partie,/, part, party; game
VOCABULARY
partir, to départ, start, issue;
to go off (gun).
partisan, m., adhèrent, friend.
partout, everywhere.
parvenir» vim, venu, to get at;
to succeed.
pas, M,, step, pace; au pas de
charge y at quick pace.
pas, ne » . ./ox, not.
passant, f/t., passer-by.
passé, m., the past.
passé de mode, gone eut of
fashion. passer, to pass; passer Varme à
gauche^ to die (slang); passer
les manches, to get into the
sleeves ; passer là-dessus^
overlook that; se passer^ to
take place; se passer de^ to
dispense with.
p&te,/., dough, paste.
patin, m,, skate.
patte, f. , paw ; à quatre pattes,
on ail fours, patrie, y., fatherland, country.
pâture, /., food; pasture-
ground.
paupière,/., eyelid.
pauvre, poor, misérable, pavé, r//., pavement» paving-
stone.
paver, to pave, pays, ///., country; au pays, at
home, paysan, m,, peasant, f armer, peau, x,y., skin, hide.
péché, m,, sin.
peigne, m,^ comb.
pdindre, peignis, peint, to paint.
peine, f., labor, pain; faire de
la peine, to make sorry; à
peine, hardly.
peinture,'/., picture.
peler, to peeî, pare, pêle-mêle, pell-mell, helter-
skelter.
pelisse,/., pelisse.
pelle,/., shovel.
pelote, /. , bail.
peloton, ;//., bail, due; platoon
(half-company); /cole de peloton, platoon-exercise.
pelure,/., peel, paring.
pencher, to incline, lean, bend.
pendant, during.
pendre, to hang, suspend, pendule, ;//. , pendulum ; /. , clock
(not of a steeple), pénétrer, to penetrate.
pénible, laborious, difficult;
painful.
pensée,/., thought, idea.
penser, to think, believe.
pente,/., slope, declivity.
percer, to bore, pierce; percé à
jour, pierced through.
perche,/., pôle, stick.
percher, to perch, roost.
perdre, to lose; perdre de vue,
to lose sight of.
père, m,, father.
périr, to perish.
permettre, mis, mis, to allow,
permit; permettez / with your
leave!
perron, m,, flight of steps.
perruque,/., wig. Persienne./., shutter-blind. luf-
fer-board.
personne, /., person, individ-
ual.
personne, no one, nobody.
P«rte, /., loss; à perte de vue,
as far as the eye can see.
pervertir, to upset, pervert.
pesamment, heavily.
peser, to weîgh ; son pesant d*or,
his weîght in gold.
petit, e, little, small; petit-fils,
grandson.
pétillement, m. , crackling,
sparkling
VOCABULABY
pétiller, to crackle, sparkle.
pétrin, m., kneading-trough.
pétrir, to knead.
peu, little, few; peu àpeu,X\t\\^
by little.
peuple, m,y people.
peuplier, m., poplar.
peur, y., fear, de peur que, lest, peut-être, perhaps, may be.
piafEer, to paw the ground,
prance. pie, /. , magpie.
pièce, y., pièce; a pièce of
ordnance.
pied, w., foot; avoir pied , to be
in one's depth; prendre pied,
to get a footing; mettre pied
à terre, to alight.
Piémontais, se, m, /., Pied-
montese.
pierre,/., stone.
piétinement, f«., stamping,
trampling.
pfankougen for German Pfann-
kuchen, pancake.
pierre,/., stone.
pieu, z, m,, stake.
pigeon, m., pigeon, dove.
pignon, VI,, gable, pilier, m,, pillar.
piller, to pillage, plunder.
pince,/., tongs, pincers.
pincer, to pinch; nous sommes
pinces, we are nabbed.
pincettes,/., tweezers.
.pioche,/., pickaxe.
pipée, /., bird-catching (with
a bird-call); prendre à la
pipée, to catch with a birdcall.
pique, /., pike.
piquer, to prick, stitch, pink.
piquet, m,, picket, piquet, piqueur, m,, outrider.
pire, worse, worst.
piste,/., track, scent.
pistolet, m,, pistol.
pitié,/., compassion, pîty.
pitoyable, piteous, pitiful.
place, /., place, square; sur
place, on the spot, plafond, m,, ceiling.
plaindre, plaignis, plaint, to
pity; se plaindre, to com>
plain.
plainte,/., cotnplaint.
plaire, plus, plu, to please. ' plaisanter, to make fun.
plaisanterie,/., joke, jest.
plaisir, m,, pleasure; cela me
fait plaisir, I am glad of it.
plancher, m,, floor.
plante,/., plant; sole (foot).
planton, m,, orderly; orderly
duty.
plaque, /. , plate, patch, plaqué, e, patched.
plat, /»., dish.
plat, e, flat.
plateau, z, m., table -land,
plateau, plate couture, à, hip and thigh.
plâtras, m,, rubbish of plaster.
plein, e, full; en plein air, in
the open dÀr; pleins pouvoirs,
power of attorney.
pleurer, to cry.
pleuvoir, plut, pin, to rain.
pli, m,, f old, bend ; //* de terrain^
undulation of the ground.
plier, to fold; to give way.
plisser, to plait, wrinkle.
plomb, m,, lead.
plombé, e, leaded; leaden.
plonger, to dip, plunge.
pluie, /., rain; pluie àattante,
heavy showers.
plume, /., feather, pen; chapeau
à plumes, plumed hat.
plumer, to pluck.
plumet, m., plume, feather.
plupart, la, most.
