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vacancy {n} /ˈveɪkənsi/ (unoccupied position) :: vacance {f}
vacancy {n} (available room) :: chambre libre {f}
vacant {adj} /ˈveɪkənt/ (not occupied) :: vide
vacant {adj} (showing no intelligence or interest) :: niais {m}
vacant lot {n} (unused land) :: terrain vague
vacate {v} :: vider, évacuer
vacation {n} /veɪˈkeɪʃən/ (freedom from some business or activity) :: vacances {f} {p}
vacation {n} (official holiday period) :: vacances {f} {p}
vacation {n} (holiday, period of leisure time) :: vacances {f} {p}
vacation {v} (to spend or take a vacation) :: aller en vacances
vacationer {n} (someone who is on vacation) SEE: holiday-maker ::
vaccinate {v} /ˈvæksɪneɪt/ (treat with a vaccine) :: vacciner
vaccination {n} /ˌvæk.sɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ (inoculation with a vaccine) :: vaccination {f}
vaccine {n} /vækˈsiːn/ (substance meant to stimulate production of antibodies) :: vaccin {m}
vachery {n} (cattle enclosure) :: vacherie {f}
vacillate {v} /ˈvæ.sə.leɪt/ (to sway unsteadily from one side to the other) :: vaciller
vacillate {v} (to swing from one course of action or opinion to another) :: hésiter
vacuity {n} /væˈkjuːɪtɪ/ (emptiness) :: vacuité {f}
vacuity {n} (vacuum) :: vacuité {f}
vacuüm {n} (vacuum) SEE: vacuum ::
vacuole {n} /ˈvækjʊˌəʊl/ (large membrane-bound vesicle) :: vacuole {f}
vacuous {adj} /ˈvækju.əs/ (lacking meaningful content) :: niais
vacuous {adj} (showing a lack of thought) :: niais {m}
vacuum {n} /ˈvæ.kjuːm/ (region of space that contains no matter) :: vide {m}, vacuum {m}
vacuum {v} (transitive: to clean with a vacuum cleaner) :: passer l'aspirateur
vacuum {v} (intransitive: to use a vacuum cleaner) :: passer l'aspirateur
vacuum {n} (vacuum cleaner) SEE: vacuum cleaner ::
vacuum-clean {v} (to clean with a vacuum cleaner) :: passer l'aspirateur
vacuum cleaner {n} (machine for cleaning) :: aspirateur {m}, balayeuse {f} [Quebec]
vacuum flask {n} (a bottle, flask or similar vessel having a vacuum between its inner and outer silvered walls) SEE: thermos ::
vacuum gauge {n} (vacuum gauge) :: vacuomètre {m}
vacuum tube {n} (electrical device) :: tube électronique {m}, tube à vide {m}
vade mecum {n} (referential book) :: vade-mecum
vade mecum {n} :: vade-mecum {m}
Vadodara {prop} (city in India) :: Vadodara
Vaduz {prop} /vəˈduːts/ (capital of Liechtenstein) :: Vaduz {m}
vagabond {n} /ˈvæɡ.ə.bɒnd/ (a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time) :: vagabond {m}, vagabonde {f}
vagabond {n} (a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person) :: vagabond {m}, vagabonde {f}
vagal {adj} /ˈveɪɡəl/ (of or relating to the vagus nerve) :: vagal
vagary {n} /vəˈɡɛɹi/ (An erratic, unpredictable occurrence or action) :: extravagance {f}
vagary {n} (An impulsive or illogical desire; a caprice) :: caprice {m}
vagina {n} /vəˈdʒaɪnə/ (anatomical sense) :: vagin {m}
vagina {n} (vulva) SEE: vulva ::
vaginal {adj} /ˈvædʒɪnəl/ (of the vagina) :: vaginal
vaginal flatulence {n} (emission or expulsion of air from the vagina) :: pet vaginal {m}
vaginally {adv} (via the vagina) :: vaginalement
vaginal ring {n} (contraception device) :: anneau vaginal {m}
vaginismus {n} /vadʒɪˈnɪzməs/ (muscular contraction) :: vaginisme {m}
vaginitis {n} (inflammation of the vagina) :: vaginite {f}
vaginoplasty {n} (surgical procedure) :: vaginoplastie {f}
vaginosis {n} (infection of the vagina) :: vaginose {f}
vagrancy {n} /ˈveɪɡɹənsɪ/ (being a vagrant) :: vagabondage {m}
vagrant {n} /ˈveɪ.ɡɹənt/ (person without a home or job) :: vagabond {m}, vagabonde {f}
vagrant {n} (wanderer) :: vagabond {m}, vagabonde {f}
vagrant {n} (ornithology: bird outside of its range) :: erratique
vague {adj} /veɪɡ/ (not clearly expressed) :: vague
vague {adj} :: vague
vaguely {adv} /ˈveɪɡli/ (in a vague manner) :: vaguement
vaguery {n} (vagaries) SEE: vagary ::
vagus nerve {n} (cranial nerve) :: nerf vague {m}
vain {adj} /veɪn/ (overly proud of one's appearance) :: vaniteux.
vain {adj} (based on very little substance) :: frivole
vain {adj} (pointless, futile) :: vain, futile
vainglorious {adj} /ˌveɪnˈɡlɔː.ɹi.əs/ (with excessive vanity or unwarranted pride) :: orgueilleux, vaniteux, fanfaron
vainglory {n} (boastful, unwarranted pride) :: gloriole {f}
vainglory {n} (a regarding of oneself with undue favor) :: vaine gloire {f}
vair {n} /vɛə/ (heraldic fur) :: vair {m}
Valais {prop} (A canton) :: Valais
Val-de-Marne {prop} (department of France) :: Val-de-Marne {m}
Val-d'Oise {prop} (department of France) :: Val-d'Oise {m}
Val-d'Or {prop} :: Val-d'Or
vale {n} /veɪl/ (valley) :: val {m}
valediction {n} /ˌvæl.əˈdɪk.ʃən/ (speech) :: discours d'adieu
valediction {n} (act) :: adieux
valediction {n} (word or phrase upon leaving) :: adieu, salut, à la prochaine, chao
valediction {n} (word or phrase to end a message) :: formule de politesse
valedictorian {n} /vælədɪkˈtɔɹɪən/ (no 1 student) :: major {m}
valence {n} /ˈveɪləns/ (chemistry: combining capacity) :: valence {f}
valence {n} (chemistry: number of binding sites of a molecule) :: valence {f}
valence {n} (linguistics: number of arguments that a verb can have) :: valence {f}
valence {n} :: valence {f}
Valence {prop} (commune in southeastern France) :: Valence
Valencia {prop} /vəˈlɛnsi.ə/ (capital of the Valencian Community) :: Valence {f}
Valencia {prop} (city in Venezuela) :: Valencia {f}
Valencian {adj} /vəˈlɛnsi.ən/ (from or relating to Valencia) :: valencien {m}
Valencian {n} (inhabitant of Valencia) :: Valencien {m}, Valencienne {f}, Valençais {m} [old], Valençois {m} [old]
Valencian {prop} (variety of Catalan) :: valencien {m}; valencien {m}
Valencian Community {prop} (autonomous community in Spain) :: Communauté valencienne {f}, Valence {f}
valenki {n} (winter felt boots) :: valenki {p}
Valens {prop} (a Roman cognomen) :: Valens
Valentina {prop} (female given name) :: Valentine {f}
valentine {n} /ˈvaləntaɪn/ (an expression of affection, especially romantic) :: valentine [old word; used only for cards or envelopes]
valentine {n} (a person to whom you give, or from whom you receive, a valentine, on February 14th) :: Valentine
Valentine {n} /ˈvæləntaɪn/ (male given name) :: Valentin {m}
Valentine {n} (female given name) SEE: Valentina ::
Valentine's Day {prop} (Saint Valentine's Day) SEE: Saint Valentine's Day ::
Valentinian {prop} (a Roman cognomen) :: Valentinien
Vale of Kashmir {prop} (Kashmir Valley) SEE: Kashmir Valley ::
vale of tears {n} /ˈveɪl əv ˈtɪəz/ (the world as the place where difficulties and the sorrows of life are felt) :: vallée de misère {f}
Vale of Tempe {prop} (ancient name of a gorge in Thessaly) :: vallée de Tempé {f}
valerian {n} /vəˈlɪəɹɪən/ (Valeriana officinalis) :: valériane {f}
Valerian {prop} (a Roman cognomen) :: Valérien
valeric acid {n} (CH3(CH2)3COOH) :: acide valérique {m}
Valerie {prop} (female given name) :: Valérie
Valerius {prop} (male given name) :: Valéry
valet {n} /ˈvæleɪ/ (a man's personal male attendant) :: valet {m}, valet de chambre {m}, majordome {m}
valet {n} (a female performer in professional wrestling) :: valet
valet {n} (a female chaperone who accompanies a man) :: chaperon {m}, duègne {f}
valet {n} (a hotel employee performing such duties for guests) :: valet {m}
valet {n} (a person employed to clean or park cars) :: valet {m}, voiturier {m}
valet-de-chambre {n} (valet) SEE: valet ::
valetudinarian {adj} /ˌvæ.ləˌtuː.dəˈnɛ.ɹi.ən/ (of infirm health; sickly) :: valétudinaire
valetudinarian {n} (person obsessed with their health) :: hypocondriaque {m}
Valetudo {prop} (in Roman mythology) :: Valétudo {f}
Valetudo {prop} (satellite of Jupiter) :: Valétudo {f}
Valhalla {prop} /vælˈhælə/ (in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle) :: Walhalla {m}, walhalla {m}, Valhalla {m}, valhalla {m}, Valhalle {f}
valiance {n} (quality of being valiant) :: vaillance {f}
valiant {adj} /ˈvæljənt/ (showing courage or determination) :: vaillant, preux
valid {adj} (acceptable, proper or correct) :: valide
valid {adj} (related to the current topic) SEE: relevant ::
validate {v} (to check the validity of) :: valider, justifier
validation {n} /ˌvæl.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/ (the act of validating something) :: validation {f}
validator {n} (one who validates) :: cachet {m}, validateur {m}
validator {n} (something that validates) :: validateur {m}
validity {n} (the state of being valid, authentic or genuine) :: validité
valine {n} (essential amino acid C5H11NO2) :: valine {f}
valise {n} (a piece of hand luggage such as a suitcase) SEE: suitcase ::
valkyrie {n} /ˈvælˌkɪ.ɹi/ (any of the female attendants, or handmaidens of Odin) :: valkyrie {f}
Valle d'Aosta {prop} /ˌvaleɪ dɑːˈɒstə/ (region of northwestern Italy) :: Vallée d'Aoste {f}, [unofficially] Val d'Aoste {m}
Valletta {prop} /vəˈlɛtə/ (capital of Malta) :: La Valette {f}
valley {n} /ˈvæli/ (elongated depression between hills or mountains) :: vallée {f}
Valley of the Kings {prop} (Egyptian valley known for its tombs) :: Vallée des rois {f}
Valley of the Sun {prop} (Term for the Phoenix metropolitan area) :: Vallée du soleil {f}
valor {n} (value, worth) SEE: value ::
valor {n} (strength of mind in regard to danger) SEE: valour ::
valour {n} (value) SEE: value ::
valour {n} /ˈvælɚ/ (strength of mind in regard to danger) :: héroïsme {m}, courage {m}
Valparaiso {prop} (city) :: Valparaíso
valuable {adj} /ˈvæljuəbl̩/ (having a great value) :: précieux
valuable {n} (personal possession of relatively great monetary value) :: valeur
value {n} /ˈvæljuː/ (quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable) :: valeur {f}
value {n} (degree of importance given to something) :: valeur {m}
value {n} (amount (of money, goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else) :: valeur {f}
value {n} (relative duration of a musical note) :: valeur {f}
value {n} (numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed) :: valeur {f}
value {n} (ideal accepted by some individual or group) :: valeur {f}
value {v} (to estimate the value of) :: évaluer
value {v} (to fix or determine the value of) :: valoriser
value added {n} (amount) :: valeur ajoutée {f}
value added tax {n} (tax levied on added value of an exchange) :: taxe sur la valeur ajoutée {f}, TVA {f}
value judgment {n} (judgment) :: jugement de valeur {m}
value system {n} (hierarchy of values) :: système de valeurs
valve {n} /ˈvælv/ (device that controls flow of gas or fluid) :: clapet {m}, soupape {f}
valve {n} (device in an internal combustion engine) :: soupape {f}
valve {n} (in anatomy) :: valvule {f}
valve {n} (vacuum tube) SEE: vacuum tube ::
vamoose {v} (to run away, to flee) :: tracer [slang], bouger [slang], se barrer [slang], se casser [slang], se tirer [slang], dégager [slang]
vamoose {v} (to hurry) :: tracer [slang], bouger [slang], grouiller [slang], se magner [slang]
