chapitre, m., chapter, subject
chaque, adj., each.
charbon, m., coal.
chardon, m., thistle.
charger, to charge, load, £11,
commission; se — , to take
charge, take upon oneself .
charme, m., charm, delight.
charmer, to charm; charmant,
-e, charming.
charretée, /., cart-load.
charrette, /., cart.
charrue, /., plow.
chasseur, m., hunter, light in-
fantryman, chasseur.
chat, m., cat.
château, m., castle.
chaud, ~e, adj. and s., warm,
hot, beat; avoir — , to be
warm.
chaudière, /., boiler.
chauffage, m., heating; bois de
— , firewood.
chaume, m., thatch.
chaumière, /., thatched cottage, chaussée, /., causeway.
chaussette, /., sock.
chaussure, /., shoe, shoes (in
gênerai sensé).
chef, m.f chief, leader, director:
en — , head, in chief.
chemin, m., way, road; — de
fer, railway.
cheminée, /., chimney, fireplace,
funnel.
chenal, m., narrow channel,
channel.
chenille, /., caterpillar.
cher, chère, adj., adv. and a.,
dear, dearly, expensive.
VOCABULART
chercher, to Bearch, seek, look
for, try.
cherté, /., high cost, expensive-
ness.
chétif, -ve, thin, puny, sickly.
cheval, m., horse.
chevaleresque, chivalrous.
cheveu, m., hair; pL, hair.
chez, at or to the house of , with,
in; notre — nous, our home;
— nous, in our country; de —
nous, from our own country.
chic, adj. and m., stylish, smart,
style, knack.
chien, m., dog, hound.
chiffe, /., rag (said in contempt
of a person ^îthout will and
energy).
chiffre, m., figure, number.
chœur, m., choir, chorus, {ch
pronounced as A;.) choisir, to choose.
choix, m., choice.
chose, /., thing; quelque — ,
something; — s et d'autres,
this and that.
chou, m.f cabbage.
choucroute, /., sauerkraut.
chrysanthème, m., chrysanthe-
mum.
ci, hère. (Fréquent as suffîx: celui , etc.)
cicatrice, /., scar.
cicatriser, to heal.
ciel, m., sky, heaven.
cigare, m., cigar.
cigarette, /., cigarette, ciment, m., cernent, cimenté, -e, cemented.
dnéma, m., cinéma, moving-
picture show.
cinq, card,, five. (g pronounced.)
cinquantaine, /., about fifty.
cinquante, card., fifty.
cinquième, ord., fifth.
circonstance, /., circumstance.
circuler, to circulate, go about.
cirer, to polish.
cisaille, /., shears.
citadelle, /., citadel.
citadin, m., townsman, town people.
citer, to cite, quote.
citoyen, m., citizen.
civil, -e, adj, and «., civil, poUte, civilian.
civilisation, /., civilization.
civili3é, -e, civilized.
civilité, /., courtesy, compliments.
clair, -e, clear, bright; — obscur, chiaroscuro, clair-obscure; le plus — de, most of, the chief part of .
clairement, clearly.
clairvoyant, -e, clear-sighted, disceming.
classe, /., class, school, drafted soldiers about to be discharged; les basses — ^s, the lower classes; compagnon de — j schoolmate.
clause, /., term, condition.
Clemenceau (Georges), contemporary French statesman and Premier.
cliché, m., plate (of a photograph).
clin, m., wink; — d'oeil, twinkling of an eye, trice.
cliqueter, to clank, ratUe.
cliquetis, m., clanking, rattling, jingling.
cloche, /., bell (usually large).
VOCABULARY
cloison, /., partition, clopin-clopant, limpingly, hob-
bling.
clôture, /., fence, inclosure.
club, m., club.
Coblentz, German town on the
Rhine.
cochon, m., pig.
cœur, m., heart, center; de bon
— , heartily, cheerfully; de
grand — , big-hearted; à —
joie, to heart's content, cohue, /., throng, crowd, mob.
coiffure, /., head-dress.
coin, m., corner, part, colère, /., anger.
collaboration, /., collaboration, collectif, -ve, collective, com-
mon.
collectionner, to collect.
collectivement, collectively.
collégien, m., school-boy.
collègue, m., colleague.
colUne, /., hill.
