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21 female, job, class
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22 required increase in the female participation
la nécessaire féminisation [des hautes fonctions politiques et entrepreneuriales]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > required increase in the female participation
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23 Analog Female
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24 Implant Female
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25 Implant Female Analog
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26 she-
(female: a she-wolf.) femelle -
27 alto
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28 she
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29 sister
['sistə] 1. noun1) (the title given to a female child to describe her relationship to the other children of her parents: She's my sister; my father's sister.) soeur2) (a type of senior nurse: She's a sister on Ward 5.) infirmière de chef3) (a female member of a religious group.) soeur4) (a female fellow member of any group: We must fight for equal opportunities, sisters!) camarade2. adjective(closely similar in design, function etc: sister ships.) similaire -
30 cow
cow [kaʊ]1 noun(a) (farm animal) vache f;∎ figurative we'll be here until the cows come home! on y sera encore dans dix ans!, on en a pour jusqu'à la Saint-Glinglin!;∎ I could eat chocolate ice cream until the cows come home de la glace au chocolat, je pourrais en manger des kilos et des kilos(b) (female elephant) éléphant m femelle, éléphante f; (female seal) phoque m femelle; (female whale) baleine f femelle∎ that old cow next door la vieille bique d'à côté;∎ you cow! espèce de conasse!;∎ you silly cow! espèce d'abrutie!;∎ poor cow! la pauvre!;∎ lucky cow! la veinarde!effrayer, intimider;∎ to cow sb into submission intimider qn jusqu'à ce qu'il/elle se soumette;∎ a cowed look un air de chien battu►► Botany cow parsley cerfeuil m sauvage -
31 camel
camel [ˈkæməl]1. noun2. compounds[coat] (de couleur) fauve inv* * *['kæml]1) chameau m; ( female) chamelle f; ( for racing) méhari mcamel train — caravane f de chameaux
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32 deer
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33 duck
duck [dʌk]1. nounb. [+ one's head] baisser vivement ; [+ blow, question] esquiver ; [+ responsibility, decision] se dérober à4. compounds* * *[dʌk] 1. 2.transitive verb1)2) ( dodge) lit, fig esquiver; se dérober à [responsibility]3.intransitive verb baisser la tête; [boxer] esquiver un coup••it's like water off a duck's back — ça ne le/la etc touche absolument pas
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34 cow
I noun1) (the female of cattle used for giving milk: He has ten cows and a bull.) vache2) (the female of certain other animals eg the elephant, whale.) femelle•- cowboy- cowherd - cowhide II verb(to subdue or control through fear: The pupil was cowed by the headmaster's harsh words.) intimider -
35 egg
I [eɡ] noun1) (an oval object usually covered with shell, laid by a bird, reptile etc, from which a young one is hatched: The female bird is sitting on the eggs in the nest.) oeuf2) (such an object laid by a hen, used as food: Would you rather have boiled, fried or scrambled eggs?) oeuf3) (in the female mammal, the cell from which the young one is formed; the ovum: The egg is fertilized by the male sperm.) ovule•- egg-cup- eggplant - eggshell - put all one's eggs in one basket - teach one's grandmother to suck eggs II [eɡ]- egg on -
36 hen
[hen]1) (the female farmyard fowl: Hens lay eggs.) poule2) (the female of any bird: The hen is sitting on the nest; ( also adjective) a hen blackbird.) femelle•- henpecked -
37 herself
1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when a female person or animal is the object of an action she performs: The cat licked herself; She looked at herself in the mirror.) elle-même/-se2) (used to emphasize she, her, or the name of a female person or animal: She herself played no part in this; Mary answered the letter herself.) elle-même3) (without help etc: She did it all by herself.) elle-même -
38 mistress
['mistris]1) (a woman who is the lover of a man to whom she is not married.) maîtresse2) (a female teacher: the games mistress.) institutrice, professeure3) (a woman who commands, controls or owns: a dog and his mistress.) maîtresse4) (a female employer (of a servant): The servant stole her mistress's jewellery.) maîtresse -
39 mother
1. noun1) (a female parent, especially human: John's mother lives in Manchester; ( also adjective) The mother bird feeds her young.) mère2) ((often with capital: also Mother Superior) the female leader of a group of nuns.) Mère2. verb(to care for as a mother does; to protect (sometimes too much): His wife tries to mother him.) dorloter- motherless - motherly - motherliness - mother-country - motherland - mother-in-law - mother-of-pearl - mother-tongue -
40 queen
[kwi:n]1) (a woman who rules a country, who inherits her position by right of birth: the Queen of England; Queen Elizabeth II.) reine2) (the wife of a king: The king and his queen were both present.) reine3) (a woman who is in some way important, excellent or special: a beauty queen; a movie queen.) reine4) (a playing-card with a picture of a queen on it: I have two aces and a queen.) dame5) (an important chess-piece: a bishop, a king and a queen.) reine6) (the egg-laying female of certain kinds of insect (especially bees, ants and wasps).) reine7) ((slang) a homosexual man who assumes the female role.)•- queenly- queen mother
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