V. = verb
ibaitre^ to knock down.
ibeiile, une y bee.
{s')aùîmer, to sink, spoil,
destroy.
abordy un, approach ; d' — ,
at first.
aborder, to land, to address,
accost.
accabler, to overwhelm.
acdatnation, ime, cheer.
accorder, to grant.
accourir, to run up, hasten
up.
accrocher, to hook, fasten ;
j' — à, to cling to.
accueil, un, greeting ; faire
un — à, to greet.
acculer, to drive into a corner, bring to bay.
fliT^arw/, desperate, furious.
achever, to complète, finish.
adoptif, adopted.
atiresse, une, address, skill.
{s')affaiblir, to grow feeble,
weak.
affaire^ une, business, what
suils any one.
affreux, terrible.
{f)agenouiller, to kneel.
agir, to act.
agiter, to wave.
agrafe, U7ie, clasp.
agréablement, pleasantly,
gracefully. agréfnent, un, pleasure.
aigu, pointed.
ailleurs, elsewhere ; d' — ,
besides.
aîné, elder.
ainsi, thus.
air, un, look ; avoir /' —
de, to look as if, seem
to.
ajouter, to add.
alignement, uft; tenir T - ,
to keep in line.
aligner, to form in line,
dress.
allemand, German.
{s')allonger, to lengthen,
grow longer.
allons/ come!
allumer, to light.
amateur, un, collector.
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amener^ to lead, lead to,
bring.
a7tier^ bitter.
amitié, une, kindness \ faire
une — à^ to do a kindness to.
amour-propre, un, pride.
ancien, old, former, re-
tired.
ancien, U7t, vétéran.
anéantir, \.Q annihilate,over-
whelm.
annoncer, to announce, in-
dicate.
apercevoir, to perceive,
notice; s' — ^<?jto perceive,
notice.
apparition, une, appear-
ance, vievv.
appartenir à, to belong to.
apprendre, to learn, teach.
{s'')apprêter à, to prépare to.
{s')approcher de, to ap-
proach.
cippuyer, to rest, lean.
ardeur, une, eagerness.
{s')ar?nerde, to furnish one-
self with.
arracher à, to snatch, tear,
wrest from.
{s')arrêter, to stop.
en arrière, in the rear ; aller
en — , to retire.
arrière-garde , tine, rear-
guard.
arriver, to arrive, come up,
occur ; — iz, to succeed in.
arrondi, rounded off, filled
OLlt.
asile, tm, refuge, shelter. aspirant, tin, midshipman.
assaut, un, assault ; enlever
d' — , take by storm.
assez, enough, ralher.
asso7nmer, to knock down,
fell.
assîijettir, to adjust, fix.
assu7'é, confident, firm.
atroce, horrible.
atteindre, to reach, attack.
atteler, to harness.
attendre, to wait, wait for ;
s' — à, to expect.
attendrir, to move, touch.
attendît que, seeing that.
atti7-er, to attract, draw.
aubaine, U7ie, windfall.
auberge, U7te, inn.
aii-dessîis (adv.), above.
au77iône, une, alms.
auparavant (adv.), before.
aup7'ès de, near, beside.
aussi, also, so, in conséquence.
aussitôt, immediately.
autant, so much ; en faire
— , do the same.
autoîir de, round.
autrement, otherwise, es-
pecially.
Autriche (f.), Austria.
autrichien, Austrian.
avance7ne7it, tm, progress,
promotion.
avancer, to advance, pro-
mote. avant, before ; en — I for-
ward ! advance !
avantage, un, advantage.
ave7iir, U7i, future.
aventure, une, adventure.
aveugle, blind.
baguette, la, wand, drum-
stick.
baiser, to kiss.
baisser, to lovver, bal, le, dance, bail.
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balafre, la, gash, scar.
balayer^ to sweep, sweep
away.
balle, la, bullet.
ban, le, proclamation, call
to arms.
barbe, la, beard.
barbu, bearded.
baSy le, stocking.
bas, low, held low ; à — de,
down from.
bas-fondy le, low ground,
hollow.
bâton, le, stick.
battoir, le, beater.
