Oh! oui, alors, 7 should say so
Page 88.—1. ni rien, #or any ofher nickname.
Page 84. —1. Piémont; see page 64, note 2.
2. faire les cent coups, {0 commit all sorts of crimes. — Te ne te dirai rien, 7 s4al] not punish you.
3. Il devait pleurer, 4e was probably wecping; he must hare been Wecping.
VOCABULARY
Words having the same form and meaning in both languages, and very common .
grammatical terms have been omitted.
à, at, to, in, of, on, by, with.
abaisser (s’), to lower oneself, be lowered; be pointed (at); fall, come down, drop.
abandon, #:., abandonment.
abandonner, to abandon, give, give up, desert.
abattre, to cut down; shoot down; 8’—., fall, sweep.
abbé, #7., abbé, priest.
abeille, j., bee.
abîme, #:., abyss.
abonder, to abound.
abord, #:., access; f2., vicinity; d’—, first, at first.
aborder, to accost, go up to, reach, approach.
aboutir, to end in, lead to.
abri, #., shelter, refuge.
abriter, to shelter.
accent, 77., accent, tone.
accepter, to accept.
accidenté, -e, uneven.
accidentel, -le, accidental, casual.
accompagner, to accompany.
accourir, to run, run up.
accoutumé, —-e, accustomed.
accroche-cœur, #., love-lock.
accroché, -e, hanging.
accrocher (s’), to cling; catch; get caught.
accroître (s’), to increase, become deeper.
accru, accrut, see accroître.
accueillant, —e, kind.
accueillir, to receive, bien —, welcome.
accuser (s’), to accuse oneself.
achat, »., purchase; commission d’—, purchasing board.
acheter, to buy.
achevé, -e, perfect.
achever, to finish, complete.
acier, #., steel.
acquérir, to acquire, obtain.
acquitter, to acquit, pay.
acteur, #1., actor.
adieu, #1., farewell, good bye.
adjudant, #7., adjutant (4ighest non-commissioned officer).
admettre, to admit.
admirer, to admire.
adosser, to set against; s’—, lean against.
adresse, /., address.
greet ;
adresser, to address, make, give; 8’—, address oneself, apply.
adroit, —e, skilful, clever.
adversaire, #7, opponent, antagonist.
aérien, -ne, aerial.
affaire, j., affair, business, case ; pl. business; faire l’—, to suit.
affecter, to incorporate, draft.
afficher, to show off, make parade of.
affirmati-f, -ve, affirmative.
affirmer, to afirum, maman.
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affreu-x, -se, frightful, dreadful.
affubler, to rig out, dress; deride; burden, give.
afin de, in order to; — que, in order that, so that.
âge, m”., age, old age.
âgé, —e, aged, old.
agir, to act.
agiter (s’), to stir, be in motion.
agrandir, to enlarge.
aide, /., aid, help.
aider, to aid, help.
aïeul, #7., grandfather.
aieux, #1. l., ancestors.
aigle, #2, eagle.
aigre, sharp.
aigrir, to embitter, sour.
aigu, -ë, sharp, eager, pointed.
aiguille, j., needle.
aile, j., wing; sail.
aileron, #:., pinion.
aillent, see aller.
ailleurs, elsewhere; d’—, besides, moreover; partout —, anywhere else.
aimer, to like, love, be fond of; 8’—, love each other.
aîné, #.., elder, eldest.
ainsi, thus, So.
air, #7, air, look, appearance; tune; song; en l’—, up, upwards, upraised; avoir l’— de (followed by a noun), to look like; (followed by a verb) seem.
aisance, j., ease, ample means.
aisé, —€, easy.
aisément, easily.
ajonc, »1., furze.
ajouter, to add.
alerte, a«., quick, brisk.
alerte, j., alert, alarm.
alignement, #., dressing, line.
aligner (8), to dress, stand in a straight line.
allée, /., alley, walk, path.
allemand, —e, German.
allemand, #7., German language.
aller, to go, be going, be about to; allons! come! welll now!
cela va de soi, of course; s’en
—, go away; extend; slope.
allongé —, lengthened, long, stretched; horizontal, level, straight.
allonger, to out.
allumer, to light, kindle.
allure, j., gait, manner.
alors, then; d’—, of that time, former.
Alpe, j., or Alpes, j. ?1., Re
amasser, to amass, lay up; s’— accumulate, drift.
âme, /., soul.
amener, to bring, lead.
amertume, f. bitterness, grief.
ami, —e, #., f., friend.
amitié > J, friendship; faire des —8, to make friends.
amorce, f. priming.
stretch, stretch
amour, #7, love; —-propre, self-love, vanity.
an, 7., YEAI.
ancien, -ne, ancient, former,
old, retired.
