costumer, v.a., to dress in fancy dress.
se costumer, v.r., to dress one’s self up; to dress in fancy dress.
costumier, n.m., costumer, dealer in fancy dress clothes.
cotangente, n.f., (geom.) co-tangent.
cote, n.f., letter, number, figure (to indicate the order); (com.) quotation; quota, share, price, price-list. Faire une — mal taillée; to make a clumsy compromise.
côte, n.f., rib (of the body, of cloth, of fruit); (arch., bot., manu.), rib; (agri.) edge; hill, declivity; shore, sea-coast. — d’aloyau; wing-rib. Fausses —s; short ribs. Se casser une —; to break a rib. Rompre les —s à quelqu’un; to break anyone’s bones. Mesurer les —s à quelqu’un; to thrash anyone. Se mettre à la —; (nav.) to run aground, ashore. Ranger la —; to coast. Raser la —; to sail along, to hug, the shore. — à —; side by side. Le long de la —; along the hill or the shore. — de fer; (hist.) iron-side.
côté, n.m., side; broadside; way, manner; flank; part; slice. Il a un point de —; he has got a stitch in his side. Le — faible; the weak side. Mettre une bouteille, un tonneau, sur le —; to empty a bottle, a cask. De tous —s; on all sides. — de première; (print.) outer form. — de seconde; inner form. De mon —; for my own part. Ils sont parents du — maternel; they are related on the mother’s side. Il est du — gauche; he is a natural child. Se ranger du — de quelqu’un; to side with anyone. De quel — êtes-vous? whom do you side with? Il se met du — du plus fort; he takes the strongest side. A — de; by, near. Être à — de la question; to be beside the question. Donner à —; to miss. De —; sideways, aslant, askew, obliquely, aside. D’à —; adjoining, next house. Une vue de —; a side-view. Regarder de —; to look askance. Mettre une chose de —; to lay by. De — et d’autre; up and down, here and there, on all sides, in every direction. C’est son — faible; it is his weak side. S’asseoir à — de quelqu’un; to sit down by the side of any one. Se tenir les —s de rire; to shake one’s sides with laughing. De l’autre —; in the next room. Mettre les rieurs de son —; to turn the laugh against any one. Être sur le —; to be on one’s back, ill.
coteau, n.m., declivity, slope; little hill, hillock, rising ground.
côtelette (kot-let), n.f., chop, cutlet. Une — de mouton; a mutton chop. Des —s de veau; veal cutlets. — de porc frais; pork chop. Des —s; mutton chop whiskers.
cotenanci-er, -ère, n.m.f., co-tenant.