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3,325 words — headwords with part of speech, pronunciation, and a plain-language definition.

esturgeon: sturgeon
estérase: esterase
estérification: esterification
estérifier: to esterify
estérifié: esterified
et: and
et ainsi de suite: and so on, and so forth
et alors: and then? (asking for further explanation); so what?
et cetera: et cetera
et comment: and how!; yes please! do I ever!
et compagnie: and company; and whatnot, and the like
et cétéra: post-1990 spelling of et cetera
et des: or thereabouts, and change, and a bit over
et des brouettes: or thereabouts, and change (approximative)
et des poussières: or thereabouts; and change
et encore: if that, and even then!
et encore moins: much less, let alone
et j'en passe: and many more, and that's not all, and I could go on, to name but a few
et le tour est joué: and Bob's your uncle! there you have it! that's all there is to it! ta-da! shazaam!
et moi donc: what about me then?, and what about me?, so am I!, so do I!, same here!, tell me about it!
et pas qu'un peu: and then some! and how!
et patati et patata: blah blah blah; yada yada
et patin-couffin: and so forth, et cetera
et plus si affinités: ... and more, if we get along; ... and more, if we hit it off; ... and more, if there's chemistry
et plus vite que ça: and be quick about it! make it snappy! snap to it! snap it up! chop-chop! move it!
et pour cause: and with good reason, and rightly so, and unsurprisingly so
et puis quoi encore: what more do you want – jam on it? oh yeah, and what else? anything else? is that all? (used ironically, when someone asks too much, with the meaning "not a chance I'm going to do that!")
et qu'elles durent toujours: bless you (said after the third sneeze)
et que ça saute: and make it snappy! snap it up! chop-chop! move it! be quick about it!
et quelques: or thereabouts; and change, and a bit over
et si: what if
et tout et tout: and all that jazz, and all
et tout le bataclan: and all that jazz, and the whole kit and caboodle, and the whole caboodle
et tout le saint-frusquin: and all that jazz, and the whole kit and caboodle, and the whole caboodle
et tout le tintouin: and all that jazz, and the whole kit and caboodle, and the whole caboodle
et tout le tralala: and all that jazz, and the whole kit and caboodle, and the whole caboodle
et tout le tremblement: and all that jazz, and the whole kit and caboodle, and the whole caboodle
et toutes ses dents: and still going strong, and still fighting fit, alive and kicking (used to indicate that an old person is still youthful despite their age)
et voilà le travail: Bob's your uncle!; ta-da! shazaam!
et/ou: and/or
etaient: obsolete spelling of étaient
etait: obsolete spelling of était
etc.: et cetera (and so on)
ethlete: ethlete
ethmoïdal: ethmoidal, ethmoid
ethmoïde: ethmoid
ethnarque: ethnarch
ethnicité: ethnicity
ethnie: ethnic group
ethnique: ethnic
ethniquement: ethnically
ethnoastronomie: ethnoastronomy
ethnobiologie: ethnobiology
ethnobiologiste: ethnobiologist
ethnobotaniste: ethnobotanist
ethnocentrique: ethnocentric (related to ethnocentrism)
ethnocentrisme: ethnocentrism
ethnocentriste: ethnocentrist
ethnocide: ethnocide
ethnoclassification: ethnoclassification