gabionner, v.a., (fort.) to cover with gabions.

gâche, n.m., staple, wall-hook.

gâcher, v.a., to mix mortar; to rinse; (fig.) to bungle, to make a mess of, to botch; to sell under price.

gâchette, n.f., staple, spring (of a lock); follower (of a firelock).

gâcheur, n.m., mason’s laborer; bungler; one who sells under price (fig.). C’est un —; he is a bungler, a botcher.

gâcheu-x, -se, adj., splashy, sloppy. Chemin —; sloppy road.

gâchis, n.m., slop, mess, pickle, hash. Faire du — de; to make a hash of, to make a mess of. Être dans le —, avoir du —; to be in a mess, in a pickle.

gade, n.m., (ich.) codfish.

gadelle, n.f., red-currant.

gadellier, n.m., red-currant bush.