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, man-

age; 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 1 )» to lean one's back

against.

adorable, adorable, charming,

lovely.

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adora-teur, -trice, »*.,/., wor-

shipper, adorer, lover.

adorer, to adore, be exceedingly

fond of.

adouciGsement, »*., softening. adresser, to address, direct,

give, make; s 1 — , to address

oneself, speak.

adroit, -e, skilful, clever.

adverbe, m. t adverb.

affaiblissement, m., weakening,

enfeeblement.

affaire, /., affair ; que d' — s 1

what a fuss ! mon — , see p. 32,

affectueu-x, -se, affectionate,

kind.

affinité,/., affinity, connection, affirmati-f, -ve, affirmative, affirmation, /., assertion, state-

ment.

affirmer, to affirm, assure,

déclare, affreu-x, -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, m. t âge.

âgé, -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., comfott, 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. f grandfather; //. —

eux, ancestors, forefathers.

aigre-dou-x, -ce, bitter-sweet aigrir, to turn sour, embitter.

aigu, -e, acute sharp; point—,

see p. 2ç t n. 1.

aiguille, /., needle; marcher

sur des — s, see p. 29, ». /.

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, appearancë;

avoir 1* — . to look like, seem ;

d'un — béat, see p. 9, n. 2, aisance,/, ease, comfort.

aise, /., ease ; à V — , cpmfor-

table, ajouter, to add, join.

alerte, alert, brisk.

algarade, /., reprimand, scold-

ing, * blowing up \ aliment, m., 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; — s,

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. i/j, n. 2.

amener, to bring.

aménité, /., amenity, pleasant

remark. [ous.

am-er, -ère, bitter, sad, griev-

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amertume,/., bittemess.

ami, -e, iw.,/., friend.

amitié,/., friendship, kindness,

sympathy.

amonceler (s'), to pile up,

gather.

amour, m., love; — s, / //.,

love, delight.

amour - propre, m., 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, /».,/., ancestor.

ancien, -ne, ancient, old, former,

late.

anéanti, -e, ruined, annihilated.

ange, m. f angel.

angle, m., angle, corner.

anguleu-x, -se, angular, angu-

lous, coarse.

animal, 0*., animal, créature.

animation,/, animation, excite-

ment.

animer (s'), to get excited, grow

warm, chafe.

anneau, m., ring, année,/, year.

annihiler, to annihilate.

anniversaire, m., anniversary.

annoncer, to announce, foretell.

anormal, -e, abnormal, out of

the ordinary.

antipathie,/, antipathy.

antique, ancient, old.

antiquité,/, antiquity.

août, m., August.

apanage, m., appanage, conco-

mitant. \heritage, stock in

trade.

apercevoir (s'), to perceive, see.

aplati, -e, flattened, flat.

aplomb, m., coolness, self -possession, assurance, audacity.

apogée, m. y apogée, height,

climax.

apparaître, to appear.

apparence,/, appearance, look, appartement, m. t apartments,

apartment.

appartenir, to belong.

appeler, to call ; s' — , to be called.

appétit, m., appetite, relish.

appréciation ; /., comment, appréciation, estimate.

apprécier, to value, appreciate.

apprendre, to learn, teach, tell,

acquaint (with).

approchant, -e, like, similar. approche, /., approach, coming.

approcher (s»), to approach,

draw near, corne near.

approfondi, -e, deep, thorough.

approprier, to appropriate.

approver, to approve, sanction, appui, m., 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, #*., the day after

to-morrow.

après-midi,/ m., afternoon.

âpreté, /., harshness, acrimony.

Arabe, «.,/., Arab.

araignée,/, spider.

arbre, m., tree.

arbuste, m. t shrub.

arc, m. f arch.

arcade,/, arcade, arch.

ardemment, ardently, fervently.

eafnestly.

ardeur,/, ardor, fervor.

arène,/, arena, battle çroumi.

