livre,/., pound

livrer, to deliver, give over.

loger, to lodge, put, live.

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logette,/., cell.

logis, i»., habitation, house.

loin, far, far ofî ; an — , in the distance, far away ; de — , f rom or at a distance ; de — en — , at long intervais; du plus — qu'elles paraissaient, the moment they appeared in the distance; on va — , we are long-lived.

lointain, -e, distant, coming from a distance.

long, -ue, long, prolongea, slow; tout le —, extending the whole length ; tout le — du jour, ail day long ; le — de, along, by ; tout de son — , at f ull length ; à la longue, at last; en savoir plus — , to know more about it.

longer, to go along, skirt.

longtemps, long, a long time.

longuement, at length, a long time; respirer — , to take long breaths.

longueur,/., length.

lopin, m, % bit, pièce, portion.

loque,/., rag.

loquet, m., latch.

lorgnette, /., glass; opéra glass, field glass.

Lorraine,/, Lorraine (a former province of Eastern France, mostof which was ceded to Germany in 1871).

lors, then; dès — , from that time.

lorsque, when.

louche, suspicious, dubious.

louer, to let; se — , to be let.

loueur, m., letter out; — de voitures, livery-stable keeper.

Louis XIV, Kingof France from 1643 to 171J.

Louis XV, King of France from 17 ij to 1774.

loup, **., wolf; à pas de — , stealthily, softly.

lourd, -e, heavy, slow, sluggish, dull, clumsy, oppressive.

louvoyer, to tack.

lucarne,/, donner window.

lueur,/, light.

lugubre, mournful.

luire, to shine, glitter, glisten.

lumière,/, light, lamp.

lumineu-x, -se, bright.

lundi, m., Monday.

lune,/, moon.

lustre, m., chandelier.

lutrin, m., lectern, choir desk.

lutte,/, struggle.

lutter, to struggle.

luxe, m. t luxury, splendor.

lyonnais, -e, Lyonese ; à la — e, Lyonese style.

machinalement, mechanically.

machine, /., machine, engine.

machiniste, m., sceneshifter.

mâchoire,/, jaw.

maçon, m. t mason.

maçonné, -e, of masonry or

stone.

Madame, /., Madam, Missus ;

Mrs.; the lady, the lady of the

house.

Mademoiselle, /., Miss, the

young lady, Mademoiselle, maestro, m. t maestro, composer, magistrature, /., magistracy,

dignity of a magistrate.

magnan, m. (local), silkworm.

magnanerie, /., silkworm nursery, magnifique, magnificent, stun-

ning.

magnifiquement, magnificently.

maigre, thin.

maigrelet, -te, rather lean or

thin.

maigreur, /., leanness, thinness, maille,/, stitcb, mesh.

VOCABULARY

Maillot (porte), a nortkwestem

gâte of Paris i beyond the Arc

de Triomphe, at the entrance

to Neuilly, main, /., hand, handwriting ; à

deux — s, with both hands;

sous la — , at hand, near at

hand.

maintenant, now, nowadays,

today.

maintenir, to maintain, hold,

secure.

maire, m., raayor.

mairie, /., townhall, mayor's

office, registrar's office.

mais, but, why, oh, do! — nonl

oh no! — jouez donc! Corne,

why aren't you playing!

maison,/., house.

maître, m., master, employer,

head of a house, squire.

maîtresse, /., mistress; adj\,

main, majesté,/., majesty.

majestueu-x, -se, majestic,

grand, mal, m.> evil, wrong, trouble,

difficulty; avoir du — à, to

hâve difficulty in; un —

d'oreilles, an ear trouble;

faire du — , to do harm.

mal, badly, bad, wrong ; c'était

— , it wasn't nice or it was

mean.

malade, sick, ill ; »*., /., sick

person, patient, maladie,/., disease.

Malaga, a city in Southern

Spain.

malgré, in spite of.

malheur, m., misfortune, ca-

lamity.

malheureusement, unfortunate-

iy.

malheureu-x, -se, unfortunate, unhappy, to be pitied; m. t f, unhappy person, poor unfortunate.

malice, /., malice, spite, mis-

chievousness.

malin, maligne, mischievous,

cunning, knowing.

malle-poste,/., mail coach.

maman, /., mamma; la —,

mamma.

manche, m., handle; — à balai,

broom-handle.

manche,/., sleeve; dans sa —,

at one's disposai, manchette,/., cuff, wristband.

manger, to eat.

manie, /., mania, passion, ec-

centricity, inveterate habit manier, to handle.

manière, /., manner, way, sort;

à la — de. af ter the manner

of ; de cette — , in this way.

manifeste, manifest, évident manne,/., basket, manœuvrer, to manœuvre, drilL manquer, to fail, miss, be want-

ing, lack, to nearly . . .

mante,/., mantle.

manteau, m., cloak, mantle.

mantelet, m., short cloak.

marais, m. t marsh.

marbre, m., marble, marble top.

marbrure,/., blue marks.

marchand, -e, m. t /., dealer,

hawker; — des quatre saisons, hawker of fruit or vege- • tables, marchandage, m., bargaining,

beating down (priées).

marchandise,/., goods, wares.

marche,/., march. motion, gait,

step, stair ; — a — , step by

step, slowly. marché, »»., market. [riagé).

marchepied, m., step (of carmarcher, to march, walk.

mardi, m., Tuesday.

mare,/., pond, pool, marécage, m. % marsh, swamp.

marécageu-x, -se, marshy,

swampy.

VOCABULARY

maréchal, »*., horseshoer.

marée,/., tide.

mari, /»., husband.

mariage, m., marriage.

Marie, Mary.

marier, to marry.

marin, -e, seafaring, nautical.

marine,/., navy.

uiarmite,/., pot.

marmotter, to m ut ter, mumble.

marquer, to mark, show; elle ne marqua plus aucun âge, it was no longer possible to tell how old she was; marquée de petite vérole, pitted with smallpox.

marron, m., chestnut; adj\,

chestnut-colored, brown.

marronnier, m., chestnut tree.

mars, m. t March.

marteau, m., hammer, knocker.

mas, m. (local), farmhouse.

massacrer, to massacre, kill.

masse, /., mass ; levée en —, a

gênerai uprising.

massue, /., club; coup de — ,

stunning blow.

masure, /., tumble-down house.

mât, m., mast.

matelas, m. t mattress.

matelot, »., sailor.

maternel, -le, motherly, moth-

er's.

matière, /., matter, material,

substance.

matin, m., morning.

matinée,/., morning.

maton, m., tomcat.

maturité,/., maturity.

mauvais, -e, bad.

mécanisme, m., mechanism,

works.

méchant, -e, wicked, malicious,

spiteful, ugly.

mèche,/., lock.

médaille,/., medal, medallion.

