acte, w., act, action, deed; de
décès, certifîcate of death.
acti-f, ve, active.
adieu, /;/., adieu, farewell.
adjoint, ///., assistant mayor.
admirable, admirable, excellent.
admirer, to admire, wonder at.
s'adresser, to apply.
affaire,/, affair, business, trouble,
scrape, quarrel.
s'affaisser, to sink, fall.
affiche,/., bill, poster, placard.
affreu-z, se, dreadful, frightful,
terrible.
affût, /«., gun-carriage.
agir, to act, to deal.
agiter, to shake, wave ; s' , be
agitated, move.
agréable, agreeable, pleasant.
aide, w., aid, helper, assistant.
aider, to aid, assist, help.
aie, aies, from avoir, aigle, m,^ eagle.
VOCABULARY
aigreur, /., bitterness, ill-nature,
ill-will, malice, anger.
aiguille, /., needle, spire, steeple,
hand (of a clock or watch).
aile,/., wing.
ailleurs, elsewhere; d' , be-
sides, moreover.
aimer, to love, like, be fond of.
ainsi, so, thus, therefore.
air, ///., air, wind; look, appear-
ance; tune, song.
aisance,/, ease, comfort.
aise,/, ease, comfort, pleasure.
ait, subj. of avoir, ajouter, to add.
ajuster, to take aim.
alcôve,/, alcôve, recess.
alêne,/, awl.
aligné, in a line, straight.
allée, / , going, walking ; passage,
path, walk.
Allemagne,/, Germany.
Allemand, e, German.
aller, to go ; s'en to go away.
allié, /;/., ally.
allonger, to lengthen, hasten,
stretch.
allons, come !
allumer, to light, kindle.
alors, then.
ambassadeur, ///., ambassador.
ambition,/, ambition.
ambulance,/, ambulance.
âme,/, soûl, spirit.
amener, to bring, lead.
amer, e, bitter, hard, sad.
amèrement, bitterly.
amertume,/, bitterness, grief.
amitié,/, friendship, affection.
amorce,/, priming.
amour, m.^ love.
amoureux, w., lover.
ampoule,/, blister.
amuser, to amuse, divert.
an, w., year.
ancien, m,^ old man, vétéran, old
soldier.
anéantir, to destroy, ruin.
aninial, w., animal, brute.
année,/, a year.
anniversaire, w., anniversary.
annoncer, to announce, proclaim.
antique, antique, old. août (ou), VI. y August.
apercevoir, to perceive, see.
aplatir, to flatten.
appel, w., call, roU-call, calling.
appeler, to call, name.
appétit, /«., appetite.
apporter, to bring.
apprendre, to learn, hear.
apprentissage, m.^ apprentice-
ship.
apprêter, to prépare.
approcher, to draw near, ap-
proach; s* , to come near.
appuyer, to support, prop, lean.
après, after; d' , from, ac-
cording to.
après-midi, / , afternoon.
arbre, ///., tree.
arche,/, arch.
ardeur,/, eagerness, zeal.
ardoise,/) slate.
VOCABULARY
argent, /;/., silver, money.
argenté, silver-plated.
arme, /., arm, weapon; place
d'armes, parade ground.
armé, cocked.
armée,/, army. armistice, ;//., armistice, truce.
armoire,/., closet.
arracher, to pull, draw, pluck
out, pull up.
arranger, to arrange.
arrêter, to stop.
arrière, ;//., rear; en , be-
hind.
arrière-garde,/, rear.
arrivée,/, arrivai.
arriver, to arrive, corne to, to
happen.
arrondir, to round ; le dos,
to bend the back.
arrondissement, m.^ district.
arsenal, ///., arsenal.
artillerie (artiyerie),/, artillery.
artilleur (artiyeur), w., artillery-
man.
assaut, ;;/., assault, attack.
asseoir, to sit, sit down; s' ,
to sit down.
assez, enough, quite.
assiéger, to besiege.
assiette,/, plate.
assis, e, sitting, seated (part, of
asseoir), assommer, to knock down, kill.
assurer, to assure.
âtre, ;«., fireplace, hearth.
attacher, to tie, bind, fasten.
attaque,/, attack, onset, charge.
attaquer, to attack.
attelé, e, hitched, drawn.
en attendant, in the meantime,
meanwhile.
attendre, to expect, wait, look for,
wait for; s' à, to expect.
attendri, e, moved, affected.
attendrir, to make tender, move,
affect; s' , to be moved.
attendrissement, -;//., compassion, émotion, feeling.
attention,/, attention.
attirer, to draw, pull.
attraper, to catch, get.
auberge,/, inn, tavern.
aubergiste, w., innkeeper.
aucun-e, one, any ; with neg.,
none, no.
au-dessous, under, below.
au-dessus, over, above.
augmenter, to increase.
aujourd'hui, to-day.
auprès de, near, by, beside, com-
pared with.
auquel, to whom, to which.
aussi, also, too, likewise, as, as
much, therefore.
aussitôt, immediately.
autant, as much, so much, as well,
as many ; d' plus, so much
the more, ail the more.
automne (m- silent), w., autumn.
autour, about, round.
autre, other.
autrement, otherwise. Autrichien, Austrian.
VOCABULARY
auxquels, auxquelles, to whom, to which.
avaler, to swallow.
avance, /, advance ; d' , in
advance.
avancée,/., out-work (of a fort).
avancer, to advance, go, move,
come forward, project ; s' ,
to go forward.
avant, ;//., front.
avant, before, beforehand.
avantage, ///., advantage.
avant-garde, /, vanguard, advance.
avec, with.
avenir, w., future.
avenue,/., avenue, passage.
averse,/, shower, storm.
avertir, to warn, inform.
aveugle, blind.
avidité,/, greediness.
avis, ;;/., opinion.
avoine,/, oats.
avoir, to hâve.
avril, ;//., April.
ayons, subj. of avoir.
