Key to colours |
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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 |
Dictionary: click the
first letter of the French word you want to look up |
French / Français |
English / Anglais |
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) |
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) |
dater quelque chose au carbone 14 |
to carbon date something |
demi-vie |
half life (t½) |
dose absorbée |
absorbed dose |
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 |
fantomatique |
weakly-interacting,
ghostly |
fer |
iron (Fe) |
fission |
fission (splitting the nuclei of atoms) |
fluor |
fluorine (F) |
fluoration |
fluoridation |
fluorescence |
fluorescence |
gaz |
gas |
gaz |
natural gas |
gaz rares |
noble gases |
génie chimique |
chemical engineering |
géothermie |
geothermal energy |
gramme |
gram (g) |
halogènes |
halogens |
hydrate |
hydrate |
hydraulique |
hydroelectric |
hydrocarbure |
hydrocarbon (CxHy) |
hydrolyse |
hydrolysis |
hydroxyde |
hydroxide |
ils se répartissent en… |
they are divided up into… (groups) |
inépuisable |
inexhaustible; renewable |
iode |
iodine (I) |
isotope |
isotope |
lanthane |
lanthanum (La) |
lanthanides |
lanthanides |
large |
the open sea |
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) |
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) |
observer |
to observe |
oléoduc |
oil pipeline |
or |
gold (Au) |
oxygène |
oxygen (O) |
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 |
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X |
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Y |
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Z |
Key to colours |
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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 |
Dictionary: click the first letter
of the English word you want to look up |
English / Anglais |
French / Français |
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 |
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 |