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civil [civiller, civillest] (related to people and government office as opposed to military or religion) adjective [UK: ˈsɪ.vəl] [US: ˈsɪ.vəl] | civil◼◼◼adjectifThey had lost the Civil War. = Ils avaient perdu la guerre civile. |
civil [civiller, civillest] (behaving in a reasonable or polite manner) adjective [UK: ˈsɪ.vəl] [US: ˈsɪ.vəl] | civil◼◼◼adjectifThey had lost the Civil War. = Ils avaient perdu la guerre civile. |
civil aviation (non-military aviation) noun [UK: ˈsɪ.vəl ˌeɪ.vi.ˈeɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˈsɪ.vəl ˌe.vi.ˈeɪʃ.n̩] | aviation civile◼◼◼nom {f} |
civil code (a systematic collection of laws between private parties) noun [UK: ˈsɪ.vəl kəʊd] [US: ˈsɪ.vəl koʊd] | code civil◼◼◼nom {m} |
civil disobedience (active and non-violent refusal to obey) noun [UK: ˈsɪ.vəl ˌdɪ.sə.ˈbiː.dɪəns] [US: ˈsɪ.vəl ˌdɪ.sə.ˈbiː.diəns] | désobéissance civile◼◼◼nom {f} |
civil engineer [civil engineers] (engineer specialised in civil engineering) noun [UK: ˈsɪ.vəl ˌen.dʒɪ.ˈnɪə(r)] [US: ˈsɪ.vəl ndʒə.ˈnɪr] | ingénieur civil◼◼◼nom {m} |
civil engineering (technical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones) noun [UK: ˈsɪ.vəl ˌen.dʒɪ.ˈnɪər.ɪŋ] [US: ˈsɪ.vəl ˌen.dʒə.ˈnɪr.ɪŋ] | génie civil◼◼◼nom {m} |
civil law (body of law dealing with private relations) noun [UK: ˈsɪ.vəl lɔː] [US: ˈsɪ.vəl ˈlɑː] | droit civil◼◼◼nom {m} |
civil law (legal system contrasting with common law) noun [UK: ˈsɪ.vəl lɔː] [US: ˈsɪ.vəl ˈlɑː] | droit romano-germanique◼◻◻nom {m} droit romano-civilistenom {m} |
civil marriage (marriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy) noun [UK: ˈsɪ.vəl ˈmæ.rɪdʒ] [US: ˈsɪ.vəl ˈme.rɪdʒ] | mariage civil◼◼◼nom {m} |
civil partnership (arrangement for same-sex couples) noun [UK: ˈsɪ.vəl ˈpɑːt.nə.ʃɪp] [US: ˈsɪ.vəl ˈpɑːrt.nər.ˌʃɪp] | partenariat civil◼◼◼nom {m} partenariat enregistré◼◻◻nom {m} PACS◼◻◻nom {m} |
civil registry (government repository or database) noun | état civil◼◼◼nom {m} registre d'état civil◼◻◻nom {m} |
civil rights [civil rights] (rights deserved by all people under all circumstances) noun [UK: ˈsɪ.vəl raɪts] [US: ˈsɪ.vəl ˈraɪts] | droits civiques◼◼◼nom {m pl} |
civil servant (government employee) noun [UK: ˈsɪ.vəl ˈsɜː.vənt] [US: ˈsɪ.vəl ˈsɝː.vənt] | fonctionnaire◼◼◼nom {m} nom {f} |
civil service (body of civilian employees) noun [UK: ˈsɪ.vəl ˈsɜː.vɪs] [US: ˈsɪ.vəl ˈsɝː.vəs] | services publics◼◼◼nom {m pl} |
civil service (branches of government that are not military, legislative or judicial) noun [UK: ˈsɪ.vəl ˈsɜː.vɪs] [US: ˈsɪ.vəl ˈsɝː.vəs] | pouvoir législatif◼◻◻nom {m} |
civil society (institutions, voluntary organizations and corporate bodies) noun | société civile◼◼◼nom {f} |
civil union (legal union similar to marriage) noun [UK: ˈsɪ.vəl ˈjuː.nɪən] [US: ˈsɪ.vəl ˈjuː.njən] | union civile◼◼◼nom {f} pacte civil de solidarité◼◻◻nom {m} |
civil war (war between factions within a single country) noun [UK: ˈsɪ.vəl wɔː(r)] [US: ˈsɪ.vəl ˈwɔːr] | guerre civile◼◼◼nom {f} guerre intestine◼◻◻nom {f} |
civilian [civilians] (non-military person) noun [UK: sɪ.ˈvɪ.lɪən] [US: sə.ˈvɪ.ljən] | civil◼◼◼nom {m}Some civilians were killed. = Des civils ont été tués. civile◼◼◼nom {f}The war has taken a terrible toll on the civilian population. = La population civile a versé un lourd tribut à la guerre. |
civilian (not related to the military armed forces) adjective [UK: sɪ.ˈvɪ.lɪən] [US: sə.ˈvɪ.ljən] | civil◼◼◼adjectifSome civilians were killed. = Des civils ont été tués. |
civilise [civilised, civilising, civilises] (to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour) verb [UK: ˈsɪvəlaɪz] [US: ˈsɪvəlaɪz] | civiliser◼◼◼verbe |
civilise [civilised, civilising, civilises] verb [UK: ˈsɪvəlaɪz] [US: ˈsɪvəlaɪz] | civiliser◼◼◼verbe |
civility [civilities] (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions) noun [UK: sɪ.ˈvɪ.lɪ.ti] [US: sə.ˈvɪ.lə.ti] | politesse◼◼◼nom {f} |
civilization [civilizations] (organized culture) noun [UK: ˌsɪ.vɪ.laɪ.ˈzeɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌsɪ.və.lə.ˈzeɪʃ.n̩] | civilisation◼◼◼nom {f}No civilization lasts forever. = Aucune civilisation ne dure toujours. |
civilization proper noun [UK: ˌsɪ.vɪ.laɪ.ˈzeɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌsɪ.və.lə.ˈzeɪʃ.n̩] | civilisation◼◼◼nom propreNo civilization lasts forever. = Aucune civilisation ne dure toujours. |
civilizational (pertaining to or arising from civilization) adjective | civilisationnel◼◼◼adjectif |
civilized (having a highly developed society or culture) adjective [UK: ˈsɪ.vɪ.laɪzd] [US: ˈsɪ.və.ˌlaɪzd] | civilisé◼◼◼adjectifWe live in a civilized society. = Nous vivons dans une société civilisée. |
American Civil War (civil war in the United States (1861-1865)) proper noun [UK: ə.ˈmer.ɪk.ən ˈsɪ.vəl wɔː(r)] [US: ə.ˈmer.ɪk.ən ˈsɪ.vəl ˈwɔːr] | guerre de Sécession◼◼◼nom {f} guerre civile américaine◼◼◻nom {f} |
Indus Valley Civilization (ancient civilization) proper noun | civilisation de la vallée de l'Indus◼◼◼nom {f} |
uncivilized (used to describe people who display a marked lack of manners as defined by a given culture) adjective [UK: ʌn.ˈsɪ.vɪ.laɪzd] [US: ʌn.ˈsɪ.və.laɪzd] | incivilisé◼◼◼adjectif |