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poire de lavement nom {f}

douche [douches]◼◼◼(a syringe)
noun
[UK: duːʃ] [US: duːʃ]

police de la langue nom

language police◼◼◼noun

police de la pensée nom {f}

thought police◼◼◼(a group that aims to control what other people think)
noun

politique de la canonnière nom {f}

gunboat diplomacy◼◼◼(the pursuit of foreign policy objectives by display of military power)
noun

politique de la division nom {f}

wedge politics(A strategy or pattern of behavior by a politician, political party, or advocacy group which is intended to have a divisive effect on one's political opponents or on the electorate)
noun

politique de la terre brûlée nom {f}

scorched-earth policy◼◼◼noun

pomme de lait nom {f}

star apple(the fruit of a tropical tree)
noun

prendre au pied de la lettre verbe

take someone at their word(take someone literally even though they may not have been serious)
verb

prendre de la distance verbe

take a step back◼◼◼verb

prendre de la hauteur verbe

take a step back◼◼◼verb

prendre de la valeur verbe

appreciate [appreciated, appreciating, appreciates]◼◼◼(to increase in value)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈpriːʃ.i.eɪt] [US: ə.ˈpriːʃ.i.eɪt]

prépondérance de la preuve nom {f}

balance of probabilities◼◼◼(legal standard)
noun

pression de la vapeur nom {f}

vapor pressure [vapor pressures]◼◼◼(pressure that a vapor exerts)
noun
[UK: ˈveɪ.pə(r) ˈpre.ʃə(r)] [US: ˈveɪ.pər ˈpre.ʃər]

Prince de la paix nom propre
{m}

Prince of Peace◼◼◼(one of the titles of the Messiah)
proper noun

prix de la fiancée nom {m}

bride price◼◼◼(sum paid to the family of the bride)
noun

procureur de la république [France] nom {m}

Crown prosecutor(state prosecutor)
noun

procureure de la Couronne [Quebec] nom {f}

Crown prosecutor(state prosecutor)
noun

quel jour ( [of the week] de la semaine phrase

what day is it today◼◼◼(what day is it today? (current day of the week or of the month))
phrase

rampe de lancement nom {f}

launch pad◼◼◼(the surface from which a launch is made)
noun
[UK: lɔːntʃ pæd] [US: ˈlɒntʃ ˈpæd]

recensement de la population nom {m}

census [censuses]◼◼◼(official count of members of a population)
noun
[UK: ˈsen.səs] [US: ˈsen.səs]

reconnaissance automatique de la parole nom {f}

speech recognition◼◼◼(software function that processes spoken input)
noun

règle de la chaîne nom {f}

chain rule◼◼◼(mean value theorem)
noun
[UK: tʃeɪn ruːl] [US: ˈtʃeɪn ˈruːl]

respectueux de la loi adjectif
{m}

law-abiding◼◼◼(obeying the laws)
adjective
[UK: ˈlɔː ə.baɪd.ɪŋ] [US: ˈlɔː ə.baɪd.ɪŋ]

rester en travers de la gorge verbe

stick in someone's crawverb

Rivière-de-la-Paix nom propre

Peace River◼◼◼(river in Canada)
proper noun

route de la soie nom {f}

Silk Road◼◼◼(routes used by silk traders across Europe, Asia and northern Africa)
proper noun

s'arrêter sur le côté de la route verbe

pull over(come to a stop on the roadside or the hard shoulder)
verb
[UK: pʊl ˈəʊv.ə(r)] [US: ˈpʊl ˈoʊv.r̩]

Saint-Empire romain de la nation germanique nom propre
{m}

Holy Roman Empire◼◼◼(state)
proper noun
[UK: ˈhəʊ.li ˈrəʊ.mən ˈem.paɪə(r)] [US: ˈhoʊ.li ˈroʊ.mən ˈem.paɪər]

sarcopte de la gale nom {m}

itch mite(Sarcoptes scabiei)
noun

science de la terre nom {f}

earth science◼◼◼(any of the sciences dealing with the planet Earth)
noun
[UK: ɜːθ ˈsaɪəns] [US: ˈɝːθ ˈsaɪəns]

science de la vie nom {f}

life science [life sciences]◼◼◼(science dealing with living organisms)
noun
[UK: laɪf ˈsaɪəns] [US: ˈlaɪf ˈsaɪəns]

sciences de la nature nom {f pl}

natural science [natural sciences]◼◼◼(science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world)
noun
[UK: ˈnæt.ʃrəl ˈsaɪəns] [US: ˈnæ.tʃə.rəl ˈsaɪəns]

se faire de la bile verbe

tie oneself in knotsverb

worry someone sick(reflexive)
verb

se foutre de la gueule verbe

take the piss◼◼◼(to mock or ridicule (transitive))
verb
[UK: teɪk ðə pɪs] [US: ˈteɪk ðə ˈpɪs]

se foutre de la gueule de verbe

make fun of(tease, ridicule)
verb

se ranger sur le côté de la route verbe

pull over◼◼◼(come to a stop on the roadside or the hard shoulder)
verb
[UK: pʊl ˈəʊv.ə(r)] [US: ˈpʊl ˈoʊv.r̩]

se voir comme le nez au milieu de la figure adjectif

plain as the nose on one's faceadjective

seigneur de la guerre nom {m}

warlord◼◼◼(high military officer in a warlike nation)
noun
[UK: ˈwɔː.lɔːd] [US: ˈwɔːr.ˌlɔːrd]

warlord◼◼◼(local ruler or bandit leader where the government is weak)
noun
[UK: ˈwɔː.lɔːd] [US: ˈwɔːr.ˌlɔːrd]

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