French–English dictionary

Pakistan

A country in South Asia. Official name: Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Capital: Islamabad.

pakistanais

Of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people.

Pakistanaise

A person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent.

pal

(heraldiccharge) A vertical band down the middle of a shield.

palabre

A meeting at which there is much talk; a debate; a moot.

palabrer

(intransitive) To speak tediously or pompously.

palabres

(North America, archaic, _, in Britain) Talk, especially unnecessary talk; chatter. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

paladin

A heroic champion, especially a knight.

paladins

A heroic champion, especially a knight.

palais

A large and lavishly ornate residence.

palais de justice

A public building housing courts of law.

palanquin

(loosely) Synonym of litter, any similar vehicle open or closed, human or animal-borne, particularly (historical) in colonial Asian contexts.

Palaos

A country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania. Official name: Republic of Palau. Capital: Ngerulmud.

Palau

A country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania. Official name: Republic of Palau. Capital: Ngerulmud.

pâle

Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.

palefrenier

A person who looks after horses.

paléoslave

(dated) The unrecorded ancient language from which all of these languages developed.

Palerme

A metropolitan city in Sicily, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Palermo.

palestinien

Of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people.

Palestinienne

An inhabitant of Palestine or someone descending from that area.

paletot

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

palette

(archaic, medicine) A glass vessel used in cupping.

palette à fessée

A broad, flat spanking implement.

paletter

(transitive) To spank with a paddle.

palétuvier

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.]

pali

A Middle Indo-Aryan language of north India, closely related to Sanskrit; the sacred language of Theravāda Buddhism. [from 1690s]

palier

(mechanical engineering) A mechanical device that supports another part or reduces friction.

palindrome

A word, phrase, number or any other sequence of units which has the property of reading the same forwards as it does backwards, character for character, sometimes disregarding punctuation, capitalization and diacritics.

palissade

(military) A wall of wooden stakes, used as a defensive barrier.

palladium

A chemical element (symbol Pd) with an atomic number of 46: a rare, lustrous silvery-white metal.

Pallas

An epithet for Athena, always used together with the name, as Pallas Athena, rather than alone.

palliatif

(medicine) Minimising the progression of a disease and relieving undesirable symptoms for as long as possible, rather than attempting to cure the (usually incurable) disease.

pallier

To relieve the symptoms of; to ameliorate. [from 15th c.]

palme

A device worn by divers and swimmers on their feet.

palmure

A fold of tissue connecting the toes of certain birds, or of other animals.

pâlot

Pale, sickly-looking.

pâlotte

Pale, sickly-looking.

palpable

Touchable; able to be touched or felt; perceptible by the sense of touch.

palpitation

An abnormal beating of the heart that may be perceived by the patient, a result of excitement, exertion, or illness.

palpiter

(intransitive) Of the heart, to beat with unnatural violence or rapidity; to palpitate.

palsambleu

(archaic, minced oath) An exclamation formerly used as an oath, and an expression of anger or wonder.

paludisme

(disease) A disease spread by mosquito, in which a protozoan, Plasmodium, multiplies in blood every few days.

pâmoison

A faint.

Pampelune

A city in Navarre, northern Spain, famous for the running of the bulls.

pamphlet

A small or thin book.

pamplemousse

The tree of the species Citrus paradisi, a hybrid of Citrus maxima and sweet orange.

pamplemoussier

The tree of the species Citrus paradisi, a hybrid of Citrus maxima and sweet orange.

Pan

(Greek god) Greek god of nature, often visualized as half goat and half man playing pipes. His Roman counterpart is Faunus.

panache

Distinctive style or elegance.

panade

A food designed for babies, usually of very soft consistency.

