bit, pièce, mordre tr. to bite
morne adj. dejected.
morné -e adj. blunt.
mort c adj. dead; balle mort*
spent bail.
mort m. dead person, corpse.
mort / death ; k mort to the death.
mortel -le adj. fatal, incurable, mortellement adv. mortally.
mortifié -e adj. taken aback, mot m. word.
motif m. motive, reason.
mou, mol, molle, adj. soft, mouche / fly.
mouchoir m. handkerchief.
mouflon m. wild sheep.
fmouillé -e adj. wet.
t mouiller tr. to wet, anchor.
mourant m. a dying man, dying.
mourir intr. {aux. être) to die.
mouaqueterie / musketry.
mousse m. ship-boy ; / moss.
moustache / mustache.
mouton m. sheep.
mouvement m. turn, twist, move
"-'■ , ,„»Gooj
moyen -ne adj. médium, average.
moyen m. means, way, use ; 1* moyen que ht™ can > as if; an moyen de by means of .
moyennant fref. for the considération of.
' muet -te adj. speechless.
mole / mule.
mulet m. mule.
muleta (Sf.)f. red flag.
muletier m. muleteer.
■e multiplier to increase.
multitude / multitude.
muni -e adj. provided with.
municipalité/ city.
mnnition / supplies,
t. wall.
t, npe.
muraille / wall.
murmure m. murmuring.
murmurer tnlr. to mutter, whisper.
moscovite adj. Russian.
musicien m. musician.
musique /. music ; band.
musulman -e adj. Mohammedan,
Moslem.
mutuellement adv. mutually.
mylord j«mitard.
mystère m. mystery.
mystCrien x -se adj. mysterious,
secret, stealthy.
n' ehdid/orm of**.
nain m. dwarf.
naissance /. birth.
naître intr. to be boni, be pro-
DSTioe/. nOStlil.
naseau m. nostril (of an animal).
nation / race, people.
national -« adj. national, natte / braid, basket, mat.
nature / nature, naturel -le adj. natural, probable ;
naturellement adv. instinctive ly.
naufragé -e adj. wrecked.
naufragé m. shipwrecked personnaval -• adj. naval.
navarrais -e adj. from Navarre,
Navarrese.
Navarrais tu. Navarrese, man of
navigation / navigation.
navire m. ship.
ne adv. no, not ; ne . . . plus no longer ... ; ne . . . pas not ; ne . . . jamais never ; ne . . . guère scarcely, with dilficulty ; ne . . .
. que only, except, but ; ne . . .
point not at ail.
né set naître.
nécessaire adj. necessary.
nécessairement adv. of necessity.
nécessité/ necessity.
négligence / carelessness.
négliger tr. to overlook, neglect.
négociant m. merchant, trader.
nègre m. negro.
négresse /. negro woman.
négrier -ère adj. in the slave
négrier m. slaver.
négro (SP-) ■»■ Black, partisan of
the Cortes of 1820.
neige/ snow.
net -ta adj. clear.
nettement adv. in détail, sharply.
neuf num. adj. nine.
VOCABDLARY
nereria (Sp.) f. ice-cream parior,
place where ice is sold.
neveu m. nephew.
ni tanj. neither ; ni ... ni neither
niais -0 adj. silly, stupid.
niais m. ninny.
niche / niche, recess,
nier tr. to deny.
noble adj. noble.
noblement adv. aristocratically.
noblesse / nobility.
noce /. wedding.
nœud m. knot, loop.
noir -e adj. black, gloomy, soiled.
noir m. black, negro.
nom m. name.
nomade m. nomad.
nombre m. number, number (in
counting), quite a number.
nombreu-i -m
nommé « adj. nanied.
non adv. no, not.
nonchalamment adv. carelessly.
nonobstant prep. notwithstanding.
nord adv. north.
Vord m. north.
nord ouest m. northwest.
nos pois. adj. pi. of notre our, our
notablement adv. notably.
notaire m. notaiy.
note /. tune.
noté -e adj. marked 1 mal noté in disgrâce.
notre pois. adj. our notre (le, la, les) o
Notre-Dame /. Our Lady, the
Virgin Mary.
nougat «. almond cake.
nourrir tr. to rear.
nourriture/, food, rations, nons ptrs.pron. we, us, for etc. usj
ourseWes, one another.
nouveau, nourel, nouvelle, adj.
new ; de nouveau anew, again.
Nouveau-Monde m. New World,
America.
nouvelle / news.
nouTBllement adv. recently.
noyer tr. to drown.
nu -e adj. bare. nuage m. cloud.
nuire [à] intr. to do harm nnit /. night, darkness; cette nuit
last night, in the night.
nul 'le adj. no, none ; nul nobody,
notons.
nullement adv. in no respect, nuque / nape, neck.
fl intj. O.
Obéir [à] intr. to obey.
Objet m. thing, object.
obligé -e adj. compelled.
obligeant -e adj. kind.
obliger (Oblige- btfort iwo) tr. to
Oblique adj. oblique, slanting,
obscur -e adj. dim; cunning.
obscurité / darkness.
observation / observation.
observer tr. to observe, show,
watch, notice, obey, say.
s'obstiner to persist.
obstrué -e adj. obstînate.
