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âtre meaning in English

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âtre nom {m}

hearth [hearths]◼◼◼(floor of fireplace)
noun
[UK: hɑːθ] [US: ˈhɑːrθ]

fireplace [fireplaces]◼◼◼(open hearth)
noun
[UK: ˈfaɪə.pleɪs] [US: ˈfaɪər.ˌples]
Watch out for the sparks that are flying out of the fireplace! = Attention aux braises qui s'échappent de l'âtre !

-âtre

-aster

-ate(having property)
[UK: et] [US: ˈeɪt]

-âtre [mostly colours]

-ish(appended to adjectives)

[pejorative] marâtre nom {f}

stepmother [stepmothers](wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother)
noun
[UK: ˈstep.mʌ.ðə(r)] [US: ˈstep.ˌmə.ðər]

acariâtre adjectif
{m} {f}

sour [sourer, sourest]◼◼◼(peevish or bad-tempered)
adjective
[UK: ˈsaʊə(r)] [US: ˈsaʊər]

acariâtre adjectif

bad-tempered(having a bad temper)
adjective
[UK: ˌbæd.ˈtem.pəd] [US: ˌbæd.ˈtem.pəd]

albâtre nom {m}

alabaster◼◼◼(variety of gypsum)
noun
[UK: ˈæ.lə.bɑː.stə(r)] [US: ˈæ.lə.ˌbæ.stər]

amphithéâtre nom {m}

amphitheatre [amphitheatres]◼◼◼(an open, outdoor theatre)
noun
[UK: ˈæm.fi.ˌθɪə.tə(r)] [US: ˈæm.pə.ˌθiə.tər]

lecture theatre◼◻◻(room in a university with many seats and a sloped floor)
noun
[UK: ˈlek.tʃə(r) ˈθɪə.tə(r)] [US: ˈlek.tʃər ˈθiːə.tər]

archiâtre nom {m}

archiater(the chief physician of a prince or city)
noun

bardolâtre nom

bardolator(One who loves or worships the works of William Shakespeare)
noun

batara bleuâtre nom

variable antshrike◼◼◼(Thamnophilus caerulescens)
noun

Peruvian slaty antshrike(bird)
noun

bateau-théâtre nom {m}

showboat◼◼◼(river steamer with theatre)
noun
[UK: ˈʃəʊ.bəʊt] [US: ˈʃoʊboʊt]

beigeâtre adjectif

drab [drabber, drabbest]◼◼◼(brownish yellow, dull grey, or dun color)
adjective
[UK: dræb] [US: ˈdræb]

bellâtre nom {m}

fop [fops]◼◼◼(vain man)
noun
[UK: fɒp] [US: ˈfɑːp]

hunk [hunks]◼◼◻(sexually attractive man)
noun
[UK: hʌŋk] [US: ˈhəŋk]

blanchâtre adjectif

whitish◼◼◼(somewhat white)
adjective
[UK: ˈwaɪ.tɪʃ] [US: ˈwaɪ.tɪʃ]

bleuâtre adjectif

bluish◼◼◼(somewhat blue in color)
adjective
[UK: ˈbluːɪʃ] [US: ˈbluːɪʃ]

bleuâtrenom {f}

bluishness(the quality of somewhat blue)
noun

brun grisâtre nom

dun [duns](colour)
noun
[UK: dʌn] [US: ˈdən]

brunâtre adjectif

brownish◼◼◼(of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown)
adjective
[UK: ˈbraʊ.nɪʃ] [US: ˈbraʊ.ˌnɪʃ]

bécasseau roussâtre nom {m}

buff-breasted sandpiper◼◼◼(Calidris subruficollis)
noun

châtrer verbe

castrate [castrated, castrating, castrates]◼◼◼(remove the testicles of)
verb
[UK: kæ.ˈstreɪt] [US: ˈkæ.ˌstret]

neuter [neutered, neutering, neuters]◼◼◼(to remove sex organs from an animal)
verb
[UK: ˈnjuː.tə(r)] [US: ˈnuː.tər]

châtreur nom {m}

castrator(person who castrates)
noun

châtreuse nom {f}

castrator(person who castrates)
noun

Cléopâtre nom {f}

Cleopatra◼◼◼(a given name of women in the Ptolemy dynasty)
proper noun
[UK: ˌkliə.ˈpæ.trə] [US: ˌkliə.ˈpæ.trə]
The name Cleopatra has become a byword for a beautiful woman. = Le nom de Cléopâtre est devenu synonyme de belle femme.

coup de théâtre nom

plot twist◼◼◼(change in the direction or expected outcome of the plot)
noun

douceâtre adjectif

sweetish◼◼◼(somewhat sweet)
adjective
[UK: ˈswiː.tɪʃ] [US: ˈswiː.tɪʃ]

sickly [sicklier, sickliest]◼◻◻(overly sweet)
adjective
[UK: ˈsɪ.kli] [US: ˈsɪ.kli]

douçâtre adjectif

sickly [sicklier, sickliest](overly sweet)
adjective
[UK: ˈsɪ.kli] [US: ˈsɪ.kli]

sweetish(somewhat sweet)
adjective
[UK: ˈswiː.tɪʃ] [US: ˈswiː.tɪʃ]

eau saumâtre nom {f}

brackish water◼◼◼(water whose salinity falls between that of fresh water and that of seawater)
noun

emplâtre nom {m}

poultice [poultices]◼◼◼(soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body)
noun
[UK: ˈpəʊl.tɪs] [US: ˈpoʊl.tɪs]

folâtre adjectif

playful◼◼◼(liking or prone to play)
adjective
[UK: ˈpleɪ.fəl] [US: ˈpleɪ.fəl]

frolicsome◼◼◻(given to frolicking)
adjective
[UK: ˈfrɒ.lɪk.səm] [US: ˈfrɒ.lɪk.səm]

folâtrement adverbe

friskily(in a frisky manner)
adverb
[UK: ˈfrɪ.skɪ.li] [US: ˈfrɪ.skɪ.li]

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