DVD

(French politics) Abbreviation of divers droite.


RN

Rassemblement national
Rassemblement national#French

(French politics) Abbreviation of Rassemblement national (“National Rally”).


talent

Borrowed from Latin talentum (“a Grecian weight; a talent of money”), itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton, “balance; a particular weight, especially of gold; sum of money; a talent”).

der

(historical, Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece) a talent (an obsolete unit of weight or money)


as

→ German: As, Ass

→ Hungarian: ász

→ Turkish: as

→ Vietnamese: át


nazi

fr-adj

nazi (feminine nazie, masculine plural nazis, feminine plural nazies)

nazie (feminine)
nazis (masculine plural)
nazies (feminine plural)


nazi

Probably from dialectal nase ("snot"). Compare German Nase (“nose”).

(obsolete, slang) Alternative form of nasi (“syphilitic”)


abeille

→ Esperanto: abelo

Ido: abelo

Inherited from Middle French abeille, from Old Occitan abelha, from Latin apicula, diminutive of apis (whence the Old French ef).


Zeus

→ Vietnamese: Dớt

→ Persian: زئوس (ze'us)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús).


nymphe

→ Turkish: nemf

Inherited from Middle French, from Old French nimphe, borrowed from Latin nympha or nymphē (“nymph”), from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē, “young woman, nymph”).


sphinx

fr-noun

sphinx m (plural sphinx, feminine sphinge)

Borrowed from Latin sphinx f, from Ancient Greek Σφίγξ (Sphínx).

(Egyptian mythology, Greek mythology) sphinx


centurion

Borrowed from Latin centuriōnem. By surface analysis, centurie + -on.

(Ancient Rome, military) centurion (Roman officer)


Neptune

(Roman mythology) Neptune (Roman god of the sea)


Uranus

(Roman mythology) Caelus (Roman deity) Note: The Greek deity Uranus is Ouranos


gaulois

fr-adj

gaulois (feminine gauloise, masculine plural gaulois, feminine plural gauloises)

gauloise (feminine)
gaulois (masculine plural)
gauloises (feminine plural)

Old French galois, from galer, from Frankish, related to galant.


kamikaze

fr-noun

kamikaze m or f by sense (plural kamikazes)

Borrowed from Japanese 神風 (かみかぜ (kamikaze, “suicide flyer”, literally “divine wind”)).

bor+

<i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">かみかぜ</i> (kamikaze, “suicide flyer”, literally “divine wind”)

kamikaze (person carrying out a suicide attack); suicide bomber


client

fr-noun

client m (plural clients, feminine cliente)

Coordinate term: patron

État client

(historical, Ancient Rome) client, retainer, follower (person who is under the patronage of someone else)


Scylla

From Latin Scylla, from Ancient Greek Σκύλλα (Skúlla).

de Charybde en Scylla


augure

Borrowed from Latin augurium. Doublet of heur.


DVC

(French politics) Abbreviation of divers centre (“centrist”).


RIP

référendum d’initiative partagée
référendum d'initiative partagée#French

(French politics) Initialism of référendum d’initiative partagée.


svastika

Borrowed from Sanskrit स्वस्तिक (svastika).


Arthur

Arabic: آرثر

Japanese: アルテュール (Arutyūru)

Equivalent to English Arthur, used in France since the Middle Ages.


denier

Inherited from Middle French, from Old French denier, inherited from Latin dēnārius. Doublet of dénaire.


Cronos

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κρόνος (Krónos).


Franc

fr-noun

Franc m (plural Francs, feminine Franque)

Inherited from Middle French franc (“noble”), from Old French franc, from Latin Francus, from Frankish *Franko (“a Frank”), from Proto-Germanic *frankô (“javelin”).

inh+

Frank (member of a people that inhabited parts of what are now France, the Low Countries and Germany)


Atlas

Learned borrowing from Latin Atlas, from Ancient Greek Ἄτλας (Átlas).

(Greek mythology) Atlas (son of Iapetus and Clymene, leader of the Titans ordered by Zeus to support the sky on his shoulders)


Renaissance

(French politics) A centrist French political party.


RE

(French politics) Abbreviation of Renaissance.


Mars

→ Persian: مارس (mârs)


UG

(French politics) Abbreviation of union de la gauche.


SOC

Parti socialiste
w:fr:Parti socialiste (France)

(French politics) Abbreviation of Parti socialiste (“Socialist Party”).


Aquitaine

→ English: Aquitaine

Borrowed from Latin Aquitania. Doublet of the inherited Guyenne and Guienne, from Old French Aguyenne.

Gallia Aquitanica
Gallia Aquitanica#English

Gallia Aquitanica (a province of the Roman Empire)


Diane

→ English: Diane
→ Portuguese: Daiane


coryphée

→ Dutch: coryfee

→ English: coryphée

→ Romanian: corifeu

→ Swedish: koryfé

Borrowed from Latin coryphaeus, from Ancient Greek κορυφαῖος (koruphaîos, “leader of the chorus in an Ancient Greek drama”), from κορῠφή (koruphḗ, “top of the head, crown”) (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“head, top; horn”)) + -ῐος (-ios, suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘belonging to, relating to’).

der

(Ancient Greece) leader of the ancient Greek chorus, coryphaeus


Camelot

Inherited from Middle French Camalot, from Old French Camaalot.


César

Inherited from Middle French Cæsar, borrowed from Latin Caesar. Doublet of tsar.


