livre, m. book; — ,/. pound
locataire, m. ou /. tenant.
locution, /. phrase, expression.
loge,/, box (theatre).
loger, to stay, lodge.
loi, /. law.
loin, far away.
lointain, distant.
Londres, London.
long, long; en — , lengthwise.
longer, to go along the side of.
longue-vue, /. field glass.
lorsque, when.
louange, /. praise.
louer, to praise; to hire, rent.
loup, m. wolf.
lourd, heavy, rich, indigestible.
Louvre, m. greatest art gallery of Paris.
lui, to him, to her, to it; he.
lumière, /. light.
lundi, m. Monday.
lune, /. noon; — de miel, honeymoon; clair de — , m. moonlight.
lunettes, /. pi. spectacles; étui à — , m. spectacle case.
luxe, m. luxury.
Luxembourg, m. a gallery of paintings and sculpture of contemporary French artists, Paris.
lycée, m. a name given to certain schools in France»
M magasin, m. store.
maigre, lean, maillot, m. tights.
main, /. hand, maintenant, now.
mairie, /. mayor's residence, mais, but.
mais (ma-iss), m. Indian corn, maison, /. house, firm; à la — , at home.
maître, m. master, teacher.
majeur, of age.
majuscule, /. capital letter.
mal, m. harm, evil; — de mer, seasickness; se faire — , to hurt oneself; pas — , a good deal, a good many; mal, adv. bad, badly, wrong; pas — , pretty well.
malade, ill, sick; j'en ai été — , it made me sick.
maladresse, /. blunder.
maladroit, awkward, clumsy.
malgré, in spite of; — que (5 88, 2), in spite of the fact that.
malheur, m. unhappiness, misfortune; Quel — ! What a pity!
That's too bad !
malheureux, unhappy.
malle, /. trunk; faire sa — , to pack one's trunk.
malpropre, dirty.
malsain, unhealthy.
manche, /. sleeve.
manchette, /. cuff.
manchon, m. muff.
mandat, m. order (post office).
manger, to eat.
maniaque, fussy.
manière, /. manner.
manquer, to miss, be missing, be lacking, fail; une affaire manquée, a failure; vous me manquez, I miss you; je n'y manquerai pas, I'll do so without fail; c'est la pratique qui me manque, practice is what I need; — de, to come near to, almost.
manteau, m. cloak, mantle.
maquereau, m. mackerel.
marche,/, step (stairs); march; en — , moving.
marché, m. market; bon — , adj. cheap; à bon — , adv. cheap; Bon Marché, m. a large department store, Paris.
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marchepied, m. car step, carriage
step, marcher, to walk, march, step; faire
mauvais — , to be bad walking, mardi, m. Tuesday; mardi gras,
Shrove Tuesday, marguerite, /. daisy, mariage, m. marriage, mariée,/, bride.
marier, to marry; se — , to be married.
Maroc, m. Morocco, marronnier, m. horse chestnut tree, mars (marss), m. March.
Marseillaise, n. /. the French national
hymn.
marteau, m. hammer, mât, m. mast (of a ship).
matelas (la), m., mattress.
matelot, m. sailor, matin, m.; matinée,/, morning (§ 13,
20, renv. 2).
maudit, accursed, wretched, maussade, sullen, sulky.
mauvais, bad, naughty, mayonnaise (rna^yo), f. mayonnaise;
— de poulet, chicken salad.
méchanceté, /. spite, wickedness;
par — , out of spite.
méchant, wicked, bad, naughty.
médire, to slander.
meilleur (bon), better (§ 33, 2).
mêler, to mix, entangle, cross.
même, adj. same, very (§ 30, 4, ex.
3) ; A vous de — , The same to you;
— , adv. even (§ 77, 2).
ménage, m. household, housekeeping;
jeune — , young couple; faire le
— , to do the housework, ménager (se), to take care of oneself;
se — la vue, to take care of one's
eyes.
ménagère, /. housekeeper, mener, to lead, mensonge, m. lie, falsehood.
mentir, to lie.
mer (mer), f. sea.
mercerie, /. notion store.
merci, thank you.
mercredi, m. Wednesday.
mère,/, mother; belle-mère, motherin-law.
merveille, /. wonder; à — , beautifully, wonderfully well.
mesure, /. measure; au fur et à — , by degrees, in proper order; fait sur — , made to order.
métier, m. trade, calling.
mètre, m. meter {about 40 in.).
mets (wè), m. dish (of food).
mettre, to put, put on (clothes) ; — le couvert, to set the table; — à l'amende, to fine; — à l'heure, to set right (as a watch)) — au courant, to give all necessary directions or information; — de. côté, to put away, aside; — en conserves, to preserve, pickle, put up in cans; se — , to place oneself; se — à, to begin.
meuble, m. a piece of furniture.
meubler, to furnish; meublé, furnished.
