livre, m., book ; de bord
log-book.
livrer, to give, delivert
livrer, se, to indolge, give oneself up.
localité,/, locality, place.
loger, to house, lodge, put up.
logis, m.y house.
loin, far ; de , f rom afar.
lointain-e, distant.
long, m., length ; le de,
along.
long-ue, long; aussi , that
much.
longtemps, long, a long while.
lors, then ; de, at the time
of.
lorsque, when.
louable, laudable, praiseworthy.
lougre, m.y lugger.
loup, m., wolf ; de mer, sea
dog, old sailor.
lourd-e, heavy.
loyal-e, loyal, honest, true.
lueur,/, light.
lui, he, him, to him, to her, him-
self ; à y his.
lui-même, himself, oneself.
lumière,/, light.
lune, /, moon ; de miel,
honeymoon. \\ittpret. ^lire.
lutte,/, struggle.
lutter, to struggle.
ma, my.
madame,/, madam, lady.
magnifique, magnificent.
mai, m,y May.
maigre, thin.
main,/, hand.
maintenant, now.
maintenir, to maintain, hold,
keep up.
maire, m,, mayor.
mais, but.
maison,/, house, family, race.
maisonnette,/, small house.
maître, m., master.
maîtresse,/, mistress.
mal, m. y evil, harm ; faire ,
to hurt, do harm ; vouloir du
à, to wish harm to ;
de mer, sea-sickness.
mal, badly.
maladroit-e, awkward.
malfaiteur, m.t evil-doer.
malaise, m.y uncomfortableness,
uneasiness.
malaisé-e, hard, difficult.
malgré, in spite of.
malhabile, unskilful, awkward.
malheur, x»., misfortune.
malheureusement, unhappily,
unfortunately.
malheureu-z-se, unhappy, un-
fortùnate, unlucky, wretch.
malice, /, roguishness, malice,
shrewdness, slyness.
malicieu-z-se, shrewd, sly, mal-
icious.
mal-in-igne, shrewd, clever, sly.
Manche,/, the British Channel.
manche,/, sleeve.
manchette,/, cuff.
manège, m., trick.
mangeoire,/, dish.
manger, to eat; salie à ^-^,
dining-room.
manier, to handle«
VOCABULARY
manière,/, manner, way.
manquer, to lack, be in want of,
miss, fail, be wanting ; à
l'appel, to be missing, to be
absent.
maraude,/, marauding.
marbre, m., marble.
marchander, to bargain.
marché, m. y market.
marcher, to walk, advance, go
forwàrd.
marée,/., high-water, tide.
mari, m., husband.
mariage, m., marriage, wedding.
marié-e, wedded, married.
mariée,/, bride.
marier, to blend, marry.
marier, se, to get married.
marin, m., sailor.
marine,/, navy.
maritime, naval, maritime, marque,/, mark.
marquer, to mark, show.
masque, m., face, mask.
masse,/, mass, heap.
mât, m.j mast.
matelot, m.y sailor, seaman.
matelote,/, a kind of fish-stew.
maternel-le, maternai ; langue
, mother-tongue.
matin, m., moming ; si , so
early in the moming.
matinal-e, early.
matinée,/, moming.
maudit-e, oirsed.
mauvais-e, bad.
maxime,/, maxim.
me, me, to me.
méchant-e, bad, wicked.
méconnaître, not to acknowl-
edge.
médiocrité, /, compétence (fortune).
meilleur-e, better; le , la
e, the best.
mélancolie,/, melancholy.
mélancolique, melancholy.
mélange, m.y mixture, mixing,
alloy, share.
mêlé-cassis, m.t a drink com-
posed of black-currant wine and
brandy.
mêler, to mix, blend, connect.
mêler, se, to be mixed, meddle.
membre, m., limb, member.
même, same, self, very ; adi',^ menace,/, threat. [even.
ménage, m, y household, family.
ménager, to prépare.
ménagère, /, housewife, house-
keeper.
mener, to lead.
mensonge, m., falsehood.
mentir, to lie.
menu, m.^ minute détails, partic-
ulars ; par le , with ail
particulars.
mépriser, to let pass unheeded,
scom.
mer, /, sea ; pleine , open
sea ; mal de , sea-sickness.
merci, thanks.
mère,/, mother. mérite, m.y merit, quality.
mériter, to deserve, merit, merveilleu-z-se, marvellous.
