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| Q {n} /kjuː/ (playing card) | :: D [dame] |
| Qadarite {n} (member of the Qadariyya) | :: cadarien {m} |
| qadi {n} /ˈkɑːdi/ (judge in Islam) | :: cadi {m} |
| Qajar {n} (member of the Qajar dynasty) | :: Kadjar |
| Qatar {prop} /ˈkæˌtɑɹ/ (a country in the Middle East) | :: Qatar {m}, Katar {m} |
| Qatari {n} /ˌkəˈtɑːɹ.i/ (person from Qatar or of Qatari descent) | :: Qatarien, Qatari {m}, Qatariote {m} {f} |
| Qatari {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Qatar or the Qatari people) | :: qatarien, qatari {m}, qatariote {m} {f} |
| Q.E.D. {n} (fact or scenario that proves an argument or proposition) SEE: justification | :: |
| Q.E.D. {phrase} /ˌkjuːiːˈdiː/ | :: CQFD |
| Q fever {n} (infectious disease resembling influenza) | :: fièvre Q |
| qi {n} (chi) SEE: chi | :: |
| qibla {n} /ˈqibla/ (direction of praying) | :: qibla {f}, kibla {f}, kiblat {f}, kiblet {f} |
| qigong {n} /tʃiːˈɡɒŋ/ (system of breathing control) | :: qi gong {m}, qigong {m}, chi gong {m}, chi kung {m} |
| qilin {n} (mythical creature) | :: qilin {m} |
| Qing dynasty {prop} /t͡ʃɪŋ ˌdaɪnəsti/ (last dynasty of China) | :: dynastie Qing {f} |
| Qinling Mountains {prop} (Qin Mountains) SEE: Qin Mountains | :: |
| Qin Mountains {prop} (mountain range in southern Shaanxi province) | :: monts Qinling {m-p} |
| qipao {n} (a traditional dress worn by Chinese women) | :: qipao {f}, robe chinoise {f} |
| qishlaq {n} (a rural settlement of nomadic people) | :: kichlak {m} |
| QPF {n} (Quebec police force) | :: SQ |
| QPP {n} (law enforcement) | :: SQ |
| QR code {n} (2-D barcode) | :: code QR {m} |
| QST {n} (Quebec sales tax) | :: TVQ |
| Q-tip {n} (type of cotton swab) SEE: cotton swab | :: |
| qua {prep} /kwɑː/ (in the capacity of) | :: en tant que |
| quack {n} /kwæk/ (sound made by a duck) | :: coin-coin {?} |
| quack {v} (to make a noise like a duck) | :: cancaner |
| quack {n} (fraudulent or incompetent doctor of medicine) | :: charlatan {m}, charlatane {f} |
| quack {n} (charlatan) | :: charlatan {m}, charlatane {f} |
| quack {n} (doctor) | :: toubib {m} |
| quackery {n} (practice) | :: charlatanisme {m} |
| quackgrass {n} (couch grass) SEE: couch grass | :: |
| quacksalver {n} /ˈkwæksælvə/ (one falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills) | :: charlatan, marchand d'orviétan, médicastre |
| quad {adj} (quadrilateral) SEE: quadrilateral | :: |
| quad {adj} (quadruplet) SEE: quadruplet | :: |
| quad {n} (quad bike) SEE: quad bike | :: |
| quad bike {n} (small off-road four-wheeled powered vehicle) | :: quad |
| quadcopter {n} (rotorcraft) | :: quadrirotor {m} |
| quadlet {n} (A word consisting of four bytes.) | :: quartet |
| quadragenarian {n} (one who is quadragenarian) | :: quadragénaire {m} {f} |
| quadralogue {n} | :: quadrilogue |
| quadrangle {n} (quadrilateral) SEE: quadrilateral | :: |
| quadrangular {adj} (in the shape of a quadrangle) | :: quadrangulaire |
| quadrant {n} /ˈkwɑd.ɹənt/ (section) | :: quadrant {m} |
| quadrant {n} (region of the Cartesian plane) | :: quadrant {m} |
| quadrant {n} (fourth of a circle) | :: quadrant {m} |
| quadrant {n} (measuring device) | :: quadrant {m} |
| quadratic {adj} (of a class of polynomial of the form y ) | :: quadratique {m} {f} |
| quadratic equation {n} (second-degree equation) | :: équation du second degré {f} |
| quadratic mean {n} (type of average) SEE: root mean square | :: |
| quadrature {n} /ˈkwɒd.ɹə.tjʊə(ɹ)/ (mathematics) | :: quadrature {f} |
| quadrature {n} (astronomy) | :: quadrature {f} |
| quadrature amplitude modulation {n} (method of sending information) | :: modulation d'amplitude en quadrature {f} |
