-et meaning in English
| French | English |
|---|---|
| lionceau etc nom {m} | cub [cubs](the young of certain animals) |
| livre dont vous êtes le héros nom {m} | gamebook◼◼◼noun |
| Loir-et-Cher nom propre {m} | Loir-et-Cher◼◼◼(department of France) |
| Lot-et-Garonne nom propre {m} | Lot-et-Garonne◼◼◼(French department) |
| lumière des étoiles nom {f} | starlight◼◼◼(light emitted from stars other than the Sun) |
| l’alpha et l’oméga nom {m} | alpha and omega◼◼◼(the first and the last) |
| l’homme propose et Dieu dispose phrase | man proposes, God disposes(things don't always work out as they were planned) |
| M. et M^me nom | Mr. and Mrs.(Title of a married couple) |
| magasin de fruits et légumes nom {m} | greengrocer's(shop for fruit and vegetables) |
| magasin de vins et spiritueux nom {m} | liquor store [liquor stores]◼◼◼(liquor store, bottle shop) |
| Maine-et-Loire nom propre | Maine-et-Loire◼◼◼(departments of France) |
| majeur et vacciné adjectif | big enough and ugly enoughadjective |
| marchand de fruits et légumes nom {m} | greengrocer [greengrocers]◼◼◼(person who sells fresh vegetables and fruit) |
| mari et femme nom {m pl} | husband and wife◼◼◼(husband and wife, see also: married couple) |
| mélanger des choux et des carottes nom | apples and oranges(non-comparable items) |
| mélanger les torchons et les serviettes nom | apples and oranges◼◼◼(non-comparable items) |
| mélanger les torchons et les serviettes (confuse between dishcloths and napkins) verbe | mix apples and oranges(to mix two totally different things) |
| ménager la chèvre et le chou verbe | run with the hare and hunt with the hounds(support both sides of an argument) |
| mer et terre nom | surf and turfnoun |
| Mesdames et Messieurs nom | ladies and gentlemen◼◼◼(phrase used to address an audience of men and women) |
| méthyl tert-butyl éther nom {m} | methyl tert-butyl ether◼◼◼noun |
| Meurthe-et-Moselle nom {f} | Meurthe-et-Moselle◼◼◼(department of France) |
| mil éthiopien nom {m} | teff(grain) |
| mille et un numeral | thousand and one◼◼◼(A great many) |
| mille et un nom | one thousand and one◼◼◻(the figure 1,001) |
| mille et un numeral {m} | thousand one◼◻◻(great number) |
| mille et une nom {f} | thousand one◼◼◼(great number) |
| mille et unième [for things in a sequence] numeral | thousand one(thousand-first) |
| Mingrélie-et-Haute-Svanétie nom {f} | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti◼◼◼(region of Georgia) |
| ministère des affaires étrangères nom {m} | foreign affairs◼◼◼(department) |
| ministre des Affaires étrangères nom {m} | foreign minister◼◼◼(cabinet official) |
| minorité ethnique nom {f} | ethnic minority◼◼◼(people with different characteristics to those of the majority) |
| monnaie étrangère nom {f} | foreign currency◼◼◼(currency used in a foreign country) |
| mort et bien mort adjectif | dead as a doornail(unquestionably dead) |
| mort et enterré adjectif | dead and buried◼◼◼(moot, passed) |
| mortier et pilon nom {m} | mortar and pestle◼◼◼(device used for crushing and grinding ingredients into a fine paste or powder) |
| motus et bouche cousue phrase | mum's the word◼◼◼(indicates that something is a secret) one's lips are sealed(I won't tell anyone) |
| narco-État nom {m} | narcostate◼◼◼noun |
| ne pas être d'accord (avec quelque chose) verbe | take exception(to disagree) |
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