déclarer, v.a., to declare, to make known; to proclaim; to certify; to denounce; to find (guilty, not guilty). — sa volonté; to make known one’s will.
se déclarer, v.r., to declare, to be declared, to break out, to speak one’s mind; to declare oneself, itself; to set in (of the weather). La petite vérole s’est déclarée; small-pox has broken out.
déclasser, v.a., to alter the classing of; to undervalue, to depreciate; to strike off the rolls; to dismiss from the service.
déclaveter, v.n., to get loose (of gearing).
déclencher, v.a., to unlatch a door, to lift up the latch, to unhook, to loosen.
déclic, n.m., (mec.) click; trigger, catch; monkey (of a pile-driver).
déclimater, v.a., to declimatize.
déclin, n.m., decline, decay; wane (of the moon); ebb; close; main-spring (of fire-arms). L’hiver est sur son —; winter is drawing to a close. Le jour à son —; twilight.
déclinable, adj., (gram.) declinable.
déclinaison, n.f., (gram.) declension; (astron., phys.) declination. — de la boussole; variation of the compass. — d’un cadran; declination of a dial.