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œcumenic {adj} (ecumenical) SEE: ecumenical ::
Öland {prop} (island) :: Öland
o {n} /oʊ/ (name of the letter O, o) :: o
O {particle} /əʊ/ (a vocative particle) :: ô
oaf {n} /oʊf/ (imbecile) :: dadais {m}
oak {n} /oʊk/ (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) :: chêne {m}
oak {n} (wood) :: chêne {m}
oak {adj} (made of oak wood) :: chêne {m}, chênes {m-p}
oak titmouse {n} (Baeolophus inornatus) :: mésange unicolore {f}
oak tree {n} (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) SEE: oak ::
oakum {n} /ˈəʊkəm/ (fibrous caulking material) :: étoupe
Oakville {prop} (town in Ontario) :: Oakville {f}
oakwood {n} (wood populated with oaks) :: chênaie {f}, rouvraie {f}
oar {n} /ɔɹ/ (implement used to row a boat) :: rame, aviron {m}
oar {v} (row) SEE: row ::
oarlock {n} (device to hold oars in place) :: dame de nage {f}, tolet {m}
oarsman {n} (man who rows a boat) SEE: rower ::
OAS {prop} (Organization of American States) :: OEA (Organisation des États américains)
oasis {n} /oʊˈeɪsɪs/ (well surrounded by fertile region) :: oasis {f}
oat {n} /əʊt/ (a widely cultivated cereal grass) :: avoine {f}
oat {n} (seeds of the oat) SEE: oats ::
oath {n} (curse) SEE: curse ::
oath {n} /ˈoʊθ/ (solemn pledge) :: serment {m}
oath {n} (profanity) :: juron {m}
oath {v} (to pledge) :: jurer
oatmeal {n} /ˈoʊtmil/ (meal) :: flocons d'avoine {m-p}
oatmeal {n} (breakfast cereal, see also: porridge) :: flocons d'avoine {m-p}, gruau {m}
oatmeal {n} (colour) :: grège {m}
oat milk {n} (milky liquid from oats) :: lait d'avoine {m}
oats {n} /ˈoʊts/ (seeds of an oat plant) :: avoine {f}, flocon d'avoine {m}
Obadiah {prop} /ˌoʊbəˈdaɪə/ (book of the Old Testament) :: Abdias
Obama {prop} /oʊˈbɑ.mə/ (surname) :: Obama
Obamamania {n} (admiration for Barack Obama) :: obamania {f}
obcordate {adj} (botany: of a reversed cordate shape) :: obcordé
obdurate {adj} /ˈɒbdʒʊɹɪt/ (Stubbornly persistent, generally in wrongdoing; refusing to reform or repent) :: opiniâtre {m} {f}, têtu {m}
obdurate {adj} (Physically hardened, toughened) :: dur comme un roc
obedience {n} /ə(ʊ)ˈbiːdɪəns/ (quality of being obedient) :: obéissance {f}
obedient {adj} /oʊˈbidiənt/ (willing to comply with commands) :: obéissant
obelisk {n} (A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point) :: obélisque {m}
obelisk {n} (The dagger sign (†)) :: obèle {m}
Oberkorn {prop} (canton) :: Obercorn
Oberon {prop} (moon of Uranus) :: Obéron
obese {adj} /oʊˈbis/ (extremely overweight) :: obèse
obesity {n} (act or state of being obese) :: obésité {f}
obesogenic {adj} /əʊbiːsəˈdʒɛnɪk/ (causing obesity) :: obésogène
obey {v} /oʊˈbeɪ/ (to do as ordered by) :: obéir, obtempérer
obfuscate {v} /ˈɑːbfʌskeɪt/ (make dark) :: obscurcir
obfuscate {v} (make confusing) :: embrouiller
obfuscate {v} (alter code) :: obscurcir, occulter
obi {n} /ˈoʊbi/ (a kimono sash) :: obi {m}
obituary {n} /əˈbɪtjʊəɹɪ/ (brief notice of a person's death, as published in a newspaper) :: nécrologie {f}
object {n} /ˈɑb.d͡ʒɛkt/ (thing) :: objet {m}
object {n} (the goal, end or purpose of something) :: objet {m}
object {n} (in grammar) :: objet {m}
object {n} (person or thing to which an emotion is directed) :: objet {m}
object {n} (in object-oriented programming) :: objet {m}
object {v} (disagree with something or someone) :: s'opposer, objecter
objectification {n} /ɒbˌdʒɛkt.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃʌn/ :: objectification {f}
objection {n} /əbˈdʒɛkʃən/ (act of objecting) :: objection {f}
objection {n} (statement expressing opposition) :: objection {f}
objection {n} (official protest raised in a court of law) :: objection {f}
objective {adj} /əbˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪv/ (relating to a material object) :: objectif {m}, objective {f}
objective {adj} (not influenced by emotions) :: objectif {m}, objective {f}
objective {adj} (based on observed fact) :: objectif {m}, objective {f}
objective {n} (goal) :: objectif {m}, but {m}
objective {n} (lens) :: objectif {m}
objectivism {n} (doctrine that holds that reality is objective) :: objectivisme {m}
objectivity {n} /ˌɒbd͡ʒɛkˈtɪvɪti/ (The state of being objective) :: objectivité {f}
object language {n} (lexicography: language of headwords) :: langue-objet
object-oriented {adj} /ˈɒbdʒɛkt ɔɹɪəntɪd/ (using entities called objects) :: orienté-objet
object-oriented programming {n} (programming paradigm that uses objects to design application and computer programs) :: programmation orientée objet {f}
object permanence {n} (understanding that an object still exists when it disappears from sight) :: permanence de l'objet {f}
objet d'art {n} /ˌɒbʒeɪ ˈdɑː(ɹ)/ (work of art) :: objet d'art {m}
objurgation {n} (strong rebuke, scolding) :: objurgation {f}
oblast {n} /ˈɒbləst/ (region or province) :: oblast {m}
oblation {n} /oʊˈbleɪʃən/ (the offering to a deity) :: oblation {f}
obligation {n} /ɑb.ləˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ (act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone) :: obligation {f}
obligation {n} :: engagement {m}, obligation {f}
obligatory {adj} /əˈblɪɡətɔɹi/ (binding) :: obligatoire
oblige {v} /əˈblaɪdʒ/ (to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means) :: imposer, obliger
oblige {v} (to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)) :: rendre service à, obliger
obligee {n} (beneficiary of an obligation) :: créancier {m}
obliging {adj} /əˈblaɪd͡ʒɪŋ/ (Happy and ready to do favours for others) :: serviable
obligor {n} (party bearing obligation) :: débiteur {m}
oblique case {n} (any noun case except the nominative (and vocative)) :: cas oblique {m}, cas régime {m}
obliquity {n} (quality of being obscure) SEE: obscurity ::
obliquity {n} /əˈblɪkwɪɾi/ (quality of being oblique) :: obliquité {f}
obliterate {v} /əbˈlɪtəɹeɪt/ (to remove completely, leaving no trace; to wipe out; to destroy) :: annihiler
oblivion {n} /əˈblɪvɪən/ (state of forgetfulness or distraction) :: oubli {m}
oblivion {n} (state of being completely forgotten) :: oubli {m}
oblivion {n} (a state of nothingness) :: néant {m}
oblivion {n} (figuratively: wasteland; a supernatural realm of waste, like hell) :: néant {m}
oblivion {n} :: oubli
oblivious {adj} /əˈblɪv.i.əs/ (unaware) :: ignorant, inconscient
oblivious {adj} (failing to remember) :: distrait, oublieux
obliviously {adv} (in an oblivious manner) :: oublieusement
oblong {adj} (longer than wide) :: oblong
oblong {adj} (roughly rectangular or ellipsoidal) :: oblong
obloquy {n} /ˈɒbləˌkwi/ (abusive language) :: opprobre {m}
obnoxious {adj} /əbˈnɑkʃəs/ (offensive, very annoying) :: odieux, désagréable, exécrable
obnubilation {n} /ɒbnjuːbɪˈleɪʃən/ (medicine: obscuration or clouding of the mind or faculties) :: obnubilation {f}
obnubilation {n} (veiling with or concealment in clouds) :: obnubilation {f}
oboe {n} /ˈoʊboʊ/ (wind instrument) :: hautbois {m}
oboe d'amore {n} /ˌoʊboʊ dɑˈmɔɹeɪ/ (instrument of the oboe family) :: hautbois d'amour {m}
oboist {n} (performer on the oboe) :: hautboïste {m} {f}
obol {n} /ˈɑ.bəl/ (ancient silver coin) :: obole {f}
obolus {n} (silver coin) :: obole {f}
obscene {adj} /əbˈsiːn/ (offensive to current standards of decency or morality) :: obscène
obscene {adj} :: obscène
obscenity {n} (something that is obscene) :: obscénité {f}
obscurantism {n} (deliberate obscurity or vagueness) :: obscurantisme {m}
obscure {adj} /əbˈskjʊə(ɹ)/ (dark, faint or indistinct) :: obscur
obscure {adj} (difficult to understand) :: sibyllin
obscure {v} (to darken, make faint) :: obscurcir
obscure {v} (to hide, put out of sight) :: obscurcir
obscurity {n} /əbˈskjʊəɹɪti/ (darkness; the absence of light) :: obscurité {f}
obsequies {n} /ˈɔbsɪ.kwiːz/ (funeral rites) :: obsèques
obsequious {adj} /əbˈsiːkwi.əs/ (obedient, compliant with someone else's orders) :: obéissant, obséquieux
obsequious {adj} (fawning, subservient) :: obséquieux, soumis
obsequiousness {n} (the quality of being obsequious) :: obséquiosité {m}
observability {n} (state of being observable) :: observabilité {f}
observable {adj} (able to be observed) :: observable
observable {n} (any physical property) :: observable {f}
observance {n} /əbˈzɝvəns/ (practice of complying) :: observance {f}
observance {n} (the custom of celebrating a holiday) :: observance {f}
observation {n} /ˌɒbzəˈveɪʃ(ə)n/ (act of observing or being observed) :: observation {f}
observation {n} (recording an event; the record of such noting) :: observation
observation {n} (remark or comment) :: remarque {f}
observation wheel {n} (Ferris wheel) SEE: Ferris wheel ::
observatory {n} /əbˈzəɹvətɔɹi/ (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) :: observatoire {m}
observatory {n} (lookout) SEE: lookout ::
observe {v} /əbˈzɜːv/ (to notice, to watch, see also: notice) :: observer, remarquer
observe {v} (to follow) :: respecter, observer, garder
observer {n} /əbˈzɝvɚ/ (one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice) :: observateur {m}
observer {n} :: observateur {m}
obsessed {adj} /əbˈsɛst/ (fixated on a single topic or emotion) :: obsédé {m}
obsession {n} /əbˈsɛʃən/ (compulsive or irrational preoccupation) :: idée fixe {f}
obsession {n} (unhealthy fixation) :: obsession {f}
obsession {n} :: obsession {f}, fixation, idée fixe
obsessive {adj} /əbˈsɛsɪv/ (having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others) :: obsessif
obsessive {n} (person who is obsessed) :: obsédé {m}
obsessive-compulsive disorder {n} (form of anxiety) :: trouble obsessionnel compulsif {m}, TOC
obsidian {n} /əbˈsɪd.i.ən/ (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) :: obsidienne {f}
obsidional {adj} /əbˈsɪdɪənəl/ (pertaining to a siege) :: obsidional
obsidional coin {n} (coin) :: monnaie obsidionale {f}, monnaie de siège {f}
obsolescence {n} /ˌɑb.səˈlɛ.səns/ (state) :: obsolescence {f}, désuétude {f}
obsolescent {adj} /ɑbsəˈlɛsənt/ (in the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet) :: obsolescent
obsolete {adj} /ɑbsəˈliːt/ (no longer in use) :: obsolète
obsoleteness {n} (quality or state of being obsolete) :: désuétude {f}
obstacle {n} /ˈɒbstəkl̩/ (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) :: obstacle
obstacle course {n} (hassle) :: parcours du combattant {m}
obstetrician {n} /ˌɒbstəˈtɹɪʃən/ (a physician who specializes in childbirth) :: obstétricien {m}, obstétricienne {f}, accoucheur {m}, accoucheuse {f}, gynécologue {m} {f}
obstetrics {n} (care of women during and after pregnancy) :: obstétrique {f}
obstinacy {n} /ˈɑbstɪnəsi/ (state of stubbornness) :: entêtement {m}, obstination {f}
obstinate {adj} /ˈɑb.stə.nət/ (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) :: obstiné
obstinately {adv} (in an obstinate manner) :: obstinément
obstruct {v} /əbˈstɹʌkt/ (To block or fill (a passage)) :: obstruer
obstruct {v} (To impede, retard, or interfere with) :: bloquer, retarder, interférer
obstruct {v} (To get in the way of so as to hide from sight) :: obstruer, éclipser
obstructive {adj} (causing obstructions) :: obstructif
obtain {v} /əbˈteɪn/ (to get hold of, acquire) :: obtenir, se procurer
obtain {v} (to hold, possess) :: avoir
obtain {v} (to succeed) :: réussir, avoir succès
obtain {v} (to be the case, hold true) :: s'établir
obtrude {v} /əbˈtɹuːd/ (intransitive) :: empiéter, transparaître
obtuse {adj} /əbˈtjuːs/ (intellectually dull) :: obtus {m}, obtuse {f}
obtuse {adj} (deadened, muffled, muted) :: sourd
obtuse {adj} (of an angle) :: obtus
obtuse {adj} (of a triangle) SEE: obtuse-angled ::
obtuse angle {n} (angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees) :: angle obtus {m}
obtuse-angled {adj} (of a triangle) :: obtusangle {m} {f}
obtuse-angled triangle {n} (obtuse triangle) SEE: obtuse triangle ::
obtuse triangle {n} (triangle with an obtuse angle) :: triangle obtusangle {m}
obverse {adj} (turned or facing toward the observer) :: avers {m}, face {f}
obverse {n} (the heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal) :: face {f}, avers {m}
obviate {v} /ˈɑbviˌeɪt/ (to bypass a requirement) :: rendre superflu, éviter
obvious {adj} /ˈɑb.vi.əs/ (easily discovered or understood; self-explanatory) :: évident
obviously {adv} /ˈɑ(b).vi.əs.li/ (in an obvious manner; clearly apparent) :: clairement, évidemment
Obwalden {prop} (a canton of Switzerland) :: Obwald
ocarina {n} /ɑkəˈɹinə/ (musical instrument) :: ocarina {m}
Occam's razor {prop} (both principles) :: rasoir d’Occam {m}
occasion {n} /əˈkeɪʒən/ (favorable opportunity) :: occasion {f}
occasion {n} (occurrence or incident) SEE: occurrence ::
occasional {adj} /əˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəl/ (limited to certain occasions; not very often) :: occasionnel
occasionally {adv} /əˈkeɪʒənəli/ (from time to time; now and then; once in a while; at infrequent intervals) :: occasionnellement
occident {n} /ˈɒksɪdənt/ (part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west) :: occident {m}
occidental {adj} /ˌɒk.səˈdɛn.təl/ (of the occident:) :: occidental
Occidental {prop} (artificial language) :: occidental
occiput {n} /ˈɑksɪpʌt/ (back of the head or skull) :: occiput {m}
Occitan {prop} /ˈɑksɪˌtæn/ (the Romance language) :: occitan {m}, langue d'oc {f}
Occitan {adj} :: occitan
Occitania {prop} (Occitania) :: Occitanie {f}
Occitanie {prop} (region of France) :: Occitanie {f}
occluded front {n} (cold front that overtakes a warm front) :: front occlus {m}
occlusive {n} (plosive) SEE: plosive ::
occult {v} /əˈkʌlt/ (to cover) :: occulter
occult {adj} (related to the occult) :: occulte
occult {n} (supernatural affairs) :: occulte {m} {f}, occultisme {m}
occultation {n} /ˌɒkəlˈteɪʃ(ə)n/ (astronomical event) :: occultation {f}
occultism {n} (study of the supernatural) :: occultisme {m}
occupancy {n} (the act of occupying, the state of being occupied or the state of being an occupant or tenant) :: occupation {f}
occupant {n} /ˈɒk.jʊ.pənt/ (person who occupies an office or a position) :: occupant {m}
occupant {n} (person sitting in a vehicle) :: occupant {m}
occupant {n} (owner or tenant) :: habitant {m}
occupation {n} /ɑkjʊˈpeɪʃən/ (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) :: occupation {f}
occupation {n} (control of a country or region by a hostile army) :: occupation {f}
occupational disease {n} (ailment that occurs as a result of work) :: maladie professionnelle {f}
occupational hazard {n} (an unpleasant, inconvenient, or unusual circumstance which occurs or is likely to occur during the course of one's employment) :: aléas du métier {m-p}, risques du métier {m-p}
occupational health and safety {n} (activity to promote health and safety in workplace) :: santé et sécurité au travail {f}
occupational safety and health {n} (activity to promote safety in workplace) :: santé et sécurité au travail {f}
occupational therapy {n} (therapeutic practice) :: ergothérapie {f}
occupied {adj} /ˈɑkjəpaɪd/ (reserved) :: occupé
occupied {adj} (busy) :: occupé
occupied {adj} (militarily subjugated) :: occupé
occupier {n} (one who occupies) :: occupant {m}, occupante {f}
occupy {v} (to occupy) SEE: consume ::
occupy {v} /ˈɑkjəpaɪ/ (to fill (time)) :: occuper
occupy {v} (to fill (space)) :: occuper
occupy {v} (time or space) :: occuper
occupy {v} (reside in) :: occuper, habiter
occupy {v} (have (taken) control of) :: occuper
occupy {v} (to use the time or capacity of) :: occuper
occupy {v} (hold a position) :: occuper
occupy {v} (hold attention of) :: occuper
occur {v} /əˈkɝ/ (take place) :: se produire, avoir lieu
occur {v} (present itself) :: arriver, se présenter, se produire, se passer, avoir lieu
occur {v} (meet or come to the mind) :: venir à l'idée (de quelqu'un)
occur {v} (be present or found) :: se retrouver
occurrence {n} /əˈkɝən(t)s/ (actual instance where a situation arises) :: occurrence {f}
OCD {n} (obsessive-compulsive disorder) SEE: obsessive-compulsive disorder ::
ocean {n} /ˈoʊ.ʃən/ (one of the large bodies of water) :: océan {m}
ocean {n} (water from an ocean) :: océan {m}
ocean {n} (immense expanse) :: océan {m}
ocean current {n} :: courant marin {m}
Oceania {prop} /ˌəʊ.ʃiˈɑː.nɪə/ (geographical region) :: Océanie {f}
oceanic {adj} (of or relating to the ocean) :: océanique
oceanic {adj} (living in the ocean) :: océanique
oceanic whitetip shark {n} (Carcharhinus longimanus) :: requin longimane {m}
Oceanid {n} (any of the sea nymphs) :: océanide {f}
oceanographer {n} /ˌoʃəˈnɑɡɹəfəɹ/ (person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans) :: océanographe {m} {f}
oceanography {n} /ˌoʊʃəˈnɑɡɹəfi/ (oceanic exploration and study) :: océanographie {f}, océanologie {f}
oceanologist {n} (one who studies oceans) :: océanologue {m} {f}
oceanology {n} (oceanography) SEE: oceanography ::
ocean sunfish {n} (Mola mola) :: môle {f}, poisson-lune {m}
ocellus {n} (simple eyes consisting of a single lens) :: ocelle {m}
ocellus {n} (eye-like marking in the form of a spot or ring) :: ocelle {m}
ocelot {n} /ˈɑːsəlɑːt/ (feline carnivore) :: ocelot {m}
ochlocracy {n} /ɒkˈlɒkɹəsi/ (government by the masses) :: ochlocratie {f}
ochlophilia {n} (love of crowds) :: ochlophilie {f}
ochre {n} /ˈoʊkɚ/ (earth pigment) :: ocre {f}
ochre {n} (yellowish-orange colour) :: ocre {f}
ochre {adj} (having yellow-orange colour) :: ocre
o'clock {adv} /əˈklɑk/ (indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")) :: une heure
o'clock {adv} (the translations below are of "at one o’clock") :: à une heure
Ocon {prop} :: Ocon
ocrea {n} (botanical sheath) :: ocréa {f}
Oct {prop} (abbreviation of October) :: oct.
