French–English dictionary

amplifié

Raised up, amplified.

amplitude

(statistics) The length of the smallest interval which contains all the data in a sample; the difference between the largest and smallest observations in the sample.

ampoule

A small hermetically sealed vial, often used to contain a sterile solution suitable for injection.

amputation

surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc.

amputer

To surgically remove a part of the body, especially a limb. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

Amritsar

A large city in Punjab, India, formerly known as Ramdaspur and sometimes called Ambarsar.

Amsterdam

A city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; the capital city of the Netherlands.

amuïr

(transitive) To silence, to make quiet.

amulette

A religious article, protective charm, or ornament, usually bearing cultural or magical symbols, worn for protection against ill will, negative influences, or evil spirits.

amusant

Entertaining.

amuse-gueule

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

amusement

(uncountable) Entertainment.

amuser

To take pleasure in something; to have feelings of enjoyment.

amuseur

A person who entertains others, esp. as a profession, as a singer, actor, presenter, dancer, musician, magician, comedian, etc.

amygdale

(anatomy, immunology) Ellipsis of palatine tonsil.

amygdale cérébrale

(neuroanatomy) Each one of the two regions of the brain, located as a pair in the medial temporal lobe, believed to play a key role in processing emotions, such as fear and pleasure, in both animals and humans.

an

The length of time between the beginning and end of a year as marked on a calendar, such as from 0:00 January 1 to 24:00 December 31 in the Gregorian calendar.

an dernier

(rare) Last year.

an passé

(rare) Last year.

anabolique

Of or relating to anabolism.

anacardier

A tree, Anacardium occidentale, native to northeastern Brazil, now widely grown in tropical climates for its cashew nuts and cashew apples.

anachorète

One who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons; hermit.

anachorétesse

A female anchorite. A woman who chooses to withdraw from the world to live a solitary life of prayer and contemplation.

anachronique

Anachronistic; being obviously inappropriate for its present context.

anaconda

(countable) Any large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes, found mainly in northern South America. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

anaérobie

Without oxygen; especially of an environment or organism.

anaérobique

Without oxygen; especially of an environment or organism.

anagramme

(of words) A word or phrase that is created by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase.

Anal

The Northern Kukish (Sino-Tibetan) language spoken by these people, sometimes called Namfau after the two largest villages it is spoken in.

analepse

A form of flashback in which earlier parts of a narrative are related to others that have already been narrated

analgésie

(medicine) A process of temporarily reducing the ability to feel pain; the provision of this service.

analgésique

(pharmacology) Any medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces pain, especially without inducing a loss of other sensation. (Contrast anesthetic.)

analgie

(medicine) A process of temporarily reducing the ability to feel pain; the provision of this service.

analogie

A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation.

analogique

(of a device or system) In which the value of a data item (such as time) is represented by a continuous(ly) variable physical quantity that can be measured (such as the shadow of a sundial).

analogue

(often, followed by to) Allied by nature; similar; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind.

analoguement

In an analogous manner; in a manner which evokes analogy.

analphabète

A person who does not know the letters of the alphabet; a partly or wholly illiterate person. [from mid 17th c.]

analphabétisme

(uncountable) The inability to read and write.

analyse

(computing, linguistics) An act of parsing; a parsing.

analyser

(transitive) To examine in such a manner as to ascertain the elements or nature of the thing examined; as, to analyze a fossil substance, to analyze a sentence or a word, or to analyze an action to ascertain its morality.

analyseur

(US) an instrument for the analysis of something

analyste

(psychiatry) A practitioner of psychoanalysis.

analyte

(analytical chemistry) Any substance undergoing analysis.

analytique

Discovery, interpretation, and communication of meaningful patterns in data.

anamnèse

(countable, medicine) A list of past and continuing medical conditions of an individual or family.

