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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.

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