partie, f., part, section
partir, v. n. (like dormir).
to set out, start, leave, depart; le petit partait de son grand rire, the little chap would burst into bis hearty laugh; à partir de, starting from, beginning with, from.
partisan, ra., partisan, follower.
partout, adv., everywhere.
parvenir, v. n. (like venir), to arrive, succeed; faire parvenir, to transmit, to forward.
pas, m., step, pace; marquer le pas, to mark time.
pas, adv., not, no, not any; pas du tout, not at ail.
passage, m., way, passage; arcade, alley-way; sxir son passage, to let her pass.
passant, m., passer-by.
passe, f., channel, pass.
passer, v. n. and a., to pass.
pass by, spend, pass on; se passer, to take place, happen.
passereau, m., sparrow.
passion, f., passion, love.
patience, f., patience.
patois, m., language, dialect.
patrie, f., fatherland, native
land, country.
patriote, m., patrlot.
patriotique, adj., patrlotic.
patte, f., foot, paw; donner la patte, to shake hands (sald of animais); patte de derrière, hind foot or paw.
paupière, f., eyelid.
pauvre, adj., poor.
pauvrette, f., poor little créature.
payer, v. a., to pay, pay for.
pays, m., country.
paysan, m., countryman, peasant.
paysanne, f., peasant girl or woman.
pécaïre, Interj., dear, dear!
too bad!
pêcher, v. a., to flsh; aller pêcher, to go fishing.
peindre, v. a., (like craindre), to paint, depict.
peine, f., trouble, difflculty, pain, distress, sorrow; ce n'est pas la peine, it isn't worth while; à peine, scarcely, hardly; faire de la peine, to pain, trouble, cause sorrow.
peinture, f., painting, picture.
pêle-mêle, adj., pell-mell, helter-skelter.
pencher, v. a., to lean, incline, se pencher, to stoop, lean over.
pendant, prep., during.
pendant que, conj., while.
pendre, v. a., to hang.
pénétrer, v. a., to penetrate, enter in.
penser, v. n., to think; penxer
à, to think ahout, of.
pensionnaire, m. or f., boardcr.
perçant, -e, adj., piercing.
se percher, v. refl., to perch one's self; perché, perched.
perdre, v, a., to lose, ruin.
père, m., father.
perfection, f,, perfection.
périr, v. n., to perish.
permettre, V. a., (like mettre), to permit, allow; se permettre, to venture, take the liberty.
permis, past part, of permettre.
permission, f., permission.
perpétuel, -le, adj., permanent.
perruque, f., wig.
personnage, m,, character.
petit, -e, adj., little, small.
persuader, v. a., to persuade.
personne, f., person.
personne, m., pron., no one, nobody, not anybody.
Perspective, f., Prospect.
petit, m,, little one, child; les tout petits, the very little ones,
petit-fils, m., grandson.
peu, ad\' little; peu à peu, little by little.
peu, m., little; le peu d'impression, the slight impression; dis-moi un peu, tell me now; depuis peu, recently.
peuple, m., people, nation.
peur, f., fear; avoir peur, to
be afrald; avoir grand' peur, to be very much afraid; de peur que, conj., for fear that ( folio wed by subj. + ne) ; faire peur, to frighten.
peut, 3rd sing., près. ind. of pouvoir.
peut-être, adv., perhaps.
peut-être que, perhaps.
phénix, m., phœnix; (said of one of superior talents) chlef, paragon.
philanthropie, f., philanthropy.
philosophe, adj., philosophical.
philosophie, f., philosophy.
phrase, f., sentence.
physionomie, f., physiognomy.
pic, m., peak.
