Heath's French and English dictionary

Part 78

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=frappement= (frap-mān), _n.m._, striking, clapping (of hands).

=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 (liquids); (nav.) to seize. _— vivement_; to rap. _— avec le pied_; to stamp. _— légèrement_; to pat. _— la terre du pied_; to stamp one’s foot upon the ground. _— monnaie_; to coin money. _— un coup_; to strike a blow.

_se_ =frapper=, _v.r._, to strike one’s self; to strike one another; to be impressed _or_ affected; to be filled with gloom _or_ dismay.

=frapper=, _v.n._, to knock, to strike, to rap. _— à la porte_; to knock at the door. _— juste_; to strike home. _Entendre —_; to hear a knock.

=frappeu-r=, _n.m._, =-se=, _n.f._, beater; striker. _adj._, striking, rapping. _Esprit —_; spirit-rapper.

=frasque=, _n.f._, freak, prank, trick.

=frater= (-tèr), _n.m._, surgeon’s boy; saw-bones; village barber; (milit., nav.) barber.

=fraternel=, =-le=, _adj._, fraternal, brotherly.

=fraternellement= (-nèl-mān), _adv._, fraternally.

=fraterniser=, _v.n._, to fraternize.

=fraternité=, _n.f._, fraternity, brotherhood.

=fratricide= (murder), _n.m._, (pers.) _m.f._, fratricide. _adj._, fratricidal.

=fraude= (frôd), _n.f._, fraud, deceit, imposition, fraudulency. _En —_; fraudulently. _Faire une —_; to commit a fraud. _Passer en —_; to smuggle.

=frauder=, _v.a._, to defraud, to smuggle.

=fraudeu-r=, _n.m._, =-se=, _n.f._, defrauder, smuggler.

=frauduleusement= (-leûz-mān), _adv._, fraudulently.

=frauduleu-x=, =-se=, _adj._, fraudulent.

=fraxinelle=, _n.f._, fraxinella, white dittany, bastard dittany.

=frayer=, _v.a._, to trace out, to open out, to mark out; to rub against, to graze, to brush; to make, to prepare, to show. _Qui n’est pas frayé_; unbeaten, untrodden. _Chemin frayé_; beaten path _or_ track. _Le coup n’a fait que — sa botte_; the blow only grazed his boot.

_se_ =frayer=, _v.r._, to open for one’s self; to prepare (a way); to carve out.

=frayer=, _v.n._, to wear away; to keep company, to frequent, to be on good terms; (of fishes) to milt, to spawn. _Ces deux hommes ne frayent pas ensemble_; these two men do not agree together.

=frayère=, _n.f._, spawning-place.

=frayeur=, _n.f._, fright, terror, dread, fear. Être saisi de —; to be seized with terror.

=frayoir=, _n.m._, (hunt.) fray, rub.

=frayure=, _n.f._, (hunt.) rubbing, fraying.

=fredaine=, _n.f._, frolic, prank, freak. _Faire des —s_; to play pranks; to sow one’s wild oats.

=fredon=, _n.m._, (mus.) trill, shake; (at cards) pair-royal.

=fredonnement= (-do-n-mān), _n.m._, humming.

=fredonner=, _v.a._ and _n._, to hum.

=fredonneur=, =-se=, _n.m.f._, hummer.

=frégate=, _n.f._, frigate; (orni.) frigate bird.

=frégaté=, _adj._, frigate-built.

=frégaton=, _n.m._, frigatoon.

=frein=, _n.m._, bit, bridle; curb, check; brake; drag, skid, brake (of carriages); (fig.) restraint; (anat.) frænum, ligament. _Ronger son —_; to champ the bit; to fret one’s self. _Mettre un — à sa langue_; to bridle one’s tongue. _Il faut mettre un — à sa cruauté_; his cruelty must be curbed. _Serrer le —_; (rail.) to apply, to put on, the brake.

=frelampier=, _n.m._, scamp, rascally fellow.

=frelatage=, _n.m._, adulteration, sophistication.

=frelater=, _v.a._, to adulterate, to sophisticate. _Ce vin est frelaté_; this wine is adulterated. _Ouvrages frelatés_; spurious works.

=frelaterie= (-la-tri), _n.f._, sophistication, adulteration. _V._ =frelatage=.

=frelateur=, _n.m._, sophisticator, adulterator.

=frêle=, _adj._, frail, fragile; faint, weak.

