French–English dictionary

haggis

A traditional Scottish dish made from minced sheep offal with oatmeal and spices, etc., originally boiled in the stomach of a sheep but now often in an artificial casing, and usually served with neeps and tatties (mashed swede and potatoes) and accompanied with whisky.

haie

(historical) A hedge.

Haïfa

A port city in northern Israel.

haïku

A Japanese poem in three lines, the first and last consisting of five morae, and the second consisting of seven morae, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic theme.

haillon

A piece of old cloth, especially one used for cleaning, patching, etc.; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred or tatter.

haillons

very old, torn clothes

haine

A strong aversion; an intense dislike.

haineux

Hateful or hostile.

haïr

(intransitive, uncommon, idiomatic) To be or become hated or utterly ignored or cut off, as if dead.

haïssable

Hateful or hostile.

haïsseur

One who hates.

haïsseuse

One who hates.

Haïti

A country in the Caribbean. Official name: Republic of Haiti.

haïtien

Of, from, or pertaining to Haiti, its inhabitants, or their language.

Haïtienne

A person from Haiti or of Haitian descent.

hajj

(Islam) The pilgrimage to Mecca made by pious Muslims; the fifth of the five pillars of Islam.

halal

(specifically, of food) Fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs.

hâlé

(of the skin) Tanned; darkened as a result of exposure to the sun.

haleine

(uncountable) Air expelled from the lungs.

Halen

A village in Halen, Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium.

haler

(transitive) To drag or pull, especially forcibly.

halètement

The state of being breathless or out of breath, especially merely temporarily from exertion.

haleter

(intransitive) To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion; to respire with heaving of the breast; to pant.

halfelin

(fantasy) A fictional small humanoid creature featuring in fantasy fiction; a hobbit.

halifacien

Of, from or relating to the city of Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.

Halifacienne

A native or inhabitant of the city of Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.

Halifax

A regional municipality, the capital city of Nova Scotia, Canada. [From 1749]

haligonien

Of, from or relating to the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Haligonienne

A native or inhabitant of the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

haliotide

(North America, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore) An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl. [mid 19th c.]

halitose

(pathology) The condition of having stale or foul-smelling breath.

hall

A large open space in or in front of a building where people can gather, particularly one joining various paths, as in a rail station or airport terminal, or providing access to and linking the platforms in a railway terminus.

hallebarde

Any of various bladed or pointed hand weapons, originally designating an Anglo-Saxon sword, and later a weapon of infantry, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries, commonly consisting of a broad, heavy, double-edged, hook-shaped blade, with a short pike at the back and another at the top, attached to the end of a long staff.

hallebardier

Somebody armed with a bill; a billman.

haller

(historical) A German coin equivalent to half a pfennig, later used widely as a small coin in Central Europe and the German Empire.

Halloween

The eve of All Hallows' Day; October 31st; celebrated (mostly in English-speaking countries) by children going door-to-door in costume and soliciting candy with menaces.

hallucination

A sensory perception of something that does not exist, often arising from disorder of the nervous system, as in delirium tremens.

hallucinatoire

Partaking of, or tending to produce, hallucination.

halluciner

(ambitransitive) To seem to perceive things (with one or more of one's senses) which are not really present; to have visions; to experience a hallucination.

hallucinogène

Any substance tending to induce hallucination.

halte

(rail) A minor railway station (usually unstaffed) in the United Kingdom.

haltère

A wide steel bar with premeasured weights affixed to either end, with the central span open for the hands of the weightlifter.

Hama

A city in Syria.

hamac

A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet (1.8 meters) wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends.

Hamas

A Palestinian Islamist militant group and political organization.

Hambourg

The second largest city in, and a state of, Germany.

Hambourgeois

A person from Hamburg.

hambourgeois au fromage

A hamburger containing cheese (usually one or more slices of processed cheese).