Picard, m., native of Picardy.
pièce, f., pièce, bit; apartment, room; play; pièce de 5 francs, 5 franc pièce.
pied, ra., foot; sur pied, up.
fit to walk; de pied en cap, from head to foot; coup de pied, kick; à pied, on foot, walking; frapper du pied, to stamp one's foot.
pieu, m., stake.
pieusement, adv., plously, devotedly.
pigeon, m., pigeon.
piller, V. a., to pillage, despoil.
pipe, f., pipe.
piste, f., circus-ring.
pistolet, m., pistol.
pitié, f., pity; par pttté, for
mercy's sake.
pittoresque, adj., pictures-
que.
place, f., place, post; square;
seat.
placer, v. a., to place, put,
set, seat; se placer, to place
one's self.
plaie, f., wound.
plaindre, v. a. (like craindre),
to pity; se plaindre, to com-
plain.
plaine, f., plain.
plaire, v, n., (plaisant, plu, je
plais, je plus, que je plaise),
to please, delight; s'il vous
plaît, if you please.
plaisanterie, f., jest, pleas-
antry.
plaisir, m., pleasure, delight.
planche, f., board, shelf,
plank.
plante, f., plant, herb.
planter, v. a., to plant, fix;
se planter, to station one's
self; planté en faction, post-
ed on guard.
plat, -e, adj., flat.
plateau, m., plateau, upland.
plein, -e. adj., full, filled.
pleurer, v. n., to weep, cry.
pleurs, m., pi., tears.
pleuvoir, v. impers, (pleu-
vatit, plu, il pleut, il plut, il
pleuvra, qu'il pleuve), tO
rain.
plisser, v. a., to pleat, fold.
plomb, m., lead.
plu, past part, of plaire.
plu, past part, of pleuvoir.
pluie, f., rain.
plumage, m., plumage, feathers.
plume, f., pan.
plumet, m., plume.
plus, adv., more, most; de plus en plus, more and more; ne. . plus, no longer, no more; 7ie. . plus que, no longer anything but; de plus, more, additional; non plus, either, also (after a négative); plus de corde, no more rope; plus de dix fois, more than ten times; ne. . . . plus rien que, no longer anything but, . .
. . now.
plusieurs, adj., pi., several, many.
poche, f., pocket.
poêle, m., stove.
poèmie, m., poem.
poésie, f., poetry.
poète, m., poet.
poignarder, v. a., to pierce (as with a dagger).
poignée, f., handful; poignée de main, a hearty handshake.
poil, m., hair, pelt, coat (of an animal).
poindre, v. n., to break (dawn).
poing, m., fist, clenched hand; coup de poing, blow of the fist.
point, m., peint; à ce point que, to this extent that.
point, adv., no, not, not at ail (used with ne, and more emphatic than pas).
pois. m., pea.
poisson, m., fish; marchand^ de poisson, fish-wife.
poitrine, f., chest, breast.
poli, -e, adj., polished, polite.
polir, V. a., to polish; se polir, to become polished.
pomme, f., apple.
pompe, f., pomp.
pont, m., bridge.
populaire, adj., popular, vulgar.
population, f., population.
port, m., port.
porte, f., door; porte à porte, next door, in the very next room; sur les portes, to the doorsteps.
portée, f., reach.
portefaix, m., porter.
porter, v. a., to carry, wear; se porter, to be (of heaith).
porteur, m., carrier.
poser, V. a., to place, put, lay down; se poser, place one's self.
position, t., position.
posséder, v. a., to possess, own.
possession, f., occupation, possession.
possibilité, f., possibility.
possible, adj., possible.
poste, m., post, le ministre des postes, the postmaster gênerai.
poudreux, -se, adj., dusty.
poumon, m., lung.
pour, prep., for, on account
of, In order to; pour ce
qu'il voudrait, for what-
ever he would care to ask.
pour que, conj., in order that, so that (takes subj.
mood).
pourpoint, m., doublet.
pourpre, adj., purple.
pourquoi, adv., wherefore?
why? what for?
pourrait, 3rd sing. condl. of pouvoir = might (be able) .
pourront, 3rd pi. fut. ind. of pouvoir.
poursuivre, v. a. (like suivre), to pursue, follow, chase.
pourtant, adv., nevertheless, however, still, yet.
pourvu que, conj., provided that, if only, it is to be hoped that (takes subj.
mood).
