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partie,/., part, portion

partir, to part; à — d'aujourd'hui, from this day forward.

partout, everywhere.

pas, m., pace, step, foot-step; revenir sur ses — , to go back, retrace one's steps.

pas, no, not.

passage, m., passage, road, way.

IMissant, m., passer-by, passenger.

passé, m., things past ; //., past.

IMissé, -e, past, gone, over.

passer, to pass, go over, cross, put on i^earing apparel), pass away, pass by ; cela ne passait pas, it wouldn't go down ; — par, to pass through ; — pour, to pass for, be considered as ; se — , to happen.

Pater, m., the Lord*s prayer, Patemoster.

patron, m., patron, protector, patron saint.

patte, /., paw ; marcher à quatre — s, to go on ail fours.

paume,/., palm (of the hand).

pauvre, tn,^ poor person.

pauvre, poor, needy, indigent; wretched; -ment, poorly.

pauvresse,/., poor woman, beggar-woman, beggar-girL

pauvreté,/, poverty.

pavé, m., pavement, paving

payer, to pay, pay off. [stone.

pays, m.y country, surrounding country ; faire deux lieues de — , to walk two miles across the country.

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paysan, »i., -ne,/., peasant.

peau,/., skin, hide.

péché, m.t sin.

pécher, to sin.

pêcheur, m., fisherman, ôsher.

peigner, to comb.

peindre, to paint.

peine, /., trouble; avoir de la

— , to find difiîculty in; ce

n'était plus la — , it was no

longer worth while.

pêle-mêle, pell-mell, helter-skel-

ter.

pèlerin, m., pilgrim.

pencher, to bend, stoop, bow

down ; se — , to bend over.

pendants d'oreilles, m. pi,, ear-

rings.

pendant, -e, pendent, hanging.

pendant, during ; — que, while ;

— plus de, for more than.

pendre, to be suspended.

pendule,/., clock.

péniblement, painfuUy, labor-

iously.

pensée,/., thought, design, penser, to think, think of.

pension,/., pension, annuity.

pente,/., slope, bent.

perce-neige,/., snow-drop.

percheron, m., horse of the

French province, " la Perche." perdre, to lose, be the ruin of ;

se — , to lose oneself , be non-

plussed.

père, m., father; Notre Saint

Père, the Pope, permettre, to permit, allow.

Perse, Persia.

persévérance, /., persévérance,

constancy.

personne, /., person, man,

woman.

personne, nobody, no one.

pesant, -e, heavy.

peser, to weigh.

pétillant, -e, sparkling, crack-

ling.

petit, -e, little, small, short,

low.

peu, little, few; un — , a little ;

à — près, nearly ; — à — , by

degrees.

peuple, m., people, nation, multitude.

peuplier, m., poplar.

peur,/., fear, dread; avoir — ,

to be af raid, peut-être, perhaps.

pharisien, m., Pharisee.

philosophe, m., philosopher, pièce, /., pièce, bit; cask or

puncheon (0/ wine); —

blanche, silver coin, pied, m., foot ; à — , on foot.

pierre, /"., stone.

pierreries,/.//., precious stones,

jewels.

piété, /., piety, dévotion, pieu-x, -se, pious, devout.

pignon, m., gable, pilier, m., pillar.

piller, to pillage, pioche,/., pick-axe.

pistole, m., pistole (Spanisk gold

coin about two dollars), piteu-x, -se, pitiful, woful,

wretched.

pitié,/., pity, compassion, pivoine, /., peony.

place, /., place, square (in a

town).

placer, to place, put.

plaie,/., wound, sore.

plaindre, to pity. plaine,/., plain.

plainte,/., complaint, groaning,

groan.

plainti-f , -ve, plaintive, moum-

ful.

plaire, to please, be agreeable;

s'il vous plaît, if you please.

plaisir, m., pleasure.

planche,/., plank, board.

plante,/., plant, planter, to plant.