Michel-Ange (kel), a famous Italian painter and sculptor.
midi, m. noon; south of France.
mien (le), mine (§ 23).
miette,/, crumb.
mieux (bien), better (§76, 1); de son — , as well as one can, one's best; à qui mieux mieux (in studying, etc.), to vie with each other.
mignon, darling.
migraine, /. sick headache.
milieu, m. middle.
mille (mil), m. mile; thousand.
mine, /. appearance; avoir bonne — , to look well.
minet, m. kitten, pussy.
minuit, m. midnight.
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minuscule, /. small letter.
misère, /. poverty.
mobilier, m. set of furniture.
mode, m. mode.
modiste, /. milliner.
moi, I, me (§ 19, rem.; § 20).
moindre, adj. less; le — , the least; c'est la — des choses, it's the merest trifle.
moine, m. monk.
moins, less; à — que, unless; au — , at least; du — , at least.
mois, m. month.
moitié (tie), f. half.
mon, my.
monceau, m. heap, pile.
monde, m. world, people, society (§ 25, 9); bondé de —, filled with people.
monnaie, /. change; petite — , small change.
monsieur (messieu), sir, mister, gentleman; messieurs, gentlemen.
montagne, /. mountain.
monter, to go up, come or go upstairs, ascend, climb; to bring or take upstairs; — à cheval, to ride horseback; — en bateau, to go on board a boat; — dans le train, to go on board, get on the train; se — à, to amount to; montant, n. m.
amount.
montre, /. watch.
montrer, to show.
monument, m. monument; historic edifice.
moquer (se) de, to make fun of.
morceau, m. piece.
mordre, to bite.
morue, /. codfish.
mot, m. word; bon — , a witty remark, pun.
mou, soft (§ 28, 7).
mouche, /. fly.
mouchoir, m. handkerchief.
mouiller, to wet, moisten.
mourir, to die; se — , to be dying.
mousse, m. cabin boy.
mousse, /. moss.
mousseline, /. fine white muslin; —
de soie, chiffon, moustique, m. mosquito, moutarde, /. mustard.
mouton, m. sheep, mutton.
moyen, m. way; — s, m. pi. means
(money); en avoir les moyens, to
be able to afford it.
muet, mute.
muguet, m. sing, lily of the valley.
mur, m. wall, mûr, ripe, mûre, /. mulberry, mûrir, to ripen, musée, m. museum, myope, nearsighted.
W nager, to swim; à la nage, swimming, naissance, /. birth, naître, to be born, nappe, /. tablecloth.
nasillard, disagreeably nasal, naturel, m. disposition.
naufrage, m. shipwreck; faire — , to
be shipwrecked, navet, m. turnip, navré (nâ), distressed, néanmoins, nevertheless, négliger, to neglect, neige, /. snow; tourmente de — ,
blizzard; bonhomme en — , m.
snow man.
neiger, to snow, net (nett), clear, clean; mettre au — ,
to make a clear copy, nettoyer, to clean, neuf, new.
neveu, m. nephew.
nez, m. nose, ni ... ni, neither . . . nor.
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nid, m. nest.
nier, to deny.
Noël, m. Christmas.
noir, black.
noisette, /. hazel nut.
noix, /. nut, English walnut.
nom, m. name, noun.
nombre, m. number.
non, no; que — , no, indeed; pour ça — , I should think not.
Norvège,/. Norway.
nostalgie, /. homesickness.
note, /. note, mark, bill.
notre, our; Notre-Dame, a famous cathedral in Paris.
nôtre (le), ours (§ 28).
nourrir, to nourish, feed.
nourriture,/, food, nourishment.
nous, we, us.
nouveau (§ 28, 7), new; de — , again, anew.
nouvelle, /. piece of news; novel.
noyau, m. stone (of fruit).
noyer, m. walnut tree.
nu, bare, naked; nu-tête, bareheaded.
nuage, m. cloud.
nuance, /. shade, tint.
nuire à, to injure, harm.
nuit, /. night.
nul, no, not any.
nullement, not at all, not in any way.
numéro, m. number.
numéroter, to number.
obéir à, to obey.
obtenir, to obtain.
occasion, /. opportunity, bargain.
occuper (s') de, to busy oneself about,
attend to.
Odéon, m. second government theatre
of Paris.
œil, m. eye (§ 6).
œillet, m. carnation.
œuf, m. egg (§ 6, 1); — sur le plat, . fried egg; — à la coque, boiled egg.
œuvre, /. work, charity.
office,/, pantry.
offrir, to offer, give.
°fe> /• goose.
oignon (o-gno), m. onion.
oiseau, m. bird.
ombre, /. shadow, shade.
ombrelle,/, parasol.
on, we, people, they, one (§ 25, 10-13).
ongle, m. nail.
or, m. gold.
orage, m. storm (with thunder and lightning).
orchidée (hi), /. orchid.
ordonnance, /. prescription, order.
ordonner, to prescribe.
oreille, /. ear.
oreiller, m. pillow; taie d' — f /. pillow slip.
orfèvre, m. goldsmith.
orgueilleux, proud, haughty, arrogant.
orme, m. elm.
orner, to decorate, trim.
orphelin, m. orphan.
os (oss), m. sing, bone (§ 6, 2).
osciller (U), to oscillate.
oser, to dare (§ 74, 7, 1°).
osier, m. wicker.
