Heath's French and English dictionary

Part 93

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=investigat-eur=, =-rice=, _n._ and _adj._, investigator, explorer; investigating, searching; scrutinizing, inquiring.

=investigation=, _n.f._, investigation, inquiry. _Faire des —s dans_; to make inquiries into.

=investir=, _v.a._, to invest; to surround, to block up, to lay siege to; to put in possession.

=investissement= (-tis-mān), _n.m._, (milit.) investment.

=investiture=, _n.f._, investiture.

=invétéré=, =-e=, _part._, inveterate.

_s’_=invétérer=, _v.r._, to grow inveterate, to become inveterate _or_ chronic (of disease). _Cette maladie s’est invétérée_; this disorder has become chronic.

=invincibilité=, _n.f._, invincibleness.

=invincible=, _adj._, invincible, insuperable, unconquerable, insurmountable.

=invinciblement=, _adv._, invincibly, insuperably, unconquerably, insurmountably.

=in-vingt-quatre=, _n.m._ and _adj._, (_—_) (print.) in twenty-four, 24mo.

=inviolabilité=, _n.f._, inviolability.

=inviolable=, _adj._, inviolable, inviolate.

=inviolablement=, _adv._, inviolably.

=inviolé=, =-e=, _adj._, inviolate.

=invisibilité=, _n.f._, invisibility, invisibleness.

=invisible=, _adj._, invisible.

=invisiblement=, _adv._, invisibly.

=invitation=, _n.f._, invitation.

=invitatoire=, _n.m._, (c.rel.) invitatory.

=invite=, _n.f._, call for trumps.

=invité=, _n.m._, =-e=, _n.f._, guest.

=inviter=, _v.a._, to invite, to bid, to beg, to engage, to urge; to allure, to incite, to attract, to tempt. _— à dîner_; to ask to dinner. _S’—_; to invite each other.

=invocation=, _n.f._, invocation.

=involontaire=, _adj._, involuntary.

=involontairement= (-tèr-mā), _adv._, involuntarily.

=involucral=, =-e=, _adj._, (bot.) involucral.

=involucre=, _n.m._, (bot.) involucre; cover, husk.

=involuti-f=, =-ve=, _adj._, (bot.) involute, involuted.

=involution=, _n.f._, (jur.) involvement, complication.

=invoquer=, _v.a._, to invoke, to call upon, to cry unto, to plead; to appeal to.

=invraisemblable=, _adj._, unlikely, improbable.

=invraisemblablement=, _adv._, improbably.

=invraisemblance=, _n.f._, unlikelihood, improbability; unlikely thing.

=invulnérabilité=, _n.f._, invulnerability, invulnerableness.

=invulnérable=, _adj._, invulnerable.

=invulnérablement=, _adv._, invulnerably.

=iode=, _n.m._, (chem.) iodine.

=iodé=, =-e=, _adj._, (chem.) iodized.

=iodeux=, _adj._, (chem.) iodous.

=iodique=, _adj._, (chem.) iodic.

=iodure=, _n.m._, (chem.) ioduret, iodide.

=ioduré=, =-e=, _adj._, (chem.) iodureted, containing an iodide.

=ionien=, =-ne= (-in, -è-n), _adj._, Ionian, Ionic.

=ionien=, _n.m._, Ionic.

=ionique=, _adj._, Ionic. _L’ordre —_; the Ionic order.

=iota=, _n.m._, iota; jot, tittle.

=iotacisme=, _n.m._, (gram.) frequent recurrence of the letter i.

=ipécacuana=, _n.m._, ipecacuanha.

=ipso facto=, _adv._, by the very fact.

=iranien=, =-ne=, _adj._, (philology) iranic.

=irascibilité=, _n.f._, irascibility, irritability.

=irascible=, _adj._, irascible, irritable.

☉=ire=, _n.f._, wrath, anger, ire.

=iridium=, _n.m._, (_n.p._) (chem.) iridium.

