Part 75

=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_; to be all love and sentiment.

=filer=, _v.n._, to rope; (milit.) to file; (of cats) to purr; to shoot (of ships, of stars); to flare (of lights); to cut one’s stick, to take one’s self off. _Il faut —_; we must be off. _Allons, filez_; come, make yourself scarce. _Ce sirop file_; this sirup is ropy. _— doux_; to be all submission, to put up with an insult, to pocket an affront; to sing small. _Du temps que Berthe filait_; in the good old times. _— à l’anglaise_; to leave without saying good-bye.

=filerie= (fi-lrî), _n.f._, rope-walk; wire-drawing; wire-mill.

=filet=, _n.m._, string, filament, small thread; fiber; (bot.) fillet; chine; (arch.) bead (of liquor); dash, drop; streak; gleam; streamlet; bed-molding; runner (of strawberries); (anat.) frenum, (print.) rule; string (of the tongue); (man.) bridoon; snaffle-bridle; net; snare; rack (rail). _— d’or_; fillet of gold. _Un — de vinaigre_; a dash of vinegar. _Avoir le —_; to be tongue-tied. _Il n’a pas le —_; he has a well-oiled tongue. _Avoir le — coupé_; to have a glib tongue. _— d’une vis_; thread of a screw. _Prendre au —_; to catch in a net. _Faiseur de —s_; net-maker. _Faire tomber dans un —_; to ensnare. _Coup de —_; cast of a net; haul. _— de voix_; thin voice.

=fileur=, _n.m._, spinner; wire-drawer. _— de cartes_; card-sharper.

=fileuse=, _n.f._, spinner, spinster.

=filial=, =-e=, _adj._, filial.

=filialement= (-al-mān), _adv._, filially.

=filiation=, _n.f._, filiation; (fig.) connection.

=filière=, _n.f._, draw-plate; screw-plate; (carp.) purlin; string, series; ordeal.

=filiforme=, _adj._, (bot.) filiform; thread-shaped.

=filigrane=, _n.m._, filigrane, filigree-work; filigree; water-mark (in paper).

=filin=, _n.m._, (nav.) cordage.

=filipendule=, _n.f._, (bot.) dropwort.

*=fille=, _n.f._, girl, female, lass, maiden; daughter; servant-maid; spinster; offspring. _Petite-—_; grand-daughter. _Arrière-petite-—_; great grand-daughter. _Belle-—_; daughter-in-law; step-daughter. _—s d’honneur_; maids of honor. _Vieille —_; old maid. _— de chambre_; chamber-maid. _— de service_; housemaid. _— de boutique_; shop-girl. _— de joie_; prostitute. _Rester —_; to be an old maid. _— à marier_; marriageable daughter.

*=fillette=, _n.f._, lass, young girl.

*=filleul=, _n.m._, godson, godchild.

*=filleule=, _n.f._, goddaughter.

=filoche=, _n.f._, net-work.

=filon=, _n.m._, metallic vein, lode.

=filoselle=, _n.f._, floss-silk.

=filou=, _n.m._, pickpocket, sharper, thief.

=filouter=, _v.a._, to pickpocket, to steal; to cheat, to swindle; to chisel.

=filouterie= (fi-lout-rî), _n.f._, picking pockets, swindling; cheating, filching.

=fils= (fiss), _n.m._, son, child, offspring, lad, boy, fellow. _Petit-—_; grandson. _Arrière-petit-—_; great grandson. _Beau-—_; son-in-law; step-son. _— de famille_; gentleman’s son; nobleman. _Être bien — de son père_; to be a chip of the old block. _— de ses œuvres_; self-made man. _Il est bon —_; he is a good _or_ an easy-going fellow.

=filterie=, _n.f._, twine factory.

=filtrage=, _n.m._, filtering, straining.

=filtrant=, =-e=, _adj._, filtering, straining.

=filtration=, _n.f._, filtration, filtering, straining, percolation.

=filtre=, _n.m._, filter; filtering-machine; philter, love potion. _V._ =philtre=.

=filtrer=, _v.a._, to filter, to strain; to percolate. _Pierre à —_; filtering-stone.

_se_ =filtrer=, _v.r._, to filter, to be filtered.

=filure=, _n.f._, spinning.