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argent, m,, silver, money. argenterie,/., 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, with coat of arms on.

arracher, to pull up, tear (out).

arranger (s*), to arrange, take,

put up (with), corne out ail

right, accommoda te 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, corne, arrondir, to round.

arroser, to water.

art, #*., art, skill.

articuler, to articulate, speak,

utter.

artiste, m., artist.

artistique, artistic.

aspect, m., aspect, appearance,

air.

aspérité, /., roughness, ragged-

ness. aspirer, to aspire, long, assaisonner, to season.

asseoir, to seat, sit,fix, 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., drowsiness assure, -«, confident ; mal —,

unsteady, trembling.

assurer, to assure, affirm.

atmosphère,/., atmosphère, atome, m., atom.

atours, m. //., attire, finery.

attacher, (s 1 ), 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. t 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, >**: p» 44, ». 7, — du

mal, see p.ios, n.j.

attribuer, to attribute, impute, aucun, -e, any, any one; ne — ,

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, m., 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 ;

d' — plus grande, ail the

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greater; d'— plus, ail the more; d' — moins, ail the less; d' — que, see p. 137 f n. 1.

autel, m., 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- I ward ; s' — , to proceed.

avant, before; — de, before; en — , ahead.

avantage, *»., advantage, benefit.

avant-goût, m. t foretaste.

avant-hier, m., the day before yesterday.

avec, with.

aveuglement, m. t blindness.

aveugler, to blind.

avenir, »/., future, time to corne.

aventure,/., adventure.

avenue,/., avenue, walk.

avérer, to prove, confirai.

avis, m., opinion, advice; — carré, see p. 62, n. 2,

avocat, m. f counsellor, advocate.

avoir, to hâve; j'avais deux ans, I was two years old ; il n'y en a pas, there are none ; il 7 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, m. t April.

axiome, m., axiom, truism.

bagage, m., luggage, baggage;

je fais enregistrer vos — s, see

baguette,/., stick, rod, wand.

bah, bah ! pooh 1 nonsense I bâiller, to yawn.

baïonnette,/, bayonet. baisser, to lower, bow; se—,

to stoop.

bal, m. f bail, dance.

balai, m., broom.

banal, -e, common, vulgar.

banc, m. t bench, seat, pew.

banquette,/, seat.

barboter, to dabble; à — , see

barbouiller, to daub, besmear.

baron, -ne, m., /., baron, bar-

oness.

baroque, odd, strange.

barrière,/, gâte, barricader, (se), to shut oneself

up.

bas, -se, low.

bas, m., stocking.

bas, adv. t 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 /.

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, bliss ;

avec —, blissf ully.

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beau, bel, 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., 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».**., good, property ; homme

de — , good man, honest man.

bien que, although.

bientôt, soon, before long,

presently.

bienveillance,/, kindliness, be-

nevolence.

bienveillant,-^, kindly, f riendly.

bienvenue,/., welcome.

billet, m. t note, billet, biographie,/, biography.

bipède, m., biped.

bizarre, odd, strange, queer, blâmer, to blâme, find fault 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., wood, forest, park;

— blanc, deal, poplar.

boîte,/, box, chest

bombe,/, bomb.

bon, m., good ; du — , something

good.

bon, -ne, good, nice, good-

natured, kind, simple ; quand

— lui semblera, see p. /17,

bond, m., 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, m., cap, bonnet; — de

laine, see p. 31, ». 1.

bonté,/, kindness, good-nature.

bord, m. f border, edge.

bosse,/, bump, bruise.

botte,/, boot.

bouc, *»., goat; — émissaire,

see p, 114, ». /.

bouche,/, mouth ; la bonne —,

see p. 30, n. 3.

bouchée,/, mouthful, morsel.

bouchon, m., cork, stopper, wad;

j'en fis un — , see p. 74, ». /.

bouder, to pout, sulk.

