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| hist. pol. Marie-Louise {f} d'Autriche [1791-1847] [fille aînée de François I d'Autriche, elle est donnée en mariage en 1810 à l'empereur des Français Napoléon I pour sceller le traité de Schönbrunn] | Marie Louise of Austria [1791-1847] [Napoleon's 2nd wife, Empress of the French 1810-1814, Duchess of Parma 1814-1847] | |
| hist. mil. relig. siège {m} de Jérusalem [1099] | siege of Jerusalem [1099] [laying the foundation for the Christian Kingdom of Jerusalem, which lasted almost two centuries] | |
| géogr. hist. mil. siège {m} de Calais [1346-7] | siege of Calais [part of 100 Years' War. After victory at Crécy, King Edward III of England successfully besieged Calais which remained in English hands until 1558] | |
| hist. Snéfrou {m} [pharaon de la IVe dynastie] | Sneferu [also: Snefru, Snofru] [pharaoh of the 4th dynasty] | |
| aller aux toilettes | to powder one's nose [coll.] [of a woman, to go to the lavatory] [idiom] | |
| maîtresse {f} en titre | King's (official) mistress [in the case of Napoleon: Emperor's mistress] | |
| en venir à l'essentiel [loc.] | to encapsulate sth. [express the essential features of sth. succinctly] | |
| arch. géogr. tourisme la tour {f} (penchée) de Pise | the Leaning Tower of Pisa [also: the Tower of Pisa] | |
| arch. immo. hall {m} [d'une banque, d'un hôtel ou immeuble d'habitation, dans un musée] | hall [entrance area of a flat or public building, large room of museum] | |
| cuis. quiche {f} lorraine | [French tart with a filling made of cream, eggs, and bacon or ham, in an open pastry case] | |
| hist. mil. pol. siège {m} de Sagonte [219-218 av. J.-C.] | siege of Saguntum [219 - 218 BC] [victory of Carthaginians over the Saguntines, triggering the 2nd Punic War] | |
| hist. pol. Louis {m} X [1289-1316] [aussi : Louis le Hutin] | Louis X [1289-1316] [King of France 1314-1316] [also: Louis the Quarrelsome, the Headstrong, or the Stubborn] | |
| hist. droit {m} de cuissage | ius primae noctis [supposed legal right in medieval Europe, allowing feudal lords to have sexual relations with subordinate women, in particular, on the wedding nights of the women] | |
| géogr. Groenland {m} [pays constitutif du royaume de Danemark] | Greenland <.gl> [autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark] | |
| dr. testament {m} authentique | legally certified will [will drawn up by a lawyer in the presence of witnesses] | |
| presser le pas | to step on it [coll.] [idiom] [increase the effort or tempo of some activity] | |
| mus. fosse {f} de boue | mosh pit [dancing area in front of the stage at a rock concert] | |
| mil. quadrillage {m} de la ville par l'armée | taking of control of the town by the army | |
| entom. nervure {f} | nervure [vein in the wing of an insect] | |
| astron. géol. Pigalle {m} [cratère] | Pigalle [crater on the surface of Mercury] | |
| ling. romani {m} {f} [aussi : rromani] | Romani [language of the Roma people] | |
| méd. cancer {m} du larynx | throat cancer [specifically of the larynx] | |
| avec la fraîcheur d'une rose {adj} [postposé] | (as) fresh as a daisy [postpos.] [idiom] [very fresh; healthy and full of energy] | |
| géogr. Lübeck {f} | Lübeck [also: the Hanseatic City of Lübeck] | |
| cuis. umami {m} | umami [one of the five basic tastes] | |
| géogr. vaudois {noun} | Vaudois [pertaining to the Swiss canton of Vaud] | |
| géogr. cismontane {adj} | cismontane [situated on the nearer side of any mountains] | |
| digital {adj} [relatif au doigt, numérique] | digital [of the finger, numerical] | |
| internet Anons {m.pl} | Anons {pl} [short for members of the Anonymous hacktivist group] | |
| œnol. assemblage {m} [de vins] | assemblage [blending wines of the same vintage] | |
| géogr. Comores {f.pl} [Union des Comores] | Comoros <.km> [Union of the Comoros] | |
| astron. éruption {f} solaire | volcanic eruption of the surface of the sun | |
| géogr. village {m} perché | hilltop village [typically in the uplands of Provence] | |
| géogr. hist. pol. territoire {f} de l'Inini | Inini [was an inland territory of French Guiana, administered separately between 1930 and 1946.] | |
| hist. brumaire {m} | Brumaire [second month of the French revolutionary calendar. Approximates to November] | |
| hist. floréal {m} | Floréal [eighth month of the French revolutionary calendar. Approximates to May] | |
| hist. frimaire {m} | Frimaire [third month of the French revolutionary calendar. Approximates to December] | |
| hist. fructidor {m} | Fructidor [twelfth month of the French revolutionary calendar. Approximates to September] | |
| hist. germinal {m} | Germinal [seventh month of the French revolutionary calendar. Approximates to April] | |
| bot. impatiens {f} | impatiens [Impatiens, genus of flowering plants in the family Balsaminaceae] | |
| hist. messidor {m} | Messidor [tenth month of the French revolutionary calendar. Approximates to July] | |
| hist. nivôse {m} | Nivôse [fourth month of the French revolutionary calendar. Approximates to January] | |
| hist. pluviôse {m} | Pluviôse [fifth month of the French revolutionary calendar. Approximates to February] | |
| hist. ventôse {m} | Ventôse [sixth month of the French revolutionary calendar. Approximates to March] | |
| méd. cancer {m} du larynx | cancer of the throat [specifically of the larynx] | |
| math. carré {m} de l'hypoténuse | square of the length of the hypotenuse | |
| relig. clérical {adj} [du clergé] | clerical [of the clergy] | |
| ling. occitan {adj} | Occitan [of the langue d'oc] | |
| cuis. tomme {f} de Savoie | tomme de Savoie [probably the most famous of the tomme cheeses] | |
| hist. pol. Saint Louis {m} [Louis IX le Prudhomme] [1214-1270] | Louis IX [1214-1270] [also known as Saint Louis or Louis the Saint] [King of France 1226-1270 during a medieval golden age in which France reached an economic and political peak] | |