French–English dictionary

concurrente

A person or organization against whom one is competing.

concussion

Unethical administrative or executive practices (in government or business), including bribery (offering or receiving bribes), conflicts of interest, nepotism, embezzlement, and so on.

condamnable

Deserving of reprehension.

condamnation

(countable, obsolete) A sentence or penalty for illegal behaviour.

condamné

A person sentenced to death.

condamnée

A person sentenced to death.

condamner

(transitive) To block doors or windows with boards, either to prevent access or as protection from storms, etc.

condensat

(physics) A liquid that is the product of condensation of a gas, i.e. of steam.

condensateur

(electronics) An electronic component capable of storing electrical energy in an electric field; especially one consisting of two conductors separated by a dielectric.

condensation

(chemistry) The reaction of two substances with the simultaneous loss of water or other small molecule.

condensation solide

(physics) The transformation of a gas into a solid without an intermediate liquid phase (reverse of sublimation)

condensé

Highly concentrated, or packed into a small space.

condenser

(intransitive, chemistry) To be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state.

condenseur

(process engineering) A device designed to condense a gas into a liquid, either as part of a still, steam engine, refrigerator or similar machine.

condescendance

The act of condescending; a manner of behaving in an outwardly polite way that nevertheless implies superiority to another; patronizing courtesy toward inferiors.

condescendant

Assuming a tone of superiority, or a patronizing attitude.

condescendre

(transitive) To condescend to give; to do something.

condiment

Something used to enhance the flavor of food, for example, salt or pepper, especially when added by the eater to taste rather than by the cook.

condition mortelle

The state of being susceptible to death.

conditionnel

Limited by a condition.

conditionnellement

under specified conditions

conditionnement

The process of modifying a person or animal's behaviour.

conditionneur

Anything that improves the condition of something.

conditions misérables

Filthiness and degradation, as from neglect or poverty

condoléance

(countable, usually, in the plural) An expression of comfort, support, or sympathy offered to the family and friends of somebody who has died.

condoléances

(countable, usually, in the plural) An expression of comfort, support, or sympathy offered to the family and friends of somebody who has died.

condom

(countable, North America, slang) A condom, especially an external condom.

conducteur

Able to conduct electrical current or heat.

conduction

(physics) The conveying of heat or electricity through material.

conductrice

A person who drives a motorized vehicle such as a car, truck, bus, train, forklift, etc.

conduire

(transitive) To convey (a person, etc.) in a wheeled motorized vehicle.

conduire à

(transitive) To finalize, bring to a conclusion, form the climax of.

conduit

A pipe, tube or canal which carries gas or liquid from one place to another

conduite

The act or method of controlling or directing.

conduite forcée

A sluice or pipe which allows the controlled flow of water from behind a dam, typically routing it to a turbine of a power plant.

cône

(geometry) A surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line.

cône de pin

A seed-bearing conical fruit of a pine tree.

cône spot

(theater, photography) A cylindrical or conical attachment used on a spotlight to restrict spill light.

confabuler

(ambitransitive, psychology) To fabricate memories in order to fill gaps in one's memory.

confection

Confectionery, candy.

confectionneur

A person or shop that sells specialized clothes and equipment.

Confédération

(historical) The Confederate States of America, the collection of American states that seceded from the United States in 1860–61, and fought against the Union in the American Civil War.

confédéré

A member of a confederacy.

confédérée

A member of a confederacy.

confédérer

(ambitransitive) To unite persons or states in a league, confederacy or conspiracy; to ally, league.

conférence

A spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered to a group.

conférencier

A person who organizes a conference, or is a leading member of one

conférer

To impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour; to confer, to give, to accord; to render.

confesser

(transitive) To declare openly and boldly, as something believed to be right; to own, acknowledge or confess frankly.

confesseur

(Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism) A priest who hears confession and then gives absolution.

confession

The act of acknowledging

confession sur l'oreiller

(idiomatic) Conversation shared by bedmates, particularly intimate conversation after or before sexual intercourse.

confessionnal

(Roman Catholicism) A small room where confession—the Sacrament of Penance—is performed in private with a priest.

confessionnel

Of or pertaining to a denomination.

confetti

Small pieces or strips (streamers) of colored paper or other material (metal, plaster, etc) generally thrown about at festive occasions, especially at weddings and in victory celebrations.

confiance

A feeling of certainty; firm trust or belief; faith.

confiance en soi

Self-assurance.

confiant

Very sure of something; positive.

confidemment

In a confident manner; with confidence; with strong assurance; positively.

confidence

Information held in secret; a piece of information shared but to thence be kept in secret.

confidence sur l'oreiller

(idiomatic) Conversation shared by bedmates, particularly intimate conversation after or before sexual intercourse.

confident

A person in whom one can confide or share one's secrets: a friend.

confidente

A person in whom one can confide or share one's secrets: a friend.

confidentialité

(uncountable) The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others.

confidentiel

Kept, or meant to be kept, secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly

confier

(transitive) To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto.

configuration

placement of a control

configurer

(transitive) To set up or arrange something in such a way that it is ready for operation for a particular purpose, or to someone's particular liking

confinement

The act of confining or the state of being confined.

confiner

(transitive) To restrict (someone or something) to a particular scope or area; to keep in or within certain bounds. [from 17th c.]

confins

The borders or limits of an area.

confire

(cooking) To cook in, or coat with, sugar syrup.

confirmation

Something which is asserted; a declaration; a statement asserted.

confiscation

The act or process of confiscating.

confiserie

A food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar, such as a candy, sweetmeat, fruit preserve, pastry, or cake.

