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za {n} (pizza) SEE: pizza ::
zaatar {n} /ˈzɑtɑɹ/ (seasoning) :: zaatar {m}
zabaglione {n} /ˌzɑbəlˈjoʊni/ (custard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine) :: sabayon {m}, zambajon {m}
Zachariah {prop} (Zechariah) SEE: Zechariah ::
Zachariah {prop} (male given name) SEE: Zachary ::
Zacharias {prop} (Zechariah) SEE: Zechariah ::
Zacharias {prop} (male given name) SEE: Zachary ::
Zachary {prop} /ˈzækəɹi/ (male given name) :: Zacharie {m}
Zadar {prop} (A city in Croatia) :: Zadar
Zagreb {prop} /ˈzɑːɡɹɛb/ (capital of Croatia) :: Zagreb
Zagrebian {adj} (from Zagreb) :: zagrébois, zagrébien [rare]
Zagrebian {n} (someone from Zagreb) :: Zagrébois {m}, Zagréboise {f}, Zagrébien {m} [rare], Zagrébienne {f} [rare]
zaibatsu {n} /ˈzaɪˌbætsu/ (a Japanese conglomerate (or South Korean)) :: zaibatsu {m}
zaire {n} (currency) :: zaïre {m}
Zaire {prop} /zɑːˈɪəɹ/ (former name of DR of Congo) :: le Zaïre {m}
Zairean {n} /zɑˈɪɹi.ən/ (A person from Zaire) :: Zaïrois {m}, Zaïroise {f}; Zaïrais {m}, Zaïraise {f} [rare]; Zaïrien {m}, Zaïrienne {f} [rare]
Zakynthos {prop} /ˈzɑkɪnθɔs/ (Greek island, the third largest of the Ionian Islands) :: Zante {f}, Zacynthe {f}, Zakynthos {f}
Zambezi {prop} /zæmˈbiːzi/ (African river) :: Zambèze {m}
Zambia {prop} /ˈzæmbiə/ (country in Southern Africa) :: Zambie {f}
Zambian {n} (A person from Zambia or of Zambian descent) :: Zambien {m}, Zambienne {f}
Zambian {adj} (Of or pertaining to Zambia or its people or language) :: zambien
Zamboni {n} (ice resurfacer) SEE: ice resurfacer ::
Zamyatin {prop} (Russian surname) :: Zamiatine
Zanclean {prop} (subdivision of the Pliocene epoch.) :: Zancléen
zander {n} (Sander lucioperca) :: sandre {m}
Zante currant {n} :: raisin de Corinthe {m}
zany {adj} /ˈzeɪni/ (ludicrously or incongruously comical) :: loufoque
Zanzibar {prop} (island region) :: Zanzibar {m}
zap {v} /zæp/ (change channels repeatedly) :: zapper, faire du zapping
zap {v} (delete (electronic media)) :: enlever
Zaporizhia {prop} (city) :: Zaporijia
Zapotec {n} (member of indigenous people of Mexico) :: Zapothèque
Zapotec {adj} (of or relating to the Zapotec people) :: zapothèque
Zaragoza {prop} (city in Spain) :: Saragosse {f}
Zarathustra {prop} (Zoroaster) SEE: Zoroaster ::
zawiya {n} /ˈzɑːwɪə/ (Muslim religious school or community) :: zaouia {f}
z-axis {n} (axis on a graph that is usually drawn vertically) :: axe des z {m}, axe des cotes {m}
zazen {n} /zɑːˈzɛn/ (form of meditation) :: zazen {m}
Z-boson {n} (fundamental particle) :: boson Z {m}
zeal {n} /zil/ (fervor or devotion) :: zèle {m}, assiduité {f}
Zealand {prop} (Dutch province) SEE: Zeeland ::
Zealand {prop} (Danish island) :: Seeland {m}, L'île de Sjælland {f}
Zealander {n} (person from Zealand) :: Seelandais {m}, Seelandaise {f}
zealot {n} /ˈzɛl.ət/ (zealous person) :: fanatique {f}
zealot {n} (member of the Zealot movement in Judea) :: zélote {m}
zealotry {n} (Something characteristic of a zealot) SEE: fanaticism ::
zealous {adj} /ˈzɛl.əs/ (full of zeal; ardent) :: zélé
zealously {adv} (with zealotry) :: avec zèle, d'une manière zélée
Zebedee {prop} (biblical character) :: Zébédée
