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SMS (a text message sent on a cell phone) noun | SMS◼◼◼nom {m} texto◼◼◻nom {m} |
absenteeism [absenteeisms] (state of being absent) noun [UK: ˌæb.sən.ˈtiːɪ.zəm] [US: ˌæb.sən.ˈtiː.ˌɪ.zəm] | absentéisme◼◼◼nom |
agrammatism [agrammatisms] (inability to form sentences) noun | agrammatisme◼◼◼nom {m} |
albinism [albinisms] (lack of melanin pigmentation) noun [UK: ˈæl.bɪ.ˌnɪ.zəm] [US: ˈæl.bɪ.ˌnɪ.zəm] | albinisme◼◼◼nom {m} |
alcoholism [alcoholisms] (chronic disease) noun [UK: ˈælk.ə.hɒl.ˌɪ.zəm] [US: ˈælk.ə.ˌhɒ.ˌlɪ.zəm] | alcoolisme◼◼◼nom {m}Alcoholism is incurable. = L'alcoolisme est incurable. |
altruism [altruisms] (policy that benefits others' interests) noun [UK: ˈæl.tru.ˌɪ.zəm] [US: ˈæl.truː.ˌɪ.zəm] | altruisme◼◼◼nom {m}Some have characterized altruism as selfishness on behalf of others. = Certains ont qualifié l'altruisme d'égoïsme au nom des autres. |
Americanism [Americanisms] (custom) noun [UK: ə.ˈmer.ɪk.ən.ˌɪz.əm] [US: ə.ˈmer.ɪk.ən.ˌɪz.əm] | américanisme◼◼◼nom {m} |
Americanism [Americanisms] (linguistic feature) noun [UK: ə.ˈmer.ɪk.ən.ˌɪz.əm] [US: ə.ˈmer.ɪk.ən.ˌɪz.əm] | américanisme◼◼◼nom |
Americanism [Americanisms] (preference) noun [UK: ə.ˈmer.ɪk.ən.ˌɪz.əm] [US: ə.ˈmer.ɪk.ən.ˌɪz.əm] | américanisme◼◼◼nom {m} |
anachronism [anachronisms] (chronological mistake) noun [UK: ə.ˈnæ.krə.nɪ.zəm] [US: ə.ˈnæ.krə.ˌnɪ.zəm] | anachronisme◼◼◼nom {m} |
aneurysm [aneurysms] (abnormal blood-filled swelling) noun [UK: ˈæ.njə.ˌrɪ.zəm] [US: ˈæ.njə.ˌrɪ.zəm] | anévrisme◼◼◼nom {m} anévrysme◼◼◻nom {m} |
antagonism [antagonisms] (strong dislike) noun [UK: æn.ˈtæ.ɡə.ˌnɪ.zəm] [US: æn.ˈtæ.ɡə.ˌnɪ.zəm] | antagonisme◼◼◼nom {m} |
aphorism [aphorisms] (short phrase conveying some principle or concept of thought) noun [UK: ˈæ.fə.ˌrɪ.zəm] [US: ˈæ.fə.ˌrɪ.zəm] | aphorisme◼◼◼nom {m} |
archaism [archaisms] (archaic word, language) noun [UK: ˈɑːk.eɪ.ˌɪ.zəm] [US: ˈɑːrk.eɪ.ˌɪ.zəm] | archaïsme◼◼◼nom {m} |
asceticism [asceticisms] (the principles and practices of an ascetic) noun [UK: ə.ˈse.tɪ.ˌsɪ.zəm] [US: ə.ˈse.tɪ.ˌsɪ.zəm] | ascétisme◼◼◼nom {m} ascèse◼◼◻nom {f} |
astigmatism [astigmatisms] (disorder of the vision) noun [UK: ə.ˈstɪɡ.mə.ˌtɪ.zəm] [US: ə.ˈstɪɡ.mə.ˌtɪ.zəm] | astigmatisme◼◼◼nom {m} |
atavism [atavisms] (reappearance of an ancestral characteristic) noun [UK: ˈæ.tə.ˌvɪ.zəm] [US: ˈæ.tə.ˌvɪ.zəm] | atavisme◼◼◼nom |
