英文里的法語語匯（六）

commandant 司令

a commanding officer. In France, used for an airline pilot (le commandant de bord), in the Army as appellative for a chef de bataillon or a chef d'escadron (roughly equivalent to a major) or in the Navy for any officer from capitaine de corvette to capitaine de vaisseau (equivalent to the Army's majors, lieutenant-colonels and colonels) or for any officer heading a ship.

comme ci, comme a 馬馬虎虎，不如人意

"like this, like that"; so-so, neither good nor bad. In French, usu. couci-coua.

comme il faut 它是務必的；適度的，穩妥的

"as it must be" : in accord with conventions or accepted standards; proper.

communiqu 政府報告

lit. communicated; an official communication.

concierge 看門人，撲點，管理員

a receptionist at a hotel or residence. As they have a reputation for gossiping, concierge is also a mild insult if you call anyone who isn't a receptionist that (meaning you're a shameless gossiper).

concordat 契約書

an agreement; a treaty; when used with a capital C in French, it refers to the treaty between the French State and Judaeo-Christian religions during the French Empire (Napoleon) : priests, ministers and rabbis became civil servants. This treaty was abolished in 1905 (law Church-State separation) but is still in use in Alsace-Lorraine (those territories were under German administration during 1871–1918)

confrre 合作伙伴

a colleague, esp. in the medical and law professions.

cong 離去，離開

a departure; in French refers to time off work

conte 短片小說，小故事

a short story, a tale; in French a conte has usually a fantasy context (such as in fairytales) and always begins with the words "Il tait une fois" ("Once upon a time").

contre-coup 還擊

against the blow

contre-jour 逆光

against daylight

contretemps 難測之災難；意外事件；耽誤

an awkward clash; a delay

coquette 顯擺風騷的女人；狐妖

a flirtatious girl; a tease

cordon sanitaire 疫防封鎖線

a policy of containment directed against a hostile entity or ideology; a chain of buffer states; lit. "quarantine line"

cortge 送殯團隊

a funeral procession; in French has a broader meaning and refers to all kinds of processions.

在法語中這個詞能夠用于表明各種各樣游街、行駛、序列等。

corve 徭役，報酬非常少乃至免費的迫不得已辛勤勞動

forced labor for minimal or no pay. In French, overall an unpleasant/tedious task.

cotte d'armes 盾形章紋,盾徽

coat of arms.

coup de foudre 霹靂，雷擊，出現意外

lit. thunderbolt ("strike of thunder"); a sudden unforeseen event, usually used to describe love at first sight.

這個詞常見于描述一見鐘情