octagenarian {n} (octogenarian) SEE: octogenarian ::
octagon {n} /ˈɒktəɡ(ə)n/ (polygon with eight sides and eight angles) :: octogone {m}
octagonal {adj} /ɑkˈtæɡ.ə.n(ə)l/ (shaped like an octagon) :: octogonal
octahedron {n} (a polyhedron with eight faces) :: octaèdre {m}
octalogy {n} (A set of eigth works of art that are connected) :: octalogie {f}
octane {n} /ˈɒk.teɪn/ (isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons) :: octane {m}
octane number {n} (measure of the antiknock properties of an automobile fuel) :: indice d'octane {m}
octangular {adj} (octagonal) SEE: octagonal ::
Octans {prop} (a circumpolar constellation) :: Octant
Octavian {prop} /ɒkˈteɪvi.ən/ (name) :: Octavien
Octavius {prop} /ɒkˈteɪvɪəs/ (male given name) :: Octave {m}
octet {n} (byte of eight bits) SEE: byte ::
octillion {num} /ɒkˈtɪl.iː.ən/ (a thousand trillion trillion, 1027) :: quadrilliard
octillion {num} (a trillion quintillion, 1048, see also: quindecillion) :: octillion {m}
October {prop} /ɑkˈtoʊbəɹ/ (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) :: octobre {m}
octodecillion {n} /ˌɒktoʊdəˈsɪl.i.ən/ (1057) :: nonilliard {m}
octogenarian {adj} (being between 80 and 89, inclusive) :: octogénaire {m} {f}
octogenarian {n} (One who is between the age of 80 and 89, inclusive) :: octogénaire {m} {f}
octonion {n} (nonassociative extension of a quaternion) :: octonion {m}
octopus {n} /ˈɑːkt.ə.pʊs/ (mollusc) :: pieuvre {f}, poulpe {m}
octothorpe {n} (octothorpe) SEE: hash ::
octovigintillion {num} (1087) :: quattuordecilliard
octroy {v} (to grant a privilege) :: octroyer
octuple {v} /ɒkˈtuː.pəl/ (multiply by eight) :: octupler
ocular {adj} (seen by the eye) SEE: visual ::
ocular {adj} /ˈɑ.kjə.lɚ/ (of or relating to the eye) :: oculaire
oculist {n} (optometrist) SEE: optometrist ::
oculist {n} (ophthalmologist) SEE: ophthalmologist ::
oculogyria {n} :: oculogyrie {f}
oculolinctus {n} (eyeball-licking) :: oculolinctus {m}
oculus {n} /ˈɒ.ˌkjə.ləs/ (circular window or opening) :: œil-de-bœuf {m}
Odaenathus {prop} :: Odénat
odalisque {n} /ˈoʊdlɪsk/ (a female harem slave) :: odalisque {f}
odd {adj} /ɑd/ (strange) :: bizarre, étrange
odd {adj} (indivisible by two) :: impair
odd {adj} (about) :: à peu près
odd {n} (odd number) SEE: odd number ::
oddball {n} /ˈɑːdˌbɔl/ (eccentric person) :: excentrique {m} {f}, olibrius {m}
odd duck {n} (strange bird) SEE: strange bird ::
odderon {n} :: oddéron {m}
odd function {n} (function) :: fonction impaire {f}
oddity {n} (strangeness) :: bizarrerie {f}, excentricité {f}
odd job {v} (temporary job) :: petit boulot {m}
odd number {n} (whole number that is not divisible by two) :: nombre impair {m}
odd one out {n} (misfit) :: intrus {m}
odd one out {n} (puzzle) :: intrus {m}
odds {n} /ɑdz/ (the ratio of the probabilities of an event happening to that of it not happening) :: chances {f-p}
odds and ends {n} (miscellaneous things) :: bric-à-brac {m} {m-p}
ode {n} /oʊd/ (a short poetical composition) :: ode {f}
odeon {n} (ancient Greek or Roman building) :: odéon {m}
Oder {prop} (river) :: Oder {m}
Odesa {prop} (Odessa) SEE: Odessa ::
Odessa {prop} (Ukrainian city) :: Odessa
Odessite {adj} :: odessite {m} {f}
Odessite {n} :: Odessite
Odia {prop} (Oriya) SEE: Oriya ::
Odin {prop} /oʊdɪn/ (god in Norse mythology) :: Odin
odious {adj} /ˈoʊ.di.əs/ (arousing strong dislike) :: odieux
Odisha {prop} (state in India) :: Orissa
Odoacer {prop} /ˌoʊdoʊˈeɪsər/ (Flavius Odoacer, the first king of Italy) :: Odoacre
odometer {n} /oʊˈdɑːmətɚ/ (instrument attached to the wheel) :: odomètre {m}
odonto- {prefix} (tooth) :: odonto-
odontoblast {n} :: odontoblaste {m}
odontocete {n} (toothed whale) SEE: toothed whale ::
odontophobia {n} (fear of dentistry) :: odontophobie {f}
odontotheca {n} :: odontothèque {f}
odor {n} /ˈoʊ.dɚ/ (any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume) :: odeur {f}
odoriferous {adj} (having an odor) SEE: odorous ::
odorless {adj} /əʊdələs/ (having no odor) :: inodore
odorous {adj} (having distinctive odour) :: odorant {m}
odourless {adj} (odourless) SEE: odorless ::
odour of sanctity {n} (sweet smell emitted by corpses of saints) :: odeur de sainteté {m}
odour of sanctity {n} (idiomatic, of a person: state of holiness) :: odeur de sainteté {m}
Odyssean {adj} (pertaining to the Odyssey) :: odysséen
Odysseus {prop} /əˈdɪsjuːs/ (son of Laertes; Greek leader during the Trojan War) :: Ulysse {m}
odyssey {n} /ˈɑ.dɨ.si/ (extended adventurous voyage) :: odyssée {f}
Odyssey {prop} /ˈɒ.dɨ.si/ (epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus) :: Odyssée {f}
OECD {prop} (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) :: OCDE {f}
oedema {n} (edema) SEE: edema ::
Oedipal {adj} /ˈidəpɛl/ (of or relating to the Oedipus complex) :: œdipien
Oedipus {prop} /ˈɛdɪpəs/ (son of Laius and Jocasta) :: Œdipe {m}
Oedipus complex {n} /ˈɛdəpəs ˈkɒmplɛks/ (Freudian theory) :: complexe d’Œdipe {m}
oeillade {n} /əːˈjɑːd/ (glance, ogle) :: œillade {f}
oeno- {prefix} (forms terms relating to wine) :: œno-
oenochoe {n} / iːˈnɑ.kəʊ.i/ (Greek jug) :: œnochoé {f}
oenological {adj} (of or pertaining to oenology, the study of wine) :: œnologique
oenologist {n} (an expert in the science of oenology) :: œnologue {m} {f}
oenology {n} /iˈnɑlədʒi/ (scientific study of wines) :: œnologie {f}
oesophagus {n} /ɪˈsɑfəɡəs/ (the tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach) :: œsophage {m}
oestrus {n} /ˈiːstɹəs/ (a female animal's readiness to mate) :: œstrus {m}, chaleur {f}
oeuvre {n} /ˈəːvɹə/ (work of art) :: œuvre {f}
oeuvre {n} (complete body of works) :: œuvres {f-p}
of {prep} /ʌv/ ((time) before, to) :: moins
of {prep} (introducing an epithet) :: de
of {prep} (containing, comprising or made from) :: de
of {prep} (linking class with example of class) :: de
of {prep} (introducing subject matter) :: de
of {prep} (connecting numeral or quantifier with quantified) :: de
of {prep} (possessive genitive: belonging to) :: de
of {prep} (objective genitive: connecting noun with object) :: de
of {prep} (indicative of age) :: de
of age {prep} (old enough to be considered an adult) :: majeur
of all time {prep} ((informal) ever) :: de tous les temps
of choice {prep} (preferred above others) :: de choix
of color {adj} (of a race other than white (euphemistic)) :: de couleur
of course {adv} /əv ˈkɔː(ɹ)s/ (naturally) :: bien sûr, bien entendu, naturellement, évidemment
of course {interj} (indication of enthusiastic agreement) :: bien sûr
off {adv} /ɔf/ (into a state of non-operation or non-existence) :: éteindre
off {adj} :: éteint, fermé
offal {n} (refuse) SEE: refuse ::
offal {n} /ˈɔfl̩/ (rejected parts of an animal) :: abats {m-p}
offal {n} (animal's organs as food) :: abats {m-p}
offal {n} (carrion) SEE: carrion ::
offbeat {adj} (unusual, unconventional, not ordinary) :: décalé {m}
offence {n} (offense) SEE: offense ::
offend {v} /əˈfɛnd/ (to hurt the feelings) :: offenser, déplaire
offend {v} (to physically harm, pain) :: blesser
offend {v} :: offenser, blesser, insulter, vexer
offend {v} (sin) SEE: sin ::
offender {n} (a person who commits an offense against the law) :: contrevenant {m}
offense {n} /əˈfɛns/ (strategy and tactics employed when in position to score) :: attaque {f}, offensive {f}
offense {n} (portion of a team dedicated to scoring) :: attaque {f}, attaquants {m-p}
offense {n} :: offense {f}, injure {f}, insulte {f}
offensive {adj} /ˈɔˌfɛnsɪv/ (causing offense) :: offensant
offensive {adj} (relating to attack, offense) :: offensif
offensive {adj} (team sports: having to do with play directed at scoring) :: offensif {m}, offensive {f}
offensive {n} (an attack) :: offensive {f}
offensive {n} (posture of attack) :: offensive {f}
offensive and defensive alliance {n} (offensive and defensive alliance) :: alliance offensive et défensive {f}
offer {n} /ˈɔfɚ/ (proposal) :: offre {f}
offer {n} (something put forth) :: offre {f}
offer {n} (law: invitation to enter binding contract) :: offre {f}
offer {v} (propose) :: offrir
offer {v} (to present something as a gesture of worship) :: offrir
offer {v} (place at disposal) :: offrir
offering {n} /ˈɔfəɹɪŋ/ (act of offering) :: offre {f}
offering {n} (that which has been offered; a sacrifice) :: offrande {f}
offering {n} (oblation or presentation made as a religious act) :: offrande {f}
offer one's condolences {v} (offer sympathy to someone who has recently experienced the loss of a loved one) :: présenter ses condoléances
offhand {adj} /ˌɔfˈhænd/ (without planning or thinking ahead) :: spontanément, sur-le-champ
offhand {adj} (careless) :: négligent
office {n} /ˈɔfɪs/ (ceremonial religious duty or rite) :: office {m}
office {n} (room(s) or building used for non-manual work) :: bureau {m}, office {m}
office {n} (kindness) SEE: good offices ::
office building {n} (commercial building containing spaces for offices) :: immeuble de bureaux {m}
office chair {n} (desk chair used in an office) :: chaise de bureau {f}
office hours {n} (times when office workers are at their desks) :: heures ouvrables {f-p}
office hours {n} (prearranged time when a person is available) :: permanence {f}
officer {n} /ˈɔfɪsɚ/ (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) :: fonctionnaire {m}, officier
officer {n} (one who holds a public office) :: fonctionnaire
officer {n} (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") :: officier {m}, officière {f}
office worker {n} (Someone who works in an office) :: employé de bureau {m}
official {adj} /əˈfɪʃəl/ (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) :: officiel
official {n} (office holder invested with powers and authorities) :: cadre, fonctionnaire
officialdom {n} (The people elected to government or employed in the civil service) :: fonctionnariat {m}
official gazette {n} /əˈfɪʃəl ɡəˈzɛt/ (periodical publication to publish notices) :: journal officiel {m}
officially {adv} /əˈfɪʃəli/ (in an official manner) :: officiellement
off-licence {n} (liquor store) SEE: liquor store ::
offline {adj} (of a system, not connected to a larger network) :: hors-ligne, offline
off one's dot {prep} (crazy) :: toqué
off one's own bat {prep} (of one's own accord) SEE: of one's own accord ::
off-piste {adj} (Not specially prepared or designated for skiing) :: hors-piste
off-road {adj} (designed for driving on a rugged terrain) :: tout-terrain {m} {f}
off-roader {n} (vehicle designed for driving offroad) :: tout-terrain {m}
off-season {n} (period of slack business) :: morte-saison {f}
offset {n} /ˈɑf.sɛt/ (compensating equivalent) :: compensation {f}
offset {n} (countertrade arrangement) :: contrepartie {f}
offset {n} (time at which something begins) :: début {m}
offset {n} (distance by which one thing is out of alignment with another) :: décalage {m}, décalages {m-p}
offset {v} (to compensate for something) :: compenser, contrebalancer
offset {n} (offset printing) SEE: offset printing ::
offset printing {n} (offset printing) :: impression en offset {f}
offshoot {n} :: dérivé {m}
offshore {adj} /ɒfˈʃɔː(ɹ)/ (located in the sea away from the coast) :: offshore, au large
offshore {adj} (located in another country) :: offshore
offside {adj} (in an illegal position ahead of the ball) :: hors-jeu
offside {n} (offside play) :: hors-jeu {m}
offside trap {n} (defensive play) :: piège du hors-jeu {m}
offspring {n} /ˈɔfspɹɪŋ/ :: enfant {m} {f}
offspring {n} (plural or collective offspring (only males, only females, both sexes or sex unspecified)) :: enfance {f} , enfants {m-p}, descendance {f}, progéniture {f}
offspring {n} (plural or collective offspring, animal's or plant's progeny) :: progéniture {f}
offspring {n} :: descendance, enfance, enfants {p}, postérité, progéniture
off the books {prep} (undeclared for tax and social insurance) :: hors des comptes
off the mark {prep} (inaccurate) :: à côté de la plaque
off the top of one's head {prep} (in an extemporaneous manner; without careful thought, preparation, or investigation) :: de tête, comme ça
off-the-wall {adj} (wildly unconventional; bizarre; absurd) :: à côté de la plaque
off-topic {adj} (not related to the matter being discussed) :: hors sujet
of late {prep} (recently) :: récemment
of note {prep} :: de spécial, de remarquable
of one mind {prep} (in agreement) :: d'accord
of one's choice {prep} (that one has chosen, or wishes to choose) :: de son choix
of one's own accord {prep} (without being commanded or controlled) :: de son propre chef, de sa propre initiative
of one's word {prep} :: de parole
oft {adv} /ɔft/ (often; frequently; not rarely; many times) :: souvent
often {adv} /ˈɔf(t)ən/ (frequently, many times) :: souvent, souventefois
oftenly {adv} (often) SEE: often ::
of the same stripe {prep} :: du même acabit, du même tonneau
of two minds {prep} (undecided or unsure) :: indécis, partagé
oganesson {n} /oʊ.ɡəˈnɛsɒn/ (chemical element with atomic number 118) :: oganesson {m}
ogee {n} /oʊˈdʒiː/ (curve) :: doucine {f}
ogee {n} (arch) :: arc en accolade {m}
oghamic {adj} (in, of, or pertaining to Ogham) :: oghamique
Oghuz {prop} /oʊˈɡuːz/ (Oghuz people) :: Oghouzes {p}
ogive {n} /ˈoʊɡaɪv/ (curve of a cumulative function) :: ogive {f}
ogive {n} (Gothic pointed arch) :: ogive
ogive {n} (nose of a bullet, missle, or rocket) :: ogive
ogle {v} /ˈoʊɡəl/ (to stare flirtatiously) :: reluquer, mater
ogonek {n} /ˈoʊɡənɛk/ (diacritical mark) :: ogonek {m}
ogre {n} /ˈoʊ.ɡɚ/ (brutish giant) :: ogre {m}
oh {interj} /oʊ/ (expression of surprise) :: oh, ah
oh dear {interj} (expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval) :: aïe, hélas
OHIM {prop} /ˈoʊhɪm/ (Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market) :: OHMI
ohm {n} /oʊm/ (the derived unit of electrical resistance) :: ohm {m}
ohmmeter {n} (device for measuing resistance) :: ohmmètre {m}
Ohm's law {prop} (Ohm's observation) :: loi d'Ohm {f}
oh my {interj} (good heavens) SEE: good heavens ::
oh my God {interj} (excitement or shock) :: mon Dieu, nom de Dieu, nom de nom
oh no {interj} (exclamation of alarm or concern) :: oh non
oh well {interj} /ˈəʊ wɛl/ (expression of mild disappointment or resignation) :: tant pis, bah, pas grave
oi {interj} (exclamation to get attention) SEE: hey ::
-oic {suffix} :: -oïque
oidium {n} :: oïdium {m}
oil {n} /ɔɪl/ (liquid fat) :: huile {f}
oil {n} (petroleum-based liquid) :: pétrole {m}
oil {v} (lubricate with oil) :: huiler
oil cake {n} (solid residue) :: tourteau {m}
oilcan {n} (container) :: burette {f}, burette d'huile {f}
oil change {n} (process of changing oil) :: vidange {f}
oilcloth {n} (fabric or cloth) :: toile cirée {f}
oil company {n} (a company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil) :: pétrolière {f}, compagnie pétrolière {f}
oiler {n} (oil well) SEE: oil well ::
oiler {n} (ship) SEE: oil tanker ::
oil lamp {n} (a simple vessel used to produce light) :: lampe à huile {f}
oil of lemon eucalyptus {n} :: huile essentielle d'eucalyptus citronné, huile d'eucalyptus citronné
oil of wintergreen {n} (aromatic oil) :: huile essentielle de gaulthérie {f}
oil painting {n} (a painting done with oil paints) :: peinture a l'huile {f}
oil painting {n} (art of painting with oil paints) :: peinture a l'huile {f}
oil palm {n} (tree that produces palm oil) :: palmier à huile {m}
oil pipeline {n} (oil pipeline) :: oléoduc {m}
oil rig {n} (oil-drilling platform) :: foreuse {f}
oilskin {n} /ˈɔɪl.skɪn/ (raincoat made from treated cotton fabric) :: ciré {m}
oil slick {n} (thin film of oil floating on the surface of water) :: marée noire {f}
oil spill {n} (oil spill) :: marée noire {f}
oil tanker {n} (Ship) :: pétrolier {m}
oil well {n} (hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped) :: puits de pétrole {m}, forage pétrolier {m}
oily {adj} /ˈɔɪli/ (covered with or containing oil) :: huileux
oily {adj} (excessively friendly or polite) :: onctueux
oink {interj} /ɔɪŋk/ (Representing the sound made by a pig) :: groin
oink {n} (sound made by a pig) :: grognement
oink {v} (to oink) :: grogner
ointment {n} /ˈɔɪnt.mɪnt/ (viscous preparation, usually containing medication) :: pommade {f}, onguent {m}
Oise {prop} (département) :: Oise {f}
Ojibwe {prop} /əˈdʒɪbweɪ/ (Ojibwe (language)) :: ojibwé {m}
Ojibwe {n} (member of Ojibwe people) :: ojibwé {m}, ojibwée {f}, ojibwés {m-p}, ojibwées {f-p}
OK {n} /ˌoʊˈkeɪ/ (endorsement; approval) :: OK {m}, accord {m}, feu vert {m}, bénédiction
OK {v} (approve) :: approuver, donner le/son feu vert pour, donner son accord pour, donner son aval pour, avaliser
OK {v} ((computing) activate the OK button) :: valider
OK {adj} (all right, permitted) :: permis, bien, (be OK) pouvoir (verb), (be OK) avoir le droit de (verb)
OK {adj} (satisfactory) :: acceptable, passable, correct, assez bon, plutôt bon, (be OK) pouvoir aller (verb), (be OK) pouvoir passer (verb), pas mal
OK {adj} (in good health or in a good emotional state) :: (be OK) aller bien/mieux (verb), (be OK) ça va
OK {adv} (OK) :: correctement, convenablement, pas mal, assez bien
OK {interj} (acknowledgement or acceptance) :: OK, d'accord, entendu
OK {interj} (introduction of a sentence in order to draw attention) :: bon, OK, d'accord
OK {interj} (request in turn-taking) :: OK, d'accord, c'est bon
okapi {n} /əʊˈkɑːpi/ (Large ruminant mammal) :: okapi {m}
Okazaki fragment {n} (one of many newly synthesized DNA fragments formed on the lagging template strand during replication) :: fragment d'Okazaki {m}
okey-dokey {interj} (variant of OK) :: dacodac
Okinawan {prop} (Okinawan language) :: Okinawaïen
Okinawa rail {n} (Gallirallus okinawae) :: râle d'Okinawa {m}
Oklahoma {prop} /ˌoʊk.ləˈhoʊ.mə/ (state) :: Oklahoma {m}
okra {n} /ˈoʊkɹə/ (edible capsules of A. esculentus) :: gombo {m}
okra {n} (A. esculentus) :: gombo {m}
okroshka {n} /əˈkɹɔʃkə/ (cold raw vegetable soup) :: okrochka {f}
