dessangler, v.a., to ungirth, to loosen the girth.
desséchant, -e, adj., drying.
desséché, -e, part., dried up; desiccated. Des ossements —s; dried bones. Des marais —s; drained marshes.
desséchement (-sésh-mān), n.m., drying up, drainage, dryness; emaciation.
dessécher, v.a., to dry, to dry up; to parch; to drain; to wither; to waste, to emaciate.
se dessécher, v.r., to dry up, to become dry; to be drained; to wither; to waste away.
dessein, n.m., design, intention, intent; resolution; plan, scheme, purpose, view. Le — en est formé; the resolution is taken. Cacher son —; to hide one’s purpose. Former le — de faire une chose; to intend to do a thing. Changer de —; to alter one’s mind. Avoir — de; to intend. Avoir de grands —s; to have great views. De — prémédité; of set purpose. À —; designedly, on purpose, intentionally. À bon —; with a good intention. À — de; in order to, with the object of. À — que; that, to the end that. Sans —; undesignedly, unintentionally.
desseller, v.a., to unsaddle.
dessemelé, -e, adj., without soles, soleless.
dessemeler, v.a., to take soles off, to wear out the soles of.