French–English dictionary

glissement

The falling of large amounts of rubble, earth and stones down the slope of a hill or mountain; avalanche.

glissement de terrain

A natural disaster that involves the breakup and downhill flow of rock, mud, water and anything caught in the path.

glisser

(intransitive) To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly.

glissière

A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).

glissoire

An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.

global

Concerning all parts of the world.

globalement

Over the entire planet.

globalisation

The process of becoming a more interconnected world.

globaliste

Of or pertaining to globalism.

globe

A spherical model of Earth or other planet.

globe oculaire

The ball of the eye.

globulaire

Spherical, ball-shaped.

globule

(hematology, cytology) Any of the cells normally found in blood, namely erythrocytes and leukocytes, sometimes including the platelets.

gloire

The state of being famous or well-known and spoken of, especially for something positive.

glomérulaire

Of, pertaining to or affecting a glomerulus.

gloriette

A belvedere, either a type of summer-house or a roofed, detached porch-like structure, usually in a yard, park or lawn.

glorieux

Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory.

glorification

The act of glorifying or the state of being glorified.

glorifier

(transitive, intransitive) To praise; to glorify.

glose

(countable) A brief explanatory note or translation of a foreign, archaic, technical, difficult, complex, or uncommon expression, inserted after the original, in the margin of a document, or between lines of a text.

glossaire

A list of difficult words or specialized terms used in a particular book or document, or in a particular domain of knowledge, with their definitions; a list of glosses (explanatory annotations).

glossolalie

Speaking a language one does not know, or speaking elaborate but apparently meaningless speech, while in a trance-like state (or, supposedly, under the influence of a deity or spirits); speaking in tongues. [from late 19th c.]

gloubi-boulga

(informal) Nonsense; meaningless or encrypted language.

glouglouter

(ambitransitive) To make the sound of a turkey.

gloussement

A laugh resembling the cry of a hen or goose.

glousser

(intransitive) To laugh with a chortle or chortles.

glouton

One who eats voraciously, obsessively, or to excess; a gormandizer.

gloutonnerie

The vice of eating to excess.

gluant

Soft, sticky and viscous.

gluante

Of or pertaining to slime

glucose

(carbohydrate) A simple monosaccharide (sugar) with a molecular formula of C6H12O6; it is a principle source of energy for cellular metabolism.

gluten

(cooking, biochemistry) The major protein in cereal grains, especially wheat; responsible for the elasticity in dough and the structure in baked bread. [from 19th c.]

glycine

(amino acid) A nonessential amino acid, amino-acetic acid, C2H5NO2 found in most proteins but especially in sugar cane; the simplest amino acid.

glyphe

A figure carved in relief or incised, especially representing a sound, word, or idea.

GN

(petrochemistry) Initialism of natural gas.

gnangnan

Hackneyed or excessively sentimental.

gnocchis

Italian pasta-like dumpling(s) made of potato or semolina.

gnoquer

(transitive, slang) To understand (something) intuitively, to know (something) without having to think intellectually.

gnose

(religion) An immanent form of knowledge or transcendent insight, such as sought by the Gnostics.

gnouf

(slang, with the definite article) Prison, jail, or lockup.

go

(board game) A strategic board game, originally from China and today also popular in Japan and Korea, in which two players (black and white) attempt to control the largest area of the board with their counters.

Goa

A state in western India. Capital: Panaji.

goal

(sports) A designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.

goaleur

(sports, colloquial) A goalkeeper or goaltender.

goanna

Any of various monitor lizards native to Australia.

gobelet

A flat-bottomed, straight-sided, glass vessel, with a lip and often a small spout, used as a laboratory container.

gobelin

(fantasy) A malevolent and grotesque diminutive humanoid, often associated with orcs or trolls.

gober

(transitive, informal) to accept as true; to believe

gobet du diable

Any of many herbs, of the genus Ranunculus, having yellow flowers; the crowfoot.

Gobi

A large desert in Asia, spanning the countries of Mongolia and China.

Godefroy

A en given name.

godet

Part of a piece of machinery that resembles a bucket (container).

