Dictionary

Look up any word

2,133 words — headwords with part of speech, pronunciation, and a plain-language definition.

omnipotence: omnipotence
omnipotent: omnipotent
omnipraticien: general practitioner
omniprésence: omnipresence
omniprésent: omnipresent
omniscience: omniscience
omniscient: omniscient
omnisports: multisport
omnitonique: omnitonic
omnium: an open (open sports tournament); an omnium (a multi-event track cycling race)
omnivers: omniverse
omnivore: omnivorous
omnivore: omnivore
omoplate: shoulder blade, scapula
omotique: Omotic
omphalectomie: omphalectomy
oméga: omega (Greek letter)
on: one, people, you, someone (an unspecified individual); we
on croit rêver: unbelievable!
on en apprend tous les jours: you learn something new every day, every day is a school day
on fait aller: things are going OK
on n'a rien sans rien: you don't get something for nothing; there's no such thing as a free lunch; no pain no gain
on n'apprend pas pour l'école mais pour la vie: we do not learn for school, but for life
on n'arrête pas le progrès: you can't stop progress, there's no stopping progress
on n'attrape pas des mouches avec du vinaigre: honey catches more flies than vinegar; you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar
on n'est jamais mieux servi que par soi-même: if you want a thing done well, do it yourself
on n'est jamais trop prudent: better safe than sorry, you can never be too careful
on ne change pas une équipe qui gagne: don't change a winning team; if it ain't broke, don't fix it
on ne fait pas d'omelette sans casser des œufs: you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs
on ne m'y reprendra plus: you won't catch me doing that again, you won't see me doing that again, I won't make the same mistake twice
on ne peut pas être contre la vertu: It is hard to oppose or criticize a proposal so framed as to seem inherently good, or the obvious good parts of a proposal (with the implication that the devil is in the details or that the proposal does not go far enough or is a mere sop).; One must admit the goodness of an obviously good proposal, even when it comes from a source one opposes.
on ne peut plus: very, extremely, most
on ne prête qu'aux riches: the rich get richer; to every one who has will more be given
on ne sait jamais: you never know!
on ne saurait faire boire un âne qui n'a pas soif: you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink
on ne se refait pas: a leopard cannot change its spots
on ne vit qu'une fois: you only go around once, you only live once, YOLO
on-dit: hearsay (evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge)
onagracée: onagraceous plant
onagre: onager (mammal); onager (machinery)
onagre: Oenothera, evening primrose
onanisme: onanism
onaniste: onanist
onc: one day; never
once: snow leopard
once: ounce (avoirdupois ounce); a little bit
onchocercose: onchocercosis
oncial: uncial (related to a majuscule style of writing); calligraphic (written in an artistic style)
oncle: uncle
oncogène: oncogene
oncogénicité: oncogenicity
oncogénique: oncogenic
oncologie: (oncology) oncology (branch of medicine concerned with tumors and cancers)
oncologique: oncologic
oncologue: oncologist (one who specialises in oncology)
oncoprotéine: oncoprotein
oncosphère: oncosphere
oncotique: oncotic
oncques: one day; never
onction: unction