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u, n.m., the twenty-first letter of the alphabet, u.
ubiquiste (-kuist), n.m., (ecc. hist.) Ubiquist.
ubiquitaire (-kui-), n.m., (ecc. hist.) Ubiquitarian, Ubiquitary. adj., ubiquitous, omnipresent.
ubiquité (-kui-), n.f., ubiquity.
udomètre, n.m., (phys.) udometer, pluviometer, rain-gauge.
uhlan, n.m., (—s) uhlan (German lancer).
ukase, n.m., ukase (edict of the Emperor of Russia).
ulcération, n.f., (med.) ulceration.
ulcère, n.m., ulcer.
ulcéré, -e, part., (med.) ulcerated, gangrened; (fig.) embittered, full of deep resentment, cankered.
ulcérer, v.a., to ulcerate; (fig.) to exasperate, to embitter, to provoke, to incense.
s’ulcérer, v.r., (med.) to ulcerate, to exulcerate.
ulcéreu-x, -se, adj., (med.) ulcerous.
uléma, n.m., (—s) ulema (in Turkey a doctor of law).
ulex, n.m., (bot.) ulex, whin, gorse.
uligineu-x, -se, adj., (bot.) uliginous.
ulmaire, n.f., (bot.) common meadow-sweet.
ulmine, n.f., (chem.) ulmine.
ulmique, adj., (chem.) ulmic. Acide —; ulmic acid.
ultérieur, -e, adj., ulterior, subsequent; further.
ultérieurement (-eur-mān), adv., subsequently, later, beyond, further, besides.
ultimatum (-to-m), n.m., (—s) ultimatum.
ultra, n.m., (—s) ultra (person of violent opinions).
ultraïsme, n.m., ultraism.
ultra-mondain, -e (-dīn, -dè-n), adj., ultra-mundane.
ultramontain, -e (-tīn, -tè-n), n. and adj., ultramontane; tramontane.
ultramontanisme, n.m., ultramontanism.
ultrazodiacal, adj., (astron.) ultrazodiacal (applied to those planets, the orbit of which is not limited to the width of the zodiac).
ululation, n.f., ululation; howling, hooting.
ululer, v.n., to ululate, to hoot, to howl.
umble, n.m., (ich.) umber, char or charr, grayling.
un, n.m., one; unit.
un, -e, pron., one. — pour cent; one per cent. L’— vaut l’autre; one is as good as the other. L’— après l’autre; one after another. — à —; one by one. Les —s disent oui, les autres disent non; some say yes, the others say no. L’— ou l’autre; either, the one or the other. L’— et l’autre; both. Les —s et les autres; all, all together. Ni l’— ni l’autre; neither the one nor the other, neither. L’— portant l’autre; (taking) one with another, on an average. En donner d’—e à quelqu’un; to take any one in. N’en faire ni —e ni deux; to make no bones about; not to hesitate, to decide there and then. C’est tout —; it matters not, it is all one.
un, -e, art., a, an, any.
un, -e, adj., one. Sur les —e heure; about one o’clock.
unanime, adj., unanimous.
unanimement (-nim-mān), adv., unanimously.
unanimité, n.f., unanimity.
unau, n.m., (mam.) sloth.
unciale (ōn-), adj.f. V. onciale.
undécennal, -e, adj., undecennial.
unguis (on-gu-iss), n.m., (anat.) unguis.
unguiculé, -e, adj., unguiculate, unguiculated.
uni, -e, adj., united; smooth, even, level; plain, simple, unaffected; uniform. Chemin —; level road. Du linge —; plain linen. ☉À l’—, adv., level. Etoffe —e; plain material. Les Etats —s; The United States.
unicorne, n.m., unicorn; sea-unicorn, narwhal, narwal.
unième, adj., first. [Only used in vingt et —, trente et —, etc.; 21st, 31st, etc.]
unièmement (-èm-mān), adv., firstly. [Only used when preceded by 20, 30, 40, etc.]
unification, n.f., unification, amalgamation.
unifier, v.a., to amalgamate, to unite.
uniflore, adj., (bot.) uniflorous.
uniforme, adj., uniform. D’—; regimental.
uniforme, n.m., uniform; uniform, regimentals. Quitter l’—; to quit the service. Grand —; full-dress uniform.
