acte, m., act, deed
action, /., action, act, deed.
adieu, m. (adieux, />/.), goodbye, farewell ; te faire nos — x, to say good-by to you; sans — , we shall see each other again.
admiration, /., admiration.
adopter, to adopt.
adorable, adorable, charming, lovely.
adresse, /., address.
adresser, to address, give, make; s' — , to speak, address.
Adrien, m., a Christian name.
adroit, -e, adroit, dexterous.
affaire, /., affair; business; difficulty, trouble.
affecter, to affect, feign, assume.
affection. /., affection, love.
affiche, /., poster, placard.
afficher, to post up, placard, affirmer, to affirm, state.
affliger, to afflict, grieve.
affreu-x, -se, frightful, shocking,
dreadful.
Afrique, /., Africa.
affront, m., affront, insuit.
âge, m., âge; jeune — , child-
hood ; Quel — as-tu? How old
are you? de tout — , of ail
âges.
âgé, -e, old, aged ; plus — , older ;
le plus —, the oldest.
agenouiller (s'), to kneel, kneel
down.
agir, to act, behave; s' — , to be
the matter; Il ne s'agit que, It
is only a question.
agit (s'), see agir, agitation, /., restlessness, un-
easiness; excitement.
agiter, to put in motion; ring;
wag; s' — , to move.
agrandi, -e, enlarged.
agréable, agreeable, acceptable, ah! ah! oh!
ai, près, indic. of avoir, aide, f., aid, help, assistance.
aider, to aid, help ; s* — , to exert
one's self; Aide-toi, le ciel
t'aidera, Exert yourself and
heaven will help you; entr* — ,
to help one another.
aie, imper, and près. subj. of
avoir, aigu, sharp.
aileron, m., wing.
aille, près. subj. of aller, ailleurs, elsewhere; d' — , more-
over, besides, also.
aimable, amiable; lovely; kind,
aimer, to love, like; tu aimes
mieux, you prefer, you like bet-
ter.
aîné, elder.
ainsi, so, thus, likewise; in this
way, in that way; — que, as,
so, so as, as well as, along
with.
air, m., air, look, appearance; Il
n'a pas 1' — sensible, He does not look as if he had much feeling; avait F — , looked, seemed to be; en plein — , in the open air.
aise, f., ease, convenience, pleasure; â F — , at ease, freely; à ton — , as you please.
ait, près. subj. of avoir.
ajourner, to put off, defer.
ajouter, to add.
alentour, around, about, round it.
alentours, m. pi., environs, neighborhood.
alerte, f., alarm.
alla, allai, past def. of aller.
allaient, allais, allait, imperf.
indic. of aller.
allant, près. part, of aller.
allé, -e, past part, of aller.
allée, /., walk, path; alley; avenue; entrance.
aller, to go; be about; Ça va, I consent to it, agreed, that will do; Ça va-t-il? Oui, ça va, I s that agreed ? Yes, it is ; Qui va là? Who is there? allons! va!
come! now then! well then!
allez! let me tell you! (exclamation) dépend upon it! I assure you! Où voulez-vous que j'aille? Where do you want me to go ? s'en — , to go away ; va-t'en, go away; qu'ils s'en aillent, let them go away.
allez, allons, près, indic. and imper, of aller.
allumer, to light.
alors, then, in that case, therefore.
altéré, -e, faltering.
alternativement, alternately, by turns.
Amanda, /., a Christian name.
amande, f., almond; fendus en — s, almond-shaped ; oval (of eyes).
amas, m., heap, pile, lot.
Ambassadeurs, m. pi., ambassadors ; café des —, a fashionable café in Paris.
âme, f., soûl, heart.
amende, f., fine, penalty; — honorable, public apology, réparation.
amener, to bring.
am-er, -ère, bitter.
amertume, f., bitterness ; sorrow, grief.
ami, -e, m. and f., f ri end, dear.
amical, friendly, kind.
amicalement, in a friendly way, kindly.
amitié, f., love, affection.
amitiés, f. pL, kind attentions; caresses, marks of affection.
amnistie, f., amnesty, pardon.
amonceler, to pile up, heap up.
amour, m., love, darling.
amuser, to amuse ; s' — , to amuse one's self; amuse-toi, amuse yourself.
an, m., year ; Tu as dix — s, You # are ten years old.
ancien, -ne, former, old.
ancien, m., vétéran ; old boy.
anciennement, formerly.
anéanti, astounded, thunderstruck.
ange, m., angel.
anglais, -e, English.
angle, m., angle, corner.
angoisse, f., pang.
animal, m. (animaux, />/.), animal; beast; créature.
animer, to animate, enliven ; s* — , to become excited, get angry; brighten, cheer up.
année, f., year.
Antoinette, f., a Christian name.
août, m., August.
apercevoir (s*), to perceive, see; s'en fut apergu, had perceived it.
apergu, past part, of apercevoir.
aplomb (d'), perpendicularly, straight down on.
appartement, m., apartment, suite of rooms; room.
appartenir, to belong.
appartiens, appartient, près, indic. of appartenir.
appât, m., temptation.
appel, m., appeal.
appeler, to call, name ; s* — , to be
named; tu t'appelles, you are
named.
appétissant, appetizing.
apporter, to bring; pour qu'on
m'apporte, so that they may
bring me.
apposer, to put, put up.
apprécier, to appreciate.
apprend, pres.indic. of apprendre, apprendrai, fut. of apprendre, apprendre, to learn, hear ; teach ;
inform ; apprenez-moi, teach
me.
apprenez, imper, of apprendre, apprenti, m., apprentice.
apprentissage, m., apprenticeship.
appris, -e, past part, of apprendre, approche, /., approach, drawing
near.
approcher (s'), to approach, draw
near ; approche-toi, corne near ;
approchons-nous, let us go . nearer, let us approach.
appui, m., protector.
appuyer (s'), to support one's
self, lean, rest.
après, after, afterwards, then;
next to; behind; at.
arbre, m. f tree.
arc, m., arch.
archet, m., bow (of a violin) ;
mon coup d' — , my bowing, my
playing.
architecte, m., architect.
ardeur, /., heat.
argent, m., money; sum of
money.
argile, /., clay.
arithmétique, f., arithmetic.
armateur, m., shipowner.
armée, f., army ; force.
armes, f. pl. t arms, weapons.
armoire, f., cupboard, closet,
wardrobe.
arpenter, to pace, stride along.
arracher, to draw, pull, pull up,
snatch.
arrangement, m., arrangement.
arranger, to arrange, settle; s' — ,
manage ; arrange-toi, manage.
arrêter, to engage, book (a place
in a stage) ; s* — , to stop, hait.
arrière: en — , backward, behind-
hand; — boutique, /., back-
shop.
arrivé, -e, happened, real.
arrivée, f., arrivai, approach, en-
trance.
arriver, to arrive, reach; corne;
befall, happen; il vous arriva
un jour, you happened one day.
articuler, to utter.
as, près, indic. of avoir, asile, m., asylum, place of refuge,
shelter, home.
aspect, m., aspect, sight, look, ap-
pearance. assaut, m., struggle.
assentiment, m., assent.
asseoir, to seat; le fit — , made
him sit down; s' — , to sit
down ; assieds-toi, asseyezvous, sit down.
asseyant, près. part, of asseoir, asseyez, imper, of asseoir, assez, somewhat, rather, suffi-
ciently; enough; pretty.
assieds, imper, of asseoir, assiette, f., plate, assis, past part, of asseoir, assistant, m., bystander.
assister, to attend, be présent at.
assit, past def. of asseoir, assujettir, to bind.
assurance, /., assurance; confidence, trust, assuré, -e: mal — e, shaky, faint
(of the voice).
assurer, to assure, secure.
atelier, m., workshop; compos-
ing room (in a printing house).
attachement, m., affection, fond-
ness.
attacher, to tie, tie up, fasten;
s' — , to cling.
attaque, f.: — de nerfs, nervous
attack.
attaquer, to attack.
atteignaient, imperf. indic. of atteindre.
atteindre, to reach, overtake ; affect; corne to.
atteignirent, past def. of atteindre.
atteler, to hitch (the horses to a carriage, etc.).
attendre, to wait, wait for, await ; où nous sommes à t' — depuis deux heures, where we *have been waiting for you two hours; s' — , to expect
attendri, -e, affected, moved to pity, touched.
attendrir, to excite pity, touch.
attendrissement, m., émotion.
attenter, to attempt.
attenti-f, -ve, attentive.
attention, f. f attention ; faire — »
to pay attention. #
attirer, to attract, bnng.
attrister, to sadden, throw a gloom over.
aveu, m., confession.
au, to the, at the, in the, on the, with the, of the, by the,
auberge, f., inn, tavern, publichouse.
aucun, -e (with a négative), not any, no, none, any.*
au-dessous de, under, beneath, below.
au-dessus de, above, over.
au-devant de, towards, forwards; to meet.
audit, above-mentioned.
auge, f., hod.
augmenter, to increase ; rai se the salary.
aujourd'hui, now, to-day, at présent.
aumône, f., alms, charity.
auparavant, before, previously, in the first place.
auprès: — de, near, close by, close to.
auquel, to which, at which.
aura, aurai, fut. of avoir.
aurais, aurait, condit. of avoir.
auras, fut. of avoir.
auriez, aurions, condit. of avoir, aussi, also, so, as, likewise ; more-
over; now; — bien, as well;
— bien que, as well as; — ....
que, so . . . as, as . . . as.
aussitôt, immediately, directly ;
as soon as; — dit, — fait, no
sooner said than done.
autant, as much, the same; —
mieux, especially, so much the
more; — que, as much as.
auteur, m., author.
autour de, around, about.
autre, other, another, any other;
différent; l'un et 1' — , both;
les uns les — s, one another.
autrement, otherwise, different-
ly.
Autrichien, m., Austnan.
aux, to the, at the, for the, from the, with the.
avaient, avais, avait, imperf.
indic. of avoir.
avaler, to swallow.
avance, f., advance ; à 1* — , in advance, beforehand.
avancé, -e, late.
avancer, to advance, step forward, go forward; hold out; s' — , corne on, advance, get on.
avant, before, above ; en — , forward; — que, before; — hier, day before yesterday.
avantage, m., advantage.
avantageu-x, -se, advantageous.
avec, with.
avenir, m., future.
avenue, f., avenue.
aventure, f., adventure, occurrence.
aventurer (s*), to venture.
aventurier, m., adventurer.
avertir, to tell, give notice, inform; avertis-moi, inform me.
aveu, m., confession, avowal.
aveugle, blind.
aveugle, m., the blind man.
avez, près, indic. of avoir.
avidité, f., appetite, eagerness.
avis, m., opinion, advice; M'est — , It is my opinion.
aviser (s*), to venture, try, dare; ne t'avise donc jamais, never try then.
avoir, to hâve, be, be the matter with, ail; Qu'avez-vous? What is the matter with you? y — , there be ; il y a, there is, there are; ago (of time) ; il y a deux ans, two years ago; il y a un mois, a month ago; Y a-t-il? Is there? are there? il y avait, there was ; il y ait, there may be; en — à, to be angry with; à qui en as-tu donc?
with whom are you angry then?
avons, près, indic. of avoir.
avouer, to confess, avow.
ayant, près. part, of avoir.
ayez, imper, of avoir.
babil, m., prattle.
bafouer, to scoff at, déride.
bagage, m., baggage ; kit.
baigner, to bathe.
bâillement, m., yawn.
bâiller, to yawn, gape.
baïonnette, f., bayonet.
baisser, to sink, hang; lower;
look down; se — to stoop
down. balayer, to sweep.
balbutier, to stammer, lisp.
banc, m., bench.
bande, f., band.
bandeau, m., bandage, bander, to bandage, banque, f., bank; week's wages.
Baptiste, m., a Christian name.
baragouiner, to murder (speak
incorrectly) .
barrière, f., gâte of Paris (in the
wall that surrounds the city).
bas, m., stocking ; end ; foot ; là-
— , over there, yonder.
bas, -se, down; low; plus — ,
lower.
bassin, m., basin (of a fountain).
bast! pooh! nonsense! never mind! well!
bataille, /., battle. /
bâtiment, m., building. '
bâtir, to build.
battant, m., door (one side of a folding-door).
battit, past def. of battre.
battre, to beat, defeat; — la retraite, to beat the tattoo; se — , to fight.
beau, bel, belle, beautiful, fine, handsome; de plus belle, more than ever; beau (adverb), in vain; j'ai — compter et recompter, in vain I count and recount them.
beaucoup, much, very much, many, very many, a great deal.
Beaujon, a street near the Arc de Triomphe; at the time this story was written, this part of Paris was not closely built as it is now.
beauté, f., beauty.
beaux (/>/.), see beau.
bec, m., burner (gas, etc.).
bêcher, to dig.
bel, belle, see beau.
bénédiction, f., blessing.
bénévole, friendly.
bénir, to bless; consecrate.
bénit, -e, past part, of bénir.
besogne, f., work.
besoin, m., need, want ; avoir —, to need, want; qui a — , who needs, who wants.
bête, f., beast, animal, créature.
bêtise, f., silly thing, nonsense.
bien, m., good; property; treasure.
bien, adv., well, proper, rîghtly, nicely ail right, carefully; wilhngly, quite, just, really, indeed, in truth; much, a great <*eal; heartily; comfortable; « y es-tu pas — ? Are you not comfortable hère? C'est —, It is ail right; Eh — ! Well then!
— que (qu'), although.
bien-aimé, -e, beloved.
bienfait, m. Â kindness, good deed,
service, bientôt, soon, presently.
bienveillance, f., kindness, f riend-
liness.
bienveillant, -e, kind, friendly.
bijou, m., jewel.
bivac, m., bivouac.
blanc, blanche, white; silver (of
money) ; une pièce blanche, a
silver coin.
blanchir, to wash (clothes).
blanchissage, m., washing.
blessé, -e, past part, of blesser, blesser, to wound, hurt.
blessure, f. t wound.
bleu, -e, blue.
blond, -e, light, flaxen, golden
(hair). blottir (se), to crouch.
blouse, f., blouse (a loose coat
with a yoke and belted in at
the waist).
boire, to drink; pour — , m., for
drink-money (a tip with which
to drink the donor's health) .
bois, m., wood ; de — , wooden.
boisé, -e, wooded.
boit, près, indic. of boire, boîte, /., box.
bol, m., bowl.
bon, -ne, good; kind; foolish;
c'est — ! that is foolish! ail
right! that will do! que vous
êtes — s pour moi, how kind
you are to me.
bon! interj., right! be it so!
Bonaparte, a proper name; du
grand — , Napoléon I.
bonbons, m. pi., candy.
bond, m., bound, spring, leap,
jump.
bondir, to bound, leap.
bonheur, m., good luck, chance;
happiness.
bonhomie, /., good-nature; cre-
dulity.
Bonite, a Christian name.
bonjour, m., good-morning.
bonne, ad}., see bon.
bonne, f., nurse, nursemaid.
bonnet, m., cap; — de coton,
nightcap (for a man).
bonnetier, m. f hosier.
bonsoir, m., good evening, good
night.
bonté, /., kindness; goodness.
bord, m., edge.
Bordeaux, the chief town of the
department of La Gironde in
South- Western France.
Bordelais, m., boy or man from
Bordeaux.
botte, f,, bundle, truss (of hay,
etc.).
bouche, f., mouth.
bouchée, f., mouthful, morsel.
boucle, f., eu ri, lock, ringlet.
bouclé, -e, curled.
boudoir, m., boudoir (a lady's
private sitting room).
bougeoir, m., candlestick (with a
flat bottom).
bouger, to move, stir, budge.
boulanger, m., baker.
boulette, f., méat bail (poisoned
in this case), boulevard, m. f boulevard (broad
streets which were originally
formed on the sites of the old
wall of Paris).
bourgeois, m., master, employer,
boss.
bourrer, to stuff.
bourse, f., purse ; stock-exbhange.
boursicot, m., savings, hoard.
bout, m., end, tip; du — des
lèvres, faintly.
boutique, f. f shop; arrière — ,
back-shop.
bouton, m., knob ; — de la porte,
door knob.
boutonné, -e, buttoned up.
branche, f., branch.
bras, m. (— , />/.), arm; à —, by
hand; — dessus, — dessous,
arm in arm.
brave (before a noun), good,
worthy, honest.
braver, to brave.
bravo! bravo ! well done ! hurrah !
bref, in short, to eut the matter
short.
brillant, -e, b ri 1 liant, splendid.
briller, to glitter, shine.
brique, f., brick.
briser, to break, broc, m., jug. broche, f., spit (for cooking méat
and game).
brosser, to brush.
brouiller, to quarrel; brouillé
qu'il était avec son mari, hav-
ing quarreled with . her hus-
band.
brouillon, m., rough draught (of
a letter, etc.).
bruit, m., noise.
brûler, to burn.
brun, -e, with a dark complexion.
brusquement, bluntly, quickly,
roughly, gruffly.
brutal, -e, brutal, coarse, rough,
rude.
brutalement, brutally, roughly,
coarsely.
bruyant, -e, noisy.
bu, -e, past part, of boire, buffet, m., cupboard, sideboard.
bureau, m., writing table; office, but, m., object, purpose.
ça, adv., hère ; — et là, hère and
there.
ça, pron., abbreyiation of cela, it,
that, that thing; que — , only
that; is that ail.
cabane, f., Jiut, .cabin (small
house).
cabaret, m., tavern.
cabaretier, m., tavernkeeper.
cabinet, m., office, small room.
cabriole, f., caper.
cabriolet, m., gig, cabriolet.
cacher, to hide.
cadeau, m., gift, présent.
café, m., coffee-house.
cahier, m., six sheets of paper;
quarter of a quire.
calculer, to calculate, cipher.
câlin, -e, coaxing.
camarade, m., f., comrade.
Camille, m., a Christian name.
campagne,/., field ; plain ; région ; country; de — , country.
canal, m., canal.
candeur, /., candor.
caniche, m., poodle; waterspaniel.
canne, /., cane, walking stick.
capital, m., capital.
caporal, tu., corporal.
car, for, because, as.
caressant, -e, tender, affectionate.
caresse, f., caress; me faisant en même temps des — s, at the same time caressing me.
caresser, to caress; fondle; stroke.
Caron, m., a proper name.
carré, -e, square.
carré, m., square.
carrefour, m., cross streets ; public square.
carriole, f., chaise; — de campagne, village cart (a kind of light carriage).
carrosse, m., carriage; rouler — , to ride in a carriage.
casquette, /., cap.
casse, /., case (in printing).
casser, to break; Vous avez le bras cassé, Your arm is broken.
casserole, f., saucepan.
Castiglione, the name of a street in Paris.
Castor, m., a proper name.
cause, f., cause, reason; à — de, on account of.
causer, to cause; talk, chat.
c* = ce, pron.
ce, cet, cette, ces, adj., this, that, thèse, those; ce que (qu*), ce qui, that, that which, what.
ce, pron., that; he, it; they.
ceci, this, this thing.
cécité, f., blindness.
cela, that, that thing.
celui, celle, ceux, celles, this, that; thèse, those; celui-ci
(celle-ci), this, that, he, he who, the one, one, the latter; celui-là, the former.
cent, hundred, one hundred.
cependant, however, yet, nevertheless.
cercueil, m., coffin.
cérémonie, /., ceremony.
certain, -e, some, certain.
certainement, certainly.
certes, most assuredly.
certitude, f,, assurance.
ces, see ce.
cesser, to cease, leave off, stop.
cet, cette, see ce.
ceux, see celui.
chacun, -e, each one, every one.
chagrin, m., sorrow, grief.
chagrin, -e, adj., sorrowful, sad.
chaise, f., chair.
chaleur, /., warmth, heat.
chambre, /.: — à coucher, bedroom, room.
champ, m., field.
Champs-Elysées: les avenues des — . This broad avenue extends from the Place de la Concorde to the Place de Y Étoile; promenade des — , the walk along the Champs-Elysées,
chanson, f., song.
chantier, w., lumber yard, workyard.
chapeau, m., hat; — à trois cornes, cocked hat.
chapiteau, m., capital.
