French–English dictionary

bifle

(slang, vulgar, uncommon) The act of slapping someone with one's penis, particularly in the face.

bifteck

(countable, uncountable) (A) steak cut from a cattle beast (e.g., cow, steer).

bifurcation

(geography) A place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet.

bifurquer

(intransitive) To divide or fork into two channels or branches.

BIG

Initialism of inspector general.

bigamie

The state of having two (legal or illegal) spouses simultaneously.

bigarré

Having many colours; variegated.

bigenre

Having two genders simultaneously, most commonly male and female.

Bigfoot

(cryptozoology, folklore) A very large, hairy, humanoid creature, similar to the yeti, said to live in the wilderness areas of the United States and Canada, especially the Pacific Northwest.

bigorneau

A mollusk of family Littorinidae.

bigot

(obsolete) One who is overly pious in matters of religion, often hypocritically or else superstitiously so.

bigote

(obsolete) One who is overly pious in matters of religion, often hypocritically or else superstitiously so.

bigoterie

The condition or the characteristic quality of a bigot, especially religious, anti-religious or racial intolerant prejudice; opinionatedness; fanaticism; fanatic intolerance.

bijoutier

A person whose job is making, repairing or selling jewelry.

bijoutière

A person whose job is making, repairing or selling jewelry.

bijoux

Collectively, personal ornamentation such as rings, necklaces, brooches and bracelets, made of precious metals and sometimes set with gemstones.

biker

(intransitive) To ride a bike.

bikeur

A person whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles, sometimes a member of a motorcycle club.

bikeuse

A person whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles, sometimes a member of a motorcycle club.

bikini

A brief bathing suit worn by men.

bilatéral

Having two sides.

Bilbao

The largest city in the Basque Country, in northern Spain, and capital city of the province of Biscay, Spain.

bile

A bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow secretion produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and discharged into the duodenum where it aids the process of digestion.

bileux

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

biliaire

Of or pertaining to something containing or consisting of bile.

bilieux

Of or pertaining to something containing or consisting of bile.

billard

(games, British) A two-player cue sport played with two cue balls and one red ball, on a snooker sized table.

billards

(games, British) A two-player cue sport played with two cue balls and one red ball, on a snooker sized table.

bille

(pinball, countable) An opportunity to launch the pinball into play.

billes

Any of several children's games played with small balls (made of marble or more commonly glass).

billet

A piece of currency made of paper or polymer. [from 18th c.]

billet d’un dollar

(US) A one-dollar bill.

billet de banque

A piece of currency made of paper or polymer. [from 18th c.]

billet de deux dollars

(US, informal) A two-dollar bill.

billiard

(British, rare) 1015, a thousand billion (long scale) or a million milliard.

billion

(dated, British & Australian, long scale) A million (times a) million (logic: 1,000,0002): a 1 followed by twelve zeros (1012); a thousand milliard.

billot

A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.

bimbo

(derogatory, slang) A physically attractive person, typically a woman or otherwise feminine in appearance, who lacks intelligence.

bimensuel

Occurring once every two months

bimensuellement

once in a fortnight; once every two weeks

binarité

(mathematics, computing, uncountable) The bijective base-2 numeral system, which uses only the digits 0 and 1.

binette

A graphical representation of a particular emotion of the writer, used especially in SMS, email, or other electronic communication.

bingo

(uncountable) A game of chance for two or more players, who mark off numbers on a grid as they are announced by the caller; the game is won by the first person to call out "bingo!" or "house!" after crossing off all numbers on the grid or in one line of the grid.

binocles

(dated) A pair of lenses set in a frame worn on the nose and ears in order to correct deficiencies in eyesight or to ornament the face.

bio

(agriculture) Of food or food products, grown in an environment free from artificial agrichemicals, and possibly certified by a regulatory body. [from 1942]

bio-

life

biocatalyseur

(biochemistry) A biochemical catalyst, such as an enzyme (either a protein enzyme or a ribozyme) or a biomolecular condensate that has biocatalytic ability.

biochimiste

A chemist whose speciality is biochemistry

biodégradable

Capable of being decomposed by biological activity, especially by microorganisms.

biodiversité

(ecology) The diversity (number and variety of species) of plant and animal life within a region.

biographe

The writer of a biography; a professional writer of biographies.

biographie

A person's life story, especially one published.

biologie

The study of all life or living matter.

biologique

(agriculture) Of food or food products, grown in an environment free from artificial agrichemicals, and possibly certified by a regulatory body. [from 1942]

biologiquement

With regard to biology.

biologiste

A student of biology; one versed in the science of biology.

biologue

A student of biology; one versed in the science of biology.

biome

Any major regional biological community such as that of forest or desert.

bionique

(not comparable) Related to bionics.

biopellicule

(biology, medicine) A thin film of mucus created by and containing a colony of bacteria and other microorganisms.

biopsie

The removal and examination of a sample of tissue, cells, or bodily fluid from a living body for diagnostic purposes.

bioscience

Any of several sciences that deal with living organisms

biotique

(biology) Of, pertaining to, or produced by life or living organisms.

bioxyde

(chemistry) Any oxide containing two oxygen atoms in each molecule.

BIP

Abbreviation of blunt impact projectile.

bipartisan

(politics) Relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties.

biper

(intransitive, transitive) To produce a beep sound.

bipeur

A device that makes a buzzing sound.

bipied

A two-legged stand.

bipolaire

Involving or having both extremes or poles at the same time.

bique

(derogatory) An ugly woman.

biriani

A spiced dish of rice, blended with meat and/or vegetables.

birman

Of or relating to Burma (Myanmar) or its people or language.

birmane

Of or relating to Burma (Myanmar) or its people or language.