uniformément, adv., uniformly.
uniformité, n.f., uniformity.
unilatéral, adj., (bot.) unilateral; (of contracts) binding on one party only.
uniloculaire, adj., (bot.) unilocular.
uniment, adv., evenly, even, smoothly; plainly, simply. Tout —; simply, plainly, and no more.
uninominal, -e, adj., of one name.
union, n.f., union, conjunction; concord, agreement, harmony, blending, mixture; (jur.) deed of agreement; (jur.) concurrence.
unionisme, n.m., unionism.
unipare, adj., uniparous.
unipersonnel, -le, adj., (gram.) unipersonal, impersonal.
unique, adj., only, sole; single, unique; matchless, unrivaled; unparalleled, unprecedented; odd, singular. Fils —; only son.
uniquement (u-nik-mān), adv., only, solely; above the rest; above all things.
unir, v.a., to unite, to join, to combine; to smooth, to level, to plane, to make smooth; to pair.
s’unir, v.r., to unite, to be united, to join together, to coalesce.
unisexué, -e (-ni-cèksué), or unisexuel, -le (-ni-cèksu-èl), adj., (bot.) unisexual.
unisson, n.m., (mus.) unison, keeping, harmony, concert. Deux cordes à l’—; two strings in unison. À l’—; in unison, in concert.
unitaire, n.m.f. and adj., Unitarian.
unitarisme, n.m., unitarianism.
unité, n.f., unity, unit; unity, concord, agreement.
uniti-f, -ve, adj., (theol.) of pure love.
univalve, adj., (bot., conch.) univalve, univalvular.
univers, n.m., universe.
universaliser, v.a., to make universal.
universalité, n.f., universality, generality.
universaux, n.m.pl. of universel, n., q.v.
universel, -le, adj., universal; residuary sole (of legatees).
universel, n.m., (universaux) (log.) predicable, universal.
universellement (-sèl-mān), adv., universally, generally.
universitaire, adj., of, or belonging to, the university; academic.
université, n.f., university.
univocation, n.f., univocation.
univoque, adj., univocal.
upas (u-pâs), n.m., (bot.) poison-tree, bohun upas.
urane or uranium (-nio-m), n.f., (min.) uranite, uranium.
uranie, (astron.) Urania; (bot.) traveler’s tree.
uranographie, n.f., uranography.
uranographique, adj., uranographic, uranographical.
uranoscope, n.m., (ich.) uranoscopus.
uranus (-nus), n.m., (astron.) Uranus, (Georgium Sidus).
urate, n.m., (chem.) urate.
urbain, -e (-bin, -bè-n), adj., urban.
urbaine, n.f., hackney carriage (sort of).
urbains, n.m.pl., townspeople.
urbanité, n.f., urbanity.
urcéolé, -e, adj., (bot.) urceolate.
ure, aurochs, or urus, n.m., (mam.) ure, ure-ox, urus.
urédo, n.m., (bot.) uredo.
urée, n.f., (chem.) urea.
uretère, n.m., (anat.) ureter.
urètre or urèthre, n.m., (anat.) urethra.
urgence, n.f., urgency. D’—; urgent, immediate; in case of urgency.
urgent, -e, adj., urgent, cogent, pressing.
urinaire, adj., urinary.
urinal, n.m., urinal.
urine, n.f., urine, chamber-lye; stale (of animals).
uriner, v.n., to urine, to make water; to stale (of animals).
urineu-x, -se, adj., urinous.
urinoir, n.m., urinary, urinal.
urique, adj., (chem.) uric.
urne, n.f., urn; ballot-box. — de scrutin or — électorale; ballot-box.
ursuline, n.f., Ursuline nun, Ursuline.
urticaire, n.f., (med.) urticaria, nettle-rash.
urtication, n.f., (surg.) urtication.
urticées, n.f.pl., (bot.) nettle tribe, urticaceæ.
urus, n.m. V. ure.
us, n.m., (n.p.) used only in; un savant en —; a man learned in Latin; Latin scholar.
us (us), n.m.pl., (n.s.) usage, use, way. Les — et coutumes; the ways and customs.
