accord, n.m., agreement, bargain, contract, convention, settlement, stipulation; consent, concurrence; good understanding, unity; (mus.) accord, chord; (paint.) harmony, accord. Être d’—; demeurer d’—; tomber d’—; to agree, to be agreed. Mettre d’—; to reconcile. D’—; granted, done. D’un commun —; by common consent. Être d’—; (mus.) to be in tune. Tenir d’—; to keep in tune.
accordable, adj., grantable, that may be granted; (mus.) tunable; (of men) reconcilable.
*accordailles, n.f.pl., (pop.) the ceremony of signing the articles of marriage, espousals.
accordant, -e, adj., (mus.) accordant, tunable, harmonious, concordant.
accorde! int. (nav.) now! (order given to rowers to pull together).
accordé, n.m., -e, n.f., bridegroom, bride (after the marriage articles are signed); one who is betrothed, granted.
accordéon, n.m., accordion.
accorder, v.a., to grant, to allow, to accord, to give, to allot, to bestow, to concede; to admit, to give up; to make friends, to reconcile; (gram.) to make agree; (mus.) to tune, to string. — mal; to mistune. Accordez vos flûtes; agree upon it between you.
s’accorder, v.r., to agree, to suit, to be suited, to accord, to correspond; to square; to join, to concur. S’— du prix; to agree upon the price. Il ne s’accorde pas avec lui-même; he is inconsistent with himself.
accordeu-r, n.m., -se, n.f., tuner (of instruments). Clef d’—; tuning-hammer.