## [Word Tailoring](/en/word-tailoring/index-eng) From: [Translation Bureau](https://www.canada.ca/en/translation-bureau.html) Use this tool to find suggested equivalents for French words and expressions that are difficult to translate. ## Note This tool is available in English only. However, you can find similar content in the French writing tool [Lexique analogique](/en/lexique-analogique/index-eng). ## On this page - [Search by keyword in Word Tailoring](#mots-cles) - [Search in the Word Tailoring index](#index) - [About Word Tailoring](#a-propos) - [Questions and comments](#questions-comments) - [Related links](#related-links) ## Search by keyword in Word Tailoring Enter one or more keywords in the search box below to get a list of articles in Word Tailoring that contain these words. 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Show allHide all A- [à bâtons rompus](/en/word-tailoring/a-batons-rompus) - [aborder](/en/word-tailoring/aborder) - [absolument](/en/word-tailoring/absolument) - [accepter](/en/word-tailoring/accepter) - [accorder la parole](/en/word-tailoring/accorder-la-parole) - [accorder ses violons](/en/word-tailoring/accorder-ses-violons) - [accrocheur, accrocheuse](/en/word-tailoring/accrocheur-accrocheuse) - [accroître](/en/word-tailoring/accroitre) - [accueillir](/en/word-tailoring/accueillir) - [à cet égard](/en/word-tailoring/a-cet-egard) - [acquérir](/en/word-tailoring/acquerir) - [acquiescer](/en/word-tailoring/acquiescer) - [acquis (noun)](/en/word-tailoring/acquis-noun) - [acteur](/en/word-tailoring/acteur) - [actuellement](/en/word-tailoring/actuellement) - [adapter](/en/word-tailoring/adapter) - [adopter](/en/word-tailoring/adopter) - [affecter](/en/word-tailoring/affecter) - [ajuster](/en/word-tailoring/ajuster) - [à la clôture de](/en/word-tailoring/a-la-cloture-de) - [à la lumière de](/en/word-tailoring/a-la-lumiere-de) - [à la portée de](/en/word-tailoring/a-la-portee-de) - [à l’encontre de](/en/word-tailoring/a-lencontre-de) - [à l’intention de](/en/word-tailoring/a-lintention-de) - [aller de l’avant](/en/word-tailoring/aller-de-lavant) - [aller droit au but](/en/word-tailoring/aller-droit-au-but) - [animateur, animatrice](/en/word-tailoring/animateur-animatrice) - [animation](/en/word-tailoring/animation) - [animer](/en/word-tailoring/animer) - [antérieur](/en/word-tailoring/anterieur) - [à partir de](/en/word-tailoring/a-partir-de) - [à peu de chose près](/en/word-tailoring/a-peu-de-chose-pres) - [à plus d’une reprise](/en/word-tailoring/a-plus-dune-reprise) - [à portée de la main](/en/word-tailoring/a-portee-de-la-main) - [apport](/en/word-tailoring/apport) - [à première vue](/en/word-tailoring/a-premiere-vue) - [après quoi](/en/word-tailoring/apres-quoi) - [a priori](/en/word-tailoring/a-priori) - [assimiler](/en/word-tailoring/assimiler) - [assister](/en/word-tailoring/assister) - [assister à](/en/word-tailoring/assister-a) - [assumer](/en/word-tailoring/assumer) - [au besoin](/en/word-tailoring/au-besoin) - [au bout](/en/word-tailoring/au-bout) - [au départ](/en/word-tailoring/au-depart) - [au fil de](/en/word-tailoring/au-fil-de) - [au mieux](/en/word-tailoring/au-mieux) - [au moment de](/en/word-tailoring/au-moment-de) - [à un point tel que](/en/word-tailoring/a-un-point-tel-que) - [au pire](/en/word-tailoring/au-pire) - [au premier chef](/en/word-tailoring/au-premier-chef) - [au tout début](/en/word-tailoring/au-tout-debut) - [auprès de](/en/word-tailoring/aupres-de) - [aussitôt](/en/word-tailoring/aussitot) B- [bel et bien](/en/word-tailoring/bel-et-bien) - [bénéficier](/en/word-tailoring/beneficier) - [boucler](/en/word-tailoring/boucler) C- [comme il se