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bon anniversaire interjection

happy birthday◼◼◼(good wishes for a birthday)
interjection
[UK: ˈhæp.i ˈbɜːθ.deɪ] [US: ˈhæp.i ˈbɝːθ.ˌde]

Bonaire nom {f}

Bonaire◼◼◼(island)
proper noun
[UK: bənˈeə] [US: bənˈer]

bonne à tout faire nom {f}

maid [maids]◼◼◼(female servant or cleaner)
noun
[UK: meɪd] [US: ˈmeɪd]

maid-of-all-work(female servant employed to do general housework)
noun
[UK: ˈmeɪ.dɒ.vɔːl.ˈwɜːk] [US: ˈmeɪ.dɒ.vɔːl.ˈwɜːk]

bonne affaire nom {f}

bargain [bargains]◼◼◼(item bought at a low price)
noun
[UK: ˈbɑː.ɡɪn] [US: ˈbɑːr.ɡən]

gleek(good fortune)
noun

bordeaux-clairet nom {m}

claret [clarets](wine)
noun
[UK: ˈklæ.rət] [US: ˈklæ.rət]

bordereau bancaire nom

bank slip◼◼◼noun

bouc émissaire nom

scapegoat [scapegoats]◼◼◼(a goat imbued with the sins of the people)
noun
[UK: ˈskeɪp.ɡəʊt] [US: ˈskeɪpɡoʊt]

bouc émissaire nom {m}

scapegoat [scapegoats]◼◼◼(someone blamed for someone else's error(s))
noun
[UK: ˈskeɪp.ɡəʊt] [US: ˈskeɪpɡoʊt]

braire verbe

bray [brayed, braying, brays]◼◼◼(to make the cry of a donkey)
verb
[UK: breɪ] [US: ˈbreɪ]
A donkey brays. = Un âne brait.

bréviaire nom {m}

breviary◼◼◼(a book containing prayers and hymns)
noun
[UK: ˈbriː.vɪə.ri] [US: ˈbriː.vɪə.ri]

briseur d'affaire nom

deal breaker◼◼◼(an issue which causes a relationship (especially in business) to fail)
noun
[UK: diːl ˈbreɪkə(r)] [US: ˈdiːl ˈbreɪkər]

brumaire nom propre
{m}

Brumaire◼◼◼(the second month of the French Republican Calendar)
proper noun

budgétaire adjectif

budgetary◼◼◼(of or pertaining to a budget)
adjective
[UK: ˈbʌ.dʒə.tə.ri] [US: ˈbʌ.dʒə.ˌte.ri]

budget◼◼◼(of, or relating to a budget)
adjective
[UK: ˈbʌ.dʒət] [US: ˈbʌ.dʒət]
We're facing a budget crisis. = Nous faisons face à une crise budgétaire.

budgétaire (Note: "fiscal" is a false friend) adjectif

fiscal◼◼◼(related to the treasury)
adjective
[UK: ˈfɪ.skl̩] [US: ˈfɪ.skl̩]

Buenos Aires nom propre
{?}

Buenos Aires◼◼◼(capital of Argentina)
proper noun

bulletin de salaire nom {m}

payslip◼◼◼(document of employee's wage or salary)
noun
[UK: ˈpeɪ.slɪp] [US: ˈpeɪ.slɪp]

bulletin scolaire nom {m}

report card [report cards]◼◼◼(grades)
noun
[UK: rɪ.ˈpɔːtˈk.ɑːd] [US: rɪ.ˈpɔːtˈk.ɑːd]

bureau des Affaires étrangères et du Commonwealth nom propre

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Officeproper noun

bus scolaire nom {m}

school bus [school busses]◼◼◼(transport for schoolchildren)
noun
[UK: skuːl bʌs] [US: ˈskuːl ˈbəs]

c'est clair ? interjection

you hear me◼◼◼interjection

c'est pas ton affaire nom

none of someone's business(matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in)
noun

c'est une autre paire de manches nom

horse of a different color◼◼◼(unrelated or incidentally related matter with different significance)
noun
[UK: hɔːs əv ə ˈdɪ.frənt ˈkʌ.lər] [US: ˈhɔːrs əv ə ˈdɪ.fə.rənt ˈkʌ.lər]

ça commence à bien faire phrase

enough is enough◼◼◼phrase

enough is enough◼◼◼(the limit of patience or tolerance has been reached)
phrase

cadrage satellitaire nom {m}

satellite-framingnoun

cadran lunaire nom {m}

moondial(instrument for telling time)
noun

cadran solaire nom {m}

sundial [sundials]◼◼◼(device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow)
noun
[UK: ˈsʌn.daɪəl] [US: ˈsʌn.ˌdaɪl]

caire nom {m}

coir(fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut)
noun
[UK: ˈkɔɪə(r)] [US: ˈkɔɪər]

cairn nom {m}

cairn◼◼◼(monument)
noun
[UK: keən] [US: keən]

cairote adjectif

Cairene◼◼◼(of or pertaining to Cairo)
adjective

Cairote nom {m} nom {f}

Cairene◼◼◼(native or inhabitant of Cairo)
noun

caisse claire nom {f}

snare [snares]◼◼◼(music: type of drum)
noun
[UK: sneə(r)] [US: ˈsner]

snare drum◼◼◼(tubular drum)
noun
[UK: sneə(r) drʌm] [US: ˈsner ˈdrəm]

calcaire nom {m}

limestone [limestones]◼◼◼(abundant rock of marine and fresh-water sediments)
noun
[UK: ˈlaɪm.stəʊn] [US: ˈlaɪmˌstoʊn]
The piping is clogged up because of the limestone. = La tuyauterie est bouchée à cause du calcaire.

calcaire adjectif

calcareous◼◼◻(resembling or containing limestone)
adjective
[UK: kælˈk.eə.rɪəs] [US: kælˈk.e.riːəs]

calcul biliaire nom {m}

gallstone◼◼◼noun
[UK: ˈɡɔːl.stəʊn] [US: ˈɡɒlˌstoʊn]

calcul urinaire nom {m}

urolithiasis [urolithiases](calculi in the urinary tract)
noun

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