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ton meaning in French

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kidney stone [kidney stones] (calculus in the kidney)
noun
[UK: ˈkɪd.ni stəʊn]
[US: ˈkɪd.ni ˈstoʊn]

calcul rénal◼◼◼nom {m}

kill two birds with one stone (solve two problems at once)
verb
[UK: kɪl ˈtuː bɜːdz wɪð wʌn stəʊn]
[US: ˈkɪl ˈtuː ˈbɝːdz wɪθ wʌn ˈstoʊn]

faire d'une pierre deux coups (to use a stone for two hits)◼◼◼verbe

kiloton (unit of measure)
noun
[UK: kˈɪlətən]
[US: kˈɪlətən]

kilotonne◼◼◼nom {f}

krypton (a chemical element)
noun
[UK: ˈkrɪp.tɒn]
[US: ˈkrɪptan]

krypton◼◼◼nom {m}Helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon and radon are noble gases. = L'hélium, le néon, l'argon, le krypton, le xénon et le radon sont des gaz nobles.

kryptonite (weakness)
noun

kryptonite◼◼◼nom

lactone [lactones] (cyclic intramolecular ester)
noun
[UK: ˈlæk.təʊn]
[US: ˈlæktoʊn]

lactone◼◼◼nom {f}

leading tone noun

sensible◼◼◼nom {f}

note sensiblenom {f}

lepton [leptons] (elementary particle)
noun
[UK: lˈeptən]
[US: lˈeptən]

lepton◼◼◼nom {m}

lepton [leptons] (Greek coin)
noun
[UK: lˈeptən]
[US: lˈeptən]

lepton◼◼◼nom {m}

leptonic (of or pertaining to leptons)
adjective
[UK: lep.ˈtɑː.nɪk]
[US: lep.ˈtɑː.nɪk]

leptonique◼◼◼adjectif

let him who is without sin cast the first stone (only those who are faultless have the right to pass judgment on others)
phrase

que celui qui n'a jamais péché jette la première pierrephrase

limestone [limestones] (abundant rock of marine and fresh-water sediments)
noun
[UK: ˈlaɪm.stəʊn]
[US: ˈlaɪmˌstoʊn]

calcaire◼◼◼nom {m}The piping is clogged up because of the limestone. = La tuyauterie est bouchée à cause du calcaire.

limited atonement (Calvinist doctrine)
noun

expiation limitée◼◼◼nom {f}

rédemption particulière◼◻◻nom {f}

expiation particulière◼◻◻nom {f}

Mablethorpe and Sutton proper noun

Mablethorpe and Suttonnom propre

megaton [megatons] (unit of measure)
noun
[UK: ˈme.ɡə.tʌn]
[US: ˈme.ɡə.tʌn]

mégatonne◼◼◼nom {f}

melatonin (hormone)
noun
[UK: ˌme.lə.ˈtəʊ.nɪn]
[US: ˌme.ləˈto.ʊ.nən]

mélatonine◼◼◼nom {f}

mentonnière noun

mentonnièrenom {f}

meroplankton (planktonic organisms)
noun

méroplancton◼◼◼nom {m}

Metonic cycle noun

cycle métonique◼◼◼nom {m}

metonym (word that names an object from a single characteristic of it)
noun

métonyme◼◼◼nom {m}

metonymic (of, or relating to, a word that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object)
adjective

métonymique◼◼◼adjectif

metonymy [metonymies] (figure of speech)
noun
[UK: mə.ˈtɒ.nə.mi]
[US: mə.ˈtɒ.nə.mi]

métonymie◼◼◼nom {f}

metric ton (unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms)
noun
[UK: ˈme.trɪk tʌn]
[US: ˈme.trɪk ˈtən]

tonne◼◼◼nom {f}

microzooplankton noun

microzooplancton◼◼◼nom {m}

Middle Breton (Extinct Brittonic language)
proper noun

breton moyennom propre
{m}

milestone [milestones] (important event)
noun
[UK: ˈmaɪl.stəʊn]
[US: ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn]

jalon◼◼◼nom {m}

milestone [milestones] (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals)
noun
[UK: ˈmaɪl.stəʊn]
[US: ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn]

borne◼◼◻nom {f}

borne kilométrique◼◻◻nom {f}

millstone [millstones] (large round stone used for grinding grain)
noun
[UK: ˈmɪl.stəʊn]
[US: ˈmɪlˌstoʊn]

meule◼◼◼nom {f}

millstone [millstones] (coarse-grained sandstone)
noun
[UK: ˈmɪl.stəʊn]
[US: ˈmɪlˌstoʊn]

meulière◼◼◻nom {f}

Milton (town in Canada)
proper noun
[UK: ˈmɪl.tən]
[US: ˈmɪl.tən]

Milton◼◼◼nom propreHe often quotes Milton. = Il cite souvent Milton.

Moltoni's warbler (Sylvia subalpina)
noun

fauvette de Moltoninom {f}

monotonic (mathematics: never decreasing or increasing as its independent variable increases)
adjective
[UK: mənətˈɒnɪk]
[US: mənətˈɑːnɪk]

monotone◼◼◼adjectif
{m} {f}

monotonic function (type of function)
noun
[UK: mənətˈɒnɪk fˈʌŋkʃən]
[US: mənətˈɑːnɪk fˈʌŋkʃən]

fonction monotone◼◼◼nom {f}

monotonicity (mathematics, physics: the state of being monotonic)
noun

monotonie◼◼◼nom {f}

monotonize verb
[UK: mənˈɒtənˌaɪz]
[US: mənˈɑːtənˌaɪz]

monotoniserverbe

monotonous adjective
[UK: mə.ˈnɒ.tə.nəs]
[US: mə.ˈnɑː.tə.nəs]

monotone◼◼◼adjectifI'm tired of the monotonous life. = Je me lasse de la vie monotone.

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