French–English dictionary

indou

A person adhering to the Hindu religion (Hinduism).

indoue

A person adhering to the Hindu religion (Hinduism).

indouisme

A religion, philosophy and culture native to India, characterized by the belief in reincarnation and a supreme oneness personified in many forms and natures.

indubitablement

Without doubt; certainly; definitely; very probably, in all likelihood; doubtlessly.

induire

(transitive) To cause, bring about, lead to.

induire en erreur

(transitive) To deceive or delude (using guile).

indulgence

(uncountable) Consent or agreement in spite of fact; indulgence.

indulgent

willing to acquiesce, accept or agree to something without objection, protest or resistance

indulgente

Inclined to forgive.

indument

Undeservedly; in a way that is not warranted.

indurer

To harden or to grow hard.

industrialisé

Having undergone industrialization

industrialisme

The socioeconomic system based upon the industrial production of manufactured goods, rather than on agriculture.

industrie chimique

The chemical industry.

industrie pharmaceutique

(business, pharmacy, pharmacology) The pharmaceutical or drug-making sector.

industriel

A person involved in the ownership or management of an industrial enterprise.

industrieux

Performing with industrious concentration; hard-working and focused.

ine

Resembling, having some of the characteristics of (used to form adjectives from nouns).

inébranlable

Unreasonably or stubbornly resisting change.

inécrit

Not written.

inédit

Never before seen, done, or experienced; without precedent.

ineffable

Beyond expression in words; unspeakable. [from 1450]

inefficace

Not efficient; not producing the effect intended or desired; inefficacious

inefficacité

Lack of efficiency or effectiveness.

inégal

Not level or smooth

inégalité

An unfair, not equal, state.

inélastique

(literal, or, figurative) Lacking elasticity; inflexible, unyielding.

inélégance

A lack of coordination or elegance; the condition or quality of being clumsy.

inélégant

Not elegant; not exhibiting neatness, refinement, or precision.

inéligibilité

The state or quality of being ineligible.

inéligible

Not eligible; forbidden to do something.

inéluctable

Impossible to avoid or escape; inescapable, irresistible.

inéluctablement

In an inexorable manner; without the possibility of stopping or prevention.

inénarrable

(formal, literary) That cannot be told; indescribable, inexpressible, unspeakable.

inepte

Lacking sense or meaning, often to the point of boredom or annoyance.

ineptie

(philosophy) A spiritual emptiness or lack of purpose or will to live, akin to nausea in existentialist philosophy.

inepties

(by extension, chiefly, Commonwealth) Nonsense.

inépuisable

Impossible to exhaust; unlimited.

inéquation

(mathematics) A statement that of two quantities one is specifically less than (or greater than) another. Symbol: < or \leq or > or \geq or \ne, as appropriate.

inéquitable

unfair, unequal or unjust.

inéradicable

Not able to be eradicated; (of a root, plant, etc.) too deep to remove.

inertie

(figuratively) In a person, unwillingness to take action.

inertiel

Of, relating to, or depending on inertia.

inérudit

Not erudite; uneducated.

Inès

A en given name.

inesthétique

Displeasing to the eye.

inestimable

Having great or incalculable value.

inévitable

(informal) inevitable; settled

inévitablement

In an inexorable manner; without the possibility of stopping or prevention.

inexcusable

not excusable [15th c.]

inexistant

Not existent or existing; not real.

inexorablement

In an inexorable manner; without the possibility of stopping or prevention.

inexpérience

A lack of experience.

inexpérimenté

Untried or inexperienced.

inexplicable

Impossible to explain; not easily accounted for.

inexplicablement

In an inexplicable manner; for an unknown reason.

inexpliqué

Not explained; of unknown cause or origin.

inexploité

Not tapped; not drawn on in terms of resources.

inexprimable

Forbidden to be uttered; taboo.

infaillibilité

The property of being infallible; the ability to never make a mistake.

infaillible

(figurative) Reliable, infallible, sturdy or error-tolerant.

infaisable

Not practical; impracticable.

infâme

Intending to harm; malevolent.

infâmeté

An infamous or notorious condition or reputation.

infamie

The state of being infamous.

infanterie

Soldiers who fight on foot (on land), as opposed to cavalry and other mounted units, regardless of external transport (e.g. airborne).

infarctus

(pathology) An area of dead tissue caused by a loss of blood supply; a localized necrosis.

infatigable

Extremely persistent and untiring.

infecté

Having an infection.

infectieux

(pathology, of an illness) Caused by an agent that enters the host's body (such as a bacterium, virus, parasite, or prion); often, also, transmitted among hosts via any of various routes (for example, contact, droplet-borne, airborne, waterborne, foodborne, fomite-borne, or bloodborne).

inférence

(uncountable) The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.

inférer

(transitive) To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence. [from 16th c.]

inférieur

A person of lower rank, stature, or ability to another.

inférieure

Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.

infériorité

The quality or state of being inferior.

infernal

(informal) Extreme, excessive.

infertile

Not rich or fertile; poor; barren; starved.

infesté

Infested with insects.

infidélité

Unfaithfulness in a marriage or an intimate (sexual or romantic) relationship: practice or instance of having a sexual or romantic affair with someone other than one's spouse, without the consent of the spouse.