médecin, m., doctor; — des morts, médical examiner.

médiocre, médiocre, question-

able.

médiocrement, moderately, but

little.

méduse,/, jellyfish.

méfiant, -e, distrustful, sus-

picious.

méfier (se), to mistrust, distrust,

look out.

meilleur, -e, better, best.

mélancolique, gloomy, melan-

choly.

mêler, to mix, mingle, confuse ;

se — , to be mixed, blended,

take part, join.

membre, m., limb.

membrure,/, ribs, timbers.

même, same, self; even, very;

de — , the same.

mémoire,/, memory; chercher

dans sa — , to try to recol-

lect.

menaçant,-e, threatening, formidable.

menacer, to threaten.

ménage, m., housekeeping,

housework, household,family,

doll's furniture.

ménager, to manage, arrange,

contrive, be sparing of.

ménager, m. t landed proprietor,

f armer (in certain departments

of France), mendiant, -e, m.,/., beggar.

mener, to lead, conduct, take,

direct, ménétrier, m. f fiddler.

mensonge, m., lie.

mentir, to lie.

menton, m., chin.

menuisier, m., joiner, carpenter. mépris, m., contempt, scorn,

disregard ; avec — , contempt-

uously.

mer, /., sea.

merci, m., thanks! no, thank

you!

mercier, m., dry goods dealer.

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mercredi, m., Wednesday.

mère, /., mother, old lady ; la — , mother.

meringue, /., meringue (light pastry made of white of eggs and powdered sugar).

merle, m., black bird.

merveilleu-x, -se, wonderful.

messe,/., mass.

mesure,/., measure.

mesurer, to measure.

métier, m., trade, profession.

mètre, m. t mètre; — de cailloux, pile of stones (of the volume of a cubic métré).

mets, m. y dish.

mettre, to put, place, set, put on, make; se — , to set or get (oneself), sit down, go, go and stand, set about, apply oneself, begin ; se — dans, to join ; se — en marche or en route, to start or set out on the march.

meuble, m. y pièce of furniture; — s, furniture.

meule,/., stack (of kay, etc.).

meunier, m., m Hier.

meurtre, m., murder.

meurtri-er, -ère, deadly, fatal; m., murderer.

meurtrière,/., loophole.

meurtrir, to bruise; il en avait le cœur meurtri, it made his heart bleed.

micocoulier, m., nettle tree.

midi, m. t noon, twelve o'clock, south.

miette,/., crumb, bit.

mieux, better, best; regarder — , to look more carefully.

mignon, -ne, délicate, pretty, tiny.

milice,/., militia. •

milieu, m. t middle, midst, midway, environment, centre, heart, trunk; vers le — de la rue, about half way up the

Street; il n'y a pas de —,

there's no place between.

militaire, military.

militariser, to mUitarize.

mille, thousand.

millier, m., thousand.

mince, slender, scantv.

miné, -e, undermined in health,

a wreck.

ministère, m., ministry, dépars

ment, department-building.

ministre, m., minister, prims

minister.

minuit, m. t midnight.

minute,/., minute, moment, mioche, m. t brat.

mi-parti, -e, half and half;

jargon — , a half (French)

and half (Italian) jargon, mirifique, wonderful.

miroir, m., mirror.

misaine,/., foremast, foresaiL misérable, wicked, worthless,

wretched.

misère, /., misery, wretched-

ness.

miséricorde,/., mercy.

modérer, to moderate, regulate.

modifier, to modify.

moelleu-x, -se, soft, mœurs, /. //., manners, appear-

ance.

moindre, less, least, smallest moineau, m. t sparrow.

moins, less, not so, least; de

— en — , less and less; au

— , at least, only; à — de,

except in case of, barring; de

— , less; elle eût vingt ans

de — , she was twenty years

younger.

mois, m., month.

moisi, m., mould, mustinesi

sentir le — , to hâve a musty

smell.

moisson,/., harvest, reaping.

moite, moist, covered witb

perspiration.

VOCABULARY

moitié./., half, better half; à

— , half.

mollement, softly, gently.

mollesse,/., softness, languor.

molosse, «., watchdog. moment, *»., moment, time ; du

— que, the moment that, as long as, since.

monceau, m. t heap, mass.

monde, m., world, people, family, crowd; tout le — , everybody ; tout ce — , ail of them ; le petit — , the children.

monotone, monotonous.

monsieur, *»., gentleman; Sir; Mr.; Master; the gentleman of the house ; M. le curé, the priest; messieurs les Allemands, the Gexman gentlemen.

monstrueu-x, -se, monstrous, absurd.

monter, to ascend, mount, rise, go or corne up, get in, amount, put up, lift up, take up.

Montmartre, a hili in the Northern part of Paris.

montre,/., watch.

montrer, to show, teach; — les poings, to shake one's fists;

— de l'œil, to direct one's glance toward.

moquer (se), to mock, make fun (of) ; je m'en moque 1 what do I care for himl je m'en moque bien de . . ., I don't care a snap of my finger f or . . .

moral, -e, moral; «., moral sensé, spirits.

moralité,/., morality, morals.

morceau, m., pièce.

mordiller, to nibble.

mordre, to bite; bien mordu, deeply aifected, badly broken up.

moribond, -e, m.,/., dying man or woman.

Morlaix, a town in Lower Brit-

tany, in the department of

Finistère, aboutfive miles front

the English ChanneL morne, gloomy.

mort, /., death, anguish ; à — ,

with a vengeance, till they

were ready to drop or nearly

dead.

mort, -e, dead; tn. t /., dead

person, person killed, corpse.

mortifier, to mortify.

mortuaire, mortuary, of death,

of the dead or deceased.

mot, 0*., word, exact word or

expression, motif, m. t motive, cause, motte,/., clod.

mou, mol, «., molle, /., soft,

weak, limp.

mouche,/., fly.

mouchoir, m., handkerchief.

mouillé, -e, wet, moist, well

sprinkled.

mouiller, to moisten.

moulin, «*., mill.

mourir, to die, perish, flicker

f eebly ; se — , to be dying.

mousse, *»., cabin boy, sailor

boy.

mousse,/., moss, foam.

mousseu-x, -se, foamy, spark-

ling.

mouton, «t., sheep.

mouvant, -e, moving, animated.

mouvement, *»., movement, motion, beat (of heart)* moyen, m., means, way; au —

de, by means of.

moyen, -ne, médium, average.

muet, -te, mute, silent.

mufle, f»., muzzle.

mugissement, m. 9 lowing, bel-

lowing.

multicolore, many-colored.

munir, to supply, provide, fur-

nish.

mur, m., walL

mûr, -e, ripe.

muraille,/., wall.

murmure, m., murmur, simmer-

ing.

murmurer, to murmur, mutter,

whisper, croon.

muscat, tn. t muscatel (wine).

