acte d'engagement, un

attestation-paper (enlist-

ment).

adieu ! farewell (to) !

adifiettons ! let that be ad-

mitted.

affamé, un, starving per-

son.

affiler, to whet, set.

{s')affir})ier, to be asserted,

proved.

affole' (adj.), distracted,

frantic.

// s'agit de, the question is

to . . .

aide, une, help ; venir en

aide à, to come to one's

help.

nide-Diajor, un, assistantsurgeon.

aigu, acute.

aimablement, amiably.

aimer mieux, prefer, like

better.

aîné' (n. maso, and adj.),

elder ; elder brother.

aise, ufte, ease ; à notre

aise, in comfoi t.

ajouter, to add.

alerte, ntie, alarm.

algarade, une, sudden out-

burst.

{s')aligner, to fall into iine.

allègrement merrily, brisk-

ly-

allégresse, une, glee ; courant (V allégresse, wave of gleeful alacrity.

allema?id, German, aller, to go ; to suit ; aller

bien, to be well ; s^en aller,

to go away.

allumer, to light.

alhn'e, une, pace.

alternative, une, alterna-

tion.

amadou, un, (tinder), pad-

ding.

ambulance, jme, ambulance,

field-hospital.

âme, une, soûl, lieart ; any-

one living ; âme qui vive,

living soûl.

{s')ame)ier, to bring (one-

self).

mollir, to soften.

ancien, former ; un ancie^t,

vétéran, old-stager.

anéantir, to prostrate.

angoisse, une, anguish.

anormal, irregular.

apaiser, to allay, assuage.

d''aplotnb, vertically.

appartenir à, to belong to.

appel, 7in, call ; appeal.

apprenti, un, apprentice.

apprentissage, apprentice-

ship.

appuyer, to support ; to

second ; to emphasize ;

s'appîiyer,\.o lean.

ardent, burning ; fervent ;

ardent à, keen in.

aj-deur, une, enthusiasm.

aride, diy.

armement, un, arming, arracher {à), draw, wring

(from).

aj-7'ét, un, stop-; arrêts

(m. pi.), arrest, confinement.

arrêter, to stop ; s'arrêter

{de), to stop (doing).

arrière, un, back part, rear. etî cïrr/Vr^, back wards, back.

arrière-garde, U7ie, rear-

guard.

arriver, to arrive ; ar. à, to

succeed (in).

arroseur, un, waterer.

arrosoir, ««, watering-pot.

artilleur, un, artillery-man.

asile, un, refuge.

aspirer à, to yearn after.

assatet, tin, assault ; à l'a.

de, to the assault of, against.

asses, enough ; fairly, ra-

ther.

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assister à^ to be présent at.

assouplissement, un, flexi-

bility.

{s')assurer, to make sure.

atelier, un, (work)room.

atteindre, to reach ; to

hit ; to injure, wound,

disable.

atteinte, ictie, injury ; porter

atteinte à, to impair.

attelage, un, (team), vehicle.

attendre, to wait (for) ;

attendre que, to wait until ;

en attendant, meanwhile ;

se faire attendre, to be long

coming.

attendrir, to soften, attirer, to draw (to).

attraper, to catch.

aube, une, dawn.

augure, un, augury, omen.

auprès de, near.

aussitôt, at once, immedi-

ately : a. dit a. fait, no

sooner said than done ;

aussitôt que, as soon as.

autant, as much ; d'atit.

phis, so much the more ;

en faire aut., to do the

Hke.

autour de, around, round.

autrement, otherwise.

{s')avancer, to advance.

avant, before ; en avant

{de), in front (of), ahead

(of).

avant-garde, une, van- (guard).

averse, une, shower, downpour.

avertir, to let know, inform,

aveîc, un, avovval.

avis, un, advice ; opinion ; notice, announcement.

avisé (adj.), wary.

avoir, to hâve ; il y a, there is, are ; ago ; qu'estce qitil a ? what is the matter with him ?

avoisinant, neighbouring.

baguette de fis il, la, clean-

ing-rod.

balbutier, to stammer.

balle, la, bullet.

ballotter, to toss to and fro.

bandicre, la (lit., banner ;

y. front), bannière, la, banner.

baptême, le, christening.

baptiser, to christen, nick-

name.

barrer {la porte), to bar or

shut (the door).

bas (adv.), down ; à bas de,

down from.

battre, to beat ; to shuffle ;

^6' b., to fight.

beau, beautifui ; de plus

belle, more than ever ;

faire le b., to play the

go

dandy ; avoir beau être . . .,

to be in vain . . .

besogne, la, task, business ;

aller en b., to set to work.

bête (adj.), stupid.

bêtise, la, foolery.

bien, well ; tant bien gîte

mal, somehow or other.

bienvcmie, la, welcome.

blessé, le, wounded man, blesser, to wound.

blessure, la, wound.

blond, light, fair.

blouse, la, smock.

bond, le, bound, spring.

bondir, to spring.

bonnet, le, cap (without

peak).

borne, la, limit, bound.

botîe, la, top-boot.

bouclier, le, shield.

boue, la, mud.

bouger, to move, stir.

bouquet, le, clump, cluster.

bourg, le, village.

boîirrasque, la, squall.

bout, le, end ; au b. de, after.

brancardier, le, stretcher-

bearer.

branchage, le, branches,

twigs.

brandir, to wave, flourish.

bras, le, arm ; à bras le

corps, round the body.

brave honiine, le, good or

worthy fellow.

bref (adv.), in a word.

breuvage, le, draught.

brevet, le, commission.

brimade, la, ragging.

brindille, la, sprig.

brouillard, le, fog, haze.

broussailles (f. pi.), brush-

wood.

broyer, to crush.

brûler, to burn ; se b., to

buni one another.

brusque, sudden, swift.

brusquement, suddenly,

sharply.

bruyant (adj.), noisy.

brîiycre, la, heather.

