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dwarf:
- lutin; gnome; marmot; moutard; naine; nain
Wiktionary:
- dwarf → rapetisser, se nanifier, éclipser, écraser, nanifier, naniser
- dwarf → nain, naine
- dwarf → naine, nain, nabot
- dwarf → nain, éclipser, faire de l'ombre

English

Detailed Translations for dwarf from English to French

dwarf:

dwarf [the ~] nomen

the dwarf (gnome; hobgoblin; pixie; kobold; imp; troll)

– a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure ¹
le lutin; le gnome
- lutin [le ~] nomen
- gnome [le ~] nomen
the dwarf (pixie; kobold; gnome; imp)

– a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure ¹
le marmot; le lutin; le moutard; le gnome; la naine; le nain
- marmot [le ~] nomen
- lutin [le ~] nomen
- moutard [le ~] nomen
- gnome [le ~] nomen
- naine [la ~] nomen
- nain [le ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for dwarf:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
gnome	dwarf; gnome; hobgoblin; imp; kobold; pixie; troll	beast; gnome; hobgoblin; kobold; monster; monstrosity; ogre; troll; ugly fellow
lutin	dwarf; gnome; hobgoblin; imp; kobold; pixie; troll	gnome
marmot	dwarf; gnome; imp; kobold; pixie
moutard	dwarf; gnome; imp; kobold; pixie	baby; infant; kid; kiddy; little child; little kid; nipper; small child; small one; tike; tiny tot; toddler; tot; tyke
nain	dwarf; gnome; imp; kobold; pixie	gnome
naine	dwarf; gnome; imp; kobold; pixie
-	gnome; midget; nanus
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	overshadow; shadow
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
nain		dwarfish; midget-like

Related Words for "dwarf":

dwarfed, dwarfs, dwarves, dwarfer, dwarfest

Synonyms for "dwarf":

midget; nanus; small person
gnome; fairy; faery; faerie; fay; sprite
shadow; overshadow; dominate; command; overlook; overtop
stunt

Related Definitions for "dwarf":

a plant or animal that is atypically small¹
a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure¹
a person who is markedly small¹
check the growth of¹
- the lack of sunlight dwarfed these pines¹
make appear small by comparison¹
- This year's debt dwarfs that of last year¹

Wiktionary Translations for dwarf:

dwarf

verb

to become (much) smaller
- dwarf → rapetisser; se nanifier
to make appear insignificant
- dwarf → éclipser; écraser
to make appear much smaller
- dwarf → écraser
to render smaller, turn into a dwarf
- dwarf → nanifier; naniser; rapetisser

adjective

miniature
- dwarf → nain; naine

noun

small person
- dwarf → naine; nain
being from folklore, underground dwelling nature spirit
- dwarf → naine; nain

dwarf

noun

péjoratif|fr personne de très petite taille.
- nabot → dwarf
humain d’une taille beaucoup plus petite que la taille ordinaire.
- nain → dwarf; midget

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• dwarf	→ nain	↔ dwerg — een buitengewoon klein mens
• dwarf	→ nain	↔ Wicht — kleine Sagengestalt, die gute Dinge verrichtet
• dwarf	→ nain	↔ Zwerg — Mythologie: kleines Märchenwesen
• dwarf	→ nain	↔ Zwerg — Astronomie: ein kleiner Fixstern. der aufgrund seiner Entstehung oder Masseverlustes nur eine geringe Größe hat
• dwarf	→ éclipser; faire de l'ombre	↔ in den Schatten stellen — jemanden oder etwas übertreffen, überbieten

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