doit](/en/word-tailoring/comme-il-se-doit) - [compétence](/en/word-tailoring/competence) - [constant](/en/word-tailoring/constant) - [constater](/en/word-tailoring/constater) - [convenable](/en/word-tailoring/convenable) D- [dans la mesure du possible](/en/word-tailoring/dans-la-mesure-du-possible) - [dans l’optique de](/en/word-tailoring/dans-loptique-de) - [de base](/en/word-tailoring/de-base) - [de concert (avec)](/en/word-tailoring/de-concert-avec) - [début](/en/word-tailoring/debut) - [dégager](/en/word-tailoring/degager) - [demander](/en/word-tailoring/demander) - [dépasser](/en/word-tailoring/depasser) - [dévoiler](/en/word-tailoring/devoiler) - [d’envergure](/en/word-tailoring/denvergure) E- [élargir](/en/word-tailoring/elargir) - [en catimini](/en/word-tailoring/en-catimini) - [en matière de](/en/word-tailoring/en-matiere-de) - [en partenariat (avec)](/en/word-tailoring/en-partenariat-avec) - [encourager](/en/word-tailoring/encourager) - [établir](/en/word-tailoring/etablir) F- [facile](/en/word-tailoring/facile) - [faciliter](/en/word-tailoring/faciliter) - [façonner](/en/word-tailoring/faconner) - [faire appel à](/en/word-tailoring/faire-appel-a) - [faire boule de neige](/en/word-tailoring/faire-boule-de-neige) - [faire découvrir](/en/word-tailoring/faire-decouvrir) - [faire fausse route](/en/word-tailoring/faire-fausse-route) - [faire le point sur](/en/word-tailoring/faire-le-point-sur) - [faire preuve de](/en/word-tailoring/faire-preuve-de) - [faire table rase](/en/word-tailoring/faire-table-rase) - [faire valoir](/en/word-tailoring/faire-valoir) - [faire œuvre de pionnier](/en/word-tailoring/faire-oeuvre-de-pionnier) - [favoriser](/en/word-tailoring/favoriser) G- [garantir](/en/word-tailoring/garantir) - [geste](/en/word-tailoring/geste) - [global](/en/word-tailoring/global) - [grâce à](/en/word-tailoring/grace-a) - [grimper](/en/word-tailoring/grimper) H- [habilement](/en/word-tailoring/habilement) - [habituellement](/en/word-tailoring/habituellement) - [héberger](/en/word-tailoring/heberger) - [hors de portée](/en/word-tailoring/hors-de-portee) - [hypothèse](/en/word-tailoring/hypothese) I- [il en va de même](/en/word-tailoring/il-en-va-de-meme) - [implanter](/en/word-tailoring/implanter) - [importance](/en/word-tailoring/importance) - [important](/en/word-tailoring/important) - [incarner](/en/word-tailoring/incarner) - [incontournable (adjective)](/en/word-tailoring/incontournable-adjective) - [incontournable (noun)](/en/word-tailoring/incontournable-noun) - [insister sur](/en/word-tailoring/insister-sur) - [intervention](/en/word-tailoring/intervention) - [inviter](/en/word-tailoring/inviter) J- [jeter](/en/word-tailoring/jeter) - [jouer à l’autruche](/en/word-tailoring/jouer-a-lautruche) - [jouer un rôle](/en/word-tailoring/jouer-un-role) - [juste milieu](/en/word-tailoring/juste-milieu) - [justifier](/en/word-tailoring/justifier) - [j’ai besoin de vos lumières](/en/word-tailoring/jai-besoin-de-vos-lumieres) K- [kiosque](/en/word-tailoring/kiosque) L- [lacune](/en/word-tailoring/lacune) - [lancer (verb)](/en/word-tailoring/lancer-verb) - [large (adjective)](/en/word-tailoring/large-adjective) - [le cas échéant](/en/word-tailoring/le-cas-echeant) - [localiser](/en/word-tailoring/localiser) M- [manifester](/en/word-tailoring/manifester) - [marge de manœuvre](/en/word-tailoring/marge-de-manoeuvre) - [mettre à profit](/en/word-tailoring/mettre-a-profit) - [miser sur](/en/word-tailoring/miser-sur) - [modalité](/en/word-tailoring/modalite) - [montrer](/en/word-tailoring/montrer) - [montrer patte