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partie, /., part

partir, to go, go away, leave, départ, start; pars, partent (près, ind.), start, leave:

part (près, ind.), starts, does start, goes away; partez, partons (près. ind.

and imv.), go, let us go; parti, -e (p. p.), gone, departed; partirai, partirez (fut.), shall go away, will go; partit (past def.), left, went away; au moment de — , at the moment of starting; étaient parties, était parti, had gone, had departed.

partout, evcrywhere.

parut (past def. of paraître), appeared, seemed.

pas, adv., no, not ; — de, no, not ; ne . . . — , not.

pas, m., step.

passé, m., past.

passeport, m., passport.

passer, to pass, pass by, pasis over, spend; passa, passèrent (past def.), passed, passed by; passaient, passait (imp.), were (was) passing, were (was) passing by; passé, -e (p. p.), passed, spent; est passé, has passed.

passion, /., passion.

Patay, the village where Joan of Arc defeated the English, 1429.

pfttée, /., dog's porridge.

patrie,/., Satherland.

Vocabulaire

patriotique, patriotic.

patron, m,, chief, cap tain.

patte-d'oie, /., crow's-feet.

Pau, a city in southern France.

pauvre, adj.f poor.

pauvre, m. y poor man, pauper; école des — s, charity school ; les — s, the poor fellows.

payer, to pay, pay for ; payant {près, part.), paying; payé, -e {p. p.), paid, paid for.

pays, m., country, land.

paysan, m., peasant.

pêche, /., peach.

péché, m. y sin.

pêcheur, m., fisherman.

pencher, to incline, bend; penché, -e (p. p.)y inclined.

pendant, prep., during, for.

pendant que, conj.y while.

pendre, to hang, hang down ; pendait {imp.), hung, hung down.

pénétrer, to penetrate; pénétra {pasi def.), penetrated; pénétra dans, got into.

pensée,/., thought

penser, to think, imagine; — à, to think of; pensa (past def.), thought; pensait (imp.), thought; pense (près, ind.), thinks; pensez (près. ind. and itnv.), imagine, do think.

pension, /., pension.

perdre, to lose, get rid of, ruin; perds (près, ind.), lose; perdu, -e (p. />.), lost.

père, m., father.

péril, m., péril.

périr, to perish; péri (p. p.), perished; un "péri en mer," a man lost at sea.

permettre (à), to permit.

permission, /., permission.

permit (past def. of permettre), permitted ; — à, permitted.

perpétuel, -le, perpétuai, everlasting.

perroquet, m., parrot.

personne, /., person.

personne, pron., no one, nobody; ne . . . — , no one.

perte, /., loss.

petit, -e, little, small, short; — à —, little by little.

petit, m. y little fellow, little thing.

petit-fils, m., grandson.

peu, tn.y little, little bit.

peu (de), little, few.

peufde, tn.y people.

peur, /., fright ; avoir —, to be afraid.

peut (près. ind. of pouvoir), can.

peut-être, perhaps.

peuvent, peux (près. ind. of pouvoir), can.

philosophe, m. y philosopher.

photographie,/., photograph.

phrase, /., sentence.

physionomie, f,, face.

pièce, /., pièce ; trois francs

— , thrce francs each.

pied, m, y foot; des —s à la

tête, from head to foot.

pierre, /., stone.

Pierre, w., Peter.

Pierrot, m., little Peter, pieusement, piously, rever-

ently.

pieu-x, -se, pious.

pin, m., pine.

pipe, /., pipe, piquer, to prod, goad.

pistolet, m. y pistol.

pitié,/., pity.

place, /., place, square; la

grande — , the village

square.

placer, to place ; plaça {past

def.)y placed, did place;

placé, -e (p, p.)y placed;

placent (près. ind.)y place.

plafond, m., ceiling.

plaignez {près, ind. of

plaindre), do pity.

plaindre, to pity.

plaint, -e {p, p. of plaindre),

pitied.

plainte, /., moan.

plaisir, m., pleasure, will.

plein, -e, fuU.

pleurer, to cry, weep for;

pleura {pasi def,)y wept;

pleuraient, pleurait (imp.),

cried, were (was) crying;

pleurant {près, pari,), crying.

pleut: il — {près. ind. of pleuvoir), it is raining.

pleuvoir, to rain.

plonger, to plunge; plongé, -e (p, p.) y plunged; plongea {pasi def.), plunged.

plus, more, no more ; — ...