Badois, Badensian, from Baden.
bagage, w., baggage.
bagarre,/, brawl, squabble.
baigner, to bathe.
bâiller, to gape, yawn.
bain, ;;/., bath.
baïonnette,/, bayonet.
baisser, to lower, let fall, stoop.
balayer, to sweep, clear away.
balcon, ;//., balcony.
balle,/, bail, bullet, baie, pack, ballot, m., baie, pack.
balustrade,/, balustrade, railing.
ban, m., proclamation, call.
banc, ///., bench, seat, pew.
bandage, w., bandage.
bande,/, band, troop, gang.
bandeau, ;;;., band, bandage,
strip.
bander, to bind, tie, bandage.
bandit, ;//., bandit, robber.
bandoulière, /, shoulder-belt,
strap, sling.
baraque,/, but, cabin.
barbare, barbarous, cruel, barbe,/, beard.
baron, ;//., baron, lord.
barricader, to barricade.
bas, se, low, in a low voice; en
, below.
bas, ;//., stocking.
bastion, ;;/., bastion, bulwark.
bataille, /, battle; en , in
battle array.
bataillon, ///., battalion.
bateau, m., boat.
bâtiment, w., building.
bâtir, to build.
bâton, ///., stick, staff, batterie,/, battery.
battre, to beat, strike; se ,
to fight.
baume, w., balm.
Bavarois, /;/., Bavarian.
beau, bel, belle, fine, handsome,
beautiful.
VOCABULARY
beaucoup, much, many.
bec, m.f bill, beak.
bel, see beau.
bêler, to bleat.
Belgique,/, Belgium.
bénir, to bless, praise, give thanks.
béquille,/., crutch.
berceau, w., cradle.
berline,/, kind of coach.
besoin, ;//., need; au , in case
of need.
bête,/, beast, brute.
bêtise,/, folly, stupidity.
beurre, ;;/., butter.
bien, ;«., good, benefit, property.
bien, well, right, very, quite, in-
deed.
bienheureu-z, happy, blessed.
bientôt, soon.
bière,/, béer, billet, ;;?., bill, note, ticket, bique,/, nag, pony.
bivac, w., camp.
bivaquer, to encamp.
blan-c, che, white.
blanchir, to whiten, clear.
blé, ;//., grain, wheat.
blessé, wounded.
blesser, to hurt, wound.
blessure,/, wound.
bleu, ;//. , blue ; de ciel, sky-
blue.
bloc, ;//., block, mass.
blond, e, blond, fair, light.
blouse,/, blouse, short coat. boeuf, ;//., ox, beef.
Bohême,/, Bohemia.
Bohémien, /;;., gypsy.
boire, to drink.
bois, ?n.y wood, forest.
boisé, e, woody, wooded.
boîte,/, box.
boiter, to limp.
boiteu-z, se, lame.
bon, ne, good.
bon, m. y order, draft.
bond, m., bound, jump.
bonheur, m., good-luck, happi-
ness.
bonjour, m.^ good-morning.
bonnet, m., cap; de police,
foraging-cap.
bonsoir, w., good-evening, good-
night.
bonté,/, goodness, kindness.
bord, /;/., edge, side, shore.
bordé, e, bordered.
border, to edge, border.
borgne, one-eyed.
borgne, ///., one-eyed man.
bossu, hunchbacked.
botte,/, boot, bundle.
bouche, /, mouth ; à feu,
cannon.
bouché, stopped.
boucher, w., butcher.
boucler, to buckle.
boue,/, dirt, mud.
bouffée,/, puff, whiff.
bouger, to stir, move.
bouillon, m., broth.
boulanger, m,, baker.
boule,/., bail.
bouleau, m.^ birch-tree.
IJO
VOCABULARY
boulet, ///., buUet, bail, cannon-
ball.
bouleverser, to upset, over-
whelm.
bourbe,/., mud, mire.
bourdonnement, ;/;., buzzing,
humming, rattling.
bourdonner, to buzz, hum.
bourgade,/., village.
bourgeois, w., citizen.
bousculer, to push, jostle, drive.
bout, /;/., end, bit, pièce, bouteille,/., bottle.
boutique,/., shop.
boyau, ;;/., pipe, narrow passage.
braise,/, live coal.
brancard, ///., litter.
branche,/, branch.
bras, /;/., arm.
brasser, to mix, knead. brasserie,/, brewery.
brasseur, w., brewer.
brave, brave, good.
bravoure,/, bravery, courage.
bref, short, abrupt.
bretelle,/, strap.
bride,/, bridle.
brigade,/, brigade.
brigand, /;/., brigand, robber,
rascal.
briller, to shine, sparkle, glitter.
brique,/, brick.
briser, to break.
broderie,/, embroidery.
brosse,/, brush.
brouillard, w., mist, fog.
broussailles, /., //., bushes.
brouter, to browse, eat.
bruine,/, drizzling rain, mist.
bruit, fn.y noise, report.
brûler, to burn.
brûlure,/, burn.
brun, e, brown, dark.
brusquement, harshly, hastily.
bruyère,/, heather.
bu, e, part, of boire, bûche,/, log, block of wood.
bulletin, ///., bulletin, report, bureau, ///., office burette,/, cruet.
butin,;//., booty, spoil, plunder.
buvais, from boire, buvçur, w., drinker.
ça, this, that.
cabinet, ;//., closet.
cacher, to hide, conceal.
cadeau, w., gift, présent.
cadran, m. y dial.
cadre, m,, list, rank.
café, ;//., cofiee, restaurant.
cage,/, cage.
caillou, ///., pebble, cobblestone.
caisse,/, box, chest, drum.
caisson, ///., caisson, ammunition
wagon.
calèche, /, calash, kind of car-
riage.
calme, calm, quiet.
calme, ;;/., caimness, tranquillity.
camarade, ///., comrade, com-
panion.
campagne,/, country, campaign.