Colmar, small city in Alsace, colo, m. y familiar abbreviation
of colonel, colonel, m., colonel, colonial, -e, a^. and s., colonial,
colonial officer.
colonne, /., column.
colonnette, /., narrow column,
shaft. combat, m., fight, battle.
combattre, to fight; combattant,
in,f a fighter.
combien, how much, how many,
how.
combinaison, /., combination,
contrivance.
Combiner, to combine, oontrive.
comble, adj. and m., quite full.
top; pour — , to make things
complète, worst of ail; au —
de la joie, at the top of joy.
comédie, /., comedy (sometimes
used for theater), comique, comic.
comité, m., committee.
commandant, m., commandant,
major, commander, to command, be in
command of .
comme, adv, and conj., as, so,
like, how, as if, as it were;
tout — , just about that.
commencement, m., beginning.
commencer, to begin.
comment, adv. and interj., how,
what!, how is it that?
commerçant, m., merchant,
tradesman, business man.
commerce, m., business, trade;
employé de — , clerk, sales-
man.
commis-voyageur, m., commercial traveler.
commission, /., commission,
board.
commode, convenient, easy.
commun, -e, common; en — ,
jointly.
commime, /., parish, county.
communiqué, m., officiai report,
commimiqué.
compagnie, /., company, corporation, compagnon, m., companion, fel-
low; — d'armes, comrade-at-
arms.
comparaison, /., comparison.
compartiment, m., compartment.
compatriote, m., f ellow-countr\ -
man.
VOCABtTLAEY
complaisant, -e, obliging.
complet, ~ète, complète; au grand — , quite complète.
complètement, completely.
compliment, m., compliment, congratulation.
composer, to compose; se — , to be composed, consist of .
compositeur, m., composer.
composition, /., composition; de bonne — , of a conciliatory mood, tractable.
comprendre, to understand; y compris, including.
compromettre, to compromise; se — f to expose oneself ; compromettant, -e, compromising, dangerous.
compte, m., count, account; se rendre — de, to realize. (In thîs and in the next word, p is not pronounced.)
compter, to coimt, include, mention.
concert, m., concert; de — , together.
concevoir, to conceive.
conciliabule, m., conventîcle, secret meeting.
conclure, to conclude.
conclusion, /., conclusion.
concours, m., assembly, séries.
concret, -ète, concrète.
concurrence, /., compétition; faire — à, to compete with.
concurrencer, to compete with.
condamner, to condemn. (m not pronounced.)
condensé, -e, condensed.
condisciple, m., schoolmate.
condition,/., condition, position; à — que, as long as, provided.
conducteur, m., conductor, driver, conduire, to conduct, drive, lead.
conduite, /., pipe, confection, /., making.
confectionner, to make, knit.
conférence, /., lectiire.
confier, to confîde, entrust.
confirmer, to confirm.
confisquer, to confiscate.
confort, m., comfort.
confortable, comfortable.
congé, m., leave, furlough.
connaissance, /., acquaintance,
consciousness, knowledge.
connaître, to know, be ac-
quainted with.
consacrer, to dévote, consciencieusement, conscien-
tiously.
consécutif, -ve, consécutive, conseil, m., council, pièce of ad-
vice; pi., advice. conseiller, to advise.
conséquence, /., conséquence;
en — , in conséquence, accord-
ingly.
conserve,/., conserve, préserves,
boite de — , tin, canned goods.
conserver, to préserve, keep.
considération, /., considération,
esteem.
considérer, to consider, look a\.
consister, to consist.
consommateur, m., consumer,
customer, patron (of a café).
conspuer, to spit upon; conspues
. . ., down with . . .
Constance, a small German cit:y
near the Swiss f routier, constater, to verify, ascertaîny
discover.
VOCABULAEY
constituer, to constîtute, make up; se — quelque chose, to make for oneself .
construire, to build.
consulter, to consult.
contact, m., contact, {d pronounced.)
contempler, to contemplate, survey, gaze at.
contenance, /., countenance, look, appeai'ance; se donner une — , to give oneself an unconcemed appearance.
contenir, to contain.
content, -e, contented, happy, glad.
contenter, to satisfy; se — y to be contented, content oneself.
contenu, m., contents.
conter, to tell, tell of, relate, narrate.
continental, -e, continental.
continuellement, incessantly, constantly.
continuer, to continue.
contraindre, to compel.
contraire, adj, and m., contrary; au — , tout au — ^ on the contrary.
contre, against, for.
contremaître, m., foreman, boss.
contribuer, to contribute, aid.
convaincre, to convince; se — , to realize, convince oneself.
