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partie,/, part, lot, game; — de plaisir, pleasure party

partir, in/r., to départ, go away; — à fond de train, to run violently; — comme un trait, to go like a flash.

partout, everywhere.

parût, see paraître.

parvenir, intr., to reach, succeed, attain.

pas, m., step, pace, footstep.

pas, not (ne) — , négation; — tant que, not as long as.

passable, tolerable, middling..

passage» m,, passage, bit, corridor.

passant, -e, passing, en — »

passing by.

passant, m., passer-by.

passé, m,, the past; par le — , as of yore.

passer, /r., to pass, go, do without; se — , to happen; se — de^ to do without.

passion,/., passion.

passionné, -e, passîonate, prejudiced.

patience, /., patience, endurance.

patrimoine, m., patrimony, inheritance.

paupière,/., eyelid.

pauvre, poor; les pau\rrés, poor, the poor.

pauvreté,/., poverty.

pavé, -e, paved.

payer, /r., to pay for.

pays, m., country.

peau, /., skin; Peau d'Âne, a fairv taie.

laiiT péché.

5, m., sm.

pédant, m.f -e,/., pédant, pedantic person.

peigne, m., comb.

peindre, Ir., to paint.

peine, /., sorrow, pain, penalty; a — , hardly.

peintre, m., painter.

pelouse,/., lawn.

penché, -e, leaning; écriture — , sianted writing.

pencher, tr, and intr.y to lean, stoop, recline.

pendant, while, during.

pendule,/., clock.

pénible, paînful, laborious.

péniblement, with difficulty.

p^ombre,/., dim Ught.

pensant, -e, thinking.

pensée,/., thought.

penser, inir,^ to think, reflect.

pension, /., school, boarding

bouse; income, pension, pente,/, descent, siope.

percher, intr.y to perch; où

elle perche (slang), where

she is.

perdre, tr.y to lose, waste, idle

away.

perdu, -e, see perdre, père, m.y father. perfection,/, perfection, péril, m., danger, péril.

périr, tnfr., to perish.

permettre, ir., to permit, allow.

permis, -e, see permettre, permission,/., permission.

perron, m., véranda, steps.

perruque,/., wig; une vieille

— , an old fogy.

persécuté, -e, peisecnted.

personnage, m., personage.

personne, /., person; mieux

que — , bctter than anybody.

perspicace, shrewd, clear-

sighted.

persuader, /r., to persuade, in*

duce, perte,/, loss, waste.

pétiller, intr.y to crackle, spark-

le.

petit, -e, small, little.

petite,/, the Httle girl.

pétrir, fr., to knead, make,

form.

peu, Httle, few; — à —, little

by little; — de temps, short

time.

peu, m. y a little.

peur,/, fear, terror^

peux, peut» see pouvoir»

pihnuKy^.» phiBW, sentence piaffer, intr.f to paw the

groniid.

piSee,/., jnece^ n)Oin, bit.

piedy m., root.

piège, m., trap, pîtfall; — à

loQpB, trap for wolves.

pierre, /., stone.

pierreries, /., fi.^ precious

stones.

piétiner, ir,^ to trample» stamp.

pincer, tr,^ to pinch; — les

lèvres, to pucker up the lips.

PÎP«»/» pipe- . ,

piquant, -e, sharp, pointed,

stii^^i^ spicy.

piqtier, fr., to prick.

pire, iforse, woist.

pitié, /., pity; faire — ^ to excite pity.

place,/., place.

placé, -e, placed.

placer, tr,, to place.

plafond, m.y ceiling.

plaindre, tr.^ to pity; se -^ to complain.

plaine,/., plain, prairie.

plainte,/., complaint.

plaire, tr,, to please.

plaisir, m., pieasare; elle se fait an -^^ she takcs naturally to pieasare.

plim, m., pian, scbeme, ptoject

plante,/., plant.

planter^ îr^ to plant, drîre in.

plat, -e, flat.

plat, m., dîsh.

plein, «e, fnll.

