échiqueter

échiqueter (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
échiquetant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
échiqueté (participle past)
échiquète (first-person indicative present singular)
échiquètes (indicative present second-person singular)
échiquète (indicative present singular third-person)
échiquetons (first-person indicative plural present)
échiquetez (indicative plural present second-person)
échiquètent (indicative plural present third-person)
échiquetais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
échiquetais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
échiquetait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
échiquetions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
échiquetiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
échiquetaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
échiquetai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
échiquetas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
échiqueta (historic indicative past singular third-person)
échiquetâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
échiquetâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
échiquetèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
échiquèterai (first-person future indicative singular)
échiquèterai (first-person future indicative singular)
échiquèteras (future indicative second-person singular)
échiquèteras (future indicative second-person singular)
échiquètera (future indicative singular third-person)
échiquètera (future indicative singular third-person)
échiquèterons (first-person future indicative plural)
échiquèterons (first-person future indicative plural)
échiquèterez (future indicative plural second-person)
échiquèterez (future indicative plural second-person)
échiquèteront (future indicative plural third-person)
échiquèteront (future indicative plural third-person)
échiquèterais (conditional first-person singular)
échiquèterais (conditional first-person singular)
échiquèterais (conditional second-person singular)
échiquèterais (conditional second-person singular)
échiquèterait (conditional singular third-person)
échiquèterait (conditional singular third-person)
échiquèterions (conditional first-person plural)
échiquèterions (conditional first-person plural)
échiquèteriez (conditional plural second-person)
échiquèteriez (conditional plural second-person)
échiquèteraient (conditional plural third-person)
échiquèteraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
échiquète (first-person present singular subjunctive)
échiquètes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
échiquète (present singular subjunctive third-person)
échiquetions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
échiquetiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
échiquètent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
échiquetasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
échiquetasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
échiquetât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
échiquetassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
échiquetassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
échiquetassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
échiquète (imperative second-person singular)
échiquetons (first-person imperative plural)
échiquetez (imperative plural second-person)

(heraldry) to divide (esp. a coat of arms) into a chequered pattern


botter en touche

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hypertendre

hypertendres (plural)
hyper tendre (alternative)
hyper-tendre (alternative)

(motor racing) hypersoft; more tendre (“soft”) than ultratendre (“ultrasoft”)


hypertendre

pneu hypertendre
pneu hypertendre#French

(motor racing) hypersoft; ellipsis of pneu hypertendre


supertendre

supertendres (plural)
super tendre (alternative)
super-tendre (alternative)

(motor racing) supersoft; more tendre (“soft”) than tendre, less tendre than ultratendre (“ultrasoft”)


supertendre

pneu supertendre
pneu supertendre#French

(motor racing) supersoft; ellipsis of pneu supertendre


ultratendre

ultratendres (plural)
ultra tendre (alternative)
ultra-tendre (alternative)

(motor racing) ultrasoft; more tendre (“soft”) than tendre, less tendre than hypertendre (“hypersoft”)


ultratendre

pneu ultratendre
pneu ultratendre#French

(motor racing) ultrasoft; ellipsis of pneu ultratendre


but contre son camp

fr-noun

but contre son camp m (plural buts contre son camp)

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coup de coin

coup de pied de coin
coup de pied de coin#French

(soccer) Synonym of coup de pied de coin


coup de pied de but

coup de pied de but m (plural coups de pied de but)


hors catégorie

hors catégorie f (plural hors catégories)

→ English: hors categorie

(cycling) hors categorie (the toughest category of climb)


lauré

fr-adj

lauré (feminine laurée, masculine plural laurés, feminine plural laurées)

laurée (feminine)
laurés (masculine plural)
laurées (feminine plural)

(fine arts, numismatics) wrapped with, or decorated in, laurel


botte secrète

fr-noun

botte secrète f (plural bottes secrètes)

Possibly a calque of Italian botta segreta.
Attested in French since the 18th century.


