guerre (ghèr), n.f., war; warfare; strife, dissension, contest. — à mort; war to the knife. — de plume; paper warfare. Vaisseau de —; man-of-war. Petite —; sham fight; war on a small scale. Cri de —; war-cry. Foudre de —; great warrior or general. Gens de —; military men. Place de —; fortified town, fortress. Nom de —; nickname; assumed name. Aller à la petite —; to go out pillaging. Faire la — avec; to serve with, to be a fellow-soldier. Faire la — à ses passions; to struggle against one’s passions. Faire la — à; to be at war with. Il lui en fit la —; he found fault with him for it. Faire la — à l’œil; to be on the look-out for opportunities. Faire bonne — à quelqu’un; to deal fairly with any one. De bonne —; by fair play, by fair means. À la — comme à la —; one must take things as they come. Qui terre a, — a; much coin, much care. Moitié —, moitié marchandise; armed (of ships); (fig.) half-willingly, half-compulsorily. Faire une chose de — lasse; to do a thing against one’s will, after long resistance. En —; at variance.
guerri-er, -ère, n. and adj., warrior; female warrior; warlike; martial.
guerroyant, -e, adj., martial, combative, pugnacious.
guerroyer, v.n., to make war, to wage war, to war.
guerroyeur, n.m., man fond of fighting.
guet (ghè), n.m., watch; watching; sentinel. — de nuit; patrol, night-watch. Mot du —; watchword. Maison du —; round-house. Crier au —; to call the watch. Être au —, avoir l’œil au —, l’oreille au —; to be on the watch, to be on the look-out. Ce chien est de très bon —; this is a very good watch-dog. Se donner le mot du —; to act in concert. Faire le —; to watch, to keep watch; to look out, to be on the look-out. Au —; on the watch, on the look-out.
guet-apens (ghè-ta-pān), n.m., (—s-—) ambush, ambuscade; willful injury; lying in wait. De —; by lying in wait. Dresser un — à; to waylay.
guêtre (ghê-tr), n.f., gaiter. Grande —; legging. Tirer ses —s; to run away; to hook it. Laisser ses —s quelque part; to leave one’s bones somewhere.
guêtré, -e, adj., gaitered.
guêtrer, v.a., to put on gaiters, to gaiter.