{se) cabrer, to rear.

cadenas, le, padiock.

cadet (n. maso, and adj.),

younger; youngerbrother.

caillou, le, pebble.

calèche, la, barouche.

camaraderie, la, good-fel-

lowship.

en campagne, on campaign.

campeinent, le, encamp-

ment.

{se) camper, to seat oneself.

canon, le, cannon ; barrel.

canojinier, le, gunner. calvaire, le, Calvary, way-

side crucifix.

canne, la, walking-stick.

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cantine, la, (officer's) trunk.

capuchon, le, hood.

caractérisé (adj.), marked

out, typical.

caresser, to stroke.

carré (n. masc. and adj.),

square.

cartouche, la, cartridge.

cartouchière, la, cartridge

pouch.

cas, le, case ; en tous cas,

at ail events.

casque, le, helmet ; c. à

pointe, pointed helmet.

causer, to cause ; to chat.

cavalier, le, horseman,

cavalry-man.

ceitUure, la, waistband, sash.

certes (adv.), to be sure.

chacal, le, (jackalj, zouave.

chair, la, flesh.

chaleur, la, warmth ; beat ;

avec chaleur, warmly, chaleureusement, warmly.

chambrée, la, occupants of

room.

chance, la, luck, good fortune ; risk.

charger, to load ; to charge.

charrette, la, cart.

chassepot,le, [Y r&x\c\ïhretch-

loading) rifle.

chasser, to drive away.

chasseur à pied, le, light

infantry-man.

chatiffer, (to warm) ; i^a va

chauffer, things are going

to hum.

chaussure, la, (foot-wear),

boot.

chef,le,Q!a\ti', chef de corps,

commanding officer.

chef-lieu, le, chief town.

chétif, stunted.

chirurgien, le, surgeon.

cicatrice, la, scar.

ci-dessous, below.

cigogne, la, stork.

cingler, to lash.

circulation, la, passing to

and fro.

cire, la, wax.

clair, light, clear.

clairement, clearly.

clairon, le, bugle.

clef, la, key.

cligner, to blink.

clocher, le, steeple.

clos (adj.), closed ; bouche

close, muni 's the word.

cœur, le, heart ; de bon c,

willingly.

coiffer, to cover(the head).

colère, la, anger.

coller, to stick ; colle-toi là,

clap yourself there.

colloque, le, talk.

colonne, la, column.

commandant, le, major ;

c. de place, officer commanding a post.

commenter, to comment on.

commune, la, village, commune.

compatissant, compassion-

ate.

complaisant, easy-going.

complet, full ; aie c, ail

there.

compris (adj.), included.

compte, le, account ; loin de

c, far out of reckoning ;

te7iir c. de, to pay heed

to.

compter, to count ; to

reckon (upon).

conclure, to conclude.

conduite, la, conduct. confier à, to give into (some

one's) charge ; se c. à, to

confide in.

conquérir, to obtain, win.

cotiseil, le, counsel, advice ;

c. de guerre, court-martial.

conseiller, to advise.

conseilleur, le, (officious)

adviser.

par conséquent, conse-

quently.

constater, to observe, take

note.

[se) constituer, to give one-

self up (as).

contenance, la, demeanour ;

faire bonne c, to take a

firm attitude, to hold out.

conter, to relate.

contourner, to turn around.

contre (prep.), against ; (prefix) counter-.

convaincre, to convince.

convier, to invite.

conz'oi, le, convoy.

convoitise, la, covetousness.

corvée, la, fatigue(-task).

côte, la, rib ; hill ; a' micôte, half-way up the hill.

côté, le, side ; à côté de, beside, in comparison with ; de mon c. {de Pautre c), on my (the other) sïde.

cozi, le, neck.

couche, la, layer.

coucher, to lay down ; se c, to lie down ; ça ne les mènera pas coucher loin, they won't get far before lying down.

couler, to flow,

couloir, le, passage.

coup, le, blow ; eut ; jerk ; attack ; c. d'œil, glance ; c. defetc, c. de fusil, shot ; du coup, then and there ; tout à coup, suddenly ; à coup sûr, certainly.

couper, to eut ; to break, intersect; to interrupt; couper court à, to put an end to.

courant, le, current, stream.

courroie, la, strap.

course, la, running, race ; pace ; au pas de c, at racing speed.

VOCABULAIRE

courtoisement, courteously.

coîituviier, customary.

crainte, la, fear.

crâne, le, skuU.

crête, la, crest.

creuser, to dig out.

creux, hollovv, sunk ; chemin creux, road between steep banks.

criard, harsh, strident.

croire, to believe ; test à croire, you might think.

croix, la, cross.

cuisse, la, thigh.

culbîiter, to overturn.

culotte, la, breeches.

cuvette, la, basin.

dais, le, canopy.

débandade, la, dispersai,

rout.

de'bordant (adj.), overflow-

ing, excessive.

déboucler, to unbuckle.

deboîct (adv.), up ; upright ;

standing.

débris, les, remains.

début, le, first step or ap-

pearance ; start.

décamper, to be off, make

oneself scarce.

