| -y {suffix}
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:: -eux {m}, -euse {f}
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| -y {suffix} (forming diminutive nouns)
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:: -et {m}, -ette {f}, -in {m}, -ine {f}
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| -y {suffix} (forming abstract nouns)
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:: -é
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| y' {pron} /jə/ (informal second-person pronoun)
|
:: t'
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| yacht {n} /jɑt/ (slick and light ship)
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:: yacht {m}
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| yacht {n} (any private noncommercial vessel)
|
:: yacht {m}
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| yachter {n} /ˈjɒtəɹ/ (one who sails in yachts)
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:: yachtman {m}
|
| yachtsman {n} (man who sails a yacht)
|
:: yachtsman {m}, yachtman {m}
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| yachtswoman {n} (woman who sails a yacht)
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:: yachtswoman {f}, yachtwoman {f}
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| yaffingale {n} (green woodpecker) SEE: green woodpecker
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::
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| yaffle {n} (green woodpecker) SEE: green woodpecker
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::
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| yaffler {n} (green woodpecker) SEE: green woodpecker
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::
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| yah {adv} (yes) SEE: yes
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::
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| yah {interj} /jʌː/ (expression used to encourage a horse to run faster)
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:: hue
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| Yahweh {prop} /ˈjɑːˌweɪ/ (personal name of God)
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:: Yahweh {m}
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| Yahweh {prop} (Jehovah) SEE: Jehovah
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::
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| Yair {prop} (male given name) SEE: Jair
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::
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| yak {n} /jæk/ (ox-like mammal)
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:: yack {m}, yak {m}
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| yak {v} (talk informally, persistently)
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:: jacasser
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| Yakut {prop} (language)
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:: yakoute {m}
|
| Yakutia {prop} /jəˈkuːtɪə/ (region in North Asia)
|
:: Yakoutie
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| Yakutsk {prop} (city in Russia)
|
:: Iakoutsk {m}
|
| yale {n} (mythical beast)
|
:: éale {m}
|
| y'all {pron} /jɑl/ (plural of you)
|
:: vous, vous autres [Louisiana]
|
| Yalta {prop} /ˈjɑːltə/ (city in Crimea)
|
:: Yalta
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| yam {n} (potato) SEE: potato
|
::
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| yam {n} /jæm/ (any Dioscorea vine)
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:: igname {f}
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| yam {n} (taro) SEE: taro
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::
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| yam {n} (sweet potato) SEE: sweet potato
|
::
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| yana {n} /ˈjɑː.nə/ (any of the three vehicles of Buddhist practice)
|
:: yâna {m}
|
| yandere {n} /ˈjɑːndɛɹeɪ/ (character who fits the archetype of being genuinely kind, loving, or gentle, but suddenly switching to being aggressive or deranged)
|
:: yandere {f}
|
| Yandex {prop} /ˈjan.dɛks/ (Yandex (in other scripts, the trademark may also be written in Roman letters))
|
:: Yandex
|
| Yangon {prop} /jæŋˈɡɑn/ (largest city in Myanmar)
|
:: Rangoun {m}, Rangoon {m}
|
| Yang-tzŭ {prop} (Yangtze) SEE: Yangtze
|
::
|
| Yangtze {prop} /ˈjæŋ(t)si/ (river)
|
:: Yangzi Jiang {m}, Yangtsé {m}, fleuve Bleu {m}
|
| Yangtze dolphin {n} (baiji) SEE: baiji
|
::
|
| Yangtze River dolphin {n} (baiji) SEE: baiji
|
::
|
| yank {n} /jæŋk/ (A sudden, vigorous pull)
|
:: coup sec {m}
|
| yank {v} (to pull something with a quick, strong action)
|
:: tirer d'un coup sec
|
| yank {v} (to remove from distribution)
|
:: retirer
|
| Yank {n} /jæŋk/ (native of the Northern USA)
|
:: Yankee {m} {f}
|
| Yank {n} (native of the USA)
|
:: ricain {m}, ricaine {f}, ricains {m-p}, ricaines {f-p}, amerloque {m} {f}, Yankee {m} {f}
|
| Yanukovych {prop} (Ukrainian surname)
|
:: Ianoukovytch, Ianoukovitch
|
