French–English dictionary

pédiatrie

(American spelling, medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the treatment of children and adolescents.

pédiatrique

(American spelling) Of or pertaining to pediatrics, the branch of medicine dealing with the care and treatment of children and adolescents.

pédicure

A cosmetic treatment for the feet and toenails.

pedigree

A chart, list, or record of ancestors, to show breeding, especially distinguished breeding. [from 15th c.]

pédologie

The sub-discipline of soil science that studies soils as a component of natural systems or deals with soil genesis and soil classification, or studies the soil profiles or solum in its natural setting.

Peel

A regional municipality in Southern Ontario, Canada, created in 1974.

peeling

(cosmetics) The removal of a layer of dead skin, as in cosmetic preparation.

pégosité

(manufacturing, construction, chemistry) The stickiness of a compound, related to its cohesive and adhesive properties.

pègre

That part of society that is engaged in crime or vice, and particularly those involved in organized crime.

peigne

A fleshy growth on the top of the head of some birds and reptiles; crest.

peigner

(transitive, especially of hair or fur) To groom with a toothed implement, especially a comb.

peignoir

A robe usually made of terrycloth intended to be worn when one is still damp from bathing or when there is no immediate need to dress fully.

peinard

(of a place or object) Affording comfort and warmth; snug; social and comfortable.

peindre

(transitive) To apply with a brush.

peine

A feeling of being displeased with something or someone; dissatisfaction; disapproval.

peine de cœur

Emotional distress or pain, often caused by a loved one or their absence.

peiner

To toil.

peintre

An artist who paints pictures.

peintre décorateur

A laborer or workman who paints surfaces using a paintbrush or other means.

peintre décoratrice

A laborer or workman who paints surfaces using a paintbrush or other means.

peintresse

An artist who paints pictures.

peintresse décoratrice

A laborer or workman who paints surfaces using a paintbrush or other means.

peinture

(dated) Any substance fixed with latex to harden it.

peinture murale

A large painting, usually drawn on a wall.

peinturer

(transitive) To apply with a brush.

péjoratif

Lessening the worth of (a person, etc); expressing derogation; insulting.

pékan

A North American marten-like mammal (Pekania pennanti, syn. Martes pennanti), that has thick brown fur.

pélagianisme

(Christianity) A Christian belief that denies the view of original sin and the necessity of grace, asserting that man is capable of achieving salvation by his own efforts.

pélagique

(biology) Living in the open sea rather than in coastal or inland waters.

pélargonium

A bright red color tinted with orange, like that of a scarlet geranium (Pelargonium inquinans) .

pelé

With the outermost layer or skin removed.

peler

(colloquial) To prove unreliable or impractical; to abandon or desert, to fail to follow through.

pèlerin

One who travels, especially on a journey to visit sites of religious significance.

pèlerinage

A journey made to a sacred place, or a religious journey.

pèleriner

To go on a pilgrimage.

pélican

Any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae, having a long bill with a distendable pouch.

pellagre

(pathology) A disease characterised by skin lesions and mental confusion, primarily caused by a niacin deficiency. [from 19th c.]

pelle

The act or an instance of kissing that involves the use of one's tongue.

pelle à enfourner

A shovel or similar instrument, now especially a pole with a flat disc at the end used for removing pizza or loaves of bread from a baker's oven.

pelle à four

A shovel or similar instrument, now especially a pole with a flat disc at the end used for removing pizza or loaves of bread from a baker's oven.

pelle à ordures

A flat scoop with a handle, into which dust, dirt and other material is conveyed with a brush or broom.

pelle à poussière

A flat scoop with a handle, into which dust, dirt and other material is conveyed with a brush or broom.

pelle de ménage

A flat scoop with a handle, into which dust, dirt and other material is conveyed with a brush or broom.

pelle hydraulique

A vehicle, often on tracks, used to dig ditches etc.Excavator

pelle mécanique hydraulique

A vehicle, often on tracks, used to dig ditches etc.Excavator

pellée

The amount that can be moved at once with a shovel.

peller

To move materials with a shovel.

