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about (over or upon different parts of) preposition [UK: ə.ˈbaʊt] [US: ə.ˈbaʊt] | par-dessuspreposition |
about (in the immediate neighborhood of) preposition [UK: ə.ˈbaʊt] [US: ə.ˈbaʊt] | aux environs de◼◼◻preposition |
about (nearly, approximately) adverb [UK: ə.ˈbaʊt] [US: ə.ˈbaʊt] | environadverbe |
about-face [about-faces] (military: abrupt turn to face the opposite direction) noun [UK: ə.ˌbaʊt ˈfeɪs] [US: ə.ˌbaʊt ˈfeɪs] | revirement◼◼◼nom {m} [literal] demi-tournom |
about-face (to change opinion or attitude) verb [UK: ə.ˌbaʊt ˈfeɪs] [US: ə.ˌbaʊt ˈfeɪs] | faire volte-face◼◻◻verbe |
about-face (to turn 180 degrees) verb [UK: ə.ˌbaʊt ˈfeɪs] [US: ə.ˌbaʊt ˈfeɪs] | faire demi-tourverbe |
about time (far past the desired time) adverb [UK: ə.ˈbaʊt ˈtaɪm] [US: ə.ˈbaʊt ˈtaɪm] | il était temps◼◼◼adverbe pas trop tôt◼◼◻adverbe |
about to (indicating imminence) phrase | aller [auxiliary verb ‘to be about to’]◼◼◼phrase sur le point de◼◼◼phrase |
about turn (about face) noun [UK: ə.ˈbaʊt tɜːn] [US: ə.ˈbaʊt ˈtɝːn] | demi-tour◼◼◼nom {m} |
about turn (perform an about turn) verb [UK: ə.ˈbaʊt tɜːn] [US: ə.ˈbaʊt ˈtɝːn] | faire demi-tour◼◻◻verbe |
about turn (change of opinion) noun [UK: ə.ˈbaʊt tɜːn] [US: ə.ˈbaʊt ˈtɝːn] | volte-face◼◻◻nom {f} |
accouter (to furnish with dress or equipments) verb | accoutrerverbe |
accouterment (trappings) noun [UK: əˈk.uː.tərmənt] [US: əˈk.uː.tər.mənt] | accoutrement◼◼◼nom {m} |
act out (to perform a scene from a play, a charade or an exercise) verb [UK: ækt ˈaʊt] [US: ˈækt ˈaʊt] | jouer◼◼◼verbe |
act out (to express one's feelings through disruptive actions) verb [UK: ækt ˈaʊt] [US: ˈækt ˈaʊt] | péter les plombsverbe |
agouti [agoutis] (a rodent similar in appearance to a guinea pig but having longer legs) noun [UK: ə.ˈɡuː.ti] [US: ə.ˈɡuː.ti] | agouti◼◼◼nom |
air out (to expose to air) verb | aérer◼◼◼verbe |
air out (to discuss in the open) verb | crever l'abcèsverbe |
Appenzell Outer Rhodes (Swiss canton) proper noun | Appenzell Rhodes-Extérieures◼◼◼nom propre |
ask out (invite) verb [UK: ɑːsk ˈaʊt] [US: ˈæsk ˈaʊt] | demander de sortir◼◼◼verbe |
badmouth (to criticize or malign, especially unfairly or spitefully) verb | dénigrer◼◼◼verbe débiner◼◼◻verbe déprécier◼◻◻verbe |
bail out (To rescue, especially financially) verb [UK: beɪl ˈaʊt] [US: ˈbeɪl ˈaʊt] | renflouer◼◼◼verbe |
bail out (To exit an aircraft while in flight) verb [UK: beɪl ˈaʊt] [US: ˈbeɪl ˈaʊt] | sauter◼◼◼verbe |
bail out (To remove water from a boat by scooping it out) verb [UK: beɪl ˈaʊt] [US: ˈbeɪl ˈaʊt] | écoper◼◻◻verbe |
bail out (To secure the release of an arrested person) verb [UK: beɪl ˈaʊt] [US: ˈbeɪl ˈaʊt] | cautionner◼◻◻verbe |
bail out (To leave or not attend) verb [UK: beɪl ˈaʊt] [US: ˈbeɪl ˈaʊt] | [informal] mettre les boutsverbe [informal] se barrerverbe déguerpirverbe |
bang out (to do something quickly) verb | bâclerverbe torcherverbe |
be all about (deal with) verb | s'agir de◼◼◼verbe |
bean sprout [bean sprouts] (a sprout of the mung bean) noun | graine germée◼◼◼nom {f} |