A GENERAL FRENCH-ENGLISH DICTIONARY. (continued 8)

congélateur, n.m., refrigerator, freezing machine.

congélation, n.f., congelation, congealing; (mas.) rock-work; icicle (on sculptures).

congeler, v.a., to congeal, to freeze; to coagulate.

se congeler, v.r., to congeal, to freeze; to coagulate.

congénère, adj., congener, congenerous.

congénital, -e, adj., congenital.

congestion (-jès-tion), n.f., congestion.

congiaire, n.m., (antiq.) subsidy.

conglobation, n.f., (rhet.) conglobation.

☉conglobé, -e, adj., conglobate; (anat.) lymphatic; globate, globated.

conglomérat, n.m., (geol.) conglomerate.

conglomération, n.f., conglomeration.

conglomérer, v.a., to conglomerate.

conglutinant, -e, adj., conglutinant.

conglutinati-f, -ve, adj., conglutinative.

conglutination, n.f., conglutination.

conglutiner, v.a., to glue together; to thicken, to conglutinate.

congratulation, n.f., congratulation.

congratulatoire, adj., congratulatory.

congratuler, v.a., (jest.) to congratulate, to felicitate.

congre, n.m., conger; conger-eel.

congréer, v.a., (nav.) to worm (a cable).

congréganiste, n.m.f., congregationalist.

congrégation, n.f., fraternity, congregation; brotherhood. — des fidèles; whole body of any church.

congrès, n.m., congress.

congrier, n.m., stake-net.

congru, -e, adj., suitable, consistent, agreeable to, congruous, proper. Portion —e; suitable allowance.

congruité, n.f., congruity, consistency, propriety.

congrûment, adv., congruously, properly.

conicine, n.f., (chem.) conia.

conifère, adj., coniferous.

coniforme, adj., coniform.

conique, adj., conical.

coniques, n.f.pl., conics, conic sections.

conite, n.m., (min.) conite.

conjectural, -e, adj., conjectural.

conjecturalement (-ral-mān), adv., conjecturally.

conjecture, n.f., guess, conjecture, surmise.

conjecturer, v.a., to conjecture, to guess, to surmise.

conjoindre, v.a., to conjoin, to join, to unite, to connect.

conjoint, -e, part., conjoined, joined, united. Les futurs —s; the bride and bridegroom that are to be. Feuilles —es; (bot.) conjugate leaves. Règle —e; (arith.) chain-rule.

conjointement (kon-joint-mān), adv., conjointly, unitedly.

conjoncti-f, -ve, adj., conjonctive.

conjonction, n.f., conjunction; union, connection; coition.

conjonctive, n.f., (anat.) conjunctiva.

conjonctivement, adv., conjunctively.

conjoncture, n.f., conjuncture, juncture.

conjugaison, n.f., (gram., anat.) conjugation.

conjugal, -e, adj., conjugal.

conjugalement (-gal-mān), adv., conjugally.

conjugati-f, -ve, adj., (gram.) conjugative, relating to conjugation.

conjuguer (-ghé), v.a., (gram.) to conjugate.

se conjuguer, v.r., to be conjugated.

conjungo, n.m., (jest.) wedding, marriage; (diplom.) writing without stops or space.

conjurateur, n.m., plotter, conspirator; conjurer.

conjuration, n.f., conspiracy, plot; conjuration, exorcism. pl., entreaties.

conjuré, n.m., conspirator, plotter.

conjuré, -e, part., confederate, sworn.

conjurer, v.a., to implore; to conspire, to plot; to swear; to raise evil spirits, to exorcise, to conjure, to ward off, to avert. Il trouva moyen de — la tempête; he found a way of warding off the storm.

connaissable, adj., (l.u.) recognisable, easily known.

connaissance, n.f., knowledge; acquaintance; intercourse; senses, consciousness; learning understanding; (hunt.) the print of a stag’s foot on the ground. pl., knowledge, attainments, acquirements. La — du bien et du mal; the knowledge of good and evil. Prendre — d’une chose; to take note of a thing. Prendre — d’une cause; to take cognizance of a case. Parler en — de cause, agir avec — de cause; to speak knowingly, to proceed upon a thorough knowledge of the matter. Faire — avec quelqu’un; to form the acquaintance of any one. Être en pays de —; to be among friends. Ses —s sont très-bornées; his knowledge is very limited.

connaissants, adj.m.pl., (jur.) skilled; well acquainted with.

connaissement (-nès-mān), n.m., (com.) bill of lading.

connaisseu-r, n.m., -se, n.f., adj., connoisseur, one skilled in a thing.

connaisseu-r, -se, adj., judge, good judge, connoisseur.

connaître (connaissant, connu), v.a., to know to be aware of, to perceive; to understand, to be versed in anything; to be acquainted with; to experience, to discern, to distinguish. Je le connais de vue; I know him by sight. Faire —; to make it appear, to prove, to reveal, to make known. Se faire —; to make one’s self known. Je le ferai —; I will show him up. Dès qu’il est question d’intérêt, il ne connaît plu personne; in matters of interest, everybody is a stranger to him. Je ne connais que cela; that’s all I can say, all I know. — à fond; to know thoroughly. Connaissez-vous cet homme-là? are you acquainted with that man? — quelque chose à quelqu’un; to know that a person has or possesses.

se connaître, v.r., to know one’s self; to know each other; (of things) to be known. Connais-toi, toi-même; know thyself. Il ne se connaît pas; he is out of his senses. Se — en quelque chose; to understand a thing, to be a judge of a thing. Ne pas se — de joie; to be beside one’s self with joy. Je m’y connais; I understand all about it, I know what it all means.

connaître, v.n., to know; to have cognizance, to take cognizance (of).

conné, -e (ko-n-né), adj., (bot.) connate.

connecti-f, -ve, adj., (bot.) connective.

connétable, n.m., high constable, mayor.

connétable, n.f., high constable’s wife.

connétablie, n.f., the court and jurisdiction of the high constable; residence of the high constable.

connexe (ko-n-nèks), adj., (jur.) connected.

connexion (ko-n-nèk-sion), n.f., connection, affinity.

connexité (ko-n-nèk-si-té), n.f., connection, connexity.

connivence (ko-n-ni-), n.f., connivance.

connivent, -e (ko-n-ni-), adj., (anat., bot.) connivent.

conniver (ko-n-ni-), v.n., to connive.

connu, n.m., known; that which is known.

connu, -e, part., known, understood. Il est — comme le loup blanc; he is known by everybody. Il gagne à être —; he improves on acquaintance. Connu! that’s an old story. En chiffres —s; in plain figures.

conoïdal, adj., (bot.) conoidal.

conoïde, n.m., (anat., geom.) conoid.

conoïde, adj., (anat., geom.) conoidical.

conque, n.f., conch, sea-shell; (anat.) concha, pavilion of the ear.

conquérant, n.m., conqueror; (fam.) lady-killer.

conquérant, -e, adj., conquering.

conquérir (conquérant, conquis), v.a., to conquer, to subdue; to gain, to obtain, to win over.

conquêt, n.m., (jur.) acquisition, acquired property. —s; property (acquired by two married people).

conquête, n.f., conquest, acquisition; success, winning of favors.

consacrant, adj., consecrating, officiating.

consacrant, n.m., consecrator, officiant.

consacrer, v.a., to consecrate; to dedicate, to devote; to hallow, to sanctify; to sanction, to perpetuate; to appropriate, to give. — son temps à; to devote one’s time to.

se consacrer, v.r., to devote one’s self.

consanguin, -e (-ghin, -ghi-n), n. and adj., (jur.) on the father’s side. Frère —, sœur —e; half-brother, half-sister, on the father’s side. Les —s; half-brothers and sisters on the father’s side.

consanguinité (-gu-i), n.f., consanguinity.

conscience, n.f., conscience, perception, consciousness, sentiment; (print.) work paid by the day; the compositors paid by the day. Cri de —; qualm of conscience. — nette; clear conscience. Remords de —; remorse, sting of conscience. Se faire un cas de — d’une chose; to make a matter of conscience of anything. Avoir la — de; to be conscious of. Il a la — large; he is not over scrupulous. La main sur la —; candidly, sincerely. Il a dit tout ce qu’il avait sur la —; he has opened his mind without reserve. Transiger avec sa —; to compound with one’s conscience. En —; conscientiously; in conscience; indeed, candidly.

consciencieusement, adv., conscientiously.

consciencieu-x, -se, adj., conscientious.

conscient, -e, adj., (philo.) conscious.

conscription, n.f., (milit.) conscription; enlistment; enrolling.

conscriptionnel, -le, adj., relating to the conscription, enlistment.

conscrit, adj., conscript. Père —; Roman senator.

conscrit, n.m., conscript, recruit, raw soldier; freshman; novice, greenhorn.

consécrateur, n.m., consecrator.

consécration, n.f., consecration, dedication; ordination; sanction.

consécuti-f, -ve, adj., consecutive; following.

consécutivement (-tiv-mān), adv., consecutively.

conseigle, n.m., meslin (mixture of rye and wheat or oats).

*conseil, n.m., counsel, advice; council; council-board; board; resolution, course, determination; counselor, adviser. — de commerce; board of trade. — municipal; town-council. — des ministres; cabinet-council. — de révision; military board of appeal. Il ne prend — que de sa tête; he does everything by himself, without consulting any one. La nuit porte —; sleep upon it. — de guerre; court-martial, council of war. — de famille; family council; commission of lunacy. À parti pris pas de —; advice is useless to a man who has made up his mind.

*conseiller, v.a., to advise, to counsel, to give advice.

*conseill-er, n.m., -ère, n.f., counselor, adviser; councilor; puisne justice; judge.

*conseilleur, n.m., adviser; officious person.

consentant, -e, adj., consenting, willing.

consentement (kon-sant-mān), n.m., consent, assent.

consentir, v.n., to consent, to agree to, to acquiesce; to assent to; (nav.) to spring, to break (of masts). Qui ne dit mot consent; silence gives consent.

*conséquemment (-ka-mān), adv., consequently, accordingly, conformably.

conséquence, n.f., consequence, sequel; event, issue; inference; movement, importance; weight, deduction. Tirer une —; to draw an inference. Prévoir les —s d’une démarche; to foresee the consequences of a measure. Cela tire à —; that will be a precedent. De peu de —; of no consequence, insignificant. C’est un homme sans —; he is a person of no consequence. Faire l’homme de —; to set up for a man of consequence. Une affaire de nulle —; an affair of no moment. En —; accordingly. En — de vos ordres; according to your orders. Cela ne tire pas à —; that is of no importance.

conséquent, -e, adj., just, rational, consistent, coherent.

conséquent, n.m., (log., math.) consequent. Par —; consequently, in consequence.

conservat-eur, n.m., -rice, n.f., adj., preserver, guardian, keeper; conservative. — des chasses; ranger. — des eaux et forêts; commissioner of woods and forests.

conservati-f, -ve, adj., preservative.

conservation, n.f., preservation; conservation, registration (of mortgages).

conservatoire, n.m., academy of music and school of elocution; Magdalen asylum; museum; (of objects of art).

conservatoire, adj., conservative, conservatory, preservative.

conserve, n.f., preserve; pickle; (nav.) consort; (phar.) conserve. pl., preservers (spectacles). Deux vaisseaux vont de —; two ships keep company together. —s au vin aigre; pickles.

conservé, -e, part., preserved. Ce tableau est bien —; this painting is well preserved. Être bien —; to bear one’s age well; to be hale and hearty.

conserver, v.a., to preserve, to keep; to maintain. Une vie réglée conserve et fortifie la santé; a regular life preserves and strengthens health.

se conserver, v.r., to be preserved; to preserve one’s self; to keep (of meat, etc.); to bear one’s age well. Son teint s’est bien conservé; her complexion wears well. Conservez-vous; take care of yourself.

considérable, adj., considerable, notable, eminent, illustrious, important. Peu —; of little importance.

considérablement, adv., considerably.

considérant, n.m., (jur.) preamble; recital.

considération, n.f., consideration, attention; account, regard, sake; note, respect, esteem. Cela mérite —; that requires consideration. C’est à votre — qu’il l’a fait; it is out of regard for you that he did it. Faire entrer en —; to take into consideration. N’avoir aucune — pour les gens; to have no regard for people. Il n’a nulle — dans le monde; he is held in no esteem whatever. Un homme de —; a man of note. En — de; in consideration of, out of regard for, for the sake of.

considérément, adv., considerately, prudently, thoughtfully.

considérer, v.a., to consider, to take into consideration, to look at, to view, to gaze upon, to regard, to behold, to contemplate; to pay regard to; to have a consideration for, to value, to esteem, to respect, to look up to; to mind, to look to; to look upon. Tout bien considéré; all things considered. — une chose en elle-même; to look at a thing in itself. Il faut bien — les choses avant de s’engager; you must look before you leap.

se considérer, v.r., to esteem one’s self; to look to one’s self; to be considered.

*consignataire, n.m.f., trustee, depositary; (com.) consignee.

*consignat-eur, n.m., -rice, n.f., (com.) consignor.

consignation, n.f., consignment, deposit; lodgment (banking); (jur.) consignation. Caisse des dépôts et —s; deposit bank. Ces marchandises sont à la — d’un tel; these goods are consigned to so and so.

*consigne, n.f., (milit.) orders, pass-word; instructions; cloak-room (at stations). Manquer à la —; to disregard orders. Forcer la —; to force a sentry, to infringe orders. Lever la —; to revoke orders; to release from confinement.