{se) déchaicsser, to take off

one's boots.

déctiirer, to tear.

décimer, to eut up.

déclin, le, décline ; au d. du

soleil, as the sun sank.

découper, to eut out ; to

carve.

à découvert, exposed.

décupler, to increase ten-

fold.

défilé, le, march-past.

défiler, to march past ; to

file off.

définitivement, once for ail,

decisively.

dégager, to disengage, free ;

pas dégagé, easy step.

dégainer, to unsheath.

dégénéré, le, degenerate

person.

en dehors de, outside of, be-

yond. au delà {de), beyond.

délai, le, delay.

délire, le, delirium.

déloger, to dislodge.

demi-tour, le, half-turn.

démolir, to destroy ; to

smash up, blow to pièces.

démonté (adj.), dismounted.

démontrer, to prove.

dénudé {ad}.), bare.

dépêcher, to dispatch.

dépenser, to expend.

déplier, to unfold.

déploiement, le, displaying.

déployer, to open out, de-

ploy ; se d., advance in

open order, déposer, to lay down.

dcpouille7', to strip, despoil.

depuis, since ; for.

à la dérobée, by stealth,

without being seen.

déroîtler, to unroll.

dès, from (the beginning

of) ; des le lendejnai?t, the

very next morning.

désespéré {slÛ].), desperate.

désespoir, le, despair.

désigner, to indicate.

désormais, thenceforward.

dessous (adv.), under.

dessîis (adv.), upon ; au-d.

de, above.

destiné (adj.), intended,

meant (for).

détente, la, trigger.

détour, le, winding, détour.

détromper, to undeceive.

deviner, to guess ; to re-

cognize.

dévisager, to stare at.

dévoué (adj.), devoted.

diable, le, devil ; fellow.

diane, la, morning call, reveille.

différer, to put off, defer.

difficile, difficult, fastidious ;

71C pas faire le d., to make

no bones (over).

diriger, to direct ; to train,

to aim ; to send (to) ; se

d. [vers], to make one's

w^ay (to) ; to make (for).

discuter, to discuss.

[se) disposer à, to get ready

to, be about to.

divers, various.

divisionnaire, divisional.

dominer, rise over, cver-

look ; prevail over.

dortoir, le, dormitory.

dossier, le, back.

douleur, la, pain ; grief.

douloureux, painful.

doitteux, doubtful.

drap, le, cloth ; sheet. drapeau, le, flag.

droit, le, right ; (adj.) à

droite, on the right ; tout

droit, straight (on) ; de

droite, right-hand.

drôle, funny, amusing.

dûment, duly.

diipe, la, dupe; ett être d.,

to be taken in by it.

durer, to last.

ébranlement, un, shaking,

weakening.

écarter, to put aside.

échanger, to exchange ; s'é.,

to be exchanged.

échapper, to escape, go

by ; échapper à, to escape,

avoid.

VOCABULAIRE

écheloji, un, échelon ; par échelons, by sections.

éclairer, to light up ; to find out, to reconnoitre.

éclaireur, îin, scout.

éclat de rire, un, burst of laughter.

écran, ttn, screen.

écraser, to crush.

s'effectuer, to be accomplished.

effet, un, efFect ; effets de rechajige, spare garments ; en effet, indeed, in fact.

efficace, effective.

effrayer, to frighten.

effroyable, frightful.

éhonté (adj.), shameless.

s'élever, to spring up.

éloge, un, praise, commendation.

éloigné (adj.), distant.

d'emblée, right away.

embrassade, îine, embrace.

embrasser, to embrace, kiss.

embusqué, un, man in ambush ; (ironically) shirker.

émouvoir, to move, touch.

s'emparer de, to get possession of ; to take.

empêcher, to prevent ; n'empêche que, and yet for ail that.

empire sur soi-même, un, power of self-contiol.

empoigner, to grasp.

ému (adj.), stirred, moved.

encaissé (adj.), with high

steep banks.

encombre, un, hindrance.

encombrement, un, crowd-

ing.

encombrer, to encumber.

endormi (adj.), asleep.

oidroit, un, spot.

s'enfuir, to flee.

engagement, un, engagement ; act of enlisting, en-

listment.

s'engager, to enter ; to en-

list.

enhardir, to embolden.

enjeu, un, stake.

enlever, to carry off.

enseigner, to instruct, teach.

entamer, to begin, start.

entendre, to hear ; bien en-

tendu, of course.

entourer, to surround.

entrain, un, high spirits,

keenness, go.

entrahié (adj.), in high

spirits.

entraîner, to drag away.

efitre7nêler, to intermingle.

entretien, utt, conversation.

entrevoir, X.O catch a glimpse

of.

envahir, to invade, overrun.

épanchement, un, unbur-

dening (of oneself).

{s'')éparpilkr, to scatter, be

scattered.

épauler, to bring to the

shoulder.

épée, 7me, svvord.

épingle, tme, pin.

épreuve, une, test, trial,

ordeal.

éprouver, to try, put to the

test.

escouade, une, group, squad.

espace, un, space.

espérance, utte, hope.

esqtcisser, (to sketch), to

give a slight . . .

essuyer, to wipe, to dry.

{s)élablir, to estabhsh (one-

self).

étage, un, storey, floor.

étam, un, tin, étancher, to quench.

étape, une, stage.

