p} [slang, Canada], binocles {m-p}, bésicles {p}
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| spectacles {n} (plural of spectacle) SEE: spectacle
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::
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| spectacular {adj} /spɛkˈtæk.jʊ.lə/ (amazing or worthy of special attention)
|
:: spectaculaire
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| spectator {n} /ˈspɛkteɪtɚ/ (observer)
|
:: spectateur {m}, spectatrice {f}, badaud {m}, badaude {f}
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| specter {n} /ˈspɛktɚ/ (ghostly apparition)
|
:: spectre
|
| spectral {adj} /ˈspɛktɹəɫ/ (pertaining to a spectre)
|
:: spectral
|
| spectral {adj} (of a spectrum)
|
:: spectral?
|
| spectro- {prefix} (forming words relating to optical spectra)
|
:: spectro-
|
| spectrography {n} (using a spectrometer to produce a spectrograph)
|
:: spectrographie {f}
|
| spectrometer {n} (instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances)
|
:: spectromètre {m}
|
| spectrometric {adj} (of or pertaining to spectrometry)
|
:: spectrométrique
|
| spectrophotometer {n} (instrument used to measure the intensity of electromagnetic radiation at different wavelengths)
|
:: spectrophotomètre {m}
|
| spectroscope {n} (optical instrument used for spectrographic analysis)
|
:: spectroscope {m}
|
| spectroscopist {n} (a scientist specialising in spectroscopy)
|
:: spectroscopiste {m} {f}
|
| spectroscopy {n} (scientific study of spectra)
|
:: spectroscopie {f}
|
| spectrum {n} /ˈspɛkt(ʃ)ɹəm/ (range)
|
:: spectre {m}
|
| spectrum {n} (range of colors)
|
:: spectre {m}
|
| spectrum {n} (chemistry: a pattern of absorption or emission of radiation)
|
:: spectre {m}
|
| spectrum {n} (linear algebra: set of scalar values)
|
:: spectre {m}
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| speculate {v} (to meditate)
|
:: spéculer
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| speculate {v} (to make a risky trade)
|
:: spéculer
|
| speculation {n} /ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən/ (process of thinking or meditation)
|
:: spéculation {f}
|
| speculation {n} (judgment or conclusion reached by speculating)
|
:: spéculation {f}
|
| speculation {n} (business, finance: investment involving higher-than-normal risk)
|
:: spéculation {f}
|
| speculative {adj} /ˈspɛkjuləˌtɪv/ (characterized by speculation; based on guessing or unfounded opinions)
|
:: spéculatif
|
| speculative fiction {n} (class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements)
|
:: littératures de l'imaginaire {f-p}
|
| speculatively {adv} (in a speculative manner)
|
:: spéculativement
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| speculator {n} (one who speculates; as in investing)
|
:: spéculateur {m}, agioteur {m}
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| speculoos {n} (biscuit)
|
:: spéculoos {m}
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| speculum {n} /ˈspɛkjʊləm/ (medical instrument)
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:: spéculum {m}
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| speech {n} (dialect or language) SEE: dialect
|
::
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| speech {n} /ˈspiːtʃ/ (vocal communication)
|
:: parole {f}
|
| speech {n} (an oration, session of speaking)
|
:: discours {m}
|
| speech balloon {n} (speech balloon) SEE: speech bubble
|
::
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| speech bubble {n} (rounded outline representing speech in a cartoon)
|
:: bulle {f}, phylactère {m}
|
| speech community {n} (group of people sharing a language or way of speaking)
|
:: communauté linguistique {f}
|
| speech is silver, silence is golden {proverb} (proverb)
|
:: la parole est d’argent, le silence est d’or
|
| speechless {adj} /ˈspiːtʃ.lɪs/ (not speaking; not knowing what to say)
|
:: sans voix
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| speech recognition {n} (voice recognition) SEE: voice recognition
|
::
|
| speech therapist {n} (clinician specializing in speech therapy)
|
:: logopède {m}
|
| speechwriter {n} (someone who writes speeches for others, especially as a profession)
|
:: rédacteur de discours {m}
|
| speed {n} (luck, success, prosperity) SEE: luck
|
::
|
| speed {n} /spiːd/ (rapidity)
|
:: vitesse {f}
|
| speed {n} (rate of motion)
|
:: vitesse {f}
|
| speed {n} (slang: amphetamine)
|
:: speed {m}
|
| speed {v} (to go fast)
|
:: foncer
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| speedboat {n} /ˈspidˌboʊt/ (racing boat)
|
:: vedette {f}
|
| speed bump {n} (transverse ridge in the road)
|
:: ralentisseur {m}, casse-vitesse {m}
|
| speed camera {n} (camera to detect speeding vehicles)
|
:: radar automatique {m}
|
| speeding {n} /ˈspiːdɪŋ/ (driving faster than the legal speed limit)
|
:: excès de vitesse {m}
|
| speed limit {n} (maximum speed permitted)
|
:: vitesse maximale autorisée {f}
|
| speed of light {n} (the speed of electromagnetic radiation in a perfect vacuum)
|
:: vitesse de la lumière
|
| speed of sound {n} (speed at which sound is propagated)
|
:: vitesse du son {f}
|
| speedometer {n} /spɪˈdɑː.mə.t̬ɚ/ (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle)
|
:: compteur de vitesse
|
| speed skating {n} (The sport of racing around an oval course on ice skates)
|
:: patinage de vitesse {m}
|
| speedskiing {n}
|
:: ski de vitesse
|
| speedster {n} (one who is noted for being very fast)
|
:: bolide
|
| speed up {v} (increase speed (intransitive))
|
:: accélérer
|
| speed up {v} (increase speed (transitive))
|
:: accélérer
|
| speedwell {n} /ˈspiːdˌwɛl/ (plant)
|
:: véronique {f}
|
| speedy {adj} /ˈspiːdi/ (characterized by rapid or swift motion)
|
:: prompt, rapide
|
| speleological {adj} (pertaining to the exploration of caves)
|
:: spéléologique
|
| speleologist {n} (person who studies caves)
|
:: spéléologue {m} {f}
|
| speleology {n} (scientific study of caves)
|
:: spéléologie {f}
|
| speleothem {n} (secondary mineral, deposited in a cave by the action of water)
|
:: spéléothème {m}
|
| spell {n} /spɛl/ (magical incantation)
|
:: charme {m}, maléfice [for an evil spell], sort {m}, sort, formule magique {f}
|
| spell {n} (magical effect of such incantation)
|
:: charme {m}, maléfice [for an evil spell], sort
|
| spell {v} (to write or say the letters that form a word)
|
:: épeler
|
| spell {v} (to compose a word)
|
:: épeler
|
| spellbound {adj} (fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell)
|
:: envoûté, fasciné
|
| spell checker {n} (software application)
|
:: correcteur orthographique {m}, vérificateur orthographique {m}
|
| spelling {n} /ˈspɛlɪŋ/ (the practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words; orthography)
|
:: orthographe {f}
|
| spelling {n} (a specific spelling of a word)
|
:: orthographe {f}, graphie {f}
|
| spelling bee {n} (spelling contest or competition)
|
:: compétition de l’épellation {f}
|
| spelt {n} /ˈspɛlt/ (a type of wheat, Triticum aestivum spelta)
|
:: épeautre {m}
|
| spelunk {n} (cave, cavern, grotto) SEE: cave
|
::
|
| spelunker {n} (one who explores caves)
|
:: spéléologue {m}
|
| spelunking {n} (exploring underground caverns)
|
:: spéléologie {f}
|
| spend {v} /spɛnd/ (to pay out)
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:: dépenser
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| spend {v} (to consume, to use up (time))
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:: passer
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| spend {v}
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:: [time] passer, [money, etc.] dépenser
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| spendthrift {n} /ˈspɛn(d)θɹɪft/ (someone who spends money improvidently or wastefully)
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:: dépensier, gaspilleur, prodigue
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| spent {adj} /ˈspɛnt/ (used up)
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:: épuisé, fatigué, éreinté
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| sperm {n} /spɜːɹm/ (cell)
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:: spermatozoïde {m}
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| sperm {n} (semen (fluid))
|
:: sperme {m}
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| spermatogenesis {n} (process of sperm production in the testes)
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:: spermatogenèse {f}
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| spermatozoid {n} /spɜː(ɹ)ˈmætəˌzəʊ.ɪd/ (male gamete of certain basal plants)
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:: anthérozoïde, spermatozoïde {m}
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| spermatozoon {n} /ˌspɜːmətə(ʊ)ˈzəʊɒn/ (reproductive cell of the male)
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:: spermatozoïde {m}
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| sperm bank {n} (vulgar: vagina) SEE: cunt
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::
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| sperm count {n} (number of spermatozoa in ejaculate)
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:: numération des spermatozoïdes {f}
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| sperm whale {n} (sperm whale)
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:: cachalot {m}
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| spessartine {n} (a type of garnet)
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:: spessartine {f}
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| Spetsnaz {n} (post-Soviet special forces)
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:: spetsnaz {p}
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| spew {n} (vomit) SEE: vomit
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::
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| spew {v} /spjuː/ (to eject forcibly and in a stream)
|
:: cracher, vomir
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| spew {v} (to vomit)
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:: vomir
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| spew {n} (ejaculate) SEE: ejaculate
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::
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| sphagnum {n} /ˈsfæɡnəm/ (moss)
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:: sphaigne {f}
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| sphalerite {n} (mineral)
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:: sphalérite {f}
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| sphene {n} (titanite) SEE: titanite
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::
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| spheral {adj} (spherical) SEE: spherical
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::
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| sphere {n} /sfɪɹ/ (mathematics: regular three-dimensional object)
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:: sphère {f}
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| sphere {n} (spherical physical object)
|
:: sphère {f}, boule {f}
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| sphere {n} (region in which something or someone is active)
|
:: sphère {f}
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| sphere {n} (astronomy: apparent outer limit of space) SEE: celestial sphere
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::
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| sphere of influence {n} (area influenced by something)
|
:: sphère d'influence
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| spherical {adj} /sfɛɹɪkəl/ (shaped like a sphere)
|
:: sphérique {m} {f}
|
| spherical {adj} (of or relating to a sphere or spheres)
|
:: sphérique {m} {f}
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| spherical cap {n} (portion of sphere)
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:: calotte sphérique {f}
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| spherical lune {n} (portion of the surface of a sphere cut off by two vertical planes through the centre of the sphere.)
|
:: fuseau sphérique {m}
|
| spherical wedge {n} (volume of a sphere)
|
:: coin sphérique {m}
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| spheroid {n} (shape similar to a sphere)
|
:: sphéroïde {m}
|
| sphincter {n} /ˈsfɪŋktəɹ/ (band of muscle)
|
:: sphincter {m}
|
| sphinx {n} /sfɪŋks/ (mythology: creature with the head of a person and the body of an animal)
|
:: sphinx {m}
|
| sphinx {n} (sphincter) SEE: sphincter
|
::
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| sphinx {n} (Mandrillus sphinx) SEE: mandrill
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::
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| Sphinx {prop} /ˈsfɪŋks/ (large monument in Egypt)
|
:: Sphinx {m}
|
| sphygmomanometer {n} /ˌsfɪɡməʊməˈnɒmɪtə/ (device to measure blood pressure)
|
:: sphygmomanomètre {m}, tensiomètre {m}
|
| Sphynx {n} (cat)
|
:: Sphynx {m}
|
| spice {n} (Yorkshire dialect: sweets, candy) SEE: sweet
|
::
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| spice {n} /spaɪs/ (plant matter used to season or flavour food)
|
:: épices {f-p}
|
| spice {n} (any variety of spice)
|
:: épice {f}
|
| spice {v} (to add spice or spices to)
|
:: épicer
|
| spice up {v} (Enhance the flavour of something using spice)
|
:: pimenter
|
| spice up {v} (To make something more exotic, fun or extravagant)
|
:: pimenter
|
| spicule {n} (any of many needle-like crystalline structures that provide skeletal support in marine invertebrates like sponges)
|
:: spicule {m}
|
| spicy {adj} (containing spice)
|
:: épicé
|
| spicy {adj} (tangy or pungent)
|
:: épicé, piquant, pimenté
|
| spider {n} /ˈspaɪ̯dɚ/ (arthropod)
|
:: araignée {f}
|
| spider hole {n} (hole in the ground) SEE: foxhole
|
::
|
| spiderweb {n} (net-like construct of a spider)
|
:: toile d'araignée {f}, toile {f}, arantèle {f}
|
| Spidey-sense {n} /ˈspaɪdi ˌsɛn(t)s/ (intuitive feeling, usually of something being dangerous or risky)
|
:: sens d'araignée {m}
|
| spiel {n} /spiːl/ (A lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade)
|
:: boniment {m}
|
| spignel {n} (meum athamanticum) SEE: baldmoney
|
::
|
| spigot {n} (faucet) SEE: tap
|
::
|
| spike {n} /spaɪk/ (very large nail)
|
:: clou {m}, pointe {f}
|
| spike {n} (anything resembling such a nail in shape)
|
:: pieu {m}, pic {m}, pique {f}
|
| spike {n} (ear of grain)
|
:: épi {m}
|
| spike {n} (informal: running shoes with spikes in the soles)
|
:: crampons {m-p}
|
| spiked {adj} (Having spikes)
|
:: clouté {m}
|
| spiked {adj} (Of a graph or trend that has rapidly reached a maximum)
|
:: plafonné {m}
|
| spikenard {n} (perfumed ointment)
|
:: nard {m}
|
| spikenard {n}
|
:: nard {m}
|
| spikes {n} (A pair of shoes equipped with spikes on the sole)
|
:: crampons {m-p}, chaussures à pointes {f-p}
|
| spike strip {n}
|
:: herse {f}
|
| spill {v} /spɪl/ (transitive: to drop something so that it spreads out)
|
:: déverser, répandre, renverser
|
| spill {n} (something that has been dropped)
|
:: déversement
|
| spillage {n} /ˈspɪl.ɪdʒ / (spillage)
|
:: déversement
|
| spillikins {n} (a game of skill)
|
:: jonchets {m-p}, jeu de jonchets {m}, [rare] honchets {m-p}
|
| spill one's guts {v} (vomit) SEE: vomit
|
::
|
| spill the beans {v} /spɪl ðə biːnz/ (to reveal a secret; to disclose)
|
:: cracher le morceau
|
| spin {v} /spɪn/ (to turn around quickly)
|
:: tournoyer, pivoter rapidement
|
| spin {v} (to make yarn)
|
:: filer
|
| spin {v}
|
:: tournoyer
|
| spin {n} (circular motion)
|
:: tour {m}
|
| spin {n} (physics: quantum angular momentum)
|
:: spin {m}
|
| spin {n} (rotation of a ball in motion)
|
:: effet {m}, brossage {m}
|
| spin {n} (flight condition)
|
:: vrille {f}
|
| spinach {n} /ˈspɪnɪt͡ʃ/ (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea)
|
:: épinards {m-p}
|
| spinal {adj} /spaɪnəl/ (related to the spine)
|
:: spinal
|
| spinal column {n} (spinal column) SEE: vertebral column
|
::
|
| spinal cord {n} (thick, whitish cord of nerve tissue)
|
:: moelle épinière {f}
|
| spinal nerve {n} (nerve)
|
:: nerf spinal {m}
|
| spin a yarn {v} (tell a story)
|
:: monter un bateau, raconter des balivernes, raconter des salades, raconter des histoires
|
| spindle {n} (dragonfly) SEE: dragonfly
|
::
|
| spindle {n} /ˈspɪndəl/ (rod in spinning and winding thread)
|
:: fuseau {m}
|
| spindle {n} (rod which turns, or on which something turns round)
|
:: essieu {m}
|
| spindle tree {n} (tree of the genus Euonymus) SEE: spindle
|
::
|
| spindly {adj} (slender and of weak appearance)
|
:: grêle, frêle
|
| spin doctor {n} (person hired to improve public image)
|
:: spin doctor {m}, façonneur d’image {m}
|
| spindrift {n} /ˈspɪndɹɪft/ (sea spray)
|
:: embrun {m}
|
| spine {n} /spaɪn/ (backbone)
|
:: colonne vertébrale {f}, échine {f} [of animals], épine dorsale {f}
|
| spine {n} (bound edge of a book)
|
:: dos {m}
|
| spine {n} (rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure on an animal, shell, or plant)
|
:: épine {f}, piquant {m}
|
| spinel {n} /spɪˈnɛl/ (any of several hard minerals of cubic symmetry that are mixed oxides of magnesium and aluminium)
|
:: spinelle {m}
|
| spineless {adj} (uncourageous)
|
:: lâche
|
| spine pig {n} (porcupine) SEE: porcupine
|
::
|
| spinet {n} /ˈspɪn.ɪt/ (short, compact harpsichord)
|
:: épinette {f}
|
| spin foam {n} (topological structure)
|
:: mousse de spin {f}
|
| spinning jenny {n} (early spinning machine)
|
:: jenny {f}
|
| spinning mule {n} (machine that spins thread from fibres)
|
:: mule-jenny {f}, alt. sp. mulle-jenny, mulejennie, etc. The plural is in -ys ou -ies.
|
| spinning top {n} (a toy)
|
:: toupie {f}
|
| spinning wheel {n} (device for spinning thread with a wheel and a spindle)
|
:: rouet {m}
|
| spin-off {n} (offshoot) SEE: offshoot
|
::
|
| spin-off {n} (by-product) SEE: by-product
|
::
|
| spin-off {n} (fictional work)
|
:: spin-off {m}
|
| spinon {n} (quasiparticle)
|
:: spinon {m}
|
| Spinozan {adj}
|
:: spinozien
|
| Spinozism {prop} (philosophical doctrine)
|
:: spinozisme {m}
|
| spinster {n} /ˈspɪnstɚ/ (unmarried woman)
|
:: vieille fille {f}
|
| spiny anteater {n} (common name for echidna) SEE: echidna
|
::
|
| spiny dogfish {n} (Squalus acanthias)
|
:: aiguillat commun, aiguillat tacheté
|
| spiny lobster {n} (crustacean of the family Palinuridae)
|
:: langouste {f}
|
| spiny rat {n} (rodent of the family Echimyidae)
|
:: échinomyie {f}
|
| spiny-tailed lizard {n} (any lizard of the genus Uromastyx)
|
:: fouette-queue {m}
|
| spiracle {n} /ˈspɪɹəkəl/ (small aperture or vent)
|
:: soupirail {m}
|
| spiral {n} /ˈspaɪɹəl/ (geometry)
|
:: spirale {f}
|
| spiral {n} (helix)
|
:: hélice {f}
|
| spiral {v} (to increase continually)
|
:: spiraler
|
| spiral staircase {n} (type of staircase)
|
:: escalier en colimaçon {m}, colimaçon {m}
|
| spiral worm {n} (wad hook) SEE: wad hook
|
::
|
| spire {n} /spaɪə/ (tapering architectural structure)
|
:: flèche {f}
|
| spirit {n} /ˈspiɹɪt/ (soul)
|
:: esprit {m}
|
| spirit {n} (supernatural being)
|
:: esprit {m}
|
| spirit {n} (enthusiasm)
|
:: esprit {m}, moral {m}
|
| spirit {n} (manner or style)
|
:: élan {m}, esprit {m}
|
| spirit {n} (alcohol)
|
:: spiritueux {m-p}
|
| spirited {adj} /ˈspɪɹɪtɪd/ (lively, vigorous, animated or courageous)
|
:: courageux
|
| spiritism {n} (spiritualism) SEE: spiritualism
|
::
|
| spiritism {n} (Spiritism) SEE: Spiritism
|
::
|
| Spiritism {prop} (philosophical doctrine)
|
:: spiritisme
|
| spirit lamp {n} (lamp that burns a volatile liquid fuel)
|
:: lampe à alcool {f}
|
| spirit level {n} (spirit level)
|
:: niveau à bulle {m}
|
| spirit path {n} (spirit way) SEE: spirit way
|
::
|
| spirit road {n} (spirit way) SEE: spirit way
|
::
|
| spiritual {adj} /ˈspɪɹɪtʃuəl/ (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul)
|
:: spirituel {m}, spirituelle {f}
|
| spiritualism {n} (the philosophic doctrine, opposing materialism)
|
:: spiritualisme {m}
|
| spiritualist {n} (one who communicates with the dead)
|
:: spiritualiste {m} {f}
|
| spiritualist {adj} (pertaining to spiritualism)
|
:: spiritualiste
|
| spirituality {n} /ˌspɪ.ɹə.tʃuˈæ.lə.tɪ/ (concern for what is unseen and intangible)
|
:: spiritualité {f}
|
| spiritualize {v} (to make spiritual)
|
:: spiritualiser
|
| spiritus asper {n} (Ancient Greek diacritical mark) SEE: rough breathing
|
::
|
| spiritus lenis {n} (Greek diacritical mark) SEE: smooth breathing
|
::
|
| spirit way {n} (ornate road)
|
:: allée des esprits {f}
|
| spirochete {n} (any of several coiled bacteria)
|
:: spirochète {f}
|
| Spirograph {n} (a geometric drawing toy)
|
:: Spirographe {m}
|
| spit {v} (to dig, to spade) SEE: dig
|
::
|
| spit {n} /spɪt/ (thin rod on which meat is skewered for cooking)
|
:: broche {f}
|
| spit {v} (to impale on a spit)
|
:: embrocher
|
| spit {v} (to evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc.)
|
:: cracher
|
| spit {n} (saliva)
|
:: crachat {m}
|
| spit {n} (instance of spitting)
|
:: crachement {m}
|
| spite {n} /spaɪt/ (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)
|
:: dépit {m}, rancune
|
| spite {n} (vexation, chagrin, mortification)
|
:: dépit
|
| spiteful {adj} (filled with spite)
|
:: rancunier
|
| spit it out {v} (to overcome reluctance to say something particular or to speak in general)
|
:: cracher le morceau
|
| Spitsbergen {prop} /ˈspɪtsˌbɛə(ɹ)ɡən/ (island)
|
:: Spitzberg {m}, Spitsberg {m}
|
| spitting distance {n} (a short distance)
|
:: à un jet de pierre, à deux doigts
|
| spitting image {n} /ˈspɪtɪŋ ˈɪmɪdʒ/ (the exact likeness of someone)
|
:: portrait craché {m}
|
| spittle {n} /ˈspɪ.t(ə)l/ (spit, usually frothy)
|
:: crachat {m}, postillon {m} [droplets]
|
| spittoon {n} /spɪˈtuːn/ (receptacle for spit)
|
:: crachoir {m}
|
| spit wad {n} (A wad of spittle spat by someone)
|
:: crachat {m}
|
| splake {n} (brook trout and lake trout hybrid)
|
:: truite moulac {f}
|
| splanchnic {adj} /ˈsplæŋk.nɪk/ (Relating to the viscera or intestines)
|
:: splanchnique
|
| splash {n} /splæʃ/ (the sound made by an object hitting a liquid)
|
:: plouf {m}
|
| splash {n} (an impact or impression)
|
:: bruit {m}, éclaboussure {f}
|
| splash {v} (to hit or agitate liquid)
|
:: éclabousser, asperger
|
| splash {v} (to create an impact or impression)
|
:: faire du bruit
|
| splash out {v} (to spend a lot of money)
|
:: [colloquial] claquer
|
| splash page {n} /splæʃ peɪdʒ/ (page of a comic book)
|
:: pleine page {f}
|
| splatter {n} /ˈsplætɚ/ (An uneven shape or mess created by something dispersing on impact)
|
:: éclaboussure {f}
|
| splatter {v} (To splash; to scatter; to land or strike in an uneven, distributed mess)
|
:: éclabousser
|
| splay {v} (To dislocate, as a shoulder bone) SEE: dislocate
|
::
|
| spleen {n} /spliːn/ (organ)
|
:: rate {f}
|
| spleen {n} (mood)
|
:: spleen {m}
|
| splendid {adj} /ˈsplɛndɪd/ (possessing or displaying splendor)
|
:: splendide
|
| splendid {adj} (showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous)
|
:: splendide
|
| splendid {adj} (illustrious; heroic; brilliant; celebrated)
|
:: fameux
|
| splendor {n} /ˈsplɛndə/ (magnificent appearance)
|
:: splendeur {f}
|
| splenectomy {n} (surgical removal of the spleen)
|
:: splénectomie {f}
|
| splenetic {adj} /spləˈnɛtɪk/ (bad-tempered)
|
:: splénétique
|
| splenetic {adj} (related to the spleen)
|
:: splénique
|
| splenomegaly {n} (enlargement of the spleen)
|
:: splénomégalie {f}
|
| splice {v} (to unite in marriage) SEE: marry
|
::
|
| splice {n} /splaɪs/ (junction or joining of ropes)
|
:: épissure {f}
|
| splice {v} (genetics)
|
:: épisser
|
| spliff {n} /splɪf/ (a marijuana cigarette)
|
:: spliff {m}
|
| spline {n} /splaɪn/ (rectangular piece)
|
:: clavette {f}, cannelure {f}
|
| spline {n} (flexible strip)
|
:: cerce {f}
|
| spline {n} (smooth mathematical curve)
|
:: spline {f}
|
| spline {n} (strip of wood used in joining wooden parts)
|
:: languette {f}
|
| splint {n} (narrow strip of wood)
|
:: éclisse {f}
|
| splint {n} (immobilizing device)
|
:: attelle {f}
|
| splinter {n} /ˈsplɪntɚ/ (fragment of material)
|
:: éclat {m}, esquille {f}, écharde {f}
|
| splinter {n} (group)
|
:: faction {f}
|
| splinter group {n} (group of members of a political party or of a similar organisation who have decided to create their own organisation)
|
:: formation dissidente {f}
|
| split {adj} /splɪt/ (divided)
|
:: divisé {m}
|
| split {n} (crack, longitudinal fissure)
|
:: fissure {f}
|
| split {n} (breach, division)
|
:: division {f}
|
| split {n} (split-off piece)
|
:: fragment {m}, morceau {m}
|
| split {n} (manoeuvre, acrobatic feat)
|
:: grand écart {m}
|
| split {n} (bowling: pattern with missing intermediate pins)
|
:: split {m}, écart {m}
|
| split {v} (divide along a more or less straight line)
|
:: fendre, diviser, scinder
|
| split {v} (to break along the grain)
|
:: casser, couper, rompre
|
| split {v} (share out)
|
:: diviser, répartir, partager
|
| split {v} (leave)
|
:: se tirer, se casser, s'arracher, se faire la malle, se barrer
|
| split {v} (separate)
|
:: séparer
|
| split {v} (divulge a secret; to betray confidence; to peach) SEE: peach
|
::
|
| Split {prop} /splɪt/ (port city in Croatia)
|
:: Split {m}
|
| split end {n} (hair which has split at the end)
|
:: fourche {f}
|
| split hairs {v} (to consider fine details)
|
:: couper les cheveux en quatre, chercher la petite bête
|
| split pea {n} (dried, peeled, and split seeds of the pea)
|
:: pois cassés {m}
|
| splits {n} (manoeuvre, acrobatic feat)
|
:: grand écart {m}
|
| split-second {n} (a brief moment)
|
:: fraction de seconde {f}
|
| split the difference {v} (in a financial transaction)
|
:: couper la poire en deux
|
| split the difference {v} (to compromise)
|
:: couper la poire en deux
|
| splitting field {n} ((Galois theory, of a polynomial) smallest field containing all roots)
|
:: corps de décomposition {m}, corps des racines {m}, corps de déploiement {m}
|
| splurge {v} /splɝdʒ/ (to spend lavishly or extravagantly)
|
:: claquer [slang], flamber [slang]
|
| splurge {v}
|
:: se ruer
|
| splutter {v} /ˈsplʌtɚ/ (to spray droplets while speaking)
|
:: postillonner
|
| spluttery {adj} (characterised by spluttering)
|
:: postillonneux
|
| spodumene {n} (a pyroxene mineral, lithium aluminum inosilicate)
|
:: spodumène {m}
|
| spoil {v} /spɔɪl/ (ruin)
|
:: gâter, gâcher
|
| spoil {v} (to coddle or pamper)
|
:: gâter
|
| spoil {v} (become sour or rancid, to decay)
|
:: gâter, tourner
|
| spoil {v} (reveal the ending)
|
:: dévoiler, révéler
|
| spoil {n} (plunder taken from an enemy or victim)
|
:: dépouilles {f-p}, butin {m}
|
| spoilage {n} (process)
|
:: détérioration {f}
|
| spoiled {adj} /spɔɪld/ ((of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering)
|
:: gâté, pourri
|
| spoiler {n} /ˈspɔɪ.lɚ/ (document, review or comment that discloses)
|
:: spoiler {m}, divulgâchage {m}
|
| spoiler {n} (aeronautics: device to reduce lift)
|
:: destructeur de portance {m}, spoiler {m}
|
| spoiler {n} (automobiles: device to reduce lift and increase downforce)
|
:: aileron {m}, spoiler {m}
|
| spoiler {n}
|
:: déporteur , béquet/becquet spoiler
|
| spoils {n} /spɔɪlz/ (that which is taken from another by violence)
|
:: pillage {m}, sac {m}
|
| spoils {n} (public offices and their benefits regarded as the peculiar property of a successful party or faction.)
