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FRENCH-ENGLISH SCIENCE DICTIONARY

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COLOUR

EXAMPLE

MEANING

pale blue

fort

a word that must change into its masculine form to reflect the gender of the thing or person it relates to

strong blue

crayon

a noun or pronoun whose gender is masculine (either it is a male person or an arbitrarily masculine-named object)

strong pink

fenêtre

a noun or pronoun whose gender is feminine (either it is a female person or an arbitrarily feminine-named object)

pale pink

belle

a word that must change into its feminine form to reflect the gender of the thing or person it relates to

grey

lancer

a word that has no specific gender and can’t be forced to change into a gender-specific form

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French / Français

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A

acétone

acetone (propanone, CH3COCH3)

acide bromhydrique

hydrobromic acid (HBr)

acide chlorhydrique

hydrochloric acid (HCl)

acide fluorhydrique

hydrofluoric acid (HF)

acide iodhydrique

hydriodic acid, hydroiodic acid (HI)

actinides

actinides

alphabet grec

Greek alphabet

altitude

altitude

amidon

starch

antimoine

antimony (Sb)

argent

silver (Ag)

arrêtable

stoppable

aspirine®

aspirin

astate

astatine (At)

atmosphère

atmosphere

atome

atom

atomique

atomic; nuclear

au niveau de la mer

at sea level

azote

nitrogen (N)

B

bactéries

bacteria

baryum

barium (Ba)

bauxite

bauxite (aluminium ore)

bombardement

bombardment

bore

boron (B)

bouclier

shield

brome

bromine (Br)

C

cancer

cancer

carbochimie

organic chemistry

carbonate

carbonate (CO32-)

carbone

carbon (C); carbon paper; sheet of carbon paper

carbone-14

carbon-14 (14C)

centaines

hundreds

centrale

power station

césium

caesium (Cs)

CFC (plural / pluriel)

CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons)

chaîne de désintégration

disintegration chain

champ électrique

electric field

champ magnétique

magnetic field

charbon

coal

chimie

chemistry

chimique

chemical

chlore

chlorine (Cl)

chlorure de sodium

sodium chloride (table salt, NaCl)

chrome

chromium (Cr)

coefficient

coefficient

combustibles fossiles

fossil fuels

combustibles organiques

fossil fuels

combustion lente/vive/organique

slow/fast/cellular combustion

comportement chimique

chemistry (the chemical behaviour of something)

courbe

curve

cuivre

copper (Cu)

D

dater quelque chose au carbone 14

to carbon date something

demi-vie

half life (t½)

dose absorbée

absorbed dose

E

eau

water (H2O)

eau bromée

bromine water

eau chlorée

chlorine water

eau iodée

iodine water

eau oxygénée

hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)

eaux

waters

efficacité

efficiency; effectiveness

électron

electron (e-)

en émettant

by emitting

énergies douces

alternative energy

étain

tin (Sn)

étoile

star

être dévié par

to be deflected by

êtres vivants

human beings

exportations de brut

crude oil exports

exportations de brut

crude oil exports

exposition à

exposure to

F

fantomatique

weakly-interacting, ghostly

fer

iron (Fe)

fission

fission (splitting the nuclei of atoms)

fluor

fluorine (F)

fluoration

fluoridation

fluorescence

fluorescence

G

gaz

gas

gaz

natural gas

gaz rares

noble gases

génie chimique

chemical engineering

géothermie

geothermal energy

gramme

gram (g)

H

halogènes

halogens

hydrate

hydrate

hydraulique

hydroelectric

hydrocarbure

hydrocarbon (CxHy)

hydrolyse

hydrolysis

hydroxyde

hydroxide

I

ils se répartissent en…

they are divided up into… (groups)

inépuisable

inexhaustible; renewable

iode

iodine (I)

isotope

isotope

J

K

L

lanthane

lanthanum (La)

lanthanides

lanthanides

large

the open sea

M

manganèse

manganese (Mn)

mercure

mercury (Hg)

métalloïdes

metalloids / semi-metals

métaux alcalino-terreux

alkaline-earth metals

métaux alcalins

alkali metals

métaux de transition

transition metals

métaux vrais

true metals

milliard

billion (= one thousand million = 109)

molybdène

molybdenum (Mo)