blanche](/en/word-tailoring/montrer-patte-blanche) N- [nature](/en/word-tailoring/nature) - [nommer](/en/word-tailoring/nommer) - [normalement](/en/word-tailoring/normalement) - [notamment](/en/word-tailoring/notamment) O- [œuvrer](/en/word-tailoring/oeuvrer) - [or](/en/word-tailoring/or) - [orientation](/en/word-tailoring/orientation) - [ouvert](/en/word-tailoring/ouvert) P- [par ailleurs](/en/word-tailoring/par-ailleurs) - [par rapport à](/en/word-tailoring/par-rapport-a) - [parfaire](/en/word-tailoring/parfaire) - [parvenir à](/en/word-tailoring/parvenir-a) - [préciser](/en/word-tailoring/preciser) Q- [quant à](/en/word-tailoring/quant-a) - [quasi](/en/word-tailoring/quasi) - [qui plus est](/en/word-tailoring/qui-plus-est) - [quitte à](/en/word-tailoring/quitte-a) - [qu’à cela ne tienne](/en/word-tailoring/qua-cela-ne-tienne) R- [rassembler](/en/word-tailoring/rassembler) - [réaliser](/en/word-tailoring/realiser) - [réalité](/en/word-tailoring/realite) - [réaménagement](/en/word-tailoring/reamenagement) - [remporter la palme](/en/word-tailoring/remporter-la-palme) - [renvoyer aux calendes grecques](/en/word-tailoring/renvoyer-aux-calendes-grecques) S- [sans pareil, sans pareille](/en/word-tailoring/sans-pareil-sans-pareille) - [scruter](/en/word-tailoring/scruter) - [se débrouiller](/en/word-tailoring/se-debrouiller) - [se prendre en main](/en/word-tailoring/se-prendre-en-main) - [sensibiliser](/en/word-tailoring/sensibiliser) - [signaler](/en/word-tailoring/signaler) - [symbolique](/en/word-tailoring/symbolique) - [s’adresser à](/en/word-tailoring/sadresser-a) - [s’associer à](/en/word-tailoring/sassocier-a) T- [tenir bon](/en/word-tailoring/tenir-bon) - [tenir compte de](/en/word-tailoring/tenir-compte-de) - [toile de fond](/en/word-tailoring/toile-de-fond) - [touchant](/en/word-tailoring/touchant) - [tout baigne dans l’huile](/en/word-tailoring/tout-baigne-dans-lhuile) - [tout porte à croire que](/en/word-tailoring/tout-porte-a-croire-que) - [trompeur, trompeuse](/en/word-tailoring/trompeur-trompeuse) U- [ultérieur](/en/word-tailoring/ulterieur) - [uniforme](/en/word-tailoring/uniforme) - [uniquement](/en/word-tailoring/uniquement) - [utile](/en/word-tailoring/utile) V- [valable](/en/word-tailoring/valable) - [valoriser](/en/word-tailoring/valoriser) - [vaste](/en/word-tailoring/vaste) - [véritable](/en/word-tailoring/veritable) - [viable](/en/word-tailoring/viable) - [virage](/en/word-tailoring/virage) - [voire](/en/word-tailoring/voire) - [volontaire](/en/word-tailoring/volontaire) - [vue](/en/word-tailoring/vue) - [vue d’ensemble](/en/word-tailoring/vue-densemble) - [vulnérable](/en/word-tailoring/vulnerable) Y- [y compris](/en/word-tailoring/y-compris) - [y regarder à deux fois, y réfléchir à deux fois](/en/word-tailoring/y-regarder-a-deux-fois-y-reflechir-a-deux-fois) ## About Word Tailoring Word Tailoring provides a large number of English equivalents for French words and expressions commonly used in everyday or administrative writing. Since these French keywords often have multiple meanings, Word Tailoring gives concise examples in both English and French for each equivalent, to help you select the best possible translation for your context. ## Copyright notice for Word Tailoring © His Majesty the King in Right of Canada, represented by the Minister of Public Services and Procurement A tool created and made available online by the Translation Bureau, Public Services and Procurement Canada ## Questions and comments - [Contact the Language Portal of Canada](/en/about-the-language-portal#contact-us) ## Related links - [Writing tools](/en/outils-tools/index-eng) - [Language Navigator](/en/navigateur-navigator) (for fast access to language tips) - [TERMIUM Plus®](http://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-eng.html?lang=eng&index=alt)