*consigner, v.a., to deposit; to record, to enter, to note down, to register; to refuse admittance; to keep in; (com.) to consign. Je l’ai consigné à ma porte; I have left orders not to admit him.

consistance, n.f., consistency, consistence; firmness; stability; credit, consideration; (jur.) matter. Le temps n’a point de —; the weather is unsettled. C’est un esprit qui n’a point de —; he is a person of no consistency. Cette nouvelle prend de la —; the news is gaining ground.

consistant, -e, adj., consisting of; firm, fixed, solid, compact.

consister, v.n., to be composed of, to consist. Le tout consiste à savoir; the main point is to know. Son revenu consiste en rentes; his revenue consists of property in the funds.

consistoire, n.m., consistory.

consistorial, -e, adj., consistorial.

consistorialement, adv., in a consistory.

consolable, adj., consolable.

consolant, -e, adj., consoling, comforting, consolatory.

consolat-eur, n.m., -rice, n.f., comforter, consoler.

consolat-eur, -rice, adj., consoling; consolatory.

consolation, n.f., consolation, comfort, solace.

consolatoire, adj., consolatory.

console, n.f., (arch.) console, bracket-table; pier-table; corbel.

consoler, v.a., to console, to solace, to comfort.

se consoler, v.r., to be consoled, to be comforted; to solace, to console oneself.

consolidant, n.m. and adj., (med., surg.) consolidant.

consolidation, n.f., consolidation, funding.

consolidement, n.m., act of consolidating, consolidation.

consolider, v.a., to consolidate, to strengthen.

se consolider, v.r., to consolidate, to grow firm.

consolidés, n.m.pl., consolidated funds, consols.

consommable, adj., consumable.

consommateur, n.m., consumer, eater, drinker; (theol.) perfecter.

consommation, n.f., consummation; consumption; drinks, refreshments. Voulez-vous jouer les —s? shall we play for the drinks?

consommé, n.m., broth, gravy-soup, beef-tea.

consommé, -e, part., consumed, used; consummated; consummate; profound; accomplished.

consommer, v.a., to consummate, to complete, to perfect, to finish, to accomplish; to consume, to use.

☉consompti-f, -ve, adj., (med.) consumptive, in a decline.

☉consomptif, n.m., (med., surg.) caustic.

consomption, n.f., consumption; destruction; (med.) atrophy, decline. Être atteint de —; to be in a decline.

consonnance, n.f., consonance, consonancy; concord.

consonnant, -e, adj., consonant.

consonne, n.f., consonant.

consorts, n.m.pl., consorts; (jur.) associates, people connected together, having the same interest; (b.s.) confederates.

consoude, n.f., (bot.) comfrey, consound.

conspirant, -e, adj., (mec.) conspiring.

conspirateur, n.m., conspirator.

conspiration, n.f., conspiracy, plot. La — des poudres; the gunpowder-plot.

conspirer, v.a. and n., to conspire, to agree together, to concur, to combine; to plot. Tout conspire à me ruiner; everything conspires to my ruin. — la ruine de l’Etat; to plot the ruin of the State.

conspuer, v.a., to spit upon; to despise, to flout, to spurn, to hiss.

constable, n.m., constable.

constabulaire, adj., constabulary.

constamment (-sta-mān), adv., with constancy, steadily, perseveringly; constantly.

constance, n.f., constancy; perseverance; steadiness, steadfastness; firmness, persistence.

constant, -e, adj., constant, unshaken; steadfast, persevering, unvarying, invariable; steady, lasting; certain, unquestionable. Il est — que; it is an established fact that.

constante, n.f., (alg.) constant quantity.

constatation, n.f., authentication; ascertaining, verification; declaration.

constater, v.a., to prove, to verify, to establish undeniably, to testify to; to ascertain, to state, to declare.

constellation (-stèl-la-), n.f., constellation.

constellé, -e, (-stèl-lé), adj., constellated; studded.

consteller, v.a., to constellate, to dot, to strew, to stud.

consternation, n.f., consternation, dismay.

consterner, v.a., to strike with consternation; to astound, to amaze, to dismay, to dishearten.

constipation, n.f., constipation, costiveness.

constipé, -e, adj., costive, constipated.

constiper, v.a., to constipate, to bind.

constituant, -e, adj., constituent; giving a power of attorney.

constituant, n.m., member of the Constituent Assembly (French hist.).

constituante, n.f., Constituent Assembly (French hist.).

constituer, v.a., to constitute, to establish, to make; to place, to put, to organize; to raise to an office or dignity; to settle, to assign; to give into custody. Qui vous a constitué juge? who made you judge in the matter? — quelqu’un prisonnier; to commit anyone to prison. — une rente; to settle an annuity. — un précédent; to establish a precedent.

se constituer, v.r., to constitute oneself, to form oneself into. Se — prisonnier; to give oneself up.

constituti-f, -ve, adj., constitutive.

constitution, n.f., constitution, establishment, formation, composition; temper, temperament; settlement of an annuity; declaration of appointment.

constitutionnalité, n.f., constitutionality.

constitutionnellement (-nèl-mān), adv., constitutionally.

constitutionnel, n.m., constitutionalist.

constitutionnel, -le, adj., constitutional.

constricteur, n.m., (anat.) constrictor.

constriction, n.f., constriction, contraction, compression; (med.) astriction.

constricti-f, -ve, adj., (med.) constringent.

constringent, -e, adj., constringent.

constructeur, n.m., constructor, builder; shipbuilder, shipwright.

construction, n.f., act of building; arrangement and connection of words in a sentence; construction; building, erection; structure; shipbuilding. Faire de nouvelles —s; to erect new buildings. La — d’une carte géographique; the construction of a map. Faire la — d’une phrase; to construct a phrase. Vaisseau de — française; French-built ship. En —; building, (nav.) on the stocks. De —; building, build.

constructivité, n.f., (phrenology) constructiveness.

construire (construisant, construit), v.a., to construct, to build, to erect, to rear up, to frame; to arrange; (gram.) to construct. De —; building. En —; in course of erection; (of ships) on the stocks.

consubstantialité (-sia-), n.f., consubstantiality.

consubstantiation (-sia-), n.f., consubstantiation.

consubstantiel, -le, (-sièl), adj., consubstantial.

consubstantiellement (-sièl-mān), adv., consubstantially.

consul, n.m., consul.

consulaire, adj., consular. Personnage —; an ex-consul.

consulairement (-lèr-mān), adv., consularly; by consuls.

consulat, n.m., consulate; consulship.

consultant, adj.m., consulting. Avocat —; chamber-counselor. Médecin —; consulting physician.

consultant, n.m., consulter; person consulted.

consultati-f, -ve, adj., consultative, deliberative. Avoir voix —ve; to have the right of discussion without that of voting.

consultation, n.f., consultation; conference; opinion, advice.

consulter, v.a., to consult, to advise with, to take advice of, to deliberate, to confer. — un avocat; to take counsel’s opinion. — une affaire; to examine into an affair. — son chevet; to consult one’s pillow. Ils consultèrent ensemble; they laid their heads together. Il en veut — avec ses amis; he wishes to confer with his friends about it.

se consulter, v.r., to consider, to reflect, to deliberate; to be consulted. La voix de la raison ne se consulte jamais; the voice of reason is never listened to.

consulteur, n.m., counselor, adviser.

consumant, -e, adj., consuming, devouring, burning.

consumer, v.a., to consume; to destroy; to wear out or away; to squander, to waste, to spend. Le temps consume toutes choses; time wears out everything. Cette maladie le consume; that disease is wearing him to nothing.

se consumer, v.r., to decay, to waste away, to wear out; to ruin one’s self; to undermine one’s health; to waste one’s strength. Il se consume d’ennui; he is wasting away with weariness. Se — de douleur; to pine away with grief.

contabescence, n.f., (med.) consumption.

contabescent, -e, adj., (med.) consumptive.

contact (-takt), n.m., contact, connection, touch; (mining) nip (of the roof or wall).

contagieu-x, -se, adj., contagious, catching; infectious.

contagion, n.f., contagion, infection. — de mœurs; corruption of manners. La — du vice; the infection of vice.

*contaille, adj.f., floss. Soie —; floretta, refuse, floss-silk.

contamination, n.f., contamination.

contaminer, v.a., to contaminate.

conte, n.m., story, tale, falsehood, fib, nonsense. —s de fées; fairy tales. Réciter un —; to tell a story. — en l’air; improbable story, fiction. — fait à plaisir; made-up story. — gras; smutty, lascivious story. — de bonne femme, — à dormir debout, — bleu, — borgne; idle, silly story; old woman’s tale. Il brode un peu le —; he exaggerates the story a little (i.e., improves upon it). Ce sont des —s; it is only a joke. C’est un grand faiseur de —s; he is a great fibber, a great story-teller.

contemplat-eur, n.m., -rice, n.f., contemplator.

contemplati-f, -ve, adj., contemplative.

contemplation, n.f., contemplation, meditation, reflection; admiration.

contempler, v.a., to contemplate, to behold, to survey, to view, to gaze on.

contempler, v.n., to contemplate, to meditate, to reflect.

contemporain, -e, adj., contemporary, contemporaneous.

contemporain, n.m., -e, n.f., contemporary.

contemporanéité, n.f., contemporaneity, contemporariness.

contempt-eur, -rice, adj., contemptuous, scornful, insolent, disdainful.

contempt-eur, n.m., -rice, n.f., contemner, despiser, scorner.

☉contemptible, adj., contemptible, despicable, mean.

contenance (cont-nans), n.f., capacity, capaciousness; contents; countenance, posture, look, air, bearing, attitude, deportment; (nav.) burden. — fière; haughty air. — assurée; bold look. — ridicule; ridiculous carriage. — étudiée; studied deportment. Il n’a point de —; he does not know which way to turn. Perdre —; to be abashed, out of countenance. Faire perdre —; to put out of countenance. Servir de —; to keep one in countenance. Porter quelque chose par —; to carry a thing to keep one’s self in countenance. Un éventail sert de —; a fan keeps one in countenance. Faire bonne —; to keep one’s countenance; to show spirit or resolution. Se donner une —; to keep one’s self in countenance. Ne savoir quelle — prendre; not to know what to do with one’s self.

contenant, n.m., holder, container.

contenant, -e, adj., holding, containing.

contendant, -e, adj., contending. Les parties —es; the contending parties, the candidates.

contendant, n.m., contender.

contenir (con-tnir), v.a., to contain; to comprise; to hold; to include, to comprehend; to confine; to keep in, to keep within, to restrain; to repress; to hold or keep in check or awe, to rule, to bridle; to dam. Les gardes avaient peine à — la foule; the guards could with difficulty keep back the crowd. On ne saurait le —; there is no keeping him within bounds.

se contenir, v.r., to keep within bounds, to be moderate; to abstain from, to refrain from, to forego; to refrain, to forbear; to contain one’s self; to curb one’s passions; to keep one’s temper.

content, -e, adj., content, contented; satisfied, pleased, glad, gratified. Il est — de sa condition; he is contented with his lot. Avoir le visage —; to look pleased. Être —; to be willing, to be satisfied. Être — de quelqu’un; to be pleased with any one. Il est bien — de lui-même; he has a great idea of himself.

content, n.m. Tout son —; one’s fill; all one wants, as much as one likes.

contentement (kon-tant-mān), n.m., content, contentment, satisfaction; comfort, pleasure; blessing. — passe richesse; enough is as good as a feast.

contenter, v.a., to content, to give satisfaction, to satisfy; to please, to gratify, to indulge, to humor. On ne saurait — tout le monde; one cannot please every body.

se contenter, v.r., to indulge or gratify one’s self; to be satisfied with; to content one’s self with, to be content with; to take up with; to rest satisfied with. Je me contente d’une honnête médiocrité; I am satisfied with a moderate competence. Contentez-vous de cela; be content with that.

contentieusement (-si-eûz-mān), adv., contentiously, litigiously.

contentieu-x, -se, adj., litigious, in litigation, in dispute, contestable, contended for; controvertible, disputable; contentious, quarrelsome. Esprit —; quarrelsome fellow.

contentieux, n.m., debatable matters, affairs in litigation; disputed claims. Bureau du —; office for the settlement of disputed claims. Agent du —; solicitor.

contentif, adj.m., (surg.) (bandages) retentive, binding.

contention, n.f., contention, contest, debate, strife; eagerness; vehemence, intenseness, heat; (surg.) keeping reduced (of fractures). — d’esprit; intense application of mind.

contenu, n.m., contents; enclosure; tenor, terms.

conter, v.a., to tell, to relate. — des fagots; to tell idle stories. En —; to romance, to tell fibs. En — de belles, — des sornettes; to tell what is untrue, to hoax, to humbug, to deceive. En — à une femme, lui — des douceurs, lui — fleurettes; to talk soft nonsense to a woman. S’en faire or s’en laisser —; to listen to soft nonsense.

conter, v.n., to relate, to tell a story. Il conte bien; he tells a story well.

conterie, n.f., coarse glass-ware.

contestable, adj., contestable, debatable, controvertible.

contestablement, adj., contestably.

contestant, -e, adj., contending.

contestant, n.m., -e, n.f., contesting party, litigant.

contestation, n.f., contestation, contest, dispute, debate; strife, variance, wrangling, bickering; litigation. En —; at issue; at variance, at odds. Hors de toute —; beyond all contestation, dispute.

☉conteste, n.m., contestation, contest, dispute. Sans —; indisputably. V. sans contredit.

contester, v.a., to contest, to dispute; to deny, to contend, to debate. Il me conteste ma qualité; he calls my rank in question. On lui conteste cette terre; his right to that estate is disputed. Se —; to be contested, to be denied.

conteu-r, n.m., -se, n.f., story-teller, tale-teller, one who tells or relates stories or tales, narrator, teller; romancer, fibber.

conteu-r, -se, adj., fond of telling tales.

contexte, n.m., context; text (of a deed).

contexture, n.f., contexture (of the muscles, &c.); texture (of a stuff).

contigu, -ë, adj., contiguous, adjoining. Ces deux provinces sont —ës; these two provinces border on each other. Mon champ est — à la forêt; my field is bounded by the forest.

contiguité, n.f., contiguity.

continence, n.f., continency, chastity.

continent, n.m., continent, mainland.

continent, -e, adj., sober, temperate, chaste, continent; (med.) continent, continuous, unremitting. Fièvre —e; incessant fever.

continental, -e, adj., continental.

contingence, n.f., contingency, casualty.

contingent, n.m., contingent, quota.

contingent, -e, adj., casual, contingent, accidental.

continu, n.m., (philos.) that which is divisible, matter, body, space.

continu, -e, adj., continuous, uninterrupted; continual, continued; unintermitting, incessant. Basse —e; (mus.) thorough-bass.

continuateur, n.m., continuator, continuer.

continuation, n.f., continuation; (jur.) continuance.

