livre, n. m., book; n.f., pound
livrer, todeliver; — bataille, un
combat, to figbt a battle, to
give battle. se — ■ à, to give
one's self up to, apply one's
self to.
loin, far, far off, a great way off.
— de moi ! ', begone !
loisir, m., leisure.
long, -ne, adj , long, tedious.
— de six pieds, six feet long; de — en large, up and down.
11. m., lengtb. le — de, along; tout de son — , at full lengtb.
longanimité,/, forbearance.
longer, to walk along.
longtemps, long, a great wbile.
il y a — que je ne t'ai vu, 1
bave not seen you for a great
wbile.
longueur, /., lengtb. six pieds
de — , six feet in lengtb.
lorgner, to ogle.
lors, tuen.
VOCABL'LAIiY
lorsque, when.
louer, to praise.
lougTe, m. , 1 ugger, a t.wo- or threeii a ted vessel, with quadrilatéral sails hung upon yards fixcd oblique! y to tbe masts at about one-tbird of tbeir Iengtli.
lourd, heavy.
lu, see lire.
lugubre, doleful, dismal.
lui, lit-, (to) Lim, (to) ber, (to) it.
lumière, /., light.
lune, /., inonn.
luron, m., jolly fellow.
lutte./'., struggle.
lutter, to struggle.
luxe, m., luxury.
machinalement, mechanically.
maigre, tbin.
main /., liand. mettre la — sur
lui, to lay hands upon him;
battre des — g, to clap one's
batids ; à la — , by band,
ready.
maintes, pl.f., many.
maintenant, now.
se maintenir dans, to keep up,
continue to De.
maintien, m., maintenance, mais, but.
maison, f., bouse, family. en
m'effrant sa — , by offering
me bis bospitality.
maître, m , master. petit- — ,
beau, dandy, maîtresse ancre, /. , sh.eet-ancb.or.
mal, n. m. (pi. maux), harm,
misfortune. adv., badly, poor-
ly, uncoinfortably.
malade, m. f., sick person. maladie,/., disease.
mâle, maie.
malgré, in spite of.
malheur, m., misfortune.
malheureusement, unfortunate-
ly.
malheureu-x, -se. n. m. /. . un-
fortunate person. adj., unfor-
tunate, poor.
malice. /., trick.
malignement, slyly.
malin, m., sbrewd person. tu
fais le — , you are acting tbe
sbrewd fellow.
manche, n. m., bandle; n. f.,
sleeve.
manège, m., rîding-scLool.
manger, to eat.
manier, to bandle.
manière,/., n miner, s rt. de —
<pie, so tbat; de — à, so as (to);
à la — de, like.
manœuvre,/., bandling.
manque, m. , lack.
manquer, to lack, fail, miss, be
near. Ledoux manqua tomber
à la renverse, Ledoux alniost
fell over backward ; et voilà
que nous avons manqué de
périr tous, and now we bave
ail corne very near perisb-
ing.
manteau, m., cloak, mantle.
maquis, m., tkicket (in Corsica).
marchand, m., merchant. dealer, marche,/, mareb, pro^ress. se
mettre en — , to start out to
mardi, marché, m., mavket, bargaining.
à bon — , cbeap(ly); avoir bon
— de, to be able to make short
work of.
marcher, to mareb, go, walk.
mardi, m., Tuesday.
mari, m., busband.
VOCABULAKY
marier, to marry (off). se — , to marry, be married.
marin, m., seaman, sailor.
maroquin, m., rnorocco-leatber.
marquer, to score, mark down.
massue, /. , club.
mât, m., mast. le grand — , the main-rnast.
matelas, m., mattress.
matelot, m., sailor (before tbe mast).
matière, /., matter. en — de, in regard lo.
matin, m., rr.orning. le — , in tbe morning.
maudit, cursed.
mauvais, bad, poor.
meilleur, better; le — , best.
mélange, m., mixture.
mêler, to entangle, jumble. se — , to meddle, trouble one's self.
même, adj. same, very. à l'instant — , tbat very moment.
adv., even.
mémoire,/., memory.
menaçant, menacing.