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plaque,/., badge.

plat) m.f dish.

plateau, m,y table-Iand, upland.

plate-forme, /., platform, flat

roof, plein, -e, f ull, filled.

pleurs, m, pl.j tears.

pleurer, to weep, bewaîl, mourn.

pleuvoir, to rain, rain down.

pli, m., plait, fold.

plier, to fold, fold up. plomb, tn.t lead.

pluie,/., rain.

plume,/., feather.

plupart, /., most, most part,

greatest part ; la — du temps,

generally, usually.

plus, most, over, moreover, fur-

ther; ne (non) — , no more,

not any more, neither; — de,

more than ; de — en — , more

and more, plusieurs, several.

plutôt, rather.

poche,/., pocket, poids, m. y weight.

poignée,/., handful; à — , by

handfuls.

poil, m.f hair, wool (of some

animais).

poing, 01., fist; serrer le — ,

to clinch the fist.

point d'appui, m., support.

point (ne), not, not at ail, not

any, none ; — du tout, not at

ail.

pointe,/, point, sharp end.

pointu, -e, pointed, sharp-

pointed, peaked.

poitrine,/, breast.

poliment, politely.

pomme, /., apple; — de terre,

potato. pompe,/, pomp, splendor.

pompe,/, pump.

pompeu-x, -se, pompons, state-

ly, splendid, magnificent.

■ populaire, popular, plebeian.

portail, m., portai, doorway.

porte, /., door, gâte, gate-\iay.

porte-monnaie, i»., purse.

porter, to carry, bear, wear.

porteur, m., bearer.

poser, to set, put, place, possédé, m.y -e, /., person pos-

sessed (of the Devil).

posséder, to own, possess.

pouce, m., thumb.

poudrer, to sprinkle.

poule./, hen.

poupée,/, doU.

pour, for, to; — que, that, in

order that, so that.

pourpre, purple.

pourquoi, why, wherefore?

poursuivre, to pursue, foUow,

annoy, solicit.

pourtant, however, nevertheless,

for ail that, still.

pousser, to push, thrust ; — des

cris, to scream out, utter

cries, poussière, /, dus t.

pouvoir, w., power.

pouvoir, to be able, can do, may.

prairie, /., meadow.

pratiquer, to practice.

pré, m,t meadow. précepte, m., precept, command.

précieu-x, -se, precious, costly,

valuable.

précurseur, m., forerunner; le

— du Messie, the forerunner

of the Messiah (John the

Baptist).

préférer, to prefer.

premi-er, -ère, first.

prendre, to take, seize; s'y bien

— , to go the right way to près, near. [work.

presbytère, m., manse, parson-

age.

présent, -e, présent; à — , at

présent, présenter, to présent ; se — , to

présent oneself, appear.

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presque, aJmost, nearly.

presser, to hasten, hurry.

prêt, -e, ready, prepared.

prétendre, to prétend (to), clainii

main tain, prêtre, m.^ priest. preuve, /.» proof.

prier, to pray, implore, beseech,

request, beg.

prière, /., prayer, request, en-

treaty ; en — , praying.

prieur, w., -e, /., superior (of a

convent), prior.

printemps, m., spring.

prisonni-er, m., -ère,/., prisoner.

pris, /. /. û/ prendre, prix, m.f price.

procéder, to proceed, corne f rom.

procès, m.f lawsuit, trial, prochain, -e, near, approaching.

proche, near, near at hand.

produire, to produce, be tAie

cause of .

profiter, to profit; — de. avail

oneself (oQ, benefit (by).

profond,-e, prof ound, unf athom-

able, deep.

promener, to take about ; se — ,

to walk, take a walk, go for a

walk.

promettre, to promise, prophète, m., prophet.

propre, one*s own, very; clean,

tidy, neat ; -ment, neatly;

amour propre, self-love.

propriété, /., estate.

prosterner, to prostrate ; se — ,

to prostrate oneself.

protéger, to protect, shield. prouver, to prove.

