partie f. game

partir to depart; à — de from, after

parvenir to arrive, to come; — à to succeed

pas m. step, pace, stride; faux — misstep, slip; à grands — with great strides: faire un — to take a step

passant m. passer-by

passé m. past

passe-temps m. pastime

passer to pass, to go down one’s throat; — un compromis to enter into a compromise; — pour to pass for, to seem, to be known as; — en revue to review

patrie f. native land

patron m. proprietor

patron, -ne patron

patronne f. mistress

patte f. paw, claw; à toutes —s on the run, at full speed

pâturage m. pasture

paupière f. eyelid

pavé m. paving-stone

pavoisé, -e (de) adorned (with)

payer to pay, to pay for

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pays m. country, town

paysan m. peasant

paysanne f. peasant girl or woman peau f. skin

pêche f. peach

pêcher to fish

peine f. pain; à — scarcely peloton m. group, detachment penchant m. liking, weakness pendu p. part. of pendre to hang

pénétrer to penetrate, to enter, to close in

pensée f. thought, pansy

penser to think; — à to meditate on, to think about

pente f. slope; en —-sloping

pépinière f. nursery (for plants)

perçant, -e piercing

percé, -e pierced, full of holes; — à jour windowed

perdre to lose; se — to be lost, to die away; — de vue to lose sight of

perdu, -e lost

perfection f. marvel

perfide treacherous

perfidie f. perfidy, treachery

périlleux, -se perilous, dangerous

période f. period, stage

perle f. pearl, jewel

pérorer to harangue

perquisition f. search, investigation

perruque f. wig

personne f. person, (with ne pro.

m.) nobody

perte f. loss

pesant, -e heavy

pétrifié, -e petrified

peu adv. little, slightly; — à — little by little

peuple m. sing. people, race, multitude

peupler to people; — de to people with

peur f. fear; avoir — (de) to be afraid (of); faire — (à) to frighten

pharmacie f. pharmacy

philosophie f. philosophy

phrase f. sentence, phrase

pic m. peak; à — perpendicularly, with jagged points

pièce f. room, coin

pied m. foot, leg (of a chair); sur — afoot, astir

piège m. snare, trap

pierré f. stone

pieu, -x m. stake, stick

pilier m. pillar

pincement m. pinching; — au cœur throb

pinces f. pl. pinchers, tongs

piqûre f. sting

pivoter to pivot, to revolve

place f. place, public square, seat; de — en — here and there

placer to put, to place; se — to stand, to take a place

placide placid, unruffled

se plaindre (de) to complain (of)

plaine f. plain

plainte f. wail

plaire (à) to please

plaisant, -e amusing

plaisanterie f. joke; par — just for fun

plaisir m. pleasure; faire — à quelqu’un to be a pleasure to . . .., to please

plaît pres. ind. of plaire to please; sielle vous — if you like her

plan m. map, plan

planche f. plank, board

planer to hover

plante f. plant

planté, -e planted, set

plaque f. plate

plat m. dish, course

plat, -e flat, smooth

plate-bande f. border

plâtre m. plaster

pleurer to weep; — toutes ses larmes to weep one’s heart out

plume f. feather, pen; — de volaille poultry-feather

plumer to pluck

plus adv. more, plus; non — either; ne … — no longer; — … — … the more . . . the more . . .; en —in addition; tout au — at the most; le — possible as long as possible

plutôt adv. rather

pochard m. drunken sot

poche f. pocket

poil m. hair (of animals), nap, pile

point m. point, dot, tiny spot

pointu, -e pointed

poire f. pear, knob

pois m. peas

poitrinaire m.—+-f. consumptive

poitrine f. breast, chest

poli, -e polite

polygame polygamous, much married

pomme f. apple; — de terre potato

pommeau "”. crook, handle; à — d’or gold-headed

pommette f. cheek

pompe f. pump

pompeux, -se pompous

populaire popular, plebeian

porté, -e carried, supported

portefeuille m. portfolio, bill-case

porte-glaive m. sword-bearer

porter to carry, to wear; se — comme

une charme to enjoy excellent health

pose f. posture

poser to put, to ask (questions)