| quadric {n} (surface whose shape is defined in terms of a quadratic equation) | :: quadrique {f} |
| quadriceps {n} (a muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.) | :: quadriceps {m} |
| quadriceps femoris {n} (muscle) | :: quadriceps fémoral {m} |
| quadriga {n} /kwɑˈdɹi.ɡə/ (Roman racing chariot and team of four horses) | :: quadrige {m} |
| quadrigeminal {adj} (having four parts) | :: quadrijumeau |
| quadrilateral {n} /ˌkwɒd.ɹəˈlæt.əɹ.əl/ (polygon having four sides) | :: quadrilatère, quadrangle {m} |
| quadrilateral {adj} (having four sides) | :: quadrilatéral |
| quadrilingual {adj} (able to speak four languages) | :: quadrilingue |
| quadrille {n} (dance) | :: quadrille {f} |
| quadrilliard {num} (1027) SEE: octillion | :: |
| quadrillion {num} /kwɑˈdɹɪli.ən/ (a thousand trillion, 1015, see also: billiard) | :: billiard {m}, million de milliards {m} |
| quadrillion {num} (a million trillion, 1024, see also: septillion) | :: quadrillion {m} |
| quadrillion {n} (any very large number) | :: milliard {m}, milliards {m-p}, million {m}, millions {m-p} |
| quadriplegia {n} /ˌkwɑdɹɪˈplid͡ʒə/ (paralysis of all four limbs) | :: quadriplégie {f}, tétraplégie {f} |
| quadripolar {adj} (having four poles) | :: quadripolaire |
| quadripole {n} (electrical circuit with two pairs of external terminals) | :: quadripôle {m} |
| quadrireme {n} (galley with four banks of oars) | :: quadrirème {f} |
| quadrisyllabic {adj} | :: quadrisyllabique |
| quadrocopter {n} (quadcopter) SEE: quadcopter | :: |
| quadrotor {n} (quadcopter) SEE: quadcopter | :: |
| quadruped {n} /ˈkwɒdɹəpɛd/ (a four-footed or four-legged animal) | :: quadrupède {m}, tétrapode {m} |
| quadrupedy {n} | :: quadrupédie {f} |
| quadruplane {n} (An airplane with four superposed main supporting surfaces) | :: quadriplan {m} |
| quadruplet {n} (infant born as one of four) | :: quadruplé |
| quadruplet {n} (sequence of four elements) | :: quadruplet |
| quadrupolar {adj} (pertaining to a quadrupole) | :: quadrupolaire {m} {f} |
| quads {n} (quadriceps) SEE: quadriceps | :: |
| quaestor {n} /ˈkwiːstə/ (Ancient Roman official) | :: questeur {m} |
| quaffle {n} (ball used in Quidditch) | :: souafle {m} |
| quagmire {n} /ˈkwɒɡ.maɪə(ɹ)/ (swampy ground) | :: bourbier {m}, marais {m}, marécage {m} |
| quagmire {n} (perilous, mixed up and troubled situation) | :: bourbier {m} |
| quail {n} /ˈkweɪl/ (any of several small game birds) | :: caille {f}, caille des blés {f} |
| quail-dove {n} /ˈkweɪldʌv/ (bird in the genera Geotrygon or Starnoenas) | :: colombe à joues blanches {f} |
| quaint {adj} /kweɪnt/ (old-fashioned charm) | :: pittoresque, vieillot |
| quaint {adj} (interestingly strange) | :: remarquable |
| quaint {adj} (incongruous, inappropriate or illogical) | :: illogique, incovenant, incohérant |
| quaint {adj} (cleverness or ingenuity) | :: intelligence {f}, finesse {f} |
| quaint {adj} (fastidious) | :: exigeant, délicat |
| quake {n} (earthquake) SEE: earthquake | :: |
| quakebuttock {n} (coward) SEE: coward | :: |
| Quaker {n} /ˈkweɪkɚ/ (believer of the Quaker faith) | :: quaker {m} |
| qualification {n} /ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) | :: qualification {f} |
| qualified {adj} /ˈkwɑl.ɪ.faɪd/ (meeting requirements) | :: qualifié |
| qualified majority {n} (majority that reaches a preset threshold level) | :: majorité qualifiée {f} |
| qualify {v} /ˈkwɑl.ɪ.faɪ/ (to describe or characterize something by listing its qualities) | :: caractériser, qualifier, définir |
| qualify {v} (to make someone, or to become competent or eligible for some position or task) | :: qualifier |
| qualify {v} (to certify or license someone for something) | :: qualifier |
