aveugler, to delude, to misguide ; lit. to blind
1 1. dest la première assise d'une candidature, ça, this is
the first step for a candidateship (i.e. to your canvassing for a seat in the Corps Législatif). Lit. première assise, foundation stone ; ça (for cela) is used here as an expletive only and must not be translated.
20. je voudrais ne me brouiller, I should not like to quarrel.