French to English Dictionary (Dictionnaire Français-Anglais)

Cosmology

The branch of astronomy that deals with the origins and evolution of the universe.

Counterbalance

A weight or influence that balances another.

Counterevidence

Evidence that contradicts or opposes a particular claim or argument.

Counterplay

Moves or actions made by a player in a defensive position to offset the opponent's initiative or attack.

Counterword

A word or morpheme used in certain languages in conjunction with a numeral to count items based on their physical characteristics or category; a classifier.

Country bumpkin

An awkward, unpolished, or naive person from a rural area.

Coup

A sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government.

Couplet

Two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit.

Court Notation

A system of symbols or signs used to record spoken words or actions in a court of law or during a sporting event.

Court of inquiry

An official body convened in military or governmental organizations to investigate specific incidents, accidents, or allegations of wrongdoing.

Court-challenge

A formal proceeding or lawsuit initiated in a court of law to dispute the validity, constitutionality, or legality of a law, regulation, policy, or official decision.

Covalent bonding

A chemical bond formed by the sharing of one or more electron pairs between two atoms.