Hambourgeoise

A person from Hamburg.

hamburger

The patty used in such a sandwich.

hamburger au fromage

A hamburger containing cheese (usually one or more slices of processed cheese).

hameau

(archaic, now, chiefly, _, in, _, placenames) A group of houses standing together in the country; a hamlet; a village.

hameçonnage

The act of circumventing security with an alias.

Hamlet

The eponymous main character of William Shakespeare's play, whose father's ghost, murdered by Hamlet's uncle, exhorts him to seek revenge.

Hammersmith

A town in west London in the borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2378).

hammock

(US, archaic, outside, dialects) A piece of land thickly wooded, and usually covered with bushes and vines.

hampe

The long, narrow, central body of a spear, arrow, or javelin.

Hampshire

A maritime county in the south of England, United Kingdom bordered by Berkshire, Surrey, West Sussex, Dorset, Wiltshire, the English Channel and the Solent separating it from the Isle of Wight; the county town is Winchester.

hamster

In particular, a rodent of the species Mesocricetus auratus (the golden hamster) or of a species of the genera Cricetiscus and Phodopus (the dwarf hamsters), often kept as a pet or used in scientific research.

hamza

A sign used in the written Arabic language representing a glottal stop. Hamza may appear as a stand-alone letter (ء‎) or most commonly diacritically over or under other letters, e.g. أ‎ (over an alif [ا‎]), إ‎ (under an alif), ؤ‎ (over a wāw [و‎]) or ئ‎ (over a dotless yāʾ [ى‎]). The exact seat of hamza is governed by an orthographic rule – the "seat of hamza rule".

Han

The Chinese ethnicity, when distinguished from other peoples of the Chinese state

hanche

(slang, possibly, dated) A drug addict, especially someone addicted to a narcotic like heroin.

handball

(uncountable) A team sport where two teams of seven players each (six players and a goalkeeper) pass and bounce a ball trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team.

handball américain

(uncountable, US, Ireland) A sport in which players alternately strike the ball against a wall with their hand. Irish and American variants have slightly different rules.

handicap

The result of being impaired.

handicapé

Having a disability.

handicapée

Having a disability.

handshake

(computing) An exchange of signals between two devices when communications begin in order to ensure synchronization.

hangar

A large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept.

hanneton

Any of the large European beetles from the genus Melolontha that are destructive to vegetation.

Hannibal

A en given name of mostly historical use. Most notably borne by the Carthaginian general Hannibal, son of Hamilcar.

Hanoï

The capital city of Vietnam.

Hanoucca

(Judaism) An eight-day Jewish festival, starting on the 25th day of Kislev, which commemorates the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem after the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek Syrians.

Hanoukka

(Judaism) An eight-day Jewish festival, starting on the 25th day of Kislev, which commemorates the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem after the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek Syrians.

hanté

Of a location, frequented by a ghost or ghosts.

hanter

(transitive) To visit often.

hantise

A particular instance of haunting; a ghostly habitation.

HAP

(organic chemistry) Initialism of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.

happening

(originally, arts) A spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation.

happer

(transitive) To grasp and remove quickly.

haquenée

A horse used to ride or drive.

haram

(Islam, fiqh) Forbidden by Islam: unlawful, sinful.

harangue

A tirade, harsh scolding or rant, whether spoken or written.

haranguer

To speak passionately; to preach for or against something.

harassé

Worn out, wearied, exhausted or lacking enthusiasm, due to age or experience.

harassement

Supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy.

harceler

To harass or cause trouble for; to plague.

harde

A group of unicorns.

hardi

Courageous, daring.

hardiesse

(vulgar, slang) The condition of being ballsy; courage.

hardiment

In a bold manner; with confidence.

hardware

(computing) The part of a computer that is fixed and cannot be altered without replacement or physical modification; motherboard, expansion cards, etc. Compare software.

hareng

Those fish and any other fish similar to those in genus Clupea, many of those in the order Clupeiformes.

hareng rouge

(figuratively) A clue, information, argument, etc. that is or is intended to be misleading, diverting attention from the real answer or issue.

hareng saur

A herring that is cured in smoke and brine strong enough to turn the flesh red; a typeof kipper.

