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male:
- masculin; mâle; viril; virilement
- homme; personne du sexe masculin; individu; mâle
Wiktionary:
- male → mâle, homme
- male → mâle, masculin
- male → mâle

English

Detailed Translations for male from English to French

male:

male adj

male (masculine; virile)

– characteristic of a man ¹
masculin; mâle; viril; virilement
- masculin adj
- mâle adj
- viril adj
- virilement adj

male [the ~] noun

the male (man)

– a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies ¹
l'homme; la personne du sexe masculin; l'individu
- homme [le ~] noun
- personne du sexe masculin [la ~] noun
- individu [le ~] noun
the male

– an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova) ¹
le mâle
- mâle [le ~] noun

Translation Matrix for male:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
homme	male; man	bloke; butler; chamber servant; chap; consort; cove; fellow; footman; gent; guy; human; human being; individual; lackey; lad; life companion; life partner; man; mister; pallbearer; person; servant; spouse; type; valet
individu	male; man	being; butler; chamber servant; creation; creature; footman; human; human being; individual; lackey; lone wolf; loner; man; mortal; pallbearer; person; servant; valet
mâle	male
personne du sexe masculin	male; man
-	confidant; male person
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	manful; manlike; manly; virile
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
masculin	male; masculine; virile
mâle	male; masculine; virile
viril	male; masculine; virile	bold; brave; courageous; valiant
virilement	male; masculine; virile

Related Words for "male":

maleness, males

Synonyms for "male":

antheral; staminate; phallic; priapic; young-begetting; masculine
manful; manlike; manly; virile; masculine
animal; animate being; beast; brute; creature; fauna
male person; person; individual; someone; somebody; mortal; soul
Male; national capital

Antonyms for "male":

female; androgynous

Related Definitions for "male":

being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation¹
- a male infant¹
- a male holly tree¹
for or pertaining to or composed of men or boys¹
- the male lead¹
- the male population¹
characteristic of a man¹
- a deep male voice¹
an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)¹
a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies¹

Wiktionary Translations for male:

male

noun

animal of masculine sex
- male → mâle
human of masculine sex or gender
- male → homme

adjective

having an external plug
- male → mâle
belonging or referring to the sex having the smaller gametes
- male → mâle; masculin

male

adjective

biologie|fr Qui est de sexe mâle, qui a rapport à ce sexe.
- masculin → male; masculine
Traduction à trier
- mâle → male

noun

homme dans l’espèce humaine.
- mâle → fellow; man; guy; male; bloke

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• male	→ mâle	↔ Männchen — männliches Tier
• male	→ mâle	↔ Männlein — mitteldeutsch und süddeutsch: männliches Tier (norddeutsch: Männchen)
• male	→ mâle	↔ maskulin — dem männlichen Geschlecht zugehörig; männlich

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