‹ On rend l'argentChapitre 5 sur 7 · partie /. part, portion, party, game · texte numérisé non relu

partie /. part, portion, party, game

partir départ, leave

partout everywhere

faznn/. dress» omament, set of jewels

parvenu m. parvenu, upstart

pas adv.i ne . . . cv, not, no; n'eêt -ce ~ don't you, won*t he, isn*t there, a/ter neg. is there, etc.

pas m. step, pace ; au <«> at a walk ; à deux <>» close by ; faire des <«> take steps

passage m, passage, passing; au ew passing by, in passing

passant m, passer-by

passé m. past, time past

passer pass, go through ; ye» pass that way, go that way ; faire c>»

pass off ; passé de mode out of style, out of date; se <v take place, happen ; see^de dowithout

pftte/. dough, consistency, constitution ; bonne cw d'homme good soûl

pfttée /. feed (for dog, cat, poultry)

paternel -le patemal

patience /. patience

pâtisserie /. pastry, pastry-cook*s shop

patraque /. old wom-out woman

patrie /. country, native land

patrimoine m, patrimony

patronne /. mistress

paupière /. eyelid

pauvre poor

pauvreté /. poverty

pavé m, pavement, streets

payer pay, pay for ; indulge in (by paying for)

pays m. country

peau /. skin

Peau-Rouge m, redskin, Indian

peccadille /. peccadillo

péché m, sin

pécheur m. transgressor, sinner

pêcheur m. fisherman; ev à la ligne

angler pédant m, pédant peindre paint peine /. pain, trouble, difficulty ; à

«« scarcely peint -e painted pêle-mêle pell-mell pèlerine /. cape, (broad) collar pelisse/, pelisse pencher bend, lean pendant -e hanging down, limp pendant during, for ; <«> que while pendant m, mate; se taisant ««

hanging on each side, to match pendre hang, suspend pendule /. clock pénétrer penetrate pénible painful, difficult pénitente /*. pénitent pensée /. thought penser think pension /. boarding-house, tuition,

allowance, pension pente /. slope peptone /. peptone perdition /. perdition, loss, ruin perdre lose, ruin; campagne perdue

out-of-the-way and thinly-settled

région père m, father; ««^ Jules old man

Jules perfectionner perfect période /. period périodique m, periodlcal, paper

VOCABULARY

perle /. pearl

permettre permit

permis -e permitted, allowable

perron m. flight of steps

persomiage m. person, person-

age persouie /. person ; m. any one,

no one; jetme «« young girl;

ne ... c>» no one personnel m. staff, personnel persoader persuade perte /. loss peser weigh pessimiste m. pessimist petit -e little, small ; little one pétrole m. petroleum,coal-oil, kérosène pea little, few; on <» a little, some-

what ; pour <» que however little peuple m. populace, community peur /. f car ; de e» de for f ear of ;

avoir e» be afraid peut-être perhaps pharmacie/, drug-store ; dee^from

the drug-store philistin m. Philistine photographie /. photograph, pho-

tography physique physical pièce /. pièce, room, play, coin pied m. foot pieux -euse pious pilule /. pill pince /. pincers, tongs pincer pinch, bite pincettes /. //. tongs piocher dig, study hard pipe /. pipe (for smoking) piquant -e sharp, piquant pique-nique m. picnic

pire adj. worse ; le e^ the worst pis M^v, worse ; tant ««^ so much

the worse, the more is the pity pissenlit m, dandelion pistolet m. pistol piteux -euse piteous, wretched pitié /. pity ; avoir «» de take pity

on ; lui faire e» excite his pity ;

