French–English dictionary

entortiller

To involve in such complications as to render extrication difficult.

entourage

A retinue of attendants, associates or followers.

entourer

(transitive) To surround a territory or other geographical entity; to form the boundary of.

entourloupe

A fraudulent deal.

entourlouper

To deceive, beguile, bewile.

entr’acte

(dated) A short act or piece between others, as in a play; a break between acts.

entracte

An interval or intermission between two parts of a performance, for example a theatre show, broadcast, or sports game.

entrailles

The intestines.

entrain

(informal) Energy, high spirits.

entraînant

(of a tune or phrase) Instantly appealing and memorable.

entraînement

An activity done as an exercise or practice (especially a military exercise), particularly in preparation for some possible future event or occurrence.

entraînement fractionné de haute intensité

(exercise) Initialism of high-intensity interval training, a form of exercise based on short bursts of intense effort, such as sprinting.

entraîner

(intransitive, sports) To train.

entraineur

(originally, Oxford University, _, slang) A trainer or instructor.

entraineuse

(originally, Oxford University, _, slang) A trainer or instructor.

entrave

A chain or similar object used to bind a person or animal – often by its legs (usually in plural).

entraver

(transitive) To shackle or bind up with fetters.

entre

(literary, or, archaic) Between.

entre chien et loup

The time when said light is visible; the period between daylight and darkness.

entre-temps

During an intervening time; from now until a future time.

entrebâillé

Slightly turned or opened.

entrée

A small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal.

entrejambe

The ventral area (very bottom) of the human body between where the legs fork from the torso, in the area of the genitals and anus.

entrelacé

(literal) Twined or twisted together; entwined.

entrelacer

(intransitive) To cross one another as if woven together; to intertwine; to blend intricately.

entremêler

(transitive) To mix (things) together.

entremets

(countable, historical) An ornate medieval illusion dish or table decoration, especially when made from one thing but crafted to look like another.

entremetteur

A person who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument, especially in order to reach a consensus.

entremetteuse

A person who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument, especially in order to reach a consensus.

entremise

(uncountable) Intervention; interposition.

entreposage

(logistics) The act of storing goods in a warehouse.

entrepôt

(usually, countable) An object or place in which something is stored.

entreprenant

Very able and ingenious in business dealings or social advancement.

entreprendre

(transitive, reflexive) To offer for acceptance; to propose to give; to make a tender of.

entrepreneur

A person or company that builds or improves buildings.

entrepreneur de transports

A person or company engaged in the haulage of goods.

entrepreneurial

Having the spirit, attitude or qualities of an entrepreneur; enterprising.

entrepreneuriat

The quality of being an entrepreneur.

entrepreneuse

A person who sets up a business; generally, a person who owns and manages a business and assumes its financial risks. [from 1762]

entreprise

(countable) A specific commercial enterprise or establishment.

entrer

(intransitive) To impact directly, especially if violent.

entrer en éruption

(intransitive) To eject something violently (such as lava or water, as from a volcano or geyser).

entrer en guerre

(intransitive) To enter into an armed conflict.

entresol

A mezzanine; an intermediate floor in a building, typically resembling a balcony; most often, the floor immediately above the ground floor and below a higher floor.

entretemps

During the time that something is happening, often specifically in a different place.

entretenable

Easy to service.

entretenir

To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.). [from 14th c.]

entretien

A conversation in person (or, by extension, over the telephone, Internet etc.) between a journalist and someone whose opinion or statements he or she wishes to record for publication, broadcast etc. [from 19th c.]

entretien d'embauche

A formal meeting, in person, for the assessment of a candidate or applicant. [from 20th c.]

entretoise filetée

A device which maintains a fixed distance between two objects, especially between a surface and a sign or electrical wiring.

entrevoir

(transitive, idiomatic) to see for a brief period; to get a glimpse of

entrevue

A conversation in person (or, by extension, over the telephone, Internet etc.) between a journalist and someone whose opinion or statements he or she wishes to record for publication, broadcast etc. [from 19th c.]

entrouvert

Slightly turned or opened.

entrouvrir

(transitive) To open slightly.

entuber

(transitive, slang) To fuck over; to cause harm to, especially through deceit or treachery.

énumération

The act of enumerating, making separate mention, or recounting.

énumérer

To specify each member of a sequence individually in incrementing order.

envahir

To cause to surround, to cover.

envahissant

(biology) Of an animal or plant: that grows (especially uncontrollably) in environments which do not harbour natural enemies, often to the detriment of native species or of food or garden flora and fauna.

envahisseur

An intruder (especially on someone's privacy).

envahisseuse

An intruder (especially on someone's privacy).

enveloppé

Encased in a wrapping.

envelopper

(transitive, intransitive) To dress in, or put on, warm clothes.

envergure

The distance from the left wingtip to the right wingtip (of a bird, airplane etc.).

envers

The side of something facing away from a viewer, or from what is considered the front; the other side. [from 18th c.]

enviable

Arousing or likely to arouse envy.

envie

Resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions). [from 13th c.]

envier

(transitive) To feel displeasure or hatred towards (someone) for their good fortune or possessions. [from 14th c.]

envieusement

in an envious manner or to an envious degree

envieux

One who envies.

environ

Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost. [from before 1150]

environnement

The natural world or ecosystem.

environnemental

Pertaining to the environment.

environnementalement

In a manner affecting the environment.

environnementaliste

One who advocates for the protection of the environment and biosphere from misuse from human activity through such measures as ecosystem protection, waste reduction and pollution prevention.

environs

The residential area near one's home.

envisager

(intransitive) To think about something seriously or carefully: to deliberate.

envoi

A collection of goods to be sent, in transit or having been sent.

envol

An upward flight.

envolée

An episode of imaginative thinking or dreaming.

envoûté

Spellbound.

envoutement

Enchanting.

envoûter

(transitive) To cast a spell upon.

envoyé

A representative.

envoyer

(transitive, slang) To accomplish (a task) completely and successfully.

envoyer par courriel

(transitive, ditransitive) To send (data) through email.

envoyer un cartel

(transitive) To insult intentionally, especially openly.

envoyer un courriel

(transitive) To send an email or emails to.

envoyeur

Someone who sends.

enzyme

(figurative) Something that encourages progress or change.

