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bland [blander, blandest] (having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating) adjective [UK: blænd] [US: ˈblænd] | douce◼◼◻adjectif |
bland [blander, blandest] (mild; soft; gentle; smooth in manner; suave) adjective [UK: blænd] [US: ˈblænd] | doux◼◼◻adjectif douce◼◼◻adjectif |
blandishment [blandishments] (flatting speech or action designed to influence or persuade) noun [UK: ˈblæn.dɪ.ʃmənt] [US: ˈblæn.dɪ.ʃmənt] | blandicenom {f} |
borderland [borderlands] (land near a border) noun [UK: ˈbɔː.də.lænd] [US: ˈbɔːr.də.lænd] | marche◼◼◼nom {f} |
British Virgin Islands (British overseas territory) proper noun [UK: ˈbrɪ.tɪʃ ˈvɜː.dʒɪn ˈaɪ.ləndz] [US: ˈbrɪ.tɪʃ ˈvɝː.dʒən ˈaɪ.ləndz] | îles Vierges britanniques◼◼◼nom propre |
by a landslide (with big marginals) adverb | largement◼◼◼adverbe |
calandra lark (Melanocorypha calandra) noun | alouette calandre◼◼◼nom {f} |
Canary Islands (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) proper noun [UK: kə.ˈneə.ri ˈaɪ.ləndz] [US: kə.ˈne.ri ˈaɪ.ləndz] | Canaries◼◼◼nom propre îles Canaries◼◼◼nom propre |
Cape Breton Island (an island on the Atlantic coast of Canada) proper noun | Île du Cap-Breton◼◼◼nom propre |
Cayman Islands (British territory in the Caribbean) proper noun [UK: ˈkeɪ.mən ˈaɪ.ləndz] [US: ˈkeɪ.mən ˈaɪ.ləndz] | îles Caïmanes◼◼◼nom propre Îles Caïmans◼◼◻nom propre |
Channel Islands (group of islands in the English Channel) proper noun [UK: ˈtʃæn.l̩ ˈaɪ.ləndz] [US: ˈtʃæn.l̩ ˈaɪ.ləndz] | îles Anglo-Normandes◼◼◼nom propre îles de la Manche◼◼◻nom propre archipel Normandnom propre |
Christmas Island (non self-governing territory of Australia) proper noun | île Christmas◼◼◼nom {f} |
Church of England (established Christian church in England) proper noun | Église d'Angleterre◼◼◼nom {f} |
Church of Ireland (Anglican church in Ireland) proper noun | Église d'Irlande◼◼◼nom {f} |
Church of Scotland (national Presbyterian church of Scotland) proper noun | Église d'Écosse◼◼◼nom {f} |
clandestine (done or kept in secret) adjective [UK: klæn.ˈde.stɪn] [US: klæn.ˈde.stən] | clandestin◼◼◼adjectif |
Cleveland (city in Ohio) proper noun [UK: ˈkliː.vlənd] [US: ˈkliː.vlənd] | Cleveland◼◼◼nom propreCleveland was not sure the boy was his son. = Cleveland n'était pas sûr que le garçon soit son fils. |
cloud-cuckoo-land (imaginary place with unrealistic or silly people) noun [UK: ˌklaʊd ˈkʊk.uː lænd] [US: ˌklaʊd ˈkʊk.uː lænd] | |
colander [colanders] (a bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it used for draining food such as pasta) noun [UK: ˈkʌ.lən.də(r)] [US: ˈkʌ.lən.dər] | passoire◼◼◼nom {f}Drain the pasta into the colander. = Égouttez les pâtes dans la passoire. |
Commander Islands (Russian islands in the Bering Sea) proper noun | îles Komandorski◼◼◼nom propre îles du Commandeur◼◼◼nom propre |
common eland (antelope) noun | |
Cook Islander (person from the Cook Islands) noun | Cookiennom |
Cook Islands (self-governing country in Oceania) proper noun [UK: kʊk ˈaɪ.ləndz] [US: ˈkʊk ˈaɪ.ləndz] | îles Cook◼◼◼nom propre |
coral island noun [UK: ˈkɒ.rəl ˈaɪ.lənd] [US: ˈkɔː.rəl ˈaɪ.lənd] | île corallienne◼◼◼nom {f} ile coralliennenom {f} |
Courland (region in western Latvia) proper noun | Courlande [historical]nom {f} Kurzeme [modern]nom {f} |
Desolation Islands proper noun | îles de la Désolation◼◼◼nom propre |
Disneyland (Disneyland, theme park) proper noun [UK: ˈdɪz.ni.ˌlænd] [US: ˈdɪz.ni.ˌlænd] | Disneyland◼◼◼nom {f}Who started Disneyland? = Qui a créé Disneyland ? |
dreamland (imaginary world experienced while dreaming) noun [UK: ˈdriːm.lænd] [US: ˈdriːm.ˌlænd] | pays de rêve◼◼◼nom pays imaginairenom {m} |
dreamland (imagined world that is ideal yet unrealistic) noun [UK: ˈdriːm.lænd] [US: ˈdriːm.ˌlænd] | paradis◼◼◼nom {m} monde imaginairenom {m} |