état, un, State ; mettre Iiors

d'état, to render incapable.

état-7iiajor, un, gênerai

staff. étendre, to stretch out ; to

lay down ; jV., to extend ;

to lie down.

étendu (adj.), lying down.

étinceler, to sparkle, glisten.

étonnement, un, astonish-

ment.

étonner, to astonish.

être, un, a being.

être, to be ; ce qui était de.

what concerned ; en être, to be in it, take part.

étreinte, tine, hug, embrace.

éventail, ttn, a fan ; en év., fanwise.

éviter, to avoid.

exactitude, une, punctuality.

exquis, delicious.

extérieur, external.

extraire, to draw off.

face, la ; faire face à, to face.

fâché (adj.), sorry.

fâcheux, annoying.

fagot, le, faggot, firewood.

faire, to do ; to say ; to play, act ; ne faire que, to do nothing but ; to . . .

only ; faire faire, to hâve made ; qtce i^oulez - vous que je fasse de . . .? what bave I to do with ... ?

faisceaît, le, pile of arms.

fait, le, fact ; en f, as a matter of fact ; ett f. de, in point of ; le fait est que, indeed ; tout à fait, quite.

falloir, to be necessary, iTiust ; il n'en fallait pas plus, it needed nothing more.

farce, la, practical joke.

VOCABULAIRE

jaucher, to mow down.

{se) faii/ller, to thread or

worni one's way.

faute, la, fault ; faitie de,

for want of.

faux, false.

fé?-ir : sans coup férir, with-

out striking a blow.

feu, le, fire ; faire f. sur, to

fire at (upon).

fetdllage, le, fol i âge.

feuille, la, leaf ; feuilles de

rouie, marching - orders,

itineraries, routes.

ficher, drive in ; fichez-moi

le cajiip (fam.), eut it, clear

out.

fièvre, la, fever.

fiévreusement, feverishly.

filature, la, spinning-mill.

filer, to boit, to eut and run.

filet, le, drop, trickle.

filleul, le, godson.

fi?i, fine, noble.

fiole, la, phial.

flair, le, scent.

fla7ic, le, flank ; side.

fiegmatiqiiement, coolly.

à fleur de, level with ; flush

with.

flot, le, flood ; crowd.

foncer, to rush, fall (upon).

fond, le, bottom, further

end.

fontaine, la, spring, foun-

tain.

force lui fut (de), it (he, she)

was obliged (to).

fo?t, strong ; high ; (adv.)

very, greatly ; le plus fort,

the worst, the most difficult

part.

fossé, le, ditch.

fou, mad. foudroyant (adj.), s\vift-de-

stroying.

fouiller, to search.

four, le, oven.

fournir, to furnish, supply.

franc (adv.), frankly.

franchir, to cross.

fricot, le, (fam.) stew, méat.

froid, le, cold; avoir f.

(pers.), to be cold.

frojuage, le, cheese.

front, le, forehead ; /. de

bandière, ground in front

of a camp ; front of an

army.

fuir, to flee.

fuite, la, flight.

fufieste, fatal.

fusil, le, gun, rifle.

gagner, to gain, reach.

gaiejnejit, gaily, merrily.

gaillard, le, (lively) fellow.

galon, le, stripe.

galop : au grand g., at full gallop.

gamelle, la, mess-tin.

garde, la, guard ; la garde

mobile {la mobile), militia;

n'avoir g. de, take care

not to.

garde, le, guard ; le {garde)

mobile, militia-man.

garde-malade, le, (maie)

nurse.

garder, to guard ; to keep.

gare {à), bevvare (of), mind î ge'missetnent, le, groan,

groaning.

getitilhomme, le, nobleman,

man of breeding.

i^este, le, action, move-

ment.

^'//'^r//^?, A/^cartridge-pouch.

gilet, le, waistcoal.

gisa7it (pt. prés.), lying.

gîte, le, resting-place.

glisser, to slip ; to slip and

fall ; to ooze out.

gorge, la, throat.

gorgée, la, (mouthful), sip.

gouailleur (adj.), chaffing,

jeering.

goicrde, la, v/ater-bottle.

goutte, la, drop.

grâce à, thanks to.

graisseux, greasy.

gras, fatty, greasy.

gravier, le, grit.

grêle, la, (hail), shower.

grièveme7it, seriously, severely.

grisonnafit (adj.), grizzled.

grondemeftt, le, rumbling.

gros, le, bulk, main body.

ne guère . . . que lorsque,

hardly . . . until.

gîieule, la, javv.

gymnastique : au pas g.,

at the double.

habileté, tme, skill.

habiller, to dress, to provide with clothes.

habituer, to accustom.

haletajit (adj.), panting, in gasps.

hardi, bold, courageous.

hardiesse, la, boldness.

hausse, la, back-sight (of gun).

de haut e)t bas, from top to bottom.

haiitetir, la, height ; eminence.

hêtre, le, beech.

heure, tme, hour, time ; sier rheure, forthwith ; à la hontie h., well and good !

hurrah !

honneur : faire h. à, be an honour to.

ho7îte, la, shame.

honteux, shameful.

Jwrmis, except.

VOCABULAIRE

hors de, out of.

hospice, un, infirmary.

iVici, from now.

igftorer, not to know.

ijntnobile, motionless.

immobiliser, deprive of the power to move.

i7npuissance,ic7ie,'ÇiOvitx\tssness.

impulsion, une, impetus.

inaptiùtde, une, incapacity.