=frêler=, _v.n._, to crackle (of hair, feathers).

=freloche=, _n.f._, gauze-net, butterfly-net.

=frelon=, _n.m._, (ent.) hornet, drone; (bot.) knee-holly.

=freluche=, _n.f._, tuft (of silk); hair-thread.

=freluquet=, _n.m._, puppy, coxcomb, prig.

=frémir=, _v.n._, to shudder, to tremble, to quiver, to shake; to vibrate, to murmur, to rustle, to moan; to simmer. _— de colère_; to tremble with anger. _J’entendais — le feuillage_; I heard the leaves rustling.

=frémissant=, =-e=, _adj._, quivering, trembling.

=frémissement= (-mis-mān), _n.m._, shudder, shuddering, quivering, trembling; roaring; vibration; murmuring (of water); simmering. _— cataire_; (med.) thrill, purring tremor of the heart.

=frênaie=, _n.f._, ash-grove.

=frêne=, _n.m._, ash, ash-tree.

=frénésie=, _n.f._, frenzy, madness, fury.

=frénétique=, _adj._, distracted, frantic, raving.

=frénétique=, _n.m.f._, raving, distracted person.

=fréquemment= (-ka-mān), _adv._, frequently, often.

=fréquence=, _n.f._, frequency; quickness (of the pulse).

=fréquent=, =-e=, _adj._, frequent. _Pouls —_; quick pulse.

=fréquentati-f=, =-ve=, _adj._, (gram.) frequentative.

=fréquentatif=, _n.m._, (gram.) frequentative.

=fréquentation=, _n.f._, frequenting, frequentation; company.

=fréquenter=, _v.a._, to frequent, to keep company with, to resort to; to haunt.

=fréquenter=, _v.n._, to frequent, to visit often, to associate (with); to converse (with).

=frère=, _n.m._, brother; fellow-Christian; friar, monk. _— aîné_; elder brother. _— cadet_; younger brother. _—s jumeaux_; twins. _Demi-—_; half-brother. _— consanguin_; brother by the father’s side. _— utérin_; brother by the mother’s side. _— de lait_; foster-brother. _Beau-—_, (_—x-—s_) brother-in-law. _— lai_, _— convers_; lay-brother. _— chapeau_; assistant brother. _Faux —_; false brother, false friend. _— d’armes_; brother in arms. _Il est bon —_; he is a jolly fellow.

=frérot=, _n.m._, (fam.) little brother.

=fresaie=, _n.f._, (orni.) white-owl, screech-owl. _V._ =effraie=.

=fresque=, _n.f._, fresco. _Peindre à —_; to paint in fresco.

=fressure=, _n.f._, (cook.) pluck; fry; haslet.

=fret= (frè), _n.m._, freight. _Prendre du —_; to take in freight.

=fréter=, _v.a._, to charter; to freight.

=fréteur=, _n.m._, freighter; charterer.

*=frétillant=, =-e=, _adj._, frisky, wriggling; fidgety.

*=frétillement=, _n.m._, frisking, wriggling; (fig.) itching, longing.

*=frétiller=, _v.n._, to frisk, to wriggle; (fig.) to itch, to long, to be impatient. _Les pieds lui frétillent_; he is impatient to be off. _La langue lui frétille_; he is longing to speak.

=fretin=, _n.m._, small fry, young fish; trash, rubbish.

=frettage=, _n.m._, hooping, binding.

=frette=, _n.f._, (tech.) iron hoop, band, ring.

=fretté=, =-e=, _adj._, hooped, iron-bound; (her.) fretty.

=fretter=, _v.a._, to hoop, to bind.

=freux=, _n.m._, rook.

=friabilité=, _n.f._, friability.

=friable=, _adj._, friable, crisp, short.

=friand=, =-e=, _adj._, dainty, nice, fond of; partial to. _Avoir le goût —_; to have a nice taste. _Un morceau —_; a delicate morsel. _Être — de_; to be fond of, partial to.

=friand=, _n.m._, =-e=, _n.f._, epicure, dainty person.

=friandise=, _n.f._, daintiness, dainty, nicety, tit-bit. _Aimer les —s_; to be fond of dainties.

=fricandeau=, _n.m._, (cook.) fricandeau; veal-stew.

=fricassée=, _n.f._, (cook.) fricassee.