{se) battre, to fight.
bavardy le, chatterer.
bégayer, to stammer.
besoin, le, need. bêtise, la, stupidity.
bienfaisant, charitable.
bienfait, le, benefit.
bientôt, soon.
bilboquet, le, cup and bail,
laughing-stock.
bizarre, st range.
blanc-bec, le, simpleton.
blanchâtre, whitish.
blanchisseuse, la, washer-
woman.
blesser, to wound.
blessure, la, wound.
boîte, la, box.
bonheur, le, happiness ; porter — , to bring luck.
bonhomme, un, old fellow.
bonnet, le, cap.
bord, le, bank of river.
botte, la, Wellington boot.
bouche à feu, la, cannon.
bouchon, le, cork, wisp of
straw.
boucle d'oreilles, la, ear-
ring ; boucle, ta, buckle.
boue, la, mud.
bouger, to budge, stir.
bouillie, la, broth, porridge.
bouillonner, to boil,bubble.
boulet, le, cannon-ball.
bouquet, le, bunch, groiip.
bourse, la, purse.
bout, le, end, bit ; à — portant, point-blank.
bouio7inûre, /«, button-hole.
brancard, le, stretcher, hand-barrow.
brave, brave, honest, fine.
brin, le, blade of grass, bit of straw.
briser, to break.
broder de, to embroider with.
brouillard, le, mist.
bruit, le, noise.
brûler, to burn.
brun, brown.
bruyant, noisy.
cabane, la, cabin, but.
cabaret, le, inn.
cadavre, le, corpse.
cadet, le, younger brother.
caisse, la, chest, body of
drum.
caisson, le, ammunition-
wagon.
califourchon, le, hobby-
horse ; à — astride.
campagne, la, country (op-
posed to town), country-
house, campaign.
canard, le, duck.
caporal, le, corporal ; le
petite
poleon.
car (conj.), for.
caractère, /^,character,letter.
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carré, le, square.
carreau, le, window-pane,
window.
causer, to talk, chat.
cavalier^ horseman, rider.
cavalièrement, cavalierly,
bluntly.
céder, to give up, yield.
ceinturon, le, belt.
cependant^ meanvvhile, how-
ever, yet.
cerner, to surround, hem in.
cesser, to cease.
chacun, each.
chagrin, le, disappointment,
sorrow.
châle, le, shawl.
champ, le, field ; sur-ïe ,
on the spot, at once.
chanson, la, song.
charger de, to load with.
charpente, la, frame-work.
charrette, la, cart.
chasser, to hunt, drive
away.
chaud, hot ; à la main
chaude, at hot cockles.
chauve, bald.
chef, le, chief.
chemin, le, road.
chêne, le, oak.
cheval, le, horse ; à — , a-
stride.
chevelure, la, head of
hair.
chevron, le, stripe (of sol-
dier).
choisir, to choose.
chicchoter, to whisper.
cicatrice, la, scar.
cime, la, top, summit.
citoyen, le, citizen.
clair de lune, le, moon-
liiZht.
clef, la, key ; — de votite,
keystone.
clocher, le, tower.
clou, le, nail.
clouer, to nail, fix, pin.
cocarde, la, cockade.
cocher, le, coachman.
coin, le, corner.
colère, la, anger. coller, to paste, glue, fasten.
collet, le, coat-coUar.
collier, le, necklace.
comble, le, height, summit.
complot, le, plot.
comprendre, to understand.
compte, le, account.
compter, to count, reckon.
conduire, to conduct, lead ;
se — , to behave.
connaître, to know ; s'y — ,
to be an authority on.
conquête, la, conquest.
considérer, to look at.
conte, le, story.
conter, to relate.
contrarier, to annoy.
contre, against.
contrôle, le, roll-call.
convenir à, to suit.
convive, le, guest.
coquin, le, rascal.
cordonnier, le, bootmaker.
corne, la, horn, cornet.
côté, le, side ; du — de, in
the direction of.
côte, la, coast.
coudre, to sew.
coup, le, blovv ; — de fusil,
shot ; tout à — , suddenly.
couron?ter, to crovvn.
course, la, run, chase, hunt.
courtoisie, la, courtesy,
politeness.