^eiffer, tvi#., to wcep, tvf,

plisser, /^., to crease, wrinkle, packer tip.

pluie,/.» nûn.

plume,/., feather, pen.

plupart /., most, the gêneraiity, the greatest part.

plus, more; ce n'était — , it was no longer; de — , what is more, furthermore; de — en ^— , more and more; encore — ^ still more, even more.

plusieurs, severat, many.

plutôt, rather, sooner; ainsi voyez — , so you see.

poche,/., pocket.

poignée, /., handle; — de main, hand shake.

poing, m., fist.

point, not, no.

point. If»., point, speck; au plus haut — t in the highest degree; au — , focused; — de déî^art, starting point; de tout — , in every respect; fut sur le — ^ started to.

pointu, -e, pointed, sharp.

pôle, ff>., pôle.

poli, -e, polîte.

foliment, politely.

^ologne,/., Poland.

Polonais, m., Polish man.

Polonaise, /., Polish woman.

pomme,/., apple.

portant, -e, carrying; bien — ,

healthy.

porte, /., door; jeter à la — ,

to send away.

porter, /r., to carry, convey.

portière, /., poitress; coach

door, curtain.

portrait, m., poitiait.

poser, fr., to place, put dovrn,

hang, pose, position, /, position, station

in life, situation.

positivement, positively. ' posséder, tr,, to possess, own.

possession,/., possession, oc-

cupancy.

possible^ possible.

possibilité,/., possibiiity.

poupée,/, doii.

pour, for, on account of ; in or-

der to.

pourquoi, wherefore, why.

pourra, potirrait, pourrez,

pourrons, see pouvoir, poursuite, /, pursuit, pro-

ceedings.

poursuivre, /r., to pursue, fol-

low after, persécute.

pourtant, nevertheless, ail the

same.

pourvoir, /r., to provide, sup-

ply.

pourvu que, provided that.

pousser, tr.y to push, shove; —

à bout, to drive to extremity.

poussière,/., dust. pouvoir, intr,, to be able to.

prairie, /., prairie, field,

meadow.

préambule, m., preamble.

précaution,/, précaution.

précieu-x, -se, precious.

précipiter, tr., to hurl, fling,

throw.

précisément, precisely, ex-

actly.

préféré, w., -e,/, favorite.

préférer, tr,, to prefer.

préjugé, m,f préjudice.

prem-ier, -ière, ôrst.

prenais, prenez, see prendre, prendre, /r., to take; faire — ,

force to take; — en main,

take hoid of ; — le parti de,

détermine.

préoccuper, tr., to disquiet,

disturb.

préparatif, m., préparation, préparer, /r., to prépare, près, near; à peu — , nearly,

about; de — f ciosely.

présence,/., présence.

présent, -e, présent.

présenter, ^r., to offer, présent,

introduce.

présider, in/r., to préside.

presque, nearly, almost, scarce-

pressé, -e, urgent, in haste,

squeezed.

presser, tr., to jam in, cnish,

press; — de questions, to

ask questions on questions.

prêt, -e, ready, prepared!

prétendre, intr , to prétend,

claim.

prêter, /r., to lend.

prétexte, m., pretext.

prétexter, tn^., to feign, pre*

tend.

preuve^/., proof.

prévenu:, /r., to wam, an'

nounce; — à l'avance, to

warn beforehand.

prévoir, /r., to foresee, forecast.

prévu, -e, see prévenir, prier, /r., to pray; le feu se fit

—, the fire was slow to burn.

prière,/., prayer.

prince, m., prince, princesse,/., princess.

printemps, m., spring; petit

— , early spring.

pris, -e, prit, see prendre, priver, ir., to deprive, abstain

from; se priver, to deprive

one's self.

prix, m.y prize, price, value;

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à tout — f at any cost; faire

le — • to make a bargain, probable, probable, probablement, probably.

problème, m., problem.

prochain, -e, next, nearest,

coming.

proche^ near.

prodigieu-z, -se, prodigious,

wondrous.

produire, tr., to produce.

profiter, intr,, to profit.

profond, -e, deep, profound.

profondément, profoundly,

deeply.

profusion,/., profusion, abun-

dance.

pro|^è8, m,, progress.

proie,/., prey.

projet, m., Project, schéma.

proloi^er, /r., to prolong.

promenade,/., walk, stroll; —

en voiture, drive.

promener, intr.y to take a walk.

promeneur, m., promeneuse,

/., pedestrian.

promesse,/., promise.

promettre^ /r., to promise.

promis, -e, see promettre, prompt, -e, prompt, sudden. propos, tn.y purpose, talk; à

— , with regard to; à ce — ,

in référence to that.

