convallaire, n.f., convallary, lily of the valley. V. muguet.
convenable (conv-nabl), adj., suitable, fit, proper, convenient, apposite, consonant; seasonable; adequate, conformable, accordant, agreeable; meet, seemly, becoming, beseeming; befitting, expedient; fitting. Peu —; indecorous, unfit. Juger —; to deem proper.
convenablement, adv., suitably, fitly, becomingly, decently, worthily, duly, expediently, advisably.
convenance, n.f., fitness, proportion, harmony; seasonableness (of time), decency, propriety, expediency; seemliness, convenience. pl., propriety, decorum, good manners. Mariage de —; marriage for money and position. Blesser les —s; to offend against propriety. Braver les —s; to set all decorum at defiance. Manquer de — envers quelqu’un; to be guilty of a breach of good manners towards any one.
☉convenant, -e, adj. V. convenable.
convenir, v.n., to agree; to admit, to own, to acknowledge; to suit, to fit, to match, to serve one’s turn; to be proper for; to become; to be suitable; to be fit, expedient, convenient, meet, proper. Je suis convenu d’y aller; I have agreed to go there. Cette maison m’a convenu; the house suited me. Il convient que vous y alliez; it is proper you should go there.
se convenir, v.r., to suit each other, to agree.
conventicule, n.m., conventicle.
convention, n.f., convention, agreement, covenant, treaty. pl., conditions, articles, agreement. Je m’en tiens à la —; I stand by the agreement. Membre de la — nationale; member of the National Convention (French hist.). De —; conventional.