VOCABULARY
mes, my.
mesdames, plur, of madame.
mésintelligence, /., misunder-
standing.
messager, m., messenger.
«lesure,/, measure ; à que,
in proportion as.
Inètre, fn.y meter (a little over a
yard).
mettre, to put, place ; se , to
commence, begin, put oneself.
meuble, m., fumiture, set of fur-
niture.
meure, subj. ^mourir.
miche, y!, loaf of bread.
Michel, m. y Michael.
midi, tn,^ twelve o'clock (in the
day) noon.
miel, m , honey.
mien-ne, mine.
miette,/, crumb.
mieux, better ; le , the best.
mignon-ne, délicate, pretty, tiny.
mignonne,/, darling
milieu, m., middle.
mille, thousand.
mince, thin.
mine,/, mine, gênerai appearance,
face, look.
mi-partie,/, half.
mirer, to look at ; des œufs,
to try eggs (by holding them up
to the light).
misérable, wretch, misérable,
miscreant.
misère, /, misery, trifle ; faire
des s, to torment.
xait,pret. 0/ mettre.
mode, /, fashion ; à la , in
fashion.
modéré-e, moderate.
modeste, modest, limited.
mœlleu-z-se, soft.
moi, I, me ; à , mine.
moi-même, myself.
moindre, least.
moineau, x»., sparrow.
moins, less ; au , at least ,*
du , at least.
mois, m.j month.
moitié,/, half ; à , by halves,
half.
mollement, feebly, softly.
moment, m., moment ; dn
où, since.
mon, my.
monde, m., world, people ; tout
le y every body; au, du
, in the world.
monotone, monotonous.
monsieur, m.^ gentleman, sir, Mr.
monstre, m., monster.
montée,/, acclivity, ascent, hill.
monter, to ascend, go up.
montre,/, watch.
montrer, to show, montrer, se, to show oneself.
moquer, se, to make fun of.
moral-e, moral.
morceau, m., bit, pièce, morsel
lump.
mors, m., bit.
mort,/, death.
mot, m.j word; payer de s
to pay with phrases.
motif, m,, motive.
VOCABULARY
mouoheté-e, spotted.
mouchoir, m. y handkerchief.
mouillé-e, wet.
mouilleri to wet.
mouillette, f., slice of bread.
mourir, to die.
mousse, m. y cabin-boy.
mousse,/, moss.
moustache, /, whisker (of animais).
mouvement, m., movement, impulse, motion, shrug (of shoulders).
moyen, m., means, possibiHty.
moyen-ne, médium.
muet-te, mute.
muraille, /, wall, rail (of a boat).
murmure, m. y murmur.
murmurer, to murmur.
museau, m. y nose, muzzle.
musique,/, music.
TU
nage,/, swimming ; à la , by
swimming.
nager, to swim.
naître, to be bom.
naïveté,/, simplicity, artlessness,
naivete.
nappe,/, table-cloth.
narine,/, nostril.
naturel-le, natural.
naturellement, naturally, by
nature, of course.
naufrage, m.y shipwreck, wreck.
naviguer, to navigate, sail.
navire, m., vessel, ship.
navrer, to distress.
né-e, bom.
nécessairement, necessarily.
négliger, to neglect. [fit.
nerf, m.y nerve ; attaque de ■»
nerveu-ac-se, nervous, excitable.
net-te, clear.
netteté,/, neatness.
nez, m.j nose.
ni .... ni, neither, nor, or.
niche,/, house (of dogs).
nid, m.y nest.
nœud, m. y knot.