zebra {n} /ˈzɛbɹə/ (African animal) :: zèbre {m}
zebra crossing {n} (pedestrian crossing featuring broad white stripes) :: passage piétons {m}, passage clouté {m} (old-fashioned)
zebra dove {n} (Geopelia striata) :: géopélie zébrée
zebra finch {n} (bird) :: diamant mandarin {m}
zebra mongoose {n} (banded mongoose) SEE: banded mongoose ::
zebra shark {n} (Stegostoma fasciatum) :: requin-zébre {m}, requin-léopard {m}
zebra turkeyfish {n} (venomous fish) :: ptérois zèbre {m}
zebu {n} /ˈziː.buː/ (domesticated ox native to Asia and Africa) :: zébu {m}
Zechariah {prop} /ˌzɛkəˈɹaɪə/ (king of Israel) :: Zacharie
Zechariah {prop} (book of the Bible) :: Zacharie
Zechariah {prop} (Hebrew prophet traditionally considered the author of the Book of Zechariah) :: Zacharie
Zechariah {prop} (father of John the Baptist) :: Zacharie
zed {n} (name of the letter Z, z) SEE: zee ::
zedoary {n} /ˈzɛdəʊəɹi/ (Curcuma zedoaria) :: zédoaire {f}
zee {n} /ˈziː/ (name of the letter Z, z) :: zède {m}
Zeeland {prop} (province) :: Zélande {f}
Zeelander {n} (person from Zeeland) :: Zélandais {m}, Zélandaise {f}
Zeelandic {prop} (language) :: zélandais {m}
zeitgeist {n} /ˈtsaɪtɡaɪst/ (the spirit of the age) :: esprit du temps {m}
zeitnot {n} /ˈzaɪt.nət/ (time trouble, time pressure (chess)) :: zeitnot {m}
Zelda {prop} /ˈzɛldə/ (female given name) :: Zelda
zelkova {n} (kind of tree in the elm family) :: orme de Sibérie {m}, planere {f}, zelcova {m}
Zemfira {prop} /zɪɱˈfiɹə/ (transliteration of Земфи́ра) :: Zemfira
zen {adj} (denomination of Buddhism) :: zen {m}
Zen {n} (denomination of Buddhism) :: zen {m}
Zen {n} (philosophy) :: zen {m}
Zen Buddhism {n} (the Zen denomination of Buddhism) :: zen {m}
zenith {n} /ˈzi.nɪθ/ (astronomy: point vertically above a position or observer) :: zénith {m}
zenith {n} (astronomy: highest point reached by a celestial body) :: zénith {m}
zenith {n} (highest point or state; peak) :: zénith {m}
zenithal {adj} /ˈzi.nɪθəl/ (of or pertaining to a zenith) :: zénithal
zeolite {n} (mineral) :: zéolithe {f}
Zephaniah {prop} /zɛfəˈnaɪə/ (book of the Bible) :: Sophonie
zephyr {n} /zɛfə(ɹ)/ (light refreshing wind; a gentle breeze, see also: breeze) :: zéphyr {m}
zephyr {n} (thing of fine, soft, or light quality, especially fabric) :: zéphyr {m}
Zeppelin {n} /ˈzɛp.lɪn/ (a type of large German dirigible airship of the early 20th century) :: zeppelin {m}
zeptomole {n} /ˈzɛptoʊˌmoʊl/ (unit) :: zeptomole
zerg {v} (To attack an opponent with a large swarm of units before they have been able to build sufficient defences) :: zerguer, zergler
zero {num} /ˈzɪɹ(ˌ)oʊ/ (cardinal number before 1, denoting nothing) :: zéro {m}
zero {n} (numeric symbol of zero) :: zéro {m}
zero {n} (point of origin on a scale) :: zéro {m}
zero {v} (to set to zero) :: zéroter, mettre à zéro
zero article {n} (non-appearance of an article) :: article zéro {m}
zero divisor {n} (element whose product with some nonzero element is zero) :: diviseur de zéro {m}
zero-sum game {n} (system in which one player's winnings must equal losses of others) :: jeu à somme nulle {m}
zeroth {adj} /ˈzɪɹ(ˌ)oʊθ/ (ordinal number corresponding to zero) :: zérotième
zeroth {adj} :: zeroième
