commanditer, v.a., to finance a commercial undertaking, to become a sleeping partner.
comme, adv., as, like; so; almost, nearly; as it were, as if; how, in what way; so much. — aussi; (jur.) and likewise. Faites — lui; do like him. — ci — cela; so so, indifferently. Il est — mort; he is almost dead. La lumière est — l’une des couleurs; light is, as it were, one of the colors. — vous me traitez; how badly you treat me. Vous voyez — il travaille; you see how hard he works. — quoi; as how.
comme, conj., as, seeing that, since, because.
commémoraison, n.f., (c.rel.) commemoration, remembrance, mention, of a saint.
commémorati-f, -ve, adj., commemorative.
commémoration (kom-mé-), n.f., (c.rel.) commemoration. La — des morts; commemoration of the dead; All-Souls’-Day. Faire — de quelqu’un; (fam.) to make mention of any one.
commémorer, v.a., (neologism) to commemorate, to remember, to recollect.
commençant, n.m., -e, n.f., beginner, novice, tyro.
commencement (ko-māns-mān), n.m., beginning, commencement; setting in. Au —; in the beginning, at first. Les —s sont toujours difficiles; beginnings are always difficult.
commencer, v.a., to begin, to commence; to initiate, to impart the first principles to. — quelqu’un; to initiate, to begin with anyone. — un cheval; to begin training a horse.