partie,/, part ; — de plaisir, pic
nie; — remise, postponement.
partir, to go away; — de, to
start with,to arise, spring, f rom;
à — de, from.
putout, everywhere* — oli,
wherever.
parvenir à, to reach, succeed in.
pas, m.^ step.
passer, to pass, sanction, con-
clude, excuse; en — par, to
submit to; y — , to be pressed
into service, patibulaire, of gallows' bird.
patienter, to be patient patrie,/, fatherUnd.
patronne,/, patroness.
patte,/, paw.
pavé, m., pavement; sur le — ,
on the Street pavoiser, to decorate(^MMfx witk
buntif^t etc.), pays, m^ country, country-side^
tramping.
paysage, m., landscape.
paysan, m., peasant,countryman,
farmer. . [skin.
peau, /, skin ; reuge, red-
peindre, to paint, describe.
peine,yf, trouble, bardship; à — ^
hardly, no sooner ; être la — ,
to be worth while.
pêle-mêle, pell-mell.
peloton, m., platoon, squad.
pencher, to lean, bow, bend.
pensée,/, thought.
percer, to pierce.
perchoir,, ivf., perch.
perdre, to lose, ruin, destroy, un<
do. I
périmètre, m., perimeter, circuit, périr, to f>erish.
permettre, to.permit, allow,suffer.
permis {see permettre), permis-
sible, possible.
personne, anybody ; ne . . . — ^
nobody.
GLOSSARY
perte, /, loss ; à — de vue, far
out of sight.
pesant, m., weight.
peser, to weigh ; — sur, to weigh
down, blight.
pétiller, to sparkie.
petits-enfants, m, pi, y grand-
children pen, little, few.
I^euple, m., nation, inhabitants,
population, host.
peur, /., fear ; avoir — , to be
afraid.
pharmacie,/, dispensary.
phrase,/, sentence, physionomie,/, expression {cf
the face\ face.
pic ; à — , perpendicular, perpen-
dicularly.
pièce,/, pièce, room, gnn; —
de théâtre, play.
pied, I»., foot; l'arme au — ,
with gun at rest.
pierre,/, stone.
piétiner, to stamp.
pigeon, »!., pigeon ; — Toyagenr,
carrier-pigeon.
pillard, m., pUlager.
piller, to pillage, pioche,/, pick-ax.
piquer, to prick, dot, stad.
pire (comparaHve of manyais),
worse.
pis, worse; tant — , so much the
worse.
pitié,/, pity, pitiful sight.
place,/, place, (public) square ;
— forte, fortified city; faire
à — , give way to ; sur — , on
the premises.
placide, csUm, peaceful. plage,/, beach, seaside resort, plaignant, see plaindre, plaindre, to pity; se — , to com-
plain.
plaine,/, plain.
plaire a, to please; se — à, to
enjoy.
plaisanter, to joke.
plaisanterie,/, joke.
plaisir, m. y pleasure; à — , as
much as you lîke, freely.
planche,/, board, page, plantureux {^fig.\ rich-blooded,
strapping.
plein, full ; en . . . , in the open
... ; en — , in full; a shower
of ; — le cœur, filling the heart.
pleinement, fully.
pleurer, to weep.
pleurs, m, pi. y teais.
pleuvoir, to rain.
plier, to fold, bend, give way;
se — à, to accommodate one*s
self to.
plomb, m., lead.
plonger, to dive, sink.
pluie,/, rain.
plume,/, feather, pen.
plupart,/, the greater nnmber.
plus, more ; ne . . . — , no longer,
no more. plusieurs, several.
plutôt, rather, sooner.
poche,/, pocket, poids, m,y weight.
poignard, m., dagger; coup de
— , stab.
poignée,/, handful. [loom.
poindre, to appear in the distance, poing, m., fist.
point, not so.
poire,/, pear.
poireau, m. y leek.
poisson, m., fish.
poitrine,/, chest.
politiques, m. pl.y political men.
pomme, /, apple ; — de terre, pont, m,y bridge. [potato.
porc, m.y hog.
porte, /, door ; mettre à la — ,
to tum out ; — cochère, street
door (through which carnages
[•coaches*] can drive), portée, /, range, reach; à — ,
within reach.