=fricasser=, _v.a._, to fricassee; (pop.) to squander away, to waste, to dissipate.

=fricasseur=, _n.m._, bad cook; (fig.) spendthrift, rake.

=friche=, _n.m._, waste _or_ fallow land. _Laisser une terre en —_; to let a piece of ground lie fallow.

=fricot=, _n.m._, (pop.) ragout, stew.

=fricoter=, _v.n._, (pop.) to feast. _v.a._, (fig., pop.) to squander.

=fricoteur=, _n.m._, (pop.) feaster; fast liver; (milit.) marauder.

=friction=, _n.f._, friction, rubbing. _Gants à —s_; flesh-gloves.

=frictionner=, _v.a._, (med.) to rub.

_se_ =frictionner=, _v.r._, (med.) to rub one’s self.

=frictionneu-r=, =-se=, _n.m.f._, professional rubber.

=frigidité=, _n.f._, frigidity.

=frigorifique=, _adj._, frigorific.

=frileu-x=, =-se=, _adj._, chilly; (pop.) funky, cowardly.

=frileux=, _n.m._, chilly person; (pop.) coward, funk.

=frileuse=, _n.f._, lady’s warm cap.

=frimaire=, _n.m._, Frimaire, the third month of the calendar of the first French republic, from November 21st to December 20th.

=frimas=, _n.m._, rime, hoar-frost. _Saison des —_; the wintry season.

=frime=, _n.f._, (triv.) show, pretense, joke, fun of the thing. _Il n’en a fait que la —_; he only made a show of it, it was all pretense.

=fringale=, _n.f._, (fam.) sudden pang of hunger. _Avoir la —_; to feel hungry all of a sudden.

=fringant=, =-e=, _adj._, brisk, nimble, frisky; smart, dapper. _Cheval —_; frisky horse.

=fringuer= (-ghé), _v.n._, to frisk; to skip.

=friolerie= (frio-lrî), _n.f._, dainty.

=friolet=, _n.m._, sort of pear.

=fripe=, _n.f._, rag; scrap; eatable.

=friper=, _v.a._, to rumple; to spoil, to wear out; (pop.) to gobble down, to eat greedily, to devour; (pop.) to waste, to dissipate, to squander.

_se_ =friper=, _v.r._, to get rumpled.

=friperie= (fri-prî), _n.f._, frippery, old clothes; old clothes’ trade; rag-fair. _Se jeter_, _tomber_, _sur la — de quelqu’un_; to fall foul of any one.

=fripe-sauce=, _n.m._, (_—_) (l.ex.) greedy-guts, glutton; bad cook.

=fripi-er=, _n.m._, =-ère=, _n.f._, dealer in old clothes, furniture-broker.

=fripon=, =-ne=, _adj._, knavish, roguish, rascally.

=fripon=, _n.m._, =-ne=, _n.f._, knave, rogue, cheat, swindler, rascal. _Un tour de —_; a knavish trick.

=friponneau=, _n.m._, little rogue, rascal, cheat.

=friponner=, _v.a._ and _n._, to cheat, to pilfer.

=friponnerie= (-po-n-rî), _n.f._, knavish trick, roguishness, knavery.

=friquet=, _n.m._, tree-sparrow; (utensil) slice.

=frire=, _v.a._ and _n._, to fry. _Il n’y a rien à —_; (pop.) there is nothing to eat, there is nothing to be gained. _Il n’a plus de quoi —_; he is quite ruined.

=frisage=, _n.m._, curling, rolling; lattice-work, trellis.

=frise=, _n.f._, (arch., paint., sculpt.) frieze; dreadnought. _Cheval de —_; (fort.) cheval-de-frise.

=friser=, _v.a._, to curl, to frizz (hair), to crisp; to graze, to glance upon, to touch lightly, to approach, to border upon. _Elle frise la quarantaine_; she is close upon forty.

_se_ =friser=, _v.r._, to curl, to curl one’s hair; to fall into curl.

=friser=, _v.n._, to curl; (print.) to slur.

=frisotter=, _v.a._, (b.s.) to be curled, to frizzle.

_se_ =frisotter=, _v.r._, (b.s.) to be curled, to frizzle one’s self.

=frisquette=, _n.f._, (print.) frisket.

=frisson=, _n.m._, shivering, cold fit; chill; shudder, thrill. _Avoir le —_; to have the shivers. _Cela donne le —_; that makes one shudder.

