LA PETITE ECOLE
Quoi ? vous ne savez pas encore Jouer à l'école vraiment ?
Est-ce des choses qu'on ignore ?
Eh bien ! vous verrez, c'est charmant 1
n nous faut d'abord une classe :
C'est ce pavillon, supposons ; Que chacun y prenne sa place :
Là les filles, là les garçons.
Puis, il nous faut une régente :
Qui sera-ce ? — Tirons au sort. — Bon ! c'est moi, que je suis contente : Etre régente, c'est mon fort !
Elèves, un peu de silence, Les mains sur les bancs : commençons!
A vous la première, Clémence, Venez réciter vos leçons.
" Fable du Coche et de la Mouche." — Pas mal, mais vous parlez trop bas : Ouvrez donc un peu plus la bouche.
Mademoiselle, on n'entend pas !
Continuez, vous, Henriette !
" La mouche, en ce pressant besoin. . . " Eh bien ? qu'est-ce qui vous arrête ?
Vous n'avez pas appris plus loin ? . . ,
178 PEBMIÈBBS LECTURES.
Quelle paresse impardonnable, Henriette ! Trois points marqués, Trois fois à copier la fable, Et quatre, si vous répliquez !
Passons au thème d'orthographe.
Et faites bien attention :
Je vais vous dicter la Girafe, Tiré de Monsieur de Buffon.
" La girafe est un ... " Charles ! Eose ! Vous ne voulez pas travailler ?
Quatre fois le verbe " je cause," Pour vous apprendre à babiller !
Je reprends et dicte la suite :
*^ La girafe est un des premiers ..."
Et cœtera. Relisez vite,
Et montrez-moi tous vos cahiers.
Bien Clémence, votre orthographe A fait des progrès ; cependant Yous mettez pli à giraphe :
C'est un/ qu'il faut, mon enfant.
Bernard, écriture meilleure.
Mais dix fautes ; Charles, vingt-deux ! Thème à refaire, et trois quarts d'heure De retenue à chacun d'eux !
Pour finir, un peu de musique D'après la méthode Chevé.
Je vais vous donner la tonique ; Voyons, que ce soit enlevé 1
Do, do, sol, sol, nn peu d'ensemble — La, la, sol, c'est un air nouveau — Fa, fa, mi, point de yoix qui tremble- Bon ! Fa, fa, mi, mi, ré, ré, do.
Sol, sol, fa, plus doux ce passage — Bien — continuez seulement — La reprise, à présent, courage — Do, do, sol, sol, — parfaitement I
Elèves, je suis très-contente !
Aussi, tout pensum abrogé.
Ecoutez bien — votre régente Vous donne trois jours de congé.
VOCABULAET.
EXPLAK"ATION OF ABBEEYIATIONS.
adj. adjectiye.
ad'c. adverb.
art. article.
conj. conjunction.
/. féminine.
int. interjection.
lit. literally.
m. masculine.
'part, participle.
'pl. plural.
prep. préposition.
pron. pronoun.
s. substantive.
8f. substantive féminine.
8m. substantive masculine.
^. verb.
( — ) stands for tlie répétition of the leading word.
(-) before final letters or syllables, shows the masculine terminatîon, "when followed by the féminine ; as am-er, ère, amer, m., amère^/., affreu-Xj se, affreux, m., affreuse,/.
Words of the following classes are omitted :
Words of the same meaning in both languages, which
1) are spelt alike ;
2) in English drop the final French e, as : modeste, modest ;
3) change the French endings ie and re into the English endings y and er, as géographie, geograph?/ ; novemb?'^, november.
Such substantives, adjectives, and participles, as form their plurals regularly by the addition of s or a?,* or theû* féminine by the addition of e, are only given in the singular or masculine form. With thèse exceptions, ail wo'rds are given as they appear in the book.
abeille, sf, hee, abîmé, ^j^c^r^. spoiled, aboie, v. harhs.
aboiement, sm, harh-
ing, abondance, sf, a-
hmidance.
abord (d'), advi.jirsL abreuvoir, sm, wa-
tering -place.
a, -y. has; il y a, there
is; there are.
à, prep., to., at^ in^
into^ 071^ hy^ loith^
for, of.
abandonnent, v. a-
iandon.
abri, sm, shelter y
shade»
abrisseau, sm. shruh.
abrogé, part, re-
pealed.
accélère, v. quickens.
accord, sr)%. accord;
mettre d' — , to
reconcile.
accorde, v. grants.
* Substantives ending with au^ eu, or ou, take, with a fcw exceptions, an x in the plural. Substantives ending with 5, x, or 0, in the singulai', do not vary in the plural.
VOCABULABY.
accourent, v, run up.
accourt, v. rushes up;
Tuns up, accoururent, v, hast-
ened. [up,
accourut, v, hastened accoutrement, s^n,
garnients, accroché, part,
caught; fastened.
accusa, v, accused, accuser, v, to accuse, achemine (s'), v. ap-
proaches, acheter, v. to huy, achevait, v,jinished, achève, v,Jinishes, achever,^, to finish^ acide, adj, sour.
acier, sm, steel.
acquis, part, ac-
quired; made, adaptent (s'), v, are
adapted, admirant, v, admir-
ing, adressait, v. addres-
sed, adressant (s'), v,
speaking, adresse, v. directs, aérien, ne, adj, ethe-
rial, affaiblissant, part,
v^ealcening, affaire, sf, business, affamé, adj, starved, affreu-x, se, adj, terrible, affronte, v, faces.
afin, C071J, in order,
— de, in order to, âge, sm, âge, âgé, adj, aged^ old.
agi, V, acted, agit, V, acts, agite, V. agitâtes^
moves, agite (s'), V, moves, agité, part, agitated, agneau, sm, lamb, agréable, adj, plea-
sant^ agreeable, agréablement, adv,
agreeably, agriculteur, sm, agri-
culturist, ai, V, hâve, aide, v, helps^ assists.
aider, v, to help^ as-
sist, aie, V, may hâve, aient, v, may hâve, aïeule, sf, grand-
mother, aigle, sm, eagle.
aiglon, sm, eaglet.
aigrette, sf, crest, aiguille, sf, needle ;
hand, aile, sf, wing, ailé, adj, winged, aima, v. loved.
aimable, adj, amiable, aimant, v. beingfond, aime, v, love^ like;
loves, 2i\niê^part, loved.
aimer, v, to love; to
lihe ; se fait — ,
maJces himself
lihed, aimera, v, %oilllove, aimerais, v, woidd
lihe; wouldst like, aimez, v, love^ like, ainsi, C07ij, so/ thus ^
— que, as icell as, air, sm, air/ appear-
ance; tune, aise, sm, ease; joy
assez à leur aise.
quite co'infortable.
aise, adj, glad ;
pleased, ait, V, has, ajouta, V, added.
ajoutant, v, adding, ajoutent (^).^areaddr
ed, ajouter, v, to add, ajouterai, v, loilladd, alentour, adv, a-
round; d' — , neigh-
boring, alerte, adj, alert^
quick^ brisk, ' aliment, sm^, food, alla, V, went, allait, V, loent ; was
about {to); was
g oing {to), ' aller, v, to go; to be
about, allèrent, v, went, allez, V, go; will, allons, V. come! welV,
now then!
allume, v. lights, allure, sf pace.
