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détoxication
noun, feminine
detoxication
détoxification
noun, feminine
detoxification
to detoxify
to detoxify
détracteur
noun, masculine
critic, detractor
to drive away (insects that injure the plants).
to upset, wreck; to unsettle
détraqué
adjective
broken, broken down, busted; unsettled
détrempe
noun, feminine
distemper, tempera; detrempe, water-based dough or batter
to soak; to water down
détrempé
adjective
sodden; waterlogged
détresse
noun, feminine
distress, despair, anguish
to unweave, to unplait
détricotage
noun, masculine
the act of unravelling a thread; the act of backing out on a promise
to unravel, to undo (stitches); to back out on, to undo (a decision), to default
détriment
noun, masculine
detriment
detrimental
détritique
adjective
detrital
détritivore
noun, masculine
detritivore
détritivore
adjective
detritivorous
détritus
noun, masculine
detritus; litter (fallen leaves, etc.)
détroit
noun, masculine
strait (narrow channel of water)
détroit d'Ormuz
proper noun
Strait of Hormuz (a strait connecting the Gulf of Oman to the Persian Gulf)
détroit de Béring
noun, masculine
The Bering Strait
détroit de Gibraltar
noun, masculine
The Strait of Gibraltar
the Strait of Magellan
the Strait of Messina
to disabuse (with de = of); to undeceive; to disillusion
détrompeur
noun, masculine
poka-yoke
to rob someone of what they are wearing or carrying; to mug
to destroy; to destruct; to demolish
détrônable
adjective
dethronable
détrônement
noun, masculine
dethroning; dethronement
to dethrone
détrôné
adjective
dethroned
détumescence
noun, feminine
detumescence
détérioration
noun, feminine
deterioration
to deteriorate
déva
noun, masculine
deva
to go down, descend
to burgle; to rob
dévalorisation
noun, feminine
devaluation, depreciation
to devalorize; to reduce in value
dévaluation
noun, feminine
devaluation
to devalue
dévastateur
noun, masculine
devastator
dévastateur
adjective
devastating
dévastation
noun, feminine
devastation, destruction
to devastate, to destroy; to be devastated, to be destroy
dévasté
adjective
devastated, destroyed
déveine
noun, feminine
bad luck
développable
adjective
developable
développante
noun, feminine
involute
développement
noun, masculine
development; net
développement durable
noun, masculine
sustainable development
personal development, self-improvement, self-help
developmental
to develop; to deploy, unfold; to code (an application)
développeur
noun, masculine
developer (software programmer)
développoïde
noun, feminine
developoid