| yaoi {n} /ˈjaʊ.i/ (form of hentai involving two or more males in a homosexual relationship)
|
:: yaoi
|
| Yaoundé {prop} (capital of Cameroon)
|
:: Yaoundé {m}
|
| yap {v} /jæp/ (of a small dog, to bark)
|
:: japper
|
| yap {v} (slang: to talk, especially excessively)
|
:: jacasser
|
| Yap {prop} (an island in the Caroline Islands of western Micronesia)
|
:: Yap
|
| yard {n} /jɑːd/ (land around a house)
|
:: cour {f}, jardin {m}
|
| yard {n} (nautical: tapered timber from which square sails hang)
|
:: vergue {f}
|
| yard {n} (staff, rod, stick)
|
:: verge {f}
|
| yard {n} (three feet)
|
:: yard {m}, [Canada] verge {f}
|
| Yard {prop} (Jamaica) SEE: Jamaica
|
::
|
| yardbird {n} /ˈjɑɹd.bɝd/ (person who is imprisoned)
|
:: détenu, taulard
|
| yardbird {n} (soldier required to do menial work)
|
:: troufion, homme de corvée
|
| yardstick {n} (standard to which other measurements or comparisons are judged)
|
:: aune {f}
|
| Yarmouk {prop} (a river in the Middle East)
|
:: Yarmouk
|
| yarmulke {n} /ˈjɑ(ɹ)mə(l)kə/ (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males)
|
:: kippa {f}
|
| yarn {n} /jɑɹn/ (fiber strand for knitting or weaving)
|
:: fil {m}
|
| yarn {n} (nautical)
|
:: corde {f}
|
| Yaroslav {prop} (Slavic name)
|
:: Iaroslav
|
| Yaroslavl {prop} (city)
|
:: Iaroslavl {m}
|
| yarrow {n} /ˈjæɹoʊ/ (any of several pungent Eurasian and North American herbs, of the genus Achillea)
|
:: achillée {f}, mille-feuille {f}
|
| yashmak {n} (a veil worn by Muslim women)
|
:: litham {m}, voile {m}, niqab {m}
|
| yataghan {n} /ˈjætəɡæn/ (type of sword)
|
:: yatagan {m}
|
| yatzy {n} (dice game)
|
:: Yahtzee {m}
|
| yaw {n} /jɔː/ (The rotation of an aircraft, ship, or missile about its vertical axis so as to cause the longitudinal axis of the aircraft, ship, or missile to deviate from the flight line or heading in its horizontal plane)
|
:: lacet {m}
|
| yaw {n} (A vessel's motion rotating about the vertical axis, so the bow yaws from side to side; a characteristic of unsteadiness)
|
:: lacet {m}
|
| yawl {n} /jɔːl/ (sailing vessel)
|
:: yole {m}
|
| yawn {v} /jɔn/ (open the mouth and take a deep breath)
|
:: bâiller
|
| yawn {v} (to present a wide opening)
|
:: béer
|
| yawn {n} (the action of yawning)
|
:: bâillement {m}
|
| yaws {n} /ˈjɔːz/ (a contagious tropical disease caused by the spirochete Treponema pertenue)
|
:: Pian
|
| y-axis {n} (axis on a graph that is usually drawn from bottom to top)
|
:: axe des y {m}, axe des ordonnées {f}
|
| yay {interj} /jeɪ/
|
:: hourra, youpi
|
| Yazidi {n} (member of a Kurdish-speaking people of northern Iraq, whose religion is Yazidism)
|
:: Yézidi {m} [ethnic], Yézidie {f} [ethnic], yézidi {m} [religious], yézidie {f} [religious], Yazidi {m} [ethnic], Yazidie {f} [ethnic], yazidi {m} [religious], yazidie {f} [religious]
|
| Yazidism {prop} (religion)
|
:: yézidisme {m}
|
| Y chromosome {n} (mammalian sex chromosome)
|
:: chromosome Y {m}
|
| yeah {particle} /ˈjɛ(ə)/ (yes)
|
:: ouais
|
| yeah {interj} (expressing joy)
|
:: ouais
|
| yeah, right {interj} /jɛə̯ ɹaɪt/ (sarcasm to express disbelief)
|
:: mon œil, mais bien sûr
|
| year {n} /jɪɹ/ (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun)
|
:: année {f}, an {m}
|
| year {n} (a period between set dates that mark a year)
|
:: an {m}, année {f}
|
| year {n} (a level or grade at school or college)
|
:: année {f}
|
| yearbook {n} (reference book, published annually)
|
:: annuaire {m}
|
| year in, year out {adv} (during every year)
|
:: bon an mal an
|
| yearly {adj} /ˈjɪɹli/ (happening once every year)
|
:: annuel {m}
|
| yearly {adv} (once a year)
|
:: annuellement
|
| yearly {n} (something that is published once a year)
|
:: annuaire {m}
|
| yearn {v} /jɜːn/ (to have a strong desire; to long)
|
:: languir
|
| yearn {v} (to long for something in the past with melancholy)
|
:: regretter
|
| yearning {n} /ˈjɝnɪŋ/ (wistful or melancholy longing)
|
:: aspiration {f}, envie {f}
|
| year-round {adv} (continuing throughout the year)
|
:: à l'année
|
| yeast {n} /jiːst/ (fungus)
|
:: levure {f}
|
| yeast {n} (froth used in medicine, baking and brewing)
|
:: levure {f}
|
| yeast {n} (cake or dried granules used to make bread dough rise)
|
:: levure {f}
|
| yeast {n} (frothy foam on sea waves)
|
:: écume {f}
|
| yech {interj} (yuck) SEE: yuck
|
::
|
| Yehuda {prop} (male given name) SEE: Judah
|
::
|
| Yehudit {prop} (female given name) SEE: Judith
|
::
|
| Yekaterinburg {prop} (city in Russia)
|
:: Iekaterinbourg {m}, Ekaterinbourg {m}
|
| Yekaterinburg {prop} (Sverdlovsk) SEE: Sverdlovsk
|
::
|
| yell {v} /jɛl/ (shout (verb))
|
:: crier, hurler
|
| yellow {adj} /ˈjɛl.əʊ/ (having yellow as its colour)
|
:: jaune
|
| yellow {adj} (lacking courage)
|
:: froussard, lâche
|
| yellow {n} (colour)
|
:: jaune {m}
|
| yellow {v} (to become yellow or more yellow)
|
:: jaunir
|
| yellow badge {n} (cloth patch that Jews were ordered to sew on their outer garments to mark them as Jews in public)
|
:: étoile jaune {f}, étoile de David {f}
|
| yellow bile {n} (one of the four humours)
|
:: bile jaune {f}
|
| yellow-billed loon {n} (Gavia adamsii)
|
:: plongeon à bec blanc
