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VOCABUIARY
parfois, at times, sometimes.
parfum, m. perfume.
paria, m, pariah, outcast.
par-là, over there.
parlementer, parley.
parler, speak.
parmi, among, amongst, amidst.
parole, /. word, utterance, speech.
paroxysme, 9». paroxysm, dimax.
parquet, m, floor.
part, /. part, share, place, side; de la — de, on the part of; de ma — , from me; d'autre — , on the other hand; de — en — , from side to side.
partager, separate, divide.
parti, m. party, side; prendre — de, décide upon; prendre son — , accept, resign one's self to; tirer — , profit by.
participation, /. participation, knowledge.
particuli-er, -ère, particular, peculiar.
parti, /. part, section.
partir, départ, leave, go away; à — de, on and after.
partout, everywhere.
parvenir, succeed, arrive; — à, attain, reach.
parvenu à, having reached.
pas, m. pace, step.
pas, adv. no, not; ne . . . — , not; ne . . . — encore, not yet; — tm, not one.
passage, m. passage; au —
de, on passing through, as
he passed.
passant, m., '-e, /. passer-by.
passé, m. the past.
passer, pass, slip, excuse from,
proceed; se — , occur, pass
off.
passionné, passionate, im-
passioned.
passionner, impassion, interest
profoundly.
pasteur, m. shepherd.
paternel, -le, patemal.
patineur-r, w., Hse, /. skater.
patrie, /. fatherland, native
country.
patriote, m. patriot.
patron, m. patron, employer,
boss; patronne, /. patron
saint.
patte, /. paw.
paume, /. palm.
paupière, /. eyelid; paupières
cernées d'ombre, eyes with
dark circles around them.
pauvre, m. orf. poor {people).
pauvre, poor, dear.
pauvrement, scantily, poorly,
wretchedly.
pavillon, m. pavilion, wing.
payer, pay, recompense, pays, m. country, land, district, section, paysage, m. landscape.
paysan, m., -ne, /. peasant.
peau, /. skin, rind, bark.
pèche, /. peach.
pédant, -e, pedantic.
peigne, m. comb.
peindre, paint.
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, difi&cult.
péniblement, painfully, with
difficulty.
pensée, /. thought.
penser, think, believe; — à,
think of .
pension, /. pension, boarding
school.
pente,/, slope, descent; en — ,
slopingly; — éboulée, land-
slide. perçant, piercing.
percevoir, distinguish, per-
ceive.
perdre, lose, destroy; se — ,
lose itself , one's self, père, m. father.
péril, m. péril, 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, weîgh down.
petit, -e, small, little, short; mon — , my dear boy; petite-fille, grand-daughter; les petites gens, the cornmon people.
pétrole, m. kérosène oil.
peu, m, little; as prefix^hOL 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.
PhiUppe, PhîUp.
phrase, /. phrase, sentence.
physionomie, physiognomy,
countenance.
physique, physical.
pic, f».peak; à — , precipitous.
pièce, /. pièce, room.
pied, m. foot; à — , on foot.
pierre, /. stone.
Pierre, Peter, pieu-z, Hse, pious.
pignon, m. gable, pile, /. pile, pin, m. pine.
piquer, prick, sting.
pis, worse; tant — , se much
the worse.
pitié, /. pity.
pivoine, /. peony.
place, /. place, seat; prendre
— , sit down.
placer, place, plaindre, pity; se — de, com-
plaîn.
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, fuU, round, pleinement, f iilly, 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, thnist.
pluie, /. rain.
plupart,/, majority.
plus, more, longer; ne — , no longer; — ... que, more . . . than; — ... — , the more . . . the more; non — , neither, either; de — en — , more and more; de — , moreover, additional; — ou moins, more or less; — rien, nothing further; pas — , either, neither, net that.
plusieurs, several.
plutôt (que), rather (than).
poche, /. pocket.
poêle, tn. heating stove.
poids, m. weight.
poignet, tn, wrist.
poil, m, hair.
poilu, -e, hairy.
poing, m, ûst.
point, m. point, state, stage, matter, degree.
pointe,/, point; en — ,pomted.
pointer, point, aim.
poirier, m. pear tree.
poitrine, /. breast.
police, /. police.
politesse, /. politeness, act of politeness.
politicien, tn. politidan.
politique, political.
pommette,/, cheek-bone.