musique,/., music mystère, *»., mystery.

mystérieu-x, -se, mysterious.

mystique, mystic, mystical.

nacre,/., mother-of-pearl.

nager, to swim, float.

naître, to be born.

naïvement, artlessly, sincerely.

nappe, /., table cloth, cloth,

sheet (ofwater), smooth surface, narine,/., nostril.

natal, -e, native.

natte,/., braid.

naturel, -le, natural.

naturellement, naturally, of

course, naviguer, to navigate.

navire, m. y ship, vessel.

navrant, -e, heart-rending.

navré, -e, distressed, heart-

broken.

ne, not ; — ... que, only, but,

just ; — ... pas, not ; — ...

plus, no more, no longer,

never again.

né, -e, born.

néanmoins, nevertheless, how-

ever.

nécessaire, necessary.

nef,/., nave.

négligence, /., neglect, over-

sight.

négliger, to neglect. [man.

négociant, m. t merchant, tradesnègre, m.> negro.

neige,/., snpw.

nerveu-x, -se, nervons.

net, -te, clean, clear.

nettoyage, m., cleaning, scour-

ing.

nettoyer, to clean, clear up.

neu-i, -ve, new; quoi de — ?

what's the news ?

Neuilly, a suburb of Paris, to th*

north of the Bois de Boulogne.

neveu, m., nephew.

nez, m. t nose, face.

ni, neither, nor, either, or.

nichée,/., brood.

nier, to deny.

nippes, /. //. (fam.) t clothes,

duds.

niveau, m., level.

noce,/., marriage, wedding. nœud, m., knot, bow.

noir, -e, black, dark.

noirceur,/., wickedness, shame

fui dealing.

noisette,/., hazel nut.

noix,/., walnut, nut.

nom, m. t name.

nombre, m., nuraber.

nombreu-z, -se, numerous.

nomenclature,/., nomenclature,

long list, catalogue.

nommé, -e, man or woman by

the name of.

nommer, to name, call, nominate,

appoint ; se — , to be named,

one's name to be.

non, no, not; — plus, neither,

nor, either.

normand, -e, of or from Nor-

mandy.

notable, notable; m., prominent

man.

notaire, m., notarv.

nouer, to tie, bina or bundle up.

nourri, -e, thick, brisk (offiring).

nourrice,/., nurse, nourrir, to nourish, feed, brin*

up, rear.

nourrisson, m., nursling, baby.

nourriture,/., food.

VOCABULARY

nouveau, nouvel, -le, new; de

— , anew, again.

nouveauté, /., novelty, change,

new idea.

nouvelle,/., news, pièce of news ;

//., news.

noyer, to drown.

nu, -e, bare, undressed; —

pieds, barefoot.

nuage, m., cloud.

nuée,/., cloud.

nuit,/., night, dark ; la — même,

the very night before; cette

— , to-night, last night.

nullement, not at alL

Obéir, to obey.

obèse, fat, corpulent

objecter, to object.

Objet, w., object, thing.

obligatoire, compulsory.

obliger, to oblige.

oblique, oblique; la tête — , his head cocked on one side. [ing.

Obliquement, obliquely, slant-

Obscurité,/., dark.

Obséder, to torment, haunt.

observer, to observe, notice.

obstacle, m. f obstacle, obstruction, [sistency.

obstination, /., obstinacy, per-

obstinément, obstinately, persistently.

obtenir, to obtain, get, produce.

occasion,/., occasion, opportunity, reason; à V — de, on account of.

occuper, to occupy, fill, occupy one's thoughts; s' — , to occupy or busy oneself, give attention or one's thoughts or conversation (to), be taken up (with).

océan, m., océan ; (with a capital) Atlantic Océan.

Odeur,/., smell, fragrance.

odorant, -e, fragrant, sweet.

œil, m. t eye; — -de-bœuf, round

or oval window ; faire les doux

yeux, to look sweet, make

eyes.

œuvre,/., work.

officier, *»., officer. offrir, to offer, give, treat to.

Ohé! hallo! ho therel oignon, m., onion.

oiseau, m., bird.

ombrage, m. t shade.

ombre, /., shade, shadow, dark-

ness, imaginary person.

ombrelle,/., parasol.

on (l'on), one, they, people, you,

we.

oncle, m., uncle.

onction,/., unction; l'extrême-

— , extrême unction.

onde,/., wave, undulation.

ondée, /., shower.

ondoyer, to undulate, surge.

ongle, m. f nail (of finger, etc.),

claw.

opérette, /., operetta.

ophicléide, m. t ophicleide.

opiniâtre, opinionated, obsti-

nate.

optique, /., optics, perspective.

or, m., gold; franc comme V — ,

honest as the day.

or, now.

orage, m., storm ; faire de 1' — ,

to be stormy.

oraison,/., prayer.

oranger, m., orange tree.

ordonner, to order.

ordre, m., order; homme d* — ,

a lover of the established

order, conservative.

oreille, /., ear.

oreiller, m., pillow. organiser, to organize, arrange,

fit up.

orgue, «., organ; —s, /. //.,

organ, organs.

orgueil, m., pride, boast.

VOCABULARY

orme; »., elm.

ornement, *w., oraament, adorn-

ment.

orner, to adora, decorate.

ornière,/., rut.

os, f»., bone; lui traversa les os,

went ail through him.

osciller, to oscillate, sway to and

fro.

oser, to dare.

ostensoir, tn. y monstrance.

otage, m.,' hostage.

ôter, to take away or off or out.

ou, or.

OÙ, where, in or on or to which,

when ; d ' — , f rom which, out

of which; par — , which way,

through which.

oubli, m. 9 forgetting, neglect.

oublier, to forget. oui, yes.

oursin, m. t sea urchin.

outre, besides.

ouvert, -e, open ; tout — , wide

open.

ouverture,/., opening.

ouvrage, m., work; table à — ,

sewing table, ouvrier, m. f workman.

ouvrir, to open, open the door or

gâte; s* — , to open, open out.

paillasson, »*., straw matting.

paille,/, straw.

pain, m. t bread, loaf ; petit — ,

roll ; bon comme le — , good

as gold.

paisible, peaceful.

paix,/, peace.

palan, m. f tackle.

pâle, pale, colorless.

palette,/., paddle.

palier, m. t landing.

pâlir, to grow pale or dim.

palper, to f eel. [quiver.

palpiter, to palpitate, throb,

pâmer, to f aint, droop, languish»

pampre, m., grapevine.

pan, m.y flap, fold, pièce, bit.

pan! bang!

panama, m., Panama hat.

panier, m., basket, panique,/., panic.

panneau, m., panel; — x en retour, end panels.

panser, to dress.

pantalon, *»., trousers, drawers,

pantalets; — rouge, French

soldier (of the Une).