— , the more . . . the more ; — d'animaux, no more animais; — d'une bataille, more than one battle; — rien, nothing more; de — en — , more and more; le — , the most; le — grand, the biggest; le — petit, the littlest; ne . . .

— , no more, no longer.

plusieurs, several.

plutôt, rather.

poche,/., pocket.

poète, m. y poet.

poignée, /., handful; — de main, handshake.

point, m, y point, dot; à — , just at the right time.

poire, /., pear.

poison, m., poison.

poitrine, /., breast.

politique, political.

pomme,/., apple; — d'api, small red apple.

pompe,/., pomp.

pont, m, y bridge; — Notre- Dame, a bridge over the Seine near the cathedral of Notre Dame.

populaire, popular.

porche, m., doorway.

port, m, y port.

Vocabulaire

porte, /., door, gâte ; — Saint- Denis, one of the gâtes of Paris.

porte-monnaie, m., pocketbook.

porter, to carry, bring, wear; portait (imp.), carried, did wear; portant (près, part.), carrying; porte (près, ind.), brings, carnes ; portera, porterai (fut.), will (shall) bring; portez (près, ind.) y are bringing.

portière, /., door.

poser, to place, bestow ; posa (past de/.), placed; posant (près, part.), placing.

position,/., position.

posséder, to possess; possédant (près, part.), possessing; possède (près, ind.), possesses.

possible, possible.

poste, m., post.

pot, m., pot.

pouce, m., thumb.

poule, /., chicken.

poupée,/., doll.

pour, prep., to, in order to, on account of, for, as.

pour que, conj., so that.

pourquoi, why.

pourra, pourras (fut. of pouvoir), will be able.

pourrait (près, cond. of pouvoir), might.

pourrons (fut. of pouvoir), shall be able.

poursuivre, to pursue; pour-

suit (près, ind.), pursues; poursuivaient (imp.), were pursuing ; poursuivi, -e (p.

p.), pursued.

pourtant, nevertheless, however, yet.

pousser, to utter; poussait (imp.), uttered.

poussière,/., dust.

pouvait (imp. of pouvoir), might, could.

pouvant (près. part, of pouvoir), being able.

pouvoir, to be able; can, may.

pouvoir, m., power.

pratique, practicable.

précédent, -e, preceding.

préférer, to prefer.

préfet, m., prefect.

prélude, m., prélude.

premi-er, -ère, first.

prendre, to take, catch; prenait (imp.), took; prend (près, ind.), takes; prendront (fut.), will take; prends, prenez (près. ind.

and imv.), take; prenons (imv.), let us take.

préparer: se — , to prépare one's self.

près, near ; — de, near.

présence,/., présence.

présent, -e, présent.

présent, m., présent.

président, m., président.

présider, to préside, préside over; présidé, -e (p. p.), presided over.

presque, almost.

pressant, -e, pressing, urgent.

presser, to press, hurry;

pressé, -e {p. p,), hurry-

ing.

prêt, -e, ready.

prétexte, m,, pretext.

preuve,/., proof.

prier, to pray, beg ; pria {past

def.), prayed, did pray,

begged; priait (imp.),

prayed.

prière, /., prayer.

prince, m. y prince ; le Prince

Charmant, Prince Charm-

ing.

princesse,/., princess.

principal, -e, principal.

prirent, pris (past def. of

prendre), look, pris, -e {p. p, of prendre),

taken.

prise,/., capture.

priser, to snuff.

prison,/., prison, prisonnier, m., prisoner.

prisonnière, /., prisoner.

prit (past def. of prendre),

took.

privilège, m. y privilège, prix, m., price; à tout — ,

at any price.

probablement, probably.

procès, m.f trial.

prochain, -e, next.

proclamer, to proclaîm; proclamé, -e (p. p.)f pro-

claimed.

produire, to produce.

pirodujt, -e (p. p. 0/ produire), produced.

professeur, m., professer.

profond, -e, deep.

progrès, w.. progress.

proie,/., prey.

projet, m.f project, plan.

promenade,/., walk.

promesse, /., prombe.

promettre, to promise; promet, promets {près. ind.).

promise (s), does (do) promise; promettaient iimp.)^ promised; promettez (près, ind. and imv.), promise; promis, -e (p. p.), promised; promis, promit (past def.) y promised, did promise.

prononcer, to pronounce ; prononcé, -e {p. p.), pronounced.

prononciation, /., pronunciation.

propos, m., remark.

proposer, to propose.

proposition,/., proposition.

prospérité,/., prosperity.

protection, /., protection.

protestant, -e^ Protestant.

protestant, w.. Protestant. -

protestantisme, m., Protestantism.

province, /., province, country ; de — , of the province, of the country, provincial.

prune,/., plum.