à faire a» to a f rightful degree,

pitifuUy pitre m. buffoon pivoine /. peony placard m. placard place /. place, square, room, space placer place, invest plafond m, ceiling plaindre pity; à ev to be pitied;

se cv complain plaire please; s'il vous plaît ifyou

please plaisir m, pleasure; faire cv give

pleasure; faites-moi le «^ do me

the kindness plan m. plan, plane plante /. plant plaque /. plate (of métal) plastron m. breastplate, plastron,

shirt-front, shirt-bosom plastronner (se) put on a plastron ;

plastronné de blanc white-breast-

plated, with white shirt-front plat -e flat plat m. plate, dish plâtras m. plaster-work plâtre m. plaster plébéien -ne plebeian plein -e fuU; dans son «« (of the

moon) full moon pléthore /. plethora, exubérance of

blood

pleurer weep

pleureiir -ease weeper, cry-baby

pleurs m, pi. tears

pleuYOir rain

plier f old, bend ; «^ en quatre fold twice

plomb m. lead

plonger plunge

pluie f, rain

plume /. feather, pen

plus more, in addition, plus; no more, no longer ; le «>> most ; deev besides, more ; eno» moreover; non ev neither, either; tout au o» atmost; ne ... e^ no longer ; ne ... ^ que now only, no longer an3rthing but

plusieurs //. several

plutôt rather, sooner

poche /, pocket, pouch, see note io

pocher see note to 54 19

poêle m. stove

poème m. poem

poésie /. poetry

podte m. poet

poids m. weight

poignée/, handful, handle; <>» de main clasp of the hand, handshake

poing m. fist

point adv.j ne . . . <>», not (at ail)

point m. point; «« terminus terminus

poison m» poison

poisson /. flsh

poitrine /. breast, chest

police /. police

politesse /. politeness

polychrome polychrome

pommade /. salve ; <» pour les cors corn-salve

ponmie /. apple ; <>» cuite baked apple ; «^ de terre potato

pompe /. pomp, pump

populaire popular

populo Latin {ablative) for peuple

porc m. pig, pork

port m. port, harbor

porte /. door, gâte

portefeuille m, portfolio, pocketbook

portemonnaie m. purse

porter bear, wear, carry ; se «^ be (in regard to heaith), be doing ; bien portant healthy

porteur m. carrier, bearer, porter

portier m, door-keeper, porter

portière f. curtain, door (of carnage)

portrait m, portrait, picture

poser lay, set, place ; e^ une question ask a question

positivement positively

posséder possess

possible possible

pouding m, (plum) pudding

poudrer powder

pouffer (de) burst out laughing (at)

poumon m, lung

poupée /. doll

pour for, to, in order to ; «^ que in order that ; ev peu que however little ; ev cent francs a hundred francs' worth

pourboire m. drink-money, tip

pourpre purple

pourquoi why

pourri -e rotten

poursuite /. pursuit, prosecution

VOCABULARY

ponrsuiTre pursue, continue pourtant however, though {not as

conjunction) pourvoir provide pourvu que provided that pousser push, grow, utter, heave pouvoir can, be able, may ; ne <>» lien not be able to do anything pratjlque f. practice, custom précaution /. précaution prélat m. prelate

premier -ère iirst, foremost, best ; première first night, first performance (of a play) ; jeune première leading lady, heroine (in theatrical play) prendre take, catch; s'y <» set about it; e^ le dessus get the upper hand ; <» son parti resign one*s self ; make up one's mind préparer prépare près near, close to, with, about to ;

à peu o» almost présence f. présence, air, bearing présent -e présent ; à <» at présent, now présent m, présent, gift présenter présent, introduce présidence /. presidency président m. président présidentiel -le presidential présider préside, préside over presque almost, nearly presse /. press pressé -e pressed, in a hurry pressentiment m. presentiment pressentir hâve a presentiment,

foresee presser press, urge

pression /. pressure

prestance /. bearing, imposing appearance

prestige /. prestige, influence

prestigieux -euse fascinating, hypnotizing

prêt-e ready

prétendre prétend, claim

prétention /. pretension, claim

prêtre m. priest

preuve /. proof

prévenir forestall, wam, inform

prie-Dieu m. prayer-stool

prier pray, beg, request

primaire primary

princier -ère princely

printemps m, spring

privation /. privation

priver deprive

prix m. price, value, prize

probabilité /. probability

probité /. honesty, integrity

problème m. problem

procurer procure, obtain

produit m. product, proceeds

proférer utter

professionnel -le professional

profiter profit

profond -e deep, profound

profondément profoundly, deeply, Sound

proie /. prey ; en ev a prey

prolonger prolong

promenade /. promenade, walk

promener lead, take out, cast, direct ; se <v> walk, take a walk

promesse /. promise

promis -e promised

promptement promptiy

prononcer pronounce

propM m. purpose, remark; à ~ fitting, by the way ; à «^ de with regard to, in connection with; mal à e» ill-timed» at a bad time