âne, ”., donkey; see dos.
ange, #7. angel.
angle, #7., angle, corner; borne d’—, curb-stone.
angoisse, /., anguish.
animé, —e, animated, flushed.
animer, to animate, excite,
année, /., year.
annoncer, to announce.
annuel, -le, annual.
apaiser (s’), to abate.
apercevoir, to perceive, see, notice; S/—, see each other;
— de, perceive, notice.
apostrophe, /., reproach, hoot, insult.
apparaître, to appear.
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apparence, /., appearance; en —, apparently.
apparition, /., apparition, phantom.
appartement, 77, apartments.
appartenir, to belong.
apparut, see apparaître.
appel, #7., call.
appeler, to call, call in, call for; s’—, be called.
appétit, #7., appetite.
appliquer (s’), to work very hard.
apporter, to bring.
apprécier, to appreciate, value.
apprendre, to learn, be informed; teach.
apprit, see apprendre.
approche, /., approach.
approcher, to bring near; — de or 8’ — de, come or draw near.
appui, #., (window) sill.
appuyé, —-e, leaning, resting.
appuyer, to lean, press; 8’—, lean.
après, after, later; d’—, after; l'instant d’—, the next moment.
arbre, #1, tree; — de pivot, shaft.
aragne, see araignée.
araignée, /., spider.
ardent, -e, passionate, fond; hot.
ardoise, j., slate.
arête, /., edge, ridge, line of intersection (between two slopes).
argent, »7., silver, money; d’—, silvery.
armature, /., frame.
arme, /., arm, weapon; —s8, arms, coat of arms.
armée, /., army.
armer, to cock.
armoire, /., cupboard, closet.
arracher, to snatch.
arrangement, #., arrangement, agreement.
arrêter, to arrest; stop; S’—, stop, rest.
arrière, back; en —, behind, thrown back.
arrière-regain, #7, third crop of hay.
arrivée, f., coming.
arriver, to arrive, happen,come; —à, reach.
artificiel, -le, artificial.
artillerie, j., artillery.
ascension, /., ascent.
asperge, /., asparagus.
asseoir, to seat; s’—, sit down.
assez, enough, suffciently,
rather, quite.
assis, —e, seated, sitting; set; solidement —, with a good foundation.
assister, to be present.
assoiffé, -e, thirsting.
assujettir, to fasten.
assuré, —e, sure, save.
assurément, assurediy, surely.
assurer, to assure.
astiqué, -e, furbished, clean; martial.
atelier, #7., studio.
attacher, to attach, fasten, tie.
attaquer, to attack.
atteindre, to attain, reach; hit.
attelage, #., team.
atteler, to harness.
attendre, to wait, wait for, await, look for; s’— à, expect, look for; se faire —, be late, be long in coming.
attendrir, to move, touch.
attenti-f, -ve, considerate.
attentivement, attentively.
attraper, to catch.
aube, /., dawn.
aubépine, /., hawthorn.
auberge, f., nn.
aucun, —€, any, no, not any, not one, none.
audace, /., audacity, daring.
au-dessous, under, below, beneath.
au-dessus, above, over.
audience, /., court, sitting.
aujourd’hui, to-day, nowadays.
auprès de, near.
aussi, also, too; therefore.
aussitôt, immediately.
autant, as much, so much, as many, so many; d’— mieux, so much the more.
automne, #. or f., fall.
autour, around; — de, around, about.
autre, other.
autrefois, formerly; d’—, former.
avaler, to swallow.
avancé, —e, advanced; d’un âge —, advanced in years.
avancer, to advance, put forward, hold out; 8’ —, advance, proceed, go forward, come . forward.
avant, before; — de or que, before; en —, forward; tout en —, far ahead.
avarice, /., greed, ness.
avec, with.
avenir, #., future.
aventure, /., adventure, experience; à l’—, by accident, by chance,
aventurer (s’), to venture.
avenue, /., avenue, walk.
aveu, #7., avowal, confession.
aveuglant, —-e, blinding.
avis, #”., opinion, notice, warning; être d’—, to advise; m'est —, I suggest.
aviser, to perceive, notice, consider; inform.
avoine, /., oats.