Panama

A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Panama.

panaris

An infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail.

pancake

(countable, and, uncountable) A thin batter cake fried in a pan or on a griddle in oil or butter; in particular:

pancarte

A sheet of paper or cardboard with a written or printed announcement on one side for display in a public place.

pancréas

(anatomy) A gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid into the duodenum to assist with food digestion.

pancréatique

Belonging or relating to the pancreas.

panda

(colloquial, also, attributively) Ellipsis of giant panda (“Ailuropoda melanoleuca”). [from 19th c.]

pandémie

(epidemiology) A pandemic disease; a disease that affects a wide geographical area and a large proportion of the population.

pandémique

(epidemiology) Of a disease: epidemic over a wide geographical area and affecting a large proportion of the population; also, of or pertaining to a disease of this nature.

pandit

A learned person in India; someone with knowledge of Sanskrit, philosophy, religion and law; a Hindu scholar. [from 17th c.]

panégyrique

A formal speech publicly praising someone or something.

panenthéisme

(philosophy, religion) A doctrine that the universe subsists within God, but that God nevertheless transcends or has some existence separate from the universe.

paner

(transitive) To coat with breadcrumbs.

panglossien

(pejorative) Naively or unreasonably optimistic.

pangolin

Any of several long-tailed, scale-covered mammals of the family Manidae within the order Pholidota of tropical Africa and Asia.

pangoline

Any of several long-tailed, scale-covered mammals of the family Manidae within the order Pholidota of tropical Africa and Asia.

panicule

(botany) A compound raceme.

panier

(countable) A cage to keep pet or zoological specimen birds in.

panier d'osier

A large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing and carrying of articles or small animals.

panier repas

A container for transporting meals, especially lunch.

paniqué

Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror.

paniquer

(informal, intransitive) To react with extreme anger or fear, to the extent that one loses one's composure or behaves irrationally.

panjâbî

(uncountable) The main language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India.

panne

(countable) A failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature.

panneau

A (usually) rectangular section of a surface, or of a covering or of a wall, fence etc.

panneresse

A brick laid with the longest (but least tall) side exposed.

panoplie

(historical) A complete set of armour. [from 1570s]

panorama

A vista or point that gives a view down toward something else.

panoramique

Of or pertaining to a panorama; with a wide view.

panse

(informal) The abdomen of a person, especially one that is enlarged.

pansement

(Australia, North America, Philippines) An adhesive bandage, a small piece of fabric or plastic that may be stuck to the skin in order to temporarily cover a small wound.

pansement papillon

Any of several plane curves that look like a butterfly; see Butterfly curve (transcendental) and Butterfly curve (algebraic).

panser

To apply a bandage to something.

pantalon

(chiefly, North America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Philippines) An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers. [from 19th c.]

pantalon de jogging

(US) Informal cotton trousers, with an elasticated or drawstring waist, used for exercise etc.

pantalonnade

(uncountable, comedy) A style of humor focusing on physical comedy, such as slipping on a banana peel, and with foolish characters who get into humiliating situations.

panthéisme

(religion) The belief that the Universe is in some sense divine and should be revered. Pantheism identifies the universe with God but denies any personality or transcendence of such a God.

panthère

Any of various big cats with black fur; most especially, the black-coated leopard of Africa and Asia.

panthère noire

A melanistic colour variant of the leopard (Panthera pardus) or the jaguar (Panthera onca).

panthériné

(archaic, countable) The pointed piece of wood that is struck in the game of tipcat.

pantois

Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror.

pantomime

A pantomime actor.

pantouflard

(idiom) A person who spends a lot of time sitting or lying down, often watching television, eating snacks or drinking alcohol. [from 1976]

pantoufle

(footwear) A low soft shoe intended for indoor use; a bedroom slipper or house slipper.

paon

A bird of the genus Pavo or Afropavo, notable for the extravagant tails of the males; a peacock (unspecified sex).

papa

(slang, obsolete) The person who gives away the bride at a wedding, in the absence of her actual father.

papal

Having to do with the pope or the papacy.

paparazzi

A freelance photographer who sells photographs of celebrities to the media, especially one who pursues celebrities and attempts to obtain candid photographs.

paparazzo

A freelance photographer who sells photographs of celebrities to the media, especially one who pursues celebrities and attempts to obtain candid photographs.

