partie, f., portion, part
partir, te leave, start, (away).
pas, "”., step, pace ; à pas de arse, in double quick time,
pas, not, not any, no.
passer, to pass, call, hand, spend, go by.
passion, f., passion, love.
pâte, f., paste, pulp; nature.
patrimoine, patrimony, inheritance.
pavé, m., pavement ; streets.
payement, »1., payment.
payer, to pay (for).
pécule, m., savings, hoard.
peine, f., pain, grief, difficulty, trouble.
pénétrer, to penetrate, enter.
pénible, painful, hard.
péniblement, painfully, with difficulty.
penser, to think, consider, reflect, suppose.
pension, f., boarding-school.
percé, in holes, open.
percer, to pierce.
perdre, to lose, waste, spoil, ruin.
père, #n., father.
permettre, to permit, allow,
go
let; permettez! allow me!}
exeuse me! no indeed!
personnage, m., character.
personne, /., person; ne . .
| personne, nobody, no one.
| peser, to weigh.
peu, adv., little, few, some-
what, not; m., à little.
| peuple, "., people; du peuple,
| common, vulgar.
| peupler, to people, fill.
| peur, j., fear; avoir peur, to
be afraid; faire peur, to
| frighten.
| peut-être, may be, perhaps.
| peux, see pouvoir.
philanthrope, 7»".,
| pist.
| phrase, f., phrase, sentence ;
| empty talk, twaddle.
| pied, m., foot; à pied, on foot.
| pincer, to pinch, nab.
| piocher, to dig; work hard.
piste, f., trail, track, scent.
place, f., place, square, market; sur la place, in the
| market.
placement, m., investment.
| placer, to place, set, invest.
| plafond, m»., ceiling.
plaider, to plead.
plaire, to please, suit; plaît-il ?
| ni,
philanthro-
| what did you say? what | isthat? what?
| plaisanter, to jest, joke.
| plaisir, m., pleasure; faire
| plaisir, to please, oblige.
| plan, m., plane, distance, plan.
planter, to plant, set; planter
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the lurch, desert.
plat, adj., flat.
plateau, m., dish.
| pleurer, to weep.
abruntly or in
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pleurnicher, to snivel, whim- | pourvoir, to provide.
per, whine. | pourvu, provided.
plier, to fold (up). | pousser, to grow.
plomb, "., lead. | pouvoir, to be able; can, may ; plume, f., pen. | se pouvoir, to be possible ; plus, more, any or not any or] je n’y puis rien, [ cannot
no more or longer, not or! help it.
never again; de plus, more-| pratique, J., practice, ceusover, besides; non plus, see, tomer.
non. | précéder, to precede.
| préjugé, m., prejudice.
| premi-er, -ère, first.
| prendre, to take, put on, as-
plusieurs, several, some.
plutôt, rather.
poche, f., pocket.
point, »., point, break, dawn;! sume; drink.
not. | préparer, to prepare, get or polisson, m., sCamp, rogue. | make ready.
port, m”., carriage; port de | près, near, beside, to. = lettre, postage. | présent, m., present.
porte, f., door.
|présenter, to present, intro-
portefeuille, »., pocket-book.| duce.
porter, to carry, give, bring, | préserver, to protect, pretake, lead ; put down, enter, serve, keep.
inscribe; wear; se porter, presque, nearly, almost. to resort (to), commit, be presser, to press, be urgent ;
guilty of, do or be (of the! se presser, to make haste, health). | be quick.
poser, to put, set, place, put | prêter, to lend, attribute, sor lay down or in. | cribe.
| position, f., position, situation. | preuve, f., proof.
possible, possible. | prévenir, to inform, let know, post-scriptum, "., postscript. | give notice. potage, ”., SOUP. | préviens, see prévenir.
pouf, m., stool, ottoman. | prévoir, to foresee. pour, for, to, in order to, so as | prévu, see prévoir. to; and, per. | prier, to pray, beg, request. pourboire, #»., drink-money, | principe, m., principle. gratuity, tip. iprise, f. taking, capture; pourquoi, why. | prise de corps, writ of arpoursuivre, to pursue, sue. rest, warrant.
pourtant, yet, still, though, prison, f., prison, jail. however, nevertheless. lpriver, to deprive; stint, deny.
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prix, Mm., price, rate, cost, terms.
probablement, probably.
procès, m., lawsuit.
prochain, next.
procuration, f., power of attorney.
se procurer, to procure, get, obtain.
profiter, to profit (by), to take |
advantage or avail oneself (of).
projet, "”., project, idea, plan.
prolonger, to prolong.
promenade, f., walk.
se promener, to take a walïr, |
walk or go about, ramble; envoyer promener, to send about one's business.
promettre, to promise.
promis, sec promettre.
proportion, f., proportion.
propos, ”1., subjcet, talk, remark ; àpropos, by the way.
proposer, Lo propose, offer.
propriété, f., property, estate.
protéger, to protect, shield.
protester, to protest.
prouver, to prove.
pu, see pouvoir.
publi-c, -que, public.
puis, then, next, afterwards, besides.
puis, see pouvoir.
puisque, since, as, seeing that.
puissant, powerful.
pureté, f., clearness.
