partout, everywhere, any where
parure, /. finery, dress or jewelry.
parvenir (à), irr. succeed, reach.
pas, m. step, gait, pace, tread, walk; à deux — , close by; au — accéléré, double quick, military; se mettre à quelques — , withdraw a little, 109:9.
pas, not; non — , not merely, 81:12.
passage,/, transfer, transit.
passager, m. passenger.
passager, -ère, passing.
passant, m. passerby.
passé, past, shabby.
passer, pass, transfer, sling on, 155:18; sit up at night, 148:3; se — , happen ; faire — , transfer.
passion, /. passion, émotion, love affair, 129:8, love, 136:
24; avec — , ardently.
passionnément, passionately.
pastel, m. pastel, colored crayon drawing.
patienter, take patience; fit — et impatienter, kept in expectant good humor, '^jdUied along," 71:15.
pâtissier, m. pastry-cook.
patron, m. master boatman.
patte, /. paw. See mettre*
pftture,/. food, fodder.
paupière, /. eyelid.
GLOSSARY
pauvre, poor.
pauvresse, /. poor woman.
pauvreté,/, poverty.
payer, pay, pay for, repay, pay
the postage on. Stamps were
not then in use, 116:11.
pays, m. country.
paysage, m. landscape.
paysan, m, paysanne, /. coun-
try-man, -woman, peasant.
péage, m. toll.
peau,/, skin, life, 33:3.
Peau-Rouge, Red Skin, Indîan.
péché, m, sin.
pécher, sin.
pêcher dans, fish out of, 141 :8.
pêcheur, m. fisherman.
pêcheuse,/, sinner.
pécule, m. savings.
peigne, m, comb.
peindre, irr. paint; se — , ap-
pear, 164:12; peint en,
painted to look like.
peine, /. difficulty, trouble;
à — , hardly, scarcely;
homme de — , laborer; see
homme; gens de — , toilers.
peintre, m. artist, painter. [20.
peinture,/, painting, paint, 162 :
pèlerinage, m. pilgrîmage.
pelisse, /. cloak, fur linedy part
of Hussards uniform, pelote, /. bail of yarn for knit-
Hngy pin-cushion.
penchant, m. inclination.
pencher (se), bend, sink.
pendant, during, for, of tinte;
— que, while; — longtemps,
for a long time.
pendre, hang.
pendule,/, clock.
pénétrant, penetrating, thrill-
ing, 168:4.
pénible, painful, troublesome,
labored, 12:2; péniblement,
with difficulty.
pénitence, /. penance, i. e. the
confessionnal y 104:13.
pensée, /. thought, thinking
faculty, 131:23.
penser, think.
penseur, m. thinker.
pensif, -ve, wrappedin thought.
pensionnat, m. boarding school.
pente, /. declivity, bent of
thought y 78:12.
pépin, m, seed.
percale, /. percale, a kind of
cotton camhric, perçant, shrill.
percer, pierce, penetrate, force
a way through, 22:1; laisser
— , show, 136:12.
perception,/, state of mind, 82:
percher, perch.
perdre, lose.
perdu, lost, fallen, 145:10.
perfide, treacherous.
perfidie, /. perfidy, ferocity,
périlleux, -se, exposed to at-
tack, 19:28.
périodique, récurrent, périr, perish, die.
perle, /. pearl; — d'or, gold
bead.
permettre, irr. à, for Personal
ohjecty permit, allow.
perroquet, m. parrot.
perruche, /. parrot.
Persienne,/, blind, Venetian.
persister, persist, continue, personne, person, personality,
condition, 16:18; ne... — ,
nobody.
perte,/, loss, ruin, death, 92:
12; en pure — , quite fruit-
lessly, 64:15.
pesant, heavy, laborious, 53:1.
peser, press; — sur, bear upon,
rest heavy on, 172:14.
pétillements, pi. crackling.
pétiller, sputter, 121:19.
petit, little, short, pétri, kneaded, by tram^ing.
GLOSSÂRY
peu, little, few; à — près, pretty nearly; — de temps après, soon after; durer — , be brief, 140:16.
peuple, m. people, common people.
peuplé, peopled.
peuplier, m. poplar tree.
peur, /. fear; avoir — , be afraid; faire bien — , give a good scare, 61:15.
peureux, -se, timid.
peut, peux, see pouvoir.
peut-être, perhaps.
philosophe, m. philosopher.
philosophe, philosophical.
phrénologique, phrenological, i. e, regarding the relation of mind to the shape of the skull.
physiognomie, physiognomy, face.
piaffer, paw the ground.
picard, Picard. Ficardy was the province of old France nearest England,
pie,/, magpie.
pièce,/, pièce, room, coin, 154:
ip, play, 61:21; — s de conviction, objects in évidence, légal.
pied, m. foot; à — , afoot; — s nus, bare-foot.
piège, m. snare.
pierre,/, stone.
