acte m. act, document, legal agreement

acteur m. actor adieu farewell

adresser to address; s’ — à to go to, to turn to, to be addressed to

aérien-ne aerial, dizzy

affaire f. business, affair; avoir — à to have to deal with; faire une — to arrange matters

s’affermir to grow firm

affolant, -e maddening

affoler to madden, to be crazed

affreux, -se frightful

afin de prep. in order to

âgé,-e (de) aged, old

s’agiter to stir, to show signs of life, to be restless

agoniser to be in death-agony, to die slowly

aide f. aid

aigle m. eagle

aigre sharp, harsh

‘ aigu, -é sharp

ailleurs adv. elsewhere; d’ — moreover, after all

aimé, -e de loved by

ainsi thus; — que as, like, as well as

air m. air, manner; avoir |’ — de to seem to, to seem like; d’un — joyeux in a merry way

ajuster to adjust

alcool m. alcohol

alerte alert, sprightly aligné, -e in a row aligner to lay out in line allée f. lane, walk allègre gay

aller to go, to suit, to get along; s’en — to go away; — trouver to go to get; — au devant de to go to meet; ça va things are going all right; ça me va that suits me; allez! come now!

allocution f. address

allongé, -e long

s’allonger to stretch out

allumer to light, to light up

allumette f. match; — -bougie a match used as a torch allure f. conduct; — libre free and.

easy manner

alourdir to dull, to make stupid

âme f. soul

amener to bring, to bring home, to lead along

amertume f. bitterness =

amitié f. friendship; avec — in à friendly way

s’amonceller to pile up, to drift

amusant, -e amusing

s'amuser to have a good time, to enjoy life

andouille f. variety of pork-sausage

angoisse f. anguish

anguleux, -se angular

août m. August

apercevoir to see, to perceive; s'— to become aware, to notice

apeuré, -e afraid

apitoiement m. pity

apparence f. appearance, show

apparition f. ghost, vision

appel m. call

appeler to call; s’— to be named; faire — to send for

‘applaudir to applaud, to cheer

apporter to bring; faire — to send for

approche f. approach

approcher to bring near, to draw near; s’—, s — de, — de to approach

s’appuyer de to fortify one’s self with

après-midi m.—+f. afternoon

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arbre m. tree; — à fruit fruit-tree archange m. archangel ardent, -e spirited, strenuous

armée f. army; la Grande À — the army of Napoleon I

arome "1. aroma

arrêter to stop; s’— to stop; — net to bring to a stop, to stop suddenly

arriver to arrive, to happen,; il m'arrive d’avoir I happen to have; — à la hauteur du nez to reach as high as one’s head

arrondir to round out; — les bras to gesture

arrosé, -e (de) washed down (with) arroser to water

arrosoir m. sprinkling-can

artichaut m. artichoke

assaillir to assail

asseoir to seat; s’— to sit down; faire — to seat

assiéger to besiege

assiette f. plate

assommer to knock down, to beat

assoupir to lull, to quiet; s— to grow drowsy, to doze off

assurance f. assurance, confidence

assurément adv. assuredly

âtre m. fireplace

attacher to attach, to tie

attardé, -e belated, out late

attenant à prep. adjoining

atteignit p. abs. of atteindre to reach, to attain

atteindre to reach, to attain

s'attendre à to expect to

attendrissant, -e touching, moving

attendrissement ". tender-heartedness, compassion

attribuer to attribute

attrister to sadden

aube f. dawn; dès l’— at dawn

auberge f. inn

aubergiste m. innkeeper

auprès de prep. near aurore f. dawn

autant adv. as much, as many; d’— plus … que … all the more . . ..

because; en faire — to do the same

autorité f. authority

autre other, former, previous; d’—s other people; vous —s the rest of you

autrefois formerly; d’— of old times

autrement otherwise, in another manner

avaler to swallow (s’) avancer to advance

avant adv. before; en — forward, ahead

avant de prep. before avantage m. advantage avant-garde f. vanguard s’aventurer to venture averse f. downpour, flood avertir to inform aveuglant, -e blinding avoine f. oats

avoir to have; — cinquante ans to be fifty years old; — besoin de to need (to); — envie (de) to long (to), to want (to); en — pour to be good for; — peur to be afraid; —faim to be hungry; see also a

ayant pres. part. avoir to have

bafoué, -e scoffed at

bagage m. baggage

baie f. bay

baigné, -e bathed; — de bathed with baiser to kiss

baisser to lower, to wane

se balancer to sway

balayer to sweep

balbutier to stammer, to mumble ballant, -e swinging, dangling balle f. bullet, ball

ballotter to toss about

banc m. bench

bande f. band, ribbon banquette f. seat

baraque f. hut, shanty

barbe f. beard

barre f. bar (of metal or wood) barrer to bar

barrière f. gate, fence

barrique f. barrel

bas m. lower part, edge; au — de at the bottom of

bas adv. low; tout — in a whisper; en — below, downstairs

bas-normand, -e of lower Normandy

bataille f. battle

bâton m. stick, club, staff; — ferré iron-pointed staff, Alpine stock

- battant m. door (half of a double door)