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coutume^ la, ciistom ; de —,
usual, usually.
couverture^ la^ covering,
blanket.
cracher^ to spit, belch.
crasseux^ dirty.
crêpe^ ia, pancake.
creux^ hollow.
creuser, to hollow out.
crever, to burst, smash in,
crash.
crochu, hooked.
a'oiser, to cross.
croix, ia, cross.
croiter, to make muddy.
cuir, le, skin, leather.
cuire (intr.) to cook ; un dur
à — , tough, hardy ; faire
— (tr.), to cook.
cuivre, le, copper, brass.
culbuter, to rout.
culotte, la, knee-breeches.
curé, le, priest.
d\ihord, at first.
damasquiné, damascened.
dandiner, to dandle.
d'après, accord ing to.
davantage (adv.), more.
debout (adv.), standing.
débris, le, broken pièces,
wreckage.
déchirer, to tear, rend.
{se) décourager, to lose
courage. découvrir, to discover, un-
cover.
décréter, to decree.
dédain, le, disdain, con-
tempt.
défaire, to un do, open.
défait, crestfallen.
défaut, le, fault.
défendre, \Xi défend, foibid.
défi, le, challenge.
dégager, to relieve, rescue.
dégât, le, damage, havoc.
dégoûter, to disgust.
dégriser, to sober.
déguenillé, in rags.
délayer, to dilute, mix.
demeurer, to dwell, remain.
^/<^«r^z7//,im perfect, broken .
{se) déployer, to deploy, un-
fold, spread.
déposer, to deposit, lay
down.
depuis (prep. and adv.),
from, since.
déroute, la, rout.
derrière, behind.
dès, from ; — ce soir, this
very evening.
désaccord, /^, disagreement.
[se) désaltérer de, to quench
one's thirst with.
désastre, le, disaster.
{se) désespérer, to despair,
lose hope.
désespoir, le, despair. désigner, to point out.
{se) désoler, to be sorry,
sad.
désormais, henceforward.
dessein, le, design, plan.
destiner, to destine, intend, détailler, to eut up, relate
in détail.
déterminer, \.Q détermine, fix.
devancer, to précède, oulrun.
devant, before.
devenir, to become.
deviner, to guess.
devoir, to owe, lo be des-
tined to.
devoir, le, duty.
cévouer, to dévote, sacrifice.
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diriger^ to direct, point.
do?mner, to command, be
over.
dommage^ le, damage.
dofiCy then, therefore.
do?iner, to give, charge.
doré, gilded.
doucetir, la, sweetness,
gentleness.
douleur, la, grief, pain.
douter, to doubt ; se — de,
to suspect.
drapeau, le, flag. {se) dresser, to stand up
straight.
drogue, la, drug; soldier's
card-game, forked stick
which the loser at the
game has to wear on his
nose.
droit, right, straight ; avoir
— à, to hâve a right to.
drôle, funny ; ufi—, a rogue.
dîoer, to last.
eau-de-vie, une, brandy.
ébène, ime, ebony.
ébranlé, shaken.
{s)ébranler, to move, stir.
écart, un, step aside ; à — ,
aside, aloof.
{s)échapper, to escape, run
away.
échaudé, scalded.
échouer, to run aground,fail, éclairer, to give a light.
éclat, un, fragment, brilli-
ance ; rire aux éclats, to
burst with laughing.
éclatant, resounding, sono-
rous.
éclater, to burst out, re-
sound, roar.
écorcher, to skin alive, flay.
écouter, to listen to.
écraser, to crush.
{/^écrier, to cry out.
{s'')écrouler, to collapse.
écîi, un, crown (money).
écurie, une, stable.
écuyère : bottes à V, ridingboots.
effacer, to efface, wipe out.
effet, un, effect ; en — , as a matter of fact.
effroi, un, fright.
égal, equal ; c'est — , it 's al] the same.
