conteste, n.m., contestation, contest, dispute. Sans —; indisputably. V. sans contredit.

contester, v.a., to contest, to dispute; to deny, to contend, to debate. Il me conteste ma qualité; he calls my rank in question. On lui conteste cette terre; his right to that estate is disputed. Se —; to be contested, to be denied.

conteu-r, n.m., -se, n.f., story-teller, tale-teller, one who tells or relates stories or tales, narrator, teller; romancer, fibber.

conteu-r, -se, adj., fond of telling tales.

contexte, n.m., context; text (of a deed).

contexture, n.f., contexture (of the muscles, &c.); texture (of a stuff).

contigu, , adj., contiguous, adjoining. Ces deux provinces sont —ës; these two provinces border on each other. Mon champ est — à la forêt; my field is bounded by the forest.

contiguité, n.f., contiguity.

continence, n.f., continency, chastity.

continent, n.m., continent, mainland.