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pont, m. bridge.
porche, m, porch.
port, If», bearing, carnage.
porte,/, door; — d'entrée, en-
tnuice door.
porter, carry, wear, reach,
raise, tum, strike home;
se — candidat, présent
one's self as a candidate;
se — vers le suécès, be
interested in, eager for.
porterie, /. porteras lodge.
portière, /. carnage 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, w. post; pi, -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, foUow, 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, might.
pouvoir, m, 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 deûnite form.
préfecture, /. préfecture, prefect's offices.
prédire, foretell.
préférence, /. préférence.
préférer, prefer.
préfet, m, prefect (the adtninistrcUive head of a department),
premi-er, --ère, first (fnU premier referring to ihe stories of a housCy means second).
première, first class {on trains).
prendre, take, take on, en-
VOCABULARY
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 tme — , scarcely more than a shadow.
présent, m, présent.
présent, -e, présent, in his 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 {for 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 first.
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, /. pL depths.
projet, m. project, plan.
VOCABULARY
projeter, plan.
prolonger, prolong.
promenade, /. walk, drive.
promener, cast, tum; 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, proprie tor, owner.
propriété, /. proper ty.
prosélytisme, m, 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, powerfid.
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; pi., few.
quelquefois, sometimes.
quelqu'un, somebody.
quenouille, /. distaff, spindle.
querelle, /. quarrel.
question, /. question.
quête, /. collecting, gathering.
VOCABXn-ARY
queue,/, tail, stalk.
qui, who, whom, which, that;
— cela? who is it?
quinze, ôfteen; — jours, two
weeks.
quitter, leave, take from,
takc 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.
rafratchissements, m. pi. re-
freshments.
raide, steep, stiff.
raideur, /. stiff ness, 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) ^ turncoat.
rallier (se), rally, come to-
gether, désert to the other
side.
ramage, m. flowers {on stu£s) ;
àounages, 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, recidl; se — , recall,
recoUect.
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.
rattacb«ir (se)» become a^
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 — ,
wonderfuUy, admirably.
ravivre, rekindle, revive.
rayer, streak.
rayon, m. ray, beam.
rayonner, beam.
réaliser, realize, accomplish.
rebattre, beat again; avoir
les oreilles rebattues, bave
dinned into one's ears.
rebuter, repel, disgust.
réception,/, réception.
recevoir, receive.
rechange, m. change of any-
thing, spare.
recherché, sbught 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. reflection,
composurç.
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, refractory, stub-
born.
refus, m, refusai.
refuser (se), refuse.
regagner, join, regain, reach
again.
regard, m, glance, look, regarder, look at, concern;
se — , look at one another.
régime, m. régime, order of
things.
régiment, m. régiment.
région, /. région, départ-
ment.
VOCABULARY
règle, /. nile.
règlement, m. régulation.
réglementaire, usual.
régler, regulate, settle.
regretter, regret.
régulièrement, regularly, as usual.
Reichstag, m. German parliament.
reine, /. queen.
reitre, m. trooper.
rejoindre, join, overtake.
réjoui, jovial, merry.
réjouir, rejoice.
relation,/, relation, acquaintance; — s d'affaires, business relations.
relativement, relatîvely.
relever, lift, raise, do up (of hair), tum up {collar), (nose), take up, lift up; se — , start up again, originate in.
relief, m. relief, outline; en — , standing out.
relier, bind, unité.
religieu-z, m. monk;-8e, 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, fulfill, play, perform.
remuer, stir, move.
renard, m. fox; collet — bleu, blue fox cape.
rencontre, /. meeting, encounter; faire une — , meet some one.
rencontrer, encounter, meet.
rendez-vous, n». rendezvous, appointment, meeting.
rendre, render, make, restore, give back; — compte, render an account; se — à, be- ' take one's self, go. I
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, /. stockholder, annuitant.
rentrer, retum, retiun home, re-enter.
renverser, throw back, lean back; se — en arrière, throw one's self backward.
renvoyer, dismiss.
répandre, pour out, scatter; se — , circulate.
reparaître, re-appear.
réparer, repair.
repartir, set forth, leave.
repas, m, meal.
repasser, pass through again.
répéter, repeat.
repUer, fold again; se — , fall back, retreat.
répondre, respond, reply; en — , assure.
