chapitre, le, chapter
charge, la,\y\XTàiÇXi; devenir
à charge, to become a
burden.
charger, to lift, load. chasseur, le, sportsman.
château, le, castle, country-
house.
chaumière, la, cottage.
cheminer i make one*s way.
chérir, to chéri sh ; chéri,
favourite.
chevaucher, to ride.
cheville, la, ankle.
choquer, to shock.
chrétien, le, Christian.
chute, Ic^ fall.
cime, la, top.
circonspect, careful.
circonstance, la, circumstance.
citoyen, le, citizen.
classer, to classify.
cligner, to wink.
cliquetis, le^ clashing, jingling.
cloison, la, partition.
col, le, pass, défile.
colon, le, colonist.
comble, le, crowning point.
comestibles, les (m.), eatables.
commandant, le, commandant (military title).
comme, as, as if.
commisération y la, pity.
compatriote, le, fellowcount^man.
comprendre, to understand.
comprimer, to suppress.
compromettre, to affect, hinder, implicate.
conclure, to conclude, décide.
conducteur^ le, guide.
conduire, to lead.
conduite, la, conduct.
confiance, la, trustfulness.
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confrère^ le^ coUeague.
confus^ confused.
congés le^ leave of absence,
furlough.
consacrer^ to hallow, fami-
liarize.
consciencieux^ conscien-
tious.
conscrit^ le, recruit.
conseil, le, counsel, advice.
conserver,to préserve, keep.
{se) consommer, to be com-
pleted.
constellation, la, constellation, star.
contenir, to contain.
conter, to relate.
contraction, la, twitch.
au contraire, on the con-
trary.
contrée, la, district.
contrôle, le, list, register.
convaincre, to convince.
convenable, fîtting.
convenir, to agrée.
convertir, to convert,
change.
convive, le, guest.
corriger, to correct.
côté, le, side ; de son côté,
for his part.
couche, la, coating, layer.
coucher, to lie ; se- , to set,
lie down.
couché, lying.
couler, to flow.
coup, le, blow ; coup de feu, le, gun-shot ; tout à — , suddenly ; — ^/V//,glance; — de quinze y *game' (at tennis, counting in fifteens, four games make the rubber or set).
coupable, guilty.
coupe, la, cup, goblet.
cours, le, course.
court, short.
coûter, to cost ; ce n^est que le premier pas qui coûte, ail the diffîculty is at the beginning.
coutil, le, drill.
craindre, to fear.
(se) cramponner, to cling.
craquement, le, cracking, crunching.
crépuscule, le, twilight.
crête, la, brow, crest, ridge.
creuser, to hoUow out.
creux de main de, le, handful of.
crevctsse, la, crevice.
croisé, le, Crusader.
croiser, to cross, fold.
croix d'honneur, la. Cross of the Légion of Honour.
cueillir, to pick.
cuir, le, leather.
(f abord, at first.
daigner, to condescend.
datte, la, date.
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debout (adv.), upright, standing.
débris, le, ruins, remains.
déchaîner, to let loose.
décombres, les (m.), ruins.
découragement, le, discouragement.
découverte, la, discovery.
décroiser, to junfold.
défaite, la, defeat.
défi, le, challenge.
démêler, to disentangle ; rC avoir rien à — avec, to hâve nothing to do with.
(se) démener, to struggle.
à demi, half.
démission^ la, See redonner.
démontrer, to show, démonstrate.
départ, le, departure.
dépense^ la, expenditure.
dépérir^ to waste away.
déplacé^ out of place.
déposer, to deposit.
dépouiller, to strip.
dépouilles, les (f.), spoils.
depuis (adv., prep.), since, from.
(se) dérouler, to be unroUed, spread out.
^tfm'^r^(adv.,prep.),behind ; le pied de — ,hind-foot.
dh (prep.), from.
désaltérer, to quench the thirst.
désastre, le, disaster.
descendre, to go down, alight, put up at an inn.
désespérant, exasperating.
désespérer, to despair.
désespoir, le, despair; en — de cause, despairing of success.
désigner, to point out.
désœuvrement, le, lack of work.
désordre, le, disorder.
dessin, le, drawing ; — sur bois, woodcut.
dessiner, to draw.
détacher, to loosen, remove; se — , to be removed.
détail, le, détail \ en — , one by one.
détresse, la, distress.
détruire, to destroy.
deuil, le, mouming.
dévaster, to make havoc of.
développer, to develop, enlarge upon.
devenir, to become ; qu'allait-il — f what was to become of him ?
deviner, to guess.
devoir, to owe, ought,
devoir, le, duty.
dévorer, to devour, eat up, consume.
dévouement, le, dévotion.
diffamer, to slander.
digne, worthy.
