-et meaning in English
| French | English |
|---|---|
| ne pas être dans son assiette [verb] adjectif | under the weather(somewhat ill) |
| ne pas être né de la dernière pluie verbe | be born yesterday(to be inexperienced) have been aroundverb |
| ne pas être sur la même longueur d'ondes preposition | at sixes and sevens(in a state of dispute or disagreement) |
| nettoyage ethnique nom {m} | ethnic cleansing◼◼◼noun |
| noir et blanc adjectif | black-and-white◼◼◼(displaying images in shades of grey/gray) black-and-white◼◼◼(using shades of grey/gray) |
| NON-ET nom {m} | NAND◼◼◼(binary operator) |
| nourrir un rhume et affamer une fièvre phrase | feed a cold, starve a fever(proverb expressing the belief that eating more cures a cold while eating less cures a fever) |
| nous étions habituellement assis à côté du trou sur le lac gelé et nous pêchions pendant des heures. verbe | would(indicating an action in the past that happened repeatedly or commonly) |
| nul et non avenu adjectif | null and void◼◼◼(invalid, cancelled, unenforceable) |
| octante et un numeral | eighty-one(81) |
| OEA (Organisation des États américains) nom propre | OAS(Organization of American States) |
| Office américain des brevets et marques nom propre {m} | PTO◼◼◼(United States Patent and Trademark Office) |
| offre et demande nom {f} | supply and demand◼◼◼(economic model of pricing) |
| os ethmoïde nom {m} | ethmoid bone [ethmoid bones]◼◼◼(bone of the skull between the eyes and at the roof of the nose) |
| où êtes-vous ? [formal] phrase | where are you◼◼◼(where are you?) |
| où êtes-vous allé ? phrase | where have you been◼◼◼(where have you been?) |
| oui et non phrase | yes and no◼◼◼(indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer) |
| Ourim et Toumim nom | Urim and Thummim(sacred devices used for casting lots) |
| ours étrusque nom {m} | Etruscan bear(extinct species of bear) |
| paniers feuilletés au jambon et au fromage nom {f} | jambon(puff pastry) |
| par monts et par vaux adverbe | up hill and down dale◼◼◼adverb |
| paradoxe de l’œuf et de la poule nom {m} | chicken-or-egg question(a question to decide which of two interdependent things happened first) |
| parcours libre entre tee et green nom | fairway((golf) the area between the tee and the green) |
| parking à étages nom {m} | parking garage(building to park vehicles) |
| parler à tort et à travers verbe | talk through one's hat(to speak lacking knowledge) |
| parler de la pluie et du beau temps verbe | chit-chat(to engage in small talk) |
| parler de tout et de rien verbe | chit-chat◼◼◼(to engage in small talk) |
| pas en état de naviguer adjectif | unseaworthy◼◼◼(unfit for a sea voyage) |
| pas étonnant (que ...) nom | small wonder◼◼◼(unsurprising occurrence) |
| pays étranger nom {m} | foreign country [foreign countries]◼◼◼(country of which one is not a citizen) |
| peut-être adverbe | maybe◼◼◼(as a pro-sentence) maybe◼◼◼(indicating a lack of certainty) perhaps◼◼◼(indicating a lack of certainty) possibly◼◼◻adverb |
| peut-être verbe | may◼◼◼(possibly, but not certainly) might◼◼◼(indicator of conditional or possible actions) |
| peut-être que [+ indicative] adverbe | maybe◼◼◼(indicating a lack of certainty) |
| poids et contrepoids nom {m pl} | checks and balances◼◼◼(system for balancing the powers between branches of government) |
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