French–English dictionary

parlophone

An electronic communication system, especially one between rooms in a building.

parmesan

Of, from or relating to the city or province of Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

parmi

Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. (See Usage Note at amidst.)

parodie

A derisive art form that mocks by imitation; a parody.

parodier

(transitive) To make a parody of something.

paroi

(anatomy, botany) The wall of any cavity or organ.

paroisse

A civil subdivision of a British county, often corresponding to an earlier ecclesiastical parish.

paroissial

Pertaining to a parish.

paroissien

A member of a parish.

paroissienne

A member of a parish.

Parole

The creative word of God; Logos.

paroles

The words to a song (or other vocal music).

parolier

A person who writes the lyrics of a song.

parotidite

(pathology) A contagious disease caused by the Mumps virus of the genus Rubulavirus, mostly occurring in childhood, which causes swelling of glands in the face and neck.

paroxysme

(narratology) The culmination of a narrative's rising action, the turning point.

parpaillot

(theology) One who holds a false religious belief; a misbeliever.

parpaillote

(theology) One who holds a false religious belief; a misbeliever.

parquer

(transitive) To bring (something such as a vehicle) to a halt or store in a specified place.

parquet

A wooden floor made of wooden tiles or veneers arranged in a decorative geometrical pattern.

parrain

A person who, at a child's naming ceremony or baptism, agrees to help raise the child, originally and especially in regard to their religious development.

parrainage

The act of providing approval and support; backing; championship.

parrainer

(transitive) To be a sponsor for.

parsemer

(transitive) To distribute loosely as by sprinkling.

parser

(computing, transitive) To resolve (a string of code or text) into its elements to determine if it conforms to a particular grammar.

part

A portion of something.

partage

(US) The distribution of members of the House of Representatives according to the population of the various states.

partager

(transitive) To divide and distribute portions of a whole.

partant

Ahead; leading; winning.

partenaire

A spouse or other person with whom one shares a domestic, romantic or sexual bond.

partenariat

The state of being associated with a partner.

parterre

A strip of ground in which ornamental plants are grown.

Parthénon

An ancient temple to Athena and monument in the city of Athens. It is a symbol of Greek achievement in the arts and of Athenian democracy.

parti

Away, having left.

parti travailliste

Any of various political parties that aim to advance the interests of the working class, often characterised by left-of-centre politics and support for organised labour.

parti-pris

(countable, uncountable) Inclination towards something.

partial

Exhibiting bias; prejudiced.

partialité

Preference, bias in favor of, tendency.

participant

One who participates.

participante

One who participates.

participation

The act of participating, of taking part in something.

participe

(grammar) A form of a verb that may function as an adjective, noun or adverb. English has two types of participles: the present participle and the past participle. In other languages, there are others, such as future, perfect, and future perfect participles.

participer

(formal) To take part in an activity; to participate. [with in]

participer (à)

(intransitive) To join in, to take part, to involve oneself (in something). [from 16th c.]

participial

(grammar) Of, relating to, or being a participle.

particularité

An important or main item.

particularités

The details or specifics of something.

particulier

Peculiar to a specific individual; eccentric.

particulièrement

(focus) Particularly; to a greater extent than is normal.

partie

(countable) A particular instance of playing a game.

partie de jeu

Any scheduled recreation, especially if not scheduled by those directly involved.

partie entière

(mathematics) The largest integer less than or equal to a given number.

partie entière par excès

(mathematics) The smallest integer greater than or equal to a given number.

partie prenante

(business) A person or organisation with a legitimate interest (a stake) in a given situation, action or enterprise.

partiel

(education) A midterm school exam (i.e., halfway through the term).

partiellement

To a partial degree or extent, incompletely.

parties génitales

(by extension) Any sex organs, whether external or internal; body parts responsible for sexual reproduction or sexual stimulation.

partir

To turn out, to result; to come to (a certain result).

partir en randonnée

(ambitransitive) To take a long walk (on something) for pleasure or exercise.

partisan

A soldier in a small independent group, fighting against the government or regular forces by surprise raids.

partisane

A soldier in a small independent group, fighting against the government or regular forces by surprise raids.

partisanisme

An inclination to be partisan or biased; partiality.

partition

A guide to playing or singing a particular tune; sheet music.

partition conducteur

(music) The written form of a musical composition showing all instrumental and vocal parts.

partition de poche

(music) The written form of a musical composition showing all instrumental and vocal parts.

partition générale

(music) The written form of a musical composition showing all instrumental and vocal parts.

partout

(idiomatic) Everywhere.

partout où

In, at or to all places or situations (that); everywhere.

partouze

The practice of having sex with multiple partners at the same time.

parturition

The fact or action of giving birth to a child, as the culmination of pregnancy.

paruline

Any of various small passerine songbirds, especially of the family Sylviidae (Old World warblers) and Parulidae (New World warblers).

parure

A decoration; that which adorns.

parution

Anything recently released or made available (as for sale).

parvenu

(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.

parvenue

A person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class, especially through acquisition of wealth, privileges, or political authority but has not gained social acceptance by those within that new class.

pas

A step, as in a stair.

pas à pas

Slowly and steadily, without rushing.

pas beaucoup de

Insignificant, trivial.

pas concluant

Not conclusive, not leading to a conclusion.

pas cuit

Insufficiently cooked, so as to be unpalatable or inedible.

pas de

Not doing or not having done something.

pas de doute

without a doubt; surely.

pas de problème

(idiomatic, colloquial) Synonym of no big deal: not important, not something to worry about.

pas de quoi

A polite way of responding to thanks, by suggesting that the service is too trivial or humble to warrant thanks; you're welcome.

pas facile

(rare) Not easy; difficult.

pas intéressé

Not interested; indifferent, not concerned.

pas mal

Satisfactory, reasonably good; not exceptional.

pas serré

(not comparable, sports) Not being in the possession of any competing team during a game.

pas tenable

Not sustainable.

pas trop cher

Able to be afforded; inexpensive or reasonably priced.

pas viable

Not sustainable.