☉à la continue, adv., in process of time, in the long run.

continuel, -le, adj., continual, uninterrupted, endless, perpetual.

continuellement (-el-mān), adv., continually, uninterruptedly, constantly; endlessly, perpetually.

continuer, v.a., to continue; to proceed with; to go on with; to persevere; to lengthen, to prolong; to extend.

continuer, v.n., to continue, to keep on, to go on with, to run on to, to extend, to continue the work of. Continuez, je vous prie; pray go on. Continuez à bien faire, et vous vous en trouverez bien; continue to do well, and you will find the benefit of it.

se continuer, v.r., to be continued, to last; to be prolonged.

continuité, n.f., continuity; continuance. Solution de —; solution of continuity.

continument, adv., unremittingly; without cessation; (jur.) continually, continuously.

contondant, -e, adj., (surg.) bruising, contusing; (instruments) blunt.

contorniate, adj., (of medals) contourniated.

contorsion, n.f., contortion, distortion; grimace.

contour, n.m., circuit, circumference; contour, outline; (carp.) curtail; (mas.) quirk.

contourné, -e, adj., outlined; spiral; twisted; distorted; deformed; ill-shaped.

contournement, n.m., outlining; twisting; winding, rounding, convolution.

contourner, v.a., to outline, to give the proper contour to; to distort, to twist, to deform; to twine round, to twist round; to turn around, to wind round; to round.

se contourner, v.r., to grow crooked, to become bent, twisted, deformed.

contourneuse, n.f., shaping-machine.

contractant, -e, adj., contracting. Partie —e; contracting party; (jur.) covenanter.

contractant, n.m., -e, n.f., contractor, stipulator; (jur.) covenanter.

contracté, -e, part., (gram.) contracted, shortened.

contracter, v.a., to contract; to covenant, to stipulate, to bargain, to make a contract; to shrink, to straiten; to shorten, to abridge; to acquire, to get; to catch. — de bonnes habitudes; to acquire good habits.

se contracter, v.r., to contract, to shrink up, to straiten; to shorten.

contracter, v.n., to contract, make a contract.

contracti-f, -ve, adj., (med.) contractive.

contractile, adj., contractile.

contractilité, n.f., contractility, contractibility.

contraction, n.f., contraction.

contractuel, -le, adj., (jur.) stipulated, agreed upon, done by contract.

contracture, n.f., (arch.) diminution; (med.) contraction; (physiology) contraction.

contradicteur, n.m., contradictor, gainsayer; (jur.) adversary, opposer, opponent.

contradiction, n.f., contradiction, denial; opposition; inconsistency; discrepancy; (jur.) claim of adverse title. Esprit de —; spirit of contradiction.

contradictoire, adj., contradictory; inconsistent, conflicting. Jugement —; judgment after the hearing of all parties concerned.

contradictoirement (-toar-mān), adv., contradictorily; inconsistently.

*contraignable, adj., (jur.) compellable, constrainable. — par corps; attachable, liable to arrest.

*contraignant, -e, adj., compelling, compulsive; troublesome.

contraindre (contraignant, contraint), v.a., to constrain, to compel, to force, to make, to drive, to necessitate, to impel, to oblige by force; to put a constraint upon; to restrain; to squeeze, to pinch, to cramp, to straiten; (jur.) to attach, to arrest for debt.

se contraindre, v.r., to constrain oneself, to refrain, to forbear.

contraint, -e, adj., forced, stiff, unnatural, affected; cramped, constrained.

contrainte, n.f., constraint, compulsion, coercion; restraint. Parler sans —; to speak freely. Avec —; restrainedly. — par corps; arrest for debt. Jugement de — par corps; capias.

contraire, adj., contrary, opposite, adverse; repugnant, inconsistent; opposed, against; hurtful, bad, prejudicial, not good for. Le vin vous est —; wine is bad for you.

contraire, n.m., contrary, opposite, reverse. Au —; on the contrary, on the other hand. Tout au —; bien au —; quite the contrary, quite the reverse. Aller au — d’une chose, d’une personne; to go or speak against a thing, a person.

contrairement (kon-trer-mān), adv., contrarily, contrary.

contralte, n.m. V. contralto.

contraltiste, n.m.f., contralto singer.

contralto, n.m., (—) (mus.) contralto, counter-tenor.

contrapontiste, n.m., (mus.) contrapuntist.

contrariant, -e, adj., provoking, annoying, vexatious; disappointing.

contrarier, v.a., to contradict, to gainsay; to disappoint; to thwart, to counteract, to baffle, to oppose, to annoy, to vex. Être contrarié par les vents; to be wind-bound.

contrariété, n.f., contrariety, contradiction; cross, vexation, annoyance, impediment, hindrance, difficulty, obstacle; disappointment. Quelle —! how annoying!

contrastant, adj., contrasting.

contraste, n.m., contrast, opposition.

contraster, v.a., to contrast.

contraster, v.n., (paint.) to contrast; to put in contrast, to form a contrast, to set off by opposition.

contrat, n.m., contract, deed, instrument, articles, indenture; agreement, bargain. Minute d’un —; draft of a deed. Un — en bonne forme; a contract in due form. Dresser un —; to draw up a deed. Passer un —; to sign and seal a deed. — à la grosse; (nav.) bottomry; bottomry-bond.

contravention, n.f., contravention, infraction.

contre, prep., against; contrary to; by, near, close, close by. — le bon sens; contrary to common sense. À —-cœur; repugnantly, reluctantly. Aller — vent et marée; to sail against wind and tide. Se fâcher — quelqu’un; to be angry with anyone. Se battre — quelqu’un; to fight against anyone. Par —; as a set-off. Pour et —; for and against, pro and con.

contre, adv., near, close up against, ajar. Tout —; close by, close up against; quite close, near. Ci-—; opposite; in the margin.

contre, n.m., con (the opposite of pro); against; the opposite side of the question. Savoir le pour et le —; to know the long and short of a matter, or the pro and the con.

contre-allée, n.f., (—-—s) side-walk; side-alley.

contre-amiral, n.m., (—-amiraux) rear-admiral; rear-admiral’s flag-ship.

contre-appel, n.m., (—-—s) (fenc.) caveating; second roll call; check-roll.

contre-approches, n.f.pl., (n.s.) (fort.) counter-approaches.

contre-attaques, n.f.pl., (n.s.) (milit.) counterworks.

contre-balancer, v.a., to counterbalance, to counterpoise; to countervail.

se contre-balancer, v.r., to counterbalance one another, to be counterbalanced, to be equipoised.

contrebande, n.f., contraband goods, smuggled goods; smuggling. Un homme de —; an obnoxious fellow, a black sheep. Faire la —; to smuggle, to deal in smuggled goods.

contre-bandé, -e, adj., (her.) counter-barred.

contrebandier, n.m., smuggler, contrabandist.

contre-barré, -e, adj., (—-—s) (her.) counterbended.

en contre-bas, adv., (arch.) downwards.

contrebasse, n.f., (mus.) double-bass.

contrebassiste, n.m., (mus.) double-bass player.

contre-basson, n.m., (—-—s) (mus.) double bassoon; double bassoon-player.

contre-batterie, n.f., (—-—s) cross-battery, counter-battery; counter-plot.

à contre-biais, adv., contrariwise, the wrong way; the other way.

à contre-bord, adv., (nav.) Les deux vaisseaux courent à —; the two vessels are running aboard of each other; on a contrary tack.

contre-boutant, n.m., (—-—s) counterfort; butment; buttress.

contre-bouter, v.a., to buttress; to support with a raking shore or but; to shore up.

contre-brasser, v.a., (nav.) to brace about the yards; to counterbrace.

contre-calquer, v.a., to counter-draw.

contre-capion, n.m., (—-—s). — de poupe; the false post of a row-galley. — de proue; the stemson of a galley.

contrecarrer, v.a., to thwart, to oppose.

contre-caution, n.f., (jur.) counter-surety; counter-bond.

contre-charme, n.m., (—-—s) counter-charm.

contre-châssis, n.m., (—) outer-sash; double-sash.

contre-chef, n.m., (—-—s) foreman.

contre-civadière, n.f., (—-—s) (nav.) bow-sprit topsail.

contre-clef, n.f., (—-—s) (arch.) second stone in the crown of an arch.

contre-cœur, n.m., (—-—s) chimney-back. À —; reluctantly, against the grain.

contre-coup, n.m., (—-—s) rebound; counter-blow; consequence, result, effect. Par —; as a consequence.

contre-courant, n.m., (—-—s) counter-current.

contredanse, n.f., quadrille.

contre-déclaration, n.f., (—-—s) counter-declaration.

contre-dégagement, n.m., (—-—s) (fenc.) double.

contre-dégager, v.n.a., (fenc.) to double.

contre-digue, n.f., (—-—s) embankment, dike (for the strengthening of another).

contredire, v.a., to contradict, to gainsay; to be inconsistent with; (jur.) to confute, to disprove, to answer; (hunt.) to reclaim.

se contredire, v.r., to contradict oneself, to contradict one another; to be inconsistent with, to be contradictory to.

contredisant, -e, adj., contradicting.

contredisant, n.m., respondent, contradictor.

contredit, n.m., answer, reply, contradiction; (jur.) objection, rejoinder. Cela est sans —; that is beyond all dispute. Sans —; incontestably, safely, beyond a doubt. On peut dire sans crainte d’être —; it may safely be pronounced (Macaulay).

contrée, n.f., country, region, district.

*contre-écaille, n.f., (—-—s) the reverse side of a shell.

contre-écart, n.m., (—-—s) (her.) counter-quarter.

contre-écarteler, v.a., (her.) to counter-quarter.

contre-échange, n.m., (—-—s) mutual exchange.

contre-enquête, n.f., (—-—s) counter-inquiry.

contre-épaulette, n.f., (—-—s) epaulet without fringe.

contre-épreuve, n.f., (—-—s) counter-proof; spiritless copy, feeble imitation; counter-verification.

contre-épreuver, v.a., (engr.) to take a counter-proof. Se —; to be counter-proved.

contre-espalier, n.m., (—-—s) espalier facing another (with a walk between).

contre-expertise, n.f., (—-—s) counter-valuation or survey.

contre-étais, n.m.pl., (nav.) back-stay.

contre-étambot, n.m., (nav.) false stern-post.

contre-étrave, n.f., (—-—s) (nav.) apron.

contrefaçon, n.f., counterfeiting, counterfeit, pirating, forgery, infringement; spurious copy or edition.

contrefacteur, n.m., counterfeiter (of coin); forger (of bills); infringer (of patents).

contrefaction, n.f., act of forging, counterfeiting, forgery.

contrefaire, v.a., to counterfeit, to imitate, to copy; to mimic, to ape; to pirate; to disguise, to disfigure; to deform.

se contrefaire, v.r., to dissemble, to sham.

contrefaiseur, n.m., mimicker, imitator.

contrefait, -e, part., counterfeit, deformed. Un homme tout —; a deformed man.

contre-fanon, n.m., (—-—s) (nav.) vertical lines.

contre-fenêtre, n.f., (—-—s) inside-sash, shutter.

contre-fente, n.f., (—-—s) (surg.) contra-fissure, counter-cleft.

contre-feu, n.m., back of a fire-place.

contre-fiche, n.f., (—-—s) (carp.) brace, strut.

contre-fil, n.m., (n.p.) the opposite direction. Le — de l’eau; up river, up stream. À —; backwards; against the stream; against the grain; the wrong way.

contre-finesse, n.f., (—-—s) counter-trick; counter-cunning; trick for trick.

contre-foc, n.m., (—-—s) fore-top stay-sail.

contrefort, n.m., counterfort, buttress, pillar, pier; (geol.) lesser chain; stiffener (of boots).

contre-fossé, n.m., (—-—s) counter-drain; (fort.) advance-fosse.

contre-fracture, n.f., (—-—s) (surg.) contra-fissure.

contre-fruit, n.m., (—-—s) (arch.) overspan.

contre-fugue, n.f., (mus.) counterfugue.

contre-gage, n.m., (—-—s) double security, pledge.

contre-gager, v.a., to take security, to take a pledge.

contre-garde, n.f., (—-—s) counterguard.

☉contre-garde, n.m., (—-—s) deputy warden of the mint.

contre-hacher, v.a., (engr.) to counter- or cross-hatch.

contre-hachure, n.f., (—-—s) counter- or cross-hatching.

contre-hâtier (-tié), n.m., (—-—s) kitchen fire-dog, spit-rack.

en contre-haut, adv., (arch.) upwards.

contre-indication, n.f., (—-—s) (med.) contra-indication.

contre-indiquer, v.a., (med.) to contra-indicate.

contre-issant, -e, adj., (—-—s) (her.) counter-salient.

contre-jauger, v.a., (carp.) to fit a mortise to a tenon, to countergauge.

contre-jour, n.m., (—-—s) counter-light, false-light. À —; in a false light.

contre-jumelles, n.f.pl., (n.s.) channel stones.

contre-lames, n.f.pl., (n.s.) (gauze-making) counter-lams.

contre-latte, n.f., (—-—s) counter-lath.

contre-latter, v.a., to counter-lath.

contre-lattoir, n.m., (—-—s) lath-holder, clincher.

contre-lettre, n.f., (—-—s) (jur.) defeasance, counter-deed.

*contre-maille, n.f., (—-—s) double-mesh net.

*contre-mailler, v.a., to double-mesh.

contremaître, n.m., first mate, boatswain’s mate; overseer; foreman.

contremandement, n.m., counter-order, countermand.

contremander, v.a., to countermand.

contremarche, n.f., counter-march; (carp.) rise.

contremarcher, v.n., to counter-march.

contre-marée, n.f., (—-—s) under back-water or counter-tide.

contremarque, n.f., countermark; check (thea.)

contremarquer, n.f., to countermark; to bishop.

contre-mine, n.f., (—-—s) countermine.

contre-miner, v.a., to countermine.

contre-mineur, n.m., (—-—s) counterminer.

