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adulescent nom

kidult◼◼◼(middle-aged person who participates of youth culture)
noun

agence de nouvelles nom {f}

news agency◼◼◼(organisation that gathers and distributes news)
noun
[UK: ˈnjuːz.ˌeɪ.dʒən.sɪ] [US: ˈnjuːz.ˌeɪ.dʒən.sɪ]

aléser verbe

ream [reamed, reaming, reams]◼◼◼(to enlarge a hole)
verb
[UK: riːm] [US: ˈriːm]

Alesi nom propre

Alesi◼◼◼proper noun
[UK: aˈle.si] [US: aˈle.si]

alésoir nom {m}

reamer [reamers]◼◼◼(tool for boring)
noun
[UK: ˈriː.mə(r)] [US: ˈriː.mər]

aller se faire pomper (chez les Grecs) verbe

fuck off(go to hell, disappear, screw oneself)
verb
[UK: fʌk ɒf] [US: ˈfək ˈɒf]

aller se faire voir chez les Grecs interjection

kiss my ass(go away)
interjection

aller se faire voir chez les Grecs phrase

go fly a kite(go away, see also: go away; get lost)
phrase

aller se faire voir (chez les Grecs) verbe

fuck off◼◼◼(go to hell, disappear, screw oneself)
verb
[UK: fʌk ɒf] [US: ˈfək ˈɒf]

alvéoles pulmonaires nom {f pl}

alveolus [alveoli]◼◼◼(small air sac in the lungs)
noun
[UK: ˌæl.vi.ˈəʊ.ləs] [US: ˌæl.viˈo.ʊ.ləs]

amarrer (with ropes or cables) verbe

moor [moored, mooring, moors]◼◼◼(to fix or secure, as a vessel, in a particular place by casting anchor, or by fastening with cables or chains)
verb
[UK: mʊə(r)] [US: ˈmʊr]
Moor the ship at the pier. = Amarrez le navire à la jetée.

Ángeles nom propre

Angeles◼◼◼(city in the Philippines)
proper noun
[UK: ˈeɪn.dʒəlz] [US: ˈeɪn.dʒəlz]

annales nom {f pl}

annals [annals]◼◼◼(a relation of events)
noun
[UK: ˈæn.l̩z] [US: ˈæn.l̩z]
Love which is not unhappy is unworthy of figuring in the annals of literature. = L'amour qui n'est pas malheureux est indigne de figurer aux annales de la littérature.

annals [annals]◼◼◼(historical records; chronicles)
noun
[UK: ˈæn.l̩z] [US: ˈæn.l̩z]
Love which is not unhappy is unworthy of figuring in the annals of literature. = L'amour qui n'est pas malheureux est indigne de figurer aux annales de la littérature.

anneau d'ensembles nom {m}

ring [rings](family of sets...)
noun
[UK: rɪŋ] [US: ˈrɪŋ]

anticholestérol adjectif

anticholesterol◼◼◼adjective

Antilles nom propre
{f-Pl}

Antilles◼◼◼(islands)
proper noun
[UK: æn.ˈtɪ.liz] [US: æn.ˈtɪ.liz]

West Indies◼◼◼(islands of the Caribbean sea)
proper noun

Antilles néerlandaises nom propre
{f-Pl}

Netherlands Antilles◼◼◼(former autonomous territory)
proper noun
[UK: ˈne.ðə.ləndz æn.ˈtɪ.liz] [US: ˈne.ðər.ləndz æn.ˈtɪ.liz]

apprendre les ficelles du métier verbe

learn the ropes◼◼◼(learn the basics)
verb
[UK: lɜːn ðə rəʊps] [US: ˈlɝːn ðə roʊps]

arabe palestinien nom propre
{m}

Palestinian Arabic◼◼◼proper noun

arbre à feuilles persistantes nom {m}

evergreen◼◼◼(tree or shrub)
noun
[UK: ˈe.və.ɡriːn] [US: ˈe.vər.ˌɡrin]

Archipel des Mille-Îles / archipel des Mille-Îles / Mille-Îles / Archipel des Mille Îles / archipel des Mille Îles / Mille Îles nom propre

Thousand Islandsproper noun

Arles nom propre

Arles◼◼◼(city in France)
proper noun
[UK: ɑːl] [US: ɑːl]
In Arles I saw a bullfight. = À Arles j'ai vu une course de taureaux.

armure d'écailles nom {f}

scale [scales]◼◼◼(scale mail)
noun
[UK: skeɪl] [US: ˈskeɪl]

arracher les mots de la bouche verbe

take the words out of someone's mouthverb

arranger les choses verbe

mop up◼◼◼(To fix problems; to correct or repair)
verb
[UK: mɒp ʌp] [US: ˈmɑːp ʌp]

arrêter les frais verbe

call it a day◼◼◼(to retire)
verb
[UK: kɔːl ɪt ə deɪ] [US: ˈkɒl ˈɪt ə ˈdeɪ]

cut one's losses(discontinue an effort that seems unlikely to ever bear fruit)
verb
[UK: kʌt wʌnz ˈlɒ.sɪz] [US: ˈkət wʌnz ˈlɒ.səz]

assemblée des fidèles nom {f}

congregation [congregations]◼◼◼(religious gathering of people in a place of worship)
noun
[UK: ˌkɒŋ.ɡrɪ.ˈɡeɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌkɑːŋ.ɡrə.ˈɡeɪʃ.n̩]

au royaume des aveugles phrase

in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king◼◼◼(In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king)
phrase
[UK: ɪn ðə lænd əv ðə blaɪnd ðə wʌn aɪd mæn ɪz kɪŋ] [US: ɪn ðə ˈlænd əv ðə ˈblaɪnd ðə wʌn ˈaɪd ˈmæn ˈɪz ˈkɪŋ]

aurales adjectif
{f-Pl}

aural◼◼◼(of or pertaining to sound)
adjective
[UK: ˈɔː.rəl] [US: ˈɔː.rəl]

aux dernières nouvelles phrase

the last I heard◼◼◼phrase

aux grands maux les grands remèdes phrase

desperate times call for desperate measures◼◼◼(in adverse circumstances, actions that might have been rejected may become the best choice)
phrase

aux idiots l'argent brûle entre les doigts [Fools' money burns through their fingers] phrase

a fool and his money are soon parted(it is easy to get money from foolish people)
phrase

aux idiots l'argent file entre les doigts [Fools' money slips through their fingers] phrase

a fool and his money are soon parted◼◼◼(it is easy to get money from foolish people)
phrase

aux muscles hypertrophiés adjectif

muscleboundadjective

auxquelles adverbe
{f-Pl}

wheretoadverb
[UK: ˌweə.ˈtuː] [US: ˌweə.ˈtuː]

avez-vous les oreilles qui sifflent ? phrase

are your ears burning(asked of somebody who was not present but was the topic of discussion)
phrase

avoir des fourmis dans les jambes nom

pins and needles(tingling felt in limb)
noun
[UK: pɪnz ənd ˈniːd.l̩z] [US: ˈpɪnz ænd ˈniːd.l̩z]

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