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diriger^ to direct, set.
disposition^ la^ disposai.
(se) distraire^ to distract one's thoughts.
domicile, le, abode, house.
don, le, gift.
douceur, la, consolation.
douleur, la, pain.
doute, le, doubt.
doux, sweet, pleasant.
drapeau, le, standard, flag.
(se) dresser^ to pull oneself together ; faire — les cheveux, to make one's hair stand on end.
droit, right, straight.
ébahi, amazed.
écaille, une, scale.
à r écart, on one side.
écarter, to move aside.
échanger, to exchange.
échapper à, to escape.
écharpe, une, scarf.
éclair, un, ilash.
éclaircie, une, opening.
éclaircir, to reveal.
éclcdreur^ un, scout.
éclater, to burst out.
éclats, rire aux, to burst
with laughter.
écorce, une, bark.
(^)écrier, to exclaim.
(s')écrouler,\fi dwindleaway,
crumble away, collapse.
écu, un, crown (money).
iaos*8 <
écueil, un, reef.
écureuil, un, squirrel.
en effet, in reality, in fact.
(s')effrayer, to be fright-
ened.
effroi, un, fright.
égalité, une, equality.
égarer, to mislead, scare.
(s')élargir, to broaden out.
élever, to raise, bring up.
éloge, un, praise.
éloigné, distant. (s')éloigner de, to withdraw.
émanation, une, scent,
odour.
embrasser, to embrace, kiss.
émouvant, touching, ex-
citing.
empaillé, stuffed, filled with
straw.
empêcher, to hinder.
(s^)empêcher de, to refrain
from.
emplacement, un, position,
site.
emporter, tocarry away.
remporter, to triumph, win
the day.
(s^)empresser de, to hasten
to.
encaisser, to bound, sbut in.
enchaîner, to chain up.
(s*)endormir, to go to sleep.
en/erj un, lower world.
enflammé, fiery.
engendré, caused.
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enlever y to carry off.
ennuiy un, weariness, bore-
dom.
enregistrer, to register.
enseigne y une, sign of an inn
or shop.
ensuite, then, afterwards.
entier y en tire, ail ; tout — ,
altogether.
entourer^ to surround.
entre, between, among.
entrée, une, entrance.
entretenir, to keep up,
foster.
entretien^ le, maintenance,
repair.
enveloppé de, wrapped in.
envers, towards.
environ,2ho\x\. ; les — j(m.),
neighbourhood.
environné de, surrounded
hy.
{s)épancher, to be shed.
épargner, to spare.
épaule, une, shoulder.
épaulette, une, epaulette.
épier, to spy, watch.
épine, une, spine, thom.
époque, une, period.
épouser, to marry.
épouvante, une, terror.
éprouver, tofeel, expérience.
épuiser, to exhaust.
équivoque, doubtful, ques-
tionable.
espèce, une, kind, species.
à r espère, at the ready.
espoir, un, hope.
esprit, un, mind, intellect,
wit.
essayer de, to try to.
étable, une, stable, shed.
étancher, to quench.
étang, un, pond.
étape, une, stage (on a
march).
état, un, State, condition,
position.
éteindre, to put out, ex-
tinguish.
éteint, extinct.
étendre, to stretch.
éterniser, to make etemal.
étoile, une, star.
étonner, to astonish.
étouffer, to choke.
étrange, strange.
être, to be ; un — , a being.
étroit, narrow, close.
étroitement, closely, tightly.
étude, une, study, work.
étudier, to study.
exch^ un, excess.
excitation, une, excitement,
exaltation.
exclu, excluded»
{s^)excuser, to décline.
exhumer, to unearth.
exiger, to exact.
expédient^ un, expédient,
shift, resource.
expérience, une, experiment.
