A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com

consommation 98 contre-brisure
consommation, f . , consumption; expenditure;
objets de , expendable articles.
consommer, v. a., to use up, expend; finish,
accomplish.
conspiration, f., conspiracy, plot; combination
(in a bad sense).
conspirer, v. n., to plot, conspire.
constante, f., constant quantity, constant;
magnetiyue d'un lieu, magnetic elements
of a place.
constatation, f., verification, authentication;
statement.
constater, v. a., to verify, prove, establish, declare,
authenticate.
constituant, a., (mil.) forming an integral
part of the organic composition of a troop
unit,
consiitue, a., (mil.) having an organic existence
of its own, organic.
constituer, v. a., to constitute, appoint, place,
depute; to give into custody; (mil.) to form,
organize, a body of troops, etc.;
une pension, to settle or grant a pension;
un prisonnier, to commit a prisoner;
se prisonnier, to surrender.
constitute, a., v. constitue.
constitution, f., constitution, make-up;
d'un pays, nature and description of a region,
of a country.
constitutionnel, a., constitutional.
constructeur, m., builder, constructor; designing
engineer;
mecanicien, mechanical engineer.
construction, 'f., construction; building, structure,
edifice;
d'art, (r. r.) bridge, culvert, etc.;
en bois { woodwork;
enfer, ironwork;
enfer et en bois, composite work;
en pise, (fort.) pisa work.
construire, v. a., to build, construct; (min.)
to drive (a gallery); (fort.) to throw up (a
work).
consul, m., consul.
consultatif, a., consulting (as committee,
board).
contact, m., touch, contact; (mil.) contact with
the enemy; touch (of elbow); (elec.) contact,
contact-plate, contact-strip;
condensation par , (steam) surface condensing;
conserver le , (mil.) to keep (the enemy)
in touch, to keep in touch with (the enemy);
du coude, (mil.) touch of elbows in ranks;
escadron de , (cat;.) contact squadron;
etre au , (mil.) to be in contact (with the
enemy);
par frottement, (elec.) friction-contact;
garder le , (mil.) v. conserver le ;
de glissement, (elec.) sliding-contact;
rft mercure, (elec.) mercury contact;
perdre le , (mil.) to lose touch (with the
enemy);
prendre le , (mil.) to establish contact, touch
(with the enemy);
rester en avec, (mil.) to remain in touch
(with the enemy);
roulant, (elec.) rolling contact.
contagieux, a., contagious.
contagion, f., contagion.
contenance, f., capacity; contents; (nav.) burden.
contenir, v. a., to contain, hold; restrain, hold;
check (as an advance, the enemy).
contentieux, administratifs, (Fr. adm.) difficulties
arising from antagonism of public and
of private interests.
contenu, m., contents.
contigu, a., adjoining, contiguous.
continent, m., mainland, continent.
continental, a., continental;
defense e, (fort.) land defense of a seacoast
work.
contingent, m., contingent, quota;
annuel, (mil.) annual contingent that a
classe must furnish.
contondant, a., acting by shock; (art.) racking.
contour, m., outline, circuit; plan; (top.) contour;
(unif.) edging of an epaulet, (also) of a
flag tassel.
con ton moment, m., (fort.) crochet (of a trav-
erse).
contourner, v. a., to turn, to go around; to contour,
give a contour to; to distort, deform.
contractor, v. a. r., to shrink, contract, shorten;
to stipulate, make a contract.
contraction, f., contraction, shrinking;
force de , contractile force.
contractuel, a. , stipulated by a contract.
contracture, f., diminution.
contradictoire, a., (law) after having heard both
sides; (adm.) after examination of both sides
of an account.
contrainte, f., constraint, violence; (adm.) order
to pay decreed against a person owing public
money;
par corps, compulsory, i. e., forced, attendance
of a witness.
contraire, a-, contrary, opposite, adverse, hostile.
contrarifi, a. , with joints broken. -
contrat, m. , contract.
contravention, f., infraction, infringement, violation;
Stre en , to break regulations, etc.
centre, prep., against, near, close by; (in composition,
contre carries with it the notion generally
of opposition, and frequently of juxta-
position);
ft
, (cord.) the wrong way, against the sun.
contre, m., (fenc.) counter;
de quarte, quart-, cart-counter;
de tierce, tierce-counter;
double- double , counter.
centre-acceleration, f., (ball.) retardation.
contre-a-contre, adv., (nav.) side by side.
contre-aiguille, m., (r. r.) main rail, line or stock
rail.
contre-alizC, a., vent anti-trade , (wind).
contre-amiral, m., (nav.) rear-admiral; rearadmiral's
flagship.
contre-appel, m., (mil.) check roll-call, check;
(fenc.) caveating; (teleg.) call.
contre-approches, f. pi., (siege) counter approaches.
contre-appui, m., systeme.b, , (art.) system
in which the trail rests on the limber instead
of over a pintle-hook.
contre-arquer, v. n., to sag.
contre-assaillir, v. a., (mil.) to make a counter
assault.
contre-assifiger, v. a., (siege) to besiege a besieging
force.
contre-attaque, f., (mil.) counter attack (by the
defensive).
contre-aube, f., strip laid against an aube.
contre-balancer, v. a., to counterbalance, counterpoise.
contrebande, f., contraband, contraband goods;
smuggling;
de guerre, (mil.) contraband of war.
contrebandeiette, f ., fork-strap (of a pack saddle).
contrebandier, m., smuggler.
contre-bas, en , adv., below, downward, on
a lower level, lower; from down up;
embrasure en , (fort.) counter-sloping embrasure;
etre en de, to be lower than, on a lower level
than.
contre-batterie, f., (siege) counter-battery; (more
generally) any battery intended to engage a
given hostile battery, and particularly battery
engaging hostile batteries during the infantry
advance.
contre-battre, y. a., (art.) to counter batter, to
oppose batteries to those of the enemy.
contre-biais, ft contrariwise.
,
contrebord, (nav.) oiler ft to run aboard or
,
foul (of each other).
contre-bordee, f., (nav.) the other tack.
contre-boutant, m., buttress, counterfort.
contre-bouter, v. a., to prop, to support (as a wall
by a buttress).
contre-bride,
f. counter flange.
contre-brisure, f., (fort.) outer brisure.