compatissance, n.f., pity, sympathy.
compatissant, -e, adj., compassionate, tender, pitying, feeling.
compatriote, n.m.f., compatriot, fellow-countryman, fellow-countrywoman.
compendieusement, adv., in brief, compendiously.
compendium (kon-pin-di-om), n.m., compendium, abridgment, summary.
compensable, adj., that may be compensated, compensable.
compensateur, n.m., (horl.) compensating balance. — magnétique; magnetic compensator (to indicate the deviations of the mariner’s compass).
compensat-eur, -rice, adj., (horl.) compensative, compensating. Pendule —; compensating pendulum.
compensation, n.f., compensation, amends, reparation, satisfaction; set-off. Faire —; to compensate, to make amends for.
compensatoire, adj., compensatory.