confiseur

A male confectioner.

confiseuse

A manufacturer of or dealer in confections (sweets, candies, sweet pastries, and other sweet food items).

confisquer

(transitive) To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.

confit en dévotion

Making a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically pious.

confiture

a preserve or jelly/jam of candied fruit

confiture d'oranges

(obsolete) Quince jam.

conflagration

A large fire extending to many objects, or over a large space; a general burning.

conflit

A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two or more opposing groups or individuals.

confluence

The place where two rivers, streams, or other continuously flowing bodies of water meet and become one, especially where a tributary joins a river.

confluent

The place where two rivers, streams, or other continuously flowing bodies of water meet and become one, especially where a tributary joins a river.

confondre

(transitive) To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the self-possession of, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to disconcert; to discomfit. [First attested from around (1150 to 1350).]

confondu

Confused, astonished.

conformation

(physical chemistry) The spatial arrangement of a group of atoms in a molecule as a result of rotation about a covalent bond which remains unbroken.

conforme

Compatible with or following guidelines, specifications, rules, or laws.

conformément

In a corresponding manner; conformably.

conformisme

(uncountable) The tendency of conforming with or agreeing to the wishes of others.

conformiste

Conforming to established customs, etc.

conformité

An act of complying.

confort

Contentment, ease.

confortable

Providing physical comfort and ease; agreeable. [from 18th c.]

confortablement

In a comfortable manner.

confrère

A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate, a workmate.

confrères

(figuratively) The body of members, especially of a fraternal, religious or military order.

confrérie

(figuratively) The body of members, especially of a fraternal, religious or military order.

confrèsœur

A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate, a workmate.

confrontation

An exchange of views during a discussion.

confrontation finale

The final battle between two opponents, in which there can be only one victor.

Confucius

An influential Chinese philosopher who lived 551 B.C.E. – 479 B.C.E.; personal name Kong Qiu (孔丘).

confus

Embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.

confusant

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

confusément

In a confused manner.

confuser

(transitive) to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder (somebody); to afflict by being complicated, contradictory, or otherwise difficult to understand

confusion

The state of being bewildered.

confusionné

Baffled, confused, mystified, at a loss, not thinking clearly, or uncertain.

confusionner

(transitive) to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder (somebody); to afflict by being complicated, contradictory, or otherwise difficult to understand

congé

(engineering, drafting, CAD) A rounded relief or cut at an edge, especially an inside edge, added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges.

congédier

(transitive, employment) To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct, incompetence, or poor performance).

congee

(Asian, _, cuisine) A type of thick rice porridge or soup, sometimes prepared with vegetables and/or meat.

congélateur

An appliance or room used to store food or other perishable items at temperatures below 0° Celsius (32° Fahrenheit).

congelé

Having undergone the process of freezing; in ice form.

congeler

(intransitive, copulative) Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.

congélo

An appliance or room used to store food or other perishable items at temperatures below 0° Celsius (32° Fahrenheit).

congénère

An organism belonging to the same species as another.

congénital

(of a trait or a disease) Present since birth.

conglomérat

(business) A corporation formed by the combination of several smaller corporations whose activities are unrelated to the corporation's primary activity.

conglomérer

(transitive) To combine together into a larger mass.

conglutination

The agglutination of an antigen, antibody and complement by the addition of a serum agent.

congolais

Of, from, or pertaining to the Republic of Congo or its people.

congrégation

A Roman Congregation, a main department of the Vatican administration of the Catholic Church.

Congrès

A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Stonehenge, No. 73, Saskatchewan, Canada.

congru

(mathematics) Having a difference divisible by a modulus.

conicité

The quality of being conic.

conifère

(botany) A plant belonging to the order Coniferales; a cone-bearing seed plant with vascular tissue, usually a tree.

conjectural

In the nature of a conjecture, or based on a conjecture.

conjecture

Something that is supposed; an assumption made to account for known facts, conjecture.

conjecturer

(transitive, intransitive) To ponder; to feel doubt and curiosity; to query in the mind.

conjoindre

(transitive) To join together; to unite; to combine.

conjoint

Done by two or more people or organisations working together.

conjointe

A spouse or other person with whom one shares a domestic, romantic or sexual bond.

conjointement

Together, acting as one; collectively.

conjonction

(astronomy) The conjunction of two celestial objects.

conjoncture

A combination of events or circumstances; a conjunction; a union.

conjugal

Of or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses; connubial.

conjuguer

(grammar, transitive) To inflect (a verb) for each person, in order, for one or more tenses; to list or recite its principal parts.

conjurateur

One who conjures; one who calls, entreats, or charges in a solemn manner.

connaissance

(uncountable) A state of being acquainted with a person; originally indicating friendship, intimacy, but now suggesting a slight knowledge less deep than that of friendship; acquaintanceship. [from 12th c.]

connaissances

Familiarity or understanding of a particular skill, branch of learning etc. [from 14th c.]

connaisseur

(often, in plural) Someone possessing superior or specialized knowledge in a particular field.

connaisseuse

A specialist in a given field whose opinion is highly valued, especially in one of the fine arts or in matters of taste.

connaître

(transitive) To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of; to be certain that.

connard

(figuratively, US, _, slang, vulgar)

connecté

Connected; joined.

connecter

(transitive) To couple.

connecteur

A device (or, more precisely, a mating pair of devices, often a plug and a socket) for connecting together two wires, cables, or hoses, allowing electricity or fluid to flow but also allowing easy disconnection and reconnection when necessary.

Connecticut

A state in the northeastern United States.