French–English: M
693 entries
- macaron noun macaron
- macérer verb to macerate, steep
- machin noun thingy, whatsit
- machine noun machine
- machine à écrire noun typewriter
- machine à sous noun slot machine
- machine à voyager dans le temps noun time machine
- mâchoire noun jaw
- maçon noun mason, builder
- maçonne noun mason, builder (female)
- maçonner verb to build with masonry
- macramé noun macrame
- Madagascar noun Madagascar
- madeleine noun madeleine
- Madrid noun Madrid
- maestro noun maestro
- magasin noun store
- magasin de sport noun sporting goods store
- magasiner verb to shop (Quebec)
- magenta noun magenta
- magicien noun wizard
- magique adjective magic, magical
- magistrat noun magistrate
- magma noun magma
- magnésium noun magnesium
- magnifique adjective magnificent, wonderful
- magouille noun shady scheme, scam (informal)
- magret noun duck breast
- magret de canard noun duck breast
- mai noun May
- maigre adjective thin, skinny
- mail noun email (informal, borrowed from English)
- maille noun knit (fabric)
- maillet noun mallet
- maillot noun jersey
- maillot de l'équipe noun team jersey
- maillot-de-bain noun swimsuit
- main noun hand
- Maine noun Maine
- maintenant adverb now
- maintenir verb to maintain
- maintenir le cap verb to stay the course
- maire noun mayor
- mairie noun town hall
- mais conjunction but
- maison noun house
- maison d'édition noun publishing house
- maison hantée noun haunted house
- maître d'hôtel noun headwaiter, maître d'
- maître de cérémonie noun ringmaster
- maître nageur noun lifeguard
- maîtriser verb to master, control
- majorité noun majority
- majorité civile noun age of civil majority
- mal adverb badly
- mal-être noun malaise, unease
- malacologie noun malacology
- maladie noun illness
- maladroit adjective clumsy
- Malaisie noun Malaysia
- malaisien adjective Malaysian
- Malawi noun Malawi
- malaxer verb to knead, to mix
- malédiction noun curse
- malgré preposition despite
- malheur noun misfortune, bad luck
- malheureusement adverb unfortunately
- malhonnête adjective dishonest
- Mali noun Mali
- malin adjective cunning, clever
- mallette noun briefcase, small case
- malodorant adjective foul-smelling
- malt noun malt
- Malte noun Malta
- malveillant adjective malicious
- mamba noun mamba
- mammifère noun mammal
- manche noun sleeve
- manche courte noun short sleeve
- manche longue noun long sleeve
- Manchester noun Manchester
- manchot noun penguin
- mandarine noun mandarin, tangerine
- mandat noun mandate
- mandat d'arrêt noun arrest warrant
- manette noun game controller
- mangeoire noun feeder
- manger verb to eat
- manger comme un ogre verb to eat like a horse
- manger sur le pouce verb to grab a quick bite
- mangouste noun mongoose
- mangrove noun mangrove
- mangue noun mango
- manier verb to handle, to wield
- manière noun manner, way
- manifestation noun protest, demonstration
- manifester verb to manifest
- manifester pacifiquement verb to protest peacefully
- manipulateur adjective manipulative
- manipuler verb to manipulate
- manipuler avec précaution verb to handle with care
- mannequin noun mannequin
- manoir noun manor
- manque noun lack
- manquer verb to miss, to lack
- manquer à sa parole verb to go back on one's word
- manquer de peu verb to narrowly miss
- manquer de tact verb to lack tact
- manquer le coche verb to miss the boat, miss an opportunity
- mante religieuse noun praying mantis
- manteau noun coat
- mantra noun mantra
- manucure noun manicure
- manuel adjective manual
- manuel scolaire noun textbook
- manuscrit noun manuscript
- maquereau noun mackerel
- maquette noun model (scale model)
- maquillage noun makeup
- maquilleur noun makeup artist
- maracas noun maracas
- marais noun marsh
- marathon noun marathon
- marbre noun marble
- marchander verb to haggle
- marché noun market
- marché aux puces noun flea market
- marché baissier noun bear market