| qualify {v} (to compete successfully in some stage of a competition and become eligible for the next stage) | :: se qualifier |
| qualitative {adj} /ˈkwɑl.ɪˌteɪ.tɪv/ (of descriptions or distinctions based on some quality rather than on some quantity) | :: qualitatif |
| qualitatively {adv} (in a qualitative manner) | :: qualitativement |
| quality {n} /ˈkwɑləti/ (level of excellence) | :: qualité {f} |
| quality {n} (differentiating property or attribute) | :: qualité {f} |
| quality {adj} (being of good worth) | :: de qualité |
| quality circle {n} (group) | :: cercle de qualité {m} |
| quality control {n} (control by inspection or testing) | :: contrôle qualité {m} |
| quality of life {n} (general well-being of individuals and societies) | :: qualité de vie {f} |
| qualm {n} /kwɑm/ (prick of the conscience, moral scrupule) | :: scrupule {m} |
| quandary {n} /ˈkwɒn.də.ɹi/ (a state of not knowing what to decide) | :: embarras {m}, perplexité {f}, incertitude {f} |
| quandary {n} (a dilemma) | :: dilemme {m} |
| quango {n} /kwæŋ.ɡəʊ/ (organization that, although financed by a government, acts independently of it) | :: autorité administrative indépendante {f} |
| quantifiable {adj} (capable of being quantified) | :: quantifiable |
| quantifier {n} (a word, such as all or many, that expresses a quantity) | :: quantificateur {m} |
| quantifier {n} (a logical operator) | :: quantificateur {m} |
| quantify {v} /ˈkwɑːn.tə.faɪ/ (to assign a quantity to) | :: quantifier |
| quantile {n} /ˈkwɒn.taɪl/ (quantile in statistics) | :: quantile {m} |
| quantitative {adj} /ˈkwɑntɪˌteɪtɪv/ (of a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality) | :: quantitatif |
| quantitative easing {n} (monetary policy where the central bank creates money electronically) | :: assouplissement quantitatif {m} |
| quantitative metathesis {n} | :: métathèse de quantité {f} |
| quantity {n} /ˈkwɒn.tɪ.ti/ (fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement) | :: quantité {f} |
| quantity {n} (indefinite amount of something) | :: quantité {f} |
| quantity of motion {n} | :: quantité de mouvement {f} |
| quantization {n} (process of approximating a continuous signal) | :: quantification {f} |
| quantization {n} (in physics) | :: quantification {f} |
| quantization {n} | :: quantisation |
| quantum {n} /ˈkʰwɑn.tʰəm/ (quantity) | :: quantité {f} |
| quantum {n} (indivisible unit of a given quantity) | :: quantum {m} |
| quantum {adj} (involving quanta) | :: quantique |
| quantum chromodynamics {n} (quantum field theory) | :: chromodynamique quantique {f} |
| quantum computer {n} (computer that relies on quantum mechanical phenomena for speed) | :: calculateur quantique {m} |
| quantum dot {n} (fluorescent nanoparticle) | :: point quantique |
| quantum entanglement {n} (quantum mechanical phenomenon) | :: intrication quantique {f}, enchevêtrement quantique {m} |
| quantum leap {n} /ˈkwɒntəm liːp/ (electron's state of change) | :: saut quantique {m} |
| quantum logic {n} (a form of non-classical logic) | :: logique quantique {f} |
| quantum mechanics {n} (branch of physics) | :: mécanique quantique {f} |
| quantum physics {n} (quantum mechanics) | :: physique quantique |
| quantum teleportation {n} (instantaneous transference of a quantum state) | :: téléportation quantique {f} |
| quantum theory {n} (quantum mechanics) SEE: quantum mechanics | :: |
| quantum theory {n} (theory) | :: théorie des quanta {f} |
| Quaoar {prop} /ˈkwɑːwɑɹ/ | :: Quaoar |
| quarantine {n} /ˈkwɒɹ.ən.tiːn/ (sanitary measure isolating infected people) | :: quarantaine {f} |
| quarantine {n} (any rigorous measure of isolation) | :: quarantaine {f} |
| quarantine {n} | :: quarantaine {f} |
