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péta- meaning in English

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péta- adjectif

peta-(SI prefix)
adjective

pétale nom {m}

petal [petals]◼◼◼(one of the component parts of the corolla of a flower)
noun
[UK: ˈpet.l̩] [US: ˈpet.l̩]
Petals are flying in the wind. = Des pétales volent dans le vent.

pétaleux adjectif

petalous(having petals)
adjective
[UK: pˈetələs] [US: pˈeɾələs]

pétaloïde adjectif

petaloid◼◼◼(resembling petals)
adjective
[UK: pˈetəlˌɔɪd] [US: pˈeɾəlˌɔɪd]

pétamètre nom {m}

petameter(SI unit of length equal to 10^15 meters)
noun

pétanque nom {f}

pétanque◼◼◼(form of boules)
noun

boules◼◼◻(game played with metal balls)
noun

pétaoctet nom {m}

petabyte◼◼◼(1,000,000,000,000,000 bytes)
noun

Pétaouchnock nom propre

Timbuktu◼◼◼(distant place)
proper noun
[UK: ˌtɪm.bək.ˈtuː] [US: ˌtɪm.bək.ˈtuː]

Pétaouchnok nom

bumfuck◼◼◼(an isolated place far removed from normal cities and towns (with contempt))
noun

Pétaouchnok nom propre

Woop Woop(an extremely remote area)
proper noun

pétard nom

firecracker [firecrackers]◼◼◼(an energetic, unpredictable person)
noun
[UK: ˈfaɪə.krækə(r)] [US: ˈfaɪər.ˌkrækər]

petard [petards]◼◼◻(explosive device)
noun
[UK: pɪ.ˈtɑːd] [US: ˈpe.tərd]

pétard nom {m}

firecracker [firecrackers]◼◼◼(a firework)
noun
[UK: ˈfaɪə.krækə(r)] [US: ˈfaɪər.ˌkrækər]

joint [joints]◼◼◻(marijuana cigarette)
noun
[UK: dʒɔɪnt] [US: ˌdʒɔɪnt]

rocket [rockets]◼◼◻(rocket-propelled firework, see also: skyrocket)
noun
[UK: ˈrɒkɪt] [US: ˈrɑːkət]

spliff◼◼◻(a marijuana cigarette)
noun
[UK: splɪf] [US: splɪf]

heater [heaters]◼◻◻(slang: a gun)
noun
[UK: ˈhiː.tə(r)] [US: ˈhiː.tər]

pétard mouillé nom

damp squib◼◼◼(anything that doesn’t work properly)
noun
[UK: dæmp skwɪb] [US: ˈdæmp skwɪb]

damp squib◼◼◼(firework that fails to go off, due to wetting)
noun
[UK: dæmp skwɪb] [US: ˈdæmp skwɪb]

pétarder verbe

petard(to attack)
verb
[UK: pɪ.ˈtɑːd] [US: ˈpe.tərd]

pétase nom

petasus [petasuses]◼◼◼(low-crowned hat worn by the Ancient Greeks and Romans)
noun
[UK: pˈetasəs] [US: pˈeɾæsəs]

pétaseconde nom {f}

petasecond(10^15 seconds)
noun

pétasite nom {m}

butterbur [butterburs]◼◼◼(herb)
noun
[UK: bˈʌtəbˌɜː] [US: bˈʌɾɚbˌɜː]

pétaudière nom

bedlam(place or situation of chaos)
noun
[UK: ˈbed.ləm] [US: ˈbed.ləm]