Word Tailoring
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Use this tool to find suggested equivalents for French words and expressions that are difficult to translate.
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A
- à bâtons rompus
- aborder
- absolument
- accepter
- accorder la parole
- accorder ses violons
- accrocheur, accrocheuse
- accroître
- accueillir
- à cet égard
- acquérir
- acquiescer
- acquis (noun)
- acteur
- actuellement
- adapter
- adopter
- affecter
- ajuster
- à la clôture de
- à la lumière de
- à la portée de
- à l’encontre de
- à l’intention de
- aller de l’avant
- aller droit au but
- animateur, animatrice
- animation
- animer
- antérieur
- à partir de
- à peu de chose près
- à plus d’une reprise
- à portée de la main
- apport
- à première vue
- après quoi
- a priori
- assimiler
- assister
- assister à
- assumer
- au besoin
- au bout
- au départ
- au fil de
- au mieux
- au moment de
- à un point tel que
- au pire
- au premier chef
- au tout début
- auprès de
- aussitôt
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About Word Tailoring
Word Tailoring provides a large number of English equivalents for French words and expressions commonly used in everyday or administrative writing. Since these French keywords often have multiple meanings, Word Tailoring gives concise examples in both English and French for each equivalent, to help you select the best possible translation for your context.
This tool is available in English only. However, you can find similar content in the French writing tool Lexique analogique.
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