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bloc-notes nom {m} | scratchpad◼◻◻(pad of paper) writing pad◼◻◻(Collection of blank pages of writing paper) |
bobettes [Quebec] nom {f pl} | underpants [underpants]◼◼◼(type of underwear) |
bobine Tesla nom {f} | Tesla coil◼◼◼(resonant transformer circuit) |
boîte d'allumettes nom {f} | matchbox [matchboxes]◼◼◼(small cardboard box in which matches are kept) |
boite de vitesse nom | gearbox [gearboxes]◼◼◼(train of gears) |
boite de vitesses nom {f} | transmission [transmissions]◼◼◼(assembly of gears) |
boite de vitesses à variation continue nom | continuously variable transmission(form of transmission) |
boite de vitesses automatique nom {f} | automatic transmission◼◼◼(a mechanical transmission which shifts gears automatically in response to speed and/or load) |
boite de vitesses manuelle nom | manual transmission◼◼◼(type of transmission) |
bombe) compte-minutes nom {m} | timer [timers](device) |
bonnes fêtes phrase | happy holidays◼◼◼(holiday greeting) |
bottes de sept lieues nom {f pl} | seven-league boots◼◼◼(boots enabling great stride) |
bottes en caoutchouc nom {f pl} | Wellington boots◼◼◼(waterproof rubber boot) |
boule à facettes nom {f} | disco ball◼◼◼(mirrored sphere) |
boyau [intestine of an animal nom {m} | intestine [intestines]◼◼◼(alimentary canal) |
brosse de toilettes nom {f} | toilet brush◼◼◼(brush to clean toilet bowl) |
brouiller les pistes verbe | muddy the waters◼◼◼(To make something unclear and difficult to understand) |
bruits de bottes nom {m pl} | sabre-rattling◼◼◼(display of military power as an implied threat) |
buse à épaulettes nom {f} | red-shouldered hawk◼◼◼(Buteo lineatus) |
ça ne casse pas trois pattes à un canard pronoun | nothing to write home about(not exceptional) |
cabinet de curiosités nom {m} | Wunderkammer◼◼◼(a cabinet of scientific curiosities in the late Renaissance) |
cabinet de toilettes nom {m} | head [heads]◼◼◼(toilet of a ship) |
cadenettes nom {f pl} | dreadlocks(hair left to grow into long matted strings) |
calcul infinitésimal nom {m} | infinitesimal calculus◼◼◼(Differential calculus and integral calculus considered together as a single subject) |
carouge à épaulettes nom {m} | red-winged blackbird [red-winged blackbirds]◼◼◼(Agelaius phoeniceus) |
Carpates nom propre {m} | Carpathians◼◼◼(mountainous system in Central Europe) |
cartes nom {m} | card game◼◼◼(any of very many games played with playing cards) |
cartésianisme nom {m} | Cartesianism◼◼◼(The philosophy of René Descartes) |
cartésien adjectif | Cartesian◼◼◼(of or pertaining to Descartes) |
casse-noisettes nom {m} | nutcracker [nutcrackers]◼◼◼(implement for cracking nuts) |
casse-vitesse nom {m} | speed bump [speed bumps]◼◼◼(transverse ridge in the road) |
casser trois pattes à un canard verbe | set the Thames on fire(to achieve something amazing) |
ce ne sont pas tes oignons (this is not your onions) phrase | none of your beeswax◼◼◼(A riposte to badgering questioning) |
certes interjection | indeed◼◼◼(indication of agreement) fair enough◼◻◻(very well) |
certes adverbe | admittedly◼◼◼(by admission) grantedly(by admission) |
cessation des poursuites nom {f} | nolle prosequi◼◼◼noun |
chambre d'hôtes nom {f} | bed and breakfast◼◼◼(guesthouse providing breakfast) |