acte, m., official act

actif, -ve, active.

action,/., action.

adieu, good-by (more formal

than au revoir), admirable, admirable, wonderful.

admirer, admire.

adopter, adopt.

adorer, worship.

adresse,/., skill, address.

adresser, address.

adroitement, skillfully, adroitly.

adversaire, m., adversary, enemy.

affectation,/., affectation.

affecter, affect, make a show of.

affection,/., affection.

affiiger, afflict, make feel bad.

affreux, frightful.

âge, m., age; en bas — , young, little.

agir, act; s' — de, be the subject of, concern; il s'agit de lui, he is the subject of my concern; il s'agit de vos jours, your life is at stake.

agitation,/, agitation, restlessness.

agiter, move violently; s' — move uneasily, be restless, be wrought up.

ah, oh; — bien oui ! the idea !

such a question !

aide,/, help, assistance.

aider, help, assist.

aie, près. subj. and imp. of avoir.

aille, près. subj. of aller.

ailleurs, elsewhere; d' — , besides.

aimer, love, like; — mieux, like better, prefer.

aîné, -e, eldest, older.

ainsi, thus, and so, and therefore.

air, m., air; song and melody; appearance; avoir V — sérieux, look serious.

aise, /., comfort; à mon — ,

à son — , etc., at my, his, etc., ease, at ease, comfortable.

ait, près. subj. of avoir.

ajouter, add.

ajuster, adjust, straighten.

alarmer, s' — , become alarmed.

alerte,/, alarm.

Allemagne,/, Germany; guerre d'— , War of 1813.

aller, walk, go, be going to; become, be becoming, look well; s'en — , go away; — chercher, go and get, go after; — voir, go and see; qu'on aille, let some one go; allons, come! be lively! never mind ! don' t feel discouraged !

allèrent, past def. of aller.

allié, m., ally.

allons, imp. of aller.

alors, then.

amabilité,/, amiability.

âme,/, soul, heart.

amener, bring, lead, take to.

ami, m., amie,/, friend.

amitié,/, friendship.

amnistie, /., amnesty.

amour, m., love.

amoureux, in love; full of love; as noun, a lover.

amuser, entertain, amuse.

an, m., year (as a division of time) .

ancien, -ne, old, former.

ange, m., angel.

angélique, like an angel, angelic.

anglais, English.

angoisse, /. , anguish.

animal, m., animal.

animer, animate, enliven.

année, /., year (as containing changes, etc.).

annoncer, announce, report.

antichambre, /., antechamber.

antipathie, /., antipathy, repugnance.

apercevant, près. p. of apercevoir.

apercevoir, perceive, notice.

aperçoit, près, of apercevoir.

aperçu, p.p. of apercevoir.

apparaître, appear.

apparence, /., appearance.

appartement, m., apartment, room.

appartenir, belong, pertain.

appartient, près, of appartenir.

appeler, call; s' — , be called, have the name of.

applaudir, applaud.

apporter, bring, carry.

apprendre, learn, find out, teach, inform, tell how.

apprêter, prepare, make ready.

appris, p.p. of apprendre.

approcher, draw near; s' — de, approach, come near or nearer to.

après, after; afterwards; and then.

arbre, m., tree.

ardent, ardent, fiery.

argent, m., silver, money.

armée,/., army.

armer, arm.

armoire,/., wardrobe, closet.

arracher, snatch (à, from a person; de, from a place),

arrestation,/., arrest.

arrêt, m., decree.

arrêter, arrest; s' — , stop; que vous avez vu — , whom you saw arrested = when they arrested him.

arrivée,/., arrival.

arriver, arrive, succeed, happen.

as, m., ace.

ascendant, m., ascendency.

asile, m., place of refuge.

asseoir, seat; s' — , sit down, be seated.

asseyez- vous, imp. of s'asseoir

assez, enough,

assis, p.p. of asseoir.

assister à, be present at, attend.

assoit or assied, près, of asseoir.

assurer, assure.

attacher, attach.

attaquer, attack, begin.

atteindre, reach, attain, strike.

atteler, put the horses to a carriage.

attendant, près. p. of attendre; en — , meanwhile; en — que, until.

attendre, wait, wait for; s' — à, expect.

attirail, m., apparatus, instru-

« ments.

au = à le.

aucun, -e, any one, some one; with ne, no one.

audace, /., boldness, audacity.

aujourd'hui, to-day; d' — , today, to-day's.

auparavant, previously, before.

auprès de, with, near.

auquel = à lequel, aura, aurai, aurez, fut. of avoir, aurais, aurait, condit. of avoir, aussi, also, and so, and indeed;

— ... que, as . . . as.

aussitôt, directly, immediately;

— que, as soon as.

autant, as much; j'aime — , I'd

just as lief, it would suit me just as well.

autour de, around, about.

autre, other.

aux = à les.

avance, /., advance; d' — , in advance, previously.

avancer, bring forward, drive up ; be here, be ready ; be at your service.

avant, before (time); — de partir, before leaving.

avec, with.

avenir, m., future; à 1' — , after this, hereafter.

aventure, /., adventure.

aversion, /., aversion, repugnance.

avertir, give notice, inform.