paperasse,/., old paper papier, m., paper.

papillon, m. t butterfly, moth.

paquebot, m., steamer, packet-

boat Pâques, m. t f. t Easter.

paquet, m., bundle, package, par, by, on, in, through, from,

for, at, per, a.

paradis, m. t paradise.

paraître, to appear, seem, seem

to be, look ; des vomissements

parurent, vomiting began.

paralyser, to paralyze.

parc, m. t park.

parce que, because.

parcimonie,/., parsimony.

par-dessus, over, above.

pardi, why 1 whv don't youl pardon, m. f pardon ; — f excuse

me! I be£ your pardon!

pardonner, to pardon, forgive.

pareil, -le, alike, like, similar,

such.

parents, m., relations, parents, paresseu-x, -se, lazy.

parfaitement, perfectly.

parfois, sometimes, at times,

occasionally.

parfum, m., perfume, odo& parier, to wager, bet.

parisien, -ne, Parisian.

parler, to speak, talk.

parloir, m., parlor or réception^

room {of an institution).

VOCABULARY

parmi, among.

paroissien, -ne, m.,/., parishoner, lady of the parish ; m. 9 prayer book.

parole,/., word.

part,/., part; de tontes — s, on ail sides, in ail directions; quelque — , somewhere, anywhere; de — en — , through and through; lettre de faire — , (note to announce a birth % marriage, or deatà) funeral announcement or notice.

partager, to share.

parterre, m. f (omamental arrangement of grass-plots and flower-beds) parterre.

parti, m. y party, course of action, policy, views; prendre un — , to make a décision, décide.

particulièrement, particularly, specially.

partie, /., part, party, game; faire une — de, to play a game of ; faire — de, to be a member of, belong to.

partir, to départ, go away or off, start, go, come ; à — de, beginning at, from; le bonnet parti, her bonnet way round or over.

partout, every where ; de — , on ail sides.

parure,/., adornment, display.

parvenir, to arrive, succeed, reach the ears of; y — , to manage to do it

pas, m., step, pace, foot; — à — , step by step; revenir sur ses — , to retrace one's steps ; — cadencés, rhythmical tread; à petits — . with short steps; faire un faux — , to stumble, slip; — gymnastique, double quick step.

passage, m., covered passage, arcade, passage, crossing, passing through, présence.

passant, m. t person walking on the street, passer-by.

passé, -e, past.

passer, to pass, pass away or over, go, move along, go over, cross, be considérée, be generally believed, omit, put or slip on; — par là. to come to that ; en — par la, to submit to it; mais passons! but let's not go into an y more détails 1 se — , to pass, take place, happen.

passionner, to stir, animate.

pasteur, m. t pastor.

patatras! bang! crash!

pâtée, /. (J'am.), thick soup, grub.

paternellement, like a father.

patiemment, patiently.

patriote, patriotic.

patron, m., patron saint, employer, proprietor, boss.

patte, /., paw, foot; à quatre — s, on ail fours.

pâture,/., pasture.

paturon, m., pastern ; jusqu'aux — s, above the fetlocks.

paupière,/., eyelid; eyes.

pauvre, poor.

pavé, m., pavement, roadway.

paver, to pave.

payer, to pay, pay for, buy, treat to.

pays, m. t countiy, région, place, native place.

paysage, m. y landscape.

paysan, m., peasant, countryman.

peau,/., skin.

pécaïre (loc.) t bless my soûl!

dear me !

pêche,/., fishing.

péché, m.y sin.

pêcher, to fish.

pécheur, m., sinner.

pêcheur, m. t fisherman, fisher.

pédant, -e, pedantic.

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peigne, m., comb.

peigner, to comb.

peindre, to paint.

peine,/., pain, trouble, difficulty ; à — , hardly ; elle avait — a, it was hard for her to; ce n'est pas la — , there's no need. . .

pêle-mêle, m., pell-mell, confusion, jumble.

pellicule, /., thin skin, film.

peloton, m., platoon; — d'exécution, the exécution squad; — de travail, squad of workmen.

pelouse,/., lawn, grass plot

peluche,/, plush.

penchant, m., inclination, liking.

penché, -e, inclining, sloping, tilting.

pencher, to incline, lean, bow down ; se — , to bend f orward or down, sway.

pendant, during, for; — que, while.

pendeloque,/, pendant, eardrop.

pendre, to h an g, dangle.

pendu, -e, hanging, dangling.

pendule,/., clock.

pénétrer, to penetrate.

pénible, painful, difficult, slow.

pensée,/, thought

penser, to think, imagine; on pense. . . ! just think. . . 1

pensi-f , -ve, pensive.

pension, /., pension, board, boarding house, boarding school ; mettre en — , to send to boarding school.

pente,/, slope, declivity.

pépier, to chirp.

percer, to pierce, come through, put in, eut through; irrégulièrement percée, with an unsymmetrical arrangement of doors and windows.

percevoir, to perceive, see imentally).

perche,/, pôle, percher, to perch, put up.

perclus, -e, crippled.

perdre, to lose; se — , to get

lost.

perdu, -e, lost, distracted, stray,

random; les yeux — s, gaz-

ing into vacancy.

père, m., father, old.

perle,/, pearl.

permettre, to permit; se — , to

allow oneself , indulge in, take

the liberty. [sible.

permis, -e, permitted, permisperplexe, perplexed.

perron, m. t stairway.

perroquet, *»., parrot persienne,/, blind.

persil, *»., parsley.

personnage, m. t personage, char-

acter.

personne,/, person, appearance,

body ; pron., «., anybody, no

body.

perspective,/, prospect perte, /., loss; à — de vue,

farther than the eye can see.

pesant, -e, heavy.

pétale,/, petal; — s de roses,

rose leaves.

pétard, m. t firecracker.

pétillement, m., crackling, rat-

tling.

petit, -e, little, small, short,

subordinate, petty; «., /.,

little boy, little girl, child.

peu, little, not much, not very,

few, a few; — de temps, a

short time, shortly; je vous

demande un — , say now!

voyons un — , let's see now;

— à — , gradually.

peuple, m., people, nation, peuplier, m., poplar.

peur, /, fear; avoir — , to be

afraid; faire — , to frighten.

peut-être, perhaps; — bien,

likely enough.

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phare, m. t lighthouse.

pharmacien, m. y apothecary.

Philippe-Auguste, Philip Au-

gustus.

philosophique, philosophical.

phrase, /., phrase, sentence,

note, physionomie,/., expression.

