| French | English | |
Partial Matches |
| comm. étalage {m} | stall [for displaying goods for sale] | |
| ichtyo. pêcherie {f} sur pilotis | [fisherman's cabin on stilts typically found in coastal region around the Loire estuary] | |
| hist. pol. ligue {f} du Bien public [1465] | League of the Public Weal [an alliance of feudal nobles organized in 1465 in defiance of the centralized authority of King Louis XI of France] | |
| cosm. méd. de ouate {adj} | cotton [attr.] [e.g. ball or swab, bud or stick, pad, pliers] | |
| géogr. hist. mil. bataille {f} de la Bérézina [1812] [aussi : passage de la Bérézina ou bataille de Borissov] | Battle of (the) Berezina [1812] [also: Battle of Beresina] [final conflict in Napoleon's retreat from Moscow. The Russians inflicted heavy losses on the French but the outcome was not decisive] | |
| non-résidente {f} | nonresident [female] [Br. also: non-resident] | |
| cuis. resquilleur {m} [restaurant] | bill-dodger [coll.] [Br.] [non-payer] | |
| géogr. rivière {f} | river [flowing into another river] | |
| cuis. mignardise {f} [souvent : mignardises] | petit four [small sweet biscuit or cake, served after dinner or with coffee] | |
| cuis. mignardises {f.pl} [pâtisserie] | petit four [small sweet biscuit or cake, served after dinner or with coffee] | |
| hist. pol. Grand Privilège {m} des Pays de par-deçà [1477] | Great Privilege [an instrument signed by Mary of Burgundy in 1477, following death of her father at Battle of Nancy. It reconfirmed the rights of Flanders, Brabant, Hainaut, and Holland] | |
| optique phys. indice {m} de réfraction | refractive index [also: refraction index or index of refraction] | |
| bible Il est plus facile à un chameau de passer par le trou d'une aiguille qu'à un riche d'entrer dans le royaume de Dieu. | It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God. | |
| cuis. resquilleuse {f} [restaurant] | bill-dodger [coll.] [Br.] [female] [non-payer] | |
| cuis. resquilleur {m} [restaurant] | dine-n-dasher [coll.] [Am.] [non-payer] | |
| géogr. hist. Kennemerland {m} | Kennemerland [coastal region in the northwestern Netherlands, its name comes from the Kennemer people, who were Frisians that fought with the Counts of Holland and lost in the Middle Ages] | |
| large d'esprit {adj} | open [with an open mind] | |
| psych. subconsciemment {adv} | subconsciously [in the subconscious mind] | |
| sortir ensemble [loc.] | to go out [idiom] [date one another] | |
| hist. pol. relig. paix {f} d'Augsbourg [1555] | Peace of Augsburg [1555] [made the legal division of Christianity (Lutheranism or Roman Catholicism) permanent within the Holy Roman Empire] | |
| géogr. météo. spectre {m} de Brocken | Brocken spectre [Br.] [also: Brocken specter [Am.], Brocken bow, mountain spectre, or spectre of the Brocken] | |
| lèse-majesté {f} | [offense against a sovereign; or, more generally, any slight or insult that wounds someone's dignity.] | |
| cuis. resquilleuse {f} [restaurant] | dine-n-dasher [coll.] [Am.] [female] [non-payer] | |
| 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] | |
| projeter qc. [prévoir] | to plan sth. [have in mind to do] | |
| rallier qn. | to sway sb. [change sb.'s mind] | |
| avoir l'esprit ouvert | to be open [with an open mind] | |
| se faire bouffer [fam.] [accaparer] | to be / get taken over [by another company] | |
| hist. mil. bataille {f} de Ligny [1815] [aussi : bataille de Fleurus] | Battle of Ligny [1815] [the last victory for Napoleon; the French army defeat of the Prussian army was not decisive] | |
| ce que {pron} | what [which] | |
| ce qui {pron} | what [which] | |
| arch. hist. pol. palais {m} des Tuileries [1564-1871] | Tuileries Palace [1564-1871] [royal and imperial palace in Paris, residence of most French monarchs, from Henry IV to Napoleon III, and burned by the Paris Commune in 1871] | |
| géogr. hist. mil. bataille {f} de Näfels [1388] | Battle of Näfels [in 1388, a decisive victory for the Swiss Confederacy and the last battle of the Swiss-Austrian conflicts] | |
| 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] | |
| s'exagérer qc. [problème, risque] | to exaggerate sth. [in one's own mind] | |
| géogr. hist. pol. République {f} batave [1795-1806] | Batavian Republic [1795-1806] [successor to the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands, becoming the first of the "sister-republics", and later part of the French Empire of Napoleon] | |
| déjouer le système [loc.] | to game the system [idiom] [to manipulate (a situation), typically in a way that is unfair] | |
| nucl. tech. SCRAM {noun} [arrêt en urgence d'un réacteur nucléaire] [acronyme de safety control rod axe man, safety cut rope axe man] | SCRAM [emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor] [acronym for safety control rod axe man, safety cut rope axe man] | |
| géogr. Niémen {m} [fleuve] | River Neman [also: Nemunas, Nioman, or Memel] [river that rises in central Belarus and flows through Lithuania then along the northern border of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia's western exclave] | |
| hist. mil. pol. guerres {f.pl} xhosas [1779-1879] [aussi : guerres cafres] | Xhosa Wars [1779-1879] [also: Cape Frontier Wars or Kaffir Wars] [series of 9 wars between the Xhosa Kingdom and the British Empire] | |
| inconsciemment {adv} | subconsciously [without being aware, in the subconscious mind] | |
| géogr. hist. comté {m} de Hainaut [ou Hainau] | County of Hainaut [or Hainault] [territorial lordship in the medieval Holy Roman Empire, straddling today's border of Belgium and France; main towns Mons (BG) and Valenciennes (FR)] | |
| à quelle heure {adv} | when [at which time] | |
| hist. mil. pol. guerre {f} d'indépendance espagnole [1808-1814] | Spanish War of Independence [1808-1814] [also: Peninsular War] [military conflict fought by Spain, UK and Portugal against France for control of the Iberian Peninsula during the Napoleonic Wars] | |
| Ça m'est égal. [fam.] | I'm easy. [I don't mind either way] | |
| fin. cours {m} de compensation | daily settlement price [marked-up or marked down according to gains or losses] | |
| 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] | |
| n'importe lequel {pron} | any [no matter which one] | |
| quelconque {adj} | any [some, no matter which] | |
| n'importe quel {pron} {adj} | any [whichever, no matter which] | |