Pierre, Peter.
pierreries, pi. jewels.
piété, /. piety; — filiale, filial regard.
pieux, -se, religious, pious.
piÛé, plundered, ransacked.
piller, pillage, rob.
pimpant, spruce.
pin, m. pine, the tree.
pinceau, m. artist's brush.
pipe, /. pipe; nom d'un — , by jingo!
piquant, lively, telling, piquant, striking.
piquer, prod, pique, stîr, 12:29.
piquet, m. piquet, a gante of
cards.
piqueur, m. outrider.
pistole, /. pistole, once a Span-
ish gold coin; then in France
name of the lo-franc pièce, =s
about $2.
pistolet, m. pistol.
pitié, /. pity; sans — , pitiless,
relentlessly.
pitieusement, pitifully.
piton, m. peak.
pittoresque, picturesque.
placard, m. cupboard, closet.
place, /. place; prendre — , sit
down.
placement, m. investment.
placer, place, station; se — ,
stand.
plage,/, shore.
plaie,/, wound.
plaincu'e, irr. pity.
plaire, irr. (à), please; se — à,
take satisfaction in.
plaisant, amazing; mauvais — ,
a sorry jester, 107:23.
plaisanter, jest.
plaisanterie,/, jest.
plaisir, m. pleasure.
planche, /. board, plank, pi,
floor of woodf 162:13; — de
salut, last hope of escape,
plancher, m. floor of hoards,
deck of a ship, planking of a
raft.
plante, /. sole of the foot.
plat, m. dish.
plat, expressionless, 11:25.
plateau, m. large dish, platter.
plate-bande, /. flower-bed.
plâtre, m. plaster.
plâtrier, m. plasterer.
plein, fuU; en — , in the midst
of the; en — air, in the opcn
air; en — mer, in the open
sea.
pleur, m, tear.
pleurer, weep.
pli, m. fold, dépression, furrow in aforehead.
plier, fold, bend. [frown, 5:17.
plisser, crease, wrinkle; se — ,
plongé, sunk.
plonger, dip, plunge.
pluie, /. rain.
plumet, m, cockade offeathers.
plupart, /. majority, most part.
plus, more, most, no more, 30:
14, 91:2; au — , at most; de — , besides; ne . . . — que, only, 100:13.
plusieurs, pi, many, several.
plutôt, sooner, rather; — que (de), rather than.
pluvial; eaux — es, rain water.
poche,/, pocket.
poêle,/, stove, tile oven, 70:31.
poésie, /. poetry, poems, romance, 66:3, poetic character, 111:4, poetic imagination, 176:22; pi, romantic fancies, 115:3, poetic character, 141:14.
poids, m, weight.
poignant, poignant, keen.
poignard, m. dagger.
poignée,/, handful.
poignet, m. wrist, cuff, 61 126.
poil, m, hair.
poing, m, wrist.
pointu, peaked.
poire,/, pear.
poisson, m. fish.
poitrine, /. chest, breast.
poli, studiously courteous.
politesse,/, courtesy, favor, 73:
21; de — , polite, courteous.
politique,/, political life, 103:4; professional policy, i. e. as a portresSf 115:29.
politiquement, politically.
pommier, m. apple tree.
pompeux, -se, pompous; être — , display pomp, 166:13.
pont, m. bridge.
pontonnier, m. pontooner, a military bridge builder.
populaire, popular, among the people, 84:9.
porc, m, pig.
portant; bien — , in good health.
porte,/, door, entrance.
porte-clefs, m, turn-key.
portée. /. range, import, 126:16.
porte-feuille, m. letter-case portfolio.
porter, bear, carry, wear, put, 22:13, bring, 112:20, rehder, 144:12, use, 153:12; — à> induce, 67:27; — sur, lie on, 29:11, strike against, 110:18; se — sur, bear down toward»
se — en avant, advance.
porteur, m. bearer.
portier, portière, doorkeeper in an apartment house, porter, portress.
portière, /. door of a carriage.
poser, place, lay, put, pose; se — , lean; se — sur lui, sit on his lap, 51:25.
positif, -ve, real, objective, 110:4.
posséder, possess, hâve.
pot, m. pot, mug; — de terre, earthenware jar.
poteau, m, sign post.
pouce, m, thumb, inch.
poudre, /. powder.
poudré, powdered.
poule, /. pool, a game,
pouls, m, puise.
pour, for, as, in order to, in behalf of ; — que, in order that.
pourpre, purple.
pourquoi, why.
pourrir, decay, rot.
poursuite,/, pursuit.
poursuivre, irr. pursue.
pourtant, in spite of everything, 41:16.