Picardie, /., Picardy (an old

province of northeastern

France).

pièce, /., pièce, patch, room,

play.

pied, «., foot, bottom; mettre

— à terre, to dismount ; Parme

au — , at order arms or ground

arms.

piège, m., trap.

pierre,/., stone.

piétinement, m., stamping.

pieu, «*., stake, post, pile.

pilote, m. t pilot. pincée,/., pinch.

pincer, to pinch ; se — , to be

pinched.

pintade,/., guinea fowl.

pion, m. (school slang), study

master.

piquer, to prick, stick, pitié,/, pity.

pivoine,/., peony.

placard, m.> cupboard, closet.

place, /., place, room, situation ;

— forte, fortress.

placé, ~e y placed, situated.

placer, to place ; se — , to place

oneself, edge in.

placidité,/, placidity, calmness.

plafond, m. t ceiling.

plage, /., beach, shore.

plaie,/., wound.

plaindre, to pity ; se — , to com-

plain.

plaine,/., plain.

plaire, to please, be liked; s'il

yous plaît, please, if you

please.

plaisance, /., pleasure ; habita-

tion de — , pleasure house,

country house.

plaisanter, to joke.

plaisanterie,/, joke.

plaisir, m. t pleasure ; à — , f ree-

ly, designedly, on purpose.

planche,/, board, plank, wash-

board, shelf.

plancher, m. t floor, flooring.

planchette,/, little shelf.

planer, to hover.

plante,/, plant, planté, planted, placed, fixed;

bien — , well built.

plaque,/., plaque, patch, clod.

plaquer, to plate, plaster, throw,

cast.

plat, -e, flat ; à — ventre, flat

on one's stomach.

plat, m., dish.

platane, m. t plane tree.

plateau, m. t upland, plateau.

plate-bande, /., platband, plot,

little flower-bed.

plate-forme, /., platform.

plâtre, *»., plaster.

plein, -e, f ull, open ; en — ,

fully; en — e poitrine, square

in the chest; en — théâtre,

right in the théâtre ; — les

micocouliers, ail over the net-

tle trees.

plein-de-soupe, m. (pop.), lump

of fat, mass of flesh.

pleurer, to weep, cry, mourn the

loss of.

pleurnicher, to whimper, whine.

pleurs, m. pi., tears.

pleuvoir, to rain; comme s'il

en pleuvait, lavishly, by the

hogshead.

pli, m., fold, crease, wrinkle,

frown.

plissé, -e, wrinkled, plaited.

plomb, m., lead.

plonger, to plunge.

plume,/, feather, pen.

plus, more, an y more, no more,

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besides, plus, most; ne — , no more, no longer, never again or af ter ; non — , neither, nor, either ; de — , more, moreover, another; de — en — , more and more ; au — , at the most ; tout au — , at the very most

plusieurs, several, some.

plutôt, rather.

pneumonie,/., pneumonia.

poche,/., pocket.

poème, m. t poem.

poète, *i., poet.

poids, m. t weight

poignant, -e, poignant, keen, painful.

poignard, m., dagger.

poignée, /, handful; — de main, shake of the hand.

poil, m. t hair, nap, fur.

poilu, -e, covered with hair.

poing, m. t fist, hand.

point, *»., point, dot, point lace.

point, no, not, not at ail.

Point-du-jour, a southwestcm district of Paris, and the name of the great viaduct-bridge under which the Seine flows out of the city.

pointe,/., point.

pointer, to point, aim.

poire,/., pear.

poisson, /»., fish ; — rouge, goldfish.

poitrine,/., breast, chest, bosom.

poix,/, pitch.

poli, m. y polish.

poliment, politely.

polisson, *»., vagabond, scamp, mucker.

politesse,/, politeness, kind attention.

politique, political.

polonais, -e, polish'; w., Pôle.

pomme, /., apple ; — de terre, potato.

pommette,/, cheek bone.

pommier, m,, apple tree.

pompe,/., pump.

pomper, to pump.

pompes funèbres, /. //., funeral

company, undertaking establishment.

pompier, m., fireman.

ponceau, poppy-colored, flaming

red.

Pont, tn. t bridge.

pont-1'Eyêque, a town in Lower

Normandy, in the department

of Calvados.

Pont-Neuf, m., famous old

bridge over the Seine at Paris;

solide comme le , solid

as a rock, porcherie,/, piggery.

port, #»., harbor.

portail, 01., portai, doorway,

gâte, porte, /., door, doorstep, doorway, gâte.

porte-balle, m., peddler. porte-crayon, m., pencil holder.

portée,/, range, reach ; à quelques — s de fusil, within a

gunshot or so.

porter, to carry, bear, wear, put,

fall; se — , to go, advance,

proceed.

portière, /., door (of carriages,

etc.).

portrait, #»., portrait, picture.

poser, to place, put, lay down;

— une question, to ask a

question, posséder, to possess, own.

poste,/, post office, posthouse.

poste, m., post.

poster, to post.

postillon, m. t postilion, postboy.

pot, m. t pot, jar; — à Peau,

water pitcher.

potage, m. t soup.

potelé, -e, plump.

potin, m. t gossip, slander, scan-

dalous story.

poudre,/, powder.

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poudrer, to powder.

poule,/., hen, fowL

poulet, m. y chicken.

poulie,/., pulley.

poumon, m. t lung.

poupée,/., doll.

pour, for, to, in order to; — que, in order that, so that.

pourpre,/., purple.

pourquoi, why.

pourrir, to rot.

pourtant, however, yet, though.

pousser, to push,. push open or to, drive, urge, prompt, heave, blow, grow, utter ; — mal, to grow or develop slowly ; — si loin, to carry so far; se — , to push, crowd.

poussière,/, dust.

poutre,/., beam.

poutrelle,/, beam.

pouvoir, to be able, can, may.

prairie,/, meadow. [servance.

pratique,/, practice, habit, ob-

pratique, practical. [make.

pratiquer, to practice, open,

pré, ///., meadow.

précédent, -e, preceding, before.

précieu-x, -se, precious; affected.

précipitamment, precipitately.

précipitation,/, haste.

précipité, -e, hurried, violent.

précipiter, to precipitate, hurry ; se — , to rush, rush along or in or forward or towards, run.

précis, -e, précise, exact, exactly.

précisément, precisely, just.

précoce, precocious.

prédire, to foretell, forbode.

préfecture, /., préfecture, office of prefect.

préférer, to pref er.

premi-er, -ère, first ; — étage, second story; m., second story ; /., first performance or night.

premièrement, first.

prendre, to take, get, catch, seize, assume, put on, begin to hâve, develop; — des forces, to fortify oneself ; — bien soin, to take good care ; — sa figure, to carry away an impression of her face; se — d'affection pour, to become very fond of ; s'y — , to go about it, manage it ; s'en — à, to blâme, attack.

préoccupation, /., préoccupation, anxiety,anxious though t.

préparatif, m. t préparation.

préparer, to prépare.

près, near ; — de, near, nearly, beside, by, with ; tout — de, right by, close by.

présent ; à — , at présent, now.

présenter, to présent ; se — , to présent oneself, appear.

presque, almost, nearly.

pressé, -e, in a hurry, rapid.

pressentiment, m., presentiment.

presser, to press, hasten, quicken ; se — , to hurry.

pressoir, m. t wine press.

prestement, quickly, nimbly.

prêt, -e, ready.

prétentieu-x, -se, pretentious.

prétention,/, p retension, claim ; avoir des — s au latin, to claim to be something of a Latin scholar.

prêter, to lend.

prétexte, m. f pretext.

prêtre, m., priest.

preuve,/, proof.

prévenir, to anticipate, notify, tell, let know.

prévoir, to foresee, provide for.

prie-Dieu, »*., praying stool.

prier, to pray, ask ; je t'en prie, I beg of you; se faire — , to wait to be urged, require urging.

prière,/, prayer.

