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adoptive mother (woman who has adopted a child) noun | mère adoptive◼◼◼nom {f} |
aerothermal adjective | aérothermique◼◼◼adjectif |
aesthesia (ability to perceive sensations) noun | esthésienom {f} |
aesthete [aesthetes] (someone who cultivates an unusually high sensitivity to beauty, as in art or nature) noun [UK: ˈiːs.θiːt] [US: ˈes.θit] | esthète◼◼◼nom {m} nom {f} |
aesthetic (concerned with beauty) adjective [UK: iːs.ˈθe.tɪk] [US: es.ˈθe.tɪk] | esthétique◼◼◼adjectifMathematicians are creative artists, their artworks being sophisticated constructs of ideas and aesthetic proofs. = Les mathématiciens sont des artistes créatifs, leurs œuvres étant des échafaudages élaborés d'idées et des preuves esthétiques. |
aesthetic (that which appeals to the senses) noun [UK: iːs.ˈθe.tɪk] [US: es.ˈθe.tɪk] | esthétique◼◼◼nom {f}Mathematicians are creative artists, their artworks being sophisticated constructs of ideas and aesthetic proofs. = Les mathématiciens sont des artistes créatifs, leurs œuvres étant des échafaudages élaborés d'idées et des preuves esthétiques. |
aesthetic surgeon (performer of aesthetic surgery) noun | chirurgien esthétique◼◼◼nom {m} chirurgien esthéticiennom {m} chirurgienne esthéticiennenom {f} chirurgienne esthétiquenom {f} |
aesthetically (in an aesthetic manner) adverb [UK: iːs.ˈθe.tɪk.l̩i] [US: es.ˈθe.tɪk.l̩i] | esthétiquement◼◼◼adverbe |
aestheticism (doctrine which holds aesthetics as the highest ideal) noun [UK: iːs.ˈθe.tɪ.ˌsɪ.zəm] [US: iːs.ˈθe.tɪ.ˌsɪ.zəm] | esthétisme◼◼◼nom {m} |
aesthetics (study or philosophy of beauty) noun [UK: iːs.ˈθe.tɪks] [US: es.ˈθe.tɪks] | esthétique◼◼◼nom {f} |
Aether (Greek primordial deity) proper noun [UK: ˈiː.θə(r)] [US: ˈiː.θər] | Éther◼◼◼nom propre |
after the fact (too late) preposition | après coup◼◼◼preposition |
afterfeather (downy lower barbs of a feather) noun | hyporachisnom |
against the clock (in a time-restricted manner) preposition | contre la montre◼◼◼preposition |
against the grain (contrary to what is expected) preposition [UK: ə.ˈɡenst ðə ɡreɪn] [US: ə.ˈɡenst ðə ˈɡreɪn] | à contre-courant◼◼◼preposition |
against the grain (unwillingly, reluctantly) preposition [UK: ə.ˈɡenst ðə ɡreɪn] [US: ə.ˈɡenst ðə ˈɡreɪn] | à contre-cœur◼◻◻preposition à son corps défendantpreposition |
against the grain (woodworking) preposition [UK: ə.ˈɡenst ðə ɡreɪn] [US: ə.ˈɡenst ðə ˈɡreɪn] | à contre-fil◼◻◻preposition |
agonothetes (officer who presided over the great public games in Ancient Greece) noun | agonothètenom {m} nom {f} |
Alexander the Great (King of Macedonia) proper noun | Alexandre le Grand◼◼◼nom propre |
algebraic graph theory (branch of graph theory) noun | théorie algébrique des graphes◼◼◼nom {f} |
algebraic K-theory (K theory studied from the point of view of algebra) noun | K-théorie algébrique◼◼◼nom {f} |
all cats are grey in the dark (proverb) phrase | tous les chats sont gris◼◼◼phrase tous les chats sont gris [Cajun]◼◼◼phrase la nuit◼◼◻phrase dans la nuitphrase |
all over the place (In multiple directions or locations, often haphazardly; everywhere.) preposition [UK: ɔːl ˈəʊv.ə(r) ðə ˈpleɪs] [US: ɔːl ˈoʊv.r̩ ðə ˈpleɪs] | dans tous les sens◼◼◼preposition en tous sens◼◻◻preposition |
all the best interjection | plein de bonnes choses [familiar]◼◼◼interjection sincères salutations [in an email]◼◼◻interjection |
all the more (even more) adverb [UK: ɔːl ðə mɔː(r)] [US: ɔːl ðə ˈmɔːr] | d'autant plus◼◼◼adverbe |
all the rage adjective | faire fureur◼◼◼adjectif |
all the same (anyway; nevertheless; nonetheless) adverb [UK: ɔːl ðə seɪm] [US: ɔːl ðə ˈseɪm] | tout de même◼◼◼adverbe quand même◼◼◼adverbe néanmoins◼◼◻adverbe |
all the tea in China (something priceless or invaluable) noun | |
all the time (always) adverb [UK: ɔːl ðə ˈtaɪm] [US: ɔːl ðə ˈtaɪm] | tout le temps◼◼◼adverbe |