General French and English dictionary, newly composed from the French dictionaries of the French Academy ... / from the English dictionaries of Johnson, Webster ... etc.

  • Spiers, A. (Alexander), 1807-1869
Date:
1849
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    GENERAL FRENCII AND ENGLISH DICTIONARY. * A A [à] n. m. (first letter of the alpha- bet) a. Panse d’—, 1. | o of an 2. § stroke; first stroke. N’avoir pas fait une panse d’— §, not to hâve done a stroke of a. th.; to hâve done nothing at ail. Ne savoir ni — ni B, nol to know A from B ; ( not to know a B (rom a bult's foot. A. F. Avoir. A. (Abbreviation of Altesse, High- ness) H. A [privative prefix in words derived from Greek : Acéphale, aceplialous (without a head)] a...; without. À, prep. 1. |j (of place) fo (with mo- tion towards) ; 2. || (of place) at (without motion towards) ; 3. || (of place) in (with- out motion towards); 4. || in (wilhin) ; 5. |] § on ; G. |j on (on the surface of) ; 7. § to : S. § at; 9. S in; 10. || S by; il. § with; 12. with (by meansuf); 13. S for; H. J for ( used for, interided for) ; 15. S ... (used for, intcnded for); 16. § of thelonging to, possessed by); ’s; 17. (ofcarnages) and (drawn by ... horses); 18. (with certain verbs) from. 1. Aller d'un lieu — un autre , to go from one place to another. 2 Demeurer — Versailles, to résidé at Versailles. 3. Vivre — Paris , fo live in Parts. 4. Être blessé — la tête ou — l'épaule , to be wounded in the head or in the shoulder. 5. || —genoux, on o.’s knees y || — pied, on foot; || — cheval, on horsc-back y S — son retour , on o.’s return. 6. Porter un bracelet au bras , to tuear a bracelet on o.’s arm. 7. Donner q. ch. — q. u., to gioe a. th. to a. o.,* écrire ou parler — q. u,, to Write or speak Xo a. o ; appartenir — q. u., to belong <t. o. 8 — une telle époque, at such a time; - î>a mort , at his death. 9. Au matin ou au soi in the tnorninç or in the evening y — l’encre, t crayon, in ink, in pencil; — sa manière, in h manner. 19. Goutte — goutte, drop by drop y u un, one by one y— l’année, by the year y c poids, by weight y — son air, by his look. 11. - °ra* ouverts, with open arms; l’homme — la ba be. the man with a beard y une table — tiroir, table with a drawer. 12 Se battre — l'épée c au pistolet , to fight with swords or with pi. ’ols. 13. C’est— vous à parler, it is for you \ speak. Ht. Un marché — volaille , a market f< pouttry y a pouluy-rnarket. 15. Un sac — oi vrage a work-box ; une bouteille — vin. wine-bottle y du bois — brûler , Jire-wood. 1 Avoir une maison — soi, to hâve a house < 0Wnéj T0tr.c devoir — tous, the duty of yc th * jf* tG maiBOn C8t — mon père ou — moi thts house ts my father'% or mine. 17. Une vo 18rCrw'~ quaJre cbev»ux.fl carnage and fou 18. Oter q. ch. - q. u., to takea. th. from a. , AA. (Abbreviation of Altesses, Hiqh nesses ) H. * ^ABAGUS [abakuss] n. m. (math.) aba f. (culin.) bottom, ABAISSE <ler crust. ABAISSEMENT n m. l. | lowering ; IJfnlhng; 3. [| letting down; 4. ÇnOmg down ; 5. fl bringing down ; 6 W Çasling down ; 7. || taking down ; 8 fl pullmg down; 9. || throwingdown: 11 sinking ; sinking down; 11. || fiîench-englisu. 10. ABA weighing down ; 12. ]| subsiding; 13. § aboiement; diminution ; 14. S (pers.) lowering; dépréssion; humbling ; ( bringing down; ( fetching down ; dfc bowing down: 15. § (b. s.) abasement ; debasement; 1G. S (b. s.) slooping (fo) ; 17. § (b. s.) demeaning; 18. (alg. ) (of an équation) dépréssion; 19. (astr.) (of the horizon, of the pôle) déprés- sion; 20. (surg.) (of the cataract) cou- ching. — volontaire, self-abasement.— sous l’horizon, (astr.) (of a star) déprés- sion. Opération de la cataracte par —, (surg.)couching ; procédé par — , (surg.) (of the caiaract) couching. ABAISSER, v. a. 1. || to lovier (cause to be less high); 2. || lo let yj down; 3. || to put yj down ; 4. fl to bring / down; 5. || to cast yj down; 6. || to take y/ doion; 7. || to pull down; 8. || to throw down; 9. || le iveigli doion; 10. S toabate; to aiminish; 11. § lo lower; to depress ; to humble ; ( to bring y/ down: ( lo fetch down ; ^ to boiv down; 12. § (b. s.) to abase; to debase; 13. S tovihfy : 14. (alg.) to re- duce (an équation); 15. (geom.) to tel t/ fait; 16. (nav.) to strike yj (a mast); 17. (past.) to roll (a paste) ; 18. (surg.) to couch (a cataract). 