N

néodyme

neodymium (Nd)

neutrino

neutrino

neutrons

neutrons (n)

nocivité

toxicity

non-métaux

non-metals

noyau

nucleus; core; stone (of fruit)

noyau atomique

atomic nucleus

noyau stable

stable nucleus

noyaux

nuclei

nucléaire

nuclear

nucléons

nucleons (particles found in the nucleus, e.g. protons and neutrons)

nuisible

harmful

numéro atomique

atomic number (the number of protons in the nucleus of an element)

O

observer

to observe

oléoduc

oil pipeline

or

gold (Au)

oxygène

oxygen (O)

P

particule alpha

alpha particle (α)

particule bêta

beta particle (β)

particules de haute énergie

high energy particles

particules émises

emitted particles

péristaltisme

peristalsis

pétrole

crude oil

phénomène

phenomenon

phosgène

phosgene (chemical weapon COCl2)

phosphate

phosphate (PO34-)

phosphène

phosphene (nothing to do with phosphorus)

phosphine

phosphine (PH3)

phosphore

phosphorus (P)

phosphoreuse

phosphorous (= of the element phosphorus)

phosphoreux

phosphorous (= of the element phosphorus)

phosphure

phosphide

photochimie

photochemistry

photochimique

photochemical

photon

photon (γ)

platine

platinum (Pt)

plomb

lead (Pb)

plutonium

plutonium (Pu)

polluants

pollutants

positron

positron (e+)

potassium

potassium (K)

praséodyme

praseodymium (Pr)

preuve

proof

protons

protons (p)

Q

R

radioactivité

radioactivity

radioéléments

radioisotopes

radon

radon (Rn)

raffinerie

refinery

rayonnement

radiation

rayons cosmiques

cosmic rays

rayons gamma

gamma rays (γ)

rayons X

X-rays

roches

rocks

S

santé

health

se transformer spontanément

to decay spontaneously

sels minéraux

mineral salts

sensibilisation

raising awareness

silicium

silicon (Si)

sodium

sodium (Na)

soufre

sulphur (S) or sulfur (American spelling)

sulfate de cuivre anhydre

anhydrous copper sulphate (CuSO4)

T

tantale

tantalum (Ta)

tectonique

tectonic

tellure

tellurium (Te)

terrestre

terrestrial

titane

titanium (Ti)

toluène

toluene (methylbenzene, C6H5CH3)

trace

trace

transuraniens

transuranic elements

tritium

tritium (3H)

U

uranium

uranium (U)

V

W

X

Y

Z

 

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Key to colours

COLOUR

EXAMPLE

MEANING

pale blue

fort

a word that must change into its masculine form to reflect the gender of the thing or person it relates to

strong blue

crayon

a noun or pronoun whose gender is masculine (either it is a male person or an arbitrarily masculine-named object)

strong pink

fenêtre

a noun or pronoun whose gender is feminine (either it is a female person or an arbitrarily feminine-named object)

pale pink

belle

a word that must change into its feminine form to reflect the gender of the thing or person it relates to

grey

lancer

a word that has no specific gender and can’t be forced to change into a gender-specific form

Dictionary: click the first letter of the English word you want to look up

 

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B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

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Q

R

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T

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X

Y

Z

 

English / Anglais

French / Français

A

absorbed dose

dose absorbée

actinides

actinides

alkali metals

métaux alcalins

alkaline-earth metals

métaux alcalino-terreux

alpha particle (α)

particule alpha

alternative energy

énergies douces

altitude

altitude

anhydrous copper sulphate (CuSO4)

sulfate de cuivre anhydre

antimony (Sb)

antimoine

aspirin

aspirine®

astatine (At)

astate

at sea level

au niveau de la mer

atmosphere

atmosphère

atom

atome

atomic nucleus

noyau atomique

atomic number

numéro atomique

atomic; nuclear

atomique

B

bacteria

bactéries

barium (Ba)

baryum

bauxite (aluminium ore)

bauxite

beta particle (β)

particule bêta

billion (= thousand million = 109)

milliard

bombardment

bombardement

boron (B)

bore

bromine (Br)

brome

bromine water

eau bromée

by emitting

en émettant

caesium (Cs)

césium

cancer

cancer

carbon (C); carbon paper; sheet of carbon paper

carbone

carbon-14 (14C)

carbone-14

carbonate (CO32-)

carbonate

CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons)