VOCABULART
plus, more; de plus ^ in addition,
moreover.
plusieurs, several.
plutôt, rather.
pluviôse, fifth month of the
republican year, Jan. 20-
Feb. 19.
poche,/., pocket.
IK)êle, /"., stove (pron. poit).
IK>id8, m., weight.
poignée, /., handful; poignée
de main, shake of the
hand.
poignet, m,, wrist. poil, m,, hair.
poilu, e, hairy, shaggy.
poinçon, m., awl, bodkin.
poindre, to spring out; le jour
commençait à poindre, it was
beginning to dawn.
point, m., point, stitch; point
du jour, daybreak.
point, ne, . , point, not.
pointe,/., point, tip, brad.
pointer, to point; to level (a
cannon).
pointeur, m,, pointer (artillery).
pointu, e, pointed, sharp,
peaked.
poire,/., pear.
poisson, m,, fish; the constellation Pisces.
poitrine, /., chest.
"jgoix., f,, pitch.
poliment, politely.
politique, political; la politique,
politics.
Pologne,/., Poland.
polonais, e, polish ; un Polonais,
a Foie, polonaise, /., kind of a cîoak.
IK>ltron, m., skulker, poltroon.
pomme,/., apple, knob.
pomme de terre, /, potato.
pommette,/, cheek-bone.
pommier, m,, apple -tree.
I pompe, /., pomp, splendor;
pump.
pomper, to pump.
pompon, m,, top-knot, tuft.
pondre, to lay (eggs).
pont, m,, bridge; pont'levis,
drawbridge.
pontonnier, m,, pontonier.
porc, m,, pork.
porte, /., door, gâte; porte^
cockère, carriage entrance.
porte - drapeau, ensign, flag-
bearer.
porte-feuille, pocket-book.
portée, /., compass, range; à
portée de fusil, within gun-
shot.
IK>rter, to carry, bear, wear;
porter un coup, to deal a
blow; se bien porter, to be in
good health; portez armes!
shoulder arms \ porter secours,
to bring help; nous portaient ,
une haine, cherished a hatred
against us.
portemanteau, m,, portman-
teau.
portière,/., door (of carriage).
poser, to put, place; posé, e, se-
date, staid, sober.
posséder, to possess ; un possédé,
one possessed.
poste, m,, post; station; poste
aux lettres, / , post-office, poster, to place, station.
Fostthal, Germ,, valley of the
post.
pot, m., can, pot; pot-au-feu,
beef-soup.
IK>teau, X, m,, post, stake.
pouce, m., thumb; inch; chaque
pouce de terrain, every inch
of ground.
poudre,/., powder.
poujdrière, / , powder-magazine.
IpoiJe,/., hen.
VOCABULABY
p©iilia,/.,pulley.
poulf, m,^ puise.
pour, for; as to.
pompn, purple.
pourquoi, why; voilà pourquoi ,
that is the reason why.
ponirir, to rot.
poorgnito, /*. , pursuit, chase.
ponmiiTro, luiTiB, tniTi, to pur-
sue.
pourtant, yet, however.
pourroir, tu» yq, to provide;
pourvu que, if only.
poQsaer, to push,shove, thmst;
grow, shoot; pousser des cris^
utter screams.
pousfièro,/., du st.
poutro,/., beam, girder.
pouvoir, put, pu, to be able; can.
prairio, /., meadow.
pré, m., meadow.
préehor, to preach.
préoioux, lo, precious, costly.
précipiter, m, to rush head-
long.
prédire, die, dit, to foretell.
premier, ère, first; au premier
{étage), at the first (second)
floor.
prendre, prie, prie, to take ; prendre en horreur^ to conceive
a feeling of horror for; se
prendre i, to begin to.
préparatifs, m, pl.^ prépara-
tions.
près, near; àpeu prh^ about.
presque, almost, nearly.
presse,/., throng, crush.
pressé, e, in a hurry.
pressentiment, m,, foreboding.
pressentir, to hâve a presenti-
ment.
presser, to squeeze, press; to
urge on; j^/r«j^r, to hurry;
çà presse, we are in a hurry.
prêt, e, ready.
■prétendre, to assert, claim; se prétendaient infirmes^ pretended to be invalids.
prétendu, e, so-called.
prêter, to lend, loan; prêter Foreille, to listen.
prêtre, m., priest.
prévaloir, valus, valu, to prevail.
prévenir, vins, venu, to forestall; to give notice, inform.
prévoir, vis, vu, to foresee.
prier, to pray, entreat.
prière,/"., prayer.
printemps, m., spring.
prise,/., capture; taking: pinch (snuff).
prisonnier, ère, m.f.,2L prisoncr.
prisonnier, ère, captive, prisoner.
prix, w., price, value; attacher un grand prix i, to set a great value on.
prochain, e, near, next.
proche, near, close; de proche en proche, from place to place.
prodiguer, to lavish.
produire, duisiB, duit, to produce.
profond, e, deep.
profondeur,/., depth.
progrès, m,, progress.
prolonger, to lengthen, to prolong.
promener, se, to take a walk.
promesse,/., promise.
promettre, mis, mis, to promise.
prononcer, to pronounce.
propos, w., talk; joyeux propos, merry yarns.
propre, own; clean; good for; propre à rien^ good for nothing.
proprement, properly; cleanly; à proprement parler, to be accurate.
protéger, to shield, protect.
