French–English dictionary

gens

(collective, dated, fantasy) (The) people, humanity, man(kind).

gentil

(by extension) Kind, genial, benevolent, or tolerant.

gentilhomme

Any well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man.

gentillement

In a kind manner, out of kindness.

gentillesse

The quality of being friendly.

gentiment

In a friendly manner; like a friend.

gentrification

(urban studies) The renewal and rebuilding that accompanies the influx of middle class or affluent people into deteriorating areas and often displaces earlier, usually poorer, residents; any example of such a process.

génuflexion

(intransitive, figurative) To behave in a servile manner; to grovel.

géo-

Earth

Geoffroy

A en given name.

géographie

The study of the physical properties of the earth, including how humans affect and are affected by them.

geôle

A place or institution for the confinement of persons held against their will in lawful custody or detention, especially (in US usage) a place where people are held for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.

geôlier

One who enforces confinement in a jail or prison.

geôlière

One who enforces confinement in a jail or prison.

géolocaliser

to use GPS to provide map coordinates to a person or an object

géologie

The science that studies the structure of the earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks.

géologique

Of, or relating to geology or a geologic time scale.

géologue

A person whose occupation specializes in the science of geology, especially at a professional or academic level.

géomètre

a professional who measures land, delineates property boundaries, etc.

géométrique

Of or relating to geometry.

géométriquement

In a geometric manner.

géomys

A small burrowing rodent native to North and Central America, especially in the family Geomyidae (pocket gophers).

Georges

A en given name; also used in the conjoined name George Ann(e).

Georgetown

The capital city of Guyana; named for George III of the United Kingdom.

géorgien

Of, from, or pertaining to the Eastern European country of Georgia, the Georgian people or the Georgian language.

Georgina

A en given name.

Georgine

A en given name.

géothermique

Pertaining to heat energy extracted from reservoirs in the earth's interior.

géotrupe du fumier

Any of species Geotrupes stercorarius of large European dung beetles that make a droning noise while flying.

gépalu

(chiefly, Internet slang) Initialism of too long; didn't read (or sometimes too long; don't read).

Geppetto

The fictional carpenter who created Pinocchio.

gérable

Capable of being managed or controlled.

Gérald

A en given name.

Géraldine

A en given name.

géranium

Any flowering plant of the genus Geranium found throughout the temperate zone.

gérant

One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager.

gérante

One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager.

Gérard

A en given name.

gerbe

(heraldiccharge) A wheatsheaf.

gerber

(slang, now, rare) To vomit.

gerbille

A member of one of several species of small, jumping, mouselike rodents of the subfamily Gerbillinae, native to Africa, India, and Southern Europe.

gerboise

Any of a number of species comprising the family Dipodidae, native to the deserts of Asia and northern Africa, being a small, jumping rodent with a long tufted tail, very small forefeet and very long hind legs.

gercé

(of skin) Dry and flaky due to excessive evaporation of water from its surface.

gérer

(transitive) To manage or supervise the conduct, performance or execution of; to govern or regulate the parameters for the conduct, performance or execution of; to work in an administrative capacity.

gériatrique

Relating to geriatrics.

Germain

A member of the Germanic ethnic group which is the most populous ethnic group in Germany; a person of German descent.

Germaine

A member of the Germanic ethnic group which is the most populous ethnic group in Germany; a person of German descent.

germane

(inorganic chemistry) germanium tetrahydride, GeH4

Germanie

(historical) An ancient Roman term for a cultural region describing the lands in Central Europe inhabited by Germanic peoples.

germanium

A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Ge) with an atomic number of 32: a lustrous, hard-brittle, grayish-white metalloid in the carbon group.

germer

(gardening, intransitive) To grow from seed; to germinate.

germinal

(historical) The seventh month of the French Republican Calendar, starting on the date of the vernal equinox (March 21 or 22) and ending on April 19 or 20.

germinatif

Of or pertaining to germination

Gertrude

A en given name.

