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however [indicating contrast or contradiction]
pourtant {adv}
[cooked wrapped in greaseproof paper or foil]
en papillote {adj}cuis.
[French idiom for: very long and tedious or very tall]
long comme un jour sans pain {adj} [loc.]
about [more or less]
plus ou moins {adv}
apocryphal [of, or pertaining to, the Apocrypha. Of doubtful authenticity]
apocryphe {adj}biblerelig.
Apollonian [of or relating to Apollo or his cult]
apollinien {adj}hist.philos.relig.
Be ... [French formal or plural]
Soyez ...
caring {prefix} [descriptor for a person or place that gives care]
soignant [paramédical]méd.sociol.
Cheers! [formal or plural]
À votre santé !
comital [of or relating to a count]
comtal {adj}
committed [murder or attempt on sb.'s life]
commis {adj} {past-p} [attentat, meurtre]
coordinate [equal in rank or importance] [also: co-ordinate]
d'égale importance {adj}
cotton [attr.] [e.g. ball or swab, bud or stick, pad, pliers]
de ouate {adj}cosm.méd.
crepuscular [literary or formal]
crépusculaire {adj}
cryptic [using cipher or code]
abscons {adj}
decorated [with historical, mythological or biblical scenes]
historié {adj} {past-p}artsmyth.relig.
fictitious [of or in novels]
fictif {adj} [personnage, récit, exemple]
from [a specific date or period in history]
à compter de {prep} [à partir de telle date]
gimpy [coll.] [pej.] [crippled, esp. in legs or feet]
boiteux [péj.] [handicapé]
harebrained [scatterbrained, muddleheaded or rash]
confus {adj}
independent [not belonging to or supported by a political party]
sans étiquette {adj}pol.
indifferent [not important or interesting]
blasé {adj} [indifférent]
inglorious [not celebrated or glorified]
peu glorieux {adj}
jiggered [Br.] [coll.] [thing: damaged or broken; person: exhausted]
foutu {adj} {past-p} [fam.]
fichu {adj} {past-p} [fam.] [détruit]
manifold {adj} [formal or literary]
diversifié {adj}
medicinal [relating to medicines or drugs]
médicamenteux {adj}méd.pharm.
natural [free from affectation or constraint] [manner, person, etc]
truculent {adj} [personnage]
newfangled [pej.] [of a new kind or fashion, needlessly novel]
à la dernière mode {adj}
niggardly [reluctant to give or spend money]
rapiat {adj} [fam.]
Phew! [coll.] [to express relief or fatigue]
Ouf !
philandering [of a married or virtually married man]
infidèle {adj} [homme]
profligate [recklessly prodigal or extravagant]
prodigue {adj}
puissant [archaic or liter.]
puissant {adj}
rachitic [affected with, suffering from, or characteristic of rickets]
rachitique {adj} [personne]méd.
rank [smell or taste: unpleasant]
nauséabond {adj}
stunned [by a physical or emotional shock]
sonné {adj} {past-p} [fam.] [étourdi par un choc physique ou émotionnel]
thee [archaic or British regional]
te {pron}
thoughtful [of a an act or person: nice, attentive]
attentionné {adj}
thy [archaic or regional British]
ton {adj}
topical [relating or applied directly to a part of the body]
topique {adj}pharm.
Tush! [archaic or hum.]
Bah !
unprofitable [fig.] [not worthwhile or productive]
peu profitable {adj} [inutile]
veritable [literary or humorous]
véritable {adj}
Whew! [coll.] [to express relief or fatigue]
Ouf !
whither [archaic or literary]
où {adv}
to unhook sth. [e.g., a wagon or take a phone off the hook]
décrocher qc.
to balance sth. [put or keep in a position]
maintenir qc. en équilibre
to behold sb./sth. [literary or archaic]
apercevoir qn./qc.
to bug sth. [to install secret listening devices in or on sth.]
truffer qc. de microsdr.tech.
to churn [to be turbulent or agitated]
se révolter [fig.]
to collapse sth. [cause sth. to fall down or give way]
faire s'effondrer qc.
to contain sth. [control or restrain]
réfréner qc. [aussi : refréner]
to defenestrate sb. [formal or hum.] [also fig.]
défenestrer qn. [aussi fig.]
to discontinue sth. [a newspaper or periodical]
annuler la réservation de qc.
to embrace sth. [include or contain sth. as a constituent part]
être inhérent à qc.
