| Vé {prop} (Norse mythological figure) | :: Vé |
| vacancy {n} /ˈveɪkənsi/ (unoccupied position) | :: vacance {f} |
| vacancy {n} (available room) | :: chambre libre {f} |
| vacant {adj} /ˈveɪkənt/ (not occupied) | :: vide |
| vacant {adj} (showing no intelligence or interest) | :: niais {m} |
| vacant lot {n} (unused land) | :: terrain vague |
| vacate {v} | :: vider, évacuer |
| vacation {n} /veɪˈkeɪʃən/ (freedom from some business or activity) | :: vacances {f} {p} |
| vacation {n} (official holiday period) | :: vacances {f} {p} |
| vacation {n} (holiday, period of leisure time) | :: vacances {f} {p} |
| vacation {v} (to spend or take a vacation) | :: aller en vacances |
| vacationer {n} (someone who is on vacation) SEE: holiday-maker | :: |
| vaccinate {v} /ˈvæksɪneɪt/ (treat with a vaccine) | :: vacciner |
| vaccination {n} /ˌvæk.sɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ (inoculation with a vaccine) | :: vaccination {f} |
| vaccine {n} /vækˈsiːn/ (substance meant to stimulate production of antibodies) | :: vaccin {m} |
| vachery {n} (cattle enclosure) | :: vacherie {f} |
| vacillate {v} /ˈvæ.sə.leɪt/ (to sway unsteadily from one side to the other) | :: vaciller |
| vacillate {v} (to swing from one course of action or opinion to another) | :: hésiter |
| vacuity {n} /væˈkjuːɪtɪ/ (emptiness) | :: vacuité {f} |
| vacuity {n} (vacuum) | :: vacuité {f} |
| vacuüm {n} (vacuum) SEE: vacuum | :: |
| vacuole {n} /ˈvækjʊˌəʊl/ (large membrane-bound vesicle) | :: vacuole {f} |
| vacuous {adj} /ˈvækju.əs/ (lacking meaningful content) | :: niais |
| vacuous {adj} (showing a lack of thought) | :: niais {m} |
| vacuum {n} /ˈvæ.kjuːm/ (region of space that contains no matter) | :: vide {m}, vacuum {m} |
| vacuum {v} (transitive: to clean with a vacuum cleaner) | :: passer l'aspirateur |
| vacuum {v} (intransitive: to use a vacuum cleaner) | :: passer l'aspirateur |
| vacuum {n} (vacuum cleaner) SEE: vacuum cleaner | :: |
| vacuum-clean {v} (to clean with a vacuum cleaner) | :: passer l'aspirateur |
| vacuum cleaner {n} (machine for cleaning) | :: aspirateur {m}, balayeuse {f} |
| vacuum flask {n} (a bottle, flask or similar vessel having a vacuum between its inner and outer silvered walls) SEE: thermos | :: |
| vacuum gauge {n} (vacuum gauge) | :: vacuomètre {m} |
| vacuum tube {n} (electrical device) | :: tube électronique {m}, tube à vide {m} |
| vade mecum {n} (referential book) | :: vade-mecum |
| vade mecum {n} | :: vade-mecum {m} |
| Vadodara {prop} (city in India) | :: Vadodara |
| Vaduz {prop} /vəˈduːts/ (capital of Liechtenstein) | :: Vaduz {m} |
| vagabond {n} /ˈvæɡ.ə.bɒnd/ (a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time) | :: vagabond {m}, vagabonde {f} |
| vagabond {n} (a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person) | :: vagabond {m}, vagabonde {f} |
| vagal {adj} /ˈveɪɡəl/ (of or relating to the vagus nerve) | :: vagal |
| vagary {n} /vəˈɡɛɹi/ (An erratic, unpredictable occurrence or action) | :: extravagance {f} |
| vagary {n} (An impulsive or illogical desire; a caprice) | :: caprice {m} |
| vagina {n} /vəˈdʒaɪnə/ (anatomical sense) | :: vagin {m} |
| vagina {n} (vulva) SEE: vulva | :: |
| vaginal {adj} /ˈvædʒɪnəl/ (of the vagina) | :: vaginal |
| vaginal flatulence {n} (emission or expulsion of air from the vagina) | :: pet vaginal {m} |
| vaginally {adv} (via the vagina) | :: vaginalement |
| vaginal ring {n} (contraception device) | :: anneau vaginal {m} |
| vaginismus {n} /vadʒɪˈnɪzməs/ (muscular contraction) | :: vaginisme {m} |
| vaginitis {n} (inflammation of the vagina) | :: vaginite {f} |
| vaginoplasty {n} (surgical procedure) | :: vaginoplastie {f} |
| vaginosis {n} (infection of the vagina) | :: vaginose {f} |
| vagrancy {n} /ˈveɪɡɹənsɪ/ (being a vagrant) | :: vagabondage {m} |
| vagrant {n} /ˈveɪ.ɡɹənt/ (person without a home or job) | :: vagabond {m}, vagabonde {f} |
| vagrant {n} (wanderer) | :: vagabond {m}, vagabonde {f} |
| vagrant {n} (ornithology: bird outside of its range) | :: erratique |
| vague {adj} /veɪɡ/ (not clearly expressed) | :: vague |
| vague {adj} | :: vague |
| vaguely {adv} /ˈveɪɡli/ (in a vague manner) | :: vaguement |
| vaguery {n} (vagaries) SEE: vagary | :: |
| vagus nerve {n} (cranial nerve) | :: nerf vague {m} |
| vain {adj} /veɪn/ (overly proud of one's appearance) | :: vaniteux. |
| vain {adj} (based on very little substance) | :: frivole |
| vain {adj} (pointless, futile) | :: vain, futile |
| vainglorious {adj} /ˌveɪnˈɡlɔː.ɹi.əs/ (with excessive vanity or unwarranted pride) | :: orgueilleux, vaniteux, fanfaron |
| vainglory {n} (boastful, unwarranted pride) | :: gloriole {f} |
| vainglory {n} (a regarding of oneself with undue favor) | :: vaine gloire {f} |
| vair {n} /vɛə/ (heraldic fur) | :: vair {m} |
| Valais {prop} (A canton) | :: Valais |
| Val-de-Marne {prop} (department of France) | :: Val-de-Marne {m} |
| Val-d'Oise {prop} (department of France) | :: Val-d'Oise {m} |
| Val-d'Or {prop} | :: Val-d'Or |
| vale {n} /veɪl/ (valley) | :: val {m} |
| valediction {n} /ˌvæl.əˈdɪk.ʃən/ (speech) | :: discours d'adieu |
| valediction {n} (act) | :: adieux |
| valediction {n} (word or phrase upon leaving) | :: adieu, salut, à la prochaine, chao |
| valediction {n} (word or phrase to end a message) | :: formule de politesse |
| valedictorian {n} /vælədɪkˈtɔɹɪən/ (no 1 student) | :: major {m} |
| valence {n} /ˈveɪləns/ (chemistry: combining capacity) | :: valence {f} |
| valence {n} (chemistry: number of binding sites of a molecule) | :: valence {f} |
| valence {n} (linguistics: number of arguments that a verb can have) | :: valence {f} |
| valence {n} | :: valence {f} |
| Valence {prop} (commune in southeastern France) | :: Valence |
| Valencia {prop} /vəˈlɛnsi.ə/ (capital of the Valencian Community) | :: Valence {f} |
| Valencia {prop} (city in Venezuela) | :: Valencia {f} |
| Valencian {adj} /vəˈlɛnsi.ən/ (from or relating to Valencia) | :: valencien {m} |
| Valencian {n} (inhabitant of Valencia) | :: Valencien {m}, Valencienne {f}, Valençais {m} , Valençois {m} |
| Valencian {prop} (variety of Catalan) | :: valencien {m}; valencien {m} |
| Valencian Community {prop} (autonomous community in Spain) | :: Communauté valencienne {f}, Valence {f} |
| valenki {n} (winter felt boots) | :: valenki {p} |
| Valens {prop} (a Roman cognomen) | :: Valens |
| Valentina {prop} (female given name) | :: Valentine {f} |
| valentine {n} /ˈvaləntaɪn/ (an expression of affection, especially romantic) | :: valentine |
| valentine {n} (a person to whom you give, or from whom you receive, a valentine, on February 14th) | :: Valentine |
| Valentine {n} /ˈvæləntaɪn/ (male given name) | :: Valentin {m} |
| Valentine {n} (female given name) SEE: Valentina | :: |
| Valentine's Day {prop} (Saint Valentine's Day) SEE: Saint Valentine's Day | :: |
| Valentinian {prop} (a Roman cognomen) | :: Valentinien |
| Vale of Kashmir {prop} (Kashmir Valley) SEE: Kashmir Valley | :: |
| vale of tears {n} /ˈveɪl əv ˈtɪəz/ (the world as the place where difficulties and the sorrows of life are felt) | :: vallée de misère {f} |
| Vale of Tempe {prop} (ancient name of a gorge in Thessaly) | :: vallée de Tempé {f} |
| valerian {n} /vəˈlɪəɹɪən/ (Valeriana officinalis) | :: valériane {f} |
| Valerian {prop} (a Roman cognomen) | :: Valérien |
| valeric acid {n} (CH3(CH2)3COOH) | :: acide valérique {m} |
| Valerie {prop} (female given name) | :: Valérie |
| Valerius {prop} (male given name) | :: Valéry |
| valet {n} /ˈvæleɪ/ (a man's personal male attendant) | :: valet {m}, valet de chambre {m}, majordome {m} |
| valet {n} (a female performer in professional wrestling) | :: valet |
| valet {n} (a female chaperone who accompanies a man) | :: chaperon {m}, duègne {f} |
| valet {n} (a hotel employee performing such duties for guests) | :: valet {m} |
| valet {n} (a person employed to clean or park cars) | :: valet {m}, voiturier {m} |
| valet-de-chambre {n} (valet) SEE: valet | :: |
| valetudinarian {adj} /ˌvæ.ləˌtuː.dəˈnɛ.ɹi.ən/ (of infirm health; sickly) | :: valétudinaire |
| valetudinarian {n} (person obsessed with their health) | :: hypocondriaque {m} |
| Valetudo {prop} (in Roman mythology) | :: Valétudo {f} |
| Valetudo {prop} (satellite of Jupiter) | :: Valétudo {f} |
| Valhalla {prop} /vælˈhælə/ (in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle) | :: Walhalla {m}, walhalla {m}, Valhalla {m}, valhalla {m}, Valhalle {f} |
| valiance {n} (quality of being valiant) | :: vaillance {f} |
| valiant {adj} /ˈvæljənt/ (showing courage or determination) | :: vaillant, preux |
| valid {adj} (acceptable, proper or correct) | :: valide |
| valid {adj} (related to the current topic) SEE: relevant | :: |
| validate {v} (to check the validity of) | :: valider, justifier |
| validation {n} /ˌvæl.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/ (the act of validating something) | :: validation {f} |
| validator {n} (one who validates) | :: cachet {m}, validateur {m} |
| validator {n} (something that validates) | :: validateur {m} |
| validity {n} (the state of being valid, authentic or genuine) | :: validité |
| valine {n} (essential amino acid C5H11NO2) | :: valine {f} |
| valise {n} (a piece of hand luggage such as a suitcase) SEE: suitcase | :: |
| valkyrie {n} /ˈvælˌkɪ.ɹi/ (any of the female attendants, or handmaidens of Odin) | :: valkyrie {f} |
| Valle d'Aosta {prop} /ˌvaleɪ dɑːˈɒstə/ (region of northwestern Italy) | :: Vallée d'Aoste {f}, Val d'Aoste {m} |
| Valletta {prop} /vəˈlɛtə/ (capital of Malta) | :: La Valette {f} |
| valley {n} /ˈvæli/ (elongated depression between hills or mountains) | :: vallée {f} |
| Valley of the Kings {prop} (Egyptian valley known for its tombs) | :: Vallée des rois {f} |
| Valley of the Sun {prop} (Term for the Phoenix metropolitan area) | :: Vallée du soleil {f} |
| valor {n} (value, worth) SEE: value | :: |
| valor {n} (strength of mind in regard to danger) SEE: valour | :: |
| valour {n} (value) SEE: value | :: |
| valour {n} /ˈvælɚ/ (strength of mind in regard to danger) | :: héroïsme {m}, courage {m} |
| Valparaiso {prop} (city) | :: Valparaíso |
| valuable {adj} /ˈvæljuəbl̩/ (having a great value) | :: précieux |
| valuable {n} (personal possession of relatively great monetary value) | :: valeur |
| value {n} /ˈvæljuː/ (quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable) | :: valeur {f} |
| value {n} (degree of importance given to something) | :: valeur {m} |
| value {n} (amount (of money, goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else) | :: valeur {f} |
| value {n} (relative duration of a musical note) | :: valeur {f} |
| value {n} (numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed) | :: valeur {f} |
| value {n} (ideal accepted by some individual or group) | :: valeur {f} |
| value {v} (to estimate the value of) | :: évaluer |
| value {v} (to fix or determine the value of) | :: valoriser |
| value added {n} (amount) | :: valeur ajoutée {f} |
| value added tax {n} (tax levied on added value of an exchange) | :: taxe sur la valeur ajoutée {f}, TVA {f} |
| value judgment {n} (judgment) | :: jugement de valeur {m} |
| value system {n} (hierarchy of values) | :: système de valeurs |
| valve {n} /ˈvælv/ (device that controls flow of gas or fluid) | :: clapet {m}, soupape {f} |
| valve {n} (device in an internal combustion engine) | :: soupape {f} |
| valve {n} (in anatomy) | :: valvule {f} |
| valve {n} (vacuum tube) SEE: vacuum tube | :: |
| vamoose {v} (to run away, to flee) | :: tracer , bouger , se barrer , se casser , se tirer , dégager |
| vamoose {v} (to hurry) | :: tracer , bouger , grouiller , se magner |
| vamp {v} (to seduce or exploit someone) SEE: exploit | :: |
| vamp {n} /væmp/ (seductive woman) | :: vamp {f} |
