A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com
A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com
emploi 150 enchevetrure emploi, retrait d' , placing on the unemployed list; sans , (adm.) unexpended (of an appropria- emplombage, bore. m., (sm. a.) leading of the emplomW, p. p., (art.) lead-coated (projectile); (sm. a.) leaded. emplomber, v. a. r., (sm. a.) to lead, to become leaded. employe, m., employee, clerk; dans Us eaux grasses, (mil. slang) clerk of the commissary department; militaire, (Fr. a.) a functionary of the military establishment (e. g., officier d'administration, adjoint du genie, etc.), regarded as an officer, but having no assimilation of rank. seize with the empoigner, v. a., to grasp, gripe, nand. empoise, f., (mach.) bearing, brass, journal. empoisser, v. a., to pitch. emport, m., d'effets, (mil. law) theft of arms, equipment, etc., by a deserter. emporter, v. a. r., to carry off; (man.) to bolt, run away; (mil.) to carry, take, by assault or storm; d'assaut, (mil.) to take, carry by assault, by storm; -la victoire, (mil.) to conquer, to win the victory. empreinte, priming bore; f., impression, imprint, (paint); (art.) impression stamp; of the d la gutta-percha, (art.) gutta-percha impression of the bore. emprisonnement, m . , imprisonment ; cellulaire, solitary confinement. emprisonner, v. a., to imprison, confine. enarbrer, v. a., to rivet, fix, a wheel, a pinion, on its shaft. en-bataille, m., (art., cav.) the "into line." en-batterie, m., (art.) the "in battery." encablure, f. , cable-length. encadenasser, v. a., to padlock. encadre, p. p., framed; (mil.) side by side (with other units, as, a company, a battalion, etc., opposed to isole, q. v.); officered; (of young, inexperienced soldiers) supported (framed in) by experienced men on each side; (man.) well under one (of the horse); combat , (mil.) combat carried on by troops side by side; troupes bien es, (mil.) well -officered troops. encadrement, m., frame, framing; (mil.) action of encadrcr, of giving a troop unit its cadres, (hence) officering; position of troops, having other troops on the flanks; (art.) in ranging, operation of getting the target between a "short" and an "over," (hence) fork, zone, bracket. encadrer, v. a., to frame, frame in; (mil.) to give a troop unit its cadres, (hence) to officer; to enroll; to place a body of troops between other bodies, (hence) to support; to support, encourage, young soldiers by placing them between veterans; (inf.) to inclose (said of corporals on the flanks of their half-sections); (man.) to get a horse well under one, under the control of the legs; le but, (art.) in ranging, to get the target between a "short" and an "over"." encaissage, m., (sm. a.) packing of rifles, etc., in arm chests, etc. encaisse, f., cash in hand. encaisse, p. p., boxed; (of a road, river, etc.) with steep banks, embanked, between banks; commanded by heights (as, a valley). encaisse, m., cutting (of a road, railway); part of a river between steep banks. encaissement, m., boxing, packing in a case or box; receipt and deposit of money, funds; (of roads, etc.) embankment; state of being embanked; bed, base; faire un chemin par , to bed, trench, and gravel a road. - encaisser, v. a., to box, pack in cases or boxes; to receive and deposit money; to embank (a river, etc.); to lay a base or bed for a road. 1 encampane, a., canon , (art.) a gun whose chamber is a truncated cone (obs.). encan, m., auction; vendre, vente, & I' to , sell, sale, by auction. encapeler, v. a., (cord.) to make fast. encapuchonnS, a., (hipp.) with head curved in (of ahorse). encapuchonner, v. r., (hipp.) to bend, curve, the head down. encartouchage, (expl.) operation of making up into cartridges. encartoucher, v. a., (expl.) to make up into cartridges. en-cas, m., anything prepared and kept for an emergency; mobile, (mil. r. r., Fr. a.) railroad