VOGABULABT.
alors, adv. tJien, alouette, sf. larJc, amande, sf, kernel.
amassent, v, amasSy
gather.
ambassadeur,^^, am-
hassaclor, âme, sf, soûl; mind, améliorer, v, to ^m-
prove, amenait, v, hroiight, amender, v, iinprove, am-er, ère, adj, bitter, ami, sm,^ amie, f
friend; dear, timhXjiQ^sffriendshijy.
amour, sni, love, amour-propre, S7n,
self -love, amplement, adv, am-
ply; ftdlij, amusait, v. amitsed;
entertained, amusant, adj, amus-
ing, amuse, amusent, v,
amuse, amuses, v, amusest, an, sm, year; de neuf ans, nine years old; a sept ans, isseven years old; jour de l'an, New Year'^s Day, \age,
andouille, sf, sausâne, sm, ass, donJcey, ânesse, sf (shé) ass, ange, sm, angel, animaux, pi, of animal, sm, animal.
anime (s'),v. hecomes
excited, animé, adj, animât-
ed, année, sf year, annonce, v, pro-
claims, ânon, sm. young ass anse, sf handle, antre, sm, den.
août, sm, August, apercevant, v, per-
ceiving.
apercevez,
p>er-
ceive.
apercevez-vous, v, do
y ou perceive
apercevoir, v, to perceive, apercevra (s') v, will
notice, aperçoit, v.perceives.
aperçoive (s'), per-
ceives, aperçu, part, per-
ceived, aperçut, v, perceived, aplatit, v.flattens, apparemment, adv,
apparently, apparence, sf ap-
pearance, appartiennent, v. be-
long (to), appartient, v, be-
longs (to). appelle, v. calls; may
call, appelle-t-on, v. is^ are
called.
appelé, ^ar^. called, appeler, v, to call, appellerait, v, looidd
call, \j'eUsh,
appétit, sm, appetite; appliqua, applied.
appliquer, v, apply, apporte, v, brings ;
may bring, apporter, v, to bring;
se fit — , had
brought to Mm, apporterais, v.
looiddst bring, apprend, v. learns.
apprendra, v. loill
teach, apprendre, v, to
learn; to teach.
apprends, learn ;
teach; learnest^
learns ; hearest^
hear.
apprête (s'), gets
ready, appris, part learned, apprit, V, learned, approche, sf ap-
proach.
approche (s'), v. ap-
proaches.
approcher, approchez, V, approach.
approfondir, v, to fa-
thom, appuie, V, presses, après, pre2y. adv, af
ter^ afterwards ;
après avoir, aftef
having.
VOCABULABY,
après-midi, sm. after-
noon, aquilon, sm, north-
wind.
arbre, sm. tree.
arbre {sm,) fruitier
adj.y' fruit-tree.
arbrisseau, sm., bush, arbuste, sm, hush.
ardent, adj, spirited, ardeur, sf. ardor;
spîrit, arête, sf, fish-hone.
argent, sm, silver;
money, argenté, ad^, silvery, arme, sf, roeapon, arme, v. loacls.
armé, /)«r^. armed.
armée, sf, army, armoire, sf cup-
board; closet, arraché, p>art, torn
[avmy), arrêta, v, stopped.
arrête (s'), stoj^s, arrêter, v, to stop, arrêtez, v, stop, arrêtons (nous), v,
{let us) stop, arriva, v, arrived ;
came; reached.
arriva-t-il, v, (it)
Jiappened, arrivait, v, arrived, arrivant, v, comîng, arrive, v, cornes /
happens, arrivé, part, arrived;
happened.
arrivent, v, arrive, arriver, v, to arrive j
reach, arrondi, adj, round-
ed, arrose, v, loaters, artisan, sm, tirades-
man; mechanic, as, V, hast, aspect, STU. sigJit, assaisonnement, sm,
seasoning, assassin, adj, mitr-
derous, assemblée, sf, 'meeting, asseyez-vous, v, sit
dovm, asseyons-nous, let us
sit down.
assez, ado, enough ;
quite, [down.
assied (s'), v. sits assiette, sf. plate, assis, part, adj, sit-
ting.^ seated, assister, v, to assist, associé, sm, compan-
ion, astre, sm, star, assurer (s'), v,to maJce
sure of atelier, sm. shop, âtre, sm, hearth, attache, v, fastens^
sticks, attaché, part, tied ;
hung up, attacher, v, to attach, fasten.
attachement, sm, affection, attaque, sf attack, attaque, v, attacha
attacks, atteindre, v,to reach;
overtaJce, atteint, v, overtakes, attends, v, wait, attèle, V, harnesses, atteler, v, to harness, attend, v, loaits
for,
attendant (en), in th6
'tnean time, [ymit,
attendons, v, let us
attendre, v, to wait
{for); to expect, attends, v, wait.^ stop, attestent, v, attest, attiré, part, attracted, attrappe, v, catch^
catches, Sittrsij>^é^part,caught attrapper, v. to catch, attribues (t'), daimest, au {co7itraction of h le, art.) in {the),to {the), with {the), aubaine, sf. prize.
aube, sf, daion, audacieu-x, se, adj,
m, bold, au-dessus,ac^?;. above, augmente, v. increas
es, augmenter, augmentez, V, inùrease y make greater.
VOCABULABY.
aujourd'hui, adv, to-
day, auparavant, adv, he-
fore ; jirst.
auprès, prep. near ;
abolit; by ; to, aura, v, will hâve;
il n'y aura plus,
there loill be no
more.
aurai, v. shall hâve.
Liraient, aur;
woidd hâve, aurez, v. will hâve, auricule,^/! auricula, aurore, sf, daion, aussi, adv, conj. also,
too; jicst as, as
inxtch, aussitôt, adv. hn-
onediately, direct-
ly y — que, as soon
as.
autant, adv. as^nuch,
as many y d' —
plus, ail the 'inore;
d^ — moins, ail the
less.
automne, sm. au-
tumn.
autour, pii^ep, adv.
around., about autre, adj. pron, oth-
er.
autrefois, adv. form-
erly. [others.
autrui, 5m. another ; auxquels (contraction of à lesquels) ,
to which.
avaient, v. had.
avais, v. hadst,
avait, V. had ; il y avait, there loas.
avala, v. sioallowed.
avale, swallow.
avaler, v. to sioalloio.
avançait trop, went too fast.
avance, v. go oii, hurry up.
avance (s'), v. advances^ goes on.
avance, sf. advance; par — , in advance; sur r — , forward.
avant, prejJ. before; ère.
avant de sortir, before g oing out.
avantage, sra. advantage.
avec, prep, loith, by.
avenir, S7n. future.
aventure, sf adv entier e.^ strange event (thing) ;^à:—, by chance.
avertit, v. informed.
avidement, adv, eagerly,
avis, sm, advise,
avisa (s'), v, took it into his head,
avoine, sf, oats,
avoir, v, to hâve; après — , after hav ing ; sans — , without having,
avons, V, hâve.
avorton, sm, bit (pf
a bear.) avoue, V, confesses, avouer, v, to con-
fess, avril, sm, april, ayant, v. having.
ayez, v, hâve,
babillard, sra, chat-
ter-box.
babiller, v. to prattle^
to chatter.
badine, v. plays.
bagarre, sf. squabble.
baguette, sf loand;
rod, bah, int. pshaio !
baie, v. ne baie pas
aux corneilles (lit.
donH gape at the
croivs), clonH gape
in the air, bâiller, v, to yawn, to
gape, bâilles, V, yawnest.
bain, sm, bath, baiser, sm. Mss, baiser, v, to Mss.
baisser, v, to loioer.
balai, sm. broom.
balancent, v. swing, balayant, v, sweep-
ing, balayer, v, to sioeep, balcon, sm, balcony, balle, sf. bail.
bambin, sm. urchin, banc, sm. bench.
