forpaître or forpaiser, v.n., (hunt.) to feed at a distance from the covert.
☉fors, prep., save, except, but.
forsenant, adj., (hunt.) eager after game.
fort, -e, adj., strong, stout, powerful, violent, plentiful, copious; severe (of illness); sturdy, robust, lusty, hardy, able-bodied, vigorous, able; hard, painful, difficult; skillful, clever; high (of wind); heavy (of ground, of rain). Avoir la tête —e, l’esprit —; to be strong minded. Un esprit —; a free-thinker. Un coffre —; a strong box, a safe. Colle —e; glue. Terre —e; heavy ground. Place —e; stronghold. Expression —e; telling expression. — de poids; overweight, too heavy. À plus —e raison; so much the more or all the more reason. Le plus — en est fait; the worst is over. Être — aux échecs; to play at chess very well. Se faire — de; to undertake, to take upon one’s self to, to feel confident of being able to. Se porter — pour quelqu’un; to answer for any one. Trouver plus — que soi; to meet with more than one’s match. C’est plus — que moi; I cannot help it. C’est trop —, c’est par trop —; it is too bad. Voilà qui est —; come! I like that.
fort, n.m., strongest part of a thing; thickest part (of a wood); stronghold, fort; strength, skill; depth, heat, height; center. Le — d’une affaire; the main point of a business. La raison du — est toujours la meilleure; might is right. La critique est son —; criticism is his forte. Dans le — de or au — de l’hiver; in the depth of winter. Dans le — de sa colère; in the height of his passion. Dans le — du combat; in the heat of the fight. Au — de la tempête; in the height of the storm. — de la halle; market-porter. Le — portant le faible, or du — au faible; one thing with another; on an average. Connaître, or savoir, le — et le faible de; to know the ins and outs of. Le plus — est fait; the worst is over, or the most difficult part is done.
fort, adv., very, very much, highly, extremely, vastly, exceedingly; hard, forcibly. — bien; very well. Bien —; very hard, or very loud. — et ferme; resolutely; for all one is worth. Il pleut —; it is raining fast. Frapper —; to strike hard.
forte, adv., (mus.) forte.
fortement, adv., strongly, vigorously, with force, stoutly, forcibly, much; exceedingly.
forteresse (for-très), n.f., fortress, stronghold.
fortifiant, -e, adj., strengthening, fortifying, invigorating, bracing.