proposer, /r., to propose, sug-

gest.

proposition, /., proposition.

propre, clean, proper; — à

amuser, such as would

amuse; leur — , their own;

— famille, own family.

propriétaire, m., proprietor.

propriété, /., estate, landed

property, ownership.

protéger, tr., to protect.

protestation, /., protestation, protest.

prouver, /r,, to prove.

province,/, province, country.

provision, /., provision, supply.

prudence, /, prudence, discrétion.

prudent, -e, prudent, discreet,

pu^ put, pût, see pouvoir.

pms, see pouvoir.

puis, then, next, afterwards, besides.

puisque, since.

pupitre, m., desk.

pur, -e, pure, sheer.

purement, merely, simply.

qualité,/, quality.

quand, when; que — , only;

— même, even though.

quant (à), as to, with respect

to.

quantité,/, quantity.

quart, m., quarter.

quartier, m,, quarter, pièce,

district.

quatre, m., four.

que, whom, that, which, what,

than.

quel, -le, what, who, which.

quelconque, whatever, of some

sort.

quelque, some, any, a few,

whatever; — peu, somewhat;

— part, somewhere; sur les — s meubles, on the few pièces of furniture.

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quelqueloliy •onetlmes.

quelqu'un, «t., «e,/, woieoci«^

somebody.

querelle, /., dispute^ quarrcL quereUeb-i^ ^^ quanci-

some.

question,/., question.

questionner, ir., to question.

qui, who, that, whom; à — ^ from whom.

quitter, tr., to leave, forsake.

quoi, what, which, that; de — ^ wherewith; une yieiUe perruque, — ! an old iogy, iant hel

quoique, though, although,

quotidien, -ne, daily.

racine,/., root.

raconter, tr,, to tell, relate;

pour lui faire — ^ to induce

her to tell. radieu-x, -se, radiant, raffermir, Ir., to strengthen,

fasten, harden.

ra£foler, /r., (de) to dote on, rafraîchir, tr,, to cool, re-

fresh.

rage, /., rage, fury, violent

pain, raide, stiff, tough, harsh.

raidir, /r., to stiffen.

raie,/., line, streak, parting.

raison,/., reason, satisfaction»

account; plus que de — »

more than is reasonable.

raisonnable, reasonable.

raisonnement, m., reasoning.

ralentir, /r., to slacken, lessen.

ramasser, tr,, to pick up,

gather together.

noBOoer, (c.» to briog back.

rampe,/., banîater, lailing.

rang, m., row, ranlL rangé, -^ lidy; mal— > in di»*

order.

ranger, /^., to arrange put in

order, place, pull up.

ranimer, tr., to restore to Ufe;

se — p to recover.

rapide, swift, rapid.

rapideoMnt, rapidiv.

rappeler, Ir., to cali back, call

o0, recall. rapporter, A*., to briog back,

tell taies, relate.

r approçhemen t, a»., brînging

nearer, reconciliation.

rapprocher, Ir^ to bring near,

contract.

rare, uncommon, rare; se faire

— , to be wanting, rarely seen.

rarement, rarely.

raser, tr,, to shave^ graze, pass

close to, hug.

rassurant, -e, reassuring, en-

couraging.

rassurer, ir., to reassure, encourage, take courage, ravir^ ir.^ to ravish, snatch,

delight.

ravissant, -e, ravishing,

charming, bewitching.

ravissement, m., delight, ec-

stasy.

ravisseur, m., ravisher, spoiler.

rayon, m., ray.

rayonner, itUr,, to beam, Tadi«

ate.

réaction,/., réaction, réaliser, tr., to réalise.

réalité, /., reaUty.

rebel, -le,, rebelUoua, refrac*

tory.

r«boiirit m., wrong way; écrire à — f to Write backhand.

nbrofxaaKf intr^to tum back.

récalcitrant, -e, refractoiy, anruly.

récapituler, /r., to recapitulate, say over again.

récentment, recently.

réception, /., réception, Company.

recevoir, /r., to receive, accept.

réchauffer, ir., to warm up.

recherche,/., research, quest, search.

rechute,/., relapse.

réciproque, mutual.

récit, m,, récital» story, narration.

réciter, ^., to recite, repeat one's lesson.

recoiffer (se), to dress one's haïr again.