usage, n.m., custom, practice, use, usage; wear (of clothes). pl., church-books. L’— le veut ainsi; custom will have it so. Cela est hors d’—; that’s out of use. Mettre une chose en —; to use a thing. Hors d’—; obsolete. Peu en —; little used. Mettre tout en —; to spare no pains, to use every endeavor. L’— du monde; knowledge of the world; ways of the world. Avoir de l’—; to have manners, a certain breeding.
usager, n.m., (jur.) commoner.
usance, n.f., (com.) usance. À l’—; at usance.
usante, adj.f., (jur.) (of spinsters) making use of, using.
usé, -e, adj., worn out, threadbare; stale, common, trite, hackneyed. Conte —; stale story.
user, v.n., to use, to make use of. — de violence; to use violence. — de douceur; to use gentle means. En — bien avec quelqu’un; to use, or treat, any one well. En — mal avec quelqu’un; to use, or treat, any one ill. En — bien, en — mal; to make a good, or bad, use of.
user, v.a., to use, to consume; to wear out, to wear off; to use up, to spend, to waste; to wear away; to wear down; (surg.) to eat off, to consume. — des souliers; to wear out shoes. — ses yeux; to impair one’s sight (by reading, etc.).
s’user, v.r., to wear out; to be worn out, to be used, to be consumed; to waste, to decay; to be spent.
user, n.m., wear, service. Ce drap est d’un bon —; this cloth wears well. On ne connaît les gens qu’à l’—; (fig.) it takes time to know people. Être bon à l’—; to improve on acquaintance.
usine, n.f., works, mills, manufactory, factory.
usinier, n.m., manufacturer, mill-owner.
usité, -e, adj., usual; customary; used, in use. Ce mot n’est guère —; that word is seldom used.
usquebac (us-kĕ-bak), n.m., usquebaugh (spirits).
ustensile, n.m., utensil; tool, implement. —s de cuisine; kitchen utensils.
ustion (u-sti-on), n.f., ustion, combustion.
usuel, -le, adj., usual, customary, ordinary, common.
usuellement (-èl-mān), adv., usually, customarily.
usufructuaire, adj., (jur.) usufructuary.
usufruit, n.m., (jur.) usufruct, use.
usufruiti-er, n.m., -ère, n.f. (-tié, -tiè-r), usufructuary, tenant for life.
usufruit-ier, -ière, adj., (jur.) usufructuary.
usuraire, adj., usurious.
usurairement (-rèr-mān), adv., usuriously.
usure, n.f., usury, unlawful interest; wearing, wear, wear and tear. Prêter à —; to lend upon usury. Rendre avec —; to return with interest.
usuri-er (-rié), n.m., -ère (-riè-r), n.f., usurer.
usurpat-eur, n.m., -rice, n.f., usurper.
usurpation, n.f., usurpation, encroachment.
usurper, v.a. and n., to usurp; to encroach.
ut (ut), n.m., (mus.) ut, do, C.
utérin, -e, adj., (med.) uterine; (jur.) uterine, on the mother’s side.
utérins, n.m.pl., (jur.) brothers of the half blood, by the same venter; brothers and sisters of the half blood, by the same venter.
utérus (-rus), n.m., womb, matrix, uterus.
utile, adj., useful, of use, advantageous; expedient, proper, due, beneficial; profitable, serviceable; subservient. En temps —; in proper, or due, or good, time.
utile, n.m., utility, usefulness. Joindre l’— à l’agréable; to combine utility and pleasure.
utilement (u-til-mān), adv., usefully, profitably, beneficially, advantageously.
utiliser, v.a., to find use for, to turn to account, to make use of, to avail one’s self of. S’—, to be utilized.
utilitaire, n.m. and adj., utilitarian.
utilité, n.f., utility, use, usefulness, benefit, profit, service, avail, advantage, purpose; (thea.) utility (actor). But d’—; purpose, useful end.
utopie, n.f., utopia.
utopique, adj., utopian.
utopiste, n.m.f. and adj., utopist; utopian.
utricule, n.m., utricle.
utriculé, -e, adj., utricular.
uvée, n.f., (anat.) uvea.
uvelte, n.f., (bot.) sea-grape.
uviforme, adj., uviform, grape-shaped.
uvulaire, adj., (anat.) uvular.