partie,/., part, game
partir, to leave, set out. * pas, m., step; faux — , a mis-
step, mistake; mauvais —
bad place, pas, ne . . . — , not.
passer, to pass; faire — , to
send in; se — , to take place, pastille,/., lozenge, wafer.
patron, m., master, boss.
pauvre, poor.
pavé, m., pavement; brûlerie — ,
to hurry, drive furiously.
pavillon, m., pavilion, wing
(o/ a house) .
pays, m., country.
peindre, to paint.
peine,/, grief, trouble, peintre, m., painter.
pendant, du ring, pénétrer, to penetrate.
pénible, painful.
pensée,/., thought.
penser, to think.
pensi-f , -ve, thoughtful.
pensionnat, m., boarding-
school.
perdre, to lose.
père, m., father. perégriner, to travel about.
péripétie, /, vicissitude, occurrence.
permettre, to permit, personne, /., person; ne . . .
— , nobody.
petit, small.
peu, little, few; à — près, nearly.
peur, /., fear; avoir — , to be
afraid; faire — , to frighten.
peut-être, perhaps.
philosophe, m., philosopher, philosophie , /. , philosophy.
phrase, /., phrase; faire des
— s, to make fine speeches.
pincé, conscious, affected.
pincer, to catch, nab, "pinch." piquer, to prick.
pitié,/., pity.
plainte, /., complaint.
plaire, to please.
plaisanter, to joke.
plaisir, m., pleasure.
plein, full; en — soleil, in the
broiling sun.
pleurer, to weep.
pleurs, m. pi., tears.
pleuvoir, to rain.
plier, to fold.
pluie,/., rain.
plume,/., feather, pen.
plus, more, in addition; de — ,
besides; re . . . — , no
longer, plusieurs, several.
poche, /., pocket, poignée, /., clasp, handful; —
de main, handshake.
point, m., point; à — nommé,
in time.
point, no, not; ne . . . — ,
not at ail.
poisson, m., fish.
poli, polite.
poliment, politely.
politique,/., politics.
porte, /., door; — d'entrée,
street-door.
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portefeuille, m., pocketbook.
porter, to carry.
poser, to put, pose, lay down.
poste-restante, "to be called
for" or "gênerai delivery." pot-au-feu, m., boiled beef and
broth; mettre le — , to boil
a pièce of beef.
poudrière, /., powder-maga-
zine.
pour, for, in order to.
pourquoi, why?
poursuite, /., — s (pi), prose-
cution, proceedings.
poursuivre, to prosecute, f ollow.
pourtant, though, yet. pourvu que, provided that.
pousser, to push, utter, grow.
pouvoir, to be able, can, may.
praticable, real (i.e. some-
thing on the stage which may
be used, is not merely painted
canvas) .
précipiter (se), to rush up.
précis, précise, enact.
préfet, m., prefect; — de police,
chief of police, premier, first.
prendre, to take; — garde, to
take care.
près, near; à peu — , pretty
nearly.
présenter, to présent, introduce.
presque, almost, hardly.
presse,/., the (daily) press.
pressé, urgent.
prêt, ready.
prétendu, pretended, so-called.
prétendu, m., lover, prêter, to lend.
preuve,/., proof.
prévaloir (se), to glory in, présume upon.
prévenance,/., attention, kind-
ness.
prévenir, to warn, notify.
prier, to pray, ask.
primo, in the first place, principal, m., main thing.
prise,/., capture; — de corps,
warrant for arrest.
priver, to deprive.
prix, m.,price.
procès, m., lawsuit; — verbal,
afhdavit.
prochain, next.
proclamer, to proclaim.
produire, to produce; se — ,
to happen.
professeur, m., prof essor,
teacher.
projet, m., project.
promener (se), to walk.
promettre, to promise, prononcer (se), to décide, propre, own.
protecteur, protectrice, pat-
ronizing.
protéger, to protect.
puis, then.
puisque, since.
puissant, powerful.
pur, pure, innocent.
qualifié, (légal) spécifie, with aggravating circumstances.
quand, when.
quant à, as for.
quarante, forty.
quart, quarter.
quartier, m., district.
quatre, four.
que (eonj.), that, if, when, as, than; c'est — , the reason is.
que (pron.), that, whom, which.
quel-le, which, what.
quelque, some, any; — part, somewhere.