CFC (plural / pluriel)

chemical

chimique

chemistry

chimie

chemistry (the chemical behaviour of something)

comportement chimique

chlorine (Cl)

chlore

chlorine water

eau chlorée

chromium (Cr)

chrome

coal

charbon

coefficient

coefficient

combustion (slow/fast/cellular)

combustion lente/vive/organique

copper (Cu)

cuivre

cosmic rays

rayons cosmiques

crude oil

pétrole

crude oil exports

exportations de brut

crude oil exports

exportations de brut

curve

courbe

disintegration chain

chaîne de désintégration

efficiency; effectiveness

efficacité

electric field

champ électrique

electron (e-)

électron

emitted particles

particules émises

exposure to

exposition à

fission (splitting the nuclei of atoms)

fission

fluorescence

fluorescence

fluoridation

fluoration

fluorine (F)

fluor

fossil fuels

combustibles fossiles

fossil fuels

combustibles organiques

gamma rays (γ)

rayons gamma

gas

gaz

geothermal energy

géothermie

gold (Au)

or

gram (g)

gramme

Greek alphabet

alphabet grec

half life (t½)

demi-vie

halogens

halogènes

harmful

nuisible

health

santé

high energy particles

particules de haute énergie

human beings

êtres vivants

hundreds

centaines

hydrate

hydrate

hydriodic acid, hydroiodic acid (HI)

acide iodhydrique

hydrobromic acid (HBr)

acide bromhydrique

hydrocarbon (CxHy)

hydrocarbure

hydrochloric acid (HCl)

acide chlorhydrique

hydroelectric

hydraulique

hydrofluoric acid (HF)

acide fluorhydrique

hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)

eau oxygénée

hydrolysis

hydrolyse

hydroxide

hydroxyde

inexhaustible; renewable

inépuisable

iodine (I)

iode

iodine water

eau iodée

iron (Fe)

fer

isotope

isotope

lanthanides

lanthanides

lanthanum (La)

lanthane

lead (Pb)

plomb

magnetic field

champ magnétique

manganese (Mn)

manganèse

mercury (Hg)

mercure

metalloids / semi-metals

métalloïdes

mineral salts

sels minéraux

molybdenum (Mo)

molybdène

natural gas

gaz

neodymium (Nd)

néodyme

neutrino

neutrino

neutrons (n)

neutrons

nitrogen (N)

azote

noble gases

gaz rares

non-metals

non-métaux

nuclear

nucléaire

nuclei

noyaux

nucleons

nucléons

nucleus; core; stone (of fruit)

noyau

oil pipeline

oléoduc

organic chemistry

carbochimie

oxygen (O)

oxygène

peristalsis

péristaltisme

phenomenon

phénomène

phosgene (chemical weapon COCl2)

phosgène

phosphate (PO34-)

phosphate

phosphene (nothing to do with phosphorus)

phosphène

phosphide

phosphure

phosphine (PH3)

phosphine

phosphorous (= of the element phosphorus)

phosphoreuse

phosphorous (= of the element phosphorus)

phosphoreux

phosphorus (P)

phosphore

photochemical

photochimique

photochemistry

photochimie

photon (γ)

photon

platinum (Pt)

platine

plutonium (Pu)

plutonium

pollutants

polluants

positron (e+)

positron

potassium (K)

potassium

power station

centrale

praseodymium (Pr)

praséodyme

proof

preuve

protons (p)

protons

radiation

rayonnement

radioactivity

radioactivité

radioisotopes

radioéléments

radon (Rn)

radon

raising awareness

sensibilisation

refinery

raffinerie

rocks

roches

shield

bouclier

silicon (Si)

silicium

silver (Ag)

argent

sodium (Na)

sodium

stable nucleus

noyau stable

star

étoile

starch

amidon

stoppable

arrêtable

sulphur (S) or sulfur (American spelling)

soufre

tantalum (Ta)

tantale

tectonic

tectonique

tellurium (Te)

tellure

terrestrial

terrestre

the open sea

large

they are divided up into… (groups etc.)

ils se répartissent en…

tin (Sn)

étain

titanium (Ti)

titane

to be deflected by

être dévié par

to carbon date something

dater quelque chose au carbone 14

to decay spontaneously

se transformer spontanément

to observe

observer

toxicity

nocivité

trace

trace

transition metals

métaux de transition

transuranic elements

transuraniens

tritium (3H)

tritium

true metals

métaux vrais

uranium (U)

uranium

water (H2O)

eau

waters

eaux

weakly-interacting, ghostly

fantomatique

X-rays

rayons X

 

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