|
| yellow-browed warbler {n} (Phylloscopus inornatus)
|
:: pouillot à grands sourcils {m}
|
| yellow card {n} /ˈjɛl.oʊ ˌkɑɹd/ (card in sports)
|
:: carton jaune {m}
|
| yellow-cheeked tit {n} (Machlolophus spilonotus)
|
:: mésange à dos tacheté {f}
|
| yellow-eyed penguin {n} (Penguin)
|
:: manchot antipode {m}
|
| yellow fever {n} (illness)
|
:: fièvre jaune {f}
|
| yellow-green {adj} (colour)
|
:: vert-jaune
|
| yellowhammer {n} (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella)
|
:: Bruant jaune {m}
|
| yellowish {adj} /ˈjelɔʊɪʃ/ (somewhat yellow)
|
:: plutôt jaune, jaunâtre [derogatory]
|
| yellow jersey {n} (shirt worn by the leader in the Tour de France)
|
:: maillot jaune {m}
|
| Yellowknife {prop} (capital of the Northwest Territories, Canada)
|
:: Yellowknife
|
| yellow-legged gull {n} (Larus michahellis)
|
:: goéland leucophée {m}
|
| yellow light {n} (traffic light between the green light and the red light)
|
:: feu jaune {m}, feu orange {m}
|
| yellow pages {n} (telephone directory that lists commercial organisations)
|
:: pages jaunes {f-p}
|
| yellow peril {n} (perceived threat from East Asia)
|
:: péril jaune {m}
|
| yellow press {n} (newspapers which publish sensationalist articles)
|
:: presse à sensation {f}
|
| Yellow River {prop} (river of northern China)
|
:: fleuve Jaune {m}, Huang He {m}
|
| Yellow Sea {prop} (Asian sea)
|
:: mer Jaune {f}
|
| yelp {n} /jɛlp/ (an abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance)
|
:: jappement {m}, couinement {m}
|
| yelp {v} (to utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise)
|
:: japper, couiner
|
| Yeltsin {prop} /ˈjeltsɪn/ (Russian surname)
|
:: Eltsine
|
| Yemen {prop} /ˈjɛmən/ (Republic of Yemen)
|
:: Yémen {m}
|
| Yemeni {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Yemen, or the Yemeni people)
|
:: yéménite
|
| Yemeni {n} (a person from Yemen or of Yemeni descent)
|
:: Yéménite {m} {f}, Yéménais {m} [rare and old], Yéménois {m} [rare and old]
|
| yen {n} /jɛn/ (unit of Japanese currency)
|
:: yen {m}
|
| Yenisei {prop} /ˌjɛnəˈseɪ/ (river in Russia)
|
:: Ienisseï {m}
|
| yeoman {n} /ˈjəʊ.mən/ (small freeholder)
|
:: franc-tenancier {m}
|
| yeoman {n} (subordinate)
|
:: valet {m}
|
| yeoman's service {n} (arduous work performed in a committed manner)
|
:: travail de bénédictin {m}, travail de Romain {m}
|
| yep {n} /jɛp/ (informal "yes")
|
:: [France] ouaip, mouais, moui, voui [Quebec] ouin
|
| Yerevan {prop} /ˌjeɹəˈvɑːn/ (the capital and largest city of Armenia)
|
:: Erevan {m}
|
| yermulke {n} (yarmulke) SEE: yarmulke
|
::
|
| yes {particle} /jɛs/ (word used to indicate agreement or acceptance)
|
:: oui
|
| yes {particle} (word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement)
|
:: si
|
| yes {interj}
|
:: oui
|
| yes {n} (answer that shows agreement or acceptance)
|
:: oui {m}, si {m}
|
| yes {n} (vote of support)
|
:: oui {m}
|
| yes and no {phrase} (indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer)
|
:: oui et non
|
| yeshiva {n} /jəˈʃiː.və/ (academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts)
|
:: yeshiva {f}
|
| yes man {n} (a person who always agrees with his employer or superior)
|
:: béni-oui-oui {m}
|
| yes-no {particle} (particle used to form yes-no questions)
|
:: est-ce que [initial], -tu [Canada, appended to the end of verbs (preserving the hyphen)]
|
| yes-no question {n} (type of question)
|
:: question totale {f}
|
| yessir {interj} /ˈjɛsɜː(ɹ)/ (used to express assent, especially to a superior)
|
:: oui monsieur
|
| yesterday {n} /ˈjɛstɚdeɪ/ (day before today)
|
:: hier
|
| yesterday {adv} (on the day before today)
|
:: hier
|
| yesterday night {n} (last night) SEE: last night
|
::
|
| yesteryear {n} /ˈjɛstəjɪə/ (times gone by)
|
:: jadis, antan
|
| yesteryear {n} (last year, see also: last year)
|
:: année passée, an passé, année dernière, an dernier
|
| yet {adv} /jɛt/ (thus far)
|
:: jusqu'à présent, encore
|
| yet {adv} (continuously up to this point in time)
|
:: encore
|
| yet {adv} (in addition)
|
:: encore
|
| yet {adv}
|
:: encore
|
| yet {conj} (nevertheless; however)
|
:: pourtant, mais, or
|
| yet {adv} (even) SEE: even
|
::
|
| yeti {n} /ˈjɛ.ti/ (unidentified animal)
|
:: yéti {m}, migou {m}
|
| yew {n} /juː/ (Taxus baccata)
|
:: if {m}
|
| yew {n} (tree or shrub of the genus Taxus)
|
:: if {m}
|
| yex {v} /jɛks/ (Hiccup)
|
:: hoqueter
|
| yex {v} (Belch or burp)
|
:: roter
|
| Yiddish {adj} /ˈjɪd.ɪʃ/ (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language)
|
:: yiddish
|
| Yiddish {prop} (language)
|
:: yiddish {m}
|
| Yiddish {adj} (Jewish) SEE: Jewish
|
::
|
| Yiddishland {prop} (area was Yiddish was spoken)
|
:: Yiddishland {m}
|
| yield {v} /jiːld/ (to give way)
|
:: céder, laisser passer
|
| yield {v} (to give as required)
|
:: se rendre, céder, capituler
|
| yield {v} (to produce as return)
|
:: rapporter, retourner
|
| yield {v} (to produce as a result)
|
:: retourner
|
| yield {n} (quantity of something produced)
|
:: rendement
|
| yielding {adj} /ˈjiːldɪŋ/ (docile)
|
:: docile
|
| yielding {n} (A concession)
|
:: concession {f}