papauté

(usually) The office of the pope of Rome, who is the head of the Roman Catholic Church.

papaye

The fruit of this tree.

papayer

A tropical American evergreen tree, Carica papaya, having large, yellow, edible fruit.

papeterie

A factory devoted to making paper from wood pulp and other ingredients.

papi

(informal) grandfather

papier

Made of paper.

papier à en-tête

Paper marked with a letterhead.

papier à poncer

(uncountable) Strong paper coated with (traditionally) sand or (today) manufactured aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, or other abrasive material, used for smoothing and polishing.

papier calque

(also, attributive, uncountable) Thin typing paper used together with carbon paper in a typewriter to make multiple copies of a document; (countable) a sheet of such paper.

papier cul

(North America, informal, mildly, vulgar, offensive, or, derogatory) An annoying, contemptible, or worthless person.

papier d'aluminium

(Australia, Britain, New Zealand) A very thin, pliable, easily torn sheet of aluminium used for cooking, packaging, cosmetics, and insulation.

papier d'étain

(informal) Aluminium foil.

papier d’aluminium

(informal) Aluminium foil.

papier de verre

(uncountable) Strong paper coated with (traditionally) sand or (today) manufactured aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, or other abrasive material, used for smoothing and polishing.

papier journal

(uncountable, countable) A quantity of or one of the types of paper on which newspapers are printed.

papier peint

(uncountable) Decorative paper-like material used to cover the inner walls of buildings.

papier-peint

(computing, countable, uncountable) An image or tiled pattern used as the background of a computer desktop.

papier-valeur

(finance, often, in plural) A tradeable financial asset, such as a share of stock or any of various classes of bond.W

papillon

A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring. [from 11th c.]

papillon de nuit

Any flying insect of the order Lepidoptera not in the superfamily Papilionoidea, most species of which are nocturnal and can be distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.

papillonner

To move about rapidly and nimbly.

papillotement

An unsteady flash of light.

papilloter

(intransitive) To burn or shine unsteadily, or with a wavering light.

papivore

(figurative) An avid book reader.

papoter

(intransitive) To talk too much; to chatter; to prattle.

Papouasie

The southern part of what is now called Papua New Guinea, formerly administered as a separate territory to New Guinea.

paprika

A bright reddish orange colour resembling that of the ground spice.

papy

(by extension, derogatory) Old man.

papyrus

A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll.

Pâque

(historical) The lamb eaten at Passover.

pâquerette

A wild flowering plant of species Bellis perennis of the family Asteraceae, with a yellow head and white petals

Pâques

A Christian feast commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is celebrated on the first Sunday (and Monday) following the full moon that occurs on or next after the vernal equinox, ranging in most of Western Christianity (such as Protestantism and Roman Catholicism) from March 22 to April 25, and in Eastern Christianity (such as the Coptic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church) from April 4 to May 8.

paquet

A protuberance; a hunch; a knob or lump; a hump.

paquetage

Something which is packed, a parcel, a box, an envelope.

paqueté

Intoxicated as a result of excessive alcohol consumption, usually by drinking alcoholic beverages.

par

Not later than (the given time); not later than the end of (the given time interval).

par ailleurs

(conjunctive) Also; in addition.

par bonheur

It is (or was, etc) fortunate that.

par chance

It is (or was, etc) fortunate that.

par conséquent

(conjunctive) Consequently; thus; therefore; hence.

par erreur

In an erroneous manner.

par estre

By the standards of, usually with the implication that those standards are lower than one might otherwise expect; considering.

par ex.

An initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples: for the sake of an example; for example.

par exception

To an unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree.

par habitant

Shared equally among all individuals.

par hasard

Unexpectedly, accidentally; without foreplanning.

par ici

(location) In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there.

par inadvertance

Unintentionally; because of an oversight.

par intérim

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

par intermittence

Stopping or starting at intervals.

par là

(formal) By it; by that; by that means, or as a consequence of that.