livre [liivr], m., book, livrer [livre], to give up
local [lokal], local.
loi [Iwa], f., law.
loin [Iwe], far, far off; de — , in
the distance ; plus — , farther
oif, farther on.
long [15], long ; le — de, along ;
tout au — , at full length.
longe [lois], f., tether; loin.
longtemps [15tâ], long, a long
while.
Lorraine [lorein], f., Lorraine.
lorsque [lorska], when, lot [lo], m., lot, portion.
Louis-Philippe [Iwi filip], king of
France from 1830 to 1848.
Louis XIV [Iwi katorz], king of
France from 1643 to 1715.
Louis XV [Iwi kêiz], king of
France from 1715 to 1774.
Louis XVI [Iwi seiz], king of
France from 1774 to 1793.
loup [lu], m. , wolf.
lourd [lu:r], heavy; close, sultry
(of weather).
lourdement [lurdmâ], heavily. Loti [loti], nom deplume of Julien
Viaud, b. 1850.
Louvre [luivr], m., Louvre.
Luc [lyk], Luke, lueur [Iqœir], f., gleam.
lui [Ixji], him, to him, to her, it,
himself; he; — -m^me, himself ;
à — seul, by himself, alone, luisant [Iqizâ], shining, glossy.
lumière [lymjeir], f., light.
lundi [lœdi], m., Monday, lune [lyn], f., moon; clair de — ,
moonlight.
lunettes [lynet], f. , spectacles, lut [ly], 3 sg. p. def. lire.
Lyon [Ijo], m. , Lyons.
M. [m8sj0], abbreviation of Monsieur.
madame [madam], f. , madam, Mrs.
Madeleine [madle:n],f. , Magdalen.
mademoiselle [ madmwazel ], f. , miss.
magasin [magazê], m., shop, store.
magnifique [mapifik], magnificent, splendid.
mai [me], m., May.
maigrir [megriir], to become lean.
main [ms], f. , hand ', à la —, in his (your, etc. ) hand ; battre des — s, to clap hands.
maintenant [mêtnâ], now.
maintenir [mstniir], § 177, to hold fast.
maire [meir], m., mayor.
mairie [meri], f. , mayor's office.
mais [me], but.
maison [mezo], f. , house, home ; à la — , at home.
maisonnette [mezonet], f., cottage, little house.
maître [me:tr], m., master.
maîtresse [metres], f., mistress; adj., superior.
majesté [majesté], f., majesty.
majorité [majorité], f., majority.
VOCABULARY
mal [mal], m., evil, ill ; faire — n, to hurt, be sore, ache ; — aux dents, toothache.
mal [mal], badly, ill, wrong.
malade [malad], sick, ill, sore ; le — , the sick one, the patient.
maladresse [maladres], f,, clumsiness.
male [mail], male, strong.
malgré [maigre], in spite of.
malheur [malœir], m., misfortune, unhappiness,
malheureusement [ malœr^zmâ ], unhappily.
malheureux [malœr0], unhappy ; m., poor creature.
malin [mais], cunning.
malle [mal], f . , trunk.
manche [mâij], f., sleeve,
manchette [ma Jet], f., cufF.
manchon [mâjô], m., muff.
mangeaille [mâsaij], f., food, eating.
manger [ma se], § 156, to eat, wear away.
manière [manjeir], f., manner, way ; de — que, so that.
manœuvrer [manœvre], to manœuvre.
manquer [make], to fail, be lacking, miss ; — la classe, to run away from school, play truant.
maquis [maki], m., thicket.
marchand [marjâ], m., merchant, shop-keeper.
marche [mar J], f., march, walk, progress, speed.
marché [marje], m., market; à bon — , cheap.
marcher [marJe], to march, walk,
go-.
mardi [mardi], m., Tuesday; le —
gras, Shrove-Tuesday.
maréchal ferrant [marejal fera],
blacksmith, horse-shoer.
marée [mare], f., tide.