- marche de protestation noun protest march
- marché financier noun financial market
- marché haussier noun bull market
- marché-du-travail noun job market
- marcher verb to walk
- marcher droit verb to behave, toe the line
- marcher péniblement verb to trudge
- marcher sur des œufs verb to tread carefully
- marcher sur la pointe des pieds verb to tiptoe
- mardi noun Tuesday
- marécage noun marsh, swamp
- marée noun tide
- marée basse noun low tide
- marée haute noun high tide
- marée noire noun oil spill
- margarine noun margarine
- marge noun margin
- marguerite noun daisy
- mari noun husband
- mariage noun wedding, marriage
- mariée noun bride
- marin noun sailor
- marinade noun marinade
- marine militaire noun navy
- mariner verb to marinate
- marionnette noun puppet
- marionnettiste noun puppeteer
- marketing noun marketing
- marmite noun pot
- marmonner verb to mutter
- marmotte noun marmot, groundhog
- Maroc noun Morocco
- marocain adjective Moroccan
- marque noun brand
- marque déposée noun trademark
- marquer verb to score, to mark
- marqueterie noun marquetry
- marqueur noun marker
- marraine noun godmother
- marrant adjective funny (informal)
- marron adjective brown
- mars noun March
- Marseille noun Marseille
- marteau noun hammer
- mascara noun mascara
- mascotte noun mascot
- masque noun mask
- masque à oxygène noun oxygen mask
- masque de beauté noun beauty face mask
- masque de plongée noun diving mask
- massage noun massage
- masse noun mass
- masseur noun masseur
- masseuse noun masseuse
- massicot noun paper cutter
- massif adjective masivo
- Massif central noun Massif Central
- massif montagneux noun mountain range
- master noun master's degree
- mât noun mast
- match noun match (sports)
- match d'entraînement noun scrimmage, practice match
- match nul noun draw, tie
- matelas noun mattress
- matelot noun sailor, seaman
- matériel noun equipment, hardware
- matériel d'art noun art supplies
- matériel informatique noun hardware
- mathématiques noun mathematics
- matière noun (school) subject
- matin noun morning
- maturité noun maturity
- maudire verb to curse
- Maurice noun Mauritius
- mauvais adjective bad
- mauvaise herbe noun weed
- mauve noun mauve
- maximum adjective maximum
- mayonnaise noun mayonnaise
- mdr interjection lol, lmao (text slang, short for "mort de rire")
- mec noun guy, dude, informal
- mécanicien noun mechanic
- mécanique quantique noun quantum mechanics
- mécène noun patron (of the arts)
- méchant adjective mean, naughty (male)
- méchante adjective mean, naughty (female)
- médaille noun medal
- médaille d'argent noun silver medal
- médaille d'or noun gold medal
- médaille de bronze noun bronze medal
- médaille militaire noun military medal
- médecin noun doctor
- médecin légiste noun coroner
- médecine noun medicine
- médiateur noun mediator
- médical adjective medical
- médicament noun medication
- médiocre adjective mediocre
- méditation noun meditation
- méditation guidée noun guided meditation
- méditer verb to meditate
- Méditerranée noun Mediterranean
- médium noun medium (spiritual)
- méduse noun jellyfish
- méfiance noun distrust, wariness
- méfiant adjective distrustful
- mélancolie noun melancholy
- mélancolique adjective melancholic
- mélange noun mixture
- mélanger verb to mix
- mêlée noun scrum (rugby)
- mélodie noun melody
- mélomane noun music lover
- melon noun melon
- membrane noun membrane
- membre noun member
- même adjective same, even
- mémoire noun memory
- mémoire vive noun RAM
- mémorable adjective memorable
- mémoriser verb to memorize
- menacer verb to threaten
- ménage noun household, housework
- mener verb to lead
- mener à bien verb to carry out successfully
- mener en bateau verb to lead someone on, to deceive
- mensonge noun lie
- mensualité noun monthly payment, installment
- menteur noun liar
- menthe noun mint
- mentholé adjective mentholated, minty
- mentir verb to lie
