livre, m., book; à livre ouvert, at sight, quite easily
logis, m., home, lodgings.
loin, adv., far, far away; •plus loin, farther; bien loin, a long way off.
Londres, m., London.
long, longue, adj., long.
long, m., length: tout au long, at fiill length; en long et en large, back and forth, up und down; tout le long de, ail along.
longe, f., tether.
longtemps, adv., long, a long whlle; dès longtemps, long since, long ago.
longuement, adv., lengthily, at length.
lorrain, -e, adj., of Lorraine.
Lorraine, f., a Rhlne province ceded to Germany In 1871; regained in 1918.
lors de, adv., at the time of.
lorsque, conj., when, while.
Louis XVI, King of France,
born at Versailles 1754,
became king 1774, be-
headed 1793. loup, m., wolf.
lourd, -e, adj., beavy.
loyal, -e, adj., loyal; faith-
ful.
lueur, f., light, gleam, glow.
lui, disj. pers. pron., he, him,
it; lui-même, himself.
lui, pers. pron. to him, to
her.
luire, V. a., to shine, gleam.
luisant, -e, adj., shining,
glossy.
lumière, f., light.
lundi, m., Monday.
lunettes, f. pi., spectacles.
lustre, m., chandelier.
luxe, m., luxury, extravagance.
lyrique, adj., lyrical.
M .M., abbreviation of Monsieur.
machinalement, adv. , me-
chanically.
madame, f., madam, Mrs.
mai, m., May.
maigre, adj., thin, emaciat-
ed.
maigrir, v. n., to grow thin.
maillot, m., tights.
main, f., hand; poignée de
main, a shake of the hand ;
battre des mains, to clap
one's hands.
maint, -e, adj., many (a).
maintenant, adv., now, at
présent, at this time.
maintenir, v. a., (like tenir),
to hold fast, maintain.
maintenu, past part, of maintenir, maire, m., mayor.
mairie, f., mayor's office.
mais, conj., but, why.
maison, f., house; maison
d'école, schoolhouse.
maisonnette, f., cottage.
maître, m., master (a title
given to barristers) ;
teacher; as adj., élever.
maîtresse, f., mistress; as
adj., élever, superior,
splendid.
majesté, f., majesty.
mal, m., mau.v, pi., evil,
narm, hurt; faire mal à,
to hurt.
mal, adv., badly, 111.
malade, adj., sick, 111, un-
well.
malade, m. and f., patient,
sick person.
maladie, f., lllness, sickness,
disease.
maladif, -ve, adj., unnatural,
slckly, unhealthy.
maladroit, -e, adj., awkward,
clumsy.
mâle, adj., manly, strong.
malgi'é, prep., in spite of,
notwithstanding.
malheur, m., misfortune, 111-
luck.
malheureusement, adv., un-
fortunately, unluckily.
malheureux, -se, m. and f..
unhappy one, wretch.
malheureux, -se, adj., unfortunate, unhappy, wretched, unlucky.
malin, maligne, adj., cunning, clever.
malle, f., trunk.
maman, f., mamma.
manger, v. a., (mangeant, viangê, je mange, je mangeai, que je mange) to eat, devour; mangé aux bords, thumbed, dog-eared.
manière, f., manner; de manière que, so that.
manifeste, m., manifesto.
manœuvrer, v. a., to steer, manœuvre, work a ship.
manquer, v. a., to miss, fail, be déficient, be lacking; U ne lui manque que, he lacks only: manquer la classe, to play truant.
manteau, m., mantle, cloak.
maquis, thicket.
marchand, -e, m. and f., merchant, dealer.
marche, f., step, march, progress.
marché, m., market.
marcher, v. n., to walk, step, travel, march, go.
maréchal, m., marshal.
mari, m., husband.
marier, v. a., to marry.
marine, f., navy; marine militaire, royal navy.
marquer, v. a., to mark; ■marquer le pas, to mark time.
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marquise, f., marchloness. Marseille, f., Marseilles.
French seaport on the
Mediterranean.
martyr, m.-e,f., martyr.
matelot, m., sailor.
matériel, -le, adj., material.
masse, f., mass, heap.
marseillais, -e, adj., of or be-
longing to Marseilles.
matin, m., morning, fore-
noon; adv., early; tous les
matins, every morning.
matinée, f., morning, fore-
noon.
maudit, -e, adj., cursed, hate-
ful, wretched.