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:: distribution de postes à des membres du parti, favoritisme {m}
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| spoils of war {n} (profits extracted as the result of winning a war)
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:: butin de guerre {m}
|
| spoilsport {adj} /ˈspɔɪl.spɔɹt/ (someone who puts an end to harmless fun)
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:: rabat-joie {m}, trouble-fête {m}
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| spoilt {adj} /spɔɪlt/ (of food: rendered unusable or inedible)
|
:: gâté, pourri {m}
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| spoilt {adj} (of a child)
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:: gâté {m}, pourri {m}
|
| spoilt for choice {adj} (having many good choices)
|
:: avoir l'embarras du choix
|
| spoke {n} /spəʊk/ (part of a wheel)
|
:: rayon {m}
|
| spoken {adj} /ˈspoʊkən/ (concerning speech)
|
:: parlé
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| spoken for {adj} (claimed; reserved or occupied)
|
:: pris {m}
|
| spokeshave {n} (woodworking tool)
|
:: herminette {f}, wastringue {f}
|
| spokesman {n} (one who speaks as the voice of a group of people)
|
:: porte-parole {m} {f}
|
| spokesperson {n} (person who acts as the voice of a group of people)
|
:: porte-parole {m} {f}
|
| spolia opima {n}
|
:: dépouilles opimes {f-p}
|
| spondee {n} /ˈspɒndi/ (word of two syllables)
|
:: spondée {m}
|
| spondyle {n} (joint of the backbone) SEE: vertebra
|
::
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| sponge {n} /spʌnd͡ʒ/ (marine invertebrate)
|
:: éponge {f}
|
| sponge {n} (piece of porous material used for washing)
|
:: éponge {f}
|
| sponge {n} (informal: heavy drinker)
|
:: ivrogne {m} {f}, soulard {m}
|
| sponge {v} (to clean with a sponge)
|
:: éponger
|
| sponge {n} (sponge cake) SEE: sponge cake
|
::
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| sponge cake {n} (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure)
|
:: sponge cake {m}, génoise {f}
|
| spongy {adj} /ˈspʌndʒi/ (absorbent, squishy, porous)
|
:: spongieux
|
| sponsor {n} /ˈspɒn.sə/ (person or organisation with responsibility (especially with a religious or financial aspect))
|
:: commanditaire {m}, sponsor {m}
|
| sponsor {n} (One that pays all or part of the cost of an event)
|
:: sponsor {m}, commanditaire {m} [Quebec]
|
| sponsor {v} (to be a sponsor for)
|
:: [with respect to money] sponsoriser, financer, parrainer, patronner
|
| spontaneity {n} /ˈspɒn.tə.neɪ.ə.ti/ (the quality of being spontaneous)
|
:: spontanéité {f}
|
| spontaneous {adj} (random) SEE: random
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::
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| spontaneous {adj} /spɑnˈteɪ.ni.əs/ (self generated; happening without any apparent external cause)
|
:: spontané, volontaire
|
| spontaneous {adj} (done by one's own free choice, or without planning)
|
:: spontané
|
| spontaneous {adj} (proceeding from natural feeling or native tendency without external constraint)
|
:: spontané
|
| spontaneous {adj} (arising from a momentary impulse)
|
:: impulsif
|
| spontaneous {adj} (controlled and directed internally)
|
:: réflexe
|
| spontaneous {adj} (produced without being planted or without human labor)
|
:: indigène, endémique
|
| spontaneous {adj} (not apparently contrived or manipulated)
|
:: naturel, spontané
|
| spontaneous {adj} (sudden, without warning)
|
:: soudain
|
| spontaneous generation {n}
|
:: génération spontanée {f}
|
| spontaneously {adv} /spɑnˈteɪ.ni.əs.li/ (in a spontaneous manner)
|
:: spontanément
|
| spoof {n} /spuːf/ (light parody)
|
:: parodie {f}
|
| spoof {v} (to gently satirize)
|
:: parodier
|
| spoof {v} (to deceive)
|
:: tromper
|
| spoof {v} (to falsify)
|
:: spoofer
|
| spook {n} /spuːk/ (spirit returning to haunt a place)
|
:: revenant {m}
|
| spook {n} (ghost or phantom)
|
:: fantôme {m}
|
| spook {n} (spy)
|
:: barbouze {m}, espion
|
| spook {n} (pejorative: black person)
|
:: bamboula {m}
|
| spooky action at a distance {n}
|
:: action fantôme à distance {f}
|
| spool {n} /spuːl/ (spindle)
|
:: bobine {f}
|
| spool {v} (to send files to some device or program that puts them in a queue for later processing of some kind)
|
:: bobiner
|
| spoon {n} /spuːn/ (scooped utensil for eating (or serving))
|
:: cuiller {f}, cuillère {f}
|
| spoon {v} (to flirt) SEE: flirt
|
::
|
| spoon {n} (measure that will fit into a spoon) SEE: spoonful
|
::
|
| spoonbill {n} (bird)
|
:: spatule {f}
|
| spoonbill {n} (paddlefish) SEE: paddlefish
|
::
|
| spoonerism {n} /ˈspuːnəɹɪzəm/ (phrase where sounds are transposed)
|
:: contrepèterie {f}, contrepet {m}
|
| spoonful {n} (amount a spoon will hold)
|
:: cuillerée {f}
|
| spoon lure {n} (oblong, concave lure)
|
:: cuillère {f}
|
| spoonwort {n} (scurvy-grass) SEE: scurvy-grass
|
::
|
| Sporades {prop} (archipelago)
|
:: Sporades
|
| sporadic {adj} /spəˈɹæɾɪk/ (rare and scattered in occurrence)
|
:: sporadique
|
| spore {n} /spɔɹ/ (reproductive particle)
|
:: spore {f}
|
| spork {n} /spoəɹk/ (eating utensil)
|
:: cuillère-fourchette {f}
|
| sport {n} /spɔɹt/ (any athletic activity that uses physical skills)
|
:: sport {m}
|
| sport {n} (amorous dalliance)
|
:: flirt {m} {f}
|
| sport {v} (amuse oneself)
|
:: jouer
|
| sport {v} (mock or tease)
|
:: taquiner, moquer
|
| sporting {adj} (pertaining to sports)
|
:: sportif
|
| sporting house {n} (Brothel)
|
:: maison close
|
| sportive {adj} (gay, frolicsome, merry) SEE: merry
|
::
|
| sportive {adj} (playful, coltish) SEE: playful
|
::
|
| sportive {adj} (good at sport) SEE: sporty
|
::
|
| sports car {n} (automobile designed for high speed)
|
:: voiture de sport {f}, voiture sportive {f}
|
| sports center {n}
|
:: centre sportif {m}
|
| sports ground {n} (a stadium or piece of land used for sport)
|
:: terrain de sport {m}
|
| sportsman {n} (male athlete)
|
:: sportif {m}
|
| sportsmanship {n}
|
:: sportivité {f}
|
| sports medicine {n} (branch of medicine)
|
:: médecine du sport {f}
|
| sportswear {n} (casual clothing for sport or excercise)
|
:: vêtement de sport {m}
|
| sportswoman {n} (woman who engages in sports)
|
:: sportive {f}
|
| sport utility vehicle {n} (vehicle)
|
:: véhicule utilitaire sport
|
| sporty {adj} /ˈspɔɹti/ (favourable to sports)
|
:: sportif
|
| spot {n} /spɑt/ (a round or irregular patch of a different color)
|
:: tache {f}
|
| spot {n} (pimple, pustule)
|
:: bouton {m}
|
| spot {n} (small amount)
|
:: peu {m}
|
| spot {n} (location or area)
|
:: endroit {m}, zone
|
| spot {v} (see, pick out, notice or identify)
|
:: détecter, trouver, repérer, s'apercevoir
|
| spot {v} (stain; leave a spot)
|
:: tacher
|
| spot {v} (remove, or attempt to remove, a stain)
|
:: détacher
|
| spot-backed antshrike {n} (bird)
|
:: batara moucheté
|
| spotlight {n} (a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage)
|
:: projecteur {m}
|
| spot of bother {n} /ˈspɒt əv ˈbɒðə(ɹ)/ (slight problem; small predicament)
|
:: petit ennui {m}, petit souci {m}
|
| spotted hyena {n} (Crocuta crocuta)
|
:: hyène tachetée {f}
|
| spotted nutcracker {n} (Nucifraga caryocatactes)
|
:: casse-noix moucheté {m}
|
| spot the difference {n} (type of puzzle)
|
:: jeu des sept erreurs {m}
|
| spot-winged antshrike {n} (Pygiptila stellaris)
|
:: batara étoilé
|
| spouse {n} (husband) SEE: husband
|
::
|
| spouse {n} (wife) SEE: wife
|
::
|
| spouse {n} /spaʊs/ (person in a marriage or marital relationship)
|
:: époux {m}, épouse {f}
|
| spouse {v} (to get married to) SEE: espouse
|
::
|
| spout {n} /spaʊt/ (a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged)
|
:: bec verseur {m}
|
| spout {n} (a stream of liquid)
|
:: jet {m}
|
| spout {n} (the mixture of air and water thrown up from the blowhole of a whale)
|
:: souffle {m}
|
| spout {v} (to gush forth in a stream)
|
:: jaillir
|
| spout {v} (to speak tediously and at length)
|
:: palabrer
|
| sprachbund {n} /ˈspɹɑːkbʊnd/ (group of languages sharing areal features primarily due to language contact)
|
:: aire linguistique {f}
|
| Sprachraum {n} (geographical region where a language is spoken)
|
:: zone linguistique {f}
|
| sprain {v} /spɹeɪn/ (to weaken a joint, ligament, or muscle)
|
:: se fouler
|
| sprain {n} (act or result of spraining)
|
:: entorse {f}
|
| sprat {n} /spɹæt/ (any of various small marine fish in the genus Sprattus)
|
:: sprat {m}
|
| Spratly Islands {prop} (islands)
|
:: îles des Spratleys {f-p}, îles Spratleys {f-p}
|
| sprawl {v} /spɹɔl/ (to sit with limbs spread out)
|
:: s'affaler
|
| sprawl {v} (to spread out in disorderly fashion)
|
:: s'étaler, s'étendre
|
| sprawl {n}
|
:: étalement, expansion
|
| spray {n} /spɹeɪ/ (fine, gentle, dispersed mist of liquid)
|
:: embrun {m}, gouttelette {f}
|
| spray {n} (small branch of flowers or berries)
|
:: rameau {m}, branchette {f}, gerbe {f}
|
| spray {n} (pressurized container)
|
:: pulvérisateur {m}, vaporisateur {m}
|
| spray {n} (commercial product)
|
:: pulvérisation {f}
|
| spray {v} (to project a liquid in a disperse manner)
|
:: pulvériser, vaporiser, asperger
|
| spray {v} (to project many small items dispersively)
|
:: pulvériser
|
| spray can {n} (pressurized canister) SEE: aerosol can
|
::
|
| spread {v} /spɹɛd/ (to stretch out, expand)
|
:: étaler
|
| spread {v} (to extend, stretch out (limbs etc))
|
:: écarter
|
| spread {v} (to disperse, scatter)
|
:: disperser, répandre, éparpiller
|
| spread {v} (to smear, distribute in a thin layer)
|
:: étaler, tartiner
|
| spread {v} ((intransitive) to proliferate, to become more widely present, to be disseminated)
|
:: se répandre, se propager
|
| spread {v} ((transitive) to disseminate, make known or present)
|
:: répandre, propager, diffuser, divulguer
|
| spread {v} ((intransitive) to take up a larger area, expand)
|
:: se répandre, s'étendre
|
| spread {n} (food designed to be spread)
|
:: pâte à tartiner {f}
|
| spread {n} (arbitrage transaction) SEE: arbitrage
|
::
|
| spreadable {adj} /ˈspɹɛdəbəl/ (spreadable)
|
:: à tartiner, tartinable
|
| spreader {n} /ˈspɹɛdɚ/ (object or person who spreads)
|
:: épandeur {m}
|
| spreader {n} (spacer)
|
:: séparateur {m}
|
| spreader {n} (device used to spread bulk material)
|
:: épandeur {m}
|
| spread like wildfire {v} (spread or disseminate rapidly or uncontrollably)
|
:: se répandre comme une traînée de poudre
|
| spreadsheet {n} (sheet of paper)
|
:: tableur {m}
|
| spreadsheet {n} (computer simulation)
|
:: tableur
|
| spread the word {v} (tell a lot of people)
|
:: passer le mot
|
| spree {n} /spɹiː/ (uninhibited activity)
|
:: frénésie {f}
|
| Spree {prop} /ʃpɹeɪ/ (river in Germany)
|
:: Spree {f}
|
| sprig {n} /spɹɪɡ/ (small shoot or twig)
|
:: brin, rameau
|
| sprightly {adj} /ˈspɹaɪtli/ (animated, vivacious or gay; lively)
|
:: animé
|
| sprightly {adj} (full of life and vigor)
|
:: vif
|
| sprightly {adv} (In a lively and vigorous way)
|
:: vigoureusement
|
| spring {n} /spɹɪŋ/ (season between winter and summer in temperate climates)
|
:: printemps {m}
|
| spring {n} (water springing from the ground)
|
:: source {f}
|
| spring {n} (device made of flexible material)
|
:: ressort {m}
|
| spring {n}
|
:: garde {f}
|
| spring {v} (to jump) SEE: jump
|
::
|
| spring {n} (jump) SEE: jump
|
::
|
| spring {n} (people sharing the same origin) SEE: race
|
::
|
| spring {n} (shoot) SEE: shoot
|
::
|
| spring {n} (cluster of trees) SEE: grove
|
::
|
| spring {n} (erection of the penis) SEE: erection
|
::
|
| spring {n} (youth) SEE: youth
|
::
|
| spring {n} (time of growth, early stages) SEE: beginning
|
::
|
| spring {n} (spring tide) SEE: spring tide
|
::
|
| spring {n} (high tide) SEE: high tide
|
::
|
| spring {n} (elasticity) SEE: elasticity
|
::
|
| springald {n} /ˈspɹɪŋəld/ (ancient military engine)
|
:: espringale {f}
|
| spring balance {n} (a device for measuring weight or force by the elasticity of a spiral spring)
|
:: peson {m}
|
| springboard {n} (flexible diving board)
|
:: tremplin {m}
|
| springboard {n} (platform on springs used in gymnastics)
|
:: tremplin {m}
|
| springboard {n} (figuratively: anything that launches or provides impulse)
|
:: tremplin {m}
|
| springbok {n} /ˈspɹɪŋbɑk/ (Antidorcas marsupialis)
|
:: springbok {m}
|
| spring break {n} (vacation during the spring)
|
:: relâche, relâche scolaire, semaine de relâche {f} [Canada]
|
| spring cleaning {n} (systematic cleaning at the end of winter)
|
:: nettoyage de printemps {m}, ménage de printemps {m}
|
| spring constant {n} (characteristic of a spring)
|
:: constante de raideur {f}, constante de rappel {f}
|
| spring equinox {n} (vernal equinox) SEE: vernal equinox
|
::
|
| springer {n} (springbok) SEE: springbok
|
::
|
| Spring Festival {n} (Chinese New Year) SEE: Chinese New Year
|
::
|
| spring onion {n} (Allium fistulosum)
|
:: ciboule {f}
|
| spring roll {n} (shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake)
|
:: rouleau de printemps {m}, rouleau printanier {m}
|
| spring roll {n} (egg roll) SEE: egg roll
|
::
|
| spring roll {n} (summer roll) SEE: summer roll
|
::
|
| springtail {n} (springtail)
|
:: collembole {m}
|
| spring tide {n} (tide which occurs when the moon is new or full)
|
:: maline {f}, marée de vive eau {f}
|
| spring to life {v} (start to exist)
|
:: naître
|
| spring to mind {v} (appear in one's thoughts)
|
:: venir à l'esprit, passer par la tête
|
| spring up {v} (to come rapidly into existence)
|
:: pousser
|
| springwater {n} (water originating from a spring)
|
:: eau de source {f}
|
| springy {adj} /ˈspɹɪŋi/ (capable of returning to its original form)
|
:: élastique
|
| sprinkle {v} /ˈspɹɪŋkəl/ (to cause to fall in fine drops)
|
:: saupoudrer, asperger
|
| sprinkler {n} /ˈspɹiŋklɚ/ (irrigation device)
|
:: arroseur {m}, asperseur {m}
|
| sprinkler {n} (fire sprinkler)
|
:: gicleur d'incendie {m}, sprinkleur {m}
|
| sprint {n} (short race at top speed)
|
:: sprint {m}
|
| sprite {n} (the green woodpecker, or yaffle) SEE: green woodpecker
|
::
|
| sprocket {n} /spɹɒkɪt/ (toothed wheel)
|
:: pignon
|
| sprocket {n} (tooth of such wheel)
|
:: dent {f}
|
| sprocket {n} (extension of roof)
|
:: coyau {m}
|
| sprout {n} /spɹaʊt/ (new growth on a plant)
|
:: pousse {f}
|
| sprout {n} (child)
|
:: jeune pousse {f} [usually plural]
|
| sprout {n} (edible germinated seed)
|
:: graine germée {f}
|
| sprout {v} (to grow, to germinate)
|
:: germer
|
| sprout {v} (to cause to grow from a seed)
|
:: faire germer
|
| sprout {n} (Brussels sprout) SEE: Brussels sprout
|
::
|
| spruce {n} /spɹuːs/ (tree from the genus Picea)
|
:: épicéa {m} [France], [Quebec] épinette {f}
|
| spruce up {v} (to dress smartly, elegantly)
|
:: bichonner
|
| spry {adj} /spɹaɪ/ (nimble, active)
|
:: actif, vif, alerte, vigilant
|
| spud {n} /spʌd/ ([informal] potato)
|
:: patate {f}
|
| spumoni {n} (ice cream dessert)
|
:: spumone
|
| spunk {n} /spʌŋk/ (courage; spirit; mettle; determination)
|
:: entrain {m}, vivacité {f}, vitalité {f}
|
| spunk {n} (slang: semen)
|
:: foutre {m}
|
| spur {n} /spɝ/ (implement for prodding a horse)
|
:: éperon {m}
|
| spur {n} (appendage near the foot)
|
:: ergot {m}
|
| spur {n} (any protruding part)
|
:: embranchement {m}
|
| spur {v} (to prod)
|
:: éperonner
|
| spur {v} (to urge or encourage to action)
|
:: stimuler
|
| spur cell {n} (spiny cell)
|
:: acanthocyte
|
| spurdog {n} (spiny dogfish) SEE: spiny dogfish
|
::
|
| spurge {n} /spɝdʒ/ (any plant of the genus Euphorbia)
|
:: euphorbe {f}
|
| spurious {adj} /ˈspjʊ.ɹi.əs/ (false)
|
:: faux, trompeur
|
| spurn {v} /spɚn/ (to reject disdainfully)
|
:: renier, dédaigner
|
| spurn {v} (to waste; fail to make the most of)
|
:: dédaigner
|
| spurn {n} (a kick)
|
:: coup de pied {m}
|
| spur on {v} (spur) SEE: spur
|
::
|
| spurt {v} /spɝt/ (to gush)
|
:: gicler
|
| sputnik {n} /ˈspʊtnɪk/ (a Soviet robotic space satellite)
|
:: spoutnik {m}
|
| sputter {v} /ˈspʌtɚ/ (to emit saliva or spit from the mouth in small, scattered portions, as in rapid speaking)
|
:: postillonner
|
| sputter {v} (to cause surface atoms or electrons of a solid to be ejected by bombarding it with heavy atoms or ions)
|
:: pulvériser
|
| sputter {v} (to coat the surface of an object by sputtering)
|
:: revêtir, métalliser
|
| SPVM {prop} (police of Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
|
:: SPVM
|
| spy {n} /spaɪ/ (person who secretly watches)
|
:: espion {m}, espionne {f}
|
| spy {v} (to act as a spy)
|
:: espionner
|
| spyglass {n} (portable telescope)
|
:: lunette d'approche
|
| spyglass {n} (binoculars) SEE: binoculars
|
::
|
| spying {n} (espionage) SEE: espionage
|
::
|
| spyplane {n} (military aircraft used for surveillance)
|
:: avion-espion {m}, mouchard {m}
|
| spy ring {n} (spy network)
|
:: réseau d'espionnage
|
| spyware {n} (program)
|
:: logiciel espion {m}, espiogiciel {m}
|
| Spy Wednesday {n} (Spy Wednesday)
|
:: mercredi de l’espion {m}
|
| SQ {prop} (Sûreté de Québec)
|
:: SQ
|
| squab {n} /ˈskwɑb/ (baby pigeon)
|
:: pigeonneau {m}, colombeau {m}, colombelle {f}
|
| squab {n} (meat of a young pigeon or dove)
|
:: pigeonneau {m}
|
| squab {n} (baby rook)
|
:: bébé corneille, bébé freux, petit de la corneille, petit du freux
|
| squabble {n} /ˈskwɑːbl/ (minor fight or argument)
|
:: dispute {f}, guéguerre {f}, riotte {f}
|
| squabble {v} (participate in a minor fight or argument)
|
:: se chamailler
|
| squacco {n} /ˈskwækəʊ/ (Ardeola ralloides)
|
:: crabier chevelu {m}, héron crabier {m}
|
| squad {n} /ˈskwɒd/ (small group of people organized for a purpose)
|
:: escouade {f}
|
| squad {n} (unit of tactical military personnel or police officers)
|
:: escadron {m}
|
| squadron {n} /ˈskwɒd.ɹən/ (army: body of cavalry)
|
:: escadron {m}
|
| squadron {n} (navy: detachment of vessels)
|
:: escadre {f}
|
| squadron {n} (air force: tactical unit of at least two flights)
|
:: escadron {m}
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| squalene {n} /ˈskweɪliːn/ (triterpene hydrocarbon)
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:: squalène {m}
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| squalid {adj} /ˈskwɒlɪd/ (extremely dirty)
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:: sordide, [slang] dégueulasse
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| squall {n} /ˈskwɔːl/ (sudden storm, as found in a squall line)
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:: grain {m}
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| squall {v} (to cry or wail loudly)
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:: hurler, brailler
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| squall {n} (squall line, multicell line or part of a squall line) SEE: squall line
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::
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| squall line {n} (line of thunderstorms)
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:: ligne de grains {f}
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| squalor {n} /ˈskwɑlɚ/ (squalidness)
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:: saleté repoussante, conditions misérables
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| Squamish {prop} /ˈskwɔːmɪʃ/ (a language of the Salishan family)
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:: squamish {m}
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| squamous {adj} /ˈskweɪ.məs/ (scaly)
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:: squameux, écailleux
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| squander {v} /ˈskwɑn.dɚ/ (to waste)
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:: gâcher, gaspiller, dilapider
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| square {n} /skwɛɚ/ (type of polygon)
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:: carré {m}
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| square {n} (tool)
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:: équerre {f}
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| square {n} (open space in a town)
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:: place {f}
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| square {n} (cell in a grid)
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:: case {f}
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| square {n} (second power)
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:: carré {m}
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| square {n}
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:: carreau {m}
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| square {adj} (shaped like a square)
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:: carré
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| square {adj} (forming a right angle)
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:: perpendiculaire à
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| square {adj} (used in the names of units)
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:: carré
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| square {v} (math: to multiply by itself)
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:: élever au carré
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| square {n} (act quarrelling) SEE: quarrel
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::
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| square {v} (to take opposing sides) SEE: quarrel
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::
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| square {adj} (fair) SEE: fair
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::
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| square {n} (square meal) SEE: square meal
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::
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| square bracket {n} (symbol [ or ])
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:: crochet {m}
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| square centimeter {n} (unit of area)
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:: centimètre carré {m}
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| squared {adj} (raised to the second power)
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:: carré
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| square foot {n} (unit of area equal to that of a square of one foot each side)
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:: pied carré {m}
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| square kilometer {n} (square kilometre) SEE: square kilometre
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::
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| square kilometre {n} (standard unit of area)
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:: kilomètre carré {m}
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| squarely {adv} /ˈskwɛɹ.li/ (In the shape of a square; at right angles)
|
:: d'équerre
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| squarely {adv} (Firmly and solidly)
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:: solidement, fermement
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| squarely {adv} (In a direct, straightforward and honest manner)
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:: carrément
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| square matrix {n} (matrix having the same number of rows as columns)
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:: matrice carrée {f}
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| square meal {n} (satisfying meal)
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:: [informal] boustifaille {f}, [colloquial] bouffe {f}
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| square metre {n} (standard unit of area)
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:: mètre carré {m}
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| square one {n} (the place where one begins)
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:: case départ {f}
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| square rig {n} (sailing rig)
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:: gréement carré
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| square root {n} (number)
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:: racine carrée {f}
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| squash {n} /skwɔʃ/ (the sport)
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:: squash {m}
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| squash {v} (to compress)
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:: presser
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| squash {n} (plant and its fruit of the genus Cucurbita)
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:: courge {f}
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| squash {n} (soft drink) SEE: cordial
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::
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| squat {adj} /skwɒt/ (relatively short or low and thick or broad)
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:: trapu
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| squat {n} (building occupied without permission)
|
:: squat
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| squat {v} (to bend at the knees)
|
:: s'accroupir
|
| squat {v} (to occupy without permission)
|
:: squatter
|
| squatter {n} /ˈskwɑːtəɹ/ (one occupying a place without permission)
|
:: squatter {m}
|
| squat toilet {n} (toilet which is operated by squatting)
|
:: toilettes à la turque {f-p}
|
| squaw {n} /skwɔː/ (a woman, wife; especially a Native American woman)
|
:: squaw {f}
|
| squeak {n} /skwiːk/ (short, high-pitched sound)
|
:: grincement {m}, crissement {m}, craquement
|
| squeak {v} (emit sound)
|
:: craquer, crisser, grincer, couiner, piailler
|
| squeal {n} /skwil/ (a high-pitched sound)
|
:: crissement {m}
|
| squeal {v} (to scream a high-pitched squeal)
|
:: crier, hurler, crisser
|
| squeal {v} (to rat on someone)
|
:: [formally] dénoncer, [colloquial] balancer, [slang] moutonner, [slang] cafter
|
| squeal like a stuck pig {v} (to utter loud squeals)
|
:: crier comme un putois, gueuler comme un veau
|
| squeegee {n} /ˈskwiˌdʒi/ (tool used for cleaning glass)
|
:: raclette {f}
|
| squeegee mop {n} (squeezable sponge mop)
|
:: vadrouille éponge
|
| squeeze {v} /skwiːz/ (to apply pressure to from two or more sides at once)
|
:: presser, comprimer, tasser, serrer
|
| squeeze out {v} (used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out)
|
:: exprimer
|
| squelch {v} /ˈskwɛltʃ/ (to make a sucking, splashing noise)
|
:: faire floc floc, faire flip-flap
|
| squib {n} /skwɪb/ (short article, often published in a journal)
|
:: notule {f}
|
| squid {n} /skwɪd/ (sea animal)
|
:: seiche {f} (10 arms), pieuvre {f} (8 arms), poulpe {f} (8 arms), encornet {m}, calmar {m}
|
| squiffy {adj} /ˈskwɪf.i/ (slightly intoxicated)
|
:: pompette
|
| squiggle {v} /ˈskwɪɡl̩/ (to write (something) illegibly)
|
:: griffonner
|
| squill {n} /skwɪl/ (plant of the genus Scilla)
|
:: scille {f}
|
| squillion {n} (very large, unspecified number) SEE: zillion
|
::
|
| squinch {n} /skwɪntʃ/ (structure between walls to transition to circular)
|
:: trompe {f}
|
| squint {v} /skwɪnt/ (to look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight)
|
:: plisser les yeux
|
| squint {v} (to look or glance sideways)
|
:: loucher
|
| squint {v} (to look with, or have eyes that are turned in different directions)
|
:: loucher
|
| squint {v} (to be not quite straight)
|
:: louvoyer
|
| squint {n} (expression in which the eyes are partly closed)
|
:: plissement des yeux {m}
|
| squint {n} (look of eyes which are turned in different directions, like in strabismus)
|
:: strabisme {m}
|
| squint {n} (quick or sideways glance)
|
:: coup d'oeil
|
| squint {n} (short look)
|
:: coup d'oeil {m}
|
| squire {n} /ˈskwaɪə/ (armor-bearer who attended a knight)
|
:: écuyer {m}
|
| squire {n} (title of dignity)
|
:: seigneur {m}, châtelain {m}
|
| squire {n} (male attendant)
|
:: valet {m}, majordome {m}
|
| squire {n} (male follower of a lady)
|
:: cavalier {m}, escorte {f}
|
| squirearchy {n} (landowning gentry)
|
:: noblesse de provence {f}
|
| squirm {v} /skwɝm/ (twist one’s body with snakelike motion)
|
:: gigoter, remuer, se tortiller
|
| squirrel {n} /ˈskwɪɹl̩/ (rodent)
|
:: écureuil {m}
|
| squirrel monkey {n} (Saimiri)
|
:: saïmiri, singe-écureuil {m}, sapajou {m}
|
| squirt {n} /skwɜː(ɹ)t/ (small, quick stream; a jet)
|
:: jet {m}
|
| squirt {n} (small child)
|
:: morveux {m}, morveuse {f}
|
| squirt {v} (to be ejected, in a rapid stream)
|
:: gicler
|
| squirt gun {n} (a toy gun used to shoot water)
|
:: pistolet à eau {m}
|
| squirting cucumber {n} (Ecballium elaterium)
|
:: concombre d'âne {m}
|
| squish {v} /skwɪʃ/ (To squeeze, compress, or crush)
|
:: écraser
|
| squishiness {n} /ˈskwɪ.ʃi.nəs/ (State or quality)
|
:: mollesse {f}, spongiosité {f}, viscosité {f}
|
| squishy {adj} /ˈskwɪʃi/ ((of an object or substance) yielding easily to pressure; very soft; especially, soft and wet, as mud)
|
:: mou, spongieux, visqueux
|
| Sr. {adj} (senior, post-nomial title used by a father sharing the same name as the son)
|
:: père
|
| Srebrenica {prop} /ˌsɹebɹəˈniːtsə/ (Bosnian town)
|
:: Srebrenica
|
| Sûreté {prop} (short for Sûreté Nationale)
|
:: Sûreté
|
| Sûreté {prop} (short for Sûreté du Québec)
|
:: Sûreté
|
| Sûreté du Québec {prop} (police force)
|
:: Sûreté du Québec
|
| Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte {prop} (the administrative capital of Sri Lanka)
|
:: Sri Jayawardenapura
|
| Sri Lanka {prop} /sɹiˈlɑːŋkə/ (a country in South Asia)
|
:: Sri Lanka
|
| Sri Lankan {n} (a person from Sri Lanka or of Sri Lankan descent)
|
:: Sri-Lankais {m}, Sri-Lankaise {f}
|
| Sri Lankan {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Sri Lanka or to the Sri Lankan people)
|
:: sri-lankais
|
| SRP {n} (suggested retail price)
|
:: PDS
|
| SSBN {n} (submarine)
|
:: SNLE
|
| s.t. {conj} (such that)
|
:: tel que
|
| St. {n} (abbreviation of Saint) SEE: St
|
::
|
| St {n} (abbreviation of Saint)
|
:: St. {m}, Ste. {f}, St {m}, Ste {f}
|
| ST {v} (steam)
|
:: ST
|
| stab {n} /stæb/ (act of stabbing)
|
:: percée {f}
|
| stab {v} (To pierce or wound with pointed object)
|
:: poignarder, frapper d'un coup de couteau
|
| stability {n} /stəˈbɪlɪti/ (condition of being stable)
|
:: stabilité
|
| stability {n} (tendency to recover from perturbations)
|
:: stabilité {f}
|
| stabilization {n} (process of stabilizing)
|
:: stabilisation {f}
|
| stabilize {v} (to make stable)
|
:: stabiliser
|
| stabilize {v} (to become stable)
|
:: se stabiliser
|
| stabilizer {n} (substance added to something in order to stabilize it)
|
:: stabilisateur
|
| stabilizer {n} (training wheels on child's bicycle)
|
:: roulettes {f-p}
|
| stab in the back {n} (Act of betrayal)
|
:: trahison {f}
|
| stable {n} /ˈsteɪ.bəɫ/ (building for animals with hoofs)
|
:: étable, écurie {f}
|
| stable {n} (building for horses)
|
:: écurie
|
| stable {n} (stable for oxen, cows, cattle)
|
:: étable {f}
|
| stable {v} (put or keep in a stable)
|
:: établer
|
| stable {adj} (relatively unchanging)
|
:: stable
|
| stable boy {n} (boy or young man who attends in a stable)
|
:: garçon d'écurie {m}
|
| stable equilibrium {n}
|
:: équilibre stable {m}
|
| Stableford {n} (scoring system in golf)
|
:: stableford {m}
|
| stabling siding {n} (storage siding)
|
:: voie de garage {f}
|
| stably {adv} (in a stable manner)
|
:: d’une manière stable
|
| stack {n} /stæk/ (a pile of identical objects)
|
:: pile {f}
|
| stack {n} (computing: data structure)
|
:: pile {f}
|
| stack {v} (To place objects or material in the form of a stack)
|
:: empiler
|
| stacker {n} /ˈstækɚ/ (worker in supermarket)
|
:: gerbeur {m}
|
| stack trace {n} (hierarchical trace used in debugging)
|
:: trace d’appels {f}
|
| staddle {v} (mark a tree to be spared)
|
:: baliver
|
| stadium {n} /ˈsteɪ.di.əm/ (venue where sporting events are held)
|
:: stade {m}
|
| stadtholder {n} /ˈstætˌhoʊldɚ/ (chief magistrate of the Dutch Republic)
|
:: stathouder {m}, stadhouder {m}
|
| staff {n} /stɑːf/ (long, straight, thick rod or stick)
|
:: bâton {m}, canne {f}
|
| staff {n} (music: series of horizontal lines)
|
:: portée {f}
|
| staff {n} (employees of a business)
|
:: personnel {m}
|
| staff {v} (to supply with employees)
|
:: doter en personnel
|
| staffer {n} (member of a staff)
|
:: membre du personnel {m}
|
| stag {n} (social event for a groom) SEE: bachelor party
|
::
|
| stag {n} /stæɡ/ (adult male deer)
|
:: cerf {m}
|
| stag {n} (castrated bull)
|
:: bœuf
|
| stag beetle {n} (large beetle in Lucanidae)
|
:: lucane cerf-volant {m}
|
| stag-beetle {n} (a large black beetle with a pair of strong mandibles)
|
:: cerf-volant {m}
|
| stag do {n} (bachelor party) SEE: bachelor party
|
::
|
| stage {n} /steɪd͡ʒ/ (phase)
|
:: étape {f}, phase {f}
|
| stage {n} (in theatre)
|
:: scène {f}
|
| stage {n} (short for stagecoach)
|
:: calèche {f}
|
| stage {n} (place on a microscope)
|
:: platine {f}
|
| stage {v} (to produce on a stage)
|
:: mettre en scène
|
| stage {v} (to demonstrate in a deceptive manner)
|
:: mettre en scène, monter de toutes pièces, [dated] forger
|
| stage {v} ((protest, strike, ...) to carry out)
|
:: organiser
|
| stage-coach {n} /ˈsteɪdʒ.koʊtʃ/ (horse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail)
|
:: diligence {f}, calèche {f}
|
| staged {adj} (Intended for the performance stage)
|
:: mis en scène {m}, mise en scène {f}
|
| stage direction {n} (instruction given to an actor)
|
:: indication scénique {f}, didascalie {f}
|
| stagedoor {n} (door used by actors and other professionals)
|
:: entrée des artistes {f}
|
| stage fright {n} (state of nervousness about performing)
|
:: trac {m}
|
| stage left {n} (area to the left (facing audience) of the stage)
|
:: côté cour
|
| stage name {n} (pseudonym of an entertainer)
|
:: nom de scène {m}
|
| stage right {n} (area to the right (facing audience) of the stage)
|
:: côté jardin {m}
|
| stage whisper {n} /ˈsteɪdʒ ˈwɪs.pɚ/ ((theater) A line that is performed on stage as if it were whispered, but is spoken loud enough that the audience can hear)
|
:: en aparté
|
| stagflation {n} (inflation accompanied by stagnant growth)
|
:: stagflation {f}
|
| stagger {n} /ˈstæɡɚ/ (an unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing)
|
:: vaciller, tituber, chanceler, flageoler
|
| stagger {v} (to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking)
|
:: tituber
|
| stagger {v} (to walk in an awkward, drunken fashion)
|
:: tituber
|
| stagger {v} (to begin to doubt and waver in purposes)
|
:: chanceler
|
| staggered {adj} (astonished) SEE: astonished
|
::
|
| staging {n} (theater: performance of a play)
|
:: mise en scène {f}
|
| stagnate {v} /ˈstæɡneɪt/ (to cease activity)
|
:: stagner
|
| stagnation {n} /stæɡˈneɪʃən/ (inactivity)
|
:: stagnation {f}
|
| stag party {n} (bachelor party) SEE: bachelor party
|
::
|
| stag's-horn clubmoss {n} (Lycopodium clavatum)
|
:: lycopode en massue {m}
|
| staid {adj} /steɪd/ (not capricious or impulsive, see also: sedate; serious)
|
:: guindé {m}, guindée {f}
|
| stain {n} /steɪn/ (discoloured spot or area)
|
:: tache {f}
|
| stain {n} (blemish on one's character or reputation)
|
:: souillure {f}
|
| stain {n} (substance used to soak into a surface and colour it)
|
:: colorant {m}
|
| stain {v} (to taint or tarnish someone's character or reputation)
|
:: entacher
|
| stain {v} (to treat a microscope specimen with a dye)
|
:: colorer
|
| stained glass {n} (coloured glass)
|
:: vitrail {m}, vitre de couleur {m}
|
| stained glass {n} (craft)
|
:: vitrage {m}
|
| stainless {n} (stainless steel) SEE: stainless steel
|
::
|
| stainless {adj} (describing an alloy that is resistant to corrosion and discoloration)
|
:: inoxydable
|
| stainless steel {n} (corrosion-free alloy)
|
:: acier inoxydable {m}, inox {m}
|
| stainless steel {adj} (made of stainless steel)
|
:: d'acier inoxydable, en acier inoxydable, inox
|
| stair {n} /stɛəɹ/ (single step)
|
:: marche {f}
|
| stair {n} (series of steps)
|
:: escalier, volée {f}
|
| staircase {n} /ˈstɛɹˌkeɪs/ (stairway)
|
:: escalier {m}
|
| staircase wit {n} (thinking of an idea too late) SEE: l'esprit de l'escalier
|
::
|
| stairlift {n} (motorized platform installed in a stairway)
|
:: monte-escalier {m}
|
| stairs {n} /ˈstɛɹz/ (contiguous set of steps)
|
:: escalier {m}
|
| stairway {n} (set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably)
|
:: escalier {m}
|
| stairwell {n} (a shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase)
|
:: cage d'escalier {f}
|
| stake {n} /steɪk/ (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.)
|
:: pieu {m}, pal {m}, tuteur {m}, jalon {m}
|
| stake {n} (timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned)
|
:: pieu {m}
|
| stake {n} (share or interest in a business)
|
:: participation
|
| stake {n} (wager or pledge)
|
:: enjeu {m}, mise {f}
|
| stake {n} (Mormonism: territorial division)
|
:: pieu
|
| stakeholder {n} /ˈsteɪkhoʊldə(ɹ)/ (escrow agent)
|
:: agent d'entiercement {m}
|
| stakeholder {n} (interpleader)
|
:: plaideur {m}
|
| stakeholder {n} (person or organisation with a legitimate interest)
|
:: intervenant {m}, partie prenante {f}
|
| stake out {v} (to mark off the limits by stakes)
|
:: jalonner
|
| stakeout {n} (covertly watching a location)
|
:: planque {f}
|
| Stakhanovism {n} (institution)
|
:: stakhanovisme {m}
|
| Stakhanovite {n} /stəˈkɑːnəvaɪt/ ((USSR) an extremely productive or hard-working worker, see also: )
|
:: stakhanoviste {m} {f}
|
| Stakhanovite {adj} ((USSR) pertaining to a Stakhanovite; heroically hard-working)
|
:: stakhanoviste
|
| stalactite {n} /stəˈlæktaɪt/ (mineral deposit hanging from the roof of a cave)
|
:: stalactite {m}
|
| stalagmite {n} /stəˈlæɡmaɪt/ (mineral deposit)
|
:: stalagmite {m}
|
| stale {adj} /steɪl/ (having lost its freshness)
|
:: [bread] rassis, [butter, oil, fat] rance, [water] croupi, [air] vicié, [especially clothes] défraîchi ...
|
| stale {adj} (no longer new or interesting)
|
:: vieilli {m}, périmé {m}, caduc {m}, suranné {m}, démodé
|
| stalemate {n} (chess term)
|
:: pat {m}
|
| stalemate {n} (blocked situation without personal loss)
|
:: impasse {f}
|
| Stalin {prop} /ˈstɑː.lɪn/ (Stalin)
|
:: Staline
|
| Stalinism {n} (Communist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin)
|
:: stalinisme {m}
|
| Stalinist {adj} (of or relating to Stalinism)
|
:: stalinien
|
| Stalinist {n} (a person who accepts the philosophy of Stalinism)
|
:: staliniste {m} {f}
|
| stalk {n} /stɔk/ (stem or main axis of a plant)
|
:: tige {f}
|
| stalk {v} (to approach slowly and quietly in order not to be discovered when getting closer)
|
:: traquer
|
| stalk {v} (to (try to) follow or contact someone constantly, often resulting in harassment)
|
:: harceler
|
| stalk {n} (petiole, pedicel, or peduncle of a plant) SEE: petiole
|
::
|
| stalker {n} (a person who stalks game)
|
:: traqueur {m}
|
| stalker {n} (a person who secretly follows someone, sometimes with unlawful intentions)
|
:: rôdeur {m}
|
| stall {n} /stɔl/ (compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed)
|
:: stalle {f}
|
| stall {n} (stable; place for cattle)
|
:: étable {f}
|
| stall {n} (bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale)
|
:: étal {m}
|
| stall {n} (small open-fronted shop)
|
:: étal {m}, stand {m}
|
| stall {n} (very small room used for a shower)
|
:: cabine de douche {f}
|
| stall {n} (seat in a theatre)
|
:: parterre {m}, stalle {f}
|
| stall {n} (aeronautics: loss of lift)
|
:: décrochage {m}
|
| stall {n} (seat in a church, reserved for church officials and dignitaries)
|
:: stalle {f}
|
| stall {v} (To fatten)
|
:: engraisser
|
| stall {v} (To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in total loss of lift)
|
:: décrocher
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| stall {v} (To employ delaying tactics against)
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:: faire patienter, retarder
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| stall {v} (To employ delaying tactics)
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:: gagner du temps
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| stall handler {n} (someone responsible for manoeuvring the horse between the gates)
|
:: pousseur {m}, tireur {m}
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| stallion {n} /ˈstæli.ən/ (uncastrated male horse)
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:: étalon {m}
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| stallioner {n} (owner of stallions)
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:: étalonnier {m}
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| stalwart {adj} /ˈstɔːl.wət/ (firmly or solidly built)
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:: robuste
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| stalwart {adj} (courageous)
|
:: courageux, vaillant
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| stalwart {n} (one who firmly supports a cause)
|
:: pilier
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| stamen {n} /ˈsteɪ.mən/ (A flower part that produces pollen)
|
:: étamine {f}
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| stamina {n} /ˈstæmənə/ (power of sustained exertion)
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:: endurance {f}, résistance {f}
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| stammer {v} /ˈstæmɚ/ (to stutter)
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:: balbutier, bégayer
|
| stammer {n} (involuntary repetition of sounds in speech)
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:: bégaiement {m}
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| stammerer {n} (stutterer) SEE: stutterer
|
::
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| stammering {n} (act of stammering)
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:: bafouillage {m}, balbutiement {m}, bégaiement {m}
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| stamp {n} /stæmp/ (indentation or imprint made by stamping)
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:: cachet {m}
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| stamp {n} (device for stamping designs)
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:: cachet, tampon {m}
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| stamp {n} (any small piece of paper bearing a design on one side and adhesive on the other, see also: postage stamp)
|
:: timbre
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| stamp {v} (to step quickly and heavily)
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:: taper du pied
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| stamp {v} (to move (the foot or feet) quickly and heavily)
|
:: taper (du pied)
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| stamp {v} (to mark by pressing quickly and heavily)
|
:: estamper
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| stamp {v} (to give an official marking to)
|
:: tamponner
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| stamp {v} (to apply postage stamps to)
|
:: timbrer, affranchir
|
| stamp {n} (postage stamp) SEE: postage stamp
|
::
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| stamp collecting {n} (stamp hobby) SEE: philately
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::
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| stamp collector {n} (person who collects stamps)
|
:: philatéliste {m}
|
| stamp duty {n} (tax on certain documents)
|
:: droit d'enregistrement {m}
|
| stampede {n} /stæmˈpiːd/ (any sudden flight or dispersion)
|
:: bousculade {f}, débandade {f}
|
| stampede {n} (an intensive movement of a crowd)
|
:: bousculade {f}
|
| stamper {n} /ˈstæmpə(ɹ)/ (one who stamps)
|
:: tamponneur {m}, tamponneuse {f}
|
| stamp hinge {n} (gummed strip of paper for mounting stamps on album)
|
:: charnière {f}
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| stamping ground {n} (place one likes to go)
|
:: terrain favori {m}
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| stamp out {v} /stamp aʊt/ (to get rid of)
|
:: juguler, mettre fin à
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| stance {n} /stɑːns/ (manner, pose, or posture in which one stands)
|
:: position {f}, posture {f}
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| stance {n} (opinion or point of view)
|
:: position {f}, attitude {f}
|
| stanchion {n} /ˈstænʃən/ (vertical pole, post or support)
|
:: appui {m}, étançon {m}
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| stand {v} /stænd/ (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position)
|
:: être debout, se tenir debout
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| stand {v} (to rise to one’s feet)
|
:: se lever
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| stand {n} (device to hold something upright or aloft)
|
:: socle {m}, piédestal {m} (of a statue), pupitre {m} (music stand)
|
| stand {n} (small building or booth)
|
:: étal, stand
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| stand {n} (grandstand) SEE: grandstand
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::
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| stand a chance {v} (have a chance)
|
:: avoir une chance, prendre le risque, avoir l'occasion, avoir la moindre chance [interrogative / negative form]
|
| stand-alone {adj} (operating without additions or assistance)
|
:: autonome
|
| standard {n} /ˈstændəd/ (level of quality)
|
:: standard {m}
|
| standard {n} (something used as a measure)
|
:: standard {m}, étalon {m}
|
| standard {n} (a flag or ensign)
|
:: étendard {m}
|
| standard-bearer {n} (person who carries flag or banner)
|
:: porte-drapeau {m}
|
| standard definition {n} (system that uses a resolution)
|
:: définition standard {f}
|
| standard deviation {n} (statistical measure)
|
:: écart type {m}
|
| Standard German {n} (Standard High German language) SEE: High German
|
::
|
| standardise {v} /ˈstændə(ɹ)daɪz/ (to establish a standard)
|
:: standardiser, normaliser
|
| standardization {n} (process of complying with a standard)
|
:: standardisation {f}
|
| standardization {n} (process of establishing a standard)
|
:: standardisation {f}
|
| standardize {v} (standardise) SEE: standardise
|
::
|
| standard lamp {n} (a floor lamp supported by a pole)
|
:: torchère {f}, lampe à pied {f}, liseuse {f}
|
| standard language {n} (standard variety)
|
:: langue standard {f}
|
| standard of living {n} (relative measure of quality of life)
|
:: niveau de vie {m}
|
| standard poodle {n} (a big poodle)
|
:: caniche royal
|
| stand at attention {v}
|
:: garde à vous
|
| stand back {v} (maintain a safe distance)
|
:: reculer
|
| stand back {v} (to abstain from participation)
|
:: se taire, s'abstenir
|
| stand by {v} (to wait in expectation of some event)
|
:: se tenir prêt
|
| stand by {v} (to remain loyal or faithful)
|
:: rester fidèle à, maintenir, s'en tenir à
|
| stand corrected {v}
|
:: au temps pour moi, autant pour moi
|
| stand guard {v} (to guard; to maintain a stance of vigilance in order to protect)
|
:: monter la garde
|
| stand-in {n} (person who stands in for an actor during shooting setup)
|
:: doublure
|
| stand in for {v} (replace)
|
:: remplacer, suppléer
|
| standing committee {n} (parliamentary or congressional committee)
|
:: commission parlementaire {f}
|
| standing on one's head {adv} (hands down) SEE: hands down
|
::
|
| standing order {n} (Regular transfer of fixed sum between bank accounts)
|
:: domiciliation {f}, ordre permanent {m}
|
| standing ovation {n} (enthusiastic applause)
|
:: standing ovation {f}
|
| standings {n} (sports ranking) SEE: league table
|
::
|
| standing stone {n} (prehistoric monument)
|
:: pierre levée {f}, pierre dressée {f}
|
| standing wave {n} (a wave form which occurs in a limited, fixed medium)
|
:: onde stationnaire {f}
|
| stand on ceremony {v} (act in a formal manner)
|
:: faire des manières, faire des façons, [colloquial, Lorraine] faire des âties
|
| stand on one's own two feet {v} (idiomatic: to be independent)
|
:: voler de ses propres ailes
|
| stand out {v} (be obvious in contrast to one's surroundings)
|
:: se détacher, ressortir, se démarquer
|
| standpoint {n} /ˈstændpɔɪnt/ (point of view)
|
:: point de vue {m}
|
| St. Andrew's Cross {prop} (Saint Andrew's cross) SEE: Saint Andrew's cross
|
::
|
| standstill {n} (complete immobility)
|
:: arrêt {m}, immobilisation {f}, paralysie {f}, surplace {m}
|
| stand to reason {v} (make sense)
|
:: tomber sous le sens
|
| stand up {v} (rise from a sitting position)
|
:: se lever, se mettre debout
|
| stand up {v} (bring something up and set it into a standing position)
|
:: mettre debout
|
| stand up {v} (to avoid a prearranged meeting)
|
:: poser un lapin à, faire faux bond à
|
| stand-up bass {n} (instrument) SEE: double bass
|
::
|
| stand up to {v} (object or interfere)
|
:: gêner, interférer, déranger
|
| stand up to {v} (withstand)
|
:: tenir, supporter
|
| stanene {n}
|
:: stannène {m}
|
| Stanislaus {prop} /ˈstænɪslɔːs/ (male given name- the standard or most popular form)
|
:: Stanislas
|
| stanitsa {n} (a Cossack village)
|
:: stanitsa {f}
|
| Stanley knife {n} (utility knife) SEE: utility knife
|
::
|
| stannic {adj} /ˈstænɪk/ (containing tetravalent tin)
|
:: stannique {m} {f}
|
| stannite {n} (a mineral, a sulfide of copper, iron, and tin)
|
:: stannite {f}
|
| stanza {n} /ˈstænzə/ (a unit of a poem)
|
:: strophe {f}, stance {f}
|
| stapes {n} /ˈsteɪ.piz/ (bone in the middle ear)
|
:: étrier {m}
|
| staple {n} /ˈsteɪ.pəl/ (basic or essential supply)
|
:: production principale {f}
|
| staple {n} (basic food)
|
:: aliment de base {m}
|
| staple {n} (wire fastener used to secure stacks of paper)
|
:: agrafe {f}
|
| staple {n} (wire fastener in general)
|
:: agrafe {f}
|
| staple {v} (secure with a staple)
|
:: agrafer
|
| stapler {n} /ˈsteɪpləɹ/ (device which binds together paper)
|
:: agrafeuse {f}, brocheuse {f} [Quebec]
|
| star {v} /stɑɹ/ (to appear as a featured performer or headliner)
|
:: tenir le rôle principal
|
| star {n} (luminous celestial body)
|
:: étoile {f}, astre {m}
|
| star {n} ((astronomy) a luminous celestial body)
|
:: étoile {f}
|
| star {n} (concave polygon)
|
:: étoile {f}
|
| star {n} (celebrity)
|
:: étoile {f}, vedette {f}, star {m} {f}
|
| star {n} (actor)
|
:: star {f}, vedette {f}
|
| star {n} (talented or famous person)
|
:: star {f}, sommité {f}, vedette {f}, étoile {f}
|
| star {n} (asterisk)
|
:: astérisque {m}
|
| star {n} (quality rating symbol)
|
:: étoile {f}
|
| star anise {n} (a plant, Illicium verum)
|
:: anis étoile {m}, badiane chinoise {f}
|
| starboard {n} /ˈstɑɹbɚd/ (right hand side of a vessel)
|
:: tribord {m}
|
| starburst {n}
|
:: flambée d'étoiles {f}
|
| starch {n} /stɑɹtʃ/ (substance)
|
:: amidon {m}
|
| starch {n} (carbohydrates)
|
:: amidon {m}
|
| starch {n} (stiff manner)
|
:: rigidité {f}
|
| starch {n} (laundry stiffener)
|
:: apprêt {m}, empois {m}, cati {m}
|
| starch {v} (apply laundry starch)
|
:: amidonner
|
| starchitect {n} (A celebrity architect)
|
:: starchitecte {m} {f}
|
| star cluster {n} (group of stars)
|
:: amas stellaire {m}
|
| stardom {n} /ˈstɑɹdəm/ (fame or celebrity)
|
:: célébrité {f}
|
| stardust {n} /ˈstɑɹ.dʌst/ (particles)
|
:: poussière cosmique {f}
|
| stardust {n} (dated: distant cluster of stars)
|
:: poussière d'étoiles {f}, amas stellaire {m}
|
| stare {v} /stɛəɹ/ (to look fixedly)
|
:: fixer
|
| starets {n} (an elder of a monastery in the Russian Orthodox Church who functions as an adviser and teacher)
|
:: starets {m}
|
| starfish {n} (various echinoderms)
|
:: étoile de mer {f}
|
| star fruit {n} (fruit)
|
:: carambole {f}
|
| star jelly {n} (gelatinous substance)
|
:: gelée stellaire {f}, astromyxine {f}
|
| stark {adv} /stɑɹk/ (starkly; entirely, absolutely)
|
:: tout
|
| starkers {adj} /ˈstɑɹkɚz/ (completely nude)
|
:: à poil
|
| stark naked {adj} (completely naked)
|
:: à poil
|
| starlet {adj} /ˈstɑɹlɪt/ (young promising actress)
|
:: starlette {f}
|
| starlight {n} /ˈstɑː(ɹ)laɪt/ (light emitted from stars other than the Sun)
|
:: lumière des étoiles {f}, lumière d'étoile {f}
|
| starling {n} /ˈstɑɹlɪŋ/ (bird)
|
:: étourneau {m}
|
| starlit {adj}
|
:: astré
|
| star-of-Bethlehem {n} (plant of the genus Ornithogalum)
|
:: ornithogale {m}
|
| Star of Bethlehem {prop} (star mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew)
|
:: étoile de Bethléem {f}, étoile de Noël {f}
|
| Star of David {prop} (symbol of Jewish Community and Judaism)
|
:: étoile de David {f}
|
| starring {v} (present participle of "to star") SEE: star
|
::
|
| starry {adj} /ˈstɑː.ɹi/ (having stars visible)
|
:: étoilé
|
| starry {adj} (shaped like a star)
|
:: étoilé
|
| Stars and Stripes {n} /ˈstɑɹz ən ˈstɹaɪps/ (flag of the USA)
|
:: bannière étoilée {f}
|
| starship {n} /stɑɹʃɪp/ (a spacecraft capable of traveling to other stars)
|
:: vaisseau interstellaire {m}
|
| Star-Spangled Banner {prop} /ˌstɑː(ɹ) ˌspæŋɡəld ˈbænə(ɹ)/ (a nickname for the national flag of the U.S.)
