acte, m. act
adieu, m. farewell, good-bye.
admettre, to admit, allow of.
adresser, to address, direct.
affaiblir, to enfeeble.
affaire, /. affair, business.
affreux, se, dreadful.
âge, m, âge.
aggraver, to aggravate.
agir, to act. u s'agit de, the
question is.
agonie, /. death-agony.
agreste, rustic.
aider, to help, aid. ailleurs, else where . d* — , be-
sides.
aimer, to love, like.
ainsi, thus, — que, even as,
as.
aise, /. ease, convenience.
algue, /. seaweed.
ajouter, to add.
allée, /. alley, walk.
Allemagne, /. Germany.
aller, to go^ go on, be going
to, feel.
alors, then, at that time.
âme, /. soûl.
amener, to brin^, cause, draw.
amer, amère, bit ter.
amertimie, /. bittemess.
ami, e, friend, friendly.
amiral, m. admirai.
amour, m. love, amoureux, se, loving, in love, amputer, to amputate.
an, m. year.
ancien, ne, ancient, old,
former.
Angleterre, /. England.
angoisse, /. anguish.
VOCABULARY
announce,
année, /. year.
annoncer, to
make luiown.
apaiser, to appease, calm.
apercevoir, to perceive. s' — ,
to perceive.
apocryphe, apocryphal, not
genuine.
apparaître, to appear.
apparence, /. appearance,
manifestation, appartement, m. room.
appartenir, to belong, apper-
tain.
appauvrir, to make poor.
appeler, to call.
apprécier, to appreciate,
value, apprendre, to learn, teach.
apprentissage, m. apprentice-
ship.
appui, m. support, prop.
âpre, rough, hard, fierce.
après, after.
après-midi. w. /. afternoon.
arabe, Arabie, Arabian.
armée, /. army.
arracher, to pull, draw,
snatch.
arrêter, to stop, fix. s» — ,
to stop, dwell. arriver, to arrive, reach, suc-
ceed.
ascétisme, m. asceticism.
assez, enough, c^uite.
assister, to assist, be présent.
associer, to associate.
assoupir, to lull, hush, quiet, assurément, assuredly.
assurer, to assure.
atome, m. atom.
atroce, horrible, grievous.
attacher, to attach, fasten,
fitick to, at tract.
atteindre, to reach, attain.
atteint, [fr. atteindre] afflicted,
affected.
atteinte, /. blow, injury.
attendre, to wait, await.
attester, to attest, call to wit-
ness.
attrayant, attractive, attrister, to sadden, grieve.
au dessous, under, below.
au dessus, over, above.
au devant, toward, in front
of.
aucun, no, none, not any,
any.
augmenter, to increase.
aujourd'hui, to-day.
auparavant, before.
auprès, near, about, by, be-
side.
aurore, /. dawn. aussi, also, as, accordingly.
aussitôt, immediately.
autant, as much. d' — plus,
ail tne more, auteur, m. author.
automate, m. automaton, automne, /. autumn.
autre, other.
autrefois, formerly.
avance, /. advance, advan-
tages. d' — , beforehand,
in advance.
avancement, m, advance-
ment.
avancer, to advance. s' — ,
to move.
avant, befcre, far, deep.
avare, avaricious, miserly,
stingy.
avec, with.
avenir, m. future, averti^ment, m. waming.
aveu, m. avowal, consent, aveugler, to blind.
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avis, m. opinion.
avisé, prudent.
avocat, m. advocate, lawyer.
avoir, to hâve, get. il y a, there is (are).
B baie, /. bay.
baiser, to kiss.
baisser, to lower, sink.
balancer, to sway, swing, baptême, m. baptism.
barbarie, /. barbarity,cruelty.
barque, /. boat.
' bas, se, base, low.
bassin, m. basin.
bateau, m. boat.
battre, to beat.
beau, belle, beautiful.
beaucoup, much, many.
beauté, /. beauty.
beaux-arts, m. fine arts.
bénir, to bless.
berceau, m. cradle.
bercer, to lull, sootbe.
besogne, /. work, task.
besoin, m. want need.
bibliothèque, /. library.
bien, well, very, thoroughly,
much. m. good, wealtn.