| quarantine {v} (to retain in obligatory isolation or separation as a sanitary prevention) | :: mettre en quarantaine |
| quarantine flag {n} (yellow flag) | :: drapeau jaune {m} |
| quark {n} /kwɑːk/ ((physics) In the Standard Model, an elementary subatomic particle which forms matter) | :: quark {m} |
| quark {n} (soft creamy cheese) | :: fromage blanc {m}, caillé {m}, faisselle {f}, [Belgium] maquée, quark {m} |
| quarkonium {n} (meson) | :: quarkonium {m} |
| quarrel {n} /ˈkwɔɹəl/ (verbal dispute or heated argument) | :: querelle {f}, dispute {f} |
| quarrel {v} (to contend, argue strongly, squabble) | :: se disputer, se quereller |
| quarrel {n} (square-headed arrow for a crossbow) | :: carreau {m} |
| quarrelsome {adj} (given to quarreling) | :: querelleux {m}, querelleur {m} |
| quarry {n} /ˈkwɒɹi/ (site for mining stone) | :: carrière {f} |
| quarry {n} (animal which is hunted) | :: proie {f} |
| quart {n} /kwɔːt/ (a unit of liquid capacity) | :: pinte {f} |
| quarter {n} /ˈk(w)ɔːtə/ (one of four equal parts) | :: quart {m}, quartier |
| quarter {n} (coin worth 25 cents) | :: pièce de vingt-cinq cents {f} , quarter {m} |
| quarter {n} (period of three months) | :: trimestre {m} |
| quarter {n} (section of a town) | :: quartier {m} |
| quarter {n} (part on either side of a horse's hoof between toe and heel) | :: quartier {m} |
| quarterback {n} (American football passing back) | :: quart-arrière {m}, quarterback {m} |
| quarter bottle {n} (piccolo) SEE: piccolo | :: |
| quarter-century {n} (period of twenty-five years) | :: quart de siècle |
| quarterdeck {n} (aft part of the upper deck) | :: demi-dunette {f} |
| quarter-final {n} (quarter-final) SEE: quarterfinal | :: |
| quarterfinal {n} (competition in a tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals) | :: quart de finale {m} |
| quarterfinalist {n} (quarterfinal participant) | :: quart-de-finaliste |
| quarter-hour {n} (quarter-hour) SEE: quarter of an hour | :: |
| quarterly {adj} (occurring once every quarter year) | :: trimestriel |
| quarterly {adj} (divided into four parts crosswise) | :: écartelé |
| quarterly {adv} (once every quarter year) | :: trimestriellement |
| quartermaster {n} (officer responsible for supplies) | :: quartier-maître {m} |
| quarter note {n} (quarter note) SEE: crotchet | :: |
| quarter of an hour {n} (fifteen minutes) | :: quart d'heure {m} |
| quartet {n} (music composition in four parts) | :: quatuor {m}, quartette {m} |
| quartet {n} (four musicians who perform a piece of music together) | :: quatuor {m}, quartette {m} |
| quartet {n} (group of four) | :: quatuor {m}, quadrille {m} |
| quartile {n} /ˈkwɔː(ɹ)taɪl/ (any of the three points) | :: quartile {m} |
| quartile {n} (any of the four groups) | :: quartile {m} |
| quartz {n} /kwɔːts/ (mineral) | :: quartz {m}, cristal de roche {m} |
| quartzite {n} /ˈkwɔːtˌsaɪt/ (metamorphic rock) | :: quartzite {m} |
| quasar {n} /ˈkweɪ.zɑɹ/ (An extragalactic object) | :: quasar {m} |
| quash {v} /kwɑʃ/ (to void or suppress (a subpoena, decision)) | :: supprimer, annuler |
| quasiparticle {n} (entity that has some characteristics of a distinct particle) | :: quasi-particule {f}, quasiparticule {f} |
| quaternary {adj} /ˈkwɑːtɚˌnɛəɹi/ (of fourth rank or order) | :: d'ordre quatre, quaternaire {m} {f} |
| quaternary {adj} (of mathematical expressions) | :: d'ordre quatre |
| Quaternary {prop} (geological period) | :: quaternaire {m} |
| quaternion {n} /kwəˈtəːni.ən/ (a four-dimensional hypercomplex number) | :: quaternion {m} |
| quatrain {n} /ˈkwɒt.ɹeɪn/ (a stanza of four lines) | :: quatrain {m} |
| quatrayle {n} (ancestor) | :: quadrisaïeul {m}, arrière-arrière-arrière-grand-père {m} |
| quatrefoil {n} (shape) | :: quatrefeuille {f} |