Ys

1955, Claude Lévi-Strauss, Tristes Tropiques (1993 edition), Plon, chapter IX, page 89; translated 1973 by John and Doreen Weightman as Tristes Tropiques (2011 edition), Penguin Books

The bay at Rio eats right into the heart of the city: you land in the centre, as if the other half, like the fabled town of Ys, had already been engulfed by waves.

Rio est mordu par sa baie jusqu’au cœur; on débarque en plein centre, comme si l’autre moitié, nouvelle Ys, avait été déjà dévorée par les flots.


Vénus

→ Persian: ونوس (venus)

Comme l’ardant brandon Vénus

Guillaume de Lorris, Le Roman de la Rose 33.1

Like a burning torch Venus
helped the Lover more than anything


Syrie

From Latin Syria, from Ancient Greek Συρία (Suría).

Holonym: Proche-Orient

Meronym: Cœlé-Syrie

Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)


manipule

(Ancient Rome, military, Christianity) a maniple


Néron

→ English: Néron

Centre-Val de Loire
Centre-Val de Loire#English

Néron (a village in the Eure-et-Loir department, Centre-Val de Loire, France)


Agamemnon

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀγαμέμνων (Agamémnōn).


Pallas

Borrowed from Latin Pallas, from Ancient Greek Παλλάς (Pallás).


Ariane

English: Ariane


Élysée

→ English: Élysée

→ Korean: 엘리제 (Ellije)

Borrowed from Latin Elysium n, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἠλῠ́σῐον n (Ēlúsion).

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Elysium


hécatombe

(historical) hecatomb (sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen)


Poutine

Пу́тин Путин#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian surname Пу́тин (Pútin)


centurie

(historical, Ancient Rome, military) century (Roman army type unit)


vandale

fr-noun

vandale m or f by sense (plural vandales)

→ Romanian: vandal

→ Turkish: vandal


toge

From Middle French togue, from Latin toga.


Vandale

Vandal (member of an ancient east Germanic tribe)


Poséidon

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ποσειδῶν (Poseidôn).


Athéna

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀθηνᾶ (Athēnâ).


Arès

Borrowed from Latin Arēs, from Ancient Greek Ἄρης (Árēs).


Apollon

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Apollo (god)


Troie

(Ancient Greece) Troy (an ancient city in far northwestern Asia Minor, in modern Turkey)


LR

(French politics) Initialism of Les Républicains.


COM

Parti communiste français
w:fr:Parti communiste français

(French politics) Abbreviation of Parti communiste français (“French Communist Party”).


égide

Borrowed from Latin aegidem, from Ancient Greek.

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) aegis


Aristote

Borrowed from Latin Aristotelēs, itself a borrowing Ancient Greek Ἀριστοτέλης (Aristotélēs).

(historical) Aristotle (an Ancient Greek given name, most notably borne by the fourth century BCE philosopher Aristotle)


Méduse

From Latin Medusa, from Ancient Greek Μέδουσα (Médousa).

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Medusa


calende

(Ancient Rome, usually in the plural) calends (first day of the Roman month)


Perséphone

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Περσεφόνη (Persephónē).


Hypnos

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὕπνος (Húpnos).


Ulysse

Borrowed from Latin Ulyssēs. The Roman name is commonly used for the Greek character, perhaps because a Greek-derived name would be rendered identically to Odyssée (“Odyssey”).


questeur

fr-noun

questeur m (plural questeurs, feminine questeuse)


Sparte

→ Persian: اسپارت (espârt)

From Latin Sparta, from Ancient Greek Σπάρτη (Spártē).

Sparta (ancient city-state in southern Greece)


Pythagore

Borrowed from Latin Pythagorās, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Πυθαγόρας (Puthagóras).

Pythagoras (Ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher)


ambroisie

Borrowed from Latin ambrosia (“food of the gods”), from Ancient Greek ἀμβροσία (ambrosía, “of the gods”).

der

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) ambrosia


grec ancien

/ɡʁɛ.k‿ɑ̃.sjɛ̃/

Coordinate term: grec moderne


cheval de Troie

fr-noun

cheval de Troie m (plural chevaux de Troie)

LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-cheval de Troie.wav

— Mais il y a autre chose…
— Quoi?
— Un cheval de Troie. Un programe qui duplique tes données et les rend accessibles à distance sans que tu puisses le savoir.

2009, Grégoire Hervier, Zen City, Au Diable Vauvert, →ISBN, page 226:


Pandore

Borrowed from Latin Pandōra, from Ancient Greek Πανδώρα (Pandṓra, “all gifts”).


Gaule

→ English: Gaul

Inherited from Middle French Gaule, from Old French Gaule, Waulle (“Gaul”), from Frankish *Walhaland (“Gaul”, literally “land of the Romans or foreigners”).
Cognate with Old High German Walh, Walah (“Celt, Roman, Gaul”), Old English wealh, walh (“a non-germanic foreigner, Celt”), Old Norse Valir (“Gauls, Frenchmen”). More at Wales, Cornwall, Walloon.
Despite their similar appearance, Latin Gallia is not the origin of French Gaule. During the evolution from Latin to French, stressed initial /ˈɡa-/ yielded /dʒa/ > /ʒa/ (cf. Latin gamba > French jambe), while unstressed final /-lia/ yielded /ʎə/ > /j/ (cf. Latin filia > French fille). Thus, the regular outcome of Latin Gallia is /ʒaj/ ⟨Jaille⟩, which is attested in several French toponyms: La Jaille-Yvon, Saint-Mars-la-Jaille, etc.

