French to English Dictionary (Dictionnaire Français-Anglais)

Pottkrankheit

Tuberculosis of the spine, resulting in vertebral destruction and spinal deformity.

Quiesce

To cause a software process, hardware device, or system to become inactive or dormant temporarily, typically in preparation for a backup or shutdown.

Serpent-Eating

The act or behavior of consuming serpents, often used in a mythological or symbolic context.

Sherd

A piece of broken ceramic, especially one found at an archaeological site.

Shinam

An archaic or historical term denoting goods or merchandise imported from China.

Spinal tuberculosis

An extrapulmonary form of tuberculosis in which infection localizes in the vertebrae and intervertebral discs, often leading to bone destruction and spinal deformity.

Strain-Credulity

To push the limits of someone's willingness to believe or accept something.

Termagant

A harsh-tempered, overbearing, scolding woman.

Tessellated

Covered with a pattern of small squares or blocks resembling a mosaic.

Tich

Very small in size; tiny or diminutive.

Titch

A very small person or thing.

dereliction

The shameful failure to fulfill one's obligations.