French–English dictionary

notebook

(computing) Ellipsis of notebook computer (“laptop computer”).

noter

(chiefly, North America) To assign scores to the components of an academic test, or to overall academic performance.

noter au brouillon

(transitive) Chiefly followed by down: to write (something) quickly; to make a brief note of (something).

notification

(countable) A written or printed announcement.

notifier

(transitive) To give (someone) notice (of some event). [from mid-15th c.]

notion

Understanding retained in the mind, from experience, reasoning and imagination; a generalization (generic, basic form), or abstraction (mental impression), of a particular set of instances or occurrences (specific, though different, recorded manifestations of the concept).

notoire

Generally or widely known; of common knowledge; famous or well-known.

notoirement

In a notorious or notable manner; as is commonly known.

notule

(linguistics) A short article, often published in journals, that introduces theoretically problematic empirical data or discusses an overlooked theoretical problem. In contrast to a typical article, a squib need not answer the questions that it poses.

nouer

(transitive) To tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.

noueux

Knotty and misshapen.

nougat

(uncountable) A mixture consisting of egg white and a sweetener, variously mixed with (in, _, western, _, Europe) almonds or (in, _, eastern, _, Europe) hazelnuts or (in, _, America) used without nuts as a filler in candy bars.

nougatine

A confection of caramelized sugar and nuts.

nouille

(usually, in the plural) A string or flat strip of pasta or other dough, usually cooked (at least initially) by boiling, and served in soup or in a dry form mixed with a sauce and other ingredients.

noumène

(from Kantian, _, philosophy, _, on) A thing as it is independent of any conceptualization or perception by the human mind, postulated by practical reason but existing in a condition which is in principle unknowable and unexperienceable.

noun

The fourteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets or abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

nounou

A person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians.

nourrice

A person employed to look after other people's children while they are away; a babysitter.

nourrir

(transitive) To feed and cause to grow; to supply with food or other matter which increases weight and promotes health.

nourrir au biberon

(transitive, British) To feed (an infant) baby formula.

nourrissant

(of food or drink) Providing nutrients; healthy to eat or drink.

nourrisson

A very young human being, from birth to somewhere between six months and two years of age after birth, needing almost constant care and attention.

nourriture

(uncountable) Food given to (especially herbivorous) non-human animals.

nourriture pour oiseaux

Seed, usually constituting a mixture from several species of plant, set out as food for birds.

nous

We, used in the same circumstances where "me" would be used instead of "I", e.g. for the pronoun in isolation or as the complement of the copula:

nouveau

(of food) Not dried, frozen, or spoiled.

nouveau riche

(pejorative) New money; wealthy persons whose fortunes are newly acquired, and who are therefore perceived to lack the refinement of those who were raised wealthy.

nouveau venu

One who has recently come to a community; a recent arrival.

nouveau-né

Recently born.

nouveau-née

A recently born baby.

nouveauté

The property of being new; novelty; recency.

nouvel

Refreshed, reinvigorated, reformed.

nouvel arrivé

One who has recently come to a community; a recent arrival.

nouvelle

Original, especially in an interesting way; new and striking; not of the typical or ordinary type.

nouvelle-née

A recently born baby.

nouvellement

Very recently/lately; in the immediate past.

nouvelles

New information of interest.

nouvelliser

To adapt something to a fictional form, especially to adapt into a novel.

nov.

Abbreviation of November.

nova

(astronomy) Any sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star.

novateur

Characterized by the creation of new ideas or inventions.

novation

(legal) A new contract between the original contracting parties whereby the first obligation is extinguished and a new obligation is substituted.

novembre

The eleventh month of the Gregorian calendar, following October and preceding December.

noyau

The central part of a fruit, containing the kernels or seeds.

noyer

(transitive) To kill by suffocating in water or another liquid.

noyer blanc

(countable) Any of various deciduous hardwood trees of the genera Carya and Annamocarya, one species of which, Carya illinoinensis, is the source of pecan nuts.

nu

Naked, uncovered.

nu-pieds

Wearing nothing on the feet.

nuage

(cloud computing, with "the") The Internet, regarded as an abstract amorphous omnipresent space for processing and storage, the focus of cloud computing.

nuageux

Covered with or characterised by clouds.

nuance

A color, or shade of color; tint; dye.

Nubie

(by extension) The former polity ruling that region.

nubile

Suitable for marriage; nubile.

nucal

Of or pertaining to the back or nape of the neck.

nucléaire

Employing or relating to nuclear energy or processes.

nucléosynthèse

(physics, astronomy) Any of several processes that lead to the synthesis of heavier atomic nuclei.

nudge

(behavioral, _, economics) The use of positive reinforcement and indirect suggestions as ways to influence.

nudisme

The belief in or practice of going nude in social, nonsexualized and frequently mixed-gender groups specifically in cultures where going nude in the social situation is not the norm.

nudiste

A person who practices nudism.

nudité

The state or condition of being naked; nudity; bareness; defenselessness; undisguisedness.

nue

Naked, uncovered.

nuée

A number of birds together in a group, such as those gathered together for the purpose of migration.

nuire

To treat unjustly; to injure or harm; to do wrong by.

nuire à

To damage, hurt, or injure something, usually an inanimate object.

nuisance

A minor annoyance or inconvenience.

nuisette

A style of women's nightdress.

nuisible

Causing damage or harm.

nuit

(countable) An evening or night spent at a particular activity.

nuitée

(countable) An evening or night spent at a particular activity.

nul

(semantic change, amelioration, contranymic) Good, superlative, excellent, cool.