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prieur, m. t prior.

principal, ~e, principal, chief,

head.

principe, m., principle.

pris, -e, taken, seized, etc.; f ormed, shaped, proportioned.

priser, to prize; to take snuff.

prisonnier, *»., prisoner.

privation,/., privation, loss".

probité,/., honesty. procéder, to proceed.

procès-verbal, m. y detailed officiai report ; lui dresser des — verbaux, to lodge complaints against him.

prochain, -e, next, near, ap-

proaching.

prochainement, shortly, soon.

proche, near.

procurer, to procure ; se — , to procure, get. [in.

prodiguer, to lavish, be profuse produire, to produce.

professionnel, -le, professions!.

profil, m. t profile.

profiter, to profit, take advan-

tage (of).

profond, -e, profound, deep,

grave, sunk in silence, profondeur,/, depth.

projet, m., project, scheme.

prolongé, -e, prolongea, drawn

out.

prolonger, to prolong; se — , to

extend, run out.

promenade,/, walking, walk.

promener, to move about ; — les yeux, to look around; se — , to walk about, take a walk.

promeneur, m. y promenader.

promesse, /., promise.

promettre, to promise, promis, -€, m., /., betrothed,

fiancé (e).

prononcer, to pronounce, utter,

say ; se — , to déclare oneself .

propos, m. t words. observation,

remark ; à — de, with regard

to, about; à — de rien, for nothing at ail, without any rhyme or reason ; à tout — , on every occasion, constantly.

proposer, to propose, off er.

propre, own, proper, clean; (fam.) in a nice fix ; c'est du — ! this is a nice pièce of business 1 [ness.

propreté, /., cleanliness, neat-

propriétaire, «., /., proprietor, proprietress, landlord, landlady.

propriété, /., property, estate.

protection, /., protection, suf> port, patronage.

protéger, to protect.

protester, to protest.

proue,/, prow.

prouver, to prove.

provençal, -e, of Provence, Provençal.

Provence, /., old province in southeastern France.

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

prudemment, prudently, cautiously.

prune,/, plum.

prunelle,/, eyeball.

Prusse,/, Prussia.

prussien, -ne, Prussian.

publier, to publish.

puce,/, flea; (pop) secouer les — s à, to beat.

puer, to stink.

puéril, -e, childish, boyish.

puis, then.

puiser, to draw, take; puisa trois fois dans le plat, h ad three helpings from the dish,

puisque, since.

puits, m., well.

pupille,/, pupil.

pur, -e, pure, undiluted.

purement, purely.

purgatoire, m., purgatory.

purin, m. t liquid manure.

quai, m. y wharf, quay.

quand, when ; — même, ail the

same.

quant à, as for.

quantité,/., quantity, lot quarantaine, /., about forty;

quarantine.

quart, m., quarter..

quartier, m., quarter.

quatrième, fourth ; m. f fif th story

apartment.

que, that, whom, which, what.

que, that, so that, than, as,

when, while, till, until, let,

whether, except, but, for ; ne

... — , only.

quel, -le, what, what a, which.

quelconque, whatever,(some. . .)

or other.

quelque, some, any, afew; —

chose, something.

quelquefois, sornetimes, at any

time.

quelqu'un, -e, somebody, any-

body; //., quelques-uns,

unes, some, any, a few.

querelle, /., quarrel; chercher

— , to pick a quarrel (with).

quérir, to try to find ; aller — ,

to go and get question, /., question ; il n'en

fut plus — , nothing more was

said about it.

questionner, to question.

quête,/., quest.

quêter, to beg or ask for, col-

lect.

queue, /., tail, tail end.

qui, who, which; qui . . . qui,

one . . . another, some . . .

others.

quinze, fifteen; — jours, afort-

night.

quittance,/., receipt. [with.

quitter, to quit, leave, part

quoi, what; de — , enough to:

— de neuf? what's the news?

eh bien, quoi? Well, welll

quoique, although.

quotidien, -ne, daily.

rabattre, to bring down.

raccommoder, to mend, repair,

patch, raclée,/. {fam.)> licking.

raconter, to narrate, tell, tell

about.

rafraîchir, to cool, refresh.

rage,/., rage, passion; arec — ,

body and soûl, rageu-r, -se, enraged, f urious.

rageusement, f uriously.

raide, stiff; tuer —, to kill out-

right.

raideur, /., stiffness, rigidity,

inflexibility.

raidi, -e, rigid.

raidir (se), to stiffen, draw one-

self up.

raison,/., reason, excuse; avoir

— , to be right.

raisonnable, reasonable, sensible, raisonnement, m., reasoning.

râle, m., rattle, death-rattle.

ralentir, to slacken the speed or

pace of; se — , to become

slower, slacken one's speed or

pace.

rallumer, to light again.

ramasser, to pick up.

rameau, m., bough, branch.

ramener, to bring back.

ramolli, -e, grown soft or

flabby.

rampe,/, banister.

ramper, to creep, crawl, rang, *»., rank, Une.

ranger, to range ; se — , to draw

up, Une up.

