Heath's French and English dictionary

BY JAMES BOÏELLE, B. A. (Univ. Gall.) OFFICIER D’ACADÉMIE, LATELY EXAMINER IN FRENCH IN THE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF “LA SOCIÉTÉ DES GENS DE LETTRES DE FRAN...

Litre {_m._, liter, French measure of capacity, less than a quart. {_f._, band of black cloth bearing the coat of arms of a deceased person, and hung in church at his funeral.

[2] The verb _faire_ is generally used to conjugate this verb; as, _faire bouillir_, &c., except in 3d pers. singular and plural when used “_directly_”: As, l’eau bout-elle? doe...

a., active, _actif_. ab., abbreviation, _abréviation_. Acad., Academy, _Académie_. adj., adjective, _adjectif_. adject., adjectively, _adjectivement_. adv., adverb, _adverbe_. a...

_s’_=abreuver= =de=, _v.r._, (of animals) to go to water; to drink plentifully; to be steeped in. _S’— de larmes_; to shed copious tears. _S’— de douleurs_; to be filled with gr...

=accusation=, _n.f._, accusation, indictment, impeachment, charge; complaint; prosecution. _Chef d’—_; count of an indictment. _Mise en —_; arraignment. _Intenter une —_; to pre...

=affaire=, _n.f._, thing, affair, matter; business, concern, job, duty; dealing; trouble, scrape, quarrel; action, case, lawsuit; fight, skirmish, battle; need, occasion, want;...

_s’_=aider=, _v.r._, to help one another, to use, to make use of; to bestir one’s self; to help one’s self, avail one’s self. _On s’aide de ce qu’on a_; people make use of what...

=aller=, _n.m._, going, course of time, run; (nav.) outward voyage. _— et retour_; voyage out and in. _Billet d’— et retour_; return ticket. _Au long —_; in the long run. _Avoir...

=amener=, _v.a._, to bring; to bring in, to bring up, to bring over, to bring about, to bring round, to bring on; to lead; to fetch, to introduce; to prevail upon, to induce; to...

*=anguille= (-ghi-), _n.f._, eel; fly the garter (boy’s game); bilge-ways, launching-ways (square bed of timber placed under a vessel’s bilge to support her while launching). _—...

*=appareil=, _n.m._, formal preparation, pomp, show, display, solemnity, magnificence; train, equipage, attendance; apparatus; (surg.) dressing (of wounds); (arch.) dressing; (n...

=arbre=, _n.m._, tree; beam; piece of timber; (tech.) arbor, cylinder, shaft, spindle; (nav.) mast (in the Mediterranean). _Jeune —_; sapling. _— fruitier_; fruit-tree. _— en es...

_s’_=arranger=, _v.r._, to put, place one’s self; to settle; to set to rights; to be placed, arranged; to arrange, to make arrangements; to set one’s house in order; to compound...

=assiette=, _n.f._, plate; seat, situation, sitting, posture; tone, state of the mind; temper, condition of one’s mind; assessment (of taxes); (nav.) trim; (man.) seat; (arch.)...

=attention=, _n.f._, attention, attentiveness, care; heed, mindfulness, carefulness, vigilance; regard, respect, consideration. _Faute d’—_; inadvertently. _Force d’—_; intentne...

=autre=, _pron._, another, other, else. _Nul — n’y aurait consenti_; nobody else would have consented to it. _Un — le fera_; another will do it. _Tout — l’aurait fait_; any othe...

=avouer=, _v.a._, to confess, to avow; to own, to acknowledge, to declare openly, to grant, to allow; to approve. _Il a avoué le fait_; he has confessed the deed. _Il avoue l’av...

=banc= (ban), _n.m._, bench, seat, settle; pew; reef, shoal, bank; bed; dock, bar. _Un — à dos_; a bench with a back to it. _Un — de gazon_; a turf seat. _— d’église_; church se...

=bateau=, _n.m._, boat, barge, bark; body of a coach. _— à vapeur_; steamer, steamboat. _— d’agrément_; pleasure-boat. _— non ponté_; open boat. _— pêcheur_; fishing-boat. _— dé...

*=besogne=, _n.f._, work, business, labor, job, piece of work. _Mettre la main à la —_; to set to work. _Mettre quelqu’un à la —_; to set any one to work. _Vous avez fait là une...

=blanchir=, _v.a._, to whiten, to make white; to whitewash; to wash, to bleach, to make clean; to blanch; to boil off, to scald (fruits, greens); (print.) to white over; to plan...

=botte=, _n.f._, boot (man’s only); Wellington boot; bunch, bundle, truss; (fenc.) pass, thrust, lunge; step of a coach; cask; clod of dirt or snow; wine vessel, butt. _—s à gen...

*=bouteille=, _n.f._, bottle; bottleful; bubble; bottle case. _Boucher une —_; to cork a bottle. _Déboucher une —_; to uncork a bottle. _Mise en —_; bottling. _Faire sauter le b...

=broche=, _n.f._, spit; needle to knit with; spindle; skewer; spigot, peg (of casks); gudgeon (of locks); tusk (of wild boars); brooch (jewel); iron-pin. _Mettre la viande à la...

=cachet=, _n.m._, seal (of private individuals); stamp; ticket. _Lettre de —_; lettre-de-cachet, (arbitrary warrant of imprisonment). _— de chiffres_, _d’armes_; seal with a cip...

=canal=, _n.m._, canal, pipe; conduit, duct; drain; tube; spout; watercourse (of water-mills); channel, bed, strait; (arch.) fluting, means. _Creuser un —_; to dig a canal. _Ce...

=carre=, _n.f._, back and shoulders (of any one). _La — d’un chapeau_; the crown of a hat. _La — d’un habit_; the part of a coat from the waist upwards. _La — d’un soulier_; the...

=ce= (for =cela=), it, that; he, she, they. _C’est fait_; it is done. _C’est fort bien fait_; that’s very well done. _C’en est fait de moi_; it is all up with me. _C’en est fait...

=chaleur=, _n.f._, heat, glow; fervency, zeal, ardor; warmth; (phys.) calorie. _Son style manque de —_; his style lacks warmth. _Les grandes —s_; the hot season; the height of s...

=charrette=, _n.f._, cart. _— à bras_; hand-cart. _— à ressorts_; spring-cart. _Train de —_; skeleton-cart. _Mettre la — devant les bœufs_; to put the cart before the horse. _Mi...

=cheval=, _n.m._, horse, nag; horse-flesh; (astron.) horse. _— de frise_; cheval de frise. _— fondu_; saddle my nag (game). _— marin_; sea-horse. _— de rivière_; river-horse. _F...

=chute=, _n.f._, fall, tumble; decline; falling, overthrow, lapse, downfall, descension, decay; catastrophe, disaster; failure, miscarriage. _— d’eau_; waterfall, cataract. _La...

=clin=, _n.m._, wink (of an eye); (archit.) louvre-boarding; (nav.) clincher-work. _À —_; clincher-built. _Faire un — d’œil à quelqu’un_; to wink at any one. _En un — d’œil_; in...

=combat= (kon-ba), _n.m._, combat, fight, battle; fighting; contest, action, engagement, struggle; strife, warring. _— singulier_; single combat. _— à outrance_; mortal combat....

=compliment=, _n.m._, compliment. _pl._, congratulations. _Faire — à quelqu’un_; to compliment any one. _Faites-lui mes —s_; give him, her, my compliments. _Mes —s chez vous_; r...

=confiance=, _n.f._, confidence, reliance, trust, dependence, assurance; self-conceit. _Avoir de la — en quelqu’un_; to repose confidence in any one. _Donner sa — à quelqu’un_;...

=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...

=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_;...

=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...

=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...

=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....

=crapaud=, _n.m._, toad; urchin, brat, fellow; low-seat chair; (artil.) mortar-carriage; (vet.) crepane, maltworm. _La bave d’un —_; toad-spittle. _C’est un vilain —_; he is a m...

=croc= (krô), _n.m._, hook; crook, grapnel, drag; fang, tusk; canine tooth; dog-tooth; tooth; (l.u.) curling moustache; (nav.) boat-hook. _— de batelier_; waterman’s pole. _— de...

=cuire= (cuisant, cuit), _v.a._, to cook, to do; to boil; to bake; to roast; to broil, to grill; to dress, to prepare; to stew; to burn (of the sun); to ripen; (physiology) to c...

_se_ =débarrasser=, _v.r._, to disentangle, to extricate one’s self from, to rid one’s self of, to shake off; to get clear, to get clear of; to clear, to be cleared (of the road...

_se_ =décider=, _v.r._, to decide, to determine, to resolve, to make up one’s mind; to be decided, to be settled. _La victoire s’est décidée en faveur de nos armes_; victory fav...

=défendre=, _v.a._, to defend, to protect; to shelter, to shield, to support, to uphold, to vindicate; to forbid, to prohibit. _— son ami_; to defend one’s friend. _On a défendu...

