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
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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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![VIEILLOT [viè-yô] TE, adj. oldish. VIELLE, n. f. hurdy-gurdy ; vielle. loueur, joueuse de —, player on the =. Eire du dois dont on l'ait les—s. to be of an easy, pliant lemper ; jouer de la —, to play on tlie =. VIELLER, v. n. 1.11| to play on tlie hurdy-gurdy : 2. S to stand \J tri/ling. V1ELLEU-K. n. ni. SE, n. f. violar; player on tlie hurdy-gurdy. VIERGE, n. f. 1. Virgin; maid; 2. + Virgin: Virgin Mary; 3. (astr. ) Virgin; Viryo. La Sainte — ►£<, tlie Blessed, Holy Virgin ; the Blessed Virgin Mary ; tlie Virgin Mary. VIERGE, adj. I. Virgin; virginal; 2. S (th.) Virgin (pure, untouched, un- mixed); 3. (of mêlais) virgin; 4. “(of patlis) untrod; unlrodden; 5. (of soil) virgin; 6. (min.) virgin. De —, virgin; virginal. VIEUX [vyeùj adj. m. sing ; Vieil, m. sing.; Vieille, f. sing., î || old (towards the end of tlie ordinary lerin of lil'e); 2. | (pers ) old; in years: aged ; aduanced in âge ; 3 || old (in a coinparison of âges); 4. || (th.) old (de- cayed by time); 5. ||(th.) old (having heen long made); ti. § old; ancien!; 7. §ol<i; venerable; 8. § old (of long continuance) ; 9. § (pers. ) old (having long exercised a profession); 10. (chron.) (of style) old. 1. De vieilles gens , old people ; de — ani- maux, old animais ; de — arbres, nid trees; un vieil homme, an old /// a n ÿ un vieil oiseau, an old bird. 2. Un homme —, an old. aged man; a man in years. 3. Un enf.int plus — qu’un auti e. a cltilUoldf'r lhan another.lt.Un — vêtement,une vieille maison, an old cannent, an old house. S. Du — vin, old wine. 6. Les — temps , old , ancient limes ; les — Humains, the old, ancient Romans. 7. Le vieil Homère, old Ilomer. 8 Un vieil ami, an old friend. 0. Un — soldat, au old soldter. Vieil âge, old âge; oldness ; vieille femme, old icoman; vieilles gens, old persons, people , pl. : vieil homme, old man. De vieille roche, old-fnshioned. Être — avant l’àge, lo be prematurely old; se (aire —, (pers.) to grow ^, ( to get .J old. [Vitux usuallv précédés the n.; when it is so placed, is becomes vieil in the m. sing. be- fore a vowel or a silent h. V Ex. 1. ] VI-F. VE, adj. 1.1| alive; living; lire; 4< quiclc; 2. § lively. (active) vivacious; sharp; ( quiclc; (brûle; 3. 5 lively ; sprightly; vivid; 4. § spirited : vigo- rous ; Smart ; 5. S animated; 6. S in- tense: strong ; great ; 7. S forctble; 8. § acute: sharp ; keen : 9. § (pers ) sen- sitive ; io. § (pers.) angry: passionate: r.holeric: (hasty; il. (ofair) sharp; keen; 12 (of animais) spirited ; mettle- some ; i3. (of coldi sharp; /liercmg ; 14. (of culours) vivid; bright; bril- liant ; 15. (of the complexion) higli- coloured; 16. (of expressions) lively; 17. (ofdesires) strong; great; 18 lof the eyes) lively: spnrkhng ; bright; 19. (of failli) lively; strong; 20. (of fear) strong; great: 21. (of tiring) sharp: brisk: 22. (of flesli) live; quick : 23. (of heai) intense ; great ; 24. (of hedges) qvick-set: 25. (of hopes) lively; san- guine ; confident ; great; 26. (oflight) strong : bmllianl; 27. (of lime) quick; 28. (of pain) acute; violent: sharp: 29. (of pleasure) lively; great: 30. (of regret) poignant ; deep ; great : 31. (of reproachi bitter; strong: 32 (of sen- sations) lively: vivid: great: 33. (of waler) spring : 34. (ofvvood) lire. 1 Mort ou —, d.