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| Ministère {m} de l'Economie, de l'Industrie et de l'Emploi | [Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Employment] | |
| cuis. géogr. gouline {f} [spécialité culinaire angevine] | [pie from Anjou region with local ingredients ingredients mushrooms, cheese and wine ] | |
| cuis. beignets {m.pl} de pommes de terre | [potato based dish from eastern country and mountain regions of France] | |
| cuis. cochonnaille {f} [fam.] | [products made from pork such as salami, bacon, pâté and ham] | |
| cuis. beurre {m} blanc | [sauce made of butter, vinegar and shallots] | |
| arch. caquetoir {m} | [sheltered area, typically in front of a church, where the parishioners catch up on latest news and gossip] | |
| comm. parapharmacie {f} [magasin] | [shop or department of a store selling toiletries and vitamins] | |
| cuis. paillard {m} | [slice of meat pounded thin and grilled] | |
| cuis. canelé {m} | [small French pastry flavored with rum and vanilla with a soft and tender custard center and a dark, thick caramelized crust] | |
| cuis. pissaladière {f} | [Speciality of Ligurian and Nice cusine] [flatbread with toppings usually of caramelised onions, black olives, and anchovies] | |
| cuis. sauce {f} chien [aussi : sauce créole] | [speciality sauce from the Antilles (Guadeloupe et Martinique) and Guyana] | |
| sociol. cagole {f} [mérid.] [fam.] [souvent péj.] | [vulgar and provocative young woman] | |
| mus. blouson {m} noir | [young fan of rock-and-roll in the 1960's] | |
| cuis. ajvar {m} | ajvar [condiment made principally from sweet bell peppers and eggplants] | |
| géogr. Aurigny {f} [île et dépendance de la Couronne britannique] | Alderney [island and a British Crown Dependency] | |
| arch. arts relig. retable {m} | altarpiece [structure placed on or immediately behind and above the altar or communion table of a church] | |
| géogr. Antilles {f.pl} | Antilles [archipelago bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the south and west, the Gulf of Mexico to the northwest, and the Atlantic Ocean to the north and east] | |
| sport athlétisme {m} | athletics {sg} [Br.] [track and field events] | |
| occup. aboyeuse {f} [fam.] [personne] | barker [female] [person who stands at a show entrance and solicits customers with a loud sales spiel] | |
| occup. aboyeur {m} [fam.] [personne] | barker [person who stands at a show entrance and solicits customers with a loud sales spiel] | |
| mus. rythme {m} | beat [rhythm, esp. jazz and pop] | |
| pétaudière {f} [fam.] | bedlam [coll.] [scene of tumult and disorder] | |
| hist. béguine {f} | beguine [member of one of various ascetic and philanthropic communities of women not under vows founded chiefly in the Netherlands in the 13C] | |
| cuis. ichtyo. brandade {f} de morue | brandade [dish based on salt-dried cod and olive oil, speciality from Nimes, served throughout French Mediterranean regions] | |
| agr. dr. hist. flétrissure {f} [marque au fer rouge] | branding [livestock, formerly also criminals and slaves] | |
| violente critique {f} | brickbat [highly critical (and often insulting) remark or comment] | |
| mus. cadence {f} [intonation, terminaison] | cadence [rising and falling sound, concluding sound] | |
| satisfaction {f} de le beurre et de l'argent du beurre [loc.] | cakeism [Br.] [having it both ways] [wanting to have a cake and to eat it too] | |
| anat. bot. zool. calice {m} | calyx [cup-shaped structure in flowers and animals] | |
| cuis. cassoulet {m} | cassoulet [meat and (haricot) bean stew] | |
| myth. pays {m} de cocagne | Cockaigne [imaginary land of luxury and idleness] | |
| armes hist. mil. colichemarde {f} | colichemarde [smallsword used in late 17C and 18C] | |
| bot. dent. monnaie couronne {f} [numismatique, dentisterie, cimier, d'une plante] | crown [currency, dentistry, top of tree, plant between root and stem] | |
| anat. cuticule {f} des ongles | cuticle [of fingernails and toenails] | |
| géogr. Daugava {f} [aussi : Dvina occidentale] | Daugava [also: Western Dvina] [river which flows from Russia, through Belarus and Latvia] | |
| hist. pol. doge {m} | Doge [elected lord and Chief of State in several Italian city-states, notably Venice and Genoa, during the medieval and renaissance periods] | |
| besoin {m} d'activité | drive [energy and initiative] | |
| méd. oto-rhino-laryngologie {f} [ORL] | ENT [ear, nose and throat] | |
| pol. sociol. déplacé {m} forcé [de sa patrie] | expellee [e.g. ethnic and native Germans expelled from other countries after WW II] | |
| pol. sociol. déplacée {f} forcée [de sa patrie] | expellee [female] [e.g. ethnic and native Germans expelled from other countries after WW II] | |
| expérimentation {f} | experimentation [trial and error] | |
| cuis. cuisine {f} | fare [food and drink] | |
| transp. prix {m} du billet | fare [ticket price on trains and planes] | |
| armes mil. tir {m} [coups de feu] | fire {pl and sg} | |
| cuis. caramel {m} mou | fudge [made with sugar and butter] | |
| mus. gaïta {f} | gaita [generic term for "bagpipe" in Spain and Portugal] | |
| cuis. galantine {f} | galantine [a dish of boned stuffed meat, poached and served cold, coated with aspic] | |
| mil. généralissime {m} | generalissimo [military rank of the highest degree, superior to field marshal and other five-star ranks] | |
| hist. pol. gibelins {m.pl} | Ghibellines [faction supporting the Holy Roman Emperor in 12C and 13C in the Italian city-states of Central and Northern Italy] | |
| fort {m} des halles [fig.] [force de la nature] | Goliath [fig.] [huge and strong person] | |