partie /., part ; adverbially, partly, in part
partir, to départ; set out; start;
) proceed.
partit, past def. of partir.
partons, imper, of partir, [ever.
partout, everywhere ; — où, wher-
parut, past def. of paraître.
parvenir, to succeed; reach, arrive.
parvenu, past part, of parvenir.
pas, m. s. and pi., step; pace; stride ; predicament, threshold ; à grands — , with great strides, f ast ; retourner sur ses — , to go back; à faire un — , to take a step forwards, enter.
pas, adverb, not; n'est-ce — , is it not so (this locution is often an interrogative répétition of the preceding clause).
passage, w., passage, way.
passant, m., passer-by; person walking in the street.
passer, to pas s ; go ; go through ; excçed ; spend (time) ; happen; se — , to happen; take place.
pâté, m., méat pie.
pâtée, f., food; victuals.
pathétique, pathetic, affecting.
patience, /., patience.
patron, m., employer.
patrouille, /., patrol.
patron, m., employer.
patte, f., paw; leg; hand.
Paul, w., a Christian name. *
pauvre, poor.
pauvrement, poorly.
paye, /., pay.
payer (se), to pay; pay for;
cost; s'il fallait te le — , if I
had to pay you for him.
pays, m., country.
peau, f., skin.
peine, /., pain; grief; suffer-
ing; trouble; difficulty; labor;
pains; à —, hardly; scarcely.
peiné, -e, pained; grieved.
pelle, f., shovel.
pendant, -e, hanging; drooping.
pendant, during; — que (qu'),
while, whilst.
pénétrer, to penetrate.
péniblement, painfully.
pensée, f., thought.
penser, to think. pensi-f, -ve, pensive; thoughtful.
pension, /., board; boarding
house ; boarding school ; en — ,
to board.
percher (se), to perch, roost.
perdre, to lose; je n'aurais qu'à
le — encore, I should only lose
him too.
perdu, past part, of perdre, père, m., father.
perfectionner, to improve.
périr, to perish.
permet, permets, près, indic. of
permettre, permettre, to permit; allow; let.
permis, past part, of permettre, permission, f., permission.
perron, m., flight of steps; steps
(uncovered and outside of a personne, f., person. [building).
personne, m.; pronoun, any one,
anybody; no one, nobody.
perte, f., loss.
peser, to weigh.
pestiféré, -e, those stricken with the plague.
petit, -e, little; small; short; dear.
petit, m., little fellow; darling.
peu, little; not much; not very; few.
peu, m., little; — à — , little by little, gradually.
peur, /., fear; avoir — , to be afraid ; eut — , was f rightened ; N'aie pas — , Do not be afraid.
peut, près, indic. of pouvoir.
peut-être, perhaps, maybe.
peuvent, "peux, près, indic. of pouvoir.
phrase, f., sentence.
pie, /., magpie.
pièce, f., pièce; coin; room.
pied, m., foot; step.
pieu, m. (pieux, />/.), post.
pierre, f., stone; on lui jetterait la — , they would blâme him (lit., they would throw the stone at him) ; tombstone.
Pierre, m., a Christian name.
piétinement, m., treading.
pigeon, m., pigeon.
pile, /., pile; heap; de — en — 9 from one pile to another.
piller, to pi 1 fer.
pincer, to pinch.
pipe, f., pipe (for smoking) ; — de terre, clay pipe.
piquant, -e, sharp; keen.
piqué, -e, worm-eaten ; une paillaise qui ne sera pas piquée des vers, a straw mattress that will be capital (vis., not wormeaten).
pitié, f., pity; compassion; par — , for pity's sake; avoir — , to hâve pity, to pity ; ayez — à nous deux, hâve pity on both of us.
place, f., place; seat; square; — de la Concorde, a square in Paris.
placer, to place; put; invest;
qu'il avait fait — , which he had had put ; en faisant — Camille et Fox, making Camille and Fox sit down; se — , to take one's seat.
plafond, m., ceiling.
plaie, f., wound, sore.
plaindre, to pity; à — , to be pitied; Gustave ne sera pas à —, Gustave will not be an object of pity ; se — , to complain.
plains, près, indic. of plaindre.
plainte, f., complaint; lamentation; whine; groan; deep sigh.
plainti-f, -ve, plaintive.
plaira, fut. of plaire.
plaire, to please; s'il te plaît, if you please.
plaisir, m., pleasure.
plaisanterie, f., joke.
plaît, près, indic. of plaire.
planche, f., plank, board.
plancher, m., floor.
planter, to plant.
plat, m., dish.
plein, -e, full.
pleinement, fully, heartily.
pleurer, to weep; cry; mourn.
pleurs, m. pi, tears.
plier, to fold.
plissé, -e, plaited.
plonger, to plunge ; wrap.
pluie, f. t rain; shower.
plupart, f., most part; greatest part.
plus, more ; most ; ne . . . — , n' . . .
— , no more; no longer; not any more ; not any longer ; not now; au — , at most; — de (d'), no more; de — en — , more and more; il n'y a — personne, there is no longer . any one ; mais j'ai de — que lui un chien et deux pigeons, but I hâve a dog and two pigeons more than he had.
plusieurs, several.
plutôt, rather.
poche, f., pocket.
poêle, m., stove.
poignant, -e, keen.
poignée, f., handful; — de main, shake of the hand, handshake.
poil, m., hair; coat (of an animal).
poindre, to dawn, break.
poing, m., fist.
point : ne — , not, no, not any, not at ail.
point, m., point; spot; dawn; break (of day) ; au — du jour, at daybreak.
poire, f., pear.
poisson, m., fish.
Polichinelle, m., Punchinello.
poliment, politely.
politesse, /., politeness; kind attentions; faisant — , playing the polite.
polka, f., polka.
pomme, f., apple; — s de terre, f. pi, potatoes.
porte, /., door; gâte.
portefeuille, m., portfolio; pocketbook.
porter, to carry; bear; wear; hâve on; take; bring; put; se — , to be (of health) ; je me porte bien, I am well.
portière, f., janitress; doorkeeper; door (of a carriage), door hangings, portière.
portrait, m., portrait.
poser, to place; put; put down; lay (a corner stone).
posséder, to possess; hâve.
possession, /., possession.
possible, possible.
poste, m., post ; guardhouse.
poste, f., post office ; mail ; la petite — , post office (for receivîng the mail).
post-scriptum {and P. S.)» **., postcript.
pot, m., pot; jar.
poulet, m., chicken.
pour, for; to; in order to; so as to ; about ; as ; as to ; — lui, in his favor; — du vin, as to wine.
pourquoi, why.
pourra, fut. of pouvoir.
pourrais, pourrait, condit. of pouvoir.
pourras, fut. of pouvoir.
poursuite, f., pursuit, chase.
poursuivre, to pursue; follow.
pourtant, yet ; though ; however ; still.
pourvoir, to provide.
pourvois, imper, of pourvoir,
pourvu, provided; — que (qu'), provided that ; it is to be hoped (that), I hope (that).
poutre, f., beam.
pouvais, pouvait, imperf. indic.
of pouvoir.
pouvant, près. part, of pouvoir.
pouvez, près, indic. of pouvoir.
pouvoir, m., power.
pouvoir, to be able, can, could, may, might; cela ne se peut pas, that cannot be, that is impossible; que peut-on, what can one do; le pourrais- je?
could I be so ?
pratique, f., customer; c'est avec une drôle de —, it is with a queer kind of a customer.
précaution, f., précaution.
précipiter, to throw, hurl down; se — , to throw one's self.
préférer, to prefer.
premi-er, -ère, first; leading; le
. i« = le premier, the first (of).
premier, m., , first floor ; first story (second floor in the United States) ; au — , on the first floor.
prenant, près, part of prendre.
prendre, to take; seize; catch; get ; go, take the road ; assume ; get into (the habit) ; charge (money) ; ne le lui eût pris des mains, if he had not taken it from his hand s ; prit la parole, began to speak; me prit en pitié, took pity on me; prirent place, sat down; c'est une habitude que j'ai prise, it is a habit that I got into ; — du ventre, to get stout.
prends, imper, of prendre.
préoccupé, -e, preoccupied.
préparer, to prépare; se — , to
prépare for.
près, near; by the side to; — de
lui, by his side.
prescrire, to order; direct.
présence, f., présence.
présent, -e, présent, présent, m., présent; gift.
présente, f., this letter.
présenter, to présent; offer; in-
troduce ; se — , to présent one's
self.
presque, almost, nearly.
pressé, -e, urgent, presser, to press; impel; hug.
prêt, -e, ready.
prêt, m., loan.
prétendant, près. part, of prétendre, prétendre, to assert.
prêter, to lend.
prévenant, -e, attentive.
prévenir, tô inform.
préviendra, fut. of prévenir, prévoir, to foresee.
prévu, past part, of prévoir, prier, to pray; beg; request;
comme je t'en avais fait — , as
I had sent to ask y ou to do;
je t'en prie, I beg you.
pris, past part, of prendre, prison, f., prison.
prit, past def. of prendre, priver, to deprive; se — , to de-
prive one's self, stint one's self.
prix, m., price.
probablement, probably.
procédé, m., proceeding.
prochain, -e, next.
procurer, to procure; se — , to
hâve.
produire, to produce.
profiter, to profit.
profond, m., depth.
profond, -e, profound; deep;
sound.
projet, m., project; plan.
projeté, -e, cast.
prolongé, -e, prolonged; con-
tinued.
promenade, /., walk; drive.
promener, to turn; move; se — , to go; va te — , va, go about your business, I say ; va t'y — tranquillement, go walk there at your ease.
promeneur, m., pedestrian.
promets, près, indic. of promettre.
promettant près, part of promettre.
promettre, to promise; se — , to promise one's self, to promise each other.
promis, past part, of promettre.
prononcer, to utter.
propos, m., talk; speech; purpose ; à — , by the by ; to the purpose; at the right time.
proposer, to propose, offer.
proposition, f., proposai; offer.
propre, own.
propre, clean; neat.
proprement, nicely.
propreté, /., neatness.
propriétaire, m., owner; proprietor; landlord.
propriété, f., property.
prote, m., foreman (in a printingoffice).
protecteur, m., protector.
protégé, m., dépendent.
protéger, to protect.
prouver, to prove.
providence, /., Providence.
provision, f., provision ; supply.
P. S. = post scriptum.
psit, psit {exclamation to at~ tract the attention of a person).
pu, past part, of pouvoir.
publi-c, -que, public.
puis, près, indic. of pouvoir.
puis, adv., then, besides.
puiser, to draw, get (water).
puisque, puisqu', since.
puisse, près. subj. of pouvoir.
punir, to punish.
punition, f., punishment.
pupitre, m., desk.
pur, -e, pure.
put, past def. of pouvoir.
quand, when.
quant, as to; as.
quart, m., fourth; quarter; —
d'heure, quarter of an hour;
moment; présent.
quartier, m., neighborhood.
quatorze, fourteen.
quatre, four.
que, qu', rel. pronoun, whom;
that; which; what, what a;
qu'est-ce que cela? what is
that? Qu'est-ce que c'est?
What is it? Que faire? What
is to be done?
que, qu', conjunction and aàverb,
that; as; when; than; how;
until, except; but; only; may;
?ue me voilà riche! How rich am! que si! yes indeed I hâve some.
quel, -le, what; what a; who; Quelle belle ville que Paris!
What a beautiful city Paris is !
quelconque, some or other.
quelque, some ; anjr ; a f ew.
quelquefois, sometimes.
quelqu'un, une, somebody; some one.
quelques-uns, -unes, some.
question, f., question.
questionner, to question.
queue, f., tail.
qui, who; whom; which; that; what; he who.
quinze, fifteen; — jours, fortnight.
quitte, rid; free; être — s, to be quits; nous sommes — s, we are quits, we are even now; en être — pour, to get off (with only) ; trop heureux d'en être — pour la peur, too happy to get off with nothing but a fright.
quitter, to leave; se — , to leave each other, part from each other.
quoi, pronoun, aàverb, and interjection, what; in fact; de — ,
something; the means (of) ; wherewithal ; money ; il y a de — pour souper, there is enough supper.
quoique, quoiqu', though, although.
raconter, to relate, tell.
radis, m., radish.
rafraîchir, to refresh.
rage, f., rage; madness.
raide, stiff; rigid; inflexible.
Raimond, m., a proper name.
raisiné, m., grape and pear jam.
raison, f., reason; right; rate; à — de, at the rate of; avoir — , to be right; tu as — , you are right; on a bien — , they are indeed right ; le petit avait — , the little fellow was right; faire — à, to pledge; il faut faire — à cette enseigne! we must pledge that sign!
ralentir, to get slower.
ramasser, to pick up ; take up (to arrest) .
ramener, to bring back; take back.
ramper, to crawl; creep.
rapidement, rapidly.
rappeler (se), to recall; recollect.
rapporter, to bring back.
rapprocher (se), to draw near; approach.
rare, few.
rasé, -e, razed, leveled with the ground.
rasseoir (se), to sit down again.
rasseyait, imperf. indic. of rasseoir.
rassuré, -e, reassured.
rassurer (se), to reassure one's self; not to be uneasy; rassurez-vous, do not be uneasy.
ravissant, -e, charming.
ravissement, m., delight.
ravoir, to hâve again ; hâve back.
rayon, m., ray ; beam ; shelf.
rebuffade, f. s rebuff.
recette, /., receiot; collection.
recevoir, to receive.
réchauffer (se), to warm one's self.
récit, m., récital; account; taie.
réclamer, .to reclaim.
recommandation, /., recommendation.
recommander, to recommend ; charge; advise.
recommencer, to recommence ; begin again.
récompense, /., reward.
récompenser, to reward.
recompter, to count again.
reconduirai, fut. of reconduire.
reconduire, to take back ; see out ; show out; see home.
reconduisant, près, part, of reconduire.
reconduisez, près, indic. and imper, of reconduire.
reconduit, past part, of reconduire.
reconnais, près, indic. of reconnaître.
reconnaissance, f., gratitude.
reconnaissant, -e, grateful.
reconnaît, près, indic. of reconnaître.
reconnaître, to recognize; se — , to know what one is about.
reconnu, past part, of reconnaître.
recouvert, -e, covered.
récrier (se), to exclaim; cry out; admire.
reçu, past part, of recevoir.
reçu, m., receipt.
reculer, to draw back.
rédaction, /., draught; editing.
redingote, f., frock coat ; overcoat.
réduit, -e, reduced.
réduit, m., small dwelling ; hovel.
refermer (se), to shut.
réfléchir, to reflect.
réflexion, /., reflection; remark.
réfugier (se), to take refuge.
refuser, to refuse.
regagner, to return to.
régaler, to treat.
regard, w., look; glance; eye; eyes; notice.
regarder, to look at ; look ; se —, to look at each other.
régiment, m., régiment.
règlement, m., régulation.
régler, to set (watch, etc.).
régner, to reign.
relever, to raise; lift up; draw up; turn up; se — , to get up
relire, to read again. [again.
remarque, f., remark.
remarquer, to remark; notice.
remercier, to thank.
remercîment, m., thanks.
remettant, près. fart, of remettre.
remettre, to give back; bring back; deliver; give up; set; se — à, to begin again ; lui remit Dieu en souvenir, made him remember God.
remis, past part, of remettre.
remit, past def. of remettre.
remonter, to set again.
remords, m., remorse.
remplacer, to replace.
remplir, to fill; fulfill.
remuer, to move; wag.
rencontrer, to meet; nous nous étions rencontrés tous deux, we met each other.
rendez-vous, m., place of meeting; appointment; elle leur a donné — chez toi, she appointed to meet them at your house.
rendre, to render; return; give back; restore; make; do; represent ; se — , to go ; come.
renfermer, to shut up; contain.
renouveler, to renew.
renoncer, to renounce; give up.
rente, /., stocks.
rentrer, to reënter; return; go back; return home.
renvoyer, to send away.
répandre, to shed; exhale; give out.
reparais, imper, of reparaître.
reparaissait, imperf. indic. of reparaître.
reparaître, to reappear.
réparer, to repair.
repart, près, indic. of repartir.
reparti, past part, of repartir.
repartir, to set out again; go of f ; go back ; to reply ; retort.
repartit, past def. of repartir.
repas, m., meal.
repasser, to repass.
reparut, past def. of reparaître.
repens, près, indic. of repentir.
repentir (se), to repent.
repentir, m., repentance.
répéter, to repeat.
réplique, /., reply.
répliquer, to reply; answer.
répondirent, répondit, past def. of répondre.
répondre, to answer; reply; be responsible.
répondu, past part, of répondre.
réponse, f., answer.
reporter, to carry back.
repos, m., repose; rest.
reposer, to rest.
repousser, to push back; push away.
reprenant, près. part, of reprendre.
reprend, près, indic. of reprendre.
reprendre, to take again; take back; retake; recover; continue; say.
reprends, reprenez, imper, of reprendre.
représenter, to represent.
reprirent, reprit, past def. of reprendre.
reproche, m., reproach; lui faire un — , to reproach him.
reprocher, to reproach; grudge.
requis, -e, requisite.
résignation, f., résignation.
résigner (se), to make up one's mind.
résister, to resist.
résolu, -e, determined.
résonner, to resound ; ring.
respect, m., respect.
ressemblant, -e, ressembling.
ressentir, to feel.
ressource, f., ressource; sans — aucune, without any resource.
ressouvenir (se), to recall.
ressouvînt, imperf. subj. of ressouvenir.
restant, m., remainder, remains of a pièce.
restant, -e: poste — e, to be left till called for (written on letters that are to remain at the post office until called for).
reste, m., rest; remains; scraps; au — , moreover ; du — , moreover; besides; finally.
rester, to remain; be left; stay; stop; stick to; il reste, there remains; il ne m'en reste jamais, I never hâve any left; il ne me restera plus que huit fanes dix sous, I shall not hâve more than eight francs ten sous left.
résultat, m., resuit.
retenant, près. part, of retenir.
retenir, to keep back; retain; keep; hold back; stop.
retenu, past part, of retenir.
retiendra, fut. of retenir.
retiens, retient, près, indic. of retenir.
retirer, to draw back; take out; take away; retire; se — , to withdraw ; retire ; go away ; go off; leave.
retour, m., return ; de — , back.
retourner, to return; go back; turn over; se — *,to turn round; s'en — , to go back.
retraite, /., tattoo (a military term).
retrouver, to f ind again ; recover ; se — , to find one's self.
rêve, m., dream.
réveil, m., awaking.
réveiller (se), to awake, wake; wake up.
revenait, imperf. indic. of revenir.
revenant, près. part, of revenir.
revenir, to return ; corne back ; — sur ses pas, to retrace one's
steps; qui était revenu sur ses pas, who had corne back.
revenu, past part, of revenir.
rêver, to dream.
reverrons, fut. of revoir.
reviendra, fut. of revenir.
revienne, près. subj. of revenir.
reviens, imper, of revenir.
revient, près, indic. of revenir.
revins, revint, past def. of revenir.
revoir, to see again ; se — , to see each other again ; au — , (until I see y ou again) good-by.
revu, past part, of revoir.
ri, past part, of rire.
riant, près. part, of rire.
riche, rich.
richement, richly.
richesse, /., riches ; wealth.
rien, m., nothing ; ne . . . — rien, nothing; il n'y avait — , there was nothing.
rire, to laugh ; smile ; elle m'a ri au nez, she laughed in my face.
rire, m., laughter; laughing.
risque, m., risk.
risquer, to risk.
robe, /., coat (of an animal).
robinet, m., cock ; tap ; spigot.
Robinson, m., a proper name.
rocher, m., rock.
rôder, to prowl ; ramble.
roi, m., king.
rôle, m., rôle, part.
roucoulement, m., cooing.
rouge, red.
rougir, to blush.
rouillé, -e, rusty.
roulement, m., roll.
rouler, to roll ; wrap ; — carrosse, — en voiture, to ride in a carriage; se — , to roll one's self.
route, f.,»road; way; en — , off, go on; grande — , highroad, turnpike.
rôti, -e, roasted.
rôti, m., roast (of méat).
royal, -e, royal.
rude, rough.
rue, f., street.
ruine, f., ruin.
ruisseler, to trickle down.
Russe, m., Russian.
s' = sa.
s' = se.
sa, see son.
sachant, près. part, of savoir.
sachez, imper, of savoir.
sage, wise, sensible.
sain, -e, wholesome.
sais, près, indic. of savoir.
saisir, to seize; thrill; impress; se — , to seize.
saisissement, m., shock.
sait, près, indic. of savoir.
salaire, m., pay.
saluer, to salute; bow; bow to; présent one's compliments to; je vous salue, I wish you good evening.
salut, m., greeting; Il n'y eut pas jusqu'à Fox qui n'eut son — , Every one was greeted, even Fox.
sang, m., blood.
sangloter, to sob.
sans, — que, without.
satisfaction, /., satisfaction ; pleasure.
satisfaire, to satisfy.
sauf, save, except.
saura, saurai, fut. of savoir.
saurais, saurait, près, condit. of savoir.
sauras, fut. of savoir.
saurions, près, condit. of savoir.
saurez, fut. of savoir.
sauter, to jump.
sauver, to save.
sauveur, m., deliverer; préserver.
savais, savait, imperf. indic. of savoir.
savent, savez, près, indic. of savoir.
savoir, to know ; know how ; can ; be able ; n'en saurait croire ses yeux, could not believe his eyes (could not believe what
he saw) ; humilié de ne — que répondre, too humiliated to know what to answer.