proposer propose

propre proper, clean, neat» own

proprement properly, tidily

propreté natty

propreté /. cleanliness

prosateur m. prose-writer

prose /. prose

protection /. protection, patronage

protégé m, protégé

prouver prove

proverbe m, proverb

province/, province, the provinces, the back counties

public m, public

publier publish

puer smell of

puis then, after that

puisque since, as

pulluler swarm

pupitre m, desk

pur -e pure, untainted

purée /, (thick) soup ; e^ de marrons mashed chestnuts

pureté /. purity, chastity

purger purge, get rid of

quai m, quay

qualité y. quality, rank

quand when; ^ même even if,

anyhow, ail the same quant à as for, in regard to quarantaine f, two score, about

forty quarante-sept forty-seven quarante-trois forty-three quart m. quarter, fourth

quartier m. quarter, part, district

quasi-demoiselle /. quasi-younglady

quatre four

quatre-vingt-dix-neuf ninety-nine

quatre-vingts eighty

quatre-vingt-trois eighty-three

que intertvgaiive pr.'^iYizt'j qu'estce ew what; «V faire what can one do, what was to be done

que rtl. pr, whom, which

que conj. and adv, that, than, as, how, until, except ; (with subj.) let; ev de haw many ; ne . . . <%• only, just, not . . . except

quel -le what, which

quelque some, few

quelquefois sometimes

quelqu'un some one, somebody

question /. question

qui inierrvgatrve pr. who, which, what, whom

qui rel, pr,^ who, which, what ; ~ que whoever

quiconque whoever

quinquina m. cinchona, Peruvian bark

quinte /. fit (of coughing)

quinzaine /. about fifteen, fortnight, fortnightly pay; samedi de o» (fortnightly) pay-day

quinze fifteen

quittance /. receipt

quitte quits, clear, free, out of debt; <v> ou double double or quits

quitter quit, leave

quoi what, which ; de <>» with which, wherewith, sufHcient; »» que whatever, however

quoique although

VOCABULARY

rabat m, neck-band

raccommoder repair, fix up, put to-

gether racheter buy back, redeem racler scrape raconter relate, tell radical m. radical ragaillardir enliven rageoaement madly ragoût m. ragoût, stew raidillon m. rise, élévation rail m. rail raisin m. grape

raison f. reason ; avoir «^ be right rajeunir rejuvenate rftleor -euse see noie /^ 80 30 rallumer rekindle ramage m. warbling, chirp rancune /. rancor rapide rapid, swift rapide m. lightning express rapidement rapidly rappeler recall ; se ~ remember rapporter bring back; s'en ~ à

refer to, trust rare rare

ras -e closely eut, smooth raser shave rasséréner (se) grow tranquil, be-

come calm rassurer reassure rastaquouère m. adventurer raté m. failure, person who has

failed in life ravi -e delighted rayon m. ray, light réaliser realize, tum into cash réalité /. reality rebut m. refuse, rubbish récemment recently

réception /. réception

recevoir receive

réchauffer warm again, warm up

rechercher seek, search for, himt up

réciter recite

réclamer ask for, call upon . . . for, beg, claim ; se «^ de back one's self with the name of, claim kin with

recommander recommend

récompenser reward

reconcilier reconcile

reconduire lead back, drive back, see out, show eut

reconnaissance/, récognition, gratitude ; pawn ticket

récrier (se) cry out, exclaim

recta punctually

reçu m. receipt ; contre ev and take a receipt

recueil m. collection, publication

recueillir receive, coUect

recul m. recoil

reculer moveback, put back ; recoil

rédaction /. editorial staff

redingote m, frock coat

redire tell again, repeat

redorer regild

redoubler double, increase

redresser (se) draw one*s self up again

réduire reduce

réel -le real

refaire make ag^in

refermer close ag^in

reflet m. reflection

réflexion /. reflection

refroidir get cold, cool, chill

réfugier (se) take refuge

régal m. treat

régaler treat, stand treat to

regard m. glance, look, regard

regarder m. look at, concem

régime m. régime, nile, diet

réglé -e regular, determined

régler /. regulate, settle

regretter regret

régulier -ère regular

réhabiliter reinstate, restore

réhaussé -e raised, elevated

reinette /. reinette, rennet (apple)

réintégrer, faire «v, return tq, reinstate

réjouir rejoice, cheer; se e^> be delighted

reléguer relegate, banish

relevé -e raised, elevated, tumed up

relever (se) rise again

religieux -euse religious

religion /. religion

remarquable remarkable

remarquer remark, notice

rembourser reimburse

remède m. remedy

remerciement m. thanks

remercier thank ; soyez remercié I thank you

remettre put back, put on again, deliver ; se e^> à begin again

remonter ascend, go back up, get in again

remords m. remorse

remplir fill

remuer move, stir

renard m. fox

rencogner huddle in a corner

rencontrer meet

rendre render, return ; on rend l'argent your money back

renégat m. renegade renonuné -e renowned renoncer renounce renouveler renew renseignement m. information rente f. income, rent, govemment

bonds ; de e^> a year ; ««^ viagère

lif e annuity ; titre de «^> govern-

ment bond rentrée/! reëntrance, reappearance rentrer return, reënter renverse (à la) backward renverser upset, overtum repaître feed

répandre (se) spread, stream, scatter reparaître reappear réparer repair repas m, repast repasser iron repasseuse /. ironer repentant m. repentant répéter repeat replier fold, f old again replonger plunge again répondre reply ;■ je vous en réponds

dépend upon it reportage m. reporting, reporteras

work reporter {pronounce as if spelUd

reporteur) m. reporter repos m. rest, quiet repousser repuise, reject reprendre take again, résume, reply représenter represent reprocher reproach reptile m. reptile

repu -e {see repaître) satiated, fuU répugnance répugnance réputation /. réputation requête f, pétition, request

VOCABULARY

réserve f, reserve, caution résignation /. résignation résigné -e resigned, submissive résister resist, witlistand résoin -e resolved, resolute résolution f. resolution respect m, respect respectable respectable respecter respect respectueux -euse respectful ressemblance /. resemblance ressembler resemble ressource f. resource ressusciter revive, corne to life restaurant m, restaurant restauration /. restoration restaurer restore reste m, rest, remains; du cv be-

sides, moreover rester remain, continue, be left restituer restore

restitutiony. restitution, restoration résultat m. resuit retard m, delay ; en ««^ tardy, late retenir retain, restrain, detain retinpette /. cape retirer withdraw, draw out, take

out ; se <« retire retour m, retum ; de cv back, having

got back retourner retum, tum round rétrospectif -ive rétrospective retrouver fînd again réunion/, reunion, meeting, gather-

ing, party réunir bring together ; se ««> meet réussir succeed rêve m. dream réveil m. awakening ; à son ««> on

awaking

réveiller awaken

réveillon m. midnight feast, Christmas Eve supper

revenir corne back, return

rêver dream, dream of

rêverie /. dreaming, fancy

revers m, reverse, wrong side (of cloth), lapel

revêtir clothe, put on, invest

revolver m. revolver

revue f. review, magazine

rhume m. cold ; cv de cerveau cold in the head

rideau m. curtaîn

ridicule ridiculous

rien nothing, anything ; ne . . . ev> not . . . anything ; «^ du tout nothing at ail ; «^ que simply

rifle m, rifle

rime f. rime

rincé -e rinsed, cleaned out

riposter reply, answer

rire m, laugh, laughter ; ««^ en dessous suppressed laugh

risquer risk

rive f. bank, shore

rivière f. river

robe f, robe, dress, gown ; «^> de chambre dressîng-gown

rôder rove, prowl

rogner clip, eut, eut down

roi m. king

romain -e Roman

roman m. novel

rond m. round, cîrcle

ronde /. round, walk

rondement promptly, nicely

rondeur f, roundness, round form

rose /. rose

rosse y. worn-out horse, hack

Tosaer thrash, lick

rOti -e roast

rOti m. roast, roast méat

rooge red

roogi -e (ofdrink) pink

rougir redden, blush; e^> de blush

for, be ashamed of rouler roll roupiller doze route /. road, route ; se mettre en

ev set out, start routinier -ère of routine, routine-

ridden rouvrir reopen roux, rousse, reddish brown, brown,

russet royal -e royal ruban m. ribbon

rudesse/, harshness, brusqueness rue /. Street ruine /. min ruiner min rumeur /. murmur, uproar, m-

mor ruminer chew the cud of, muse

(on) rupture f. breaking, breach, mp-

ture; en »» de who has broken

his

sable m. sand

sac m. sack, bag; pile, roll (of

money) sacrifier sacrifice sage wise, good sage-femme /. midwif e saignant -e bloody ; [of méats)

underdone sain -e sound, healthy *«int -e holy, sacred ; subst. saint

Saint-Pierre m. St. Peter's

saison /. season

salade /. salad

salé -e salty, salted, sait

salle /. room, hall

salomonesque Solomonic

salon m. réception room

saltimbanque m, buffoon

saluer salute, bow, greet

salut m. salutation, greeting; sal-

vation samedi m. Saturday sang m. blood

sang-froid m. coolness, composure sanglant -e bloody, bitter, cruel,

tainted (money) sangle /. strap, band, webbing sanglot m. sob sangloter sob

sans without ; cv que without sans-gêne m. coolness, cheek santé /. health

saperlipopette good gracious 1 sapin m. fir tree, cab sardine f. sardine satin m. satin satisfaction /. satisfaction sauce f. sauce, g^avy saucisse /. sausage sauf, sauve, safe sauf /n^. save, except saupoudré -e powdered, sprinkled,

interspersed sauter leap, jump saute-ruisseau m, errand-boy sauvage m. savage sauver save savoir know, know how ; ne «^ trop

not know exactly; on ne sait

quel some sort of

VOCABULARY

savourer taste, relish savoureux -euse savory scalper scalp scandaliser scandalize scélérat m. rascal, wretch sceptique skeptical science f, science, knowledge scrupule m. scruple, scrupulous-

ness se himself, herself, itself, then>

selves ; each other, one another séance f. sitting, session, meeting ;

prendre ««^ take one's seat, sit sec, sèche, dry, skinny, slight ; à «^

out of pocket, broke; les Secs

the drys séduction f. séduction, attraction Seigneur m. lord; grand e^> great

lord, nobleman sein m. breast, bosom ; midst selon according to semaine f. week semblable like, similar; fellow-

creature sembler seem semelle /. sole (of shoe) sénile senile sens m. meaning, sensé sensation/, sensation sensuel -le sensual sentiment m. sentiment sentir feel, perceive, smell, smell

of, hâve the odor of séparer separate sept seven

Septime-Sévère Septimus Sevenis série f. séries, row sérieux -euse serious; au ««> seri-

ously sermonner sermonize, lecture

serrer clasp, press, pack

serrure /. lock

servante f, servant

service m. service

serviette /. napkin

servir serve, be of use; se cv de

make use of, profit by ; pour vous

«^> at your service serviteur m. servant seuil m. threshold, door-step seul -e alone, single, only seulement only sévère severe sexe m. sex

si if, whether, so, yes (contradiction) ; <« ( + adj') ' . . que however

. . . that Sibérie/. Siberia siècle m. century, âge ; in religions

language the world siège m. seat sien -ne (le etc.) his, hers, its, one's

own ; les e^as his {or her) people,

his family sieur m. Mr.

