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peine, /. pain, trouble, diffi-
culty; à — , scarcely.
peiner, pain, grieve.
peintre, m. painter, artist.
pêle-mêle, pell-mell, helter-
skelter.
pèlerin, m, pîlgrim, traveler.
pèlerinage, m. pilgrimage.
peloton, m, platoon.
pelouse, /. lawn, greensward.
pencher (se) , lean, bend down.
pendant, during, for; — que,
while.
pendre, hang.
pénétrer, penetrate, enter,
analyse; — dans, enter, pénible, painful, diffîcult.
péniblement, painfully, with
difl&culty.
pensée,/, thought.
penser, think, believe; — â,
think of.
pension, /. pension, boarding
school.
pente,/, slope, descent; en — ,
slopingly; — éboulée, land-
slide.
perçant, piercing.
percevoir, distinguish, per-
ceive.
perdre, lose, destroy; se — ,
iose itself , one's self.
père, m. father.
péril, m. perilj danger, périr, perish.
permettre, permit, permission,/, leave of absence, perpétuer (se), perpetuate
itself.
perquisition, /. search.
perron, m. perron. "A flight of external steps and a platform before an entrance door." (Stand. Dict,)
persistance, /. persistence.
persister, persist.
personnage, n. personage, person.
personnalité, /. personality.
personne, /. person, some one, any one.
personnel, -le, personal.
personnel, m, working force.
personnifier, personify.
perspective, /. perspective, prospect.
persuadé, persuaded, convinced.
persuader, persuade.
pesant, heavy, stout.
peser, weigh, estimate, weigh down.
petit, --e, small, little, akort; mon — , my dear boy; petite-fille, grand-daughter; les petites gens, the common people.
pétrole, m. kérosène oil.
peu, m. little; as prefix^'in or un, e.g, — capable, incapable; -^ à — , little by little.
peuple, m, people, crowd, swarm.
peur, /. fear; avoir — , be afraid; de — de, for fear of .
peut-être, perhaps.
phénomène, m. phenomenon.
PhiHppe, PhiUp.
phrase, /. phrase, sentence.
VOCABULARY
physionomie, physiognomy,
countenance.
physique, physical.
pic, w.peak; à — , précipitons, pièce, /. pièce, room.
pied, m. foot; à — , on foot.
pierre, /. stone.
Pierre, Peter.
pieu-x, -se, pious.
pignon, m, gable.
pile, /. pile, pin, m. pine.
piquer, prick, sting.
pis, worse; tant — , so much
the worse.
pitié, /. pity.
pivoine, /. peohy.
place, /. place, seat; prendre
— , sit down.
placer, place, plaindre, pity; se — de, com-
plain.
plaine, /. plain.
plainte, /. plaint, complaint.
plaire, please; se — à, take
pleasure.
plaisanter, jest, joke.
plaisir, m. pleasure; faire — ,
please.
plan, m. plan, project.
planche, /. board, plank.
planter, plant; — de, plant
with; se — , plant one's self, plat, -e, flat.
plate-bande, /. platband,
flower-bed.
plein, -e, full, round, pleinement, f ully, completely.
pleurer, weep, weep for.
pli, m, fold, crease, wrinkle.
plier, bend, fold.
plissé, folded, pleated, wrinkled.
plissement, m. wrinkle, curl.
plisser, pleat, wrinkle, narrow.
plonger, plunge, thrust.
pluie, /. rain.
plupart, /. majority.
plus, more, longer; ne — , no longer; — ... que, more . , . than; — . . . - — , the luore . . . the more; non -^, neither, either ; de — en — , more and more; de — , moreover, additional; — ou moins, more or less; — rien, nothing further; pas — T, either, neither, not that.
plusieurs, several.
plutôt (que), rather (than).
poche, /. pocket.
poêle, m, heating stove.
poids, m. weight.
poignet, m. wrist.
poil, m, hair.
poilu, -e, hairy.
poing, m. fist.
point, m. point, state, stage, matter, degree.
pointe,/, point; en — ,pointed.
pointer, point, aim.
poirier, m. pear tree.
poitrine, /. breast.
police, /. police.
politesse, /. politeness, act of politeness.
politicien, m. politidan.
politique, political.
pommette, /. cheek-bope.