haret

Of an animal, wild but descended from domestic or captive ancestors; thus, in the wild, although not necessarily of the wild type.

hargne

The state of being belligerent; aggressive inclination to war. [1804]

hargneux

Irritable; argumentative; quarrelsome.

haricot

Any plant of several genera of the taxonomic family Fabaceae that produces large edible seeds or edible seedpods.

haridelle

(pejorative) An ugly old woman.

harmonica

A musical wind instrument with a series of holes for the player to blow into, each hole producing a different note.

harmonieusement

In a harmonious manner; coordinately.

harmonique

(physics, music) A tone whose frequency is an integer multiple of another; a member of the harmonic series. [from 1867]

harmonium

(music) A small keyboard instrument that consists of a series of reed pipes, which sound when one of the keys is pressed to open a valve that allows air to pass through.

harnachement

Any of the various equipment and accessories worn by horses in the course of their use as domesticated animals.

harnacher

(transitive) To place a harness on something; to tie up or restrain.

harnais

(countable) A restraint or support, especially one consisting of a loop or network of rope or straps, and especially one worn by a working animal such as a horse pulling a carriage or farm implement.

harpe

(music, colloquial) Any musical instrument.

harpie

(pejorative) An ugly old woman.

harpiste

Someone who plays a harp, especially a pedal harp.

harpon

A spearlike weapon with a barbed head used in hunting whales and large fish.

harponner

(transitive) To shoot something with a harpoon.

Harvard

A surname transferred from the given name.

Harvarde

A surname transferred from the given name.

hasard

(uncountable) Random occurrence; luck.

hasarder

To take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome.

hasardeux

(of an, act or product) Full of risks; risky; liable to be in danger; requiring courage; rash.

haschich

(slang) Hashish, a drug derived from the cannabis plant.

haschisch

The leaves and tender parts of the Indian hemp plant (which are intoxicating), which are dried for either chewing or smoking.

hase

A female hare.

hash

(slang) Hashish, a drug derived from the cannabis plant.

hashtag

(Internet) A metadata tag, signaled by a preceding hash sign (#), used to label content. [from 2007]

Haskell

(programming language) A general-purpose purely functional programming language with support for recursive functions and pattern matching.

hâte

Speed; swiftness; dispatch.

hâter

(intransitive) To move or act in a quick fashion.

hâtif

Acting too quickly without considering the consequences and risks; not careful; hasty.

hâtivement

In a hasty manner; quickly or hurriedly.

hauban

(primarily, nautical) A support rope or cable used to aid in hoisting or lowering.

hausse

A horizontal member of a crane or derrick, used for lifting.

hausse-col

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

hausser

To make high; to raise higher; to elevate.

hausser les épaules

(ambitransitive) To raise (the shoulders) to express uncertainty, lack of concern, (formerly) dread, etc.

haussier

(stock market, of the price of financial instruments) Characterized by rising value.

haut

The distance from the base to the top of something.

haut de gamme

Recognized for its quality.

haut fait

A great or heroic deed or feat; something accomplished by valor or boldness.

haut-de-chausses

(historical) A garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs; smallclothes.

haut-fond

A shallow portion of an otherwise deep body of water.

haut-le-cœur

A convulsion of the upper digestive tract.

haut-parleur

An electromechanical transducer that converts an electrical signal into audible sound.

haut-parleur de graves

A loudspeaker that produces low-frequency sound.

hautain

Conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.

hautaineté

The state or property of being haughty; arrogance, snobbery.

hautbois

(woodwind instrument) A soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind ensemble. It is a smaller instrument and generally made of grenadilla wood. It is a member of the double reed family.

hautes terres

A high area; land that is higher than surrounding areas.

Hautes-Terres

The mountainous northern area of Scotland.

hauteur

(geometry) The distance measured perpendicularly from a figure's vertex to the opposite side of the vertex.

hauts-plateaux

A high area; land that is higher than surrounding areas.

hâve

Light in color.

Havoise

A en given name.