|
| yield the ghost {v} (give up the ghost) SEE: give up the ghost
|
::
|
| yield up the ghost {v} (give up the ghost) SEE: give up the ghost
|
::
|
| yiff {v} /jɪf/ (to have sex)
|
:: baiser
|
| yin-yang {n} /ˈjɪn ˈjæŋ/ (yin and yang)
|
:: yin-yang
|
| yin-yang {n} (vagina) SEE: vagina
|
::
|
| yippee {interj} /ˌjɪ.ˈpi/ (expression of enjoyment)
|
:: youpi
|
| Yitzchak {prop} (given name) SEE: Isaac
|
::
|
| y'know {contraction} /jəˈnoʊ/ (short for you know)
|
:: t'vois, t'sais
|
| ylide {n} /ˈɪlaɪd/ (type of organic compound)
|
:: ylure {m}
|
| -yne {suffix} (hydrocarbon with triple bonds)
|
:: -yne {m}
|
| yob {n} /jɒb/ (antisocial person)
|
:: voyou {m} asocial {m}, houligan {m}, paumé {m}, pauv'type {m}, loubard {m}, blouson noir {m}, casseur {m}
|
| yobbo {n} (yob) SEE: yob
|
::
|
| yoctoampere {n} (unit of electrical current)
|
:: yoctoampère {m}
|
| yoctometer {n} (yoctometre) SEE: yoctometre
|
::
|
| yoctometre {n} (SI unit of length)
|
:: yoctomètre {m}
|
| yod {n} /jɑd/ (palatal approximant)
|
:: yod {m}
|
| yodel {v} /ˈjoʊ.dəl/ (to sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto)
|
:: iodler, yodler, jodler
|
| yodel {n} (song)
|
:: yodel {m}, jodel {m}, iodel {m}
|
| yoga {n} /ˈjoʊɡə/ (Hindu discipline)
|
:: yoga {m}
|
| yoghurt cheese {n} (labneh) SEE: labneh
|
::
|
| yogi {n} /ˈjoʊɡi/ (yoga practitioner)
|
:: yogi {m}
|
| yogic {adj} (of or pertaining to yoga)
|
:: yogique {m} {f}
|
| yogist {adj} (pertaining to yogism)
|
:: yoguiste
|
| yogist {n} (practitioner of yoga)
|
:: yoguiste {m} {f}
|
| yogurt {n} /ˈjoʊɡɚt/ (a milk-based product thickened by a bacterium-aided curdling process)
|
:: yaourt {m}, yoghourt {m}, yogourt {m}
|
| yoke {n} /jəʊk/ (wooden bar)
|
:: joug {m}
|
| yoke {n} (wooden frame or bar for a person to carry a pair of buckets) SEE: carrying pole
|
::
|
| yokel {n} /ˈjoʊ.kəl/ (unsophisticated person)
|
:: manant {m}, plouc [colloquial]
|
| yokel {n} (person of rural background)
|
:: manant {m}, plouc
|
| Yolanda {prop} (female given name)
|
:: Yolande
|
| yolk {n} /joʊk/ (yellow of egg)
|
:: jaune d’œuf {m}, jaune {m}
|
| YOLO {phrase} /ˈjoʊ.loʊ/ (you only live once)
|
:: on ne vit qu'une fois
|
| Yom Kippur {prop} /ˌjɒm kɪˈpʊɹ/ (Day of Atonement)
|
:: Yom Kippour {m}
|
| yomp {n} /jɒmp/ (long-distance march)
|
:: crapahutage, marche forcée
|
| yomp {v} (to make a strenuous long-distance march)
|
:: crapahuter, avancer à marches forcées
|
| yonder {adv} /ˈjɒndə(ɹ)/ (in a distant, indicated place)
|
:: là-bas
|
| yonder {determiner} (distant but within sight)
|
:: là-bas
|
| yoni {n} /ˈjəʊni/
|
:: yoni {m}
|
| Yonne {prop} (départment of Bourgogne)
|
:: Yonne {f}
|
| yore {n} /jɔɹ/ (time long past)
|
:: jadis, antan {m}
|
| York {prop} /jɔɹk/ (city in North Yorkshire)
|
:: York {m}, Yorck {m}, Yorque {m}
|
| Yorkshire {prop} /ˈjɔːkʃə/ (former large county)
|
:: Yorkshire {m}
|
| Yoruba {prop} /ˈjɔːɹəbə/ (a sub-Saharan language)
|
:: yoruba {m}
|
| Yoshkar-Ola {prop} /jɒʃˈkɑː(ɹ) oʊˈlɑː/ (capital of Mari El, Russia)
|
:: Iochkar-Ola {m}
|
| yotta- {prefix} /ˈjɒtə/ (SI prefix)
|
:: yotta-
|
| you {pron} (object pronoun: the group being addressed)
|
:: vous
|
| you {pron} (object pronoun: the person being addressed)
|
:: [familiar] toi, [polite] vous
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| you {pron} (subject pronoun: the group being addressed)
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:: vous
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| you {pron} (subject pronoun: the person being addressed)
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:: [familiar] tu, [polite] vous
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| you {pron} (one)
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:: on, se, soi
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| you {determiner} (the individual or group spoken/written to)
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:: [familiar] tu; [polite] vous
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| you {determiner} (used before epithets for emphasis)
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:: [singular] espèce de, [plural] bande de
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| you {v} (to address using the more formal second-person pronoun)
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:: vouvoyer, voussoyer
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| you are welcome {phrase} (you're welcome) SEE: you're welcome
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| you are what you eat {proverb} (proverb)
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:: tu es ce que tu manges, vous êtes ce que vous mangez
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| you bet {interj} (certainly (reply to a request))
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:: plutôt, oui, y a intérêt, je veux, un peu, rien qu'un peu
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| you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar {proverb} (It is easier to persuade others with polite requests and a positive attitude rather than with rude demands and negativity)
