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| by human hand adv | (touched, made: by people) | par la main de l'homme loc adv |
chorionic gonadotropin,
human chorionic gonadotropin n | (pregnancy hormone) | hormone chorionique gonadotrope, hormone chorionique gonadotrophique nf |
| Department of Health and Human Services n | (HHS: US government agency) (ministère américain) | département de la santé et des services sociaux nm |
| | (équivalent) | ministère de la santé nm |
ergonomics,
human engineering,
human-factors engineering n | (workspace design) | ergonomie nf |
| | My psychology professor is an expert in ergonomics. |
| European Court of Human Rights n | (law: international court) | Cour européenne des droits de l'homme nf propre |
| fellow human being n | ([sb] else who is experiencing life) | semblable nm |
| HIV n | initialism (AIDS virus) (virus de l'immunodéficience humaine) | VIH abr, nm inv |
| | The hospital has reported several new cases of HIV this month. |
| | L'hôpital a signalé plusieurs nouveaux cas de VIH ce mois. |
| human activity n | (anything done by people) | activités humaines nfpl |
| | He argued that global warming is caused by human activity. |
| human anatomy n | (structure of the human body) | anatomie humaine nf |
| | The heart, lungs and brain are integral parts of the human anatomy. |
| human being n | (person: distinct from animals) | être humain nm |
| | The kind way she treats people makes her a real human being. |
| | La façon bienveillante dont elle traite les gens fait d'elle un vrai être humain. |
| human being n | (homo sapiens) | être humain nm |
| | The earliest human beings lived in Africa. |
| | Les premiers êtres humains vivaient en Afrique. |
| human body n | (physical anatomy of a person) | corps humain nm |
| | The human body has evolved over time to adapt to new living conditions. |
| human capital n | (people as assets) | capital humain nm |
| | Human capital is important for the growth of the economy. |
| human chattel n | (slave, person as property) (figuré : personnes) | bétail nm |
| | Throughout history, sadly, all too many people have been treated as human chattel. |
| human condition n | (mortality) | condition humaine nf |
| | Life and death are the opposite ends of the human condition. |
| human development n | (improvement of people's well-being) | développement humain nm |
| human development n | (humans' advancement over time) | développement des Hommes, développement de l'Humanité nm |
| human development n | (human's change over a lifespan) | développement humain nm |
| human ecology | (branch of sociology) | écologie humaine nf |
| human effort n | (work done by people) | effort humain nm |
| human error n | ([sb]'s mistake) | erreur humaine nf |
| | One must consider human error when evaluating accuracy of the data. |
| human form n | (human body, figure) | corps humain nm |
| | Many aspects of the human form clearly show the close relationship of our species with the great apes. |
| human form n | (shape of a human being) | forme humaine, silhouette humaine nf |
| | | apparence humaine nf |
| | The door opened and a human form stood silhouetted against the light. In works of science fiction, it is not unusual for aliens to assume a human form. |
| | La porte s'est ouverte et une forme (or: silhouette) humaine s'est découpée à contre-jour. |
| | Dans les œuvres de science fiction, il n'est pas inhabituel que les extraterrestres prennent une apparence humaine. |
| human frailty n | (fallible nature of human beings) | faiblesse humaine nf |
| | | fragilité humaine nf |
| human genome n | (genetic code of human beings) | génome humain nm |
| | The mapping of the human genome is a stunning scientific achievement. |
| human geography n | (people and places) | géographie humaine nf |
| | At college, I preferred to study human geography rather than physical geography. |
| human immunodeficiency virus n | (life-threatening virus) | virus de l'immunodéficience humaine nm |
| human interest story n | (news item about people's lives) | histoire vécue nf |
| | | fait divers nm |
| | It's a human interest story about a boy who successfully battled against cancer. |
| | C'est l'histoire vécue d'un garçon qui se bat avec succès contre le cancer. |
| | C'est un fait divers sur un garçon qui se bat avec succès contre le cancer. |
| human life n | (humanity, people) | vie humaine nf |
| | So far there is no evidence of human life on Mars. |
| human nature n | (innate psychological characteristics of humans) | nature humaine nf |
| | The greedy man stole from his neighbors, but isn't that just human nature? |
| | L'homme rapace a volé ses voisins, mais n'est-ce pas juste la nature humaine ? |
| human papilloma virus | (pathology) | papillomavirus humain nm |
| human race n | (humanity, humans as a species) | genre humain nm |
| | The human race had better learn to look after this planet - it's the only one we've got! |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Le genre humain court à sa perte s'il ne prend pas soin de la planète. |
| | | l'Homme nm |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. L'Homme doit protéger l'environnement s'il veut sauvegarder la planète. |
| human relations | (group behavior) | relations humaines nfpl |
| human resources n | (HR: personnel recruitment department) | ressources humaines nfpl |
| | Someone from human resources gave me some forms to complete. |
| | Quelqu'un des ressources humaines m'a donné des formulaires à remplir. |
| human resources department n | (hiring department) | direction des ressources humaines nf |
| | | service des ressources humaines nm |
| human rights npl | (basic civil freedoms) | droits de l'homme nmpl |
| | Amnesty International is a worldwide organization which campaigns for human rights. |
| | Amnesty International est une organisation mondiale qui défend les droits de l'homme. |
| human sacrifice n | (religion: killing [sb] for a god) | sacrifice humain nm |
| | The Aztecs practiced human sacrifice. |
| | Les Aztèques pratiquaient le sacrifice humain. |
| human sacrifice n | (religion: [sb] killed for a god) | sacrifice humain nm |
| | | personne offerte en sacrifice nf |
| | Archaeologists have discovered the skulls of 80 women who were used as human sacrifices. |
| | Des archéologues ont découvert des crânes de 80 femmes utilisées comme sacrifices humains. |
| human services | US (social services) | services sociaux nmpl |
| human smuggler n | (person who traffics in people) | trafiquant d'êtres humains nm |
| | He was arrested for being a human smuggler after they discovered the women imprisoned in the truck. |
| | Ce trafiquant d'êtres humains a été arrêté après la découverte de femmes emprisonnées dans son camion. |
| human species n | (humanity, homo sapiens) | espèce humaine nf |
| human spirit n | (will or inner strength) | esprit humain nm |
| human trials npl | (testing done on people) | essais sur l'être humain nmpl |
| | Although some malaria vaccines seem promising on animals, none have yet succeeded in human trials. |
| milk of human kindness expr | (kindness toward fellow humans) (figuré) | bonté, bonté incarnée, bonté même nf |
nonhuman,
non-human adj | (not belonging to homo sapiens) | non humain loc adj |
| super-human strength n | (extraordinary physical power) | force surhumaine nf |
to err is human,
to err is human,
to forgive divine expr | proverb (it's natural to make mistakes) | l'erreur est humaine expr |
| unfit for human consumption adj | (not safe to eat) | impropre à la consommation adj |
| | The 60-year-old chocolate was unfit for human consumption. |
| Universal Declaration of Human Rights n | (United Nations document) | Déclaration universelle des droits de l'homme nf |