L.L. praetentionem), prétentions

assuming.

prétexte, s. m. (L. praetextus), pre-

text, pretence.

prévenir, v. a. (L. praevenire), to go

before, to prevent, to warn.

prier, v. a. n. (L. precari), to pray,

to entreat, to request, to bid.

prière, s. f. (Ij.L. precaria), prayer,

request.

principal, e, adj. (L. principalis),

principal.

prix, s. m. (L. pretium), price, cost,

prize ; à tovtprix, at any cost.

probablement, adv. (L. probabilis),

probably.

profession, s. f. (L. professionem),

profession, déclaration.

profiter, v. n. {profit^ L. profectus),

to profit, to beneflt, to avail one's

projet, s. m. (L. projectus), project,

plan.

promener, v. a. (L. prominare), to

take out walking, to take about ;

se promener, to take a walk (drive,

etc.).

promettre, v. a. (L. promittere), to

promise. prompt, e, adj. (L. promptns), quick,

sudden.

prononcer, v. a. (L. promintiare), to pronovince, to utter, to deliver.

propos, s. m. (L. propositum), discourse, purpose, talk ; à propos, adv., apropos, opportunely, by the way.

propre, adj. (L. propium), own, very, same, adapted, appropriate, proper, suitable, clean, neat, tidy.

proposition, s. f . (L. propositionem), proposition, proposai.

prouver, v. a. (L. probare), to prove,

to show.

prunier, s. m. {prune, L. prunum),

plum-tree.

puis, adv. (L. post), then, afterwards,

next.

puisque, conj. {puis que), since, see-

ing that.

quan<l, adv., conj. (L. quando), when;

though, although ; quand même,

even if, though.

quant (à), adv. (L. quantum), as to,

as for, coneerning.

quantité, s. f. (L. quantitatem),

quantity, deal, number, multitude. quarante, adj. (L. quadraginta),

torty.

quatre, adj. (L. quattuor), four.

que, rel. pron. (L. quem), vv^hom, that,

which, what ; qu'est-ce que ? what?

ce que, what, which.

que, adv. (L. quam), how, how much,

how many ; ne que, only, but.

que, conj. (L. quod), that, whether,

than, as, if.

quel, le, adj. (L. qualis), what.

quelque, adj. {quel que), some, any,

a few, whatever.

quelqu'un, e, pron. {q\ielque),sovciG-

body, anybody.

quelquefois, adv. {quelque fois),

sometimes.

question, s. f. (L. quaestionem),

question.

qui, pron. rel., interrog. (L. qui),

who, whom, which, that, what,

some ; ce qui, which ; qui que,

whoever.

quitter, v. a. ( quitte, L. quietus), to

quit, to leave, to give up.

quoi, interrog. pron. (L. quid), which,

what.

rage, s. f. (L. rabies), rage, fury,

mania.

raison, s. f. (L. rationem), reason,

judgment, proof, motive, rate ;

raison déplus, ail the more reason ;

avoir raison, to be right.

ramasser, v. a. {amasser, masse,