=frissonnant=, _adj._, shuddering, shivering.

=frissonnement= (-so-n-mān), _n.m._, shivering, shudder, flutter.

=frissonner=, _v.n._, to shiver, to shudder; to quake, to tremble.

=frisure=, _n.f._, curling, crisping; curls.

=frit=, =-e=, _part._, (pop.) ruined, undone. _Il est —_; he is done for. _Tout est —_; all is over.

=fritillaire=, _n.f._, (bot.) fritillary.

=fritte=, _n.f._, (glass-making) frit.

=friture=, _n.f._, frying; thing fried; fried fish; butter for frying.

=frivole=, _adj._, frivolous, trifling, shallow, futile.

=frivolité=, _n.f._, frivolity, frivolousness; (needlework) tatting.

=froc=, _n.m._, frock, garment (of monks). _Prendre le —_; to turn monk. _Jeter le — aux orties_; to throw off the cowl; to give up one’s profession.

=frocaille=, _n.f._, (b.s.) monks.

=frocard=, _n.m._, (b.s.) monk.

=froid=, _n.m._, cold, coldness, chilliness, frigidity; unconcern; lukewarmness, dullness; gravity, reserve. _Transir de —_; to benumb with cold. _Il est tout raide de —_; he is quite stiff with cold. _Avoir —_; to be cold. _Mourir de —_; to be perished with cold. _Grelotter de —_; to shiver with cold. _Prendre —_; to catch cold. _Il y a du — entre eux_; there is a coolness between them. _Les grands —s_; extreme cold; depth of winter. _À —_; coldly; in cold blood.

=froid=, =-e=, _adj._, cold, frigid, lifeless; lukewarm, cool, indifferent, dispassionate, dull; reserved, distant. _Temps —_; cold weather. _— comme glace_; as cold as ice. _— aux yeux_; want of pluck, funk. _Un homme —_; a cold sort of man. _Un homme de sang-—_; a cool-headed man. _Battre — à quelqu’un_; to give any one the cold shoulder. _N’avoir pas — aux yeux_; not to be afraid of one’s shadow, to be game, plucky.

=froidement= (froad-mān), _adv._, coldly, frigidly, lukewarmly, dispassionately, lifelessly.

=froideur=, _n.f._, coldness, chilliness; lukewarmness, indifference, coolness.

=froidure=, _n.f._, coldness (of the weather); cold; (fig.) winter.

=froissement= (froas-mān), _n.m._, bruising, rumpling, crumpling; (fig.) clashing; hurt, slight, affront; annoyance, vexation.

=froisser=, _v.a._, to bruise, to strike, to dash, to clash with; to rumple, to crumple; to gall, to offend, to hurt, to wound. _Je ne voudrais pas le —_; I should not like to hurt his feelings.

_se_ =froisser=, _v.r._, to take offense.

=froissure=, _n.f._, bruise, rumple, crumple.

=frôlement= (frôl-mān), _n.m._, grazing, rustling, rustle; contact, touch.

=frôler=, _v.a._, to graze, to touch slightly in passing; to brush past; to rub (seeds) in one’s hands.

_se_ =frôler=, _v.r._, to graze, to touch one another, to rub up against, to brush past.

=fromage=, _n.m._, cheese. _— mou_; soft cheese. _— à la crème_; cream-cheese. _— de cochon_; brawn.

=fromag-er=, _n.m._, =-ère=, _n.f._, cheesemonger.

=fromager=, _n.m._, cheese-mold; (bot.) silk-cotton-tree.

=fromagerie= (-ma-jrî), _n.f._, cheese-dairy, cheese-trade.

=fromageu-x=, =-se=, _adj._, cheesy.

=froment=, _n.m._, wheat. _De —_; wheaten.

=fromentacé=, =-e=, _adj._, (bot.) frumentaceous.

=fromental=, _n.m._, rye-grass; oat-grass.

=fronce=, _n.f._, (needlework) gather; (paper) crease.

=froncement= (frons-mān), _n.m._, contraction, knitting (of the brows); frowning; frown; pursing; gathering.

=froncer=, _v.a._, to contract (the brow); to knit, to wrinkle; to purse (the lips); to gather (needlework).

_se_ =froncer=, _v.r._, to contract, to pucker, to wrinkle; to grow dark (of the brow).

=froncis=, _n.m._, gathering, fold.