trains (two or more) on each line of transport, stored with supplies and ammunition, and kept ready for use in emergencies. eiicastelts a., (hipp.) hoof-bound; narrowheeled. encasteler, v. r., (hipp.) to be, become, hoofbound or narrow-heeled. encastelure, f . , (hipp.) state of being hoof-bound or narrow-heeled. encastrement, m., action, operation, of fitting, bedding, or letting in. one part into another; any bed, groove, hole, cut, mortise, recess, seat, into which some part or piece is or is to be let or fitted; (sm. a.) barrel groove; d'affut, (art.) trunnion bed; de garniture, (sm.a.) band shoulder; ordinaire, (art.) firing-bed; de plaque de couche, (sm. a.) butt-plate seat; de la platine, (sm. a.) lock mortise; h ressort, spring seat and catch; de route, (art.) traveling-bed; traveling trunnion bed; de tir, (art.) firing-bed, firing trunnion bed; des tourillons, (art.) trunnion bed. encastrer, v. a., to fit, let in; to set in a groove, etc.; to bed in. encaustique, f., polishing-wax for leather parts of military equipment. enceinte, f. , fence, inclosure; (fort.) enceinte, body of the place; & fronts accoles, (fort.) continuous en- ceinte; interieure, (fort.) enceinte within the main enceinte; morcelee, (fort.) discontinuous enceinte; de surete, (fort.) sort of interior line to prevent the enemy from swarming into the place on the heels of the defeated garrisons or the outer line. encenser, v. n., (hipp.) to throw the head up and down. enchatnement, m., chain, links; series, concatenation. enchalner, v. a., to chain, link, connect. enchalnure, f., chain, chainwork. enchaper, v. a., to inclose in a shell (as, a pulley); (expl., etc.) to case (a powder barrel, a pass enchapure, f., (harn.) buckle loop, end loop enchasser, v. a., to insert, set in. enchere, f., bidding, auction; mettre aux s, to put up for sale by auction; vendre d, V , aux s, to sell by auction; vente & V , aux s, sale by auction. enchevaucher, v. a., (carp.) to rabbet. enchevauchure, f., (carp.) rabbeting; (cons.) overlapping of roofing slates, tiles, shingles. encnevfitrer, v. a. r., (harn.) to halter; to become tangled in the noose, halter, etc.; to get a foot over the halter; (cons.) to connect or join two joists by a trimmer. enchevfitrure, f., (hipp.) halter-
enclanchement 151 enfant enclanchement, m., (mach.) throwing into gear, coupling, connecting; locking (as, a breech-plug in its seat). enclancher, v. a., (mach.) to throw into gear, to engage, couple, connect, lock. enclave, f., projection (as, of a closet into a room)! recess (for a lock gate when open; (law) enclave; enclavure. enchivement, m., (law) enclavement. enclaver, v. a., (cons.) to bolt, to key; (mas.) to lay or embed a stone (among other stones already in position); (law) to enclave. encliquetage, m., (mach.) click and ratchet* ratchet-gear, -work. enclos, m., (top.) inclosure, inclosed field or yardenclouage, m., (art.) spiking (obs.). enclouer, v. a., (art.) to spike a gun (obs.); (fan.) to prick (a horse, in shoeing). enclouure, f., (fan.) nail prick. enclume, f., anvil; (sm. a., etc.) anvil (of a cartridge, of a primer); & potence, horn anvil; souche d' anvil , stock; table d' anvil face. , encluineau, m., hand anvil, portable anvil. enclumette, f., (sm. a.) anvil (of a primer). encoche, f., notch; (mach.) gab, eye, notch. encochement, m.. notching. encocher, v. a., to notch. encognure, f., corner, angle; elbow (as, of a knee, etc.). encollage, m., sizing, size; gumming. encoller, v. a., to size, paste; t'ancre, to put the arms to the shank (of an anchor). encollure, f., (met.) welding point; shutting point. encolonnement, m., (mil.) act of causing troops to form into column, of arranging troops into columns, for the purpose of setting the whole in march; the regulation of the times when, and the places where, the various bodies must enter the column. encolure, f., of an anchor, point