VOCABULARY
réponse, /. response, answer.
reporter, bring back, tum 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, rosîn.
résistance,/, résistance.
résister (à), resist, endure, stand; — à l'épreuve, stand the test.
résolument, resolutely.
résonner, resound.
résoudre, sol va, settle.
respect, m. respect.
respirer, breathe, inhale.
ressembler (à), resemble.
ressentir, feel, expérience.
resserrer, contract, tighten.
ressort, m. spring.
ressource, /. resource, expédient.
rester, remain.
résultat, m. resuit.
rétablir, re-establish; se — , recover {health).
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, tum, tum over; se — , tum about.
retrait, m., doset, pri vate room; en — , withdrawn.
retrouver, find again, rejoin.
réunion, /. gathering, meeting.
réunir, gather, bring together.
réussir, succeed.
revanche, /. revenge, retaliation, return.
rêve, m, dream, fancy, illusion.
réveiller, waken.
révéler, reveal; se — , appear, show itself .
revenir, return; — sur, return to, dweU upon; — sur ses pas, turn back; — de, overcome, recover from,
rêver, dream, muse*
VOCABULARY
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, Rhenîsh, relating to
the Rhine.
Rhin, m. Rhine.
riche, rich.
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, boiUder.
rocher, m, rock, crag.
rocheu-z, -se, rocky.
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, nisty.
roulement, m. rolling.
rouler, roU.
route, /. route, road, joumey,
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, fetn. 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.
saisissement, 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, grieet-
ing.
samedi, m. Saturday.
sang, f». blood; ^froid, m.
coolness.
sangler, bind {with a girth),
button tightly.
sanglot, m, sob.
sanguin, full-blooded, of rud-
dy complexion.
sans, without, but for; —
que, without.
santé, /. health.
sapin, m. ôr.
sapinière, /. plantation or
grove of fir trees.
sapristi I you don't say sol
the dickensi sarment, m. shoot, tendril.
satin, m, satin, satisfait, satisfied, pleased.
sauf, save, ezcept.
saurais (ne), condiiional tnood
of savoir, trans. cannot.
sauter, jump, explode, leap;
faire — , dandle, toss; —
à terre, dismount, jump
down. sauvage, timid, retiring, unsocial, sauvagerie, /. wildness.
sauver, save.
savamment, skiUlully, intelli-
gently.
savoir, know, know how, be able, learn of.
scandale, m, scandai, gossip.
scandaleusement, scandalously, loudly.
schlitteur, m. sledger.
science, /. science, knowledge.
scientifiquey scientific.
scierie, /. saw-mill; — mécanique, steam saw-mill.
scolaire, académie.
scrupule, m. scruple.
se, s', self, one's self, himself, themselves, etc.
séance,/, session, affair, business.
sécher, dry, wipe.
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
lemblaUe (à), siniflar, Hke.
lemMer, seem.
semer, sow, strew.
sens, m. sensé, direction, parpose, end.
sensé, -e, sensible, intelligent.
senstUement, perceptibly.
se&tenr, /. odor, fragrance.
se&tier, m. path.
sentiment, m. sentiment, feeling.
sentir, feel.
sépsralion, séparation; — d'avec, séparation from.
séparer, separate; se — de, leave.
sept, seven.
sergent, m. sergeant.
série, /. séries.
sérieusement, seriously.
sérien-x, -se, serions, considérable, important.
serment, m, vow, oatb.
serré, serried, thick.
serrer, press, clasp, shake, grip, draw tight, dench, set; se — , contract, choke.
service, m. service, bureau; — d'eau, water bureau.
serviette, /. napkin, towel.
servir, serve; — à table, wait upon the table; — de, serve as.
seuil, fif. threshold.
seul, -e, alone, only, angle.
seulement, only, even, not until.
sève,/, sap.
seyait, imperf. af seoir, be-
corne, fit, suit.
si, so, as, if; yes indeed!
{answering a négation); —
. . . que, however.
siècle, m. century.
siège, m, seat.
siéger, sit (as a member).
sien, — ne (la, le), his, hers,
its.
siffler, whistle, hiss, whistle
to.
sifflet, fff. whistle.
signe, m. sign.
signifier, signify, mean.
silence, m. silence, silendeosement, silently.
sQencieu-x, -se, sflent.
