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effect [effects] (result of an action) noun [UK: ɪ.ˈfekt] [US: ɪ.ˈfekt] | effet◼◼◼nomThe effect was immediate. = L'effet fut immédiat. |
effect [effects] (scientific phenomenon) noun [UK: ɪ.ˈfekt] [US: ɪ.ˈfekt] | effet◼◼◼nom {m}The effect was immediate. = L'effet fut immédiat. |
effect [effects] (special effect in film) noun [UK: ɪ.ˈfekt] [US: ɪ.ˈfekt] | effet◼◼◼nomThe effect was immediate. = L'effet fut immédiat. |
effect [effects] (belongings) noun [UK: ɪ.ˈfekt] [US: ɪ.ˈfekt] | effets◼◼◼nom {m pl}Coffee may have a bad effect on the stomach. = Le café peut avoir des effets néfastes pour l'estomac. |
effect [effected, effecting, effects] (to make or bring about; to implement) verb [UK: ɪ.ˈfekt] [US: ɪ.ˈfekt] | effectuer◼◼◻verbeI hope to effect positive change in the world. = J'espère effectuer un changement positif dans le monde. |
effect size (a measure of the strength or magnitude of the effect) noun | taille d'effet◼◼◼nom {f} |
threshold effect noun | effet de seuil◼◼◼nom {m} |
founder effect (lessening of genetic variation when the entire population descends from a small number of founders) noun [UK: ˈfaʊn.də(r) ɪ.ˈfekt] [US: ˈfaʊn.dər ɪ.ˈfekt] | effet fondateur◼◼◼nom {m} |
legal effect (a particular state of the rights in consequence of a defined state of things) noun [UK: ˈliːɡ.l̩ ɪ.ˈfekt] [US: ˈliːɡ.l̩ ɪ.ˈfekt] | effet juridique◼◼◼nom {m} |
Mössbauer effect (emission and absorption) noun | effet Mössbauer◼◼◼nom {m} |
Cerenkov effect (emission of light) noun | effet Cerenkov◼◼◼nom |
Streisand effect (phenomenon) noun | effet Streisand◼◼◼nom {m} |
Auger effect noun | effet Auger◼◼◼nom |
primacy effect (increased ability to remember the first items in a list) noun | effet de primauté◼◼◼nom {m} |
personal effect (item of personal property) noun | effet personnel◼◼◼nom {m} |
side effect [side effects] (medicine: an adverse effect) noun [UK: saɪd ɪ.ˈfekt] [US: ˈsaɪd ɪ.ˈfekt] | effet indésirable◼◼◼nom {m} |
field effect (use of an electric field to control the conductivity) noun | effet de champ◼◼◼nom {m} |
in effect (for all practical purposes) adverb [UK: ɪn ɪ.ˈfekt] [US: ɪn ɪ.ˈfekt] | en pratique◼◼◼adverbe |
take effect (to become active; to become effective) verb [UK: teɪk ɪ.ˈfekt] [US: ˈteɪk ɪ.ˈfekt] | agir◼◼◼verbe |
network effect (higher growth rate) noun | effet de réseau◼◼◼nom {m} |
butterfly effect [butterfly effects] (technical notion of sensitive dependence on initial conditions in chaos theory) noun [UK: ˈbʌt.ə.flaɪ ɪ.ˈfekt] [US: ˈbʌt.r̩.flaɪ ɪ.ˈfekt] | effet papillon◼◼◼nom {m} |
greenhouse effect [greenhouse effects] (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) noun [UK: ˈɡriːn.haʊs ɪ.ˈfekt] [US: ˈɡriːn.ˌhɑːws ɪ.ˈfekt] | effet de serre◼◼◼nom {m} |
sound effect [sound effects] (artificially created or enhanced sound in films, plays or video games) noun [UK: ˈsaʊnd ɪ.ˈfekt] [US: ˈsaʊnd ɪ.ˈfekt] | bruitage◼◼◼nom {m} |
domino effect (chain of events) noun [UK: ˈdɒ.mɪ.nəʊ ɪ.ˈfekt] [US: ˈdɑː.məˌno.ʊ ɪ.ˈfekt] | effet domino◼◼◼nom {m} |
Mozart effect (supposed phenomenon by which listening to Mozart induces improvement in mental performance) proper noun | effet Mozart◼◼◼nom propre |
placebo effect (tendency for a substance to exhibit results due to belief of the recipient) noun | effet placebo◼◼◼nom |
special effect (effect that cannot be reasonably achieved by normal means) noun [UK: ˈspeʃ.l̩ ɪ.ˈfekt] [US: ˈspeʃ.l̩ ɪ.ˈfekt] | effet spécial◼◼◼nom {m} |
Doppler effect (change in frequency or wavelength) noun | effet Doppler◼◼◼nom {m} |
side effect [side effects] (medicine: an adverse effect) noun [UK: saɪd ɪ.ˈfekt] [US: ˈsaɪd ɪ.ˈfekt] | effet secondaire◼◼◼nom {m} |
take effect (to become active; to become effective) verb [UK: teɪk ɪ.ˈfekt] [US: ˈteɪk ɪ.ˈfekt] | faire effet◼◼◻verbe |
side effect [side effects] (unintended consequence of any action) noun [UK: saɪd ɪ.ˈfekt] [US: ˈsaɪd ɪ.ˈfekt] | effet secondaire◼◼◼nom {m} |
side effect [side effects] (computing: a state change caused by a function call) noun [UK: saɪd ɪ.ˈfekt] [US: ˈsaɪd ɪ.ˈfekt] | effet de bord◼◻◻nom {m} |
knock-on effect noun | effet domino◼◼◼nom |
or words to that effect (used to indicate a paraphrase) phrase |