=iridescence=, _n.f._, iridescence.

=iridescent=, =-e=, _adj._, iridescent.

=iris= (i-ris), _n.m._, iris, rainbow; (anat.) iris; (bot.) iris, iris-root, orris. _Pois d’—_; issue-pea. _Poudre d’—_; powdered orris-root.

=irisé=, =-e=, _adj._, rainbow-colored, irised, variegated; iridescent.

=irlandais=, =-e=, _n._ and _adj._, Irishman, Irishwoman; Irish.

=irlandais=, _n.m._, Irish language.

=ironie=, _n.f._, irony, mockery, raillery.

=ironique=, _adj._, ironic, ironical.

=ironiquement=, _adv._, ironically, sneeringly.

=iroquois=, _n.m._, Iroquois; lout.

=irrachetable= (ir-rash-tabl), _adj._, unredeemable.

=irradiation= (ir-ra-), _n.f._, irradiation.

=irradier= (ir-ra-), _v.n._, to irradiate, to emit rays.

=irraisonnable= (ir-rè-), _adj._, irrational.

=irraisonnablement= (ir-rè-), _adv._, irrationally.

=irrationnel=, =-le=, _adj._, irrational.

=irrationnellement=, _adv._, irrationally.

=irréalisable=, _adj._, unrealizable.

=irréconciliable= (ir-ré), _adj._, irreconcilable.

=irréconciliablement= (ir-ré-), _adv._, irreconcilably.

=irréconcilié=, =-e= (ir-ré-), _adj._, unreconciled.

=irrécouvrable=, _adj._, irrecoverable.

=irrécusable= (ir-ré-), _adj._, unexceptionable, unobjectionable; undeniable.

=irrécusablement=, _adv._, unexceptionably; unobjectionably, undeniably.

=irréductibilité= (ir-ré-), _n.f._, irreducibleness.

=irréductible= (ir-ré-), _adj._, irreducible.

=irréfléchi=, =-e= (ir-ré-), _adj._, thoughtless, heedless, inconsiderate, unguarded.

=irréflexion= (ir-ré-), _n.f._, thoughtlessness, heedlessness, inconsiderateness.

=irréformable= (ir-ré-), _adj._, unchangeable, irrevocable; irreclaimable.

=irréfragable= (ir-ré-), _adj._, irrefragable, irrefutable.

=irréfragablement= (ir-ré-), _adv._, irrefragably, undeniably, irrefutably.

=irréfutable= (ir-ré-), _adj._, irrefutable.

=irréfuté=, _adj._, unrefuted, not disproved.

=irrégularité= (ir-ré-), _n.f._, irregularity.

=irréguli-er=, =-ère= (ir-ré-), _adj._, irregular; (math.) scalene.

=irrégulièrement= (ir-ré-), _adv._, irregularly.

=irréligieusement= (ir-ré-), _adv._, irreligiously, profanely.

=irréligieu-x=, =-se= (ir-ré-), _adj._, irreligious.

=irréligion= (ir-ré-), _n.f._, irreligion.

=irrémédiable= (ir-ré-), _adj._, irremediable, not to be remedied, helpless, irretrievable.

=irrémédiablement= (ir-ré-), _adv._, irremediably; irrecoverably, irretrievably.

=irrémissible= (ir-ré-), _adj._, irremissible, unpardonable.

=irrémissiblement= (ir-ré-), _adv._, irremissibly, unpardonably.

=irréparable= (ir-ré-), _adj._, irreparable, irretrievable, irrecoverable.

=irréparablement= (ir-ré-), _adv._, irreparably, irretrievably, irrecoverably.

=irrépréhensible= (ir-ré), _adj._, irreprehensible, irreproachable, irreprovable.

=irrépréhensiblement= (ir-ré-), _adv._, irreprehensibly, irreproachably, irreprovably.

=irrépressible=, _adj._, irrepressible.