okrug {n} (administrative division) :: okroug {m}
olé {interj} /oʊˈleɪ/ (Expression) :: olé
old {adj} /ˈoʊld/ (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) :: vieux {m}, vieille {f}
old {adj} (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) :: vieux
old {adj} (former) :: ancien , ex-
old {adj} (having existed or lived for the specified time) :: avoir + period of time
old {adj} ((of an item) used, not new) :: vieux
old {adj} (tiresome) :: ça commence à bien faire
old age {n} (latter part of life) :: troisième âge {f}, vieillesse {f}
Old Armenian {prop} (language) :: arménien ancien {m}, arménien classique {m}
old as the hills {adj} (extremely old) :: vieux comme le monde
Old Believer {n} (believer in Orthodoxy as it was before reforms) :: vieux croyant {m}
old boy {n} (alumnus) SEE: alumnus ::
Old Catholic {adj} (pertaining to a group of churches that split from the Roman Catholic Church) :: vieux-catholique
old chap {n} (Affectionate term of address for a man) :: mon vieux, mon grand
Old Church Slavonic {prop} (the first literary and liturgical Slavic language) :: vieux-slave {m}
Old East Slavic {prop} (language) :: vieux russe {m}
Old English {prop} (ancestor language of modern English) :: anglo-saxon {m}; vieil anglais {m}
Old English Sheepdog {n} (a breed of herding dog) :: berger anglais ancestral {m}
older adult {n} (an old person) SEE: senior citizen ::
older brother {n} (multi-word, compound-word or otherwise sum-of-parts translations) :: frère aîné {m}, grand frère {m}
older sister {n} (multi-word, compound-word or otherwise sum-of-parts translations) :: sœur aînée {f}, grande sœur {f}
older than dirt {adj} (old as the hills) SEE: old as the hills ::
oldest {adj} /ˈəʊldəst/ (greatest in age or seniority) :: aîné
old fart {n} (pejorative: elderly person) :: vieux croûton {m}, vieux con {m}, fossile {m}, débris {m}
old-fashioned {adj} /oʊldˈfæʃənd/ (outdated or no longer in vogue) :: démodé {m}, vieilli, à l'ancienne, ringard
old-fashioned {adj} (preferring the customs of earlier times) :: vieux jeu, de la vieille école
old fogey {n} (old and over-conservative person) SEE: fogey ::
old folks' home {n} (nursing home) SEE: nursing home ::
Old Frankish {prop} (Frankish) SEE: Frankish ::
Old French {prop} (French language from 9th to the early 14th century) :: ancien français {m}, vieux français {m}
old girl {n} (Affectionate term of address for a woman) :: ma vieille, ma grande
old gold {n} (a brownish gold colour) :: vieil or {m}
old-growth forest {n} (forest that has attained great age without significant disturbance) :: forêt primaire {f}
old guard {n} (old guard) :: arrière-garde {f}
old habits die hard {proverb} (established habits are difficult to change) :: qui a bu boira
Old High German {prop} (Old High German) :: vieux haut-allemand {m}
Old Irish {prop} (language) :: vieil irlandais {m}
Old Low German {prop} (Old Saxon) SEE: Old Saxon ::
old maid {n} (periwinkle) SEE: periwinkle ::
old maid {n} (elderly unmarried woman) SEE: spinster ::
old maid {n} (zinnia) SEE: zinnia ::
old maid {n} (card game) :: pouilleux {m}, vieux garçon {m}
old man {n} (elderly man) :: vieillard {m}, vieil homme {m}, vieux {m}
old man {n} (father (slang)) :: vieux {m}, daron {m}
old man's beard {n} (Clematis vitalba, a climbing plant) :: clématite des haies {f}
old money {n} (families that have been wealthy for generations) :: vieille fortune {f}
oldness {n} /əʊldnəs/ (state of being old) :: vieillesse {f}
Old Norse {prop} (language of Scandinavia before 1400 CE) :: norois {m}, vieil islandais {m}, vieux norois {m}
Old Norwegian {prop} (the Old Norse language of Norway) :: vieux norvégien {m}
old people's home {n} (nursing home) SEE: nursing home ::
old people's home {n} (retirement village) SEE: retirement village ::
Old Persian {prop} (Translations) :: vieux perse {m}
Old Prussian {prop} (the Old Prussian language) :: vieux prussien
old salt {n} (seadog) SEE: seadog ::
Old Saxon {n} (the Old Saxon language) :: vieux saxon
old sweat {n} (experienced soldier) :: vieux troupier {m}
old sweat {n} (veteran soldier) :: vétéran {m}
old sweat {n} (experienced in his field) :: vieux routier {m}
Old Testament {prop} (first half of the Christian Bible) :: Ancien Testament {m}
old-timer {n} (one who has been around for a long time or has a great deal of experience) :: vétéran {m}
Old Turkic {prop} (language) :: vieux-turc {m}
old wine in a new bottle {n} (existing concept or institution presented as if new) :: blanc bonnet, bonnet blanc
old woman {n} (elderly woman) :: vieille {f}, vieille dame {f}, vieille femme {f}
Old World {prop} (The Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) :: Ancien Monde {m}, Vieux Monde {m}
Old World monkey {n} (primates falling in the superfamily Cercopithecoidea) :: singe de l'Ancien Monde {m}
oleaginous {adj} /ˌoʊ.liˈædʒ.ɪ.nəs/ (oily, greasy) :: oléagineux {m}
oleaginous {adj} (falsely or affectedly earnest; persuasively suave) :: oléagineux {m}
oleander {n} /ˌəʊlɪˈændə/ (A poisonous shrub) :: laurier-rose {m}, oléandre {m}
oleaster {n} (plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the species Elaeagnus angustifolia) :: chalef
oleate {n} (salt or ester) :: oléate {m}
olecranon {n} /oʊˈlɛkɹəˌnɑn/ (bony process) :: olécrane {m}
OLED {n} /ˈəʊlɛd/ :: DELO, OLED
oleic {adj} (of or pertaining to oleic acid) :: oléique
oleic acid {n} (fatty acid with 18 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in olive oil) :: acide oléique {m}
oleiferous {adj} (that produces oil) :: oléifère
Olenekian {prop} (subdivision of the Triassic period) :: Olenekien
olfaction {n} (the sense of smell) :: olfaction {f}, odorat {m}
olfactory {adj} /oʊlˈfæk.təɹ.i/ (concerning the sense of smell) :: olfactif {m}
olifant {n} (type of horn) :: olifant {m}
oligarch {n} /ˈoʊlɪˌɡɑɹk/ (a member of an oligarchy) :: oligarque
oligarch {n} (very rich person) :: oligarque
oligarchic {adj} (of or pertaining to oligarchy) :: oligarchique
oligarchy {n} /ˈɑːlɪˌɡɑɹki/ (Government by only a few) :: oligarchie {f}
oligarchy {n} (Those who make up an oligarchic government) :: oligarchie {f}
oligarchy {n} (State ruled by such a government) :: oligarchie {f}
oligolecithal {adj} :: oligolécithe
oligonucleotide {n} (a short sequence of nucleotides) :: oligonucléotide
oligopeptide {n} (peptide containing a relatively small number of amino acids) :: oligopeptide {m}
oligopolist {n} (member of an oligopoly) :: oligopoliste
oligopoly {n} /ɑlɪˈɡɑpəli/ (economic condition) :: oligopole {m}
oligosaccharide {n} (polysaccharide of low molecular weight) :: oligosaccharide {m}, oligoholoside {m}, oligoside {m}
oligotrichous {adj} :: oligotrique
olinguito {n} /oʊlɪŋˈɡitoʊ/ (mammal) :: olinguito {m}
olive {n} /ˈɑlɪv/ (fruit) :: olive {f}
olive {n} (olive tree) SEE: olive tree ::
olive-backed sunbird {n} (Cinnyris jugularis) :: souimanga à dos vert
olive branch {n} /ˈɒlɪv bɹɑːntʃ/ (branch of an olive tree) :: branche d'olivier {f}, rameau d'olivier {m}, brin d'olivier {m}
olivegrower {n} (someone who grows olives) :: oléiculteur {m}
olivegrowing {n} (growing of olives) :: oléiculture {f}
olive oil {n} (oil pressed from olives) :: huile d'olive {f}
Oliver {prop} /ˈɑlɪvɚ/ (male given name) :: Olivier {m}
olive tree {n} (tree that produces olives) :: olivier {m}
Olivia {prop} /oʊˈlɪvi.ə/ (female given name) :: Olivia {f}, Olive {f}
Olivier salad {n} (traditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise) :: salade russe {f}
olivine {n} /ˈɒlɪviːn/ (family of minerals forming orthorhombic crystals) :: olivine {f}
olla podrida {n} (miscellaneous assortment) SEE: hodgepodge ::
olm {n} /əʊlm/ (Proteus anguinus) :: protée anguillard {m}, olm {m}
-ologist {suffix} (alternative spelling of -logist) :: -ologue {m} {f}
-ology {suffix} (branch of learning) :: -ologie
Olomouc Region {prop} (region in the Czech Republic) :: Région d'Olomouc {f}
Olonets {n} (linguistic variety) :: olonetsien
Oltenia {prop} /oʊlˈtɛni.ə/ (Oltenia) :: Olténie {f}
Olympia {prop} (ancient city in Greece) :: Olympie {f}
Olympia {prop} (female given name) :: Olympe {f}
Olympiad {n} /əˈlɪmpiæd/ (period of four years) :: olympiade {f}
Olympiad {n} (Olympic games) :: olympiade {f}
Olympic {adj} /oʊˈlɪm.pɪk/ (of or pertaining to the Olympic Games) :: olympique
Olympic athlete from Russia {n} :: athlète olympique de Russie
Olympic athletes from Russia {prop} :: athlètes olympiques de Russie
olympicene {n} /oʊˈlɪmpɪˌsin/ :: olympicène
Olympic Games {prop} (international multi-sport event inspired by the ancient festival, see also: Olympics) :: Jeux olympiques {m-p}
Olympic Rings {n} (symbol) :: anneaux olympiques {m-p}
Olympics {prop} (sport event, see also: Olympic Games) :: Olympiades {f-p}, Olympiques
Olympic Winter Games {prop} (Olympic Winter Games) :: Jeux Olympiques d'hiver
Olympus {prop} /əˈlɪmpəs/ (mountain) :: Olympe {m}
Oman {prop} /oʊˈmæn/ (country in the Middle East) :: Oman {m}
Omani {n} (person from Oman or of Omani descent) :: Omanais {m}, Omanaise {f}
Omani {adj} (Of, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language) :: omanais
omasum {n} (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) :: feuillet {m}
ombre {n} /ˈɒm.bə/ :: hombre {m}
ombudsman {n} /ˈɑmbədzmən/ (official who investigates complaints) :: ombudsman {m}, médiateur {m}
ombudswoman {n} (a female ombudsman) :: protectrice du citoyen {f}
omega {n} /oʊˈmɛɡə/ (letter of the Greek alphabet) :: oméga {m}
omega {n} (angular velocity) SEE: angular velocity ::
omelette {n} /ˈɑm.lət/ (dish made with beaten eggs) :: omelette {f}
omen {n} /ˈoʊmən/ (something which portends or is perceived to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; an augury or foreboding) :: présage {m}
omen {n} (prophetic significance) :: présage {m}
omentum {n} (fold of the peritoneum) :: omentum {m}, epiploon
omertà {n} /oʊˈmɛɹtə/ (code of silence amongst members of the Mafia or other criminal organization) :: omerta {f}
omicron {n} /ˈɑm.ɪ.ˌkɹɑn/ (Greek letter) :: omicron {m}
ominous {adj} /ˈɒmɪnəs/ (of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen) :: sinistre, menaçant
ominous {adj} (giving indication of a coming ill) :: de mauvais augure
ominous {adj} :: de mauvais augure
omissible {adj} (able to be omitted) :: omissible
omission {n} /oʊˈmɪʃən/ (the act of omitting) :: omission {f}
omission {n} (something deleted or left out) :: omission {f}, oubli {m}
omit {v} /oʊˈmɪt/ (to leave out or exclude) :: omettre
om mani padme hum {phrase} (mantra) :: om mani padme hum
ommatidium {n} /ɒməˈtɪdɪəm/ (substructure of the eye) :: ommatidie {f}
omni- {prefix} (all) :: omni-
omnibus {n} /ˈɒmnɪbəs/ (vehicle) :: omnibus {m}, bus {m}
omnidirectional {adj} (in every direction) :: omnidirectionnel
omnilateral {adj} (on all sides) :: omnilatéral
omnipotence {n} (unlimited power) :: omnipotence {f}
omnipotent {adj} /ɒmˈnɪpətənt/ (having unlimited power, force or authority) :: omnipotent
omnipresence {n} (the ability to be at all places at the same time) :: omniprésence {f}
omnipresent {adj} /ɒmnɪˈpɹɛzn̩t/ (being everywhere) :: omniprésent
omniscience {n} /ɑmˈnɪʃəns/ (capacity to know everything) :: omniscience
omniscient {adj} /ɒmˈnɪsɪənt/ (having total knowledge) :: omniscient
omnium-gatherum {n} (collection of miscellaneous things) SEE: hodgepodge ::
omnivore {n} (animal eating both plants and meat) :: omnivore {m}
omnivorous {adj} (having the ability to eat both animal and vegetable food) :: omnivore
om nom nom {interj} (sound made while relishing food) :: miam miam miam
omoplatoscopy {n} (divination by use of a shoulder blade) :: omoplatoscopie {f}
omphalectomy {n} :: omphalectomie {f}
omphaloscopy {n} /ˌɒm.fə.ˈlɒ.skə.pi/ (introversion) :: auto-omphaloscopie
omphaloskepsis {n} (contemplation of or meditation upon one's navel) :: nombrilisme {m}
Omsk {prop} (large city in Russia) :: Omsk {m}
-on {suffix} ((physics) subatomic particles) :: -on {m}
-on {suffix} ((genetics) basic or fundamental units) :: -on
on {adj} (in the state of being active, functioning or operating) :: allumé
on {adj} (destined) :: parti
on {adv} (continuing an action) :: encore
on {adv} (along, forwards (continuing an action)) :: encore
on {prep} (positioned at the upper surface of) :: sur
on {prep} (covering) :: sur, au-dessus
on {prep} (at the date of) :: not used in French
on {prep} (some time during the day of) :: not used in French
on {prep} (dealing with the subject of) :: sur, à propos de, au sujet de
on {prep} (touching; hanging from) :: sur
on {prep} (because of, or due to something) :: pour, à propos de
on {prep} (used to indicate means or medium) :: avec, grâce à
on {prep} :: de
on account of {prep} (because of, owing to) :: en raison de
onager {n} /ˈɒnədʒə/ (Asiatic wild ass or hemione) :: onagre {m}, hémione {m}
onager {n} (military engine) :: onagre {m}
on air {prep} (transmitting live) :: à l’antenne
on all fours {adv} (on hands and knees) :: à quatre pattes
onanism {n} /ˈoʊnəˌnɪzəm/ (masturbation) :: onanisme {m}
on a shoestring {prep} (on a very tight budget) :: avec des bouts de ficelle
on average {prep} (as a measure of central tendency) :: en moyenne
on a whim {prep} (without thinking seriously about the consequences) :: sur un coup de tête, à l'emporte-pièce
on behalf of {prep} (speaking or acting for) :: au nom de pour le compte de
on board {adv} (aboard) SEE: aboard ::
on board {adj} (on or in a means of transportation) :: à bord de
onboard {adv} (on a vehicle) SEE: on board ::
on call {prep} (available to be summoned) :: de garde we
once {adv} /wʌn(t)s/ (one and only one time) :: une fois
once {adv} (formerly) :: une fois, autrefois, jadis, un temps
once {conj} (as soon as) :: aussitôt que, dès que, une fois
once {adv} (as soon as) SEE: as soon as ::
once again {adv} (one more time) :: encore une fois, une fois encore, de nouveau, à nouveau, une nouvelle fois, derechef, encore
once and for all {adv} (Finally, permanently, conclusively) :: une fois pour toutes
once bitten, twice shy {proverb} (one is cautious in the future if hurt in the past) :: chat échaudé craint l'eau froide
once in a blue moon {adv} /wʌns ɪn ə bluː muːn/ (very rarely) :: tous les trente-six du mois
once in a while {adv} (occasionally) :: de temps en temps
once more {adv} (one more time) SEE: once again ::
once or twice {phrase} (a small, indefinite number of times) :: une fois ou deux
once upon a time {adv} /ˈwʌns.əˈpɒn.əˈtaɪ̯m/ (traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales) :: il était une fois, il y avait une fois
on cloud nine {prep} (very happy, blissful) :: être au septième ciel, être aux anges, être sur un petit nuage
oncogene {n} /ˈɒŋkə(ʊ)dʒiːn/ (gene) :: oncogène
oncologic {adj} /ˌɒŋkəˈlɒdʒɪk/ (of or pertaining to oncology) :: oncologique
oncological {adj} (of or pertaining to oncology) SEE: oncologic ::
oncologist {n} /ɒŋˈkɒlədʒɪst/ (one who specialises in oncology) :: oncologue {m}
oncology {n} /ɒŋˈkɒlədʒi/ (branch of medicine) :: oncologie {f}
on deck {prep} (on the deck of a ship) :: sur le pont
on demand {prep} (when needed or required) :: sur commande
Ondine's curse {prop} (medical condition, sufferers of which stop breathing if they fall asleep) :: syndrome d'Ondine {m}
ondol {n} (a Korean form of underfloor heating system) :: ondol {m}
on duty {prep} (actively engaged...) :: de service
one {pron} /wʌn/ (impersonal pronoun) :: expressed by nominalization when following an adjective, on
one {pron} (indefinite personal pronoun) :: on, quelqu’un
one {n} (digit or figure) :: un {m}
one {n} (dollar bill) :: billet d’un dollar {m}
one {adj} (a single, unspecified thing) :: un {m}, une {f}
one {adj} (being an unknown person with the specified name) :: un certain
one {num} (ordinal number) SEE: first ::
-one {suffix} (ketone) :: -one {f}
one {num} (ordinal number) SEE: number one ::
one {num} (cardinal number 1) :: un
one after another {adv} (in single file) :: l'un après l'autre
one and a half {num} (one and a half) :: un et demi {m}, une et demi {f}
one another {pron} (idiomatic, reciprocal pronoun) :: l'un l'autre {m}, les uns les autres {m-p}
one-armed {adj} (having only one arm) :: manchot {m}
one-armed bandit {n} (gaming machine) :: bandit manchot {m}
on earth {prep} (expletive giving emphasis after interrogative word) :: diable, donc
one at a time {adv} (individually) :: un par un
one by one {adv} (individually) :: un par un, un à un
one-child policy {n} (a policy of population control) :: politique de l'enfant unique {f}
one day {adv} (at unspecified time in the future) :: un jour
one day {adv} (at unspecified time in the past) :: un jour
one-eyed {adj} (having only a single eye) :: borgne
one fell swoop {n} (one stroke; one action or event with many results) :: d'un seul coup
one for all, all for one {phrase} /wʌn fəɹɔːl ɔːl fə wʌn/ (motto: working for each other) :: un pour tous, tous pour un
one for the road {n} (a final drink before one leaves) :: coup de l’étrier {m}
one-handed {adv} (having only one hand) :: manchot
one-horse town {n} (very small town) :: bled paumé {m}
one hundred {num} (cardinal number 100) SEE: hundred ::
one hundred and one {num} (one hundred plus one, see also: one hundred one) :: cent un {m}, cent une {f}
one hundred and one {n} (figure 101) :: cent un {m}
one hundred million {num} (number 100,000,000) :: cent millions
one hundred one {num} (101, see also: one hundred and one) :: cent-et-un {m}
one hundred percent {adj} (complete, total) :: cent pour cent, 100 %
one hundred percent {adv} (completely, totally) :: cent pour cent
one in a million {n} :: perle rare {f}
oneiric {adj} /oʊ.ˈnaɪ.ɹɪk/ (of or pertaining to dreams) :: onirique
oneiric {adj} (resembling a dream; dreamlike) SEE: dreamlike ::
oneirism {n} /ə(ʊ)ˈnʌɪɹɪzəm/ (dream-like experiences or qualities) :: onirisme {m}