TOCABULARY
provenir, vint, yenu, to come
from, arise, proceed.
provoquer, to cause, plnme, /., feather; pen pruneau, z, m., prune.
puce,/., flea.
puis, then, afterwards; be-
sides.
puiser, to draw (water).
puisque, since, inasmuch as.
puissance,/., power, might.
puissant, e, powerful.
puits, m,, well.
quand, when.
quant à, as to, concerning.
quarantaine^. ,thefortieth year.
quarante, forty.
quart, m.^ fourth, quarter.
quartier, m., quarters, bar-
racks; quartiers d* hiver ^
winter quarters.
quatorze, fourteen.
quatre, four, quatre-vingt, eighty.
quatrième, fourth.
que, whom ; que t what ? qu'estce que c'est, what is it ?
que, whom, which, that; how
many; que d* autres, how
many others.
quel, quelle, pL quels, quelles,
what, which; quel dommage!
what a pity!
quelque, some, any.
quelque chose, something, any-
thing.
quelquefois, sometimes.
quelque part, somewhere.
quelqu'un, somebody; quelques
uns, several, some.
queue,/., tail, trail.
qui.^ who, that.
quiétude, /., quiet, tranquillity.
quinquet, m., Argand lamp.
quinzaine,/., about fifteen.
quinze, fifteen.
quitter, to leave, quit.
quoi, what; aprh quoi, after
which.
quoit what?
quoique, although, albeit.
rabattre, to beat, turn down.
raboter, to plane; to plough (of
buUets):
raboteux, se, rough, uneven.
raeaille, /., rabbïe, tag-rag.
racoommoder, to mend, to set
right.
raccourcir, to shorten.
racine,/., root.
raconter, to tell, relate; en raconter de toutes sortes, tell ail
manners of yarns.
racornir, se, to get hard, hard-
en.
raffermir, to become firm,
strong.
rafler, to sweep away.
rafraîchir, to refresh, cool.
ragaillardir, to revive, brisk
up.
raide, stiff, rigid.
raison, /,, reason; avoir raison,
to be right; avoir raison de,
to get the better of.
raisonner, to reason; to hâve
an argument, rajuster, to repair, readjust.
ralentir, to slacken.
rallier, se, to rally, join.
rallumer, to light again.
ramasser, to pick up.
ramassis, m., rabble.
ramener, to lead, bring back.
i^iunpe,/., baluster, handrail.
rangée, /., row.
ranger, to arrange, dispose, ranimer, to revive, reanimate.
râpé, e, threadbare.
râper, to rasp, grate.
VOCABULART
rapiécé, e, patched.
rapines, /. //., déprédations, rappel, m.^ call to quarters, to
arms; sonner le rappel ^ to
beat to arms.
rappeler, to call back, recall;
se rappeler^ to recall, recol-
lect.
rapport, m,^ report; relation, rapporter, to bring back, yield;
relate, say; se rapporter ^ to
relate. • rapprocher, to place near again ;
to bring together; se rapprocher ^ to draw nearer.
raa, e, short.
raa de terre, à, level with the
ground.
raasemhler, to reassemble; to
assemble, rasseoir, rassis, rassis, se, to sit
down again.
rassarer, to reassure, encourage, râtelier, m., rack, gun-rack;
manger, ratine, /. , ratteen (stufif).
rattraper, to catch again, over-
take, make up for. ravager, to lay waste, ravage, ravaadense, /"., stocking-mend-
er.
raviser, se, to change one*s
mind.
ravissement, fw., rapture.
rayage, m,^ kind of stuff.
rayer, to scratch, stripe.
rayon, w., ray, beam, shelf.
rebondi, e, round, plump.
rebondissement, ;»., rebound-
ing.
reboncler, to buckle again.
reboutonner, to button again.
rebrousser (chemin), to turn
back.
recanser, to talk some other
time.
recevoir, to receive.
réchapper, to escape.
recharger, to load again.
réchauffer, to warm, beat.
réclamer, to reclaim, demand.
récolte, y*., harvest, crop.
reconduire, conduisis, conduit, to
lead back.
reconnaissance, /., reconnoit-
ring; gratitude, reconnaître, connus, connu, to
recognize, know; se reconnaissait ^ found things famil-
iar.
reconnaître, to acknowledge,
pay for.
recoquiller, se, to curl up.
recoucher, se, to lie down, go to
bed again.
recoudre, cousis, cousu, to sew
again, mend.
recourber, to bend back.
recourir, courus, couru, to bave
recourse to.
recrue, /, recruit.
recueillir, to gather; to take up.
reculer, to move back, recoil.
reculons, à, backwards.
redemander, to ask, demand
again; ask back again.
redescendre, to step down, descend again.
redevenir, vins, venu, to become
again.
redingote,/., frock-coat, riding-
coat.
redoubler, to redouble, increase;
redoubler de marcher^ to
quicken one's steps.
redoute,/., redoubt.
redresser, se, to get one's self
again into an upright po- I sition; to get up again.
