General French and English dictionary, newly composed from the French dictionaries of the French Academy ... / from the English dictionaries of Johnson, Webster ... etc.
- Alexander Spiers
- Date:
- 1849
Licence: Public Domain Mark
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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![at a. o.’s beclt. Donna;— de. lo give \J SI K signs of ; faire — (J.j, i. to make F sigus ( to); 2. <0 motion (to); lo make \f a motion (to); 3. to ware(lo); 4. (witli thc ttnger, liand) to beckon (to); to beckon (...). C’est — que il is a sign that.. SIGNER [sinn-yé] v. a. 1 II (DF., Witll) lo sign: to subscribe ; 2. S (dEi mit h) to sign ; 3. (adm.) lo sign; to under- tvrile \J. — sou nom, to sign o.’s name; to sign; to underwrite \J. Signe, e, pa. p. V. senses of Signer. — et scellé par, under the liand and seal of. Sf, signer, pr. v. to cross o. s self; lo make \f the sign of the cross. SIGNER [>inn-yé) v. n. I. to sign; lo subscribe o.'i self; 1° Write V o. s self’ 2. (À, ...) to witness (a deed . SIGNET [sine] u m. I i small sign, mark ; 2. (of books) marker; tassel. SIGNIFIANCE [ainn-yifianss] n. f. + token ; testimony. SIGNIFIANT [sinn-yifian] E, adj. 1. significant; significative ; 2. (lheol.) significative. Peu — ,msignificant. D’une manière —e, signifieatively. S1GN1FICATI-F («inn-yifikalif) VE, ad). significative ; significant. D’une manière significative, signifi- catively; signific.antly. SIGNIFICATION [sinn-yiükàcion] n. f. i. signification ; meaning ; sense ; im- port ; 2. (law) legal, judicial notice. — double , double meaning ; — avec d’autres objets, consignificalion. Sans —, unmeaning;senseless. Avoir une — avec d'autres objets, to consignify ; faire une — à. (law) to serve a legal, judicial notice on. SIGNIFICA TIVEMENT [ sinn-ylfikativ ■ man ] adv. signifieatively: significantly. SIGNIFIER [sinn-yiSé) v. a. 1. to sig- mfy; lomean \/; to tmporf;2. tomean p' (express); 3. (À, to) to nolify ; to dé- claré ; to announce ; to inlimale : 4. (À, on) (law) lo serve (a notice, deed). Faire —, (law) to give \f notice of ; demander ce que q. ch. signifie, to ask the signification, meaning of : savoir ce que q. ch. signifie, to know \J the meaning of a. th. Que signifie ...? what is tlie meaning of ...f what is meant by ...? Cela ne' signifie rien ! t. it does not signify, matter; 2. it i s not to the purpose. Qui ne signifie rien , un- meaning : senseless. Se signifier, pr. v.(law) (o be served SU, [sîlj n m. (min.) yellow ochre (of the ancien Is). SILENCE, n. m. l-l (pers.) silence; 2. § (th.) silence; stillness; **still; •* hush ; 3. ( mus. ) silence. — : silence! Argent pour acheter le —, prime du —, hush-money. En in =; 2. si lent ; 3 silently: sous —, tn — ; silently; unsaid. Acheter le —, to purchase =; to give \J, to pay ij hush- money: y avoir un — de mort, to be as silent as the grave ; être assis en —, to sit J silent, mute; être payé pour gar der le —, lo rtceive hush-money; taire -, l. to keep \/ =i to be silent; ( to hold \J o.’s peace, o.’s longue ; 2. to hush; faire faire — à, l. fo silence: to impose — on ;to reduce, to put \/ to — ; o. to hush; 3. to knoclc