vamp {v} (to seduce or exploit someone) SEE: exploit ::
vamp {n} /væmp/ (seductive woman) :: vamp {f}
vampire {n} /ˈvæm.paɪ.ə(ɹ)/ (mythological creature) :: vampire {m}
vampire {n} (bat) :: chauve-souris vampire {f}
vampire bat {n} (bat of the subfamily Desmodontinae) :: chauve-souris vampire {f}
vampiress {n} (female vampire) :: vampiresse {f}
vampiric {adj} (vampiric) :: vampirique {m} {f}
vampirism {n} (extortion) SEE: extortion ::
vampirization {n} (the act of turning someone into a vampire) :: vampirisation {f}
vampirize {v} (to make into a vampire) :: vampiriser, vampirer
van {n} /væn/ (a covered vehicle) :: fourgon {m}, fourgonnette {f}, camionnette {f}
vanadinite {n} (mineral) :: vanadinite
vanadium {n} /vəˈneɪdi.əm/ (chemical element) :: vanadium {m}
Vancouver {prop} /væŋˈkuː.vɚ/ (city) :: Vancouver
Vancouver Island {prop} (island off coast of British Columbia) :: Île de Vancouver
Vancouverite {n} (native or resident of Vancouver) :: Vancouvérois, Vancouverois {m} [less frequent]
vandal {n} /ˈvændəl/ (person who destroys or damages property) :: vandale {m}
Vandal {n} (member of an ancient east Germanic tribe) :: Vandale {m}
Vandal {adj} (of or relating to the Vandals) SEE: Vandalic ::
Vandalic {adj} /vænˈdælɪk/ (of or pertaining to the Vandals) :: vandale {m} {f}
vandalise {v} (to needlessly destroy) :: vandaliser
vandalism {n} /ˈvændəlɪzm̩/ (needless damage or destruction of property) :: vandalisme {m}
vandalize {v} (vandalise) SEE: vandalise ::
vane {n} /veɪn/ (curved surface radially mounted along an axis) :: pale {f}
vane {n} (weather vane) SEE: weather vane ::
Vanessa {prop} /vəˈnɛsə/ (female given name) :: Vanessa
vanguard {n} /ˈvænˌɡɑɹd/ (leading units of an army) :: avant-garde {f}
vanguard {n} (forefront of any group or movement) :: avant-garde {f}
vanilla {n} /vəˈnɪlə/ (orchid) :: vanille {f}
vanilla {n} (fruit) :: vanille {f}
vanilla {n} (natural extract) :: vanille {f}
vanilla {n} (flavor) :: vanille {f}
vanilla {n} (artificial extract) :: vanille {f}
vanilla {adj} (of vanilla) :: de vanille, à la vanille
vanilla essence {n} (vanilla extract) SEE: vanilla extract ::
vanilla extract {n} (liquid used in cooking) :: extrait de vanille {m}
vanillin {n} (primary constituent of vanilla) :: vanilline {f}
vanish {v} /ˈvænɪʃ/ (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) :: disparaître, s'évanouir
vanish {v} (mathematics: to become equal to zero) :: s'annuler
vanishing point {n} (point in perspective drawing) :: point de fuite {m}, point à l’infini {m}
vanishment {n} (disappearance) SEE: disappearance ::
vanity {n} /ˈvæ.nɪ.ti/ (excessive pride) :: vanité {f}
vanity {n} (dressing table) SEE: dressing table ::
vanquish {v} /ˈvæŋkwɪʃ/ (to defeat, to overcome) :: vaincre
vantage {n} /ˈvæntɪd͡ʒ/ (advantage) :: avantage {m}
vantage point {n} /ˈvæntɪd͡ʒ ˌpɔɪ̯nt/ (place or position affording a good view) :: point de vue privilégié {m}
vantage point {n} (point of view) SEE: point of view ::
Vanuatu {prop} /væn.uːˈɑː.tuː/ (Republic of Vanuatu) :: Vanuatu
Vanuatuan {n} (A person from Vanuatu or of Vanuatuan descent) :: Vanouatais {m} [recommended but rare], Vanuatais [most frequent], Vanuatan [less frequent]
Vanuatuan {adj} (Of, from, or pertaining to Vanuatu, the Vanuatuan people or the Vanuatuan language) :: vanuatais
vape {v} /veɪp/ (to inhale the vapor produced by a non-combustible cigarette) :: vapoter
vaper {n} (user of electronic cigarettes) :: vapoteur {m}, vapoteuse {f}
vapid {adj} /ˈvæp.ɪd/ (lifeless, dull, or banal) :: amorphe, inintéressant, insignifiant, niais, gourde, terne, bête, couillon, cucul, cucul-la-praline, mièvre
vapid {adj} (tasteless, bland, or insipid) :: insipide, plat, fade, fadasse
vapidity {n} (state or quality of being vapid) :: fadeur
vaping {n} :: vapotage
vapor {n} /ˈveɪpə/ (the gaseous state of a substance that is normally a solid or liquid) :: vapeur {f}
vapor {n} :: vapeur {f}
vapor {v} (intransitive: to become vapor) SEE: evaporate ::
vapor {v} (transitive: to turn into vapor) SEE: vaporize ::
vaporize {v} (turn into vapour) :: vaporiser
vapor pressure {n} (pressure that a vapor exerts) :: pression de la vapeur {f}
vaporware {n} /ˈveɪpɚwɛɹ/ (An advertised product, whose launch is questionable) :: fumiciel {m}
vapour {n} (vapor) SEE: vapor ::
vapour {n} (steam) SEE: steam ::
vaquita {n} (Phocoena sinus) :: marsouin du Pacifique {m}
vaquita marina {n} (vaquita) SEE: vaquita ::
Var {prop} (département) :: Var {m}
varactor {n} (solid-state diode) :: diode à capacité variable {f}, diode varicap {f}
Varangian {n} /vəˈɹæn.d͡ʒi.ən/ (member of a Scandinavian tribe) :: Varègue {m} {f}
vardapet {n} /ˈvɑːdəpɛt/ (archimandrite in the Armenian Apostolic Church) :: vartabed
varenik {n} (varenyky) SEE: varenyky ::
vareniki {n} (varenyky) SEE: varenyky ::
varenyk {n} (varenyky) SEE: varenyky ::
varenyky {n} /vəˈɹɛniːkiː/ (a kind of dumplings) :: varenyky {m-p}, vareniki {m}
Varese {prop} (province) :: Varèse
Varese {prop} (capital) :: Varèse
variability {n} /ˌvæɹ.i.ə.ˈbɪl.ə.ti (ɪ.ti)/ (state) :: variabilité {f}
variability {n} (degree) :: variabilité
variable {adj} /ˈvæɹ.i.ə.bl̩/ (able to vary) :: variable
variable {adj} (marked by diversity or difference) :: variable
variable {adj} (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value) :: variable {f}
variable {n} (something that is variable) :: variable {f}
variable {n} (something whose value may be dictated or discovered) :: variable {f}, paramètre {m}
variable {n} (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) :: variable {f}, paramètre {m}
variable {n} (mathematics: a symbol representing a variable) :: variable {f}, paramètre {m}
variable {n} (computing: a named mutable piece of storage) :: variable {f}
variable {n} (astronomy: a variable star) SEE: variable star ::
variable antshrike {n} (Thamnophilus caerulescens) :: batara bleuâtre
variable star {n} (star whose brightness varies) :: étoile variable {f}
variadic {adj} /vɛɹiˈædɪk/ (taking a variable number of arguments) :: variadique
variance {n} /ˈvæɹi.ənts/ (second central moment in probability (statistics)) :: variance {f}
variant {adj} (variable) SEE: variable ::
variant {n} /ˈvɛəɹi.ənt/ (something slightly different) :: variante {f}
variation {n} /ˌvɛəɹɪˈeɪʃn̩/ (the act or state of varying) :: variation {f}
variation {n} (related but distinct thing) :: variante {f}
variation {n} (difference between true and magnetic (compass) north) :: déclinaison {f}
variation {n} ((board games) a line of play that differs from the original) :: variante {f}
variation {n} (a musical technique based on an altered repetition of a theme) :: variation {f}
variator {n} (device that can change parameters) :: variateur {m}
varicella {n} (chicken pox) SEE: chicken pox ::
varicose {adj} /ˈvɛɹ.ə.koʊs/ (abnormally swollen) :: variqueux
varicose vein {n} (abnormally swollen or dilated vein) :: varice {f}
varicose vein {n} (medical condition) :: varices {f-p}
varied tit {n} (Sittiparus varius) :: mésange variée {f}
variegated {adj} /ˈveəɹɪəˌɡeɪtɪd/ (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) :: bigarré, multicolore
variety {n} /vəˈɹaɪ.ɪ.ti/ (variation of something) :: variété {f}
variety {n} (state of constant change) :: variété {f}
variety {n} (rank in a taxonomic classification) :: variété {f}
variety {n} (linguistics: term used for a specific form of a language) :: variété {f}
variety is the spice of life {proverb} (variety is what makes life interesting) :: il faut de tout pour faire un monde
variety show {n} (theatrical entertainment) :: émission de variétés {f}
varifocal {adj} (having a variable focal length) :: varifocal
varifocals {n} (spectacles) :: lunettes varifocales {f-p}
variola {n} (smallpox) :: variole {f}
various {adj} /ˈvɛəɹi.əs/ (an eclectic range of) :: divers
varistor {n} /vɛəˈɹɪstə(ɹ)/ (electronic component with variable resistance) :: varistance {f}
varmint {n} (pestering animal) :: nuisible {m}
varmint {n} (person who is obnoxious) :: peste {f}, plaie {f}
varna {n} /ˈvɜːnə/ (caste) :: varna {f}
varnish {n} /ˈvɑː(ɹ)nɪʃ/ (transparent paint) :: vernis {m}
varnish {n} :: vernis
varnish {v} (to apply varnish) :: vernir
varsity {n} (university) SEE: university ::
Varsovian {adj} /vɑː(ɹ)ˈsəʊviən/ (of, from or relating to Warsaw) :: varsovien
Varsovian {n} (someone from Warsaw) :: Varsovien {m}, Varsovienne {f}
Varus {prop} (a Roman cognomen) :: Varus
Varuzhan {prop} /vəˈɹuʒən/ (transliteration of Armenian name) :: Varoujan {m}
vary {v} /ˈvɛəɹi/ :: varier
vary {v} (to institute a change in) SEE: modify ::
vascular {adj} (of, pertaining to or containing vessels) :: vasculaire
vas deferens {n} (vas deferens) :: canal déférent {m}, conduit déférent {m}, spermiducte {m}
vase {n} /veɪs/ (container used mainly for displaying flowers) :: vase {m}
vasectomy {n} /vəˈsɛktəmi/ (male sterilization) :: vasectomie
vaseline {n} (petroleum jelly) :: vaseline {f}
vasoactive {adj} (that causes either constriction or dilation of a blood vessel) :: vasoactif
vasodilation {n} (dilation of the blood vessels) :: vasodilatation {f}
vasodilator {n} (agent that causes dilation of the blood vessels) :: vasodilatateur {m}
vassal {n} /ˈvæsəl/ (grantee of a fief) :: vassal {m}
vassal {n} (servant) :: vassal {m}
vassal {adj} :: vassal {m}
vassal {v} (to treat as a vassal) :: vassaliser
vassal {v} (to subordinate to someone) :: vassaliser
vassal state {n} (state that is subordinate to another) :: État vassal {m}
vast {adj} /væst/ (very large or wide (literally or figuratively)) :: vaste , immense
vastly {adv} (greatly, in a vast manner) :: beaucoup
vastness {n} /ˈvæstnəs/ (quality of being vast) :: immensité
vat {n} /væt/ (a large tub, such as is used for making wine or for tanning) :: cuve {f}
VAT {n} /ˌviːeɪˈtiː/ (value-added tax) :: TVA
vates {n} /ˈveɪtiz/ (divinely inspired poet) :: vate
Vatican {prop} /ˈvæ.tɪ.kən/ (state) :: Vatican {m}
Vatican {adj} (Relating to the Vatican City state) :: vatican {m}
Vatican City {prop} /ˈvæ.tɪ.kən ˈsɪt.i/ (State of the Vatican City) :: Vatican {m}
Vaticanian {adj} (Vatican) SEE: Vatican ::
Vaticanology {n} (study of Vatican politics) :: vaticanologie {f}
vatrushka {n} (a small, round cottage cheese-filled pastry) :: vatrouchka {f}
Vaucluse {prop} (département) :: Vaucluse {m}
Vaud {prop} (A canton) :: Vaud
vaudeville {n} /ˈvɔd.vɪl/ (a style of multi-act theatrical entertainment) :: vaudeville {m}
Vaughan {prop} /vɔːn/ (city in Ontario) :: Vaughan {m}
vault {n} /vɑlt/ (arched masonry structure) :: voûte {f}, voute {f}
vault {n} (figuratively: anything resembling a vault) :: voûte {f}, voute {f}
vault {n} (underground storeroom) :: voûte {f} or voute {f}; cellier {m} [wines]
vault {n} (secure area for valuables) :: chambre-forte {f} [bank]
vault {n} (gymnastics: apparatus) :: perche {m}
vault {v} (to jump) :: bondir
vault {n} (gymnastics event) :: saut de cheval {m}
vault {n} (crypt) SEE: crypt ::
