‹ Esther, tragédie en trois actes. With introd., notes, and vocabulary by I.H.B. SpiersChapitre 68 sur 70 · livre, m., book · texte numérisé non relu

livre, m., book

livrer, to deliver up.

loi, /., law.

loin, far.

long, -ue, long, slow.

longtemps, long.

lorsque, when.

louange, /., praise.

loup, m., wolf.

lui, he, him: to him, to her; — -

même, himself, the same.

luire, to shine; faire — , to flash.

lumière, /., light.

magnanime, magnanimous.

magnifique, magnificent, splendid, noble.

main, /., hand.

maintenant, now, at présent.

mais, but.

maître, m., master.

maîtresse, /., mistress, queen.

majesté, /., majesty.

mal, m., hurt, offence.

mal, badly, ill.

malédiction, /., malédiction, curses.

malgré, in spite of.

malheur, m., misfortune, woe.

malheureu-x, -se, unfortunate, unhappy ; m., wretch, wretched being.

malice, /., wickedness; — s, 1 slings and arrows ' {of fortune).

manquer, to be lacking.

marbre, m., marble.

marcher, to walk. go.

Mardochée, Mordecai.

marque, /., mark, token.

VOCA.BULARY

marquer, to mark, fix, set.

matin, m., morning.

maudire, to curse.

méchant, wicked.

mêler, to mingle, mix; se — à,

to mingle with.

membre, m., limb.

même, even ; ad/., same, very,

self ; un — , one and the same.

mémoire, /., memory.

menacer, to menace, threaten.

mener, to lead.

mensonge, m.s untruth.

mensong-er, -ère, lying.

menteu-r, -se, lying.

mépriser, to scorn, spurn.

mer, /., sea.

merci,/, mercy.

mérite, m., merit, déserts, mériter, to deserve.

merveille, /., marvel, wonder.

mesurer, to measure.

mets, m., méat, dish.

mettre, to put, place, meurtre, /;;., murder.

mieux, better, the better; le, la

— , the best.

milieu, m., middle.

mille, a thousand.

ministre, m., steward, minister.

misérable, wretched.

modèle, m., model, example.

moi, I, me; même, myself.

moindre, less ;le, la — , the least;

VOS — . . . , ycur least . . .

moins, — de, less ; au — , at the

least, so much as; du — , at

least, at any rate ; d'autant

— , so much the less.

mois, m., month.

moitié, /., half ; à — , half.

mollesse, /., softness, luxury.

mon, ma, mes, my.

monarque, m., monarch.

monde, m., world.

mont, m., mount, mountain, hill.

montagne, /., hill.

monter, to rise.

montrer, to show.

monument, m., monument, re-

minder, record, mort, /".- death.

mortel, -le, mortal; m., les — s,

mankind.

mot, m., word.

mourir, se — , to die.

muet, -te, dumb.

mur, m., wall.

mystère, m., mystery.

nager, to swim.

naissance, /., birth.

naissant, young, growing, {lit.

just being born).

naître, to be born.

ne . . . pas, point, not; — de,

no.

ne . . . plus, no longer, no more, ne . . . que, only.

néant, m., nothingness; comme

un — ,as if it were nothing.

neveux, m. pi., posterity.

ni . . . ni, neither . . . nor.

noces, f. pi-, nuptials.

nœud, m., knot, tie, bond, noir, black.

nom, m., name.

nombreux, numerous.

nommer, to name; se — , to be

called, be named.

notre, pi., nos, our.

nourrir, to feed, nourish, cher-

ish.

nouveau, nouvel, nouvelle, new noyer, to drown.

nuage, cloud.

nuit, /., night.

nul, -le, no.

obéir à, to obey, comply with.

obéissance, /., obédience,

Objet, m., object.

Obscur, obscure, mysterious.

Obscurcir, to darken.

Obscurité, /., obscurity.

Observer, to observe, notice.

Obtenir, to obtain, win.

occuper, to occupy, fill.

Odeur, /., smell, fragrance.

odieu-x, -se, hateful.

Oeil, m., eye.

œuvre, /., work.

Offense,/., offence, offencegiven,

sin.

Offensé, hurt, wounded.

officier, m., officer.

'Offrir, to offer.

•ombre, /., shadow, darkness.

'On, one, a man, people, you, they.

oncle, m., uncle.

opposer, to oppose.

oppresseur, m., oppressor.

opprobre, m.t shame, scum.

opulence, /., wealth.

or, m., gold.

orage, m., storm.

orageu-x, -se, stormy. ordonner, to command, order,

prépare, ordre, m., order, summons.

oreille, /., ear.

orgueil, m., pride.

orgueilleux, proud.

ornement, m., ornament, adorn-

ment.

orner, to adorn.

orphelin, m., orphan.

oser, to dare .

OU, or; — ... — , either ... or.

OÙ, where, when, in which ; d' — ,

whence.

oubli, m., forgetfulness.

oublier, to forget, se faire — , to

be forgotten {lit. make people

forget one).

outrager, to outrage, oppress.

Ouvrage, m., work, handiwork.

pacifique, peaceful, favorable.

paille, /., straw ; — légère, chaff

paisible, peaceful.

paix, /., peace.

palais, m., palace.

pâle, pale.

pâleur,/., pallor, whiteness.

pâlir, to turn pale.

par, by.

paraître, to appear.

pareil, similar, like; — à, like

unto.

parer, to adorn, deck.

parfait, perfect.

parler, to speak.

parmi, among, in the ranks of.

parole, /., word.

parricide, parricidal.

part,/., share, side; de toutes

— s, on ail sides.

partage, m., lot.

partager, to share, diffuse, dis-

tribute.

Parthe, m., Parthian.

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