VOCABULARY
a, pres. indic. of avoir; il y —, there is (are).
a, to, at, in, into, for, on, upon, by, with, of, against.
aboient, pres. indic. of abayer.
abominable, abominable, horrible.
abord (d’), first, at first.
aborder, to draw near (to), approach.
aboyer, to bark.
absolument, absolutely.
absorbé, absorbed.
accompagner, to accompany, be with.
accorder, to accord, give, grant.
accourir (like courir), to run up or forward.
accoururent, pret. of accourir.
accourut, pret. of accourir.
accouder (s’), to lean (out).
accoudé, leaning on the elbow (elbows).
accroupi, —e, crouching.
accroupir (s’), to crouch.
accuser, to accuse.
achever, to achieve, finish, end, make an end of.
adieu, good-by, farewell.
adorable, adorable, charming, lovely.
adorer, to adore.
adresser, to address, direct; — la parole, to speak; s’—, to address, speak.
affaire, f., affair, matter.
affolé, —e, half crazed, wild with fright.
affreux, —euse, frightful.
affGt, m., watch; se mettre a l’—, to lie in ambush.
afin de, in order to.
age, f., age.
agenouiller (s’), to get down on one’s knees, kneel down.
agir, act; s’— de, to be a question of.
agitation, f., agitation, excitement, commotion.
agité, —e, shaking, trembling, excited; — d’un tremblement, trembling with agitation.
agiter, to agitate, wave.
agoniser, to agonize.
agrandi, -e, enlarged, wide open.
agréable, agreeable, pleasant.
ah! oh! ah!
ai (pres. indic. of avoir), have.
aider, to help; s’— de, to avail oneself of, make use of.
aigu, -é, sharp, keen, acute.
d’ailleurs, besides, moreover, however.
aimable, kindly, pleasing, pleasant, gracious, amiable.
aimer, to love, like; — mieux, to prefer; s’—, to love each other, fall in love with each other.
ainsi, thus.
air, m., air, manner, appearance, expression, look, atmosphere, way; avoir l’— de, to look like.
aisément, easily, readily, unceremoniously.
ajouter, to add.
alarme, f., alarm.
album, m. (pronounced as spelled albomme), sketchbook.
alerte, f., alarm.
aligner, to present or display in a straight line.
Allemagne, f., Germany.
allemand, -e, German.
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album,
aller (allant, allé, je vais, jallai, j’irai), to go, be to, be about to; allons! come!
come now!
allons ! interj., come ! come now!
allonger, to put out, stretch out, lengthen.
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allumé, -e, kindled, aflame, flooded with light.
allumer, to light (up).
alots, then, so, at that (this) time, in that case.
alourdi, -e, sultry, heavy.
altération, f., change.
amant, —e, lover (in a bad sense).
amarrer, to moor, make fast, fasten. .
amasser, to accumulate, save, amass.
Ame, f., soul.
amener, to bring up, conduct, lead out, in, or to.
ami, m., friend.
amitié, f., friendship.
amour, m., love; par — pour moi, for my sake.
amoureux, —euse, sweetheart, lover.
amuser, to amuse, detain.
an, m., year; avoir dix-huit —s, to be (become) eighteen years old.
ancien (f., ancienne), old, ancient; 1l’—, the old one.
angoisse, f., anxiety, anguish, agony.
anguille, f., eel.
année, f., year.
annoncer, to announce, proclaim.
anxiété, f., anxiety, dreadfulness; avec —, anxiously.
drowsy,
tell,
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anxieux, —euse, anxious.
aoft, m. (pronounced like ou), August.
apercevait, imperf. of apercevoir.
apercevant, pres. part. of apercevoir.
apercevoir (like recevoir), to pereeive, notice, see, catch sight of; s’— de, to discover, perceive, notice.
apercoit, pres. indic. of apercevoir.
apercut, pret. of apercevoir.
d’aplomb, perpendicularly.
apparaissait, imperf. indic. of apparaitre.
apparaitre (like paraitre), appear, be visible.
appartenant, pres. part. of appartenir.
appartenir (/ike tenir), to belong.
apparut, pret. of apparaitre.
appeler, to call, summon; faire —, to send for.
appliquer, to apply, put, place.
apporter, to bring, carry, lift.
apprendre, to learn.
approcher (de), to approach, come near or up to; s’— (de), to approach, come up or near to.
appuyer, to rest, lean.
aprés, after (used bcfore a noun or pronoun); — que, after (used before a clause).
indic.
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aprés-midi, m. and f., afternoon.
arbre, m., tree.
arche, /., ark.
ardemment, ardently, fervently.
argent, m., silver, money; d’—, silvery.
arme, f., weapon, arm; prendre les —s, to take up arms; a 1’— blanche, with sword and bayonet.
armée, f., army.
armer, to cock.
armoire, f., cupboard, wardrobe.
arracher, to tear, tear off, pull off or out.
arréter, to stop, hold; s’—, to stop, cease, pay attention (to), take notice of.
arriére, m., back, rear; en —, behind.
arriver, to arrive, come, go; (conjugated with étre) to come up or on or into; — 4, to happen to.
arrondir, to round, make round.
arroser, to water.
aspect, m., aspect, appearance, look.
assassiner, to assassinate, murder.
assaut, m., assault, donner l’—, to charge.
s’asseoir (s’asseyant, assis, je m’assieds, je m/’assis, je m’assiérai), to sit down, seat oneself,
attack;
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assez, enough; en voila —,| aurai (fut. of avoir), shall have.
enough of this.
assiette, f., plate.
assis (p.p. of asseoir), seated, sitting.
assistance, f., people present, bystanders, crowd.
assister (a), to witness, watch, look on.
assit (s’) (pret. of s’asseoir), sat down.
assoupir (s’), (asleep).
assurer, to assure, assure oneself, make.
asthmatique, wheezy, matic.
atrocité, f., atrocity, atrociousness.
attaque, /., attack.
attaquer, to attack.
attendre, to wait, await, wait for or on.
attention! look out!
attirer, to draw.
attitude, f., attitude.
au (contraction of Ale), to the, in the, efc.; seea.
aucun, see ne.
au-dessous, beneath, below.
au-dessus (de), above, across.
aujourd’hui, to-day, now, at the present time.
auparavant, before, beforehand.
aurait (cond. of avoir), would have.
to be. stilled
asth-
aussi, also, so, consequently; —... que,as... as.
aussitét, immediately.
autant, as much, as many, as well; d’— plus, so much the more.
autour de, around.
autre, other, different, more; de temps 4 —, from time to
* time; les uns les —s, each other.
autrefois, formerly.
aux, contraction of & les.
avait, avaient, imperf. indic. of avoir; ily —, there was or were.
avancer, to advance, go forward; s’—, to advance.
avant, before, for, above (with @ noun or pronoun); — que, before (with a clause); en —, forward !
avarie, f.,damage; pl., damage.
avec, with, in; fiancer —, to betroth to.
avenue, f., avenue.
aveu, m., confession.
avez, pres. indic. of avoir.
avions, im perf. indic. of avoir.
avoir (ayant, eu, j’ai, j’eus, jaurai), to have, make, get, be, give, be the matter; ilya, there is or are; il y avait, there was or were; il y eut, there was or were; qu’as-tu?
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what is the matter with you?
— dix-huit ans, to be eighteen years old.
badigeonner, to whitewash.
bagarre, f., fray, scrimmage.
bah! bah! nonsense! pshaw!
baiser, m., kiss; échanger un —, to kiss each other.
baiser, to kiss.
baisser, to lower; se —, stoop down, bend over.
balancer, to swing, waft (away), blow; se —, to wave, swing; tomber en se balancant, to fall in zigzags.
balayer, to sweep.
balbutier (thet has the sound of s in son), to stammer.
balle, f., bullet, ball.
balustrade, f., balustrade, railing.
banc, m., bench, seat.
bande, /., band, shoal (of fish).
bandit, m., bandit, villain, ruffian.
barbare, barbaric.
barbe, f., beard.
barque, /., boat.
barre, f., bar, line, streak.
barrer, to bar, mark.
barricader, to barricade.
bas, m., bottom, lower part; de — en haut, from top to bottom; du —, lower; en —, below.
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bas, basse, adj., low; a voix —se, in a low voice.
bassin, m., pool, reservoir, pond.
bateau, m., boat.
batir, to build.
b&tisse, f., building, structure.
batterie, f., battery.
battre (battant, battu, je bats, je battis), to beat, strike, defeat; — des mains, to clap the hands ; — en retraite, to retreat ;se —, to fight, struggle.
battue, f., search.
béant, -e, yawning, wide, large.
beau (bel), belle, beautiful, handsome, fine, magnificent, lofty, noble, glorious.
beaucoup, adv., much, very much, a great deal or many, a lot, a large number, greatly, plenty.
bégayer, to stammer.
bel, see beau.
belge, Belgian.