pousser, v. a., to push, urge, grow; pousser un cri, to utter a cry.
poussière, f., dust.
pouvoir, V. n. (pouvant, pu, je puis, je pus, je pourrai, que je puisse), to be able, can, may.
pratique, adj., practicable, practical.
pratique, f., customer.
pré, m., meadow; pré Rippert, Rlppert's meadow.
précaution, f., caution, précaution.
précipitamment, adv., hast-
iiy.
précipitation, f., haste.
précipiter, v. a., to hurl, precipitate; se précipiter, to hurl one's self, rush.
précis, -e, adj., précise, strict, exact.
précisément, adv., e.xactly.
prédicateur, m., preacher.
prédire, v. a., (like dire), to predict.
préface, f., préface.
préférence, f., préférence.
préférer, v. a., to prefer.
préjugé, m., préjudice.
premier, -ère, adj., flrst; jour de première {représentation) day on which a new play has appeared on the stage.
prendre, v. a. (prenant, pris, je prends, je pris, que je prenne), to take, take in.
befool, hold, fasten, get; prendre garde, to take care; se prendre à, to begin to.
prépare!*, v. a., to prépare, make ready.
près, prep. and adv., close, near, toward; à peu près, pretty nearly; tout près, quite near; près de, near, into the présence of; toward.
présent, m., présent, présent time; à présent, now.
présenter, v. a., to présent, offer, introduce; se présenter, to présent one's
self, appear.
présider, v. a., to préside over.
presque, adv., almost. nearly, ail but.
pressé, -e, adj., hurried, urgent, hasty.
presser, v. a., to press, to hasten, hurry; se presser, to be in a liurry.
prêt, -e, adj., ready, in readiness.
prétendre, v. a., to claim, assert, intend to.
prêter, v. a., to lend.
prêteur, -se, adj., given to lending, fond of lending.
preuve, f., proof.
prévenir, v. a. (like venir), to inform, warn.
prier, v. a., to ask, beg, beseech, entreat, pray.
principal, -e, adj., principal.
principal, m., principal, principal sum.
printemps, m., spring, springtime.
pris, past part, of prendre.
prison, f., prison.
privé, -e, adj., private.
priver, v. a., to deprive.
prix, m., price, prize.
-probablement, adv., probably, llkely.
procédé, m., procédure, means.
procès, m., trial.
prochain, -e, adj., next, nearest.
proclamer, v. a., to proclaim.
procurer, v. a., to get, obtaln.
produire, v. a., (like conduire), to produce.
profiter, v. a., to profit.
profond, -e, adj.. profound, deep.
profondeur, f., depth.
progrè.s, m., progress.
proie, f., prey, booty.
prolongé, -e, adj., lasting.
se prolonger, v. refl. (like manfier) to be prolonged, last.
promenade, f., walk, promenade.
jn-omener, v^ a., to carry about, drive about, take out for a walk; se promener, to take a walk, or stroll, walk.
promettre, v. a., (like mettre), to promise.
propos, m., remark.
protégé, -e, m. and f., protégé, ward, one under another's care.
protéger, v. a., protect, défend.
Provence, f., former province in Southern France, on the Mediterranean, east of the River Rhône.
proverbe, m., proverb.
province, f., province. (The rest of France as opposed to the capital, Paris.)
provoquer, v. a., to provoke, attract.
prunelle, f., eye (pupil of
the eye).
Prussien, m., Prussian.
pu, past. part of pouvoir.
public, publique, adj., public.
public, m., public.
publier, v. a., to publish.
puis, Ist sing. près. ind. of
pouvoir.
puis, adv., then, next.
puisque, conj., since, seelng
that.
puissant, -e, adj., powerful,
strong.
punir, V. a., to punish.
punition, f., punishment.
pupitre, m., desk.
pyramide, f., pyraraid.
quai, m., wharf.
quand, conj., when, whenever; quand même, ail the same; quant à, as for.
quantité, f., quantity, number.
quarante, adj., forty.
quart, m., quarter; quart d'heure, quarter of an hour.