convaincu, -e, adj. and m., convineed, believer.
convalescent, -e, adj, and 8., convalescent.
convenable, suitable, proper.
convenablement, suitably, properly, decently.
convenir, to suit, agrée, grant; convenu, agreed upon, settled.
conversation, /., conversation.
convertir, to convert.
conviction, /., conviction.
convoi, m., convoy, column, escort.
convulsé, -e, convulsed, disfigured, defaced.
coquelicot, m., wild poppy.
coquettement, coquettishly.
cor, m., hom, French hom.
corde, /., Une, chord.
cordialement, cordially, wholeheartedly.
cordon, m., stnng.
cordonnier, m., shoemaker.
corps, m.f body, corps, object.
corpulent, -e, stout, corpulent.
correspondant, -e, s., correspondent, reporter.
corridor, m., corridor, passage.
corrompre, to bribe^ corrupt.
corsage, m., blouse, waist.
cortège, m., procession.
costume, m., costume.
côte, /., rib, slope; — à — , side by side.
côté, m., side, direction; du — de, in the direction of ; de — , sidewise, aside; à — de, by, near.
cou, m., neck, throat.
couche, /., couch, bed.
coucher, to put to bed, lie, sleep; chambre à — , bedroom; couché, -e, lying.
coude, m., elbow; jouer des — s, to elbow, jostle.
coudoyer, to jostle, meet.
couler, to flow, run, run down.
couleur, /., color; en faire voir
VOCABULABY
de toutes les — s à quelqu'un, to buUy Bomeone, give someone lots of trouble.
coup, m., blow, Btroke, shot; ce
ci, this time; tout à — , ail
of a sudden, suddenly; pour le — , now if ever; à — sûr, Burely.
coupe-papier, m., paper-knife.
couper, to eut, eut off; épais à — au couteau, bo thick (Btuffy) that you eould bave eut it with a knife.
cour, /., court, yard, courtyard.
courage, m., courage.
courageux, -euse, courageouB.
courant, m., eurrent; — d'air, draught.
courber, to bend, bend over.
courir, to run, run along; le bruit court, tbere is a rumor that.
couronner, to crown.
courrier, m., mail, letters.
cours, m., course, class; eurrent, stream; pendant or au — de, during; être en — , be going on, be proeeeding.
course, /., course, raee.
court, m., court, tennis-eourt.
(Pronounee as in English.)
court, -e, short.
cousin, m., /., cousin.
coût, m., eost.
couteau, m., knife.
coûter, to cost, be eostly.
coutume, /., eustom; de — , usually, usual; avoir — de, to use to, hâve the habit.
couverture, /., blanket.
craie, /., ehalk.
craindre, to fear, be afraid.
craquer, to oraek, break, créateur, -trice, créative, création, /., création, creuser, to dig, hoUow; se — ,
to be dug; creusé, ~e, exca-
vated.
cri, m.f ery, shout, seream; à
grands — s, loudly, very bad-
crime, tn.f crime.
criminel, -le, adj, and «., eriminal.
crinoline, /., crinoline.
crochet, m., hook, bracket.
crocodile, m., crocodile.
croire, to beÛeve, think.
croiser, to cross, meet, corne aeross.
croître, to increase, grow; croissant, -e, a4j., inereasing, growing.
croix, /., cross.
crosse, /., butt, butt-end.
cruel, -le, erud.
cueillir, to gather, piek up.
cuirasser, to arm with a cuirass, proteet.
cuisine, /., kitehen, cooking.
cuisinier, m., eook.
culinaire, culinary, pertaining to eookery.
cultivateur, m., farmer.
cultiver, to till, eultivate; — l'étude de, to dévote much attention to, work at; cultivé, -e, adj., eultivated, enUghtened.
culture, /., culture, agriculture, farming.
curieux, -euse, eurious.
curiosité, /., curiosity.
cycliste, m., cyclist, bieyclist;
VOCABULARY
d', see de.
dahlia, m., dahlia.
dame, /., lady.
damel, by Jove!, good graciousl (a
perf ectly innocent swearword) .
daiiger, m., danger, nsk.
dans, in, into, to, on.
davantage, still more, more,
either.
de, of, from, by, with, to, on,
in, for, than, as, some (parti-'
^ic;6)-English possessive Çs);
d'entre, of, from among.
débandade, /., rush, helternskel-
ter.
débarquement, m., landing, dis-
embarkation.