Gervais

A en given name, common in the Middle Ages but rare today.

gésier

A specialized organ constructed of thick muscular walls found in the digestive tract of some animals, including archosaurs (including crocodilians and birds), earthworms, some gastropods, some fish, and some crustaceans, and used for grinding up food, often aided by particles of stone or grit.

gésir

(intransitive) To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.

gestalt

A collection of physical, biological, psychological or symbolic elements that creates a whole, unified concept or pattern which is other than the sum of its parts due to the relationships between the parts (of a character, personality, entity, or being).

gestation

The period of time during which an animal or human offspring physically develops inside the mother's body until it is born.

gestation pour autrui

The practice of being a surrogate mother.

geste

An act or a remark that serves as a formality or as a sign of attitude.

gesticulation

A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.

gesticuler

(intransitive) To make gestures or motions, as in speaking.

gestion

(uncountable) Judicious use of means to accomplish an end.

gestionnaire

One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager.

getter

(object-oriented programming) A function used to retrieve the value of some property of an object, contrasted with the setter.

geyser

(planetology, geology, volcanology) A boiling natural spring which throws forth jets of water, mud, etc., at frequent intervals, driven upwards by the expansive power of steam.

Ghana

A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Ghana.

ghee

A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee.

ghetto

An (often walled) area of a city in which Jews are concentrated by force and law. (Used particularly of areas in medieval Italy and in Nazi-controlled Europe.)

ghî

A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee.

ghoster

(chiefly, social media, slang) To stop communicating with (someone) on social media, though text messages, etc., without explanation, especially as a way of ending a relationship; hence, to end a relationship with (someone) by stopping all communication without explanation.

gibbon

A small ape of the family Hylobatidae with long limbs, which they use to travel through rainforests by swinging from branch to branch.

giberne

(military, firearms) The case in which a soldier carries cartridges.

gibet

A wooden framework on which persons are executed by hanging. [from 1300s]

gibier

(uncountable) Wild animals hunted for food.

gibioctet

(computing) Strictly, 230 (10243, or 1,073,741,824) bytes or 210 (1024) mebibytes, as opposed to a gigabyte.

Gibraltar

A peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia.

gicler

(transitive) To cause to gush out suddenly or violently in a stream or jet.

gifle

(countable) A blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat.

gifler

(transitive) To hit, as a reproach, particularly with the open palm to the head; to slap.

gigabyte

(computing, formal) One billion (109, or 1,000,000,000) bytes or 1,000 megabytes.

gigantesque

Excessively or extremely large or wealthy.

gigaoctet

(computing, formal) One billion (109, or 1,000,000,000) bytes or 1,000 megabytes.

gigoter

(intransitive) To wiggle or twitch; to move the body, especially the fingers, around nervously or idly.

gigoteur

(informal) A person who fidgets, especially habitually.

Gilbert

A en given name.

gilet

(North America) A sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, worn over a shirt, and often as part of a suit; a waistcoat.

Gillard

A surname transferred from the given name.

Gilles

A en given name.

gimlet

A cocktail, usually made with gin and lime juice.

gin

A colourless non-aged alcoholic liquor made by distilling fermented grains such as barley, corn, oats or rye with juniper berries; the base for many cocktails.

gingerbread

(transitive, idiomatic, uncommon) To decorate or embellish in an ornate or intricate way.

girafe

A ruminant, of the genus Giraffa, of the African savannah with long legs and highly elongated neck, making them the tallest living animal; yellow fur patterned with dark spots, often in the form of a network; and two or more short, skin-covered horns, so-called; strictly speaking the horn-like projections are ossicones.

giration

(also, figuratively) The act of turning or whirling, especially around a fixed axis or centre; a circular or spiral motion; rotation.

giratoire

(chiefly, UK, New Zealand, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and) A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island.

girevoy

A weight consisting of a cast iron ball with a single handle for gripping the weight during exercise.

giroflée des jardins

Any of the several species of cruciferous flowers in the genus Matthiola.

giroflée quarantaine

Any of the several species of cruciferous flowers in the genus Matthiola.

giron

(heraldiccharge) A triangular form having an angle at the fess point and the opposite side at the edge of the escutcheon.

girya

A weight consisting of a cast iron ball with a single handle for gripping the weight during exercise.

