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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![VAL l’argent, nlver plate: —d’or, gold xlate ; — de terre, car thenware. Eau, Bavure de —, dish-ivater; laveuse de —, icitchen-girl. Laver la—, towashup he dishes. VAL, n. m. +, pl. Vaux , valley; vale. À — de, al, to lhe bottom of; par Inonts et par vaux, up hill and doivn laie , VALABLE, adj. valid. Non —, l. invalid; 2. unavailable. iïtre —, lo be valid; to beof force; ren- Jdre —, to renier, to malte y/ valid. . VALABLEMENT, adv. validly. . VALERIANE, n. f. (bot.) (genus) ta- ierian. Grande —, — pliu, garden z^. VALET, n. ni. 1. (b. s.) footman; va- let; 2. door-weight:3. (of narrons) rest: support; -4. (cards) knave; 5. (man) i valet; 6. (tech.) (of a bench) claw; dog; holdfast: bench-hook, iron. Maitre —, (rur. econ.) head «ion. — de chambre, footman ; valet de cham- bre; — de charrue, plougliman: — de ferme, farmer’s man; — de pied, foot- man; lackey; — déplacé, i. footman hired by lhe day, week; 2. etrangers' guide; — de porte, door-iveight ; — de trèfle. (Cards) 1. knave of clubs; 2. pam. Faire le bon —, lobe officions. Je suis son —, votre —, t. I am his, your footman: 2. I must beg to décliné, to be excused. VALETAGE [valiaj] n. ni. f footman s Service. VALETAILLE [valtà-y'] n. f. (sing ) footmen; valets, pl. VALETER [vaits] V. n. l. to cringe; to fawn; to sycophant; 2. to dance al- dendanve. I VALETUDINAIRE, adj. valetudina- \rian; valetudinary. VALÉTUDINAIRE, n. m. f. valetudi- Inarian; valetudinary. i VALEUR, n. f. I. || value; 2. § value: worth: 3. |j S valuableness ; 4. § (of words) value; import; 5. —s, (pl.) :(com.) bills. pl. ; paper, sing. — ..., (coni.) 1. payable (with date); 2. (of accounts) due (with date). — lé- gale, legal value; non—.(corn.) value- less , worthless bill; bill of no value; i — numéraire, (of coins) legal value; — reçue, (eom.) i. for value received; 2. tr. value of. — comptant, value in 1 cash; — en compte, value on account; 1 — en espèces, value in cash. Choses de —, t-aluables, pl.; étalon , type des — s, (pol. econ.) standard of value; manque de—. worthlessness; objet de —, i. valuable; 2. money s worth. De j y 7. senses )valuable; of gréai value: de nulle —, valueless; worthless; of no value: de peu de —, l. of little value; 2. cheap: en —, in value; sans —. i. (| | § valueless: worthless; 2. S unprised; ■j. $ unmeritable. Abaisser la —, to de- preciate lhe value: avoir de la — , l. , (tb.) to be valuable; to be worth mo- j ney; 2. (pers.) to hâve importance; avoir une grande —, l. (th.) to be very valuable; 2. to be worth any money; 3. S (th.) (pour) to weigh (with); 4. § (pers.) to hâve great importance; di- i minuer de —. to diminish, to sink yt in i =; estimer au-dessous de la —, to un- dervalue; mettre en —, to improre fland); prendre de la—, to become of value: to become y/, ( lo gel y/ valua- ble; rehausser la —, to enhance the value: remettre en —, to xmprove f iland). VALEUR, u. f. valour ; valiantness; bravery; gallantry; prowess. VALEUREUSEMENT [—rcùiman] adv. • valorously; valianihj; bravely: gal- lon lit;. VALEUREU-X [valeurcu] SE, adj. va- lorous; valiant ; brave ; gallant. VAL VALIDATION [validàcion] n. f. (law) rendent!?, mailing valid. VALIDE, adj. t. (pers.) in Health; healthy; 2. (of sacraments) rulid; 3. (law) valid; 4. S valid; good. Rendre —, lo rtnder, lo make i/ va- lid. VALIDE, n. ni. person in Health. VAL1DEMENT Ivalidman] adv. (law) validly. VALIDER, v. a. (law) to render, to make y/ valid. VALIDITÉ, n. f. validity; validness. VALISE, n. f. 1. portmanteau; va- lise: 2. (post.) maxl-bag. VALKYR1ES, n. f pl. (Scandinavian myth.) valkyriur (fales); disas, pl. VALLEE, n. f. t. valley; vale; 2. $ vale (place). La —, ( 7. senses) La Vallee (poultry market in Paris). VALLON, n. m. date. Le sacré — , sacred valley (of I’arnassus). Herbe du —, (bot.) bottom- grass. VALOIR, v. n. irreg. (valant; valu; ind. pres. je vaux; il vaut; nous va- lons; prêt, valus; fut. vaudrai ; imper. vaux; qu'il vaille; valez ; subj. pres. VAILLE) l. J § to be worth; 2. S (th.) lo be tantamaunt to ; to be as good as. — bien , to be as good as : — mieux, (subj.) lo be préférable, better; — moins, (V. senses! lo be t corse ne rien — i. U §, to be good for notlung; 2. § (à) tobe bad (préjudiciai for a. o.). Som- me à —, (sing.) (of estimâtes) contin- gences , pl. À — sur, (com.) on ac- counl of ; pour — ce que do raison, to serve as in the case may be reasonable. Faire — , i. || to cultivate, to farm o.’s own esta te ; 2. fl to cultivate , to farm (o.’s estale); 3. S <n improve; ( to make y/ lhe most of: 4. $ lo sft \f °ïï (shew to advanlage); 5. S 1° enforce ; lo lay y/ great stress on; 6. S (auprès de) to commend (to): 7. § to praise ; to praxse up ; 8. S to plead (allégé); se faire—. 5 j. to maintain o.'s dignity; \ 2. to maintain o.’s rights ; 3. to keep y! up o.’s importance : 4. (b. s.) to put y/ o.’s self forward; prendre q. ». vaille que vaille, to laite yt a. o. for better for worse. Cela vaut ..., it is as good as ...; cela vaut fait, il is as good as done; cela ns vaut rien, 1. that is good for nothing : 2. ( that t's bad ; vaille que vaille, l. at ail events, hasards; 2. for better for worse. Qui ne vaut rien, good for nothing. VALOIR, v a. feonj. like Valoir) 1. 5 to be ivorth : 2. || to yield ; to produre; to brxng yt in; 3. § lo procure; to ob- tain ; lo give y/: 4. § to hâve the value of: to stand y/ for. 2. Une terre qui vaut dix mille francs Ce rente . an estnte that yields , produces , brings ia ten ihousand francs a yeur. Ne pas — l’eau qu’on boit, le pain qu’on mange, not to be ivorth o.’s sait : ne pas — un fétu, un zeste, not to be worth a fig, a straw ; — son pesant d’or, lo be ivorth o.'s weight in gold. Le jeu ne vaut pas la chandelle, it u not ivorth powder and shot. VALSE, n. f. (danc.. mus.) watts. VALSER, v. n. (danc.) to watts. VALSEU-R. n. m. SE, n. f. wallser. VALUE, n. f. t value. pins . superior value. VALVAIRE, adj. (bot.) valvate. VALVE, n. f. i.(bot.)«oine:2.(conch.) valve; 3. (tech.) clock-valve, clack- do or. À —s, (bot.) valved ; à deux —s éga- lés. (conch.1 equivalve. VALVE, E, adj. (bot.) valvate ; val- ved. VALVULE, n. f. (anat.) valvlet ; val- vule ; valve. Y AI’ 583 VAMPIRE [vanpîr] n. m. 1. U S vam- pire ; 2. (mani.) vampire. VAN, n. m. i. (agr.) fan; 2. (spin.) fan. , VANDALE, n. m. fl S Vandal. De — S, Vandalic. VANDALIQUE,adj. (geogr.) VandaUc. VANDALISME, il. m. vandalism. VANDOISE, VAUDOISF,, li. f. I. (ich.) (genus) dart; 2. (speeics) dace ; dur. VANILLE [vani-y’J n. f. l.(bot.)ca- nilla ; vanilla-tree ; 2. (fruit) vanxlla. VANILLIER [vani-yéj n. m. (bot.) va- nilla; vanilla-tree. VANITÉ, u. f- 1. vanity; 2. vanily self-concrit ; setf-conceitedncss. Avec —, with = ; vainly; conceited- ly. Être d’une — ..., to be ... vain; ti- rer — de, to be vain of; to take yI a pride in (a. th.); to pride o.'s self on; to be proud of ; to glory in. VAN1TEU-X [—teùj SE, adj. ridxcu- lously vain. VANNAGE, n. m. l. (agr.) ventila-- lion : 2. (agr.) winnowing; 3. (a. oc m.) winnowing. VANNE, n. f. (engin.) paddledoor ; sluice ; shuttle. — de bassin, (navig.) doch-gate. VANNEAU, ». m. (orn.) I. bustard plover; 2. lapwing; peeunt. — huppé, lapwing ; peewit. VANNER v. a. i. (agr.) || io venti- lale ; 2. (agr.) to winnow (corn); to husk ; 3. (a. 8c m.) to winnow ; to fan. Vanné, e, pa. p. K. senses of Van- ner. , . Non —, (7. senses of Vanner) (of corn) unhusked. VANNERIE [vannri| n. f. basket-work VANNETTE, n. f. server (basket for servinghorseswith their feeds ot corn). VANNEUR, n. m. (agr.) winnower. VANNIER, n. m. basket-maker. VANTAIL [vanta-y’J n. m., pl. VAN- TAUX, i. folding door; 2. /eo/'(half- part); 3. (engin.) (of lock-gates) leaf. VANTARD, E, adj. boastful; boasling, ( bragging ; vapouring. VANTARD, n. m. E, n. f. boaster ; braggart;) bragger. Faire le — , to boast : ) to brag. F.» faisant le —, boastingly; vapounngly. VANTER, v. a. 1. to extol; to praise ; ( to praise up ; 2 to boast ; to vaunt. Se vanter, pr. v. i. to praise o.’s self; 2. (de) to boast (of): to vaunt (tu): ( to make y/ it o.’s boast; ) lo brag (of): 3. (de, on, upon) to plume o.’s self: 4. lo quack. En se vantant, boastingly; vaunt ingly ; il n’y a pas de quoi se —, tliere is nothing to boast of; qui ne se vante pas , ( V. senses) unboastful. VANTERIE [vantii] 11. f. i. boasling: vauntmg; ) bragging; 2. boast; vaunt; ) brag; 3. (cards)brag. Avec —. boastingly; vaunlmgly. VANTEÜK. t- V. VANTARD. VA-NU-PIEDS, n. m., pl. —, tatter- demalion. VANVOLE, n. f. + being carrted away by the wind. À la — f, inconsiderately; with le- vity. VAPEUR, n. f. I- (pliys.) vapour (elastic lluid proceeding from liquids or certain solids); 2. vapour (lluid float- iug in the atmosphère); damp : 3. steum (clastic fluid of boiliug water); 4. (uf wine) fume (affccling the head); 5. ( —s, (pl.) (med.) vapours, pl.; C. (paint.) air. Bateau à —, st/am-boat ; steamer, bâtiment à —, steamer ; = -vessel : =:- thip : boite, coft'rc à — , —-chest, chambre de —, =-chamber; chariot ?i —-wagon ; chaudière à —, =-bot- ler; conduit, ouverture de la —, (st- cng.) vz-port: échappement de la —, (st.-eng.) puff: machine â —, —-en-](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2201391x_0619.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
