Francuski | Angielski |
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eaux nom {f pl} | water [waters]◼◼◼(body of water, or specific part of it) |
eaux de pluie nom {f pl} | rainwater◼◼◼(water sourced from rain) |
eaux grises nom {f pl} | gray water◼◼◼(non-potable, but non-toxic water) |
eaux internationales nom {f pl} | international waters◼◼◼(ocean not belonging to any country) |
eaux noires nom | blackwater◼◼◼(contaminated waste water) |
eaux territoriales nom {f pl} | territorial waters◼◼◼(belt of coastal waters) |
eaux usées nom {f pl} | wastewater [wastewaters]◼◼◼(water containing waste products) sewage◼◼◼(suspension of water and waste) |
[colloquial] s'emmêler les pinceaux verbe | misstep(to step badly or incorrectly) |
[plural or formal] faites de beaux rêves phrase | sweet dreamsphrase |
[Quebec] exode des cerveaux nom {m} | brain drain [brain drains](emigration of educated people) |
[singular] fais de beaux rêves phrase | sweet dreamsphrase |
[vulgar] péter les pruneaux verbe | act up(to misbehave, cause trouble) |
anneaux borroméens nom | Borromean rings◼◼◼noun |
anneaux olympiques nom {m pl} | Olympic Rings◼◼◼(symbol) |
Arceneaux nom propre | Arceneaux◼◼◼proper noun |
ascenseur à bateaux nom {m} | boat lift◼◼◼(mechanism) |
bain d’oiseaux nom | birdbath(basin for wild birds) |
bateaux coulés phrase | loose lips sink ships◼◼◼(saying too much or releasing confidential information can have dangerous consequences) |
beaux-arts nom {m pl} | fine arts◼◼◼(purely aesthetic arts) |
bec-en-ciseaux nom {m} | skimmer [skimmers]◼◼◼(bird of genus Rynchops) |
bec-en-ciseaux noir nom {m} | black skimmer◼◼◼(bird) |
Bordeaux nom propre {m} | Bordeaux◼◼◼(city) |
bordeaux nom | burgundy [Burgundies]◼◼◼(color) maroon [maroons]◼◼◻(dark red, somewhat brownish colour) claret [clarets]◼◼◻(wine-red color) |
bordeaux adjectif | burgundy◼◼◼(color) maroon◼◼◻(color) |
bordeaux-clairet nom {m} | claret [clarets](wine) |
brûler ses vaisseaux verbe | |
busard des roseaux nom {m} | marsh harrier◼◼◼(Circus aeruginosus) |
bâtir des châteaux en Espagne verbe | build castles in the air◼◼◼(to have any desire, idea, or plan unlikely to be realized) |
Chenonceaux nom propre {m} | Chenonceaux◼◼◼(town) |
châteaux en Espagne nom {m pl} | castle in the air◼◼◼(desire, idea, or plan unlikely to ever be realized) |
ciseaux nom {m pl} | scissors [scissors]◼◼◼(hand with the index and middle fingers open in the game of rock paper scissors) scissors [scissors]◼◼◼(tool used for cutting) |
ciseaux à ongles nom {m} | nail scissors◼◼◼(small scissors) |
condamner les panneaux verbe | batten down the hatches(nautical: to cover the hatches) |
copeaux nom {m pl} | swarf◼◼◼(waste chips or shavings) |
couper aux ciseaux verbe | scissor [scissored, scissoring, scissors]◼◼◼(to cut using scissors) |