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expliquer, to explain.
en faction^ on duty.
faiblesse, la, weakness.
faillir, to be on the point of.
faire y to make, do ; se — , to make for oneself ; n^en — qu^un, to be simultaneous ; se — répéter un ordre, to wait for an order to be repeated.
fait, le, fact \ en — de, in the matter of.
fantasmagorie, la, phantasmagoria, mysterious performance.
fantassin, le, infantryman.
fardeau, le, burden.
farouche, wild, fierce.
fatalement, unluckily.
fauteuil, le, arm-chair.
fauve, wild,
(se) fermer, to close.
féroce, fierce, furious.
ferrailles, les (f.), old iron chains.
festin, le, feast.
fête, la, de Saint-Alban, St.
Alban's Day ; la — , party.
feu, le, fire ; faire — , to fîre (a gun).
feuilleté, le, foliage.
feuille, la, leaf.
fidèle, faithful.
fier, proud.
figuier, le, fig-tree.
figure^ la, face.
filament, le, thread.
fin, la, end.
flairer, to sniff.
flatter, to flatter ; se laisser
— de la main, to allow
oneself to be flattered with
caresses.
flétrir, to blight. florissant, flourishing.
flot, le, stream.
flotter, to float, flow.
fois, la, time ; à la fois, at
the same time.
folie, la, madness, craze.
fond, le, bottom.
fort, strong ; (adv.) very. ^ fortement, firmly.
fossé, le, ditch.
fou, mad, foolish.
fourgon, le, baggage wag-
gon.
fraîcheur, la, coolness,
vividness.
fraîchir, to become cool.
frais, fresh, cool.
frais, les (m.), expense.
franc, frank, true, fair.
franchement, frankly.
frapper, to strike, pat, tap.
frayeur, la, fright.
frêle, frail, fragile.
frétillement, le, quivering.
frisson, le, shudder.
frissonner, to shudder,
quiver.
froid cold ; le — , cold.
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fuHCy la, flight.
futnéey la, smoke.
fureter, to ferret, search.
gagner, to gain, reach, win.
gant, le, glove.
garder, to keep, hold, re-
strain ; Dieu m^en garde,
God forbid !
garnison, la, garrison.
gauche, left, clumsy.
gazon, le, turf, grass.
généreusement, generously.
s^enre, le, kind.
gens, les, persons, people.
géographe, le, geographer,
(adj.) geographical.
gésir, to lie.
geste, le, gesture.
gibier, le, game.
gîte, le, hut, lodging, rest-
ing-place.
glacial, icy.
glaive, le, sword.
glisser, to glide.
gloire, la, famé, pride ; se
faire — de, to be proud of.
gloutonnerie^ la, greed,
greediness.
gorgée, la, mouthful.
gosier, le, throat.
goût, le, taste ; du — de, to
the taste of.
goutte, la, drop, gracieux, graceful.
grand^route, la, highroad.
grappe, la, cluster, bunch.
grave, solemn.
graver, to engrave.
gré\ savoir — ^, to be
grateful to.
grêle, la, bail.
gril, le, gridiron.
grossir, to swell.
grotte, la, grotto.
groupe, le, cluster.
guérison, la, cure.
guérite, la, sentry-box.
guerrier, le, warrior.
gueule, la, throat, mouth.
gymnase, le, arena.
gynécée, le, women*s quar-
ters.
habit, un, coat.
habitude, une, habit, cus-
tam ; prendre /*— , to ac-
quire the custom.
haine, la, hatred.
haleine, une, breath.
hardiment, boldly.
hasard, le, chance.
(se) hasarder, to venture.
(se) hâter, to hasten.
hausser, to raise, shrug.
haut, high ; du — cU, from
the top of.
hauteur, la, height.
hériter de, to inherit.
heurter, to knock, stumble
against.
hilarité, une, mirth.
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histoire^ une, story.
hocher, to shake, toss.
homicide, homicidal.
honte, la, shame.
horloge, une, clock.
horrible, rugged.
humide, damp.
hurler, to howl.
ignorer, not to know.
immobile, motionless.
immobilité, une, inactivity,
fixedness, immovability.
impicLcable, ruthless.
impolitesse, une, nideness.
importun, un, intruder.
imposition, une, tax.
impôt, un, tax ; être payé
comme — de sang, to be
sent to war.
imprimer, to stamp.
impunément, with impunity.
inanition, une, exhaustion.
incision de saignée, une,
blood-letting.
incliné, leaning.