Pascal

(countable) A surname transferred from the given name.

pashmina

A soft fabric made from this wool; (in particular) a shawl made from this fabric.

pashto

The native Indo-Iranian language of the Pashtun people; an official language of Afghanistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

pasquin

A written attack or other work ridiculing a person, group, or institution; especially, a satirical one.

passable

Satisfactory, reasonably good; not exceptional.

passade

A short romantic, oftentimes sexual, relationship.

passage

A conversion or transition from one thing to another.

passage piéton

(US) A point designated for pedestrians to cross a street.

passage souterrain

(British) An underground walkway, tunnel for pedestrians (called pedestrian underpass in US).

passager

(countable) A paying passenger, especially in a taxi.

passager clandestin

(economics) One who obtains benefit from a public good without paying for it directly.

passagère

Passing quickly; of short duration.

passant

A person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer, witness, or spectator.

passation

The transference of authority, control, power or knowledge from one agency to another, or from one state to another.

passavant

A passage along either side of a ship's upper deck.

passé

One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.

passe décisive

(baseball) A defensive play, allowing a teammate to record a putout.

passe-montagne

A type of warm headgear covering the neck, head, and often part of the face, with apertures left as necessary, often made out of wool.

passe-partout

A key designed to open a set of several locks; a passkey.

passe-plat

An opening in a wall at window height for the purpose of serving food or other items. A pass through.

passe-temps

An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time.

passée

(collective) A small group of persons, especially of girls and women.

passepartout

A key designed to open a set of several locks; a passkey.

passepoil

(sewing) An ornamentation on the edges of a garment; a small cord covered with cloth.

passeport

An official document normally used for international journeys, which proves the identity and nationality of the person for whom it was issued.

passer

To hand down; to transmit.

passer à

(intransitive) To abandon or turn against; to cease or change one's loyalty, especially from a military organisation or political party.

passer à gué

To cross a stream by walking through it.

passer à tabac

(transitive) To beat up (a person) more than usually severely.

passer au feu

(transitive) To cause to be consumed by fire.

passer au peigne fin

(transitive) To search thoroughly as if raking over an area with a comb.

passer en contrebande

(transitive, intransitive) To import or export, illicitly or by stealth, without paying lawful customs charges or duties

passer l’arme à gauche

To perish; to cease to exist; to become lost or extinct.

passer outre

To ignore the usual channels or procedures.

passer ses vitesses

(engineering, transitive) To provide with gearing; to fit with gears in order to achieve a desired gear ratio.

passer son tour

(transitive) To cause to advance by stages of progress; to carry on with success through an ordeal, examination, or action; specifically, to give legal or official sanction to; to ratify; to enact; to approve as valid and just.

passerelle

(nautical) An elevated platform above the upper deck of a mechanically propelled ship from which it is navigated and from which all activities on deck can be seen and controlled by the captain, etc; smaller ships have a wheelhouse, and sailing ships were controlled from a quarterdeck.

passerelle d'embarquement

(nautical) A board used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside.

passerose

Any of several flowering plants of the genus Alcea in the Malvaceae family.

passeur

A sailor on a small vessel (boat), particularly its captain.

passible

Subject to punishment; appropriate for punishment.

passible de poursuite

(legal) Affording grounds for legal action.

passif

(countable, broadly, by extension) A submissive partner in a sexual relationship.

passif-agressif

(psychology) Showing passive, sometimes obstructionist resistance to following authoritative instructions in interpersonal or occupational situations.

passim

(rare) That occurs at various places throughout a text

passing

A form of juggling where several people pass props between each other, usually clubs or rings.

Passion

(Christianity) The sufferings of Jesus Christ from the night of the Last Supper to the Crucifixion.

passionnant

Very beautiful or attractive.

passionné

Full of ardor; expressing passion, spirit, or enthusiasm.

passionnément

In a passionate manner.

passivité

The state of being passive.

passoire

A bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it used for draining food that has been cooking in water, such as pasta.

pastel

A stick of colored chalk or wax used for drawing.

pastenague

Any of various large, venomous rays, of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes, having a barbed, whiplike tail.

pastèque

A plant of the species Citrullus lanatus, bearing a melon-like fruit.

pastèques

(usually, in the plural, slang) The breasts.

Pasteur

An English surname originating as an occupation.

pastille

A small tablet (originally diamond-shaped) or medicated sweet used to ease a sore throat.

pastille à la menthe

A mint-flavored candy, often eaten to sweeten the smell of the breath.

pastoral

Pertaining to herdsmen or peasants.