French to English Dictionary (Dictionnaire Français-Anglais)

Deconstruct

To reduce something to its constituent parts in order to interpret, analyze, or explain it.

Deconstruction

A philosophical and literary approach that seeks to understand the relationship between text and meaning by revealing inherent contradictions.

Decorous

In keeping with good taste; polite and restrained.

Decrypt

To convert encrypted or coded text into normal, readable language or plain text.

Decumanus

A principal street in a Roman city, typically oriented east-west.

Decussate

To cross or intersect in the form of an X.

Deductiveness

The quality of being deductive; the ability to derive conclusions from premises or known facts.

Defacement

The act of spoiling the surface or appearance of something, especially by drawing, writing, or carving on it.

Defamation

The action of damaging the good reputation of someone, typically through false statements.

Defame

To damage the good reputation of someone by speaking or writing falsely or maliciously about them.

Defeater

A person or thing that defeats or overcomes someone or something.

Defer

To put off an action or event to a later time; to postpone or delay.