livre, m. book
livrer, yield, give up, sur-
render.
logement, m. lodging, room.
loger, lodge, be quartered.
logeuse, /. lodging-house
keeper.
logis, m. dwelling.
loi, /. law.
loin, far, afar off; de — ,
from a distance; au — ,
far away.
lointain, m, distance.
Loire, /. river of Central
France, long, -ue, long, tall; tout le
— de, ail along; le — de,
beside, alongside.
longer, skirt, go along.
longtemps, long time.
longuement, for a long time.
longueur, /. length.
lorgnon, m, eyeglass.
lors, that time; — même,
even when; — donc, when;
therefore.
lorsque, when.
lot, m, lot, section, louer, praise.
Louis XVI, Louis XVI style.
lourd, -e, heavy, clumsy.
lourdement, clumsily, gross-
ly, heavily.
lueur, /. glimmer, gleam.
lui, to him, to her, to it, him,
her, it, he; — -même, him-
self.
Itdre, gleam, shine.
lumière, /. light.
lumineu-x, -se, luminous,
light, bright.
lune,/, moon.
lunette, /. télescope, lutte, /. struggle, quarrel.
lutter (de), strive, struggle,
compare, lutteur, m. fighter, combat-
ant.
luzerne, /. lucern, lucern grass, a clover-like plant.
lycée, m. lycée, lyceum, highschool (naiiofûU),
M. abbrevicUion of Monsieur, Mr.
machine,/, machine, machinery.
mâchoire, /. jaw.
madame, /. Madam, Mrs.
mademoiselle, /. Miss, young lady.
magasin, m. store, storehouse.
magistrat, m. magistrate.
magistrature,/, magistracy.
magnifique, magnificent.
maigre, thin, slender.
nudlle, /. mesh.
main, /. hand.
maint, many a.
maintenant, now; — que, now that.
maintenir, maintain.
maire, m. mayor.
mais, but, why.
maison, /. house; — forestière, house built for a forester, i.e. a forest-guard.
maître, m, master, celebrated teacher.
maîtresse,/, teacher.
nudtresse, adj. dominatîng, ail-important.
mal, m, evil, harm; pi. maux.
mal, adv. ill, badly.
malade, m, or f. sick man, woman, invaUd.
malade, adj. sick, ill.
malaisé, difficult.
mftle, maie, manly, virile.
malgré, in spite of.
malhabile, unskilled.
malheur, m. misfortune, unhappiness.
malheureu-z, -se, unhappy.
maman, /. mother, mamma.
manège, m. horsemanship.
manger, eat; salle à — , dining room.
manière, /. manner; de — à, in such a way as.
manifestation, /. manifestation.
manifester, manifest; se — , make itself known.
man(|uer, miss; — à or de, lack, fail, be remiss; que tu me manques donc, I surely do miss you.
mansardée, having a mansard roof. From Mansart, a celebrated French architect of the lyth century.
manteau, m. mantle, cloak.
mantille,/, mantilla.
marchand, merchant, dealer, peddler.
marchandise,/, merchandise; pl. goods.
marché, m, market.
marche,/, march, step, movement, gait, walk.
marcher, walk.
marcheu-r, -se, walker.
mardi, m. Tuesday.
maréchal, w. marshal; — des logis^, quartermaster.
marée, /. tide.
mari, m. husband.
mariage, m. marriage.
mariée, /. bride.
marier (se), marry, get mar-
ried.
marmite, /. pot, kettle.
marque, /. mark, sign.
marquer, indicate, empha-
size.
marronnier, m. French chest-
nut tree. Marseillaise, /. Marseillaise,
the national anthem of
France, marteller, hammer, beat upon.
masque, /. mask, face.
masquer, mask, hide.
masse, /. mass.
massif, m. clump, group.
massi-f , -ve, massive, strong.
mat, -e, dull.
maternel, -le, maternai,
motherly.
matin, m. morning.
matinal, -e, early rîsing,
early.
matinée, /. morning.
mauvais, -e, bad; — e tête,
hard case, trouble-maker.
mécanique, mechanical, run
by machinery.
mèdie, /. lock, strand, wisp.
méconnaissable, unrecogniz-
able.
méconnaître, misjudge, dis-
own, slight, eut your ac-
quain tance.
médecin, m. physician.
médiocre, moderate, délicate.
VOCABULARY
médiocrement, moderately,
inadequately.
médire, slander, speak ill
of.
meilleur, adj. better; le — ,
best.
mélancoliquement, in a mel-
ancholy way, sorrowfully.
mélangé, -e, mixed.
mêler, mix, mingle; se — à,
mix with; se — de, interfère, mix up with.
membre, m. member.
membrure, /. limbs, frame.
même, adv, even; de — , like-
wise, in the same way;
tout de — , just the same.
même, pron. same, self, very;
fais de — , do the same.
menace,/, menace, threat.