of junction of shank and arms; (hipp.) chest, neck, and shoulders of the horse; d'ancre, crown ol the anchor; bien sortie, neck and shoulders, etc., starting out well from the body; de cerf, ewe-neck; charge d' , heavy-headed; chargee, thick, heavy, neck and shoulders; de cygne, cock-throttled; / fausse. poor neck and shoulders (junction of neck and shoulders too marked); fichee dans le thorax, v. fausse; mal sortie, v. fausse; penchante, lop-neck; pli de I' , bend of the neck; renversee, v. de cerf; rouee, an encolure with the whole upper line of the neck convex upward; tombante, v. penchante. encombrement, m., crowding, obstructing, obstruction. encombrer, v. a. r., to obstruct, to encumber, to become obstructed. encorbellement, m., (nav.) sponson. encorne, a., atteinte e, (hipp.) wound due to ^ overreaching, and penetrating into the hoof; javart -, (hipp.) swelling under the coronet. encouture, f/, clinkerwork (boats). encouture, a., clinker-built. encrasse, a., foul, dirty; choked (of a grate); (art., sm. a.) foul (of the bore). encrassement, m., (sm. a., art.) fouling; (elec.) fouling of electric contacts; (steam) choking (of a grate). encrasser, v. a. r., to foul, make, foul, dirty; (art., sm. a., elec.) to foul; to become foul; (steam) to choke (of a grate). encre, f., ink; de Chine, India ink; & copier, copying ink; dragon, indelible ink; d'impression, printer's ink; encre, lithographique, lithographic ink; mettrefiT to ink , (a drawing); mise&r , inking (of a drawing); passer til' v. , mettred, I' . encrene, a.,fer hammered. , (met.) iron twice heated and encrenee, f., mered. (met.) iron twice heated and ham- encrfiper, v. a. r., to put on crape, to go into mourning. encreur, a., inking; rouleau , inking-roll. encrier, m., inkstand. encrier-porte-plumes, m., fountain pen. encroue, a., arbre , tree that has fallen upon and caught in another (standing) tree; a (standing) tree supporting another that has fallen upon it. encrouter, v. a., (mas.) to put on a coat of plaster (as, on a wall). enculassage, m., (sm. a.) operation of assembling the barrel and the breech-casing, of screwing the barrel into the breech-casing. enculassement, m., v. enculassage. enculasser, v. a., (sm. a.) to screw the barrel into the breech-casing. enculasseur, m., workman who performs the enculassage. encurage, m., the consecutive operations, first, of covering a saddletree with a layer of fine ox tendons (nerrage), and, second, of stretching canvas (entoilage) over the tree thus treated. encuvement, m., (top.) hollow, depression, any basin-like depression. endent, m., square notch. endente, f., v. endentement. endente, p. p., cogged; roue e, (mach., etc.) cogged wheel. endentement, m., (mach., etc.) catching, cogging, toothing; scarfing. endenter, v. a. r., to indent; to notch, dovetail; to be toothed, notched in; (mach., etc.) to furnish with teeth, to cog. endenture, f., (mach.) toothwork; clutches (of a coupling box). endiguer, v. a., to dam in or up. endlyisionnement, (mil.) the formation of a division, assemblage of troops into a division. endlvisionner, v. a., (mil?) to form or constitute a division, (more narrowly) to join brigades into a division, to form a division from two or more brigades. endosmose, f., endosmose. endossement, m., (adm., etc.) indorsement. endosser, v. a., to put on (some special dress, as uniform); (adm., etc.) to indorse. enduire, v. a., to wash over, to coat (with paint, plaster, etc.). euduit, m., coat, coating (of tar, plaster, etc.); grease, unguent; (fond.) luting; it la ceruse, (art., etc.) a wash for large metallic objects, made of white lead, charcoal black, linseed oil, etc.; chatter ton, v. chatterton; de depouillement, (fond.) a wash applied to a mold to facilitate removal; draint, (cons.) network of small drains in the thickness of a layer of concrete; de noir, (fond.) black wash, wet blacking. endurcir, v. a. r.. to harden, to become hard. endurcissement, m., hardening. endurer, v. a. n., to endure; to slacken, slow up (in rowing); partout, (of rowing) to hold water. energie,f., energy; au choc, (art.) striking energy. finergique, a., energetic; (fig.) thorough, complete (e. g., of tempering). enerye, a., (core.) long-jawed, overstretched, fatigued. enfalteau, m., (cons.) ridge-tile. enfaltement, m., (cons.) lead on the ridge of a roof, ridge-lead. enfalter, v. a., (cons.) to put lead on the ridge of a roof. enfant, m. and f., child;