| vampire {n} /ˈvæm.paɪ.ə(ɹ)/ (mythological creature) | :: vampire {m} |
| vampire {n} (bat) | :: chauve-souris vampire {f} |
| vampire bat {n} (bat of the subfamily Desmodontinae) | :: chauve-souris vampire {f} |
| vampiress {n} (female vampire) | :: vampiresse {f} |
| vampiric {adj} (vampiric) | :: vampirique {m} {f} |
| vampirism {n} (extortion) SEE: extortion | :: |
| vampirization {n} (the act of turning someone into a vampire) | :: vampirisation {f} |
| vampirize {v} (to make into a vampire) | :: vampiriser, vampirer |
| van {n} /væn/ (a covered vehicle) | :: fourgon {m}, fourgonnette {f}, camionnette {f} |
| vanadinite {n} (mineral) | :: vanadinite |
| vanadium {n} /vəˈneɪdi.əm/ (chemical element) | :: vanadium {m} |
| Vancouver {prop} /væŋˈkuː.vɚ/ (city) | :: Vancouver |
| Vancouver Island {prop} (island off coast of British Columbia) | :: Île de Vancouver |
| Vancouverite {n} (native or resident of Vancouver) | :: Vancouvérois, Vancouverois {m} |
| vandal {n} /ˈvændəl/ (person who destroys or damages property) | :: vandale {m} |
| Vandal {n} (member of an ancient east Germanic tribe) | :: Vandale {m} |
| Vandal {adj} (of or relating to the Vandals) SEE: Vandalic | :: |
| Vandalic {adj} /vænˈdælɪk/ (of or pertaining to the Vandals) | :: vandale {m} {f} |
| vandalise {v} (to needlessly destroy) | :: vandaliser |
| vandalism {n} /ˈvændəlɪzm̩/ (needless damage or destruction of property) | :: vandalisme {m} |
| vandalize {v} (vandalise) SEE: vandalise | :: |
| vane {n} /veɪn/ (curved surface radially mounted along an axis) | :: pale {f} |
| vane {n} (weather vane) SEE: weather vane | :: |
| Vanessa {prop} /vəˈnɛsə/ (female given name) | :: Vanessa |
| vanguard {n} /ˈvænˌɡɑɹd/ (leading units of an army) | :: avant-garde {f} |
| vanguard {n} (forefront of any group or movement) | :: avant-garde {f} |
| vanilla {n} /vəˈnɪlə/ (orchid) | :: vanille {f} |
| vanilla {n} (fruit) | :: vanille {f} |
| vanilla {n} (natural extract) | :: vanille {f} |
| vanilla {n} (flavor) | :: vanille {f} |
| vanilla {n} (artificial extract) | :: vanille {f} |
| vanilla {adj} (of vanilla) | :: de vanille, à la vanille |
| vanilla essence {n} (vanilla extract) SEE: vanilla extract | :: |
| vanilla extract {n} (liquid used in cooking) | :: extrait de vanille {m} |
| vanillin {n} (primary constituent of vanilla) | :: vanilline {f} |
| vanish {v} /ˈvænɪʃ/ (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) | :: disparaître, s'évanouir |
| vanish {v} (mathematics: to become equal to zero) | :: s'annuler |
| vanishing point {n} (point in perspective drawing) | :: point de fuite {m}, point à l’infini {m} |
| vanishment {n} (disappearance) SEE: disappearance | :: |
| vanity {n} /ˈvæ.nɪ.ti/ (excessive pride) | :: vanité {f} |
| vanity {n} (dressing table) SEE: dressing table | :: |
| vanquish {v} /ˈvæŋkwɪʃ/ (to defeat, to overcome) | :: vaincre |
| vantage {n} /ˈvæntɪd͡ʒ/ (advantage) | :: avantage {m} |
| vantage point {n} /ˈvæntɪd͡ʒ ˌpɔɪ̯nt/ (place or position affording a good view) | :: point de vue privilégié {m} |
| vantage point {n} (point of view) SEE: point of view | :: |
| Vanuatu {prop} /væn.uːˈɑː.tuː/ (Republic of Vanuatu) | :: Vanuatu |
| Vanuatuan {n} (A person from Vanuatu or of Vanuatuan descent) | :: Vanouatais {m} , Vanuatais , Vanuatan |
| Vanuatuan {adj} (Of, from, or pertaining to Vanuatu, the Vanuatuan people or the Vanuatuan language) | :: vanuatais |
| vape {v} /veɪp/ (to inhale the vapor produced by a non-combustible cigarette) | :: vapoter |
| vaper {n} (user of electronic cigarettes) | :: vapoteur {m}, vapoteuse {f} |
| vapid {adj} /ˈvæp.ɪd/ (lifeless, dull, or banal) | :: amorphe, inintéressant, insignifiant, niais, gourde, terne, bête, couillon, cucul, cucul-la-praline, mièvre |
| vapid {adj} (tasteless, bland, or insipid) | :: insipide, plat, fade, fadasse |
| vapidity {n} (state or quality of being vapid) | :: fadeur |
| vaping {n} | :: vapotage |
| vapor {n} /ˈveɪpə/ (the gaseous state of a substance that is normally a solid or liquid) | :: vapeur {f} |
| vapor {n} | :: vapeur {f} |
| vapor {v} (intransitive: to become vapor) SEE: evaporate | :: |
| vapor {v} (transitive: to turn into vapor) SEE: vaporize | :: |
| vaporize {v} (turn into vapour) | :: vaporiser |
| vapor pressure {n} (pressure that a vapor exerts) | :: pression de la vapeur {f} |
| vaporware {n} /ˈveɪpɚwɛɹ/ (An advertised product, whose launch is questionable) | :: fumiciel {m} |
| vapour {n} (vapor) SEE: vapor | :: |
| vapour {n} (steam) SEE: steam | :: |
| vaquita {n} (Phocoena sinus) | :: marsouin du Pacifique {m} |
| vaquita marina {n} (vaquita) SEE: vaquita | :: |
| Var {prop} (département) | :: Var {m} |
| varactor {n} (solid-state diode) | :: diode à capacité variable {f}, diode varicap {f} |
| Varangian {n} /vəˈɹæn.d͡ʒi.ən/ (member of a Scandinavian tribe) | :: Varègue {m} {f} |
| vardapet {n} /ˈvɑːdəpɛt/ (archimandrite in the Armenian Apostolic Church) | :: vartabed |
| varenik {n} (varenyky) SEE: varenyky | :: |
| vareniki {n} (varenyky) SEE: varenyky | :: |
| varenyk {n} (varenyky) SEE: varenyky | :: |
| varenyky {n} /vəˈɹɛniːkiː/ (a kind of dumplings) | :: varenyky {m-p}, vareniki {m} |
| Varese {prop} (province) | :: Varèse |
| Varese {prop} (capital) | :: Varèse |
| variability {n} /ˌvæɹ.i.ə.ˈbɪl.ə.ti (ɪ.ti)/ (state) | :: variabilité {f} |
| variability {n} (degree) | :: variabilité |
| variable {adj} /ˈvæɹ.i.ə.bl̩/ (able to vary) | :: variable |
| variable {adj} (marked by diversity or difference) | :: variable |
| variable {adj} (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value) | :: variable {f} |
| variable {n} (something that is variable) | :: variable {f} |
| variable {n} (something whose value may be dictated or discovered) | :: variable {f}, paramètre {m} |
| variable {n} (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) | :: variable {f}, paramètre {m} |
| variable {n} (mathematics: a symbol representing a variable) | :: variable {f}, paramètre {m} |
| variable {n} (computing: a named mutable piece of storage) | :: variable {f} |
| variable {n} (astronomy: a variable star) SEE: variable star | :: |
| variable antshrike {n} (Thamnophilus caerulescens) | :: batara bleuâtre |
| variable star {n} (star whose brightness varies) | :: étoile variable {f} |
| variadic {adj} /vɛɹiˈædɪk/ (taking a variable number of arguments) | :: variadique |
| variance {n} /ˈvæɹi.ənts/ (second central moment in probability (statistics)) | :: variance {f} |
| variant {adj} (variable) SEE: variable | :: |
| variant {n} /ˈvɛəɹi.ənt/ (something slightly different) | :: variante {f} |
| variation {n} /ˌvɛəɹɪˈeɪʃn̩/ (the act or state of varying) | :: variation {f} |
| variation {n} (related but distinct thing) | :: variante {f} |
| variation {n} (difference between true and magnetic (compass) north) | :: déclinaison {f} |
| variation {n} ((board games) a line of play that differs from the original) | :: variante {f} |
| variation {n} (a musical technique based on an altered repetition of a theme) | :: variation {f} |
| variator {n} (device that can change parameters) | :: variateur {m} |
| varicella {n} (chicken pox) SEE: chicken pox | :: |
| varicose {adj} /ˈvɛɹ.ə.koʊs/ (abnormally swollen) | :: variqueux |
| varicose vein {n} (abnormally swollen or dilated vein) | :: varice {f} |
| varicose vein {n} (medical condition) | :: varices {f-p} |
| varied tit {n} (Sittiparus varius) | :: mésange variée {f} |
| variegated {adj} /ˈveəɹɪəˌɡeɪtɪd/ (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) | :: bigarré, multicolore |
| variety {n} /vəˈɹaɪ.ɪ.ti/ (variation of something) | :: variété {f} |
| variety {n} (state of constant change) | :: variété {f} |
| variety {n} (rank in a taxonomic classification) | :: variété {f} |
| variety {n} (linguistics: term used for a specific form of a language) | :: variété {f} |
| variety is the spice of life {proverb} (variety is what makes life interesting) | :: il faut de tout pour faire un monde |
| variety show {n} (theatrical entertainment) | :: émission de variétés {f} |
| varifocal {adj} (having a variable focal length) | :: varifocal |
| varifocals {n} (spectacles) | :: lunettes varifocales {f-p} |
| variola {n} (smallpox) | :: variole {f} |
| various {adj} /ˈvɛəɹi.əs/ (an eclectic range of) | :: divers |
| varistor {n} /vɛəˈɹɪstə(ɹ)/ (electronic component with variable resistance) | :: varistance {f} |
| varmint {n} (pestering animal) | :: nuisible {m} |
| varmint {n} (person who is obnoxious) | :: peste {f}, plaie {f} |
| varna {n} /ˈvɜːnə/ (caste) | :: varna {f} |
| varnish {n} /ˈvɑː(ɹ)nɪʃ/ (transparent paint) | :: vernis {m} |
| varnish {n} | :: vernis |
| varnish {v} (to apply varnish) | :: vernir |
| varsity {n} (university) SEE: university | :: |
| Varsovian {adj} /vɑː(ɹ)ˈsəʊviən/ (of, from or relating to Warsaw) | :: varsovien |
| Varsovian {n} (someone from Warsaw) | :: Varsovien {m}, Varsovienne {f} |
| Varus {prop} (a Roman cognomen) | :: Varus |
| Varuzhan {prop} /vəˈɹuʒən/ (transliteration of Armenian name) | :: Varoujan {m} |
| vary {v} /ˈvɛəɹi/ | :: varier |
| vary {v} (to institute a change in) SEE: modify | :: |
| vascular {adj} (of, pertaining to or containing vessels) | :: vasculaire |
| vas deferens {n} (vas deferens) | :: canal déférent {m}, conduit déférent {m}, spermiducte {m} |
| vase {n} /veɪs/ (container used mainly for displaying flowers) | :: vase {m} |
| vasectomy {n} /vəˈsɛktəmi/ (male sterilization) | :: vasectomie |
| vaseline {n} (petroleum jelly) | :: vaseline {f} |
| vasoactive {adj} (that causes either constriction or dilation of a blood vessel) | :: vasoactif |
| vasodilation {n} (dilation of the blood vessels) | :: vasodilatation {f} |
| vasodilator {n} (agent that causes dilation of the blood vessels) | :: vasodilatateur {m} |
| vassal {n} /ˈvæsəl/ (grantee of a fief) | :: vassal {m} |
| vassal {n} (servant) | :: vassal {m} |
| vassal {adj} | :: vassal {m} |
| vassal {v} (to treat as a vassal) | :: vassaliser |
| vassal {v} (to subordinate to someone) | :: vassaliser |
| vassal state {n} (state that is subordinate to another) | :: État vassal {m} |
| vast {adj} /væst/ (very large or wide (literally or figuratively)) | :: vaste , immense |
| vastly {adv} (greatly, in a vast manner) | :: beaucoup |
| vastness {n} /ˈvæstnəs/ (quality of being vast) | :: immensité |
| vat {n} /væt/ (a large tub, such as is used for making wine or for tanning) | :: cuve {f} |
| VAT {n} /ˌviːeɪˈtiː/ (value-added tax) | :: TVA |
| vates {n} /ˈveɪtiz/ (divinely inspired poet) | :: vate |
| Vatican {prop} /ˈvæ.tɪ.kən/ (state) | :: Vatican {m} |
| Vatican {adj} (Relating to the Vatican City state) | :: vatican {m} |
| Vatican City {prop} /ˈvæ.tɪ.kən ˈsɪt.i/ (State of the Vatican City) | :: Vatican {m} |
| Vaticanian {adj} (Vatican) SEE: Vatican | :: |
| Vaticanology {n} (study of Vatican politics) | :: vaticanologie {f} |
| vatrushka {n} (a small, round cottage cheese-filled pastry) | :: vatrouchka {f} |
| Vaucluse {prop} (département) | :: Vaucluse {m} |
| Vaud {prop} (A canton) | :: Vaud |
| vaudeville {n} /ˈvɔd.vɪl/ (a style of multi-act theatrical entertainment) | :: vaudeville {m} |
| Vaughan {prop} /vɔːn/ (city in Ontario) | :: Vaughan {m} |
| vault {n} /vɑlt/ (arched masonry structure) | :: voûte {f}, voute {f} |
| vault {n} (figuratively: anything resembling a vault) | :: voûte {f}, voute {f} |
| vault {n} (underground storeroom) | :: voûte {f} or voute {f}; cellier {m} |
| vault {n} (secure area for valuables) | :: chambre-forte {f} |
| vault {n} (gymnastics: apparatus) | :: perche {m} |
| vault {v} (to jump) | :: bondir |
| vault {n} (gymnastics event) | :: saut de cheval {m} |
| vault {n} (crypt) SEE: crypt | :: |
| vaunt {v} (speak boastfully) SEE: boast | :: |
| vaunt {n} /vɔnt/ (Instance of vaunting) | :: vantardise {f} |
