Part 52

_se_ =déranger=, _v.r._, to be deranged; to get out of order; to be unwell; to trouble _or_ disturb oneself; to misconduct oneself; to lead a disorderly life.

=déraper=, _v.n._, (nav.) to get atrip; to side-slip (of bicycles). _L’ancre a dérapé_; the anchor is atrip. _Faire — une ancre_; to trip an anchor.

=dérâper=, _v.a._, to pick (grapes) from the bunch.

=dératé=, =-e=, _adj._, deprived of spleen, lively; cunning, sharp. _Courir comme un —_; to go like a shot; to run like a greyhound.

=dérater=, _v.a._, to take out, to extract, the spleen.

=derby=, _n.m._, derby.

=derechef=, _adv._, over again, afresh, anew, again.

=déréglé=, =-e=, _adj._, irregular, intemperate; exorbitant; unruly; dissolute, profligate, lawless. _Vie —e_; irregular life. _Appétit —_; immoderate appetite. _Imagination —e_; disordered imagination. _Désirs —s_; inordinate desires. _Une conduite —e_; disorderly conduct.

=déréglement=, _n.m._, intemperateness; irregularity; unruliness, riot, disorder; dissoluteness, licentiousness, profligacy. _Vivre dans le —_; to lead a disorderly life.

=déréglément=, _adv._, disorderly, inordinately, intemperately, dissolutely, loosely.

=dérégler=, _v.a._, to put out of order, to disorder.

_se_ =dérégler=, _v.r._, to be out of order, to be deranged; to lead a disorderly life.

=dérêner=, _v.n._, to unrein, to unbridle.

=dérider=, _v.a._, to unwrinkle, to take away the wrinkles, to smooth, to clear, to cheer up. _La joie déride le front_; joy smooths the brow.

_se_ =dérider=, _v.r._, to unbend one’s brow; to cheer up; to relax, to unbend.

=dérimer=, _v.a._, to turn verse into prose.

=dérision=, _n.f._, derision, mockery, ridicule. _Par —_; out of ridicule. _Tourner tout en —_; to turn everything into ridicule.

=dérisoire=, _adj._, derisive, derisory, mocking.

=dérivati-f=, =-ve=, _adj._, derivative.

=dérivatif=, _n.m._, derivative, counter-irritant.

=dérivation=, _n.f._, derivation.

=dérive=, _n.f._, drift, lee-way. _En_ or _À la —_; adrift. _Avoir belle —_; (nav.) to have good sea-room.

=dérivé=, =-e=, _adj._, derivative; drifted.

=dérivé=, _n.m._, (gram.) derivative.

=dériver=, _v.n._, to be derived; to get clear of the shore; (nav.) to drift; to derive, to proceed from. _Faire —_; to derive.

=dériver=, _v.a._, to derive; to divert, turn off (of rivers).

=derme=, _n.m._, (anat.) derma.

=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 last appeal. _Rendre le — soupir_; to breathe one’s last. _C’est la —e lettre qu’il ait écrite_; it is the last letter he wrote. _Mettre la —e main à quelque chose_; to put the finishing touch to anything. _Une affaire de la —e importance_; an affair of the greatest importance. _Arriver au — degré_; to arrive at the highest degree. _Cela est du — ridicule_; that is ridiculous to a degree. _Aux —s les bons morceaux_; last come, best served.

=derni-er=, _n.m._, =-ère=, _n.f._, last; end of the gallery (tennis). _Le — des hommes_; the vilest of men. _Jusqu’au —_; to the last. _Dernier-né_, (_—s-—s_) last born male child.

=dernièrement=, _adv._, lately, of late, latterly, recently.

=dérobé=, =-e=, _part._, stolen, hidden, secret, concealed; spare, leisure (of time); (arch.) private. _Escalier —_; private staircase. _Fèves —es_; beans taken out of their skins. _À la —e_; by stealth, clandestinely. _S’en aller à la —e_; to steal away, to slip out. _Heures —es_; leisure hours.

