adossement, n.m., position back to back; backing, indorsement.
adosser, v.a., to set or lean with the back against a thing, to put back to back. S’— contre un mur; to lean up against a wall.
adouber, v.n., (chess) to adjust a piece; (nav.) to mend, to repair.
adoucir, v.a., to soften, to mitigate, to sweeten; to modify, to compose, to calm, to soothe; to smooth, to appease; to ease, to allay, to relieve, to cool, to pacify; to tame. Rien ne peut — son chagrin; nothing can mitigate his sorrow. — un esprit irrité; to appease an exasperated mind.
s’adoucir, v.r., to grow cool, soft, mild; to be assuaged, mitigated; to relent; (of weather) to get milder.
adoucissant, n.m., emollient, mollifier.
adoucissant, -e, adj., softening, soothing, emollient.
adoucissement (-mān), n.m., sweetening, softening, mollifying; assuaging, appeasing; ease, mitigation, palliation, alleviation, relief, consolation.
adoucisseur, n.m., glass-polisher.
adoué, -e, adj., (hunt.) coupled, paired.