Obstruer tr. to obstruct. obtenir tr. to secure.
obos (fran. obaie) m. shelL
occasion / time, occasion, circums lance, opportunity.
occulte adj. occult, dark.
occupation / work.
occupé -0 adj. employed, busy.
occuper tr. to oceupy, engage the attention of; l'occuper be busy, be doing something; be engagea in, set about.
odeur / smell, odor.
«il m. {pi. yeux) eye; coup d'œil glance.
œuf m. egg.
offenser tr. to wrong, offend.
officier m. officer.
offre / offer, bid.
offrir tr. to offer.
offusquer tr. to offend.
tognoii m. otùon.
Oh intj. oh t O I
oiseau m. bird.
oligarchique adj. aristocratie.
olivier m. olive-tree.
ombrage «. shade.
ombragé -e adj. shaded.
Ombre /. shade, shadow ; mettre
i l'ombre to kill.
onptrs.pron .sirtg. one, they, some 011e, a psison; we ; you; they.
once / ounce.
oncle m. uncle.
Onze num. adj. eleven.
Opération / work, opération.
Opérer (opta- btfort mute endmgi)
intr. to work, perforai.
Opiniâtre adj. persistent.
opiniâtrement adv. stubbomly.
Opinion / opinion.
Opposé -e adj. facing.
s'Opposer to be opposed, prevent,
opposition /. opposition.
oppresseur m. oppressor.
or c<mj. now, as it happened, so.
or m. gold.
orage m. thunderstonn, tempest.
orageu-z -se adj. stormy.
orange /. orange.
oranger m. orange-tree.
orateur m. orator.
ordinaire adj. usual; d'ordinaire
usually, ordinarily.
ordinairement adv. generally.
ordonner tr. to direct, ordre m. order, command.
oreille / ear.
oreiller m. pillow.
orgeat m. orgeat, orgie / debauch.
Orient m. Orient.
orientaliste m. orientalist.
originaire adj. origùialty corne.
original -e adj. original, first.
origine / origin.
orné -e adj. decomed.
ornement m. décoration.
OS m. bone.
osciller intr. to swing, oser tr. to dare.
Qter tr. to remore, taire away.
on etmj. or, either, else.
OÙ conj. adv. where, in which,
whither, when; d'eu whence,
from which ; par où by which.
oublier tr. ta forget ; s'oublier to
forge t oneself.
VOCABULARY
Ourlet m. hem.
outrance / eitremo
to the death.
Outre prep. adv. beyond, besides ;
•q outre besides.
outre/, leather bottle.
ouvert -o adj. open.
Ouvrage m. work, ouvragé -e adj. wrought, ouvrière / working girl.
ouvrir tr. to open ; H'mmii to fly
open ; séparais.
pacifique adj. peaeeful.
page m. page, bcllboy.
t paille /. straw.
tpaillette / spangle.
pais m. bread, loaf of bread.
pair m. peer.
paire / pair.
pattre tr. to pasture.
paix / peace.
palais m. palace.
pâle adj. pale.
pâlir intr. to turn pale.
palissade / stake, stockade,
barrier.
panaderos (Sp.) m. pi bakers.
pallier m. basket.
panser tr. to take care of, dress,
groom.
pantalon m. trousers.
panthère /. léopard, pantoufle / slipper.
paon m. peacock.
papa m. father.
papelitO (Sp.) m. cigarette (with
paper wrapper).
papier m. paper.
paquet m. pack, package.
par prep. by, to ; f rom, through,
during, in ; with, on ; par mesure
as a measure ; par où by which ;
par Joui by day.
parade / parade, paradis m. heaven, paradise.
paraîtra intr. to appear, saem.
parallèle adj. parallel.
parapet m. railing, walL parasol m. parasol.
parbleu intj. indeed.
parce que conj. because.
parchemin m. parchment.
parcourir tr. to ovemin, traverse,
travel through.
par dessus prep. over, on the top
of ; par-deisue la bord overboard ;
pardessus le marché besides.
pardon m. pardon.
pardonner tr. or intr. to forgive.
paré -e adj. bedecked, attired.
tpareil -le adj. equal, such, such a ;
sans pareil peerless, unrivaled.
parent m. relative, parenté f. ralationship.
parer tr. to parry, adom.
pariait -e adj. perfect.
parfaitement adv. completely,
perfect ly.
parfois adv. sometimes.
parfum m. perfume.
parfumé -e adj. perfumed.
parier tr. to -wager.
parisien -ne adj. Parisian.
parler tr. or intr. to speak, taJk,
parler m. manner of speech.
parmi prep. among.
Uooglc
parole / word, remark, promise ;
adresser la parole à to speak to.
parsemé -e adj. sprinkled, studded,
dotted.
part /. share, part, side ; de aa
part on his or her part ; à paît
moi inwardly , in my own mind ;
qnelque part somewhere ; de part
en part clear througb ; de la part
de in the name of, from.
partage m. division, gif t, share.
partagé -e adj. divided, undecided.
partager (partage- btfore a or 0) tr.
to share.
parterre m. main floorof atheater.
parti m, course ; prendre son (or
un, le,^.) parti to make up one's
mind, to décide.
particuli-er -ero adj. spécial, pecul-
particulier m. individual; an particulier apart, privaiely.
partido (Sfi.) m. district.