=irréprochable= (ir-ré-), _adj._, irreproachable, irreprovable, unexceptionable.

=irréprochablement= (ir-ré-), _adv._, irreproachably, irreprovably, unexceptionably.

=irrésistibilité= (ir-ré-), _n.f._, irresistibility.

=irrésistible= (ir-ré-), _adj._, irresistible.

=irrésistiblement= (ir-ré-), _adv._, irresistibly.

=irrésolu=, =-e= (ir-ré-), _adj._, irresolute, wavering, undetermined; unsolved.

=irrésoluble= (ir-ré-), _adj._, irresolvable.

=irrésolument= (ir-ré-), _adv._, irresolutely.

=irrésolution= (ir-ré-), _n.f._, irresolution, indecision.

=irrespectueusement=, _adv._, disrespectfully.

=irrespectueu-x=, =-se=, _adj._, disrespectful.

=irrespirable=, _adj._, irrespirable, unbreathable.

=irresponsabilité=, _n.f._, irresponsibility.

=irresponsable=, _adj._, irresponsible.

=irrévéremment= (ir-ré-vé-ra-mān), _adv._, irreverently.

=irrévérence=, _n.f._, irreverence, disrespect.

=irrévérencieu-x=, =-se=, _adj._, irreverent; disrespectful.

=irrévérent=, =-e=, _adj._, irreverent.

=irrévocabilité= (ir-ré-), _n.f._, irrevocableness.

=irrévocable=, _adj._, irrevocable.

=irrévocablement=, _adv._, irrevocably.

=irrévoqué=, _adj._, unrevoked; unrepealed.

=irrigable=, _adj._, that can be irrigated.

=irrigateur=, _n.m._, watering-engine; garden-engine.

=irrigation= (ir-ri-), _n.f._, irrigation.

=irriguer=, _v.a._, to irrigate, to water.

=irritabilité= (ir-ri-), _n.m._, irritability.

=irritable=, _adj._, irritable.

=irritant=, =-e=, _adj._, irritating, provoking; (med.) irritant; (jur.) vital.

=irritant=, _n.m._, (med.) irritant.

=irritation=, _n.f._, irritation; exasperation, vexation.

=irrité=, =-e=, _part._, irritated, exasperated, excited; angry. _Une mer —e_; an angry sea.

=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 contre vous_; he is incensed against you.

_s’_=irriter=, _v.r._, to be irritated; to be angry, provoked, exasperated, incensed.

=irroration= (ir-ro-), _n.f._, irroration.

=irruption= (ir-rup-), _n.f._, irruption; inroad; overflow, bursting in. _Faire —_ (_dans_); to invade, to make an irruption into; to break in or out.

=isabelle=, _adj._, dun- _or_ cream-colored (of horses); dove-colored (of birds).

=isabelle=, _n.m._, Isabel; dun (horse); dove-color (birds).

=isard=, _n.m._, (mam.) izard (name given in the Pyrenees to the antelope chamois).

=ischion= (-ki-), _n.m._, (anat.) ischium.

=ischurétique= (-ku-), _adj._, (med.) ischuretic.

=ischurie= (-ku-), _n.f._, (med.) ischury, ischuria.

=isiaque=, _adj._, pertaining, relating, to Isis.

=isinglass=, _n.m._ _V._ =ichtyocolle= and =colle de poisson=.

=islam=, _n.m._, islam, religion of Mahomet.

=islamisme=, _n.m._, islamism.

=islandais=, =-e=, _n.m.f._, _adj._, Icelander.

=isocèle=, _adj._, (geom.) isosceles.

=isochromatique= (-kro-), _adj._, isochromatic.

=isochrone= (izo-krô-n), _adj._, isochronal, isochronous.

=isochronisme=, _n.m._, isochronism.

=isolant=, =-e=, _adj._, (phys.) insulating. _Corps —_; insulating body.

=isolateur=, _n.m._, insulator.

=isolation=, _n.f._, isolation, insulation.