battre to beat, to thrash, to tick, to heave; — un entrechat to leap in the air while kicking the heels together; — des mains to applaud; — en retraite to beat a retreat

se battre to fight bavarder to talk, to prattle beau-père m. father-in-law

bec m. beak; — de gaz gaslight, street-lamp

bedon m. (fam.) stomach

bégayer to stammer

Belgique f. Belgium

bélier m. battering-ram

belle-mère f. mother-in-law

béni-n, -gne mild

bernois, -e of the canton of Berne (Switzerland)

besogne f. work, job

bête f. animal, beast, idiot; — de … stupid

beugler to low (of cattle)

beurre m. butter

beurré, -e buttered

bien m. property, piece of land, good, goodness

bien adj. well, comfortable

bien adv. well, very, really

bien que conj.+subj. although

bienfaisant, -e kind, beneficent

bienfait m. good deed, good turn

bijou, -x jewel

billet m. note, bill; banknote

bizarre strange

blancheur f. whiteness

blafard, -e wan, pale

blé m. wheat

blême ghastly pale

blessé m. wounded (person)

blessure f. wound

bloqué, -e blockaded

se blottir to bury one’s self, to curl up

bœuf m. ox, beef; — bouilli boiled beef É

se boissonner to get drunk

boiter to limp

boiteux, -se lame, limping

bond m. bound, jump; d’un — with a bound

bondir to bound; — sur les pieds to jump to one’s feet

bonheur m. happiness

bonhomme m. fellow, old codger

bonne f. maid, servant; «ma —» dearie

bord m. edge, rim, bank; au — de beside; aux —s énormes broadbrimmed; à grands —s broadbrimmed

bordé, -e (de) bordered (with)

se borner à to restrict one’s self to bosquet m. grove, leafy retreat botte f. bundle

bouche f. mouth

boucher-to stuff

boucle f. buckle; à —s d'argent silver-buckled

boudin m. variety of pork-sausage bouger to move boule f. ball

— de banque

boulette f. meat-ball; — de chair .à saucisse ground meat-ball

bouleverser to upset, to be devastating

bourdonnant, -e buzzing

bourgeoise f. (fam.) wife, old woman

bourru, -e cross, surly

bourse f. purse

bout m. end; au — de at the end of; jusqu’au — to the end; d’un — à l’autre from one end to the other

bouteille f. bottle

boutique f. shop

bouton m. button

boutonnière f. buttonhole

braillard, -e boisterous

bras m. arm; à tour de — with all one’s might

brillant, -e brilliant, bright, glistening

briller to shine

brisé, -e broken

(se) briser to break, to split apart

brisque f. game of cards

brouter to graze

bruit m. sound, noise, rumor

bruit pres.ind. bruire to stir, rustle

brûlant, -e burning

brulé, -e burned, scorched

brûler to burn

brume f. fog, mist

brumeux, -se foggy, misty

brusque sudden

brusquement adv. abruptly, suddenly

bruyant, -e noisy

bu p. part of boire to drink

buffet m. cupboard

buisson m. bush, hedge

bureau m. office, department

but m. end, aim

butin m. booty, prize

ça fam. for cela this, that, he, she, it; comment —how’s that? pour — as far as that goes

caché, -e hidden

cacher to conceal, to hide away; se — to hide

cadavre m. corpse

cadeau m. gift

cadre m. frame

café m. coffee, café

café-concert m. music-hall

cahot m. jolt

caisse d’épargne f. savings bank

calme calm, tranquil

calmer to calm; se — to grow calm

camarade m.+f. comrade, friend

camée "1. cameo

campagne f. country, countryside; campaign

canaille f. rascal, dog

canne f. cane, stick

capitale f. capital

capiteux ,-se heady, strong

capitonner to cap, to heap up on

capote f. hooded cloak

caractère m. character, aspect

carafe f. decanter

carcasse f. carcass, mummy

caresse f. caress, pat

carotte f. carrot

carré m. square

carriole f. buggy

carte f. card

cas m. case, affair

case f. hut

casser to break, to chop up; se — to break

catastrophe f. calamity

cause f. cause; à — de because of

causer to chat, to talk

cauteleux, -se cunning

céder to give up, to hand over, to give in, to give way

célèbre celebrated, well-known

célérité f. speed

centaine f. a hundred

ce que that which, that, what (always used as object)

ce qui that which, that, which, what (always used as subject)