quartier, m., quarter (of a city), district.
quatre, adj., four.
quatre- vingt, adj . ,elghty.
quatrième, adj., fourth.
que, rel. pron. (object), whom, which, that; ce que.
that which, what.
que? interr. pron., what; qu'est-ce qui? (subject) what? qu'est-ce que' (object) what?
que, conj., that, than; used to avold répétition of quand, lorsque, &c., when.
since, as, etc.
que, adv., how, how many, how much, what (a) ; ne. .
que, only, but; ne. . rien que, nothing but; qu'elle est jolie! how pretty she Is!
quel, -le, adj., which, what, who; what (a)!
quelque, adj., some, any, a little, a few.
quelque chose, m., pron., somcthing, anything; quelque chose de hon, something good; avoir quelque chose, to hâve something the matter.
quelqu'un, m., quelqu'une, f., pron., some one, somebody, any one. anybody; pi., some, some ones.
question, f., question.
queue, f., tail, end.
qui, rel. pron. (subject).
who. which, that; (object of a prep.) whom.
qui? interr. pron., who?
whom?
qiiinze, adj., fifteen.
quittance, f., receipt.
quitter, v. a., to leave, part with.
quoi, pron., what, which; quoi que, whatever.
quoique, conj., although (takes subj. mood).
R race, f., race; de race, by
descent.
raconter, v. a., to relate, tell.
rafraîchir, v. a., to refresh.
rageur, -se, adj., angry, fu-
rious, passionate.
raide, adj., stiff, rigid.
raillerie, f., joke, jest.
raison, f., reason, proof;
avoir raison, to be right.
râlant, près. part, of râler =
having the death-rattle in
hls throat; choking.
ramage, m., warbling; song
of blrds in the trees.
ramasser, v. a., to pick up,
gather, collect.
ramener, v. a., to bring back,
bring home.
rançonner, v. a., to ransom,
despoil, fleece.
rang, m., rank.
ranger, v. a., to arrange, put
in order, settle.
l'animer, v. a., revive, reani-
mate; se ranimer, to revive.
rapide, adj., swift, rapid.
rapidement, adv., rapidly,
quickly.
rapidité, f., rapidity.
rappel, m., recall.
rappeler, v. a., to recall, call
back; ne rappeler, to re-
member.
rapporter, v. a., to bring
back, yield; se rapporter à, to corne up to, correspond with.
rare, adj., scanty, thin.
rassembler, v. a., to bring together, assemble.
rattraper, v. a., to catch, overtake.
ravi, -e, adj., delighted, charmed.
ravin, m., ravine.
se raviser, v. refl., to change, one's mind.
ravissement, m., delight, rejoicing.
réaliste, adj., realist.
réalité, f., reality.
rebondissement, m., rebounding.
récalcitrant, -e, adj., refractory.
recevoir, v. a., {recevant, reçu, je reçois, je reçus, je recevrai, que je reçoive), to receive.
recherche, f., search.
récit, m., récital, taie, account; faire des récits, to give accounts; des récits d'autrefois, taies of olden times.
recommencer, v. a., to begin again, recommence.
récompense, f., reward, recompense.
récompenser, v. a., to reward, recompense.
reconduire, v. a. (like conduire), to take back again, to accompany back.
reconnaissance, f., gratitude.
reconnaître, v. a. (like connaître), to recognize.
reçu, past part, of recevoir.
recueilli, -e, adj., méditative,
thoughtful, calm, serious.
reculer, v. n., to draw back, fall back, retreat,
redescendre, v. n., tO go dowu again.
redevenir, v. n. (like veni7-), to become again.
redire, v. a., (like dire) to say again, repeat.
redorer, v. a., to gild anew.
redoubler, v. a., to redouble.
redresser, v. a., to set up again; se redresser, to raise one's self up; to stand erect again.
réel, -le, adj., real.
réfléchir, v. n., to reflect, consider, ponder.
réflexion, f., thought, reflection.
refrain, m., refrain, burden (of a song).
refroidir, v. a., to Chili, grow cold.
refuser, v. a., to refuse, décline.
regard, m., glance, look.
regarder, v. a., to look at, View, consider; se regarder, to look at one another.
règle, f., rule, ruler.
régner, v. n., to reign, rule.
regretter, v. a., to regret.
