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at one's fingertips (readily available) preposition | à portée de mainpreposition sous la mainpreposition |
Atlantic puffin [Atlantic puffins] (Fratercula arctica) noun [UK: ət.ˈlæn.tɪk ˈpʌ.fɪn] [US: əˈt.læn.tɪk ˈpʌ.ˌfɪn] | macareux moine◼◼◼nom {m} |
Baffin Bay (sea between Greenland and Nunavut) proper noun | baie de Baffin◼◼◼nom {f} mer de Baffin◼◻◻nom {f} |
Baffin Island (island) proper noun [UK: bˈafɪn ˈaɪlənd] [US: bˈæfɪn ˈaɪlənd] | île de Baffin◼◼◼nom {f} Terre de Baffin◼◼◻nom {f} |
bare infinitive (uninflected Germanic verb form without 'to') noun | infinitif nunom {m} infinitif zéronom {m} |
big final noun | grande finale◼◼◼nom |
biorefinery (a facility that carries out such production) noun | bioraffinerie◼◼◼nom {f} |
bluefin tuna (tuna species) noun | thon rouge◼◼◼nom {m} |
bluff [bluffed, bluffing, bluffs] (to make a bluff) verb [UK: blʌf] [US: ˈbləf] | bluffer◼◼◼verbeZiri was bluffing. = Ziri bluffait. |
boffin ((informal) person with specialized knowledge or skills) noun [UK: ˈbɒ.fɪn] [US: ˈbɒ.fɪn] | intello◼◼◼nom {m} nom {f} |
briefing [briefings] (short and concise summary of a situation) noun [UK: ˈbriːf.ɪŋ] [US: ˈbriːf.ɪŋ] | revue de presse◼◼◼nom {f} |
bullfinch [bullfinches] (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) noun [UK: ˈbʊl.fɪntʃ] [US: ˈbʊl.fɪntʃ] | bouvreuil pivoine◼◼◼nom {m} |
burn one's fingers (harm oneself) verb | |
butterfingered (prone to dropping things, see also: clumsy) adjective [UK: ˈbʌt.ə(r) ˈfɪŋ.ɡəd] [US: ˈbʌt.r̩ ˈfɪŋ.ɡərd] | qui a des mains de beurreadjectif |
butterfingers [butterfingers] (someone who is clumsy or uncoordinated) noun [UK: ˈbʌt.ə.fɪŋ.ɡəz] [US: ˈbʌt.r̩.ˌfɪŋ.ɡr̩z] | maladroit◼◼◼nom avoir deux mains gauches◼◻◻nom |
by definition preposition | par définition◼◼◼preposition |
caudal fin (the tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates) noun [UK: ˈkɑː.dəl fɪn] [US: ˈkɑː.dəl ˈfɪn] | nageoire caudale◼◼◼nom {f} |
chaffinch [chaffinches] (bird) noun [UK: ˈtʃæ.fɪntʃ] [US: ˈtʃæ.fɪntʃ] | pinson◼◼◼nom {m} pinson des arbres◼◼◻nom {m} |
chafe [chafed, chafing, chafes] (to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated) verb [UK: tʃeɪf] [US: ˈtʃeɪf] | irriter◼◼◼verbeThe collar chafed her neck. = Le col lui irritait le cou. vexerverbe |
coffin [coffins] (box in which a dead person is buried) noun [UK: ˈkɒ.fɪn] [US: ˈkɒ.ˌfɪn] | cercueil◼◼◼nom {m}The coffin was loaded into the hearse. = Le cercueil fut chargé dans le corbillard. |
coffin bone (bone in the equine leg) noun | os du piednom {m} troisième phalangiennom {m} |
confine [confined, confining, confines] (to restrict; to keep within bounds) verb [UK: kən.ˈfaɪn] [US: kən.ˈfaɪn] | confiner◼◼◼verbeHe confined himself to his room. = Il s'est confiné dans sa chambre. |
confine [confines] (limit) noun [UK: kən.ˈfaɪn] [US: kən.ˈfaɪn] | limite◼◼◼nom {f} |
confined (not free to move) adjective [UK: kən.ˈfaɪnd] [US: kən.ˈfaɪnd] | enfermé◼◼◼adjectif emprisonné◼◼◻adjectif |
confinement [confinements] (state of being confined) noun [UK: kən.ˈfaɪn.mənt] [US: kən.ˈfaɪn.mənt] | confinement◼◼◼nom {m}During the confinement, the Parisians discovered the song of the birds. = Pendant le confinement, les Parisiens ont découvert le chant des oiseaux. |
confines (borders or limits of an area) noun [UK: kən.ˈfaɪnz] [US: ˈkɑːn.ˌfaɪnz] | confins◼◼◼nom {m pl} |
count on the fingers of one hand verb | |
cross one's fingers (do this or a similar gesture to tell a white lie) verb | croiser les doigts◼◼◼verbe |
cross one's fingers (do this or a similar gesture to wish for good luck) verb | croiser les doigts◼◼◼verbe tenir les poucesverbe |
cross one's fingers (put the middle finger across the index finger) verb | croiser les doigts◼◼◼verbe |