GLOSSARY
porter, to carry, bear, say, induce ;
incline, portière, f.y car-window (because
there is a window in thé Muro-
pean car-doors), pose,/., posing, boasting.
poser, to place.
positif, definite.
poste, m., police station.
pouce, m., thumb, inch.
poudre, f.^ powder, gunpowder,
dus t.
poudroiement, m., haze.
poule,/, hen.
poulet, m.i chicken.
poumon, m., lung.
pour, for, as regards, poursuivre, to pursue.
pourtant, yet, however.
pourvu, provided; — de, pro-
vided with, possessed of .
poussée,/., shoving.
pousser, to push, carry, grow up,
push on, utter.
poussière,/, dust.
poutre,/, timbec pouvoir, m.^ power; authority,
the authorities, government.
pouvoir, to be able.
prairie,/, meadow.
pré, m., meadow.
précaire, precarious.
précautionner (se), to lay in a
stock.
précipitation,/, prompt action,
haste.
préconçu ; idée — e, préjudice, préjugé, »»., préjudice.
prélasser (se), to lie in state {like
a prelaté), premier, iirst.
prendre, to take, catch; — un
corps, to materialize ; s'en — à,
to blâme.
préparatif, m., préparation.
près, near; à peu — , almost,
practically.
présage, m., présage, omen.
prescription,/, order.
presser, to hurry, press; se — ,
to hurry, crowd.
pression,/, pressure, presque, almost.
presqu'Ùe,/, peninsula.
prêt, ready.
prétendre, to claim, lay claim to, prétendu, alleged.
prêter, to lend; — Poreille, to
listen to, for.
preuve,/, proof.
prévenance,/, attention.
prévenir, to anticipate, guard
against, wam.
prévoir, to foresee.
pris, see prendre, prise,/, capture; aux — s avec,
struggling with.
privilège, m., privilège, gif t.
procédé, m.y proceeding, action.
procès, m., process of law, trial, prochain, near (in time)^ ap-
proaching.
proche, near.
prodige, m., wonderful contriv-
ance.
prodigue de,prodigal, lavish with.
produit, m., produce, goods.
profiter de, to profit by, take ad-
vantage of.
profondeur,/, depth.
progrès, m.y advance, progress,
improvement.
proie,/, prey ; en — à, a prey to.
promenade,/, walking.
promener (se), to walk about, disport one's self.
propagande, /, propaganda,
spread.
propos, m., speech; menus — ,
small talk; à — , à ce — , in
this connection, by the way;
juger à — , to think fit.
propre, clean, proper, own; en
— termes, in so many words.
propriétaire, m.,owner, landlord.
proscrire, to banish.
GLOSSARY
provenance,/., extiaction^origin,
kind.
provenir, to corne from, arise.
province,/. ; la — , the provinces
(i. e. ail the rest of the country
outside the capital), pu, see pouvoir, public, m.,, audience, puiser, to draw {as from a well).
puissance,/» power, strength.
paissant, powerful purée,/, mash.
pus, see pouvoir.
qualifier de, to call.
qualité,/» position; en — de, as a.
quand, "when ; {with condittonaf) even if ; — (bien) même (with conditional\ even though.
quant à, as to, as for.
quart, m., quarter.
quartier, quarter, (city) district; — 8 de salaisons et de fromage, yrhole hams and cheeses.
quatorze, fourteen.
que de ... ! what a number, quantity, of . . . !
quel que, whatever.
quelque, some.
quelque . . . que, however.
quête,/, collection.
queue,/, tail, Une.
qui . . . qui, some . . . some.
quiétude,/, peace of mind.
quinquina, m., quinine.
quintal, m., hundredweight.
quinzaine,/, fortnight.
quinze, fifteen.
qui-vive, tn.y challenge.,
quoi que, whatever.
quoique, although.
quolibet, m., gibe.
quotidien, daily.
rabattre, to beat down; se —
sur, to fall back on.
rabattu, tumed down, tum-over.
rafale, /, gust of wind.
ragaillardissant, enlivening,
cheering.
raillerie,/, raillery, jokes.