=dérober=, _v.a._, to rob, to steal, to pilfer, to plunder, to purloin; to conceal, to hide, to protect, to screen, to shelter; to shell (beans). _— quelqu’un à la justice_; to screen anyone from justice.

_se_ =dérober=, _v.r._, to steal away, to escape, to disappear, to avoid, to shun. _Il s’est dérobé_; he has stolen away. _Se — à la justice_; to fly from justice. _Le vaisseau se déroba bientôt à la vue_; the ship was soon lost to view.

=dérochage=, _n.m._, scouring (of metals).

=dérocher=, _v.a._, to scour (of metals).

=dérogation=, _n.f._, derogation.

=dérogatoire=, _adj._, derogatory.

=dérogeance=, _n.f._, forfeiture (of nobility).

=dérogeant=, =-e= (-jānt, -t), _adj._, derogatory.

=déroger=, _v.n._, to derogate; to take away, to detract; to condescend; to stoop. _— à l’usage établi_; to act contrary to established custom. _— à la noblesse_; to forfeit one’s nobility.

☉=déroidir=. _V._ =déraidir=.

=dérougir=, _v.a._, to take off the redness.

_se_ =dérougir=, _v.r._, to lose its redness.

=dérougir=, _v.n._, to lose its redness.

*=dérouillement=, _n.m._, removal of rust.

*=dérouiller=, _v.a._, to remove the rust, to polish, to brighten up.

*_se_ =dérouiller=, _v.r._, to lose its rust; to rub off the rust; to polish up; to read up a subject. _L’esprit se dérouille dans le grand monde_; good company rubs the rust off one’s mind.

=déroulement= (dé-rool-mān), _n.m._, unrolling; production of the evolute (of curves).

=dérouler=, _v.a._, to unroll; to spread out, to display; (geom.) to produce the evolute. _— les merveilles de la création_; to unfold the wonders of creation.

_se_ =dérouler=, _v.r._, to unroll, to unfold; to display itself; to spread out; to open to the view; (of the waves) to roll in.

=déroute=, _n.f._, rout, defeat, overthrow, ruin; failure, disorder, confusion. _Mettre une armée en —_; to rout an army. _Mettre quelqu’un en —_; to confuse, to nonplus, to silence anyone. _En pleine —_; in full flight. _Ses affaires sont en —_; he is in a bad way (financially).

=dérouter=, _v.a._, to embarrass, to bewilder; to disconcert, to perplex; to baffle, to foil. _Je suis tout dérouté_; I am quite out of my latitude.

=derrière=, _prep._, behind, behind one’s back. _Laisser loin — soi_; to leave far behind one. _Regardez — vous_; look behind you.

=derrière=, _adv._, behind. _Par —_; from behind. _Porte de —_; back-door; (fig.) evasion.

=derrière=, _n.m._, hind, hinder part; posteriors; tail-board (of a cart); breech. _Être logé sur le —_; to lodge at the back of the house. _Montrer le —_; to turn tail, to show the white feather.

=derviche= _or_ =dervis=, _n.m._, dervis.

=des=, _art.pl._, of the; from the. _V._ =de=.

=dès=, _prep._, from, since, as early as. _— le point du jour_; from break of day. _— le berceau_; from the cradle. _— à présent_; from this moment, forthwith, henceforth. _— lors_; from that time.

=dès que=, _conj._, when, as soon as; since. _Dès qu’il parut_; as soon as he appeared. _— —_ (for _du moment que_) _vous le souhaitez_; since you wish it.

=désabonnement=, _n.m._, withdrawal of subscription.

_se_ =désabonner=, _v.r._, to withdraw one’s subscription (from a newspaper or periodical).

=désabuser=, _v.a._, to disabuse, to undeceive.

_se_ =désabuser=, _v.r._, to undeceive one’s self. _Désabusez-vous_; undeceive yourself.

=désaccord=, _n.m._, disagreement; (mus.) discord. _Être en —_; to be at variance. _Être en — avec soi-même_; to be inconsistant with one’s self.

=désaccorder=, _v.a._, to untune, to set at variance.