☉contre-mont, adv., upwards; up-hill; up-stream.

contre-mot, n.m., (—-—s) (milit.) countersign.

contre-mouvement, n.m., (—-—s) counter-movement.

contre-mur, n.m., (—-—s) (fort.) counter-mure, outer wall.

contre-murer, v.a., (fort.) to countermure, to double-wall.

contre-opposition, n.f., (—-—s) counter-opposition.

contre-ordre, n.m., (—-—s) counter-order.

contre-ouverture, n.f., (—-—s) counter-opening.

contre-partie, n.f., (—-—s) counterpart; opposite; contrary; (mus.) counterpart.

contrepédaler, v.n., to back-pedal (bicycles).

contre-peser, v.a., to counter-balance.

contre-pied, n.m., (n.p.) (hunt.) back-scent; the reverse. Les chiens avaient pris le —; the dogs had taken the wrong back-scent. Il prend toujours le — de ce qu’on dit; he always misconstrues what is said. À — de; contrary to, against.

contre-planche, n.f., (—-—s) counter-plate.

contre-platine, n.f., (—-—s) screw-piece.

contre-poids, n.m., (—) counterpoise, counter-balance; balancing-pole; equilibrium.

contre-poil, n.m., (n.p.) wrong way of the hair or of the nap. À —; against the grain. Prendre une affaire à —; to take a thing in a wrong sense. Prendre quelqu’un à —; to shock, to offend, any one.

contre-poinçon, n.m., (—-—s) clincher, die (instrument).

contre-poinçonner, v.a., to stamp with a die.

contrepoint, n.m. (mus.), counterpoint; (nav.) double-rope attached to the clew of a sail.

contre-pointer, v.a., to quilt on both sides; to contradict, to run counter to; (artil.) to point cannon against cannon. — du canon; to direct a battery against another battery.

contrepoison, n.m., antidote, counter-poison.

contre-porte, n.f., (—-—s) double-door, baize-door.

contre-poser, v.a., (com.) to set down wrong, to misplace.

contre-position, n.f., (—-—s) contra-position.

contre-projet, n.m., (—-—s) counter-plan.

contre-promesse, n.f., (—-—s) (jur.) counter-bond.

contre-proposition, n.f., (—-—s) counter-proposal; reply, retort.

contre-queue d’aronde, n.f., (—-—s) (fort.) counter-swallowtail.

*contre-quille, n.f., (—-—s) (nav.) keelson.

contre-rail, n.m., (—-—s) guard- or check-rail.

contre-retable, n.m., (—-—s) back of the altar-piece.

contre-révolution, n.f., (—-—s) counter-revolution.

contre-révolutionnaire, adj., (—-—s) counter-revolutionary.

contre-révolutionnaire, n.m., (—-—s) counter-revolutionist.

contre-révolutionner, v.a., to effect a counter-revolution.

contre-ronde, n.f., (—-—s) (milit.) counter round.

contre-ruse, n.f., (—-—s) counter-trick, counter-plot.

contre-sabord, n.m., (—-—s) (nav.) port-lid.

à contre-saison, adv., out of season; unseasonable; ill-timed.

contre-salut, n.m., (—-—s) (nav.) answer to a salute.

contre-sanglon, n.m., (—-—s) girth-leather, strap.

contrescarpe, n.f., (fort.) counterscarp.

contrescarper, v.a., to counterscarp.

contre-scel, n.m., (—-—s) counter-seal.

contre-sceller, v.a., to counter-seal.

contreseing, n.m., counter-signature, counter-sign.

contresens, n.m., contrary sense, contrary meaning; wrong construction; mistranslation; wrong meaning; false reading; wrong side (of stuffs). Faire un —; to mistranslate, to misinterpret, to misconceive. À —; in a wrong way, on the wrong side. Employer une étoffe à —; to make up a stuff on the wrong side.

*contre-signal, n.m., (—-signaux) counter-signal.

*contresignataire, n.m., countersigner.

*contresigner, v.a., to countersign.

*contre-taille, n.f., (—-—s) (com.) counter-tally. pl., (engr.) cross-lines, cross-cut.

contretemps, n.m., untoward accident, disappointment; mischance, mishap; (man.) counter-time; (mus.) syncopation, À —; unseasonably, at the wrong time; (mus.) out of time; with syncopation.

contre-terrasse, n.f., (—-—s) (her.) lower terrace.

contre-tirer, v.a., to counterdraw, to trace; to counterprove.

contre-torpilleur, n.m., torpedo boat destroyer.

contre-tranchée, n.f., (—-—s) (fort.) counter-trench.

contrevairé, -e, adj., (her.) countervairy.

à contre-val, adv., downhill, downward, down-stream.

contrevallation, n.f., (fort.) contravallation.

à contre-vapeur, adv., backward; back.

contrevenant, n.m., -e, n.f., contravener, infringer, offender, transgressor.

contrevenir, v.n., to infringe, to act contrary to; to disobey; to violate; to transgress.

contrevent, n.m., window-shutter, outside shutter.

contre-vérité, n.f., (—-—s) irony; mock praise, antiphrasis.

contre-visite, n.f., (—-—s) second search.

contre-voile d’étai, n.f., (nav.) middle stay-sail.

contribuable, n.m.f., tax-payer; rate-payer. adj., taxable; rateable.

contribuer, v.n., to contribute, to conduce, to help on, to tend. — au succès de; to contribute to the success of. Il y a contribué; he has contributed to it. On a fait — tout le pays; the whole country was laid under contribution.

contributi-f, -ve, adj., contributive.

contribution, n.f., contribution; tax; share, part, portion; (com.) average. —s directes; direct or assessed taxes. —s indirectes; indirect taxes. Mettre à —; to lay under contribution, to put in requisition.

contributoire, adj., what has to be paid. Portion —; amount to be paid, assessment.

contributoirement, adv., contributorily.

contrister, v.a., to grieve, to vex, to sadden, to pain.

contrit, -e, adj., contrite, penitent; afflicted, grieved.

contrition, n.f., contrition.

contrôlage, n.m., controlling, control; hall-marking, stamping.

contrôle, n.m., control, controller’s office; (thea.) check-taker’s office; roll, list; stamp, plate-mark, assay-mark, hall-mark (on gold and silver); stamp-office; (milit.) muster-roll; control, censure; register, registry-duty. Porter quelqu’un sur le —; to place any one’s name on the rolls. Rayer quelqu’un des —s; to strike any one off the rolls.

contrôler, v.a., to register, to put upon the rolls; to check, to verify, to examine; to control; to censure, to criticise upon; to stamp, to hall-mark. — de la vaisselle; to mark plate.

contrôleu-r, n.m., -se, n.f., controller, superintendent, surveyor (of taxes); censurer, critic, fault-finder; (thea.) check-taker, ticket-collector.

controuver, v.a., to forge, to fabricate; to invent, to counterfeit, to feign.

controversable, adj., that may be disputed; controvertible, controversial.

controverse, n.f., controversy, discussion, disputation, dispute. Ouvrage de —; polemics.

controversé, -e, adj., controverted; debated, argued pro and con, disputed.

controverser, v.a., to controvert, to dispute, to discuss.

controversiste, n.m., controvertist, disputant, controversialist.

contumace, n.f., contumacy, non-appearance, default, contempt of court; contumaciousness, obstinacy, perverseness. Condamner par —; to sentence by default. Purger la —; to plead against a judgment given in default.

contumace, n.m. and f., (jur.) defaulter, one in contumacy.

contumace, adj., contumacious; (fig.) rebellious.

contumacer, v.a., (l.u.) (criminal law) to judge or try by default. Se laisser —; to let judgment go by default.

contumax, adj., (l.u.) contumacious.

contumax, n.m., one guilty of contumacy (canon law).

contus, -e, adj. bruised, contused.

contusion, n.f., contusion, bruise.

contusionné, -e, adj., (surg.) bruised.

contusionner, v.a., to contuse, to bruise.

convaincant, -e, adj., convincing.

convaincre, v.a., to convince; to persuade, to satisfy; to convict.

se convaincre, v.r., to convince one’s self, to be convinced; to satisfy, or to persuade one’s self.

convaincu, -e, part., convinced, convicted; sincere, earnest, of conviction.

convalescence, n.f., convalescence. En pleine —; quite convalescent.

convalescent, -e, adj., convalescent.

convalescent, n.m., -e, n.f., convalescent person.

convallaire, n.f., convallary, lily of the valley. V. muguet.

convenable (conv-nabl), adj., suitable, fit, proper, convenient, apposite, consonant; seasonable; adequate, conformable, accordant, agreeable; meet, seemly, becoming, beseeming; befitting, expedient; fitting. Peu —; indecorous, unfit. Juger —; to deem proper.

convenablement, adv., suitably, fitly, becomingly, decently, worthily, duly, expediently, advisably.

convenance, n.f., fitness, proportion, harmony; seasonableness (of time), decency, propriety, expediency; seemliness, convenience. pl., propriety, decorum, good manners. Mariage de —; marriage for money and position. Blesser les —s; to offend against propriety. Braver les —s; to set all decorum at defiance. Manquer de — envers quelqu’un; to be guilty of a breach of good manners towards any one.

☉convenant, -e, adj. V. convenable.

convenir, v.n., to agree; to admit, to own, to acknowledge; to suit, to fit, to match, to serve one’s turn; to be proper for; to become; to be suitable; to be fit, expedient, convenient, meet, proper. Je suis convenu d’y aller; I have agreed to go there. Cette maison m’a convenu; the house suited me. Il convient que vous y alliez; it is proper you should go there.

se convenir, v.r., to suit each other, to agree.

conventicule, n.m., conventicle.

convention, n.f., convention, agreement, covenant, treaty. pl., conditions, articles, agreement. Je m’en tiens à la —; I stand by the agreement. Membre de la — nationale; member of the National Convention (French hist.). De —; conventional.

conventionnel, -le, adj., conventional.

conventionnel, n.m., member of the National Convention (French hist.).

conventionnellement, adv., by agreement.

conventualité, n.f., monastic life.

conventuel, -le, adj., conventual.

conventuel, n.m., conventual.

conventuellement, adv., conventually.

convergence, n.f., convergence.

convergent, -e, adj., convergent, converging.

converger, v.n., to tend to one point, to converge.

convers, -e, adj., lay. Frère —, sœur —e; convert; lay brother or sister.

convers, n.m., (ich.) young shad.

conversation, n.f., conversation, converse, talk, discourse. Par où entamer la —? how shall we begin the conversation? S’emparer de la —; to monopolize the conversation. Être à la —; to be attending to the conversation. Laisser tomber la —; to drop the conversation.

converse, n. and adj. f., (log.) converse; (math.) inverted. Proposition —; (log.) converse proposition. Proposition —; (math.) inverted proposition.

converser, v.n., to converse, to talk; to discourse, to commune; (milit.) to wheel about.

conversible, adj., convertible.

conversion, n.f., conversion; transformation; change; converting, changing; (milit.) wheeling. Quart de —; (milit.) wheel of the quarter circle. Faire une —; to wheel.

converso, n.m., (nav.) main deck, poop.

converti, n.m., -e, n.f., convert. — au lit de la mort; clinical convert.

convertible, adj., (theol., fin.) convertible.

convertir, v.a., to convert; to change, to turn; to make a convert; to bring over, to turn, to transform.

se convertir, v.r., to be converted, to turn, to be made a convert.

convertissable, adj., (fin., theol.) convertible.

convertissement (-mān), n.m., conversion.

convertisseur, n.m., converter.

convexe, adj., convex.

convexité, n.f., convexity.

convexo-concave, adj., convexo-concave.

convexo-convexe, adj., convexo-convex.

conviction, n.f., conviction, convincing proof. Agir par —; to act from conviction. Avoir la — intime; to be thoroughly convinced; to be quite sure.

convictionnel, -le, adj., convictive.

convictionnellement, adv., (l.u.) convictively.

convié, n.m., -e, n.f., guest, one invited.

il convient, v.imp., it is fit, expedient, convenient, becoming, meet. V. convenir.

convier, v.a., to invite, to bid; to request the company of any one; to incite, to urge. — à un dîner; to invite to dinner.

convive, n.m.f., guest. C’est un bon —; he is a good table companion.

convivialité, n.f., conviviality.

convocable, adj., (very l.u.) convocable.

convocation, n.f., convocation, requisition, summons.

convoi, n.m., funeral procession; funeral; (milit., nav.) convoy; (railways) train. V. train. — de grande vitesse; fast train. — de petite vitesse, — de marchandises; freight train. — direct; express train. — omnibus; slow train. — de voyageurs; passenger train. — parcourant toute la ligne; through train. — funèbre; funeral procession. Être du —; to be at the funeral. En —; (nav.) with convoy.

convoiement, n.m., (milit., nav.) convoying, convoy.

☉convoitable, adj., covetable, desirable.

convoiter, v.a., to covet, to hanker after, to conceive a violent passion for, to lust after.

convoiteu-r, n.m., -se, n.f., coveter.

☉convoiteu-x, -se, adj., covetous, lusting after.

convoitise, n.f., covetousness, eager desire; lust.

convol, n.m., (jur.) second or re-marriage.

convoler, v.n., to marry again. — en secondes, troisièmes, noces; to marry a second, a third, time.

convoluté, -e, adj., (bot.) convoluted.

convoluti-f, -ve, adj., curling (of leaves).

convolve, n.m., (bot.) convolvulus.

convoquer, v.a., to convoke, to convene, to summon, to assemble, to call together.

convoyer, v.a., (milit., nav.) to convoy.

convoyeur, n. and adj. m., (nav.) convoy (ship).

convulsé, -e, adj., (med.) convulsed.

convulser, v.a., to convulse. Se —; to be or become convulsed.

convulsibilité, n.f., (med.) liability to convulsion.

convulsi-f, -ve, adj., convulsive.

convulsion, n.f., convulsion. Donner des —s; to throw into convulsions. Tomber en —s; to be seized with convulsions.

convulsionnaire, adj., subject to convulsions.

convulsionnaire, n.m.f., convulsionary.

convulsionner, v.a., (med.) to convulse, to produce convulsions.

convulsivement, adv., convulsively.

conyze, n.f., (bot.) conyza, flea-bane.

coobligation, n.f., joint obligation.

coobligé, n.m., joint bondsman.

coopérant, -e, adj., co-operating, concurring.

coopérat-eur, n.m., -rice, n.f., co-operator, fellow-laborer, fellow-workman.

coopérat-eur, -rice, adj., (l.u.) co-operating.

coopérati-f, -ve, adj., co-operative.

coopération, n.f., concurrence, co-operation.

coopérer, v.n., to co-operate, to concur.

cooptation, n.f., co-optation.

coopter, v.a., to co-optate.

coordination, n.f., arrangement, disposition, co-ordination.

coordonnée, n.f., (geom.) co-ordinate.

coordonner, v.a., to co-ordinate; to arrange, to dispose.

copahu, n.m., copaiba, copaiva.

copaïer or copayer, n.m., copaiba tree.

copal, n.m., copal.

copartageant, -e (-jān, -te), n. and adj., joint-sharer; having a joint share.

copeau, n.m., chip, shaving (of wood). Des —x; shavings. Vin de —x; rape-wine.

copeck, n.m., (—s). V. kopeck.

copermutant, n.m., one who exchanges with another, permuter.

copermutation, n.f., the act of exchanging, permutation.

copermuter, v.a., to permute, to exchange.

copernicien, -ne (-in, -è-n), adj., Copernician.

cophte or copte, n.m. and adj., Copt; Coptic. Un moine —; a Coptic monk. La langue —; the Coptic language.

