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VOCABULARY
piller, to pillage, plunder, sack.
pin, #., pine-tree, fir.
pinceau, #., brush.
pincer, to pinch, press, bite.
piquant, -e, sharp.
piquer, to prick, bite; stick.
piqûre, j., prick, sting.
pitié, ., pity, mercy.
pivot, #7.,axis ; arbre de—, shaft.
place, /., place, seat; sur —, on the spot.
placer, to place, put, seat.
plage, j., beach.
plaie, /., wound.
plaindre, to pity; se —, complain.
plaine, j., plain; de —-, flat.
plainte, /., complaint; creaking.
plaire, to please.
plaisanter, to jest.
plaisanterie, /., jesting, joke, trick.
plaisir, #., pleasure.
planche, j., board.
planchette, /., small board.
plante, /., plant.
planter, to plant, set firmly.
plaque, j., plate; badge; patch.
plaqué, -e, combed flat, plastered.
plat, —e, flat.
platane, #1., plane-tree.
plateau, #., table-land.
plate-bande, j., platband, border of flowers.
plâtras, #”., piece of plaster, rubbish.
plein, -e, full; en —e couvée, right in the covey; en — s0leil, in broad sunshine ; à —s champs, all over the fields; à —es mains, by handfuls.
pleinement, fully.
pleurer, to weep; shed.
pleut, see pleuvoir.
pleuvoir, to rain; pour down, fall.
plomb, #., lead;
pli, #., fold.
plier, to fold, bend; yield, fall back.
shot, small
plonger, to plunge, dip, dive.
pluie, /., rain, shower; — fine, drizzle.
plumage, #., feathers.
plume, /., feather; pen.
plumitif, #»., scribe, paperscratcher (used derogatorily).
plupart, /., greater part, majority.
plus, more, most; — de (#7##»ber), more than; de —, longer; besides; que ... de —?
what else? ne ...—, no more, no longer; de — en —, more and more; nOn —, either, nor... either.
plusieurs, several.
plutôt, rather; sooner.
pluvieu-x, -se, rainy.
poche, j., pocket; bag.
pochette, j., small bag.
poêle (sound: poil), m., stove; pall.
poids, #1, weight.
poignée, /., handful; — de main, handshake.
poignet, #7., wrist.
poil, #1, hair, color; bonnet à —, grenadier’s cap, bearskin cap.
poing, #”., fist.
point, #1, point, dot; respect; de tous —s, in every sense.
point, adv., not at all; ne ...
—, not at all.
pointe, /., point, head, top.
pointu, -e, pointed.
poire, /., pear.
poirier, #., pear-tree.
poisson, 71., fish.
poitrail, #7., chest.
poitrine, f., Cheat,
poli, #7., polish, gloss.
politesse, /., politeness.
pomme, /., apple; — de terre, potato; — de pin, fir cone.
pommette, /., cheekbone.
pommier, #7., apple-tree.
pondre, to lay eggs.
pont, »:., bridge.
populaire, popular.
portant, —e (bien), in good health.
porte, /., door, gate.
porté, —e, inclined.
porte-bonheur, #1., talisman.
portefeuille, #., portfolio.
porter, to carry, bear, wear, take; feel; support; lead; draw; se —, repair, go, advance.
portrait, #7. portrait, picture, likeness.
posément, steadily.
poser, to place, put, set; 8e —, alight.
posséder, to possess.
poste, #1, post, guardhouse; appointment.
poster, to post, station.
post-scriptum, #1., postscript.
potager, ":., kitchen garden.
poudre, f., powder.
poudrer, to powder; se — de blanc, get covered with snow.
poulailler, #., hen coop.
poulain, #., colt.
poule, /., hen; — d’eau, waterhen, coot.
pouliche, j., filly.
poupée, /., doll.
pour, for, to, in order to, as to; — que, so that, in order that.
pourceau, #1, pig; étable à —x, pigsty.
pourquoi, why.
poursuivre, to pursue, prosecute.
pourtant, however, yet.
pourvoir, to provide, attend.