=frondaison=, _n.f._, (bot.) foliation, foliage.

=fronde=, _n.f._, sling; (surg.) bandage; (wars of the) Fronde (French hist.).

=frondée=, _n.f._, sling-shot.

=fronder=, _v.a._, to sling, to fling; to blame, to censure; to reflect upon, to find fault with.

=fronderie= (fron-drî), _n.f._, (French hist.) riot of the Fronde; riot, disturbance.

=frondeur=, _n.m._, slinger; censurer, fault-finder, critic; rioter.

=front=, _n.m._, forehead, brow, face, front; boldness, impudence, brass. _La jeunesse au — riant_; youth with its smiling face. _— d’airain_; brazen-face. _Le — d’un bâtiment_; the front of a building. _De —_; in front, abreast. _Faire — à_; to face.

=frontal=, _n.m._, frontal; frontal bone; (surg.) head-bandage.

=frontal=, =-e=, _adj._, (anat.) frontal.

=fronteau=, _n.m._, frontlet; frontal; (nav.) breast-work.

=frontière= (-ti-èr), _n.f._, frontier, border, confine, limit.

=frontispice=, _n.m._, frontispiece.

=fronton=, _n.m._, (arch.) pediment, fronton; (nav.) poop-rail.

=frottage=, _n.m._, rubbing; polishing, waxing.

=frottée=, _n.f._, (pop.) a drubbing.

=frottement= (frot-mān), _n.m._, rubbing, friction.

=frotter=, _v.a._, to rub; to polish, to wax, to dry-rub; to bang, to pommel, to warm (the ear) of. _Se faire —_; to get a drubbing.

_se_ =frotter=, _v.r._, to rub one’s self; to provoke (any one); to come in contact with; to meddle (with anything). _Se — les yeux_; to rub one’s eyes. _Ne vous y frottez pas_; do not meddle with it. _Ne vous frottez pas à lui_; do not provoke him. _Qui s’y frotte s’y pique_; meddle, and smart for it.

=frotter=, _v.n._, to rub.

=frotteur=, _n.m._, rubber, dry-rubber, scrubber, floor-polisher.

=frottis=, _n.m._, (paint.) light touch.

=frottoir=, _n.m._, rubbing-cloth, razor-cloth, rough-towel, scrubber.

=frouer=, _v.n._, to pipe, to call (birds).

=frou-frou=, _n.m._, (_—-—s_) rustling of silk, etc.

=froufrouter=, _v.n._, to rustle.

=fructidor=, _n.m._, Fructidor, the twelfth month of the calendar of the first French republic, from August 18th to September 16th.

=fructifère=, _adj._, (bot.) fructiferous, fruit.

=fructification=, _n.f._, fructification.

=fructifier=, _v.n._, to be fruitful, to fructify, to bear fruit, to thrive, to prosper.

=fructueusement= (-eûz-mān), _adj._, fruitfully, profitably.

=fructueu-x=, =-se=, _adj._, fruitful; fertile, profitable.

=frugal=, =-e=, _adj._, frugal, sparing.

=frugalement= (-gal-mān), _adv._, frugally.

=frugalité=, _n.f._, frugality; thrift.

=frugivore=, _adj._, frugivorous.

=fruit=, _n.m._, fruit; dessert; offspring; advantage, benefit, profit; utility; effect, result; (mas.) batter. _— hâtif_; early fruit. _— indigène_; native fruit. _— tardif_; late fruit. _— à noyau_; stone fruit. _— à pépin_; kernel fruit. _Avec —_; profitably. _— sec_; (school) blockhead, dunce. _Tirer du — de_; to derive benefit from.

=fruité=, =-e=, _adj._, (her.) fructed.

=fruiterie= (frui-trî), _n.f._, fruit-loft, fruit-trade.

=fruiti-er=, =-ère=, _adj._, fruit, fruit-bearing. _Arbre —_; fruit-tree. _Jardin —_; orchard, fruit garden.

=fruiti-er=, _n.m._, =-ère=, _n.f._, fruiterer, green-grocer; fruit-woman.

=fruition=, _n.f._, fruition, enjoyment.

=frusquin=, _n.m._, (triv.) one’s all. _Son saint —_; one’s all; all one’s toggery.

=fruste=, _adj._, worn, defaced, corroded (of coins). _n.m._, defaced effigy.

=frustratoire=, _adj._, frustratory.