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avoir, to have, hold, wear: — raison, be right; il y a, there is or are; it is; ago; qu'y a-t-il? what is the matter?
qu’avez-vous ? what is the matter with you ?
avouer, to confess,acknowledge, admit.
avril, #2, April.
ayant, see avoir.
baguette, j., rod, stick.
bah! pshaw!
bahut, #:., wardrobe.
bâiller, to yawn; be ajar.
baiser, to kiss.
baiser, #1, kiss.
baisser, to lower, cast down, slant ; 8e —, stoop down.
balafre, j., scar, gash.
balai, #., broom.
balancer (se), to swing about.
balayer, to sweep.
balbutier, to stammer.
balle, j., ball, bullet, shot.
ballot, #., bale.
banal, -e, common, commonplace.
banc, #:., bench ; bed.
bande, /., band, troop; strip; belt ; slip.
banlieue, /., suburb.
barbe, /., beard; rire dans sa —, to laugh in one’s sleeve.
barbu, —e, bearded.
barrer, to bar, obstruct.
barrière, /., gate.
bas, #1, bottom, lower part, foot.
bas, -se, low.
bas, adv., low; tout —, très —, in a very low tone of voice; tout en —, at the very bot: tom; see boiter.
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basculer, to seesaw, sway, go over.
base, /., base, foot, bottom.
basilic, #., basil, mint.
basque, /., skirt.
basse-cour, /., poultry yard.
bataille, j., battle.
bâtir, to build.
battement, #:., beating, throbbing; flutter, motion.
battre, to beat ; se — fight.
baudrier, #7., shoulder-belt.
bavarois, -e, Bavarian.
Béarnais, »., an inhabitant of the old French province Bearn (near Spain).
beau, bel, belle, beautiful, fine ; belle humeur, good humor.
beaucoup, much, many, a great deal.
beau-père, #7., father-in-law.
beauté, j., beauty, fineness.
bec, #7., beak, bill.
bêche, j., spade.
bêcher, to dig.
becquée, j., beak-full, food.
bel, see beau. [ar
bénéficiaire, m. and f., benefici-
berger, #1., shepherd.
besogneux, #1, poor, needy people. |
besoin, #7, need, necessity, want; avoir — de, to need, want.
bête, /., beast, animal, cattle; bird; fool; — de rapine,
predatory bird.
bête, aaj., stupid, foolish.
beurre, #., butter.
bidon, 7. ‘canteen, tin flask.
bien, aav., well, very, quite, indeed, really; — des, many; ou —, or else; — que, though, although; si — que, so that ; eh —! well! well then!
bien, #2., good; possession, property, fields.
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bienfaiteur, #., benefactor.
bientôt, soon, shortly.
bienveillance, /., benevolence, kindness.
bienvenu, -e, welcome.
bigarré, —e, variegated.
billet, #7., note, letter, bill, promissory note.
bise, /., north wind.
bison, #7., buffalo.
blanc, -he, white; pure.
blancheur, /., whiteness.
blanchir, to turn white, brighten.
blé, #7, corn, wheat, field of wheat.
blême, sallow, wan.
blessé, 71., wounded man.
blesser, to wound, hurt.
blessu’e, /., wound.
bleu, —e, blue.
bloc, #7., block, large piece.
blond, -e, fair, light; yellow; d’un — roux, auburn.
boër, Boer.
bœuf, #., ox.
bohémien, #., Bohemian ; rover.
boire, to drink; — un coup, have a drink.
bois, see boire.
bois, #7., wood, forest; piece of
wood; de —, wooden; — de rose, rose wood.
boisé, —-e, woody.
boisseau, #., bushel.
boisselée, /., bushelful; — de
terre, what a bushel of grain will sow, very small field.
boit, see boire.
boitailler, to limp slightly.
boîte, j., box; — aux lettres, letter box.
boiter, to limp; — bien bas, be very lame.
bolée, j., bowl.
bon, -ne, good, kind; right; de —ne heure, eax\x.
bond, m., bound, ump.
bonde, /., sluice.
bonheur, #”., happiness, good fortune, luck.
bonhomie, /., good-nature.
bonhomme, #., simple-hearted man; old fellow.
bonjour, #., good morning, good day; how do you do?
bonnement, simply; tout —, simply.
bonnet, »1., cap; — à poil, grenadier’s cap, bearskin cap.
bord, #., border, side, bank, brim, edge, brink, sill; pardessus —, overboard.
border, to border, line.
bordure, /., border, strip, narrow track.
borne, /., post; — d’angle, curbstone.
bouché, -e, bottled, sealed.
bouchée, /., mouthful.
boucler, to buckle.
boue, /., mud.
boueu-x, -se, muddy.
bouffant, -e, ample, full.
bouger, to move.
bouillir, to boil.
boule, j., ball.
bouleau, #2., birch.
boulet, #1., cannon-ball.
bouquet, 77., nosegay; cluster.
bourdonner, to hum.
bourg, 77, borough, town.
bourgeois, #7, person of the middle class: burgher, townsman.
bourré, -e, rammed in.
bourru, —e, peevish, surly.
bousculé, -e, jostled.
bout, #7., end, extremity; du — du pied, with the point of his toe.
bouteille, j., bottle.
bouteillée, { bottleful, bottle.
bouton, #., button.
