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Père nom propre
{m}

Father◼◼◼(God, the father of Creation)
proper noun
[UK: ˈfɑːð.ə(r)] [US: ˈfɑːð.r̩]
Father is waiting. = Père sert.

Father◼◼◼(term of address for a Christian priest)
proper noun
[UK: ˈfɑːð.ə(r)] [US: ˈfɑːð.r̩]
Father is waiting. = Père sert.

père adjectif

Sr.◼◼◼(senior, post-nomial title used by a father sharing the same name as the son)
adjective

père adoptif nom {m}

adoptive father◼◼◼(man who has adopted a child)
noun
[UK: ə.ˈdɒp.tɪv ˈfɑːð.ə(r)] [US: ə.ˈdɑːp.tɪv ˈfɑːð.r̩]

foster father◼◼◻(an adult male who cares for a foster child)
noun

père biologique nom {m}

biological father◼◼◼(man from whom one inherits DNA)
noun

Père céleste nom propre
{m}

Heavenly Father◼◼◼(A formal name for the Judeo-Christian God)
proper noun

père de l'Église nom {m}

Church Father◼◼◼(authoritative ancient male Christian author)
noun
[UK: tʃɜːtʃ ˈfɑːð.ə(r)] [US: ˈtʃɝːtʃ ˈfɑːð.r̩]

père de la belle-fille nom {m}

co-father-in-law(father of one's son- or daughter-in-law)
noun
[UK: kəʊ ˈfɑːð.ə(r) ɪn lɔː] [US: ˈkoʊ ˈfɑːð.r̩ ɪn ˈlɑː]

co-parent-in-law(the parent of one's son- or daughter-in-law)
noun

père de la nation nom {m}

father of the nation◼◼◼noun

père du gendre nom {m}

co-father-in-law(father of one's son- or daughter-in-law)
noun
[UK: kəʊ ˈfɑːð.ə(r) ɪn lɔː] [US: ˈkoʊ ˈfɑːð.r̩ ɪn ˈlɑː]

co-parent-in-law(the parent of one's son- or daughter-in-law)
noun

père fondateur nom {m}

founding father◼◼◼(man who founded something, see also: founding mother; founder)
noun

père Fouettard nom

whangdoodle(whimsical monster in folklore and children's fiction)
noun

Père Noël (Father Christmas) nom propre
{m}

Santa Claus(fictional figure)
proper noun
[UK: ˌsæn.tə.ˈklɔːz] [US: ˌsæn.tə.ˈklɔːz]

père supérieur nom {m}

father superior◼◼◼(friar or monk in charge)
noun

père Temps nom propre

Father Time◼◼◼(Personification of time)
proper noun

ampère nom {m}

ampere◼◼◼(unit of electrical current)
noun
[UK: ˈæm.peə] [US: ˈæm.peə]

ampère-heure nom {m}

ampere-hour◼◼◼(unit of electric charge)
noun
[UK: ˈæm.peə ˈaʊə(r)] [US: ˈæm.peə ˈaʊər]

ampèremètre nom {m}

ammeter [ammeters]◼◼◼(device that measures an electric current)
noun
[UK: ˈæ.miː.tə(r)] [US: ˈæ.ˌmi.tər]

arrière-arrière-arrière-grand-père nom {m}

great great great grandfather◼◼◼(grandfather of one's great-grandparent)
noun

arrière-arrière-grand-père nom {m}

great-great-grandfather◼◼◼(The father of someone's great-grandparent)
noun
[UK: ˈɡreɪt ˈɡreɪt ˈɡræn.fɑː.ðə(r)] [US: ˈɡreɪt ˈɡreɪt ˈɡrænd.ˌfɑː.ðər]

arrière-grand-père nom {m}

great-grandfather◼◼◼(father of grandparent)
noun
[UK: ˈɡreɪt.ˈɡrænd.ˌfɑː.ðə] [US: ˈɡræn.ˌfɑː.ðər]

attoampère nom {m}

attoampere(10^-18 amperes)
noun

beau-grand-père nom {m}

grandfather-in-law(grandfather of one's spouse)
noun

beau-père nom {m}

father-in-law◼◼◼(one's spouse's father)
noun
[UK: ˈfɑːð.ər ɪn.ˌlɔː] [US: ˈfɑːð.r̩ ən ˌlɔː]

stepfather [stepfathers]◼◼◼(husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father)
noun
[UK: ˈstep.fɑː.ðə(r)] [US: ˈstep.ˌfɑː.ðər]

boulot pépère nom {m}

cushy number◼◼◼(job or task that is easy to do; a position that requires little work or is undemanding)
noun

centiampère nom {m}

centiampere(10^-2 amperes)
noun

compère nom {m}

accomplice [accomplices]◼◼◼(associate in the commission of a crime)
noun
[UK: əˈk.ʌm.plɪs] [US: əˈk.ɑːm.pləs]

shill◼◼◻(an accomplice at a confidence trick)
noun
[UK: ˈʃɪl] [US: ˈʃɪl]

compère loriot nom {m}

stye(bacterial infection of the eyelash or eyelid)
noun
[UK: staɪ] [US: staɪ]

de père en fils adverbe

from father to son◼◼◼adverb
[UK: frəm ˈfɑːð.ə(r) tuː sʌn] [US: frəm ˈfɑːð.r̩ ˈtuː ˈsən]

Dieu le Père nom propre
{m}

God the Father◼◼◼(God or God the Father)
proper noun
[UK: ɡɒd ðə ˈfɑːð.ə(r)] [US: ˈɡɑːd ðə ˈfɑːð.r̩]

God the Father◼◼◼(person of the Trinity)
proper noun
[UK: ɡɒd ðə ˈfɑːð.ə(r)] [US: ˈɡɑːd ðə ˈfɑːð.r̩]

Holy Father◼◻◻(God or God the Father)
proper noun
[UK: ˈhəʊ.li ˈfɑːð.ə(r)] [US: ˈhoʊ.li ˈfɑːð.r̩]

figure de père nom {f}

father figure◼◼◼(one who represents, behaves as, or is regarded as a father)
noun
[UK: ˈfɑːð.ə(r) ˈfɪ.ɡə(r)] [US: ˈfɑːð.r̩ ˈfɪ.ɡjər]

fête des Pères nom {f}

Father's Day◼◼◼(holiday in celebration of fatherhood)
noun

grand-père nom {m}

grandfather [grandfathers]◼◼◼(grandfather (from either side))
noun
[UK: ˈɡræn.fɑː.ðə(r)] [US: ˈɡrænd.ˌfɑː.ðər]

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