(^«////,////<?,equality,fairness.
élan, un, dash.
{s')élancer, to hurl, dash.
élever, to raise, bring up.
élevé, raised, high.
éloignement , un, remoteness, aversion.
{s)éloigfie?', to withdraw.
e?nbêter, to annoy.
{s')embraser, to take fire.
etnbrasser, to embrace, kiss.
émigré, un, emigrant, refugee.
{/)e7n'parer de, to take possession of.
empêcher, to prevent; s" — de, to refrain from.
empoigner, to seize.
eifiporter, to carry off, carry a position ; s' — , to get angry, dash in excitement.
endolori, painful, smarting.
endroit, tcn, place.
enfer, un, hell.
e7ifer7ner, to shut up, enclose.
enfin, at last.
enflammer, to fire.
{s')enfoncer dans, plunge into.
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engager^ to urge, advise, pledge, wager.
(s')engager^ to take place, arise.
enjambement^ ufi, stride.
enlever^ to carry off, sweep oflf. capture.
ennuyer j to annoy.
enragé, furious.
enseigne, un, ensign.
ensetnble, together.
entendre, to hear ; — parler de, to hear of ; — raison, to listen to reason ; s' — à merveille, to be in complète agreement.
enterrer, to bury.
entêté, obstinate.
entorse, une, sprain.
entourer, to surround.
entraînefnent, un, enthusiasm.
entraîfier, to pull down, drag, lead.
entrepont, un. betvvéendecks.
entreprendre, to imdertake.
entretien, U7i, talk.
entrevue, ufie, interview.
entr' ouvert, half open.
envahir, to invade.
envers, towards.
envie, u?ie, désire ; avoir — de, to want to.
environ, about.
épargner, to spare, save.
épée, une, sword.
épouvantable, terrible.
épouvante, une, terror.
équitation, horsemanship.
escalader, to scale, climb.
espagnol, Spanish,
espérance, une, hope.
esprit, un, mind, wit ; pré-
sence d' — , présence of mind ; gens d' — , intelligent, witty people.
essayer, to try.
essuyer, to wipe.
estoffiac, un, stomach.
{s')établir, to be established.
étalage, un, display.
éteitidre, to extinguish, put out.
étendre, to extend, stretch out.
éton7ier, to astonish.
étouffer, to stifle.
étourdir, to deafen, confuse.
étranger, un. stranger, »
foreigner.
étrier, un, stirrup.
étroitement, narrovvly.
exa7nen, un, examination.
exécuter, to carry out.
exemplaire, u7i, copy.
exe77iple, un, example.
exercice, tm, exercise, drill.
existence, une, subsistence, enough to live on.
expédier, to dispatch, send.
explication, une, explanation.
expliquer, to explain.
extraire, to extract.
face, la ; en face de, facing.
{sé)fâcher, to get angry.
faço7i, la, manner ; de — à, so as to ; sa7îs plus de — , without more ado.
faiblesse, la, weakness.
faire [attendre, «Sec), to cause to ; — se77ibla7ît de, to prétend to ; il fait beau, &.C., it is fine ; // ne fait
VOCABULAIRE
que {parler^ &c.), he docs nothing but.
fafitassin, le, foot-soldier.
fente, la, slit, crack.
feutre, le, felt.
fier, proud.
fifre, le, fife.
figure, la, face.
filer, to run, make off.
fin, la, end.
fm, clever, sharp.
finesse, la, cleverness.
fi7iir par, to end in.
flairer, to scent.
flanc, le, flank, side.
flèche, la, arrow, spire, point, fort.
flétri, faded, tamished.
flétrir, to disfigure.
flot, le, flood, stream.
flotter, to float.
fluet, slender, spare.
foie, le, liver.
fois, la, time; à la — , at one and the same time.
follemetit, madly, wildly.
fond, le, bottom, end, distance, stock.
fondre, to melt ; — e7i larmes, to burst into tears.
fondre sur, to rush upon.