province, /., province, country.

prunelle, /., pupil (of the eye).

publiquement, publicly.

puis, then, afterwards, after

that, next ; et — , and besides.

puisque, since, as.

puissance, /., power, virtue,

moving power.

puissant, m., powerful person.

puissant, -e, powerful, mighty,

influential, wealthy.

pureté, /., purity, cnastity.

quand, when.

quant à, as to, as for, concem-

ing.

quarante, forty.

quasi, almost.

quatre, four, que, cûnf., that, because; rei,

pron., which.

quel, -le, what.

quelque, some ; il y a — s mois,

some months ago.

quelquefois, sometimes, now

and then.

quelqu'un, m., somebody, some-

one.

querelle, /., quarrel.

quête, /., collection, queue, /., tail.

qui ; — est-ce qui, who, whoever.

quinzaine, /.^ fortnight.

quinze, fifteen*.

quitter, to leave, quit, leave ofif,

take off ; ne me quittait pas

du regard, did not take her

eyes o£E me.

quoi, which, what; — qu'il en

soit, be that as it may.

quoique, though, although.

rabot, m., plane, jack-plane.

raccommoder, to mend, pièce,

patch, race, /., race, f amily.

raconter, to relate, tell, narrate.

radieu-x, -se, radiant, rafraîchissant, -e, cooling.

raide, stiff.

raidir, to stiffen, make rigid.

raison,/., reason, motive.

raisonner, to examine, study,

reason, argue, ralentir, to slacken, moderate.

ramasser, to pick up, coUect,

rake together, take up.

ramener, to pull out.

rançonner, to levy contributions.

rang, m,, row.

ranger, to range, arrange, set in

order, set to rights, put out of

the way ; se — à l'avis de, to

embrace the opinion of.

rapide, swift.

rappeler, to call again, recall,

recall to mind; se — , to re-

member, recoUect.

rapporter, to bring back, report,

relate, tell.

rapprocher (se), to corne or draw

nearer.

rassembler, to gather together.

rauque, hoarse, harsh, rough.

ravissement, m., rapture, ec-

stacy.

rayon, m., ray, sunbeam.

rayonner de joie, to be radiant

with joy.

rebondir, to rebound.

rebours, contrary.

récalcitrant, -e, stubbom, re-

fractory. recevoir, to receive.

recherche, /., quest, investigation, rechercher, to seek after, look

for, search for or after, inquire

into, investigate.

récit, m., statement, narrative,

taie, réciter, to recite, réclamer, to call for, claim.

reclus, -e, cloistered up.

recommencer, to begin anew,

again.

récompense,/., reward; en — ,

in return.

reconnaissance, /., gratitude,

thankfulness.

reconnaître, to recognize.

recouvrer, to recover, regain, recouvrir, to cover again, cover.

récrier (se), to exclaim, cry out.

reculer (se), to draw back.

rédempteur, m., redeemer, sa-

vior.

redescendre, to take down again,

come or go down again.

réduire, to reduce, diminish.

réellement, really, in reality.

réfléchir, to reflect, think, con-

sider, ponder.

reflet, m., reflection.

réflexion, /., reâection.

refondre, to recast. regard, m., look, gaze, glance;

— s, eyes.

regarder, to look (at, on, upon),

see.

règne, m., reign.

régner, to reign, rule, prevaiL reine,/., queen.

rejoindre (se), to meet again,

come again together.

réjouir, to rejoice; se — de, to

be glad of .

relever (se), to rise again.

religieux, m., monk.

reliquaire, m., shrine.

relique, /., relie, reluisant, -e, shining.

remarquer, to observe, notice, remettre, to put back.

remords, m., remorse, remplacer, to replace, take the

place of .

remplir, to fiU.

remuer, to move, stir.

rencontrer, to meet, meet with,

encounter.

rendre, to return, give back;

cela la rendait contente, this

made her f eel glad.

renfoncer ses larmes, to swallow

one's tears.

