French–English dictionary

Worms

An independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Wotan

The Germanic chief god, distributor of talents and god of wisdom and war (corresponding to Odin), especially in his Anglo-Saxon form.

wrap

A kind of food made by wrapping ingredients in another food, e.g. fajitas.

wuntun

A Chinese dumpling, often stuffed with varieties of meat or seafood and vegetables.

WWW

Initialism of World Wide Web.

Wyoming

A state of the United States, formerly a territory. Capital: Cheyenne.

Xavier

Any of various notable people with this name as given name or surname, especially Saint Francis Xavier, a Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552).

Xbox

(video games, trademark) Any of the home consoles in Microsoft's Xbox product line, especially the original Xbox.

xénon

The chemical element (symbol Xe) with an atomic number of 54. It is a colorless, odorless, unreactive noble gas, used notably in camera flash technology.

xénophilie

An attraction to or love of foreign people, manners or culture.

xénophobe

One who hates or fears strangers or foreigners.

xénophobie

A fear, antipathy, or hatred of strangers or foreigners.

xérès

A glass of sherry.

Xerxès

(historical) Xerxes I, a Persian king of the Achaemenid dynasty who reigned 485-465 BC.

xi

The 14th letter of Classical and Modern Greek. The 15th in Ancient and Old Greek.

Xi'an

The provincial capital of Shaanxi, China; a subprovincial city in central China famed as the former capital of numerous Chinese dynasties, also known as Chang'an among other historical names.

xiang

A Chinese language spoken mainly in Hunan province, China

xylophone

(percussion instrument) Any musical instrument (percussion idiophone) made of wooden slats graduated so as to make the sounds of the scale when struck with a small drumstick-like mallet; the standard Western concert xylophone or one of its derivatives.

y

(location) In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).

y compris

Such as, among which; introducing one or more parts of the group or topic just mentioned.

yachtswoman

A woman who sails a yacht.

yachtwoman

A woman who sails a yacht.

yack

An ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas, Mongolia, Myanmar, and Tibet with dark, long, and silky hair, a horse-like tail, and a full, bushy mane.

Yahweh

(religion) YHWH, the deity worshiped in Abrahamic religions.

yak

An ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas, Mongolia, Myanmar, and Tibet with dark, long, and silky hair, a horse-like tail, and a full, bushy mane.

Yalta

A city and raion of Crimea, Ukraine.

yâna

(Buddhism) Any of the vehicles of Buddhist or Tantric practice.

Yangtsé

The chief river of central China and the third longest river in the world, flowing a total of 6300 km.

Yangzi Jiang

The chief river of central China and the third longest river in the world, flowing a total of 6300 km.

Yankee

(US) A Yankee, a Northerner: someone from the Northern United States, especially from New England.

yaourt

A milk-based product stiffened by a bacterium-aided curdling process, and sometimes mixed with fruit or other flavoring.

Yap

An island in the Caroline Islands of western Micronesia.

yard

(obsolete) The rod, a surveying unit of (once) 15 or (now) 16+1⁄2 feet.

yat’

A vowel letter of the Cyrillic and Glagolitic alphabet (Cyrillic capital Ѣ, Cyrillic small ѣ, Glagolitic ⱑ), no longer in current use

Yédo

(historical) The former name of Tokyo, the capital city of Japan.

Yelena

A transliteration of the Bulgarian, Macedonian, or Russian female given name Еле́на (Eléna), equivalent to Helen.

Yémen

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Yemen. Capital: Sanaa.

yeshiva

(schools, Judaism) An academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts.

yéti

(cryptozoology, often, capitalized) A humanoid or apelike animal said to exist in the Himalayas.

yeux

An organ through which animals see.

yeux cernés

(in the plural) A bagginess of the skin below the eyes from lack of sleep.

Ygdrasil

(Norse mythology) An immense ash tree that is central in Norse cosmology, believed to connect the nine worlds.

Ygdrasill

(Norse mythology) An immense ash tree that is central in Norse cosmology, believed to connect the nine worlds.

Yggdrasil

(Norse mythology) An immense ash tree that is central in Norse cosmology, believed to connect the nine worlds.