railleur, chaifing; propos — s,
chaff.
raison,/, reason, rate ; — d'être,
reason for existence; donner
— , to prove to hâve been right ;
mettre à la — , to bring to one's
sensés; faire entendre — à,
to make . . . listen to reason ;
à — de, at the rate of.
raisonnement, m., arguments, ralentir, to slacken.
ralliement, m., rallying.
rallier, to win.
ramasser, to gather, pick up; se
— , to be collected, condensed.
rameau, m., branch.
ramener, to bring in.
rang, m.^ rank, row, Une.
range ; bataille — e, pitched bat-
tle.
ranger, to arrange; se — , to
steady down.
rappel, fn.,dnimsbeating to arms ;
battre le — , to beat to arms.
rapport, m., relation, connection ;
report, bulletin; — s sociaux,
social order.
rapporter, to bring in, pay; report, chronicle.
rapprocher (se), to draw near.
rareté,/, scarcity.
ras, open (fields^ etc.), rassembler, to get together.
rasséréner, to restore some se-
renity to.
rassurer, to réassure, rationner, to put on rations.
ravitaUlement, m.,revictualling..
ravitailler, to revictuaL
GLOSâARY
rayon, m., ray.
rebondir, to rebound»springback.
rebonrs, «., reverse; au — de,
contrary to.
recherche,/., quest; à ht — de,
in quest of .
récit, m., taie, story, account.
réclamation,/., complaint.
reconduire, to show out, to send
home, réconfort, m., comfort, consolation, reconnaissance,/, gratitude; re-
connoitring expédition, reconnaissant, gîateful.
reconnaître, to recognize, ack-
nowledge, realize, admit, iden-
tify; se — , to hâve one*s feel-
ings voiced. récrier (se), to protest, recrue,/, recruit.
recruter, to recruit.
recto, fw., front {pf a sheet of
paper).
recueilli, thoughtfnl.
recueillir, to collect, record, reculade,/, back-stepping.
reculer, to step back, draw back,
flinch; — dorant, to stick,
stop, at.
rédacteur, m., editor.
reddition,/, surrender.
redingote, /, frock coat, black
coat.
redoublement, m., redoubling,
vast increase.
redoutable, tremendous, fearful.
redouter, to dread.
réflexion, /, reflection, thought.
reflux, m., ebb.
reformer, to form anew.
refouler, to drive back.
refrain, m.^ refrain, chorus, réfugier (se), to take refuge, régaler, to treat; se — de, to
feast on. [eye.
regard, m., look, gaze, glance, régime, m.^ govemment, cabinet.
règlement, m., régulation, réglementaire, regular.
régler, to regulate, order, manage.
regorger, to overflow.
reins, m, pl.<t loins, back.
réjouissance,/, festivity. rejeter, to throw back ; se — en
arrière, to throw one*s head
back.
relâche, m., respite.
relâcher, to let go, set free; se
— de, to relax, relever, to raise np ; relieve, pick
up; se — en bosse, to stand
out in relief.
relier, to connect, put in touch.
religieuse,/, nun.
rembrunir, to darken, cloud.
remettre, to put back, deliver;
se — en mémoire, to recall.
remis de, havingrecovered from.
remiser, to house.
remonter, to corne up,'go back,
wind up.
remuer, to move, remove, dig
(earth', etc.).
rencontre, /, meeting; de — ,
casual, any, first that cornes
handy.
rencontrer, to meet.
rendez-YOUs, m., appointment,
meeting-place, rendre, to render, retum, make,
surrender ; se — à, to proceed
to ; se — coupable, to be guilly .
renfermer, to shut up.
rengorgement, m., swelling np.
renom, «i., renown ; en — , well-
known, famous.
renouveler, to renew; se — , to
be repeated, keep gathering and
gathering.
renseignement, m., information.
rentier, m., in dépendent gentleman \living on the income ofkis
investments or " rentes ").
rentrer, to retum, take in; —
dans, to recover.
GLOSSARY
renyerser, to ovetthrow, npset,
tum topsy-turvy.
renToyer, to send back, away;
refer.
réouverture,/, reopenîng.
repaître (se) de, to feed upon.
répandre, to spill, spread.
répandu, popular. ^
réparation,/, repair, amends; —
d'honneur, honorable amend.
repartir, to start off again.
replier, to fold back; se — , to
fall back.
répondre, to answer, answer for,
gnarantee.
reposer, to rest.
repousser, to repnlse, disdain.
reprendre, to take back, take np ;
recapture, résume ; repeat, per-
form again {a play^ etc.).
représailles,///., reprisais, représentation, /, (theatrical)
performance.
repris, see reprendre, reprise,/» resumption, renewal,
revival.
repu (front repaître), gorged.
requérir, to réquisition, press in-
to service ; demand.
requis, see requérir, réquisition; mettre en — , to
press into service.
résolu, resolved, resolute; — à,
determined upon, prepared for.
résolution, /, resolution, détermination.
résoudre, to solve, dissolve, respirer, to breathe.
resplendir, to shine.
ressaisir, to seize again, résume, ressentir, to feel; se — de, to
show the effects of.
ressort, m., spring.
ressource,/, resource, restaurer, to restore.
reste, m., remain der, rest ; an — ,
moreover, indeed.
rester, to remain.
résumé, m.t summing-np ; en — ,
to sum up, on the whole.
résumer, to sum up.
retenir, to detain.
retenth*, to be heard, sound.
retirer, to draw; se — , to with-
draw, retire.
retourner, to tum back, go back ;
se — , to turn round, retrancher, to eut off, intrench, rétrécir, to make narrower; se
— , to tighten, get narrower.
retrempé, with fresh courage, retrouver, to find again, pick up ;
se — , to recover.
réunion,/, meeting, réunir, to coUect.
réussir, to succeed. [hand.
revanche; en — , on the other rêve, m., dream.
révéler, to reveal.
revendeur, m., retailer.
revenir, to come back ; — à, to
cost; — sur, to retum (in
speech) to; — sur sol-méme,
to make a complète circle.
rêver à, to dream of.
revers, m., reverse, check.
revêtir, to put on, take, clothe,
cloak.
revirement, m., tum.
révoquer, to cashier, dismiss, rez-de-chaussée, #fi.,ground-floor. riant, pleasant.
rideau, m., curtain.
rien, m.y a thing, trifle ; nothing ;
— qu'à, at the mère . . .
riposter, to retort, rire, m., laughter.
rire, to laugh.
riz, m., rice.
robe, /, gown ; — de chambre,
dressing-gown.
rôle, m. y part (in a play, etc.).
rompre, to break, break up ; —
avec, to break away from.
rompu à, broken in, inured, to ;
expert in.
GLOSSARY
ronflement, m., snoring.
ronfler, to snore.
rose, m.t pink (coior).
roseau, /»., rééd.
rosée, /!, dew.
rôti, m.f roast, joint.
rouler, to roU.
route,/., road ; en — , on the way ;
off they go I routine,/, routine, red tape, rouvrir, to reopen.
roux, nisset, reddish yellow.
rude, haie.
rue,/, Street.
ruisseler, to stream.
sac, m.j bag, sack, knapsack;
mettre à — , to sack.
saccager, to pillage, sache, s^^ savoir, sacramentel, décisive, finaL sacrebleu I conf ound it 1 sage, wise.
saignée,/, bleeding.
saillie,/, witticism.
saillir, to stand out.
sain, healthy, wholesome.
saint, holy.
saisissant, striking.
salaison, /, salted méat, salé, sait. [a/r^, etc.).
salle, /, hall, room, house {iAesalon, m., parlor, drawing-room.
salut, M.j safety.
samedi, m. y Saturday.
sang, m., blood; ^froid, cool-
ness, head ; pur — , prof essional
(///. ^ thoroughbred'') soldier.
sanglot, tn.^ sob.
santé,/, health.
sapristi I hangitalll saucisson, m.^ sausage. sauter, to leap; faire — , to blow
iip.
sauterelle,/, locust.
sauver, to save ; se — , to run o£E.
sauveur, m.y savior.
savoir, to know {pf Uarning^
kn<rwledge)\ saurais, etc. =
peux, etc.
sayon, m., smock {peasanfj
dress).
