VO( M'.UI.ARY

or bateau ponté, a covered boat .

bâton, (»i) stick, cane.

bâtonner, to cane, battre, to beat; se battre, to

fight.

baudet, (w) ass.

bazar, [m) bazaar.

béant, e, gaping.

beau, bel, belle, beautiful.

de plus belie, more and mon-. beaucoup, much.

bec, (m) beak, bill.

bédouin, e, Bédouin.

bêler, to bleat.

belles-lettres, (/. pi.) litera-

ture.

bénédiction, (f) blessing.

bénir, to bless.

berceau, (m) cradle, bower.

bercer, to rock, lull.

berger, ère, sbepherd.

besogne, (/) task.

besoin, (»n need.

au besoin, in case "f neecssity.

avoir besoin de, to he in l of.

bétail, (m) cattle.

bézoard, bezoar, srr noirs.

bibliothèque, (f) library.

bien, (m) good.

bien, wcll, much, very.

eh bien! well !

bien-aimé, e, wcll beloved.

bienfait, {m) favor.

bienheureux, se, ble 1 d.

bien que, although; encore bien que, even t hough {rare).

bientôt, soon.

bienveillance, (/) kindness.

bienvenu, e, welcome.

bigarré, e, tnotley.

bijou, (m) jewel.

blanc, che, white, blancheur, (/) whiteness.

blanchir, to vtrhiten.

blanchissant, whitening.

blasphémer, to blasphème, blé, (m) wheat.

blesser, to wound.

blessure, (/) wound.

bleu, e, bluc.

bleuâtre, bluish.

bloc, (m) block.

bocage, (m) clump of trecs.

bœuf, (iti) cattle, ox.

boire, to «liink.

boire à petits coups, to drink slowly.

bois, (m) wood.

boiser, to timber.

boisseau, {m) bushel.

au boisseau, by the bushel.

boîte, (/; box.

boiteux, se, lame.

bon, nne, k,|(,<1bond, (»i) bound.

bondir, t<> bound, start.

bonheur, (m) happiness, good

fortune.

bonhomme, (m) good-natured

fellow.

bonjour, Ion good day.

bonnet, (m) bonnet, cap,

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bonté, (/) goodness, kindness.

bord, (;«) shore, edge, border.

borgne, blind in one eye.

borne, (/) limit, restraint.

bouc, (m) he-goat.

bouche, (/) mouth. boucher, (m) butcher.

boucle, (w) ring; boucle d'oreille,

ear ring.

boucler, to curl.

boue, (/) mud.

bouillir, to boil.

bouillon, (m) bubble.

bouillonner, to bubble.

boulanger, ère, baker.

bouleverser, to upset, contract.

bouquet, (m) bouquet.

bourdonner, to hum.

bourreau, (m) executioner.

bourrer, to cram.

bourru, ue, crabbed, morose, bourse, (/) purse, or a sum

worth about $25.00.

bout, (in) end.

boutique, (/) shop.

bras, (;») arm.

bracelet, (m) bracelet.

bramer, to bel] (as a camel).

brancard, (m) litter, stretcher.

branchage, {m) foliage.

branche, (/) branch.

branler, to shakc.

brasier, (m) hot coals, brazier.

brave, brave; en brave, brayely.

braver, to brave, face, brebis, (/) sheep.

breuvage, (m) beverage.

brick, (m) brig, ship.

bride, (/) bridle.

brigand, (m) brigand, brillant, e, brilliant, bright.

briller, to shine.

brin, (m) blade.

briser, to break, brocart, (m) brocade.

brochure, (/) pamphlet, broder, to embroider. bronze, (m) bronze, broussailles, (/. pi.) brushwood.

brouter, to browse.

broyer, to crush.

bruit, (;«) noise, rumor.

brûler, to burn.

brun, e, brown.

brusque, brusque, abrupt, brusquement, quickly.

brutalement, brutally.

brute, (/) brute, bruyant, e, noisy, clamorous.

bûcher, (m) stake.

buisson, (m) thicket.

bulle, (/) bubble; bulle de savon, soap bubble.

burnous, (m) burnoose, see notes.

but, (m) aim, goal, butte, (/) knoll.

buveur, se, drinker.

ça, hère (familiar for cela), wcll,

corne now.

cabale, (/) cabal.

cabalistique, cabalistic.

cachemire, {m) cashmere.

cacher, to bide.

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cachet, (///) seal.

cacheter, to seal.

cadavre, (;«) corpse.

cadeau, (m) gift.

cadencé, e, cadenced.

cadi, (tu) cadi, Turkish judge.

café, {m) coffee, restaurant.

cafetan, (m) (see notes; use same

word).

caillou, (m) pebble.

Caire, (m) Cairo.

calcul, {m) calculation.

calculer, to calculate.

une amitié qui ne calcule

pas, which does not save

itself. caleçon, (m) drawers.

calice, (m) calyx, cup.

calife, (ni) caliph.

calme, (m) peace.

calmer, to calm.

calomniateur, trice, calumnialor.

calotte, (/) cap.

camp, (m) camp, camper, to camp.

candidat, (ni) candidate.

caniche, (m) poodle.

cannelle, (/) cinnamon.

cantique, (m) hymn.

caparaçonné, e, caparisoned.

capitaine, (ni) captain.

capital, (m) capital.

caprice, (m) whim.

capricieux, se, capricious.

captif, ive, captive.

capuchon, (m) hood.

car, for.

caractère, (ni) < haracter.

caravane, (/) caravan.

caresse, (/) caress.

caresser, to caress.

cargaison, (/) cargo.

carnet, (m) note-book.

carré, (m) square, bed (of veg-

etables) cartouche, (/) cartridge.

case, (/) hut, square of a

checker-board.

casser, to break.

cassette, (/) casket.

cause, (/) case, cause, causer, to chat.

causerie, (/) chat, gossip.

caution, (/) bail, security.

cavale, (/) mare, cavalier, (;«) horseman.

caverne, (/) cavern, cave, ce, cet, cette, this, that.

ceci, (pro.) this.

céder, to cède, give in.

ceinture, (/) belt.

cela, this, that.

célèbre, celebrated, illustrious.

célébrer, to celebrate.

céleste, celestiaL celle, celle-ci, celle-là, fcm. of

celui, etc.

cellule, (/) oeil.

celui, celui-ci, celui-là, (/») this,

that.

cendre, (/) ashes.

censure, (f) censure, cent, (m) bundred.

centralisation, (/) ccnlraliza-

tion.

centre, (m) conter, middle.

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cependant, however, in thc

meantime.

cercle, (m) circle.

cercueil, (m) coffin.

céréales, (/. pi.) corn, grain, cérémonie, (/) rite, ceremony.

certain, e, certain.

certes, certainly.

cerveau, (m) brain.

cervelle, (/) brain.

cesse, (/); sans cesse, inces-

santly.

cesser, to cease.

chacal, (m) jackal.

chacun, e, each, every one.

chagrin, (m) grief.

chaîne, (/) chain.

chair, (/) flesh.

chaland, (m) customer.

chaldéen, nne, Chaldean.

châle, (m) shawl.

chaleur, (/) heat.

chambre, (/) room.

chameau, elle, camel.

chamelier, (m) camel driver, champ, (m) field.

sur le champ, immediately.

chance, (/) luck.

chanceler, to stagger.

chanceux, se, risky.

changer, to change.

chanson, (/) song. chant, (m) song.

chanter, to sing.

chanvre, (m) hemp.

chapelet, (m) rosary.