VOCABULARY
quelquefois, sometimes.
quereller, to quarrel with, dispute with, scold.
querelleur, m., quarrelsome fellow, fighter.
queue,/., tail; faire la — , to stand in line.
qui, who, which.
quinzaine, fortnight.
quinze, fifteen.
quitte, quit, free, settled.
quitter, to leave.
quoi, which, what; — donc!
what!
raccommodement, m., reconciliation.
raconter, to tell.
raide, stiff, unyielding.
raison, /., reason, proof; en — de, because of, in proportion to; avoir — , to be right.
raisonnement, m., reasoning.
ramener, to bring back.
rancune,/., grudge.
ranger, to rank, include, place.
ranimer, to freshen, revive.
rapide, swift.
rappeler, to recall.
rapporter, to bring back.
rapprocher (se), to reconcile, gather round.
rare, rare.
rarement, rarely.
rassurer, to reassure.
rayonner, to shine.
rebut, m., refuse, scum.
recevoir, to receive.
récit, m., story.
réclame,/., advertising.
reclamer, to daim.
recommander, to recommend.
récompenser, to reward.
reconduire, to lead back.
reconnaissance,/., gratitude.
reconnaissant, grateful.
reconnaître, to recognize.
recueillir (se), to medidate
reculer, to withdraw.
redingote,/., frock-coat.
redouter, to fear.
réfléchir, to reflect.
refrain, m., refrain, " old story/ '
refroidir, to cool.
regarder, to concern, look at.
registre, m., register, inn album (cf. livre des voyageurs).
reine,/, queen.
reins, m., back.
réitérer, to repeat.
rejoindre, to rejoin.
relire, to read again.
rembourser, to pay back.
remercier, to thank.
remercîments, m. pi., thanks.
remettre, to hand over, do good to, set up again.
remonter, to go up (the stage), go back.
remorqueur, m., tow-boat, tug.
remplacer, to replace.
rencontre, m., meeting.
rencontrer, to meet.
rendez- vous, m., appointment, place of meeting.
rendre, to render, do, return; — (se), to surrender, become.
renfermer, to shut up, wrap.
renseignement, m., information, investigation (usually plural).
rentier, m., a man who livcs on his income, capitaliste
rentrer, to reënter, corne back.
renverser, to overturn.
renvoyer, to send away.
repartir, to start again.
repas, m., meal.
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repasser, to call again.
repêcher, to fish up.
répéter, to repeat.
répétition, /.; montre à — ,
a repeater (watch) .
répondre, to answer.
réponse,/., answer.
reposer, to rest.
repoussant, loathsome.
reprendre, to take again, take
up; — la corde, to get the
inside track again; se — , to
correct one's self.
reproche, m., reproach.
reprocher, to reproach, find
fault with.
résolu, see résoudre, résoudre, to résolve.
ressemblance, /., likeness.
ressentiment, m., resentment.
reste: au — , moreover.
rester, to remain, stay, stay
behind; poste restante: see
poste, retenir, to hold back, re-
member.
retirer, to withdraw, rescue ;
se — de, to give up.
retour, m., return; de — , back.
retourner, to return.
retrouver, to find again; se — ,
to meet. réussir, to succeed.
revenir, to come back.
rêver, to meditate.
revirement, m., change, revoir, to see again; au — , see
you later ! so long !
révolter, to disgust.
révolutionnaire, m., revolution-
ist.
rhum, m., rum.
rhumatisme, m., rheumatism.
rideau, m., curtain.
ridicule, ridiculous.
rien, nothing.
rire, to laugh.
risquer, to risk.
robe,/., dress, skirt.
ronde,/., patrol.
rouler, to roll.
route, /., road; grand' — ,
highway; en — , forward, on
the way.
sac, m., bag; — de nuit, suit case.
saisir, to seize.
salle, /., hall; — d'attente, waiting-room; — à manger, dining-room.
salon, m., drawing-room.
saluer, to bow.
salut, m., bow.
sang, m., blood.
sang-froid, m., coolness.
sanglot, m., sob.
sangloter, to sob.
sans, without.
santé, health.
sapin, m., fir tree.
sauf, safe; (prep.) saving.
sauver, to save; se — , to escape.
sauveur, m., rescuer.
savoir, to know; — gré, to be pleased with, be grateful to; faire — , to inform.