zero tolerance {n} (strict policy of enforcing all the laws or rules) :: tolérance zéro {f}
zerovalent {adj} (Having a valency of zero) :: zérovalent
Zerubbabel {prop} (a governor of the Persian Province of Judah, who led the first group of Jews returned from the Babylonian Captivity) :: Zorobabel
zest {n} /zɛst/ (enthusiasm) :: entrain {m}
zest {n} (outer skin of citrus) :: zeste {m}
zester {n} (kitchen implement) :: zesteuse {f}
zeta {n} /ˈziː.tə/ (Sixth letter of the modern Greek alphabet (Ζ, ζ)) :: zéta {m}
zetetic {adj} /zəˈtɛt.ɪk/ (proceeding by inquiry) :: zététique
zetetic {n} (a skeptic) :: zététique {m}
Zetland {prop} (old name for the Shetland Islands) :: Zetland
zetta- {prefix} /ˈzɛtə/ (SI prefix) :: zetta-
zettaampere {n} (SI unit of electrical current equal to 1021 amperes) :: zettaampère
zettameter {n} (zettametre) SEE: zettametre ::
zettametre {n} (10^21 metres) :: zettamètre {m}
zeugma {n} /ˈzjuːɡ.mə/ (using a word to apply to more than one noun) :: zeugma {m}
zeugmatic {adj} (involving zeugma) :: zeugmatique
Zeus {prop} /zus/ (supreme ruler of all Greek gods) :: Zeus {m}
Zeuxis {prop} /ˈzjuːksɪs/ (given name) :: Zeuxis
zhanmadao {n} :: zhanmadao
Zhdanovism {n} (The political and cultural doctrine of Andrei Zhdanov) :: jdanovisme {m}
Zhuang {prop} (language) :: zhuang {m}
Zhukov {prop} (Russian surname) :: Joukov
Zhuyin {prop} (Zhuyin fuhao) SEE: Zhuyin fuhao ::
Zhuyin fuhao {prop} (Zhuyin fuhao (bopomofo)) :: bopomofo {m}, zhuyin fuhao {m}
ziggurat {n} /ˈzɪɡʊˌɹæt/ (temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley) :: ziggourat {f}, ziggurat {f}
zigzag {n} /ˈzɪɡ.zæɡ/ (line or path) :: zigzag {m}
zigzag {v} (move in a zigzag manner) :: zigzaguer
Zika virus {n} (virus) :: virus Zika {m}
zilch {n} /zɪltʃ/ ((informal) nothing) :: que dalle, que pouic
zillion {n} /ˈzɪljən/ (unspecified large number) :: trouzmillion {m}
Zimbabwe {prop} /zɪmˈbɑːbweɪ/ (Republic of Zimbabwe) :: Zimbabwe {m}
Zimbabwean {n} (а person from Zimbabwe or of Zimbabwean descent) :: Zimbabwéen {m}, Zimbabwéenne {f}
Zimbabwean {adj} (Of, from, or pertaining to Zimbabwe or the Zimbabwean people) :: zimbabwéen
Zimmerwaldian {adj} (all senses) :: zimmerwaldien
zinc {n} /zɪŋk/ (element) :: zinc {m}
zinc {v} :: zinguer
zinc oxide {n} (amorphous solid) :: oxyde de zinc {m}
zincworker {n} (One who works with zinc) :: zingueur {m}
zine {n} /ziːn/ (publication) :: brochure {f}
zineb {n} (fungicide) :: zinèbe {m}
zing {n} /zɪŋ/ (zest or vitality) :: sève, vitalité
zinnia {n} (flower) :: zinnia {m}
zino {n} (superpartner of the Z boson) :: zino {m}
Zion {prop} /ˈzaɪ.ən/ (hill ("mount") in Israel) :: Sion {f}
Zionism {n} (Jewish national liberation movement) :: sionisme {m}
Zionist {n} (advocate of Zionism) :: sioniste {m} {f}
Zionist {adj} (of or relating to Zionism, a Zionist, or Zionists) :: sioniste
Zionistic {adj} (of or pertaining to Zionism) :: sioniste
zip {n} (zip fastener) SEE: zip fastener ::
zip code {n} (postcode) SEE: postcode ::
zip fastener {n} (a fastener used in clothing, bags) :: fermeture éclair {f}, tirette {f} [Belgium]
zipline {n} /ˈzɪpˌlaɪn/ (pulley suspended on a cable) :: tyrolienne
zipper {n} (zip fastener) SEE: zip fastener ::
