French to English Dictionary (Dictionnaire Français-Anglais)

Effeminacy

The quality of being effeminate; having traits or behaviors traditionally associated with women.

Efflorescence

The process of flowering or blooming; in chemistry, the formation of a powdery substance on the surface of a material due to the evaporation of water.

Effluence

The act of flowing out or the substance that flows out, especially in reference to waste or discharge.

Efflux

The act of flowing out or the process of discharge.

Elate

To make someone ecstatically happy or proud; to fill with high spirits or pride.

Ellipse

A regular oval shape, traced by a point moving in a plane so that the sum of its distances from two other points (the foci) is constant, or resulting from the oblique section of a cone.

Embargo

A government order that restricts or prohibits trade with a specific country or the exchange of specific goods.

Embattled

In a state of conflict or struggle, often used to describe someone or something that is facing challenges or opposition.

Embellishment

A detail that is added to something to make it more attractive or interesting.

Embolism

The obstruction of a blood vessel by a clot or foreign material.

Eminent domain

The power of the state to seize private property for public use, with payment of compensation to the owner.

Empiricist

A person who supports the theory that all knowledge is based on experience derived from the senses.