VOCABULARY
camper, to encamp, camp, cannelle,/, cinnamon.
canon, //^., cannon.
canonnade,/., cannonade.
canonner, cannonade.
canonnier, w., gunner.
canton, ///., district. cantonner, to quarter.
capable, capable, able.
capitaine, ;//., captain.
caporal, ;//., corporal.
capote,/, cloak, mantle.
car, for, because, caractère, w., character.
carnage, ;//., slaughter, massacre.
carré, square, stout, broad-shoul-
dered.
carré, ;//., square.
cartouche,/, cartridge.
cas, ;//., case.
casaque,/, overcoat, casaquin, ;//., short coat, jacket.
caserne,/., barrack.
caserner, to lodge in barracks.
casque, ///., helmet.
casquette,/, cap.
casser, to break.
cassine, /, but, cabin.
castor, ///., beaver hat.
cause, /, cause, reason ; a
de, on account of.
causer, to cause; to talk, chat.
cavalerie,/, horse, cavalry.
cavalier, w., trooper, horseman.
cave, /, cellar.
ce, cet, this, that, it, he, she.
ceci, this.
céder, to yield, give up, resign,
give way.
cela, that.
célébrer, to celebrate.
celle,/, that.
celui, he, that ; là, w., that
one. cendre,/, ashes.
cent, hundred.
centaine,/, a hundred.
cependant, nevertheless, yet,
however.
cercle, ///., circle, cerisier, w., cherry-tree.
certain, e, certain.
cerveau, ///., the brain.
cesse,/, ceasing, intermission.
cesser, to cease, end, stop, cet, ;//., cette,/, this, that.
ceux, pi. of celui, chacun, e, every one, every body,
each.
chagrin, m.^ trouble, grief, sor-
row.
chagriner, to grieve, trouble.
chaîne,/, chain.
chaise,/, chair, seat.
chaleur,/, beat, warmth.
chambre, / chamber, room.
chambrée,/, number of soldiers
that lodge and eat together;
roomful, mess, mess-room.
champ, m.^ fîeld.
chance,/, chance, luck.
chandelle,/, candie.
changement, m,, change, changer, to change.
ing.
chanoine, n',, canor ohant, m., singing, s cbaater, lo ïing.
chanvre, m., hemp.
chapeau, m., hat.
chaque, evcty, each.
charge./., loaii, chaigc.
charger, chatge, lonil; se
undcrtake.
charme, m., charm.
charrette,/, cari.
chasse, /, hunting, ciiisi
cbasBer, to chnsc, to dr[vc away.
chasseur, m., light cavalry or iufantry.
château, m., cistle, pnixcc.
chaud, e, hoi, waim.
chauffer, to waim, grow waim.
chaume, ru., Ihalch.
chaussée,/, highway, road, -chaussette, /, stock ing.
chauve, UciKI chauTre-souria, / , bat.
chef, m,, heail chief coinnianJr.'t.
chemin, m., way, load.
cheminée,/, chimney.
chemise,/!, shirt.
chenapan, m., roguc.
cbÔne, m., oalc.
chercher, to scck, fcich, gci.
cb6remetit, dcatly.
cheval,'» ., horse [ à , on
cheveu, m., hair, chèvre,/, goat.
:i the house of, among.
chieu, rn., dog.
chirurgien, m., surgeon,
majcr, chiel surgeon.
choisir, choosc, seiecl.
chope,/, glas;.
chose,/, thing.
choucroute, /, sauer-ltraut.
ciel, m., heaven, aky.
cime,/, top.
cimetière, m., cemetery.
oinquantaine,/, about lïfty.
■ctnqante, flity cinquième, fidh.
/, circumstance.
citadelle,/ ciladcl.
citerne,/, cistern.
civière,/, hand-barrow, bier.
clair, e, clear, Inighl, clearly.
clairement, cl oarly, distinctiy.
clameur,/, clamoi, outcry.
clapotement, m., splashing, claquement, i?i.,eraàii'B^.
clarinette,/, clarionct.
clef (Clé),/, key.
cligner, to wink.
cloche,/, beil.
clocher, m., stcepU, belfiy.
clou, m., nail.
cceur, m., heart.
cohorte,/, cohoit, company.
coin, m., cornei; da fou,
chimncy-cornei.
VOCABULARY
colback, /;?. , a kind of cap (worn
by cavalrymen).
colère,/, anger, wrath, passion.
collé, e, glued, sticking.
collège, ;;/., collège.
collet, w., collar.
colline,/, hill.
colombier, m.^ pigeon-house.
colonel (ko-lo-nel), m.y colonel.
colonne,/, column.
colporteur, w., pedler.
combat, ;//., combat, fight, fight-
ing.
combattant, w., combatant,
fighting-man.
combattre, to fight.
combien, how much, how many,
how.
commandant, w., commander,
major.
commandement, m.^ command,
order.
commander, to command.
comme, as, like, as it were.
commencement, w., beginning,
commencement.
commencer, to begin, commence, comment, how.
commerçant, w., trader, merchant.
commerce, ;;/., commerce, trade,
business.
commun, e, common, public.
communiquer, to communi-
cate.
compagnie, /C, company.
comparaison, / , comparison.
compliment, m,^ a compliment,
regards, message.
comprendre, to comprehend, un.
derstand.
compris, e, from comprendre, compromettre, to compromise,
expose.
compte, w., account, profit.
compter, to count.
comptoir (ko;/-twar), w.,
counter.
concierge, »/., doorkeeper.
condition,/, condition, terms.
conduire, to conduct, lead, guide,
direct.
conduite, /, conduct, care, discrétion, prudence.
conférence, /, conférence, par-
ley.
confiance, /., confidence, trust,
hope.
se confier, to trust.
confondre, to confound, mix,
blend, mingle.
confondu, e, confounded, dis-
mayed, puzzled.
conformation, /, formation,
shape.
confus, e, confounded, confused.
confusion,/, confusion, disorder.
connais, près, of connaître, connaître, to know, understand,
be acquainted with, connu, e, known (part, of connaître), conscription, /., conscription,
draft.
