VOCABULARY

à, at, to, in, on, of, from, for.

abaisser (s'), to fall down,

sink.

abandonner, to abandon, give

up.

abattre (s'), to fall.

abattuye, depressed, downcast. aboiement, m., bark, barking.

abondance,/., abundance.

abonder, to abound, be abun-

dant.

abord (d'), at first, first.

aboutir, to end, corne to.

abreuvoir, m., watering place.

abri, m., shelter.

abricot, m., apricot.

abriter (s'), to take shelter.

absenter (s'), to go away, be

absent.

absolument, completely.

accabler, to overwhelm, crush.

accent, m., accent, expression.

accepter, to accept.

accès, m., attack.

accident, m., accident; — s

de terrain, surface features,

aspects.

accompagner, to accompany.

accomplir, to accomplish, do,

make.

accord, m., agreement; se

mettre d' — , to agrée.

accorder, to accord, grant.

accourir, to run, run forth.

accourt, près. ind. of accourir, accoutumer, to accustom.

accrocher (s'), to hang on.

accroître (s'), to grow.

accroupi, -e, crouching.

accueil, m., réception, wel-

come.

accueiller, to receive, wel-

come.

accuser, to accuse.

achat, m., purchase.

acheminer (s'), to set out,

start.

acheter, to buy; s' — , to buy

(for) oneself.

acheteu-r, -se, buyer.

achever, to achieve, finish.

achèvement, m., completion.

acier, m., steel.

acquérir, to acquire.

acquis, -e, past part.; acquit,

past def. of acquérir.

Vocabulary

acquitter, to pay off; s' — , to acquit oneself.

acti-f , -ve, active.

action, /., act, deed.

activité, /., activity.

adieu, m., good-by.

admirable, admirable.

admiration, /., admiration.

admirer, to admire.

adolescent, m., lad.

adonner (s'), to dévote oneself.

adopter, to adopt.

adosser (s'), to set one's back against.

adoucir, to soften.

adresse,/., address, skill.

adresser (s'), to address.

adroit, -e, skillful.

adulte, m. and /., adult.

adversaire, w., adversary.

affabilité,/., kindness.

affaire,/., matter, affair; — s, business; se tirer d'— , to get out of difficulty; faire ses —s, to attend to one's business; faire de mauvaises — s, to fail.

affairé, busy.

affaisser (s'), to sink, tumble down.

affection, /., affection, love.

affectionner, to love.

affectueu-x, -se, affectionate.

affluent, m., tributary, stream.

affreu-x, -se, frightful.

afin : — de, in order to ; — que, in order that.

Afrique, /., Africa.

âge, m., âge.

âgé, old; — de quatorze ans,

fourteen years old.

agenouillé, -e, kneeling down.

agenouiller (s'), to kneel

down.

agile, nimble.

agir, to act; s' — , to be a

question of.

agitation, /., agitation, agiter, to agitate, move ;

s' — , to move, move round, agrandir, to increase; s' — ,

to grow.

agriculture, /., agriculture, aide, m., assistant.

aide, /., aid, help; venir en

— , to succor, help.

aider, to help; s' — , to help

oneself, help one another.

aie, impv.; aie, aient, près.

subj. of avoir, aigle, m., eagle.

aigu, -ë, sharp, shrill.

aiguille, /., needle, hand (of

docks) ; — de glace, icicleaile, /., wing.

aille, près. subj. of aller, ailleurs, elsewhere; d' — , be-

sides, moreover.

aimable, aimable.

aimer, to love, like; aimé, -e,

beloved ; s' — , to love each

other.

aine, -e, elder, eldest; les

— s, the older ones.

Vocabulary

ainsi, thus; — que, as well as.

air, m., look, air; avoir 1' — de, to look, seem.

aisance, /., ease.

aise, /., ease, joy.

aise, glad ; bien — , very glad.

ajouter, to add.

ajuster, to adjust.

alarme, /., alarm; jeter 1' — , to give the alarm.

