French–English dictionary

athéophobie

Fear or hatred of atheism or atheists.

athlète

(US, Canada) A person who actively participates in physical sports, especially with great skill; a sportsperson.

athlétique

(not comparable) Having to do with athletes.

Athos

A peninsula in Greece containing Mount Athos

Atlanta

The capital and largest city of Georgia, United States and the county seat of Fulton County, Georgia.

Atlantide

A mythical country said to have sunk into the Atlantic Ocean.

atlantique

Pertaining to locations adjacent to or in the vicinity of the Atlantic Ocean, such as the British Isles in Northwestern Europe, or the eastern seaboard of the United States.

ATM

(telecommunications, electronics) Initialism of asynchronous transfer mode.

atmosphère

The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.

atmosphérique

Of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere.

atoll

A type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform.

atome

(literary, or, puristic, otherwise, archaic) A small particle; a speck.

atomique

(physics, chemistry) Of or relating to atoms; composed of atoms; monatomic.

atomiser

(transitive) To bomb with nuclear weapons.

atomiseur

An instrument for reducing a liquid to spray or vapor for disinfecting, cooling, medical use or perfume spraying.

atonal

(music) Lacking a tonal center or key.

atone

Uninterested; exhibiting little passion or eagerness; lukewarm.

atout

(cards) A playing card of that suit.

atrabilaire

Peevishly ill-humored, irritable or bad tempered; irascible.

âtre

Used to form diminutive and pejorative nouns, labeling someone pretending to be what they are not.

atrium

(palynology) A cavity inside a porate aperture of a pollen grain formed by the separation of the sexine and nexine layers, widening toward the interior of the grain.

atroce

Causing great pain or anguish, agonizing

atrocité

(countable) An extremely cruel act; a horrid act of injustice.

atrophie

(pathology) A reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease, injury or lack of use. [from early 17th c.]

atropine

(poison, pharmaceutical drug) An alkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna) and other sources, such as the seeds of the thorn-apple. Though overdoses would be fatal it is used as a drug in medicine for its paralytic effects (e.g. in surgery to relax muscles, in dentistry to dry the mouth, in ophthalmology to dilate the pupils).

attachant

Causing attraction; having the quality of attracting by inherent force.

attache

Any of several fastenings.

attachement

A dependence, especially a strong one.

attacher

(transitive) To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).

attaquant

Someone who attacks.

attaquante

(soccer) A player on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals.

attaquants

(team, _, sports) The portion of a team dedicated to scoring when in position to do so; contrasted with defense.

attaque

An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of an opponent or enemy.

attaque cérébrale

(by extension) The rower nearest the stern of the boat, the movement of whose oar sets the rhythm for the other rowers; the position in the boat occupied by this rower.

attaquer

(transitive) To attack, physically or figuratively; to assail.

attardé

(psychology, dated, originally) A person of mild mental subnormality in the former classification of mental retardation, having an intelligence quotient of 50–70.

atteignable

Capable of being achieved, which either means possible or probable.

atteindre

(transitive) To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at (a place, time, state, etc.).

atteinte

The act of reaching out; the act of raising awareness.

atteler

(transitive) To place a harness on something; to tie up or restrain.

attelle

(medicine) A device to immobilize a body part.

attenant

Connecting without a break.

attendre

(transitive, intransitive) To serve or attend; to wait on, wait upon.

attendrissant

Inspiring affection or love, often in a childlike way.

attendu

Anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur

attentat

An assault or attack, especially an assassination attempt. [1580]

attente

Expectation or anticipation; the state of expecting something.

attentif

Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.

attention

(military) Used as a command to bring soldiers to the attention position.

attentionné

(of a person) Kind, sensitive, or empathetic.

attentions

(countable) An action or remark expressing concern for or interest in someone or something, especially romantic interest.

attentivement

In an attentive manner.

atténuer

(transitive) To make less; to diminish; to reduce.

atterrer

(intransitive, obsolete) To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.

atterrir

(intransitive) To descend to a surface, especially from the air.

atterrissage

An arrival at a surface, as of an airplane or any descending object.

atterrisseur

A spacecraft, particularly a probe, designed to set down on the surface of another celestial body.

attestation sur l'honneur

(legal) A signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement.

attesté

(linguistics) Of words or languages, proven to have existed by records.

attester

(reflexive) To insist on the legitimacy of one's rights, opinion, etc; not to allow oneself to be dismissed; to ensure that one is taken into consideration; to make oneself respected; to be assertive. See assert oneself.

Attique

A periphery where Athens, the capital of Greece, is located.

attirail

Miscellaneous items, especially the set of equipment required for a particular activity.

attirance

The feeling of being attracted (to something).

attirance sexuelle

Sexual attractiveness. [from 1910s]

attirant

having to power to allure

attiré

(followed by the preposition to) Having a predilection for something.

attirer

(intransitive) To stick together physically, by adhesion.

attirer l'attention

(This entry is a translation hub.)

attiser

(transitive) To exacerbate, to cause to grow or become greater.

attitude

The position of the body or way of carrying oneself.

attractif

Causing attraction; having the quality of attracting by inherent force.

attraction

The tendency to attract.

attraction sexuelle

Sexual attractiveness. [from 1910s]

attractivité

(uncountable) The state of being attractive or engaging.

attrait

(uncountable) The state of being attractive or engaging.