=dehors= (dĕ-or), _adv._, out, without, out of doors, abroad, externally; (nav.) out, at sea. _En —_; without, outside. _Au —_; outwardly. _De —_; from without. _Au dedans et au...

=denier=, _n.m._, (antiq.) denarius; denier; money; farthing; mite; cash, funds; rate of interest; (pharm.) scruple; old French copper coin worth ⅟₁₃th of a farthing; (coin.) we...

=derni-er=, =-ère=, _adj._, last; highest, greatest, vilest, meanest; youngest (of a family of children); (mus.) closing. _En — lieu_; in the last place. _En — ressort_; as a la...

=désirer=, _v.a._, to desire, to wish for, to long for, to want. _Que désirez-vous de moi?_ what do you want of _or_ with me? _Cet ouvrage ne laisse rien à —_; this work is most...

=détremper=, _v.a._, to dilute, to dissolve, to moisten, to weaken; to enervate. _— des couleurs_; to dilute colors. _— de la farine avec des œufs_; to beat up flour with eggs....

=dictionnaire=, _n.m._, dictionary. _— vivant_; walking dictionary. _À coups de —_; by constant reference to the dictionary; labored. _— de prononciation_; pronouncing dictionar...

=dispenser=, _v.a._, to exempt; to dispense with; to dispense, to bestow. _Dispensez-moi de faire cela_; excuse me from doing that. _Le soleil dispense à tous sa lumière_; the s...

=domestique=, _n.m._, servant, domestic; servants, domestics (of a house); household; home. _Il a changé tout son —_; he has changed all his servants. _Il aime son —_; he is fon...

=dresser=, _v.a._, to erect, to straighten, to make straight; to raise, to set up; to hold upright; to spread; to lay (a snare); to pitch (camp); to trim (a boat); to lay out, t...

=échapper=, _v.n._, to escape, to make one’s escape, to get away, to get out of, to avoid, to shun, to fly, to break out. _Laisser —_; to overlook, to pass over, to let pass. _F...

=écraser=, _v.a._, to crush; to bruise; to weigh down, to overburden, to overwhelm; to bear down; to run over; to ruin; to squash. _— des groseilles_; to squash gooseberries. _J...

_s’_=élancer=, _v.r._, to bound, to shoot, to shoot _or_ to spring forth, to dart forth, to rush, to dash, to spring; to take one’s flight. _Il s’élança sur son cheval_; he leap...

=emmener= (an-mné), _v.a._, to carry away, to take away, to lead away, to fetch away, to convey away. _Il l’a emmené dans sa voiture_; he took him away in his carriage. _Emmenez...

=enchâsser=, _v.a._, to enchase, to enshrine; to insert; to introduce; to set. _— dans de l’or_; to set in gold. _— un diamant_; to set a diamond. _— une anecdote dans un discou...

=engager=, _v.a._, to pawn, to pledge; to engage, to induce, to invite, to persuade, to urge; (milit.) to enlist; to hire; to bind; (b.s.) to involve; to unite; to compel. _— se...

=entendre=, _v.a._, to hear; to understand; to know; to expect, to require, to intend; to mean, to think proper. _À vous —_; according to you. _J’ai entendu dire_; I heard some...

=enveloppe= (ān-vlop), _n.f._, wrapper, cover, covering; envelope; exterior; disguise; (anat.) coat; casing (of cylinders); tunic (of the eye); (fort.) envelope; (mec.) case, ca...

=épouser=, _v.a._, to marry, to take in marriage, to wed, to espouse, to embrace, to take up. _— une héritière_; to marry an heiress. _— les intérêts d’autrui_; to espouse the i...

=esprit=, _n.m._, spirit, soul, ghost, shade; mind, sense, understanding, wit, intellect; humor, disposition, temper, character; meaning; spirit, spirituous liquor; (gram.) brea...

=étinceler= (é-tin-slé), _v.n._, to sparkle, to flash, to gleam, to twinkle, to glitter. _Les yeux lui étincellent de colère_; his eyes are flashing with anger. _Cet ouvrage éti...

=examen= (-min), _n.m._, examination, investigation, survey; inspection, scrutiny. _— préliminaire_; little-go. _Jury d’—_; board of examiners. _Faire l’— d’un livre_; to examin...

=exposer=, _v.a._, to expose, to expose to view, to show, to exhibit; to endanger, to hazard, to venture, to render liable, to make liable, to lay open; to state, to set forth;...

*=faillite=, _n.f._, bankruptcy, failure, insolvency. _Être en —_; to be a bankrupt. _Faire —_; to fail, to become bankrupt. _Actif d’une —_; assets in a bankruptcy. _— fraudule...

=farce=, _n.f._, (cook.) stuffing, forced meat; farce (thea.); drollery; tomfoolery; practical joke; waggish trick, prank. _Tirez le rideau, la — est jouée_; let down the curtai...

=fermer=, _v.a._, to shut, to shut up, to fasten, to close, to close up; to encompass; to inclose. _— la porte au nez de quelqu’un_; to shut the door in any one’s face. _— la po...

=filer=, _v.a._, to spin; to conduct, to carry on; to spin out; (nav.) to veer. _Machine à —_; spinning-machine. _— sa corde_; to go the way to the gallows. _— le parfait amour_...

=foi=, _n.f._, faith, belief; fidelity, honor; trust; credit, evidence; proof, testimony; (milit.) parole; fealty. _N’avoir ni — ni loi_; to regard neither law nor gospel, _or_...

=fortune=, _n.f._, fortune, chance, risk, hazard, wealth, luck, success, property; (myth.) Fortune. _La — lui sourit_; fortune smiles upon him. _Avoir de la —_; to possess prope...

=frapper=, _v.a._, to strike, to smite, to slap, to tap, to hit; to make an impression; to affect, to move; to astonish, to surprise; to frighten; to stamp, to coin; to ice (liq...

=fusil= (-zi), _n.m._, steel (to strike a light; to sharpen knives); tinder-box; musket, gun. _Pierre à —_; flint. _Il fut tué d’un coup de —_; he was killed by a musket shot. _...

=garde=, _n.f._, keeping; defence; watching; guard; watch; nurse; custody, charge, ward (of a lock); fly-leaf (of books); low card (at cards); (fenc.) ward, guard; (nav.) anchor...

=génie=, _n.m._, genius; spirit; nature; bent, talent; (milit.) engineers. _Suivre son —_; to follow the bent of one’s genius. _Le — d’une langue_; the genius of a language. _Le...

=gorge=, _n.f._, throat, gullet; neck and shoulders (of a woman); breast, bosom, neck; mouth, orifice; defile, strait, narrow pass; (arch., fort.) gorge; groove (of a pulley); r...

=gras=, =-se=, _adj._, fat, fleshy, plump, full of fat, corpulent, obese; greasy, oily, unctuous; rich; broad, indecent; (paint.) thick; (print.) thick-faced (of letters). _— co...

=gros=, _n.m._, large part; bulk, mass; main body (of an army); large hand (writing); (com.) wholesale. _Vendre en —_; to sell wholesale. _En — et en détail_; wholesale and reta...

=haleine=, _n.f._, breath, wind. _Perdre l’—_; to get out of breath. _Reprendre —_; to recover one’s breath. _Courir à perte d’—_; to run until one is out of breath. _Phrases à...

=herbe=, _n.f._, herb, grass, wort, weed; blade; plant, root. _Brin d’—_; blade of grass. _—s potagères_; pot-herbs. _— marine_; sea-weed. _— militaire_; milfoil. _— de la Saint...

=honneur=, _n.m._, honor; credit; respect, love; court-card, honor (at cards). _—s_; regalia (crown jewels). _Affaire d’—_; affair of honor. _Chevalier d’—_; gentleman in waitin...

=ici=, _adv._, here, hither, in this place; now. _Il a passé par —_; he passed this way. _Venez —_; come here. _D’—_; hence. _D’— à deux jours_; within two days. _D’— là_; from...

=importance=, _n.f._, importance, consequence, moment; consideration, weight, consequentialness. _D’—_; of consequence, of moment; consequentially; soundly, sharply, thoroughly....

=incommoder=, _v.a._, to incommode, to inconvenience, to trouble; to disturb, to annoy; to embarrass, to impair; to disagree with. _Si cela ne vous incommode pas_; if it be no t...

=ingénieur=, _n.m._, engineer. _— civil_; civil engineer. _— constructeur de vaisseaux_; master-shipwright, naval architect. _Art de l’—_; engineering. _— des mines_; mining eng...

=instruction=, _n.f._, instruction; education; information, attainments; lesson; direction; (jur.) inquiry, examination. _Avoir de l’—_; to be well educated. _—s détaillées_; pa...