Algérie,/., Algeria.

aliment, m., food.

alimentaire, alimentary.

alimenter, to supply.

allée, /., walk (of a gardcn) ; les — s et venus, the movements.

alléger, to lighten.

allègrement, joyously.

Allemagne,/., Germany.

allemand, -e, German.

aller, to go, advance, be ; s'en — , to go away; comment allez-vous? how are you ? allez ! indeed ! allons !

corne on ! well ! allons donc ! nonsense ! never.

allonger, to lengthen ; s' — , to stretch out, extend.

allumer, to kindle, light; s' — , to be lighted.

alors, then; — que, when.

alouette, /., lark.

Alpes, /. pi., Alps.

alsacien, -ne, Alsatian; — Lorrain, an inhabitant of Alsace-Lorraine.

altérer, to impair, alti-er, -ère, haughty.

altitude,/., altitude, amasser, to gather, pile up.

âme, /., soûl, heart, inhabitant.

amener, to bring.

Amérique,/., America, ami, -e, friend. amicalement, kindly.

amitié,/., friendship.

amour, m., love, amusant, -e, amusing.

amuser, to amuse; s' — , to

enjoy oneself.

an, m., year; tous les —s,

every year; par —, an-

nually, every year.

analogue, similar.

ancêtre, m., ancestor.

ancien, -ne, ancient, old,

former.

anglais, -e, English.

Angleterre,/., England.

angoisse, /., anguish, anx-

iety, pain.

animé, animated, busy.

anneau, m., ring.

année, /., year; cette — -ci,

this year.

annoncer, to announce.

antique, old, antique.

anxiété,/., anxiety, trouble, apercevoir, to see, perceive ;

s5 — , to notice, aperçut, past def.; aperçoit,

près, of apercevoir.

Vocabulary

aplatir, to flatten. aplomb (d'), straight down.

appareil, m., apparatus.

apparence, /., appearance.

appartenir, to belong.

appeler, to call; s' — , to be

called.

appesantir, to make heavy;

s' — , to grow heavy.

appétit, m., appetite.

application, /., application, appliquer (s'), to apply one-

self, endeavor.

apporter, to bring.

apprendre, to learn, hear,

teach, tell; apprenant, près.

part.; apprennent, près.

ind.

apprentissage, m.y apprentice-

ship.

apprêter, Lo prépare.

appris, past part.; apprit, past

def. of apprendre, approche, /., approach; les

— s, surroundings, way to.

approcher de or s' — de, to

approach, come near.

approuver, to approve (of).

approvisionner, to supply.

appuyer, to lay, support; s' — ,

to lean, rest.

après, after, afterwards; —

que, after.

après-demain, the day after

to-morrow.

après-midi, m., afternoon.

aqueduc, m., aqueduct.

arabe, Arabian.

arbre, m., tree.

arc-en-ciel, m., rainbow.

architecte, m., architect.

ardent, -e, ardent.

ardeur, /., ardor, energy.

ardoise, /., slate.

arène,/., arena.

argent, m., silver, money.

armateur, ni., ship-owner.

arme,/., arm, weapon.

armée, /., army.

armer, to arm.

armoire, /., closet, wardrobe.

armure,/., armor.

aromatique, aromatic.

arracher, to pull out, ex

tract.

arranger, to arrange.

arrêt, m., décision, sentence.

arrêter (s'), to stop.

arrière (en), back.

arrivée, /., arrivai.

arriver, to arrive, happen, oc-

cur, reach, succeed.

arrondi, -e, round, arroser, to water.

art, m., art.

artificiel, -le, artificial.

aspect, m., aspect, look.

assembler, to assemble.

asseoir, to seat; s' — , to sit

down.

assez, enough, pretty, quite.

assiduité, /., assiduity.

assieds, près, ind, and impv. of

asseoir.

