livre, m.f book

livrée,/, livery, garb.

loi,/, law.

loin, far, far off ; de — , from a

distance, lointain, -e, far, remote, distant, loisir, m., leisure, spare time.

long, m.f length ; le — de, along,

beside ; tout le — , ail along ;

n'en put dire plus — , couldn't

say anything more.

long, -ue, long, tedious, slow.

longtemps, a great whîle, a long

time.

longue (à la), in the long rim.

longueur,/., length, tediousness,

delay.

loqueteu-x, -se, ragged, tat-

tered.

lorsque, when, at the time when.

louer, to praise.

loup, m.f wolf.

lucarne,/, sky-light.

lueur,/, glimmer, gleam.

lui, he, him, to him ; her, to her ;

it, to it.

luire, to shine, glitter.

luisaût, -e, shining, glistening.

lumière,/, light.

lune,/, moon.

luxe, m,f luxury.

macaron, m., macaroon.

mâche, /., corn-<salad, lamb's-

lettuce.

madone,/, Madonna.

mages, m. //., Magi, wise men

of the East.

magnifique, magnificent maigre, thin.

maigrir, to grow thin.

maillot, m.f tights.

main,/, hand.

maintenant, now, by this time.

mais, but

maïs, m., Indian wheat, com.

maison, /., house, household,

home; — de campagne, coun-

try-house, country-seat.

maisonnette,/, cottage, maître, m., master, owner.

majestueu-x, -se, majestic.

mal, m.f evil, disease, sickness,

misfortune, harm.

mal, badly ; faire mal, to ache,

be painful.

malade, m. and/., sick person,

patient.

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malade, sick, ill.

maladie,/., illness.

maladi-f, -ve, sickly, ailing.

maladroit, -e, awkward, clum-

sy.

malandrin, m,^ highwayman ;

— 8, pl.y bandits (i« the J4th

century.) malgré, in spite of, notwith-'

standing.

malheurea-x, m., -se, /., un-

happy person, wretch, poor

wretch.

malheurea-x, -se, unhappy,

misérable, wretched.

malle,/., trunk.

malpropre, unclean.

malpropreté, /., slovenliness,

uncleanliness.

maman,/, mamma.

manant, ;»., peasant, clodhop-

per.

mangeaille, /., food, victuals,

eatables.

mangeoire,/., manger, manger, to eat, spend.

manière,/., manner, custom.

manquer, to miss, fail, be want-

ing, hâve need of, neglect.

manteau, m., cloak, mantle.

marbre, m., marble.

marchand, m.j merchant, dealer, marche, /., march, gait, journey;

se mettre en — , to start on

one's way.

marcher, to walk, go on foot,

travel.

maréchal ferrant, m., farrier.

marguerite,/., daisy.

marguillier, m., churchwarden.

mariage, m., marriage; prendre

en — , to take to wif e.

marier, to marry; se — , to

marry, wed.

marmite,/., pot, porridge-pot.

marmiteu-x, -se, pitif ul, whim-

pering, whining.

marquer, to mark, trace put

marraine,/., god-mother.

masse,/., mass, heap.

matière,/., matter, body.

matin, m., moming, forenoon.

mauvais, -e, bad, evil.

méchant, -e, bad, wicked.

mèche de cheveux, /., lock of hair, curl, ringlet.

médecin, m., physician.

méditer, to meditate, think over.

meilleur, /»., -«,/, best.

meilleur, -e, better.

même, same, like, even, also, likewise; de — que, in the same manner as, sq as, as; tout de — , ail the same.

mendiant, m.,-e,/., beggarman, beggarwoman.

mendier, to mendicate, beg.

mener, to lead, drive, carry.

mensonge, m., lie, falsehood.

mentir, to lie, tell a lie.

menton, m., chin.

mépris, m.y contempt.

mépriser, to despise.

mère,/., mother.

mérite, /»., merit, worth.

merveille, /., marvel, wonder.

merveilleu-x, -se, marvellous, wonderf ul, wondrous ; -sèment, wonderfully.

mes, (//. of mon, ma), my.

messe,/., mass.

Messie, m., Messiah.

Messieurs, m, pi., gentlemen.

métal, m.f métal.

métier, m., trade, business.

mettre, to put, put on (dress); se — , to dress, begin ; se — à table, to sit down at table; se — en colère, to fly into a passion ; se — en tête, to take (a thing) into one's head; se — en route, to set out.

meuble, m., fumiture, pièce of furniture.

midi| ^., noon,

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miel, m,, honey.

mieux, m,, better; de son — , to

the best of his ability.

mieux, better.

milieu, m,, midst, heart mille, m., thousand.

minable, pitif ul, very shabby.

mine, /., look, mien, counte-

nance.

minuit, m., midnight.

miraculeu-x, -se, miraculous,

marvellous, wonderful.

mire, m., physician (antiquated), mis, -e, clad.

