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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