Anân

(biblical) A Jewish high priest known for having four sons and a son-in-law (Caiaphas) succeed him in his lifetime; and for cooperating with Caiaphas to have Jesus Christ crucified.

anaphylactique

Pertaining to anaphylaxis.

anarchie

(countable) A chaotic and confusing absence of any form of political authority or government.

anarchique

Relating to, supporting, or likely to cause anarchy.

anarchiste

Relating to, supporting, or likely to cause anarchy.

Anasazi

(dated) Synonym of Ancestral Puebloan.

Anastasia

A en given name.

Anastasie

A en given name.

anastrophe

(rhetoric) Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.

anatase

(mineral) A blue or brown mineral, a form of titanium dioxide, used as a pigment. [from 1802]

anathématisé

Rejected by God; damned, sinful.

anathème

(ecclesiastical, historical) A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, often accompanied by excommunication; something denounced as accursed. [from early 17th c.]

Anatolie

A peninsula in West Asia, comprising most of the modern Republic of Turkey. Bounded by the Black Sea to the north, the Armenian Highland to the east, the Mediterranean Sea to the south and the Aegean Sea to the west.

anatomie

The art of studying the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy.

anatomique

Of or relating to anatomy or dissection.

anatomiquement

Pertaining to the anatomy.

anæsthésie

(medicine, American spelling, Canadian spelling) An artificial method of preventing sensation, used to eliminate pain without causing loss of vital functions, by the administration of one or more agents which block pain impulses before transmitted to the brain.

ancestral

Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors

ancêtre

One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear.

anche

(countable, music) Part of an aerophone musical instrument, comprising a thin piece of wood or metal, which vibrates to produce sound when air passes through it.

anchois

Any small saltwater fish of the Engraulidae family, consisting of 160 species in sixteen genera, those of the genus Engraulis being widely sold as food.

Anchorage

A large coastal city in Alaska.

ancien

Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.

ancien combattant

A person who has served in the armed forces, especially an old soldier who has seen long service.

ancien élève

A male graduate.

ancien soldat

A person who has served in the armed forces, especially an old soldier who has seen long service.

anciennement

at some time in the past

ancienneté

The state or quality of being ancient.

ancillaire

Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary.

ancolie

Any plant of the genus Aquilegia, having distinctive bell-shaped flowers with spurs on each petal.

ancrer

To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point.

AND

(logic) Alternative form of ∧, the conjunction operator.

andalou

Of, from or relating to Andalusia, Spain.

Andaloue

A native or inhabitant of Andalusia, Spain.

Andalousie

A historical region and autonomous community in southern Spain, the most populated and second largest of the seventeen autonomous communities that constitute Spain. Capital: Seville.

Andes

Synonym of Andes Mountains.

Ándhros

An island of the Cyclades, Greece.

andouille

(derogatory, slang) A stupid or foolish person.

andouiller

One of the secondary branches of an antler.

andouiller d'œil

The first tine of an antler's beam.

andouiller de massacre

The first tine of an antler's beam.

Andrée

A en given name.

androgyne

Possessing qualities of both sexes.

androïde

Possessing human qualities.

andromanie

Excess of sexual behaviour or desire in women.

Andros

An island of the Cyclades, Greece.

âne

A male ass, male donkey.

anéantir

To reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate.

anémie

(American spelling, uncountable, pathology) A medical condition in which the capacity of the blood to transport oxygen to the tissues is reduced, either because of too few red blood cells, or because of too little hemoglobin, resulting in pallor and fatigue.

anémique

Of, pertaining to, or suffering from anemia.

anémone

Any plant of the genus Anemone, of the Ranunculaceae (or buttercup) family, such as the windflower.