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.
six, six.
sodale, social, sœur, /. sister.
soigner, care for, nurse, soigneusement, carefuUy.
soi-même, one's self, himself,
herself.
soin, m. care.
soir, m, evening, night.
soirée, /. evening, evening
party.
VOCABTJLARY
soit, près, subj, 0/ être, so be
ît, very well; — ... — ,
both . . . and, either ... or.
soixante, sixty.
sol, m. soil. soldat, m. soldier.
soleil, m. sun.
solennel, -le, solemn.
solide, solid, f ull, firm, sturdy, ' strong.
solitaire, solitary, alone.
solliciter, solidt.
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,
corne out.
souci, m. care, anxiety.
soucieux, concemed, anxious.
souder, solder, weld, imite, souffle, m. breath, blast.
souffler, breathe, whisper.
souffrance, /. suffering.
souffrant, -e, suffering, enduring.
souffrir, suffer.
souliaiter, hope, wish, bid.
soulever, raise, lift, heave; se — , rise.
soulier, m. shoe.
souligner, underline, show, bring out dearly.
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, /. subaltem, non-commissioned officer.
soustraire (à), withdraw
" from.
soutenir, sustain, endure, hold, keep up.
souvenir, m. memory, recollection; images du — français, French souvenir pictures.
souvenir (se), recall, remember.
VOCABtJLAXY
souyent, often.
souyeraîn, m. sovereîgn.
spectacle, m. spectacle, sight.
spirituel, -le, bright, witty.
splendeur, /. splendor, glory,
beauty.
spontanément, spontaneous-
ly.
stage, m, probation, noviti-
ate.
statthalter, m. lieutenant-
govemor.
store, m, window-shade.
Strasbourg, Strassburg, capital of Alsace-Lorraine.
Strasbourgeois, Strassburger.
stupéfait, stupefied, astound-
ed, amazed.
subir, undergo, suffer, sub-
mit to, expérience, subitement, suddenly.
subtil, -e, délicate, subtle.
succéder, foUow, succeed.
succès, m. success, resuit.
successivement, successîvely.
sud, ffi. south.
sueur, /. sweat; en — , cov-
ered with sweat.
8u£Sre, suffice.
suffisamment, suffidently.
suite, /. succession, suite,
conséquence; tout de — ,
at once.
suivre, foUow.
sujet, m. subject, fellow; —
d'avenir, promising fellow;
à son — , conceming him.
superbe, proud, haughty.
superbement, superbly,
proudly, haughtily.
supérieur, superior.
superposer (se), superpose,
place one on top of the
other.
suppliant, -e, suppliant, be-
seeching.
supplier, supplicate, beseech,
beg.
supporter, support, endure, sur, upon, at, over, above,
to, toward, about, conceming, in; — plus de, for more
than.
sftr, sure, certain, reliable,
trustworthy.
surbaissé, surbased, low.
surcroit, m, increase; par — ,
in addition, to boot.
sûrement, surdy.
surface, /. suriace.
surlendemain, m. second day
af ter, next day but one.
surmonter, surmount, over-
come.
surprendre, surprise, surprise,/, surprise, sursauter, start, jump.
surtout, above ail, espedally,
particularly.
surveillance, /. surveillance,
supervision.
surveiller, hold under sur-
vdllance, watch.
susceptibilité, /. susceptibil-
ity, feeling.
suspendu, suspended.
suspens, m. suspense.
syllabe, /. syllable.
symptôme, m. symptom.
qrstématique, systematic
VOCABTJLARY
t is inserUd hetween verb forms ending in a vawd and following pronoun beginning fvith vowel, 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 sîlent.
talon, m. heel.
tandis que, while, though.
tanguer, lurch, pitch.
tant, se 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, late; plus — , later, 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 {ofthe 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 concemed about; se — , remain, stay; tenezl herel tiens! whyl cheval tenu en bride, led horse, held by the bridle.
tenter, tempt, try.
tenue, /. dress, uniform; petite — , undress; grande — , f ull dress; — de ville, civilian dress.
terminé, terminating, ending, finished.
terminer (se), termina te, end.
