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tente nom {f} | tent [tents]◼◼◼(portable lodge) |
tenter verbe | try [tried, trying, tries]◼◼◼(to attempt) try [tried, trying, tries]◼◼◼(to make an experiment) attempt [attempted, attempting, attempts]◼◼◼(to try) tempt [tempted, tempting, tempts]◼◼◻(to provoke someone to do wrong) endeavor [endeavored, endeavoring, endeavors]◼◻◻(attempt through application of effort) hazard [hazarded, hazarding, hazards]◼◻◻(to chance; to take a risk) tantalize [tantalized, tantalizing, tantalizes]◼◻◻verb |
tenter le diable verbe | tempt fate◼◼◼(To take an extreme risk) |
tenter le tout pour le tout verbe | go for broke◼◼◼(to try everything possible in a final attempt) |
tenter sa chance verbe | try one's luck◼◼◼verb |
[Quebec] patente nom {f} | thingamajig(something that one does not know the name of) |
attente nom | expectation [expectations]◼◼◼(act or state of expecting) expectation [expectations]◼◼◼(that which is expected or looked for) |
attente nom {f} | wait [waits]◼◼◼(a delay) waiting◼◼◼(the act of staying or remaining in expectation) expectancy [expectancies]◼◻◻(expectation or anticipation; the state of expecting something) |
chambre d'attente nom {f} | waiting room [waiting rooms](room) |
contente adjectif {f} | happy [happier, happiest]◼◼◼(content (to do something); having no objection (to something)) happy [happier, happiest]◼◼◼(contented, joyous) |
contentement nom {m} | contentment◼◼◼(state or degree of being contented) |
contentement passe richesse phrase | |
contentent | content[UK: kən.ˈtent] [US: ˈkɑːn.tent] |
contre toute attente preposition | against all odds◼◼◼(despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability) |
de façon compétente adverbe | competently◼◼◼(in a competent manner) |
détente nom | relaxation [relaxations]◼◼◼(act of relaxing or the state of being relaxed) |
détente nom {f} | trigger [triggers]◼◼◼(finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) détente◼◼◻(a relaxing of tension, especially between countries) |
détenteur nom {m} | holder [holders]◼◼◼(a person who possesses something) |
entente nom {f} | agreement [agreements]◼◼◼(understanding to follow a course of conduct) accord [accords]◼◼◻(agreement or concurrence of opinion) |
Entente cordiale nom propre | Entente Cordiale◼◼◼(landmark historical agreements) |
exprimer son mécontentement verbe | resent [resented, resenting, resents]◼◼◼(to express displeasure or indignation at) |
fil de détente nom {m} | tripwire◼◼◼(a passive triggering mechanism) |
fête des Tentes nom {f} | Sukkot(seven-day biblical festival) |
intenter un procès à verbe | sue [sued, suing, sues]◼◼◼(to file a legal action) |
l'attente | waiting[UK: ˈweɪt.ɪŋ] [US: ˈweɪt.ɪŋ] |
lettres patentes nom {f pl} | letters patent◼◼◼(type of legal document granting a monopoly, right, status, or title to a person or organization) |
liste d'attente nom {f} | waiting list [waiting lists]◼◼◼(ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service) |
long à la détente adjectif | slow on the uptake◼◼◼(slow to comprehend) |