Il m’a faussé compagnie = He gave me the slip; He did not keep his appointment.

Vous me traitez comme si j’étais compagnie = You treat me as if I were somebody.

Il n’y a si bonne compagnie qui ne se quitte = The best of friends must part.

Compagnon

Traiter quelqu’un de pair à compagnon = To treat any one as an equal; To be “hail-fellow-well-met” (cheek by jowl) with any one.

*Qui a compagnon a maître = One is often obliged to give way to the wishes of those with whom one is associated.

Compas

Avoir le compas dans l’œil (fam.) = To have a good eye for distances.

Compère

C’est un rusé compère = He is a sly dog, a cunning old fox. (See [Fin] and [Mouche].)