vaunt {v} (speak boastfully) SEE: boast ::
vaunt {n} /vɔnt/ (Instance of vaunting) :: vantardise {f}
vaunted {adj} (highly or widely boasted about) :: vanté
vav {n} (Hebrew letter) :: vav
vavasour {n} (subvassal) SEE: subvassal ::
v-chip {n} (censorship device) :: contrôle parental {m}
veal {n} /viːl/ (flesh of a calf) :: veau {m}
veche {n} (a popular assembly in medieval Slavic countries) :: vétché {m}
vector {n} /ˈvɛktɚ/ (directed quantity) :: vecteur {m}
vector {n} (carrier of a disease-causing agent) :: vecteur
vector field {n} (construction) :: champ vectoriel {m}
vectorial {adj} (of or pertaining to a vector) :: vectoriel
vectorization {n} (the action of vectorizing) :: vectorisation {f}
vectorize {v} (to convert an image into a vector graphics format) :: vectoriser
vector product {n} (vector with size given by the product of two vectors) :: produit vectoriel {m}, produit extérieur {m}
vector space {n} (mathematics) :: espace vectoriel {m}
Veda {prop} /ˈveɪdə/ (Sanskrit scriptures) :: véda {m}
Vedic {adj} /ˈveɪdɪk/ (Of or pertaining to the Vedas) :: védique
Vedic Sanskrit {prop} (language) :: védique {m}
vee {n} /viː/ (name of the letter V, v) :: {m}
veer {v} /vɪ(ə)ɹ/ (transitive: to turn) :: tourner
vegan {adj} /ˈviːɡən/ (relating to vegans or veganism) :: végan {m}, végane {m} {f}, végétalien
vegan {n} (supporter of veganism) :: végan {m}, végétalien {m}, végétalienne {f}, végane {m} {f}
veganism {n} (Eating neither meat nor other animal products) :: véganisme {m}, végétalisme {m}
vegetable {n} /ˈvɛd͡ʒətəbəl/ (any plant) :: végétal {m}
vegetable {n} (a plant raised for some edible part of it) :: légume {m}
vegetable {n} (edible part of such a plant) :: légume {m}
vegetable {n} (a person whose brain has been damaged) :: légume {m}
vegetable {adj} (of or relating to plants) :: végétal
vegetable {adj} (of or relating to vegetables) :: légumier
vegetable garden {n} (vegetable garden) :: potager {m}
vegetable lamb {n} /ˌvɛdʒtəbəl ˈlam/ (legendary plant believed to grow sheep from its branches) :: agneau tartare {m}, agneau de Scythie {m}, barometz {m}
vegetable oil {n} (oil produced from plants) :: huile végétale {f}
vegetable soup {n} (soup made from mixed vegetables) :: soupe de légumes {f}
vegetal {adj} /ˈvɛdʒɨtl̩/ (pertaining to vegetables or plants) :: végétal {m}
vegetarian {n} /vɛd͡ʒɪˈtɛɹi.ən/ (person who does not eat any animal flesh) :: végétarien {m}, végétarienne {f}
vegetarian {n} (plant-eating animal) :: herbivore {m} {f}
vegetarian {adj} (relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians) :: végétarien
vegetarianism {n} /vɛdʒɪˈtɛɹi.ənɪzəm/ (practice of following a vegetarian diet) :: végétarisme {m}
vegetate {v} (To grow or sprout) :: végéter
vegetate {v} (To live or spend a period of time in a dull, inactive, unchallenging way) :: végéter
vegetation {n} /ˌvɛd͡ʒəˈteɪʃən/ (plants) :: végétation {f}
veggie burger {n} /ˈvɛdʒijˈbɹ̩ɡɹ̩/ (burger) :: burger végétarien
vehement {adj} /ˈviː.ə.mənt/ (showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense) :: véhément
vehicle {n} /ˈviː.ɪ.kəl/ (conveyance) :: véhicule {m}
vehicular {adj} /viˈhɪk.jə.lə(ɹ)/ (of or pertaining to a vehicle or vehicles) :: véhiculaire
Vehm {prop} (Westphalian court in the Middle Ages) :: Sainte-Vehme {f}
Vehmic {adj} (Of or pertaining to the Vehm) :: vehmique {m} {f}
veil {n} /veɪl/ (something to hide an object) :: voile {m}
veil {n} (covering for a person or thing) :: voile {m}
veil {v} (dress in or decorate with a veil) :: voiler
veil {v} (conceal with a veil) :: voiler
vein {n} /veɪn/ (blood vessel transporting blood towards the heart) :: veine {f}
veisalgia {n} (unpleasant after-effects of the consumption of alcohol) SEE: hangover ::
Vela {prop} (constellation) :: Voiles {m-p}
velar {n} /ˈviːlɚ/ (a sound articulated at the soft palate) :: vélaire {f}
Velazquezian {adj} (of, or characteristic of Diego Velázquez, or his art) :: vélasquézien
Velcro {prop} /ˈvɛlkɹoʊ/ (fastener) :: velcro {m}
Velcro {v} (to fasten with velcro) :: velcroter
veld {n} /vɛlt/ (pasture land) :: veld {m}
velleity {n} /vɛˈliː.ɪ.ti/ (lowest degree of desire) :: velléité {f}
velleity {n} (slight wish with no effort to obtain) :: velléité {f}
vellum {n} /ˈvɛləm/ (type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf) :: vélin {m}
vellum {n} (writing paper of very high quality) :: vélin {m}
velocipede {n} /vɪˈlɒs.ɪ.piːd/ (Early two-wheeled conveyance) :: vélocipède {m}
velociraptor {n} (dinosaur) :: vélociraptor {m}
velocity {n} /vəˈlɑsəti/ (vector quantity) :: vecteur vitesse {f}, vélocité [anglicism]
velocity {n} (rapidity of motion) :: vitesse {f}
velocity {n} (the rate of occurrence) :: fréquence {f}
velodrome {n} /ˈvɛl.ə.dɹəʊm/ (arena for bicycle racing) :: vélodrome {m}
velotaxi {n} (cycle rickshaw used as taxi) SEE: pedicab ::
velour {n} (a knit fabric similar to velvet, but usually somewhat coarser) :: velours {m}
velvet {n} /ˈvɛlvɪt/ (fabric) :: velours {m}
velvet {n} (fine fur) :: duvet {m} (on skin), velours {m} (on antlers)
velvet {n} :: velours {m}
Velvet Revolution {n} (any non-violent political revolution) :: révolution de velours {f}
velvet scoter {n} (Melanitta fusca) :: macreuse brune {f}
venal {adj} /ˈviːnəl/ (for sale, available for a price) :: vénal
venal {adj} (willing to take bribes) :: vénal
venal {adj} (corrupt, mercenary) :: vénal
venally {adv} (in a venal fashion) :: vénalement
vend {v} /vɛnd/ (sell) :: vendre
vend {n} (sale) :: vente {f}
vendace {n} (Coregonus albula) :: corégone blanc {m}
Vendée {prop} /vɑ̃ˈde/ (département) :: Vendée {f}
Vendée {prop} (river) :: Vendée {f}
Vendean {adj} (Of or from the Vendée) :: vendéen
vendetta {n} /vɛnˈdɛtə/ (bitter, destructive feud in which each injury is revenged) :: vendetta {f}
vending machine {n} (machine that dispenses merchandise) :: distributeur automatique {m}, distributeur {m}, distributrice {f} [Canada]
Vendémiaire {prop} /ˌvɑndəˈmjɛəɹ/ (the first month of the French Republican Calendar) :: vendémiaire {m}
vendor {n} (a person or a company that vends or sells) :: vendeur, vendeuse {f}, marchand {m}, marchande {f}, commerçant {m}, commerçante {f}
veneer {n} /vɨˈniə̆ɹ/ (thin covering of fine wood) :: placage {m}
veneer {n} (covering or disguising appearance) :: vernis {m}
veneer {v} (to apply veneer) :: vernir
venerate {v} /ˈvɛnəɹeɪt/ (To treat with great respect and deference) :: vénérer
veneration {n} :: vénération {f}
venereal {adj} /vəˈnɪə.ɹɪ.əl/ (of a disease: sexually transmitted) :: vénérien, aphroditique
venereal disease {n} (contagious disease spread through sexual intercourse) :: maladie vénérienne {f}
venereal disease {n} (disease contracted through sexual contact) SEE: sexually transmitted disease ::
venereology {n} (branch of medicine) :: vénéréologie {f}
venery {n} /ˈvɛnəɹi/ (hunting) :: vènerie {f}
venesection {n} (cutting open or exposing a vein) SEE: phlebotomy ::
Venetian {adj} /vəˈniʃən/ (relating to Venice) :: vénitien
Venetian {n} (inhabitant of Venice) :: Vénitien {m}, Vénitienne {f}
Venetian {prop} (Romance language spoken in Veneto) :: vénitien {m}
Venetian blind {n} (blind consisting of overlapping horizontal slats) :: store vénitien {m}, jalousie {f}
Venetic {adj} /vəˈnetɪk/ (of or pertaining to the Veneti people, their language or culture) :: vénète
Venetic {prop} (Venetic language) :: vénète {m}
Veneto {prop} (a region in northern Italy) :: Vénétie {f}
Venezuela {prop} /ˌvɛn.ɪˈzweɪ.lə/ (country) :: Venezuela {m}, Vénézuéla {m}
Venezuelan {n} (person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent) :: Vénézuélien, Vénézuélienne {f}
Venezuelan {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Venezuela or the Venezuelan people) :: vénézuélien
vengeance {n} /ˈvɛnˌdʒəns/ (revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong) :: vengeance {f}
vengeful {adj} /ˈvenʒ.fəl/ (wanting vengeance) :: vindicatif, revanchiste
venial {adj} /ˈviːni.əl/ (pardonable; able to be forgiven) :: véniel
venial sin {n} (sin that is not a mortal sin) :: péché véniel {m}
Venice {prop} /ˈvɛnɪs/ (city and province in Italy) :: Venise {f}
venison {n} /ˈvɛ.nɪ.zən/ (the meat of a deer) :: viande de biche {f}, venaison {f}
Venn diagram {n} (diagram representing sets by circles) :: diagramme de Venn {m}
venom {n} /ˈvɛnəm/ (poison carried by animal) :: venin {m}
venom {n} ((figurative) malice) :: venin {m}
venomous {adj} /ˈvɛnəməs/ (pertaining to or denoting an animal capable of producing a poisonous chemical) :: vénéneux, venimeux
venomous {adj} (pertaining to or containing venom) :: venimeux
venomous {adj} (malignant; spiteful; hateful) :: malveillant
venomous {adj} :: vénéneux {m}, vénéneuse {f}
venous {adj} /ˈviː.nəs/ (of or pertaining to veins) :: veineux
vent {n} /vɛnt/ (an opening through which gases, especially air, can pass) :: bouche d'aération
vent {n} (the opening of a volcano from which lava flows) :: cheminée
vent {n} (the excretory opening of lower orders of vertebrates) :: cloaque
vent {v} (to allow gases to escape) :: évacuer
vent {v} (to allow to escape through a vent) :: ventiler
vent {v} (to express a strong emotion) :: donner libre cours, manifester, s'épancher
ventilation {n} (replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh) :: ventilation {f}, aération {f}
ventilation {n} (mechanical system used to circulate and replace air) :: ventilation {f}, aération {f}
ventilation {n} (exchange of views during a discussion) :: confrontation {f}
ventilation {n} (breathing) :: respiration {f}, ventilation
ventilator {n} (device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air) :: ventilateur {m}
ventilator {n} (medicine: machine to help breathing) :: respirateur artificiel {m}, respirateur {m}
ventile {n} (any of the nineteen points dividing a distribution into twenty parts) :: vingtile
Ventimiglia {prop} (city in Italy) :: Vintimille {f}
vent one's spleen {v} (to openly express pent-up anger) :: passer ses nerfs
ventral {adj} /ˈvɛntɹəl/ (related to the abdomen or stomach) :: ventral
ventral {adj} (on the front side of the human body or the according surface of an animal) :: ventral
ventral fin {n} (fin below pectoral fin) SEE: pelvic fin ::
ventricular {adj} (of or relating to a ventricle) :: ventriculaire
ventricular fibrillation {n} (condition where cardiac muscle is contracted irregularly and rapidly) :: fibrillation ventriculaire {f}
ventriculoarterial {adj} (refers to the spatial relationship between the ventricles and the primary arteries) :: ventriculo-artériel
ventriloquism {n} (art of projecting one's voice so that it appears to come from another source) :: ventriloquie {f}
ventriloquist {n} /vɛnˈtɹɪl.ə.kwɪst/ (a person who practices ventriloquism) :: ventriloque {m} {f}
Ventôse {prop} /vɑnˈtoʊz/ (the sixth month of the French Republican Calendar) :: ventôse {m}
venture {v} /ˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ/ (to undertake a risky journey) :: s'aventurer