_se_ =désaccorder=, _v.r._, to get out of tune.

=désaccouplement=, _n.m._, uncoupling.

=désaccoupler=, _v.a._, to uncouple.

_se_ =désaccoupler=, _v.r._, to uncouple, to get uncoupled; to come asunder.

=désaccoutumance=, _n.f._, want of custom.

=désaccoutumer=, _v.a._, to disaccustom.

_se_ =désaccoutumer=, _v.r._, to break one’s self of, to lose the habit of. _Se — de faire une chose_; to leave off doing a thing.

=désachalandage=, _n.m._, loss of custom.

=désachalander=, _v.a._, to take away the customers, to drive away customers.

=désaffection=, _n.f._, disaffection.

=désaffectionner=, _v.a._, to lose affection, to cause any one to lose affection.

_se_ =désaffectionner=, _v.r._, to lose affection.

=désaffourcher=, _v.a._, (nav.) to unmoor _or_ heave up an anchor.

=désaffubler=, _v.a._, to unmuffle.

=désagencement=, _n.m._, throwing out of gear.

=désagencer=, _v.a._, to throw out of gear, to disarrange, to disorder.

=désagréable=, _adj._, disagreeable, unpleasant; unacceptable; uncomfortable; obnoxious; unsightly; distasteful. _Cela est — à voir_; that is displeasing to the sight.

=désagréablement=, _adv._, disagreeably, unpleasantly; unacceptably; uncomfortably; obnoxiously.

=désagréer=, _v.a._, to displease. _Cela ne me désagrée pas_; I do not dislike that.

☉=désagréer=, _v.a._, to unrig. _V._ =dégréer=.

=désagrégation=, _n.f._, disaggregation.

=désagréger=, _v.a._, to disaggregate.

_se_ =désagréger=, _v.r._, to become disaggregated, to break away, to be rent asunder.

=désagrément=, _n.m._, disagreeableness; unpleasantness, defect; blemish; annoyance, discomfort, vexation.

=désajustement=, _n.m._, disarrangement; disorder.

=désajuster=, _v.a._, to derange, to disarrange, to disturb, to put out of order, to disorder.

_se_ =désajuster=, _v.r._, to become disarranged _or_ disturbed, to get out of order. _Sa coiffure s’est désajustée_; her hair has become disarranged.

=désalignement=, _n.m._, (milit.) breaking line, out of line.

=désaligner=, _v.a._, (milit.) to break the line.

_se_ =désaligner=, _v.r._, (milit.) to fall out of line.

=désallier=, _v.a._, to disunite (allies).

_se_ =désallier=, _v.r._, to break off an alliance.

=désaltérant=, =-e=, _adj._, thirst-quenching.

=désaltérer=, _v.a._, to quench the thirst, to refresh.

_se_ =désaltérer=, _v.r._, to quench one’s thirst.

=désamorcer=, _v.a._, to uncap (fire-arms).

☉=désancrer=, _v.n._, to weigh anchor.

*=désappareiller=. _V._ =dépareiller=.

=désapparier=, _v.a._, to unpair (birds).

=désappointement= (-point-mān), _n.m._, disappointment.

=désappointer=, _v.a._, to disappoint; ☉to strike soldiers off the rolls; to unstitch.

=désapprendre=, _v.a._, to unlearn, to forget.

=désapprobat-eur=, _n.m._, =-rice=, _n.f._, censurer, fault-finder.

=désapprobat-eur=, =-rice=, _adj._, disapproving, censuring, carping. _Un geste —_; a gesture of disapprobation.

=désapprobation=, _n.f._, disapprobation, disapproval.

=désappropriation=, _n.f._, renunciation (of property).

_se_ =désapproprier=, _v.r._, to renounce (property).

=désapprouver=, _v.a._, to disapprove of, to blame.

=désarborer=, _v.a._, (nav.) to strike, to haul down.

=désarçonner=, _v.a._, to dismount, to unsaddle, to unhorse, to pull off; to baffle, to nonplus, to floor, to silence.

=désargenter=, _v.a._, to unsilver, to drain of money. _Ces emplettes m’ont désargenté_; these purchases have emptied my purse.

_se_ =désargenter=, _v.r._, to become unsilvered, to lose its plating, to spend all one’s money.

=désarmé=, =-e=, _part._, disarmed, unarmed.

=désarmement=, _n.m._, disarming, disarmament; (nav.) laying up.

=désarmer=, _v.a._, to disarm, to unarm, to appease, to calm; to foil; to uncock (a gun); (nav.) to unship (oars); to lay up, to dismantle. _Ses pleurs me désarmèrent_; her tears disarmed me. _— la colère de quelqu’un_; to appease any one’s anger. _— un vaisseau_; to dismantle a ship, to lay her up; to pay off the officers and crew.

=désarmer=, _v.n._, to disarm; (nav.) to be dismantled, to be paid off.

=désarrimer=, _v.a._, (nav.) to alter or shift the stowage in the hold.

=désarroi=, _n.m._, disorder, disarray, confusion, hurly-burly.

=désarticulation=, _n.f._, (surg.) amputation (in a joint).

=désarticuler=, _v.a._, to disjoint.

=désassemblage=, _n.m._, disjoining.

=désassembler=, _v.a._, to take to pieces, to separate.

=désassocier=, _v.a._, to dissociate.

=désassorti=, =-e=, _adj._, unmatched, ill-sorted; jarring, unsuitable.

=désassortiment=, _n.m._, unmatching; bad assortment; unpairing.

=désassortir=, _v.a._, to unmatch; to unstock.

=désastre=, _n.m._, disaster, break-down; failure.

=désastreusement= (-treûz-mān), _adv._, disastrously.

=désastreu-x=, =-se=, _adj._, disastrous, very sad. _C’est —_; it is sad in the extreme.

=désavantage=, _n.m._, disadvantage; detriment, prejudice. _L’affaire a tourné à leur —_; the business turned out to their detriment, or badly for them. _Parler au — de quelqu’un_; to speak disparagingly of any one.

=désavantager=, _v.a._, to deprive of an advantage, to disadvantage, to prejudice.

=désavantageusement= (-jeuz-mān), _adv._, disadvantageously, disparagingly.

=désavantageu-x=, =-se=, _adj._, disadvantageous, detrimental, prejudicial.

=désaveu=, _n.m._, disavowal, denial; recantation. _Il fait le — de cette action_; he disowns that action.

=désaveugler=, _v.a._, to undeceive, to open the eyes of.

=désavouer=, _v.a._, to disown, to disclaim, to disavow, to deny; to retract, to recant. _— sa signature_; to repudiate _or_ deny one’s signature. _Cette mère a désavoué son enfant_; that mother has disowned her child.

=descellement=, _n.m._, (mas.) loosening, unsealing.

=desceller=, _v.a._, to unseal; (mas.) to loosen.

_se_ =desceller=, _v.r._, to become unloosened _or_ unsealed; to get loose.

=descendance=, _n.f._, descent, lineage, pedigree, birth, extraction.

=descendant=, =-e=, _adj._, descending, going down; (milit.) coming off duty.

=descendant=, _n.m._, =-e=, _n.f._, descendant, offspring, progeny.

=descendant=, _n.m._, (l.u.) ebb-tide.

=descendre=, _v.n._, to descend; to go down; to go down stairs; to come, to step, to get down; to alight; to stay, to put up; to fall; to reach; to come from; (nav.) to land; to ebb, to subside. _Descendez vite_; make haste and come down. _— de cheval_; to dismount. _— de voiture_; to get out of, _or_ to alight from, a carriage. _— d’un bateau_; to get out of or off a boat. _— dans un puits_; to go down into a well. _La marée descend_; the tide is ebbing. _— dans sa conscience_; to examine one’s conscience. _Il descendit à l’hôtel_; he put up at the hotel. _Nous descendîmes dans une île_; we landed on an island. _Il vaut mieux monter que —_; it is better to rise than to fall.

=descendre=, _v.a._, to descend, to take down, to bring, to let down; to go, to come, to get down; to set down; to land. _Descendez ce tableau_; take that picture down. _Où vous descendrai-je?_ where shall I set you down? _— la garde_; to come off guard. _Faire —_; to bring down, to fetch down, to let down, to send down; to lower, to sink.

=descente=, _n.f._, descent; going down; taking down; subsiding (of waters); dismounting; disembarkment; (fin.) run; declivity; irruption; rupture, hernia; (milit.) coming off guard. _La justice a fait une — chez lui_; the police have searched his house. _— de lit_; bedside carpet, rug.

=descriptible=, _adj._, describable.

=descripti-f=, =-ve=, _adj._, descriptive.

=description=, _n.f._, description, inventory.

=desdits=, _m.pl._, =desdites=, _f.pl._, from the said.

=déséchouer=, _v.a._, (nav.) to get afloat; to get off.

=désemballage=, _n.m._, unpacking. _V._ =déballage=.

=désemballer=, _v.a._, to unpack. _On a désemballé les marchandises_; the goods have been unpacked.

=désembarquement=, _n.m._, disembarkation, landing. _V._ =débarquement=.

=désembarquer=, _v.a._, to disembark, to land; to unship, to unlade.

=désembellir=, _v.n._, to lose one’s or its beauty.

=désemboîter=, _v.a._, to disjoint; to put out of socket; to dislocate.

_se_ =désemboîter=, _v.r._, to become disjointed.

=désembourber=, _v.a._, to draw out of the mire.

_se_ =désembourber=, _v.r._, to get out of the mire.

=désemparer=, _v.n._, to quit, to go away. _Sans —_; on the spot, at once, without intermission.

=désemparer=, _v.a._, to quit, to clear out, to dislodge; (nav.) to disable. _— un vaisseau_; to disable a ship.

=désempenné= (dé-zan-pèn-né), _adj._, stripped of its feathers.

=désempeser=, _v.a._, to unstarch.

_se_ =désempeser=, _v.r._, to become unstarched, limp.

=désemplir=, _v.a._, to make less full, to diminish the contents of. _— un tonneau_; to part empty a cask.

_se_ =désemplir=, _v.r._, to become less full. _Ma bourse se désemplit_; my purse is getting low.

=désemplir=, _v.n._, to grow empty, to become less full. _Sa maison ne désemplit point_; his house is always full of company.

=désempoissonner=, _v.a._, to unstock (a pond).

=désenchantement= (-shānt-mān), _n.m._, disenchantment.

=désenchanter=, _v.a._, to disenchant.

_se_ =désenchanter=, _v.r._, to become disenchanted.

=désenchant-eur=, =-eresse=, _adj._, disenchanting.

=désenchâsser=, _v.a._, to unset (jewels).

=désenclaver=, _v.a._, to disenclose (land).

=désenclouer=, _v.a._, to take out a nail, to unnail. _— un canon_; to unspike a cannon. _— un cheval_; to take a nail out of a horse’s foot.

=désencombrement=, _n.m._, disencumbrance; dispersing.

=désencombrer=, _v.a._, to disencumber; to clear.

=désenfiler=, _v.a._, to unthread, to unstring.

_se_ =désenfiler=, _v.r._, to come unthreaded _or_ unstrung.

=désenfler=, _v.a._, to reduce the swelling.

_se_ =désenfler=, _v.r._, to become less swollen.

=désenfler=, _v.n._, to become less swollen; to cease to be swollen.

=désenflure=, _n.f._, diminution, disappearance of a swelling.

=désengrener=, _v.a._, to throw out of gear.

=désenivrer=, _v.a._, to sober, to make sober again. _Il ne désenivre pas_; he is always drunk.

_se_ =désenivrer=, _v.r._, to get sober again, to recover, to be cured of. _Se — en dormant_; to sleep oneself sober.

=désenlaidir=, _v.a._, to render less ugly.

_se_ =désenlaidir=, _v.r._, to become less ugly.

=désennui=, _n.m._, amusement, recreation, diversion, distraction.

=désennuyer=, _v.a._, to enliven; to cheer, to divert, to amuse.

_se_ =désennuyer=, _v.r._, to find amusement; to divert oneself, to kill time.

=désenrayer=, _v.a._, to unlock _or_ unskid.

=désenrayer=, _v.n._, to unskid.

=désenrhumer=, _v.a._, to cure of a cold. _v.n._ _Ne pas —_; to be never without a cold.

_se_ =désenrhumer=, _v.r._, to cure, get rid of, one’s cold.

=désenrôlement=, _n.m._, (milit.) discharge.

=désenrôler=, _v.a._, to discharge.

=désenrouer=, _v.a._, to cure of hoarseness.

=désenrouer=, _v.n._ _Ne pas —_; to be always hoarse.

_se_ =désenrouer=, _v.r._, to cure one’s hoarseness.

=désensabler=, _v.a._, to get out of the mud _or_ sand.

=désensevelir= (-sĕv-lir), _v.a._, to unwrap; to unshroud; to exhume.

=désensevelissement=, _n.m._, unshrouding; exhumation, disinterment.

=désensorceler=, _v.a._, to unbewitch.

=désensorcellement=, _n.m._, unbewitching.

=désentêter=, _v.a._, to cure of obstinacy; to drive out of the head.

_se_ =désentêter=, _v.r._, to be cured of obstinacy _or_ infatuation. _Il ne peut se — de cette opinion_; he cannot get that opinion out of his head.

=désentortiller=, _v.a._, to untwist; to clear; to unravel.

=désentraver=, _v.a._, to unfetter, to untangle.

=désenverguer= (-ghé), _v.a._, to unbend (sails).

=désert=, =-e=, _adj._, desert, solitary, wild, waste, unfrequented; abandoned, deserted.

=désert=, _n.m._, desert, solitary place, waste, wilderness. _Prêcher au —_; to speak to the wind.

=déserter=, _v.a._, to desert, to abandon, to forsake, to quit, to leave. _— les drapeaux_; to desert one’s colors.

=déserter=, _v.n._, to desert, to leave. _— à l’ennemi_; to go over to the enemy.

=déserteur=, _n.m._, deserter.

=désertion=, _n.f._, desertion.

=désespérance=, _n.f._, despair.

=désespérant=, =-e=, _adj._, desperate, hopeless, discouraging, disheartening; distressing; provoking; matchless.

=désespéré=, =-e=, _part._, hopeless, desperate; disconsolate, despondent, disheartened.

=désespéré=, _n.m._, =-e=, _n.f._, madman, madwoman; person in despair. _Se battre en —_; to fight desperately. _Agir en —_; to behave like a madman.

=désespérément=, _adv._, desperately, despairingly; hopelessly.

=désespérer=, _v.n._, to despair, to despond, to give up all hope. _— de quelqu’un_, _de quelque chose_; to despair of any one, of anything; to give up any one, anything, for lost.

=désespérer=, _v.a._, to drive to despair; to dishearten; to dispirit; to distress, to torment.

_se_ =désespérer=, _v.r._, to be in despair, to give way to despair, to despond.

=désespoir=, _n.m._, despair; hopelessness, desperation, despondency; grief, affliction. _Être au —_; to be in despair, distress; to be vexed, grieved. _Mettre au —_; to drive to despair; to vex extremely. _Tomber dans le —_; to sink into despair. _De —_; through despair. _En — de cause_; as a last resource, shift.

*=déshabillé= (dé-za-), _n.m._, dishabille, undress. _— du matin_; morning dress _or_ wrapper.

*=déshabiller= (dé-za-), _v.a._, to undress, to strip, to disrobe.

_se_ *=déshabiller= (dé-za-), _v.r._, to undress one’s self.

=déshabité=, =-e= (dé-za-), _adj._, uninhabited, deserted.

=déshabituer= (dé-za-), _v.a._, to unaccustom, to break of.

_se_ =déshabituer= (dé-za-), _v.r._, to unaccustom one’s self; to break one’s self of. _Se — d’une chose_; to leave off doing a thing.

=déshérence= (dé-zé-), _n.f._, (jur.) escheat.

=déshéritement= (dé-zé-), _n.m._, disinheritance.

=déshériter= (dé-zé-), _v.a._, to disinherit.

=désheurer= (dé-zeu-), _v.a._, (fam., l.u.) to derange the hours of, to disturb.

_se_ =désheurer= (dé-zeu-), _v.r._, (fam., l.u.) to change one’s hours; to disturb one’s self; (of clocks) to strike one time and mark another; to strike wrong.

=déshonnête= (dé-zo-), _adj._, immodest, indecent, shameful; dishonest.

=déshonnêtement= (dé-zo-nêt-mān), _adv._, indecently, immodestly, shamefully; dishonestly.

=déshonnêteté= (dé-zo-nêt-té), _n.f._, (l.u.) indecency, immodesty; dishonesty.

=déshonneur= (dé-zo-), _n.m._, dishonor; disgrace, shame, discredit. _Il a mis le comble à son —_; he has put the finishing stroke to his dishonor. _Faire — à quelqu’un_; to disgrace any one. ☉_C’est me prier de mon —_; that is asking me to dishonor myself. _Tenir à —_; to look upon as dishonorable.

=déshonorable= (dé-zo-), _adj._, dishonorable, disgraceful.

=déshonorablement= (dé-zo-), _adv._, dishonorably.

=déshonorant=, =-e= (dé-zo-), _adj._, dishonorable, disgraceful, shameful.

=déshonorer= (dé-zo-), _v.a._, to dishonor, to bring to shame, to bring shame upon, to disgrace, to tarnish, to disparage.

_se_ =déshonorer= (dé-zo-), _v.r._, to dishonor one’s self, to disgrace one’s self.

=desideratum=, _n.m._, (_desiderata_, _pl._), desideratum.

*=désignati-f=, =-ve=, _adj._, indicative.

*=désignation=, _n.f._, designation, indication; nomination, choice, election.

*=désigné=, =-e=, _part._, appointed, indicated, prescribed. _À l’heure —e_; at the appointed hour.

*=désigner=, _v.a._, to designate, to describe; to dénote, to betoken; to appoint, to fix; to assign, to elect, to nominate, to choose, to point out; to name, to call.

=désillusion=, _n.f._, =désillusionnement=, _n.m._, disillusion; disappointment.

=désillusionner=, _v.a._, to undeceive, to disillusionize, to disappoint.

=désincorporer=, _v.a._, to disincorporate, to separate, to disunite, to disembody.

=désinence=, _n.f._, (gram.) termination, ending.

=désinfatuer=, _v.a._, to disabuse, to undeceive, to dispel the infatuation of.

_se_ =désinfatuer=, _v.r._, to cease to be infatuated.

=désinfectant=, _adj._, disinfecting.

=désinfectant=, _n.m._, disinfectant.

=désinfecter=, _v.a._, to disinfect, to purify.

_se_ =désinfecter=, _v.r._, to become disinfected.

=désinfection=, _n.f._, disinfection, fumigation.

=désintéressé=, =-e=, _adj._, uninterested; disinterested; unselfish, impartial, unbiased; indemnified.

=désintéressement= (-rès-mān), _n.m._, impartiality; indifference; disinterestedness, self-denial.

=désintéressement=, _adv._, (l.u.) disinterestedly.

=désintéresser=, _v.a._, to indemnify; to buy out the interest of; to refund, to repay.

*=désinterligner=, _v.a._, (print.) to unlead.

=désinvestir=, _v.a._, (law) to devest; to deprive, to divest; (mil.) to raise the siege of.

=désinviter=, _v.a._, to recall an invitation.

=désinvolte=, _adj._, free, easy, unconstrained.

=désinvolture=, _n.f._, easy _or_ graceful bearing _or_ gait; ease, gracefulness.

=désir=, _n.m._, desire, wish; longing. _— déréglé_; inordinate desire. _Au gré de ses —s_; agreeably to his wishes. _Brûler du — de_; to long to do.

=désirable=, _adj._, desirable.