ôter, to take out, take off.
ou, or; ou . . . ou, either ... or.
où, where; d* — , from where, whence; Où cela? Where?
oublier, to forget.
ouest (ouest), m. west.
oui, yes; mais — , why yes.
ouragan, m. hurricane.
ours (ovrss), m. bear.
outil (H), m. tool.
ouvrage, m. work; — de dames, fancy work.
ouvrier, m. workman.
ouvrir, to open; lui — , to open the door for him, let him in.
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paille,/, straw.
pain, m. bread; — rassis, stale bread;
— bis, brown bread; petit — , roll;
— d'épice, gingerbread.
pair, even (number).
paisible, peaceful, paix,/, peace.
palais, m. palace.
paletot, m. coat, cloak.
palissade, /. fence.
panais, m. parsnip.
panier, m. basket.
pantalon, m. sing, trousers.
Panthéon, m. a temple dedicated to the memory of great Frenchmen.
pantoufle, /. slipper.
papier, m. paper; — écolier, foolscap paper.
paquebot, m. steamer.
Pâques, m. Easter.
par, by, in.
paraître, to appear; à ce qu'il paraît, as it appears.
parapluie, m. umbrella.
parce que, because.
parcourir, to travel over; to read over.
pardessus (de-ssu), m. overcoat.
pareil, like, same, similar; sans — , unequaled.
parent, m. parent, relative.
parenté, /. relationship.
paresseux, idle, lazy.
parfait, perfect. -
parler, to speak.
parole, /. word.
parquet, m. floor.
part, /. share, part.
partager, to share, divide.
parti, m. party (political) ; un bon — , a good match.
particulier, private.
partie, /. part, game; — du discours, part of speech; être de la — , to be one of a party; faire une — , to
play a game; faire — de, to belong to; se mettre de la — , to join in the game.
partir, to leave, set out; à — de, beginning at or with.
partout, everywhere.
parvenir, to arrive (as letters).
pas, m. step; presser le — , to hasten.
pas, not; ne . . . — , not; pas du tout, not at all.
passe-lacet (pas), m. bodkin, tape needle.
passe-partout (pas), m. night latchkey.
passer (pâ), to pass, hand; to slip on; se — de, to do without.
pastèque, /. watermelon.
pâté, m. meat pie.
patère,/. peg (for hat, etc.).
patiner, to skate.
pâtisserie, /. pastry cook's shop.
pâtissier, m. pastry cook.
patrie, /. fatherland.
patron, m. pattern.
Paul (pol), Paul.
pauvre, poor.
pauvreté, /. poverty.
pavé, m. pavement.
payer, to pay.
pays (pè-yi), m. country.
paysage (pè-yi), m. landscape, scenery.
paysan (pè-yt), m. peasant (§ 10, 3).
peau, /. skin.
pêche, /. peach»
peigne, m. comb.
peigner, to comb.
peignoir, m. wrapper, dressing gown.
peindre, to paint.
peine, /. trouble, pain; faire de la — à quelqu'un, to make some one feel bad.
peintre, m. painter.
peinture, /. painting.
pèlerine,/, cape.
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pelouse» /. lawn.
pendant, during, for; — que, while.
pendule, /. clock.
pénible, painful.
pensée, /. thought, pansy.
penser, to think; — à, to think of.
pension, /. boarding house, boarding school; pensionnaire, m. ou f.
boarder.
percer, to cut through.
perdre, to lose, waste, ruin.
père, m. father; beau-père, fatherin-law.
Père-Lachaise, m. the oldest cemetery in Paris.
périr, to perish.
perle, /. pearl, bead.
permettre, to permit.
perron, m. porch.
persil (ssi), m. parsley.
personne, n. /. person (§25, 7); ne . . . personne, pro. indéf. nobody, no one (§ 25, 6).
perte, /. loss, waste, ruin.
pèse-lettre, m. letter scale.
peser, to weigh.
petit, little. .
peu, but little, but few; un — , a little; trop — , too little, too few.
peuplier, m. poplar.
peur,/, fear; avoir — , to be afraid.
peut-être, perhaps.
Philippe, Philip.
photographe, m. photographer.
photographie, /. photograph.
phrase, /. sentence.
pièce, /. piece, bolt (of cloth, etc.); room; play (comedy, etc.).
pied (pié), m. foot; à — , on foot.