Q qu”, see que. qualité, f., quality.
quand, when.
quant à, as for, in regard to.
quantité, f., quantity, num-
| ber.
| quarante, forty.
quartier, »., quarter, district, neighborhood, part, piece.
quatre, four.
que, qu’, con, adv., that, since, because; let; how; ne . . . que, nothing but,
| only, but, except.
que, qu’, pron., whom, which,
| that, what.
quel, -le, what a.
| quelque, some, any.
| quelquefois, sometimes.
| quelques-uns, m., -unes, f.
| a few, some.
| question, f., question, matter.
qui, who, whom, which.
| quinze, fifteen; quinze jours,
a fortnight.
| quitter, to leave.
quoi, what, how; de quoi,
wherewithal, enough to;
quoi que, whatever.
which, what,
rabais, »., reduced price, reduction, bargain price.
radicalement, radically.
radis, #., radish.
| raide, stiff.
[raison, M"”., reason, ground, argument; avoir raison, to be (in the) right.
raisonnable, reasonable, moderate.
raisonner, to reason, examine.
rajeunir, to make younger| or young (again).
ramoner, to sweep (a chimney ).
rangé, settled, steady.
se ranimer, to revive, recover.
râpé, worn out, threadbare, shabby.
rapporter, to bring back, report, repeat, give an actcount of.
se rapprocher, to
come 07
draw ar or nearer (again). |
se rasseoir, to sit down again.
rattraper, to catch again, get even with.
rature, f , erasure.
ravier, »., radish-dish, pickledish.
se raviser, to change ones!
mind, think better of.
rayonner, to radiate, beam.
réaliser, to convert money, realize.
recevoir, to accept, get, take.
réclamation, mand.
recommander, to recommend.
recommencer, to begin or do again, repeat. reconduire, to show or see out, see home.
reconnaissance, f., thankfulness, gratitude; receipt, pawn ticket.
reconnaître, to recognize, find out, discover, remember.
se récrier, to ery out, exclaim,
receive,
claim,
protest.
into |
de- |
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se reculer, to draw or move back, to go farther off.
redemander, to ask again or back.
redescendre, to descend again, go down again, come forward again.
rédiger, to word, draught, draw up, write out.
réellement, in reality, really, truly.
refaire, to make (over) again, remake ; to cheat, fool, take in; se refaire, to recruit 07 recover one’s strength.
refasses, see refaire.
réfléchir, to reflect, meditate, think.
or come
réflexion, É reflection, thought.
réforme, f., reform, retrenchment.
refuser, to refuse, decline,
| deny.
| regarder, to look (at), watch ; be one’s business, concern.
regret, m., regret, vexation, concern.
regretter, to regret, be sorry for, grudge.
reine, f., queen.
réjouissance, f., bone, makeweight.
relever, to raise, notice; se relever, to rise or get up
again, get or stand up, rise.
se remarier, to remarry.
remarquable, remarkable, conspieuous.
rembourser, to repay.
reçu, see recevoir.
remercier, to thank,
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remettre, to put back, hand, give; se remettre, to recover, return (to).
remonter, to ascend, go up.
remuer, to stir (up), shake; to stir, move about, fidget.
rencontrer, to meet (with), encounter, find.
rendez-vous, appointment, place of meeting.
rendre, to give back, return; se rendre, tO go, come, proceed, repair.
renoncer, to renounce, give up.
rente, f., interest, income.
rentrer, to come or go in again |
or back or home.
renvoyer, to send away, dismiss.
réparation, f., repair.
repasser, to call again.
répéter, to repeat.
répétition, f., rehearsal, private lesson.
replacer, to reinvest.
répondre, to reply, answer.
réponse, f., reply, answer.
reposer, to put or set or place again, put or lay down or in again; se reposer, to rest.
reprendre, to take back, withdraw, recover, resume, get better, pick up; se reprendre, to correct oneself.
représenter, to perform, act.
repris, see reprendre.
réserve, f., reserve.
résolûment, resolutely.
se résoudre, to bring oneself
to, make up one’s mind, resolve.
| respectable, respectable.
| respect
, to respect, revere.
ressembler, to resemble, look like.
| ressource, f., resource, help,
means.
restaurateur, keeper.
rester, to remain, stop, stick; en rester, to go no farther than, leave off, stop.
m., restaurant
| retard, m., delay ; en retard,
behind time, late, overdue.
retenir, to retain.
retirer, to draw out, recall, take away, remove; se retirer, to retire, withdraw.
retourner, to return, go again or back; se retourner, to turn round.
réussir, to succeed.
rêve, "”., dream.
réveiller, to awake, wake up.
revenir, to return, go or come back or again.
revers, Mm., reverse.
revoir, to see again.
révoher, to disgust, horrify.
riche, rich.
rideau, m., curtain.
ridicule, ridiculous.
rien, anything, not anything ; nothing.
rire, to laugh, smile.
risque, m., risk, hazard.
robe de chambre, f., dressing gown.
romanesque, romantic.
rond, round, straightforward.
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rudement, roughly, sharply. | rue, f., street. | rugueu-x, -se, rough. | ruiner, to ruin.
s’, see se and si.
sa, adj. s. f., his, her, its.
sachet, m.,scented bag, sachet.
sacrifice, »1., sacrifice.
sais, see Savoir.
salle, f., hall, room; salle à manger, dining room.
salon, m., drawing-room, parlor, sitting room. |
saluer, to greet, bow (to).
sanglot, »., SOb, sobbing.
sangloter, to sob.
sans, without.
santé, f., health.
sapristi, hang it!
saura, see Savoir.
sauter, to jump.
sauver, tO save, IEescue,; se!
sauver, to run away, es-| cape.
savoir, to be aware of, know, know how, be able.
