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lavande adjectif
{m} {f}

lavender◼◼◼(colour)
adjective
[UK: ˈlæ.vən.də(r)] [US: ˈlæ.vən.dər]
The field was full of lavender flowers. = Le champ était couvert de fleurs de lavande.

lavande officinale nom {f}

common lavender(Lavandula angustifolia)
noun

lavande vraie nom {f}

common lavender(Lavandula angustifolia)
noun

lavandière nom {f}

washerwoman [washerwomen]◼◼◼(woman whose employment is laundering)
noun
[UK: ˈwɒ.ʃə.wʊ.mən] [US: ˈwɒ.ʃə.wʊ.mən]

le jour suivant adverbe

the next day◼◼◼adverb
[UK: ðə nekst deɪ] [US: ðə ˈnekst ˈdeɪ]

le suivant nom

next◼◼◼(the one that follows after this one (in languages with a definite article that is generally required in this sense))
noun
[UK: nekst] [US: ˈnekst]

les avantages nom

pro [pros]◼◼◼(advantage of something)
noun
[UK: prəʊ] [US: ˈproʊ]

les potes avant les putes phrase

bros before hoes(a man should prioritize his best friends over his girlfriend or wife)
phrase

Levant nom propre
{m}

Levant◼◼◼(the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea)
proper noun
[UK: lɪ.ˈvænt] [US: lə.ˈvænt]
The Levant has never been isolated. = Le Levant n'a jamais été isolé.

levant nom {m}

east◼◼◼(compass point)
noun
[UK: iːst] [US: ˈiːst]

levant nom propre
{m}

East◼◼◼(Eastern world)
proper noun
[UK: iːst] [US: ˈiːst]

levantin adjectif

Levantine◼◼◼(of the Levant, the Eastern Mediterranean)
adjective
[UK: lə.ˈvæn.taɪn] [US: lə.ˈvæn.taɪn]

liste de choses à faire avant de mourir nom {f}

bucket list◼◼◼(a list of things to accomplish before one's death)
noun
[UK: ˈbʌkɪt lɪst] [US: ˈbʌkət ˈlɪst]

longueur d’avance nom {f}

head start◼◼◼(an advantage in starting earlier to gain a favorable position)
noun

merci d'avance interjection

thanks in advance◼◼◼interjection

mettre la charrue avant les bœufs verbe

put the cart before the horse◼◼◼(to put things in the wrong order)
verb
[UK: ˈpʊt ðə kɑːt bɪ.ˈfɔː(r) ðə hɔːs] [US: ˈpʊt ðə ˈkɑːrt bɪ.ˈfɔːr ðə ˈhɔːrs]

get ahead of oneself(to focus excessively on prospective future events)
verb

Mingrélie-et-Haute-Svanétie nom {f}

Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti◼◼◼(region of Georgia)
proper noun

moi vivant preposition

over my dead body◼◼◼(absolutely not)
preposition
[UK: ˈəʊv.ə(r) maɪ ded ˈbɒ.di] [US: ˈoʊv.r̩ ˈmaɪ ˈded ˈbɑː.di]

mort-vivant nom {m}

undead◼◼◼(those creatures which are dead but still animate)
noun

mort-vivant adjectif
{m}

undead◼◼◼(being animate, though non-living)
adjective

morts-vivants nom {m pl}

living dead◼◼◼(undead)
noun

mouvance nom

following [followings]◼◼◼(a group of followers)
noun
[UK: ˈfɒ.ləʊɪŋ] [US: ˈfɒlo.ʊɪŋ]

mouvant adjectif
{m} {f}

motive(Relating to motion and/or to its cause)
adjective
[UK: ˈməʊ.tɪv] [US: ˈmoʊ.tɪv]

mouvement d'avant-garde nom {m}

underground [undergrounds]◼◼◼(movement or organisation of people who resist artistic convention)
noun
[UK: ˈʌn.də.ɡraʊnd] [US: ˈʌn.dər.ˌɡrɑːwnd]

Nakhitchevan nom propre
{m}

Nakhichevan◼◼◼(autonomous republic of Azerbaijan)
proper noun

nirvana nom {m}

nirvana◼◼◼(Buddhism: cessation of suffering)
noun
[UK: nɪə.ˈvɑː.nə] [US: nɪr.ˈvɑː.nə]

nirvana◼◼◼(state of bliss)
noun
[UK: nɪə.ˈvɑː.nə] [US: nɪr.ˈvɑː.nə]

nom savant nom {m}

scientific name◼◼◼(formal name)
noun

observance nom {f}

compliance [compliances]◼◼◼(medical: accuracy with which a patient follows an agreed treatment plan)
noun
[UK: kəm.ˈplaɪəns] [US: kəm.ˈplaɪəns]

observance [observances]◼◼◼(practice of complying)
noun
[UK: əb.ˈzɜː.vəns] [US: əb.ˈzɝː.vəns]

observance [observances]◼◼◼(the custom of celebrating a holiday)
noun
[UK: əb.ˈzɜː.vəns] [US: əb.ˈzɝː.vəns]

observance nom

adherence [adherences]◼◼◼((medicine))
noun
[UK: əd.ˈhɪə.rəns] [US: əd.ˈhɪ.rəns]

on a toute la nuit devant nous (we have the whole night ahead of us) phrase

the night is young◼◼◼(it's not very late)
phrase
[UK: ðə naɪt ɪz jʌŋ] [US: ðə ˈnaɪt ˈɪz ˈjəŋ]

paiement à l'avance nom {m}

advance payment◼◼◼(part of a contractually due sum)
noun
[UK: əd.ˈvɑːns ˈpeɪ.mənt] [US: əd.ˈvæns ˈpeɪ.mənt]

parole d'évangile nom {f}

gospel truth◼◼◼noun

pas de mon vivant preposition

over my dead body◼◼◼(absolutely not)
preposition
[UK: ˈəʊv.ə(r) maɪ ded ˈbɒ.di] [US: ˈoʊv.r̩ ˈmaɪ ˈded ˈbɑː.di]

passavant nom {m}

gangway◼◼◼(nautical: passage on upper deck)
noun
[UK: ˈɡæŋ.weɪ] [US: ˈɡæŋ.weɪ]

passer devant verbe

take point◼◼◼(to be the first, to lead in the combat)
verb

passer devant tout le monde verbe

jump the queue(to move into a queue ahead of others)
verb
[UK: dʒʌmp ðə kjuː] [US: ˈdʒəmp ðə ˈkjuː]

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