Pierre, Peter.
pierre, /. stone.
pierreries, /. pi. precious stones.
pilon, m. drumstick.
pince-nez, m. eyeglasses.
pire (mauvais), worse (§ 33, 2).
pitié (tié), f. pity.
pivoine, /. peony.
placard, m. cupboard (in a watt).
place, /. place; à cette place-là, in
that seat.
placement, m. investment, plafond, m. ceiling, plage, /. beach.
plaindre, to pity; se — , to complain, plaire, to please (§ 72, 10-11).
plaisanter, to joke, jest.
plaisanterie, /. joke, jest.
plaisir, m. pleasure; au — , good-by.
planche, /. shelf, plancher, m. floor, plat, m. dish, plat, flat.
platane, m. sycamore, plane, plateau, m. tray.
plein, full.
pleurer, to cry, weep, mourn for.
pleuvoir, to rain; — à verse, to rain
in torrents.
pli, m. plait, tuck; mettre sous — , to
put in an envelope, plombier, m. plumber, pluie, /. rain, plume, /. pen.
plupart, /. majority, greatest number, plus, more; ne . . . plus (§74, 5),
no more, no longer; en plus (pluss),
extra; de plus (pluss), besides;
plus que (pbuss-ke), more than;
ni moi non — , nor I either, plusieurs, several, plutôt, rather; — que, rather than, pneu, m. pneumatic tire; éclatement
de — , explosion of tire, blow-out.
poche, /. pocket, poésie, /. poetry, poids (poi), m. weight, point, m. period; stitch; y faire un
— , to take a stitch in it.
point, not (§ 74, 6, renv.).
VOCABULAIRE
pointure, /. size.
poire, /. pear; poirier, pear tree.
pois, m. pea; petits — , green peas;
à, — , polka dot; — de senteur,
sweet pea.
poisson, m. fish.
poivre, m. pepper, poli, polite.
Pologne, /. Poland, pomme, /. apple, pomme de terre, /. potato, pont, m. bridge, deck; Pont-Neuf, one
of the oldest bridges in Paris.
porte,/, door; eye (of a hook); — de
service, back door; grand'porte,
front door (§ 84, 17).
portefeuille, m. bill case, portfolio, porte-monnaie, m. pocketbook, flat
purse.
porter, to carry, bear, take, wear; —
bonheur, to bring good luck;
Comment vous portez-vous? How
are you?
poser, to put, put down, posséder, to possess.
poste, /. post office; mettre à la — ,
to post.
poste, m. place, post, position, potage, m. soup.
potager, m. vegetable garden.
pouce, m. thumb, inch, poulet, m. chicken, poupée, /. doll, pour, in order to; for (§ 79, 3); —
que, in order that; ' — un sou, a
cent's worth, pourboire, m. tip. pourquoi, why, what for.
poursuivre, to pursue.
pourvu que, provided that.
pousser, to push; to grow, poussière, /. dust.
pouvoir, to be able (§ 68, 3; §74, 7,
1°); il se peut, it may be; on ne
peut mieux, it couldn't be better;
on ne peut plus, it couldn't be more so.
prédilection, /. marked preference.
premier, first; jeune. — , lover (iheaatre).
prendre, to take, get, buy; — cher, to charge high; — garde, to take care; — garde de, to take care not to; — note de, to take note of; — sur son sommeil, to burn the midnight oil; être pris, to have an engagement.
préparatifs, m. pi. preparations.
prépositif, prepositional.
près, near; à peu — , nearly, approximately.
près de, prép. near (§ 78, 10, 10°).
presque, nearly.
presqu'île, /. peninsula.
presse-papiers, m. paper weight.
presser (se), to hurry.
prêt, ready.
prêter, to lend.
preuve, /. proof.
prévenance, /. kindly attention, care.
prévenir, to warn, inform.
prévoir, to foresee; prévoyant, cautious, careful.
prier, tr. to pray, beg of; Je vous prie, I beg of you; Je vous en prie, Don't mention it.
primeurs, /. pi. early vegetables, fruits, etc.
primevère, /. primrose.
printemps, m. spring; Printemps, a large dry-goods store in Paris.
priorité, /. precedence.
priver (se), to deprive oneself.
prix, m. prize, price.
prochain, next.
produire, to produce, give.
profiter, to take advantage of.
projet, m. plan.
projeter, to plan.
VOCABULAIRE
promener, to take (some one) out; se — , to take a walk; se — (en bateau, en voiture, etc.), to take a sail, drive, etc.
promettre, to promise, be promising.
prompt (pro), prompt.
proposition,/, clause.
propre, clean, own.
propriétaire, m. ou f. landlord, proprietor.
propriété, /. property.
Prosper (èr), Prosper.
provisoire, temporary.
prune, /. plum.
pruneau, m. prune.
puis, then, afterwards.
puisque, since.
puissant, powerful.
punir, to punish.
purée,/, dish of vegetables (mashed).
quai (ké), m. wharf, dock, platform (railway).
quand, when; — cela, when; — même, in spite of everything.
quantième, m. day of the month.
quart, m. quarter.
que, pro. interrogatif, what; — , pro.
relatif, whom, which, that; — , conj. than, as; — , adv. how (§ 76, 2 rem.); — de, how many, how much (§ 76, 2) ; ne . . . — , only.
quel, which, what (§ 88); what, what a (§ 88, a).
quelconque, whatever, any.
quelquefois, sometimes.
quelques, some, a few; quelque (§ 86, 1-2).
