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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1837 edition. Excerpt: ...&c.--Un savant mathematicien.--Un historien, un jurisconsulte docte. CARNASSIER, CARNIVORE. Both these words signify ' carnivorous, feeding upon flesh;' with this difference, that carnassier, by its termination, implies ' tenacity, longing after, ' therefore 'cruelty.' Hence we say, Le loin et le tigre sont carnassiers.--L'homme, le chien, le chat sont carnivores. CASSER, ROMPRE, BRISER, FRACASSER. Casser, ' to break, ' is chiefly applied to brittle objects, such as ice, glass, china, &c. Figuratively, we say, Casser un officier, un arret, &c., to dismiss an officer, to set at liberty. Rompre, 'to break asunder, ' is applicable to supple, pliant, and flexible objects, such as bread, a stick, ties, chains, &c. Figuratively, Rompre un homme aux affaires, to train a man up to business.--Rompre un cheval, to break in a horse. Brise, ' to break, to dash to pieces;' as, Un vaisseau brise contre les rochers, a ship dashed to pieces against the rocks. Figuratively, Avoir le c ur brise, to be broken hearted. Fracasser, ' to break asunder with violence and disorder.' CERTAIN, SCR. These two words have nearly the same signification, and closely correspond with the English words, but with this difference, that sur not only means 'sure, ' but also ' safe.' Thus we say, Une fortune sure; un homme sur; that is on which and on whom one may depend. CELER, RECELER. Celer, ' to conceal, not to divulge, ' a secret. Receler, 'to conceal, to hide, ' stolen goods. CHANGER, ALTERER. Changer, 'to change, ' favourably or unfavourably. Alterer, 'to change, to alter, to fall off, ' for the worse. Sa sante est alteree, or il a altere sa sante, his health hasfalien off.--Il a le...