VOCABULARY
rédaire, dnisis, duit, to reduce, réduit, m.j nook, hole.
réellement, indeed, really.
refermer, to shut, close again.
réfléchir, to reflect; to meditate, reflet, m. y reflection, reflex.
réflexion, /., thought, méditation, reformer, to form again.
réformer, to reform, correct; to
discharge as unable for service, refoaler, to drive, force back.
refoaloir, m., rammer.
réfractaire, m,^ defaulting re-
cruit.
refrain, w., burden (of a song).
refroidissement, ^/., cooling;
chill, cold.
réfugier, se, to take refuge.
régaler, to entertain; se régaler,
to regale one's self, feast.
regard, m, y look, glance.
regarder, to look at: toconcern; . regarder de travers, look as-
kance, règle, /., rule; dans les règles,
according to rules.
règlement, m. y régulation, régler, to rule, regulate.
règne, m., rule, reign.
régner, to reign, prevail.
regretter, to regret, régulier, ère, regular.
rein, /«., kidney; reins, loins,
reins.
rejaillir, to rebound; to be re-
fiected.
rejeter, to throw back, reject.
rejoindre, joignis, joint, to join
again, rejoin, join.
réjouir, to gladden; to rejoice;
se réjouir y to rejoice.
réjouissance,/., rejoicing.
relever, to raise again; to re-
lieve(sentry); langage relevé y
high-soundîng words; nezre^ levé, turned-up nose.
religieux, se, pious, religions, monk, nun.
relique,/., relie.
relire, lus, lu, to read again.
reluire, uisis, ui, to glitter, shine.
remarquer, to observe, remark.
remède, m,, medicine, remedy.
remerciement, m. y thanks.
remercier, to thank.
remettre, mis, mis, to put again; to hand over; se remettre à, to begin again to; se remettre, to get well; le temps s'était un peu remis, it had cleared up a little; le temps s'était remis à la neige, the weather had again settled down to snow.
remonter, to mount, ascend again, wind up, cheer up.
rempart, m,, rampart.
remplaçant, m., deputy, substitute.
remplacer, to replace.
remplir, to fill.
remplumer, to feather.
remporter, to carry, take back; remporter une victoire, to gain a victory.
renaître, naquis, né, to be born again; to revive.
renard, m,, fox.
rencontre,/., meeting, encounter, engagement.
rencontrer, to meet.
rendormir, se, to fall asleep again.
rendie, to give back, return; se rendre, to surrender; to betake one's self; rendre ses devoirs, to pay one's respects.
renfermer, to shut up again.
renfoncement, m,, sinking, depression, hoUow.
VOCABULARY
renfoncer, to sink; to pull down.
renfort, /«., reinforcement.
renifler, to sniff.
renommée, y. , renown.
renouveler, to renew.
renseignement, /«., information.
rentier, m,^ annuitant, stockholder.
rentrant, e, receding (chin).
rentrée,/,, re-enirance, ingathering.
rentrer, to go home; to return tb; to calm down; notre joie était un peu rentrée^ oar joy had a little calmed down.
renverser, to upset.
renvoyer, to send back.
répandre, to spread, shed; répandre des larmes, to shed tears.
réparation d^onneor,/. ,amends, apology.
réparer, to mend, repair.
repartir, to départ again.
repas, w., meal, repast.
repasser, to pass again; to iron.
repentir, se, to regret, repent.
répéter, to repeat.
repli, w., fold, winding.
replier, to fold.
répliquer, to reply, retort.
répondre, to answer.
réponse,/., answer.
repos, w., rest, repose.
reposer, se, to rest, repose.
repousser, to push back, repulse.
reprendre, pris, pris, to take again, take back, take up again; to say; Vos de mon épaule commençait à reprendre, the bone of my shoulder was beginning to heal.
reprise,/., darning, darn.
reproche, w., reproach.
reprocher, to reproach, upbraid
with.
résigner, se, to become re-
signed.
résolu, e, resolute.
résonner, to ring, to resound.
respirer, to breathe.
resserrer,to tighten ; se resserrer ^
to get doser together.
ressortir, to go, come out again.
ressource, /., means, remedy,
help.
ressusciter, to raise from the
dead.
restant, iw., remainder, rem-
nant; pour le restant de nos
jours, for the remnant of
our life.
reste, w., remnant, remainder.
rester, to remain, stay.
résultat, w., resuit, rétablir, to re-establish, restore;
se rétablir, to regain one's
health.
rétablissement, m., restoration.
retard, w., delay; slowness
(watch); en retard, late, de-
layed.
retarder, to delay.
retenir, tins, tenu, to hold, keep
back; to remember.
retentir, to resound, re-echo.
retirer, to draw back, out; se
retirer, to withdraw, to
draw back.
retomber, to fall again or back.
retour, m,, return; de retour,
back, returned.
retourner, to turn over, inside
out; se retourner, to turn
round; cela me retourna le
cœur, it just rent my heart.
retraite,/., retreat, retranchement , m,, i nt re ne h-
ment.
retroussé, e, turned up, up-
VOCABULARY
turned; nez retroussé^ snub nose.
retronsser, to tuck up, turn up.
retrouuis, m,, facing; boottop.
retrouver, to find again.
réunir, to unité, to assemble.
réussir, to succeed.
revanche,/., revenge.
rêvasser, to dream.
rêve, w., dream.
réveil, m., awaking.
