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chapitre, m., chapter

chaque, each.

charbonnier, m., charcoalbumer.

charité, /., diarity.

charmant, -e, charming, nice.

charme, m,, chann.

chasser, to chase, drive out.

chasseur, m., Ught cavalry, light

cavalryman, Ught infantry,

Ught infantryman.

château, m., castle, manor. châtelaine, /., lady of the castle,

lady of the manor.

chat-huant, m., screech-owl.

chauffer, to beat, warm.

chaumière, /., thatched cottage,

cottage, chaussée, /., highway.

chemin, m., road, path, way,

course; en — de, on the way

or road to, in a f air way to, in

the act of .

cheminée, /., fireplace, mantel.

chenet, m., andiron.

cher, chère, dear; mon — , my

dear fellow, old chap, old man.

chercher, to look for, seek, get,

try, look, cheval, m., horse.

chevaleresque, chivalrous.

cheveu, m., hair.

chez, to, at, or in the house of,

at the home of , to one's room,

to the office of, with, in; —

moi, to or in my house, in me;

— nous, at home, chien, m., dog.

chiffon, m., rag.

VOCABULAKY

chiffre, m., figure.

chinois, -e, Chinese.

choisir, to choose.

choix, m., choice.

chose, /., thing, matter; autre

— , something else; quelque — ,

something, anything.

ci, here, that is.

ciel, m,, sky, heaven.

ci-gît, here lies (|^t is the third

singular of the présent indicor

iive of gésir), cinq, five.

cinquante, fifty.

clair, -e, clear.

cœur, m., heart, pluck, courage;

par — , by heart.

coffre-fort, m,, strong box.

coin, m., corner; — du feu, do-

mestic hearth, fireside.

colère, /., anger, wrath.

collet, m., collar.

combien, how much, how many.

comédie, /., comedy, play, comète, /., comet.

comme, like, as, as if, how.

commencer, to begin.

comment, how, what!

conunis, m., clerk; ^marchand,

merchant's clerk, salesman.

commission, /., errand.

commtm, -e, common; du — , of

the lower class; mettre en — ,

to hold in common.

compl-et, -ète, complète; au — ,

complète, in full.

compliment, m., compliment;

faire son — , to compliment,

congratulate.

composé^ -e, compound.

comprendre, to understand; se

— , to be understood.

compte, m., account, bill; régler

le — de, to settle with.

compter, to count, reckon, cal-

culate, intend, expect.

comte, m., count.

comtesse,/., countess.

concevoir, to conceive, imder-

stand.

concilier, to concihate, reconcile.

condamnation, /., condemna^tion.

condamner, to condemn.

condescendance, /., condescension.

conduire, to conduct, lead. confiance, /., confidence, trust, confidence, /., disclosure, secret, confier, to confide; se — à, to trust.

confondre, to confound, confuse;

se — en excuses, to be unable

to apologize enough.

conforme, suitable (to),befitting.

confus, -e, confused, ashamed,

abashed.

congé, m., leave of absence, connaissance, /., acquaîntance,

consciousness.

connaître, to know, be acquainted

with.

conquête, /., conquest; faire la

— de, to win.

consacrer, to consecrate, dévote, conseil, m,, counsel, advice,

council.

conseiller, to advise.

consentement, m., consent.

VOCABULART

consentir, to consent, conséquent, m., conséquent; par

—, consequently.

conserver, to préserve, keep.

considérer, to consider.

consommation, /., use.

consulter, to consult, think of .

contenir, to contain, hold.

content, -e, content, satisfied,

glad, happy.

contentement, m., satisfaction, contenter, to satisfy; se — de,

to be satisfied with.

conter, to tell, tell about.

contester, to deny, dispute, continuer, to continue, contrainte, /., constraint, com-

pulsion.

contraire, m., contrary; au — ,

on the contrary.

contrarier, to oppose, vex.

contrat, m., contract.

contre, against, contrary to, at.

contribution, /., tax.

convenir, to agrée, admit, suit, copie, /., copy; à la — , being

copied.

coq, m., cock, rooster.

coquetterie, /., coque try.

coquin, m., rogue, rascal.

corbeille, /., basket; — de noces,

wedding présent, cordon, m., string.

corps, m., corps, body, company.

corriger, to correct, reform; vous

voilà corrigé, youVe had your

lesson.

côté, m., side; à — (de), beside; de l'autre — , on the other aide.

cou, m., neck.

coucher (se), to go to bed.

couleur, /., color.

coup, m., blow, stroke, thrust, prick, shot, woimd; — de canon, cannon shot; — d'épée, sword thrust; — de poing, blow with the fist; — de tête, rash act; tout à — , suddenly.

coupable, culpable, gidlty.

coupé, m., coupé (a f(mr-wheeled cloaed carriagé).

couper, to eut, eut off.

couplet, m., stanza.

cour, /., court; faire la — à, to court, pay attentions to.

courant, m., current; mettre au — , to inform.

courir, to run, stretch.

couronne, /., crown.

couteau, m., knife; à — x tirés, at swords' points.

coûter, to cost.

couvert, m., cover (table fumiture for one person at a meal) ; vous mettrez un — de plus, you will set another place.

couvrir, to cover.

craindre, to fear.

créance, /., debt.

créancier, m., créditer.

créer, to croate.

crever, to burst, break (out).

crier, to cry, cry out, scream, shrîek.

croire, to believe, think; — à, to believe, believe in, trust; — bien, to be sure; je crois que

oui, I t]]L^ so.

croisade, /., crusade.

VOCABUIiART

croiser, to cross, cruel, -le, cruel, cuisinier, m., cook, chef, cuisinière, /., cook.

cultiver, to cultivate.

cynisme, m., C3rmcism.

daigner, to deign, condescend.

dame, /., lady.

damel why! welll

dans, in, into, among.

danser, to dance.

davantage, more.

de, of, from, by, with, to, in, for, at, on, about, than, among, as a; some, any; — ... à, from . . . to, between.

débarrasser, to rid.

débauche, /., debauch, intempérance, jollification.

débauché, m., débauchée, rake.

débiteur, m., debtor.

déboursé, m., disbursement, money laid out.

debout, standing, erect; se tenir — , to stand up or erect.

déchirer, to tear.

décidément, decidedly, really, there's no use talking.

décider, to décide; se — , to décide, be decided.

déclarer, to déclare.

décocher, to let fly, shoot, flre.

décor, m., décoration, scenery.

découverte, /., discovery.

découvrir, to discover.

décrasser, to clean, cleanse,

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