profil, n.m., profile, side face; side-view; section, outline; (drawing) section. Un visage de —; a face in profile.
profiler, v.a., to profile; to represent in profile, to show in profile. Se —; to appear in profile; to stand out.
profit, n.m., profit, gain, emolument, benefit, utility; improvement, progress; use. Au — de; for the benefit of, for the use of, in support of, in aid of. — net; clear profit. Il ne m’en revient aucun —; I get nothing by it. Mettre tout à —; to turn everything to the best advantage; to turn everything to account. Faire son — de; to make a profit by; to make the best of, to avail one’s self of. Tirer du — de; to profit by. —s éventuels; perquisites.
profitable, adj., profitable; advantageous.
profiter, v.n., to profit, to gain; to benefit, to avail one’s self; to improve. — sur des marchandises; to profit by goods. Faire — son argent; to lay out one’s money advantageously. — des bons avis; to profit by good advice. — de l’occasion; to avail one’s self of, to improve, the opportunity. Les biens mal acquis ne profitent point; ill gotten goods never go far, or never serve. — en sagesse; to improve in wisdom. C’est un terrain où rien ne profite; it is a soil where nothing thrives.
profond, -e, adj., deep, profound; wide, vast, extensive; sound; downright, consummate; heavy (of sighs); dark (of the night). Un — sommeil; a sound sleep. —e révérence; low bow, low courtesy. Science —e; profound learning. Puits —; deep well. Un savant —; a profound scholar. Un — penseur; a profound thinker. Un — scélérat; a consummate villain. Nuit —e; dark night, pitch dark.
profond, n.m., depth, abyss.
profondément, adv., deep, deeply, profoundly, widely, greatly, soundly, fast. Saluer —; to bow low. Dormir —; to sleep soundly.
profondeur, n.f., depth; profoundness, profundity; penetration; extent.
profus, -e, adj., profuse.