down; garder le — , l. fo keep ij - ;lo re- main, to be silent ; ( to hold \f o. s peace : ( fo be quiet ; 2. fo hush ; 3 fo Stand v/ mute; 4. fo sit \J mute; impo- ser le — , fo command — ; imposer — à , i. Il s fo silence ; 2. || fo hush : ob- server le —, fo remain silent; to keep —■ passer sous —, fo pass over silently, in =; passe sous —, (th.) passed over in =; * untold : réduire au —, l. U S <o silence; to impose ■— on; $ to reduce, to put \/ to ( fo put \J down; rompre le —, fo break v = ; se tenir en —, to stand <J, to sit \/ silent. Auquel on n’impose pas —, un- silencid; unhushed. SILENCIEUSEMENT [—cieûiman] adv. silently: 2. stilly. SII.ENC1EU-X l—cieù] SE, adj. 1. | S (pers.) silent: 2. || (pers.) mute; 3. $ (place) silent ; still. Être —, (pers.) fo be silent; se tenir —, (pers.) to stand \f =; losit \/mute. SILENE , n. f. (bot.) catch-fly. — arméria, jly-bane. SILEX, n. m. (min.) silex; silica; flint. SILHOUETTE, n. f. silhouette. Portrait à la —, =. À la —, o =. SILICE, n. f. (min.) silex; silica; flint. S1LICEU-X [—ceû] SE, adj. (min.) silicious. SILICULE, n. f (bot.) silicle; sth- cule : silice; silicula. SII.ICULEU-X [—eu] SE, adj. (bot.) siliculous. SIL1QUE, n. f. (bot.) siliqua: silique. S1L1QUEU-X [silikeù] SE, adj. (bot.) siltquose : siliquous. SILLAGE (si-yajj n.m.(nav.) t. head- way; steerage-way; 2. wake; track. Doubler le — de, to sait twice as fast as (anolher sbip ; faire bon, grand —, fo make \f head-way; to eut \/ a featlier. 11 fait bon —, lhers i s good stecrage- way ; il n’y a pas de —, there is no steerage-way. S1LLER [si-yél v. n. (nav.) \ to.run ^ ahead; tomake \/ headway. SILLERUi-yc] v. a. (Cale.) fo blin/f (by sewing up the eye-lids of the bird). SILLET [si-yèj n. m. (of violins, gui- tars, &cc.) nul. SILLOMÈTRE [si-yomètr’] n. m. (nav.) sillometer; speed-gauge. SILLON (si-yon) n. m. l. J furrow (trace of the plough-share): 2. * —s, (pl ) fields (country), pi.; plains, pl ; land , sing. ; earth , sing ; 3. 'US fur- row; trace ; mark: 4. y (of light) irait; train; 5. § (of ships ) track; wake ; 6. (agr.) furrow; 7. (agr.) drill: 8. (anat.) groove; 9. (concli.) groove. Herbe des —s , (bot.) furrow-weed Faire son — S, toperform, to do y o.’s task ; semer par —s, (agr.) lo drill SILLONNER [si-youé] v. a. I. || te fur- row: 2. |! § to ridge; 3. || fo groove: 4. S fo furrow (leave traces); 5. ’* S fo ploùgh: to eut vf; 6. (anal.) fo groove. Sillonné, iï, pa. p ( V. senses of Sil- lonner) i. S furrowed; furrotv-faced; 2. (bot.) sulcate: sulc.ated. Non —, 1. |! S unfurrowed; 2. S un- plouqhed. SILO, n. m. (agr.) pif (for the préser- vation of corn, ôcc.) SILOUETTE, r.. f. V. Silhouette. SILURE, n. m. (ich.) silurus; silure S1LVES, n. f. (Rom. ant.) sylvœ (col- lection ofdetacbed uieces), pl. SIMAGREE, n. f. ( l. grimace (air of affectation); 2. -s, (pl.) affectation sing Faire des —s, fo be affected: faire la — (de), fo prétend (to); fo make ^ pre tence (lo). SIMA1SE, n. f. V. Cimaise. SIMAROUBA, ii. m. (bot.) simaruba stave-wood. SIMARRE, n. f. 1.1 gown: 2. stniar (robe of certain magistrales); simare. SIMBLEAU [sinbiclj n. m. (carp.) ra- dius-fine. ,, . SIMILAIRE, adj.