cercle m. circle

cerclé, -e encircled; — de fer ironbound

cérémonie f. ceremony

cérémonieux, -se ceremonious

certes adv. most certainly

cesse f. ceasing; sans — continually, without end

cesser de to cease

chagrin m. SOrrow

chair f. flesh, meat; — fraîche fresh meat

chaise f. chair

chamois m. chamois, mountain-goat

champ m. field

chance f. chance, luck

chanceler to reel, to stagger

chandelle f. candle

changer (de) to change; — de quartier to move about

chapeau, -x m. hat

charge f. charge, indictment, exaggeration

chargé, -e (de) loaded (with)

se charger de to take charge of

charmant, -e charming

charmille f. bower, arbor

charretier m. teamster

chasser to hunt, to drive out

chasseur m. hunter

chasteté f. chastity, virtue

château m. chateau, castle

chaud, -e warm, hot

chauffé, -e heated, hot

chauffer to warm; se — to warm one’s self; se — les pieds to warm one’s feet

chaufferette f. foot-warmer chaumière f. thatched cottage chaviré, -e capsized

chef m. chief, leader chef-d'œuvre m. masterpiece cheminée f. fireplace, chimney chêne m. oak

cher m. dear fellow

chérie f. dear

cheval, -aux m. horse

cheveux m. pl. hair ; en — with long hair

cheville f. ankle

chic m. style; avoir du — to have something stylish about him

chicanier, -ière quarrelsome

chien m. dog

chiffonier m. rag-picker

choc m. clatter

choir to fall; laisser — to strike down

chou, -x m. cabbage

chute f. fall, downfall

cidre m. cider

cime f. summit, peak

cimetière m.cemetery, burying-ground

cinquante fifty

cinquième fifth

circuler to circulate, to go around, to wander around

ciseaux m. pl. shears

ciselé, -e carved

citrouille f. pumpkin

clair, -e clear, bright, spotless

clair de lune m. moonlight; au — in the moonlight

claquer to click, to go click

clarté f. light

cliente f. customer, shopper

clignotant, -e blinking

clocher m. belfry; — de. l’église church-tower

clocheton m. small steeple

cloison f. wall, partition

clos, -e closed

rocarde f. cockade, ornament

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coffre m. chest, trunk; boire, manger comme un — to fill one’s self up

cognac m. cognac, a heavy brand made in the region of Cognac, nort of Bordeaux

coiffé, -e de wearing (on the head)

coiffeur m. barber

coin m. corner

col m. neck; (mountain) pass

collégien m. schoolboy

coller to stick; — l'oreille à terre to put an ear to the ground; se — to stick, to huddle together, to flatten against

colonne f. column

colossal, -e gigantic

colza m. rape (plant of the cabbage family)

combler to fill up

comédienne f. actress

commandant m. major

comme ad. like, as, something like, how; — c’est loin how far it is

commencement m. beginning

commère f. old woman, grannie

commis-rédacteur m. bookkeeper

commode agreeable

commune f. township

communiant ”m. communicant; premier — a child taking first communion as a member of a church body

communiquer to communicate; se — to be transmitted

compagne f. companion, wife, mate

compagnie f. company

compagnon m. companion

complet m. suit

complètement completely

compliqué, -e complicated, complex

comprenant pres. part. of comprendre to understand

compter (sur) to count (on)

comptoir m. counter

comte m. count

concours m. gathering

conducteur m. conductor

conduire to conduct, to lead

conduite f. conduct

confier to confide, to intrust

confit, -e preserved, pickled

confus, -e upset, confused

confusément adv. confusedly

connaître to know; — sur le bout du doigt to know everything about

connu, -e known

conquérir to conquer

conseiller to advise

conseillère f. adviser

consentir (à) to consent (to)

considération f. consideration, esteem

constater to declare, to agree

construire to build

construit, -e built, made

contempler to contemplate, to look at

contenir to contain, to hold

contenu "”. content, contents

conter to relate

continu, -e continuous

contourner to wind round

contrat m. contract

contre prep. against; par — by contrast

contrée f. countryside contusionné m. bruised (person) convaincre to convince convoiter to covet, to hanker after convoitise f. covetousness

coq m. rooster

coquette f. coquette, flirt corbeille f. basket

corde f. rope

corne f. horn

corniche f. cornice

corps m. body, military company; — d’élite picked company correspondance f. connection

corridor m. passageway; en — connecting

corriger to correct

cortège m. procession

cosaque m. Cossack

côte f. coast, side; — à — side by side

côté m. side; aux —s de beside; de — sidewise; de tous (les) —s in every direction, on all sides

coteau, -x m. slope

couchant, -e setting; au soleil — at sunset

coucher to lie, to be couched; se — to lie down, to go to bed

couler to flow, to leak; — dans l'oreille to whisper

couloir m. passage, passageway

coup m. blow, trick, round (of drinks);