to foreshorten sth. [reduce in time or scale]
raccourcir qc. [séjour]
to manufacture sth. [fig.] [esp. a false story or an explanation]
affabuler qc.
to moan [with pain or displeasure]
geindre
to nab sb. [coll.] [to seize a fugitive or wrongdoer]
coincer qn. [fam.] [voleur]
to nutmeg sb. [coll.] [soccer, hockey, etc] [push / kick the ball (or puck) between an opponent's legs]
faire un petit-pont à qn. [fam.]sport
to patronise sb./sth. [act as patron or sponsor] [Br.]
encourager qn./qc.
to patronize sb./sth. [act as patron or sponsor]
encourager qn./qc.
to rebuff sb. [reject or refuse in an unkind of unfriendly way]
brusquer qn.
to relent [to become less severe, harsh, or strict]
lâcher du lest [fig.] [faire des concessions]
to show [be visible or evident]
se voir [tache, étiquette, marque, émotion]
to snag sth. [Am.] [coll.] [obtain by quick action or good fortune]
rafler qc. [fam.]
décrocher qc. [fam.] [obtenir]
to sort sth. [Br.] [coll.] [deal with something by repairing or organizing it]
ajuster qc.
to support sth. [to permit use of software or devices]
être apte à qc.inform.
être approprié à qc.inform.
to visit (sb./sth.) [when a person, a visit to a sick person or prisoner by a doctor or priest, not a social visit]
visiter (qn./qc.)
to winnow sth. [fig.] [sort out, remove, from a group or mass]
faire le tri de qc.
to withdraw [of a competition or race]
se désister [concurrent]
landlord [owner or manager of house]
propriétaire {m}
shiver [from cold, fever or excitement]
frisson {m} [tressaillement du corps]
[a female from or living in the Grisons]
Grisonne {f} [femme du canton suisse des Grisons]géogr.
[a male from or living in the Grisons]
Grison {m} [homme du canton suisse des Grisons]géogr.
[female French citizen who lives in, or comes from, a Département d'Outre-Mer]
domienne {f}ethn.géogr.
[French citizen who lives in, or comes from, a Département d'Outre-Mer]
domien {m}ethn.géogr.
[French tart with a filling made of cream, eggs, and bacon or ham, in an open pastry case]
quiche {f} lorrainecuis.
[LGBT adults parenting one or more children]
famille {f} homoparentalesociol.
[offense against a sovereign; or, more generally, any slight or insult that wounds someone's dignity.]
lèse-majesté {f}
[person with a deadpan sense of humour or dry wit]
pince-sans-rire {m}
[set of four or five double-pointed knitting needles]
jeu {m} d'aiguillesoutil.textile
[shop or department of a store selling toiletries and vitamins]
parapharmacie {f} [magasin]comm.
[similar to Britsh shortbread or an American cookie]
sablé {m}cuis.
[simple melody traditionally played on the horn by the Swiss Alpine herdsmen as they drove their cattle to or from the pasture]
ranz {m} des vaches [suisse]agr.mus.
[spiced biscuit in the shape of a human or other figure, eaten at Christmas]
spéculoos {m} [spéculos, spéculaus]cuis.
[traditional (late 19c or early 20c), spacious restaurant that usually serves traditional French cuisine, in particular a Bouillon (broth)]
bouillon {m} [établissement]cuis.
[traditional preparation found in French patisseries, a base to which you can add fruit or other ingredients]
flan {m} pâtissier naturecuis.
[whole sheep or lamb spit-roasted on a barbecue - popular dish in North Africa]
méchoui {m}cuis.
A Coruña [historical English: Corunna or The Groyne] [city in Galicia, Spain]
La Corogne {f}géogr.
access [esp. to approach or see children]
droit {m} de visitedr.
aerobics {pl} [treated as sg. or pl.]
aérobic {f}sport
aiguillette [functional or purely decorative fastener of silk cord with metal tips especially in the late Middle Ages]
aiguillette {f} [vêtement]hist.mil.vêt.
Aitutaki [also: Araʻura or Utataki]
Aitutaki {f} [une des îles de l'archipel des îles Cook]géogr.
altarpiece [structure placed on or immediately behind and above the altar or communion table of a church]
retable {m}arch.artsrelig.
amobarbital [also: amylobarbitone or sodium amytal]
amobarbital {m} [aussi : amylobarbitone ou amytal sodium]biochim.chim.
Andes [also: Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains]
cordillère {f} des Andesgéogr.
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