Gisèle

A en given name.

Giselle

A en given name.

gisement

A deposit of ore, coal, etc.

gitan

(colloquial) An itinerant person or any person, not necessarily Romani; a tinker, a traveller or a carny.

gîte

(nautical) A careening or tilting to one side, usually not intentionally or under a vessel's own power. [from early 17th c.]

gîter

(transitive, nautical) To cause (something) to tilt to one side. [from early 17th c.]

giton

A male prostitute who sells his services to men.

givre

A cover of minute ice crystals on objects that are exposed to the air. Frost is formed by the same process as dew, except that the temperature of the frosted object is below freezing.

Gizeh

A city on the west bank of the Nile river, Egypt, famous for its ancient monuments including the Great Sphinx of Giza and the Great Pyramid of Giza.

glabre

Bald, hairless; smooth.

glaçage

(uncountable) Any viscous liquid or paste, such as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.

glacé

Very cold; icy or frosty.

glace à l'italienne

An Italian variant of ice cream made from milk and sugar, combined with other flavourings. The ingredients are supercooled while stirring to break up ice crystals as they form.

glace à l’eau

A frozen dessert made of fruit juice, water and sugar.

glace sèche

Carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state, used especially as a cooling agent and for the production of fog-like special effects. It sublimes at −78.5 °C (−109.3 °F) at normal atmospheric pressure.

glacer

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

glacial

Cold, chilly; icy.

glacier

(geology) A large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill.

glacière

An insulated bin or box used with ice or freezer packs to keep food or beverages cold while picnicking or camping.

glacis

(architectural element, also, figuratively) A gentle incline in front of a fortification which protects it from cannon fire and exposes attackers to more effective return fire from defenders.

glaçon

Any small piece of ice used for cooling drinks, larger than crushed ice, and regardless of their shape.

glaçure

An opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects.

gladiateur

(Ancient Rome) A person (professional or slave) who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat with another, or with a wild animal.

glaïeul

Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Gladiolus, having sword-shaped leaves and showy flowers on spikes; gladiola.

glaire

The white part of an egg; being mostly the protein albumin and water.

glaise

A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.

glaive

(historical) A weapon consisting of a pole with a large blade fixed on the end, the edge of which is on the outside curve.

glamour

Having glamour; stylish.

gland

(nautical) A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head.

glande mammaire

(anatomy) A gland that secretes milk for suckling an infant or offspring.

glander

(intransitive, colloquial) To stay idle and unproductive, like a hobo or vagabond.

glandeur

A lazy person.

glandouillage

A wasting of time in idleness or trifles. [from 16th c.]

glandouiller

(intransitive, colloquial) To stay idle and unproductive, like a hobo or vagabond.

glandu

A coarse or stupid fellow.

glandulaire

(medicine) Pertaining to a gland or glands.

glandule

(anatomy) A small gland or secreting vessel.

glaner

(ambitransitive) To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean.

glaneur

An animal or person who forages.

glaneuse

A person who gathers things.

glas

The sound of a bell knelling; a toll (particularly one signalling a death).

Glasgovie

A major city and council area of Scotland, largest city in Scotland.

Glasgow

A major city and council area of Scotland, largest city in Scotland.

Glastonbury

A town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST5039).

glaucome

(pathology) An eye disease or disorder that is defined as a characteristic optic neuropathy, or disease of the optic nerve, possibly, if untreated, leading to damage of the optic disc of the eye and resultant visual field loss due to lack of communication between the retina and the brain, which can lead to blindness.

glauque

Of a pale grey or bluish-green, especially when covered with a powdery residue.

glissade

(aviation) A flight manoeuvre that uses opposing rudder and aileron inputs to move the aircraft sideways without turning it.

glissant

Slippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances.

glisse

The action of moving along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.