French to English Dictionary (Dictionnaire Français-Anglais)

Contend

To struggle against a difficulty, hardship, or opposing force.

Cybernetics

The scientific study of control and communication in animals and machines, focusing on regulatory systems and feedback loops.

Eggnog

A traditional rich, chilled, sweetened dairy-based beverage traditionally made with milk, cream, whipped egg whites, and egg yolks, often spiked with alcohol such as rum, brandy, or bourbon.

Gobbiest

Most talkative, loquacious, or inclined to speak loudly and bluntly, especially in British colloquial usage.

Legatee

A person who receives a legacy or personal property left in a will.

Lexicology

The academic branch of linguistics that studies the nature, meaning, history, and use of words and vocabulary.

Line of demarcation

A real or artificial line that marks a physical boundary or separation between two areas, territories, or domains.

Liquidity

The availability of liquid assets to a market or company, representing how easily assets can be converted into cash.

Listlessness

A state of weariness, lack of enthusiasm, or energy where someone feels too tired or indifferent to do anything.

Middle Passage

The forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas as part of the triangular trade route.

Providence

The protective care of God or of nature as a spiritual power.

Standard language

A language variety that has undergone substantial codification of grammar and spelling, and is accepted as the official or national norm for public communication, education, and literature.