-ntt or alivo . living. 2. Un enfant —, n lively, vivacious. sharp ctnld. Mort ou —, living or dead; plus mort que — , more dead tlian alive. l’eu — , (• p_ senses) $ l. unlively: 2. un- ready. Brifler—, ta burn alive; en- terrer —. (o bury alive. IVlK may in aome of il. figurative tertsespre- ce Je th* noan.] VIF, n. in. î. || quick; live flesh ; 2 § quick (sensitive part); 3 (arch.) (of columns) shaft; 4 (arch.)(of pedestals) die : 5. ( law) person living ; 6. (mas.) (of stonc) solid. I.e — de l’eau, (sine.) 1. spring-tides, pl. ; 2. lime of spring-tides, sing. Au —, jusqu’au — || t;, (0 tlie quick. Couper, trancher dans le —. 1. || to eut \J into the quiclc; 2. § la eut ^ away to the quick; 3. 5 to talce /energetic mea- sures; piquer au, jusqu’au — Il §, to .5(1113 \J to the quick: loucher le — à, (far.) to cio y; toucher au —U §, to tour.h to the quiclc. VIF-ARGENT, 11. m. 1. || quick-silver; 2. § quick-silver (great vivacity). Avoir du — dans la tète, dans les veines, to be ail —. VIGIE, n. f. (nav.) 1. look-out ; 2. look-out man ; 3. lurking rock. Homme en—, (nav.) look-out man. Être en —, (nav.) to be on the look-out; luire la —, to keep (/ a good look-out. VIGILAMMENT, adv. vigilanlly ; watchfully: heedfully. VIGILANCE, 11. f. (sur.) vigilance (over); watchfulness (over); heedful- ness [of). Avec —.ivilli — ; vigilantly; watch- fully; heedfully. VIGILANT, É, adj. (sur) vigilant {over); loalchful (over); heedful (of). Non —, unvigilant ; unwatchfül; unheeded. Être —, to be vigilant, wntcliful, heedful; ( to look sharp. VIGILE, n. f. 1. vigil (eveof a least of the churcli) ; eue; 2. —s, (pl.) vigils, pl. Faire —, to keep ^, to hold tj vigil. VIGNE [viim-y’l 11. f. 1. (hot ) (gémis) eine; 2. —s, (pl.) (bot.) vme-tribe, sing.; 3. (hort.) tune; grnpe-vine: grape; 4. vineyard; 5. t villa (near Rome). — blanche, (bot.) briony: virgin’s borner;— cultivée, vine (species); — hédéracée, ivy - grape ; — noire (, blaclc briony: petite —, 1. small vine ; 2. (bot.) vine-bower; — sauvage, wild vine; — vierge, ivy-grape; five-leaved ivy; ( pepper-vine ; ( pepper-tree. — du Canada, ( poison, swamp sumac; — de Judée, ivoody night-shade: — de Salomon, virgin’s hower. berceau de —. vine-bower: branche de —. vine- branch : feuille de —, vine-leaf : pied de —, vine-sloclc : propriétaire de —s , vine-grower; serre à —s, vinery. À feuille de —, vined ; dans les —s du Seigneur, in o.’s cups. Être dans les —s, to be in o.’s mips ; travailler à la — du Seigneur 4*1 to labour in the vineyard of the Lord VIGNEAU [vinn-yô] n. m. (mol.) peri- ivinkle. VIGNERON [vinn-y’ron] n. m. NE, n. f. vine-dresser. VIGNETTE [vinn-yètt] n. f. I. vignette (engraving); 2. (bol.) meadow-sweet. VIGNOBLE [vinn-yobF] n. 111 .vineyard. Prooriétaire de —s, soine-grower. VIGNOBLE [vinn-yobl’j adj. wtne- growing. Pays —, teine-growing country ; wine country. VIGNOT [vinn-yô] n. m. (mol.) peri- winkle. VIGOGNE [vignnn-y’j n. f. l. (mam.) vicunia; 2. (clolh.) stvan’s-down ; 3. (wool ) vigone. Drap de—, swan’s doirn. VIGOGNE | vigonn-y’] n. ni vigone liât. VIGONTINF.. n. f. vigontina. VIGOUREUSEMENT [ — reùrman) adv. i. \\ vigorously; ( sloutly: 2 $utgor- ously : forcibty; ( sloutly ; 3. (paint.) vigorously. VIGOUllF.U-X [—rtù] SR, adj. 1. || t>i- gorous (of body); strong; lusty; hardg; I slurdy; ( stout; 