— que, although.
bien-aimé, beloved.
bienfait, m. benefit.
bientôt, soon.
blesser, to wound, offend.
boire, to drink.
bon. ne, good.
honneur, m. happiness.
bonté, /. goodness, kindness.
bord, m. shore, bank, ship-
board, edge.
bouche, /. mouth.
boue, /. mud.
bourgeois, middle-class, com-
monplace»
bourgeoisie, /. citizenship.
bourse, /. purse.
bout, m. end.
bras, m. arm. à — ouverts,
with open arms.
Bretagne, /. Brittany (in
N.W. France).
breton, ne, of Brittany.
brillant, brilliant, shining.
brûler, to bum.
cacher, to hide.
cadavre, m. corpse.
cadre, m. frame, cot.
calcul, m. calculation.
calice, m. chalice, cup.
calme m. cahnness, quiet-
ness.
campagne, /. campaign,
country.
canapé, m. sofa, couch.
canonial, canonical.
cantique, m. canticle, song.
cap, m, cape.
car, for.
caractère, m. character.
carrière, /. career.
cas, m. case, case, /. cabin, hut.
cauchemar, m. nightmare.
causer, to cause, talk.
caveau, m. vault. ce, cet, m. cette, /. this,
that.
céder, to cède, yield.
cela, that.
céleste, celestial, heavenly.
celui, m. celle, /. this or that
one.
cène, /. Lord^s supper.
censure, /. censorship, criti-
cism.
cent, hundred.
VOCABULARY
cependant, meanwhile, how-
ever, yet.
cercle, m. circla.
cercueil, m. cofiîn.
cerveau, m. brain.
•cesse, /. ceasing, respite.
cesser, to cease.
chacun, each.
châle, m. shawl.
chaleur, /. beat, chambre, /. room.
changement, m. change, chant, m. song, singing.
chanter, to sing.
chapelle, /. cbapel.
chaque, eacb, every.
charge, /. charge, burden,
duty.
charger, to charge, charmer, to charm.
chasser, to drive out, chase.
château, m. castle, mansion.
chef, m. cbief .
chef-d'œuvre, m. master-
piece.
chemin, m, road, path.
cher, chère, dear.
chercher, to searcb, seek.
chétif, ve, mean, pitiful.
cheval, m. borse. à — , on
horseback.
chez, at, among, in (one's
bouse), chien, m. dog.
chimère, /. cnimera, illusion, chirurgien, m. surgeon, choisir, to choose.
choix, m. choice.
chose, /. thing. peu de — ,
no great matter.
chrétien, ne, Christian, chris tiani s m e, m, Christian -
ity.
cicatriser, to scar, heal.
ciel, m. sky, heaven.
cimetière, m. cemetery.
cinq, five.
circonstance, /. circumstance.
cité, /. city.
clair, clear. — de lune, m.
moonlight.
clan, m. clan.
clarté, /.cleamess, brightness.
climat, m. climate.
cloche, /. bell.
clocher, m. steeple, belfry, cœtu:, m. heart.
coin, m. corner, collège, m. school.
colline, /. hiU.
colorier, to color.
combattre, to combat, combien, how much or many,
bow.
combiner, to combine, comble, w. top, over-meas-
ure, climax.
combler, to fill full, heap up.
commandant, m. commander, commander, to command.
comme, as, like.
commencer, to begin.
comment, how.
conmiérage, m. gossip.
commun, conunon.
communauté, /. conmiunity,
body.
communiquer, to communi-
cate.
compagnon, m. companion.
comparer, to compare, complaisance, /. satisfaction, complet, ète, complète, compléter, to complète, compliquer, to complicate.
comprendre, to comprehend.
compromettre, to compromise. comptabilité, /. book-keeping,
accounts.
VOCABULABT
compte, m. account.
compter, to account, settle.
