French–English dictionary

instantané

Very quickly and easily prepared.

instantanément

Without any delay; in an instantaneous manner.

instavidéaste

(Internet) A person who streams activities on their computer (especially video gaming) to a live online audience.

instigateur

A person who intentionally instigates, incites, or starts something, especially one that creates trouble.

instigation

A call to act; encouragement to act, often in an illegal way.

instigatrice

A person who intentionally instigates, incites, or starts something, especially one that creates trouble.

instiller

(transitive) To pour in (medicine, for example) drop by drop.

instinct

A natural or inherent impulse or behaviour.

instinctivement

Innately; by instinct; without being taught.

instituer

(transitive) To begin or initiate (something); to found.

institut de beauté

A beauty salon or similar establishment.

instituteur

A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor.

institutionnel

Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or organized along the lines of an institution.

instructeur

One who instructs; a teacher.

instructif

Providing information; especially, providing useful or interesting information.

instruction

(computing) An instruction in a computer program, especially one that returns no value, as opposed to a function call.

instructrice

One who instructs; a teacher.

instruire

(transitive) To instruct; to train.

instruit

Having much learning, knowledgeable, erudite; highly educated.

instrument

An instrument for effecting a purpose (either literally or figuratively); a tool, or an opportunity or pretext.

instrument à anche

(countable, music) Part of an aerophone musical instrument, comprising a thin piece of wood or metal, which vibrates to produce sound when air passes through it.

instrument à vent

(music) The woodwind section of an orchestra. Occasionally also used to include the brass section.

instrumentale

(music) A composition written or performed without lyrics or singing, using a lead instrument to replace vocals.

instrumentiste

One who plays a musical instrument, as distinguished from a vocalist.

insubordination

The quality or state of being insubordinate; disobedience to lawful authority; specifically, an employee's failure or refusal to comply with a request or an assignment given by his/her supervisor.

insuffisance

(pathology) A condition in which a specified organ does not function well enough to support life.

insuffisant

Very little, very few.

insuffisant hépatique

(pathology) Suffering from real or supposed liver disorder, especially excessive secretions of bile.

insulaire

Of or being, pertaining to, situated on, or resembling an island or islands.

insuline

A polypeptide hormone that regulates carbohydrate metabolism (in various animals including humans).

insultant

Containing insult, or having the intention of insulting.

insulte

Coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; language that unjustly or angrily vilifies. [from mid-16th c.]

insulter

(slang) To put (someone) down, or show disrespect by the use of insulting language or dismissive behaviour.

insupportable

(colloquial, of a person) Very difficult to deal with.

insupportablement

In an insupportable manner.

insurgé

Rebellious, opposing authority.

insurgée

One of several people who take up arms against the local state authority; a participant in insurgency.

insurmontable

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

insurrection

(uncountable) The action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; (countable) an instance of this; a revolt, an uprising; specifically, one that is at an initial stage or limited in nature.

intact

Left complete or whole; not touched, defiled, sullied or otherwise damaged.

intangible

Incapable of being perceived by the senses; incorporeal.

intégral

(idiomatic, pejorative) Complete, utter, total.

intégrale

(mathematics) One of the two fundamental operations of calculus (the other being differentiation), whereby a function's displacement, area, volume, or other qualities arising from the study of infinitesimal change are quantified, usually defined as a limiting process on a sequence of partial sums. Denoted using a long s: ∫, or a variant thereof.

intègre

(of a person) Having a suitable conformity to basic moral standards; showing integrity, fairness, or other characteristics associated with moral uprightness.

intégriste

Complete; having no opposite opinion of anything in a particular topic of one's values; thorough of in one's beliefs.

intégrité

(uncountable) The state of being honest, honourable, and moral.

intellect

(uncountable) The faculty of thinking, judging, abstract reasoning, and conceptual understanding; the cognitive faculty.

intellectuel

An intelligent, learned person, especially one who discourses about learned matters.

intellectuelle

An intellectual, such as a philosopher or theologian.

intellectuellement

In an intellectual manner.

intelligemment

In an intelligent manner; cleverly.

intelligence

(idiomatic, figurative) Intelligence, cleverness.

intelligent

Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent.

intelligentsia

(politics) The intellectual elite of a society, particularly in Marxist doctrine.

intelligible

Appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning.

intelligiblement

In an understandable manner.

intello

(Australia, New Zealand, Britain, Ireland, informal, by extension) A person with specialized knowledge or skills, especially one who is socially awkward.

intempérance

Lack of moderation or temperance; excess.

intempestif

(now, _, rare) untimely, happening at an inappropriate moment

intemporel

Not decreasing over time in quality and appeal.

intenable

Not sustainable.

intendant

(higher education) An officer who provides food for the students and superintends the kitchen; also, an officer who attends to the accounts of the students.

intense

Sudden, abrupt, intense, rapid.

intensément

To an intense degree, extremely.

intensif

Done with intensity or to a great degree; thorough.

intensification

The act or process of intensifying, or of making more intense.

intensifier

(obsolete) To give force to; to strengthen; to invigorate; to energize.

intensifs

Done with intensity or to a great degree; thorough.

intensité

The quality of being intense.

intensive

Done with intensity or to a great degree; thorough.

intensives

Done with intensity or to a great degree; thorough.

intention

Intention or plot.

intentionnel

Intended or planned; done deliberately or voluntarily.

intentionnellement

With intentionality, and deliberately, usually also with a connotation of due consideration and wise choosing.

inter-dimensionnel

Between dimensions.