VOCABULARY
pont, m. bridge.
porche, m. porch.
port, m. bearing, carriage.
porte,/, door;— d'entrée, en-
trance door.
porter, carry, wear, reach,
raise, turn, strike home;
se — candidat, présent
one's self as a candidate;
se — vers le succès, be
interested in, eager for.
porterie, /. porteras lodge.
portière, /. carriage door.
portique, m. portico, door-
way, arch.
portrait, m. portrait, picture.
posément, sedately, quietly.
poser, place, lay, lay down;
se — , corne to rest.
positi-f , -ve, positive, posséder, possess, own.
possession, /. possession.
possible, possible, poste, m. post, place, squad.
poster (se), post one's self, potager, culinary, cooking;
jardin — , kitchen garden.
poteau, m. post; pL -x.
pouce, m. thumb.
pour, to, in order to, for, on
account of, at; — que, in
order to, so that.
pourceau, m, pig; pi. -x.
pourpre, purple.
pourquoi, why.
pourrir, rot, decay.
poursuite, /. pursuit, prose-
cution.
poursuivre, follow, pursue;
se — , pursue one another.
pourvoir, look out for, provide.
pourvu que, provided that, if only, let us hope that.
pousser, push, push open, stir up, incite, send out, grow, utter.
poussière, /. dust.
poutre, /. beam, girder.
pouvoir, be able, mîght.
pouvoir, f». power.
pratique, practical.
pratique, /. practice, fulfillment.
pré, m. meadow.
précaire, precarious.
précaution, /. précaution; • avec — , cautiously.
précédent, preceding.
précéder, précède.
précieux, precious, valuable.
précipiter, hasten; se — , rush.
précis, précise.
précisément, precisely.
préciser (se), take definite form.
préfecture, /. préfecture, prefect's offices.
prédire, foretell.
préférence, /. préférence.
préférer, prefer. •
préfet, m. prefect {the administrative head of a department).
premi-er, -ère, first {but premier referring to the stories of a housej means second).
première, ûrst class (on trains),
prendre, take, take on, en-
VOCABUIARY
gage, make; — parti, reach a décision, take a definite stand; se — à, set about, begin to; — garde de, take care not to; — fin, corne to an end; — par,
^ pass through.
prénom, m, Christian name, first name.
préoccupé, preoccupied.
préparer, prépare; se — à, prépare for.
préposer, charge with, setover.
près, adv, near; — de, conj, near, by, with, among; à peu — , almost, pretty nearly.
prescrire, prescribe.
présence, /. real being; à peine une — , scarcely more than a shadow.
présent, m. présent.
présent, -e, présent, in hîs memory; à — , now; à — que, now that.
présenter, présent, introduce.
presque, almost, as it were; — plus, scarcely any more.
pressentiment, m. presentiment.
pressé, urgent, dense.
presser, press, crowd.
pressoir, m. press (/or fruit),
prêt, -e, ready.
prétendre, claim; — à, aspire to.
prétention, /. prétention, expectation.
prêtre, m. priest.
preuve, /. proof .
prévenance, /. kindness, attention.
prévenant, thoughtful, kind,
attentive.
prévenir, foresee, anticipate,
inform, warn. prévention, /. préjudice.
prévision, /. prévision, prémonition.
prier, pray, beg; en — , be-
seech.
prière, /. prayer.
primitivement, originally,
at ûrst.
prince, m, prince.
printemps, m, springtime.
prise, /. seizure; mettre aux
prises, bring into conflict.
privé, deprived.
problème, m, problem.
procédé, m. process, manner
of acting, behavior.
procès-verbal, m. lawsuit.
prochain, next, near.
proche, close, near.
prodiguer, lavish.
produire, produce; se — ,
take place, proéminent, prominent.
profane, profane, secular.
profile, m. profile; de — , in
profile.
profiter, profit, avail one's
self.
profond, -e, profound, deep-
rooted.
profondément, profoundly,
deeply.
profondeurs, /. pi. depths.
projet, m. project, plan.
projeter, plan.
prolonger, prolong.
promenade, /. walk, drive.
promener, cast, turn; se — , take a walk.
promeneur, m. walker, pedestrian.
promesse, /. promise.
promettre, promise.
promontoire, m. promontory, headland.
prompte, prompt, quick.
promptement, promptly.
propos, m. subject, conversation; à tout — , on ail occasions.
proposer, propose.
propre, proper, own.
propriétaire, m. proprietor, owner.
propriété, /. proper ty.
prosélytisme, w. proselytism, conversion.
prospère, prospérons.
prospérer, prosper.
prospérité, /. prosperity.
protection, /. influence, pull.
protéger, protect.
protestaire, protesting.
prouver, prove.
provision, /. provision, supply.
provocat-eur, -rice, challengîng, aggressive.
provocation, /. provocation, défiance.
prudemment, prudently.
prudent, prudent.
prunelle, /. pupil {of eye).
Prussien, m, Prussian. -
public, publique, public.
puis, then, after that, after-
wards, besides.
puisque, since.
puissance, /. power.
puissant, puissant, powerful.
punir, punish.
pyramide, /. pyramid.
quai, m. quay, wharf, dock, qualité, /. quality, nature,
rank, position, quand, when; — même, just
the same.
quarantaine, /. forty, two
score, quarante-cinq, forty-five.
quart, m. quarter {of an
hour).
quartier, m, quarter.
quatre, four, quatrième, fourth.
qu', que, pron. that, which,
whom, what.
que, conj. when, that, than,
how, as.
que, excL howl quel, -le, what, what a,
which.
quelconque, some one or
other.
quelque, some; pl.j few.
quelquefois, sometimes.
quelqu'un, somebody.
quenouille, /. distafif, spindle.
querelle, /. quarrel.
question, /. question* quête, /. coUecting, gathering.
