French to English Dictionary (Dictionnaire Français-Anglais)

Adjustment tool

An instrument or software feature specifically designed to modify, calibrate, or fine-tune the settings, alignment, or performance of a mechanism or digital interface.

Blow-over

An incident, storm, or period of trouble that passes quickly and without causing serious or permanent damage.

Case history

A detailed record of the background, development, and medical, psychological, or social history of a patient or client.

Casual observation

An informal or unsystematic look at something without detailed analysis or strict scientific method.

Church-officer

A person who holds an office or performs administrative or ministerial duties in a church.

Darkness

The partial or total absence of light.

Direct observation

The process of watching and recording a subject, phenomenon, or behavior in its natural setting without any intermediate interference or reliance on secondary accounts.

Dreamlike

Resembling a dream; having an unreal, surreal, or illusory quality.

Hindrance

A thing that provides resistance, delay, or obstruction to something or someone.

Idleness

The state of spending time inactive or without work; laziness or lack of occupation.

Marching-orders

Instructions given to soldiers to leave a camp and go somewhere else; by extension, clear instructions or directives on what to do next.

Naturalistic observation

A research method in which behavior is observed in its natural setting without experimental manipulation or intervention by the researcher.