pot m. pot, mug

poteau m. post

potin m. gossip

poudre f. powder; — de glace fine snow

poudrer to powder

poule f. hen

poulet m. chicken

poumon m. lung; de tous ses —s with all his might

poupée f. doll

pour que conj.+subj. in order that, so that

pourparler m. parley

pourpre m. purple

pourrai fut. of pouvoir to be able

poursuivre to pursue

pourvu que conj.+subj. let us hope that

poussé, -e thrust up, urged; — à bout driven to desperation

pousser to push, to lead; to utter, to exclaim; to grow

poutre f. beam, heavy piece of wood -

pouvoir to be able; se — to be possible

praticable passable

pratique f. customer; vieille — you sly old customer

pré m. meadow

se précipiter to rush, to jump; — à la rencontre de to rush forth to greet

préférer to prefer

prendre to take, to capture, to catch, to get; — des armes to take up arms, — goût de to take a liking for; — à droite to go to the right; — la parole to speak; se laisser — to be trapped; — son parti (de) to resign oneself to; — place to sit down

préparatif m. preparation

pré-salé m. salt-marsh-fed mutton

près (de) prep. near; de bien — near at hand

présence f. presence; en — de in the presence of

présent m. present, present time; à — .

presently, soon

pressant, -e urgent

se presser to hurry

pression f. pressure

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prêt, -e ready; — à ready to

prétendre to make a pretense of

prétention f. claim, expectation

prêter to lend

prêtre m. priest, abbé

prévenir to warn, to inform

préviens pres. ind. of prévenir to warn.

‘to inform

prévision f. forecast, conjecture

prier to ask, to beg; — à dîner to ask to dinner; se faire — to allow one’s self to be coaxed

printemps m. springtime; au — suivant the following spring

prisonnier m. prisoner

prit p. abs. of prendre to take

priver to deprive; se — de to deprive one’s self of

prix m. price, prize

prochain next

proche adj. near

profiter (de) to profit (by)

profondément deeply

profondeur f. depth

progrès m. progress

prolongé, -e long, prolonged

prolongement m. extension

promenade f. walk, jaunt; en — out walking

se promener to walk, ta take a jaunt, to get out in the open

promeneuse f. of promeneur wanderer

promettre to promise

promis, -e promised

prononcer to say, to pronounce

propos m. idle remark

propre clean

propret, -te tidy, neat

propreté f. cleanliness; travaux de — housekeeping

propriétaire m. owner

protecteur, -trice protective

protectrice f. protectress

protégée f. favorite

prouver to prove

province f. country; countrified elegance

provision f. provision; faire — de to lay in a supply of

pu ?p. part. of pouvoir to be able

public m. public, audience

puer to smell of, to have a bad odor

puissance f. power, force

puissant, -e powerful, mighty

puits m. hole, pit

pur, -e pure

un chic —

quarante forty quarante-cinq forty-five quart m. quarter

quartier m. quarter, district

quatorze fourteen

quelconque any, whatsoever, no

matter what

quelquefois adv. sometimes

querelle f. quarrel, dispute

se quereller to quarrel

queue f. tail

qui vive! who goes there!

quoi pro. what, which, that; de — payer enough to pay

quotidien, -ne daily

R racine }. root raconter to relate, to tell radieux, -se radiant, smiling rafler to carry off rager to be furious rageur, -se full of rage ragoût m. meat-stew raide stiff, rigid raidi, -e stiffened raidir to stiffen raison f. reason; faire une — to think, to consider raisonner to reason

rajuster to readjust

ralentir to moderate, to slacken râler to groan in death-agony rallumer to relight

ramasser to pick up; se — to contract, to gather up

ramener to bring back, to bring out ramper to crouch, to crawl

rancune f. ill-feeling

rangé, -e in a row

rangée f. row

rapide swift, sudden

rapporter to bring (back), to yield se rapprocher to draw near rassurer to reassure

ravager to ravage; — de désir to torment with longing

ravenelle f. wall-flower

ravin M. ravine

ravissant, -e delightful, beautiful rayon M". radius

rechauffer to warm, to warm over

recherche f. search; aller à la — de to go hunting for

réclamer to claim, to call for

récolte f. harvest, crop

recommandation f. advice, suggestion

recommencer (à) to begin again (to), to try again (to)

récompenser to reward

reconnaissance f. reconnoitering

reconnaître to recognize; se — to be distinguishable

recouvrir to cover again

recueillir to gather

reculer to draw back

redescendre to go back down, to descend again

redevenir to become once more

redingote f. frock-coat

redoutable fearful, sinister

redouter to distrust, to fear

refaire to do over, to make over, to go over

refermer to close, to close again

réfléchir to reflect

reflet m. reflection

refuser to refuse; se — à to refuse to

regagner to regain, to go back to

regard m. glance

regardant, -e (à) strict, particular.

