French–English dictionary

limette

Any of several green citrus fruit, somewhat smaller and sharper-tasting than a lemon.

limettier

Any of the trees that bear limes, especially Key lime, Citrus aurantiifolia.

limier

A large scenthound famed for its ability to follow a scent many days old, over vast distances. This dog is often used as a police dog to track missing people, fleeing suspects, or escaped prisoners.

limite

A boundary or limit.

limiter

(transitive) To restrict; to circumscribe; not to allow to go beyond a certain bound, to set boundaries.

limites

(figurative, often, in the plural) the bounds, confines, or limits between immaterial things (such as one’s comfort zone, privacy, or professional sphere and the realm beyond)

limitrophe

Having a common boundary or border

limogeage

Deprivation of office; the fact or process of being fired from employment or stripped of rank.

limoger

(US, euphemistic, transitive) To fire or dismiss an employee.

Limoges

A city, the capital of Haute-Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, formerly the capital of the old Limousin region.

limon

(literary) The pole of a carriage or chariot.

limonade

(US, Canada, India, Philippines) A flavoured beverage consisting of water, lemon, and sweetener, sometimes ice, served mainly as a refreshment.

Limos

(Greek god) A child of Eris, Limos is the deity/personification of famine and starvation. The Roman counterpart is Fames.

Limousin

A geographic region and former administrative region of France; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

limousine

A luxury sedan or saloon car, especially one with a lengthened wheelbase or driven by a chauffeur. [from 1930s]

limpide

(of a soup) Without a thickening ingredient.

limpidité

The property of being limpid.

lin

(uncountable) Thread or cloth made from flax fiber.

linceul

Especially, the dress for the dead; a winding sheet.

linéament

Any distinctive shape or line, etc.

linge

A cloth used to dry dishes.

lingerie

Underwear or nightclothes (typically women's), especially when lacy or designed to be seductive.

lingette

A small towel, hand or face wipe, either dry or more commonly impregnated with water or a cleansing fluid.

lingot

A bulk quantity of precious metal, usually gold or silver, assessed by weight and typically cast as ingots.

lingual

(anatomy, dentistry, relational) Related to, near, or on the side toward the tongue.

linguistique

Of or relating to language.

linguophile

A person who loves languages and words.

links

A golf course, especially one situated on dunes by the sea.

linoléum

An inexpensive waterproof covering used especially for floors, made from solidified linseed oil over a burlap or canvas backing, or from its modern replacement, polyvinyl chloride.

linteau

A horizontal structural or finish piece over an opening.

Linz

The capital of, and largest city in, the state of Upper Austria, Austria, and the third-largest city in the country.

Lion

Someone with a Leo star sign

lion des montagnes

A wild feline, of species Puma concolor, native to the Americas.

lionceau

The young of certain animals, chiefly large carnivorous mammals, including the bear, wolf, fox, lion and tiger.

Lionel

A en given name of mostly British usage.

lionne

A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.

liposuccion

(medicine) A cosmetic surgery procedure in which excess fat is removed from a specific area by suction.

lippu

(informal) Having prominent lips.

liquéfier

To make (something) into a liquid.

liqueur

A flavored alcoholic beverage that is usually very sweet and contains a high percentage of alcohol.

liqueur de tannage

Tanning liquor, an aqueous extract of vegetable matter (tanbark, sumac, etc.) in a tanning vat used to tan leather.

liquidateur

One who liquidates.

liquidation

(retail) A sale of merchandise, especially at significantly reduced prices, usually in order to make room for new merchandise or updated versions of the same merchandise; sometimes as a closeout.

liquide

Direct payment by cash, as opposed to through a bank.

liquide de refroidissement

A medium, usually fluid, used to draw heat from an object.

liquider

(transitive, finance) To convert (some bond or security) into cash.

liquideur

One who liquidates.

lire

The former currency of Israel, superseded by the sheqel.

lire en diagonale

(transitive) To read quickly or describe summarily, skipping some detail.

lis

Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species.

Lisa

A en given name, popular since the 16th century.

