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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![VEL daybefore; eve; 6. eue (of festivals); tigtf. 7. S eve ; point; verge; 8. (mit.) xvatch (division of tl'.e niglu). 6. La — de Noël, Christmas eve. La —, i the mght before ; 2. over • night. Etatde—,waking; watch. À la — de $, ou, upon the exe of; on. upon the verge of. Être entre la— et le som- meil , in be between xuaking and sleep- ing; passé dans une — continuelle, all-xoatched. VEII.LEE[vè-yé] n. f.l. siiling up(with the sick) ; 2. ni y lu s at tendance; on tlie sick); 3- xoorking at night ; 4. evening ; (soent with persons working together); 5. vigil (dévotion performed at night). Faire des —s, to liold \l, io keep \/ vigil. VEILLER [vè-yé] v. n. l. toxvake ^(nol y to sleep); to be awalce ; to lie y awalte ; 2. to sxt y up (nut to go to lied) : to stay up ; 3 to watch: to keep y/ watch ; 4. (suit) to watch (over): to look (ufier) ; 15. (À) to attend (to); tosee^ (to); fi (ace que (subj.j) to see (that); to take \J ) care (tliat). — de près sur, to watch narrowly over; ( to keep \J a close, a steady eye on. Faire—, to keep y/ up (prevént a. o. froin going lu lied). Foisonne qui veille, xcatcher; waker. Qui veille, ( V. senses) wakeful. VEILLER [vè-yé] v. a. 1. to sit \/ up xoith (the sick); 2. to watch over (a. o }; to look after. VEII.I.ÉUIl [vè-yeur] n. m. I. watcher (over the dead); 2. watchman (that watclies ai niglu). VEILLEUSE [vè-yeùz] n. f. 1. tratch- light: 2. float-light ; 3. night-lamp. VEIl.l.OTTE (vè-yolt) n. f. 1. (agr.) hay-cork: 2. (bct./meadow-saffron. VEUVAGE, n. m. (paint ) veining. VEINE, n. f. t. || J vein ; 2. (of mar- ble. wood) vein; 3. (of ve-àtev') under- ground spring; 4. (anal.) vein; 5. (geol.) oein; 6. (geol.) seam ; 7. (min.)oein. Bonne—, (nlay) good run ;— jugu- laire, du cou, juqular, neclc-vein: mau- vaise —, (play) ill run. En —, (de) § in the vein, humour (for); in a right frame (for); ( tn eue. Je suis en —, (V. En —) my hand is in; je ne suis plus en —, my hand is oui. VEINÉ. E . adj. I. (of marble, stones, 1 wood) vsined ; vemy ; 2. (bot.) veined ; venons: vénal. VEINE-POllTE, n. f , pl Veines-poi\- TES,(anat.) “ vena-porta” ; porta”. VEINER, v. a. (paint ) fo vein. VEISEU-X [vineù) SF,, adj. l. veiny : veined; 2. (of marble, stone, wood) veined : veiny ; 3 (anat.) venons; vé- nal. VEINULE , n. f. (anat.) minor, small vein. VÉLAR, n. m. (bot.) hedge-garlic ; hedge-mustard. VEI.AUT, int. (hunt.) tallyho. VELCHE, n. m. ignoramus. VÈI.F.R , v. n. (of covvs) to calve. VEL1FÉRE, adj. (did.) veliferous. VÊI.IN, n. m. vellum. Papier—, wove paper ; peau de —, vellum. VELLEITE [vêl-léîté] n. f. I. feeble desire, desire ; 2. (did ) velleily. VÉLOCITÉ, n. f. * velocity ; speed ; sw’ftness; ceierity ; rapidity. VELOURS, n. in. velvet. — cannelé , ribbed velvet ; — de co- ton croisé, velveteen ; — épinglé, Terry — ; — façonné, figured —; — glacé, shot =; — plein, plain =; — ras, short; J nap =, — uni, plain =. — à