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well ... as; — s’en faut see falloir tantôt now tapis m. rug

tapisser to carpet, cover, hang tapisserie /. tapestry tard late

tarder to seem long; — • à take long

tas m. pile tasse /. cup

tassette /. tasset, taslet {armor plate protecting waist and thighs)

taupe /. mole taupinière /. mole hill taux m. rate te you, to [for] you teint m. complexion teinte /. hue tel, -le such tellement so

témoignage m. testimony témoin w. witness tempe /. temple tempête /. tempest temps m. time, times, age, day, weather; à peu de — de là shortly after that; de — en - — , from time to time; en même — , at the same time; il y a beau — , long ago tenaient impf. ind. of tenir tendre tender, delicate, loving tendre to hold out, hang; — I’oreille prick up one’s ears tendresse /. tenderness tendu p.p. of tendre; adj.

bent, intent ténèbres /. pi. darkness tenir tr. to hold, keep; intr.

cling, stay on; — à ce que be due to the fact that; — =

pour consider; — sur les fonts du baptême serve as godmother; se — , remain, stand; se — debout stand up; se ^ — deux à deux par la queue grow two on one stem; se — le ventre hold one’s sides; y — , stand it; se tenant embrassées with their arms around each other; se tenant par la main holding each other’s hand

tenter to attempt, undertake téorbe m. theorbo {stringed instrument resembling lute) terme m. term terrain m. ground terrasser to lay low terre /. earth, land, ground, estate; à Cpar] • — , on the floor [ground]; de [en] — , from [to] the ground terrestre earthly tertre w. hillock tête /. head, brains; en — , into one’s head; par — , per capita, individual téter to suck tette pr. ind. of téter têtu obstinate théorie /. theory tien your; pi. your people tiennent pr. ind. of tenir tient pr. ind. of tenir tierce /. tierce (9 a.m.) tiers m. third tige /. stem, stalk timbale /. tymbal, kettledrum timidité /. diffidence tint p. def. of tenir tirer to draw, pull [off], pluck, take; s’en — , get off well

tissu n. m. texture; adj. woven tituber to stagger

toi you ; - même yourself

toit m. roof tombeau m. tomb tomber to fall, happen tome m. volume ton m. tone ton, ta, tes, your tonnelier m. cooper torchère /. torchholder, candelabrum

torchon m. dishrag, dustrag tordre to twist, wring tort m. wrong tôt soon

toucher to touch; n. m. touch touffu tufted, clustered toujours always tour m. circuit, turn, rounds, trick; — à — , alternately tour /. tower tourmenter to torment tournebroche m. turnspit tourner to turn; tournant adj.

winding

tournoyer to whirl tous pi. of tout; — deux both

tousser to cough tou-t, -s adj. all, every tout adv. all, greatly, just; — à coup suddenly; — à fait entirely; • — à l’heure presently; — contre close by; — de même all the same; — de suite immediately; • — en -f- gerund while toutefois nevertheless, however tout-puissant all-powerful trahir to betray trainer Ir. to drag; intr. trail, hang

traire to milk trait m. feature, act traité m. treatise traitement m. treatment traiter to treat; — de call trame /. woof, thread tranche /. edge tranquille tranquil, sound transcendant transcendent (going beyond the hounds of human knowledge) transport m. rapture transporter to carry trapu thickset, squat travail pi. travaux m. work, toil, workmanship travailler to work, labor travers (à) through, across;

— champs cross country traverse /. crossing; see chemin

traverser to come down, go [walk]] [shine] through, cross, pierce

trembler to twinkle, flicker tremper to dip, plunge, steep trente thirty trentième thirtieth très very, greatly trésor m. treasure, great store, wealth

trésorier m. treasurer triomphateur m. triumpher, victor

triomphe in. triumph triompher to triumph Tristan ni. Tristram; see note to page 145, line 23 triste sad; (before noun) wretched tristement sadly tristesse /. sadness trois three

troisième third

tromper to deceive; se — , deceive oneself, make a mistake

tronc m. trunk trône m. throne trop [de] too, too much [many] [well]

trouble m. emotion, disturbance; sans — , unmoved troubler to disturb troupe /. band, number; pi.

troops

trouver to find; se • — , find oneself, [happen] to be, be situated

truffé with truffles truie /. sow tu you tuer to kill

tumultueusement tumultuously

tunique /. tunic tus p. def. of taire tuyau m. flue tyrannie /. tyranny

un, -e one, a, an; 1’ — l’autre each other, one another

unanime unanimous uni smooth unir to unite univers m. universe usage m. use, custom; hors d’ — , cast-off

user to wear out; — de employ

usure /. usury usurier m. usurer utile useful

va pr. ind. and impv. of aller vache/, cow vague /. wave vaincre to vanquish vaincu p.p. of vaincre vainqueur m. victor vair m. see menu vair vais pr. ind. of aller vaisseau m. vessel vaisselle f. plate, table service

valent pr. ind. of valoir vallée /. valley

valoir to be worth, equal; — mieux be better valse /. waltz valût impf. suhf. 0/ valoir vanter to praise; se — , boast vapeur /. vapor, mist varier to vary; varié adj.

