French–English dictionary

compas

A magnetic or electronic device used to determine the cardinal directions (usually magnetic or true north).

compassion

The gentle or kind exercise of power; leniency, mercy; compassion in judging or punishing.

compatibilité

(telecommunication) the capability of two or more items or components of equipment or material to exist or function in the same system or environment without mutual interference.

compatir

(intransitive) to feel empathy for another person

compatissant

Having, feeling or showing compassion (to or toward someone).

compatriote

Somebody from one's own country.

compendium

A short, complete summary; an abstract.

compensateur

(nautical) The fore-and-aft angle of the vessel to the water, with reference to the cargo and ballast; the manner in which a vessel floats on the water, whether on an even keel or down by the head or stern.

compensation

(real estate) An equivalent stipulated for in contracts for the sale of real estate, in which it is customary to provide that errors in description, etc., shall not avoid, but shall be the subject of compensation.

compensation industrielle

(international trade) A form of countertrade arrangement, in which the seller agrees to purchase within a set time frame products of a certain value from the buying country. This kind of agreement may be used in large international public sector contracts such as arms sales.

compenser

(transitive) To offset or equalize something.

compère

(legal) An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.

compère loriot

(disease) A bacterial infection in the eyelash or eyelid.

compersion

(neologism) Vicarious joy associated with seeing one's partner have a joyful romantic or sexual relation with another.

compétence

A person's concern or sphere of operations, their area of skill or authority.

compétent

Quick and neat in action; skillful.

compétiteur

A person or organization against whom one is competing.

compétition

(uncountable) The action of competing.

compétitrice

A person or organization against whom one is competing.

compilateur

One who compiles.

compilatrice

One who compiles.

compiler

(rare, computing) To use a compiler to process source code and produce executable code.

complainte

A song expressing grief.

complaisance

An instance of self-satisfaction.

complaisant

Agreeing or suitable; followed by to, or rarely by with.

complément

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

complément d'agent

(grammar) The participant of a situation that carries out the action in this situation, e.g. "the boy" in the sentences "The boy kicked the ball" and "The ball was kicked by the boy".

complémentaire

Acting as a complement; making up a whole with something else.

complémenter

To complete, to bring to perfection, to make whole.

complet

With all parts included; with nothing missing; full.

complète

Something which completes, something which combines with something else to make up a complete whole; loosely, something perceived to be a harmonious or desirable partner or addition. [from 19th c.]

complètement

Completely, wholly, or without exception.

compléter

To complete, to bring to perfection, to make whole.

complétude

The state or condition of being complete.

complexe

difficult to understand; not clear as lacking order, chaotic, etc.

complexe multisalles

A cineplex.

complexifier

(transitive) To make more complex; to complicate.

complexion

The quality, colour, or appearance of the skin on the face.

complice

One that abets an offender; one that incites; instigates; encourages. [First attested from 1350 to 1470.]

complicité

The state of being complicit; involvement as a partner or accomplice, especially in a crime or other wrongdoing.

compliment

An expression of praise, congratulation, or respect.

complimenter

(ambitransitive) To pay a compliment (to someone); to express a favourable opinion (of someone).

compliqué

Difficult or convoluted.

compliquer

(transitive) To make complex; to modify so as to make something intricate or difficult.

complot

(legal) An agreement between two or more persons to break the law at some time in the future.

comploter

(intransitive) to act in concert with; to conspire

componction

A pricking of conscience or a feeling of regret, especially one which is slight or fleeting.

comportement

The act or method of controlling or directing.

comportemental

(American spelling) Of or relating to behavior.

comporter

(intransitive) To act, conduct oneself in a specific manner; used with an adverbial of manner.

composant

A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device.

composante

(literally) A component that is part of a larger construction, such as a brick or a stone.

composé

Composed of elements; not simple.

composer

To make a composite.

compositeur

Especially, one who composes music.

compositeur-typographe

(historical) A person who sets type; an employee in a printshop who manually selected pieces of movable type and assembled them for printing.

composition

A collection of things that have been arranged.

compositrice

Especially, one who composes music.

compost

The decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer.

composter

To produce compost, let organic matter decay into fertilizer.

compote

A dessert made of fruit cooked in sugary syrup.

compréhensible

Able to be comprehended.

compréhensif

Showing compassion, tolerance, and forbearance; sympathetically aware.

compréhension

A thorough understanding.

comprenable

Capable of being understood; comprehensible.

comprendre

To take hold of (something) with understanding; to conceive (something) in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand.

compresse

(medicine) A multiply folded piece of cloth, a pouch of ice, etc., used to apply to a patient's skin, cover the dressing of wounds, and placed with the aid of a bandage to apply pressure on an injury.

compresser

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

comprimé

(broadly) A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.

comprimer

(transitive) To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.

compris

Having been comprehended.

compris?