arbitre de chaise

arbitre de chaise m (plural arbitres de chaise)


débucher

débucher (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
débuchant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
débuché (participle past)
débuche (first-person indicative present singular)
débuches (indicative present second-person singular)
débuche (indicative present singular third-person)
débuchons (first-person indicative plural present)
débuchez (indicative plural present second-person)
débuchent (indicative plural present third-person)
débuchais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
débuchais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
débuchait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
débuchions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
débuchiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
débuchaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
débuchai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
débuchas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
débucha (historic indicative past singular third-person)
débuchâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
débuchâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
débuchèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
débucherai (first-person future indicative singular)
débucheras (future indicative second-person singular)
débuchera (future indicative singular third-person)
débucherons (first-person future indicative plural)
débucherez (future indicative plural second-person)
débucheront (future indicative plural third-person)
débucherais (conditional first-person singular)
débucherais (conditional second-person singular)
débucherait (conditional singular third-person)
débucherions (conditional first-person plural)
débucheriez (conditional plural second-person)
débucheraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
débuche (first-person present singular subjunctive)
débuches (present second-person singular subjunctive)
débuche (present singular subjunctive third-person)
débuchions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
débuchiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
débuchent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
débuchasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
débuchasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
débuchât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
débuchassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
débuchassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
débuchassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
débuche (imperative second-person singular)
débuchons (first-person imperative plural)
débuchez (imperative plural second-person)

(transitive, hunting) to dislodge, to start


fond de court

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de fer

(heraldry, rare) iron, Eisenfarbe (a grey tincture)


fil d'Ariane

A reference to Ariadne's thread in Greek mythology.

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


TCH

(sports) Abbreviation of Tchéquie.: Czech Republic, Czechia (a country in Central Europe)


drapeau jaune complet

drapeau jaune complet m (plural drapeaux jaunes complets)


boulet de canon

boulet de canon m (plural boulets de canon)

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état de grâce

être en état de grâce

to be on a roll, to be on a winning streak, to be unstoppable


morailles

From Old Occitan moralha, from Vulgar Latin *murrum (“muzzle, snout”), the like source as in morion (“a kind of helmet with no visor”), moraine (“amassment of rocks on a glacier”).

(farriery) barnacle, twitch, a kind of pincers or vise to fix the mouth of a horse to yield the opportunity of surgery


virolé

fr-adj

virolé (feminine virolée, masculine plural virolés, feminine plural virolées)

virolée (feminine)
virolés (masculine plural)
virolées (feminine plural)


donner du mou

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give (someone) more slack
give someone more slack


jouer la comédie

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quet

(papermaking) a set of 26 leaves of paper with their couching fabrics; the approximate French equivalent of a quire


créquier

créquiers (plural)
crecquier (alternative)
criquier (alternative)

From Middle French crequier, from Old French crekere, equivalent to crèque + -ier.

(heraldry) a créquier, a stylized tree or thornbush resembling a chandelier


développé couché

fr-noun

développé couché m (countable and uncountable, plural développés couchés)


grand pont

(soccer) kick/pass around a player's legs (overplaying a player on the one side while overrunning him on the other)


ligne de fond

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point de chute

point de chute m (plural points de chute)

(skydiving) landing place, dropzone (target where a skydiver lands)


vélotaf

vélotafs (plural)
vélotaff (alternative)

Portmanteau made of vélo (“bicycle”) and taf (slang for “work”).


vélotaff

vélotaffs (plural)
vélotaf (alternative)

Portmanteau made of vélo (“bicycle”) and taff (slang for “work”).


premier de cordée

premier de cordée m (plural premiers de cordée)

(mountaineering) lead climber, climber in lead, leader


Gretzky

Borrowed from Belarusian Грэцкі (Hrecki).

bor+

(ice hockey, figuratively) Gretzky; ellipsis of Wayne Gretzky


Andretti

(automotive, motor racing, figurative) Ellipsis of Mario Andretti (“(a) a street racer; (b) a U.S. racecar pilot outside of the U.S.”).


ouvrir la marque

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(sports) to break the deadlock (to score the first goal in a match)


donner le change

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(hunting, of game) to set a hunter on the wrong track (to escape by directing the hunter's attention to another animal)


VTC

Coordinate term: VTT

(cycling) Initialism of Vélo Tout Chemin (“trekking bike”).


Midol

(France, journalism, sports, informal) the newspaper Midi Olympique


Ovalie

(France, sports) Southwestern France (where rugby is very popular)


chausson marseillais

(sports) a martial art originating from Marseille


prendre sa revanche

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(sports) to settle the score, to even the score, to get even [with sur ‘with someone’]


sabre au clair

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Compare Russian са́бли на́голо (sábli nágolo).

cog

са́бли на́голо

(fencing) with sword drawn (with the sword out of its sheath)


au grand galop

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ballon-panier

fr-noun

ballon-panier m (plural ballons-panier or ballons-paniers)

ballons-panier (plural)
ballons-paniers (plural)

From ballon (“ball”) + panier (“basket”).

