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kidney stone [kidney stones] (calculus in the kidney) noun [UK: ˈkɪd.ni stəʊn] [US: ˈkɪd.ni ˈstoʊn] | calcul rénal◼◼◼nom {m} |
kill two birds with one stone (solve two problems at once) verb [UK: kɪl ˈtuː bɜːdz wɪð wʌn stəʊn] [US: ˈkɪl ˈtuː ˈbɝːdz wɪθ wʌn ˈstoʊn] | faire d'une pierre deux coups (to use a stone for two hits)◼◼◼verbe |
kiloton (unit of measure) noun [UK: kˈɪlətən] [US: kˈɪlətən] | kilotonne◼◼◼nom {f} |
krypton (a chemical element) noun [UK: ˈkrɪp.tɒn] [US: ˈkrɪptan] | krypton◼◼◼nom {m}Helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon and radon are noble gases. = L'hélium, le néon, l'argon, le krypton, le xénon et le radon sont des gaz nobles. |
kryptonite (weakness) noun | kryptonite◼◼◼nom |
lactone [lactones] (cyclic intramolecular ester) noun [UK: ˈlæk.təʊn] [US: ˈlæktoʊn] | lactone◼◼◼nom {f} |
leading tone noun | sensible◼◼◼nom {f} note sensiblenom {f} |
lepton [leptons] (elementary particle) noun [UK: lˈeptən] [US: lˈeptən] | lepton◼◼◼nom {m} |
lepton [leptons] (Greek coin) noun [UK: lˈeptən] [US: lˈeptən] | lepton◼◼◼nom {m} |
leptonic (of or pertaining to leptons) adjective [UK: lep.ˈtɑː.nɪk] [US: lep.ˈtɑː.nɪk] | leptonique◼◼◼adjectif |
let him who is without sin cast the first stone (only those who are faultless have the right to pass judgment on others) phrase | que celui qui n'a jamais péché jette la première pierrephrase |
limestone [limestones] (abundant rock of marine and fresh-water sediments) noun [UK: ˈlaɪm.stəʊn] [US: ˈlaɪmˌstoʊn] | calcaire◼◼◼nom {m}The piping is clogged up because of the limestone. = La tuyauterie est bouchée à cause du calcaire. |
limited atonement (Calvinist doctrine) noun | expiation limitée◼◼◼nom {f} rédemption particulière◼◻◻nom {f} expiation particulière◼◻◻nom {f} |
Mablethorpe and Sutton proper noun | Mablethorpe and Suttonnom propre |
megaton [megatons] (unit of measure) noun [UK: ˈme.ɡə.tʌn] [US: ˈme.ɡə.tʌn] | mégatonne◼◼◼nom {f} |
melatonin (hormone) noun [UK: ˌme.lə.ˈtəʊ.nɪn] [US: ˌme.ləˈto.ʊ.nən] | mélatonine◼◼◼nom {f} |
mentonnière noun | mentonnièrenom {f} |
meroplankton (planktonic organisms) noun | méroplancton◼◼◼nom {m} |
Metonic cycle noun | cycle métonique◼◼◼nom {m} |
metonym (word that names an object from a single characteristic of it) noun | métonyme◼◼◼nom {m} |
metonymic (of, or relating to, a word that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object) adjective | métonymique◼◼◼adjectif |
metonymy [metonymies] (figure of speech) noun [UK: mə.ˈtɒ.nə.mi] [US: mə.ˈtɒ.nə.mi] | métonymie◼◼◼nom {f} |
metric ton (unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms) noun [UK: ˈme.trɪk tʌn] [US: ˈme.trɪk ˈtən] | tonne◼◼◼nom {f} |
microzooplankton noun | microzooplancton◼◼◼nom {m} |
Middle Breton (Extinct Brittonic language) proper noun | breton moyennom propre |
milestone [milestones] (important event) noun [UK: ˈmaɪl.stəʊn] [US: ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn] | jalon◼◼◼nom {m} |
milestone [milestones] (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) noun [UK: ˈmaɪl.stəʊn] [US: ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn] | borne◼◼◻nom {f} borne kilométrique◼◻◻nom {f} |
millstone [millstones] (large round stone used for grinding grain) noun [UK: ˈmɪl.stəʊn] [US: ˈmɪlˌstoʊn] | meule◼◼◼nom {f} |
millstone [millstones] (coarse-grained sandstone) noun [UK: ˈmɪl.stəʊn] [US: ˈmɪlˌstoʊn] | meulière◼◼◻nom {f} |
Milton (town in Canada) proper noun [UK: ˈmɪl.tən] [US: ˈmɪl.tən] | Milton◼◼◼nom propreHe often quotes Milton. = Il cite souvent Milton. |
Moltoni's warbler (Sylvia subalpina) noun | fauvette de Moltoninom {f} |
monotonic (mathematics: never decreasing or increasing as its independent variable increases) adjective [UK: mənətˈɒnɪk] [US: mənətˈɑːnɪk] | monotone◼◼◼adjectif |
monotonic function (type of function) noun [UK: mənətˈɒnɪk fˈʌŋkʃən] [US: mənətˈɑːnɪk fˈʌŋkʃən] | fonction monotone◼◼◼nom {f} |
monotonicity (mathematics, physics: the state of being monotonic) noun | monotonie◼◼◼nom {f} |
monotonize verb [UK: mənˈɒtənˌaɪz] [US: mənˈɑːtənˌaɪz] | monotoniserverbe |
monotonous adjective [UK: mə.ˈnɒ.tə.nəs] [US: mə.ˈnɑː.tə.nəs] | monotone◼◼◼adjectifI'm tired of the monotonous life. = Je me lasse de la vie monotone. |