— avec, to take into ac-
coimt.
comte, m. count.
concéder, to conced^, grant.
concerner, to concem, relate
to.
concevoir, to conceive.
condition, /. service, conduire, to conduct.
conduite, /. conduct.
conférer, to confer.
confiance, /. confidence, confier, to confide, entnist.
confiner, to border, congé, m. leave.
connaissance, /. knowledge,
consciousness.
connaître, to know.
conquérir, to conquer, gain.
consacrer, to consecrate, devote, conscience, /. consciousness,
conscientiousness .
conseil, m. council, counsel,
ad vice, conseiller, to ad vise.
conserver, to préserve, keep.
consigner, to set down.
constater, to verify, prove,
ascertain.
contemporain, contemporary.
contenter, to content, sat-
isfy.
contraire, contrary, hurtful.
contre, against.
contredit, m. sans — , un-
questionably.
contrepoids, m. counterpoise.
contribuer, to contribute.
convaincre, to convince.
convenir, to agrée.
copier, to copy.
coquillage, m, shell.
corps, m. body.
côte, /. coast.
côté, m. side, direction, de
— , aside, to one side. de
mon — , on my side, for
my part, couchant, m. settine.
coucher, to lay or ue down,
to sleep.
couler, to flow, pass.
couleur, /. color.
coup, m. blow, stroke, sweep,
move. tout à — , sudden-
ly. du même — , at the
same time.
coupable, guilty.
courant, m. current, course.
au — , informed, posted.
courber, to curve, bend.
courir, to run.
courtoisie, /. courtesy.
coutume, /. custom.
couvent, m. convent.
couvrir, to cover.
crainte, /. fear.
créancier, m. créditer, créer, to create.
creuser, to dig.
crevasse, /. crevice, gap.
cri, m. cry.
crise, /. crisis.
critique, /. criticism.
croire, to believe.
croiser, to cross.
croyance, /. belief.
culte, m. worship.
cultiver, to cultivate.
curé, m, priest.
dame, /. lady.
dans, in.
de, of, from, by, with, on,
to.
débile^ weak.
VOCABULART
dét>order, to overflow.
dét>oucher, to corne down,
debouch.
début, m. beginning.
déchirer, to tear, lacerate.
déchirant, heart-rending.
décourager, to discourage .
défaut, m. aefect, fault, flaw.
défendre, to défend, forbid.
défenseur, m. defender.
défi, m. challenge, défiance.
dégager, to disengage . se — ,
to free one's self.
degré, m. degree.
dehors, outside. en — , out-
side, except.
déiste, m. deist.
déjà, already.
délicat, délicate, délicatesse, /. delicacy.
délicieux, se, delicious, de-
lightful.
délire, m. deliriiun.
demander, to ask, demand.
demeure, /. dwellîng, abode.
demeurer, to live, stay.
demi. half. à — , by half,
halfway.
demoiselle, /. young lady,
girl.
démontrer, to demonstrate.
dent, /. tooth, peak. dentelle, /. lace, dentelure,/, indenting, notch.
dénué, stripped, destitute.
départ, m. departure.
dépasser, to go beyond, ex-
ceed.
dépendre, to dépend, dépense, /. expense.
déplacer, to displace.
déplaire, to displease.
déployer, to display.
déposer, to deposit, place, dépôt, m, deposit.
dépouiller, to despoil, seacch.
depuis, since.
dernier, ère, last.
dérouler, to unroll.
derrière, behind.
dès, from, ever since. — lors, since, hence. — que, as soon as.
désastre, m. disaster.
désert, désert, solitary.
désespérer, to fill with despair, to affiict.
désigner, to designate, name.
désir, m. désire.
désormais, henceforth.
dessein, m. design, project.
dessiner, to outmie.
destinée, /. destîny.
destiner, to destine, design.
détourner, to tum asîde.
détraquer, to upset, dérange.
détruire, to destroy.
dette, /. debt.
deuil, m. moumîng, sorrow.
deux, two. tous — , both.
devancer, to outstrip, précède.
devant, before. prendre le — , to précède, go first.
dévaster, to devastate.
développement, m. development.
développer, to develop.
devenir, to become.
devoir, m. duty.
devoir, to owe, be obliged, be aoout to, be destined to, ought, must.
dévorer, to devour, consume.
dévouement, m. dévotion.
dieu, God.
difficile, difficult.
digne, worthy.
dimanche, m. Sunday*
VOCABULART
diminuer, to diminish.
dîner, to dine, m, dinner.
dire, to tell, say.
directeur, trice, director, directress.
direction, /. conduct, management.
diriger, to direct, conduct.
discours, m. discourse, discussion, speech.
discret, ète, discreet.
disparaître, to disappear.