=isolé=, =-e=, _adj._, _part._, isolated, lonely, solitary; detached, insulated, apart, not contiguous. _Lieu —_; lonely place _or_ spot.

=isolement= (i-zol-mān), _n.m._, loneliness, isolation, solitude. _Vivre dans l’—_; to live a retired life.

=isolément=, _adv._, separately.

=isoler=, _v.a._, to isolate, to insulate, to detach, to separate.

_s’_=isoler=, _v.r._, to be isolated, insulated, to shun society.

=isoloir=, _n.m._, (phys.) insulator.

=isomère=, _adj._, (min. chem.) isomeric.

=isotherme=, _adj._, isothermal.

=israélite= (iz-), _n.m.f._ and _adj._, Israelite; Israelitic, Israelitish, Jewish. _Un bon —_; a plain, simple man.

=issu=, =-e=, _adj._, born, descended, _or_ sprung from.

=issue=, _n.f._, issue, egress, outlet; end, event; loophole, escape, refuse grain; offal (of animals). _À l’— de_; on leaving, after.

=isthme=, _n.m._, isthmus.

=isthmiques=, _adj.m.pl._, (antiq.) Isthmian. _Jeux —_; Isthmian games.

=ita est=, _adv._, (Lat.) so it is.

=itague= (i-tag), _n.f._, (nav.) runner-tie.

=italianiser=, _v.a._, to Italianize.

=italianisme=, _n.m._, Italianism.

=italien=, =-ne= (-in, -è-n), _n._ and _adj._, Italian.

=italien=, _n.m._, Italian language.

=italique=, _n.m._ and _adj._, italics; italic.

=item= (i-tem), _adv._, also; moreover, ditto.

=item=, _n.m._, (_—_) item.

=itérati-f=, =-ve=, _adj._, iterative, repeated.

=itération=, _n.f._, iteration, repetition.

=itérativement= (-tiv-mān), _adv._, repeatedly.

=ithos=, _n.m._, (old) ethics.

=itinéraire=, _n.m._ and _adj._, itinerary, route, walk, round; guide, guide-book. _Colonne —_; way-post.

=itou=, _adv._, (fam.) also, too, likewise.

=iule=, _n.m._, (ent.) julus; catkin. _V._ =jule=.

=ive= _or_ =ivette=, _n.f._, (bot.) iva.

=ivoire=, _n.m._, ivory; (fig.) whiteness. _D’—_; ivory. _— des dents_; bone of the teeth.

=ivoirier=, _n.m._, ivory-turner.

=ivraie=, _n.f._, darnel, tare, tares; rye-grass. _Séparer l’— d’avec le bon grain_; to separate the tares from the wheat.

=ivre=, _adj._, drunk, inebriated, intoxicated. _A moitié —_; half-tipsy, half-seas-over. _— mort_; dead drunk. _— de joie_; beside one’s self with joy. _— de sang_; drunk with blood, thirsting for blood.

=ivresse=, _n.f._, drunkenness, inebriety, inebriation, intoxication; frenzy, rapture, enthusiasm.

*=ivrogne=, _n.m._ and _adj._, drunkard; drunken, tipsy, given to drink.

*=ivrogner=, _v.n._, (pop.) to fuddle, to carouse, to booze, to guzzle, to get drunk.

*=ivrognerie=, _n.f._, inebriation, drunkenness, intoxication.

*=ivrognesse=, _n.f._, (pop.) drunkard, drunken woman.

=ixia=, _n.f._, (bot.) ixia.

=ixion=, _n.m._, (astron.) Ixion.

=ixode=, _n.m._, (zoöl.). _V._ =tique=.

=izard=, _n.m._ _V._ =isard=.

J

=j=, _n.m._, the tenth letter of the alphabet, j.

☉=jà=, _adv._, already.

=jable=, _n.m._, cross-groove (cooper’s work).

