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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![VISSER, t. a. i. | fo tertio; 2. lo screw down; 3. fo screw up; 4. Io icrew in; 5. to sertw on. Se visser, pr. v. ] i. to tertio ; 2. to tertio down; 3. to screw up: i.toscrew in; 5. to screw on. VISUEL, IX, adj. (phys.) Visual. VITAL, E, adj. l. || vital (pertaining to life; tending to the préservation of life); 2. S vital; essential; capital. Force —e, vital energy, power; par- ties —es, vitals; = parts, pt. VITALEMENT [vitalman] adv. vitally. VITALITE, n. f. 11| vitality. VITCHOURA, ii. m. $ “ vitchoura ” (fur great coat). VITE , adj. 1. (lli.) quiclt : ranid ; tpeedy ; 2. (of animais) swift ; fleet ; 3. (ofhorses) jleet;quick; 4. (of tbe puise) quick. VITE, adv. l.quiclcly; rapidly;speed- ily; ( quick; 2. fast (quickly); expe- ditiously. — : quick! be quick. Bien —, quickly; in quick tune. Aller — en ..., to ut quick al ...; aller au plus —, to hurry on; aller — en besogne, to be expédi- tions; aller plus — que le pas, to run j/ away ; faire — ), to make </ haste ; to be quick. VITELOTTE [viilott] n. f. (bot.) kid- ney potato. VITEMENT [vitman] adv. ( quickly; quick. VITESSE, n. f. t. speed; rapidity; ce- lerity; fleetness; quickness; 2. (did.) ve- locity. — finale, (mech.) terminal velocily; — requise, l. requisite velocily, speed; 2. (mech.) momentum. À la — de, at a speed of; at the rate of; à grande —, ( of carnages, locomotives) at fuit speed: de toute sa — , at one's height of speed. Gagner q. u. de —, l. 5 te outstmp (a. o.); looutrun \/; to arrive before; to make \J more haste than: 2. $ to outstrip (in lime); to be quicker than; lancer à toute —. to set i/ (carriages , locomotives) at full speed. VITRAGE, n. m. 1. (sing.) glass-win- dows, pl.; Windows, pl.; glass, sing.; 2. glass-parhtion; 3. glazing. VITRAUX, n. m. (of churches) glass- windows, pl. VITRE, n. f. 1. window-glass; glass; 2. pane of glass; 3. ) wmdow. Carreau de — , pane of glass. Casser les —s, î. [ to break ^ tue Windows; 2. to tpealc ijboldly; tospeak v out bold- ly: to speak \f oui. VITRER, v. a. to glaze (furnish with glass-windows, mirrors). Vitré,E, pa p. i. gfaxed;2.(nfdoors) glass; 3. (anat.) vilreous; 4. (electrici- ty) vilreous. Nature —e, vitreousness. VITRERIE, n. f. 1. glazing (art, trade); 2. glaziers' worlc. V1TRESCIB1L1TE, n. f. (did.) vitres- cence. V1TRESCIBLE, adj. vilrifxable; vi- trescible; vitrescent. Nature—, vitrescence. YITIIEU-X [vitreù] SE, adj. (min.) vi- treous. Nature vitreuse, vitreousness; pro- priété vitreuse, glassiness. VITRIER, n. m. glazier (man). V1TRIERE, n f. I. glazier (woman); 2. glaziers wife. V1TR1FIABLE, adj. vitrifable. VITRIFICATION [—àcion] n. f. vitri- faction: vitrification. VITRIFIER, v. a. to vitrify. Vitrifié, e, pa. p. vitrified. Substance —e, vitrifaction; vitrifi- cation. Sf vitrifier, pr. ▼. lo vitrify. VITRIOL,il. in. i.vitriol;?. t(cliem.) vitriol. — martial, vert, green =. De —, t. of =; 2. vitriolic. VITRIOLE, E. adj.(chem.)rifrio/i::ed. VITRIOL1QUE, adj. vitriolic. VITRI0LISAT10N (-àcion ] n. f. t (cliem.) vitriolization. VITUPERE, n. m. t vitupération; censure: blâme. VITUPERER, v. a. + to vituperatc; to censure; to blâme. VIVACE, adj. l. long-lived; 2. S deep rooled; 3. (bot.) perennial. Plante —. (bot.; perennial. VIVACITÉ, n. f. 1. ||S vivacity (acti- vity); liveliness; 2. || S vivacity: liveli- ne.it; animation; 3. S spriglitliness; spirit; ( life; 4. S liveliness: vivacity; 5. S vividness; ardour; 6. S (b. s.) sally of anger, passion; outburst; 7. (of colours) vividness. Defaut, manque de—, unliveliness. V1VAND1E-R,n. m. 1ERE, n. f. sutler. VIVANT, E, adj. I. | living; alive; ^ quick; 2. S living; 3. (of languages) li- ving; modem: 4. (of God) living; 5. (of streets, towns) lively. Ne—,born living. alive: qnick-born. Âme —c, living soûl, créature. VIVANT, n. m. I || person living, alive; —s, (d1.) living; ^ quick, pl. ; 2. resolute , determmed charactev; 3. life; life-lime. Bon, joyeux —, jolly companion; mal — -J-, ill-liver. Du — de q. u , de son —, dunng o.'s life; while alive; while living; xn o.’s hfe-time; during a. o.’s life-time; en son — + , in o.’s life-time; wben living. VIVAT [vivatt] ini. hurra! huzza! VIVAT [vivait] n. m., pl. — , hurra ; huzza. Crier—, pousser des—, to cheer ; to hurra ; to huzza: saluer par un —, lo cheer. VIVE, n. f. (ich.) weaver; viver. VIVE-LA-JOIE, n. m., pl. —.jolly, merry. boon companion, fellow. VIVEMENT [vivmar.j adv. St. livelily (actively); lively: quickly ; sharply. briskly; 2. livelily; lively ; vividly; 3. spiritedly; mgorously; 4. S ( smartly: animatedly; with animation; 5. S in- terne fy; strongly ; greatly; 6. S forc.i- bly; 7. S acutely; sharply; keenly; 8. f)Sensitively;sensibly;9 §angrily: pas- sionately: hastily; 10.