contrister, v.a., to grieve, to vex, to sadden, to pain.
contrit, -e, adj., contrite, penitent; afflicted, grieved.
contrition, n.f., contrition.
contrôlage, n.m., controlling, control; hall-marking, stamping.
contrôle, n.m., control, controller’s office; (thea.) check-taker’s office; roll, list; stamp, plate-mark, assay-mark, hall-mark (on gold and silver); stamp-office; (milit.) muster-roll; control, censure; register, registry-duty. Porter quelqu’un sur le —; to place any one’s name on the rolls. Rayer quelqu’un des —s; to strike any one off the rolls.
contrôler, v.a., to register, to put upon the rolls; to check, to verify, to examine; to control; to censure, to criticise upon; to stamp, to hall-mark. — de la vaisselle; to mark plate.
contrôleu-r, n.m., -se, n.f., controller, superintendent, surveyor (of taxes); censurer, critic, fault-finder; (thea.) check-taker, ticket-collector.
controuver, v.a., to forge, to fabricate; to invent, to counterfeit, to feign.
controversable, adj., that may be disputed; controvertible, controversial.
controverse, n.f., controversy, discussion, disputation, dispute. Ouvrage de —; polemics.