copie, n.f., copy, image, transcript; exercise; imitation; task; (print.) copy. — figurée; facsimile. — au net; fair copy. Pour — conforme; a true copy.

copier, v.a., to copy; to imitate; to mimic, to take off, to ape.

se copier, v.r., to be always the same; to copy or repeat one’s self.

copieusement (ko-pieûz-mān), adv., copiously, abundantly, heartily (of eating).

copieu-x, -se, adj., copious, plentiful, hearty. Un homme — en paroles; a man of many words.

copiste, n.m., copier, transcriber, copyist, imitator; music copier.

copreneur, n.m., co-lessee, joint-tenant.

coprévenu, n.m. V. coaccusé.

copropriétaire, n.m.f., joint-proprietor.

copropriété, n.f., joint property.

copte, n.m. V. cophte.

copter, v.a., to toll.

coptique, adj., Coptic.

copulati-f, -ve, adj., copulative.

copulation, n.f., copulation.

copule, n.f., (log.) copula.

coq, n.m., cock, rooster; weathercock; (horl.) cock. — d’Inde; turkey-cock. — de bruyère; grouse. — à queue fourchue; black cock. — de combat; game-cock. — des bois; wood-cock. — de montre; cock of a watch. — des jardins; costmary. — du village, — de la paroisse; cock of the walk. Joute de —s; cock-fight. Faire jouter des —s; to make cocks fight. Au chant du —; at cock-crow. Être comme un — en pâte; to live in clover. Être rouge comme un —; to have a face like a biffin apple; to be as red as a turkey-cock.

coq, n.m., (nav.) cook.

coq-à-l’âne, n.m., (—) idle discourse, nonsense, cock-and-bull story. Il fait toujours des —; he is always talking nonsense.

coqualin, n.m., striped squirrel.

coquard, n.m., mongrel pheasant; (fam.) old cock, old beau.

coquâtre, n.m., (orni.) half-gelded cock.

coque, n.f., shell (of eggs, walnuts, snails); pearl-shell; (nav.) hull; (conch.) cockle. Des œufs à la —; boiled eggs. — du Levant; Indian berry. Je ne donnerai pas une — de noix de toutes ses promesses; I would not give a straw for all his promises.

coquecigrue, n.f., sea-stork, sea-locust; idle story, stuff; fiddle-faddle. À la venue des —s; never, or once in a blue moon.

coquelicot, n.m., wild-poppy, corn-poppy.

coquelourde, n.f., Pasque-flower, Flora’s-bell.

coqueluche (ko-klush), n.f., ☉hood; favorite, reigning fancy; rage, whooping-cough. Il est est la — des femmes; he is a great favorite with women.

☉coquelucher, v.n., to have the whooping-cough.

☉coqueluchon, n.m., (jest.) hood of a monk’s cloak, cowl.

coquemar (kok-mār), n.m., pipkin, boiler, kettle, skillet.

coquereau, n.m., (nav.) hoy, lighter.

coqueret, n.m., or coquerelle, n.f., winter-cherry.

coquerico, n.m., cock-a-doodle-doo.

coquerie, n.f., (nav.) caboose.

coqueriquer, v.n., (l.u.) (pers.) to crow.

coqueron, n.m., (nav.) cook-room.

coquet, -te, adj., coquettish, pretty, stylish; smart, natty.

coquet, n.m., jilt, flirt; cock-boat.

coqueter (kok-té), v.n., (l.u.) to coquet, to flirt; to play the lady-killer; to paddle a boat, to scull.

coquetier (kok-tié), n.m., poulterer; egg-merchant; egg-cup.

coquette, n.f., coquette, flirt, jilt. Faire la —; to coquet.

coquetterie (ko-kè-trî), n.f., coquetry; affectation (in dress); love of dress; flirtation; finicalness. Une — d’expressions; far-fetched expressions.

*coquillage, n.m., shell-fish; shells; shell-work.

*coquillart, n.m., bed of shells and stones.

*coquille, n.f., shell (of fruit, of animals); (print.) wrong letter; thumb (of a latch); foot-board (of coach-box); post demy, small post (paper); under-part of a staircase; (anat.) concha. pl., wares of little value. — de Sainte Jacques; scallop. — de beurre; pat of butter. Rentrer dans sa —; to draw in one’s horns. À qui vendez-vous vos —s; it is of no use trying to do me. Il fait bien valoir ses —s; he praises his goods, and no mistake.

coquiller, v.n., (of bread) to swell; to crumple, to curl up.

*coquilleu-x, -se, adj., shelly.

*coquillier, n.m., collection of shells; cabinet of shells.

*coquilli-er, -ère, adj., conchiferous.

coquin, -e, adj., idle, debauched; free and easy; roguish, rascally.

coquin, n.m., knave, rascal, rogue, scamp. Tour de —; knavish trick.

coquine, n.f., slut, hussy, jade.

coquinerie (ko-ki-n-rî), n.f., knavery, rascally trick, roguery.

cor, n.m., corn; horn, hunting-horn. Avoir des —s aux pieds; to have corns on one’s feet. À — et à cri; with horn and voice; with hue and cry; with might and main.

coracoïde, adj., (anat.) coracoid.

*corail, n.m., coral. Des lèvres de —; rosy lips.

*coraillère, n.f., (nav.) coral-fishing boat.

*corailleur, n.m., coral-diver, coral-fisher.

*corailleur, adj., of coral fishing. Bateau —; coral-fisher’s boat.

☉corallin, -e, adj., red like coral, coralline.

coralline, n.f., (zoöl.) coralline; (nav.) V. coraillère.

coralloïde, adj., coralloid.

coralloïde, n.m., coralloid.

coran, n.m., Koran.

corbeau, n.m., crow; raven; (arch.) corbel, bracket; (astron.) corvus; (nav.) grappling-iron.

*corbeille, n.f., flat, wide basket; (arch.) corbel; (fort.) corbeil; clump (of trees); wedding presents. Une — de fleurs; a basket of flowers. — de mariage or de noces; wedding presents; (on change) reserved enclosure, change.

*corbeillée, n.f., basketful.

corbigeau, n.m. ☉V. courlis.

corbillard, n.m., hearse.

*corbillat, n.m., young raven.

*corbillon, n.m., small basket; crambo.

☉corbin, n.m., (orni.) crow. V. bec-de-corbin.

corbine, n.f., (orni.) carrion-crow.

corbleu! int. By the Powers! Zounds! By Jove! Hang it!

corbusée, n.f., (orni.) black-neb.

corcelet, n.m. V. corselet.

corceron, n.m., (pisc.) float.

cordage, n.m., cordage, cord, rope, rigging; the measuring of wood by the cord. — en trois; rope made with three strands. — de rechange; spare ropes.

cordat, n.m., packing-cloth.

corde, n.f., cord, rope; line; twist, twine, string; (mus.) chord; tone, note; concord; span (of an arch); laniard (of buoys); thread (of cloth); hanging (death by); gallows. — à danser; dancing-rope. Danseur de —; rope-dancer. — à boyau; cat-gut. Echelle de —; rope-ladder. Une — de bois; a cord of wood. Ne touchez point cette — là; do not harp upon that string. Toucher la grosse —; to hit the main point of the question. Instrument à —s; stringed instrument. — de violon; fiddle-string. Flatter la —; to play with delicacy. Avoir deux —s à son arc; to have two strings to one’s bow. Son habit montre la —; his coat is threadbare. Cela est usé jusqu’à la —; that is thoroughly hackneyed. Friser la —; narrowly to escape hanging. Il y va de la —; it is a hanging matter. Filer sa —; to go the way of the gallows. Avoir de la — de pendu; to have the devil’s own luck. Tenir la —; to lead. Passer à fleur de —; to only just succeed (of a thing). Être au bout de sa —; to be at the end of one’s tether.

cordé, -e, part., twisted, corded.

cordé, -e, adj., (bot.) cordated, heart-shaped.

cordeau, n.m., line, cord. Au —; in a straight line.

cordeler, v.a., to twist, to twine; to wreathe.

cordelette, n.f., small cord; string.

cordelier, n.m., cordelier; Franciscan friar; gray-friar.

cordelière, n.f., Franciscan nun; cordelier’s girdle; (arch.) twisted fillet.

cordelle, n.f., (nav.) tow-line, tow-rope.

corder, v.a., to cord; to bind with a cord. v.n., (pop.) to cotton; to agree. — du bois; to measure wood by the cord.

se corder, v.r., to be corded; to get stringy.

corderie, n.f., rope-walk, rope-yard; rope-making; (nav.) boatswain’s store-room.

cordial, -e, adj., cordial, hearty, sincere.

cordial, n.m., cordial.

cordialement (kor-dial-mān), adv., cordially, heartily, sincerely.

cordialité, n.f., cordiality; heartiness; hearty affection.

cordier, n.m., rope-maker; (of violins) tail-piece.

cordiforme, adj., cordiform, heart-shaped.

cordon, n.m., twist, string; check-string (of carriages); cord; fillet, thread, ribbon; order; girdle; plinth, edging of stone; (milit., fort., arch.) cordon; (anat.) funis; edge (of coins); door-rope. — ombilical; umbilical cord. — de chapeau; hat-band. — de sonnette; bell pull. Un — bleu; a knight of the Holy Ghost. — bleu; blue-ribbon; a first-rate cook. Un — rouge; a knight of the order of St. Louis. Tirer le —; to pull the string; to be a house-porter. Le —, s’il vous plaît; open the door, please.

cordonnage, n.m., (coin) milling; edging.

cordonner, v.a., to twist, to twine; to braid; (of coins) to line, to mill, to edge.

cordonnerie, n.f., shoemaking, the trade of a shoemaker; shoe-place.

cordonnet, n.m., twist; edging, milling (of coins — de pièces de monnaie).

cordonnier, n.m., cordwainer; shoemaker. — pour femmes; ladies’ shoemaker.

corée, n.m., (poet.) choreus, trochee. V. chorée.

corégence, n.f., co-regency.

corégent, n.m., -e, n.f., co-regent.

coreligionnaire, n.m.f., co-religionist.

coriace, adj., tough, ropy, leathery, stringy; cartilaginous; niggardly. Un homme —; a close-fisted fellow.

coriacé, -e, adj., coriaceous.

coriaire, adj., fit for tanning. n.f. (bot.) V. corroyère.

coriambe, n.m., (poet.) choriambus.

coriandre, n.f., (bot.) coriander.

corindon, n.m., (min.) corundum, adamantine spar.

corinthien, -ne (-in, -e-n), adj., Corinthian.

corinthien, n.m., -ne, n.f., Corinthian.

coris, n.m. V. cauris.

corlieu, corlis, n.m., curlew.

corme, n.f., (bot.) service or sorb-apple.

cormier, n.m., (bot.) service-tree.

cormoran, n.m., sea-raven, cormorant.

cornac, n.m., elephant driver, cornac; showman; chaperon, mentor.

cornage, n.m., (vet.) roaring (of horses).

cornaline, n.f., cornelian stone.

cornard, adj., (pop., l.ex.) roaring (of horses).

cornard, n.m., (pop., l.ex.) cornuto, cuckold.

cornardise, n.f., (pop., l.ex.) cuckoldom.

corne, n.f., horn, hoof; corner; shoe-horn; dog’s ear (on books, leaves); (nav.) gaff, throat; outside rind (of animals’ feet); cap of the Doge of Venice. Bête à —s; horned beast. Essence de — de cerf; spirits of hartshorn. Faire les —s à quelqu’un; to snap one’s fingers at any one. Montrer les —s; to show one’s teeth. Lever les cornes; to hold up one’s head again. Les —s d’un bonnet carré; the corners of a square cap. Chapeau à trois —s; three-cornered hat. Les —s de la lune; the horns of the moon. Les —s de l’autel; the horns of the altar. — d’abondance; cornucopia, horn of plenty. Faire une — à une carte de visite; to turn down the corner of a visiting-card. Faire des —s à un livre; to dog’s-ear a book.

corné, -e, adj., corneous, horny.

corneau, n.m., (hunt.) cross between a mastiff and a hound.

cornée, n.f., (anat.) cornea.

cornéenne, n.f., horn-stone.

*corneille, n.f., carrion-crow, rook, daw. — emmantelée; hooded-rook. Bayer aux —s; to stare about vacantly. Il y va comme une — qui abat des noix; he goes at it tooth and nail, or rashly, slapdash, headlong.

cornement, n.m., tingling of the ears.

cornemuse, n.f., bagpipe. Joueur de —; bag-piper.

cornéole, n.f., (bot.) dyer’s weed.

corner, v.n., to blow, to wind or sound a horn; to gore; (man.) to wheeze; to tingle (of the ears); to be tainted (of meat). Les oreilles me cornent; my ears tingle.

corner, v.a., to blare out, to blurt out, to trumpet. Il a corné cela par toute la ville; he has trumpeted it through the whole town. — quelque chose aux oreilles de quelqu’un; to din a thing into any one’s ears.

cornet, n.m., horn, ear-trumpet; ink-horn; dice-box; paper cone; (conch.) cornet. — de postillon; post-boy’s horn. — à bouquin; cow-herd’s horn. — à piston; cornet.

cornette, n.f., head-dress, cornet, mob-cap; cornetcy; (nav.) broad pennant.

☉cornette, n.m., (milit.) cornet.

corneur, n.m., horn-blower.

corneur, adj., (vet.) wheezing, roaring.

corniche, n.f., (arch.) cornice.

cornichon, n.m., little horn; gherkin; (fig. and fam.) greenhorn, ninny, flat, muff.

cornicule, n.f., small horn, cornicle.

corniculé, -e, adj., corniculate, horned.

corni-er, -ère, adj., corner; at the angle. Pilastre —; corner-column.

cornière, n.f., corner gutter; (print.) corner iron; T iron; (nav.) fashion-piece.

cornifle, n.m., (bot.) horn-wort.

*cornillas, n.m., young rook.

corniste, n.m., cornist, player upon the horn.

*cornouille, n.f., dogberry.

*cornouiller, n.m., dogberry-tree, cornel-tree.

cornu, -e, adj., horned; angular, cornered; (fig.) extravagant, absurd.

cornue, n.f., (chem.) retort.

corollaire, n.m., corollary.

corolle, n.f., (bot.) corol, corolla.

corollifère, adj., corollated, bearing a corolla.

coronaire, adj., (anat.) coronary.

coronal, -e, adj., (anat.) coronal.

coronal, n.m., (anat.) coronal.

coroner (-nèr), n.m., (—s) coroner.