(basketball, North America, dated) basketball


ballon-volant

From ballon (“ball”) + volant (“flying”).

(volleyball, North America, dated, proscribed) volleyball


maître d'armes

maître d'armes m (plural maîtres d'armes)

(fencing) fencing master, fencing instructor


XE

(motor racing) Abbreviation of Extrême E.


pamé

For quotations using this term, see Citations:pamé.

(heraldry) having its mouth open (of an exhausted or gasping fish, lifeless dolphin, elderly eagle, etc)


ligne d'eau

(swimming) lane, swim lane (lengthwise division of a swimming pool or other swimming arena)


en garde ! prêts ? allez !

Translingual: en garde, prêt, aller

English: en garde

en garde !: get in defensive position

prêts ?: are you ready? (Êtes-vous prêts ?)

allez !: go, start (Allez-y !)

(fencing) A three-command start when fencing:


profondeur de champ

profondeur de champ f (plural profondeurs de champ)

/pʁɔ.fɔ̃.dœʁ də ʃɑ̃/

(cinematography, photography) depth of field


plan-séquence

plan-séquence m (plural plans-séquences)


pigache

→ English: pigache

Latin: pigacia, pigatia

C'est un pigache, mossieu le Comte: la pince de droite est plus longue que l’autre, et recourbée!

1978, Henri Vincenot, La Billebaude, page 47:

(hunting) hoofprint of a wild boar longer on one side than the other


vélo stationnaire

vélo stationnaire f (plural vélos stationnaires)

(exercise) exercise bicycle, exercise bike, stationary bicycle, stationary bike


prendre le mors aux dents

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Literally, “to take the bit to the teeth”.


plan américain

fr-noun

plan américain m (plural plans américains)

Composed of plan + américain, which refers to the typical shots from American films from the 1910's to 1940's.

(photography, film) a shot in which a character or a group is framed from the mid thigh up


travailler au corps

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(transitive, martial arts) to beat up (to assault with repeated blows)


empenner

empenner (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
empennant (gerund participle present)
empennant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
empenné (participle past)
empenné (participle past)
empenne (first-person indicative present singular)
empennes (indicative present second-person singular)
empenne (indicative present singular third-person)
empennons (first-person indicative plural present)
empennons (first-person indicative plural present)
empennez (indicative plural present second-person)
empennez (indicative plural present second-person)
empennent (indicative plural present third-person)
empennais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
empennais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
empennais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
empennais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
empennait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
empennait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
empennions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
empennions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
empenniez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
empenniez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
empennaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
empennaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
empennai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
empennai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
empennas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
empennas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
empenna (historic indicative past singular third-person)
empenna (historic indicative past singular third-person)
empennâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
empennâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
empennâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
empennâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
empennèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
empennèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
empennerai (first-person future indicative singular)
empenneras (future indicative second-person singular)
empennera (future indicative singular third-person)
empennerons (first-person future indicative plural)
empennerez (future indicative plural second-person)
empenneront (future indicative plural third-person)
empennerais (conditional first-person singular)
empennerais (conditional second-person singular)
empennerait (conditional singular third-person)
empennerions (conditional first-person plural)
empennerions (conditional first-person plural)
empenneriez (conditional plural second-person)
empenneriez (conditional plural second-person)
empenneraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
empenne (first-person present singular subjunctive)
empennes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
empenne (present singular subjunctive third-person)
empennions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
empennions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
empenniez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
empenniez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
empennent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
empennasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
empennasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
empennasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
empennasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
empennât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
empennât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
empennassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
empennassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
empennassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
empennassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
empennassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
empennassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
empenne (imperative second-person singular)
empennons (first-person imperative plural)
empennons (first-person imperative plural)
empennez (imperative plural second-person)
empennez (imperative plural second-person)

(transitive, archery) to fletch (to attach feathers to an arrow)


empenne

(archery) fletching (feathers on the tail end an arrow)


sprint assis

para cross country skiing
para cross country skiing

(skiing) a race in a class of para cross country skiing, a type of sprint


demi-longueur

First attested in the 19th century. demi- + longueur.


seizième de finale

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(sports, soccer) round of 32, round of thirty two, last 32, (nonstandard) thirty second final (the round before the round of 16)


huitième de finale

(sports, soccer) round of 16, round of sixteen, last 16, last sixteen (the round before the quarterfinal)


monter au filet

(tennis) to go up to the net, to move close to the net


premier poteau

premier poteau m (plural premiers poteaux)

Coordinate term: deuxième poteau


grand-angle

(cinematography, photography) wide-angle lens


fleur de coin

brilliant uncirculated
brilliant uncirculated

(numismatics, of a coin) brilliant uncirculated, mint (in mint condition, in an absolutely pristine state)


FSBK

English: FSBK

(motor racing) Initialism of Championnat de France de Superbike (“Superbike Championship of France”).


