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an nom {m}

calendar year [calendar years]◼◼◼(time between corresponding dates in adjacent years)
noun
[UK: ˈkæ.lɪn.də(r) ˈjiə(r)] [US: ˈkæ.lən.dər ˈjɪr̩]

an de grâce nom {m}

year of our Lord◼◼◼(anno Domini)
noun

an dernier nom

yesteryear [yesteryears]◼◼◼(last year, see also: last year)
noun
[UK: ˈjest.ə.jɪə(r)] [US: ˈjest.r̩.jɪr]

(an object) descendre; (a person or animal) faire descendre verbe

get off(to move (something) from being on (something else))
verb
[UK: ˈɡet ɒf] [US: ˈɡet ˈɒf]

an passé nom

yesteryear [yesteryears](last year, see also: last year)
noun
[UK: ˈjest.ə.jɪə(r)] [US: ˈjest.r̩.jɪr]

anabaptisme nom {m}

Anabaptism◼◼◼(doctrine of Anabaptists)
noun
[UK: ˈanəbˌaptɪzəm] [US: ˈænəbˌæptɪzəm]

anabaptiste nom {m} nom {f}

Anabaptist◼◼◼(member of radical wing of Christians during Reformation)
noun
[UK: ˌæ.nə.ˈbæp.təst] [US: ˌæ.nə.ˈbæp.təst]

anabolique adjectif

anabolic◼◼◼(relating to anabolism)
adjective
[UK: ˌæ.nə.ˈbɒ.lɪk] [US: ˌæ.nə.ˈbɑː.lɪk]

anabolisme nom {m}

anabolism◼◼◼(the constructive metabolism of the body)
noun
[UK: ˈanəbˌəʊlɪzəm] [US: ˈænəbˌoʊlɪzəm]

anacardier nom {m}

cashew [cashews]◼◼◼(tree)
noun
[UK: ˈkæ.ʃuː] [US: ˈkæ.ˌʃuː]

anachorète nom {m}

anchorite [anchorites]◼◼◼(one who lives in seclusion)
noun
[UK: ˈæŋk.ə.raɪt] [US: ˈæŋk.ə.raɪt]

anachronique adjectif

anachronistic◼◼◼(erroneous in date)
adjective
[UK: ə.ˌnæ.krə.ˈnɪ.stɪk] [US: ə.ˌnæ.krə.ˈnɪ.stɪk]

dated◼◻◻(anachronistic)
adjective
[UK: ˈdeɪ.tɪd] [US: ˈdeɪ.təd]

anachroniquement adverbe

anachronistically◼◼◼(in an anachronistic manner)
adverb
[UK: ə.ˌnæ.krə.ˈnɪ.stɪk.l̩i] [US: ə.ˌnæ.krə.ˈnɪ.stɪk.l̩i]

anachronisme nom {m}

anachronism [anachronisms]◼◼◼(chronological mistake)
noun
[UK: ə.ˈnæ.krə.nɪ.zəm] [US: ə.ˈnæ.krə.ˌnɪ.zəm]

anaclitique adjectif

anaclitic(emotionally dependent)
adjective
[UK: ˌanəklˈɪtɪk] [US: ˌænəklˈɪɾɪk]

anacoluthe nom {f}

anacoluthon [anacolutha](intentional rhetorical structure)
noun
[UK: ˈanəkˌɒlʌθən] [US: ˈænəkˌɑːlʌθən]

anaconda nom {m}

anaconda [anacondas]◼◼◼(any of various large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes)
noun
[UK: ˌæ.nəˈk.ɒn.də] [US: ˌæ.nəˈk.ɑːn.də]

anacrouse nom {f}

anacrusis((music) an unstressed note (or notes) before the first strong beat of a phrase)
noun
[UK: ˈanəkrˌuːsiz] [US: ˈænəkrˌuːsiz]

anacyclique nom {m}

semordnilap(word, phrase, or sentence that has the property of forming another word, phrase, or sentence when its letters are reversed)
noun

anadiplose nom {f}

anadiplosis◼◼◼(a rhetorical device)
noun

anadrome adjectif

anadromous◼◼◼(of migratory fish)
adjective
[UK: ˈanədrəməs] [US: ˈænədrəməs]

anaglyphe nom {m}

anaglyph [anaglyphs]◼◼◼(matched pair of images designed to produce a three-dimensional effect)
noun
[UK: ˈæ.nə.ɡlɪf] [US: ˈæ.nə.ɡlɪf]

anagrammatique adjectif

anagrammatic◼◼◼(being or relating to an anagram)
adjective
[UK: ˌæ.nə.ɡrə.ˈmæ.tɪk] [US: ˌæ.nə.ɡrə.ˈmæ.tɪk]

anagrammatisation nom {f}

anagrammatization(transformation of a word into its anagram)
noun

anagramme nom {f}

anagram [anagrams]◼◼◼(word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase)
noun
[UK: ˈæ.nə.ɡræm] [US: ˈæ.nə.ˌɡræm]

anal nom propre

Anal◼◼◼(language)
proper noun
[UK: ˈeɪn.l̩] [US: ˈeɪn.l̩]
I love anal sex. = J'aime le sexe anal.

anal adjectif

anal◼◼◼(of, related to, intended for or involving the anus)
adjective
[UK: ˈeɪn.l̩] [US: ˈeɪn.l̩]
I love anal sex. = J'aime le sexe anal.

anal◼◼◼(of the stage in psychosexual development)
adjective
[UK: ˈeɪn.l̩] [US: ˈeɪn.l̩]
I love anal sex. = J'aime le sexe anal.

anal adjectif
{m}

butt-fucking(anal sex)
adjective

Analectes nom propre
{m-Pl}

Analects◼◼◼(collected sayings of Confucius)
proper noun
[UK: ˈæ.nə.lekts] [US: ˈæ.nə.lekts]

analement adverbe

anally◼◼◼(Involving the anus)
adverb
[UK: ˈeɪn.l̩i] [US: ˈeɪn.l̩i]

analemme nom {m}

analemma◼◼◼(curve of the Sun's position in the sky throughout the year)
noun

analepse nom {f}

analepsis(form of flashback)
noun

flashback [flashbacks](a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative)
noun
[UK: ˈflæʃ.bæk] [US: ˈflæʃ.ˌbæk]

analeptique adjectif

analeptic◼◼◼(that restores or stimulates health)
adjective
[UK: ˌaneɪlˈeptɪk] [US: ˌæneɪlˈeptɪk]

analgie nom {f}

analgesia [analgesias](absence of the sense of pain)
noun
[UK: ˌæ.nəl.ˈdʒiː.ziə] [US: ˌæ.nəl.ˈdʒiː.ziə]

analgésie nom {f}

analgesia [analgesias]◼◼◼(absence of the sense of pain)
noun
[UK: ˌæ.nəl.ˈdʒiː.ziə] [US: ˌæ.nəl.ˈdʒiː.ziə]

analgésique nom {m}

analgesic [analgesics]◼◼◼(medicine that reduces pain)
noun
[UK: ˌæ.nəl.ˈdʒiː.zɪk] [US: ˌæ.nəl.ˈdʒiː.sɪk]
Endorphines are natural analgesics. = Les endorphines sont des analgésiques naturels.

anodyne◼◻◻(any medicine or other agent that relieves pain)
noun
[UK: ˈæ.nəʊ.daɪn] [US: ˈæno.ʊ.daɪn]

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