|
:: bannière étoilée {f}
|
| starspot {n} (equivalent of a sunspot on another star)
|
:: tache stellaire
|
| start {n} /stɑɹt/ (beginning of an activity)
|
:: départ {m}, début {m}
|
| start {n} (beginning point of a race)
|
:: départ {m}
|
| start {v} (to set in motion)
|
:: commencer
|
| start {v} (to begin)
|
:: commencer, entamer, débuter
|
| start {v} (to initiate operation of a vehicle or machine)
|
:: démarrer, mettre en route
|
| start {v} (of an activity, to begin)
|
:: commencer, débuter
|
| start {v} (to jerk suddenly in surprise)
|
:: sursauter
|
| start {n} (initial advantage over somebody else) SEE: head start
|
::
|
| start afresh {v} (restart from the beginning)
|
:: reprendre à zéro
|
| start a hare {v}
|
:: lever un lièvre
|
| starter {n} /ˈstɑɹtɚ/ (electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine)
|
:: starter {m}
|
| starter {n} (first course of a meal)
|
:: hors d'œuvre {m}, entrée {f}
|
| starter motor {n} (starter motor) SEE: starter
|
::
|
| starting block {n} (an aid for sprinters)
|
:: bloc de départ {m}, plot de départ {m}
|
| starting point {n} (place where a journey starts)
|
:: point de départ {m}
|
| starting point {n} (first steps when commencing an activity)
|
:: point de départ {m}, commencement {m}
|
| startle {v} /ˈstɑɹt(ə)l/ (to move or be excited on feeling alarm)
|
:: sursauter
|
| startle {v} (to excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension)
|
:: surprendre
|
| startled {adj} /ˈstɑɹt.l̩d/ (frightened)
|
:: effarouché, surpris
|
| Start Menu {prop} (menu)
|
:: menu démarrer {m}
|
| start off on the wrong foot {v} (begin badly)
|
:: partir du mauvais pied
|
| start over {v} (begin again)
|
:: recommencer
|
| Star Trek {prop} (the franchise)
|
:: Star Trek {m}
|
| Star Trekky {adj} (Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Star Trek.)
|
:: star-trekien
|
| startup {n} /ˈstɑɹtˌʌp/ (new company or organization or business venture)
|
:: startup {f}, jeune pousse {f}
|
| starvation {n} /stɑɹˈveɪʃən/ (condition)
|
:: inanition {f}, famine {f}, faim {m}
|
| starvation wages {n}
|
:: salaire de misère {m}
|
| starve {v} /stɑːv/ (to die because of lack of food)
|
:: mourir de faim
|
| starve {v} (to be very hungry)
|
:: mourir de faim, crever de faim, crever la dalle
|
| starve {v} (to deprive of nourishment)
|
:: affamer
|
| Star Wars {prop} /ˈstɑɹ ˈwɔɹz/ (Saga)
|
:: Guerres des étoiles {f}
|
| Star Wars {prop} (Strategic Defense Initiative)
|
:: Initiative de Défense stratégique
|
| Star Wars Day {prop} /ˈstɑɹ ˈwɔɹz deɪ/ (fan holiday)
|
:: journée Star Wars {f}
|
| Star Warsy {adj} (Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Star Wars.)
|
:: star-warsien
|
| stash {n} /stæʃ/ (collection)
|
:: réserve secrète {f}, planque {f}, cachette {f}
|
| stash {v} (store away for later use)
|
:: mettre de côté
|
| state {n} /steɪt/ (any sovereign polity)
|
:: état {m}, État {m}, Etat {m}
|
| state {n} (a political division of a federation retaining a degree of autonomy)
|
:: État {m}, état {m}
|
| state {n} (a condition)
|
:: état {m}
|
| state {v} (declare to be a fact)
|
:: déclarer
|
| state {v} (make known)
|
:: indiquer
|
| state capitalism {n} (form of capitalism)
|
:: capitalisme d’État {m}
|
| statefunction {n} (wavefunction) SEE: wavefunction
|
::
|
| stateless {adj} ((law) without a state or nationality)
|
:: apatride
|
| state machine {n} (formalism for describing computation)
|
:: automate fini {m}
|
| statement {n} /ˈsteɪtm(ə)nt/ (declaration or remark)
|
:: déclaration {f}
|
| statement {n} (presentation of opinion or position)
|
:: déclaration {f}
|
| statement {n} (finance: document that summarizes financial activity)
|
:: relevé {m}
|
| statement {n} (computing: instruction in a computer program)
|
:: instruction {f}
|
| state of affairs {n} (specific situation)
|
:: état de choses {m}, situation {f}
|
| state of emergency {n} (unusually difficult or dangerous situation)
|
:: état d'urgence {m}
|
| state of emergency {n} (status quo)
|
:: état d'urgence {m}
|
| State of Israel {prop} (country (official name))
|
:: État d'Israël {m}
|
| State of Japan {prop} (de facto official name of Japan, see also: Japan)
|
:: État du Japon {m}
|
| state of matter {n} (different phases of matter)
|
:: état de la matière {f}
|
| state of mind {n} (psychological state)
|
:: état d’esprit {m}
|
| state of nature {n} (the way that people lived before there was any organized society)
|
:: état de nature {m}
|
| State of Qatar {prop} (Official name of Qatar.)
|
:: État du Qatar {f}
|
| state of siege {n} (military state of emergency)
|
:: état de siège {m}
|
| state of the art {adj} (at the highest level of development)
|
:: dernier cri, de pointe, nec plus ultra {m}
|
| state of the art {n} (highest level of development)
|
:: dernier cri {m}, état de l'art {m}
|
| State of the Union {prop} (annual address given by the US president)
|
:: le Discours sur l'état de l'Union {m}
|
| stater {n} /steɪtə/ (a coin of ancient Greece)
|
:: statère {m}
|
| state religion {n} (religious body or creed officially endorsed by the state)
|
:: religion d'État {f}
|
| state secret {n} (restricted information of national importance)
|
:: secret d'État {m}
|
| States General {prop} /steɪts ˈdʒɛn(ə)ɹəl/ (French assembly)
|
:: états généraux {m-p}
|
| statesman {n} /ˈsteɪtsmən/ (man who is a leader in national or international affairs)
|
:: homme d'État {m}
|
| state visit {n} (formal visit)
|
:: visite d'État {f}
|
| static {adj} /ˈstæt.ɪk/ (unchanging)
|
:: statique {m} {f}
|
| static {adj} (having no motion)
|
:: statique {m} {f}
|
| static {adj} (programming: computed, created or allocated before the program starts running)
|
:: statique {m} {f}
|
| static {n} (Interference on a broadcast signal)
|
:: parasites {m-p}, friture {f}
|
| static electricity {n} (electrostatics) SEE: electrostatics
|
::
|
| static electricity {n} (an electric charge)
|
:: électricité statique {f}
|
| station {n} /ˈsteɪʃən/ (place where a vehicle may stop)
|
:: gare {f}, station {f}
|
| station {n} (place used for broadcasting)
|
:: station {f}
|
| station {n} (broadcasting entity)
|
:: chaîne {f}
|
| station {n} (Australia: very large livestock farm) SEE: ranch
|
::
|
| stationary {adj} /ˈsteɪʃəˌnɛɹi/ (not moving)
|
:: stationnaire {m} {f}
|
| stationary bicycle {n} (exercise bicycle) SEE: exercise bicycle
|
::
|
| stationary phase {n} (adsorbing phase of a chromatography system)
|
:: phase stationnaire {f}
|
| stationary point {n} (A point on a curve where the gradient is zero)
|
:: point stationnaire
|
| stationary wave {n} (standing wave) SEE: standing wave
|
::
|
| stationery {n} /ˈsteɪʃənɛɹi/ (writing materials)
|
:: papeterie {f}
|
| stationmaster {n} (the person in charge of a railroad station)
|
:: chef de gare {m}
|
| station wagon {n} (body style for cars)
|
:: break {m} {f}
|
| statism {n} /ˈsteɪtɪzəm/ (belief in the importance of the power of the state over an individual)
|
:: étatisme {m}
|
| statist {n} /ˈsteɪtɪst/ (supporter of statism)
|
:: étatiste {m} {f}
|
| statist {adj} (related to statism)
|
:: étatiste
|
| statist {n} (statistician) SEE: statistician
|
::
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| statistic {n} (single item of a statistical study)
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:: statistique
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| statistic {adj} (statistical) SEE: statistical
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::
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| statistical {adj} /stəˈtɪstɪkəl/ (of or pertaining to statistics)
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:: statistique
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| statistician {n} /ˌstætɪsˈtɪʃn̩/ (person who compiles, interprets, or studies statistics)
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:: statisticien {m}, statisticienne {f}
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| statistics {n} /stəˈtɪstɪks/ (mathematical science)
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:: statistiques {f-p}
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| statistics {n} (collection of measurements)
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:: statistiques {f}
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| statolith {n} (amyloplast involved in graviperception)
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:: statolithe {m}
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| statuary {n} /ˈstæ.tʃʊə.ɹi/ (craft of making statues)
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:: statuaire
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| statuary {n} (person who makes or deals in statues)
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:: statuaire
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| statuary {n} (statues considered collectively)
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:: statuaire
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| statue {n} /ˈstætʃu/ (three-dimensional work of art)
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:: statue {f}
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| statue {n} (portrait) SEE: portrait
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| Statue of Liberty {prop} (large statue in New York harbor)
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:: statue de la Liberté {f}
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| statuesque {adj} /statjʊˈɛsk/ (Like a statue)
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:: statuesque {m} {f}
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| statuette {n} (a small statue)
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:: statuette {f}
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| status {n} /ˈstæt.əs/ (person’s position or standing)
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:: état {m}
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| status {n}
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:: statut {m}
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| status quo {n} /ˌstætəs ˈkwoʊ/ (the state of things)
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:: statuquo {m}, statu quo {m}
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| statute {n} /ˈstætʃuːt/ (written law as laid down by the legislature)
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:: statut {m}
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| statute {n} (legislated rule of society which has been given the force of law)
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:: statut {m}
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| statute law {n} (a law enacted by a legislative body)
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:: droit législatif {m}
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| statute of limitations {n} (law that sets a time limit after some legal action may not take place)
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:: prescription {f}
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| statutory {adj} /ˈstætʃəˌtɔɹi/ (relating to a statute)
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:: statutaire
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| staunch {adj} /stɔːntʃ/ (loyal, trustworthy, reliable)
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:: fervent
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| staunch {v} (to stop the flow of (blood))
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:: étancher
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| stauropegial {adj} (stauropegial)
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:: stavropigiaque
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| stauropegion {n} (translation gloss)
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:: stavropégie
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| stave {n} /steɪv/ (narrow strip, a part of a vessel)
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:: douve {f}
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| stave {n} (bar)
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:: fuseau {m}
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| stave {n} (metrical portion; stanza; staff)
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:: strophe {f}
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| stave {n} (parallel lines to write music on)
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:: portée {f}
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| stave off {v} (prevent something from happening)
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:: éviter, conjurer
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| stavesacre {n} (perennial plant)
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:: staphisaigre {f}
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| stay {v} /steɪ/ (to remain in a particular place)
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:: rester, demeurer
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| stay {v} (to continue to have a particular quality)
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:: rester
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| stay {n} (residence, sojourn)
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:: séjour {m}
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| stay {n}
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:: étai
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| stay {n} (corset) SEE: corset
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::
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| stay at home {n} (person who prefers to stay at home) SEE: homebody
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::
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| staycation {n} /steɪˈkeɪʃn̩/ (vacation spent at or close to home)
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:: restances {f-p}
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| stay put {v} (to remain in one fixed place)
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:: rester là
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| St. Bartholomew's Day massacre {prop} (massacre)
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:: massacre de la Saint-Barthélemy
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| STD {n} (sexually transmitted disease, see also: sexually transmitted disease)
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:: MST {f}
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| stead {n} /stɛd/ (A place, or spot, in general)
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:: lieu {m}
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| steadfast {adj} /ˈstɛdfæst/ (fixed or unchanging; steady)
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:: déterminé {m}
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| steady {adj} /ˈstɛdi/ (smooth and not bumpy or with obstructions)
|
:: lisse
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| steady {adj} (regular and even)
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:: régulier
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| steak {n} /steɪk/ (slice of beef)
|
:: bifteck {m}, steak {m}
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| steak knife {n} (knife with a sharp blade)
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:: couteau à viande {m}
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| steak tartare {n} (dish)
|
:: steak tartare {m}
|
| steal {v} /stiːl/ (to illegally take possession of)
|
:: voler
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| steal someone's thunder {v} (appropriate someone's ideas)
|
:: s'attribuer les mérites
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| stealth {n} /stɛlθ/ (attribute or characteristic of acting in secrecy)
|
:: furtivité {f}, discrétion {f}
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| stealthily {adv} (in a stealthy manner)
|
:: furtivement
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| stealthy {adj} /ˈstɛlθi/ (characterized by or resembling stealth or secrecy)
|
:: furtif, subreptice
|
| steam {n} /stiːm/ (water vapor)
|
:: vapeur d'eau {f}, vapeur {f}
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| steam {n} (pressurized water vapor)
|
:: vapeur {f}
|
| steam {n}
|
:: vapeur {m}
|
| steam {v} (cooking: to cook with steam)
|
:: cuisiner à la vapeur
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| steam {n} (steam-powered vehicle) SEE: steamer
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::
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| steamboat {n} /ˈstimˌboʊt/ (vessel powered by steam)
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:: bateau à vapeur {m}
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| steam-crack {v} (crack using steam cracking)
|
:: vapocraquer
|
| steam cracker {n} (petroleum refing plant)
|
:: vapocraqueur {m}
|
| steam cracking {n} (cracking in the presence of steam)
|
:: vapocraquage
|
| steamed {adj} (having been cooked by exposure to steam)
|
:: à la vapeur {n}
|
| steam engine {n} (piston engine driven by steam)
|
:: machine à vapeur {f}
|
| steam engine {n} (any steam-driven heat engine)
|
:: machine à vapeur {f}
|
| steam engine {n} (steam locomotive) SEE: steam locomotive
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::
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| steamer {n} /ˈstiːmə(ɹ)/ (cooking appliance)
|
:: marmite à vapeur {f}, cuit-vapeur {m}
|
| steamer {n} (steamboat or steamship)
|
:: bateau à vapeur {m}
|
| steam hammer {n} (industrial machine)
|
:: marteau-pilon {m}
|
| steaming {n} /ˈstiːm.ɪŋ/ (action of steam on something)
|
:: cuisson à la vapeur {f}
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| steam locomotive {n} (locomotive powered by steam)
|
:: locomotive à vapeur {f}, train à vapeur {m}
|
| steamroller {n} (steam-powered road roller)
|
:: compacteur {m}
|
| steamship {n} (vessel propelled by steam)
|
:: bateau à vapeur {m}
|
| steam train {n} (type of train)
|
:: train à vapeur {m}
|
| stearin {n} (the triglyceride of stearic acid)
|
:: stéarine {f}
|
| steatopygia {n} (the presence of excessive amount of fat in the buttocks)
|
:: stéatopygie {f}
|
| steatopygous {adj} /ˌstɪ.əˈtɒ.pɪ.ɡəs/ (having fat or prominent buttocks)
|
:: stéatopyge
|
| steatorrhea {n} /ˌsti.ətəˈɹi.ə/ (the presence of excessive amount of fat in the feces)
|
:: stéatorrhée {f}
|
| steatosis {n} (over-retention of lipids)
|
:: stéatose {f}
|
| steed {n} /stiːd/ (stallion)
|
:: coursier
|
| steel {n} /stiːl/ (metal produced from iron)
|
:: acier {m}
|
| steel {n} (honing steel)
|
:: fusil {m}
|
| steel mill {n} (steel mill) SEE: steelworks
|
::
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| steel-toe boot {n} (boot with a reinforced toe area)
|
:: chaussure de sécurité {f}
|
| steel wool {n} (fine threads of steel)
|
:: paille de fer {f}
|
| steelworker {n} (a person employed to manufacture or shape steel)
|
:: métallurgiste {m} {f}
|
| steelworks {n} (place where steel is manufactured and/or shaped)
|
:: aciérie {f}
|
| steelyard {n} (steelyard balance)
|
:: romaine {f}
|
| steep {adj} (expensive) SEE: expensive
|
::
|
| steep {adj} /stiːp/ (near-vertical)
|
:: escarpé, abrupt
|
| steep {v} (to soak an item in liquid)
|
:: imprégner, imbiber
|
| steep {v} (to imbue with an abstract quality)
|
:: imprégner
|
| steep {v} (to make tea/coffee)
|
:: infuser
|
| steeple {n} (spire) SEE: spire
|
::
|
| steeple {n} /ˈstiːpəl/ (a tall tower, often on a church)
|
:: clocher {m}
|
| steepness {n} (state or quality of being steep)
|
:: escarpement {m}
|
| steer {v} /stɪə(ɹ)/ (intransitive: to guide the course)
|
:: conduire, guider, diriger, piloter, barrer
|
| steer {v}
|
:: diriger, manœuvrer
|
| steer {n} (castrated male of cattle)
|
:: bœuf {m}
|
| steer clear {v} (to avoid)
|
:: éviter
|
| steering {n} (related to controlling direction)
|
:: direction {f}
|
| steering group {n} (A committee that arranges the schedule of business for a legislative assembly or other organization)
|
:: groupe de pilotage
|
| steering wheel {n} (wheel-shaped control)
|
:: volant {m}, [vessel] barre {f}
|
| steganography {n} /ˌstɛ.ɡʌnˈɔ.ɡɹʌ.fi/ (steganography)
|
:: stéganographie {f}
|
| stegosaur {n} /ˈsteɡəsɔːɹ/ (dinosaur)
|
:: stégosaure {m}
|
| stein {n} /staɪn/ (a beer mug)
|
:: chope {f}
|
| stela {n} (archaeology: an obelisk or upright stone pillar) SEE: stele
|
::
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| stele {n} /stiːl/ ((archaeology) tall, slender stone monument)
|
:: stèle {f}
|
| Stella {prop} /ˈstɛlə/ (female given name)
|
:: Estelle {f}
|
| stellar {adj} /ˈstɛlə/ (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of stars)
|
:: stellaire
|
| stellar {adj} (exceptional; wonderful)
|
:: exceptionnel, exemplaire, excellent, brillant, extraordinaire
|
| stellarator {n}
|
:: stellarator {f}
|
| stellar wind {n} (equivalent of solar wind)
|
:: vent stellaire {m}
|
| Steller sea lion {n} /ˈstɛlə siː ˈlaɪən/ (Eumetopias jubatus)
|
:: lion de mer de Steller
|
| stellify {v} /ˈstɛl.ɪ.faɪ/ (mythology: to transform from an earthly body into a celestial body)
|
:: stellifier
|
| St. Elmo's fire {n} (electrical discharge)
|
:: feu de Saint-Elme
|
| stem {n} /stɛm/ (botany: above-ground stalk of a vascular plant)
|
:: tige {f}
|
| stem {n} (linguistics: main part of a word)
|
:: racine {f}, radical {m}
|
| stem {n} (nautical: forward vertical extension of the keel)
|
:: étrave {f}
|
| stem {n} (Component on a bicycle that connects the handlebars to the bicycle fork)
|
:: potence {f}
|
| stem {v} (to remove the stem from)
|
:: équeuter
|
| stem {v} (to be caused or derived)
|
:: résulter, découler
|
| stem {v} (to descend in a family line)
|
:: provenir
|
| stem {v} (to stop, hinder)
|
:: arrêter
|
| stem {v} (skiing: to point the skis inward)
|
:: faire le chasse-neige
|
| stem cell {n} (primal undifferentiated cell)
|
:: cellule souche {f}
|
| stemmatics {n} (study of multiple surviving versions of the same text)
|
:: stemmatique
|
| stemming {n} (removing affixes)
|
:: dépréfixation {f} (for prefix), désuffixation {f} (for suffix)
|
| stench {n} /stɛntʃ/ (a strong foul smell, a stink)
|
:: puanteur {f}
|
| stencil {n} /ˈstɛnsəl/ (utensil)
|
:: pochoir
|
| Stendhalian {adj} /stɛ̃ˈdɑli.ən/ (pertaining to, or in the style of Stendhal)
|
:: stendhalien
|
| stenocardia {n} (angina pectoris)
|
:: sténocardie
|
| stenography {n} /stəˈnɑɡɹəfi/ (the practice of transcribing speech, usually using shorthand)
|
:: sténographie {f}
|
| stenosis {n} /stɪˈnəʊ.sɪs/ (abnormal narrowing or stricture in a blood vessel or other tubular organ)
|
:: sténose
|
| stenothermy {n}
|
:: sténothermie {f}
|
| stentorian {adj} /stɛnˈtɔː.ɹi.ən/ (of a voice suitable for giving speeches to large crowds)
|
:: stentorien
|
| step- {prefix} (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative)
|
:: beau-, bel-, belle-
|
| step {n} /stɛp/ (pace)
|
:: pas
|
| step {n} (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder)
|
:: marche {f}
|
| step {n} (A distinct part of a process; stage; phase)
|
:: étape {f}
|
| step {n} (space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running)
|
:: pas {m}
|
| step {n} (proceeding; measure; action; act)
|
:: étape
|
| step {n}
|
:: pas {m}
|
| step {v} (intransitive: to move the foot in walking)
|
:: faire un pas, marcher
|
| step {v} (intransitive: to go on foot; especially, to walk a little distance)
|
:: marcher
|
| stepbrother {n} (son of one's stepfather or stepmother)
|
:: quasi-frère {m}
|
| step by step {adv} (gradually)
|
:: pas à pas
|
| stepchild {n} (the child of one's spouse from his or her previous partner)
|
:: beau-fils {m} [stepson], belle-fille {f} [stepdaughter]
|
| stepchild {n}
|
:: bel-enfant {m}
|
| stepdad {n} (stepfather)
|
:: beau-papa {m}
|
| stepdaughter {n} (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself)
|
:: belle-fille {f}
|
| step down {v} (to resign from office)
|
:: démissionner, se retirer
|
| stepfather {n} (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father)
|
:: beau-père {m}, parâtre
|
| Stephanie {prop} /ˈstɛfəni/ (female given name)
|
:: Stéphanie {f}
|
| Stephen {prop} /ˈstiːvən/ (biblical martyr)
|
:: Étienne
|
| Stephen {prop} (male given name)
|
:: Étienne, Stéphane
|
| step in {v} (To act) SEE: act
|
::
|
| step in {v} (To act as a replacement or substitute.)
