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to check or examine; to control
contrôleur
noun, masculine
controller, inspector; conductor, driver
contrôleur aérien
noun, masculine
air traffic controller, ATC
contrôleur de gestion
noun, masculine
management accountant, comptroller
Monday-morning quarterback
contumace
noun, masculine/feminine
person who refuses to obey authority
contumace
noun, feminine
contumacy (disobedience, resistance to authority)
contumeliously
contumélieux
adjective
contumelious
contusion
noun, feminine
contusion, bruise
to bruise
contusionné
adjective
bruised
conurbation
noun, feminine
conurbation
convaincant
adjective
convincing; persuasive
to convince, to persuade; to convict
convaincu
adjective
convinced, sure; staunch, fervent, passionate
convalescence
noun, feminine
convalescence
convalescent
adjective
convalescent
convalescent
noun, masculine
convalescent
convallamarine
noun, feminine
convallamarin
convallarine
noun, feminine
convallarin
convectif
adjective
convective
convenable
adjective
appropriate; correct; usable
appropriately; accordingly; suitably
convenance
noun, feminine
conformity, propriety; convenience, expediency
convenant
noun, masculine
convention
convenant
adjective
suitable, appropriate; conventional
to admit; to agree; to suit; to be convenient for; to be appropriate or admissible (to be agreed upon according to convention)
convent
noun, masculine
convent, nunnery
convention
noun, feminine
convention, agreement; convention (formal meeting); convention (conventionally standardised choice)
convention collective
noun, feminine
collective agreement
conventionalisme
noun, masculine
conventionalism
conventionnalisme
noun, masculine
alternative spelling of conventionalisme
conventionnel
noun, masculine
conventionalist, conventionnel
conventionnel
adjective
conventional
conventionally
conventionnement
noun, masculine
settling up
to bring under a pay agreement
conventuel
adjective
conventual, monastic
conventually (in a conventual manner)
converbe
noun, masculine
converb
convergence
noun, feminine
convergence
convergent evolution
to converge
convers
adjective
lay (not of the clergy); converse
conversation
noun, feminine
conversation
conversational
to converse
conversion
noun, feminine
conversion; conversion, zero derivation
converti
noun, masculine
convert (to a religion)
converti
adjective
converted
convertibilité
noun, feminine
convertibility
convertible
adjective
convertible (able to be converted)
convertibly
to convert (change one thing into another); to convert (exchange one thing into another); to convert (to change someone's beliefs); to convert; to bring around (to change someone's mind or opinion); to become; to change into
second-person singular present/imperfect subjunctive of convertir
convertisseur
noun, masculine
converter (a person or thing that converts)
convexe
adjective
convex
to convexify
convexité
noun, feminine
convexity