French–English dictionary

blanchisserie

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

blanchité

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

blanchitude

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

blanchon

The young of various animals, especially elephant, giraffe, reindeer, seal, or whale (also indiscriminately used of other animals).

blancoter

(transitive) To make void; to erase.

blandice

(countable) Often in the plural form blandishments: a flattering speech or action designed to influence or persuade.

blasé

Unimpressed with something because of overfamiliarity.

blasphémateur

One who commits blasphemy; a person who mocks or derides a deity or religion, or claims to be God.

blasphématoire

Lacking piety or respect for the sacred; resembling blasphemy.

blasphématrice

One who commits blasphemy; a person who mocks or derides a deity or religion, or claims to be God.

blasphème

An act of irreverence or contempt toward a god or toward something considered sacred; an impious act, utterance, view, etc.

blasphémer

(intransitive) To commit blasphemy; to speak against God or religious doctrine.

blaste

an immature cell or tissue

blatèrement

(intransitive) Of an animal (now chiefly of animals related to the ass or donkey, and the camel): to make its cry.

blatérer

The cry of an animal, now chiefly that of animals related to the ass or donkey, or the camel.

blazer

A semi-formal jacket.

blé

(slang, US, or, Cockney) Money.

blé d'Inde

Corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays.

blé noir

An Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

blé sarrasin

(culinary) The fruit of this plant used as a pseudocereal.

bled

Relating to inner-city everyday life, both positive and negative aspects; especially people’s attachment to and love for their neighborhoods.

blème

(colloquial) An unexpected situation, detail or circumstance, often unpleasant, serving as a punchline or clincher.

blennorragie

A sexually transmitted infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a species of bacteria (the gonococcus) that affects the mucous membrane of the genital and urinary tracts.

blèsement

That which is spoken in a lisp.

blessant

Tending to hurt someone's feelings; insulting; lacerating.

blessé

(military) A person in military service who becomes unavailable for duty, for any reason (notably death, injury, illness, capture, or desertion).

blesser

(transitive, intransitive) To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury.

blessure

The violation of a person's reputation, rights, property, or interests.

blette

(uncountable, culinary) An edible leafy vegetable, Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla, with a slightly bitter taste.

bleu

(US politics) Supportive of, run by (a member of), pertaining to, or dominated by the Democratic Party. [late 20th c.]

bleu canard

(countable, uncountable) A dark, somewhat bluish-green colour; a dark cyan.

bleu céruléen

(countable, and, uncountable) A greenish-blue color.

bleu ciel

Sky blue; resembling the clear blue colour of the unclouded sky.

bleu lavande

Having a pale purple colour.

bleu marine

Having the dark blue colour of navy blue.

bleu sarcelle

(countable, uncountable) A dark, somewhat bluish-green colour; a dark cyan.

bleuâtre

Having a tint or hue similar to the colour blue.

bleue

(particle physics) Having a colour charge of blue.

bleuir

(ergative) To make or become blue; to turn blue.

bleuité

The quality or characteristic of being blue in color.

bleuté

Having a tint or hue similar to the colour blue.

bleuter

(ergative) To make or become blue; to turn blue.

blinde

(poker) In poker and other games, the contribution made by all players to the pot, often before dealing all the cards.

blitzkrieg

A fast military offensive, typically involving a large and highly mobile tank force with air support.

blizzard

A large snowstorm accompanied by strong winds and greatly reduced visibility caused by blowing snow.

Bloc

(Canada, politics) Bloc Québécois

bloc-notes

A pad of paper, often bound, in which one jots down notes; a notebook.

blocage

(volleyball) A defensive play by one or more players meant to deflect a spiked ball back to the hitter’s court.

blockbuster

(informal) Something, such as a film or book, that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales, as opposed to a box office bomb.

blockchain

A shared record of past transactions in a distributed network, typically used for cryptocurrency. [from 2010s]

blocus

(by extension) Any form of formal isolation or inhibition of something, especially with the force of law or arms.

blog

(Internet) A website that allows users to reflect, share opinions, and discuss various topics in the form of an online journal, sometimes letting readers comment on their posts. Most blogs are written in a slightly informal tone (personal journals, news, businesses, etc.)