VOCABULARY
conscrit, m,^ conscript, recruit,
young soldier.
conseil, w., counsel, advice, coun-
conseiller, w., counsellor;
municipal, memlxîr of the city
council. conserver, to préserve, keep.
considérer, to consider, think.
consigne,/., order.
consolation,/., comfort, consolation.
consoler, to comfort, console.
consternation, /. , consternation,
terrer.
consterner, to dismay, discourage.
content, e, contented, happy,
pleased.
continuer, to continue, go on.
contraire, ///., contrary.
contre, against, contrary to.
contribution, /., contribution,
tax.
convaincre, to convince.
convoi, w,, procession, convoy,
train, copeau, ///., chip, shaving.
coq, ;//., cock.
corbeau, ///., raven.
corde,/, rope, cord, string.
cordon, w., string.
corne,/, horn.
corps, w., body, corps, régiment;
à , hand to hand ;
de garde, guanl-house.
Cosaque, ^//., Cossack.
côte,/, rib, hill.
côté, w., side, direction.
coton, w/., cotton.
cou, ///., neck.
couchant, setting.
coucher, to lay, lie down, sleep;
se , to go to bed. to lie
down, to set, go down.
coude, w., elbow, angle, bend, couler, to flow, run.
couleur,/, color, coup, ;//., blow, stroke, dash, discharge, shot; d'œil, glance;
tout à , ail at once, sud-
denly, couper, to eut.
cour,/, yard, courage, w., courage.
courageu-x, se, courageous,
brave.
courber, to bend or bow, coureur, ;//., runner, messenger.
courir, to run, go, hurry, spread,
circulate, go about.
couronne,/, crown.
couronner, to crown.
courrier, 7//., courier, messenger.
courroie,/, strap.
cours, près, of courir, cours, ///., course.
court, e, short.
cousin, VI. y cousin.
cousine,/., cousin.
couteau, ;//., knife.
coûter, to cost.
couvert, e, covered.
couvrir, to cover, bide, conceal,
drown.
VOCABULARY
craindre, to fear, dread.
crainte,/., fear.
cramponner, to cling to.
craquer, to crack.
cravate,/, cravat.
crédit, ni, y crédit, trust.
crépi, ;//., plaster.
crépu, curly.
crépuscule, ///., twilight.
creu-x, se, hollow.
creux, w., hole, hollow.
crève-cœur, »/., grief, trouble, heart-breaking.
cri, w., cry, clamor, shout.
cribler, to riddle, fiU, cover.
crier, to cry, shout.
crochu, hooked, crooked.
croire, to believe, think, suppose.
croisée,/, window.
croiser, to cross.
croix,/, cross.
crosse,/, butt-end of a gun.
crotté, dirty, muddy.
croupe,/, back, croup.
cru, from croire.
cruche,/, pitcher.
cueillir, to^ather, pick.
cuirasse,/, cuirass, breastplate.
cuirassier, ;//., heavy cavalry.
cuisine,./, kitchen.
cuisse,/, thigh, leg.
cuivre, ///., copper.
curé, ;//., parson, priest.
curieux, se, curious.
cuveau, w,, little tub.
cuvette,/., case, basin.
danger, /;/., danger.
dangereu-x, se, dangerous.
dans, in, into.
danse,/, dance.
danser, to dance.
de, of, from, off, out of, with, at.
débâcle,/, rout, ruin, defeat.
débandé, disbandcd, wandering. débarrasser, to clear, free, rid.
déborder, approach^ surround.
déboucher, to corne out.
déboucler, to unbuckle.
debout, up, standing.
débris, /«., ruins, remains.
décembre, w., December.
décès, m,y deccase, death; acte
de , certifîcate of death.
décharge,/, discharge.
décharger, to discharge.
décharné, lean, thin.
déchirant, heart-rending.
déchirer, to tear, mangle.
décider, to décide.
déclarer, to déclare.
décombres, w. //., rubbish.
décoration,/, décoration.
décorer, to decorate.
découper, to eut, carve.
décourager, to discourage, dis*
hearten.
découverte,/, discovery.
découvrir, to discover, see.
décrépit, décrépit, crazy, old.
dedans, là , inside.
défaire, to undo, untie.
défait, undone, unmade, thin, pale.
VOCABULARY
défaite,/, defeat.
défaut, m., defect, fault, imperfection.
défendre, to défend, forbid.
défense,/, defence.
défiance,/, distrust, suspicion.
se défier de, to mistrust, distrust, suspect.
défilé, w., file, march, train.
défiler, to file by, march.
défit, prêt, of défaire.
défoncer, to knock out, break.
dégoûter, to disgust.
degré, w., degree.
déguenillé, tattered, ragged.
dehors, outside.
déjà, already.
déjeuner, to breakfast.
délier, to untie.
déluge, m, y déluge, flood.
demain, w., to-morrow.
demander, to demand, ask.
demeure,/, dwelling, house.
demeurer, to dwell, live, remain.
demi, e, half; heure, /,
half-hour; lune, /, half-
moon, earthwork.
