French–English dictionary

adouber

To clothe or invest; to ornament; to adorn.

adoucir

(transitive) To reduce or lessen the severity of a pain or difficulty.

adrénal

Pertaining to the adrenal glands (suprarenal glands), their secretions, or the function derived therefrom.

adrénaline

(hormone) Epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter.

adressage

A process of putting a person's name and address on an item of mail

adresse

(uncountable) Skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise; dexterity, mastery, or proficiency.

adresse courriel

A unique identifier of the form user name@domain name specifying a virtual location to which e-mail can be sent.

adresse IP

(Internet) A number assigned to each computer's or other device's network interface, which are active on a network. supporting the Internet Protocol, in order to distinguish each network interface, and hence each networked device) from every other network interface anywhere on the network.

adriatique

Of or pertaining to the Adriatic Sea.

Adrienne

A en given name, a feminine form of Adrian.

adroit

Nimble with hands or body; dexterous; skillful; adept.

adroite

Nimble with hands or body; dexterous; skillful; adept.

adulateur

One who lavishes excessive praises or flattery; one who adulates.

adulation

Flattery; fulsome praise.

adulatrice

One who lavishes excessive praises or flattery; one who adulates.

adulte

Fully grown.

adultérant

That which adulterates, or reduces the purity of something.

adultère

(broadly) One who commits adultery.

advenir

(transitive, archaic) To happen to; to befall.

adventice

(countable) Any plant unwanted at the place where and at the time when it is growing.

adversaire

An opponent or rival.

adversité

(uncountable) The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.

adynaton

(rhetoric) A form of hyperbole that uses exaggeration so magnified as to express impossibility; an instance of such hyperbole.

AEC

(chronology) Initialism of Before the Common Era, Before the Current Era, or Before the Christian Era.

aéré

With a breeze blowing, with a lively wind, pleasantly windy.

aérer

(transitive) To supply with oxygen or air.

aérien

Living or taking place in the air. [from 16th c.]

aéro-

air or aircraft

aérobic

A form of exercise, designed to enhance one's cardiovascular fitness, normally performed to music. [1968]

aérodrome

An airfield:

aérodynamique

The science of the dynamics of bodies moving relative to gases, especially the interaction of moving objects with the atmosphere.

aérogare

A building in an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes.

aéroglisseur

(vehicle, genericized trademark) A vehicle supported on a cushion of air, able to traverse many different types of terrain and travel over water, used for transport.

aérographe

A miniature, handheld paint sprayer, powered by compressed air or other gas, used for delicate, artistic painting, or sometimes retouching of photographs.

aéronaute

A person who travels through the air in an airship or balloon.

aeronautique

Having to do with aerial navigation

aéronef

A vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift.

aéroplane

(chiefly, US, Canada, Philippines) A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.

aéroport

An airfield (an area designated for the takeoff and landing of aircraft), including one or more runways and (for commercial airports) one or more passenger terminals.

aéroporté

In or carried by the air.

aérosol

A mixture of fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium.

aérospatial

Of, or relating to the science, technology and industry associated with aircraft, missiles, satellites and spacecraft.

aérostatique

(physics) the study of gases in equilibrium and of balloons or aircraft in varying atmospheric conditions

Afar

A member of the people who speak this language and reside in these regions.

affabilité

The state or quality of being affable, friendly, or approachable.

affable

Receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; friendly, courteous, sociable.

affadir

(intransitive) To grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.

affaibli

Of a person: feeling despondent or discouraged.

affaiblir

(transitive) To make feeble.

affaiblissement

An instance or process of loss of strength.

affaire

An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds themself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds themself to receive the property and pay the consideration.

affaire de mœurs

(legal) Any of various crimes related (depending on jurisdiction) to weapons, prostitution, pornography, gambling, alcohol, tobacco, or drugs.

affairement

(countable, uncountable) An excited activity; a stir.

affairer

To move busily and energetically with fussiness (often followed by about).

affaires

(uncountable, UK) The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers.

affaler

(transitive) To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast.

affamé

Very hungry.

affamer

(transitive) To deprive of nourishment or of some vital component.

affecté

Resulting from a mostly negative physical effect or transformation.

affecter

(transitive) To influence or alter.

affectif

Relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions.

affection

An expression of affection.

affectueusement

In an affectionate manner.

affermir

(transitive) To make stable or firm; to confirm.

affiche

A sheet of paper or cardboard with a written or printed announcement on one side for display in a public place.

afficher

(intransitive) To provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others. [from 18th c.]

affidavit

(legal) A signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement.

affilé

Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.

affiler

(transitive, sometimes, figurative) To make sharp.

affiliation

(math) The fact of being a member of a set.

affiné

Cultured, freed from vulgarity, particularly:

affirmation

That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true.

affirmer

(intransitive) To debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints; to controvert; to wrangle.

affleurement

(Northern England) A rocky outcrop; a rugged steep cliff or rock.

affliction

A state of pain, suffering, distress or agony.

affligé

Filled with grief or sadness; being in a state in which one mourns.

affliger

To cause to feel apprehension; great sadness, or fear; to deprive of energy.

affluence

An accumulation; an increase; a gradual development.

affluent

(dated) Tributary.

affluer

(intransitive) To assemble; to congregate; to combine.

afflux

Anything which flows in or into.