© tout d’un —, tout à — suddenly; un — de pied a kick; un — d’œil a glance; — sur — without stopping; — de reins push

cour f. yard, courtyard

courageux,-se COUrageous

courant m. course

courbé, -e bent, bent over

courir to run, to seurry along, to go about

couronné m. prize-winner couronnement m. award, prize-giving

couronner to crown, to award a prize to

course f. journey, course, race

court, -e short

couteau m. knife

coutil m. duck (cloth)

couvert, -e (de) covered (with)

couverture f. blanket

couvrir to cover

crabe m. crab

cracher to spit

craintif, -ve timid

crampon #. climbing-stick, grapplinghook

crâne m. head

crasseux, -se dirty

se créer to create for one’s self

crème f. cream; à la — creamed

crête f. crest, comb of fowls

creuser to dig

crevasse f. crevice, gap

crever to break, to break down

cri m. cry;—d’appel call

crier to call out, to ery, to yell, to groan

crise f. fit

cristal m. crystal

cristi interj. gee whiz!

croc m. tooth, fang

crochu, -e crooked

croire to believe

croissant m. new moon, crescent

croissant, -e growing, increasing

croque-mort m. undertaker

croix f. Cross

croupe f. croup

croûte f. crust

cru p.p. of croire to believe

cueillir to pick up, to cut off

cuire to cook

cuisant, -e sharp, poignant

cuisine f. kitchen, cooking; faire la — to cook

cuisinière f. cook

cuivre m. copper, brass

culotte f. breeches; — à pont highbuttoned breeches

culture f. agriculture curé m. curé, priest curieux, -Se Curious cuve f. basin, bowl cygne m. swan

cyprès m. cypress-tree

danse f. dance

danser to dance

danseuse f. dancer -

dé m. dice; — (à coudre) thimble

VOCABULAIRE

De f. rout; en — in broken e

se débarrasser de to rid one’s self of débordé, -e surging up

debout standing

début m. beginning, outset

décanailler fam. to clear out, to beat it

déchiqueté, -e tattered

déchirer to tear apart, to cut; — les oreilles to split one’s ears, to startle

décider to decide, to win over; se — (à) to decide (to)

décoloré, -e faded, blanched

découverte f. discovery

découvrir to discover, to come upon, to survey, to see

décrire to describe; se faire — to have described

dedans adv. inside; au — within

dédommager to indemnify, to make amends

défaillir to grow weak

défier to defy

dégager to clear, to free dégoûtant, -e disgusting

degré m. degree, step, foothold déguster to sip

dehors ad». out, outside, out of doors; en — de, du — without, outside

déjeuner m. breakfast, lunch

déjeuner to have breakfast, luncheon

déjouer to foil, to outplay délibérer to deliberate délicieux, -se delightful demain m. tomorrow

se demander to ask one’s self, to wonder

démesuré, -e vast, boundless demeure f. lodging, house

demeurer to live, to dwell, to stay, to remain, to stand

demi-siècle m. half-century

or

démodé, -e antiquated

démolir to demolish

dent f. tooth; à pleines —s in big mouthfuls

dentelle f. lace, bit of lace

de par prep. in accordance with, through

dépecé, -e picked to pieces

dépêche f. dispatch

dépense f. expense, expenditures

déposer to drop, to lay down, to place

depuis since, for, from; — que conj.

since

déraillé, -e derailed

dès prep. since, from the time of; — que as soon as

désappointé, -e disappointed

désappointement m. disappointment

descente f. descent

désenchantement m. disenchantment

désespéré, -e disheartened, hopeless

se désespérer to give way to despair, to be desperate

* désir m. desire

désolé, -e distressed

désormais henceforth

desséchant, -e drying, seering

desserrer to undo

dessous prep. under; au — (de) beneath, below

dessus adv. above; prep. on, upon; au — (de) above, beyond

détacher to detach, to free

détonation f. report, gunfire

détour m». turn, winding path

détresse f. distress, anguish

détruire to destroy

deuil m. mourning, grief; faire — to pain, to hurt

deux two; tous les — both

devant prep. before, in front of; — lui, — elle ahead, straight ahead

devenir to become, to become of

deviné, -e guessed at

deviner to imagine, to guess at

dévisager to look a person up and down

dévorer to devour

digérer to digest

digne worthy

diligence f. stagecoach

dimanche m. Sunday

dinde f. turkey-hen

dîner to dine

dire to say, to reveal; se — to say to one’s self

diriger to direct; se — to go

discours m. speech

discuter to discuss

disparaître to disappear, to vanish

disparu p. part. of disparaître to vanish

disposer to prepare

distingué, -e distinguished, genteel

distinguer to distinguish, to make out

dit pres. ind. dire to say, to tell

diviniser to deify, to worship

divinité f. divinity

dix-huit eighteen

doigt m. finger

doit pres. ind. of devoir ought, must

domicile m. residence; — conjugal home

dominateur m. conqueror

dominer to dominate

don m. gift; faire — (de) to make a gift (of)