(s^)incliner, to bow. incomparable, matchless.
inconnu, strange.
individu, un, individual,
member.
industrie, une, skîll, invention.
inébranlable, unshakeable,
firm.
inépuisable, inexhaustible.
inexorable, relentless.
inexprimable, inexpressible.
infaillible, unfailing.
infatigable, indefatigable, untiring.
inférieur, lower.
infini, infinité, endless.
informa, shapeless.
infortune, une, misfortune.
ingrat, ungratefui, ungrateful créature.
inhabité^ uninhabited.
innombrable, innumerable.
inouï, unheard of.
inquiétude, une, uneasiness.
inscrire, to enrol, enter a name.
insérer, to insert.
insuffisant, insufficient.
insurgé, rising.
intarissable, inexhaustible.
intérieur, inward.
par intervalles, at intervais.
intrépide, fearless.
involontairement, involuntarily.
invraisemblable, improbable.
ironique, ironical.
irrévérence, une, act of irrévérence.
irritant, galling.
jalonner, to fix stakes in
the ground.
jalonné d'arbustes, dotted
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with shrubs planted like stakes.
jaloux^ jealous.
jambon^ Uy ham.
jeUf le y game ; de franc — , fairly.
àjeutty fasting.
jubilé, /?, jubilee, occasion on which ail wrongs are forgiven. This took place among the Jews at the end of every fifty years.
jusqiiày to, up to, as far as.
justesse, la, accuracy.
laboureur, le, ploughman.
lac, Uf lake.
lâche, cowardly.
lâcheté, la, cowardice.
laifie, la, wool.
laisser, to let, leave, allow ;
— tomber, to drop.
lambeau, le, shred, rag.
lancer, to hurl, throw,
launch, utter, start, shoot.
langue, la, tongue, language.
langueur, la, weariness.
large, wide, big.
larme, la, tear.
lécher, to lick.
lecteur, le, reader.
léger, light, slight.
légitime, rightful,legitimate.
lendemain, le, next day,
morrow.
lenteur, la, slowness.
(se) lever, to get up.
lever du soleil, le, sunrise.
lézard, le, lizard.
libérateur, un, deliverer,
saviour.
lier, to bind, tie.
lieu, le, place ; avoir — , to
take place.
{se) livrer, togive oneself up.
loger, to house ; se — , to
settle.
loin, far, far away ; de — ,
from afar.
lointain, distant; le — ,
distance.
long, long ; au or le — de,
along.
longtemps (adv.), a long
time.
longueur, la, length ; dans
sa — , ail his length.
lorgnette, la, field-glass.
lorsque, when.
lotus,le,lotus (a sort of lily).
louange, le, praise.
lueur, la, light.
lugubre, mournful.
luire, to shine.
lutter, to strive, compete.
mâchoire, la^ jaw.
maigre, thin.
maintien, le, behaviour.
malédiction, la, curse.
malgré, in spite of.
malheur, le, misfortune.
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malheureux^ unfortunate, wretched.
Manche^ La, the English Channel.
(se)tnanif ester, to be visible.
manoir, le, manor, countryhouse.
manquer, to be wanting ; le bonheur lui manquait, he lacked happiness.
marche, la, march ; se mettre en marche, to start.
marécageux^ marshy.
massif, thick ; le — , clump of trees, group of mountains.
matinal, early, moming.
méconnu, ignored.
méfiance, la, mistrust.
se méfier de, to distrust.
mêlée, /«, mixture, confusion.
même, same, even, very.
ménagement, le, considération, caution, economy.
ménager, to manage, produce.
mener ^ to lead.
méridional, southem.
méridionalement, with the passion of the southern races.
merveilleux, wonderful.
mesure, la, measure, restraint ; par — de, by way of ; à —que, in proportion as.
métier, le, trade.
mets, le, dish.
mettre, to put, put on ; se
— , begin, set to ;' — le
comble à, set the seàl to^
put the crowning point to.
midi, le, noon. Midi, le,
the South.
mieux (adv.), better ; de son
— , as best he could, as
well as he could.
milieu, le^ middie.
mille, a thousand ; le — ,
mile.
miniature, la, miniature ;
en miniature, on a small
scale.
minutieux, minute.
misère, la, poverty, suffer-
ing.
mistral, le, cold N.W. wind
which blows for two-thirds
of the year in the Rhône
valley.
mode, la, fashion, style.
mœurs, les (f.), ways, habits.
moins, less; le moins, the
least.
moins que, less than ; du
moins, at least.
mollement, lazily.
montagne, la, mountain.
monter, to supply, fumrsh,
mount.
montrer, to show, point out ;
se — , to be seen.
morceau, le, pièce.
mordre, to bite.