à la demi-ration, on half rations.
démonter, to dismount.
dent,/, tooth.
départ, w., departure.
dépasser, to pass over, to overtop,
se dépêcher, to make haste, fiasten.
dépérir, to waste away, perish.
déplaire, to dispicasc.
déplier, to unfold, spread.
déployer, to spread out, open,
deploy.
dépôt, w., dépôt, resting-place.
dépouiller, to strip, rob, plunder.
depuis, since, from, after, during,
later.
déranger, to disturb.
dernier, last.
dérouler, to unroll.
déroute, /., rout, disorder, confusion.
dérouté, astray, bewildered.
derrière, behind.
derrière, w., rear.
dès que, as soon as. descendre, to descend, corne
down, descente,/, descent, slope.
désennuyer, to divert, amuse.
déserteur, ;//., déserter.
désespérer, to despair.
désespoir, ///., despair, trouble, déshabiller, to undress.
désirer, to désire, wish.
désolation,/, désolation, grief,
affliction, despair.
désolé, e, doleful, disconsolate.
desquels, desquelles (for de
lesquels f de lesqîtelles^, dessiner, to outline, show.
dessous, underneath, under, be-
low.
dessus, upon, above, on it, on
them, about it; là , over it.
au-dessus de, above, over.
dessus, m. y advantage, upper
hand.
VOCABULARY
détachement, m. y detachment.
détacher, to take off, remove, detach,
détail, VI, y détail.
détente,/., trigger.
déterré, w., corpse, ghost.
détonation,/, report.
détourner, to turn away; se , to turn aside.
détriment, w., détriment, damage.
détruire, to demolish, destroy, overthrow.
deux, two.
deuxième, second.
devant, before, in front of.
devanture,/, show-window.
devenir, to become.
deviner, to guess, conjecture.
devoir, to owe, to be, must, ought, should.
devoir, ;//., duty.
diable, ;//., devil, wretch, fellow.
diane,/, reveille.
Dieu, m. y God.
difficile, hard, difficult.
dimanche, w., Sunday.
diminuer, to diminish, decrease.
dîner, to dine.
dîner, ///., dinner.
dire, to tell, say, speak.
direction,/, direction.
discipline,/, discipline.
discours, ;;/., discourse, speech.
disparaître, to disappear.
disposition,/, disposition, state, mind.
'dissiper, to scatter, disperse.
distance,/, distance.
distribuer, to distribute, divide.
distribution,/, distribution.
division,/, division.
dix, ten ; huit, eighteen ;
neuf, nineteen.
dixième, tenth.
dizaine,/, ten.
docteur, m.^ doctor.
doigt, m. y finger.
dois, doit, près, of devoir.
domestique, w., servant.
dominer, to command, overlook.
donc, then, therefore.
donner, to give.
dont, whose, of which.
doré, gilt, gold color, golden.
dormir, to sleep.
dos, ///., back.
double, double.
doucement, softly, gently, slowly.
douceur,/, gentleness, mildness.
douleur,/, pain, grief, affliction.
doute, fn,y doubt.
se douter de, to think, suspect.
dou-x, ce, mild, gentle.
douzaine,/, dozen.
douze, twelve.
dragon, w., dragoon.
drap, ///., cloth, sheet, covering.
drapeau, /;/., flag.
dresser, to set, raise, prick .up,
stand, rise on end, arrange,
straighten.
droit, e, right, straight, upright.
droit, m, y right.
VOCABULARY
duel, m. y duel.
dur, e, hard, firm, tough.
durant, during.
durcir, to harden, get hard.
durer, to last, continue.
eau,/., water.
eau-de-vie, brandy.
éblouissant, e, dazzling, brilliant.
s'ébranler, to move, start.
écarquiller, to open wide.
écarté, e, removed, projecting.
écarter, to remove, drive away,
disperse; s' ,to go out, départ.
échanger, to exchange.
échapper, to escape.
écharpe, /., scarf, sling, sash.
échelle,/., ladder.
échine,/., back, spine.
écho (éko), ;//., écho.
éclair, w., flash.
éclairer, to light up, illuminate,
enlighten.
éclaireur, ///., scout.
éclat, vt.y noise, clamor, cry.
éclatant, e, bright, shining, glit-
tering, loud.
éclater, to break out, shine,
sparkle, burst.
école,/., school.
économie,/, economy.
économiser, to economize.
s'écouler, to go, move, pass by.
écouter, to hear, listen.
écraser, to crush.
s'écrier, to cry out, exclaim.
écrire, to write.
écriture,/, writing.
s'écrouler, to fall, tumble down.
écume,/, foam.
édifice, ;//., édifice, building.
effet, ;//., effect ; d'habillement, clothing.
effort, m, y attempt, effort.
effrayer, to frighten, scare, terrify.
égal, equal.
égard, ///., regard, respect.
église,/, church.
égoisme, ;//., egotism, selfishness.
égoïste, selfish.
eh bien, well.
élan, ///., run, spring.
élever, to elevate, raise, bring up; s' , to rise, arise.
elle, she, her, it.
elle-même,/, herself.
éloigné, remote, far, distant.
éloigner, s' , to go away, depart.
emboîter, to fit in; le pas,
to lock step.
embranchement, ;;/., branching, fork.
embrasser, to embrace, kiss.
émerveiller, to surprise, amaze.
emmaillotter, to wrap, bandage.
emmener, to carry off, take, or lead away.
s'emparer, to seize.
empêcher, to prevent.
empereur, ;//., emperor,
emplir, to fill.
empoisonner, to poison.
