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omnipotent (having unlimited power, force or authority) adjective [UK: ɒm.ˈnɪ.pə.tənt] [US: amˈnɪ.pə.tənt] | omnipotent◼◼◼adjectifGod is omnipotent. = Dieu est omnipotent. |
ostentation (display of excessive show in an attempt to impress others) noun [UK: ˌɒ.sten.ˈteɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌɒ.sten.ˈteɪʃ.n̩] | ostentation◼◼◼nom {f} |
ostentation (show or spectacle) noun [UK: ˌɒ.sten.ˈteɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌɒ.sten.ˈteɪʃ.n̩] | spectaclenom {m} |
ostentatious (of ostentation) adjective [UK: ˌɒ.sten.ˈteɪ.ʃəs] [US: ˌɑː.stən.ˈteɪ.ʃəs] | ostentatoire◼◼◼adjectif |
patent [patents] (declaration issued by a government agency that the inventor of a new invention has the sole privilege of making, selling, or using the claimed invention for a specified period) noun [UK: ˈpeɪtnt] [US: ˈpæ.tənt] | brevet◼◼◼nom {m}I filed a patent. = J'ai déposé un brevet. |
patent [patented, patenting, patents] (to (successfully) register (a new invention) with a government agency to obtain the sole privilege of its manufacture, sale, and use for a specified period) verb [UK: ˈpeɪtnt] [US: ˈpæ.tənt] | breveter◼◼◻verbe faire breveter◼◻◻verbe |
patent leather (glossy leather) noun [UK: ˈpeɪ.tənt.ˈle.ðə] [US: ˈpeɪ.tənt.ˈle.ðə] | cuir verni◼◼◼nom {m} |
patent troll (company, person, etc., that owns and enforces patents in an aggressive and opportunistic manner) noun | patent troll◼◼◼nom |
patentable (Able to be protected by a patent; for which a patent can be granted) adjective [UK: ˈpæ.tən.tə.bəl] [US: ˈpæ.tən.tə.bəl] | brevetable◼◼◼adjectif |
pay attention (to be attentive) verb [UK: peɪ ə.ˈten.ʃn̩] [US: ˈpeɪ ə.ˈten.ʃn̩] | faire attention◼◼◼verbe prêter attention [à]◼◼◼verbe être attentif◼◼◼verbe |
penitent (one who repents of sin) noun [UK: ˈpe.nɪ.tənt] [US: ˈpe.nə.tənt] | pénitent◼◼◼nom {m} |
penitentiary [penitentiaries] (prison) noun [UK: ˌpe.nɪ.ˈten.ʃə.ri] [US: ˌpe.nə.ˈten.tʃə.ri] | pénitencier◼◼◼nom {m} |
persistent (refusing to give up) adjective [UK: pə.ˈsɪ.stənt] [US: pər.ˈsɪ.stənt] | persistant◼◼◼adjectifJohn was persistent. = John était persistant. tenace◼◼◻adjectifShinobu is really persistent. It seems that I am beaten. = Shinobu est vraiment tenace. Il semble que je sois battu. |
plenipotentiary [plenipotentiaries] (person invested with supreme authority) noun [UK: ˌple.nɪ.pə.ˈten.ʃə.ri] [US: ˌple.nɪ.pə.ˈten.ʃə.ri] | plénipotentiaire◼◼◼nom {m} nom {f} |
plenipotentiary (invested with full power) adjective [UK: ˌple.nɪ.pə.ˈten.ʃə.ri] [US: ˌple.nɪ.pə.ˈten.ʃə.ri] | plénipotentiaire◼◼◼adjectif |
pluripotent (able to develop into any cell type) adjective | pluripotent◼◼◼adjectif |
potent (powerfully effective) adjective [UK: ˈpəʊtnt] [US: ˈpoʊtnt] | puissant◼◼◼adjectifRace remains a potent and often divisive force in our society. = La race reste une force puissante et souvent divisante dans notre société. |
potentate (a powerful leader) noun [UK: ˈpəʊtn.teɪt] [US: ˈpoʊtn.teɪt] | potentat◼◼◼nom podestatnom |
potential (existing in possibility) adjective [UK: pə.ˈten.ʃl̩] [US: pə.ˈten.ʃl̩] | potentiel◼◼◼adjectifShe is full of potential. = Elle a un fort potentiel. |
potential [potentials] (currently unrealized ability) noun [UK: pə.ˈten.ʃl̩] [US: pə.ˈten.ʃl̩] | potentiel◼◼◼nom {m}She is full of potential. = Elle a un fort potentiel. possibilités◼◼◻nom {f pl} |
potential energy (energy possessed by an object because of its position) noun [UK: pə.ˈten.ʃl̩ ˈe.nə.dʒi] [US: pə.ˈten.ʃl̩ ˈe.nər.dʒi] | énergie potentielle◼◼◼nom {f} |
potentially (in a manner showing much potential; with the possibility of happening in a given way) adverb [UK: pə.ˈten.ʃə.li] [US: pə.ˈten.ʃə.li] | potentiellement◼◼◼adverbePotentially, that could happen again. = Potentiellement, cela pourrait se reproduire. |
potentiation [potentiations] (the action of a substance) noun | potentiation◼◼◼nom |
potentilla (any of many shrubs and herbs of the genus Potentilla) noun [UK: pətəntˈɪlə] [US: pətəntˈɪlə] | potentille◼◼◼nom |
potentiometer [potentiometers] (user-adjustable variable resistor) noun [UK: pə.ˌten.ʃi.ˈɒ.mɪ.tə(r)] [US: pə.ˌten.ʃi.ˈɒ.mɪ.tər] | potentiomètre◼◼◼nom {m} |
pretentious (marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction) adjective [UK: prɪ.ˈten.ʃəs] [US: pri.ˈten.ʃəs] | prétentieux◼◼◼adjectifYou are so pretentious! = Tu es si prétentieux ! |
pretentiously (in a manner with unwarranted claim to importance or distinction) adverb [UK: prɪ.ˈten.ʃə.sli] [US: prɪ.ˈten.ʃə.sli] | prétentieusement◼◼◼adverbe |
retention [retentions] (the act of retaining or something retained) noun [UK: rɪ.ˈten.ʃn̩] [US: ri.ˈten.ʃn̩] | rétention◼◼◼nom {f}Uncertainty regarding the company's financial situation will interfere with employee retention. = L'incertitude quant à la situation financière de l'entreprise interférera avec la rétention des employés. |
retention [retentions] (the involuntary withholding of urine and faeces) noun [UK: rɪ.ˈten.ʃn̩] [US: ri.ˈten.ʃn̩] | rétention◼◼◼nom {f}Uncertainty regarding the company's financial situation will interfere with employee retention. = L'incertitude quant à la situation financière de l'entreprise interférera avec la rétention des employés. |
retention [retentions] (right to retain property until a debt is paid) noun [UK: rɪ.ˈten.ʃn̩] [US: ri.ˈten.ʃn̩] | droit de rétention◼◻◻nom {m} |
sententious [sententiouser, sententiousest] (tending to use aphorisms or maxims) adjective [UK: sen.ˈten.ʃəs] [US: sen.ˈten.ʃəs] | sentencieux◼◼◼adjectif pédantadjectif pontifiantadjectif |
sententious [sententiouser, sententiousest] (using as few words as possible) adjective [UK: sen.ˈten.ʃəs] [US: sen.ˈten.ʃəs] | concisadjectif |