fonds (fōn), n.m., land, soil, ground; landed property; funds, stock, capital, principal, cash, ready money; stock in trade, business; subject, matter. pl., funds, stocks. Article de —; leading article. Biens-—; landed property. Acheter des —; to put money in the funds. Mettre de l’argent à — perdus; to sink money (in an annuity). Spéculer sur les — publics; to speculate in the public funds. Céder son —; to give up one’s business. Être en —; to be in cash. Faire rentrer des —; to get in money. Ce marchand a vendu son —; that tradesman has sold his business. Un — inépuisable de science; an inexhaustible mine of knowledge. — secrets; service-fund, service-money. — d’amortissement; sinking fund.
fondue, n.f., (cook.) dish made of cheese and eggs.
fonger, v.n., to blot (of paper).
fongible, adj., (jur.) fungible.
fongosité, n.f., (med.) fungus.
fongueu-x, -se (-gheû, -z), adj., (med.) fungous, proud.
fongus (-gus), n.m., (med.) fungus.
fontaine, n.f., fountain; spring; cistern; tap, cock, plug; (for tea) urn. De l’eau de —; spring water. Il a été à la — de Jouvence; he has renewed his youth. Il ne faut jamais dire: “—, je ne boirai pas de ton eau”; we must never say, “I shall never need that,” or “such a thing will never happen.”
fontainier. V. fontenier.
fontanelle, n.f., (anat.) fontanel.