VOCABULARY
emporter, to carry ofî, take away.
en, in, into, by, with.
en, of him, of her, of it, of them.
encombrement, ///., obstruction,
blockade.
encombrer, to encumber, ob-
struct, fill.
encore, yet, still, again, also.
encourager, to encourage, incite.
endormi, e, asleep, sleeping.
s'endormir, to fall asleep, go to
sleep.
endroit, w., place.
enfant, ;//. &/., child, boy.
enfermer, to shut up, enclose.
enfin, fînally.
enfoncer, to sink, thrust, push,
rout, break through, break down,
bury.
enfumer, to smoke.
s'engager, to begin.
s'engourdir, to grow stiff, numb.
enjamber, to step over.
enlever, to take, carry away.
ennemi, ;//., enemy.
ennemi, e, hostile, of the enemy.
ennuyer, to annoy, disgust, enragé, e, mad.
enroué, e, hoarse.
ensemble, together.
ensuite, afterwards, then.
entasser, to heap, pile up.
entendre, to hear, understand, enterrement, ;//., funeral.
enterrer, to bury.
entêtment, ;//., obstinacy. entier, whole, entire.
entièrement, wholly, entirely.
entourer, to surround.
entraîner, to drag, draw along, carry away.
entre, among, between.
entrée,/., entrance.
entrer, to enter, go in.
envahir, to invade.
envie,/, mind, désire, longing.
envier, to envy, désire.
environ, about.
environnant- e, surrounding.
environs, m. pi., neighborhood,
envoler, to fly away.
envoyer, to send.
épais, se, thick.
épaté, broad, flat.
épaule, /, shoulder.
épauler, to put a gun to the shoulder, take aim.
épaulette,/., epaulet.
épée, /., sword.
épervier, ;//., hawk.
épi, m., ear or head (of grain).
épouvantable, dreadful, frightful, terrible.
éprouver, to feel.
épuiser, to exhaust, wear out.
escadron, ;//., squadron.
escalader, to scale, climb over.
escalier, ;//., staircase.
escorter, to escort.
Espagne,/, Spain.
Espagnol, m.^ Spaniard.
espèce,/, kind, sort.
espérance,/, hope, expectation.
espérer, to hope.
VOCABULARY
espoir, /»., hope.
esprit, VI. y mind, sensé, judgment.
essayer, to try.
essoufflé, e, ont of breath.
essuyer, to wipe, clear.
estafette, /., courier, messen-
ger.
estime,/, esteem, regard.
estimer, to esteem, think.
estomac (c silent), ///., stomach.
estropié, e, maimed, crippled.
estropier, to maim, cripple.
étable,/, stable.
établi, w., work-bench, counter.
établir, to establish, settle, fix.
étage, ///., story, floor.
étape,/, day's march, stopping-
place.
état, m., State, condition, trade,
business ; état-major, staff,
chief officers.
étendre, to spread, stretch, ex-
tend.
étinceler, to sparkle, glitter.
étoile,/., star.
étonné, e, astonished.
étouffer, to stifle, choke, suffo-
cate.
étrange, strange.
étranger, e, strange, foreign.
étranger, ;//., stranger, foreigner.
étranglé, e, strangled, stiflcd.
être, to be.
être, m.i being.
étudiant, ;//., student.
eus, eut, from avoir, eux, they, them.
eux-mêmes, themselves.
évacuer, to evacuate, leave.
éveillé, e, awake.
éveiller, to waken; s' , to
awake.
événement, m., event.
éventail, m,, fan.
examiner, to examine.
excepté, except.
exciter, to excite, stir up.
excuse,/, excuse.
excuser, to excuse.
exemple, m. y example.
exemption,/, exemption.
exercé, e, exercised, practised.
exercer, to train, drill.
exercice, w., drill, drilling, exercise, practice.
existence,/, existence, life.
expliquer, to explain, déclare.
exprès, purposely, expressly.
extermination, /, extermination, slaughter.
exterminer, to exterminate, destroy.
extraordinaire, extraordinary, singular.
extrêmement, extremely.
façade,/, front.
face, /, face, front; en , in
front, opposite.
fâché, e, sorry, angry.
se fâcher, to be angry, get angry, facile, easy.
façon,/, fashion, manner, way.
VOCABULARY
faible, feeble, weak.
faiblesse, /., weakness, faint,
swoon.
faience, /., porcelain.
faixn,yi, hunger.
faire, to do, make, cause, order, be,
become.
faisceau, m, y bundle, stack of
guns.
fait, e, donc, made, looking; from
faire, fait, m, y fact, act, deed; tout-à-
fait, altogether.
falloir, to be necessary, needful,
must, to need.
falot, w., lantern.
familiariser, to familiarize, grow
famîliar.
famille,/, family.
fantassin, vi., foot-soldier.
farci, e, stuffed.
farouche, fierce, savage.
fatigue,/., fatigue, weariness.
fatigué, tired.
faubourg, ;;/., suburb.
faucher, to mow, eut down.
faut, from falloir, faute,/, fault, error, mistake.
fauteuil, ;//., arm-chair.
fauve,/, (bête fauve), deer.
fau-x, sse, false, untrue.
faveur,/, ribbon.
femme,/, woman, wife.
fendre, to split, crack, break.
fenêtre,/, window.
fenil, fn,y hay-loft, barn.
fer, ///., iron.
I ferai, fut. of faire, ferme, firm, resolute, strong.
ferme,/, farm, farmhouse.
fermer, to shut, close.
fête,/, holiday, feast, birthday.
feu, w., fîre, fîring.
feuille,/, leaf.
feutre, w., felt hat.
février, m., February.
ficelle,/, string, cord.
fiche,/, bit, morsel, fier, e, proud, haughty. fièvre,/, fever.
figure,/, face.
se figurer, imagine.
fil, fn.y thread.
file,/, row, file.
filer, to spin.
filet, m., net.
fille,/, girl, daughter.
fils (fis), ;//., son, boy.
fîmes, prêt, of faire, fin, e, fine, thin.
fin,/, end.
finalement, finally.
finesse,/, cunning, craftiness.
finir, to end, finish.
fit, prêt, of faire, flairer, to smell, scent.
flamber, to blaze, burn.
flamme,/, fiame.
flanc, m. y fiank, side.
flanelle,/, flannel.
fléchir, to bend, give way.
fleur,/, flower, blossom.
fleuve, w., river, flot, m., wave.
VOCABtTLARY.