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:: plus fait douceur que violence, on n'attrape pas des mouches avec du vinaigre
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| you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink {proverb} (you can show someone how to do something, but you can't make them do it)
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:: on ne saurait faire boire un âne qui n'a pas soif [You can't force a donkey to drink when he's not thirsty]
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| you can't judge a book by its cover {proverb} (it is not possible to judge things by external appearances alone)
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:: l'habit ne fait pas le moine
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| you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs {proverb} (you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette) SEE: you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette
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| you can't teach an old dog new tricks {proverb} (too old to change)
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:: on n'apprend pas au vieux singe à faire des grimaces
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| you don't say {interj} ((idiomatic) really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?)
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:: sans blague, sans dec [colloquial]
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| you get what you pay for {proverb} (quality of goods increases as the prices increases)
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:: en avoir pour son argent
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| you have beautiful eyes {phrase} (you have beautiful eyes)
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:: tu as de beaux yeux
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| you hear me {phrase}
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:: c'est compris ?, compris ?, c'est clair ?
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| you know {interj} (expression signifying a pause or hesitation)
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:: tu vois, tu sais
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| you know what {phrase} (used to get attention)
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:: tu sais quoi, vous savez quoi
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| you-know-what {pron} (known and unmentioned thing)
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:: tu sais quoi, que tu sais, vous savez quoi, que vous savez
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| you-know-who {pron} (known and unmentioned person)
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:: tu sais qui, qui tu sais [said to c sg], vous savez qui, qui vous savez [formal to c sg or said to c pl]
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| you never know {phrase} (phrase used to speculate about a slim chance)
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:: on ne sait jamais
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| young {adj} /jʌŋ/ (in the early part of life or growth)
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:: jeune {m} {f}
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| young {n} (people who are young)
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:: jeune {m}
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| young {n} (offspring (plural))
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:: petit {m}
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| younger brother {n} (multi-word, compound-word or otherwise sum-of-parts translations)
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:: frère cadet {m}
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| younger sister {n}
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:: petite sœur {f}, sœur cadette {f}
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| youngest {n} /ˈjʌŋɡəst/ (youngest child in a family)
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:: benjamin {m}
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| young lady {n} (an adolescent or young female)
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:: jeune fille {f}
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| young lady {n} (a term of endearment or address for a girl)
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:: jeune fille {f}
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| young man {n} (youth) SEE: youth
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| young man {n} (a term of endearment or address for a boy)
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:: jeune homme {m}
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| Young's modulus {n} (coefficient of elasticity of a solid)
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:: module de Young {m}
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| youngster {n} /ˈjʌŋstɚ/ (a young person)