Gaul (historical region roughly corresponding to modern France, Luxembourg, Belgium and Switzerland along with parts of Italy, the Netherlands and Germany)


aquitain

fr-adj

aquitain (feminine aquitaine, masculine plural aquitains, feminine plural aquitaines)

aquitaine (feminine)
aquitains (masculine plural)
aquitaines (feminine plural)

Holonym: gascon

Meronym: béarnais


césarien

césarien (feminine césarienne, masculine plural césariens, feminine plural césariennes)

césarienne (feminine)
césariens (masculine plural)
césariennes (feminine plural)


bestiaire

Borrowed from Latin bēstiārius, from Latin bēstia.

(historical, Ancient Rome) beastmaster (type of gladiator fighting wild beasts)


phocéen

phocéen (feminine phocéenne, masculine plural phocéens, feminine plural phocéennes)

phocéenne (feminine)
phocéens (masculine plural)
phocéennes (feminine plural)


légionnaire

English: legionnaire, Legionnaire


légion

Persian: لژیون (ležiyon)


Hérodote

Borrowed from Latin Hērodotus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἡρόδοτος (Hēródotos).

(Ancient Greece) Herodotus (a fifth century BCE historian)


Hésiode

Borrowed from Latin Hēsiodus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἡσίοδος (Hēsíodos).


pomme de discorde

fr-noun

pomme de discorde f (plural pommes de discorde)

LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-pomme de discorde.wav


dryade

From Old French driade (“wood nymph”), from Latin Dryadem (“dryad”), from Ancient Greek Δρυάς (Druás, “dryad”), from δρῦς (drûs, “oak”), from Proto-Indo-European *derew(o)- (“tree, wood”); cf. Proto-Indo-European *dóru.


gigantomachie

Learned borrowing from Latin gigantomachia, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek γιγαντομαχία (gigantomakhía).

der

γιγαντομαχία


Seconde Guerre mondiale

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hellène

From Ancient Greek Ἕλλην (Héllēn, “Greek”).


cohorte

Borrowed from Latin cohors, cohortem. Doublet of cour (“courtyard”), which was inherited.

(Ancient Rome, military) cohort, a division of the Roman legion


byzantin

fr-adj

byzantin (feminine byzantine, masculine plural byzantins, feminine plural byzantines)

byzantine (feminine)
byzantins (masculine plural)
byzantines (feminine plural)

From Late Latin byzantinus itself from Byzantium.

L’empire byzantin.


byzantinologue

fr-noun

byzantinologue m or f by sense (plural byzantinologues)

specialist on the Byzantine Empire; a Byzantinologist


byzantinologie

byzantinologie f (plural byzantinologies)


Chiron

(Greek mythology) an old, wise centaur who served as Achilles' mentor and teacher


Hécate

(Greek mythology) Hecate (goddess of crossroads and witchcraft)


Andromède

(Greek mythology) Andromeda (mythical daughter of Cepheus)


Morphée

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μορφεύς (Morpheús).

bor+

(Greek mythology) Morpheus (the Greek god of dreams)


Byzance

Borrowed from Latin Byzantium, borrowed from Ancient Greek Βυζάντιον (Buzántion).


Eschine

Borrowed from Latin Aeschinēs, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Αἰσχίνης (Aiskhínēs).


besant

(heraldry) roundel of metal, especially of or (“gold”): bezant


gallo-romain

fr-adj

gallo-romain (feminine gallo-romaine, masculine plural gallo-romains, feminine plural gallo-romaines)

gallo-romaine (feminine)
gallo-romains (masculine plural)
gallo-romaines (feminine plural)


wisigoth

wisigoth (feminine wisigothe, masculine plural wisigoths, feminine plural wisigothes)

wisigothe (feminine)
wisigoths (masculine plural)
wisigothes (feminine plural)


thermes

(historical, Ancient Rome) thermae, hot baths


satyre

fr-noun

satyre m (plural satyres, feminine satyresse)

(by extension) A lecherous or perverted old man; a dirty old man


ENS

(French politics) Abbreviation of Ensemble!, a French left-wing political party.


acropole

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀκρόπολις (akrópolis).


constantinopolitain

fr-adj

constantinopolitain (feminine constantinopolitaine, masculine plural constantinopolitains, feminine plural constantinopolitaines)

constantinopolitaine (feminine)
constantinopolitains (masculine plural)
constantinopolitaines (feminine plural)


Empire romain

/ɑ̃.piʁ‿.ʁɔ.mɛ̃/


Procuste

From Ancient Greek Προκρούστης (Prokroústēs).


plébéien

fr-noun

plébéien m (plural plébéiens, feminine plébéienne)

plébéiens (plural)
plébéienne (feminine)


patricien

fr-adj

patricien (feminine patricienne, masculine plural patriciens, feminine plural patriciennes)

patricienne (feminine)
patriciens (masculine plural)
patriciennes (feminine plural)


patricien

fr-noun

patricien m (plural patriciens, feminine patricienne)

patriciens (plural)
patricienne (feminine)


feu grégeois

Uses the archaic grégeois (“Greek”) rather than the modern grec.


cothurne

Learned borrowing from Latin cothurnus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek κόθορνος (kóthornos).

Coordinate term: socque

(theater, Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece) cothurnus


Œdipe

Borrowed from Latin Oedipus, from Ancient Greek Οἰδίπους (Oidípous).


publicain

Learned borrowing from Latin pūblicānus.

(Ancient Rome) publican (public contractors, who often supplied the Roman legions and military; managed the collection of port duties; oversaw public building projects; served as tax collectors, farming the taxes of the Roman provinces, and bidding on contracts for the collection of various types of taxes)


tribun

Inherited from Old French tribun, tribune, from Latin tribunus.