| vaunted {adj} (highly or widely boasted about) | :: vanté |
| vav {n} (Hebrew letter) | :: vav |
| vavasour {n} (subvassal) SEE: subvassal | :: |
| v-chip {n} (censorship device) | :: contrôle parental {m} |
| veal {n} /viːl/ (flesh of a calf) | :: veau {m} |
| veche {n} (a popular assembly in medieval Slavic countries) | :: vétché {m} |
| vector {n} /ˈvɛktɚ/ (directed quantity) | :: vecteur {m} |
| vector {n} (carrier of a disease-causing agent) | :: vecteur |
| vector field {n} (construction) | :: champ vectoriel {m} |
| vectorial {adj} (of or pertaining to a vector) | :: vectoriel |
| vectorization {n} (the action of vectorizing) | :: vectorisation {f} |
| vectorize {v} (to convert an image into a vector graphics format) | :: vectoriser |
| vector product {n} (vector with size given by the product of two vectors) | :: produit vectoriel {m}, produit extérieur {m} |
| vector space {n} (mathematics) | :: espace vectoriel {m} |
| Veda {prop} /ˈveɪdə/ (Sanskrit scriptures) | :: véda {m} |
| Vedic {adj} /ˈveɪdɪk/ (Of or pertaining to the Vedas) | :: védique |
| Vedic Sanskrit {prop} (language) | :: védique {m} |
| vee {n} /viː/ (name of the letter V, v) | :: vé {m} |
| veer {v} /vɪ(ə)ɹ/ (transitive: to turn) | :: tourner |
| vegan {adj} /ˈviːɡən/ (relating to vegans or veganism) | :: végan {m}, végane {m} {f}, végétalien |
| vegan {n} (supporter of veganism) | :: végan {m}, végétalien {m}, végétalienne {f}, végane {m} {f} |
| veganism {n} (Eating neither meat nor other animal products) | :: véganisme {m}, végétalisme {m} |
| vegetable {n} /ˈvɛd͡ʒətəbəl/ (any plant) | :: végétal {m} |
| vegetable {n} (a plant raised for some edible part of it) | :: légume {m} |
| vegetable {n} (edible part of such a plant) | :: légume {m} |
| vegetable {n} (a person whose brain has been damaged) | :: légume {m} |
| vegetable {adj} (of or relating to plants) | :: végétal |
| vegetable {adj} (of or relating to vegetables) | :: légumier |
| vegetable garden {n} (vegetable garden) | :: potager {m} |
| vegetable lamb {n} /ˌvɛdʒtəbəl ˈlam/ (legendary plant believed to grow sheep from its branches) | :: agneau tartare {m}, agneau de Scythie {m}, barometz {m} |
| vegetable oil {n} (oil produced from plants) | :: huile végétale {f} |
| vegetable soup {n} (soup made from mixed vegetables) | :: soupe de légumes {f} |
| vegetal {adj} /ˈvɛdʒɨtl̩/ (pertaining to vegetables or plants) | :: végétal {m} |
| vegetarian {n} /vɛd͡ʒɪˈtɛɹi.ən/ (person who does not eat any animal flesh) | :: végétarien {m}, végétarienne {f} |
| vegetarian {n} (plant-eating animal) | :: herbivore {m} {f} |
| vegetarian {adj} (relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians) | :: végétarien |
| vegetarianism {n} /vɛdʒɪˈtɛɹi.ənɪzəm/ (practice of following a vegetarian diet) | :: végétarisme {m} |
| vegetate {v} (To grow or sprout) | :: végéter |
| vegetate {v} (To live or spend a period of time in a dull, inactive, unchallenging way) | :: végéter |
| vegetation {n} /ˌvɛd͡ʒəˈteɪʃən/ (plants) | :: végétation {f} |
| veggie burger {n} /ˈvɛdʒijˈbɹ̩ɡɹ̩/ (burger) | :: burger végétarien |
| vehement {adj} /ˈviː.ə.mənt/ (showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense) | :: véhément |
| vehicle {n} /ˈviː.ɪ.kəl/ (conveyance) | :: véhicule {m} |
| vehicular {adj} /viˈhɪk.jə.lə(ɹ)/ (of or pertaining to a vehicle or vehicles) | :: véhiculaire |
| Vehm {prop} (Westphalian court in the Middle Ages) | :: Sainte-Vehme {f} |
| Vehmic {adj} (Of or pertaining to the Vehm) | :: vehmique {m} {f} |
| veil {n} /veɪl/ (something to hide an object) | :: voile {m} |
| veil {n} (covering for a person or thing) | :: voile {m} |
| veil {v} (dress in or decorate with a veil) | :: voiler |
| veil {v} (conceal with a veil) | :: voiler |
| vein {n} /veɪn/ (blood vessel transporting blood towards the heart) | :: veine {f} |
| veisalgia {n} (unpleasant after-effects of the consumption of alcohol) SEE: hangover | :: |
| Vela {prop} (constellation) | :: Voiles {m-p} |
| velar {n} /ˈviːlɚ/ (a sound articulated at the soft palate) | :: vélaire {f} |
| Velazquezian {adj} (of, or characteristic of Diego Velázquez, or his art) | :: vélasquézien |
| Velcro {prop} /ˈvɛlkɹoʊ/ (fastener) | :: velcro {m} |
| Velcro {v} (to fasten with velcro) | :: velcroter |
| veld {n} /vɛlt/ (pasture land) | :: veld {m} |
| velleity {n} /vɛˈliː.ɪ.ti/ (lowest degree of desire) | :: velléité {f} |
| velleity {n} (slight wish with no effort to obtain) | :: velléité {f} |
| vellum {n} /ˈvɛləm/ (type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf) | :: vélin {m} |
| vellum {n} (writing paper of very high quality) | :: vélin {m} |
| velocipede {n} /vɪˈlɒs.ɪ.piːd/ (Early two-wheeled conveyance) | :: vélocipède {m} |
| velociraptor {n} (dinosaur) | :: vélociraptor {m} |
| velocity {n} /vəˈlɑsəti/ (vector quantity) | :: vecteur vitesse {f}, vélocité |
| velocity {n} (rapidity of motion) | :: vitesse {f} |
| velocity {n} (the rate of occurrence) | :: fréquence {f} |
| velodrome {n} /ˈvɛl.ə.dɹəʊm/ (arena for bicycle racing) | :: vélodrome {m} |
| velotaxi {n} (cycle rickshaw used as taxi) SEE: pedicab | :: |
| velour {n} (a knit fabric similar to velvet, but usually somewhat coarser) | :: velours {m} |
| velvet {n} /ˈvɛlvɪt/ (fabric) | :: velours {m} |
| velvet {n} (fine fur) | :: duvet {m} (on skin), velours {m} (on antlers) |
| velvet {n} | :: velours {m} |
| Velvet Revolution {n} (any non-violent political revolution) | :: révolution de velours {f} |
| velvet scoter {n} (Melanitta fusca) | :: macreuse brune {f} |
| venal {adj} /ˈviːnəl/ (for sale, available for a price) | :: vénal |
| venal {adj} (willing to take bribes) | :: vénal |
| venal {adj} (corrupt, mercenary) | :: vénal |
| venally {adv} (in a venal fashion) | :: vénalement |
| vend {v} /vɛnd/ (sell) | :: vendre |
| vend {n} (sale) | :: vente {f} |
| vendace {n} (Coregonus albula) | :: corégone blanc {m} |
| Vendée {prop} /vɑ̃ˈde/ (département) | :: Vendée {f} |
| Vendée {prop} (river) | :: Vendée {f} |
| Vendean {adj} (Of or from the Vendée) | :: vendéen |
| vendetta {n} /vɛnˈdɛtə/ (bitter, destructive feud in which each injury is revenged) | :: vendetta {f} |
| vending machine {n} (machine that dispenses merchandise) | :: distributeur automatique {m}, distributeur {m}, distributrice {f} |
| Vendémiaire {prop} /ˌvɑndəˈmjɛəɹ/ (the first month of the French Republican Calendar) | :: vendémiaire {m} |
| vendor {n} (a person or a company that vends or sells) | :: vendeur, vendeuse {f}, marchand {m}, marchande {f}, commerçant {m}, commerçante {f} |
| veneer {n} /vɨˈniə̆ɹ/ (thin covering of fine wood) | :: placage {m} |
| veneer {n} (covering or disguising appearance) | :: vernis {m} |
| veneer {v} (to apply veneer) | :: vernir |
| venerate {v} /ˈvɛnəɹeɪt/ (To treat with great respect and deference) | :: vénérer |
| veneration {n} | :: vénération {f} |
| venereal {adj} /vəˈnɪə.ɹɪ.əl/ (of a disease: sexually transmitted) | :: vénérien, aphroditique |
| venereal disease {n} (contagious disease spread through sexual intercourse) | :: maladie vénérienne {f} |
| venereal disease {n} (disease contracted through sexual contact) SEE: sexually transmitted disease | :: |
| venereology {n} (branch of medicine) | :: vénéréologie {f} |
| venery {n} /ˈvɛnəɹi/ (hunting) | :: vènerie {f} |
| venesection {n} (cutting open or exposing a vein) SEE: phlebotomy | :: |
| Venetian {adj} /vəˈniʃən/ (relating to Venice) | :: vénitien |
| Venetian {n} (inhabitant of Venice) | :: Vénitien {m}, Vénitienne {f} |
| Venetian {prop} (Romance language spoken in Veneto) | :: vénitien {m} |
| Venetian blind {n} (blind consisting of overlapping horizontal slats) | :: store vénitien {m}, jalousie {f} |
| Venetic {adj} /vəˈnetɪk/ (of or pertaining to the Veneti people, their language or culture) | :: vénète |
| Venetic {prop} (Venetic language) | :: vénète {m} |
| Veneto {prop} (a region in northern Italy) | :: Vénétie {f} |
| Venezuela {prop} /ˌvɛn.ɪˈzweɪ.lə/ (country) | :: Venezuela {m}, Vénézuéla {m} |
| Venezuelan {n} (person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent) | :: Vénézuélien, Vénézuélienne {f} |
| Venezuelan {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Venezuela or the Venezuelan people) | :: vénézuélien |
| vengeance {n} /ˈvɛnˌdʒəns/ (revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong) | :: vengeance {f} |
| vengeful {adj} /ˈvenʒ.fəl/ (wanting vengeance) | :: vindicatif, revanchiste |
| venial {adj} /ˈviːni.əl/ (pardonable; able to be forgiven) | :: véniel |
| venial sin {n} (sin that is not a mortal sin) | :: péché véniel {m} |
| Venice {prop} /ˈvɛnɪs/ (city and province in Italy) | :: Venise {f} |
| venison {n} /ˈvɛ.nɪ.zən/ (the meat of a deer) | :: viande de biche {f}, venaison {f} |
| Venn diagram {n} (diagram representing sets by circles) | :: diagramme de Venn {m} |
| venom {n} /ˈvɛnəm/ (poison carried by animal) | :: venin {m} |
| venom {n} ((figurative) malice) | :: venin {m} |
| venomous {adj} /ˈvɛnəməs/ (pertaining to or denoting an animal capable of producing a poisonous chemical) | :: vénéneux, venimeux |
| venomous {adj} (pertaining to or containing venom) | :: venimeux |
| venomous {adj} (malignant; spiteful; hateful) | :: malveillant |
| venomous {adj} | :: vénéneux {m}, vénéneuse {f} |
| venous {adj} /ˈviː.nəs/ (of or pertaining to veins) | :: veineux |
| vent {n} /vɛnt/ (an opening through which gases, especially air, can pass) | :: bouche d'aération |
| vent {n} (the opening of a volcano from which lava flows) | :: cheminée |
| vent {n} (the excretory opening of lower orders of vertebrates) | :: cloaque |
| vent {v} (to allow gases to escape) | :: évacuer |
| vent {v} (to allow to escape through a vent) | :: ventiler |
| vent {v} (to express a strong emotion) | :: donner libre cours, manifester, s'épancher |
| ventilation {n} (replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh) | :: ventilation {f}, aération {f} |
| ventilation {n} (mechanical system used to circulate and replace air) | :: ventilation {f}, aération {f} |
| ventilation {n} (exchange of views during a discussion) | :: confrontation {f} |
| ventilation {n} (breathing) | :: respiration {f}, ventilation |
| ventilator {n} (device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air) | :: ventilateur {m} |
| ventilator {n} (medicine: machine to help breathing) | :: respirateur artificiel {m}, respirateur {m} |
| ventile {n} (any of the nineteen points dividing a distribution into twenty parts) | :: vingtile |
| Ventimiglia {prop} (city in Italy) | :: Vintimille {f} |
| vent one's spleen {v} (to openly express pent-up anger) | :: passer ses nerfs |
| ventral {adj} /ˈvɛntɹəl/ (related to the abdomen or stomach) | :: ventral |
| ventral {adj} (on the front side of the human body or the according surface of an animal) | :: ventral |
| ventral fin {n} (fin below pectoral fin) SEE: pelvic fin | :: |
| ventricular {adj} (of or relating to a ventricle) | :: ventriculaire |
| ventricular fibrillation {n} (condition where cardiac muscle is contracted irregularly and rapidly) | :: fibrillation ventriculaire {f} |
| ventriculoarterial {adj} (refers to the spatial relationship between the ventricles and the primary arteries) | :: ventriculo-artériel |
| ventriloquism {n} (art of projecting one's voice so that it appears to come from another source) | :: ventriloquie {f} |
| ventriloquist {n} /vɛnˈtɹɪl.ə.kwɪst/ (a person who practices ventriloquism) | :: ventriloque {m} {f} |
| Ventôse {prop} /vɑnˈtoʊz/ (the sixth month of the French Republican Calendar) | :: ventôse {m} |
| venture {v} /ˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ/ (to undertake a risky journey) | :: s'aventurer |
| venture {v} (to risk) | :: risquer |
| venture {v} (to dare to engage in; to attempt without any certainty of success) | :: oser |
