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perdre 319 personnel
perdre, v. a. n., to lose, waste, ruin; to drag (of an
anchor); to carry away (sails, yards, etc.); to
fall in price; to fall (of the tide); to take off (of
the tide);
une bataille, (mil.) to lose a battle;
son chemin, to lose one's way;
se corps et biens, (nav.) to be lost with all
hands;
fond, (of an anchor) to drag;
lefond, (nav.) to get off soundings;
so, marche, to lose speed;
la nage, to catch a crab (rowing);
se , (of a river) to fall into;
la sonde, v. lefond;
flu terrain, (man.) in executing vaults, to lose
ground;
terre, (nav.) to lose sight of land;
de vue, to lose sight of.
perdu, p. p'., lost, ruined; extinct; (nav.) carried
away (yard, etc.); lost (ship);
ballon free , balloon;
& corps , headlong, desperately without regard
to consequences;
coup random , shot;
& coup , at random;
enfants s, (mil.) forlorn hope;
fondation d pierre(s) e(s), random, riprap,
foundation;
ouvrage d pierres es, v. fondation d pienes
Pierre e, (mas.) stone completely embedded
in mortar or concrete (as in filling work);
puits , dry well (i. e., whose sandy bottom
absorbs the water);
sentinelle e, (mil.) advanced sentry;
4 tef>, e, flush, driven flush (as a bolt, a peg).
perequation, f., equalization (as of promotion, of
taxation).
perfection, f., completion, perfection.
perfectionnement, m., improvement.
perfectioimer, v. a., to improve.
perforant, a., perforating;
effet , (art.) perforating effect.
perforant, m., (hipp.) perforans tendon.
perforateur, a., perforating; m., drill, borer; rock
drill;
d air comprime, pneumatic drill, compressedair
drill;
a injection d'eau, injection drill;
d percussion, jumper; percussion drill;
d rotation, churn drill; rotating drill.
perforation, f., perforation (esp. art.) of an armor
plate;
mecanique, mechanical boring;
d percussion, jumping;
puissance de , (art.) perforating power (of a
gun);
d rotation, churn drilling.
perforatrice, f., borer, drill, rock drill;
ddiamant, diamond drill.
perfore, m., (hipp.) perforatus tendon.
perforer, v. a., to bore, drill; to perforate.
pericliter, v. n., to be in danger; hence (mil.) to
run down (in discipline, spirit).
pfiridot, m., olivin, chrysolite.
peridotite, f., peridotite.
perier, m., (fond.) tapping bar.
perigraphe, m., tnstantane, (phot.) radial perspective
camera (for photographic surveying).
perigueux, m., glass soap.
peril, m., peril, danger, risk, hazard;
en , (of a building, a facade) about to fall;
s de la mer , dangers of the sea.
perimetre, m., perimeter;
mouille, wetted perimeter (of a river).
periode, f., period.
(The following terms relate to steam.)
d'admission, admission;
del'avancedl'echappement, inside lead;
de I'avancedl' introduction, outside lead;
de compression, compression;
de contre-pression, back pressure;
de detente, expansion;
s de la distribution de la vapeur, behavior of
steam in a double piston stroke;
d' evacuation , exhaust;
p6riode d' introduction, admission;
de I' introduction naturelle, admission, stea^a
port wide open.
periople, f., (hipp.) periople.
perioplique, a. , (hipp.) perioplic ;
bourrelet , v. s. v. bourrelet.
perioste, m. , (hipp.) periosteum.
p&riostelte, f . , (hipp.) periostitis.
pCriostose,!., (hipp.) periostosis.
peripherie,f ., rim, periphery.
peripherique, a. > rim , peripheric.
p&ripneumonie, t.,(hipp.) consumption.
perir, v. n., toperish; to decay; to sink, be lost (of
a ship) ;
corps et biens, to perish (crew and cargo); ta
be completely destroyed.
perissable, a. , perishable, subjec t to decay.
perlite, f . , perlite , pearlstone.
permanence, f . , permanence;
armee en , standing army;
en , permanent, continual.
permanent, a. , permanent , lasting;
armee e, standing army;
fortification e, permanent fortification.
permeability, f., permeability.
permeable, a., permeable, pervious.
permis, p. p. , permissible, admissible; m., written
permission , permit ;
de circulation, (r. r.) pass;
d' exportation, permit to export;
de sejour, permit of residence.
permission, f., leave, permission; (nav.) liberty;
(mil.) pass; leave ( Fr. a. not to , exceed 30 days) ;
accorder la to , grant leave, permission;
d'aller & terre, (nav.) shore leave;
avec with , leave, permission;
avoir de 24 heures, (mil.slang)to be on guard;
depasser une (mil.) to overstay a leave;
en , (mil.) on pass;
de soiree, (mil.) night pass;
en de soiree, (mil.) on night pass;
d litre de sursis, (mil.) delay (as in joining,
etc.).
permissionnaire, m., (mil., nav.) officer on leave;
man on pass on , liberty on .
, furlough ^
permissionner, v. a., to license.
permutateur, m., (elec.) plug.
permutation, f., permutation; (elec.) switching of
a current; (mil.) transfer;
par convenance personnelle, (mil.) transfer at
officer's request; exchange;
d'office, (mil.) transfer by order.
permuter, v. a., (mil.) to transfer, to exchange.
peronfc, m., (hipp.) fibula.'
perpeiidiculaire, a., perpendicular: f., (fort.) perpendicular
(in the bastioned system).
perpendicule, m., plummet (obs.).
perquisition, f., search.
perre, m., dry wall; stone packing, stone pitching;
seashore covered with stones or shingle; water
wing of a bridge; (r. r.) small culvert, drain,
filled with broken stone; rubble drain.
perreye, a., packed with stone; covered or faced
with stone (as a dike);
sable , facing sand (of a dike).
perrier, m., (met.) tapping bar; bott stick.
perrifcre, f., (local name for) quarry; (met.) tapping
bar.
perron, m., the steps and landing of the main entrance
of a building, perron; step (of a waterfall
going over a series of steps); (r. r.) platform;
de chargement, (r. r.) freight platform;
d pans, a perron with cut-off corners.
perruquier, m. barber.
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persienne, f., Persian blind.
personnage, m., person, personage.
personne, f . , person;
civile, (law) the State, a community, corporation,
association;
de sa , in person;
la du roi the , king.
personnel, m., (mil., etc.) personnel;
ouvrier, workmen.