authoritarianism [authoritarianisms] (authoritarian form of government) noun [UK: ɔ:ˌθɒ.rɪ.ˈteə.riən.ˌɪ.zəm] [US: ə.ˌθɔː.rə.ˈte.riə.ˌnɪ.zəm] | autoritarisme◼◼◼nom {m}Egypt is known for its brutal military authoritarianism. = L'Égypte est connue pour son autoritarisme militaire brutal. |
autism [autisms] (neurological disorder) noun [UK: ˈɔːt.ˌɪ.zəm] [US: ˈɒ.ˌtɪ.zəm] | autisme◼◼◼nom {m}In Algeria autism is due to the evil eye. = En Algérie l'autisme est dû au mauvais œil. |
automatism [automatisms] (acting automatically) noun [UK: ɔː.ˈtɒ.mə.tɪzm] [US: ɔː.ˈtɑː.mə.ˌtɪ.zəm] | automatisme◼◼◼nom {m}Surrealism is pure psychic automatism. = Le surréalisme est un automatisme psychique pur. |
baptism [baptisms] (Christian sacrament) noun [UK: ˈbæpt.ˌɪ.zəm] [US: ˈbæp.ˌtɪ.zəm] | baptême◼◼◼nom {m}John was at Mary's baptism. = John était au baptême de Mary. |
barbarism [barbarisms] (barbaric act) noun [UK: ˈbɑː.bə.ˌrɪ.zəm] [US: ˈbɑːr.bə.ˌrɪ.zəm] | barbarisme◼◼◼nom {m} |
barbarism [barbarisms] (error in language use) noun [UK: ˈbɑː.bə.ˌrɪ.zəm] [US: ˈbɑːr.bə.ˌrɪ.zəm] | barbarisme◼◼◼nom {m} |
botulism [botulisms] (medical condition) noun [UK: ˈbɒ.tjʊ.lɪ.zəm] [US: ˈbɑː.tʃuː.ˌlɪ.zəm] | botulisme◼◼◼nom {m} |
catabolism [catabolisms] (destructive metabolism) noun [UK: kˈatəbˌəʊlɪzəm] [US: kˈæɾəbˌoʊlɪzəm] | catabolisme◼◼◼nom {m} |
cataclysm [cataclysms] (sudden, violent event) noun [UK: ˈkæ.tə.klɪ.zəm] [US: ˈkæ.tə.ˌklɪ.səm] | cataclysme◼◼◼nom {m} |
catechism [catechisms] (book summarizing the principles of Christianity) noun [UK: ˈkæ.tək.ɪ.zəm] [US: ˈkæ.təˌk.ɪ.zəm] | catéchisme◼◼◼nom {m} |
centrism [centrisms] (moderate political philosophy) noun [UK: ˈsɛntərɪz(ə)m ] [US: ˈsɛntərɪz(ə)m ] | centrisme◼◼◼nom {m} |
chasm [chasms] (gap) noun [UK: ˈkæ.zəm] [US: ˈkæ.zəm] | gouffre◼◼◼nom {m}The pupils of her eyes had the blackness of a deep chasm. = Les pupilles de ses yeux avaient la noirceur d'un gouffre profond. fossé◼◼◼nom {m} crevasse◼◻◻nom {f} chasme◼◻◻nom {f} |
chasm [chasms] (difference of opinion) noun [UK: ˈkæ.zəm] [US: ˈkæ.zəm] | fossé◼◼◼nom {m} divergence◼◻◻nom {f} |
colloquialism [colloquialisms] (colloquial expression) noun [UK: kə.ˈləʊ.kwɪə.lɪ.zəm] [US: kəˈlo.ʊ.kwɪə.lɪ.zəm] | expression familière◼◼◼nom {f} |
criticism [criticisms] (act of criticising) noun [UK: ˈkrɪ.tɪ.sɪ.zəm] [US: ˈkrɪ.tə.ˌsɪ.zəm] | critique◼◼◼nom {f}Your criticism is unfair. = Ta critique est injuste. |
cynicism [cynicisms] (skeptical, scornful or pessimistic attitude) noun [UK: ˈsɪ.nɪ.sɪ.zəm] [US: ˈsɪ.nə.ˌsɪ.zəm] | cynisme◼◼◼nom {m}It's pure cynicism. = C'est du cynisme pure. |