| venturi {n} (throat of a carburetor) SEE: throat | :: |
| venue {n} /ˈvɛnjuː/ (place, especially the one where a given event is to happen) | :: lieu {m}, salle {f} |
| Venus {prop} /ˈvinəs/ (planet) | :: Vénus {f} |
| Venus {prop} (goddess) | :: Vénus {f} |
| Venus de Milo {prop} (sculpture) | :: Vénus de Milo {f} |
| Venus flytrap {n} (Dionaea muscipula) | :: dionée {f} |
| Venusian {n} /vəˈnjuː.sjən/ (inhabitant of Venus) | :: Vénusien {m}, Vénusienne {f} |
| Venusian {adj} (of Venus) | :: vénusien {m}, vénusienne {f} |
| Venusian {adj} (of Venusians) | :: vénusien {m}, vénusienne {f} |
| Venusian {prop} (language) | :: vénusien {m} |
| Veps {prop} (the language) | :: vepse {m} |
| Vera {prop} /ˈvɪə.ɹə/ (female given name) | :: Vera {f}, Véra {f} |
| veracity {n} /vəˈɹæ.sə.ti/ ((of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness) | :: véracité {f} |
| veracity {n} (something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth) | :: vérité {f} |
| veracity {n} (agreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision) | :: exactitude {f} |
| veraison {n} (A stage in the ripening process of grapes or olives) | :: véraison {f} |
| veranda {n} /vəˈɹæn.də/ (roofed open gallery) | :: véranda {f} |
| verb {n} /vɝb/ ((grammar) a word that indicates an action, event, or a state) | :: verbe {m} |
| verbal {adj} /ˈvɝ.bəl/ (of, or relating to words) | :: verbal |
| verbal {adj} (consisting of words only) | :: verbal |
| verbal {adj} (spoken and not written; oral) | :: oral, verbal |
| verbal assault {n} (oral or written speech that creates a fear of physical harm) | :: abus verbal {m}, aggression verbale {f}, attaque verbale {f} |
| verbalization {n} (An instance of verbalizing) | :: verbalisation {f} |
| verbally {adv} (in a verbal manner) | :: verbalement |
| verbal noun {n} (grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning) | :: nom verbal {m} |
| verbatim {adv} /vɚˈbeɪ.tɪm/ (word for word) | :: texto, mot pour mot, littéralement |
| verbatim {n} (word-for-word report) | :: verbatim {m} |
| verbena {n} /vɝˈbinə/ (a genus of herbaceous plants) | :: verveine {f} |
| verb-framing {n} | :: cadrage verbal {m} |
| verbiage {n} /ˈvɜː(ɹ).bi.ɪdʒ/ (overabundance of words) | :: verbiage |
| verbose {adj} /və˞ˈboʊs/ (abounding in words) | :: verbeux |
| verbosity {n} /vɚˈbɑsəti/ (the excess use of words; long-windedness) | :: verbosité {f} |
| verb phrase {n} (Phrase that functions syntactically as a verb) | :: syntagme verbal {m} |
| Vercelli {prop} (town, province) | :: Verceil |
| Vercingetorix {prop} (Gallic chieftain) | :: Vercingétorix {m} |
| verdant {adj} /ˈvɝ.dənt/ (green) | :: vert {m} |
| verdant {adj} (abundant in verdure) | :: verdoyant |
| Verdian {adj} (of or pertaining to Giuseppe Verdi) | :: verdien |
| verdict {n} /ˈvɝ.dɪkt/ (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) | :: verdict {m} |
| verdigris {n} /ˈvɝ.də.ɡɹis/ (blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys) | :: vert-de-gris {m} |
| verdolaga {n} (common purslane) SEE: common purslane | :: |
| Verdun {prop} /və(ɹ)ˈdʌn/ (city) | :: Verdun |
| verdure {n} /ˈvɜːdʒɚ/ (greenness, vegetation) | :: verdure {f} |
| verdure {n} (condition of health and vigour) | :: vigueur {f} |
| verge {n} (phallus) SEE: phallus | :: |
| verge on {v} (To approach or come close to something; to border or be on the edge of something) | :: friser |
| verifiable {adj} /vɛɹ.ɪˈfaɪ.ə.bəl/ (able to be verified or confirmed) | :: vérifiable |
| verification {n} (the act of verifying) | :: vérification {f} |
| verify {v} (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) | :: vérifier |
| verily {adv} /ˈvɛɹ.əl.i/ (truly, doubtlessly) | :: vraiment, véritablement, sans aucun doute, absolument, indubitablement, sans le moindre doute, en vérité |
| verily {adv} (confidently, certainly) | :: certainement, assurément |
| verisimilitude {n} /vɛɹɪsɪˈmɪlɪtjuːd/ (property of seeming true) | :: verisimilitude {f} |
| verisimilitude {n} | :: verisimilitude {f} |
| veritably {adv} (in a veritable manner) | :: véritablement |
| verjuice {n} /ˈvɝdʒuːs/ (very acidic juice) | :: verjus {m} |
| verlan {n} /vɛə(ɹ)ˈlɑːn/ (type of backslang used in French) | :: verlan {m} |
| verlanize {v} (transform into verlan) | :: verlaniser |
| vermicelli {n} (long, slender pasta) | :: vermicelle {f}, vermicelles {f-p} |
| vermicular {adj} (relating to or having the form of a worm) | :: vermiculé {m}, vermiculée {f} |
| vermiculate {adj} /vəɹˈmikjəleit/ (Decorated with lines like worm tracks.) | :: vermiculé {m}, vermiculée {f} |
| vermiculated {adj} (Decorated with lines like worm tracks.) | :: vermiculé {m}, vermiculée {f} |
| vermiculation {n} (peristalsis) SEE: peristalsis | :: |
| vermiculation {n} /vəmɪkjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ (pattern of irregular wavy lines) | :: vermiculure {f} |
| vermiculite {n} (mineral) | :: vermiculite {f} |
| vermiform appendix {n} (blind tube projecting from the caecum) | :: appendice iléo-cæcal {m}, appendice vermiculaire {m} |
| vermilion {n} /vɜː(ɹ)ˈmɪl.jən/ (pigment) | :: vermillon {m} |
| vermilion {adj} (having a brilliant red colour) | :: vermeil |
| vermilion {adj} | :: vermillon {m} |
| vermin {n} /ˈvɝmɪn/ (Any one of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance) | :: vermine {f} |
| vermin {n} (An obnoxious, or mean and offensive person) | :: vermine {f} |
| Vermont {prop} /vɚˈmɑnt/ (a state in the United States) | :: Vermont {m} |
| vermouth {n} /vəˈmuːθ/ (wine infused with herbs) | :: vermouth {m} |
| vernacular {n} /vɚˈnækjəlɚ/ (national language) | :: langue nationale |
| vernacular {n} (everyday speech) | :: vernaculaire {m} |
| vernacular {n} (language unique to a particular group of people) | :: dialecte {m}, idiome {m}, patois {m} |
| vernacular {n} (spoken language as opposed to literary or liturgical) | :: langue vulgaire {f} |
| vernacular {adj} (pertaining to everyday language) | :: en langage courant |
| vernal {adj} /ˈvɜːn(ə)l/ (pertaining to or occurring in spring) | :: vernal, printanier |
| vernal equinox {n} (the point) | :: équinoxe de printemps {m} |
| vernalization {n} (certain treatment of seeds or bulbs) | :: vernalisation {f} |
| vernalize {v} (to subject to vernalization) | :: vernaliser |
| Verne {prop} (surname) | :: Verne {m} {f} |
| vernier caliper {n} (measuring instrument) | :: pied à coulisse {m} |
| vernissage {n} /vɛːnɪˈsɑːʒ/ (private viewing of an exhibition before it opens to the public) | :: vernissage {m} |
| Vernon {prop} /ˈvɝnən/ (town in Normandy) | :: Vernon {m} |
| Verona {prop} /vɪˈɹəʊnə/ (city straddling the river Adige in Veneto, northern Italy) | :: Vérone {f} |
| Verona {prop} (province in the Veneto region of northern Italy) | :: Vérone {f} |
| veronica {n} /vəˈɹɒnɪkə/ ((Roman Catholicism) image of Jesus's face on a cloth; the cloth itself) | :: véronique {f} |
| veronica {n} ((bullfighting) movement of the cape) | :: véronique {f} |
| veronica {n} ((botany) flower of the genus Veronica) | :: véronique {f} |
| Veronica {prop} /vəˈɹɒnɪkə/ (female given name) | :: Véronique {f} |
| verruca {n} /vɛˈɹuːkə/ (wart) | :: verrue {f} |
| Versailles {prop} /vəɹˈsaɪ/ (suburb of Paris) | :: Versailles {f-p} |
| versatile {adj} /ˈvɝsətl̩/ (capable of doing many things competently) | :: polyvalent |
| versatile {adj} (having varied uses or many functions) | :: polyvalent, versatile |
| versatile {adj} (changeable or inconstant) | :: versatile |
| versatile {adj} (gay sexual slang: capable of taking both a top and bottom role) | :: versatile {m} |
| versatility {n} /ˌvəɹsəˈtɪlɪti/ (the property of being versatile or having many different abilities; flexibility) | :: polyvalence {m} |
| verse {n} /ˈvɝs/ (poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme) | :: vers {m} |
| verse {n} (one of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed) | :: couplet {m} |
| verse {n} (a small section of the Bible) | :: verset {m} |
| versed {adj} /vɜː(r)st/ (knowledgeable or skilled) | :: versé |
| versification {n} (The act, art, or practice of composing poetic verse) | :: versification |
| version {n} /ˈvɝʒən/ (a specific form or variation of something) | :: version {f} |
| version {n} (a translation from one language to another) | :: version {f} |
| version {n} (an account or description from a particular point of view) | :: version {f} |
| version {n} (computing) | :: version {f} |
| versioning {n} (distinguishing items based on version) | :: versionnage {m} |
| verso {n} (the back side of a flat object) | :: verso {m} |
| verso {n} (the left-hand page of a book) | :: verso {m} |
| verst {n} /vɚst/ (unit of length) | :: verste {f} |
| Verstappen {prop} | :: Verstappen |
| versus {prep} /ˈvɝsəs/ (in opposition to) | :: contre, face à |
| vert {n} /vɝt/ (colour) | :: de sinople |
| vert {adj} (of green colour) | :: de sinople |
| vertebra {n} /ˈvɜːtɪbɹə/ (any of the small bones which make up the backbone) | :: vertèbre {m} |
| vertebral {adj} (of or relating to a vertebra or the spine) | :: vertébral |
| vertebral column {n} (vertebral column) | :: colonne vertébrale {f} |
| vertebrate {adj} /ˈvɛɹ.tɪ.bɹeɪt/ (having a backbone) | :: vertébré |
| vertebrate {n} (an animal having a backbone) | :: vertébré {m} |
| vertex {n} /vɜːteks/ (highest point) | :: sommet {m} |
| vertex {n} (anatomy: highest surface on skull) | :: sommet {m} |
| vertex {n} (geometry: corner of a polygon or polyhedron) | :: sommet {m} |
| vertex {n} (element of a graph) | :: sommet |
| vertical {adj} /ˈvɝtɪkəl/ (being perpendicular to horizontal) | :: vertical |
| vertical bar {n} (vertical bar) SEE: pipe | :: |
| vertically {adv} /ˈvɜːtɪkli/ (in a vertical direction or position) | :: verticalement |
| vertical video {n} (video) | :: vidéo verticale {f} |
| vertiginous {adj} /vɜː(ɹ)ˈtɪd͡ʒɪnəs/ (Revolving, rotating) | :: vertigineux |
| vertigo {n} /ˈvɝtɪɡoʊ/ (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) | :: vertige {m}, labyrinthite {f} |
| very {adj} /ˈvɛɹi/ (the same; identical) | :: même |
| very {adv} (to a high degree) | :: très |
| very {adv} | :: même |
| very much {adv} (indeed) SEE: indeed | :: |
| very much {adv} (extremely) | :: beaucoup |
| vesicular {adj} (of or pertaining to vesicles) | :: vésiculaire |
| Vespasian {prop} /vɛsˈpeɪʒi.ən/ (Roman cognomen) | :: Vespasien |
| Vespers {prop} (A Christian service held in the late afternoon or early evening) | :: vêpres {f-p} |
| vespiary {n} (a wasps' nest) | :: guêpier {m} |
| vespiform {adj} | :: vespiforme |
| vessel {n} /ˈvɛs.əl/ (craft) | :: vaisseau {m} |
| vessel {n} (container) | :: récipient {m}, vaisseau {m}, vase {m} |
| vessel {n} (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) | :: vaisseau {m} |
| vest {n} /vɛst/ (garment worn over a shirt) | :: gilet {m} |
| vest {n} (garment worn under a shirt) | :: tricot de corps {m} |
| Vesta {prop} /vɛstə/ (Roman goddess) | :: Vesta {f} |
| Vesta {prop} (asteroid) | :: Vesta {f} |
| vestibular {adj} (re: anatomy) | :: vestibulaire |
| vestibule {n} /ˈvɛstəbjul/ (a passage, hall or room) | :: vestibule {m} |
| vestige {n} /ˈvɛ.stɪd͡ʒ/ | :: vestige {m} |
| vestigial {adj} /vɛˈstɪdʒɪəl/ (pertaining to a vestige) | :: vestigial {m}, vestigiale {f} |
| vestment {n} (clothing) SEE: clothing | :: |
| Vesuvius {prop} /vəˈsu.vi.əs/ (volcano in Italy) | :: Vésuve {m} |
| vet {n} /vɛt/ (short form of veterinary surgeon) | :: véto {m} |
| vet {n} (short form of veteran) | :: vétéran {m} |
| vet {v} (check or investigate particularly) | :: vérifier, examiner, contrôler |
| vet {n} (veterinarian) SEE: veterinarian | :: |
| vetch {n} /vɛtʃ/ (plant of the genus Vicia) | :: vesce {f} |
| veteran {n} /ˈvɛ.t̬ə.ɹən/ (person with long experience) | :: vétéran {m} |