Reims, a cathedral city in France, where the French Kings used to be crowned. The cathedral, one of the flnest In Europe, was almost totally destroyed during the Great War, by
the bombardment of the German guns.
reine, f., queen.
rejaillissement, m., spurt, gush, gushing,
rejoindre, v. a. (like craindre), to joln, rejoin, overtake, regain.
relever, v. a., to raise up again, turn up.
relier, v. a., to bind.
reluire, v. n. (like luire), to shine, glisten.
remarquable, adj., remarkable.
remarquer, v. a., to note, observe, notice.
remercier, v.a., to thank {de, for).
remettre, v. a. (like mettre), to put again, put on again, deliver, put off, postpone; se remettre à, to begin again to, to recover.
remis, past part, of remettre, recovered; remise à neuf, renovated.
remonter, v. a., to go up again; remount.
remplacer, v. a., to take the place of; fill up, replace.
reriiuer, v. a., to stir, to move.
renaître, v. n., (renaissant, — , je renais, je renaquis, que je renaisse,) to revive, to spring up again.
renard, m., fox.
rencontre, f., meeting; encounter.
rencontrer, v. a., to meet, fall in with; $e rencontrer, verb recip. to meet one another.
rendre, v. a., to render, make; to restore, give back, pay; se rendre, to go, proceed, surrender, to render to one's self; rendre ses devoirs, to pay one's respects.
renfermer, v. a., to contaln.
renfoncer, v. a., to force back, keep back.
renfort, m., reinforcement.
rennais, m., native of Rennes.
rentrer, v. n. to return, go In again, return home.
renverser, v. a., to upset, knock over.
répandre, v. a., to scatter, pour out.
réparer, v. a., to repalr, men«l.
repartir, v. n. (like dormir), to set out again.
repasser, v. n., to pass again; passer et repasser, to walk up and down.
répéter, v. a., to repeat.
répétition, f., rehearsal.
répondre, v. n., to answer, reply.
réponse, f., reply.
reposer, v. a., to rest, place again; se reposer, to rest, take one's rest.
repousser, v. a., to repel, repulse, reject, resent.
reprendre, v. a., (like prendre), to résume, take again, reply, regain; reprendre haleine, to recover one's breath.
représentation, f., performance.
représenter, v. a., tO perform, pi'esent.
reproche, f., reproach.
reprocher, v. a., to reproach; se reprocher, to reproach one's self.
républicain, -e, adj., republlcan.
réquisition, f., levying, réquisition.
résister, v. û. (à), to reslst.
résolu, past part, of résoudre.
résolu, -e, adj., resolved, determined.
résolument, adv., boldly, resolutely.
résoudre, v. a., (résolvant, résolu, je résous, je résolus, que je résolve), to résolve.
respect, m., respect (et silent).
respectable, adj., respectable.
respectueusement, adv., respectfully.
respectueux, -se, adj., respectful.
respirer, v. n., to breathe.
ressembler (à), v. n,, to resemble.
restaurant, m., restaurant.
reste, m., rest, remainder; au reste, moreover, besides;
du reste, moreover.
rester, v. n., to remain, stay, be left; il reste, there is left; en rester là, to stop there, get no further.
résumer, v. a., to sum up, typify.
retard, m., delay; en retard, late, behlnd tlme.
retarder, v. a., to be slow.
retenir, v. n. (llke tenir), to hold back, restrain, keep back.
retour, m., return; de retour, returned, back again.
retourner, v. a. and n., to return, go back; to turn around, turn over; se retourner, to turn around.
retranchement, m., Intrenchment, trench.
retrouver, v. a., to find again.
réunir, v. a., to gather together.
réussir, v. n., to succeed, be a success.
rêve, m., dream, idle fancy, vision.
révéler, v. a., to reveal.
revenir, v. n. (like veriir), to return, corne again, recover; revenir sur ses pas, to retrace one's steps.
reverdir, v.n., to become or turn green again.
reverrait, 3rd sing. condl. of revoir.
revêtir, v. a. (like vêtir), to put on.
rêveur, m., dreamer.
reviens, 2nd sing. imper, of revenir.
revoir, v. a. (like voir), to see again.
