livre m. book
livrer tr. to deliver up, fight;
s* livret to aurrender ; wage,
engage in ; dévote oneself.
loge / box
logis m. house ; ire maréchal.
loi / law, rule ; //. the law.
loin adv. far ; de loin from af ai', loisir m. leisure.
Londres m. London.
long -ne adj. long ; le long de along.
longer (longe- before a or 0) intr.
to go along.
longtemps adv. a long time, long ;
depuis longtemps long sînee, for
a long time.
longue/ ./long.
longueur / length.
lorgner tr. to look at.
lors adv. then ; die or depuis lors
from that time.
lorsque conf. when.
louange / praise, crédit, louche adj. suspicious, dubioua.
loner tr. to bire, cmploy; praise.
long» m. lugger, schooner.
loup m. wolf.
lourd -e adj. heavy.
lueur / light.
lugubre adj. gloomy, monmf uL
lui pers. prott. he, she, him, her, it ; to {or for, at, in, with, by, on, against) him (or her, it, himself, herself, itself).
lumière / light.
lumineux -se adj. light cd, illu-
luisant -e adj. lustroua. lune / moon.
luron m. brave man.
lustré -e adj. glossy, shining.
luthérien -ne adj. Lutheran.
lutte / struggle.
lutter intr. 10 struggle.
lUZe m. richness.
lynx m. lynx.
H. abbrev. for m m' elided ferm c/me.
machinalement adv. mechanically madame / lady, madame, Mrs.
mademoiselle / Miss.
madone / madonna.
magicien m. magician.
magie/ magie magique adj. magie.
magistrature/ légal authority.
t magnificence / élégance.
(magnifique adj. magnifïcent.
(magnifique m. magnificent or
gorgeous créature, maigre adj. wasted.
main / hand ; frapper dans là
main to shake hands.
maint -e adj. many, many a.
maintien m. bearing, demeanor;
maintenance.
mais cenj. but.
maison / house.
maitreese adj. main ; maltresM
ancra sheet anchot.
maîtresse/ mistreas.
maîtriser tr. to master.
majesté/, majesty.
majestueux -ae adj. majeatic,
stately.
major ». chief officer.
mal adv. badly.
mal m. evil, hirm; pain, ill; mal
de tête headache.
malade adj. sick, ill.
malade M, sick mm.
maladie / disease.
mâle adj. maie, malédiction /- curae.
malgré prep. in spite of.
malheur m. mîsfortune, woe;
mal heureusement adv. unfortu-
malheuren-x -ae adj. unfortunate.
malheureux m. unfortunate.
malice / strategy.
t malignement adv. rnaliciously.
malin m. sly person.
malle / trunk.
maltraiter tr. to abuse, torture.
Mama-Jumbo (AjHcan) m. Mum-
bo Jumbo.
manche m. handle ; / sleeve.
mandoline f. mandolin.
manège m. tactics, strategy.
manger (mange- before a or o) tr.
to eat. ;
maniable adj. tractable.
manier tr. to handle.
manière /. nutnner, way, sort;
à la manière in the manner;
de manière que wàso that, so
manœuvre / movement, act ;
aeamanahip.
manquer intr. to be missing, misa,
fail, lack ; manquer de to lack
little of.
mante / man's shawL manteau m. cloak.
mantille / head-shawL manufacture / factoiy.
manuscrit m. manuscript.
IMMaHlUa / manzanilla wine.
tmaquignon m. hoise-trader.
maquila (Barque) m. club, maquis m. underbrush, jungle, marc m. grounds.
marchand m. merchant, seller.
marchande /. woman shopkeeper. marchander tr. to bargain, haggle.
marchandise / goods.
marchant -e adj. walking.
marche /. progress, march ; aearch ;
course, walking; en marcha on
the way. on the march.
marché m. market; bargain, fair;
à bon marché at a bargain ; avoir
bon marché to dispose of easily ;
par-deaaua le marché besîdes.
marchepied m. footboard, step.
marcher intr. to walk, travel,
march, proceed.
marécage m. mars h.
maréchal m. maishal; maréchal
des logis sergeant, quarter
VOCABULARY
mari m. husband. méchant -e adj. vicious, bad, «vil,
mariage m. marriage. mischievous, insolent, cantan-
marié -e adj. inarrïed. kerous.
marié m. mariied peraon, bride- méchant m. bad or unobtiging
mariée/ bride.
marier tr. to many; se marier
•tk to many.
marin m. navigator.
marmotter tr. to mutter.
maroquin m. morocco leather.
marque /■ mark, évidence, sign,
marquer tr. to mark.
inarquia m. marquis, martial -e adj. warlike ; pi. martiaux.
okill.
en manne alto-
masaacrer .
gether.
mât m. mast.
matador (Sp.) m. killer, matador.
matelas m. mattress.
matelot m. sailor.
matière/ matter ; en matière de
matin m. morning.
matinal m. early riser.
