gambette, n.f., (orni.) red-shank.
gambier, n.m., iron bar; gambier.
*gambiller, v.n., to kick about, to fidget.
gambit, n.m., (at chess) gambit.
gamelle, n.f., (milit., nav.) porringer, platter, bowl, basin, mess. Camarade de —; messmate. Manger à la même —; to eat out of the same dish, to mess together.
gamin, n.m., boy, lad, urchin, street-arab, chit; blackguard, idle boy, cub, brat.
gamine, n.f., little girl, hoyden, chit of a girl; saucy baggage; hussy.
gamme, n.f., (mus.) gamut, scale; (fig.) comprehension, tone; dressing. — chromatique; chromatic scale. Être hors de —; to be off the hinges. Changer de —; to alter one’s tone, to turn over a new leaf. Chanter la — à quelqu’un; to lecture any one soundly. Mettre quelqu’un hors de —; to put any one out, to disconcert any one. Je lui ai répondu sur la même —; I answered him in the same tone.
ganache, n.f., lower jaw (of a horse); lout, dolt, booby, blockhead.
ganga, n.m., (orni.) sand-grouse.