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

qilin: qilin
qouf: qoph
qq1: abbreviation of quelqu'un (“sb; somebody”)
qqc: abbreviation of quelque chose (“sth; something”)
qqch: abbreviation of quelque chose (“sth; something”)
qqf.: abbreviation of quelquefois (“sometimes”)
qqfois: abbreviation of quelquefois (“sometimes”)
qqn: abbreviation of quelqu'un (“sb; somebody”)
qu: alternative spelling of ku
qu': apocopic form of que (“that, which; only; etc.”); apocopic form of qui (“who, that, which”)
qu': apocopic form of que (“what”)
qu'en-dira-t-on: gossip
qu'est-ce qu'il y a: what's happening? what's the matter?
qu'est-ce que: what, what is it that (used as an interrogative for a direct object); what is (used as an interrogative for a definition)
qu'est-ce que c'est: what is that? what is this? what is it? what does that mean?; how do you say? what is the word?
qu'est-ce que j'en sais: how should I know?
qu'est-ce qui: what (used as an interrogative for a subject)
qu'il pleuve ou qu'il vente: in all weathers, whatever the weather, come rain or shine; no matter what, come rain or shine, come hell or high water
qu'importe: no matter the ...; the ... doesn't matter
qu'importe: whichever you like, it doesn't matter, no matter, whatever
qu'on se le dise: spread the word! let it be known!
qu'à cela ne tienne: no matter! no big deal! so be it! fair enough! never mind that!
quadra: fortysomething
quadragénaire: aged between forty and forty-nine
quadragénaire: fortysomething, quadragenarian (person whose age is between forty and forty-nine)
quadragésimal: Lenten
quadragésime: Lent, Quadragesima
quadrangle: quadrangle (four-sided polygon)
quadrangulaire: quadrangular
quadrangulaire: four-way race
quadrangulairement: quadrangularly
quadrant: quadrant
quadratique: quadratic (of a class of polynomial of the form y=a.x²+b.x+c)
quadratiquement: quadratically
quadratrice: quadratrix
quadrature: quadrature
quadrature du cercle: quadrature of the circle, squaring the circle
quadrette: a pétanque team of four players
quadri: clipping of quadrimestre
quadribasique: quadribasic
quadricarbure: tetracarbide
quadricentenaire: quadricentennial
quadricentenaire: quadricentennial
quadriceps: quadriceps (muscle)
quadrichromie: four-colour printing or print
quadricycle: quadricycle
quadricyclique: tetracyclic
quadridimensionnel: four-dimensional
quadridimensionnellement: four-dimensionally
quadriennal: quadrennial
quadrifide: quadrifid
quadrige: quadriga; chariot
quadrijumeau: quadrigeminal
quadrilatère: quadrilateral (any polygon with four sides)
quadrilatéral: quadrilateral
quadrilingue: quadrilingual
quadrillage: grid (on paper etc); coverage
quadrille: cuadrilla
quadriller: to crosshatch (mark into squares); to criss-cross
quadrilliard: octillion (10²⁷)