signe m. sign

signer sign, subscribe, write signifier signify silencieusement silently silhouette /. silhouette simple simple, mère simplement simply singe m. monkey singulier -ère singular, strange situation /. situation situé -e situated six six snob m. snob socialisme m. socialism socialiste m, socialist

société /. Society

soi one's self, itself

soi-disaiit -e so-called, pretended ;

supposedly, professedly soie f. silk soif/, thirst

soigner take care of, nurse soin m. care, attention soir m. evening

soirée f. evening, evening party soit so be it, agreed, ail right soizante-dnq sixty-fîve soizante-dix-hoit seventy-eight soixante-huit sixty-eight soixante-sept sixty-seven sol m. sou, cent, penny soldat m. soldier soleil m. sun solfatare /. solfatara (pièce of vol-

canic ground smoking at every

crack) solide solid

solitaire solitary, alone solitude/, solitude solliciteur m. solicitor, applicant sombre gloomy, dark somme / sum, amount aonmieil m. sleep somnambule m. clairvoyant somnoler doze

somptueux -euse sumptuous son, sa, pi. ses, his, her, its songer (&) dream, think (of) ; j'y

songe now that I think of it sonner ring

sonnette / bell, door-bell sonore résonant, sonorous sorcier -ère wizard, witch, sorceress sort m. fate, lot sorte/ sort, kind ; de e^> que so that

sortir go out, leave

sou m. sou, cent

soucier disturb ; se «^ de care for,

be concerned soudain -e sudden, suddenly souffler blow, breathe souffreteux -euse misérable, poor souffrir suffer souhait m. wish, désire ; à <m at

one's wish, as nice as you please souhaiter wish soulager ease, comfort soulier m. shoe soupir m. sigh source / source sourire (de) smile (at) sourire m. smile sous under, beneath sous-ordre m, subordinate soutane / cassock, cloth soutenir support, maintain ; se e^?

keep up, hold out, keep one's self

up, strengthen one's self souvenir (se) remember souvenir m. memory, recoUection,

souvenir souvent often spécial -e spécial spécialité / specialty spectacle m. spectacle, show, play spirituel -le spiritual, witty splendide splendid squelette m. skeleton station / station ; ««^ thermale hot

springs (as health resort) statue / statue statuette / statuette steamer m. steamer stupéfait -e stupefied, astonished style m. style

VOCABULARY

succéder succeed, foUow

soccès m. success

sucer suck

sucre m. sugar, candy

suffire suffice

suffisamment sufficiently

suffisant -e sufficient

suft>qué -e suffocated, choked

suffrage m. suffrage, vote

suie /. soot

suifeux -euse tallowy, greasy

suisse Swiss

suite /. séries, train, resuit ; tout de ev immediately, at once ; par la <M afterwards

suivre foUow

sujet m. subject

superbe superb, splendid

supérieur -e superior, upper, f or the upper grades

supériorité /. superiority

supporter bear, support

supposer suppose

supposition/, supposition

sur on, upon, over, about ; ev> cent in a hundred

sûr -e sure, certain

surmonter surmount

surnuméraire m. supemumerary

surprenant -e surprising

surprendre surprise

surprise f, surprise

sursaut m. start

surtout especially

surveiller watch over, look after, oversee

svelte slender, slim

symboliquement symbolically

sympathique sympathetic, attractive

tabac m, tobacco

tabatière /. snuff-box

table f. table ; «^ de nuit bedside

table, stand tableau m. picture, diagram, table,

list tablette /. shelf ; c>» de la cheminée

mantelpiece tablier m. apron tâcher try tact m. tact

taille f. eut, figure, chest talent m. talent tandis que whereas, while tannerie f. tannery tant so, so much, so many ; c>» que

as much as, so long as tante /. aunt ; ma ~ my uncle (i.e.

the pawnbroker) taper slap, strike, stamp tapis m. carpet, rug tard late

tarder delay, be long in tardif -ive tardy, late, belated tarte /. tart, pie tas m. pile, heap, stack, pack tasse /. cup tasser (se) settle, sink taureau m. buU teint -e dyed, colored, tinged teint m. complexion tel, telle, such, like ; un ~ such a

one ; «s» que such as, so, like télégraphier telegraph télégraphiste m.andf. telegrapher;

élève ~ student of telegraphy tellement so much, so témoignage m. testimony tempéré -e temperate, mild t^nple m. temple, church

temps m. time, weather

tendre extend, hold out

tendre tender, affectionate

tendresse y. tendemess

tenir hold, keep, hâve possession ; ev à insist on, intend, désire ; se ev droit sit up straight ; se ~ sur ses pieds keep one's feet ; tenez see hère, hère, there, why

tenue y. appearance, bearing, dress

terme m. term, rent-day ; word, term

terminas m. terminus

terrible terrible

tête /. head ; une forte ~ strongminded; cv de ligne startingpoint ; en <M at the head, in the lead

théâtre m. theater

thermal -e of hot springs

thermes m. pi. thermae, baths

tibia m. shin

tic m. twitching . timbré -e stamped

timidité /. timidity

tirage m. issue, édition

tirer pull, draw, stretch; shoot; tiré à quatre épingles spick and span

tisane f. décoction, herb-tea

tisonner poke (the fîre ; as amusement rather than for practicâl need)

Titien m. Titian

titre m. title, claim

toilette /. toilet, dress

toit m, roof ; sous les ~8 directly under the roof

tomate /. tomato

tomber fall

ton m, tone

tonitruant -e thundering, noisy

torse m, torso

tort m. wrong; avoir «^ bewrong; faire «^> à wrong, injure

tôt soon

total m. total

touchant -e touching, pathetic

toucher touch; draw, receive (a sum of money)

toujours always, still; allez ev> go right on

tour m. tum, tour, trip ; à son ~ in his (or her) tum ; c'est i mon ««^ it is my tum ; faire un «^ take a walk

tour f. tower ; (in chess) castle

tourbe /. crowd, rabble

tourmenter torment, distress

tourner tum

tournure /. shape, figure, appearance

tout -e ail, every, any ; everything ; entirely, quite, for ail the world, very; tous les ans every year; du tout at ail ; tout le long de ail along ; tout de suite immediately, at once; tout en while, ail the time (with présent participlé)

toux f, cough, coughing

tracer trace

tradition /. tradition

traditionnel -le traditional

tragédie /. tragedy

train m. train ; en «^ de just (doing a thing)

traîner draw, drag

trait m. trait, act, feature

traite /. draft, bill

traiter treat ; e^> de address as, call

traître m. traitor

VOCABULARY

trancher eut, eut off ; ev le mot say the word, not minée the matter, out with it

tranquille tranquil, quiet, at ease ; soyez cv make yourself easy

tranquillement tranquilly

transatlantique transatlantie ; subst.

m. transatlantie liner

transcontinental -e transeontinental, Pacifie (railroad)

transformer transform

travail m. labor, work; aux travaux forcés at eompulsory labor

travailler work

travers (&) aeross, through

traverser traverse

treize thirteen

tremblant -e trembling, shaking

trembler tremble

trente thirty

trente-six thirty-six

trépigner stamp one's feet

très very

trésor m, treasure

tréteau m. trestle, horse ; tableaux trestle-table, table-top on horses

tricher cheat (at cards)

tricot m. knitting ; de «^ knitted

triple treble, triple

tripot m. g^mbling-house

triste sad, gloomy, wretehed

trois three

troisième third

tromper deceive

trOner sit enthroned, be enthroned

trop toc, toc much, very

trot m. trot

trotte /. a long way to go

trottin m, errand-boy

trottoir m. pavement, sidewalk

trouble m, trouble, perturbation troubler trouble, disturb trouver find, judge truelle /. trowel ; ev i poisson fish-

slice truffe /. truffle truie /. sow tuer kill

tuméfié -e tumefied, swoUen tumultueux -euse tumultuous tyrannique tyrannical

ulster m. ulster

un -e one, a; l'c» l'autre each

other, one another unique unique, only, single uniquement only univers m, universe universel -le universal usage m. usage, use, established

praetice user use up, wear out, wear away ;

c>> de use usurier m, usurer utile useful utilité/, utility, use, service ; simple

e«^ general-utility man

vache f. cow ; manger de la c>» enragée hâve one's nose kept to the grindstone

vague vague, indistinct

vain -e vain, useless

vainement vainly

valet m. manservant, valet; ev de chambre valet

valoir be worth, cost, bring in ; ev mieux be better (worth more); ne me vaut rien is not good for me

Tanité /. vanity

▼aniteux -ease vain ; subst. vain person

yanné -e winnowed, threshed out, {provincial) used up

vapeur f, vapor, steam

vaste vast

vaudevilliste m. writer of vaudevilles

veau m. calf, veal

végétarien -ne vegetarian

veille /. eve, day before, night before

veiller watch, stay up^

veine /. vein

velours m. velvet

vendre sell ; à ««^ for sale

véniel -le venial

venir corne ; «« de hâve just

vente f. sale

ventre m. belly, stomach, body

ver m. worm; c>» solitaire tapeworm

véreux -euse worm-eaten, dishonest

véritable genuine

vérité /. tnith

vermeil -le vermillon, red, rosy

verre m. glass

vers towards

verser pour out, shed

vert-e green

vertu /. virtue, quality

vestiaire m. cloak-room

vêtement m. garment, pièce of clothing

vêtir clothe, dress

veuf, veuve, widower, widow

veuillez see vouloir

viager -ère for life, lif e

viande /*. méat, flesh

vibrant -e vibrant, vlbrating vicaire m. vicar, curate ; «s» général

vicar gênerai vice m. vice victime f. victim vide empty, vacant, void vider empty, drain vie f. life, living ; ev intime private

life vieillard m. old man vierge/, virgin vieux, vieille, old, stale; subsi.oXdi

man, old woman vif, vive, lively, quick, strong,

bright, alive vignette /. vig^nette vigoureux -euse vigorous vil -e vile, base, low vilain -e mean, wretched, vile, ugly vilain m. villain

ville /. city, town ; dîner en ev> invitation to dine out, dining out vin m. wine ; cv de Champagne

Champagne ; cv de Médoc claret vingt twenty vingt-cinq twenty-five vingt-trois twenty-three violent -e violent ; voilà qui est un

peu e^> that's pretty hard now visage m, face, countenance visite /. visit visiter visit visiteur m. visitor vite quickly

vitre m. glass Windows, Windows vitrine /. show-case, window vivacité/, vivacity vivant -e alive, living vivement quickly, sharply, keenly,

briskly

VOCABULARY

yivear m. fast man

vivre live; de quoi ev enough to

live on; vive long live, hurrah

for voici behold, hère is, hère are ; les

«« hère they are voie /. way, road, track voilà there is, there are, look, that

is ; me e<«» hère I am, there I was ;

tel que me «^ just as'you see me ;

«« que hère, there voile m. veil, screen voir see ; voyons corne now, well,

let us see ; vu considering, ow-

ingto voisin -e neighboring, adjoining;

subst. neighbor voiture /. carriage voix /. voice, vote ; à haute «^ out

loud, loudly, aloud vol m. robbery, theft volaille /. fowl, poultry volcan m. volcano voler rob voleur m. robber volonté /. will, wish volontiers wîUingly volume m. volume

voluptueux -euse voluptuous

votre your

vdtre (le etc.) yours

vouloir wish, will; ««^ dire mean; en e«^ à hâve a g^dge against, be angry with ; veuillez please ; vent que will hâve it that ; ««^ bien be disposed, be pleased, will please

vous you, to you

voyage m. voyage, journey, trip; de «^> traveling

voyageur m, traveler

vrai -e tnie, real

vraiment truly, really

vraisemblable likely, probable

vu see voir

vue /. sight, view

vulgairement vulgarly, commonly

y there, to it, in them, etcy cf. à Yankee m. Yankee yeux see œil

Yonne a department in northcentral France

zéro m. naught, zéro zouave m, zouave

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