French–English dictionary

malheureusement

Happening through bad luck, or because of some unfortunate event.

malheureux

Very unlucky; ill-fated.

malhonnête

Not honest; shoddy.

malhonnêteté

(uncountable) The characteristic or condition of being dishonest.

Mali

A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Mali.

Malibu

A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States known for its beaches.

malice

Intention to harm or deprive in an illegal or immoral way. Desire to take pleasure in another's misfortune.

maliciel

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

malicieusement

In an arch manner; slyly.

malicieux

Mischievous; of or befitting an imp.

malin

Smart, intelligent, or witty; mentally quick or sharp.

malintentionné

Having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others.

malle

A suitcase.

malléable

Suitable for, or able to be subjected to, manipulation.

malléus

(anatomy) The malleus, a small bone of the middle ear.

malnutri

Suffering from malnutrition.

malnutrition

A lack of adequate nourishment.

malodorant

Having a bad odor.

malotru

A clownish, awkward fellow; a bumpkin.

malpoli

Not polite; discourteous; not of polished manners; wanting in good manners.

malsain

Sickly; sick; ill; unwell.

malséant

(obsolete) Overly discriminating or needlessly meticulous; fastidious; prim. [15th–19th c.]

malt

Malted grain (sprouted grain) (usually barley), used in brewing and otherwise.

maltais

Of or pertaining to Malta or its language.

Maltaise

(mostly, in the plural, plural "Maltese") An inhabitant or a resident of Malta.

malter

(transitive) To convert a cereal grain into malt by causing it to sprout (by soaking in water) and then halting germination (by drying with hot air) in order to develop enzymes that can break down starches and proteins in the grain.

maltraitement

Cruel or harmful treatment or abuse; mistreatment.

maltraiter

(transitive) To act aggressively towards.

malveillance

A spiteful or vengeful attitude; a grudge; dislike.

malveillant

Having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others.

malversation

(legal, business) The fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner.

malvesine

(weaponry, historical) An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles.

maman

(colloquial) The landlady of a theater.

mamba

Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, native to Africa, that live in trees.

mambo

A Latin-American musical genre, adapted from rumba, originating from Cuba in the 1940s, or a dance or rhythm of this genre. [from 20th c.]

mamelle

(chiefly, in the plural) A mammary gland on a domestic mammal with more than two breasts.

mamelon

A small hill.

mamie

(informal) Grandmother.

mammalien

Of, or pertaining to, mammals.

mammifère

An animal of the class Mammalia.

mammogramme

(medicine) An X-ray picture of the breasts (mammaries), used to screen for breast cancer.

mammouth

Any species of the extinct genus Mammuthus, of large, usually hairy, elephant-like mammals with long curved tusks and an inclined back, which became extinct with the last retreat of ice age glaciers during the late Pleistocene period, and are known from fossils, frozen carcasses, and Paleolithic cave paintings found in North America and Eurasia.

mamzer

(Judaism) A child born to Jewish parents whose relationship is incestuous or otherwise forbidden by Jewish law (e.g. an unmarried man and a married woman), or the descendant of such a person.

man

(colloquial, used in the vocative) A term of address for someone, typically a man, particularly when cautioning them or offering advice.

manade

A cattle drive or the herd being driven by it; thus, a number of cattle driven to market or new pastures.

manager

(management) A person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team.

managérial

Of or relating to a manager or management; involving management-like duties.

manant

A clumsy, unsophisticated person; a yokel.

manche

The act of one who begs.

manche à balai

The handle of a broom (sweeping tool); (sometimes) the entire broom.

mancheron

The handle of a plough.

manchette

The end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist.

manchon

A reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring used to reinforce an eyelet.

manchonner

(cuisine) To French trim; to stylishly expose bone by removing the fat and meat covering it (as done to a rack of lamb or bone-in rib-eye steak).

manchot

Having no arms.

mandant

(law) A legal person that authorizes another (the agent) to act on their behalf; or on whose behalf an agent or gestor in a negotiorum gestio acts.

