acte, m.^ act, action, doing
acti-f, -ve, active, activement, actively, vigor-
ously.
action,/., action, deed.
adieu, m,^ good-bye, farewell.
admettre, to admit, allow.
administrer, to administer, ma-
nage; ayant mal — tré, see
admirablement, admirably,
wonderfully.
admirati-f, -ve, of admiration, admiration, /., admiration,
wonder.
admirer, to admire, wonder at.
admonester, to reprimand ; s' — ,
rebuke. oneself.
adosser (s'), to lean one's back
against.
adorable, adorable, charming,
lovely.
VOCABULARY
adora-teur, -trice, w., /., wor-
shipper, adorer, lover, adorer, to adore, be exceedingly
fond of.
adoucissement^ m.^ softening.
adresser, to address, direct,
give, make; s' — , to address
oneself, speak.
adroit, -e, skilful, clever.
adverbe, m., adverb.
affaiblissement, m,^ weakening,
enfeeblement.
affaire, /., aff air ; que d' — s I
what a f uâs ! mon — , see p. 32^
n, I, affectueu-x, -se, affectionate,
kind.
affinité,^., affinity, connection, affirmati-f, -ve, affirmative.
affirmation, /*., assertion, state- 4 ment, infirmer, to affirm, assure,
déclare.
affreu-z, -se, frightful, terrible.
affronter, to face, brave, affubler (s'), to assume, deck
oneself out.
afin de, in order to, so as to.
agacer, to irritate, provoke.
âge, »!., âge.
^gé> -e> aged, old; — de six
ans, six years old.
agir, to act, do; s* — , to be a
question.
agiter (s'), to agitate, fret, flut-
ter, move.
agréable, agreeable, pleasant.
agréablement, agreeably, pleas-
antly. agrément, m, y comfort, pleasure.
agressi-f, ve, aggressive.
ahuri, -e, amazed, astounded,
taken aback.
aide,/., aid, help, assistance.
aider, to aid, help ; s' — , to help
oneself.
aïeul, m., ^randfather; //. — eux, ancestors, forefathers.
aigre-dou-x, -ce, bitter-sweet.
aigrir, to tum sour, embitter.
aigu, -ë, acute sharp ; point — ,
sgep, 2Çt «. 7.
aiguille, /., needle; marcher
sur des — s, see p, sç^ «. 7.
aile,/., wing.
ailleurs, elsewhere, somewhere
else; d* — , besides, moreover.
aimable, amiable, charming,
pleasant, kind.
aimer, to love, like; — d'amour,
to love ; — mieux, to prefer.
ainsi, thus, in this way, in that
way, so ; — que, as.
air, m,y air, look, appearance;
avoir V — . to look like, seem ;
d'un — béat, see p, 9, «. 2, aisance,/., ease, comfort.
aise, /., ease ; à P — , comfor-
table.
ajouter, to add, join. alerte, alert, brisk.
algarade, /., reprimand, scold-
ing, * blowing up '.
aliment, m, y food, nourishment allée,/., walk, path.
allégresse,/., joy, glee, gladness.
aller, to go, suit ; be becoming ;
s'en — , to go away, leave;
allons, corne, corne now, well.
allié, -e, ally.
allier, to ally.
allure, /., gait, manner; — a,
ways.
alors, then ; — que, when.
alouette,/., lark.
alourdir, to make heavy, weigh
down.
altérer (s'), to alter, change,
waver.
ambassadeur, m., ambassador.
âme, /., soûl, mind, spirit;
charge d' — , see p. iis^ n, 2.
amener, to bring.
aménité, /., amenity, pleasant
remark. [eus.
