livre, VI., franc (about 20 cents
used only in speaking of annual
income.
livrer, v., to deliver.
loge, f., box.
loger, V., to lodge, to room, to
house, to accommodate.
loi, f., law.
loin, adv., far, far away.
long, -ue, adj., long.
longtemps, adv., long, a long time.
loto, m., loto (a game of chance).
louer, V., to rent, to let.
Louis, pr. n., Louis.
louis, m., a gold coin worth twcnty francs (four dollars), called after the kings since Louis XIIL, still used in aristocratie and sporting circles.
lucrati-f, -ve, adj., lucrative.
lui, pr. nom., he, dat.. to him. to her; — même, himself.
lumière, /., light.
lune, f., moon ; — de miel, honeymoon ; nouvelle — , a new honeymoon.
luxe, )»., luxury.
m = me.
M. = monsieur.
ma, see mon.
Macchiavel, pr. n., Macchiavelli, famous Italian statesman ( 1469- 1527), noted especially for bis book // principe, in which he shows how the power of an absolute sovereign could be founded and preserved by shrewdness and consistency, regardless of morals.
madame, /., madam, Mrs.
mademoiselle, f., young lady.
Miss.
madère, m., Madeira wine; rôtie — , toast with Aladeira wine sauce.
madrigal, m., madrigal.
magnifique, adj., magnificent.
main, f., hand.
maintenant, adz'., now.
mais, conj., but.
maison, f., house; voilà la — , that is the way we live.
maître, m., master.
maîtresse, f., mistress.
mal, m., evil, hardship, misfortune. offense.
maladresse, /., awkward thing.
malgré, prep., in spite of ; — moi, in spite of myself.
malheur, m., misfortune.
malheureu-x, -se, adj.. unhappy, wretched, wretch.
malhonnête, adj., dishonest.
mal-in, -igné, adj., smart.
manger, v., to eat; — des yeux, to rivet one's eyes upon, to regard intently.
manie, f., mania.
manière, /.. manner ; de — que, so that.
manquer, v.. to fail. to be missing, to lack ; il ne manque que cela, only that was missing, that caps the cHmax; il manque à, hc fails to ; — à son nom, to forfeit one's name ; — à ses engagements, he does not fulfill his obligations ; — de confiance, to lack confidence.
marchand, m., merchant.
marché, »;.. hargain; au meilleur — possible, as cheap as possible.
marcher, v., to walk.
marée, f., fresh sea fish.
mari, in., husband.
mariage, m., marriage, vvedded hfe, matrimony.
Marie Stuart: potage à l'orge à la — , Scotch barley soup.
marier, v.. to marry, to give in marriage ; se —, to marry.
marmite, f., pot.
marotte, /., vvhim, hobby.
marque, f., mark, proof.
marquis, m., marquis, a title of nobility between count and duke.
marquise, f., marquise, marchioness.
marron, »;., chestnut.
matelot, ni., sailor.
matérial, m., material.
matière, f., matter ; en — de, in matters of.
matin, m., morning.
matrone, f., matron.
mauvais, -e, adj., bad, poor, unpleasant.
me, pr., me, myself, to me, to myself.
méchant, -e, adj., bad, wicked, malicious, mischievous.
méconnaître, v., to slight, to fail to appreciate.
médaille, f., medal.
médecine, f., medicine.
meilleur, -e, adj., better, best.
mêler, v., to mingle; se — de, to concern one's self about ; mêlez-vous de vos affaires, mind \'our own business.
même, pr., self, same ; moi — , myself; la robe — , the robe itsclf ; adv., even ; de — , in the same way, likewise.
mémoire, f., memory.
menace, f., threat.
ménage, w., household, housekccping, family.
ménagement, m., regard, réservation.
mener, t'., to lead, to take.
mentir, v., to lie.
menu, m., menu, bill of fare.
mépriser, v., to scorn, to slight, to despise.
mer, f., sea.
merci, adv., thank you ; no, thank you ; Dieu — ! thank Heaven !
mère, /., mother.
mérite, m., merit.
mes, pi. flf mon, ma.
mésallier: se — , v., to make a misalliance.
mesquinerie, f., meanness, shabbiness. petty détail.
messieurs, /)/.. gentlemen.
métamorphose,/., metamorphosis.
métamorphoser, v., to métamorphose.
métier, m., trade, occupation.
mettre, v., to lay, to place, to put, to put on.
miel, 1)1., honey.
mien, -ne, possessive adj., mine.
mieux, adv., better.
milieu, m., middle, midst.
mille, card., a thousand.
million, /., million.
mine, /.. mien.
miroir, m., mirror.
miroitement, m., reflection.
misérable, adj., wretched. misérable ; le — , the wretch.
Mlle = mademoiselle.
MM. = messieurs.
Mme = madame.
mode, f., fashion ; à la — , in fashion ; de — , fashionable ; journal de — s, fashion paper.
modèle,»!., model ; prendre — sur, to take as a model.
modérer, v., to moderate.
modeste, adj., modest.
modestie, f., modesty.
moi, /T., I, me; — même, myself. [least.
moindre, adj.. less ; le — , the
moins, adv., less ; le — , least ; au — , du — , at least; pas le — du monde, not in the least ; à — que ... ne, unless.
mois, m., month.
moitié, /., half.
Molière: Jean-Baptiste Poquelin nommé — , French playwright I and actor, 1622-1673.
] moment, m., moment. [my.
i mon, m., ma, /., possessive pr., j monde, m., world, society, com- I pany, social sphère.
1 monsieur, m., sir, Mr., gentleman, monstre, m., monster.
monter, v., to mount, to ascend, to climb, to come upstairs, to carry up, to bring up.
Montmorency, pr. n., name of one of the oldest and most distinguished houses of French nobility.
Montpensier, pr. n.
montre, f., vvatch.
montrer, v., to show, to point to.
moquer: se — de, v., to laugh at,
to make fun of.
moralité, /.. morality, réputation, morbleu, int. (= mort de Dieu),
hang it !
morceau, m., pièce.
mort, -e, adj., dead.
mot, m., word; il ne soufflera — ,
he won't say a word.
mourir, v., to die.
moyen, m., means.
mur, m., wall.
muséum, m., muséum (of natural
history or of curiosities).
musique, f., music.
mystère, m., mystery.
mystérieu-x, -se, adj., mysterious
nain-jaune, m., yellow dwarf.
Pope Joan (card game).
naissance, /., birth.
naître, v., to be boni.
napolitain, -e, adj., Neapolitan.
nature, f., nature.
naturel, -le, adj., natural.
ne . . . pas, point, guère, adv., not ; — ... que, only ; ( ne a loue suffices z^'ith pouvoir, savoir, oser, in short conditional clauses and a fczv set plirascs).
né, -e, pplc. {of naître), boni.
nécessaire, adj., necessary.
nerf, m., nerve ; agacer les — s à, to irritate, to provoke.
net, -te, adj., clean ; refuser tout — , to refuse flatly.
neuf, card., nine.
neveu, m., nephew.
nez, m., nose; il a bon — , he is always on the scent.
ni... ni (ivith ne), adv., neitner . . . nor ; — moi non plus, nor I either.
nippes, pi., trousseau.
noble, adj., noble.
noblesse, /., nobility; — d'épée, old nobility (won on the battlefield) ; — oblige, high birth imposes higher obligations (an often quoted sentence from the Maximes of the duc de Levis, 1755-1830).
noce, f., nuptials, wedding.
Noé, pr. n., Noah.
noir, -e, adj., black.
nom, m., name; — de — ! by ail that's good !
nommer, v., to name, to appoint.
non, adv., no, not ; — pas, no, not, no indeed.
nos, pi. of notre.
notaire, m., notary.
notre, possessive pr., our.
nôtre, possessive pr., ours; serez-vous des — s? will you be with us?
nourrir, v., to nourish, to feed, to support.
nous, pr., we, us, to us, ourselves.
nouv-eau, -el, -elle, adj.. nevv.
nouvelle, f., news ; dire des — s de, to be surprised at.
nul, -le, adj., no, none; nullement, by no means, not at ail.
obéir, V., to obey (à).
objet, m., object.
obliger, v., to oblige, to impose obligations; bien obligé, much obliged ; mon second obligé, my second in duty bouiid ; j'en suis l'obligé, I am under obligations to him.
obole, m., mite, groat.
obséquieu-x, -se, adj., obsequious, over-attentive (avec, to).
observer, v.. to observe.
obsession, f., siège.
obtenir, v.. to obtain.
occasion, /., occasion, opportunity.
occupation, f., occupation.
occuper, z'., to occupy.
odieu-x, -se, adj., odious.
œil, m., pi. yeux, eye; il me coûte les yeux de la tête, he costs me my last penny ; jeter les yeux à, to throw a glance at.
offense, /., offense.
offenser, v., to offend.
offrande, /., offering.
offrir, V., to offer.
oh! in t., oh !
oignon, m., onion.
oisi-f, -ve, adj., leisurely, idle.
oisiveté, f.. idleness.
on, pr., V — , one, they {indcf.
subject), somebody.
oncle, m., uncle.
onze, card., eleven.
Opéra, m., the Grand Opéra.
opinion, /., opinion.
opposer, z:, to oppose ; s' — , to ob-
ject.
or, m., gold.
or, conj., now.
orangé, -e, adj., orange, ordonner, v., to order.
ordre, m., order, disposition, true oreille, /., ear. [order.
orge, /., barley.
orgueil, m., pride. orgueilleu-x, -se, adj., proud,
haughty.
ornement, m., décoration.
orphelin, m., orphan.
oseille, /., sorrel sauce; à 1' — , in
a sorrel sauce.
oser, V., to dare, to venture.
ôter, V., to take away; s' — , to
get away.
ou, conj., or.
où, adz'., where, whither.
oublier, v., to forget.
oui, adz:, yes.
outrager, v., to outrage, to insuit
grossly.
ouvert, -e, adj., open.
ouvrir, z:, to open.
pair, m., peer (member of the upper house of the législative assembly, appointed by the king for life. 1814-1848).
pairie, f., peerage.
paladin, m., paladin, knight.
palsambleu! iut. (=par le sang de Dieu) , forsooth ! by j ove !
panier, m., basket; — percé, basket without a bottom, spendthrift.
pantoufle, f., slipper.
papa, tu., papa ; — gâteau, daddy sugar-plum.
papier, m., paper.
par, prep., by, through ; — jour, a day; — où, (from) where.
paraître, z:, to appear.
parbleu! inf. (=par Dieu), forsooth ! by Jove !
parc, m., park.
parce que, conj., because.
parcourir, z'., to run over, to peruse.
pardieu! int., by Heaven ! by Jove !
pardon, m., pardon; — ! je vous demande — , I beg your pardon.
pardonner, r.. to pardon.
pareil, -le, adj., similar, such.
parents, pi, parents, brother and sister.
parenté, f.. blood-relationship.
j parenthèse, f., parenthesis; entre — s, by the way.
paresse, f., laziness.
parfait, -e, adj., perfect.
Paris, pr. n., Paris.
Parisien, m., -ne, f., Parisian.
parler, v., to speak.
parole, /., word ; ma — , upon my word ; la — est à lui, he bas the floor.
parrain, m., godfather.
part, f., part, side; à — , aside :
de la — de, from. in behalf of, in the name of; de quelle — ?
from whom?
parti, m., part, party, side, résolve ; prendre son — , to resign one's self to his fate; prendre un — , to make a resolution.
particuli-er, -ère, adj., particular.
partie, f.. game, match, portion; ! faire — de, to belong tr I partir, z-.. to leave ; — d'un éclat
de rire, to burst out laughing ;
à — d'aujourd'hui, from this
very day.
parvenir, v., to succeed, to rise in
the world.
pas, m., pace, step ; — de clerc,
blunder; ne...—, not ; ne...
— de, no, not any.
passé, m., past.
passer, v., to pass ; en - — par là,
to put up with it ; se — , to
happen, to take place.
passe-temps, )n., pastime.
passion, f., passion.
pâte, f., dough, make-up, sort,
color (blending of colors).
patience, /., patience.
patient, -e, adj., patient.
patrie, /., fatherland, country.
patrimoine, m., patrimony.
patriotique, adj.. patriotic.
patte, f., paw ; faire la — de velours, to play Pussy Velvet-
Paw.
pauvre, adj., poor, (tcrui of cn-
dearmcnt) dear; mon — père,
my late father.
paver, v., to pave.
pavillon, m., pavillion, lodge.
payer, v., to pay.
pays, m., country.
paysage, m., landscape.
pédagogue, m., pédagogue; faire
le — , to play the schoolmaster.
peindre, z'. , to paint.
peine, f., pain, difficulty, trouble;
à — , hardly, scarcely.
peinture, f., painting.
pelote, f., bail of yarn ; arrondir
sa — , to round out one's bail
of yarn, to feather one's nest.
pendant, prep., during; — que,
conj., while.
pendre, v.. to bang.
;[^ndule. f., chimney clock.
pénitence, f., pénitence; mettre
en — , to punish like a child.
pensée, /., thought.
penser, v., to think (à, of).
pension, /'., annuity ; servir une — ,
to allow an annuity.
pensionnaire, f., boarding-school
girl.
pente, f., inclination, bent.
percer, -v., to pierce.
perche, /., pôle.
perdre, v., to lose, to ruin; ma
tête se perd, my wits are astray.
perdreau, ;«., young partridge; —
rouge, partridge with red feet
and red beak.
père, m., father; — rabat-joie,
father kill-joy.
perfection, /., perfection, péril, m., danger.
permettre, v., to permit, permission, f., permission.
perpétuité, /., perpetuity; à — ,
forever.
personnage, m., character {in a
play), person.
personne, f.. person, anybody ; ne
... — , nobody.
personnel, -le, adj., personal.
persuader, 7'., to persuade, to con-
vince (qc. à qq., somebody of
something). petit, -e, adj.. little, small, nice,
petty.
peu (de), adv.. little. few ; un — ,
a little; sous — , before long.
peuh! int.. pshaw !
peuple, m., peoplc.
peur, f.. fear ; avoir — de, to fear :
faire — à, to frighten.
peut-être, adv.. maybe, perhaps.
phénomène, m., phenomenon.
Philémon et Baucis, pr. n.. an old
couple famous in antiquity as
the model of true conjugal
love, and grantcd by the gods
the privilège of dying together.
Philippe, />/-. n., Philip, piano, m., piano, pied, m., foot ; à — , on foot.
piège, m., snare, trap.
pierre, f., stone.
pilote, m., pi lot.
Pincebourde, pr. n.. " Tattler,"
'■ Chatterbox." pinte, /., pint.
piquet, m., piquet ; un cent de — ,
at a hundred points.
piteu-x, -se, adj., piteous.
pitié, f., pity (de, with), misery.
place, /., place, placer, v., to place, to invest.
plaindre, v., to pity; se — , to
complain.
plaine, f.. plain.
plainte, f., complaint.
plaire, v., to please; s'il vous
plaît, if you please.
plaisant, -e, adj., pleasant, funny.
plaisanter, v., to joke.
plaisanterie, /., joke.
plaisir, m., pleasure; j'ai — de, I
am pleased to; puisque c'est
votre bon — , since it is your
highness' pleasure.
plan, m., plan, ground ; premier
— , foreground.
planter, v., to plant, to grow; —
là, to leave in the lurcb (fam.).
plastron, m., plastron of a fenc-
ing master, butt. target.
plat, m., dish, plate, plat, -e, adj., flat.
plein, -e, adj.. full.
pleurer, 7'., to weep, to cry.
pli, m., fold.
pluie, /^., rain.
plume, f.. feather.
plus, adv., more; le — , most : d?
— , more, additional ; raison de
— , ail the more reason; ne...
— , no more ; ni moi non — , nor
I either ; ne . . . pas non — mon
titre, not my title either ; — ur
mot ! not a word more !
plusieurs, adj., several.
plutôt, a Jz'., rather.
poche, f., pocket, poésie, /., poetry.
poète, m., poet.
poids, m., burden.
poignet, m., wrist.
poing, m., fist; coup de — , cuff.
point, m., point; ne... — , not;
rendre des — s, to give odds.
poirier, m., pear tree.
poli, -e, adj.. polite.
politique, f., politics.
Pomard, pr. n., wine of Pomard
(village in the Département de
Côte-d'Or).
pont, m., bridge ; — s et chaussées,
civil engineering; il n'a pas de
Pont, his real name spells with-
out de Pont.
porte, /., door.
porter, v., to carry, to take ; se — ,
to conduct one's self, portier, m., janitor.
position, f., position, posséder, v.. to possess.
possible, adj., possible, poste, m., post.
potage, m., soup.
pouce, m., inch.
poudre, /.. powder, du st. • poularde, f.. pullet.
poule, f.. hen; donner la chair de
— à, to make one's flesh crawl.
to give one a cold shudder.
poupée, f., doll.
pour, prep., for; -d'ith présent iii-
finitive, in order to ; — avoir atteint, for, because of, having
reached ; — que, in order that.
pourquoi, adv., what l'or, wh}-.
pourtant, adv., however, though.
pourvu que, conj., provided that.
pousser, v., to push, to egg on.
pouvoir, m., power.
pouvoir, z'., to be able ; je peux, I can.
pratiquer, v., to practice.
précepte, ;;;., precept, rule.
préfecture, /'., highest administrative office of a département.
premier, ord., first ; first story (reached after mounting the outside steps and one flight of stairs).
prendre, v., to take, to take up; to capture ; où prenez-vous cela? where did you get that (.iOtion)? who told you so?
what makes you think so? je t'y prends, I catch you in it ; à la façon dont tu t'y prends, the way you act ; — un sujet sur nature, to take a subject from nature.
préoccupation, f., préoccupation.
préparer, v.. to prépare.
près (de), prep., near; à... — , excepting; à peu — , nearly.
pretty near ; à six pouces - , within six inches, allowing for a différence of six inches.
présence, f., présence.
présent, m., présent ; à — , now.
présentement, adv., at once.
présenter, v., to présent, to intro-
presque, adv., alrrfcst. [duce.
presser, z'., to press, to urge. to hurry.
prêt, -e, adj., ready, donc, prétendre, v., to prétend, to claini.
prétention, f., prétention : avoir — à, to prétend to.
prêter, z:, to lend, to loan, to attribute.
prétexte, m., pretext.
preuve, /.. proof.
prévenir, z\, to précède, to antici-
pate, to prevent, to warn.
prier, v., to pray, to ask.
prince, m., prince, principe, »;., principle.
printemps, m., spring.
prise, f., capture, hold ; lâcher — ,
to give up one's prey.
prison, /., prison.
priver, v., to deprive.
privilège, m., privilège, prix, m., price; à tout — , cost
what it may.
probité, f., probity, honesty.
procédé, m., procédure ; les bons
— s, skill and tact.
procès, m., law suit.
procurer, v., to procure, to obtain,
to yield.
prodigalité, f., prodigahty.
prodigue, adj., prodigal ; l'enfant
— , the prodigal son.
professorat, m., teaching.
profiter, z:, to profit, progresser, z.'., to make progress.
promenade, /., promenade, ride,
drive.
promener: se — , v., to take a walk, a ride, a drive, to walk to and fro.
promesse, f.. promise, promettre, v.. to promise, prompt, -e, adj.. prompt, propos, m., occasion ; à — , opportunely, appropriately. as I just think of it ; à quel — ?
what about? for what reason?
proposer, v., to propose.
propre, adj., own. [owner.
propriétaire, m., proprietor, propriété, /., property, estate.
protéger, z'., to protect, to patron-.
protestation, f., protestation, profession.
prouver, v., to prove.
prudence, /'.. prudence; — est mère de sûreté, discrétion is the better part of valor.
prudent, -e, adj., prudent.
publi-c, -que, adj., public.
pudeur, /., bashfulness.
puéril, -e, adj., puérile, childish.
puis, adv., then.
puiser, v., to draw, to take, to imbibe.
puisque, conj., since.
punir, V.. to punish.
pur, -e, adj., pure.
pureté, f., purity.
qu' = que.
quand, adv., conj., when ; — même, even if so
quant à, prep., dS to.
quarante, card., forty; — six, -sept, -huit, forty-six. -seven, -eight ; l'an — , " the year forty," a time that will never corne.
quart, m., fourth, quarter; — d'heure, quarter of an hour ; un mauvais — d'heure, a bad time.
quatorze, card., fourteen.
quatre, card., four ; vingt,
eighty ; — vingt-deux, eightytwo.
quatrième, ord., fourth.
que, cnnj., that, than. as; pr..
whom. that, which, what ; qu'est-ce — , what; exclamation: why. how much, how many ; ne . . . — , only ; qu'il . vienne, let him corne; quel charmant jeune homme — M.
le duc, what a charming young
man the duke is.
quel, -le, pr., what, which.
quelque, pr., some ; quelqu'un,
some body ; — chose, some-
thing.
querelle, /., quarrel.
quereller, v., to pick a quarrel
with. question, f., question ; faire une
— , to ask a question, qui, pr., who, whom, which, that.
Quiberon, pr. n., a peninsula on
the south coast of Brittany;
landing and defeat of the
French émigrés (aided by the
Enghsh), 1795.
quinze, card., fifteen.
quitte, adj., discharged ; en être
— pour, to get of f with ; tenir
— de, to relieve of, to excuse from.
quitter, v., to leave.
quoi, pr., what ; — que, whate\ er ; il y aura de — faire une voie lactée, there will be enough to make a galaxy ; il y a là de — être fier, you may well be proud of that ; j'ai de — l'acheter, I hâve money enough to buy it.
quoique, conj., although.
rabais, m., rebate, discount, rabat-joie, ;»., wet-blanket, kill-
joy.
rabattre, v., to lower, to diminish.
raccommoder, v.. to patch to-
gether, to reconcile.
racheter, v., to buy back. to re-
deem, to make good, to atone
for.
raconter, z:, to relate, to tell.
raisin, ui., grape.
raison, /., reason; avoir — , to be right.
raisonnable, adj., reasonable, sensible.
ramasser, z:, to pick up.
rancune, /'., grudge ; garder — à, to harbor a grudge against.
rang, m., rank, social standing.
ranger, v., to place in order; se — , to settle down, to enlist.
rapide, adj., rapid.
rappeler, z:, to remind (qc. à qq., somebody of something) ; se — , to recall. to remember.
rapport, m., bearing, relation.
rapporter, z:, to bring back.
rapprochement, m., reconciliation.
rapprocher, z:, to bring together, to reconcile.
rare, adj., rare.
raser, z'., to raze, to eut down.
rasseoir: se — , v., to sit down again.
rassurer, v., to re-assure; se — , to calm one's self, to take courage, to cheer up.
rat, m., rat.
rattraper: se — , z'.. to get even (sur qq. de qc, with somebody for something).
ravioles: potage aux — à l'Italienne, Italian soup with eggs.
cheese. and chopped herbs.
ravir, v., to charm, to delight.
rayer, v., to erase, to cross out.
rebrousser: — chemin, zj., to turn back abruptly.
recette, /"., recipe.
recevoir, z:. to receive.
réciter, z:, to recite.
récolte, /"., collection.
récompense, /"., recompense, compensation.
réconcilier, t., to reconcile, reconnaissance, f., récognition,
gratitude. reconnaître, z:, to recognize, to
acknowledge.
recueilli, -e, adj., gathered, contemplative.
reculer, v., to recoil.
redevenir, v., to become again.
réduire, z'.. to reduce.
réel, -le, adj., real.
réfléchir, z'., to reflect.
réflexion, /., reflection.
réforme, f., reform.
refus, ;;;., refusai.
refuser, v., to refuse.
régal, m., favorite dish.
regarder, v., to regard, to look at,
to concern.
régiment, m., régiment.
régler, v., to regulate, to settle.
regret, m. , regret ; être au — de,
to fcel sorry for.
regretter, v., to regret.
reine, /., queen.
relevé, m., changing of plates,
first course.
relever, v., to raise again; se — ,
to rise again.
reliquat, m., relie, remnant.
remarier: se — , v., to marry
again.
rembourser, v., to reimburse.
remède, m., remedy.
remercier, z'., to thank.
remercîment, m., thanks.
remettre, v.. to remit, to hand,
to put back.
remise, f.. shed. carriage housc.
remontrance, f., remonstrance.
remords, m., remorse. remplacer, v., to replace, remplir, v., to fulfill.
rencontrer, v., to encounter, to
meet.
rendez-vous, 7)i., appointment.
rendre, v., to render, to return, to
make.
renier, v., to renounce, to dis-
o-\vn, to forswear.
renoncer, z:, to renounce.
renouveler, v., to renew.
renseignement, m., information, rente, /., annual income.
rentrer, v., to reënter, to return.
réparer, z:, to repair, to make good ; se — , to turn out well again.
repasser, v., to call again, répéter, z'.' to repeaf.
répliquer, v., to reply.
répondre, v., to answer.
réponse, f., answer.
reposer, t'., to rest, to set at rest. repousser, v., to repulse.
reprendre, v., to take again, to
take back.
réprésentant, m., représentative.
réprésenter, z:, to represent.
reproche, /., reproach.
reprocher, z:, to reproach.
résignation, f., résignation.
résistance, f., résistance.
résister, z:, to resist.
résolu, -e, fple. of résoudre, settled.
résolution, /"., resolution.
respectable, adj., respectable.
respecter, %:, to respect.
respectueu-x, -se, adj., respectful.
responsable, adj., responsible (de, for).
ressembler, v., to resemble (à).
reste, m., rest. remainder; du — , however, nevertheless.
rester, v., to remain, to be left.
retirer: se — , v., to retire, to withdraw.
retomber, v., to fall back.
retourner, v., to return.
réussir, i-.. to succeed : ça m'a bien réussi! a nice job it bas turned out !
revanche, /., revenge, return
game.
rêve, m., dream.
réveil, m., awakening.
révélation, f., révélation.
revenir, v., to come back.
revenu, m., revenue, interest, annual income.
rêver, v., to dream.
révérence, f., bow.
rêverie, /., dream.
revers, m., reverse, other side.
revoir, v., to meet, to see again ; au — , good-by till we meet again.
revue, f., review, magazine.
Rhin, m., Rhine.
rhume, m., cold in the head.
riche, adj., rich, beautifully fur-
nished.
Richelieu: Armand- Jean Duplessis, duc de —, 1585- 1642, French cardinal and prime minister of Louis XIII.
ridicule, m., ridicule.
ridicule, adj., ridiculous.
rien, adv., nothing, anything; ne ... — , nothing ; — de bon, nothing good.
rire, m., laugh, laughter.
rire, v., to laugh (de, at) ; se —
de, to laugh at.
risette, f., childlike laugh.
rivale, f., rival.
robe, /., robe. garb.
roi, m., king.
rôle, m., rôle, character.
romain, -e, adj.. Roman, roman, m., novel, romance, romanesque, adj., romantic.
rompre, v., to break.
rondelet, adj., nice and round ;
une somme — te, a nice round
sum.
rôti, m., roast.
rôtie, f., toast.
louge, adj., red.
rougir, v., to blush.
rouler, v., to dupe, to mystify, to
tumble, to fall.
royal, -e, adj., royal.
ruade, f.. kick, oulburst.
rue, f., Street.
ruine, /., ruin..
ruiner, v.. to ruin.
rustre, m., boor.
sa, sce son.
sacré, -e, adj., sacred.
sacrifice, m., sacrifice.
sacrifier, v., to sacrifice.
sain, -e, adj., sane, healthful, wholesome.
Saint-Georges, pi: n.. (i) a legendary prince of Cappadocia, who died as a martyr under Diocletian ; the patron saint of the crusaders and of horsemen ; (2) a noted French swordsman of the second half of the eighteenth century.
Saint-Germain, pr. n., a beautiful résidence portion of Paris, on the south bank of the Seine ; headquarters of the aristocracy.
Saint-Martin, pr. n., St. Martin's day (Nov. iith) ; été de la — , Indian summer.
saisir, v., to seize, to grasp, to comprehend.
salir, V., to tarnish, to stain.
salle, /., hall, room ; — à manger, dining-room.
Salomon, pr. n., the typical
usurer's name in comedy.
salon, 1)1., drawing-room.
sang, m., blood.
sans, prcp., without ; — avoir,
without having; vous n'êtes
pas — avoir lu cela, y<ni surely
hâve read that.
satisfaire, v., to satisfy (à), satisfait, -e, adj., satisfied.
sauce, /., gravy, sauce, sauf, prcp., save, except.
sauter, v., to leap, to jump, to
stcw ; il s'est fait — , he blew
himself up with bis ship.
sauver, v., to save.
savoir, î'., to know, to bave
learned, to be able.
scandale, m., scandai, scélérat, m., scoundrel, wretch.