*coronille, n.f., (bot.) coronilla.

coronoïde, adj., (anat.) coronoid.

coronope, n.m., (bot.) wart-cress. — de ruelle; crow’s-foot.

corossol, n.m., (bot.) custard-apple. — des marais; cork-wood.

corossolier, n.m., (bot.) anona, custard-apple tree.

corporal, n.m., (c.rel.) corporal, communion cloth.

corporalité, n.f., corporality.

corporation, n.f., corporation, corporate body.

corporéité, n.f., corporeity.

corporel, -le, adj., corporal, corporeal, bodily.

corporellement (-mān), adv., corporally, bodily.

corporifier, v.a., to embody, to form into a body.

corps (kor), n.m., body; person; fellow; creature; substance, thickness, consistence; company, society, commonalty, college; main point; barrel (of pumps); caudex (of roots); (of wine, of writing, of sovereigns, of musical instruments, of wearing apparel) body; corps, set of men; (print.) depth, body, of a letter; shell (of a house, a pulley). — mort; dead body. — morts; (nav.) moorings. — glorieux; glorified body. Un drôle de —; a queer fellow, a queer fish. Se tuer le — et l’âme; to work one’s self to death. Répondre — pour —; to be answerable for a person. Faire — neuf; to take a new lease of life. Il fait bon marché de son —; he makes himself very cheap; he exposes himself unnecessarily to danger. Il faut voir ce que cet homme a dans le —; we must see what stuff this man is made of. Enlever un homme comme un — saint; (prov.) to kidnap a man. Gagner son pain à la sueur de son —; to earn one’s bread by the sweat of one’s brow. Tomber rudement sur le — à quelqu’un; to speak in offensive terms of any one. Être séparés — et biens; to be separated (mensâ et thoro). C’est un pauvre —; he is a poor weak fellow. C’est un — de fer que cet homme; that man is made of iron. Passer son épée au travers du — à quelqu’un; to run any one through the body. Il a le diable au —; he is a devil of a fellow. — de bâtiment; main building. — de logis; detached building. — de cheminée; chimney-stack. Le — du délit; substance, main proof, of an offense (corpus delicti). Un vin qui a du —; a full-bodied wine. Prendre du —; to grow stout, fat. Le — du clergé; the body of the clergy. Les — de métiers; the trades’ companies. Ils font — à part; they are a separate body. Esprit de —; spirit of party; brotherhood in arms. Un — d’infanterie; a body of foot-soldiers. Garde du —; a life-guard. Un — de garde; a guard-house; watch-house; round-house. — à —; hand to hand. À — perdu; headlong; desperately. A bras-le-corps; by the waist. Saisir quelqu’un à bras-le-—; to seize any one round the waist. N’avoir rien dans le —; to have taken no food; to be a person of no pluck. À son — défendant; reluctantly, in one’s own defense. Le vaisseau a sombré — et biens; the vessel foundered with all hands.

corpulence, n.f., corpulence, corpulency; stoutness. Un homme de petite —; a stoutish man.

corpulent, -e, adj., corpulent, stout.

corpusculaire, adj., corpuscular.

corpuscule, n.m., corpuscule or corpuscle.

corpusculiste, n.m., corpuscularian.

correct (-rèct), -e, adj., accurate, correct, right.

correctement, adv., correctly, accurately, rightly, right.

correcteur, n.m., corrector, emendator; (print.) reader. Père —; superior of a convent.

correcti-f, -ve, adj., corrective.

correctif, n.m., corrective.

correction, n.f., correction; correctness, accuracy; alteration; reprimand; reproof; (print.) reading, correcting. Maison de —; house of correction, reformatory.

correctionnel, -le, adj., correctional (of misdemeanors); punishable; reformatory. Tribunal de police —le; police-court.

correctionnellement, adv., by way of correction; before the magistrate; for misdemeanors.

correctivement (-tiv-mān), adv., correctively, as a corrective.

correctoire, n.m., book of penance, formulary.

correctrice, n.f., lady superior of a convent of Minimi nuns.

corrégidor, n.m., corregidor (Sp. magistrate).

corrélati-f, -ve, adj., correlative.

corrélati-f, n.m., -ve, n.f., correlative.

corrélation, n.f., correlation.

correspondance, n.f., correspondence, intercourse; connection, relation; conformity, harmony. Être en — avec quelqu’un; to correspond with any one. Entretenir une — avec quelqu’un; to keep up a correspondence with any one. Voiture de —; correspondence-coach; railway-omnibus. Service de —; cross-post.

correspondant, -e, adj., correspondent, corresponding.

correspondant, n.m., correspondent, corresponding member; parents’ representative.

correspondre, v.n., to correspond, to communicate, to be in correspondence with; to agree, to suit, to harmonize.

corridor, n.m., lobby, corridor, gallery, passage. Cette porte donne sur le —; this door opens out into the gallery or passage.

corrigé, n.m., corrected copy; key (book).

corrigeant, -e (-jān, -t), adj., correcting.

corriger, v.a., to correct; to rectify; to repair; to amend; to reclaim; to reprove; to reprehend, to chide, to chastise. — des épreuves; (print.) to correct proofs.

se corriger, v.r., to correct one’s self, to amend, to reform, to be reformed. Elle s’est bien corrigée de cela; she has quite broken herself of that.

corrigible, adj., corrigible.

corroborant, -e (kor-ro-), adj., (med.) corroborant.

corroborant, n.m., (med.) corroborant.

corroborati-f, -ve (kor-ro-), adj., (med.) corroborative.

corroboratif (kor-ro-), n.m., (med.) corroborative.

corroboration (kor-ro-), n.f., (med.) corroboration, strengthening.

corroborer (kor-ro-), v.a., to strengthen, to corroborate.

corrodant, -e, adj., corroding. n.m., corrodent.

corroder (kor-ro-dé), v.a., to corrode.

corroi, n.m., currying of leather; (mas.) claying, puddling.

corroirie, n.f., (tech.) currier’s shop, currying.

corrompre, v.a., to corrupt; to adulterate, to spoil; to infect; to taint; to vitiate; to pervert; to bribe. Les mauvaises compagnies corrompent les bonnes mœurs; evil communications corrupt good manners. — des témoins; to bribe witnesses. Se laisser —; to take a bribe.

se corrompre, v.r., to grow corrupt; to become tainted, to fester.

corrompu, -e, part., corrupted; bribed; spoiled; unsound. Homme —; debauchee. Mœurs —es; dissolute manners.

corrosi-f, -ve (kor-rô-), adj., corrosive.

corrosif, n.m., corrosive.

corrosion (kor-rô-zion), n.f., corrosion.

corroyer, v.a., to curry (leather); to prepare clay for puddling; to puddle; to beat up. — du bois; to plane wood. — du fer; to hammer iron. — du sable; to roll sand.

corroyère, n.f., (bot.) sumac.

corroyeur, n.m., currier.

corrugateur, n.m., (anat.) corrugator.

corrugation, n.f., corrugation, wrinkling.

corrupt-eur, n.m., -rice, n.f., (kor-rup-), corrupter, seducer, spoiler; briber.

corrupt-eur, -rice, adj., corrupting, perverting, corrupt, infectious.

corruptibilité (kor-rup-), n.f., corruptibility.

corruptible (kor-rup-), adj., corruptible.

corruption (kor-rup-), n.f., corruption; taint, putridity, rottenness; depravity, perversity, defilement; bribery.

cors, n.m.pl., (hunt.) horns; branches. Un cerf dix —; a full-grown stag.

corsage, n.m., trunk, bust, chest (of the body); bodice, body (of a dress). — de dessous; petticoat bodice.

corsaire, n.m., privateer, commander of a privateer; corsair, rover; shark, Jew. À —, — et demi; set a thief to catch a thief.

corsé, adj., rich, full-bodied, having body (of wine); (fam.) strong, thick, stout; substantial, copious; plentiful.

corse, n.m.f. and adj., Corsican.

corselet, n.m., corselet.

corser, v.n., to fit (of stays). v.a., (fig.) to thicken; to complicate.

se corser, v.r., to put one’s stays on; (fig.) to acquire strength; to grow serious.

corset, n.m., corset, stays; bodice; (surg.) bandage.

corseti-er, n.m., -ère, n.f., (-tié, -ti-èr), corset-maker, stay-maker.

cortège, n.m., train, retinue, cortege; procession; attendants.

cortès (-tèss), n.f.pl., Cortes (Spanish Parliament).

cortical, -e, adj., (bot., anat.) cortical.

cortiqueu-x, -se, adj., (bot.) corticose.

coruscation, n.f., coruscation.

corvéable, adj., (feudalism) liable to forced labor.

corvéable, n.m., one liable to forced labor.

corvée, n.f., (feudalism) statute-labor; duty, service, fatigue duty done by soldiers; toil; drudgery; bore. Quelle —! what a bore!

corvette, n.f., corvette, sloop of war.

corybante, n.m., priest of Cybele.

corybantique, adj., corybantic. —s, n.f.pl., feasts in honor of Cybele.

corymbe, n.m., (bot.) cluster, corymb.

corymbé, -e, (bot.) corymbiate.

corymbeu-x, -se, adj., (bot.) corymbase.

corymbifère, adj., (bot.) corymbiferous. —s; n.f.pl., corymbiferous plants.

coryphée, n.m., corypheus; leader, chief; principal man; (theat.) chorus-master.

coryza, n.m., (med.) coryza, cold in the head.

cosaque, n.m., Cossack.

cosaque, n.f., Cossack dance. Je veux te faire danser une —; (pop.) I’ll let you have a taste of the stick.

cosécante, n.f., (geom.) co-secant.

*coseigneur, n.m., joint lord of a manor.

conseigneurie, n.f., joint lordship.

cosinus (-si-nûs), n.m., (geom.) co-sine.

cosmétique, n.m., and adj., cosmetic.

cosmétique, n.f., art of using cosmetics.

cosmique, adj., (astron.) cosmical.

cosmiquement, adv., (astron.) cosmically.

cosmogonie, n.f., cosmogony.

cosmogonique, adj., cosmogonical.

cosmographe, n.m., cosmographer.

cosmographie, n.f., cosmography.

cosmographique, adj., cosmographical.

cosmolabe, n.m., (astron.) cosmolabe.

cosmologie, n.f., cosmology.

cosmologique, adj., cosmological.

cosmologiste or cosmologue, n.m., cosmologist.

cosmopolite, n.m., cosmopolite.

cosmopolite, adj., cosmopolitan.

cosmopolitisme, n.m., cosmopolitism.

cosmorama, n.m., cosmorama.

cosse, n.f., cod, shell, husk, pod; (nav.) thimble.

cosser, v.n., (of rams) to butt.

cosson, n.m., (ent.) weevil; (agri.) new shoot of a vine.

cossu, -e, adj., husked, podded; substantial, warm, wealthy, rich. En conter de —es; to tell spicy tales. Un homme —; a monied man.

costal, -e, adj., costal.

costières, n.f.pl., (theat.) grooves for the side-lights.

costume, n.m., garb, uniform; manners, usages; costume, dress. Grand —; full dress. Petit —; undress. — de soirée; evening-dress. — tailleur; tailor-made dress.

costumer, v.a., to dress in fancy dress.

se costumer, v.r., to dress one’s self up; to dress in fancy dress.

costumier, n.m., costumer, dealer in fancy dress clothes.

cotangente, n.f., (geom.) co-tangent.

cote, n.f., letter, number, figure (to indicate the order); (com.) quotation; quota, share, price, price-list. Faire une — mal taillée; to make a clumsy compromise.

côte, n.f., rib (of the body, of cloth, of fruit); (arch., bot., manu.), rib; (agri.) edge; hill, declivity; shore, sea-coast. — d’aloyau; wing-rib. Fausses —s; short ribs. Se casser une —; to break a rib. Rompre les —s à quelqu’un; to break anyone’s bones. Mesurer les —s à quelqu’un; to thrash anyone. Se mettre à la —; (nav.) to run aground, ashore. Ranger la —; to coast. Raser la —; to sail along, to hug, the shore. — à —; side by side. Le long de la —; along the hill or the shore. — de fer; (hist.) iron-side.

côté, n.m., side; broadside; way, manner; flank; part; slice. Il a un point de —; he has got a stitch in his side. Le — faible; the weak side. Mettre une bouteille, un tonneau, sur le —; to empty a bottle, a cask. De tous —s; on all sides. — de première; (print.) outer form. — de seconde; inner form. De mon —; for my own part. Ils sont parents du — maternel; they are related on the mother’s side. Il est du — gauche; he is a natural child. Se ranger du — de quelqu’un; to side with anyone. De quel — êtes-vous? whom do you side with? Il se met du — du plus fort; he takes the strongest side. A — de; by, near. Être à — de la question; to be beside the question. Donner à —; to miss. De —; sideways, aslant, askew, obliquely, aside. D’à —; adjoining, next house. Une vue de —; a side-view. Regarder de —; to look askance. Mettre une chose de —; to lay by. De — et d’autre; up and down, here and there, on all sides, in every direction. C’est son — faible; it is his weak side. S’asseoir à — de quelqu’un; to sit down by the side of any one. Se tenir les —s de rire; to shake one’s sides with laughing. De l’autre —; in the next room. Mettre les rieurs de son —; to turn the laugh against any one. Être sur le —; to be on one’s back, ill.

coteau, n.m., declivity, slope; little hill, hillock, rising ground.

côtelette (kot-let), n.f., chop, cutlet. Une — de mouton; a mutton chop. Des —s de veau; veal cutlets. — de porc frais; pork chop. Des —s; mutton chop whiskers.

cotenanci-er, -ère, n.m.f., co-tenant.

coter, v.a., to number; to quote, to fix, to price. Se —; to be quoted, to be priced. — le cours des effets publics; to quote the price of stocks.

coterie (ko-trî), n.f., coterie, set, club; circle, gang.

cothurne, n.m., buskin. Chausser le —; to put on the buskin (play in tragedy).

cothurné, -e, adj., (antiq.) cothurnated.

côtier (-tié), adj., n.m., coasting; coasting-pilot.

côtière (-ti-èr), n.f., (gard.) border, sloping bed; (nav.) (l.u.) coasts, coast-line.

*cotignac (-gna), n.m., quiddany, marmalade of quinces.