=irriter= (ir-ri-té), _v.a._, to irritate, to incense, to anger, to exasperate; to provoke, to excite, to enrage. _Vous irritez sa colère_; you provoke his anger. _Il est irrité...

=jeu=, _n.m._, play; sport; fun; game; gaming, gambling; acting (of actors); stake; (of organs) stop; (nav.) set; (nav.) suit; (mec.) length of stroke; (tech.) play. _— d’enfant...

=justice=, _n.f._, justice; righteousness; probity, integrity; jurisdiction; fairness; impartiality, reason; courts of justice; execution; gibbet, gallows. _Faire — à_; to do ju...

=langue= (lāng), _n.f._, tongue; language; neck, tongue, strip (of land). _Une mauvaise —_; a slanderous tongue. _C’est une mauvaise —_; he, she, is a tale-bearer. _Tirer la —_;...

=lettre=, _n.f._, letter, note, bill; (print.) letter, type. _pl._, literature, letters. _Prendre une chose à la —_, _au pied de la —_; to take a thing literally, in a literal s...

=litière= (-tièr), _n.f._, litter; stable-litter. _Il est sur la —_; he is in the straw (of a horse); he is ill in bed (pers.). _Faire — de quelque chose_; to throw away, to was...

=lumière=, _n.f._, light, lamp; daylight, day; touch-hole (of a fire-arm); information; intelligence, knowledge; insight, wisdom, sagacity; luminary; (paint.) light. _À la — de_...

_se_ =maintenir=, _v.r._, to hold out, to stand one’s ground, to maintain one’s position; to subsist, to last, to be in force; to keep up, to be kept up, to be maintained. _Se —...

=manier=, _v.a._, to feel, to handle; to touch; to use, to wield, to ply, to manage, to govern. _Il sait bien — le ciseau_; he is a fine sculptor. _Au —_; by the touch, by handl...

=marmite=, _n.f._, pot, saucepan, boiler, copper. _Elles servent à faire bouillir la —_; they help to make the pot boil. _Ecumeur de —s_; sponger, parasite. _Nez en pied de —_;...

=méchant=, =-e=, _adj._, bad, wretched, worthless; wicked, dishonest; sorry, paltry; wicked, ill-natured, mischievous, malicious; wayward, naughty, unkind; (of a horse) vicious....

_se_ =méprendre=, _v.r._, to mistake; to make a mistake; to be mistaken; to be under a mistake; to misapprehend; (fig.) to forget one’s self, to be wanting in respect. _Vous vou...

=mi=, _invariable particle_, mid, middle, half. Joined to the names of the months, or to the word _carême_, it forms with them _feminine_ compound nouns which require the articl...

=mode=, _n.f._, mode, fashion, vogue; way, custom, manner. _pl._, millinery. _C’est la dernière —_; it is the newest fashion. _Un habit à la —_; a fashionable coat. _Se mettre à...

=monter=, _v.a._, to mount, to carry up, to lift up; to make up; to raise, to prepare; to wind up; to equip, to furnish, to stock; to mount, to ride; to put together; to furnish...

=mouton=, _n.m._, sheep; mutton; sheep-leather; rammer; beetle, monkey (rammer); (pers.) lamb, ninny, decoy, prison-spy. _pl._, (of the sea) white horses, white-crested waves. _...

=nature=, _n.f._, nature; kind; habit, constitution, disposition, temper; life, life-size. _Don de la —_; gift of nature. _L’habitude est une seconde —_; habit is a second natur...

=nœud= (neu), _n.m._, knot; stress, difficulty, intricacy, knotty point; rub; tie, bond, band, bow; knuckle; knob; node (med., bot., astron., lit.). _— serré_; hard knot. _— cou...

=numéro=, _n.m._, number; (com.) size; sort, kind, quality. _Donnez-moi le — de sa maison_; give me the number of his house. _Voyez le — cinq_; see number five. _Il entend le —_...

=officier=, _n.m._, officer; butler, steward. _— de marine_; naval officer. _— général_; general officer, (nav.) flag-officer. _— d’état-major_; staff-officer. _— supérieur_; fi...

=ordonner=, _v.a._, to ordain, to order, to regulate; to direct, to command, to enjoin, (med.) to prescribe; to decree; to confer holy orders. _Il est plus aisé d’— que d’exécut...

=outrer=, _v.a._ and _n._, to exaggerate, to overdo; ☉to overwhelm; to incense; to strain. _— un cheval_; to strain a horse. _C’est un homme qui outre tout_; he is a man who ove...

=panne=, _n.f._, shag, plush; fat; (carp.) purlin; face (of a hammer). _Culotte de —_; plush breeches. _En —_; lying to. _Être en —_; (nav.) to lie to. _Mettre en —_; (nav.) to...

=parier=, _v.a._, to bet, to lay a wager, to stake; to undertake to say, to be almost certain. _Il y a à —_; the odds are. _C’est à — dix contre un_; it is ten to one. _— pour q...

=passe=, _n.f._, pass, situation, state, case; (print.) overplus; (fenc.) pass, passado, thrust; port (at billiards); channel, passage (of harbors, of rivers); odd money; stake...

=péché=, _n.m._, sin, trespass, transgression. _— originel_; original sin. _— mignon_; besetting sin. _— grave_; heinous sin. _— irrémissible_; unpardonable sin. _Racheter ses —...

=percer=, _v.a._, to bore, to drill, to pierce, to tap, to broach, to open; to penetrate, to see through; to thrill; to lance; (engineering) to tunnel; to wet through (of rain)....

=pesant=, =-e=, _adj._, heavy, ponderous, weighty; unwieldy, lumpish; cumbersome; sluggish, slow; full weight. _Fardeau —_; heavy burden. _Cheval — à la main_; hard-mouthed hors...

=pied= (pié), _n.m._, foot; footing; track; leg (of furniture); bottom, ground; pace, slip, track; stalk (of plants). _Les doigts du —_; the toes. _— bot_; club-foot, club-foote...

=place=, _n.f._, place, room, seat, spot, ground; post, employment, office, town, stronghold; fortress; square; room, stead. _Retenir des —s_; to secure seats. _Mettre chaque ch...

=pli=, _n.m._, plait, fold, bend, wrinkle, rumple; tuck, coil; undulation, depression, wave; cover, letter, envelope, message, crease. _Cet habit ne fait pas un —_; that coat ha...

=pomme=, _n.f._, apple; ball, knob; head (of a cabbage, of a lettuce, of a walking-stick). _— sauvage_; crab, crab-apple. _— d’Adam_; Adam’s apple. _— de discorde_; apple of dis...

=porter=, _v.a._, to carry, to bear; to bring; to support; to wear, to have on; to convey, to declare, to express, to measure; to bring forth, to yield, to produce; to declare,...

=pourpoint=, _n.m._, doublet. _À brûle-—_; quite close; point-blank. _Mettre quelqu’un en —_; to ruin any one. _Se mettre en —_; to be ready to fight. _Un argument à brûle —_; a...

=premi-er=, =-ère=, _adj._, first; foremost; opening; premier; chief, principal; former, ancient, old, primitive, primeval; early prime; (of materials) raw. _Nos —s parents_; ou...

_se_ =prévaloir=, _v.r._, to take advantage, to avail one’s self; to boast of, to pride one’s self upon; to glory in. _Se — de sa naissance_; to take advantage of, _or_ to glory...

=profit=, _n.m._, profit, gain, emolument, benefit, utility; improvement, progress; use. _Au — de_; for the benefit of, for the use of, in support of, in aid of. _— net_; clear...

=provision=, _n.f._, provision, stock, store, supply; (fam.) hoard; (com.) stock on hand; provisional maintenance. _Par —_; provisionally, in the mean time. _Faire ses —s_; to p...

=quarante=, _n.m._ and _adj._, forty. _Les —_; the members of the French Academy, the forty immortals. _Remettre à l’an —_; to put off till doomsday. _Je m’en moque comme de l’a...

=rabais=, _n.m._, abatement, reduction, diminution; reduced price, allowance, fall; lowest tender. _Vendre_, _donner_, _au —_; to sell at reduced prices. _Être au —_; to have fa...

=raison=, _n.f._, reason, sense, judgment, rationality; satisfaction; proof, ground, matter, argument; motive; rate; consideration; justice, right, excuse, answer; (com.) firm;...

=rapprocher=, _v.a._, to draw near again, to approach again; to bring together; to set in opposition, to compare; to bring nearer. _— deux personnes_; to bring two persons toget...

=rebut=, _n.m._, repulse, rebuff, rejection, refusal; refuse; trash; waste, rubbish, trumpery; riff-raff, scum. _Marchandises de —_; waste goods. _Papier de —_; waste paper. _Me...

*=recueillir=, _v.a._, to gather, to get in; to reap; to get together, to collect; to pick up; to receive, to take in, to shelter. _— une succession_; to inherit an estate. _— s...