|
:: remplacer, substituer
|
| step in {v} (To get involved)
|
:: intervenir
|
| step ladder {n} (ladder with steps or treads instead of rungs)
|
:: escabeau {m}
|
| stepmother {n} /ˈstɛpmʌðə/ (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother)
|
:: belle-mère {f}, [pejorative] marâtre
|
| stepnephew {n}
|
:: beau-neveu
|
| step on someone's toes {v}
|
:: marcher sur les plates-bandes
|
| step over {v}
|
:: enjamber
|
| steppe {n} /stɛp/ (the grasslands of Eastern Europe and Asia)
|
:: steppe {f}
|
| steppe eagle {n} (Aquila nipalensis)
|
:: aigle des steppes {m}
|
| stepping motor {n} (electromagnetic actuator)
|
:: moteur pas-à-pas {m}
|
| stepping stone {n} (stone used to cross something)
|
:: see pas japonais and gué
|
| stepping stone {n} (something used as a way to progress)
|
:: marchepied {m}, tremplin {m}, palier {m}
|
| stepson {n} /ˈstɛpsʌn/ (son of one's spouse and not of oneself)
|
:: beau-fils {m}
|
| step up {v} (to increase speed or rate)
|
:: accroître, augmenter
|
| stepwell {n} (type of well)
|
:: bâoli {m}
|
| steradian {n} (derived unit of solid angle)
|
:: stéradian {m}
|
| stercoranism {n}
|
:: stercoranisme {m}
|
| stercoranist {n}
|
:: stercoraniste {m}
|
| stere {n} (measure of volume for cut wood equalling one cu-m)
|
:: stère {m}
|
| stereo- {prefix}
|
:: stéréo-
|
| stereoisomer {n} (one of a set of isomers of a compound that exhibit steroisomerism)
|
:: stéréoisomère
|
| stereoisomerism {n} /ˌstɛɹɪəʊaɪˈsɒməɹɪzəm/ (form or isomerism)
|
:: stéréoisomérie {f}
|
| stereolithography {n} (means of prototyping)
|
:: stéréolithographie {f}
|
| stereometry {n} /stɛɹiːˈɒmətɹi/ (science of measuring solids)
|
:: stéréométrie {f}
|
| stereophony {n} (reproduction of stereophonic sound)
|
:: stéréophonie {f}
|
| stereotomy {n} /stɛɹiːˈɒtəmi/ (cutting or dissection of solids)
|
:: stéréotomie {f}
|
| stereotype {n} /ˈstɛ.ɹi.əˌtaɪp/ (conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image)
|
:: stéréotype {m} {f}
|
| stereotype {n} (printing plate)
|
:: cliché {m}
|
| stereotype {n} (extensibility mechanism of UML)
|
:: stéréotype {m}
|
| stereotype {v} (make a stereotype, or characterize someone by a stereotype)
|
:: stéréotyper, clicher
|
| stereotypical {adj} (pertaining to a stereotype)
|
:: stéréotypé
|
| sterile {adj} /ˈstɛɹəl/ (unable to reproduce)
|
:: stérile
|
| sterile {adj} (germless)
|
:: stérile
|
| sterilizable {adj} (able to be sterilized)
|
:: stérilisable
|
| sterilization {n} (process of treating something to kill microorganisms)
|
:: stérilisation {f}
|
| sterilization {n} (procedure to permanently prevent an organism from reproducing)
|
:: stérilisation {f}
|
| sterilize {v} (disable ability to procreate)
|
:: stériliser
|
| sterilize {v} ((biology) to destroy all spores or germs)
|
:: stériliser
|
| stern {adj} /stɝn/ (having a hardness and severity of nature or manner)
|
:: sévère
|
| stern {adj} (grim and forbidding in appearance)
|
:: austère
|
| stern {n} (the rear part or after end of a ship or vessel)
|
:: poupe {f}, arrière {m}
|
| stern {n} (black tern) SEE: black tern
|
::
|
| sternal {adj} (of or pertaining to the sternum)
|
:: sternal
|
| sternpost {n} (timber or bar at the stern of a vessel)
|
:: étambot
|
| sternum {n} (breastbone) SEE: breastbone
|
::
|
| steroid {n} /ˈstɛɹɔɪd/ (class of organic compounds)
|
:: stéroïde {m}
|
| steroidal {adj} (relating to steroids)
|
:: stéroïdien
|
| stertorous {adj} /ˈstɝ.tɚ.əs/ (Sounding like snoring)
|
:: stertoreux
|
| Stesichorus {prop} (Ancient Greek name)
|
:: Stésichore {m}
|
| stethoscope {n} /ˈstɛθəsˌkoʊp/ (medical instrument)
|
:: stéthoscope {m}
|
| Stettin {prop} (Szczecin) SEE: Szczecin
|
::
|
| stevedore {n} /ˈstiːvəˌdɔː(ɹ)/ (dockworker involved in loading and unloading cargo)
|
:: stevedore {m}, manutentionnaire {m}, aconier {m}
|
| steven {n} (command) SEE: command
|
::
|
| steven {n} (a prayer) SEE: prayer
|
::
|
| steven {n} (voice) SEE: voice
|
::
|
| Steven {prop} (male given name) SEE: Stephen
|
::
|
| Stevens-Johnson syndrome {n}
|
:: syndrome de Stevens-Johnson
|
| stevia {n} /ˈstiːvɪə/ (any species of genus Stevia)
|
:: stévia {f}, stévie {f}
|
| stevia {n} (sweetener)
|
:: stévie
|
| stew {n} /stu/ (dish)
|
:: ragoût {m}
|
| stew {v} (to cook (food))
|
:: mijoter
|
| stew {v} (to brew (tea))
|
:: faire du thé
|
| stew {v} (to suffer under hot conditions)
|
:: transpirer, étouffer
|
| stew {v} (to be in a state of elevated anxiety)
|
:: frémir, trembler, frissonner
|
| steward {n} /ˈstjuː.əd/ (any administrator of the property or affairs of another)
|
:: intendant {m}
|
| steward {n} (flight attendant) SEE: flight attendant
|
::
|
| stewardess {n} /ˈstu.ɚ.dɪs/ (female flight attendant)
|
:: hôtesse de l'air {f}, agente de bord {f} [Canada]
|
| stewardship {n} (office of a steward)
|
:: intendant {m}
|
| St. George's Day {prop} (saint's day of Saint George)
|
:: fête de Saint-Georges {f}
|
| St. George's mushroom {n} (a species of mushroom)
|
:: mousseron {m}, tricholome de la Saint-Georges {m}
|
| sth {pron} (abbreviation of something in explanation)
|
:: qqch, qlqch
|
| sthg {pron} (sth) SEE: sth
|
::
|
| stick {n} /stɪk/ (twig or small branch)
|
:: bâton {m}
|
| stick {n} (long piece of wood)
|
:: bâton {m}
|
| stick {n} (cylindrical piece (of chalk, wax etc))
|
:: bâton {m}, canne {f}
|
| stick {n} (cane or walking stick)
|
:: canne {f}
|
| stick {n} (hockey stick)
|
:: crosse {f}
|
| stick {v} (to glue; to adhere (transitive))
|
:: coller
|
| stick {v} (to become attached, to adhere (intransitive))
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:: coller
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| stick {v} (to jam)
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:: coincer
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| stick {v} (to persist)
|
:: rester
|
| stick {v} (to place, set down quickly)
|
:: ficher
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| stick {v} (to press into with a sharp point)
|
:: enfoncer, planter
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| stick {v} (to propagate plants by cuttings)
|
:: bouturer
|
| stick 'em up {phrase} (put your hands in the air)
|
:: haut les mains
|
| sticker {n} /ˈstɪkə(r)/ (adhesive label or decal)
|
:: autocollant {m}
|
| sticker {n} (wooden strip)
|
:: baguette
|
| stick figure {n} (simple line drawing)
|
:: bonhomme bâton {m}
|
| stickiness {n} (property of sticking or adhering)
|
:: adhérence {f}
|
| sticking plaster {n} (adhesive bandage) SEE: band-aid
|
::
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| stick insect {n} (insects of the order Phasmida)
|
:: phasme {m}
|
| stick in someone's craw {v}
|
:: rester en travers de la gorge
|
| stickleback {n} (fish of the family Gasterosteidae)
|
:: épinoche {f}
|
| stickler {n} /ˈstɪk.lə/ (someone who insistently advocates for something)
|
:: tatillon, pointilleux
|
| stick note {n} (post-it note) SEE: post-it note
|
::
|
| stick one's neck out {v} (putting oneself in a vulnerable position)
|
:: se mouiller, mouiller sa chemise
|
| stick one's nose into {v} (to interfere)
|
:: fourrer son nez
|
| stick one's oar in {v}
|
:: mettre son grain de sel
|
| stick one's tongue out {v} /stɪk wʌnz tʌŋ aʊt/ (to push one's tongue out)
|
:: tirer la langue
|
| stick out {v} (to protrude; to extend beyond)
|
:: dépasser
|
| stick out {v} (to be prominent, noticeable, or obtrusive)
|
:: se démarquer
|
| stick out a mile {v} (to be plain for all to see)
|
:: sauter aux yeux, crever les yeux
|
| stick out like a sore thumb {v} (be very noticeably different)
|
:: détonner, faire tache
|
| stickpin {n} (pin to hold necktie) SEE: tie clip
|
::
|
| stick plaster {n} (sticking plaster) SEE: band-aid
|
::
|
| sticks and stones {phrase}
|
:: la bave du crapaud n'atteint pas la blanche colombe
|
| sticks and stones may break my bones {phrase}
|
:: la bave du crapaud n'atteint pas la blanche colombe
|
| sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me {phrase} (a response to taunting proclaiming the speaker's indifference)
|
:: la bave du crapaud n'atteint pas la blanche colombe
|
| stick to one's guns {v} ((idiomatic) to maintain one's viewpoint when faced with opposition)
|
:: camper sur ses positions
|
| stick to someone's ribs {v}
|
:: tenir au corps
|
| stick up {v} (to put up by sticking)
|
:: coller
|
| stick up {v} (to rob at gunpoint)
|
:: rester
|
| stick up {v} (to protect one's status)
|
:: défendre
|
| stick up one's ass {n} (stiff, uptight or humorless manner)
|
:: avoir un balai dans le cul
|
| sticky {adj} /ˈstɪki/ (able or likely to stick)
|
:: collant, gluant
|
| sticky {adj} (potentially difficult to escape from)
|
:: collant
|
| sticky-backed plastic {n} (large sheet of plastic)
|
:: film plastique {m}
|
| sticky fingers {n} (petty thief)
|
:: chapardeur {m}
|
| sticky note {n} (post-it note) SEE: post-it note
|
::
|
| sticky rice {n} (glutinous rice) SEE: glutinous rice
|
::
|
| sticky tape {n} (adhesive tape) SEE: adhesive tape
|
::
|
| stiff {adj} /stɪf/ (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
|
:: rigide {m} {f}, raide {m} {f}
|
| stiff {adj} (figuratively: of policies and rules and their application and enforcement)
|
:: rigide {m} {f}
|
| stiff {adj} (of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed)
|
:: raide {m} {f}
|
| stiff {adj} (erect, of a penis)
|
:: raide
|
| stiff {n} (slang: cadaver, dead person)
|
:: macchabée {m}
|
| stiffen {v} /ˈstɪfən/ (to make stiff)
|
:: raidir, endurcir
|
| stiffen {v} (to become stiff)
|
:: se raidir, s'endurcir
|
| stiffly {adv} /ˈstɪfli/ (in a stiff manner)
|
:: rigidement
|
| stiff neck {n} (discomfort or pain when trying to turn or move the neck)
|
:: torticolis
|
| stiffness {n} (rigidity)
|
:: rigidité, raideur
|
| stiffness {n} (inflexibility)
|
:: inflexibilité
|
| stiffness {n} (inelegance; lack of relaxedness)
|
:: raideur
|
| stifle {n} /ˈstaɪfəl/ (a hind knee of various mammals, especially horses)
|
:: grasset {m}
|
| stifle {v} (to interrupt or cut off)
|
:: interrompre, couper
|
| stifle {v} (to repress, keep in or hold back)
|
:: réprimer
|
| stifling {adj} (that stifles)
|
:: étouffant
|
| stigma {n} /ˈstɪɡmə/ (mark of infamy)
|
:: stigmate {m}
|
| stigma {n} (scar or birthmark)
|
:: stigmate {m}
|
| stigma {n} (part of the pistil)
|
:: stigmate {m}
|
| stigma {n} (a ligature of the Greek letters sigma and tau)
|
:: stigma {m}
|
| stigmatic {n} (one who displays stigmata)
|
:: stigmatisé {m}
|
| stigmatism {n} /ˈstɪɡməˌtɪzəm/ (optics: image-formation property of an optical system)
|
:: stigmatisme
|
| stigmatization {n} (process or act of stigmatizing)
|
:: stigmatisation {f}
|
| stigmatize {v} /ˈstɪɡmətaɪz/ (to characterize as disgraceful or ignominious)
|
:: stigmatiser
|
| stigmatized {adj} (marked with stigma)
|
:: stigmatisé {m}
|
| stile {n} /staɪl/ (steps over or passage through a fence or wall)
|
:: échalier {m}
|
| stile {n} (vertical component of a panel or frame)
|
:: montant {m}
|
| stiletto {n} (awl) SEE: awl
|
::
|
| stiletto {n} (rapier) SEE: rapier
|
::
|
| stiletto {n} /stəˈlɛtoʊ/ (stabbing weapon)
|
:: stylet {m}
|
| stiletto {n} (woman's shoe with a tall, slender heel)
|
:: talon aiguille {m} [by ellipsis]
|
| stiletto heel {n} (heel of a high and narrow shoe)
|
:: talon aiguille {m}
|
| still {adj} /stɪl/ (not moving, calm)
|
:: calme, immobile
|
| still {adv} (up to a time, as in the preceding time)
|
:: encore, toujours
|
| still {adv} (to an even greater degree)
|
:: encore
|
| still {adv} (nevertheless)
|
:: néanmoins
|
| still {n} (photography: a non-moving photograph)
|
:: photogramme {m}
|
| still {n} (a device for distilling liquids)
|
:: alambic {m}
|
| still {v} (to calm down)
|
:: calmer
|
| still {n} (building where liquor is distilled) SEE: distillery
|
::
|
| stillbirth {n} (birth of a dead fetus)
|
:: mortinaissance {f}, mortinatalité {f}
|
| stillborn {adj} (dead at birth)
|
:: mort-né {m}
|
| stillborn {adj}
|
:: mort-né {m}, morte-née {f}
|
| still life {n} (work of art)
|
:: nature morte
|
| stillness {n} /ˈstɪlnəs/
|
:: calme {m}, immobilité {f}
|
| still water {n} (water without carbonation)
|
:: eau plate {f}
|
| still waters run deep {proverb} (a person's calm appearance may be misleading)
|
:: il faut se méfier de l’eau qui dort (one must not trust the water that sleeps)
|
| stilt {n} /stɪlt/ (walking pole)
|
:: échasse {f}
|
| stilt {n} (pillar)
|
:: pilotis {m}
|
| stilt {n} (bird)
|
:: échassier {m}
|
| stilt {n} (handle of a plough)
|
:: mancheron {m}
|
| stilt {n} (crutch) SEE: crutch
|
::
|
| Stilton {n} /ˈstɪltən/ (blue-veined cheese made in England)
|
:: stilton {m}
|
| stilt sandpiper {n} (Calidris himantopus)
|
:: bécasseau à échasses
|
| stiltwalker {n} (A person who walks on stilts)
|
:: échassier {m}
|
| stimulant {n} (substance acting to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body)
|
:: excitant {m}, stimulant {m}
|
| stimulate {v} /ˈstɪmjʊleɪt/ (to encourage into action)
|
:: stimuler
|
| stimulate {v} (to arouse an organism to functional activity)
|
:: stimuler
|
| stimulating {adj} (that stimulates)
|
:: stimulant
|
| stimulation {n} (pushing or goading toward action)
|
:: stimulation {f}
|
| stimulation {n} (biology: action or condition that creates a response)
|
:: stimulation
|
| stimulator {n} (something that stimulates)
|
:: stimulateur {m}
|
| stimulus {n} /ˈstɪm.jə.ləs/ (anything that may have an impact or influence on a system)
|
:: stimulus {m}
|
| sting {n} /stɪŋ/ (bump on skin after having been stung)
|
:: piqûre {f}
|
| sting {n} (bite or sting (by an insect))
|
:: piqûre {f}
|
| sting {v} (of an insect: to bite)
|
:: piquer
|
| sting {n} (pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack) SEE: stinger
|
::
|
| stinger {n} /ˈstɪŋɚ/ (pointed portion of an insect)
|
:: aiguillon {m}, dard {m}
|
| stinginess {n} (lack of generosity)
|
:: radinerie {f}
|
| stingray {n} /ˈstɪŋˌɹeɪ/ (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes)
|
:: raie à aiguillon {f}, pastenague {f}
|
| stingy {adj} /ˈstɪndʒi/ (unwilling to spend or give)
|
:: pingre, chiche, radin, rapiat
|
| stingy {adj} /ˈstɪŋi/ (able to sting)
|
:: piquant
|
| stink {v} /stɪŋk/ (have a strong bad smell)
|
:: puer, empester
|
| stink {n} (strong bad smell)
|
:: puanteur {f}
|
| stink {n} (informal: complaint or objection)
|
:: tapage {m}
|
| stinkbird {n} (hoatzin) SEE: hoatzin
|
::
|
| stinkbomb {n} (device that produces unpleasant smells)
|
:: boule puante {f}
|
| stinkbug {n} (bug of the superfamily Pentatomoidea)
|
:: punaise {m}
|
| stinker {n} /stɪŋ.kɚ/ (person who stinks)
|
:: pueur {m}
|
| stinky {adj} /ˈstɪŋki/ (having a strong, unpleasant smell)
|
:: puant {m}, fétide, malodorant {m}
|
| stinky tofu {n} (form of fermented tofu)
|
:: tofu puant {m}
|
| stipend {n} /ˈstaɪpɛnd/ (scholarship)
|
:: bourse {f}
|
| stipend {n} (fixed payment)
|
:: rente {f}
|
| stipulate {v} /ˈstɪpjuˌleɪt/ (to require as a condition of a contract or agreement)
|
:: stipuler
|
| stipulate {v} (to specify, promise or guarantee something in an agreement)
|
:: stipuler
|
| stipulation {n} /ˌstɪp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/ (something that is stated or stipulated as a condition of an agreement)
|
:: clause {f}
|
| stipule {n} /ˈstɪpjuːl/ (basal appendage)
|
:: stipule {f}
|
| stir {v} /stɜː/ (to disturb the relative position of the particles of)
|
:: remuer
|
| stir {v} (to agitate the contents of)
|
:: remuer, touiller
|
| stir {v} (to move; to change one’s position)
|
:: bouger
|
| stir {v} (to be in motion)
|
:: agiter
|
| stir {v}
|
:: agiter, remuer
|
| stir {n} (Agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions)
|
:: tumulte {m}
|
| stir-fry {v} (fry something quickly in hot oil)
|
:: sauter
|
| stir-fry {n} (dish)
|
:: sauté {m}
|
| stirring {adj} /ˈstɝɪŋ/ (invigorating, inspiring)
|
:: passionnant, enthousiasmant
|
| stirrup {n} (stapes) SEE: stapes
|
::
|
| stirrup {n} /ˈstɪɹəp/ (footrest used by riders)
|
:: étrier {m}
|
| stirrup bone {n} (stapes) SEE: stapes
|
::
|
| stirrup cup {n} (a final drink before leaving)
|
:: coup de l’étrier {m}
|
| stir shit {v} (to deliberately cause trouble)
|
:: foutre la merde
|
| stir up {v} (arouse or excite passion or action)
|
:: stimuler, inciter
|
| stir up {v} (to cause (trouble etc))
|
:: faire de l'agitation
|
| stir up {v} (to mix ingredients)
|
:: mélanger
|
| stishovite {n} (high-pressure polymorph of quartz)
|
:: stishovite {f}
|
| stitch {v} (form stitches in) SEE: sew
|
::
|
| stitch {n} /stɪt͡ʃ/ (single pass of the needle in sewing)
|
:: point {m}
|
| stitch {n} (an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage)
|
:: point de côté {m}
|
| stitch {n} (single turn of the thread in knitting)
|
:: point {m}, maille {f}
|
| stitch {n} (local sharp pain)
|
:: crampe {f}
|
| stitch {n} (colloquial: any least part of a fabric or dress)
|
:: fringue {f}
|
| stitch {v} (agriculture: to form land into ridges) SEE: plough
|
::
|
| stitch {n} (furrow) SEE: furrow
|
::
|
| St John's wort {n} /seɪnt d͡ʒɑnz wɚt/ (any plant of the genus Hypericum)
|
:: millepertuis {m}
|
| stoat {n} (stoat) SEE: ermine
|
::
|
| stochastic {adj} /stəˈkæstɪk/ (random)
|
:: stochastique
|
| stochastic differential equation {n} (type of differential equation)
|
:: équation différentielle stochastique {f}
|
| stochasticity {n} (quality)
|
:: stochasticité {f}
|
| stochastic matrix {n} (matrix)
|
:: matrice stochastique {f}
|
| stock {n} /stɑk/ (store of goods for sale)
|
:: stock {m}
|
| stock {n} (supply of anything ready for use)
|
:: réserve {f}
|
| stock {n} (stack of undealt game cards)
|
:: pioche {f}
|
| stock {n} (farm animals)
|
:: bétail {m}
|
| stock {n} (finance: capital raised by a company)
|
:: action {f}
|
| stock {n} (broth)
|
:: bouillon
|
| stock {n} (genus Matthiola of flowers)
|
:: matthiole {f}, violier {m}, giroflée des jardins {f}, giroflée quarantaine {f}
|
| stock {n} (part of gun, see also: butt)
|
:: crosse {f}
|
| stock {n} (bar through an anchor)
|
:: jas {m}
|
| stock {n} (the longest part of a split tally stick)
|
:: souche {f}
|
| stockbroker {n} (person who buys and sells shares)
|
:: opérateur en bourse {m}, trader {m}
|
| stock character {n} (fictional character based on a recognizable stereotype)
|
:: personnage type {m}
|
| stock cube {n} (bouillon cube) SEE: bouillon cube
|
::
|
| stock dove {n} (stock dove, Columba oenas)
|
:: pigeon colombin {m}
|
| stock exchange {n} (building and the associated organization)
|
:: bourse {f}, bourse des valeurs {f}
|
| stockfish {n} /ˈstɒkfɪʃ/ (cured fish)
|
:: stockfisch {m}, stockfish {m}, stokfiche {m}, stoquefiche {m}
|
| stockholder {n} (one who owns stock) SEE: shareholder
|
::
|
| Stockholm {prop} /ˈstɒkhɒlm/ (capital of Sweden)
|
:: Stockholm {m}
|
| Stockholmer {n} (someone from Stockholm)
|
:: Stockholmois {m}, Stockholmien {m} [less frequent]
|
| Stockholmer {adj} (of, from or pertaining to Stockholm)
|
:: stockholmois {m}, stockholmoise {f}
|
| Stockholm syndrome {n} (psychological condition)
|
:: syndrome de Stockholm {m}
|
| stocking {n} /ˈstɑkɪŋ/ (garment (for translations of "sock", see sock))
|
:: bas {m}
|
| stocking cap {n} (knitted woolen cap) SEE: beanie
|
::
|
| stock market {n} (market for the trading of company stock)
|
:: marché boursier {m}, marché financier {m}
|
| stock market crash {n} (sudden dramatic decline of stock prices)
|
:: krach {m}
|
| stockpile {n} /ˈstɒkpaɪl/ (supply for future use)
|
:: stock {m}, réserve {f}
|
| stockpile {v} (accumulate a stockpile)
|
:: stocker, accumuler
|
| stocks {n} /stɑks/ (device for public humiliation and punishment)
|
:: pilori
|
| stocky {adj} (solidly built)
|
:: trapu
|
| stoic {n} /ˈstəʊɪk/ (proponent of a school of thought)
|
:: stoïcien {m}
|
| stoic {n} (a person indifferent to pleasure or pain)
|
:: stoïque
|
| stoic {adj} (not affected by pain or distress)
|
:: stoïque
|
| stoically {adv} /ˈstoʊ.ɪk.əl.i/ (in a manner that endures pain and hardship without outwardly showing suffering)
|
:: stoïquement
|
| stoichiology {n} (logic)
|
:: stœchiologie {f}
|
| stoichiometric {adj} (of, or relating to stoichiometry)
|
:: stœchiométrique
|
| stoichiometry {n} /ˌstɔɪ.kiˈɒm.ə.tɹi/ (the study of the relationships of reactants and products in chemical reactions)
|
:: stœchiométrie {f}
|
| stoicism {n} /ˈstoʊɪsɪzəm/ (school of philosophy)
|
:: stoïcisme {m}
|
| stoke {v} /stoʊk/ (to poke, pierce)
|
:: tisonner
|
| stoke {v} (to feed, stir up)
|
:: tiser, tisonner
|
| stoker {n} (poker) SEE: poker
|
::
|
| stoker {n} (person who stokes)
|
:: chauffeur {m}
|
| stole {n} /ˈstoʊl/ (ecclesiastical garment)
|
:: étole
|
| stole {n} (scarf-like garment)
|
:: étole
|
| stolen {adj} /ˈstəʊlən/ (that has been stolen)
|
:: volé
|
| stolid {adj} /ˈstɑːl.ɪd/ (having or revealing little emotion or sensibility)
|
:: impassible
|
| stoma {n} /ˈstoʊmə/ (botany: tiny pore in the epidermis of a leaf)
|
:: stomate {m}
|
| stomach {n} /ˈstʌmək/ (digestive organ)
|
:: estomac {m}
|
| stomach {n} (belly)
|
:: ventre {m}, bedon {m} (pot belly)
|
| stomach {v} (to tolerate or accept something)
|
:: digérer
|
| stomach {n} (appetite) SEE: appetite
|
::
|
| stomach {n} (figuratively: desire, appetite) SEE: appetite
|
::
|
| stomach {n} (pride, haughtiness) SEE: haughtiness
|
::
|
| stomachache {n} /ˈstʌməkˌeɪk/ (pain in the abdomen)
|
:: maux de ventre {m-p}, mal au ventre {m}
|
| stomach acid {n} (gastric acid) SEE: gastric acid
|
::
|
| stomacher {n} /ˈstʌməkə/ (ornamental cloth worn under lacing of bodice)
|
:: pièce d'estomac {f}
|
| stomatitis {n} (inflammation of parts of the mucous membrane that lines the mouth)
|
:: stomatite {f}
|
| stomatology {n} (study of the mouth)
|
:: stomatologie {f}
|
| stomp {v} /stɑmp/ (trample heavily on something or someone)
|
:: fouler, piétiner
|
| stompbox {n} (percussion instrument tapped with the foot)
|
:: stompbox {f}
|
| stompbox {n} (guitar effect unit)
|
:: pédale d'effet {f}, pédale {f}
|
| stompie {n} (cigarette butt) SEE: butt
|
::
|
| stomping ground {n} (stamping ground) SEE: stamping ground
|
::
|
| stone {n} /stəʊn/ (substance)
|
:: pierre {f}, roche {f}
|
| stone {n} (small piece of stone)
|
:: pierre {f}, caillou {m}, roc {m}, roche {f}
|
| stone {n} (gem stone)
|
:: gemme {f}, pierre précieuse {f}
|
| stone {n} (unit of mass)
|
:: stone {f}
|
| stone {n} (centre of some fruits)
|
:: noyau {m}
|
| stone {n} (medical: hard, stone-like deposit)
|
:: calcul {m}
|
| stone {v} (To pelt with stones)
|
:: lapider
|
| stone {v} (to remove stone from)
|
:: dénoyauter , épépiner
|
| stone {v} (to intoxicate, especially with narcotics)
|
:: défoncer
|
| stone {adj} (constructed of stone)
|
:: de pierre , en pierre
|
| Stone Age {prop} /ˈstoʊn ˌeɪdʒ/ (prehistoric period)
|
:: âge de pierre {m}
|
| stone bow {n}
|
:: arbalète à jalet {f}
|
| stonecrop {n} (Sedum)
|
:: orpin {m}
|
| stonecutter {n} (one who cuts stone)
|
:: tailleur de pierre {m}, tailleuse de pierre {f}
|
| stoned {adj} (drunk) SEE: drunk
|
::
|
| stoned {adj} (high on drugs)
|
:: défoncé, déchiré, stone, gelé [Quebec]
|
| stone deaf {adj} (utterly deaf)
|
:: sourd comme un pot
|
| stonefish {n} (tropical marine fish)
|
:: poisson-pierre {m}
|
| stone fruit {n} (fruit with soft flesh and a hard pit)
|
:: drupe {f}
|
| Stonehenge {prop} /stoʊ̯nˈhɛnd͡ʒ/ (ancient group of standing stones in England)
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:: Stonehenge {m}
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| stone loach {n} (Barbatula barbatula)
|
:: loche franche {f}
|
| stone marten {n} (Martes foina) SEE: beech marten
|
::
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| stonemason {n} (one who works in stone)
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:: tailleur de pierre {m}, tailleuse de pierre {f}
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| stone pine {n} (a species of pine native to southern Europe, Pinus pinea)
|
:: pin parasol {m}, pin d'Italie {m}
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| stone's throw {n} (short distance)
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:: à deux pas, à un jet de pierre
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| stonewall {v} (to obstruct) SEE: obstruct
|
::
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| stonewall {v} /ˈstəʊnwɔːl/ (to refuse to answer or cooperate)
|
:: bétonner
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| stoneware {n} (type of pottery)
|
:: grès {m}
|
| stoning {n} (lapidation) SEE: lapidation
|
::
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| stony {adj} (broke) SEE: broke
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::
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| stony {adj} /ˈstoʊni/ (of a person)
|
:: froid, sec
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| stooge {n} /stuːdʒ/ (dupe)
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:: dupe {f}, pion {m}, pigeon {m}, larbin {m}, laquais {m}
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| stooge {n} (straight man) SEE: straight man
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::
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| stook {n} /stʊk/ (pile or bundle)
|
:: meule {f}, moyette {f}
|
| stook {v} (to make stooks)
|
:: moyetter, gerber
|
| stool {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet
|
::
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| stool {n} (footstool) SEE: footstool
|
::
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| stool {n} /stuːl/ (a seat)
|
:: tabouret {m}, tabouret-bar
|
| stool {n}
|
:: selle {f}
|
| stool {n} (commode) SEE: commode
|
::
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| stool {n} (chamber pot) SEE: chamber pot
|
::
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| stool pigeon {n} (decoy)
|
:: balance {f}, indic {m}, mouchard {m}
|
| stoop {n} /stuːp/ (small porch)
|
:: perron {m}
|
| stoop {v} (to bend the upper part of the body forward and downward)
|
:: se baisser, se pencher
|
| stoop {v} (to lower oneself; to demean or do something below one's status, standards, or morals)
|
:: s'abaisser à
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| stoop {v} (to swoop down on its prey)
|
:: piquer
|
| stoop {n} (accelerated descent in flight)
|
:: piqué {m}
|
| stop {v} /stɑp/ (to cease moving)
|
:: s'arrêter
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| stop {v} (to not continue)
|
:: cesser, s'arrêter
|
| stop {v} (to cause to cease moving)
|
:: arrêter
|
| stop {v} (to cause to come to an end)
|
:: arrêter
|
| stop {v} (to stay a while)
|
:: s'arrêter
|
| stop {v} (to tarry)
|
:: s'arrêter
|
| stop {n} (place to get on and off mass transport)
|
:: arrêt {m}
|
| stop {n} (interruption of travel)
|
:: arrêt {m}
|
| stop {n} (tennis: very short shot)
|
:: ammorti {m}
|
| stop {v} (to punctuate) SEE: punctuate
|
::
|
| stop {n} (consonant sound) SEE: plosive
|
::
|
| stop at nothing {v} (take any measures to do something)
|
:: s'arrêter à rien
|
| stopcock {n} /ˈstɑpkɑk/ (valve, tap or faucet)
|
:: robinet d'arrêt {m}
|
| stop-gap {n} /ˈstɒpˌɡæp/ (Temporary measure or short-term fix)
|
:: rustine {f} (originally, "patch for an inner tube")
|
| stoplight {n} ((US) a traffic control signal) SEE: traffic light
|
::
|
| stop-motion {n} (animation technique)
|
:: animation en volume {f}
|
| stopover {n} (interruption in a journey)
|
:: étape {f}, escale {f} [vessel]
|
| stopper knot {n} (knot to prevent a rope passing through a hole)
|
:: nœud d'arrêt {m}
|
| stop sign {n} (traffic sign)
|
:: stop {m}
|
| stop the car {phrase} (stop the car)
|
:: arrête la voiture
|
| stopwatch {n} (timepiece)
|
:: chronomètre, garde-temps {m}
|
| storage {n} /ˈstɔ.ɹɪd͡ʒ/ (act or state)
|
:: stockage {m}
|
| storage {n} (computing)
|
:: stockage {m}, mémorisation {f} [rare]
|
| storage hypervisor {n} (software program)
|
:: hyperviseur de stockage
|
| store {n} (in computing) SEE: memory
|
::
|
| store {n} (shop) SEE: shop
|
::
|
| store {n} /stɔɹ/ (place where items may be kept)
|
:: entrepôt {m}
|
| store {n} (supply held in storage)
|
:: stock {m}
|
| store {v} (keep (something) while not in use)
|
:: stocker
|
| store {v} (computing: write (something) into memory or registers)
|
:: stocker
|
| store {v} (remain in good condition while stored)
|
:: conserver
|
| stored procedure {n}
|
:: procédure stockée {f}
|
| storekeeper {n} (person who runs a shop)
|
:: commerçant {m}
|
| storeman {n} (warehouseman) SEE: warehouseman
|
::
|
| storeroom {n} (room used for storage)
|
:: réserve {f}, magasin {m}
|
| storey {n} /ˈstɔːɹɪ/ (floor, level)
|
:: étage {m}
|
| stork {n} /stɔɹk/ (large wading bird of the family Ciconiidae)
|
:: cigogne {f}
|
| storksbill {n} (plant of the genus Erodium)
|
:: bec-de-grue {m}
|
| storm {n} /stɔɹm/ (disturbed state of the atmosphere)
|
:: orage {m}, tempête {f}, tourmente {f}
|
| storm {n} (meteorology: wind scale for very strong wind)
|
:: tempête {f}
|
| storm {n} (military: violent assault on a stronghold)
|
:: tempête {f}
|
| storm {v} (to assault)
|
:: donner l’assaut, assaillir
|
| storm door {n} (a secondary door for weatherproofing)
|
:: contre-porte
|
| storm in a teacup {n} (tempest in a teapot) SEE: tempest in a teapot
|
::
|
| storm petrel {n} (any of several small seabirds, of the family Hydrobatidae)
|
:: pétrel-tempête {m}, océanite
|
| storm window {n}
|
:: contre-fenêtre {f}
|
| stormy {adj} /ˈstɔɹmi/ (of or pertaining to storms; strong winds, rough seas, heavy rain etc.)
|
:: orageux
|
| story {n} (lie) SEE: lie
|
::
|
| story {n} /ˈstɔː.ɹi/ (account of events)
|
:: histoire {f}, conte {m}
|
| story {n} (storey) SEE: storey
|
::
|
| story arc {n} (narrative within a fictional plot)
|
:: arc narratif {m}
|
| storyteller {n} (person who relates stories to an audience)
|
:: conteur {m}, conteuse {f}, raconteur {m}, raconteuse {f}
|
| stout {adj} (obstinate) SEE: obstinate
|
::
|
| stout {n} /staʊt/ (brew)
|
:: stout {m}
|
| stoutness {n} (a state or quality of being stout)
|
:: embonpoint {m}
|
| stove {n} /stoʊv/ (heater)
|
:: poêle {m}
|
| stove {n} (device for heating food)
|
:: fourneau {m}, cuisinière
|
| stove {n} (heated greenhouse) SEE: hothouse
|
::
|
| stovepipe hat {n} (stovepipe hat) SEE: top hat
|
::
|
| stow {v} /stoʊ/ (to put something away in a compact and tidy manner)
|
:: ranger
|
| stow {v} (to put something away to store it in a space-saving manner and over long time)
|
:: stocker, garder, conserver
|
| stowaway {n} (person who hides on a ship, train, etc.)
|
:: passager clandestin {m}
|
| St. Patrick's Day {prop} (Irish holiday)
|
:: fête de la Saint-Patrick {f}
|
| strabismus {n} (defect of vision)
|
:: strabisme {m}
|
| Strabo {prop} (historian and philosopher)
|
:: Strabon
|
| stracciatella {n} /ˌstɹɑtʃi.əˈtɛlə/ (an Italian soup made from a mixture of cheese and egg in a broth)
|
:: stracciatella {f}
|
| stracciatella {n} (an Italian ice cream with chocolate shavings)
|
:: stracciatella {f}
|
| straddle {v} /ˈstɹæd.əl/ (to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something)
|
:: enfourcher, se mettre à califourchon
|
| Stradivarius {n} /ˌstɹædəˈvɛɹi.əs/ (stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family)
|
:: stradivarius {m}
|
| Stradivarius {n} (standard of excellence)
|
:: stradivarius {m}
|
| straggler {n} /ˈstɹæɡlə/ (one who straggles or departs from the direct or proper course)
|
:: traînard
|
| straggler {n} (one who falls behind the rest)
|
:: traînard {m}
|
| straight {adj} /stɹeɪt/ (not crooked or bent)
|
:: droit, rectiligne
|
| straight {adj} (direct, truthful, frank)
|
:: comme il faut
|
| straight {adj} (undiluted)
|
:: pur, pure
|
| straight {adj} (heterosexual)
|
:: hétéro
|
| straight {adv} (in a forward direction)
|
:: tout droit
|
| straight {adv} (directly; without pause, delay or detour)
|
:: directement
|
| straight {n} (something that is not crooked or bent)
|
:: ligne droite {f}
|
| straight {n} (five cards in sequence)
|
:: quinte {f}
|
| straight {n} (heterosexual) SEE: heterosexual
|
::
|
| straight and narrow {n}
|
:: droit chemin {m}
|
| straight away {adv} (very soon; immediately) SEE: right away
|
::
|
| straighten {v} /ˈstɹeɪtn̩/ (make straight)
|
:: redresser
|
| straight flush {n} (poker hand)
|
:: quinte flush {f}
|
| straightforward {adj} (not deviating; honest; frank)
|
:: direct, simple
|
| straightforward {adj} (presenting few difficulties, easy)
|
:: facile, aisé
|
| straightforward {adv} (In a straightforward manner)
|
:: à brûle-pourpoint
|
| straight from the horse's mouth {adv} (firsthand)
|
:: de première main
|
| straight from the horse's mouth {adj} (from the source)
|
:: de première main
|
| straight-laced {adj} (having narrow views on moral matters)
|
:: prude
|
| straight line {n} (line with no curvature)
|
:: droite {f}, ligne droite {f}
|
| straight man {n} (supporting comic)
|
:: clown blanc {m}
|
| straight razor {n} (razor with a folding blade)
|
:: coupe-choux {m}
|
| strain {n} /stɹeɪ̯n/ (race, lineage, pedigree)
|
:: [animals] race {f}, [plants] variété {f}
|
| strain {n} (hereditary character, quality, or disposition)
|
:: hérédité {f}
|
| strain {n} (breed or race)
|
:: race {f}, souche
|
| strain {v} (to stretch too far)
|
:: étirer
|
| strain {n} (act of straining, or the state of being strained)
|
:: tension {f}, pression {f}
|
| strain {n} (injury resulting from violent effort)
|
:: élongation {f}, claquage {m}
|
| S-train {n} (hybrid, rapid urban railway)
|
:: Réseau Express Régional
|
| strained {adj} /stɹeɪ̯nd/ (tense)
|
:: tendu
|
| strainer {n} /ˈstɹeɪnɚ/ (utensil)
|
:: filtre {m}
|
| strait {n} /stɹeɪt/ (narrow channel of water)
|
:: détroit {m}
|
| straitjacket {n} (a jacket-like garment)
|
:: camisole de force {f}
|
| strait-laced {adj} (straight-laced) SEE: straight-laced
|
::
|
| Strait of Bonifacio {prop} (strait between Corsica and Sardinia)
|
:: bouches de Bonifacio {f-p}
|
| Strait of Dover {prop} (strait in the English Channel)
|
:: Pas de Calais {m}
|
| Strait of Gibraltar {prop} (Strait of Gibraltar)
|
:: détroit de Gibraltar {m}
|
| Strait of Hormuz {prop} (strait)
|
:: détroit d'Ormuz {m}
|
| Strait of Juan de Fuca {prop} (strait between Vancouver Island and Olympic Peninsula)
|
:: Détroit de Juan de Fuca
|
| Strait of Kerch {prop} (strait)
|
:: détroit de Kertch {m}
|
| Strait of Magellan {prop} (Strait of Magellan)
|
:: détroit de Magellan {m}
|
| Strait of Messina {prop} (narrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy)
|
:: détroit de Messine {m}
|
| Strait of Sicily {prop} (strait between Sicily and Tunisia)
|
:: canal de Sicile {m}
|
| strake {n} /ˈstɹeɪk/ (continuous line of planks or plates in a vessel's hull)
|
:: virure
|
| strand {n} /stɹænd/ (beach)
|
:: grève {f}
|
| strand {v} (to run aground)
|
:: échouer
|
| strand {v} (to leave someone in a difficult situation)
|
:: abandonner
|
| strand {n} (each of strings that make up yarn, rope or cord)
|
:: brin {m}
|
| strand {n} (short string)
|
:: cordelette {f}
|
| strand {n} (strand of hair)
|
:: mèche {f}
|
| strand {n} (a nucleotide chain)
|
:: brin
|
| stranded {adj} (of a person)
|
:: abandonné
|
| stranded {adj} (of a vessel)
|
:: échoué
|
| strange {adj} /ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒ/ (not normal)
|
:: étrange
|
| strange {adj} (not yet part of one’s experience)
|
:: inconnu
|
| strange {adj} (belonging to another country, foreign)
|
:: étranger
|
| strange bird {n} (an unusual person)
|
:: drôle d’oiseau, drôle de type
|
| strangely {adv} /ˈstɹeɪndʒli/ (in a strange manner)
|
:: étrangement
|
| strangeness {n} ((uncountable) quality of being strange)
|
:: étrangeté {f}
|
| strangeness {n} ((countable) result of being strange)
|
:: étrangeté {f}
|
| strangeness {n} (quantum number of subatomic particles)
|
:: étrangeté {f}
|
| strangeonium {n} (meson)
|
:: étrangeonium {m}
|
| strange quark {n} (strange quark)
|
:: quark étrange, quark strange {m}
|
| stranger {n} /ˈstɹeɪndʒɚ/ (person whom one does not know)
|
:: inconnu {m}, inconnue {f}
|
| stranger {n} (outsider or foreigner, see also: foreigner)
|
:: étranger {m}, étrangère {f}
|
| strangle {v} /ˈstɹæŋɡ(ə)l/ (to kill someone by strangulation)
|
:: étrangler
|
| strangler {n} (someone who strangles)
|
:: étrangleur {m}, étrangleuse {f}
|
| strangles {n} /ˈstɹæŋɡ(ə)lz/ (disease of horses)
|
:: gourme {f}
|
| strangury {n} (painful, frequent need to urinate)
|
:: strangurie {m}
|
| strap {n} /stɹæp/ (a long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like)
|
:: sangle {f}, courroie {f}, lanière {f}
|
| strap {n} (a shoulder strap)
|
:: bandoulière {f}
|
| strap-on {n} (artificial phallus)
|
:: gode-ceinture {m}
|
| strappado {n} (form of torture)
|
:: estrapade {f}
|
| Strasbourg {prop} /ˈstɹæzbɜːɡ/ (city in France)
|
:: Strasbourg {m}
|
| stratagem {n} /ˈstɹæt.ə.dʒəm/ (tactic)
|
:: stratagème {m}
|
| strategic {adj} /stɹəˈtiː.dʒɪk/ (of or pertaining to strategy)
|
:: stratégique
|
| strategical {adj} (strategic) SEE: strategic
|
::
|
| strategically {adv} (in a strategic manner)
|
:: stratégiquement
|
| Strategic Defense Initiative {prop} (Star Wars) SEE: Star Wars
|
::
|
| strategist {n} /ˈstɹætəd͡ʒɪst/ (one who devises strategies)
|
:: stratège {m}
|
| strategy {n} /ˈstɹætədʒi/ (science and art of military command)
|
:: stratégie {f}
|
| strategy {n} (plan of action)
|
:: stratégie {f}
|
| strategy {n} (techniques in politics or business)
|
:: stratégie {f}
|
| stratify {v} (to become separated out into distinct layers)
|
:: stratifier
|
| stratigrapher {n} (an expert in stratigraphy)
|
:: stratigraphe {m} {f}
|
| stratigraphic {adj} (relating to the arrangement of stratigraphy or strata)
|
:: stratigraphique
|
| stratigraphy {n} /stɹəˈtɪɡɹəfi/ (study of rock layers)
|
:: stratigraphie {f}
|
| stratocracy {n} (military government)
|
:: stratocratie {f}
|
| stratocumulus {n} (cloud type)
|
:: stratocumulus {m}
|
| stratosphere {n} (region of the uppermost atmosphere)
|
:: stratosphère {f}
|
| stratotype {n} (reference stratigraphic section)
|
:: stratotype {m}
|
| stratovolcano {n} (volcano)
|
:: stratovolcan {m}
|
| stratum {n} /ˈstɹɑːtəm/ (one of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another)
|
:: couche {f}
|
| stratum {n} (layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout)
|
:: strate {f}
|
| stratum {n} (any of the regions of the atmosphere)
|
:: couche {f}
|
| stratum {n} (layer of tissue)
|
:: couche {f}, stratum {m}
|
| stratum {n} (class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status)
|
:: classe {f}, couche {f}
|
| Strauss {prop} /stɹaʊs/ (surname)
|
:: Strauss
|
| Straussian {adj} (of or pertaining to Richard Strauss)
|
:: straussien
|
| straw {n} /stɹɔ/ (a dried stalk of a cereal plant)
|
:: paille {f}, fétu {m}
|
| straw {n} (dried stalks considered collectively)
|
:: paille {f}
|
| straw {n} (colour)
|
:: jaune paille
|
| straw {adj} (of a pale, yellowish beige colour)
|
:: paille
|
| straw {n} (drinking straw) SEE: drinking straw
|
::
|
| strawberry {n} /ˈstɹɔˌbɛɹi/ (fruit)
|
:: fraise {f}
|
| strawberry {n} (plant)
|
:: fraisier {m}
|
| strawberry mark {n}
|
:: tache de vin {f}
|
| strawberry tree {n} (the European plant Arbutus unedo)
|
:: arbousier {m}
|
| straw hat {n} (type of hat)
|
:: chapeau de paille {m}
|
| straw man {n} (doll or scarecrow)
|
:: épouvantail {m}
|
| straw man {n} (person of lesser importance)
|
:: homme de paille {m}
|
| straw man {n} (insubstantial or weakly supported concept, idea, endeavor or argument)
|
:: homme de paille
|
| stray {n} /stɹeɪ/ (domestic animal at large or lost)
|
:: animal errant {m}
|
| stray {n} (act of wandering or going astray)
|
:: errance
|
| stray {n} (area of common land)
|
:: commun {m}
|
| stray {v} (to wander from a direct course)
|
:: errer
|
| stray {adj} (having gone astray)
|
:: errant, égaré, écarté [Louisiana]
|
| strayed {adj} (having lost one's way) SEE: stray
|
::
|
| streak {n} /stɹiːk/ (irregular line)
|
:: raie {f}
|
| streak {n} (species of moth)
|
:: chésias du genêt {f}
|
| streak-backed antshrike {n} (Thamnophilus insignis)
|
:: batara à dos rayé
|
| streaker {n} /ˈstɹikɚ/ (one who runs naked through a public place)
|
:: nu-vite {m}, streaker {m}
|
| streaklight tubeshoulder {n} (deep-water fish)
|
:: circé à branchies longues
|
| stream {n} /stɹiːm/ (small river)
|
:: ruisseau {m}, ru {m}, rupt
|
| stream {n} (thin connected passing of a liquid through a lighter gas)
|
:: filet {m}
|
| stream {n} (any steady flow or succession of material)
|
:: flot {m}, courant {m}, torrent {m}
|
| stream {n} (sciences: moving water)
|
:: cours d'eau {m}, courant {m}, dérive {f}
|
| stream {n} (computing: source or repository of data)
|
:: flux {m}
|
| stream {n} (education: division of a school year)
|
:: groupe de niveau {m}
|
| stream {v} (to flow)
|
:: couler, s'écouler
|
| stream {v} (to extend)
|
:: flotter
|
| stream {v} (Internet: to push continuous data)
|
:: diffuser
|
| stream cipher {n}
|
:: chiffrement de flux {m}
|
| streamer {n} /ˈstɹiːmə(ɹ)/
|
:: fanion {m}
|
| streaming {n} /ˈstɹiːmɪŋ/ (computing)
|
:: flux {m}, streaming {m}
|
| streamlet {n} /ˈstɹiːmlət/ (small stream)
|
:: ruisselet {m}
|
| streamline {v} (to simplify a process)
|
:: rationaliser
|
| street {n} /stɹiːt/ (paved part of road in a village or a town)
|
:: rue {f}
|
| street art {n} (visual art created in public space)
|
:: art urbain {m}
|
| street artist {n} (someone who produces art in public spaces)
|
:: saltimbanque
|
| streetcar {n} (tram) SEE: tram
|
::
|
| street child {n} (street urchin) SEE: street urchin
|
::
|
| streetcleaner {n} (person) SEE: street sweeper
|
::
|
| street corner {n} (corner of a street)
|
:: coin de rue {m}
|
| street food {n} (food obtainable from a streetside vendor)
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:: bouffe de rue, cuisine de rue
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| street furniture {n} (objects installed on a street)
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:: mobilier urbain {m}
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| street harassment {n} (sexual harassment in public areas)
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:: harcèlement de rue {m}
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| streetlight {n} (lamps set along a street)
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:: réverbère {f}, lampadaire {m}
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| street musician {n}
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:: musicien de rue
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| street organ {n} (mechanically played street organ)
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:: orgue de Barbarie {m}
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| street performer {n} (artist who performs in a public place)
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:: artiste de rue {m} {f}
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| street racing {n} (Motorsport held on public roads)
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:: course de rue
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| street sweeper {n} (person employed to sweep streets, etc.)
