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Old Turkic (language) proper noun | vieux-turc◼◼◼nom propre |
old woman (elderly woman) noun [UK: əʊld ˈwʊ.mən] [US: oʊld ˈwʊ.mən] | vieille◼◼◼nom {f} vieille femme◼◼◼nom {f} vieille dame◼◼◻nom {f} |
Old World (The Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) proper noun [UK: ˈəʊld.ˈwɜːld] [US: ˈəʊld.ˈwɜːld] | Ancien Monde◼◼◼nom propre Vieux Monde◼◼◼nom propre |
Old World monkey [Old World monkeys] (primates falling in the superfamily Cercopithecoidea) noun [UK: əʊld wɜːld ˈmʌŋk.i] [US: oʊld ˈwɝːld ˈmʌŋk.i] | singe de l'Ancien Monde◼◼◼nom {m} |
older brother (multi-word, compound-word or otherwise sum-of-parts translations) noun [UK: ˈəʊl.də(r) ˈbrʌð.ə(r)] [US: ˈoʊl.də(r) ˈbrʌð.r̩] | frère aîné◼◼◼nom {m} grand frère◼◼◻nom {m} |
older sister (multi-word, compound-word or otherwise sum-of-parts translations) noun [UK: ˈəʊl.də(r) ˈsɪ.stə(r)] [US: ˈoʊl.də(r) ˈsɪ.stər] | sœur aînée◼◼◼nom {f} grande sœur◼◼◻nom {f} |
oldest (greatest in age or seniority) adjective [UK: ˈəʊl.dɪst] [US: ˈoʊl.dɪst] | aîné◼◼◼adjectifYou're the oldest. = Tu es l'aîné. |
oldness (state of being old) noun [UK: ˈəʊldnəs ] [US: ˈoʊldnəs ] | vieillesse◼◼◼nom {f} |
-fold (used to make adjectives) | fois (as a separate word: see example); a threefold increase - un accroissement de trois fois |
-fold (used to make adverbs) | fois (as a separate word: see example); to increase threefold - accroitre trois fois |
a cold day in July (an event that will never happen) noun | quand les poules auront des dentsnom semaine des quatre jeudisnom {f} |
a little bird told me (idiomatic) phrase [UK: ə ˈlɪt.l̩ bɜːd təʊld miː] [US: ə ˈlɪt.l̩ ˈbɝːd toʊld ˈmiː] | mon petit doigt m’a ditphrase |
all that glitters is not gold (things that appear valuable or worthwhile might not actually be so) phrase [UK: ɔːl ðæt ˈɡlɪ.təz ɪz nɒt ɡəʊld] [US: ɔːl ˈðæt ˈɡlɪ.tərz ˈɪz ˈnɑːt ɡoʊld] | tout ce qui brille n’est pas or◼◼◼phrase |
all told (with all included, counted or summed) adverb [UK: ɔːl təʊld] [US: ɔːl toʊld] | au total◼◼◼adverbe en tout◼◼◼adverbe tout compris◼◼◻adverbe |
American golden plover (Pluvialis dominic) noun [UK: ə.ˈmer.ɪk.ən ˈɡəʊl.dən ˈplʌ.və(r)] [US: ə.ˈmer.ɪk.ən ˈɡoʊl.dən ˈplʌ.vər] | pluvier bronzé◼◼◼nom {m} |
any old (any, absolutely any) determiner | n'importe quel◼◼◼determiner |
Arnold (male given name) proper noun [UK: ˈɑːn.l̩d] [US: ˈɑːr.nl̩d] | Arnaud◼◼◼nom propre |
beauty is in the eye of the beholder (people have different ideas of what is beautiful) phrase [UK: ˈbjuː.ti ɪz ɪn ðə aɪ əv ðə bɪ.ˈhəʊl.də(r)] [US: ˈbjuː.ti ˈɪz ɪn ðə ˈaɪ əv ðə bɪˈho.ʊl.də(r)] | |
behold interjection [UK: bɪ.ˈhəʊld] [US: bɪˈhoʊld] | voici◼◼◼interjectionBehold the Man. = Voici l'homme. voilà◼◼◻interjection |
behold [beheld, beholding, beholds] (to see, to look at) verb [UK: bɪ.ˈhəʊld] [US: bɪˈhoʊld] | voir◼◼◼verbe regarder◼◼◻verbeLo and behold! = Regarde là ! observer◼◻◻verbe |
beholden (obligated, bound by moral obligation) adjective [UK: bɪ.ˈhəʊl.dən] [US: bɪˈho.ʊl.dən] | redevable◼◼◼adjectifI feel beholden. = Je me sens redevable. |
beholder [beholders] (someone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator) noun [UK: bɪ.ˈhəʊl.də(r)] [US: bɪˈho.ʊl.də(r)] | observateur◼◼◼nom {m} regardeur◼◻◻nom {m} |
black gold (petroleum) noun | or noir◼◼◼nom {m} |
blindfold (a covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes) noun [UK: ˈblaɪnd.fəʊld] [US: ˈblaɪndfoʊld] | bandeau [sur les yeux]◼◼◼nom {m}One of the armed men tore the blindfold from his eyes. = L'un des hommes armés lui arracha le bandeau des yeux. |
blindfold (something that obscures vision (literally or metaphorically)) noun [UK: ˈblaɪnd.fəʊld] [US: ˈblaɪndfoʊld] | bandeau◼◼◼nom {m}One of the armed men tore the blindfold from his eyes. = L'un des hommes armés lui arracha le bandeau des yeux. voile◼◻◻nom {m} |
blindfold [blindfolded, blindfolding, blindfolds] (To cover the eyes, in order to make someone unable to see) verb [UK: ˈblaɪnd.fəʊld] [US: ˈblaɪndfoʊld] | bander les yeux◼◼◻verbe |