étrivière, n.f., stirrup-leather. Donner les —s à quelqu’un; to give any one a thrashing. Allonger l’—; to raise fresh difficulties; to cause further delay.
étroit, -e, adj., narrow, tight, strait, close; intimate; limited, confined; scanty, small. Habit —; tight coat. Esprit —; narrow mind. Être dans une —e amitié avec quelqu’un; to be on the most intimate terms with any one. A l’—; narrowly. Être à l’—; to be pinched, to be poor, to be badly off for room. Vivre à l’—; to live sparingly.
étroitement (é-troat-mān), adv., closely, tightly, narrowly; intimately, sparingly. — uni; closely united.
étroitesse, n.f., narrowness; straitness; tightness, closeness. — d’esprit; narrow-mindedness.
étronçonner, v.a., to lop off.
étrusque, adj., Etruscan.
étude, n.f., study; (in colleges) school-room, time of study; examination; survey; rehearsal; (paint.) academy figure; office, chambers, practice (of attorneys); disguise, art, affectation. pl., education. Cabinet d’—; study. Maître d’—; usher. Avoir de l’—; to be a man of attainment. Je me fais une — de; I make it a study to. Il a fait ses —s; he has finished his education. Il a fait de bonnes —s; he has had a good education. Être sans —; to have no education. À l’—; (of plans) being considered, under consideration; (of plays) in rehearsal.
étudiant, n.m., student, undergraduate. — en droit; law student. — en médecine; medical student.
étudié, -e, part., studied, affected, far-fetched. Langage —; studied language. Tableau fort —; elaborate piece of painting.
étudier, v.n., to study; to learn; to practise (music); to examine; to survey.