=fin=, _n.f._, end, close, conclusion, termination, issue, expiration, aim, design, view, object, intention. _Mettre — à_; to put an end to. _Tirer à sa —_; to be drawing to an end. _Être à sa —_; to be at one’s last shift. _La — couronne l’œuvre_; all is well that ends well. _Aller_, _tendre_, _à ses —s_; to pursue one’s point. _— de non-recevoir_; (jur.) plea to bar; exception. _À ces —s_; for this, for that, end. _Mener à bonne —_; to bring to an end, to succeed in. _Cheval à toute —_; horse fitted to ride and drive. _À telle — que de raison_; at any rate, for such purpose as may be required. _À la —_; at last, at length, in the end, in the long run. _À la — des —s vous voilà_; at last you have come! _Qui veut la — veut les moyens_; where there’s a will there’s a way. _Savoir le fort et le — de son art_; to know every trick of the trade. _— de siècle_, _adj._, up to date.

=fin=, =-e=, _adj._, fine, thin, refined; acute, ingenious; delicate, polite; shrewd, cunning, sly; small (of handwriting). _—es herbes_; sweet _or_ savory herbs. _Diamants —s_; gems, precious stones. _Des traits —s_; delicate features. _Il a l’oreille —e_; he has a quick ear. _Un — voilier_; a swift sailer. _Avoir le nez —_; to have a good nose, to be far-sighted. _C’est un — matois_; he is a knowing fellow. _Le — mot_; the main point, gist. _Je n’entends pas le — mot de tout cela_; I don’t see the force of that. _Plus — que lui n’est pas bête_; he who can take him in is no fool. _Du — fond_; from the very depths of.

=fin=, _n.m._, sharp fellow, keen fellow; gist, main point; (metal.) pure metal. _Savoir le fort et le — de quelque chose_; to know the long and the short of anything. _— contre — n’est pas bon à faire doublure_, or, _—, — et demi_; diamond cut diamond. _Jouer au plus —_; to finesse; to vie in cunning. _Ecrire en —_; to write small hand.

=final=, =-e=, _adj._, final, last, ultimate.

=finale=, _n.m._, (mus.) finale. _n.f._, (gram.) last syllable.

=finalement= (fi-nal-mān), _adv._, finally, lastly.

=finalité=, _n.f._, finality.

=finance=, _n.f._, cash, ready money; finance, financiers. _pl._, finances; exchequer, treasury. _Projet de loi de —_; bill of supply.

=financer=, _v.n._, to lay out money; to come down with one’s own money.

=financier=, _n.m._, financier.

=financi-er=, =-ère=, _adj._, financial.

=finasser=, _v.n._, to shuffle, to finesse.

=finasserie= (fi-na-srî), _n.f._, finesse, petty trickery; shirking.

=finasseu-r=, _n.m._, =-se=, _n.f._, artful dodger.

=finaud=, =-e=, _n._ and _adj._, sly, artful, cunning person, sly-boots; sly, artful.

=finement= (fi-n-mān), _adv._, artfully, slyly, delicately, ingeniously, shrewdly; archly.

=finesse=, _n.f._, fineness; delicacy; ingenuity; finesse, artifice, craftiness, slyness, craft, shrewdness. _User de —_; to display cunning. _Faire — d’une chose_; to make a secret of a thing. _Entendre — à une chose_; to put a malicious construction _or_ interpretation on a thing. _Des —s cousues de fil blanc_; artifices easily seen through.

=finet=, =-te=, _adj._, (l.u.) sly, subtle, cunning.

=finette=, _n.f._, thin stuff, tissue, flannelette.

=fini=, =-e=, _part._, finished, ended, complete. _C’est une affaire —e_; it is a settled matter.

=fini=, _n.m._, finish, high finish; finite, perfection. _Donner le — à_; to finish off, _or_ to put the finishing touch to. _Le — et l’infini_; the finite and the infinite.

=finir=, _v.a._, to finish, to complete, to end, to terminate; to finish off; to put an end to; to complete, to perfect; to cease, to leave off.

=finir=, _v.n._, to finish; to terminate, to conclude; to be at an end, to be over; to expire. _En — avec_; to put an end to. _Il ne finira jamais_; he will never stop. _À n’en plus —_; without end, endless. _Cela n’en finit pas —_; there’s no end to it. _As-tu fini!_ (pop.) have you done! _Finissez donc!_ do be quiet! _Voulez-vous finir?_ will you be quiet?