renommé, -e, renowned, famous.

renseigner, to inform.

rentrer, to enter again, retum,

re-enter ; — en soi-même, to

descend into oneself, review

one's own conduct.

renvoyer, to send back, send

away, throw back.

répandre, to scatter; se — , to

be spread about.

réparer, to make amends for,

make up for.

repassage, m.y ironing (of linen).

répéter, to repeat.

replier (se), to twist, wind or

f old oneself.

répliquer, to reply.

répondre, to answer.

réponse,/., answer, reply.

repos, m.y rest, repose; laissezmoi en — I let me alone 1 repousser, to repuise, rebuff.

reprendre, to retake, take again,

begin again, reply, answer.

reprise, /., dam ; faire des — s,

to dam.

reprocher, to reproach ; se — ,

to reproach oneself.

répudier, to repudiate.

résigner, to resign; se — , to

resign oneself, submit.

résolu, -e, determined.

résoudre, to résolve, décide, respirer, to breathe.

responsable, responsable, ressemblance, /., resemblence,

likeness.

ressemblant, -e, resembling,

like.

ressembler, to resemble, be like.

ressentir, to resent, feel.

ressouvenir (se), to remember.

reste, m,^ leavings, rest, remnant,

remainder ; au, du — , besides,

as for the rest.

rester, to remain, be left.

retardement, m.^ delay.

retenir, to retain, keep back,

seize hold.

retirer, to draw eut, remove.

retour, w., return ; être de — ,

to hâve returned.

retourner, to tum, tum over,

return, go back, go again ; se

— , to tum around.

retraite,/., retreat, hiding place,

shelter.

retrouver, to find again.

réunir, to unité, assemble, col-

lect.

revanche, /., revenge, retalia-

tion.

rêve, m.y dream, vision, réveiller, to awake, wake.

revenir, to corne again, corne

back, return.

rêveu-r, -«e, pensive, musing.

revoir, m., seeing or meeting

again.

révolte,/., revolt, rébellion, révolter (se), to rebel, revolt.

rhume, m.y cold.

riche, m., rich man ; les — s, the

rich.

riche, rich, wealthy.

richesse,/., riches, wealth.

ridé, -e, wrinkled.

rideau, m., curtain.

rien, m.y nothing, nought, net

anything ; — que, merely.

rire, m.y laugh, laughter.

rive,/., bank, shore (of rivers).

rivière,/, river, robe,/., robe, gown, dress.

rocher, m.y rock, rôder, to rove, roam, prowl.

rognure, /., clippings, leavings.

roi, m.y king.

roidir, to render inflexible, romain, -e. Roman, romanesque, roman tic.

rompre, to break, break off.

rond, -e, round, ronger, to eat up, consume,

waste.

rosâtre, rose, rose,/, rose, rose, rosy, pink, rose-colored.

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rosée,/., dew.

rouge, red.

rougeaud, ruddy.

rougir, to blush; — de, be

ashamed of.

rouler, to roU, roll up, tumble.

roulotte,/., gipsy-cart.

route,/., road, path.

royal, -e, royal, kinglike.

royaume, m., kingdom.

ruban, m., ribbon.

ruche,/., bee-hive, swarm.

rude, rough, rugged, hard,

severe, sharp, strict.

me,/., Street; Grand'rue, main

Street.

ruisselant, -e, streaming, trick-

ling, dripping.

ruse, /., artifice, ruse, cunning,

trick.

rustique, nistic.

sabot, m.f sabot, wooden shoe.

saboter, to clatter with one's

shoes.

sac, m,, sack, bag.

sacerdoce, m,, priesthood.

sacré, -e, sacred, holy.

sacrincateur, m,, sacrificer, high-

priest.

saducéen, m,, Sadducee.

sage, m., wise man, sage, sage, wise, good, well-behaved ;

être — , (</ children) to be

good, be a good child.

saigner, to bleed.

saillant, -e, projection, jutting

out.