Vocabulary

assiéger, to besiege.

assiette, /., plate.

assis, -e, past part, of asseoir.

assister, to be présent.

assit, past def. of asseoir.

association, /., partnership, association.

associé, m., partner.

associer (s'), to form a partnership.

assombrir (s'), to grow dark, become sad.

assortiment, m., assortment.

assoupi, -e, dozing, sleeping.

assourdir, to deafen.

assurance, /., assurance, confidence, promise.

assuré, -e, confident ; mal — , faintly, feebly.

assurer, to assure, tell, insure; S* — , to make sure.

astronomie, /., astronomy.

atelier, m., workshop.

athlétique, athletic, broad.

âtre, m., hearth.

attacher, to tie, bind, fasten, moor.

attaquer, to attack.

attarder (s'), to be belated, remain.

atteignit, past def. of atteindre.

atteindre, to reach, take, bring out, strike.

atteint, past part, of atteindre.

atteler, to harness.

attendre, to wait, expect, wait

for ; faire — , to keep wait-

ing; en attendant, mean-

whiLe.

attendrir (s'), to be moved,

relent, attenti-f, -ve, attentive, attention,/., attention.

attentivement, attentively.

attestation, /., certificate.

attirer, to draw, attract.

attitude, /., attitude, attraper, to catch, attrister, to sadden; s' — ,

to become sad.

au, to the, at the, in the, on

the, by the.

auberge,/., inn.

aucun, -e, not any, no,

none.

audace, /., daring.

au delà, beyond.

au-dessous, below.

au-dessus, above.

augmenter, to increase.

aujourd'hui, to-day.

auparavant, before.

auprès de, near, with.

aurore,/., dawn.

aussi, also, as, therefore.

aussitôt, at once, autant, as much, as many;

— ... que, as many as;

d'— ■ plus, the more so.

autel, m., altar.

automne, m., autumn.

autorité,/., authority.

Vocabulary

autour, around.

autre, other; nous — s, we.

autrefois, formerly.

autrement, otherwise.

autriche, /., ostrich.

autrichien, -ne, Austrian.

autrui, others.

aux, to the, in the, at the, on the.

avalanche,/., avalanche.

avance, /., advance; à 1' — , par —, d' — , beforehand.

avancé, -e, advanced, forward.

avancer, to advance ; s' — , to advance, stretch, progress.

avant, before; en — , ahead; — que, before; — même, even before.

avantage, m., advantage; reprendre T — , to get the upper hand.

avantageu-x, -se, fair, profitable.

avec, with, besides.

avenant, -e, pleasant.

avenir, m., future.

avertir, to inform, warn.

aveuglant, -e, blinding.

aveugle, blind.

avis, m., opinion, advice ; être <T — , to think ; à mon — , in my opinion.

aviser, to see ; — à, to give thought to.

avocat, m., lawyer.

avoir, to hâve, get, be; qu'y a-t-il? qu'est-ce qu'il y a?

what is the matter? il y a longtemps, long ago ; il y a, there is, there are.

ayant, près. part, of avoir.

B bagage,/., baggage.

bague, /., ring.

baigner, to battle.

baie, /., bay.

bâiller, to yawn.

bain, m., bath.

baïonette,/., bayonet.

baiser, to kiss.

baiser, m.9 kiss.

baisser, to lowér, fall.

balai, m., broom.

balancement, m., rocking.

balle,/., bullet.

balustrade,/., balustrade.

bambin, w., brat, child.

banc, m.% bench, stooi; char

à — s, wagonette.

bancal, -e, bandy-legged.

bande,/., band, strip.

bander, to bind up.

banque, /., bank.

banquier, »., banker.

barbare, barbarous.

barbarie,/., barbarity.

Barbarie, Barbary; orgue de

— , hand-organ.

barbe, /., beard.

barbu, -e, bearded.

baromètre, m., barometer.