oneirism {n} (state of abnormal consciousness) :: onirisme {m}
oneirologist {n} (interpreter of dreams) :: oneirologiste {m} {f}
oneirology {n} (the study of dreams) :: onirologie {f}
oneiromancy {n} /əˈnaɪɹəˌmænsi/ (divination by the interpretation of dreams) :: oniromancie {f}, onéiromancie {f}
oneironaut {n} /oʊˈnaɪɹoʊnɔt/ (explorer of dream worlds) :: onironaute {m} {f}
one-legged {adj} /ˈwʌnˌlɛɡəd/ (having only one leg) :: unijambiste
one-liner {n} (short joke) :: bon mot {m}, mot d'esprit {m}
one man and his dog {n} (almost nobody; very few people) :: trois pelés et un tondu
one man's meat is another man's poison {proverb} (people have differing tastes; what pleases one person may displease another) :: le malheur des uns fait le bonheur des autres (some people's misfortune is other people's fortune)
one million {num} (cardinal number 1000000) SEE: million ::
one moment, please {phrase} (one moment please) :: un instant, s'il vous plaît
oneness {n} (state of being undivided) :: unité {f}
one-night stand {n} (theatrical) :: soirée unique {f}
one-night stand {n} (sexual encounter) :: coup d'un soir, coucherie {f}, aventure sans lendemain {f}
one o'clock {n} (the start of the second hour) :: une heure {f}
one of a kind {n} (unique specimen) :: unique en son genre
one-of-a-kind {n} (one of a kind) SEE: one of a kind ::
one-off {adj} (occurring once; one-time) :: ponctuel, unique, non récurrent, inouï {m}
one of these days {adv} (one day) :: un de ces quatre, un de ces jours
one-pot {adj} :: monotope
onerous {adj} /ˈɑnəɹəs/ (burdensome) :: onéreux, pénible, lourd
one's {pron} /wʌnz/ (belonging to one) :: son {m}, sa {f}, ses {p}
one's bark is worse than one's bite {phrase} (one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless) :: chien qui aboie ne mord pas
one's days are numbered {phrase} (some period of time is coming to an end) :: ses jours sont comptés
oneself {pron} /wʌnˈsɛlf/ :: soi-même
onesie {n} /ˈwʌn.zi/ (baby garment) :: body {m}
onesie {n} (adult jumpsuit) :: combinaison {f}
one's lips are sealed {phrase} (I won't tell anyone) :: motus et bouche cousue
one's marbles {n} (sanity) SEE: sanity ::
one-stop shop {n} (the only place or institution one needs) :: bonne porte {f}
one swallow does not a summer make {proverb} (one instance of an event does not necessarily indicate a trend) :: une hirondelle ne fait pas le printemps
one thousand {num} (cardinal number 1000) SEE: thousand ::
one too many {n} ((idiomatic) one or more servings too many of alcohol) :: un verre de trop {m}
one-two {n} (soccer: quick one-touch play between two players) :: une-deux {m}
one-two {n} :: une-deux {f}
one up {v} (do something slightly better than a competitor) :: surpasser
one-upmanship {n} /(ˌ)wʌnˈʌpmənʃɪp/ (art or practice of outdoing an opponent) :: course à l'échalote {f}, surenchère {f}
on everyone's lips {prep} :: être sur toutes les lèvres
one-way {adj} (allowing movement in only one direction) :: à sens unique
one-way {adj} (allowing travel in only one direction) :: aller simple
one-way mirror {n} (mirror that is transparent on one side) :: miroir sans tain {m}, glace sans tain {f}
one-way street {n} (road in which traffic is only allowed to proceed in one direction) :: rue à sens unique {f}
one-way ticket {n} (a ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not back) :: billet aller simple {m}
on fire {prep} (being burned by fire) :: en feu
on foot {prep} (walking, jogging, running) :: à pied
ongoing {adj} (continuing, permanent) :: continuel, permanent, continu
ongoing {adj} (presently or currently happening; being in progress) :: actuel, en cours
on heat {prep} (in estrus) :: en chaleur
oniomania {n} /əʊnɪə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪə/ (abnormal impulse to buy things) :: oniomanie
onion {n} /ˈʌnjən/ (Allium cepa) :: oignon {m}, ognon {m}
onion dome {n} (onion-shaped dome) :: clocher à bulbe {m}
onion ring {n} (food) :: rondelle, rondelles d'oignon {f-p}
onion seed {n} (Nigella sativa) SEE: nigella ::
onion seed {n} (seeds of an onion plant) :: graine d'oignon {f}
online {adj} /ˈɒnˌlaɪn/ (connected to a network) :: en ligne
online {adj} (available over the Internet) :: en ligne
online {adj} (connected to the Internet) :: en ligne
online {adj} :: en ligne, online
online banking {n} (e-banking) SEE: e-banking ::
onlooker {n} (spectator, bystander) SEE: spectator ::
only {adj} /ˈoʊn.li/ (alone in a category) :: unique, seul
only {adj} (without sibling) :: unique
only {adv} (without others or anything further; exclusively) :: seulement, ne...que, uniquement
only {adv} (no more than) :: que, seulement
only {conj} (however) :: mais
only {conj} (except) :: sauf que
only {n} (only child) SEE: only child ::
only child {n} (person who has no siblings) :: enfant unique {m}, fils unique {m}, fille unique {f}
only daughter {n} (sole female child) :: fille unique
on no account {prep} (under no circumstances) SEE: under no circumstances ::
onocentaur {n} /ɒnəˈsɛntɔː/ (a centaur with the body of an ass) :: onocentaure {m}
on offer {prep} (for sale at a reduced price) :: en solde
on offer {prep} (available to take) :: disponible
onomasiology {n} (branch of lexicology) :: onomasiologie {f}
onomastician {n} (person who studies onomastics, person who studies names) :: onomasticien {m}, onomasticienne {f}
onomastics {n} /ˌɑː.noʊˈmæs.tɪks/ (branch of lexicology devoted to the study of names) :: onomastique {f}
onomatopoeia {n} /ˌɑnəˌmætəˈpiːə/ (property of a word of sounding like what it represents) :: onomatopée {f}
onomatopoeia {n} (word that sounds like what it represents) :: onomatopée {f}
onomatopoeic {adj} /ˌɒnəmætəˈpiːɪk/ (of or relating to onomatopoeia) :: onomatopéique
onomatopoeic {adj} (having the property of onomatopoeia) :: onomatopéique
onomatopoetic {adj} (concerning onomatopoeia) SEE: onomatopoeic ::
on one's conscience {prep} :: avoir sur la conscience
on one's deathbed {prep} (close to death (idiomatic)) :: sur son lit de mort
on one's guard {prep} (to be vigilant) :: sur ses gardes
on one's high horse {prep} (self-righteous) :: sur ses grands chevaux
on one's knees {adj} (At the mercy of someone) :: à genoux
on one's own {prep} (alone; by oneself; without the companionship or assistance of others) :: tout seul {m}
on one's own account {prep} (at one's own risk) SEE: at one's own risk ::
on one's way {prep} (in the direct route) :: sur (possessive) route, sur (possessive) chemin
on one's way {prep} (leaving) :: partir, décoller
on or about {prep} (approximately (legal, of a date)) :: le ou vers le
on paper {prep} (in theory) :: sur le papier
on purpose {prep} (purposely, with intention) :: exprès, à dessein
on sale {prep} (available for purchase) :: en vente
on sale {prep} (available for purchase at reduced prices) :: en solde
onsen {n} (a Japanese hot spring; a Japanese-style resort hotel at a hot spring) :: onsen {m}
onset {n} /ˈɔnˌsɛt/ (rushing or setting upon) :: assaut, attaque {f}
onset {n} (phonology: initial portion of a syllable) :: attaque
onset {n} (acoustics: beginning of a musical note) :: attaque {f}
on sight {prep} (when it comes to one's attention) :: à vue
on site {prep} (at a job site) :: sur place
onslaught {n} /ˈɒnslɔːt/ (fierce attack) :: assaut {m}, offensive {f}
onslaught {n} (large quantity of people or things resembling an attack) :: assaut {m}
onslaughter {n} (onslaught) SEE: onslaught ::
on target {prep} (towards the goal) :: cadré
Ontarian {n} (person from Ontario) :: Ontarien {m}, Ontarienne {f}
Ontario {prop} /ˌɑn.ˈtɛə.ɹi.oʊ/ (Lake between Ontario province and New York State, see also: Lake Ontario) :: lac Ontario {m}
Ontario {prop} (Province in eastern Canada) :: Ontario
on the air {prep} (in the process of recording or broadcasting) SEE: on air ::
on the air {prep} :: à l'antenne
on the alert {prep} (very attentive, or vigilant) :: sur le qui-vive
on the button {prep} (precisely) :: pile, tapantes, précises
on the contrary {prep} (opposite) :: au contraire
on the dot {prep} (exactly) :: pile, tapantes, précises
on the double {prep} (rapidly or immediately) :: au pas de course
on the face of it {prep} (as far as can be seen or determined) :: en apparence, a priori
on the fly {adv} ((baseball, of the ball) Without a bounce) :: à la volée
on the fly {adv} ((idiomatic) spontaneously or extemporaneously) :: à la volée
on the heels of {prep} (in close pursuit of) :: sur les traces de
on the hoof {prep} (whilst standing) :: sur le pouce, manger sur le pouce
on the hook {prep} (liable) SEE: liable ::
on the house {prep} (free service) :: aux frais de la maison
on the line {prep} (at risk) :: en jeu
on the line {prep} (on the telephone) :: en ligne
on the nail {prep} :: rubis sur l'ongle
on the nose {prep} (exact) :: pile poil, exact, précisé
on the one hand {prep} (from one point of view) :: d'un côté
on the other hand {prep} (from another point of view) :: d'un autre côté, en revanche, par contre, cela dit
on the right track {prep} :: sur la bonne voie, tenir le bon bout
on the rocks {prep} (poured over ice) :: avec des glaçons
on the run {prep} (fleeing) :: en cavale
on the run {prep} (constantly traveling) :: en vadrouille {f}
on the safe side {prep} (on the safe side) :: par acquit de conscience, pour plus de sûreté, par mesure de précaution, au cas où, par principe
on the same page {prep} (on the same page) :: (être) sur la même longueur d’onde
on the same wavelength {prep} (in rapport) :: sur la même longueur d'onde
on the sly {adv} (slyly, in an inconspicuous manner, so as not to be seen; secretly; stealthily) :: en douce
on the spot {prep} (at the very moment) :: sur-le-champ, séance tenante
on the spot {prep} (in the right place at the moment) :: sur place
on the street {prep} (without a home) :: à la rue
on the tip of one's tongue {prep} (known but not quite remembered) :: sur le bout de la langue
on the verge of {prep} (almost at the beginning) :: sur le point de
on the warpath {prep} (very angry or upset) :: furax, furibond, en rogne, sur le pied de guerre
on the way {prep} (coming) :: en route
on the way {adv} (whilst travelling) :: en chemin, chemin faisant, en cours de route
on the whole {prep} (for the most part) :: dans l'ensemble
on the wrong track {prep} :: faire fausse route
ontic {adj} :: ontique
on time {adv} (punctually) :: à l'heure, à temps
on tiptoe {prep} (moving carefully) :: sur la pointe des pieds, à pas feutrés
onto {prep} /ˈɑn.tu/ (upon; on top of) :: sur
onto {adj} (surjective) SEE: surjective ::
ontogenetic {adj} (of or relating to ontogenesis) :: ontogénétique
ontogeneticist {n} :: ontogénéticien
ontogenic {adj} (ontogenetic) SEE: ontogenetic ::
ontological {adj} (of, or relating to, ontology) :: ontologique
ontologically {adv} (ontological manner) :: ontologiquement
ontology {n} /ɒnˈtɒləd͡ʒi/ (study of being) :: ontologie {f}
ontology {n} (system model in computer science) :: ontologie
on top of {prep} (atop) SEE: atop ::
on top of that {prep} (additionally, moreover) :: en plus de ça, en plus, en prime
on top of the world {prep} (exceptionally pleased) :: aux anges
onus {n} /ˈoʊnəs/ (legal obligation) :: responsabilité {f}
onus {n} (burden of proof) :: charge de la preuve {f}
onus probandi {n} (duty of a party in a legal proceeding) SEE: burden of proof ::
onward {adv} /ˈɒnwəd/ (In a forward direction) :: en avant
onycho- {prefix} :: onycho-
onychomycosis {n} /ˌɒnɪkəʊmaɪˈkəʊsɪs/ (fungal infection of nail) :: onychomycose
-onym {suffix} (word) :: -onyme {m}
on your mark, get set, go {phrase} (three-command start of racing) :: à vos marques, prêts, partez
on your marks {interj} (Interjection used to start a race, followed by "Get set, go!" or "Set, go!".) :: à vos marques
onyx {n} /ˈɒnɪks/ (a banded variety of chalcedony) :: onyx {m}
oocyst {n} /ˈəʊəsɪst/ (a reproductive cell in certain fungi) :: oocyste {m}
oocyte {n} /ˈoʊ.oʊ.saɪt/ (cell that develops into egg or ovum) :: ovocyte {m}
OODA {phrase} (Observe, Orient, Decide, Act) :: OODA
oofless {adj} (poor) SEE: poor ::
oogamous {adj} (of or relating to oogamy) :: oogame
oogamy {n} /oʊˈɒɡəmi/ (a form of anisogamy in which the female gamete is significantly larger than the male gamete and is non-motile) :: oogamie {f}
oogenesis {n} :: ovogenèse {f}
oolite {n} /ˈəʊəlʌɪt/ :: oolithe
oologic {adj} (relating to oology) :: oologique
oology {n} /əʊˈɒlədʒi/ (study of birds' eggs) :: oologie {f}, ovologie {f}
oolong {n} (oolong tea) SEE: oolong tea ::
oolong tea {n} (type of tea) :: thé oolong {m}
oophagous {adj} :: oophage
oophorectomy {n} /ˌəʊəfəˈɹɛktəmi/ (surgical removal of ovaries) :: ovariectomie {f}, oophorectomie {f}
oophoridium {n} (the macrosporangium or case for the larger kind of spore in heterosporous flowerless plants) :: oophoridie {f}
oophoritis {n} (inflammation of the ovaries) :: oophorite {f}
oops {interj} /uːps/ (acknowledging a minor mistake) :: oups, houp!
oops {v} (to blunder) SEE: blunder ::
Oort Cloud {prop} (cloud of comets in the Solar System) :: nuage de Oort {m}
oosphere {n} (A large nonmotile egg cell) :: oosphère {f}
ootheca {n} /əʊəˈθiːkə/ (egg case of orthopteroid insects) :: oothèque {f}
ooze {n} /uːz/ (tanning liquor, tanning ooze) :: liqueur de tannage {f}
ooze {v} (to secrete or slowly leak) :: suinter, sécréter
opacification {n} (act of making something opaque) :: opacification {f}
opacity {n} /oʊˈpæsɪtiː/ (state of being opaque; blocking light) :: opacité {f}
opacity {n} (state of being inaccessible to understanding) :: opacité {f}
opal {n} /ˈoʊpəl/ (a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity) :: opale {f}
op-amp {n} (active circuit element) :: amplificateur opérationnel {m}, ampli op {m}
opanak {n} (traditional leather shoe) :: opanki
opaque {adj} /oʊˈpeɪk/ (hindering light to pass through) :: opaque {m} {f}
op-ed {n} /ˈɒpˌɛd/ (newspaper page containing signed articles) :: tribune libre {f}
open {adj} /ˈoʊ.pən/ (not closed) :: ouvert
open {adj} (prepared to conduct business) :: ouvert
open {adj} (receptive) :: ouvert {m}
open {adj} (public) :: ouvert
open {v} (to make something accessible) :: ouvrir
open {v} (to become open) :: s'ouvrir
open {v} :: ouvrir, , entamer, s'ouvrir
open {n} (open space) :: plein air
open {n} (public knowledge; (to bring into) the open) :: (mettre qch au) grand jour
open {n} (sports event) :: omnium sportif
openable {adj} (that can be opened) :: ouvrable
open air {n} (the outside) :: grand air
open-air {adj} (taking place outdoors) :: en plein air, de plein air, découvert
open-air museum {n} (outdoor museum) :: musée en plein air {m}
open bar {n} (bar at which drinks are served without charge) :: open bar {m}
open book {n} (thing easily interpreted) :: livre ouvert {m}
open book {n} (person naively honest or open) :: ravi de la crèche
opencast {adj} (of or pertaining to strip mining) :: à ciel ouvert
open cluster {n} (large spherical star cluster) :: amas ouvert
open day {n} (casual event where an institution is open for inspection by anyone interested) :: journée portes ouvertes {f}
open-ended {adj} (unrestricted by definite limits) :: ouvert
open-ended {adj} (permitting unstructured response) :: ouvert
open-ended contract {n} :: contrat à durée indéterminée {m}, CDI {m}
opener {n} (bottle opener) SEE: bottle opener ::
opener {n} (can opener) SEE: can opener ::
open fire {v} (to begin firing at something or someone) :: ouvrir le feu
Open Game {n} :: début ouvert {m}
open-heart surgery {n} :: opération à cœur ouvert {f}
open house {n} (event where a facility or institution is open to the public for inspection or tour) :: journée portes ouvertes {f}
opening {n} /ˈoʊ.pənɪŋ/ (act or instance of making or becoming open) :: ouverture {f}
opening {n} (something that is open) :: trou {m}, ouverture {f}
opening {n} (first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe) :: première {f}
opening {n} (first few moves in a game of chess) :: ouverture {f}
opening argument {n} (statement) :: première plaidoirie {f}
opening ceremony {n} (ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event) :: cérémonie d'ouverture {f}
opening credits {n} (credits shown at the beginning) :: générique d'ouverture {m}, générique de début {m}, générique {m}
opening hours {n} (the regular times of day when a shop is open) :: heures d'ouverture {f-p}
open letter {n} (published letter) :: lettre ouverte {f}
openly {adv} /ˈoʊpənli/ (in an open manner, visibly, not covertly) :: ouvertement
open-mid {adj} (open-mid) :: mi-ouvert
open-minded {adj} (willing to consider new ideas) :: ouvert d'esprit
open-mindedness {n} (characteristic) :: ouverture d'esprit {f}
open-mouthed {adj} (gaping in surprise etc.) :: bouche bée
open one's big mouth {v} (speak when it would be better to stay silent) :: ouvrir sa grande gueule
open one's legs {v} :: écarter les cuisses
open-plan {adj} (having large rooms) :: open space, bureau paysager
open relationship {n} (the relationship with possible additional relationships) :: relation libre {f}
open sea {n} (part of the sea) :: haute mer {f}, large {m}
open secret {n} (widely known fact not mentioned) :: secret de Polichinelle {m}
open sesame {phrase} (open up) :: Sésame, ouvre-toi
open sesame {n} (successful means of achieving a result) :: sésame {m}
open set {n} (the set of all interior points) :: ouvert {m}, ensemble ouvert {m}
open source {n} (software) :: libre {m} {f}
open syllable {n} (open syllable) :: syllabe ouverte {f}
open the ball {v} (begin operations) :: ouvrir le bal
open up {v} (to open) :: ouvrir
open up {v} (to become communicative) :: s'ouvrir
open up {v} (to commence firing weapons) :: ouvrir le feu
openwork stocking {n} (a type of stocking with gaps in the fabric) :: bas à jour {m}
opera {n} /ˈɑ.pəɹ.ə/ (theatrical work) :: opéra {m}
