livre, /»., book; /, franc, locataire, m., tenant
loge,/, Dox (at a théâtre), loi,/, law.
loisir, XV. , leisure.
longtemps, a long time; long, lorsque, when.
louer, to praise; rent.
louis, m., louis ; napoléon (20
francs).
loup, m., wol£ loyauté,/, loyalty.
lubie,/, caprice, lumière,/, light; — j, knowledge.
lune,/, moon.
luron, XV., bold fellow.
luxe, »/., luxury.
Lyon, w., Lyons.
machine,/, engine.
mademoiselle,/. Miss.
magnifique, magnifîcent.
mai, m., May.
maUle,/, farthing.
main,/, hand. maintenant, now.
mais, but; why.
maison,/, house.
maître, m., master.
maltresse,/, mistress.
majestueusement, majestically.
mal,' m., ill; harm; evil; adv.j
ill; badly; arriver — , inoppor-
tunely; at a bad time.
malade, sick; morbid.
maladroit, clumsy.
malbftti, m., misshapen fellow.
malentendu, m., misunderstand-
ing.
malgré, in spite o£ malheur, m., misfbrtui\e.
malheureusement, unfbrtunately.
malheureux, unhappy; imlucky;
stupid.
maman,/, mamma.
manche, m., handle; /., sleeve.
manège, m,^ conduct.
manger, toeat; squander.
manquer, to faii ; lack ;£ei11 through ;
sin against; be rude to.
marchand, m., merchant; buyer.
marchander, to haggle.
marché, m.^ bargain ; faire bon
— de^ to let go cheaply.
marcher, /^V^ — , to opéra te.
mari, m., husband.
marier, to marry ; be instrumental
in getting a husband or wife for;
se — , to marry. marquisat, tn,^ marquisate.
marquise,/, marchioness.
marraine,/, godmother.
mascarade,/, disguise, masque, »i., mask; /, little hjrp-
ocrite.
matière,/, occasion, matin, «., morning.
maudbre, to curse.
mauvais, bad; ill; evil.
mécanicien, m.^ mechanic.
méchant, naughty; wicked; bad.
se méfier de, to distrust; be on
one's guard; look out mélange, m., mixture, mêler, to mix ; se — de^ to meddle
with; présume to meddle.
VOCABULARY
même, same; even; very ; quand
— , even if; even though ; à —
<Uf in a position to; tout de — ,
ail the same; de — » the same
(stage direction), mémoire, /., memory; m., me.
moir; article, ménage, «., household; femme
de — , chamber-maid.
ménager, to save.
mener, to lead; take; — à fin, to
make a success of.
mentor, m., mentor; tutor.
mépris, m,, scorn; contempt méprisable, contemptible.
mépriser, to despise. .
merci, thank you; no, thank
you.
mercredi, m,, Wednesday.
mercure, m,, mercury, mère,/., mother.
mésidliance,/.| misalliance.
se mésallier, to marry beneath one.
mesure,/., measure; model; à — ,
in order; one after another.
métier, m,j trade.
mettre, to put ; put on ; se — à,
to set about.
meuble, m,, fumiture; — s de Jardin, e. g., tables, chairs, benches,
etc.
miel, m., honey; lune de — , honey-
moon.
mieux, see *bien.* milieu, m,, middle; midst.
militaire, m., soldier; adj\, mili-
tary; soldierly.
mille, a thousand.
minau derie, /. , affectation.
mine,/., look; aspect ;/<i/>^ — de^
to appear to.
minuit, m», midnight.
misère,/., faire des — j, to cause
trouble or annoyance. mode,/., fashion.
moindre, see < petit.' moins, less; ie — , the least; au
{du) — , at least.
mois, m,f month.
moitié,/, half.
mollir, to soften; weaken.
moment, «., du — que (trivial),
since.
monde^ m., world; society; tout
(e — , everybody; le grand — ,
good socie^.
monnayeur, m, ^ faux — , counter-
feiter.
monsieur, m.. Sir; Mr. ; gentieman;
mes petits — j, my narrow-minded
friends.
monsigneu (for monseigneur), m,,
my lord.
mont, m,, hill.
montre,/., watch.
montrer, to show; point out.
se moquer de, to make ^m of ; je
fen moque, I guess not. .
morceau, m,, morsel; pièce, mort,/., death.
mortifiant, mortifying.
mot. m., Word; phrase; speech;
joke; explanation; le fin — , the
underlying truth; the bottom
of it.
motif, m., motive, mouiller, to wet.
moulin, m,, milL mourir, to die.
mouvement, m., movement; start.
mouvoir, /flj>^ — , to manage.
moyen, m,, means; le — de, how.
mur, m,, wall.
nager, to swim.
naS, candid; ingenuous.
naissance,/, birth.
naître, to be bom.
nanan, m,, goodies (child's word);
c'est du — (trivial), it*s simply
great.
négligemment, negligently.
nerf, m., nerve; donner sur les
—s de, to get on one's nerves.
net, clean; clear; free.
neutre, neutral.
neveu, m., nephew.
nez, m,, nose.