{s')ificliner, to bow.

incurie, une, neglected condition.

indicible, unspeakable.

inégalité, une, inequality.

itiexpérimenté (adj.), inexperienced.

infirmier, un, hospital orderly.

infliger, to inflict (upon).

z«<7«rt<f r, to flood ; to drench.

inquiéter, to disturb ; s'inquiéter de, to trouble oneself about.

inquiétude, une, anxiety.

inspection, une : passer Pi.

de, to make an inspection of.

installer, to install, settle ; to post ; s'installer, to settle oneself.

instant (adj.), urgent.

intérieur, internai, mental.

inutile, useless.

invraisemblable, unlikely ; incredible.

jamais de la vie! never,

never !

jambe, la, leg", à toutes

jambes, at fuU speed.

jambojt, le, ham.

jarret, le, hough, ham, jeter, to throw ; to utter.

jett, le, game ; pack.

joncher, to strew. jouer, to play ; j. des coudes,

to use one's elbows.

jugé, le, suspected person,

supposed culprit.

juger, to judge, take in.

jurer, to swear.

jurait, le, oath.

jusqu'à (prep.), up to, as

far as ; jusqu'à ce que

(conj.), until ; jusqu\ilors,

jusque-là, till then.

justement, precisely ; était

j. tourné, iust happened to

be tumed.

Âépi, le, (French military) cap.

lOO

oh là là ! oh dear !

lacet, le, lace.

lâche, cowardly.

lâcher, to let go, loose.

là-dedans, in there.

laine, la, wool.

laisser, to let, allow.

laissez-passer, le, pass.

{se) lajtienter, to lament,

bewail one's woes, lancer, to fling '.se /., to

fling oneself.

larme, la, tear.

lavage, le, washing.

lazaret, le, hospital, laza-

retto.

lécher, to lick.

leçon de choses, la, object-

lesson.

lecture, la, reading.

ledit, the said.

léger, (light), slight.

légèrement, (lightly), slight-

ly-

léser, to injure.

lésion., la, injury.

lestement, nimbly, briskly.

lever, to raise ; se L, to rise,

stand up ; to break.

Iè7>re, la, lip ; edge.

libre, free ; open, lier, to bind, unité.

liete, le, place ; avoir lieit,

to take place ; an lieji de,

instead of.

ligne, la, Une.

limite, la, boundary.

linge, le, linen, cloth.

lisière, la, border, skirt(s).

livrer, to deliver up ; to

fight (a battle); se livrer,

to be foiight.

lointaiti (adj.), distant ; le

L, distance.

long (n.) : totit de son L, at

fuU length ; totit le long

de, ail along.

longer, to follow ; to stretch

along.

longtemps : voilà /. que . . .

ne, it is long since . . .

longuement fadv.), long.

lorgnette, la, field-glass.

Iu7nineiix, bright, full of

light.

lunettes (f. pi.), spectacles.

lutter, to struergle.

main, la : sous sa ni., close

at hand.

mal, badly ; pas mal {de),

not a fevv (of) ; faire m. à,

to hurt.

malade, le, patient.

malaise, le, discomfort.

malgré {prep.), in spite of.

7nnlhenreîix, It, (poor)

wretch.

VOCABULAIRE

lor

;;;,rf/w/^;/^r, to handle roughly .

mamelon, le, (rounded) hill.

manche, la, sleeve.

manche, le, handle.

matichot, le, one - armed

m an, mufiiement, le, handling.

mantie, la, manna.

manqtier (à),be lacking (to).

maraude, la, petty theft.

Diarche, la : se inettre e?i

m., to set off, begin its

march.

marché, le, bargain.

mare, la, pond.

maréchal,le,^t\à.-vci^Jt■i\ï2^..

matelas, le, mattress.

mauvais, bad ; untimely.

méchant, ill-natured, spite-

ful.

médecin, le, doctor ; m. en

chef, chief surgeon.

mélange, le, mixture, ming-

ling.

;;/t7/(adj.), mixed up ; con-

cerned.

mêler, to mix up ; to mingle.

même, self, same, very ;

(adv.), even ; buvatit à

même Veaic, drinking with

mouth right down to the

water.

mener, to lead, bring. moisonge, le, lie.

menu, slight, slender ; tiny ; par le menu, in détail.

merci, thank you ; Dieu m.

God be thanked.

méritoire, meritorious.

à merveille, extra well.

métier, le, loom.

{se) mettre, to place oneself,

stand ; se mettre à, to set

about, begin.

meurtrier (adj.), deadly.

miche, la, cake of bread,

batch-cake.

mieux, better ; ta7it m., so

much the better; de son m.,

as well as one can (could).

milieu, le, middle ; au bea'u

w., right in the very middle.

mince, thin, scanty.

misère, la, miser)\ miséricorde, la, (mercy),

pity.

mitrailleuse, la, machine-

gun.

mobile (adj.), movable (v.

garde) .

moblot, le (slang), militia-

man.

tnoignon, le stump. moineau, le, sparrow.

inoins, less ; du moins, at

any rate ; rien moins que,

anything but.

monceau, le, heap.

monter, to carry up ; to

ascend.

motif, le, reason, ground.

motte, la, mound, tump.

mousse, la, moss.

moyen, le, means ; measure.

