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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Credit: General French and English dictionary, newly composed from the French dictionaries of the French Academy ... / from the English dictionaries of Johnson, Webster ... etc. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ABO in abundance; 2. plenteously ; 3. am- ply ;eopiausly ; richty. ABONDANCE, n. f. i. abundance; af- fluence; 2. plenly ; * plenteousness; 3. ampleness; copiousness; ricliness; 4. (of language) diffusiveness ; 5. (of a repast) heartiness ; 6. ) (seliouls) weak tvine and waler. Grande —, l .gréai abundance ; plen- ly; 2. luxuriance. Corne d’—,(myth.) liorn of plenty ; cornucopia. D'—, 1. plenleous ; 2. {of speech) off hand; avec grande—, î. with great abundance, plenly ; 2. luxuriantly ; en —, in abun- dance ; plentiful; plenly. Avoir — de, la hâve an abundance of ; écrire, par- ler d'—, lo Write y/, to speak / exlem- pore; répandre 1’— (sur), lo scatler, to spread abundance (over). — de biens ne nuit pas, store is no sore. ABONDANT, E , adj. 1. abundant ; 2. plentiful; ' plenleous ; 3. ample; co- pious ; rich; 4. (of a repast) hearty ; 5. (of speech) voluble; 6. (of style) dif- fusive. Très—, 1. very —■ 2. luxuriant. ABONDER, v. n. (de, en, in, with) to abound; to be abundant. — dans le sens de q. u., lo abound in a. o.s sense. ABONNE, n. ra. E, n. f. (to, de) sub- scriber (to periodicals). ABONNEMENT, n. rn. (de, to) sub- scriphon (to periodicals). Prendre un — ù, to subscribe to; to take y/ a subscription to. ABONNER, v. a. to subscribe for. — q. u. à q. ch., to subscribo for a. o. tu a. th. S’abonner , pr. v. (À, to) to subscribe (to periodicals). On s’abonne..., subscriptions are re- ctived .... ABONNIR , v. a. || io improve (a. th. bad). Sabonnir, pr. v. f lo improve. ABONNIR, v. n.f to improve ; tomend. ABORD (aborj n. m. (de, lo) l. ap- proach ; 2 access. Au premier — , l. !| on o.’s first ap- proacli; 2 ga< first view; d’un — diffi- cile, facile, difftcult, easy of access -d’— oe prime -, l. first ; at first ; at first etglu : 2. at once; tout d'— (. first and foremost. Avoir 1’—..., i. to be ... of ac- cess; 2. to Itave a ... manntr. ABORDABLE, adj. l. approachable ; -. accoslable. ’ cessre ~’1 l° ^ =’ 2' l° ^eeas,J °f ac~ ABORDAGE, n. ni. (nav.) t. (by acci- ?entj\ running foui; 2. (as an cnemy) bnardtng. 11 Marni qui va à 1’—, boarder. Sur le- quel un peut '.en te r 1’-, boardable. Aller al —, to go boardinq. ABORDER, v. a. l. to approach ; q. o accostfa- .); 3. to broachtu. th.)- to enter on, upon, 4. (nav.) lo louch; tâllvw'1 ° s,'uJlle> 6- (nav.) (acciden- SrïÇ ru’.‘ i f°ul °f; io fait y/ aboard 0,3 IlY? un enemy) to board UnC di®0a“é' broacb *âiï°to?unr/ T (K- SGnSeS OfABOR- ^SoBDER* ABORDER, v. n t. to iand . 2 , , (a,...; to reach (the sliip). ' 1 > (Aborder is conj. with àvnir «,1 Tb0tt “U«n»«o^LilX n‘ m'Pl' aboria'™s; °f —; aboriginal. (bï!K;.',E’adj- '■abortive; ». snr.n.m.i.tiflto-.