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domination
noun, feminine
domination
dominatrice
noun, feminine
dominatrix; female equivalent of dominateur
to dominate (govern, rule, or control by superior authority or power); to dominate, to overpower, to subdue, to govern, to rule, to master; to dominate (one's competition); to dominate [with sur ‘over’] (exert an overwhelming guiding influence over); to (pre-)dominate (enjoy a commanding position or visibility in some field)
dominguois
adjective
Dominguan
dominicain
adjective
of the Dominican Republic; Dominican
dominical
adjective
Sunday; from the Lord (i.e., Jesus Christ)
dominion
noun, masculine
dominion
dominiquais
adjective
of Dominica; Dominican
domino
noun, masculine
black hooded cloak worn by priests in winter; hooded garment worn at balls; a paper marked with figures used to play board games; dominoes; a domino set
dommage
noun, masculine
damage; injury; a shame, a pity
dommage
interjection
shame! what a pity! too bad!
dommage collatéral
noun, masculine
collateral damage (damage to civilian property or civilian casualties that are the unintended result of military operations); collateral damage (unintended victims of an attack targeted at someone or something else)
dommageable
adjective
damaging; causing damage
harmfully
dommages et intérêts
noun, masculine
damages
domotique
noun, feminine
home automation, domotics (technology in the home)
domoïde
noun, masculine
polygonal pyramid
domper
verb
to dump (end a relationship)
domptable
adjective
tamable, subduable, domitable
domptage
noun, masculine
taming (action or process of taming)
dompte-venin
noun, feminine
swallow-wort, Vincetoxicum
to tame (a wild animal), break in (a horse); to tame, to subdue, to suppress (rebellion, uprising, emotions etc.)
dompteur
noun, masculine
tamer
don
noun, masculine
gift, talent, knack; gift (present); donation
don d'organes
noun, masculine
organ donation
don de sang
noun, masculine
blood donation
don du ciel
noun, masculine
godsend
don-juanisme
noun, masculine
Don Juanism
donacie
noun, feminine
Any leaf beetle of the Donacia genus
donaldvillois
adjective
of, from or relating to Duckburg (fictional town in the Disney universe); Duckburgian
donataire
noun, masculine/feminine
donee
donateur
noun, masculine
donator, donor
donation
noun, feminine
donation
donatisme
noun, masculine
Donatism
donatiste
noun, masculine/feminine
Donatist
donc
adverb
therefore, consequently; thus
dondaine
noun, feminine
quarrel (bolt from a crossbow)
donjon
noun, masculine
donjon, keep
donjuanisme
noun, masculine
Don Juanism
fair's fair, give and take
donne
noun, feminine
distribution of cards; dealing of cards; (metonymic) the cards that one is given; predicament; situation which one is dealt
donner
verb
to give, to transfer the possession/holding of something to someone else; to donate; to come across
to give (someone) access; to grant (someone) access; to open the door (for someone)
a gift is a gift; giving is giving, taking back is stealing (a gift is irrevocable)
to give free rein to; to give free expression to
to give chase
to make someone hot, to make someone sweat
to give shape
to bring (someone) out in a rash, to get on (someone's) nerves
to cast pearls before swine
to give of oneself, not to spare oneself, to go out of one's way to help others
to give someone wings, to inspire someone, to enable someone to do great things
to give the right to, to entitle to
to add grist for the mill, to bring grist for the mill, to provide ammunition (to provide extra arguments in support of (someone's) stance)
to sir, to call (someone) ‘sir’ obsequiously and excessively, to bow and scrape to
to give (someone) more slack; to cut (someone) some slack, to give (someone) some rope, to give (someone) more leeway
to bestow, to give in marriage, to marry off
to serve (something/someone) up to (someone), to throw (something/someone) (to the lions)
to make someone want to do something
a gift is a gift; giving is giving, taking back is stealing (a gift is irrevocable)