- mentir comme un arracheur de dents verb to lie shamelessly
- mentir effrontément verb to lie brazenly
- menton noun chin
- mentor noun mentor
- menu noun menu
- menu dégustation noun tasting menu
- menuiserie noun woodworking
- menuisier noun carpenter
- menuisière noun carpenter (female)
- mépris noun scorn, contempt
- méprisable adjective despicable
- mépriser verb to despise
- mer noun sea
- merci interjection thank you
- mercredi noun Wednesday
- mercure noun mercury
- mère noun mother
- méridien noun meridian
- méridienne noun chaise longue
- mérite noun merit
- mériter verb to deserve
- merle noun blackbird
- mésange noun tit (bird)
- message noun message
- messagerie électronique noun email, messaging system
- messagerie vocale noun voicemail
- messe noun Mass
- mesure noun measure, measurement
- mesurer verb to measure
- métabolisme noun metabolism
- métal noun metal
- métal précieux noun precious metal
- métallisé adjective metallic
- métamorphose noun metamorphosis
- métaphore noun metaphor
- métaphysique noun metaphysics
- métempsycose noun metempsychosis, the transmigration of souls
- météo noun weather forecast
- météore noun meteor
- météorite noun meteorite
- météorologue noun meteorologist
- méthode noun method
- méticuleux adjective meticulous
- métier noun trade, profession
- mètre noun meter
- mètre ruban noun tape measure
- métro noun subway
- métronome noun metronome
- metteur en scène noun director, stage director
- mettre verb to put
- mettre à contribution verb to call upon, to make use of
- mettre à disposition verb to make available
- mettre à jour verb to update
- mettre à l'écart verb to sideline, exclude
- mettre à l'épreuve verb to put to the test
- mettre à l'index verb to blacklist, to single out for blame
- mettre à l'ombre verb to put in the shade; to put behind bars (informal)
- mettre à mal verb to jeopardize, to harm
- mettre à nu verb to expose, lay bare
- mettre à part verb to set aside
- mettre à plat verb to lay out clearly, sort out
- mettre à profit verb to make good use of
- mettre à sac verb to ransack
- mettre à sec verb to drain, to clean out (financially)
- mettre au courant verb to inform, fill in
- mettre au défi verb to challenge, dare
- mettre au frais verb to put in a cool place
- mettre au lit verb to put to bed
- mettre au menu verb to put on the menu
- mettre au monde verb to give birth to
- mettre au parfum verb to fill someone in (informal)
- mettre au pas verb to bring into line, discipline
- mettre au point verb to perfect, finalize
- mettre au propre verb to make a clean copy of
- mettre au rebut verb to discard, throw away
- mettre au régime verb to put on a diet
- mettre au tapis verb to knock down, floor
- mettre au vert verb to send off to rest in the countryside
- mettre bas verb to give birth (for an animal)
- mettre dans le bain verb to bring someone up to speed
- mettre dans sa poche verb to win someone over completely
- mettre de côté verb to set aside, to save
- mettre de l'eau dans son vin verb to tone it down, to compromise
- mettre du beurre dans les épinards verb to make ends meet a bit better
- mettre du cœur à l'ouvrage verb to put one's heart into the work
- mettre du plomb dans la tête verb to knock some sense into someone
- mettre du sien verb to contribute one's fair share
- mettre en accusation verb to indict
- mettre en alerte verb to put on alert
- mettre en application verb to put into practice, implement
- mettre en avant verb to highlight, to put forward
- mettre en berne verb to fly at half-mast
- mettre en boîte verb to tease, to mock (informal)
- mettre en bouteille verb to bottle
- mettre en branle verb to set in motion
- mettre en cause verb to implicate, to call into question
- mettre en circulation verb to put into circulation
- mettre en commun verb to pool together
- mettre en confiance verb to put at ease, build trust with
- mettre en danger verb to endanger