| veteran {n} (old soldier) | :: vétéran {m}; war veteran: ancien combattant {m} |
| veterinarian {n} /ˌvɛt(ə)ɹəˈnɛɹi.ən/ (doctor who treats animals) | :: vétérinaire {m} {f}, véto {m} {f} |
| veterinary {n} (veterinarian) SEE: veterinarian | :: |
| veterinary medicine {n} (branch of medicine that deals with animals) | :: médecine vétérinaire {f} |
| veterinary science {n} (veterinary medicine) SEE: veterinary medicine | :: |
| veterinary surgeon {n} (veterinarian) SEE: veterinarian | :: |
| vetero-testamentary {adj} | :: vétérotestamentaire, paléotestamentaire |
| vetiver {n} /ˈvɛtɪvə/ (aromatic root) | :: vétiver |
| veto {n} /ˈviːtoʊ/ (political right) | :: veto {m} |
| veto {n} (invocation of that right) | :: veto {m} |
| Vettel {prop} | :: Vettel |
| vetting {n} (checking or investigation) | :: investigation {f}, vérification {f} |
| Veurne {prop} /ˈvɜː(ɹ)nə/ (a Belgian city and municipality in West Flanders) | :: Furnes |
| vex {v} /vɛks/ (rare, archaic: to trouble aggressively) | :: vexer |
| vex {v} (to annoy) | :: ennuyer, énerver |
| vex {v} (to distress; to cause mental suffering) | :: vexer informal, tourmenter |
| vexation {n} /vɛkˈseɪʃən/ (act of annoying, vexing or irritating) | :: tracas {m}, tracasserie {f} |
| vexation {n} (state of being vexed or irritated) | :: contrariété {f} |
| vexillologist {n} /vɛksɪˈlɒlədʒɪst/ (one who studies flags) | :: vexillologue |
| vexillology {n} /ˌvɛksəˈlɑːlədʒi/ (study of flags) | :: vexillologie {f} |
| vexillum {n} (vane) SEE: vane | :: |
| vexillum {n} (sign of the cross) SEE: sign of the cross | :: |
| v-fib {n} (ventricular fibrillation) SEE: vfib | :: |
| vfib {n} (ventricular fibrillation) | :: FibV {f}, FIBV {f}, FV {f} |
| via {prep} /ˈvaɪə/ (by way of) | :: via |
| via {prep} (by (means of); using (a medium)) | :: via |
| viability {n} /ˌvaɪəˈbɪlɪti/ (property of being viable) | :: viabilité {f} |
| viable {adj} /ˈvaɪəbəl/ (able to live on its own) | :: viable |
| viable {adj} (possible) | :: viable |
| viaduct {n} /ˈvaɪəˌdʌkt/ (bridge with several spans that carries road or rail traffic over a valley) | :: viaduc {m} |
| via ferrata {n} /ˌviːə fəˈɹɑːtə/ (protected climbing route) | :: via ferrata {f} |
| vial {n} /ˈvaɪəl/ (a small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) | :: fiole {f} |
| Vianden {prop} (city) | :: Vianden |
| viaticum {n} /vʌɪˈatɪkəm/ (Eucharist) | :: viatique {m} |
| viaticum {n} (supplies for journey) | :: viatique {m} |
| vibe {n} /vaɪb/ (atmosphere or aura) | :: vibe |
| vibraculum {n} (long, whiplike, modified zooid on the surface of certain colonies of bryozoa) | :: vibraculaire {m} |
| vibraphone {n} /ˈvɑɪ.bɹə.ˌfoːn/ (percussion instrument) | :: vibraphone {m} |
| vibrate {v} /ˈvaɪ.bɹeɪt/ (to move with small movements rapidly) | :: vibrer |
| vibration {n} /vaɪˈbɹeɪʃən/ (act of vibrating) | :: vibration {f} |
| vibrato {n} /vɪˈbɹɑːtoʊ/ (Musical effect or technique) | :: vibrato |
| vibrator {n} /ˈvaɪbɹeɪtɚ/ (device that causes vibration) | :: vibreur {m} |
| vibrator {n} (device used for massage or sexual stimulation) | :: vibromasseur {m} |
| vibrator {n} (electromechanical current interruptor) | :: vibreur {m} |
| vibrator {n} | :: vibreur {m} |
| vibratory {adj} (causing or exhibiting vibrations) | :: balourdé, vibratoire |
| viburnum {n} (plants of the genus Viburnum) | :: viorne {f} |
| vicar {n} /ˈvɪkɚ/ (lower-ranking priest) | :: curé |
| vicar {n} (local representative of higher-ranking member of clergy) | :: vicaire {m} |
| vicarage {n} (residence of vicar) | :: vicariat {m} |
| vicarage {n} (duties or office of vicar) | :: vicariat {m} |
| vicariate {n} (the office or authority of a vicar) | :: vicairie {f}, vicariat {m} |
| vicarious {adj} /vaɪˈkɛ(ə)ɹi.əs/ (experienced or gained by the loss or to the consequence of another) | :: indirect |
| vice {n} /vaɪs/ (bad habit) | :: vice {m} |
| vice {n} (crime related to prostitution, pornography, gambling, alcohol, or drugs) | :: affaire de mœurs {f} |
| vice- {prefix} (deputy) | :: vice- |
| vice {n} (screw apparatus) SEE: vise | :: |
| vice admiral {n} (rank between rear admiral and admiral) | :: vice-amiral {m} |
| vice-chancellor {n} (official) | :: vice-chancelier {m} |
| vicenarian {n} /vɪsəˈnɛɹi.ən/ (someone in his or her twenties) | :: vingtenaire |
| Vicenza {prop} (city or province in Veneto, Italy) | :: Vicence |
| vice-presidency {n} (office or role of vice-president) | :: vice-présidence {f} |
| vice-presidency {n} (time during which one is vice-president) | :: vice-présidence {f} |
| vice president {n} (deputy to a president) | :: vice-président {m} |
| viceregal {adj} /vaɪsˈɹiːɡəl/ (Of, or pertaining to, a viceroy or viceroyalty.) | :: vice-royal |
| vicereine {n} /vʌɪsɹeɪn/ (wife of a viceroy) | :: vice-reine {f} |
| vicereine {n} (woman who is a viceroy) | :: vice-reine {f} |
| viceroy {n} /ˈvaɪsˌɹɔɪ/ (governor of a country) | :: vice-roi {m} |
| vice squad {n} (police section specialized in vice crimes) | :: police des mœurs, brigade de répression du proxénétisme, brigade mondaine, police des braguettes, brigade des mœurs |
| vice versa {adv} /ˈvaɪsi ˈvɝsə/ (the other way round) | :: vice versa |
| Vichy {prop} (town) | :: Vichy |
| vicinal {adj} /ˈvɪsɪnəl/ (of or pertaining to a neighborhood) | :: vicinal |
| vicinity {n} /vəˈsɪnəti/ (proximity, or the state of being near) | :: voisinage {m} |
| vicinity {n} (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) | :: vicinité {f}, environs |
| vicious {adj} /ˈvɪʃəs/ (pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity) | :: vicieux |
| vicious circle {n} (situation in which the solution to a problem creates another problem) | :: cercle vicieux {m} |
| vicissitude {n} /vɨˈsɪs.ɨˌt(j)u(ː)d/ (regular change or succession from one thing to another) | :: vicissitude {f} |
| vicissitude {n} (a change, especially in one's life or fortunes) | :: vicissitude {f} |
| victim {n} /ˈvɪktɪm/ (one who is harmed) | :: victime {f} |
| victim {n} (one who is harmed by a crime) | :: victime {f} |
| victim {n} (one who is harmed by their own undertakings) | :: victime {f} |
| victim {n} (one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance) | :: victime {f} |
| victim {n} (a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice) | :: victime {f} |
| victim {n} ((narratology) a character who is conquered or manipulated by a villain) | :: victime {f} |
| victim-blaming {n} | :: victim blaming {m} |
| victimism {n} (tendency to play the victim) | :: victimisme {m} |
| victimist {n} (one who plays the victim) | :: victimiste {m} {f} |
| victimization {n} | :: victimisation {f}, victimation {f} |
| victimize {v} /ˈvɪktɪmaɪz/ (to make someone a victim or sacrifice) | :: victimiser, victimer |
| victimize {v} | :: victimer |
| victimize {v} (defraud) SEE: defraud | :: |
| victimology {n} (the study of the victims of crime, and especially of the reasons why some people are more prone to be victims) | :: victimologie |
| victor {n} /ˈvɪk.tə(ɹ)/ (winner in a fight or contest) | :: vainqueur {m} |
| Victor {prop} (male given name) | :: Victor |
| Victoria {prop} /vɪkˈtɔːɹi.ə/ (female given name) | :: Victoria, Victoire |
| Victoria Cross {n} (highest military award) | :: croix de Victoria {f} |
| Victoria Day {prop} (a Canadian holiday) | :: Fête de la Reine |
| Victoria Falls {prop} (waterfall in Africa) | :: chutes Victoria {p} |
| Victorian {adj} /vɪkˈtɔːɹiən/ (relating to the reign of Queen Victoria) | :: victorien |
| Victoriatown {prop} | :: Victoriatown |
| Victoriaville {prop} | :: Victoriaville |
| victorious {adj} /vɪkˈtɔːriəs/ (being the winner) | :: victorieux {m} |
| victoriously {adv} (in a victorious manner) | :: victorieusement |
| victory {n} /ˈvɪkt(ə)ɹi/ (an instance of having won a competition or battle) | :: victoire {f} |
| Victory Day {n} (a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history) | :: Jour de la Victoire {m} |
| victory lap {n} /ˈvɪkt(ə)ɹi læp/ (extra lap) | :: tour d'honneur |
| victual {n} /ˈvɪtl̩/ (Food, provisions) | :: victuaille {f}, victuailles {f-p}, vivres {m-p} |
| vicuna {n} /vɪˈkuːnjə/ (vicuna) | :: vigogne {m} |
| video {n} /ˈvɪdiˌoʊ/ (television show, movie) | :: vidéo {f} |
| video {n} (motion picture stored on VHS) | :: vidéo {f} |
| video {n} (VHS) | :: vidéo {f}, cassette vidéo {f}, vidéocassette {f} |
| video- {prefix} (related to moving images, and especially to television) | :: video- |
| video camera {n} (device for recording video) | :: caméra {f} |
| video card {n} (display adapter) | :: carte graphique {f}, carte vidéo, adaptateur graphique {m} |
| videocassette {n} (cassette containing recorded videotape) | :: vidéocassette {f} |
| videocassette recorder {n} (recording device) | :: magnétoscope {m} |
| video conference {n} (conference held by video link) | :: visioconférence {f} |
| videodisc {n} (an optical disc used to record video images on special equipment) | :: vidéodisque {m} |
| video game {n} /ˈvɪ.di.oʊ̯ˌɡeɪm/ (game controlled by software) | :: jeu vidéo {m}, jeux vidéo {p} |
| video game console {n} (dedicated electronic device that is designed to play video games) | :: console de jeux vidéo, console de jeux vidéo {f} |
| videogram {n} (physical object) | :: vidéogramme {m} |
| videogram {n} (audio-visual work, the content) | :: vidéogramme {m} |
| videographer {n} (person involved in the production of video material) | :: vidéaste {m} {f} |
| video jockey {n} (A person who plays music videos) | :: vidéo jockey |
| video journalist {n} (type of journalist) | :: journaliste reporter d'images {m} |
| video projector {n} (device) | :: vidéoprojecteur {m} |
| videotape {n} (tape used to record videos) | :: bande vidéo {f}, vidéocassette {f} |
| vie {v} /vaɪ/ (to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete) | :: concourir, rivaliser, être en compétition pour |
| Vienna {prop} /viˈɛ.nə/ (capital of Austria) | :: Vienne {f} |
| Vienna sausage {n} | :: saucisse de Francfort |
| Vienne {prop} (department of France) | :: Vienne {f} |
| Vienne {prop} (river in France) | :: Vienne {f} |
| Vienne {prop} (city in Isère, France) | :: Vienne {f} |
| Viennese {n} /ˌviː.ən.iːz/ (inhabitant) | :: Viennois {m}, Viennoise {f} |
| Viennese {adj} (connected with Vienna) | :: viennois |
| Vientiane {prop} /viˌɛntiˈɑːn/ (capital of Laos) | :: Vientiane |
| Vietnam {prop} /(ˈ)vjɛtˈnɑm/ (country in Southeast Asia) | :: Viêt Nam {m}, Vietnam {m} |
| Vietnamese {adj} /ˌviː.ət.nəˈmiːz/ (of or pertaining to Vietnam) | :: vietnamien |
| Vietnamese {n} (Vietnamese person) | :: Vietnamien {m}, Vietnamienne {f}, niakoué {m} {f} |
| Vietnamese {n} (language) | :: vietnamien {m} |
| Vietnam War {prop} (war that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia between 1955 and 1975) | :: Guerre du Vietnam {f} |
| view {n} /vjuː/ (seeing) | :: vue {f} |
| view {n} (range of vision) | :: vue {f} |
| view {n} (something to look at) | :: vue {f} |
| view {n} (mental image) | :: vision {f} |
| view {n} (way of understanding) | :: regard {m} |
| view {n} (point of view) | :: point de vue {m}, opinion {f} |
| view {n} (computing: logical table in database) | :: vue {f} |
| view {n} (computing: user interface part of program) | :: vue {f} |
| view {v} (to look at) | :: regarder, considérer |
| view {v} (to show) | :: montrer, voir, afficher, visionner |
| viewer {n} (someone who views a spectacle) | :: spectateur {m}, spectatrice {f} |
| viewer {n} (someone who watches television) | :: téléspectateur {m}, téléspectatrice {f} |
| viewer {n} (optical device) | :: visionneur {m}, visionneuse {f} |
| viewer {n} (program) | :: visionneur {m}, visionneuse {f} |
| viewership {n} (viewers, collectively) | :: audience |
| viewfinder {n} (device on a camera) | :: viseur {m} |
| viewpoint {n} (point of view) SEE: point of view | :: |
