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above board (honestly)
preposition

franchement◼◻◻preposition

honorablementpreposition

above board (openly)
preposition

ouvertement◼◼◻preposition

franchement◼◻◻preposition

above-mentioned (mentioned or named before; aforesaid)
adjective
[UK: ə.ˌbʌv.ˈmenʃ.n̩d]
[US: ə.ˌbʌv.ˈmenʃ.n̩d]

susmentionné◼◼◼adjectif

précité◼◼◻adjectif

susdit◼◻◻adjectif

above-quoted adjective

sus-citéadjectif

above-said adjective

susditadjectif

above-specified adjective

susspécifiéadjectif

above the fray (uninvoled in a difficult argument)
preposition

au-dessus de la mêlée◼◼◼preposition

above the law (exempt from the laws that apply to everyone else)
preposition

au-dessus des lois◼◼◼preposition

above water (out of difficulty)
preposition

à flot◼◼◼preposition

abovedescribed adjective

susdécritadjectif

abovesaid (mentioned before)
adjective

susditadjectif

susmentionnéadjectif

susnomméadjectif

abracadabra (used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed)
interjection
[UK: ˌæ.brək.ə.ˈdæ.brə]
[US: ˌæ.brək.ə.ˈdæ.brə]

abracadabra◼◼◼interjection

abrade [abraded, abrading, abrades] ((transitive) to rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈbreɪd]
[US: ə.ˈbreɪd]

abraser◼◼◼verbe

Abraham (male given name)
proper noun
[UK: ˈeɪ.brə.hæm]
[US: ˈeɪ.brə.ˌhæm]

Abraham◼◼◼nom propreAnd when he had left off speaking with him, God went up from Abraham. = Ayant achevé de lui parler, Dieu disparut de devant Abraham.

Abraham (prophet in the Old Testament)
proper noun
[UK: ˈeɪ.brə.hæm]
[US: ˈeɪ.brə.ˌhæm]

Abraham◼◼◼nom propreAnd when he had left off speaking with him, God went up from Abraham. = Ayant achevé de lui parler, Dieu disparut de devant Abraham.

Abraham (surname)
proper noun
[UK: ˈeɪ.brə.hæm]
[US: ˈeɪ.brə.ˌhæm]

Abraham◼◼◼nom propreAnd when he had left off speaking with him, God went up from Abraham. = Ayant achevé de lui parler, Dieu disparut de devant Abraham.

Abrahamic (pertaining to Abraham)
adjective

abrahamique◼◼◼adjectif

Abrahamic (pertaining to Abrahamic religions)
adjective

abrahamique◼◼◼adjectif

abrasion [abrasions] (act of abrading)
noun
[UK: ə.ˈbreɪʒ.n̩]
[US: ə.ˈbreɪʒ.n̩]

abrasion◼◼◼nom {f}

abrasion [abrasions] (geology: effect of mechanical erosion of rock)
noun
[UK: ə.ˈbreɪʒ.n̩]
[US: ə.ˈbreɪʒ.n̩]

abrasion◼◼◼nom {f}

abrasion [abrasions] (medicine: superficial wound)
noun
[UK: ə.ˈbreɪʒ.n̩]
[US: ə.ˈbreɪʒ.n̩]

abrasion◼◼◼nom {f}

abrasive (producing abrasion; rough)
adjective
[UK: ə.ˈbreɪ.sɪv]
[US: ə.ˈbreɪ.sɪv]

abrasif◼◼◼adjectif

abrasive [abrasives] (substance used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing)
noun
[UK: ə.ˈbreɪ.sɪv]
[US: ə.ˈbreɪ.sɪv]

abrasif◼◼◼nom

abrasive (rough and coarse in manner or disposition)
adjective
[UK: ə.ˈbreɪ.sɪv]
[US: ə.ˈbreɪ.sɪv]

rudeadjectif

abrasively (in a rough manner)
adverb
[UK: ə.ˈbreɪ.sɪ.vli]
[US: ə.ˈbreɪ.sɪ.vli]

rudementadverbe

abrasively (in an abrasive manner)
adverb
[UK: ə.ˈbreɪ.sɪ.vli]
[US: ə.ˈbreɪ.sɪ.vli]

brusquementadverbe

abrasiveness (the property of being abrasive)
noun
[UK: əˈbreɪsɪvnəs ]
[US: əˈbreɪsɪvnəs ]

abrasivité◼◼◼nom {f}

abreact [abreacted, abreacting, abreacts] (eliminate previously repressed emotions)
verb
[UK: əbrɪˈakt]
[US: əbrɪˈækt]

abréagirverbe

abreast (informed)
adverb
[UK: ə.ˈbrest]
[US: ə.ˈbrest]

au courant◼◼◼adverbe

abreast (side by side)
adverb
[UK: ə.ˈbrest]
[US: ə.ˈbrest]

côte à côte◼◻◻adverbe

abridge [abridged, abridging, abridges] (to make shorter)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈbrɪdʒ]
[US: ə.ˈbrɪdʒ]

abréger◼◼◼verbeThe student decided to abridge his paper by taking out unnecessary details. = L'étudiant décida d'abréger son rapport en enlevant les détails inutiles.

abridge [abridged, abridging, abridges] (to shorten or contract by using fewer words)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈbrɪdʒ]
[US: ə.ˈbrɪdʒ]

abréger◼◼◼verbeThe student decided to abridge his paper by taking out unnecessary details. = L'étudiant décida d'abréger son rapport en enlevant les détails inutiles.

abridged (cut or shortened, especially of a literary work)
adjective
[UK: ə.ˈbrɪdʒd]
[US: ə.ˈbrɪdʒd]

abrégé◼◼◼adjectif

abridgment [abridgments] (act of abridging)
noun
[UK: ə.ˈbrɪdʒ.mənt]
[US: ə.ˈbrɪdʒ.mənt]

raccourcissementnom {m}

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