stingy (about)

régiment m. regiment, straight row

régner to reign; — sur to reign over

régulier, -ière regular, straight

régulièrement regularly

reine f. queen

rejoignit p. abs. oj rejoindre to rejoin

rejoindre to rejoin, to reach

rejoint p. part. of rejoindre to rejoin, to catch up with

relâche m. intermission; without a break

relevé, -e turned up

se relever to get up remercier to thank remerciment m”. thanks

remettre to put again, to return, to replace; se — à to begin again; se :

— en route to resume the march, to start off again

remonter to climb back, to remount rempart m. rampart remuer to stir

rencontre f. encounter, meeting, thing encountered

rencontrer to meet

sans —

rendre to return, to pay; — visite to pay à visit; — un service to do a favor; — l’esprit to give up one’s soul, to die

rendu p. part. of rendre to return, to give back

renifler to sniff rente f. rent, income

rentrer to return, to bring in; faire — to drive indoors

renversé, -e thrown back

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répandre to spread

repartir to start off again

repas m. meal, repast

répéter to repeat; se faire — to wait a second invitation

pop (à) to answer; to be worthy (e réponse f. reply

reporter to carry back

repos m. rest, relaxation, pause reposer to set down

repousser to repel, to thrust back

reprendre to resume, to continue, to take back, to regain

reproche m. reproach

requérir to summon

résister to resist

résolu p. part. of résoudre to resolve

résolut, se résolut p. abs. of (se) résoudre to resolve

resortir to go out again respirer to breathe

ressembler (à) to resemble, to seem like

ressource f. help, cure

ressuer to sweat

retard m. delay

retentissant, -e resounding, echoing retenue f. reserve; sans — freely retomber to fall

retour m. return; à son — on its return

retourner to come back; se — to turn

round; s’en — to return, to retrace one’s steps

retraite f. retreat; la — de Russie retreat of Napoléon I after the Russian campaign of 1812-13

retremper to soak repeatedly

retrousser to turn up, to roll back

retrouver to find, to recover

réuni, -e gathered

réussir to succeed

rêve m. dream

réveiller to waken, to revive; se — to wake up

révéler to reveal

revenant m. ghost

revendre to resell; à — enough and to spare

revenir to come back, to come as an inberitance; s’en — to return; — sur les pas to retrace one's steps

rêver to dream, to imagine; — à to imagine

réverbération f. reflection, reverberation

révérence f. bow

revêtir to put on

rêveur, -euse dreamy, pensive

reviendrons, fut. of revenir to return

revinrent p. abs. of revenir to come back

revis p. abs. of revoir to see again

revoir to see again

ricaner to sneer, to chuckle

ridé, -e wrinkled

ridicule ridiculous

rien nothing (verb takes ne); — de

changé de plus no other change; — de — absolutely nothing; — que nothing but, except for, just by

rigoler to have great fun

se risquer to take a risk

rivière f. river

rocher m. rock

rocheux, -se rocky

rôder to lurk, to prowl

rognon m. kidney

roi m. king

rompu, -e broken, inert; — de fatigue wWorn out

rond, -e round

ronde f. round, patrol; faire une — to go the rounds

ronfler to snore rongé, -e tormented ronger to gnaw

roquet m. pug-dog rose adj. rose-colored, pink

rosier m. rose-tree, rose-bush; prizewinner

rôti, -e roasted roue f. wheel rougir to blush

rouler to roll, to coil, to rumble along; se — to roll about, to loll

rude harsh

ruelle f. alley-way

ruiné, -e ruined

ruisseau m. brook, gutter-stream rumeur f. noise

ruminer ruminate, meditate ruse f. trick

rusé, -e crafty

sable m. sand

sabot m. wooden shoe, horseshoe sabre m. saber, broadsword sacré, -e precious

sagesse f. wisdom, prudence saignant, -e bleeding

saisi, -e seized, overcome

saisir to seize

saison f. season

sale dirty

salle f. room; — à manger diningroom

salsifis m. salsify, oyster plant saluer to greet, to salute

salut m. bow, salute

sang m. blood, race

sangloter to sob

sans que conj.+subj. without santé f. health

saoul, -e drunk

saoulerie f. drunken state sapin m. fir-tree

satisfait, -e satisfied

sauter to jump, to dance, to dismount

sautiller to skip about

sauver to save; se — to escape, to get away; se — en courant to run away, to flee

sauveteur m. rescuer

savamment wisely

savon m. soap, lather

savoureux, -Se SAVOrTy