\ am-ei,-ère, bitter, sad, griev-
VOCABULARY
amertume, /., bittemess.
ami, -e, »?.,/•» friand, amitié,/., friendship, kindness,
sympathy.
amonceler (s'), to pile up,
gather.
amour, m., love; — s, /. //.,
love, delight.
amour - propre, w., self - love,
vanity, amouracher (s'), to fall in love, amoureu-x, -se, in love, fond, amplement, amply, fully.
ampleur,/., spaciousness, width.
amusant, -e, amusing, enter-
taining.
amuser, to amuse, entertain;
s' — , to amuse oneself, enjoy
oneself.
an, m,, year ; j'avais deux — s,
I was two years old ; par — ,
a year.
analyser, to analyze, explain.
ancêtre, m.,/, ancestor.
ancien, -ne, ancient, old, former,
late.
anéanti, -e, ruined, annihilated.
ange, m.^ angel.
angle, m., angle, corner, anguleu-x, -se, angular, angu-
lous, coarse.
animal, m., animal, créature, animation,/., animation, excite-
ment.
animer (s'), to get excited, grow
warm, chafe.
anneau, f»., ring, année,/., year.
annihiler, to annihilate.
anniversaire, m. y anniversary.
annoncer, to announce, foretell.
anormal, -e, abnormal, out of
the ordinary.
antipathie,/., antipathy.
antique, ancient, old.
antiquité,/., antiquity.
août, tn.y August.
apanage, m,y appanage, conco-
mitant, héritage, stock in
trade.
apercevoir (s»), to perceive, see.
aplati, -e, flattened, flat.
aplomb, m.y coolness, self-possession, assurance, audacity.
apogée, w., apogée, height,
climax.
apparaître, to appear.
apparence,/., appearance, look, appartement, m.^ apartments,
apartment.
appartenir, to belong.
appeler, to call ; s'—, to be called.
appétit, f»., appetite, relish.
appréciation, /., comment, appréciation, estimate.
apprécier, to value, appreciate.
apprendre, to leam, teach, tell,
acquaint (with). approchant, -e, like, similar.
approche, /., apprdach, coming.
approcher (s'), to approach,
draw near, corne near.
approfondi, -e, deep, thorough.
approprier, to appropriate.
approver, to approve, sanction, appui, fn,y support, sill.
appuyer (s'), to support, lean,
rest; j'appuyai beaucoup sur,
see p, 7j, n, 2.
âpre, rough, sharp, violent.
après, after, afterwards; d' — ,
after, from.
après-demain, 171., the day after
to-morrow.
après-midi,/. »i., aftemoon.
âpreté, /., harshness, acrimony.
Arabe, w.,/., Arab.
araignée,/., spider.
arbre, m,^ tree.
arbuste, m.y shrub.
arc, m. y arch.
arcade,/., arcade, arch.
ardemment, ardently, fervently,
earnestly.
ardeur,/., ardor, fervor.
arène , /., 2Lx^xv^^\«.NîvikR. ^wœà.*
VOCABULARY
argent, »i., silver, money.
argenterie y/*., silver plate, silver.
argile, /., clay ; — qui fait les
héros, clay of which héros are
made.
aristocratique, aristocratie, arme,/., weapon.
armer, to arm.
armorié, -e, with armoriai bear-
ings, wilh coat of arms on.
arracher, to pull up, tear (out).
arranger (s'), to arrange, take,
put up (with), come out ail
right, accommodate itself.
arrêter, to stop, delay, hold
back ; s* — , to stop, hait.
arrière-grand-parent, m., great-
grand-parent.
arrière-pensée,/., af ter thought,
dissimulation, arrivée,/., arrivai, arriver, to arrive, reach, happen,
occur, come.
arrondir, to round, arroser, to water.
art, m.y art, skill.
articuler, to articulate, speak,
utter.
artiste, m,^ artist.
artistique, artistic.
aspect, m,f aspect, appearance,
air.
aspérité, /., roughness, ragged-
aspirer, to aspire, long.
assaisonner, to season.
asseoir, to seat, sit, flx, establish ; s' — , to sit down, sit, be seated.
assertion, /., assertion, affirmation.
assez, enough, sufficiently, rather, quite.
assiette,/., plate.
assimiler, to liken, compare.
assister, to be présent.
assombrir, to darken, throw a
gloom over, sadden.