réveiller, to awaken; réveille ^ morning call.
revenir, vins, venu, to corne back, il en reviendra^ he will get over it; c^est tout ce qui mi revient^ that is ail I can recali; cela revient tous les ansy this occurs every year.
rêver, to dream.
révérence,/., curtsey.
rêverie,/., dreams, dreaming.
revers, m., opposite side, back; facing; prendre à revers^ to attack in the rear or in flank.
revêtir, se, is, u, to clothe one's self.
rêveur, se, musing, thoughtful.
révision, /., revision; examination (physical) of the recruits.
revivre, vécus, vécu, to revive, come to life again.
revoir, vis, vu, to see again; au revoir (until we meet again) good-by.
révolter, to revolt, shock; se révolter^ to rebel, revolt.
revue,/., review,
rhabiller, to dress again.
rhume, ;//., cold; rhume de cerveau^ cold in the head.
ricaner, to sneer.
richesse,/., wealth, riches.
ride,/., wrinkle.
ridé, e, wrinkled, furrowed.
rideau, x, 9/., curtain.
ridicule, laughable, ridiculous.
rien, nothing.
rigide, stifif, rigid.
rigole,/., gutter.
rire, m,, laugh, laughter.
rire, ris, ri, to laugh.
risquer, to risk, be in danger
of . je n* aurais pas risqué de
nie noyer ^ I should not hâve
nearly been drowned.
rivage, w., shore, bank.
rive,/, bank, shore.
rivière,/., river, stream.
robe, /., gown; magistracy. roc, w., rock, rocher, m., rock.
Boesel, Rose, roi, m., king.
Somain, m.. Roman, rompre, to break, rond, e, round.
ronde, /., round; patrol; h la
ronde, ail around.
rondement, roundly; il allait
rondement, no shilly-shally-
ing about him.
ronfler, to snore.
ronger, to gnaw; devour.
roquet, «T., cur.
rose, pink, rosy.
roseau, x, w., rced.
rosée, / , dew.
rosse, /., jade, screw.
rôti, m. y roast méat, roue,/, wheel, rouet, m., spinning-wheel.
roug^, red.
rougeâtre, reddish.
rougir, to redden, blush; rou^
ille, /., rust.
rouiller, to rust.
roulement, m,, roU; rumbling.
rouler, to roll.
VOCABULARY
romtfttre, reddish, russet.
route, y., road, way.
rovYrir, rouvris, rouvert, to open
again.
roux, ne, red, sandy.
royaume, m., kingdom.
ruade,/., kicking.
rubau, m,, ribbon.
rubrique, /. , rubric ; old dodge ruche, /., bee-hive.
rucher, m., apiary, bee-garden.
rude, rough ; rude gaillard,
rough and strapping fellow.
rue /., Street, ruelïe, y., lane, by-street.
ruine, y*., ruin.
ruiner, to ruin.
ruisieau, z, /;/., brook.
ruminer, to ruminate, mnse
over.
nue,/., artifice, stratagem.
Buwe, Russian.
,/., hîs, her, îts.
sabot, m,t wooden shoe, clog.
sabotier, m,, clog-maker.
sabrer, to eut down.
saorifier, to sacrifice, sage, wise.
sageise,/, wisdom.
saignée,/., bleeding.
saigner, to bleed.
saillant, e, projecting, salient.
sain, e, healthy.
saisir, to seize, strîke, impress;
tout saisi, amazed, dumb-
founded. saisissement, m,, shock, thrill.
saison,/., season.
salle,/., large room.
salon, x^.,drawing-room,parlor.
saluer, to greet, welcome.
salue, m., safety.
sang, m, y blood.
sanglant, e, bloody, blood-
stained.
sanglier, m,^ boar.
sangloter, to sob.
sans, without.
santé,/., health.
sapeur, m,, sapper.
sapin, m., fir-tree, fir-wood.
sarcelle,/., teal.
satisfaire, fis, fait, to content,
satisfy.
saucisse, /., sausage.
sauf, ve, safe ; sauf votr, respect,
saving your présence, with
due déférence to you.
saule, m,, willow.
saur, red, smoked.
sauter, to leap, jump; to be
blown up.
sauterelle,/., grasshopper.
sautoir, en, slung over the
sboulder. sauvage, wild, savage; sau-
vage, m., savage.
sauver, to save; se sauver, to
run away; je me sauve, I am
off.
sauve-qui-peut, m,, panic, stam-
pede.
savant, e, learned.
savate,/., old shoe.
savetier, m,, cobbler.
savoir, sus, su, to know; to
hear.
Savoyard, m., native of Savoy,
Savoyard.
Saxe,/., Saxony.
scélérat, m,, villain, wretch.
scélératesse, /., villainy, in-
famy.
Bchlague, /. , bastinado.
schlitte, 6^^r^/.,Schlitten,sleigh.
Bchlitteur, m. , driver of a Schlit-
ten.
Schnaps, m,, German brandy.
Schweinpels, Germ., pig's skin,
Pigscie,/., saw.
VOCABULART.
86, himself, herself, itself; to himself, etc.
sec, flèehe, dry.
lécher, to dry; mettre ^écher^ to hang out to dry.
•econd(pron. segond), e, second.
secoaer, to shake, toss.
secourir, coarns, coum, to help, assist.