Tonkin

English: Tonkin

From Vietnamese Đông Kinh, a former name for Hanoi. Also see Pékin (“Beijing”) and Nankin (“Nanjing”).

(history) the northern part of Vietnam, a former French colonial region


Narcisse

From Latin Narcissus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Νάρκισσος (Nárkissos).


Énée

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Aeneas


Galatie

Holonym: Anatolie

Meronym: Ancyre


Cyrène

Holonym: Cyrénaïque


Aristarque

Borrowed from Latin Aristarchus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀρίσταρχος (Arístarkhos).

(historical, Ancient Greece) Aristarchus (an Ancient Greek given name)


Alexandrin

Alexandrin m (plural Alexandrins, feminine Alexandrine)

Alexandrins (plural)
Alexandrine (feminine)


Léthé

Il n’a pas réchauffé ce cadavre hébété / Où coule au lieu de sang l’eau verte du Léthé.

1857, Charles Baudelaire, “Spleen (« Je suis comme le roi d’un pays pluvieux »)”, in Les Fleurs du mal [The Flowers of Evil], Paris: Poulet-Malassis et De Broise:


REN

Renaissance
w:Renaissance (French political party)

(French politics) Abbreviation of Renaissance.


Delphes

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δελφοί (Delphoí).


Épicure

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐπίκουρος (Epíkouros).

the 4th-3rd century BCE Hellenistic philosopher Epicurus of Samos


prétorien

fr-adj

prétorien (feminine prétorienne, masculine plural prétoriens, feminine plural prétoriennes)

prétorienne (feminine)
prétoriens (masculine plural)
prétoriennes (feminine plural)


marcheur

fr-noun

marcheur m (plural marcheurs, feminine marcheuse)

La République en marche
En marche#French

(French politics) Supporter of the former French political party La République en marche


naïade

From Ancient Greek Νᾱϊάς (Nāïás) (oblique stem Νᾱϊαδ-).


Pompéi

Pompeii (an ancient city in the Roman Empire, in modern Italy)


stratège

→ Catalan: estrateg

→ German: Stratege

→ Portuguese: estratega

→ Spanish: estratega

Learned borrowing from Latin stratēgus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek στρατηγός (stratēgós, “general”).

der

(historical, Ancient Greece) general (leader or commander of an army)


socque

Coordinate term: cothurne

(theater, Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece) sock


Ææa

[1626] From Latin Ææa, attested in Ovid's Metamorphoses.

Persa, une des Océanides, surnommée Æa ou Ææa, du nom de la ville capitale de la Colchide, où elle régnoit.

1806, Ovide, translated by Mathieu-Guillaume-Thérèse Villenave, Les métamorphoses d’Ovide : Traduction nouvelle avec le texte latin suivie d’une analyse de l’explication des fables, volume II, F. Gay, Ch. Guestard, page 201:

Persa, one of the Oceanids, also known as Æa or Ææa, after the name of the capital city of Colchis, where she reigned.

(Greek mythology) another name for various goddesses in Greek mythology

Ææa fut aussi le surnom de Circé, fille de Persa et du Soleil, sœur de Pasiphaé, et célèbre magicienne, dont Ovide parle dans le XIVe livre des Métaphores.

1806, Ovide, translated by Mathieu-Guillaume-Thérèse Villenave, Les métamorphoses d’Ovide : Traduction nouvelle avec le texte latin suivie d’une analyse de l’explication des fables, volume II, F. Gay, Ch. Guestard:

Ææa was also another name of Circé, daughter of Persa and the Sun, sister to Pasiphaë, and a famed sorceress, of whom Ovid speaks in the 14th book of his Metamorphoses.


rétiaire

Borrowed from Latin rētiārius (“gladiator”).

bor+

(historical, Ancient Rome) retiarius, gladiator with a net


Achéron

Borrowed from Latin Acherōn, from Ancient Greek Ἀχέρων (Akhérōn, “lamentation”).


Cocyte

Borrowed from Latin Cōcȳtus, from Ancient Greek Κωκυτός (Kōkutós, “lamentation”).


Orphée

Borrowed from Latin Orpheus, from Ancient Greek Ὀρφεύς (Orpheús).


Phlégéthon

From Latin Phlegethōn, from Ancient Greek Φλεγέθων (Phlegéthōn).


ilote

From Latin Helotes, from Ancient Greek Εἵλωτες (Heílōtes).


Ptolémée

Borrowed from Latin Ptolemaeus, itself from Ancient Greek Πτολεμαῖος (Ptolemaîos).

A male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Ptolemy


Saint-Empire romain germanique

Literally, “Germanic Roman Holy-Empire”.

Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman Empire#English

(history) Holy Roman Empire (a former state in Central Europe)

Roman Holy-Empire of the German[ic] Nation

Saint-Empire romain de la nation germanique


Tisiphone

From Latin Tisiphone, ultimately from Ancient Greek Τισιφόνη (Tisiphónē).

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Tisiphone


Pharos

Derived from Ancient Greek Φάρος (Pháros) via Latin Pharos.


Éos

(Greek mythology) Eos (goddess of the dawn)


Champs-Élysées

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) the Elysian Fields, home of the blessed in the afterlife


Hespérides

(Greek mythology) Hesperides (a group of nymphs)


Brexit

le Brexit dur

Le Brexit (British exit) ou sortie du Royaume-Uni de l’Union européenne paraît pratiquement inéluctable.