saint, -e, holy, saint, sacred,

godly.

sainteté, /., holiness, sanctity.

saisir, to seize, catch or get

hold of .

saison,/., season.

sale, dirty, soiled.

salir, to soil, stain, dirty.

salle, /., hall, room, parler;

salles basses, servants' hall, salon, m., drawing room, parler, saltimbanque, m., mountebank.

salut, /»., salvation ; bow.

sanctuaire, «i., Sanctuary.

sang, m., blood; se faire du

mauvais — , to worry.

sanglant, -e, bloody, covered

with blood, bloodshot (of the

eyes), sans, without, but for, were it

not for, h ad it not been for.

santé,/., health.

sapin, m., fir, fir-tree.

sarment, m., vine-shoot.

sauf votre respect, saving your

présence, saule, m., willow.

sauterelle, /., grass-hopper,

locust.

sauvage, savage, wild.

sauver, to save, préserve, savant, m., scholar.

savant, -e, learned, skilful.

savate,/., old shoe.

savoir, to know, understand, be

able; faire — , to acquaint,

give notice, notify.

scier, to saw.

sculpter, to carve.

sécher, to dry ; faire — du linge,

to spread out linen to dry.

second, -e, second, secouer, to shake, jolt; — la

tête, to shake one*s head. secourir, to succor, assist, help,

relieve; se faire — , to obtain

help.

secours, m., help ; au — I help I

helpl secousse,/, shock.

secr-et, -ete, secret; -ètement,

secretly.

seigneur, f»., nobleman; Notre

Seigneur, Our Lord, seize, sixteen.

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selon, according to,cotiforiiably semaine, /.» week. [to

semblant, m., seeming ; faire — ,

to f eign, prétend, sembler, to seem, appear.

sens, m., sensé, judgment, mind,

meaning, signification, sensé, -e, sensible, judicious,

wise.

sentier, m^ patb, foot-path.

sentiment, m,, opinion, sentir, to feel, smell, smell of,

scent, savour; se — , to feel

oneself.

seoir, to snit, become.

sept, seven.

sérénité, /., serenity, cheerfnl-

ness, ser-f, m,j -Te, /., serf, bond-

man, bondwoman.

sérienz, m,y eamestness, serious

countenance,gravity; prendre

quelque chose au — , to take

a thing in eamest.

sérieu-z, -se, serions, grave,

solemn.

serpenter, to wind about,

meander.

serrer, to press, squeeze, tighten,

grasp, lock up; se — , to be

oppressed i^f the htart)»

servante, /., maidservant, ser-

vant-maid.

servir, to serve.

serviteur, m., (man) servant, attendant, ses, //., his, her, its, one*s.

seul, -e, one, sole, single, mère,

only, by oneself, lonely, alone ;

-ement, only, but, merely.

sevrer, to wean.

si, conj,, if, whether.

si, adv,^ so, so much.

sied, see seoir, sien, m., -ne, /., his own, her

own.

sifflant, -e, hissing, whistling,

wheezing.

sifflet, m., whistle.

signe, m., sign; faire — ,~ to

beckon.

signifier, to signify, mean.

silencien-z, -se, silent, still;

-sèment, silenUy.

similitude, /., similarity.

simple, simple, common, ordi-

nary, harmless.

sincèrement, sincerely.

sincérité, /., sincerity, candor.

singe, «(., monkey.

sœur, /., sister.

soi, oneself, himself, herself;

cela va de — , that goes with-

out saying.

soie, /., silk.

soigner, to take care of , nurse, soin, m., care; avoir — dOy to

take care of .

soir, m., evening, night.

soirée, /*., evening, evening-

partj.

soit, either; — . • . — , whether

• . . or, soixante, sixty. soldat, m., soldier.

soleil, <Ff., Sun; — oouchanty

sunset.

solennel, -le, solemn.

solide, strong.

solitaire, solitary, désert, sombre, dark, dim, dull, melan-

choly, sad, sombre {of colors), somme, /., sum (of money); —

totale, sum-total ; en — , final-

ly, to conclude.

sommeil, 1»., sleep ; dormir d'un

profond — , to sleep soundly.

sommet, in., summit, top.

son, m., bran.

son, «T., sa, /. {pi, ses), his, her,

its, one*s.

sonder, to sound, f athom, search.

songe, m., dream.

songer, to dream, think of , muse, sonnerie, /., ring of bells.

sonore, sonorous, resounding.