quelques-uns, a few, several (§ 26, 3).
quelqu'un, some one (§ 26, 2).
querelleur, quarrelsome.
queue,/, tail; train (of gown)) faire la — , to stand in line.
qui, pro. interrogate, who, whom; — , pro. relatif, who, which, that.
quincaillerie, /. hardware shop.
quinzaine, /. two weeks, fortnight.
quittance, /. receipt.
quitter, to leave.
quoi, what; — que ce soit, anything, anything whatever; ne . . . — que ce soit, nothing whatever; il y a de — , there's good reason for it; avoir de — , to have the wherewithal; Il n'y a pas de — , You're welcome, Don't mention it.
quoi que, whatever.
quoique, although.
quotidien, daily.
raccommoder, to mend.
raccourcir, to shorten.
racheter, to redeem.
raconter, to relate.
radical, m. root, stem.
radis, m. radish.
rage, /. hydrophobia.
ragoût, m. stew.
raie, /. stripe.
raifort, m. horse-radish.
raisin, m. sing, grapes.
raison, /. reason, right; avoir — , to be right.
ralentir, to slow up.
rallonger, to lengthen, make longer.
ramasser (ma), to pick up.
ramener, to bring back.
ramer, to row.
rang, m. rank, position, row.
Raoul, Ralph.
rapetisser, to make smaller, take in.
rappeler, to remind; se — , to remember, recall.
rapporter, to bring back; se — à, to relate, refer to.
raser, to shave.
rasoir (ra), m. razor.
rassembler, to get together, collect.
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râteau, m. rake.
ratisser, to rake.
ravi, delighted.
ravier, m. relish dish.
ravin, m. ravine.
ravissant, lovely.
rayon, m. ray; shelf, section, department (of a store); — de blanc, white goods section.
récepteur, m. receiver (telephone),
recette, /. recipe.
recevoir, to receive.
recherche, /. search, research; à la — , seeking.
recherché, extremely select, affected.
recommander, to recommend; faire — , to register (letter),
recommencer, to commence again, do it again.
reconduire, to conduct or take back, escort home or see to the door.
reconnaissant, grateful.
reconnaître, to recognize.
récréation, /. recess.
rectification, /. alteration.
recueillir, to receive (into one's home).
rédaction,/, composition.
redouter, to dread.
réfléchir, to reflect, think; réfléchi, reflexive.
refondre, to recast, remodel.
regarder, to look at; to concern.
régime, m. object (grammatical).
règle, /. ruler, rule.
régler, to settle, regulate; — sur, to set by (as a watch) ; — ses comptes, to settle one's accounts.
Reims (r&ss), Rheims.
reine,/, queen.
reine-marguerite, /. aster.
rejoindre, to join.
réjouir (se) de, to rejoice.
relever, to take up; to criticize, correct; — quelqu'un, to take some one's place.
rembourser, to reimburse.
remercier, to thank.
remettre, to put back; set (arm, etc.) ; remit, deliver (into the hands of); put off; — à, to postpone.
remonter, to wind.
remplacer, to replace.
remplir, to fill, refill, fill in.
remporter, to carry off, win.
rencontrer, to meet; aller à la rencontre de, to go to meet.
rendez-vous, m. engagement (with friend, etc.), appointment (with dentist, etc.).
rendre, to give back, return, make; se — | to go; — service, to do a favor.
renfermer, to shut in; to contain.
renommé, renowned.
renseignement, m. sing, information; — s, m. pi. references, information.
rentes, /. pi. income.
rentrée, /. return; — des classes, reopening of school.
rentrer, to go or come back to one's home, one's school, one's city, etc.; to take in.
renverser, to upset, overturn.
renvoi, m. footnote, reference.
renvoyer, to send back, discharge.
répandre, to spill; to make popular.
repasser (pà), to pass by again, return; to review; to iron; to sharpen.
répliquer, to answer back.
répondre, to answer, reply.
reporter, to take back.
reprendre, to take back; correct; begin again; go back; — un peu plus haut, to go back a little.
représentation, /. performance.
repriser, to darn.
réséda, m. sing, mignonette.
résine, /. rosin.
résoudre, to solve.
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resplendissant, gorgeous.
ressembler (re), to resemble.
rester, to remain, stay; — en panne, to break down (auto).
résumé, m. outline.
rétablir (se), to get well.
retard, m. delay; en — , loc. adv. late.
retarder, to delay; to be slow (as a watch).
retenir, to retain, engage; to detain.
retirer, to take away.
retourner, to go back, return; de retour, back.
retrancher, to drop t cut off.
retrouver, to find what one has lost oneself.
réunir (se), to meet.
réussir, to succeed.
réveille-matin, m. alarm clock.
réveiller, to waken.
réveillon, m. midnight supper; faire le — , to celebrate Christmas eve.
revenir, to come back (§ 72, 14); en — , to get over, recover.
rêver, to dream.
rhume, m. cold; — de cerveau, cold in the head; — de poitrine, cold on the chest.