-, upon my
-, once; à
foi, /, faith; ma —
Word.
foin, m., hay.
fois, /, lime ; une -
la , at once.
folle, fem. of fou.
fonction,/, duty, office.
fond, ;;/., bottom, back, back part,
background.
fondement, ;//., foundation.
fondre, to melt, dissolve, burst,
incorporate.
fonds, ;;/., stock, capital.
font, from faire, fontaine,/, fountain.
fonte,/, mclting.
force,/, force, strength; à
de, by dint of, on account of.
forcené, m,, madman.
forcer, to force, compel.
forêt,/, forest.
forme, /, form, shape, formai-
ity.
former, to form, make.
fort, e, strong, stout, hard, loud,
heavy.
fort, very, extremely.
fossé, ///., ditch, moat.
fou, w., folle, /., mad, crazy,
scnseless.
fou, ;//., fool.
foudre,/, thunderbolt.
fouet, w., whip.
foule,/, crowd.
four, ;//., oven. fourgon, w., baggage-wagon.
fourmiller, to swarm, be full of.
fourmilière,/, ant-hill.
fourneau, /;/,, stove.
fourniment, m., outfit.
fournir, to furnish.
fournisseur, /;/., contractor.
fourreau, w., scabbard, sheath.
fourrer, to put, thrust, stuff.
fourrier, ;//., quartermaster.
fourrure,/, fur.
fracas, ;//., crash, noise, racket.
fracasser, to break, shatter.
frais, fraîche, fresh.
franc, ;//., franc (nearly nineteen
cents).
français, e, French.
Français, Frenchmen.
frapper, to strike, knock.
frémir, to quake, tremble.
frère, w., brother.
frisson, w., shivering, shudder.
froid, e, cold.
froid, m,f cold.
froncer, to gather, pucker;
le sourcil, to frown.
front, w., forehead, front.
fumée,/, smoke.
fumer, to smoke.
fumier, ;;/., dunghill, pile of rub-
bish.
funèbre, funeral, funereal.
fureur,/, fury, rage, eagerness.
furieu-x, se, furious, mad.
fusil, /;/., gun, musket.
fusilier, m., musketeer, soldier.
fusillade,/, fusillade, fîring.
fusiller, to shoot.
fuyard, w,, fugitive.
vocAbulary.
gagner, to gain, win, reach, arrive at, earn.
gaiement, merrily, cheerfully.
gaillard, ;«., jolly fellow, sport.
galette, y^, cake.
galonné, laced, embroidered.
galop, w., gallop.
galoper, to gallop.
gamelle,/, mess.
gant, w., glove.
garçon, w., boy, youth.
garde,/, guard, watch, care; de , on guard.
garder, to keep, préserve.
gare, look out ! take care.
garni, e, furnished, trimmed, lined.
garnison,/., garrison.
gâter, to spoil.
gauche, left.
gazette,/, newspaper.
géant, ;;/., giant.
gelée,/, frost, freezing.
geler, to freeze.
gémir, to groan, lament.
gémissement, m. , groaning, lamentation.
gendarme, w., policeman, soldier doing police duty.
gêner, hinder, impede, trouble, disturb.
général, e, gênerai.
général, w., gênerai.
génie, ;//., engineer corps.
génois, Genoese.
genou, ///., knee.
à genoux, kneeling.
gens, m, y people,
gerbe,/, sheaf, spray,
giberne,/, cartridge-box,
gilet, ;//., waistcoat.
givre, w., frost, îce.
glace,/, ice.
glacer, to freeze.
glacis, ;//., glacis, slope (of an
earthwork).
glaise,/, or terre , clay.
glissant, e, slippery.
glisser, to slide; se , to slip,
creep.
globe, m. y globe, bail.
gloire,/, glory.
glorieu-x, se, glorious.
gobelet, w., cup.
goberger, to treat, feast.
gonfler, to swell, puff up.
gorge,/, neck, throat.
goût, ;//., taste, liking.
goutte,/, drop.
grâce,/, grâce, favor, kindness.
grain, ;//., grain.
grand, e, great, large; grand'-
mère, grandmother.
grandir, to grow, increase.
grange,/, barn.
grappe, /., bunch, cluster, bunch
of grapes.
gras, se, fat, oily, thick, slippery.
grave, grave, serious.
gravement, gravely, seriously.
grêle,/, bail, shower.
grelotter, to shiver, tremble.
grelottement, rattling.
grenadier, m^^ grenadier.
VOCABULARY
grenouille,/, frog.
grimper, to climb.
gris, e, gray.
grisâtre, grayîsh, dim.
grondement, f/l., rumbling, roar-
ing.
gronder, to roar, rumble.
gros, se, big, great, thick.
grossir, to enlarge, swcll, increase.
gué, m,, ford; passer à , to
ford.
guérir, to cure, recover, get well.
guerre,/, war.
gueux, ///., rogue.
(') dénotes à aspirate.
habile, able, skilful.
habillé, e, dressed.
habillement, ///., clothing, unifor m.
habiller, to clothe, dress.
habit, m.f clothes, coat.
habitant, e, inhabitant.
habitude,/, habit; d' , habit-
ually.
habitué, e, used, accustomed.
s'habituer, to get accustomed.
' hacher, to eut to pièces.
' hachette, /., hatchet.
' hagard, e, fierce, wild.
'haie,/, hedge.
'haine,/, hatred.
haleine,/, breath.
'halle,/, market, hall.
'halte,/, hait.
' hangar, m, , shed.
' hardi, e, bold, courageous.
' hardiesse, / , boldness, assurance.
' hasard, m., hazard, chance, random.
* hasarder, to risk, venture.
' hasardeu-z, se, hazardous, peril-
ous.
' haut, e, high, tall, loud.
' haut, m, y top; en , above.
' hautain, e, proud, haughty,
stately.
'hauteur,/, height, élévation. ' hé ! ho !
' hélas ! alas !