débarquer, to land, disembark.
débattre, to debate; se — , to
struggle, contend.
débiter, to tell, retail; — des
blagues, to tell stories, spin
yams.
déblayer, to clear.
déborder, to overflow; débordant, -e, overflowing.
debout, upright; se tenir — , to
stand upright.
début, m., beginning, start.
décembre, m., December.
déception, /., déception, dis-
appointment.
déchargement, m., unloâding.
décharger, to unload.
décidément, decidedly.
décider, to décide, decree.
déclaration; /., déclaration.
déclin, m.,' décline, wane; sur
son — y on the décline, oldish.
décliner, to décline, give (one's ^>me).
déclouer, to tmnail.
décor, m., scenery.
décorateur, m., decorator, ornemental painter.
décoration, /., décoration, order.
découper, to eut off or out,
carve, notch.
découvxir, to disoover, disclose,
uncover.
décrire, to describe, form.
décupler, to increase tenfold.
dedans, adv, and m., inside, with-
in, in it, etc.; là , in there;
mettre — , to cheat, put on,
trick.
défectueux, -euse, defective,
faulty.
défendre, to défend, f orbid, pro-
hibit.
défense, /., défense, prohibition, définitif, -ve, définitive, positive,
final; à titre — , positively,
once for ail.
défricher, to clear land.
dégager, to disengage, set f ree,
clear; se — , to free, extricate
oneself.
dégourdir, to take away the
numbness; se — -, to stretch,
get rid of one's stiffness.
dégoûtant, -e, disgusting. .
déguisement, m., disguise, dehors, adv. and m., putside, out,
out of doors; en — de, beside,
out of .
déjà, already.
déjeuner, to breakfast, lunch
(used in the latter meaning
by Parisîans).
delà, prep, and adv., beyond; au
— , au — de, beyond.
VOCABULABT
délai, m,y dday, period. s délaissé, -^, forsakeiii aban-
doned.
délégué, m., ddegate.
délicatesse, /., refinement, dain-^
tiness.
délicieux, -euse, delicious, de-
Ughtful. \
délinquant, m., delinquent, of-|;
fender.
délire, m., delirium.
délivrance, /., deliverance, re-^|.>
lease.
demain, to-morrow. ^
demander, to request, ask, ask^';
for, need. î; r
démangeaison, /., itch, itching;
se sentir une furieuse — de,
to hâve a terrible longing.
démarche, /., gait, act, step.
démesuré, -e, boundless.
demeure, /., dwelHng.
demeurer, to remain, dwéQ, live.
demi, -e, half {frequerd pr^);
à — f half-way, half. ^
demi-douzaine, /., half a dozen. (^ demi-heure, /., half-hour.
demi-million, m., half a million. ^ démocratie, /., democracy.
démocratique, démocratie, démolir, to demolish, pull down,
ruin.
dénoncer, to denounce, betray,
give away.
denrée, /., commodity, ware.
dense, dense, compact, dent, /., tooth.
dentelle, /., lace, dentifrice, adj. and m., dentifrice; eau — , mouth-wash.
dénué, -e, stripped, deprived,
destitute, witbout.
départ, m., departure.
département, m., department
(one of the 89 subdivisions of
French territoiy).
dépasser, to pass, pass beyond.
dépêcher, to hasten, huny; se
— f to hurry, hasten.
dépens, m, pi., expense; aux —
de, at the expense of .
dépense, /., expense.
dépenser, to spend, expend,
waste.
dépit, m., spite; en — de, in spite
of.
déplaisant, -e, unpleasant, di&-
agreeable.
déposer, to put down, place,
leave.
depuis, prep,, from, since, for;
— que, conj,, since.
député, m., deputy, member of
parliament (one of the mem-
bers of the Chambre des Dé-
piUéSf or French House of
Représentatives) .
déraisonnable, unreasonable.
dérisoire, ridiculous, ridiculoua-
ly small.
dernier, -ôre, last, latter; ces
— s temps, lately, of late; ce
— , he; ces — s, thèse, they,
those, them.
derrière, prep. and ado,, béhind„
back, rear; par — ^ béhind.
des -de les.
dès, prep,, from, since, at, as
early as, as far back as, be-
ginning with; — que, conj., as.