=frustrer=, _v.a._, to defraud, to frustrate, to disappoint, to baulk, to foil; to baffle. _Il a frustré ses créanciers_; he has defrauded his creditors.

=fuchsia=, _n.m._, fuchsia.

=fuchsine=, _n.f._, (chem.) fuchsine, an aniline red dye.

=fucus= (-kus), _n.m._, (bot.) fucus, wrack, sea-wrack.

=fugace=, _adj._, fugitive; flying; fleeting; transient.

=fugiti-f=, =-ve=, _adj._, fugitive, gliding, flitting; transient, fleeting, short-lived. _Des plaisirs —s_; transient pleasures.

=fugiti-f=, _n.m._, =-ve=, _n.f._, fugitive, runaway, wanderer.

=fugue= (fug), _n.f._, (mus.) fugue; wild prank, lark. _Faire une —_; to take to one’s heels; to have a lark.

=fuie=, _n.f._, small pigeon-house, coop.

=fuir= (fuyant, fui), _v.n._, to flee, to fly; to run away; to elude, to shun, to avoid, to eschew; to shift about; to leak; (paint.) to appear at a distance; to recede. _Ce tonneau fuit_; this cask leaks.

=fuir=, _v.a._, to fly, to avoid, to shrink from.

_se_ =fuir=, _v.r._, to fly from one’s self; to shun, to avoid one another.

=fuite=, _n.f._, flight, running away, shunning; evasion, shift, subterfuge; running out, leakage. _Prendre la —_; to run away. _Mettre en —_; to put to flight.

=fulgurant=, _adj._, (meteorology) attended with lightning; flashing, vivid, sharp.

=fulguration=, _n.f._, (chem.) fulguration; lightning.

=fulgurite=, _n.m._, (phys.) fulgurite.

=fuligineu-x=, =-se=, _adj._, fuliginous.

=fuliginosité=, _n.f._, fuliginosity.

=fulmicoton=, _n.m._, (chem.) gun-cotton.

=fulminant=, =-e=, _adj._, fulminant, fulminating.

=fulminate=, _n.m._, (chem.) fulminate.

=fulmination=, _n.f._, fulmination.

=fulminer=, _v.n._, to storm, to thunder; (chem.) to fulminate, to explode.

=fulminer=, _v.a._, (ecc.) to fulminate, to issue forth.

=fulminique=, _adj._, (chem.) fulminic.

=fumable=, _adj._, smokable.

=fumade=, _n.f._, dunging.

=fumage=, _n.m._, lacquering (of silver wire).

=fumant=, =-e=, _adj._, smoking, reeking, fuming.

=fumé=, =-e=, _adj._, smoked, manured; (fig. and pop.) done for.

=fumé=, _n.m._, (engr.) smoke-proof.

=fumée=, _n.f._, smoke; fume, reek; vanity, phantom, bubble; dream, vain hope. _pl._, (hunt.) fumet, dung of deer; fumes. _Des tourbillons de —_; volumes of smoke. _S’exhaler en —_; to evaporate in smoke. _Il n’y a point de — sans feu_; there is no smoke without fire.

=fumer=, _v.n._, to smoke; to reek, to steam; to fret and fume.

=fumer=, _v.a._, to smoke, to smoke-dry; (agri.) to dung, to manure. _— des jambons_; to smoke hams. _— un champ_; to dung a field.

=fumerolle=, _n.f._, fumarole.

=fumeron= (fu-mron), _n.m._, half-burnt charcoal.

=fumet=, _n.m._, flavor (of meat), bouquet (of wines); raciness; (hunt.) scent. _Ce vin a un bon —_; that wine has a fine flavor _or_ bouquet.

=fumeterre= (fum-tèr), _n.f._, (bot.) fumitory, fumiter.

=fumeur=, _n.m._, smoker.

=fumeu-x=, =-se=, _adj._, fumous, fumy.

=fumier=, _n.m._, manure, dung, muck; dung-hill; trash, rubbish. _Mourir sur un —_; to die in a ditch.

=fumifuge=, _adj._, smoke-expelling.

=fumigation=, _n.f._, fumigation.

=fumigatoire=, _adj._, (med.) fumigating.

=fumiger=, _v.a._, to fumigate.

=fumiste=, _n.m._, chimney-doctor _or_ curer; chimney-builder.

=fumivore=, _n.m._ and _adj._, smoke-consumer; smoke-consuming.