- mettre en défaut verb to catch out, expose a flaw in
- mettre en demeure verb to formally demand, to put on notice
- mettre en doute verb to cast doubt on
- mettre en évidence verb to make evident, to highlight
- mettre en examen verb to formally charge, indict
- mettre en exergue verb to highlight, emphasize
- mettre en gage verb to pawn
- mettre en garde verb to warn, to caution
- mettre en lambeaux verb to tear to shreds
- mettre en ligne verb to put online, publish online
- mettre en lumière verb to bring to light, highlight
- mettre en marche verb to start up, set in motion
- mettre en mémoire verb to store, save (to memory)
- mettre en musique verb to set to music
- mettre en oeuvre verb to implement, carry out
- mettre en orbite verb to put into orbit
- mettre en péril verb to endanger
- mettre en pièces verb to tear to pieces
- mettre en place verb to set up, to implement
- mettre en place des mesures verb to implement measures
- mettre en pratique verb to put into practice
- mettre en prison verb to imprison
- mettre en quarantaine verb to quarantine, ostracize
- mettre en question verb to call into question
- mettre en rage verb to enrage
- mettre en rapport verb to put in contact, touch
- mettre en rayon verb to put on the shelf, stock
- mettre en relief verb to highlight, to emphasize
- mettre en réserve verb to set aside, put in reserve
- mettre en scène verb to stage, direct
- mettre en sommeil verb to put on hold, dormant
- mettre en tas verb to pile up
- mettre en valeur verb to showcase, to highlight
- mettre en veilleuse verb to put on hold, to tone down
- mettre en vente verb to put up for sale
- mettre en vigueur verb to bring into effect, force
- mettre fin à verb to put an end to
- mettre fin à ses jours verb to take one's own life
- mettre hors service verb to put out of service
- mettre la barre haut verb to set the bar high
- mettre la barre haute verb to set the bar high
- mettre la charrue avant les bœufs verb to put the cart before the horse
- mettre la clé sous la porte verb to close down, to shut up shop
- mettre la main à la pâte verb to pitch in, to get one's hands dirty
- mettre la main au feu verb to swear something is true
- mettre la main sur verb to get hold of, to find
- mettre la pression verb to put pressure
- mettre la puce à l'oreille verb to arouse suspicion, tip someone off
- mettre la table verb to set the table
- mettre le feu aux poudres verb to be the spark that ignites a crisis
- mettre le grappin sur verb to get one's hooks into
- mettre le holà verb to put a stop to
- mettre le paquet verb to go all out (informal)
- mettre les bâtons dans les roues verb to put obstacles in someone's way
- mettre les bouchées doubles verb to speed up, to work twice as hard
- mettre les bouts verb to leave, to take off (informal)
- mettre les choses au clair verb to clear things up
- mettre les formes verb to do something tactfully
- mettre les gaz verb to floor it, to accelerate
- mettre les pieds dans le plat verb to put one's foot in it
- mettre les points sur les i verb to dot the i's, to be precise
- mettre les pouces verb to give in, yield
- mettre les rieurs de son côté verb to get people laughing on your side
- mettre les voiles verb to leave, to take off (informal)
- mettre sens dessus dessous verb to turn upside down
- mettre son grain de sel verb to put in one's two cents
- mettre son nez dans verb to poke one's nose into
- mettre sur la sellette verb to put in the hot seat
- mettre sur le marché verb to put on the market, launch
- mettre sur le tapis verb to bring up (a topic)
- mettre sur pause verb to put on pause
- mettre sur pied verb to set up, to organize
- mettre tous ses œufs dans le même panier verb to put all one's eggs in one basket
- mettre un bémol verb to tone down, qualify a statement
- mettre un frein à verb to put a brake on, curb
- mettre un point final à verb to put a final end to