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enclanchement 151 enfant<br />
enclanchement, m., (mach.) throwing into gear,<br />
coupling, connecting; locking (as, a breech-plug<br />
in its seat).<br />
enclancher, v. a., (mach.) to throw into gear, to<br />
engage, couple, connect, lock.<br />
enclave, f., projection (as, of a closet into a room)!<br />
recess (for a lock gate when open; (law) enclave;<br />
enclavure.<br />
enchivement, m., (law) enclavement.<br />
enclaver, v. a., (cons.) to bolt, to key; (mas.) to lay<br />
or embed a stone (among other stones already<br />
in position); (law) to enclave.<br />
encliquetage, m., (mach.) click and ratchet*<br />
ratchet-gear, -work.<br />
enclos, m., (top.) inclosure, inclosed field or yardenclouage,<br />
m., (art.) spiking (obs.).<br />
enclouer, v. a., (art.) to spike a gun (obs.); (fan.)<br />
to prick (a horse, in shoeing).<br />
enclouure, f., (fan.) nail prick.<br />
enclume, f., anvil; (sm. a., etc.) anvil (of a cartridge,<br />
of a primer);<br />
& potence, horn anvil;<br />
souche d' anvil , stock;<br />
table d' anvil face.<br />
,<br />
encluineau, m., hand anvil, portable anvil.<br />
enclumette, f., (sm. a.) anvil (of a primer).<br />
encoche, f., notch; (mach.) gab, eye, notch.<br />
encochement, m.. notching.<br />
encocher, v. a., to notch.<br />
encognure, f., corner, angle; elbow (as, of a knee,<br />
etc.).<br />
encollage, m., sizing, size; gumming.<br />
encoller, v. a., to size, paste;<br />
t'ancre, to put the arms to the shank (of an<br />
anchor).<br />
encollure, f., (met.) welding point; shutting point.<br />
encolonnement, m., (mil.) act of causing troops<br />
to form into column, of arranging troops into<br />
columns, for the purpose of setting the whole in<br />
march; the regulation of the times when, and<br />
the places where, the various bodies must enter<br />
the column.<br />
encolure, f., of an anchor, point of junction of<br />
shank and arms; (hipp.) chest, neck, and<br />
shoulders of the horse;<br />
d'ancre, crown ol the anchor;<br />
bien sortie, neck and shoulders, etc., starting<br />
out well from the body;<br />
de cerf, ewe-neck;<br />
charge d' , heavy-headed;<br />
chargee, thick, heavy, neck and shoulders;<br />
de cygne, cock-throttled;<br />
/<br />
fausse. poor neck and shoulders (junction of<br />
neck and shoulders too marked);<br />
fichee dans le thorax, v. fausse;<br />
mal sortie, v. fausse;<br />
penchante, lop-neck;<br />
pli de I' , bend of the neck;<br />
renversee, v. de cerf;<br />
rouee, an encolure with the whole upper line<br />
of the neck convex upward;<br />
tombante, v. penchante.<br />
en<strong>com</strong>brement, m., crowding, obstructing, obstruction.<br />
en<strong>com</strong>brer, v. a. r., to obstruct, to encumber, to<br />
be<strong>com</strong>e obstructed.<br />
encorbellement, m., (nav.) sponson.<br />
encorne, a., atteinte e, (hipp.) wound due to<br />
^ overreaching, and penetrating into the hoof;<br />
javart -, (hipp.) swelling under the coronet.<br />
encouture, f/, clinkerwork (boats).<br />
encouture, a., clinker-built.<br />
encrasse, a., foul, dirty; choked (of a grate); (art.,<br />
sm. a.) foul (of the bore).<br />
encrassement, m., (sm. a., art.) fouling; (elec.)<br />
fouling of electric contacts; (steam) choking (of<br />