venture {v} (to risk) :: risquer
venture {v} (to dare to engage in; to attempt without any certainty of success) :: oser
venturi {n} (throat of a carburetor) SEE: throat ::
venue {n} /ˈvɛnjuː/ (place, especially the one where a given event is to happen) :: lieu {m}, salle {f}
Venus {prop} /ˈvinəs/ (planet) :: Vénus {f}
Venus {prop} (goddess) :: Vénus {f}
Venus de Milo {prop} (sculpture) :: Vénus de Milo {f}
Venus flytrap {n} (Dionaea muscipula) :: dionée {f}
Venusian {n} /vəˈnjuː.sjən/ (inhabitant of Venus) :: Vénusien {m}, Vénusienne {f}
Venusian {adj} (of Venus) :: vénusien {m}, vénusienne {f}
Venusian {adj} (of Venusians) :: vénusien {m}, vénusienne {f}
Venusian {prop} (language) :: vénusien {m}
Veps {prop} (the language) :: vepse {m}
Vera {prop} /ˈvɪə.ɹə/ (female given name) :: Vera {f}, Véra {f}
veracity {n} /vəˈɹæ.sə.ti/ ((of a person) the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness) :: véracité {f}
veracity {n} (something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth) :: vérité {f}
veracity {n} (agreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision) :: exactitude {f}
veraison {n} (A stage in the ripening process of grapes or olives) :: véraison {f}
veranda {n} /vəˈɹæn.də/ (roofed open gallery) :: véranda {f}
verb {n} /vɝb/ ((grammar) a word that indicates an action, event, or a state) :: verbe {m}
verbal {adj} /ˈvɝ.bəl/ (of, or relating to words) :: verbal
verbal {adj} (consisting of words only) :: verbal
verbal {adj} (spoken and not written; oral) :: oral, verbal
verbal assault {n} (oral or written speech that creates a fear of physical harm) :: abus verbal {m}, aggression verbale {f}, attaque verbale {f}
verbalization {n} (An instance of verbalizing) :: verbalisation {f}
verbally {adv} (in a verbal manner) :: verbalement
verbal noun {n} (grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning) :: nom verbal {m}
verbatim {adv} /vɚˈbeɪ.tɪm/ (word for word) :: texto, mot pour mot, littéralement
verbatim {n} (word-for-word report) :: verbatim {m}
verbena {n} /vɝˈbinə/ (a genus of herbaceous plants) :: verveine {f}
verb-framing {n} :: cadrage verbal {m}
verbiage {n} /ˈvɜː(ɹ).bi.ɪdʒ/ (overabundance of words) :: verbiage
verbose {adj} /və˞ˈboʊs/ (abounding in words) :: verbeux
verbosity {n} /vɚˈbɑsəti/ (the excess use of words; long-windedness) :: verbosité {f}
verb phrase {n} (Phrase that functions syntactically as a verb) :: syntagme verbal {m}
Vercelli {prop} (town, province) :: Verceil
Vercingetorix {prop} (Gallic chieftain) :: Vercingétorix {m}
verdant {adj} /ˈvɝ.dənt/ (green) :: vert {m}
verdant {adj} (abundant in verdure) :: verdoyant
Verdian {adj} (of or pertaining to Giuseppe Verdi) :: verdien
verdict {n} /ˈvɝ.dɪkt/ (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) :: verdict {m}
verdigris {n} /ˈvɝ.də.ɡɹis/ (blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys) :: vert-de-gris {m}
verdolaga {n} (common purslane) SEE: common purslane ::
Verdun {prop} /və(ɹ)ˈdʌn/ (city) :: Verdun
verdure {n} /ˈvɜːdʒɚ/ (greenness, vegetation) :: verdure {f}
verdure {n} (condition of health and vigour) :: vigueur {f}
verge {n} (phallus) SEE: phallus ::
verge on {v} (To approach or come close to something; to border or be on the edge of something) :: friser
verifiable {adj} /vɛɹ.ɪˈfaɪ.ə.bəl/ (able to be verified or confirmed) :: vérifiable
verification {n} (the act of verifying) :: vérification {f}
verify {v} (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) :: vérifier
verily {adv} /ˈvɛɹ.əl.i/ (truly, doubtlessly) :: vraiment, véritablement, sans aucun doute, absolument, indubitablement, sans le moindre doute, en vérité
verily {adv} (confidently, certainly) :: certainement, assurément
verisimilitude {n} /vɛɹɪsɪˈmɪlɪtjuːd/ (property of seeming true) :: verisimilitude {f}
verisimilitude {n} :: verisimilitude {f}
veritably {adv} (in a veritable manner) :: véritablement
verjuice {n} /ˈvɝdʒuːs/ (very acidic juice) :: verjus {m}
verlan {n} /vɛə(ɹ)ˈlɑːn/ (type of backslang used in French) :: verlan {m}
verlanize {v} (transform into verlan) :: verlaniser
vermicelli {n} (long, slender pasta) :: vermicelle {f}, vermicelles {f-p}
vermicular {adj} (relating to or having the form of a worm) :: vermiculé {m}, vermiculée {f}
vermiculate {adj} /vəɹˈmikjəleit/ (Decorated with lines like worm tracks.) :: vermiculé {m}, vermiculée {f}
vermiculated {adj} (Decorated with lines like worm tracks.) :: vermiculé {m}, vermiculée {f}
vermiculation {n} (peristalsis) SEE: peristalsis ::
vermiculation {n} /vəmɪkjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ (pattern of irregular wavy lines) :: vermiculure {f}
vermiculite {n} (mineral) :: vermiculite {f}
vermiform appendix {n} (blind tube projecting from the caecum) :: appendice iléo-cæcal {m}, appendice vermiculaire {m}
vermilion {n} /vɜː(ɹ)ˈmɪl.jən/ (pigment) :: vermillon {m}
vermilion {adj} (having a brilliant red colour) :: vermeil
vermilion {adj} :: vermillon {m}
vermin {n} /ˈvɝmɪn/ (Any one of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance) :: vermine {f}
vermin {n} (An obnoxious, or mean and offensive person) :: vermine {f}
Vermont {prop} /vɚˈmɑnt/ (a state in the United States) :: Vermont {m}
vermouth {n} /vəˈmuːθ/ (wine infused with herbs) :: vermouth {m}
vernacular {n} /vɚˈnækjəlɚ/ (national language) :: langue nationale
vernacular {n} (everyday speech) :: vernaculaire {m}
vernacular {n} (language unique to a particular group of people) :: dialecte {m}, idiome {m}, patois {m}
vernacular {n} (spoken language as opposed to literary or liturgical) :: langue vulgaire {f}
vernacular {adj} (pertaining to everyday language) :: en langage courant
vernal {adj} /ˈvɜːn(ə)l/ (pertaining to or occurring in spring) :: vernal, printanier
vernal equinox {n} (the point) :: équinoxe de printemps {m}
vernalization {n} (certain treatment of seeds or bulbs) :: vernalisation {f}
vernalize {v} (to subject to vernalization) :: vernaliser
Verne {prop} (surname) :: Verne {m} {f}
vernier caliper {n} (measuring instrument) :: pied à coulisse {m}
vernissage {n} /vɛːnɪˈsɑːʒ/ (private viewing of an exhibition before it opens to the public) :: vernissage {m}
Vernon {prop} /ˈvɝnən/ (town in Normandy) :: Vernon {m}
Verona {prop} /vɪˈɹəʊnə/ (city straddling the river Adige in Veneto, northern Italy) :: Vérone {f}
Verona {prop} (province in the Veneto region of northern Italy) :: Vérone {f}
veronica {n} /vəˈɹɒnɪkə/ ((Roman Catholicism) image of Jesus's face on a cloth; the cloth itself) :: véronique {f}
veronica {n} ((bullfighting) movement of the cape) :: véronique {f}
veronica {n} ((botany) flower of the genus Veronica) :: véronique {f}
Veronica {prop} /vəˈɹɒnɪkə/ (female given name) :: Véronique {f}
verruca {n} /vɛˈɹuːkə/ (wart) :: verrue {f}
Versailles {prop} /vəɹˈsaɪ/ (suburb of Paris) :: Versailles {f-p}
versatile {adj} /ˈvɝsətl̩/ (capable of doing many things competently) :: polyvalent
versatile {adj} (having varied uses or many functions) :: polyvalent, versatile
versatile {adj} (changeable or inconstant) :: versatile
versatile {adj} (gay sexual slang: capable of taking both a top and bottom role) :: versatile {m}
versatility {n} /ˌvəɹsəˈtɪlɪti/ (the property of being versatile or having many different abilities; flexibility) :: polyvalence {m}
verse {n} /ˈvɝs/ (poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme) :: vers {m}
verse {n} (one of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed) :: couplet {m}
verse {n} (a small section of the Bible) :: verset {m}
versed {adj} /vɜː(r)st/ (knowledgeable or skilled) :: versé
versification {n} (The act, art, or practice of composing poetic verse) :: versification
version {n} /ˈvɝʒən/ (a specific form or variation of something) :: version {f}
version {n} (a translation from one language to another) :: version {f}
version {n} (an account or description from a particular point of view) :: version {f}
version {n} (computing) :: version {f}
versioning {n} (distinguishing items based on version) :: versionnage {m}
verso {n} (the back side of a flat object) :: verso {m}
verso {n} (the left-hand page of a book) :: verso {m}
verst {n} /vɚst/ (unit of length) :: verste {f}
Verstappen {prop} :: Verstappen
versus {prep} /ˈvɝsəs/ (in opposition to) :: contre, face à
vert {n} /vɝt/ (colour) :: de sinople
vert {adj} (of green colour) :: de sinople
vertebra {n} /ˈvɜːtɪbɹə/ (any of the small bones which make up the backbone) :: vertèbre {m}
vertebral {adj} (of or relating to a vertebra or the spine) :: vertébral
vertebral column {n} (vertebral column) :: colonne vertébrale {f}
vertebrate {adj} /ˈvɛɹ.tɪ.bɹeɪt/ (having a backbone) :: vertébré
vertebrate {n} (an animal having a backbone) :: vertébré {m}
vertex {n} /vɜːteks/ (highest point) :: sommet {m}
vertex {n} (anatomy: highest surface on skull) :: sommet {m} [de la tête]
vertex {n} (geometry: corner of a polygon or polyhedron) :: sommet {m}
vertex {n} (element of a graph) :: sommet
vertical {adj} /ˈvɝtɪkəl/ (being perpendicular to horizontal) :: vertical
vertical bar {n} (vertical bar) SEE: pipe ::
vertically {adv} /ˈvɜːtɪkli/ (in a vertical direction or position) :: verticalement
vertical video {n} (video) :: vidéo verticale {f}
vertiginous {adj} /vɜː(ɹ)ˈtɪd͡ʒɪnəs/ (Revolving, rotating) :: vertigineux
vertigo {n} /ˈvɝtɪɡoʊ/ (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) :: vertige {m}, labyrinthite {f}
very {adj} /ˈvɛɹi/ (the same; identical) :: même
very {adv} (to a high degree) :: très
very {adv} :: même
very much {adv} (indeed) SEE: indeed ::
very much {adv} (extremely) :: beaucoup
vesicular {adj} (of or pertaining to vesicles) :: vésiculaire
Vespasian {prop} /vɛsˈpeɪʒi.ən/ (Roman cognomen) :: Vespasien
Vespers {prop} (A Christian service held in the late afternoon or early evening) :: vêpres {f-p}
vespiary {n} (a wasps' nest) :: guêpier {m}
vespiform {adj} :: vespiforme
vessel {n} /ˈvɛs.əl/ (craft) :: vaisseau {m}
vessel {n} (container) :: récipient {m}, vaisseau {m}, vase {m}
vessel {n} (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) :: vaisseau {m}
vest {n} /vɛst/ (garment worn over a shirt) :: gilet {m}
vest {n} (garment worn under a shirt) :: tricot de corps {m}
Vesta {prop} /vɛstə/ (Roman goddess) :: Vesta {f}
Vesta {prop} (asteroid) :: Vesta {f}
vestibular {adj} (re: anatomy) :: vestibulaire
vestibule {n} /ˈvɛstəbjul/ (a passage, hall or room) :: vestibule {m}
vestige {n} /ˈvɛ.stɪd͡ʒ/ :: vestige {m}
vestigial {adj} /vɛˈstɪdʒɪəl/ (pertaining to a vestige) :: vestigial {m}, vestigiale {f}
vestment {n} (clothing) SEE: clothing ::
Vesuvius {prop} /vəˈsu.vi.əs/ (volcano in Italy) :: Vésuve {m}
vet {n} /vɛt/ (short form of veterinary surgeon) :: véto {m}
vet {n} (short form of veteran) :: vétéran {m}
vet {v} (check or investigate particularly) :: vérifier, examiner, contrôler
vet {n} (veterinarian) SEE: veterinarian ::
vetch {n} /vɛtʃ/ (plant of the genus Vicia) :: vesce {f}
