French–English dictionary

interruption

An interruption to the regular flow or sequence of something.

interruption volontaire de grossesse

(biology) Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed. [from 18th c.]

intersection

The junction of two (or more) paths, streets, highways, or other thoroughfares.

intersexe

Of an individual, having any of a variety of inherent conditions (in a species with distinct sexes) in which one's sex characteristics differ from those of a typical male and female; for example, having sex characteristics relating to both male and female sexes.

intersexué

Of an individual, having any of a variety of inherent conditions (in a species with distinct sexes) in which one's sex characteristics differ from those of a typical male and female; for example, having sex characteristics relating to both male and female sexes.

intersexuée

(countable, biology, zoology) An individual with any of these conditions.

intersidéral

Between the stars.

interstellaire

Between the stars.

intervalle

A transitional or temporary period between other events.

intervenant

One who makes a speech to an audience.

intervenante

One who makes a speech to an audience.

intervenir

(intransitive) To interpose oneself; to intervene.

interventionnisme

(politics) The political practice of intervening in a sovereign state's affairs.

interview

A conversation in person (or, by extension, over the telephone, Internet etc.) between a journalist and someone whose opinion or statements he or she wishes to record for publication, broadcast etc. [from 19th c.]

interviewer

(intransitive) To be interviewed; to attend an interview.

intervieweur

One who interviews.

intervieweuse

One who interviews.

intervocalique

(phonetics) Existing or occurring between vowels.

intestin

Internal to a specific country.

intestinal

Relating to the intestines.

intime

In a very close relationship.

intimidant

Discouraging; inspiring fear.

intimidation

The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated.

intimidé

Frightened into submission.

intimider

(transitive) To bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way.

intimité

(uncountable, countable) Feeling or atmosphere of closeness and openness towards someone else, often but not necessarily involving sexuality.

intitulé

(literally) Having a title.

intituler

To give a title to a book, film, play, etc.

intolérable

Not sufferable; very difficult or impossible to endure; intolerable, unbearable.

intoléramment

In an intolerant manner; without toleration.

intolérant

One who is narrow-mindedly devoted to their own ideas and groups, and intolerant of (people of) differing ideas, races, genders, religions, politics, etc.

intolérante

One who is narrow-mindedly devoted to their own ideas and groups, and intolerant of (people of) differing ideas, races, genders, religions, politics, etc.

intouchable

A member of a South Asian group of people traditionally regarded as untouchables or outcastes.

intouché

in its original state

intox

Anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick.

intoxication

A poisoning, as by a spirituous or a narcotic substance.

intoxiqué

A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug.

intra-utérin

Located or taking place inside the uterus.

intramusculaire

Inside a muscle or the muscles.

intransigeance

Unwillingness to change one's views or to agree.

intransigeant

Unwilling to compromise or moderate a position; unreasonable.

intrant

Data fed into a process with the intention of it shaping or affecting the output of that process.

intraveineux

Inside the veins.

intrépide

Without fear.

intrépidité

The quality of being fearless.

intrication

The state or condition of being entangled; intricate and confused involution.

intrigant

One who plots or schemes, who formulates devious plans.

intrigue

(narratology) The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means. [from 1640s]

intriguer

(intransitive) To secretly cooperate with other people in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing; to collude, to conspire. [from mid 17th c.]

intrinsèque

Being an essential and permanent part of something.

intrinsèquement

In an inherent way; naturally, innately.

intriqué

Having a great deal of fine detail or complexity.

intriquer

(transitive) To involve in difficulties or embarrassments; to embarrass, puzzle, or distract by adverse or perplexing circumstances, interests, demands, etc.; to hamper; to bewilder.

introductif

Introducing; giving a preview or idea of.

introduction

A means, such as a personal letter, of presenting one person to another.

introductoire

Introducing; giving a preview or idea of.

introduire

(transitive) To put in between or into.

intronisation

The act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned.

introniser

(transitive) To put on the throne in a formal installation ceremony called enthronement, equivalent to (and often combined with) coronation and/or other ceremonies of investiture.

introspectif

Examining one's own perceptions and sensory experiences; contemplative or thoughtful about oneself.

introspection

A sight or view of the interior of anything; a deep inspection or view; introspection; frequently used with into.

introuvable

Not findable; that cannot be found.

introverti

(psychology) Of or characteristic of the personality of an introvert: thoughtful, reflective.

intrus

One who interferes, intrudes or gets involved where not welcome, particularly a self-interested intruder.

intrusif

Tending to intrude; doing that which is not welcome; interrupting or disturbing; entering without permission or welcome.

intrusion

The forcible inclusion or entry of an external group or individual; the act of intruding.

intubation

(medicine) The introduction of a tube into an organ to keep it open, as into the larynx in cases of croup.

intuber

(transitive, medicine) To insert a tube into.

intuition

Intuition.

inuit

Of or pertaining to Inuit people, language, or culture.

inutile

Purposeless; pointless.

inutilement

(idiomatic) Without success or a result; ending in failure.

inutilisable

Not usable.

inutilisé

(not comparable) Not used.

inutilité

Groundlessness; worthlessness; triviality; vanity; frivolity.

invaincu

Never defeated; always victorious.