VOGABULABY,
baquet, sm, tuh^ hucket.
barbet, sm, poodle.
barbotant, v. ddbhling in mud,
barbette, sf, little whiskers,
barbotte, v. paddles in the mud.
barbotter, v. to dahble.
bas, sm. stocking ; stockingsj hottom,
bas, adv, low; softly; en bas; heloio; làbas, down there j yonder,
basse-cour, sf, stableyard.
bat, V. beats; threshes*
bataille, sf. battle.
bataillon, sm. battalion.
bâtiment, m,, building.
bâtir, V. to bidld.
battent, v. beat.,flap.
batterie de cuisine, sf. kitchen utensils.
battre, v. to beat.
battu, jt)ar^. wrought.
bavard, adj. talkative.
beau, bel, m., belle, f adj. fine^ beautifid; elle eut beau crier, she called out in vain; il eut beau, it loas in vain that he.
beaucoup, adv.m^uch^
many; very.
beauté, sf. beauty.
bec, S7n. beak^ bill, bêche, sf. spade.
becquée, sf beak-
fui.
becquetait, v.pecked.
bêlent, v. bleat.
bêler, v. to bleat.
bélier, sm. ram.
belle, f. of beau, adj.
beautiful^fine; de
plus belle, with ail
his might.
bénédiction, sf bles-
sing.
bénira, v. vnll bless.
bénis, V. bless.
bénisse, v. may bless.
bénit, V. blesses;
blessed.
berceau, sm. cradle ;
home.
berceras, v. vnlt rock.
berger, sm. shepherd.
bernique,^ lut. not a
bit of it!
besoin, sm.. need ;
want ; au — , in
case of need ; a-
voir — de, to want^
to need.
besogne, sf. work.
bête, sf. animal ;
beast. bête, adj. stupid.
beugle, V. bellows.
beuglement, sm. bel-
lowing.
beurre, sm. butter.
biche, sf roe.
bien, sm. good; prop-
erty.
bien, adv. well; very;
m^uch; enougli; in-
deed ; also ; bien
que, although; eh
bien, well^ well
then ! très bien !
very well! Jiear !
Jiear!
bienfaisance, sf dior
rity.
bienfaisant, adj. bene-
volent, bienfait, sm. good
deed ; kiiidness ;
favor.
bienfaiteur, sm. bene-
factor.
bientôt, adv. soon, bijou, sm.jeioel. bissextil, adj. année
— e, leap-year.
bizarre, adj. strange^
odd.
blan-c, che, adj. white blé, sm. corn.
blessé à mort, fatal-
ly wounded.
blessure, sf. loound. \ bleu, adj. blue. ■
blond, adj. fair^
ligJit.
bluet,s?92. corn-flower.
bocage, sm. grove, boeuf, s'in. ox.
boira, v. will drinh ' boire, v, to drinJc.
VOCABULABY.
bois, sm. wood, forest, {est, bois, V. drinh; drinkboiserie, sf, wood-
worh.
boit, V, drinhs, boîte, sf. box, boiter, v, to limp.
boiteu-x, se, adj,
lame, bon, ne, adj, good ^
kind ; pleasant, bond, %in. hound, bondir, v, to skip, bondit, V, boimds, bonheur, sm, happi-
ness; luek, bonjour, sm^, good-
m^orning, bonne, sf, nurse, bonne, see bon.
bonnet, sm, cap, bonsoir, sun, good-
evening, bonté, sf kindness^
goodness, bord, sr)i, border ;
shore ; bank, borne, sf limit, bosquet, sm, grove.
botte, sf bundle, bouc, sm., goat.
bouclie, sf mouth, boucher, sm, butcher, boucherie, sf, bictch-
er''s shop.
bouclier, sm.., shield, boude, V, sidks /
pouts at, bouder, v, to sulk.
boudeuse, sf, sulky
person, boudin, sm, blood
pudding, bougent, v, stirr, bougie, sf, candie, bouillie, sf, pap, bouillir, v. to boil.
bouillon, sm, beeftea, boulanger, sm.baher, boulangerie, sf, bak-
ery, boulet, sm. bail, boulon, ^ sm, boit y
pin, bourbier, sm, mire, bourdonnant, v, buz-
zing, bourdonne, v, huins^
buzzes.
bourdonnent, v. buzz, bourse, sf purse, bout, sm, end ; au
bout, hfter; j'en
viendrais à bout,
I loould succeed, bouteille, sf, bottle, bouton, sm, bud, boyau, sm, giit.
braire, v. to bray, brait, v. brays.
branche, sf brandi, bras, sm. a.rm.
brave, sm, brave fel-
loio, [good.
bravCj adj. brave / brave, d. braves, brebis, sf s/ieep.
bref, adv. in short.
bride, 6^'. bridle.
' brillait, v, shone.
brillant, adj, bright;
sliîning ; brilliant, brille, v, shines, brillent, v, shine, briller, v, to shine, brillez, v, shine, brin, sm, scrap y
blade ; strand, brisa, v, broke.
brodé, ^:)ar^. embroi-
dered, broncha, v, stumbled, broncher, v, to stum-
ble, brouillon, ne, adj,
blunderer, bruit, sm, 7ioise, brûlant, adj, burn-
ing.
brûlé, part, burnt, brûler, v, to burn, brûlerait, v, ivould
burn, brusque, adj, rough, bûcher, sm, wood-
place,' [thicket, buisson, sm, bush^ buissonni-er, ère, adj.
bushy; école — ère,
lit. hedge-school ;
fais r école — ère,
play tr liant, but, sm, purpose, but, V. drank.
butin, sm, booty, butor, sm. p^ig-headed
churl, butte, en — , exposed^ buvez, V. drinh.
VOGABULAEY,
c' before a voiml for
ce, lohich see, çà, i7%t, nom! ^oron,
that, \hag,
cabas, sm, loorJccacbe, y. hide^ hides.
caché, j^ar^. hidden, cachette, sf, hiding-
place, cadran, sm, dial-
plate, café, sm. coffee, cahier, sm, copy-
hooh calice, sm, cup, calcul, sm, reckon-
ing, camarade- ami, sm,
good comrade, campagne, sf, coun-
try, canard, sm, duck, cannelle, sf, cinna-
mon, canon, sm, cannon, capri, sm, Md, capricieu-x, se, adj,
capricious, car, conj, for^ he-
cause, caracole, v, loheels
ahout, caractère, sm, char-
acter, caresse, sf caress.
caresse, v. caresses,
foïidles.
caressé, part, cares- . sed,^ fondled, caresser, v, to caress, carlin, s m. pug-dog, carnass-ier, ère, adj,
carniverous^ hlood-
hound, carotte, sf, carrot, carre (me), v, strut^
look hîg, carré, s'in, square
hed, carte, sf, map, casquette, sf cap, cassa, V, crdcked, cassé, p>art, hroken /
cracked, casser, to break, casserolle, sf, saucepan, l^sus, Caucase, sm, Gaucacause, 'y. talk; talks.
causeur, sm. talker.
causez, v, talk, cavalier, sm, rider ;
cavalry-man, ce, Q^,pron,this, that.,
it., they, these^
tliose; he, she, ce, cet, m, cette, f
adj. tins, that, cédé, 2^<^rt. give?i, cela, ^9ro72. that;
pour — , on that
ace omit.
célèbre, v. extols, célèbre, adj, cele-
brated, céleste, adj, celestial;
heavenly.
celle,/. 0/ celui, she^
that, cellule, sf, cell, celui, pron, m, he^
him, that / — ci,
the latter; this one;
— là, the former,
that one, cent, adj. hundred, centaine, sf, hundred, cep, sm. vine, cependant, adv, in
the raean time;
y et, still, [formai.
ceremonieu-x, se, adj, cerf, sm, stag, deer, cerise, sf cherry, cerisier, sm. cherry-
tree, certainement, adv,
certainly, certes, adv, most as-
suredly; indeed, ces, adj, pi, thèse,
those, cesse, sf ceasing ;
sans — , incessant-
ly, constantly, cessa, V, ceased, cessé, V, stopp)^d, cesser, v, to cease, to
leave off, cet, te, adj, see ce.
ceux, pi, of celui,
those, chacun, e,ji9ro?i. eac\
every one, chagrin, sm. grief, chagrin, adj. sorrom
fui, sad.