| quattuortrigintillion {num} (10105) | :: septendecilliard |
| quattuorvigintillion {num} (1075) | :: duodécilliard |
| quaver {n} /ˈkweɪvə(ɹ)/ ((music) an eighth note) | :: croche {f} |
| quay {n} /ki/ (structure for loading and unloading vessels) | :: quai {m} |
| qubit {n} /ˈkjubɪt/ (quantum bit) | :: qubit {m} |
| queasy {adj} /ˈkwiː.zi/ (experiencing or causing nausea or uneasiness) | :: nauséeux {m} |
| Quebec {prop} /kwɪˈbɛk/ (province) | :: Québec {m} |
| Quebec {prop} (city) | :: Québec {m} |
| Quebec City {prop} (capital of the province of Quebec) | :: Ville de Québec, Québec |
| Quebecer {n} (native or inhabitant of Quebec) | :: Québécois {m}, Québecois {m} [obsolete] |
| Quebecism {n} (Quality of belonging to or being characteristic of Quebec) | :: québécisme |
| Quebecism {n} (Allegiance to Quebec) | :: québécisme |
| Quebecism {n} (word or phrase of Quebec) | :: québécisme |
| Quebecois {prop} (Quebecois French) | :: français québécois {m}, français du Québec {m} |
| Quechua {prop} /ˈkɛtʃwə/ (language) | :: quechua {m} |
| Quechuan {adj} (of or pertaining to the Quechua people or language) | :: quechua, kechua |
| queef {n} /kwiːf/ (an emission of air from the vagina) | :: pet vaginal {m} |
| queen {n} /kwiːn/ (female monarch) | :: reine {f} |
| queen {n} (wife of a king) | :: reine {f} |
| queen {n} (chess piece) | :: dame {f} |
| queen {n} (playing card) | :: reine {f}, dame |
| queen {n} (slang: male homosexual) | :: folle {f} |
| queen {n} (reproductive female animal in a hive) | :: reine {f} |
| queen {n} (adult female cat) | :: chatte {f} |
| Queen Anne's lace {n} (Anthriscus sylvestris) SEE: cow parsley | :: |
| queen bee {n} (reproductive female bee) | :: reine (des abeilles) {f} |
| Queen Charlotte Islands {prop} (archipelago off coast of British Columbia) | :: Îles de la Reine-Charlotte |
| queen mother {n} (widowed queen consort whose son or daughter from that marriage is the reigning monarch) | :: reine mère {f} |
| queen of beasts {n} (the lioness) | :: reine des animaux {f} |
| queen of diamonds {n} (playing card) | :: dame de carreau |
| queen of hearts {n} (playing card) | :: dame de cœur |
| queen of spades {n} /kwiːn.əv.speɪdz/ (playing card) | :: dame de piques {f} |
| Queen's Counsel {n} | :: conseiller de la Reine |
| Queensland {prop} /ˈkwiːnzlənd/ (Australian state) | :: Queensland {m} |
| queer {adj} /kwɪɹ/ (weird, odd, different) | :: étrange, bizarre |
| queer {adj} (slightly unwell) | :: mal fichu (to feel queer se sentir mal fichu) |
| queer {adj} (slang: homosexual) | :: gay [inoffensive], pédé [highly offensive] |
| queer {v} | :: obstruer, saboter |
| queer {n} (slang: homosexual) SEE: fag | :: |
| queer duck {n} (strange bird) SEE: strange bird | :: |
| quefrency {n} /ˈkwiːfɹənsi/ (inverse of distance between lines in a Fourier transform) | :: quéfrence {f} |
| quell {n} (transitive: to take the life of; to kill) SEE: kill | :: |
| quell {n} /kwɛl/ (transitive: to subdue, put down) | :: réprimer |
| quench {v} /kwɛnt͡ʃ/ (to satisfy thirst) | :: apaiser, étancher, rassasier |
| quench {v} (to extinguish or put out) | :: éteindre |
| quench {v} (to cool rapidly by immersion) | :: tremper |
| quenelle {n} /kəˈnɛl/ (dumpling) | :: quenelle {f} |
| Quentin {prop} /ˈkwɛntɪn/ (male given name) | :: Quentin {m} |
| Quenya {prop} /ˈkwɛnjə/ (constructed language) | :: quenya {m} |
| quern {n} /kwɝn/ (mill) | :: moulin à bras {m} |
| query {n} /ˈkwɪə.ɹi/ (question or inquiry) | :: question {f} |
| query {n} (computing: set of instructions passed to a database) | :: requête {f} |
| query language {n} (computer language) | :: langage de requête {m} |
