partie,/., part
starts.
/»*-. i%M. . Si3Tt, T^-n. smi. , §t.Ln. 'Çvws ai paiHMt frtj. imd.
f«R. . go. let us go; ■e /. /. - goDC, deparled: partim, partiiez /a^. . sbxu go away. will £•>; partit p^st i€f.\ Ictt, vent a vay ; an moment de — , at the moDKnt of starting; étaient parties, était parti, had gonc, had departed.
parcaiit, ever>'whcre.
Ijarot 'past dff. of paraître), a{^>eared. seemed.
», adz., no, not ; — de, no, not ; ne . . . — , not.
fw., step.
., M., past.
passeport, m., passport.
passer, to pass, pass by, pass over, spend; passa, passèrent {past def.), passed, passed by; passaient, passait (imp.), were (was) passing, were (was) passing by; passé, -e (p. p.), passed, spent; est passé, has passed.
passion, /., passion.
Patay, the village where Joan of Arc defeated the English, 1429.
pâtée,/., dog's porridge, patrie, /., fatherland.
patriotique, patriotic.
patron, m., chief, captain.
patte-d'oie, /., crow*s-feet.
Pau, a city in southern France.
pauvre, orf;., poor.
pauvre, w., poor man, pauper; école des — s, charity school ; les — s, the poor fellows.
payer, to pay, pay for; payant {près, part.), paying; payé, -e (/>. />.), paid, paid for.
pays, m., country, land.
paysan, m. y peasant.
pêche,/., peach.
penché, m. y sîn.
pêcheur, m., fisherman.
pencher, to incline, bend ; penché, -e {p. p.), inclined.
pendant, prep.y during, for.
pendant que, conj., while.
pendre, to hang, hang down ; pendait {imp.), hung, hung down.
pénétrer, to penetrate; pénétra {past def.), penetrated; pénétra dans, got into.
pensée,/., thought.
penser, to think, imagine; — à, to think of; pensa (past def.)f thought; pensait (iw^.), thought; pense (près, ind.), thinks; pensez (près. ind. and imv.)j imagine, do think.
pension,/., pension.
perdre, to lose, get rid of, ruin; perds {près, ind.), lose; perdu, -e {p. p.), lost.
père, m., father.
péril, m., péril.
périr, to perish; péri {p. />.), perished; un "péri en mer," a man lost at sea.
permettre (à), to permit.
permission,/., permission.
permit {past def. of permettre), permit ted ; — à, permitted.
perpe^tuel, -le, perpétuai, eveWasting.
perroquet, m., parrot.
personne, /., person.
personne, pron., no one, nobody; ne . . . — , no one.
perte,/., loss.
petit, -e, little, small, short; — à —, little by little.
petit, m.j little fellow, little thing.
petit-fils, m., grandson.
peu, m., little, little bit.
peu (de), little, few.
peuple, m.f people.
peur, /., fright; avoir — , to be afraid.
peut {près. ind. of pouvoir), can.
peut-être, perhaps.
peuvent, peux {près. ind. of pouvoir), can.
philosophe, m. y philosopher.
photographie, /., photograph.
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phrase, /., sentence.
phjTsionomie,/., face.
pièce, f., pièce; trois francs
— , three francs each.
pied, m., foot; des — s à la
tête, from head to foot.
pierre, /., stone.
Pierre, m., Peter.
Pierrot, m., little Peter, pieusement, piously, rever-
ently.
pieu-x, -se, pious.
pin, m., pine.
pipe,/., pipe.
piquer, to prod, goad.
pistolet, m. y pistol.
pitié,/., pity.
place, /., place, square; la
grande — , the village
square.
placer, to place ; plaça {past
def.)y placed, did place;
placé, -e {p. p.), placed;
placent {près, ind.), place.
plafond, m., ceiling.
plaignez {près. ind. of
plaindre), do pity.
plaindre, to pity. plaint, -e {p. p. of plaindre),
pitied.
plainte,/., moan.
plaisir, m., pleasure, will.
plein, -e, fuU.
pleurer, to cry, weep for;
pleura (past def.)y wept;
pleuraient, pleurait {imp.)y
cried, were (was) crying;
pleurant {près, part.), crying.
pleut : il — {près. • ind. oj pleuvoir), it is raining.
pleuvoir, to rain.
phmger, to plunge; plongé, -^Jtf- P-)y plunged; plongea {past def.)y plunged.
pltis, more, no more ; — ...
— , the more . . . the more ; — d'animaux, no more animais; — d'une bataille, more than one battle; — rien, nothing more; de — en — , more and more; le — , the most; le — grand, the biggest; le — petit, the littlest; ne . . .
— , no more, no longer.
plusieurs, several.
pttS&it^ rather.
poche,/., pocket.
poète, m., poet.
poignée, /., handful; — de
-^main, handshake.
point, m. y point, dot; à — , just at the right time.
poire, /., pear.
poison, m. y poison.
poitrine,/., breast.
politise, political.
pomme, /., apple; — d'api, small red apple.
pompe,/., pomp.
pont, m. y bridge; — Notre- Dame, a bridge over the Seine near the cathedral of Notre Dame.
populaire, popular.
porche, m., doorway.
port, m., port.
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porte, /., door, gâte ; — Saint- Denis, one of the gâtes of Paris.
porte-monnaie, m., pocketbook.
porter, to carry, bring, wear; portait {imp.)y carried, did wear; portant {près, part.) y carrying; porte {près, ind.), brings, carries ; portera, porterai {fut.), will (shall) bring; portez {près, ind.), are bringing.
portière,/., door.
poser, to place, bestow ; posa {past def.), placed; posant {près, part.) y placing.
position, /., position.
posséder, to possess; possédant {près, part.), posscjsing; possède {près, ind.), possesses.
possible, possible.
poste, m., post.
pot, m., pot.
pouce, m., thumb.
poule,/., chicken.
poutoée,/., doU.
pour, prep., to, in order to, on account of, for, as.
pour que, conj., so that.
pourquoi, why.
potura, pourras {fut. of pouvoir), will be able.
poturait {près. cond. of pouvoir), might.
potuTons {fut. of pouvoir), shall be able.
poursuivre, to pursue; pour-
suit {près, ind.), pursues; poursuivaient (itnp.), were pursuing; poursuivi, -e {p.
p.), pursued.
pourtant, nevertheless, however, yet.
pousser, to utter; poussait {imp.), uttered.
poussière,/., dust.
pouvait {imp. of pouvoir), might, could.
pouvant {près. part, of pouvoir), being able.
pouvoir, to be able; can, may.
pouvoir, m., power.
pratique, practicable.
précédent, -e, preceding.
préférer, to prefer.
préfet, w., prefect.
prélude, w., prélude.
premi-er, -ère, first.
prendre, to take, catch; prenait {imp.), took; fijrend {près, ind.), takes; prendront {fut.), will take; prends, prenez {près. ivd.
and imv,), take; prenons {imv.), let us take.
préparer: se — , to prépare one's self.
près, near ; — de, near.
présence,/., présence.
présent, -e, présent.
présent, m., présent.
président, m., président.
présider, to préside, préside over; présidé, -e {p. p.), presided over.
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prmiqttt, ultmmt. primiuinli ••. iircHHing, urgent.
I»r«>iiiii*r, to prcHH, hurry; prpiiiiiti -• (p. p.), hurry-
lltK
pt^l. P» rnidy.
pt^lpiti*, m., prrtcxt.
litPUVfi. f-, nniiïf.
|iilfti. lu ptiiv. Im*k; pria (past f/i/ I. |iiii\«Mt, (lid pruy, (••KKitl, priait {imp.)y
pil^ip, / , piiivrr.
piliirp. Mf , |itinir; le Prince
rhniiuiint, l'iitiir (Mmrm-
ln|t piInnRHHi*. / , ptint THH.
plliirlpnl, p. piint ipal.
ptlipul, prU i/>ii\/ (/<*/. of
pipiiilip), hiiik.
ptiH. p (/• />. of prendre),
(llltlMI
pilHP. / , I iiptuir.
ptiMPt. tn mttiiV.
pilHUII. / . pli'iitM.
piUoiiulpr, m , prJHonrr.
pilnutiuK^rp, / , prisoiirr.
ptM (/•im/ i/f-/. <»/ prendre),
<«Mlk.
prlvIli^KP, m., privilogr.
prU. m., piltr; à tout , til any piiir.
proimblement, prohahly.
procèH. m., triai.
prochain, -e, tu*x(.
proclamer, (o prorluim; proclamé, -e (/>. ^.), pro- ( litiinrd.
produire, to prodiuc.
prodnit, -e (/. /. <»/ produced.
professeur, jw., protcssor.
profond, -e, deep.
progrès, m., progress.
proie,/., pre>'.
projet, m., project. plan.
promenade,/., walk.
promesse,/., promise.
promettre, to promise; promet, promets {près, imd.), promise(s), does (do) promise; promettaient {imp.), promised; promettez {près, ind. and imv.), promise; promis, -e {p. p.), promised; promis, promit {pasi dcf.), promised, did promise.
prononcer, to pronounce ; prononcé, -e {p. ^.), pronounced.
prononciation, /., pronunciation.
propos, m., remark.
proposer, to propose.
proposition,/., proposition.
prospérité,/., prosperity.
protection,/., protection.
protestant, -e. Protestant.
protestant, m., Protestant.
protestantisme, m., Protestantism.
province, /., province, country ; de — , of the province, of thc country, provincial.
prune,/., plum.
Prusse,/., Prussia.
prussien, -ne, Prussian.
Prussien, w., Prussian.
Vocabulaire
pu {p. p. of pouvoir), been
able.
public, publique, public.
public, w., public.
pubHer, to publish, issue;
publia {past def.), issued.
puis, then.
puisque, since.
puissance,/., power.
pureté, /., purity.
put {pasi def, oj pouvoir),
could.
P3rrénées, /. pi., Pyrénées,
the mountains separating
France from Spain.
qu' « que.
quand, when ; — même, just
the same.
quantité, /., quantity.
quart, w., quarter; un —
d'heure, a quarter of an
hour.
quartier, w., quarter.
quatorze, fourteen.
quatre, four.
que, pron.^ what, which, thât;
qu'y a-t-il? what's the
matter?
que, conj.^ that, as, how,
how many; ne . . . — ,
only.
quel, -le, what, what a.
quelconque, any ; moyen — ,
some means or other.
quelque, some ; />/., a few.
quelquefois, adv.^ sometimes.
quelqu'un, some one.
qu'est-ce que? what? what is?
qu'est-ce qui? whal?
question,/., question.
questionnaire, m., set of questions.
queue, /., tail.
qui, who, whom, which, that ; de — , whose.
quille,/., keel.
quincaillerie, /., hardware business.
quincaillier, m., hardware man.
quinze, fifteen.
quitter, to leave ; quitta, quittai,^ quittâmes \pasi def.), ma left; quittant {près, part.), "* , leaving; quitté, -e {p. p.), Jt^ left ; quittèrent ( past def.), • ■-.
left. "t
quoi, what; — I what! ju de — , why.
raccommoder, to mend.
raconter, to relate, tell; raconta (past def. )y told; ra- ; conterai (/w/.), shall tell 1 about. ;
rage, /., rage. i
raison, /., reason ; avoir — , I
to be right. j
raisonnable, reasonable. '
ramasser, to pick up; ran* assez {près. ind. and imv.)^ \ pick up. '
ramener, to brin g back:
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r«tnrnr. -r ( /•. /*.). hniu^ht, litnimlH ItMtk; ramènerait (^>f\. tinui.), would bring lta« k ; ramenèrent (past (/• f ). Itrouglit bark.
rnmonrur, m., rhimiicy »wecp.
rniiK. m., rsink.
rnniinfr. !•» rrvivc.
rnn tnn planl nib a><lub-(lubl
rapiilp, iMpiil.
rflppplf^r, lu cill bark; rap-
pf»Uf» 1 f*tr\. /■//(/.), calls
bnik.
rnpport. m . < ntnirriion.
rnppiirtpr. tn brin^ bark;
rrtpportf»,-p ( /». /».).bn>uKht
b.'H l ; rnpportrrais {f»rrs.
r-fHfi/ ), \vn»ili| biiiiK bark.
rrtrf», un p.
rrtt. Mr. rat ifltinHi, In rnlify ; ratifia (fxtst
lirf), inlilinl.
frtvl» -f». tli'Uuhlnl.
rayoniif»!. i»» l»rînn ; rayonnait
[htff^. \ briintiMl.
r^fllit^. i , trnlilv.
rpbonl. m.. Irtbzr,
recevait uwr/». of recevoir),
rpcevolr, In rrrrivr.
reclierdip. f., srairh; à la
de, iti '^rarrh nf.
récit, m., si m y.
reçoit {prfs. imi. c/ recevoir),
irr(»ivi»s.
récolte,/., harvrsl. recommandation, /., rcrom-
tnnubition.
recommander, to recommend ; recomnuuBdé, -e {p. p.), recommended.
recommencer, to begîn again ; recommençait (imp.)^ hegah again.
récompense, /., reward.
reconnaître, to recognize, know; recoonids (près.
ind.)y recognize ; recoonaissait (im^.), recognized, did recognize; reconnaît (près, ind.), recognizes^'does recognize; reconlÉCitnd (fui.), shall know; reconnu, -e (p. p.), recognized.
reçu, -e (p. p. of recevoir), received.
recueillir, to gather.
reculer, to draw back, step back; recula {past def.), drcw back; recule (iwr.), step back.
reçut {past dcf. of recevoir), received.
redingote,/., frock coat.
refuser, to refuse; refusait (imp.), refused; refusé, -e (^. />.), refused; refusèrent {past def.)f refused.
régaler, to treat, entertain.
regard, w., look, glance.
regarder, to look, look at; regarda, regardai {past d(f.), looked, looked at ; regardaient, regardait {imp.), looked, were (was) looking, looked at, were (was) looking at, did look at ; regar-
Vocabulaîre
dant {près, part.), looking at ; regarde, regardent {près. t»(f.), look(s) at; regardé, -e {p. p.), looked at ; regarderez (fut.), will look at.
régiment, m. y régiment.
région,/., région.
règne, tw., reign.
régner, to reign; régna {past def.), reigned; régnait (imp.), reigned.
Reims, a city in northeastern France.
reine,/., queen.
rejoindre, to join, rejoin ; rejoins (près, ind.), rejoin.
réjoui, -e, joyful.
relever, to raise; relèvent {près, ind.), raise.
religieu-x, -se, religious.
religion, /., religion.
relique,/., relie.
remarquer, to notice; remarqué, -e {p. p.), noticed.
remerciement, m., thanks.
remercier, to thank.
remettre, to give.
remîi^, -e {p. p. of remettre), given.
remit {past def. of remettre), gave.
remonter, to climb up again.
remplir, to fill; rempli, -e (p. p.), filled.
remuer, to stir, stir up; remuam (près, part.) y stirring.
rencontrer, to meet ; rencontrai (past def.) y met.
rendre, to render, restore, give back, make ; rendant (près. part.)y giving back ; rendit (past def.)y restored; rends (près, ind.) y give back; rendu, -e (p. />.), rendered; rendit à la vie, restored to life; se — , lo make one*s self, surrender; s'était rendus, had surrendered.
renier, to deny, abjure ; renierait (près. cond.)y would deny, would abjure.
rentrer, to return, go in ; rentra, rentrai (past def.) y returned, returned home, went in, reëntered; rentrant (près. part.)y returning; rentre (près. ind. and imv.), return (s) ; rentré, -e (p. p.)y returned; rentrant chez elle, returning home; rentrés dans vos foyers, when returned to your homes.
renverrais (près. cond. of renvoyer), would send back.
renvoi, w., dismissal.
renvoyer, to send away, send back, dismiss ; renvoya (past def.) y sent away; renvoyé, -e {p. p.), sent away, sent back ; renvoyez (près, ind. and imv.)y send away.
réorganiser, to reorganize ; réorganisa (past def.) y reorganized.
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