mandarin

Standard Mandarin, an official language of China and Taiwan, and one of four official languages in Singapore; Putonghua, Guoyu or Huayu.

mandarine

The fruit of this tree; in loose, informal usage, the term may include other similar citrus fruits such as Citrus unshiu (satsuma or mikan).

mandarinier

A small citrus tree (Citrus reticulata) with oblate fruits smaller than the (so-named) sweet oranges.

mandat

An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept; an authorization.

mandat de conformité

(New Zealand, road transport, countable) A document certifying that a motor vehicle meets certain standards of mechanical soundness and safety; a warrant of fitness.

mandataire

(law) An agent or representative authorized to act on someone else's behalf in accordance with that person's instructions.

mandataire social

(trust law) A person to whom property is legally committed in trust, to be applied either for the benefit of specified individuals (beneficiaries), or for public uses; one who is intrusted with property for the benefit of another.

mandchou

A person belonging to or descended from the indigenous people of Manchuria.

Mandchoue

A person belonging to or descended from the indigenous people of Manchuria.

Mandchourie

A historical region of northeastern China comprising the three provinces of Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang and the northeastern part of Inner Mongolia.

mandchourien

Pertaining to Manchuria.

Mandchourienne

An inhabitant of Manchuria, especially one who is not of Han Chinese origin.

Mandchouriennes

An inhabitant of Manchuria, especially one who is not of Han Chinese origin.

Mandchouriens

An inhabitant of Manchuria, especially one who is not of Han Chinese origin.

mandibule

(countable) The bone of the lower jaw; the mandible.

mandrill

A primate, Mandrillus sphinx, with a colorful face and rump.

mandrin

(mechanical engineering) A mechanical device that holds an object firmly in place, for example holding a drill bit in a high-speed rotating drill or grinder.

mane

Forming compound nouns with the sense of person who has a mania for.

manège

A carousel; a pleasure ride, typically found at fairs and amusement parks, consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which various seats are fixed, frequently shaped like horses or other animals.

manette

(video games) A hardware device designed to allow the user to play video games.

manette de jeu

(video games) A hardware device designed to allow the user to play video games.

mangal

An upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal for a source of light or heat.

manganèse

(uncountable) A metallic chemical element (symbol Mn) with an atomic number of 25, not a free element in nature but often found in minerals in combination with iron, and useful in industrial alloy production.

mangeable

Capable of being eaten without harm; suitable for consumption; innocuous to humans.

mangeoire

A trough in a stable or barn for animals to eat from.

manger

(copulative, intransitive) To have a particular quality of diet; to be well-fed or underfed (typically as "eat healthy" or "eat good").

mangeur

A person or animal who eats.

manglier

Any of various tropical and subtropical evergreen shrubs or trees chiefly of the Rhizophoraceae family that have aerial roots and grow in clumps in brackish intertidal coastal areas; (specifically) any of various trees of the genus Rhizophora, especially the red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle). [from early 17th c.]

mango

Any of various hummingbirds of the genus Anthracothorax.

mangouste

Any of several species of generalist predatory carnivores in the family Herpestidae; the various species range in size from rats to large cats. Indian mongooses are predators of venomous snakes, though other mongoose species have similar habits.

mangrove

(ecology) A tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees.

mangue

A pickled vegetable or fruit with a spicy stuffing; a vegetable or fruit which has been mangoed.

manguier

A tropical Asian fruit tree, Mangifera indica.