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7nort, le, the dead man.
morty la, death.
mortel, deadly.
motif, le, motive.
mouiller, to wet.
mouvement, le, impulse, gesture.
moyen, le, means.
mugir, to roar.
mugissement, le, roar.
museau, le, nose, snout.
nageur, le, swimmer.
naissance, la, birth.
naître, to be bom ; faire —,
to arouse.
narquois, sly.
natal, native.
naufrage, le, shipwreck.
navigateur, le, sailor.
négliger, to let pass.
nerf, le, nerve.
ni, neither, nor ; ni.,, ni.., y
neither . . . nor • . .
nommer, to appoint; se
faire — , to get appointed.
nouveau, new, fresh ; à or
de — , again.
nu, bare.
nuage, le, cloud.
nuée, la, cloud, crowd. nuire à, to damage.
oblique: un coup d*œil — , a side glance.
occasion, une, opportunity.
(s^)occufer de, to busy oneself with.
octogénaire,eigh\yy^20cs old.
œuvre, une, work.
oisiveté, une, leisure.
ombre, une, shade, shadow.
ondulation, une, vibration.
opérer, to work.
or (conj.), now.
orageux, stormy.
Oraison dominicale (f.), the Lord*s Prayer.
orgueil, un, pride.
orner, to adom.
orteil^ un, toe.
oser, to dare.
ôter, to take off ; — la parole à, to prevent from speaking.
oubli, un, forgetfulness, oblivion.
ouragan, un, hurricane.
outrage, un, crime.
pacifique, peaceful.
paisible, peaceful.
paletot, le, over-coat.
palmier, le, palm-tree.
panache, le, plume.
panser, to dress, bind up.
panteler, to pant.
pantomime, la, dumb-show.
paquebot, le, steamer.
parage, le^ district.
paraître, to appear, seem.
pareil, similar.
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party la, share, direction ; faire — de^ to commun icate ; folie à part, apart from his craze.
particularité y la, peculiarity .
particulier, spécial, individual.
pas, le, step ; // t^y a que le premier — qui coûte, see coûter,
passage, le, crossing, fording.
passant, le, passer-by.
passer, to pass, speed ; se — , to happen ; — un contrat, to draw up a contract.
patron, le, patron saint.
pdtte, la, paw.
paume, la, tennis.
paupière, la, eyelid.
pêcheur, le, fisherman.
peine, la, trouble, difïiculty ; à peine, hardly, with diffîculty.
pèlerin, le, pilgrim.
péniblement, with difficulty.
percepteur, le, tax-collector,
percer, to riddle.
perdre, to lose, kill, waste.
{se) permettre, to be allowed.
pétrir, to knead, mix.
peu (adv.), little ; qi^ il faut — de chose, what a little it takes ; à — près, nearly.
peupler, to inhabit, people.
de peur de, from fear of.
phénomène, le, phenomenon.
physionomie, la, face, fea-
tures.
piège, un, trap.
piéton, /?,'pedestrian.
piquer, to spur.
pittoresque, picturesque.
place, la, fortified town.
(se) plaindre, to complain.
plainte, la, complaint, wail ;
porter — , to lodge a complaint.
plaisanterie, la, jest, joke.
planer, to hover,tower,soar, plante, la, sole of the foot.
plat, le, dish.
plat, flat.
plombé, leaden.
(se) plonger, to dive.
plumet, le, plume.
plus : ne ,,, plus, no more ;
un de — , one more.
plusieurs, several.
poil, le, hair, coat (of ani-
mal).
point, le, point ; — d*admi*
ration, exclamation mark.
poitrine, la, chest, bosom.
pompe, la, pump.
portée, la, reach.
Poser, to place ; se poser, to
take up one's position.
posséder, to possess.
poumon, le, lung.
pourri, rotten.
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poursuivre^ to pursue, fol-
low, continue.
pourtant^ nevertheless, pousser^ to utter.
poussière^ la, dust.
de précaution, cautious.
{sé)précipiter,to hasten,rush.
prédilection {livre de),
favourite (book).
préluder à, to give a fore-
taste of.
prendre, to take \se — 4 to
set to work at ; comment
s^y serait-il pris? how
would he hâve set to
work?
— conseil de, to consult.
presqu'île, la, peninsula.
prêt, ready.
prêter, to lend.
prier, to pray, ask.
principe, le, principle.
prix, le, price ; à tout prix,
at ail costs.
procédé, le, process, method.
procès, le, action, légal pro-
ceedings.
