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macchab
noun, masculine
stiff, dead body
macchabée
noun, masculine
stiff, corpse
macchiato
noun, masculine
macchiato
maceron
noun, masculine
alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum)
macfarlane
noun, masculine
Macfarlane (type of coat with a cape)
machaon
noun, masculine
swallowtail (butterfly)
machette
noun, feminine
machete (a sword-like tool)
machiavélien
adjective
Machiavellian (related to the philosophical system of Niccolò Machiavelli)
machiavélique
adjective
Machiavellian
machiavéliquement
adverb
In a Machiavellian manner
machiavélisme
noun, masculine
Machiavellianism (philosophy); Machiavellianism (instance of application of the philosophy, or ruthless action in general)
machin
noun, masculine
thingy, thingamabob
machinal
adjective
automatic, unconscious, unvoluntary, mindless
machinalement
adverb
automatically, mechanically
machination
noun, feminine
machination, intrigue (undercover or underhanded plot or scheme)
machine
noun, feminine
machine, device; machine (combination of persons acting together for a common purpose, with the agencies which they use); engine; machine (a person who is very efficient); car
machine de Turing
noun, feminine
Turing machine
machine de guerre
noun, feminine
war machine (military resources of a belligerent country considered as a whole)
machine virtuelle
noun, feminine
virtual machine
machine à boule
noun, feminine
pinball machine
machine à café
noun, feminine
coffee machine
machine à calculer
noun, feminine
calculator
machine à coudre
noun, feminine
sewing machine
machine à explorer le temps
noun, feminine
time machine
machine à laver
noun, feminine
washing machine
machine à pain
noun, feminine
bread maker (household appliance which makes bread or dough from raw ingredients)
machine à plastifier
noun, masculine
laminator
machine à sous
noun, feminine
slot machine (a gambling machine operated by placing a coin or token into a slot)
machine à vapeur
noun, feminine
steam engine
machine à voter
noun, feminine
voting machine
machine à voyager dans le temps
noun, feminine
time machine
machine à écrire
noun, feminine
typewriter
machine-outil
noun, feminine
machine tool
machiner
verb
to equip with machines; to machinate; to scheme
machinerie
noun, feminine
machinery, plant; engine room
machinisme
noun, masculine
mechanization; mechanism
machiniste
noun, masculine/feminine
machine operator, machinist; grip (person responsible for handling equipment on a film set)
machisme
noun, masculine
machismo
machiste
adjective
male chauvinistic; macho
machiste
noun, masculine/feminine
male chauvinist
machmètre
noun, masculine
Machmeter
macho
noun, masculine
One who is excessively or aggressively masculine or misogynistic; a chauvinist
macis
noun, masculine
mace (spice)
maclage
noun, masculine
twinning (of crystals)
macle
noun, feminine
twin crystal; mascle
macramé
noun, masculine
macramé
macreuse
noun, feminine
scoter; flat iron steak
macro-économique
adjective
macroeconomic
macrobiotique
adjective
macrobiotic
macrobloc
noun, masculine
macroblock
macrocarpine
noun, feminine
macrocarpin
macrocellule
noun, masculine
macrocell
macrocosme
noun, masculine
macrocosm
macrocosmique
adjective
of the macrocosm; macrocosmic
macrocristal
noun, masculine
macrocrystal
macrocyclique
adjective
macrocyclic
macrocyste
noun, masculine
macrocyst
macrocyte
noun, masculine
macrocyte
macrocéphale
adjective
macrocephalic, macrocephalous
macrocéphalie
noun, feminine
macrocephaly (a condition in which the head is abnormally large)