Birmanie

A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of the Union of Myanmar. Capital: Naypyidaw. Officially known as Myanmar.

biryani

A spiced dish of rice, blended with meat and/or vegetables.

bis

A brief extra performance, done after the main performance is complete.

bis!

(said by audience members after a performance) Please perform again!

bisannuel

Happening every two years.

bisannuelle

A plant that requires two years to complete its life-cycle, germinating and growing in its first year, then producing its flowers and fruit in its second year, after which it usually dies.

biscotin

a twice-baked bread, slices of bread baked until they are hard and crisp (also called a zwieback)

biscotte

a twice-baked bread, slices of bread baked until they are hard and crisp (also called a zwieback)

biscuit

(ceramics) A form of unglazed earthenware; biscuit.

biscuit de mer

(nautical) A large, hard biscuit made from unleavened flour and water; formerly used as a long-term staple food aboard ships.

bise

A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting.

bisexué

(rare) Hermaphroditic/intersex, being both male and female, or alternating between being male and being female.

bisexuée

(biology) Having both ovaries and testes or both stamens and pistils.

bisexuel

(of humans, or, other animals) Sexually attracted to both same-gendered and different-gendered partners. (Compare pansexual.)

bisexuelle

A person who is bisexual.

bison

A large, wild bovid of the genus Bison.

bison d'Amérique du Nord

A large, wild bovid of the genus Bison.

bison d'Europe

The wisent, species Bos bonasus, Europe's heaviest land animal.

bisou

A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting.

bisque

A thick creamy soup made from fish, shellfish, meat or vegetables.

bisser

(intransitive) To call for an encore.

bissextile

(calendar) Intercalary, bissextile.

bistro

A small casual restaurant or pub, typically serving French-style cuisine.

bistrot

(chiefly, UK, Irish) The landlord (manager or owner) of a public house.

bitcoin

(countable, computing, finance) A unit of the bitcoin (proper noun sense 1) cryptocurrency.

bite

(slang, vulgar) The penis.

bitte

(by extension) A place for a vessel to lie at anchor or to moor.

bitume

A sticky, black, highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum, burning with a bright flame. It occurs as an abundant natural product in many places, as on the shores of the Dead and Caspian Seas. It is used in cements, in the construction of pavements, etc.; Mineral pitch.

biture

(slang) A bout of heavy drinking.

bivalve

Any mollusc belonging to the taxonomic class Bivalvia, characterized by a shell consisting of two hinged sections, such as a scallop, clam, mussel or oyster.

bivouac

An encampment for the night, usually without tents or covering.

bivouaquer

To set up a camp.

bizarre

(informal, US) Foolish; slightly crazy or mad; eccentric.

bizarrerie

The quality or state of being peculiar; individuality; singularity.

bizou

(uncountable, slang) Affection shown by kisses or kissing.

bizut

(US, Canada, Philippines) a person (of either sex) entering the first year of an institution, especially a high school (ninth grade for US, grade 9 for Canada, grade 7 for Philippines), a university, or legislative body

bizutage

(US, Philippines) An initiation or behavior that involves humiliation, harassment or abuse, particularly in universities and in the military.

bizuter

(transitive, slang) To initiate academic freshmen, notably in a testing way.

bizuth

(US, Canada, Philippines) a person (of either sex) entering the first year of an institution, especially a high school (ninth grade for US, grade 9 for Canada, grade 7 for Philippines), a university, or legislative body

bla-bla

(uncountable, informal) Nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk.

blabla

(uncountable, informal) Nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk.

blablater

(intransitive) To talk idly.

blackboulé

(rare) Rejected; cast off as worthless.

blacklist

(legal, computing) A list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned, disallowed or blocked.

blacklister

(transitive) To place on a blacklist; to mark a person or entity as one to be shunned or banned.

blackout

A temporary loss of memory.

blafard

Like a ghost in appearance; death-like; pale; pallid; dismal.

blafarde

Dim, faint.

blague

(informal) A joke.

blague à papa

(colloquial) To tell (someone) a dad joke.

blague à tabac

A small bag usually closed with a drawstring.

blague de papa

(colloquial) To tell (someone) a dad joke.

blaguer

To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone.

blagueur

A person who makes jokes.

blair

(slang) The human nose, especially one that is large.

blaireau

Any mammal belonging to the genera Meles, Arctonyx, Mellivora and Taxidea.

blaireautin

A young rabbit, rat, hedgehog, squirrel, fox, beaver, badger, etc.

Blaise

A en given name.

blâmable

Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.

blâme

(countable) A criticism, a critical remark.

blâmer

(transitive) To chide or scold vehemently.

Blanc

(anthropology, dated) A member of the Caucasian racial classification (adjective sense 2).

blanc comme neige

(simile) Very clean; very innocent.

blanc d’œuf

The white part of an egg; being mostly the protein albumin and water.

blanc dehors

A heavy snowstorm; a blizzard.

blanc souligné

A line drawn or printed beneath text; the character _.

blanc-bec

(chiefly, US) An inexperienced person; a novice, beginner, or newcomer.

blanc-gris

A white or greyish-white colour.

blanchâtre

Somewhat white, pale or almost white.

Blanche

A en given name.

blancheur

(statistics, of a stochastic process) The quality of being white noise.

blanchi

(figuratively) Free of guilt, or suspicion.

blanchiment

(culinary) A white area of cocoa butter that forms on the surface of chocolate when warmed and cooled.

blanchir

(transitive, cooking) To cook by dipping briefly into boiling water, then directly into cold water.

blanchissage

A place or room where laundering is done - including, by extension, other forms of laundering than clothes washing.

blanchissement

The process of making something white or whiter.