afflux sanguin

The flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal

affolé

Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror.

affranchi

A man who has been released from a condition of slavery.

affranchie

A woman who has been released from a condition of slavery.

affranchir

To set free (a person or group) from the oppression or restraint of another; to liberate.

affranchissement

Release from slavery or other legally sanctioned servitude; the giving of freedom; the act of manumitting.

affres

(uncountable) A state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety.

affres de la mort

Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.

affretter

(transitive) To grant or establish a charter.

affreux

Very bad.

affriquée

(phonetics) A single speech sound produced combining a plosive and a fricative.

affront

An open or intentional offense, slight, or insult.

affronter

(transitive) To have enough courage to meet or do something, go somewhere, etc.; to face up to.

affruiter

To produce fruit, seeds, or spores.

affûter

(transitive, sometimes, figurative) To make sharp.

afghan

Of, from or relating to Afghanistan.

Afghane

A native or inhabitant of Afghanistan; a person of Afghan citizenship or nationality and their descendants. [from late 18th c.]

Afghanistan

A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia. Official name: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Capital and largest city: Kabul. [from 1768]

aficionado

(informal) A person who is very interested in a particular subject.

afin de

Indicates result; in order that, with the result that.

afin que

So that; used to indicate purpose

africain

Of or pertaining to Africa.

Africaine

A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an African race.

Afrikaner

A member of an ethnic group of northwestern European ancestry and associated with southern Africa and the Afrikaans language.

Afrique

The continent that is south of Europe, east of the Atlantic Ocean, west of the Indian Ocean and north of Antarctica.

afro

hairstyle characterized by tightly curled locks and a rounded shape.

afro-

African

aga

An honorific for high officials used in Turkey and certain Muslim countries.

agaçant

Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious.

agacé

(informal, idiomatic) Frustrated, annoyed, or tired, to the limit of one's endurance, especially by something that one has experienced for too long. [with with or (British English) of]

agacement

Anger or displeasure stemming from belief that one or one's group has been wronged or betrayed by others; indignation.

agacer

(transitive) To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.

Agamemnon

(Greek mythology) One of the most distinguished heroes of Greek mythology. He is the son of King Atreus of Mycenae and Queen Aerope and the brother of Menelaus. He is famous for rallying the Greeks in the Trojan War, yet infamous for the sacrifice of his daughter Iphigenia at the commencement of the war.

agapè

(uncountable, Christianity) The love of God for mankind, or the benevolent love of Christians for others.

Agar

(biblical character) The Egyptian concubine of Abraham, mother of Ishmael.

Agathe

A en given name.

agathodémon

A benevolent spirit, as opposed to a cacodemon (an evil daemon).

age

Forming nouns with the sense of appurtenance or collection.

âge adulte

The time period of a person's majority, following puberty and lasting until death.

âge d’or

A period of success, popularity, or power; prime.

agence

The office or function of an agent; also, the relationship between a principal and that person's agent.

agenda

A list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting).

agenouiller

(intransitive) To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position.

agenre

Without an associated gender (in any sense); not having a particular gender.

agent

One who acts for, or in the place of, another (the principal), by that person's authority; someone entrusted to act on behalf of or in behalf of another, such as to transact business for them.

agent d'entiercement

(legal) A person such as a trustee, escrow agent or garnishee, who holds money or assets under trust for another party in a contractual agreement or as part of a claim.

agent de publicité

A person whose job is to publicize information or events; a publicity agent; a public relations agent or worker.

agent immobilier

(UK, Ireland) A person or company that acts in the sale, purchase, lease or maintenance of land, property, real estate etc for another.

agent publicitaire

A person whose job is to publicize information or events; a publicity agent; a public relations agent or worker.

agent secret

A member of an intelligence agency whose identity or affiliation is kept confidential.

agente

One who acts for, or in the place of, another (the principal), by that person's authority; someone entrusted to act on behalf of or in behalf of another, such as to transact business for them.

agente de bord

A member of the crew of an airplane who is responsible for the comfort and safety of its passengers.

agente immobilière

(UK, Ireland) A person or company that acts in the sale, purchase, lease or maintenance of land, property, real estate etc for another.

agentivité

(sociology, philosophy, psychology) The capacity of individuals to act independently and to make their own free choices.

agglomération

A continuous aggregation of built-up urban communities created as a result of urban sprawl.

aggravation

A worse situation; an aggravation or deterioration

aggraver

To make (an offence) worse or more severe; to increase in offensiveness or heinousness. [from 16th c.]

aggrégation

A collection of particulars; an aggregate.

agha

An honorific for high officials used in Turkey and certain Muslim countries.

agile

Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move.

agilité

(uncountable) The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; quickness of motion

agioteur

(business, finance) One who speculates; as in investing, one who is willing to take volatile risks upon invested principal for the potential of substantial returns.

agir

(obsolete, transitive) To do (something); to perform.

agir de nouveau

(transitive, now, rare) To act or perform a second time; to do over again; to reenact. [from 17th c.]

agir en capitaine

(transitive) To exercise command of a ship, aircraft or sports team.

âgisme

The treating of a person or people, especially older people, differently from others based on assumptions, prejudices or/and stereotypes relating to their age.

agitateur

One who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others, for example political reformers.

agitation

The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being disrupted with violence, or with irregular action; commotion.

agitatrice

One who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others, for example political reformers.