(did.) sviular. SIMILARITÉ, n. f. (did.) similarity. SIMILITUDE, n. f. l similitude; si- milarity; 2. (rbet.) similitude; simite; par aboie; comparison. SIMILOU, il. m similor. SIMONIAQUE, adj.simoniacal; simo- nious. SIMONIAQUE, n. m. simoniac. SIMONIE,n . f. simony. Avec —, simontacally. SIMOUN [simounn] n. m. ximoom (burn- ing windi; simoon. SIMPLE [sinpl’j adj. I. simple; un- compounded: 2. simple t not complex); single; 3. single: one : but oue; one... on/y. 4. mere; bare: 5. plain fnutcom- plicaled, easy); simple; G plain; una- lorned; unornamenled; 7. simple: un- disguised; artless; unaffected: i.plain: unpretending; 9. (pers.) simplc-inmd- ed ; io. (b. s.l simple (silly); il. (of leticrs)single; 12. (of soldiers)private; commnn; i3. (arith.) (of proportions) disjunct; i4. (bot.) simple; single. 15. (cliem.) simple ; 16. ( did.) simple ; 17. (grarn.)siwip/e. 1. Un corps —. n simple, ancompr.uoded substance. 2. Une idee —. o simple idea 3. Un — domestique . a single serrant ,• one .servant ; but one servant; one servant only. 4 !.a — pensée du crime , the mere , bare thought ot crime. 5. Une méthode —, <t plain, simple nur- hod. Etat — ( V. senses) simplicity ; sim- plniess. [Simple in the 3rd and 4th sense précédé tb6 n.] SIMPLE [sinpi’j n. m. 1. simple (not compound); 2. simple ;medicinal plant;: 3. (mus ) simple air. Recueillir des — s, to cull simples; to simple. SIMPLEMENT ( sinpl’man ] adv. I. simply ; solely ; only : 2. merely : pure~ ly ; barely : 3. plainly ; simply : 4. plainly (wilhoutornament); 5. snnnly; undisguisedly ; artlessly : unafftcleily; 6. plainly : unpretendingiy : 7. (b. s ) simvly (sillilv). SIMPLESSE* [sinpless] n. f. t simph- city ; simpleness ; artlessness. SIMPLICITE [sinplicitéj n, f. $ !. plain-, ness (want of ornament) ; 2. simplicity: simpleness ; artlessness : 3. (b. s , sim- pli City isilliness); simpleness SIMPLIFICATION isinpliOkicioni n. IV simplification. SIMPLIFIER [sinplifié] v. a. fo sirr.-j plify. SIMULACRE, u. m. l- t 11 image toi idols); 2. §phantom: spectre: 3. S siia- dow : représentation ; appearanee ; I. S feint : 5 S sham. 5. Un — de combat, a shamJight. — de .... (F. senses) sham ... . SIMULATION [simulàcion n. f. (law) feigning (simulating a legal transaC' tion ). SIMULER , v. a. (iaw) fo feign (sf mulate a legal transaction). Simulé, e,pa. p (F. sensesol Simuler) i feigned; counterfeit ; 2. (coin.) pro forma. Non —, 1. unfeigned : uncounterfed 2. uiidissembled. Cheval —, (bunt stalking-horse. SIMULTANÉ, E , adj. simultnneous. SIMULTANÉITÉ, n. f. simultoneovl ness ; simuUaneily. SIMULTANEMENT , adv. jimuflo neously. . SINAPISE, E, adj. (med.) witll flou of mustard. SINAPISME, n. m. (pharm.) sinn- ptsm; mustard poultice. SINCÈRE, adj. t. sinrere; 2. (pers.) sincere ; open-hearled; single-hearted, ►f single; 3. (th.) sincere ; un feigned, (rue. SINCÈREMENT (sincèrrnanj adv. Slll cerely : unfeignedly ; truly. SINCERITE, n. f- l sincenty : sm- certness ; 2. (pers.) open-heartedness. single-hearteduess. Rude-, bluntness. Avec -, ’' sincenty ; sincerely ; uvfeigneily.. truly.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2201391x_0566.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
