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à, to, at, on, from, by, in, of,
with, for.
abandonner, to leave, to give
over. un
un abat-jour, shade, un abbé, abbot, priest, father, une abeille, bee.
un aboiement, barking.
abondamment, abundantly, une abondance, abundance, plenty.
abondant, abundant, abounding in, full of.
un abonnement, subscription.
s'abonner, to subscribe. un
un abord, approach; d' — , at first; tout d' — , immediately, at the outset.
aborder, to approach; to accost, un abri, shelter, cover; à 1' — , under shelter, sheltered.
abriter, to shelter, une absence, absence, une absolution, absolution.
absorbé, absorbed; tout — , 1
deep in thought.
absorber, to absorb, to en- une gross. une
absurde, absurd, preposterous. un un acacia, acacia (tree).
accabler, to overwhelm. un
accentué, well-defined, sharp,
emphatic.
accepter, to accept. une
un accès, access; fit, attack.
accident, accident.
acclimater, to acclimate.
s'accommoder, to fit, to chime with.
accompagner, to accompany.
accord, strain.
accorder, to agree, to grant; s' — , to agree.
s'accouder, to rest on one's elbow, to lean over.
accourir, to run up, to hasten.
accoutumé, accustomed, customary.
accoutumer, to get used.
accrocher, to hook, hang up.
accroupi, crouched, lying.
accueil, reception, welcome; faire bon — à, to welcome.
accueillir, to receive, to welcome.
accumulé, accumulated; pent up.
accusé, accused; defined.
s'accuser, to stand out in relief.
s'acheminer, to set out.
achever, to finish.
'acier, m., steel.
acti-f, -ve, active.
action, action.
activité, activity.
adieu, farewell; faire ses adieux, to say good-by.
adjectif, adjective.
admirable, admirable, beautiful.
admiration, admiration.
admirer, to admire.
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une adolescence, youth, adolescence, un adolescent, youth, adolescent, young person.
adopti-f , -ve, enfant — , foster child.
adorer, to adore.
adoucir, to soften, une adresse, address, cleverness, skill.
s'adresser, to address, to turn towards; — bien, to have chosen the right man.
aéré, airy, well aired.
affable, affable.
affaibli, weakened.
s'affaiblir, to grow weak, to decline, une affaire, affair, matter, piece of business.
affairé, busy.
affamé, famished, ravenous.
affligé, afflicted, heartbroken.
affreu-x, -se, frightful, dreadful.
affruité, planted with fruittrees.
afin, — que, in order to.
un âge, age, years.
âgé, aged, old.
agenouillé, on one's knees, kneeling.
agile, agile, active.
agir, to act, to work; s' — de, to be a question of.
une agitation, agitation, excitement, confusion.
agiter, to agitate, to shake, to wave; s' — , to bestir one's self, to struggle, to toss.
un agrandissement, enlargement.
agreste, rural.
ahuri, bewildered, astounded, un aide, helper; — de camp, aide-de-camp.
une aide, aid, assistance, help.
aigu, -ë, pointed, sharp, shrill, une aiguille, needle, une aile, wing; nostril.
ailleurs, elsewhere; d' — , moreover, besides, also, after all.
aimable, lovable, pleasant.
aimer, to love, to like; —
mieux, to prefer.
ainsi, so, thus..
un air, air, appearance, tune;
— de la diane, reveille; grand — , open air; avoir 1' — , to seem; en 1' — , silly.
une aise, ease, contentment.
aise, glad.
ajouter, to add.
alerte, alert, lively, busy.
alimenter, to nourish.
s'aliter, to take to one's bed.
une allée, path, une allégresse, joy, glee.
aller, to go, to agree with, to suit; s'en — , to go away;
— au-devant de, to go to meet.
une alliance, alliance, un allié, ally,
allonger, to lengthen; to deal
(a blow).
allumé, bright, beaming, allumer, to light, une allusion, allusion.
alors, then, une alouette, lark.
alternativement, alternately,
by turns.
amaigrir, to make thin, une amande, almond.
ambitieu-x, -se, ambitious, aspiring, une âme, soul, nature.
amener, to bring up, to draw
up.
am-er, -ère, bitter.
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l'amertume,/., bitterness, un ami, friend; chambre d' — , guest-room.
amicalement, amicably.
l'amour, m., love, une amoureuse, lover, sweetheart, un amoureux, lover, sweetheart.
ample, ample, spacious, large, une amputation, amputation.
amuser, to amuse, to entertain; s* — bien, to have a good time, un an, year; avoir seize ans, to be sixteen years old.
ancien, -ne, ancient, old, former, un ancien, elder, old man; — s,
old folks.
un âne, ass, donkey.
anéanti, stupefied, stunned.
anglais, English, un angle, corner.
l'Angleterre,/., England, une angoisse, anguish, pang, anguleu-x, -se, angular, rough, un animal, animal.
animé, animated.
anis, anis.
une année, year.
annoncer, to announce.
antipathique, distasteful, une antiquité, antiquity.
apercevoir, to perceive, to observe; s* — , to perceive, to be aware, un apostolat, apostleship.
apparaître, to appear, une apparition, apparition, vision, appearance, appartenir, to belong, un appel, call, une appellation, appellation.
appeler, to call; s'appeler, to be named.
un appétit, appetite.
applaudir, to applaud, to
cheer, apporter, to bring.
