| French | English | |
| circonscrire qc. [limiter] | to contain sth. [bring sth. under control] | |
| mil. délivrer qc. [ville] | to relieve sth. [e.g. town under siege] | |
| ployer | to bend [under a burden] | |
Nouns |
| 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] | |
| hist. mil. vêt. gippon {m} [pourpoint que les hommes portaient sous une armure] | jerkin [worn by men under armour] | |
| mouche {f} [esthétique] | patch [facial hair just under the lips] | |
2 Words |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} d'Auerstaedt [1806] | Battle of Auerstedt [1806] [in the two battles of Jena & Auerstedt, fought on the same day, Napoleon's army decisively defeated the Prussian Army under King Frederick William III] | |
| géogr. hist. mil. bataille {f} d'Azincourt [1415] | Battle of Agincourt [in 1415 English forces under King Henry V defeated numerically superior French forces in this important battle in the 100 Years' War] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} d'Iéna [1806] | Battle of Jena [1806] [in the two battles of Jena & Auerstedt, fought on the same day, Napoleon's army decisively defeated the Prussian Army under King Frederick William III] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} d'Issos [333 av. J.-C.] | Battle of Issus [333 BC] [also: Battle of Issos] [Macedonian troops, under Alexander the Great, defeated the Persian forces] | |
| géogr. hist. mil. bataille {f} d'Othée [1408] | Battle of Othée [in 1408 the militia and citizens of Liège suffered a heavy defeat against a professional army under John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy.] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille d'Edington {noun} [878] | Battle of Edington [878] [also: Battle of Ethandun] [Saxon army under Alfred the Great defeated the Great Heathen Army] | |
| trafic route {f} inférieure | underpass [road under another] | |
3 Words |
| avoir l'œil à qc. | to watch sth. [keep under careful observation] | |
| hist. mil. Bataille {f} de Bouvines [1214] | Battle of Bouvines [the concluding battle of the Anglo-French War of 1213–1214.A French army under King Philip Augustus defeated an Allied army under Holy Roman Emperor Otto IV] | |
| hist. mil. relig. bataille {f} de Hattin [1187] [aussi : bataille des cornes de Hattin ou bataille de Tibériade] | Battle of Hattin [1187] [also: Battle of the Horns of Hattin] [Muslim armies under Saladin captured or killed the vast majority of the Crusader forces, and re-captured Jerusalem] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Marengo [1800] | Battle of Marengo [1800] [French forces under First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte defeated and drove the Austrian forces out of Italy, consolidating Napoleon's political position] | |
| hist. mil. bataille {f} de Poitiers [1356] | Battle of Poitiers [in 1356 was the 2nd major success, after Crécy, by England under Edward, the Black Prince, against France, under King John II, in the 100 Years' War] | |
| hist. mil. bataille {f} des Pyramides [1798] | Battle of the Pyramids [1798] [also: Battle of Embabeh] [French army, under Napoleon Bonaparte, scored a decisive victory, wiping out almost the entire Ottoman army located in Egypt] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {m} de Vimeiro [1808] | Battle of Vimeiro [1808] [the British under General Wellesley defeated the French under General Junot, putting an end to the first French invasion of Portugal] | |
| arch. arts musée {m} du Louvre [inauguré 1793 « Muséum central des arts de la République dans le palais du Louvre »] | Louvre [also: Louvre Museum] [collection greatly expanded under Napoleon who confiscated many European works, eg after Treaty of Tolentino (1797)] | |
4 Words |
| hist. relig. Règle {f} de saint Benoît | Rule of Saint Benedict [book of precepts written in 516 for monks living communally under the authority of an abbot] | |
5+ Words |
| faire boire la tasse à qn./qc. | to duck sb./sth. [push under water] | |