Vocabulary

baron, m., baron.

barque,/., boat.

barre, /., bar; partie de — s, a game of prisoner's base.

barreau, m., bar, round (of a ladder).

barrer, to dam up.

barrière, /., gâte, tollgate.

barrique, /., barrel.

bas, m., stocking, bottom

bas, -se, low, youthful.

bas, down, low; tout en — , at the bottom ; tout — , in a low voice.

basse-cour, /., poultry-yard.

bassin, m., basin.

bastion, ?n., bastion.

bataille, /., battle.

bataillon, m., battalion.

bateau, m., boat; — à vapeur, steamboat; — d'eau douce, river or canal boat.

batelier, m., boatman, sailor.

bâtiment, m., building, vessel, ship; — de pêche, fishing boat.

bâtir, to build.

bâton, m., stick.

battement, m., beating.

battre, to beat, hammer down, defeat; se — , to flght.

béant, -e, gaping.

beau, bel, belle, beautiful; avoir — , to be of no avail ; il eut — se hâter, it did him no good to hasten; cela est bel et bon, that's ail

right ; au — milieu, in the

very middle.

beaucoup, much, many.

bec de gaz, m., gas jet.

bêlement, m., bleating.

bénéfice, m., profit.

bénir, to bless.

berceau, m., cradle.

bercer, to rock, besogne,/., work.

besoin, m., need, want; au

— , in case of need.

bestiaux, pi., cattle. bétail, m., cattle.

bête, /., animal, beast.

betterave,/., sugar beet.

beurre, w., butter.

bibliothèque, /., library.

bien, m., benefit, land, estatc,

good, pleasure.

bien, well, very, many, much,

indeed ; ou — , or else ; si

— que, so that ; eh — !

very well ! — , cela ! that's

good !

bienfaisant, -e, beneficent.

bientôt, soon, nearly.

bienvenue, /., welcome.

bière, /., béer.

bijou, m., jewel.

billet, m., note; un mot de

— , a short note.

blanc, -he, white.

blanchir, to become white.

blé, m., wheat.

blesser, to wound ; le blessé,

the wounded man.

Vocabulary

blessure,/., wound.

bleu, -e, blue.

bloc, m., block.

blond, -e, blond, light.

blottir (se), to crouch, cower.

blouse,/., blouse.

bœuf, m., ox.

boire, to drink.

bois, m., wood, woods.

boisé, -e, wooded.

boîte,/., box, can.

boîtier, m., case (of watches).

bon, -ne, good, kind, f ull ;

pour de — , real; la — ne

route, the right road.

bond, m,, bound, leap.

bondir, to bound, skip.

bonheur, m., happiness, good

fortune ; par — , fortunately.

bonhomme, m., fellow.

bonjour, m., good day, good

morning.

bonté, /., kindness, charity.

bord, m., border, edge, brim,

bank, shore ; à — , on

board a ship.

border, to border, line, edge.

borner (se), to limit one-

self.

bossu, -e, hunchbacked.

botanique,/., botany.

botte,/., bundle. bouche,/., mouth.

bouchée, /., mouthful, pièce.

bouchon, m., cork.

boucle,/., buckle.

boucler, to buckle up.

bouger, to budge, move.

bouillant, -e, boiling, hot.

bouilloner, to boil, bubble.

boulanger, w., baker.

boule, /., bail.

boulet, m., a cannon bail, bouleverser, to upset, throw

into confusion, agitate.

bouquet, m., bouquet, bunch.

bourg, m., village, town.

bourgade,/., village.

bourgeois, m., citizen.

bourrade, /., scolding.

bourse, /., purse.

bout, m., end, pièce,

point, bit; venir à —

tout, to succeed in every-

thing.

bouteille, /., bottle.

boutique,/., shop, store.

brancard, m., shaft.

branche,/., branch.

bras, m., arm, limb, branch.

brasier, m., fire, great fire.

brave, good, brave.

bravement, bravely.

bravo ! bravo !

bravoure,/., bravery.

breton, -ne, of Brittany.

brigand, m., brigand.

brillant, -e, shining, bril-

liant.

briller, to shine. briser, to break; se — , to

break, be broken.

broderie,/., embroidery.

brodeu-r, -se, embroiderer.