Godzilla

A fictional Japanese monster (kaiju) from a series of science-fiction films.

goéland

A seabird of the genus Larus or of the subfamily Larinae.

goélette

(watercraft) A sailing ship with two or more masts, all with fore-and-aft sails; if two masted, having a foremast and a mainmast.

goémon

Any of several large brown algae seaweeds (order Laminariales).

Goethe

A surname from German.

gogo

(idiomatic) Someone or something that provides income or livelihood, especially as an exploited source.

gogol

The number 10^{100}, or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sexdecilliard (long scale). [from 1920.]

goguette

The property of being tipsy.

Goguryeo

(historical) An ancient kingdom in modern Korea, one of the Three Kingdoms, existing from 37 BCE to 668 CE; at its maximum covering all of North Korea, the northern part of South Korea, parts of Manchuria in northeast China, and parts of Primorsky Krai in Russia.

Gôh

A region of Ivory Coast.

goï

(sometimes, offensive) A non-Jew, a gentile.

goïdelique

Relating to the Gaels.

goinfre

One who eats voraciously, obsessively, or to excess; a gormandizer.

goitre

The crop of a bird.

golem

(mythology) A humanoid creature made from clay, animated by magic.

golf

(sports) A ball game played by individuals competing against one another in which the object is to hit a ball into each of a series of (usually 18 or nine) holes in the minimum number of strokes.

golfe

(geography) A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially landlocked sea

golfer

(intransitive) To play the game of golf.

golfeur

Someone who plays golf.

golfeuse

Someone who plays golf.

Goliath

(biblical character) A giant who, according to the Bible, was vanquished in battle with King David.

góll

The end of a river out of which water flows into a sea or other large body of water; or the end of a tributary out of which water flows into a larger river.

gombo

A French-based creole with elements of Spanish, Native American and West African languages spoken by the Louisiana Creole people.

gomme

(North America, Philippines) An object used to erase or remove something written or drawn by a pen or a pencil.

gomme à bulles

(usually, _, uncountable) A sweet chewing gum formulated to be stretchy so the chewer can blow bubbles with it.

gomme à claquer

(usually, _, uncountable) A sweet chewing gum formulated to be stretchy so the chewer can blow bubbles with it.

gomme balloune

(usually, _, uncountable) A sweet chewing gum formulated to be stretchy so the chewer can blow bubbles with it.

gomme-laque

A processed secretion of the lac insect, Coccus lacca; used in polishes, varnishes etc.

gommes

(uncountable, slang) Tires, particularly racing tires.

Gomorrhe

(Biblical) A city in the Middle East which, according to the Hebrew Bible and to Islamic tradition, was destroyed by God (along with Sodom) for the sins of its inhabitants.

gonade

(anatomy) A sex organ that produces gametes; specifically, a testicle or ovary.

gond

A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc.

gondole

A small long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, propelled with a single oar, especially in Venice.

gone

(geometry) Forms the names of plane figures containing a given number of internal angles, and thus bounded by that number of line segments (polygons).

gonelle

A small eel-shaped marine fish of the family Pholidae, especially Pholis gunnellus.

gonflable

Able to be inflated or blown up.

gonflé

Swollen with fluid or gas.

gonflement

The state of being swollen.

gonfler

(intransitive, veterinary medicine) To get an overdistended rumen, talking of a ruminant.

gong

(musical instruments) A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a loud resonant sound when struck with a soft hammer.

gonnelle

A small eel-shaped marine fish of the family Pholidae, especially Pholis gunnellus.

gonorrhée

A sexually transmitted infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a species of bacteria (the gonococcus) that affects the mucous membrane of the genital and urinary tracts.

gony

(uncountable) A coarse heavy fabric made of jute or hemp.

gonze

(countable, now, chiefly, US) A man, a fellow; a typical man; men in general. [from 16th c.]

gonzesse

(UK, Ireland, colloquial, by extension) A girlfriend. [from early 20th c.]

googeliser

To search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine.