Rhin, m., the Rhine.
rlium, m., rum.
riche, adj., and noun, rich, wealthy, rich iT>an; les petits riches, the little aristocrats, the rich children.
rideau, m., curtain, blind.
ridicule, f., absurdity.
rien, m., nothing, anything; rien du tout, nothing at ail; ça ne fait rien, that makes no différence; rten d'aussi joli, anything so pretty; ne. . plus rien que, no longer anything but.
rime, f., rhyme; verse.
rire, v. n. (riant, ri, je ris, je ris, que je rie), to laugh; Et tous de rire, and ail began to laugh; rire aur larmes, to laugh till the tears come; pour rire, for fun.
rire, m., laugh, laugh ter; éclat de rire, shout of laughter; (see partir).
rivage, m., shore.
rive, f., bank, shore.
rivière, f., river.
roche, f., rock.
rocher, m., rock (high and steep).
roi, m., king.
rôle, m., rôle, part.
roman, m., novel.
romancier, m., novellst.
romantique, adj., romantic.
romantisme, m., romantic-
ism.
rompre, v. a., to break.
rond, -e, adj., round; en belle
(écriture) ronde, in a beau-
tiful round hand.
rose, adj., rosy, pink.
rose, f., rose (see êcu).
rouble, m., rouble (about 50
cents).
roucouler, v. n., to coo rouge, adj., red.
rouleau, m., roll, package.
roulement, m., roll, burst of
music.
rouler, v. a., to roll; rouler
de gros yeux, to roll hls
eyes about.
royauté, f., royal ty.
route, f., road, path; en
route! off you go!
se rouvrir (like ouvrir), to
open again.
rude, adj., rough, rugged.
rue, f., Street.
ruine, f., ruin.
ruisselant, -e, adj., streaming, dripping.
russe, adj., Russian.
rustique, adj., rustic.
S sa, fem. of son, hls, her, its.
Saar, f., a river of Alsatia.
sable, m., sand.
sabot, m.,hoof ; wooden shoe,
sabot.
saccager, v. a., to ransack,
plunder.
sacré, -e, adj., holy, sacred.
sacrer, v. a., to crown.
sacrifier, v, a., to sacrifice.
sage, adj., wise, discreet,
well-behaved, good.
saint, -e, m. and f., saint.
saint, -e, adj., holy, sacred.
St. Laurent, m., the St.
Lawrence river.
St. Malo, m., important
French sea-port on the
English Channel.
Saint-Pétersbourg, m.. St.
Petersburg, former capital of Russia.
sais, Ist sing. près. ind. of
savoir.
saisir, v. a., to seize, grasp;
se saisir de, to catch hold
of, seize.
saison, f., season.
salle, f., room, hall, large
room.
salon, m., drawing-room,
parlour.
saluer, v. a., to bow to,
sainte, greet.
sang, m., blood.
sanglant, -e, adj., bleeding,
blood-stained.
sans, prep., without, but for;
were it not for.
sans que, conj., without
(with subj. mood).
sapin, m., fir-tree, spruce.
satire, f., satire.
satisfait, -e, adj., pleased,
satisfied.
sauf, prep., except.
sauter, v. n., to jump, skip,
leap.
saavage, adj., wlld.
sauver, v. a., to save, rescue.
saveur, f., flavour.
savoir, v. a., (sachant, su, je
sais, je sus, je saurai, que je
sache), to kuow, know
how to, be able, be aware
of; on ne sarait quoi, one
knew not what; sauriez-
votis:^ can you? could you?
savoir, m., Knowledge.
savoureux, -se, adj., savoury, sweet.