zippy {adj} (quick, speedy) SEE: quick ::
zippy {adj} /ˈzɪpi/ (energetic and lively) :: entraînant, vif
zip up {v} (To compress a computer file) :: compresser
zip-wire {n} (zipline) SEE: zipline ::
zircon {n} (mineral) :: zircon {m}
zirconia {n} (oxide of zirconium) :: zircone {f}
zirconium {n} /zɜːɹˈkoʊniəm/ (chemical element) :: zirconium {m}
zither {n} /ˈzɪ.ðɚ/ (musical instrument) :: cithare {f}
zloty {n} /zlɑti/ (the currency unit of Poland) :: zloty {m}, złoty {m}
Zoë {prop} /ˈzoʊ.i/ (female given name) :: Zoé
zoaea {n} /ˈzoʊi.ə/ (stage of development) :: zoé {f}
Zoar {prop} /ˈzɔʊ.ɑɹ/ (ancient city) :: Tsoar, Ségor
zodiac {n} /ˈzoʊ.dɪ.æk/ (belt-like region in the sky) :: zodiaque {m}
zodiac {n} (twelve signs in astrology) :: zodiaque {m}
zodiac sign {n} (star sign) :: signe du zodiaque {m}
Zolaism {n} :: zolisme {m}
Zolian {adj} /ˈzəʊlɪən/ (of or relating to Émile Zola) :: zolien
zolotnik {n} (an old Russian unit of weight) :: zolotnik {m}
zombie {n} /ˈzɒmbi/ (the undead) :: zombi, zombie
zombify {v} (To turn into a zombie) :: zombifier
zonality {n} (state or condition of being zonal) :: zonalité {f}
zona pellucida {n} (glycoprotein membrane) :: zone pellucide {f}, zona pellucida {f}
zone {n} /zoʊn/ (area distinguished on the basis of a particular characteristic etc) :: zone {f}
zone {n} :: zone {f}
zone of proximal development {n} (Vygotsky's concept) :: zone proximale de développement {f}
zone-tailed hawk {n} (Buteo albonotatus) :: buse à queue barrée {f}
zongzi {n} /ˈtsʊ̂ŋˈtsɨ/ (traditional Chinese dumpling of glutinous rice stuffed with a filling) :: zongzi {m}
zonked {adj} (drunk) SEE: drunk ::
zonked {adj} (slang: extremely fatigued) :: crevé {m}, crevée {f}
zonohedron {n} (special case of convex polyhedron) :: zonoèdre {m}
zoo {n} /zuː/ (park where live animals are exhibited) :: zoo {m}
zoo- {prefix} /ˈzoʊ.ə/ (pertaining to animals) :: zoo-
zoochory {n} (dispersion of plants by animals) :: zoochorie {f}
zoogeographic {adj} (pertaining to zoogeography) :: zoogéographique
zoogeography {n} (the scientific study of the geographical distribution of animal species) :: zoogéographie {f}
zookeeper {n} (person employed at a zoo to attend to the animals) :: gardien de zoo {m}, gardienne de zoo {f}
zoolater {n} (worshipper of animals) :: zoolâtre
zoolatry {n} /zəʊˈɒlətɹi/ (worship of animals) :: zoolâtrie {f}
zoologic {adj} (zoological) SEE: zoological ::
zoological {adj} /zoʊəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/ (of, or relating to zoology) :: zoologique
zoological garden {n} /ˌzəʊəˈlɒdʒɪkəl ˈɡɑːdən/ (zoo (stilted or formal)) :: jardin zoologique {m}
zoologically {adv} (with regard to zoology) :: zoologiquement
zoologist {n} /zoʊˈɑlədʒɪst/ (one who studies zoology) :: zoologiste {m} {f}, zoologue {m} {f}
zoology {n} /zoʊˈɑlədʒi/ (science that studies the animal kingdom) :: zoologie {f}
zoom {v} /zuːm/ (to fly an airplane straight up) :: cabrer
zoom in {v} /ˌzuːm ˈɪn/ (to focus a zoom lens in order to obtain a larger image) :: zoomer
zoomorphism {n} :: zoomorphisme {m}
zoom out {v} (focus a zoom lens) :: dézoomer
zoom out {v} (manipulate a display so as to make it smaller) :: dézoomer