attrait sexuel

Sexual attractiveness. [from 1910s]

attrapé

Caught in a trap.

attraper

(informal) To catch or kill, especially when fishing or hunting.

attraper un coup de soleil

(transitive) To burn or tan (someone's skin) by the sun; to allow (a part of one's body) to become sunburnt.

attrapeur

Someone or something that catches.

attrayant

Having appeal; attractive.

attribuer

(transitive) To attribute (a cause or characteristic) to someone or something.

attribut

An appendage; something attached to something else in a subordinate capacity.

attristant

Producing sorrow; causing grief.

attristé

Broken, saddened, depressed, devastated.

attrister

(transitive) To feel very sad about; to mourn; to sorrow for.

au

To each, in each (used in expressing ratios of units).

au bord de

Near or next to.

au bord des larmes

Accompanied by tears; crying, or about to cry.

au bout du compte

(idiomatic) in the end, however; used in referring to something that was believed to be the case, but is not; or to an outcome that is not what was expected or predicted.

au chocolat

Made of or containing chocolate.

au citron

Containing or having the flavour/flavor and/or scent of lemons.

au commencement

At the beginning.

au contraire

(usually, humorous, emphatic) On the contrary.

au courant

Informed, well-informed, familiar, acquainted. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]

au début

(idiomatic) Initially; at the start; originally.

au demeurant

(conjunctive) In addition to what has been said.

au départ

(not comparable) As it was in the beginning; at first.

au dépourvu

Unexpectedly or by surprise.

au doigt mouillé

(idiomatic) Upon cursory examination.

au fait

(conjunctive, idiomatic) Incidentally; used in referencing a parenthetical statement not timely, central, or crucial to the topic at hand; foregone, passed by, something that has already happened.

au fur et à mesure

(banking, finance) Any of a series of portions of a debt or sum of money, which portions may or may not be equal in amount (depending in part on whether the interest rate is fixed or variable), and payment of which takes place at regular intervals toward satisfaction of the total. Payments are generally mensual, quarterly, triannual, biannual, or annual.

au fur et à mesure que

To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree.

au fût

(not comparable) Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.

au garde-à-vous

(slang) Erect.

au hasard

Without an aim, purpose or direction; in an aimless manner.

au lait

(of coffee) Served with extra milk or cream.

au large

Located in the sea away from the coast.

au lieu de

instead; in place

au lit

(archaic) In bed, or on the bed; confined to bed. [First attested from 1150 to 1350.]

au même niveau

At the same height as some reference; constructed as level with.

au milieu de

To or towards the inside of.

au moment où

To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree.

au moyen de

Using as an instrument; by means of.

au passage

(conjunctive, idiomatic) Incidentally; used in referencing a parenthetical statement not timely, central, or crucial to the topic at hand; foregone, passed by, something that has already happened.

au petit bonheur

In a haphazard manner; in a random, chaotic, and incomplete manner.

au pif

(informal) An estimate that is hardly any better than a guess, often because it is based on insufficient or unreliable data.

au pile ou face

A throw, a lob, of a ball etc., with an initial upward direction, particularly with a lack of care.

au plus tôt

As soon as is possible; at one's earliest convenience; at the earliest possible time.

au plus vite

Initialism of as soon as possible.

au pouvoir

(politics) Currently ruling; being the present controlling authority, as of a government or country.

au préalable

At an earlier or preceding time.

au reste

(conjunctive) Also; in addition.

au résultat incertain

Of uncertain, risky outcome.

au revoir

Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.

au secours

A cry of distress or an urgent request for assistance.

au soir

During the night following the current day; during the evening of today.

au sujet de

Concerning; with regard to; on account of; on the subject of. [from ca. 1150–1350]

au surplus

In addition; besides; further; what's more (i.e. to denote additional information).

au vent

Towards the wind, or the direction from which the wind is blowing.

au-dedans

Within or towards the interior of something; within the scope or limits of something (a place), especially a building.

au-delà

(idiomatic) Doing more than is expected or required.

au-dessous

Lower in spatial position than.

au-dessus

Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout. [from ca. 1150–1350]

aubaine

(archaic) That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift or benefaction.

aube

(Christianity, chiefly, _, Anglicanism, Roman Catholicism) A long, white robe worn by priests and other ministers, underneath most of the other vestments.

aubépine

Any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Crataegus having small, apple-like fruits and thorny branches

auberge

A commercial overnight lodging place, with dormitory accommodation and shared facilities, especially a youth hostel.

aubergine

(North America, AU, NZ, Philippines) The plant Solanum melongena or its edible fruit; an aubergine.

aubergiste

The person responsible for the running of an inn, usually the proprietor.

auburn

Of a reddish-brown colour.

Auckland

A city in the Auckland Region, New Zealand, on the North Island; the largest conurbation in the country.

aucun

(negative polarity item, or, interrogative, chiefly with plural or uncountable nouns) One at all; at least one; at least one kind of; some; a positive quantity of.

aucun des deux

Not one of two; not either; not one or the other.

aucune

Not any of a given number or group.

aucune chose

(informal) Nothing; absence of anything.

aucunement

(idiomatic) Certainly not; definitely not; not at all.

audace

Insolent boldness, especially when imprudent or unconventional.

audacieux

Showing willingness to take bold risks; recklessly daring.

audible

Able to be heard.