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| mélo {adj} [fam.] | slushy [coll.] [over-sentimental, schmaltzy] | |
| d'une sentimentalité excessive {adj} | slushy [coll.] [over-sentimental, schmaltzy] | |
| là-bas {adv} | thither [archaic or formal] [to there, situated over there] | |
| là-bas {adv} | yonder [archaic or dialect] [over there] | |
| visible là-bas {adj} | yonder [archaic or dialect] [visible over there] | |
Verbs |
| prendre qc. [contrôle] | to assume sth. [take over] [e.g. control] | |
| reconsidérer qc. | to consider sth. [think over] | |
| dégorger [déverser son trop-plein] | to disgorge [spill over] | |
| se recroqueviller | to hunch [bend over] | |
| passer qc. [donner] | to pass sth. [give, hand over] | |
| relayer qn. | to relieve sb. [take over from] | |
| revenir sur qc. [revoir, réexaminer] | to revisit sth. [fig.] [review, go back over] | |
| orn. frôler qc. | to skim sth. [fly over] | |
| chicaner [sur / pour] | to squabble [about / over] | |
Nouns |
| vêt. voile {m} | 3 veil [over face] | |
| sport bogey {m} | bogey [in golf] [one over par] | |
| hydro. coup {m} de mer | breakers {pl} [powerful waves breaking over the coastal region] | |
| meub. ciel {m} de lit | canopy [hanging from the ceiling over a bed] | |
| comm. enseigne {f} | fascia [Br.] [over a shop] | |
| comm. panneau {m} | fascia [Br.] [over a shop] | |
| géogr. Outre-Rhin {m} [Allemagne] | Germany [as viewed from France: over the Rhine] | |
| arch. relig. calvaire {m} | martyrium [church or shrine built over the tomb of a Christian martyr] | |
| dr. maison {f} centrale | prison [for offenders with sentences over two years] | |
| croc-en-jambe {m} | trip [to make sb. fall over] | |
2 Words: Others |
| avec le temps {adv} [loc.] | in time [idiom] [e.g. over the years] | |
2 Words: Verbs |
| se disputer avec qn. [à propos de qc.] | to argue with sb. [about / over sth.] | |
| tendre qc. de qc. | to cover sth. with sth. [by stretching it over] | |
| retourner qc. [sol] | to dig sth. up [turn over] | |
| relever qc. [remettre debout] | to pick sth. up [which has fallen over] | |
| faire des ricochets avec des cailloux | to skim stones [on and over water] | |
| jeux faire des ricochets [faire rebondir un galet] | to skim stones [over water] | |
| réfléchir à qc. | to turn sth. over [think over] | |
2 Words: Nouns |
| vêt. pull {m} à col roulé [fam.] [pull-over à col roulé] | roll neck | |
3 Words: Others |
| à différentes reprises {adv} | over and over | |
| à maintes reprises {adv} | over and over | |
| maintes et maintes fois {adv} | over and over | |
3 Words: Verbs |
| être majeur | to be of age [18 or over] | |
| reconsidérer qc. | to go back over sth. [think over] | |
| se brouiller avec qn. (à cause de qc.) [se disputer] | to quarrel (with sb. about sth.) [over a long period of time] | |
| se casser la tête [fam.] [loc.] [sur un problème] | to rack one's brain [over a problem] [idiom] | |
| se casser la tête [fam.] [loc.] [sur un problème] | to rack one's brains [coll.] [idiom] [over a problem] | |
| se casser la figure [fam.] [loc.] [faire une chute] | to take a tumble [idiom] [fall over] | |
3 Words: Nouns |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} d'Andrinople [378] [aussi : bataille d'Adrianople ; aujourd'hui Edirne en Turquie européenne] | Battle of Adrianople [378] [also: Battle of Hadrianopolis] [overwhelming victory of the Goths over the Eastern Roman Empire] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} du pont d'Arcole [1796] | Battle of Arcole [1796] [French army victory over Austrian army] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Bassano [1796] | Battle of Bassano [1796] [French army victory over Austrian army] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Bénévent [275 av. J.-C.] [aussi : bataille de Beneventum] | Battle of Beneventum [275 BC] [victory of Roman Republic over Pyrrhus] | |