{se) 7iumir, to furnish (one-

self).

munition, la : pai7i de m.,

ration-bread.

jnutifierie, la, mutiny.

naguère, but lately.

na7'rant (adj.), heart-rend-

ing.

net (adj.), clear ; (adv.),

short.

netteté, la, clearness.

noirâtre, blackish.

nourri (adj.), heavy (fire).

de nouveau, again. nouveau venu, le, new-

comer.

noyer, to drown.

7iu (adj.), bare ; nu-pieds,

barefoot.

ime, la, cloud.

obus, un, shell.

occuper, to occupy ; s'occuper de, to busy oneself over ; to trouble oneself about.

oie, une, a goose.

oignon, un, onion.

or, 7in, gold.

ordotiner à, to order.

oreille, une, ear.

oreiller, un, pillow.

ôter, to take off.

oubli, un, forgetting.

outil, un, tool, implement, en outre, further.

pansement, le, dressing.

pantalon, le, trousers.

paquet, le, bundle, mass.

parbleu ! by Jove !

parcourir, to traverse, travel

over.

pareil, like.

parole, la, word, parole.

parquet, le, floor. parrai7i, le, godfather.

part, la, share ; faij-e part

de, to inform of.

parti, le, resolution ; pre7idre

un p., to take a resolution ;

tirer p. {de), to turn to

account, make good use of.

pa7-tie, la, part ; game ;

faire partie {de), to form

or be a part (of) ; faire

U9ie p., to play a game.

partir, to start ; to go off,

be fired.

parvenir, to reach ; {à) to

manage (to).

VOCABULAIRE

pas, le, step, pace ; au p.

de charge, at the double;

mauvais pas, scrape, awk-

ward situation.

passer, to pass ; se p., to

take place.

passionné, loving, passion-

ate ; p. de, zealous for. patauger, to dabble, paddle.

patrouille, la, patrol.

paupière, la, eyelid.

peau, la, skin.

peine, la, trouble, pains ;

diffîculty ; àpeine, scarcely,

barely.

peiner, to toil.

(j^) pencher, to bend, lean

(over).

pénible, painful.

péniblement, painfully.

perchloriire, le, perchloride.

permissiofinaire, le, per-

mittee, one having permission.

perruqjiier, le, hairdresser.

pester, to storm, rage.

petitesse, la, smallness.

peu (adv.), little ; p. à p.,

little by little ; à peu près,

nearly.

peur, la, fear ; avoir p., to

be frightened ; faire p. à,

to frighten.

phrase, la : des phrases

tout ça, that 's ail twaddle.

pièce, la, room.

pillard, le, pilferer.

pi7ice, la, tweezers, forceps.

piquer, to prick.

place, la : sur place, on the

spot where one is ; faire p.,\o give way.

plaie, la, wound.

plainte, la, complaint ;

moan, groan.

plaisant, /,?, joker; mauvais

p., untimely (mischievous)

joker.

plaisa7iterie,la,]t?,\.,'ç\ç^2L%?in-

try.

plante, la, plant ; sole.

plat, le, flat (of sword).

plein, full ; e7i pleine bour-

rasque, in the thick of a

squall ; ett pleine poitrine,

full in the chefet ; en plein

soleil, in the full glare of

the sun.

pleurer, to weep ; se p., to

mourn for oneself.

pli, le, fold.

plier, to fold (up).

plomb, le, lead.

phipart, la, most part,

majority.

phcs, more ; ne .. . plus, no

longer, no more ; no7i plus

que pas ufi, nor one . . .

either. plutôt, rather.

poignée de main, la, hand-

shake.

poing, le, fist.

foint (de), no . . . at ail.

point (ùi jour, le, daybreak.

poitrine, la, breast.

porte-drapeau, le, colour-

bearer, ensign.

porter, to carry ; to lift ; to

take effect; se porter, to

move.

porteur, le, bearer.

poser, to lay ; to put (a

question), (j^) ;?^<?i'/i?r, to take a position,

station oneself.

potier, le, potter.

poudre, la, powder.

poîidretix, dusty.

pouls, le, puise.

pourlécher, to lick ail over.

poursuivre, to continue.

pourta7it, hovvever.

pousser, to push ; to utter,

émit.

poussière, la, dust. pouvoir, to be able ; 7i^en

p. phis, to stand it no

longer.

précipité (adj.), hurried ;

eager.

préciséjnent, precisely ; just.

préciser, to be more précise,

say more precisely, explain, prédire, to foretell.

préoccîipatioti, la, anxiety.

préocctcpé, thoughtful.

près (adv.), near ; frès de.

near ; de tout près, quite

close.

pressé (adj.), in a hurry,

eager ; urgent.

prétendre, to claim.

prévenir, to warn, to apprise.

prévoir, to foresee.

prier, to beg ; se faire p.,

to require pressing.

prière, la, request ; en-

treaty.

prise, la, hold ; lâcher p.,

to give way.

prochain, ne}:t ; not distant,

early.

proche (adj.), near.

proférer, to utter.

proie, la, prey.

promettre, to promise; se

p., to résolve.

propos, le, talk; menus

propos, light talk, chatter.

propre (adj.), own.

provenir, to arise, corne.

provisions (f. pi.) : venir

aitxp., to come marketing.

prune, la (slang), buUet.

puits, le, well.

quant à, as for.

quasi-désertion, une, almost a désertion.

