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deux
number
two
two heads are better than one
two hundred
deux de tension
noun, masculine/feminine
unenergetic person, slug
sluggish, unenergetic
deux paires
noun, feminine
two pair
double standard
deux points
noun, masculine
colon (punctuation mark)
better safe than sorry; a belt-and-braces/belt-and-suspenders approach always wins the day
two heads are better than one
post-1990 spelling of deux cents
deux-chevaux
noun, masculine
2CV
post-1990 spelling of deux mille
deux-roues
noun, masculine
two-wheeler
deuxio
adverb
synonym of secundo
deuxième
adjective
second
deuxième but
noun, masculine
second base; second baseman
deuxième chance
noun, feminine
second chance (opportunity to redeem oneself after a previous error or failure)
deuxième classe
noun, feminine
second class (the second-most (least, if there are only two) luxurious and expensive class of accommodation on a train, airplane, etc.)
deuxième ligne
noun, feminine
second row
deuxième personne
noun, feminine
second person (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience)
deuxième poteau
noun, masculine
far post
secondly
deuzio
adverb
alternative spelling of deuxio
dev
noun, masculine/feminine
synonym of développeur (“dev”)
to overtake, to get ahead, to surpass; to arrive earlier than (someone), to do (something before somebody else), to beat to the punch; to precede, to be ahead of (something in a list); to anticipate, to pre-empt
devancier
noun, masculine
precursor; predecessor
devant
preposition
confronted with, faced with; in front of, before; outside
devant
adverb
in front, at the front
devant
noun, masculine
front
devant de la scène
noun, masculine
prominent position
Used after a noun for emphasis: great, excellent; confirmed; inveterate
alternative spelling of devant l'Éternel
devanture
noun, feminine
frontage (shop front); shop window (or the display in it)
devenir
noun, masculine
future
to become; to come from
to get worked up, lose patience; to become furious, become enraged
devers
preposition
about, around; towards
devin
noun, masculine
seer, soothsayer
devinable
adjective
guessable
guess what, what do you know
to guess; to work out, figure out; to sense, perceive
devinette
noun, feminine
riddle
devis
noun, masculine
quote, cost estimate
devise
noun, feminine
motto; assets in foreign currency; currency
to chat (converse familiarly); to make a quote for a prospective client
devoir
noun, masculine
duty; exercise, assignment (set for homework)
devoir
verb
must, to have to, should (as a requirement); must, to do or have with certainty; to owe (money, obligation and etc); (even) if it is necessary (+ infinitive); to have a duty to
devoir conjugal
noun, masculine
marital duty, conjugal duty (obligation of sexual intimacy in marriage)
devoir de diligence
noun, masculine
duty of care (legal obligation imposed on an individual requiring that they adhere to a standard of reasonable care while performing any acts that could foreseeably harm others)
devoir de mémoire
noun, masculine
duty of remembrance, duty never to forget, obligation to remember
devoir sur table
noun, masculine
written test
devoir surveillé
noun, masculine
test, examination
to owe (someone) one
devoirs
noun, masculine
plural of devoir; homework
devoit
verb
archaic spelling of devait, third-person plural imperfect indicative of devoir
devon
noun, masculine
devon
dexaméthasone
noun, feminine
dexamethasone
dextralité
noun, feminine
dextrality
dextrane
noun, masculine
dextran