coercible, adj., coercible.
coerciti-f, -ve, adj., coercive.
coercition, n.f., coercion.
coéternel, -le, adj., coeternal.
coéternité, n.f., coeternity.
cœur (keur), n.m., heart, mind, soul; courage, spirit, spiritedness, mettle; stomach; core; depth; hearts (cards); middle, midst. Mal au —; sickness. Serrement de —; heartpang. Du fond de son —; from the bottom of one’s heart. Au — dur; hard-hearted. De —; with one’s whole heart, with all one’s might. À vous de —; affectionately yours. Avoir le — contrit; to be of a contrite heart. Le — lui saigne; his heart bleeds. Avoir à —, prendre à —; to have at heart. Cela lui tient au —; he has set his heart upon it. Avoir quelque chose sur le —; to have something on one’s mind. Le — me le disait bien; my heart misgave me. Si le — vous en dit; if you feel inclined. Il a le — au métier; he loves his business. Il a le — porté à cela; he is bent upon it. Avoir le — tendre; to be tender-hearted. Il a le — bien placé; his heart is in the right place. Il n’a point de —; he has no spirit. Sans —; heartless. Avoir le — bas; to be mean-spirited. Avoir le — sur les lèvres; to be open-hearted. Soulèvement de —; rising of the stomach. J’ai mal au —; I feel sick. Avoir le — mort; to be sick at heart. Ouvrir, décharger, son — à quelqu’un; to unbosom one’s self to any one. En avoir le — net; to know the rights of any thing. Au — de l’hiver; in the depth of winter. À contre-—; against one’s will, reluctantly, against the grain. De bon —; heartily. De grand —; gladly, willingly, with pleasure. De tout mon —; with all my heart. De gaîté de —; in sheer wantonness. À — joie; to one’s heart’s content. Par —; by heart. Dîner par —; to dine with Duke Humphrey (i.e., to go without dinner). Tant que le — me battra; to the last drop of my blood. Tenir au —; to stick in one’s throat. Avoir le — brisé; to be broken-hearted. Avoir le — fendu; to be cut to the heart. Loin des yeux loin du —; out of sight, out of mind. Avoir le — gros; to be ready, to cry, to have one’s heart full. C’est un crevé —; it is a heart-rending thing. Mettre du — au ventre à quelqu’un; to give heart to any one. Faire contre fortune bon —; to put a good face upon matters.
coexistant, -e, adj., co-existent.
coexistence, n.f., co-existence.
coexister, v.n., to co-exist.
coffre, n.m., chest, trunk, coffer; (hunt.) carcase; drum (of a mill); (print.) coffin. — de sûreté; strong box. — de bord; sea-chest. Elle est belle au —; she has golden charms (i.e., is rich), Un —-fort, (—s-—s) a strong box. Avoir le — bon; to be strong chested.