GLOSSARY
pousser, push, impel, utter, nudge, 76:12.
poussière,/, dust, crayon-dust, used in making the pastel, 125:21; — d'or, golden dust.
pouvoir, m, power.
pouvoir, irr, be able; in tenses, may, can; savais — , knew I might, 101:32; si cela peut vous être agréable, if you like.
prairie, /. lawn, field.
pratique, practical.
pratiqué, built into, on or under, made, 73:31.
pratiquer, build.
pré, m. meadow, lawn.
précédent, previous.
précieux, -se, precious, costly.
précipitamment, hastily.
précipité, quick, hasty, headlong.
précipiter, hasten, throw; se — sur, rush toward, 48:1.
précisément, precisely, just.
prédire, irr. predict.
préexister, be by nature, 118:4.
préjugé,/, préjudice.
premier, -ère, first, former.
préoccuper, preoccupy; se — d'eux-mêmes, be concerned *about each other, 96:13.
préparatif, m. préparation.
prendre, irr. take, catch, get, put on, ()3 :29, assume, 165 :2, take pnsoner, 17:30; se — , begin, 127:30, 189:22; s'y — , set to work, 74:2; ne s'y prenait pas à deux fois, did not need to try twice, 13:8;
— patience, hâve patience;
— les ennuyeux en patience, hâve patience with bores, 131:28; il prit une expression, a look came over his face, 93 :2o; — des informations, make inquiries; — la parole, get into the conver-
sation, 13 2 :3 2 ; pris sur, opeÀ-
ing on, 119:7.
près de, near, at, beside, close
behind, with, about to, 185:
30, nearly, 100:26; — moi,
to my side, 95:32; — elle, in
her Society, 97:2.
présenter, présent; me faire
— , get myself introduced,
préserver, keep, save.
presque, almost; ne — ...
plus, hardly, 186:11.
pressant| urgent.
pressentir, anticîpate.
presser, press, crowd, urge;
pressées, packed tight, 68:
pression,/, pressure.
prestesse, /. quickness.
prestige, m. feat, 186:25.
présumer, présume, suppose, prêt, ready.
prétendre, assert, claim to, 100:
^, say, 100:30.
prétendu, supposed, 157:15;
prétendue, intended, ». e.
proposed bride, 103:13.
prêter, lend, assign, 1 23 :6.
prêtre, m. priest.
preuve, /. proof, instance, 55:
prévenant, prepossessinç.
prévenir, irr. warn, advise, an-
ticipate, 75:21.
prévou:, irr. foresee.
prévoyance, /. foresight, fore-
thought.
prier, ask, pray; je vous prie,
pleasel pnère, /. prayer.
prieuré, m. priory.
principe, m. principle.
pris, prit, prirent, see prendre, pris, m. pinch.
prises, pi. aux — avec, in the
grip of, at grips with. privauté, /. f anuliarity.
GLOSSARY
privé, tame.
priver, deprive; se — de, sacrifice, deny oneself; privés de, wîthout, 84:20.
prix, m. price, value, cost, prize; grand — , first prize in the School oj Fine Arts at Paris f a tnuch coveted fellowship for study at Rome.
probité, /. probity, honesty, Sound judgment, 123:1.
procédé, m. process, method.
procéder, proceed, corne, be derived, 111:6.
procès, m. case.
procès-verbal, m. officiai report.
proche ; de — en — , gradually.
prodige, m. marvel.
prodiguer, waste, be prodigal of.
produire, irr. produce, cause; produit, formed, 161:5.
proéminent, prominent, conspicuous.
profane, belonging to everyday life.
proférer, utter.
profit, m.'y fait son — de tout, turns everything to its account.
profond, profound, deep, intense.
profondeur,/, depth.
proie, /. prey; en — à, under the influence of; à laquelle son ami était tout en ^, under the full sway of which his friend was, 16:15.
projet, m. project, plan.
promenade,/, walk.
promener; — sur, turn around about, 162:11; se — , walk, walk up and down, 71:7.
promeneur, m. person taking a walk or drive; pi. occupants of a carriage, 15:17.
promesse,/, promise.
promettre, irr, promise.
promptement, promptly, quîck-
ly, without delay. promptitude,/, quickness; pour
plus de — , to save time, 74:
propos; à — de, in connection
with.
propre, own; neat, clean.
propreté, /. cleanliness, neat-
ness.
propriétaire, m. owner of real
estate, proprietor, landlord.
propriété,/, property, estate.
proscrire, forbid.
proscrit, m. outlaw.
protecteur, m. protector, patron, guardian.
protéger, protect.
provende,/, provender.
province, /. province, district;
des — s, provincial, as con-
trasted with Paris , 66:2.
provisions, pi. food.
prussique; acide — ^ prussic,
i. e. hydrocyanic acid.
pu, pût, see pouvoir, pudeur, /. modesty, réticence,
