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circonférence nom | circumference [circumferences]◼◼◼(line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) |
circonférence nom {f} | circumference [circumferences]◼◼◼(graph theory) circumference [circumferences]◼◼◼(length of such line) girth [girths]◼◼◻(the distance measured around an object) |
circuit fermé nom {m} | loop [loops]◼◼◼(complete circuit for an electric current) |
coiffer verbe | comb [combed, combing, combs]◼◼◼(to groom the hair with a toothed implement) |
coiffer au poteau verbe | beat to the punch◼◼◼(to do something before somebody else can) |
complexe d'infériorité nom {m} | inferiority complex [inferiority complexes]◼◼◼(a sense of inferiority) |
conduit déférent nom {m} | vas deferens [vasa deferentia]noun |
conférence nom {f} | conference [conferences]◼◼◼(a meeting of people) lecture◼◼◻(a spoken lesson) presentation [presentations]◼◼◻(something presented to an audience) talk [talks]◼◼◻(lecture) |
conférence de presse nom {f} | press conference◼◼◼(question and answer session with members of television, print and other media) |
conférence en ligne nom {f} | web conference◼◼◼(meeting, presentation or communication conducted via the World Wide Web) |
conférence téléphonique nom {f} | telephone conference◼◼◼(conference held by telephone) |
conférence web nom {f} | web conference◼◼◼(meeting, presentation or communication conducted via the World Wide Web) |
conférencier nom {m} | lecturer [lecturers]◼◼◼(person who gives lectures) conferencier(a person who organizes a conference, or is a leading member of one) |
conférencière nom {f} | conferencier(a person who organizes a conference, or is a leading member of one) |
conférer verbe | confer [conferred, conferring, confers]◼◼◼(to bestow) entail [entailed, entailing, entails]◼◼◻(to settle or fix inalienably on a person or thing) |
conférer (in some formulations only) verbe | bestow [bestowed, bestowing, bestows]◼◼◼(to present a thing as a gift or honour) |
conferve nom {f} | conferva [confervas]noun |
conifère nom {m} | conifer [conifers]◼◼◼(plant) softwood [softwoods]◼◼◻noun |
croiser le fer verbe | cross swords◼◼◼(idiomatic: to have a dispute with someone) duel [duelled, duelling, duels]◼◻◻(engage in a duel) |
Croissant fertile nom propre | Fertile Crescent◼◼◼(crescent-shaped arc of fertile land) |
croix de fer verbe | cross my heart and hope to die◼◼◼verb |
crucifère adjectif {m} {f} | cruciferous◼◼◼(bearing a cross) cruciferous◼◼◼(of, or relating to the crucifer plants) |
crucifère nom {f} | crucifer◼◼◼((botany) a member of the family Cruciferae) |
crucifère nom {m} nom {f} | crucifer◼◼◼((religion) person who carries a cross) |
de fer nom | iron [irons]◼◼◼(symbol of great strength or toughness) |
de préférence adverbe | preferably◼◼◼(in preference) |
débriefer verbe | debrief [debriefed, debriefing, debriefs]◼◼◼(to question someone after a military mission in order to obtain intelligence) |
déférence nom {f} | deference◼◼◼(great respect) deference◼◼◼(the willingness to carry out the wishes of others) |
déférent adjectif | deferential◼◼◼(showing deference) |