=fumoir=, _n.m._, (tech.) smoking-shed, smoking-house; (in a private house) smoking-room _or_ smoke-room.

=fumure=, _n.f._, (agri.) dressing; dunging, manuring.

=funambule=, _adj._, funambulatory.

=funambule=, _n.m._, funambulist, rope-dancer.

=fune=, _n.f._, (nav.) rope, line; (pisc.) drag-rope.

=funèbre=, _adj._, funeral, funereal, mournful, melancholy, dismal, ominous.

*=funérailles=, _n.f.pl._, funeral, obsequies.

=funéraire=, _adj._, funeral, funereal.

=funeste=, _adj._, fatal; melancholy; baneful, disastrous, distressing; deadly.

=funestement=, _adv._, fatally, disastrously.

=funiculaire=, _n.m._, cable railway.

=fungus= (fon-gus), _n.m._ _V._ =fongus=.

=funicule=, _n.m._, (bot.) funiculus, funicle.

=funin=, _n.m._, (nav.) white hawser.

=fur=, _n.m._ _À — et à mesure_, _au — et à mesure_; in proportion, gradually as, as fast as. _On le paye au — et à mesure de l’ouvrage_; he is paid in proportion to the quantity of work done.

=furet=, _n.m._, ferret. _Chasser au —_; to hunt with a ferret. _C’est un —_; he is a ferreter _or_ a Paul Pry.

=fureter= (fur-té), _v.n._, to ferret, to ferret out, to search out, to rummage.

=fureter=, _v.a._, to ferret out, to hunt after news, to be on the lookout for.

=fureteur= (fur-teur), _n.m._, ferreter, Paul Pry; pryer. _— de nouvelles_; news-hunter.

=fureur=, _n.f._, fury, madness, rage, wildness; mania, frenzy, passion. _Quand il entre en —_; when he gets into a fury. _Lorsque la — le prend_; when he is seized with a fit of passion. _Cette actrice fait —_; that actress is quite the rage. _Être transporté de —_; to be transported with rage. _Il a la — du jeu_; he has a passion for gambling. _Avec —_; furiously.

=furfuracé=, =-e=, _adj._, furfuraceous; scurvy.

=furibond=, =-e=, _n._ and _adj._, furious, raging, wild; furious-looking.

=furibonder=, _v.n._, to be in a rage, to fume.

=furie=, _n.f._, fury, rage, heat, height; (myth.) Fury. _Entrer en —_, _se mettre en —_; to get into a rage. _Dans la — du combat_; in the heat of the battle. _C’est une —_; she is a very fury, _or_ a termagant.

=furieusement= (-eûz-mān), _adv._, furiously; prodigiously, with a vengeance.

=furieu-x=, =-se=, _adj._, furious, mad, enraged, raging, fierce, savage, impetuous; monstrous, confounded, tremendous.

=furin=, _n.m._, deep water, open sea, high seas.

=furolles=, _n.f.pl._, fiery exhalations.

=furoncle=, _n.m._, (med.) furuncle, boil; gathering; (vet.) ambury.

=furti-f=, =-ve=, _adj._, furtive, stealthy, secret. _Entrer d’un pas —_; to steal in.

=furtivement= (-tiv-mān), _adv._, furtively, stealthily, by stealth, secretly.

=fusain=, _n.m._, (bot.) prickwood, spindle-tree; (for drawing) charcoal.

=fusarolle=, _n.f._, (arch.) fusarole.

=fuseau=, _n.m._, spindle, bobbin; distaff. _Jambes de —_; spindle legs.

=fusée=, _n.f._, spindleful, bobbinful; (vet.) splint, splinter; (surg.) fistula; (artil., her., horl.) fusee; rocket; (of oars) dolphin; barrel (of a kitchen-jack). _— d’amorce_; (artil.) tube. _— courante_; line-rocket _or_ sky-rocket. _— porte amarre_; (nav.) life-saving apparatus. _Avoir une — à démêler avec quelqu’un_; to have a bone to pick with anyone. _Une — volante_; a sky-rocket.

=fuséen=, _n.m._, (artil.) rocket-gunner.

=fuselé=, =-e=, _adj._, slender, tapering, spindle-shaped.

=fuser=, _v.n._, to expand, to spread (insensibly); to liquefy, to dissolve, to meet; (fig.) to unite.