veteran {n} /ˈvɛ.t̬ə.ɹən/ (person with long experience) :: vétéran {m}
veteran {n} (old soldier) :: vétéran {m}; war veteran: ancien combattant {m}
veterinarian {n} /ˌvɛt(ə)ɹəˈnɛɹi.ən/ (doctor who treats animals) :: vétérinaire {m} {f}, véto {m} {f}
veterinary {n} (veterinarian) SEE: veterinarian ::
veterinary medicine {n} (branch of medicine that deals with animals) :: médecine vétérinaire {f}
veterinary science {n} (veterinary medicine) SEE: veterinary medicine ::
veterinary surgeon {n} (veterinarian) SEE: veterinarian ::
vetero-testamentary {adj} :: vétérotestamentaire, paléotestamentaire
vetiver {n} /ˈvɛtɪvə/ (aromatic root) :: vétiver
veto {n} /ˈviːtoʊ/ (political right) :: veto {m}
veto {n} (invocation of that right) :: veto {m}
Vettel {prop} :: Vettel
vetting {n} (checking or investigation) :: investigation {f}, vérification {f}
Veurne {prop} /ˈvɜː(ɹ)nə/ (a Belgian city and municipality in West Flanders) :: Furnes
vex {v} /vɛks/ (rare, archaic: to trouble aggressively) :: vexer
vex {v} (to annoy) :: ennuyer, énerver
vex {v} (to distress; to cause mental suffering) :: vexer informal, tourmenter
vexation {n} /vɛkˈseɪʃən/ (act of annoying, vexing or irritating) :: tracas {m}, tracasserie {f}
vexation {n} (state of being vexed or irritated) :: contrariété {f}
vexillologist {n} /vɛksɪˈlɒlədʒɪst/ (one who studies flags) :: vexillologue
vexillology {n} /ˌvɛksəˈlɑːlədʒi/ (study of flags) :: vexillologie {f}
vexillum {n} (vane) SEE: vane ::
vexillum {n} (sign of the cross) SEE: sign of the cross ::
v-fib {n} (ventricular fibrillation) SEE: vfib ::
vfib {n} (ventricular fibrillation) :: FibV {f}, FIBV {f}, FV {f}
via {prep} /ˈvaɪə/ (by way of) :: via
via {prep} (by (means of); using (a medium)) :: via
viability {n} /ˌvaɪəˈbɪlɪti/ (property of being viable) :: viabilité {f}
viable {adj} /ˈvaɪəbəl/ (able to live on its own) :: viable
viable {adj} (possible) :: viable
viaduct {n} /ˈvaɪəˌdʌkt/ (bridge with several spans that carries road or rail traffic over a valley) :: viaduc {m}
via ferrata {n} /ˌviːə fəˈɹɑːtə/ (protected climbing route) :: via ferrata {f}
vial {n} /ˈvaɪəl/ (a small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical) :: fiole {f}
Vianden {prop} (city) :: Vianden
viaticum {n} /vʌɪˈatɪkəm/ (Eucharist) :: viatique {m}
viaticum {n} (supplies for journey) :: viatique {m}
vibe {n} /vaɪb/ (atmosphere or aura) :: vibe
vibraculum {n} (long, whiplike, modified zooid on the surface of certain colonies of bryozoa) :: vibraculaire {m}
vibraphone {n} /ˈvɑɪ.bɹə.ˌfoːn/ (percussion instrument) :: vibraphone {m}
vibrate {v} /ˈvaɪ.bɹeɪt/ (to move with small movements rapidly) :: vibrer
vibration {n} /vaɪˈbɹeɪʃən/ (act of vibrating) :: vibration {f}
vibrato {n} /vɪˈbɹɑːtoʊ/ (Musical effect or technique) :: vibrato
vibrator {n} /ˈvaɪbɹeɪtɚ/ (device that causes vibration) :: vibreur {m}
vibrator {n} (device used for massage or sexual stimulation) :: vibromasseur {m}
vibrator {n} (electromechanical current interruptor) :: vibreur {m}
vibrator {n} :: vibreur {m}
vibratory {adj} (causing or exhibiting vibrations) :: balourdé, vibratoire
viburnum {n} (plants of the genus Viburnum) :: viorne {f}
vicar {n} /ˈvɪkɚ/ (lower-ranking priest) :: curé
vicar {n} (local representative of higher-ranking member of clergy) :: vicaire {m}
vicarage {n} (residence of vicar) :: vicariat {m}
vicarage {n} (duties or office of vicar) :: vicariat {m}
vicariate {n} (the office or authority of a vicar) :: vicairie {f}, vicariat {m}
vicarious {adj} /vaɪˈkɛ(ə)ɹi.əs/ (experienced or gained by the loss or to the consequence of another) :: indirect
vice {n} /vaɪs/ (bad habit) :: vice {m}
vice {n} (crime related to prostitution, pornography, gambling, alcohol, or drugs) :: affaire de mœurs {f}
vice- {prefix} (deputy) :: vice-
vice {n} (screw apparatus) SEE: vise ::
vice admiral {n} (rank between rear admiral and admiral) :: vice-amiral {m}
vice-chancellor {n} (official) :: vice-chancelier {m}
vicenarian {n} /vɪsəˈnɛɹi.ən/ (someone in his or her twenties) :: vingtenaire
Vicenza {prop} (city or province in Veneto, Italy) :: Vicence
vice-presidency {n} (office or role of vice-president) :: vice-présidence {f}
vice-presidency {n} (time during which one is vice-president) :: vice-présidence {f}
vice president {n} (deputy to a president) :: vice-président {m}
viceregal {adj} /vaɪsˈɹiːɡəl/ (Of, or pertaining to, a viceroy or viceroyalty.) :: vice-royal
vicereine {n} /vʌɪsɹeɪn/ (wife of a viceroy) :: vice-reine {f}
vicereine {n} (woman who is a viceroy) :: vice-reine {f}
viceroy {n} /ˈvaɪsˌɹɔɪ/ (governor of a country) :: vice-roi {m}
vice squad {n} (police section specialized in vice crimes) :: police des mœurs, brigade de répression du proxénétisme, brigade mondaine, police des braguettes, brigade des mœurs
vice versa {adv} /ˈvaɪsi ˈvɝsə/ (the other way round) :: vice versa
Vichy {prop} (town) :: Vichy
vicinal {adj} /ˈvɪsɪnəl/ (of or pertaining to a neighborhood) :: vicinal
vicinity {n} /vəˈsɪnəti/ (proximity, or the state of being near) :: voisinage {m}
vicinity {n} (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) :: vicinité {f}, environs
vicious {adj} /ˈvɪʃəs/ (pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity) :: vicieux
vicious circle {n} (situation in which the solution to a problem creates another problem) :: cercle vicieux {m}
vicissitude {n} /vɨˈsɪs.ɨˌt(j)u(ː)d/ (regular change or succession from one thing to another) :: vicissitude {f}
vicissitude {n} (a change, especially in one's life or fortunes) :: vicissitude {f}
victim {n} /ˈvɪktɪm/ (one who is harmed) :: victime {f}
victim {n} (one who is harmed by a crime) :: victime {f}
victim {n} (one who is harmed by their own undertakings) :: victime {f}
victim {n} (one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance) :: victime {f}
victim {n} (a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice) :: victime {f}
victim {n} ((narratology) a character who is conquered or manipulated by a villain) :: victime {f}
victim-blaming {n} :: victim blaming {m}
victimism {n} (tendency to play the victim) :: victimisme {m}
victimist {n} (one who plays the victim) :: victimiste {m} {f}
victimization {n} :: victimisation {f}, victimation {f}
victimize {v} /ˈvɪktɪmaɪz/ (to make someone a victim or sacrifice) :: victimiser, victimer
victimize {v} :: victimer
victimize {v} (defraud) SEE: defraud ::
victimology {n} (the study of the victims of crime, and especially of the reasons why some people are more prone to be victims) :: victimologie
victor {n} /ˈvɪk.tə(ɹ)/ (winner in a fight or contest) :: vainqueur {m}
Victor {prop} (male given name) :: Victor
Victoria {prop} /vɪkˈtɔːɹi.ə/ (female given name) :: Victoria, Victoire
Victoria Cross {n} (highest military award) :: croix de Victoria {f}
Victoria Day {prop} (a Canadian holiday) :: Fête de la Reine [Canada]
Victoria Falls {prop} (waterfall in Africa) :: chutes Victoria {p}
Victorian {adj} /vɪkˈtɔːɹiən/ (relating to the reign of Queen Victoria) :: victorien
Victoriatown {prop} :: Victoriatown
Victoriaville {prop} :: Victoriaville
victorious {adj} /vɪkˈtɔːriəs/ (being the winner) :: victorieux {m}
victoriously {adv} (in a victorious manner) :: victorieusement
victory {n} /ˈvɪkt(ə)ɹi/ (an instance of having won a competition or battle) :: victoire {f}
Victory Day {n} (a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history) :: Jour de la Victoire {m}
victory lap {n} /ˈvɪkt(ə)ɹi læp/ (extra lap) :: tour d'honneur
victual {n} /ˈvɪtl̩/ (Food, provisions) :: victuaille {f}, victuailles {f-p}, vivres {m-p}
vicuna {n} /vɪˈkuːnjə/ (vicuna) :: vigogne {m}
video {n} /ˈvɪdiˌoʊ/ (television show, movie) :: vidéo {f}
video {n} (motion picture stored on VHS) :: vidéo {f}
video {n} (VHS) :: vidéo {f}, cassette vidéo {f}, vidéocassette {f}
video- {prefix} (related to moving images, and especially to television) :: video-
video camera {n} (device for recording video) :: caméra {f}
video card {n} (display adapter) :: carte graphique {f}, carte vidéo, adaptateur graphique {m}
videocassette {n} (cassette containing recorded videotape) :: vidéocassette {f}
videocassette recorder {n} (recording device) :: magnétoscope {m}
video conference {n} (conference held by video link) :: visioconférence {f}
videodisc {n} (an optical disc used to record video images on special equipment) :: vidéodisque {m}
video game {n} /ˈvɪ.di.oʊ̯ˌɡeɪm/ (game controlled by software) :: jeu vidéo {m}, jeux vidéo {p}
video game console {n} (dedicated electronic device that is designed to play video games) :: console de jeux vidéo, console de jeux vidéo {f}
videogram {n} (physical object) :: vidéogramme {m}
videogram {n} (audio-visual work, the content) :: vidéogramme {m}
videographer {n} (person involved in the production of video material) :: vidéaste {m} {f}
video jockey {n} (A person who plays music videos) :: vidéo jockey
video journalist {n} (type of journalist) :: journaliste reporter d'images {m}
video projector {n} (device) :: vidéoprojecteur {m}
videotape {n} (tape used to record videos) :: bande vidéo {f}, vidéocassette {f}
vie {v} /vaɪ/ (to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete) :: concourir, rivaliser, être en compétition pour
Vienna {prop} /viˈɛ.nə/ (capital of Austria) :: Vienne {f}
Vienna sausage {n} :: saucisse de Francfort
Vienne {prop} (department of France) :: Vienne {f}
Vienne {prop} (river in France) :: Vienne {f}
Vienne {prop} (city in Isère, France) :: Vienne {f}
Viennese {n} /ˌviː.ən.iːz/ (inhabitant) :: Viennois {m}, Viennoise {f}
Viennese {adj} (connected with Vienna) :: viennois
Vientiane {prop} /viˌɛntiˈɑːn/ (capital of Laos) :: Vientiane
Vietnam {prop} /(ˈ)vjɛtˈnɑm/ (country in Southeast Asia) :: Viêt Nam {m}, Vietnam {m}
Vietnamese {adj} /ˌviː.ət.nəˈmiːz/ (of or pertaining to Vietnam) :: vietnamien
Vietnamese {n} (Vietnamese person) :: Vietnamien {m}, Vietnamienne {f}, niakoué {m} {f}
Vietnamese {n} (language) :: vietnamien {m}
Vietnam War {prop} (war that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia between 1955 and 1975) :: Guerre du Vietnam {f}
view {n} /vjuː/ (seeing) :: vue {f}
view {n} (range of vision) :: vue {f}
view {n} (something to look at) :: vue {f}
view {n} (mental image) :: vision {f}
view {n} (way of understanding) :: regard {m}
view {n} (point of view) :: point de vue {m}, opinion {f}
view {n} (computing: logical table in database) :: vue {f}
view {n} (computing: user interface part of program) :: vue {f}
view {v} (to look at) :: regarder, considérer
view {v} (to show) :: montrer, voir, afficher, visionner
viewer {n} (someone who views a spectacle) :: spectateur {m}, spectatrice {f}
viewer {n} (someone who watches television) :: téléspectateur {m}, téléspectatrice {f}
viewer {n} (optical device) :: visionneur {m}, visionneuse {f}
viewer {n} (program) :: visionneur {m}, visionneuse {f}
viewership {n} (viewers, collectively) :: audience