(se) procurer, to obtain.
prodigieux, vast. prodiguer, to lavish.
produire, to produce.
profondeur, la, depth.
proie, la, prey.
projet, le, project, plan.
promener, to turn, cast ; se — , to take a walk.
propre, own.
propriété, la, property.
proscrit, outlawed.
(se) prosterner, to prostrate oneself, to kneel down.
protéger, to cover, protect.
provençal, ofFiovence, Provençal (language).
provision, la, supply, stock.
provoquer, to provoke, challenge.
pugilat, le, boxing.
puissant, powerful.
pur, pure, bright, fresh.
quartier, le, quarter, district.
quel — que (adj.), whatever.
quelque, some.
quelqu*un, someone.
quelquefois, sometimes.
queue, la, tail.
qui'Vive, le, alert.
quoique, although.
raccourcir, to shorten.
racine, la, root.
raconter, to relate.
rafraîchir, to refresh.
raison, la, reason ; avoir — , to be right.
rajuster, to rectify.
(se) rallier à, to join.
ramasser, to pick up.
rameau, le, branch, arm.
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rangy ie, rank, place.
{se) rappeler^ to remember.
(se) rapprocher de ^"çi^roQJch,
(se) rassasier^ to satisfy (oneself).
rassurer^ to reassure.
rauguement, hoarsely.
rayoriy /?, ray, sunshine.
rayonner, to shine, radiate.
receler^ to conceal.
réclamer^ to demand.
recommander, to commend.
reconnaissance y la, gratitude.
reconnaître, to recognize.
recours, le, recourse.
recueillir, to catch.
reculer, to step back.
redonner sa démission de, to resign one's commission as ; — vivant, to resign one's life.
réellement, really.
réfléchir, to reflect.
(se) réfugier, to take refuge.
réfuter, to contradict.
regard, le, look, eyes.
regarder, to look at.
régler, to regulate.
(se) réjouir, to enjoy oneself, be glad.
relation, la, account.
relever, to pick up, point out.
relique, la, relie.
remarquer, to notice.
remède, le, remedy, cure.
remercier, to thank.
remettre, to entrust.
remonter, to go up.
remords, le, remorse.
rempart, le, rampart.
remplir, to fiU, fulfil.
remuer, to move.
rencontrer, to meet, find.
rendre, to make, pay ; j^ — , to go ; — service, \o do service.
renier, to deny.
renommée^ la, renown.
renoncer à, to give up.
renouveler, to renew.
réparer, to restore.
(j^) repentir, to repent.
répétition : /« montre à — , repeating watch.
replier, to twist, turn.
r^/t?!", /tf, rest.
repousser, to repuise.
reprendre, to résume, regain.
représailles, les (f.), retaliation, reprisais.
représentant, le, représentative.
résidence, la, capital town.
résoudre, to résolve.
ressembler à, to be like.
ressentiment, le, resentment, feeling.
ressentir, to feel, expérience.
ressource, la, resource.
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ressusciter^ to bring back to life.
au restey moreover.
résultat^ le, resuit.
résumé, /^,pith, summing up.
résurrection, la, revival, retuming memory.
rétablissement, le, restoration. .
retenir, to hold, keep back.
retirer, to draw back, withhold.
retour, le, return.
[se) retourner, to return, tum round.
retraite, la, retreat.
retrancher, to eut out.
réveiller, to awake \ se — , to awake (intr.).
révéler, to reveal, show.
revenant, le, ghost.
revenir, to return, come back ; — là-dessus, to retract it ; s*en — , to return from the fray; — de, to recover.
rêver, to dream.
révolté, disgusted.
revue cP inspection, la, inspection of troops, review.
richesse, la, wealth.
ride, la, wrinkle, crevice.
ne ,, . rien, nothing ; rien de mieux, nothing better.
rivage, le, bank, shore.
rivalité, la, rivalry.
rive, la, bank (of a river).
roc, le*, roche, la; rocher, le ; rock.
rôder, to prowl.
raideur, la, stiffness.
rôle^ le, part.
roman, le, novel, ronce, la, bramble.
ronger, to gnaw.
rosée, la, dew.
rosier, le, rose-tree.
rougir, to blush.
rouler, to roll.
route, la, road, joumey.
rouvrir, to reopen.
sable, le, sand.
sablonneux, sandy.
sage, wise, sensible.
saignée, la, bleeding ; see
incision, saillir, to stand out.
sain, wholesome.
saint, holy.
saisir, to seize, overcome.
saisissement, le, attack, fit.
saluer, to bow, bow to.
salut, le, safety, greeting.
salutaire, bénéficiai.
salve, la, salute.
sanglot, le, sob.
sapin, le, fir-tree.
satisfaisant, satisfactory,
sufficient. satisfait^ contented.
saumâtre, brackish, briny.