VOCABULAIRE

ne . . . que, not . . . what ;

only ; not . . . until.

quelconque, any . . . what-

ever, some ... or other.

quitte, clear ; en être q.

pot0-, to get off with.

quitter, to leave ; q. tùs

yeicx, to take the eyes off.

quoi, what ; in short, to

speak plainly ; de quoi,

the vvherevvithal, means.

quolibet,le, (poor) joke,pun.

raidir, to stiften.

railleur (adj.), mocking,

bantering.

raison, la, reason ; avoir

{grand') raisott, to be

(quite) right ; en r. de, in

considération of.

ralentir, to slacken.

rallier, to rally ; to rejoin.

rame?ier, to bring back ; to

bring round.

rance, rancid.

rang, le, rank ; row.

rapporter, to bring back.

se rapprocher de, to ap-

proach, draw nearer.

rare, sparse.

aie ras de, levai with, close

to.

rassemblement, le, parade.

rassonbler, to draw up ; to

assemble.

rassurer, to reassure.

raté (adj.), failed, a failure ;

être r., to hâve miscarried.

ratteler, (to reharness), to

limber up.

se raviser, to change one's

mind.

rayon, le, ray, flash.

recevable, admissible.

rechange, le, change ; de r.,

spare, reserve.

recherche, la, search ; à la

r. de, in search of.

récit, le, account.

réclamer, to call for, implore.

recoiirir, to resort.

récrite, la, recruit.

reculer, to retire, retreat.

à reculons, backwards.

redoubler de, to increase in.

redoutable, formidable.

[se) redresser, to draw one-

self up.

{se) refermer, to close

(again).

se réfugier, to take refuge.

régal, le, feast.

régler, to settle.

régner, to reign, be rife.

reins (m. pi.), loins, back.

rejoindre, to rejoin ; se r.,

to be united.

réjouir, to gladden.

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relâche, le, intermission.

7'elevé (adj.), turned up,

curled up. relever, to raise ; to hitch

up ; se r., to get up.

remerciement, le, thank(s) ;

remerciements précipités,

a rush of thanks.

remettre, to put back ; to

hand.

re7iard, le, fox.

rencontre, la, meeting ; à

ma r., to meet me.

{se) rendre, to give oneself

up ; to go, repair.

renommer, to re-appoint.

re7ioncement, le, renuncia-

tion.

renouveler, to renew, re-

peat ; se r., to be renewed.

renvoyer, to send back ; to

send away.

repartir, to reply.

repêcher, to fish out.

répit, le, respite.

répliquer, to reply.

reposer, to rest, to lie.

repousser, to push back ; to

drive back.

reprendre, to take back ; to

take up again, to résume ;

se r., to correct oneself.

requête, la, request.

résolu {à), resolved (to).

résonner, to resound, to

rattle away.

restant, le, remainder.

du reste, moreover.

retard, le, delay.

retarder, to delay, hinder.

retentir, to resound.

retirer, to draw ofF; to

draw or take out ; se r., to

withdraw, to retire.

retomber, to fall back ; to

relapse.

retourner, to go back ; se r.,

to turn round, look back.

retraite, la, retreat ; battre

en r., to retreat.

retrafichemetit, le, entrench-

ment.

rétrécir, to shrink.

retrouver, to find again ; to

get back to.

réunir, to join, unité ; to

muster.

e7i revanche, on the other

hand.

rêve, /^, dream.

réveiller, to wake up,

awaken.

revenir, to corne back ; r.

{sur), to go back (upon).

revers, le, opposite slope ;

facing. revue, la, review ; passer

la r. de, to inspect.

riposte, la, repartee.

riposter, to retort.

rompu (adj.), done up.

7 once, la, bramble, briar.

VOCABULAIRE

rosée, la, dew.

rotdeinent, le, beating, roll.

roule?-, to roll.

{se') rouvrir, to reopen.

rudement, roughly.

rudesse, la, bluntness.

ruisseau, le, stream.

ruisseler, to stream.

sable, ley sand.

sac, le, knapsack, valise ; sack.

sage, prudent, wise.

sagesse, la, wisdom.

saigner, to bleed.

salive, la, spittle, saliva.

salle, la, room ; ward.

salut, le, salvation.

salve, la, voUey ; feu de s., volley (firing).

saftglant (adj.), bloodstained.

sajts, without ; sans que (conj.) : sans qu'auaui ordre fût dotmc, without receiving any order.

sauf, except (for).

sauveur, le, deliverer, préserver.

séance, la, session ; s. tenattte, then and there.

séant, le, sitting posture ; assis sur son s., sitting up.

seaît, le, bucket.

sec, dry ; pierres sèches,

loose stones.

(^t') sécher, to dry, get dry.

secourir, to relieve, to help.

secours, le, help, succour.

semblant, le, appearance ;

faire s. de, to prétend to.

seoir, to fit.

serrer, to close up ; to

clench ; to oppress ; s. le

cœur, make the heart

sink.

sei'vir, to serve ; s. de, to

serve as ; s. à, to serve

for ; se s. de, to make use

of.

seulement, only ; even.

si, so ; if; que si! yes in-

deed \ si . . . que, however.

siffler, to whistle.

sifflet, le, whistle ; coups de

sifflets, whistling.

signaler, to signalize, mark.

signe, le, sign ; s. de tête,

shake of the head ; nod.

silhouette, la, outline, profile.

simple soldat, le, private.

soigner, to care for, tend.

soig7ieusement, carefully.

soin, le, care ; avoir s., to

take care.

soit . . . soit, either ... or.

sol, le, ground.

solennel, solemn.