VOCABULARY
niable, deniable; weak.
niais, m>^ simpleton.
nier, to deny.
noblesse, /., — de robe^ civilian
(i.e., non-military) nobility.
Noël, m. y Christmas.
noir, black.
nom, m.) narae.
nombre, m., number.
nommer, to name.
notaire, /»., notary.
nourrice, /., nurse (wet-nurse).
nourrir, to nourish; support; feed
on; se — , to live.
nouveau, new.
nouvelle,/., news, nuance,/., shade; grade; degree.
nubile, marriageable.
nuit,/., night.
nul, null; void.
obligé, m., debtor.
obusier, m., howitzer.
occasion, /, chance; cause.
œuvre,/., work.
offenser, to ofTend.
offrir, to offer.
offusquer, to dazzle; offend.
oisiveté,/., idleness.
ombre,/., shadow.
oncle, w., uncle.
opportunité,/, opportuneness.
or, w., gold; conj,^ now.
oreille,/, ear.
orgueil, w., pride.
ou, or. ,
où, where; when.
oublier, to forget.
oui, yes.
outre, further; beyond; en — , be-
sides.
outrecuidance,/, presumption.
ouvrage, »f., work.
ouvrir, to open.
pacte, m., compact, paille,/, straw.
pain, m., loaf (of bread). > paix,/, peace.
pâlir, to make pale.
pan, m., section of a wall; — s
coupés^ cut-off corners, pantin, m., puppet paon, //t., peacock.
Pâques, //t., Easter.
paquet, m,, bundle.
par, by; through; for; «, hère;
—là, there.
paraître, to appear.
paravent, m., screen. parc, w., park.
parce que, because.
parchemin, m., parchment.
pareil, like; such.
parent, m., parent; relative, parenthèse, /., par — , by the
way.
parer, to adom.
parfait, perfect
parfaitement, perfectiy; entirely.
parfum, m., perfume.
parier, to wager; bct.
parlementaire, m., negotiator ;
bearer of a flag of truce.
parler, to speak.
parmi, among.
parole,/, word.
parrain, »*., god£sither.
part,/, part; expectation; share;
faire — de, to give notice of ;
announce; à — , aside.
partager, to share.
parti, m., match; décision ;/r^vft/r^
le — de,\o décide to.
particule,/, particle {dé), partir, to départ; go.
partout, everywhere.
parvenir, to reach; attain to; arrive; parvenu, upstart.
pas, »*., step; prendre le — sur, to
take precedence over.
passer, to pass; waive; excuse; se
— , to pass; se — de, to dowith-
out.
paterne, patemal; innocuous.
patriarcal, modest (alluding to
the simple unostentatious life of
the patriarchs).
VOCABULARY
patrimoine, m., inheri tance. ' patron, m., patron saint (whose I name one bears).
pauvre, «., poor man; adj\, poor.
pauvreté, /., poverty.
pavé, fn,f pavement.
paviUon, m,, flag; colors; sum-
mer-house.
paysage, m., landscape.
paysan, m., peasant; en — ne, in
peasant costume, peau,/» skin.
pécher, to sin.
pécore, /., stupid person ; silly
girl.
peine, /"», trouble ; ce n'est pas la
— , it is not worth while; à — ,
hardly.
pendant, during.
pendre, to hang.
penser, to think.
pension,/., aliowance.
perdre, to lose; moments perdus^
odd moments, perdrix,/., partridge.
père, m., father.
perfectionnement, m,^ improve-
ment perfectionner, to improve.
périr, to perish.
permettre, to permit; permettez^
excuse me; permit me (to object).
perse, /, chintz.
personne,/., person; m.,nobody;
anybody.
petit, small; petty; insignificant petit-fils, m., grandson.
petitesse,/, smallness; weakness.
peu, little; un — , somewhat;/^Mr
— qtie^ however little; îf.
peur, /., fear.
peut-être, perhaps; I suppose.
phrase, /., sentence; idle talk.
phjTSiaue, /, physics; adj,, phy-
sicaf.
