 | French | English  | |
 | de parents consanguins {adj} | inbred [from sex between relatives] | |
| coincé {adj} {past-p} [dans, entre] | wedged [in, between] | |
| Verbs |
| faire la navette | to commute [to travel between home and work] | |
| Nouns |
| cuis. trou {m} normand | [Calvados, served between two courses] | |
| cuis. plat {m} de relevé | [dish served between soup and starter] | |
| cuis. relevé {m} de potage | [dish served between soup and starter] | |
| le troisième larron {m} [fig.] [littéraire] | [the third party who benefits from a division between two others] | |
| zizanie {f} [littéraire] [fig.] | discord [formal] [between people] | |
| constr. enduit {m} de jointement | grout [between tiles] | |
| géogr. hist. pol. territoire {f} de l'Inini | Inini [was an inland territory of French Guiana, administered separately between 1930 and 1946.] | |
| arch. traboules {f.pl} [passages piétons à travers des cours d'immeuble qui permettent de se rendre d'une rue à une autre dans certaines villes françaises. Les plus connues sont à Lyon] | passageway [between houses. Regional, in certain French cities and towns such as Lyon, Mâcon and Grenoble] | |
| tension {f} [entre personnes] | strain [fig.] [tension between people] | |
| naut. vergue {f} | yard [piece of wood between masts] | |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
| cinq-à-sept {m} [rendez-vous] | afternoon meeting [between lovers] | |
| hist. relig. Séparation {f} des Églises d'Orient et d'Occident | East–West Schism [split of Christianity between the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church, beginning in 1054] | |
| géogr. Petites Antilles {f.pl} [aussi : Petites Caraïbes] | Lesser Antilles [a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea, most of which are part of an island arc between the Greater Antilles and the continent of South America] | |
| hist. la Reconquista {f} [la Reconquête] | The Reconquista [period in the history of the Iberian Peninsula between the Battle of Covadonga (718 or 722) and the fall of the Nasrid kingdom of Granada in 1492] | |
| cuis. veau {m} Orloff [aussi : veau Orlov] | veal Orloff [also: veal Prince Orloff, veal Prince Orlov or veal Orlov] [sliced braised veal stuffed with mushrooms & onions between slices] | |
| hist. relig. grand schisme {m} d'Occident | Western Schism [split in Roman Catholic Church between 1378 and 1417] | |
| 3 Words: Verbs |
| jeter un pont [entre deux rives, entre deux cultures] | to build a bridge [between two banks, between two cultures] | |
| 3 Words: Nouns |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Guinegatte [1479] | Battle of Guinegate [in 1479, first battle in what became over 500 years of conflict between France and the Habsburgs, Battle won by the Habsburgs] | |
| hist. pol. congrès {m} d'Arras [1435] | Congress of Arras [in 1435, 1st international peace conference between France, England & Burgundy and observers from Aragon, Bohemia, Brittany, Castile, Denmark, Holy Roman Empire, and many more.] | |
| hist. pol. congrès {m} d'Erfurt [1808] [aussi : entrevue d'Erfurt] | Congress of Erfurt [1808] [after Tilsit (1807) the final meeting between Napoleon and Alexander I of Russia] | |
| hist. mil. pol. convention {f} de Tauroggen [1812] | Convention of Tauroggen [1812] [armistice between Prussia and Russia, which triggered an ininsurgency against Napoleon in the Confederation of the Rhine] | |
| hist. maison {f} Plantagenêt | House of Plantagenet [a Royal House which originated from the lands of Anjou in France, ruling England between 1154 and 1485] | |
| géogr. hist. pol. royaume {m} de Naples | Kingdom of Naples [comprised the part of the Italian Peninsula south of the Papal States between 1282 and 1816.] | |
| géogr. hist. pol. royaume {m} de Navarre | Kingdom of Navarre [Basque kingdom that occupied lands on either side of the western Pyrenees, alongside the Atlantic Ocean between present-day Spain and France between 824 and 1620] | |
| hist. pol. royaume {m} de Pologne | Kingdom of Poland [existed, not continually, at various times between 1025 and 1918] | |
| hist. pol. traités {m.pl} de Reichenbach [1813] | Treaties of Reichenbach [1813] [series of agreements signed in present-day Dzierżoniów between UK, Prussia, Russia, and Austria to establish a united coalition force against Napoleon I of France] | |