inter-états

(US) A freeway that is part of the Interstate Highway System.

interactif

Interacting with or communicating with and reacting to each other; influencing or having an effect on each other; acting or capable of acting on each other or with the other.

interagir

(intransitive) To act upon each other.

interblocage

(computing) An inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation.

intercalaire

One who or that which divides or separates.

intercalation

A period inserted into a calendar as in a leap year.

intercaler

To insert an extra leap day into a calendar in order to maintain synchrony with natural phenomena.

intercepter

(transitive, computing) To handle an exception. [from 20thc.]

interception

(military) An emergency defensive air force mission to intercept attacking enemy aircraft.

intercesseur

A person who intercedes; a mediator; one who reconciles enemies, or pleads for another.

intercessrice

A person who intercedes; a mediator; one who reconciles enemies, or pleads for another.

interchangeable

Freely substitutable; that may be swapped at will.

intercontinental

Taking place between two or more continents.

interdépendance

The condition of being interdependent.

interdépendant

Mutually dependent; reliant on one another.

interdiction

A prohibition.

interdiction de

Not (a); not properly, not really; not fully.

interdimensionnel

Between dimensions.

interdire

(transitive) To prohibit; to interdict; to proscribe; to forbid or block from participation.

interdit

Not allowed; specifically disallowed.

interdit de vol

(aviation, of an airman or aircraft) Not allowed to fly.

intéressant

Arousing or holding the attention or interest of someone.

intéressé

Having or showing interest (attention or curiosity).

intéressée

Having or showing interest (attention or curiosity).

intéresser

(transitive, intransitive) To be concerned (about), to have an interest (in); to feel concern (about).

intérêt

Something that motivates, rouses, or encourages.

interétatique

(chiefly, US, and, Australia) Crossing states (usually provincial state, but also e.g. multinational sense).

intérêts composés

(banking, finance) Interest, as on a loan or a bank account, that is calculated on the total on the principal plus accumulated unpaid interest.

interface système

(computing) An operating system software user interface, whose primary purpose is to launch other programs and control their interactions; the user's command interpreter. Shell is a way to separate the internal complexity of the implementation of the command from the user. The internals can change while the user experience/interface remains the same.

interférence

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

interférer

(intransitive, physics) (of waves) To be correlated with each other when overlapped or superposed.

intergalactique

(astronomy) Occurring between galaxies.

intérieur

Internal to a specific country.

intérim

A transitional or temporary period between other events.

intérimaire

Temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another person when they are unable to do their job.

interjection

(grammar) An exclamation or filled pause; a word or phrase with no particular grammatical relation to a sentence, often an expression of emotion.

interjeter

(intransitive) Often followed by against (the inferior court's decision) or to (the superior court): to apply to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned.

interligne

(transitive, printing, historical) To place leads between the lines of.

interloqué

Unsure how to act or respond; bewildered, perplexed. [from early 17th c.]

interlude

A break, especially between two performances or sessions, such as at a concert, play, seminar, or religious assembly.

intermède

(music, arts) A short piece of music or act in the interval of the main spectacle; a theatrical interlude.

intermédiaire

An agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation.

intermédiation

(uncountable) Intervention; interposition.

interminable

Having no end.

intermittemment

Stopping or starting at intervals.

intermittent

Stopping and starting, occurring, or presenting at intervals; coming after a particular time span.

internationale

(politics) A transnational organization of political parties of similar ideology.

internationalement

In an international manner.

internaute

(dated) A designer, operator, or technically capable professional user of the Internet.

interne

A pupil who lives at school during term time.

interne (des hôpitaux)

A medical student or recent graduate working in a hospital as a final part of medical training.

internement

The state of being imprisoned, usually without trial.

interner

(transitive) To imprison somebody, usually without trial.

Internet

The global, decentralized network of computers which communicate with one another using the Internet protocol suite, which now forms a vital part of global communication, content sharing, and information exchange systems.

interniste

A person who diagnoses, especially a medical doctor.

interpersonnel

Between two or more people.

interphone

An intercom system which enables someone, without opening the door, to converse with the person who has rung the doorbell.

interplanétaire

Existing or occurring between planets.

interposer

(transitive) To insert something (or oneself) between other things.

interposition

The act of interposing, or the state of being interposed; a being, placing, or coming between; mediation.

interprétation

The act of construing: interpreting, portraying, or both.

interprète

(music, theater) A performer who presents a piece of art in a distinct style, particularly so as to make older works relevant to their audience.

interpréter

To decode the meaning of a topic and then act, whether to continue researching the topic, follow through, act in opposition, or further the understanding through sharing an interpretation.

interpréteur

(computing) A program that converts commands into machine language in real time rather than compiling it in advance. [1954]

interracial

Between or among two or more different races.

interrègne

The period of time between the end of a sovereign or political leader's reign and the accession of another.

interrelation

mutual or reciprocal relation.

interrogateur

One who interrogates; a person who asks questions, especially one who is adversarial.

interrogatif

(grammar) Asking or denoting a question.

interrogation

(countable) A pang or expression of doubt.

interrogativement

In an interrogative manner; by means of a question.

interrogatrice

One who interrogates; a person who asks questions, especially one who is adversarial.

interroger

(transitive) to question or quiz, especially in a thorough and/or aggressive manner

interrompre

(transitive, intransitive) To cause a premature termination of (a fetus); to end a pregnancy before term. [Attested since at least the 19th century.]

interrupteur

A switch, usually mounted on a wall in a building, used to turn the light or another appliance such as a fan on and off.