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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    acceptance of a. th. Valoir la peine d’être accepte, to be worth accept- ance. Digne, indigne d’être accepté, worthy, unwortlxy of acceptance. Qui vaut la peine d’être accepté, worth acceptance. Accepté, e, pa. p. t. acceptai; 2. (com.) acceptai. Non —, unaccepted. ACCEPTEUR, n. m. (com.) acceptor. ACCEPTION [akcepcion ] n. f. 1. re- gard; respect; 2. (of words) accepta- tion ; sense; ( meuning. Sans — de, without any distinction of ; sans — de personnes, without re- gard, respect of persons. Faire— de personnes, to be a respecter of persons ; to hâve respect of persons; to respect persons. ACCÈS, n. m. l. (À, to) access; 2. (au- près de, to) access; 3. (À, to) admit- tance ; 4. (À, to) approach; 5. (of anger) paroxysm; fit ; 6. (arch.) adit; 7. (tned.) attack; fit; 8. ( med. ) (of certain diseases ) paroxysm. 1. Avoir — à q. ch., to hâve access to a. th. î. Avoir — auprès de q. u. , to hâve access to а. o. Léger, petit — , slight attack, fit. D’un — difficile, facile, difficult, easy of access; par—, t. by fils; ( by jxts and starts;?. by snatches. Avoir un —, 1. to hâve an attack, a ft ; 2. to fait y/ into a fit; donner —, to give y/ way. ACCESSIBLE , adj. (À, to) 1. || acces- sible; approachable ; 2. § accessible. ACCESSION, n. f. t. accession, 2. (À, to) acceding ; adhesion. ACCESSIT [akcècitt] n. m., pl. —, ac- cessits, (school) “accessit” (distinc- tion granted to him who not having obtained a prize, liad approached tbe nearest to it). ACCESSOIRE, adj. (À, to) l. accès- sory ; 2. (jaw) (of acts_) collateral. Action —, underaction; partie —, underpart. ACCESSOIRE, n. m. l. accessory ; 2. (anat.) accessory nerve; 3. (arts) acces- sory; detail ; 4. (theat.) property. Fournisseur d’—s, (theat.) property- man. ACCESSOIREMENT, adv. aecesso- rily. ACCIDENT, n. m. 1. accident ;2. (did.) accidentai; 3. (geo!. ) accident; 4. (gram.) accident; 5.(mus.) accidentai ; б. (paint.) accident; 7. (philos.) acci- dent. — fâcheux, 1. disagreeable accident ; 2. mischance. Par —, by =; acciden- tally ; sans —, 1. without any =; 2. clean. ACCIDENTÉ, E, adj. (of ground) uneven ; hilly ; undulating. ACCIDENTEL, LE, adj. l. accidentai ; 2. adventitious ; 3. (med., surg.) ad- ventitious ; 4. (philos.) accidentai. Signe — , (mus.) accidentai. ACCIDENTELLEMENT, adv. 1. acci- denlally ; 2. ’ adventitiously ; 3. (phi- los.) accidentally. ACCISE, n. f. excise. Préposé à V— excisernan. Sujet à I —, excitable. ^ACCLAMATION [aklan-.àciüii] n.f. l. ac- clamation ; shout ; 2. cheering ; cheer. Forte , loud acclamation; gréai shout; loud cheering, cheer. Par — by = Faire une -, to give J a shout ; (aire des s, t. (o shout; 2. to cheer ; saluer par des -s, to cheer. ACCLIMATEMENT, n. m. (hvg.) accli- nuxtion. ACCLIMATER, v. a. !o acclimatize ; to acclimate; to accustom , to natura- hze to a climats, ( to season. Acclimate , e , pa p. i. uccuslomed naluralized to a climate ; ( seasoned • Non —, unaccustonied, unseasoned to a climate ; ( unseasoned. ACCOINTANCE, n. f. t ( (b. s.) inti- mât» connexion; intimacy. ACCOINTER (S’) pr. v. -f ( to become \J, to gel \J intimate. ACCOLADE, n. f. 1. embrace; kiss; 2. (culin.) b race (of rabbits); 3. (mus.) brace; 4. (print.) brace. — brisée, (print.)half brace. Donner T— à, 1. to embrace; 2. to dub (a knight). ACCOLER, v. a. 1.1| to embrace; 2. § to put y/ togelher ; ( to tack together ; 3. (A,xoith) to couple (persons); 4. (hort.) to prop (a vign); to lie up. Accolé , e, pa. p. ( V. senses of Acco- ler) (her.) joipea. ACCOMMODABLE, adj. (of différences) that may be adjusted, settled. ACCOMMODAGE, n. m. l. (culin.) dressing ; cooking ; 2. (hair-dressing) dressing. ACCOMMODANT, E, adj. 1. accom- modating ; 2. complying. Peu —, l. unaccommodating ;2. un- complying ; 3. uncompromising. ACCOMMODEMENT, n. m. t. accom- modation; arrangement ; seulement ; 2. mcans of accommodation, arrange- ment. Homme d’ —, mon easy to agréé with, to corne to terms with. En venir à un — avec q. u., to corne y/ to terms with a. o. Qui n’entre pas en —, un- compromising. ACCOMMODER, v. a. I. to suit; to adapt ; 2. (de , with ; À, to) to accom- modate ; 3. to arrange ; to fit up ; to do y/ up; 4. to préparé (victuals) ; to dress ; to c.ook ; 5. to dress (hair); 6. to adjust ; to setlle ; to make y/ up ; 7. to reconcile; 8. to snare ; to let y/ (a. o.) hâve (a. th.); 9. to improve ' (o.'s affairs); 10. (b. s) (de, for) to give y/ it to(ill-ireata. o.) ; ) to serve (a., o,)out. Être accommodé, (V. senses of —) ) to be in o mess; être étrangement accommodé, ) to be in a nice mess. S’accommoder, pr. v. (V. senses of Accommoder) 1. (À) to accommodate o.’s self (to): to make yI a shift (xoith); to put y/ up (with) ; 2. (À) to comply (w’th) ; 3. to agréé; to corne y/ to an r.greemen!, understanding ; to corne y/ to terms ; 4 .to talce y/ o.’s comfort, ease ; to make \> o.’s self comfortable ; 5. ) to make y/ free xuith the bottle. — de tout, to be pleased with every thing ; ne — de rien, to be pleased xoith nothing. 11 s’accommode de tout, he is pleased xoith every thing; no- thing cornes axniss to him. ACCOMPAGNA-TEUR [akor.pann-yateur] n.m. TRICE, n. f. (mus.) accompanist. ACCOMPAGNEMENT [akonpann-y'man] n. m. i.accompaxiying;2.attendance; 3. accompaxument (accessory); 4. (mus.) accoxnpaxiiment. Pour 1’— de, t. to accompany ; 2. to attend. ACCOMPAGNER [akonpann-yé] v. a. 1 || § to accoxnpany ; 2. || to attend ; to wait on, upon ; 3. § (th.) to be a coxi- comitant (to); 4. S (th.) to suit; to match ; to be in keepixig xoith ; 5. (mus.) to accoxnpany ; to be the accompanist (on, upon). 1. Une personne accompagnée d’uno autre , a persan ai companied by another; un présent accompagné d'une lettre, a présent accompanied with a letter. Qui accompagne, (V. senses) t. at- tendant; 2. concomitant xoith. Accompagné, e, pa. p. V. senses of Accompagner. Non — , 1. unaccompanied ; 2. un- attended; 3. unfollowed. ACCOMPLI [akonpli] E, adj. 1. (pers.) ACC > thorough; ) regular; 3. ( (b. s.) true bred; thorough bred; ( regular. Non - , t. uncompleted; uxifinished; 2. unacc.omplished ; unperfarmed • un acled ; 3. un ful fille d ; 4. unexe- cuted ; 5. unachieved. Rendre— tt* accomplish (by éducation). ACCOMPLIR [akonpiîr] v. a. i. to com- plété; to finish; 2. to accomplish ; ta perform ; 3. to fulfil ; 4. to execute r 5. to achieve ; 6. to xvork oui ; 7. te toil out ; 8. to serve (a time of service), to serve out. ACCOMPLISSEMENT [akonplissman] u. m. l. completxon ; finishing; 2. ac.com- plishment ; performance ; 3. fulfil- ment ; 4. execu-tioxi; 5. achievemenl, 6. working out; 7. toiling out; 8' serving (a time of service); serving out. ACCON, n. m. (nav.) flat-bottomed lighter. ACCOQUINER. V. Acoquiner. ACCORD [akor] n. m. l. agreement, 2. concord; harmony ; union; 3. ac- cordance ; agreemen t ; harmony ; keep- ixig ; 4. consonance ; consonan<:y ; con- \ sonantness ; 5. uniformity ; 6. s train; j tone; 7. (arts) union; 8 (gram.) con- | cord ; agreement; 9. (law) concord; ! 10. (civ. law) transaction; il. (mus.) accord; 12. (mus.) chord; 13. (paint.) harmony ; accord; keeping. 6. Les doux —s de la lyre , the melodious straius of the lyre. Bon —. agreement ; — final judiciaire (law) fine (final agreement betweei: landlord- and tenant for lands). Dé- faut, manque d’—, (F. senses) 1. un- suitableness ; 2. inconsistency ; in- consistance. D’—, l. agreed ; 2. to- gether; 3. uxntedly ; 4. confédérale ; 5. hand in liand ; 6. in concord, har- mony, union; 7. accordant; undis- cordant; 8. in keeping ; 9. (avec) in accordance, confonnity (xoith); io. (mus.) in concord; il. (mus.) in tuxxe ; d’—! 1. agreed; (done; 2. granted! ; d’un commun—, l .bu common,by mu- tual consent ; 2. xoith one consexit, ac- cord ; sans—s, discordant : tuneless. Avoir de 1’—, (th.) to be in keeping ; demeurer d’—. 1. to agréé; to be agreed; 2. to admit; to acknoxuledge; to ailoxo ; être d’—, (pers.) to agréé ; to be agreed; être en —, (th.) to be in keepixig ; faire, passer un —, to make y/ an =; marcher d’—, to agréé ; ( to go y/ hand in hand; mettre d'—, 1. to agréé; to effect an — betxoeen; 2. to reconcile ;3. to tune(an instrument) ; se mettre d’—, to agréé ; prêter des —s à, tirer des —s de, to attune : s’en tenir à un —, to abide ij by an = ; ( to stand\t loan=; tenir 1’—, (mus.) to keep •/ in tune ; tomber d’—. to corne y/ to an agreement ; to corne y/ to terms. ACCORDABLE, adj. 1. that can be made to agréé; 2. reconcilable ; 3. grantable ; 4. admissible ; allowable ; 5. (mus.) tunable. ACCORDA1LLES [—dâ-y’] n. f. (pl.) meeting for the purpose of signing the marriage-articles, sing. ACCORDANT, E, adj.(mus.) accord- ant; concordant. Son —, chord. ACCORDÉ, n. m. F., n. f. bride groom (after the marriage-articles are signed), m.; bride, f. ACCORDER, v. a. l. to accord; to bring y/ to agréé; to xnake ^ agréé ; to effect an agreement betxveen (persons); 2. to reconcile: 3. (À, to) to grant ; to make y( a grant of ; 4. (À) to grant (to) ; to be- stoxv (on); to give y/(to) ; 5. to grant ; to admit ; to alloxv ; 6. (gram.) to make y/ agréé ; 7. (law) to fini y/ (damages) ; 8. (mus.) to tune; 9. (mus.) to string (certain instruments).