2014 July 17, Nicolas Baverez, “Le Brexit ou l'absurdité du siècle”, in Le Point:

Brexit (British exit), or the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union, seems practically inevitable.

Début janvier, David Cameron a finalement accepté de laisser les ministres de son cabinet faire campagne en faveur du Brexit s’ils le souhaitaient, à titre privé et individuel.

2016, Danielle Auroi, Rapport d'information de la commission des affaires européennes sur les négociations de l'Union européenne avec le Royaume Uni relatives à son maintien au sein de l'Union, page 18:

At the start of January, David Cameron finally agreed to let ministers in his cabinet campaign in favour of Brexit if they wished, in a private and individual capacity.

Le Brexit, ou British Exit, était en tête avec près de 51,7% des voix après dépouillement dans 300 des 382 centres du pays, peu avant 5h, selon le décompte officiel, grâce à des résultats largement favorables dans plusieurs villes du nord de l’Angleterre et au Pays de Galles.

2016 June 24, “Résultat du référendum sur le Brexit”, in Le Huffington Post:

Brexit, or "British Exit", was ahead with nearly 51.7% of the vote after counting had finished in 300 of 382 local authorities, shortly before 5 am, according to the official count, thanks to broadly favourable results in several cities in Northern England and Wales.

Le Brexit «conduira inévitablement à des frictions» commerciales entre l’UE et le Royaume-Uni, étant donné le souhait britannique de quitter le marché unique et l’union douanière

2018, AFP agence, “Brexit: «Seul un accord de libre-échange est possible», prévient Donald Tusk”, in Le Figaro:

Brexit "will inevitably lead to friction" in trade between the EU and the UK, given Britain's desire to leave the single market and the customs union

Les tractations sur les futurs liens commerciaux entre l’UE et le Royaume-Uni n’ont pas encore démarré, les discussions s’étant jusqu’ici concentrées sur la préparation du traité scellant le Brexit, avec de lourds dossiers comme la facture du divorce, le sort des expatriés et l’avenir de la frontière irlandaise.

Negotiations on future trade links between the EU and the UK have not yet started, discussions up to now having concentrated on drafting the treaty finalising Brexit, including complicated issues such as the divorce bill, the fate of expats, and the future of the Irish border.

Reste une troisième option : l’absence d’accord. C’est le Brexit dur. La frontière serait immédiatement et totalement rétablie en mars 2019.

2018 April 28, Benoît Floc'h, “Le gouvernement prépare les douanes à un Brexit dur”, in Le Monde:

There remains a third option: the lack of an agreement. This is hard Brexit. The border would be immediately and completely re-established in March 2019.


lagide

From Ancient Greek Λάγος (Lágos) ("Lagus"), the father of Ptolemy I Soter (or Ptolemy Lapides), the founder of the dynasty.


principat

Learned borrowing from Latin prī̆ncipātus.

lbor

Coordinate term: dominat

(Ancient Rome) principate (the early period of the Roman Empire, during which some characteristics of the government of the Roman Republic were retained)


Éole

(Greek mythology) Aeolus (god of the winds)


lepénisme

(French politics) the political policies of Jean-Marie Le Pen or Marine Le Pen


lepéniste

fr-noun

lepéniste m or f by sense (plural lepénistes)

(French politics) a follower of Jean-Marie Le Pen or Marine Le Pen


arthurien

fr-adj

arthurien (feminine arthurienne, masculine plural arthuriens, feminine plural arthuriennes)

arthurienne (feminine)
arthuriens (masculine plural)
arthuriennes (feminine plural)


décurion

Borrowed from Latin decuriōnem. By surface analysis, décurie + -on.

(Ancient Rome, military) decurion (all senses)


Guenièvre

From Old Welsh Gwenhwyfar, from Proto-Celtic *windos (“white, fair”) + *sēbarā (“magical being”).

af

(Arthurian legend) Guinevere (wife of King Arthur)


Éphialtès

(Greek mythology, history) Ephialtes (either the ancient Greek statesman or a mythological Giant)


Tartare

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Tartarus, alteration of Tatar, from a Turkic name. Influenced by Tartarus (“primeval god, underworld”).


dominat

Coordinate term: principat

(Ancient Rome) dominate (the late period of the Roman Empire, following the principate, during which the emperor's rule became more explicitly autocratic and remaining vestiges of the Roman Republic were removed from the formal workings of government)


crépide

(Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, footwear) crepida (sandal)

Ancient Greece; footwear; Ancient Greece; footwear


Hébé

(Greek mythology) Hebe, the goddess of youth


macroniste

(French politics) Relating to the policies of supporters of Emmanuel Macron


macroniste

fr-noun

macroniste m or f by sense (plural macronistes)

(French politics) a supporter of Emmanuel Macron


Verdun

[vaɛ̯ʁ̥.dœ̃˞]

Inherited from Latin Virodunum, from Gaulish.

Verdun (a small city in the Meuse department, Grand Est, France)


polémarque

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πολέμαρχος (polémarkhos).


héliaste

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἡλιαστής (hēliastḗs).

(historical, Ancient Greece, law) heliast


décurie

(historical, Ancient Rome, military) decury


thesmothète

Borrowed from Ancient Greek θεσμοθέτης (thesmothétēs).

(historical, Ancient Greece) thesmothete


éphore

Borrowed from Latin ephorus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἔφορος (éphoros).


agoranome

Borrowed, through Latin agoranomus, from Ancient Greek ἀγορανόμος (agoranómos, “clerk of the market”).


Thrasymaque

Borrowed from Latin Thrasymachus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Θρασύμαχος (Thrasúmakhos).