VOCABXJLARY
queue,/, tail, stalk.
qui, who, whom, which, that;
— cela? who is it?
quinze, fifteen; — jours, two
weeks.
quitter, leave, take from,
take leave of ; — des yeux,
take his eyes from.
quoi, what, which; — que,
whatever.
quoique, although.
quotidien, -ne, daily.
'quotidiennement, daily.
race, /. birth, breeding, race,
stock, raconter, relate, raffiné, refined, high.
raffinement, m. refinement.
rafraîchissements, m. pi, re-
freshments.
raide, steep, stiff.
raideur, /. stiffness, rigidity.
raidillon, m. steep descent.
raidir (se), stiffen, brace one's
self.
raie,/, parting {ofthe hair).
raison, /. reason; avoir — de,
get the better of .
raisonnable, reasonable.
ralentir, slow up, hinder.
rallié, reconciled (to the Ger-
man Government) y turncoat.
rallier (se), rally, come to-
gether, désert to the other
sîde.
ramage, m, flowers {on stujfs) ;
à ramages, flowered.
ramassé, -e, compact, close
pressed.
ramasser, collect, gather to-
gether.
ramasseur, gatherer.
rameau, m. bough, branch;
dimanche des Rameaux,
Palm Sunday.
ramener, lead back, bring
back, brush back.
rang, m. rank, row.
ranger (se), place one*s self, ranimer, reanimate.
rapidement, rapidly.
rapidité, /. rapidity.
rappeler, recall; se — , recall,
recollect.
rapport, m. report, rapporter, bring back.
rapproché, close together,
drawn together.
rapprochement, m, reconciliation.
rapprocher (se), draw near,
become reconciled.
rare, rare, infrequent, thin,
few.
rarement, rarely.
ras, m, level; au — de, at the
edge of.
ras, -e, smooth, level.
rasé, -e, shaven.
rassembler (se), gather one's
self together.
rasseoir (se), set down
again.
rassurer, reassure.
raté, missed.
ratisser, rake.
rattacher (se), become at-
VOCABULARY
tached, ding, fasten up,
tie up.
rattraper, retake, take up
again, overtake.
rauque, raucous, hoarse.
ravi, charmed, delighted.
ravin, m. ravine, ravir, ravish, charm; à — ,
wonderfully, admirably.
ravivre, rekindle, revive, rayer, streak.
rayon, m. ray, beam.
rayonner, beam.
réaliser, realize, accomplish.
rebattre, beat again; avoir
les oreilles rebattues, hâve
dinned into one's ears.
rebuter, repel, disgust.
réception, /. réception, recevoir, receive.
rechange, m. change of any-
thing, spare.
recherché, sought again,
studied.
rechercher, seek out.
réclamer, claim.
recommander, recommend,
speak for, charge, bid.
récompense, /. recompense, réconcilier, reconcile, reconnaissable, recognizable.
reconnaissance, /. gratitude, reconnaissant, grateful.
reconnaître, recognize, re-
connoiter, acknowledge.
rectification, /. rectification,
correction, recueillement, m, refiection,
composure.
recul, m. recoil, aversion, repulsion.
reculer (se), draw back.
reculons (à), moving back-
ward.
redan, m, redan.
redescendre, go down again,
come.
redevenir, become again.
rédiger, draw up, make.
redingote, /. frock-coat.
redonner, give back again.
redouter, fear, dread.
redresser, straighten; — la
tête, throw the head up;
. se — , start up, stand erect.
réduit, -e, reduced, weazened,
shriveled.
refaire, make again; se — ,
fall, sink again.
réfectoire, m. refectory.
référendar, referendary.
refermer (se), close again.
réfléchir, reflect, consider.
reflet, m. reflection.
réflexion, /. reflection.
réfractaire, refrac tory, stub-
bom.
refus, m. refusai.
refuser (se), refuse.
regagner, join, regain, reach
again.
regard, m. glance, look, regarder, look at, concem;
se — , look at one another. régime, m, régime, order of
things.
régiment, m. régiment, région, /. région, depart-
ment.
VOCABULARY
règtle, /. rule.
règlement, m, régulation.
réglementaire, usual.
régler, regulate, settle.
regretter, regret.
régulièrement, regularly, as usual.
