Au Fidèle Berger . . . Prunes et mirabelles. The
'au' means ' at the sign of. A 'mirabelle' is a little round yellow ]iKuii. ' Pour des prunes' is used in familiar language for "pour peu de chose". — 17. Papin, Denis, French physicist (1647-1714), who tirst discovered the elastic force of steam. — 18. Watt, James, Scotch machinist, who perfected the steam-engine (i 736-181 9).
90. — 13. je t'en moque, slangy, /'// do tiothing of the kind. — 23^ il a l'oreille longue, has good hearing, and ears like an ass. lience also ' étrille ' (1. 22).
91. — II. cheveux blancs. Cf 94, 14. — 14. par quatre chemins. Cf. le Post-scriptiun (se. l).
92. — I. il a trouvé le moyen de liquéfier le gaz carbonique. See 98, note on Faraday.
93. — 21. quatre cents atmosphères. Sixty are now ample for the
purpose of litiuefying carbonic-acid gas. — 12. vis, pronounce the 's'. — 24. Tliis would be alx)ut an average pressure to-day.
04:.— 18. un bouchon de paille à la sonnette. A wisp of straw tied to a horse's tail indicatcs that il is for sale. — 23. Un homme d'esprit n'aurait pas trouvé im mot. But cf. 42, 30.
i>8.— Faraday, Thilorier, Hervy. Michael Faraday (1791-1867), the celebrated English physicist and chemist. — "Until 1823 carbonic acid was known only in the gaseous state; in this year it was condensed by Faraday to a liquid, iu 1835 by Thilorier to a solid" (Kopp, Op. cit., III, p. 284). We can find no mention of Hervy.
VOCABULARY
abandon, tn., abandonment.
abasourdi, stunned.
abat-jour, »i., shade (of a lamp).
abattre, to knock down ; get
through; abattu, disconsolate.
abîme, m., abyss.
abondant. ?''V — e, of abundance.
d'abord, first; in the first place.
aboutir, to reach an end.
s'abstenir, to abstain.
accomplir, to accomplish.
accord, »'.. agreement; harmony;
,/' — , agreed.
accorder, to grant.
accueil, w., réception, accueillir, to receive.
acheminement, m., step.
acheter, to buy.
achever, t(j finish; complète, acquéreur, m., buyer.
actionnaire, w., stock holder.
adjonction,/., addition, admettre, to admit, adroit, skilful.
affectueux, affectionate.
affreux, frightful.
agir, to act ; s' — de, to be a
question of.
agréable, agreeable; attractive, agrément, fn., pkasure.
ahuri, m., wool-gatherer; aiij., be-
wildered.
aigle, m., eagle; great man.
s'aigrir, to get sour; become irri-
tuted.
aiguille,/., needle.
aiguillon, f«., goad; incentive.
d'ailleurs, besides; anyway; moreover.
aimer, to love; like.
ainsi, thus.
aisance, /., easy circumstances; means.
aise,/, ease; adj., glad.
aisé, easy.
ajourner, to put off.
ajouter, to add.
aller, to go ; become ; fit ; be (of health); allons!, corne!; well!; allons donc ! , the idea ! ; comment cela va-t-il ?, how goes it ?; s'en — , to go away.
alors, then.
amant, '«., lover.
amateur, m., faire en — , to dabble in.
ambassade,/, embassy.
âme,/, soûl.
amertume,/, bittemess.
ami, m., friend.
amitié,/, friendship.
amollissant, enervating.
amour, m., love.
amoureux, in love.
amour-propre, m., self- love ; self, respect.
an, m., year.
ancêtre, m., ancestor.
ancien, old; former.
ancre,/., anchor.
âne, m., ass.
année,/, year.
VOCABULARY
antichambre,/., antechamber.
apercevoir, tu see ; notice; j-' — , to
perceive.
aplatir, to flatten out ; discourage.
aplomb, m., assurance.
apothicaire, w., apothecary.
appareil, m., apparatus.
appartenir, to belong. appeler, to call; en — «, toappeal
to.
appliquer, to apply.
apporter, to bring; add.
apprendre, tolearn ; give information tu.
apprenti, w., apprentice.
s'approcher de, to approach.
appuyer, to lay stress or dwell
upon.
après, after.
arbre, m., tree.
argent, m., silver; money.
arme, f., arm ; pièce ; cannon ;
faire {tirer) des — s, to fence.
arracher, to tear away.
s'arranger de, to be satisfied to.
arrêter, to stop; décide upon.
arriver, to arrive; get there; hap-
pen; — i, to attain; reach.
arséniqué, arsenicated.
artilleur, m., artilleryman.
s'asseoir, to sit down.
assez, enough; quite; sufficiently.
assidu, assiduous.
assiduité,/., attention.
assister, to assist ; — <}, to be
présent at.
asticoter, to tease.
atteindre, to strike; reach, attendre, to await; waitfor; wait;
s" — à, to e.xpect.
s'attendrir, to become tender.
aucun, no ; any ; no oiie ; none.
au-dessous, be'ow.
au-dessus, above.
aujourd'hui, to-day.
aumône,/, alms.
auprès de, to; towards; by; with
respect to.
aussi, therefore; thus; too; as; also.
aussitôt, immediately.
autant, as much; as many; d' —
plus . . . çue, ail the more . . .
silice.
autel, m., altar.
auteur, w., author.
autour de, anjund.
autre, uther.
autrefois, formerly.
autrement, otherwise.
avaler, tu swallow; clinib.
avance,,/., advance; d' — , before-
hand.
avant, before; en — .', forward ! ;
/>/i<s — , more deeply.
avant-hier, the day before yester-
day.
avare, miserly.
avec, with.
avènement, m., advent; com-
ing.
avenir, m., future, avenu, happened; non — , a mère
nobody.
avertir, tu warn ; notify.
avertissement, w., vvarning, aveu, »i-, avowal.
