livre, w., book ; de bord

log-book.

livrer, to give, deliver.

livrer, se, to indulge, give oneself up.

VOCABULARY

localité,/, locality, place.

loger, to house, lodge, put up.

logis, m.f 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., lugger.

loup, m. y wolf ; de mer, sea

dog, old sailor.

lourd-e, heavy.

loyal-e, loyal, honest, tnie.

lueur,/, light.

lui, he, him, to him, to her, him- '

self ; à , his.

lui-môme, himself, oneself.

lumière,/, light.

lune, /, moon ; — ■— de miel,

honeymoon.

lut,/r<?/. o/\ire.

lutte,/, stniggle.

lutter, to straggle.

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.f 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. y evil-doer.

malaise, m.^ uncomfortableness,

uneasiness.

malaisë-e, hard, difficult.

malgré, in spite of .

malhabile, unskilfui, awkward.

malheur, m.j misfortune.

malheureusement, unhappily,

unfortunately.

malheureu-z-se, unhappy, un-

fortunate, 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,/, manger.

manger, to eat; salle 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, /»., marble.

marchander, to bargain.

marché, m. y market.

marcher, to walk, advance, go

forward.

marée,/, high-water, tide.

mari, m. y husband.

mariage, m.y marriage, wedding.

marié-e, wedded, married.

mariée,/, bride.

marier, to blend, marry.

marier, se, to get married.

marin, m.y sailor.

marine,/, navy. maritime, naval, maritime.

marque,/, mark.

marquer, to mark, show.

masque, m.y face, mask.

masse,/, mass, heap.

mât, m.y 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, cursed.

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.

môlé-cassis, m.y a drink com-

posed of black-currant i^ine and

brandy.

mêler, to mix, blend, connect. mêler, se, to be mixed, meddle.

membre, m.y limb, member.

même, same, itself, very, even.

menace,/, threat.

ménage, m.y household, family.

ménager, to prépare.

ménagère, /, housewife, house-

keeper.

mener, to lead.

mensonge, m.y falsehood.

mentir, to lie.

menu, m.y minute détails, partie-

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, //i^r. ^madame.

mésintelligence, /., misunder-

standing.

messager, m., messenger.

mesure,/, measure ; à que,

in proportion as.

mètre, m.^ 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,/, loaf of bread.

Michel, m. y Michael.

midi, m., twelve o*clock (in the

day) noon.

miel, m , honey.

mien-ne, mine.

miette,/, cmmb.

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.

mit,/r^/. ^mettre.

mode, /, fashion ; à la , in

fashion.

modëré-e, moderate.

modeste, modest, limitée, mœlleu-z-se, soft.

moi, I, me ; à , mine.

moi-même, myself.

moindre, least.

moineau, 1»., sparrow.

moins, less; au , at least;

du , at least.

mois, m. y month.

moitié,/, half ; à , byhalves,

half.

mollement, feebly, softly.

moment, m., moment ; du

où, since.

mon,' my.

monde, m., world, people ; tout

le , every body; au, du

-, in the world.

monotone, monotonous.

monsieur, m., gentleman, sir, Mr.

monstre, 1»., 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, f»., bit, pièce, morsel

lump.

mors, m. y bit.

mort,/, death.

mot, »!., Word ; payer de s

to pay with phrases.

motif, m,y motive.

VOCABULARY

mouchetë-e, spotted.

mouchoir, m.^ handkerchief.

mouillé-e, wet.

mouiller, to wet.

mouillette,/, sippet.

mourir, to die.

mousse, m.^ cabin-boy.

mousse,/, moss.

moustache, /, whisker (of animais).

mouvement, ;»., movement, impulse, motion, shrag (of shoulders).

moyen, m.y means, possibility.

moyen-ne, médium.

muet-te, mute.

muraille, /, wall, rail (of a boat).

murmure, m. y murmur.

murmurer, to murmur.

museau, m.f nose, muzzle.

musique,/, music.

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, w., shipwreck, wreck.

naviguer, to navigate, sail. navire, w., vessel, ship.

navrer, to distress.

në-e, bom.

nécessairement, necessarily.

négliger, to neglect.

nerf, m., nerve.

nerveu-z-se, nervous, excitable.

net-te, clear.

netteté,/, neatness.

nez, m.f nose.

ni .... ni, neither, nor, or.

niche,/, house (of dogs).

nid, m.., nest.

nœud, m.y knot.

Noiraude,/, a proper name.

noir-e, black.

noiz,/, nut.

nom, m.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.

Notre-Seigneur, Our Lord, nourrir, to feed.

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.y cloud.

nuance,/, shade.

nul-le, no, not any ; nulle part,

nowhere.

VOCABULARV

obéir, to obey.

obéissance,/!, obédience, objet, m., object.

obligé-e, necessary, obliged.

obliger, to oblige.

observat-eur-rice, observer. observer, to observe.

obstiné-e, obstinate.

obstinément, 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-z-se, odious, hateful.

odorant-e, fragrant, sweet-smell-

ing.

odorat, m., smell.

œil, m., eye ; coup d' , glance ;

promener ses yeuz, to tum - one*s eyes; clin d' , the

winking of an eye.

œuf, m.y egg.

ofQce, m. y service.

offrande,/, offering.

offrir, to off er.

offrir, s', to off er oneself.

oisiveté,/, idleness.

ombre,/, shadow.

omelette,/, omelet.

on, one, people, they.

opposer, to oppose.

or, m.y gold ; conj., now, but.

orage, /»., storm.

ordinaire, ordinary; à 1' ,

usually, ordinarily.

ordinaire, m.^ daily fare.

ordonner, to order.

ordre, m., order.

oreille,/., ear.

oreiller, m., pillow. orgueil, m,, pride.

Orient, m. y Orient.

origihal-e, original, queer.

ormeau, m., elm.

os, m., bone.

oser, to dare.

osier, m., willow.

ou, or ; bien, or else.

où, where, when, in which.

oublier, to forget.

ouest, m.i west.

oui, yes.

ouragan, m., hurricane.

outiller, to equip, provide.

ouvert-e, open.

ouvrage, /»., needlework, work

ouvrir, to open.

paille,/, straw.

paillette,/, spangle.

pain, m., bread.

paire,/, psdr.

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 of.

parade,/, show, display.

VOCABULARY

parage, m.y quarter, place.

paraître, to seem, appear, look.

parbleu ! indeed 1 in truth 1

tnily 1 parce que, because.

parcourir, to go over.

par-dessus, over.

pardon ! I beg your pardon 1

excuse me 1 pardonnable, excusable, pardon-

able.

pardonner, to pardon, forgive.

pareil-le, such, similar, alike,

equal.

parer, to guard àgainst, ward off.

paresse,/., idleness, laziness.

paresseu-z-se, lazy, lazy person.

parfait-e, perfect. parfaitement, perfectly.

parfois, sometimes.

parler, m.y utterance, 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 y aside.

partage, m.y share.

partance,/, setting sail ; en

on the point of sailing.

parti, m.^ décision.

particulier, m.^ fellow.