| 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] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Tchaldiran [1514] | Battle of Chaldiran [1514] [decisive victory for the Ottoman Empire over the Safavid Empire] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Dornach [1499] | Battle of Dornach [1499] [victory of the Old Swiss Confederacy over the Swabian League] | |
| 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. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Mühldorf [1322] [aussi : bataille d'Ampfing] | Battle of Mühldorf [1322] [Bavarian victory over the Habsburgs] [also: Battle of Ampfing] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} d'Oldendorf [1633] | Battle of Oldendorf [1633] [victory of Swedish Army and allies over Holy Roman army] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} d'Audenarde [1708] | Battle of Oudenarde [1708] [also: Battle of Oudenaarde] [great victory for the Grand Alliance over France in the War of the Spanish Succession] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Peterwardein [1716] [auusi : bataille de Petrovaradin] | Battle of Petrovaradin [1716] [also: Battle of Peterwardein] [major victory of Habsburgs over the Ottomans during the Austro-Turkish War] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Rain am Lech [1632] | Battle of Rain [1632] [victory of Swedish army over Catholic League forces] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Rheinfelden [1638] | Battle of Rheinfelden [1638] [French-Weimaran victory over a joint Bavarian and Holy Roman Empire army] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Tannenberg [1914] [maintenant Stębark en Pologne] | Battle of Tannenberg [1914] [German victory over Russia] | |
| hydro. coup {m} de mer | heavy sea swell [powerful waves breaking over the coastal region] | |
| hist. mil. pol. siège {m} d'Alésia [52 av. J.-C.] | siege of Alesia [52 BC] [also: battle of Alesia] [Roman victory over confederation of Gallic tribes, completing the conquest of Gaul] | |
| hist. mil. relig. siège {m} d'Antioche [1097 - 1098] | siege of Antioch [1097 - 1098] [victory of Crusaders over the Seljuk Empire] | |
| 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. mil. pol. traité {m} de Paris [1763] | Treaty of Paris [1763] [between kingdoms of Great Britain, France, Spain, & Portugal, after Great Britain and Prussia's victory over France and Spain in the Seven Years' War] | |
| hist. pol. traité {m} de Paris [1920] | Treaty of Paris [1920] [signed by France, UK, Italy & Japan, recognising Romanian sovereignty over Bessarabia] | |
4 Words: Others |
| à plusieurs reprises {adv} [loc.] | over and over again [idiom] | |
4 Words: Verbs |
| faire traîner son repas [loc.] | to draw out one's meal [idiom] [take a long time over, drag out] | |
4 Words: Nouns |
| hist. mil. naut. bataille {f} des Cardinaux [1759] | Battle of Quiberon Bay [1759] [major victory of British navy over the French] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {m} du Métaure [207 av. J.-C.] | Battle of the Metaurus [207 BC] [Roman army routed the Carthaginian army, confirming Roman supremacy over Italy] | |
| hist. mil. naut. guerre {f} de l'oreille de Jenkins [1739 - 1748] | War of Jenkins' Ear [1739 - 1748] [dispute between Britain and Spain over access to markets in Spanish America] | |
5+ Words: Verbs |
| remâcher qc. [fig.] [ressasser] | to muse on sth. over and over | |
| faire appeler qn. | to put out a call for sb. [over a public address system] | |
5+ Words: Nouns |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} d'Alte Veste [1632] | Battle of the Alte Veste [1632] [victory of Catholic League forces over Swedish army] | |
| 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. première bataille {f} des lacs de Mazurie [1914] | First Battle of the Masurian Lakes [1914] [German victory over Russia] | |
| hist. mil. naut. seconde bataille {f} du cap Finisterre [1747] | second battle of Cape Finisterre [1747] [major victory of British navy over the French] | |
| hist. mil. pol. seconde bataille {f} des lacs de Mazurie [1915] | Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes [1915] [German victory over Russia] [also: Winter Battle of the Masurian Lakes] | |