viewfinder {n} (device on a camera) :: viseur {m}
viewpoint {n} (point of view) SEE: point of view ::
vigesimal {adj} /vɪˈdʒɛsɪm(ə)l/ (to the base twenty) :: vigésimal, vicésimal
vigil {n} /ˈvɪdʒəl/ (keeping awake) :: veille {f}
vigilance {n} /ˈvɪdʒɪlɪns/ (Alert watchfulness) :: vigilance {f}
vigilance {n} (Close and continuous attention) :: vigilance {f}
vigilant {adj} /ˈvɪdʒɪlənt/ (watchful) :: vigilant
vigilante {n} /vɪdʒɪˈlænti/ (person who considers it their responsibility to summarily uphold the law) :: justicier {m}
vigilantly {adv} (in a vigilant manner) :: vigilamment
Vigneron {prop} :: Vigneron
vignette {n} /vɪnˈjɛt/ (decorative design at the head of a chapter, of a manuscript or printed book) :: vignette {f}
vignette {n} (small sticker affixed to a vehicle windscreen) :: vignette {f}
vigorously {adv} /ˈvɪɡəɹəsli/ (with intense energy) :: vigoureusement
vigour {n} /ˈvɪɡɚ/ (active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy) :: force {f}, vigueur {f}
vigour {n} (strength or force in animal or force in animal or vegetable nature or action; as, a plant grows with vigor) :: vigueur {f}
vigour {n} (strength; efficacy; potency) :: force {f}, vigueur {f}, énergie {f}
Viking {n} /ˈvaɪkɪŋ/ (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) :: viking {m}
Vilamovian {prop} (Wymysorys) SEE: Wymysorys ::
vilayet {n} (one of the chief administrative divisions or provinces of the Ottoman Empire) :: vilayet {m}
vile {adj} /vaɪl/ (morally low) :: vil
vilify {v} /ˈvɪl.ɪ.faɪ/ (say defamatory things about; to speak ill of) :: diffamer, vilipender
vilipend {v} /ˈvɪlɪpɛnd/ (to treat (something) as inconsequential or worthless, see also: despise) :: vilipender, mépriser
vilipend {v} (to express a disparaging opinion of, see also: disparage; vilify) :: dénigrer
villa {n} /ˈvɪlə/ (a house used as a retreat) :: villa {f}
village {n} /ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒ/ (a rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town) :: village {m}
village idiot {n} (person widely known in their community for their stupidity and ignorant behaviour) :: idiot du village {m}
villager {n} /ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒə/ (person who lives in, or comes from, a village) :: villageois {m}, villageoise {f}
villain {n} /ˈvɪlən/ (scoundrel) :: scélérat
villain {n} (bad person in a stage or screen play) :: méchant {m}
villain {n} (A peasant free of serfdom) :: vilain {m}, paysan {m}
villainess {n} (a female villain) :: vilaine {f}
villeinage {n} (serfdom) SEE: serfdom ::
Vilnian {n} (inhabitant of Vilnius) :: vilnois {m}, vilnoise {f}
Vilnian {adj} (from Vilnius) :: vilnois
Vilnius {prop} /ˈvɪlni.əs/ (capital of Lithuania) :: Vilnius
vimentin {n} (any of a group of polypeptides that polymerize to form filaments in the cytoskeleton) :: vimentine {f}
vinaigrette {n} /vɪnəˈɡɹɛt/ (sauce) :: vinaigrette {f}
vinaigrette {n} (vehicle) :: vinaigrette {f}
vinasse {n} /vɪˈnæs/ :: vinasse {f}
Vincent {prop} /ˈvɪnsənt/ (male given name) :: Vincent
vincible {adj} (capable of being defeated) :: vincible
vindicate {v} (to clear from an accusation, suspicion or criticism) :: blanchir
vindicate {v} (to justify by providing evidence) :: faire valoir
vindicate {v} (to maintain or defend a cause against opposition) :: défendre, revendiquer, affirmer
vindicate {v} (to provide justification) :: justifier
vindicate {v} (to claim) :: revendiquer, réclamer
vindication {n} /vɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/ (the act of vindicating) :: justification
vindictive {adj} /vɪnˈdɪk.tɪv/ (having a tendency to seek revenge) :: vindicatif, rancuneux
vindictiveness {n} (a malevolent desire for revenge) :: revanchisme {m}
vine {n} /vaɪn/ (climbing plant that produces grapes) :: vigne {f}
vine {n} (any similar climbing or trailing plant) :: grimpante {f}
vinegar {n} /ˈvɪnəɡɚ/ (condiment) :: vinaigre {m}
vineyard {n} /ˈvɪn.jɚd/ (grape plantation) :: vignoble {m}, vigne {f}
viniculture {n} (cultivation of grapes) :: viniculture {f}
vinification {n} (winemaking) SEE: winemaking ::
vinify {v} (convert into wine) :: vinifier
vinous {adj} /ˈvaɪnəs/ (pertaining to or having the characteristics of wine) :: vineux
vinpocetine {n} :: vinpocétine {f}
vintage {n} /ˈvɪn.tɪdʒ/ (harvesting of a grape and initial pressing for winemaking) :: vendange {f}
vintage {n} (year or place something is produced) :: récolte {f}, cru {m}
vintager {n} (vintager) :: vendangeur {m}
vintner {n} /ˈvɪntnɚ/ (seller of wine) :: négociant en vins {m}
vintner {n} (manufacturer of wine) :: vinificateur {m}
vinyl {n} /ˈvaɪ.nəl/ (univalent radical) :: vinyle {m}
vinyl {n} (substance) :: vinyle {m}
vinyl {n} (record) :: disque vinyle {m}
viol {n} /ˈvaɪ.əl/ (stringed instrument) :: viole de gambe {f}
viola {n} /viˈoʊ.lə/ (music: stringed instrument of the violin family) :: violon alto {m}, alto {m}
viola {n} :: alto
violaceous euphonia {n} (Euphonia violacea) :: organiste téité {m}
viola da gamba {n} (viol) SEE: viol ::
violate {v} /ˈvaɪəˌleɪt/ (to break or fail to act by rules) :: violer, transgresser
violated {adj} (having been abused sexually) :: violé {m} or violée {f}
violation {n} (rape) SEE: rape ::
violation {n} /ˌvaɪəˈleɪʃən/ (act or instance of violating) :: infraction {f}
violence {n} /ˈvaɪələns/ (extreme force) :: violence {f}
violence {n} (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) :: violence {f}
violence {n} :: violence {f}
violent {adj} /ˈvaɪ(ə)lənt/ (involving extreme force or motion) :: violent
violent {adj} (involving physical conflict) :: violent
violent {adj} (likely to use physical force) :: violent
violent {adj} (intensely vivid) :: vif
violent {adj} :: violent
violently {adv} /ˈvaɪ(ə)ləntli/ (in a violent manner) :: violemment
violet {n} /ˈvaɪələt/ (colour) :: violet
violet {n} (plant) :: violette {f}
violet {adj} (having a bluish-purple color) :: violet
Violet {prop} (female given name) :: Violette {f}
violet carpenter bee {n} (Xylocopa violacea) :: xylocope violet {m}, bourdon noir {m}, abeille perce-bois {f}, xylocope violacé {m}
violin {n} /ˌvaɪəˈlɪn/ (string instrument) :: violon {m}
violinist {n} (person who plays violin) :: violoniste {m} {f}
violin maker {n} (person who makes violins) :: luthier {m}, luthière {f}
violoncello {n} (cello) SEE: cello ::
viper {n} /ˈvaɪpɚ/ (a poisonous snake in the family Viperidae) :: vipère {f}
viper {n} (adder) SEE: adder ::
viperid {n} :: vipéridé {m}
viperine {adj} :: vipérin
VIP lounge {n} (airport lounge) SEE: airport lounge ::
virago {n} /vɪˈɹɑːɡəʊ/ (rough woman) :: virago {f}
virality {n} (the state or condition of being viral; tendency to spread by word of mouth) :: viralité
viral load {n} (measure of the severity of a viral infection) :: charge virale {f}
Viredaz {prop} (surname) :: Viredaz
vireo {n} (any species of genus Vireo) :: viréo {m}
Virgil {prop} (Roman writer) :: Virgile
virgin {n} /ˈvɝdʒɪn/ (person who has never had sexual intercourse) :: vierge {f}, [of a man; informal or dated] puceau {m}, pucelle {f} [woman; of a woman; informal or dated]
virgin {adj} (of a person, in a state of virginity) :: vierge
virgin {adj} (of an object, untouched) :: vierge
virgin {adj} (of olive oil) :: vierge
Virgin {prop} (Mary, the mother of Jesus) :: la Vierge {f}
Virgin {prop} (constellation or star sign) :: la Vierge {f}
virginal {adj} (being or resembling virgin) :: virginal
virginal {n} (musical instrument) :: virginal {m}
virginal membrane {n} (hymen) SEE: hymen ::
virgin forest {n} (forest free from disturbance) :: forêt vierge {f}
Virginia {prop} /vɚˈdʒɪn.jə/ (state) :: Virginie {f}
Virginia {prop} (female given name) :: Virginie
Virginia creeper {n} (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) :: vigne vierge {f}
Virginian {n} (resident of Virginia) :: Virginien {m}, Virginienne {f}
Virginian winterberry {n} (American winterberry) SEE: American winterberry ::
Virgin Islands {prop} (archipelago) :: Îles Vierges {f-p}
virginity {n} (state or characteristic of being a virgin) :: virginité {f}
Virgin Mary {prop} (mother of Christ) :: Vierge Marie {f}, Madone {f}
Virgo {prop} /ˈvɝɡoʊ/ (constellation) :: Vierge {f}
Virgo {prop} (astrological sign) :: Vierge
Virgo {n} (Someone with a Virgo star sign) :: Vierge
virialization {n} :: virialisation {f}
virial theorem {n} (theorem) :: théorème du viriel {m}
virile {adj} /ˈvɪɹəl/ (being manly) :: viril
virility {n} /vəˈɹɪlɪti/ (the state of being virile) :: virilité {f}
virion {n} /ˈvaɪɹiɑn/ (particle of a virus) :: virion {m}
virological {adj} (of or pertaining to virology) :: virologique
virologist {n} (scientist or doctor specializing in virology) :: virologue
virology {n} /vʌɪˈɹɒlədʒi/ (branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease) :: virologie {f}
virtual {adj} /ˈvɝtʃuəl/ (in effect; not fact) :: virtuel
virtual {adj} (simulated in a computer) :: virtuel
virtual {adj} (nearly, almost) :: pratiquement
virtually {adv} /ˈvɚ.tʃwə.li/ (almost) :: pratiquement
virtually {adv} (in essence, but not in fact) :: virtuellement
virtual method {n} (object-oriented programming) :: fonction virtuelle, méthode virtuelle
virtual particle {n} (virtual particle) :: particule virtuelle {f}
virtual reality {n} (virtual reality) :: realité virtuelle {f}
virtue {n} /ˈvɜːtʃuː/ (excellence in morals) :: vertu {f}
virtue {n} (a good model quality) :: vertu {f}
virtue {n} (chastity and faithfulness) :: vertu {f}
virtue signalling {n} /ˈvɜɹtʃu sɪɡnəlɪŋ/ (expressing an opinion to make oneself look virtuous) :: vertu ostentatoire
virtuoso {n} /ˌvɝ.tʃuˈoʊ.soʊ/ (A person with masterly ability, technique or style) :: virtuose {m} {f}
virtuous {adj} /ˈvɜːt͡ʃʊəs/ (full of virtue, having excellent moral character) :: vertueux
virtuous circle {n} /ˈvɜː.t͡ʃʊ.əs ˈsɜː.kəl/ (situation in which the solution to one problem makes each future problem easier to solve) :: cercle vertueux {m}
virtuously {adv} (in a virtuous manner) :: vertueusement
virulent {adj} /ˈvɪɹjələnt/ (infectious, malignant or deadly) :: virulent
virulent {adj} (hostile) :: virulent
virus {n} /ˈvaɪɹəs/ (infectious organism) :: virus {m}
virus {n} (computer virus) :: virus informatique {m}
visa {n} /ˈviː.zə/ (permit) :: visa {m}
visa-on-arrival {n} (a simplified method of issuing visa) :: visa-sur-arrivée {m}
visarga {n} (voiceless h in Sanskrit) :: visarga {m}
viscera {n} (internal organs of the body) :: viscère {m-s}
viscoelastic {adj} (viscous and elastic) :: viscoélastique
viscometer {n} (instrument used to measure viscosity) :: viscosimètre {m}
viscosity {n} /vɪsˈkɑsɪti/ (state of being viscous) :: viscosité {f}
viscosity {n} (physics: quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid) :: viscosité {f}
viscount {n} /ˈvaɪkaʊnt/ (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl) :: vicomte {m}
viscountess {n} (viscount's wife) :: vicomtesse {f}
viscountess {n} (a woman holding the rank of viscount in her own right) :: vicomtesse {f}