=jabler=, _v.a._, to cross-groove (cooper’s work).

=jabot=, _n.m._, frill (of a shirt); crop, maw (of a bird). _Faire —_; to give one’s self airs. _Se remplir le —_; to have a blow-out.

=jabotage=, _n.m._, jabbering.

=jaboter=, _v.n._, to prattle, to chatter.

=jaboteu-r=, =-se=, _n.m.f._, chatterer, jabberer.

=jabotière=, _n.f._, frilling.

=jacasse=, _n.f._, (pop.) chatterer, prater, talkative female.

=jacasser=, _v.n._, to chatter (of the magpie); (fig.) to prate, to jabber.

=jacée=, _n.f._, (bot.) knapweed. _— des blés_; corn-flower.

=jacent=, =-e=, _adj._, (jur.) in abeyance.

=jachère=, _n.f._, fallow, fallow-ground. _Terre en —_; fallow-land. _Être en —_; to be fallow.

=jachéré=, =-e=, _part._, fallowed.

=jachérer=, _v.a._, to fallow.

=jacinthe= _or_ =hyacinthe=, _n.f._, (bot., min.) hyacinth.

=jacobée=, _n.f._, (bot.) ragwort.

=jacobin=, _n.m._, jacobin friar, monk; Jacobin (ultra radical of the French revolution).

=jacobinisme=, _n.m._, Jacobinism.

=jacobite=, _n.m._ and _adj._, Jacobite.

=jaconas=, _n.m._, jaconet.

=jacot=, _n.m._ _V._ =jacquot=.

=jacquart=, _n.m._ _Métier à la —_; Jacquart loom.

=jacquerie=, _n.f._, jacquerie; rising of peasants.

=jacques=, _n.m._, James. _— bonhomme_; peasant, Hodge (nickname for French peasants as a class).

=jacquot= _or_ =jacot=, _n.m._, gray parrot, poll; pug (monkey).

=jactance=, _n.f._, boasting, bragging, boast. _Plein de —_; boastful.

☉_se_ =jacter=, _v.r._, to swagger, to brag.

=jaculatoire=, _adj._, ejaculatory, spouting.

=jade=, _n.m._, (min.) jade, ax-stone.

=jadelle=, =judelle=, _n.f._, (orni.) coot.

=jadis= (jâ-dîs), _adv._, of old, in days of yore, formerly. _Au temps —_; in days of old.

=jaguar=, _n.m._, (zoöl.) jaguar.

=jaïet=, _n.m._ _V._ =jais=.

*=jaillir=, _v.n._, to spout, to spout out, to gush, to gush out, to spurt out; to spring, to burst out. _Faire —_; to throw up.

*=jaillissant=, =-e=, _adj._, spouting, gushing; springing, bursting.

*=jaillissement=, _n.m._, spouting out, gushing out, spirting, shooting, flashing.

=jais=, _n.m._, jet.

=jalage=, _n.m._, (feudalism) duty on wine.

=jalap= (ja-lap), _n.m._, jalap.

=jale=, _n.f._, large bowl, tureen.

☉=jalet=, _n.m._, pebble-stone, pebble. _Arc à —_; stone-bow.

=jalon=, _n.m._, leveling-staff; surveying-staff; offset-staff; landmark; mark; indication.

=jalonnement=, _n.m._, (land surveying) staking out; marking out.

=jalonner=, _v.n._, to stake out; to place landmarks; to mark out, indicate.

=jalonneur=, _n.m._, (milit.) marker.

=jalousement=, _adv._, jealously.

=jalouser=, _v.a._, to be jealous of, to envy.

_se_ =jalouser=, _v.r._, to be jealous of each other.

=jalousie=, _n.f._, jealousy; fear, uneasiness, umbrage; blind, Venetian blind; (bot.) three-colored amaranth, sweet William. _Par —_; out of jealousy. _Donner de la — à quelqu’un_; to make any one jealous.