Boon as, when.
désapprobateur, -trice, disap-
proving, of disapproval.
désann^XRj^ti^ m., disar^QQ^c^Qi^
VOCABULARY
désavantage, m., disadvantage, drawback.
descendre, to descend, go down, take down.
désert, -e, adj, and m., deserted, désert.
désigner, to designate, assign.
désinfection, /., disinfection.
désinvolture, /., off-hand manners, easy carriage.
désirable, désirable.
désirer, to désire, wish.
désireux, -euse, eager to, anxious, desirous.
désolation, /., désolation, grief.
desquels -de lesquels.
dessert, m., dessert.
dessous, adv.f prep. and m., below, under, down; au — de, below, beneath.
dessus, adv.f prep. and m., above, over, on, upon; au — de, above; par , over, above.
destinataire, m., addressee.
destination, /., destination; à — de, addressed to, meant for, bound for.
destructeur, -trice, adj, and 8., destructive, causing destruction.
détaillant, m., retailer.
détaler, to clear out, scamper away.
détériorer, to deteriorate, spoil.
déterminer, to détermine; déterminé, -e, determined, resolute.
détester, to detest, abhor.
détourner, to tiim aside, avert.
détromper, to undeceive, disabuse.
détruire, to destroy.
deuil, m., mouming, sorrow.
deux, card., two.
devancier, m., predecessor.
devant, prep., ado. and m., before, in front of , in front.
devanture, /., shop-window, display.
dévaster, to devastate, lay waste, plunder, strip.
développement, m., development, progress.
développer, to develop; se — , to develop, be developed, etc.
devenir, to become.
déverser, to pour out.
deviner, to conjecture, guess.
devoir, must, ought to, to owe, be indebted, hâve to, seem to.
dévorer, to devour, eat up, consume.
diable, m., devil, fellow.
dictature, /., dictatorship.
dicter, to dictate; — la loi, to make law, reign suprême.
Dieu, m., God; bon — I, good heavensi, goodness graciousl
différemment, differently.
différent, -e, différent.
difficile, diffîcult, hard.
difficulté, /., difficulty; faire -^ de, to object to.
digne, worthy, dignified.
dignité, /., dignity.
dîner, to dine, lunch; m., dlnner.
dire, to say, tell, call, speak; proprement dit, properly so cailed; c'est-à-dire, that is to say; soit dit en passant, by the way.
directeur, m., director, président, éditer.
VOCAfiULARY
direction, /., direction.
diriger, to direct; se — , to go (towards, etc.); dirigeant, -e, leading.
discours, m., discoiirse, speech.
discuter, to discuss.
disparaître, to disappear.
disparition, /., disappearance.
disperser, to disperse, scatter.
disponible, free, disengaged.
disposer,, to dispose, arrange; se — y to be disposed, make ready; disposé, -e, ready, willing to.
disposition, /., disposition, disposai.
dissuader, to dissuade.
distance, /., distance.
distancer, to outstrip, distance.
distant, -e, distant.
distinctement, clearly, distinct-
ly.
distinction, /., distinction, distraire, to divert, amuse, distribuer, to distiibute, divide,
assess.
divaguer, to digress, ramble,
rave, dîvers, -e, diverse, différent.
divin, -e, divine, godly, blessed.
dix, card.f ten. (Pronounced:
dis; diz in liaison.) dix-huit, card., eighteen.
dizaine, /., about ten, half a
score, docile, docile, tractable.
docteur, m., doctor, physician.
doigt, m., finger.
doléance, /., complaint, grîev-
ance.
dommage, m., damage, pity; il
est or c'est — que, it's a pity.
domra, /., domra, a popular Russian musical instrument.
don, m., gift, talent.
donateur, -trice, «., donor.
donc, conj,f ado. and irUerj., then, therefore, pray, do, just, now.
donner, to give, hand, cause, bear (fruit), perform; s'en — à cœur joie, to enjoy thoroughly, hâve the best of times.
dont, rd. pr.y of which, whose, with (in, on, by, from) which, etc.
donzelle, /., damsel (slightly disparaging).
dorénavant, henceforth, henceforward.
dormir, to sleep.
dortoir, m., dormitory, common sleeping-room.
dos, m., back.
doter, to endow, provide, bless.
double, adj. and m., double.
doublement, doubly.
doubler, to double, double up, duplicate.
douceur, /., gentleness, softness, mildness.
douer, to endow; doué, -e, gifted.
douleur, /., pain, grief, sorrow.
doute, m., doubt; sans — , doubtless.
douter, to doubt; ne doutant de rien, suspecting nothing, cock^ sure; se — (de), to suspect.
douteux, -euse, doubtful, uncertain.
doux, douce, sweet, gentle, soft, mild.
douzaine, /., dozen.
dramatique, dramatic.