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:: ado {m} {f}, enfant {m} {f}
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| your {determiner} /jɔːɹ/ (belonging to you (singular; one owner))
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:: ton {m} ta {f} tes {m-p} {f-p} [informal], votre {m} {f} vos {m-p} {f-p} [formal]
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| your {determiner} (belonging to you (plural; more owners))
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:: votre, vos
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| you're never too old to learn {proverb} (proverb)
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:: il n'est jamais trop tard pour bien faire
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| you're right {phrase} (you're right)
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:: [formal] vous avez raison, [informal] tu as raison
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| you're telling me {phrase} (used to indicate agreement before preceding statement)
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:: à qui le dis-tu
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| you're welcome {phrase} (reply to thanks)
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:: de rien (it’s nothing), il n'y a pas de quoi, pas de quoi, je vous en prie [formal], je t'en prie [informal], avec plaisir, à votre service [formal], à ton service [informal], s'il vous plaît [Belgium], bienvenue [Quebec]
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| your grace {pron} (you)
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:: Votre Grâce {f}
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| Your Highness {pron} (a title of respect used to address a prince or princess)
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:: Votre Altesse {f}
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| Your Majesty {pron} (Title of respect)
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:: Votre Majesté {f}, sire {m}
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| your mileage may vary {phrase} /jə ˈmaɪlədʒ meɪ ˈvɛəɹi/ (this is just my opinion, see also: there's no accounting for taste)
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:: des goûts et des couleurs, on ne discute pas, des goûts et des couleurs …
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| your mom {interj} (a general-purpose insult)
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:: ta mère
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| your mother {interj} (insult)
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:: ta mère
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| yours {pron} /jɔːɹz/ (possessive pronoun, singular)
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:: le tien {m}, la tienne {f}, les tiens {p}, les tiennes {f-p}
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| yours {pron} (possessive pronoun, plural)
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:: les vôtres {p}, les vôtres {f-p}
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| yours {pron}
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:: le vôtre {m}, la vôtre {f}
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| yourself {pron} /jɔːˈsɛlf/ ((reflexive) your own self)
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:: te, vous
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| yourself {pron} (you, used emphatically)
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:: toi-même, vous-même
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| yourself {pron}
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:: toi-même, vous-même
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| yourselves {pron} /jʊɹˈsɛlvz/ (you (referring to the people being spoken to, previously mentioned))
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:: [reflexive] vous
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| yourselves {pron} (intensifier)
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:: vous-mêmes
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| yours faithfully {adj} (a polite formula to end letters)
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:: fidèlement votre, sincères salutations
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| yours sincerely {adj} (a polite formula to end letters)
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:: sincères salutations, fidèlement votre
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| yours truly {pron} ((idiomatic) me or I)
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:: votre humble serviteur {m}, votre serviteur {m}
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| your wish is my command {phrase} (what you wish for I will effect as if it were a command)
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:: vos désirs sont des ordres
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| Your Worship {pron} (title)