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sorcière, /., witch.

aorte, /., sort, kind, manner,

way ; de la — , thus, so, in

that manner, in that way ; de

— que, en — que, so that.

sortie, /., going out» coming out.

sortir, to get out, go out, corne

out, corne forth.

sot, -te, stupid, sllly.

sou, m., sou, halfpenny; être

sans le — , to be penniless.

souche,/., stump, stub (of trees).

soudain, -e, sudden; -ement,

suddenly, of a sudden.

soufflet, I»., pair of bellows.

souffrance, /., suffering, pain,

atiiiction.

souffrir, to suffer, endure, toler-

ate, stand, allow, let, admit of .

souiller, to soil, stain, deûle,

contaminate.

souillon, sloven.

soulagement, m., relief, allevia-

tion, comf ort.

soulager, to relieve, alleviate,

lighten.

soupçonner, to suspect, soupe, /., soup, porridge, pot-

tage.

souper, m,, supper.

souplesse, /., suppleness.

sourcil, m,, brow ; froncer le — ,

to knit one's brows, f rown. souriant, -e, smiling.

sourire, to smile.

sous, under, beneath.

soutane,/., cassock.

soutenir, to support, maintain,

sustain, strengthen, uphold.

souvenir, m., recollection, mem-

ory.

souyenir (se), to remember,

recollect.

souYent, often, fiequently.

souYerainement, sovereignly,

absolutely.

souYeraineté, /., sovereignty,

suprême power.

sp4ciftt-z, -se, spedous, plausible.

stratagème, m^ stratagem.

suaYe, sweet, pleasant» agréeable.

subitement, suddenly, ail of a sudden.

subsister, to subsist, exist.

subtil.

subtle, shrewd ;

-ement, cunningly, smartly.

successeur, m,, successor.

successivement, successively.

suffire, to suffice.

suite,/., conséquence, resuit, suivant, -e, following, next.

suivre, to follow, go or corne

af ter, attend, superbe, superb, magnificent.

supérieur, -e, superior, -ement,

in a sup>erior manner, wonder-

f ulljr well.

supplicier, to put to death.

supplier, to beseech, implore, supporter, to support, sufiEer,

endure, bear (with).

supprimer, to suppres& sur, on, upon, about.

sûr, -e, sure, certain; pour — ,

surely.

sureau, m., eldertree.

sûreté, /., security, saf ety ; es

— . safe keeping.

surgu:, to arise, spring up.

surmonter, to surmount.

surplus, m,, surplus; an — ,

moreover, furthennore.

surprendre, to surprise, catch, surtout, above ail, espedally.

surveiller, to look after, watch.

tache, /., spot, stain; — s àm

rousseur {or son), freckles.

tâche,/., task.

tâcher, to endeavor, try, strive.

tailler, to eut out, hew, carve.

VOCABULARY

taire (se), to keep quiet, remain

silent.

talon, m.y heel.

tandis que, whilat, whereas,

while.

tanner, to tan.

tant, so much, so many, so far;

— que, so far as.

tapir (se), to squat down,crouch.

tapis, m.t carpet, rug.

tapisser, to hans with tapestry ;

paper (a room).

taquin, m., -e,/., teaser.

tard, late.

tardi-f , -ye, tardy, late.

tartine, /., slice of bread and

butter, tâtons ; à — , f eeling one*s way,

groping, feeling in the dark.

tatouer, to tattoo.

taudis, m., hovel.

tel, -le, such.