VOCABULAKY
drame, m., dràma, tragedy.
drap, m.y cloth, Bheet.
drapeau, m,, flag.
droit, adj., ado, and m., straight,
erect, right, upright; droite,
/., right hand; à — e, on the
right.
drôle, droll, comical, ludicrous;
— de vengeance, f unny way
of taking revenge; — de type,
funny bird, funny chap.
du -de le.
Dublin, Dublin, the capital of
Ireland.
Dunkerque, Dunkirk, a port of
northem France, 'duquel « de lequel, 'dur, -e, hard, rough; la — e,
hard earth, bare ground.
'durable, durable, enduring, last-
ing.
'durer, to last.
«dynamite, /., dynamite, «dynamiter, to dynamite, blow • up with dynamite.
eau,/., water.
ébalûœement, m., amazement; à P — de, much to the amazement of .
'ébaucher, to sketch, outline, bcginto sing.
•éborgner, to make blind of one eye, blind.
îëbranler, to shake, make (some-
' body) waver.
écarter, to tum aside, dismiss.
édialote, /., scallion.
écltanger, to exchange, barter.
'échaçpper^ to escape.
échauder, to scald; chat échàtt-'
dé craint Peau froide {jproverh),
a scalded cat fears even cold
water.
échauffer, to beat, échec, m., failure, being plucked,
rejected.
échelle, /., ladder.
échoir, to expire, fall due; le cas
échéant, if it should so hap-
pen, to face ail contingencies.
éclair, m., lightning, flash, éclairer, to light, light up.
éclat, m., splinter, fragment,
burst, flash, peal.
éclater, to explode, burst; non
éclaté, unexploded, imburst.
écluse, /., sluice, lock.
écœurant, -e, sickening, nau-
seating.
école, /., school; maître d' — ,
schoolmaster.
écolier, m., school-boy, pupil.
économie, /., saving, thrift;
faire des — s, to save up
money.
économique, economical, cheap, écorcher, to fleece, skin, gouge;
écorché, m., one who has been
fleeced.
écouler, to run, flow out; s'—,
to run, elapse, pass by, flow
in.
écraser, to crush, overwhelm;
s' — , to crush each other, be
cru^ed.
écrier (s'), to exclaim, cry.
écrire, to write.
écrouler, to fall in, coUapse; s' — ,
to f aU in, collapse.
éculer, to tread down at the
heels.
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écurie, /., stable, édition, /., édition, éducation, /., éducation, effarer, to scare, frighten, startle;
effarant, -e, amazing.
effectif, m., effective force, effectives, contingent, army
strength.
effectivement, effectively, real-
ly, indeed.
effet, m., effect; en — , indeed;
faire V — de, to seem to be,
impress one as.
effluve, m., fluid, reek, vapor.
effort, m., effort, effrayer, to frighten.
effroi, m., fright, dismay; au
grand — de, much to the dismay of .
égal, -e, equal, even; c'est — ,
it comes to the same, ail the
same.
également, equally, as well.
égard, m.f regard, considération;
à son — , in regard to him; à
cet — , in that respect, égarer, to mislead; s* — , to get
lost, lose one's way.
égayer, to enliven, amuse, cheer
up.
église, /., church.
égratig^er, to scratch, claw,
scrape.
eh bien!, well!
élargis, to widen; s' — , to widen,
grow wider and wider.
électricité, /., electricity.
électrique, electric.
élégance, /., élégance, smart-
ness.
élégant, -e, adj. and s., élégant,
Smart; élégant person.
élément, m., élément.
élève, m., pupil.
élever, to bring up, raise; élevé, -e, high, lofty.
élite, /., choice, pick, élite.
elle, conj. and disj. pr. (féminine), she, it, her.
elle-même, see lui-même.
éloge, m., praise; faire V — de, praise, eulogize.
éloignement, m., removal, distance.
éloigner, to remove; s* — , to go away, move away ; éloigné, -e, distant.
éluder, to élude, baffle.
embarcation, /., small craft, boat.
embarrasser, to embarrass, puzzle; s* — de,'to be encumbered with.
émerger, to émerge, rise out, corne into view.
émérite, conârmed, excellent.
émerveillement, m., amazement, admiration.
