🇫🇷French to English Lexicon

French to English Dictionary (Dictionnaire Français-Anglais)

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Words Starting with "B"

Bleu de Chine
C1noun
English Meaning:

China Blue

A shade of blue resembling that used in Chinese porcelain.

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bataillon de construction navale
C1noun
English Meaning:

Construction battalion

A specialized military unit composed of engineering and construction personnel tasked with building bases, airfields, roads, and other vital infrastructure in operational areas.

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Biens contrôlés
C1noun
English Meaning:

Controlled Goods

Items that are regulated by law or policy, often due to their potential impact on safety, security, or trade.

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bienséance
C1noun
English Meaning:

Decorum

Behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety.

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bassin versant
C1noun
English Meaning:

Drainage basin

An area of land where all precipitation collects and drains off into a common outlet, such as a river, bay, or other body of water.

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bousier
C1noun
English Meaning:

Dung beetle

A beetle that feeds on feces and often rolls it into a ball for food or to store eggs.

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Biais écologique
C1noun
English Meaning:

Ecological Bias

A tendency to favor certain ecological perspectives or outcomes over others, often leading to skewed interpretations of environmental data.

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Beauté exquise
C1noun
English Meaning:

Exquisite Beauty

A state or quality of being extremely beautiful or attractive.

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baiser
C1verb
English Meaning:

Ficken

To engage in sexual intercourse (vulgar, taboo).

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Beaux-arts
C1noun
English Meaning:

Fine-Art

Creative visual arts, especially visual arts that are created for their aesthetic value and judged for their beauty and meaningfulness.

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bombe incendiaire
C1noun
English Meaning:

Firebomb

An explosive device designed to start fires upon detonation.

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bavard
C1noun
English Meaning:

Flibbertigibbet

A frivolous or flighty person; someone who is excessively talkative or gossipy.

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