SBK

Borrowed from English SBK, from superbike.


ferré à glace

fr-adj

ferré à glace (feminine ferrée à glace, masculine plural ferrés à glace, feminine plural ferrées à glace)

ferrée à glace (feminine)
ferrés à glace (masculine plural)
ferrées à glace (feminine plural)

(equestrianism, of a horse) equipped with spiked horseshoes so as to be able to walk on ice


photobombeur

fr-noun

photobombeur m (plural photobombeurs, feminine photobombeuse)

photobombeurs (plural)
photobombeuse (feminine)

Borrowed from English photobombing or English photobomber.


passement de jambe

passement de jambe m (plural passements de jambe)

(soccer) step over, pedalada (a dribbling move, or feint, in football (soccer), used to fool a defensive player into thinking the offensive player, in possession of the ball, is going to move in a direction he does not intend to move in)


péno

Clipping of pénalty + -o, from English penalty.


arbitrage vidéo

Sur une défense grossière dans le dos de Mount, Hernandez offrait une nouvelle munition, après arbitrage vidéo, à Kane sur penalty…

10 December 2022, “Angleterre-France : le king Giroud délivre des Bleus qui filent en demi-finale de la Coupe du monde”, in Le Figaro:


From FFF (“Fédération Française de Football”).

2021 March 13, “Noel Le Graet reconduit à la tête de la 3F.”, in FFF:

Le patron de la « 3F » a ajouté qu’il n’aurait « même pas pris » Zidane au téléphone, si celui-ci avait essayé de le joindre, parce qu’il était hors de question de penser à un autre technicien que Didier Deschamps.

2023 January 8, François Tesson, “« On ne manque pas de respect à la légende », Mbappé reprend Le Graët de volée”, in Sports:

The boss of the French Football Federation added that he "wouldn't even have answered" Zidane's call if he had tried to reach him, because it was out of the question to consider another coach than Didier Deschamps.

Le président de la Fédération française de football Noël Le Graët peut se frotter les mains : l’équipe de France est encore la poule aux œufs d’or de la « 3F », avec cette deuxième finale en quatre ans.

2022 December 18, “Coupe du monde. Combien vont gagner les Bleus avec cette finale ?”, in Ouest-France:

The president of the French Football Federation, Noël Le Graët, is probably rubbing his hands with glee: the French national team is once again the golden goose of the FFF, having reached their second final in four years.

Mais d'avoir le choix des grands clubs, c'est quand même exceptionnel à son âge", a encore déclaré le président de la '3F'.

2017 June 24, “TRANSFERTS - NOËL LE GRAËT (FFF) AIMERAIT QUE KYLIAN MBAPPÉ (MONACO) "RESTE EN FRANCE"”, in Eurosport:

"But to be able to choose between the great clubs, it's still exceptional at his age," declared once again the president of the French Football Federation.

Fédération Française de Football
w:French Football Federation

(soccer) Initialism of Fédération Française de Football, the governing body of football (soccer) in France


pontuseau

(papermaking) a transverse rod (generally copper) which supports vergeures in moulds used to manufacture paper by hand.


Toison d'or

(Greek mythology, heraldry) Golden Fleece


ASN

English: ASN

(sports) ASN (“national sporting authority”): Abbreviation of autorité sportive nationale.


bleausard

bleausard m (plural bleausards, feminine bleausarde)

bleausards (plural)
bleausarde (feminine)

(climbing) A climber in the forest of Fontainebleau.


boëtte

Borrowed from Breton boued, from Middle Breton boet, from Old Breton boit-ol-ion, from Proto-Brythonic *buɨd, from Proto-Celtic *beitom, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃tom, from *gʷeyh₃-.


piste verte

(skiing) beginner slope (a ski slope for inexperienced skiers, who may not have skied before)


lancer du marteau

(athletics) hammer throw (athletic throwing event where the object to be thrown is a heavy steel ball attached with wire to a handle)


mener le jeu

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(sports) to have the lead, to hold the lead


lancer du javelot

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guivre

Inherited from Old French guivre (whence also vouivre), from Latin vīpera. Related to English wyvern.