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:: Votre Révérence {f}
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| you said it {phrase}
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:: tu l'as dit bouffi, tu l'as dit
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| you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours {proverb} (if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor)
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:: on ne donne rien pour rien, on n'a rien pour rien, donnant donnant
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| you see {interj}
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:: vois-tu, voyez-vous
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| you shouldn't have {phrase} (used to express gratitude at unnecessary generosity)
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:: il ne fallait pas
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| you snooze you lose {proverb} (If you are not alert and attentive, you will not be successful)
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:: qui part à la chasse perd sa place, qui va à la chasse perd sa place
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| you tell me {interj}
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:: à toi de me le dire
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| youth {n} /juːθ/ (quality or state of being young)
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:: jeunesse {f}
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| youth {n} (part of life following childhood)
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:: jeunesse {f}
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| youth {n} (young person)
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:: jeune {m} {f}
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| youth {n} (young man)
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:: jeune {m}, jeune homme {m}
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| youth {n} (young persons, collectively)
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:: jeunesse {f}, les jeunes {m-p}
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| youth center {n} (a building operated as a place for young people to meet and take part in recreational activities)
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:: centre de jeunesse {m}
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| youth crime {n} (juvenile delinquency) SEE: juvenile delinquency
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| youthful {adj} /ˈjuːθfəl/ (young or seeming young)
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:: juvénile, jeune
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| youthfully {adv} (in a youthful manner)
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:: juvénilement
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| youth hostel {n} (an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people)
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:: auberge de jeunesse {f}
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| youth is wasted on the young {phrase} (phrase)
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:: si jeunesse savait, si vieillesse pouvait
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| YouTube {n} /ˈjuːtjuːb/ (any website that allows users to upload content)
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:: Youtube {m}
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| YouTube {prop} (a video-sharing website)
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:: YouTube {m}
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| YouTuber {n} (YouTube user)
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:: youtubeur {m}, YouTubeur {m}
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| YouTuber {n} (YouTube video creator)
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:: youtubeur {m}, YouTubeur {m}
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| you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette {proverb} (phrase)
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:: on ne fait pas d'omelette sans casser des œufs [one doesn't make an omelette without breaking eggs], on ne saurait faire d'omelette sans casser des œufs
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| yowzah {adv} (yessir) SEE: yessir
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| yo-yo {n} /ˈjoʊ.joʊ/ (toy)
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:: yo-yo {m}
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| Ypresian {prop} (subdivision of the Eocene epoch)
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:: Yprésien
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| ytterbium {n} /ɪˈtɜː.bi.əm/ (chemical element)
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:: ytterbium {m}
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| yttrium {n} /ˈɪ.tɹi.əm/ (chemical element)
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:: yttrium {m}