(historical, Ancient Greece) Thrasymachus (an Ancient Greek given name)


Démosthène

Borrowed from Latin Dēmosthenēs, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Δημοσθένης (Dēmosthénēs).

(Ancient Greece) Demosthenes (an Ancient Greek given name, most notably borne by the 5th century BCE politician Demosthenes)


Nicomaque

Borrowed from Latin Nicomachus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Νικόμαχος (Nikómakhos).

(historical, Ancient Greece) Nicomachus (an Ancient Greek given name)


Thucydide

Learned borrowing from Latin Thūcȳdidēs, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Θουκυδίδης (Thoukudídēs).

(Ancient Greece) Thucydides (a fifth century BCE historian)


ostiaire

Borrowed from Latin ostiārius, from ostium. Doublet of huissier.

(historical, Ancient Rome or archaic) porter, doorman, ostiary


scutaire

Borrowed from Latin scūtārius, from scūtum. Doublet of écuyer.

(historical, Ancient Rome, archaic) squire


capse

Borrowed from Latin capsa. Doublet of casse, caisse, and châsse.

(rare, historical, Ancient Rome) coffer, chest


Priape

(Greek mythology) Priapus (god of procreation)


Pénélope

(Greek mythology) Penelope (wife of Odysseus)


Aristippe

From Latin Aristippus, from Ancient Greek Ἀρίστιππος (Arístippos), from ἄριστος (áristos, “best”) + ἵππος (híppos, “horse”).

Aristippus, a male given name from Ancient Greek, particularly (historical) Aristippus of Cyrene and Aristippus the Younger, two ancient philosophers.


Cassiopée

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κασσιόπεια (Kassiópeia).


Persée

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Περσεύς (Perseús).


dème

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos).


Dinarque

Borrowed from Latin Dīnarchus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Δείναρχος (Deínarkhos).


Lycurgue

Borrowed from Latin Lycūrgus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Λυκοῦργος (Lukoûrgos).


Théopompe

Borrowed from Latin Theopompus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Θεόπομπος (Theópompos).


Théomneste

Borrowed from Latin Theomnēstus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Θεόμνηστος (Theómnēstos).


Thémistocle

Borrowed from Latin Themistoclēs, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Θεμιστοκλῆς (Themistoklês).


Hypéride

Borrowed from Latin Hyperīdēs, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ὑπερείδης (Hupereídēs).


Périclès

Borrowed from Latin Periclēs, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Περικλῆς (Periklês).


Isée

Borrowed from Latin Isaeus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἰσαῖος (Isaîos).


Xénophon

Borrowed from Latin Xenophōn, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ξενοφῶν (Xenophôn).


Phérécyde

Borrowed from Latin Pherecydēs, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Φερεκύδης (Pherekúdēs).


Théramène

Borrowed from Latin Thēramenēs, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Θηραμένης (Thēraménēs).


Parménide

Borrowed from Latin Parmenidēs, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Παρμενίδης (Parmenídēs).


Démocrite

Borrowed from Latin Dēmocritus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Δημόκριτος (Dēmókritos).


Agésilas

Borrowed from Latin Agēsilāus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀγησίλαος (Agēsílaos).


Anaxagore

Borrowed from Latin Anaxagorās, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀναξαγόρας (Anaxagóras).


Antiphon

Borrowed from Latin Antiphōn, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀντιφῶν (Antiphôn).


Andocide

Borrowed from Latin Andocidēs, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀνδοκίδης (Andokídēs).


Xénophane

Borrowed from Latin Xenophanēs, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ξενοφάνης (Xenophánēs).


Philodème

Borrowed from Latin Philodēmus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Φιλόδημος (Philódēmos).


Xénocrate

Borrowed from Latin Xenocratēs, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ξενοκράτης (Xenokrátēs).


Bacchylide

Borrowed from Latin Bacchylidēs, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Βακχυλίδης (Bakkhulídēs).


Stésichore

Borrowed from Latin Stēsichorus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Στησίχορος (Stēsíkhoros).


talon d'Achille

fr-noun

talon d’Achille m (plural talons d’Achille)

talon d’ Achille (canonical masculine)
talons d’Achille (plural)


croix gammée

swastika, in particular with relation to National Socialism and the Nazi party


fil d'Ariane

fil d’ Ariane (canonical masculine)
fils d’Ariane (plural)

A reference to Ariadne's thread in Greek mythology.

(diving) a distance line, penetration line, cave line, guide line


Hipparque

Borrowed from Latin Hipparchus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἵππαρχος (Hípparkhos).


Miltiade

Borrowed from Latin Miltiadēs, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Μιλτιάδης (Miltiádēs).


Thrasybule

Borrowed from Latin Thrasybūlus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Θρασύβουλος (Thrasúboulos).


Simonide

Borrowed from Latin Simōnidēs, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Σιμωνίδης (Simōnídēs).


Praxitèle

Borrowed from Latin Prāxitelēs, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Πραξιτέλης (Praxitélēs).


Lysandre

Borrowed from Latin Lysander, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Λύσανδρος (Lúsandros).


Clisthène

Borrowed from Latin Clīsthenēs, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Κλεισθένης (Kleisthénēs).


Rassemblement national

→ English: National Rally (calque)

Alternative form: (abbreviation) RN

National Rally
National Rally#English:_Q205150

(French politics) National Rally (a far-right nationalist political party of France, formerly named National Front)


Odyssée

Borrowed from Latin Odyssea, from Ancient Greek Ὀδύσσεια (Odússeia).

L’Iliade et l’Odyssée sont les deux poèmes fondateurs de la civilisation européenne.