ménage, m., bousekeeping, bousebold, management, nous le laissions faire son petit ménage à sa guise, \re let bim do bis little managing as be liked, we let bim bave bis own sweet will.
ménagère, /., (tbrifty) bousekeeper.
mener, to carry, lead. — paître, to pasture, take to pasture.
menotte3./. , bandcuffs.
mentir, to tell a lie.
mépris, m., contempt.
mer,/., sea.
mère,/., motber. ■
mériter, to deserve.
merveilleusement, wonderfully.
messe, /., mass.
mesure, /., measure. à — que, in proportion as; outre — , excessive]}-.
mesurer, to measure off.
met, mets, see mettre.
mettre, to put, place, set. — dans une carte, to bit a playing-caid; — au désespoir, to vex extremely; — le feu a, to set fire to; — à *W. to s»" afloat;
— en joue, to aim (:st), take aim; — la main sur, to attack, lay bands on; — pied à terre, to dismount; il fut mis en pièces, be was torn to pièces; il la mit en mille pièces, be broke it to fragments.
se mettre, to put one's self. — à, to begin; — en bataille, to line up in order of battle; — en Revoir de, to set about; — en marche, to start out to mardi; — en route, to start;
— à table, to sit down at table.
meublé, î'urnisbed.
meurt, see mourir.
ireurtre, m., murder.
meurtri, bruised.
miel, m., boney. rayon de — ,
boneycomb.
le mien, la mienne, mine, mieux, better, more, milieu, m., rnidst. au — de, in
tbe midst of.
mille, m., a tliousand.
mîmes, see mettre, mince, tbin.
mirent, mis, mit, see mettre, mitraille, /. , grapesbot, canis-
ter.
VOCABTJLARÏ
mode,/., fasliion. être à la — ,
to be in fashion.
moi, I, nie, to me, as for me.
cet enfant est-il de — ?, ia that
ii iy childî moindre, adj., less. le — , (tbi)
least.
moins, adc end n.rn., less. le
— , (tbe) lea-t. au — , du — ,
pouv le — , at least.
nois m., montb.
moitié /., balf. â — , balf.
moment, m. , moment, à tout
— , at every turn.
momie,/., mummy.
monde, ??i , world. le moins du
— , tbe least bit; tout le — ,
every body.
monsieur, m , sir.
montagnard, m , mountaineer.
montagne,/., mountain.
monter, to go u|>, or in, to com«
up, to ris*", to go aboard, be
in (a boat).
montre, /., watcîi.
montrer, to show, 710m out ;
se — , to appear.
se moquer de to make fun 3™ morceau m., bit, pièce, mordre, to uite.
morne, g';o my.
mort, n. /., deatb; n. m. /. ,
corpse; part., d ad. qui est
— , wbo died; balle — e, spent
bail, mortifier, to mortify.
mot. m., word, sayiner.
motif, m., cause, motive, mou, mol, molle, soft, mouche, /. , fly, centre (of a tar-
get). faire — , to bit tbe bull's
eye.
moucheté, spotted.
mouchoir, m., bandkerchief.
mouflon, m., mouflon, a speciea of wild sbeep, inhabiting tbe mountains of soutbern Europe, as of Greece, Sardinia, and Corsica.
mouiller, to ancbor.
mourais, see mourir.
mourant, dying.
mourir, to die.
mour urent, -ut, see mourir.
mousse, Ji.f., frotb, foam; n.m., cabin-boy.
mouvement, m., motion.
moyen, m., means. au — de, by means of.
muet, dumb, silent.
mur, m., wall.
mûr, ripe, mature.
muraille./., wall.
murmure, m. , murmuring, grumbling.
murmurer, to mutter, mumble.
musique,/., band (of musicians).
naturel, m., natu-ralness.
naufragé, 11. m., person ship-
wrecked ; adj., "wrecked.
navire, m., sbip.
négliger, to neglect.
négociant, m., mercbant.
dëgre. m., negro.
légresse,/., negress.
négrier, m. , slave-sbip.
net, -te, distinct, easy.
nettement, plainly.
nez, m., nose.
niais, silly, simple, noce,/'., wedding.
noir, adj., black ; n. m., black,
negro.
nom. m., name.
nombre, m., nurnber, bon — , a
good many.
nommer, to name, call. comment
le nommez-vous ?, wkat is his
naine?
non, no, rot.
nonchalamment, carelessly, indo-
lently.
nonobstant, in spite of notamment, particularly.
note, f ; note, de te faire changer de — , to rnake you change
your tune, notre, our
nourriture,/., hoard, foo 1.
nouveau, nouvel, nouvelle, new.
otlicr. de nouveau, again.
nouvelle, /. , news, avoir des — s
de, to liear from.
nouvellement, newly, lately, r&-
cently.
noyau, m., stone (of frui:;.
noyer, to drown.
nu, bar<\ nuage, m., cloud.
nuire, to do harm.
nuit, f., niglit, night-time.
la — , at night ; cette — , last
night, to-aight.
nuque, /., nape of the neck.
obéir (à), to obey.
obligeant, obliging, kind.
obstruer, to obstruct, encumber.
oou3, in., shell.
occasion, /., opportunity, incident.
s'occuper, to busv one's self, to be busy.
œil \plur. yeux), m. , eye.
offenser, ti> ofïend.
offrant, sec offrir.
offre, /. , offer.
offrir, to offer. en m'offrant sa maison, by offering me h:3 hospitality.
ombre,/., aliade, shadow.
on (l'on, for evphony), one, they, we, you, people, men, somebody.
onze, eleven.
opiniâtre, stubborn.
or, m., gold.
orage, m., storra.
orageux, stormy.
ordinaire, m., ordinary practice.
'/ son — , as usual, in his usual way; d' — , usually.
oreille, / , ear. dire à V — à quelqu'un, to whisper in any one's ear.
orgie,/., orgy, debauch.
orner, to adorn.
osciller, to dunj;!e, oscillate.
oser, to dare, venture.
ôter, to reniove, take a way, take off.
ou, or, or else.
où, where, in which, when.
d' — , whence , par — , the saine way, which way.
oublier, to forget.
oui, yes.
outre, beyond; — mesure, excessively; en — , besides.
ouvert, open, frank, sincère.
ouvrier, ?«., workman.
ouvrir, to open. s' — , to open, open up, be opened. s' — un passage, to eut one's way tlirough ; s'ouvrirent devant lui, mude way for him.
paille, /., straw.
paître, to graze, pasture. mener
— , to take to pasture.
paix, / , peace.
pâ e. pale, pâleur, f., pallor.
palissade. / , stockade.
pan !, l<ang !
panier, m., basket, à la fin du
— , wben the basket was
eiiiyty panser. t" dress (wounds).
pantoufle./., slipper.
paon (pvmouncv pan), peacock.
papier, m., paper.
paquet, tu., Imndle, parcel.
par, l>y, Unough, in. — contre,
on tue otber band ; — der-
rière, behind; — dessus, over;
— devant, in front; — où, tbe
saine way, wliicb way.
parais ; paraiss-aient, -ait, see
paraître, paraître, to appear; (i/npersonal)
to look, seem.
parbleu!, upon my \vord!,zouncis[ parce que berause.
parcourant, see parcourir, parcourir, to look over, peruse.
parei'-le, situilar, sueb.
1 lient, m., relative, était quel-
.7/. peu — de, was a distant
relative of.
parenté. /.. relationsbip.
sb parer, io ad' -ru one's self, parfait, perfect.
parier, to liet, lay a wager.
parler, to speak, talk.
parmi, ainong parole,/., word. adresser la —
à. to speak to.
paroli. m., double stake, or bet
(at faro).
pars, see partir, part, / , part, side. de la — de,
from ; prendre — à, to partiei-
pate in ; de toutes — s, on every
band; de — en — , tbrougb and
tb rougi i.
partager, to sbare, distribuée,
take part in.
partait, see partir.
partant, ni., the departing one.
parterre, ■///■., pit.
parti, ///., party, side, cause, resolution, prendre le — de, to inake up one's niind, resign one's self to; il prit un — , be formed a résolution.
particulier, n. m., imlividual ; adj., pecaliar.
