VOCABULAIRE

à, to, at, in, on, for, from, as far as, to the extent of, over, upon, by, with, into; c'est — qui d'entre nous fera, we vie with each other to see who will make.

s'abaisser, to fall.

abandonner, to abandon s' — , to abandon oneself.

abat-jour, m., lamp-shade.

abattre, to strike down, tear down, overthrow, eut down; s' — , (sur), to befall, fall.

abattu, -e, low-spirited, despondent.

abbaye, /., abbey.

abbé, m., abbé.

abîme, m.f ruin, destruction, depth (of the sea).

abjurer, to renounce.

abord, m., first instance; aux — s, in the immédiate vicinity.

d'abord, at first, first.

abreuver, to drench, bathe.

abri, m., shelter, dug-out.

abriter, to shelter, protect.

absent, i».s absentée, absent one.

absolu, -e, absolute.

absorber, to keep busy.

abstrait, m., abstract.

accélérer, to accelerate,

hasten.

accent, m., tone, call, song,

sound, accent.

s'accentuer, to become

marked.

accepter, to accept.

acclamation, /., applause.

acclamer, to salute, hail.

accompagner, to accompany.

accomplir, to accomplish;

s' — , to be accomplished,

take place.

accord, m., agreement; d' — ,

in agreement; être d' — ,

to be agreed or willing.

accordéon, m., accordion.

s'accouder (à), to rest one's

elbows on, lean.

accourir (à), to rush, rush to

the call of , rush to answer,

corne.

accrocher, to stop, hang, hook;

s' — , to cling, catch on,

catch.

accueil, m., greeting, wel-

come.

accueillir, to greet, receive.

accumuler, to accumulate.

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acéré, -é, steeled, sharp-

edged.

acharné, -e, eager, relent-

less.

s'acharner (sur), to fall upon,

attack.

acheter, to buy.

achever, to finish, complète;

s' — , to end, corne to an

end.

acier, m., steel.

acoup, m., jerk, par — s, with

jerks, in a jerky way, by

fits and starts. acquéreur, m., buyer.

acre, acrid.

acrobatie, /., acrobatie performance.