rideau, m. curtain.
rien, nothing; De — , Don't mention it, That's nothing; Ça ne fait — , That makes no difference.
rigueur, /. rigor; de — , indispensable, the proper thing.
rimer, to rhyme.
rire, to laugh; pour — , for fun; avoir le mot pour — , to be full of fun.
riz, m. rice.
robe, /. gown; — de ville, street dress; — d'intérieur, house dress;
— décolletée, low-necked dress;
— montante, high-necked dress;
— de noces, wedding dress.
roi, m. king.
roman, m. romance, novel.
romance, /. love song.
rose, pink.
rosier, m. rosebush.
rôti, m. roast.
rôtie,/ toast.
rôtisserie, /. roast-meat shop.
rougeole, /. sing, measles.
rouiller, to rust.
roulement, m. rolling.
rouler, to roll, wheel, push.
roux, russet, reddish brown.
royaume, m. kingdom.
ruban, m. ribbon; — de fil, linen
tape, rue, /. street, ruisseau, m. brook; gutter.
sac, m. handbag.
sage, wise; enfant — , good child.
saignant, underdone, rare.
sain, sound, healthy.
Saint-Cloud, a noted park near Paris.
saladier, m. salad dish.
sale, dirty; au — , in the soiled clothes
bag.
salir, to soil.
salissant, easily soiled, delicate, salle, /. room; — d'attente, waiting
room, salon, m. drawing-room, parlour, samedi, m. Saturday, sans, without; — que, unless ({ 88,
2); — cesse, without ceasing;
— rire, joking apart, santé, /. health, sapin, m. pine tree, satisfaire, to satisfy, sauce, /. gravy, saucière, /. gravy boat, saucisse, /. sausage, saucisson, m. smoked sausage, sauf, safe; — , except, saule, m. willow.
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saumon, m. salmon. ,
sauter, to jump, skip; to omit; — en bas de son lit, to jump out of bed; faire — , to blow up.
sauver, to save; se — , to run away.
savoir, to know, know how to (§ 68, 4; § 74, 7, 1°) ; savant, adj. learned; pas que je sache, not that I know of.
savoir-vivre, m. good breeding, polished manners.
savon, m. soap; piece of soap.
scélérat, m. rascal.
scier, to saw.
scolaire, adj. pertaining to school.
sculpture (skvl-tur), /. sculpture.
se, pro. réfléchi (§ 17, 1, b, c).
sec, dry.
sécateur, m. pruning shears.
sécher, to dry.
second (go), second (of two things).
secours, m. help, aid.
secousse, /. jerk.
séjour, m. stay, sojourn.
sel, m. salt.
selon, according to; C'est — , That depends.
semaine, /. week.
sens, m. sense, signification, direction; — figuré, figurative meaning; — propre, literal meaning; (For pronunciation see L. 43, renv.)
— dessus dessous, upside down;
— devant derrière, hind side before.
sentir, to smell; to feel; — bon (adv.), to smell sweet or good; — le brûlé, to smell something burning; ça sent le renfermé] ici, it smells close here.
serre, /. greenhouse, conservatory.
serrer, to put away; se — , to sit close, crowd.
serrurier, m. locksmith.
serviette,/, napkin, towel; — éponge,
bath towel; rond de — , m. napkin
ring, servir, to serve; — de, to take the
place of, serve as ; se — de, to use.
seul, alone, only, seulement, only.
sève, /. sap. si, if; yes; whether; so; mais — ,
why yes; — fait, yes indeed; que
— i why yes; — nous jouions?
What if we were to play?
siècle, m. century, siège, m. siege, sien (le), his ({ 23).
sœur, /. sister; belle-sœur, sister-inlaw.
soi, oneself; chez — , at one's own
home, soie, /. silk.
soif, /. thirst; avoir — , to be thirsty, soigner, to care for.
soigneux, careful, soin, m. care; avoir — , to be careful;
aux bons soins de, in care of; être
aux petits soins, to be full of little
attentions.
soir, m. evening; soirée, /. (§ 13, 20,
renv. 2) evening, evening party;
soirée de gala, gala performance, soit . . . soit, either ... or.
soit que . . ., soit que, whether,
whether it is that, sol, m. ground; sous-sol, basement, soldat, m. soldier, soleil, m. sun; coucher de — , sunset;
lever de — , sunrise.
sollicitude,/, solicitude, somme, /. sum.
sommeil, m. sleep; avoir — , to be
sleepy, sommier, m. bed springs, spring
mattress.
son, m. sound, son, his, her, its.
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songer à, to think of, dream of.
sonner, tr. to ring, ring for.
sonore, sounded.
Sorbonne, /. a university of Paris, open to foreigners.
sorti m. fate.
sorte, /. sort; de — que, in such a way that.
sortie, /. exit, way out; outing, excursion.
sortir, to go out, come out, take out; — de table, to rise from table.
sot, stupid.
souci, m. care, anxiety.
soucoupe, /. saucer.
souffrant, not very well, indisposed.
souffrir, to suffer.
souhaiter, to wish.
soulager, to relieve.