- mettre un terme verb to put an end to
- meublé adjective furnished
- meubler verb to furnish
- meuf noun girl, woman, informal, verlan of femme
- meurtre noun murder
- meurtrière noun arrow slit
- meute noun pack (of wolves/dogs)
- Mexico noun Mexico City
- mi-temps noun half-time
- Miami noun Miami
- mica noun mica
- Michigan noun Michigan
- micro-ondes noun microwave
- microbe noun microbe, germ
- microbiologie noun microbiology
- microphone noun microphone
- microplastique noun microplastic
- microprocesseur noun microprocessor
- microscope noun microscope
- midi noun noon
- miel noun honey
- mien adjective mine
- miette noun crumb
- mieux adverb better
- mieux vaut prévenir que guérir noun prevention is better than cure
- migraine noun migraine
- migration noun migration
- mijoter verb to simmer
- mijoteuse noun slow cooker
- milan noun kite (bird)
- milieu de partie noun middlegame
- milieu de terrain noun midfielder
- militaire noun military person, soldier
- militer pour une cause verb to campaign for a cause
- mille adjective thousand
- mille-feuille noun mille-feuille, napoleon (pastry)
- mille-pattes noun centipede
- millésime noun vintage (year)
- millier noun about a thousand
- millilitre noun milliliter
- millimètre noun millimeter
- million noun million
- mimétisme noun mimicry
- mince adjective thin
- minéral noun mineral
- mineur adjective minor
- minibar noun minibar
- minimal adjective minimal
- minimaliste adjective minimalist
- minime adjective minimal
- minimum noun minimum
- ministère noun ministry
- ministre noun minister
- Minnesota noun Minnesota
- minorité noun minority
- minotaure noun minotaur
- minuit noun midnight
- minuscule adjective tiny
- minute noun minute
- minuteur noun kitchen timer
- minutieux adjective meticulous, thorough
- mioche noun kid, brat (informal)
- miroir noun mirror
- miroir grossissant noun magnifying mirror
- mise noun bet, stake
- mise à jour noun update
- mise à l'épreuve noun probation
- mise en page noun page layout
- mise en scène noun staging, directing
- misérable adjective miserable
- missile noun missile
- mission noun mission
- Mississippi noun Mississippi
- Missouri noun Missouri
- mistral noun mistral (wind)
- mitaine noun mitten
- mitaines noun fingerless gloves
- mitochondrie noun mitochondria
- mitonner verb to cook with care, to simmer slowly
- mitraillette noun submachine gun
- mixeur noun mixer, blender
- mixeur plongeant noun immersion blender
- mobile noun crib mobile
- mobile du crime noun motive for the crime
- mobile pour bébé noun nursery mobile
- mobilisation noun mobilization
- mobilité douce noun soft mobility, active transport
- mocassin noun loafer
- moche adjective ugly (informal)
- mode noun fashion
- modelage à la main noun hand modeling
- modèle noun model
- modèle vivant noun life model
- modem noun modem
- modérateur noun moderator
- modéré adjective moderate
- moderne adjective modern
- modeste adjective modest
- modestie noun modesty
- modifier verb to modify
- modulation noun modulation (music)
- module lunaire noun lunar module
- moelle épinière noun spinal cord
- moelle osseuse noun bone marrow
- moelleux adjective masticable, esponjoso
- moi conjunction me (stressed pronoun)
- moine noun monk
- moineau noun sparrow
- moins adverb less
- mois noun month
- moisi adjective moldy, musty
- moisissure noun mold
- moisson noun harvest (grain)
- moissonneuse-batteuse noun combine harvester
- moitié noun half
- mole noun mole (unit)
- molécule noun molecule
- mollet noun calf (leg)
- mollo adverb easy, gently, slow down (informal, as in "vas-y mollo")
- moment noun moment
- moment décisif noun decisive moment
- momie noun mummy
- mon conjunction my (masculine singular)
- monarchie noun monarchy
- monastère noun monastery
- monde noun world
- monde futuriste noun futuristic world
- mondial adjective global, worldwide
- moniteur noun instructor
- monnaie noun change, currency