Yggdrasill

(Norse mythology) An immense ash tree that is central in Norse cosmology, believed to connect the nine worlds.

yiddish

Of or pertaining to the Yiddish language.

yidiche

A West Germanic, or more specifically High German, language that developed from Middle High German dialects, with an admixture of vocabulary from multiple source languages including Hebrew-Aramaic, Romance, Slavic, English, etc., and mostly written in Hebrew characters which is used mainly among Ashkenazic Jews from central and eastern Europe.

yodel

A song incorporating yodelling.

yodler

(transitive, and, intransitive) To sing (a song) in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto.

yoga

Any of several Hindu or Buddhist disciplines aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquillity; especially a system of exercises practiced to promote control of the body and mind.

yogi

(yoga) A devotee or adherent of yoga. [from 17th c.]

yogourt

A milk-based product stiffened by a bacterium-aided curdling process, and sometimes mixed with fruit or other flavoring.

Yokohama

The capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, near Tokyo.

Yolande

A en given name.

yole

A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen stepped abaft the rudder post.

Yon

A surname from French.

Yorck

A city, unitary authority, and borough of North Yorkshire, England.

York

A city, unitary authority, and borough of North Yorkshire, England.

Yorkshire

England's largest county. Situated in the north-east of England; divided into three ridings, (North, West and East, and The City Of York). Since 1974 for administration purposes local government has used different divisions.

Yorque

A city, unitary authority, and borough of North Yorkshire, England.

you-you

The act of ululating; a long, loud, wavering cry or howl.

youde

(slang, offensive, ethnic slur) A Jew.

yougoslave

(historical) Of or relating to Yugoslavia.

Yougoslavie

(historical) A former country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, now split into 6 countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia.

youpi

A spontaneous expression of delight or joy.

youpin

(slang, offensive, ethnic slur) A Jew.

Youri

A transliteration of the Russian male given name Ю́рий (Júrij), equivalent to George.

yourte

A large, round, semi-permanent tent with vertical walls and a conical roof, usually associated with Central Asia and Mongolia (where it is known as a ger).

Youtube

(countable) Any website that allows users to upload content, particularly YouTube itself.

youyou

(nautical) A small open boat, propelled by oars or paddles, carried as a tender, lifeboat, or pleasure craft on a ship.

Yseult

A en given name.

yuan

(currencies) The basic unit of money in China.

yue

The modern variety of Chinese, which includes Cantonese and Taishanese.

Yukon

A territory in northern Canada. Capital: Whitehorse.

yuppie

(informal, sometimes derogatory, dated) A young upwardly mobile urban professional person with an affluent lifestyle.

yuri

(especially, Japanese fiction) A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or sexual relationship between two or more women.

Yvan

A en given name, equivalent to English John.

Yves

A en given name.

Yvette

A en given name borrowed from French in the nineteenth century.

Yvonne

A en given name borrowed from France, in regular use since the twentieth century.

Zacharie

A en given name, English vernacular form of Zacharias, Zachariah and Zechariah.

Zagreb

The capital and largest city of Croatia.

Zaïre

(historical) Former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a country in Central Africa; used from 1971–1997.

zambajon

A custard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine.

Zambie

A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Zambia. Formerly called Northern Rhodesia.

Zanzibar

An island region of Tanzania in the Indian Ocean.

zapette

(colloquial) A remote control for a television.

zapper

To use a remote control to repeatedly change channels on a television.

zappette

(colloquial) A remote control for a television.

zarbi

(informal, chiefly, derogatory) A strange, odd, eccentric person.

ze

Used to form cardinal numbers from thirteen to nineteen.

zébrure

(shoemaking) A strip of leather set into the seam between the outsole of a shoe and the upper, through which these parts are joined by stitching or stapling.

zède

The name of the Latin-script letter Z/z.

Zélande

A province of the Netherlands.

zelcova

A kind of tree in the elm family (genus Zelkova). [from 19th c.]

Zelda

(video games) Ellipsis of Legend of Zelda.

zélé

Of a person: diligent in application or pursuit; constant and persevering in business or in endeavours to effect a goal; steadily industrious.

zélote

(archaic) A person exhibiting over-zealous religious fervour.

zen

(religion) A school of Mahayana Buddhism characterized by sudden enlightenment achieved by indirect means and principally associated with China and Japan.