blogue

(Internet) A website that allows users to reflect, share opinions, and discuss various topics in the form of an online journal, sometimes letting readers comment on their posts. Most blogs are written in a slightly informal tone (personal journals, news, businesses, etc.)

bloguer

(blogging, ambitransitive) To contribute to a blog.

blogueur

(blogging) A contributor to a blog (from weblog) or online journal.

blogueuse

(blogging) A contributor to a blog (from weblog) or online journal.

blond

A pale yellowish (golden brown) color, especially said of hair color.

blonde

(countable) A person with this hair color.

bloomer

(informal) Women’s underpants with short legs; knickers or drawers.

bloqué

Unable to move.

bloquer

(transitive) To obstruct the passage of (someone or something).

blouse

(fashion) A shirt for women or girls, particularly a shirt with buttons and often a collar; a dress shirt tailored for women.

blouson

A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.

blouson noir

(derogatory, chiefly, UK, Irish, Commonwealth, slang) A person who engages in antisocial behaviour or drunkenness.

bluegrass

(music, uncountable) A subgenre of country music with roots in Scots-Irish Appalachian folk music, blues, and jazz and characterized by banjos, fiddles, acoustic guitars, dobros, and mandolins; but containing no drums, electric guitars, pianos or other keyboard or wind instruments; using a bass fiddle to carry its rhythm.

blueprint

(architecture, engineering, by extension) A detailed technical drawing (now often in some electronically storable and transmissible form).

Bluetooth

(networking, trademark) An industrial specification for wireless personal area networks.

bluette

A small spark or flash.

blunt

(smoking, slang, US) A marijuana cigar.

blush

(uncountable, countable) A sort of makeup, frequently a powder, used to redden the cheeks.

BM

(slang) A BMW motorcycle or automobile.

BMW

A manufacturer of motor vehicles (Bayerische Motoren-Werke (Bavarian Motor Works)).

Bob

A en given name.

bobard

(informal) A lie, especially one that is more or less inconsequential.

bobarder

(informal, intransitive) To lie, especially more or less inconsequentially.

bobby

(British, Ireland, Australia, slang) A police officer.

bobettes

(chiefly, Australia, informal) Male underpant bikini briefs.

bobine

A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled.

bobiner

(computing) To send files to a device or a program (a spooler or a daemon that puts them in a queue for processing at a later time).

bobo

(countable, colloquial, childish, by or to young children) A minor injury, such as a cut or a bruise.

bocal

A curved, tapered metal tube which connects the reed of several double reed woodwind instruments (such as the cor anglais, bassoon, and contrabassoon) to the rest of the instrument.

bocce

(sports, uncountable) A game, similar to bowls or pétanque, played on a long, narrow, dirt-covered court, or informally, as a lawn game.

Boche

(UK, offensive, ethnic slur) A German person, usually male.

Bochiman

A person who lives in the bush, especially a member of a community or ethnic group who lives in the bush.

bocle

(obsolete) A shield resembling the Roman scutum. In modern usage, a smaller variety of shield is usually implied by this term.

body

A one-piece, skin-tight garment rather like a leotard.

Boeing

(aviation) A US aerospace company known for their commercial aircraft.

Boer

(historical) A Dutch colonist in South Africa during the colonial era, especially a farmer.

bœuf

(US, slang) A policeman; a detective; a railroad security guard.

bœuf Stroganov

A dish of sautéed pieces of beef (or a substitute) served in a sauce with sour cream.

bœufs

(slang, with the) The police, considered as a group entity.

bof

(slang) Expressing indifference or lack of enthusiasm.

boga

A species of seabream fish native to the eastern Atlantic (Boops boops).

bogatyr

(historical) A medieval heroic warrior in Kievan Rus, akin to the Western European knight-errant.

bogey

(golf) A score of one over par on a hole.

boggie

(by extension, rail transport, also, attributively) One of two sets of wheels under a locomotive or railcar; also, a structure with axles and wheels under a locomotive, railcar, or semi which provides support and reduces vibration for the vehicle.

bogie

(by extension, rail transport, also, attributively) One of two sets of wheels under a locomotive or railcar; also, a structure with axles and wheels under a locomotive, railcar, or semi which provides support and reduces vibration for the vehicle.

bogue

A species of seabream fish native to the eastern Atlantic (Boops boops).

boguey

(golf) A score of one over par on a hole.