*cotillon, n.m., under-petticoat; cotillon (dance). Il aime le —; he is fond of women. Régime du —; petticoat government.

cotir, v.a., (fruit) to bruise, to damage.

cotisation, n.f., clubbing, subscription; assessment, quota, share.

cotiser, v.a., to assess, to rate.

se cotiser, v.r., to rate, to assess; to unite, to club together; to get up a subscription; to subscribe.

cotissure, n.f., (fruit) damage, bruising.

coton, n.m., cotton; down (of fruit and hair on the face). — épluché; picked cotton. — brut; raw cotton. — plat; darning cotton. — à tricoter; knitting cotton. — de couleur; colored cotton. Bobine de —; reel of cotton. Écheveau de —; skein of cotton. Balle de —; bale of cotton. Toile de —; cotton cloth. Il jette un vilain —; he is going to the dogs. Il jette, il file, un mauvais —; he is in a bad way. Mettre dans du —; to coddle, to nurse, to indulge. Elever dans du —; to molly-coddle; to bring up delicately.

cotonnade, n.f., cotton cloth, cotton-check.

cotonné, -e, part., woolly (of hair); wadded, padded; covered with, full of, cotton.

cotonner, v.a., to fill, to stuff with, cotton; to pad.

se cotonner, v.r., to be covered with down, to become downy; to cotton, to nap, to become mealy (of vegetables). Les artichauts, les radis se cotonnent; artichokes, radishes grow pithy or spongy.

cotonner, v.n., to cotton, to nap.

cotonneu-x, -se, adj., pithy, spongy, mealy; (bot.) downy, cottony (of style); spun out, lax, diffuse.

cotonnier, n.m., cotton-tree.

cotonni-er, -ère, adj., cotton, of cotton.

cotonnière, n.f., (bot.) cotton-weed; cud-weed.

cotonnine, n.f., cotton sail-cloth.

côtoyer, v.a., to go by the side of, to skirt; (nav.) to coast, to coast along; to keep close to, to hug the shore.

cotret, n.m., fagot, stick. Il est sec comme un —; he is as thin as a lath. De l’huile de —; stirrup oil; (fig.) cudgeling.

cottage, n.m., cottage.

cotte, n.f., petticoat, jacket; coat. — d’armes; coat of arms. — de mailles; coat of mail. — morte; estate (of a deceased monk).

cotte, n.m., (ich.) bull-head. — chabot; sea-scorpion.

cotut-eur, n.m., -rice, n.f., joint-guardian.

cotylédon, n.m., (anat., bot.) cotyledon.

cotylédoné, -e, adj., (bot.) cotyledonous.

cotylier, n.m., (bot.) cotyledon, navel-wort.

cotyloïde, adj., (anat.) cotyloid.

cou, n.m., neck. — de travers; wry-neck. Sauter, se jeter, au — de quelqu’un; to fall on a person’s neck. Se casser le —; to break one’s neck. Couper le — à; to cut the neck of. Rompre le — à; to break the neck of. Prendre ses jambes à son —; to take to one’s heels. — de pied; instep.

couard, n.m., (fam.) coward, dastard.

couard, -e, adj., (fam.) coward, cowardly.

couardement, adv., (fam.) in a cowardly manner.

couarder, v.n., (fam.) to act in a cowardly manner.

couardise, n.f., (fam.) cowardice.

coucal, n.m., pheasant-cuckoo.

couchage, n.m., bedding (for the army); act of lying in bed; price of a bed, night’s lodging.

couchant, adj., lying; setting. Un chien —; a setter. Faire le chien —; to crawl and cringe. Soleil —; setting sun.

couchant, n.m., west; wane, decline.

couche, n.f., bed; bedstead; confinement, childbed, lying-in; delivery, birth; swaddling-clothes, diaper; layer, stratum, row; (gard.) hot-bed, bed; (mining) seam; layer, stratum, coat (of varnish, colour); stake (at play). La — nuptiale; the nuptial bed. Pendant ses —s; during her confinement. Elle est morte en —s; she died in childbed. Être en, faire ses, —s; to be confined, to lie-in. Heureuse —; good delivery. Fausse —; miscarriage. Partager la — de quel-qu’un; to share any one’s bed.

couché, -e, part., put to bed, in bed, gone to bed, lying down, flat down, recumbent, jacent; (her.) couchant.

couchée, n.f., resting-place; sleeping place; bed; night’s lodging.

coucher, v.a., to put to bed; to lay down; to lay low; to lodge; to knock down; to incline; to lay on ☉to stake. — quelqu’un en joue; to take aim at anyone, to cover anyone. — en joue; to aim at, to cover. ☉— gros; to play deep. — par écrit; to write down, take down, enter.

se coucher, v.r., to go to bed; to lay one’s self down, to lie down, to lie flat; to set; to go down. Allez vous —; go to bed. Il n’est pas encore temps d’aller se —; it is not bed-time yet. Se — comme les poules; to go to bed with the sun (i.e., very early). Comme on fait son lit, on se couche; as you make your bed, so you must lie. Allez vous —; (fam.) get along with you; stuff and nonsense. Le soleil se couche; the sun is setting.

coucher, v.n., to lie, to sleep, to pass the night; to lie down, to rest. — au cabaret; to sleep at a public-house. — à la belle étoile; to sleep in the open air. — sur la dure; to sleep upon bare boards or on the ground. — tout habillé; to sleep with one’s clothes on.

coucher, n.m., bed-time, going to bed; sleeping; setting (of the sun). C’est l’heure de son —; it is his bed-time. Le petit —; the king’s select circle whilst preparing for bed.

couchette, n.f., bedstead, small bed, crib.

coucheu-r, n.m., -se, n.f., bed-fellow. Mauvais —; nasty customer; cross-grained person. Bon —; easy-going fellow.

couchis, n.m., layer, stratum; bolster.

couci-couci, adv., (fam.) so so, middling, indifferently.

coucou, n.m., cuckoo; barren strawberry-plant; Dutch clock; coach, omnibus; one-horse chaise; (bot.) cowslip, daffodil.

coude, n.m., elbow; bend, angle; winding; turning, turn; knee (of machinery); neck (of a bayonet). Donner des coups de —; to elbow. Hausser le —; to drink hard, to fuddle.

coudé, -e, part., bent, elbowed, cranked.

coudée, n.f., arm’s length; cubit. Avoir les —s franches; to have elbow room, full play, scope, freedom.

cou-de-pied, n.m., (—s-—) instep.

couder, v.a., to bend, to make an elbow.

se couder, v.r., to elbow, to form an elbow.

coudoyer, v.a., to elbow, to jostle.

se coudoyer, v.r., to elbow, to jostle, one another.

coudraie, n.f., hazel-copse; filbert-orchard.

coudran, n.m., (nav.) tar. V. goudron.

coudranner, v.a., (nav.) to soak cords in tar.

coudre, n.m., nut-tree, hazel-tree. V. coudrier.

coudre (cousant, cousu), v.a., to sew, to stitch; to tack; (fig.) to add, to connect, to unite. — à; to stitch or sew to. — du linge; to sew linen. — à grands points; to take long stitches.

☉coudrette, n.f., hazel-copse.

coudrier, n.m., hazel-tree.

couenne (kooa-n), n.f., rind, pig-skin; (med.) buff; birth-mark, mole.

couenneu-x, -se (kooah-), adj., (med.) containing buff. Angine —se; diphtheria.

couette, n.f., little-tail; tuft; sea-gull; ☉feather-bed; (mec.) socket.

coufique, adj., (philol.) cufic.

cougourde, n.f., (bot.) bottle-gourd.

couguar (-gar), n.m., (mam.) cougar.

couillon, n.m., coward, funk; fool, muff.

couillonnade, n.f., gammon, humbug, bosh.

couillonner, v.a., to gammon, to humbug, to bamboozle; to funk, to shirk.

coulage, n.m., leakage, waste; melting, casting.

coulamment (koo-la-mān), adv., fluently, freely, readily. Il parle —; he talks fluently.

coulant, -e, adj., flowing; fluent; smooth; easy, accommodating; slip (of knots). Style —; easy, fluent style. Nœud —; noose.

coulant, n.m., slide, slider, runner; neck-jewel; slide (of an umbrella).

coulé, n.m., (mus.) slur; slide (dance); cast (founding); (paint.) first wash; (billiards) following stroke.

coulée, n.f., running, flowing, flow; (of writing) running-hand; tapping (metal); (hunt.) track path. Trou de —; (metal.) tap-hole.

coulement (kool-mān), n.m., running, flow (of liquids).

couler, v.n., to flow, to run; to glide, to glide along; to pour, to stream; to trickle, to drop; to leak, to run out; to ooze out; to glide away, to fly away, to slip; to slide away, to go down; (founding) to run through the mold; to gutter; to touch lightly upon; to be shed, to be split. Se laisser — jusqu’à terre; to slide down to the ground. Faire —; to shed. L’échelle va —; the ladder will slip. L’encre ne coule pas; the ink does not run freely. Le nez lui coule; his nose runs. La chandelle coule; the candle gutters. Les larmes lui coulent des yeux; tears are flowing from his eyes. — sur un fait; to glide or slur over a fact. — bas, à fond; to founder, to sink.

couler, v.a., to cast; to strain; to slip in; to pass (time); (mus.) to slur; to run down; to do for; to scald (linen); to fall off, to drop; to sink; to run smooth, to flow. — une statue; to cast a statue. — une glace; to cast a plate of glass. — un vaisseau à fond; to sink a ship. — un pas; to pass smoothly over a step (in dancing).

se couler, v.r., to slip, to creep, to steal, to slide; (of metals) to be cast.

couleur, n.f., color, paint; favor (ribbon); coloring; appearance; suit (at cards). —s aigres; harsh colors. —s amies; blending colors. — éclatante; striking color. — tranchante; glaring color. — solide; fast color. — de feu; flame color. — de rose; rose color. Pâles —s; (med.) chlorosis, green sickness. — locale; local coloring. — voyante; showy color. — à l’huile; oil color. —s passantes; fading colors. Diversifier, mêler, assortir, les —s; to vary, to blend, to match, colors. Juger d’une chose comme un aveugle des —s; to talk of a subject without knowing anything about it. Voir tout — de rose; to see the bright side of things. Les hommes de —; men of color, mulattoes. Lampes de —; variegated lamps. Reprendre —; to be in favor again; to appear in society again. Changer de —; to change color. La — lui monta au visage; the color came into his face. Ce rôti a bien pris —; that roast meat is nicely browned. L’affaire prend —; the matter is looking better, or is taking a turn. De quelle — tourne-t-il? what are trumps? Donner de la —; to follow suit. Prendre —; (lansquenet) to stake and cut the cards. Appliquer les —s; to lay on the colors. Adoucir, amortir, les —s; to soften, to deaden, colors. Rehausser les —s; to heighten colors. Peindre à pleines —s; to paint with a full brush. Mettre en —; (paint.) to stain. Style sans —; colorless style. Prendre —; to assume a character; (of persons) to take a side. Il l’a trompé sous — d’amitié; he deceived him under a show of friendship. Sous — de; under the pretext of.

couleuvre, n.f., adder; (fig.) mortification, vexation, bitter pill. Faire avaler des —s à quelqu’un; to put all sorts of indignities upon a person.

couleuvreau, n.m., young adder.

couleuvrée, n.f., (bot.) bryony.

coulevrine, n.f., culverin; aspic. Être sous la — d’un autre; to be dependent on another. Être sous la — d’une place; to be within reach of a fort.

coulis, adj.m. Vent —; wind that comes through cracks and chinks, draught of air.

coulis, n.m., (cook.) cullis, gravy, jelly; (mas.) grout, solder.

coulisse, n.f., groove; sliding board; running string; rib (presses); (print.) galley; (theat.) side-scene, wing; behind the scenes; shutter, door; (exchange language) coulisse (unauthorised part of the exchange); bucket shop; frequenters of the coulisse; outside brokers. — d’arbalète; chase of a cross-bow. Propos de —s; green-room talk. Faire les yeux en —; to look askance.

coulissé, -e, adj., grooved.

coulisseau, n.m., slide, slide-block, wooden groove for beds with castors; guide (engineering).

coulissier, n.m., stock-jobber; outside broker; green-room frequenter.

couloir, n.m., skimming-dish, strainer; (arch.) passage, lobby. ☉— de la bile; biliary duct.

couloire, n.f., colander, sieve, strainer.

coulpe, n.f., (rel.) sin, fault. J’en dis ma —; I confess and repent.

coulure, n.f., running (metal); falling off, dropping off (fruit).

coumarine, n.f., (chem.) coumarine.

