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appropriately (in an appropriate manner) adverb [UK: ə.ˈprəʊ.priət.li] [US: əˈpro.ʊ.priət.li] | convenablement◼◼◼adverbeJohn is dressed appropriately. = John est habillé convenablement. |
approval [approvals] (acceptance) noun [UK: ə.ˈpruːv.l̩] [US: ə.ˈpruːv.l̩] | approbation◼◼◼nom {f}He wants his approval. = Il veut son approbation. |
approval [approvals] (permission) noun [UK: ə.ˈpruːv.l̩] [US: ə.ˈpruːv.l̩] | approbation◼◼◼nom {f}He wants his approval. = Il veut son approbation. agrément◼◼◼nom {m} |
approve [approved, approving, approves] (to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance) verb [UK: ə.ˈpruːv] [US: ə.ˈpruːv] | approuver◼◼◼verbeHe approved. = Il a approuvé. |
approve [approved, approving, approves] (to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of) verb [UK: ə.ˈpruːv] [US: ə.ˈpruːv] | approuver◼◼◼verbeHe approved. = Il a approuvé. |
approve [approved, approving, approves] (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial) verb [UK: ə.ˈpruːv] [US: ə.ˈpruːv] | approuver◼◼◼verbeHe approved. = Il a approuvé. |
approving (expressing approbation; commending, see also: approbative) adjective [UK: ə.ˈpruːv.ɪŋ] [US: ə.ˈpruːv.ɪŋ] | approbateur◼◼◼adjectifJohn watched approvingly. = John a regardé d'un air approbateur. [dated] approbatifadjectif |
approvingly (in an approving manner) adverb [UK: ə.ˈpruː.vɪŋ.li] [US: ə.ˈpruː.vɪŋ.li] | [dated] approbativementadverbe |
approximant (consonant made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract) noun | spirante◼◼◼nom {f} approximante◼◼◻nom {f} |
approximate (near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate;) adjective [UK: ə.ˈprɒk.sɪ.mət] [US: ə.ˈprɑːk.sə.mət] | approximatif◼◼◼adjectifWe can only know her approximate age. = Nous ne pouvons savoir que son âge approximatif. |
approximate [approximated, approximating, approximates] (to carry or advance near; to cause to approach) verb [UK: ə.ˈprɒk.sɪ.mət] [US: ə.ˈprɑːk.sə.mət] | approximer◼◼◻verbe |
approximate [approximated, approximating, approximates] (to come near to; to approach) verb [UK: ə.ˈprɒk.sɪ.mət] [US: ə.ˈprɑːk.sə.mət] | approximer◼◼◻verbe |
approximate (approaching; proximate; nearly resembling) adjective [UK: ə.ˈprɒk.sɪ.mət] [US: ə.ˈprɑːk.sə.mət] | approximant◼◻◻adjectif |
approximately (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) adverb [UK: ə.ˈprɒk.sɪ.mət.li] [US: ə.ˈprɑːk.sə.mət.li] | environ◼◼◼adverbeJohn is approximately the same weight as Mary. = John fait environ le même poids que Mary. approximativement◼◼◻adverbeThe bridge is approximately a mile long. = Le pont fait approximativement un mile de long. à peu près◼◼◻adverbe presque◼◼◻adverbe plus ou moins◼◻◻adverbe quasiment◼◻◻adverbe en gros [colloquial]◼◻◻adverbe à la louche [colloquial]adverbe |
approximation [approximations] (act of approximating) noun [UK: ə.ˌprɒk.sɪ.ˈmeɪʃ.n̩] [US: ə.ˌprɑːk.sə.ˈmeɪʃ.n̩] | rapprochement◼◼◼nom {m} |
approximation [approximations] (imprecise solution) noun [UK: ə.ˌprɒk.sɪ.ˈmeɪʃ.n̩] [US: ə.ˌprɑːk.sə.ˈmeɪʃ.n̩] | approximation◼◼◼nom {f}I came to the result by approximations. = Je suis parvenu au résultat par approximations. |
approximatively (in an approximative manner) adverb | approximativement◼◼◼adverbe |
a cappella (performed by a choir with no instrumental accompaniment) adverb | a cappella◼◼◼adverbe |
Adam's apple [Adam's apples] (lump in the throat) noun [UK: ˈæ.dəmz.ˌæpl] [US: ˈæ.dəmz.ˌæpl] | pomme d'Adam◼◼◼nom {f} |
an apple a day keeps the doctor away (apples are healthy and stave off illnesses) phrase | une pomme chaque matin éloigne le médecin ; chaque jour une pomme conserve son hommephrase |
as if nothing had happened adverb | comme si de rien◼◼◼adverbe comme si de rien n'était◼◼◼adverbe |
as it happens (by coincidence) adverb [UK: əz ɪt ˈhæ.pənz] [US: ˈæz ˈɪt ˈhæ.pənz] | il se trouve◼◼◼adverbe |
bad apple (person who is not wholesome) noun | mauvaise graine◼◼◼nom {f} |
Big Apple (nickname for New York City) proper noun | Grosse Pomme◼◼◼nom {f} Big Apple◼◼◼nom {f} |
black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) noun | mésange à tête noire◼◼◼nom {f} |
bon appétit (used to wish someone enjoyment of the meal they are about to eat) phrase [UK: ˈbɑːn] [US: ˈbɑːn] | bon appétit◼◼◼phrase [informal] bon ap'phrase |
candy apple (apple with a hard sugar candy coating) noun | pomme d'amour◼◼◼nom {f} |