French and English dictionaryCassell & Company, 1868 - 956 páginas |
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Página 21 - To adapt, to accommodate, to fit, to adjust; to reconcile, to conciliate; to dress, to trim; to cook, to do up; to suit, to be convenient. Ceci vous accommodera-t-il ? will this suit you ? s'accommoder, vr To agree, to come to terms ; to accommodate oneself, to adapt oneself (à); to put up with (de). S'accommoder à son siècle, to move with the times; s'accommoder à tout, to make the best of everything; s'accommoder partout, to make oneself at home everywhere; s'accommoder de tout, to put up with...
Página 26 - Portion afférente à, portion accruing to. affcrmable [afer'mabl], a. Farmable, rentable, affermage, nm Farming, renting. affermataire, n. Tenant farmer, affermateur, nm (fern, affermatrice) Lessor. affermer [afer'me], vt To farm or let out by lease; to take a lease of, to rent. affermir [afer'miir], vt To strengthen, to make firm; to confirm, to establish, to consolidate, s'affermir, vr To become strong, firm, or fast; to become established. affermissement, nm Strengthening, consolidation, establishment;...
Página 179 - To rule, to bear rule, to have the mastery, to control; to dominate, to preponderate, to prevail; to domineer, to lord it; to tower, to rise.
Página 65 - ... over there, yonder; le malade est encore bien bas, the patient is still very weak; mettre bas, to lay down (arms etc.); (of animals) to bring forth, to whelp, to foal, to cub, to lamb, to pup, to kitten; mettre chapeau bas, to take off one's hat in salutation ; parler bas, to speak in a low voice; rire tout bas, to laugh to oneself; tenir bas, to keep in subjection, to keep under.
Página 32 - ... en voiture; to ride in a carriage, to drive. — au pas; at a walking pace. — au trot; to trot. — au galop; to gallop. — au petit galop; to canter. — son train ; to keep on, to take one's own course. — bon train; to go on at a good round pace, to get on well. — d tatons; to grope along. — au devant de quelqu'un, a la rencontre de quelqu'un; to go ana meet any one. — fd et lit; to ramble, roam about. Ne faire qu' — et venir; to do nothing but run backwards and forwards.
Página 52 - To catch (macaroni, potatoes) when baking. s'attacher, vr To take hold, to attach or fasten oneself; to cling, to cleave, to stick, to adhere; to be attached, to have an affection for; to interest oneself in, to apply oneself to. Ils s'attachèrent l'un à l'autre, they became attached to each other ; je m'attachai à lui plaire, mais en vain...
Página 265 - ... en habit, to be in evening dress (for civilians), in mess-dress (for officers); l'habit ne fait pas le moine...
Página 95 - ... mortals we are ; ce que je crains, c'est d'être surpris, what I fear is to be surprised; ce qu'il demande, c'est une pension, what he asks for is a pension; ce qu'on vous a dit, ce sont des contes, what you have been told are mere idle tales...
Página 232 - To turn the occasion to account ; to strike the iron while it is hot; to make hay while the sun shines ; carpe diem ; occasionem cognosce.
Página 221 - To excite, to stir up, to rouse; to stimulate, to animate, to quicken; to instigate, to prompt, to spur, to inflame, to irritate. Exciter un chien contre quelqu'un, to set a dog at someone, s'exciter, vr To excite oneself, to work oneself up; to animate or encourage exeat each other; to be excited, exciteur, nm (fern, -euse) Excitor.