apprécier, to appreciate.
apprendre, to learn, to teach,
to make known to.
apprêter, to get ready, to prepare.
apprivoiser, to tame, to civilize, une approche, approach.
s'approcher, to approach, to
draw near.
approprié, fit, suitable, un appui, support; mur d* — , breast-high wall.
appuyer, to lean, to rest.
après, after; d' — , according to.
un après-midi, afternoon, une arabesque, arabesque, design, une araignée, spider, un arbre, tree; — à fruit, fruittree, une ardeur, ardor, passion.
l'ardoise,/., slate, une arête, projecting angle, edge.
l'argent, silver, money; d' — , silvery, made of silver.
argenté, silvered, silvery.
argentin, silvery, une arme, arm, weapon, une armée, army; corps d' — , army-corps, un arpent, acre.
arracher, to tear away, arranger, to arrange.
arrêter, to stop, to arrange; s* — , to stop, to cease, un arrière, back; en — , backward, back, une arrière-garde, rear-guard, un arrivant, comer.
une arrivée, arrival.
arriver, to arrive, to happen.
arroser, to sprinkle, to water, un article, article, une artillerie, artillery, un artiste, artist, un aspect, aspect, sight, une aspérule, woodruff.
aspirer, to inhale, breathe in.
un assemblage, collection, une assemblée, country fair; company, assembly.
s'asseoir, to sit down.
assez, enough, sufficiently.
assis, seated, sitting, un assistant, bystander, witness, looker-on.
assister, to be present, to witness.
associer, to associate.
assombrir, to darken.
assoupir, to dull, to quiet, to allay, une assurance, assurance.
assurément, surely.
un astrologue, astrologer, une atmosphère, atmosphere, un âtre, hearth.
attablé, at table, une attaque, attack.
atteindre, to reach, to come
up to.
atteler, to hitch up.
attendre, to await, to wait for;
s' — , to expect.
attendri, moved, touched, tender, sensitive.
s'attendrir, to grow tender, to become touched, une attente, waiting, delay, attenti-f, -ve, attentive, une attention, attention, kindness.
attentivement, attentively.
attirer, to attract, to draw, to draw in, to win.
un attrait, attraction, charm.
attristé, saddened, grieved.
attrouper, to assemble; s'— , to gather together, une aube, dawn.
aucun, any.
audacieu-x, -se, daring,
au-dessous, below.
au-dessus, over, above.
Augustin, a celebrated church father in the fourth and fifth centuries A. D.
aujourd'hui, to-day.
un aulne, alder-bush.
auparavant, before, beforehand.
aussi, also, too; mais — , but then.
aussitôt, immediately, soon; — que, as soon as.
autant, as much; d' — plus, all the more, so much the more, un auteur, author.
s'autoriser, to acquire authority, to grow bold, to take it upon one's self, un automne, autumn.
autour, about; — de, around.
autre, other.
autrefois, formerly, in other days; d' — , one-time, of bygone days.
autrement, otherwise, un auvent, little roof, lean-to.
avancer, to advance; s' — , to advance, to draw near.
avant, before; — de, before; en — , forward, un avantage, advantage.
avantageu-x, -se, advantageous.
avant-dernier, next to the last, une avant-garde, vanguard.
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avant-hier, day before yesterday.
avec, with, une aventure, adventure.
aventureu-x, -se, adventurous, un aveu, confession.
aveuglant, blinding.
avide, greedy, hungry.
avidement, greedily, hungrily.
un avis, advice, counsel, warning.
aviser, to espy, to see.
avoir, to have; il y a, there is, ago; — beau . . ., to . . .
in vain; qu'avez-vous, what is the matter with you?
— lieu, to take place; combien y a-t-il de, how far is it from? — Pintention, to intend.
avoisiner, to be near, to be bordering on.
avouer, to avow, to confess, to declare.
avril, w., April.
le babil, chatter, le bagage, baggage.
baigner, bathe, le bail, lease; donner à — , to
lease, le bâillement, yawn.
bailler, to give; vous me la baillez belle, nonsense, a pretty story you tell me there, la baïonnette, bayonet.
baiser, to kiss.
baisser, to lower, le bal, dancing, dance, la balance, balance, scales.
le balancement, swaying.
balancer, to balance, to swing.
balbutier, to stammer, la ballade, ballad.
banal, commonplace, prosaic, le banc, bench, seat.
le bandeau, bandage, la barbe, beard.
barbouiller, to stain, to streak,
to besmear.
barbu, bearded.
bariolé, many-colored, motley, le bas, stocking.
bas, low, down, la basse, bass, la bataille, battle, le bâton, stick, cane; — de
voyage, walking-stick, la batteuse, threshing-machine, le battoir, beater, paddle.
battre, to beat; se — , to fight; — des mains, to clap one's hands.
bavard, talkative.
beau, bel, belle, beautiful, fine; de plus belle, more than ever, still faster; avoir — , to ... in vain; faire le — , to show off.
la beauté, beauty, le bêlement, bleating.
belliqueu-x, -se, warlike, la bénédiction, benediction.
béni, blessed.
bénir, to bless, le berceau, cradle, bower, le berger, shepherd, la bergère, shepherdess.
berrichon, of or from Berry, le Berry, Berry, les besides, spectacles, la besogne, work, task, employment, le besoin, need; au — , if need be, if necessary.
