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curtail [curtailed, curtailing, curtails] (limit or restrict) verb [UK: kɜː.ˈteɪl] [US: kər.ˈteɪl] | restreindre◼◼◼verbe |
curtail [curtailed, curtailing, curtails] (cut short an animal's tail) verb [UK: kɜː.ˈteɪl] [US: kər.ˈteɪl] | écourter◼◼◻verbe |
curtail [curtailed, curtailing, curtails] (shorten or abridge) verb [UK: kɜː.ˈteɪl] [US: kər.ˈteɪl] | écourter◼◼◻verbe abréger◼◼◻verbe |
curtain [curtains] (piece of cloth covering a window) noun [UK: ˈkɜːt.n̩] [US: ˈkɝː.tn̩] | rideau◼◼◼nom {m}The curtain rose. = Le rideau se leva. |
curtain [curtains] (piece of cloth in a theater) noun [UK: ˈkɜːt.n̩] [US: ˈkɝː.tn̩] | rideau◼◼◼nom {m}The curtain rose. = Le rideau se leva. |
curtains (end, death (colloquial)) noun [UK: ˈkɜːt.n̩z] [US: ˈkɝː.tn̩z] | fichu◼◼◼nom |
curtsey [curtseys] (small bow of knees and lowered body, usually by a female) noun [UK: ˈkɜːt.si] [US: ˈkɝːt.si] | révérence◼◼◼nom {f} |
curtsey [curtseyed, curtseying, curtseys] (to make a curtsey) verb [UK: ˈkɜːt.si] [US: ˈkɝːt.si] | faire la révérence◼◼◻verbe révérencierverbe |
curvaceous (having shapely and voluptuous curves) adjective [UK: kɜː.ˈveɪ.ʃəs] [US: kɝː.ˈveɪ.ʃəs] | plantureux◼◼◼adjectif pulpeux◼◼◻adjectif bien roulé [colloquial]◼◻◻adjectif |
curvature [curvatures] (differential geometry: of a Riemannian manifold) noun [UK: ˈkɜː.və.tʃə(r)] [US: ˈkɝː.və.tʃər] | courbure◼◼◼nom {f} |
curvature [curvatures] (the shape of something curved) noun [UK: ˈkɜː.və.tʃə(r)] [US: ˈkɝː.və.tʃər] | courbure◼◼◼nom {f} |
curve [curved, curving, curves] (bend, crook) verb [UK: kɜːv] [US: ˈkɝːv] | courber◼◼◼verbeThe ibis has a curved bill. = L'ibis a un bec courbé. |
curve [curves] (gentle bend) noun [UK: kɜːv] [US: ˈkɝːv] | courbe◼◼◼nom {f}Her girlfriend has nice curves. = Sa nana a de jolies courbes. |
curve [curves] (geometry: one-dimensional figure) noun [UK: kɜːv] [US: ˈkɝːv] | courbe◼◼◼nom {f}Her girlfriend has nice curves. = Sa nana a de jolies courbes. |
curve [curves] (informal: usually in plural: attractive features of a woman or informal: attractive shape of a woman's body) noun [UK: kɜːv] [US: ˈkɝːv] | courbes◼◼◼nomHer girlfriend has nice curves. = Sa nana a de jolies courbes. |
curve-billed thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre) noun | moqueur à bec courbe◼◼◼nom {m} |
curveball [curveballs] (pitch in baseball) noun [UK: kˈɜːvɪbˌɔːl] [US: kˈɜːvɪbˌɔːl] | balle courbe◼◼◼nom {f} |
curved (having a curve or curves) adjective [UK: kɜːvd] [US: ˈkɝːvd] | courbé◼◼◼adjectifThe ibis has a curved bill. = L'ibis a un bec courbé. |
accuracy [accuracies] (state of being accurate) noun [UK: ˈæ.kjə.rə.si] [US: ˈæ.kjə.rə.si] | exactitude◼◼◼nomWe need to check this report for accuracy. = Nous devons vérifier l'exactitude de ce rapport. précision◼◼◼nom |
accurate (exact or careful conformity to truth) adjective [UK: ˈæ.kjə.rət] [US: ˈæ.kjə.rət] | précis◼◼◼adjectifThat's accurate enough. = C'est assez précis. exact◼◼◼adjectifThis is accurate. = C'est exact. juste◼◼◻adjectifIt's accurate. = C'est juste. |
accurately (exactly, precisely) adverb [UK: ˈæ.kjə.rət.li] [US: ˈæ.kjə.rət.li] | précisément◼◼◼adverbeThere are not enough recent progress to accurately predict it. = Il n'y a pas assez de progrès récents pour le prédire précisément. |
accursed (archaic, theology: cursed) adjective [UK: əˈk.ɜː.sɪd] [US: əˈk.ɝːst] | maudit◼◼◼adjectif |
accursed (hateful) adjective [UK: əˈk.ɜː.sɪd] [US: əˈk.ɝːst] | détestable◼◻◻adjectif satanée◼◻◻adjectif [also as attributes] fichuadjectif |
alternating current (electric current that reverses direction periodically) noun [UK: ˈɔːl.tɜː.neɪt.ɪŋ ˈkʌ.rənt] [US: ˈɒl.tər.ˌnet.ɪŋ ˈkɜː.rənt] | courant alternatif◼◼◼nom {m} |
Bamboo Curtain (political barrier between communist and capitalist in Asia) proper noun | Rideau de bambou◼◼◼nom propre |
bell curve (bell shaped curve typical of the normal distribution) noun | courbe de Gauss◼◼◼nom {f} |
Bézier curve (kind of parametric curve) noun | courbe de Bézier◼◼◼nom {f} |
bi-curious (Curious about one's potential bisexuality) adjective | bi-curieux◼◼◼adjectif |
blackcurrant [blackcurrants] (berry) noun [UK: blækˈk.ʌ.rənt] [US: blækˈk.ʌ.rənt] | cassis◼◼◼nom {m} |
blackcurrant [blackcurrants] (shrub) noun [UK: blækˈk.ʌ.rənt] [US: blækˈk.ʌ.rənt] | cassissier◼◻◻nom {m} groseillier noirnom {m} |