1. — une route , to lower a road. 5. — ses regards, to cast down o.’s eyes. Adaissé, e, pa. p. F. senses of Abais- ser. Non —, (F. senses) § unabased ; un- debased. S’adaisser, pr. v. i. || to lower; 2. || to fait yj ; 3. || to let y/ down; 4. || lo take y/ down; 5. || to sink y/; to sink yj down; 6. || to weigh down ; 7. fl to subside ; 8. § (pers.) to lower o.'s self; to humble o.'s self; 9. S (pers.) (À, de- vant, to, before) to sloop 10. $ (b. s.) (pers.) to demean o.’s self. Qui ne s’abaisse pas, (F. senses) § (pers.) unstooping. ABA1SSEUR, adj. (anat.)(of the mus- cles) dépriment. Muscle —, (anat.) depressor ; dépri- ment muscle. ABAISSEUR, n. m. (anal.) depressor. ABAJOUE , n. f. (matn.) cheek-pouch, sing.; poucli, sing.; gill,smg.;gills,p\. ABANDON, n. m. i. j (action) aban- donment; abandoniny : 2. || (state) abandonment ; 3. || forsaking ; 4. || déser- tion j 5. || forlornness; 6 fl quitting ; leaving ; 7. || surrender; giving up : yielding up ; 8. || relinquishment ; 9. [j renunciation ; renouncement ; giving over, up, 10. S ease ; unconstraint; 11. S unreserved confidence ; confidence; 12. (law) abandoning ; 13. (law) dere- liction. 10. Un — dans les manières , case , nncirn- straint in o.’s manners. 11. Parler aveo —, to speak with unreserved confidence. A F—, i. at random; 2. in confu- ABA sion; in disorder ; ) at sixes and se- vens; 3. (b. s.) to shift for o.’s self; to take care of o.’s self; 4. (mar.) adrift. Faire un —, to make a surrender, faire un — de, to yteld up; laisser à 1’—, ( F. à F—) lo abandon ; se livrer avec— (à), to luxuriate fin). ABANDONNATAIRE, n. m. f. (law) TC l CSSC P ABANDONNÉ, n. m. E, n. f. profli- gate ; reprobate ; abandoned wretch. ABANDONNEMENT, n.m. 1.1|(action) abandonment ; abandoning ;2. || (state) abandonment; 3. || surrender; giving up ; yielding up ; 4. || relinquishment ; renunciation ; giving over, up ; 5. § (b. s.) profligacy; 6. (law) abandoning ; surrender. ABANDONNER, v. a. (À, to) l. || to abandon ; 2. || to forsake \/ ; 3. || to dé- sert; 4. || lo quil ; to leave y/; 5. || lo sur- render ; to yield up ; to give \/ up ; 6. || to relinquish ; to renounce; to give \f over ; to lay F by ; to throw yj by ; 7. || lo deliver over, up ; to give \/ over, up ; 8. fl lo give yj up ; to leave (/; 9. fl lo lelyjgo; 10. $toexplode; u.^to fait; 12. lo set yj (a horse) at full speed ; 13. to give yj over, up (apatient); 14. (law) to release ; to remise; 15. (com. nav.) lo abandon. 1. — ses enfants ou ses parents, to abandon o.’s childreu or o.’s parents. 2. — ses amis ou ses compagnons, to forsake o.’s friends or com- pamons. 6. — une prétention, to relinquish a daim. 9. — une corde, to let go a rope. 10. La doctrine est abandonnée, the doctrine is ex- ploded. 11. Son courage l’abandonne, his cou- rage fails hirn. — la partie, lo pire ^ il up. Personne qui abandonne,(F. senses) i.abandon- er; 2. (law) relessor. Faire —, (F. sen- ses) to supersede. Abandonné, e, pa. p. (F. senses of Abandonner) 1. unswayed ;2. exploded (abandoned); 3. (law) abandoned; 4. (law) derelict. Non — , 1. unforsaken, 2. unsurren- dered. Objet —, (law) derelict. S’abandonner, pr. v. (À) l.|| to sur- render o.’s self(to) ; to give\f, to yield o.'s self up (to): 2. § lo abandon o.'s self (to); to give y/, to yield o.’s self up (to); 3. § lo give y/ icay (to) ; A S 10 gratify o.’s self (in); to indulge, to t ndulge o.’s self (in , with) ; 5. § (b. s.) to addict o.’s self (lo) ; 6. § to betake o.’s self (to); 7. S (b. s.) to give loose (to); 8. S to trust (to); to commit o.’s sclf(to); 9. § lo be easy, unconstrain- ed; 10. (of drivers) to drive away. ABAQUE, n. m. l. (arch.) abacus ;2. (math.) abacus; 3. (sculp.) raised table. ABASOURDIR, v. a. ( 1. fl to stun;to deafen; 2. § to astound ; lo dumfound. ABATAGE, n. m. 1. cutling ( of trees ); 2. felling (of trees); 3. slaugh- tering (of animais) ; killing; 4. (navA heaving down.