=régime=, _n.m._, regimen; diet; form of government; rule; reign; law; order of things; (gram.) object, objective case. _Mettre au —_; to diet. _Être au —_; to be on low diet. _...

=remède=, _n.m._, remedy; medicine, cure; (med.) clyster. _Sans —_; without remedy, past recovery. _Susceptible de —_; remediable, not by any means hopeless. _Être dans les —s_;...

=renforcé=, =-e=, _adj._, strong, thick; substantial; wealthy; stout; thick-set, downright, regular. _Des vers —s de pensées_; verses very rich in thought. _C’est un bourgeois —...

=repli=, _n.m._, fold; plait; crease; recess; winding, sinuosity; turning; coil. _Les —s du serpent_; the coils of the serpent. _Les plis et les —s du cœur humain_; the inmost,...

=respirer= (rès-pi-ré), _v.n._, to breathe, to respire; to take breath, to draw breath, to rest; to long for. _Il a de la peine à —_; he can scarcely breathe. _— après quelque c...

=retrousser=, _v.a._, to turn up, to tuck up, to cock; to tie up; (nav.) to truss up sails. _— sa robe_; to tuck up one’s gown. _— sa moustache_; to turn up one’s moustache.

=rien= (ri-in), _n.m._, nothing, nought, not anything; mere nothing, trifle, mere trifle. _Pour —_; for nothing, for next to nothing, for a mere trifle, for a song, _— de plus b...

=ronger=, _v.a._, to gnaw, to nibble, to pick; to waste, to consume, to eat up, to corrode; to fret, to torment, to prey upon (the mind). _— un os_; to pick, _or_ gnaw, a bone....

=rupture=, _n.f._, breaking, rupture, breaking off; (fig.) complete separation (between two persons); bursting; (med.) rupture, hernia; fracture; (paint.) mixing of colors. _La...

=saluer=, _v.a._, to salute, to bow to; to hail, to greet; to cheer; to proclaim. _— la compagnie_; to bow to the company. _Je vous salue_, _j’ai l’honneur de vous —_; (in lette...

=savoir= (sachant, su), _v.a._, to know, to have a knowledge of, to be aware of; to understand; to be sensible of; to be acquainted with. _Il n’en sait rien_; he knows nothing a...

=sel=, _n.m._, salt; wit; point, humor. _— gris_; bay salt. _De bon —_; properly salted. _À la croque au —_; with salt only. _— gemme_; rock-salt. _— marin_; sea-salt. _Un miton...

=service= (sèr-), _n.m._, service; duty, attendance; office, function; divine service; set (collection); course (of dishes at meals). _Se mettre en —_; (of servants) to go into...

=soie=, _n.f._, silk; hair (of a few species of dogs); bristle (of hogs); tongue (of knives, swords); (vet.) _V._ =seime=. _— de bourre_; floss-silk. _— crue_, _— grège_; raw si...

=souci=, _n.m._, anxious care, anxiety; (bot.) marigold; (orni.) golden-crested wren. _Sans —_; free from care. _Avoir —_; to take care. _Avoir des —s_; to have cares. _Être dév...

=soutenir= (soo-tnir), _v.a._, to support, to sustain, to bear, to bear up; to hold, to hold up; to keep up, to uphold; to assert, to maintain; to uphold, to affirm, to back, to...

=subir=, _v.a._, to undergo, to suffer, to submit, to sustain, to support, to go through, to pass; to put up with. _— son sort_; to submit to one’s fate. _— la question_; to und...

=supprimer=, _v.a._, to suppress, to pass over in silence; to put down, to abolish, to take off, to omit, to cut off _or_ down, to cancel. _— des impôts_; to take off taxes. _—...

=tableau=, _n.m._, painting, picture, piece, scene, view, sight, description; (nav.) breastwork; list, roll, table; panel (of juries); (paint.) painting, piece; (at races) teleg...

=taxer=, _v.a._, to rate, to fix the price of; to assess; to tax, to lay a tax upon; to charge (with), to accuse (of); to term. _On le taxa d’avarice_; they taxed him with, _or_...

=tête=, _n.f._, head, head-piece; brains, sense, judgment; presence of mind, self-possession; hair, head of hair; horns (of stags); front, head (of a bridge); top (of things); (...

_se_ =tirer=, _v.r._, to extricate one’s self; to get out to, to get through; to recover (from illness). _Se — d’affaire sain et sauf_; to escape safe and sound, to get off scot...

=toucher=, _v.a._, to touch, to handle, to feel, to finger; to assay, to try (precious metals); to receive (money); to beat, to whip, to strike (animals); (mus.) to play; to exp...

=traîner=, _v.n._, to trail, to drag, to lag; to droop; to lie about; to languish, to linger, to be in abeyance or in suspense; to be spun out, to be protracted, to be drawn out...

*=tressaillir= (tressaillant, tressailli), _v.n._, to start, to leap, to tremble, to shudder, to give a start; to thrill; to quake, to start into life. _— de peur_; to start wit...

=trouver=, _v.a._, to find, to find out, to discover, to detect; to meet with, to meet, to light on, to hit upon, to come across; to like; to think, to deem, to deem it, to drea...

=vache=, _n.f._, (mam.) cow; cow-hide (prepared for use). _Etable à —s_; cow-house, cow-stable _or_ shed. _— à lait_; milk cow, milch cow, dairy cow. _Manger de la — enragée_; t...

=venin=, _n.m._, venom, poison, spite, rancor, malice. _Morte la bête, mort le —_; dead dogs can’t bite or dead men tell no tales. _Il a jeté tout son —_; he has vented all his...

=veu-f=, =-ve=, _n._ and _adj._, widower; widow; widowed. _Cette église est —ve de son évêque_; this church is deprived of its bishop. _Eglise —ve_; a church no longer, a cathed...

=visage=, _n.m._, face, visage; countenance, aspect, look, air. _— pâle_; pale face. _À deux —s_; double-faced. _À — découvert_; openly, bare-facedly. _Avoir bon —_; to look wel...

=vomir=, _v.a._ and _n._, to vomit, to bring up, to throw up; to belch out, to cast up, to vomit forth. _Avoir envie de —_; to feel sick. _Faire des efforts pour —_; to retch. _...

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=account´= (-caou-n-te), _n._, compte; récit, exposé, compte rendu, _m._, relation; importance; considération; raison; histoire; description, _f._; motif, sujet; poids, _m._; (c...

=advan´tage= (-tèdge), _n._, avantage, _m._, supériorité, _f._; profit, intérêt, _m._ To take — of; _profiter_ =de=, _tirer profit_ =de=, _se prévaloir_ =de=. To take — of any o...

=air=, _n._, air, _m._, mine, apparence, _f._; vent, _m._ To build castles in the —; _faire des châteaux en Espagne_. To give one’s self —s; _se donner des airs_. To give one’s...

=amiss´=, _adv._, mal, en mal, en mauvaise part; (unseasonably) mal à propos. To do —; _mal faire_. Do not take — what I am going to tell you; _ne prenez pas en mauvaise part ce...

=annu´ity= (-niou-i-), _n._, rente annuelle, pension, _f._ Life —; _rente viagère_. Contingent —; _rente viagère_. Consolidated annuities; _rentes consolidées_, _f.pl._ Perpetua...

=approach´= (ap-prôt-she), _n._, approche, _f._; abord, accès; pas; rapprochement, _m._; (math.) approximation, _f._ On his —, on her —; _à son approche_. An — towards; _un pas_...

=as= (aze), _conj._, comme, ainsi que, selon que, suivant que; à mesure que; en. — it were; _pour ainsi dire_. — yet; _jusqu’à présent_, _encore_. — though; _comme si_. — much —...

=av´erage= (-édje), _n._, moyenne, _f._, prix moyen; terme moyen, _m._; mercuriale (des grains); (com., nav.) avarie, _f._ Petty —s; _menues avaries_. General —s; _avaries commu...

=ball= (bōl), _n._, boule; (of snow) boule, pelote; (of a musket) balle, _f._; (of cannon) boulet, _m._; (at billiards) bille; (cook.) boulette, _f._; (for playing) balle, _f._...

=bask´et= (bas-kète), _n._, corbeille, _f._; panier, _m._; (of apple women) éventaire; (of carriages) vide-poches, _m._; (fish _ou_ game) bourriche, _f._ Fruit-—; _corbeille à f...

=beg= (bèghe), _v.a._, mendier; demander =à= (of), =de= (to), prier =de=; supposer. I — to inform you; _j’ai l’honneur de vous informer_. To — the question; _tourner dans un cer...

=best= (bèste), _adj._, meilleur, le meilleur, le mieux. The — man on earth; _le meilleur homme du monde_. — man (at weddings); _garçon d’honneur_, _m._ To do one’s —; _faire to...

=black=, _adj._, noir; (print.) imprimé; obscur, sombre, triste. To look — at any one; _regarder quelqu’un de travers_, _de mauvais œil_. He is hardly ever seen without a — eye;...