VOCABULARY

ranimer, to revive, cheer up.

râpé, -e, threadbare, shabby,

rapide, rapid.

rapidement, rapidly, quickly.

rapidité,/., rapidity.

rappel, *•., recall, return.

rappeler, to call back, recall ; se

— , to remember, recall.

rapport, m. f report, affinity,

connection, relation, rapporter, to bring back or in.

rapprocher, to bring together;

se — , to approach.

rare, rare, curious.

ras, »»., level; au — de, close

to.

raser, to shave.

rasoir, «., razor.

rasséréner, to dear up; se — ,

to brighten up.

rassurer, to reassure, quiet one's

fears. rattacher, to connect.

rauque, hoarse.

ravi, -e, delighted.

rayon, #*., ray, beam, shelf.

rayonner, to beam, shine.

réactionnaire, m., reactionary.

réapparaître, to reappear.

reboucher, to stop up again.

réception,/., réception, receiv-

ing.

recevoir, to receive, get.

recharger, to reload.

recherche,/., search.

rechercher, to seek eagerly, seek

after, court, réciter, to recite, repeat.

réclamer, to claim, demand.

recollé, -e, glued, mended.

récolte,/., crop.

récolter, to reap, gather, get in.

recommandation,/» recom m endation, instruction; faire des

— s, to give directions, recommander, to recommend,

commend.

recommencer, to begin again.

récompenser, to reward.

reconduire, to accompany, ga

home with.

réconforter, to cheer up; se — ,

to cheer up.

reconnaissant, -e, gratef ul.

reconnaître, to recognize, repay,

reward.

recours, m. y recourse, resort;

avoir — à, to go \o(for help).

recouvrir, to cover again, cover

up or over. [vout.

recueilli, -e, calm, placid, derecueillir, to gather, pick up,

take in.

reculer, to back, retreat, give

way ; se — , to draw back.

reculons (à), backwards.

redemander, to ask again, ask

for some more, redescendre, to go or come down

again.

redevenir, to become again.

redingote,/., frock-coat.

redire, to repeat redoubler, to redouble, increase.

redouter, to dread, f ear.

redresser, to straighten, raise;

se — , to raise oneself,

straighten up again.

refaire, to make again.

refermer, to close again, shut.

réfléchi, -e, reflective, thought-

ful.

réfléchir, to reflect.

reflet, w., reflection.

réflexion,/., reflection.

refroidir, to get cold.

refroidissement, m. t cold.

réfugier (se), to take refuge, refus, 01., refusai.

refuser, to refuse, regagner, to regain, go back to regard, m., look, glance, eye. regarder, to look, look at, watch.

face ; bien — , to take a good

look at.

VOCABULARY

registre, «*., record book.

règle,/., rule.

réglé, -e, regular.

régler, to regulate, settle.

régner, to reign, exist.

regret, »., regret; d'un air de

— , with seeming reluctance.

regretter, to regret, miss, mourn

the loss of.

réguli-er, -ère, regular.

régulièrement, regularly, [exact-

reharnacher, to harness up again.

rejaillir, to spout, spurt

rejaillissement, m., spouting, splashing.

rejeter, to throw back; — en arrière, to cause to tip backwards.

rejoindre, to rejoin, join, catch.

réjouir, to delight, gladden, cheer.

relati-f, -ve, relative, relating.

relayer, to relie ve; se — , to relieve each other.

relever, to raise, raise again, turn up, relieve ; — d'un coup de main, to poke or push back ; se — , to be raised, get up again.

religieusement, religiously.

religieu-x, -se, religious; /., nun, sister.

relique,/., relie.

reluire, to shine; faire — , to polish, shine.

remarque, /., remark, observation.

remarquer, to notice.

remercier, to thank.

remettre, to put back or again, deliver, présent, hand ; se — , to begin again, return (to), recover ; se — en marche, to start up again, start to walk again; se — debout, to get up; se faire — , to hâve

turned over to oneself, take

charge of.

remonté, -«, raised ; une épaule

un peu — e, one shoulder a

little higher than the other.

remonter, to go or corne up

again, go up, take up again,

turn up, cheer up; — la clef,

to turn up the wick (of a

lamp), remplacer, to replace, take

(one's) place, make up for.

remplir, to fill ; se — , to be filled.

remporter, to carry away, win.

remuer, to move, stir, stir up,

agitate.

renard, #»., fox.

rencontre,/., meeting, f ortuitous

meeting or contact, rencontrer, to meet; se — , to

meet.

rendez-vous, m., appointaient,

meeting, meeting-place, rendre, to render, make, return,

give out; se — , to go, betake

oneself, surrender.

rendu, -e, exhausted, played

out.

renom, m., name, réputation, renoncer, to give up. renouveler, to renew, change, renseignement, *»., information,

pièce of information ; prendre

des — s, to make inquiries.

renseigner, to inform ; se — , to

get information, rente,/, and pL, income.

rentrée,/., home-coming.

rentrer, to re-enter, return, come

or go home, come in.

renverse; à la — , over back-

wards.

renverser, to throw down, over-

throw, upset.

renvoyer, to send back or away,

turn out (of Aouse, etc.).

répandre, to spill, scatter, give

out, spread; se — , to be

VOCABULARY

spread or scattered broadcast,

be given out.

reparaître, to reappear, corne

back.

réparation,/., repairs, réparer, to repair, repartir, to set out again, go off

again.

repas, *«., meal, feast.

repasser, to iron, do the ironing,

sharpen.

repentir (se), to repent.

répertoire, m., repertory.

répéter, to repeat.

replacer, to replace, put back.

replier, to fold again or back.

répliquer, to reply.

répondre, to reply, respond; je

vous réponds, I can tell you.

reporter, to carry back ; se — ,

to look back.

repos, *»., repose, reposer (se), to rest.

reposoir, m., altar (for religions

processions), repousser, to push away.

reprendre, to take back or . again, seize again, résume,

recover, reply, sprout up

again; on reprit du potage

froid, they began again on

some cold soup.

représenter, to represent.

réprimande, /., reprimand.

réprimer, to repress.

reprise,/., renewal, récurrence,

another attack.

reproduire, to reproduce, imi-

tate.

réseau, m. t network, réserver, to reserve, résigner, to resign; se — , to

submit, make up one's mind

(to).

résister, to resist, withstand.

résolu, -e, resolute, firm.

résonner, to resound.

résoudre, to résolve, détermine.

respect, m., respect, révérence, respecter, to respect, respiration,/., breathing.

respirer, to breathe ; se — , to

be breathed or inhaled.

resplendissant, -e, resplendent,

bright.

responsabilité, /., responsa-

bility.

ressembler, to resemble, look

like.

ressortir, to go out again; faire

— , to bring out, set off.

ressource, /., resource, ressusciter, to corne to lif e again.

reste, m. f rest, remainder, remains; un — de soupe, the

remains of some soup ; du — ■,

moreover, besides, however;

de — , extra, any too or too

much.

rester, to remain, stay, be left,

stand, sit.

restreindre, to restrict, confine, résultat, m. t resuit, conséquence, retard, m. t delay ; en — , late.

retarder, to delay.

retenir, to hold back or up, re-

strain.

retentir, to resound, ring out.