| vigesimal {adj} /vɪˈdʒɛsɪm(ə)l/ (to the base twenty) | :: vigésimal, vicésimal |
| vigil {n} /ˈvɪdʒəl/ (keeping awake) | :: veille {f} |
| vigilance {n} /ˈvɪdʒɪlɪns/ (Alert watchfulness) | :: vigilance {f} |
| vigilance {n} (Close and continuous attention) | :: vigilance {f} |
| vigilant {adj} /ˈvɪdʒɪlənt/ (watchful) | :: vigilant |
| vigilante {n} /vɪdʒɪˈlænti/ (person who considers it their responsibility to summarily uphold the law) | :: justicier {m} |
| vigilantly {adv} (in a vigilant manner) | :: vigilamment |
| Vigneron {prop} | :: Vigneron |
| vignette {n} /vɪnˈjɛt/ (decorative design at the head of a chapter, of a manuscript or printed book) | :: vignette {f} |
| vignette {n} (small sticker affixed to a vehicle windscreen) | :: vignette {f} |
| vigorously {adv} /ˈvɪɡəɹəsli/ (with intense energy) | :: vigoureusement |
| vigour {n} /ˈvɪɡɚ/ (active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy) | :: force {f}, vigueur {f} |
| vigour {n} (strength or force in animal or force in animal or vegetable nature or action; as, a plant grows with vigor) | :: vigueur {f} |
| vigour {n} (strength; efficacy; potency) | :: force {f}, vigueur {f}, énergie {f} |
| Viking {n} /ˈvaɪkɪŋ/ (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) | :: viking {m} |
| Vilamovian {prop} (Wymysorys) SEE: Wymysorys | :: |
| vilayet {n} (one of the chief administrative divisions or provinces of the Ottoman Empire) | :: vilayet {m} |
| vile {adj} /vaɪl/ (morally low) | :: vil |
| vilify {v} /ˈvɪl.ɪ.faɪ/ (say defamatory things about; to speak ill of) | :: diffamer, vilipender |
| vilipend {v} /ˈvɪlɪpɛnd/ (to treat (something) as inconsequential or worthless, see also: despise) | :: vilipender, mépriser |
| vilipend {v} (to express a disparaging opinion of, see also: disparage; vilify) | :: dénigrer |
| villa {n} /ˈvɪlə/ (a house used as a retreat) | :: villa {f} |
| village {n} /ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒ/ (a rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town) | :: village {m} |
| village idiot {n} (person widely known in their community for their stupidity and ignorant behaviour) | :: idiot du village {m} |
| villager {n} /ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒə/ (person who lives in, or comes from, a village) | :: villageois {m}, villageoise {f} |
| villain {n} /ˈvɪlən/ (scoundrel) | :: scélérat |
| villain {n} (bad person in a stage or screen play) | :: méchant {m} |
| villain {n} (A peasant free of serfdom) | :: vilain {m}, paysan {m} |
| villainess {n} (a female villain) | :: vilaine {f} |
| villeinage {n} (serfdom) SEE: serfdom | :: |
| Vilnian {n} (inhabitant of Vilnius) | :: vilnois {m}, vilnoise {f} |
| Vilnian {adj} (from Vilnius) | :: vilnois |
| Vilnius {prop} /ˈvɪlni.əs/ (capital of Lithuania) | :: Vilnius |
| vimentin {n} (any of a group of polypeptides that polymerize to form filaments in the cytoskeleton) | :: vimentine {f} |
| vinaigrette {n} /vɪnəˈɡɹɛt/ (sauce) | :: vinaigrette {f} |
| vinaigrette {n} (vehicle) | :: vinaigrette {f} |
| vinasse {n} /vɪˈnæs/ | :: vinasse {f} |
| Vincent {prop} /ˈvɪnsənt/ (male given name) | :: Vincent |
| vincible {adj} (capable of being defeated) | :: vincible |
| vindicate {v} (to clear from an accusation, suspicion or criticism) | :: blanchir |
| vindicate {v} (to justify by providing evidence) | :: faire valoir |
| vindicate {v} (to maintain or defend a cause against opposition) | :: défendre, revendiquer, affirmer |
| vindicate {v} (to provide justification) | :: justifier |
| vindicate {v} (to claim) | :: revendiquer, réclamer |
| vindication {n} /vɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/ (the act of vindicating) | :: justification |
| vindictive {adj} /vɪnˈdɪk.tɪv/ (having a tendency to seek revenge) | :: vindicatif, rancuneux |
| vindictiveness {n} (a malevolent desire for revenge) | :: revanchisme {m} |
| vine {n} /vaɪn/ (climbing plant that produces grapes) | :: vigne {f} |
| vine {n} (any similar climbing or trailing plant) | :: grimpante {f} |
| vinegar {n} /ˈvɪnəɡɚ/ (condiment) | :: vinaigre {m} |
| vineyard {n} /ˈvɪn.jɚd/ (grape plantation) | :: vignoble {m}, vigne {f} |
| viniculture {n} (cultivation of grapes) | :: viniculture {f} |
| vinification {n} (winemaking) SEE: winemaking | :: |
| vinify {v} (convert into wine) | :: vinifier |
| vinous {adj} /ˈvaɪnəs/ (pertaining to or having the characteristics of wine) | :: vineux |
| vinpocetine {n} | :: vinpocétine {f} |
| vintage {n} /ˈvɪn.tɪdʒ/ (harvesting of a grape and initial pressing for winemaking) | :: vendange {f} |
| vintage {n} (year or place something is produced) | :: récolte {f}, cru {m} |
| vintager {n} (vintager) | :: vendangeur {m} |
| vintner {n} /ˈvɪntnɚ/ (seller of wine) | :: négociant en vins {m} |
| vintner {n} (manufacturer of wine) | :: vinificateur {m} |
| vinyl {n} /ˈvaɪ.nəl/ (univalent radical) | :: vinyle {m} |
| vinyl {n} (substance) | :: vinyle {m} |
| vinyl {n} (record) | :: disque vinyle {m} |
| viol {n} /ˈvaɪ.əl/ (stringed instrument) | :: viole de gambe {f} |
| viola {n} /viˈoʊ.lə/ (music: stringed instrument of the violin family) | :: violon alto {m}, alto {m} |
| viola {n} | :: alto |
| violaceous euphonia {n} (Euphonia violacea) | :: organiste téité {m} |
| viola da gamba {n} (viol) SEE: viol | :: |
| violate {v} /ˈvaɪəˌleɪt/ (to break or fail to act by rules) | :: violer, transgresser |
| violated {adj} (having been abused sexually) | :: violé {m} or violée {f} |
| violation {n} (rape) SEE: rape | :: |
| violation {n} /ˌvaɪəˈleɪʃən/ (act or instance of violating) | :: infraction {f} |
| violence {n} /ˈvaɪələns/ (extreme force) | :: violence {f} |
| violence {n} (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) | :: violence {f} |
| violence {n} | :: violence {f} |
| violent {adj} /ˈvaɪ(ə)lənt/ (involving extreme force or motion) | :: violent |
| violent {adj} (involving physical conflict) | :: violent |
| violent {adj} (likely to use physical force) | :: violent |
| violent {adj} (intensely vivid) | :: vif |
| violent {adj} | :: violent |
| violently {adv} /ˈvaɪ(ə)ləntli/ (in a violent manner) | :: violemment |
| violet {n} /ˈvaɪələt/ (colour) | :: violet |
| violet {n} (plant) | :: violette {f} |
| violet {adj} (having a bluish-purple color) | :: violet |
| Violet {prop} (female given name) | :: Violette {f} |
| violet carpenter bee {n} (Xylocopa violacea) | :: xylocope violet {m}, bourdon noir {m}, abeille perce-bois {f}, xylocope violacé {m} |
| violin {n} /ˌvaɪəˈlɪn/ (string instrument) | :: violon {m} |
| violinist {n} (person who plays violin) | :: violoniste {m} {f} |
| violin maker {n} (person who makes violins) | :: luthier {m}, luthière {f} |
| violoncello {n} (cello) SEE: cello | :: |
| viper {n} /ˈvaɪpɚ/ (a poisonous snake in the family Viperidae) | :: vipère {f} |
| viper {n} (adder) SEE: adder | :: |
| viperid {n} | :: vipéridé {m} |
| viperine {adj} | :: vipérin |
| VIP lounge {n} (airport lounge) SEE: airport lounge | :: |
| virago {n} /vɪˈɹɑːɡəʊ/ (rough woman) | :: virago {f} |
| virality {n} (the state or condition of being viral; tendency to spread by word of mouth) | :: viralité |
| viral load {n} (measure of the severity of a viral infection) | :: charge virale {f} |
| Viredaz {prop} (surname) | :: Viredaz |
| vireo {n} (any species of genus Vireo) | :: viréo {m} |
| Virgil {prop} (Roman writer) | :: Virgile |
| virgin {n} /ˈvɝdʒɪn/ (person who has never had sexual intercourse) | :: vierge {f}, puceau {m}, pucelle {f} |
| virgin {adj} (of a person, in a state of virginity) | :: vierge |
| virgin {adj} (of an object, untouched) | :: vierge |
| virgin {adj} (of olive oil) | :: vierge |
| Virgin {prop} (Mary, the mother of Jesus) | :: la Vierge {f} |
| Virgin {prop} (constellation or star sign) | :: la Vierge {f} |
| virginal {adj} (being or resembling virgin) | :: virginal |
| virginal {n} (musical instrument) | :: virginal {m} |
| virginal membrane {n} (hymen) SEE: hymen | :: |
| virgin forest {n} (forest free from disturbance) | :: forêt vierge {f} |
| Virginia {prop} /vɚˈdʒɪn.jə/ (state) | :: Virginie {f} |
| Virginia {prop} (female given name) | :: Virginie |
| Virginia creeper {n} (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) | :: vigne vierge {f} |
| Virginian {n} (resident of Virginia) | :: Virginien {m}, Virginienne {f} |
| Virginian winterberry {n} (American winterberry) SEE: American winterberry | :: |
| Virgin Islands {prop} (archipelago) | :: Îles Vierges {f-p} |
| virginity {n} (state or characteristic of being a virgin) | :: virginité {f} |
| Virgin Mary {prop} (mother of Christ) | :: Vierge Marie {f}, Madone {f} |
| Virgo {prop} /ˈvɝɡoʊ/ (constellation) | :: Vierge {f} |
| Virgo {prop} (astrological sign) | :: Vierge |
| Virgo {n} (Someone with a Virgo star sign) | :: Vierge |
| virialization {n} | :: virialisation {f} |
| virial theorem {n} (theorem) | :: théorème du viriel {m} |
| virile {adj} /ˈvɪɹəl/ (being manly) | :: viril |
| virility {n} /vəˈɹɪlɪti/ (the state of being virile) | :: virilité {f} |
| virion {n} /ˈvaɪɹiɑn/ (particle of a virus) | :: virion {m} |
| virological {adj} (of or pertaining to virology) | :: virologique |
| virologist {n} (scientist or doctor specializing in virology) | :: virologue |
| virology {n} /vʌɪˈɹɒlədʒi/ (branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease) | :: virologie {f} |
| virtual {adj} /ˈvɝtʃuəl/ (in effect; not fact) | :: virtuel |
| virtual {adj} (simulated in a computer) | :: virtuel |
| virtual {adj} (nearly, almost) | :: pratiquement |
| virtually {adv} /ˈvɚ.tʃwə.li/ (almost) | :: pratiquement |
| virtually {adv} (in essence, but not in fact) | :: virtuellement |
| virtual method {n} (object-oriented programming) | :: fonction virtuelle, méthode virtuelle |
| virtual particle {n} (virtual particle) | :: particule virtuelle {f} |
| virtual reality {n} (virtual reality) | :: realité virtuelle {f} |
| virtue {n} /ˈvɜːtʃuː/ (excellence in morals) | :: vertu {f} |
| virtue {n} (a good model quality) | :: vertu {f} |
| virtue {n} (chastity and faithfulness) | :: vertu {f} |
| virtue signalling {n} /ˈvɜɹtʃu sɪɡnəlɪŋ/ (expressing an opinion to make oneself look virtuous) | :: vertu ostentatoire |
| virtuoso {n} /ˌvɝ.tʃuˈoʊ.soʊ/ (A person with masterly ability, technique or style) | :: virtuose {m} {f} |
| virtuous {adj} /ˈvɜːt͡ʃʊəs/ (full of virtue, having excellent moral character) | :: vertueux |
| virtuous circle {n} /ˈvɜː.t͡ʃʊ.əs ˈsɜː.kəl/ (situation in which the solution to one problem makes each future problem easier to solve) | :: cercle vertueux {m} |
| virtuously {adv} (in a virtuous manner) | :: vertueusement |
| virulent {adj} /ˈvɪɹjələnt/ (infectious, malignant or deadly) | :: virulent |
| virulent {adj} (hostile) | :: virulent |
| virus {n} /ˈvaɪɹəs/ (infectious organism) | :: virus {m} |
| virus {n} (computer virus) | :: virus informatique {m} |
| visa {n} /ˈviː.zə/ (permit) | :: visa {m} |
| visa-on-arrival {n} (a simplified method of issuing visa) | :: visa-sur-arrivée {m} |
| visarga {n} (voiceless h in Sanskrit) | :: visarga {m} |
| viscera {n} (internal organs of the body) | :: viscère {m-s} |
| viscoelastic {adj} (viscous and elastic) | :: viscoélastique |
| viscometer {n} (instrument used to measure viscosity) | :: viscosimètre {m} |
| viscosity {n} /vɪsˈkɑsɪti/ (state of being viscous) | :: viscosité {f} |
| viscosity {n} (physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid) | :: viscosité {f} |
| viscount {n} /ˈvaɪkaʊnt/ (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl) | :: vicomte {m} |
| viscountess {n} (viscount's wife) | :: vicomtesse {f} |
| viscountess {n} (a woman holding the rank of viscount in her own right) | :: vicomtesse {f} |
| viscounty {n} | :: vicomté |
| viscous {adj} /ˈvɪs.kəs/ (having a thick, sticky consistency) | :: visqueux |