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| yttrium iron garnet {n} (synthetic mineral)
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:: grenat d'yttrium et de fer {m}
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| yuan {n} /jʊˈɑːn/ (basic unit of money in China)
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:: yuan {m}
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| Yuan dynasty {prop} (Chinese dynasty)
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:: dynastie Yuan {f}
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| Yuan Tan {prop} (Chinese New Year) SEE: Chinese New Year
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| Yucatec Maya {prop} (Yucatec Maya language)
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:: maya yucatèque {m}
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| Yucatán {prop} (a peninsula in North America)
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:: Péninsule du Yucatán
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| Yucatán {prop} (a state in Mexico)
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:: Yucatán
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| yuck {interj} /jʌk/ (uttered to indicate disgust)
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:: beurk
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| yuck it up {v} (yuk it up) SEE: yuk it up
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| yucky {adj} /ˈjʌkɪ/ (causing aversion or disgust)
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:: dégueu
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| Yue {prop} /ˈjuːeɪ/ (language)
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:: yue {m}
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| Yugoslav {adj} (Yugoslavian) SEE: Yugoslavian
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| Yugoslav {n} (Yugoslavian) SEE: Yugoslavian
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| Yugoslavia {prop} /juːɡəˈslɑːvi.ə/ (former country in the Balkans)
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:: Yougoslavie {f}
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| Yugoslavian {adj} (of or relating to Yugoslavia)
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:: yougoslave
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| Yugoslavian {n} (a native of Yugoslavia)
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:: Yougoslave
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| yuk it up {v} (clown around)
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:: faire le mariole, faire le pitre, faire le zèbre
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| Yukon {prop} /ˈjuː.kɒn/ (territory in northern Canada which has Whitehorse as its capital)
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:: Yukon {m}
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| Yukon Territory {prop} (Yukon) SEE: Yukon
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| Yule log {n} (log-shaped cake covered in chocolate)
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:: bûche de Noël {f}, [1990 reform spelling] buche de Noël {f}
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| yum {interj} /jʌm/
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:: miam
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| yum {adj} (indication of delight)
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:: miam
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| yummy {adj} /ˈjʌm.i/ (delicious)
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:: délicieux {m}, délicieuse
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| yup {interj} /jʌp/ ((informal) yes)
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:: ouais, ouep
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| Yup'ik {prop} /ˈjuːpɪk/ (a language of the Eskimo-Aleut family)
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:: yupik de l'Alaska central {m}
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| yuppie {n} /ˈjʌpɪ/ (young upwardly mobile urban professional person)
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:: yuppie {m} {f}, bobo {m} {f}
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| yurt {n} /jɜːt/ (large, round tent with vertical walls and conical roof)
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:: yourte {f}
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| Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk {prop} (city in Russia)
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:: Ioujno-Sakhalinsk {m}
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| Yvelines {prop} (department)
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:: Yvelines {m-p}
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| Yvette {prop} /iːˈvɛt/ (female given name)
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:: Yvette
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| Yvonne {prop} /iːˈvɒn/ (female given name)
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:: Yvonne
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