assortir, to match, suit, assoupissement, m., drowsinesa assure, -e, confident ; mal — ,
unsteady, trembling.
assurer, to assure, affirm.
atmosphère,/., atmosphère.
atome, m., atom.
atours, m, //., attire, finery.
attacher, (s*), to attach, fasten,
stick.
attaquer, to attack, assail.
atteindre, to attain, reach.
attendant(en), in the meantime,
meanwhile.
attendre, to wait, wait for, hope
for ; s' — à, to expect.
attendrir, to affect, move.
attendrissement, m., émotion, attendu que, seeing that, since.
attente,/, waiting.
attention,/., attention ; faire — ,
give heed.
attentivement, attentively.
attirer, to attract, draw.
attitude, /., attitude, position^
appearance.
attraper, to catch, reach; attrapé, see p. 44^ n, /, — da
mal, see p. 10$ y n, j.
attribuer, to attribute, impute, aucun, -e, any, any one; ne — y
none, no one, no.
audace,/, audacity, boldness.
au-dessus, above, upon, over,
beyond ; — de, above.
auditi -f, -ve, auditory.
auditoire, m.^ audience, augmenter, to increase.
augure, w., augury, omen.
aujourd'hui, to-day, now-a-days, auparavant, before, previously.
auprès de, near, with.
aussi, so, therefore, as much,
as, also, too.
aussitôt, immediately,directly.
autant, as (so) much, as (so)
many, as for ; d' — , especially -,
^ — ^Yu'^ %.rande, ail the
greater; d' — plus, ail the
more; d' — moins, ail the
less; d' — que, see p, 137 ^
autel, m,f altar.
autorité,/., authority.
autoriser, to authorize, allow.
autour, around about; — de,
around.
autre, other, next, better.
autrefois, formerly, once, of
old.
autrement, otherwise.
avaler, to swallow, swallow
down.
avancer, to advance, bring for-
ward ; s' — , to proceed.
avant, before; — de, before;
en — , ahead.
avantage, m.y advantage, bene-
fit.
avant-goût, m,, foretaste.
avant-hier, m.y the day before
yesterday.
avec, with.
aveuglement, m,^ blindness. aveugler, to blind.
avenir, m,^ f uture, time to come.
aventure,/., adventure.
avenue,/, avenue, walk.
avérer, to prove, confirm.
avis, m.f opinion, advice; —
carré, see p, 62^ n. 2, avocat, m,t counsellor, advo-
cate.
avoir, to hâve; j'avais deux
ans, I was two years old; il
n'y en a pas, there are none ;
il y a, there is, there are, it
is, ago; qu'as-tu?, what*s the
matter with you?; le curé
avait beau pousser, it was
useless for the priest to utter ;
j'avais beau passer en revue,
in vain I recalled.
avouer, to avow, confess, own.
avril, w., April.
axiome, m. y axiom, truism.
bagage, m., luggage, baggage;
je fais enregistrer vos — s, see
baguette,/., stick, rod, wand.
bah, bah I pooh I nonsensel bâiller, to yawn.
baïonnette,/, bayonet.
baisser, to lower, bow ; se — ,
to stoop.
bal, m,y bail, dance.
balai, m.^ broom.
banal, -e, common, vulgar.
banc, fn,y bench,.seat, pew.
banquette,/, seat.
barboter, to dabble; à — , see
barbouiller, to daub, besmear.
baron, -ne, »i., /., baron, bar-
oness.
baroque, odd, strange.
barrière,/, gâte, barricader, (se), to shut oneself
up.
bas, -se, low.
bas, m.y stocking.
bas, adv.y low, in a low tone ; là
— , down there, yonder.
base,/, base, foundation.
baser, to base, ground.
basse-cour, /., poultry yard,
farm-yard; fille de — , see p,
bataille,/, battle.
batailler, to fight, battle.
bâtir, to build.
battant, m., sash, wing (of a
door).
batterie,/, battery.
battre, to beat ; — des mains,
to clap one's hands.
