conduct-eur, n.m., -rice, n.f., conductor, conductress, leader, guide; driver. — de train; guard.
conduct-eur, -rice, adj., leading; (phys.) conducting.
conductibilité, n.f., conductibility.
conductible, adj., conductible.
conduction, n.f., (phys.) conduction; (civic law) hiring.
conduire (conduisant, conduit), v.a., to conduct, to lead, to guide, to convey, to carry, to bring, to take; to go along with, to accompany, to attend, to escort; to have the command of; to govern, to rule, to direct, to manage. Conduisez monsieur à sa chambre; show the gentleman to his room. — un troupeau; to drive a flock. — une affaire; to manage a business. — un jeune homme; to train or bring up a youth. — la conscience de quelqu’un; to direct any one’s conscience. — un bâtiment, un travail; to be surveyor of a building, to have the direction of a work. Savoir — sa barque; to play one’s cards well.
se conduire, v.r., to conduct, to behave oneself; to guide, to govern, oneself; to find one’s way.
conduire, v.n., to conduct, to lead to; to drive. Ce chemin conduit à la ville; this road leads to the town. — à grandes guides; to drive four-in-hand. L’art de —; the art of driving.
conduit, n.m., conduit, duct, passage, pipe; tube, canal. — auditif; auditory passage. — acoustique; speaking-pipe. — de vent; (mach.) blast-pipe.
conduite, n.f., conduct, leading; management, charge, direction, administration; behavior, demeanor, deportment; guidance, prudence, discretion; water-pipes; (nav.) conduct-money; (mus.) port (of the voice). Tuyau de —; delivery pipe. Se charger de la — d’une affaire; to undertake the management of a business. La — d’une pièce de théâtre; the disposition, arrangement, of a drama. — régulière; orderly conduct. Avoir de la —; to be well-behaved. Manquer de —; to misconduct oneself, to be ill-behaved. Faire la — à quelqu’un; to see anyone off; to attend anyone to the grave.