matrone f. matron.
maudit -e adj. cursed.
maure m. Mo or.
mauresque adj. Moorish; Mauresque «. m. or f. Moor.
manvaia -e adj. bad; unfortunate; ill-timed; ill; poor.
mayor (Sp.) adj. chief.
majorai m. driver.
me pers.pron. me, etc.
mécanisme m. mechanism.
mèche / tinder, match.
mécréant m. unbeliever.
f médaille /. médaillon, médecin m. physician.
médecine / medicine.
médical -e adj. médical.
médiocre adj. médium, tan méditation / musing.
méfiance / distmst.
se méfier to mis trust.
tmeillenr -» adj. comp. of bon
better.
tmeillenr m. the better part, mélancolique adj. moumful.
mélange m. mixture.
mêlant -e adj. mixing.
mller tr. to mingle, mix ; se mUer
to dabble in, mingle.
mélodieux -se adj. melodious. melon m. melon, même adj. same, -self; de mime
the same ; adv. even, the very,
mémoire m. monogmph, book,
mémoire f. memory.
mémorable adj. mémorable.
menaçant -e adj. threatening.
menace /. ihreat; ds menace threatening.
menacer (mena;- before a or o) tr to thrcaten.
ménage w.housekeeping.
ménager (ménage- bijort *oro)tr to treat kindlv.
(jooglc
ménagère / houaewife.
mendier inir. to beg.
mener (mèn- offert mute syll.) to
lead, take, conduct, act as
chaperon. menottes / pi handcuffs.
mentalement adv. memally.
menterie / falsehood, makc-
mentir inir. to lie.
menton m. chin.
méprendre tr. to despise.
mépris m. contempl.
mercerie f. haberdashery.
merci / mercy.
mère /. motber.
mérite m. merit.
mériter tr. to deserve.
merluche /. dried hake.
merveille f. marvel, miracle ; wonderful Story ; S merveille wonder-
fuuy.
merveilleusement adv. woriderfully.
s pi ofm
alloi
itaphor, figure of
capacity; à métairie / te métaphore/
métier m. trade, business, occupa-
mettre tr. to put, set, tum, station ; mettre à l'ombre to kîll ; mettra en doute to suspect; mettre an pièces to eut to pièces ; mettre
en image ta employ; se mettre to set, form ; se mettre à to set out for, start, start for, begin, sit down to, dévote oneself to, devote, consume ; ■• mettre contre to bear a grudge against; se mettra en devoir to set about, arrange for.
meuble m. furniture.
meublé -e adj. f umished.
meurtre m. murder.
meurtri -e adj. bruised.
meurtrier m. murderer.
Midi m. South.
mien -ne pou. adj. mine.
miette / bit, crumb.
mieux adv. better ; aimer mieux
t mignon -ne adj. dainty, pretty.
milieu m. middle ; an milieu be-
tween, in the middle, among, in ;
au milieu de in the midst of, in
the centre of.
militaire adj. militaiy, among
soldiers, of war.
militaire m. military man, soldier.
mille m. or adj. thousand, mile, milord m. lord, slang for English-
mince adj. small, suptrficial, thin,
mine / face, appearance, showing ;
mine ; taire mauvaise mine to be
displeaaed.
minois m. face.
miHon (Sp.) m. rural policeman.
minuit m. midnight.
minute / minute.
miquelet m. soldier.
l-X -SC adj. woudeiful.
VOCABULARY
misérable adj. wretched.
misérable m. wretch.
misère f. hardship, wretchedness.
t mitraille /. grapeshot.
mobile m. incentive.
modèle m. idéal.
moderne adj. modem.
modeste adj. modeat.
modestement adv. modesily.
modestie / modesty.
modifier tr. to change, moi ptrs. pron. me, tic.
moi-même tntcns. pron. myself.
moindre adj. camp, of petit less,
smaller; le moindre the least.
moineau m. sparrow.
moins adv. less, fewer; ait or du
moins at least ; de moins less.
mois m. m on th., moitié/, half ; à moitié half.
mol, molle, set mon.
moment m. moment, time.
momie f. mummy.
mon, ma, mes, poss. adj. my.
monarque tn. monarch, ruler.
monde tn. earth, world, people,
everybody; tout le monde every-
monnaie /. money, change.
monsieur m. sir, gentleman, Mr. ;
monstre m. monster, brute, monstrueu-i -ae adj. outrageous.
mont tn. hill ; par monta et par vaux over hill and dale.
tmontagnard -e adj. mounlaineer.
tmontagnard m. mountaineer.
(montagne /■ mountain, moun-
monté -e adj. mounted.
monter /i-.tomount,goup,ascend, enter, embark ; monter la garde
montilla m. Montilla wine.
montre / watch.
montrer tr. to show, point to ; se -
montrer to appear, be.
monture / mount, horse.
se moquer to make fun, ridicule,
despise, show no fear of.
moralité /. respectabilité right-