opera house {n} (theatre for opera) :: opéra {m}
operand {n} /ˈɑpəˌɹænd/ (quantity to which an operator is applied) :: opérande {m}
operant conditioning {n} (a technique of behavior modification) :: conditionnement opérant {m}, apprentissage skinnerien {m}
operate {v} /ˈɒpəɹeɪt/ (to perform a work or labour) :: opérer, œuvrer
operate {v} (medicine) :: opérer
operate {v} :: opérer
operating room {n} (room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations) :: salle d'opération {f}, salle d'op {f}
operating room table {n} (operating table) SEE: operating table ::
operating system {n} /ˈɒpəˌɹeɪtɪŋ ˌsɪstəm/ (software which controls computer) :: système d’exploitation {m}
operating table {n} (table on which a patient lies during a surgical operation) :: table d'opération {f}, billard {m}
operation {n} /ˌɑpəˈɹeɪʃən/ (method by which a device performs its function) :: opération {f}
operation {n} (method or practice by which actions are done) :: opération {f}
operation {n} (the act or process of operating; agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral) :: gestion {f}
operation {n} (a planned undertaking) :: opération {f}
operation {n} (surgical procedure) :: opération {f}
operation {n} (procedure for generating a value from one or more other values) :: opération {f}
operational {adj} (determined by means of practical measures) :: opérationnel
operative {adj} (effectual) :: opératif
operative {adj} (functional) :: opératif
operative {adj} (based upon a surgical operation) :: opératoire
operator {n} /ˈɑpəˌɹeɪɾɚ/ (one who operates) :: opérateur {m}
operator {n} (telecommunications operator) :: téléphoniste {m} {f}
operator {n} (mathematical operator) :: opérateur {m}
operator {n} (Chinese whispers) SEE: Chinese whispers ::
operculum {n} ((zoology) covering flap in animals) :: opercule {m}
operetta {n} (lighter version of opera) :: opérette {f}
Ophelia {prop} /oʊˈfiljə/ (female given name) :: Ophélie
ophidian {n} /oʊˈfɪdi.ən/ (one of the Serpentes) :: ophidien {m}
ophidian {adj} (of or pertaining to Serpentes) :: ophidien
ophidiophobia {n} (ophiophobia) SEE: ophiophobia ::
ophiophobe {n} (a person who fears or hates snakes) :: ophiophobe
ophiophobia {n} (fear of snakes) :: ophiophobie
Ophiotaurus {n} (mythical creature) :: Ophiotauros {m}
ophiotoxin {n} :: ophiotoxine {f}
Ophiuchus {prop} /ˌoʊfiˈjukəs/ (zodiacal constellation of the northern summer) :: Ophiuchus, Serpentaire
ophthalmia {n} /ɒfˈθælmiə/ (ophthalmitis) :: ophtalmie {f}
ophthalmic {adj} (of or pertaining to the eyes) :: ophtalmique
ophthalmologist {n} /ˌɒf.θælˈmɒ.lə.dʒɪst/ (eye specialist) :: ophtalmologiste {m} {f}
ophthalmology {n} /ˌɒfθəlˈmɒlədʒi/ (eye medicine) :: ophtalmologie
opiate {n} /ˈəʊpi.ət/ (drug, hormone or other substance derived from or related to opium) :: opiacé {m}
opine {v} /ə(ʊ)ˈpaɪn/ (to have or express an opinion) :: opiner
opinion {n} /əˈpɪnjən/ (thought a person has formed about a topic) :: avis {m}, opinion {f}
opinion {n} (EU: A judicial opinion by an Advocate General delivered to the European Court of Justice) :: conclusions {f-p}
opinion {v} (opine) SEE: opine ::
opinionated {adj} (obstinately holding to one's opinion) :: opiniâtre
opinionmaker {n} :: faiseur d'opinion {m}
opinion poll {n} (poll) :: sondage d'opinion {m}
opium {n} /ˈoʊpi.əm/ (drug from opium poppy) :: opium {m}
opium poppy {n} (Papaver somniferum) :: pavot somnifère {m}, pavot à opium {m}, pavot des jardins {m}
opopanax {n} /əˈpɒpənaks/ (gum from the root of Opopanax chironium or what is equal) :: opopanax {m}, opoponax {m}
Oporto {prop} /əˈpɔː(ɹ)təʊ/ (second-largest city of Portugal) :: Porto
opossum {n} /əˈpɑsəm/ (marsupial of the Didelphidae) :: sarigue {f}, opossum {m}, rat de bois {m}
opponent {n} /ɒpəʊnənt/ (one who opposes another physically) :: adversaire {m} {f}
opponent {n} :: adversaire {mf}
opportune {adj} (at a convenient time) :: opportun
opportunism {n} (the taking of opportunities) :: opportunisme {m}
opportunist {n} (someone who takes advantage of any opportunity) :: opportuniste
opportunistic {adj} /ˌɑpəɹˌtuːˈnɪstɪk/ (taking advantage of situations that arise) :: opportun {m} {f}
opportunistic {adj} (said of people who will take advantage of situations) :: opportuniste {m} {f}, profiteur {m}
opportunity {n} /ˌɒp.əˈtjuː.nɪ.tɪ/ (chance for advancement, progress or profit) :: occasion {f}, opportunité {f}
opportunity {n} (favorable circumstance or occasion) :: occasion favorable {f}, opportunité {f}
opportunity {n} :: chance {f}
opportunity cost {n} (cost of something in terms of an opportunity forgone) :: coût de renoncement {m}
oppose {v} /əˈpoʊz/ (to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.) :: s'opposer à
oppose {v} :: opposer
opposite {adj} /ˈɑp(ə)sɪt/ (located directly across from) :: opposé
opposite {adj} (facing the other way) :: opposé
opposite {n} (contrary thing) :: contraire {m}, inverse {m}
opposite {n} (opponent) :: adversaire {m} {f}
opposite {n} (antonym) :: contraire {m}
opposite {adv} (in an opposite position) :: en face
opposite {prep} (across from) :: en face de
opposite number {n} :: homologue
opposite sex {n} (the other gender to which one is referring) :: sexe opposé {m}
opposition {n} /ɑpəˈzɪʃn̩/ (astronomy) :: opposition {f}
opposition {n} (politics: party or movement opposed to government) :: opposition {f}
oppositionist {n} (a person who opposes; especially a member of an official opposition) :: opposant {m}, opposante {f}
oppress {v} /əˈpɹɛs/ (keep down by unjust force) :: opprimer
oppress {v} (to make sad or gloomy) :: oppresser
oppression {n} /əˈpɹɛʃən/ (act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed) :: oppression {f}
oppression {n} (exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner) :: oppression {f}
oppressor {n} (someone who oppresses others) :: oppresseur {m}
opprobrium {n} /əˈpɹoʊbɹi.əm/ (ignominy) :: opprobre {m}
oprichnina {n} (period of Russian history) :: opritchnina {f}
op shop {n} (thrift shop) SEE: thrift shop ::
opt {v} /ɒpt/ (to choose) :: opter
optical {adj} /ˈɒptɪkəl/ (designed to assist or enhance sight) :: optique
optical {adj} (relating to visible light) :: optique
optical {adj} (incorporating light-sensitive devices) :: optique
optical character recognition {n} (electronic identification and digital encoding of characters) :: reconnaissance optique de caractères {f}
optical disc {n} (data storage medium) :: disque optique {f}
optical double {n} (star that appears as a double due to an optical illusion) :: étoile double optique {f}
optical fibre {n} (fibre used for transmitting light) :: fibre optique {f}
optic chiasm {n} (part of the brain) :: chiasma optique {m}
optician {n} (a person who makes or sells lenses, spectacles) :: opticien {m}
opticity {n} :: opticité {f}
optic nerve {n} (nerve) :: nerf optique {m}
optimal {adj} /ˈɑptɪməl/ (the best) :: optimal
optimate {n} /ˈɒptɪmeɪt/ (member of the patrician ruling class in republican Ancient Rome) :: optimate {m}
optimism {n} /ˈɑptɪmɪzəm/ (a tendency to expect the best) :: optimisme {m}
optimism {n} (the doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds) :: optimisme {m}
optimism {n} (the belief that good will eventually triumph over evil) :: optimisme {m}
optimist {n} /ˈɑptɪmɪst/ (a person who expects a favourable outcome) :: optimiste {m} {f}
optimist {n} (a believer in optimism) :: optimiste {m} {f}
optimistic {adj} /ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk/ (expecting a good outcome) :: optimiste
optimistically {adv} (in an optimistic manner) :: optimistiquement
optimization {n} (the design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense) :: optimisation {f}
optimize {v} /ˈɑptɪmaɪz/ (to act optimistically) :: agir en optimiste
optimize {v} (to make (something) optimal) :: optimiser
optimize {v} (to make (something) more efficient) :: optimiser
optimize {v} (to become optimal) :: s'optimiser (reflexive)
optimum {n} /ˈɑptɪməm/ (the best or most favorable condition) :: optimum {m}
optimum {adj} (best or most advantageous) :: optimal {m}
option {n} /ˈɑpʃən/ (one of the choices that can be made) :: choix {m}, possibilité {f}, option {f}
optional {adj} (not compulsory) :: optionnel, facultatif
option button {n} (radio button) SEE: radio button ::
opto- {prefix} :: opto-
optoelectronic {adj} (pertaining to optoelectronics) :: optoélectronique {m} {f}
optoelectronic {adj} (that has both optical and electronic components) :: optoélectronique {m} {f}
optoelectronics {n} /ˌɑptoʊ.ɪlɛkˈtɹɑnɪks/ (branch of physics) :: optoélectronique {f}
optogenetics {n} (science that combines optics and genetics) :: optogénétique {f}
optogram {n} (image of external objects fixed on the retina by the photochemical action of light on the visual purple) :: optogramme
optometrist {n} /ɑpˈtɑmətɹɪst/ (person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects) :: optométriste {m} {f}
optometry {n} (art and science of vision and eye care) :: optométrie {f}
opt out {v} (To choose not to participate in something) :: se désengager
optronic {adj} (optoelectronic) SEE: optoelectronic ::
optronics {n} (optoelectronics) SEE: optoelectronics ::
opuntia {n} (Genus of flower) :: opuntia {m}
or {conj} /ɔɹ/ (conjunction) :: ou
or {n} (gold or yellow tincture) :: or
or {adj} (of yellow or gold tincture on a coat of arms) :: or
orach {n} (saltbush) SEE: saltbush ::
oracle {n} /ˈɔɹəkəl/ (shrine to prophetic deity) :: oracle {m}
oracle {n} (priest through whom deity provides prophecy or advice) :: oracle {m}
oracle {n} (prophetic response) :: oracle {m}
oracle {n} (person who is a source of wisdom) :: oracle {m}
oracle bone script {n} (incised ancient Chinese characters found on oracle bones) :: écriture ossécaille
oral {adj} /ˈɔɹəl/ (relating to the mouth) :: oral
oral {adj} (spoken) :: oral
oral history {n} (collection and study of orally transferred historical information) :: histoire orale {f}
oral history {n} (oral tradition) SEE: oral tradition ::
oralisation {n} (oralization) SEE: oralization ::
oralise {v} (oralize) SEE: oralize ::
oralizable {adj} (able to be oralized) :: oralisable
oralization {n} (the act or an act of oralizing) :: oralisation {f}
oralize {v} (to turn something written into something oral) :: oraliser
oral lore {n} (oral tradition) SEE: oral tradition ::
orally {adv} /ˈɔːɹəli/ (by mouth) :: oralement
orally {adv} (spoken) :: oralement
oral sex {n} (stimulation of the genitals using the mouth) :: sexe oral {m}
oral stage {n} :: stade oral {m}
oral test {n} (oral test at a regular class in primary or secondary school) :: être interrogé, interrogation orale {f}
oral tradition {n} (cultural material transmitted orally from one generation to another) :: tradition orale {f}
Oran {prop} (port of Algeria) :: Oran
orange {n} /ˈɑɹɪ̈nd͡ʒ/ (tree) :: oranger {m}
orange {n} (fruit) :: orange {f}
orange {n} (colour) :: orange {m}
orange {adj} (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) :: orange
Orange {prop} /ˈɔɹ.əndʒ/ (city in France) :: Orange
orangeade {n} /ˈɒ.ɹɪn.ˌdʒeɪd/ (orange-flavored soft drink) :: orangeade {f}
orangeade {n} (soda water and orange juice) :: orangeade {f}
orange blossom {n} (white flower of the orange tree) :: fleur d'oranger {f}
Orange Free State {prop} (former province of South Africa) :: Orange {f}, État libre d'Orange {m}
orange juice {n} (juice of squeezed oranges) :: jus d'orange {m}
Orange-Nassau {prop} (royal house or family of the Netherlands) :: Orange-Nassau
orangery {n} (greenhouse in which orange trees are grown) :: orangerie {f}
orange tree {n} :: oranger {m}
orangutan {n} /əˈɹæŋ.əˌtæn/ (arboreal anthropoid ape) :: orang-outan {m}
orate {v} /ˈɔɹ.eɪt/ (to speak formally; to give a speech) :: discourir, pontifier, délivrer un laïus, laïusser, disserter, pérorer
orate {v} (to speak passionately; to preach) :: haranguer, vitupérer, admonester
oration {n} /ɔɹˈeɪʃən/ (formal speech) :: oraison {f}
oration {n} (lengthy speech in a private setting) :: oraison {f}
orator {n} /ˈɒ.ɹə.tə(ɹ)/ (someone who orates or delivers an oration) :: orateur {m}, oratrice {f}
oratorian {n} (member of an oratory) :: oratorien {m}
oratorio {n} (a musical composition on a religious theme) :: oratorio
oratory {n} (eloquence) SEE: eloquence ::
oratory {n} /ˈɔ.ɹə.tɔ.ɹi/ (private chapel) :: oratoire {m}
oratory {n} (large Roman Catholic church) :: oratoire {m}
orature {n} (small room or chapel used for prayer and worship, or for private study) SEE: oratory ::
orature {n} /ˈɒɹətʃə/ (oral equivalent of literature) :: orature {f}
orb {n} (period of time marked off by the revolution of a heavenly body) SEE: year ::
orb {n} (circle) SEE: circle ::
orb {n} (orbit) SEE: orbit ::
orb {n} /oɹb/ (spherical body) :: orbe {m}
orb {n} (mythology: transparent sphere carrying the heavenly bodies) :: sphère {f}
orb {n} (poetic: the eye, as luminous and spherical) :: œil {m}
orb {n} (poetic: a revolving circular body; a wheel) :: sphère {f}
orb {n} (monarch's ceremonial sphere) SEE: globus cruciger ::
orbicular {adj} /ɔɹˈbɪk.ju.lɚ/ (circular or spherical in shape) :: orbiculaire, sphérique
orbiculate {adj} (spherical or circular) :: orbiculé
orbit {n} /ˈɔː(ɹ)bɪt/ (path of one object around another) :: orbite {f}
orbit {v} (circle another object) :: orbiter autour de
orbit {v} (move around the general vicinity of) :: orbiter autour de
orbit {v} (place an object into an orbit) :: mettre en orbite
orbit {n} (eye socket) SEE: eye socket ::
orbital {adj} (Of or relating to an orbit) :: orbital
orbital {adj} (Of or relating to the eye socket (eyehole)) :: orbital, orbitaire
orbital cavity {n} (eye socket) SEE: eye socket ::
orbitational {adj} (orbital) SEE: orbital ::
orc {n} /ɔɹk/ (evil monstrous humanoid creature) :: orque {m}, orc {m}
orc {n} (Orcinus orca) SEE: orca ::
orca {n} /ˈɔɹkə/ (Orcinus orca) :: épaulard {m}, orque {f}
Orcadian {adj} /ɔː(ɹ)ˈkeɪ.diː.ən/ (from the Orkney Islands) :: orcadien
Orcadian {n} (someone from the Orkney Islands) :: Orcadien {m}, Orcadienne {f}
orchard {n} /ˈɔː.tʃəd/ (land for cultivation of fruit or nut trees) :: verger {m}
orchard {n} (the trees in an orchard) :: arbre fruitier
orchestra {n} /ˈɔɹkəstɹə/ (large group of musicians who play together on various instruments) :: orchestre {m}
orchestra {n} (semicircular space in front of the stage used by the chorus in Ancient theatres) :: orchestre {m}
orchestra {n} (the area in a theatre or concert hall where the musicians sit) :: orchestre {m}
orchestral {adj} /ˌɔɹˈkɛstɹəl/ (relating to an orchestra) :: orchestral
orchestrate {v} /ˈɔɹ.kəstˌɹeɪt/ (to compose or arrange orchestral music for a dramatic performance) :: orchestrer
orchestrate {v} (to arrange or direct diverse elements to achieve a desired effect) :: orchestrer
orchid {n} /ˈɔɹ.kɪd/ (plant) :: orchidée {f}
orchidology {n} (study of orchids) :: orchidologie {f}, orchidéologie {f}
Orcus {prop} /ˈɔːrkəs/ :: Orcus
ordeal {n} /ɔɹˈdil/ (a painful or trying experience) :: épreuve {f}, calvaire {m}
ordeal {n} (trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test) :: ordalie {f}
order {n} /ˈɔɹdɚ/ (arrangement, disposition) :: ordre {m}
order {n} (good arrangement) :: ordre {m}
order {n} (command) :: ordre {m}
order {n} (request for some product or service) :: commande {f}
order {n} (religious group) :: ordre {m}
order {n} (society of knights) :: ordre {m}
order {n} (awarded decoration) :: ordre {m}
order {n} (biology: taxonomical classification) :: ordre {m}
order {n} (electronics: power of polynomial function in a circuit’s block) :: ordre {m}
order {n} (partially ordered set) :: ordre {m}
order {n} (relation on a partially ordered set) :: relation d'ordre {f}
order {n} (highest exponent in a polynomial) :: ordre {m}, degré {m}
order {v} (to set in (any) order) :: ranger
order {v} (to set in (a good) order) :: ranger
order {v} (to issue a command) :: commander, ordonner
order {v} (to request some product or service) :: commander
order book {n} :: carnet de commandes {m}
ordered pair {n} (in set theory) :: couple {m}
orderliness {n} /ˈɔːdəlɪnəs/ (regularity; proper arrangement) :: ordre {m}
orderly {adj} /ˈɔɹdɚli/ (neat; tidy; possessing order) :: ordonné
orderly {n} (soldier who carries out minor tasks for a superior officer) :: planton {m}
Order of Australia {prop} (order of chivalry) :: ordre d'Australie {m}
order of battle {n} :: ordre de bataille {m}
order of knighthood {n} (order) :: ordre de chevalerie {m}
order of magnitude {n} (class of scale) :: ordre de grandeur {m}
order of precedence {n} :: ordre de préséance
ordinal {adj} /ˈɔːɹd.nəl/ (indicating position in a numerical sequence) :: ordinal, ordinaux {m-p}
ordinal {n} (ordinal number, see also: ordinal number) :: ordinal {m} (pl ordinaux)
ordinal number {n} (grammar: word used to denote relative position in a sequence) :: nombre ordinal {m} (pl. nombres ordinaux)
ordinal number {n} :: ordinal {m}
ordinance {n} /ˈɔɹd.nəns/ (a local law or regulation) :: ordonnance {f}
ordinand {n} (a candidate for ordination) :: ordinand {m}
ordinariate {n} (office of a Roman Catholic ordinary) :: ordinariat {m}
ordinarily {adv} /ɔːdɪˈnæɹɪli/ (usually or as a general rule) :: d'ordinaire, ordinairement
ordinary {n} /ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/ (standard geometric design in heraldics) :: pièce {f}
ordinary {adj} (normal, routine) :: ordinaire
ordinary differential equation {n} (equation) :: équation différentielle ordinaire {f}
Ordinary Time {prop} (season of the Christian liturgical calendar) :: temps ordinaire
ordinate {n} /ˈɔːɹ.dənɪt/ (y coordinate; second of two coordinates) :: ordonnée {f}
ordination {n} (act of ordaining) :: ordination {f}
ordination {n} (ceremony) :: ordination {f}
ordure {n} (dirt, filth) SEE: dirt ::