•econrB, m,^ help, assistance.
secrétaire, m,^ amanuensis; writing-desk.
leigneur, m,, lord.
sein, ;;/., bosom.
seize, sixteen; pihe de seize y sixteen-pounder.
selle,/., saddle.
selon, according to.
semailles, f.^pl.t sowîng.
semaine, y., week.
semblable, like, similar, such; semblables^ fellow-men.
sembler, to seem.
semelle,/., sole; foot's length.
semeller for ressemeler, to sole, put new soles.
semer, to sew; to strew.
sens, m,, sensé, meaning, direction; en tous sens^ in ail directions.
sensé, e, sensible, of sensé.
sentence,/., maxim.
sentier, m,, foot-path
sentinelle,/, sentry.
sentir, to feel, smell.
séparer, to sever, separate.
Sépel, Joseph.
sept, seven.
septième, seventh.
sergent, m,^ sergeant; sergent major ^ sergeant-major; sergent de ville y police officer.
serpenter, to wind; to meander.
serpe, /., .pruning-hook.
serrer, to press, clasp, squeeze, hug.
servant, m.^ gunner.
servante, /. , servant-girl.
serviette,/, napkin, towel.
servir, to serve; to serve as a
soldier; ne sert de rien, is of
no use.
%&A,pl.^ his, her, their.
senil, m. y threshold.
seul, e, only, sole.
seulement, merely, only; even,
so much as.
sève, /, sap.
Schweinpelz, m»^ German^ pig's
hide, dirty pig.
si, if; yes.
siècle, m. y century.
sien, ne, his, hers, its own.
sifflement, m,^ hissing.
siffler, to whistle, hiss.
signe, m, y token, sign; signe de
têtey nod.
signifier, to mean, signify.
silencieux, se, still, silence, silhouette,/, outline, profile, sillonner, to furrow, groove.
singulier, ère, strange, singular.
sinistre, dismal, sinister.
sitôt, so soon; pas de sitâè, not
for some time to corne, sixième, sixth.
sœur,/, sister.
soi, himself, herself, itself,
themselves; soi-même, one's
self, soie,/, silk.
soif,/, thirst.
soigner, to take care of; to
nurse; avoir vu quelquechose
de soigné^ to hâve seen some-
thing worth seeing.
soin, m. y care; avoir soin, to
take care.
soir, w. , evening; ^^»Wr, good-
evening, good-night.
soirée,/., evening.
soit. . . soit, whether, or.
VOCABULARY
soixante, sixty.
soldat, Ml., soldier.
soleil, m,, sun; solet/ levant^ rising sun; soleil couchant ^ setting sun.
solennel, lo, solemn.
sombre, dusky, dark.
sommeil, 7n,^ sleep, slumber; avoir sommeil , to be sleep y.
sommet, m., top, summit.
son, ^., his, her, its,
sonde, y., probe, sound.
sonder, to sound, probe.
songe, m, y dream.
songer, to muse, dream; think.
sonner, to ring; to sound.
sonnerie, y., ringing; striking part (of a clock, etc.).
sonnenr de cloches, /;/., bellringer.
sorcier, w., sorcerer.
sort, w., lot, iate; jeter un mauvais sort^ to cast the evil eye.
sorte, /*., kind, manner; de la sorte j in this fashion ; en quelque sorte, in some fashion.
sortie, y., going out, egress; permission to go out; sally, sortie (from besieged town).
sortir, to go out; to take, pull out.
sou, m., small coin, a cent; sans le sou y without a farthing.
soucier, se, to care, reck.
soucienz, se, uneasy, careworn.
souffle, m., breath.
souffler, to breathe, biow; ne souffler Moif to be mum.
soufflet, w., bellows; box on the ear.
souffrance, /., sufifering, pain.
souffrir, souffris, souffert, to suffer.
souhaiter, to wish; souhaiter le bonsoir ^ to wish a good-evening» good-night.
soulager, to relieve, to ease.
soulever, to lift up; to stir to
résistance, or to rébellion, soulier, w*, shoe.
souper, w,, supper.
souper, to eat supper.
soupière,/., soup-tureeo.
soupir, m., sigh.
soupirail, aux, m., air-hole.
soupirer, to sigh.
sourcil, m., eyebrow.
sourd, e, deaf; duU, muffled;
faire le sourd ^ to prétend to
be deaf.
sourdine, /., mute, damper; à
la sourdine^ noiselessly.
souricière,/., mouse-trap.
sourir, to smile.
sourire, w,, smile.
sous, under, beneath; entrer
sous boisy to plunge into the
woods.
sous-lieutenant, m., second lieutenant.
sons-officier, m., non-commis-
sioned officer.
60U8-préfet, mi., sub^prefect .
soutenir, tins, tenu, to support,
maintain, contend.
souYonir, m/., remembrance,
keepsake. souvenir, vins, venu, se to re-
member.
souvent, often.
stationner, to stop, stay.
stolque, stoical.
strasse, German^ street.
stupéfait, e, dumbfounded, stu-
pefied.
snhitemcnt,all at once,suddenly.
succéder, to succeed.
suédois, se, Swedish, Swede.
suor, to sweat, to perspire.
sueur, y, sweat, perspiration.
suffire, suffis, suffi, to suffice, be
sufficient.
VOCABULAIÎY
inffoqtieT, to choke.