Belgique, Belgium.
belle, see beau.
belligérant, -e, belligerent.
bercer, to lull, rock, soothe.
berger, m., shepherd.
besogne, f.. work; se mettre a la —, to set to work.
besoin, m., need, desire; avoir — de, to need.
biais, m., bias; de —, diagonally; couper de —, to cut diagonally across,
bien, m., property, piece of property or land.
bien, adv., well, clearly, really, possibly, very, most probably, surely, carefully, certainly, to be sure, quite, completely; — que, although (followed by subjunctive); c’est —, very well; c’était —ia, yes, that was the place.
blanc, blanche, white.
blanchir, to whitewash; venait d’étre blanchie, see venir.
blé, m., wheat.
blesser, to wound.
blessure, f., wound.
bleu, -e, blue.
bleuir, to turn blue, become blue.
blond, -e, light-colored, flaxen, golden, yellow.
boire (buvant, bu, je bois, je bus), to drink; — un coup, to have a glass.
bois, m., wood, woods, forest, trees; de —, wooden.
boisé, -e, wooded.
bon, bonne, good, kind, fair, pleasant, pleasing; a quoi —? what is or was the use?
bord, m., edge, side, border, brink, bank.
border, to border.
bouche, f., mouth.
boucher, to stop up, fill.
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bouder, to sulk, be sulky or cool ; se —, to be sulky with each other.
bouger, to move, stir, budge.
boulet, m., cannon ball, solid shot.
bouleverser, to upset, agitate, overcome.
bouquet, m., bouquet, nosegay.
bourdonner, to buzz.
bout, m., end, bit, piece; au —— d’un silence, after a pause ; a — de force, exhausted.
bouvreuil, m., bullfinch.
braconnier, m., poacher.
branche, f., branch, limb (of a tree).
bras (#/., bras), arm; le fusil au —, musket in hand.
brave (after a noun), brave; (before a noun), worthy, good, fine.
bravement, geously.
bréche, f., breach, hole.
bref, bréve, brief, short, curt.
brisé, -e, nerveless; les jambes —es, with aching limbs.
bruissant, —e, rustling.
bruit, m., noise, sound, rumor, tone, note (of music), voice.
brfler, to burn.
bravely, coura-
brusquement, abruptly, suddenly.
brutalement, roughly, churl-
ishly, with a slam, brutally.
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brutaliser, to treat brutally,|cas, m., case; en tout —, in any
bully.
bruyamment, noisily.
buisson, m., bush, thicket.
but, m., object, purpose, aim, idea.
c’, elided form of ce.
ca (contraction of cela), that.
cacher, to conceal, hide.
cachette, f., hiding-place.
cadavre, m., dead body, corpse.
cadence, f., cadence, beat.
cadencé, -e, rhythmic, measured.
caille, f., quail; rond comme une —, plump as a partridge.
calme, calm, quiet.
calmer, to calm.
campagne, f., country, countryside, region, fields, landscape, land, campaign.
camper, to encamp, place, station.
cancan, m., gossip, idle talk, tittle-tattle.
canon, m., cannon, artillery.
capable, capable. |
capitaine, m., captain.
car, conj., for, because.
carcasse, f., carcass, skeleton, frame, framework, hulk.
caressant, —-e, caressing.
caresse, f., Caress.
carreau, m., floor.
camp,
Case, at any rate.
cascade, f., cascade, waterfall.
casser, to break, break off, shatter.
cause, f., cause; a — de, because of, on account of.
causer, to chat, converse, talk, cause, produce; — tout seul, to talk to oneself.
cavalier, m., cavalier, trooper.
caveau, m., cellar.
ce (cet), cette, adj., this, that;
.. Ci, this (emphatic) ; —... la, that (emphatic).
ce, pron., this, that, these, those, he, she, it, they; — qui, what, that which, which, the thing which.
ceci, this.
céder, to cede, yield, give up or in.
celle, f. of celui.
celui (f., celle), be, him, the one, the person; — -ci, this (one), the latter; — -la, that (one), the former.
cent, m., a hundred
central, -e, central.
cependant, however, nevertheless, in the meantime.
cerise, f., cherry.
cerisier, m., cherry tree.
certain, -e, certain, sure; ce qu'il y a de —, what is certain.
certains, m. pl., some people.
ces (pil. of ce), these, those.
cesser, to cease, stop.
cet, used instead of ce before a word beginning with a vowel Sound; see ce.
cette, f. of ce.
chacun, each one, each, everybody.
chaise, f., chair.
chaleur, f., heat, warmth.
chambre, /., room, bedroom.
champ, m., field.
changer, to change.
chant, m., song, singing, crowing.
chanter, to sing, murmur.
chantonner, to hum.
