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Heath's French and English dictionary

ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS WORK.

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a., active, actif.

ab., abbreviation, abréviation.

Acad., Academy, Académie.

adj., adjective, adjectif.

adject., adjectively, adjectivement.

adv., adverb, adverbe.

agri., agriculture, agriculture.

alch., alchemy, alchimie.

alg., algebra, algèbre.

anat., anatomy, anatomie.

antiq., antiquity, antiquité.

arch., architecture, architecture.

arith., arithmetic, arithmétique.

art., article, article.

artil., artillery, artillerie.

astrol., astrology, astrologie.

astron., astronomy, astronomie.

auxil., auxiliary, auxiliaire.

bookbind., bookbinding, reliure.

bot., botany, botanique.

b.s., bad sense, mauvaise part.

carp., carpentry, charpenterie.

chem., chemistry, chimie.

coin., coining, monnayage.

com., commerce, commerce.

conch., conchology, conchologie.

conj., conjunction, conjonction.

cook., cookery, cuisine.

c.rel., catholic religion, religion catholique.

dy., dyeing, teinture.

ecc., ecclesiastical, ecclésiastique.

engr., engraving, gravure.

ent., entomology, entomologie.

exc., exclamation, exclamation.

f., feminine, féminin.

fam., familiar, familier.

fenc., fencing, escrime.

fig., figuratively, au figuré.

fin., finance, finances.

fort., fortification, fortification.

foss., fossils, fossiles.

gard., gardening, jardinage.

geog., geography, géographie.

geol., geology, géologie.

geom., geometry, géométrie.

gold., goldsmith’s work, orfèvrerie.

gram., grammar, grammaire.

her., heraldry, blason.

hist., history, histoire.

horl., horology, horlogerie.

hort., horticulture, horticulture.

hunt., hunting, chasse.

hydr., hydraulics, hydraulique.

ich., ichthyology, ichtyologie.

imp., impersonal, impersonne.

indecl., indeclinable, invariable.

int., interjection, interjection.

iron., ironically, ironiquement.

jest., jestingly, par plaisanterie.

jur., jurisprudence, jurisprudence.

l.ex., low expression, terme bas.

lit., literature, littérature.

log., logic, logique.

l.u., little used, peu usité.

m., masculine, masculin.

mam., mammalogy, mammalogie.

man., manege, manège.

manu., manufacture, manufactures.

mas., masonry, maçonnerie.

math., mathematics, mathématiques.

mec., mechanics, mécanique.

med., medicine, médecine.

metal., metallurgy, métallurgie.

milit., military art, art militaire.

min., mineralogy, minéralogie.

mol., mollusk, mollusque.

mus., music, musique.

myth., mythology, mythologie.

n., noun-substantive, nom substantif.

nav., navy, marine.

opt., optics, optique.

orni., ornithology, ornithologie.

paint., painting, peinture.

part., participle, participe.

pers., person, personne.

persp., perspective, perspective.

pharm., pharmacy, pharmacie.

philos., philosophy, philosophie.

phys., natural philosophy (physics), physique.

pl., plural, pluriel.

poet., poetry, poésie.

pol., politics, politique.

pop., popular, populaire.

prep., preposition, préposition.

print., printing, imprimerie.

pron., pronoun, pronom.

prov., proverbially, proverbialement.

r., reflected, réfléchi.

rel., religion, religion.

rhet., rhetoric, rhétorique.

sculpt., sculpture, sculpture.

sing., singular, singulier.

st.e., elevated style, style soutenu.

subst., substantively, substantivement.

surg., surgery, chirurgie.

tech., technology, technologie.

thea., theater, théâtre.

theol., theology, théologie.

triv., trivial, trivial.

v., verb, verbe.

v.a., verb active, verbe actif.

vet., veterinary art, art vétérinaire.

v.imp., verb impersonal, verbe impersonnel.

v.n., verb neuter, verbe neutre.

v.r., verb reflected, verbe réfléchi.

V., vide, voir.

zoöl., zoölogy, zoologie.

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