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:: balayeur {m}
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| street sweeper {n} (machine used to sweep streets)
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:: balayeuse {f}
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| street urchin {n} (child living, or spending most of their time, in the streets)
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:: gamin {m}, gamine {f}, enfant des rues {m} {f}
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| streetwalker {n} (prostitute who looks for clients on the streets)
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:: fille publique {f}, fille de trottoir {f}, fille des rues {f}, racoleuse {f}, pierreuse {f} [dated]
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| Streisand effect {n} /ˈstɹaɪ.sænd əˌfɛkt/ (phenomenon)
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:: effet Streisand {m}
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| strength {n} /stɹɛŋkθ/ (quality of being strong)
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:: force {f}, vigueur {f}, effectif {m}
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| strength {n} (intensity of a force or power)
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:: force {f}
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| strength {n} (positive attribute)
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:: point fort
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| strengthen {v} /ˈstɹɛŋ(k)θən/ (to make strong or stronger)
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:: renforcer, affermir, raffermir, fortifier
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| strengthen {v} (to animate)
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:: fortifier
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| strength training {n} (form of exercise)
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:: musculation {f}
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| strenuous {adj} /ˈstɹɛnjuəs/ (having great vigour)
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:: vigoureux, acharné
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| strenuous {adj} (requiring great exertion)
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:: ardu
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| streptococcal {adj} (relating to bacteria of the genus Streptococcus)
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:: streptococcique
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| streptococcus {n} (bacterium)
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:: streptocoque
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| stress {n} (on a syllable) SEE: accent
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::
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| stress {n} /stɹɛs/ ((physics) internal force across a boundary per area )
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:: tension {f}, contrainte {f}
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| stress {n} (emotional pressure)
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:: stress {m}
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| stress {n} (when speaking)
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:: accent {m}
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| stress {n} (on a point in an argument)
|
:: emphase {f}
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| stress {v} (to apply emotional pressure to)
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:: stresser
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| stress {v} (to emphasise (a syllable))
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:: emphaser
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| stress {v} (to emphasise (a point))
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:: souligner
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| stressed {adj} /stɹɛst/ (stressed-out)
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:: stressé
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| stressed {adj} (having a stress or accent)
|
:: accentué
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| stressful {adj} /ˈstɹɛsfəl/ (irritating; causing stress)
|
:: stressant
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| stretch {v} /stɹɛtʃ/ (lengthen by pulling)
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:: étendre
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| stretch {v} (extend one’s limbs or body in order to stretch the muscles)
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:: s'étirer
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| stretch {v} (extend between limits)
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:: s'étendre
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| stretch {n} (act of stretching)
|
:: étirement
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| stretchable {adj} (capable of being stretched)
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:: étirable
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| stretcher {n} /ˈstɹɛtʃɚ/ (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person)
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:: civière {f}, brancard {m}
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| stretcher {n} (frame on which a canvas is stretched for painting)
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:: châssis {m}
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| stretcher {n} (brick laid with the longest side exposed)
|
:: panneresse {f}
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| stretcher {v} (to carry on a stretcher)
|
:: brancarder
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| stretcher-bearer {n} (person who carries people on a stretcher)
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:: brancardier {m}
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| stretching {n} /ˈstɹɛtʃɪŋ/ (a form of physical exercise)
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:: étirement {m}, stretching {m}
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| stretch mark {n} (stripes on the surface of the skin)
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:: vergeture {f}
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| stretch one's legs {v} (to walk about, especially after prolonged time sitting or lying down)
|
:: s'étirer les jambes
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| stretch out {v} (to fully extend a part of the body)
|
:: tendre
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| stretch the truth {v} (idioms: to exaggerate)
|
:: abuser, [colloquial] charrier, [informal] en faire des caisses, exagérer, [colloquial] pousser le bouchon
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| strew {v} /stɹu/ (to distribute objects or pieces of something)
|
:: parsemer, joncher
|
| striated muscle {n} (muscle tissue that appears striped under the microscope)
|
:: muscle strié {m}
|
| strict {adj} /stɹɪkt/ (governed or governing by exact rules)
|
:: strict
|
| strict {adj} (severe in discipline)
|
:: strict
|
| strictly speaking {adv}
|
:: à proprement parler
|
| stricto sensu {phrase} (in the strict sense)
|
:: stricto sensu
|
| stricture {n} /ˈstɹɪkt͡ʃə(ɹ)/ ((medicine) abnormal narrowing of a canal or duct in the body)
|
:: étranglement {m}, rétrécissement {m}
|
| stride {v} /stɹaɪd/ (to walk with long steps)
|
:: enjamber
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| stride {n} (long step)
|
:: enjambée {f}
|
| stridence {n} (quality of being strident)
|
:: stridence {f}
|
| strident {adj} /ˈstɹaɪ.dənt/ (loud, piercing)
|
:: strident, criard
|
| strider {n}
|
:: randonneur {m}, randonneuse {f}
|
| strife {n} /stɹaɪf/ (violent conflict)
|
:: différends m plural, dispute {f}, querelle {f}
|
| strigil {n} /ˈstɹɪd͡ʒɪl/ (grooming tool)
|
:: strigile {m}, stragile {m} [obsolete]
|
| strike {v} /stɹaɪk/ (to delete)
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:: biffer, rayer, barrer
|
| strike {v} (to hit)
|
:: frapper, battre
|
| strike {v} (intransitive: to deliver a quick blow or thrust)
|
:: frapper
|
| strike {v} (to manufacture by stamping)
|
:: frapper
|
| strike {v} (to cause to sound by one or more beats)
|
:: battre [drums]
|
| strike {v} (to impinge upon)
|
:: frapper
|
| strike {v} (to stop working to achieve better working conditions)
|
:: faire grève
|
| strike {v} (to impress, seem, appear)
|
:: frapper
|
| strike {v} (to create an impression)
|
:: frapper
|
| strike {v} (to make a sudden impression upon, as if by a blow; to affect with some strong emotion)
|
:: frapper
|
| strike {v} (nautical: to take down)
|
:: affaler
|
| strike {v} (nautical: to surrender)
|
:: baisser pavillon, amener
|
| strike {n} (in bowling)
|
:: strike {m}
|
| strike {n} (work stoppage)
|
:: grève {f}
|
| strike {n} (physical blow)
|
:: coup {m}, frappe {f}
|
| strikebreaker {n} (worker hired to replace a striking worker)
|
:: briseur de grève {m}, jaune
|
| strike out {v} (to draw a line through a text) SEE: cross out
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::
|
| striker {n} (baseball: batter) SEE: batter
|
::
|
| striker {n} (individual who is on strike)
|
:: gréviste {m} {f}
|
| striker {n} (player on a team of soccer)
|
:: attaquant {m}
|
| strike through {v} (to obliterate by drawing a line over) SEE: cross out
|
::
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| strikethrough {n} /ˈstɹaɪk.θɹu/ (line)
|
:: biffure
|
| strike up {v} (to start something, e. g. relationship)
|
:: entamer
|
| strike while the iron is hot {v} (act on an opportunity promptly)
|
:: il faut battre le fer pendant qu’il est chaud
|
| strike zone {n} (The area through which if a pitched ball passes, it will be called a strike)
|
:: zone des prises {f}, zone de prises {f}
|
| striking {adj} /ˈstɹaɪkɪŋ/ (of that which makes a strong impression)
|
:: éclatant
|
| string {n} /stɹɪŋ/ (long, thin structure made from twisted threads)
|
:: corde {f}
|
| string {n} (this structure as a substance)
|
:: corde {f}
|
| string {n} (series of items or events)
|
:: suite {f}, série {f}
|
| string {n} (computing: sequence of characters)
|
:: chaîne de caractères {f}
|
| string {n} (string of a musical instrument)
|
:: corde {f}
|
| string {n} (stringed instruments section)
|
:: cordes {f-p}
|
| string {n} (physics: subject of study in string theory)
|
:: corde {f}
|
| string {n} (slang: cannabis or marijuana)
|
:: cannabis {m}, marijuana {f}
|
| string {v} (put on a string)
|
:: enfiler
|
| string {n} (stringed instrument) SEE: stringed instrument
|
::
|
| string bass {n} (instrument) SEE: double bass
|
::
|
| string bean {n} (tall and thin person)
|
:: échalas {m}
|
| stringed instrument {n} (type of musical instrument)
|
:: instrument à cordes {m}
|
| stringent {adj} (making strict requirements)
|
:: strict
|
| string instrument {n} (musical instrument that produces sound by strings) SEE: stringed instrument
|
::
|
| string quartet {n} (group of four string players)
|
:: quatuor à cordes {m}
|
| string quartet {n} (composition for four string players)
|
:: quatuor à cordes {m}
|
| string theory {n} (candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles)
|
:: théorie des cordes {f}
|
| string trimmer {n} (garden implement)
|
:: coupe-bordure {m}, coupe-herbe {m}, débroussailleuse {f}
|
| stringy {adj} /ˈstɹɪŋi/ (resembling strings)
|
:: filandreux {m}
|
| strip {n} /stɹɪp/ (long, thin piece of land or material)
|
:: bande {f}
|
| strip {n} (short for comic strip, see also translations for comic strip)
|
:: bande {f}, strip
|
| strip {n} (short for landing strip, see also translations for landing strip)
|
:: piste {f}
|
| strip {v} (to remove or take away)
|
:: enlever
|
| strip {v} (to take off clothing)
|
:: se déshabiller
|
| strip {v} (to do a striptease)
|
:: faire un striptease
|
| strip {v} (to take away, to plunder)
|
:: dépouiller {m}, priver, déposséder
|
| strip {v} (to remove thread or teeth)
|
:: abîmer
|
| strip {v} (to fail in the thread; to lose the thread)
|
:: foirer [dated]
|
| strip {v} (to remove color from)
|
:: décolorer
|
| strip club {n} (establishment offering striptease or other erotic dancing)
|
:: strip club {m}
|
| strip down {v} (to remove inessentials from)
|
:: dépouiller
|
| stripe {n} /st(ʃ)ɹaɪp/ (long straight region of a colour)
|
:: rayure {f}
|
| stripe {n} (badge)
|
:: galon {m}
|
| stripe {v}
|
:: rayer
|
| striped {adj} /stɹaɪpt/ (having stripes, decorated or marked with bands differing in color)
|
:: rayé
|
| striped alder {n} (American winterberry) SEE: American winterberry
|
::
|
| striped hyena {n} /ˌstɹaɪpt haɪˈiːnə/ (Hyaena hyaena)
|
:: hyène rayée {f}
|
| striploin {n} (beef tenderloin)
|
:: contre-filet {m}
|
| strip off {v} (to remove one's clothes)
|
:: déshabiller, se déshabiller
|
| stripper {n} /stɹɪpə(ɹ)/ (one who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner)
|
:: stripteaseur {m}, stripteaseuse {f}
|
| striptease {n} (arousing act)
|
:: striptease {m}, effeuillage {m}
|
| stripy {adj} (striped) SEE: striped
|
::
|
| strive {v} /ˈstɹaɪv/ (to try to achieve)
|
:: s'efforcer
|
| strive {v} (to struggle in opposition)
|
:: ≈ against combattre
|
| stroboscope {n} (instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals)
|
:: stroboscope {m}
|
| stroganoff {n} (dish of sautéed pieces of beef)
|
:: bœuf Stroganov {m}
|
| stroke {n} /stɹəʊk/ (act of stroking)
|
:: caresse {f}
|
| stroke {n} (blow)
|
:: coup {m}
|
| stroke {n} (single movement with a tool)
|
:: coup {m}
|
| stroke {n} (- thrust of piston)
|
:: temps {m}
|
| stroke {n} (- act of striking with a weapon)
|
:: coup {m}
|
| stroke {n} (line drawn with a writing implement)
|
:: trait {m}
|
| stroke {n} (- stroke of a Chinese character)
|
:: trait {m}
|
| stroke {n} (particular style of swimming, single movement in that style)
|
:: brasse {f}
|
| stroke {n} (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
|
:: accident vasculaire cérébral {m}, attaque cérébrale {f}, AVC {m}, infarctus {m}
|
| stroke {v} (to move one's hand or an object over the surface of)
|
:: caresser
|
| stroke {n} (- slash) SEE: slash
|
::
|
| stroke {n} (appetite) SEE: appetite
|
::
|
| stroke {n} (throb or beat of the heart) SEE: heartbeat
|
::
|
| stroke {n} (- strikethrough) SEE: strikethrough
|
::
|
| stroke of genius {n} (sudden mental insight that solves a problem)
|
:: éclair de génie {m}
|
| stroke order {n} (Chinese character stroke order)
|
:: ordre des traits {m}
|
| stroll {n} /stɹoʊl/ (wandering on foot)
|
:: promenade {f}, flânerie {f}, balade {f}
|
| stroll {v} (wander on foot)
|
:: flâner, se promener, se balader
|
| Stroll {prop}
|
:: Stroll
|
| stroller {n} (seat on wheels used to transport babies)
|
:: poussette {f}
|
| stroller {n} (person strolling)
|
:: promeneur
|
| stromal {adj} (of or relating to a stroma)
|
:: stromal
|
| stromatolite {n} (rock-like structure built by microorganisms)
|
:: stromatolite {m}
|
| strong {adj} /stɹɔŋ/ (capable of producing great physical force)
|
:: fort
|
| strong {adj} (capable of withstanding great physical force)
|
:: solide
|
| strong {adj} (determined, unyielding)
|
:: fort
|
| strong {adj} (highly stimulating to the senses)
|
:: fort
|
| strong {adj} (having an offensive or intense odor or flavor)
|
:: fort
|
| strong {adj} (having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient)
|
:: fort
|
| strong {adj} (having a high alcoholic content)
|
:: fort
|
| strong {adj} (grammar: irregular)
|
:: fort [in some languages], irrégulier
|
| strong {adj} (military: not easily subdued or taken)
|
:: fort
|
| strong {adj} (convincing)
|
:: fort
|
| strong as an ox {adj} (very strong and powerful)
|
:: fort comme un Turc
|
| strongbox {n} (sturdy box with a lock) SEE: safe
|
::
|
| stronghold {n} /ˈstɹɒŋhəʊld/ (place built to withstand attack)
|
:: bastion {m}, place forte {f}
|
| strongly {adv} /stɹɔŋli/ (in a strong or powerful manner)
|
:: fort, fortement
|
| strongly {adv} (very much)
|
:: fortement
|
| strongly-typed {adj}
|
:: fortement typé
|
| strong nuclear interaction {n} (strong nuclear interaction)
|
:: interaction nucléaire forte {f}
|
| strong suit {n} (field in which one is quite capable)
|
:: point fort {m}
|
| strong verb {n} (verb type)
|
:: verbe fort {m}
|
| strontianite {n} /stɹɒnˈtiːəˌnaɪt/ (a mineral, strontium carbonate)
|
:: strontianite {f}
|
| strontium {n} /ˈstɹɒn.ti.əm/ (chemical element)
|
:: strontium {m}
|
| stroopwafel {n} /ˈstɹəʊpˌwɒfəl/ (Dutch waffle made from two thin wafers)
|
:: gaufres fourrées au caramel {p}
|
| strop {n} /stɹɒp/ (strap)
|
:: lanière {f}
|
| strop {n} (rope)
|
:: estrope {f}
|
| structural {adj} (of, relating to, or having structure)
|
:: structurel {m}, structural {m}
|
| structural formula {n} (chemistry)
|
:: formule structurale {f}
|
| structuralism {n}
|
:: structuralisme {m}
|
| structural isomerism {n} (form of isomerism)
|
:: isomérie structurelle {f}
|
| structurally {adv} (in terms of structure)
|
:: structurellement, structuralement
|
| structural unemployment {n} ((economics) a type of unemployment)
|
:: chômage structurel {m}
|
| structure {n} /ˈstɹʌktʃɚ/ (underlying shape of a solid)
|
:: structure {f}
|
| structure {n} (overall form or organization of something)
|
:: structure {f}
|
| strudel {n} /ˈstɹuːdəl/ (layered pastry)
|
:: strudel {m}
|
| struggle {n} /ˈstrʌɡəl/ (strife, effort)
|
:: lutte {f}
|
| struggle {v} (to strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight)
|
:: lutter, s'efforcer, combattre
|
| struggler {n} (one who struggles)
|
:: lutteur
|
| strum {v} (play a stringed instrument)
|
:: racler, gratter
|
| strumpet {n} /ˈstɹʌm.pɪt/ (A prostitute)
|
:: pute {f}, putain {f}, roulure {f}
|
| strut {n} /stɹʌt/ (protuberance, air pressure)
|
:: protubérance {f}
|
| strut {v} (to walk proudly or haughtily)
|
:: parader, se pavaner
|
| strut {n} (a support rod)
|
:: étai {m}, support {m}
|
| strut one's stuff {v} (behave in a showy manner)
|
:: pavaner
|
| strychnine {n} /ˈstɹɪk.niːn/ (very toxic, colourless, crystalline alkaloid)
|
:: strychnine {f}
|
| St. Stephen's Day {prop} /sənt ˈstiːvənz deɪ/ (Christian holiday commemorating Saint Stephen)
|
:: Fête de la Saint-Étienne {f}
|
| stub {n} /stʌb/ (something cut short, blunted, or stunted)
|
:: souche, moignon
|
| stub {n} (a piece of certain paper items, designed to be torn off and kept for record or identification purposes)
|
:: souche, talon {m}
|
| stub {n} ((wikis) page providing minimal information)
|
:: ébauche
|
| stub {n} (remaining part of the docked tail of a dog)
|
:: moignon {m}
|
| stubble {n} /ˈstʌb.əl/ (short, coarse hair)
|
:: barbe de trois jours {f}
|
| stubble {n} (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
|
:: éteule {f}
|
| stubborn {adj} /ˈstʌbɚn/ (refusing to move or change one's opinion)
|
:: têtu, entêté, borné
|
| stubborn as a mule {adj} (extremely stubborn)
|
:: têtu comme une mule
|
| stubbornly {adv} (in a stubborn manner)
|
:: obstinément
|
| stubbornness {n} /ˈstʌbən(n)əs/ (state of being stubborn)
|
:: entêtement
|
| stucco {n} (a plaster that is used to coat interior or exterior wall)
|
:: stuc {m}
|
| stuck {adj} /ˈstʌk/ (trapped and unable to move)
|
:: bloqué, coincé
|
| stuck up {adj} (snobbish, conceited)
|
:: hautain, orgueilleux, vaniteux
|
| stud {n} /stʌd/ (male animal kept for breeding)
|
:: étalon {m} [stallion]
|
| stud {n} (small object protruding from something)
|
:: clou {m}
|
| stud {n} (small round earring)
|
:: boucle d'oreille {f}
|
| studded tire {n}
|
:: pneu clouté, pneu à crampon, pneu à clous, pneu avec crampon, pneu avec clous, pneu studded, pneu stud, pneu à stud, pneu avec studs
|
| student {n} /ˈstu.dn̩t/ (person who studies a subject)
|
:: étudiant {m}, étudiante {f}, élève {m} {f}
|
| student {n} (person enrolled at a university)
|
:: étudiant {m}, étudiante {f}
|
| student {n} (schoolchild, pupil, person attending school) SEE: schoolchild
|
::
|
| student body {n} (student body (body of students or pupils))
|
:: ensemble des élèves {m}, ensemble des étudiants {m}
|
| studies {n} /ˈstʌdiz/ (academic field of study)
|
:: études
|
| studio {n} /ˈstudioʊ/ (artist’s or photographer’s workshop)
|
:: studio {m}, atelier {m}
|
| studio {n} (place where radio or television programs, records or films are made)
|
:: studio
|
| studio {n} (studio flat/apartment)
|
:: studio {m}
|
| studious {adj} /ˈstuːdi.əs/ (given to study, reading, etc)
|
:: studieux
|
| studs {n} (shoes with studs on the bottom to aid grip)
|
:: chaussure {f} à crampons, crampons {m-p} [by ellipsis]
|
| studs {n} (winter tires)
|
:: pneu {m} à crampons, crampons {m-p} [by ellipsis]
|
| study {v} /ˈstʌdi/ (to revise/review materials)
|
:: étudier
|
| study {v} (to take a course)
|
:: étudier, faire des études
|
| study {v} (to acquire knowledge)
|
:: étudier
|
| study {v} (to look at minutely)
|
:: étudier
|
| study {n} (mental effort to acquire knowledge)
|
:: étude {f}
|
| study {n} (branch of learning or object that is being studied)
|
:: étude {?}
|
| study {n} (room)
|
:: étude {f}
|
| study {n} (artwork)
|
:: étude {f}
|
| study {n} (act of studying or examining) SEE: examination
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::
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| study group {n} (small group of people who meet regularly to discuss a shared field of study)
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:: groupe d'étude {m}
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| studying {n} /ˈstʌdiːɪŋ/ (the action of the verb to study)
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:: études {f-p}, recherche {f} (research)
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| stuff {n} /stʌf/ (miscellaneous items; things)
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:: truc
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| stuff {n} (substitution for trivial details)
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:: truc
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| stuff {n}
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:: substance {f} , machin {m} , truc {m}
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| stuff {v} (to fill by crowding into)
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:: fourrer, bourrer, farcir, truffer
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| stuff {v} (to break)
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:: péter, déglinguer
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| stuff {v}
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:: mettre, foutre
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| stuffed {adj} /stʌft/ (with material)
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:: bourré, farci
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| stuffed {adj} (with food)
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:: farci
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| stuffed animal {n} (soft toy in the form of an animal)
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:: peluche {f}
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| stuffed toy {n} (soft toy) SEE: soft toy
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::
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| stuffing {n} /ˈstʌfɪŋ/ (matter used to stuff hollow objects)
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:: rembourrage {m}
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| stuffing {n} (food items used to stuff another)
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:: farce {f}
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| stuff one's face {v} (to eat excessively)
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:: se taper la cloche, se remplir la panse, se caler les côtes
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| stuffy {adj} /ˈstʌfi/ (poorly ventilated)
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:: mal aéré, étouffant, bouché [nose]
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| stuffy {adj} (angry and obstinate; sulky)
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:: fâché, en rogne
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| stuffy {n} (stuffed toy) SEE: soft toy
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| stumble {n} /ˈstʌmbəl/ (a fall or trip)
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:: chute {f}, faux pas {m}
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| stumble {n} (an error or blunder)
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:: bourde {f}
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| stumble {v} (to trip or fall)
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:: trébucher
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| stumble against {v} (to discover or find something by accident)
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:: tomber sur
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| stumble against {v} (to meet somebody by chance)
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:: tomber sur
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| stumble upon {v} (to come across by accident; to discover by accident)
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:: tomber sur
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| stumbling block {n} (hindrance)
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:: pierre d'achoppement {f}, écueil {m}
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| stumbling-block {n} (stumbling block) SEE: stumbling block
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| stump {n} /stʌmp/ (remains of something that has been cut off)
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:: souche {f}, moignon {m}
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| stump {n} (drawing: artist's tool)
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:: estompe {f}
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| stumped {adj} (baffled)
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:: perplexe {m} {f}
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| stun {v} /stʌn/ (to incapacitate)
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:: étourdir
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| stun {v} (to shock or surprise)
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:: étourdir, étonner, époustoufler
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| stun gun {n} (weapon intended to immobilize)
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:: foudroyeur {m}, taser {m}
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| stunned {adj} /stʌnd/ (unable to act or respond)
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:: abasourdi, stupéfié, stupéfait
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| stunner {n} (professional wrestling maneuver)
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:: stunner {m}
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| stunt {n} /stʌnt/ (dangerous feat)
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:: cascade {f}, acrobatie {f}, coup publicitaire {m}
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| stuntman {n} /ˈstʌnt.mæn/ (one who performs stunts)
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:: cascadeur {m}
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| stupa {n} /ˈstuːpə/ (Buddhist monument)
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:: stupa or stûpa
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| stupefied {adj} (Experiencing the effect of a mind-altering substance)
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:: stupéfié
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| stupefy {v} /ˈst(j)upəˌfaɪ/ (dull the senses or capacity to think)
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:: stupéfier, abrutir, hébéter, sidérer, abasourdir, ahurir, estomaquer
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| stupendous {adj} (astonishingly great or large)
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:: merveilleux
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| stupid {adj} /ˈst(j)upɪd/ (lacking in intelligence)
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:: stupide {m} {f}, bête {f}
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| stupidity {n} /stjuːˈpɪdɪti/ (property of being stupid)
|
:: stupidité {f}
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| stupidity {n} (act that is stupid)
|
:: stupidité {f}, idiotie {f}, ânerie {f}, sottise {f}, bêtise {f}
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| stupidly {adv} (in a stupid manner)
|
:: stupidement, bêtement
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| sturdiness {n} (the state or quality of being sturdy)
|
:: robustesse
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| sturdy {adj} /ˈstɜrdi/ (of firm build)
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:: solide
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| sturdy {adj} (solid in structure or person)
|
:: costaud, robuste
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| sturgeon {n} /ˈstɝdʒən/ (fish of family Acipenseridae)
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:: esturgeon {m}
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| stutter {v} (to speak with spasmodic repetition) SEE: stammer
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::
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| stutter {n} /ˈstʌɾɚ/ (speech disorder)
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:: bégaiement {m}
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| stutterer {n} (one who stutters)
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:: bègue {m} {f}, balbutieur {m}, balbutieuse {f}, bégayeur {m}, bégayeuse {f}
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| stuttering {n} (a speech disorder)
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:: bégaiement {m}
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| stuttering {n}
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:: bégaiement {m}
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| Stuttgart {prop} (a city in Germany)
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:: Stuttgart {m}
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| St. Vitus' dance {n} (Sydenham's chorea)
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:: danse de Saint Guy {f}
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| sty {n} (inflammation) SEE: stye
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::
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| sty {n} (ladder) SEE: ladder
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::
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| sty {n} /staɪ/ (enclosure for swine)
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:: porcherie {f}
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| sty {n} (messy or dirty place)
|
:: porcherie {f}
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| sty {v} (to rise up) SEE: ascend
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::
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| stye {n} /ˈstaɪ/ (bacterial infection of the eyelash or eyelid)
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:: orgelet {m}, compère loriot {m}
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| style {n} (sharp stick for writing) SEE: stylus
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::
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| style {n} (gnomon or pin of a sundial) SEE: gnomon
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::
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| style {n} /staɪl/ (stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower)
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:: style {m}
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| style {n} (manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art)
|
:: modèle {m}
|
| stylish {adj} /ˈstaɪlɪʃ/ (having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress)
|
:: élégant
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| stylist {n} (hairdresser) SEE: hairdresser
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::
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| stylist {n} (designer) SEE: designer
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::
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| stylist {n} /ˈstaɪlɪst/
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:: styliste
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| stylistics {n} (study of literary style)
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:: stylistique {f}
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| stylobate {n} /ˈstaɪ.lə.beɪt/ (top step of the crepidoma)
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:: stylobate {m}
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| styloid {adj} (of or pertaining to the styloid process)
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:: styloïde
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| stylophone {n} /ˈstaɪləfəʊn/ (small synthesizer operated using a stylus)
|
:: stylophone {m}
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| stylus {n} /ˈstaɪl.əs/ (tool for writing on clay tablets)
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:: stylet {m}, style
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| stylus {n} (phonograph needle)
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:: saphir {m}
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| stylus {n} (pen for writing on touch-sensitive screen)
|
:: stylet {m}
|
| stylus {n} (tool for writing Braille)
|
:: poinçon {m}
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| stylus {n}
|
:: stylo {m}
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| stymie {v} /ˈstaɪmi/ (to thwart or stump)
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:: obstruer, mettre en échec
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| Styria {prop} (Austrian state)
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:: Styrie {f}
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| Styrian {adj} (of, from or relating to Styria)
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:: styrien
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| Styrian {n} (someone from Styria)
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:: Styrien
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| styrofoam {n} (polymer)
|
:: polystyrène {m}, [Quebec] styromousse {m}, polystyrène expansé {m}, frigolite {f}
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| Styx {prop} /stɪks/ (river of the underworld)
|
:: Styx {m}
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| sub {n} /sʌb/ (submarine sandwich)
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:: sandwich sous-marin {m}
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| sub {n} (subordinate) SEE: subordinate
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::
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| sub- {prefix} (under, beneath)
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:: sous-, sub-
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| sub {n} (subaltern) SEE: subaltern
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::
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| sub {n} (computing: subroutine) SEE: subroutine
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::
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| sub {n} (subcontractor) SEE: subcontractor
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::
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| subalpine {adj} (at the foot of the Alps)
|
:: subalpin {m}
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| subaltern {n} (subordinate) SEE: subordinate
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::
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| subaltern {adj} /ˈsʌbəltɚn/ (of a lower rank of position)
|
:: subalterne {m} {f}
|
| subaltern {n}
|
:: subalterne
|
| subaltern studies {n} (study and writing of history with a focus on common people)
|
:: études subalternes {f-p}
|
| subarctic {adj} /sʌbˈɑːtɪk/ (of, relating to, or characteristic of the subarctic)
|
:: subarctique
|
| subatomic {adj} (relating to particles that are smaller than an atom)
|
:: subatomique
|
| subatomic particle {n} (unit of matter smaller than an atom)
|
:: particule subatomique {f}
|
| subcarrier {n} (separate radio signal)
|
:: sous-porteuse
|
| subcategory {n} (more narrow category)
|
:: sous-catégorie {f}
|
| subchapter {n} (subsection of a chapter)
|
:: sous-chapitre {m}
|
| subclass {n} (taxonomy)
|
:: sous-classe {f}
|
| subclass {n} (computing)
|
:: classe fille {f}
|
| subclass {n}
|
:: sous-classe {f}
|
| subclassable {adj}
|
:: sous-classable
|
| subcommand {n}
|
:: sous-commande {f}
|
| subcommittee {n} /ˈsʌb.kəmˌmɪt.ti/ (committee within a committee)
|
:: sous-comité {m}
|
| subconscious {adj} (below the level of consciousness)
|
:: subconscient {m}
|
| subconscious {n} (that part of mind that is not consciously perceived)
|
:: subconscient {m}
|
| subconsciously {adv} (below the level of conscious awareness)
|
:: subconsciemment
|
| subconsciousness {n} (state of being subconscious)
|
:: subconscience {f}
|
| subcontinent {n} (large landmass)
|
:: sous-continent {m}
|
| subcontract {v} (contract out portions of a larger contracted project)
|
:: sous-traiter
|
| subcontractor {n} (contractor hired by contractor)
|
:: sous-traitant {m}
|
| subculture {n} (portion of a culture distinguished by its customs or other features)
|
:: sous-culture {f}
|
| subcutaneous {adj} /sʌbkjuːˈteɪnɪəs/ (pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin)
|
:: sous-cutané
|
| subdeacon {n} (cleric below a deacon)
|
:: sous-diacre {m}
|
| subdialect {n}
|
:: sous-dialecte {m}
|
| subdirectory {n} (directory located inside another directory)
|
:: sous-répertoire {m}
|
| subdomain {n} (domain name prefaced with additional parts separated by a period)
|
:: sous-domaine {m}
|
| subdue {v} /səbˈdu/ (to overcome, quieten, bring under control)
|
:: soumettre, subjuguer
|
| subdue {v} (to bring (a country) under control by force)
|
:: assujettir
|
| subeditor {n} (copy editor) SEE: copy editor
|
::
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| suberate {n} (salt or ester of suberic acid)
|
:: subérate {m}
|
| suberin {n} (waxy material found in the cell wall of corky plants)
|
:: subérine {f}
|
| subfamily {n} (taxonomic category)
|
:: sous-famille {f}
|
| subfolder {n} (folder within another folder)
|
:: sous-répertoire {m}
|
| subgenus {n} (subdivision of a genus)
|
:: sous-genre {m}
|
| subglaucous {adj} (Having a colour between glaucous and green)
|
:: subglauque
|
| subgraph {n} (section of a graph of network)
|
:: sous-graphe {m}
|
| subgroup {n} (group within a larger group)
|
:: sous-groupe {f}
|
| subgroup {n} ((group theory): group within a larger group)
|
:: sous-groupe {m}
|
| subhuman {n} /sʌbˈhjuːmən/ (untermensch)
|
:: sous-homme {m}
|
| subjacent {adj} /sʌbˈdʒeɪsənt/ (underlying)
|
:: sous-jacent {m}
|
| subject {adj} /ˈsʌb.dʒɛkt/ (likely to be affected by something)
|
:: sujet (à)
|
| subject {adj} (placed under the power of another)
|
:: soumis
|
| subject {n} /ˈsʌb.dʒɛkt/ (in grammar)
|
:: sujet {m}
|
| subject {n} (main topic)
|
:: sujet {m}
|
| subject {n} (particular area of study)
|
:: matière {f}, discipline {f}
|
| subject {n} (citizen in a monarchy)
|
:: sujet {m}
|
| subject {n} (human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined)
|
:: sujet
|
| subject {v} /səbˈdʒɛkt/ (to cause to undergo)
|
:: soumettre (à)
|
| subjection {n} (act of bringing under control)
|
:: soumission {f}
|
| subjective {adj} /səbˈdʒɛktɪv/ (based upon subjective feelings or intuition)
|
:: subjectif
|
| subjective case {n} (grammatical case)
|
:: cas sujet
|
| subjectively {adv} (in a subjective manner)
|
:: subjectivement
|
| subjectivity {n} (state of being subjective)
|
:: subjectivité {f}
|
| subject matter {n} (object of thought)
|
:: sujet {m}
|
| subjugate {v} /ˈsʌbdʒəɡeɪt/ (to forcibly impose obedience or servitude)
|
:: assujettir
|
| subjugation {n} /ˌsʌbdʒʊˈɡeɪʃən/ (act of subjugating)
|
:: assujettissement
|
| subjunctive {n} (subjunctive mood) SEE: subjunctive mood
|
::
|
| subjunctive mode {n} (subjunctive mood) SEE: subjunctive mood
|
::
|
| subjunctive mood {n} (subjunctive mood)
|
:: subjonctif {m},
|
| sublimate {v} /ˈsʌblɪmeɪt/ (to change from solid to gas)
|
:: sublimer
|
| sublimate {v} (to purify or refine by sublimation)
|
:: sublimer
|
| sublimate {v} (psychoanalysis)
|
:: sublimer
|
| sublimate {v} (to raise to a place of honor)
|
:: honorer
|
| sublimation {n} (phase transition)
|
:: sublimation {f}
|
| sublime {v} /səˈblaɪm/ (to sublimate)
|
:: sublimer
|
| sublime {adj} (noble and majestic)
|
:: sublime
|
| Sublime Porte {prop} (Ottoman imperial government)
|
:: Sublime Porte
|
| subliminal {adj} /sʌbˈlɪmɪnəl/ (below the threshold of conscious perception)
|
:: subliminal
|
| subliminally {adv} (in a subliminal manner)
|
:: subliminalement
|
| subliminal message {n} (message under normal perception)
|
:: message subliminal
|
| sublimity {n} (the state of being sublime)
|
:: sublimité {f}
|
| sublingual {adj} /sʌbˈlɪŋɡwəl/ (administered by placement beneath the tongue)
|
:: sublingual
|
| sublingual {adj} (situated beneath the tongue)
|
:: sublingual
|
| submachine gun {n} (short range machine gun)
|
:: mitraillette {f}, pistolet mitrailleur {m}, PM {m}
|
| submarine {adj} /sʌb.məˈɹiːn/ (undersea)
|
:: sous-marin
|
| submarine {n} (undersea boat)
|
:: sous-marin {m}
|
| submarine sandwich {n} (sub) SEE: sub
|
::
|
| submenu {n} (secondary menu available through another menu)
|
:: sous-menu
|
| submerge {v} /sʌbˈmɝdʒ/ (to immerse (intransitive))
|
:: submerger
|
| submerge {v} (to immerse (transitive))
|
:: s'immerger
|
| submersible {adj} (able to be submerged)
|
:: submersible
|
| submersible {n}
|
:: submersible {m}
|
| submethod {n}
|
:: sous-méthode {f}
|
| submission {n} /səbˈmɪʃən/ (the act of yielding)
|
:: soumission {f}
|
| submission {n} (the thing which has been submitted)
|
:: soumission {f}
|
| submission {n} (combat sports)
|
:: soumission {f}
|
| submissive {adj} /səbˈmɪsɪv/ (meekly obedient or passive)
|
:: soumis
|
| submit {v} /səbˈmɪt/ (yield or give way to another)
|
:: se soumettre
|
| submit {v} (enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.)