' menacer, menace, threaten.
ménage, m. household, mar-
ried couple, ménagement, m, manage- ! ment, regard, considération.
j ménager, spare, respect, I maiiage, prépare, mener, lead, take, drive, mentir, lie.
menton, m, chin.
méprendre (sur), mistake,
misjudge; se — , mistake,
misunderstand.
mépris, m, contempt, scorn.
mépriser, scorn.
mer, /. sea.
merci (de), thank you (for), mère, /. mother.
Méridional, m, Southerner,
inhabitant of southem France.
merisier, m. wild cherry tree.
mériter, deserve.
merveille, /. marvel, wonder; à — , wonderfully well.
merveÛleu-z, -se, marvelous.
mésinteUigence, /. misunderstanding.
mesure, m. measure, bounds; à — que, in proportion as.
mesurer, measure.
métal, m. métal.
méthode, /. method.
métier, m. business, trade, profession.
mètre; m. mètre =39.3 7 inches.
mettre, place, put, give; — à l'abri de, shelter from; se — en route, set out ; se — en touriste, dress in tourist costume; — au courant de, explain; se — au beau {of weather)j become fine.
meuble, m. pièce of furniture.
meubler, furnish.
Midi, m. South (of France), south, noon.
miel, m. honey.
mien, -ne (le, la), mine.
mieux, adv. better; tant — , so much the better, l'm glad to know that! valoir — , be better; de son — , as best one can.
milieu, m. envîronment, midst, middle; au — de la montagne, half-way up.
militaire, military.
VOCABULARY
millier, m. thousand.
mi-montagne, half-way up
the mountain.
mince, thin, slender.
mine, /. mien, appearance;
avoir bonne — , look
well.
minuit, m, midnight.
minute,/, minute.
misérable, misérable, wretch-
éd.
misère, /. misery, poverty,
wretchedness.
mobile, mobile, changing
quickly.
modifier, modify, change; se
— , become changed.
moelle, /. marrow.
moi, me, to me, I; à — , my,
my own.
moindre, lesser, least, slight-
est.
moins, less; — encore, still
less; (tout) au — , at least;
du — , at any rate; à —
que, unless; — un quart, a
quarter cf.
mois, m. month.
moissonner, harvest.
moitié, /. moiety, half ; à —
endormi, half asleep.
mollement, indolently.
moment, m. moment; — de
• crise, critical time; à ce
' là, at that time.
mon, ma, mes, my; in address
it is often not iransUUed^ e.g.
mon Jean, monastère, m. monastery,
convent«
mond(dn, -e, worldly, given
to Society, monde, m. world, society,
people, relatives; tout le —,
everybody.
monologuer, talk alone.
monsieur, Mr., proprietor,
boss; {in address) you. Sir.
montagne,/, mountain.
monter, rise, mount, go up,
go up-stairs, take up; —
dans, get into.
montrer, show, display.
moquer, mock; se — de,
laugh at, make sport cf.
moral, moral, spiritual, moralement, morally, funda-
mentally, intellectually.
mordre, bite.
morgue, /. haughtiness, arrogance, mort, — e, dead.
mot, m, Word, motif, m, motive, motte, /. clod, lump, mo-u, -1; -lie, soft, mouchoir, m. handkerchief.
mouillé, moist, wet« mouiller, moisten, wet; se —,
grow moist.
mourir, die.
mousse, /. moss.
moustache, /. mustache.
mouvement, m. movement,
activity, impulse, moyen, m. means.
muet, -te, mute, muguet, m. lily of the valley.
mtdtiple, manifold, many.
multitude^ /. multitude.
VOCÀBULARY
mur, m. wall.
muraille, /. wall.
murer, wall up.
mûrir, mature, ripen.
murmure, m, murmur.
murmurer, murmur.
muscle, f». muscle, museau, muzzle, snout, nose.
myope, m. near-sighted per-
son.
myrtilleuse, /. bilberry-gath-
erer.
mystère, m, mystery.
mystérieu-z, -se, mysterious.
n'-ne, no, not.
miger, swim.
naï-f, -ve, naive, artless,
frank, unaffected.
naître, be born.
nappe, /. cloth, table-cloth.
nature, /. nature, naturel, -le, natural.
naturellement, naturally.
ne, no, not; — ... pas, not;
— ... point, not at ail; —
pas de, no, not any; — ...
que, only.
nécessaire, necessary.
nécessité, /. necessity.
née, born.
négligemment, negligently,
carelessly.
négliger, neglect.
neige,/, snow.
neigeu-x, -se, snowy.
nerveu-x, Hse, nervous,
sinewy.
net, -te, neat, clear, plain.
nettement, clearly, plaînly.
neuf, nine.
neu-f , -ve, new, unskilled, in-
experienced.
neutre, neutral.
neuvième or 9*, ninth. neveu, m. nephew.
nez, m, nose.
nier, deny.
niveler, level, smooth.
noblesse, /. nobility.
nocturne, nocturnal.
nœud, m, knot, bow.
noir, -e, black.
noisetier, m. nut tree, hazel-
nut tree.
nom, m, name.
nombre, m, number.
nombreu-x, -se, adj. m. nti-
mérous, nommer, name, nomînate,
elect; se — , be called,
speak of .
non, no.
nonchalamment, nonchalant-
ly, unconcernedly.
nord, m. north; au — de, to
the north of , in the northern
part of .
nord-ouest, m. north-west.
note, /. note, noter, note, note down.
notre, adj. our.
nôtre, pron, ours.
