🇫🇷French to English Lexicon

French to English Dictionary (Dictionnaire Français-Anglais)

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Words Starting with "P"

prédiction audacieuse
C1noun phrase
English Meaning:

Bold Prediction

A forecast or statement about a future event that is made with significant confidence or daring, often challenging conventional wisdom or carrying a high risk of being incorrect.

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puits sans fond
C1noun
English Meaning:

Bottomless Well

A well that has no discernible bottom, often used metaphorically to describe something that is inexhaustible or limitless.

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prospérer
C1verb
English Meaning:

Burgeon

To begin to grow or increase rapidly; to flourish.

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point de rupture
C1noun
English Meaning:

Bursting-point

The critical limit or threshold beyond which a system, container, or individual can no longer withstand pressure or stress and gives way.

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par tous les moyens
C1idiom
English Meaning:

By-Hook-or-By-Crook

By any means necessary; using any method to achieve a goal.

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Personne désignée
C1noun
English Meaning:

Bèi Rènmìng Zhě

A person who has been officially appointed or designated to a specific role or position.

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prise du veau au lasso
C1noun
English Meaning:

Calf-roping

A rodeo event in which a mounted rider must pursue a calf, throw a lasso around its neck, dismount, throw it to the ground, and tie three of its legs together as quickly as possible.

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patelinage
C1noun
English Meaning:

Cant

Hypocritical and sanctimonious talk, typically of a moral, religious, or political nature.

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pédophile
C1noun
English Meaning:

Child-Molester

A person who sexually abuses a child.

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papillon
C1noun
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Chocho

A butterfly, especially within the context of Japanese culture, nature, or traditional children's songs.

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profiter de la notoriété
C1noun
English Meaning:

Coattails

The success or status achieved by association with a more successful or popular person.

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prise en compte
C1noun
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Cognizance

Knowledge, awareness, or notice, especially when taken formally or officially into account.

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