livre m. book; — de cuisine cook’s account-book

livrer to wage, to make war

livret m. little book; — de caisse d'épargne bank book

logis m. house

loin adv. far; plus — farther; — de far from; au — from afar, far away; de — from a distance, at a distance

lointain, -e far-away, distant long m. length; le — de along longer to go along, to skirt loque f. rag, tatter

iouis ». French coin, now obsolete, bearing the king’s head and worth nearly five dollars

lourd, -e heavy, immense, thick

lourdeur f. thickness, heaviness

lueur f. light, flash

lugubre dismal, mournful

luisant, -e shining, glistening

lumière f. light

lundi m. Monday [spectacles

lunettes f. pl. spectacles; à — wearing

lutte f. struggle

machination f. plot

machine f. machine, engine

magnifique magnificent, splendid

mahométan m. Mohammedan

maigre thin

main f. hand; à la — in his or her hand

se maintenir to maiïntain itself

maire m. Mayor

mairie f. mayor’s house, town hall

M°—maître m. master, attorney

maître m. master, mister, attorney; — de danse dancing-master

maîtresse f. mistress, ruler; — du logis head of the household

mal m. harm, evil; faire — à to hurt, to harm ,

mal adv. badly; — à l’aise uneasy

malade m.+-f. sick (person); adj.

sick;—à fendre l’âme deathly sick

maladie f. malady, illness; — de langueur lhingering illness

maladif, -ive unhealthy, chronic

malédiction f. malediction, curse

malgré in spite of

malheur m. sorrow, unhappiness

malice f. malice, spite

malicieux m. rascal

malle f. trunk

manante f. old girl, old scarecrow

manche f. sleeve

manger to eat; faire — to feed

mangeur, -se eater; —ses d'hommes man-eating

manne f. hamper, basket

manoir m. mansion

manteau, -x m. cloak

maraudeur m. marauder marchand m. merchant

marche f. step, walk, march, progress marché m. market, bargain marchepied m. step (of a vehicle) mardi m. Tuesday

mari ”. husband

mariage m. marriage

mariée f. bride

se marier to marry

mariés m. pl. married couple marionnette f. marionette, puppet marraine f. godmother

marron m. chestnut

massif m. clump of trees or shrubs, rocky mass

matelas m. mattress, pad

matelot m. sailor, boatman; — d’eau douce riverman, bargeman

matinal, -e early rising

matinée f. morning

mécanique f. mechanism, bit of clockwork

méchanceté f. wickedness

méchant, -e wicked, mean

mécontent, -e displeased, ruffled

médecin m. doctor

médisance f. slander

méfiance f. distrust

se méfier to mistrust

mélancolie f. melancholy, sadness

se meler to mingle, to mix; se — à to interfere in

membre m. member; pl. members, arms and legs

menace f. threat

ménage m. household; une scène de — a family scene, row

menton m. chin

menuet m. minuet

méprise f. oversight

mer f. sea

merci m. thanks; — de l’occasion! no, thanks, not on your life!

méritant m. worthy (person)

mérite f. merit, attainment

merveilleux, -se marvelous

messe f. mass

mesure f. measure; outre — beyond measure

métallique metallic

méthode f. method, system; avec — methodically

mètre m. meter (about one yard’s length)

mets m. dish

mettre to put, to place; se — à to begin to; se — à l’abri de to protect one’s self from; se — à table to sit down (to a meal); se — en route to get on the way; se — du cœur au ventre to take heart; se — en campagne to set to work

meuble m. piece of furniture

midi m. noon

mieux better; tant — so much the better

mignon, -ne small, tiny

milice f. militia, troops

milieu m. middle; au — de in the midst of, in the middle of

militaire military

mince slim, thin, sharp

ministère m. ministry, bureau

minuit »m. midnight

misérable m. wretch, poor wretch

mit p. abs. of mettre to put or place

mode f. manner, style; à la — ancienne old-fashioned

modiste f. dressmaker, seamstress

mœælle f. marrow; jusqu'aux —s to the marrow

moindre least

moins m. least, less; au —, pour le — at least; c’est bien le — it’s the least (he can do)

ne m. month; au — de in the month

moisson f. harvest

moitié f. half; par — on halves

molle adj. f. of mou

monde m. world, people; tout le — everybody

monnaie f. change

monotone monotonous

monsieur m. mister, gentleman, fam.