(sometimes, offensive) Used by a speaker to confirm that the listener has understood something said to the latter: did you hear me?, get it?, understood?

compromettant

Causing, showing, or proving that one is guilty of wrongdoing.

compromettre

(transitive) To breach (a security system).

compromis

The settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions.

comptabilité

(uncountable, British, NZ, often, _, Philippines, accounting) The function of compiling and providing financial information primarily by reports referred to as financial statements, including bookkeeping, systems design, analysis and interpretation of accounting information.

comptable

(accounting) One whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another. The records are usually, but not always, financial records.

compte

(accounting) A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review. [from c. 1300]

compte à rebours

The result of a tally that reveals the number of items in a set; a quantity counted.

compte rendu

An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work.

compte tenu de

Taking into account.

compte-minutes

A device used to measure amounts of time.

compte-rendu

The published record of the actions of a society, or of things done at its meetings.

compter

(intransitive) To be important; to be significant; to be of consequence.

comptes

(intransitive) To be accountable to or subordinate to (someone) in a hierarchy; to receive orders from (someone); to give official updates to (someone who is above oneself in a hierarchy).

compteur

A device (e.g., switchboard) containing electrical switches and other controls and designed to control lights, sound, telephone connections, etc.

compteur de vitesse

(British) The odometer of a motor vehicle.

comptoir

The counter of such premises.

computationnel

Of or relating to computation.

computer

(transitive) To reckon, calculate.

comte

The male ruler of a county.

Comté de Galway

A city in County Galway, Ireland.

comtesse

A woman holding the rank of count or earl in her own right; a female holder of an earldom.

con

Very foolish; failing to exercise intelligence or judgement or rationality.

con-

Unite: to unite into a collection indicated by the root word.

Conan

A en given name.

conard

(originally, North America, slang, pejorative) A person with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behavior, typically mean, self-centered, or disagreeable.

concasser

To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding.

concasseuse

A machine for breaking rocks, or for breaking coal at the mines.

concaténation

(programming) A character string formed by joining multiple character strings.

concave

Curved like the inner surface of a sphere or bowl.

concéder

To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant

concentrateur

(networking) A computer networking device connecting several Ethernet ports. See switch.

concentration

The ability to focus the thoughts.

concentré

A substance that is in a condensed form.

concentrer

(transitive) To direct attention, effort, or energy to a particular audience or task.

concept

(countable, rhetoric, literature) An ingenious expression or metaphorical idea, especially in extended form or used as a literary or rhetorical device. [from 16th c.]

concepteur

A person or entity engaged in the creation or improvement of certain classes of products.

conception

The power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in the mind; the power of recalling a past sensation or perception; the ability to form mental abstractions.

conceptualiser

To interpret a phenomenon by forming a concept.

conceptuel

Of, or relating to concepts or mental conception.

concernant

Regarding; about; concerning.

concerner

(transitive) To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to.

concert

Originally (music) , a performing engagement by a musician or musical group; (by extension, film, television, theater) a job or role for a performer.

concerté

Formed with deliberation; carefully considered; not sudden or rash.

concerter

(intransitive) To seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer; to advise.

concerto

(music) A piece of music for one or more solo instruments and orchestra.

concession

The settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions.

concessionnaire

One who deals in goods, especially automobiles; a middleman.

concevable

Capable of being conceived or imagined.

concevoir

(ambitransitive) To have a child; to become pregnant (with).

concierge

Someone who takes care of a place or thing; someone looking after a place, or responsible for keeping it in good repair.

conciliant

Liable to be brought to account, to a charge or claim; responsible; accountable; answerable.

concilier

(intransitive) To mediate, to be an intermediate.

concis

Brief, yet including all important information.

concisément

(manner) In a brief manner, summarily.

concision

(uncountable) The quality of being brief in duration.

conclaviste

The personal aide of a cardinal at a papal conclave.

concluant

Providing an end to something; decisive.

conclure

(transitive, intransitive, electricity, of a switch, fuse or circuit breaker) To move to a position allowing electricity to flow.

conclusif

Pertaining to a conclusion.

conclusion

An end or conclusion.

conclusions

(European Union, _, law) A judicial opinion delivered by an Advocate General to the European Court of Justice where he or she proposes a legal solution to the cases for which the court is responsible.

concoction

(countable) That which is prepared.

concombre

(vegetable) The edible fruit of this plant, having a green rind and crisp white flesh.

concomitant

Accompanying; conjoining; attending; concurrent. [from early 17th c.]

concordant

Agreeing or harmonious; consistent (with).

concorde

A state of agreement; harmony; union.

concorder

(intransitive) To resemble; to coincide; to correspond; to tally.

concourir

(intransitive) To fight for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something.

concours

(countable) A contest for a prize or award.

concret

Able to be acted on; able to be used as the basis for taking action.

concrètement

In a concrete manner, physically, definitely

concréter

(usually, transitive) To solidify: to change from being abstract to being concrete (actual, real).

concrétisation

(countable) Something specific which is the result of a process of concretizing a general principle or idea.

concrétiser

(usually, transitive) To solidify: to change from being abstract to being concrete (actual, real).

concubine

A woman who lives with a man, but who is not a wife.

concupiscence

An ardent desire, especially sexual desire; lust.

concurrence

(uncountable) The action of competing.

concurrent

One who challenges; especially, one who plays against the current champion of a game or contest in hopes of winning and becoming the new champion.