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female ['fi:meɪl](a) (animal, plant, egg) femelle; (sex, quality, voice, employee) féminin; (vote) des femmes; (equality) de la femme, des femmes;∎ a traditionally female job un travail traditionnellement réservé aux femmes;∎ the young female giraffe la jeune girafe femelle;∎ female slave femme f esclave;∎ a study of the female character une étude du caractère de la femme;∎ female company la compagnie féminine ou des femmes;∎ the female sex organs les organes sexuels féminins ou de la femme;∎ more female students than male study languages il y a plus d'étudiantes que d'étudiants en langues;∎ male and female clients des clients et des clientes;∎ there are not enough female politicians il n'y a pas assez de femmes sur la scène politique;∎ that's typical female thinking! c'est un raisonnement typiquement féminin!(b) Technology femelle2 noun∎ the female of the species la femelle∎ some female called for you il y a une bonne femme qui t'a demandé au téléphone►► female circumcision excision f;female condom préservatif m féminin;female impersonator travesti m (dans un spectacle) -
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A nB adj2 ( relating to women) [condition, population, role, sex, trait] féminin ; [company, emancipation] des femmes ; a female voice une voix de femme ; the female body/voice le corps/la voix de la femme ; female singer chanteuse f ; female student étudiante f ; female employee employée f (femme) ;3 Elec femelle. -
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female [ˈfi:meɪl]1. adjective[animal, plant] femelle ; [subject] du sexe féminin ; [company, vote] des femmes ; [organs, health problems] féminin• female cat chatte f2. noun* * *['fiːmeɪl] 1.1) Biology, Zoology femelle f2) ( woman) femme f; pej bonne femme (colloq) f2.1) Botany, Zoology femellefemale rabbit — lapine f
2) ( relating to women) [population, role, trait, condom] féminin; [voice] de femme3) Electricity femelle -
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['fi:meil]noun, adjective1) ((a person, animal etc) of the sex that gives birth to children, produces eggs etc: a female blackbird; the female of the species.) femelle2) ((a plant) that produces seeds.) femelle -
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Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > female
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femelle fEnglish-French architecture and construction dictionary > female
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9 female condom
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10 female plug
Glossaire des termes pour l'organisation d'événements > female plug
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11 female thread
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > female thread
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12 female threaded
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > female threaded
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13 female union
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > female union
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14 female circumcision
Sex., Jur.[d.] excision; clitoridectomieEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > female circumcision
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15 female condom
Sex. préservatif fémininEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > female condom
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16 female genital mutilation
Crim., Sex. mutilation des organes génitaux de la femmeEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > female genital mutilation
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17 female impersonator
English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > female impersonator
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mortalité des femmes (2e)
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Female — (♀) is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces ova (egg cells). The ova are defined as the larger gametes in a heterogamous reproduction system, while the smaller, usually motile gamete, the spermatozoon, is produced by… … Wikipedia
Female — Fe male, a. 1. Belonging to the sex which conceives and gives birth to young, or (in a wider sense) which produces ova; not male. [1913 Webster] As patient as the female dove When that her golden couplets are disclosed. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
female — n Female, woman, lady are comparable when meaning a person and especially an adult who belongs to the sex that is the counterpart of the male sex. Female (the correlative of male) emphasizes the idea of sex; it applies not only to human beings… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
female — female, feminine 1. general. Female is used as an adjective, contrasting with the etymologically unrelated word male, to designate the sex of humans and animals that can bear offspring and to designate plants that are fruit bearing. Feminine is… … Modern English usage
female — Ⅰ. female UK US /ˈfiːmeɪl/ adjective ► belonging or relating to women: »The percentage of female managers in industry has doubled in five years. ► used to describe a piece of equipment that has a hole or space into which another part can be… … Financial and business terms
female — (n.) early 14c., from O.Fr. femelle (12c.) woman, female, from M.L. femella a female, from L. femella young female, girl, dim. of femina woman (see FEMININE (Cf. feminine)). Sense extended in V.L. from humans to female of other animals. Spelling… … Etymology dictionary
female — [fē′māl΄] adj. [ME, altered after MALE < femelle < OFr < L femella, dim. of femina, a woman < IE base * dhē , to suck, suckle > L felare, to suck, filius, son, fetus, progeny, Gr thēlazein, to suckle, thele, nipple] 1. designating… … English World dictionary
female — ► ADJECTIVE 1) referring to the sex that can bear offspring or produce eggs. 2) relating to or characteristic of women or female animals. 3) (of a plant or flower) having a pistil but no stamens. 4) (of a fitting) manufactured hollow so that a… … English terms dictionary
Female — Fe male, n. [OE. femel, femal, F. femelle, fr. L. femella, dim. of femina woman. See {Feminine}.] 1. An individual of the sex which conceives and brings forth young, or (in a wider sense) which has an ovary and produces ova. [1913 Webster] The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
female — [adj] having the qualities or characteristics of a woman effeminate, fecund, feminine, fertile, maternal, muliebrous, womanish, womanly; concepts 371,408 Ant. male, masculine female [n] woman daughter, femme, gal, gentlewoman, girl, grandmother,… … New thesaurus
female — female. См. самка. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.