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2. médaille militaire, a medal conferred upon soldiers who hâve lost a limb in war, or who hâve received a wound which is regarded as équivalent to the loss of a limb. Compare the purely farcical effect of this ironical conclusion with the intensely tragic irony of the shout of victory at the end of V Attaque du moulin.
VOCABULARY
Many words identical in Frcnch and been purposely omitted.
à, to, at, for, on, by, with,
against, in.
abaisser, to lower; s'—, to
slope down.
abaBdonner 9 to abandon, leave,
give up. [founded.
abasourdi, -e, astounded, dumbabattre, to bring down, ac-
complish, perform; s' — , to
fall down.
abbé, m., priest, father.
abêtissant, -e, stultifying.
abîme, m. t pit, gulf, depths.
aboiement, «., barking.
abominable, abominable, horrible, abondance, /., abundance, full-
ness ; avec tant d'— , so pro-
fusely, with such fluency.
abondant, -e, abundant.
abord, m., access, approach;
aux — s de, around the door
of ; d'— , at first, first of ail.
aborder, to land, approach, ac-
coet; — le chapitre, to broach
the subject.
aboutir, to end, corne out.
aboyer, to bark, snarl.
abrégé, m. t brief summary.
abréger, to abridge.
absenter (s'), to go away, dis-
appear.
English, togetber with a few others, bave
abside,/., apse.
absolu, -e, absolute.
absolument, absolutely.
absorber, to absorb, absorb
one's thoughts, consume or
waste one's time.
abus, m., abuse, mismanage-
ment, grievance.
acajou, m. t mahogany.
accabler, to overwhelm.
accélérer, to quicken.
accentuer, to accentuate, em-
phasize.
accepter, to accept, take.
accès, m., access, admission, accident, /*., accident, occurrence, acclamation,/., applause.
accommoder, to prépare, cook,
fix up.
accompagner, to accompany,
attend, accomplir, to accomplish, go
through.
accorder, to grant.
accoster, to accost.
accoudé, -e, leaning one's el-
bows. [elbows.
accouder (s'), to rest on one's accourir, to run, run up, corne
running or hurrying up, hasten
to the place, hastily approach.
accoutumé, -e, accustomed.
accrocher, to hang up, hang;
s* — , to cling.
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accroupir (s*), to crouch.
acculer, to drive, drive up, corner.
accuser, to accuse, reproach.
achat, m. t purchase; — s extérieurs, foreign supplies.
acheter, to buy.
achever, to finish, complète; — de . . ., to Completel v . . .; pour V — , as a finishing stroke; s' — , to end.
acier, m. t steel.
action,/., action, effect.
adieu, adv. t good-bye; »*., goodbye; faire ses — x, to say good-bye.
admettre, to admit.
administration, /., administration, department of the go vernment.
admirable, admirable, fine.
adolescence,/., youth.
adoration, /., worship, adoration.
adorer, to adore, worship.
adresser, to address; — la parole à, to address, speak to; s* — à, to address, speak to.
advenir, to happen, corne.
affaiblir (s'), to grow weak or weaker.
affaire, /., affair, thing; pl. t business; belle — 1 humphl se faire son — , to make away with oneself.
affecter, to affect, prétend.
affection, /., affection, complaint.
affectueu-x, -se, affectionate, kind.
affiancer, to betroth.
affiche,/., bill, play bill, poster.
affirmer, to affirm, déclare.
affliger, to afflict, grieve.
affolé, -e, f rantic, bewildered.
affreu-x, -se, frightful, horrid, hideous.
affubler, to rig out.
affût, m., hiding place; se
mettre à 1' — , to lie in wait
for game.
afin ; — de, in order to ; — que, in
order that.
agacer, to irritate, tease.