^ misérable, misérable, wretched.

misère,/., misery, poverty, want,

distress.

miséricor4e,/., mercy, pity, for-

giveness.

mUéricordieu-x, -se, merciful,

compassionate.

mobilier, m., fumiture (of a

house).

mode,/., fashion, custom.

moduler, to modulate.

moi, I, me, to me; c'est — , it

is I.

moindre, less, least.

moine, m., monk, friar.

moins, less; à — que, unless;

le — , the least; du —, tout

au — , at least.

mois, m,, month.

moite, moist, damp.

moitié,/., half ; à — , half-way.

molle, see mou.

moment, m., moment, instant;

par — s, from time to time;

every now and then.

mon, m., my.

monastère, m., monastery.

monceau, m., heap, pile.

monde, m., world, people, man-

kind ; tout le — , everybody.

monstrueu-x, -se, monstrous.

montagne, /., mountain.

monter, to mount, raise; se —

la tête, to over-excite oneself.

montrer, to show; se — , to

show oneself, appear.

moquer (se), to mock, déride, mort, /., death; tête de — ,

skull (of a dead person).

mort, -e, dead. mortel, -le, mortaL mot, m., Word, mou, mol, m., molle, /., soft,

nerveless, sluggish.

mouillé, -e, wet.

mourir, to die, départ this life;

faire — , to put to death.

mouton, /»., sheep.

mouvement, 01., movement, motion, moyen, m., means.

mule,/., she-mule.

multicolore, many-colored.

mur, m., wail.

mûr, -e, ripe, mellow.

muraille,/., wall.

murmure, m., murmur, mutter-

ing.

murmurer, to grumble, mutter,

murmur, whisper.

mystérieu-x, -se, mysterious.

naître, to be born, arise, origi-

nate.

naseau, m,, nostril (of animais), naturel, -le, naturàl.

né, -e, (past part, of naître),

bom.

néanmoins, nevertheless, for ail

that.

nécessité, /., necessity, indigence, need, want.

négligeable, unworthy of notice

or considération, négliger, to neglect. nègre, /»., négresse, /., negro,

negress.

neiger, to snow; il neige, it

snows.

neigeu-x, -se, snowy.

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neuf, nine.

neu-f, -ve, new.

nez, m,f nose.

ni, neither, nor, or.

noblesse,/.» nobility.

noce,/., wedding.

noir, -e, black, dark.

nom, m,, name; — de baptême,

Christian name; du — de,

named.

nombre, m,, number, multitude.

nommé, -e, named.

nommer, to name; se — , to

State one's name, call oneself.

nourrice,/, nurse, nourrir, to feed, nurture, foster.

nourrisson, m., nursling. nourriture, /., nourishment,

food.

nouveau, nouvel, m., -le,/., new,

other; de nouveau, again.

nouveau-né, m., new-bom babe.

nouvelle, /., news; demander

des — s de, to ask after.

noyau, m,, stone (of fruits).

nu, --e, naked, bare.

nuance, /., shade, hue.

nuire, to hurt, wrong, harm.

nuit, /., night.

nullement, not at ail, by no

means, in no wise.

obéir, to obey.

obéissance, /., obédience.

obliger, to comi>el.

obscurité,/.,obscuritv, darkness.

obstination, /., obstmacy, stubbomness.

obstiné, -e, obstinate, stubbom.

occuper, to occupy, busy.

odeur, /., odour; en — de sainteté, with a saintly réputation.

odieu-x, -se, odious, hateful.

odoriférant, -e, odoriferous, fragrant.

œil, m.y eye.

œuvre, /., work, act, deed.

offenser, to offend, give offence.

offrir, to o£Eer, give.

offusquer, to offuscate, darken,

cloud.

ogival, -e, arched.

oiseau, m., bird.

ombre, /., shadow.

on, one, we, you, they, people,

men, somebody.

onction, /., unction; extrême

— , extrême unction.

ongle, fn,f nail (of Angers), opiniâtre, obstinate, stubbom;

-ment, obstinately, stubbom-

opiniâtreté, /., obstinacy, stub-

bomness.

opprimer, to oppress, tyrannise

over.

or, m., gold.

or, now, but.

oratoire, x»., oratory, chapel.

ordre, m., religious order.

oreille, /., ear ; se boucher les

— s, to stop one's ears.

orgueil, m., pride.

orient, m., £ast.

orner, to adom, embellish.

orteil, m,, great toe. orthographique, orthographi-

c(al).

os, m.f bone.

oser, to dare, venture.

OU, or, either, or else; — bien,

or else.

oh, where, whither.

ouailles, /. //., flock (of a

pastor).

ouate, /, wadding; f/£^.) soft-

ness, whiteness.

oublier, to forget ourlet, m.f hem.

outil, m.y tool, implement.

outrager, to outrage, outre, further, besides.

ouvert, -e, open.

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ouvrage, m.y work, pièce of work.

ouvri-er, m., -ère, /., workman,

workwoman.

ouyrir, to open.

paille,/., straw.

pain, m,, bread.

paix,/, peace, quiet.

palais, m.; palace.

pâle, pale, wan.

pâleur,/., paleness.

pâlir, to grow pale, wan.

panser, to dress (wounds).

pape, m.f Pope.

papier, m., paper.

par, bv, through, out of , from ; — ci — là, hère and there, off and on ; — delà, beyond, on the other side.

paradis, m., paradise.

paraître, to appear, make one's appearance, be visible, be seen.

parapluie, m.t umbrella.

parce que, because.

parchemin, m., parchment.

parcimonieu-x, -se, parcimonious, sparing.

parcourir, to go over.

pareil, -le, like, similar, such.

parer, to adom.

paresseu-x, -se, idle, lazy, indolent.

parfait, -e, perfect, complète.

parfois, sometimes, occasionai-

parfum, m., perfume, odor,

scent, fragrance, parler, to speak.

parmi, among, amongst.

paroisse,/., parish.

paroissien, m., -ne, /, parish-

ioner.

parole,/., word, speech ; prendre

la — , to begin to speak.

parrain, m., godfatber, sponsor, part, /., part, portion, share;

faire la — à qn., to give o^e his portion, his share, his due.

parti, m.y party, clique, décision ; — pris, resolution, fîxed détermination; c'est un — priSy his mind is made up.

particuli-er, -ère, particular, peculiar, spécial; -èrement, particularly, especially.