Google

(computing, trademark) Google Search, a search engine operated by the company of the same name; the most popular search engine and most-visited website worldwide.

google-iser

To search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine.

googler

To search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine.

googliser

An Internet search, such as one performed on the Google search engine.

googloter

To search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine.

googoliser

To search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine.

Gorbatchev

A transliteration of the Russian surname Горбачёв (Gorbačóv).

goret

A young pig.

gorge

A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river.

gorgée

The usual amount swallowed.

gorger

(intransitive, reflexive) To stuff the gorge or gullet with food; to eat greedily and in large quantities. [with on]

gorgerette

(historical) A type of women's clothing covering the neck and breast; a wimple.

gorgerin

(historical) A piece of armour protecting the throat and/or the upper part of the chest.

gorgonzola

A blue-veined Italian cheese, made from cow's milk.

gorille

(by extension, colloquial, derogatory) A tall, strong, heavily built person, usually a man, especially one prone to physical violence; a strong and tough person.

gosier

The throat or esophagus.

gosse

(colloquial) An inexperienced person or one in a junior position.

Göteborg

A city on the west coast of Sweden, in the province of Västergötland. It is the second-largest city in Sweden.

Goth

A member of the East Germanic people known for their invasion of the western Roman Empire and subsequent founding of successor states in Italy and Spain during Late Antiquity.

Gothe

A member of the East Germanic people known for their invasion of the western Roman Empire and subsequent founding of successor states in Italy and Spain during Late Antiquity.

Gothembourg

A city on the west coast of Sweden, in the province of Västergötland. It is the second-largest city in Sweden.

gothique

An extinct Germanic language, once spoken by the Goths.

gotique

An extinct Germanic language, once spoken by the Goths.

Goudjarati

A person from Gujarat.

goudronneuse

(road transport, construction) A road paving machine, a machine to lay asphalt on roads.

gouffre

(frequently, figurative) A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable; any void space. [First attested in the late 16th century.]

gouge

A chisel with a curved blade for cutting or scooping channels, grooves, or holes in wood, stone, etc.

gouger

(transitive) To make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping with or as if with a gouge.

gougeure

A cut or groove, as left by a gouge or something sharp.

gougoune

(usually, in the plural, Australia) An item of footwear, usually of rubber, secured by two straps which join to pass between the big toe and its neighbour.

gouille

A small, often temporary, pool of water, usually on a path or road. [from 14th c.]

gouine

(slang, LGBTQ, countable) A lesbian who appears masculine or acts in a masculine manner.

goujarati

The Indic language spoken in the state of Gujarat, India

goujat

(informal) A clumsy, stupid person; an awkward bungler.

goujon

A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position.

goulache

A stew of beef or veal and vegetables, flavoured with paprika.

goulag

(historical) Also GULAG: the system of all Soviet labour camps and prisons in use, especially during the Stalinist period (1930s–1950s).

goulaguer

(transitive, informal, also, figuratively) To compel (someone) into a forced labour camp or a similar place of confinement or exile.

goulash

A stew of beef or veal and vegetables, flavoured with paprika.

goule

(mythology) A demon said to feed on corpses.

goulet d'étranglement

(by extension) The part of a process that is too slow or cumbersome.

goulot

The narrow portion that forms the pouring spout of a bottle; the neck of a bottle.

goulot de bouteille

The narrow portion that forms the pouring spout of a bottle; the neck of a bottle.

goulu

Given to excessive eating; prone to overeating.

goupil

(in particular) The red fox, a small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes) with red or silver fur.

gourd

Physically unable to feel, not having the power of sensation.

gourde

A water bottle, flask, or other vessel, typically used by a soldier or camper as a bottle for carrying water or liquor for drink.

gourde sexy

(derogatory, slang) A physically attractive person, typically a woman or otherwise feminine in appearance, who lacks intelligence.

gourdin

(countable) A heavy object, often a kind of stick, intended for use as a bludgeoning weapon or a plaything.

gourmand

One who eats voraciously, obsessively, or to excess; a gormandizer.

gourmande

A person who appreciates good food.

gourmandise

Something appealing, usually a pleasing food, especially a choice dish of a certain culture suggesting rarity and refinement.