à force de, by dint of; de toutes ses foi'ces, with ail his might.
forcer, to force, break.
fort, strong.
fou, mad, wild.
fouetter, to whip, lash, patter against.
four, le, oven.
fourni, furnished, fuU.
fournir, to furnish, supply.
fracas, le, crash, din.
franchir, to cross, clear.
frapper, to strike.
frémir, to murmur.
fréquenter, to go about
with.
fricassée, une, fricassée,
hash, drubbing.
frire, to fry.
froncer le sourcil, to frown.
frotter, to rub.
frustrer, to cheat.
fuir, to flee.
fuite, la, flight.
fumée, la, smoke.
fureur, la, fury, madness,
rage.
fusil, le, gun.
gagner à, to gain, win by.
gaillard, le, big merry fel-
low.
gale, la, scab, mange.
ganse, la, cord.
garde, la, guard ; prendre
— à, to pay attention to.
garder, to keep, préserve.
gar?ii de, provided with.
gauche, left.
genre, un, kind.
gefis, les, peopîe.
gentil, nice.
geste, le, gesture.
giberne, la, cartridge-pouch. gilet, le, waistcoat.
glace, la, ice.
glaçon, le, pièce of ice.
glisser, to slip, slide.
gorge, la, throat.
gosier, le, gullet.
gourmandise, la, gluttony.
goûter, to taste.
goutte, la, drop.
gredin, le, scamp.
grêle, slender, délicate.
grêle ^ la^ hail. shower.
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griî^ le, gridiron.
grimper^ to climb.
gringalet, un, a nobody.
gris", gr&y.
grognant, grumbler, old
soldier, grogner, to grumble.
gros, coarse, fat, stout ; le —
de r armée, the main body.
guère : ne — , hardly.
guérir, to cure, get well.
guerre, la, war.
gueusard, le, beggar, rogue, guignon, le, bad luck.
habile, clever.
habiter, to inhabit.
habitude, une, custom.
hache, une, axe.
hacher, to hack to pièces.
hachis, le, hash.
haïr, to hâte.
haleine, une, breath.
hardi, bold.
hasard, le, chance, accident.
{se) hasarder, to venture.
hausser, to raise ; — les épaules, to shrug the shoulders.
hauteur, la, height, hill.
hérisson, le, hedgehog.
heurter, to knock against.
histoire, une, history, story.
hocher, to throw back (up).
honnête, honest, fair, honourable.
honte, la, shame.
hôpital, 1171, hospital.
hîirler, to howl.
htitte, la, hut, hovel.
image, une, picture.
{s')imaginer, fancy, picture.
imbécile, fool.
immobile, motionless,
steady.
{s^)impatienter, to lose patience.
impraticable, impassable.
imprudetit, rash.
incendie, un, fire.
incrusté, inlaid.
indigne, unworthy, shameful.
infâme, shameful.
infir7ne, weak.
{s)informer de, to inquire about.
injure, une, in suit.
inouï, unheard-of, amazing.
inscrire, to inscribe, record.
interroger, to cross-question.
interro7?ipre, to interrupt.
intervenir, to intervene.
i7itrépidité, une, fearlessness.
inverse, contrary.
issîie, u?ie, outlet.
ivrogne, U7i, drunkard.
Jacquot, Jack.
jaillir, to spout up.
jaloux, jealous.
jeu, le, game, gambling.
jonc, le, cane.
joueicr, le, gambler.
jour, le, day, light.
Juif, le, Jew.
jurer, to swear.
jusqu'à, as far as.
jîiste, exact ; c'est —, it is right.
laboîirer, to plough up.
lac, le, lake.
lâche, le, coward.
go
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lâcher, to let go ; — pied,
to give way.
là-dessus, thereupon.
laine, la, wool.
laisser, to let, allow, leave.
lait^ le, milk.
lancer, to throw, hurl.
larder, to lard, overwhelm.
large, broad^large.
larme, la, tear.
lecture, la, reading.
lendemain, le, next day.
licencier, to dismiss, dis-
band.
lieu, le, place ; avoir — , to
take place ; donner — à,
to cause.
lieue, la, league (measure).
ligne, la, line.
lisih-e, la, edge.