(oflinng)t/iarp- ly; briskly; U. (of hoping) sanguine- ly ; confidently ; 12. ( of pursuing ) closely; mgorously; eagerly; 13. (of regretting) poignantly; deeply: great- ly; ( much: 14. (of reproaching) bit- terly: strongly ; sharply. VIVIER, n. m. fish-pond; nurse- pond. — à truites, trout-stream. VIVIFIANT, E, adj. l. vivifying ; quickening; 2. (thcol.) quickening. VIVIFICATION [—àcion] n. f. vivifi- cation; revival. VIVIFIER, v. a. i. || fo quicken; to vivify; to give \J life to ; to cnlivtn ; 2. S to vivify; to give j/ life to; to ani- male,• to mvigorate; 3. (thcol.) to quicken ; to give \J life to. Vivifié, e, pa. p. V. senses of Vivi- fier. Nun —,(V. senses) un quick. V1VIFIQUE, adj. V. Vivifiant. VIVIPARE, adj. I. (zool.)inviparous; 2. (bot.) viviparous. VIVOTER, v. n. to live poorly, sor- rily; to keep j/ life and soûl together : to make \f shift to live. VIVRE, v. n. irreg f vivant ; vécu ; ind. près, vis ;nous vivons ; prêt, vécus; subj. près, vive) i. || § to live; 2. || to live: to be living , alive ; 3 H (de, on) to lire (teed); to subsist ; 4. || (de, by) to lire; to subsis/; to mainlain o.'s VüC 595 self; to be maintained; 5. S (lh-) ta live ; to be perpelualed. î. Un tel vif-il tonjouri? is sucà a one stil living, alive?3. — <1© légumes, to live on véri- tables. 4. — de son travail, to live by o.'s in- dustry. — conformément à, to live con- formât)/;/. ( up to; — bien avec q. u.. to be on good terms with a. o. : — mal avec q. u., to be at variance with a. o.; to be on bad terms with a. o.;—seul, to = alone ; to — by o.’s self ; — d’es- pérance , to = in hope ; — d'industrie. to = by o.’swils; — au jour le jour, 1. to = frorn hand to moulh; 2. to take j/no thought for the morrow ; — au jour la journée, to — from liand to mouth ; — de ménage, i, to = econo- mically: 2. (jest.) to = on the sale of o.’s furniture ; — de régime, to diet o.’s self; — de ses rentes, to — on o.’s income ; to = independenlly ; ( to = on o.’s means. De quoi—. a compe- tency ; ( enough to — on ; pour — , ( V. senses) for a living. Apprendre à — , to learn manners ; apprendre à q. u. à —, fo teach i/a. o.manners, better j manners ; avoir de quoi — , fo hâve a competency ; to hâve enough to — on; continuer de —, to = on; faire —, ( V. senses) i. fo keep j/ alive ; 2. fo mainlain : to keep \J; savoir —, i. to be a gentleman ; to be gentlemanly; 2. lobe a lady; to be ladylike. Vive; vivent! (exclam.) t. long live! 2. for ever! 3. hurra for! 4. give me ! Qui rie sait pas—, l. ungentlemanlike ; un- gcntlemanly : 2. unladylike. Qui vive? (mil.) ivho goes there ? VIVRE, n m. i.(sing.) living, sing.: food, sing.; board, sing. ; victuals, pl . ; 2.—s, (pl.) provisions (food), pl.; 3. —s, (pl.) (adm.) victualling, sing.; vic- tuais, pl. ; 4. —s, (pl.) (mil., nav.) stores, pl. Agent employé des —s, (nav.) agent- victualler; bureau des —s, victual- ling-offlce ; transport de —s et muni- tions. (nav.) store - ship : vaisseau chargé de—s, (nav.) viclualler. Cou- per les —s à q. u., to eut \/ off a. o.’s bread ; faire ses —s , (nav.) lo victual. VIVRES-PAIN, n. ro. (pl.)(mil., nav.) bread-store. sing. VIVRES-VIANDE, n. m. (pl.) (mil., nav.) meat-store, sing. VIZIR, n. m.eizter(Turkisl) minister); vizir. Grand —, grand = VIZIRAT, VIZIRIAT, n. m. viziership; vizir- sliip. VOCABLE, n. m. (gram.) vocable; word. VOCABULAIRE, n. m. 1. vocabulary; 2. expositor. VOCABULISTE , n. m. | aulhor of a vocabulary. VOCAL, E, adj. i. vocal (expressed by the voice); 2. (of prayer) vocal; oral. 1. Musique —t, vocal music. 2. Prière —e , vocal prayer. Cordes —es, (anat.) vocal ligaments. VOCAL, n. m. (of rel. ord.) vocal (elector). VOCALEMENT [vokalman] adv. vocal- ly: orally. VOCALISATION [vokaliiàcion] n. f. (mus.) vocalization. VOCALISER, v. n. (mus.) to exerute upon a vowel. VOCATIF, n m. (gram.) vocative. Au —, in the vocative case; du —, vocative. VOCATION [vokàcion] n. f. i. vocation; inclination ; 2. ^ vocation ; call ; 3! talent; 4. destination. VOCIFERATION [—àcion] n f. t,oc,-_ feration. Pousser des —s, ta utter =s ■ ta vociferate.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2201391x_0631.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
