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lit à baldaquin nom {m}

four-poster◼◼◼(four-poster bed)
noun
[UK: fɔːˈ pəʊ.stə(r)] [US: fɔːrˈ poʊ.stər]

canopy bed◼◼◼(a bed equipped with a canopy)
noun
[UK: ˈkæ.nə.pi bed] [US: ˈkæ.nə.pi ˈbed]

lombalgie nom {f}

lumbago◼◼◼(backache of the lumbar region)
noun
[UK: lʌm.ˈbeɪ.ɡəʊ] [US: lʌm.ˈbeɪˌɡo.ʊ]

machine à emballer sous vide nom {f}

vacuum sealernoun

maître de ballet nom

ballet master◼◼◼noun

manche à balai nom {m}

broomstick [broomsticks]◼◼◼(the handle of a broom)
noun
[UK: ˈbruːm.stɪk] [US: ˈbruːm.ˌstɪk]

joystick [joysticks]◼◼◻(mechanical control device)
noun
[UK: ˈdʒɔɪ.stɪk] [US: ˌdʒɔɪ.ˌstɪk]

match de football nom {m}

football match◼◼◼(a game of football)
noun
[UK: ˈfʊt.bɔːl mætʃ] [US: ˈfʊt.ˌbɒl ˈmætʃ]

mer Baltique nom {f}

Baltic Sea◼◼◼(a sea)
proper noun
[UK: ˈbɔːl.tɪk siː] [US: ˈbɒl.tɪk ˈsiː]

microscope à balayage électronique nom {m}

scanning electron microscope [scanning electron microscopes]◼◼◼(electron microscope with matrix image)
noun

missile balistique nom {m}

ballistic missile◼◼◼(missile)
noun
[UK: bə.ˈlɪ.stɪk ˈmɪ.saɪl] [US: bə.ˈlɪ.stɪk ˈmɪ.səl]

missile balistique intercontinental nom {m}

intercontinental ballistic missile◼◼◼(a class of long-range missiles associated especially with carrying nuclear warheads (ICBM))
noun
[UK: ˌɪn.təˌk.ɒn.tɪ.ˈnen.tl̩ bə.ˈlɪ.stɪk ˈmɪ.saɪl] [US: ˌɪn.tərˌk.ɑːn.tə.ˈnen.tl̩ bə.ˈlɪ.stɪk ˈmɪ.səl]

module de balayage nom {m}

scanner [scanners]◼◼◼noun
[UK: ˈskæ.nə(r)] [US: ˈskæ.nər]

netball nom {m}

netball◼◼◼(team sport derived from basketball)
noun
[UK: ˈnet.bɔːl] [US: ˈnet.bɔːl]

nom verbal nom {m}

verbal noun◼◼◼(grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning)
noun
[UK: ˈvɜːb.l̩ naʊn] [US: ˈvɝː.bl̩ ˈnaʊn]

non-verbal adjectif

non-verbal◼◼◼(other than written or spoken words)
adjective
[UK: nɒn ˈvɜːb.l̩] [US: ˈnɑːn ˈvɝː.bl̩]

notice d’emballage nom {f}

package leaflet◼◼◼(medical leaflet)
noun

observation des baleines nom {f}

whale watching◼◼◼(observing whales in their natural habitat)
noun

ouvrir le bal verbe

open the ball◼◼◼(begin operations)
verb
[UK: ˈəʊ.pən ðə bɔːl] [US: ˈoʊ.pən ðə ˈbɒl]

papier d'emballage nom {m}

wrapping paper◼◼◼(paper used for wrapping parcels or presents)
noun
[UK: ˈræp.ɪŋ ˈpeɪ.pə(r)] [US: ˈræp.ɪŋ ˈpeɪ.pər]

pare-balle adjectif

bulletproof◼◼◼(capable of withstanding a bullet)
adjective
[UK: ˈbʊ.lɪt.pruːf] [US: ˈbʊ.lət.ˌpruːf]

pendule à balancier nom {f}

grandfather clock(pendulum clock)
noun
[UK: ˈɡræn.fɑː.ðə(r) ˈklɒk] [US: ˈɡrænd.ˌfɑː.ðər ˈklɑːk]

peser dans la balance verbe

carry weight◼◼◼(to have influence)
verb
[UK: ˈkæ.ri weɪt] [US: ˈkæ.ri ˈweɪt]

pibale nom {f}

elver [elvers]◼◼◼(a young eel)
noun
[UK: ˈel.və(r)] [US: ˈel.vər]

pierre tombale nom {f}

tombstone [tombstones]◼◼◼(stone on grave)
noun
[UK: ˈtuːm.stəʊn] [US: ˈtuːmˌstoʊn]

pirogue à balancier nom {f}

outrigger [outriggers]◼◼◼((nautical) an outrigger canoe)
noun
[UK: ˈaʊ.trɪ.ɡə(r)] [US: ˈaʊ.ˌtrɪ.ɡər]

outrigger canoe◼◼◼(a seagoing canoe)
noun

poire balsamique nom {f}

bitter melon(fruit of Momordica charantia)
noun

poisson ballon nom {m}

blowfish [blowfishes](any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
noun
[UK: ˈblofɪʃ] [US: ˈblofɪʃ]

potence de bringuebale nom {f}

cheek [cheeks](nautical: a piece of wood cut out fork-shaped in which the brake is fastened)
noun
[UK: tʃiːk] [US: ˈtʃiːk]

prégabaline nom {f}

pregabalin◼◼◼(anticonvulsant drug)
noun

préverbal adjectif

preverbal◼◼◼(stage of development before words)
adjective

procès-verbal nom {m}

minute [minutes]◼◼◼(record of meeting)
noun
[UK: maɪ.ˈnjuːt] [US: ˈmɪ.nət]

minutes [minutes]◼◼◼(the official notes kept during a meeting)
noun
[UK: ˈmɪ.nɪts] [US: ˈmɪ.nəts]

procès-verbal d'examens [Switzerland] nom {m}

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

punching-ball nom {m}

punching bag◼◼◼(tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts)
noun
[UK: ˈpʌntʃ.ɪŋ bæɡ] [US: ˈpʌntʃ.ɪŋ ˈbæɡ]

raconter des balivernes verbe

spin a yarn(tell a story)
verb
[UK: spɪn ə jɑːn] [US: ˈspɪn ə ˈjɑːrn]

radiobalise nom {f}

radio beacon◼◼◼(beacon that emits radiowave)
noun
[UK: ˈreɪ.dɪəʊ.ˈbiːkən] [US: ˈreɪ.dɪəʊ.ˈbiːkən]

renvoyer la balle verbe

pass the buck◼◼◼(to transfer responsibility or blame from oneself)
verb
[UK: pɑːs ðə bʌk] [US: ˈpæs ðə bʌk]

requin-baleine nom {m}

whale shark [whale sharks]◼◼◼(Rhincodon typus)
noun

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