commutation, n.f., (jur.) commutation.
comocladie, n.f., (bot.) maiden-plum, comocladia.
compacité, n.f., (phys.) compactness, density.
compact, -e, adj., compact, close, serried; (phys.) dense, solid.
*compagne, n.f., female companion; consort, partner; helpmate; playmate; (of animals) mate. Fidèle —; faithful attendant.
*compagnie, n.f., society, company; (com.) company; (hunt.) covey; levy, troop. — ordonnancée; chartered company. — de commerce; trading company. Il n’y a pas si bonne — qui ne se sépare; the best of friends must part. Sa maison est le rendez-vous de la bonne —; his house is the resort of fashionable people. Dame de —; lady’s companion. Être de bonne —; to be well-bred. Aller en —; to go together. Tenir — à quelqu’un; to keep any one company. Fausser — à quelqu’un; to desert any one, to give the slip to any one. Une — de perdrix; a covey of partridges. Vous me traitez comme si j’étais —; you treat me as if I were somebody. Former une —; to establish a company. Règle de —; fellowship. Une — d’infanterie; a company of foot. Une — de cavalerie; a troop of horse. — franche; independent company.
*compagnon, n.m., companion, fellow, associate, co-mate, consort, mate, partner; journeyman, playfellow, playmate; droll fellow. — d’école, d’étude; schoolfellow. — de table; messmate. — de jeu; playfellow. — de taverne; pot-companion. — d’armes; companion in arms. Joyeux —; jolly fellow, jolly dog. Traiter de pair à —; to go cheek by jowl; to be “hail fellow well met” to anyone.
*compagnonnage, n.m., journeymanship, trades-union, time of service.
comparabilité, n.f., comparableness.
comparable, adj., comparable, to be compared.