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mener le bal: to call the shots, to call the tune
mener le jeu: to have the lead, to hold the lead; to call the shots, to call the tune
mener par le bout du nez: to lead by the nose
mener sa barque: to manage one's business, to live one's life (in a certain way)
mener une vie de bâton de chaise: to lead a wild life, to live a fast life, to live life in the fast lane
mener à bien: to bring something to completion, to see something through
mener à la baguette: to keep on a tight leash, to have under one's thumb, to boss around
meneur: leader (someone who is leading e.g. a race); leader (someone in charge); point guard
meneur d'hommes: leader of men; leader
menhir: menhir
menin: royal page
menine: court maid of honour
mennonite: Mennonite
mennonite: Mennonite
mennonitisme: Mennonitism
menon: bellwether (leading sheep of a flock, having a bell hung round its neck)
menottage: handcuffing
menotte: small hand (especially the hand of a child); handcuffs
menotter: to handcuff
menottes: plural of menotte; handcuffs
mense: table; Ecclesiastical revenue, especially that of an abbey
mensiversaire: mensiversary
mensonge: lie, falsehood
mensonge par omission: lie by omission
mensonger: false, mendacious, deceitful, untruthful
mensongèrement: falsely, mendaciously, deceitfully, untruthfully
menstruation: menstruation; period
menstruel: monthly; mensural; menstrual
menstruer: to menstruate
menstrues: menses
mensualisation: monthly payment (salary, hire purchase etc)
mensualiser: to pay monthly
mensualité: monthly payment or salary
mensuel: a monthly: a newspaper or magazine that is published monthly
mensuel: monthly
mensuellement: monthly (once a month)
mensuration: measurement; the size of a person or animal etc.
mental: mind; mental
mental: mind
mentalement: mentally
mentalement malade: mentally ill
mentalisme: mentalism
mentalité: mentality
menterie: synonym of mensonge (“untruth, lie”)
menteur: mendacious, lying
menteur: liar (one who tells lies); bluffer
menteusement: falsely; misleadingly
menthe: mint
menthe aquatique: water mint (Mentha aquatica)
menthe poivrée: peppermint (hybrid herb of the mint family, formed by crossing watermint and spearmint, which has a high menthol content and a sharp flavor and is used in cooking, especially in herb teas and in confections)
menthe verte: spearmint (Mentha spicata)
menthe-coq: costmary
menthol: menthol
mentholé: mentholated
menthylé: mentholated
menthène: menthene
mention: mention (act of mentioning); slogan
mentionner: to mention
mentir: to lie (say something untrue)
mentir comme on respire: to lie constantly, to be a born liar