=jalou-x=, =-se=, _n._ and _adj._, jealous person; jealous; desirous, anxious; inclining on one side (of a carriage, of a ship). _— d’acquérir de la gloire_; desirous of acquiring glory. _— de plaire_; anxious to please. _Faire des —_; to excite jealousy.

=jamais=, _adv._, never, ever. _Je ne la vois —_; I never see her. _Si — je deviens riche_; if ever I grow rich. _À —_, _pour —_; for ever. _À tout —_; for ever and ever. _— de la vie_; never, never, I tell you.

=jamais=, _n.m._, time without end. _Au grand —_; for ever and ever, to all eternity.

=jambage=, _n.m._, jamb (of a door); hanger, down-stroke (in writing).

=jambe=, _n.f._, leg; shank; (of a glass) stem. _— arquée_; bow-leg. _Courir à toutes —s_; to run at the top of one’s speed. _— en deça_, _— en delà_; astride. _— de force_; principal rafter. _—s de quinze ans_; young legs. _Avoir des —s de quinze ans_; to be as nimble as ever. _Prendre ses —s à son cou_; to take to one’s heels. _Être haut en —_; to be long-legged. _Cela ne lui rend pas la — mieux faite_; he is no better off for it. _Jouer des —s_; to take to flight, to make off. _Je le ferai par-dessous la —_; I will do it with the greatest ease. _Avoir les —s en manche de veste_; to be bow-legged.

=jambé=, =-e=, _adj._, legged. _Bien —_; well made about the legs. _Mal —_; badly made about the legs.

=jambette=, _n.f._, small pocket-knife; (carp.) jamb.

=jambi-er=, =-ère=, _adj._, (anat.) of the leg. _n.f._, legging, leg-guard.

=jambon=, _n.m._, ham.

=jambonneau=, _n.m._, small ham, knuckle.

=jan=, _n.m._, (tric-trac) jan, table. _— de retour_; outer table.

=janissaire=, _n.m._, janissary.

=jansénisme=, _n.m._, Jansenism.

=janséniste=, _n.m._ and _adj._, Jansenist.

=jante=, _n.f._, felly, rim (of a wheel), felloe.

=janvier=, _n.m._, January.

=japon=, _n.m._, Japan-ware.

=japonais=, =-e=, _n._ and _adj._, Japanese.

=japonais=, _n.m._, Japanese language.

=japonner=, _v.a._, to hard-bake (porcelain).

=jappement= (ja-pmān), _n.m._, yelping.

=japper=, _v.n._, to yelp.

☉=jaque=, _n.f._, coat. _— de mailles_; coat of mail.

=jaquemart=, _n.m._, jack of the clock-house.

=jaquette=, _n.f._, jacket; tunic, short petticoats (for boys).

=jaquier=, _n.m._, breadfruit-tree.

=jarde=, _n.f._ _V._ =jardon=.

=jardin=, _n.m._, garden; (nav.) quarter-gallery. _— d’agrément_; pleasure _or_ flower garden. _— potager_; kitchen-garden. _— fruitier_; fruit-garden. _— des plantes_; botanical, zoölogical gardens. _— anglais_; ornamental garden, grounds.

=jardinage=, _n.m._, gardening; garden-ground; garden-stuff.

=jardiner=, _v.n._, to garden.

=jardinet=, _n.m._, small garden.

=jardineuse=, _adj.f._, (of emeralds) spotty.

=jardinier=, _n.m._, gardener. _—-fleuriste_; (_—s-—s_) florist. _— maraîcher_; kitchen-gardener.

=jardini-er=, =-ère=, _adj._, of the garden. _Plantes —ères_; garden-plants.

=jardinière=, _n.f._, gardener’s wife; garden-woman; low ruffle; flower-stand; kind of vegetable soup.

=jardon=, _n.m._, _or_ =jarde=, _n.f._, (vet.) curb.

=jargon=, _n.m._, jargon, gibberish, lingo; cant; (min.) jargoon, jargon, gray _or_ brown zircon.