viscounty {n} :: vicomté
viscous {adj} /ˈvɪs.kəs/ (having a thick, sticky consistency) :: visqueux
vise {n} /vaɪs/ (two-jawed instrument for holding work) :: étau {m}
Visean {prop} (A subdivision of the Carboniferous period) :: Viséen
Vishnu {prop} /ˈvɪʃnu/ (the god) :: Vishnou
visibility {n} /ˌvɪz.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ (degree to which things may be seen) :: visibilité {f}
visible {adj} /ˈvɪzəb(ə)l/ (able to be seen) :: visible
visible light {n} (part of the electromagnetic spectrum) :: lumière visible {f}
visible spectrum {n} (the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum visible to the eye) :: spectre visible {m}
visibly {adv} /ˈvɪzɪbli/ (in a visible manner) :: visiblement
Visigoth {n} (member of an East Germanic tribe) :: wisigoth {m}, Wisigoth {m}
Visigothic {adj} (of or pertaining to the Visigoths) :: wisigoth, wisigothique
vision {n} /ˈvɪ.ʒ(ə)n/ (sense or ability of sight) :: vision {f}, vue {f}
vision {n} (something imaginary one thinks one sees) :: vision {f}
vision {n} (ideal or goal) :: aspiration {f}
vision {n} (religious or mystical experience) :: vision {f}, apparition {f}
vision {n} (footage) SEE: footage ::
visionary {adj} /ˈvɪʒn̩(ə)ɹi/ (having vision or foresight) :: visionnaire
visionary {adj} (imaginary or illusory) :: illusoire, imaginaire
visionary {adj} (prophetic or revelatory) :: prophétique
visionary {adj} (idealistic or utopian) :: utopique, idéaliste
visionary {n} (someone who has visions) :: visionnaire {m} {f} (old)
visionary {n} (an impractical dreamer) :: utopiste {m} {f}
visionary {n} (someone who has positive ideas for the future) :: visionnaire {m} {f}
visit {v} /ˈvɪzɪt/ (to go and meet (someone)) :: visiter
visit {n} (single act of visiting) :: visite {f}, séjour
visit {n} (meeting with a doctor) :: consultation {f}
visit {v} (to avenge) SEE: avenge ::
visit {v} (to inflict) SEE: inflict ::
visitant {n} (migratory bird) SEE: migrant ::
visitation {n} (right to see one's child) :: droit de visite {m}
visiting card {n} (business card) SEE: business card ::
visiting scholar {n} (scholar from an institution who visits a host university) :: professeur invité
visiting team {n} (team opposed to the home team) :: équipe visiteuse
visitor {n} /ˈvɪzɪtə/ (guest) :: visiteur {m}, visiteuse {f}
visitor {n} (sightseer) :: invité {m}, invitée {f}
visitors' book {n} (a facility for visitors' comments) SEE: guest book ::
visitorship {n} (attendance) :: fréquentation {f}
visitor team {n} (visiting team) SEE: visiting team ::
visor {n} (mask) SEE: mask ::
visor {n} /ˈvaɪzɚ/ (part of a helmet) :: visière {f}
visor {n} (fore piece of a cap) :: visière {f}
vista {n} /ˈviːstə/ (distant view or prospect) :: vue {f}
vista {n} (site offering such a view) :: point de vue {m}
Vistula {prop} /ˈvɪstʃʊlə/ (Polish river) :: Vistule {f}
visual {adj} /ˈvɪʒuəl/ (related to or affecting the vision) :: visuel
visual arts {n} (art forms that are primarily visual in nature) :: art visuel {m}
visual diary {n} (sketchbook) SEE: sketchbook ::
visual field {n} (field of view) SEE: field of view ::
visualization {n} (the act of visualizing, or something visualized) :: visualisation {f}
visualization {n} (computing: a visual representation of data) :: visualisation {f}
visual novel {n} :: roman vidéoludique {m}, visual novel
vis-à-vis {n} (counterpart) SEE: counterpart ::
vis-à-vis {prep} /viz.ɑˈvi/ (in relation to) :: vis-à-vis
vis-à-vis {prep} (opposite) :: vis-à-vis
vis-à-vis {n} (carriage for two) :: vis-à-vis {m}
vis-à-vis {n} (person facing another) :: vis-à-vis {m}
vital {adj} (containing life) SEE: living ::
vital {adj} /ˈvaɪt̬əl/ (relating to, or characteristic of life) :: vital
vital {adj} (necessary to the continuation of life) :: vital
vital {adj} (very important) :: vital
vitalism {n} (doctrine that life involves a "vital force") :: vitalisme {m}
vitality {n} /vaɪˈtælɪti/ (energy or vigour) :: vitalité {f}
vital organ {n} (organ which performs an important function) :: organe vital {f}
vital statistics {n} (Bust, waist and hips) :: mensurations
vitamer {n} (combination of substances that function as a vitamin) :: provitamine {f}
vitamin {n} /ˈvaɪ.tə.mɪn/ (organic compound essential to human health) :: vitamine {f}
vitamin A {n} (any fat-soluble vitamin essential for vision) :: vitamine A {f}
vitamin B {n} (member of the vitamin B complex) :: vitamine B {f}
vitamin C {n} (L-enantiomer of ascorbic acid) :: vitamine C {f}
Vitebsk {prop} (city) :: Vitebsk {m}
Viterbo {prop} (province) :: Viterbe
Viterbo {prop} (capital) :: Viterbe
viticultural {adj} (of or pertaining to viticulture) :: viticole {m} {f}, vinicole {m} {f}
viticulture {n} (agricultural practice of growing grape vines) :: viticulture {f}
viticulturist {n} (person who grows grapes) :: vigneron {m}, vigneronne {f}
vitreous {adj} /ˈvɪ.tɹi.əs/ (glassy) :: vitreux {m}
vitreous humor {n} (vitreous humour) SEE: vitreous humour ::
vitreous humour {n} (clear gel) :: corps vitré {m}, humeur vitrée {f}, corps hyalin {m}
vitrify {v} /ˈvɪ.tɹɪ.faɪ/ (to be made into glass) :: vitrifier
vitrimer {n} :: vitrimère {m}
vitrine {n} /vɪˈtɹiːn/ (glass-paneled cabinet or case) :: vitrine {f}
vitriol {n} (sulfuric acid) SEE: sulfuric acid ::
vitriol {n} /ˈvɪ.tɹi.əl/ (various metal sulphates) :: vitriol {m}
vitriolization {n} (act of vitriolizing or the state of being vitriolized) :: vitriolisation {f}
vitronectin {n} (protein of the pexin family) :: vitronectine {f}
Vitruvian Man {prop} (the drawing by Leonardo) :: l'homme de Vitruve {m}
Vitsebsk {prop} (Vitebsk) SEE: Vitebsk ::
vittle {n} (edible provisions) :: victuailles {f-p}
vituperate {v} /vɪˈtʃuːpəɹeɪt/ (criticize) :: vitupérer
vituperation {n} /vɪˌtupɚˈe(ɪ)ʃən/ (criticism or invective that is sustained and overly harsh) :: désapprobation {f}, répugnance {f}
vituperator {n} (one who vituperates, or censures abusively) :: vitupérateur {m}, vitupératrice {f}
Vitus {prop} (male given name) :: Vital
viva {interj} (long live ... !) SEE: long live ::
vivacious {adj} /vaɪˈveɪʃəs/ (lively and animated) :: vivace
vivacity {n} (the state of being vivacious) :: vivacité {f}
vivarium {n} (Artificial environment for animals) :: vivarium {m}
Vivian {prop} /ˈvɪvi.ən/ (male given name) :: Vivian, Vivien
Vivian {prop} (female given name) :: Viviane, Vivienne
vivid {adj} /ˈvɪvɪd/ (clear, detailed or powerful) :: vivide
vivify {v} /ˈvɪvɪfʌɪ/ (to bring to life) :: vivifier
viviparity {n} (the condition of being viviparous) :: viviparité {f}
viviparous {adj} /vɪˈvɪpəɹəs/ (of an animal) :: vivipare
viviparous {adj} (of a plant) :: vivipare {m} {f}
viviparous blenny {n} (fish in the family Zoarcidae) :: loquette d'Europe
viviparous eelpout {n} (viviparous blenny) SEE: viviparous blenny ::
vivisection {n} /ˈvɪvɪsɛkʃən/ (The action of invasive treatment of a living organism for scientific investigation) :: vivisection {f}
vixen {n} (attractive woman) SEE: fox ::
vixen {n} /ˈvɪk.sən/ (female fox) :: renarde {f}
vixen {n} (temperamental woman) :: chipie {f}, garce {f}, salope {f}, rosse {f}
Vixen {prop} (reindeer of Santa Claus) :: Fringant {m}
vizier {n} /vɪˈzɪə/ (high-ranking official) :: vizir {m}
VJ {n} (video jockey) :: VJ
VJ {n} (video journalist) :: JRI {m}
Vladika {n} (historical ruler of Montenegro) :: Vladika {m}
Vladimir {prop} /ˈvlæ.dɪ.miə(ɹ)/ (male given name) :: Vladimir {m}
Vladimir {prop} (Russian city) :: Vladimir {m}
Vladivostok {prop} (seaport in Russia) :: Vladivostok {m}
vlei {n} (marsh) SEE: marsh ::
vlei {n} (wetland) SEE: wetland ::
vlog {n} /ˈvlɑɡ/ (weblog using video) :: vlog {m}, vlogue {m}
vlogger {n} (a contributor to a vlog) :: vlogueur, vlogueuse {f}
Vltava {prop} /vəlˈtɑːvə/ (a major river in the Czech Republic) :: Vltava {f}
völva {n} /ˈvɜːlvə/ (in Old Norse society, a female practitioner of magic divination and prophecy) :: völva {f}
V-neck {n} (V-shaped neckline) :: col en V {m}
Vänern {prop} (Swedish lake) :: Vänern
vocabulary {n} /voʊˈkæbjəlɛɹi/ (list of words) :: vocabulaire {m}
vocabulary {n} (set of words a person knows) :: vocabulaire {m}, lexique {f}
vocabulary {n} (stock of words used in a particular field) :: vocabulaire {m}
vocabulary {n} (words of a language collectively) :: lexique {f}, vocabulaire {m}
vocal {adj} /ˈvoʊ.kəl/ (of or pertaining to the voice or speech) :: vocal
vocal {adj} :: vocal
vocal cord {n} (folds of mucous membrane) :: corde vocale {f}
vocal cords {n} (folds of tissue) :: cordes vocales {f-p}
vocalist {n} /ˈvoʊkəlɪst/ (singer) :: vocaliste {m} {f}
vocalization {n} /voʊk(ə)l(a)ɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ (act of vocalizing or something vocalized) :: vocalisation {f}
vocalization {n} (supplying the vowels (diacritics), e.g. Arabic and Hebrew) :: vocalisation {f}
vocation {n} (calling) :: vocation {f}
vocation {n} (occupation for which a person is suited) :: vocation {f}
vocative {adj} /ˈvɑkətɪv/ (of or pertaining to calling) :: vocationnel
vocative {adj} (grammar: used in address) :: vocatif {m}
vocative {n} (grammatical case) SEE: vocative case ::
vocative case {n} (case of address) :: vocatif {m}
vociferation {n} /voʊˌsɪf.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ (act of exclaiming; violent outcry) :: vocifération {f}
vociferously {adv} (in a vociferous manner) :: criard, tapageur, fulminant
vocoid {n} /ˈvoʊ.kɔɪd/ (phonetic vowel) :: vocoïde {f}
VoD {n} (video on demand) :: vidéo à la demande, vidéo sur demande, vidéo à la séance, service de média audiovisuel à la demande
vodka {n} /ˈvɑdkə/ (clear distilled alcoholic liquor) :: vodka {f}
vodyanoi {n} (vodyanoy) SEE: vodyanoy ::
vodyanoy {n} (type of water sprite) :: wodianoï {m}, vodianoï {m}
voetsek {interj} (get lost) SEE: get lost ::
voetsek {interj} (go away) SEE: go away ::
vogue {n} /vəʊɡ/ (the prevailing fashion or style) :: vogue {f}, mode {f}
vogue {n} (popularity or a current craze) :: vogue {f}
vogueing {adj} (fashionable) :: en vogue
voice {n} (sound uttered by the mouth) :: voix {f}
voice {n} (tone or sound emitted by anything) :: son {m}, voix {f}
voice {n} (language; words; speech; expression; signification of feeling or opinion) :: voix {f}
voice {n} (opinion or choice expressed; judgment; a vote) :: voix {f}
voice {n} (command, precept) :: voix {f}
voice {n} (one who speaks; speaker) :: orateur {m}
voice {n} (grammar: particular mode of inflecting or conjugating verbs) :: genre {m}, voix {f}
voice {n} (music: independent vocal or instrumental part) :: voix {f}
voice {v} (to give utterance or expression to) :: exprimer, énoncer
voice {v} (to utter with a sonant or vocal tone) :: proclamer
voice {v} (to vote) :: voter
voice {v} (to clamor) :: clamer, exprimer
voice actor {n} (an actor who provides voices for animations, dubbed films) :: comédien
voice box {n} (larynx) SEE: larynx ::
voiced {adj} /vɔɪst/ (sounded with vibration of the vocal cords) :: sonore, voisé