^Sîhot^f., document.
pied, m., foot; marcher sur le — de^
to impose on; de — ferme ^ reso-
lutely.
pied-plat, m., contemptible feUow.
pierre,/, — philosophale^ phiioso.
pher's stone (to tum the baser
metals into gold).
piétiner, to move the feet; struggie.
piler, to pound.
pincé, with lips pinched; coldly.
piocher, todig; <*plug." piocheur, m,^ <*plugger." piquer, to nettle; x^— <^, to pride
one's self upon.
pis, see <mal.' piste,/, track.
piston, m, y piston; tooL pitoyable, pitiabie.
place, /, place ; demi- — , half-
fare.
placer, to place (servants, etc.); to
invest plaider, to plead; go to law.
plaie,/., sore; trouble, plaindre, to pity; se — , to com-
plain.
plaire, to please; se — i, to take
pleasure in.
plaisanter, to jest.
plaisanterie,/, jest.
plaisir, w., pleasure; Êivor.
plan, m., premier — , foreground;
second — , middle ground; centre.
planche, board; sur la — , on your
hands.
plaquer, to lay (flat) against; put
against.
plastron, m., breastplate; butt.
plat, «., tray.
plâtré, plastered over; question.
able.
plein, fiill; open.
pleurer, toweep.
pU, m., crease; rough place, plume,/, feather; plume; pen. plus, more; ne — , no longer; non — , either; tout au -f-, at the out-
side.
plutôt, rather.
poche,/, pocket.
poignée, /, handful; donner une
— de main, to shake hands.
VOCABULARY
point, M., stitch; degree; ne — , not at ail; à — , in due time.
poliment, poiitely.
politesse,/., politeness.
porte, /., door.
portée. /.| reach (as of hand or mina).
porte-éventail, m., attendant (fancarrier).
porter, to carry; bear; se — , to be (of health).
poser, to pose; place; put; grant; se — , to pose.
pot, m, , pot ; payer les — s cassés j to pay for the damage; suffer.
potasse,/., potassium.
pouce, m., thumb; mettre les — s, to give in.
poule, /. , hen ; faire la — mouillée^ to be chicken-hearted.
poupée,/, doU.
pour, for; as for; in order to; to.
pourquoi, why.
pourtant, however.
pourvoir, to provide.
pourvu que. provided.
pouvoir, to be able; can; may.
pré, m., meadow.
préambule, m,, preamble.
prêcher, to preach to.
précisément, precisely.
premier, fîrst; initial.
prendre, to take; se — i, to set about; begin; le — de haut^ to be high-handed.
préparateur, m., laboratory -assistant.
près, by ; near ; de — . closely; carefùlly ; à peu — , almost ; about ; 4 . . . — , within.
prescription, /, légal title from long use or possession.
à présent, now.
présenter, to introduce ; se — , to corne.
presque, almost.
pressé, urç[ent.
presser, to urge; se — , to hurry.
pression,/, pressure.
prêt, w., loan; o^., ready.
prétendre, to prétend; claim.
prêter, to lend; ascribe.
preuve, /., proof ;/aiW ses — j,
to prove one's courage, worth.
prévenir, to wam.
prévoir, to foresee.
prier, to pray; beg.
printemps, m,, Spring.
prix, m., price.
probitd,/., honesty.
procédure,/, légal proceedings.
procès, m., law-suit.
prochain^ next; near at hand; ap-
proaching.
produire, to produce; tum out
(work).
proie, /, prey; lâcher la — pour
ronûtre, to give up the certain
for the uncertain.
projet, m,j project; plan, se promener, to take a walk.
propos, w., talk \ à —, by the
way; à tout — , on every occasion; à — dej about; in respect
to; speaking about . . .
propre, own.
propriétaire, fv., proprietor; land-
lord.
propriété,/, property, protéger, to protect.
prune, /, plum; pour des — j,
for nothing.
puis, then.
puisque, since.
puissant, powerful.
quadrature,/, squaring.
qualité, /, en — de, in the ca-
pacity of.
quand, when ; — même, even so;
even if.
quant à, as to.
quart, m., quarter.
quatre, four.
que, that ; how ; how many ; as ; why;
because; than; fi^ — , only; but.
quelque, some; any.
querelle,/, quarrel.
