Heath's French and English dictionary

by Jean Louis de Lolme

critique, n.m., critic; censurer, censorious person, carper. — fâcheux; fault-finder.

critique, n.f., criticism, censure; science of criticism, critique; critical taste. La —; the critics. Faire de la —; to write criticisms. Faire la — d’un ouvrage; to criticise, to review, a work.

critique, adj., critical; censorious, carping, censuring; alarming; ticklish; momentous. Humeur —; censorious temper. Signes —s; critical symptoms. Pouls —; alarming pulse.

critiquer, v.a., to criticise, to examine; to censure, to reflect on, to blame, to find fault with.

critiqueur, -se, n.m.f., criticiser, fault-finder, carper.

croassement (kro-as-mān), n.m., croak, croaking, cawing (of crows).

croasser, v.n., to croak, to caw (of crows).

croate, n.m.f. and adj., Croatian.

croc (krô), n.m., hook; crook, grapnel, drag; fang, tusk; canine tooth; dog-tooth; tooth; (l.u.) curling moustache; (nav.) boat-hook. — de batelier; waterman’s pole. — de candelette; hook of the forecastle. — à trois branches; grapnel with three hooks. — de capon; cat-hook. — de palan; tackle-hook. Mettre, pendre, au —; to put, to lay, on the shelf, to lay by. Mettre les armes au —; to give up the army. Moustaches en —; curling moustache.