coup (koo), n.m., blow, thump, knock, stroke, hit, stab, thrust, lash; crack (of a whip); beat (of a drum); draught (liquids); clap (of thunder); (artil.) charge; move (at chess, draughts); (fenc.) thrust; gust (of wind); throw (at dice); shot, report (of fire-arms); butt (of rams); time; trick; event; aim; attempt; act; action; deed; kick; push. pl., knocking. — amorti; spent shot. Grand —; hard blow; last cast. Porter un —; to deal a blow. Petit —; pat; sip (of liquids). Heureux —; lucky hit. — monté; got-up affair. — mortel, — de mort; death-blow. — de maître; master-stroke. — de jarnac; treacherous, unexpected blow. — de tête; act of desperation, freak. — de partie; decisive blow. — de poing; blow with the fist, fisticuff. — de coude; nudge. Un — de revers; back-stroke; backhander. Donner des —s de pied; to kick. — de massue; blow with a club, stunning blow; thunder-stroke. — de bâton; blow with a stick; cudgeling. Donner des —s de bâton à quelqu’un; to cudgel any one. Donner un — d’épée; to deal a sword thrust. — de fleuret; pass. Donner des —s de fouet; to lash. — de dent; bite. Au or sur le — de trois heures; when the clock strikes three. Un — de sifflet; a whistle. Donnez-vous un — de peigne; comb yourself. — de foudre; thunderbolt. — de sang; apoplectic fit; congestion of the brain. — de soleil; sunstroke. — d’air; cold in the head or chest. Le — de grâce; the coup-de-grace, the finishing stroke. C’est comme un — d’épée dans l’eau; it is like beating the air. Un — de bec or de patte; a piece of slander; sarcastic remark. Assommer quelqu’un de —s, rouer quelqu’un de —s; to beat in a cruel manner. — d’assommoir; overwhelming, a stunning blow. Détourner le —; to ward off the blow. Faire son —; to succeed. Manquer son —; to fail. — perdu; random shot. Donner un — de chapeau; to take off one’s hat. Faire d’une pierre deux —s; to kill two birds with one stone. Flanquer des —s à quelqu’un; to give any one a thrashing. Sans — férir; without striking a blow, without firing a shot. Porter —; to hit home. Encore un —; once more, again; one more blow. Encore un — je vous dis; once more I tell you. D’un seul —; at one blow; at one swoop. À — perdu; in vain. Sous le — de; under the threat of. — sur —; one after another, without stopping, in succession. Pour le —; this time, for once. Après —; too late. À tous —s; at every turn, every moment. Du premier —; at the first, at once. Tout à —; all of a sudden, suddenly. Tout d’un —; at once, all at once. À — sûr; certainly, to a certainty, unquestionably. Il a reçu un — de fusil; he received a gun-shot wound. — de canon à l’eau; shot between wind and water. — de partance; (nav.) farewell gun; signal for departure. Un — de vent; a squall. — de main; (milit.) coup-de-main, surprise, sudden, unexpected, desperate, attack. Donner un — de main à quelqu’un; to give any one a helping hand. Donner un — d’épaule à quelqu’un; to give any one a lift. Donner un — de collier; to put one’s shoulder to the wheel. Frapper les grands —s; to resort to decisive measures. Asséner un —; to deal a blow. — d’œil; glance, look. Jeter un — d’œil sur; to take a peep at. Avoir le — d’œil juste; to have a carpenter’s eye. Au premier — d’œil; at first sight. Cette démarche a porté —; this step has taken effect. Un — de bonheur; a lucky hit. Un — de malheur; an unlucky hit. — d’étourdi; rash act. — de désespoir; desperate attempt. — d’essai; first attempt. — d’éclat; striking act, brilliant exploit. — d’état; violent measure, exercise or abuse of authority; revolution, state-stroke. — d’autorité; act of authority. Par un — de hasard; by a mere chance. — de bonheur; lucky chance. — imprévu; unexpected accident. — du ciel; providential stroke. —s et blessures; (jur.) cutting and maiming. — de théâtre; unexpected event; clap-trap. Il a fait le —; he has done the deed. Un —; once. Il a encore trois —s à jouer; he has still three shots. Tirer un —; to fire a shot. Porter un — fourré à quelqu’un; to do anyone an ill turn, to strike a blow in the dark. C’est un — qui porte; that is a home-thrust. Le — vaut l’argent; it is worth trying. Buvez encore un —; drink once more. Boire un grand —; to take a long draught. Buvons un — ensemble; let us have a drink together. Boire un — de trop; to have a drop too much. Tuer quelqu’un à —s de bâton; to beat anyone to death. Faire les cent —s; to run riot. Être aux cent —s; to be at one’s wits’ end; not to know which way to turn.

coupable, adj., culpable, guilty, at fault, sinful, criminal. Déclarer quelqu’un —; to bring any one in guilty. Se déclarer —, non —; to plead guilty, not guilty.

coupable, n.m.f., guilty person; culprit.

coupage, n.m., cutting; diluting (of wine).

coupant, n.m., edge (of a sword). — de l’ongle du sanglier; the edge of a wild boar’s foot (hunt.).

coupant, -e, adj., cutting, sharp.

coupe, n.f., cutting; chopping; felling (of wood); wood felled; cut (style); cut (place); the cut end; felling; a fall of timber; cup; chalice; quaffing-bowl; (arch.) section, plan, slope; division; (astron.) Crater; calice; cup; (theol.) wine; cutting (at cards). La — des cheveux; hair-cutting. La — des pierres; stone-cutting. Mettre en —; to mark for cutting. — réglée; annual cutting; regular contribution. La — d’un bois taillis se fait tous les neuf ans; coppice wood is felled every ninth year. Mettre en —; to cut down periodically (of forests); (fig.) to lay under regular contribution. Il a la — malheureuse; he has a very unlucky hand at cutting. Être sous la — de quelqu’un; to play first (at cards); (fig.) to be in anyone’s power. Boire la — jusqu’à la lie; to drink the cup of bitterness to the dregs. Il y a loin de la — aux lèvres; there’s many a slip between the cup and the lips. — d’un ouvrage; division of a work into parts. La — et liaison des scènes; the division and connection of the scenes. La — des vers; the division of the verses. Boire dans une —; to drink out of a cup.

coupé, n.m., coupee (step in dancing); brougham; front part of a French diligence. — lit; sleeping car.

coupé, -e, part., cut, short, laconic. Un pays —; a country intersected with rivers, canals, &c. Un style —; a laconic style. Du lait —; milk and water. Du vin — d’eau; wine and water.

coupe-asperges, n.m., (—) (hort.) asparagus-knife.

☉coupeau, n.m., top of a hill; cop.

coupe-bourgeons, n.m., (plur. —) vine-grub.

coupe-cercle, n.m., (—-—s) round-punch (for cutting out pasteboard).

coupe-cors, n.m., (—) corn-cutter.

coupe-fils, n.m., pliers.

coupe-gorge, n.m., (—) cut-throat place; nest of swindlers; the dealer turning up his own card first (lansquenet).

coupe-jarret, n.m., (—-—s) cut-throat, assassin, ruffian.

coupe-légumes, n.m., (plur. —) vegetable-cutter.

coupellation (-pel-la-), n.f., (chem.) cupellation; testing (metal.).

coupelle, n.f., cupel. Argent de —; purest silver. Essai à la —; cupellation. Mettre à la —; to submit to cupellation; to put to the test.

coupeller, v.a., to test (metals).

*coupe-paille, n.m., (—) chaff-cutter.

coupe-pâte, n.m., (—) dough-knife.

couper, v.a., to cut; to cut off, to dock, to lop, to strike off; to cut down; to cut out; to clip, to pare, to cut away, to geld; to cross, to get before; to dilute (milk, wine, with water); (milit.) to intercept; to divide, to intersect, to interrupt; to hinder; to impede, to get before; to strike; to geld; to cut up, to carve; to amputate; to chop. — menu; to mince. — un habit; to cut out a coat. — par tranches; to slice, to cut into slices. Les sanglots lui coupent la voix; her sobs stifle her utterance. — la bourse à quelqu’un; to pick any one’s pocket. — le cours d’une rivière; to interrupt the course of a river. — les vivres à une armée; to intercept the provisions of an army. — la parole à quelqu’un; to interrupt any one. Pour — court; to be brief, in short. — le chemin à quelqu’un; to stop anyone’s way. — la ligne; (milit.) to break through the line. — le sifflet à quelqu’un; (pop.) to cut anyone’s throat. — les vivres à quelqu’un; to stop anyone’s allowance. — un cheveu en quatre; to split hairs. — le câble; to take the decisive step. — l’herbe sous le pied; (fig.) to supplant anyone; to lay by the heels. — bras et jambes; (fig.) to dumfound. — chemin à un incendie, à un maladie; to stop the progress of a fire, of a disease.

se couper, v.r., to cut oneself; to be chafed; to cut; to wear out; to burst; to crack; to intersect, to intersect one another; to cross; to contradict oneself, to falter, to equivocate. Se — la gorge; to cut one’s throat. Se — la main; to cut one’s hand. Ce cuire s’est coupé; this leather has burst.

couper, v.n., to cut, to cut in (at cards); to chop. À qui à —? whose cut is it? — dans le vif; to cut to the quick. — court à quelqu’un; to cut any one short. — par le plus court; to take the shortest way.

coupe-racines, n.m., (plur. —) (agri.) root-cutter.

couperet (koo-prè), n.m., chopper, enameler’s file.

couperose (koo-prôz), n.f., copperas; (med.) stone-pock. — verte; green vitriol. — blanche; white vitriol. — bleue; blue vitriol.

couperosé, -e (koo-prô-zé), adj., blotched, pimpled.

coupe-tête, n.m., (n.p.) leap-frog.

coupeu-r, n.m., -se, n.f., cutter; player (lansquenet). — de bourses; pickpocket, cut-purse.

coupeur d’eau, n.m., (orni.) cut-water.

couplage, n.m., coupling; one of the sixteen parts composing a float of wood; pair of boats.

couple, n.f., couple (two things of the same kind); (of game) brace. Une — de bœufs; a yoke of oxen. Une — de perdrix; a brace of partridges.

couple, n.m., couple (two beings acting in concert); pair (of animals, male and female); (nav.) frame. C’est un — bien assorti; they are a well-matched couple. Un — de chevaux; a pair of horses. Maître —; midship-frame. —s de remplissage; (nav.) filling timber. — de balancement; balance timbers. Par —s; in pairs.

coupler, v.a., to couple, to link.

couplet, n.m., couplet, verse; song; tirade; hinge.

coupleter, v.a., to write a song.

☉coupletier, n.m., song writer.

coupoir, n.m., cutter (sharp instrument); blade; knife; (print.) lead-cutter; (foundry) dressing-bench.

coupole, n.f., spherical vault; cupola.

coupon, n.m., remnant; coupon, dividend warrant, cheque; (com.) part (of shares); (theat.) ticket.

coupure, n.f., cutting; cut, slit, incision; suppression, erasion; (milit.) entrenchment, ditch behind a breach; (banking term) small note, bond, coupon. J’ai une — au doigt; I have a cut on my finger.

cour, n.f., court (of a prince); court (of justice); love-suit, courtship; yard, court, courtyard. Basse-—; (—s-—s) back-yard, poultry-yard. — d’entrée; entrance-court, front-court. — de derrière; back-court. — de récréation; play-ground. Les gens de la —; courtiers. Eau bénite de —; empty promises. C’est la — du roi Pétaud; it is Bedlam broken loose. Faire la — à une dame; to court a lady. Faire un doigt de —; to show some attention to. Mettre hors de —; to nonsuit.

courable, adj., (hunt.) that may be hunted.

courage, n.m., courage, daring; spirit, mettle, fearlessness; fortitude, greatness of soul; heart, zeal; passion, temper. Prendre —; to be of good heart, to pluck up courage. Manquer de —; to be wanting in courage. Perdre —; to be discouraged. Tenir or prendre son — à deux mains; to summon up all one’s courage. Je n’ai pas le — de le lui refuser; I have not the heart to refuse it him. —! come! take courage! cheer up!

courageusement (-jeûz-mān), adv., courageously, bravely, valiantly, gallantly, fearlessly, resolutely.

courageu-x, -se, adj., courageous, daring, gallant, valiant, brave, fearless.

couramment (koo-ra-mān), adv., fluently, readily, off-hand. Il lit —; he reads fluently.

courant, -e, adj., current, running, present; ordinary; fair, middling (of goods); lineal (of measures). Le mois —; the present month. Monnaie —e; current coin. Le prix —; the current price. Compte —; account current. Ecriture —e; running-hand.

courant, n.m., current, stream, tide; course, routine; present price; present month, instant. Le — du marché; the market price. Le — des affaires; the course of affairs. Être au — des nouvelles; to know the news of the day. Tenir quelqu’un au — de; (com.) to keep any one constantly advised of. Se mettre au — de; to acquaint one’s self with. Fin —; (com.) at the end of the present month. En —; cursorily, in haste. Je vous tiendrai au —; I’ll let you know; I’ll keep you informed.

courante, n.f., courant (a kind of dance); running-hand (of writing); (l.ex.) looseness, relaxation.

courbage, n.m., bending, curving.

*courbaril, n.m., locust-tree. Bois de —; locust-wood.

courbatu, -e, adj., (vet.) foundered; knocked up; stiff in the joints; (med.) affected with lumbago. Je me sens tout —; I feel stiff and bruised all over.

courbature, n.f., (vet.) foundering, lameness; (med.) stiffness in the back and limbs, lumbago.

courbaturer, v.a., to knock up; to make any one feel stiff all over. Se —; to knock oneself up; to get knocked up.

courbe, adj., curved, bent, crooked.

courbe, n.f., curve (nav., carp.) knee; (vet.) curb; turn (in a road).

courbement, n.m., bending.

☉courbément, adv., curvedly, crookedly.

courber, v.a., to bend, to warp, to make crooked, to curve, to incurvate; (tech.) to sag, to bow down, to weigh down. Courbé de vieillesse; bent with age. Se tenir courbé; to stoop.

se courber, v.r., to bend, to bow; to stoop; to bow down.

courber, v.n., to bow, to bend.

courbet, n.m., bill-hook; bow of a pack-saddle.

courbette, n.f., (man.) curvet; cringing, bowing and scraping. Il fait des —s; he bows and scrapes and cringes.

courbetter, v.n., (man.) to curvet.

courbure, n.f., curve, curvature, bending, curvation, bend; (tech.) sagging.

*courcailler, v.n., to cry like a quail.

*courcaillet, n.m., cry of the quail; quail-pipe.

courcive, n.f. V. coursive.

courçon, n.m., (artil.) iron hoop, band.

coureau, n.m., strait, channel; yawl.

courée, n.f., or courai, n.m., (nav.) stuff to pay a ship’s bottom, grading.

coureur, n.m., runner, racer; courser, hunter; light-porter; running footman; groom; gadder; rambler, rover, stroller; inconstant lover; rake, libertine; (milit.) skirmisher; scout. — de sermons; sermon hunter. — de nuit; man who keeps late hours. — de cachets; visiting tutor, master.

coureuse, n.f., gadder, street-walker. — de cachets; visiting or daily governess.

coure-vite or court-vite, n.m., (—) (orni.) courser.

courge, n.f., gourd, pumpkin; yoke (to carry pails). — à la moelle; squash.

courir (courant, couru), v.n., to run; to hasten; to hunt, to run after; to ramble, to gad abroad, to run about, to rove, to run up and down; to flow, to stream; to run on; to run along, to extend, to stretch; to prevail, to be prevalent, to be about, abroad; to go round; to be current, to circulate, to be reported; (nav.) to sail. — à toutes jambes; to run as fast as possible; at the top of one’s speed. — à bride abattue; to ride full gallop. — après; to run after. Devancer en courant; to outrun. — çà et là; to run about, up and down; to gad about. L’année qui court; the present year. Au temps, par le temps, qui court; as times go nowadays. La monnaie qui court; current money. La mode qui court; the prevailing fashion. Le bruit court qu’il est mort; there is a report that he is dead. Il court bien des maladies; there is much illness about. — à l’autre bord; (nav.) to stand upon the other tack. — au large; to stand off. — à sa perte; to hasten to one’s ruin. — à l’hôpital; to be ruining one’s self. — aux armes; to fly to arms. — sur le marché de quelqu’un; to outbid any one. — à sa fin; to draw to an end. Faire — des bruits; to spread reports. Faire — une santé; to make a toast go round.