Noiraude,/, a proper name.
noir-e, black.
noiz,/, nut.
nom, fn.y name.
non, no, not.
nord, m.y north.
Normand-e, Norman.
nostalgie, /, nostalgia, home-
sickness.
notre, our.
nôtre, le, la nôtre, les nôtres,
ours.
Nôtre-Seigneur, Our Lord, nourrir, to f eed.
nourriture,/, food.
nous, we, us, to us.
nouveau, nouvel, nouvelle.
new ; de , anew, again.
nouvelle,/, news.
noyade,/, drowning.
noyé-e, a drowning person.
noyer, to drown.
nuage, m., cloud.
nuance,/, shade.
nul-le, no, not any ; nulle part,
nowhere.
VOCABULARY
obéir, to obey.
obéiasance,/., obédience.
objet, m.^ object.
obligé-e, necessary, obliged.
obliger, to oblige.
observat-eur-rioe, observer.
observer, to observe.
obstiné-e, obstinate.
obstinëment, obstinately.
obstiner, s', to be obstinate, be
obstinately resolved, insist upon.
obtenir, to obtain, get.
occuper, to occupy.
occuper, s', to mind, occupy one-
self, attend to.
odieu-ac-se, odious, hateful.
odorant-e, fragrant, sweet-smell-
ing.
odorat, m., smell.
œil, m. y eye ; coup d' , glance ;
promener ses yeiuc, to tum
one's eyes ; clin d' , the
winking of an eye.
œuf, m., egg.
office, i7t., service. offrande,/., offering.
offrir, to off er.
offrir, s', to offer oneself.
oisiveté,/., idleness.
ombre,/, shadow.
omelette,/, omelet.
on, one, people, they.
opposer, to oppose.
or, w., gold ; conj.j now, but.
orage, m. y storm.
ordinaire, ordinary; à 1' ,
usually, ordinarily.
ordinaire, m.^ daily fare.
ordonner, to order.
ordre, tn.^ order.
oreille,/., ear.
oreiller, m. y pillow.
orgueil, m.^ pride.
Orient, m., Orient.
original-e, original, queer.
ormeau, un., elm.
os, m. y bone.
oser, to dare.
osier, m., willow.
ou, or ; bien, or else.
où, where, when, in which.
oublier, to forget.
ouest, m.y west.
oui, yes.
ouragan, m., hurricane.
outiller, to equip, provide.
ouvert-e, open.
ouvrage, m.^ needlework, work
ouvrir, to open.
paille,/, straw.
paillette,/, spangle.
pain, m,y bread.
paire,/, pair.
paisible, peaceful.
paisiblement, peaceably.
paix,/, peace.
palais, m., palate.
pâle, light, pale.
panier, m., basket.
pantalon, m., trousers.
papier, m., paper.
par, by, f rom, through, with, out ol
parade,/, show, display.
VOCABULARY
parage, m.^ quart er, place. paraître, to seem, appear, look.
parbleu ! indeed 1 in truth 1
truly 1 parce que, because.
parcourir, to go over.
par-dessus, over.
pardon ! I beg your pardon t
excuse me I pardonnable, excusable, pardon-
able.
pardonner, to pardon, forgive.
pareil-le, such, similar, alike,
equal.
parer, to guard against, ward off.
paresse,/., idleness, laziness.
paresseu-ac-se, lazy, lazy person.
parfait-e, perfect.
parfaitement, perfectly.
parfois, sometimes.
parler, un., ntterance, way of
speaking.
parler, to speak; pour ainsi
, so to speak.
parmi, amidst, among.
parole,/., speech, word, parole.
part,/, share; nulle , no-
where; quelque , some-
where ; à , aside.
partage, m.^ share.
partance,/, setting sail ; en
on the point of sailing.
parti, m., décision.
particulier, m. y fellow.