| quest {n} /kwɛst/ (journey or effort in pursuit of a goal) | :: quête {f} |
| question {n} (talk; conversation; speech) SEE: talk | :: |
| question {n} /ˈkwɛʃtən/ (sentence, phrase or word) | :: question {f} |
| question {n} (subject or topic) | :: question {f} |
| question {n} (doubt or challenge) | :: doute {m} |
| question {n} (proposal to a meeting as a topic for discussion and vote) | :: motion {f} |
| question {v} (ask questions of) | :: questionner, interroger |
| question {v} (raise doubts about) | :: mettre en doute, douter de, mettre en question, remettre en question |
| questionable {adj} /ˈkwɛst͡ʃənəbl̩/ (problematic; open to doubt or challenge) | :: discutable |
| questionable {adj} (of dubious respectability or morality) | :: douteux |
| questionary {n} (questionnaire) SEE: questionnaire | :: |
| questioner {n} (interrogator) SEE: interrogator | :: |
| question mark {n} /ˈkwɛstʃ(ə)n ˌmɑːk/ (punctuation mark) | :: point d'interrogation {m} |
| question mark {n} (Polygonia interrogationis) | :: polygone à queue violacée {m} |
| questionnaire {n} /ˌkwɛs.t͡ʃəˈnɛ͡ɹ/ (form containing a list of questions) | :: questionnaire {m}, enquête {f} |
| question the question {v} (to ask that a proposed question's presuppositions be explicitly justified) | :: mettre en question la question, remettre en question la question, mettre en doute la question, remettre en cause la question |
| quetzal {n} /ˈkɛt.səl/ (quetzal bird) | :: quetzal {m}, couroucou royal {m} |
| quetzal {n} (monetary unit) | :: quetzal {m} |
| queue {n} /kjuː/ ((heraldry) animal's tail) | :: queue {f} |
| queue {n} (hairstyle) | :: natte {f} |
| queue {n} (line of people) | :: file, queue {f} |
| queue {n} (waiting list) | :: file {f} |
| queue {n} (data structure) | :: file {f} |
| queue {v} (put oneself at the end of a queue) | :: faire la queue |
| queue {v} (arrange into a queue) | :: faire la queue, se mettre en ligne |
| queue-jumper {n} (one who jumps the queue) | :: resquilleur {m} |
| Quezon City {prop} /kɛˈzɒn ˈsɪ.ti/ (city in Metro Manila, Philippines) | :: Quezón City |
| quibble {n} /ˈkwɪbəl/ (a trivial or minor complaint, objection or argument) | :: argutie {f} |
| quibble {v} (to complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner) | :: chicaner, ergoter, chinoiser, chipoter, pinailler |
| quiche {n} /kiːʃ/ (a kind of pie) | :: quiche {f} |
| quick {adj} /kwɪk/ (moving with speed) | :: rapide |
| quick {adj} (alive) | :: animé, vivant |
| quick-and-dirty {adj} (hasty, approximate, temporarily adequate) | :: quick-and-dirty |
| quick buck {n} (easy money) | :: argent facile {m} [easy money] |
| quickie {n} /ˈkwɪki/ (brief sexual encounter) | :: petite vite {f} |
| quicklime {n} (calcium oxide) | :: chaux vive {f} |
| quickly {adv} /ˈkwɪkli/ (rapidly, fast) | :: rapidement, vite |
| quickness {n} (rapidity of movement or activity) | :: rapidité {f} |
| quickness {n} (dexterity) SEE: dexterity | :: |
| quicksand {n} (type of sand) | :: sables mouvants {m-p} |
| quicksilver {n} /ˈkwɪkˌsɪlvɚ/ (mercury) | :: vif-argent {m} |
| Quidditch {n} /ˈkwɪdɪtʃ/ (fictitious ball game) | :: quidditch {m} |
| quiddity {n} /ˈkwɪdɪti/ (essence) | :: essence {f}, quiddité {f} |
| quiddity {n} (eccentricity) | :: excentricité {f} |
| quiddity {n} (trifle) | :: bagatelle {f}, broutille {f} |
| quid pro quo {n} /ˌkwɪd.pɹoʊˈkwoʊ/ (something understood as another) | :: quiproquo {m} |
| quid pro quo {n} | :: contrepartie {f}, donnant donnant, on ne donne rien pour rien, quid pro quo |
| quiescent {adj} /ˈkwaɪ̯.ɛsn̩t/ (Inactive, at rest, quiet) | :: calme, tranquille, quiescent |
| quiet {adj} /ˈkwaɪ.ɪt/ (with little sound) | :: calme, silencieux |
| quiet {adj} (having little motion) | :: tranquille, calme, paisible |