VOCABI7LAST
tefnun, M. gromid, drillr gpound.
tene, /. earth; fi. lands, estâtes; à — , on the grouncL
tête, /. head; nuunnîse — ^ hard case, trouble makcr;
— de mort, death's head.
thème, m. thème, to|Hc.
tiède, tepid, warm.
tien, -ne (le, la), yours.
tiefs, m. third, oif a third person; /. tierce; à deux tiers de, at two thirds o£ the length of .
tierce, of a third person.
iige, /. stem, stalk.
titteul, m. linden, basswood.
timbré, -e, sonorous.
tintement, m, tînkling.
tirer, pull, draw, extract, fire;
— parti, profit by.
titre, m. title, right.
toi, you, to you; même,
yourself.
toile, /. 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.
tovdre, twist.
tonent, m. torrent, stream.
torsade, /. twîsted cord.
tort, m. wiong, harm; avoir — , do 0r be wrong, act unwîsdy; donner — ^ dedde against.
torturer, torture.
tftt, soon, early.
touchant, touching.
toucher, touch.
toujours, always, still, of course, I suppose.
tour, m. trip, tum, trick.
tour, /. tower.
tournant, m. tum.
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, wholly, very; — à fait, entirely, completely, exactly;
— à llieure, just now, presently; — de suite, at once;
— le long de, ail along; — à coup, suddenly; — de même, just the same; — en, while.
tracassi-^r, -ère, pestering,
annoying.
trace, /. trace, sign.
tracer, trace, draw up, write.
traduire, translate, tragique, tragic.
trahir, betray.
VOCABULARY
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; à — ,
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, dîsquietude.
troubler, agitate, trouble, dis-
turb, affect; se — , be agi-
tated, disturbed.
trouée, /. gap, pass, large
hole.
troupe, /. troop, school.
trouver, find, consider, think;
se — , consider one's self,
to be, find one's self, hap-
pen to be.
tu, you.
tuer, kill.
tuile, /. tile.
tulle, m, tulle, net.
tunique, /. tunic, coat.
type, w. type, tyrolien, tyrolese. (Tyrol, a
moufUainous section of Aus-
tria.)
Uhlan, m, Uhlan. See note,
un, — e, one, a, an.
uni, -e, smooth, level.
uniquement, simply, solely.
unir, unité, université,/, university.
VOCABUIARY
urbanité, /. urbanity, kindli-
ness.
usage, m. usage, custom, use;
d' — , customary.
user, wear; — de, make use of .
usine,/, works, factory, shop.
utile, useful.
utilement, usefuUy.
utilitaire, utilitarian.
utopie, /. utopia, air castles.
va, $d pers. sg. près, indic. of aller, cUso imper ative 2d sing, -go, I tell youl indeed; — t'en, go away.
vacance, /. vacancy; pi. 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, grapegathering.
venir, come; — de, to bave 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. y /. vestibule,
haU.
vêtement, m. garment, doth-
ing.
vêtir, dress, clothe, live.
vêtu, -e (de), dressed in. vexation, /. vexation, vibrer, vibrate, quiver.
victoire, /. vie tory, 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, f».. 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, sprightliness.
vivant, -e, living, 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 are!
voile, m. veil.
voilé, -e, veiled, misty.
voir, see; faire — , show.
voirie, /. highway commission.
voisin, m, neighbor.
voisin, -e, adj. close, neighboring.
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-will.
volontiers, willingly, readily, gladly, inclined to be.
vosgienné, adj, derived from Vosges.
voter, vote.
votre, adj. pron. your.
vouloir, wish, will, propose, in tend; admit; — bien, be willing, be kind enough to;
— très bien, be very willing indeed; voulu, willed, forced; je veux, I propose, in tend; — dire, mean; en
— à, blâme, be angry with; — de, care for, accept.
vous, you.
voûte, /. vault, arch.
voyage, m. journey, trip.
voyager, travel.
voyageur, m. traveler.
voyons, corne nowl vrai, -e, true.
vraiment, truly.
vraisemblance, /. probabili-
ty.
vue, /. view, vision, sight.
270 VOCABULARY
W there had not been; d^ —
Wafh t mfifi t rr, cavalry scr- ago; fl — a, thc mattcr is. *^**^*^' yeux, pi. of aSL, cye.
y, there, to it, for ît, in it, 2
about it; il — a, thcrc b, there are; il n' — ATiit en, zMe, w. zeaL
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