donner to give; — le bras to offer or have one’s arm

doré, -e golden

dormeur, -euse sleep-loving

dos m. back

d’où whence, from where

doucement gently, softly, peacefully, slowly

douleur f. sorrow, pain

Sage #5 -se painful, sad, mourn-

douter (de) to doubt; s’en — to guess, to surmise

douze twelve

drap m. sheet, cloth

drapeau, -x m. flag

dressé, -e standing up, rising

dresser to arrange; se — to rise, to stand up

droit m. law, right

droit, -e straight, upright, rising high

droite f. right hand; à — on the right

drôle amusing

duper to dupe, to deceive

dur, -e hard

durant prep. during; votre vie — during your life

durée f. duration, length

durer to last; faire — to prolong

eau f. water; — salée salt-water; — douce fresh water

eau-de-vie f. brandy; — de pommes apple-brandy

ébranler to shake

écarter to throw back

échalas m. vine-prop

échanger to exchange

échapper to escape

échelon m". step (of a ladder)

échelonner to draw up in echelons, to stretch troops out in step-formation

re to meet with shipwreck, to ai

éclairer to light, to illuminate; s’— to light up

éclaireur m. scout

éclat m. luster, pomp

éclatant, -e bright, dazzling

écœuré, -e disheartened

école f. school

économe economical, thrifty

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écoulé, -e passed

s’écouler to pass (time)

écoulement m. flow

écraser to crush, to weigh down s’écrier to cry out

écroulé, -e overthrown

écu m. crown (an obsolete coin) écume f. foam, white covering écurie f. stable [disappear effacer to efface, to blot out; s’—to effaré, -e scared, bewildered

effet m. effect, clothing; en — in truth s’effeuiller to shed petals

effrayant adj. fearful

effrayé, -e alarmed, frightened

égal, -e equal; c’est — never mind égarer to lead astray

s’égayer (à) to take joy (in)

église f. church

égout m. gutter

égoutter to drain to the last drop

élan m. spurt, full speed; prendre des —s to make an onrush

s’élancer to dart forth, to bound, to rush

élargir to enlarge, to widen

élever to lift, to rear; s’— sur to rise out of, to rise above

éloge m. eulogy; — dithyrambique laudatory outburst

éloigné, -e far off

s'éloigner to withdraw, to move away

élu m. chosen one

embarras m. trouble

s’embrasser to kiss, to embrace each other

s’embrouiller to become entangled émerveillé, -e astonished emmêlement m. tangle, mass emmener to lead, to conduct émouvoir to move; s — to stir empâtement m. puffiness

empereur m. emperor (Napoléon I)

emplir to fill; s— to become filled

employé m. employee, railroad guard, trainman, worker in office or shop

empourprer to purple

ému, -e moved, stirred

endormi, -e lulled to sleep, benumbed

endormir to lull, to put to sleep; s— to go to sleep

endroit m. place, spot

énergie f. energy

enfance f. childhood

enfant m.+f. child; bon — adj. easygoing

enfantin, -e childish

enfermé, -e shut in

enfin at last, after all, anyhow

enfoncer to thrust, to bury; s’— to sink

s’enfuir to flee

énergique energetic

s'engager to be under way, to be engaged in

engourdissement m. numbness, torpor

enjamber to step over

enlever to carry, to bear along, to take off, to carry off

s’ennuyer to grow weary, to have a bad time of it’

ennuyeux, -se annoying, tiring énoncer to state

énorme enormous, huge enquête f. inquest, inquiry enseveli, -e buried, entombed ensevelir to bury, to entomb entasser to pile up

entendre to hear, to understand; faire —, se faire — to be heard

entendu, -e understood, agreed

enterrer to bury

entier, -ière, entire, all; tout — complete 1

entendu p. part. of entendre to hear; bien — of course

entourer to surround; — de to surround with

entraîner to lead, to drag along

entr’aperçu, -e caught in a glimpse

entrechat m. a leap in dancing during which the heels are clicked together

entrée f. entrance, opening

entresol m. low second-stories

entretenir to keep up

entretien m. maintenance

entr’ouvrir to half-open

énumérer to enumerate, to name over

envelopper to wrap, to surround; — de to wrap up in

envers prep. toward, to

envie f. desire, envy; avoir — de to want to

environ adv. about environnant, -e surrounding

environs m. pl. neighborhood, vicinity; aux — in the neighborhood

s'envoler to take wing

épais, -se thick, heavy

épaisser to make thick, to make stolid

épanoui, -e spread out

s'épanouir to thrive

s’éparpiller to drift away

épaule f. shoulder

éperdu, -e aghast, frightful

épicier m. grocer; Un garçon — a grocer’s boy

épier to watch, to look for

éplucher to peel

épluchure f. paring, peeling

époque f. epoch, time

épousailles f. pl. nuptials, marriage

épouser to marry

épouvante f. terror

éprouver to experience

épuisé, -e exhausted, used up

errant, -e wandering, moving

errer to wander

erreur f. error

escabeau, -x m. stool

escalader to scale, to climb

escalier m. staircase

escarpé, -e steep, rugged

escarpement m. steep slope

esclave m.+f. slave

escorter to escort, to accompany

espace f. space

espacé, -e spaced out, stretched along

espèce f. kind

espérance f. hope

espiègle m. wag, fun-maker

espoir m. hope

esprit m. mind, spirit, soul; l’— du mal Satan

essayer (de) to try (to)