pellerée

The amount that can be moved at once with a shovel.

pelletée

The amount that can be moved at once with a shovel.

pelleter

To move materials with a shovel.

pelleteuse

A vehicle, often on tracks, used to dig ditches etc.Excavator

pellicule

A thin outer layer.

pellicules

scaly white dead skin flakes from the human scalp; Pityriasis capitis

pelotage

(sex) The act of kissing, stroking, etc., a person in a sexual manner.

pelote

A quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape.

pelote de réjection

The regurgitation of fur, feathers, and other undigestible material by hawks, to clean and empty their crops.[W]

peloter

(idiomatic, transitive) To grope someone, especially someone's breasts, in a sexual manner.

peloton

An informal body of friends.

pelouse

(uncountable) A lawn.

peluche

Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc.

pelucheux

Covered with fluff.

pelure

(Canadian, US, Philippines) The several outermost layers of a banana, especially once removed from the rest of the banana, which may be slippery if stepped on.

pelvien

Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pelvis

pelvis

(anatomy) The large compound bone structure at the base of the spine that supports the legs in hominids.

pénal

Of or relating to punishment.

penalisation

A legal sentence.

pénaliser

(transitive) To subject to a penalty, especially for the infringement of a rule or regulation.

pénalité

A punishment to train or maintain control.

penaud

Bashful, showing modesty or embarrassment.

penchant

A predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection; especially, a strong disposition or bent.

penché

Turned or twisted to one side.

penché à gauche

(of writing) inclining to the left

pencher

(transitive, nautical) To tie, as in securing a line to a cleat; to shackle a chain to an anchor; make fast.

pendage

A lower section of a road or geological feature.

pendaison

(countable, uncountable) The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide).

pendaison de crémaillère

(idiomatic) A party to celebrate moving into a new home.

pendant

For all of a given time interval; throughout; in; pending.

pendant ce temps

During the time that something is happening, often specifically in a different place.

pendant que

At the same time that, during the same time when: while.

pendant tout le

In every part of; all through.

pendant toute la

In every part of; all through.

pendeloque

(also, attributive) A drop-shaped diamond or other gem used as a pendant; also, a piece of jewellery in pendant form. [from 19th c.]

pendentif

A piece of jewellery which hangs down as an ornament, especially worn on a chain around the neck. [from 15th c.]

Pendjab

A geographical region of South Asia, divided (by the Radcliffe Line) between India and Pakistan. Pakistani Punjab includes the (West) Punjab Province and parts of the Islamabad Capital Territory; Indian Punjab includes (East) Punjab State and some other territories.

pendjabi

Of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language.

Pendjabie

(countable) Resident or descendant of or immigrant from the Punjab.

pendre

To hang like an empty bag.

pendu

(uncountable, games) A guessing game where one has to guess the word an opponent is thinking of by guessing one letter at a time, and involving the gradual drawing of a stick figure hanging from the gallows.

pendulaire

(US, UK, Canada) To and from work and home.

pendule

(clocks, mechanics) A body suspended from a fixed support so that it swings freely back and forth under the influence of gravity, commonly used to regulate various devices such as clocks.

pénétrable

Capable of being penetrated, entered, or pierced.

pénétrant

Able to pierce or penetrate

pénétration

Power of acute observation and deduction

pénétrer

To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce.

Peng

A surname from Mandarin.

pénible

Characteristic of a burden; arduous or demanding

péniblement

In a painful manner; as if in pain.

pénicilline

(pharmaceutical drug) Any of a group of narrow-spectrum antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds or synthesized, that have a beta-lactam structure and are active against gram-positive bacteria and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases.

péninsule

(geography) A piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass.

pénitencier

(chiefly, US) A state or federal prison for convicted felons; (broadly) a prison.

pénitent

One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of their transgressions.

pénitentiaire

Of or relating to the punishment of criminals.