aveu, m., avowal, confession.

avis, m., notice, opinion.

avoir, have; be the matter with one; y — , be; be the matter, be going on (used impersonally); see beau, peur, raison, tort; j'aurais, I might have, I think I have.

avouer, avow, confess, ayant, près. p. of avoir, azalea,/., azalea.

bah ! pshaw !

baiser, kiss.

baiser, m., kiss.

baisser, lower, let down; cast down (eyes).

bal, m., ball (dancing).

balle,/., bullet.

bander, bandage.

barbe, /., beard; à ma — , under my nose, while I was looking on.

baron, m., baron.

barque,/., boat, bark.

bas, -se, low; see âge.

bataille,/., battle.

battre, beat.

beau, belle, handsome; avoir beau, with inf., do, etc., in vain; vous avez beau dire, no matter what you say, it is of no use for you to say, it is of no use to tell us.

beaucoup, much, many.

bel = beau, before a vowel.

béni, -e, blessed.

bénir, bless.

besoin, m., need; j'ai — de, I am in need of.

bêtement, like a fool, stupidly.

bien, well, very well; surely, truly, really, indeed, of course; proper, in order, all right; — de sa personne, re-

fined and gentlemanly, etc. ; quite proper as to looks, dress, and style; être fort — en cour, be well liked at court; en — , in a good sense, by fair means, peaceably; eh — , well, very well (never ah, well) ; eh — ? and what now? c'est — , that will do; c'est — aussi, that is, however, also; je le voudrais — , I should like that above all things.

bienfaitrice, /., benefactress.

bienheureux, blessed; blissful; supremely happy.

bien-né, well-born, of good family.

bienveillant, benevolent.

billet, ra., note, billet.

blâmer de, blame for.

blanc, blanche, white.

blesser, wound.

blessure,/., wound.

boire, drink.

bois, m., wood.

bois, boit, près, of boire.

bon, -ne, good.

bonapartiste, Bonapartist, belonging to the party of Napoleon Bonaparte.

bonheur, ra., happiness; quel — ! how fortunate !

bonhomie, /., good nature; avec — , good humoredly, jocularly.

bonjour, good day, good morning.

bonté,/., kindness.

bord, m., side, party.

bouche, /., mouth.

bouquet, bouquet, group of

flowers.

bouquet de bois, ra., clump of

trees.

bourgeois, ra., civilian; en — ,

in citizen' s clothes.

bourse, /., purse; la Bourse,

Board of Trade, Exchange, bout, ra., end.

bracelet, ra. : — de perles, pearl

bracelet.

brancard de feuillage, litter of

leaves, branche, /., branch, bras, ra., arm.

brava (Italian), feminine form

of bravo ! So used in French

when the performer is a lady. brave (preceding its noun)

good; (following its noun)

brave, braver, brave, resist.

brigadier, m., corporal, brillant, brilliant.

bruit, m., noise, report; publicity, brûlant, -e, burning, fiery, ardent.

brûler, burn, be on fire, be

anxious.

brusquement, abruptly.

Bucéphale, m., Bucephalus, the

horse of Alexander the Great, buisson, m., mass of shrubs,

bushes, but, ra., end, purpose; dans

quel — ? for what purpose?

ça = cela ; ah — , by the way.

cabaler, intrigue, cabal.

cabinet, m., cabinet.

cacher, hide; se — , be in hiding.

cachot, m., prison, dungeon.

cadet, -te, younger.

cajolerie, /., flattering, coaxing, cajolery.

calcul, m., calculation.

calèche, /., light carriage.

calme, m., calmness; du — , possess yourself in patience.

calmer, se, be calm, calm one's self.

campagne, /., campaign; the open country.

canapée, /., lounge.

candeur, /., candor, frankness.

cantabile, m., lit. singable, a musical term.

capable, capable.

capitaine, m., captain.

capture faite, after capture.

car, for.

carabinier, m., soldier armed with a carbine, for light service.

caractère, m., character.

carnet, m., note or memorandum book.

catastrophe,/., catastrophe.

catégorique, absolute, final.

cause,/., cause; à — de, on account of.

causer, cause, speak, chat.

cavalier, m., rider, cavalier, gentleman (partner at a dance j etc.).

ce, this, that, it; — me semble, it seems to me; — que,

— qui, that which, what;

— qu'il y a ? what the matter is? c'est que, it is because, the fact is that. . . .

cela, this, that, it.

celle-ci, this one, she.

celui, that one, he; pi., ceux, those.

cependant, yet, however, notwithstanding.

cérémonie, f., ceremony.

certain -e, certain.

certainement, certainly.

certitude,/, certainty.

cesse, /., cessation; sans — , unceasingly.

ceux, pi. of celui.

chacun, -e, each, every one.

chagrin, m., vexation, chagrin, regret.

chaise,/., chair.

chaleur, /., heat, warmth ; avec — , warmly, passionately.

champêtre, rural; bal — , country ball.

changeant, changeable.

change, m., donner le — , put or get one on the wrong track, fool one.

changer, change; — -de, change in respect to (or, in English, change, with a direct object).

chant, m., song.

chanter, sing.

chapeau, ?n., hat.