livre, 171., book
livrer, to deliver, deliver over; se — , to expose oneself, devote oneself.
logicien, 771., logician.
logique, /., logic.
logis, 771., home, dwelling, house.
loi, /., law.
loin, far, far off, remote; au — , afar, de — en — , at great intervais.
I lointain, w., distance.
! loisir, 771., leisure.
long, -ue, long, large.
long, 771., length ; le — de, along, over.
longtemps, a long while.
longueur, /., length.
lors, then, at that time.
lorsque, when.
louer, to hire, rent.
Louisiane,/., one of the United
States, situated at the moutli
of the Mississippi.
loup, w., wolf.
lourdement, heavily.
loutre, y., otter.
lueur, /., gleam.
luisant, -e, shining.
lumière, /., light, intelligence,
bright mind.
lumineu-x, -se, bright, lumin-
ous.
lune, /., moon.
luthérien, -ne, Lutheran.
lutte, /., struggle, contest.
lutter, to wrestle, struggle.
luxe, w., luxury.
mâcher, to chew.
main, y"., hand.
main-d'œuvre,/., manual labor.
maintenant, now, at présent.
mais, but, why.
maïs, t?i., maize, Indian corn.
maison, /., house, home, habitation; — de campagne, country-seat.
maître, m., master, owner.
maîtresse, /., mistress.
majesté, /., majesty.
majestueu-x, -se, majestic.
majestueusement, majestically.
majeure, /., major premise of a syllogism.
mal, 771., evil, disease.
mal, wrong, badly, uncomfortably.
malade, sick, diseased.
malade, 771., /., sick person, patient.
maladie, /., sickness, illness.
mâle, maie, masterly.
malgré, in spite (of), notwithstanding.
malheur, m., misfortune, woe.
malheureu X, -se, unfortunate, unhai)py, misérable.
malheureux, ;//., unhappy person, wretch.
malheureusement, unfortunate-
malle, /., trunk, box, malsain, -e, unhealthy.
maman, /., mania, niother.
Manche, /., English Channel.
manège, 77t., manège, riding-
place or school.
manger, to eat.
manière, /., manner, way, sort ;
de — que, so that ; de la
même — , in the same manner.
manœuvrer, to maneuver.
manque, ;//., want, lack.
manquer, to miss, f ail, hâve need
(of), want.
manteau, cloack ; — de cheminée, mantelpieçe.
manuel, -le, manual. maquignon, 771., horse-dealer.
marais, /;/., marsh, swamp.
marchant, w., merchant:
marche, /., march, advance,
journey ; en — , on the march.
marché, 771., market, bargain ;
entrer en — , to bargain ; à
bon — , cheap, marcher, to walk, travel, sail.
marécage, w., marsh.
marécageu-x, -se, marshy.
mari, w., husband.
marquer, to mark, massacrer, to massacre, slay.
masse, /., mass.
mât, 771., mast.
matelot, 771., seaman, sailor.
maternel, -le, maternai ; langue
— le, /., mother-tongue.
matière, /., matter ; en — de,
in point of.
matin, w., moming, forenoon.
mauvais, -e, bad.
méchant, -e, bad, wicked.
médecin, w., physician.
médecine, /., medicine.
médiocrement, tolerably.
meilleur, -e, better.
mélancolique, gloomy, melan-
choly.
mélange, m., mixture, mêlé, -e, mixed, blended.
mêler, to blend ; se — , to be
mingled, meddle.
membre, m., member, limb.
même, same, even; also; de — ,
likewise.
mémoire, /., memory.
menacer, to threaten.
mener, to lead.
mépris, m., contempt, disdain.
méprisant, -e, disdainful.
mépriser, to despise, scorn.
mer, /., sea.
méridional, -e, southem.
mériter, to merit, deserve, merveille, /., marvel, wonder ;
à — , admirably well, wonder-
fully well.
merveilleu-x, -se, marvellous.
messager, ;;/., messenger.
mesure, /., measure ; à — que,
in proportion as, according to.
mesuré, -e, measured, cautions, méthodiste, Methodist.
métis, m., mestizo, half-breed.
mettre, to put, put out, set,
place; se — , to put oneself,
sit down, begin.