à l'aveuglette, blindly.
avilir, to debase.
avis, w., opinion.
avoir, to hâve ; get; }' — , to be;
be going on ; be the trouble ; en —
pour, to hâve a task of.
avoué, w., attorney.
bagatelle,/., trifle.
baiser, to kiss.
baisser, to lower; strike,
bal, w., bail.
balbutier, to stammer.
balle,/, elastic bail ; doubler la
— de, to add to the force of.
banc, m., bench.
banque,/, bank, banqueroute,/, /rtz'r^ — , to fail.
barbe,/, beard.
bas, in a low tone.
bâtir, to build.
battre, to beat; se — , to fight.
VOCABULARY
bavard, '«., chatterbox ; adj., lo-
quacious.
beau, bcautiful; fine.
beaucoup, mucli.
bec, m., beak ; — de gaz, gas-
biirner.
belle-mère,/., step-mother.
belliqueux, warlike.
bénéfice, w.. advantage; privilège.
Bengale, m., Bengal;/rt<jr de—,
bliie lights; fireworks.
bénir, to bless.
berger, w-, shepherd.
besogne,/., task; work.
besoin, m., need,
bête,/., beast ; — noire, pet aversion; adj., f(X)lish; stupid.
bêtise,/., stupidity.
bien, m., property; adv., good ;
well ; quite ; very ; much : in-
deed; eh — .', well !; être — de
sa personne, to be good-looking;
conj., — que, although.
bienfait, m., kindness ; favor.
bientôt, soon.
bienveillance,/., goodwill.
billet, m., note, blanc, white; innocent, blanchir, to whiten; — à la chaux,
to whitewash.
blé, w. , wheat.
blesser, to wound.
bleu, blue.
bois, m., wood.
boisseau, m., bushel.
boîte,/., box; réceptacle.
bombarde, /.: old-fashioned can-
non, shooting stone cannon-balls.
bon, good; kind; foolish ; mon — ,
my dear fellow (familiar); c'est
— , very good.
bonheur, rn., good fortune; happi-
ness. bonhomme, tn., old man; old fel-
IfjW.
bonjour, m., good-moming; good-
day.
bonsoir, th.. griod-evening.
bonté,/., goodness.
bouche,/., mouth.
bouchon, m., wisp.
bouder, to pout; be angry with.
bougon, '«./•, mumbler.
bougonner, to nuimble.
boulangère,/., baker's daughter.
bouleverser, to upset.
bouquet, /n., bunch.
bourgeois, »t., person of the middle class.
bourgeoisie,/., — d'e'pe'e, military iTiiddle class.
bourgeon, m., bud; shoot.
bout, w. , end.
bouteille,/., bottle.
brandon, m., firebrand; cause of discord.
bras, m., arm.
brave, brave; worthy; fine.
brebis,/., sheep.
bref, in short; adj., abrupt.
bretteur, m., brawler.
brevet, »t., commission.
brimborion, m., thing of little value; doU.
brin, w-, bit; spark.
briser, to break.
broder, to embroider.
brouiller, to mix up ; — les cartes, to sow dissension ; make confusion; se — avec, to get out with; be at logger-heads with.
broyer, to grind; — du noir, to feel very blue.
bruit, w., noise; rumor.
brûler, to burn.
brusquement, abruptly.
but, w., goal; point; object.
ça, I say ; come ! ; Ah — .', I say ! ;
hère !
cacher, to hide; s'en — , to deny.
cacheter, to seal.
caisse, /., cash-box; — de secours,
aid fund.
caissier, m., cashier.
calomnie,/, calumny; slander.
calomnier, to slander. calorique, m., beat.
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VOCABULARY
campagne, /., country ; cam- ]i.ugn ; mettre en — , to put to work.
canapé, m., sofa.
cancan, w., gossip.
caquet, »i., cackle; idle talk.
car, fur.
carbonique, ^(72 — , cai-bonicacid gas.
Carême, m.. Lent.
carrière, /., career; quarry.
carrosse, m., carriage.
carrossier, ///., carriage-maker.
carte,/., card.
cas, m., case.
casque, m., helmet.
casser, to break.
cause, f.y case; à — de, on account of.
causer, to cause; chat.
causeuse, /., S-shaped sofa.
cavalier, m., escort.
célibat, m., celibacy.
célibataire, w., bachelor.
cent, a hundred.
cependant, meanwhile; however.
cercler, to hoop.
cerise, /., cherry.
cerisier, w., cherry-tree.
certes, ccrtainly.
cervelle, /., brain.
chacun, each; eachone; everyone.
chagrin, m., sorrow.
chaise, /., chair.
champ, m., field.
chance, /., luck.
chandelle,/., candie.
chanter, to sing.
chapeau, w., hat.