VOCABULABT,
chair, sf.flesh,
chaise, sf, chair,
chambre, sf. room; — à coucher, hedroorriy — de ménage, sittmg-room
cliamp, sm, fielcïj sur le — , iinmediately,
champignon , sm.
onushroom,
chancelle, v.staggers.
chandelle, sf. candie.
change, v. changes,
changer, v.to change.
chanoine, sm, prebendary.
chanson, sf song.
chant, sni. singing.
chantait, v. sang.
chantant, v. singing.
chante, v. sings.
chanter, v. to sing y to crov:.
chantes, singest (rattlesi).
chapeau, sm. hat.
chapiteau, m. capital; top.
ciiapon, sm. capon.
chaque, adj. each^ every.
charbon, sm. coal.
charge, sf. burden^ load.
charge, part, loaded.
chargea, v. loaded.
chariot, sm. wagon.
charité, sf. charity.
charmant,ac?/. charming.
charme, sm, charm;
comme un — , en-
chantingly.
charmé, p)aTt, de-
lighted.
charmer, v. to de-
light. [îoork.
charpente, sfframecharpente, v. biiilds^
puts together.
charpentier, sm. car-
penter.
charron, sm. loheel-
loright.
charrue, sf. ploiigh.
chassant, v. hunting.
chasse, sf. chase.
chasse, v. drives a-
10 ay.
chasseur, sm. hunter.
chat, sm. cat.
château, sm. castle.
chaud, adj. ivarm^
hot ; il faisait — ,
it vKts warm.
chaudron, sm. kettl'e.
chauffer, v. to warm.
chaumière, sf. hut.
chemin, sm. way^
road ; en chemin,
on the road.
chemin de fer, sm.
railroad. \ney, cheminée, sf. chimchêne, sm. oaJc.
chenille, sf. Caterpillar.
ch-er, ère, adj. dea.r.
chercha, v. looked
for.^ searched.
cherche, v. gets ; fetches ; seeks y looks for.
chercher, to seek; to look for; to fetch; to get.
cherchons, v. let us see^ look.
chère, see cher.
chéri, adj, beloved^ favorite,
chétive, f of chétif, weak.
cheval, sm, horse,
chevaux, pi. of cheval, horse,
cheveu, sm. hair,
ôhèvre, ^. {she) goat.
chevreau, sm. kid.
chez, jD7^e^. at^ to ; in the., or to the house of; chez moi, at ray home,
chien, sm. dog ; — de berger, sm, shepherd^s dog ; — de chasse, huntingdog; — de garde, vKitch-dog.
chiffon, sm. rag.
chirurgien, sm, surgeon,
choisi, adj, choice,
choisir, v, to choose,
chômer, v, to be idle., to rest,
chose, sf. thing ; peu de pas grand — , little.^ no great matt ter.
VOOABULABY.
chou, sm, cabbage, choyé, 2Kcrt. petted.
chut, int. liiLsh!
chute, sf. falL ci, adv. hère; par-ci, par-là, hère and
there / now and
then, ciel, S7n. shy ; heaven.
cieux, p)l' of ciel, sky, cigale, sf, grass-
hopper.
cigogne, sf, storh, cigogneau, sm, little
stork.
cinq, adj. fve.
cinquante, adj, fifty. cire, sf wax.
cir on , ' sm. lo orm, ciseaux, sm, pi, scis-
sors; shears, cite, V, m.ay naine, citer, V, to name, citez, V, mention, citron, sm, lemon, civilisé, part, civil-
ized, clair, adj. light/
bright; clear, clairon, sm. hugle, clef, sf, key; sous — ,
under lock and
key.
clin d'œil, twinkling
of an eye, cliqueter, v. sans — ,
vnthout clacking.
clocher, sm, steeple;
parish. [tition.
cloison, sf, wall; par-
clos, adj, nuit close,
q%dte dark, tîlou, sm, nail, coche, sf coach, cochon, S7n.2ng; hog, cœur, sm, heart ; de
tout cœur, cheer-
fully; sait par — ,
knows by heart, coffre, sm, trunk ;
box, coiffe, sf. headdress.
coiffure, sf headdress, coin, sm, corner; —
de feu, chimney-
corner, colère, sf anger; se
met en — , gets an-
gry, colimaçon, sm, snail, colique, sf, colic, collé, part, matted, colline, sf. Mil, colombe, sf, pigeon, combattant, v, fight-
ing, combattre, v, tofight;
to resist, combien, adv, hoio
miich; how many, combla, v, over-
lohelmed, comble, v,fidfils, commande, v, may
order, commc^adv, hov:), as,
like; — cela, like
that; so; — te voila
fait, how y ou hâve
got yourself
commence, ^. com mences; begins,
commencèrent, v, began,
commençons, v, lei us begin,
comment, adv, hoiOy what; why,
commère, sf gossip,
commun, adj. com,mon ; en — , together,
compagne, sf wife,
compagnie, sf, Company; Society,
compagnon, sm. companion,
compassion, sf, pity,
compère, sm, godfather.
complaisant, adj, pleasing, obliging,
compliment, sm, congratulation,
compose (se), v, is composed, consists,
composé, part, composed.
composer, v. to make %tp, \stood,
comprenait, v, under-
comprend, v. comprises, includes.
comprendrais, v, vwiddst understand.
comprendre, v, to understand.
comprends, v, unden standest.
YOCABULARY,
compris (y), adv. mcluding.
comjDte, 5m. accoimt; se rendre — , to accoimt for; tenir — , to vimd, [count.
comptez, V, rechon ;
concorde, sf, peace,
condisciple, S7n.
school-felloio.
conduire, v, to conduct.
conduisait, v. led,
conduisent, v, lead,
conduit, t?. leads^ tctkes.
conduite, sf. conduct^ hehav ior, le'a ding.
confesser, to shrive,
confus, adj. confused,
congé, 8in. vacation,
congru, ad^, proper.
• connais, v, Jcnoioest,
connaissais, v, hnowest,
connaissance, sf.
hnowledgCy sans — , senseless,
connaît, v. knows^ is acquainted with.
connaître, v. to hnoio,
connut, V. perceived.
conquête, sf conquest.
conseil, stii. advîce.
consens, v. consent.
conséquent (par*), adv, in conséquence.
console, v. consoles^
comforts, consoler, v. to coni-
fort, constamment, ad}).
constantly, consterné, p6?r^.
shocked ; dismay-
ed.
construisait, v. huild-
ed.
construit, v, huilds.
consulter, v. to con-
sidt.
conte, sf. story.^ taie.
content, adj. content-
ed., satisfed.^ glad.
contenter (se), to he
satisfied.
contînt, V, contained.
continuait, v. con-
tinued.
continues, v. contin-
uest.
contraire (au), i7i the
contrary.
contrariait, v. 2^''^^~
vohed.
contrariété, sf. an-
noyance.
Gontre, prep. agaîjist.
contrebande, sf. con-
trahand^ smuggled
goods.
contrefaisant, v. imi-
tating.
convenable, adj.
propei\ right.
convenablemenljac?-?;
properly.
copier, v. to copy, copierez, v. loill copy coj^iste, sm. imitator coq, sm. coch.
coquelicot, sm. corn
poppy.
coquille, sf. slicll.
coquin, sm. hnave.
coquine, sf rogue.
corbeau, sm. crow ^
raven.