dispenser, to dispense, exempt.
disposer, to dispose, prépare.
dissimuler, to dissemble, conceal.
dissiper, dissipate.
distinguer, to distinguîsh.
distmgué, refined, cultivated.
distraction, /. diversion.
divin, divine.
dix, ten.
dix-neuf, nîneteen.
dix-sept, seventeen.
dogme, m. dogma.
doigt, m. finger.
dominer, to dominate, o verlook.
don, m, gift.
donc, therefore, then, so.
donner, to give. — sur, to look out on, to open on.
dont, of or from whom or which.
dormir, to sleep.
douceur, f. softness, sweetness, mildness.
douleur, /. pain, grief.
doute, 771. doubt.
douter, to doubt.
doux, ce, sweet, mild, soft, gentle.
douze, twelve.
Dresde, Dresden ^ Saxony,
Germany).
droiture, /. uprightne&s, cor-
rectness.
dû (from devoir) f due.
duperie, /. dupery, delusion.
dur, hard, harsh.
durant, during.
eau, /. water.
ébranler, to shake.
écarter, to put aside, remove.
écarté, remote.
échapper (se), to escape.
éclair, m. flash, lightning.
éclaircir, to clear.
éclairer, to light.
éclore, to open, be hatched.
école, /. school.
économie, /. economy, savîng.
écouter, to listen to.
écran, m, screen.
écrier (se), to cry out, ex-
claim.
écrire, to write.
écrit, m. writing.
écrivain, m. writer.
effacer, to efface, effet, m. effect, fact. effroyable, frightful.
égal, equal.
égaler, to equal.
égard, m. regard, respect.
à V — de, as to.
égarer, to mislead, lose. s' — ,
to lose one's self, stray,
lose.
église, /. church.
égoïste, selfish.
éumcer, to piTsh, shoot.
s' — , to rush. élancé,
slender, tall.
élève, m. /. pupil élever, to raise, erect, brîng
VOCA^ULARY
up, educate. élevé, elevated, high, lofty, highbred.
élire, to elect, choose.
elle, she, her, it.
âa (Crom élire), elected,
chosen.
embarrasser, to embarrass.
embaumement, m. embalm-
ing.
embaumer, to embalm, per-
fume.
embouchure^/, riveras mouth.
embrasser, to embrace, kiss.
émigrer, to emigrate. émigré, emigrant.
émouvoir, to move, affect.
emparer (se), to take possession, seize.
empêcher, to hinder, prevent.
empoisomier, to poison, en, in, into, of it, of them,
some, any, thereby.
enchanter, to enchant, de-
light.
encore, yet, still, more, endormir, to lull asleep. s' — ,
to fall asleep.
endroit, m. place, spot, endurer, to endure.
enfance, /. infancy, child-
hood.
enfant, m. /. child.
enfer, m. hell.
enfin, finally, at last.
engager, to induce, invite,
urge.
enivrement, m. intoxication, enjeu, m. stake.
enlèvement, m. canying off,
removal.
enlever, to carry away.
énorme, enormous.
enseignement, m. teaching.
ensemble, together.
ensuite, afterwards.
entendre, to hear, understand, mean.
entier, hre^ entire.
entourer, to surround.
entraîner, to carry away, lead, entail.
entre, between.
entrer, to enter.
entretenir, to keep up, entertain.
entrevoir, to get a glimpse of .
envahir, to invade.
envers, towards.
environ, about.
envisager, to look at.
envoyer, to send.
épais, se, thick.
épanchement, m. outpouring, escape.
épanouir, to open, grow cheerful.
épargne, /. saving.
épars, dispersed, scattered.
éponge, /. sponge.
époque, /. epoch, time.
épouvantable, dreadful.
épouvanter, to terrify.
épreuve^ /. trial, proof , ordeal, exammation.
éprouver, to try, prove, feel.
épuiser, to exhaust.
épuration, /. purifying, purification.
équipage, m. crew.
erreur, /. error.
escadre, /. squadron.
escarpé, steep.
espèce, /. species, kind.
espérance, /. hope.
espérer, to hope.
esprit, m. spirit, mind, wit.
essai, m. essay.
essayer, to try.
estime, /. esteem.
VOCABULART
et, and, botli.
