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abuse [abused, abusing, abuses] (to use improperly) verb [UK: ə.ˈbjuːs] [US: ə.ˈbjuːs] | abuser◼◼◻verbeI'm abusing my power. = J'abuse de mon pouvoir. |
abuse [abuses] (sexual violation or assault) noun [UK: ə.ˈbjuːs] [US: ə.ˈbjuːs] | viol◼◼◻nom {m} |
abuse [abuses] (insulting speech) noun [UK: ə.ˈbjuːs] [US: ə.ˈbjuːs] | insulte◼◼◻nom {f}He flung a stream of abuse at me. = Il a déversé un torrent d'insultes sur moi. injure◼◼◻nom {f}My father is oblivious to the emotional pain his abuse caused me. = Mon père ne se rend pas compte de la douleur émotionnelle que ses injures m'ont causée. offense◼◻◻nom {f} |
agribusiness [agribusinesses] (big business connected to agriculture) noun [UK: ˈæ.ɡri.ˌbɪz.nəs] [US: ˈæ.ɡrə.ˌbɪz.nəs] | agro-industrie◼◼◼nom {m} |
ambuscade [ambuscades] (ambush) noun [UK: ˌæm.bə.ˈskeɪd] [US: ˌæm.bə.ˈskeɪd] | embuscade◼◼◼nom {f} |
ambuscade (to lie in wait for, or to attack) verb [UK: ˌæm.bə.ˈskeɪd] [US: ˌæm.bə.ˈskeɪd] | embusquerverbe |
ambush [ambushes] (attack) noun [UK: ˈæm.bʊʃ] [US: ˈæm.ˌbʊʃ] | embuscade◼◼◼nom {f}It's an ambush! = C'est une embuscade ! |
ambush [ambushes] (troops) noun [UK: ˈæm.bʊʃ] [US: ˈæm.ˌbʊʃ] | embuscade◼◼◼nom {f}It's an ambush! = C'est une embuscade ! |
ambush [ambushes] noun [UK: ˈæm.bʊʃ] [US: ˈæm.ˌbʊʃ] | embuscade◼◼◼nom {f}It's an ambush! = C'est une embuscade ! |
ambush [ambushed, ambushing, ambushes] (to attack by ambush; to waylay) verb [UK: ˈæm.bʊʃ] [US: ˈæm.ˌbʊʃ] | embusquer◼◼◻verbe |
ambush [ambushed, ambushing, ambushes] (to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy) verb [UK: ˈæm.bʊʃ] [US: ˈæm.ˌbʊʃ] | embusquer◼◼◻verbe |
any other business (last item on the agenda of a meeting) phrase | les divers◼◼◼phrase |
arbuscle [arbuscles] (a branched hypha in some fungi) noun [UK: ˈɑːbʌskəl] [US: ˈɑːrbʌskəl] | arbuscule◼◼◼nom {m} |
arbuscle [arbuscles] (a plant midway in height between a shrub and a tree) noun [UK: ˈɑːbʌskəl] [US: ˈɑːrbʌskəl] | arbuscule◼◼◼nom {m} |
arquebusier (soldier armed with an arquebus) noun | arquebusier◼◼◼nom {m} |
articulated bus noun [UK: ɑː.ˈtɪ.kju.leɪ.tɪd bʌs] [US: arˈtɪ.kjə.ˌle.təd ˈbəs] | autobus articulé◼◼◼nom {m} bus accordéonnom {m} |
autobus (bus that is a motor vehicle) noun [UK: ˈɔː.təʊ.bʌs] [US: ˈɔː.tə.bʌs] | autobus◼◼◼nom {m} |
autobus (large group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton) noun [UK: ˈɔː.təʊ.bʌs] [US: ˈɔː.tə.bʌs] | autobus◼◼◼nom {f} gruppettonom {m} |
beat around the bush (to delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant) verb [UK: biːt ə.ˈraʊnd ðə bʊʃ] [US: ˈbiːt ə.ˈraʊnd ðə ˈbʊʃ] | |
beat around the bush (to treat a topic but omit its main points) verb [UK: biːt ə.ˈraʊnd ðə bʊʃ] [US: ˈbiːt ə.ˈraʊnd ðə ˈbʊʃ] | |
blockbuster [blockbusters] (film or book, that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales) noun [UK: ˈblɒk.bʌ.stə(r)] [US: ˈblɑːk.ˌbə.stər] | blockbuster◼◼◼nom {m} |
blunderbuss [blunderbusses] (old style of firearm with a distinctive large opening at the muzzle) noun [UK: ˈblʌn.də.bʌs] [US: ˈblʌn.də.bʌs] | tromblon◼◼◼nom {m} espingole◼◻◻nom {f} |
burning bush (biblical object) noun | buisson ardent◼◼◼nom {m} |
central business district (central area of a city) noun [UK: ˈsen.trəl ˈbɪz.nəs ˈdɪ.strɪkt] [US: ˈsen.trəl ˈbɪz.nəs ˈdɪ.ˌstrɪkt] | centre-ville◼◼◼nom {m} quartier d'affaires◼◼◼nom {m} |
child abuse (mistreatment of a child) noun [UK: tʃaɪld ə.ˈbjuːs] [US: ˈtʃaɪld ə.ˈbjuːs] | maltraitance sur mineur◼◼◼nom {f} |
circumbendibus (a roundabout or confusing manner) noun [UK: ˌsɜːk.əm.ˈben.dɪ.bəs] [US: ˌsɜːrk.əm.ˈben.də.bəs] | galimatiasnom préciositénom |
Columbus [Columbus] (Christopher Columbus) noun [UK: kə.ˈlʌm.bəs] [US: kə.ˈləm.bəs] | Colomb◼◼◼nom {m}Christopher Columbus died in 1506. = Christophe Colomb est mort en 1506. Christophe Colomb◼◼◻nom {m} |
combustible (material capable of burning) noun [UK: kəm.ˈbʌ.stəb.l̩] [US: kəm.ˈbʌ.stəb.l̩] | combustible◼◼◼nom {m} |
combustion [combustions] (the act or process of burning) noun [UK: kəm.ˈbʌs.tʃən] [US: kəm.ˈbəs.tʃən] | combustion◼◼◼nomOxygen is needed for combustion. = L'oxygène est nécessaire à la combustion. |
combustion [combustions] noun [UK: kəm.ˈbʌs.tʃən] [US: kəm.ˈbəs.tʃən] | combustion◼◼◼nomOxygen is needed for combustion. = L'oxygène est nécessaire à la combustion. |