Corinthe (raisin de),
sm. carrant.
corne, sf horn; hoof corneille, sf crow
{see baie), corps, sm. body.
corridor, S7n. hall.
corrige, v. punishes, coYr\gQm.t^ p)unished, corriger, v. to cure.
côté, sm. side ; aux
côtés, hy the slde
{of); de côté, a-
side.
coteau, sm. hilloch^
hill.
côtelette, sf chop,
cutlet.
cotret, sm. short fagot.
cou, sm. [^pl. cous)
neck.
couche j sf. hed.
couche, V. goes doion.
sets.
couche (se), goes to
hed.
couche-moi, p>ut mû
to hed.
VOCABULABT.
couche, part» lying
{doion), couchent, v, lay
down, coucher, sn%- going
to bed; setting, coucher, y. to set.
coucher (me), v, lie
down ; allaient se
— ^were going to
hed, couchez-vous, v. go
to hed^ lie down, coudre, v, to sew, coule, V, floics^ rims, coulé, part melted, couleur, sf. color.
coup, sm, eut; deed ;
attempt ; gust ; pour
le — , this tinie ;
tout à — , ail at
once ; suddenly y
— va partii, gun
îs going off, coupable, adj. guilty, coupe, sf, eut, coupe, V. i^nay) eut, coupé, part, eut, coupent, -y. eut, couper, V, to eut, cour, sf, eourt.
courageux, adj, eour-
ageous, courant, part, run-
ning, courbaient, v. hent, courbant (se), v,
holding, courbé, part, hent, courber, v, to bend.
coure, V, may run, courent, v, run, coui'ir, V, to run, couronne, sf erown;
icreath, couronné, part,
erowned.
cours, sm. eourse, cours, V. run; rovest;
travellest over, course, sf running;
raee; ride, court, V. runs.
courut, V, ran, coûte, V. eosts.
couteau, sm, hnife, coutelier, sni. entier, couve, V, broods, couvée, sf, brood, couver, v, to brood.
couvert, sm,^ mettre
le — , to set tlie
table, couvert, part, eover-
ed, couverture, sf eover^
roof, couvre, v, eover, couvrent, v, eover, couvrir, v, to eover, couvrons, v, let us
eover, craignent, v, fear, craignez, v, fear, craindre, v, to fear;
faire — , mahe
feared, craint, v, fear s, craint, part, feared, crainte, sf fear.
cravate, sf, neeh-
tie. [eil.
crayon, sm. lead-pencréateur, sm. ereator, créé, p^art. ereated, crépuscule, sm, twi-
light.
creuse, v. digs.
creusé, part, holloio-
ed.
creux, sm. holloio, creva, v, burst, crève, v. bursts.
cri, sm.. ery^ scream, criant, part, erying;
sereaming, crie, V, eries.
crié, part, ealled out.
crier, to ery^ ery out;
eall^ seream, crin, sm, horse-hair.
crinière, sf mane, croc, sm.fang.
crochet, sm.fang, croira, v, loill thinJc.
crois, V, believe; si tu
m'en crois, if you
trust me, croisant, part, fold-
ing, croisée, sf window.
croissent, v. grow.
croit, V, believes ;
thinhs, croît, V, groios, croître, v. to groio, croqua, v. ate up.
croquer, v. to eat up, croquerais, v, would
eat up.
VOGABULABY.
crouler, v. to fall croupir, v, to lie, croûte, sf. crust.
croyant, v, tlmik-
ing.
croyais, v. ieUeved^
thought.
cru, 2^(^'^^i' helîeved.
cruauté, sf, crueltg, cruchon, sm. jug, cruel, le, aclj. cruel, cueille, v. gather.
cuillère, sf, table-
spoon, cueilli, part, gather-
ecl^ jncLecL cueillir, v. to pick, cuire, v, to cook^
hake, cuisent, v. hahe.
cuisine, sf hitchen, cuivre, sm, oopjpery
hrass.
cultivaient, v, culti-
vated, cultivait, V, cidti-
vated.
cultivent, v, culti-
vate.
cultivons, V, culti-
vate.
cuve, sf tub, cuvette, sf, iasin.
d' hefore vowel^ for de.
dada, 5m. fiorse
[horsy), dame, sf lady, damoiseau, sm, fop, dangereu-x, se, adj.
dangerous, dans, prep. in^ into, dansez, v, dance, davantage, adv.inore de, d', 2y'f^ep. offrom^
%oit\ for ; some.,
thayi, debarbouillage, sm,
cleanliness.
débarrassait (se), v.
got rid, débarrasser, v, to
clear^ rid.
debout, adv, ?yp, iip)-
riglit; standing, .
déchirer, v, to tear.
déchiré, pai^t. torn, décolle, V. tvipes oui.
décoré, part, adorn-
ed, découragement, sm.
discoitragement.
découvert, par^. dis-
covered.
découvrant, v, un-
covering, dédaigné, p>art, dis-
dained, dedans, adv, in^ioitTi-
in^ in itj au — ,
inioard, défaut, sm, defect.,
faidt, défendrais, v, loould protect, I
défendre, v, to défend.
défenseur, sm, de-
fender, déferré, part, nnsliod, défunt, sm. deceased dégonfle (se), v. goes
down, collapses, dehors, adv. ont; au
— , o'utioard; en — ,
oiitside, déjà, adv, already, déjeunait, v, break-
fasted, déjeune, v, hâve
breakfast.
déjeuné, jî9ar^. break-
fasted, déjeuné, déjeuner,
sm, breakfast, délicieu-x, se, adj. de-
lightfid ; delicîous, demain, adv, to-mor-
roio, demanda, v. asked, demandait, v, asked, demander, v. to ask, demandèrent, v, ask*
éd.
demeuraient, v, re-
mained, demeure, sf dweUîng demeurent, v, live, demi, adj, half dent, sf, tooth ; à
belles dents, heart*
ily, dénoûment, sm, end»
dépare, v, sp)oils, dépêche (se), Vx
VH
VOOABULABY,
hasten/ niaJces
haste.
dépens, S77i. pi, ex-
pense, dépensaient, v, spent.
dépense, sf, expendi-
tiire.
dépit, S7n, spite; vexation, déplacé, part, re-
7)%oved, déposé, part, put.
depuis, adv, since,
from, déracine, ?;. uproots, derni-er, ère, adj, * last, dernièrement, adv,
lately.
dérobes, v, rohhest, derrière, prep, adv.
hehind, des [contraction of
de les] , art. of the.,
offrom the^from^ . some; any.
àh^j prep. from; dès
que, as soon as.
désagréable, adj. dis-
agreeable.
désaltéraient, v. re-
freshed.
désaltérer (se), v.
quench her thirst, descend yV, g oesdown.
descendent, v, go
doion, descendit, v. alight-
ed, descendre, v, to go
down; to descend;
to sinh doimi.
descends, v. am corn-
ing.
descendu, part.
alighted. \pair.
désespoir, sm. desdéshabiller (se), to
undress.
déshabillez-vous, un-
dress. désire, v. désires, désole, distresses, désole (se),?;, grieves^
woii'ies.
désolé, ac^'. distressed, désordre, m. disor-
der; confusion, désormais, adv,
henceforth.
dessein, sm. plan, dessin, sm. drawing, dessiner, v. to draw.
dessinez, v. draw.
dessous (au), adv.
at the hottom.
dessus, adv. prep. on.,
upon; là — , upon
that ; thereupon y
par — , above.
destinaient, v. in-
tended for.
destinée, sf destiny;
'fate.
détacher, v. to un-
fasten.
déterminer, v. to détermine.
détraque (se), is put
out of order.
détresse, sf, distress, détruit, V. destroys.
deux, adj. tioo. deuxième, adj. sec-
ond.
devais, v. shouldst;
ought.
devant, prep. adv. he-
fore; in front of développer, v. to de-
velop; expand.
devenir, v. to he-
corne.
devez, v. ought.
dévide, v. wind off.
deviendrait, v, loould
heco7ne, devienne, v, may he-
come.
deviennent, v, he-
come {s of).
devient, v. becomes.
devine, v. guess; divines., guesses. ' devinê^part. guessed^
found out.
devint, v, becor)%e.
devons, v. must;
ought.
dévore, v. devours.
dévouement, sf. dévotion, devras, v, wilt hâve
to.
diable, sm. devil.
dicte, V. dictate, dicter, v, to dictate. Dieu, sm, God, difficile, adj, difficulté
hard.
YOCABVLABT,
difformité, sf, de-
foTinity, diligence, sf. stage-
coach.
dimanche, sm, Sun-
day.
diminué, j*:>ar?^. fallen
off.
diminuer, v, to di-
minisK dindon, sm. tiirJcey, dîner, sm. dinner.
dirais, v. woiddst
say, diras, v. loilt tell.
dire, v. to tell; say;
sans rien — , vnthout sayîng anything.
dirent, v. said.
dirige, v. directs.
dis, 'y. say; tell; say-
est; tellest.
dis-le-moi, telî m.e.
disait, V. said.
disant, part, sayîng;
telling.
discours, sm. speech;
talJc.
dise, V. may say.
disparu, v. disap-
pears.
disposait, v. disposed
of.
disposant, v. ar-
ranging.
disposé, ^:?ar^. placed.
disposition, sf. position; order.
disputer, v. to qiiar-
rel; to dispute.
disputez, V. dispute^
quarrel ahoiit.
distinctement, adv.
distinctly.
distinguait, v. dis-
tiiigitished.
distingue, v. distin-
guishes.
distinguez, v. dis-
ting^dsli.
distraction, sf. diver-
sioji; inattention;
absence of mind.
distraire, v. to divert.
distrait, adj. ahsent-
minded.
distribua, v. distrih-
uted.
dit, V. says ; told ;
said.
dites, V. tell^ say.
divers, ad^. varions^
différent.
divertirait, v, loill^
icoidd amkise.
diviser, v. to divide.
divisons, v. divide.
dix, adj. ten. [een.
dix-huit, adj. eiglitdix-sept, adj. seven-
teen.
^oigt, sm.finger.
dois, V. miist.
doit, V. shall ; must ;
oioes.
doivent, v. hâve to.
domestique, sm. ser-
va7it.
domestique, adj. do-
mestic.
dommage, sm. c'est
bien — , it is a
great pitif.
don, sm. gift.
donc, conj. then y . therefore ; pray^
do.
donna, v, gave.
donnais, v. give.
donne, v. give; gives;
opens.
donné, ^:>ar^. given.
donnent, v. give, donner, v. to give.
donnera, v. will
give.
donneraient,'?), looidd,
give.
donnez, give.
dont,^9ro?i. ofiohich;
ti'hose ; by lohom, doraient, v. gilded, dormais, v. slept.
dormant, part, sleep-
ing.
dorme, v. {may)
sleep.
dormir, v. to sleep.
dors, V. sleep.
dort, V. sleeps.
dos, sm. hack.
douce,/! o/doux.
doucement, adv.
quietly ; sweetly ;
sloidy.
douillet, adj. effemi-
nate., soft.
douleur, sf. pain ;
sorrow^ grief doute sm. doitht.
VOGABULARY,
douter (se), v, to suspect,
dou-x, ce, adj. sioeet^ gentle,^ quiet
douzaine, sf. dozen,
douze, adj. tioelve,
douzième, . a dj, twelftK
drapeau, sm, flcig^ colors.
dresse (se), v, erects,
droit, adj. straic/ht
droite, sf, right; à — , to the right,
drôle, adj. droit,
du, art. m. [contraction o/*de le, art.']., of the., of; fro7n the., from ; sonie / a7iy ; loith his.
dû^29art. oioing {to); j'ai dû, I had to ; a dû penser, niust hâve thought y aurais dû, shoidd hâve to.
dur, adj. hard^ rough.
dura, V. 7night last,
dure, V. lasts.
durée, sf. duratio}i / sjyace.
durent, v. last.
durer, /y. to last.
dureté, sf. cruelty.
duvet, sm. doioji.
eau, sm. water.
ébahi, jr)ar^. amazed.
ébattre (s'), to enjoy
themselves, écarlate, sf, scarlet, écart, sm. à T — , left
to (o'ne-) rayself.
écartent . (s'), v, go
astray.
échappe (s'), escapes.
échappé, pa7*t. loos-
ened.
échappe r,^;. to escape.
éeharpe, sf scarf éclair, sm. lightning ;
flash.
éclairaient, v. gare
light.
éclairé, pa7''t lighted;
sommes — ^^s, hâve
light.
éclairer, v. to light.
éclat, sm. hrightness;
shoiD.
éclataient, v. flashed.
éclore, v. corne out.
école, sf. school.
écolier, m. pupïl^
scholar.
économe, sm. econo-
mîst ; saving, économie, sf econo-
my.
écorce, sf. peel.
écoula {^'')^ V. p>asseou
aivay.
écoule (s'), elapses.
écoulé, part. past.
écouta, V. listened, écoutait, V, listened.
écoute, V, liste7i /
hears.
écouter, v, to listen, écrase, v. crashes, écria, s'écriait, v,
C7ned ont y callea
ont.
écrièrent (s'), v, ex-
claiyned.
écriture, sf. loriting.
écrivent, v. toiHte. écrivit, v. wrote.
écueile, sf hovd.
écure, v. Uck clean.
écureuil, sm, squirreh écurie, sf. stable.
effet, S7n. effect; en
— , infact; indeed, effets, sm. pi. things.
effraye (s'), v. he-
comes frightened.
effrayé, part, frightened.
effroy, S7n. fright, égal, adj. equal.
égaler, v. to equal.
égard, 7n. regard ; à
notre — , towards^
as.
égda^é^part. lost.
égaux, p)l. of égal,
equal, église, sf, church.
égoïste, sm, egotist ;
selfish ioe7^son.
égratignure, sf
scratch, eh bien, int. well !
élancent (s') v, throio
the7nselves / rush.
élevant (s'), v. aris-
i7ig ; ascendi7ig.
V0GABULAR7.
Oiove, 8771. pitpil, élève, V. raise, élève (s'), rises.
élevée, part, brought
up ; lifted iip ;
high.
élèves (t'), risest, elle, pron. she^ her^
it ; pour — , for
her part, elles, pron, pi, they,^
thejn^ themselves, éloigné, part, gone
av:ay • distant, émaillé, part, enam-
elled, embarrasser (s'), he-
come embar-
rassed, embarrassez, v, trouble, embellir, v, to embel-
lish, embrassa, v, eni-
braced ; Jcissed, embrassej'y. embrace;
kisses/ may Mssj
may embrace, embrassent, embrace^
Mss, embrasser, v, to embrace ; to Jciss, émeraude, sf, emer-
ald, empêchait, v, pre-
vented, empêchent, v pre-
veiit, empêcher, v, to Jiin-
der^ to prevent.
emploi, sm, use ; occupation, emploie, v, uses, employé, ^j)ar^. used^
tried, emplumé, p>art,
feathered, empoche, v, pockets, emporta, v, carried
off.
emporter, v, to carry
away, en, p}rep), in; into ;
at y on y as y Wce.
en, pron, of it^ tliem;
from him^ it^ them;
for it^ with it^ by it;
among them, enclume, sf, anvil, encor, encore, adv,
C071J, stillj y et ;
again / also y
moreover, encrier, sm, inh-
sta^id, endormir, v, to mahe
sleep, endors (m'), ?;. go to
sleep, endort, v, mahes
endroit, sm, place, enfance, sf, chïld-
hood, enfant, sm, child, enfin, adv. at last, enfla (s'), swelled.
enfle (s'), sioells, enflé, p>art, puffed
up.
enfon ce, part, driven
enfoncent (s'), v, shxk
in, enfouit, v, buries, enfuit (s'), v, mahes
its escape; runs oj^, enfuyant (s'), v,flee-
ing, engagea (s'), began.
énigme, sm, riddle.
enlace, v. twists
rouîid, enlève, v, taJce off;
takes off; r aises;
takes away, enlevé, pa7't. taken
up; caiined away, ennemi, S7n. enemy ;
adj, ofthe e7ie7ny, ennui, sm, vexatioti, ennuie, v, annoys, ennuyait (s'), loas
wearied, ennuyé, part, an-
noyed; tired, ennuyeu-x, se, adj,
tiveso7ne, é n or m e , a dj, en ormous, enrage (m'), v, am
enraged, enrhumer (s'), to
catch cold, enseignait, v. taicght.
enseigne, v, teaches, ensemble, adv, to-
gether, ensuite, adv, after*
wqrds; then^
VOCABULABY.
entend, v, liears; un-
derstands, entendez-vous, do
yoïc hearf entendit, v. lieard. , entendons, v, under-
stand.
entendre, v. to hear, entendrez, v, will
hear.
entends, v, hear, entendu,ji9ar^. lieard, enterré, part, buried.
enterrement, sm,
hurlai, enterrer, v, to hicry, ent-ier, ière, adj, entire.
entortillé, ^^ari^.
wrapped, entour (à 1'), adv,
aroimd,, ahout, entouré, part, sur-
rounded, entra, v, entered, entrais, v, we7it in, entrant v, {in) enter-
ing, entre, prep, hetween;
in^ into.
entre, v, enters, entrée, sf, adonis-
sio7i, entrera, v. will corne
in, entretien, sm. support ; co7iversa-
tion, entretiendront ( s') ,
will talk.
enveloppé, part, e7iveloped,
eiwer^^ prep, toioard^ to.
envie, sf. wish; fait — , is tempting,
envieu-x, se, adj. envions; jealous,
environ, adv, ahout,
environne, v, surrounds,
envoie, v, sends,
envole (s'), files away.
envolent (s'), fiy aioay.
envoyait, v, sent,
envoyé, p)art. sent.
épais, se, adJ. thick,
épargne, sf. saving.
épargné, j':?ar^. saved.
épargnera, v. will save,
épaule, sf, shoidder,
épaulette, sf shoidder-strap.
épée, sf sword.
épi, S7n. ear,
épice, sf spice,
épicerie, sf g7'ocery,
épine, sf thorn.
épingle, sf. phi.
époque, sf epoch.
éj^ouvantable, adj.
terrifie ; dreadfid.
épouvante (s'), takes fright.
éprouvait, v, felt.
éprouvèrent, v. felt,
éprouvez, v. feel.
erreur, sf mistake.
es, V. art.
esclandre, sm. noise, espace, sm. space.
espèce, sf. species J
ki7id.
espérance, sf. hope.
espère, v. hope.
esj)rit, sm. mind.
esquive (s'), steali
avmy.
essaim, sm. svmrm.
essaye, v. tries.
est, V. is ; belo7igs.
et, conj. and ; et . . .
et, both . . . and. ■ étable, sf stall^ sty, étaient, v. loere.
étain, S7n. p>ewter.
était, V. loas.
étalant, v. displaymg étalé, part, display-
ed.
étant^ V. belng.
état, S7n. State ; condition.
été, sm. summer, été, V. been.
éteignant, ?j. puttmg
out.
étend (s'), v. extends;
spreads / spreads
out y' stretches.
étends, v. stretch.
étendu, ^^ar^^. spread;
moins — , mo7'6
limited. étendue, sf. extent.
êtes, V. are.
étincelle, v.fiashes.
VOGABULABY,
étoffe, sf, stiiff ;
clotJu étoile, sf, star, étonné, part, aston-
ished.
étonnement, sm, as-
tonishinent, étouffant, jc>ar^. s\iffo-
catmg y choking, étourdi, adj, giddy
head.
étourdiment, adv,
thoughtlessly, étourdissant, part.
deafening, étrangle, -y. str angles.
étranglerait, v. will
smother.
étranglez,^, strangle.
être, sm. life ; heing.
être, V. to he.
étrennes, sf. pi. Neio
Year^s gifts.
étude, sf. study.
étudiait, v. studied. étudiant, v, study-
ing.
étudier, v. to study ^
to learn.
étui, sm, opening, e\x^ part. had.
eurent, v. had.
eut, V. had.
eût, V, might hâve /
woidd hâve.
eux, pron. m. pi.
they ; theni.
éveillé, part, aioake;
je me suis — , I
woke up.
éveillerai (m'), shall
aioake.
examiné, part, exatn-
ined, exauce, v, may
grant.
excède (s'), wears
ont.
excellence, sf. par
— , pre-eminently .
excès, sm, excess y
abuse.
exem23le, S7n, par — ,
for instance, exiger, v. to demanda
to exact, exister, v. to exist.
explication, sf ex-
planation, explique, v, explain, exploit, sm, deed y
feat, expose, V, exposes, exposé, part, exposed, exprès, adv, on purpose.
exprime, v. expresses.
exprimé, part, ex-
pressed, extrait, v, extracts, extrémité, sf, extrem-
ity,
fabrique, v. mami-
factitres.
fabrique (se), v. is
manifactured.
face, sf. surface.
fâchant (vou^i), v.
taking offence.
fâche (se), v, gets
angry, fâché, adj, sorry:
angry, fâcherai, v, shall be
angry, facheu-x, se, adj. sad;
unpleasant.
facile, adj. easy.
façon, sf. manner, faculté, sffaculty, faiblesse, sf, loeaJc-
ness.
faiblir, to fag, {fl^f^-
ging).
faïence, sf crockery, faim, sf, hunger y
j'ai — , I am hun-
gry ; tu as — ,
thou art hungry;
aura — , will be
hungry, faîne, sf, heech-
nut, fainéant, sm, idler^
lazy fellow, faire, v. to make; to
do; to give; to let;
— attention, to
pay attention.
fais, V. make; do;
shoio y makest.
faisais, v. might do.
faisant, v. letting ;
making y en —
entendre, in mak- • ing heard.
faisceau, sm. bimdle.
VOCABULABY, •
faisons, 'y. let us
make, fait, part, made ;
clone; given.
fait, V. maJœs^ does, fait (se), gets accustomed ; se fait-il, does it happen ?
faites,^, make {say); — la mine, sidJc y faites-y attention, 2:)ay attention to it, fallait, V, vms necessary^ was required.
fallut, V. had to, famille, sf, faniily, fané, 2^ctrt, withered, faneur, sm, hay-nia-
ker, fanfan, 5m. darling^
{deary^ ducky), fardeau, sm, hurden^
load, farine, sf, flour, fasse, V, may make, fatigant, adj, fati-
guing^ tiresonie, fatigué, part, tired, faudra, v, niust, faudrait, would ie
necessary, faut (il), one must ; it is necessary ; loe r}%ust j y ou nvust ; it wants ; il faut que je sorte, I raust go ont ; tout ce qu'il me faut, ail I need.
faute, sf, fault; error; — de, m the want of
faux, sf, Scythe,
fau-x, sse, adj. false,
femelle, sf, adj, female,
femme, sf wo'inan ; vnfe,
fendre, v, to split.
fenêtre, sf laiiidow.
fer, sm. iron ; — à cheval, horse-shoe.
ferai, v, shall^ loill make^ will do,
ferais, v, wouldst make,
feras, v, wilt mo.ke,
fermant, v, closing,
ferme, v, close^ shut y shuts,
fermé, part, closed,
fermera, v, will close,
fermier, sm, ^ farmer,
ferre, v, hinds loith iron ; shoes.
festin, sm, feast,
fête, sf feast,, festival ; hirthday,
feu, sm.fire,
feuillage, sm, foliage,
feuille, sf, leaf ; sheet.
février, sm, Fehruary,
fidèlement, adv,
faithfidly.
fiel, sm. poison.
fi-er, ère, adj, proud.
fièvre, sf fever.
fiez, V, trust, %^^e, 5/./^.
figure, sf face ; ap
pearafice, figuré, part, figured.
file, V, spin, filent, V, spin ; holt.
filer, V, to spin, filet, S7n, tliread.
fille, sf, girl; daugh-
ter, fillette, sf, little girl.
fils, STU. son, fin, sf end.
fin, adj, fine; ingénions : cunning, fini, part, finished;
done; over, [end.
finir, V, to finish; firent, v, made; did.
fissiez, V. might do;
make, fit, V, 7nade,,gave,,did»
fixant, V, fastening, flaire, v, smells, flambeau, sm, light.
flamme, sfflame.
flanc, sm, side, flatte, V, flatters^
pleases, flatteur, sm, flatterer.
flèche, sf, arrow, fléchit, V, submits.
fleur, sfflower, fleuri, part, flower-
ing; in hlossom;
inflower.
VOCABULABY.
fleurissaient, v, blos-
somecl.
fleurit, V, Jïowers/
hlossomed.
fleuve, sm. {great)
river y stream.
foin, sm. hay, foire, sf.fair, fois, sf. time; à la
— , at the same
time; both, fol, fou, m. folle, f.
adj. foolish, \ling.
folâtrant, v. gamholfolâtre, V. frolics;
gamhols.
foncé, adj. darJc.
fond, sm. depth ;
jïoor; au — , to the
bottom.
fond, V. melts.
fondait, V. raelted.
fondu, ^:>ar^. raelted.
font, V. 7nake ; — ,
mal, adie ; — à
elles toutes, make
in ail {altogether).
fonte, sf. — de fer,
cast-iron.
forçât, V. compelled. force, sf. strength ;
power; plenty.
forcé, part, com-
pelled.
forcer, v. to compel.
forêt, sf. for est.
forgé, part, forged^
wrought.
forgeron, sm, black-
smith.
formant, v. forming.
forme, v. builds.
formé, part, formed^
shaped.
forment, v. for m.,
niahe.
former, ^^ to raaJce.
fort, adj. strong;
large.
fort, adv. very.
fou, m. folle, f. adj.
foolish; frolic-
some.
fougueu-x, se, adj.
spirited.
fouiller, v. to search.
foule, sf. crowd.
foule, V. treads.
four, sm. oven.
fourchette, sf. forh.
fourmi, sf. ant.
fourni, adj. thick, fournit, v. furnishes. fourré, adj. furred.
fourré, sm. ihicket.
fourrent, n. push, fourrure, sf. fur.
fraîche, f. of frais,
adj. fresh.
fraîcheur, sf fresh-
ness.
fraise, sf. strawber-
ry.
franc, franche, adj.
franh.
frapper, v. to striJce;
hnock.
frelon, 5m. drone.
frère, s?7^. brother.
frétillant, v.frisJcing.
frétillon, sra. frishy
body.
friandise, s/! delicacy, fripon, ne, adj.
rogitish.
frissonne, v. trembles, froid, 5m. cold.
froid, adj. cold ;
avoir — , to be
cold; fait — , is
cold. [cooly,
froidement, adv.
fromage, sm., cheese.
fronce, v, Jcnits^
froions.
front, sm. forehead ;
face.
frontière, sf. fron-
tier; border.
frottant, v. rid)bing, frotte, V. rid); scruh;
riihs ; polishes, fui, part, floion.
fuit, V. flies.^flees.
fumée, sf. smohe^ vor
por.
fumier, sm. f)iar
nure.
funeste, adj. fatal, furent, v. loere.
furète, V, ferrets
ont.
furie, sffury.
furieuse, f of furi-
,eux, adj, loild.
fusil, sm. gitn ; — à
deux coups, doib^
ble-barrelled gun, fut, V. was.
fût, V. might be.
VOCABULABY.
gagerais, v. loill loagei\ het.
gagnaient, v. earned,
gagnent, v. earn.
gagner, "O, to gain,
gagniez, v. earned,
gai, adj. gay^ cheerfui
gaillard, sm. cliap.
gaîment (gaiement), adv. gayly ; merrily,
gaîté (gaieté) , sf, gayety ^ mirth,
galant, adj. coiirteous / brave felloio. [q'oU.
galette, sf. butter ed
galoper, v. to galop.
gambade, sf. gambol,
gambade, v. gambols. [f)ol.
gambader, v. to gain-
gamelle, sf. mess.
gant, sni. glove.
garantissent, v, protect.
garyon, sm. boy.
garde, v. heep ; take care / may guard; — en la mémoire, heep it in mind ; prend — , take notice ; prends-ygarde, take care.
gardé, part kept ; taken care {not to).
garder, v. to keep
to tend.
gardera (me), v. loill
keep for me.
garderai, v. shall^
loill heep.
gare, int. looh out!
garni, p>art. furnish-
ed; filledy co v ered, gascon, adj. Gascon, gâteau, sm. cahe.
gauche, adj. left; à
— , to the left.
gaz, sm. gas.
gazon, sm. sicard^
grass.
gazouillait, chirped.
gazouillement, sm.
imarbling.
geint, V. moans, gèle, v.freezes.
gelé, p)art. frozen. gèlerait, . v, would
freeze. gémir, v. to grieve.
gêne, sf. constraint j
inconveniences :
narroio
circum-
stances / sans —,
free and easy.
gêner (se), v. to
stand on ceremo-
ny.
genêt-d'Espagne,5??2.
Spanish brooni.
génisse, sf. heifer.
genou, sm. hnee.
gens, smf. pi. peo-
ple.
gentil, le, adj.pretty}
nice.
gentillesse, sf. pretti-
ness y J9^6a5/np
manners.
gentiment, adv. nice-
ly ; pleasantly.
gerbe, sf. sheaf.
geste, S7n. gesticre y
"inanner^ action. gibecière, sf game-
poucli.
gibier, sm. game.
gilet, sm. waistcoat^
vest.
girafe, sf. giraffe.
giron, sm. lap.
gît, ci — , hère lies.
gîte, sm. home.
glace, sf. ice ; looh-
ing-glass.
glanait, v. gleaned.
glaneuse, sf gleaner,^ glissa, V. slid.
glissant, v. gliding, glisse, V. slips. ^ globe, sm. loorld.
gloire, sf. glory.
gloussement, sm,
cluching.
gosier, sm,. throat ; à
plein — , at the
top of its voice.
goujat, sm. vulgar
felloio.
gourmand, adj
greedy; glutton.
goilt, sm. taste.
goûter, sm. a light
îneal lihe ''tea:^^
V0CABUZAE7.
{translate îea or
siqyper.) goûter, V, to taste;
{" take teay) goiittière, sf. sjjont;
roof, grâce, sf. mercy ; de
— , prayl lentreat
y ou, gracieu-x, se, acJj,
cjraceful, grain, sni, grainj
seed, graiiie, sf, seed.
gi^aisse, sf. fat.
g!-ainiuaire, sf grain-
ijiar, grand, adj. great;
hig ; tall ; grandpeur (îi), is much
ufraid.
grandir, v. to groïc;
r/icrease.
g]-an disse, v. îce7'e
groicing.
grappe, sf himch;
grape.