battu, -e, heavy (of eyes). bavard, -e, talkative.
bavarder, to talk, chatter.
béat, -e, sanctimonious, see air.
béatitude, /, béatitude^ blis&\
VOCABULARY
beau, bely belle, beautiful, fine,
handsome ; avoir — , to be in
vain, useless (to).
beaucoup, much, many.
beauté,/., beauty.
belle-sœur,/., sister-in-law.
bergère,/., easy chair, besogne,/., work.
besoin, m,y need.
bête, stupid, silly, foolish thing,
fool.
bêtement, stupidly, sillily.
bêtise, /., stupidity, stupid
thing; faire des — s, to make
blunders.
bévue,/., blunder, mistake.
bibliothèque,/., library.
bien,, well, good-looking, indeed,
ail right, very, much, many,
rather ; eh — , well, how now ?
— du, de la, des, much, many.
bien, m,^ good, property ; homme
de — , good man, honest man.
bien que, although.
, bientôt, soon, before long,
presently.
bienveillance,/., kindliness, be-
nevolence.
bienveillant,-e, kindly, f riendly.
bienvenue,/., welcome.
billet, m,f note, billet.
biographie,/., biography.
bipède, m.^ biped.
bizarre, odd, strange, queer, blâmer, to blâme, find f ault with,
condemn.
blanc, -he, white.
blancheur,/., whiteness, purity.
blasé, -e, surfeited, used up,
satiated; — sur, surfeited,
cloyed with.
blesser, to wound, injure.
bleu, -e, blue.
blond, -e, fair, light.
boire, to drink.
bois, m.f wood, forest, park;
— blanc, deaJ, poplar.
boîte,/., box, cbest
bombe,/., bomb.
bon, m,, good ; du — , something
good.
bon, -ne, good, nice, good-
natured, kind, simple ; quand
— lui semblera, see p, 117,
n. I, bond, m,y bound ; d'un — , at a
bound.
bondir, to jump, start, rise.
bonheur, m., happiness, joy,
good fortune, success.
bonhomme, m., good-natured
man, simple soûl, old codger.
bonjour, m,, good day, good
morning.
bonnet, »*., cap, bonnet ; — de
laine, see p. j/, n, /.
bonté,/., kindness, good-nature.
bord, m., boider, edge.
bosse,/., bump, bruise.
botte,/., boot.
bouc, m,, goat; — émissaire,
sge p, ii4y n. I.
bouche,/., mouth ; la bonne — ,
see p, 30, n, 3.
bouchée,/., mouthf ul, morsel.
bouchon, f»., cork, stopper, wad;
j'en fis un — , see p, 7^, n. I.
bouder, to pout, sulk.
boudoir, w., private room, boudoir.
boue, /., mud, clay; corps de
— , see p, 84, n. i, bouffette, /., bow (of ribbon),
tassel.
bouleverser, to upset, overcome.
bourdonner, to bu zz, hum.
bourreau, m., executioner. bourrer, to stuff , cram, fill ; bour-
rés de paille, see p. j8, n, i, bourru, -e, surly, cross.
bout, m,y end, tip,bit, pièce; du
— des lèvres, faintly.
boutade,/., whim, freak.
bouteille,/., bottle.
boutique,/., shop.
biaa, m., arm; à tour de — ,
VOCABULARY
with ail one*s might; me mettre dans les — de mon oncle, see p. 7^, «. 2,
brave, brave, worthy ; un homme — , a brave man; un — homme, a good man.
brebis,/., sheep, lamb.
bref, adv,, in short.
bref, brève, adj.^ brief, short.
bride,/., bridle, rein, string.
brillant, -e, brilliant, bright, gorgeous.
briller, to shine, sparkle. .
brin, w., blade (of grass).
brisées,/.//., broken branches, footsteps ; n'iraient point sur les — de, see p, 26^ n. 2,
briser, to break, shatter, split ; se — , to break to pièces.
brouillard, f»., fog, mist.
brouiller (se), to disagree, quarrel.