The Iliad and the Odyssey are the two founding poems of European civilisation.

the Odyssey (epic poem by Homer recounting the exploits of Odysseus after the Trojan War)


bonnet phrygien

fr-noun

bonnet phrygien m (plural bonnets phrygiens)


thermopolium

thermopolium m (plural thermopolia or thermopoliums)

thermopolia (plural)
thermopoliums (plural)


Jour J

From jour + J.
From J for jour (“day”).
Calque of English D-Day, from D + day, D itself standing for day.
From U.S. military terminology.


bouleute

From Ancient Greek βουλευτής (bouleutḗs).


Bélisaire

Belisarius (a general of the Byzantine Empire)


épée de Damoclès

épée de Damoclès f (plural épées de Damoclès)

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sword of Damocles (a thing or situation which causes a prolonged state of impending doom or misfortune)


Charybde

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χάρυβδις (Khárubdis).

bor+

de Charybde en Scylla


boîte de Pandore

fr-noun

boîte de Pandore f (plural boîtes de Pandore)

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ouvrir la boîte de Pandore

Pandora's box (source of unforeseen trouble)


Cœlé-Syrie

Borrowed from Latin Coelē Syria, from Ancient Greek Κοίλη Συρία (Koílē Suría).

Holonym: Syrie


Épiphane

Borrowed from Latin Epiphanēs, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἐπιφάνης (Epiphánēs).


Théétète

Borrowed from Latin Theaetētus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Θεαίτητος (Theaítētos).


Poitou

Inherited from Middle French, Old French, from Latin Pictāvus, after the Pictones, the Gaulish tribe inhabiting the region.


Polyphème

Borrowed from Latin Polyphēmus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Πολύφημος (Polúphēmos).


grand électeur

grand électeur m (plural grands électeurs)

(French politics, usually in the plural grands électeurs) a person electing the Sénat (the French senate)


macronisme

the political doctrine of Emmanuel Macron


Herculanum

(historical) Herculaneum (a town in Italy)


Pompée

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Pompey


Burgonde

Burgonde m or f by sense (plural Burgondes)


Sisyphe

Pour soulever un poids si lourd, / Sisyphe, il faudrait ton courage ! / Bien qu’on ait du cœur à l’ouvrage, / L’Art est long et le Temps est court.

1857, Charles Baudelaire, “Le Guignon”, in Les Fleurs du mal:

La lutte elle-même vers les sommets suffit a remplir un cœur d’homme. Il faut imaginer Sisyphe heureux.

1942, Albert Camus, Le Mythe de Sisyphe:


Gadès

(historical) Gades (ancient city, now Cadiz)


grand pontife

grand pontife m (plural grands pontifes)

(Ancient Rome, religion) pontifex maximus


travail, famille, patrie

(historical) motto of the French State (i.e. Vichy France)


Éryx

(historical) Erice (a city in Sicily, Italy)


Lusitanien

Lusitanien m (plural Lusitaniens, feminine Lusitanienne)

Lusitaniens (plural)
Lusitanienne (feminine)


EELV

Europe Écologie Les Verts
Europe Écologie Les Verts#French

(French politics) Initialism of Europe Écologie Les Verts.


lampadédromie

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek λαμπαδηδρομία (lampadēdromía).

lbor

λαμπαδηδρομία


NFP

Nouveau Front populaire
w:fr:Nouveau Front populaire

(French politics) Initialism of Nouveau Front populaire (“New Popular Front”), a left-wing electoral alliance in France.


Océan

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός (Ōkeanós).


Thésée

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θησεύς (Thēseús).


Psyché

From Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “spirit”).

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Psyche


lamie

From Latin lamia, from Ancient Greek Λάμια (Lámia).


Octavien

From Latin Octavianus, derivative of Octāvius.

(historical) a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Octavian


ptolémaïque

Ptolemaic (of or pertaining to the Ptolemy dynasty of pharaohs)


saltateur

fr-noun

saltateur m (plural saltateurs, feminine saltatrice)

saltateurs (plural)
saltatrice (feminine)


Madaure

(historical) Madauros (Ancient Roman city)


Acarnanie

Holonym: Étolie-Acarnanie


Étolie

Holonym: Étolie-Acarnanie


Brouchéion

(historical) Broucheion (a neighborhood of Alexandria)


Cœlésyrie

Alternative form of Cœlé-Syrie (“Coele-Syria”)


Sôter

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σωτήρ (sōtḗr).


Provinces-Unies

United Provinces
United Provinces#English

(historical) United Provinces (a former state in Western Europe, the predecessor of the Netherlands)


thrène

From Latin threnus, itself from Ancient Greek θρῆνος (thrênos), θρέομαι (thréomai).

f

Elle prit immédiatement son rôle de pleureuse et commenta la mémoire du mort de lamentations, de thrènes désespérés.


poutiniste

poutiniste m or f by sense (plural poutinistes)


poutinien

poutinien m (plural poutiniens, feminine poutinienne)

poutiniens (plural)
poutinienne (feminine)


poutinien

fr-adj

poutinien (feminine poutinienne, masculine plural poutiniens, feminine plural poutiniennes)

poutinienne (feminine)
poutiniens (masculine plural)
poutiniennes (feminine plural)


antipoutiniste

fr-noun

antipoutiniste m or f by sense (plural antipoutinistes)


antipoutinien

antipoutinien m (plural antipoutiniens, feminine antipoutinienne)

antipoutiniens (plural)
antipoutinienne (feminine)


antipoutinien

fr-adj

antipoutinien (feminine antipoutinienne, masculine plural antipoutiniens, feminine plural antipoutiniennes)

antipoutinienne (feminine)
antipoutiniens (masculine plural)
antipoutiniennes (feminine plural)


NUPES

L’union des gauches de la Nupes et la coalition présidentielle Ensemble ! sont à égalité au soir du premier tour des élections législatives, dimanche 12 juin, sur fond d’abstention record, ouvrant ainsi le jeu du second tour dans une semaine.