Reichstag, m. German parliament.
reine, /. queen.
reftre, m. trooper.
rejoindre, join, overtake.
réjoui, jovial, merry.
réjouir, rejoice.
relation, /. relation, acquaintance; — s d'affaires, business relations.
relativement, relatively.
relever, lift, raise, do up {of hair), tum up (collar), (nose), take up, lift up; se — , start up again, origînate in.
relief, m. relief, outline; en * — , standing out.
relier, bind, unité.
religieu-z, m. monk;-se, nun, pi. sisterhood.
remarquer, notice.
remède, m. remedy.
remerciement, m. thanks.
remercier, thank.
remettre, place again, defer, hand; se — , recover from; se — à, begin again.
remonter, mount again, rise, go up-stairs.
remords, m. remorse.
rempart, m. rampart.
remplacer par, replace.
remplir, f ulûll, play, perf orm.
remuer, stir, move.
renard, m. fox; collet — bleu,.
blue fox cape, rencontre, /. meeting, en-
counter; faire ime — , meet
some one.
rencontrer, encounter, meet.
rendez-vous, m. rendezvous,
appointment, meeting, rendre, render, make, restore,
give back; — compte, render an account; se — à, be-
take one's self, go.
renégat, m. renegade.
renoncer à, renounce, give up.
renouer, tie again, renew.
renouveler, renew, replace, renseignement, m. inquiry,
information, rente, /. annuity, pension, renti-er, m,, -ère, /. stock-
holder, annuitant.
rentrer, retum, retum home,
re-enter.
renverser, throw back, lean
back; se — en arrière,
throw one's self backward.
renvoyer, dismiss.
répandre, pour out, scatter;
se — , circulate.
reparidtre, re-appear.
réparer, repair, repartir, set forth, leave.
repas, m. meal. repasser, pass through again.
répéter, repeat.
replier, fold again; se — , fall
back, retreat.
répondre, respond, reply; en
—, assure.
VOCABULARY
réponse, /. response, answer.
reporter, bring back, turn again.
repos, m. repose.
reposer (se), rest.
repousser, repuise, reject, refuse, push back.
reprendre, take again, continue.
représentant, m, représentative.
représenter, represent.
réprimer, repress, check.
reproche, m. reproach.
répugnance, /. répugnance.
réputation, /. réputation.
réseau, m. network.
réserve,/, reserve.
réserver, reserve.
résignation,/, résignation.
résigner (se), resign one's self.
résine, /. resin, rosin.
résistance, /. résistance.
résister (à), resist, endure, stand; — à l'épreuve, stand the test.
résolument, resolutely.
résonner, resound.
résoudre, solve, settle.
respect, m. respect.
respirer, breathe, inhale.
ressembler (à), resemble.
ressentir, feel, expérience.
resserrer, contract, tighten.
ressort, m. spring.
ressource, /. resource, cxpedient.
rester, remain.
résultat, m, resuit.
rétablir, re-establish; se — , recover (kealtk).
retard, m. delay; en — , late, behind time.
retarder, delay, put off.
retenir, retain, restrain, stop, reserve, engage.
retentir, resound.
retentissement, m. réverbération.
retenue, /. reserve, self-restraint.
réticence, /. réticence.
retirer, withdraw, retire; se — , retreat, retire.
retomber, fall again, fall back.
retour, m. return.
retourner, turn, turn over; se — , turn about.
retrait, m., closet, pri vate room; en — , withdrawn.
retrousser, find again, rejoin.
réunion, /. gathering, meeting.
réunir, gather, bring together.
réussir, succeed.
revanche, /. re venge, retaliation, return.
rêve, m. dream, fancy, illusion.
réveiller, waken.
révéler, reveal; se — , appear, show itself .
revenir, return; — sur, return to, dwell upon; — sur ses pas, turn back; — de, overcome, recover from.
rôver, dream, muse.
VOCABXJLARY
reverdir, grow green again,
revive, revirement, m, sudden
change, new tack.
revivre, live again, spring up
again, revive.
revoir, see again; au — , good-
bye.
révolter (se), revolt, revue,/, review. rhénan, Rhenish, relating to
the Rhine.
Rhin, m. Rhine.
riche, rîch.
ride,/, wrinkle.
ridé, wrinkled.
rideau, m. curtain.
rien, anything, nothing.
riposter, retort, rire , laugh ; eut un — , laughed.
risquer, risk.
rivière, river, small stream.
robe, /. gown, dress.
roche, /. rock, boulder.
rocher, m. rock, crag.
rocheu-z, -se, irocky.
rôder, prowl, roam.
rôle, m. rôle, part, position, rompre, break, rond, round.
rondache, /. round shield,
boss.
ronde,/, round (s), ronflement, m. roaring, rum-
bling.
rosaire, m. rosary; réciter le
— , tell the beads (of a
rosary), rose, pink, rosy, blushing.
rouge, red.
rougeur, /. reddening, flush.
rougir, flush.
rouillé, -e, rusty.
roulement, m, roUing.
rouler, roll.
route,/, route, road, journey,
way; la — de, road leading
to.
rouvrir, re-open.
roux, -se, reddish.