ûtt. ■ fanai.) anastomosis. AUR ABOUCHER, v. a. to bring y/together; lo effect an interview between. — ensemble, =. S’aboucher, pr. v. i. lo hâve an in ter- view; 2. (anat.) to inosculale. ABOLIT, n. ni. (carp.) end. ABOUTIR , v. il. (th.) I. || (À) to corne y- oui (ir.to) (end); 2. || (a,...) to meet y/(al the end) ; 3. § (À) to end (in); to corne y/ (lo) ; 4. (of an ahseess) to break. N’— à rien , lo conte y/ to nothing. Faire —, to bring y/ (an abscess) lo a head. A quoi aboutit tout cela? wliat is the end , ( drift of that? ABOUTISSANT, E, adj. (À, on) bor- dering. ABOUTISSANT , n.m. l. || abuttal; 2 S particular; detail ; 3. S (pars.) con- nexion ; acquaintance. Savoir tous les tenants et—s de q. ch., to Icnow y/ ail the particulars of a. th.; to know i/ ail about a. th. AB OVO ” [abùvù] adv. from the be- ginning, first. ABOYAN T [aboi-yan] E, adj. barking. ABOYER [aboi -yéj v. n. t. || (À, APRÈS, contre, at) to bark; 2. || S (a, après . contre) to bay ; 3. j (À,...) to dun ( a creditor). ABOYEUR [aboi-ycur] n.m. l. || barker; 2. S. (pers.) snarler; 3. S (pers.) (of creditors) dun; 4. (orn.) greenshanh. ABREGE, n.rn. 1.1| (of^books) abridg- ment ; compendium; epitome; 2. § abridgment ; epitome; abstract; 3. § brief, short account. Auteur d’un —, abridger; epitomi- zer. Un —, 1. by abridgment ; 2. in an abridged form ; compendiously ; 3. briefly. ABREGER, v. a. l. to abridge : 2. to abbreviate ; 3. to epitomize ; 4. lo shorten ;(locut y/ short : to eut (/clown. 4. — les jours de q. u., to bhurten a. a.'s days. Pour —, to be brief. Personne qui abrégé, abridger; epitomizer. Abrégé, e , pa.p. V. senses of Abré- ger. Non —, t. unabridged ; 2. unabbre- viated. ABREUVER , v. a. 1. || to ivater (ani- mais); 2. (pleas.) to make y/ (a. o.) drink; to give y/ (a. o.) drink; 3. || to soak (a. th.); toxoater; 4. S (de) tosteep (in); to fill (with) ; to load (with) ; 5. (arts) to préparé. S’abreuver, pr. v. t. (of animais) lo go y/ to water; 2. ** § to drink. ABREUVOIR, n. m. 1. |) watering- place. (for animais); 2. || horse-pond. ABRÉVIATEUR , n. m. abbreviator ; abridger. ABRÉVIATION [—îàcion] n. f. i. ab- brevialion ; 2. (math.) contraction. Par —, by abbreviation. Faire une— to make y/ an =. ABKEYEII, v. a. (nav.) to belee ; to be- ca lm. Éu-e abréyé, (nav.) to be beleed, be- calmed. .. ’ IK ni. 1. || S shelter; cover ; 2. Il concealmeni. À I—, 1. || under shelter. cover- shellered; 2. S (de) sheltered (from)’; 3. § (b. s.) not hable to ; sans —, 1 lu unshellered ; • shelterless ; 2. § unhar- boured ; “ harbourless ; houseless; home test. Donner un —à, || 5 to shel- ter ; to liarbour; se faire un —, to pro- vide a shelter; mettre à 1’— 1. il/0 shelter; to put y/ under shelter ; 2. g to shelter; to srreen;(de) toshield(from)- se mettre à 1’-, 1.1| g lo shelter o.’s self; 2. S to shield o.’s self ; to screen o.s self Oui n’est pas à 