French–English dictionary

procès

(legal) In civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution.

procès avorté

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

procès nul

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

procès-verbal

(chiefly in the plural, minutes) A (usually formal) written record of a meeting or a part of a meeting.

processeur

A device which processes, which changes something (a computer processor, food processor, etc.).

procession

The act of progressing or proceeding.

processuel

Of or relating to a process, especially to the methodological study of processes in social science.

processus

A series of events leading to a result or product.

processus léger

(computing) A unit of execution, lighter in weight than a process, usually sharing memory and other resources with other threads executing concurrently.

prochain

A kindred member of humanity.

prochaine

(biblical) A fellow human being.

proche

Near; soon.

proches

One or more relatives, such as siblings or cousins, taken collectively.

proclamation

(obsolete) A public declaration; an open statement; a manifesto.

proclamer

(transitive) To proclaim by public discourse; to utter in a sermon or a formal religious harangue.

procrastination

The act of postponing, delaying or putting off, especially habitually or intentionally.

procrastiner

To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle.

procréation

The process by which an organism produces others of its biological kind

procréer

To cause; to produce; to bring forth.

proctologue

A doctor specializing in the colon, rectum, and anus; an expert in proctology.

procuration

Used as a proxy or acting as a proxy.

procuratrice

(law) A person, as a complainant, victim, or chief witness, who institutes prosecution in a criminal proceeding.

procurer

To give what is needed or desired, especially basic needs.

procureur

(law) A person, as a complainant, victim, or chief witness, who institutes prosecution in a criminal proceeding.

procureuse

(law) A person, as a complainant, victim, or chief witness, who institutes prosecution in a criminal proceeding.

procyonidé

Any mammal of the family Procyonidae, a procyonid.

procyoniné

Any mammal of the subfamily Procyoninae, a procyonine.

prodige

An amazing or marvellous thing; a wonder. [from 17th c.]

prodigie

An amazing or marvellous thing; a wonder. [from 17th c.]

prodigieux

Extraordinarily amazing.

prodigue

Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal.

production

The action or process of making goods systematically or on a large scale.

production principale

A basic or essential supply.

productivité

The state of being productive, fertile, or efficient.

produire

To give birth.

produit

(business) Anything movable (a good) that is bought and sold. [from 15th c.]

produit générique

A product sold under a generic name.

produits

Harvested agricultural goods collectively, especially vegetables and fruit, but possibly including eggs, dairy products and meat; the saleable food products of farms.

produits laitiers

(uncountable) (also dairy products or dairy produce) Products produced from milk.

proéminence

The state of being prominent: widely known or eminent.

proéminent

Eminent; distinguished above others.

prof

(US, Philippines, informal) A teacher or faculty member at a college or university regardless of formal rank.

profanation

An act of disrespect or impiety towards something considered sacred.

profane

(by extension) Someone who is not a professional in a given field.

profaner

(transitive) To profane or violate the sacredness or sanctity of something.

proférer

Sometimes preceded by forth, out, etc.: to produce (a cry, speech, or other sounds) with the voice.

professeur

The possessor of a master's degree.

professeure

(US, Philippines, informal) A teacher or faculty member at a college or university regardless of formal rank.

professeuse

(US, Philippines, informal) A teacher or faculty member at a college or university regardless of formal rank.

profession

An activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid; a job.

profession de foi

(obsolete) A public declaration; an open statement; a manifesto.

professionnalisme

The status, methods, character or standards expected of a professional or of a professional organization, such as reliability, discretion, evenhandedness, and fair play.

professionnalisme aéronautique

Skill in and knowledge of the work of navigating and operating an aircraft.

professionnel

An expert.

professionnelle

An expert.

professionnellement

In a professional manner.

professoral

Of, relating to, or characteristic of a professor or professors, or of a professorship or professorships.

profil

A collection of physical, biological, psychological or symbolic elements that creates a whole, unified concept or pattern which is other than the sum of its parts due to the relationships between the parts (of a character, personality, entity, or being).

profilage

The forensic science of constructing an outline of a person's individual characteristics.

profit

(uncountable, informal) Unearned gain; extra benefit.

profitable

(transitive) To benefit (somebody), be of use to (somebody).

profiter

(intransitive) To be of use or advantage; to answer or serve the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object.

profiter de

(transitive) To receive pleasure or satisfaction from something.

profiteur

Taking advantage of situations to advance one's own interests without regard for moral principles.

profond

(in combination) Extending to a level or length equivalent to the stated thing.

profondément gratifiant

Which causes fulfilment; emotionally or artistically satisfying.

profondément satisfaisant

Which causes fulfilment; emotionally or artistically satisfying.

profondeur

the vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is deep

profondeurs

(often with "the") Time when coldness, darkness, or stillness is most intense.

profusion

(countable) A great amount; an abundance or plenty.

progéniture

The entire set of some item printed and disseminated during a certain period, particularly (publishing) a single printing of a particular edition of a work when contrasted with other print runs.

prognostic

A forecast of the future course or outcome of a situation based on what is presently known; a prediction. [from mid 17th c.]

programmateur

A device that installs or controls a software program in some other machine.

programmation

A leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity.

programme

(computing, mobile phones) An application (program), especially a small one designed for a mobile device.

programme pilote

(television) A sample episode of a proposed TV series produced to decide if it should be made or not. If approved, typically the first episode of an actual TV series.

programmer

(computing) To write software programs.

programmeur

(computing) A software developer; a person or company who creates or modifies computer software.

programmeuse

(computing) One who writes computer programs.

progrès

A forward move; improvement or progression.

progresser

(idiomatic) To progress; to move forward.

progressif

One with liberal or progressive political beliefs.

progression

A forward move; improvement or progression.

progressisme

A political ideology that favours progress towards better conditions in society.

progressiste

One with liberal or progressive political beliefs.

progressivement

In a gradual manner; making slow progress; slowly.

prohiber

(transitive) To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit.