=boat= (bôte), _n._, bateau, canot, _m._; barque, _f._ Long-—; _chaloupe_, _f._ She is a fine —; _c’est un superbe bâtiment_. By —; _par eau_ (fig.). To be in the same — with; _...

=bow=, _v.n._, plier; se courber; s’incliner; saluer; (to comply) se plier =à=, se soumettre =à=, se rendre =à=. To — down; _v.n._, _se prosterner_, _s’humilier_; _v.a._, _courb...

=bring= (brigne), _v.a._, (_preterit_ and _past part._, Brought), apporter; (to lead in) amener; conduire; (to carry) porter; transporter; (to reduce) réduire. To — about; _amen...

=burst= (beurste), _n._, fracas, éclat, _m._, explosion; rupture, hernie, _f._; (fig.) transport, mouvement; déchaînement, débordement, _m._; explosion, _f._ — of laughter; _écl...

=can= (cane), _v.n._ (_preterit_ and _conditional_, Could), (to be able) pouvoir, (to know how to) savoir. I — do it; _je peux_, ou _je sais_, _le faire_. — I? _puis-je?_ That —...

=car´riage= (car’ridje), _n._, voiture, _f._; équipage; (rail.) wagon, _m._, voiture, _f._; (of parcels) port, factage, camionnage; (of the body) port, maintien, _m._; tenue, dé...

=chair= (tshère), _n._, chaise, _f._; siège, _m._; (of a professor) chaire, _f._; (of the chairman or president of an assembly) fauteuil, _m._; (rail) coussinet, _m._ Arm-—; _fa...

=cheek= (tshîke), _n._, joue; (of a press) jumelle; (of scales) chasse; (of pigs) bajoue; (of a door) feuillure; (fig. and fam.) impudence, _f._; front, toupet, _m._ — by jowl;...

=cir´cumstance=, _n._, circonstance, _f._; détail, état, _m.pl._, moyens, _m.pl._; position, _f._ In straitened —s; _gêné dans ses affaires_, _dans la gêne_. Under any —s; _dans...

=coat= (côte), _n._, habit, _m._; (mas., paint.) couche; (of serpents) peau; (of some animals) robe; fourrure, _f._; poil, _m._; (her.) écusson, _m._, cotte; (anat.) paroi, tuni...

=col´or= (keul’leur), _n._, couleur; (fig.) ombre, apparence, _f._, (painting) coloris, prétexte; (house-painting) badigeon, _m.pl._, (milit.) drapeau; (nav.) pavillon, _m._ Man...

=com´pliment=, _n._, compliment; présent, cadeau, _m._; gracieuseté, galanterie, _f.pl._, salutations, _f.pl._ With the author’s —s; _respectueux hommages de l’auteur_, _m.pl._...

=connex´ion= _ou_ =connec´tion=, _n._, liaison; suite; connexion, _f._; rapport, _m._; relations, _f.pl._; (com.) clientèle, _f._; (family) parent, _m._; parenté; famille, _f._;...

=con´tract=, _n._, contrat; pacte, convention, _m.f._; (for public works) adjudication, soumission, entreprise à forfait, _f._; (marriage) contrat, _m._; fiançailles, _f.pl._ Co...

=cost=, _n._, prix; frais, _m._; dépense, _f._; (com.) coût, _m._; dépens, _m.pl._ _pl._, (jur.) dépens, _m.pl._ — price; _prix coûtant_, ou _prix de revient_, _m._ To one’s —;...

=course= (côrse), _n._, cours, _m._; course, carrière, voie, suite, succession, _f._; (of life) genre; (at a meal) service; (duration) courant, _m._; (for races) arène, _f._, te...

=cross=, _n._, croix, _f._; (of roads, streets) carrefour, _m._, croisée, _f._; (fig.) revers, malheur, _m._; traverse, contrariété, _f._; (of breeds) croisement, _m._ On the —;...

=cut= (keute), _n._, (with a sharp instrument) coup, _m._; balafre, estafilade, _f._; (piece cut off) morceau, _m._; (place cut open) coupure; (of clothes) coupe; (engr.) gravur...

=dash=, _v.a._, frapper; écraser, heurter, briser; barrer, biffer; (fig.) détruire; (writing) souligner. To — against; _heurter_ =contre=. To — away; _jeter_, _repousser_. To —...

=deem= (dîme), _v.a._, juger; penser, croire, estimer; prendre =pour=; considérer _ou_ regarder comme. To — it a favour; _l’estimer une faveur_. To — it right; _juger convenable...

=deny´= (di-naïe), _v.a._, nier, démentir, (jur.) dénier; renier; refuser; rejeter; renoncer =à=. — one’s self; _faire abnégation_ =de= _soi-même_; _faire dire qu’on n’est pas c...

=dev´il= (dèv’l), _n._, diable, démon, _m._ She-—; _diablesse_, _f._ The —! _ah diable!_ How, _ou_ what, the —; _que diable_. The — take; (_que_) _le diable emporte_. The — is i...

=disa´ble= (diz’é-b’l), _v.a._, rendre incapable; mettre hors d’état =de=; mettre hors de service; renverser; détruire; (jur.) rendre inhabile =à=; (mil.) mettre hors de combat;...

=dispose´=, _v.a._, disposer; préparer; arranger; disposer =de=. To — (the mind to); _disposer_ =à=, _porter_ =à=. To — of; _transférer_, _aliéner_, _céder_, _vendre_; _disposer...

=do= (dou), _v.a._, (_preterit_, Did; _past part._, Done) faire; accomplir, commettre; (service, justice) rendre; (to finish) finir; (to cook) cuire, faire cuire; (to cheat) enf...

=doub´le= (deub’b’l), _n._, double; pendant; détour; (mil.) pas redoublé; artifice, _m._; ruse, _f._; (print.) doublon, _m._; (mus.) variation, _f._ My —; _mon pendant_. At the...

=drop=, _v.a._, laisser tomber; (the anchor) (nav.) jeter; (of letters) mettre, jeter (à la poste); (a courtesy) tirer; (let down) faire descendre de voiture (en chemin); (utter...

=ease= (îze), _n._, aisance, aise, tranquillité, facilité, _f._, repos, _m._; (fig.) abandon, _m._; (of pain) soulagement, _m._ At —; _tranquille_; _à l’aise_; (mil.) _à volonté...

=else= (èlse), _adj._, autre. Nothing —; _pas autre chose_. What —? _vous faut-il autre chose?_ _quoi encore?_ _quoi de plus?_ Who —? _qui encore?_ Something —; _autre chose_, _...

=end= (è’n’de), _n._, bout, _m._; extrémité; fin, _f._; but, objet, _m._; fin, conclusion, issue, _f._; résultat, (of time) bout, _m._ The —s of the earth; _le bout de l’univers...

=e´qual= (î-kwol), _adj._, égal, uniforme; (fig.) impartial, juste. — to; _de force_ =à=, _en état_ =de=; _à la hauteur_ =de=; (of things) _égal_ =à=. — with; _à l’égal_ =de=. T...

=ev´er= (èv’eur), _adv._, toujours; jamais. For —; _pour toujours_; _pour jamais_; _à jamais_; _à tout jamais_. For — and —; _pour toujours_; _pour jamais_; _à jamais_; (biblica...

=expect´=, _v.a._, attendre; espérer, se promettre; (of things) s’attendre =à=, compter =sur=. He is not —ed to live; _on désespère de sa vie_; _les médecins l’ont condamné_. He...

=face= (féce), _n._, visage, _m._; face, figure; physionomie; (fig.) apparence; (impudence) audace, impudence; (grimace) grimace; (look) mine, physionomie, _f._; (situation) éta...

=fash´ion= (fash’eune), _n._, mode; façon, forme, _f._; modèle; le beau monde; le grand monde, _m._; fashion, _f._ In —; _à la mode_. It is the —; _c’est la mode_. In the French...

=fence= (fè’n’ce), _n._, clôture, enceinte, palissade, barrière, balustrade; (art of fencing) escrime. (fig.) défense, _f._ To sit on the —; (fig.) _ne pas s’engager à une opini...

=fine= (faïne), _adj._, fin, délicat; subtil; (handsome) beau; (fig.) bon, accompli, élégant. It is —; (of the weather) _il fait beau_. That is all very —, but; _tout cela est b...

=flat=, _adj._, plat; (of wine, beer, etc.) éventé; (com.) calme, languissant; (mus.) bémol; (of sound) grave; (fig.) net, clair, franc, formel; (taste) fade, insipide; (mind) s...

=fly=, _v.n._ (_preterit_, Flew; _past part._, Flown), fuir; s’enfuir; voler; s’envoler, se sauver, prendre la fuite; (wave) flotter; (fig.) échapper =à=, se soustraire =à=. Tim...