=jargonner=, _v.a.n._, to talk jargon, to talk twaddle _or_ gibberish.

☉=jarni!= _int._, by Heaven! zounds.

=jarousse= _or_ =jarrosse=, _n.f._, (bot.) vetch.

=jarre=, _n.f._, jar, jug, can.

=jarret=, _n.m._, ham, hough, hock; (arch.) projection. _— de veau_; knuckle of veal. _— de bœuf_; shin of beef. _Couper les —s à un cheval_; to hamstring a horse; (fig.) leg, legs. _Coupe-—_, (_—-—s_) ruffian, bully. _Être ferme sur ses —s_; to keep one’s countenance, to stand unmoved. _Avoir du —_; to be a good walker, a good dancer. _Tendre le —_; (fig.) to strut.

=jarreté=, =-e= (jar-té), _adj._, close-hammed, close-hocked; knock-kneed, gartered; (arch.) protuberant, projecting.

=jarretelle=, _n.f._, stocking suspender.

=jarreter=, _v.a._, to garter. _Se —_; to put garters on, to garter one’s self.

=jarretière= (jar-tièr), _n.f._, garter. _L’ordre de la —_; the Order of the Garter. _Ne pas aller à la — à quelqu’un_; not to come up to any one (by a long way).

=jars= (jâr), _n.m._, (orni.) gander. _Il entend le —_; he is no fool; he knows what’s what; he is up to snuff.

=jas=, _n.m._, (nav.) stock, anchor-stock.

=jaser=, _v.n._, to prate, to chatter, to gabble, to chat, to babble, to blab, to tattle. _— comme une pie_, _comme une pie borgne_; to chatter like a magpie.

=jaserie= (jâ-zrî), _n.f._, prating, chattering; prate, chatter; twaddle.

=jaseu-r=, _n.m._, =-se=, _n.f._, prater, chatterer; chatterbox; (orni.) chatterer. _Grand —_; (orni.) Bohemian chatterer, waxwing.

=jasmin=, _n.m._, (bot.) jasmine, jessamine.

=jaspe=, _n.m._, (min.) jasper.

=jaspé=, =-e=, _part._, jasperated, jasper-like; marbled, veined; (of binding) sprinkled.

=jasper=, _v.a._, to marble; (binding) to sprinkle.

=jaspure=, _n.f._, marbling; sprinkling.

=jatte=, _n.f._, bowl, platter; (nav.) manger. _Cul-de-jatte_; cripple (sitting in a bowl).

=jattée=, _n.f._, bowlful, platterful.

=jauge= (jôj) _n.f._, gauge; gauging-rod; (nav.) tonnage, burden. _— d’eau_; water-gauge; (hort.) trench.

=jaugeage= (jô-jaj), _n.m._, gauging.

=jauger=, _v.a._, to gauge, to measure (the capacity of); to take the gauge of; (nav.) to draw (so many feet of water).

=jaugeur=, _n.m._, gauger.

=jaunâtre=, _adj._, yellowish.

=jaune=, _adj._, yellow. _— comme un coing_; as yellow as a guinea.

=jaune=, _n.m._, yellow. _— d’œuf_; yolk of an egg.

=jaunet=, _n.m._, buttercup; bachelor’s buttons; (pop.) yellow-boy, gold coin.

=jaunir=, _v.a._, to make yellow, to dye yellow; (arts) to yellow.

=jaunir=, _v.n._, to grow yellow, to turn yellow.

=jaunissage=, _n.m._, (arts) yellowing.

=jaunissant=, =-e=, _adj._, turning yellow, yellowing; ripening.

=jaunisse=, _n.f._, jaundice; (vet.) yellows.

=javart=, _n.m._, (vet.) quittor.

=javeau=, _n.m._, sand-bank.

=javelage=, _n.m._, drying (of corn in the fields).