essoufflé, -e out of breath

essuyer to wipe; s'— les yeux to wipe away tears

estrade f. platform

estropié, -é crippled

étable f. stable

étain m. tin

étaler to spread

état m. state

état-major m. (military) staff

été m. summer

s’éteindre to die away

étendre to stretch, to stretch out; s’—to lie down, to extend, to go

étendu, -e stretched out

étendue f. stretch, extent

éternel, -le eternal

éternité f. eternity

étoffe f. cloth

étoile f. star

étonnant, -e astounding, surprising

étonnement m. amazement

étonner to astonish; s’— to be surprised

étouffer to stifle étrange strange étrangler to strangle

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être to be; y — to understand étreindre to press upon

étroit, -e narrow

étude f. law-office

étudier to study

étuve f. sweating-room

eut p. abs. of avoir to have s’évaporer to evaporate

éveillé, -e awake, on the alert événement M". event

éviter to avoid

exaspérer to inflame; s’ — to become exercer to exercise [enraged exercice m. exercise

exiger to exact, to demand

exilé m. exile

s'expliquer to explain one’s self extase f. ecstasy

exténué, -e worn out

face f. face, appearance; en — de facing, opposite; — à — together, facing each other

se fâcher to grow angry

facile easy ;

façon f. fashion, manner; à la — de like

factice artificial, sham

fade musty, heavy

fagoté slovenly

faible weak, faint

faillir to fail, to come near to; — mourir to come near dying

faim f. hunger; avoir — to be hungry

faire to make, to do, to cause, to cause to be done, as — appeler to cause to be called, to send for: — beau, mauvais, ete. — to be good (bad, etc.) weather; — les frais de to be responsible for

falot, -e grotesque

famélique famished, hungry

fanatique m.+-f. enthusiast; adj. enthusiastic

fangeux, -se muddy

fantaisie f. imagination; de — imaginary

fantôme m. phantom

fatigué tired

fatiguer to work, to fatigue; se — to wear one’s self out

faut pres. ind. falloir to be necessary

faute f. fault, mistake; il n’y a point de ma — it was no fault of mine

faux f. scythe

favoris m. pl. whiskers, side-whiskers; à — with side-whiskers x

fécond, -e fruitful

fée f. fairy

se féliciter (de) to be delighted (with)

femme f. woman, wife; une — de bien a virtuous woman

fendre to split; malade à — l’âme deathly sick

ferme f. farm

fermé, -e closed; — par closed in by, surrounded by

fermer to close, to seal up

fermiére f. farm woman

féroce fierce, savage

festin m. feast

feston m. curve; —s ins and outs

fêtable popular

fête f. celebration, birthday

Fête-Dieu f. religious feast of the Holy Sacrament, instituted in 1264 by Pope Urbain IV (Corpus Christi)

fêter to welcome

feu, -x m. fire; — d’artifice fireworks

feuillage f. foliage

Fm {. leaf, stalk;—de vigne grapee

fiacre m. (hired) carriage

fièvre f. fever, spell;—de feu burning fever

figure f. face, figure

fil m. brandy

filer to shoot, to run away, to get out; — sur to rush forward, to be on the way to

filet m. small stream

fillette f. little girl

fin f. end; à la — at last, at the end, in the end

fin, -e fine, thin, crafty

fine f. distilled liquor, brandy

fini, -e finished, over

finir to finish; — par to end by; — par disparaître finally to disappear

fit p. abs. of faire to make

fixe fixed

fixer to fix, to fasten, to set

flairer to smell, to detect, to sense

flamme f. flame, fire

flanc m. flank, side

flanqué, -e (de) together with

flasque flabby

fleur f. flower; — d’oranger orangeflower

flot m. wave

flotter to float

floué, -e cheated

foire f. fair

folle f. sing. of fou mad, wild

er m. depth; au — de in the depth

es to found, to establish

fondre to melt :

fontaine f. fountain; — Wallace oldstyle drinking-fountain, still to be found on some corners in Paris, which gives a very thin stream of water

force f. strength, might; de toute sa — with all his might; avec —

vigorously forcer (à) to compel (to) forêt f. forest formidable with a threatening look fort adv. very fort, -e strong, severe, fortement adv. hard forteresse f. fortress fou, fol, -le mad, wild, crazy fouette cocher (whip up, driver) on the way

violent

fouetter to whip, to whip up

fouiller to dig, to search, to scratch:

— de l’œil to scan, to peer into

four m. oven

fourchette f. fork

fournisseur m. tradesman

foyer m. fireside

fraîcheur f. freshness, charm

frais m. pl. expenses: faire les frais de .… to be responsible for

frais, -fraiche fresh

fraise f. strawberry

franc m. franc (before the world-war about twenty cents)

fraterniser to associate

frémir to tremble

frémissant, -e shaking, shivering

fréquenter to frequent, to visit fripé, -e wrinkled, worn

frisé, -e curly

frisonner to tremble, to quiver frisson m. shiver

froid m. cold

froid, -e cold

froissement m. soft sound

frôler to brush against, to touch lightly; — de to touch with

front m. forehead

frontière f. frontier, border

frotter to rub; se — les mains to ruh one’s hands together; se — contre to rub against |

fruitière f. fruit-vender

fuir to flee

fumage m. fertilizing

fumée f. smoke

fumer to smoke, to fume

furent p. abs. of être to be

fureur f. fury; avec — furiously

furie f. fury, witch

furieusement furiously, in a rage

furieux, -se furious

fusée f. rocket

trembling.

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fusil m. gun

fusiller to shoot

fut p. abs. of être to be fût m. cask

fuyant, -e elusive

gaillard m. fellow

gain m. gain, profit

gaine f. case

galamment gracefully, in a courtly manner

galette f. flat cake

galoper to gallop

gambader, to romp, to frisk

garantie f. assurance

garçon m. boy, fellow, waiter, bachelor; vieux — bachelor

garde m. guard, keeper; — nationale national guard, local soldiery

gardien m. guardian, keeper

gare f. railway station

gargouille f. gargoyle, water-spout

gâteau m. cake

gauche f. left hand; à — on the left

gauche adj. left, awkward

géant, -e gigantic

geignait p. des. of geindre to moan

geindre to moan, to whine; faire — to cause to whine or squeak

gelé, -e frozen, icy

gelée f. frost

geler to freeze

gémissement m. groan, moan, how!

gendarmerie f. police ;

gendre m. son-in-law

gêne f. embarrassment; sans — unceremoniously

gêné, -e upset, ill at ease

gêner to impede; se — to hesitate, to hold back

génie m. genius

genou, -x m. knee

genre m. tvpe, kind

gentil, -le kind, good

geste m. gesture, movement

gigot m. leg of mutton

gilet m. vest

gisait p. des. of gésir to lie

glace f. ice, freezing (temperature)

glacé, -e frozen, icy

glacer to freeze; — jusqu'aux os to freeze to the marrow

glacial, -e frozen, glacial

glisser to slip, to steal

gloire f. glory; — à revendre enough glory and to spare

goguenard, -e jeering

gorge f. throat

gorgée f. mouthful; à petites —s in little sips; à pleines —s at a gulp

gosier m. throat; de tout son — his loudest

gouffre m. abyss, ravine gourmand, -e gluttonish goût m. taste, relish, savor

goûter to taste, to enjoy, to try; faire — to offer (a taste of)

goutte f. drop, patch

gouttière f. gutter; comme des —s like gutters (on a roof)

grâce f. grace, thanks; — à thanks to; faire des —s to bow thanks

gracieux, -se gracious, graceful, pleasing,

grain m. grain

graine f. seed, grain

graisseux, -se greasy

grandir to increase

granit m. granite

gras, -se fat, rich, thick

gratter to scratch

gravé, -e engraved, inscribed

gravir to clamber up, to scale

gredin m. scoundrel

grêle slim, thin; jambe —spindle legs

grelottant, -e quaking, trembling

grenadier m. grenadier, foot-soldier

griffe f. claw, paw

grimaçant, -e grinning

grimper to climb

grincheux, -se ill-tempered, grouchy

gris, -e gray; tipsy

grisâtre grayish

se griser to get drunk

grogner to snarl

gronder to growl, to scold

gros, -se big, fat, large, thick; mon — big fellow, old boy

grossier, -ière coarse, rude

grotesque m. grotesque person, freak

guenon f. monkey, frightful old thing

guérir to recover, to get well

guerre f. war

guetter to spy on, to observe, to watch

gueule f. fam. face, ‘“mug”

gueuler fam. to go howling about

gueux m. beggar

guider to guide

guise f. way; en — de by way of

habile skilful, clever habit m. suit; pl. clothes habitant m. inhabitant habiter to inhabit, to occupy habitude f. habit, custom; avoir l— de to be used to hachette f. hatchet haie f. hedge haine f. hate haïr to hate haleine f. breath -haler to pull, to drag along halte f. halt; faire — to halt hanche f. hip hanté, -e (de) haunted (by) nanter to haunt hardes f. pl. wearing apparel, clothes hardi, -e bold

haut m. height, summit; du — defrom the height of; en — high up, in the uplands

haut, -e high; tout — aloud

hauteur f. height

hein interj. hey, what

herbe f. grass, plant, herb

hérissé, -e bristling

héritage m. heirloom

hériter to inherit

héros m. hero

hésiter to hesitate

heure f. hour; tout à l’— a while ago, in a little while; à l’— qu’il est at this moment; de bonne — early