infiltrateur

One who infiltrates an organization or territory; an undercover or covert agent.

infiltrer

(ambitransitive) To surreptitiously penetrate, enter or gain access to.

infini

Having no end.

infiniment

In an infinite manner; as of anything growing without bounds; endlessly.

infinité

(uncountable) A number which is very large compared to some characteristic number. For example, in optics, an object which is much further away than the focal length of a lens is said to be "at infinity", as the distance of the image from the lens varies very little as the distance increases further.

infinitésimal

Infinitesimally small.

infirme

(offensive) A person who has severely impaired physical abilities because of deformation, injury, or amputation of parts of the body.

infirmer

(transitive) To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute.

infirmier

A person involved in providing direct care for the sick:

infirmière

A person involved in providing direct care for the sick:

infirmité

feebleness, frailty or ailment, especially due to old age.

inflammable

Subject to easy ignition and rapid flaming combustion.

inflammation

Injury or wear caused by friction.

inflammatoire

Relating to, causing, or caused by inflammation.

infléchir

(transitive, grammar) To vary the form of a word to express tense, gender, number, mood, etc.

inflexibilité

The quality or state of being inflexible, or not capable of being bent or changed; unyielding stiffness

inflexible

(said of people and their conviction) Firm; unshakeable; unyielding; determined.

infliger

(transitive) To determine, estimate or judge the value of; to evaluate; to estimate.

inflorescence

(botany) A group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a system of branches.

influençable

Capable of being influenced.

influence

(informal) Influence or effectiveness, especially political.

influencer

(intransitive, rarely, transitive, figuratively) To interfere with.

influenceur

A person who or a thing which influences. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

influenceuse

A person who or a thing which influences. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

influent

Having or exerting influence.

influente

Having or exerting influence.

influer

(transitive) To have an effect on by using gentle or subtle action; to exert an influence upon; to modify, bias, or sway; to persuade or induce.

influx

A flow inward or into something; a coming in.

info

(informal) information.

infolettre

A periodically sent publication containing current events or the like, generally on a particular topic or geared toward a limited audience.

infondé

Without any grounds to support it; baseless.

infonuagique

(informal, computing) Computing services provided over the Internet (or the “cloud”), whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices on demand.

informateur

One who relays confidential information to someone, especially to the police; an informer.

informatif

Providing information; especially, providing useful or interesting information.

information

Things that are or can be known about a given topic; communicable knowledge of something. [from 14th c.]

informations

Things that are or can be known about a given topic; communicable knowledge of something. [from 14th c.]

informatique

(informatics) Initialism of information technology.

informatique en nuage

(informal, computing) Computing services provided over the Internet (or the “cloud”), whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices on demand.

informatisation

The act of computerizing something, or something computerized.

informatrice

One who relays confidential information to someone, especially to the police; an informer.

informe

Without form; shapeless.

informel

(of language) Reflecting everyday, non-ceremonious usage.

informellement

In an irregular or informal manner; without the usual forms.

informer

To provide someone with information which they lack (often used with "in" or "up").

infortuné

Very unlucky; ill-fated.

infos

(uncountable, slang) Information, usually from an inside source, originally in horse racing and other sports. [from early 20th c.]

infraction

(legal) A breaking or infraction of a law, or of any obligation or tie; violation; non-fulfillment.

inframonde

The locale of the spirit world or afterlife, whether deemed to be situated below the world of the living or not.

infranchissable

Incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or overcome; insuperable

infrarouge

Having a wavelength in the infrared spectrum.

infrastructure

The physical means or contrivances to make something (especially a public service) possible; the required equipment, infrastructure, location etc. [from 19th c.]

infructueux

Fruitless, futile, useless.

infuser

(transitive, intransitive) To make tea or coffee by mixing tea leaves or coffee beans with hot water.

infusion

A beverage made by infusing mainly the leaves (and sometimes the flowers, roots, or stems) of various herbs or other plants, generally not including true tea (Camellia sinensis).

ingénierie

(uncountable) The application of mathematics and the physical sciences to the needs of humanity and the development of technology.

ingénieur

Originally, a person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; now (more generally) , a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so.

ingénieure

Originally, a person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; now (more generally) , a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so.

ingénieux

(of objects or actions) Showing inventiveness or originality; witty.

ingéniosité

The quality of being ingenious.

ingénu

Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.

ingérable

Not manageable; not readily submitting to handling or management; not easily restrained, governed, or directed.

ingérence

The act of interfering with something, or something that interferes.

ingérer

(transitive) To take (a substance, e.g., food) into the body of an organism, especially through the mouth and into the gastrointestinal tract.

ingestion

The process of ingesting, or consuming something orally, whether it be food, drink, medicine, or other substance. It is usually referred to as the first step of digestion.

ingouvernable

Not tractable; not able to be managed, controlled, governed or directed.

ingrat

Not grateful; not expressing gratitude.

ingratitude

A lack or absence of gratitude; thanklessness.

ingrédient

One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food.

Ingrid

A en given name.

inguinal

Of or pertaining to the groin.

ingurgiter

(transitive, figuratively) To eat very quickly.