âgé, -e, aged, old.
agenouiller (s'), to kneeL agir, to act; il s'agit de, it is a
matter or question of, the
thing is to.
agitation, /., agitation, excite-
ment.
agité, -e, shaking; — e d'un
tremblement, shaking and
trembling.
agiter, to agitate, stir, move,
shake, ruftie; s* — , to be rest-
less or uneasy, flicker (of
flame)\ s* — pour, to be ail
excitement about.
agneau, m., lamb.
agonie,/., agony, death strug-
gles.
agoniser, to be dying, be tor-
tured with.
agrandir, to enlarge, open wide.
agréable, agreeable, pleasant.
agrémenter, to ornament, adora, ahurissement, «., bewilder-
ment.
aider, to aid, help; s' — de, to
employ.
aigu, -ë, sharp, acute, shrill.
aiguille, /., needle, hand (of
clocky etc.).
aile,/., wing, brim, flap.
ailleurs, elsewhere; d* — , be-
sides, moreover, however.
aimable, amiable, pleasant,
kind.
aimer, to love, like; — mieux,
to prefer; s* — , to be or fall
in love with each other.
aîné, -e, elder, senior, ainsi, thus, so, in this way.
air, m., air, atmosphère, look,
appearance; avoir 1' — , to
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seem, look ; avoir bon — , to
be good looking; en V — , up;
son nez en V — , her head
cocked up or her nose stuck
up; prendre de V — , to be
ventilât éd.
aire,/., thrashing ground.
aise,/., ease; mal à son — , un-
comf ortable, embarrassed ; en
prendre à son — , to take
things easily, be unconcerned.
aisément, easily, readily.
ajouter, to add.
alarme,/, alarm.
album, m., album, sketchbook.
alcool, m,, alcohol.
alerte,/, alarm.
aligner, to form in Une, présent
in a straight Une; s* — , to be
ranged in Une.
allée, /., walk, covered passage
or entrance.
allégement, m., relief, sensé of
relief, allégresse,/, gladness, glee.
Allemagne,/, Germany.
allemand, -e, German.
aller, to go, be; allons! corne!
now then! allez 1 go aheadl
fire! Va! I tell you! Va
donc ! oh, go on I on va loin,
we are long-lived; on y va!
coming! s'en — , to go off or
away, die.
allongé, -e, stretching out, ex-
tending, stretched out, long.
allonger, to lengthen, stretch
out; s' — , to stretch oneself
out.
allumé, -e, aglow, glowing.
allumer, to light, light up,
kindle.
alors, then, so.
alourdi, -e, heavy, languid,
drowsy.
aloyau, m. t sirloin, sirloin of
beef. [sure.
altération,/, change, discompo-
alterner, to alternate.
amant, m., lover, amarre,/, mooring, cable, amarrer, to moor, hitch.
amasser, to amass, accumulate.
amateur, m., lover, enthusiast.
âme,/, soûl.
amener, to bring, bring in.
Amérique,/, America, amertume, /, bitterness, bitter
feeling.
ami, *»., friend; mon — my
dear.
amidon, m., starch. amitié, /., f riendship.
amonceler, to heap up; s' — , to
accumulate, gather, collect.
amortir, to deaden, muffle.
amour, m. t love, passion, fond-
ness; — propre, vanity.
amoureu-x, -se, in love; »*.,/.,
lover, sweetheart.
ample, ample, full, loose.
amuser, to amuse, beguile, gain
time with ; s* — , to get or hâve
some (any) fun, waste time.
an, m. t year.
ancêtre, m., ancestor.
ancien, -ne, ancient, old, former ;
/., old woman.
ancienneté,/, antiquity, âge.
ancre,/, anchor.
âne, m.y jackass, donkey.
ange, m., an gel.
angélus, m., angélus, angine,/, sore throat.
anglais, -e, English.
angle, m. t angle, corner.
Angleterre,/, England.
angoisse, /., anguish, intense
anxiety, despair, anguille,/, eel.
animal, -e, animal, sensual. .
animalement, sensually, stu
pidly.
anisette,/., anisette.
année,/, year.
annoncer, to announce.
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annuaire, «•., annual, directory.
anthropophage, m.,/., canuibaL antique, antique, ancient.
anxiété,/., anxiety ; — du spectacle, anxiety caused by the
sight anzieu-z, -se, anxious.
août, m., August.
apaiser, to appease, soothe.
apercevoir, to perceive, see.
aplomb, • m., self -possession ;
d' — , perpendicularly.
apoplectique, apoplectic.
apostropher, to apostrophize,
insuit, abuse, apparaître, to appear.
appareil, m., apparatus, mechan-
ism.
apparence,/., appearance, look ;
ces — s de pensées profondes,
those seemingly profound
thoughts.
appartement, m., apartment,
room.
appartenir, to belong.
appel, m., call.
appeler, to call, call on, invoke ;
s' — , to be called or named,
one's name to be.
applaudissement, w., applause.
appliquer, to apply, put, prac-
tice.
apporter, to bring, bring down,
convey, carry.
apprendre, to learn, teach, in-
form, tell, apprivoiser, to tame.
approcher, to approach, bring
near, move up; s* — , to approach.
approuver, to approve of.
appuyer, to lean, rest, support, après, after, afterwards, after
that.
après-midi, »*.,/., afteraoon.
araignée,/., spider.
arbre, m., tree.