nulle chose

Not any thing; no thing.

nulle part

In or at any location.

nullification

The nullification crisis in U.S. history, confrontation between the state of South Carolina and the federal government in 1832–33 over the former's attempt to declare null and void within the state the federal Tariffs of 1828 and 1832.

nullifier

(transitive, legal) To make legally invalid.

nullité

Someone who is not important or well-known.

nullité de procès

(legal) A trial that is prematurely ended upon being declared invalid because of an error in procedure, or because of a hung jury.

numbat

A small marsupial carnivore, Myrmecobius fasciatus, endemic to western Australia, that eats almost exclusively termites.

numéraire

Money or other items used to facilitate transactions.

numéral

(linguistics) A number word, a simple or compound word for a number often having particular grammatical attributes depending on the language.

numératie

Numerical skill.

numérique

Having to do with digits (fingers or toes); especially, performed with a finger.

numériquement

In a digital manner.

numériser

(transitive, computing) To represent something (such as an image or sound) as a structured sequence of binary digits.

numériseur

A device which scans documents in order to convert them to a digital medium. [from 20th c.]

numéro

Someone or something that flows out or comes out, particularly:

numéro atomique

(physics, chemistry) The number of protons in an atom. Symbol: Z

numéro d'identification personnel

Acronym of personal identification number.

numérotation

The act of numbering pages for a document, book, etc.

numéroter

(transitive) To label (items) with numbers; to assign numbers to (items).

numineux

Of or relating to a numen (divinity); indicating the presence of a divinity. [from mid 17th c.]

nun

The fourteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets or abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

nuptial

Of or pertaining to wedding and marriage.

nuque

(anatomy) The back part of the neck.

nuque longue

A hairstyle where the hair is kept short on the top and sides and long at the back.

Nuremberg

A major city in Bavaria, Germany.

nutriment

A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.

nutritif

Providing nourishment.

nutrition

That which nourishes; nutriment.

nviron

(of adjectives from numbers, especially of times and ages) About, approximately.

nyaw

(countable) The cry of a cat.

nycthéméral

Varying regularly with a day/night cycle; diurnal; circadian.

Nyírtass

A village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, Hungary.

nymphette

A sexually attractive girl or young woman. [from 20th c.]

nymphomane

(of a woman) Having an excessive libido.

nymphomanie

Excess of sexual behaviour or desire in women.

nynorsk

Nynorsk; Norwegian as spoken after 1500, and the written language that is based on this

Nyx

(Greek mythology) The primordial goddess of night.

ô

The vocative particle, used for direct address.

Oakland

The eighth-largest city in California, United States, and the county seat of Alameda County.

Obama

An African surname from Luo.

obéir

(transitive) To accept (a decision or law) and act in accordance with it; to conform to (a decision or law); to acquiesce to (a decision or law).

obéissance

The quality of being obedient.

obéissant

Willing to comply; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.

obèle

A dagger symbol (†), which is used in printed matter as a reference mark to refer the reader to a footnote, marginal note, etc.; beside a person's name to indicate that the person is deceased; or beside a date to indicate that it is a person's death date.

obélisque

(architecture) A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument. [from mid 16th c.]

Obéron

(astronomy, moons) The outermost major moon of Uranus.

obèse

Extremely overweight, especially: weighing more than 20% (for men) or 25% (for women) over their conventionally ideal weight determined by height and build; or, having a body mass index over 30 kg/m2.

obésité

(pathology) The state of being obese.

obi

A sash worn with a kimono.

objecter

(intransitive) To take exception, to object (to or against).

objectif

The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected.

objective

Of or relating to a material object, actual existence or reality.

objectivité

The state of being objective, just, unbiased, and not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices.

objet

(by extension, video games) An object that can be picked up for later use.

objets de collection

(originally, US) Objects that are connected to or remind their owner of past events. [from 1855]

objurgation

(uncommon) A strong rebuke or scolding.

oblast

A region or province in Slavic or Slavic-influenced countries.

oblation

The offering of worship, thanks etc. to a deity.

obligation

(finance) A documentary obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract; a debenture.

obligation de rendre compte

The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account or give an explanation; liability to be held responsible or answerable for something.

obligation de rendre des comptes

The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account or give an explanation; liability to be held responsible or answerable for something.

obligatoire

(of an agreement, contract, etc.) Imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured.

obliger

(transitive) To exact, extort, (make) produce by force.

oblique

Turned or twisted to one side.

obliquité

The quality of being oblique in direction, deviating from the horizontal or vertical; or the angle created by such a deviation. [from 15th c.]

oblitérer

(transitive, neologism) To cease to provide financial or moral support to (someone deemed unacceptable); to disinvite. Compare cancel culture.

obnubilé

Preoccupied with something to the exclusion of everything else.

obnubiler

(transitive) To completely engage the attention of; to involve.

obscène

Lascivious, sexually promiscuous, rude.

obscénité

(countable) Something that is obscene.

obscur

(of colour) Dull or deeper in hue; not bright or light.

obscurcir

(transitive) To obscure in darkness.

obscurément

With a dark appearance.

obscurité

A complete or (more often) partial absence of light.

obsédé

Obsessed (by an idea, threat, etc.).

obsèques

A ceremony to honor and remember a deceased person, often distinguished from a memorial service by the presence of the body of the deceased.

obséquieux

Excessively eager and attentive to please or to obey instructions; fawning, subservient, servile.

observable

(physics) Any physical property that can be observed and measured directly and not derived from other properties

observance

(medicine) An extent to which a patient continues an agreed treatment plan.

observateur

Someone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator.