Dictionnaire international français-anglais : comprenant tous les mots de la langue usuelle et de la langue littéraire ... la prononciation du français figurée pour les anglais / par H. Hamilton et E. Legros.

  • Legros E.
Date:
1876
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    nowhere to be found here-below. Celte mer oQ'ici- - nous courons, Ihis océan on which we are launched here-below. Boil. BAS-FOND, iW.pl- BAS-FONDS, 1 lowlailll, hollow. 3 fig. the lowest part. Les fonds de la société, the dregs of soctely. 3 naut- shallow water, flat. BAS-RELIEF, Slll. pl. BAS-RELIEFS, (II.) bas-relief, basso-relievo. bas-ventre, «B». pl. bas-ventres, ab- domen, the lower part of the belly. BAS, sm. stocking. — drapés, milled stockings. — à jour, open-worked stock- ings. — de laine, de soie, woollen stockings, silk stockings. — à côles, ribbed stockings. Une paire de —, a pair of stockings. Les coins, le lalon, le pied d'un —, the docks, the heel, the foot ofa stocking. fig. Cela lui va comme un — de soie, that fils him like a glove. bas-bleu, s/m- pl. bas-bleu, (disparag- ingly) blue-stocking, female writer. BASALTE, baz-alt, sm. (Lat. basal- tes) min. geol. basait. li.v^ALTlQl'E, baz-al-tik, adj. mf. basaltic. BASANE, baz-an, sf. sheep-lealher, sheep-skin. Reliure de —, sheep binding. Portefeuille de —, sheep-skin portfolio. BASANÉ, baz-an-ay, adj. m. fem. —e, tawny, swarthy, sun-burnt. Homme, vi- sage, teint—, a swarthy man, face, com- plexion. BASCULE, bas-kûl, sf. \ (pièce de bois ou de fer placée en équilibre) poise. 2 La — d'un pout-levis, the counter- poise of a drawbridge. La—d'une sou- ricière, the counlerpoise of a mouse-lrap. 3 balance, equilibrium. Faire la —, to lose one's balance, (by analogy) Mouve- ment de —, see-saw motion. 4 (jeu) see-saw. Des enfants qui jouent à la —, children playing at see-saw. 5 Pont a —, weigh-bridge, weighing-machine. 6 Cou- teau à —, balance table-knife. BASE, baz, */. (Gr. BàoiO 1 base, basis, foundation, ground-work. La — d'une montagne, d'un rocher, the base of a mounlain, of a rock. La — d'une sta- tue, the base of a statue. Une colline qu'un lac baigne à sa —, a hill the foot of which is washed by a lake. Laniart. De la — au sommet, from top to botlom. 2 arcb. base. 3 geom. base, 4 astr. base. S zool. base. 6 cheni. basis. 7 pbarm. basis. 8 flg. (principe) basis, foundation. Cette hypothèse ne repose sur aucune — solide, this hypothesis rests on no solid foundation. Ab. La — fondamentale de celte accusation, the grounds of this ac- cusation. Méry. Arrêter les —s d'un traité, to seule the bases ofa treaty. 9 flg. (appui) basis. Son honneur est la — de son crédit, Ai* honour is the basis ofhis crédit. Volt. La famille sera tou- jours la — des sociétés, the family will alwaysbe the basis ofsocielies. Balz. BASÉ, ppa. of baser, fem. —e, based, grounded. BASER, baz-ay, va. flg. to base, to ground, to found. — sa dépense sur son revenu, to regulate one's expenses accord- ing to one's iitcome. Balz. se baser, vpr. flg. to be grounded. BASILIC, baz-e-lik, sm. (Gr. BaaiXtxiî) 4 zool. basilisk, cockatrice. 11g. fam. Des jeux de —, a basilisk1» regard, withering look. 2 bot. basil. BASILIQUE, baz-e-lik, sf. (Gr.) i arch. tasUica. 2 (église principale) basilica. 3 anat. basilica. BASIN, baz-ang, sm. dimily. — rayé, llriped dimily. BASOCHE, baz-osh, sf. (Gr. ftaad^) corporation of lawyers in the middle âges. ucrcsdc la —, members of the légal body. lawyers ~' hed °f the corPoralim °l BASQUE bask, sf. ,kirl. -s d'ha- bit, de rediniiote, skirts of a coat, ofa taHedToat. ,lab'1 à l» « 4- BAS basque, sm. (Lat. vasco) 1 Basque. Aller, courir comme un —, to be swift- footed. (dancing) Pas de —, pas de Basque. Tambour de —, tambour, tam- bourine. 2 (la langue, the lunguage) Busqué. 3 adjecliv. La langue —, Basque. BASQU1NE, bas-keen, sf. (Sp.) bas- quina. BASSE, bas, sf. mus. i (d'un morceau) bass. Chanter la —, faire la —, to sing, to lake the bass. — continue, thorough- bass. 2 (voix) bass. Voix de —, bass- voice. (by extension) a bass-singer. 3 (instrument) buss-viol. Jouer de la —, to play on the buss-viol. U—s,pl. bass- noles. basse, sf. naut. flat, sand-bank, shoal. BASSE-CONTRE, Sf. pl. BASSES-CONTRE, mus. bass. BASSE-COUR, Sf. pl. BASSES-COURS, \ poultry-yard, farm-yard. 2 (cour) back- yard, court-yard. BASSE-FOSSE, Sf. .pl. BASSES - FOSSES , dungeon. Cul de —fosse, dungeon. basse-lisse, sf. pl. basses-lisses, (ta- pisserie) low warp. basse-taille, sf. mus. pl. basses- tailles, bass. Voix de —, bass-voice. (by extension) C'est la meilleure — de l'Opéra;, he is the best bass-singer of the Opéra.' BASSE-VOILE, Sf. pl. BASSES-VOILES, naut. lower sails, courses. BASSEMENT, bâs-màng, adv. flg. meanly, basely. Agir —, to act meanhj. S'exprimer —, to express one's self vul- garly. BASSESSE, bas-ses, sf. \ (dégrada- tion morale) meanness, baseness, vileness. — de sentiments, meanness of sentiment. Toutes ses actions ont senti la —, ail his actions were stamped wilh meanness. Corn. Se conduire avec —, to behave vilely. 2 (action) mean, buse action. 3 (naissance, condition) meanness, lowness. 4 (grossiè- reté ) loivness , vulgarity, grossness (of style, of thoughl). BASSET, bâ-say, sm. \ terrier, beagle. 2 fig. fam. a short-legged man. BASSETTE, bas-set, sf. (jeu) basset. BASSIN, bas-sang, sm. \ (vase) basin, — à laver les mains, wash-hand basin. — à barbe, barber's basin. —s d'une balance, scales of a balance, (by extension) plate. prov. Cracher au — , to conlribute. pop. to shell oui. 2 ( réservoir ) basin. 3 (pièce d'eau) basin. Le grand— des Tui- leries, the great basin of the Tuileries. 4 naut. (dans un port, in a harbour) ba- sin. 5 naut. basin, dock. Ouvrir, fermer les —s, to open, to shut the wet docks. — de construction, dry dock. 6 (by ex- tension) (vaste plaine entourée de mon- tagnes) plain, valley, hollow. B. de S1-?. 7 geol. hydr. — maritime, basin. — d'un fleuve, the basin of a river. 8 anat. pel- ais, basin. BASSINE, bas-seen, sf. large pan, cop- per. BASSINE, ppa. of bassiner, fem. —e, adjecliv. \ warmed. 2 fomented. BASSINER, bas-e-nay, va. (from bas- sin) \ (chauffer avec une bassinoire) to warm. — un lit, to warm a betl. Faire — son lit, to have one's bed warmed. 2 (fomenter) to bathe, to (ornent. — une plaie, to Iornent a sore. se bassiner, vpr. to bathe. Se — les yeux, to bathe one's eyes. BASSINET, bas-e-nay, sm. \ (d'un fusil) pan, priming-pan, louch-pan. 2 anat. calyx. 3 bot. crow-foot. BASSINOIRE, bas-c-nwar, sf. warm- ing-pan. BASSON, bas-song, sm. i mus. bassoon. 2 (musicien ) bassoonist. BassoiUNE, bas-sor-een, sf. chem. bassorin. BASTANT, bas-lâng, adj. m. fem. —e, obsol. sufftcienl. BASTE ! bast, inlcrj. pooh l nonsense ! Mol. 115 , BASTERNE.bas-tayrn, sf. (Gr.) i (char) bastetn. 