eètes, (a. I & m,)corduroy: — de laine, wnollen—, !) Tripe de —, xmxtation-=. De — velvet; 2. velceied. Jouer sur le —, to play upon o.’s wxnnxngs ; marcher sur le t to walk upon a grass-plot ; peindre, ) représenter le —, to velvet. VEN VELOUTÉ. E, adj. i. || velvet ; vel- veted; 2. || eut in imitation of velvet; 3. S velvely (like velvet); 4. (of wine) wx'tlxout any harsh taste; 5. (jewel.) rich. VELOUTÉ, n. m. 1. velveting : l.vel- vet-down ; 3. flocksurface ; 4. (bot.) velvet. VEI.0UT1ER, n. m. fa. 6c m.)velvel- ivorker. VEL TE, n. f. f (meas.) velte (7 1/2 li- tres). VELU, E. adj. 1. hairy; shagged: shtxggy ; 2. fliot.) vxlions. Étal —, haxriness; sliaggedness; sluigginess. [Velu is applicd ticither to tlio hair of th« head nor to that of tlie beard. j VELVOTE, n. f. (bol.) spurious toad- flax VENAISON, n. f. uenison. Être en —, (of game) to be fat. VÉNAL, E. adj. vénal. VÉNAL EM EN T [vénal man] adv. venally. VENALITE, n. f. vcnalxtg. VENANT, adj 1. comxng ; 2. regular- ly forthcomxng. VENANT, n. m. corner. Allants et :-s, t. goers and =s : 2. passexigers. k tout — , to the firsl corner. VENDABLE , adj. salable: vendible. Nature — , salableness ; vendibility ; vendxbteness. D’une manière —, sala- blg : vendibly. VENDANGE, n. f. 1. vintage; 2.—s, (pl.) vintage (time), sing. Aller en —, fo go \J grane-galher- ing ; faire — l. to qalher the grapes: 2. S to make y/ a profitable i-onrern. a good thxixg of xt. VENDANGER, v. a. togather(grapes). VENDANGER, v. n. fo gather tlie crop of grapes. VENDANGEU-R, n. m. SE, il. f. vin- tager. VENDÉMIAIRE, n. m. Vendémiaire (tlie fir.st month of the calendar of tlie tii st French repuhbc from 22 or 23 Sep- tember to 21 or 22 Oclober). VENDERESSE [vandrèss] n. f. (law) vendor. VENDEU-R. n. ni. SE, n. f. I. (de) seller (of); dealer (in); vender (of); 2. (law) vendor. VENDIC.vriON [—àcion] n. f. V. Re- YENOICATION. VENLMQUER, v. a. V. Revenuiquep.. VENDUE, v. a. i. 1 (À. fo) fo sell y/: 2. | fo sell V for (a price); 3. || fo vend (small wares) ; 4. S fo seU 5- (change) to sell y/ oui; 6. (com.) tu sell <J;to put V in; 7. (law) fo utter. 1. — q. ch. à un certain prix, to sell a. th. for at a certain y,vice. 2. — q. cli. cent francs. to sell a. th. for a hundred francs 4. — ion honneur , sa patrie, sa vie, to sell o.’s lionour, o.’s countty, o.’s life. — cher |, fo sell \/dear ; — chère- ment to = dearly ; — comptant, ar- gent comptant, fo =: for cash, for ready money : — à crédit, fo = ou crédit ; — en détail, fo z=retaxl; — en gros, to — Wholesale; — à bon marché, fo = cheap:— pour un morceau de pain, pour rien, fo = for nothing, for a mere nnllung , for a song, for a trifle : — à plus bas prix que, to uixdersetl ^ (a. o ). À —, for sale ; to be sold : — bien ses coquilles, fo know \J hoxo fo dispose of o ’s commodilies. Ce n’est pas tout que de — il faut livier, 1. per- formirxg is more difjicult thanjxro- mising ; 2 execulxng is mo’ e dxfficult than projecling. Se vendue, pr. v. (th.) (com.) 1. fo sell V, 2. fo be