recoflounencer, irUr,, to begin over again, recommence.

réconciliation,/., making up, réconciliation.

réconforter, tr., to cheer up, comfort.

reconnaissance, /., gratitude, récognition.

reconnaissant, -e, grateful.

reconnaître, /r., to recognize, reconnoiter.

recourbé, -e, bent over, curved, bent; cils — s, curling lashes.

récréation,/., récréation, pastime.

reçu, -e, reçut, see recevoir.

recueillir, tr., to gather in, receive; se — , to reâect, collect one's thoughts.

reculer, inir., to move back,

back.

redescendre, intr., to corne

down again.

redevenir, intr,, to become

again.

redoutable, formidable.

redouter, tr., to dread, fear.

redresser, tr., to straighten, set

up again. réduire» tr., to reduce.

réel, -le, real, actual, genuine réellement, really.

refaire, tr., to do açain.

refait, -e, sec refaure.

refermer, tr., to shut again.

réfléchir, intr., to reflect.

réflexion, /., reflection,

thought.

refus, m., refusai.

refuser, tr. and intr., to deny,

refuse.

regard, m., glance, look; jeter

un — (sur), to take a look ai.

regarder, tr., to look; cela ne le

regardait pas, was none of

bis business.

régiment, m., régiment.

région,/., région, district.

règle,/, rule.

régler, tr., to rule, regulate,

order, settle.

regret, m., regret, repining.

regretter, tr., to regret, be

sorry.

ré|;ul-ier, -ière, régular.

reme,/., queen.

rejeton, m., offspring, shoot,

scion.

rejoindre, tr., to rejoin, join,

overtake.

réjouir, tr., to gladden, re-

joice.

relancMTy Ir., to start anew.

relation, /., connection, ac-

quaintance.

relever, tr., to raise up; pick up.

relire, /r., to read again.

remarquablement, remark-

ably.

remarque,/., remark.

remarquer, /r., to remark, no- ' tice, observe.

remède, m., remedy, medi-

cine.

remercier, tr., to thank.

remettre, tr.y to put back.

remis, -e, remit, see remettre, remonter, tn/r., to reascend.

remords, m., remorse.

remplacer, /r., to supply the

place of, supersede, replace, remplir, tr., to ôll, cram.

remplissait, see remplir, remue-ménage, m., stir, dis-

turbance, rummage.

remuer, intr., to move, stir.

rencontrer, tr., to meet.

rendit, rendu, -e, see rendre, rendre, /r., to give back, re-

turn; — compte, to give an

account of, yield.

rênes,/., pi., reins.

renoncer, tr., to give up,

abandon.

renouveler, /r., to renew.

renseignement, m., information, intelligence, rentrer, inir., to reënter, come

in.

renversé, -e, reclining, thrown

down.

renvoyer, tr.y to send away,

send back.

reparaître, intr., to reappear.

répara-teur,m., -trice,/., re-

storer.

réparation,/., réparation, res-

toration.

réparer, tr,, to restore, mend.

repas, f»., repast, meal; — de

midi, luncheon.

repeindre, tr., to paint anew.

répéter, tr.y to repeat.

répondre, tr.y to answer.

réponse,/., answer.

repos, m.y rest, repose.

reposer, intr. y to rest, repose;

se — , to dépend; - — sur

elle, to trust to her.

représenter, tr., to represent,

paint.

réprimer, tr.y to repress, re-

strain.

repris, -e, reprit, see reprendre, reprocher, tr.y to reproach, up-

braid.

répudier, tr.y to repudiate, put

aside.

répugner, intr.y to be répugnant, distasteful.

requête,/, request, pétition, réserve,/., reserve, caution.

réserver, tr.y to reserve, put

aside, retain.

résignation, /., résignation.

résigner (se), to resign one's

self.

résister, intr., to resist, wîth-

stand.

résolu, -e, decided, resolved,

stout-hearted.

résolument, resolutely, stout-

résolut, see résoudre, résoudre (se), to résolve, make up one's mind.

respect, i»., respect, révérence.

respectable, respectable. respectueusement, respectful-

respectueu-x, -se, respectful.

respiration,/., breathing, respiration.

respirer, intr,^ to breathe.

responsabilité, /., responsibility.

ressembler, intr., to resemble.

ressentir, tr., to feel.