Maure, m., Moor.
mauvais, -e, adj., bad, evil,
ill, wicked.
maux, pi. of mal.
maxime, f., maxim, precept.
me, pers. pron., me, to me.
mécanicien, m., mechanic,
artisan.
mécanique, f., machinery;
découpé à la mécanique,
carved ont by machinery.
méchamment, adv., wicked-
ly, mallciously.
méchant, -e, adj., wicked,
bad, cross.
mécontent, -e, adj., discon-
tented, displeased.
médecin, m., physician, doc-
tor.
médiocre, adj., commonplace,
ordinary, poor.
iné<liter, v. a., to meditate,
Project, plan.
meilleur, -e, adj., better,
best.
mélancolique, adj., melan-
choly, dreary.
mêler, v. a., to mingle, mlx.
membre, m., member.
même, adj., even, also, like-
wise, same, self; tout de
même, nevertheless, ail the
same.
mémoire, f., memory.
menacer, v. a., to menace,
threaten.
ménage, m., housekeeping.
ménager, m., f armer, (Provençal).
mener, v. a., to carry, con-
duct, guide, bring. lead,
take.
menteur, m., liar.
mentir, v. n. (like dormir),
to lie, to tell a lie, to tell
an untruth.
méprise, f., mistake.
mer, f., sea; en mer, at sea.
merci, m., thanks, thank
you; no, thank you.
mère, f., mother.
merle, f., blackbird.
merveille, f., wonder, mar-
vel; à merveille, splendidly,
wonderfully.
merveilleux, -se, adj., won-
derful, marvellous.
mésaventure, f., mischance,
mishap.
messager, m., messenger.
messieurs, m. pi. of monsieur,
gentlemen, Messrs.
mesure, f., measure; time
métaii'ie, f., small farm.
métal, m., métal.
métier, m., business, trade.
mètre, m., mètre (about 39 inches).
mets, m., dish, food.
mettre, v. a. Onettant, mis, je mets, je mis, que je mette), to place, put, put on; make; se mettre, to place one's self; se mettre à, to begin to ; se mettre en colère, to become furious; se mettre en route, to start ofE; mettre à la porte, to put out of doors, put out, eject; mettre la table, to set the table.
mi-côte, see côte.
midi, m., noon, twelve o'clock; le Midi, the south of France.
le mien, la mienne, &c., poss.
pron., mine.
mienx, adv., better, best, rather; il fit mieux, he did better; aimer mieux, to prêter; fais de ion mieux, do your best.
mignonette, adj.^tiny, lovely, little.
milieu, m., middle, midst; au milieu de, in the midst of.
militaire, adj., military.
mille, adj. and noun, a thousand; Mille rt une nuits, the "Arabian Nights* Entertainment." millier, m., (about) a thousand.
mine, f., look, appearance; il
ne paya pas de mine, he
wasn't handsome.
ministre, m., minister.
minuit, m., midnight.
minute, f., minute.
miracle, m., miracle.
misérable, adj., wretched,
misérable.
misérable, m., wretch, rascal.
misère, f., misery, misfor-
tune.
miséricorde, f., mercy, pity.
mission, f., mission.
mitraille, f., shapnel.
mitrailleuse, f., machine-gun.
mobile, adj., variable.
modérer, v. a., to restrain,
diminish, check.
moderne, adj., modem.
modeste, adj., raodest, unas-
suming.
mœurs, f. pi., (pr. s) morals;
manners and customs.
moi, disj. pers. pron., I, me,
to me; moi-même, I, rayself.
moindre, adj., less, least.
moins, adv., less, least.
mois, m., month.
moitié, f., half ; à moitié, half.
moment, m., moment; pour
le moment, for the time be-
Ing; au moment où, (at the
moment when) ; du moment
où, since, inasmuch as, mon, m., ma, f., mes, pi.,
poss. adj., my.
monceau, m., heap, pile.
monde, m., world, universe;
Society, people; tout le monde, everybody.
monologue, m., monologue.
monosyllable, m., monosyllable.
monsieur, m., sir, gentleman, Mr. (pi. messieurs).
monstre, m., monster.
montagne, f., mountain.
montant, m., amount.
monter, v. a. and n., to go up, come up, rise, arise, mount.
Montmartre, district in the northern part of Paris, where many of the working classes live.