Manhattan

A borough of New York City, New York, United States, mainly on Manhattan Island, coterminous with New York County; in full, Borough of Manhattan.

maniable

Capable of being managed or controlled.

maniacal

Like a maniac; insane; frenzied.

maniaco-dépressif

Relating to or having bipolar disorder.

maniaque

An insane person, especially one who suffers from a mania.

manicule

A hand with the fingers clenched or curled inward.

manie

compulsion or obsession.

maniement

A touching, controlling, managing, using, taking care of, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands.

manier

(transitive, rare) To accustom to the hand; to take care of with the hands.

manière

(idiomatic, colloquial) Slightly; somewhat; sort of.

manière forte

A method of accomplishing something primarily by means of strength, without the use of great skill, mechanical aids or thought.

manières

trouble; troublesome business; fuss, commotion

maniérisme

A noticeable personal habit, a verbal or other (often, but not necessarily unconscious) habitual behavior peculiar to an individual.

manif

(informal) A march or gathering to make a political protest.

manifestant

(legal) One who protests a bill of exchange, or note.

manifestante

(legal) One who protests a bill of exchange, or note.

manifestation

A political rally or parade.

manifeste

Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable.

manifestement

In a blatant manner; so as to be highly visible or obvious.

manifester

(transitive) To show how to use (something).

manigance

A tactic, strategy, or scheme.

Manille

The capital city of the Philippines; the regional capital of Metro Manila, in the island of Luzon.

manipulateur

(pejorative) Reaching one's goals at the expense of other people by using them.

manipulation

A touching, controlling, managing, using, taking care of, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands.

manipule

(obsolete) A hand's breadth; four inches.

manipuler

(transitive) To alter something from its true state, as to hide a flaw or uncertainty, deliberately but not necessarily dishonestly or immorally.

manique

A heatproof glove designed to carry hot things to or from an oven.

Manitoba

A province in western Canada. Capital and largest city: Winnipeg.

manitou

An important, powerful or influential person; muckamuck.

manivelle

A bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an attached arm perpendicular, or nearly so, to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a rotation to a wheel or other mechanical device; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion.

mannequin

Something constructed with the size and form of a human, to be used in place of a person.

mannequinat

The profession of someone who models clothes.

manœuvre

A project or scheme, often designed to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice. 1602, Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor. "This is our device,/ That Falstaff at that oak shall meet with us."

manœuvrer

(automotive, intransitive) To handle while moving around a corner in a road or otherwise turning.

manoir

A manor house (originally because a magistrate's court was held in the hall of his mansion).

manquant

Not able to be located; gone, misplaced.

manque

Lack; deficiency; non-existence. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

manque de respect

A lack of respect, esteem or courteous behaviour.

manquement

An instance of falling short, of not meeting a quota, an obligation, or more generally any expected target.

manquer

(transitive) To cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions.)

manquer à la parole

(intransitive) To break a promise or commitment; to go back on one's word. [(often) with on]

mansarde

The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.

Manson

A surname transferred from the given name.

mante

Any of various large insects of the order Mantodea that catch insects or other small animals with their powerful forelegs.

manteau

(countable, clothing) An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.

manteau de cheminée

A shelf that is affixed to the wall above a fireplace.

manticore

(Greek mythology) A beast with the body of a lion (usually red), the tail of a scorpion, and the head/face of a man with a mouth filled with multiple rows of sharp teeth (like a shark), said to be able to shoot spikes from its tail or mane to paralyse prey. It may be horned, winged, or both; its voice is described as a mixture of pipes and trumpets.

mantra

(Hinduism) The hymn portions of the Vedas; any passage of these used as a prayer. [from 1808]

manucure

A cosmetic treatment for the fingernails.

manuel

A topically organized book of reference on a certain field of knowledge, regardless of size, but archetypally one to be kept readily at hand.

manuellement

By hand.

manufacture

A building or other place where manufacturing takes place. [from 17th c.]

manumission

Release from slavery or other legally sanctioned servitude; the giving of freedom; the act of manumitting.

manuscrit

Handwritten, or by extension manually typewritten, as opposed to being mechanically reproduced.

manutentionnaire

A dockworker involved in loading and unloading cargo, or in supervising such work. [from 18th c.]

maoïste

of, related to, or advocating Maoism

maori

Of, from, or pertaining to the Maori.

maorie

Of, from, or pertaining to the Maori.

mappage

(computing) Assigning a PC to a shared drive or printer port on a network.

mapper

(mathematics, transitive, followed by a "to" phrase) To act as a function on something, taking it to something else.

maque

A pimp.