heurter to bump against

hier adv. yesterday

hirondelle f. swallow Ô

histoire f. history, story; — de just for the sake of, just to

hiver m. winter

hivernage m. winter’s stay

hivernal, -e wintry

honteux, -se ashamed

horloge f. clock

horreur f. horror

hôtellerie f. inn, hostelry

huit adj. eight

humain, -e human

humeur f. humor

hurler to scream, to yell, to bellow

idée f. idea idiot, -e foolish idole f. idol ignoble disgraceful illuminer to glow immaculé, -e spotless, white immensité f. immensity, boundless space immobile motionless impassible impassive, emotionless

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impériale f. top (of a bus)

importer to matter; n'importe où no matter where; n'importe comment no matter how

impraticable impracticable, impassable

imprégné, -e impregnated, given to

s’imprégner (de) to be covered (with)

imprévu, -e unforeseen

inattaquable irreprochable

s’incliner to bow

inconnu m. stranger

incrédule incredulous

incroyable unbelievable

indicateur m. guide, time-table

indice m. indication

indicible inexpressible, vague

indiqué, -e indicated

inégal, -e, -aux unequal, uneven

inerte sluggish, inactive, rigid

infatigable tireless, active

infini, -e infinite

s'informer to make inquiries

inguérissable incurable

inimaginable inconceivable

innocent m. innocent (person)

innombrable countless

innommable adj. nameless, indescribable

inoubliable unforgettable inquiet, -iète troubled, uneasy inquiéter to worry; s — de to worry about insaisissable imperceptible, beyond reach insister to insist inspecteur m. inspector, boss; — du bureau supervisor inspirateur, -rice inspiring instituteur m. schoolmaster interdit, -e speechless intéresser to interest, to give interest

intérieur m. interior; monte dans l’'— climb inside; à l— within

intérieur, -e inner

interminable endless

interrogatoire m. examination, close questioning

interroger to question, to ask interrompre to interrupt intraitable unflinching

intriguer to intrigue, to interest inviter to invite invraisemblable unbelievable

invraisemblablement adv. unbelieyably

irai fut. of aller to go

irons fut. of aller to go

isolé, -e isolated

itinéraire m. itinerary, plan

ivre drunk, intoxicated; — mort dead drunk

ivresse f. drink, intoxication

ivrogne m. drunkard, drunk man

s’ivrogner to get drunk

jadis formerly, long ago; un temps de — old-fashioned weather

jaillir to spring up

jalousie f. jealousy

jambe f. leg; les —s molles weak in his legs

jardin m. garden; — en labyrinthe maze

jardinier m. gardener

jardinier, -ière of the garden

jaser to gossip

jatte f. bowl

jaune yellow

javelot m. javelin

jeter to throw, to utter, to cast, — un coup de pied dans le dos tokick hard

jeu, -x m. game

jeûne m. fasting

jeunesse f. youth

joie f. joy; faire la — to be the source of amusement

joue f. cheek

jouer to play; — un tour to play a trick; — à to play (a game)

jouet m. plaything, victim (of a joke)

jouir de to enjoy

jour m. day; huit — s a week

joyeux, -se jolly, merry, joyous

juillet m. July

juin m. June

jupe f. petticoat, skirt

jupon m. petticoat

jurer to swear

kilomètre m. kilometer (roughly fiveeighths of a mile)

là-bas adv. beyond, down there, far off labour m. plowed land

labourage m. tilling

lac m. lake

lâche m. coward

lâcher to let go, to let loose of, to get away from, to send out

là-dedans adv. therein, there

là-dessus adv. thereupon, about it

là-haut up there

laid, -e ugly

laisser to let, to allow; se — prendre to be caught napping, to be deceived; se — toucher to let one’s self be touched

lait m. milk

laiteux, -se milk-white, milky

la-i-tou interj. hoo-hoo, a kind of yodeled h

lambeau, -x m. shred, tatter

lame f. blade

lancer to send, to throw, to cast, to drive

langue f. tongue

lard m. bacon; — au choux bacon and cabbage

larme f. tear

las, -se tired, worn aut

lavage m. washing

laver to wash

léger, -ère light, airy, slight

légèrement lightly, slightly

légèreté f. frivolity

légume m. vegetable

lendemain m. next day

lent, -e slow

lenteur f. deliberation

se lever to rise; to dawn

lever m. rising; au — du soleil at sunrise

lèvre f. lip

libre free, carefree

lier to combine

lieu m. place; au — de instead of

lieue f. league (two and a half English miles)

ligne f. line

lin m. flax

linge m. linen, bit of cloth

lingère f. maid (in charge of linens)

liquide net, in cash

lit m. bed

litière f. litter É

livide livid, leaden-hued