ordure {n} /ˈɔːdj(ʊ)ə/ (dung, excrement, see also: dung; excrement) :: immondice {f}
ore {n} /ɔɹ/ (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) :: minerai {m}
oregano {n} /ɒɹɪˈɡɑːnəʊ/ (plant) :: marjolaine sauvage {f}, origan {m}
oregano {n} (leaves used to flavour food) :: origan
Oregon {prop} /ˈɔɹɪɡən/ (northwestern state of the United States of America) :: Orégon {m}
Oregonian {n} (inhabitant or native of Oregon) :: Orégonais {m}, Orégonien {m}
Oregonian {adj} (of or pertaining to Oregon) :: orégonais, orégonien
or else {phrase} (as an alternative) :: sinon
Ore Mountains {prop} (mountain range) :: monts Métallifères
Orenburg {prop} (city in Russia) :: Orenbourg {m}
organ {n} /ˈɔɹ.ɡən/ (part of an organism) :: organe {m}
organ {n} (body of an organization) :: organe {m}
organ {n} (musical instrument) :: orgue {m}
organelle {n} /ˌɔɹ.ɡənˈɛl/ (a membrane bound compartment found within cells) :: organite {m}
organ harvesting {n} (removal of human organs) :: prélèvement d'organe {m}
organic {adj} /ɔɹˈɡænɪk/ (pertaining to an organ) :: organique
organic {adj} (chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon) :: organique
organic {adj} (of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals) :: bio, biologique {m} {f}
organic {n} (organic compound) SEE: organic compound ::
organic chemist {n} (chemist whose field is organic chemistry) :: chimiste organique
organic chemistry {n} (chemistry of carbon containing compounds) :: chimie organique {f}
organic compound {n} (carbon containing covalent compound) :: composé organique {m}
organic farming {n} (approach to farming based on biological methods) :: agriculture biologique {f}
organic matter {n} (organic matter) :: matière organique {f}
organise {v} (organize) SEE: organize ::
organism {n} /ˈɔɹ.ɡən.ɪ.zəm/ (living thing) :: organisme {m}
organist {n} (musician who plays the organ) :: organiste
organization {n} /ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (quality of being organized) :: organisation {f}
organization {n} (the way in which something is organized) :: organisation
organization {n} (group of people or other legal entities with an explicit purpose and written rules) :: organisation {f}
organization {n} (group of people consciously cooperating) :: organisation {f}
organization chart {n} (chart of reporting relationships in an organization) :: organigramme {m}
organize {v} /ˈɔɹɡənaɪz/ (to arrange in working order) :: organiser
organized crime {n} (criminal organizations seen as a whole) :: crime organisé {m}
organizer {n} /ˈɔɹɡənaɪzɚ/ (person arranging public events) :: organisateur {m}
organizer {n} (hand-held micro-computer) :: organiseur, agenda
organochlorine {n} (chlorine substituted organic compound) :: organochloré
organogenesis {n} (formation and development of the organs from embryonic cells) :: organogenèse {f}
organoleptic {adj} (of or pertaining to sensory properties of a particular substance) :: organoleptique
organolithium {n} (organic compound containing a carbon to lithium bond) :: organolithien {m}
organotropism {n} :: organotropisme {m}
organ transplant {n} (surgical operation) :: greffe {f}
orgasm {n} /ˈɔɹ.ɡæz.əm/ (the peak of sexual pleasure) :: orgasme {m}
orgasm {v} (to have an orgasm) :: jouir, orgasmer
orgasm {n} (orgasm) SEE: climax ::
orgasmic {adj} (of or relating to orgasms) :: orgasmique, orgastique, jouissif
orgiastic {adj} /ˌɔɹdʒiˈæstɪk/ (relating to an orgy) :: orgiastique
orgulous {adj} /ˈɔɹɡjələs/ (proud, haughty) :: fier, hautain, dédaigneux, méprisant, orgueilleux {m}, vaniteux {m}
orgulous {adj} (ostentatious, showy) :: ostentatoire
orgulous {adj} (swollen, augmented, excessive) :: excessif, ampoulé
orgulous {adj} (threatening, dangerous) :: menaçant, dangereux
orgy {n} /ˈɔː.dʒi/ (sexual group activity) :: orgie {f}, partouze {f}
orgy {n} (excessive activity) :: orgie {f}
orgy {n} :: partouze {f}
orient {v} /ˈɔː.ɹɪ.ənt/ (to familiarize (oneself or someone) with a situation or circumstance) :: s'orienter
Orient {prop} /ˈɔː.ɹɪ.ənt/ (countries of Asia) :: l'Orient {m}, Levant {m}
Oriental {adj} /ɔːɹiˈɛntl̩/ (of or relating to the Orient or Asia, especially the Far East) :: oriental {m}
Oriental {n} (person) :: Oriental {m}
orientalism {n} (the tendency to represent eastern subjects) :: orientalisme {f}
orientalist {n} /ˌɔɹiˈɛntəlɪst/ (a person (especially a scholar) interested in the orient) :: orientaliste {m} {f}
oriental pratincole {n} (Glareola maldivarum) :: glaréole orientale {f}
Oriental Republic of Uruguay {prop} (official name of Uruguay) :: République orientale de l'Uruguay {f}
Oriental studies {n} (an academic field of study that embraces Near Eastern and Far Eastern societies and cultures, languages, peoples, history and archaeology) :: orientalisme scientifique {f}, orientologie {f}
orientation {n} /ˌɔɹiɛnˈteɪʃən/ :: orientation {f}
orienteering {n} (racing across unfamiliar place using a map and compass) :: course d'orientation {f}
orifice {n} (orifice (see anus etc. for specific body cavities)) SEE: hole ::
orifice {n} (mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe) :: orifice {m}
origami {n} /ˌɔɹəˈɡɑmi/ (the Japanese art of paper folding) :: origami {m}
origamically {adv} (by means of origami) :: origamiquement
origamist {n} /ɔɹɪˈɡɑmɪst/ (person who does origami) :: origamiste {m} {f}
origin {n} /ˈɒɹ.ɪ.dʒɪn/ (beginning of something) :: origine {f}
origin {n} (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) :: source {f}
origin {n} (point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect) :: origine {f}
origin {n} (ancestry) :: origine {f}
origin {n} :: origine {f}
original {adj} /əˈɹɪdʒɪnəl/ (relating to the origin or beginning) :: originel
original {adj} (first in a series) :: original
original {adj} (fresh, different) :: original
original {adj} (pioneering) :: original
original {adj} (having as its origin) :: original
original {n} (object from which all later copies and variations are derived) :: original {m}
original {n} :: original {m}
original {n} (archaism for an eccentric) SEE: eccentric ::
originality {n} /əˌɹɪdʒɪˈnælɪti/ (the quality of being original or novel) :: originalité {f}
originally {adv} /əˈɹɪdʒɪnəli/ (as it was in the beginning) :: au départ, à la base, à l'origine
original sin {n} (state of sinfulness in each human) :: péché originel {m}
originate {v} /əˈɹɪdʒɪneɪt/ (to give origin to, cause) :: instituer
originate {v} :: prendre sa source
originator {n} /əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪtɚ/ (someone who originates) :: demandeur {m}, expéditeur {m}
O-ring {n} (circular gasket) :: joint torique {m}
Orinoco {prop} /ˌoʊɹɪˈnoʊkoʊ/ (river) :: Orénoque {m}
oriole {n} /ˈɔːriːoʊl/ (any of the various colourful passerine birds) :: loriot
Orion {prop} /əˈɹaɪən/ (in mythology) :: Orion
Orion {prop} (constellation) :: Orion
Orion's Belt {prop} (bright asterism) :: Ceinture d'Orion, Baudrier d'Orion
orisha {n} /ˈɒɹɪʃɑː/ (deity in Yoruba religion) :: oricha {m}, orisha {m}
orison {n} /ˈɒɹɪsən/ (A prayer) :: oraison {f}
Oristano {prop} (province) :: Oristano
Oristano {prop} (town) :: Oristano
Oriya {prop} (language) :: oriya {m}
Orkney Islands {prop} (group of islands) :: les Orcades {f-p}
Orleans {prop} /ˈɔɹ.li.ənz/ (capital of Centre-Val de Loire, France) :: Orléans
Orleans County {prop} (county in New York, U.S.) :: comté d'Orleans {m}
Orlon {n} (synthetic fibre) :: orlon
ornament {n} /ˈɔɹnəmənt/ (element of decoration) :: ornement {m}
ornament {n} (musical flourish) :: ornement musical {m}
ornamental {n} /ˌɔɹnəˈmɛntl/ (plant serving to ornament) :: ornemental {m}, ornementale {f}
ornamentation {n} (the act or process of decorating) :: ornementation {f}
Orne {prop} (department of France) :: Orne
Orne {prop} (river in France) :: Orne
ornithine {n} (amino acid) :: ornithine {f}
ornitho- {prefix} (of or pertaining to birds) :: ornitho-
ornithological {adj} (of or pertaining to ornithology) :: ornithologique
ornithologist {n} (expert in ornithology) :: ornithologue {m} {f}, ornithologiste {m} {f}
ornithology {n} (scientific study of birds) :: ornithologie {f}
ornithopter {n} /ˈɔɹ.nɪˌθɑp.tɚ/ (aircraft that flaps its wings) :: ornithoptère {m}
ornithosis {n} (infection) :: ornithose {f}, chlamydiose aviaire {f}
Oroch {prop} /ɔːɹɔt͡ʃ/ (language) :: orotche {m}
orogenesis {n} (orogenesis) :: orogenèse {f}
orogenic {adj} /ɒɹə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪk/ (Concerned with orogeny) :: orogénique
orogenital {adj} (involving the mouth and the genitals) :: buccogénital
orography {n} /ɒˈɹɒɡɹəfi/ (the scientific study, or a physical description of mountains) :: orographie {f}
orography {n} (the orographic features of a region) :: orographie {f}
Orontes {prop} /ɔːˈɹɒntiːz/ (river in Western Asia) :: Oronte {m}, Assi {m}
Orontian {adj} /ɔːˈɹɒnti.ən/ (of or pertaining to the Orontes) :: orontien
orphan {n} /ˈɔːfən/ (person whose (parent or) parents have died) :: orphelin {m}, orpheline {f}
orphanage {n} /ˈɔː(ɹ)fənɪd͡ʒ/ (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) :: orphelinat {m}, maison d'enfants {f}
orphanarium {n} (orphanage) SEE: orphanage ::
orphan drug {n} :: médicament orphelin {m}
orphanhood {n} (orphanhood) :: orphelinisme {m}
Orpheus {prop} /ˈɔɹfi.əs/ (the musician who searched for Eurydice) :: Orphée {m}
orphrey {n} /ˈɔːfɹi/ (embroidered ornamental band or border on an ecclesiastical vestment, etc.) :: orfroi {m}
orthodontics {n} (correcting misalignment of teeth) :: orthodontie
orthodontist {n} (orthodontic dentist) :: orthodontiste {m} {f}
orthodox {adj} /ˈɔːɹθədɑks/ (conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology) :: orthodoxe
orthodox {adj} (adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted) :: orthodoxe
Orthodox {adj} (of the Orthodox Churches) :: orthodoxe
Orthodox Church {n} (the Eastern body of Christendom) :: Église orthodoxe {f}
orthodoxy {n} /ˈɔːɹθədɑːksi/ (correctness in doctrine and belief) :: orthodoxie {f}
orthodoxy {n} (the beliefs and practices of the Eastern Orthodox Church) SEE: Orthodoxy ::
Orthodoxy {prop} /ˈɔːɹθədɑːksi/ (the Eastern Orthodox Church and its foundations) :: orthodoxie {f}
orthoepy {n} /ˈɔɹθoʊˌɛpi/ (study of pronunciation) :: orthoépie {f}
orthoepy {n} (customary pronunciation) :: orthoépie {f}
orthogonal {adj} /ɔɹˈθɑɡənəl/ (of right angles) :: orthogonal
orthogonal {adj} (mathematical term) :: orthogonal
orthogonal {adj} (statistically independent) :: orthogonal
orthogonal {adj} (software: able to be treated separately) :: indépendant
orthogonality {n} (the property of being orthogonal) :: orthogonalité {f}
orthographic {adj} /ˌɔːɹθəˈɡɹæfɪk/ (relating to orthography) :: orthographique
orthographically {adv} (in an orthographical manner) :: orthographiquement
orthographic neighborhood {n} :: voisinage orthographique {m}
orthographic neighbour {n} :: voisin orthographique {m}
orthography {n} /ɔɹˈθɑɡ.ɹə.fi/ (study of correct spelling) :: orthographe {f}
orthography {n} (aspect of language study) :: orthographe {f}
orthography {n} (method of representing a language by written symbols) :: orthographe {f}
orthologous {adj} (having been separated by a speciation event) :: orthologue
orthomolecular {adj} (relating to the theory that illness is the result of chemical deficiencies) :: orthomoléculaire
orthopedic {adj} (Of or relating to orthopedics) :: orthopédique
orthopedist {n} (orthopedic surgeon) :: orthopédiste {m} {f}
orthophonist {n} :: orthophoniste {m} {f}
orthopyroxene {n} /ˌɔːθə(ʊ)paɪˈɹɒksiːn/ (a pyroxene with orthorhombic crystals) :: orthopyroxène {m}
orthorexia {n} (obsession with healthy food) :: orthorexie
orthorhombic {adj} (having three unequal axes at right angles) :: orthorhombique
orthosympathetic {adj} (of or pertaining to the sympathetic component) :: orthosympathique {m} {f}
orthotropic {adj} :: orthotropique
orthotypography {n} (study of correct typography) :: orthotypographie {f}
ortolan {n} /ˈɔɹ.tə.læn/ (a small bird eaten as a delicacy) :: ortolan {m}, becfigue
Orwell {prop} /ˈɔːɹwel/ (surname) :: Orwell
Orwellian {adj} /ɔɹˈwɛli.ən/ (of or relating to Orwell, especially his dystopian novels) :: orwellien
or words to that effect {phrase} (used to indicate a paraphrase) :: quelque chose du même genre
Oryol {prop} (a city in Russia) :: Oriol {m}, Orel {m}
Osage {prop} /ˈoʊseɪdʒ/ (language) :: Osage {m}
Osaka {prop} /oʊˈsɑ.kə/ (city in Honshū, Japan) :: Osaka {f}
Oscan {adj} /ˈɑːskən/ (Of or pertaining to the Oscan language or Oscan people, or their writing system) :: osque
Oscan {n} (Person) :: Osque {m} {f}
Oscan {prop} (Language) :: osque {m}
Oscar {prop} /ˈɑs.kɚ/ (male given name) :: Oscar {m}
oscillate {v} /ˈɑsɪleɪt/ (to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm) :: osciller
oscillation {n} (the act of oscillating) :: oscillation {f}
oscillator {n} (an electronic circuit used to generate a continuous output waveform) :: oscillateur {m}
oscillograph {n} (oscilloscope) SEE: oscilloscope ::
oscilloscope {n} /əˈsɪl.ɪ.skəʊp/ (electronic measuring instrument) :: oscilloscope {m}
osculating circle {n} (notion in mathematics) :: cercle osculateur {m}
osculum {n} (main opening in a sponge) :: oscule {m}
-ose {suffix} /-əʊs/ (suffix used to form the names of sugars) :: -ose {m}
Osh {prop} (Kyrgyz city) :: Och
osier {n} /ˈoʊʒəɹ/ (plant) :: saule des vanniers {m}
-osis {suffix} (suffix for functional disorders) :: -ose
Oslo {prop} /ˈɒzləʊ/ (Oslo (a county and municipality, the capital city of Norway)) :: Oslo {f}
Osloite {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Oslo) :: osloïte, oslovien
Osloite {n} (someone from Oslo) :: Osloïte {m} {f}, Oslovien {m}, Oslovienne {f}
osmanthus {n} (plant) :: osmanthe
osmium {n} /ˈɒzmiəm/ (chemical element) :: osmium {m}
osmolarity {n} /ˌɒz.mə(ʊ)ˈlar.ɪt.i/ (osmotic concentration) :: osmolarité {f}
osmoregulation {n} (homeostatic regulation of osmotic pressure) :: osmorégulation {f}
osmosis {n} (movement of molecules) :: osmose {f}
osmotic {adj} (of or relating to osmosis) :: osmotique
Osmussaar {prop} (Island in northwest Estonia) :: Osmussaar
osprey {n} /ˈɑspɹi/ (bird of prey) :: balbuzard {m}, balbuzard pêcheur {m}
Osroene {prop} (ancient kingdom) :: Osroène
Osroenian {adj} :: osroénien
Osroenian {n} :: Osroénien {m}, Osroénienne {f}
ossein {n} :: osséine {f}
osseous {adj} (relating to bone) :: osseux
Ossetia {prop} /əˈsɛtiə/ (region in the Caucasus) :: Ossétie
Ossetian {adj} /ɑːˈseti.ən/ (pertaining to Ossetia) :: ossète {m} {f}
Ossetian {n} (member of the people) :: Ossète {m} {f}, Ossétien {m}, Ossétienne {f}
Ossetian {prop} (language) :: ossète {m}
Ossianesque {adj} :: ossianesque
ossicle {n} /ˈɒsɪkəl/ (small bone in the ear; auditory ossicle) :: osselet {m}
ossicone {n} (horn-like protuberance) :: ossicône
ossification {n} (process by which bone is formed) :: ossification {f}
ossify {v} (to calcify) SEE: calcify ::
osso buco {n} /ˌɑsoʊ ˈbukoʊ/ (Italian meat dish) :: osso buco {m}, ossobuco {m}
ossuary {n} (a place where the dead are buried) :: ossuaire {m}
OST {n} (original soundtrack) :: BO
Ostend {prop} /ˈɒstˌɛnd/ (largest coastal city of Belgium) :: Ostende
ostensible {adj} /ɑˈstɛns.ɪ.bəl/ :: apparent
ostensibly {adv} /ɑːˈstɛn.sə.bli/ (ostensibly) :: ostensiblement, soi-disant, en apparence
ostentation {n} /ˌɒstənˈteɪʃən/ (display of excessive show in an attempt to impress others) :: ostentation {f}
ostentation {n} (show or spectacle) :: spectacle {m}
ostentatious {adj} /ˌɒs.tɛnˈteɪ.ʃəs/ (of ostentation) :: ostentatoire
osteo- {prefix} (bone) :: ostéo-
osteoarthritis {n} (form of arthritis caused by chronic degeneration of the cartilage and synovial membrane of the joints) :: arthrose {f}
osteochondrosis {n} /ˌɒstiːəʊkɒnˈdɹəʊsɪs/ (family of orthopedic diseases) :: ostéochondrite {f}, ostéochondrose {f}
osteodystrophy {n} (abnormal or defective development of a bone) :: ostéodystrophie {f}
osteogenesis {n} (the formation and development of bone) :: ostéogenèse {f}
osteogenesis imperfecta {n} (disease characterized by bones that easily fracture) :: ostéogenèse imparfaite {f}
osteological {adj} (of or relating to osteology) :: ostéologique
osteologist {n} (specialist in osteology) :: ostéologue {m} {f}
osteology {n} (study of bones) :: ostéologie {f}
osteomyelitis {n} (pathology: an infection of the bone) :: ostéomyélite {f}
osteopath {n} (medicine: a healthcare practitioner who practices osteopathy by manipulating the skeleton and muscles) :: ostéopathe {m} {f}
osteopathic {adj} (of or pertaining to osteopathy or osteopathic medicine) :: ostéopathique
osteopathy {n} (branch of therapy) :: ostéopathie {f}
osteopenia {n} (the medical condition of having low bone density, but not low enough to be considered osteoporosis) :: ostéopénie
osteopetrosis {n} (hereditary disorder) :: ostéopétrose {f}
osteoporosis {n} (bone disease) :: ostéoporose {f}
osteosarcoma {n} (bone cancer) :: ostéosarcome {m}
ostracism {n} /ˈɒstɹəsɪz(ə)m/ (in ancient Greece, the temporary banishment by popular vote) :: ostracisme {m}
ostracism {n} (banishment, exclusion from community) :: ostracisme {m}
ostracize {v} /ˈɒstɹəsaɪz/ (to ban a person from a city for five or ten years by the procedure of ostracism) :: ostraciser
ostracize {v} (to exclude a person from a community or from society by not communicating with them or by refusing to acknowledge their presence) :: ostraciser, mettre au ban
ostrich {n} /ˈɔs.tɹɪt͡ʃ/ (large flightless bird) :: autruche {f}
ostrich politics {n} (evasive style of politics) :: politique de l'autruche {f}
ostro {n} (Mediterranean wind) :: auster {m}, marin {m}, sirocco {m}
Ostrobothnia {prop} (region in Finland) :: Ostrobotnie
Ostrobothnia {prop} (historical province) :: Ostrobotnie
Ostrogoth {n} (member of a tribe of Eastern Goths) :: Ostrogoth {m}
Oswald {prop} (male given name) :: Oswald
