V. Y sont-elles allées hier ? ou Y étaient-elles déjà
allées, quand tu les as vues ?
hnpératîf. Vas-y. N'y va pas.
Allez-y. N'y allez pas.
VOCABULAIRE
abattoir^ tm, slaughter-
house.
{s')abaitrei to swoop down.
aborder^Xo approach.
aboutir à, to lead to. {s')abrztûr, to take shelter.
accabler^ to overwhelm,
overcome.
accélérer^ to quicken.
{s'')accommoder de, to adapt
oneself to, brook.
accourir^ to hasten up.
accoutrer^ to rig out.
accrocher, to hang up.
accueillir, to receive, wel-
come.
achat, un, purchase.
acheter, to buy.
adossé, backing on to, built
against.
adresse^ une, address ; à son
— , directed to him.
affligé de, sorry for.
affreux, dreadful.
afin de, in order to.
agent, un, officiai, officer.
{s')agir de, to be a question
of, to corne to.
aigu, sharp.
aigîiiser, to sharpen.
d'ailleurs, besides, more-
ainsi, thus. [over.
air, un, look.
ajouter, to add.
{s')ajuster à, to adapt oneself to.
alentours, les, outskirts, neighbourhood.
alerte, une, alarm.
alimenter, to feed, form the topic of.
allégresse, une, joy.
allemand, German.
allumer, to light.
allumette, une, match.
allure, une, pace, step.
altérer, to injure.
amarrage, ttn, mooring.
amener, to take, lead.
a77ieublement, tm, furniture.
en amont, up stream.
ancienneté, tme, seniority.
ajîgoissant, painful, terrible.
ankylosé, stiff, numb.
appeler, to call ; en — à, to appeal to.
apprendre, to learn.
{s^) apprêter, to prépare.
d'après, according to.
arc-bouter^ to prop, buttress.
arme^ une^ weapon, branch (of army), arm.
arpenter, to pace.
cV arrache-pied, there and then, without a pause.
arracher, to tear.
arrêt, tm, stay.
arrêter, to stop, arrest, fix, settle.
arriver, to arrive, happen.
arroser, to wash down.
assaisonnement, un, seasoning.
assez, enough, rather.
(s')assujettir à, to cling to, perch on.
âtre, un, hearth.
{s*)attarder, to delay.
atteindre, to reach.
atteinte, une, reach, blow, attack.
attelage, un, team of horses.
atteler, to yoke, put to.
attenant à, adjoining.
attendre, to wait for, await.
attente, une, wait.
attirant, attractive.
attirer y to attract.
aube, une, dawn; — naissante, early dawn, daybreak.
auberge, une, inn.
auctm, no, any.
au-dessus de, above.
aussi, also, so, in conséquence.
aussitôt, immediately.
d'autant plus, ail the more.
autour de, round.
avant, before ; e?t — , for-
ward.
avant, un, bow of a boat.
aveugler, to blind.
aviser à, to see to, advise
about.
bac y le, ferry, ferry-boat. , bâillonner, to gag. fl|
bandoulière, la, shoulder-
belt ; en — , slung over the
shoulder. banlieue, la, suburbs.
baraque, la, hut.
baraquement, le, hut.
barbe, la, beard.
bas, low ; main basse, violent hands.
bas, le, bottom, lower part.
bastionné, with bastions,
fort i fie d.
batelier, le, boatman.
bâtiment, le, building.
battre, to beat, tramp over;
— à tout rompre, to be
ready to burst.
béant, open, gaping.
beau, beautiful ; avoir —
{crier &c.), to (cry (S:c.) in
vain.
bec, le, beak ;
gas-burner.
belge, Belgian.
de gaz.
VOCABULAIRE
berge^ la, steep bank.
besoÎ7t, le, need.
bestimix, les, cattle ; wagons
à — , cattle-trucks.
bien que, although.
bientôt, soon.
bienveillant, kind.
bizarre, curious, strange.
bois, le, wood.
bondir, to spring.
bonnet, le, cap ; — de police,
forage-cap.
bord, le, edge, rim.
borne, la, milestone.
bossu, humpbacked.
botte, la, Wellington boot.
boucherie, la, slaughter-
house.
boue, la, mud.
boiteux, muddy.
bougie, la, candie.
bouillir (intr.), to boil.
bourg,le, large village, town-
ship.
bourrasque, la, squall.
bout, le, end.
branle-bas, le, confusion,
hubbub.
bras, le, arm.
brave, brave, honest.
bride, la, bridle ; à — abattue, at full speed.
brigadier, le, bombardier,
corporal (cavalry), police-
sergeant.
briller, to shine.
briser, to break, burst.
brouillard, le, fog.
bruit, le, noise, report. brûler, to burn ; à brûlepourpoint, point-blank.
brmne, la, mist.
brune f la, dusk.
j buisson, le, bush.
bulletin, le, ticket, order.
bureau, le, office.
cabinet, le, cupboard.
cacher, to hide.
cachot, le, dungeon.
caisson, le, ammunition-
waggon, waggon, box.
calabrais, Calabrian, like
a brigand.
califourchon, le, hobby-
horse ', à — , astride.
campagne, la, fields,country,
campaign.
cantine, la, canteen.
canton, le, division of un
arrondissement, car (conj.), for.
carré, square.
carreait, le, square ; pantalon à carreaux, check
trou sers.
carrefour, le, cross- roads,
junction.
carrure, la, breadth of
shoulders.
cai'te, la, map.
cas, ie, case.
casemate, la, casemate, protection for guns.
caserne, la, barracks.
casquette^ la, cap.
casser, to break, s pli t.
catégorique, positive, conclusive.
causer, to talk, chat.
cavaliery le, horseman.
cave, la, cellar.
ceinture, la, belt, scarf.
cellulaire, with cells ; voiture — , prison-van.
cependant, meanwhile, however.
chair, la, flesh.
c haleter, la, warmth.
chambrée, la, room, messroom.
champ, le, field ; sur-le ,
at once.
chance, la, good fortune.
chaperon, le, hood, coping.
charbon, le, coal, charcoal.
chartrain : pays — , a district W. of Paris, capital Chartres.
chassepot, le, rifle.
chasser, to drive, expel.
châssis, le, frame.
chaussette, la, sock.
chemin, le, road ; — de fer, railway ; — de ronde, way for the rounds going from sentry to sentry.
cheminer, to travel.
chercher, to seek, try.
chiffon, le, rag, scrap.
chiffre, le, figure, number.
chou, le, cabbage.
choucroute, la, sauerkraut.
chiite, la, fall.
cicérone, le, guide (Italian).
cingler, to lash.
clairière, la, clearing.
clapoter, to splash.
clarté, la, clearness, bright-
ness.
classe, la, class, enrolment.
clin d'^œil, le, wink ; e7i un
— , in a flash, a moment.
cloaque, le, sewer, cesspool.
cloche, la, bell.
clochette, la, bell. clôture, la, fence.
cœur, le, heart ; avoir à —
de, to set oneself to, wish.
(se) coiffer de, to put on
one's head, coiffur&, la, head-dress.
coin, le, corner.
colère, la, anger.
colloque, le, conversation.
colporteur, le, pedlar.
commerçant, le, tradesman.
com^nissaire, le, police-
superintendent.
compatir à, to take pity on.
complaisant, kind, obliging.
co7npro7nettre, to endanger.
co7npte, le, account.
VOCABULAIRE
compter (sur), to count
(upon).
concours, le, help.
ise) conformer à, to follow,
carry out.
congé, /<?, leave.
congédier, to dismiss.
connaissance, la, knowledge.
connaître, to know. conscrit, le, conscript, re-
cruit.
consigne, la, order, pass-
word, confinement to bar-
racks ; en rupticre de — ,
broken out of barracks.
consonance, la, similarity of
Sound.
constater, to ascertain,
satisfy oneself.
contenance, la, countenance,
natural appearance.
contenir, to restrain.
conter, to relate.
contourner, to go round,
skirt.
contraindre, to compel.
cofitrebandCf la, smuggled
goods.
en contre-bas (adv.), belovv.
contrée, la, district, country.