|
:: soumettre présenter
|
| submit {v} (win a fight)
|
:: gagner par soumission
|
| submit {v}
|
:: présenter, soumettre
|
| submolecular {adj} (below the molecular scale)
|
:: sub-moléculaire, submoléculaire
|
| subnamespace {n}
|
:: sous-espace de nom {m}
|
| subnet {n} (portion of a network which shares a network address in which each component is identified by a subnet number)
|
:: sous-réseau {m}
|
| suboptimal {adj} (less than optimal)
|
:: suboptimal {m}
|
| subordinate {adj} /səˈbɔɹdɪnət/ (placed in a lower class, rank, or position)
|
:: subordonné {m}, subordonnée {f}, subordonnés {m-p}, subordonnées {f-p}
|
| subordinate clause {n} (a clause that cannot stand alone)
|
:: proposition subordonnée {f}, subordonnée {f}
|
| subordinating conjunction {n} (a word establishing the nature of a subordinate clause)
|
:: conjonction de subordination {f}
|
| subpackage {n} (object-oriented programming)
|
:: sous-package {m}
|
| subpage {n} (a web page that is subordinate to another)
|
:: sous-page {f}
|
| subpalpebral {adj} (under the eyelids)
|
:: subpalpébral
|
| subpattern {n}
|
:: subpattern {m}, sous-masque {m}
|
| subpixel {n}
|
:: sous-pixel {m}
|
| subpoena {n} /səˈpiːnə/ (writ requiring someone to appear in court to give testimony)
|
:: citation {f}
|
| subpolar {adj} (situated below the poles)
|
:: subpolaire
|
| subprocess {n}
|
:: sous-processus {m}
|
| subproduct {n} (byproduct) SEE: byproduct
|
::
|
| subquery {n} (embedded query)
|
:: sous-requête {f}
|
| subquestion {n} (subquestion)
|
:: sous-question {f}
|
| subrenal {adj} (beneath the kidney)
|
:: surrénal
|
| subrogation {n} (the substitution of a different person in place of a creditor or claimant)
|
:: subrogation {f}
|
| subroutine {n} (a section of code)
|
:: fonction, procédure, sous-routine {f}
|
| sub-Saharan {adj} (pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara)
|
:: sub-saharien, subsaharien
|
| subscribe {v} /səbˈskɹaɪb/ (to sign up to receive a publication)
|
:: abonner, s'abonner, souscrire
|
| subscriber {n} /səbˈskɹaɪbəɹ/ (a person who subscribes to a publication or a service)
|
:: abonné {m}
|
| subscript {n} (a type of lettering form)
|
:: indice {m}, lettre inférieure {f}
|
| subscription {n} (access to a resource for a period of time)
|
:: abonnement {m}
|
| subsection {n} (Defined part of a section)
|
:: sous-section {f}
|
| subsection {n} (Subsection of a legal document such as law)
|
:: See also: article, alinéa, sous-alinéa; [Canada]: paragraphe
|
| subsequent {adj} /ˈsʌbsɪkwənt/ (following in time)
|
:: subséquent, suivant, prochain
|
| subsequent {adj}
|
:: subséquent
|
| subsequently {adv} /ˈsʌb.sɪ.kwənt.li/ (subsequently)
|
:: ensuite, subséquemment
|
| subservience {n} (state of being subservient)
|
:: soumission {f}, servilité {f}, asservissement {m}
|
| subservient {adj} (obsequiously submissive)
|
:: servile
|
| subset {n} /ˈsʌbˌsɛt/ (set whose elements are within another given set)
|
:: sous-ensemble {m}
|
| subset {n} (group contained in a larger group)
|
:: sous-ensemble {m}
|
| subside {v} (to sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees)
|
:: tomber
|
| subside {v} (to fall into a state of calm; to settle down; to become tranquil; to abate)
|
:: calmer
|
| subsidence {n} /ˈsʌbsɨdəns/ (sinking of ground due to underground excavation, seismic activity or groundwater depletion)
|
:: subsidence {f}
|
| subsidiarity {n} (principle)
|
:: subsidiarité {f}
|
| subsidiarization {n}
|
:: filialisation {f}
|
| subsidiarize {v} (to divide a company into subsidiaries)
|
:: filialiser
|
| subsidiary {adj} /sʌbˈsɪ.di.əɹ.i/ (auxiliary or supplemental)
|
:: subsidiaire
|
| subsidiary {n} (company owned by a parent company or a holding company)
|
:: filiale
|
| subsidize {v} /ˈsʌbsɪdaɪz/ (assist by granting a subsidy)
|
:: subventionner
|
| subsidy {n} /ˈsʌbsɨdi/ (financial support)
|
:: subvention, subside
|
| subsist {v} /səbˈsɪst/ (to survive)
|
:: subsister
|
| subsistent {adj} (inherent) SEE: inherent
|
::
|
| subsoil {n} (layer of earth below topsoil)
|
:: sous-sol {m}
|
| subspecies {n} /ˈsʌbspiːʃiːz/ (rank in the classification of organisms)
|
:: sous-espèce {f}
|
| substance {n} /ˈsʌbstəns/ (physical matter; material, see also: matter)
|
:: substance {f}
|
| substance {n} (essential part)
|
:: substance {f}
|
| substance {n} (material possessions)
|
:: biens {m-p}
|
| substance {n} (theology: hypostasis) SEE: hypostasis
|
::
|
| substance abuse {n} (overindulgence in a drug)
|
:: abus de drogues {m}
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| substantial {adj} /səbˈstænʃəl/ (having substance, actually existing)
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:: substantiel
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| substantial {adj} (large in size, quantity or value)
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:: substantiel
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| substantial {adj} (most important; essential)
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:: substantiel
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| substantial {adj} (satisfying)
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:: substantiel
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| substantia nigra {n} (brain structure)
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:: substantia nigra {f}
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| substantival {adj} /ˌsʌbstənˈtaɪvəl/ (grammar)
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:: substantif
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| substantive {n} (noun) SEE: noun
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::
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| substantive {adj} /ˈsʌbstəntɪv/ (having substance and prompting thought)
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:: substantif
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| substantive {adj} (of a dye that does not need the use of a mordant)
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:: direct, substantif
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| substantive {adj} (substantival) SEE: substantival
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::
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| substantively {adv} (in a substantive manner)
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:: substantivement
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| substantivisation {n} (nominalization) SEE: nominalization
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::
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| substantivise {v} (convert into or use as a noun)
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:: substantiver
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| substation {n} (electrical substation)
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:: poste {f}
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| substitute {v} /ˈsʌbstɪtut/ (to use in place of something else)
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:: mettre en place de, remplacer, substituer
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| substitute {n} (replacement or stand-in)
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:: remplaçant {m}, substitut {m}
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| substitute {v} (to substitute) SEE: replace
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::
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| substitutes' bench {n} (the bench on which substitutes sit)
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:: banc des remplaçants {m}, banc de touche {m}
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| substitution {n} (substitute) SEE: substitute
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::
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| substitution {n} (the act of substituting or the state of being substituted)
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:: remplacement {m}
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| substitution {n} (the replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another)
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:: réaction de substitution {f}
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| substrate {n} /ˈsʌbstɹeɪt/ (the material or substance on which an enzyme acts)
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:: substrat {m}
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| substrate {n} (a surface on which an organism grows or is attached)
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:: substrat {m}
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| substrate {n} (an underlying layer; a substratum)
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:: substrat {m}
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| substrate {n} (an indigenous language)
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:: substrat {m}
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| substrate {n} (a metal which is plated with another metal which has different physical properties)
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:: substrat {m}
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| subsume {v} /səbˈsuːm/ (to place under another as belonging to it)
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:: subsumer, impliquer [logic]
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| subsume {v} (to consider an occurrence as part of a principle or rule)
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:: généraliser, rejoindre, colliger
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| subsumption {n} (all senses)
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:: subsomption {f}
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| sub-system {n} (group of related components)
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:: sous-sytème {m}
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| subtab {n} (tab in another tab)
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:: sous-onglet {m}
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| subtend {v} /sʌbˈtɛnd/ (to extend or stretch opposite something, often to delimit an angle)
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:: sous-tendre
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| subterfuge {n} /ˈsʌbtəɹˌfjuː(d)ʒ/
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:: subterfuge {m}
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| subterranean {adj} (below ground, under the earth, underground)
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:: souterrain
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| subterraneous {adj} (subterranean) SEE: subterranean
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::
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| subtitle {n} /ˈsʌbtaɪtəl/ (heading below a title)
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:: sous-titre {m}
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| subtitle {n} (textual versions of the dialog in films)
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:: sous-titre {m}
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| subtitle {v} (to create subtitles)
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:: sous-titrer
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| subtitled {adj} (a film in which the dialogue is translated into another language, and displayed at the bottom of the screen)
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:: sous-titré
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| subtitler {n} (person)
|
:: sous-titreur {m} , sous-titreuse {f}
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| subtitling {n}
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:: sous-titrage {m}
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| subtle {adj} /ˈsʌt(ə)l/ (hard to grasp)
|
:: subtil, délicat
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| subtle {adj}
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:: astucieux
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| subtlety {n} /ˈsʌt(ə)lti/ (quality or act of being subtle)
|
:: subtilité
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| subtlety {n} (illusion food)
|
:: entremets
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| subtly {adv} /ˈsʌ.tl̩.li/ (with subtleness, in a subtle manner)
|
:: subtilement
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| subtotal {n} (the total for a part of a list of numbers being summed)
|
:: sous-total {m}
|
| subtract {v} /səbˈtɹækt/ (to remove or reduce)
|
:: soustraire
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| subtraction {n} /səbˈtɹækʃən/ (process)
|
:: soustraction {f}
|
| subtrahend {n} /ˈsʌbtɹəhɛnd/ (A number or quantity to be subtracted from another)
|
:: diminuteur {m}
|
| subtree {n} (mathematics, computer science: a tree wholly contained in another)
|
:: sous-arbre {m}
|
| subtropical {adj} (further from the equator than the tropical regions)
|
:: subtropical
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| subtropics {n} (the region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world)
|
:: subtropicales {p}
|
| suburb {n} /ˈsʌbɝb/ (area on the periphery of a city or large town)
|
:: banlieue {f}, faubourg {m}
|
| suburban {adj} /səˈbɜː(ɹ)bən/ (relating to outskirts of a city)
|
:: suburbain, banlieusard
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| suburbanite {n} (someone who dwells in suburbia)
|
:: banlieusard {m}, banlieusarde {f}
|
| suburbanization {n} (population movement from cities to suburbs)
|
:: banlieusardisation {f}
|
| subvassal {n} (vassal of a vassal)
|
:: vavasseur {m}
|
| subvention {n} (subsidy) SEE: subsidy
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::
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| subversion {n}
|
:: contestation {f}
|
| subversive {adj} /səbˈvɜɹsɪv/ (intending to subvert)
|
:: subversif
|
| subversively {adv} (in a subversive manner)
|
:: subversivement
|
| subvert {v} /səbˈvɝt/ (to overthrow)
|
:: renverser
|
| subvertisement {n} (piece of subvertising) SEE: subvert
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::
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| subway {n} /ˈsʌbˌweɪ/ (underground railway)
|
:: métro {m}, métropolitain {m}
|
| subwoofer {n} (a woofer dedicated to the reproduction of low-pitched audio frequencies)
|
:: subwoofer {m}
|
| succeed {v} /səkˈsiːd/ (To follow in order; to come next after; hence, to take the place of)
|
:: succéder
|
| succeed {v} (To obtain the object desired; to accomplish what is attempted or intended; to have a prosperous issue or termination; to be successful)
|
:: réussir, avoir du succès
|
| success {n} /səkˈsɛs/ (achievement of one's aim or goal)
|
:: succès {m}
|
| successful {adj} /səkˈsɛsfl̩/ (resulting in success)
|
:: ayant du succès, marqué de succès, couronné de succès
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| successfully {adv} /səkˈsɛsfəli/ (in a successful manner)
|
:: avec succès
|
| succession {n} /səkˈsɛʃ.ən/ (following in sequence)
|
:: succession {f}
|
| succession {n} (passing of royal power)
|
:: succession {f}
|
| successive {adj} /səkˈsɛsɪv/ (in a series)
|
:: successif
|
| successively {adv} (in a serial manner)
|
:: successivement
|
| successor {n} /səkˈsɛsə(ɹ)/ (person or thing that immediately follows another)
|
:: successeur {m}, successrice {f}
|
| success story {n} (successful person or thing)
|
:: success story {f}
|
| succinate {n} (salt or ester of succinic acid)
|
:: succinate
|
| succinct {adj} /sə(k)ˈsɪŋkt/ (brief and to the point)
|
:: succinct
|
| succinic acid {n} (colourless crystalline dicarboxylic acid, (CH2COOH)2)
|
:: acide succinique {m}
|
| succour {n} /ˈsʌkə/ (aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress)
|
:: secours
|
| succour {v} (to give aid, assistance, or help)
|
:: secourir
|
| succuba {n} (a female demon or fiend) SEE: succubus
|
::
|
| succubus {n} /ˈsʌk.jʊ.bəs/ (female demon)
|
:: succube {m}
|
| succulent {adj} /ˈsʌkjələnt/ (juicy or lush)
|
:: succulent
|
| succulent {adj} (botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water)
|
:: succulent {m}, succulente {f}, gras {m}, grasse {f}
|
| succulent {n} (a succulent plant)
|
:: succulente {f}
|
| succumb {v} /səˈkʌm/ (to yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire)
|
:: succomber
|
| succumb {v} (to give up, or give in)
|
:: succomber
|
| succumb {v} (to die)
|
:: succomber
|
| such {determiner} /sʌt͡ʃ/ (used to make a comparison with something implied by context)
|
:: tel
|
| such {determiner} (used as an intensifier)
|
:: tellement
|
| such {determiner}
|
:: ainsi
|
| such-and-such {n} (generic placeholder)
|
:: Untel {m}
|
| such as {prep} (for example) SEE: for example
|
::
|
| such as {prep} (like)
|
:: comme
|
| such is life {phrase} (used to express the acceptance of misfortune)
|
:: c’est la vie, la vie est ainsi faite
|
| suchlike {pron} (more of the same kind)
|
:: choses de ce genre {f-p}
|
| suchness {n} (existence per se)
|
:: talité {f}
|
| such that {conj} (to the extent that)
|
:: tel que (+ subjunctive)
|
| suck {v} /sʌk/ (to use the mouth to pull in (liquid etc))
|
:: sucer
|
| suck {v} (to put the mouth or lips to a breast... to draw in milk)
|
:: téter
|
| suck {v} (colloquial: term of general disparagement)
|
:: être chiant, être nul
|
| suck {n} (sycophant) SEE: sycophant
|
::
|
| sucker {n} /ˈsʌk.ə/ (someone or something that sucks)
|
:: suceur {m}, suceuse {f}
|
| sucker {n} (organ)
|
:: ventouse {f}
|
| sucker {n} (a stem growing up from the roots of a plant)
|
:: rejeton {m}, rejet {m}
|
| sucker {n} (one who is easily fooled)
|
:: pigeon {m}
|
| sucker {v} (to fool)
|
:: pigeonner
|
| sucker {n} (lollipop) SEE: lollipop
|
::
|
| sucker trap {n}
|
:: attrape-nigaud, piège à cons
|
| suck face {v} ((colloquial) to kiss, especially deeply and for a prolonged time)
|
:: sucer la pomme, sucer la poire
|
| sucking {n} /ˈsʌkɪŋ/ (act of sucking)
|
:: succion {f}
|
| suckle {v} /sʌ.kəl/ (to give suck to)
|
:: allaiter [transitive]
|
| suckle {v} (to nurse; to suck)
|
:: téter
|
| suckling {n} (infant that is still breastfeeding)
|
:: nourrisson {m}
|
| suckling {n} (young mammal which isn't weaned yet)
|
:: nourrisson {m}
|
| suckling pig {n}
|
:: cochon de lait {m}
|
| suck my cock {phrase} (expression of aggravation)
|
:: suce ma bite
|
| suck off {v} (to give a blowjob)
|
:: faire une pipe à, tailler une pipe à
|
| suck up {v} (to absorb fluid)
|
:: absorber
|
| suck up {v} (to adulate or flatter excessively)
|
:: lécher les bottes, cirer les pompes
|
| sucralose {n} (chlorinated sucrose)
|
:: sucralose
|
| sucrose {n} /ˈsukɹoʊs/ (a disaccharide)
|
:: saccharose {m}, saccarose {m}
|
| suction {n} /ˈsʌkʃən/ (the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another)
|
:: succion {f}
|
| suction {v} (process)
|
:: sucer
|
| suction cup {n} /ˈsʌkʃən kʌp/ (cup using suction as an adhesive)
|
:: ventouse {f}
|
| Sudan {prop} /suˈdæn/ (Republic of Sudan)
|
:: Soudan {m}
|
| Sudanese {adj} /suː.de.niːz/ (Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Sudan, the Sudanese people or the Sudanese language)
|
:: soudanais {m}, soudanaise {f}
|
| Sudanese {n} (person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent)
|
:: Soudanais {m}, Soudanaise {f}
|
| sudanophilic {adj}
|
:: soudanophile
|
| sudden {n} (surprise) SEE: surprise
|
::
|
| sudden {adj} /ˈsʌdən/ (happening quickly and with little or no warning)
|
:: soudain {m}, soudaine {f}, subit {m}
|
| sudden death {n} (instantaneous death)
|
:: mort subite {f}
|
| sudden death {n} (mode of play)
|
:: mort subite {f}
|
| sudden infant death syndrome {n} (medical syndrome)
|
:: mort subite du nourrisson {f}
|
| suddenly {adv} /ˈsʌdn̩li/ (happening quickly and with little or no warning)
|
:: soudainement, tout d'un coup
|
| suddenness {n} (state of being sudden)
|
:: soudaineté
|
| Sudeten {prop} (series of mountains)
|
:: Sudètes {p}, monts Sudètes {p}
|
| Sudetenland {prop} (region in Czechia)
|
:: Région des Sudètes {f}
|
| sudoer {n}
|
:: sudoer {m}
|
| sudoku {n} /sʊˈdoʊku/ (a puzzle using numbers)
|
:: sudoku {m}
|
| sudorific {adj} (in a state of perspiration) SEE: sweaty
|
::
|
| suds {n} /sʌdz/ (lather, foam)
|
:: mousse de savon, eau savonneuse
|
| sue {v} /suː/ (to file a legal action)
|
:: poursuivre en justice, intenter un procès à
|
| suede {n} /sweɪd/ (type of leather)
|
:: suède {m}, cuir suédé {m}, daim {m}
|
| suede {adj} (made of suede)
|
:: de suède, de cuir suédé, de daim
|
| suet {n} /s(j)uːɪt/ (fat)
|
:: suif {f}, graisse de rognon (de bœuf) {f}
|
| Suez {prop} (Suez, Egypt)
|
:: Suez
|
| Suez Canal {prop} (canal)
|
:: Canal de Suez {m}
|
| suffer {v} /ˈsʌfɚ/ (undergo hardship)
|
:: souffrir
|
| suffer {v} (feel pain)
|
:: souffrir
|
| suffer {v} (become worse)
|
:: souffrir de, pâtir de; endurer, souffrir, supporter, subir; souffrir
|
| sufferer {n} (one who suffers)
|
:: malade {m} {f}
|
| suffer from {v} (have a disease or condition)
|
:: souffrir
|
| suffering {adj} /ˈsʌfəɹɪŋ/ (experiencing pain)
|
:: souffrance, douleur
|
| suffering {n} (condition)
|
:: souffrance {f}, (of Christ) Passion {f}
|
| suffete {n} (a magistrate of ancient Carthage)
|
:: suffète {m}
|
| suffice {v} /səˈfaɪs/ (be enough, sufficient, adequate)
|
:: suffire
|
| suffice {v}
|
:: suffire 2, 3
|
| sufficiency {n}
|
:: suffisance {f}
|
| sufficient {adj} /səˈfɪʃənt/ (adequate to wants)
|
:: suffisant
|
| sufficient {adj} (self-sufficient; self-satisfied; content)
|
:: autosuffisant
|
| sufficient condition {n} (logical statement)
|
:: condition suffisante {f}
|
| sufficiently {adv} /səˈfɪʃəntli/ (in a sufficient manner)
|
:: suffisamment
|
| sufficiently {adv} (to a sufficient extent)
|
:: suffisamment
|
| sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof {proverb} (the present provides enough to worry about)
|
:: à chaque jour suffit sa peine
|
| suffix {n} /ˈsʌfɪks/ (morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning)
|
:: suffixe {m}
|
| suffix {v} (append (something) to the end of something else)
|
:: suffixer
|
| suffixation {n} (addition of a suffix)
|
:: suffixation {f}
|
| suffocate {v} /ˈsʌfəkeɪt/ ((intransitive) to suffer from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body)
|
:: suffoquer
|
| suffocate {v} ((intransitive) to die due to insufficient oxygen supply to the body)
|
:: suffoquer
|
| suffocate {v} ((transitive) to cause someone to suffer severely reduced oxygen supply to his body)
|
:: étouffer
|
| suffocation {n} (asphyxia)
|
:: suffocation {f}
|
| suffrage {n} /ˈsʌfɹɪdʒ/ (the right to vote)
|
:: suffrage {m}
|
| suffragette {n} /ˌsʌf.ɹəˈdʒɛt/ (female supporter of women's right to vote)
|
:: suffragette {f}
|
| suffragist {n} (suffragette) SEE: suffragette
|
::
|
| Sufism {n} (Islamic mysticism)
|
:: soufisme {m}, sufisme {m}
|
| sugar {v} /ˈʃʊɡə(ɹ)/ (to add sugar to, to sweeten)
|
:: sucrer
|
| sugar {interj} (minced oath)
|
:: zut, fichtre
|
| sugar {n} (sucrose from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink)
|
:: sucre {m}
|
| sugar {n} (term of endearment)
|
:: mon chéri {m}, ma chérie {f}, mon chou {m}
|
| sugar {n} (slang: a kiss)
|
:: bise {f}, bisou {m}, bizou {m}
|
| sugar apple {n} (sweetsop)
|
:: atte, pomme cannelle
|
| sugar beet {n} (type of beet)
|
:: betterave sucrière {f}, betterave à sucre {f}
|
| sugar bowl {n} (small receptacle for serving sugar on a table)
|
:: sucrier {m}
|
| sugarbush {n} (grove of maples)
|
:: érablière {f}
|
| sugar cane {n} (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar)
|
:: canne à sucre {f}
|
| sugar glider {n} (Petaurus breviceps)
|
:: phalanger volant {m}, sucre volant {m}, planeur de sucre {m}
|
| sugar-loaf {n} (conical block of sugar)
|
:: pain de sucre {m}
|
| Sugarloaf Mountain {prop} (rocky peak in Rio de Janeiro)
|
:: Pain de Sucre {m}
|
| sugar mama {n} (Older woman who spends money on a younger person for romantic or sexual purposes.)
|
:: maman-gâteau {f}
|
| sugar paste {n} (sugar dough)
|
:: pâte à sucre
|
| sugar pea {n} (mangetout) SEE: mangetout
|
::
|
| sugar pie {n} (pie)
|
:: tarte au sucre
|
| sugar shack {n} (where maple syrup is made)
|
:: cabane à sucre {f}, érablière
|
| sugar spoon {n} (type of spoon)
|
:: cuillère à sucre {f}
|
| sugar substitute {n} (food additives)
|
:: édulcorant {m}
|
| sugary {adj} (covered with or containing a large amount of sugar)
|
:: mielleux
|
| suggest {v} /sə(ɡ)ˈdʒɛst/ (to ask for without demanding)
|
:: proposer, suggérer
|
| suggest {v} (to recommend)
|
:: suggérer
|
| suggestible {adj} (susceptible to influence)
|
:: suggestible
|
| suggestion {n} /səˈd͡ʒɛstjən/ (something suggested)
|
:: suggestion {f}
|
| suggestion box {n} (receptacle)
|
:: boîte à suggestions {f}
|
| suggestopedia {n} (teaching method)
|
:: suggestopédie {f}
|
| suggillation {n} (livor mortis) SEE: livor mortis
|
::
|
| suicidal {adj} /ˌs(j)uːɪˈsaɪdl̩/ (pertaining to suicide)
|
:: suicidaire
|
| suicidal {adj} (likely to commit, or to attempt to commit, suicide)
|
:: suicidaire
|
| suicidality {n} (tendency to commit suicide)
|
:: suicidalité {f}
|
| suicide {n} /ˈs(j)uɪˌsaɪd/ (instance of killing oneself)
|
:: suicide {m}
|
| suicide {n} (person who has killed himself/herself, is killing (is attempting/has attempted to kill) himself/herself)
|
:: suicidé {m}, suicidée {f}, suicidant {m}, suicidante {f}
|
| suicide {adj} (to kill oneself intentionally) SEE: commit suicide
|
::
|
| suicide attack {n} (suicide attack)
|
:: attentat-suicide {m}
|
| suicide bomber {n} (one who carries explosives)
|
:: kamikaze {m}
|
| suid {n} (Suidae)
|
:: suidé {m}
|
| sui generis {adj} /suˑ.i ˈɡɛnɛɹɪs/ (in a class of its own)
|
:: de son genre
|
| sui generis {adj} (by itself)
|
:: tout seul {m}
|
| suit {n} /s(j)uːt/ (set of clothes)
|
:: complet {m}, costume {m}, tailleur {m} [for women], ensemble {m}, tenue {f}
|
| suit {n} (single garment that covers the whole body)
|
:: combinaison {f}
|
| suit {n} (slang: person who wears matching jacket and trousers)
|
:: costard {m}
|
| suit {n} (card games: set of cards distinguished by color and emblems)
|
:: enseigne {f}, couleur {f}
|
| suit {n} (regular order; succession)
|
:: suite {f}
|
| suit {v} (to please, to make content)
|
:: convenir
|
| suit {v} (to agree, accord, be fitted to)
|
:: convenir
|
| suit {n} (pursuit of love interest) SEE: courtship
|
::
|
| suit {n} (attempt to gain an end by legal process) SEE: lawsuit
|
::
|
| suit {n} (pursuit, chase) SEE: pursuit
|
::
|
| suit {n} (company of attendants or followers) SEE: retinue
|
::
|
| suitable {adj} /ˈsuːtəbl/ (appropriate to a certain occasion)
|
:: approprié, convenable, opportun, idoine
|
| suitably {adv} (in a suitable manner)
|
:: convenablement
|
| suitcase {n} /ˈsutkeɪs/ (large piece of luggage)
|
:: valise {f}
|
| suite {n} /swiːt/ (retinue or company of attendants)
|
:: suite {f}
|
| suite {n} (connected series or succession of objects)
|
:: suite {f}
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| suite {n} (group of connected rooms)
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:: suite {f}
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| suite {n} (musical form pre-dating the sonata)
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:: suite {f}
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| suite {n} (selection of music from a larger work)
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:: suite {f}
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| suit oneself {v} (do whatever you want)
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:: comme tu voudras, comme tu veux
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| suitor {n} (wooer)
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:: prétendant {m}, soupirant {m}
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| sujuk {n} (type of sausage)
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:: soudjouk {m}
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| Sukhumi {prop} /suːˈkuːmi/ (capital city)
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:: Soukhoumi {m}
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| sukun {n} (Diacritic used to mark the absence of a vowel)
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:: soukoun {m} {f}
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| Sulawesi {prop} (island)
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:: Sulawesi {m}
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| sulfacetic {adj}
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:: sulfacétique
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| sulfate {n} /ˈsʌlfeɪt/ (organic chemistry: any ester of sulfuric acid)
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:: sulfate
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| sulfate {n} (inorganic chemistry: any salt of sulfuric acid)
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:: sulfate
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| sulfide {n} (any compound of sulfur and a metal or electropositive element or group)
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:: sulfure {m}
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| sulfite {n} /ˈsʌlfaɪt/ (salt of sulfurous acid)
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:: sulfite {m}
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| sulfosalt {n} (a type of complex sulfide mineral with a metal and semimetal)
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:: sulfosel {m}
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| sulfur {n} /ˈsʌl.fɚ/ (element)
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:: soufre {m}
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| sulfur {n} (colour)
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:: soufre
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| sulfur {adj} (colour)
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:: soufre
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| sulfur dioxide {n} (the compound SO2)
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:: dioxyde de soufre {m}
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| sulfuric acid {n} (H2SO4)
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:: acide sulfurique {m}
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| sulfur monoxide {n} (sulfur monoxide)
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:: monoxyde de soufre {m}
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| sulfur mustard {n} (mustard gas) SEE: mustard gas
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::
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| sulfurous {adj} /ˈsʌlfəɹəs/ (containing sulfur)
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:: sulfureux
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| sulfurous acid {n} (the weak acid, H2SO3)
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:: acide sulfureux {m}
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| sulfur trioxide {n} (the compound SO3)
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:: trioxyde de soufre {m}
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| sulk {v} /sʌlk/ (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn)
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:: bouder, faire la gueule
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| sulky {adj} (gloomy)
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:: boudeur, boudeuse
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| sullen {adj} (sulky) SEE: sulky
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::
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| sullen {adj} /ˈsʌlən/ (having a brooding ill temper)
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:: maussade, morose
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| sullen {adj} (dismal)
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:: morne
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| sullen {adj} (sluggish)
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:: lent
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| sully {v} /ˈsʌli/ (to soil or stain)
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:: salir, souiller
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| sully {v} (to corrupt or damage)
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:: souiller
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| sulphuric acid {n} (sulfuric acid) SEE: sulfuric acid
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::
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| sulphurous acid {n} (sulphurous acid) SEE: sulfurous acid
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::
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| sultan {n} /ˈsʌltən/ (ruler)
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:: sultan {m}, soudan {m}
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| sultana {n} /ˌsʌlˈtɑː.nə/ (raisin)
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:: raisin de Smyrne {m}
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| sultana {n} (female relative of a sultan)
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:: sultane {f}
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| sultanate {n} (state ruled by a sultan)
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:: sultanat {m}
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| sultry {adj} /ˈsʌltɹi/ (hot and humid)
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:: étouffant
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| sultry {adj} (very hot and dry)
|
:: torride
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| sultry {adj} (sexually enthralling)
|
:: torride
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| sum {n} /sʌm/ (quantity obtained by addition or aggregation)
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:: somme {f}
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| sum {n} (arithmetic problem)
|
:: calcul {m}
|
| sum {n} (quantity of money)
|
:: somme {f}
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| sum {v} (to add together)
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:: additionner
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| sum {v} (give a summary of) SEE: summarize
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::
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| sum {n} (summary) SEE: summary
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::
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| sum {n} (summit) SEE: summit
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::
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| sumac {n} /ˈs(j)uːmæk/ (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)
|
:: sumac {m}
|
| Sumatra {prop} (the largest island of Indonesia)
|
:: Sumatra {f}
|
| Sumatran {n} (Someone from Sumatra)
|
:: Sumatrais {m}, Sumatran {m}, Sumatrien {m}, Sumatraise {f}, Sumatrane {f}, Sumatrienne {f}
|
| Sumatran tiger {n} (Sumatran tiger)
|
:: tigre de Sumatra {m}
|
| Sumerian {adj} (pertaining to Sumer)
|
:: sumérien {m}
|
| Sumerian {n} (person)
|
:: Sumérien {m}, Sumérienne {f}
|
| Sumerian {prop} (language)
|
:: sumérien {m}
|
| Sumerologist {n} (person who studies Sumerology)
|
:: Sumerologue
|
| Sumerology {n} (the study of the ancient Sumerian civilisation)
|
:: sumérologie {f}
|
| summable {adj} (having a Lebesgue integral)
|
:: sommable
|
| summarily {adv} /səˈmɛɹɪli/ (in a summary manner)
|
:: sommairement
|
| summarily {adv} (briefly)
|
:: éphémère, sommairement
|
| summarize {v} /ˈsʌməˌɹaɪz/ (to prepare a summary)
|
:: résumer, récapituler
|
| summarize {v} (to give a capitulation of salient facts; to recapitulate or review)
|
:: récapituler
|
| summary {adj} /ˈsʌməɹi/ (concise)
|
:: sommaire
|
| summary {adj} (performed speedily)
|
:: sommaire
|
| summary {adj} (cutting the procedures of a normal trial)
|
:: sommaire
|
| summary {n} (condensed presentation)
|
:: résumé {m}, sommaire {m}, récapitulation {f}, compte rendu {m}
|
| summer {n} /ˈsʌmə(ɹ)/ (hottest season)
|
:: été {m}
|
| summer camp {n} (institution devoted to housing and entertaining children)
|
:: colonie de vacances {f}, camp de vacances
|
| summer roll {n} (a Vietnamese roll)
|
:: rouleau de printemps {m}, rouleau printanier {m}
|
| summer school {n} (academic sessions held in the summer)
|
:: école d'été {f}, université d'été {f}
|
| summer solstice {n} (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun)
|
:: solstice d'été {m}
|
| summer time {n} (daylight saving time) SEE: daylight saving time
|
::
|
| summertime {n} (the period or season of summer)
|
:: été {m}
|
| summer tire {n} (type of tire)
|
:: pneu d'été
|
| Summer Triangle {prop} (asterism)
|
:: Triangle d'été {m}
|
| summery {adj} /ˈsʌməɹi/ (relating to the summer)
|
:: d'été, estival
|
| summery {adj} (of weather, typical of summer)
|
:: d'été, estival {m}
|
| summit {n} /ˈsʌmɪt/ (peak, top of mountain)
|
:: sommet {m}
|
| summit {n} (gathering of leaders)
|
:: sommet {m}
|
| summon {v} /ˈsʌmən/ (to call people together)
|
:: convoquer, convier
|
| summon {v} (to ask someone to come)
|
:: convoquer, convier
|
| summon {v} (law: to order someone to appear in court)
|
:: convoquer, citer à comparaître (to order someone to appear in court: citer quelqu’un à comparaître; to order someone to appear in court: citer à comparaître en justice)
|
| summon {v} (to rouse oneself to exert a skill)
|
:: rassembler
|
| summons {n} /ˈsʌ.mənz/ (call to do something, especially to come)
|
:: convocation {f}
|
| summons {n} (notice summoning someone to appear in court)
|
:: citation à comparaître {f}
|
| sumo {n} /ˈsuːməʊ/ (form of wrestling)
|
:: sumo {m}
|
| sumo {n} (sumo wrestler)
|
:: sumotori {m}
|
| sump {n} /sʌmp/ (hollow or pit)
|
:: bassin {m}
|
| sump {n} (completely flooded cave passage)
|
:: siphon {m}
|
| sump {n} (crankcase)
|
:: carter d'huile {m}, carter humide {m}
|
| sump {n} ((nautical) pit at the lowest point)
|
:: puisard {m}
|
| sump {n} ((construction) intentional depression)
|
:: puisard {m}
|
| sumptuary {adj} /ˈsʌm(p)tjuˌɛɹi/ (relating to expense)
|
:: somptuaire
|
| sumptuary {adj}
|
:: somptuaire
|
| sumptuous {adj} /ˈsʌmpt͡ʃuəs/ (magnificent, luxurious, splendid)
|
:: somptueux
|
| sum up {v} (sum up) SEE: summarize
|
::
|
| sun {prop} (the star around which the Earth revolves, see also: Sun)
|
:: soleil {m}, Soleil {m}
|
| sun {n} (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system)
|
:: soleil {m}
|
| sun {n} (light and warmth received from the sun)
|
:: soleil {m}
|
| sun {n} (something like the sun in brightness or splendor)
|
:: soleil {m}
|
| Sun {prop} /sʌn/ (star)
|
:: Soleil {m}
|
| Sun {n} (Sunday)
|
:: dim. {m}
|
| sunbath {n} (period of tanning)
|
:: bain de soleil {m}
|
| sunbathe {v} (to expose one's body to the sun)
|
:: prendre un bain de soleil
|
| sunbather {n} (person who basks in the sun to get a tan)
|
:: bronzeur {m}, bronzeuse {f}
|
| sunbeam {n} (narrow, intense ray of sunlight)
|
:: rayon de soleil {m}
|
| sun bear {n} (Helarctos malayanus)
|
:: ours malais {m}
|
| sunbed {n} (tanning device) SEE: tanning bed
|
::
|
| sunburn {n} /ˈsʌnbɝn/ (burn)
|
:: coup de soleil {m}, actinite {f}
|
| sunburn {v} (to receive a sunburn)
|
:: attraper un coup de soleil
|
| suncatcher {n}
|
:: capteur de soleil {m}, suncatcher {m}
|
| sundae {n} /ˈsʌndeɪ/ (dessert)
|
:: sundae {m}
|
| Sunda Strait {prop} (strait between Java and Sumatra)
|
:: détroit de la Sonde
|
| Sunday {n} /ˈsʌndeɪ/ (day of the week)
|
:: dimanche {m}
|
| Sunday {n} (newspaper)
|
:: presse dominicale {f}
|
| Sunday {adv} (on Sunday)
|
:: dimanche
|
| Sunday best {n} (person's finest clothing)
|
:: ≈ endimanché
|
| Sunday driver {n} (one who drives slowly)
|
:: conducteur du dimanche {m}
|
| Sunday school {n} (religious school providing education on Sundays)
|
:: école du dimanche {f}
|
| sunder {v} /ˈsʌndɚ/ (to break or separate or to break apart)
|
:: rompre
|
| sunderling {adv} (separately) SEE: separately
|
::
|
| sundew {n} (group of insectivorous plants)
|
:: droséra {f}
|
| sundial {n} /ˈsʌnˌdaɪəl/ (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow)
|
:: cadran solaire {m}
|
| sun dog {n} (spot)
|
:: parhélie {f}
|
| sundown {n} (sunset) SEE: sunset
|
::
|
| sunfish {n} /ˈsʌnˌfɪʃ/ (fish of the family Molidae)
|
:: môle {f}, poisson-lune {m}, molidé
|
| sunflower {n} /ˈsʌnˌflaʊ.ɚ/ (flower)
|
:: tournesol {m}
|
| sunflower oil {n} (vegetable oil)
|
:: huile de tournesol {f}
|
| sunflower seed {n} (seed of a sunflower)
|
:: graine de tournesol {f}
|
| sun gear {n} (gear wheel)
|
:: planétaire intérieur {m}, soleil {m}
|
| sunglasses {n} (tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun)
|
:: lunettes de soleil {f-p}
|
| sungrebe {n} /ˈsʌn.ɡɹib/ (Heliornis fulica)
|
:: grébifoulque d'Amérique {m}
|
| Sun King {prop}
|
:: Roi-Soleil {m}
|
| sun letter {n} (sun letter)
|
:: lettre solaire {f}
|
| sunlight {n} /ˈsʌnˌlaɪt/ (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun)
|
:: lumière du soleil {f}
|
| sunlounger {n}
|
:: chaise longue
|
| Sunni {n} (follower of the Sunni branch of Islam)
|
:: sunnite {m}
|
| Sunni {n} (Sunni Islam, a branch of Islam)
|
:: sunnisme {m}
|
| Sunnite {n} (Sunni) SEE: Sunni
|
::
|
| sunny {adj} /ˈsʌni/ (weather, day)
|
:: ensoleillé
|
| sunny {adj} (place)
|
:: ensoleillé
|
| sunny side up {adv} (type of fried egg)
|
:: œuf sur le plat, œuf miroir, œuf au plat
|
| sun protection factor {n} (an indication of how long a sunscreen remains effective)
|
:: indice de protection solaire {m}
|
| sunray {n} (sunbeam) SEE: sunbeam
|
::
|
| sunrise {n} /ˈsʌnɹaɪz/ (time of day)
|
:: lever du soleil {m}, potron-minet
|
| sunroof {n} /ˈsʌnˌɹuːf/ (opening in a vehicle roof)
|
:: toit ouvrant {m}
|
| sunscreen {n} (cream that protects the skin from the sun)
|
:: crème solaire {f}, écran solaire {m}
|
| sunset {n} /ˈsʌnˌsɛt/ (time of day)
|
:: coucher de soleil {m}
|
| sunset {n} (changes in color of sky at sunset)
|
:: crépuscule {m}
|
| sunset {n} (final period of life)
|
:: crépuscule {m}
|
| sunshade {n} (something to keep the sun off)
|
:: ombrelle {f}, parasol {m}
|
| sunshine {n} /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/ (direct rays of the sun)
|
:: soleil {m}, lumière du soleil {f}
|
| sun shower {n} (rain shower)
|
:: mariage du loup {m}
|
| sunspot {n} /ˈsʌnspɑt/ (region on the sun's surface)
|
:: tache solaire {f}
|
| sunstroke {n} (heatstroke caused by an excessive exposure to the sun's rays)
|
:: insolation {f}
|
| suntan {n} (darkened coloration of the skin)
|
:: bronzage
|
| suntan {v} (to obtain a suntan)
|
:: bronzer, hâler
|
| suntan {v} (to attempt to obtain a suntan)
|
:: bronzer
|
| suntanned {adj} (having a suntan) SEE: tanned
|
::
|
| sunup {n} (time of day) SEE: sunrise
|
::
|
| sunup {n} (change in color of sky) SEE: sunrise
|
::
|
| suona {n} /swoʊˈnɑː/ (Chinese double-reeded horn)
|
:: suona {f}
|
| super {adj} /ˈs(j)upɚ/ (better than usual)
|
:: super
|
| super- {prefix} ((fiction) relating to superheroes)
|
:: super-
|
| superabundant number {n} (positive integer whose abundancy index is greater than that of any lesser positive integer)
|
:: nombre superabondant {m}
|
| superacid {n} (medium having very high acidity)
|
:: superacide {m}
|
| superannuated {adj} /ˌsupɚˈænjuˌeɪtɪd/ (obsolete, antiquated)
|
:: obsolète,dépassé
|
| superannuated {adj} (retired or discarded due to age)
|
:: pensionné,licencié
|
| superatom {n} (a cluster of atoms which seems to exhibit some of the properties of elemental atoms)
|
:: superatome {m}
|
| superbly {adv} (excellently)
|
:: excellemment
|
| supercargo {n} (officer in charge of cargo on board)
|
:: subrécargue {m}
|
| supercell {n} (severe thunderstorm)
|
:: supercellule {f}
|
| supercentenarian {n} (Someone aged 110 years or more)
|
:: supercentenaire {m} {f}
|
| supercilious {adj} /ˌs(j)u.pɚˈsɪ.li.əs/ (showing contemptuous indifference)
|
:: hautain
|
| supercilium {n} (arch of hair) SEE: eyebrow
|
::
|
| superclass {n} (class that passes attributes and methods)
|
:: classe mère {f}
|
| super combined {n}
|
:: super-combiné
|
| supercomputer {n} (computer that has great processing power)
|
:: superordinateur {m}, supercalculateur {m}
|
| superconducting {adj} (exhibiting superconductivity)
|
:: supraconducteur
|
| superconductive {adj} (exhibiting or relating to superconductivity)
|
:: supraconducteur
|
| superconductivity {n} (property of a material whereby it has no resistance)
|
:: supraconductivité {f}
|
| superconductor {n} (a substance)
|
:: supraconducteur {m}
|
| supercontinent {n} (very large continent in the Earth's past)
|
:: supercontinent {m}
|
| supercontinent {n} (one of modern landmasses)
|
:: supercontinent {m}
|
| supercritical fluid {n} (substance)
|
:: fluide supercritique {f}
|
| super cup {n}
|
:: supercoupe {f}
|
| super-duper {adj} (truly great)
|
:: super, sensass, génial
|
| super-Earth {n} (extrasolar planet several times larger than Earth)
|
:: super-terre
|
| superego {n} /supɛɹiɡoʊ/ (part of the mind)
|
:: surmoi {m}
|
| superessive case {n} (case used to indicate location on an object)
|
:: superessif {m}
|
| superexcellent {adj} /ˌsuːpəˈɹɛksələnt/ (Uncommonly excellent)
|
:: excellentissime
|
| superfamily {n} (taxonomic category)
|
:: superfamille {f}
|
| superfamily {n} (group of related proteins or other molecules)
|
:: superfamille {f}
|
| superfetation {n} /suːpəfəˈteɪʃən/ (formation of a fetus while another fetus is already present in the uterus.)