| hist. mil. pol. traité {m} de Brétigny [1360] [traité de Calais] | Treaty of Brétigny [Treaty signed in 1360 between King Edward III of England and King John II of France, marking the end of the first phase of the 100 Years' War] | |
| hist. mil. pol. traité {m} de Bucarest [1812] | Treaty of Bucharest [1812] [between the Ottoman and Russian Empires, ending the Russo-Turkish War of 1806–12 and freeing Russia to concentrate on the upcoming war with France] | |
| géogr. hist. pol. traité {m} de paix de Delft [réconciliation de Delft] [1428] | Treaty of Delft [Reconciliation of Delft] [in 1428, ended hostilities between Duke of Burgundy and Countess of Holland, Zeeland and Hainaut to effect that the Duke would administer these lands] | |
| hist. pol. traité {m} de Finkenstein [1807] | Treaty of Finckenstein [1807] [concluded between France and Persia (modern-day Iran) in the Finckenstein Palace (now Kamieniec, Poland) formalising the Franco-Persian alliance] | |
| hist. mil. pol. traité {m} de Fontainebleau [1807] | Treaty of Fontainebleau [1807] [secret agreement signed between King Charles IV of Spain and the French Emperor Napoleon, to drive the House of Braganza from and divide the Kingdom of Portugal] | |
| géogr. hist. pol. traité {m} de Fredrikshamn [1808] | Treaty of Fredrikshamn [1808] [also: Treaty of Hamina] [peace treaty concluded between Sweden and Imperial Russia, recognising the annexation of Finland by Russia] | |
| hist. mil. pol. traité {m} de Paris [1814] | Treaty of Paris [1814] [ended the war between France and the Sixth Coalition, following Napoleon's abdication as Emperor] | |
| hist. pol. traité {m} de Schönbrunn [1805] | Treaty of Schönbrunn [1805] [also: Convention of Schönbrunn] [ treaty of friendship signed between France and Prussia; superseded by 1806 Treaty of Paris, incorporating its main terms] | |
| hist. pol. traité {m} de Schönbrunn [1809] [aussi : traité de Vienne] | Treaty of Schönbrunn [1809] [also: Peace of Schönbrunn or Treaty of Vienna] [after France's victory at Wagram, signed between France and Austria, ending the 5th Coalition] | |
| hist. mil. pol. traité {m} de Tolentino [1797] [aussi : paix de Tolentino] | Treaty of Tolentino [1797] [peace treaty between Revolutionary France (including General Bonaparte) and the Papal States] | |
| 4 Words: Nouns |
| géogr. hist. mil. guerre {f} des Hameçons et des Cabillauds [aussi guerre des Crochets et des Cabillauds] [1345-1490] | Hook and Cod wars [1345-1490] [series of battles in the County of Holland between the Cod faction (the more progressive cities of Holland) and the Hook faction ( the conservative noblemen).] | |
| hist. mil. pol. Le traité {m} de Tournai [1385] | The Peace of Tournai [1385, between the Burgundian Duke Philip II and the rebellious city of Ghent] | |
| hist. mil. pol. traité {m} de Saint-Pétersbourg [1812] | Treaty of Saint Petersburg [1812] [between Sweden and the Russian Empire, establishing an alliance against the French Empire of Napoleon] | |
| hist. mil. pol. guerre {f} des Deux-Roses | War of the Roses [series of civil wars in England between 1455 and 1487, when the House of Lancaster and the House of York fought for control of the throne of England] | |
| 5+ Words: Nouns |
| géogr. hist. mil. siège {m} de Québec [1759] | Battle of the Plains of Abraham [1759] [also: Battle of Quebec] [deciding moment in the conflict between France and Britain over the fate of New France, influencing the later creation of Canada] | |
| hist. mil. pol. traité {m} de Saint-Clair-sur-Epte [911] | Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte [in 911 between King of West Francia and the Vikings, establishing the Duchy of Normandy] | |
| hist. mil. pol. guerre {f} de la Première Coalition [1792-1797] | War of the First Coalition [1792-1797] [conflicts between France and several European powers (Britain, Holy Roman Empire, Habsburg Monarchy, Spain, Naples, Sardinia, etc)] | |
| hist. mil. pol. guerre {f} de la Deuxième Coalition [1798-1802] | War of the Second Coalition [1798-1802] [conflicts between France, supported by Spain, and several European powers (Britain, Holy Roman Empire, Austria, Ottoman Empire, Russia & Tuscany)] | |
| hist. mil. pol. guerre {f} de la Troisième Coalition [1803-1806] | War of the Third Coalition [1803-1806] [conflicts between France, supported by Spain and Bavaria, and several European powers (Britain, Holy Roman Empire, Russia, Naples, Tuscany & Sweden)] | |
