A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com

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coiiducteur, rn., foreman; driver; wire, lead;
en guides, driver (reins, from seat).
simple, (mil. min.~) main wire, (wire to detonator);
conductibllite, f., (elec.) conductivity;
unilateral, unilateral conductivity.
condulre, v. t., (mach.) to control (a valve).
conduite, f., channel (in many relations);
d' aspiration, (mach.) suction pipe, admission
pipe;
d'eau, (mach., etc.) water pipe;
dufeu, (art.) conduct of fire.
cOne, m., cone;
anterieur, (sm. a., art.) shoulder of a cartridge
case;
de commande, (mach.) driving cone;
cuir, (mach.) leather cone clutch:
droit, right cone; (mach.) ordinary cone
clutch;
inverse, (mach.) inverted cone clutch.
conflit, m., conflict;
negatif, (adm.) conflict in which both authorities
disclaim jurisdiction;
positif, (adm.) conflict in which both authorities
claim jurisdiction.
eong6, (mach.) inside beveling (as at the mouth of
a cylinder);
illimite, (mil.) indefinite leave of absence.
congrSs, m., in France, the Senate and Chamber
of Deputies united, or sitting as a national
assembly.
coiiseil, m., council, counsel;
d'etat, (France) a council composed of consettlers
d'etat, maltres des requetes, and auditeurs
q. v., assisting the Government, i. e., the
President, the chambers and the ministers,
and acting as a supreme court in all administrative
litigation;
faire passer en de guerre, (mil.) to bring before
a court-martial;
de rordre de la Legion d'honneur, council of
the Legion of Honor charged with the maintenance
of the statutes and regulations of the
order, and of its establishments;
sanitaire,(Fr. adm.) board of health;
supeneur des haras, (Fr.) horse breeding
board, assists Minister of Agriculture and
passes on all questions of breeding, etc.
conseiller, m., councilor;
d'etat, (France) a member of the council of
state.
conserver, v. t., to preserve;
sa vitesse, (art.) of a projectile, to holdup well.
consigne, f., (r. r.) parcel room.
prendre le terrain en , (mil.) to "spot" the
terrain.
console, f., (mach. gun) trail-carriage bracket;
de queue d'affut. (art.) trail extension (280
Schneider).
consolidation, f., consolidation; (mil.) consolidation
of a position, (i, e., repair, strengthening,
equipping, said especially of a captured position).
consolider, v. t., to consolidate;
une position, (mil.) to organize, strengthen,
repair, equip, and man a position (said especially
of a captured position).
consommable, a., (mil.) expendable;
non , unexpendable.
consommation, f ., consumption;
kilomi'trique, consumption per kilometer
(oil, water, coal, etc.).
contact, m., (elec.) contact, switch;
oouper le , to switch off;
mettre le , to switch on;
plaline, (dec.) platinum point.
contacteur, m., (trench art.) contact plate (V.
D. mortar). ,
contentieux, m.,(adm.) controversy, difficulty of
governmental or administrative nature between
individuals, corporations, between individuals
and the state, etc.
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con trainte, f., (law) act or document authorizing
legal measures in certain cases;
porteur de , (law) (sort of process or writ
server) bailiff.
contrarler, v. t., to oppose;
Us joints, to break joints.
contrat, m., contract;
d'assurances, (com.) insurance policy.
contre-arbre, m., (mach.) countershaft.
contre-attaque, f., (mil.) counter attack (i. e..
attack made upon an enemy attack).
contre-batterie, f., (art.) (battery engaging the
artillery of an attack, or during the attack),
counter-battery.
contre-enveloppe, f., protective cover (pneumatic
tire).
contre-6paulette, f., (unif.) shoulder knot (worn
on one shoulder, with epaulet on the other
(French army), to indicate certain grades; on
left shoulder by adjudant, sous-lieutenant and
major; on right shoulder by lieutenant and
chef d'escadron and chef de bataillon).
contre-espion, m., counter-spy.
contre-espionnage, m., counter-spying.
contre-feu, m., counter-fire, back-fire;
de barrage, (mil.) counter-fire to neutralize a
gas attack.
contre-pente, f., reverse slope.
coutre-plaque, f., cheek plate, guard plate.
contreplaque", a., -ply (in composition); veneered,
laminated;
en trois epaisseurs, three-ply.
contrepoids, m., (wireless) counterpoise, artificial
ground.
contre-pointe, f., (elec.) second point or end of a
jump-spark (end of wire to metallic housing).
contre-prtparation, f., (mil.) counter preparation
(to meet an attack in preparation);
offensive, (art.) violent shelling of enemy
trenches in which assaulting troops are forming.
contre-rampe, f., (art.) lower ramp (fuse).
contretenir, v. t., (cord.) to lower handsomely.
contre-torpllleur, a., torpedo-boatresisting (v.s. v.
artiller ie, canon).
contre-vis, f ., check screw, stop screw.
cOntribuable, m., (adm.) taxpayer.
contrdle, m., (adm.) control, check (in many relations
and departments) ;
administratif, administrative check on accounts,
expenditures, etc.judiciaire,
judicial check on accounts, maintained
by the Cour des Comptes;
Ugislatif, parliamentary check, applied by
auditing on the operations of each fiscal year.
contrOleur, m., (adm.) inspector (in many relations,
departments, etc.); motor-man, conductor,
of an electric tramcar;
comptable, (r. r. adm.) inspector of railway
accounts;
de prcssion, air pressure gauge (pneumatic
tire);
de route (r. r.) inspector, ticket taker;
du travail, (r. r. adm.) (official who watches
over train operations and the execution of regulations)
traffic manager.
convalo, m., (mil. slang) a convalescent soldier.
convoi, m., train; train of boats (made up of small
trains or rafts);
automobile, (mil.) motor train;
de ravitaillement, (mil.) supply train.
convoyer, v. t., to accompany, go with (pigeons
in transport).
convoyeur,m., keeper (accompanies pigeons when
transported in baskets).
copaln, m., (mil. slang) chum; " bunkie," U. S. A.
coque-fuselage,m., (aero.) hull (of a flying boat).
coqullle, f., shell; (mach.) casing, housing;
(typographique), printer's error.