partie, f. part; faire —, to be a part of
partir, to depart, leave.
partout, everywhere.
parure, f. ornament.
parvenir, to reach, attain, succeed.
pas, ". pace, step, threshol1.
pas, not; — du tout, not at all.
passant, #”. f. passer-by.
passé, —e, past, former, faded.
passé, m. past.
passer, to pass, forgive, exceed, take (an examination); se —, happen.
pasteur, "m. shepherd.
pâté, m. meat pie.
paternel, —le, paternal.
patiemment, patiently.
patriarche, #. patriarch.
patrie, f. fatherland.
patrimonial, -e, patrimonial,
patriote, ». patriot.
patronnet, #”. pastry cook’s boy.
patte, f. paw, foot.
paupière, f. eyelid.
pause, f. pause, stop.
pauvre, poor.
pauvrement, poorly.
pauvreté, f. indigence; poor stuff.
pavé, "1. paving stone.
pavillon, #. pavilion, summerhouse,
pavois, ". shield; mettre sur le — to raise to the throne.
payer, to pay, pay for, repay.
pays, "m. country.
paysan, "”. peasant; —ne f. country-woman, peasant.
peau, f. skin, hide.
péché, ". sin.
pécher, to fish.
pécheur, ". fisherman.
pédagogie, f. pedagogy, science of education.
pédagogue, "m. teacher, peda-
. gogue.
peigne, ». comb.
peigner, to comb.
peignoir, "1. dressing or morning-gown.
peindre, to paint.
peine, f. penalty, pain, trouble, sorrow; difficulty; à —, hardly, scarcely.
peiner, to labor.
peintre, "m. painter.
peinture, f. paint.
pêle-mêle, adv. pell-mell.
pêlerin, ". pilgrim.
pelle, f. shovel.
peloton, #. ball (of thread).
penchant, ". tendency, propensity.
penché, —e, leaning.
pencher, to incline; se — incline, lean.
pendant, during.
pendre, to hang.
pendu, -e, hanging.
pendule, f. clock.
pénétré, —e, penetrated, full of, convinced.
pénétrer, to penetrate.
pénible, painful.
pénitence, /. penance.
pensée, f. thought.
penser, to think, come near, almost do (something).
pension, f. boarding school.
pensionnaire, #. f. pupil of boarding school.
pensum, #”. task (inflicied as punishment).
perdre, to lose.
père, "”. father.
perfection, f. perfection.
permettre, to permit.
pernicieux, -se, pernicious, harmful.
perpétuel, le, perpetual.
perplexité, f. perplexity.
perron, ". flight of steps.
perroquet, "m1. parrot; (#av.) topgallant sail.
perruquier, "#. barber.
persécuter, to persecute.
persécuteur, "m. persecutor.
personnage, "1. person, personage, character.
personne, f. person; pron.
anyone; — ne, nobody.
perspective, f. perspective.
perspicace, perspicacious, farsighted.
persuader, to persuade.
perte, f. loss, ruin.
pesant, —-e, heavy.
peser, to weigh.
petit, —-e, small, little; les —s, m. pl. the little ones.
peu, small amount, a few; un —, a little; — à —, little by little; pour — que, conj. if only, however little.
peuple, ". people.
peur, f. fear; avoir —. to be afraid; faire —, frighten;
prendre —, become frightened.
peut-être, perhaps.
phénomène, #. phenomenon.
philosophe, #1. philosopher.
philosophie, f. philosophy.
phrase, f. phrase.
physique, f. physics.
pianiste, #. pianist.
piano, #. piano.
picorer, to plunder, maraud.
pièce, f. piece; room; — de cent sous, five franc piece.
pied, m. foot; fair un — de nez, ‘take a sight at” (wit# the thumb to the nose).
pierre, f. stone.
Pierre, Peter.
piété, f. piety.
pieux, -se, pious, godly.
pincée, f. pinch.
pincer, to pinch.
pincettes, f. tongs.
pique, f. pike.
pire, worse.
pirogue, f. canoe.
pis, adv. worse.
pistolet, ”. pistol.
pitié, f. pity.
pitoyable, pitiful.
placard, #”. closet; (priniing) slip, galley-proof.
place, f. place, public square, seat, stand.
placer, to place, put.
placide, placid.
plafond, ". ceiling.
plage, f. beach.
plaie, f. sore, wound.
plaindre, to pity; Se —, complain.
plainte, f. complaint, moan.
plaire, to please.
plaisir, m. pleasure.
plan, ". plan, outline.
planche, f. board, plank, shelf.
plancher, ". floor.
plante, f. plant; Jardin des Plantes. See note to page
plat à barbe, #. shaving dish.
platane, m. plane-tree.
plein, —-e, full.
plénitude, f. fullness.
pleurer, to weep, mourn.
pleuvoir, to rain.
pli, "m. habit, bent.
to page 20.
plier, to fold.
plomb, #. lead.
plonger, to plunge.
pluie, f. rain.
plume, f. pen, feather, quill.
plumeau, ". duster.
plus, adv. more, most.
plusieurs, several.
plutôt, rather.
poche, f. pocket.
poêle, f. frying-pan.
poésie, f. poetry.
poête, "». poet.
poétique, poetic.
poids, m. weight.
poignée, f. hardle, hilt.
poinçon, #1. bodkin, punch; — à broder, embroidery needle.
poing, "”. fist; coup de —, fisticuff. À
point, #. dot, point, mark; bon —, good mark; de tout —, in every respect.
See note
point, not, not at all.
pointe, f. tack, naïl; (engrav.) point; exerça sa — fine et dure, used his fine hard point.
pointu, -e, pointed, sharp.
poire, f. pear; — d’angoisse, gag. See note to page 45.
pois, "m. pea; — chiche, dwarf pea, chick pea.
poisson, #. fish.
poitrine, f. chest, breast.
police, f. police.
polichinelle, #. Punch, puppet.
polisson, "m1. scamp.
politique, political.
pommade, f. pomade.
pompe, f. pump.
porcelaine, f. china.
porte, f. door; — cochère, carriage entrance, gateway.
portée, f. reach, hearing, call; à —, within reach.
portefeuille, #. portfolio.
porter, to carry, Wear.
porteur, M". carrier.
portier, m. janitor.
portrait, #1. portrait, picture.
poser, to place, lay, set.
positif, ve, definite.
posséder, to possess, own.
possible, possible.
postillon, #. postilion.
pot, ". pot, can, jug.
potiche, f. Japanese vase.
pouce, ». thumb.
poudreux, -se, dusty.
poulet, ». chicken.
pour, prep. for, to, as for, in order to; — jeune fille
qu’elle était, although she was à girl; — que, in order that.
pourquoi, why.
poursuivre, to pursue, follow.
pourtant, however, yet, nevertheless.
pourvu que, provided that.
pousser, to push, push on, move, go, utter, grow; — un soupir, heave a sigh.
poussière, f. dust.
pouvoir, to be able; se peut-il, is it possible? ; n’y pouvant plus tenir, unable to stand it any longer.
pratique, f. practice, dealing, society.
pratiquer, to practise, frequent.
précepte, ". precept.
précieusement, preciously.
précieux, —se, precious.
précisément, precisely, exactly.
prédestiné, —e, predestinated.
prédication, f. preaching.
prédiction, f. prediction.
préféré, m. favorite.
préhistorique, prehistoric.
premier, —ère, first.
prendre, to take; comment s’y —, how to go about.
préparer, to prepare.
près de, prep. ncar, on the point of.
présence, f. presence.
présent, —e, present; à —, now, at present.
présent, ". present, gift.
présenter, to present, offer.
préserver, to protect, defend.
président, ». president, chairman.
presque, almost.
pressé, —e, in a hurry.
pressentiment, #”. presentiment.
presser, to press, urge.
prestige, #». prestige.
prêter, to lend; se —, lend itself.
prêtre, #. priest.
prévarication, f. prevarication.
prier, to beg.
princeps (Lat.), first; édition —, first edition.
principal, —-e, principal, chief.
principalement, principally.
principe, ". principle.
prison, f. prison.
prisonnier, —ère, #1. f. prisoner.
privé, —e, private.
prix, #. price, value.
procédé, ». action, manner.
procès-verbal, #. report, minutes.
prochain, #. neighbor.
prodige, m. prodigy, wonder.
prodigieusement, prodigiously.
prodigieux, —-se, prodigious.
produire, to produce.
professeur, #1. teacher, professor.
profil, ”. profile; de —, in profile, sideways.
profit, #1. profit.
profitable, profitable.
profond, -e, profound, deep.
profondément, deeply.
profusion, f. profusion; à —, in profusion, profusely.
Progrès, ». progress.
projet, #. project.
promenade, f. promenade, walk.
promener, to walk; — les yeux, turn one’s eyes; se —, go or walk out, take a walk.
promettre, to promise.
prompt, -e, prompt, speedy.
promptement, premptly.
prononcer, to pronounce.
prophétiser, to prophesy.
propitiatoire, propitiatory.
proportion, f. proportion.
propos, #. words, talk, discourse; à —, by the way, now I think of it; à tout —, at every turn.
proposition, f. proposition.
propre, own, same, adapted, suitable.
propre #”. property, characteristic.
proscrit, —e, ". f.outlaw, exile.
prospère, prosperous.
proviseur, ». principal, head.
See note to page 08.
psaume, #”. psalm.
psychique, psychic, psychological.
public, -que, public.
publier, to publish.
puéril, -e, puerile, childish.
puis, afterwards, then.
puiser, to draw, fetch.
puisque, since.
puissant, —-e, powerful.
punir, to punish.
punition, f. punishment.
pupitre, ". desk.
pur, —e, pure.
qu’ = que.
quai, m. quay, bank.
qualité, f. quality.
quand, when.
quant à, as to, as for.
quantité, f. quantity.
quart, "». quarter, fourth part.
quartier, m. quarter; section (of city); —- de roc, great stone.
quatorze, fourteen.
quatre, four.
quatre-vingt, eighty.
que, conj. that, than, as, because; — je t'embrasse, let me Kiss you; ne . . . — only; c’est —, it is because,
que, rel. pron. whom, which, that; inter. pron. what?
quel, -le, inter. adj. what, which; lequel, laquelle, rel.
pron. who, whom, which, that; inter. pron. which, which one(s)?
quelque, pron. adj. some, a few; adv. however; quelqu’un, someone, somebody.
quelquefois, sometimes.
quereller, to quarrel with, scold.
question, f. question.
questionneur, -se, #1. f. inquirer.
queue, f. tail, pigtail.
qui, rel. pron. who, whom,
which, that; inter. pron.
who, whom?
quiconque, pron. whoever, whichever.
quinzaine, f. about fifteen.
quinze, fifteen.
quitter, to leave; — des yeux, du regard, take one’s eyes off from.
quoi, rel. pron. what, which; — que ce fût, anything, whatever; de —, enough to; inter. pron. what?
quotidien, -ne, daily, every day.
rabattre, to beat down, bring down, lower.
raccommodement, #1. reconciliation.
raccommoder, to mend, set right.
TAC, J: Tace:
racine, f. root.
raconter, to relate, tell.
radeau, "». raît, float.
rafale, f. gust of wind, squall.
rage, f. rage, mania, inveterate habit.
raide, stiff, rigid.
raisin, "M. grape, raisin.
raison, f. reason, mind, right, argument; avoir —, to be right; plus que de —, more than is reasonable.
raisonnable, reasonable.
raisonnement, #. reasoning, argument, answer.
raisonner. to reason, consider.
ramage, ". design of flowers.
rameau, #. bough, branch.
ramener, to bring again, bring back.
rampe, f. banister, railing.
rancune, f. rancour, spite, malice.
rang, ". rank.
ranger, to put in order.
ranimer, to revive.
rappeler, to recall; se —, remember.
rapport, ". report.
rapporter, to bring back, bring in, produce.
rapprocher, to draw or bring near.
rare, rare.
rasé, —e, shaved.
rassurer, to reassure.
rat, m. rat.
rationnellement, rationally.
rattraper, to catch again, retake.
rauque, hoarse, harsh.
ravage, m. ravage, havoc.
ravir, to charm, delight; à —, delightfully.
ravissement, ». delight.
rayon, ». ray, beam, gleam.
réaliser, to realize, convert into money. See note to page 31.
réalité, f. reality; en —, in fact.
rébus, ". rebus, riddle.
réception, f. reception.
recevoir, to receive.
réchauffer, to warm up.
recherche, f. search.
récit, m. story.
réciter, to recite, tell (wat one has learned by heart).
recommandation, f. recommendation, advice.
recommencer, to begin again, recommence.
récompense, f. reward.
reconnaissable, recognizable.
reconnaissance, f. gratitude.
reconnaître, to recognize, acknowledge.
recourir, to have recourse, have resort to.
rectitude, f. straightness.
reçu, "”. receipt.
redevable, indebted, obliged.
rédiger, to compose.
redingote, f. frock-coat.
redouter, to dread, fear.
refaire, to make again, remake.
réfectoire, "1. dining hall.
réfléchi, -e, thoughtful.
réfléchir, to reflect.
refléter, to reflect.
réflexion, f. reflection; faire —, to think, consider.
refouler, to force back.
refuser, to refuse.
régalade: f. boire à la —, to drink by pouring the liquid into the mouth without touching the glass.
regard, ». look, gaze, stare.
regarder, to look at, look.
régiment, #. regiment.
régir, to govern.
registre, m. record, account.
règle, f. rule, order, ruler.
régler, to rule, settle.
régner, to reign, prevail.
régulier, ère, regular.
régulièrement, regularly.
regorger, to overflow, run over.
regretter, to regret.
reine, f. queen.
relaxer, to release.
relayer, to change horses.
relevé, —e, raised, exalted.
relever, to raise, lift up, release; se —, get up again.
relier, to bind.
religieuse, f. sister of charity, nun.
religieux, —se, religious.
religion, f. religion.
relique, f. relic.
reluire, to shine, glitter.
remarquable, remarkable.
remarquer, to notice, observe,
remercier, to thank.
remettre, to put back, put, replace, reconcile.
remords, M". remorse.
remplir, to fill.
remuer, to move.
rencontre, f. meeting.
rencontrer, to meet.
rendre, to return, render; je dois leur — une justice, I must say this for them.
renfermer, to shut up, lock up.
renoncer, to renounce.
rentrée, f. opening (of the schools).
rentrer, to return, re-enter.
renverse (à la), backwards.
renverser, to upset, knock over; la tête renversée, the head thrown back.
renvoyer, to send back.
répandre, scatter.
réparer, to repair.
repas, m. repast, meal; — de gala, state dinner.
repaver, to repave.
répéter, to repeat.
répondre, to respond, answer.
repos, "”. rest, quiet, repose.
reposer, to rest.
reprendre, toretake; resume; reply.
représentation, f. performance, spectacle.
représenter, to represent; se—, present oneself again, imagine.
république, f. republic.
résister, to resist.
résolution, f. resolution.
résonner, to resound.
résoudre, to resolve.
respect, #1. respect.
respectable, respectable.
respectueusement, respectfully.
respectueux, —se, respectful.
respiration, f. respiration, breathing. *
respirer, to breathe.
ressembler, to resemble.
ressentir, to feel, experience, resent.
resserré, —e, penned in.
ressource, f. resource.
reste, m. rest, remainder; au —, moreover.
rester, to remain, stop; — court, stop short.
résumer, to sum up.
to spill, spread,
cooped up,
retard, m. delay; en —, late.
retenir, to retain, hold, prevent, remember.
retenue, f. reserve; keeping in; je vous infligerai une — générale, l’Il keep you all in after school.
retirer, to retire; se —, withdraw.
retomber, to fall again.
retour, ". return; de —, back.
retrancher, to cut off, to retrench, remove.
retrouver, to find again, join.
réuni, —e, reunited.
réunir, to reunite, unite.
rêve, m. dream.
réveiller, to awake, rouse, call up.
révélation, f. revelation.
révéler, to reveal.
revenant, #. ghost.
revenir, to come back, return; en—, come back, return.
rêver, to dream.
réverbère, m. street lamp.
rêverie, f. musing, dreaming, reverie. »
revêtir, to clothe.
rêveur, »”. dreamer.
revoir, to see again.
révolutionnaire, revolutionary.
revue, f. review, magazine.
rhétorique, f. first class (in a French lycée). See note to page 109.
rhumatisme, #. rheumatism.
ricanement, #”. sneer, laughter.
riche, rich.
richesse, f. riches, wealth.
ride, f. wrinkle.
rideau, "”. curtain.
ridicule, ridiculous.
ridicule, #. ridicule, folly.
rien, nothing, anything; n’être plus de — à, to be nothing more to.
rieur, se, laughing.
rire, to laugh.
risible, laughable.
rivière, . river.
robe, f. gown, dress; — de chambre, dressing gown.
roc, m. rock, stone. ;
rôdeur, "». prowler, rambler.
roi, ». king.
romain, -e, Roman.
romanesque, romantic.
rompre, to break.
rond, -e, round.
rondache, f. round shield.
ronger, to gnaw, nibble.
rose, pink.
rose, f. rose.
rôtir, to roast.
rouge, red.
rougeoyer, redden.
rouillé, —e, rusty.
rouler, to roll, turn.
route, f. road.
rouvrir, to reopen.
ruban, #. ribbon.
rude, rough, harsh, uncouth.
rudiment, #». rudiment. See note to page 08.
rue, f. street.
ruelle, f. bedside, ruelle (space between the bed and the wall).
to become red,
Der /
ruiner, to ruin.
ruisseau, "”. brook, gutter.
ruse, f. cunning, guile.
rusé, —e, crafty, cunning.
rythme, #. rhythm.
Sa, see son.
sable, "m. sand.
sabord, port-side, port.
sabot, m. wooden shoe, whipping top.
sabre, "m. sabre, sword.
sac, m. bag.
sachet, #». sachet, scent-bag.
sacré, -e, sacred.
sacrifice, "1. sacrifice.
sage, wise, sensible; (of children) good.
sagement, wisely, sensibly.
sagesse, f. wisdom.
saillie, f. projection: faire — sur, to project.
saint, —-e, holy; ". saint.
Saint-Louis. See note to page 17.
sainteté, f. holiness.
saisie, f. seizure.
saisir, to seize, grasp.
saisissant, striking, startling.
salade, f. salad.
salaire, {. wages, pay.
salir, to soil.
salle, f. hall, room; — à manger, dining room.
salon, ». parlor.
saluer, to greet.
salut, "”. salvation, greeting.
salutaire, wholesome, salutary.
samedi, Saturday.
sang, ". blood.
sanglant, —-e, bloody, bleeding.
sanglot, ". sob.
sangloter, to sob.
sans, prep. without; — que, without.
sans-culotte, #".
lotte.”
satisfaction, f. satisfaction.
satisfaire, to satisfy.
satyre, m. satyr.
saule, m. willow.
sauter, to jump, skip; faire —, break open.
sautiller, to skip, hop.
sauvage, wild, savage;, M".
savage.
sauver, to save.
savant, —-e, learned.
savate, f. old shoe.
savoir, to know.
savon, #1. SOap.
savonner, to wash with soap.
scarlatine, f. scarlet fever.
scélérat, ». rascal.