boudoir, Pt., private room, boudoir, boue, /., mud, clay; corps de

— , see p. 84, iu 1, bouffette, /., bow (of ribbon)*

tassel.

bouleverser, to upset, overcome bourdonner, to buzz, hum.

bourreau, m. t executioner. bourrer, to stuff, cram, fill; boni 1

rés de paille, see p. 18, ». /.

bourru, -e, surly, cross, bout, m. t end, tip, bit, pièce; du

— des lèvres, faintly.

boutade,/, whim, freak.

bouteille,/, bottle.

boutique,/, shop.

bras, m., arm; à tour de —,

VOCABULARY

with ail one's might; me mettre dans les — de mon oncle, see p. 7*, n. 2.

brave, brave, worthy ; un homme — , a brave man; un — homme, a good man.

brebis,/., sheep, lamb.

bref, adv. % in short.

bref, brève, adj. t brief, short.

bride,/., bridle, rein, string.

brillant, -e, brilliant, bright, gorgeous.

briller, to shine, sparkle.

brin, m., 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, m., 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 brainsout.

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, /., buzzard ; fig., simpleton, blockhead.

buste, m., bust.

but, m., end, object,

ça = cela, that, it, so, then.

cabinet, *»., study.

cacher, to hide, conceal ; se — ,

to hide oneself, keep out of

sigbt.

cachette, /., hiding-place ; en

— , secretly.

cachot, m. t cell, dungeon.

cadre, m. t frame, framework.

cadrer, to suit, fit, agrée ; cadre

mieux avec, see p. ijç, ». /.

café, m., coffee.

câlin, -e, coaxing, wheedling.

calme,/., calmness, coolness.

calme, adj\ t calm, quiet, self-

calmer, quiet, pacif y ; se — , to become calm, compose oneself.

campagnard, -e, countryman, country girl.

campagnard, -e, adj\ t country, rural, rustic.

campagne,/., country.

canapé, m., sofa.

capitaine, m., captain.

capitonner, to stuff, upholster.

caprice, m. t caprice, whim, f ancy.

capricieu -z, -se, capricious, whimsical.

capulet, m, t hood, hooded cape.

car, because, for.

caractère, m,, character, disposition.

carafe,/., water bottle.

carcasse, /., carcass, skeleton, bones.

caresse,/, caress, stroking.

carnation, /., complexion, coloring (pers.).

carpe,/, carp.

carré, -e, square, plain, straightforward.

carreau, m,, square, floor; à — X, checked, tile floor.

carrément, squarely, roundly, boldly.

carrière,/, career, course.

carriole,/, chaise, trap.

carton, m., pasteboard.

cas, m., case; dans tous les — t in any case, at ail events.

cascade,/, cascade, waterfalL

VOCABULARY

casser, to break; se — le nez, see p. j2, n. i ; se — la tête, to rack one's brains.

castel, m. (obs. form 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., centimeter (about 0.39 inch).

cependant, nevertheless, however, though, meanwhile, yet.

cérémonial, m., ceremony, formality.

cérémonie,/., ceremony.

cérémonieusement, ceremoniously.

cérémonieux, -se, ceremonious, formai.

cerise,/., cherry. .

cerisier, m., 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. t brain, mind, see transport.

cervelle,/., brain.

cesse,/, ceasing, respite; sans — , continually.

cesser, to cease, stop.

chacun, -e, each, each one.

chagrin, m, t sorrow, grief, vexation.

chair,/., flesh, méat; — à pâté; see p. io t n.j.

chaire,/, pulpit.

chaise,/, chair.

chaleur, /., heat, ardor, animation.

chambre,/., room, chamber.

champ, m., field.

changeant, -e, changeable, variable, fickle.

changement, m., change, altération, variation.

changer, to change, turn, transform; — d'avis, to change one's opinion.

chanter, to sing, praise.

chantre, m., precentor.

chapeau, m., hat.