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sauty le, jump.
sauvage^ wild, savage.
sauver, to save.
jaz^â»/ywîse,learned, scien-
tifîc.
savoir ^ to know ; — sur le
bout de sa patte (jesting-
ly, of a dog), to know
thoroughly.
savourer, to taste, enjoy.
savoureux, savoury, sweet.
séanti se lever sur son — , to
sit up.
sec, dry.
secouer y to shake.
secours, le, help.
secourir, to aid.
secousse, la, shock.
séduire, ioXtmi^i, lead astray.
séjour^ le, stay.
selle, la, saddle.
selon, according to.
sens, le, sensé ; bon — , com-
mon sensé. sentier^ le, path.
sentiment, le, feeling.
sentinelle, la, sentinel.
serein, clear, calm.
sérieux, serions; le — ,
seriousness.
serrer, to clasp, put away ;
— la main à, to shake
bands with.
servir à, to be of use for,
to serve.
servir de, to serve as.
serviteur, le, servant.
seulement, only.
siècle, le, century.
sillonner, to furrow, scar.
similitude, la, parallel case.
singulièrement, ^2Lri\cM\2a\y, sobriété, la, modération in
eating and drinking.
soin, le, care.
soit que . . . soit que . . .,
whether . . . or . . .
solennel, solemn.
solitaire, le, hermit.
sombre, dark.
sommeil, le, sleep.
sommet, le, top, summit.
sonder, to fathom.
songer, to think.
souci, le, care, anxiety.
souffle, le, breath, breathing.
souffler, to breathe, inspire.
souffrance, la, suffering. soupir, le, sigh.
source, la, spring.
sourd, deaf, muffled, dull,
indistinct.
sourire, to smile.
sous, under, near.
soutenir i to maintain.
souterrain, le, cavem, vault.
souvenir, le, remembrance,
recollection.
{se) souvenir de, to remem-
ber*
stoïque, stoical.
stylet, le, probe, dagger.
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subir^ to suffer, expérience.
subitement^ suddenly.
subiily délicate.
suffire à, to be enough for,
suffi ce.
suite : tout de — , at once.
supplément^ le, additional
amount.
suprême, suprême, last.
surhumain, superhuman.
{en) sursaut, (with a) start.
surtout, especially.
survenir, to come to pass. suspendre, to put off.
suspendu, off the ground.
tailleur, le, taiior.
talon, le, beel.
tamaris, le, tamarisk (a
shrub).
tandis que, while.
tant, so much, so many.
tard, late ; tarder de, to be
slow to.
tardif, belated, slow.
tâter, to feel.
teinte, la, tint, colour.
tel, such ; tel qui, one who.
témoigner, to show, mani-
fest.
tempête, la, storm.
tendre, to stretch out.
tendresse, la, tendemess.
ténèbres, les (f.), darkness.
tenir, to hold ; — bon, to
hold firm.
tenter, to attempt.
ter^ne, le, end.
terrain, le, ground.
tertre, le, hillock, mound.
tige, la, stem, leg (of boot).
tirer, to draw ; se tirer de,
to get out of.
titre, le, title ; — de pro^
priété, title-deed.
toit, le, roof.
tombeau, le, tomb, grave.
tomber, to fall, come on.
ton, le, tone of voice.
tondre, to shave, clip.
tonnerre, le, thunder.
topographie, la, topography,
description of a locality.
tort, le, wrong; avoir — ,
to be wrong.
toucher, to touch ; touchez
dans ma main/ agreed,
shake hands !
toujours^ always, still.
tour, le, tumj trick ; faire
un — , to go round.
tout de suite, immediately ;
tous les deux, both ; — à
coup, suddenly.
trafiquer de, to sell.
trahir, to betray.
train, le, baggage train,
convoy.
(se) traîner, to drag one-
self.
trcàt^ le, feature.
traiter, \.Q treat \—de,\Q call.