ruban, m. ribbon; — rouge,.
red ribbon (of the Légion
of Honor).
rucher, m. apiary, stand for
bées.
rude, harsh, severe, rough.
rudesse,/, sternness.
rue, /. Street.
ruine, /. ruin.
ruisseau, m, rivulet, small
stream, gutter.
sa, fem, of son, his, her.
sable, m. sand.
sac, m. sack, knapsack.
saccadé, harsh, discordant,
staccato, jerky, choppy.
sacré, -e, sacred.
sacrifice, m. sacrifice.
sacrifier, sacrifice, sagesse,/, wisdom, prudence, saillie, /. sally, jutting forth.
saillir, sally forth, project,
show.
sain, -e, sound, healthy.
saint, -e, holy. saisir, seize, catch, grasp.
j^aisij^Sement, m. shock«
VOCABULARY
saison, /. season.
salon, m. salon, parlor.
salle,/, hall, large room; — à
manger, dining room; —
de billard, billiard room.
saluer, salute.
salut, m. salutation, greet-
ing.
samedi, m. Saturday.
sang, m. blood; froid, m.
coolness.
sangler, bind {wUh a girth),
button tightly.
sanglot, m. sob.
sanguin, full-blooded, of rud-
dy complexion.
sans, without, but for; —
que, withoutv santé, /. health.
sapin, m. fir.
sapinière, /. plantation or
grove of fir trees.
sapristi I y ou don't say sol
the dickens!
sarment, m. shoot, tendril.
satin, m. satin.
satisfait, satisfied, pleased.
sauf, save, except.
saurais (ne), conditional mood
of savoir, trans, cannot.
sauter, jump, explode, leap;
faire — , dandle, toss; —
à terre, dismount, jump
down.
sauvage, timid, retiring, un-
social, sauvagerie, /. wildness.
sauver, save.
savamment, skillfully, intelli-
gently.
savoir, know, know how, be able, learn of.
scandale, m. scandai, gossip.
scandaleusement, scandalously, loudly.
schlitteur, m. sledger.
science, /. science, knowledge.
scientifique, scientific.
scierie, /. saw-mill; — mécanique, steam saw-mill.
scolaire, académie.
scrupule, m. scruple.
se, s', self, oûe's self, himself, themselves, etc.
séance,/, session, affair, business.
sécher, dry, wîpe.
second, -e, second, another.
secondairement, secondarily.
seconde, /. second.
secouer, shake.
secours, m. succor, aid.
secousse, /. shock.
secr-et, -ète, secret.
secrètement, secretly.
séduisant, --e, seductive, attractive.
seigneur, m. lord, master.
seizième, sixteenth.
séjour, m, sojourn, stay.
séjourner, sojourn, dwell.
selle,/, saddle.
seller, saddle.
selon, according to.
semailles, /. pi, seeding, sowing.
semaine, /. week; — sainte, Holy Week.
VOCABULARY
semblable (à), similar, like.
sembler, seem.
seiner, sow, strew.
sens, m. sensé, direction, purpose, end.
sensé, -e, sensible, intelligent.
sensiblement, perceptibly.
senteur, /. odor, fragrance.
sentier, m. path.
sentiment, m. sentiment, feeling.
sentir, feel.
séparation, séparation; — d'avec, séparation from.
séparer, separate; se — de, leave.
sept, seven.
sergent, m. sergeant.
série, /. séries.
sérieusement, seriously.
sérieu-z, -se, serions, considérable, important.
serment, m. vow, oath.
serré, serried, thick.
serrer, press, clasp, shake, grip, draw tight, clench, set; se — , con tract, choke.
service, w. service, bureau; — d'eau, water bureau.
serviette, /. napkin, towel.
servir, serve; — à table, wait upon the table; — de, serve as.
seuil, m. threshold.
seul, -e, alone, only, single.
seulement, only, even, not until.
sève, /. sap.
seyait, imperf, of seoir, be-
come, fit, suit.
si, so, as, if; yes indeed!
{answering a négation)", —
. . . que, however.
siècle, m, century.
siège, m. seat.
siéger, sit {as a memher).
sien, — ^ne (la, le), his, hers,
its.
siffler, whistle, hiss, whistle
to.
sifflet, m, whistle.
signe, m. sign.
signifier, signify, mean.
silence, m. silence, silencieusement, silently.
silencieu-z, -se, silent.
sillon, m. furrow.
simple, simple, single, simplement, simply.
sincérité,/, sincerity.
singuli-er, -ère, singular.
sinon, if not, except.
sinueu-z, -se, sinuous, wind -
ing.
situation, /. situation, situé, located.
situer, place, seat.
siz, six.
sociale, social.
sœur, /. sister.
soigner, care for, nurse, soigneusement, caref ully.
soi-môme, one's self, himself,
herself.
soin, m. care.
soir, m. evening, night.
soirée, /. evening, evening
party.
