French Technology and Science Vocabulary: Computers, Genetics, Space

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une adresse e-mail

e-mail address

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un appareil (photo) numérique

digital camera

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un CD-ROM

CD-ROM (Compact disc, for music/software)

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un correcteur orthographique

spell check

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le cyberespace

cyberspace (includes the internet, telecommunications, and other digital systems, where information is created/exchanged)

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l'informatique (f.)

computer science

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un lecteur de DVD

DVD player

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un mot de passe

password

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un moteur de recherche

search engine (Google, Bing, Yahoo)

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un ordinateur portable

laptop

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un outil

tool

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un (téléphone) portable

cell phone

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une puce (électronique)

(electronic) chip

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effacer

to erase

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graver (un CD)

to burn (a CD)

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sauvegarder

to save (only on computers)

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télécharger

to download

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avancé(e)

advanced

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innovant(e)

innovative

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révolutionnaire

revolutionary

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l'ADN (m.)

DNA

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un brevet d'invention

patent

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une cellule

cell

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une découverte (capitale)

(breakthrough) discovery

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une expérience

experiment

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un gène

gene

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la génétique

genetics

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une invention

invention

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la recherche

research

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une théorie

theory

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cloner

to clone

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contribuer (à)

to contribute (to)

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créer

to create

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guérir

to cure; to heal

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inventer

to invent

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prouver

to prove

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soigner

to treat; to look after (someone)

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biochimique

biochemical

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contraire à l'éthique

unethical

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éthique

ethical

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spécialisé(e)

specialized

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l'espace (m.)

space

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une étoile (filante)

(shooting) star

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un(e) extraterrestre

alien

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la gravité

gravity

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un ovni

U.F.O.

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la survie

survival

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un télescope

telescope

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atterrir

to land

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explorer

to explore

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un(e) astrologue

astrologer (uses the sun, moon, and planets to predict future events or reveal aspects of a person's personality, often based on their birth charts)

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un(e) astronaute

astronaut

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un(e) astronome

astronomer (studies celestial objects like planets, stars, and galaxies to understand the universe's structure, origin, and evolution)

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un(e) biologiste

biologist

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un(e) chercheur/chercheuse

researcher

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un(e) chimiste

chemist

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un(e) ingénieur

engineer

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un(e) mathématicien(ne)

mathematician

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un(e) scientifique

scientist

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un amas

pile, heap

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l'âme (f.)

soul

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un a priori

preconceived idea

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un bienfait

beneficial effect

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un(e) combattant(e)

fighter

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un danger

danger

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le dénouement

outcome, ending

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la dépendance

addiction

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un(e) esclave

slave

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une machine à écrire

typewriter

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avoir des conséquences néfastes sur

to have harmful consequences on

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délaisser

to neglect

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être accro (à)

to be addicted (to)

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heurter

to hit

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jeter par la fenêtre

to throw out the window

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se passer de

to do without

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quitter

to leave (person/place)

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cloîtré(e)

shut away

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ironique

ironic

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réfractaire (à)

resistant (to)

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sournoisement

slyly

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l'antimatière (m.)

antimatter (the mirror image of ordinary matter, composed of antiparticles that have the same mass but opposite charges)

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une innovation

innovation

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la mise en marche

start-up

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une particule

particule

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la recherche appliquée

applied research (when theoretical research solves a real life problem)

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la recherche fondamentale

basic research

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un trou noir

black hole

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détruire

to destroy

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envisager

to envision

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faire une expérience

to conduct an experiment

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porter plainte

to file a complaint

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prédire

predict

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repousser les limites

to push the boundaries

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nucléaire

nuclear

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c'est-à-dire

that's to say, i.e., in other words (for conversations)

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de pointe

cutting edge

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un abonnement

subscription

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le désespoir

despair

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une échelle

ladder (scale, level), or physical ladder

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un loyer

rent