Vocabulary
pensée
a thought (first attested 1176 in Chrétien de Troyes, Cligès, ed. A. Micha, 5246); reflection, meditation, faculty of thinking (late 12th century); worry, concern (late 12th century); the mind as the seat of thinking (c. 1200); amorous attachment (c. 1200); manner of thinking (c. 1215); an idea coming up in one's mind (c. 1220 in Anseïs de Carthage, 332); the guiding idea of a decision made or one's will (c. 1274 in Adenet Le Roi, Berte, 1644); moral disposition (first quarter of 13th century); an operation of the mind (since 1636); …
Noun
dominer
to dominate (govern, rule, or control by superior authority or power); to dominate, to overpower, to subdue, to govern, to rule, to master; to dominate (one's competition); to dominate [with sur ‘over’] (exert an overwhelming guiding influence over); to (pre-)dominate (enjoy a commanding position or visibility in some field); to dominate (overlook from a height); to know (a subject) in depth, encompassing all of its aspects; to remain master of own's own, to stay in control of oneself
Verb
Michelin
native or inhabitant of Michery, a commune in the Yonne department, France (usually male); any of several guides produced by the Michelin publishing house
Noun
promeneuse
a female promenader: a woman or girl who promenades, who goes for a walk; a woman or girl charged with guiding promenades, with taking others on walks
Noun
gradus
gradus; any books of instruction, or guides, in which gradual progress in literature, language instruction, music, or the arts in general, is sought
Noun
pilote automatique
autopilot (mechanical, electrical, or hydraulic system used to guide a vehicle without assistance from a human being); autopilot (state of mind where one no longer thinks about doing one's actions, but acts mechanically)
Noun
fil d'Ariane
breadcrumbs; a distance line, penetration line, cave line, guide line; a beacon, a breadcrumb trail
Noun
avoir quartier libre
to be off duty, to have leave from barracks, to have R&R, to be free; to have free time (to have some time off from an activity such as a guided tour)
Verb
guide de voyage
travel guide, guide book (book designed to give tourists and other visitors information about a particular country or area)
Noun
dame de nage
oarlock, rowlock (usually U-shaped pivot attached to the gunwale of a boat that supports and guides an oar, and provides a fulcrum for rowing)
Noun
guide touristique
tour guide, tourist guide (person who provides assistance and information to people on organised tours)
Noun