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all-weather tire (type of tire) noun | |
antired (one of the three possible colours of an antiquark) adjective | antirouge◼◼◼adjectif |
antireligious (opposed to religion) adjective | antireligieux◼◼◼adjectif |
antiretroviral (fighting retrovirus) adjective | antirétroviral◼◼◼adjectif |
antiretroviral (agent fighting retroviruses) noun | rétroviral◼◻◻nom {m} |
antirevolutionary (opposing a revolution) adjective [UK: ˌantɪrˌevəlˈuːʃənəri] [US: ˌæntɪrˌevəlˈuːʃənˌeri] | antirévolutionnaire◼◼◼adjectif |
art director (person charged with overseeing the artistic elements of an entertainment medium) noun [UK: ɑːt dɪ.ˈrek.tə(r)] [US: ˈɑːrt də.ˈrek.tər] | directeur artistique◼◼◼nom {m} directrice artistique◼◼◻nom {f} |
au contraire (on the contrary, see also: on the contrary) adverb | au contraire◼◼◼adverbe |
back fire (controlled fire) noun | contre-feu◼◼◼nom {m} |
backfire [backfired, backfiring, backfires] (fail) verb [UK: ˈbæk.ˌfaɪə(r)] [US: ˈbæk.ˌfaɪr] | se retourner contre◼◼◼verbe avoir l'effet inverse◼◼◻verbe |
baptism of desire (the grace given to a believer who ardently desires baptism, but dies before being able to receive it) noun | baptême de désirnom {m} |
baptism of fire (the first experience of a severe ordeal) noun [UK: ˈbæpt.ˌɪ.zəm əv ˈfaɪə(r)] [US: ˈbæp.ˌtɪ.zəm əv ˈfaɪər] | baptême du feu◼◼◼nom {m} |
barbed wire (twisted strands of steel wire) noun [UK: bɑːbd ˈwaɪə(r)] [US: ˈbɑːrbd ˈwaɪər] | barbelé◼◼◼nom {m} fil de fer barbelé◼◼◻nom {m} fil barbelé◼◼◻nom {m} |
Baudelairean (of or pertaining to Baudelaire or his works) adjective | baudelairien◼◼◼adjectif |
bête noire (an anathema) noun | bête noire◼◼◼nom {f} |
bidirectional (moving in two directions (usually opposite)) adjective [UK: ˌbaɪ.də.ˈrek.ʃn̩əl] [US: ˌbaɪ.də.ˈrek.ʃn̩əl] | bidirectionnel◼◼◼adjectif |
bidirectional (operating or functioning in two directions (usually opposite)) adjective [UK: ˌbaɪ.də.ˈrek.ʃn̩əl] [US: ˌbaɪ.də.ˈrek.ʃn̩əl] | bidirectionnel◼◼◼adjectif |
billionaire (wealth exceeding one billion (10^9)) noun [UK: ˌbɪ.ljə.ˈneə(r)] [US: ˌbɪ.ljə.ˈner] | milliardaire◼◼◼nom {m} nom {f}John is a billionaire. = John est milliardaire. |
bio-inspired (biologically inspired) adjective | bio-inspiré◼◼◼adjectif bioinspiréadjectif inspiré du vivantadjectif |
birefringence (the splitting of a ray of light into two parallel rays of perpendicular polarization by passage through an optically anisotropic medium) noun [UK: baɪrˈefrɪndʒəns] [US: baɪrˈefrɪndʒəns] | biréfringence◼◼◼nom {f} |
biretta (square cap) noun [UK: bɪ.ˈre.tə] [US: bɪ.ˈre.tə] | barrette◼◼◼nom {f} |
board of directors (group of people elected by stockholders) noun [UK: bɔːd əv dɪ.ˈrek.təz] [US: ˈbɔːrd əv də.ˈrek.tərz] | conseil d'administration◼◼◼nom {m} |
Bonaire (island) proper noun [UK: bənˈeə] [US: bənˈer] | Bonaire◼◼◼nom {f} |
bonfire [bonfires] (large, controlled outdoor fire lit to celebrate something or as a signal) noun [UK: ˈbɒn.faɪə(r)] [US: ˈbɑːn.ˌfaɪər] | feu de joie◼◼◼nom {m} |
bonfire [bonfires] (fire lit outdoors to burn unwanted items) noun [UK: ˈbɒn.faɪə(r)] [US: ˈbɑːn.ˌfaɪər] | bûcher◼◼◼nom {m} |
British Empire (empire) proper noun [UK: ˈbrɪ.tɪʃ ˈem.paɪə(r)] [US: ˈbrɪ.tɪʃ ˈem.paɪər] | Empire britannique◼◼◼nom propre |
Brumaire (the second month of the French Republican Calendar) proper noun | brumaire◼◼◼nom propre |
Buenos Aires (capital of Argentina) proper noun | Buenos Aires◼◼◼nom propre |
Byzantine Empire (Greek-speaking empire in the Eastern Mediterranean region) proper noun [UK: ˈbɪ.zən.ˌtaɪn ˈem.paɪə(r)] [US: ˈbɪ.zən.ˌtaɪn ˈem.paɪər] | Empire byzantin◼◼◼nom propre |
Cairene (native or inhabitant of Cairo) noun | Cairote◼◼◼nom {m} nom {f} |
Cairene (of or pertaining to Cairo) adjective | cairote◼◼◼adjectif |
campfire [campfires] (fire at a campground) noun [UK: ˈkæmp.faɪə(r)] [US: ˈkæmp.ˌfaɪər] | feu de camp◼◼◼nom {m} |
catch fire (become engulfed in flames) verb [UK: kætʃ ˈfaɪə(r)] [US: ˈkætʃ ˈfaɪər] | prendre feu◼◼◼verbe |