Montpellier, a city in Southern France.
montre, f., watch.
montrer, v. a., to show, point out, demonstrate; se montrer, to prove one's self.
montueux, -se, adj., hilly.
monument, m., monument.
se moquer (de), v. refl., to mock, make fun of, jest at.
morceau, m., pièce, bit, morsel.
mordoré, -e, adj., reddishbrown.
mordre, v. a., to bite, gnaw.
More, m., (sometimes
Maure) Moor; au rivage du More, In Algeria.
mort, f., death.
mort, past part, of mourir.
mort, m., corpse, dead body.
mot, m., Word, saying.
mon, mol, m., molle, f., adj.,
soft.
mouche, f., fly.
se moucher, v. refl., to blow one's nose.
moujik, m., Russian peasant, labourer, moujik.
moulin, m., mill.
mourir, v. n. {mourant, mort, je meurs, je mourus, je mourrai, que je meure), to die; se mourir, to waste away, be on the point of .death.
mousquetaire, m., musketeer, guardsman.
mousse, f., moss.
moustache, f., moustache.
mouton, m., sheep, mutton.
mouvement, m., motion, movement.
moyen, m., means; au moyen de, by means of.
m'sieu, contraction for monsieur.
mugir, V. n., to roar, bellow.
multicolore, adj., of many colours.
munitions, f. pi., ammunitlon.
mûr, -e, adj., ripe, mature.
mur, m., wall.
muraille, f., wall (usually of a city or fort, &c.).
murmurer, v. a., to whisper, murmur.
muse, f., Muse.
musique,, f., music, band. N
n', see ne.
naguère, adv., not long since, but a short time ago.
naître, v. n. (iiaissant, né, je nais, je naquis, que je naisse) to be born.
naïvement, adv., frankly, innocently.
naïveté, f., simplicity, artlessness.
Napoléon Bonaparte, (1769- 1821) born in Corsica, became Emperor of France in 1804. He was banished in 1815 to the island of St. Helena, where he died. His body was brought back in 1840, and buried in the Hôtel des Invalides in Paris.
narine, f., nostril.
natal, -e, adj., natal, native; ma terre natale, the land of my birth.
nation, f., nation.
national, -e, adj., national.
nationalité, f., nationality.
nature, f., nature.
naturel, -le, adj., natural; by nature.
naturellement, adv., naturally.
ne, adv. (négative), ne. . pas, not; n'est-ce yas, Isn't it?
wasn't it? &c.; ne. . ni. . ni, neither. . nor; ne., rien, nothing; ne. . que, only.
né, past part of naître.
néanmoins, adv., nevertheless, however, yet.
nécessaire, adj., necessary.
nécessité, f., necessity, need.
neige, f., snow.
nerveusement, adv., nervous-
ly.
net, nette, adj., neat, clear, clean; quick, short.
nettement, adv., clear ly, plainly.
neuf, neuve, adj., new, newly-made; tout neufs, brand new.
neveu, m., nephew, descendant.
nez, m., nose; au nez de, in the face of; sous le nez, closely.
ni, conj., ne. . ni. . ni, neither . . nor.
niaiserie, f., nonsense, silly stuff.
nid, m., nest; courir les nids, to go bird's-nesting.
Nîmois, native of Nîmes.
n'importe, see importer.
noble, adj., noble, aristocratie.
noces, f. pi., marriage, wedding.
noir, -e, adj., black, dark.
Noiraud, m., name of a dog, "Blackey," "Nigger."
nom, m., name.
nombre, m., number.
nombreux, -se, adj., nu mérous.
nommer, v. a., to name, appoint.
non, adv., no, not; 7ion plus, either, also; non pas! not at ail!
Normandie, f., Normandy, a former province of
France.
nos, pi. of notre.
noss, (Russian word) nose.
notaire, m., notary, soliciter.
note, f., note, bill.
noter, v. a., to note.
notre, sing., nos, pi., our.
nous, pers. pron., we, us, to us.
nouveau, nouvel, m., nouvelle, f., adj., new; de nouveau, again.
nouvelles, f. pi., news.
noyer, m., walnut-tree.
noyer, v. a., to drown; noyé de hrutne, hldden in mist.
nu, -e, adj., naked, bare.
nue, f., cloud.
nuit, f., night; Mille et une nuits, the "Arabian Nights' Entertainment "
nul, nulle, adj., no, not any, none.
obéir à, v. n., to obey.
obélisque, m., obelisk, monumental column of solid stone.
objet, m., object.
obligeance, f., kindness.
obscur, -e, adj., dark, obscure; humble, unknown to famé.
observer, v. a., to observe, notice; faire observer, to call attention to, observe (b pr. as p),
obstination, f., pertinacity, obstinacy (h pr. as p).
obtenir, v. a., (like tenir), to
obtain (b pr. as p).
occasion, f., opportunity, occasion.
occupé, -e, adj., busy.
océan, m., océan.
odeur, f., odour, smell.