Bohême

A cultural region in the west of the former Czechoslovakia and present-day Czech Republic.

boïard

(historical) A member of a rank of aristocracy (second only to princes) in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Serbia and Romania.

boire

The action of drinking, especially with the verbs take or have.

boire comme un Polonais

Ability or tendency to drink large quantities of alcohol.

boire comme un trou

(simile) To drink (especially alcohol) heavily and in excess.

boire cul sec

(transitive, colloquial) To drink a large amount (especially of beer) in a single action/without breathing; to chugalug. Usually chanted at the person who is drinking.

boire du vin

(intransitive) To drink wine.

bois

A dense uncultivated tract of trees and undergrowth, larger than woods.

bois d'ébène

(countable) A tree that yields such wood.

bois de charpente

(North America) Wood sawn into planks or otherwise prepared for sale or use, especially as a building material. [from 17th c.]

bois de chauffage

Wood intended to be burned, typically for heat.

bois de construction

(outside, North America, uncountable) Wood that has been pre-cut and is ready for use in construction.

bois de feuillu

(countable, mostly in botany and forestry) The wood from any dicotyledonous tree, without regard to its hardness.

bois de menuiserie

(outside, North America, uncountable) Wood that has been pre-cut and is ready for use in construction.

bois de santal

The aromatic heartwood of these trees used in ornamental carving, in the construction of insect-repellent boxes and chests, and as a source of certain perfumes.

bois de tilleul

(US) Any of several trees of the genus Tilia; the lindens, especially Tilia americana, the American basswood.

bois dur

(countable, mostly in botany and forestry) The wood from any dicotyledonous tree, without regard to its hardness.

bois-sent-bon

A shrub, also called sweet gale or bog myrtle (Myrica gale), that grows on moors and fens.

boisé

(rare) Forested; full of trees, dark with shady groves.

boisseau

A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure.

boisson

A liquid to consume; a drink, such as tea, coffee, liquor, beer, milk, juice, or a soft drink, usually excluding water.

boisson alcoolique

(uncountable) Beverages containing ethanol, collectively.

boisson alcoolisée

(uncountable) Beverages containing ethanol, collectively.

boisson gazeuse

(uncountable) Carbonated water (water impregnated with pressurised carbon dioxide, originally made with sodium bicarbonate).

boîte

A box, frame, crib, or enclosed place, used as a storage container.

boîte à chaussures

The box in which shoes are sold.

boîte à lait

(colloquial, slang) A breast, especially that of an adult or adolescent female human.

boite à outils

A storage case for tools.

boîte à ouvrage

(plural "housewifes") A little case or bag for materials used in sewing, and for other articles of female work.

boîte aux lettres

A collection point for mail intended for onward delivery, a secure box or receptacle for this purpose.

boîte crânienne

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boîte d'allumettes

A small cardboard box in which matches are kept.

boîte de conserve

A container used to carry and dispense water for plants (a watering can).

boîte de nuit

An establishment that provides staged entertainment, often with food and drink, such as a nightclub.

boîte de réception

(computing) An electronic folder serving the same purpose, but for electronic files, especially email.

boite de vitesse

That part of a car's transmission containing the train of gears, and to which the gear lever is connected.

boîte de vitesses

That part of a car's transmission containing the train of gears, and to which the gear lever is connected.

boitement

An irregular, jerky or awkward gait.

boiter

To walk lame, or unevenly.

boiterie

An irregular, jerky or awkward gait.

boiteuse

(especially, of an, animal) Unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs.

boiteux

(especially, of an, animal) Unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs.

boîtier

(computing, slang) A computer, or the case in which it is housed.

boitiller

(intransitive) To walk lamely, as if favoring one leg.

boko

A people of Benin and Nigeria.

bol

A round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal.

bol alimentaire

A round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal.

bolchevik

(historical) A Russian communist revolutionary, a member of the Bolshevik Party in the Communist Revolution of Russia in 1917.

bolchevique

(historical) A Russian communist revolutionary, a member of the Bolshevik Party in the Communist Revolution of Russia in 1917.

bolée

The amount that a bowl will hold.

bolide

An extremely bright meteor.