Penjab

A geographical region of South Asia, divided (by the Radcliffe Line) between India and Pakistan. Pakistani Punjab includes the (West) Punjab Province and parts of the Islamabad Capital Territory; Indian Punjab includes (East) Punjab State and some other territories.

pennage

(ornithology, collective noun) Layer or collection of feathers covering a bird’s body; feathers used ornamentally; feathering.

pennon

A thin, often triangular flag or streamer, especially as hung from the end of a lance or spear.

Pennsylvanie

A state of the United States. Capital: Harrisburg. Largest city: Philadelphia.

penny

(historical) In the United Kingdom and Ireland and many other countries, a unit of currency worth 1⁄240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: d.

pénombre

Darkness, dimness, or obscurity.

pensable

Capable of being conceived or imagined.

pensée

More generally, any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking. [from 17th c.]

pensée critique

The application of logical principles, rigorous standards of evidence, and careful reasoning to the analysis and discussion of claims, beliefs, and issues.

pensée de groupe

A process of reasoning or decision-making by a group, especially one characterized by uncritical acceptance of or conformity to a perceived majority view.

penser

(transitive) To think, believe, or have an impression concerning.

penser à

To not forget (to do something required)

penseur

Somebody that embodies certain mental qualities.

penseuse

One who spends time thinking, contemplating or meditating.

pensif

Absorbed in thought; contemplative

pension

(uncountable) Regular meals in a place of lodging; the price paid for them.

pension alimentaire

(legal, sometimes, pejorative) A court-mandated allowance made to a former spouse by a divorced or legally separated person.

pension d'invalidité

(uncountable, informal) Regular payments received by a disabled person, usually from the state.

pensioner

(transitive) To grant a pension to.

pensionnaire

A pupil who lives at school during term time.

pensionné

Retired or discarded due to age.

pensionner

(transitive) To grant a pension to.

Pentagone

The headquarters of the United States Department of Defense.

pentagramme

The shape of a five-pointed star constructed of five intersecting lines meeting at the vertices, such that a central pentagon and five surrounding isosceles triangles are formed; often with magical connotations; a 5/2 (or 5/3) star polygon.

pente

The angle at which an object sits.

pentecôtiste

A member of a Pentecostal church.

penthouse

An apartment or suite found on an upper floor, or floors, of a tall building, especially one that is expensive or luxurious with panoramic views. [from 19th c.]

pénultième

(UK, in, _, US, _, usually, formal) Next to last, second to last; immediately preceding the end of a sequence, list, etc.

pénurie

(transitive, dated, obsolete) To cause or produce a scarcity in something.

péon

A lowly person; a peasant or serf; a labourer who is obliged to do menial work.

people

(countable) A person who has a high degree of recognition by the general population for his or her success or accomplishments; a famous person. [from 19th c.]

pep

(informal) Energy, high spirits.

pépé

(colloquial, humorous) Grandpa, grandfather.

pépie

Any of various respiratory diseases in birds, especially infectious coryza. [from the 15th c.]

pépiement

A short, sharp or high note or noise, as of a bird or insect.

pépier

(intransitive) To make a short, sharp, cheerful note, as of small birds or crickets; to chitter; to twitter.

pépin

(countable) A problem affecting function.

pépine

(chiefly, US, Canada, Australia) Ellipsis of backhoe loader: A multi-purpose tractor with a front-mounted loading bucket and a rear-mounted digging bucket. The tractor combines a front-end loader/loader (component) and an excavator/digger (component).

pépinière

(figuratively) A place or institution seen as creating large numbers of a stated thing, type of person, etc.

pépiniériste

A person who rears and sells plants in a nursery.

pépite

(countable) A small, compact chunk or clump.

peps

(informal) Energy, high spirits.

Pepsi

A brand of carbonated cola non-alcoholic drink produced by the company PepsiCo.

péquenaud

A clumsy, unsophisticated person; a yokel.

per se

(philosophy) As the principle of its own determination and positing itself.

perçage

A hole made in the body so that jewellery can be worn through it.

percé

Having leaks; not fully sealed.

perce-oreille

Any of various insects of the order Dermaptera that have elongated bodies, large membranous wings folded underneath short leathery forewings and a pair of large pincers protruding from the rear of the abdomen.