œil, m., eye; pi., yeux.
œuvre, f., work.
officier, m., offlcer; officier de marine, naval ofRcer.
oflTrir, v. a. (like ouvrir), to offer.
oiseau, m., blrd.
ombre, f., shade, shadow, gloom; spirit; des ombre-t chinoises, silhouettes, shadow pictures, cut-outs, (for casting shadows on the wall).
ombreux, -se, adj., shady.
omelette, f., omelet.
on, indef. pron., one, some one, they, people, we, you, men; on dit, it is said.
ont, 3rd sing. près. ind. of avoir.
opinion, f., opinion.
opposé, -e, adj., opposite.
opposer, V. a., oppose.
or, conj., but, now.
or, m., gold.
orateur, m., orator.
orchestre, m., band, orchestra.
ordinaire, adj., ordinary, usual, customary: médecin ordinaire de, physician in ordinary to; d'ordinaire, usually.
ordinairement, adv., usually,
generally.
ordonnance, f., prescription.
ordonner, v. a., to order,
command.
ordre, m., order.
oreille, f., ear; faire la sourde
oreille, to turn a deaf ear.
oreiller, m., pillow.
orgueil, m., pride.
originaire, adj., having its
origin in a certain place,
native, indigenous.
origine, f., origin, extraction.
Orléans, f., city in France,
famous for 'ts siège 142 8-
o.<5er, V; n., to dare, venture.
ôter, V. a., to remove, take
off.
ou, conj., or, either, or else.
où, adv., where, in which,
when, on which; d'où,,
whence.
oubli, m., forgetfulness, ob-
livion.
oublier, v. a., to forget. oui, adv., yes.
outrage, m., outrage.
ouvert, past part, of ouvrir,
open, opened; grand ouvert,
wide open.
ouvrier, m., workman;
homme d'ouvrier, working-
man, artisan.
ouvrir, v. a., and n. (ouvrant, ouvert, j'ouvre, j'ouvris, que j'ouvre), to open;
s'ouvrir, v. refl., to open,
to open up.
page, f., page.
pailleté, -e, adj., bespangled, covered with spangles.
paillon, m., spangle.
pain, m., bread.
paix, f., peace; rue de la Paix, famous street in Paris.
palais, m., palace.
pâle, adj., pale, wan, pallid.
paletot, m., great-coat, overcoat.
pantalon, m., trousers.
Panthéon, m., celebrated monumental édifice in Paris, dedicated to the memory of the great men of France, Ava grands hommes la patrie ie connaissante Hère the remains of Victor Hugo and of other famous Frenchmen are buried in the crypt.
pantin, m., dancing-jack.
pantomime, t., pantomime.
papier, m., paper.
papillon, m., butterfly.
Pâques, m., Easter.
par, by, through, in, at; par là, thereabout; par la fenêtre, through the window; par tout le corps, ail over the body.
paradis, m., paradise
paraître, v. n. (like connattre), to appear, seem, look, b» sfien.
parbleu! interj., upon my Word! bless me!
parce que, conj., because.
parcelle, f., particle, little
pièce. par-ci, par-là, hither and
thither.
parcourir, v. a. (llke courir),
to go over, go through,
search thoroughly, over-
run.
par-dessus, prep., above,
higher than, over.
pardon, m., pardon; I beg
your pardon.
pareil, -le, adj., like, similar,
equal, such.
parent, m., relation, parent.
paresseux, -se, adj., lazy,
idle.
parfait, -e, adj., perfect.
parfaitement, adv., perfectly,
completely.
parfois, adv., occasionally,
now and then.
parfumé, -e, adj., perfumed,
sweet-scented.
parier, v. a., to wager, bet.
Paris, m., Paris, capital of
France.
parisien, -ne, adj., Parislan,
of Paris.
parler, v. n., to speak, talk.
parmi, prep., among, amidst.
parole, f., word, speech.
part, f., part, share; de sa
part, from him; nulle part,
nowhere.
parti, m., party, side; prendre
un parti, to corne to a décision; du parti de, on the side of.
participe, m., participle.
particulièrement, adv., particularly.