invaincue

Never defeated; always victorious.

invalide

Having a disability.

invalider

To make invalid. Especially applied to contract law.

invalidité

(countable, law) Lack of legal qualification to do something; legal incapacity or incompetency.

invariable

Not variable; unalterable; uniform; always having the same value.

invariablement

Every time; always, without change.

invasif

(biology) Of an animal or plant: that grows (especially uncontrollably) in environments which do not harbour natural enemies, often to the detriment of native species or of food or garden flora and fauna.

invasion

An aggressive movement into somewhere; an invasion in the general sense.

invective

Something spoken or written, intended to cast shame, disgrace, censure, or reproach on another.

invectiver

(transitive) To begin to affect; to act upon injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.

inventaire

(music) A complete list of a recording artist's or a composer's songs.

inventer

(by extension) To make or fabricate (especially a word or phrase).

inventeur

One who invents, either as a hobby or as an occupation.

invention

Something invented.

inventivité

The quality of being inventive; the faculty of inventing.

inventorier

To make a catalogue of.

inventrice

One who invents, either as a hobby or as an occupation.

invérifié

Not (yet) confirmed; not verified.

inverse

The opposite or reverse.

inversement

(often, conjunctive) With a reversed relationship.

inversement proportionnel

(mathematics) Proportional to the reciprocal of the independent variable.

inversion

The act of being in an inverted state; being upside down, inside out, or in a reverse sequence.

invertébré

Lacking a backbone; without vertebrae.

invertir

(transitive) To turn (something) upside down or inside out; to place in a contrary order or direction.

investigateur

One who investigates.

investigation

The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research, especially patient or thorough inquiry or examination

investigatrice

One who investigates.

investir

To besiege; to surround with troops.

investisseur

A person who invests money in order to make a profit.

investisseuse

A person who invests money in order to make a profit.

investiture

An inauguration; a formal beginning.

invétéré

Firmly established from having been around for a long time; of long standing.

invincible

Impossible to defeat, destroy, or kill; too powerful to be defeated or overcome.

inviolable

Not violable; not to be infringed.

invisibilité

The state of being invisible.

invisible

Unable to be seen; out of sight; not visible.

invisiblement

In a way that can not be seen; in an invisible manner.

invitation

(informal) An invitation.

invité

A recipient of hospitality, especially someone staying by invitation at the house of another.

invite de commande

(computing) A sequence of characters that is displayed to indicate that a computer is ready to receive input.

invitée

A recipient of hospitality, especially someone staying by invitation at the house of another.

inviter

(transitive) To invite; to summon.

invivable

So unpleasant or painful as to be unendurable.

invocateur

One who conjures; one who calls, entreats, or charges in a solemn manner.

invocation

The act or form of calling for the assistance or presence of some superior being, especially prayer offered to a divine being.

involontaire

Not intentional; not on purpose; not conscious.

involontairement

In an involuntary manner; done without conscious thought.

involver

To cause or engage (someone or something) to become connected or implicated, or to participate, in some activity or situation.

invoquer

(fantasy, transitive) To call a resource by magic.

invraisemblable

Not likely to be true.

invulnérable

Incapable of being injured; not vulnerable.

iode

An antiseptic incorporating the element.

iodel

A song incorporating yodelling.

iodler

(transitive, and, intransitive) To sing (a song) in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto.

iodure

(inorganic chemistry) A binary compound of iodine and another element or radical.

ion

An atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge, such as the sodium and chlorine atoms in a salt solution.

ionique

Synonym of Ionic.

iota

A very small quantity or degree; a particle; an atom; a jot.

Iouri

A transliteration of the Russian male given name Ю́рий (Júrij), equivalent to George.

Iowa

A state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Capital and largest city: Des Moines.

iPhone

(trademark) A smartphone of a series produced by Apple, which typically combine a camera phone, PDA, multimedia player, and wireless communication device.

iPod

(by extension) Any portable personal MP3 player or similar device.

ique

(chemistry) Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a higher oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous. For example sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H₂SO₃).

ir

When attached to certain adjectives, it forms a transitive verb whose meaning is, to make (adjective). Usually, the verb is ergative, sometimes not. The same construction could also be done to certain (fewer) nouns, as, strengthen, in which case the verb means roughly, "to give (noun) to", or "to become like (noun)".

Irak

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Iraq. Capital and largest city: Baghdad.

irakien

Of, from, or pertaining to Iraq, or the Iraqi people.

Iran

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Islamic Republic of Iran. Capital: Tehran.

iranien

(linguistics) Pertaining to the Iranian languages or their speakers.

Iranienne

A person from Iran or of Iranian descent.

Iraq

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Iraq. Capital and largest city: Baghdad.

iraquien

Of, from, or pertaining to Iraq, or the Iraqi people.

Iraquienne

A person from Iraq or of Iraqi descent.

irascible

Of or pertaining to bad temper; showing anger easily or customarily.

ire

A strong and unpleasant feeling of displeasure, hostility, or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to yell, say curse words, and/or physically harm or cause damage or destruction to things or attack or assault living beings, often stemming from perceived provocation, hurt, threat, insults, or unfair or unjust treatment, or a situation not going the way one had desired or planned.