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boutonnière, /., buttonhole.
braconner, to poach.
braconnier, #7., poacher.
branche, /., branch.
brandir, to brandish.
bras, "., arm.
brave, brave, good, worthy.
brave, #., brave man.
bref, brève, brief, short.
bretelle, j., strap, suspender; le fusil à la —, his gun slung on his back.
breton, -ne, Breton, of Brittany.
bréviaire, #:., breviary.
bride, /., bridle; tourner —, to wheel about.
brigadier, #.,(cavalry) corporal.
brin, #., blade, sprig.
brique, /., brick.
brise, /., breeze.
briser, to break, shatter: se —, be broken.
bronzé, -e, sunburnt.
brosse, j., brush.
brosser, to brush.
brouillard, #., fog.
brouter, to browse, graze.
bruit, #., noise, rumor.
brume, /., haze, mist, fog.
brumeu-x, -se, misty.
brun, -e, brown.
brune, /., dusk; à la —, at dusk.
brusquement, suddenly.
bruyant, —e, noisy.
bruyère, f., heath.
buffleterie, /., shoulder-belts cross-belts.
buisson, #., bush.
bureau, 7., office.
buste, #7., bust.
but, see boire.
but, #1., aim, end.
butin, #1., booty, spoil.
butte, /., knoll, mound, bhillock.
buvaient, buvant, se boire,
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ça, see cela.
çà, here.
cabane, j., hut, shed.
cabinet, #7., office, room; — de travail, study, office.
cacher, to hide, conceal.
cadeau, "., present.
cadenette (en),braidedinatress.
cadet, #7., younger, youngest.
cadre, #7., frame.
cage, /., cage; upper part.
calciné, -e, calcined.
calepin, #., note-book.
calme, calm.
camarade, »., comrade, classmate.
camaraderie, /., companionship, friendly intercourse.
cambré, —e, cambered, arched;
aspish.
camélia, M. camellia.
campagne, f. . country.
campement, #”., encampment, camp.
camper, to camp, encamp.
canard, #7., duck.
candidat, m., candidate.
canon, #2., cannon, gun; — de fusil, barrel.
canton, "1, district; curé de —, dean.
cantonnement, #., cantonment, quarters.
cantonner, to canton.
capitaine, 77., captain.
capitale, /., capital.
caporal, #1., corporal.
caprice, #1, whim.
car, for, because.
caresser, to caress, flatter.
carré, #1. square.
carreau, 77., square.
carrelé, —e, floor-tiled.
carrelet, #., square fishing-net.
carrière, /., career, profession.
carrossable, practicable, passable for vehicles.
carte, /., card.
cartouche, /., cartridge.
Cas, 71., Case.
casemate, /., casemate, (x:/ding for quartering PAS
caserne, /., barracks, barrack’s life.
casque, #., helmet.
cause, /., cause; à — de, on account of, because of.
causer, to cause, give; chat.
cavalier, #., cavalry man; simple —, private soldier.
caverne, /., cave.
ce, cet, cette, awy., this, that.
ce, pron., this, that; he, she, it; — qui, — que, what.
ceci, this.
céder, to yield, give way, give up.
ceinture, /., belt.
cela, that, it.
célébrer, to celebrate.
celui, celle, ceux, celles, the one, that, these, those; he, she, him, her, they, them; —-ci, this one, the latter; —-là, that one, the former.
cendre, /., ash.
Cenis, #., Cenis (an Alpine mountain).
cent, #7, hundred.
centaine, j., about a hundred.
cependant, however, yet; meanwhile.
cerceau, #7., hoop.
cercle, #1., circle.
cercueil, #7., coffin.
cerf, #., stag.
cerise, j., cherry.
certain, —-e, sure.
certifier, to cer.
certitude frs CERN «
talk,
cesse, /., ceasing; sans —, incessantly.
cesser, to cease, stop.
ceux, see celui.
chacun, -e, each, each one,every one.
chagrin, #»., trouble.
chagriner, to grieve.
chaîne, /., chain, warp.
chaise, /., chair, seat.
châle, #., shawl.
chalet, #., cottage.
chaleur, j., heat.
chambre, /., chamber, room.
chambrée, fe sleeping room (in barracks); roommates.
chamois, #:., shammy, Alpine goat.
champ, »., field; — de manœuvre, drill o7 parade ground.
champignon, #7. mushroom; stañd. |
chance, j., chance, luck.
chandelle, /., candle; à la —-, by candle light.
changer, to change; reform; — de ..., put on another. ...
chanson, /., song.
chantant, -e, drawling.
chanter, to sing; crow; creak.
chantre, #., chanter, choir boy.
chapeau, #1, hat.
