acte, n.m., act, action, deed

acteur, n.m., actor, player.

action, n f., action, deed ; actions

de grâces t thanksgiving.

admirable, adj , admirable.

admiration, n.f., admiration.

adoption, n.f, adoption ; /a^w/Z^?

cVadoptioJi, adopted relative.

adorable, adj., adorable, chariii-

ing.

adorer, v. tr. , to adore, worship.

adoucir, v. tr., to soften, modify.

adresse, n. f., address.

adresser, v. tr., to address, direct ; • s'adresser, to address one's self;

s'adresser à, to address.

adroitement, adv., adroitly, skil-

fuUy, cleverly.

affaiblir, v. tr.,toenfeeble, weaken ;

s'ajaiôtir, to grow weak, diminisii

or die away (of sounds).

affaire, n.f.,affair, matter, business ;

fight, skirmibh, battle ; /es affaires^

theaffairs, fortunes, business; avoir

affaire à, to hâve to do with, hâve

td dcal with.

affection, n.f., affection, love, at-

tachment.

affectueux, affectueuse, adj.,

affcctionate, loviug.

affiche, n.f, placard, poster, handbill.

aflîcher, v. tr., to post up, publlsh.

affligé, p. part, oi affliger, grieved, sorrowful, disconsolate.

affliger, v. tr. ir. (^ becomes ge before a or o'xu conjugati&n), te afflicî, vex, grieve ; s'afflige'-, to sy\G.vft, be troubled, be sorrowful, fret.

affreux, affreuse, adj , frightful,

terrible, horrible.

afin de, prep., in order to, so as to.

afin que, conj. (foll. by subj ), in order ihat, that.

âgé, adj., aged, old.

agile, adj., nimble, quick, swift.

agir, v. intr., to act, do.

agir(s'), V. r. impers., to be in question, etc. ; il s'agit de^ it is about, you (etc. ) refer to ; il s'agissait de, it was a question of, it was about.

agiter, v. tr., to agitate, move, distu rb.

agneau, n.m., lamb.

agrandir, v, tr. , to make greater, enlarge, distend ; agrandi, p part., distendcd, enlarged.

agréablem.ent, adv., agreeably, pleasantly.

ah ! interj., ah !, oh !

aide, n.m., hclper, assistant ; ?if., aid, help, assistance ; aide de camp, aide-de-camp ; à l'aide de, with the help of.

aider, v. tr , to aid, help

aigle, il. m. , eagle ; n. /., eagie (military standard).

aigu, aiguë, adj., sharp pointcd, sharp.

aiguille, n.f., nœdle; les aiguilles des casques, the spikes of the helmets.

aiguillon, n. m., goad.

aiguiser, v. tr., to sharpen,

aile, n.f., wing.

VOCABULARV.

ailleurs, adv., elsewhere, somewhcre else ; d'ailleurs, moreover, besides.

aimer, v. tr. , to love, be fond of, like ; aimer mienx (foll. by infin.

without prep.), to prefer to, like better to.

aîné, adj. , eldcr, eldest ; n m. , eldest son.

ainsi adv., thus, so, in this (or that) manner ; then ; as foUows ; ainsi qu", as ; ainsi dit ainsi fait, no sooner said than dore ; il n'en est plus aifisi, it is no longer so ; ainsi que moi, as well as myself.

air, n.m., air, look, manner ; air (atmosphère) ; le grand air, the open air ; air entendit, a knowing air.

airain, n.m., brass, bronze

aise, n.f., ease, comfort, joy ; à ton aise, at your leisure, suit yourself.

aise, adj., glad, well pleased ; bien aise, very glad.

ait, 3 sing. près. subj. of avoir.

ajouter, v. tr. and intr., to add, join, continue, increase.

alarme, n.f., alarm, fear.

Allah, n. pr. m., Allah (the Arabie naine for God).

allégresse, n.f , gladness, joy.

Allemagne (T), n. pr. f., Ger-

many.

allemand, adj., German ; l'allemand, German (the language) ; en allemand, in German.

aller, v. intr. ir. (allant, allé, je vais, j'allai, j'irai, que j'aille), to go ; a//^r+Inf., to begoing to, beabout to, be on the point of, go and ; aller trouver, to go to, go and look up ; aller chercher, aller quérir, to go and get, get, go for, go in search of, go in quest of ; aller voir, to go

and see, visit ; s'en aller, to go away, set out, départ, be off; allons/ corne \, courage!, up!, arise !, allez; corne!, Itellyou; allez-vousen, go away ; aller au-devant de quelqti'un, to go to meet any one.

alliance, n.f., alliance, marriage, match.

allonger, v. tr. ir. (§^becomes^^ beforc a or 0 m. conjugation), to lengthen, stretch out : s^allon^er, to stretch one's self out, lie at fuU longth, lie down (fiât).

allumer, v. tr , tolight ; allumé, p.

part , lighted, kindled, on fire.

alors, adv., then, thereupon ; jusqu''alors, up till then.

alouette, n.f., lark.

Alsace (1'), n. pr. f-, Alsatia.

amadou, n.m., tinder, punk; babines damadoji, red lips (of beasts).

amande, n.f., kernel (of a nut, etc.).

amandier, n.m., almond-tree.

amaranthe, n.f. . amaranth.

amasser, v. tr. , to amass, gather togethcr, hoard up.

âme, n.f., soûl, heart.

amener, v. tr. ir. (stem e becomes h.

when the vowel of the following syllable is e mute), tô lead, bring.

amer, amère, adj., bitter.

Amérique, n. pr, f., America.

amertume, n.f., bittemess, grief;

//. , ditto.

ami, n.m., friend.

amical, adj., friendly, amicable.

amie, n.f., friend, loved one.

amincir, v. tr. , to make thinner,

emaciate, contract, shrivel ; aminci,

p. part., emaciated, shrivclled.

amitié, n.f, friendship, friendliness,

kindness, affection ; de bonne amitié,,