Arc de Triomphe, «., Arch of
Triumph (colossal monument
facing east down the Champs*
Êlysées and west up the Avenue de la Grande Armée inthe
direction of Neuilly).
arche,/., ark.
ardemment, passionately.
ardent, -e, ardent, burning.
ardoise,/., slate.
arête,/., fish bone.
argent, m., silver, money.
argenter, to silver over.
argumenter, to argue. Arles, famous old city on the
Lower Rhône in southeastern
France, arlésien, -ne, of Arles, Arlesian.
arme,/., arm; — blanche, side-
arm; place d' — s, parade-
ground.
armée,/., army, swarm.
armer, to arm, equip, cock.
armoire,/., cupboard, wardrobe.
arracher, to tear, tear up or off
or away, pluck out, pull f rom.
arranger, to arrange, seule, fix,
give a blowing up or a pièce
of one's mind to.
arrérages, m. pL t arrears.
arrêter, to stop, check, hold,
décide, settle upon ; s' — , to
stop, heed.
arrière, rear ; en — , back, be-
hind.fallen back, thrown back,
on the back of one's head.
arrivée,/, arrivai, arriver, to arrive, corne, happen ;
— à, to reach, get to; — là,
to reach that âge.
arrondir, to round out, swell
out or into ; — le bras, to give
a sweeping curve of the arm.
arroser, to water,wet,wash down
(of drinks).
arrosoir, m., watering pot.
art, $n., art, skill; avec — , ar-
tistically.
Artaban, hero of Ctfopàtre, a
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novel by La Calprenèdè {/614
-tàôj) ; fier comme —, proud
as Lucifer, artificiel, -le, artificial.
artiste, »*.,/., artist, actor.
artistique, artistic.
asperger, to sprinkle.
assassiner, to murder.
assaut, m., assault.
assemblée,/., assembly, fair.
assentiment, m., assent.
asseoir, to seat; s' — , to sit, sit
down.
assez, enough, rather, pretty,
fairly well.
assiette,/., plate, assis, -e, sitting. [p&ny.
assistance, /., assistance ; comassister, to assist; — à, to be
présent at, witness.
associer, to associate; 9 — , to
be associated.
assombrir, to darken ; s — , to
be darkened or deepened.
Assomption,/., Assumption.
assoupir, to make sleepy ; s' — ,
to get drowsy, fall asteep.
assurer, to assure; s' — , to
make sure, astèque, m.,/. (pop.) 9 thin, dried
up spécimen, asthmatique, asthmatic,wheezy.
astiquer, to polish.
astuce, /., cunning, cunning
trick.
âtre, m., hearth.
atrocité, /., atrocity, enormity.
atrophié/ -e, atrophied.
attabler (s'), to sit down to
table, attaquer, to attack; s' — , to
attack each other.
atteindre, to reach, reach and
get, go as far as, get at, attack, afflict.
atteler, to harness, attach.
attendre, to wait, wait for ; s' — ,
to expect.
attendri, -e, affected, tender.
attendrir, to affect, move; s'—,
to be affected or moved.
attente,/., waiting, expectation. attenti-x, -Te, attentive, anx-
ious.
attention, /., attention; — !
look out t atterré, -e, completely discour*
aged.
attirer, to attract, draw.
attraper, to catch, attribut, m., quality.
aube,/., dawn, day break, auberge,/., inn.
aucun, -e, any, anyone, either,
no, none, neither;- — bruit
. . . que, no noise . . . but.
auditoire, m., congrégation.