ânerie

(countable) An act that is stupid.

anesthésie

(medicine, American spelling, Canadian spelling) An artificial method of preventing sensation, used to eliminate pain without causing loss of vital functions, by the administration of one or more agents which block pain impulses before transmitted to the brain.

anesthésier

(transitive) To administer anesthesia to: to render unfeeling or unconscious through the use of narcotic substances, usually either alcohol or pharmaceutical drugs.

anesthésiologie

(American spelling, Canadian spelling) The science of administering anesthetics.

anesthésiologue

(American spelling, Canadian spelling) A physician who specializes in anesthesiology and administers anesthesia.

anesthésique

Causing anesthesia; reducing pain sensitivity.

anesthésiste

(American spelling, Canadian spelling) A physician who specializes in anesthesiology and administers anesthesia.

aneth

Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed.

aneth odorant

Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed.

anévrisme

(pathology) An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.

anévrysme

(pathology) An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.

anfractuosité

A winding channel or crevice, such as occur in the depths of the sea or in mountains.

Ange

A en given name.

angéite

(pathology) A group of diseases featuring inflammation of the wall of blood vessels.

Angèle

A en given name.

Ángeles

An independent city, the largest city in Pampanga, Philippines.

Angeline

A native or resident of Los Angeles.

Angélique

A en given name.

angélologie

The study of angels. Angels have been grouped into nine categories or “choirs,” from lowest to highest: angel, virtue, archangel, power, principality, dominion, throne, cherub, and seraph.

angélus

A Christian devotion in memory of the Incarnation.

Angevin

(historical) A native or inhabitant of Anjou.

anglais

Of or pertaining to the people of England (e.g. Englishmen and Englishwomen).

anglais britannique

(chiefly, US) The British English language.

anglais canadien

(informal) The English language (spoken or written) as used in Canada; Canadian English.

anglaise

Of or pertaining to the people of England (e.g. Englishmen and Englishwomen).

anglaises

(in the plural) The people of England, e.g., Englishmen and Englishwomen.

angle

A corner where two walls intersect.

angle aigu

(geometry) An angle greater than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees.

angle au vent

(aviation, uncountable, by extension) The angle between an aircraft's longitudinal axis and its direction of motion relative to the surrounding air.

angle de chasse

(specifically) In full, angle of rake or rake angle: the angle between the edge or face of a tool (especially a cutting tool) and a plane (usually one perpendicular to the object that the tool is being applied to).

Angleterre

(historical) The territory of the Angles and (later) Anglo-Saxons in Britain at any given time before the founding of the Kingdom of England, or the territory of the English people at any given time, in either the Kingdom of England or the United Kingdom.

anglican

Relating to the Church of England, or one of several related churches, such as those in the Anglican Communion.

anglicane

A member of an Anglican Church.

anglo-

A combining form relating to the English or British people, culture, or livestock.

angoissant

(informal) Producing an uneasy fearful sensation, as of things crawling over one's skin.

angoisse

Extreme pain.

angoisse de la mort

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

angoisse existentielle

A feeling of acute but vague anxiety or apprehension often accompanied by depression, especially philosophical anxiety.

Angola

Synonym of angora (cat).

anguiforme

Having the form or shape of a snake.

anguille

Any freshwater fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes.

anguine

A marsh plant native to cooler areas throughout the northern hemisphere, Calla palustris, having pale green flowers in a white spathe.

angulaire

Having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner.

anguleux

Having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner.

anhédonie

(symptom, psychiatry) The inability to feel pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable, such as exercise, hobbies, music, sexual activities or social interactions.

anhimidés

Any bird in the taxonomic family Anhimidae, endemic to South America, being large, bulky birds with a small downy head, long legs and large feet.

anhistorique

Lacking historical perspective or context.

anhydre

(chemistry) Anhydrous: free from or lacking water in any state, regardless of the presence of other liquids.

anicroche

(informal) A minor obstacle or setback.

aniline

(organic compound) The simplest aromatic amine, C6H5NH2, synthesized by the reduction of nitrobenzene; it is a colourless oily basic poisonous liquid used in the manufacture of dyes and pharmaceuticals.

animal

(science) Any member of the kingdom Animalia of multicellular organisms that are usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing them from plants and fungi) and which derive energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (further distinguishing them from plants).

animal de compagnie

A pet.

animal domestique

An animal kept as a companion or otherwise for pleasure, rather than for some practical benefit or use.