broyer, to pound, crush.
bru,/., daughter-in-law.
brûler, to burn; se — la cervelle, to blow one*s brains out.
brun, -e, brown, dark (complexioned).
brusquement, suddenly, ail at once, quickly.
brutaliser, to treat brutally.
buisson, m., bush, thicket.
bulle,/., bubble.
bureau, m,, desk.
buse, /., buzzardjyÇ?-., simpleton, blockhead.
buste, m., bust
but, »!., end, object,
ça = cela, that, it, so, then.
cabinet, m., study.
cacher, to hide, conceal ; se — ,
to hide oneself, keep out of
sight.
cachette, /., hiding-place ; en
— , secretly.
cachot, m,f cell, dungeon.
cadre, m.y frame, framework.
cadrer, to suit, fit, agrée ; cadre
mieux avec, see p, ijÇf n. i, café, m.f coffee. • câlin, -e, coaxing, wheedling.
calme,/., calmness, coolness.
calme, adj\ calm, quiet, self-
possessed.
calmer, quiet, pacify ; se — , to
become calm, compose oneself.
campagnard, -e, countryman,
country girl.
campagnard, -e, adj.^ country,
rural, rustic.
campagne,/., country.
canapé, m.^ sofa, capitaine, m., captain.
capitonner, to stuff, upholster.
caprice, m.t caprice, whim, fancy.
capricieu -z, -se, capricious,
whimsical.
capulet, 171., hood, hooded cape, car, because, for.
caractère, w., character, disposition, carafe,/., water bottle.
carcasse,/., carcass, skeleton,
bones.
caresse,/., caress, stroking.
carnation,/., complexion, color-
ing (pers.).
carpe,/., carp.
carré, -e, square, plain, straight-
forward.
carreau, m.t square, floor; à
— X, checked, tile floor.
carrément, squarely, roundly,
boldly.
carrière,/., career, course, carriole,/., chaise, trap.
carton, m.^ pasteboard.
cas, m.f case ; dans tous les — ,
in any case, at ail events.
cascade,/., cascade^ ^«.t<»l'%Sk.
VOCABULARY
casser, to break ; se — le nez, see p. j2^ n. I ; se — la tête, to rack one's brains.
castel, m, (obs, fomt of château), castle.
catastrophe,/., catastrophe, calamity.
cause,/., cause, reason ; à — de, on account of.
causer, to cause, occasion, converse, talk.
causerie,/., conversation, talk.
cavalier, m,^ partner, knight, squire.
caverneux, -se, hollow, sepulchral.
céder, to yield, cède.
célèbre, celebrated.
céleste, celestial, of heaven.
cendre,/., ashes.
centenaire, century old.
centimètre, m.y centimeter (about 0.39 inch).
cependant, nevertheless, however, though, meanwhile, yet.
cérémonial, m.y ceremony, formality.
cérémonie,/., ceremony.
cérémonieusement, ceremoniously.
cérémonieux, -se, ceremonious, formai.
cerise,/., cherry.
cerisier, »*., cherry tree.
cerner, to surround, (of eyes) hâve dark circles around.
certainement, certainly, to be sure, of course.
certes, certainly, most assuredly.
certifier, to certify, testify.
certitude, /., certainty, assurance.
cerveau, m.y brain, mind, see transport.
cervelle,/., brain.
cesse, /., ceasing, respite ; sans — > continually.
ooaaer, to cesse, stop.
chacun, -e, each, each one.
chagrin, m., sorrow, grief, vexation.
chair,/., flesh, méat ; — à pâté ; see p. lOy n. j.
chaire,/., pulpit.
chaise,/., chair.
chaleur, /., beat, ardor, animation.
chambre,/., room, chamber.
champ, m.y field.
changeant, -e, changeable, variable, flckle.
changement, m.y change, altération, variation.
changer, to change, turn, transform; — d'avis, to change one's opinion.
chanter, to sing, praise.
chantre, m.y precentor.
chapeau, m.y hat.