| quiet {adj} (not busy) | :: calme |
| quiet {adj} (not talking) | :: silencieux, discret |
| quiet {v} (to become quiet) | :: s'apaiser, se calmer, se taire, se tranquilliser |
| quiet {v} (to cause someone to become quiet) | :: apaiser, calmer |
| quiet down {v} (make someone or something become quieter) | :: taire |
| quieten {v} /ˈkwaɪ.ə.tən/ (to make quiet) | :: apaiser |
| quieten {v} (to become quiet) | :: se calmer |
| quietism {n} (form of mysticism) | :: quiétisme {m} |
| quietist {n} /ˈkwʌɪətɪst/ (a mystic who follows quietism) | :: quiétiste {m} {f} |
| quietly {adv} /ˈkwaɪ.ɪt.li/ (in a quiet manner) | :: paisablement, tranquillement |
| quill {n} (music: plectrum) SEE: plectrum | :: |
| quill {n} /kwɪl/ (lower shaft of a feather) | :: plume {f} |
| quill {n} (pen made of feather) | :: plume {f} |
| quill {n} (needle-like structure that grows on the skin) | :: piquant {m}, épine {f} |
| quillwort {n} (any plant of the family Isoetaceae) | :: isoète {m} |
| quilt {n} /kwɪlt/ (bed covering) | :: édredon {m}, couette {f} |
| quilt {v} (to construct a quilt) | :: matelasser, ouater |
| quilted {adj} (having the characteristics of a quilt) | :: matelassé, rembourré |
| quilted {adj} (having the characteristics that approximate a quilt) | :: matelassé |
| quince {n} /kwɪns/ (fruit) | :: coing |
| quince {n} (tree) | :: cognassier {m} |
| quinceañera {n} /ˌkɪnseɪ.ənˈjɛɹə/ (in Mexico, fifteenth birthday celebration for a young woman) | :: fête des quinze ans {f}, quinceañera {f} |
| quince cheese {n} (confection) | :: pâte de coing {f}, cotignac {m} |
| quincunx {n} (coin) SEE: coin | :: |
| quincunx {n} /ˈkwɪŋkʌŋks/ (arrangement of five units) | :: quinconce {m} |
| quinidine {n} (isomer of quinine) | :: quinidine {f} |
| quinine {n} /ˈkwɪniːn/ (alkaloid used to treat malaria) | :: quinine {f} |
| quinoa {n} /ˈkinˌwɑ/ (Chenopodium quinoa) | :: quinoa |
| quinquagenarian {adj} (being between the age of 50 and 59) | :: quinquagénaire |
| quinquagenarian {n} (One who is between the age of 50 and 59) | :: quinquagénaire |
| Quinquagesima {n} (a Sunday in the Christian calendar) | :: Quinquagésime {f} |
| quinquangle {n} (pentagon) SEE: pentagon | :: |
| quinquennial {adj} /kwɪŋˈkwɛ.ni.əl/ (that happens every five years) | :: quinquennal |
| quinquennium {n} (period of time five years long) | :: quinquennat {m} |
| quintal {n} (hundredweight) SEE: hundredweight | :: |
| quintal {n} /ˈkwɪntəl/ (one hundred kilograms) | :: quintal {m} |
| quintessence {n} /kwɪn.ˈtɛs.əns/ (most perfect example of its type) | :: quintessence {f} |
| quintessential {adj} /ˌkwɪnt.əˈsɛn.ʃəl/ (of the nature of a quintessence) | :: quintessentiel |
| quintet {n} /kwɪnˈtɛt/ ((music) a composition in five parts) | :: quintette {m} |
| quintet {n} ((music) a group of five musicians) | :: quintette {m} |
| quintillion {num} (a billion billion, 1018, see also: trillion) | :: trillion {m}, milliard de milliards {m} |
| quintillion {num} (a million quadrillion, 1030, see also: nonillion) | :: quintillion {m} |
| quintillion {n} (any very large number) | :: milliard {m}, milliards {m-p}, million {m}, millions {m-p} |
| quintrigintillion {num} (10108) | :: octodecillion |
| quintuple {n} (a fivefold amount) | :: quintuple |
| quintuple {v} (multiply by five) | :: quintupler |
| quintuple {v} | :: quintupler |
| quintuple {adj} (fivefold) SEE: fivefold | :: |
| quintuplet {n} (one of a group of five babies born from the same mother during the same birth) | :: quintuplé |
| quinvigintillion {num} (1078, see also: tredecillion) | :: tredecillion |
| quip {n} /kwɪp/ (smart, sarcastic turn or jest) | :: pique {f} |
| quip {v} (to make a quip) | :: blaguer, plaisanter |