VOCABULARY
soit, près. subj. of être, so be
it, very well; — ... — ,
both . . . and, either ... or.
soixante, sixty.
sol, m. soil.
soldat, m, soldîer.
soleil, m. sun.
solennel, -le, solemn.
solide, solid, f ull, ûrm, sturdy,
strong.
solitaire, solitary, alone.
solliciter, solicit.
sombre, dark.
somme, /. sum; en — , on the
whole.
sommeil, m. sleep, drowsiness.
sommeiller, doze, slumber.
sommet, m. summit, top.
songe, m, dream, dreami-
ness.
songer (à), dream, reflect,
think.
songeur, adj\ méditative,
pondering.
sonner, ring, ring for. sonnette, /. bell.
sonore, sonorous.
sort, m. fate, lot, die.
sorte, /. sort, way; de la — ,
that way; de — que, so
that.
sortie, /. exit; examen de — ,
final examination.
sortir, leave, go out, get out,
come out.
souci, m. care, anxiety.
soucieux, concerned, anxious.
souder, solder, weld, unité, souffle, m. breath, blast.
souffler, breathe, whisper.
souffrance, /. suffering.
souffranf, -e, suffering, enduring.
souffrir, suffer.
souhaiter, hope, wish, bid.
soulever, raise, Uft, heave; se — , rise.
soulier, m. shoe.
souligner, underline, show, bring out clearly.
sotunettre, submit, subject.
soumission,/, submission.
soupçon, m. suspicion.
soupçonner, suspect.
souper, m. supper.
souper, take supper.
souple, supple, pliant, yielding.
souplesse, /. pliability.
source,/, spring. ,
sourcil, m. eyebrow.
sourire, m, smile.
sourire, smile.
sous, under, beneath.
sous-bois, m. undergrowth, underbrush.
sous-lieutenant, m, second lieutenant.
sous-officier, /. subaltern, non-commissioned ofl5cer.
soustraire (à), withdraw from.
soutenir, sustain, endure, hold, keep up.
souvenir, m. memory, recollection; images du — français, French souvenir pictures.
souvenir (se), recall, remember.
VOCABULARY
souvent, often.
souverain, m, sovereîgn.
spectacle, m. spectacle, sight.
spirituel, -le, bright, witty.
splendeur, /. splendor, glory,
beauty.
spontanément, spontaneous-
stage, m, probation, noviti-
ate.
statthalter, m. lieutenant-
governor.
store, m. window-shade.
Strasbourg, Strassburg, capital of Alsace-Lorraine.
Strasbourgeois, Strassburger.
stupéfait, stupeûed, astound-
ed, amazed.
subir, undergo, suffer, sub-
mit to, expérience, subitement, suddenly.
subtil, -e, délicate, subtle.
succéder, follow, succeed.
succès, m. success, result.
successivement, successively.
sud, m. south.
sueur, /. sweat; en — , cov-
ered with sweat.
suffire, suffice.
suffisamment, sufficiently. suite, /. succession, suite,
conséquence; tout de — ,
at once, stdvre, follow.
sujet, m. subject, fellow; —
d'avenir, promising fellow;
à son — , concerning him.
superbe, proud, haughty.
superbement, superbly,
.proudly, haughtily.
supérieur, superior.
superposer (se), superpose, place one on top of the other.
suppliant, -e, suppliant, beseeching.
supplier, supplicate, beseech, beg.
supporter, support, endure.
sur, upon, at, over, above, to, toward, about, concerning, in; — plus de, for more than.
sûr, sure, certain, reliable, trustworthy.
surbaissé, surbased, low.
surcroît, m. increase; par — , in addition, to boot.
sûrement, surely.
surface,/, surface.
surlendemain, m, second day after, next day but one.
surmonter, surmount, overcome.
surprendre, surprise.
surprise, /. surprise.
sursauter, start, jump.
surtout, above ail, especially, particularly.
surveillance, /. surveillance, supervision.
surveiller, hold under surveillance, watch.
susceptibilité, /. susceptibility, feeling. '
suspendu, suspended.
suspens, m. suspense.
syllabe, /. syllable.
S]rmptôme, m. symptom.
systématique,, systematic.