sold. — bien, fo sell y11 oeil. VENDRE, v. n. (pers.) fo sell V- VENDREDI, n. m.Friday. — saint, Good —. VEN 58 S VENELLE, n. f. t small Street. Enfiler lu —, ) to run \J away. VÊNÉNEU-X (vfnéneù) SR, adj. B tof plants) veixomous (containing poison); poxsonous. Un arbre, un fruit —, a — trec , fruit. Caractère —, nature vénéneuse, ve- nomousxxess; poisonousness. [ V t \ t > k i l mu», uut be coofoundod with venimeux. ] VENEIt, v. a. fo run \/ (tamc animais in order to make tlie ficsli tender). Vexé, e, pa. p.(ofmeat)furnf(i, îpotf- ed. VÉNÉRABLE, adj. l. «erxerable; 2. révérend; 3. time-honoured ; 4. véné- rable (tille of lionour). Peu—, l. unvenerahle; 2. unrever- end; très , nioif reverend. Caractère, nature —, venerableness. VÉNÉRABLEAIENT, adv. 1. venera- bly; 2. reverendty. VÉNÉRATION [—àcion] n. f. vénéra- tion. Avoir en —, fo «enerafs ; to revere ; to reverence; to hold xa vénération ; être en fo be held tn vénération ; to be venerated , revered, reverenced. VÉNÉRER, v. a. fo venerate; to re- vere; to reverence; to hold ^ in véné- ration. VÉNERIE [vénnrf ] n. f. l. chasing; hunting: 2 hunting-traxn. VÊNEIUEN [—liiii] NE, adj. 1. (th.) venereal; 2. (of diseases) syphililxc; venereal. VENETTE, n. f. t fear. Avuir la—), to be afraid; donner la — à q. u. ), fo frxghten a. o. VENEUR, il. m. hunlsman (servant). Gi and —, master of the hounds. VENEZ-Y-VOIR, n. m., pl. —, raree- shoxv. VENGEANCE [venjanss] n. f. (DE, for) vengeance; revenge. Esprit de —, spxrit of revenge; re- vengefulncss. En — de, ouf of = for; par—, ouf of —, vengeance ; revenge- fulty; revengingly; par esprit de —, re- vengxngly ; sans—, 1. revengeless ; 2. uiiavenged. Assouvir sa —. fo glut o.’s = ; avoir — (de), fo take y/ o.'s = ( for); crier —, fo cry for =, vengeance ; prendre, tirer — (de), to take / = (for). Qui respire la —,revengeful. VENGER, v. a. 1. || fo revenge: to avenye; 2. fo resent; to be reseniful of. Vengé, e, pa. p. V. senses of Ven- GEH. Non —, qu’on n’a pas —,sans être —, unrevcnged; unavenged. Se venceu, pr. v. l. (de. on) fo re- venge. to avenge o.’s self: to be revexi- ged, avexxged; 2. (de, ...) fo revenge; to avenge; 3. (de; to resent (a. th.); fo be reseniful (of). — de q u , fo be revenged, avenged on a o.. fo revenge o.'s self on a. o.; — de q. cli. sur q. u , fo be revenged ofa. th. on a. o.; to revenge, to avenge o.’s self for a. th. on a. o. VENG-EUR, n. m. ERESSE, n. f. re- venger, ni. f.; avenger,m. f.; avenger- ess, f. VENG-EUR,'ERESSE,adj. reuenge/uf; avengxng. VËNIAT [véniati] n. m. (law) som- mons fo an inferior law-officer to af- fend his superior. VÉNIEL, LE, adj. || § venial. Nature —le, venialness. D’une ma- nière —le, venially. VENIELLEMENT [vénlèlman] adr. >+i venially. VENI MECU5I [vénimekomm] n. m. V. Vaiie-mecum. VENIMEU-X [—meu] SE. adj. 1. || [of animais ) venomous (comniunicatiTig poison); 2. S (th.) venomous (infeclec](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2201391x_0621.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