=javeler= (ja-vlé), _v.a._, to lay in loose sheaves.

=javeleur= (ja-vleur), _n.m._, harvestman; binder (into loose sheaves).

=javeline= (ja-vli-n), _n.f._, javelin.

=javelle=, _n.f._, small sheaf; small bundle (of corn left to dry). _Eau de —_; bleaching liquid.

=javelot= (ja-vlo), _n.m._, javelin.

=je=, _pron._, I. _— dis_; I say. _Parlé-—?_ do I speak?

=jean= (jan), _n.m._, John, Johnny, fool. _La Saint-—_; midsummer. _— farine_; merry andrew. _— foutre_; blackguard.

=jeannette= (ja-nèt), _n.f._, spinning-jenny.

=jectisses=, _adj.f.pl._ _Terres —_; made earth, loose soil; rubbish. _Pierres —_; (mas.) stones small enough to be placed by hand.

=jéhovah=, _n.m._, Jehovah.

=jéjunum=, _n.m._, (anat.) jejunum.

=jenny=, _n.f._, jenny (cotton-frame).

=jérémiade=, _n.f._, jeremiad.

=jérose=, _n.f._, (bot.) rose of Jericho.

=jésuite=, _n.m._, jesuit. _— de_, or _en_, _robe courte_; lay jesuit.

=jésuitique=, _adj._, jesuitic, jesuitical.

=jésuitisme=, _n.m._, jesuitism.

=jésus=, _n.m._, long royal, super royal (paper).

=jet= (jè), _n.m._, casting, cast; throwing, throw; shoot, sprout; casting (metal.); (agri.) tiller; jet, gush, spirt (of water); new swarm (of bees). _Le — d’un filet_; the casting of a net. _Un — de pierre_; a stone’s throw. _— de lumière_; ray of light. _Le — d’une draperie_; (paint.) the folds _or_ lay of a drapery. _— d’eau_; waterspout, fountain. _— d’abeilles_; swarm of young bees. _D’un seul —_; at one stroke, born of a single effort. _Faire le —_; (com., nav.) to throw (goods) overboard. _— de marchandises_; (nav., com., jur.) jetsam, jettison.

=jeté=, _n.m._, jeté (dancing).

=jeté=, =-e=, _part._, cast, thrown. _Le dé_, _le sort_, _en est —_; the die is cast, the thing is resolved upon, the step has been taken.

=jetée=, _n.f._, jetty, pier, mole. _— de port_; jetty-head, pier-head.

=jeter=, _v.a._, to throw, to cast, to fling, to hurl; to throw down, to cast down, to fling down; to hurl down; to mold; to lay, to shoot, to shoot out, to shoot forth, to send forth; to disembogue, to empty; to discharge, to suppurate. _— l’ancre_; to cast anchor. _— un soupir_; to heave a sigh. _— les fondements d’une maison_, _d’une fortune_; to lay the foundation of a house, of a fortune. _— de profondes racines_; to take deep root. _— les yeux sur quelqu’un_; to cast one’s eyes on any one. _— à la mer_; (nav.) to throw overboard, to jettison. _— bas_; (dy.) to take out of the copper. _— une draperie_; to dispose the drapery (paint.). _— ses cartes_; to play one’s cards. _Ce cheval jette sa gourme_; that horse has the glanders. _— de l’huile sur le feu_; to add fuel to the flame. _— son argent par les fenêtres_; to play ducks and drakes with one’s money.

_se_ =jeter=, _v.r._, to throw one’s self, to cast one’s self, to fling one’s self; to fall on, to fall upon (attack); to shoot; to strike out, to launch out; to be thrown down, to be thrown away; to disembogue, to fall, to empty one’s self (of rivers). _Se — sur l’ennemi_; to rush upon the enemy. _Se — au cou de quelqu’un_; to fall on any one’s neck. _Se — à corps perdu_; to rush headlong into.

=jeton=, _n.m._, counter, token, brass farthing.