acte, m., act

acti-f, -ve, active, activité, /., activity.

adieu, m., good-by.

administrer, to manage.

admirer, to admire, adorer, to adore, worship.

adosser (s') à, to rest or lean

one's back against.

adresse, /., address.

adresser, to address, utter.

adversaire, m., adversary.

affaire, /., affair, matter; — s,

business; avoir — à, to deal

with.

affiche, /., poster, placard.

affront, m., insuit.

afin de, in order to.

afin que, in order that.

Afrique, /., Africa.

agacer, to irritate, jar upon.

âge, m., âge.

agir, to act; s' — de, to be a

question of , concem.

agiter, to agitate, disturb.

agréable, agreeable, pleasant,

nice.

agrément, m., charm.

aider, to aid, help.

aïeul, m., grandfather; pl., aïeux, ancestors.

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ailleurs, elsewhere, on or to somô one else; d' — , besides, moreover.

aimable, amiable, pleasant, charming, kind, nice, good; que c'est — à vousl how nice of y ou!

aimer, to love, like; — mieux, to prefer; j'aime à croire, I hope, I trust.

ainsi, so, thus.

air, m., air, look, manner; — de famille, family likeness or resemblance; avoir V — (de), to seem, look (like); prendre V — , to take a walk.

aise,/., ease, pleasure; à votre — , as you like or please. '

aise, glad, pleased.

ajouter, to add.

aller, to go, be going, go on, go ahead, be, fit, seek; allonsi come!; comment allez-vous?

how are you?; il va sans dire, it goes without saying, of course; s'en — , to go away.

alors, then.

amant, m., lover.

amasser, to amass, pile up, make.

ambassade, /., embassy.

ambitieu-x, -se, ambitious.

ftme, /., soul.

amende, /., fine; mettre à V — ,

to fine, amener, to lead, bring.

ami, -e, friend; mon — , my

friend, my dear.

amitié, /., friendship, favor.

amollir, to soften, make effemi-

nate; s' — , to become weak or soft or effeminate.

amour, m., love.

amoureu-x, -se (de), in love

(with).

amour-propre, w., self-love, van-

ity, conceit.

amusant, -e, amusing, enter-

taining.

amuser, to amuse, an, m., year.

ancien, -ne, ancient, old, former, anéantir, to annihilate, destroy.

angoisse, /., anguish, pain, année, /., year.

annoncer, to announce, tell, apercevoir, to perceive; s' — de,

to perceive, notice, appartement, m., apartment.

appartenir, to belong.

appeler, to call; s' — y to be caUed

or named.

appointements, m. salary.

apporter, to bring.

apprendre, to leam, teach, in-

fonn, tell, know.

approcher, to approach; s' — de,

to approach.

approuver, to approve.

appui, m., support, après, after, afterwards, next to,

what next or else?; d' — , after,

from.

après-midi, w., /., aftemoon.

arbre, m., tree; — à fruit, fruittree.

arche, /., ark; — de Noé, Noah's ark.

argent, m., silver, money.

arme, /., arm, weapon.

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armée, /., anny.

arquebuse, harquebus, musket.

arracher (à), to tear (from).

arranger, to arrange, settle, patch up, smooth over, plan; s' — , to be arranged, be patched up, tum eut.

arrêt, m., decree, décision, sentence.

arrêter, to stop, résolve, détermine, make; s' — , to stop.

arrière-pensée, /., secret intention, secret thought.

arriver, to arrive, corne, reach, succeed, happen, tiun out.

artiste, m., artist.

aspirer (à), to aspire (to), hope (for).

assaut, m., assault, attack, storming.

asseoir, to seat; s' — , to sit down.

assez, enough, rather.

assiette, /., plate.

assis, -e, seated, sitting.

assister, to assist, help, be présent.

associé, -e, partner.

assurer, to assiu^; s' — , to make

sure, find out.

astronomie, /., astronomy.

attacher, to attach.

atteindre, to attain, reach.

atteler, to hamess (horses), hitch

up.

attendant (en), in the meantime. attendre, to wait, await, wait

for, expect; s* — à, to expect;

attends donci wait a minutel

attention, /., attention; faire — ,

to pay attention, attirer, to attract, entice, bring,

win.

attrait, m., attraction, attraper, to catch, attribuer, to attribute.

aucun, -e, any; ne . . . — , none, no.

aujourd'htd, to-day, now.

aumône, /., ahns; faire 1' — , to

give alms.

auner, to measure (by eUa).

auprès (de), near, with.

aussi, also, too, therefore, so, as;

— ... que, as ... as.

autant, as much; — que, as much

as; d' — moins . . . que, so

much the less ... as.

autoriser, to authorize; s' — de,

to thhik oneself (or itself)

warranted by.

autour (de), around, about, over.

autre, other, another, différent, autrefois, formerly.

avance, /., advance; d' — , in ad-

vance, beforehand.

avancer, to advance.

avant (de), before, within; —

que, before.

avec, with.

avenir, m., future; à V — , in the

future, aventure, /., adventure.

aventureu~x, -se, adventurous.

avertir, to wam, tell, aveugle, blind.

avis, m.f opinion; être d' — , to think.

avoir, to have, get, be the mat-

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ter with, be (crf OQe); — vingtcmq ans, to be twenty-five yeare old; il y a, there is, there are, ago; il y aura, there will be; il y avait, there wae, there were; qu'as-tu? what is the matter with you?; y a-t-il? is there?

avoué, m., lawyer.

avouer, to admit, conf ess.

avril, m., April.

bagatelle, /., trifle.

bahl ahl reallyl

bfliller, to yawn.

baiser, to kiss.

baisser, to lower, cast dovm.

balayer, to sweep, sweep out,

drive out.

bamboche, /., spree, lark.

bande, /., band, strip, streak.

bandit, m., bandit, robber.

banque, /., bank.

banquier, m., banker.

barbue, /., brill (a Hnd of «eo-

fish), barque, /., boat.

barreau, m., bar, law.

barrer, to bar.

bas, -se, low, base, down, hanging; adv,, in an imdertone, down.

bataiUe,/., battle.

batelier, m., boatman.

bâtir, to build.

battre, to beat; se — , to fight.

beau, bel, w., belle, /., beautiful, fine, splendid, happy;

avoir — , to (do a thing) in vain; faire — ^, to be fine weather.

beaucoup, much, very much, a great deal, many.

beau-père, m., father-in-law.

bénédiction, /., blessing.

besogne, /., work, business.

besoin, m., need; avoir — de, to need.

bête, stupid, silly.

bêtement, foolishly, like a fool.

bêtise, /., stupidi^, foolishness, blunder, silly thing.

betterave, /., beet.

bien, well, very well, very, much, very much, clearly, surely, really, fully, indeed, quite, however, af ter ail, right, aU right; proper, nice, good; a lot; cela te fera du — , that will do you good; eh — , well.

bienfaisance, /., charity.

bientôt, soon; à — , l'U see you again soon.

bienvenu, -e, welcome.

bilan, m., balance-sheet.

billet, m.f note, promissory note.

blâmer, to blâme, censure, find fault with.

blanc, blanche, white.

blesser, to wound, hurt, offend.

bleu, -e, blue.

boeuf, m. y beef.

bohémien, -ne, Bohemian.

boire, to drink.

bois, m., wood.

bon, -ne, good, fine, kind, useful, ail right, foolish; à quoi — ?

what's the use?; — à rien,

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good for nothing; — pour,

good to; mon — , my dear fd-

low, old chap.

bondir, to bound, leap, jump up.

bonheur, m., happiness.

bonhomie, /., good nature, sim-

plicity.

bonhomme, m., fellow, old fel-

low, old codger; — de père,

good old father; — Poirier,

old Poirier, bonjour, m., good day, good

moming.

bonsoir, m., good evening.

bonté, /., goodness, kindness, at>-

tention.

bord, m., shore, class, set.

bouder, to pout, be sulky with.

bouffée, /., puff, whiff, breath.

bouger, to budge.

bouleverser, to upset, agitate.

bourgeois, -e, man or woman of

the middle class, plain citizen, bourgeois, -e, bourgeois, middle

class, vulgar, narrow, narrow-

minded, philistine.

bourse, /., purse.

bout, m., end.

bouteille, /., bottle.

boutique, /., shop.

braisé, -e, stewed.

bras, m.y arm.

brave, brave, fine, good, worthy.

bref, brève, brief; adv.j in short, breton, -ne, of Brittany.

bribe, /., remnant, scrap.

bride, /., bridle.

brigadier, m., corporal (cavalry), brigand, m., brigand, scoundrel.

brigandage, w., robbery.

briser, to break, break off, stop, bruit, m., noise, fuss, ado.

brûler, to bum, blow out.

brutal, -e, brutal, blunt, plain, naked.

brutalement, brutally, rudely.

bureau, m., office.

ça, that, it, that créature, that fellow.

çà, hère; ah — I here! see here!

but see here! well! really!

cacher, to hide, conceal.

cachet, m., seal.

cadeau, m., présent, cadet, -te, youngest, least.

câliner, to pet, fondle.

câlinerie, /., coaxing, fondling,

caress.

calme, calm.

calmer, to calm.

calomnier, to calunmiate, do an

injustice, camarade, m., comrade, crony.

campagnard, m., countiyman,

peasant.

canaille, /., rabble, scoundrel,

blackguard.

canapé, m., sofa, canon, m., cannon.

câpre, /., caper (hvd of the caper

plant); sauce aux — s, caper

sauce, car, for.

caractère, m., character, nature, carnaval, m., camival.

carpe, /., carp.

carrière, /., career.

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cas, m., case; faire — de, to care about.

casaque, (military) cloak,

coaty overcoat.

casser, to break, ce, cet, m., cette, /., ces, pZ.,

this, that, it, he, they; c'est

que, that is because.

ceci, this.

cela, that, it; c'est — , that's right.

célébrer, to celebrate.

celui, celle; ceux, celles, this,

that, this one, that one, the

one; thèse, those.

cent, m.f himdred; pour — , per

cent.

cependant, however.

ce que, ce qtd, that which, what,

that.

cercle, m., circle. certes, certainly, indeed.

certitude, /., certainty.

cervelle, /., brain, brains.

cesser, to cease.

chacun, -e, each.

chagrin, m., chagrin, grief, sor-

row.

chaîne, /., chain, tie, bondage.

chair, /., flesh.

chaise, /., chair, châle, m., shawl.

chambre,/., room; femme de — , maid.

champ, m., field; pZ., fields,

coimtry.

chance, /., chance, luck, oppor-

tunity; avoir de la — , to be

lucky.

changer (de), to change.

chanter, to sing.

chapeau, m., hat.