otaku {n} /oʊˈtɑku/ (one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga) :: otaku {m} {f}
otalgia {n} (earache) SEE: earache ::
other {adj} /ˈʌðə(ɹ)/ (not the one previously referred to) :: autre
other {adj} :: autre
other {determiner} (not the one referred to) :: autre
other days, other ways {proverb} (other days, other ways) :: autres temps, autres mœurs
othering {n} /ˈʌðəɹɪŋ/ (process of perceiving or portraying someone or something as essentially alien or different) :: altérité {f}
otherness {n} :: altérité {f}
others {n} /ˈʌðəz/ (other people) :: les autres {m-p} {f-p}
other side {n} (afterlife) SEE: afterlife ::
other than {prep} (except; besides) :: autre que
otherwise {adv} /ˈʌð.əˌwaɪz/ (differently, in another way) :: autrement, différemment
otherwise {adv} (under different circumstances) :: sinon, autrement
otherwise {adv} (in all other respects) :: sinon, pour le reste
otherwise {adj} (other than supposed) :: tout autre, bien différent
otherwise {adv} (or else) SEE: or else ::
otic {adj} /ˈəʊtɪk/ (related to the ear) :: otique
-otic {suffix} :: -otique
otiose {adj} /ˈoʊ.ʃi.oʊs/ (resulting in no effect) :: inutile
otiose {adj} (reluctant to work) :: oisif
otitis {n} /oʊˈtaɪ.tɪs/ (inflammation of the ear) :: otite {f}
otolaryngological {adj} (otorhinolaryngological) SEE: otorhinolaryngological ::
otolaryngologist {n} (otorhinolaryngologist) SEE: otorhinolaryngologist ::
otolaryngology {n} /ˌəʊtə(ʊ)ˌlæɹɪŋˈɡɒlədʒi/ (medical study of the ear, nose and throat) :: oto-rhino-laryngologie {f}, otorhinolaryngologie {f}, ORL {f}
otolith {n} (small particle in the inner ear) :: otolithe {m}
otological {adj} (of or pertaining to otology) :: otologique
otology {n} /oʊˈtɑlədʒi/ (the branch of medicine that deals with the ear) :: otologie {f}
otorhinolaryngological {adj} (pertaining to otorhinolaryngology) :: otorhinolaryngologique {m} {f}, oto-rhino-laryngologique {m} {f}, ORL {m} {f}
otorhinolaryngologist {n} /ˌɑtoˌɹajnoˌlæɹɪŋˈɡɑlədʒɪst/ (medical doctor of ear, nose and throat) :: otorhinolaryngologiste {m} {f}, oto-rhino-laryngologiste {m} {f}, ORL {m} {f}
otorhinolaryngology {n} (otolaryngology) SEE: otolaryngology ::
otoscope {n} /ˈoʊ̯ɾəskoʊ̯p/ (medical instrument) :: otoscope {m}
ottava rima {n} /oʊˌtɑvə ˈɹimə/ (arrangement of stanzas of eight lines rhyming ab ab ab cc) :: ottava rima {f}
Ottawa {prop} /ˈɒtəwə/ (Native American people) :: Outaouais
Ottawa {prop} (capital of Canada) :: Ottawa {m}
Ottawa {n} (a member of the Ottawa people) :: outaouais
Ottawan {n} (native or inhabitant of Ottawa) :: Outaouais {m}, Outaouaise {f}
otter {n} /ˈɑtɚ/ (mammal) :: loutre {f}
otter civet {n} (Cynogale bennettii) :: civette-loutre de Sumatra, cynogale de Bennett, manpalon
Otterhound {n} (dog of a particular breed of scent hound) :: chien a loutre
ottoman {n} /ˈɑtəmən/ (sofa, see also: sofa) :: divan {m}
ottoman {n} (low stool) :: pouf {m}
Ottoman {n} /ˈɑtəmən/ (Turk from the period of Ottoman Empire) :: ottoman {m}
Ottoman {adj} (of the Islamic empire of Turkey) :: ottoman {m}
Ottoman Empire {prop} /ˈɒtəmən ˈɛmpaɪə/ (Turkish empire) :: Empire ottoman {m}
Ottoman Turkish {prop} (the variety of the Turkish language that was used as the administrative and literary language of the Ottoman Empire) :: turc osmanli
Ottonian {adj} (Pertaining to a dynasty of Germanic kings including Otto the Great) :: ottonien
Ouagadougou {prop} /ˈwɑːɡəˈduːɡuː/ (capital of Burkina Faso) :: Ouagadougou
Ouarzazate {prop} (city in the region of Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco) :: Ouarzazate
oubliette {n} /uːbliˈɛt/ (dungeon) :: oubliette {f}
ouch {interj} /ˈaʊtʃ/ (expression of one's own physical pain) :: aïe, ouille
ouch {interj} (expression in sympathy at another’s pain) :: aïe
ouch {interj} (reply to an insult) :: aïe
ouchie {n} (owie) SEE: owie ::
ought {v} /ɔt/ (indicating duty or obligation) :: devoir
ought {v} (indicating advisability or prudence) :: devoir
ought {v} (indicating desirability) :: devoir
ought {v} (indicating likelihood or probability) :: devoir(in conditional)
ouguiya {n} /uːˈɡiːjə/ (currency) :: ouguiya {m}
Ouija {n} /ˈwiːdʒə/ (a board with letters of the alphabet and "yes" and "no") :: Ouija
ounce {n} /aʊns/ (28.3495 g) :: once {f}
our {determiner} /ɑː(ɹ)/ (belonging to us) :: notre, nos
Our Lady {prop} (Virgin Mary) :: Notre Dame {f}
Our Lady of Sorrows {prop} (the Virgin Mary in reference to her sorrows) :: Notre-Dame des Douleurs {f}, Notre-Dame des Sept Douleurs {f}
ouroboros {n} /uːˈrɒbəˌrɒs/ (a serpent, dragon or worm who eats its own tail) :: ouroboros {m}
ours {pron} /ˈaʊɚz/ (that which belongs to us) :: le nôtre {m}, la nôtre {f}, les nôtres {m-p} {f-p}
ourself {pron} (reflexive of editorial or royal we) :: nous-même
ourselves {pron} /aʊɚˈsɛlvz/ :: nous-mêmes
-ous {suffix} /əs/ (suffix to form adjectives) :: -eux {m}, -euse {f}
oust {v} /aʊst/ (to expel; to remove) :: expulser
ouster {n} /aʊstəɹ/ (forceful removal from power) :: limogeage {m}
out {prep} /aʊt/ :: hors
out {n} (removal from play in baseball) :: retrait {m}
out {v} (to reveal to be gay, bisexual, or transgender) :: outer
outage {n} /ˈaʊtɪd͡ʒ/ (suspension of operation) :: panne, interruption
outage {n} (amount lost in storage or transportation) :: perte de marchandise
outback {n} (The most remote and desolate areas of Australia) :: outback {m}
outbid {v} /aʊtˈbɪd/ (To bid more than somebody else) :: surenchérir
outboard {n} (outboard motor) SEE: outboard motor ::
outboard motor {n} (engine fitted over the transom of a boat) :: moteur hors-bord {m}
outbounds {n} (outer limits) :: confins {m-p}
outbreak {n} /ˈaʊtbɹeɪk/ (an eruption, sudden appearance) :: irruption {f}
outbreak {n} :: éruption {f}
outbuilding {n} /ˈaʊtˌbɪl.dɪŋ/ (separate building associated with a main building) :: dépendance, cabanon {m}
outcast {n} /ˈaʊtkɑːst/ (one that has been excluded from a society or system, a pariah) :: paria {m} {f}, proscrit {m}, proscrite {f}
outclass {v} (To surpass something) :: surclasser
outcome {n} /ˈaʊtkʌm/ (result) :: issue {f}, résultat {m}, dénouement {m}
outcrop {n} /ˈaʊt.kɹɑp/ (coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground) :: affleurement {m}
outcrop {n} (part of a rock formation that appears at the surface) :: affleurement {m}
outcry {n} /ˈaʊtkɹaɪ/ (strong protest) :: levée de boucliers {f}
outdated {adj} /aʊtˈdeɪtɪd/ (out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated) :: périmé, dépassé, vieilli
outdo {v} /aʊtˈdu/ (to go beyond) :: surpasser
outdoor {adj} /ˌaʊtˈdɔː/ (situated in the open air) :: de plein air, d'extérieur
outdoors {adv} (in the open air) :: à l'extérieur, dehors, en plein air
outdoors {n} (environment outside of enclosed structures) :: dehors {m}
outer {adj} /ˈaʊtɚ/ (outside) :: extérieur, externe
outer class {n} (programming: class that contains an inner class) :: classe externe {f}
outer ear {n} (portion of ear) :: oreille externe {f}
Outer Mongolia {prop} (East Asian region) :: Mongolie extérieure {f}
outer planet {n} (planet of the Solar System with an orbit beyond the asteroid belt) :: planète externe {f}
outer space {n} /ˌaʊtɚ ˈspeɪs/ (region) :: espace cosmique {m}, cosmos {m}
outfielder {n} (a player that plays in the outfield) :: voltigeur {m}
outfit {n} /ˈaʊtfɪt/ (set of clothing) :: complet {m}, costume {m}, tenue {f}
outfit {n} (gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose) :: nécessaire {m}
outfit {n} (business or firm) :: maison {f}
outfitter {n} (person or shop) :: confectionneur {m}
outfitter {n} (business) :: pourvoirie {f}
outflow {n} (Process of flowing out) :: sortie {f}
outfox {v} (outsmart) SEE: outsmart ::
outgassing {n} (slow release of gas) :: dégazage {m}
outguess {v} (outsmart) SEE: outsmart ::
outhouse {n} (outbuilding) SEE: outbuilding ::
outing {n} /ˈaʊtɪŋ/ (public revelation of homosexuality) :: outing {m}
outlandish {adj} /aʊ̯tˈlændɪʃ/ (strange or bizarre) :: étrange, bizarre, insolite
outlast {v} /ˌaʊtˈlæst/ (to live longer than) :: survivre, durer, perdurer
outlaw {n} (a fugitive from the law) :: hors-la-loi
outlay {n} /ˈaʊtleɪ/ (the spending of money, or an expenditure) :: dépense {f}
outlay {v} (to spend, or distribute money) :: dépenser
outlet {n} /ˈaʊtlɛt/ (vent) :: conduit {f}
outlet {n} (release of desires) :: exutoire {m}, issue {f}
outlet {n} (river) :: exutoire {m}, dérivatif {m}
outlet {n} (shop) :: magasin d’usine {m}, franchise {f}
outlet {n} (wall socket) SEE: wall socket ::
outlier {n} /ˈaʊtˌlaɪə(ɹ)/ (a person or thing situated away from the main body or outside its proper place) :: cas isolé {m}, exception {f}
outlier {n} (part of formation separate from the rest) :: lambeau {m} d'érosion {f}
outlier {n} (value outside pattern in a statistical sample) :: valeur {f} anormale, aberrante, extrême
outline {n} /ˈaʊtlaɪn/ (line marking the boundary of an object figure) :: contour {m}
outline {n} (outer shape of an object or figure) :: silhouette {f}
outline {n} (sketch or drawing in which objects are delineated in contours without shading) :: esquisse {f}
outline {n} (general description of some subject) :: aperçu {m}
outline {n} (statement summarizing the important points of a text) :: résumé {m}
outline {n} (preliminary plan of a project) :: ébauche {f}
outline {n} ((film industry) a prose telling of a story intended to be turned into a screenplay) :: synopsis {m} {f}
outline {v} (to draw an outline of something) :: entourer
outline {v} :: esquisser , résumer
outlive {v} /aʊtˈlɪv/ (to live longer than) :: survivre à
outlook {n} /ˈaʊtˌlʊk/ (view from such a place) :: vue {f}
outlook {n} (attitude, point of view) :: point de vue {m}
outlook {n} (expectation for the future) :: perspective {f} (?)
out loud {adv} (aloud) :: à voix haute, à haute voix
outmoded {adj} (unfashionable) :: démodé
outmoded {adj} (obsolete) :: dépassé, démodé
out of {prep} /ˈaʊt əv/ (from the inside to the outside of) :: hors de
out of {prep} (expressing a fraction or a ratio) :: sur
out of {prep} (not having anymore) :: à court de
out of {prep} (with the motivation of) :: par
out-of-band {adj} (telecommunications: on a different channel, or by a different method) :: horsbande
out-of-band {adj} (computer security: via a method other than the primary means of accessing the software) :: horsbande
out of breath {prep} (breathing with difficulty) :: essoufflé, hors d'haleine, à bout de souffle
out of character {prep} (inconsistent with personality etc.) :: hors de caractère
out of control {prep} (not under control) :: hors de contrôle
out-of-court {adj} (without resorting to formal legal action) :: à l'amiable
out of date {prep} (too old to be used) :: dépassé, démodé
out of date {prep} (not conforming to current fashion) :: démodé
out of fashion {prep} (unfashionable) :: passé de mode
out of hand {adj} (not under control, out of control) :: hors de contrôle
out of it {prep} (drunk) SEE: drunk ::
out of it {prep} (disoriented) SEE: disoriented ::
out of one's depth {adj} (in water so deep that one cannot stand and may be at risk of drowning) :: n'avoir pas pied
out of one's league {prep} (too good or too expensive) :: au-dessus de ses moyens
out of one's own pocket {prep} (using one's own funds) :: payer de sa poche
out of order {prep} (not functioning properly) :: hors-service, en panne
out of order {prep} (out of normal sequence) :: déclassé {m}
out of place {prep} (not in the proper situation) :: déplacé
out of print {prep} (not available from the publisher) :: épuisé
out of proportion {prep} :: hors de proportion
out of reach {prep} (beyond the distance of an outstretched hand or arm) :: hors d'atteinte
out of service {prep} (not available for use) :: hors-service {m} {f}, H.S. {m} {f}
out of sight, out of mind {proverb} (something not nearby is forgotten) :: loin des yeux, loin du cœur (literally: far from the eyes, far from the heart)
out of step {prep} (rhythmic movement opposed to that of others) :: en décalage
out of step {prep} (not matching or in agreement) :: en décalage
out of the blue {prep} /aʊt ɒv ðə bluː/ (unexpectedly) :: comme un cheveu sur la soupe (like a hair in the soup), comme un chien dans un jeu de quilles (like a dog in a bowling game)
out of the box {prep} /aʊt əv ðə bɑːks/ ((idiom) immediately, without intervention from the customer) :: au déballage
out of the frying pan, into the fire {prep} (get from an already bad situation to a worse one) :: aller de Charybde en Scylla (to go from Charybdis to Scylla)
out of the loop {prep} :: hors du coup
out of the ordinary {prep} (unusual; not ordinary) :: hors du commun
out of the question {adj} (not remotely possible) :: hors de question, pas question, exclu {m}
out of the woods {prep} (out of peril) :: tiré d'affaire, sorti d'affaire, hors de danger
out of tune {prep} (not in correct musical pitch) :: faux
out of wedlock {prep} (of parents not legally married) :: hors mariage
out of work {prep} (unemployed) SEE: unemployed ::
outpatient {n} (patient) :: patient ambulatoire {m}
outpatient {adj} (provided without requiring an overnight stay by the patient) :: ambulatoire {m} {f}
outpost {n} /ˈaʊtˌpoʊst/ (A military post) :: avant-poste {m}
outpouring {n} (sudden flowing of a large amount of something) :: déversement
output {v} /ˈaʊtpʊt/ (produce or create) :: produire
output {v} (send data to out of a computer) :: exporter
outrage {n} /ˈaʊt.ɹeɪd͡ʒ/ (atrocity) :: outrage {m}
outrage {n} (offensive, immoral or indecent act) :: offense {f}
outrage {n} (anger) :: colère {f}, rage {f}
outrage {v} (to cause or commit an outrage upon) :: indigner
outrageous {adj} /aʊtˈɹeɪdʒəs/ (shocking) :: outrageant, scandaleux
outreach {n} /ˈaʊtɹiːtʃ/ (act) :: atteinte {f}
outreach {n} (extent) :: portée {f}, étendue {f}
outreach {v} (to reach further than) :: dépasser
outreach {v} (to surpass or exceed) :: dépasser
outreach {v} :: sensibiliser
outreach {v} (to go too far) SEE: go too far ::
Outremont {prop} (Outremont, Island of Montreal) :: Outremont
outrigger {n} ((nautical) beam that provides support for a mast) :: tangon {m}, bôme {f}
outrigger {n} ((nautical) a float or pontoon) :: balancier {m}
outrigger {n} ((nautical) an outrigger canoe) :: pirogue à balancier {f}
outrigger {n} ((nautical) bracket for an oarlock) :: porte-nage {m}, porte-en-dehors {m}
outrigger canoe {n} (a seagoing canoe) :: pirogue à balancier {f}
outright {adv} /aʊtˈɹaɪt/ (wholly) :: complètement
outright {adv} (openly) :: ouvertement
outright {adv} (at once) :: immédiatement
outrun {v} /ˈaʊtɹʌn/ (run faster) :: prendre de l'avance sur, distancer, prendre de vitesse, semer
outrun {v} (exceed) :: dépasser
outset {n} /ˈaʊtsɛt/ (initial stage of something) :: début {m}
outshine {v} /aʊtˈʃaɪn/ (to exceed something or someone else, especially in an obvious or flamboyant manner) :: dépasser
outside {n} /ˈaʊtsaɪd/ (outer surface) :: extérieur {m}
outside {adj} (pertaining to the outer surface or boundary) :: extérieur {m}
outside {adj} (pertaining to beyond the outer boundary) :: externe {m} {f}
outside {adv} (in or to the outside) :: hors, dehors
outside {adv} (outdoors) :: dehors
outside {adv} :: en dehors
outside {prep} (on the outside of) :: hors de
outsider {n} /ˌaʊtˈsaɪdəɹ/ (someone excluded) :: exclu {m}
outsider {n} (a newcomer) :: nouveau venu {m}, étranger {m}, inconnu {m}
outsider {n} (a long shot) :: outsider {m} {f}
outsider art {n} (art by untrained artists) :: art brut {m}
outside world {n} (rest of the world outside of some closed environment) :: monde extérieur {m}
outskirt {n} /ˈaʊtskɝt/ (periphery) :: banlieue {f}
outskirts {n} (the edges or areas around a city or town) :: banlieue {f}
outsmart {v} (beat in a competition of wits) :: être plus malin que, se montrer plus malin que
outsource {v} /ˈaʊtˌsɔɹs/ (transfer of business to a third party) :: externaliser, sous-traiter
outsourcing {n} (transfer business) :: externalisation {f}, sous-traitance {f}, impartition {f} , outsourcing {m}
outspoken {adj} (speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal) :: franc
outstanding {adj} (standing out from others) :: exceptionnel, remarquable
outstanding {adj} (distinguished from others by its superiority) :: exceptionnel, remarquable, hors pair
outstanding {adj} (projecting outwards) :: saillant {m}
outstanding {adj} (not settled or finished) :: en suspens
outstanding {adj} (owed as a debt) :: débiteur
outstandingly {adv} (in an outstanding manner) :: remarquablement
outstrip {v} (to outrun or leave behind) :: devancer
outstrip {v} (to exceed, excel or surpass) :: devancer
outward {adv} /ˈaʊt.wɚd/ (toward the outside; away from the centre) :: vers l'extérieur
outwardly {adv} /ˈaʊtwɚdli/ (externally or on the outside) :: extérieurement
outwit {v} /aʊtˈwɪt/ (to beat in a battle of wits) :: être plus malin
outwit {v} (outsmart) SEE: outsmart ::
outwith {prep} /aʊtwɪð/ (outside; beyond; outside of) :: hors
ouvrierism {n} ((communism) the glorification of manual laborers) :: ouvrierisme
ouzel {n} (Turdus merula) SEE: Eurasian blackbird ::
ouzo {n} /ˈuːzəʊ/ (drink) :: ouzo {m}
oval {n} /ˈoʊvəl/ (shape like an egg or ellipse) :: ovale {m}
oval {adj} (oval-shaped) :: ovale
Oval Office {prop} (office of the President of the United States) :: Bureau ovale {m}
ovarian {adj} /oʊˈvɛɹi.ən/ (Relating to the ovaries) :: ovarien
ovary {n} /ˈoʊvəɹi/ (female organ) :: ovaire {m}
ovary {n} (botanical organ) :: ovaire {m}
ovation {n} /ə(ʊ)ˈveɪʃn/ (prolonged enthusiastic applause) :: ovation {f}
oven {n} /ˈʌ.vn̩/ (chamber used for baking or heating) :: four {m}
ovenbird {n} (Seiurus auricapilla) :: paruline couronnée {f}
oven glove {n} (glove designed to carry hot oven trays) :: gant de four {m}
oven mitt {n} (oven glove) SEE: oven glove ::
ovenproof {adj} (able to be used in an oven) :: allant au four