=form=, _n._, forme, figure; formalité, cérémonie, _f._; banc, _m._; (of schools, etc.) classe, _f._; (of horses) encolure, _f._; (of a hare) gîte, _m._; forme, _f._; (print.) f...

=fresh= (frèshe), _adj._, frais; récent; vif; nouveau; vigoureux; (fig.) novice, vert. — water; (not salt) _de l’eau douce_; (fresh-drawn) _de l’eau fraîche_, _f._ — horses; _ch...

=gain=, _v.a._ and _n._, gagner; acquérir; obtenir; l’emporter =sur=; (a victory, a prize) remporter; (of watches, etc.). avancer. To — ground; _gagner du terrain_. To — over; _...

=gath´er=, _v.a._, cueillir; amasser, ramasser; assembler, rassembler, recueillir; recevoir; froncer, plisser, récolter, rentrer. To — taxes; _percevoir les impôts_. To — breath...

=go= (gô), _v.n.a._, (_preterit_, Went; _past part._, Gone) aller, s’en aller; passer; partir, marcher. To — one’s own way; _aller son chemin_; (fig.) _faire comme on l’entend_....

=grap´ple=, _v.n._, en venir aux mains, _ou_ aux prises; se saisir =de=; lutter; (nav.) en venir à l’abordage; (fig.) combattre. To — with; _combattre_, _en venir aux prises_, _...

=ground= (graou’n’de), _n._, terre, _f._, terrain, bien-fonds, sol; fondement; (fig.) sujet, motif, _m._; raison, _f._; (of pictures, of flowered cloths) fond, _m._ The — of acc...

=hand=, _n._, main, _f._; (measure) palme, _m._; signature, écriture, _f._; (at cards) jeu, _m._; (of a watch) aiguille, _f._; ouvrier, bras, _m._ A horse fifteen —s high; _chev...

=have= (hêve), _v.a._, (_preterit_ and _past part._, Had) avoir, tenir; faire (to avoid repetition of a verb). Had all the soldiers fought; _si tous les soldats avaient combattu...

=here= (hîre), _adv._, ici; par ici. —-by; _tout près_. The little boy —; _le petit garçon que voici_. — and there; _çà et là_; _par ci par là_. — below; _ici-bas_. —’s my point...

=hold= (hôlde), _n._, action de tenir; prise, _f._; (support) soutien, pouvoir, _m._; (custody) garde, serre; griffe; (fortress) place forte; (nav.) cale, _f._; (mus.) point d’o...

=hour= (aou’eur), _n._, heure, _f._ An — and a half; _une heure et demie_. Half an —; _une demi-heure_. An — ago, an — since; _il y a une heure_. Within an —, an — hence; _dans...

=ide´a= (aï-dî-a), _n._, idée, _f._ To have an — of; _avoir_, ou _se faire_, _une idée_ =de=. To have no — that; _ne pas se douter que_, _ne pas savoir que_. The —! _par exemple...

=improp´er=, _adj._, (pers.) qui convient peu; (of things) peu convenable =à=, peu propre =à=; (of language) impropre, inconvenant. — character; _personne de mauvaise réputation...

=inch= (i’n’tsh), _n._, pouce (centimètres 2.539), _m._ Every —; (fig.) _dans toute la force du terme_; _jusqu’à la moelle des os_; _jusqu’au bout des ongles_, _dans l’âme_. Wit...

=indulge´= (-deuldje), _v.a._, tolérer, favoriser, encourager, permettre, accorder; se permettre, satisfaire, écouter; se laisser aller =à=, se livrer =à=, (pers.) avoir trop d’...

=inquire´= (-kwaïeur), _v.a.n._, s’enquérir =de=, s’informer =de=; demander; s’adresser =à=. To — one’s way; _demander son chemin_. To — into; _s’informer_ =de=; _faire une enqu...

=intel´ligence= (-’li-djè’n’ce), _n._, intelligence, _f._; esprit, _m._; (information) nouvelle, _f._, nouvelles, _f.pl._, renseignements, _m.pl._, avis; (concord) accord, _m._,...

=intrude´= (-troude), _v.n._, se présenter sans être invité; se présenter; s’introduire; se faufiler; être intrus; être importun. To — one’s self; _se présenter sans être invité...

=jack= (djake), _n._, (spit) tourne-broche; (ich.) brocheton; (frame for sawing wood on) chevalet, _m._; (pitcher) broc, _m._; (leather) outre, _f._; (lifting jack) cric; (at bo...

=jump=, _v.a.n._, sauter; cahoter; (pop.) (to agree) se rencontrer, s’accorder; (to rush on) se jeter, se précipiter =sur=. To — at; _accepter avec empressement_; _se jeter_ =su...

=kiss=, _v.a._, baiser, embrasser. To — the dust; _mordre la poussière_. To — the ground; _se prosterner à terre en signe de soumission_. To — the rod; _se soumettre sans résist...

=land=, _n._, terre, _f._; pays; (jur.) bien-fonds, _m._ —-agent; _agent foncier_, _m._ — measurer, — surveyor; _arpenteur_, _m._ — of the leal; _séjour des bienheureux_, _des f...

=lead= (lède), _n._, (metal) plomb, _m._; (print.) interligne, _f._; (nav.) plomb de sonde, _m._, sonde; (for pencils) mine de plomb, _f._ —s, _pl._, (of a house) plombs (des to...

=lev´el=, _v.a._, aplanir, niveler, mettre de niveau; (fire-arms) pointer, ajuster, viser, baisser; (a blow) porter, assener, lancer; (to throw down) renverser. To — to the grou...

=line= (laïne), _n._, ligne; (of steamers) messageries, _f.pl._; service de paquebots, _m._; (string) corde, _f._, cordeau; (building) alignement, _m._; (series) suite, _f._; (o...

=long= (lo’gne), _v.n._, avoir bien envie =de=; (imp.) tarder =de=, brûler d’envie =de=; brûler =de=. I — to go there; _j’ai bien envie_, ou _il me tarde_, _d’y aller_. To — for...

=lump=, _v.a._, mettre en bloc; mettre en masse; réunir ensemble. If he does not like it, he may — it; _si cela ne lui plaît pas, qu’il s’arrange_. —ed together; _en bloc_ (V. H...

=make= (méke), _v.a._ (_preterit_ and _past part._, Made), faire, former, créer; façonner; (to render) rendre; (to force) faire, forcer, contraindre; (money) faire, amasser, gag...

=march= (mârtshe), _n._, marche; course, _f._; pas; progrès; (month) mars, _m._; (frontier) frontière, _f._ Mad as a — hare; _fou à lier_. To steal a — upon; _dérober une marche...

=may= (mé), _v.auxil._, pouvoir. — be; _peut-être_. It might be; _cela se pourrait_. It might happen that; _il pourrait se faire que_. You might have gone there; _vous auriez pu...

=mer´cy= (meur-ci), _n._, merci, miséricorde; (compassion) compassion; (clemency) clémence; (pardon) grâce, indulgence, _f._, pardon, _m._ —! _grâce!_ For —’s sake; _par grâce_....

=mind= (maï’n’de), _n._, (understanding) esprit, _m._, intelligence; (intention) intention; (inclination) envie, _f._, désir, _m._; (opinion) opinion, pensée, idée, _f._, avis,...

=mock=, _adj._, dérisoire; de moquerie; burlesque; (false) faux, imitation =de=, simulé, pour rire. — poem; _poème burlesque_, _m._ — heroic; _héroïcomique_. The — doctor (of Mo...

=mor´ally=, _adv._, moralement; au moral, dans un sens moral. He was — and physically qualified for war; _il avait les qualités physiques et morales requises pour la guerre_. He...

=much= (meutshe), _adv._, beaucoup =de=; beaucoup, bien, fort, très; (nearly) à peu près. — about the same; _à peu près égal_; _passablement_; _doucement_; _comme ça_. — of a mu...

=name=, _n._, nom; (fame) renom, _m._, renommée, réputation, _f._ Christian —; _prénom_, _nom de baptême_, _petit nom_, _m._ Maiden —; _nom de demoiselle_, _m._ Nick—; _nom de g...

=nev´er= (nèv’-), _adv._, jamais; ne ... jamais; pas; ne ... aucunement; ne ... nullement; quelque ... que ce soit. —! _jamais!_ (indeed) _bah!_ _allons donc!_ I have — seen it;...

=nor=, _conj._, ni; ni ... ne; pas ... non plus, d’ailleurs, du reste, de plus, en outre, d’autre part, d’un autre côté (with a negative sentence in French). — was this caution...

=ob´vious=, _adj._, évident, sensible, clair; qui saute aux yeux; qui tombe sous les sens; visible. It is quite — that he has altered his mind; _il est évident qu’il a changé d’...

