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mathematize (describe in terms of a mathematical equation)
matin
noun, masculine
morning
matinal
adjective
morning; matinal; who gets up early, who is used to getting up early, who likes to get up early
matinale
noun, feminine
morning show
matinally (in the morning)
matinalier
noun, masculine
a presenter of a morning radio show
matines
noun, feminine
matins (morning prayers)
matineux
adjective
That is habitually an early riser; early-rising
matinée
noun, feminine
morning (time between sunrise and noon); matinee (showing of a movie or performance before evening); matinee (women's dress)
matir
verb
to make matte
matissien
adjective
Matissean
matité
noun, feminine
mattness; paleness
matière
noun, feminine
material (substance of which something is made); matter (material things, things in general); matter; matter (that which is thought); content, matter (the thing in question)
matière grasse
noun, feminine
fat (refined substance chemically resembling the oils in animal fat)
matière grise
noun, feminine
grey matter
matière noire
noun, feminine
dark matter
matière première
noun, feminine
raw material
matière sombre
noun, feminine
dark matter
matiérisme
noun, masculine
matter painting
matois
adjective
sly (artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily)
matois
noun, masculine
sly fox
slyly
maton
noun, masculine
jailer
matonne
noun, feminine
female prison guard (armed person working to provide order, security, discipline, punishment, and prevent escapes of prisoners in a jail)
matos
noun, masculine
gear, stuff; hashish; junk, genitalia; cunt, woman
matou
noun, masculine
tom (male cat)
matraquage
noun, masculine
bashing, beating up; brainwashing
matraque
noun, feminine
truncheon (weapon), billy club; blackjack, cosh
to club; to hype
matraqueur
adjective
one who bludgeons
matraqueur
noun, masculine
bludgeoner
matras
noun, masculine
a crossbow's square, with a cylindric or quadrangular head
matras
noun, masculine
an alchemist's long-necked glass receiver
matriarcal
adjective
matriarchal
matriarcat
noun, masculine
matriarchy; matriarchate
matriarche
noun, feminine
matriarch
matricaire
noun, feminine
mayweed (of the genus Matricaria)
matricaire camomille
noun, feminine
chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla)
matricaire inodore
noun, feminine
scentless mayweed (Tripleurospermum inodorum)
matricaire officinale
noun, feminine
synonym of grande camomille (“feverfew”) (Tanacetum pathernium)
matrice
noun, feminine
matrix; matrix (rectangular arrangement of numbers or terms having various uses such as transforming coordinates in geometry, solving systems of linear equations in linear algebra and representing graphs in graph theory); womb, uterus
matrice carrée
noun, feminine
square matrix
matrice symplectique
noun, feminine
symplectic matrix
matrice triangulaire
noun, feminine
triangular matrix
matrice unité
noun, feminine
identity matrix, unit matrix
to dub (add audio track to a film)
matricide
noun, masculine
matricide (crime)
matricide
noun, masculine/feminine
matricide (person)
matriciel
adjective
matrix, matricial, matric
matricule
noun, feminine
list, register
matricule
noun, masculine
serial number
to assign a serial number to
matrie
noun, feminine
motherland (in the sense of "homeland")
matrilaterally
matrilinear
matrilocal
adjective
matrilocal
matrimonial
adjective
matrimonial
matrimonially
matrixé
adjective
for something to have had a profound impact on a person, to have had one's worldview changed; to be under the influence of someone, to be indoctrinated; to be hooked on some activity (e.g. watching too much television)
matronly