croiler or croler, v.n., (hawking) to scour.
croire (croyant, cru), v.a., to believe, to credit, to give credit to; to have faith in, to trust to, to place reliance on; to be advised, persuaded; to think; to deem; to presume, to be of opinion. Je le crois bien; I really believe it. Je n’en crois rien; I don’t believe a word of it. Il le croit bonnement; he fairly believes it. Il ne croit point; he has no belief. — une chose trop légèrement; to believe something too easily. — conseil; to be advised. À l’en croire, tout est perdu; if he is to be believed, all is lost. J’en crois à peine mes yeux; I can hardly believe my eyes. S’il faut en — les apparences; if appearances are to be trusted. Je crois pouvoir le faire; I think I can do it. Croyez-vous qu’il le fasse? do you think he will do it? Je crois qu’il le fera; I think he will do it. Croyez-vous qu’il le fera? do you think he will do it? Je ne le crois pas; I do not think he will. Il est à — qu’il le veut ainsi; it is to be presumed that he will have it so.
croire, v.n., to believe, to have faith in, to be a believer; to trust; to credit; to be of opinion; to think; to consider. — en Dieu; to believe in God. — aux revenants; to believe in ghosts. — aux miracles; to believe in miracles. Je crois bien; I should think so! no wonder! Je crois que non; I believe not. C’est à ne pas y —; it is past belief.
se croire, v.r., to think or believe one’s self, to consider one’s self; to be believed, to be credible. Cet homme se croit habile; that man thinks himself skillful. Cela peut se —; it is credible. Il s’en croit beaucoup; he thinks a great deal of himself. Il se croit tout permis; he thinks he may do anything.
croisade, n.f., crusade; (astron.) Southern Cross, Crosier.
croisé, -e, part., crossed; cross (of the breeds of animals); twilled, double-milled (of cloth); (min.) promiscuous. Serge —e; kersey. Demeurer, se tenir, les bras —s; to sit with folded arms, to do nothing. Avoir les jambes —es; to sit cross-legged. Feux —s; cross fire. Rimes —s; alternate rhymes.
croisé, n.m., Crusader; twill; crossing (a step in dancing). Chassé —; (fig.) change of places.
croisée, n.f., window; casement, sash; (arch.) cross-aisle, transept; (print.) cross. — cintrée; arched window. —s d’ogives; pointed arches. — de l’ancre; cross of the anchor.
croisement (croaz-mān), n.m., act of crossing; crossing; cross-breeding (of animals).
croiser, v.a., to cross, to lay across or cross-wise, to set across, to cross out, to strike out, to efface; to thwart; to cross (breeds of animals). — quelqu’un; to cross one in his designs. Des races croisées; mixed breeds. Je l’ai croisé dans la rue; I passed him in the street.