=old= (ôlde), _adj._, vieux, vieil; âgé; ancien, antique. How — are you? _quel âge avez-vous?_ I am ten years —; _j’ai dix ans_. At ten years —; _à l’âge de dix ans_. — enough t...

=ought= (ōte), _v._ _defective_, devoir. It is as it — to be; _c’est bien comme cela_; _c’est comme il faut_. You — to do it; _vous devriez le faire_. These things — not so to b...

=o´ver=, _adv._, (from side to side) d’un côté à l’autre; (on the opposite side) de l’autre côté; (on the surface, above the top) par-dessus, audessus; (throughout) partout, tou...

=pack=, _v.a.n._, emballer; encaisser; (fish, meat) mettre en baril; (herrings) encaquer; (cards) préparer; (jury, etc.) trier subrepticement; (persons) entasser, ramasser, se t...

=par´cel=, _n._, (bundle) paquet, _m._; (a part) parcelle, pièce, portion, partie, _f._; (a number, in contempt) tas, _m._; (com.) partie, _f._; envoi, _m._ Bill of —s; _facture...

=pa´tience= (pé-shè’n’ce), _n._, patience; (bot.) patience, parelle; (game of cards) réussite, _f._ To lose, _ou_ to be out of, —; _perdre patience_; _être à bout de patience_....

=penny= (pè’n’-), _n._, (_pence_ ou _pennies_) deux sous, dix centimes, _m.pl._; penny, _m._ — royal; (bot.) _pouliot_, _m._ —-weight; _denier de poids_ (gramme 1·5545), _m._ —-...

=pick=, _v.a._, (to pull off) enlever, ôter; (to gather) cueillir; (to choose) prendre, choisir, trier; (a bone) ronger; (a quarrel) chercher; (a fowl, etc.) plumer; (a pocket)...

=pin=, _v.a._, attacher avec une épingle; attacher avec une cheville; attacher; clouer; arrêter; cheviller. To — down; _attacher avec une épingle_; (tech.) _cheviller_. To — any...

=play=, _v.a._, (to put in motion) faire jouer; (to act) jouer, représenter, faire, feindre; (sportive) déployer gaîment; (a game) jouer, faire; (a trick) jouer, faire; (mus.) j...

=point= (pôï’n’te), _n._, point, _m._; (sharp end) pointe; (aiglet) aiguillette; (character) trait saillant, _m._; (of an epigram) pointe; (engr.) pointe, pointe sèche, _f._; (a...

=posses´sion= (poz’zèsh’-), _n._, possession; (thing possessed) possession, _f._, bien, _m._; (jur.) possession, _f._, (of real property) possessoire, _m._ — is nine-tenths of t...

=prefer´=, _v.a._, préférer; aimer mieux; (to advance) avancer, élever; (to offer) présenter =à=, offrir; (to make) présenter, former. To — a complaint, an accusation; _former_,...

=presume´=, _v.n._, présumer trop =de=; compter trop =sur=; se permettre, oser, prendre la liberté. To — upon; _s’aviser_ =de=, _présumer trop_ =de=; _se flatter_ =de=; _compter...

=proceed´= (-cîde), _v.n._, (to go on) poursuivre; continuer; (to act) agir, procéder, s’y prendre; (to make progress) avancer, marcher; faire des progrès; passer outre; (to com...

=pros´ecute= (pross’i-kioute), _v.a._, poursuivre, continuer; persévérer =dans=; (jur.) poursuivre, diriger des poursuites =contre=, intenter un procès =à=, poursuivre en justic...

=pull= (poule), _v.a._, tirer; (to gather) cueillir; (to tear) déchirer; arracher; (print.) tirer. To — the trigger; _presser la détente_. To — aside; _tirer de côté_. To — asun...

=puz´zle= (peuz’z’l), _v.a._, intriguer, embarrasser, démonter, alambiquer. To — one’s brains; _s’alambiquer l’esprit_, _la cervelle_. To be much —d how to; _être fort on peine...

=quit= (kwite), _v.a._, quitter; sortir =de=; abandonner; (to pay) payer, acquitter; (to remit) tenir quitte =de=. To — oneself; _s’acquitter_ =de=. Notice to —; _congé_, _m._ T...

=rate= (réte), _n._, (standard) prix, taux, _m._; proportion, _f._; (degree of value) taux, cours; (price) prix; (of exchange) cours; (degree) degré, rang, ordre, _m._; classe,...

=receipt´= (rè-cîte), _n._, (act of receiving) réception; (place) recette, _f._; bureau de recette, _m._; (recipe) recette, _f._; (com.) reçu, _m._, quittance, _f._, acquit, _m....

=reduce´= (rè-diouce), _v.a._, réduire =à=, ou =en=; convertir; diminuer; rabaisser; (in flesh) maigrir; (impoverish) appauvrir; (classify) classer; (degrade) dégrader. A person...

=rela´tion=, _n._, (recital) relation, _f._, récit, rapport; (analogy) rapport, _m._, relation; (alliance) parenté, _f._; (pers.) parent, _m._, parente, _f.pl._, (intercourse) r...

=report´= (rè-pôrte), _v.a._, rapporter, signaler; raconter, dire, réciter; faire le rapport =de=, faire un rapport =sur=; rendre compte =de=. It is —ed; _on rapporte que_; _on...

=rest= (rèste), _n._, (repose) repos; (support) appui; (poet.) repos, _m._, césure; (mus.) pause, _f._, silence; (of a lance) arrêt; (of a rifle) chevalet; (tech.) support, _m._...

=rib=, _n._, côte; (of an umbrella) branche; (bot.) nervure, côte; (carp.) entretoise, _f._, tirant, étançon, _m._; (of a roof) ferme; (arch.) nervure, _f._; (nav.) membre, _m._...

=road= (rôde), _n._, route, _f._; chemin, _m._; chaussée, voie, _f._; (nav.) rade; (fig.) voie, route, _f._, chemin, _m._ Carriage-—; _voie charretière_. High —; _grand chemin_,...

=round= (raou’n’de), _n._, (circle) rond, cercle, _m._; (tech.) rondelle, _f._; (of a ladder) échelon, _m._; (of beef) rouelle, _f._; cimier, _m._; (of applause) salve; (milit.)...

=rush= (reushe), _v.n._, se lancer, s’élancer; se jeter; se ruer; se précipiter; fondre; (of the wind in chimneys) s’engouffrer; courir =à=. To — on; _se précipiter_ =sur=. To —...

=san´guine= (sai’gn’gwine), _adj._, sanguin; (ardent) ardent, vif; (confident) plein de confiance, confiant. — hopes; _de vives espérances_, _f.pl._ Beyond my most — hopes; _au-...

=schol´ar= (skol’-), _n._, écolier, _m._, écolière, _f._; disciple, _m._; élève, _m.f._; (learned person) érudit, _m._, érudite, _f._, homme instruit, savant, _m._; savante, _f....

=sea= (sî), _n._, mer, _f._; (billow, wave) coup de mer, _m._, lame, _f._; paquet de mer, _m._; (large quantity) multitude, infinité, _f._, déluge, _m._; (of blood) mer. _adj._,...

=seem= (sî’m), _v.n._, sembler; paraître; avoir l’air =de=. To — to; _faire semblant_ =de=; _feindre_ =de=. It —s to me; _ce me semble_, _il me semble_. Without —ing to; _sans f...

=ser´geant= (sâr-djè’n’te), _n._, huissier; (of infantry) sergent; (of cavalry) maréchal des logis; (of police) brigadier de gendarmerie (V. Hugo); (jur.) (ant.) avocat de premi...

=shab´by=, _adj._, (of clothes) usé, râpé, qui montre la corde; (of hats) pelé, usé; (clothed shabbily) mal vêtu, mal mis; (mean) mesquin, bas, petit, vilain, ignoble. That is v...

=shell=, _n._, (of eggs, of fruit) coque, coquille, écale; (of peas) cosse; écale; (of oysters) écaille; (mol.) coquille; (coffin) bière, _f._, cercueil de sapin; (artil.) obus,...

=shot=, _n._, (of a fire-arm) coup; (from a bow) trait, _m._; (for a rifle) balle, _f._; (for cannon) boulet; (for a fowling-piece) grain de plomb, plomb, plomb de chasse, _m._;...

=sight= (saïte), _n._, (faculty of vision) vue; (act of seeing) vue, vision; (view) vue; (eye) vue, _f._; regards, yeux, _m.pl._; (of a quadrant) lumière; (of fire-arms) (fore-s...

=sit´uate= _ou_ =sit´uated= (sit’iou-), _adj._, situé; (jur.) sis; (pers.) placé. Awkwardly —d; _dans une position embarrassante_, _délicate_. This is how I am —; _voici la posi...

=slip=, _v.n._, glisser; couler; faire un faux pas. To — away; _s’échapper_, _s’esquiver_; _se dérober_, _s’en aller furtivement_; (to err) _faillir_, _faire un faux pas_; (of t...