various

vaut pr. ind. of valoir veau ni. calfskin vécu p.p. of vivre vécurent p. def. of vivre veille /. day before veiller to watch, nurse veilleuse /. night lamp velours m. velvet velu hairy, shaggy vendre to sell vénérer to venerate vénerie /. venery, hunting venger to avenge venir to come, happen, occur; — à bout de succeed in; — en aide à come to one’s help; en — , arrive; d’où vient?

how does it happen ? d’où venez-vous? where have you been? viens, etc. de + infin.

have (has) just; venais, etc.

de + infin. had just Venise /. Venice vent in. wind ventre m. belly venu p.p. of venir venue f. coming vêpres /. pi. vespers, afternoon service

ver in. worm; — luisant glowworm

verger m. orchard véritable veritable, real, true vérité /. truth vermeil, -le ruddy verrai f ut. of voir verre m. glass, lens verrou in. bolt vers in. verse, line of poetry vers prep, towards verser to pour, turn over vert green, verdant vertu /. virtue, quality vertueu-x, -se virtuous vêtement m. garment, clothes vêtir to clothe, dress vêtu p.p. of vêtir veuillez impv. of vouloir veulent pr. ind. of vouloir veut pr. ind. of vouloir veuve /. widow veux pr. ind. of vouloir victoire f. victory vide empty vider to empty, drain vidrecome m. tumbler, loving cup

vie /. life ; ne ... de sa — , never in his life

vieillard m. old man, patriarch vieille /. old woman viendra fut. of venir viendrait cond. of venir

viennent pr. ind. of venir viens pr. ind. and impv. of venir

vierge /. virgin, Virgin Mary vieux, vieil, vieille old vif, vive alive, keen, bright, running vigne/, vine

vigueur/, vigor, force; la — de l’âge the prime of life vil vile

vilain mean, vile, ugly, unsightly

villageois m. villager ville /. city

vin m. wine; • — de Bordeaux claret

vingt-cinq twenty-five vingt-quatre twenty-four vint p. def. of venir viole /. viol; — d’amour viola d’amore {stringed instruments, precursors of the violin)

virent p. def. of voir vis p. def. of voir visage m. visage, face visite/, visit vît impf. subj. of voir vite adj. fast; adv. quickly vitesse /. speed vitre /. glass, windowpane vivait impf. ind. of vivre vivant alive, living vive pr. subj. 0/ vivre; as exclamation long live! see âme vivement quickly, keenly, deeply

vivent pr. ind. of vivre vivre to live, earn one’s living vivres m. pi. provisions vizir m. vizier {Turkish minister)

vœu m. prayer, wish voici here is [are]; — que lo and behold; que — , here voie pr. subj. of voir voient pr. ind. of voir voilà there is [are], that is, those are, ago voile m. veil, /. sail voiler (se) to grow dim voir to see

vois pr. ind. and impv. of voir voisin, -e n. m. àr f. neighbor;

adj. neighboring, adjacent voiture /. vehicle, carriage voix/, voice

vol m. flight; au —, in mid-air;

au grand — , at full speed voler to fly voleur m. robber volonté/, will volontiers willingly, gladly volupté /. voluptuousness, sensual pleasure vont pr. ind. of aller votre, vos your vôtre (le, la) yours voudrais cond. of vouloir voudrez /id. of vouloir voulais impf. ind. of vouloir voulant pr. p. of vouloir voulez pr. ind. of vouloir vouloir to will, wish, require, expect, start; — bien be willing, be kind enough, like very much; — dire [parler de] mean; en — à bear a grudge against; veuillez please; see notes lo page 4, lines 4-6, and page 8, line 22

voulu p.p. of vouloir voulut p. def. of vouloir voulût impf. subj. of vouloir

VOUS you, to [for] you [yourself, yourselves] voûte /. arch, vault voyage m. journey; de — , traveling

voyager to travel, voyage voyageur m. traveler voyais impf. ind. of voir voyant pr. p. of voir voyez pr. ind. and impv. of voir

vrai n. m. truth; adj. true, real; à — dire see dire vraisemblable probable, likely vu p.p. of voir

vue/, sight, view, appearance;

à cette — , at sight of this; à — d’œil rapidly vulgaire common

y there, in it, to her, in [with] them, etc.

yeux pi. of œil

zèle m. zeal

zoophyte m. zoophyte {invertebrate animal somewhat resembling a plant, e.g., coral)

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