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pourvu que, if only.
poussée, /., pressure.
pousser, to push, push on, drive, thrive, grow, shoot forth; utter.
poussière, /., dust.
poussin, #., chick.
poutre, j., beam, rafter.
pouvoir, to be able, may, can.
pouvoir, #:., power.
prairie, /., meadow.
pré, "., meadow.
précieusement, carefully.
précieu-x, -se, precious.
précipitation, /., haste.
prédire, to predict, foretell.
préfecture, /., prefect’s office.
préféré, —e, favorite.
préférence, j., preference, liking.
premier, ère, first.
prenais, prenant, see prendre.
prendre, to take, catch, seize, capture, win, put on; se — à, begin to; — son parti de, become reconciled with. ‘
préoccupation, /., care, anxiety.
préparer, to prepare; se —, be prepared, get ready.
près (de), near, close by; à peu —, almost.
prés, p/. of pré.
presbytère, "., parsonage.
prescrire, to order.
présent, "., present, present time; à —, now.
présenter, to present, introduce, hold, carry; se —, present oneself, appear.
présider, to preside.
presque, almost.
pressé, —e, urgent ; thick.
presser, ta urge, quicken; pull; force in.
prêt, —e, ready.
prêter, to lend; se —, consent, submit.
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prêtre, "., priest.
preuve, /., proof, evidence.
prévenir, to warn; 8e —, warn each other.
prévoir, to foresee.
prier, to pray, beg, ask.
prière, j., prayer.
printemps, #., spring.
prirent, pris, —e, see prendre.
prisonnier, #7., prisoner.
prit, see prendre.
prix, ”., price, cost; à tout —, at any cost, by all means.
problème, #., problem.
procès, "”. process, lawsuit; — -verbal, official report ; — de chasse, lawsuit for damages made by game.
prochain, -e, near, neighboring, next, coming.
proche, near.
produire, to produce, occasion, bring about.
profiter, to profit, take advantage.
profond, -e, deep.
profondément, deeply.
proie, /., prey, booty; prize.
prolongé, —e, extended, long.
prolonger, to prolong.
promenade, /., walk, march.
promeneur, #7., promenader.
promettre, to promise.
promis, -e, see promettre.
prompt, -e, quick.
promptement, at once.
prononcer, to pronounce, say, speak.
proposer, to propose, offer.
propre, own.
propriétaire, #7., owner.
protecteur, 77., protector.
protéger, to protect.
prouver, to prove, show.
Provençal, #:., Provençal, native of Provence (0/4 province in S. £. France).
provoca-teur, -trice, provoking, challenging.
prudent, -e, prudent, discreet, careful.
psychologue, #1., psychologist.
pu, see pouvoir.
publi-c, -que, public.
publier, to publish.
puis, then.
puis, see pouvoir.
puiser, to draw; dig, take.
puisque, since.
puissamment, powerfully.
puisse, see pouvoir.
pullulant, -e, swarming.
punir, to punish.
punition, /., punishment.
pur, -e, pure.
purement, purely, merely.
purger (se), to purge oneself, take physic.
pus, put, see pouvoir.
quand, when, even if.
quarantaine, /., about forty.
quarante, forty.
quart, #1, fourth.
quartier, #., quarter; dans le — haut, up town.
quartorze, fourteen.
quatre, four.
quatrième, fourth.
que, pron., whom, which, that.
que, coxy., that, as, than, only, except; how; when; n6.,..—, only; c’est —, it is because.
quel, -le, which, what.
quelconque, any, some... or other.
quelque, some, a few.
quelquefois, sometimes.
quelqu'un, somebody; ques-uns, some, a few.
question, f.,auestont prakern.
quel-
queue, j., tail.
quinze, fifteen.
quitter, to leave, let go; ne pas — des yeux, gaze constantly at.
quoi, what; de —, wherewith, enough.
quotidien, -ne, daily.
rabaisser, to lower again.
rabrouer, to flout, rebuke.
race, /., breed, stock.
raconter, to relate, tell; 8e —, relate to each other.
radieu-x, -se, beaming.
rage, /., rage, anger.
raide, stiff.
raidillon, #., steep hillock.
raidir, to stiffen.
raie, /., line, fine groove, streak.
raisin, #2., grape.
raison, /., reason, cause, motive; avec —, rightly; avoir —, to be right; plus que de —, more than was reasonable or fair.
ralentir, to slacken.
ramener, to bring, bring back.
ramifier (se), to ramify, branch out.
rampe, /., railing.
rancune, /., rancor; garder — à, to bear a grudge against.
rang, #., rank, row, number.
rangé, —e, steady, well-behaved.
rangée, j., row.
rapide, rapid, swift.
rapidement, quickly.
rapine, /., plunder, prey; bête de —, predatory bird.
rappeler, to call back, recall to mind, indicate; — à, remind any one of; se —, remember.
rapport, #7., report.
rapporter, to bring back, bringin.