* hennir, to neigh.
'hennissement, w., neighing.
' herbe, / , grass.
' hérissé, e, bristling.
'héros, ///., hero.
hésiter, to hesitate.
'hêtre, m. y beech-tree.
heure,/, hour, time, o'clock.
heureusement, luckily, fortu-
nately.
heureu-x, se, happy, lucky.
' hier, yesterday.
histoire,/, history, story.
hiver (i-ver), m., winter.
' hocher, to shake, wag.
homme, m., man.
honnête, honest, good, obliging,
kind.
honnêtement, honcstly, decently.
honneur, ;//., honor.
'honte,/, shame; avoir , to
be ashamed,
VOCABULARY
honteu-x, se, shameful, ashamed,
disgraceful.
hôpital, m. y hospital.
horloge,/., clock. horloger, w., clockmaker, watch-
maker.
horreur,/., horror, dread, detesta-
tion, halred.
horrible, horrible, frightful.
'hors, out; de combat,
disabled.
hôte, ;//., host.
hôtel, ;//., hôtel, large house, palace ; Hôtel-de-Ville, townhall.
'hotte,/, basket (carried on the
back).
'houblon, /;/., hops.
'huche,/, kneading-trough.
huit, eight.
huitième, w., eighth.
humain, e, human, humane.
humainement, humanely, kindly.
humeur,/, humor, temper.
humide, wet, damp.
'hurlement, /;/., howling, shout-
ing.
'hussard, ;//., hussar, heavy cav-
alry.
ici, hère.
idée,/, idea, thought.
ignorer, to be ignorant of, not to
know.
île,/, island, isle.
imaginer, to imagine, devise; s'
, to imagine, think.
imbécile, crazy, silly, simple.
immense, immense, vast.
impératrice,/, empress.
impérial, e, impérial.
impossible, impossible.
impression,/, impression, imprudence,/, imprudence,.fool-
ishness.
imprudeiit, e, imprudent, indis-
creet.
incapable, incapable.
incorporer, to incorporate.
indélicatesse, /, indelicacy,
boldness.
indépendance,/, independence,
freedom.
indifférent, e, indiffèrent.
indignation, /., indignation,
anger.
indigné, e, indignant, angry.
indisposition, /, indisposition,
illness.
industrieu-x, se, industrious.
infanterie,/, infantry.
infirme, infirm, weak, feeble.
infirmier, ;//., nurse.
informer, to inform.
ingrat, ungrateful person.
injustice,/, injustice, wrong.
innombrable, innumerable.
inondation,/, inundation, flood.
inquiéter, to trouble, disturb.
inquiétude, /, trouble, uneasi-
ness.
Insolence, /, insolence, arrogance.
instant, m.^ instant, moment.
VOCABULARY
intérieur, e, internai, inner.
intérieur, w., inside.
intérieurement, internally, in-
wardly.
interrompre, to interrupt.
intervalle, y., interval, space.
inutile, useless.
inventer, to invent, devise.
invention, y*., invention.
invitation, yi , invitation.
irai, fut. of aller, italien, Italian.
ivre, drunk, intoxicated.
ivrogne, //;., drunkard.
jamais, never.
jambe,/., leg.
janvier, m., January.
jardin, w., garden.
jaune, yellow.
jeter, to throw, fling, cast, make,
utter.
jeudi, w., Thursday. jeune, young.
jeûner, to fast.
jeunesse,/., youth, young people.
joie,/, joy, delight.
joindre, to join.
joli, e, pretty, fine.
joliment, neatly, well.
jonc, w., rush, rééd.
joue,/, cheek.
jouer, to play.
jouissance,/, amusement, enjoy-
ment.
jour, w., day, daylight, life, clear
space; un , some day; petit
, daybreak.
journée,/, day.
joyeu-x, se, merry.
jubilation, /., jubilation, rejoi-
cing.
juge, w., judge, justice.
jugement, »/., judgment, sentence.
juger, to judge, décide.
juillet, /;/., July.
juin, m,^ June.
jument,/, mare.
jurement, /^., oath.
jurer, to swear.
jusque, jusqu'à, to, as far as, till,
until; jusque là, so far.
juste, just, right, precisely, exactly.
justement, exactly, just then.
justice,/, a justice, right.
la, the.
la, her, it.
là, there, yonder; là-haut, above, up there; là-bas, yonder; làdedans, inside.
laborieu-z, se, laborious, industrious.
lâcher, to give up, loosen, let go, fire.
laine,/, wool.
laisser, to leave, permit, allow, let.
lait, /^., milk.
lambeau, »/., shred, tatter.
lampe,/, lamp.
lance,/, lance, spear.
VOCABULARY
lancer, to hiirl, dart, throw, shoot,
fly, rush.
lancier, m., lancer.
langue,/., longue, language.
lanterne,/, lantern.
laquelle, which. lard, m. y bacon, pork.
large, broad, large.
large, m,, breadth.
larme,/, tear.
las, se, tired.
latte,/, lath.
laver, to wash.
le, the.
le, him, it.
léger, e, light.
lendemain, fw., next day, day fol-
lowing.
lentement, slowly.
lequel, which.
lesquels, lesquelles, which, who.
lettre,/, letter.
leur, their ; them, to them ; les
, theirs.
levant, ;//., rising.
levée, /., levy, raising (of sol-
diers).
lever, to lift, raise, take off, re-
move; se , to get up, rise.
lèvre,/, lip.
liard, m., half a farthing.
liberté,/, liberty, freedom.
libre, free.
lier, to tic, bind.
lieu, w., place; au , instead ;
avoir , take place.
Ueue,/, league.
lieutenant, m., lieutenant.
lièvre, ;//., hare.
ligne,/, line.
linge, m.i linen.
lion, m., lion.
lire, to read.
lisière,/, edge, borders.
lit, m. y bed.