Soulier, m. shoe.
souligner, to underline.
soupière, /. soup tureen.
sourd, deaf.
sourire, to smile.
sournois, sly, cunning.
sous, under.
sous-entendu, understood, unexpressed.
soutache, braided.
soutenir, to uphold, maintain, sustain.
souvenir (se) de, to remember, bear in mind.
souvent, often.
spécimen (men), m. specimen.
stationner, to be standing (of a car* riage).
stoppeur, m. one who does fine mending.
store, m. window shade.
stylographe (stylo), m. fountain pen.
subit, sudden.
subordonné, dependent.
sucre, m. sugar.
sud (sud), m. south.
suédois, adj. Swedish; Suédois, n. m.
Swede; suédois, n. m. Swedish language.
suffire, to suffice.
suggérer (sug-jé-ré), to suggest.
Suisse,/. Switzerland.
suivre, to follow; — un cours, to take a course of lessons or lectures; — un régime, to follow a prescribed course of diet; faire — , to forward (letters) ; suivant, following, next.
sujet, m. subject; au — de, concerning, about, in regard to.
supprimer, to omit, drop, suppress.
sur, on, by, about, with; — , adj. sour.
sûr, sure, trustworthy.
surcroît, m. excess.
surlendemain, m. day after to-morrow.
. surtout, especially, above all, yes indeed.
surveillante, /. telephone manager.
tabac (ba), m. tobacco.
tableau, m. picture, blackboard, table (verbs, etc.).
tablier, m. apron.
tâche,/, task.
tacher, to spot.
tâcher, to try hard, endeavor.
tailler, to cut out; to sharpen (as a pencil).
taire (se), to be silent.
tambour, m. drum.
tandis que, on the other hand, while.
tant, so many, so much, as much, as many; — mieux, so much the better; — pis, so much the worse; — que, as long as; — bien que mal, not very well.
tante, /. aunt.
tantôt, soon, by and by; a little while ago; sometimes.
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tapis, m. carpet.
tapisserie,/, tapestry.
tapissier, m. upholsterer.
taquiner, to tease.
tard, late; tôt ou — , sooner or later; plus — , later. '
tartine,/, slice of bread; — de beurre, slice of bread and butter.
tas, m. heap, pile, lot.
tasse (ta), /. cup.
tasser (ta), to pack down.
taureau, m. bull.
te, thee, to thee (§ 17, 1, 6, c).
teindre, to dye.
teinturier, m. dyer.
tel, such, such a; M. Un Tel, Mr. So and so.
tellement, so, so much; — que.
tempête, /. tempest.
temps (ta), m. weather; — , time, tense; à — , on time, in time.
tenir, to hold, keep; — au courant, to keep informed; — à, to like, care for, think a great deal of; — de, to resemble; — lieu de, to take the place of; s'en — à, to limit oneself to; Tiens, tiens! Well, well!
terrain, m. ground, piece of land.
terre, /. earth, land, soil; par — , on the floor; tremblement de — , m.
earthquake.
testament, m. will.
tête, /. head; — de linotte, featherbrained person.
thé, m. tea.
théière, /. teapot.
tiède, tepid.
tien (le), thine (§ 23).
tilleul, m. linden tree.
timbre, m. stamp; timbre-poste, m.
postage stamp.
tirer, to draw, pull; to take (photograph); s'en bien — , to do well; to get out of it nicely (as a scrape) ; se — d'affaire, to get along nicely;
tire-bouton, m. buttonhook; tire-
bouchon, m. corkscrew.
tiret, m. dash.
tiroir, m. drawer, tissu, m. textile, fabric, titre, m. title.
toi, thee.
toile, /. linen, toilette, /. toilet; cabinet de — , m.
lavatory, dressing room, toit, m. roof, tomber, to fall, tondeuse, /. lawn mower, tondre, to cut (grass), tonnerre, m. thunder.
torchon, m. dish towel, duster.
tort, m. wrong; avoir — , to be wrong, tôt, early, toucher, to touch, collect (money);
— à, to touch; meddle with.
toujours, always.
tour, m. turn; à — de rôle, each in
turn; — du monde, trip around the
world, tour, /. tower, tournure,/, turn, shape, tout, adj. all (§36, 4-6); tous deux,
each other; tous les deux, both;
— , ado. quite, entirely (§77, 1);
— à fait, entirely, absolutely; — bonnement, simply; — de suite, immediately; pas du — , not at all; — fait, ready made; tout, pro. indéf. invar, everything; — un ou — autre, two extremes; le — , svbs. the whole of.
toutefois, however, traduction,/, translation.
traduire, to translate.
trahir, to betray.
traîneau, m. sleigh, traîner, to drag, trait d'union, m. hyphen, traité, m. treaty, treatise.
tranche, /. slice.