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rapprocher, to bring near, bring together; se —, come near or nearer, be brought together, look almost like.
rarement, seldom.
ras, "., level; au — de, close to,
raser, to shave.
rassembler, to gather; se --, flock together, gather.
rassurer, to reassure.
ratelier, #., gun-rack.
rattraper, to take back.
ravir, to delight; à —, admirably, in a delightfu] way.
ravivé, —e, reanimated, roused.
rayer, to streak.
rayOn, #7., ray, beam.
rayonner, to be radiant, be beaming.
rebâtir, to rebuild.
rebrousse-poil (à), against the grain.
recevoir, to receive.
réchauffer (se), to get warm again. [again.
recoller, to paste again, glue
récolte, j., harvest.
récolter, to gather, reap.
recommandation, /., recommendation, warning.
récompense, /., reward, return.
reconduire, to take home.
reconnaissance, /., gratitude; faire une —, to go reconnoi-
tring.
reconnaissant, —e, grateful, thankful.
reconnaître, to recognize, acknowledge; — à, recognize
by; se —, recognize each other.
reconnut, see reconnaître.
reconstituer, to reconstitute. recoucher (se), to go to bed again.
recourbé, -e, bent, curved.
recourir, to have recourse.
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vrir, to cover.
>, fe, recruit.
ment, #»., recruiting rd.
m., receipt.
li, —e, collected.
ilir (se), to collect one’s ughts.
7, to fall or go or move k; 8e —, draw back.
enir, to become again.
sr, to draw up, write.
zote, j., frockcoat.
te, /., redoubt.
ser, to Straighten; se —, ighten up, draw oneself up.
: M. retreat; small room.
-le, real.
ndre, to hear again.
ner, to close, shut; se —, je.
hir, to consider, think.
m., reflection.
ner (se), to form anevw, je again.
n, #., burden of a song; sting.
dir, to grow cold, grow
3, #2, shelter; maison de home.
er (se), to take refuge.
Fr, to decline.
1, #., aftermath, second > of hay.
l, »., look, glance.
ler, to look at, look on, t into; face; y —, be zardly about it; se —, « at each other.
re, #7., record, book.
1entaire, prescribed.
, to settle, pay off.
f, to reign.
ter, to regret, lament.
er, ère, regular.
èrement, regularly.
reine, /., queen.
reins, #1. p/., loins, back.
rejoindre, to overtake, join.
réjouir (8e), to rejoice.
réjouissant, -e, pleasant.
relâcher, to release, set free.
relati-f, -ve, relative.
relation, /., connection, intercourse.
relevé, —e, high, turned up.
relever, to raise up again, lift up again, lift open again, take up, relieve; 8e —, get up again, sit up.
relié, —e, bound together.
religieuse, j., nun.
relique, j., relic.
remblai, #.,embankment ; ridge.
remède, #., remedy, medicine.
remercier, to thank.
remettre, to return, restore, revive; deliver; se — à, begin again; resume.
remonter, to go up again, go back, ascend.
remplacer, to replace.
remplir, to fill, fulfill, perform.
remporter, to take back, carry back.
remuer, to move, stir up; dig.
renard, #., fox.
rencontre, /., meeting.
rencontrer, to meet, meet with, strike; 8e —, meet, agree.
rendormir (se), to fall asleep again.
rendre, to render, give back, return; give, give in return; pay; make; se —, betake oneself, go; se — compte, realize.
rêne, /., rein.
renommé, —e, famous.
rentier, #., rentière, /., person living on his or her income.
rentrer, to return, ço bar come back; take \n.
renverse (à la), on one’s back; backwards.
renversé, —e, prostrate, lying on one’s back.
renverser, to throw down, throw back.
renvoyer, to send away.
répandre, to scatter.
reparaître, to reappear.
réparer, to repair, make up for.
repartir, to set out again, start again ; reply.
reparut, see reparaître.
repasser, to repass, Cross again.
repentir, ":., repentance, repenting.
répéter, to repeat.
replier, to fold again.
répondre, to respond, reply ; — de, vouch for.
réponse, /., answer.
reporter, to carry back, take back.
repos, 7#7., repose, rest.
reposer, to rest; lie.
reprendre, to take again, take up again, recover, get; go on, continue.
représenter, to represent.
reprocher (se), to reproach oneself.
repromettre, to promise again.
reps (sound the ‘s’), m., rep.
requête, j., request, petition.
réserve, /., reserve; en—; spare.
réservé, —e, reserved, cautious, stiff.
résister, to resist.
résoudre, to resolve, solve.
respectueu-x, -se, respectful.
respiration, /., breathing.
respirer, to breathe.
responsabilité, /., responsibility.
ressaisir, to seize again; recover; — la pensée, come to, compose oneself.
ressemblance, /., likeness.