établir, to establish.
établissement, m. establishment.
écat, m. state, condition.
été, m. smnmer.
éteindre. to extinguish, quencn. s' — , to die slow-
étendre, to extend, diffuse.
étoile, /. star.
étonner, to astonish.
étouffer, to stiâe.
étoiirdiasement, m. gîddiness.
étrange, strange.
étranger, ère, strange, foreign. m. foreign parts.
être, to be, belong. m. being, existence.
étroit, narrow, strict.
étude, /. study.
étudier, to study.
évacuer, to evacuate.
évangile, m. gospel.
évanouir (se), to vanish.
évanouissement, m. swoon.
évêché, m. bishopric, bishop's palace.
événement, m. event.
évèque, m. bishop.
éviter, to avoid.
exagérer, to exaggerate.
excès, m. excess.
excessif, ve, excessive, exaggerated, unreasonable.
excitation, /. excitement.
exercer, to exercise.
exigeant, exacting.
exiger, to exact, require.
exil, m. exile, banishment.
expansif, ve, effusive, outspoken.
expatrier, expatriate.
exprès, expressly, on purpose.
exprimer, to express, exquis, exquisite.
exténuer, to debilitate^ emaciate.
face, /. face, faire — , to face,
meet.
fâcheux, se, grievous, vexations.
facile, easy.
faciliter, to facilitate.
façon, /. fashion, manner.
à la — de. in the manner of .
faible, feeble, weak.
faiblesse, /. weakness, feeble-
ness.
faiblir, to ^t weak.
faillir, to just stop short of,
come near.
faire, to make, do. — le
mort, to prétend to be
dead.
fait, m. fact, act, deed. tout
à — , qui te, altogether.
falloir, to be necessary.
familier, ère, familiar.
famille, /. family.
fatiguer, to fatigue, weary.
fausser, to falsify, pervert.
faute, /. fault, error.
fauteuil, m. arm-chair.
favori, te, favorite, feindre, to feign.
femme, /. woman, wife.
fenêtre, /. window.
fente, /. cleft.
ferme, fi.rm.
fermer, to shut.
fermeté, /. firmness.
fête, /. feast, holiday ; faire — ,
to do honor.
février, m. February.
fiancer, to betroth.
VOCABULARY
fier, ère, proud.
fier (se), to trust, rely on.
fièvre, /. fever.
figurer (se), to imagine.
fille, /. girl, daughter.
fin, /. end.
fin, fine, subtle, délicate,
slender.
finir, to finish, end.
flamme, /. flame.
fleur, /. nower.
fleurir, to blossom.
fleuve, m. river, flot, m. wave, flotte, /. fleet.
flotter, to float.
foi, /. faith.
fois, /. time.
fonction, /. function.
fond, m. bottom, ground,
back part, essence. ' fondateur, m, founder.
fonder, to found.
fondre, to melt.
fontaine, /. fountain.
force, /. force, strength,
power.
forcément, forcibly, neces-
sarily.
forêt, /. forest.
former, to form.
formule, /. formula, fort, strong, violent, power-
ful, robust.
fort, very, very much.
fortifier, to fortify, strength-
en.
fou, fol, foUe, mad, foolish.
foudre, /. thunderbolt.
fouille, /. excavation, fouler, to trample, tread.
fournir, to fumish.
fratcheur, /. freshness.
frais, fraîche, fresh. cool.
frunc, franche, frank.
français, French.
franchir, to cross, leap over.
frapper, to strike.
frêle, frail.
frfoétique, frantic.
frère, m. brother.
frisson, m, shudder, shiver-
ing.
frivole, frivolous.
froid, cold.
froideur, /. coldness.
front, m. forehead.
fuir, to flee, shun.
funérailles, /. pi. funeraL funeste, fatal, deadly. fur. au — et à mesure, pro-
portionately, as fast as.
ga^er, to gain, reach.
gai, çay.
gallois, Welsh.
garder, to guard, keep, retain.
gâter, to spoil, comipt.
gauche, left.
gémissement, m. groan,moan.
gêne, /. constraint, financial embarrassment.
genre, m. kind, style.
gens, m. f, reople, persons.
