vaigre, n.f., (nav.) plank (for ceiling).
*vaillamment (va-ia-mān), adv., valiantly, valorously, courageously, stoutly.
*vaillance, n.f., valiance, valor, courage, bravery.
*vaillant, -e, adj., valiant, valorous, brave, courageous, gallant.
*vaillant, n.m., all a man is worth, one’s substance. Tout son —; one’s all.
*vaillant, adv., worth, value. N’avoir pas un sou —; not to be worth a penny (of a person). Il n’a rien —; he is penniless. Il a dix mille écus —; he is worth 30,000 francs.
☉*vaillantise, n.f., (fam.) prowess, valorous deed.
vain, -e (vin, vè-n), adj., vain, fruitless, ineffectual, unprofitable; empty, shadowy, foolish, trifling, frivolous; vainglorious, presumptuous, self-conceited. En —; vainly, in vain, to no purpose. Homme —; vain, conceited man.
vaincre (vainquant, vaincu), v.a., to vanquish, to conquer, to overcome, to master, to defeat, to get the better of; to outdo, to surpass, to excel. Se laisser —; to give way to, to yield. Se laisser — à la pitié; to be moved to pity.