VOCABULARY
se quereller, to quarrel.
quinze, fifteen ; — jours^ a fbrt-
night.
quittance,/., receipt.
quitte, quits ; tenir — dâ^ to ab-
solve firom; m être — pour^ to
getoffwith.
quolibet, m,y pan.
raccommodement, m., reconciliation.
raconter, to relate; tell about
raffiné, stickler for étiquette.
raffinement, m.^ refinement.
rager, to be in a passion.
ragoût, m,^ stew; spice.
raison, /., reason ; avoir — , to be right; en — de y in proportion to; demander {rendre) — , to demand (give) satisfaction ; donner — i, to justify.
raisonnement, m.^ reasoning.
ramasser, to pick up.
rancune,/., îU-feeling.
rang, m., rank.
ranger, to put.
rappeler, to recall; remember.
rapport, tn,^ report; connection.
rapporter, to carry back; report j relate; bring.
se rassurer, not to worry.
ratatiné, shrunken.
rattraper, to gain; se — , to make up for; get even.
ravir, to ravish ; charm.
se raviser, to think better of it.
recette,/., receipt; recipe.
recevoir, to receive; catch.
réchapper, to escape (from great péril).
rechercher, to seek again; court.
réclamer, to protest.
réclusion./., seclusion.
récolte,/, harvest; collection.
reconnaissance, / , gratitude.
reconnaître, to recognize; acknowledge; be gratefiil (or show gratitude) for; se — , togetone's bearings.
recueillement, m., concentration.
recueillir, to receive; take in.
reculé, remote.
reculer, to hesitate.
recrue,/., recruit.
redingote,/, frock.coat
réduire, to reduce; force.
réfléchir, to reflect.
se réfugier, to take refuge.
refus, m., refusai.
regarder, to look at; concem.
régime, regimen; System.
rein, m, y — j, back; avoir les — s
solides^ to hâve solid merit.
réintégrer, to re-enter.
rejoindre, to rejoin; join.
relâcher, to relax ; se — , to lose zeaL relation, /y relation; connection.
relayer, to take the place of.
relever, to notice; take up; se — ,
to stand up.
relire, to re-read.
se remarier, to remaxry.
remarquer, to note.
remboursement, f»., reimbuise.
ment.
rembourser, to pay back.
remède, w., remedy.
remerciement, m., — x, thanks.
remercier, to thank.
remettre, to deliver ; give ; put
back; restore, remords, w., remorse.
remplacer, to replace, remplir, to fîll.
remporter, to take back; carry
away. rencontrer, to meet; meet with.
rendez- vous, w., engagement; ap-
pointment.
rendre, to render; restore; return;
make; do.
renoncer à, to renounce; give up.
renouer, to link together again.
renseigner, to inform.
rente,/, income.
rentrer, to re-enter; return; come
home; — dans^ to get; — sous
terre f to get under cover.
VOCABULARY
renverser, to overthrow; upset;
overturn; retwârsant, extraordi-
nary.
renvoyer, to dismiss; put ofF.
réparer, to repair; make up for.
repentir, m,, repentance; sâ — , to
repent.
répondre, to answer ; — d<y to an-
swer fDr; guarantee.
réponse,/., answer.
reprendre, to take again; résume;
se — , to correct one*s self.
réprimer, to repress. repriser, to dam.
rescousse,/., rescue.
résoudre, to résolve. 1 ressembler à, to resemble, rester, to remain; stay.
rétabUr, to restore (to health).
retard, w., en — , late.
retenir, to hold back; retain; de-
tain; keep.
retentissement, m», publicity.
retirer, to withdraw; se — , to retire, rétorquer, to réfute; rebut, retour, »*., retum; de — , back.
se retourner, to tum round.
retrousser, to tum up.
retrouver, to fînd again; pick up
again.
rêve, m. y dream.
révéler, to reveal.
revenir, to retum; belong; — Ji/r,
to change.
rêver, to dream.
révérence,/., bow; courtesy.
revêtir, to clothe.
revoir, to see again.
riche, rich ; luxurious.
ridicule, m., subject for ridicule;
adj'.f ridiculous.
rien, nothing; anything.
rieur, m. y laugher.
riposter, to retort, rire, to laugh.
robe,/., dress.
roi, m.j king.
roi de, stiff; touchy.
roman, m., romance; novel.
romanesque, romantic. rompre, and se — , to break, rondement, tout — , fi-ankly.
se ronger, to fret rose, picik.
roucoulant, cooing.
rougir, to blush.
rouler, to roU; — sur For^ to run smoothly.
sabler, to swallow; gulp down.
sacré, cursed.
sacrifier, to sacrifice.
sage, sage; wise.
la Saint- Jean, midsummer festival
(June 24).
salon, m., drawing-room.
saluer, to salute; bow to.
salut, m., salvation.
sang, m., blood.
sangloter, to sob.
sans, without.
santé,/., health.
sauf-conduit, m., safe-conduct.
sauter, to jump ; — au cou de, to
throw one's arms round the
neck of. ^
sauver, to save.
sauveur, m., saviour.
savant, w., leamed man; scien-
tist; adj.y leamed; bright.
savoir, to know; know how; leam;
vous ne sauriez, you cannot ; que
sais-je ?, how shall I put it ? savoir-vivre, m,, good-breeding.
savon, m,j soap.