reste, m., remains; les — ^s froids, cold victuals; du — , be»des, ail the same; tout le — f ail other things.

rester, itUr., to remain.

résumer, tr,, to sum up, condense.

rétablir, ir,, to reëstablish, restore.

retard, m., delay; en — , late.

retardataire, m., loiterer, tardy person, straggler.

retenir, ir., to retain, hold in.

retentir, intr., to sound, resound.

retint, retinrent, see retenir.

retirer, /r., to take away; se — f to retire, leave.

retomber, intr,, to fall into, fall again.

retour, m,, retum, coming back; de — ^ back again.

retourner, intr,, to tum round.

retrousser, tr., to tum up, tuck up.

retrouver, tr., to find again, recover.

réussir, intr., to succeed.

rêve, m., dream.

réveiller, tr., to awaken, arouse; se — f towake up.

revenir, intr., to corne back; —

sur, change.

rêver, intr,, to dream.

reverras, revu, -e, see revoir, revers, m., back, wrong side.

revint, revenu, -e, see revenir, revoir, tr., to see again, be-

hold.

révolter, tr., to revolt, stir up.

rhume, m., cold.

riche, wealthy.

richesse,/., wealth.

rideau, m., curtain.

ridicule, ridiculous.

rien, nothing; elle n'en fit — ,

she did nothing of the sort;

— du tout, of no importance.

rien, m., nothing. rire, intr., to laugh; éclata de

— f burst out laughing; — au

nez de quelqu'im, to laugh

in one's face.

rire, m., laughter.

rissolé, -e, browned, cooked to

a tum.

rivière,/., river.

robe,/, dress, gown.

roche,/., rock.

rocher, m., rock, crag.

rôder, intr., to prowl, roam.

rôle, m., part, rôle, list, char-

acter.

rompre, tr., to break, fall out.

rompu, -e, see rompre, ronce, /., brier, bramble.

rond, -Cj round.

rond-pomt, m., crossroads.

ronron, m., purring.

rose, rose color, pink.

roture, /., plebeian state.

roue,/., wheeL rouge, red.

rougir, intr,, to blush.

roulementy m., rolling, rumbling.

rouler, intr., to roll; — à terre, to be thrown.

route,/, road, way; en — ^ on the way; mettre en — , to dtatt; grand* —, highway.

routine, /., routine, everyday practice.

ruade,/., kick, fling.

rude, rough, harsh.

rue, /, Street; en pleine — , in the middle of the street.

ruer, /r., to hurl; intr., rear.

ruine,/, ruin.

ruiner, /r., to ruin.

ruisseau, m., brook.

ruse, /., cunning, craft, artifice.

sa, his, her, its, one's.

sable, m., sand, gravel.

sabot, m., wooden shoe, hoof.

sac. m., sack, bag.

sachant, see savoir, sacré, -e, sacred {used also in

a profane sensé), cursed, con-

founded.

sacrifice, m., sacrifice. sacrifier, /r., to sacrifice, give

up to.

sagacité,/, sagacity, shrewd-

ness.

sa^e, wise, good, well-behaved.

sain, -e, healthy, haie.

Saint-Symphorien, a suburb

of Tours, in France.

sab, see savoir.

saiar, tr., to seize, lay hold of ;

pensive, to be aghast; fut

saisi du changement, was

struck by the change.

saison,/, season.

salle, /., room, hall; *^ à

manger, dining room.

salon, m.y drawing-room, par-

lor.

saluer, tr., to salute, greet.

sang, m., blood.

sang-froid, m., coolness, présence of mind.

sanglot, m., sob.

sanglotant, sobbing.

sans, without, besides; — que,

unless.

santé,/, health.

satin, m. y satin.

satisfaire, tr., to satisfy, in-

dulge, gratify.

satisfait, -e, see satisfaire, sau-f, -ve, safe.

sauf, saving, excepting. saura, saurais, .saurait, see

savoir, sauter, intr., to jump, leap; —

sur le siège, to jump on the

carnage box.

sauvage, wild, savage.

sauvage, f»., an unsociable

fellow, savage.

sauver, tr., to save, rescue; se

— , to run away.

savant, -e, well-informed,

iearned.

savoir, /r., to know, be aware

of ; je ne sais pas trop, I am

not sure.

savoir-faire, m., tact, good

manners.

scandaliser, tr,, to shock,

scandalize.

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