Marie [mari], f., Mary, marin [mare], m., sailor, seaman.
marine [marin], f., marine, navy ;
— militaire, l'oyal navy.
marquer [marke], to mark, show, marquis [marki], m., marquis;
monsieur le — , the marquis, marron [marô], m., chestnut, mars [mars], m. , March.
Marseillaise [marsejeiz], f., the
French national air.
marteau [marto], m., hammer, masqué [maske], masked.
masse [mas], f., mass.
matelot [matlo], m. , sailor.
matériel [materjel], material.
matin [mats], m., morning ; le — ^
in the morning, maudit [modi], cursed, maure [moir], m.. Moor.
mauvais [move], bad, ill, evil, maux [mo], see mal.
maxime [maksim], f. , maxim, me [ma], me, to me, for me.
méchamment [ mejamâ ], maliciously.
méchant [mejâ], bad, cross.
mécontent [mekotâ], dissatisfied,
displeased.
mécontentement [mekotâ tmâ], m. ,
dissatisfaction.
médecin [medsê], m., doctor, médiocre [ medjokr ], mediocre,
poor, meilleur [mejœir], better, best, mêler [mêle], to mingle ; se — de, to
be mingled with, to meddle with, mélodieux [melodj0], melodious, membre [mâibr], m., member, même [me: m], same, even, self,
very ; de — , the same ; de — que,
as well as.
mémoire [memwair], f., memory, menace [monas], f. , menace, threat, menacer [monase], § 156, to menace,
threaten, mener [mone], § 158, to lead, conduct, take, drive, mentir [mâti:r], § 166, to lie, menu [mony], small, fine.
mépris [mepri], m., scorn.
méprise [mepri :z], f., mistake.
mer [mcir], f., sea ; en — , at sea.
merci [mersi], m., thanks, thank
you.
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mercredi [merkradi], m. , Wednesday.
mère [ineir], f., mother.
mérite [merit], m., merit, worth.
mériter [mérite], to deserve.
merle [merl], m., blackbird.
merveille [merve:j], f., marvel, wonder ; à — , wonderfully.
merveilleux [mervej0], wonderful.
messe [mes], f. , mass (eccles. ).
messieurs [mesj0], pi. of monsieur.
mesure [mazyir], f., measure.
mesurer [m9zyre], to measure.
métairie [meteri], f. , small farm.
métier [metje], m., trade.
mettre [metr], § 198, to put, place, put "on ; le — à la porte, to turn him out of doors ; — de côté, to lay aside ; — en éveil, to warn ; se — , to set one's self, begin ; se — à table, to sit down to dinner, etc. ; se — en colère, to get angry.
meunier [m0nje], m., miller.
meurs [mœir], 1 sg. près, indie.
rnourir.
meurt [mœir], 3 sg. près, indie. mourir.
meurtrir [mœrtriir], to bruise.
meurtrissure [ mœrtrisy i r ], f . , bruise.
midi [midi], m., noon.
miel [mjcl], m., honey.
mien [mjs], mine ; le — , mine.
miette [mjet], f., crumb.
mieux [mj0], better.
Milhaud [mijo], a French general under Napoleon, b. 1776, d. 1833.
milieu [milj0], m. , middle, midst ; au beau — , in the very midst.
militaire [milite :r], military.
mille [mil], a thousand.
million [miljo], m., million.
mince [rasis], thin.
mine [min], f., looks.
minuit [miniji], m., midnight.
minute [minyt], f. , minute.
miracle [mira I kl], m., miracle.
mis [mi], 1 sg. p. def. and p. part.
mettre.
misérable [mizerabl], miserable, wretched.
misère [mizeir], f. , misery, trouble, distress.
miséricorde [mizerikord], f., pity, mercy.
mit [mi], 3 sg. p. def. mettre.
mitraille [mitraij], f., grapeshot.
mobile [mobil], mobile, changeable, variable.
modeste [modest], modest.
modiste [modist], f. , milliner.
moi [mwa], me, to me ; I ; — -même, (I) myself.
moindre [mwêidr], less, least.
moineau [mwano], m., sparrow.
moins [mwê], less, least ; pour le — , at the least ; du — , at least.
mois [mwa], m., month,
moisson [mwaso], f., harvest.
moissonner [mwasone], to reap.
moissonneur [ mwasonœir ], m., reaper.
moitié [mwatje], f., half; à — , half.