| vise {n} /vaɪs/ (two-jawed instrument for holding work) | :: étau {m} |
| Visean {prop} (A subdivision of the Carboniferous period) | :: Viséen |
| Vishnu {prop} /ˈvɪʃnu/ (the god) | :: Vishnou |
| visibility {n} /ˌvɪz.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ (degree to which things may be seen) | :: visibilité {f} |
| visible {adj} /ˈvɪzəb(ə)l/ (able to be seen) | :: visible |
| visible light {n} (part of the electromagnetic spectrum) | :: lumière visible {f} |
| visible spectrum {n} (the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum visible to the eye) | :: spectre visible {m} |
| visibly {adv} /ˈvɪzɪbli/ (in a visible manner) | :: visiblement |
| Visigoth {n} (member of an East Germanic tribe) | :: wisigoth {m}, Wisigoth {m} |
| Visigothic {adj} (of or pertaining to the Visigoths) | :: wisigoth, wisigothique |
| vision {n} /ˈvɪ.ʒ(ə)n/ (sense or ability of sight) | :: vision {f}, vue {f} |
| vision {n} (something imaginary one thinks one sees) | :: vision {f} |
| vision {n} (ideal or goal) | :: aspiration {f} |
| vision {n} (religious or mystical experience) | :: vision {f}, apparition {f} |
| vision {n} (footage) SEE: footage | :: |
| visionary {adj} /ˈvɪʒn̩(ə)ɹi/ (having vision or foresight) | :: visionnaire |
| visionary {adj} (imaginary or illusory) | :: illusoire, imaginaire |
| visionary {adj} (prophetic or revelatory) | :: prophétique |
| visionary {adj} (idealistic or utopian) | :: utopique, idéaliste |
| visionary {n} (someone who has visions) | :: visionnaire {m} {f} (old) |
| visionary {n} (an impractical dreamer) | :: utopiste {m} {f} |
| visionary {n} (someone who has positive ideas for the future) | :: visionnaire {m} {f} |
| visit {v} /ˈvɪzɪt/ (to go and meet (someone)) | :: visiter |
| visit {n} (single act of visiting) | :: visite {f}, séjour |
| visit {n} (meeting with a doctor) | :: consultation {f} |
| visit {v} (to avenge) SEE: avenge | :: |
| visit {v} (to inflict) SEE: inflict | :: |
| visitant {n} (migratory bird) SEE: migrant | :: |
| visitation {n} (right to see one's child) | :: droit de visite {m} |
| visiting card {n} (business card) SEE: business card | :: |
| visiting scholar {n} (scholar from an institution who visits a host university) | :: professeur invité |
| visiting team {n} (team opposed to the home team) | :: équipe visiteuse |
| visitor {n} /ˈvɪzɪtə/ (guest) | :: visiteur {m}, visiteuse {f} |
| visitor {n} (sightseer) | :: invité {m}, invitée {f} |
| visitors' book {n} (a facility for visitors' comments) SEE: guest book | :: |
| visitorship {n} (attendance) | :: fréquentation {f} |
| visitor team {n} (visiting team) SEE: visiting team | :: |
| visor {n} (mask) SEE: mask | :: |
| visor {n} /ˈvaɪzɚ/ (part of a helmet) | :: visière {f} |
| visor {n} (fore piece of a cap) | :: visière {f} |
| vista {n} /ˈviːstə/ (distant view or prospect) | :: vue {f} |
| vista {n} (site offering such a view) | :: point de vue {m} |
| Vistula {prop} /ˈvɪstʃʊlə/ (Polish river) | :: Vistule {f} |
| visual {adj} /ˈvɪʒuəl/ (related to or affecting the vision) | :: visuel |
| visual arts {n} (art forms that are primarily visual in nature) | :: art visuel {m} |
| visual diary {n} (sketchbook) SEE: sketchbook | :: |
| visual field {n} (field of view) SEE: field of view | :: |
| visualization {n} (the act of visualizing, or something visualized) | :: visualisation {f} |
| visualization {n} (computing: a visual representation of data) | :: visualisation {f} |
| visual novel {n} | :: roman vidéoludique {m}, visual novel |
| vis-à-vis {n} (counterpart) SEE: counterpart | :: |
| vis-à-vis {prep} /viz.ɑˈvi/ (in relation to) | :: vis-à-vis |
| vis-à-vis {prep} (opposite) | :: vis-à-vis |
| vis-à-vis {n} (carriage for two) | :: vis-à-vis {m} |
| vis-à-vis {n} (person facing another) | :: vis-à-vis {m} |
| vital {adj} (containing life) SEE: living | :: |
| vital {adj} /ˈvaɪt̬əl/ (relating to, or characteristic of life) | :: vital |
| vital {adj} (necessary to the continuation of life) | :: vital |
| vital {adj} (very important) | :: vital |
| vitalism {n} (doctrine that life involves a "vital force") | :: vitalisme {m} |
| vitality {n} /vaɪˈtælɪti/ (energy or vigour) | :: vitalité {f} |
| vital organ {n} (organ which performs an important function) | :: organe vital {f} |
| vital statistics {n} (Bust, waist and hips) | :: mensurations |
| vitamer {n} (combination of substances that function as a vitamin) | :: provitamine {f} |
| vitamin {n} /ˈvaɪ.tə.mɪn/ (organic compound essential to human health) | :: vitamine {f} |
| vitamin A {n} (any fat-soluble vitamin essential for vision) | :: vitamine A {f} |
| vitamin B {n} (member of the vitamin B complex) | :: vitamine B {f} |
| vitamin C {n} (L-enantiomer of ascorbic acid) | :: vitamine C {f} |
| Vitebsk {prop} (city) | :: Vitebsk {m} |
| Viterbo {prop} (province) | :: Viterbe |
| Viterbo {prop} (capital) | :: Viterbe |
| viticultural {adj} (of or pertaining to viticulture) | :: viticole {m} {f}, vinicole {m} {f} |
| viticulture {n} (agricultural practice of growing grape vines) | :: viticulture {f} |
| viticulturist {n} (person who grows grapes) | :: vigneron {m}, vigneronne {f} |
| vitreous {adj} /ˈvɪ.tɹi.əs/ (glassy) | :: vitreux {m} |
| vitreous humor {n} (vitreous humour) SEE: vitreous humour | :: |
| vitreous humour {n} (clear gel) | :: corps vitré {m}, humeur vitrée {f}, corps hyalin {m} |
| vitrify {v} /ˈvɪ.tɹɪ.faɪ/ (to be made into glass) | :: vitrifier |
| vitrimer {n} | :: vitrimère {m} |
| vitrine {n} /vɪˈtɹiːn/ (glass-paneled cabinet or case) | :: vitrine {f} |
| vitriol {n} (sulfuric acid) SEE: sulfuric acid | :: |
| vitriol {n} /ˈvɪ.tɹi.əl/ (various metal sulphates) | :: vitriol {m} |
| vitriolization {n} (act of vitriolizing or the state of being vitriolized) | :: vitriolisation {f} |
| vitronectin {n} (protein of the pexin family) | :: vitronectine {f} |
| Vitruvian Man {prop} (the drawing by Leonardo) | :: l'homme de Vitruve {m} |
| Vitsebsk {prop} (Vitebsk) SEE: Vitebsk | :: |
| vittle {n} (edible provisions) | :: victuailles {f-p} |
| vituperate {v} /vɪˈtʃuːpəɹeɪt/ (criticize) | :: vitupérer |
| vituperation {n} /vɪˌtupɚˈe(ɪ)ʃən/ (criticism or invective that is sustained and overly harsh) | :: désapprobation {f}, répugnance {f} |
| vituperator {n} (one who vituperates, or censures abusively) | :: vitupérateur {m}, vitupératrice {f} |
| Vitus {prop} (male given name) | :: Vital |
| viva {interj} (long live ... !) SEE: long live | :: |
| vivacious {adj} /vaɪˈveɪʃəs/ (lively and animated) | :: vivace |
| vivacity {n} (the state of being vivacious) | :: vivacité {f} |
| vivarium {n} (Artificial environment for animals) | :: vivarium {m} |
| Vivian {prop} /ˈvɪvi.ən/ (male given name) | :: Vivian, Vivien |
| Vivian {prop} (female given name) | :: Viviane, Vivienne |
| vivid {adj} /ˈvɪvɪd/ (clear, detailed or powerful) | :: vivide |
| vivify {v} /ˈvɪvɪfʌɪ/ (to bring to life) | :: vivifier |
| viviparity {n} (the condition of being viviparous) | :: viviparité {f} |
| viviparous {adj} /vɪˈvɪpəɹəs/ (of an animal) | :: vivipare |
| viviparous {adj} (of a plant) | :: vivipare {m} {f} |
| viviparous blenny {n} (fish in the family Zoarcidae) | :: loquette d'Europe |
| viviparous eelpout {n} (viviparous blenny) SEE: viviparous blenny | :: |
| vivisection {n} /ˈvɪvɪsɛkʃən/ (The action of invasive treatment of a living organism for scientific investigation) | :: vivisection {f} |
| vixen {n} (attractive woman) SEE: fox | :: |
| vixen {n} /ˈvɪk.sən/ (female fox) | :: renarde {f} |
| vixen {n} (temperamental woman) | :: chipie {f}, garce {f}, salope {f}, rosse {f} |
| Vixen {prop} (reindeer of Santa Claus) | :: Fringant {m} |
| vizier {n} /vɪˈzɪə/ (high-ranking official) | :: vizir {m} |
| VJ {n} (video jockey) | :: VJ |
| VJ {n} (video journalist) | :: JRI {m} |
| Vladika {n} (historical ruler of Montenegro) | :: Vladika {m} |
| Vladimir {prop} /ˈvlæ.dɪ.miə(ɹ)/ (male given name) | :: Vladimir {m} |
| Vladimir {prop} (Russian city) | :: Vladimir {m} |
| Vladivostok {prop} (seaport in Russia) | :: Vladivostok {m} |
| vlei {n} (marsh) SEE: marsh | :: |
| vlei {n} (wetland) SEE: wetland | :: |
| vlog {n} /ˈvlɑɡ/ (weblog using video) | :: vlog {m}, vlogue {m} |
| vlogger {n} (a contributor to a vlog) | :: vlogueur, vlogueuse {f} |
| Vltava {prop} /vəlˈtɑːvə/ (a major river in the Czech Republic) | :: Vltava {f} |
| völva {n} /ˈvɜːlvə/ (in Old Norse society, a female practitioner of magic divination and prophecy) | :: völva {f} |
| V-neck {n} (V-shaped neckline) | :: col en V {m} |
| Vänern {prop} (Swedish lake) | :: Vänern |
| vocabulary {n} /voʊˈkæbjəlɛɹi/ (list of words) | :: vocabulaire {m} |
| vocabulary {n} (set of words a person knows) | :: vocabulaire {m}, lexique {f} |
| vocabulary {n} (stock of words used in a particular field) | :: vocabulaire {m} |
| vocabulary {n} (words of a language collectively) | :: lexique {f}, vocabulaire {m} |
| vocal {adj} /ˈvoʊ.kəl/ (of or pertaining to the voice or speech) | :: vocal |
| vocal {adj} | :: vocal |
| vocal cord {n} (folds of mucous membrane) | :: corde vocale {f} |
| vocal cords {n} (folds of tissue) | :: cordes vocales {f-p} |
| vocalist {n} /ˈvoʊkəlɪst/ (singer) | :: vocaliste {m} {f} |
| vocalization {n} /voʊk(ə)l(a)ɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ (act of vocalizing or something vocalized) | :: vocalisation {f} |
| vocalization {n} (supplying the vowels (diacritics), e.g. Arabic and Hebrew) | :: vocalisation {f} |
| vocation {n} (calling) | :: vocation {f} |
| vocation {n} (occupation for which a person is suited) | :: vocation {f} |
| vocative {adj} /ˈvɑkətɪv/ (of or pertaining to calling) | :: vocationnel |
| vocative {adj} (grammar: used in address) | :: vocatif {m} |
| vocative {n} (grammatical case) SEE: vocative case | :: |
| vocative case {n} (case of address) | :: vocatif {m} |
| vociferation {n} /voʊˌsɪf.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ (act of exclaiming; violent outcry) | :: vocifération {f} |
| vociferously {adv} (in a vociferous manner) | :: criard, tapageur, fulminant |
| vocoid {n} /ˈvoʊ.kɔɪd/ (phonetic vowel) | :: vocoïde {f} |
| VoD {n} (video on demand) | :: vidéo à la demande, vidéo sur demande, vidéo à la séance, service de média audiovisuel à la demande |
| vodka {n} /ˈvɑdkə/ (clear distilled alcoholic liquor) | :: vodka {f} |
| vodyanoi {n} (vodyanoy) SEE: vodyanoy | :: |
| vodyanoy {n} (type of water sprite) | :: wodianoï {m}, vodianoï {m} |
| voetsek {interj} (get lost) SEE: get lost | :: |
| voetsek {interj} (go away) SEE: go away | :: |
| vogue {n} /vəʊɡ/ (the prevailing fashion or style) | :: vogue {f}, mode {f} |
| vogue {n} (popularity or a current craze) | :: vogue {f} |
| vogueing {adj} (fashionable) | :: en vogue |
| voice {n} (sound uttered by the mouth) | :: voix {f} |
| voice {n} (tone or sound emitted by anything) | :: son {m}, voix {f} |
| voice {n} (language; words; speech; expression; signification of feeling or opinion) | :: voix {f} |
| voice {n} (opinion or choice expressed; judgment; a vote) | :: voix {f} |
| voice {n} (command, precept) | :: voix {f} |
| voice {n} (one who speaks; speaker) | :: orateur {m} |
| voice {n} (grammar: particular mode of inflecting or conjugating verbs) | :: genre {m}, voix {f} |
| voice {n} (music: independent vocal or instrumental part) | :: voix {f} |
| voice {v} (to give utterance or expression to) | :: exprimer, énoncer |
| voice {v} (to utter with a sonant or vocal tone) | :: proclamer |
| voice {v} (to vote) | :: voter |
| voice {v} (to clamor) | :: clamer, exprimer |
| voice actor {n} (an actor who provides voices for animations, dubbed films) | :: comédien |
| voice box {n} (larynx) SEE: larynx | :: |
| voiced {adj} /vɔɪst/ (sounded with vibration of the vocal cords) | :: sonore, voisé |