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solidement, firmly.

somi/ieil/er, to slumber,

doze.

songer, to think.

sonner, to sound ; la soupe

venait de sonner, (say) the

breakfast - call had just

sounded. sonnerie, la, call, flourish ;

s. de clairon, bugle-call.

sort, le, fate.

sottise, la, folly ; sottises

sur bêtises, stuff and non-

sense.

soîcffler, to blow, puff; to

whisper.

soulageinent , le, relief.

soîdever, to raise, lift up.

soîtrire, to smile.

sous-lieitte7îant, le, second

lieutenant.

sous-officier, le, non-com-

missioned officer.

soutien, le, support.

soîivenîr, le, remembrance,

recollection.

{se) souvenir de, to remem-

ber.

stcbir, to undergo ; to bear,

suffer.

subsister, to exist ; to per-

sist.

succomber, to give in, give

way.

sueur, la, sweat.

suffire à, to sufifîce (for, to).

suite, la, conséquence ; par

la suite, in the sequel ;

à la s. de, conséquent

upon ; toîit de suite, im-

mediately.

superbe, la, haughtiness,

pride.

supplément, le, addition ;

suppléinejits de vivres,

extra provisions.

supplice, le, puni sh ment,

torture.

supplicié, le, martyr, tor-

turcd one.

sîipplier, to beseech.

stirgir, to rise, spring up, sicrprendre, to surprise.

survivant, le, survivor.

suspect (adj.), suspicious.

taillarder, to eut, slash.

taille, la, stature.

tailler, to eut.

taillis, le, undervvood.

talon, le, heel ; tourner les

talons, to go away.

talus, le, bank, slope.

tambour, le, drum.

tandis que, whiist, while.

tant, so much, so ; tant que,

so long as ; /. bien que mal,

somehovv or other.

tarder {à), to delay, to be

long (in).

VOCABULAIRE

tellement (adv.), so.

témoin, le, witness.

temps, le, time ; eti même /.,

at the same time ; de t. à

autre, now and then.

tendre, to hold out.

tendresse, la, tender caress.

tenir, to hold ; je n'/ tiens

plus, I can bear it no

longer ; se t., to stand.

tentateur (adj.), tempting.

tentative, la, attempt.

tenter, to attempt.

terrai?i, le, ground.

terre, la, earth, ground ;

par t., à t., on (to) the'

ground ; en t., in the

ground.

tertre, le, mound, ridge.

thème, le, topic.

tiens ! see !

tir, le, shooting, firing.

tirailler, to skirmish ; to

fire away.

tirailleur, le, skirmisher ;

en tirailleurs, in skirmish-

ing order, in extended

order.

tirer, to draw ; to fire ; /. de,

to get . . . out (of) ; to take

... out (of).

tissage, le, weaving.

toile, la, linen.

tomber, to fall (dead) ; to

die away, go.

toftdj-e, to shave, crop.

tort, le, wTong ; avoir grand

t., to be quite wrong.

touffe, la, tuft, clump.

touffu (adj.), leafy.

toujours, always ; /. est-il

que, at any rate, be that

as it may.

totcr, le, turn ; à son t., in

his turn ; tour à tour, in

turn.

tout (adj.), ail; (n.) the

whole ; tous les dix pas,

every ten paces ; (adv.)

quite ; tout en (gerund),

whilst; pas du tout, not

at ail.

traduire, to translate ; to

summon (before).

en train de, in the act of.

traîner, to drag. trait, le, draught ; d'uti

seul t., at a draught.

trajet, le, distance across ;

journey, ride.

traticher, (to eut), to settle.

tranquille, quiet ; sois t.,

don't be uneasy, never

fear.

traversée, la, crossing,

journey.

traverser, to cross, pass

through ; to pierce.

tremper, to dip, to wet.

trésor, le, treasure, store.

triste, sad ; wretched, sorry.

tromper, to deceive.

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trop, too much, too ; de trop, not wanted, in the way.

t7'0ti, le, hole.

troubler, to disturb ; se t., to become uneasy.

troupier, le, soldier.

trousse, la, case of instruments.

unique, sole, only.

usine, une, factory, mill.

ustensile, un, utensil, implement.

vaillamment, valiantly.

vaillance, la, valeur, stout-

ness.

vainac, le, the conquered,

the vanquished.

vallonnement, le, séries of

vales or hollows, valoir, (to be worth) ; v.

mieux, to be better.

vaurien, le, scamp.

veille, la, day before ; la

journée de la v., the pre-

vious day.

veiller à, to watch over,

look after; v. à ce que

(subj.), to see to it that.

ventre, le, stomach ; v. à terre, at full speed.

venir, to corne ; venir de, to hâve just ; en v. à confesser, to end by confessing.

en vérité, truly.

verser, to pour ; to draft.

veste, la, short coat.

vctemejit, le, garment. vide, empty.

{se) vider, to be emptied.

v//^quick; lively; hot (fire).

vis-à-vis de, over against.

viser, to aim.

vivat ! hurrah !

vivement, quickly ; eagerly.

vivre, to live ; vive Paris !

long live Paris !

vivres (m. pi.), provisions,

victuals.

7'ocable, le, name, sobriquet.

loire, nay even.

voix, la, voice ; à haute v.,

aloud ; à v. basse, in a low

tone ; à demi-voix, in an

undertone.

volant, le, fly-wheel; 'roue

à V., winch-vvheel, wheel

with crank and handle.

volée, la, (flight) ; à la v.,

fiying, full-fling ; à toute