Lisbonne

A port city on the Iberian Peninsula, at the mouth of the Tagus River on the Atlantic Ocean; the capital city of Portugal.

Lise

A en given name, popular since the 16th century.

liseuse

A short jacket worn when sitting up in bed, usually by women.

lisibilité

The property of being legible or easily readable.

lisible

Clear enough to be read; readable, particularly of handwriting.

lisiblement

In a manner that is legible, in a manner that is readable, readably.

lisier

(agriculture) A mixture of animal waste, other organic material and sometimes water, stored in a slurry pit and used as fertilizer; also used in combination, as pig slurry, etc.

lisière

A strip of fabric, especially from the edge of a piece of cloth.

lisse

Of tyres: whose surface is worn away.

liste

A list of individuals or groups, usually for an organization of some kind such as military officers and enlisted personnel enrolled in a particular unit; a muster roll; a sports team, with the names of players who are eligible to be placed in the lineup for a particular game; or a list of students officially enrolled in a school or class.

liste blanche

(legal, computing) A list or collection of people or entities that are known, trusted, or explicitly permitted.

liste de contrôle

A list of tasks to be completed, names to be consulted, conditions to be verified and similar.

liste de prohibition

(computing) A list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned.

liste noire

(legal, computing) A list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned, disallowed or blocked.

liste verte

(legal, computing) A list or collection of people or entities that are known, trusted, or explicitly permitted.

lit

(hydrology) The path where a river runs, or where a river once ran; the bottom earthen part of a river, not including the riverbanks.

lit à eau

A bed with a tough plastic mattress filled with water.

lit de bébé

(UK, Irish, Commonwealth) A bed for infants or small children, with high, often slatted, often moveable sides.

lit de camp

(chiefly, UK) A lightweight portable bed used by the military, campers, etc.

lit de mort

The bed on which someone dies.

lit de rivière

(hydrology) The path where a river runs, or where a river once ran; the bottom earthen part of a river, not including the riverbanks.

lit majeur

(geography) An alluvial plain adjacent to a river formed by flooding during periods of high rain.

lit mortuaire

A platform or stand where a body or coffin is placed.

litanie

A ritual liturgical prayer in which a series of prayers recited by a leader are alternated with responses from the congregation.

liteau

A thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc.

lithiase

(countable, medicine) A stony concretion that forms in a bodily organ.

lithique

Relating to stone.

lithium

(uncountable) The simplest alkali metal, the lightest solid element, and the third lightest chemical element (symbol Li) with an atomic number of 3 and atomic weight of 6.94. It is a soft, silvery metal.

lithographe

A person who makes lithographs, who does lithography.

lithuanien

Of or relating to Lithuania.

Lithuanienne

(countable) A person living in or coming from Lithuania.

litière

Any material used by or provided to animals to lie on.

litige

Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.

litote

(rhetoric) A figure of speech whereby something is stated by denying its opposite.

litre

The metric unit of fluid measure, equal to one cubic decimetre. Symbol: L, l, or ℓ.

littéraire

Characterized by a method of expression generally found in books.

littéral

Exactly as stated; read or understood without interpretation; according to the letter; not figurative or metaphorical; following the letter or exact words; not taking liberties; etymonic rather than idiomatic.

littéralement

(idiom) In a manner which strictly adheres to rules, legal requirements, or official procedures.

littératie

The ability to read and write.

littéraux

(programming) A value, as opposed to an identifier, written into the source code of a computer program.

littérisme

The ability to read and write.

littoral

The shape, outline, or boundary of a coast. (The term coastline is generally used to describe the approximate boundaries at relatively large spatial scales.)

Lituanie

A country in northeastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Lithuania.

lituanien

Of or relating to Lithuania.

Lituanienne

(countable) A person living in or coming from Lithuania.

livide

Like a ghost in appearance; death-like; pale; pallid; dismal.