over {adj} /ˈoʊ.vɚ/ (ended) :: fini, terminé
over {adv} (again) :: encore, re-
over {prep} (physical positioning: on top of; above) :: sur
over {prep} (physical positioning: across or spanning) :: au-delà
over {prep} (math: divided by) :: sur
over {prep} :: sur, au dessus de
over {interj} (end of sentence in radio communication) :: à vous, terminé
over- {prefix} /ˈəʊvə/ (above or higher) :: sur-
overall {adj} /ˌəʊvəɹˈɔːl/ (all-encompassing) :: global, total
overall {adv} (generally) :: en général
overall {n} (protective garment worn over clothing) :: blouse {f}, combinaison, salopette {f}
overalls {n} /ˈoʊvəɹɔːlz/ (loose fitting garment worn over regular clothes to protect them) :: combinaison {f}
overalls {n} (loose fitting pair of pants with a bib) :: salopette {f}
over and above {adv} (supplementary) :: en sus
over and above {prep} (in addition to) :: en sus de
over and over {adv} (repeatedly) :: à plusieurs reprises, plusieurs fois, maintes fois, encore et encore, sans cesse, à l'infini, inlassablement, sans arrêt, continuellement, sans discontinuer
overbearing {adj} (overly bossy or domineering) :: dominateur, despotique
overboard {adv} /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌbɔː(ɹ)d/ (over the edge, off a boat) :: par-dessus bord
overbook {v} (to sell inexistant seats) :: overbooker
overbooking {n} (selling more seats than are available) :: surréservation {f}
overcapitalize {v} (capitalize beyond sustainability) :: surcapitaliser
overcast {adj} /ˈoʊvɚ.kæst/ (covered with clouds; overshadowed; darkened) :: nuageux, couvert
overcast {adj} (meteorological term) :: couvert
overcharge {v} (to charge more than correct amount) :: surcharger
overcoat {n} /ˈəʊvəkəʊt/ (garment) :: pardessus {m}, manteau {m}
overcome {v} /ˌoʊvəɹˈkʌm/ (to surmount, get the better of) :: vaincre, surmonter
overcome {v} :: envahir
overconfident {adj} /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈkɒnfɪdənt/ (too confident) :: outrecuidant, présomptueux
overconfident {adj} (presumptuous, cocksure, rude, disrespectful) :: arrogant, présomptueux, condescendant, sec
overcook {v} (cook for too long) :: surcuire
overcrowded {adj} (Containing too many occupants) :: surpeuplé, bondé, surchargé
overdetermined {adj} (of linear equations) :: surdéterminé
overdo {v} /ˌoʊ.vəɹˈdu/ (to do too much of something) :: en faire trop
overdo {v} (to cook too much) :: trop cuire
overdose {n} (excessive and dangerous dose of a drug) :: surdose {f}, surdosage {m}, overdose {f}
overdose {v} (to dose excessively) :: surdoser
overdraft {n} /ˈoʊvɚdɹæft/ (act of overdrawing a bank account) :: découvert {m}
overdraft {n} (amount overdrawn) :: découvert {m}
overdraught {n} (overdraft) SEE: overdraft ::
overdrive {n} (gear on an automobile) :: surmultipliée {f}
overdrive {n} (state of heightened activity) :: surrégime {m}
overdue {adj} /ˌoʊ.vəɹˈdu/ (Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need) :: en retard
over easy {prep} (fried on both sides) :: tourné
overeat {v} /ˌoʊvɚˈit/ (eat too much) :: trop manger, se suralimenter
overestimate {v} (to judge too highly) :: surestimer
overestimated {v} (overrated) SEE: overrated ::
overexploitation {n} (excessive and damaging exploitation) :: surexploitation {f}
overexposed {adj} (exposed too much) :: surexposé
overfeed {v} (too feed too much to) :: suralimenter
overfit {v} (statistics: to use a statistical model that has too many parameters) :: surinterpréter
overflow {n} /ˈəʊvəˌfləʊ/ (spillage) :: débordement {m}
overflow {v} (to fill beyond the limits of) :: déborder
overflow {v} :: déborder, transborder, s'épancher
overflow hole {n} (hole that prevents overflowing) :: trop-plein {m}
overflow pool {n} (type of swimming pool) :: piscine à débordement {f}
overhand knot {n} (knot) :: nœud d'arrêt {m}
overhang {v} /ˈoʊvəɹˌhæŋ/ (hang over, as an ornament) :: surplomber
overhang {n} (anything that overhangs) :: surplomb {m}
overhaul {n} /ˈəʊvəˌhɔːl/ (a major repair, remake, renovation, or revision) :: remise à neuf {f}
overhaul {v} (to modernize, repair, renovate, or revise completely) :: rénover
overhead {n} /ˈəʊvəˌhɛd/ (expense of a business not directly assigned to goods or services provided) :: frais généraux {m-p}
overhead fan {n} (ceiling fan) SEE: ceiling fan ::
overhead kick {n} (kick) :: retourné acrobatique {m}, retourné {m}
overhead projector {n} (projector that projects an image over the heads of the viewers onto a screen) :: rétroprojecteur {m}
overheat {v} (overheat) SEE: burn ::
overheat {v} /ˌoʊvɚˈhit/ :: échauffer
over here {adv} (in this place) :: ici, par ici
Overijssel {prop} (province of the Netherlands) :: Overijssel
overjoyed {adj} /ˌoʊvɚˈdʒɔɪd/ (very happy) :: ravi, enchanté
overkill {n} /ˈoʊvɚˌkɪl/ (an unnecessary excess of something (idiomatic)) :: surpuissance, excès
overlap {v} /ˌəʊvəˈlæp/ (to extend over and partly cover something) :: chevaucher
overlap {v} (to have an area, range, character or function in common) :: se chevaucher
overlap {v} ((used of sets) to have some elements in common) :: avoir une intersection commune avec
overlap {v} (to have DNA parts in common) :: se chevaucher
overlapping {adj} :: chevauchant, recouvrant
overlay {v} (overwhelm) SEE: overwhelm ::
overlearn {v} /əʊvəˈləːn/ (learn more than necessary) :: surapprendre, sur-apprendre
overliquidity {n} :: surliquidité {f}
overload {v} (to load excessively) :: surcharger
overload {v} (to create different functions for the same name) :: surcharger
overloading {n} /ˈoʊ.vɚloʊ.diŋ/ (type of polymorphism) :: surcharge {f}
overloading {n} (transport) :: surcharge {f}
overlook {n} /ˈoʊvəɹ.lʊk/ (vista or point) :: vue {f}, panorama {m}
overlook {v} (to offer a view of something from a higher position) :: surplomber
overlook {v} (to fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it) :: négliger, louper
overlook {v} (to pretend not to have noticed; to pass over without censure or punishment) :: passer outre
overlook {v} (to supervise; to watch over) :: surveiller, superviser
overlook {v} (to inspect; to examine; to look over carefully or repeatedly) :: surveiller, superviser
overlook {v} (to look upon with an evil eye; to bewitch by looking upon; to fascinate) :: négliger, prendre à la légère
overlooked {adj} (missed out in selection, unnoticed) :: négligé, sous-estimé
overly {adv} (to an excessive degree) :: trop, excessivement
overmorrow {adv} (on the day after tomorrow) SEE: day after tomorrow ::
overmorrow {n} (day after tomorrow) SEE: day after tomorrow ::
over my dead body {prep} (absolutely not) :: pas de mon vivant, moi vivant, jamais
overnight {adv} (in a very short amount of time) :: du jour au lendemain
overnight {adj} (during a single night) :: nocturne
overnight {n} (overnight stay) :: nuitée {f}
overnourished {adj} (overweight) SEE: overweight ::
overnutrition {n} /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)njuːˈtɹɪʃən/ (malnutrition in which nutrients are oversupplied) :: suralimentation {f}
overpass {n} (A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc) :: autopont {m}, pont autoroutier {m}
overpay {v} /oʊ.vɚ.peɪ/ (to pay too much) :: surpayer
overpayment {n} (payment exceeding the amount actually due) :: surpaye {f}, trop-perçu {m}
overplay {v} :: exagérer, surestimer
overpopulate {v} (fill with too many individuals) :: surpeupler
overpopulated {adj} /ˌoʊvɚˈpɑpjə(ˌ)leɪtɪd/ (having a higher population than can be sustained) :: surpeuplé
overpopulation {n} /ˌoʊvɚˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ (when the number of occupants of an area exceeds the ability of that area to provide for the occupants) :: surpopulation {f}
overpower {v} (overpower) SEE: compel ::
overpower {v} /oʊ.vɚˈpaʊ̯.ɚ/ (subdue someone by superior force) :: soumettre
overpriced {adj} (priced higher than what it is really worth) :: surévalué
overproduction {n} (the production of more of a commodity than can be used or sold) :: surproduction {f}
overprotect {v} :: surprotéger, hyperprotéger
overprotection {n} /ˌoʊvɚpɹəˈtɛkʃən/ (act of overprotecting) :: surprotection {f}, hyperprotection {f}
overrate {v} /ˌəʊvəˈɹeɪt/ (to esteem too highly) :: surévaluer, surestimer, surfaire, surcoter
overrated {adj} (rated too highly) :: surfait, surestimé, surcoté
overreact {v} /ˌoʊ.vəɹ.ɹiˈækt/ (react too much or too intensely) :: s'emporter, surréagir, exagérer
overrepresent {v} :: surreprésenter
overrepresentation {n} (the condition of being overrepresented) :: surreprésentation {f}
overrepresented {adj} :: surreprésenté {m}, surreprésentée {f}
override {v} /oʊ.vəɹˈɹaɪd/ (to ride across or beyond something) :: outrepasser
override {v} (to counteract the normal operation of something) :: outrepasser
override {v} ((software) To define a new behaviour of a method) :: redéfinir
overriding {adj} :: redéfinition {f}
overripen {v} (to ripen too much; to become overripe) :: blettir
overruff {v} (ruff with a higher trump) :: surcouper
overrun {v} /oʊvəˈɹʌn/ :: exceder
overseas {adj} /ˌoʊvɚˈsiːz/ (across a sea) :: outre-mer
overseas {adv} (abroad) :: à l'étranger
overseas {adv} (across a sea) :: outre-mer
overseas Chinese {n} (Huaqiao) :: chinois d'outre-mer {m}, huaqiao
overseas territory {n} (country or smaller territory) :: territoire d'outre-mer {m}, TOM {m}
oversee {v} /əʊvə(ɹ)siː/ (to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group) :: superviser
oversee {v} :: superviser
overseer {n} /ˈəʊvəˌsiːə(ɹ)/ (one who oversees) :: contremaître {m}, chef
overshadow {v} /ˌoʊ.vɚˈʃæd.oʊ/ (to cast a shadow over something) :: ombrager
overshadow {v} (to dominate something and make it seem insignificant) :: éclipser (la gloire, une personne)
oversight {n} /ˈoʊvə(ɹ)ˌsaɪt/ (omission) :: oubli {m}
oversight {n} (overview) SEE: overview ::
oversize {adj} (Larger than normal) :: surdimensionné
oversize {v} (To exceed in size) :: surdimensionner
oversleep {v} /ˈəʊvəɹˌsliːp/ (to sleep for longer than planned) :: trop dormir
oversteer {n} :: survirage {m}
overstep {v} /ˌoʊvɚˈstɛp/ (To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.) :: outrepasser
overtake {v} /oʊvɚˈteɪk/ (to pass a more slowly moving object) :: dépasser, doubler
overtake {v} (to occur unexpectedly take by surprise; surprise and overcome) :: surprendre
over-the-counter {adj} (pharmacy: not requiring a prescription) :: en vente libre
over-the-counter {adj} (direct interaction between two parties without an intermediary) :: de gré à gré
over the moon {prep} (delighted, thrilled) :: ravi
over there {adv} (in that place) :: là-bas,
overthrow {v} /əʊvəˈθɹəʊ/ (to bring about the downfall of) :: renverser, déposer
over time {prep} (with respect to the passage of time) :: avec le temps
over time {prep} (gradually, as time passes) :: avec le temps
overtime {n} /ˈoʊvɚˌtaɪm/ (worktime) :: heures supplémentaires {f-p}
overtime {n} (extra period in sports) :: prolongation {f}
overtly {adv} (openly) :: ouvertement
overtone {n} /ˈoʊvɚtoʊn/ (harmonic) :: partiel {m}
overtone {n} (implicit meaning) :: sous-entendu {m}, connotation {f}
overtrump {v} (To play a higher trump card) SEE: overruff ::
overture {n} /ˈoʊvəɹtʃəɹ/ (musical introduction) :: ouverture {f}
overturn {v} (to turn over, capsize) :: renverser, retourner, capoter, verser
overturn {v} (to overthrow) :: renverser
overturn {v} (legal: to reverse, overrule) :: casser
overuse {v} /ˌoʊvɚˈjuːz/ (To use too much of) :: surutiliser
overuse {n} (excessive use) :: surutilisation {f}
overused {adj} (used too much) :: abusé
overused {adj} (hackneyed, cliché) :: usé
overvaluation {n} (an instance of overvaluing) :: surévaluation {f}
overview {n} /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌvjuː/ (brief summary, as of a book or a presentation) :: vue d'ensemble, résumé, synthèse
overvoltage {n} (difference in potential) :: survoltage {m} , surtension {f}
overweening {adj} /əʊvəˈwiːnɪŋ/ (over-confident) :: confiant, arrogant
overweight {adj} /ˌoʊvɚˈweɪt/ (of a person, heavier than is healthy) :: en surpoids
overwhelm {v} /ˌoʊvɚˈʍɛlm/ (engulf, surge over) :: abreuver
overwhelm {v} (to overpower, crush) :: accabler, envahir
overwhelm {v} (overpower emotionally) :: accabler
overwhelming {adj} /ˌoʊvɚˈ(h)wɛlmɪŋ/ (overpowering) :: accablant
overwork {n} /ˈoʊvɚˌwɝk/ (excessive work) :: surmenage {m}
overworked {adj} (subjected to too much work) :: débordé, surmené
overwrite {v} (destroy old data) :: écraser
Ovid {prop} /ˈɒvɪd/ (Roman poet) :: Ovide {m}
Ovidian {adj} (of Ovid) :: ovidien {m}
oviduct {n} (duct through which an ovum passes) :: oviducte {m}
ovine {adj} /ˈoʊvaɪn/ (of or relating to sheep) :: ovin {m}, ovine {f}
ovine {n} (a sheep) :: ovin {m}
oviparous {adj} /oʊˈvɪpəɹəs/ (egg laying) :: ovipare
ovoid {adj} (shaped like an oval) :: ovoïde
ovovitellin {n} :: ovovitelline {f}
ovoviviparous {adj} /ˌoʊvoʊvɪˈvɪpəɹəs/ (pertaining to animals whose eggs hatch inside their body) :: ovovivipare
ovulate {v} (produce eggs or ova) :: ovuler
ovulation {n} /ɑvjəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ (release of an ovum from the ovary) :: ovulation {f}
ovule {n} (botany: structure that develops into a seed) :: ovule {f}
ovum {n} /ˈoʊ.vəm/ (gamete) :: ovule {m}
owe {v} /oʊ/ (to be under an obligation) :: devoir
owe {v} (to be in debt) :: devoir
Owenism {n} :: owénisme {m}
Owenist {adj} :: owéniste
Owenist {n} :: owéniste {m}
owe someone one {v} (be indebted to someone) :: devoir une fière chandelle, à charge de revanche, renvoyer l'ascenseur, en devoir une
owie {n} /ˈaʊwiː/ (minor injury) :: bobo {m}
owing to {prep} (because of) :: en raison de
owl {n} /aʊl/ (bird) :: hibou {m}, chouette {f}
owlet {n} (a young owl) :: jeune hibou {m}, jeune chouette {f}
owlet moth {n} (moth of family Noctuidae) :: noctuelle {f}
own {v} (defeat) SEE: defeat ::
own {adj} /ˈoʊn/ (belonging to (determiner)) :: propre {m} {f}
own {v} (have rightful possession of) :: posséder, avoir
owner {n} /ˈoʊnɚ/ (one who owns) :: propriétaire {m}
ownership {n} (legal status) :: propriété {f}
own goal {n} (goal scored by player against their own team) :: but contre son camp {m}
own up {v} (to confess) :: confesser, admettre
ox {n} /ˈɑks/ (an adult castrated male of cattle) :: bœuf {m}
ox {n} (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) :: bœuf {m}
oxalate {n} /ˈɒksəleɪt/ (salt or ester of oxalic acid) :: oxalate {m}
oxalemia {n} :: oxalémie
oxalic {adj} /ɑkˈsælɪk/ (of or pertaining to oxalic acid) :: oxalique
oxalic acid {n} (the dicarboxylic acid (ethandioic acid)) :: acide oxalique {m}
oxbow lake {n} (crescent-shaped lake) :: bras mort {m}
oxcart {n} (cart drawn by ox) :: charette à bœufs {f}
oxer {n} (type of horse jump) :: oxer {m}
oxeye {n} (titmouse) SEE: titmouse ::
oxeye {n} (Boops boops) SEE: bogue ::
oxeye daisy {n} (flower) :: marguerite {f}
Oxford {prop} /ˈɒksfəd/ (city) :: Oxford
Oxford {n} (type of shoe) SEE: Oxford shoe ::
Oxfordian {prop} (geologic age) :: Oxfordien
Oxford shoe {n} (style of shoe) :: Richelieu, richelieu
oxidant {n} (oxidizing agent) :: oxydant {m}
oxidase {n} (oxidase enzyme) :: oxydase {f}
oxidation {n} (combination of a substance with oxygen) :: oxydation {f}
oxidation {n} (chemical reaction) :: oxydation {f}
oxidative {adj} (Relating to oxidation) :: oxydatif
oxide {n} /ˈɒksaɪd/ (binary compound of oxygen) :: oxyde {m}
oxidising agent {n} (oxidising agent) SEE: oxidizing agent ::
oxidization {n} (oxidation) SEE: oxidation ::
oxidize {v} /ˈɒksɪdaɪz/ (to combine with oxygen) :: oxyder
oxidizing agent {n} (any substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another) :: comburant {m}
oxime {n} /ˈɒk.siːm/ (chemical compound) :: oxime {f}
oximeter {n} /ɒkˈsɪmɪtə/ (device that measures the oxygen saturation of arterial blood) :: oxymètre {m}
oxolinic acid {n} :: acide oxolinique
Oxonian {adj} (of or pertaining to Oxford) :: oxonien {m}, oxonienne {f}
oxtail {n} (meat from the tail of a cow) :: queue de bœuf {f}
oxyacetylenic {adj} :: oxyacétylénique
oxychloride {n} (compound of oxygen and chlorine) :: oxychlorure {m}
oxycodone {n} (powerful opioid analgesic) :: oxycodone
oxygen {n} /ˈɒksɪdʒən/ (chemical element) :: oxygène {m}
oxygenate {v} (infuse with oxygen) :: oxygéner
oxygenation {n} (process of treating something with oxygen) :: oxygénation
oxygenator {n} (device that releases oxygen into water) :: oxygénateur {m}
oxygen catastrophe {n} (generic event) :: catastrophe de l'oxygène / crise de l'oxygène
oxygen catastrophe {n} (specific event in Earth's past) :: Catastrophe de l'oxygène / Crise de l'oxygène, Grande oxydation / Grande Oxydation / Grande oxygénation / Grande Oxygénation
oxygen mask {n} (mask through with oxygen may be breathed) :: masque à oxygène {f}
oxygen therapy {n} (therapeutic administration of oxygen) :: oxygénothérapie {f}
oxymoron {n} /ˌɑksiˈmɔɹɑn/ (figure of speech) :: oxymore {m}
oxymoron {n} (contradiction in terms) SEE: contradiction in terms ::
oxytocic {adj} /ˌɑksiˈtɑsɪk/ (serving to promote uterine contractions) :: ocytocique
oxytocin {n} /ɑksiˈtoʊsɪn/ (hormone) :: ocytocine
oxytone {adj} /ˈɑksɪˌtoʊn/ (oxytone) :: oxyton {m}
oyster {n} /ˈɔɪ.stə(ɹ)/ (mollusk, see also: clam; mollusc; mussel) :: huître {f}, huitre {f}
oyster {n} (food) :: sot-l’y-laisse
oystercatcher {n} /ˈɔɪstə.ˌkætʃə/ (bird) :: huîtrier {m}
oyster knife {n} (knife) :: couteau à huîtres {m}
oyster mushroom {n} (Pleurotus ostreatus) :: pleurote en huître {m}
oyster plant {n} (Scorzonera hispanica) SEE: black salsify ::
oyster plant {n} (Mertensia maritima) SEE: sea bluebell ::
oz {n} /aʊns/ (ounce) :: oz
ozone {n} /ˈoʊzoʊn/ (O3) :: ozone {m}
ozone hole {n} (region of the stratosphere over Antarctica that is depleted of ozone in the local spring) :: trou dans la couche d'ozone {m}
ozone layer {n} (a region of the stratosphere) :: couche d'ozone {f}, ozone {m}