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| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Brouwershaven [1426] | Battle of Brouwershaven [in 1426, was part of the (1345-1490) wars over control of the Low Countries and resulted in victory for the Duke of Burgundy against mainly English forces] | |
| arch. hist. pol. palais {m} des Tuileries [1564-1871] | Tuileries Palace [1564-1871] [royal and imperial palace in Paris, residence of most French monarchs, from Henry IV to Napoleon III, and burned by the Paris Commune in 1871] | |
| hist. pol. serment {m} du Jeu de paume [1789] | Tennis Court Oath [a pivotal event in the French Revolution. In 1789, the members of the French Third Estate voted "not to separate until the Constitution of the kingdom is established"] | |
| géogr. hist. duché {m} de Brabant | Duchy of Brabant [a State of the Holy Roman Empire established in 1183. Most of the duchy's former territories, are in today's Belgium except for the Dutch province of North Brabant] | |
| hist. pol. traité {m} de Madrid [1526] | Treaty of Madrid [signed in 1526 by King Francis I of France and Charles, Holy Roman Emperor. Francis renounced all his claims in Italy, Flanders, and Artois, and surrendered Burgundy to Charles] | |
| hist. mil. bataille {f} de Buçaco [1810] | Battle of Buçaco [1810] [also: Battle of Bussaco] [major battle in the Portuguese mountains, which resulted in the defeat of French forces by Lord Wellington's Anglo-Portuguese Army] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Nancy [1477] | Battle of Nancy [in 1477, the final and decisive battle in the Burgundian Wars. The Duke of Burgundy was defeated and killed by Lorraine and Swiss forces (funded by France)] | |
| hist. pol. Marie-Antoinette {f} Josèphe Jeanne de Habsbourg-Lorraine [1755-1793] | Marie Antoinette [1755-1793] [born Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna, in 1770 she married Louis-Auguste, heir apparent to the French throne, and became Queen in 1774. She died on the guillotine] | |
| hist. mil. journée {f} des Harengs [1429] [bataille des harengs] [bataille de Rouvray] | Battle of the Herrings [Battle of Rouvray] [in 1429, part of the siege of Orléans in the 100 Years' War. English forces decisively defeated French forces attempting to intercept a supply convoy.] | |
| hist. pol. Philippe {m} VI de Valois [1293-1350] | Philip VI of Valois [1293-1350] [also Philip the Fortunate, King of France 1328-1350. His reign was dominated by a succession dispute, resulting in the start of the 100 Years' War in 1337] | |
| approfondi {adj} | detailed [in-depth] | |
| grand {adj} | large [in size] | |
| inutilement {adv} | vainly [in vain] | |
| petit {adj} | short [in height] | |
| tardif {adj} | late [in time] | |
| vêtu {adj} {past-p} [de] | clothed [in] | |
| vêtu {adj} {past-p} [de] | dressed [in] | |
| pol. arbitraire {m} | despotism [in politics] | |
| philos. brûlot {m} | polemic [in writing] | |
| caniveau {m} | gutter [in road] | |
| dent. carie {f} | cavity [in tooth] | |
| évier {m} | sink [in kitchen] | |
| insuffisance {f} | deficiency [in number] | |
| bot. loupe {f} | knot [in timber] | |
| méticulosité {f} | neatness [in habits] | |
| période {f} | space [in time] | |
| comm. rayonnage {m} | shelf [in shop] | |
| trottoir {m} | footpath [in street] | |
| avancé {adj} {past-p} | advanced [in skills / time] | |
| alim. calorique {adj} | caloric [high in calories] | |
| préparatoire {adj} | preparatory [in readiness for] | |
| réussir | to pass [be successful in] | |
| méd. aggravation {f} | increase [in pain etc.] | |
| alcôve {f} | booth [in a restaurant] | |
| astron. ésot. astre {m} | star [in the sky] | |
| ésot. occup. astrologue {m} | starmonger [used in contempt] | |
| casier {m} | locker [in gym etc.] | |
| courage {m} [énergie] | energy [in person] | |
| comm. créneau {m} | niche [in a market] | |
| fin. dépréciation {f} | deterioration [decrease in value] | |
| écart {m} [variation] | deviation [in statistics] | |
| équité {f} | equity [fairness, in law] | |
| étal {m} | stall [in a market] | |
| bot. cuis. T | | |
| littérat. fioritures {f.pl} | frills [in writing] [embellishments] | |
| gifle {f} | slap [in the face] | |
| arts glacis {m} | glaze [in oil painting] | |
| adm. intercalaire {m} | divider [in a file] | |
| pol. relig. investiture {f} [installation] | installation [in office] | |
| méchant {m} | villain [in film, story] | |
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