SuisBe, /., Switzerland; m, y
Swiss.
faite,/., retinue; continuation,
succession, conséquence;
tout de suite forthwith; ainsi
de suite y so forth; à la suite
de, in the wake of.
•niTant, e, following, ensu-
ing.
•nivre, laivis, fuivi, to follow,
ensue.
sujet, w., subject, cause, rea-
son.
■npplier, to besecch, entreat.
snpporter, to bear, tolerate.
sur, upon, on, over; sur sa
porte, on his doorstep.
sûr, e, sure, certain, snriendemain, ///., next day but
one.
surnaturel, le, supernatural.
surprendre, pris, pris, to take by
surprise; to surprise, surtoat, above ail, especially.
survenir, Tins, venu, to arrive,
corne.
suspendre, to hang up.
ta,/., thy.
tabao, m., tobacco.
tableau, z, m., picture, land-
scape.
tablier, m., apron.
tacher, to soil, stain.
tâcher, to endeavor, strive.
taille, /, eut, stature, figure,
waist.
tailler, to eut, carve. shape.
taillis, m., coppice, under-
wood.
taire, tus, tu, se, to be silent,
hold one's peace.
talon, m., heel.
tambour, m., drum, drummer;
nous les avons menés tambour
battanty'^e. hâve driven them
before us.
tambour-maître, m,, drum-mas-
ter.
tambour-major, m,, drum-major.
tandis que, while.
tanner, to tan.
tanneur, m,, tanner, tant, so much; so many; tant
mieux, so much the better;
tant pis, so much the worse.
tante,/., aunt.
tantôt . . . tantôt, now . . . now,
at one time . . . at another.
tape,/, tap, slap.
taper, to pat, tap, beat, tard, late.
tarder, to delay, tarry; il ne
tardait pas de, he was not
slow in . . .
tarte, /, tart; tarte aux pom-
mes, apple-pie, tas, m,, heap, lot.
tasse,/, eu p.
tâter, to feel.
taupe, /., mole, taupier, m,, mole-catcher.
taureau, x, m,, buU.
tavemier, m,, tavern-keeper. te, thee, thyself; to thee, to
thy self, teindre, teignis, teint, to dye,
stain.
teinte,/, tinge, tincture.
tel, telle, such, like.
tellement, so much, in such a
way.
témoin, m», witness.
tempes,/ //., temples, temps, ///.,time; en même temps,
at the same time; du temps
de, in the time of; de temps
en temps, from time to time;
par le temps qui court, in
thèse times; à temps, in time.
tendre, soft, tender.
VOCABULAKY
tendre, to stretch, hold out.
ténèbroB, /. //., darkness, obscurity.
tenir, tins, tenu, to hold, contain; tiens ^ hère, take; why!
tenir tête à, to hold one's own against.
tentation, /. , temptation.
tente,/., tent.
terne, dull, dim.
terrain, m., ground, land.
terrasse,/., terrace,earthwork.
terre, /., earth, land; à terre, on the ground.
tes,//., thy.
tête,/, head.
thé, m., tea.
théâtre, m,, théâtre; pihe de théâtre^ play.
tiède, lukewarm, tepid.
tignasse,/, mop, shock-head.
tiUeal, m,, lime>tree, linden.
timbre, m., tone, voice,
tinter, to ring, tinkle.
tirage, m., draught, drawing; le tirage à la conscription, the drawing of lots at the conscription.
tirailler, to skirmish.
tirailleur, m., skirmisher.
tire-d*aile. à, with quick wings.
tirer, to draw, pull; shoot.
tiroir, /;/., drawer.
tisserand, m., weaver.
Tite Live, Livy.
titre, m,, title; right, claim.
tocsin, m,, alarm-bell.
toile,/., cloth, linen; toile d'araignée y cobweb; toile cirée, oil-cloth.
toison,/., fleece.
toit, »/., roof.
toiture,/, roofing, roof.
tôle,/., sheet-iron.
tombe,/., grave, tomb.
tomber, to fall, tumble; pour
nous tomber dessus, to fall upon us; il tombe mal, he came to the wrong man.
tombereau, z., m., tumbril, cart.
ton, m., tone, voice.
ton, m,, thy.
tondeur, m., shearer, clipper.
tondre, to shear, clip.
tonne,/., tun, ton.
tonneau, z, m,, barrel, cask.
tonnelier, m., cooper.
tonner, to thunder.
tonnerre, m., thunder.
torche,/, link, torch.
tordre, twist, wring, writhe.
torsade, /., twisted cord, torsel.
tort, wrong; avoir tort, to be wrong; à tort et à travers, wildly.
tortiller, se, to twist, wriggle.
tôt, soon.
touche,/, touch; key.
toucher, to touch; move; cash; to concern.
touffe,/, tuft, cluster.
touffu, e, bushy, thick.
toujours, always.
tour, m., turn; walk; un bon tour, a trick, un tour en ville ^ a ramble in town; faire le tour de la ville, walk about the city; en deux tours de main^ in less than no time, in a trice.
tourbillon, m,, whirl, eddy.
tourbillonner, to whirl, to eddy.
tourmenter, to annoy, torment, distress.
tournée,/, round, circuit.
tourner, to turn; ma tite tournait, my head was in a whirl, escalier tournant, winding staircase.
tourneur, m,, turner.