Rethel, a town in the department

of the Ardennes, near the

frontier of Belgium, retirer, to draw or take out,

draw up, remove, get; se — ,

to retire, withdraw.

retomber, to fall again or back,

fall, drop, retour, m., return, récurrence;

en — , projecting at right

angles from the wall.

retourner, to return, turn over;

— le cœur, to make sick at

heart ; voir de quoi il retourne,

to see how matters stand ; se

— , to turn round ; s'en — , to

return.

retraite,/., retreat, retirement;

VOCABULARY

battre en — , to retreat; à la

— . retired (on a pension), rétrécir (se), to narrow, become

narrower, contract.

retrousser, to tuck up.

retrouver, to find again, find,

meet again, meet, recognize.

réussir, to succeed.

rêve, m., dream.

réveil, m., waking up.

réveiller, to wake up ; se — , to

wake up.

revenir, to corne back, return.

rêver, to dream, think.

rêverie,/., dreaminess.

revers, m., other side; — de

main, backhanded blow.

revêtir, to clothe, cover, roof, rêveu-r, -se, dreamy, thought-

ful.

revoir, to see again; au — ,

goodbye.

révolter, to revolt ; se — , to re-

bel, revoit révolutionnaire, revolutionary,

of the Révolution, rez-de-chaussée, m. f ground

floor.

rhabiller, to dress again.

ricaner, to grin, chuckle, sneer. ricaneur, «*., sneerer.

riche, rich, great, fine.

richesse,/., riches, treasure.

ricocher, to rebound, glance.

ricochet, m.; faire des — s, to

skip stones.

rideau, m., curtain.

rider, to wrinkle, ripple, ruffle.

ridicule, m. f ridiculousness, ab-

surdity.

lien, any thing, nothing ; — que

d'y songer, just to think of it.

rigide, rigid.

rime,/, rhyme.

rimer, to rhyme.

rincer, to rinse, wash.

rincette,/. (fam.), "cup-rinser"

(drink of brandy taken from

the coffee-cup a/ter the cqffee is

finished).

riposter, to reply, return fire.

rire, to laugh, smile.

rire, m., laugh, smile.

rivalité,/., rivalry.

rive,/., bank, shore.

river, to rivet, chain.

rivière, /., river, stream, water.

robe,/, dress, robe, roche,/, rock.

rocher, m. f rock, rockery (rock-

work set in a basin with run-

ning water).

Roches-Noires, Black Rocks

(terminating the long stretch of

beach at Trouville).

rôder, to prowl round, roidissement, *»., stiffening.

rôle, m., roll; à tour de — , in

turn.

romain, -e, Roman, roman, m. f novel.

romance,/., sentimental song.

romantique, roman tic.

rompre, to break, ronce,/, briar, bramble.

rond, -e, round. • rond, m. t circle ; se mettre en —

devant, to form a circle fac-

ing.

ronde,/, patrol ; à la — , around.

rondeur,/, rotundity.

rond-point, *»., rond-point (circu-

lar place with avenues leading

out ofit).

ronflement, m. t snofing, roaring,

blare, humming.

ronfler, to snore, snort, purr

sonorously.

rosaire, m. t rosary.

rose, /., rose ; adj\ t rosy, pink.

roseau, m., rééd.

rosée,/., de w.

Rossini, Italian composer (1792-

rôtir, to roast. [ery.

rouage, m. % wheel work, machin-

VOCABULARY

roue,/., wheel.

rouet, m. y spinning wheel.

rouge, red, red in the face;

poisson — , goldfish.

rougeaud, -e, ruddy, red.

rougeur,/., redness, blush, color,

flush.

rougir, to blush, rouille, /., rust.

rouillé, -e, rusty.

roulement, m. t rumbling.

rouler, to roll, roll up, revolve,

fall rolling, rove.

Roumanille, Provençal poet

(i8i8-i8çi).

route, /., road, way ; grand' — ,

highway, main road; tout le

temps de la — , ail the way.

rouvrir, to open again.

rou-z, -88e, red, yellow.

ruban, m., ribbon.

ruche,/., hive.

rude, rough, difficult; (fam.)

terrible, awful.

rudement, vigorously, roughly.

rudesse, /., rudeness, roughness,

harshness. rue, /., street.

ruelle,/., little narrow street.

ruine,/., ruin.

ruiner, to ruin. [gutter.

ruisseau, m. f brook, stream, rill, ruisselant, -e, with running or

trickling water, dripping.

ruisseler, to drip, trickle.

ruissellement, «., gushing, trickling.

rumeur,/., rumor, noise, ruse, /., trick, dodge. [clever.

rusé, -e, cunning, wily, tricky, rustique, boorish, countrified.

rythmé, -e, rhythmical, regular.

sable, m., sand. [hoof.

sabot, m. f wooden shoe, clog,

sac, *»., bag.

sacré, -« (generally after the noun) y sacred ; (fam., before the noun) cursed, damned.

sacrement, «., sacrament; Saint — , holy sacrament, host.

sacristie,/., sacristy, vestry.

sage, wise, well-behaved, quiet.

saigner, to bleed.

saillir, to stand out.

sain, -e, healthy, sound ; — et sauf, safe and sound.

saint, -e, holy, sacred, good,

saint ; Esprit, Holy Ghost,

Holy Spirit.

Saint-Gatien, a town in Lower Normandy about five miles from Trouvitle.

Saint-Honoré (faubourg), continuation of the rue Saint- Honoré to the west of the rue Royale.

saisir, to seize, grasp.

saisissement, m. y shock.

saison, /., season, time (of the year); marchand des quatre — s, hawker of fruit or végétablés.

saladier, m. t salad bowl.

sale, soiled, dirty.

salé, -e, salted, sait.

salir, to soil.

salive,/., saliva, spittle.

salle,/., hall, room, sitting-room and dining-room ; house (of a théâtre); — à manger, diningroom.

salon, m. 7 parlor.

saluer, to salute, bow to, greet.

salut, m.y salutation, bow.

samedi, m., Saturday.

sanctifier, to sanctif y.

sandale,/., sandal.

sang, m., blood.

sangle,/., strap, band; lit de — , fold-up bed (with canznu àottom), cot bed.

sanglot, m., sob, sobbing.

VOCABULARY

sangloter, to sob.

sangsue,/., leech.

sans, without, but for; — que,

without.

santé,/., health; officier de — ,

médical officer, surgeon.

9apin, m., spruce.

sarcler, to weed.

satiété,/., satiety.

satisfaction, /., satisfaction,

pleasure.

satisfaire, to satisfy, gratify,

give expression to.

sau-f , -ve, safe ; sain et — , saf e

and sound; la vie — ve, to

spare one's life.

sauf, save, except.

saule, «*., willow.

sauter, to leap, jump, hop, dance ;

(/«*.) to go out a-flying.

sautiller, to hop about.

sauvage, savage.

sauvagesse, /., uncivilized or

untamed woman.

sauver, to save; se — , to escape,

run away.

savate,/., old shoe, slipper, slip

shoe.

saveur,/., savor, taste.

savoir, to know, know to be,

know how, be able, can, man-

age to.

savon, *»., soap.

savonner, to lather.

scandale, m. t scandai.

scandaliser, toscandalize,shock.

sceller, to seal, fasten.