2022 June 12, “La Nupes (25,2 %) et la coalition présidentielle (25,2 %) à égalité, selon les premières estimations, sur fond d’abstention record”, in Le Monde.fr:

(French politics) Initialism of Nouvelle Union populaire écologique et sociale (“New Ecologic and Social People's Union, a former left-wing political coalition in France”).


tribun de la plèbe

fr-noun

tribun de la plèbe m (plural tribuns de la plèbe)

tribune of the plebs
tribune of the plebs


sylvain

(Roman mythology) a minor deity of forest, a sylvan


Ancyre

Holonym: Galatie

(historical) Ancyra (the capital city of Galatia)


Anatolie

Meronyms: Carie, Galatie


Maïa

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μαῖα (Maîa).


Vésunne

Holonym: Gaule aquitaine


Mégare

Borrowed from Latin Megara, from Ancient Greek Μεγάρα (Megára).

Holonym: Grèce


Olexandrivsk

Borrowed from Ukrainian Олекса́ндрівськ (Oleksándrivsʹk).

bor+

Олекса́ндрівськ


Alexandrovsk

Borrowed from Russian Алекса́ндровск (Aleksándrovsk).

Алекса́ндровск

(historical) Synonym of Zaporijia (“Alexandrovsk”)


Carie

From Latin Caria, from Ancient Greek Κᾱρίᾱ (Kāríā).

Holonym: Anatolie


Lagide

From Ancient Greek Λάγος (Lágos) ("Lagus"), the father of Ptolemy I Soter (or Ptolemy Lapides), the founder of the dynasty.


diadoche

(dated, historical) Alternative spelling of diadoque (“diadochus”)


diadoque

Borrowed from Ancient Greek διάδοχος (diádokhos).


odysséen

fr-adj

odysséen (feminine odysséenne, masculine plural odysséens, feminine plural odysséennes)

odysséenne (feminine)
odysséens (masculine plural)
odysséennes (feminine plural)

From Odyssée (“Odyssey”) + -en (adjectival suffix).

af

la poésie odysséenne


Circé

From Latin Circē, from Ancient Greek Κίρκη (Kírkē). The asteroid was discovered in 1855 by Jean Chacornac and named after the sorceress.


OLAF

(EU politics) Initialism of office européen de lutte antifraude (“European Anti-Fraud Office”).


Toison d'or

(Greek mythology, heraldry) Golden Fleece


Pompélona

Holonym: Tarraconaise

(historical) Pompelo (a city in Hispania)


préfet du prétoire

fr-noun

préfet du prétoire m (plural préfets du prétoire)

Alternative form of préfet au prétoire, a calque of Latin praefectus praetōriō.


sarisse

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σάρισσα (sárissa).

lbor

(Ancient Greece) sarissa (long pike used in the traditional Greek phalanx formation)


LFI

La France Insoumise
w:La France Insoumise

(French politics) Initialism of La France Insoumise (literally “France Unbowed”), a left-wing populist political party in France.


Petit Berlin

(historical) Synonym of Mödlareuth (“Little Berlin”)


Rhènè

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ῥήνη (Rhḗnē).

bor+

Ῥήνη, ης (ἡ) Rhènè, nymphe, Il.2, 728.

1935, Anatole Bailly, Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette, page 1,717/3, s.v. « Ῥήνη »:

(Greek mythology) Rhene (a nymph, the paramour of King Oïleus of Locris, and the mother of either or neither of his sons Medon and Ajax)


OCI

(French politics, communism) Initialism of Organisation communiste internationale (“International Communist Organization”), a former communist party in France. ICO


Dédale

Borrowed from Latin Daedalus, itself from Ancient Greek Δαίδαλος (Daídalos).


ancyréen

fr-adj

ancyréen (feminine ancyréenne, masculine plural ancyréens, feminine plural ancyréennes)

ancyréenne (feminine)
ancyréens (masculine plural)
ancyréennes (feminine plural)

(historical) of, from or relating to Ancyre


RDG

(French politics) Abbreviation of (parti) radical de gauche.


DVG

(French politics) Abbreviation of divers gauche.


EXG

Coordinate term: EXD

(French politics) Abbreviation of extrême gauche (“far left”).


EXD

Coordinate term: EXG

(French politics) Abbreviation of extrême droite (“far right”).


LREM

La République en marche
w:La République en marche

(French politics) Initialism of La République en marche.


REC

(French politics) Abbreviation of Reconquête !.


PCF

(French politics) Initialism of Parti communiste français (“French Communist Party”).


R!

(French politics) Abbreviation of Reconquête !, a far-right nationalist political party in France.


En marche

(French politics) Former name of Renaissance.


Parti socialiste

(French politics) A centre-left to left-wing French political party.


Les Républicains

(French politics) A centre-right to right-wing Gaullist French political party.


La France insoumise

(French politics) A left-wing French political party.


Les Écologistes

(French politics) A center-left to left-wing green French political party.


Parti communiste français

(French politics) A left-wing to far-left French political party.


Europe Écologie Les Verts

(French politics) A former center-left to left-wing green French political party.