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trancher, to cut.
tranquille (HI), quiet, tranquil.
transitif (si), transitive.
travail, m. work; cabinet de — , m.
study (roam).
travailler, to work, work on, practice.
travailleur, industrious.
travers, m. fault; de — , crooked; en — , across, crosswise.
traverser, to cross; traversée, /. passage (by sea), voyage.
traversin, m. bolster.
tremper, to soak; être trempé jusqu'aux os (ô), to be wet through to the skin.
très, very.
trésor, m. treasure.
tresse, /. braid, skirt binding.
tricot, m. knitted underwear.
tricoter, to knit.
trimestre, m. quarter (of a school year).
triste, sad.
tristesse, /. sorrow, sadness.
tromper, to deceive; se — , to be mistaken.
trop (tro), too, too much.
trottoir, m. sidewalk.
trou, m. hole.
trouver, to find, think; aller — , to go to; — à redire, to find fault; Vous trouvez? Do you think so?
truffe, /. truffle.
tu, thou.
tuer, to kill; s'entre-tuer, to kill each other.
tulle, m. net.
tuyau, m. pipe; — d'arrosage, garden hose.
un, m. a, an; Pun et l'autre, both;
l'un l'autre, each other, une, /. a, an.
uni, plain (dress goods, etc.).
unique, only, user, to wear out.
usité, much used, utile, useful.
vacances, /. pi. vacation.
vache, /. cow.
vaciller (lé), to vacillate, flicker.
vaillance, /. valor.
vainqueur, m. victor.
vaisseau, m. vessel.
vaisselle, /. dishes.
valeur, /. value.
valoir, to be worth (§ 72, 15) ; Il vaut mieux, It is better; Il vaudrait mieux, It would be better.
vareuse, /. sailor jacket.
vasistas (tâss), m. transom.
veau, m. calf, veal; ris de — , sweetbread.
veille, /. vigil, eve, the day before.
veillée, /. evening, night watch.
veiller, to sit up, watch, keep awake.
velours, m. velvet.
vendeur, m. clerk.
vendre, to sell.
vendredi, m. Friday.
venir, to come; — de, to have just; — à bout, to succeed, finish.
vent, tn. wind.
ver à soie, m. silkworm.
vérité, /. truth.
verre, m. glass.
vers, m. poetry, verses, line.
vers, toward, about.
verser, to pour.
vert, green.
verveine, /. verbena.
veste, /. jacket.
vestiaire, m. cloakroom.
veston, m. coat, sack coat.
vêtement, m. garment.
veuf, m. widower; veuve, /. widow.
viande,/, meat.
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vider, to empty; vide, adj. empty;
vide-poche, m. pin tray.
vie, /. life, living. vieux, old (§ 28, 7).
vif, lively, heartfelt, vilain, ugly, horrid, village (vU), m. village.
ville (vU), f. city, town; — d'eaux,
watering place, villégiature {lé), f. a sojourn in the
country for pleasure.
vin, tn. wine, visage, m. face, countenance; trouver
— de bois, to find no one at home, vite, quick, quickly.
Vitesse, /. speed.
vitrail, m. stained glass (in churches).
vitre, /. pane of glass, vivre, to live, vœu, m. wish, vow.
voile, m. veil (long).
voilette, /. face veil, voir, tr. to see; y — , intr. to be able
to see; voyant, showy, gaudy;
Voyons, Let me see, Let us see.
' voisin, m. neighbour, voiture, /. carriage, voix,/, voice; à haute — , aloud, vol, m. theft.
vol-au-vent, m. meat pie.
voler, to fly; to steal.
volontaire, wilful.
volontiers, willingly. .
volubilis (lus), m. morning glory.
votre, your.
vôtre (le), yours (§ 23).
vouloir (§ 72, 17; § 68, 6-6), to will, be willing to, wish to, want; — dire, to mean; bien — , to be kind enough to; en — à, to have a grudge or spite 'against some one; Veuillez, Be kind enough to; Je veux bien, willingly, gladly.
vous, you, to you.
voyage, m. journey; — de noces, wedding trip.
vrai, true.
vraiment, really.
vrille, /. drill, screw.
vue, /. sight; — faible, weak eyes.
W wagon (va), m. car; wagon-lit, sleeping car; wagon-salon, observation car.
Y y, pro. to it, to them; — , adv. there.
yeux, m. pi. eyes (§6). N
INDEX A
The Lessons referred to in this Index by L. and LL. constitute Part I, pages xiii-clxiii, of the complete Grammaire de la Conversation, In referring to them, consult the last paragraph of the Lesson in question, also words in bold-faced type, and the English Questionnaire (pp. 130-134 of Part II) based on that Lesson.
à, with cities, §78, 8: L. 74; idiomatic §78, 14-16: L.
58, 11-19, L. 115; à terre, §78, 17: L. 119, 69-77; with inf., §62, 3.
abbreviations, p. 139.
abîmer, §72, 1.
accent», §84, 1-5; acute, §84, 1-2; replacing s: L. 44, 61-69; circumflex, §84, 4; replacing s, etc.: L. 54; in v. endings, §43, renv. 2:
grave, §84, 3; adj. féminin:
