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fall la tonne ton tordre to bend; twist; se
— to twist one’s self la torpeur torpor; heavy sleep; semi-consciousness
le torrent torrent, mountain stream torride torrid le tort wrong; avoir — to be wrong la tortue tortoise, turtle t6t soon total total; complete totalement totally, entirely le Touareg Touareg (Arab tribe) toucher ¢r.-int. to touch
(lit. or fig.); hit
le toucher (sense of) touch; au — by touch, by feel
la touffe tuft; clump toujours always la toupie top (for spinning) le tour trick; turn; 4 leur — in their turn le tourbillon whirlwind le (la) touriste tourist la tournée tour; round (zZ.e.
make the rounds) tourner /r.int. to turn tous m. pl. of tout tout adj. (f. toute; pl. m.
tous, f. toutes), before def.
art. and n. all, whole; before n. alone every; all (distrib.)
tout adv. all, entirely; just;
quite, very (becomes toute before fem. adj. w. initial cons.)
tout 4 ’heure in a moment, presently
tout en with pres. participle while (still)
toutefois however
le toutou doggie, ‘“ ki-yi”’
(child’s and slang word for little dog)
la trace trace le tracé shape la traction pull la tragédie tragedy tragique tragic le train train; en — de (inf.) in process of; in the act of la trainée trail
trainer to draw, drag; haul; lead
le trait trait (of character) ;
haul, pull; béte de —
draft animal tranchant sharp la tranchée trench trancher to cut; (of object in relief) stand out, be conspicuous la transformation transformation se transformer (en) to change into; become
transpercer to pierce through le transport transport, trans-
portation, carrying transporter to transport; se — to carry one’s self; swing le Trans-Sibérien Trans-Siberia le Transvaal Transvaal
la trappe trap; self-closing gate; trap-gate le trappeur trapper
le travail work (act and product); task travailler int. to work le travers width; a — (de) across; through traverser to traverse; cross le treillage trellis; lattice treize thirteen tremper to wet; (with dans)
smear
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la trentaine the age of thirty trente thirty le trépas death trépigner int. tostamp; paw the earth trés very, very much la tribu tribe la tribulation trouble le tribut tribute le triomphateur conqueror triompher inf. to triumph (over de) triste sad; gloomy, grim; droopy trois three troisiéme third la trompe trunk (of elephant) tromper to deceive; se — to be mistaken la trompette trumpet, horn le tronc trunk (of tree); log trop too; toomuch; —de too much (of) la trophée trophy
tropical tropical troquer to trade (for contre) le trot trot; au petit— at a quick trot le trou hole; tunnel; den; —deau water-hole troublant troublesome le troupeau troop; herd trouver to find; se— to find one’s self; chance to be; be; se — bien to thrive
la tuberculose tuberculosis tuer to kill
le tunnel tunnel (Eng. word) le turban turban turbulent turbulent; noisy
le Turkestan Turkestan Tuyra the Tuyra (river) typique typical
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Vulcére m. ulcer un one; a, an; autre both une f. of un one, a, an unicolore solid-colored, of one color unicorne one-horned
?— et
uniforme uniform; identical; alike
unique unique; single, one; only
user fr.—int. to use; wear out
usurper to usurp; gain falsely
utile useful
utilement usefully, profitably
Putilité f. utility; use
le vacarme uproar, din
le vagon (le wagon) railroad car vague vague, dim vaincre irr. to vanquish, conquer
le vaisseau vessel; ship
la vaisselle coll. tableware, dishes la valeur value la vallée valley valoir int.—tr., irr. to be
worth; earn (for), yield; give le vampire vampire (bat) vanter fr.—int. to vaunt, boast; se —de to boast of, pride one’s self on varié varied varier int. to vary la variété variety la vase mud vaste vast; extensive se vautrer to roll; wallow le veau calf
vécu p.p. of vivre
végétal vegetable; plant le véhicule vehicle
veiller int. to watch (over a)
veineux venous, in the
veins la velléité impulse; whim,
half-wish
velu shaggy
vendre tosell; se— to sell, be sold (for de)
vénérable venerable; ancient
venger tr.-int. to avenge;
take vengeance (on sur) venimeux venomous venir int., irr. (aux. étre) to
come; — de (inf.) to have just done the act expressed by the inf. (lit.
come from doing it); —a
(inf.) or S’en — a (inf.) chance or happen fo do the act expressed by the inf.
faire — to send for (lit.
make come)
le vent wind
la ventilation ventilation
ventral ventral, abdominal
le ventre stomach; abdomen; a plat — flat on the stomach
le ver worm, grub
véritable veritable, true
vérité truth
vers toward; about
la
verser to pour; shed, spill vertébral vertebral, spinal vertical vertical verticalement vertically
la vertu virtue
la vessie bladder
le veston jacket
les vétements m. pl. clothing veuf, veuve bereft
le
la la la le
la
la
le le
le la
la la
le
VOCABULAIRE veuf (la veuve) widower vite quick, swift (widow) vite quickly vexer to vex, annoy la vitesse speed, swiftness viande meat; — de bou- vivant living, alive
cherie fresh meat victime victim victoire victory victorieusement victoriously ; successfully vide space, emptiness vider to void, empty vie life vieillir int. to grow old vierge virgin (forest) vieux, vieil, vieille old vif, vive vivid, lively; keen
vigilance vigilance vigilant vigilant, watchful
vigoureux vigorous; strong, husky
village village
villageois villager
ville city
vingt twenty
vingtaine twenty (as a group), a score
vingt-cinquiéme fifth
vingt-deux twenty-two
vingt-neuviéme twentyninth
vingt-quatre twenty-four
violent violent
vis avis face toface; —a —de towards; opposite
visage visage, face
viser int. to aim
visibilité visibility
visible visible
vision vision
visite visit
visiter to visit
visiteur visitor
vital vital
twenty-
vivre int., irr. to live les vivres m. pl. food le veeu. vow; prayer la vogue favor, fashion; in fashion voici (from vois ici; lit. see here) here is, here are la voie way; transport; ferrée railway voila (lit. see there), there is, there are (of location
en
only); —ceque that is what; — pourquoi that is why; — bien that is
indeed; that is exactly le voile veil la voile sail voir (inf.), irr. to see voire indeed, even voisin neighboring, nearby ; with de bordering on le voisin neighbor le voisinage neighborhood ; presence; neighborliness la voix voice; donner de la — give tongue (of an animal) le vol flight la volaille poultry voler int. to fly voler to steal la volonté will; 4 — at will volontiers willingly; readily le volume volume, size volumineux bulky
vorace voracious
vouloir (inf.), tr.—int., irr.
to wish; will; — bien to be willing; je voudrais I should like; (of a legend, etc.) to represent, tell
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vous 2d pers. pro. pl. you,
to you la vote domed roof le voyage voyage, journey, travel voyager int. to travel le voyageur traveler; passen-
ger; tourist; vagon de — passenger coach
vrai true
vraiment truly
la vue view, sight; (sense of) sight
vulgaire vulgar, common
vulgairement commonly vulnérable vulnerable
there, thither; il—a there is, there are y pro. = awith pro. to (at, by, in, for) him, her, it, them les yeux p/. of Voeil eye Yunnam Yunnan (province in China)
yi
Zambése the Zambesi (river) le zébre zebra le zig-zag zig-zag la zone zone la zoologie zodlogy Zoologique zodlogical
le zoologiste zodlogist
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