| French | English | |
Partial Matches |
| arch. mil. escarpement {m} | scarp [inner side of a ditch or moat used in fortifications] | |
| faire une bombe [loc.] [plongeon] | to do a bomb [Br.] [idiom] [make a big splash in pool] | |
| faire une bombe [loc.] [plongeon] | to do a cannonball [Am.] [idiom] [make a big splash in pool] | |
| s'acharner contre qn./qc. [victime] | to bear down on sb./sth. [approach in a determined or threatening manner] | |
| s'acharner sur qn./qc. [victime] | to bear down on sb./sth. [approach in a determined or threatening manner] | |
| géogr. hist. pol. principauté {f} de Neuchâtel [1504-1806] | Principality of Neuchâtel [1504-1806] [a historic principality in north-west Switzerland] | |
| regarder qn. de haut [fig.] | to look down one's nose at sb. [fig.] [in a haughty manner] | |
| utiliser un camion-bélier pour qc. [cambriolage, attaque] | to use a truck as a battering ram for sth. [break-in, attack] | |
| carte {f} de remerciements de décès | thank you card for expression of sympathy [in respect of a death] | |
| électr. pointe {f} de tension | voltage spike | |
| bot. T | | |
| ethn. géogr. domien {m} | [French citizen who lives in, or comes from, a Département d'Outre-Mer] | |
| géogr. hist. Dauphiné {m} [aussi : Dauphiné de Viennois] | Dauphiné [also: Dauphiny or Dauphiné of Viennois ] [a former province in southeastern France] | |
| hist. pol. Praguerie {f} [1440] | Praguerie [a revolt of the French nobility against King Charles VII in 1440] | |
| hist. pol. Joyeuse Entrée {f} | Joyous Entry [in Middle Ages, ceremonial first visit of a prince to his country,] | |
| mus. fosse {f} de boue | mosh pit [dancing area in front of the stage at a rock concert] | |
| géogr. hist. pol. duché {m} de Berg [1380-1805] | Duchy of Berg [1380-1805] [a historic state in the Rhineland of Germany] | |
| géogr. hist. Franc {m} de Bruges | Liberty of Bruges [Brugse Vrije] [the countryside in a wide area around Bruges] | |
| géogr. hist. pol. république {f} de Lucques [1160-1805] | Republic of Lucca [1160-1805] [a historic state in the central Italian peninsula] | |
| enfourcher qc. [cheval, bicyclette, etc] | to mount sth. [a hill, a horse, a bicycle, the throne, etc.] | |
| pointe {f} | spike [sharp point] | |
| orn. T | | |
| ethn. géogr. domienne {f} | [female French citizen who lives in, or comes from, a Département d'Outre-Mer] | |
| cuis. spéculoos {m} [spéculos, spéculaus] | [spiced biscuit in the shape of a human or other figure, eaten at Christmas] | |
| cuis. méchoui {m} | [whole sheep or lamb spit-roasted on a barbecue - popular dish in North Africa] | |
| géogr. îles {f.pl} Vierges britanniques [un archipel des Antilles et un territoire d'outre-mer du Royaume-Uni] | British Virgin Islands <.vg> [also: Virgin Islands] [a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean] | |
| dr. testament {m} authentique | legally certified will [will drawn up by a lawyer in the presence of witnesses] | |
| zool. dague {f} | spike [of deer etc.] | |
| cuis. relig. colombe {f} de Pâques | [an Italian cake moulded in the shape of a dove and traditionally served at Easter] | |
| géogr. hist. pol. duché {m} de Carinthie | Duchy of Carinthia [a State of the Holy Roman Empire until its dissolution in 1806] | |
| cuis. flan {m} pâtissier nature | [traditional preparation found in French patisseries, a base to which you can add fruit or other ingredients] | |
| déjouer les plans de qn. | to spike sb.'s guns [idiom] | |
| mil. hérisser une fosse de pieux | to spike a pit with stakes | |
| caraque {m} [mérid.] [fam.] [péj.] | [term of abuse in South France for a person of no fixed abode] | |
| annexer qc. à qc. | to enclose sth. with sth. [place sth. in an envelope together with a letter] | |
| cuis. quiche {f} lorraine | [French tart with a filling made of cream, eggs, and bacon or ham, in an open pastry case] | |
| arch. caquetoir {m} | [sheltered area, typically in front of a church, where the parishioners catch up on latest news and gossip] | |
| armes hist. mil. ribaudequin {m} | ribauldquin [introduced in 14C - volley gun with many small-caliber iron barrels set up parallel on a platform] | |
| revisiter qc. [fig.] | to put a new spin on sth. [idiom] [interpret sth. in a new way, esp. to make it seem favorable] | |
| géogr. Saint-Eustache {f} [une île des Caraïbes, territoire néerlandais d'outre-mer] | Sint Eustatius [an island in the Caribbean and a special municipality of the Netherlands] | |
| myth. succube {m} | succubus [demon in folklore, in female form, that appears in dreams to seduce men] | |
| légal {adj} | lawful [action] | |
| action {f} | deed [action] | |
| arch. relig. Rouge Cloître {m} | Red Cloister [Augustinian Priory, founded in 1367, in the Sonian Forest, in SE Brussels] | |
| écon. débâcle {f} [ruine] | crash [sudden failure or value loss of a market or a business, e.g. a bank] | |
| bot. T | | |
| arch. arts relig. iconostase {f} | iconostasis [wall of icons and religious paintings, separating the nave from the sanctuary in a church] | |
| entrer en lice | to act [take action] | |
| ind. occup. grève {f} [cessation du travail] | strike [industrial action] | |
| first-foot {m} | first-foot [tradition in N. England and Scotland: first person to enter the home of a household on New Year's Day] | |