éonisme

(sexology) The pretence of being the opposite sex, especially that by a man of being a woman; transvestism.

épagneul

Any of various small to medium-sized breeds of gun dog having a broad muzzle, long, wavy fur and long ears that hang at the side of the head, bred for flushing and retrieving game.

épagneul breton

A gun dog of a particular breed.

épais

Far in extent in another (non-downwards, but generally also non-upwards) direction, especially front-to-back.

épais fouillis

A thickly tangled mess.

épaisseur

(aeronautics) the perpendicular distance from the chord to the farthest point of an arched surface

épaissir

(transitive) To make thicker (in the sense of wider).

épanoui

Showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment; having no reservations.

épanouissant

Which causes fulfilment; emotionally or artistically satisfying.

éparchie

(Christianity) A group of parishes administered by a bishop.

épargne

(countable, usually, in the plural) Something (usually money) that is saved, particularly money that has been set aside for the future.

épargner

(intransitive) To practice being economical (by using things sparingly or in moderation, and by avoiding waste or extravagance).

éparpillé

Seemingly randomly distributed.

éparpillement

(physics) The process whereby a beam of waves or particles is dispersed by collisions or similar interactions.

éparpiller

(transitive) To distribute loosely as by sprinkling.

épars

Seemingly randomly distributed.

épatamment

In a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual.

épatant

(colloquial, North America, Australia) Excellent, exciting, remarkable.

épater

To astonish, bewilder or dazzle.

epaule

An abrupt projection which forms an abutment on an object, or limits motion, etc., such as the projection around a tenon at the end of a piece of timber.

épaulement

A fortification consisting of a breast-high bulwark; a parapet.

épave

(uncountable, specifically, law) Property abandoned at sea with no hope of recovery and no expectation of being returned to its owner; (countable) an item of such property, especially a ship.

épeautre

A grain, considered either a subspecies of wheat, Triticum aestivum subsp. spelta, or a separate species Triticum spelta or Triticum dicoccon.

épée

(fencing) A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing.

épéiste

(countable) A long bladed weapon with a grip and typically a pommel and crossguard (together forming a hilt), which is designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack.

épépiner

(transitive) To remove seed or seeds from.

éperdu

Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; incapacitated by distress.

éperdument

In a frantic way.

éperlan

Any smelt of species Osmerus eperlanus, common in fresh waters of northern Europe.

éperon

(nautical) A beam, shod or armed at the end with a metal head or point, and projecting from the prow of an ancient galley, used as a ram to pierce the vessel of an enemy.

éperon rocheux

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

éperonner

(military, nautical, mostly, historical) A warship intended to sink other ships by ramming them.

épervier

A bird of the species Accipiter nisus

éphémère

Passing quickly; of short duration.

épi

An unruly lock or section of hair that sticks straight out from the skull or lies at an angle at odds with the rest of an individual's hair, like a whorl or vortex.

épicé

(of food) Spicy, pungent, piquant, as some chilis and other spices are.

épicéa

Any of various large coniferous evergreen trees or shrubs from the genus Picea, found in northern temperate and boreal regions; originally and more fully spruce fir.

épicène

(linguistics) Of or relating to nouns or pronouns in any language that have a single form for male and female referents.

épicer

(mining) To blast metal into (as a portion of a mine) in order to cause to appear to be a productive seam.

épicerie

A small retail store, often in a residential area, that carries a limited selection of items such as staples, junk food, and drugstore items, and which is open long hours for the convenience of shoppers.

épicerie fine

A shop that sells cooked or prepared foods ready for serving.

épices

(countable, uncountable) Aromatic or pungent plant matter (usually dried) used to season or flavor food.

épicier

A person who retails groceries (foodstuffs and household items) from a grocery.

épicière

A person who retails groceries (foodstuffs and household items) from a grocery.

épicurisme

(sometimes, _, proscribed) Synonym of hedonism, general pursuit of pleasure, particularly refined and knowledgeable enjoyment of good food, drink, and similar sensual pleasures.

épidémie

An outbreak or surge in problems; a spate, string, or trend.

épidémiologie

(sciences) The branch of science dealing with the spread and control of diseases, viruses, concepts etc. throughout populations or systems.

épidémique

(figurative) Like an epidemic: widespread in a bad way.

épidural

(anatomy, relational) Situated on or outside the dura mater.

épidurale

(medicine) An injection of anaesthetic into the epidural space of the spine, especially associated with pain relief during childbirth.

épier

(intransitive) To put forth ears in growing; to form ears, as grain does.

épigrammatique

having the characteristics of an epigram

épigraphie

The study or decipherment of inscriptions, especially of ancient ones.

épilateur

An electrically-powered device used for hair removal by mechanically grasping multiple hairs simultaneously and pulling them out.

épilation

The removal of hair from the skin via the use of an epilator.

épilation à la cire

(countable) A cosmetic procedure in which hair is removed from the body by the application and removal of wax.

épilepsie

(pathology) A medical condition in which the sufferer experiences seizures (or convulsions) and blackouts.

épileptique

Of or relating to an epileptic or epileptics (epileptic people).

épiler

To remove all hair from skin so as to make it smooth.

épillet

(botany) A small, or secondary spike, especially one of many in the inflorescence of a grass or sedge.