témoignage, m., testimony, évidence, proof, token, witness.

temps, f»., time; de — en — ,

from time to time; en même

— , at the same time.

tendre, tender, young, délicate ;

-ment, tenderly.

tendre, to hold out ; — la main,

to stretch out one's hand.

tendresse, /., tendemess, fond-

ness.

tenir, to hold, keep, contain,

hâve, take af ter, resist ; — à,

to be anzious for, desirous of ;

il tient de son père, he takes

after his father.

tentation,/., temptation.

tenter, to tempt.

terrasse,/., terrace.

terre, /., earth, land, ground;

par — , on, upon the floor

(ground).

terrestre, terrestrial, earthly.

terreur,/., terror, dread, awe.

terreu-z, -se, earthy colored,

cadaverous.

tes, //., thy.

tête, /., head; — de mort, death*s head, sknll ((tf a dead person).

tiède, lukewarm, tepid, indiffèrent.

timidement, timidly.

tinter, to ring, tinkle, jingle.

tirer, to draw, pull, extract, get, take out.

tisane, /., diet-drink.

titre, m., title.

toi, thee, thyself, thou, you, yourseli.

toue,linencloth; — d'araignée, cobweb.

toise, /., toise (ô^çfeet).

toit, m., roof.

tolérer, to tolerate.

tombée,/., fall (of day); à la

— du jour, at night-fall.

tomber, to fall, fall down, drop, ton, m., tune, sound, voice, tone.

ton, w., ta, /. (//., tes), thy,

your. * tonnelle, /., arbor ; — tapissée

de vignes, grape-arbor.

tordre, to twist.

toucher, to touch, move, affect.

toujours, always, ever, continu-

ally, still.

tour, m.y tum, trick. tour, /, tower, steeple, tourbillonner, to whirl, go

whirling round, tourelle, /, turret.

tourmenter, to torment, trouble, tournant, m., tum, turning.

tourner, to tum.

tournoyer, to circle round and

round, tout, -e, ail, each, any; tous,

toutes, //., ail, ail of them;

toutes les fois que, as often as.

tout, wholly, entirely, quite, al-

though, however ; — à coup,

suddenly; — à fait, quite;

— en, while.

io8

VOCABULARY

toutefois, yet,nevertheless,however, still.

toux, /., cough, coughing.

train, m., train ; — de maison, establishment.

traînant, -e, dragging, drawling.

traîner, to draw, drag» trail, put off, spin out, lengthen, protract; se — , to creep along, crawl, drag oneself along.

traire, to milk.

trait, m*, feature, action.

tranche, /., edge (of books).

tranquil, -le, quiet, calm, easy (in mind); -ment, quietly, calmly.

transparence, /., transparency.

transporter, to convey, take to.

trayail, m., labor, work, toiL

trayailier, to work, work at, labor.

travers ; à — , across, through ; à — champs, across the fields ; au — de, through; de — , crosswise, wrong, crobked.

traverser, to cross, go across.

trébucher, to stumble.

tremblant, -e, trembling.

tremblement, m., trembling, quaver.

trembler, to tremble, shake.

tremper, to dip.

trente, thirty.

très, very, very much.

trésor, m.^ treasure.

tresser, to plait, braid (hair).

tréteau, m,, trestle.

tricot, m., knitting.

tricoter, to knit.

triste, sad, sorrowful, afflicted, melancholy, dull, sorry, poor ; tristement, sadly.

tristesse, /., sadness, melancholy.

trois, three.

tromper, to deceive; se — , to be mistaken.

trône, m., throne.

trop, too much, toc many, toc,

over.

trottiner, to jog-trot, amble, trou, m,, hole, gap.

troubler, to trouble, muddle,

disconcert, agitate, confuse, troupeau, m., flock, herd.

trouver, to find, find out, dis-

cover, detect; se — , to be

présent, be.

tu, see taire, tuer, to kiU, slay.