Audran, famous French En-
graver (1640-1703).
augmenter, to increase.
aujourd'hui, today, at présent,
now.
auparavant, before.
auprès de, close by, beside, by,
of.
ausculter, to auscultate.
aussi, also, as, so.
aussitôt, immediately, at once;
— que, as soon as.
autant, as much, as many, so
much, so many, just as well;
d' — plus que, ail the more
because.
autel, m., altar.
automatique, automatic. automne, m.,/., autumn.
autour, around, about; — de,
around, about.
autre, other, greater; à 1' — de
mourir, it was the other one's
turn to die.
autrefois, formerly, in bygone
days; V — the past, the old
days.
auvent, m. f shutter \ppening up).
avachi, -e (pep.), weak as a
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rag, limp, flabby, ail out of shape.
avaler, to swallow; (arc haie) to descend.
avance, /., advance, advances; d' — , beforehand, in anticipation.
avancement, m., promotion.
avancer, to advance, protrude, project, stand out, assert; — les narines, to elevate the nostrils; s' — , to advance, stand out
avant, bef ore, for ; — que, be-
fore; — de, bef ore; veille,
/., two days bef ore ; garde,
/., van-guard.
avare, **.,/., miser.
avarie,/., damage.
aventure, /., adventure, occurrence.
aventureu-x, -se, adventurous.
avertir, to inform.
aveu, m. y confession, admission.
aveugle, blind.
aveugler, to blind.
Avignon, a city of southem France on the Lower Rhône.
aviser, to consider, think it over.
avoir, to hâve, receive, get, give ; — dix-huit ans, to be eighteen years old; — raison, to be right; n* — rien, to hâve nothing the matter with one ; qu'avez-vous ? what is the matter with you ? — quelque chose de, to bear some resemblance to; elle en a pour deux heures, it will take her two hours; il y a, there is, there are, ago; il y a quinze ans de cela, fifteen years before this ; il y a longtemps de cela, it's a long while ago.
avoué, m., attorney, lawyer.
avouer, to confess.
azur, m. t azuré, blue.
Babet (dim. of Elisabeth), Bes& badigeonner, to color, paint,
whitewash.
bagage, *»., baggage. effects.
bagarre,/., squabble, fray.
bah, pshawl nonsensel baigner, to bathe.
baigneur, *»., bather.
baignoire, /., bath tub, bird
bath.
bâiller, to yawn ; tout bâillant,
yawning wide open.
bain, m. t bath.
baiser, m. 9 kiss.
baiser, to kiss.
baisser, to lower, hang, godown;
se — , to stoop.
bal, m.y bail, dance.
balancer, to balance, waft; se
— , to sway, oscillate.
balancier, m., pendulum.
balayer, to sweep.
balayeur, m. t sweeper, street-
sweeper.
balbutier, to stammer.
baleine,/., whale.
balise,/., beacon, buoy. balle,/., bullet.
ballon, m. t balloon, toy bail, banal, -e, banal, common-
place.
banalité,/., commonplace.
banc, m.> bench, pew.
bande,/., band, school (ofjish).
bandeau, m., headband; //.,
plain bands (of h air).
bandit, m. t bandit» villain,
scoundrel.
banlieue,/., suburbs, outskirts.
banneau, m. t light dump cart baptême, m. t baptism.
barbare, barbarian, rude, barbarie,/., cruelty.
barbe,/., beard.
barboter, to splash about, dab-
ble, make a mess.
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bard, m., handbarrow.
baron, -ne, ».,/., baron, baroness.
barque,/., boat.
barre, /., bar, streak, crossbar, rung; //., prisoners' base (game).
barreau, m,, bar.
barrer, to bar, streak.
barrette,/., cap.
barricader, to barricade.
barrière, /., barrier, gâte, tollgate.
barrique,/., cask, hogshead.
bas, -se, low.
bas, m., bottom, lower part, stocking; la pièce du — , the room on the lower floor; adv., low, in a low tone, down ; tout — , in a whisper; le moins — qu'elle put, as much above a whisper, or as loud, as she could ; en — , below, down, at the bottom ; de
— en haut, from top to bottom.
basse-cour, /., poultry yard; fille de — , poultry maid.
bassin, /*., basin, pond, dock.
bataillon, tn. t battalion.
bateau, m., boat; mouche,
river boat (for passenger service),
bâtiment, m., building, vessel;
— de commerce, merchantman.
bâtir, to build.
bâtisse, /., building, construction.
bâton, m., stick, (parrot's) stand.
battant, m., f olding door.
battement, m. t beating, stamping, tread.
batterie,/., battery.
battoir m., (short, flat) bat (for beating clothes in washing).
battre, to beat, strike, clap,
churn, scour; se — , to fight,
struggle.
battue, /., battue, scouxing the
woods, hunt; quelle — 1 what
a jauntl bave,/., slaver, foam.
baver, to drool.
bavette,*/., bib; tablier à — ,
pinafore.
bazar, m., variety store, béant, -e, wide-open, wide, large, beau, bel, belle, beautif ul, fine,
fine looking ; j'ai — y penser,
it's no use for me to think of
it, I may think of it.
beaucoup, much, many, a great
m an y or quantity.
beau-frère, m., brother-in-law.
beauté, /., beauty.
bec, m., beak, mouth; — de
gaz, gaslight, street lamp.
bedaine, /. (pop.), paunch corporation, bedeau, m., b^adle.
bedon, m. (pop.), paunch, belly.
bégaiement, m., stammering,
stuttering.
bégayer, to stammer.
bègue, stammering, stuttering.
bêlement, m., bleating.
belge, Belgian.
Belgique,/., Belgium.
belle, /., fair lady, sweetheart,
girl.
belle-fille,/., daughter-in-law.
belle-mère,/., mother-in-law.
belle-sœur,/., sister-in-law.
belligérant, -e, belligerent.
bénit, -e, consecrated, holy;
eau — e, holy water; pain — ,
consecrated bread.
bénitier, m., holy-water basin.
bercail, m., fold.
bercer, to rock, lull.
béret, m., Tam o* Shanter cap.
berge,/., bank, embankment.
berger, m., shepherd.
bergère,/., easy chair.
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Besançon, capital of the départaient of the Doubs in the extrente eastern part of France.
besicles, /./>/., spectacles.
besogne,/., work, business.
besoin, m., need,demand, désire, emergency ; avoir — de, to want, need, must;- selon les — s, as occasion demanded.
bestial, -e, bestial, animal.
bête,/., animal, beast, créature, brute, fool.
bête, stupid; faire la — (pop.)* to £ eign ignorance, play possum.
beuglement, m. t bellowing.
beugler, to bellow.
beurre, m., butter.
biais; de — , obliquely, on a slant.
bibliothèque, /., library, bookcase.
bien, m. t good, property, estate.
bien, well, ail i»ght, surely, of course, very, indeed, clearly, to be sure, simply, really, possibly; si — que, so much so that; — du, — de la, etc. t much, many; ou — , or else; — que, although.
bien-être, m., comfort, sensé of comfort.
bienfait, m., kindness.
bientôt, soon, presently.
bière,/., coffin.
bigarrure,/., medley, motley.
bigre (pop.) f gee! gad!
bijou, m. t jewel.
bilboquet, *w., cup and bail {game consisting of catching a bail ivith a hole in it on the end of a pointed stick).
billet, m.> note.
bis, -e, brown.
blaguer, to chaff, guy.
blan-c, -che, white ; *»., white.
blanchâtre, whitish.
blanchir, to whiten.
blé, m., wbeat, grain, blême, pale. [ings of.
blesser, to wound, hurt the feelblessure,/, wound.
bleu, -e, blue.
bleuir, to turn blue.
blond, -e, fair, golden, blouse,/., blouse, smockfrock.
bluet, m., bluebottle, corn-
flower.
bock, **., glass of béer, bœux, m., ox, beef.
boire, to drink, drink in.
bois, »., wood; en — » made of
wood.
boisé, -e, wooded.
boisson,/., drink.
boîte, /., box; (pop.) office,
shebang.
bon, -ne, good, generous; —
pour, good to; bon! oh! oh
dear! A quoi — ? what is the
use (of)?
bon, m., good, good feilow,
friend.
bond, m., bound.
bondir, to bound, rush, bonheur, «., happiness, joy, de-
light, good fortune, bonhomme, »., old man, puppet,
manikin, little man; mon — ,
old boy.
bonne,/., maid, nurse, bonnet, m., cap, bonnet, bonsoir, m., good evening, good
night.
bonté,/., goodness, kindness.
bord, **., edge, side, bank, brim ;
à — , on board; rempli jusqu'aux — a, brimful. bordage, «., side, gunwale.
border, to border, tuck in or up.
borné, -e, limited.
bossoir, *»., cathead.
botte, /., boot, bundle, bunch,
hoof.
bottine,/., half-boot, shoe.
bouche,/., mouth, lips.
