Décrivez cette scène
Act II, Scènes III— VII. — 1. There cornes1 the wife of the souspréfet. She h as evidently had enough of the tragedy. 2. Perhaps2 she has an appointment with Bellac. 3. The fact is, she doesn't like the baldheaded old poet. 4. Ail the others are like her, they can't endure3 him. 5. One verse was much applauded, but I will not quote it for fear of 4 deflouring it. 6. Jeanne does not feel very well. She has a sick headache. 7. That is not surprising, it is in the air to-night. 8. Lucy has it, too. She passes through5 the room, pretending0 not to see the countess, Roger, and the duchess, who are waiting there. 9. Lucy is going to the garden, in order to walk a little and get the air. 10. Do you believe that she has7 a sick headache? il. I wager that Suzanne will not corne. 12. Nonsense! There she is novv. 13. Madame de Céran used to reproach 8 Suzanne for not being9 like Lucy. 14. Now she blâmes10 her for doing11 what Lucy has done. 15. Since everybody likes Lucy, Suzanne wishes to do as she does.12 16. She has studied five hours a day for the last six months, but it has availed her nothing.
17. Everybody treats her like a little girl, although 18 she is eighteen.
18. No one pays any attention to her, because she is a little French girl and not an old Englishwoman. 19. She cannot please anybody in madame de Céran's house.14 20. She thinks that she is 16 a burden to everybody, and so she wishes to go away.
1 Voilà . . . qui vient. 2 peut-être, causing inversion. 8 souffrir. * de crainte de. 6 par, or traverser. 6 faire semblant de. " subjunctive. 8 en faire un reproche à. a de ce qu'elle n'était pas. 10 blâmer. n parce qu'elle fait. J- omit this word. ls quoique, followed by the subjunctive. l* chez madame de Céran. 16 Elle se croit.
Act III, Se. I. — i. Décrivez le théâtre au lever du rideau au troisième acte. 2. Pourquoi la duchesse arrête-t-elle le jet d'eau? 3. Pourquoi baisse-t-elle le gaz? 4. Quel conte de fée les réponses de la duchesse vous rappellent-elles? 5. Quel est, selon la duchesse, le seul moyen d'entendre?
Act III, Se. II. — 6. Décrivez cette scène, en parlant i° de Lucy; 2° de Roger; 30 deRevel; 40 du poète, M. Des Millets; 50 de la Plombéide ; 6° de madame de Céran ; 70 de la duchesse.
Act III, Se. II. — 1. Paul has placed a stick of wood in the
hinge of the gâte to act as 1 a warning signal. 2. He is not afraid
of 2 the approach of some lover, but of some refugee from the tragedy.
3. Paul does not allow his wife3 to say tu to him in company,4 but
she does it when they are alone. 4. The duchess and Suzanne are
the oniy ones in the château that hâve6 any common sensé. 5. AU
the others are either wooden or glacial. 6. Each one has a hobby 6 :
Saint-Réault with his Sanskrit legends, Bellac with his platonic love,
and the old tragedian with his one pretty verse. 7. Every one has
the right to compose verses, but that is not a reason for reading
them to others.7 8. Paul used to write verses when he was a poor
student. 9. Paul is getting on well with the Senator; I con-
gratulate him. 10. He is so happy in the garden that he doesn't
care whether he becomes prefect or not.
1 pour servir de. 2 craindre. 3 to his wife. 4 devant le monde. 5 s nbju fictive. 6 sa marotte. 7 omit.
Act III, Se. III. — 1. Pourquoi la porte fait-elle du bruit quand Bellac l'ouvre pour entrer dans le jardin ? 2. Est-ce que Bellac s'étonne que la serre soit si mal éclairée ? 3. Que vient-il faire au jardin ?
Act III, Se. IV. — 4. Décrivez cette scène, en parlant i° de Bellac et Lucy; 20 de Paul et Jeanne; 30 de la duchesse de Réville et madame de Céran.
Act III, Se. IV. — 1. You aren't going to remain, are you1? 2. Yes,2 just a moment, to see what is the matter.8 3. DidnU I tell you so? Ifs a rendez-vous between Bellac and Lucy. 4. Well, she is a young English girl, and can do what she likes. 5. But, after ail, she is in France, and must do as the French do.4 6. Give me your arm and take6 me to the conservatory, I do not feel8 well. 7. You cannot do that in France. What would people7 think of 8 you? 8. I wanted to give you the proof-sheets of my new 9 book. 9. Only a fool 10 would believe in platonic love. 10. Don't speak to me of the "ego" and the "non-ego"; I cannot follow you. 1 1 . What is the meaning u of the " subjective " and the " objective"? 12. If love is friendship, it is no longer love. 13. Physiological love and platonic love, as you describe 12 them, are one and the same thing. 14. He did not kiss her, he was afraid to18; but he has horribly compromised her. 15. He says that he will make réparation; what does he mean14? 16. Nobody15 cansay16; he always 17 makes use of 18 déclarations with two ends and duplex escapement.
1 voyons. 2 Si. 8 ce qu'il y a. 4 omit. 5 mener or conduire. 6 se sentir. 7 on. 8 de. '■> nouveau. 10 II n'y a qu'un fou qui. n signification, /. 12 décrire. 18 en avoir peur. H vouloir dire. 15 Personne ne. 16 insert le. 17 toujours ; position ? ™ se servir de.
Act III, Se. V. — 1. Comment la duchesse donne-t-elle une leçon bien méritée à Paul et Jeanne? 2. Décrivez cette scène.
Act III, Se. VI. — 3. Est-ce que madame de Céran reste encore au jardin? 4. Pourquoi s'en va-t-elle? 5. A quoi la duchesse compare-t-elle la serre de madame de Céran?
Act III, Se. VII. — 6. Qui est Bartholo? 7. Comment la duchesse veut-elle aider le hasard? 8. Décrivez cette scène entre
Roger et Suzanne.
Act III, Se. VII. — 1. Suzanne believes that Roger is with Lucy, and Roger believes that Suzanne is with Bellac. 2. I wonder what
would happen 1 if they should meet2 in the garden? 3. They hâve
both gone round the conservatory, but they will finally meet each
other. 4. Unless the duchess interfères, they will never get through.
5. Roger will take Bellac's place, and Suzanne Lucy's.3 6. She
thinks that he takes her for Lucy, while 4 he thinks that she takes
him for Bellac. 7. Now I understand it. It was Bellac's letter to
Lucy. 8. How afraid I was! 9. Since you love her, you ought
not to hâve told me that you didn't.5 10. Why did you say that
you weren't going to marry her? il. He swears that he loves her,
but she does not believe him. 12. He only wished to find out6
what her relations with Bellac were. 13. Do not be angry. I hâve
only you to love. 14. You do not know what love is7; you are
only a grind. 15. Science filled my life until you entered it and
taught me to love. 16. I loved you without knowing it, without
even 8 suspecting it. 17. If I was your teacher, I was your pupil,
also, for you opened my heart to love and tenderness. 18. You
hâve grown up in my heart, and you fill it completely now. 19. If
I hâve offended you without wishing to,9 if I hâve caused you sorrow,
forgive me, and do not cry any more.
1 Qu'est-ce qui arriverait donc. 2 se rencontrer. 3 celle de Lucy. 4 tandis que. 6 supply love her. 6 savoir. "' ce que c'est que l'amour. 8 même. 9 le.
Act III, Se. VIII. — 1. Racontez ce que la duchesse a fait après que Roger a déclaré son amour pour Suzanne.
Act III, Se. IX. — 2. Quelle nouvelle vient on annoncer à la duchesse à la fin de la lecture de la tragédie? 3. En revanche, quelles nouvelles la duchesse annonce-t-elle à l'assemblée? 4. Et Paul, qu'est-ce qu'il devient?
Act III, Se. IX. — 1. The evening papers announce Revel's death. 2. He dies every night1 and resuscitates 2 every morning. 3. The newspapers hâve probably made a mistake. 4. I will wager that he is not only not dead 3 but lias been appointed Commander of the Légion of Honor. 5. The duchess has just announced the approaching 4 marriage of Miss Lucy Watson to Professor Bellac.
6. Everybody is surprised, Bellac and Lucy more than the others.
7. But they hâve to make réparation according to 5 the ideas of the duchess, and she is determined on 6 this marriage. 8. Lucy set-ms 7 to be happy, if Bellac is not.8 9. I think that Bellac is almost a dishonorable9 man. 10. The duchess adopts Suzanne and announces her intention 10 of leaving ail her possessions to her. 11. That is a good match11 for Roger, do you not think1- so13? 12. What does madame de Céran say to that14? 13. The countess doesn't say no, but she doesn't say yes, either.15 14. It is Roger who settles the matter lfl by saying that he loves Suzanne and wishes to marry her. 15. Paul and Jeanne ought 17 to make réparation, but there is nothing that they can 18 do ; they are already married.
16. But, after ail, the duchess is not very angry 19 with them.
17. They haven't said anything bad20 about her. 18. So21 she forgives them, and promises 22 Paul that he shall be prefect of Carcassonne. 19. Paul kisses her hand in23 gratitude, and Jeanne quotes Saint-Évremond. 20. Ail is well that ends 24 well.
1 tous les soirs. a ressusciter. 3 n'est non seulement pas mort. 4 omit. 6 selon. 6 tenir à. " seems to be = paraît. 8 insert le. B malhonnête. 10 intention, f. n parti, m. 13 trouver. 13 omit. 14 en. i:> non plus. 16 trancher la question. l7 condit.of devoir. 18 subjunctive. *9 fâchée,/. 20 de mal. 21 Alors. 22 promettre à. ^ avec. 24 finir.
This vocabulary contains (i) ail the French words of the text, exercises, and notes (except a/ew words with nearly or guite the same spclling in French and English), inclusive of the proper names that occur in the text and notes, with sufficient data to explain their use ; (2) the few Latin substantives which occur in the text; and (3) such idiomatic expressions as are likely to cause the beginner difiiculty.
A accueillir toreceive, welcome; s'— , à at, to, towards, by, for, with, in, to greet each other.
till. acquérir to acquire, obtain,
abaisser to lower, debase. acquis //. of acquérir, acquired, abord m. approach; d'— , first, first gained, obtained.
of ail, at first, in the first place, acte m. act, action.
aborder to approach, attempt, try; action / action, deed.
— le théâtre, to go upon the admirablement admirably.
boards; to enter the theatrical adopti-f, -ve adopted.
ranks (as actor or as writer). adorer to adore, worship.
abri m. shelter, protection ; à 1'— de, adroit skillful, clever.
sheltered (or protected) from.
absolu absolute.
absolument absolutely, decidedly.
absorber to take up, use up, claim.
abstraction / abstraction.
abuser to deceive.
accaparer to monopolize, take possession of.
accepter to accept, agrée to, take.
accompagner to accompany, go with.
adroitement cleverly, skillfully.
adversaire m. adversary, opponent.
aérolithe m. aërolite, météorite.
affaire f. affair, matter, business; //. business, serious things ; avoir — , to be busy, hâve something (else) to do ; les malins font leur —, sly rogues attain their ends.
affecter to affect, assume, make a show (of).
affectueu-x, -se affectionate, loving.
accord m. union, harmony ; d'— , in affirmer (s') to déclare oneself (or
harmony, agreed. one's views).
accorder to grant. affreu-x, -se frightful, shocking.
accouplement m. union, coupling. âge m. âge ; c'est de mon — , it is
accueil m. réception, welcome. characteristic of niy âge ; ce n'est
plus de mon — , it doesn't corne any more at my âge ; at my âge one is immune.
agir to act ; s' — de, to be a question (or matter) of; to concern, be about.
agitation f. motion, movement, émotion, excitement, agitation, commotion, anxiety.
agiter to agitate, move, stir.
ah ah, oh.
ah çà well, why, what, oh ho, I say, by the way, say, listen ; to be translatée! as the context requires.
aïe sound of the voice indicative of slight, sudden pain ; oh, ah.
aile / wing, pinion.
ailleurs elsewhere ; d' — , besides, also, moreover, however, anyhovv, at any rate.
aimable amiable, pleasant, agreeable, delightful, charming.
aimer to like, love ; — mieux, to prefer, like better, like (ail) the better.
ainsi thus, so ; — que, as also, and likewise.
air m. manner, mien, look, appearance, air, tune ; avoir 1' — (or un — ), to look (like), hâve the appearance (of).
aisé easy.
aisément easily.
ajouter to add.
allemand German.
aller to go, be going ; to be, get on, progress, behave, conduct oneself; s'en — , to go away ; — jusqu'à, to go so far as (to become).
allez, allons well, well now, oh corne, go on, I assure you ; allons donc, oh indeed, you don't mean it, nonsense, what nonsense ; to be translated as the context requires.
allure / gait, carnage ; //. conduct, behavior.
allusion / référence, allusion ; faire — à, to allude to.
alors then, and then, but then ; et — , and then, but then, and so ; — comme — , we shall see when the time cornes ; we won't cross that bridge until we get to it ; trois ans, — , three years, you were saying ? non, — ? so it wasn't that ?
amant m. lover.
âme / soûl, heart ; — de haut vol, inspired soûl, wingèd soûl, soûl with lofty aspirations.
amener to bring, lead, bring (or lead) forward.
ami m. friend, lover; mon — , my friend, my dear ; my good man.
amie / friend, love ; mon — , my dear.
amitié / friendship.
amour m. love ; — platonique.
Platonic love : non-sensual, spiritual love between the sexes, described and warmly advocated by Plato (429-347 B.c.) in his Symposium ; — propre, self-love, conceit; //. amours, m. or f
amoureu-x -se enamored, in love; subst. lover, sweetheart.
amusant entertaining, amusing ; Journal — , one of the most
popular French comic sheets, similar to Puck,Judge, or Punch.
amuser to entertain, amuse; s' — to enjoy oneself, hâve a good time.
an m. year ; à douze — s, at twelve (years of âge) ; de dix-huit — s, of eighteen ; avoir . . . (numéral) — s, to be . . . (numéral).
ancien, -ne old.
ange m. angel.
anglais English.
Anglaise subst.f. Englishwoman.
animer to enliven ; s' — , to become animated (or excited).
annoncer to announce.
antérieur former, earlier.
apercevoir to perceive, see, catch sight of.
apothéotique deifying.
apparaître to appear.
apparition f. appearance.
appartement m. apartment ; porte d' — , room-door, apartment-door; door leading into a room, an apartment, or a suite of rooms.
appas m. charm, attraction.
appeler to call ; s' — , to be called (or named) ; il s'appelle, his name is ; en — , to appeal.
applaudir to applaud.
appliquer to apply ; s' — , to apply oneself ; to study hard ; et ce que je m'appliquais, and the hard work I did ; and how I did work ; voilà six mois que je m'applique, for six months I hâve been working hard.
apporter to bring.
apprécier to appreciate.
apprendre to learn ; to tell ; to teach.
approbati-f, -ve approving.
approbativement approvingly.
approcher (s') to approach ; s' —
de, to approach.
approfondir to fathom.
appuyé leaning.
appuyer (s') to lean, be supported.
âpre rough.
après after, then, afterwards.
aptitudes ///. fitness.
arbre m. tree.
arbuste m. bush, shrub ; touffes
d' — s, dense shrubs.
archéologique archaeological, of (or
pertainingto) archœology ; Revue
— , Review of Archœology (Pari-
sian Monthly).
ardeur / ardor, zeal, passion, argent m. silver, money.
arracher to snatch, extract, pull out.
arrêt m. arrest, stopping.
arrêter to stop ; s' — , to stop, arrière m. rear, back ; en — , back-
ward, facing backward.
arriéré m. arrears, balance ; un fort
— à combler, much (or many arrears) to make up.
arrivant subst. m. arrivai, arrivée / arrivai ; dès son — , as
soon as he gets hère, arriver to arrive, be (or get) hère ;
to happen ; ils arrivent de Paris,
they hâve just arrived from Paris ;
they are hère from Paris.
arrondissement m. arrondissement,
district, article m. article.
artiste m. artist, painter.
Asie / Asia.
assemblée / assembly.
asseoir (s') to sit down, seat one-
self, take a seat.
assez enough.
assiduité / assiduity, diligence ;
attentions, assiéger to besiege, storm, beset.
assigner to assign, indicate, desig-
nate.
assimilation / comparison.
assis pp. c/asseoir, seated, sitting ;
— et rangé, seated (or sitting) in rows.
astreindre to force, constrain, tie down ; s' — à, to force (or constrain) oneself to observe ; to tie oneself down to.
athée m. atheist, unbeliever.
attacher to attach, hold (or bind) together, to tie.
attendre to wait, await, wait for, e.xpect ; en attendant, in the meantime ; till then.
attention f. attention, notice ; faire
— à, to notice, take notice of, pay attention to.
attirer to attract, draw, pull, attrait ;//. attraction, charm.
attrape /. catch, trick ; attrape !
caught ! tricked !
attraper to catch, trick ; attrape
(for attrape-toi cela) ! take that !
how do you like that?
audace f. audacity, boldness ; pi.
boldness, freedom.
au delà adv. loc. beyond ; subst.
V — , the hereafter, the ' beyond.' au-dessus de above.
auditoire m. audience.
Augier : Emile Augier, well-known
French dramatist (1820- 1889).
aujourd'hui to-day ; — même, this
very day ; d' — , to-day's.
auparavant before, first, before-
hand.
auprès de near, close to, by.
aussi also, too, so, and so, as ; —
bien, as well ; and indeed.
austère unattractive, forbidding.
autant as much, as many ; d' —
plus . . . que, (so much) the more
. . . as ; — de perdu, so much lost, autel m. altar.
autographe m. autograph ; un —
de lui, his autograph.
autorité / authority, prestige.
autour de around, about.
autre other, différent ; les — s, (the)
others ; nous — s femmes, we
women ; ni l'un ni 1' — , neither ;
— chose, a différent thing, some-
thing else.
autrefois formerly ; comme — , as
you used to.
auvergnat m. patois of the Auvergne, characterized by final -ah
sound.
Auvergne f. old French province,
now in the depts. Puy-de-Dôme,
Cantal, and Haute-Loire, avaler to swallow.
avance / advance, loan ; les — s
à prendre, the (présent) supply
(of caresses) for the future, avancer to advance, approach; s' —
to advance, approach.
avant before ; — que, before.
aventure / adventure, épisode, love
affair.
avoir to hâve ; — raison (tort, froid,
chaud, peur), to be right (wrong,
cold, warm, afraid); — beau, to be in \ain, be useless ; vous avez beau faire, it is useless (or in vain) for you to (try to) do anything ; no matter vvhat you do, it will be useless ; il y a, it is, there is (or are) ; ago; the matter is; is wrong; has happened ; il n'y a qu'à la voir, you need only to see her ; il y a beau jour qu'à son âge, long before her âge ; il y a quinze ans que ma pièce est fa>*î, my play was finished fifteei. years ago ; il y a beau jour que je le connais, I hâve known him for many a day ; qu'est-ce qu'il y a? what is the matter?
what is wrong? what has happened? qu'est-ce qu'il a? what is the matter with him? qu'avez-vous (or qu'est-ce que vous avez)? what is the matter with you?
avouer to confess, admit.
baccalauréat m. baccalaureate : degree taken by the graduate of the French Lycée as a condition of admission to the university, professional, and technical schools.
It confers the titles of bachelier es lettres and bachelier es sciences.
badiner to jest, joke.
bah pshaw, bah.
baie f. bay, bày-window.
bailler to yawn.
baîlloir m. word formed from bailler on the analogy of parloir, miroir, tiroir, dortoir, etc. ; perhaps best translatée! by ' dormitory.'
baiser ///. kiss.
baiser to kiss.
baisser to lower, turn down, bring
do\\ n.
bal m. bail.
ballottage m. ballot, second ballot, banquise f. ice-floe.
baron m. baron, baronne / baroness. Bartholo : character in the Barbier
de Séville of Pierre Augustin
Caron de Beaumarchais (1732-
1 799)> type of the jealous guard-
ian who wishes to marry his young
ward.
bas, basse low, soft, bas m. bottom, foot ; au — , at the
bottom; en — , below, downstairs.
bas softly, in a low tone.
base f. basis, foundation.
basse / bass ; faisant la — , like
the bass (of an orchestra).
bataille / battle.
battre to beat, strike.
bavard, talkative ; a gossip, a chat-
terbox.
Béatrice : Béatrice Portinari, a
Florentine lady immortalized by
Dante in the Divine Comedy ;
lived 1 266-1 290.
beau, bel m., belle/. beautiful,hand-
some, fine ; avoir beau, to be in
vain, be useless, be (of) no use,
make no différence, beaucoup much, a great deal ; —
de, much, many.
beauté /. beauty.
Beethoven : Ludwig van Beethoven,
great German musical composer ;
his compositions, ail of preëmi-
nently classic character, are 13S
in number ; of thèse the most famous are the nine symphonies, numerous sonatas, and his only
/opéra Ftdelio.
bégaiement m. stammering.
bénéficier to profit.
besoin m. need ; avoir — de, to need.
bête silly, stupid, foolish ; — comme, (as) stupid as.
bêtise f. stupidity, anything foolish, foolish thing.
Bhagavata m. Bhagavata, one of the Puranas.
biblique biblical, of the Bible.
bien m. possessions, property ; good ; ni — ni mal, neither good nor evil.
bien well, right, ail right, good, nice, comfortable, very, much, really, indeed, it is true ; to be translatée as the context requires ; cela fait — , that makes a good impression; c'est — , cela, that's good, that's fine; c'est — cela, that's it, you hâve described him ; c'est — , merci, ail right {or that's ail), thank you ; il a été très — , he was very courteous {or agreeable) ; qu'il est — , how handsome he is, what a fine-looking man ; elle va — , she is well, she is getting along well, she is doing well, she is progressing rapidly, {iron.) she is behaving nicely, I must say.
bien que although ; aussi — , as
well as.
bientôt soon.
bienvenu welcome ; soyez la — e, be welcome.
billet m. ticket, note, letter.
binocle m. lorgnette.
Blanc : Charles Blanc, art critic, author of Histoire des peintres (1813-1882).
blesser to wound, hurt, offend.
bleu blue.
bleuâtre bluish.
boire to drink ; — les paroles, to listen eagerly ; je vais vous chercher à — , I am going to get you a drink (orsomething to drink).
bois m. wood ; en — , wooden.
bon, bonne good, kind, pleasant, good-natured, easy.
bondir to spring {or jump) up ; to start.
bonheur m, happiness, luck.
bonjour m. good day, good morning.
bonté / goodness, kindness.
bonze m. bonze : a Buddhist priest.
Bossuet : Jacques Bénigne Bossuet, French bishop of Meaux, famous as a pulpit orator (162 7- 1704).
bouche / mouth.
Bouddha m. Buddha {the Sage), appellation of Gautama Siddartha, the legendary founder of the Buddhist religion, VIth century B.c.; said to be an incarnation of Vishnu.
bouddhique Buddhist, Buddhistic.
bouder to pout, be vexed at.
bouquet m. bouquet ; also the final combination in an exhibition of fireworks, whence, by extension :
climax.
bourdonnement m. buzzing.
bourdonner, to buzz, hum.
VOCABULAKY
bout m. end, extremity.
boutonnière / buttonhole.
Brahma m. Brahma (member of the Trimurti, or Hindoo Trinity), or Brahm (the Divine Essence, the One First Cause, the Ail in Ail).
Brahmanas m. pi. Brahmanas; exegetic prose works, one for each of the four Vedas, containing rituals and numerous legends.
Brahme m. Brahman : priest of the highest order amongthe Hindoos; written also Brahmana, Brahmin, Brahmine, in French, and Brahmin in English.
bras m. arm ; je n'ai ni — ni jambes, I am paralyzed (or unnerved) ; I am exhausted (worn out or used up).
braver to brave, defy, spite.
bref, brève short, brief.
bref in short.
brochure / pamphlet, brochure.
brrr sound of the voice, indicative of répulsion, as from sudden cold.
bru / daughter-in-law.
bruit m. noise, sound; notoriety, report, rumor ; beaucoup de — pour pas grand'chose, much ado about nothing.
brûler to burn.
brume / fog.
brusquement suddenly, quickly, abruptly.
bruyamment noisily, loudly.
bruyant, noisy, loud.
buisson m. bush, thicket.
but m. end, aim.
çà hère ; ah — , well, why, what, oh ho, I say, by the way, say, listen ; to be translated as the context requires.
ça that; (péjorative use for persons) he, she, that fellow ; c'est — , that's it ; c'est . . . , — , that is ... ; comme — , this (or that) way; anyhow; as it is (or was).
cabinet m. cabinet.
cabotin m. poor actor, strolling player.
cache-cache m. hide and seek.
cacher to hide ; se — , to hide (or conceal) oneself ; to do something secretly ; je ne m'en cache pas, I do not try to conceal them.
cachette / concealment, hidingplace.
cadavre m. corpse.
cadeau m. gift, présent.
cahier m. notebook ; — de notes, notebook.
cailletage m. gossip, tittle-tattle.
calcul m. calculation ; selfishness.
Calcutta : capital of Bengal and of British India, on Hugli River ; pop. i,i 22,000.
câliner to caress, fondle, pet.
calme quiet, calm.
calme w.calmness.tranquillity; avoir du — , to be composed, not to show excitement ; du — ! be composed !
don't show any excitement! on ne peut plus — (s), as calm as can be.
calmer to calm, tranquilize.
canapé ///. sufa, divan.
candeur f. candor, simplicity; — va ! how naïve vou are !
candidature f. candidacy, application for office ; poser sa — , to announce one's candidacy, corne out as a candidate, run for office.
canne / cane.
captivant captivating, charming.
captiver to captivate, take captive, charm.
car for.
caractère m. character, distinguishing trait.
Carcassonne: French manufacturing city, capital of the department Aude, on Aude River; pop. 31,000.
carie f. caries (med.) ; ulcération (of bone).
carré square.
carreau m. window-pane ; regarder par le — , to look out of the window.
carrière f. career, vocation.
carte f. visiting card ; mettre des — s, to leave cards (or one's card).
cas m. case, event ; en tout (optons) — , at any rate, in any event, at ail events ; le — échéant, if that happens ; if anything happens (to Revel).
cause f. cause, case, circumstance ; à — de, on account of.
causer to talk, speak, chat.
Causerie / talk, conversation, chat.
Ce, c' it ; this, that ; he, she, they ; — que, — qui, that which ; what ; c'est que, the fact is ; you must know ; it is because.
ce, cet m. cette / ces //. this, that, thèse, those.
ceci this.
céder to yield, give in (or way).
cela that ; pour — , for that (reason), on that account; c'est donc pour — , that is why ; c'est — , that's it ; that is right ; c'est bien, — , that is good ; c'est bien — , that's it ; you hâve described him ; avec — , with that, besides (that); and then ; then, too ; comme — , like that ; that way ; sans — , were it not for that; had it not been for that.
célèbre famous.
celui (//. ceux) m. celle (//. celles) f. this one, that one ; //. thèse, those.
cent hundred.
cependant yet, still, nevertheless, hovvever.
certainement certainly ; of course.
certes certainly, indeed.
chacun each, each one.
chagrin m. sorrow, grief, vexation ; avoir du — , to be unhappy ; faire du — à, to grieve.
chaise / chair.
chaleur / heat, warmth.
chambre / room, bedroom ; femme de — , maid ; musique de — , chamber music.
Chambre / Chamber of Deputies, House of Représentatives ; called also Palais du Corps Législatif and Palais-Bourbon. It is situated on the left bank of the Seine, facing the Place de la Concorde. It was begun by the Duchess of Bourbon, became national property in 1790, and is now used for the sessions of the Deputies {or Représentatives),
champignon m. mushroom ; up-
start.
chanceler to waver, vacillate, be
unsteady.
chancelier m. chancellor ; lord — ,
lord high chancellor of England :
the presiding judge in the court
of chancery, the highest judicial
officer of the crown.
changer to change, pour — , for a
change, for the sake of variety.
chanter tosing; tosingof; toextol.
chaperon m. hood.
chaque each, every.
charge / burden, office, duty ; être
à — de, to be a burden to ; avoir
— d'âmes, to be in a pastoral relation, to be responsible for the cure of soûls.
Charger to charge, order, burden,
commission ; se — de, to under-
take, take (it) upon oneself.
charmant charming, delightful,
dear, darling.
charmeur m. charmer, enchanter, chasser to send away, turn out of
doors.
château m. castle, palace, mansion.
chaud warm, hot.
chaud m. heat ; avoir — , to be
warm ; faire — (of the weather),
to be warm.
chauve bald, baldheaded.
chef m. chief, head.
chemin m. way, road ; par les — s,
traveling, going about ; courir les
— s, to gad about ; reprendre son — , to go on ; — de fer, railway, train.
cher, chère dear.
chercher to seek, search, look, look for ; to try ; to try to find out ; je vais vous — à boire, I am going to get you a drink (or something to drink); cherchez toujours! keep on looking !
chérie / dear, darling, beloved.
chevalier m. knight (of the Légion of Honor).
chevelure / hair, head of hair.
cheveux m. pi. hair.
chez at (to or in) the house (or room) of ; at (or in) . . . 's house ; at . . . 's ; with, among.
choisir to choose, sélect.
choix m. choice, sélection.
chose f. thing, affair, matter ; grand'chose, considérable ; pas grand'chose, trifle, nothing ; quelque— , something, anything.
Chut hush !
-ci (hyphenatcd to preceding word for emphasis or clearness), hère, on this side, near by.
ciel m. sky, heaven, heavens ; en plein — , in the seventh heaven ; in the midst of paradise.
cime f. summit, top ; aux — s, to the heights ; on high.
cinq five.
cinquante fifty.
circuler to move about.
citation / quotation.
citer to quote.
clair plain, clear ; adv. plainly, clearly.
claquer to resound ; faire — , to cause to resound, make the sound of, make, produce.
classe / class, lesson, lecture.
cloche / belle ; coup de — , stroke
of a bell.
cochon m. pig ; — d'Inde, Guinea
Pig-
cœur m. heart ; un — sec, a hard, unfeeling person ; avoir du — , to hâve a heart, be warm hearted {or affectionate) ; avoir le — net, to understand (ail about it), clear ■ (it) up, ease one's mind.
coin m. corner, corner seat (in a railway carriage).
colère / anger, rage ; avec — , angrily.
coller to stick, glue ; to stump, flunk (in an examination).
colonial colonial ; Revue — e, Colonial Review, now published under the direction of the ministère des colonies, Paris.
combien how; — de, how much, how many.
combiner to combine, arrange, contrive ; est-ce assez combiné ? isn't that a clever contrivance ?
combler to fill, fill up, heap up, overwhelm; un fort arriéré à — , much {or many arrears) to make up.
comme as, hke, how, as if, as though, as it were ; — cela, like that ; that way ; — ça, like that ; that way ; anyhow ; as it was.
commencer to begin, commence ; c'est commencé, they hâve begun.
comment how, why, what, how so ?
— faire ? what is to be done ?
what shall I do ? — donc ? nonsense ! what a question ! how can you ask ?
commun common, vulgar.
communiquer to communicate.
comparé comparative.
compilateur m. compiler, collector.
compliment m. compliment ; mes — s, I congratulate you ; congratulations.
complot m. plot.
comporter to be attended by, be exposed to.
comprendre to understand, comprehend.
compromettre to compromise, expose to suspicion.
compte m. count, account, reckoning, number ; — rendu, report ; mon — y est, my reckoning is correct, that's just the number (of headaches), that's the last one ; se rendre — de, to realize.
compter to count, count upon, expect.
comte m. count ; monsieur le — , (the) count.
comtesse, / countess ; madame la — , (the) countess.
concept m. concept.
concevoir to conceive.
conclure to conclude.
concretum {Latin), m. essence.
concurrence / compétition, rivalry.
conduire to conduct, lead, take, show ; se — , to behave, act.
conduite / conduct, behavior, guidance.
conférence f. conférence, lecture, talk ; en — avec, conferring with, having a conférence with.
confiance / confidence.
confondre to confound, dismay, overwhelm.
confrère m. colleague, confrcre.
confus disconcerted, confused.
confusion / blending, fusion, confusion.
congénère kindred, congeneric.
connaissance / acquaintance, knowledge ; en — de cause, knowingly ; with full knowledge ; not in ignorance.
connaître to know, be acquainted with ; se — à, to know something about, be a good judge of ; je m'y connais mieux que toi, I know more about it than you.
connu pp. of connaître, known.
conscience f. conscience, consciousness ; avoir — de, to be conscious of ; to realize.
consentir to consent.
conséquence / conséquence, resuit.
conséquent m. conclusion, conséquence ; par — , consequently.
conservateur, conservatrice conservative.
conservateur m. conservative, adhèrent of the conservative party ; les — s, the conservatives, the conservative party ; (newspaper) organ of the conservative party.
Conservatoire m. Conservatory (of Music and Déclamation, Paris); higher training-school of vocal and instrumental music and dramatic and lyrical déclamation.
Its graduâtes constitute the eligible list of actors and operasingers of the national theaters.
conserver to préserve, save, keep.
considérable eminent.
considéré highly esteemed, famous.
considérer to consider, esteem.
consommé m. consommé, a clear,
rich broth (or bouillon), consterné in consternation ; dans
un silence — , in silent consternation, contempler to contemplate.
contenir to contain, restrain.
content glad, happy, contented ;
c'est moi qui suis — e ! how glad
I am!
contenu //. 0/ contenir, contained,
restrained.
continuer to continue, contraire m. opposite ; au — , on
the contrary ; not at ail.
contrarier to oppose, cross, vex.
contre against, towards.
contrefaire to imitate, disguise, contrefait //. of contrefaire, dis-
guised.
convaincre to convince.
convaincu pp. of convaincre, con-
vinced.
convenable proper, fitting,becoming.
convenance / propriety, décorum, convenir to agrée, acknowledge,
suit, convenu //. oj convenir, agreed,
settled.
coquetterie / coquetry.
coquin m. rogue, rascal.
coquine / rogue, hussy.
cornac m. show nian, manager; prop-
erly, rr.ahout : keeper and driver
of an éléphant, corps m. body ; (the) physical (or
material).
correspondre to correspond, corridor m. corridor, hall.
côté m. side, flank, direction ; à — de, beside, next (door) to ; at (or to) the side of ; de — , from the side, with a side glance, askance ; du — de, in the direction of; towards ; de ce — , on this side, in this direction ; this way, over hère ; de l'autre — , on the other side, in that direction ; the other way, over there.
COU m. neck ; elle se jette à son — , she throws her arms round his neck.
couche f. bed, layer, stratum.
coucou m. cuckoo ; coucou ! peekaboo !
Coulanges Madame de Coulanges, distinguished lady of the XVIIth century, wife of the marquis de Coulanges (the cousin and friend of madame de Sévigné).
couler to flow ; se — , to slip, glide, go furtively.
couleur f. color ; gous — de, under the pretext of.
coulisse f. wing, side-scene, coulisse.
coup m. blow, stroke ; bell, call ; — sur — , repeatedly ; in quick succession ; tout à — , tout d'un — , suddenly, ail at once ; — de tête, inconsiderate act ; freak.
coupable guilty, culpable.
couper to eut, eut off, shave off ; à ce qu'il n'est pas coupé, by its not being eut.
couple m. couple, pair.
cour f. court ; faire la — à, to court ; to make love to.
courir to run ; — les chemins, to gad about.
couronner to crown.
courroux m. anger, wrath.
cours m. course, lecture, course of lectures ; faire un — , to give a course of lectures, to lecture ; Revue des cours (et conférences), School Review (Parisian weekly).
court short.
courtiser to court.
cousin m. cousin.
cousine / cousin ; ma — (in direct address), cousin.
coûter to cost.
couvent m. convent, convent school.
couvert. See couvrir.
couverture / cover, cloak, plaid.
couvrir to cover, cover up, conceal ; à mots couverts, cautiously, with veiled words, making no direct accusation.
craindre to fear.
cri m. cry, creak ; pousser un — , to utter a cry, give a creak ; to squeak, squeal.
crier to cry, creak.
critique / criticism.
croire to think, believe ; — à, to believe in, hâve confidence in ; à ne pas — , incredible ; je crois bien, I should think so ; (hère) I should say not ; je crois pouvoir ... I think that I can. . . .
croix / cross.
Cru m. growth, production, fabrication.
cruel, -le cruel ; subst. cruel one.
cueillir to pluck.
culte m. cuit, worship.
curieu-x, -se curious, strange ; voilà qui est — , well, that is strange.
cyniquement unblushingly.
dame / larly.
dame indeed, well, certainly, why yes, of course ; — , mes yeux !
dear me, my eyes (are so bad) !
dans in, into, within, among, at; at the end of.
Darwin : Charles Robert Darwin, famous English naturalist, 1809-
davantage more.
de of, by, from, to, vvith, in, on, upon, about, out of, for, at.
de (sign of the partitive nouti) some, any.
débarrasser to free, disembarrass ; to clear (a room or hall) ; monsieur . . . veut-il se — ? will . . . permit me to take his things ?
débat m. debate ; Journal des Débats {founded in 178g), Parliamentary News, one of the best and most serious Parisian dailies.
débordé overwhelmed (with work).
déborder to overflow.
décent proper, modest, décent, respectable.
décevant deceptive.
déchiffrer to decipher.
déchirer to tear, tear up, tear to pièces.
décidément positively, decidedly, certainly.
décider to décide, settle.
déclamer to declaim, recite.
déclaration f. statement, déclaration (of love), proposai.
déclarer to déclare.
décolletée wearing a low-necked dress; décolleté.
décor m. décoration, scenery.
découverte /. discovery.
découvrir to discover, detect, find
out.
décriver to describe.
dédojnrn&gejnent m. compensation, défaire to undo, unpack ; se — , to
be unmade.
défendre to forbid, refuse, deny,
défend ; se — , to défend one-
self; to object, protest ; il ne faut
pas vous en — , you don't need to
deny it.
déflorer to deflour.
dégager to free, disengage ; se — ,
to free {or disengage) oneself.
déguiser to disguise, conceal.
dehors m. exterior ; au (en or duj
— , outside.
déjà already ; so soon ; now ; a
little ; j'aime — mieux cela, I like
that a little better.
delà : au — , beyond ; suèst. l'au — ,
the hereafter, the ' beyond ' ; par
— , beyond.
délai m. delay, interval ; dans le
plus bref — , as soon as possible.
délicat dainty, fastidious, refined ;
subst. m. pi. people of refined
tastes, cultured people.
délicatesse f. refinement, culture,
delicacy.
délicieu-x, -se delightful, charming.
demain to-morrow.
demander to ask, beg, request.
démocratique démocratie, demoiselle / young lady, girl. dénimber (lit. to take the nimbus
from),todesecrate,unhallo\v,mor-
talize.
dénoncer to denounce, announce, désigner to designate, point to,
proclaim. describe, call.
dénouement m. catastrophe, dé- désobéir to disobey.
nouement. désolé disconsolate, sorry.
dent f. tooth. désormais henceforth, from now dentiste m. dentist. on.
déparer to spoil, mar, disparage. dessein m. design, plan. départ m. departure {hère, for vvar). dessus on, over, above ; on it ; làdépartement m. department, prov- — , on (over, above, about) it {or
ince (one of the eighty-seven divi- that) ; au — de, above.
sions of the territory of France). détail m. détail, trifle.
dépasser to exceed, surpass. détailler to expose (give or make)
dépêche f. telegram. in détail ; détaille ! one at atime !
dépendre to dépend. not ail at once !
dépit m. spite, despite ; en — de, détourner (se) to turn away {or
in spite of ; despite. aside).
déplacement m. displacement, deux two ; tou(te)s les — , both ;
change (of résidence). et de — , and that's no. 2.
déplier to unfold. devant before, in front of; — le
déposer to place, put. monde, in company.
dépositaire m. depositary, guardian. devenir to become, get, grov
dépôt m. deposit, trust, delivery, fall.
handing in. deviner to guess.
dépouiller to lay aside, put off. devoir m. duty.
dépravation / depravity. devoir to owe, be the duty of, be
depuis since, for ; qui y est — deux obliged, be bound, be going ;
ans, who has been hère for two should ; must ; ought ; be to ;
years. cotidit. ought.
député m. deputy, représentative. diable m. devil, deuce ; que — , by
déranger to disturb, disarrange. Jove ; let me tell you !
dernier, dernière last, latest, final, dicter to dictate.
derrière behind, after. dieu m. god.
des some. Dieu m. God ; mon — , goodness,
dès from, since, at, on ; — que, as gracious, mercy, why !
soon as ; — son arrivée, as soon digne worthy.
as he gets hère. digression f. digression ; anec-
désappointédisappointed.sorrowful. dote; any déviation from the
descendre to corne down ; — (en matter in hand.
