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eye shadow (makeup around the eyes)
noun
[UK: aɪ ˈʃæ.dəʊ]
[US: ˈaɪ ˈʃæˌdo.ʊ]

ombre à paupières◼◼◼nom {f}

fado (song)
noun

Fado◼◼◼nom {m}

firenado (fire whirl)
noun

tornade de feunom

five o'clock shadow (stubble beard)
noun

barbe de trois jours◼◼◼nom {f}

foreshadow [foreshadowed, foreshadowing, foreshadows] (To presage, or suggest something in advance)
verb
[UK: fɔː.ˈʃæ.dəʊ]
[US: fɔːr.ˈʃædo.ʊ]

présager◼◼◼verbe

augurer◼◼◻verbe

foreshadowing (literary device)
noun
[UK: fɔː.ˈʃæ.dəʊɪŋ]
[US: fɔː.ˈʃædo.ʊɪŋ]

présage◼◼◼nom {m}

augurenom {m}

French paradox proper noun

paradoxe français◼◼◼nom propre
{m}

gadolinium (chemical element)
noun
[UK: ˌɡæ.dɒ.ˈlɪ.nɪəm]
[US: ˌɡæd.ˈlɪ.niːəm]

gadolinium◼◼◼nom {m}

icosidodecadodecahedron (polyhedron)
noun

icosidodécadodécaèdre◼◼◼nom {m}

Ladoga (a lake in Russia)
proper noun
[UK: ˈlɑːdəgə]
[US: ˈlɑːdəgə]

lac Ladoga◼◼◼nom propre
{m}

matador [matadors] (bullfighter)
noun
[UK: ˈmæ.tə.dɔː(r)]
[US: ˈmæ.tə.ˌdɔːr]

matador◼◼◼nom {m}

meadow [meadows] (field or pasture)
noun
[UK: ˈme.dəʊ]
[US: ˈmeˌdo.ʊ]

pré◼◼◼nom {m}Sheep are feeding in the meadow. = Les moutons broutent au pré.

meadow brown (butterfly)
noun

myrtilnom

meadow pipit (bird)
noun

pipit farlouse◼◼◼nom

meadowlark (songbird of Sturnella or Leistes)
noun
[UK: ˈmedo.ˌlɑːk]
[US: ˈmedo.ˌlɑːrk]

sturnelle◼◼◼nom {f}

meadowrue (plant)
noun
[UK: ˈme.dəʊ.ruː]
[US: ˈme.dəʊ.ruː]

pigamonnom {m}

meadowsweet [meadowsweets] (Filipendula ulmaria)
noun
[UK: ˈme.dəʊ.swiːt]
[US: ˈmedo.ʊ.ˌswiːt]

reine-des-prés◼◼◼nom {f}

methadone (synthetic opioid analgesic)
noun
[UK: ˈme.θə.dəʊn]
[US: ˈme.θəˌdoʊn]

méthadone◼◼◼nom {f}

mikado (emperor of Japan)
noun
[UK: mɪˈk.ɑː.dəʊ]
[US: mɪˈk.ɑːdo.ʊ]

mikado◼◼◼nom {m}

empereur japonaisnom {m}

much ado about nothing (a lot of fuss)
noun
[UK: ˈmʌtʃ ə.ˈduː ə.ˈbaʊt ˈnʌ.θɪŋ]
[US: ˈmʌtʃ ə.ˈduː ə.ˈbaʊt ˈnʌ.θɪŋ]

beaucoup de bruit pour rien◼◼◼nom

Newfoundland and Labrador (Province in eastern Canada)
proper noun

Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador◼◼◼nom {f}

Ouagadougou (capital of Burkina Faso)
proper noun
[UK: ˌwɑːgəˈduːguː]
[US: ˌwɑːgəˈduːguː]

Ouagadougou◼◼◼nom propreOuagadougou is the capital of Burkina Faso. = Ouagadougou est la capitale du Burkina Faso.

overshadow [overshadowed, overshadowing, overshadows] (to dominate something and make it seem insignificant)
verb
[UK: ˌəʊv.ə.ˈʃæ.dəʊ]
[US: ˈovər.ˈʃædo.ʊ]

éclipser (la gloire◼◼◼verbeIf we let our reasoning power be overshadowed by our emotions, we would be barking up the wrong tree all the time. = Si nous laissions nos émotions éclipser notre capacité à raisonner, nous nous retrouverions sans cesse à chercher des solutions aux mauvais problèmes.

une personne)verbe

overshadow [overshadowed, overshadowing, overshadows] (to cast a shadow over something)
verb
[UK: ˌəʊv.ə.ˈʃæ.dəʊ]
[US: ˈovər.ˈʃædo.ʊ]

ombrager◼◻◻verbe

paradox [paradoxes] (apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true)
noun
[UK: ˈpæ.rə.dɒks]
[US: ˈpe.rə.ˌdɑːks]

paradoxe◼◼◼nom {m}

paradox [paradoxes] (in logic: a self-contradictory statement)
noun
[UK: ˈpæ.rə.dɒks]
[US: ˈpe.rə.ˌdɑːks]

paradoxe◼◼◼nom {m}

antinomie◼◻◻nom {f}

paradoxical (having self-contradicting properties)
adjective
[UK: ˌpæ.rə.ˈdɒk.sɪk.l̩]
[US: ˌpe.rə.ˈdɑːk.sɪk.l̩]

paradoxal◼◼◼adjectif
{m}

paradoxical frog (frog)
noun

grenouille paradoxale◼◼◼nom {f}

paradoxically (in a paradoxical manner)
adverb
[UK: ˌpæ.rə.ˈdɒk.sɪk.l̩i]
[US: ˌpe.rə.ˈdɑːk.sək.l̩i]

paradoxalement◼◼◼adverbe

picador (a lancer mounted on horseback who assists a matador)
noun
[UK: ˈpɪk.ə.dɔː(r)]
[US: ˈpɪk.ə.dɔːr]

picador◼◼◼nom {m}

polycladose adjective

polycladeadjectif

polycladous adjective

polycladeadjectif

pompadour [pompadours] (woman's hairstyle)
noun
[UK: ˈpɒm.pə.dʊə]
[US: ˈpɑːm.pə.dʊər]

banane◼◼◼nom {f}

preadolescence (the period between childhood and adolescence)
noun
[UK: ˌpriæ.də.ˈle.səs]
[US: ˌpriæ.də.ˈle.səs]

préadolescence◼◼◼nom {f}

radon (chemical element)
noun
[UK: ˈreɪ.dɒn]
[US: ˈreɪ.ˌdɑːn]

radon◼◼◼nom {m}Helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon and radon are noble gases. = L'hélium, le néon, l'argon, le krypton, le xénon et le radon sont des gaz nobles.

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