2 (litière) baslem. BASTIDE, bas-lid, */. \ country- house. 2 mil. fortress. BASTILLE, bast-c-yuh, sf. i (redoute) fortress. 2 Fr. bist. Bastille. La prise dc4a. 7^,l¥Ja (iv9 °fthe Bastille. BASTILLE, bast-e-yay, adj. m. fem. —e, lier, crénelle renverse. BASTINGAGE, bas-tang-gazh, sm naut. netling. Filets de —, netting. BASTTNGUE, bas-tang-guh, sf. naut. quartcr-nelting, waist-cloth. BAST1NGUER, bas-tang-gay, va. naut. to barricade a ship, to put up the netling. BASTION, bas-tyong, sm. (IL bastia) mil. bastion. . BASTIONNÉ, bas-tyon-ay, adj. m. fem. —e, wilh bastions. Une tour —e, a lower wilh bastions. BASTONNADE, bas-to-nad, sf. (from anc. baston) bustinade, baslinado, cud- gelling. BASTRINGUE, bas-trang-gub, sm. pop. public-house bail. BAT, bat, sm. obsol. lail (of a flsh). BAT, bû, sm. (Gr. BaatoÇav) pack- sadtlle. Me fera-t-on porter double —, double charge? am I to bear a double load? La Font. Cheval de —, pack-horse. prov. Chacun sait où le — le blesse, every oue knows where the shoe pinches. BATACLAN, bat-ak-lang.!, sm. (attirai!) traps, rallle-lraps. BATAILLE, bat-ah-yuli, sf. (from bat- tre) \ mil. baille, flght, engagement. Ris- quer une —, to risk a baille. Gagner la —, to win the baille. Le gain, la perte de la —, the gain, the loss of a baille. La — de Fleurus, the baille of Fleurus. — navale, sea engagement, naval combat. Champ de —, field of baille, battle-fteld. Rester maître du champ de —, to remain masler oflhe field of baille. La terre est comme un vaste champ de —, the earth is like a vast field of battle; i.e. war is raging every where. Mass. flg. Le champ de — lui est resté, he has won the Victor y. flg. Il a bien fallu des —s pour en arriver là, he had a hard slruggle for it. Cheval de —, war-horse, charger, flg. fam. C'est son cheval de —, son grand cheval de —, it is his main argument, his shect-anchor. Corps de —, main body. 2 (rixe) ftghl, fray. Même il avait perdu sa queue à la —, he had even lost his tail in the ftghl. La Font. 3 mil. (ordre dans lequel est rangée une armée) baille, order of baille, ballle-arruy. Ranger les troupes eu —, to draw up the Iroops in order of battle. Ligne de —, line of baille. Front de —, baille front. Ordre de —, order of battle, batlle-array. — langée, pilched baille. 4 paint. ballle-piece. Un peintre de —, a painler of ballle-pieces. 5 (jeu de cartes, game of cards) beggar my neighbour. G tCCtli SCT6GH» BATAILLER, bat-ah-yay, vn. i obsol. (livrer bataille) to baille, to flght. Les gens d'armes batailleront; Dieu donnera la victoire, the men at arms will flght, God will give the victory. Mich. 2 fig. (con- tester) to slruggle hard, to contest. 11 y aurait beaucoup à — à propos du vieux château de M., there would be much to discuss about the old castleof M. V. Hug BATAILLEUR, bal-ah-yuhr, adj. m. fem. batailleuse, i fighting. Les Lorrains sont —s, the Lorrains are fighting men. Mich. 2 flg. disputiitious, quarrelsome. Humeur batailleuse, quarrelsome temper. batailleur, s»», anc. flghtcr. BATAILLON, bat-ah-yong, sm. i bal- talion. Un — d'infanterie, a battalion of infanlry. Chef de —, major. — carre, square. École de —, battalion driU. ■> —s, pl. (armée) army, troops. Les -s enfoncés demandent quartier, lie broken batlalions ask for quaruj. DOS* 3 flg. fam. (un grand noiiihic). hos régiment, troop, passe, multitude. \Ma avait un — d'enfants, she had a troop of *