zoonosis {n} /zoʊ.ˈɒn.ə.sɪs/ (animal disease that can be transmitted to humans) :: zoonose {f}
zoonotic {adj} /ˌzəʊ.ə.ˈnɒ.tɪk/ (relating to zoonosis) :: zoonotique {m} {f}
zoonym {n} (common name for an animal) :: zoonyme {m}
zoopathology {n} /ˌzəʊəpəˈθɒlədʒi/ (animal pathology) :: zoopathologie {f}
zoophagous {adj} (carnivorous) :: zoophage
zoophagy {n} (feeding on animals) :: zoophagie {f}
zoophilia {n} /ˈzoʊ.əfiliə/ (sexual attraction to or interaction with animals) :: zoophilie {f}
zoophobia {n} (unusual fear of animals) :: zoophobie {f}
zooplankton {n} /ˈzoʊəˌplæŋktən/ (free-floating small protozoa or crustaceans) :: zooplancton {m}
zoosporangium {n} (a sporangium, or conceptacle containing or producing zoospores) :: zoosporange {m}
zootomy {n} /zoʊˈɑdəmi/ (dissection or anatomy of animals) :: zootomie
zoöpathology {n} (zoopathology) SEE: zoopathology ::
zope {n} (fish) :: brème bleue
zorbing {n} (a sport) :: zorbing {m}
Zoroaster {prop} /ˌzɒɹoʊˈæstəɹ/ (founder of Zoroastrianism) :: Zoroastre {m}, Zarathushtra {m}, Zarathoustra {m}
Zoroastrianism {prop} /ˌzoʊɹ.oʊˈæs.tɹi.əˌnɪz.əm/ (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) :: zoroastrisme {m}
Zorro {prop} /ˈzɑɹoʊ/ (fictional character) :: Zorro
zorse {n} /zɔɹs/ (offspring of a male zebra and a female horse) :: zébrule {m}
Zouave {n} /zwɑv/ (Kabyle or French soldiers in Kabyle dress) :: zouave
zowerswopped {adj} (bad-tempered) SEE: bad-tempered ::
zubr {n} (zubr) SEE: wisent ::
zucchetto {n} /(t)sʊˈkɛtoʊ/ (small skullcap worn by Catholic clergy) :: calotte {f}, submitrale {f}
zucchini {n} (courgette) SEE: courgette ::
Zug {prop} (canton) :: Zoug {m}
Zug {prop} (town) :: Zoug
zugzwang {n} /ˈzʌɡzwæŋ/ (lack of choice in what to do) :: zugzwang {m}
zui quan {n} (Drunken Fist) SEE: Drunken Fist ::
Zuism {n} (Modern revival of Sumerian-Mesopotamian and Semitic-Canaanite religions) :: zuisme {m}
Zuist {adj} (relating to Zuism) :: zuiste
Zulu {adj} /ˈzuːluː/ (pertaining to the Zulu people, culture, or language) :: zoulou
Zulu {n} (member of the Zulu people) :: Zoulou {m}, Zouloue {f}
Zulu {n} (African ethnic group) :: Zoulous {m-p}
Zulu {n} (language) :: zoulou {m}
Zumba {prop} /ˈzum.bə/ (dance fitness program) :: Zumba {f}
zunyite {n} (mineral) :: zunyite {f}
Zurich {prop} /ˈzɜɹ.ɪk/ (city) :: Zurich {m}, Zürich {m}
Zurich {prop} (canton) :: Zurich {m}, Zürich {m}
Zwergspitz {n} (Pomeranian Dwarf-Spitz) :: spitz nain
Zwinglian {adj} (relating to Zwingli) :: zwinglien {m}
zwitterion {n} /ˈtsvɪtəɹ.aɪən/ (molecule that carries both a positive and a negative charge) :: zwitterion {m}
ZWNJ {n} (zero-width non-joiner) :: antiliant sans chasse {m}
zygoma {n} (cheekbone) SEE: cheekbone ::
zygomatic {adj} /zaɪɡəˈmætɪk/ (Pertaining to the zygoma) :: zygomatique
zygomatic bone {n} (cheekbone) SEE: cheekbone ::
zygopteran {n} (damselfly) :: zygoptère {m}, demoiselle {f}
zygote {n} /ˈzaɪɡəʊt/ (fertilized egg cell) :: zygote {m}
zygotic {adj} (of or pertaining to a zygote) :: zygotique
zymase {n} (enzyme that catalyzes fermentation) :: zymase {f}
zymotherapy {n} (therapy based on enzymes) :: zymothérapie {f}
zythology {n} /zaɪˈθɒləd͡ʒi/ (the study of beer and beer-brewing) :: zythologie {f}
zzz {interj} /zː/ :: zzz