Livie

A en given name.

livraison

The act of conveying something.

livre

The former currency of Israel, superseded by the sheqel.

livre de bord

(nautical) A book in which measurements from the ship's log are recorded, along with other salient details of the voyage.

livre de classe

A textbook, a book designed to accompany a specific academic course, or one specified by the writers of the course to be read by its students.

livre de cours

A textbook, a book designed to accompany a specific academic course, or one specified by the writers of the course to be read by its students.

livre de cuisine

A book or an encyclopedia of recipes and cookery tips.

livre de loch

(nautical) A book in which measurements from the ship's log are recorded, along with other salient details of the voyage.

livre de recettes

A book or an encyclopedia of recipes and cookery tips.

livre de Ruth

(book of the bible) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.

livrer

(transitive) To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly.

livresque

Characterized by a method of expression generally found in books.

livret

A small or thin book.

livreur de journaux

A boy who delivers newspapers to houses on a paper round.

LOB

(databases) Abbreviation of large object.

lobber

(transitive) To throw or hit a ball into the air in a high arc.

lobby

(politics) A class or group of interested people who try to influence public officials; collectively, lobbyists.

lobbying

The act of one who lobbies.

lobbyiste

A person who is paid to lobby politicians and encourage them to vote a certain way or otherwise use their office to effect a desired result.

local

Of, or relating to people or society at the local level, particularly in politics, social movements, etc.; of the grass roots.

localement

With respect to place; in place.

localisation

(computing) The set of settings related to the language and region in which a computer program executes. Examples are language, currency and time formats, character encoding etc.

localiser

(transitive) To designate the site or place of; to define the limits of (Note: the designation may be purely descriptive: it need not be prescriptive.)

localité

(geography) A built-up area, i.e. a city, town or village

locataire

The entity to whom a lease is given, or who takes an estate by lease.

location

A similar payment for the use of a product, equipment or a service.

loch

(Ireland, Scotland) A bay or arm of the sea.

lock-out

(labor) The opposite of a strike; a labor disruption where management refuses to allow workers into a plant to work even if they are willing.

lockout

(labor) The opposite of a strike; a labor disruption where management refuses to allow workers into a plant to work even if they are willing.

locomotion

(uncountable) The ability to move from place to place, or the act of doing so.

locomotive

(rail transport) The power unit of a train that pulls the coaches or wagons.

locus

(genetics) A fixed position on a string of DNA or RNA, especially a chromosome, that may be occupied by one or more genes.

locuste

Any of various often leguminous trees and shrubs, especially of the genera Robinia and Gleditsia; locust tree. [from 17th c.]

locuteur

One who speaks.

locution

(grammar) A word or, more commonly, a group of words that functions as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence, always containing an expressed or implied head (the principal word or subgroup, with core importance) and often consisting of a head plus some other elaborating words.

locutrice

One who speaks.

loge

A compartment to sit inside in an auditorium, courtroom, theatre, or other building.

logeable

Spacious and convenient; roomy and comfortable. [from 16th c.]

logement

activity of enclosing or providing residence

loger

(transitive) To keep within a structure or container.

logette

(countable) A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.

logiciel

A complete piece of software.

logiciel d'extorsion

(computer security) Malware that holds the data of a computer user for ransom, usually requiring or claiming to require payment to restore access.

logiciel de rançon

(computer security) Malware that holds the data of a computer user for ransom, usually requiring or claiming to require payment to restore access.

logiciel espion

(Internet) Programs that surreptitiously monitor and report the actions of a computer user. [from 1990s]

logiciel interne

(computing, software) Software that is intended for such embedded computer applications.

logiciel malveillant

(computing) Software which has been designed to operate in a malicious, undesirable manner.

logiciel rançonneur

(computer security) Malware that holds the data of a computer user for ransom, usually requiring or claiming to require payment to restore access.

logie

A branch of learning; a study of a particular subject.

logique

Used to form adjectival forms of nouns ending in -logy.

logiquement

In a logical manner, with logic.

logistique

(countable, mathematics) A logistic function or graph of a logistic curve.

logo

(television) A small, usually transparent or translucent image placed in a corner of a television program to identify the broadcasting network or cable channel.