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breadwinner [breadwinners] (primary income-earner in a household) noun [UK: ˈbre.dwɪ.nə(r)] [US: ˈbre.ˌdwɪ.nər] | pain◼◼◻nom {m} |
brigadier general (an officer commanding a brigade) noun [UK: ˌbrɪ.ɡə.ˈdɪə(r) ˈdʒen.r̩əl] [US: ˌbrɪ.ɡə.ˈdɪr ˈdʒen.r̩əl] | brigadier-général◼◼◼nom |
brown [browner, brownest] (having a brown colour) adjective [UK: braʊn] [US: ˈbraʊn] | brun◼◼◼adjectifThe book is brown. = Le livre est brun. marron◼◼◼adjectifThe cat is brown. = Le chat est marron. |
Bunsen burner [Bunsen burners] (small laboratory gas burner) noun [UK: ˈbʌn.sn̩ ˈbɜː.nə(r)] [US: ˈbʌn.sn̩ ˈbɝː.nər] | bec Bunsen◼◼◼nom {m} |
burner [burners] (element on a kitchen stove) noun [UK: ˈbɜː.nə(r)] [US: ˈbɝː.nər] | brûleur◼◼◼nom {m} feu◼◼◻nom |
burner [burners] (computing: device that allows data or music to be stored on a CD) noun [UK: ˈbɜː.nə(r)] [US: ˈbɝː.nər] | graveur◼◼◻nom {m} |
business partner (an associate in commerce) noun | associé◼◼◼nom {m} |
can opener (device used to open tin cans) noun [UK: kæn ˈəʊ.pə.nə(r)] [US: ˈkæn ˈoʊ.pə.nə(r)] | ouvre-boîte◼◼◼nom {m} ouvre-boîtes◼◼◼nom {m} |
candlelit dinner noun | dîner aux chandelles◼◼◼nom {m} |
carabiner (metal link with a gate) noun | mousqueton◼◼◼nom {m} |
CD burner noun | graveur de CD◼◼◼nom {m} |
central nervous system [central nervous systems] (that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord) noun [UK: ˈsen.trəl ˈnɜː.vəs ˈsɪ.stəm] [US: ˈsen.trəl ˈnɝː.vəs ˈsɪ.stəm] | système nerveux central◼◼◼nom {m} |
change of scenery noun | changement de décor◼◼◼nom {m} |
chew the scenery (To perform in an excessively emotional or exaggerated manner) verb [UK: tʃuː ðə ˈsiː.nə.ri] [US: ˈtʃuː ðə ˈsiː.nə.ri] | cabotinerverbe surjouerverbe |
cholinergic (of, pertaining to, activated by, producing or having the same function as acetylcholine) adjective | cholinergique◼◼◼adjectif |
Cinerama (a wide-screen movie filming and projection system.) noun [UK: ˌsɪ.nə.ˈrɑː.mə] [US: ˌsɪ.nə.ˈrɑː.mə] | cinérama◼◼◼nom {m} |
circle runner noun | pivotnom {m} nom {f} |
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} |
cleaner [cleaners] (device that cleans) noun [UK: ˈkliː.nə(r)] [US: ˈkliː.nər] | nettoyeur◼◼◼nom {m} |
cleaner [cleaners] (person who cleans) noun [UK: ˈkliː.nə(r)] [US: ˈkliː.nər] | nettoyeur◼◼◼nom {m} nettoyeuse◼◻◻nom {f} |
cleaner [cleaners] (substance used for cleaning) noun [UK: ˈkliː.nə(r)] [US: ˈkliː.nər] | nettoyant◼◼◼nom {m} |
cleaner [cleaners] (professional laundry) noun [UK: ˈkliː.nə(r)] [US: ˈkliː.nər] | pressing◼◼◼nom {m} |
clean [cleaner, cleanest] (not dirty) adjective [UK: kliːn] [US: ˈkliːn] | propre◼◼◼adjectifI'm clean. = Je suis propre. net◼◼◻adjectifIt was clean. = Ce fut net. |
clean [cleaner, cleanest] adjective [UK: kliːn] [US: ˈkliːn] | propre◼◼◼adjectifI'm clean. = Je suis propre. |
clean [cleaner, cleanest] (pure, especially morally or religiously) adjective [UK: kliːn] [US: ˈkliːn] | pur◼◼◻adjectif |
clean [cleaner, cleanest] (not having used mind-altering or mood-changing substances) adjective [UK: kliːn] [US: ˈkliːn] | abstinent◼◻◻adjectif |
co-owner (someone who owns something together with one or more other people) noun [UK: kəʊ ˈəʊ.nə(r)] [US: ˈkoʊ ˈoʊ.nər] | copropriétaire◼◼◼nom {m} nom {f} |
coalminer (one who mines for coal) noun | houilleur◼◼◼nom {m} mineur de charbonnagenom {m} |
cogeneration (simultaneous or serial production of heat and electricity from the same source) noun [UK: koˌdʒe.nə.ˈreɪ.ʃən] [US: koˌdʒe.nə.ˈreɪ.ʃən] | cogénération◼◼◼nom {f} |
commissioner [commissioners] (someone commissioned to perform certain duties, see also: assignee) noun [UK: kə.ˈmɪ.ʃə.nə(r)] [US: kə.ˈmɪ.ʃə.nər] | commissaire◼◼◼nom {m} nom {f} |
commoner [commoners] (member of the common people) noun [UK: ˈkɒ.mə.nə(r)] [US: ˈkɑː.mə.nər] | roturier◼◼◼nom {m}One of England's kings abdicated the throne in order to marry a commoner. = Un des rois d'Angleterre a abdiqué pour épouser une roturière. |