émerveiller, to surprise, amaze.
emmagasiner, to store, hoard, memorize.
émoi, m., émotion, flurry.
émoulu, -e, ground; frais — de, fresh from. /
émouvoir, to excite, move; s' — , to be flurried, moved; émouvant, -e, moving, pathetic.
empêcher, to hinder, prevent, keep from; U n'a pu s' — de, he could not help; n'empêche, nevertheless, ail the same.
empereur, m., emperor.
empester, to infect, poison, make stuffy.
VOCABtJLARY
emplacement, m., place, location, situation.
emploi, m., emplo3rment, use, position, job.
employé, m., employée, clerk.
employer, to employ, use.
employeur, m., employer.
empocher, to pocket.
emporter, to carry off or away, take away; — le morceau, to carry it, be successful, win one's point.
empresser (s'), to be eager, hasten, hurry.
emprunter, to borrow.
en, coni. pr., of it, of him, ete.; some, with (of, by, ete.), it, consequently, owing to that.
en, in, into, to, while, in the capacity of, as, like, by, at.
encadrer, to frame, surround.
enceinte, /., inclosm-e.
enchanté, ~e, bewitched, magie.
enchantement, m., magie, enchantment, sorcery.
encombrer, to encumber, crowd; encombrant, -e, cumbersome, cumbroùs.
encore, still, again, yet, besides, more.
encrier, m., inkstand.
endiablé, -e, fiuious, infuriated.
tremendously quick.
endommagé, -e, damaged, spoiled.
endormir (s'), to fall asleep; endormi, -^, asleep, fallen asleep, dull, drowsy.
endroit, m., place.
endurance, /., endurance, patience.
énergie^ /., energy.
énergique, energetic.
énergiquement, energetically,
forcibly.
énerver (s'), to get nervous.
enfance, /., infaney, childhood.
enfant, m.,/., child; jardin d*^ — s,
kindergarten.
enfermer, to shut up, inclose,
lock up.
enfin, fînally, at last, after ail,
in short.
enfotdr, to bury.
engager, to start, engage, enlist,
induce, urge; s' — , to enlist.
engin, m., engine, machine, con-
trivance.
engrais, m., fertilizer.
enjoindire, to enjoin, order.
enlever, to take away, carry oflF.
ennemi, -e, adj, and «., enemy,
foe, hostile, énorme, enormous, considérable, enquérir (s*), to inquire.
eiuichir, to enrich.
enrichissement, m., enrichment,
greater wealth.
enroulé, -e, wrapped up.
ensemble, together.
ensoleillé, -e, sunny, exposed to
the sun.
ensorcelant, --e, fascinating. be-
witching.
ensuite, then, next.
entasser, to pile up; s' — , to be
piled up.
entendre, to hear, understand,
mean; se faire — , to be heard;
s' — , to understand one an-
other, get on; bien entendu,
to be sure, of course.
Entente, /., Entente (mostly
appUed to the coalition of
VOCABULAKY
France, England, Russia, and
later Italy).
enthousiasme, m., enthusiasm.
enthousiaste, adj. and «., enthu-
siast, enthusiastic.
entier, -ère, entire, whole.
entrain, m., animation, go, dash.
entraîner, to drag, draw, draw
along, bnng about.
entre, between, among, in; d* — ,
from among, among, of .
entrecroiser, to cross each other.
entrée, /., entrance.
entrefaite, /., interval; sur ces
— s, meanwhile.
entrepôt, m., entrepôt, ware-
house.
entreprendre, to undertake.
entreprise, /., enterprise, under-
taking.
entrer, to enter, come in, go in,
step into.
entretenir, to keep up, maintain; s' — , to converse, talk,
chat, entrevoir, to hâve a glimpse of .
entr'ouvrir, to half-open.
envahir, to invade, penetrate.
envahisseur, m., invader. envelopper, to envelop, wrap up,
surround, envers, towards.
enviable, enviable, envie, /., désire, longîng, envy.
environ, adv.j about; environs,
m. pi. y neighborhood, vicinity;
aux — s de, in the neighborhood of .
envoi, m., sending, despatching,
parcel.
envoler (s*), to fly away.
envoyeii to send.
épais, -se, thick.
épaissir, to thicken.
épargner, to save, spare.
épaule, /., shoulder.
épée, /., sword.
épi, m.f ear (of grain).
épicier, -ère, s., grocer, grocer's
wife.
