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VOCABULARY

adj., adv., card.,

adjective.

adverb.

cardinal number.

inde/., int..

indefinite.

interjection.

masculine.

qc.

préposition, proper noun.

quelque chose.

conj..

conjunction.

, commercial term.

ord..

plural.

rei,

quelqu'un.

relative.

/am..

definite.

féminine, familiar diction.

pple., pr..

past participle.

pronoun.

trsL,

translate, verb.

Note. — Adverbs in -ment are not given separately, as their meaning is easily understood from the adjective form ; for tliose ending in -animent, -emtnent consult adjectives ending in -ant, -ent. Verbs are given in the infinitive ; the student is supposed to be familiar with the forms of regular and irregular verbs. Phrases in which a noun and a verb occurs will be found under the noun.

à, prep., to, at, in. with; je le

ferai — moi seul, l'il do it

alone ; — nous deux, \ve two ;

— la . . ., in the inanner of.

abattre, v., to throw down, to

cast down ; s" — , to fall, rush

down (à, upon).

abîme, m., abyss.

abolir, v.. to abolish.

abominable, ad']., abominable.

abord: d' — , adv., first, at first;

tout d' — , from the start.

aborder, v., to accost. to broach.

aboyer, v., to bark (devant, at).

abri, ;»., shelter ; mettre à 1' — de,

to shield. protect from.

absence, f., absence, absolu, -e, adj., absolute ;

— ment, adv., positively.

absorber, v., to absorb; absorbé,

pplc, lost in thoughts.

abstention, f.. abstinence, retire-

ment, standing aloof.

absurde, ad]., absurd.

accepter, 7'., to accept.

accompagner, v., to accompany.

) accord, m., accord, harmony;

d' — , granted.

accorder, v., to grant.

accueillir, v.. to entertain.

accuser, v., to accuse, to reproach,

to blâme.

acheter, v., to buy.

acier, m., stêel ; un poignet d' — ,

a wrist like steel.

acquérir, v., to acquire.

acquitter, 7'., to settle; s' — , to

fulfill one's obligations, to

show one's self grateful.

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