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boucher, to stop up.
boucher, m. t butcher; garçon
— , butcher's boy.
boucler, to buckle.
bouder, to pout, sulk.
boudin, »., (blood) sausage.
boue,/., mucL bouffée,/., puff.
boufEL, -e, bloated.
bouge, »*., den, hovel.
bouger, to move, stir, go away.
bougie,/., candie.
bougre, m. (pop.), blackguard;
— 8 de polissons I you curaed
rascals I bouillon, m., broth, soup, bub-
ble, bead.
boulanger. m. t baker.
boule,/., balL boulet, m., cannon bail, boulette,/., little bail, pellet.
bouleyerser, to upset corn-
pletely, agitât e.
bourdonnement» m., hum, buzz-
ing, noise (in the ear).
bourdonner, to hum, buzz.
bourgeois, -e, m., /., citizen,
gentleman, lady (indépendant
man or woman with a small
competency).
bourrasque, /., squalL bourrer, to stuff, fill.
bourrique,/, donkey.
bourse,/., purse.
bousculer, to jostle.
bout, «., end, bit, pièce; être
à — de, to hâve exhausted.
bouteille,/, bottle.
boutique./., shop, stock, boutonnière,/., buttonhole.
bouvreuil, *»., bullfinch.
braconnier, m., poacher.
braire, to bray.
braise,/., coals.
branle, m^ swing, motion, branler, to shake, bob.
bras, m., arm.
brave, brave, honest, good, nice.
bravement, bravely, unhesitat-
ingly.
bravo, bravo! good workf brèche,/., breach, opening.
bref, in short.
Bretagne, /., Brittany (an an-
cient province ofN. IV. France);
basse — , Lower Brittany.
brider, to bridle.
BrightOtt, famous English sea-
side resort on the English
Channel.
briller, to saine brightly, glitter.
brise,/., breeze.
brisé, -e, broken, quite relazed.
broc, m., jug, pitcher.
brocanteur, m., secondhand
dealer, broder, to embroider.
brosser, to brush.
brouette,/., wheelbarrow.
brouillard, m., fog, mist.
brouillé, -e, muddled.
bru,/. (oôs.) t daughter-in law.
bruire, to roar, murmur.
bruissant, -e, mstling.
bruit, m., noise, sound.
brûlé, m.> smell of something
burning.
brûler, to burn.
brûlure,/., burning, smarting»
brume,/., mist.
brun, -e, brown.
brusque, sudden, abrupt, quick.
brusquement, bluntly, abruptly,
suddenly.
brutalement, brutally, roughly.
brutaliser, to treat brutally.
bruyamment, noisily.
bruyant, -e, noisy.
bûche, /., log, blockhead, dunce.
bûcheron, -ne, m. t /., wood-
cutter.
buée,/, vapor, mist. buis, m. f box, boxwood.
buisson, m., bush, thicket.
bureau, m. % writing table, desk t
office.
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bureaucrate, m,, bureaucrat.
but, m. y end, purpose, object.
butter, to stumble.
çà, hère; — et là, hère and there.
ça = cela, that; oh! — , oui, oh that's right I you're right there! j'irai bien comme — , moi, Sshall go ail right the way I am ; c'est comme — , that's the way it is, that's the way we are made, such is lif e ; — va bien? you are ail right?
cabane,/., cottage, cabin, hut.
cabaret, »*., tavern, wine shop.
cabas, m. f rush basket, hand basket.
cabinet, m., small room; — d'étude, study.
cabotage, m., coasting trade; emmener au — , to take off on a coasting vessel.
cabriolet, m. t gig.
cache-nez, m., muflier.
cacher, to hide, conceal.
cachette, /., hiding place.
cachot, m., dungeon, prison, cell. [dead thing.
cadavre, m., corpse, dead body,
cadeau, m., gif t, présent.
cadenas, m. f padlock, clasp.
cadencé, -e, rythmical.
cadet, -te, younger, junior.
Cadet, a common Christian name in Provence.
cadran, m., clock-face, dial.
cadre, /»., frame, compass.
Caen, a city in Lower Normandy, the capital of the department of Calvados,
Café, m. y coffee, café.
cahier, m., copy book; — d'écriture, writing book.
caille,/., quail.
caillou, m., pebble, stone.
caisse,/., case, box.
caleçon, m., drawers.
calfat, *»., calker.
calme, m. t calm, tranquillity.
calmer, to calm, relieve ; se —,
to become calm.
Calvaire, m., Calvary (a représentation of Calvary by means
of a cross erected on a hill or
artificial mound)* calvitie,/, baldness.
camarade, m., /., comrade, fel-
low, fellow-servant.
camisole, /., camisole, dressing
sack.
camp, m., camp, side (in games).
campagne,/., country, country-
district, fields, plain, cam-
paign; dans nos — s, in our
part of the country.
camper, to camp, canaille, /., rabble, villain,
blackguard.
cancan, m., gossip, scandalous
story.
candeur,/., candor, simplicity.
caniche, m., poodle.
canif, m., pocket knife.
canne,/., cane, canon, m., cannon.
capeline,/., hood.
capituler, to capitulate.
capote,/, hood (of carriage).
capricieu-x, -se, capricious,not
to be depended upon.
capturer, to capture, capucine,/., nasturtium.
car, for.
caractère, m., character, stamp.
caravane,/., caravan.
carcasse, /., skeleton, frame,
hulk.
carène,/., bottom (ofship).
caressant, -e, caressing, tender,
affectionate.
caresse,/., caress.
VOCABULARY
carillon, m., chime, peal.
carré, -e, square,broad,squarely
built.
carré, m. t square, carreau, m. t square, floor tile,
tile floor, floor, pane of glass,
window, check.
carrière,/., career, regular pur-
suit. carriole, /., light van (two
wheeled vehicle used in the
country).
carte, /., card, map.
carton, m., pasteboard box, portfolio; rivés au — yert, chained
to their desks.
cartouche, /., cartridge.
cas, m. t case, event.
casque, 0*., helmet.
casquette,/., cap.
cassé, -e, broker,, weak, feeble.
casser, to break, crack, split.
casserole,/., saucepan.
cassonade,/., brown sugar.
catapulte, /., catapult, batter-
ing-ram.
Catarinet (dim. of Catherine),
Kitty.
catarrhe, m., bad cold.
cause, /., cause ; à — de, be-
cause of.
causer, to cause, talk, converse, causette,/., little chat; faire la
— , to hâve a little chat.
cavalier, *»., cavalier, gallant.
cave,/., cellar.
caveau, m., cellar.
céder, to yield.
ceinture,/., girdle, belt.
ceinturon, /*., belt.
cela, that, this, it, they, this or
that créature, thèse or those
créatures; avec — , withal, in
addition, célèbre, celebrated, famous.
cendre,/., ashes.
centaine, /., about a hundred,
hundred.
cependant, meanwhile, however.
cerceau, m., hoop.
cercle, m., circle.
cercueil, 01., coffin.
cerf, m.y stag, deer.
cerner, to surround.
certain, -e, certain, sure.
certainement, certainly; — que (pop.), certainly.
certes, surely.
cerveau, m., brain, head.
cesse,/., ceasing; sans — , constantly.
cesser, to cease, stop.
chacun, -e, each, each one.
chagrin, m., grief, sorrow.
chagriner, to grieve; se — , to be grieved or troubled.
chaînette,/, little chain.
chair, /., flesh; — de poule, goose-flesh, creeps.
chaire,/, pulpit.
chaise,/., chair.
châle, m. t shawl.
chaleur, /., heat, warmth, animation.
chamailler (se), to squabble.
chambre, /., chamber, room, Chamber of Deputies, Congress; despotes en — , office tyran ts.
champ, m. t field, ground.
Champfleury, French reaîistic novelist (1821-1889).
champignon, »*., mushroom, f ungus. ,
Champs-Elysées (avenue des), finest avenue in Paris, extending front the Place de la Concorde to the Arc de Triomphe.
chanceler, to totter, réel, stagger.
Chandeleur, /., Candlemas (Feb. 2).
chandelier, m., candies tick.
chandelle, /., candie, tallow candie.
VOCABULARY
changement, *■., change, changer, to change, transf onn ;
— de, to change one's . . .
chant, m., singing, song, crow.
chanter, to sing, crow, cackle.
chantier, m., dockyard.
chantonner, to hum.
chantre, «t., chorister, precentor.
chapeau, **., hat.
chapelet, m. f string of beads.
chapelle,/., chapél.