2. || th.) oigorous; liowerful; strong; lusty; stout; spi- mled ; 3. S vigorous; forcible ; energe- tic ; s/nrited ; lusty ; 4. S strong ; for- cible; intense; ardent ; 5. (paint.) t i- gorous. VIGüERIE |vigri] n. f. (sing.) func- tions of viguier, pl. VIGUEUR, n. f. 1. || vigour ( of bdv ; strength; lustmess; hardiness sturdiness; 2. || (tii.) vigour; power. strength; lustmess; spinl; 3. S fi- gour. strength; force; energy; spirit, 4. § force; iniensily ; ardour; 5. S vl~ gour (course of opcralionj; force, being ; 6. (paint.) vigour. Defaut, manque de —, (F. senses) spiriitcssness. Avec—, (V. senses) vi- gorously; slrongly; forcibty; spirit- edly; en — | §, t. in vigour. in force. 2. (of go ver n ment, power) in being; 3. (of law s 1 in vigour; tn force; in being; unreiiealed; sans —, ( 1. senses) 1. un- vigorous; 2. anvigorously; 3. sptril- less. Avoir do la —, ( F. senses) to be vigorous, strong, forcible, energetic, spirited; demeurer en —, to continue in vigour, force; meure en — $1 toputyj in force: remettre en — §, 1. 10 revive; 2. ) 10 set going again. VIGUIER. n. m. f “viguier (pro- vost of Languedoc or Provence). VIL, E, adj. 1. vile ; base ; low ; ab- ject; ivorthless : despicabie ; conternp- tible ; mean; wrelched : 2. (of priées) low ; less lhan tlie value. Nature —c, rileness; baseness : ab- jeetness; worllilessness ; des\ncable- ness ; contemptibleness ; meanness, wretcheduess. VILAIN, n. m. 1. (feud.) villain; viltein; 2. miser; niggard ; 3. black- guai d. Oignez — il vous poindra, poignez — il vous oindra, a lia d man will return evil for good. Vil.AIN, E. adj. 1. || ugly; unsighlly; ( nasty; ) villanous: 2. || (pers.) ugl y: ill-favoured ; ill-looking; 3. || bad ; in- convénient ; disngreeable : ( nasty; 4 § wretclied, villanous ; vile ; base; déplorable; infamous ; scandalous ; ( nasty; ) ugly: 5. S (À, of : de, to) tin- handsome ; improper; wrong ; nasty; 6. § snrry, mean; pitiful; ( nasty; ( dtrly; ) shabby: ) scurvy; 7. $ (of children) (de, to) nauglity; nasty; 8. § bad (dangerous); ) nasty: ) ugly: 9. $ miser/;/; sordid; tiiggardly: 10. (of the wealber) bad : wretclied ; ( nasty. 1. —e maison . — jardin, an ugly, unsightly. nasty house, gnrrien. K. (/est une —*• conduite, t/iat is wreiched , villanous, vile conduct. 5. C’est — à vous de f.iire cela, it is unhandsome, improper , wrong •>/ you to dothat. 8. Uuo —e toux, a bad , nasty cuugh. Faire —, (impers.) l. to be bad, wretclied, nasiy wealher ; 2. to be dirly. [Vilaïw generally précédés tbe noan.] VILAINE, n. f. nauglity, nasty girl, woman. VILAINEMENT [vilennman] adv. 1. || uglily; ( nastily; ) villanousty; 2 |j badly : mconveniently ; disagrteably ; ( nastily : 3. S wrelchedly ; villa- nously; vilely; baseiy: deplorobly; in- famouslq: scandalousiy: ( nastily: 4. Sunhandsomely. improperly:nasttly:b. Ç sorrtly; meanly pitifully; ( nastily: ( dirtily; ) shabbih/: ) scurvily; 6. S (et children) nauglitily; nastily; 7. (i miserly: sordidly; niggardly. VILEBREQUIN [vilbr’kini n. ni. (lech.) centre-bit wtmhle ; wimble : drill. VILEMENT [ vilman ] adv. vilely ; baseiy; abjeelly; worthlessly ; despi- cahly; contemptibly; meanly: wretch- edly. VILENIE [vilni] n. f. I. | scurnn<îj. dirt; filth ; 2. j! abusive, offensive word; —s, (pl.) abuse, sing.; 3. S obsce-](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2201391x_0628.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