- monochrome adjective monochromatic
- monologue noun monologue
- monopole noun monopoly
- monstre noun monster
- Mont Blanc noun Mont Blanc
- montage noun editing (film)
- montagne noun mountain
- Montana noun Montana
- montant noun amount, total
- monter verb to go up
- monter au créneau verb to step up to defend a cause
- monter en flèche verb to skyrocket
- monter en grade verb to be promoted
- monter en puissance verb to gain momentum, grow stronger
- monter sur ses grands chevaux verb to get on one's high horse
- monteur noun film editor
- montre noun watch
- montre connectée noun smartwatch
- montre-bracelet noun wristwatch
- Montréal noun Montreal
- montrer verb to show
- montrer du doigt verb to point at, single out
- montrer l'exemple verb to set an example
- montrer patte blanche verb to prove one's credentials, show ID
- monument noun monument
- moquette noun wall-to-wall carpet
- moral adjective moral
- morale noun morals, morality
- morceau noun piece
- morosité noun gloominess, low spirits
- morse noun walrus
- morsure noun bite
- morsure de serpent noun snake bite
- mort noun death
- mortel adjective awesome, deadly cool (informal; literally "deadly")
- mortier noun mortar
- morue noun cod
- mosaïque noun mosaic
- mosaïste noun mosaic artist
- Moscou noun Moscow
- mosquée noun mosque
- mot noun word
- mot-de-passe noun password
- moteur noun engine
- moteur à réaction noun jet engine
- moteur de recherche noun search engine
- motif noun pattern, motif
- motivation noun motivation
- motiver verb to motivate
- moto noun motorcycle
- motoneige noun snowmobile
- mots croisés noun crossword puzzle
- mots fléchés noun arrow-word crossword
- mots mêlés noun word search
- mou adjective soft
- mouche noun fly (insect)
- moudre verb to grind
- mouette noun seagull
- moufle noun mitten
- moufles noun mittens
- mouillé adjective wet
- moule noun mussel
- moule à gâteau noun cake mold
- moule à muffins noun muffin tin
- moules-frites noun mussels and fries (Belgian national dish)
- moulin à café noun coffee grinder
- moulin à vent noun windmill
- mouliner verb to put through a food mill, to purée
- moulure noun molding
- mourir verb to die
- mousqueton noun carabiner
- mousse noun moss
- mousse à raser noun shaving cream
- mousse au chocolat noun chocolate mousse
- mousseux noun sparkling wine
- mousson noun monsoon
- moustachu adjective mustached
- moustiquaire noun mosquito net
- moustique noun mosquito
- moutarde noun mustard
- moutarde de Dijon noun Dijon mustard
- mouvement noun movement
- mouvement de base noun grassroots movement
- moyen adjective average, medium
- moyenne noun average
- mozambicain adjective Mozambican
- Mozambique noun Mozambique
- mozzarella de bufflonne noun buffalo mozzarella
- muet adjective mute, silent
- mulet noun mule
- multijoueur noun multiplayer
- multimètre noun multimeter
- multiplication noun multiplication
- multiprise noun power strip
- Munich noun Munich
- munster noun Munster cheese
- mur noun wall
- mur végétal noun living wall
- mûre noun blackberry
- mûrir verb to mature, to ripen
- murmurer verb to murmur
- musaraigne noun shrew
- muscade noun nutmeg
- musclé adjective muscular
- muscle noun muscle
- musculation noun weight training
- musée noun museum
- muselière noun muzzle
- musical adjective musical
- musicien noun musician (male)
- musicienne noun musician (female)
- musique noun music
- musique classique noun classical music
- musique électronique noun electronic music
- musqué adjective musky
- mutant noun mutant
- mutation noun transfer, relocation (job)
- mutation génétique noun genetic mutation
- mutuel adjective mutual
- mutuelle noun supplementary health insurance
- myope adjective near-sighted, myopic
- myrtille noun blueberry
- mystérieux adjective mysterious
- mythe noun myth
- mythique adjective mythical
- mythologie grecque noun Greek mythology
- mythologie nordique noun Norse mythology