| French | English | |
| hist. philos. relig. apollinien {adj} | Apollonian [of or relating to Apollo or his cult] | |
Nouns |
| géogr. île {f} d'Aix [île du Sud-Ouest de la France] | Aix [island] [Napoleon spent his last days in France here in 1815] | |
2 Words |
| géogr. hist. pol. constitution {f} de Bayonne [1808] [aussi : Statut de Bayonne ou Charte de Bayonne] | Bayonne Constitution [1808] [also: Bayonne Statute or Charter] [approved by Joseph Bonaparte as the intended basis for his rule as king of Spain] | |
| hist. pol. Frédéric {m} II de Prusse [1712-1786] [aussi : Frédéric le Grand or le vieux Fritz] | Frederick II [1712-1786] [also: Frederick the Great or The Old Fritz] [King of Prussia from 1740 until his death in 1786] | |
| hist. pol. Joyeuse Entrée {f} | Joyous Entry [in Middle Ages, ceremonial first visit of a prince to his country,] | |
| hist. pol. Louis {m} XIV [1638-1715] [aussi : Louis le Grand ou le Roi-Soleil] | Louis XIV [1638-1715] [also: Louis the Great or the Sun King] [King of France from 1643 until his death] | |
| hist. pol. Louis {m} XV [1710-1774] [aussi : Louis le Bien-Aimé] | Louis XV [1710-1774] [also: Louis the Beloved] [ King of France 1715 until his death in 1774. His reign included the 7 Years' War when France ceded New France to Britain] | |
| hist. Maximilien {m} d'Autriche [1459-1519] [Maximilien Ier] | Maximilian I [1459-1519] [Holy Roman Emperor from 1508 until his death. He married Mary of Burgundy, expanding his influence. However, he lost the original family lands in Switzerland] | |
3 Words |
| C'est son anniversaire. | It's her birthday. [also: his birthday (depending on the subject)] | |
| dès son retour {adv} | on his return [after his return] | |
| hist. pol. Frédéric-Guillaume {m} I de Prusse [1688-1740] [aussi : le Roi-Sergent] | Frederick William I [1688-1740] [also: the Soldier King] [King in Prussia and Elector of Brandenburg from 1713 until his death in 1740] | |
| hist. pol. Frédéric-Guillaume {m} II [1744-1797] | Frederick William II [1744-1797] [King of Prussia from 1786 until his death in 1797] | |
| hist. pol. Frédéric-Guillaume {m} III [1770-1840] | Frederick William III [1770-1840] [ King of Prussia from 1797 until his death in 1840, ruling during the difficult times of the Napoleonic Wars] | |
| désordre {m} de sa conduite | her wild behaviour [also: his wild behaviour] | |
| hist. Philippe {m} le Bon [Philippe III de Bourgogne] [1396-1467] | Philip the Good [1396-1467] [Duke of Burgundy 1419 until death. During his reign, the Burgundian State reached the apex of its prosperity and prestige, and became a leading centre of the arts] | |
| arch. géogr. tour {m} de Londres | Tower of London [also: His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London] | |
| hist. pol. traité {m} d'Arras [1482] | Treaty of Arras [signed in 1482 by King Louis XI of France and Archduke Maximilian I of Habsburg, who agreed to marry his daughter, Archduchess Margaret of Austria, to the Dauphin of France] | |
| 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] | |
4 Words |
| Il lui manque une dent. | He's missing a tooth. [One of his teeth is missing] | |
| être en dédicace [loc.] | to do a (book) signing [idiom] [author: sign lots of books at an exhibition of his / her work] | |
| hist. mil. naut. bataille {f} d'Aboukir [1798] | Battle of the Nile [1798] [also: Battle of Aboukir Bay] [decisive naval battle - after Napoleon landed his army, Nelson destroyed the French fleet, trapping the French army in Egypt] | |
| géogr. hist. pol. grand-duché {m} de Berg [1806-1813] [aussi : grand-duché de Clèves et de Berg] | Grand Duchy of Berg [1806-1813] [also: Grand Duchy of Berg and Cleves] [satellite state created by Napoleon after victory at Austerlitz for Marshal Murat (his brother-in-law)] | |
| 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] | |
5+ Words |
| Il manque à sa mère. | He is missed by his mother. [His mother misses him.] | |
| prov. Chien qui aboie ne mord pas. | His bite is worse than his bark. | |