tzigane, m. andf,^ gipsy*

ulcère, M., ulcer, ninning sore.

un, -e, a, an, any.

uni, -e, united.

uniquement, simply and solely.

univers, in., universe, world.

usage, m., custom.

user, to nib, wear off.

utile, useful.

va et vient, going and coming.

vache,/., cow.

vaguement, vaguely. [vain, vain, -e, fruitless; en — , in vaincre, to vanquish, defeat,

overcome.

vaincu,-e, conquered, overcome.

vallée,/., valley, dale.

valoir, to be worth.

van, OT., winnowing-fan.

vapeur, /., vapor, fume, steam.

varier, to vary.

vasque, /., basin (of a f ountain).

vaste, spacious, extensive, large, veille, /., watch, watching, sit-

ting up, eve, day before.

Veille de Noël, Christmas;«ve.

veiller, to watch (over).

velouté, velvety.

venant, m., comer; à tout — ,

to the first comer.

VOCABULARY

▼endre, to sell.

Tenir, to corne ; — de, to hâve

just.

yerger, m,y orchard» f ruit-garden.

véridiquei veracious.

véritable, true, real.

vérité, /., truth ; à la — , it is

true.

vérole, /., petite vérole, small-

pox.

verrou, /«., boit, vers, verse, line.

vers, towards, about, to.

verset, /»., Bible-verse.

vert, m.f green, green color.

vert, -e, green.

vertu,/., virtue.

vertueu-z, -se, virtuous,upright.

veste,/., waistcoat, round j acket.

vêtement, m., garment; — s,

clothes.

vêtir, to clothe, vest, array ; se

— , to dress oneself .

vêtu, -e, dressed, clad.

viande,/., méat, vide, m,f emptiness, void. vie,/., life, life-time.

vieillard, m., old man.

vieillesse,/., old âge.

vierge, /., virgin, maid; la

Sainte Vierge, the Holy Virgin, vieu-z, vieil, »i., vieille,/, old,

aged, vénérable ; les deux — ,

the two old people.

vi-f , -ve, live, alive, living, live-

ly, ardent, vivid, bright (0/

colors); vivement, eagerly,

keenly.

vigne,/, vine, vineyard.

ville,/, town, city.

vin, m., wlne.

vingt, twenty.

violet, -te, violet-colored.

virginité, /., virginity, maiden-

hood.

visage, m., face, visiblement, evidently.

visiter, to visit, examine, view.

vite, quickly, fast.

vitrail, m. y vitraux, //., large church-window.

vivant, xn., person living; de son — , in his lifetime.

vivant, -e, alive.

vive, see vif.

vivre, to live, be living, be alive, lead a life; faire — , to maintain.

vocable, 1»., name, patronage.

vœu, fw., vow, votive offering.

voici, see hère, behold, look hère, hère is, hère are, this is, thèse are ; me — , hère I am ; — que, behold . . .

voilà, therel behold I there or hère is ; there or hère are.

voile, «., veil.

voiler, to veil, cover, hide, conceal.

voir, to see, behold, look (at), pefceive ; comme cela se voit, as is seen.

voisin, -e, neighboring, adjacent, next, next-door.

voisinage, m., neighborhood, vicinity.

voiture, /., carriage, vehicle.

voix, /, voice.

vol, »!., robbery, theft.

voler, to steal.

voleur, m., thief.

volontiers, willingly, gladly.

votre, your.

vouloir, to will, be willing, wish, consent ; en — à quelqu'un, to bear one ill-will, hâve a grudge against one; je veux bien, I consent to it.

voûté, -e, round-shouldered.

voyage, fw., voyage, joumey, trip ; être en — , to be upon a joumey, be abroad.

vrai, -e, true; -ment, truly indeed, verily, in truth.

vue, /., sight.

IIO

VOCABULARY

y, hère, there, thither; il

there is, there are.

yeux (//. of œil), eyes.

zèle, «Rm 2eal.

zingara, /., gipay.

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