Notre Dame,/. Our Lady, i.e.
the Virgin Mary, nouer, knot, tie.
nous, we, us, to us, our-
selves, each other, to
VOCABULARY
each other; ^mêmes,
oursdves.
Bouve-au, -1; -lie, new, an-
other, différent; de — ,
again.
nouvelle, /. pièce of news; de
ses — s, news of him.
nouvellement, recently.
noyer, m. walnut tree.
noyer, drown, submerge, nu, bare.
nuage, m. doud, doudiness,
gloom.
nuance^ shade, Une, gradation, variation, nuance.
nuancer, shade, vary.
nuire (à), harm, préjudice.
nuit, /. night; bonne — , good
night; la — , at night.
nul, -le, no one.
nullement, not at ail, in no
wise.
nuque, /. nape {of the neck).
obéir, obey.
obéissance, /. obédience, objet, m. object.
obligé, obliged.
obliger, oblige, compel.
obliquer, eut across.
observer, observe, obstacle, m. obstacle, obstiner (s'), persist.
obtenir, obtain.
occasion, /. occasion, ocdput, m, occiput, back of
the head.
occupé (à), occupied in, ab-
sorbed in.
occuper, occupy.
octobre, m. October.
odeur, /. odor.
œil, f». eye; coup d* — ^
glance.
œuvre,/, work.
offensant, -e, offensive.
offense, /. offence, insuit.
offenser, offend.
office, m, office, f unction; d'— ,
officially.
offidel, offidal.
offider, m. officer.
offideux, officious, friendly.
ogive, /. ogive, pointed arch.
oh, excl. oh!
oiseau, m. bird.
ombre, /. shadow, darkness,
shade.
'on, one, they, people.
once, /. ounce.
onde, m. unde.
onduler, undulate.
onze, eleven. opinion, /. opinion.
opposé (à), opposite, opposer, oppose; s' — , offer
opposition.
pppre§sion, /. oppression, op-
pressiveness.
opprimer, oppress, repress,
depress.
opter, choose, take sides.
opulent, opulent, rich.
or, m. gold.
orage, m, tempest.
oratoire, oratorical.
ordinaire, ordinary, usual;
d' — , ordinarily.
ordonnance,/, orderly.
VOCABULARY
ordonner, ordain, command.
ordre, m. order.
oreille, /. ear. .
oreiller, m. pillow.
organisation, /. organisa-
tien.
orgueil, m. pride.
orgueilleu-x, -se, proud.
original, -e, original, odd.
origine, /. source, origin.
orme, m. elm.
orner, omament, adorn.
ornière, /. rut, wagon
track.
os, m. bone.
oser, dare.
otage, m, hostage.
ôter, take.
ou, or; — ... — , eîther . . .
or.
où, where, in which, into
which, under which, whith-
er; d' — , whence.
oubli, f». forgetfulness, for-
getting.
oublier, forget.
oublieu-z, -se, forgetful.
ouest, m. west.
oui, yes; que — , that I
would.
ourlet, m. hem.
outre, beyond; ^frontière,
across the border; en — ,
besides.
ouvertement, openly.
ouverture, /. opening.
ouvrage, m. work.
ouvrier, m. workman.
ouvrir, open; s' — , open, be
opened, appear.
pacage, m. pasture.
païen, -ne, pagan.
paille,/, straw.
pain, m. bread.
paix,/, peace.
palais, m. palace.
pflle, pale.
pâleur, /. pallor.
pâlir, pale, turn pale.
palissade,/, palisade, wooden
fence.
pansage, m. groomîng (0/
horses).
pansue, bulgîng, stout.
pantalon, m, trousers.
papier, m, paper.
par, by, as concerns, with; —
l'esprit, on the intellectual
side; de — de, by virtue of,
in the name of .
paraître, seem, appear; à ce
qu'il parait, as it seems.
parbleu, by Jove!
parc, m, park.
parce que, because.
parcourir, go over; look
through, read cursorily,
traverse, cross.
par-dessus, over.
pardessus, m. overcoat.
pardon, I beg pardon, pardonner, pardon.
pareil, such, like, equal; non
— , unsurpassed.
parent, m, parent, relative.
parfait, -e, perfect, very kind.
parfaitement, certainly, per-
fectly, extremely.