man

monstre m. monster

monstrueux, -se monstrous, dreadful mont m. mount, mountain

montagne f. mountain

montée f. ascent

montre f. watch

moraine f. moraine, deposit of rocks at the base of a glacier

moral, -e moral, mental (not physical)

morale f. moral code

morne dull

mort m. dead (person)

mort, -e dead, vanishing, swallowed up

mortel, -le mortal, killing

mot ». word; — d’ordre password; au bas — at a low figure

mou, mol, molle weak

mouche f. fly, bee.

mouchoir m. handkerchief

mouillé, -e drenched

mourant, -e dying

mousse f. froth, light covering

mousseline f. muslin

mousseux, -se foaming, bubbling

mouvant, -e moving

mouvement m. movement

moyen m. means, way; au — de by means of

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muet, -te silent, mute

mulet m. mule

municipalité f. municipality, town government

mur mn. wall

mûr, -e ripe

muraille f. (thick) wall

murer to wall up

murmure M. MUrmUur

murmurer to murmur

musée m. museum

mystérieux, -se mysterious, strange

N nage f. swimming; en — drenched nappe f. cloth; sheet of snow naseau, -x m. nostril natif, -ive natural, inborn naturel m. disposition, nature navet m. turnip navrant, -e heart-rending

ne … pas not; ne … point not (emphatic); ne … point du tout not at all; ne … plus no more, no longer; ne … que only; ne … guère scarcely, hardly

né, -e born, appearing nègre m. Negro

neige f. snow

nerveux, -se nervous, upset nettoyage m. cleaning

neuf nine neveu, -x M. nephew nez #. nose; — à — face to face;

parler dans le — to edge up close niveler to level

Noël m. Christmas; vers le — at about Christmas time

noir, -e black nom m. name Normandie f. Normandy, historic

province, northwest of Paris, of which Rouen is the capital

notaire m. notary, attorney; un chic — small-town lawyer’s style

notairesse f. attorney’s wife notoire well-known

noué, -e knotted, tied nourir to feëéd

nouveau, -Ile new; de — again, once more

nouvelle f. news

noyé, -e sunk, overwhelmed nu, -e bare

nuage m. cloud

nuit f. night; faire — to be night, to grow dark

objet m. object obséder to torment

obstination f. obstinacy, stubbornness

occupé, -e (à) busy occuper to occupy, s — to be busy;

s’— de to be concerned about, to be interested in

Océan m. ocean; en plein —on the

odeur f. odor [high seas

œil m. (pl. yeux) eye; faire l’— to make eyes, to flirt; de l’— à l’ — eye meeting eye, in an exchange of glances; l’ — tendu staring

œillet m. carnation, pink

œuvre f. work; bonnes —s good works, charities

offrir to offer; — de se rafraîchir to offer refreshments; s’— to offer one’s self, to be offered

oignon m. onion

oiseau, -x m. bird; — de nuit nightbird

ombre f. gloom, darkness, shadow, shade; à l’— shaded, in the shade

ombrelle f. umbrella

omnibus m. omnibus, bus

ongle m. claw

oppresser to oppress

or m. gold

or conj. now, well

ordonner to order, to give an order

ordre m. order

oreille f. ear

orgueil m. pride

Orient m. East; à l’— in the East

orné, -e (de) decorated (with), wearing

ornement m. ornament

ortie f. nettle

os m. bone

ôter to remove, to take off

où where; d’— whence, from what cause

oubli m. forgetfulness

oublier to forget

ouvert, -e open; grand — wide open

ouverture f. opening, proposal

ouvrage m. work

ouvrier m. workman

ouvrière f. working-girl, ‘woman

s'ouvrir to open, to open out; s’en — to broach the subject

pacificateur m. peacemaker; en — as a peacemaker

pacifique peaceful

paillasse f. straw bedding

paille f. straw

pain m. bread

paire f. pair

palais m. palace

pâleur f. pallor, pale white

pâlir to grow pale

palpiter to throb, to thrill, to quiver; — à laisser choir to throb wildly

panier mn. basket; — aux provisions market basket

pantalon m». (pair of) trousers pantin m. dummy papier m. paper, legal paper

working-

paradis m. paradise

paraître to appear, to seem

parbleu! interj. heavens! (ot course!) parcourir to travel over

parcours m. line of march

- pareil, -le like, such, similar: — à like;

un — (noun) such a

paresseux, -se lazy

parfait, -e perfect

parfaitement adv. perfectly

parfois at times, sometimes

parfum m. perfume

parmi prep. among

part f. part; de la — de on behalf of; quelque — somewhere (or other)

partager to share; se — to divide between ;

parterre m. flowerbed -

parti, -e p. Pari. of partir departed, shot off