Molière [moljeir], French dramatist, b. 1622, d. 1673.
molle [mol], f, of mou.
moment [momâ], m., moment ; du — où, since ; au — où, when, at the moment when.
mon, ma, mes [mo, ma, me], my.
monde [moid], m., world, people; tout le — , everybody.
monnaie [mone], f., coin, money.
monosyllabe [monosilab], m., monosyllable.
monotone [monoton], monotonous.
monsieur [m8sj0], m., sir, gentleman, the gentleman, my lord, Mr.
monstre [moistr], m., monster.
mont [mo], m,, mountain.
montagne [motap], f., mountain.
monter [môte], to mount, go up, ascend, rise, get into (of vehicles).
montre [moîtr], f., watch.
Montréal [moreal], m., Montreal.
montrer [motre], to show ; se — , to show one's self.
monture [motyir], f., beast (for riding).
monument [monyma], m., monument.
moquer (se) [sa moke], to laugh at, make sport of, despise.
moral [moral], moral.
morale [moral], f. , moral.
morceau [morso], m., bit, piece.
mordre [mordr], § 210, to bite, eat away.
mort [mo!r], f., death.
mort [mo:r], p. part, mourir, dead ; le — , the dead one.
mortel [mortel], deadly.
Mosko^va, Mosk^va [ moskova, moskva], f. , river on which Moscow is built.
mot [mo], m., word.
mou [mu], soft.
mouche [muj], f., fly.
moucheron [mujrô], m., gnat.
mouchoir [mujwair], m., handkerchief.
moujik [mu3ik], m., Russian peasant, labourer.
moulin [mule], m. , mill. .
mourant [mura], m. , dying person.
mourir [muriir], § 174, to die, perish ; il est mort, he died ; — de faim, to die with hunger, starve (to death).
mousquetaire [ muskoteir ], m., musketeer, guardsman.
mousqueterie [musketri], f., musketry.
moustache [mustaj], f. , moustache.
mouvement [muvmâ], m., movement ; premier — , first impulse.
mouvoir [muvwair], §219, to move.
moyen [mwajê], m., means, way ; le — de le faire ?, how shall we doit?
muet [mqe], mute, dumb.
mugir [mysiir], to bellow.
muguet [myge], m., lily of the valley.
multiplier [myltiplie], to multiply.
mur [my:r], m., wall.
mûr [my:r], ripe.
muraille [myraij], f., wall.
Murat [ myra ], famous general under Napoleon, born 1771, executed Oct. l3th, 1815.
mûrir [myriir], to ripen.
murmure [myrmyir], m., murmur.
musique [myzikj, f., music, band (military).
Musset (de) [da myse], French poet, b. 1810, d. 1857.
mutuellement [mytqelmâ], mutually.
myope [mjop], short-sighted.
mystérieux [misterj0], mysterious.
naissance [nesais], f., birth.
naître [neitr], § 200, to be bom ; il est né, he was born.
Napoléon [napoleo]. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), born in Corsica, became Emperor of the French, 1804, died in St. Helena.
nappe [nap], f. , table-cloth.
narine [narin], f., nostril.
national [nasjonal], national.
nature [natyir], f., nature.
naturel [natyrel], natural.
naturel [natyrel], m. , nature, temper.
naturellement [natyrelmâ], naturally.