=snap=, _v.n._, se casser, se rompre; craquer. To — at; _tâcher de mordre_, _de happer_; (fig.) _gourmander_, _rudoyer_; (fam.) _rembarrer_, _brusquer_. To — in two; _se casser...

=some= (seume), _adj._, du, _m._; de la, _f._; de l’, _m.f._; des, _pl.m.f._; quelque; un peu =de=, une partie =de=; certain; à peu près, environ. — six or seven persons; _quelq...

=span=, _v.a._, mesurer par empan; mesurer de la main; embrasser; (to cross) traverser; (nav.) saisir, brider. His career —s half a century; _sa carrière embrasse un demi-siècle...

=spir´it= (spi-rite), _n._, (breath) souffle; (soul of man) esprit, _m._, âme; (ardor, fire) ardeur, force, vigueur, verve, _f._, feu, entraînement; élan, entrain; (courage) cou...

=spur= (speur), _n._, éperon, aiguillon; (of cocks) ergot; (in grain) ergot; (carp.) arc-boutant; (bot., fort.) éperon; (incitement) aiguillon, stimulant, _m._ On the — of; _sou...

=stamp=, _n._, (instrument) estampe, _f._, coin, poinçon, _m._; (impression) empreinte, marque, _f._; (on gold, on silver) contrôle; (on paper, parchment) timbre; (metal.) bocar...

=stay=, _v.n._, (_preterit_ and _past part._, Staid, Stayed) rester, demeurer; séjourner, s’arrêter; (to continue) continuer, rester; (to wait) attendre (of a horse) endurer. To...

=sting= (stigne), _n._, aiguillon; dard, _m._; (thrust of a sting into the flesh) piqûre, _f._; (of conscience) remords; (fig.) aiguillon, _m._, morsure; (of an epigram) pointe,...

=strain=, _v.n._, s’efforcer; (of liquids) passer, filtrer. To — at; _faire des efforts pour avaler_. To — at a gnat and swallow a camel; _s’arrêter à des vétilles et avaler de...

=stu´dious= (stiou-), _adj._, studieux; adonné à l’étude; (diligent) diligent; (careful) soigneux; (deliberate) délibéré; (contemplative) contemplatif; (favorable to study) favo...

=such= (seutshe), _adj._, tel; certain; pareil, semblable. — an one; _un tel_, _m._, _une telle_, _f._ — an one as; _tel que_. — as you; _tel que vous_. — as do not like; _ceux...

=supersede´= (siou-peur-cîde), _v.a._, (to set aside) faire abandonner; supplanter, remplacer; (to suspend) différer, arrêter, suspendre; (jur.) rejeter, annuler; (to come in th...

=swal´low= (swol’lô), _n._, gosier, _m._; arrière-bouche; (what is swallowed at once) gorgée; (voracity) voracité; (orni.) hirondelle, _f._ What a —! (jest.) _quelle avaloire!_...

=ta´ble= (té-b’l), _n._, table; (loo table) guéridon, _m._; (tablet) tablette, table, _f._; (paint.) tableau, _m._; (arch.) tablette, _f._; (persp.) plan perspectif, _m._; (anat...

=talk= (tōke), _n._, conversation, _f._; entretien, _m._; causerie; (prattling) jaserie, _f._, bavardage; (report) bruit; (conversation) entretien, sujet de conversation, _m._,...

=tell=, _v.a._, (_preterit_ and _past part._, Told) dire; (to express) exprimer; faire part =de=; (to narrate) raconter, conter; (to teach) apprendre, dire; (to disclose) révéle...

=that= (_th_ate), _demonstrative adj._, (_those_) ce, ce ... là, cet, cet ... là, _m._; cette, cette ... là, _f._; (_pronoun_) celui-là, _m._, celle-là, _f._; cela, ça, le, _m._...

=throat= (thrôte), _n._, gorge, _f._; (the swallow) gosier; (of a chimney) gueulard; (of an anchor) diamant, _m._; (of things) gorge; entrée, voie, _f._ To seize by the —; _sais...

=time= (taï’me), _n._, temps; (specified space of time) temps, terme, _m._; (repetition) fois, _f._; (age) temps, _m._; (in history) époque, _f._, siècle, _m._; (of day and nigh...

=top=, _n._, haut, sommet, _m._; (of a mountain, a tree, a rock) cime, _f._; (of a building) haut, faîte; (of the head) sommet, dessus, haut, _m._; (of a hat) fond, _m._; (of a...

=trap=, _n._, trappe, _f._; traquenard, traquet; (fig.) piège, _m._, embûche; (milit.) chausse-trape; (game) balle à la volée; (of a drain) valve, _f._; (mines) rejet, _m._; (ca...

=tri´fle= (traï-f’l), _n._, bagatelle; vétille; babiole, _f._; rien, _m._; (small quantity) idée, _f._; soupçon, _m._ To stand upon —s; _s’arrêter à des vétilles_, _à des riens_...

=tum´ble= (teu’m’b’l), _v.n._, tomber; (to roll) rouler, se rouler; (to roll down) descendre en roulant, rouler, dégringoler; (to pieces) tomber en ruines, s’écrouler; (of mount...

=two= (tou), _n._ _adj._, deux, _m._ — can play at that game; _nous sommes à deux de jeu_. — heads are better than one; _deux avis valent mieux qu’un_. — of a trade seldom agree...

=uncon´scious= (eu’n’co’n’sheusse), _adj._, qui n’a pas la conscience =de=, qui n’a pas conscience =de=; (ignorant) ignorant; (insensible) sans connaissance, insensible; (philos...

=une´qual= (eu’n’î-kwal), _adj._, inégal; insuffisant, disproportionné; au-dessous =de=; inférieur =à=; (bot.) irrégulier. He is — to that; _il n’est pas capable de le faire_. H...

=unless´=, _conj._, à moins =que= ... ne (with subjunctive); à moins =de= (followed by infin.); si ce n’est, excepté que, sinon. — I send for you; _à moins que je ne vous envoie...

=unproduc´tive= (eu’n’pro-deuk’-), _adj._, peu productif, infertile, de mauvais rapport; stérile, improductif; (of trade) peu lucratif; (of money) qui ne rapporte pas; (fig.) in...

=unset´=, _adj._, non posé; non mis; (mas.) non posé; (of the sun, etc.) qui n’est pas couché; (of tools) non affûté; (of precious stones) non enchâssé, non monté; (of bones) no...

=until´=, _conj._, jusqu’à ce que, jusqu’à tant que, en attendant que, avant que (with _subj._) _ou_ avant =de= (with _inf._), jusqu’au moment où. He will not start — I have see...

=use= (youce), _n._, usage, emploi, _m._; (utility) utilité, _f._; (advantage) avantage, profit; (interest) intérêt; (custom) usage; (jur.) usage, usufruit, _m._, jouissance; co...

=vent=, _n._, issue; ouverture, _f._; passage, _m._; (of a gun) lumière, _f._; (of a cask) trou de fausset, _m._; (publication) publication; (emission) issue; (utterance) articu...

=vis´it= (viz’-), _v.a._, visiter; rendre (_ou_ faire) visite =à=; (of doctors) voir; (in Scripture) visiter, éprouver. To — on, _ou_ upon; (to vent) _décharger_ =sur=, _se veng...

=wan´der= (wō’n’d’-), _v.n._, errer, rôder, vaguer; s’égarer; (in mind) divaguer; (to be delirious) avoir le délire, délirer; battre la campagne (Daudet). To — about; _errer_ =d...

=wa´tering-place=, _n._, eaux, _f.pl._; (inland) ville d’eaux; ville de bains, _f._; bains d’eaux minérales, _m.pl._; ville au bord de la mer, _f._; ville de bains de mer, _m.pl...

=weigh= (wê), _v.a._, peser; (fig.) examiner, juger, peser, balancer; bien considérer; (anchor) lever. To — down; _peser plus_ =que=; _affaisser_; (to oppress) _surcharger_, _ac...

=whip=, _v.a._, fouetter; (to flog) fouetter; donner le fouet =à=; (to take up) enlever; (needlework) surjeter; faire un surjet =à=; (wheat, etc.) battre; (fig.) fouetter, flage...

=win´dow= (wi’n’dô), _n._, fenêtre, croisée; ouverture; (of carriages) glace; (of shops) vitrine, _f._; montre; étalage, jour; (of a church) vitrail, _m._, verrière, _f._ Out of...

=word= (weurde), _n._, mot, _m._; parole, _f._; (letters written or printed, short discourse) mot, _m._; (dispute) dispute, _f._, mots, _m.pl._, paroles, _f.pl._; (promise) prom...

=wrin´kle= (rign’k’l), _n._, (in garments) pli, faux pli, _m._; (in the face; bot.) ride, _f._, pli, _m._ To know a — or two; _en savoir plus d’une_. It is a — worth having; _c’...

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