VOCABULARY
t is inserUd between verbforms ending in a vowel and following pronoun beginning with vinvelj to avoid hiatus,
table, /. table; — de travail, work table.
tâcher, try, attempt.
tacitement, tacitly, impliedly.
taille, /. form, figure, size.
tailler, eut, fashion.
tailleur, m, tailor.
taillis, m, brush work, thicket.
taire (se), be silent.
talon, m. heel.
tandis que, while, though.
tanguer, lurcîi, pitch.
tant, so much, as much; — que, as long as, while.
tantôt, by and by, just now; — ... — , now . . . again.
tapis, m. tapestry, carpet, spread; — de jeu, green cloth, gaming table.
tapisser, paper, carpet.
tapisserie, /. (fancy) needlework.
tard, la te; plus — , la ter, later on.
tarder, be long; — de, be slow in.
tardi~f , -ve, late, belated.
tardivement, tardily, late.
tarir, dry up, be silent.
tasse, /. cup.
tâter, feel.
taxer, tax; — de, accuse of.
te, you, to you.
teint, m, tint, complexion.
teinte, /. shade, hue.
tel, -le, such, a certain.
témoigner, testify, bear witness.
témoin, m, witness.
tempe,/, temple {ofihe head),
tempérament, m, tempérament; — de fonctionnaire, office-holding tempérament.
tempête, /. tempest, storm.
temps, m, time, weather; avoir le — de, hâve plenty of time to; le — de, after taking time to.
tendance, /. tendency.
tendre, stretch out, offer, tender, direct.
tendre, adj, tender.
tendrement, tenderly.
tendresse,/, tenderness.
tendu, tense.
ténébreux, dark, gloomy.
tenir, hold, endure, keep, hâve, take, consider; y — , stand it, wait any longer; — à, désire strongly, care about, be concerned about; se — , remain, stay; tenezl hère! tiens! whyl cheval tenu en bride, led horse, held by the bridle.
tenter, tempt, try.
tenue, /. dress, uniform; petite — , undress; grande — , full dress; — de ville, civilian dress.
terminé, terminating, ending, finished.
terminer (se), terminate, end.
VÔCABUtARY
terrain, m. ground, drillground.
terre, /. earth; pi. lands, estâtes; à — , on the ground.
tête, /. head; mauvaise — , hard case, trouble maker;
— de mort, death's head.
tiième, m. thème, topic.
tiède, tepid, warm.
tien, -ne (le, la), yours.
tiers, m. third, of a third person; /. tierce; à deux tiers de, at two thirds of the length of.
tierce, of a third person.
tige, /. stem, stalk.
tilleul, m. linden, basswood.
timbré, -e, sonorous.
tintement, m. tinkling.
tirer, pull, draw, extract, fire;
— parti, profit by.
titre, m. title, right.
toi, you, to you; ^même,
yourself.
toUe, /. linen; — écru, brown holland, unbleached cloth.
toilette, /. toilet, dress.
toit, m. roof.
tolérant, tolérant.
tolérer, tolerate, endure.
Tombeau, m. tomb (of Christ),
tombant, limp.
tombe,/, slope.
tomber, fall, drop, droop, come out upon; — d'accord, come to, reach an understanding.
ton, m. tone.
ton, ta, tes, your.
toque, /. toque, flat cap.
tordre, twist.
torrent, m. torrent, stream.
torsade, /. twisted cord.
tort, m. wrong, harm; avoir — , do or be wrong, act unwisely; donner — , décide against.
torturer, torture.
tôt, soon, early.
touchant, touching.
toucher, touch.
toujours, always, still, of course, I suppose.
tour, m. trip, turn, trick.
tour,/, tower.
tournant, m. turn.
tournée, /. round, beat.
tourner, turn, wind, go around, get around, circumvent, whirl.
tout, -e, pron. tous, toutes, each, every, ail, sole, any, whole; tous deux, tous* les deux, both.
tout, adv. ail, entirely, quite, whoUy, very; — à fait, entirely, completely, exactly;
— à l'heure, just now, presently; — de suite, at once;
— le long de, ail along; — à coup, suddenly; — de même, just the same; — en, while.
tracassi-er, -ère, pestering,
annoying.
trace, /. trace, sign.
tracer, trace, draw up, write.
traduire, translate.
tragique, tragic.
trahir, betray.
train, m, train, gait, rate; bon
— , Smart pace.
traîner, drag.
trait, m. dart, feature,
draught.
traitement, m. salary.
traiter, discuss, treat.
trajet, m. journey.
tramer, weave, plot, tranchée,/, trench, tranquille, tranquil, easy (in
mind), transmettre, transmit, deliv-
er; à — , to be delivered.
transparent, -e, transparent.
transport, m, transport, trans-
portation.
transporter, transport, trapu, thick-set.
traquer, track, pursue.
travail, m. work.
travailler, work.
travailleur, laborer.
travers, m, width; â — ,
through, across.
traverser, traverse, pass
along, cross, pierce.
trembler, tremble, trente, thirty. très, very.
trésor, m, treasure.
tressaillir, quiver.
trêve,/, truce.
tricolore, tricolored.
triste, sad, gloomy.
tristement, sadly.
tristesse,/, sadness.
trois, three.
troisième, third.
tromper, deceive; se — , de-
ceive one*s self, be mista-
ken.
tromperie,/, déception, tronc, m, trunk.
trop, too, very well; pas — ,
not so very; de — , one too
many, not wanted.
trot, m. trot, trotting.
trotter, trot, run.
trouble, m, trouble, confusion, disquietude.
troubler, agitate, trouble, dis-
turb, affect; se — , be agi-
tated, disturbed.
trouée, /. gap, pass, large
hole.
troupe, /. troop, school.
trouver, ûnd, consider, think;
se — , consider one*s self,
to be, ûnd one's self, hap-
pen to be.
tu, you. tuer, kill.
tuile, /. tile.
tulle, m. tulle, net.
tunique, /. tunic, coat.
tjTpe, m. type.
tyroUen, tyrolese. (Tyrol, a
mountainous section of Ans-
tria.)