Navarre [navair], f., ancient kingdom in the south of France.
navet [nave], m. , turnip.
navire [naviir], m., ship.
ne [na], no, not ; ne . . . pas, no, not ; ne . . . ni . . . ni, neither . . . nor ; ne . . . rien, nothing ; ne . . . que, only ; untranslated after comparatives.
né [ne], p. part. naUre.
néanmoins [neâ m we] , nevertheless.
nécessaire [neseseir], necessary.
nécessité [nesesite], f., necessity.
nectar [nektair], m., nectar.
neige [ne:.^], f., snow.
nettoyer [netwaje], § 157, to clean.
neuf [nœf ], nine.
neuf fnœf], new.
neuvième [nœvjem], ninth.
neveu [nav0], m., nephew, descendant.
Ney [ne], a very distinguished general under Napoleon, born 1769, executed December 7th, 1815.
FRENCH-ENGLISH
nez [ne], m., nose ; se rire au — , to laugh at one's self; faire {envoyer) un pied de — à, to put one's fingers to one's nose at, to make grimaces at, to laugh at.
ni [ni], neither, nor ; ne . . . ni . . . ni, neither . . . nor.
niaiserie [njesri], f., nonsense.
nid [ni], m., nest.
Noël [noel], m. or f. , Christmas ; le jour de — , Christmas day.
noir [nwair], black, dark.
noisette [nwazet], f., hazel-nut.
nom [nom], m., name.
nombre [nôibr], m., number.
nombreux [n5br0], numerous.
nommer [nome], to name, call, appoint ; se — , to be named, called.
non [no], no, not ; ni moi — plus, nor I either ; les miens n^ont que moi — plus, mine also have no one but me ; — pas que, not that.
nord [noir], m., north.
nos [no], pi. of notre.
noss [nos], Russian for * nose.
notaire [noteir], m., notary.
notre, nos [notr, no], our.
nôtre (le) [lo no:tr], ours.
Notre-Dame [notr dam], f. , church in Paris.
nourrir [nuriir], to nourish, feed, bring up.
nourriture [ nurity : r ], f . , food, nurture.
nous [nu], we, us, to us.
nouveau [nuvo], new ; de — , again.
nouveauté [nuvote], f. , novelty ; magasin de nouveautés, dry-goods store.
Nouvelle-Calédonie [nuvel kaledoni], f., New Caledonia, a French penal settlement.
Nouvelle-Orléans [nuvel orleâ], f., New Orleans.
nouvelles [nuvel], f. plu., news.
nouvellement [nuvelmâ], newly.
novembre[novâ :br],m, , November.
noyer [nwaje], m., walnut-tree.
noyer [nwaje], § 157, to drown;
noyé de brume, hidden in mist ;
se — , to drown, nu [ny], naked, bare, nuage [ni[a:3], m,, cloud, nuit [ni{i], f . , night ; cMe — , last
night.
nul {nyY\, no, no one. numérique [nymerik], numerical.
obélisque [obelisk], m. , obelisk.
objecter [ob3ekte], to object.
objet [obse], m. , object.
obligeance [oblijâis], f., kindness.
obliger [oblise], § 156, to force ; vous nous obligerez de, you will oblige us by.
obscurité [opskyrite], f., darkness.
obséder [opsede], § 158, to beset.
observe: [opserve], to observe ; faire — à, to observe to.
obstacle [opstakl], m. , obstacle.
obtenir [optoniir], § 177, to obtain.
occasion [okozjo], f., opportunity.
occuper [okypej, to occupy.
œil, pi. yeux [œij, j0], m., eye.
œillet [ce je], m., pink, carnation.
office [ofis], m. , office, duty.
officier [ofisje], m. , officer.
offrir [ofriir], § 176, to offer.
ogre[ogr], m., ogre.
oh ! [o], oh !
oie [wa], f., goose.
oignon [ojio], m., onion.
oiseau [wazo], m., bird.
Olympe [olêip], m., Olympus.
ombre [5:br], f., shade, shadow, obscurity ; à V — {de), under or in the shadow (of).
on [o], one, they, we, you, people, some one.
oncle [o:kl], m., uncle.
ondoyer [odwaje], § 157, to undulate, float.
onduler [odyle], to undulate.
ont [5], 3 pi. près, indie, avoir.
onze [oiz], eleven.
opinion [opinjo], f., opinion.
oppression [opresjo], f. , oppression.
or [o:r], m., gold; d' — , gold(en).