|
:: superfétation {f}
|
| superficial {adj} /ˌsupɚˈfɪʃəl/ (shallow, lacking substance)
|
:: superficiel
|
| superficially {adv} (in a superficial manner)
|
:: superficiellement
|
| superfluid {n} (substance that exhibits superfluidity)
|
:: superfluide {m}
|
| superfluid {adj} (exhibiting superfluidity)
|
:: superfluide {m} {f}
|
| superfluidity {n} (frictionless flow of a fluid)
|
:: superfluidité {f}
|
| superfluity {n} /ˌsuː.pəˈfluː.ɪ.ti/ (quality or state of being superfluous)
|
:: superfluité {f}
|
| superfluity {n} (something superfluous)
|
:: superflu {m}
|
| superfluous {adj} /suːˈpɝːflu.əs/ (excess of what is sufficient)
|
:: superflu
|
| superfluousness {n} (superfluity) SEE: superfluity
|
::
|
| superfood {n} (food supposed to confer remarkable health benefits)
|
:: super-aliment {m}, superaliment {m}
|
| supergiant {n} (very large star)
|
:: supergéant {m}
|
| superglue {n} (very strong glue)
|
:: superglue {f}
|
| supergravity {n} (field theory)
|
:: supergravité {f}
|
| superhabitable planet {n} /ˌsupɚˈhæbɪtəbl̩ ˈplænɪt/ (hypothetical type of exoplanet)
|
:: planète super-habitable {f}
|
| superhero {n} /s(j)upə(ɹ)hɪɹoʊ/ (a fictional crime-fighting character with superpowers)
|
:: super-héros {m}
|
| superheroine {n} (a female superhero)
|
:: super-héroïne {m}
|
| superimpose {v} (to place an object over another object)
|
:: superposer
|
| superintend {v}
|
:: surveiller, diriger
|
| superintendent {n} /ˌsjuːpəɹɪnˈtɛndənt/ (a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something)
|
:: surintendant {m}
|
| superintendent {n} (police officer ranking above inspector)
|
:: superintendant
|
| superior {adj} /suːˈpɪɹiɚ/ (higher in rank or quality)
|
:: supérieur
|
| superior {adj} (located above)
|
:: supérieur
|
| superiority {n} /ˈsʊu.pɪə(ɹ)ˌi.ɒ.ɹɪ.ti/ (the state of being superior)
|
:: supériorité {f}
|
| superlative {n} /suˈpɝː.lə.tɪv/ (highest degree of something)
|
:: summum {m}
|
| superlative {n} (form of adjective expressing "most")
|
:: superlatif {m}
|
| superlative {adj} (exceptionally good)
|
:: suprême
|
| superlative {adj} (of or pertaining to a superlative)
|
:: superlatif {m}
|
| superlative degree {n} ((grammar))
|
:: superlatif {m}
|
| supermajority {n} (qualified majority) SEE: qualified majority
|
::
|
| superman {n} /ˈs(j)uːpəmæn/ (übermensch)
|
:: surhomme {m}
|
| superman {n} (person of extraordinary or superhuman powers)
|
:: superman {m}
|
| Superman {prop} /ˈs(j)uːpə(ɹ)mæn/ (a fictional character with superhuman powers)
|
:: Superman {m}
|
| supermarket {n} /ˌsuːpəˈmɑːkɪt/ (store)
|
:: supermarché {m}
|
| supermarket {n} (chain of stores)
|
:: supermarché {m}
|
| supermassive black hole {n} (Any black hole with a large mass)
|
:: trou noir supermassif {m}
|
| supermethod {n} (object-oriented programming)
|
:: superméthode {f}
|
| supermodel {n} (famous fashion model)
|
:: top model {m} {f}
|
| supernal {adj} /suˈpɝ.nəl/ (pertaining to heaven or to the sky)
|
:: céleste
|
| supernal {adj} (exalted, exquisite, superlative)
|
:: paradisiaque, ravissant, sublime, ineffable, exquis
|
| supernatant {adj} (floating on the surface of a liquid)
|
:: surnageant
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| supernatural {adj} /ˌs(j)uːpəˈnatʃ(ə)ɹəl/ (above nature)
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:: surnaturel, surnaturelle
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| supernatural {adj} (not of the usual)
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:: surnaturel
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| supernova {n} (exploding star)
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:: supernova {f}
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| supernumerary {n} /ˌsuːpəˈnjuːm(ə)ɹ(ə)ɹi/ (person who works in a group without forming part of the regular staff)
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:: surnuméraire {m} {f}, suppléant
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| supernumerary {adj} (beyond the prescribed or standard amount)
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:: surnuméraire {m} {f}, en surnombre
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| supernumerary {adj} (beyond what is necessary, see also: redundant)
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:: en trop, en surnombre
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| supernumerary {n} (extra or walk-on in a play or movie) SEE: walk-on
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| superorder {n} (taxonomic category)
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:: superordre {m}
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| superordinate {adj} (greater in degree, rank or position)
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:: surordonné {m}
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| superorganism {n} (social colony)
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:: superorganisme {m}
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| superpackage {n} (package situated above another)
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:: superpackage {m}
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| superpartner {n} (particle)
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:: superpartenaire {m}
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| superphylum {n} (taxonomic category above phylum and below subkingdom)
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:: superembranchement {m}
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| superposition principle {n} (The principle that a linear combination of two or more solutions of an equation is itself a solution)
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:: principe de superposition {m}
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| superpower {n} (sovereign state)
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:: superpuissance {f}
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| superpower {n} (fictional extraordinary ability)
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:: superpouvoir {m}
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| superscript {n} (a type of lettering form)
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:: exposant {m}, lettre supérieure {f}
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| supersede {v} /ˌsuːpəˈsiːd/ (take the place of)
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:: supplanter
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| superset {n} (set containing all elements of another set)
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:: sur-ensemble {m}
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| supersoft {n} (motorsports)
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:: supertendre
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| supersolid {n} (superfluid material)
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:: supersolide {m}
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| supersolidity {n} ((uncountable) condition of being supersolid)
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:: supersolidité {f}
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| supersonic {adj} (ultrasonic) SEE: ultrasonic
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::
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| supersonic {adj} (greater than the speed of sound)
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:: supersonique {m} {f}
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| superspreader {n} (someone responsible for spreading an infection to many other people)
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:: super-propagateur {m}, superinfecteur {m}, superinfectrice {f}
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| superstar {n} (very famous person)
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:: superstar {f}
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| super star cluster {n} (young, massive, dense star cluster)
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:: super-amas d'étoiles {m}
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| superstition {n} /ˌs(j)u.pɚˈstɪ.ʃən/ (a belief that events may be influenced by one's behaviour in some magical or mystical way)
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:: superstition {f}
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| superstitious {adj} /ˌs(j)u.pɚˈstɪ.ʃəs/ (susceptible to superstitions)
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:: superstitieux
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| superstratum {n} (a language imposed upon a population that previously spoke another language)
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:: superstrat {m}
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| superstring {n} (hypothetical physical object)
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:: supercorde {f}
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| supersymmetry {n} (theory that attempts to unify the fundamental physical forces)
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:: supersymétrie {f}
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| supertanker {n} (extremely large tanker)
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:: superpétrolier {m}, supertanker {m}
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| superuser {n} (user with complete access to an operating system)
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:: super-utilisateur {m}, administrateur {m}, root {m}
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| supervillain {n} (a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers)
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:: super-vilain {m}
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| supervise {v} (to oversee or direct)
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:: superviser, encadrer
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| supervision {n} (the act or instance of supervising)
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:: supervision {f}, surveillance {f}
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| supervisor {n} /ˈsuːpɚˌvaɪzɚ/ (a person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group etc.)
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:: superviseur {m}
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| supervisory board {n} (group)
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:: conseil de surveillance {m}
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| superwoman {n} (exceptional woman)
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:: superfemme {f}, surfemme {f}
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| supine {adj} /ˈs(j)uːpaɪn/ (lying on its back)
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:: supinal
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| supine {n} (verbal noun)
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:: supin {m}
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| supper {n} /ˈsʌpɚ/ (food before going to bed)
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:: souper [in French of France]
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| supper {n} (dinner at night)
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:: souper
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| supplant {v} /səˈplænt/ (to take the place of, to replace)
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:: supplanter
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| supplant {v} (to remove violently)
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:: détrôner, déposer, dézinguer, renverser, éradiquer
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| supple {adj} /ˈsʌpəl/ (pliant, easy to bend)
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:: souple
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| supple {adj} (lithe and agile when moving and bending)
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:: souple
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| supple {adj} (compliant)
|
:: souple
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| supplement {n} /ˈsʌpləmənt/ (additional section of a newspaper)
|
:: supplément {m}
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| supplementary {adj} (additional)
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:: supplémentaire
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| supplementary angles {n} (pair of angles)
|
:: angle supplémentaire {m}
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| suppleness {n} (the quality of being supple)
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:: souplesse {f}
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| suppletion {n} /səˈpliːʃən/ ((grammar) the use of an unrelated word or phrase to supply inflected forms otherwise lacking)
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:: supplétion {f}, supplétisme {m}
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| suppletive {adj} (which supplies an etymologically unrelated word with forms, or which is used as one of its forms)
|
:: supplétif
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| suppliant {adj} /ˈsʌpliənt/
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:: suppliant {m}
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| supplicate {v} /ˈsʌplɪkeɪt/ (beg, beseech)
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:: supplier
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| supplication {n} /sʌplɪˈkeɪʃən/ (an act of supplicating)
|
:: supplication {f}
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| supplier {n} /səˈplaɪə/ (one who supplies, a provider)
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:: fournisseur {m}
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| supply {v} /səˈplaɪ/ (to provide, make available for use)
|
:: fournir, approvisionner
|
| supply {n} (act of supplying)
|
:: approvisionnement
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| supply {n} (provisions)
|
:: vivres {m-p}
|
| supply and demand {n} (economic model of pricing)
|
:: offre et demande {f}, l'offre et la demande
|
| supply chain {n} (system of organisations, people, etc.)
|
:: chaîne de production {f}, chaîne logistique {f}
|
| supply-side economics {n} (branch of economics)
|
:: économie de l'offre {f}
|
| supply vessel {n} (ship used to transport supplies)
|
:: ravitailleur {m}
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| support {v} /səˈpɔɹt/ (to keep from falling)
|
:: soutenir
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| support {v} (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid)
|
:: soutenir
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| support {v}
|
:: [2,4] soutenir
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| support {n} (something which supports)
|
:: soutien {m}
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| support {n} (financial or other help)
|
:: soutien {m}
|
| supporter {n} /səˈpɔː.tə/ (Person who supports, an adherent)
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:: partisan {m}, supporter {m}, supporteur {m}, supporteuse {f}, supportrice {f}
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| supporter {n} (animal or figure that supports a shield in a coat of arms)
|
:: support {m}
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| support group {n} (group that supports each other)
|
:: groupe de parole {m}
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| suppose {v} /səˈpoʊz/ (conclude; believe)
|
:: supposer, imaginer
|
| suppose {v} (theorize; hypothesize)
|
:: supposer
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| supposed {adj} /səˈpoʊzd/ (expected)
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:: supposé {m} Quebec
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| supposed to {phrase} /səˈpoʊs ˌtu/ (Required to)
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:: censé, devoir faire
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| supposition {n} /ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃən/ (assumption)
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:: hypothèse {f}, supposition {f}, conjecture {f}
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| suppository {n} /səˈpɑzɪˌtɔɹi/ (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity)
|
:: suppositoire {m}
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| suppress {v} /səˈpɹɛs/ (to hold in place, to keep low)
|
:: contenir, réduire, supprimer, réprimer
|
| suppurate {v} /ˈsʌpjəreɪt/ (form or discharge pus)
|
:: suppurer
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| supramolecule {n} (organized system of molecules)
|
:: supramolécule {f}
|
| supranational {adj} (of greater than national scope)
|
:: supranational
|
| suprarenal {adj} (located above the kidney)
|
:: surrénal {m}
|
| suprasternal notch {n} (conspicuous dip visible at the top of the human chest where the neck joins the sternum)
|
:: fourchette sternale {f}
|
| supremacism {n}
|
:: suprémacisme {m}
|
| supremacist {n} (advocate of supremacy of one group over others)
|
:: suprémaciste {m} {f}
|
| supremacy {n} /suˈpɹɛməsi/ (quality of being supreme)
|
:: suprématie {f}
|
| supreme {adj} /ˌs(j)uːˈpɹiːm/ (dominant)
|
:: suprême
|
| supreme being {n} (deity with power over all things)
|
:: Être suprême {m}
|
| supreme court {n} (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction)
|
:: cour suprême {f}
|
| Supreme Leader {n} (head of state of Iran)
|
:: Guide suprême {m}
|
| supremely {adv} (to the highest degree)
|
:: suprêmement
|
| Supreme Soviet {prop} (Soviet parliament)
|
:: Soviet suprême
|
| supremum {n} (element of a set greater than or equal to all members of a given subset)
|
:: supremum {m}
|
| sura {n} (chapter of the Qur'an)
|
:: sourate {f}
|
| surcharge {n} /ˈsɜː(ɹ)t͡ʃɑː(ɹ)d͡ʒ/ (addition of extra charge)
|
:: surcharge {f}
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| surcingle {n} /ˈsəɹsɪŋɡɫ̩/
|
:: surfaix {m}
|
| sure {adj} /ʃʊɹ/ (certain, reliable)
|
:: sûr {m}, sûre {f}, certain
|
| sure {adj} (certain in one's knowledge or belief)
|
:: sûr, certain
|
| sure {interj} (noncommittal yes)
|
:: d'accord
|
| sure {interj} (of course)
|
:: bien sûr
|
| sure enough {adv} (just like one would expect)
|
:: comme il se doit
|
| surely {adv} /ˈʃʊɹli/ (without fail)
|
:: sûrement
|
| surely {adv} (certainly, undoubtedly)
|
:: sûrement, assurément
|
| surely {adv} (with confidence)
|
:: sûrement, assurément
|
| Suren {prop}
|
:: Suréna {m}
|
| sure thing {interj} ((informal) a reply to thank you)
|
:: pas de quoi
|
| surety {n} (certainty) SEE: certainty
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::
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| surety {n} /ˈʃʊəɹɪti/ (law: promise to pay on behalf of another)
|
:: cautionnement {m}
|
| surety {n} (law: one who undertakes such promise)
|
:: caution {f}
|
| suretyship {n} /ˈʃʊəɹɪtiːʃɪp/ (agreement)
|
:: cautionnement {m}
|
| surf {n} /sɝf/ (waves that break)
|
:: brisants {m-p}
|
| surf {v} (to ride a wave)
|
:: surfer
|
| surf {v} (to browse the Internet)
|
:: surfer
|
| surface {n} /ˈsɝːfəs/ (up-side of a flat object)
|
:: surface {f}
|
| surface {v} (to rise to the surface)
|
:: faire surface
|
| surface {v} (for information to become known)
|
:: faire surface
|
| surface plasmon {n} (quantized electromagnetic wave)
|
:: plasmon de surface {m}
|
| surface tension {n} (the effect on the surface of a liquid)
|
:: tension superficielle {f}
|
| surface-to-air {adj} (fired from the ground)
|
:: sol-air
|
| surface-to-air missile {n} (missile)
|
:: missile sol-air {m}
|
| surfactant {n} /səɹˈfæktənt/ (surface active agent)
|
:: tensioactif, mouillant, surfactant, surfactif
|
| surf and turf {n}
|
:: terre et mer, mer et terre, terre & mer, mer & terre
|
| surfboard {n} /ˈsɝfˌbɔɹd/ (a shaped waterproof plank used to surf on waves)
|
:: planche de surf {f}
|
| surfer {n} (person who rides a surfboard)
|
:: surfeur {m}, surfeuse {f}
|
| surfer {n} (person who surfs the Internet)
|
:: internaute {m} {f}
|
| surfing {n} /ˈsɝfɪŋ/ (sport)
|
:: surf {m}
|
| surf riding {n} (surfing) SEE: surfing
|
::
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| surge {n} /sɝdʒ/ (sudden transient rush or flood)
|
:: montée, poussée, vague, afflux
|
| surge {n} (sudden transient rush or flood)
|
:: montée
|
| surge {v} (to rush, flood, or increase suddenly)
|
:: déferler
|
| surgeon {n} /ˈsɝdʒən/ (doctor who performs surgery)
|
:: chirurgien, chirurgienne {f}
|
| surgeonfish {n} (any of many brightly coloured fishes, of the family Acanthuridae)
|
:: poisson-chirurgien {m}
|
| surge protector {n} (appliance designed to protect electrical devices)
|
:: parafoudre {m}, parasurtenseur
|
| surgery {n} /ˈsɝdʒəɹi/ (procedure involving major incisions)
|
:: chirurgie {f}, opération {f}
|
| surgery {n} (medical specialty)
|
:: chirurgie {f}
|
| surgery {n} (room or department where surgery is performed)
|
:: salle opératoire {f}
|
| surge suppressor {n} (surge protector) SEE: surge protector
|
::
|
| surgical {adj} /ˈsɝdʒɪkəl/ (of or relating to surgery)
|
:: chirurgical
|
| surgical mask {n} (mask worn to catch bacteria)
|
:: masque chirurgical, masque d'hygiène, masque à trois plis
|
| surgical spirit {n} (ethanol with small quantities of additives)
|
:: alcool modifié {m}
|
| Suriname {prop} /ˌsʊɹ.ɪˈnɑm/ (country)
|
:: Surinam {m}, Suriname {m}
|
| Surinamese {n} (person from Suriname)
|
:: Surinamien {m}, Surinamienne {f}
|
| Surinamese {adj} (of, from or pertaining to Suriname)
|
:: surinamien
|
| surjection {n} /sɜː(ɹ).dʒɛk.ʃən/ (function that is a many-to-one mapping)
|
:: surjection {f}
|
| surjective {adj} (of, relating, or being a surjection)
|
:: surjectif
|
| surly {adj} /ˈsɜːli/ (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly)
|
:: grognon, grincheux, impoli
|
| surly {adj} (threatening, menacing, gloomy)
|
:: menaçant, rude, morne
|
| surly {adj} ((obsolete) lordly, arrogant, supercilious)
|
:: arrogant, autoritaire
|
| surmise {v} /sɜːˈmaɪz/ (to imagine or suspect)
|
:: présumer, supposer, suspecter
|
| surmount {v} /sɚˈmaʊnt/ (to get over; to overcome)
|
:: surmonter
|
| surname {n} /ˈsɝneɪm/ (name that indicates family)
|
:: nom {m}, patronyme {m}, nom de famille {m}
|
| surpass {v} /sɚˈpæs/ (to exceed)
|
:: surpasser, dépasser, excéder
|
| surplice {n} /ˈsɝplɪs/ (liturgical vestment)
|
:: surplis {m}
|
| surplus {n} /ˈsɝˌplʌs/ (excess, overplus)
|
:: surplus {m}
|
| surplus {n} (funds in public treasury greater than ordinary needs)
|
:: excédentaire {m}
|
| surplus value {n}
|
:: plus-value {f}
|
| surprise {n} /sɚˈpɹaɪz/ (something not expected)
|
:: surprise {f}
|
| surprise {n} (attributively: that is unexpected)
|
:: surprise
|
| surprise {v} (cause (someone) to feel surprise)
|
:: surprendre, étonner
|
| surprise {v} (do something to (a person) that they are not expecting, as a surprise)
|
:: surprendre
|
| surprised {adj} /sɚˈpɹaɪzd/ (caused to feel surprise)
|
:: surpris
|
| surprising {adj} /sɚˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/ (that is or are a surprise)
|
:: surprenant, étonnant, surprenante {f}, étonnante {f}
|
| surprisingly {adv} (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual)
|
:: étonnamment
|
| surrealism {n} /səˈɹiː(.ə)l.ɪz.əm/ (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy)
|
:: surréalisme
|
| surrealist {adj} (of, or relating to surrealism)
|
:: surréaliste
|
| surrealist {n} (surrealist artist)
|
:: surréaliste {m} {f}
|
| surreal number {n} (element of an extension of the real numbers that includes infinite numbers and infinitesimals)
|
:: nombre surréel {m}
|
| surrender {v} /səˈɹɛndəɹ/ (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another)
|
:: capituler
|
| surrender {v} (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)
|
:: capituler, se rendre
|
| surrender {n} (an act of surrendering)
|
:: capitulation {f}, reddition {f}
|
| surreptitious {adj} /səˌɹɜpˈtɪʃəs/ (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert)
|
:: furtif, subreptice
|
| surreptitiously {adv} /sʌɹəpˈtɪʃəsli/ (in a surreptitious manner)
|
:: subrepticement, furtivement
|
| surrogacy {n} (surrogate motherhood)
|
:: gestation pour autrui {f}, GPA {f}
|
| surrogate {n} /ˈsʌɹəɡɨt/ (substitute)
|
:: remplaçant {m}, remplaçante {f}, suppléant {m}, suppléante {f}, substitut {m}, substitute {f}
|
| surrogate {n} (person or animal that acts as a substitute for another)
|
:: substitut {m}, personne de substitution {f}
|
| surrogate {n}
|
:: remplaçant (person), succédané {m}
|
| surrogate mother {n} (woman who gives birth to a child not her own)
|
:: mère porteuse {f}
|
| surround {v} /səˈɹaʊnd/ (to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions)
|
:: entourer
|
| surround {v} (to enclose to prevent escape)
|
:: enceindre
|
| surroundings {n} /səˈɹaʊndɪŋz/ (area surrounding someone or something)
|
:: environnement {m}, voisinage {m}
|
| surtitle {n} (translation)
|
:: surtitre {m}
|
| surtitle {v} (provide surtitles)
|
:: surtitrer
|
| surveil {v} /sɚˈveɪl/ (To keep someone or something under surveillance)
|
:: surveiller
|
| surveillance {n} /səɹˈveɪ.ləns/ (observation of individuals or groups of individuals)
|
:: surveillance {f}, fichage {m}
|
| surveillance camera {n} (CCTV camera)
|
:: caméra de surveillance {f}
|
| survey {n} /ˈsɝveɪ/ (an examination of the opinions of a group)
|
:: sondage {m}
|
| survey {n} (act of surveying)
|
:: arpentage {m}, reconnaissance {f}, sondage {m}
|
| survey {n} (an examination)
|
:: enquête {f}
|
| survey {n} (operation of finding the contour, dimensions or position as any part of the Earth's surface)
|
:: reconnaissance {f}
|
| survey {v} (to inspect; to examine)
|
:: inspecter
|
| surveyor {n} (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface)
|
:: arpenteur {m}, arpenteuse {f}, géomètre
|
| survival {n} /sɚˈvaɪvəl/ (continued existence or life)
|
:: survie {f}
|
| survive {v} /sɚˈvaɪv/ (person: continue to live)
|
:: survivre
|
| survivor {n} /sɚˈvaɪvɚ/ (one who survives)
|
:: survivant {m}, survivante {f}, rescapé {m}, rescapée {f}
|
| survivorship bias {n} (bias)
|
:: biais du survivant
|
| Susa {prop} /ˈsuːzə/ (capital)
|
:: Suse {f}
|
| Susan {prop} /ˈsuːzən/ (female given name)
|
:: Suzanne
|
| Susanna {prop} (female given name) SEE: Susan
|
::
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| Susanna {prop} (biblical character)
|
:: Suzanne {f}
|
| susceptibility {n} /səˌsɛptəˈbɪlɪti/ (the condition of being susceptible)
|
:: susceptibilité
|
| susceptible {adj} /səˈsɛptɪbl̩/ (especially sensitive)
|
:: susceptible
|
| sushi {n} /ˈsuʃi/ (Japanese dish)
|
:: sushi {m}
|
| suslik {n} /ˈsʌslɪk/ (Spermophilus or Citellus)
|
:: souslik {m}, zisel {m}
|
| suspect {v} /ˈsʌs.pɛkt/ (distrust, have doubts about)
|
:: soupçonner
|
| suspect {v} (believe to be guilty)
|
:: soupçonner
|
| suspect {n} (person suspected of something)
|
:: suspect
|
| suspect {adj} (viewed with suspicion)
|
:: suspect {m}
|
| suspend {v} /səˈspɛnd/ (To halt temporarily)
|
:: suspendre
|
| suspend {v} (To hang freely)
|
:: suspendre
|
| suspend {v} (To create a suspension)
|
:: suspendre, mettre en suspension
|
| suspend {v} (To discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event)
|
:: suspendre
|
| suspended {adj} /səˈspɛndɪd/ (interrupted or delayed)
|
:: suspendu
|
| suspended animation {n} (the slowing of life processes)
|
:: biostase {f}, animation suspendue {f}
|
| suspended cymbal {n} (cymbal that is suspended horizontally)
|
:: cymbale suspendue {f}
|
| suspended sentence {n} (type of sentence)
|
:: sursis {m}
|
| suspender {n} /səˈspɛndɚ/ (an item used hold up trousers)
|
:: bretelles {f-p}
|
| suspender {n} (item used to hold up stocking)
|
:: jarretelle {f}
|
| suspender belt {n} (suspender belt)
|
:: porte-jarretelles {m}
|
| suspenders {n} (trouser supporter) SEE: suspender
|
::
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| suspenders {n} (stocking supporter) SEE: garter
|
::
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| suspension bridge {n} (bridge where the deck or roadway is suspended from cables)
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:: pont suspendu {m}
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| suspicion {n} /sə.ˈspɪ.ʃən/ (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong)
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:: suspicion {f}, soupçon {m}
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| suspicion {n}
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:: soupçon
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| suspicious {adj} /səˈspɪ.ʃəs/ (arousing suspicion)
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:: suspect {m}
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| suspicious {adj} (distrustful)
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:: méfiant, soupçonneux
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| suspicious {adj} (expressing suspicion)
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:: suspicieux, soupçonneux
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| suspiciously {adv} (In a manner suggesting suspicion)
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:: suspicieusement
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| suspiciously {adv} (in a manner suggesting guilt)
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:: coupablement
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| suspiciously {adv} (to a degree that makes one suspect something)
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:: étonnamment
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| suss out {v} (to work out, to determine)
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:: piger, capter
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| sustain {v} /səˈsteɪn/ (to maintain something)
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:: maintenir
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| sustain {v} (to provide for or nourish something)
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:: subvenir
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| sustainability {n} /səsˌteɪnəˈbɪlɪti/ (ability to sustain something)
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:: soutenabilité {f}
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| sustainability {n} (ecological sense)
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:: durabilité {f}
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| sustainable {adj} /səˈsteɪnəbəl/ (able to be sustained)
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:: viable
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| sustainable {adj} (able to be sustained: environmental term)
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:: durable
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| sustainable development {n} (development seeking to economic growth while ensuring future generations' ability to do the same, by not exceeding natural regenerative capacity)
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:: développement durable {m}
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| susurrus {n} /ˈsu.sə.ɹəs/ (whispering or rustling sound)
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:: susurrement {m}
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| Sutekh {prop} (Egyptian God) SEE: Set
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| sutler {n} /ˈsʌtləɹ/ (a person who follows an army, selling provisions)
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:: cantinier {m}
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| sutra {n} /ˈsuːtɹə/ (a rule or thesis in Sanskrit grammar or Hindu law or philosophy)
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:: sutra {m}, soutra {m}
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| suture {n} /ˈs(j)uː.tjə(ɹ)/ (seam)
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:: suture {f}
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| suture {v} (to sew up or join by means of a suture)
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:: suturer
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| SUV {n} /ˌɛs.juːˈviː/ (sport utility vehicle)
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:: VUS
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| Suva {prop} (capital of Fiji)
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:: Suva {f}
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| suzerain {n} /ˈs(j)uz(ə)ɹən/ (dominant nation or state)
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:: suzerain {m}
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| suzerainty {n} /ˈs(j)uz(ə)ɹənti/ (relation between a superior state and a subservient state)
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:: suzeraineté {f}
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| Suzuki {prop} /sy.ˈzyː.ki/ (a Japanese surname)
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:: Suzuki
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| Svalbard {prop} /ˈsvɑːlbɑː(ɹ)/ (islands north east of Greenland)
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:: Svalbard {m}
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| Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands {prop} (two distinct dependencies of Norway)
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:: Iles Svalbard et Jan Mayen
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| svarabhakti {n} /ˌsvɑɹəˈbɑkti/ (epenthesis of a vowel)
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:: svarabhakti {m}
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| Sverdlovsk {prop} (former name of Yekaterinburg)
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:: Sverdlovsk
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| Swabia {prop} /ˈsweɪbi.ə/ (historical region of Germany)
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:: Souabe {f}
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| Swabian {adj} (of or pertaining to Swabia) SEE: Swabish
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::
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| Swabian {adj} (of or pertaining to a Swabian, Swabians) SEE: Swabish
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::
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| Swabian {adj} (of or pertaining to the Swabian dialect) SEE: Swabish
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::
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| Swabian {prop} (dialect) SEE: Swabish
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::
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| Swabian {n} (person) SEE: Swabish
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::
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| Swabian Turkey {prop} (region)
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:: Turquie Souabe
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| Swabish {adj} (of or pertaining to the Swabian dialect)
|
:: souabe
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| Swabish {n} (person)
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:: Souabe {m} {f}
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| swaddle {v} /swɔdl/ (to bind a baby)
|
:: emmailloter, langer, emmitoufler
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| swaddling clothes {n} (garment)
|
:: langes {m-p}
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| Swadesh list {n} (lists of vocabulary)
|
:: liste Swadesh {f}
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| swag {v} /swæɡ/ (burglar's or thief's booty; a boodle)
|
:: butin {m}
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| swag {v} (bushman's possessions in a drape)
|
:: balluchon, baluchon {m}
|
| swagger {v} /ˈswæɡ.ɚ/ (to walk with a swaying motion)
|
:: rouler des épaules
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| swagger {v} (to act in a pompous manner)
|
:: se pavaner, plastronner, rouler des mécaniques
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| swagger {v} (to boast or brag noisily)
|
:: se vanter, fanfaronner, [colloquial] se la péter, [vulgar] péter plus haut que son cul, [informal] faire le beau
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| swagger {n} (confidence, pride)
|
:: fierté {f}
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| swagger {n} (bold or arrogant strut)
|
:: prétentieux, rouleur de mécaniques, outrecuidant
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| swagger {n} (prideful boasting or bragging)
|
:: hâblerie {f}, fanfaronnade {f}, plastronnade {f}, gasconnade {f}, vantardise {f}
|
| swagman {n} /ˈswæɡmæn/ (itinerant worker)
|
:: saisonnier {m}
|
| Swahili {n} /swɑˈhili/ (language)
|
:: swahili {m}
|
| Swainson's hawk {n} (Buteo swainsoni)
|
:: buse de Swainson {f}
|
| swallow {v} /ˈswɑloʊ/ (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach)
|
:: avaler
|
| swallow {v} (to take in, to consume)
|
:: avaler
|
| swallow {v} (to make muscular contractions of the oesophagus)
|
:: avaler, déglutir
|
| swallow {v} (to believe or accept)
|
:: avaler, digérer
|
| swallow {n} (bird)
|
:: hirondelle {f}
|
| swallowing {n} (act of swallowing)
|
:: déglutition {f}
|
| swallow one's pride {v} (To hide one's feelings of pride, adopting more humble stance)
|
:: ravaler sa fierté
|
| swallowtail {n} /ˈswɒl.əʊˌteɪl/ (tailcoat)
|
:: frac {m}, queue-de-pie {f}
|
| swallowtail {n} (butterfly)
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:: machaon {m}
|
| swallow-tailed kite {n} (various species of kite native to the Americas)
|
:: naucler à queue fourchue {m}, milan à queue fourchue {m}
|
| swallow up {v} (completely enclose or envelop)
|
:: engloutir, engouffrer
|
| swamp {n} /swɑmp/ (type of wetland)
|
:: marécage {m}, marais {m}
|
| swamp {v} (overwhelm)
|
:: submerger
|
| swamp holly {n} (American winterberry) SEE: American winterberry
|
::
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| swamp white oak {n} (Quercus bicolor)
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:: chêne bicolore {m}
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| swan {n} /swɒn/ (waterfowl of the genus Cygnus)
|
:: cygne {m}, cygne mâle {m}, cygne femelle {m}, cygneau {m}, cygnet {m}, jeune cygne {m}
|
| swan dive {n} (A dive starting with arms outstretched)
|
:: saut de l'ange {m}
|
| swanky {adj} (posh; elegant; ritzy)
|
:: classe, élégant
|
| swanling {n} (baby swan, young swan) SEE: cygnet
|
::
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| swan song {n} (a final performance)
|
:: chant du cygne {m}
|
| swap {v} /swɒp/ (exchange or give (something) in exchange for)
|
:: permuter
|
| swap {n} (exchange)
|
:: échange {m}
|
| swap out {v}
|
:: échanger
|
| swappable {adj} (that can be swapped)
|
:: échangeable
|
| swaption {n} (instrument granting the owner an option to enter an interest rate swap)
|
:: swaption {f}
|
| sward {n} /swɔː(ɹ)d/ (sod, turf)
|
:: gazon {m}
|
| sward {n} (lawn, meadow)
|
:: pelouse {f}
|
| swarf {n} /swɔːf/ (waste chips or shavings)
|
:: copeaux {m-p}
|
| swarf {n} (a particular chip or shaving)
|
:: copeau {m}
|
| swarf {n}
|
:: copeau {m}
|
| swarm {n} /swɔɹm/ (large number of insects)
|
:: essaim {m} (flying insects), grouillement {m} (crawling insects)
|
| swarm {n} (a mass of people or animals in turmoil)
|
:: nuée {f}, essaim {m}
|
| swarm {v} (to move as a swarm)
|
:: essaimer [bees only]
|
| swarm {v}
|
:: grouiller, pulluler
|
| swarthy {adj} (dark) SEE: dark
|
::
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| swarthy {adj} (tawny) SEE: tawny
|
::
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| swarthy {adj} (dark-skinned) SEE: dark-skinned
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::
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| swashbuckler {n} (a swordsman or fencer)
|
:: bretteur {m}
|
| swashbuckling {adj} (adventurous)
|
:: truculent, aventurier
|
| swastika {n} /ˈswɒstɪkə/ (a cross with arms of equal length all bent halfway along at a 90° angle)
|
:: svastika {m}, croix gammée {f}
|
| swat {v} /swɒt/ (to beat off, as insects; to bat, strike, or hit)
|
:: frapper
|
| swat {n} (a hard stroke, hit or blow, e.g., as part of a spanking)
|
:: coup {m}
|
| swatch {n} /swɒtʃ/ (a piece, pattern, or sample)
|
:: motif {m}, échantillon {m}
|
| sway {n} /sweɪ/ (Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side)
|
:: autorité, poids {m}, influence {f}
|
| sway {n} (Preponderance; turn or cast of balance)
|
:: prépondérance {f}
|
| sway {v} (to move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock)
|
:: balancer
|
| sway {v} (to influence or direct by power and authority)
|
:: influencer
|
| Swazi {n} (person from Swaziland)
|
:: Swazi
|
| Swazi {prop} (Bantu language)
|
:: swati {m}
|
| Swazi {adj} (pertaining to Swaziland)
|
:: swazi
|
| Swaziland {prop} /ˈswɑːziˌlænd/ (Kingdom of Swaziland, see also: eSwatini)
|
:: Swaziland {m}
|
| Swaziland {prop} (attributive form - relating to Swaziland)
|
:: swazilandais
|
| Swazilander {n} (a native or inhabitant of Swaziland)
|
:: Swazilandais {m}, Swazilandaise {f}
|
| swear {v} /swɛɚ/ (to take an oath)
|
:: jurer
|
| swear {v} (to curse, to use offensive language)
|
:: jurer, gronder
|
| swear like a pagan {v} (swear very rudely) SEE: swear like a trooper
|
::
|
| swear like a sailor {v} (swear very rudely) SEE: swear like a trooper
|
::
|
| swear like a trooper {v}
|
:: jurer comme un charretier
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| swear word {n} (impolite or offensive taboo word)
|
:: juron {m}, gros mot {m}
|
| sweat {n} /swɛt/ (fluid that exits the body through pores)
|
:: sueur {f}, transpiration {f}
|
| sweat {n} (slang for soldier)
|
:: troufion {m}, troupier {m}
|
| sweat {v} (to emit sweat)
|
:: transpirer, suer
|
| sweat {v} (informal: to worry)
|
:: se faire du mauvais sang
|
| sweat {v} (to emit in the manner of sweat)
|
:: suer
|
| sweater {n} /ˈswɛtə/ (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise)
|
:: sweater {m}, sweat-shirt {m}, sweat {m}
|
| sweater {n} (similar garment worn for warmth)
|
:: pull-over {m}, pull {m}, chandail {m}
|
| sweat gland {n} (exocrine gland)
|
:: glande sudoripare {f}
|
| sweating {n} (bodily process)
|
:: transpiration
|
| sweat like a pig {v} (sweat profusely)
|
:: suer comme un bœuf, suer à grosses gouttes
|
| sweat of one's brow {n} (The effort extended in labor)
|
:: à la sueur de son front
|
| sweatshirt {n} (loose shirt)
|
:: sweat-shirt, sweatshirt {m}
|
| sweatshop {n} (factory)
|
:: atelier de misère {m}, atelier d'exploitation {m}, atelier de pressurage {m}
|
| sweaty {adj} /ˈswɛɾi/ (covered in sweat)
|
:: en sueur, moite
|
| sweaty {adj} (likely to cause one to sweat)
|
:: sudatoire
|
| swede {n} (turnip) SEE: turnip
|
::
|
| swede {n} (yellow root of Brassica napus) SEE: rutabaga
|
::
|
| swede {n} (plant) SEE: rutabaga
|
::
|
| Swede {n} /swiːd/ (person from Sweden or of Swedish descent)
|
:: Suédois {m}, Suédoise {f}
|
| Sweden {prop} /ˈswi.dən/ (Scandinavian country)
|
:: Suède {f}
|
| Swedenborgian {adj} (of or pertaining to Emanuel Swedenborg)
|
:: swedenborgien, swédenborgien
|
| Swedenborgian {n} (a religious follower of Emanuel Swedenborg)
|
:: swedenborgien {m}, swedenborgienne {f}, swédenborgien {m}, swédenborgienne {f}
|
| Swedenborgianism {n} (Christian denomination influenced by Swedenborg)
|
:: swedenborgisme {m}, swédenborgisme {m}, swedenborgianisme {m}, swédenborgianisme {m}
|
| Swedish {prop} /ˈswiː.dɪʃ/ (language)
|
:: suédois {m}
|
| Swedish {adj} (of or pertaining to Sweden)
|
:: suédois
|
| Swedish massage {n} (style of massage)
|
:: massage suédois {m}
|
| Swedish turnip {n} (Brassica napus var. napobrassica) SEE: rutabaga
|
::
|
| Swedophone {adj} (Swedish-speaking)
|
:: suédophone, suécophone, svécophone
|
| Swedophone {n} (speaker of Swedish)
|
:: suédophone {m} {f}, suécophone {m} {f}, svécophone {m} {f}
|
| sweep {v} /swiːp/ (to clean using a broom or brush)
|
:: balayer
|
| sweep {v} (to search methodically)
|
:: balayer
|
| sweep {n} (single action of sweeping)
|
:: balayage
|
| sweep {n} (chimney sweep) SEE: chimney sweep
|
::
|
| sweep away {v} (to remove something by sweeping)
|
:: balayer
|
| sweeper {n} /ˈswipɚ/ (one who sweeps floors or chimneys)
|
:: balayeur
|
| sweeper {n} (in soccer)
|
:: libéro {m}, libero {m}
|
| sweeping {n} /ˈswiːpɪŋ/ (An instance of sweeping.)
