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Baloutchistan nom propre
{m}

Balochistan◼◼◼(region on the Iranian plateau in south-western Asia)
proper noun

bande de résistance nom {f}

resistance band◼◼◼(piece of material)
noun

bantoustan nom {m}

bantustan◼◼◼(territory defined as a homeland for black South Africans)
noun

barista nom {m} nom {f}

barista◼◼◼(person who prepares coffee in a coffee shop for customers)
noun
[UK: bˈɑːrɪstə] [US: bˈɑːrrɪstə]

bicyclette stationnaire nom {f}

exercise bicycle(exercise machine)
noun

biostase nom {f}

suspended animation◼◼◼(the slowing of life processes)
noun
[UK: sə.ˈspen.dɪd ˌæ.nɪ.ˈmeɪʃ.n̩] [US: sə.ˈspen.dəd ˌæ.nə.ˈmeɪʃ.n̩]

biostasie nom {f}

biostasis(the ability of an organism to tolerate environmental changes without actively adapting to them)
noun

bistable adjectif

bistable◼◼◼(having two stable states)
adjective

boîte à moustaches nom {f}

box plot◼◼◼(graphical summary of data)
noun

boîte postale nom {f}

post office box◼◼◼(box hired as collection point for mail)
noun
[UK: pəʊst ˈɒf.ɪs bɒks] [US: poʊst ˈɑːf.əs ˈbɑːks]

boule de cristal nom

crystal ball◼◼◼(globe used to foretell the future)
noun
[UK: ˈkrɪ.stl̩ bɔːl] [US: ˈkrɪ.stl̩ ˈbɒl]

Brunstatt nom propre

Brunstatt◼◼◼(commune in Alsace)
proper noun

c'est de la moutarde après dîner (it's mustard after dinner) verbe

close the stable door after the horse has bolted(to attempt to prevent a problem that has already occurred)
verb

cabestan nom {m}

capstan◼◼◼(cylindrical machine)
noun
[UK: ˈkæp.stən] [US: ˈkæp.stən]

capstan◼◼◼(part of a tape recorder)
noun
[UK: ˈkæp.stən] [US: ˈkæp.stən]

café instantané nom {m}

instant coffee◼◼◼(beverage)
noun
[UK: ˈɪn.stənt ˈkɒ.fi] [US: ˈɪn.stənt ˈkɑː.fi]

café-restaurant nom {m}

diner [diners]◼◼◼(a small and inexpensive type of restaurant which may be modelled to resemble a dining car)
noun
[UK: ˈdaɪ.nə(r)] [US: ˈdaɪ.nər]

canasta nom {f}

canasta◼◼◼(card game)
noun
[UK: kə.ˈnæ.stə] [US: kə.ˈnæ.stə]

carte postale nom {f}

postcard [postcards]◼◼◼(rectangular piece of thick paper to be mailed without an envelope)
noun
[UK: ˈpəʊstk.ɑːd] [US: ˈpoʊstk.ɑːd]

cartilage costal nom {m}

costal cartilage◼◼◼(bar of hyaline cartilage found at the anterior ends of the ribs)
noun

case postale [Switzerland] nom {f}

post office box◼◼◼(box hired as collection point for mail)
noun
[UK: pəʊst ˈɒf.ɪs bɒks] [US: poʊst ˈɑːf.əs ˈbɑːks]

castagnette nom {f}

castanet◼◼◼(a single handheld percussion instrument)
noun
[UK: kˈastənˌet] [US: kˈæstənˌet]

célesta nom {m}

celesta [celestas]◼◼◼(musical instrument)
noun
[UK: sə.ˈle.stə] [US: sə.ˈle.stə]

centre d'assistance nom {m}

help desk◼◼◼(a section of an organization to help customers or users)
noun

chaleur à distance nom {f}

district heating◼◼◼(system)
noun
[UK: ˈdɪ.strɪkt ˈhiːt.ɪŋ] [US: ˈdɪ.ˌstrɪkt ˈhiːt.ɪŋ]

chevalier stagnatile nom {m}

marsh sandpiper◼◼◼(Tringa stagnatilis)
noun

christadelphe adjectif

Christadelphian◼◼◼(pertaining to the Christadelphians)
adjective

christadelphe nom {m} nom {f}

Christadelphian◼◼◼(a member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination)
noun

circonstance nom {f}

circumstance [circumstances]◼◼◼(that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)
noun
[UK: ˈsɜːk.əm.stəns] [US: ˈsɝːk.əm.ˌstæns]
But if I have committed a crime, every circumstance of the case is changed. = Mais si j'ai commis un crime, toutes les circonstances de l'affaire en sont changées.

circonstance aggravante nom {f}

aggravating circumstance◼◼◼noun

circonstance atténuante nom {f}

extenuating circumstance◼◼◼(fact that mitigates a crime)
noun

circonstances aggravantes nom {f pl}

aggravation [aggravations]◼◼◼(extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity)
noun
[UK: ˌæ.ɡrə.ˈveɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌæ.ɡrə.ˈveɪʃ.n̩]

code postal nom {m}

postcode [postcodes]◼◼◼(sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address)
noun
[UK: ˈpəʊstk.əʊd] [US: ˈpoʊstkoʊd]

concours de circonstances nom {m}

turn of events◼◼◼(deviation from the expected)
noun

concours de saut d'obstacles nom {m}

show jumping◼◼◼(equestrian event in which a rider's horse is jumped over an array of obstacles)
noun
[UK: ʃəʊ ˈdʒʌmp.ɪŋ] [US: ˈʃoʊ ˈdʒʌmp.ɪŋ]

consistance nom {f}

consistency [consistencies]◼◼◼(degree of viscosity of something)
noun
[UK: kən.ˈsɪ.stən.si] [US: kən.ˈsɪ.stən.si]
Corn starch gives the white sauce its consistency. = La fécule de maïs donne à la sauce blanche sa consistance.

consistence◼◼◻(physical quality)
noun
[UK: kən.ˈsɪ.stəns] [US: kən.ˈsɪ.stəns]

consistant adjectif
{m}

filling◼◼◼(of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach)
adjective
[UK: ˈfɪl.ɪŋ] [US: ˈfɪl.ɪŋ]

stodgy [stodgier, stodgiest](thick (food))
adjective
[UK: ˈstɒ.dʒi] [US: ˈstɑː.dʒi]

constable nom

constable [constables]◼◼◼(police officer rank)
noun
[UK: ˈkɒn.stəb.l̩] [US: ˈkɑːn.stəb.l̩]

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