consul, n.m., consul.
consulaire, adj., consular. Personnage —; an ex-consul.
consulairement (-lèr-mān), adv., consularly; by consuls.
consulat, n.m., consulate; consulship.
consultant, adj.m., consulting. Avocat —; chamber-counselor. Médecin —; consulting physician.
consultant, n.m., consulter; person consulted.
consultati-f, -ve, adj., consultative, deliberative. Avoir voix —ve; to have the right of discussion without that of voting.
consultation, n.f., consultation; conference; opinion, advice.
consulter, v.a., to consult, to advise with, to take advice of, to deliberate, to confer. — un avocat; to take counsel’s opinion. — une affaire; to examine into an affair. — son chevet; to consult one’s pillow. Ils consultèrent ensemble; they laid their heads together. Il en veut — avec ses amis; he wishes to confer with his friends about it.
se consulter, v.r., to consider, to reflect, to deliberate; to be consulted. La voix de la raison ne se consulte jamais; the voice of reason is never listened to.