noun🔗ShareAbeilleA flying insect, of the clade Anthophila within the hymenopteran superfamily Apoidea, known for its organised societies (though only a minority have them), for collecting pollen and (in some species) producing wax and honey."The bee diligently collected pollen from the flowers. "L'abeille a recueilli avec diligence le pollen des fleurs.insectanimalbiologynatureorganismenvironmentagriculturefoodessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareConcoursA contest, especially for spelling; see spelling bee."geography bee"Concours de géographieentertainmenteducationwordachievementessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRéunion communautaire, corvéeA community gathering to share labour, e.g. a sewing bee or a quilting bee."The community held a sewing bee, a type of by, to make blankets for the local homeless shelter. "La communauté a organisé une corvée de couture, un type de réunion communautaire, pour fabriquer des couvertures pour le refuge local pour sans-abri.culturetraditioneventgroupworkessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAnneau, braceletA ring or torque; a bracelet."My grandmother wore a beautiful gold by on her wrist every day. "Ma grand-mère portait tous les jours un magnifique bracelet en or à son poignet.appearancewearessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLa lettre BThe name of the Latin-script letter B."My child's teacher wrote the letter "by" on the board. "L'enseignant de mon enfant a écrit la lettre « B » au tableau.languagewordessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHaubans(usually in the plural) Any of the pieces of hard wood bolted to the sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays through."The shipwright carefully installed the new bowsprit bys. "Le charpentier a soigneusement installé les nouveaux haubans du beaupré.nauticalsailingpartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareSecondaire, accessoireOut of the way, subsidiary."The library's by-laws are for the benefit of all students, but they are subsidiary to the school's overall rules. "Les règlements de la bibliothèque sont pour le bénéfice de tous les étudiants, mais ils sont secondaires aux règles générales de l'école.areapositionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareLe long deAlong a path which runs past the speaker."I watched as it passed by."J'ai regardé pendant qu'il passait le long de.directionpositionplaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗SharePrès de, à côté deIn the vicinity, near."The shop is hard by the High Street."La boutique est près de la rue High Street.placepositionareaessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareÀ, chezTo or at a place, as a residence or place of business."My grandmother lives by the park. "Ma grand-mère habite près du parc.placepositionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareÀ côté, loinAside, away."The women spent much time after harvest putting jams by for winter and spring."Les femmes passaient beaucoup de temps après la récolte à mettre des confitures de côté pour l'hiver et le printemps.positiondirectionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗SharePrès de, à côté deNear or next to."The mailbox is by the bus stop."La boîte aux lettres est près de l'arrêt de bus.positionplaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗SharePrès de, le long deFrom one side of something to the other, passing close by; past."He ran straight by me."Il a couru droit près de moi.directionpositionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗ShareAvant, au plus tardNot later than (the given time); not later than the end of (the given time interval)."The meeting will start by 10:00 a.m. "La réunion commencera avant 10h00.timeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗SharePar, deIndicates the person or thing that does or causes something: Through the action or presence of."The delicious cookies were made by Grandma. "Les délicieux cookies ont été faits par grand-mère.actionwordlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗ShareParIndicates the creator of a work: Existing through the authorship etc. of."There are many well-known plays by William Shakespeare"Il existe de nombreuses pièces de théâtre célèbres de William Shakespeare.artliteraturewritingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗SharePar, au moyen deIndicates a means of achieving something: Involving/using the means of."We solved the math problem by using the formula. "Nous avons résolu le problème de maths par l'utilisation de la formule.wayachievementprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗SharePar, selonIndicates an authority according to which something is done."By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you man and wife."Par les pouvoirs qui me sont conférés, je vous déclare maintenant mari et femme.lawgovernmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗SharePar, selonIndicates a means of classification or organisation."I sorted the items by category."J'ai trié les articles par catégorie.wayorganizationsystemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗ShareDe, selonIndicates the amount of change, difference or discrepancy"His date of birth was wrong by ten years."Sa date de naissance était fausse de dix ans.amountnumberessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗SharePar, deIn the formulae X by X and by Xs, indicates a steady progression, one X after another."We crawled forward by inches."Nous avons rampé en avant par pouces.languagegrammaressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗ShareSelon, d'aprèsIndicates a referenced source: According to."By my reckoning, we should be nearly there."Selon mes calculs, nous devrions être presque arrivés.languagecommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗SharePar, surUsed to separate dimensions when describing the size of something."It is easy to invert a 2-by-2 matrix."Il est facile d'inverser une matrice 2 par 2.mathnumberessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗SharePar le père(horse breeding) Designates a horse's male parent (sire); cf. out of."My brother's horse was bred by a champion stallion. "Le cheval de mon frère a été élevé par un étalon champion.animalagriculturebiologyfamilyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareExemptThe position of a person or team in a tournament or competition who draws no opponent in a particular round so advances to the next round unopposed, or is awarded points for a win in a league table; also the phantom opponent of such a person or team."In the school's chess tournament, the top seed, having a bye, advanced directly to the quarterfinals. "Dans le tournoi d'échecs de l'école, la tête de série, bénéficiant d'un exempt, a accédé directement aux quarts de finale.sportgamepositionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn point supplémentaireAn extra scored when the batsmen take runs after the ball has passed the striker without hitting either the bat or the batsman."The cricket team scored a by when the ball bounced past the batter without being hit. "L'équipe de cricket a marqué un point supplémentaire lorsque la balle a rebondi devant le batteur sans être frappée.sportessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLogement, demeureA dwelling."The old family by was falling apart, so they needed to move. "La vieille demeure familiale tombait en ruine, ils ont donc dû déménager.architecturepropertybuildingplaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAccessoire, à côtéA thing not directly aimed at; something which is a secondary object of regard; an object by the way, etc."While studying for the history test, my by was improving my understanding of ancient civilizations. "En étudiant pour le test d'histoire, mon accessoire était d'améliorer ma compréhension des civilisations anciennes.thingitemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePasseA pass."The team's victory was decided by a last-minute goal. "La victoire de l'équipe a été décidée par une passe de dernière minute.sportessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
interjection🔗ShareAu revoir, salutGoodbye.""By!" I shouted as I ran out the door. "Au revoir ! ai-je crié en courant vers la porte.communicationlanguageexclamationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