Vocabulary

brosser, to brush.

brouhaha, m., uproar.

brouillard, m., fog, mist.

broyer, to grind, crush.

bruit, 1»., noise.

brûlant, -e, burning, hot.

brûler, to burn.

brume,/., fog, haze.

brumeu-x, -se, foggy.

brun, -e, brown.

brune,/., twilight, dusk.

brusque, sudden.

brusquement, abruptly, sud-

denly, roughly.

brusquerie, /., roughness,

bluntness.

bruyant, -e, noisy, loud.

bûche,/., log, pièce, block.

bûcheron, m., wood-chopper.

buisson, m., bush.

but, m. 9 aim, end, purpose,

object.

ça, hère ; de — , this way.

cabane, /., cabin, shed, cottage.

cabine, /., cabin.

cabinet, m., small room. cable, m., cable.

cabotage, m., coasting.

cacher, to hide, shelter.

cachot, m., cell.

cadavre, m., corpse.

cadeau, w., présent, cadencé, -e, musical.

cadran, m., dial.

cage, /., cage (for shaft of a mine) .

cahier, m., copy-book.

caillou, m., stone, pebble.

caisse,/., box; — de voyage, trunk.

cale, /., hold (of a ship).

calmant, -e, soothing.

calme, m., calm, quiet.

calmer, to calm, soothe.

camarade, m., comrade.

camp, m., camp.

campagne, /., country; maison de — , country home.

canal, m., canal.

canon, m., cannon.

canot, m., small boat.

cap, m., cape.

capitaine, m.-, captain.

capitale, /., capital, chief town.

caqueter, to cackle.

car, for, because.

caractère, m., character, temper.

caressant, -e, caressing.

cargaison,/., cargo.

carré, -e, square.

carrefour, m., cross-roads.

carrière,/., career, quarry.

carriole,/., wagon.

carde,/., card.

carte, /., map.

carton, m., cardboard, portfolio.

cartonner, to bind a book in boards.

Vocabulary

cas, m., case.

cascade,/., cascade.

caser (se), to settle.

casque, m., helmet.

casser, to break.

cause, /., cause; à — de,

because of.

causer, to cause, talk.

cavalerie, /., cavalry.

ce, cet, cette, ces, this, that,

thèse, those.

ceci, this.

céder, to yield, give in, sell ;

ne — en rien, not to be

inferior.

cèdre, m., cedar.

ceinture,/., belt, Une.

cela, that; c'est — , that's it.

célèbre, celebrated.

celui, celle, ceux, celles, that,

those, the one ; — -ci, this

one, the latter; — -là, that

one, the former.

cent, hundred.

centaine, /., hundred, about

a hundred.

centime, m., centime (about

a fifth of a cent).

centre, m., center.

cependant, however, mean-

while.

cercle, m., circle.

céréales, /. pi., cereals grains.

cerise, /., cherry.

cerisier, m., cherry tree.

cerner, to surround. certain, -e, certain.

certainement, certainly.

certes, certainly.

certificat, m., certificate.

certifier, to certify.

cesse, /., ceasing.

cesser, to cease, stop.

chacun, -e, each one, every

one.

chagrin, m., grief, sorrow.

chaine,/., chain, watch chain,

range.

chaire,/., pulpit.

chaise,/., chair, chaleur,/., warmth, heat.

chaloupe,/., ship's boat.

chambre,/., room.

champ, m., field; aux — , in

the country.

change, m., change, changer, to change.

chanson,/., son g.

chant, m., song, singing.

chanter, to sing, chirp, crow.

chanvre, m., hemp.

chapeau, m., hat.

chapelle,/., chapel.