Mexique, ?;/., Mexico.
midi, VI., midday.
miel, ;«., honey.
mieux, better, rather.
mieux, m., better, best ; le —
que je peux, as well as I can.
milieu, w., middle, midst ; au —
de, in the midst of ; par le — ,
in the middle.
militaire, military.
mille, thousand.
mille, m., mile.
millier, w., thousand.
mineure, minor proposition of a
syllogism.
minuit, m., midnight.
mire, /., sight (of a gun).
miroir, m., mirror.
mise, /., dress.
Missouri, w., the Missouri River,
the great western tributary of
the Mississippi.
misère, /., misery, poverty.
mode, /., mode, fashion ; être à
la — , to be in fashion.
modèle, m., model.
modéré, -e, reasonable.
moelle, /., marrow.
mœurs, f. pi., manners.
moindre, less, least.
moins, less ; à — de, for less
than, without : à — que, un-
less ; au — , du — , at least.
mois, m., month.
moisson, /., harvest, harvest-
time.
moitié, /■., half, moiety ; à — ,
by haif, half.
moment, m., moment, instant ;
par — s, at times ; pour le — ,
for the time being.
momentané, -e, momentary,
temporary.
momentanément, momentarily.
momie, /., mummy.
monde, w., world, people, so-
ciety ; tout le — , everybody.
monnaie, /., money.
monotone, monotonous.
monsieur, m., gentleman, Sir,
Mr.
monstre, w., monster.
montagne, /., mountain.
monter, to mount, go up, ascend,
embark, amount ; — la garde,
to mount guard ; — à cheval,
to mount a horse.
montrer, to show, exhibit, point
out ; se — , to appear.
monture, /., nag.
moralité, /., morals, morality.
morceau, m., morsel, pièce.
mordre, to bite.
morne, mournful.
mort, /., (leath.
mort, -e, dead, lifeless.
mortel, -le, deadly, mortal.
mot, VI., Word.
mouche,/., fly ; — à feu, fire-fly.
moucher, to snuff (a candie).
moucheron, w., gnat.
mouchoir, m., handkerchief,
mouiller, to wet.
mourant, m., a dying person.
mourir, to die.
mousqueterie, /., musketry.
mousse, /., moss, froth.
mousseline, /., muslin.
moustique, w., mosquito.
mouvement, ;;/., movement, motion, impulse.
moyen, -ne, middle.
moyen, m., means; au — de, by means of.
moyennant, in return for.
mulâtre, w., mulatto.
multiplier (se), to increase, grow more.
munition, /., ammunition, supplies.
mur, m., wall.
mûr, -e, mature.
muraille, /., high wall.
murmure, w., murmur.
muscle, m., muscle.
museau, ?«., muzzle, nose.
musique, /., music.
mutiler, to mutilate.
mutuel, -le, mutual.
myriade,/., myriad.
mystère, m., mystery.
nacelle,/., small boot.
nager, to swim.
naï-f, -va, naïve, artless.
nain, m., dwarf.
naissance,/., birth.
naissant, -e, newly-born, nas-
cent, rising, infant, naître, to be born, originate;
faire — , to give rise to.
naïveté,/., artlessness; naïveté, nappe,/., cloth; — d'eau, sheet
of water. natte,/., mat.
navigateur, m., navigator.
naviguer, to sail.
ne, no, not; — pas, — point,
not; — ... que, only.
né, -e, born.
nécessaire, necessary.
nécessairement, necessarily.
nécessité,/., necessity.
nègre, w., negro.
neige,/., snow.
netteté,/., cleamess.
neuf, nine.
neu-f, -va, ncA/, young.
nez, w., nose.
ni, neither, nor, or, Niagara, w., Niagara (Falls).
niveau, m., level.
nocturne, nocturnal, in the night.
noir, -e, black.
noir, m., black, negro.
nom, VI., name.
nomade, nomadic.
nombre, m., number.
nommer, to name, call.
non, no, not; — plus, neither,
either.
nord, m., north; (Nord), the
northem part of the United
States, nord-ouest, m., north-west.
normand, -e, Norman, note,/., note, remark, noter, to note, mark, nourri, -e, nurtured.