Zénon

A en given name.

zeppelin

(aviation) A type of large dirigible rigid airship of the early 20th century, built by the German Luftschiffbau Zeppelin and designed to carry passengers or bombs.

zéro

(racquet sports, billiards) Zero, no score.

zéroter

(transitive) To set some amount to be zero.

zeste

The outer skin of a citrus fruit, used as a flavouring or garnish.

zêta

The sixth letter of the modern Greek alphabet (Ζ, ζ) preceded by epsilon (Ε, ε) and followed by eta, (Η, η); or the seventh letter in the ancient Greek alphabet, in which it is preceded by digamma (Ϝ, ϝ)

Zetland

(historical) Until 1974, the official name for the Shetland Islands.

Zeus

(Greek god) Supreme ruler of all Greek gods, husband to Hera.

zézaiement

The act or a habit of lisping.

zézayer

(intransitive) To pronounce the consonant ‘s’ imperfectly; to give ‘s’ and ‘z’ the sounds of ‘th’ (/θ/, /ð/). This is a speech impediment common among children.

zézette

(childish) The female genitalia.

zibeline

(countable) A small carnivorous mammal of the Old World that resembles a weasel, Martes zibellina, from cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.

zieuter

(intransitive) To look sideways or obliquely; now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent.

ziggourat

(archaeology) A temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley, having the form of a terraced pyramid of successively receding stories

ziggurat

(archaeology) A temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley, having the form of a terraced pyramid of successively receding stories

zigouiller

(transitive) To put to death; to extinguish the life of.

zigzag

A quick evasive turn.

zigzaguer

(transitive) To cause a vehicle to make a quick evasive turn.

Zimbabwe

A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Zimbabwe. Formerly called Southern Rhodesia or Rhodesia.

zinc

The counter of such premises.

zinzin

(informal, especially, Britain) Mad; crazy.

zipper

(intransitive, followed by a preposition) To move rapidly (in a specified direction or to a specified place) with a high-pitched sound.

zizanie

A lack of array or regular order; disorder; confusion.

zizi

(slang, sometimes, _, childish) The penis.

zloty

The currency unit of Poland, divided into 100 groszy.

złoty

The currency unit of Poland, divided into 100 groszy.

zob

(slang) The penis.

zodiacal

(astronomy, astrology) Of or pertaining to the zodiac.

Zoé

A en given name.

zombi

(computing) A computer affected by malware which causes it to do whatever the attacker wants it to do without the user's knowledge.

zombie

(computing) A computer affected by malware which causes it to do whatever the attacker wants it to do without the user's knowledge.

zona

(disease, informal) Herpes zoster, caused by Human herpes virus 3, in genus Varicellovirus.

zonage

(legal) Legislative action for the purpose of regulating the use of property and the construction of buildings within the area under the jurisdiction of the legislative body concerned.

zone

A particular geographic region.

zone d'aspiration

The low-pressure zone immediately following a rapidly moving object, caused by turbulence.

zone humide

(usually, in the plural) Land that is covered mostly with water, with occasional marshy and soggy areas.

zonzon

(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, law enforcement, slang) A police station or prison.

zoo

(countable) A park where live animals are exhibited.

zoo-

animal

zoologie

The part of biology relating to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct.

zoologiste

One who studies zoology.

zoologue

One who studies zoology.

Zorro

A fictional character, a daring and mysterious avenger, created in 1919 by pulp writer Johnston McCulley.

zou

(informal, demeaning) Go away! Clear off!

zoulou

Pertaining to the Zulu people, culture, or language.

Zouloue

A member of an African ethnic group living mainly in the KwaZulu-Natal Province in eastern South Africa.

Zoulous

Time along the prime meridian; UTC; Zulu time.

zozotement

The act or a habit of lisping.

zozoter

(intransitive) To pronounce the consonant ‘s’ imperfectly; to give ‘s’ and ‘z’ the sounds of ‘th’ (/θ/, /ð/). This is a speech impediment common among children.

zucchini

(British, Ireland, uncountable) A particular variety of Cucurbita pepo, a small marrow/squash.

Zumba

A fitness program that combines Latin and international music with dance.