contrescarpe^ la, counter-
scarp, slope.
contrôle, le, register, list.
convenir, to agrée.
corde, la, rope.
cordon, le, line.
corps de garde, le, guard-
room.
cosînographique : quelques
notions — s, a few gênerai
ideas about direction.
côte, la, coast ; — à—, side
by side.
côté, le, side ; dit — de, in
the direction of.
coteau, le, hill.
cou, le, neck.
couche, la, layer.
couler, to flow.
couloir, le, corridor, passage.
coîip, le, blow ; — de fusil,
shot, bullet ; — de vent,
whirlwind ; totit à — ,
suddenly.
couper, to eut.
coîir, la, yard.
couramment, fluently.
courant, le, current ; mettre
aie — , to inform.
coîcrs, le, classes.
course, la, race ; à pas de
— , at full speed.
court, short.
coîiter, to cost.
couverte, la, rug, blanket.
couverture, la, blanket.
crainte, la, fear.
crânement, boldly.
crânerie, la, boldness.
crin, le, h air.
croire, to think, believe.
{se) croiser, to cross.
croupe^ la, crupper, haunch.
croustillant, crisp, tempt-
ing, succulent, tender,
toothsome.
Cîirieux, inquisitive ; eft — ,
sight-seeing.
déborder, to overflow, be in
flood.
déboucher, to fall, run, empty
itself.
debout (adv.), standing.
déchaîner, to unloose.
déchirer, to tear.
découvert, uncovered, open.
décrire, to describe.
défaut, le, want ; faire — ,
to be lacking.
défense, la^ prohibition.
défiler, to pass.
déguerpir, to take to one's
heels.
dehors, le, outside.
déjà, already.
demi-lune, la, crescent.
demi-tour, le, ' about turn ' ; faire — , to turn right about.
démontrer, to prove.
de7irée, la, provisions.
dent^ la, tooth.
dénuer, to deprive.
dépecer, to eut up.
depuis (prep. and adv.),
from, since.
iérive :
stream.
dérober, to steal ; — à, Xo
hide from.
dérouler, to unfold.
derrière, behind.
dès, from ; dès le lendemain,
the very next day.
descendre, to get down, get
out.
désormais, thenceforward.
dès que, as soon as.
desservir, to serve, run to.
détacher, to draft.
devenir, to become.
deviner, to guess.
dévisser, to unscrew.
dévoiler, to disclose.
devoir, to owe, hâve to.
devoir, le, duty.
diffor7ne, ugly, deformed.
digîie, la, dyke.
diriger, to direct, manage ;
— sur, to send to.
discuter, to discuss, haggle.
disparate, odd, ill-assorted.
disponible, free, available.
disposer de, to obtain, hâve
at command.
disposition, la, disposai.
{se) dissimuler, to hide.
distraitement, carelessly.
diversion, la, change.
doigt, le, finger.
domi?ter, to overlook, command. douanier, le, custom-house
officer.
VOCABULAIRE
doublure^ la, lining.
draconien, strict, severe (from Draco, Greek lawgiver).
drap, le, cloth ; — de lit, sheet.
dresser, to train, erect ; se — , to rise.
droit, right.
droit, le, due ; — de, passage, fare.
dur, hard.
eau-de-vie, une, brandy.
ébranler, to move, disturb.
{s')écarter, to stray ; — de,
to avoid.
échapper {à), to escape.
échéance, une, expiration,
falling-due ; à brève — ,
shortly.
échelle, tme, ladder; faire
la courte — , to give a
shoulder.
éclair, un, lightning.
éclaircie, une, opening, clear-
ing-off, break (in a storm).
éclairer, to light up.
éclater, to burst, go off.
écossais. Scotch, (n.) plaid.
écouter, to listen to.
décrier, to exclaim.
effet, uUy effect ; (pi.) things.
effroyable, dreadful.
effusion, une : avec — ,
heartily.
égard, un, considération ;
à son — , with respect to
him.
{s')égarer, to lose one's
way.
éloigné, distant.
{s')éloigner, to go away.
einbrous saille, rough, un-
kempt.
embûche, une, ambush,
danger.
emmener, to take away.
émoi, un, excitement.
s'emparer de, to seize.
empêcher, to prevent.
emplacejnent, un, position.
emplir, to fill.
emporter, to svveep away ;
s* — , to get angry.
{s')einpresser de, to hasten
to. enceinte, une, precincts, en-
closure.
encofnbrer, to block up,
crowd.
i^s') endormir, to fall asleep, endosser, to put on.
endroit, un, place.
enjin, at last.
enfoncer, to sink.
enfreindre, to break.
s'enfuir, to run away.
engager, to ad vise, press,
begin ; s* — à, to venture
upon.
{s'')engouffrer,\o'^oyyx down.
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engourdissement^ tm, numb-
ness.
{s')enhardir, to venture, be
emboldened.
énigme, une, riddle ; mot
de V — , answer to the
riddle.
e?ijoi?idre à, to order.
enlever, to take off, away,
lift up.
en7tm, tin, weariness, vexation.
s'enquérir de, to enquire
about.
ensevelir, to bury. ensuite, afterwards, then.
entasser (tr.), to crowd to-
gether.
entefidre, to hear, under-
stand.
entendu : bien — , of course.
entêtement, tin, obstinacy.
entourer, to surround.
entrain, un, high spirits.
entraîner, to carry away ;
s'— , to hurry on.
entrevoir, \.o see dimly, fore-
see.
environner, to surround.
envoyer, to send.
épaisseur, une, thickness, éparg7ier, to save, spare.
épars, scattered.
épaule, une, shoulder.
époque, tme, time, date.
épouvantable, dreadful.
éproîiver, to feel.
épuisé, exhausted.
équipée, une, freak, prank.
érafiure, une, scratch.
errer, to wander.
escalader, to climb, scale.
escarboîiche, tine, carbuncle.
Escaut (m.), the Scheldt.
espoir, un, hope.
esprit, tm, spirit, mind, cleverness.
esquiver, to avoid.
essoufflé, breathless.
est (m.), East.
étape, une, stage (of a journey), distance.
état-major, un, staff.
{s')étendre, to extend, spread, stretch.
étoile, îine, star.
étonner, to surprise.
étouffer, to stifle.
étranger, strange, foreign.
étreindre, to grasp, grip.
étroit, narrow.
ét7'oitement, closely.
étude, tme, study.
évacuer, to empty, clear.
s'évader, to escape.
évasion, une, escape.
éveiller (tr.), to wake.
événement, tin, event.
{s')exéctiter, to yield, consent (unwillingly).
exercer, to drill.
exhaler, to give vent to.
VOCABULAIRE
lOI
exigence^ une^ demand.
exprimer, to express, utter.
exténué, exhausted.
fabriquer, to make, fashion.
facétie, la, jest.
fâcheux, awkward, annoy-
ing.
façon, la, way.
faction, la, sentry-duty,
sentry-go.
factionnaire, le, sentry.
fairn, la, hunger.
faire {partir &c.), to cause to ; — main basse sur, to lay violent hands on; — part de, to inform of, disclose ; — reinarquer, to inform, point out; — venir, to send for.
faîte, le, top.
falloir, to be necessary.
fauve, le, wild beast.
féliciter, to congratulate.
ferré, iron (adj.).
feutre, le, felt.
fier, proud. filet, le, ray, gleam.
flairer, to scent.
flamand, Flemish.
fleuve, le, (large) river.
flot, le, wave.
fluet, slender, spare.
foi, la, faith.
fois, la, time ; à la — , at
one and the same time ;
encore une — , once more.
fonctionnaire, le, officiai.
fond, le, bottom.
fondre, to melt.
force, la, strength ; — leur
est, they are compelled.
fort (adj.), strong; — en,
good at.
fort (adv.), very.
fossé, le, ditch.
fou, mad.
fouet, le, whip.
fouiller, to search.
fourrage, le, forage.
fourré, le, thicket.
foyer, le, fireside, home.
fracas, le, noise.
franchir, to cross, pass.
franchise, la, frankness,
openness.
fredonner, to hum.
frisson, le, shudder, shiver.
frôler, to rub gently.
froncer, to pucker up ; — les
sourcils, to frovvn.
fuir, to run away.
fuite, la, flight.
fumée, la, smoke. fumer, to smoke.
au fur et à mesure que, as, in proportion as.
fureter, to ferret about, rummage.
furtif stealthy.
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fusil, le, gun, rifle.
fîtsiller, to shoot.
gagner, to reach.
gain, le, advantage ; obtenir
— de cause, to win the day.
galerie, la, passage.
galon, le, stripe.
gamin, le, street urchin.
Gatid, Ghent.
garantir, to protect.
garde, la, guard ; de — , on
guard.
gare, la, station.
gargote, la, cook-shop.
garnir, to furnish.
garnison, la, garrison.
gauche, left.
ge?idarmerie, la, (armed)
police.
génie, le, (army) engineers.
gettièvre, le, Juniper, gin.
genou, le, knee.
genre, le, kind.
gilet, le, waistcoat.
givre, le, hoar-frost.
glacial, icy-cold. glacis, le, glacis, slope.
glaiseux, clayey.
gonfler, to swell.
gourbi, le, hut (Algerian).
goutte, la, drop.
grade, le, rank.
gradé, le, non-commissioned
officer.
graisseux, greasy.
grange, la, barn.
grenier, le, garret.
grillade, la, roast, broiling.
grimper, to climb.
gris, grey.
grossièrement, roughly.
grossir, to swell.
guère : 7ie , . .guère, hardly.
guerre, la, war.
guetter, to watch for, await.
guichet, le, booking-office window.
habile, clever.
habillement, un, dress.
habitude, une, habit ; co7nme d'habitude, as usual.
{s') habituer à, to get used to.
haie, la, hedge.
haleine, une, breath ; reprendre— , to get one's breath.
hallier, le, thicket
hameau, le, hamlet.
hanter, to haunt.
hasard, le, chance.
{se) hasarder, to risk.
hâte, la, haste ; à la — , hurriedly.
hautement, aloud.
héberger, to lodge, put up.
héler, to hail, call.
herbage, un, meadow.
heure, une, hour ; de bonne — , early ; tout à Vheîire, a moment ago.
VOCABULAIRE
hisser, to hoist, raise.
hors de, beyond.
hotte, la, basket.
Miche, la, bread-bin.
humide, damp.
hurlement, le, howling.
impitoyable, pitiless.
impraticable, impassable.
i7nprévu, unexpected.
incarcérer, to imprison.
inco7înu, unknown.
inculpation, une, accusation.
indicateur, un, time-table.
{s')inge'nier à, to set one's vvits to work to.
ininterrompu, unbroken.
injîcrieux, insulting.
inpace,un,à.\xxig^<:iXi (Latin).
inquiéter, to disturb.
i7iquiétude, une, anxiety.
i7iscrire, to enter one's name.
insolite^ unusual.
i7isu, : à leur — , unwittingly.
inter77iinable, endless.
internement, un, imprisonment.
interner, to confine, imprison.
interpeller, to question.
intervenir, to interpose, come between.
introuvable,noi to be found.
investigateur, searching.
itinéraire, un, route.
ivre, drunk.
jambe, la, leg ; à toutes ja77ibes, at full speed.
ja7nbon, le, ham.
jatme, yellow.
jeter, to throw, spread.
jotce, la, cheek ; 77iettre en — , to take aim at.
joufflu, round-faced, chubby.
joîir, le, day, daylight ; aîi grand — , in broad daylight.
journal, le, newspaper,
journée, la, day.
journellei7ient, daily.
jurer, to svvear.
juro7t, le, oath.
jusqu'e7i, as far as.
juste7nent, exact ly.
laborieux, industrious.
laisser, to let, allow.
lancer, to throw, send.
landwehr, la, militia, reserves (German).
langue, la, tongue, strip.
larcin, le, theft.
lard, le, bacon.
large, wide.
Iari7ie, la, tear.
léger, slight, light.
Iende77iain, le, next day. {se) lever, to rise.
lèvre, la, lip.
libérateur, délibérer.
libre, free, clear.
lied, le, song (German).
lieu, le, place.
lime, la, file.
lire, to read.
liseré, le, stripe, piping.
lisière, la, edge (of wood).
///, le, bed.
littoral, le, coast-line, river-
banks.
livrer, to hand over, give,
fight (a battle).
locataire, le, tenant.
logis, le, house.
loin (adv.), far.
lointain, le, distance.
long, long ; le — de, along.
longer, to skirt.
loque, la, rag.
lors de, at the time of.
lorsque, when.
loîip, le, wolf.
lourd, heavy.
lucarne, la, skylight.
hejnière, la, light.
maigre, thin, poor, without méat.
main, la, hand ; faire — basse sur, to lay violent hands on ; — -forte, help.
maint, many.
malgré, in spite of.
matelas, le, mattress.
maftche, le, handle.
mannequin, le, dummy, lay
figure.
manquer de, to lack.
manteau, le, mantle, cloak.
marchand, le, tradesman ;
— ambîclant, hawker.
marécageux, marshy.
maréchal des logis, le,
quarter-master.
maréchalerie, la, farriery.
marteau, le, hammer.
maugréer, to curse and
swear.
miche, la, lash, wick.
mécontent, suUen, dissatis-
fied.
médiocrement, moderately.
méfiance, la, mistrust.
mêler, to mix.
membre, le, limb.
mener, to lead, take.
menu, small ; — bois, brush-
wood. {se) méprendre à, to be mis-
taken in.
méprise, la, mistake.
méridional, southern.
métier, le, trade, life.
{se) mettre à, to begin to.
meurtrir, to bruise, blister.
meicrtrissure, la, bruise.
à mi-jambes, half-way up
the leg, knee-deep.
milieti, le, middle.
mince, narrow, slight.
mifie, la, look, appearance.
VOCABULAIRE
7ni-septeinbre^ la, Mid-Sep-
tember.
mitrailletise, la, machine-
gun.
mobile, movable.
mœurs, tes (f. pi.), customs,
ways.
moins, less ; au — , at least.
mois, le, month.
moitié, la, half ; à — , half.
7nomiaie, la, change, money.
monter (tr. and intr.), to
mount, set up, equip.
monture, la, mount, horse.
moqueiir, jeering.
(se) morfondre, to be chilled,
waste one's time. mot, le, Word, answer.
mou, soft.
moulin, le, mill.
moyen, le, means, way.
mtmir de, to provide with.
muraille, la, wall.
mutisme, le, dumbness,
silence.
nage, la, swimming ; ti'averser à la — , to swim across.
nageur, le, swimmer.
naître, to be born.
nappe, la, sheet.
naseaît, le, nostril.
navire, le, ship.
néanmoins, nevertheless.
neige, la, snow.
?ie . . . plus, no more, no
longer.
ne . . . que, only.
nerveux, vigorous.
nettoyer, to clean.
neutre, neutral.
niveau, le, level ; passage
à — , level-crossing.
noircir, to blacken.
nombreux, numerous.
notamme7it, particularly.
noîcrriture, la, food.
nouveau, new ; de — , again.
obliquer, to incline, bend.
Odyssée, une, Odyssey, ad-
ventures.
œil -de- bœuf, tm, oval
window.
œuvre, une, work.
office, tm, duty ; d^ — , offi-
cially.
ombre, une, gloom, dark-
ness.
ordinaire, tm, daily fare,
mess.
orientation, ime, position ;
sans — , without knowing
where one is.
{s')orienter, to take one's
bearings, guide oneself.
oser, to dare.
osseux, bony.
Oîirse, tme, she-bear, the
Bear.
oîitil, tm, tool.
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outre (adv.), past, on, by.
outré, exaggerated.
ouvrier^ ?<t;^, workman, labourer.
paillasse^ la, mattress.
paille, la, straw.
paletot, le, great-coat.
pantalon^ le^ trousers. pa?iteler, to pant, gasp.
parages, les (m. pi.), parts,
places.
paraître, to seem.
parc, le, enclosure.
parcourir, to traverse, tra-
vel.
parcours, le, distance, beat.
pareil à, like.
parement, le, facings
(sleeve).
parfois, sometimes.
parmi, among.
parquer, to put, park.
Partager, to share.
partance, la, starting, sail-
ing.
particulier, private, spécial.
partir, to start, go away.
partout, everywhere.
parve?îir à, to succeed in,
manage to, reach.
paSf le, step.
passeîir, le, ferry m an.
patauger, to trudge, splash,
flounder about.
patois, le, dialect.
pays, le, country, district,
territory.
peindre, to paint.
peine, la, difficulty, pains ;
à — , scarcely.
peloton, le, squad.
pénible, painful.
petite, la, slope. péripétie, la, incident, ad-
venture.
pertnettre, to allow.
perte, la, loss ; à — de vue,
as far as the eye can reach.
peser, to weigh, hang.
pétiller, to crackle.
peuplier, le, poplar.
pièce, la, gun, room, coin.
pied, le, foot ; d — , on foot.
pin, le, pine.
piquet, le, stake.
placard, le, cupboard.
place, la, place, square;
sîcr — , on the spot.
plan, le, plane.
plat, le, dish.
plein, full ; en — e campagne,
in the open country.
pleurer, to cry, weep.
plupart, la, most.
plus, more ; de — ett — ,
more and more.
plutôt, rather.
pluvieux, rainy.
poche, la, pocket.
pointe, la, point ; — du jour,
daybreak.
VOCABULAIRE
j)ois^ le, pea ; — cassés, split peas.
poitrine^ la, breast, heart.
policier, le, police officer.
pont, le, bridge, deck ; — mobile, draw-bridge.
p07iton, le, pontoon.
porter, to carry, propose, recommend.
portière, la, carriage-door.
poser, to put (questions).
poste, le, police-station.
poteau, le, post ; — indicateur, sign-post.
pote7'7ie, la, postern, underground passage.
pourtant, however.
pourvoir, to provide.
pousser, to drive, urge.
pratiquer, to eut, make.
pre'cipitanunent, hastily.
précipiter, to hurl.
pre7idre, to take.
prescrire, to order.
près de, near.
presque, almost.
pressé, in a hurry, busy.
preste77ient, quickly.
prêter, to lend.
pretcve, la, proof.
préve7iir, to inform.
prévention, la, préjudice.
prévision, la, foresight.
prévoir, to foresee.
p7'ier, to ask ; se faire — , to need to be asked twice.
pri7}ier, to take the lead of,
be superior to.
principe, le, principle.
printanier, spring (adj.),
opening, early.
priser, to prize, value.
privé, private.
prix, le, price.
proche, near.
proctireur, le, attorney, ma-
gistrate.
profondeur, la, depth.
proie, la, prey.
prolonge, la, artillery-
waggon.
pro7nener, to take out, turn,
indulge.
propice, favourable.
p7-opret, neat, clean.
prove7iir de, to proceed
from, belong to.
provocatio7î, la, challenge.
provoqtier, to call forth.
pîiis, then, afterwards.
quartier général, le, head-
quarters.
quelque (adj.), some, a few.
quelque (adv.), however.
queue, la, tail.
quinzaine, la, about fifteen ;
tme — de jours, a fort-
night.
quoi que, whatever ; qtioi
qu'il e7ifût, however.
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rafale, la, squall.
ragetir, angry.
raidir, to get numb, stiff.
7'amener, to lead back, bring
back.
rajner, to row.
ramper, to creep, crawl.
rapatrier, to send back to
one's own country.
rapporter, to bring back ;
s'en — à, to rely on.
raser, to keep close to, creep
along.
{se) rassasier de, to eat one's
fin cf. rattacher, to join.
rayer, to strike off.
rebord, le, brim.
récépissé, le, receipt.
{se) réchaîcffer, to warm
oneself.
recherche, la, search.
récit, le, account.
réclamer, to ask for.
reconnaissance, la, gratitude.
recourir à, to resort to.
recueillir, to get.
reddition, la, surrender.
redouter, to fear.
réduit, confined, narrow.
regard, le, look.
règlement, le, régulations,
orders.
{se) relâcher, to relax.
relever, to lift up.
7'elier, to join.
remarquer, to notice.