I?russe, /., Prussia.

prussien, -ne, Prussian.

Prussien, m., Prussian.

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pu (p. p, of pouvoir), been

able.

public, publique, public.

public, m.y public.

publier, to publish, issue;

publia (past def.), issued.

puis, then.

puisque, since.

puissance, /., power.

pureté, /., purity.

put (past def. of pouvoir),

could.

Pyrénées, /. pL, Pyrénées,

the mountains separating

France from Spain.

qu' s que.

quand, when ; — même, just

the same.

quantité,/., quantity.

quart, w., quarter; un —

d'heure, a quarter of an

hour.

quartier, w., quarter.

quatorze, fourteeji.

quatre, four.

que, pron.y what, which, that;

qu'y a-t-il? what's the

matter ? que, conj., that, as, how,

how many; ne . . . — ,

only.

quel, -le, what, what a.

quelconque, any; moyen — ,

some means or other.

quelque, some ; ^/., a few.

quelquefois, adv., sometimes.

quelqu'un, some one.

qu'est-ce que? what? what is?

qu'est-ce qui? what?

question, /., question.

questionnaire, m., set of questions.

queue, /., tail.

qui, who, whom, which, that ; de — , whose.

quille,/., keel.

quincaillerie, /., hardware business.

quincaillier, m,, hardware man. ,

quinze, ôfteen.

quitter, to leave ; quitta, quittai, quittâmes (past def.), left; quittant (près, part.), leaving; quitté, -e (p. p.)y left; quittèrent (past def.), left.

quoi, what; — I whatl de — , why.

raccommoder, to mend.

raconter, to relate, tell; raconta (pastdef.), told; raconterai {fut.), shall tell about.

rage, /., rage.

raison, /., reason ; avoir — , to be right.

raisonnable, reasonable.

ramasser, to pick up ; ramassez {près. ind. and imv.), pick up.

ramener, to bring back;

ramené, -e ( />. ^.), brought, brought back; ramènerait (près, cond.)^ would bring back; ramenèrent {past def.)y brought back.

ramoneur, m,, chimney sweep.

rang, m., rank.

rangé.e,/., row.

ranimer, to revive.

ran tan plan! rub-a-dub-dub I

rapide, rapid.

rappeler, to call back; rappelle (près. ind.)f calls back.

rapport, m., connection.

rapporter, to bring back; rapporté, -e (p. ^.)> brought ba ck ; rapporterais ( près, cond.), woiûd bring back.

rare, rare.

rat, m. y rat.

ratifier, to ratify ; ratifia (past

' def.)f ratified.

ravi, -e, delighted.

rayonner, to beam ; rayonnait (itnp.), beamed.

réalité, /., reality.

rebord, m., ledge.

recevait (itnp. of recevoir), received.

recevoir, to recel ve.

recherche, /., search ; à la — de, in search of.

récit, m., story.

reçoit (près. ind. of recevoir), receives.

récolte,/., harvest.

recommandation, /., recommendation.

recommander, to recommend ; recommandé, -e (p. p.)y recommended.

recommencer, to begîn agaîn ; recommençait (imp,), began again.

récompense, /., reward.

reconnaître, to recognîze, know; reconnais (près, ind.) y recognize; reconnaissait (imp.) y recognized, did ' recognize; reconnaît (près, ind.), recognizes, does recognize; reconnaîtrai (fut.), shall know; reconnu, -e (p. p.), recognized.

reçu, -e (p. p, of recevoir), received.

recueillir, to gather.

reculer, to draw back, step back; recula (pasi def.), drew back; recule (imv.), step back.

reçut (past def. of recevoir), received.

redingote,/., frock coat.

refuser, to refuse; refusait (imp.), refused; refusé, -e (V. />.), refused; refusèrent (past def.), refused.

régaler, to treat, entertain.

regard, m., look, glance.

regarder, to look, look at; regarda, regardai (past def.), looked, looked at ; regardaient, regardait (imp.), looked, were (was) looking, looked at, were (was) looking at, did IqoIl at ; regar-

Vocabulaire

dant {près, Pctri-), looking at ; regarde, regardent (près, ind,), look(s) at ; regardé, -e {p. p,), looked at; regarderez (/«/.), will look at.

régiment, m., régiment.

région,/., région.

rogne, m., reign.

régner, to reign ; régna {past def,), reîgned ; régnait (imp,), reigned.

Reims, a city in northeastern France.

reine, /., queen. »

rejoindre, to join, rejoîn ; rejoins (jpres. ind,), rejoin.

réjoui, -e, joyful.

relever, to raise; relèvent (près, ind,)f raise.

religieu-x, -se, religious.

religion,/., religion.

relique,/., relie

remarquer, to notice; remarqué, -e (p, p.), noticed.

remerciement, m., thanks.

remercier, to thank.

remettre, to give.

remis, -e (p, p, of remettre), given.

remit (past def. of remettre), gave.

remonter, to climb up again.

remplir, to fill; rempli, -e (p, p,), filled.

remuer, to stir, stir up; remuant (près, ^flf/.),stirring.

rencontrer, to meet ; rencontrai (past def.)f met.

rendre, to render, restore, give back, make; rendant (près, part.), giving back;rendit (past def.), restored ; rends (près, ind.), give back; rendu, -e (p. p.), rendered; rendit à la vie, restored to life; se — , to make one's self, surrender; s'était rendus, had surrendered.

renier, to deny, abjure ; renierait (près, cond.), would deny, would abjure.

rentrer, to return, go in ; rentra, rentrai (past def.), returned, returned home, went in, reëntered; rentrant (près, part,), returning; rentre (près, ind, and intv,), return (s) ; rentré, -e (p, p.), returned; rentrant chez elle, returning home; rentrés dans vos foyers, when returned to your homes.

renverrais (près, cond, 0] renvoyer), would send back.

renvoi, m., dismîssal.

renvoyer, to send away, send back, dismîss ; renvoya (past def.) y sent away; renvoyé, -e (p. p.)y sent away, sent back ; renvoyez (près, ind. and itnv), send away.

réorganiser, to reorganîze ; réorganisa (past def.), reorganized.

réparer^ to repair.

repartir, to départ, set out again; repart (près, ind.), départs, sets out again.

repas, m,, meal ; à Pheure des — , at mealtime.

répéter, to repeat; répéta ipast def.)f repeated; répétait (itnp.), repeated ; répété, -e (p, p.), repeated.

répliquer, to reply; répliqua ipast def.), replied.

répondre, to answer, reply; répond, répondent, réponds {près, ind.), answer(s), does (do) answer; répondait ,{ifnp.) , answered ; répondit (past def.), answered.

réponse,/., answer.

repos, m. y rest.

repousser, to push back.

reprendre, to take, take back, résume.

représenter, to represent, symbolize ; représentait (imp.)y represented; représente (près, ind.), represents, symbolizes, does represent.

réprimer, to repress ; réprima ipast def.), repressed.

reprit ipast def. c/ reprendre), resumed.

républicain, m., republican.

république, /., republic.

résigner, to resign; résigné, -e ip. p.), resigned.

résister, to resist.

résolus, résolut ipast def, qf résoudre), resolved, did résolve.

résonner, to reëcho.

résoudre, to résolve.

respecter, to respect.

respectueusement, respectfuUy.

respirer, to breathe, breathe freely.

ressembler (à), to resemble.

reste, m., rest.

rester, to remain, stay ; resta ( past def.), remained ; restait iimp.), remained, stayed, did stay ; resté, -e ip. p.), stayed; restez ipres. ind. and imv.), stay; était resté, had stayed.

résultat, m., resuit.

retentir, to resound; retentit ipres. ind.), resounds.

retirer, to take off; retira ( past def.), took off ; retiré, -e ip. p.), retired; se — , to withdraw; se retira ipast def.), withdrew, did withdraw.

retomber, to fall back; retomba ipast def.), fell back.

retour, m., return.

retourner, to return, turn, turn back; retourna ipast def.), returned, turned, turned back ; retourne ipres. ind.), return(s); retournera if ut.), will return.

retrouver, to ônd again; re-

Vocabulaire

trouvé» -e {p. p,), found

again.

réunion, /., reunion, réunir, to reimite, gather,

assemble ; réuni, -e (p. p.),

united, reunited, assem-

bled, combined.

réussir, to succeed; réussi,

-e (p. p,)y succeeded; réussit {past def.), succeeded,

did succeed.

rêve, m. y dream.

réveiller, to awaken.

réveillon, w., a meal taken at

midnight Christmas eve -od

return from church.

revenant, w.. ghost.

revenez {près. ind. and imv.

of revenir), come back;

n'y — pas! don't try it

again !

revenir, to come back, come

down, return.

rêver, to dream, dream of;

rêvait {imp.), dreamed of.

revers, w., reverse, rêveur, w., dreamer.

reviendra {fut. of revenir),

will come back.

reviendrais, reviendrait {près.

cond. of revenir), would

come back, would return.

reviendront {fut. of revenir),

will come back.

revient {près. ind. 0/ revenir),

comes back.

revint {past def. of revenir),

came back, did come back,

came down.

revit {past def. of revoir), saw again.

revoir, to see again.

révolution, /., révolution; Révolution française, the révolution which resulted in the overthrow of the Bourbon monarchy in France and the dissémination of republican ideas throughout Europe (1789-1799).

revue,/., review.

Rhin, w., Rhine.

riaient, riais, riait {imp. of rire), laughed, were laughing.

riant {près. part, of rire), laughing; en — , laughingly.

riche, rich.

ride,/., wrinkle.

rien, anything, nothing; ne ... — , sothing.

rigic^e, rigid.

rigcreu-x, -se, severe.

rire, to laugh, joke; rira (fut.), will laugh; riraient {près, cond.) y YiOMldi laugh; rirent {past def.), laughed; rit {près, ind.), laughs; — au nez, to laugh in one's face; — de, to laugh at; lui rirent au nez, laughed in his face.

rire, m., laugh, laughter.

rival, m., rival.

Rivoli, a village in Italy, the scène of Napoleon's victory over the Austrians, 1797.

robe,/., robe, dress.

robuste, robust.

rocher, m. y rock.

roi, m.f king.

Roland, Charlemâgne's nephew.

rôle, m.f rôle.

Rome, Rome, the city in which the Pope résides.

rompre, to break ; rompu, -e (p. p.), broken, ruptured; se — , to break.

Roncevaux, a valley in the Pyrénées where the rear guard of Charlemagne's army was destroyed, 778.

rose, rosy.

rossignol, m., nightingale.

Rouen, a city of northern France.

rouge, red.

roulement, w., roU, rolling.

rouler, to roll, roU up; roulèrent (past def.)y rolled.

route,/., way, road; en — 1 on our way !

royal, -e, royal.

royaliste, royalist.

royaume, m., kingdom.

royauté, /., royalty.

rue,/., Street.

Russe, m.f Russian.

s* « se.

S. « saint.

sa, his, its.

sabot, m., wooden shoe.

sabre, w., sword; — de bois, wooden sword.

sac, m., bag.

sachant (près, part.pfsAYoir), knowing.

sacrer, to consecrate.

sacrifice, m., sacrifice.

sage, wise, good.

saint, -e, holy; Samedi — , Holy Saturday; le Vendredi — , Good Friday.

saint, m.f saint.

sainte, /., saint.

Sainte-Hélène, St. Helena.

sats (près, ind. of savoir)/ know; tu — parler, you know how to speak.

saisir, to seize; saisi, -e (p, p.)y seized; saisirent (past def.)y seized.

sait (près, ind. of savoir), knows.

salle, /., hall; — à manger, dining room.

salon, m.f parlor, drawing room.

salut, m.y salute.

samedi, w., Saturday; Samedi saint, Holy Saturday.

Sandwich : îles — , Sandwich Islands, a group of islands in the Pacific Océan, now called the Hawaiian Islands.

sang, m.y blood.

sangloter, to sob.

sans, without.

santé, /., health.

Saragosse, Saragossa, a city in Spain.

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Sarrasin, m,, Saracen.

satisfaire, to satisfy, please; satisfait, -e (p. p.), pleased, satîsfied.

sauf, except.

saura, saurai (fut. of savoir), will (shall) know.

sauter, to jump; sautent {près, ind.), jump.

sauvage, adj., wild.

sauvage, m., savage.

sauver, to save; sauvé, -e (p. p.)f saved; se — , to escape, run away; s'est sauvé, ran away ; se sauva (past def.), escaped, ran away.

sauvetage, m,y rescue; canot de — , lifeboat.

sauveteur, m., life sa ver.

savant, w., scholar.

savoir, to know, know how; savaient, savait (itnp.), knew, did know; savent, savez (près, ind.), know, know how, do know; sans le — , without knowing it.

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