Prohibition

(history) Any of several periods during which the manufacture, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcoholic beverages were restricted or illegal.

proie

(countable) Something which is captured or caught.

projecteur

An optical device that projects a beam of light, especially one used to project an image (or moving images) onto a screen. [from 19th c.]

projectile

Any object used as a weapon by being thrown or fired through the air, such as stone, arrow or bullet. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

projection

The action of projecting or throwing or propelling something.

projet

Deliberate purpose; design; intent; scheme; plan.

projet de loi

A draft of a law, presented to a legislature for enactment; a proposed or projected law.

projeter

(transitive) To throw (something) with force.

prolétaire

Of or relating to the proletariat.

prolétarien

Of or relating to the proletariat.

prolifération

(uncountable) The process by which an organism produces others of its kind; breeding, propagation, procreation, reproduction.

prolifique

Fertile; producing offspring or fruit in abundance, applied to plants producing fruit, animals producing young, etc.

prolixe

Tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose.

prolixité

Long-windedness, tiresome length, excess of words.

prolo

A member of the proletariat.

prologue

A speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or novel.

prolongation

(sports, countable, US) An extra period of play when a contest has a tie score at the end of regulation.

prolongé

Lengthy in duration; extended; protracted.

prolonger

To make (something) last for more time than is necessary; to prolong; to extend.

promenade

A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short journey.

promener

To walk for amusement, show, or exercise.

promeneur

One who wanders aimlessly, who roams, who travels at a lounging pace. One who walks to observe and enjoy rather than to get somewhere.

promeneur de chien

One who acts as babysitter for a dog in the owner's absence.

promeneuse de chien

One who acts as babysitter for a dog in the owner's absence.

promenoir

A place where one takes a walk for leisurely pleasure, or for exercise, especially a terrace by the seaside.

promesse

(countable) an oath or affirmation; a vow.

Prométhée

(Greek god) The Titan chiefly honored for stealing fire from Zeus in the stalk of a fennel plant and giving it to mortals for their use. The god of fire and craft.

prometteur

Showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion.

promettre

To make a solemn promise (to do something).

promiscuité sexuelle

The state or quality of being promiscuous.

promo

(colloquial) Clipping of promotion.

promontoire

A beaklike projection, especially a promontory.

promoteur

A real estate developer; a person or company who prepares a parcel of land for sale, or creates structures on that land.

promotion

The act of arguing in favour of, or supporting someone or something.

promotionnel

Of or relating to an advertising promotion; serving to promote a service, institution, business, etc.

promotionner

(transitive) To raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank.

promotrice

One who promotes.

promouvoir

(transitive, idiomatic) To promote a person to a higher grade.

prompt

Proceeding with or characterized by high speed; rapid.

prompteur

A device placed near or on a television camera that displays scrolling text, allowing a person to read a script while appearing to speak spontaneously to the camera.

promulgation

The act of promulgating or announcing something, especially a proclamation announcing a new law.

promulguer

(transitive, legal) To make (a bill) into law.

prôner

To give praise to; to commend, glorify, or worship.

pronom

(grammar) A type of word that refers anaphorically to a noun or noun phrase, but which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective.

prononcer

To utter; to pronounce.

prononciation

(uncountable) The act of mispronouncing.

pronostic

(medicine) A forecast of the future course or outcome of a disease or disorder based on current medical knowledge. [from mid 17th c.]

pronostication

A statement about or prior knowledge of the future.

pronostique

Of, pertaining to or characterized by prognosis or prediction.

pronostiquer

To estimate how something will be in the future.

pronostiqueur

Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.

propagande

(marketing) Promotion or propaganda, especially exaggerated claims.

propagation

(legal) The making known of a previously hidden fact or series of facts to another party; the act of disclosing.

propager

(intransitive) To proliferate; to become more widely present, to be disseminated. [from 13th c.]

propagule

(biology) A reproductive particle released by an organism in order to propagate itself, by means such as dispersal or infection, to the next stage in its life cycle. E.g., seeds, spores, endospores, microbial cysts, etc.

propane

(organic compound) An aliphatic hydrocarbon, C3H8, a constituent of natural gas. [from 1867]

propension

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

Prophète

(Islam, with "the") Muhammad.

prophétesse

Someone who speaks by divine inspiration.

prophétie

A prediction, especially one made by a prophet or under divine inspiration.

prophétique

Of, or relating to a prophecy or a prophet.

prophylaxie

(medicine) Prevention of, or protective treatment for, disease.

propice

Of good omen; indicating future success.