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chevalet de pompage nom {m}

pumpjack◼◼◼(drive for a submerged pump)
noun
[UK: pˈʌmpdʒak] [US: pˈʌmpdʒæk]

chevalier nom {m}

knight [knights]◼◼◼(person on whom a knighthood has been conferred)
noun
[UK: naɪt] [US: ˈnaɪt]
John's a knight. = John est chevalier.

knight [knights]◼◼◼(warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
noun
[UK: naɪt] [US: ˈnaɪt]
John's a knight. = John est chevalier.

sandpiper [sandpipers]◼◼◻(bird of the family Scolopacidae)
noun
[UK: ˈsænd.paɪ.pə(r)] [US: ˈsænd.paɪ.pər]

cavalier [cavaliers]◼◼◻(military man serving on horse)
noun
[UK: ˌkæ.və.ˈlɪə(r)] [US: ˌkæ.və.ˈlɪr]

cavalier [cavaliers]◼◼◻(sprightly military man)
noun
[UK: ˌkæ.və.ˈlɪə(r)] [US: ˌkæ.və.ˈlɪr]

chevalier aboyeur nom {m}

common greenshank◼◼◼(Tringa nebularia)
noun
[UK: ˈkɒ.mən] [US: ˈkɑː.mən]

chevalier blanc verbe
{m}

white knight◼◼◼(Hero)
verb

chevalier cul-blanc nom {m}

green sandpiper(Tringa ochropus)
noun

chevalier d'industrie nom

sleiveen(dishonest person; trickster)
noun

chevalier de Sibérie nom

grey-tailed tattler(Tringa brevipes)
noun

chevalier du ciel nom {m}

flyboy(aircraft pilot, especially of a military combat aircraft)
noun
[UK: flˈaɪbɔɪ] [US: flˈaɪbɔɪ]

chevalier gambette nom {m}

common redshank [common redshanks]◼◼◼(Tringa totanus)
noun
[UK: ˈkɒ.mən ˈred.ʃæŋk] [US: ˈkɑː.mən ˈred.ˌʃæŋk]

chevalier guignette nom {m}

common sandpiper◼◼◼(Actitis hypoleucos)
noun

chevalier noir nom {m}

black knight◼◼◼(evil character)
noun

Chevalier noir nom propre
{m}

Dark Knight◼◼◼(moniker for Batman)
proper noun

chevalier semipalmé nom {m}

willet [willets]◼◼◼(Tringa semipalmata)
noun
[UK: ˈwɪ.let] [US: ˈwɪ.let]

chevalier servant nom {m}

cicisbeo(Married woman's gallant or lover)
noun
[UK: sˌɪsɪsbˈeɪəʊ] [US: sˌɪsɪsbˈeɪoʊ]

chevalier solitaire nom {m}

solitary sandpiper◼◼◼(Tringa solitaria)
noun

chevalier stagnatile nom {m}

marsh sandpiper◼◼◼(Tringa stagnatilis)
noun

chevalier sylvain nom {m}

wood sandpiper◼◼◼(Tringa stagnatilis)
noun

chevalière nom

signet ring◼◼◼noun

Chevaliers Teutoniques nom propre
{m-Pl}

Teutonic Knights◼◼◼(order)
proper noun
[UK: tjuː.ˈtɒ.nɪk naɪts] [US: tjuː.ˈtɒ.nɪk ˈnaɪts]

chevalin adjectif

equine◼◼◼(of or relating to a horse or horses)
adjective
[UK: ˈe.kwaɪn] [US: ˈiː.ˌkwaɪn]

horsy [horsier, horsiest](of or relating to horses)
adjective
[UK: ˈhɔː.si] [US: ˈhɔːr.si]

chou cavalier nom {m}

collard greens [collard greens]◼◼◼(plant)
noun

circonvallation nom {f}

circumvallation◼◼◼(rampart)
noun
[UK: sˌɜːkəmvəlˈeɪʃən] [US: sˌɜːkəmvəlˈeɪʃən]

civilisation de la vallée de l'Indus nom {f}

Indus Valley Civilization◼◼◼(ancient civilization)
proper noun

Communauté valencienne nom {f}

Valencian Community◼◼◼(autonomous community in Spain)
proper noun

con comme une valise sans poignée nom {m}

cock [cocks](slang: stupid person)
noun
[UK: ˈkɒk] [US: ˈkɑːk]

conseiller [rough equivalent] nom {m}

justice [justices]◼◼◼(a judge of certain courts)
noun
[UK: ˈdʒʌst.ɪs] [US: ˈdʒʌst.ɪs]

construction navale nom {f}

shipbuilding◼◼◼(construction of ships)
noun
[UK: ˈʃɪp.bɪld.ɪŋ] [US: ˈʃɪp.ˌbɪld.ɪŋ]

convallamarine nom {f}

convallamarin◼◼◼noun

convallarine nom {f}

convallarinnoun

de valeur adjectif

worthwhile◼◼◼(good and important enough to spend time, effort, or money on)
adjective
[UK: ˈwɜː.θwaɪl] [US: ˈwɝː.ˈθwaɪl]

deux avis valent mieux qu'un phrase

two heads are better than one◼◼◼(joint thinking pays)
phrase
[UK: ˈtuː hedz ə(r) ˈbe.tə(r) ðæn wʌn] [US: ˈtuː ˈhedz ˈɑːr ˈbe.tər ˈðæn wʌn]

deux têtes valent mieux qu'une phrase

two heads are better than one◼◼◼(joint thinking pays)
phrase
[UK: ˈtuː hedz ə(r) ˈbe.tə(r) ðæn wʌn] [US: ˈtuː ˈhedz ˈɑːr ˈbe.tər ˈðæn wʌn]

valiser verbe

fleece [fleeced, fleecing, fleeces](to con or trick someone out of money)
verb
[UK: fliːs] [US: ˈfliːs]

valoriser verbe

slur [slurred, slurring, slurs](to insult or slight)
verb
[UK: slɜː(r)] [US: sˈlɝː]

slur [slurred, slurring, slurs](to soil, sully, to contaminate, disgrace)
verb
[UK: slɜː(r)] [US: sˈlɝː]

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