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complément circonstanciel: circumstantial complement (a syntactic element describing place, time, manner, or a variety of other specific details related to a superordinate verbal element)
complément d'agent: agent
complément d'objet: object (of a transitive verb)
complément d'objet direct: direct object
complément d'objet indirect: indirect object
complément du nom: possessive phrase
complémentaire: complementary
complémentairement: complementarily
complémentarité: the act of working hand-in-hand, the act of complementing one another, coupling; complementarity
complémenter: to complement
complémenteur: complementizer
complétement: alternative spelling of complètement
complétement: alternative spelling of complètement
compléter: to complete
complétif: supplementary; completive, complementary, supplementary; completive (a completive clause, a subordinate complement)
complétion: completion
complétiste: completist
complétude: completeness
compo: lineup
componction: compunction, contrition, remorse
componé: compony
comportement: behaviour/behavior, demeanour/demeanor
comportemental: behavioural
comporter: to include; to consist of, comprise; to entail (formal, risk), involve; to behave, act
composant: component (smaller, self-contained part of larger entity)
composant: component
composante: component; component (star); (connected) component; component (one of the scalars out of which a vector is composed)
composer: to compose; to compose (to produce or create a musical work); to constitute, to make up; to dial (a number); to come to terms, to come to a compromise (on), to compromise
composite: composite
composite: composite material
compositeur: composer; typesetter
composition: composition, makeup; essay; composition, work of art; composition, compounding, formation of compound words; composition, typesetting
compossible: compossible
compost: compost, natural fertilizer produced by decaying organic matter
compostage: stamping; validation (of a ticket); composting
composter: to create compost using biodegradable materials; to add compost to the ground
composter: to stamp or punch (a ticket) to validate it before boarding a train or a bus
composteur: composing stick; a machine used for validating tickets
composteur: a composter (garden waste container)
composé: compound
composé organique volatil: volatile organic compound
compote: stewed fruit or meat, compote
compoter: to stew (fruit, etc.)
compotier: fruit bowl
compoundage: compounding (especially of medicines)
comprachico: comprachico
comprehendre: obsolete spelling of comprendre
comprenable: understandable; comprehensible
comprendre: to understand, comprehend; to comprise, include; to know each other (well); to get on well, to get along well; to be comprehensible or conceivable
compresse: compress (cloth used to dress or apply pressure to wounds)
compresser: to compress; to zip, compress
compresseur: compressor
compressibilité: compressibility
compressible: compressible
compressif: compressive
compression: compression (act, instance of compressing); compression (cycle of an internal combustion engine)
comprimable: compressible
comprimer: to compress
comprimé: compressed
comprimé: pill, tablet