a grate).<br />
encrasser, v. a. r., to foul, make, foul, dirty; (art.,<br />
sm. a., elec.) to foul; to be<strong>com</strong>e foul; (steam) to<br />
choke (of a grate).<br />
encre, f., ink;<br />
de Chine, India ink;<br />
& copier, copying ink;<br />
dragon, indelible ink;<br />
d'impression, printer's ink;<br />
encre, lithographique, lithographic ink;<br />
mettrefiT to ink , (a drawing);<br />
mise&r , inking (of a drawing);<br />
passer til' v. , mettred, I' .<br />
encrene, a.,fer<br />
hammered.<br />
, (met.) iron twice heated and<br />
encrenee, f.,<br />
mered.<br />
(met.) iron twice heated and ham-<br />
encrfiper, v. a. r., to put on crape, to go into mourning.<br />
encreur, a., inking;<br />
rouleau , inking-roll.<br />
encrier, m., inkstand.<br />
encrier-porte-plumes, m., fountain pen.<br />
encroue, a., arbre , tree that has fallen upon<br />
and caught in another (standing) tree; a (standing)<br />
tree supporting another that has fallen<br />
upon it.<br />
encrouter, v. a., (mas.) to put on a coat of plaster<br />
(as, on a wall).<br />
enculassage, m., (sm. a.) operation of assembling<br />
the barrel and the breech-casing, of screwing<br />
the barrel into the breech-casing.<br />
enculassement, m., v. enculassage.<br />
enculasser, v. a., (sm. a.) to screw the barrel into<br />
the breech-casing.<br />
enculasseur, m., workman who performs the enculassage.<br />
encurage, m., the consecutive operations, first, of<br />
covering a saddletree with a layer of fine ox<br />
tendons (nerrage), and, second, of stretching<br />
canvas (entoilage) over the tree thus treated.<br />
encuvement, m., (top.) hollow, depression, any<br />
basin-like depression.<br />
endent, m., square notch.<br />
endente, f., v. endentement.<br />
endente, p. p., cogged;<br />
roue e, (mach., etc.) cogged wheel.<br />
endentement, m., (mach., etc.) catching, cogging,<br />
toothing; scarfing.<br />
endenter, v. a. r., to indent; to notch, dovetail; to<br />
be toothed, notched in; (mach., etc.) to furnish<br />
with teeth, to cog.<br />
endenture, f., (mach.) toothwork; clutches (of a<br />
coupling box).<br />
endiguer, v. a., to dam in or up.<br />
endlyisionnement, (mil.) the formation of a division,<br />
assemblage of troops into a division.<br />
endlvisionner, v. a., (mil?) to form or constitute<br />
a division, (more narrowly) to join brigades<br />
into a division, to form a division from two or<br />
more brigades.<br />
endosmose, f., endosmose.<br />
endossement, m., (adm., etc.) indorsement.<br />
endosser, v. a., to put on (some special dress, as<br />
uniform); (adm., etc.) to indorse.<br />
enduire, v. a., to wash over, to coat (with paint,<br />
plaster, etc.).<br />
euduit, m., coat, coating (of tar, plaster, etc.);<br />
grease, unguent; (fond.) luting;<br />
it la ceruse, (art., etc.) a wash for large metallic<br />
objects, made of white lead, charcoal black,<br />
linseed oil, etc.;<br />
chatter ton, v. chatterton;<br />
de depouillement, (fond.) a wash applied to a<br />
mold to facilitate removal;<br />
draint, (cons.) network of small drains in the<br />
thickness of a<br />
layer of concrete;<br />
de noir, (fond.) black wash, wet blacking.<br />
endurcir, v. a. r.. to harden, to be<strong>com</strong>e hard.<br />
endurcissement, m., hardening.<br />
endurer, v. a. n., to endure; to slacken, slow up (in<br />
rowing);<br />
partout, (of rowing) to hold water.<br />
energie,f., energy;<br />
au choc, (art.) striking energy.<br />
finergique, a., energetic; (fig.) thorough, <strong>com</strong>plete<br />
(e. g., of tempering).<br />
enerye, a., (core.) long-jawed, overstretched, fatigued.<br />
enfalteau, m., (cons.) ridge-tile.<br />
enfaltement, m., (cons.) lead on the ridge of a<br />
roof, ridge-lead.<br />
enfalter, v. a., (cons.) to put lead on the ridge of a<br />
roof.<br />
enfant, m. and f., child;