VOCABULARY
or [o : r] , now, but ; — çd, cora e now. orage [orais], m., storm.
orageux [ora30], stormy, agitated, orateur [oratœir], m., orator.
ordinaire [ordineir], ordinary; cV — , usually.
ordinairement [ ordinermâ] , ordinarily.
ordinal [ordinal], ordinal, crdonnance [ordonù i s], f . ,prescription.
ordonner [ordone], to order, prescribe.
ordre [ordr], m. , order.
oreille [ore:j], f., ear.
orgie [orsi], f., orgy.
orgueil [orgœij], m., pride.
origine [orijin], f., origin.
orme [orm], m., elm.
orner [orne], to adorn, decorate.
orphelin [orfals], m. , orphan.
orphique [orfik], Orphic.
ortolan [ortolâ], m., ortolan.
oser [oze], to dare.
ôter [ote], to take ofF, take out, remove.
on [u], or ; ou. . . ou, either ... or ; — hien, or.
où [u], where, when, in which, on which ; d' — , whence, from which, on which.
oublier [ublie], to forget.
ouest [west], m., west.
oui [wi], yes.
outre [utr], beyond ; en — , in addition ; passer —, to pass by without noticing.
ouvert [uveir], p. part, ouvrir, open.
ouvrage [uvrais], m., work.
ouvre [u:vr], 3 sg. près, indie.
ouvrir.
ouvrir [uvriir], § 176, to open; 6'' — , to open.
page [pais], m., page.
pagefpai.'s], f., page.
paille [paij], f., straw; chapeau de
straw hat.
pain [pêj, m., bread.
paire [peir], f., pair.
paix [pe], f., peace.
palais [pale], m., palace, building;
— de justice, court-house.
pâle [pail], pale.
pâlir [paliir], to grow pale.
pâlissant [pa Usa J, turning pale, waning.
palme [palm], f., palm; — s académiques (p. 421), wreath of palm leaves used as an ornamental design on the certificates granted to prize-winners at school.
?apier [papje], m., paper.
*âques [paik], m., Easter; lundi de — , Easter Monday.
par [par], by, through ; — oii, by what place, by which, through which ; — exemple, for example, (interj.) dear me ! ; — ma foi, upon my word ; — delà, beyond ;
— une nuit, on a night ; — là, by that place.
parafe [paraf], m. , paraph, flourish
(added to one's signature).
paraître [pareitr], § 188, to appear.
à ce qu'il paraît, parait-il, as it
appears.
parce que [pars ka], because.
par-ci par-là [par si par la], here
and there.
par-dessus [par dasy], above,
higher than, over ; — (fe) bord,
overboard.
pardon [pardo], m. , pardon ; excuse
me, I beg your pardon.
pareil [pare:]], like, similar, equal, parent [para], m., parent, relative, parfaitement [ parfetmâ ], completely.
parfum [parfœ], m., perfume, parfumé [ parfyme ], perfumed,
sweet.
parier [parje], to wager, bet.
Paris [pari], m., Paris.
parisien [parizjs], Parisian.
parler [parle], to speak, talk ; —
français, to speak French, parmi [parmi], amongst.
parole [parol], f., word.
FRENCH-ENGLISH
paroxysme[paroksism],m. , climax, part [pair], f., part, share; de sa
— , from him ; nulle — , nowhere.
partage [partais], m., share, partager [partase], § 156, to share;
give a share to ; être mal partagé,
to have a bad share.
partance [partais], f., setting sail;
en — , on the point of sailing.
parterre [parte ir], m., parterre,
pit (theatre).
participe [partisip], m. , participle, particulier [partikylje], m. , private
individual.
particulièrement [partikyljermâ],
especially.
