LEXIQUE

adresser (s' — à) to apply to le

ahuri, -e, taken aback le

une aiguille, needle la

allonger, to extend, hand la over la

allons I ifUerj, well ( corne ! la

allons donc ! nonsense,what I not at ail ! etc. la

amener, to lead, bring un amour-propre, self-esteem

atteler, to harness

avaler, to swallow la

un avocat, lawyer ' un bain, bath

avouer, to confess un

bercer, to rock une

la bisque, a kind of thick soup le bobo, trifling hurt une

le bois, wood la boue, mud

bouleverser, to upset une

la bretelle, suspender un

le cabinet, closet le cabinet de travail, study

cacher, to conceal, hide le charbon, coal

charger (de), to load (with) un charlatan, quack le chasseur, footman le cocher, cabman le

la commission, errand le

le confiseur, confectioner le

coquin, rascal

corsage, waist of dress

course, errand

couture, sewing

crevette, shrimp

cuisinière, cook

Dame ! interj. well !

dentelle, lace

déparer, to spoil

diable I que — ! the deuce !

doré, -e, golden

dot {sound the t), dowry

éblouir, to dazzle

écraser, to crush, run over

emprunt, loan

engelure, chilblain

ennuyer, to bother, weary

épingle, pin

épouser, to marry

éprouver, to fed, expérience

étagère, shelf

étui à limettes, spectacle case

expédient: vivre d' — s, to

lîve by one's wits fâché, angry farci: chou — ^ stuffed cab-

bage frais, expenses gêner, to hinder, dîsturb gérant, manager gibier, game gilet, waistcoat

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