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intrigue [intrigues] (the plot of a play) noun [UK: ɪn.ˈtriːɡ] [US: ˌɪn.ˈtriːɡ] | intrigue◼◼◼nom {f}He intrigues me. = Il m'intrigue. |
intriguing (causing a desire to know more) adjective [UK: ɪn.ˈtriː.ɡɪŋ] [US: ˌɪn.ˈtriː.ɡɪŋ] | fascinant◼◼◼adjectifJohn is an intriguing guy. = John est un gars fascinant. |
irrigate [irrigated, irrigating, irrigates] (to supply farmland with water) verb [UK: ˈɪ.rɪ.ɡeɪt] [US: ˈɪ.rə.ˌɡet] | irriguer◼◼◼verbeWater irrigates the land. = L'eau irrigue le sol. |
irrigation [irrigations] (the act or process of irrigating) noun [UK: ˌɪ.rɪ.ˈɡeɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌɪ.rə.ˈɡeɪʃ.n̩] | irrigation◼◼◼nom {f} irrigatenom {f} |
jury-rig (improvised rigging) noun [UK: ˈdʒʊə.rɪ.rɪɡ] [US: rɪɡ] | |
jury-rig [jury-rigged, jury-rigging, jury-rigs] (to create a makeshift solution) verb [UK: ˈdʒʊə.rɪ.rɪɡ] [US: rɪɡ] | |
jury-rigged (improvised) adjective | bricolé◼◼◼adjectif |
kirigami (origami with cutting permitted) noun | kirigami◼◼◼nom {m} |
Kovrig proper noun | Kovrig◼◼◼nom propre |
left and right (all over the place) adverb | à droite et à gauche◼◼◼adverbe à tout-va◼◻◻adverbe à dêtre et à senêtre [archaicadverbe à dextre et à senestre [archaic]adverbe à tort et à traversadverbe regional]adverbe |
Lollobrigida proper noun | Lollobrigida◼◼◼nom propre |
Lollobrigidian adjective | lollobrigidienadjectif |
look on the bright side verb | voir le bon côté des choses◼◼◼verbe |
madrigal [madrigals] (either musical sense) noun [UK: ˈmæ.drɪɡ.l̩] [US: ˈmæ.drəɡ.l̩] | madrigal◼◼◼nom {m} |
madrigalist (composer of madrigals) noun | madrigaliste◼◼◼nom {m} nom {f} madrigaliernom {m} madrigalièrenom {f} |
marigold [marigolds] (Calendula) noun [UK: ˈmæ.rɪ.ɡəʊld] [US: ˈmæ.rɪɡoʊld] | souci◼◼◼nom {m}The marigold rises with the sun. = Le souci fleurit au soleil. |
marigram (Printed recording of tidal level) noun [UK: mˈarɪɡrˌam] [US: mˈærɪɡrˌæm] | marégrammenom {m} |
marsh marigold (plant) noun [UK: ˈmɑːʃ.ˈmæ.rɪ.ɡəʊld] [US: ˈmɑːʃ.ˈmæ.rɪ.ɡəʊld] | populage des marais◼◼◼nom {m} |
Mérigon (a village in Ariège, France) proper noun | Mérigonnom propre |
Mexican marigold (Tagetes erecta) noun | rose d'Indenom {f} |
might makes right (morality cannot question the powerful) phrase | |
oil rig (oil-drilling platform) noun [UK: ɔɪl rɪɡ] [US: ˌɔɪl ˈrɪɡ] | foreuse◼◼◼nom {f} |
on the right track preposition | sur la bonne voie◼◼◼preposition tenir le bon bout◼◻◻preposition |
origami (the Japanese art of paper folding) noun [UK: ˌɒ.rɪ.ˈɡɑː.mi] [US: ˌɒ.rɪ.ˈɡɑː.mi] | origami◼◼◼nom {m} |
origamically (by means of origami) adverb | origamiquementadverbe |
origamist (person who does origami) noun | origamiste◼◼◼nom {m} nom {f} |
origin [origins] (point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect) noun [UK: ˈɒr.ɪdʒ.ɪn] [US: ˈɔːr.ɪdʒ.ɪn] | origine◼◼◼nom {f}He is Scottish by origin. = Il est d'origine écossaise. |
origin [origins] (ancestry) noun [UK: ˈɒr.ɪdʒ.ɪn] [US: ˈɔːr.ɪdʒ.ɪn] | origine◼◼◼nom {f}He is Scottish by origin. = Il est d'origine écossaise. |
origin [origins] (beginning of something) noun [UK: ˈɒr.ɪdʒ.ɪn] [US: ˈɔːr.ɪdʒ.ɪn] | origine◼◼◼nom {f}He is Scottish by origin. = Il est d'origine écossaise. |
origin [origins] noun [UK: ˈɒr.ɪdʒ.ɪn] [US: ˈɔːr.ɪdʒ.ɪn] | origine◼◼◼nom {f}He is Scottish by origin. = Il est d'origine écossaise. |
origin [origins] (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) noun [UK: ˈɒr.ɪdʒ.ɪn] [US: ˈɔːr.ɪdʒ.ɪn] | source◼◼◻nom {f} |