| quire {n} /ˈkwaɪ.ə(ɹ)/ (one-twentieth of a ream) | :: cahier {m} |
| quire {n} (set of leaves) | :: cahier {m} |
| Quirinal Hill {prop} (one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built) | :: Quirinal |
| quirk {n} /kwɜːk/ (idiosyncrasy) | :: bizarrerie {f}, excentricité {m}, maniérisme {m} |
| quirky {adj} (given to quirks or idiosyncrasies) | :: excentrique, original, cocasse |
| quisling {n} /ˈkwɪz.lɪŋ/ (traitor) | :: quisling {m}, collabo {m} {f} |
| quit {adj} /kwɪt/ (to leave) | :: quitter |
| quit {adj} (to give up, stop doing something) | :: arrêter, abandonner |
| quitch {n} (couch grass) SEE: couch grass | :: |
| quite {adv} /kwaɪt/ (to the greatest extent; completely) | :: tout à fait, complètement |
| quite {adv} (in a fully justified sense; truly) | :: vraiment |
| quite {adv} (to a moderate extent) | :: assez |
| quite a few {determiner} (indefinite and somewhat large number) | :: pas mal de |
| Quito {prop} /ˈkitoʊ/ (capital of Ecuador) | :: Quito {m} |
| quits {adj} /kwɪts/ (on equal monetary terms) | :: quitte |
| quiver {n} /ˈkwɪvə/ (arrow container) | :: carquois {m} |
| quiver {n} (shaking or moving with a slight trembling motion) | :: tremblement, frisson, frémissement (of a person, of a voice) |
| quiver {v} (shake or move with slight and tremulous motion) | :: frémir |
| quixotic {adj} /kwɪkˈsɑtɪk/ (possessing or acting with the desire to do noble and romantic deeds, without thought of realism and practicality) | :: quichottesque |
| quiz {n} /kwɪz/ (competition in the answering of questions) | :: quiz {m} |
| qulliq {n} (lamp) | :: qulliq {m} |
| quod erat demonstrandum {phrase} | :: ce qu’il fallait démontrer |
| quoll {n} /ˈkwɒl/ (carnivorous marsupial of the genus Dasyurus) | :: dasyure {m}, chat marsupial {m} |
| quorum {n} /ˈkwɔːɹ.əm/ (minimum number of members required) | :: quorum {m} |
| quota {n} /ˈkwoʊtə/ (form of protectionism) | :: quota {m} |
| quotation {n} /kwoʊˈteɪʃən/ (fragment of a human expression) | :: citation {f} |
| quotation {n} (act of naming a price; price that has been quoted) | :: devis {m}, cotation {f} |
| quotation mark {n} (quotation marks) SEE: quotation marks | :: |
| quotation marks {n} /kwəʊˈteɪʃən mɑːks/ (Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.) | :: guillemet {m} [« ◌ »], (or in Switzerland) [«◌»] |
| quote {n} /kwəʊt/ (a statement attributed to someone) | :: citation {f} |
| quote {n} (a quotation mark) | :: guillemet {m} |
| quote {n} (a summary of work to be done with a set price) | :: devis {m}, cotation {f} |
| quote {v} (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) | :: citer |
| quote {v} (to prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price) | :: [colloquial] deviser, coter |
| quote {v} (to name the current price) | :: coter |
| quote {v} (to indicate the start of a quotation) | :: ouvrir les guillemets |
| quote unquote {adj} (Emphasize the following word or phrase for irony) | :: entre guillemets, soi-disant |
| quotidian {adj} /kwɵˈtɪdɪən/ (daily) | :: quotidien {m}, quotidienne {f} |
| quotidian {adj} (common, mundane) | :: ordinaire, commun, passe-partout |
| quotidian {n} (quotidian, daily things) | :: banalité {f}, quotidien {m} |
| quotient {n} /ˈkwoʊʃənt/ (number resulting from division) | :: quotient {m} |
| quotient ring {n} (ring whose elements are the cosets of an ideal) | :: anneau quotient {m} |
| Qur'an {prop} /kəˈɹɑn/ (the Islamic holy book) | :: le Coran {m} |
| Qur'an {n} (a copy of the Qur'an) | :: coran {m} |
| Qur'anic {adj} (relating to the Quran) | :: coranique |
| Quranism {n} (Islam that rejects the role of the hadith) | :: coranisme {m} |
| qutrit {n} (quantum trit) | :: qutrit {m} |