tournure, /, shape, figure; prendre une mauvaise tour^
VOCABULARY
nurâf to assume an ugly
look, tousser, to cough.
tout, quite, perfectly; tout rê-
veur^ deep in thought; tout
en remontant, while going
up; tout de même^ ail the
same; tout à fait^ entirely;
tout . . . çue, however much...
tout, 6, //. tous, toutes, ail ; tout
le monde, ail the world,every-
body. trahir, to betray.
trahison,/., treason.
train, m,, train; speed, en train
de, just occupied with (par-
ticiple in ing), traînard, m,, straggler.
traîneau, z, m., sleigh.
traînée,/., train, trail.
tri^ner, to drag; se traîner, to
crawl, trudge on; traîner en
longueur, to be unduly pro-
tracted, trait, m., dash; dart; feature;
anecdote; dun trait, at one
draught ; with lightning
speed.
traiter, to treat; traiter de, to
call (insulting names).
tranchant, e, sharp.
tranche,/., eut; edge.
tranchée,/, trench, ditch.
trancher, to eut, eut short; tran^
cher la question, settle the
matter.
tranquille, quiet, still.
tranquilliser, to quiet, to still.
\X9Jï»M, f, pL, anxiety, fright.
transformer, to change, trans-
form.
trapu, e, thick-set, stumpy.
travail, aux, /;/., work, labor.
travailler, to work, toil.
travailleur, se, laborious. travers (an), through; de tra-
vers, obliquely, askance; un
coup cTceil de travers, a look
askance.
traverse, /., sentier de traverse,
cross-path ; chemin de traverse, cross-road.
traversée,/., crossing, passage, traverser, to cross, pass; tra»
verser à la nage, to swim
across.
trébucher, to stumble, trip.
trébuchet, m,, bird-trap.
treille,/., vine-arbor.
tremble, m,, aspen-tree.
trembler, to shake, tremble, trembloter, to quiver, flutter.
tremper, to dip, soak.
trentoine,/, about thirty.
trente, thirty.
trépigner, to stamp one's feet.
très, very.
tressaillir, to start, startle.
tresse, /., tress, braid.
tricorne, m,, three-cornered
bat.
tricot, m,, knitting; knit
jacket.
tricoter, to knit.
trimbaler, to drag, lug about.
trinquer, to touch glasses;
drink. triompher, totriumph, conquer.
trique,/, cudgel, bludgeon.
triste, sad, mournful.
tristesse, / , sadness.
trois, three.
troisième, third.
tromper, to deceive, betray; sê
tromper, to be mistaken.
trompette, /., trumpet; m,,
trumpeter.
tronc, m., trunk, stock, trône, m,, throne.
trop, too much, too many, too.
trot, trot, grand trot, fuU trot.
trotter, to trot; me trottaient
VOCABULABY
dans la têtây were running in
my head.
troa, m,^ hole, gap.
trouer, to pierce^make holes in;
trouée with a hole.
trouble, dim, duU.
troubler, to agitate, disturb;
se troubler y to grow dim.
troupe,/., troop, band.
troupeau, z, ///., flock, herd.
trousse,/., truss, case, trousses, /. pL^ trusses,
breeches; à mes trousses^ at
my heels.
trousseau, z, m., bunch (keys);
outfit (bride), trouvaille, /., thing found,
treasure-trove.
trouver, to find; il s* en trouvait
une, there was one.
tuer, to kill.
Tugendbund, m., German, cove-
nant of virtue.
tuile,/., tile.
tyrolien, ne, Tyrolse.
un, e, a, one; les uns.., les
auiresy some . . . others.
unir, to unité.
usurier, w., usurer.
user, to use, wear out utile, useful.
▼a- nu-pieds, m,, ragamuffin.
vache,/., cow.
vaguemestre, m,^ baggagemasler.
vaincre, vainquis, vaincu, to vanquish, conquer.
vaisselle,/., crockery.
valet, w., servant, valet.
valeur,/., valor.
vallon, w., dale, valley.
valoir, valus, valu, to be worth; cela vaut mieux^ that is bette r; il aurait mieux valti^ it
would hâve been much pref érable.
vaniteux, se, vain.
vannier, m., basket-maker.
vanter, to praise, extol; se vanter^ to boast; de quoi se vanter^ reaspn for boasting.
vanterie, /., boasting, braggadocio.
varioe, /., varicose vein.
vase,/., mud, slime; m., vase, vessel.
vasistas» m., small window, part of a large one.
veau, z, fn., calf.
veille, /., watching, vigil; la veille^ the day before.
veillée, /., evening-gathering in the country.
veiller, to keep awake; veiller quelqu^un^ to sit up by one's bed.
veine,/., vein.
velours, w., velvet.
vendange, /., vintage, grapegathering.
vendémiaire, first month of the republican year. Sept. 22- Oct. 21.
vendre, to sell.
t^endredi, w., Friday.
vengeance, /., re venge.
venger, to revenge.
vengeur, m, y avenger.
venir, vins, venu, to come; venir de (inf.), to hâve just (past partie); le mouvement que je viens de me donner ^ the exercise which I hâve just taken; pour se faire bien venir ^ to insure a welcome for themselves; le premier Saxon venu, any Saxon.
vent, m» y wind.
ventre, m,, stomach; ventre-àterre^ at full speed.