=finissage=, _n.m._, finishing off.

=finisseu-r=, _n.m._, =-se=, _n.f._, finisher.

=finnois=, =-e=, _n._ and _adj._, Finn; Finnish.

=fiole=, _n.f._, vial.

=fion=, _n.m._, (pop.) finishing touch, knack; fugue.

=fioritures=, _n.f.pl._, (mus.) grace-notes.

=firmament=, _n.m._, firmament.

=firman=, _n.m._, firman.

=fisc=, _n.m._, public treasury, fisc.

=fiscal=, =-e=, _adj._, fiscal, financial.

=fiscalité=, _n.f._, (b.s.) fiscal laws, matters.

=fissipare=, _adj._, (zoöl., bot.) fissiparous.

=fissipède=, _n.m._ and _adj._, fissiped.

=fissirostre=, _adj._, (orni.) fissirostral.

=fissirostres=, _n.m.pl._, (orni.) fissirostres.

=fissure=, _n.f._, fissure, cleft; crack, rent.

_se_ =fissurer=, _v.r._, to become fissured.

=fiston=, _n.m._, (fam.) boy, lad, young one.

=fistulaire=, _adj._, fistular, fistuliform.

=fistule=, _n.f._, fistula.

=fistuleu-x=, =-se=, _adj._, fistulous; fistular.

=fixation=, _n.f._, fixation; appointing, fixing, rating, assessment.

=fixe=, _n.m._, fixed, firm, steady, fast, set; appointed, regular; settled weather. _Traitement —_; regular salary. _Les —s_; (astron.) fixed stars; (chem.) fixed bodies.

=fixe=, _adj._, fixed, settled, steady, certain, stationary, regular. _Prix —_; set price. (milit.) _—!_ eyes front! steady!

=fixé=, _n.m._, oil-painting protected by glass.

=fixement=, _adv._, fixedly, wistfully, hard; steadily; in the face.

=fixer=, _v.a._, to fix, to fasten, to stick; to settle; to determine, to appoint; to attract, to gaze on; to stare at. _— un jour_; to appoint a day. _— les regards de quelqu’un_; attract any one’s attention. _Je suis fixé sur son compte_; I have got his measure; I know all about him.

_se_ =fixer=, _v.r._, to fix, to be fixed, to settle down, to be settled, to elect domicile; to live. _Se — à quelque chose_; to settle upon anything.

=fixité=, _n.f._, fixity, fixedness, stability.

=fla=, _n.m._, double beat of the drum.

=flabelliforme=, _adj._, (bot.) fan-shaped.

=flac=, _int._, slap, bang.

=flaccidité=, _n.f._, flabbiness, flaccidity.

=flache=, _n.f._, hole in the pavement; plash, puddle, pool; (carp.) flaw.

=flacon=, _n.m._, flagon; flask; vial; smelling bottle.

=flafla=, _n.m._, claptrap, show, dash.

=flagellant=, _n.m._, flagellant.

=flagellation=, _n.f._, flagellation, scourging, lashing, whipping, flogging.

=flageller= (fla-jèl-lé), _v.a._, to flagellate, to scourge, to lash, to flog, to whip.

=flagelliforme=, _adj._, whip-shaped.

=flageoler=, _v.n._, to tremble, to shake.

=flageolet= (fla-jo-lè), _n.m._, flageolet; spindle-leg; dwarf kidney-bean.

=flagorner=, _v.a._, to flatter servilely; to fawn upon, to toady to.

=flagornerie=, _n.f._, sycophancy, base flattery.

=flagorneu-r=, _n.m._, =-se=, _n.f._, sycophant, toady.

=flagrant=, =-e=, _adj._, flagrant, gross. _En — délit_; in the very act.

=flair=, _n.m._, (hunt.) scent. _Il a le —_; he knows how to find out things.

=flairer=, _v.a._, to smell, to scent, to detect; to find out. _— quelque chose_; to smell a rat.

=flaireur=, _n.m._, (l.u.) smeller. _— de cuisine_; sponger; smell-feast.

=flamand=, =-e=, _n._ and _adj._, Fleming; Flemish.

=flamant=, _n.m._, (orni.) flamingo.

=flambant=, =-e=, _adj._, blazing, flaming; flash; (her.) flaming. _— neuf_; brand-new.

=flambard=, =-e=, _adj._, (pop.) bright, flashy.

=flambard=, _n.m._, sword with a waving blade; (nav.) fishing smack.

=flambe=, _n.f._, (bot.) common iris.

=flambé=, =-e=, _adj._, singed; ruined, done for. _Il est —_; he is done for. _Mon argent est —_; my money is lost.

=flambeau=, _n.m._, link, taper, torch; candle-stick; light, luminary. _Porte-—_; (_—-—x_) link-boy. _Les —x de la nuit_; the stars. _À la lumière des —x_; by torch-light.

=flamber=, _v.a._, to singe, to fumigate; to inflame; to fire. _— une volaille_; to singe a fowl.

=flamber=, _v.n._, to blaze, to flame, to flare.

=flamberge=, _n.f._, (jest.) sword. _Mettre — au vent_; to draw one’s sword. _— au vent_; with drawn sword.

=flambergeant=, _n.m._, curlew.

=flamboiement=, _n.m._, flaming, blazing; flare.

=flamboyant=, =-e=, _adj._, flaming, blazing; gleaming, glistening; (her.) flamboyant.

=flamboyer=, _v.n._, to flame, to blaze, to flare; to flash.

=flamine=, _n.m._, (antiq.) flamen.

=flamme=, _n.f._, flame, blaze, fire, glow, luster; ardor; passion; (nav.) pendant; (vet.) fleam. _Ce feu ne fait point de —_; that fire does not blaze. _Jeter de la —_; to flame. _Jeter feu et —_; to fret and fume.

=flammèche=, _n.f._, flake of fire; spark.

=flammerole=, _n.f._, fire-drake; will o’ the wisp.

=flammette=, _n.f._, (vet.) fleam; little flame.

=flan=, _n.m._, custard; a blank coin.

=flanc= (flan), _n.m._, flank, side; entrails; womb, bosom; (nav.) breast. _Se battre les —s_; to exert one’s self (to no purpose). _Par le — droit_; (milit.) to the right about. _Prêter le — à_; to lay one’s self open to. _Être sur le —_; (pop.) to be laid up; to be on one’s back.

=flanchet=, _n.m._, flank of beef _or_ of cod.

=flanconade=, _n.f._, (fenc.) flanconade.

=flandrin=, _n.m._, tall lanky fellow.

=flanelle=, _n.f._, flannel.

=flâner=, _v.a._, to lounge, to saunter, to stroll, to loaf.

=flânerie= (flâ-n-rî), _n.f._, lounging; lounge; stroll; sauntering; loafing.

=flâneu-r=, _n.m._, =-se=, _n.f._, lounger, stroller, saunterer; loafer.

=flanquant=, =-e=, _adj._, (fort.) flanking.

=flanquement= (flank-mān), _n.m._, (fort.) flanking.

=flanquer=, _v.a._, (arch., fort.) to flank; to defend, to secure, to guard; to deal (a blow); to strike; to throw; to toss, to fling, to pitch. _— un soufflet à quelqu’un_; to box any one’s ears. _— à la porte_; to bundle out. _Je lui ai flanqué une pile_; (triv.) I gave him a sound licking.

_se_ =flanquer=, _v.r._, to throw one’s self down _or_ in; to fall down; to poke, to intrude; to give one’s self _or_ each other.

=flaque=, _n.f._, small pool, puddle.

=flaquée=, _n.f._, dash (of water); dab.

=flaquer=, _v.a._, (l.u.) to dash (water, etc.).

=flasque=, _adj._, lank, slack, limp, feeble, weak, flabby.

=flasque=, _n.m._, cheek (of gun-carriages).

=flasque=, _n.f._, flask, powder-flask.

=flatir=, _v.a._, (coin.) to flatten.

=flatoir=, _n.m._, (coin.) flattening-hammer.

=flâtrer=, _v.a._, to fire; to cauterize (dogs, etc.).

=flatter=, _v.a._, to flatter, to tickle; to gloss over; to cajole; to deceive, to delude; to caress, to endear, to make much of, to stroke, to coax, to fawn; to smooth; to touch gently; to run one’s fingers over. _Elle aime à s’entendre —_; she likes to be flattered. _Un portrait flatté_; a flattering likeness. _La musique flatte l’oreille_; music soothes the ear. _Le chien flatte son maître_; the dog fawns upon his master.

_se_ =flatter=, _v.r._, to flatter one’s self, to deceive, to delude one’s self; to hope, to trust, to expect.

=flatterie= (fla-trî), _n.f._, flattery, adulation.

=flatteu-r=, =-se=, _adj._, flattering, complimentary; fawning; gratifying, pleasing; eulogistic.

=flatteu-r=, _n.m._, =-se=, _n.f._, flatterer.

=flatteusement= (-teuz-mān), _adv._, flatteringly.

=flatueu-x=, =-se=, _adj._, flatulent, windy.

=flatulence=, _n.f._, flatulence, wind.

=flatulent=, =-e=, _adj._, flatulent, windy.

=flatuosité=, _n.f._, flatulency.

=fléau=, _n.m._, (agri.) flail; scourge, plague; beam (of a balance); iron bar (to fasten folding gates).

=flèche=, _n.f._, arrow, dart, shaft; (astron.) sagitta; spire; (tric-trac) point; tandem (of driving); (nav.) pole; perch (of carriages); (fort.) bonnet; (arch.) rise. _Tirer une —_; to let fly an arrow. _Faire — de tout bois_; to leave no stone unturned. _Il ne sait plus de quel bois faire —_; he does not know which way to turn, he is at his wit’s end. _— de lard_; flitch of bacon.

=fléchier=, _n.m._, arrow-maker.

=fléchière=, _n.f._, (bot.) arrow-head.

=fléchir=, _v.a._, to bend, to bow; to move, to melt; to persuade, to touch, to soften. _Se laisser —_; to relent, to give in, to consent.

=fléchir=, _v.n._, to bend, to bow, to yield, to give way, to stagger, to waver.

=fléchissable=, _adj._, flexible, pliant.

=fléchissement= (-shis-mān), _n.m._, bending, giving way.

=fléchisseur=, _n._ and _adj._ _m._, (anat.) flexor.

=flegmasie=, _n.f._ _V._ =phlegmasie=.

=flegmatique= _or_ =phlegmatique=, _adj._, (med.) phlegmatic, cold, dull, sluggish, phlegmatic (of the mind). _n._, cold, dull, phlegmatic person.

=flegme= _or_ =phlegme=, _n.m._, phlegm, coldness.

=flegmon=, _n.m._ _V._ =phlegmon=.

=flegmoneu-x=, =-se=, _adj._ _V._ =phlegmoneux=.

=flétan=, =flételet=, _or_ =flétau=, _n.m._, (ich.) halibut.

=flétrir=, _v.a._, to wither, to dry up, to cause to fade, to blight, to blast; to tarnish, to blemish, to brand, to disgrace, to stain, to dishonor, to stigmatize.

_se_ =flétrir=, _v.r._, to fade, to wither, to tarnish; to dishonor one’s self; to be branded, to be stigmatized.

=flétrissant=, =-e=, _adj._, dishonoring, blighting.

=flétrissure=, _n.f._, fading, decaying, withering; blemish, blot, brand, discredit, disgrace; stigma.

=flette=, _n.f._, flat-bottomed boat.

=fleur=, _n.f._, flower, bloom, blossom; choice, best, pick; flourish; (pharm.) flour. _— de farine_; best flour, whites. _—s d’arbre_; blossoms of a tree. _Être dans la — de son âge_; to be in the prime of life. _Être dans toute sa —_; to be in its prime (of a thing). _Avoir la — d’une chose_; to have the best of a thing. _Semer de —s_; to strew with flowers. _—s blanches_; whites, fluor-albus. _À — de_; even with, level with. _À — de terre_; even with the ground. _Fine —_; pick, flower. _À —s_; flowery, flowered. _Yeux à — de tête_; goggle _or_ prominent eyes. _Entrer en —_; to flower, bloom. _À — d’eau_; between wind and water.

=fleurage=, _n.m._, pollard.

=fleuraison= _or_ =floraison=, _n.f._, efflorescence, blowing-time, flowering season.

=fleur de lis=, _n.f._, fleur-de-lis.

=fleurdelisé=, =-e=, _part._, marked with a fleur-de-lis.

=fleurdeliser=, _v.a._, to mark with a fleur-de-lis.

=fleuré=, _adj._, (her.) flowery, flowered.

=fleurer=, _v.n._, to smell, to exhale. _Cela fleure bon_; that smells nice. (pop.) _for_ =flairer=, _or_ =sentir=.

=fleuret=, _n.m._, silk ferret; (fenc.) foil.

=fleureter=. _V._ =flirter=.

=fleurette=, _n.f._, little flower, floweret; amorous discourse, gallant speech. _Conter —_; to talk sweet nonsense, to make love to.

=fleuri=, =-e=, _part._, flowery, florid, agreeable. _Teint —_; florid complexion. _Ecrire d’une manière —e_; to write in a florid style.

=fleurir=, _v.n._, to flower, to blow; to bloom, to blossom; to thrive, to be in repute, to flourish, to prosper. _Cet arbre fleurissait tous les ans deux fois_; this tree blossomed twice every year. _Cet auteur florissait sous le règne de_; that author flourished under the reign of. _Les arts et les sciences florissaient alors_; arts and sciences flourished then.

=fleurir=, _v.a._, to ornament with flowers.

_se_ =fleurir=, _v.r._, to adorn one’s self with flowers.

=fleurissant=, =-e=, _adj._, blossoming, blooming.

=fleuriste=, _n.m.f._, florist, floriculturist; artificial-flower-maker; (in compound words) flower. _Jardinier —_; flower-gardener, nursery-man. _Jardin —_; flower-garden.

=fleuron=, _n.m._, flower-work (paint., etc.); jewel, ornament; (print.) tail-piece. _C’est le plus beau — de sa couronne_; it is the brightest jewel in his crown.

=fleuronné=, =-e=, _adj._, (bot.) having florets; (paleography) ornamented. (her.) _V._ =fleuré=.

=fleuve=, _n.m._, river (which falls into the sea), stream; (myth., paint., sculpt.) river-god. _Le bord d’un —_; the bank of a river. _L’embouchure d’un —_; the mouth of a river.

=flexibilité=, _n.f._, flexibility, flexibleness, pliancy, suppleness.

=flexible=, _adj._, flexible, pliable, pliant, supple.

=flexion=, _n.f._, flexion, bending.

=flexueu-x=, =-se=, _adj._, (bot.) flexuous.

=flexuosité=, _n.f._, (bot.) flexuosity.

=flibot=, _n.m._, (nav.) fly-boat.

=flibustier= (-tié), _n.m._, buccaneer, freebooter.

=flic-flac=, _n.m._, crack of the whip; flick-flack.

=flint-glass=, _n.m._, flint-glass.

=flirter=, _v.n._, to flirt.

=floc=, _n.m._, flock; tuft, tassel.

=floche=, _n.f._, rag; flock. _adj._, shaggy. _Soie —_; floss-silk.

=flocon=, _n.m._, flake; flock, tuft. _Un — de laine_; a flock of wool. _Il tombait de la neige à gros —s_; snow fell in great flakes.

=floconneu-x=, =-se=, _adj._, flaky.

=flonflon=, _n.m._, tol-de-rol (chorus).

=floraison=, _n.f._ _V._ =flouraison=.

=floral=, =-e=, _adj._, (bot.) floral. _Jeux floraux_; floral games.

=flore=, _n.f._, (bot.) anthology, flora; (myth.) Flora.

=floréal=, _n.m._, Floreal (the eighth month of the calendar of the first French republic, from April 20th to May 19th).

=florence=, _n.m._, sarcenet.

=florencé=, =-e=, _adj._, (her.) flowery.

=florentin=, =-e=, _n._ and _adj._, Florentine.

=florentine=, _n.f._, florentine.

=florès= (-rès), _adv._, figure, dash. _Faire —_; to make a show, to cut a dash.

=florifère=, _adj._, (bot.) floriferous.

=florin=, _n.m._, florin.

=florissant=, =-e=, _adj._, prosperous, flourishing.

=floriste=, _n.m._, florist.

=flosculeu-x=, =-se=, _adj._, (bot.) floscular, flosculous.

=floss=, _n.m._, (metal.) floss.

=flot=, _n.m._, wave, billow, flood, surge; tide, flood-tide; crowd (of persons); stream, torrent. _Les —s de la mer_; the waves of the sea. _Le bruit des —s_; the roaring of the waves. _Mettre un vaisseau à —_; to set a ship afloat. _Être à —_; to be afloat. _À —s_; in streams, in torrents; in crowds. _Demi —_; half-flood, half-tide. _— et jusant_; flood and ebb.

=flottable=, _adj._, navigable (for rafts).

=flottage=, _n.m._, floating of wood, rafting.

=flottaison=, _n.f._, flotation (nav.). _Ligne de —_; load water-line _or_ mark.

=flottant=, _n.m._, (of hydraulic wheels) float.

=flottant=, =-e=, _adj._, floating, flowing; irresolute, wavering, fluctuating.

=flotte=, _n.f._, fleet; navy, shipping, cable-buoy; (fishing) float.

=flotté=, =-e=, _part._, floated. _Bois —_; float-wood.

=flottement= (flot-mān), _n.m._, floating; wavering, irresolution; (milit.) undulation.

=flotter=, _v.n._, to float, to waft; to be irresolute, to fluctuate, to waver. _Faire — du bois_; to float wood. _v.a._, (nav.) to ease off, to slacken (cable).

=flotteron=, _n.m._, small float.

=flotteur=, _n.m._, raftsman; (nav.) cable-buoy; water-gauge.

*=flottille=, _n.f._, flotilla.

=flou=, _n.m._, (paint.) softness; delicacy of touch.

=flou=, _adj._, (paint.) light and soft.

=flou=, _adv._, (paint.) lightly.

=flouer=, _v.a._, to cheat; to diddle out of.

=flouerie= (floû-rî), _n.f._, cheating, swindling.

=floueur=, _n.m._, sharper, cheat, gull-catcher.

=flou-flou=, _n.m._, (_—_) rustling, rustle of silk.

=fluant=, =-e=, _adj._, liquid, flowing, flimsy, unresisting, transient; badly sized (of paper).

=fluate=, _n.m._, (chem.) fluate, fluoride.

=fluaté=, =-e=, _adj._, fluoride of. _Chaux —e_; fluoride of lime.

=fluctuant=, _adj._, fluctuating.

=fluctuation=, _n.f._, fluctuation.

=fluctueu-x=, =-se=, _adj._, fluctuating, agitated, boisterous.

=fluer=, _v.n._, to flow, to run.

=fluet=, =-te=, _adj._, thin, spare, lean, slender, lank.

=flueurs=, _n.f.pl._, (med.) fluor-albus, whites.

=fluide=, _adj._, liquid, flowing, fluid.

=fluide=, _n.m._, fluid.

=fluidité=, _n.f._, fluidity, fluidness.

=fluor=, _n.m._, (chem.) fluorine; (min.) fluor; fluor-spar. _Spath —_; fluor, fluor-spar.

=fluorine=, _n.f._, (chem.) fluorine; (min.) fluoride.

=flûte=, _n.f._, (nav.) flute; (mus.) flute; French roll, tall glass (for champagne). _Jouer de la —_; to play the flute. _— allemande_, _traversière_; German flute. _Petite —_; piccolo. _Ce qui vient de la — s’en retourne au tambour_; lightly come, lightly go. _Ajuster ses —s_; to tune one’s pipes; to prepare one’s measures. _Accordez vos —s_; settle it between you.

=flûté=, =-e=, _adj._, soft, fluted, fluty; piping; squeaky.

=flûteau=, _n.m._, child’s whistle; (bot.) water-plantain.

=flûter=, _v.n._, to flute, to pipe; to drink hard; to tipple.

=flûteu-r=, _n.m._, =-se=, _n.f._, (b.s.) player on the flute, piper, (fam.) toper, tippler.

=flûtiste=, _n.m._, flutist, flute-player.

=fluvial=, =-e=, _adj._, fluvial.

=fluviatile=, _adj._, fluviatile, fluviatic.

=flux= (flu), _n.m._, flux, flow, influx, flood; stream, rising; (at cards) flush. _— de sang_; bloody flux. _— de ventre_; dysentery.