|
:: balayage
|
| sweeping {n} (The activity of sweeping.)
|
:: balayage {m}
|
| sweeping {adj} (wide, broad, affecting many things)
|
:: à l'emporte-pièce, radical, complet, large, vaste
|
| sweep something under the rug {v} (to conceal a problem expediently)
|
:: cacher la poussière sous le tapis
|
| sweet {adj} /swiːt/ (having a pleasant taste)
|
:: doux
|
| sweet {adj} (having a taste of sugar)
|
:: sucré
|
| sweet {adj} (containing a sweetening ingredient)
|
:: sucré
|
| sweet {adj} (of a wine: retaining a portion of sugar)
|
:: doux
|
| sweet {adj} (not having a salty taste)
|
:: doux {m}
|
| sweet {adj} (not decaying, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale)
|
:: frais {m}
|
| sweet {adj} (having a pleasant sound)
|
:: doux, mélodieux
|
| sweet {adj} (having a pleasing disposition)
|
:: sympathique, sympa, doux
|
| sweet {adj} (having a helpful disposition)
|
:: charmant, gentil
|
| sweet {adj} (colloquial, very good)
|
:: génial
|
| sweet {adj}
|
:: suave {m} {f}
|
| sweet {adv} (in a sweet manner)
|
:: doucement
|
| sweet {n} (sugary confection)
|
:: friandise {f}, bonbon {m}, sucreries {f-p}
|
| sweet {n} (food eaten for dessert) SEE: dessert
|
::
|
| sweet {n} (sweetheart) SEE: sweetheart
|
::
|
| sweetbread {n} /ˈswiːtbɹɛd/ (pancreas or thymus gland of an animal as food)
|
:: [pancreas/thymus gland of calf/lamb] ris {m}
|
| sweet cherry {n} (Prunus avium) SEE: wild cherry
|
::
|
| sweet chestnut {n} (tree Castanea sativa)
|
:: châtaignier {m}
|
| sweet chestnut {n} (nut)
|
:: châtaigne {f}
|
| sweet clover {n} (Melilotus)
|
:: mélilot {f}
|
| sweet corn {n} (corn suitable for eating by humans)
|
:: maïs doux {m}
|
| sweet dreams {phrase} /ˌswiːt ˈdɹiːmz/ (sweet dreams)
|
:: [singular] fais de beaux rêves, [plural or formal] faites de beaux rêves
|
| sweeten {v} /ˈswiːtən/ (to make sweet to the taste)
|
:: adoucir
|
| sweetener {n} (food additive)
|
:: édulcorant {m}
|
| sweeten the pot {v} (to make a living)
|
:: mettre du beurre dans les épinards
|
| sweet flag {n} (Acorus calamus)
|
:: acore odorant {m}
|
| sweetheart {n} (darling) SEE: darling
|
::
|
| sweetheart {n} /ˈswitˌhɑɹt/ (a person who is always very kind)
|
:: chéri {m}
|
| sweetheart {n} (a person very much liked or loved by someone)
|
:: amante {f}, chéri {m}, chérie {f}, amour {m}, ange {m}
|
| sweetie {n} /ˈswiː.t̬i/ (sweetheart)
|
:: ange {m}
|
| sweetish {adj} (somewhat sweet)
|
:: douçâtre, douceâtre
|
| sweetleaf {n} (plant of the genus Stevia) SEE: stevia
|
::
|
| sweetly {adv} /ˈswiːtli/ (in a sweet or pleasant manner)
|
:: doucement
|
| sweetmeat {n} /ˈswiːtmiːt/ (sweet delicacy)
|
:: friandise {f}
|
| sweet osmanthus {n} (shrub or tree of the species Osmanthus fragrans)
|
:: olivier odorant {m}, osmanthus {m}, olivier de Chine {m}, olivier à thé {m}
|
| sweet pea {n} (flowering plant)
|
:: pois de senteur {m}
|
| sweet pepper {n} (fruit) SEE: bell pepper
|
::
|
| sweet potato {n} (yam) SEE: yam
|
::
|
| sweet potato {n} (ocarina) SEE: ocarina
|
::
|
| sweet potato {n} (vine)
|
:: patate douce {f}, patate {f}
|
| sweet potato {n} (tuber)
|
:: patate douce {f}, patate {f}
|
| sweets {n} (confectionery, candy)
|
:: confection {f}, bonbons {m-p}
|
| sweetshop {n} (shop selling predominantly confectionery)
|
:: confiserie {f}, pâtisserie {f}
|
| sweetsop {n} (sugar apple) SEE: sugar apple
|
::
|
| sweet spot {n} /ˈswiːt spɒt/ (place which is optimum for a certain action to occur)
|
:: sweet spot {m}
|
| sweet tooth {n} (someone with a liking for sweet foods)
|
:: bec sucré {m}
|
| sweetwater {n} (fresh water) SEE: fresh water
|
::
|
| sweet william {n} (Dianthus barbatus)
|
:: œillet de poète {m}
|
| sweet woodruff {n} (Asperula odorata)
|
:: gaillet odorant {m}, reine des bois {f}, aspérule odorante {f}
|
| swell {v} /swɛl/ (intransitive: to become bigger, especially due to being engorged)
|
:: gonfler, enfler
|
| swell {v} (to cause to become bigger)
|
:: gonfler
|
| swell {n} (series of waves, lasting after the wind has ceased)
|
:: houle {f}
|
| swell {adj} (excellent, see also: excellent)
|
:: sensass, chouette {m} {f}
|
| swelling {n} /ˈswɛl.ɪŋ/ (the state of being swollen)
|
:: gonflement {m}
|
| swerve {v} /swɜː(ɹ)v/
|
:: faire une embardée
|
| swidden {n} /ˈswɪdən/ (area cleared and burnt for cultivation)
|
:: brûlis {m}
|
| swift {adj} /swɪft/ (fast; quick)
|
:: rapide
|
| swift {n} (bird)
|
:: martinet {m}
|
| swiftness {n} (state of being swift) SEE: quickness
|
::
|
| swig {v} /swɪɡ/ (to drink (usually by gulping))
|
:: lamper
|
| swig {n} (a drink)
|
:: lampée {f}
|
| swill {n} /swɪl/ (mixture of solid and liquid food scraps)
|
:: soupe
|
| swim {v} /swɪm/ (move through water)
|
:: nager
|
| swim {n} (act or instance of swimming)
|
:: natation {f}
|
| swim bladder {n} (fish organ)
|
:: vessie natatoire {f}
|
| swim cap {n} (cap worn by swimmers)
|
:: bonnet de bain {m}
|
| swim lane {n} (division of a swimming pool)
|
:: couloir de nage {m}
|
| swimmer {n} /ˈswɪm.ɚ/ (one who swims)
|
:: nageur {m}, nageuse {f}
|
| swimming {n} /ˈswɪmɪŋ/ (human activity of moving oneself through water)
|
:: natation {f}, nage {f}
|
| swimming costume {n} (garment for swimming) SEE: swimsuit
|
::
|
| swimming goggles {n} (goggles for protecting the eyes in the water)
|
:: lunettes de natation {f-p}, lunettes de piscine {f-p}
|
| swimmingly {adv} /ˈswɪmɪŋli/ (in a very favourable manner)
|
:: comme sur des roulettes (like on wheels)
|
| swimming pool {n} /ˈswɪmɪŋ ˌpuːl/ (pool for swimming)
|
:: piscine {f}
|
| swimming trunks {n} (a pair of shorts or briefs worn for swimming or bathing)
|
:: maillot de bain {m}, slip de bain {m}
|
| swimmist {n} (swimmer) SEE: swimmer
|
::
|
| swimsuit {n}
|
:: maillot {m}, maillot de bain {m}, costume de bain {m}
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| swimwear {n} (clothing for swimming) SEE: swimsuit
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::
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| swindle {v} /ˈswɪnd(ə)l/ (to defraud someone)
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:: escroquer, entourlouper
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| swindle {v} (to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods)
|
:: entourlouper, escroquer
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| swindle {n} (an instance of swindling)
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:: escroquerie {f}, entourloupe
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| swindler {n} /ˈswɪnd.lə(ɹ)/ (person who swindles, cheats or defrauds)
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:: escroc {m}, aigrefin {m}, margoulin {m}
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| swine {n} (pig) SEE: pig
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::
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| swine {n} /swaɪn/ (contemptible person)
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:: porc {m}, vermine {f}, [man] salaud {m}, [woman] garce {f}
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| swine fever {n} (pathology)
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:: peste porcine {f}
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| swine flu {n} (influenza caused by orthomyxoviruses)
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:: grippe porcine {f}
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| swineherd {n} /ˈswɑɪnˌhɜːd/ (person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs)
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:: porcher {m}, porchère {f}
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| swine influenza {n} (swine flu) SEE: swine flu
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::
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| swing {v} /ˈswɪŋ/ (to rotate about an off-centre fixed point)
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:: osciller, se balancer, balancer
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| swing {v} (to dance)
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:: swinguer
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| swing {v} (to ride on a swing)
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:: se balancer
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| swing {v} (to hang on gallows)
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:: pendre
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| swing {v} (to fluctuate or change)
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:: changer, osciller
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| swing {v} (to move an object backward and forward)
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:: balancer
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| swing {v} (to change a numerical result)
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:: modifier, altérer
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| swing {v} (to make something work)
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:: se permettre
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| swing {n} (manner in which something is swung)
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:: balancement {m}
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| swing {n} (hanging seat)
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:: balançoire {f}
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| swing {n} (dance style)
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:: swing {m}
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| swing {n} (music style)
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:: swing {m}
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| swing {n} (amount of change towards or away from)
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:: variation {f}
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| swing {n} (electoral change)
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:: revirement {m}
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| swing {n} (substitute musical theater performer)
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:: doublure {f}
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| swing {n} (type of hook in boxing)
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:: coup de poing balancé {m}
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| swing {n}
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:: Swing {m}
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| swing bridge {n} (movable bridge)
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:: pont tournant {m}
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| swinger {n} (person who practices swinging)
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:: échangiste {m} {f}
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| swinging {n} /ˈswɪŋɪŋ/ (sexual practice)
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:: échangisme {m}
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| swing shift {n}
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:: poste de soir {m}
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| swipe {v} /swaɪp/ (to snatch)
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:: voler, [colloquial] piquer, [colloquial] faucher, [colloquial] chourrer, [formal] dérober
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| swipe {v} (to slide through a reader)
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:: glisser
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| swipe {v} (to grab quickly)
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:: [colloquial] choper, attraper
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| swipe {v} (to interact with a touch screen)
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:: faire glisser
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| swirl {v} /swɜrl/ (to twist or whirl)
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:: tourbillonner
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| swirl {n} (whirling eddy)
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:: tourbillon {m}
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| swish {adj} /swɪʃ/ (sophisticated; fashionable; smooth)
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:: chic, doux, en vogue, lisse
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| swish {interj} (to make a rustling sound while moving)
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:: bruisser
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| Swiss {adj} /swɪs/ (of or pertaining to Switzerland)
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:: suisse
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| Swiss {adj} (of or pertaining to the Swiss people)
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:: suisse {m} {f}
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| Swiss {adj} (of or pertaining to Swiss language(s) or Swiss dialect(s))
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:: suisse {m} {f}
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| Swiss {n} (Swiss person)
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:: Suisse {m}, Suissesse {f}
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| Swiss Army knife {n} (type of pocket knife)
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:: couteau suisse {m}
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| Swiss chard {n} (chard) SEE: chard
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::
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| Swiss Confederation {prop} (Official name of Switzerland)
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:: Confédération suisse {f}
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| Swiss franc {n} (currency of Switzerland)
|
:: franc suisse {m}
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| Swiss German {n} (Alemannic German spoken in Switzerland)
|
:: allemand de Suisse {m}
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| Swiss pine {n} (Pinus cembra)
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:: arolle, pin cembro {m}, pin des Alpes {m}
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| Swiss roll {n} (type of sponge cake roll)
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:: roulé {m}, rouleau de génoise
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| switch {n} /swɪtʃ/ (device to turn electric current on and off)
|
:: interrupteur {m}
|
| switch {n} (movable section of railroad track)
|
:: aiguille {f}, aiguillage {m}
|
| switch {n} (thin rod used as a whip)
|
:: badine {f}
|
| switch {n} (command line notation)
|
:: commutateur {m}
|
| switch {n} (system allowing the interconnection of telephone lines)
|
:: commutateur {m}
|
| switch {n} (networking device)
|
:: commutateur réseau {m}
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| switch {v} (to exchange)
|
:: échanger
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| switch {v} (to change (something) to the specified state using a switch)
|
:: commuter
|
| switch {v} (to hit with a switch (rod))
|
:: fouetter
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| switch {v} (to change places or tasks)
|
:: changer
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| switch {adj} (Snowboarding)
|
:: switch
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| switch {adj} (Skiing)
|
:: switch
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| switchback {n} /ˈswɪt͡ʃbæk/ (zigzag path)
|
:: lacet {m}
|
| switchblade {n} (a folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed)
|
:: couteau à cran d'arrêt {m}
|
| switchboard {n} (electronic panel used to direct telephone calls)
|
:: standard {m}, standard téléphonique {m}
|
| switcher {n} (A railway locomotive used for shunting; a shunter)
|
:: locotracteur {m}
|
| switch off {v} (turn switch to off position)
|
:: éteindre
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| switch on {v} (to turn a switch to the "on" position)
|
:: allumer
|
| Switzerland {prop} /ˈswɪt.sɚ.lənd/ (sovereign country)
|
:: Suisse
|
| swivel {n} /ˈswɪvəl/ (piece to permit rotation)
|
:: émerillon {m}
|
| swizz {n} (a swindle)
|
:: entourloupe, arnaque {f}
|
| swizz {v} (to swindle)
|
:: entourlouper, arnaquer {f}
|
| swizzle stick {n} (small utensil used to mix or stir drinks)
|
:: touillette {f}
|
| swole {adj} (upset) SEE: upset
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::
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| swole {adj} (having large, well-developed muscles) SEE: muscular
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::
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| swollen {adj} /ˈswəʊlən/ (distended)
|
:: enflé, gonflé
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| swoon {n} (infatuation) SEE: infatuation
|
::
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| swoon {n} /swuːn/ (a faint)
|
:: pâmoison {f}
|
| swoon {v} (to faint)
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:: s'évanouir
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| swoop {n} /ˈswuːp/ (an act of rushedly doing something)
|
:: précipitation
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| sword {n} /sɔɹd/ (weapon)
|
:: épée {f}, glaive {m}
|
| sword {n} (one who handles a sword)
|
:: épéiste
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| swordfighting {n} (swordplay) SEE: swordplay
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::
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| swordfish {n} (Xiphias gladius)
|
:: espadon {m}
|
| sword knot {n} (ribbon attached to sword-hilt)
|
:: dragonne {f}
|
| swordman {n} (swordsman) SEE: swordsman
|
::
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| sword of Damocles {n} /ˈsɔɹd əv ˈdæməkliz/ (thing or situation which causes a prolonged state of impending doom or misfortune)
|
:: épée de Damoclès
|
| swordplay {n} (fighting with a sword)
|
:: escrime {f}, combat à l'épée
|
| swordsman {n} (a person skilled at using swords)
|
:: maître d'armes {m}
|
| swordsman {n} (a person who fights with a sword)
|
:: épéiste
|
| swordsmith {n} (a maker of swords)
|
:: forgeron d'épées {m}, forgeron de sabres {m}
|
| sword swallower {n} (person who swallows swords)
|
:: avaleur de sabre {m}, avaleuse de sabre {f}
|
| swot {v} /swɒt/ (study hard)
|
:: bûcher, bosser, potasser, bachoter, se bourrer le crâne
|
| swot {n} (one who swots)
|
:: [colloquial] bûcheur {m}, bosseur {m}, bachoteur
|
| swot {n} (work)
|
:: boulot {m}, [slang] tapin {m}
|
| swot {n} (vigorous study)
|
:: [slang] bachot {m}, bachotage
|
| swung {v} /ˈswʌŋ/ (Simple past tense and past participle of swing)
|
:: balancer
|
| sybarite {n} /ˈsɪbəˌɹaɪt/ (person devoted to pleasure and luxury)
|
:: sybarite {m}
|
| sycamore {n} /ˈsɪkəmɔɹ/ (Platanus)
|
:: platane {m}
|
| sycamore {n} (Ficus sycomorus)
|
:: sycomore {m}, figuier sycomore {m}
|
| sycamore {n} (sycamore maple) SEE: sycamore maple
|
::
|
| sycamore maple {n} (Acer pseudoplatanus)
|
:: érable sycomore {m}
|
| sycophancy {n} (fawning behavior of a sycophant; servile flattery)
|
:: flagornerie {f}, flatterie {f}, lèche-culterie {f}, cirage de pompes {m}
|
| sycophant {n} /ˈsɪkəfænt/ (one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.)
|
:: flagorneur {m}
|
| Sydney {prop} /ˈsɪd.ni/ (in Australia)
|
:: Sydney
|
| syenite {n} (obsolete: granite) SEE: granite
|
::
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| syenite {n} /ˈsaɪənaɪt/ (igneous rock composed of feldspar and hornblende)
|
:: syénite {f}
|
| Sykes's warbler {n} (Iduna rama)
|
:: hypolaïs rama {f}
|
| syllabary {n} /ˈsɪləˌbɛɹi/ (system)
|
:: syllabaire {m}
|
| syllabic {adj} /sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ (of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable)
|
:: syllabique
|
| syllabic {adj} (in linguistics)
|
:: syllabique
|
| syllabification {n} /sɪˌlæbɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ (division of a word into syllables)
|
:: syllabation {f}
|
| syllabify {v} /sɪˈlæbɪfaɪ/ (to parse into syllables)
|
:: syllaber
|
| syllabize {v} (syllabify) SEE: syllabify
|
::
|
| syllable {n} /ˈsɪləbəl/ (unit of speech)
|
:: syllabe {f}
|
| syllabus {n} /ˈsɪləbəs/ (summary of topics)
|
:: programme {m}, syllabus {m}, plan de cours {m}, sommaire {m}
|
| syllepsis {n} /sɪˈlɛp.sɪs/ (figure of speech)
|
:: syllepse {f}
|
| syllogism {n} /ˈsɪlədʒɪz(ə)m/ (inference from premises)
|
:: syllogisme {m}
|
| sylph {n} /sɪlf/ (The elemental being of air)
|
:: sylphe {m}, sylphide {f}
|
| sylvan {adj} /ˈsɪlvən/ (pertaining to the forest, or woodlands)
|
:: sylvain, sylvestre {m} {f}
|
| sylvan {adj} (wooded)
|
:: sylvestre {m} {f}
|
| Sylvester {prop} /sɪlˈvɛstɚ/ (male given name)
|
:: Sylvestre {m}
|
| sylviculturist {n} (one who cultivates forest trees)
|
:: sylviculteur {m}, sylvicultrice {f}
|
| sylvite {n} (saline evaporite)
|
:: sylvine {f}
|
| symbiont {n} (organism in a symbiotic relationship)
|
:: symbiote {m}
|
| symbiosis {n} /sɪmbaɪˈoʊsɪs/ (relationship of mutual benefit)
|
:: symbiose {f}
|
| symbiote {n} (symbiont) SEE: symbiont
|
::
|
| symbiotic {adj} /ˌsɪm.baɪˈɑt.ɪk/ (biology: living together)
|
:: symbiotique {m} {f}
|
| symbiotic {adj} (having a mutually beneficial relationship)
|
:: symbiotique {m} {f}
|
| symbol {n} /ˈsɪmbəl/ (character or glyph)
|
:: symbole {m}
|
| symbol {n} (object meant to represent another)
|
:: symbole {m}
|
| symbol {n} (type of noun)
|
:: symbole {m}
|
| symbol {n} (summary of a dogmatic statement of faith)
|
:: symbole {m}
|
| symbol {v} (symbolize) SEE: symbolize
|
::
|
| symbolic {adj} (pertaining to a symbol)
|
:: symbolique
|
| symbolic {adj} (implicitly referring to another thing)
|
:: symbolique
|
| symbolically {adv} /ˌsɪmˈbɑːlɪklɨ/ (in a symbolic manner)
|
:: symboliquement
|
| symbolism {n} /ˈsɪmbəˌlɪzəm/ (representation of a concept)
|
:: symbolisme {m}
|
| symbolize {v} /ˈsɪmbəlaɪz/ (To be symbolic of; to represent)
|
:: symboliser
|
| symbology {n} /sɪmˈbɑlədʒi/ (study of symbols)
|
:: symbologie {f}
|
| symmetric {adj} (symmetrical) SEE: symmetrical
|
::
|
| symmetrical {adj} /sɪˈmɛtɹɪkəl/ (exhibiting symmetry)
|
:: symétrique
|
| symmetry {n} /ˈsɪmɪtɹi/ (correspondence on either side of a dividing line, plane, center or axis)
|
:: symétrie {f}
|
| symmetry {n} (satisfying arrangement of a balanced distribution of the elements of a whole)
|
:: symétrie {f}
|
| sympathectomy {n} (surgical cutting of a nerve in the sympathetic nervous system)
|
:: sympathectomie {f}
|
| sympathetic {adj} /ˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk/ (of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy)
|
:: sympathique
|
| sympathetically {adv} /sɪmpəˈθɛtɪk(ə)li/ (demonstrating a sharing in the feelings of others)
|
:: sympathiquement
|
| sympathetic nervous system {n} (sympathetic nervous system)
|
:: système nerveux orthosympathique {m}
|
| sympathize {v} (to show sympathy)
|
:: compatir, s'apitoyer
|
| sympathizer {n}
|
:: compatissant {m}, compatissante {f}
|
| sympathy {n} /ˈsɪmpəθi/ (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another)
|
:: compassion {f}, sympathie {f}, condoléance
|
| sympathy {n} (ability to share the feelings of another; empathy)
|
:: sympathie {f}
|
| sympathy {n} (mutual relationship)
|
:: sympathie {f}
|
| sympatric {adj} /sɪmˈpætɹɪk/ (occurring in the same territory)
|
:: sympatrique , sympatride
|
| sympatry {n} (the use of the same geographical areas without interbreeding)
|
:: sympatrie {f}
|
| symphonic {adj} /sɪɱˈfɑnɪk/ (characteristic of a symphony)
|
:: symphonique
|
| symphonic poem {n} (piece of music based on something non-musical)
|
:: poème symphonique {m}
|
| symphonist {n} (composer of symphonies)
|
:: symphoniste {m} {f}
|
| symphony {n} /ˈsɪm.fə.ni/ (piece of orchestral music)
|
:: symphonie {f}
|
| symphony orchestra {n} (large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music)
|
:: philharmonique {m}, orchestre symphonique {f}
|
| symposium {n} /sɪm.ˈpoʊ.zi.əm/ (conference)
|
:: symposium {m}
|
| symptom {n} /ˈsɪm(p)təm/ (something that indicates a disease or disorder)
|
:: symptôme
|
| symptom {n} (figuratively: indicator of something)
|
:: symptôme {m}
|
| symptomatic {adj} (showing symptoms)
|
:: symptomatique
|
| synaeresis {n} /sɪnˈɛɹəsɪs/
|
:: synérèse {f}
|
| synaesthesia {n} /ˌsɪn.ɪsˈθiː.ʒə/ (neurological or psychological phenomenon)
|
:: synesthésie {f}
|
| synaesthesia {n} (literary or artistic device)
|
:: synesthésie {f}
|
| synagogal {adj} (of or pertaining to a synagogue)
|
:: synagogal
|
| synagogical {adj} (of or pertaining to a synagogue)
|
:: synagogal
|
| synagogue {n} /ˈsɪ.nəˌɡɑɡ/ (Jewish place of worship)
|
:: synagogue {f}
|
| synalepha {n} (melding of separate vowels into a single syllable)
|
:: synalèphe {f}
|
| synallagmatic {adj} (imposing reciprocal obligations upon the parties)
|
:: synallagmatique {m} {f}
|
| synapse {n} /ˈsɪnæps/ (junction between neurons)
|
:: synapse {f}
|
| synaptic {adj} (junction between the terminal of a neuron and another cell)
|
:: synaptique
|
| synastry {n} (astral conjunction)
|
:: synastrie {f}
|
| sync {v} (synchronize) SEE: synchronize
|
::
|
| sync {n} (synchronization) SEE: synchronization
|
::
|
| syncarpous {adj}
|
:: syncarpe {m} {f}
|
| synchrocyclotron {n} /sɪŋkɹəʊˈsaɪklətɹɒn/ (particle accelerator)
|
:: synchrocyclotron {m}
|
| synchronic {adj} /sɪŋˈkɹɑnɪk/ (relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history)
|
:: synchronique {m} {f}
|
| synchronisation {n} (synchronisation) SEE: synchronization
|
::
|
| synchronised skating {n} (figure skating in a team)
|
:: patinage synchronisé {m}
|
| synchronised swimming {n} (swimming event)
|
:: nage synchronisée, natation synchronisée
|
| synchronization {n} (the state or property of being synchronized)
|
:: synchronisation {f}
|
| synchronize {v} /ˈsɪŋ.kɹə.naɪːz/ (cause two events to have coordinated timing)
|
:: synchroniser
|
| synchronized diving {n} (sport)
|
:: plongeon synchronisé {m}
|
| synchronized skating {n} (figure skating in a team)
|
:: patinage synchronisé {m}
|
| synchronized swimming {n} (swimming event)
|
:: natation synchronisée {f}
|
| synchronous {adj} /ˈsɪŋkɹənəs/ (at the same time)
|
:: synchrone
|
| synchrotron {n} /ˈsɪŋkɹə(ʊ)tɹɒn/ (form of cyclotron)
|
:: synchrotron {m}
|
| synclinal {adj} (formed by strata dipping toward a common line or plane)
|
:: synclinal
|
| synclinal {n} (synclinal fold)
|
:: synclinal
|
| syncline {n} (concave upward fold) SEE: synclinal
|
::
|
| syncopate {v} (music: to stress a weak beat)
|
:: syncoper
|
| syncopation {n} (rhythm quality)
|
:: syncopation {f}
|
| syncope {n} /ˈsɪŋkəpi/ (loss of consciousness)
|
:: syncope {f}, pâmoison {f}
|
| syncope {n} (absence of a sound)
|
:: syncope {f}
|
| syncretic {adj} /sɪŋˈkɹɛtɪk/ (combining disparate elements)
|
:: syncrétique {m} {f}
|
| syncretism {n} /ˈsɪŋkɹəˌtɪsm/ (fusion of different systems or beliefs)
|
:: syncrétisme {m}
|
| syndical {adj} /ˈsɪndɪkəl/ (of or pertaining to a syndicate)
|
:: syndical
|
| syndicalism {n} (the belief that capitalism should be replaced with labor unions)
|
:: syndicalisme {m}
|
| syndicalist {n} (believer in the principles of syndicalism)
|
:: syndicaliste {m} {f}
|
| syndicate {n} /ˈsɪndɪkət/ (group of individuals or companies)
|
:: syndicat {m}
|
| syndrome {n} /ˈsɪndɹəʊm/ (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours)
|
:: syndrome {m}
|
| synecdoche {n} /sɪˈnɛk.də.ki/ (figure of speech that uses the name of a part of something to represent the whole)
|
:: synecdoque {f}
|
| synecology {n} (one of two broad subdivisions of ecology (the other being autecology), meaning the study of groups of organisms associated as a unit (essentially a biological community))
|
:: synécologie {f}
|
| synergy {n} /ˈsɪnɚdʒi/ (behavior of a system that cannot be predicted by the behavior of its parts)
|
:: synergie {f}
|
| synergy {n} (medicine: combined action)
|
:: synergie {f}
|
| synergy {n} (benefits from combining different groups, people, objects or processes)
|
:: synergie {f}
|
| synfibrosis {n}
|
:: synfibrose {f}
|
| syngas {n} (synthesis gas) SEE: synthesis gas
|
::
|
| synizesis {n} (poetic figure of speech)
|
:: synizèse {f}
|
| synizesis {n} (linguistic feature)
|
:: synizèse {f}
|
| synizesis {n} (eye defect)
|
:: synizèse {f}
|
| synizesis {n} (biological phenomenon)
|
:: synizèse {f}
|
| synod {n} /ˈsɪn.əd/ (ecclesiastic council or meeting)
|
:: synode {m}
|
| synoecism {n} /sɪˈniːsɪzəm/ (unification under one capital city)
|
:: synœcisme {m}
|
| synonym {n} /ˈsɪnənɪm/ (word with same meaning as another)
|
:: synonyme {m}
|
| synonymous {adj} /sɪˈnɑnɪməs/ (genetics: with both forms yielding the same protein)
|
:: synonyme
|
| synonymy {n}
|
:: synonymie
|
| synopsis {n} /sɪˈnɑpsɪs/ (brief summary)
|
:: abrégé {m}, précis {m}, résumé {m}
|
| synoptic {adj}
|
:: synoptique
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| synovia {n} (fluid secreted by the synovium of a joint)
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:: synovie {f}
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| synovium {n} (soft tissue within joint)
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:: membrane synoviale {f}
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| syntactic {adj} /sɪnˈtæktɪk/ (of, related to or connected with syntax)
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:: syntaxique, syntactique
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| syntactically {adv} (according to the rules of syntax)
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:: syntaxiquement
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| syntactician {n} /ˌsɪntækˈtɪʃən/ (expert in syntax)
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:: syntacticien {m}, syntacticienne {f}
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| syntactic salt {n}
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:: sel syntaxique {m}
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| syntactic sugar {n}
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:: sucre syntaxique {m}
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| syntagma {n} /sɪnˈtæɡmə/ (syntactic arrangement)
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:: syntagme {m}
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| syntagma {n} (semiotic arrangement)
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:: syntagme {m}
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| syntagmatarchy {n} (square formation of 256 soldiers) SEE: syntagma
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| syntax {n} /ˈsɪn.tæks/ (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
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:: syntaxe {f}
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| syntax {n} (formal rules of a computer language)
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:: syntaxe {f}
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| syntax {n} (study of the structure of phrases and sentences)
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:: syntaxe {f}
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| syntax highlighting {n} (highlighting of source code)
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:: coloration syntaxique {f}
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| syntaxis {n} (syntax) SEE: syntax
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| synthesis {n} /ˈsɪnθəsɪs/ (formation of something complex or coherent)
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:: synthèse {f}
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| synthesis {n} (chemistry: reaction of elements or compounds)
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:: synthèse {f}
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| synthesis {n} (philosophy: combination of thesis and antithesis)
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:: synthèse {f}
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| synthesis gas {n} (gas obtained by heating coal and steam)
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:: gaz manufacturé {m}
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| synthesize {v} /ˈsɪnθəsaɪz/ (To produce a substance by chemical synthesis)
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:: synthétiser
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| synthesize {v} (To be produced a by chemical synthesis)
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:: synthétiser
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| synthesizer {n} /ˈsɪn.θəˌsaɪ.zɚ/ (music: an electronic keyboard instrument)
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:: synthétiseur {m}
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| synthetic {adj} /sɪnˈθɛtɪk/ (of, or relating to synthesis)
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:: synthétique
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| synthetically {adv} (using synthetic methods)
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:: synthétiquement
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| syntonic {adj} /sɪnˈtɒnɪk/ (in harmony with one's personality)
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:: syntone
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| syntonic {adj} (having the same frequency)
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:: syntone
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| syphilis {n} /ˈsɪfɪlɪs/ (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum)
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:: syphilis {f}
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| Syracuse {prop} (province Sicily)
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:: Syracuse
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| Syracuse {prop} (city and port in the province of Syracuse)
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:: Syracuse
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| Syracuse {prop} (city in New York state)
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:: Syracuse
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| Syr Darya {prop} (river)
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:: Syr-Daria {m}, [archaic] Cach, Shash, Sirr
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| Syria {prop} /ˈsɪɹi.ə/ (country in the Middle East)
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:: Syrie {f}
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| Syriac {prop} /ˈsɪɹiˌæk/ (language)
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:: syriaque {m} {f}
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| Syrian {adj} /ˈsɪɹi.ən/ (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or the Syrian language)
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:: syrien
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| Syrian {n} (a person from Syria or of Syrian descent)
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:: Syrien {m}, Syrienne {f}
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| Syrian Arab Republic {prop} (official name of Syria)
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:: République arabe syrienne {f}
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| Syriarch {n} (chief priest in the Roman province of Syria)
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:: syriarque {m}
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| Syriarchate {n} (office of a Syriarch)
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:: syriarchie {f}
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| syringe {n} /sɪˈɹɪndʒ/ (a device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane)
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:: poire {f}
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| syringe {n} (hypodermic syringe)
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:: seringue {f}
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| syringe {v} (to inject fluid by means of a syringe)
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:: seringuer
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| syrinx {n} (panpipes) SEE: panpipes
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| syrup {n} /ˈsɪ.ɹəp/ (thick liquid that has a high sugar content)
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:: sirop {m}
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| syrupy {adj} (having the taste or consistency or syrup)
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:: siropeux
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| syrupy {adj}
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:: siropeux
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| sysadmin {n} (systems administrator)
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:: administrateur systèmes {m}
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| sysop {n} /ˈsɪsˌɒp/
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:: sysop {m} {f}
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| system {n} /ˈsɪstəm/ (collection of organized things; whole composed of relationships among its members)
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:: système {m}
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| system {n} ((physiology) set of body organs having a particular function)
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:: système
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| systematic {adj} /ˌsɪs.təˈmæt.ɪk/ (of, relating to, or being a system)
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:: systématique
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| systematic {adj} (carried out using a planned, ordered procedure)
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:: systématique
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| systematically {adv} (in an organized manner)
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:: systématiquement
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| systematization {n} (act of systematizing)
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:: systématisation {f}
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| systematize {v} /ˈsɪstəməˌtaɪz/ (to arrange into a systematic order)
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:: systématiser
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| systemic {adj} (relating to a system)
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:: systémique
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| systemic {adj} (pertaining to an entire organism)
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:: systémique
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| systemic lupus erythematosus {n} (systemic autoimmune disease)
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:: lupus {m}, lupus érythémateux disséminé {m}
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| system of equations {n} (set of equations)
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:: système d’équations {m}
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| systems analyst {n} (person)
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:: analyste {m}
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| systems engineering {n} (interdisciplinary field of engineering)
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:: ingénierie des systèmes {f}
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| systems theory {n} (field of science)
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:: systémique {f}
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| systems theory {n} (study)
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:: systémique {f}
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| systems theory {n} (collection of methods)
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:: approche systémique {f}
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| systolic {adj} (of or relating to systole)
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:: systolique
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| syzygy {n} /ˈsɪz.ɪdʒ.i/ (astronomical conjunction)
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:: syzygie {f}
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| syzygy {n}
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:: conjonction {f}, rencontre {m}
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| Szczecin {prop} (city in Poland)
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:: Szczecin, Stettin
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| Szlachta {prop} /ˈʃlaxta/ (nobility of Poland, and Lithuania)
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:: szlachta {f}
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