U Uhlan, m. Uhlan. See note,
un, -e, one, a, an.
uni, -e, smooth, level.
tmiquement, simply, solely.
unir, unité.
tmiversité, /. univers! ty.
VOCABULARY
urbanité, /. urbanity, kindlî-
ness.
usage, m. usage, custom, use;
d' — , customary.
user, wear; — de, make use of .
usine,/, works, factory, shop.
utile, useful. utilement, usefully.
utilitaire, utilitarian.
utopie, /. utopia, air castles.
va, $d pers. sg. près, indic, of aller, also imper atîve 2d sing, -go, I tell you! indeed; — — t'en, go away.
vacance, /. vacancy; pL vacation.
vaciller, waver.
vaillant, valiant, brave.
vaincre, conquer, overcome.
vainqueur, m. conqueror.
valet, m. valet, servant; — de chambre, valet.
valide, valid, strong, well.
valise,/, valise.
vallée,/, valley.
valoir, be worth, repay; — mieux, be better.
vanter (se), boast.
varier, vary, change.
veille, /. day before.
veiller, watch.
veine,/, vein.
velours, m. velvet.
vendange, /. vintage, graî)egathering.
venir, corne; — de, to hâve just.
vent, m. wind.
ventre, m. belly.
venue,/, coming.
verger, m, orchard.
véritable, véritable, real.
vérité, /. truth.
verni, -e, patent leather, var-
nished.
verre, m, glass.
vers, toward.
versant, m. slope.
verser, pour out.
vert, -e, green.
vestibule, m,, /. vestibule,
hall.
vêtement, m. garment, cloth-
ing.
vêtir, dress, clothe, live.
vêtu, -e (de), dressed in.
vexation,/, vexation, vibrer, vibrate, quiver.
victoire, /. victory.
vide, empty.
vie, /. life; pour la — , for-
ever.
vieil, -le, see vieux, vieillard, m. old man.
vieillesse, /. old âge.
vieux, vieil; -le, old.
vi-f, -ve, keen.
vigilant, vigilant, vigile, /. eve.
vigne, /. vineyard.
vigueur, /. vigor.
village, m. village, ville, /. city.
vin, m. wine.
vingt, twenty.
vingt-deux, twenty-two.
vingt-quatre, twenty-four.
VOCABULARY
vingt-quatrième, twentyfourth.
vingt-sept, twenty-seven.
violemment, violently.
violent, violent, fierce.
vis-à-vis, opposite, with regard to, with, toward, as against.
visage, m. visage, face.
visiblement, visibly.
vision, /. vision.
visite, /. visit.
visiter, visit, inspect.
vite, quickly.
vitesse, /. quickness; à toute — , at full speed.
vitre, m. window pane.
vivacité, /. vivacity, sprîghtliness.
vivant, -e, livîng, keen.
vivement, quickly, sharply.
vivre, live.
vœu, m. vow, prayer, desire.
voici, hère is; me — , hère I am.
voie, /. way, course.
voilà, see there, it is, hère is, there is, this is; te — , there you arel
voile, m. veil.
voilé, -e, veiled, misty.
voir, see; faire — , show.
voirie, /. highway commission.
voisin, m, neighbor.
voisin, -e, adj, close, neîghboring.
voisinage, m. vicinage, nearness.
voiture, /. conveyance, vehicle, carnage; — de place, cab.
voix, /. voice; à haute — , aloud.
vol, m. flight; au — , as they flew.
voler, fly.
volontaire, resolute, willful.
volontariat, m, volunteer service.
volonté, /. will; mauvaise — , ill-wiU.
volontiers, willingly, readily, gladly, inclined to be.
vosgienné, adj. derived from Vosges.
voter, vote.
votre, adj. pron. your.
vouloir, wish, will, propose, intend; admit; — bien, be willing, be kind enough to;
— très bien, be very willing indeed; voulu, willed, forced; je veux, I propose, intend; — dire, mean; en
— à, blâme, be angry with; — de, care for, accept.
vous, you.
voûte, /. vault, arch.
voyage, m. joumey, trip.
voyager, travel.
voyageur, m. travder.
voyons, corne nowl vrai, -e, true.
vraiment, truly.
vraisemblance, /. probabili-
ty.
vue, /. view, vision, sight.
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