champenois, -e, adj., of Champagne.
champêtre, adj., rural, rustic, country-like, sylvan. Garde —; keeper.
champignon, n.m., mushroom, toadstool; waster, thief (in a candle); bonnet-stand, peg; (arch.) cap.
*champignonnière, n.f., mushroom-bed.
champion, n.m., champion, chieftain; combatant.
championnat, n.m., championship.
champlure, n.f., frost-bite (of a vine); tap-hole (of a cask).
chance, n.f., hazard (at dice); chance, luck, good luck, good fortune; risk. Courir la —; to run the risk. Être en —; to be lucky, or in luck’s way. Souhaiter bonne — à quelqu’un; to wish any one good luck. Il n’est — qui ne retourne; luck will change.
chancelant, -e, adj., staggering, tottering, unsettled; unsteady, irresolute, wavering.
chanceler, v.n., to stagger, to totter, to reel, to falter, to waver, to be unsteady.