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ressembler, to resemble.
ressort, #:., spring.
ressouvenir (se), to remember.
ressouvint, see ressouvenir.
reste, »#., rest,others; remnant:
bit.
rester, to remain, stay; be left; — tranquille, set one’s mind at ease.
retard, #., delay; en — late.
retenir, to retain, restrain, hold, hold back, keep back, keep together; engage, bespeak; voix retenues, subdued voices.
retentir, to resound.
retirer, to take out; se —, withdraw, go away; stand aside.
retomber, to fall back.
retour, #., return, coming back.
retourné, —, inside out.
retourner, to return, turn down; se —, turn around; s’en —, go back, go home.
retrouver, to find again, meet again; se —, find oneself again; be oneself again.
réunir, to unite, gather; se — à, join.
réussir, to succeed.
réussite, j., success.
revanche, /., revenge.
rêve, "1, dream.
réveil, #., reveille; awakening.
réveiller, to awake; se —, wake up, be awakened, revive.
revenir, to return, come back; — à, suit, please.
revers, #1, facing; ridge, side.
reviens, revins, see revenir.
revirent, revis, revit, see revoir.
revivre, to live again.
revoir, to see again, meet again; se —, see each other again, meet each other again.
revoir (au), good-by.
revue, /., review.
Rhin, #., Rhine.
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rhum, #., rum.
riche, rich.
richesse, /., riches, wealth.
ridé, —e, wrinkled.
rideau, #7., curtain.
rien, #., anything; ne ...—, nothing.
rire, to laugh.
rire, "., laughter.
risquer, to risk; se —, venture.
rivalité, j., rivalry.
rive, /., bank.
rivière, j., river.
robe, j., dress; coat.
roc, 72., rock.
roche, j., rock.
rocher, #., rock.
rocheu-x, -se, rocky.
rôder, to roam, prowl about; glide.
rôdeu-r, -se, prowling.
roi, 72., king.
rôle, #., role, part.
rompre, to break, break off; se —, break.
rond, —e, round.
rond, #., round, ring, circle.
ronde, /., round.
rondement, roundly.
rose, rosy, rose-colored; pink; flushed.
rose, 1., flush ; bois de —-, rosewood.
roseau, #7., reed.
rosée, j., dew.
roue, /., wheel.
rouet, #., spinning-wheel.
rouge, red.
rougir, to blush.
rouillé, —e, rusty.
rouiller (se), to get rusty.
roulement, 77, roll, rolling, rumbling.
rouler, to roll, roll over; bend; être roulé entre, be handled with.
rousse, see TOUX.
route, j., road, way; faire — de ce côté, to be going that way.
rou-x, -sse, reddish; d’un blond —, auburn.
royaume, #., kingdom.
ruche, /., hive.
rude, hard, difficult.
rudesse, /., roughness.
rue, /., street.
ruelle, /., alley.
ruine, /., ruin.
ruiner, to ruin.
ruisseau, #7., brook.
rythme, #7., rhythm.
sable, #:., sand.
sablé, —e, sanded, gravelled.
sabot, #7., wooden shoe.
sabre, #1, broadsword.
sac, #., sack, bag; knapsack.
sache, see savoir.
sage, wise, good, quiet.
sagement, prudently.
saillie, /., projection.
sais, see savoir.
saisir, to seize, catch.
saison, /., season.
salamandre, /., salamander.
sale, dirty.
salé, —e, salt, salted.
salle, j., hall, room; — à manger, dining-room.
salon, #1, parlor, drawing-room.
saluer, to salute, greet; se —, salute each other.
salut, 77., salute.
sang, #., blood.
sang-froid, #., coolness, composure.
sanglé, —e, strapped; tightly laced.
sanglot, #7., sob.
sans, without, but for:, — sue, without.
sansonnet, #., starling.
santé, /., health.
saoûl (sound: sou), m., fill.
sapin, ”2., fir-tree.
sapinière, /., grove of fir-trees.
sarbacane, /., air gun.
sarrasin, #., buckwheat.
satisfait, —e, satisfied, pleased.
sau-f, -ve, safe.
saulaie, /., willow grove.
saule, »#:., willow.
saurait, see savoir.
saute, /., shift.
sauter, to leap, jump; blow up; — au cou de, fall on somebody’s neck.
sauvage, savage, wild, unsociable.
sauve, see sauf.
sauver, to save; 8e —, run away.
savant, —e, learned.
savoir, to know, be informed of, be aware of; se —, be known.