— de qualité, gentlefolks.
germe, m. germ.
germer, to germinate, spring up.
gigantesque, gigantîc.
glacer, to ice, freeze.
glacial, icy.
gloire, /. glory.
gouffre, m. gulf, abyss.
goût, m. taste.
goûter, to taste, enjoy.
grâce, /. grâce, favor, thanks.
grand, grand, great, large.
VOCABULARY
grand-père, m. grandfather.
grossier, ère, coarse, rude, guère (ne — guère), little, few.
habile, able, skilful.
habileté, /. ability, clever-
ness.
habit, m. coat, clothes, dress.
habitant, m. inhabitant, habiter, to inhabit, habitude, /. habit, use.
habituel, lie, usual.
habituer, to habituate, ac-
custom.
hardiesse, /. boldness.
hasarder, to risk, venture.
hâte, /. haste.
haut, hîgh, upper.
hauteur. /. height.
hélas, alas.
herbe, /. grass.
hérisser, to bristle.
hésiter, to hesitate. heure, /. clock, o'clock. de
bonne — , early.
heureux, se, happy.
histoire, /. nietory, story.
hiver, m. winter.
homme, tn, man.
honnête, honest, respectable.
horreur, /. horror.
hors, out. — de soi, beside
one's self.
huit, eight.
humilier, to humiliate.
hutte, /. but, cabin.
hymne, m. hymn.
id, hère.
idée, /. idea.
iffnorer, to be ignorant of .
il, he, it.
illusion, /. se faire — , to
deoeive one's self.
illustration, /. illustriousness.
impeccable, sinless.
impliquer, to imply.
imprimer, to imprint, im-
press, stamp.
inaltérable, unalterable.
incliner, to incline, bend.
incommode, inconvénient, inconscient, imconscious« incontesté, uncontested.
indicible, unspeakable. indiquer, to indicate.
inexprimable, inexpressible.
infim, infinité.
ingrat, ungrateful, thankless.
inhabÛe, unable, unfit.
injuste, unjust.
inné| innate, inbom.
inopmé, unexpected.
inquiet, ète, uneasy, restless.
inG|[uiétude, /. uneasiness, anx-
lety.
insouciance, / carelessness,
indifférence, inspiratrice, /. inspiring.
inspirer, to inspire, institutrice, /. teacher.
insu, à V — de. unloiown to.
insticcès, m. failure.
insufSsance, /. insufficiency.
insufSsant, /. insufficient.
intéresser, to interest. in*
teressé, selfish.
intérêt, m, interest, self-
interest.
intérieur, inner.
interroger, to question, interrompre, to interrupt.
intime, intimate, personal.
intimité, /. intimacy'.
intrinsèque, intrinsic.
introduire, to introduce.
inutile^ useless.
VOCABULARY
irlandais, Irish.
irrégulier, ère, irregular.
issue, /. outlet, end.
ivre, intoxicated.
jalousie, /. jealousy.
jaloux, se, jealous.
jamais, ever, never. à — ,
forever.
janvier, m. January.
jardin, m. garden.
je, I.
jeter, to throw.
jeudi, m. Thursday.
jeune, young.
joie, /. joy.
joindre, to join.
joli^ pretty.
jouir, to enjoy.
jouissance, /. enjoyment.
jour, m. day, daylight.
journal, m. journal, daily
paper.
journée, /. da^r.
jugement^ m. judgment.
juger, to judge.
jt^et, m. July.
jument, mare, jusque, untîl, up to, as far as.
là, until then.
justesse, /. justness, correct-
ness.
là, there. de — , thence.
lac, m. lake.
laine, /. wool.
laisser, to leave, le t.
lancer, to launch, throw,
start.
langue, /. tongue.
large, wide, broad, Hberal.
larme, /. tear.
leçon, /. lesson.
légataire, m. /. legatee.
léger, ère, light.
légèreté, /. lightness, levity.
lendemain, m. morrow, next
day.
lenteur, /. slowness.
lequel, m. which, who, that.
lettre, /. letter. à la — ,
literally.
leur, their, theirs.
lèvre, /. lip.
liaison, /. union, connection,
relation, lie, /. lees.
lieu, m. place, au — de, in-
stead of .
lieue, /. league.
ligne, /. Une.
liquider, to liquidate, pay up.
lire, to read.
littéraire, literary.