1’— (de), unshellered (from). ABRICOT [—c<)] n. m. (bot.) apricot. ABS 3 ^ABRÏGOTIER, n. m. (bot.) apricot- ABRITER, v. a. (CONTRE, from) 1 II g to shelter; 2. g to shield; to screen V (nav.) to becalm. ’ Abrité, e, pa.p. V. senses of A iiriter ,I1'™ '-Il g unsheltered; 2. g un-' shtelded ; unscreened ; unliarboured. S abriter , pr. v. to shelter o.’s self ■ to lalce shelter. ’ ABROGATION [—gàcion] n. f. 1. abro- gation ; 2. repeal. ABROGER, v. a. t. to abroqate * n to repeal. ’ Personne qui abroge, repealer. Abrogé , e , pa. p. Y. senses of Abro- ger. Non —, 1. unabroga ted;1. unrepealed. ABROUTI, E , adj. browsed. ABRUPT [abrupt] E, adj. 1. || rugged; 2. (bot.) abrupt. ABRUTIR , v. a. 1. to brutalize ; 2. to stultify ; to stupify ; 3. lo besot. S’abrutir , pr. v. 1. to brutalize; to become y/, to get y/ brutalized; 2. to stultify, to stupify o.’s self. ABRUTISSANT, E, adj. 1. brutalizing; 2. stultifying ; stupify ing .-3. besotting. ABRUTISSEMENT, 11. m. l. brutish- ness ; 2. beastliness (stupidiiv of the brute); 3. (by drunkenness)'sotlish- ness. ABRUTISSEUU , n. m. brutaliser. ABSCISSE [abeisa] n. f. (geom.) j. absciss; abscissa;q. inlercepted axis. ABSENCE , n. f. t. || g (de, from) ab- stnee; 2. g absence ; absence of mind sing. R L’— de q. u. d'un endroit, n. o.'s absence from a place. — d’esprit, absence of mind; absen- ce. En 1’— de q. 11., in a. o.’s r=. Avoir des —s g, to le absent; faire une —, to be absent; faire des—s fréquentes, to be frcquently, oflen absent ; remarouer 1’— de, s’apercevoir de l1— de, to miss ; dont on ne remarque pas 1’—, dont 1’— n’est pas remarquée, unmissed; on s’aperçoit de I’— de ..., ... is missing ; ( tliere is a miss of ... . ABSENT. E , adj. 1.1| (de, from) ab- sent ; 2. || away ; from home ; 3. || miss- ing ; wanting; 4. g (pers.) absent (in mind). — de chez soi, absent ; from home ; away ; out. Les —s ont toujours Lori{ oui. ofsight out ofmind. ABSENT, n. ni., E, n. f. 1. absenter; 2. absentee. ABSENTÉISME, n. m. absenteeism. ABSENTER (S’) pr. v. (iie, from)t. to absent o.’s self; 2. to slay y/away; 3. to stay y/ out. ABSIDE, APSIDE, il f. (arcli.) apsis: absis. ABSINTHE, n. f. 1. (bot.) tcorm- ivood; 2. (sing.) bitters (liquor), pl. Grande —, — officinale, (bot.) worm- wood; petite —, —pontique, lloman =. D’—. of = ; absinthian. ABSINTHE, E, adj. ( chem. ) absin- thiated. ABSOLU, E, adj. 1. absolute ; 2. (substant.) absolute; 3. positive (not relative); 4. (pers.) peremptory; 5. (gram.) absolute ;6. (metapli.) absolute. Caractère—, 1. absoluteness;2. (pers.) peremploriness; manière —e, 1. absolu- teness; 2. (pers.)peremptoriness ; nature —e, 1. absolute nature;‘2. positiieness. D’une manière —c , t. absolulely ; 2. peremptorily. ABSOLUMENT, adv. I. absolulely, 2. positively (not relaiively); 2. peremp- torily. ABSOLUTION [—tirion] n. f J. absolu- tion ; 2. (law) discharge on the ground of the offence not being punishuble by lato; 3. (rel.) absolution.