| voiceless {adj} (lacking a voice, without vocal sound) | :: aphone |
| voiceless {adj} ((phonetics, of a consonant) spoken without vibration of the vocal cords) | :: sourd |
| voice mail {n} (system) | :: boîte vocale {f}, messagerie vocale {f}, répondeur {m} |
| voice mail {n} (message left on a voice mail system) SEE: voice message | :: |
| voice message {n} (message left on a voice mail system) | :: message vocal {m} |
| voice-over {n} /ˈvɔɪsoʊvɚ/ (audio track) | :: voix off {f} |
| voice recognition {n} (function which processes spoken input into electronic commands) | :: reconnaissance automatique de la parole {f} |
| voice talent {n} (voice actor) SEE: voice actor | :: |
| voicing {n} /ˈvɔɪsɪŋ/ (phonetics: articulatory process) | :: voisement {m} |
| void {adj} /vɔɪd/ (containing nothing) | :: vide, libre |
| void {adj} (unoccupied) | :: vacant, vide |
| void {adj} (being without) | :: dépourvu, vide |
| void {adj} (not producing any effect; ineffectual; vain) | :: vide, vain |
| void {adj} (having lost all legal validity) | :: nul, invalide |
| void {n} (An empty space; a vacuum) | :: vide {m}, néant {m} |
| void {v} (to make invalid or worthless) | :: annuler, résilier, révoquer |
| voilà {interj} /(v)wɑˈlɑ/ (behold!) | :: voilà |
| voila {interj} (voilà) SEE: voilà | :: |
| voivode {n} /ˈvɔɪvəʊd/ (a local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe) | :: voïvode {m} |
| voivodeship {n} (the jurisdiction of a voivode) | :: voïvodie {f} |
| Vojvodina {prop} /ˌvɔɪvəˈdiːnə/ (autonomous province of Serbia) | :: Voïvodine {f} |
| Volans {prop} (small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky) | :: Poisson volant {m} |
| Volapük {prop} /ˈvɒləˌpʊk/ (language) | :: volapük {m} |
| volatile {adj} /ˈvɑl.ə.tl̩/ (evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions) | :: volatil |
| volatile {adj} ((of a price etc) variable or erratic) | :: volatil |
| volatile {adj} ((computing, of memory) whose content is lost when the computer is powered down) | :: volatil |
| volcanic {adj} /vɒlˈkanɪk/ (of or pertaining to a volcano) | :: volcanique |
| volcanic {adj} (produced by a volcano) | :: volcanique |
| volcanic {adj} (changed or affected by the heat of a volcano) | :: volcanique |
| volcanically {adv} (by means of a volcano) | :: volcaniquement |
| volcanism {n} (natural phenomena associated with volcanoes) | :: volcanisme {m}, vulcanisme {m} |
| volcano {n} /vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ/ (mountain containing a magma chamber) | :: volcan {m} |
| volcanologist {n} /vəl.kənˈɒl.ə.dʒɪst/ (person who studies volcanology) | :: volcanologue {m} {f} |
| volcanology {n} /ˌvɒl.kənˈɒl.ə.dʒi/ (study of volcanoes) | :: volcanologie {f} |
| vole {n} /ˈvəʊl/ (small rodents of the subfamily Arvicolinae) | :: campagnol {m} |
| Volgograd {prop} (Volgograd) | :: Volgograd {m} |
| Volhynia {prop} (region) | :: Volhynie {f}, Volynie {f} |
| volition {n} /vəˈlɪʃ(ə)n/ (conscious choice or decision) | :: volonté |
| volition {n} (mental power or ability of choosing) | :: énergie |
| volley {n} /ˈvɒli/ (simultaneous fire) | :: volée {f}, salve {f} |
| volleyball {n} /ˈvɒlibɔ(ː)l/ (game) | :: volley-ball |
| volleyballer {n} (volleyball player) | :: volleyeur |
| Volodymyr {prop} (Vladimir) SEE: Vladimir | :: |
| Volos {prop} (city) | :: Volos {m} |
| volt {n} /vɒlt/ (unit of measure) | :: volt {m} |
| voltage {n} /voʊltɪdʒ/ (difference in electrostatic potential) | :: tension {f}, voltage {m} |
| voltage spike {n} (a fast, short duration surge (overvoltage) in the electric potential of a circuit; a power surge) SEE: power surge | :: |
| voltaism {n} (galvanism) | :: voltaisme {m} |
| volte-face {n} /vɒltˈfæs/ (a reversal of policy, attitude or principle) | :: volte-face {f}, demi-tour {m}, marche arrière {f}, revirement {m} |
| voltinism {n} (the number of broods or generations of an organism in one year) | :: voltinisme {m} |
| voltmeter {n} (instrument for measuring electric potential) | :: voltmètre {m} |
| voluble {adj} /ˈvɑl.jə.bəl/ (fluent or having a ready flow of speech; garrulous or loquacious) | :: volubile |
| voluble {adj} (easily rolling or turning) | :: volubile |
| voluble {adj} (twisting and turning like a vine) | :: volubile |
| volume {n} /ˈvɑl.jum/ (three-dimensional measure of space) | :: volume {m} |
| volume {n} (strength of sound) | :: volume {m} |
| volume {n} (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) | :: volume {m}, tome {m} |
| volume {n} (synonym for quantity, see also: quantity) | :: volume {m} |
| voluntarily {adv} /ˌvɑlənˈtɛɹɪli/ (in a voluntary manner) | :: volontairement, bénévolement |
| voluntary {adj} /ˈvɒ.lən.tɹi/ (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) | :: volontaire |
| voluntary {adj} (working or done without payment) | :: bénévole |
| volunteer {n} /vɑl.ənˈtɪɹ/ (one who voluntarily offers himself/herself for service) | :: volontaire {m} {f}, bénévole {m} {f} |
| volunteer {n} (voluntary soldier) | :: volontaire {m} {f} |
| volunteer {v} (to do or offer to do something voluntarily) | :: être bénévole, être volontaire |
| volunteering {n} (act of volunteering) | :: volontariat {m} |
| voluntourism {n} (type of tourism) | :: voluntourisme |
| Voluptas {prop} (Goddess of sensual pleasures) | :: Volupté {f} |
| voluptuous {adj} /vəˈlʌp.tʃu.əs/ (suggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation) | :: voluptueux |
| voluptuous {adj} (curvaceous and sexually attractive) | :: voluptueux |
| voluptuous {adj} | :: sensuel, voluptueux |
| voluptuousness {n} (the quality of being voluptuous) | :: voluptuosité {f} |
| vomit {v} /ˈvɑmɪt/ (to regurgitate the contents of a stomach) | :: vomir, rendre, rejeter, dégobiller , dégueuler , gerber , quicher |
| vomit {n} (regurgitated former contents of a stomach) | :: vomi {m} |
| vomitrocious {adj} (causing a desire to vomit) | :: à vomir, dégueulasse {m} {f} |
| voodoo {n} /ˈvuːduː/ (Afro-Caribbean religion) | :: vaudou |
| voodoo doll {n} (doll fashioned to resemble a person for malicious magical intent) | :: poupée vaudou {f} |
| voracious {adj} /vɔːˈɹeɪ.ʃəs/ (devouring great quantities of food) | :: vorace |
| voracious {adj} (having a great appetite for anything) | :: vorace |
| voracity {n} (the state of being voracious) | :: voracité {f} |
| vorarephilia {n} (sexual fetish) | :: vorarephilie {f} |
| Vormsi {prop} (fourth largest island in Estonia) | :: Vormsi |
| Voronezh {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Voronej {m} |
| vortex {n} /ˈvɔɹtɛks/ (whirlpool) | :: tourbillon |
| vortical {adj} /ˈvɔːtɪk(ə)l/ (pertaining to a vortex) | :: tourbillonnant |
| Vosges {prop} /voʊʒ/ (mountain range in France) | :: Vosges {f-p} |
| Vosges {prop} (department of France) | :: Vosges {f-p} |
| vote {n} /vəʊt/ (formalised choice) | :: voix {f}, vote {m} |
| vote {n} (instance of voting) | :: vote {m}, votation {f} |
| vote {v} (assert a formalised choice) | :: voter |
| vote of no confidence {n} (parliamentary motion) | :: motion de censure {f} |
| voter {n} /ˈvoʊtɚ/ (one who votes) | :: votant {m}, votante {f} |
| vote with one's feet {v} (to express one's preferences through one's actions) | :: aller à la pêche, voter avec ses pieds |
| Votic {prop} (language) | :: vote {m} |
| voting {n} (action of the verb to vote) | :: votation {f} |
| voting booth {n} (small compartment where a voter may register a vote) | :: isoloir {m} |
| voting machine {n} (machine used for voting) | :: machine à voter {f} |
| voting system {n} (system to determine the result of an election) | :: système électoral, mode de scrutin |
| votive {adj} /ˈvəʊtɪv/ (dedicated or given in fulfillment of a vow or pledge) | :: votif |
| vouch {v} /ˈvaʊtʃ/ (to take responsibility for; to express confidence in; to witness; to obtest) | :: se porter garant |
| vouch {v} (to back; to support; to confirm; to establish) | :: entériner |
| vouch {v} (to assert; to aver; to declare) | :: attester |
| voucher {n} /ˈvaʊtʃə(ɹ)/ (A piece of paper that entitles the holder to a discount, or that can be exchanged for goods and services) | :: coupon |
| voucher {n} (A receipt) | :: récépissé {m}, reçu |
| vouchsafe {v} /ˌvaʊtʃˈseɪf/ (Condescendingly grant a right) | :: accorder de manière clémente |
| voussoir {n} (wedge-shaped brick or stone) | :: voussoir |
| vow {n} /vaʊ/ (A solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner) | :: voeu {m}, vœu {m} |
| vow {v} (To make a vow) | :: jurer |
| vowel {n} /ˈvaʊ.əl/ (sound) | :: voyelle {f} |
| vowel {n} (letter) | :: voyelle {f} |
| vowel harmony {n} (phonological process) | :: harmonie vocalique {f} |
| vowelization {n} (vocalization) SEE: vocalization | :: |
| vox pop {n} /vɒksˈpɒp/ (short informal interview) | :: micro-trottoir {m} |
| vox populi {n} /ˈvɒks ˈpɒpjuːlaɪ/ (voice of the people) | :: vox populi {f}, voix du peuple {f}, opinion publique {f} |
| voyage {n} /ˈvɔɪ.ɪdʒ/ (long journey; especially by ship) | :: voyage {m} |
| voyager {n} (traveller) SEE: traveller | :: |
| voyeur {n} /vwɑ.ˈjɜɹ/ (a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people) | :: voyeur {m} |
| voyeurism {n} /vwɑːjˈɜːɹɪz(ə)m/ (derivation of sexual satisfaction by watching people secretly) | :: voyeurisme {m} |
| Võro {prop} /ˈvɜːɹəʊ/ (language) | :: võro {m} |
| vroom {interj} /vɹum/ (the sound of a sports car’s engine) | :: vroum |
| vrykolakas {n} (undead creature) | :: vrykolakas |
| V sign {n} (sign of victory) | :: signe V {m} |
| VSL {prop} (Ville St. Laurent) | :: VSL |
| Vuelta a España {prop} /ˌvwɛltə aɪ ɛsˈpɑnjə/ (annual cycling race in Spain) | :: Tour d'Espagne {m} |
| Vulcan {prop} /ˈvʌlkən/ (Roman god of fire) | :: Vulcain {m} |
| Vulcan {prop} (Theoretical planet) | :: Vulcain |
| vulcanization {n} (process by which rubber is hardened using heat and sulphur) | :: vulcanisation {f} |
| vulcanize {v} /ˈvʌlkənaɪz/ (to harden rubber with heat) | :: vulcaniser |
| vulcanologist {n} (person who studies volcanoes) SEE: volcanologist | :: |
| vulcanology {n} (study of volcanoes) SEE: volcanology | :: |
| vulgar {adj} /ˈvʌl.ɡɚ/ (distasteful, uncouth, obscene) | :: vulgaire, obscène |
| Vulgar Era {prop} (Common Era) SEE: Common Era | :: |
| vulgar fraction {n} (fraction with two integers) SEE: common fraction | :: |
| vulgarity {n} /vʌlˈɡɜɹɪɾi/ (quality of being vulgar) | :: vulgarité {f} |
| vulgarity {n} (offensive or obscene act) | :: grossièreté {f} |
| Vulgar Latin {prop} (the Latin language as spoken by people) | :: latin vulgaire {m} |
| Vulgate {prop} /ˈvʌlɡeɪt/ (Latin Bible translation) | :: Vulgate |
| vulnerability {n} (security vulnerability) SEE: hole | :: |
| vulnerability {n} (state of being vulnerable) | :: vulnérabilité {f} |
| vulnerability {n} (computing: type of weakness) | :: vulnérabilité {f} |
| vulnerable {adj} /ˈvʌln(ə)ɹəbl̩/ (exposed to attack) | :: vulnérable |
| vulnerary {adj} /ˈvʌl.nɚ.ɛɹ.i/ (useful or used for healing wounds) | :: vulnéraire {m} {f} |
| vulnerary {adj} (causing wounds, wounding) | :: vulnéraire {m} {f} |
| vulnerary {n} (healing drug) | :: vulnéraire {m} |
| Vulpecula {prop} /vʌlˈpɛkjələ/ (autumn constellation) | :: Petit Renard {m} |
| vulpine {adj} /ˈvʌlpaɪn/ (pertaining to a fox) | :: vulpin |
| vulpine {adj} (foxlike) | :: vulpin |
| vulture {n} /ˈvʌltʃɚ/ (bird) | :: vautour {m} |
| vulture {n} (person) | :: charognard {m} |
| vulture fund {n} (hedge fund) | :: fond vautour {m} |
| vulva {n} /ˈvʌlvə/ (collectively the external female sexual organs) | :: vulve {f} |
| vulvectomy {n} (surgical removal of vulva) | :: vulvectomie {f} |
| vulvitis {n} (inflammation of the vulva) | :: vulvite {f} |
| vulvodynia {n} | :: vulvodynie {f} |
| vuvuzela {n} /vuːvuːˈzɛlə/ (horn) | :: vuvuzela {f} |
| vyomanaut {n} (an Indian astronaut) | :: vyomanaute |