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voie moyenne
noun, feminine
via media, third way (approach or solution which strives for an alternative to or middle ground between two opposing viewpoints)
voie métabolique
noun, feminine
metabolic pathway
voie rapide
noun, feminine
expressway
voie romaine
noun, feminine
Roman road
voie royale
noun, feminine
King's highway, highway, main road; royal road to something, best way towards achieving some goal
voie sans issue
noun, feminine
dead end
voie verte
noun, feminine
greenway (corridor of land for recreational use, often as bicycle path)
voilage
noun, masculine
veiling; veils, nets; net curtain
voile
noun, feminine
sail; sailing
voile
noun, masculine
veil
voile du palais
noun, masculine
soft palate
voile intégral
noun, masculine
Full face veil (niqab and burqa)
voile latine
noun, feminine
lateen
voiler
verb
to veil (cover with a veil); to cover up, to cloak, to veil (to restrict the view of something); to become cloudy, to become hazy; to cover up with a veil
voilerie
noun, feminine
sailmaker's (workshop)
voilette
noun, feminine
veil (on a hat)
voilier
noun, masculine
sailmaker (profession)
voilier
noun, masculine
sailboat (a boat propelled by sails); sailfish
voilure
noun, feminine
sail (all the sails of a ship); wing (all the lift-producing surfaces of an aircraft)
voilà
preposition
it has been, ago
voilà
verb
there (it) is, there (it) comes; here (it) is, here (it) comes; that is (introduces something one has said, whereas voici something one is about to); expresses something completed; used with pronouns, can serve as a loose copula; expresses the unexpected or abrupt nature of an event
done! that's that done!
voilà tout
interjection
that's all, there you have it
voilé
adjective
veiled (wearing a veil)
voir
verb
to see (visually); to see (to understand); to see (to visit, to go and see)
voir
adverb
please (used to mark the imperative)
to see Naples and die
to see through (to not be deceived by something that is false or misleading; to understand the hidden truth about something)
to look on with a favourable eye, to view in a favourable light, to welcome
to take a dim view of, to look unfavourably on, to frown upon
to have hallucinations
to perceive something (a situation) in the same light, to agree about something
to travel around, to get around
to think big
to wear rose-colored glasses
to look on the bright side; to count one's blessings
to see the light at the end of the tunnel
to be born; to see the light of day
to lose one's virginity
to wear rose-colored glasses
to see the glass half-full (to adopt a positive, optimistic attitude towards a situation, or towards life in general)
to see the glass half-empty (to adopt a negative, pessimistic attitude towards a situation, or towards life in general)
to think big
to look at things in a solipsistic manner, to be wrapped up in oneself
to see red, to be furious
to see coming; to wait and see how the wind is blowing
voire
adverb
truly; even, indeed; it remains to be seen
voirement
adverb
really; truly
voirie
noun, feminine
road, rail and waterways network
vois-tu
interjection
you see
voisement
noun, feminine
voicing, sonorization
voiser
verb
to voice
voisin
noun, masculine
neighbour, neighbor
voisin
adjective
neighbouring, neighboring; similar
voisin de palier
noun, masculine
neighbour across the landing, neighbour across the hall, next door neighbour
voisinage
noun, masculine
proximity, vicinity; neighbourly relations; neighbourhood
orthographic neighborhood
to be good neighbours; to neighbour, be next to or near to
voisé
adjective
voiced (sounded with vibration of the vocal cords)