voiceless {adj} (lacking a voice, without vocal sound) :: aphone
voiceless {adj} ((phonetics, of a consonant) spoken without vibration of the vocal cords) :: sourd
voice mail {n} (system) :: boîte vocale {f}, messagerie vocale {f}, répondeur {m}
voice mail {n} (message left on a voice mail system) SEE: voice message ::
voice message {n} (message left on a voice mail system) :: message vocal {m}
voice-over {n} /ˈvɔɪsoʊvɚ/ (audio track) :: voix off {f}
voice recognition {n} (function which processes spoken input into electronic commands) :: reconnaissance automatique de la parole {f}
voice talent {n} (voice actor) SEE: voice actor ::
voicing {n} /ˈvɔɪsɪŋ/ (phonetics: articulatory process) :: voisement {m}
void {adj} /vɔɪd/ (containing nothing) :: vide, libre
void {adj} (unoccupied) :: vacant, vide
void {adj} (being without) :: dépourvu, vide
void {adj} (not producing any effect; ineffectual; vain) :: vide, vain
void {adj} (having lost all legal validity) :: nul, invalide
void {n} (An empty space; a vacuum) :: vide {m}, néant {m}
void {v} (to make invalid or worthless) :: annuler, résilier, révoquer
voilà {interj} /(v)wɑˈlɑ/ (behold!) :: voilà
voila {interj} (voilà) SEE: voilà ::
voivode {n} /ˈvɔɪvəʊd/ (a local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe) :: voïvode {m}
voivodeship {n} (the jurisdiction of a voivode) :: voïvodie {f}
Vojvodina {prop} /ˌvɔɪvəˈdiːnə/ (autonomous province of Serbia) :: Voïvodine {f}
Volans {prop} (small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky) :: Poisson volant {m}
Volapük {prop} /ˈvɒləˌpʊk/ (language) :: volapük {m}
volatile {adj} /ˈvɑl.ə.tl̩/ (evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions) :: volatil
volatile {adj} ((of a price etc) variable or erratic) :: volatil
volatile {adj} ((computing, of memory) whose content is lost when the computer is powered down) :: volatil
volcanic {adj} /vɒlˈkanɪk/ (of or pertaining to a volcano) :: volcanique
volcanic {adj} (produced by a volcano) :: volcanique
volcanic {adj} (changed or affected by the heat of a volcano) :: volcanique
volcanically {adv} (by means of a volcano) :: volcaniquement
volcanism {n} (natural phenomena associated with volcanoes) :: volcanisme {m}, vulcanisme {m}
volcano {n} /vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ/ (mountain containing a magma chamber) :: volcan {m}
volcanologist {n} /vəl.kənˈɒl.ə.dʒɪst/ (person who studies volcanology) :: volcanologue {m} {f}
volcanology {n} /ˌvɒl.kənˈɒl.ə.dʒi/ (study of volcanoes) :: volcanologie {f}
vole {n} /ˈvəʊl/ (small rodents of the subfamily Arvicolinae) :: campagnol {m}
Volgograd {prop} (Volgograd) :: Volgograd {m}
Volhynia {prop} (region) :: Volhynie {f}, Volynie {f}
volition {n} /vəˈlɪʃ(ə)n/ (conscious choice or decision) :: volonté
volition {n} (mental power or ability of choosing) :: énergie
volley {n} /ˈvɒli/ (simultaneous fire) :: volée {f}, salve {f}
volleyball {n} /ˈvɒlibɔ(ː)l/ (game) :: volley-ball
volleyballer {n} (volleyball player) :: volleyeur
Volodymyr {prop} (Vladimir) SEE: Vladimir ::
Volos {prop} (city) :: Volos {m}
volt {n} /vɒlt/ (unit of measure) :: volt {m}
voltage {n} /voʊltɪdʒ/ (difference in electrostatic potential) :: tension {f}, voltage {m}
voltage spike {n} (a fast, short duration surge (overvoltage) in the electric potential of a circuit; a power surge) SEE: power surge ::
voltaism {n} (galvanism) :: voltaisme {m}
volte-face {n} /vɒltˈfæs/ (a reversal of policy, attitude or principle) :: volte-face {f}, demi-tour {m}, marche arrière {f}, revirement {m}
voltinism {n} (the number of broods or generations of an organism in one year) :: voltinisme {m}
voltmeter {n} (instrument for measuring electric potential) :: voltmètre {m}
voluble {adj} /ˈvɑl.jə.bəl/ (fluent or having a ready flow of speech; garrulous or loquacious) :: volubile
voluble {adj} (easily rolling or turning) :: volubile
voluble {adj} (twisting and turning like a vine) :: volubile
volume {n} /ˈvɑl.jum/ (three-dimensional measure of space) :: volume {m}
volume {n} (strength of sound) :: volume {m}
volume {n} (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) :: volume {m}, tome {m}
volume {n} (synonym for quantity, see also: quantity) :: volume {m}
voluntarily {adv} /ˌvɑlənˈtɛɹɪli/ (in a voluntary manner) :: volontairement, bénévolement
voluntary {adj} /ˈvɒ.lən.tɹi/ (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) :: volontaire
voluntary {adj} (working or done without payment) :: bénévole
volunteer {n} /vɑl.ənˈtɪɹ/ (one who voluntarily offers himself/herself for service) :: volontaire {m} {f}, bénévole {m} {f}
volunteer {n} (voluntary soldier) :: volontaire {m} {f}
volunteer {v} (to do or offer to do something voluntarily) :: être bénévole, être volontaire
volunteering {n} (act of volunteering) :: volontariat {m}
voluntourism {n} (type of tourism) :: voluntourisme
Voluptas {prop} (Goddess of sensual pleasures) :: Volupté {f}
voluptuous {adj} /vəˈlʌp.tʃu.əs/ (suggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation) :: voluptueux
voluptuous {adj} (curvaceous and sexually attractive) :: voluptueux
voluptuous {adj} :: sensuel, voluptueux
voluptuousness {n} (the quality of being voluptuous) :: voluptuosité {f}
vomit {v} /ˈvɑmɪt/ (to regurgitate the contents of a stomach) :: vomir, rendre, rejeter, dégobiller [colloquial], dégueuler [slang], gerber [slang], quicher [slang]
vomit {n} (regurgitated former contents of a stomach) :: vomi {m}
vomitrocious {adj} (causing a desire to vomit) :: à vomir, dégueulasse {m} {f}
voodoo {n} /ˈvuːduː/ (Afro-Caribbean religion) :: vaudou
voodoo doll {n} (doll fashioned to resemble a person for malicious magical intent) :: poupée vaudou {f}
voracious {adj} /vɔːˈɹeɪ.ʃəs/ (devouring great quantities of food) :: vorace
voracious {adj} (having a great appetite for anything) :: vorace
voracity {n} (the state of being voracious) :: voracité {f}
vorarephilia {n} (sexual fetish) :: vorarephilie {f}
Vormsi {prop} (fourth largest island in Estonia) :: Vormsi
Voronezh {prop} (city in Russia) :: Voronej {m}
vortex {n} /ˈvɔɹtɛks/ (whirlpool) :: tourbillon
vortical {adj} /ˈvɔːtɪk(ə)l/ (pertaining to a vortex) :: tourbillonnant
Vosges {prop} /voʊʒ/ (mountain range in France) :: Vosges {f-p}
Vosges {prop} (department of France) :: Vosges {f-p}
vote {n} /vəʊt/ (formalised choice) :: voix {f}, vote {m}
vote {n} (instance of voting) :: vote {m}, votation {f}
vote {v} (assert a formalised choice) :: voter
vote of no confidence {n} (parliamentary motion) :: motion de censure {f}
voter {n} /ˈvoʊtɚ/ (one who votes) :: votant {m}, votante {f}
vote with one's feet {v} (to express one's preferences through one's actions) :: aller à la pêche, voter avec ses pieds
Votic {prop} (language) :: vote {m}
voting {n} (action of the verb to vote) :: votation {f}
voting booth {n} (small compartment where a voter may register a vote) :: isoloir {m}
voting machine {n} (machine used for voting) :: machine à voter {f}
voting system {n} (system to determine the result of an election) :: système électoral, mode de scrutin
votive {adj} /ˈvəʊtɪv/ (dedicated or given in fulfillment of a vow or pledge) :: votif
vouch {v} /ˈvaʊtʃ/ (to take responsibility for; to express confidence in; to witness; to obtest) :: se porter garant
vouch {v} (to back; to support; to confirm; to establish) :: entériner
vouch {v} (to assert; to aver; to declare) :: attester
voucher {n} /ˈvaʊtʃə(ɹ)/ (A piece of paper that entitles the holder to a discount, or that can be exchanged for goods and services) :: coupon
voucher {n} (A receipt) :: récépissé {m}, reçu
vouchsafe {v} /ˌvaʊtʃˈseɪf/ (Condescendingly grant a right) :: accorder de manière clémente
voussoir {n} (wedge-shaped brick or stone) :: voussoir
vow {n} /vaʊ/ (A solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner) :: voeu {m}, vœu {m}
vow {v} (To make a vow) :: jurer
vowel {n} /ˈvaʊ.əl/ (sound) :: voyelle {f}
vowel {n} (letter) :: voyelle {f}
vowel harmony {n} (phonological process) :: harmonie vocalique {f}
vowelization {n} (vocalization) SEE: vocalization ::
vox pop {n} /vɒksˈpɒp/ (short informal interview) :: micro-trottoir {m}
vox populi {n} /ˈvɒks ˈpɒpjuːlaɪ/ (voice of the people) :: vox populi {f}, voix du peuple {f}, opinion publique {f}
voyage {n} /ˈvɔɪ.ɪdʒ/ (long journey; especially by ship) :: voyage {m}
voyager {n} (traveller) SEE: traveller ::
voyeur {n} /vwɑ.ˈjɜɹ/ (a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people) :: voyeur {m}
voyeurism {n} /vwɑːjˈɜːɹɪz(ə)m/ (derivation of sexual satisfaction by watching people secretly) :: voyeurisme {m}
Võro {prop} /ˈvɜːɹəʊ/ (language) :: võro {m}
vroom {interj} /vɹum/ (the sound of a sports car’s engine) :: vroum
vrykolakas {n} (undead creature) :: vrykolakas
V sign {n} (sign of victory) :: signe V {m}
VSL {prop} (Ville St. Laurent) :: VSL
Vuelta a España {prop} /ˌvwɛltə aɪ ɛsˈpɑnjə/ (annual cycling race in Spain) :: Tour d'Espagne {m}
Vulcan {prop} /ˈvʌlkən/ (Roman god of fire) :: Vulcain {m}
Vulcan {prop} (Theoretical planet) :: Vulcain
vulcanization {n} (process by which rubber is hardened using heat and sulphur) :: vulcanisation {f}
vulcanize {v} /ˈvʌlkənaɪz/ (to harden rubber with heat) :: vulcaniser
vulcanologist {n} (person who studies volcanoes) SEE: volcanologist ::
vulcanology {n} (study of volcanoes) SEE: volcanology ::
vulgar {adj} /ˈvʌl.ɡɚ/ (distasteful, uncouth, obscene) :: vulgaire, obscène
Vulgar Era {prop} (Common Era) SEE: Common Era ::
vulgar fraction {n} (fraction with two integers) SEE: common fraction ::
vulgarity {n} /vʌlˈɡɜɹɪɾi/ (quality of being vulgar) :: vulgarité {f}
vulgarity {n} (offensive or obscene act) :: grossièreté {f}
Vulgar Latin {prop} (the Latin language as spoken by people) :: latin vulgaire {m}
Vulgate {prop} /ˈvʌlɡeɪt/ (Latin Bible translation) :: Vulgate
vulnerability {n} (security vulnerability) SEE: hole ::
vulnerability {n} (state of being vulnerable) :: vulnérabilité {f}
vulnerability {n} (computing: type of weakness) :: vulnérabilité {f}
vulnerable {adj} /ˈvʌln(ə)ɹəbl̩/ (exposed to attack) :: vulnérable
vulnerary {adj} /ˈvʌl.nɚ.ɛɹ.i/ (useful or used for healing wounds) :: vulnéraire {m} {f}
vulnerary {adj} (causing wounds, wounding) :: vulnéraire {m} {f}
vulnerary {n} (healing drug) :: vulnéraire {m}
Vulpecula {prop} /vʌlˈpɛkjələ/ (autumn constellation) :: Petit Renard {m}
vulpine {adj} /ˈvʌlpaɪn/ (pertaining to a fox) :: vulpin
vulpine {adj} (foxlike) :: vulpin
vulture {n} /ˈvʌltʃɚ/ (bird) :: vautour {m}
vulture {n} (person) :: charognard {m}
vulture fund {n} (hedge fund) :: fond vautour {m}
vulva {n} /ˈvʌlvə/ (collectively the external female sexual organs) :: vulve {f}
vulvectomy {n} (surgical removal of vulva) :: vulvectomie {f}
vulvitis {n} (inflammation of the vulva) :: vulvite {f}
vulvodynia {n} :: vulvodynie {f}
vuvuzela {n} /vuːvuːˈzɛlə/ (horn) :: vuvuzela {f}
vyomanaut {n} (an Indian astronaut) :: vyomanaute