nourrir, to nourish, maintain.
nourriture,/., food.
nouveau, nouvel, -le, new, récent; da — , again, anew.
nouveau-venu, m., new-comer.
nouvelle,/., news.
noyer, to drown.
nu, -e, naked, bare.
nuage, m., cloud.
nuance,/., shade.
nudité,/., nudity, nakedness.
nuée,/., swarm.
nuit, /., night; il fait —, it is
night.
nul, -le, no, nobody ; — le part,
nowhere.
numérique, numerical.
nuptial, -e, nuptial, bridai.
obéir, to obey, yield.
obéissant, -e, obedient.
objet, m., object.
obligé, -e, obliged.
obscur, -e, dark, gloomy, obscure, difficult.
obscurité,/, obscurity, gloom.
observation, /., observation, remark, observance.
observer, to observe.
obstacle, m., obstacle.
obstinément, obstinately.
obstruer, to obstruct.
obtenir, to obtain, get.
occasion,/, opportunity.
occupé, -e, employed, engaged.
occuper, to occupy; s' — de, to occupy oneself with.
océan, w., océan.
œil, m. {pi., yeux), eye; à ses yeux, in his estimation.
œuvre,/, work.
office, m., public worship.
offre,/, offer.
offrir, to offer, propose, présent ; s* — , to offer oneself.
Ohio, m., one of the United States, lying south of Michigan and Lake Erie; the Ohio River, largest eastern tributary of the Mississippi.
oiseau, m., bird.
ombrage, m., shade.
ombrager, to shade; faire — ,
to throw into the shade, over-
shadow.
on (l'on), one, we, you, they,
people, somebody.
Ontario (Lac), m., Lake Ontario,
the most eastern of the Great
Lakes.
opposé, -e, opposite, contrary.
opposer (s'), to be opposed, to
object.
opulent, -e, opulent, wealthy.
or, now, but.
oracle, m., oracle, orage, w., tempest.
ordinaire, w., ordinary practice;
d' — , usually.
ordinairement, usually.
ordonner, to order, direct, ordre, m., order, disposition, oreille,/, ear.
organisation, /., organization,
physique.
orgueil, w., pride, arrogance, ornement, ;«., ornament, fur-
nishing.
os, m., bone.
oser, to dare.
osier, m., water-willow.
ôter, to take away, take eut.
ou, or.
OÙ, where; par — , which way,
where . . . through.
oublié, -e, forgotten.
oublier, to forget.
ouest, /;/., west. ours, w., bear,
outre, further ; en — , moreover.
ouvrier, ;;/., laborer, workman.
ouvrir, to open ; s' — , to open. .
pacifique, peaceful, pacifie; mer
— , Pacific Océan.
paganisme, m., paganism.
paiement, m., payment.
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pain, w., bread.
paire,/., pair.
paisiblement, peacefully, peaceably.
paix,/., peace.
palais, m., palace.
pâle, pale, pallid.
palpitant, -e, palpitating ; membres — s, quivering members.
pantalon, w., pantaloons, trousers.
papier, ;//., paper.
par, by, out of, in, for the sake of; — conséquent, consequently; — dessus, above, over.
parader, to show oneself, parade.
paraître, to appear, seem.
paralyser, to paralyze.
parasite, parasitic.
parce que, because, since.
parcourir, to travel over, survey.
pareil, -le, like, alike, similar, such.
parent, m., relative,//., parents.
parfait, -e, perfect.
parfaitement, perfectly.
parfois, sometimes.
parlant, -e, speaking.
parlementer, to parley.
parler, to speak, talk.
parleur, w., talker.
parmi, among.
paroi,/., wall.
parole, /., word ; adresser la — , to address, speak ; prendre la — , to begin to speak.
part,/., part, share; à — , aside; autre — , somewhere else; de — et d'autre, de toutes —s, on ail sides ; de notre — , on our part ; faire — à, to inform ; prendre — à, to participate in.
partager, to share.
partant, therefore.
parti, w., resolution, plan, advantage, party ; prendre le — ,
to corne to a resolution; tirer
— de, to reap advantage f rom, particulier, -ère, spécial, particulièrement, particularly,
peculiaiiy.