(heraldry, mythology) a guivre (seprentine creature, variously limbless or winged and two-legged)


passage de témoin

passage de témoin m (plural passages de témoin)


papelonné

fr-adj

papelonné (feminine papelonnée, masculine plural papelonnés, feminine plural papelonnées)

papelonnée (feminine)
papelonnés (masculine plural)
papelonnées (feminine plural)
papillonné (alternative rare)

→ English: papelonné

From Old French papelloné, papeilloné, from an archaic parallel form to papillon (“butterfly”).

For quotations using this term, see Citations:papelonné.


éviré

(heraldry) emasculated; not pizzled, lacking its pizzle


balle molle

fr-noun

balle molle f (countable and uncountable, plural balles molles)

balles molles (plural)
balle-molle (alternative)

balle+molle Literally, “soft ball”. Calque of English softball, from soft+ball.

(sports) softball (“sport”): a variant of baseball

(sports) softball (“ball”): ball used in the sport of softball


balle de molle

balle de molle f (countable and uncountable, plural balles de molle)

balle+molle Literally, “soft ball” Calque of English softball, from soft+ball


crône

(fishing) area with dense vegetation where fish retreat


colonne d'eau

(diving) water column (zone in which ascent and descent occur)


engrelé

fr-adj

engrelé (feminine engrelée, masculine plural engrelés, feminine plural engrelées)

engrelée (feminine)
engrelés (masculine plural)
engrelées (feminine plural)


flamme olympique

fr-noun

flamme olympique f (plural flammes olympiques)


tenir la corde

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(equestrianism) to be in the inside lane, to stay in the inside lane


quinze-A

Widely believed to be from ellipsis of quinze à quinze (“fifteen-fifteen”).

quinze-a (alternative)
quinze-à (alternative)
quinze à (alternative)


trente-A

trente-a (alternative)
trente-à (alternative)
trente à (alternative)


quarante-A

quarante-a (alternative)
quarante-à (alternative)
quarante à (alternative)


chassé-croisé

chassé-croisé m (plural chassés-croisés)


sapèque

From Malay sa (“one”) + paku (“thread of one hundred pichi coins”). Attested as sapocou and sapacou in the 18th century, then as sapeck in the 19th century. Cognate with Portuguese sapeca.

(numismatics, historical) cash (historical coin and monetary unit used in Indochina and China)


axe de pédalier

axe de pédalier m (plural axes de pédalier)


choix défensif

choix défensif m (plural choix défensifs)


arbitre de touche

arbitre de touche m or f (plural arbitres de touche)


ballon de rugby

ballon de rugby m or f (plural ballons de rugby)


ligne de touche

ligne de touche f (plural lignes de touche)


troisième ligne

troisième ligne m or f (plural troisièmes lignes)


deuxième ligne

deuxième ligne f (plural deuxièmes lignes)


placage en cathédrale

placage en cathédrale m (plural placages en cathédrale)


feuille de match

feuille de match f (plural feuilles de match)


passe après contact

passe après contact f (plural passes après contact)


ça mord

Alors, ça mord ?

Chut ! Ça mord !

Je crois que ça mord, Suzel, disait Frantz, sans aucunement lever les yeux sur la jeune fille.

1833, Bureaux de l'administration, Musée des familles, page 99:

"I think that something's biting, Suzel," said Frantz, without actually raising his eyes to the young girl.

(fishing) something is biting; is something biting?


masselotte

(cycling) nipple (end of the brake cable that fits into the brake lever)


cueille-essaim

cueille-essaim m (plural cueille-essaims)

S'il est fixe en hauteur, utilisez un cueille-essaim. S'il est sur une branche basse, une ruchette l'affaire.

2003, chapter VI, in Le Traité Rustica de l'Apiculture, Éditions Rustica, page 298:

If it is stuck high up, use a swarm-catcher net. If it is on a low branch, a starter colony will do the trick.

(beekeeping, fishing) a canvas net with a long handle and closeable aperture for catching schools of small fish or bees


sténopé

From Ancient Greek στενός (stenós, “narrow”) and ὀπή (opḗ, “hole”).


dévers

First attested in the end of the 17ᵗʰ century; deverbal from déverser.

l’escaladeur n’avait pas assez de mou pour le dévers

the mountain climber didn't have enough slack for the overhang