ouvreu-r, n.m., -se, n.f., opener. —se de loges; (thea.) box-keeper.
ouvrier, n.m., workman, artisan; mechanic, operative, journeyman. — à la journée; day-laborer. À l’œuvre on connaît l’—; the workman is known by his work. Mauvais — n’a jamais bons outils; a bad workman always blames his tools.
ouvri-er, -ère, adj., operative, working. Jour —; working-day. La classe —ère; the working-classes. Cheville —ère; pole-bolt (of a coach); (fig.) prime mover.
ouvrière, n.f., workwoman.
ouvrir (ouvrant, ouvert), v.a., to open, to unclose, to set open; to sharpen (the appetite); to broach (opinion); to subject to. — la terre; to dig open the earth. Cela ouvre l’appétit; that sharpens the appetite. — son cœur à quelqu’un; to unbosom one’s self to any one.
s’ouvrir, v.r., to open for one’s self, to disclose one’s self; to open one’s mind. S’— un passage or un chemin; to cut a way for one’s self (through). S’— à quelqu’un; to open one’s mind to any one.
ouvrir, v.n., to open, to expand, to spread.
ouvroir, n.m., workshop; work-room.
ovaire, n.m., (anat.) ovary; (bot.) ovary.
ovalaire, adj., (anat.) oval.