livre, m., book; /, franc
locataire, m., tenant.
loge,/, box (at a théâtre).
loi,/, lavv.
loisir, 7)1., leisure.
longtemps, a long time; long.
lorsque, when.
louer, to praise; rent.
louis, w., louis ; napoléon (20
francs).
loup, w., wolf.
loyauté,/, loyalty.
lubie,/, caprice.
lumière,/, liglit; —s, knowledge. lune,/, moon.
luron, m., bold fellow.
luxe, w., luxury.
Lyon, m., Lyons.
machine,/, engine.
mademoiselle,/. Miss.
magnifique, magnificent.
mai, w-, May.
maille,/, farthing.
main,/, hand.
maintenant, now.
mais, but; vvhy.
maison,/, house.
maître, «/., master.
maîtresse,/, mistress.
majestueusement, majestically.
mal, /«., ill; harm; evil; adv.,
ill; hadly; arriver — , inoppor-
tiinely; at a bad time.
malade, sick; morbid.
maladroit, clumsy.
malbâti, w., missliapen fellow.
malentendu, ;«., misunderstand-
ing.
malgré, in spite of.
malheur, w., misfortune.
malheureusement, unfortunately.
malheureux, unhappy; uniucky;
stupid.
maman,/, mamma.
manche, m., handle; /., sleeve.
manège, w., conduct.
manger, toeat; squander.
manquer, to fail ; lack ;fal! through ;
sin against; be rude to.
marchand, w., marchant; buyer.
marchander, to haggle. marché, w-, bargain ; faire bon
■ — de, to let go cheaply.
marcher, /r/rd- — , to opéra te.
mari, m., husband.
marier, to marry ; be instrumental
in getting a husband or wife for;
se — , to marry.
marquisat, m., marquisate.
marquise,/, marchioness.
marraine,/, godmother.
mascarade,/, disguise.
masque, m., mask; /., little hypocrite.
matière,/, occasion, matin, m., morning.
maudire, to curse.
mauvais, bad; ill; evil.
mécanicien, m., mechanic.
méchant, naughty; wicked; bad.
se méfier de, to distrust; be on
une's guard; look out.
mélange, m., mixture.
mêler, to mix ; se — de, to meddle
with; présume to meddle.
VOCABULARY
no, thank
même, same; even; very ; qtiami
— , even if; even tliough ; à —
de, in a position to; tout Je — .
ail the same; de — , the same
(stage direction), mémoire, /., memory; m., me-
moir; article, ménage, m., houseliold; femme
de — , chamber-maid.
ménager, to save.
mener, to lead; take; — à fin, to
make a success of.
mentor, /«., mentor; tutor.
mépris, m., scorn; contempt.
méprisable, contemptible.
mépriser, to despise.
merci, thank you ;
you.
mercredi, w., Wednesday.
mercure, m., mercury.
mère, /'.. mother.
mésalliance,/., misalli.ance.
se mésallier, to marry beneath one.
mesure,/., measure; model; à — ,
in order; one after another.
métier, m., trade.
mettre, to put ; put on ; se — à,
to set alxjut.
meuble, m., furniture; — s de jardin, e. g., tables, chairs, benches,
etc.
miel, /«., honey; lune de — , honey-
moon.
mieux, see 'bien.' milieu, m., middle; midst.
militaire, /«., soldier; adj., mili-
tary; soldierly. mille, a thousand.
minauderie,/., affectation, mine, f. , look ; aspect ;/a/rc' — de,
tu appear to.
minuit, m., midnight.
misère, /. , faire des — s, to cause
trouble or annoyance.
mode,/, fashion.
moindre, see ' petit.' moins, less; le — , the least; au
(du) — , at least.
mois, m., month.
moitié,/, half.
mollir, to soften; weaken.
moment, m., du — que (trivial),
since.
monde, m., world; society; tout
(e — , everybody; le grand — ,
gDod society.
m.onnayeiir, m., faux — , counter-
feiter.
monsieur, w.. Sir; Mr. ; gentleman;
mes petits — s, my narrow-minded
friends.
monsigneu (for monseigneur), m.,
my lord.
mont, w., hill.
montre,/, watch.
montrer, to show; point ont.
se moquer de, to make fun of ; je
t'en moque, I guess not.
morceau, m., morsel; pièce, mort,/, death.
mortifiant, mortifying.
mot, 'II., 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, /<2/r^ — , to manage.
moyen, m., means; le — de, how.
mur, m., wall.
nager, to swim.
naïf, candid; ingenuous.
naissance,/, birth.
naître, to Ije born.
nanan, m., goodies (child's word);
c'est du — (trivial), it's simply
great.
négligemment, negligently.
nerf, /«., 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, ;«., simpleton.
nier, to deny.
noblesse, /.. — df robe, civilian
(i.c. non-military) iiobility.
Noël, m., Cliristmas.
noir, black.
nom, w., name.
nombre, w., number.
nommer, to name.
notaire, w. , notary.
nourrice,/., nurse (wet-nurse).
nourrir, to nourish; support; feed
on; sl' — , to live.
nouveau, new.
nouvelle,/, news.
nuance, /'., sliade; grade; degree.
nubile, marriageable.
nuit,/, night.
nul, null; void.
obligé, m., debtor.
obusier, w., howitzer.
occasion, /., chance; cause.
œuvre,/, work.
offenser, to offend.
offrir, to offer.
offusquer, to dazzle; offend.
oisiveté,,/., idleness.
ombre,/, shadow.
oncle, w., uncle.
opportunité,/, opportuneness.
or, m., gold; co>ij., now.
oreille,/, ear.
orgueil, m., pride.
ou, or.
o£i, where; when.
oublier, to forget.
oui, yes.
outre, further; beyond; en — , lie-
siiles.
outrecuidance,/, presumption.
ouvrage, »i., work.
ouvrir, to open.
pacte, w., compact, paille,/, straw.
pain, ;«., loaf (of bread). ^ paix,/, peace.
pâlir, to make pale.
pan, m., section of a wall; — s
coupes, cut-oft corners, pantin, w., puppet.
paon, w., peacock.
Pâques, »i.. Easter.
paquet, w., bundle.
par, by; through; for; ci, hère;
— • -/à, there.
paraître, to appear.
paravent, m., screen.
parc, w., park, parce que, because.
parchemin, m., parchment.
pareil, like; such.
parent, w., parent; relative, parenthèse, /., par — , by the
way.
parer, to adorn, parfait, perfect.
parfaitement, perfectly; entirely.
parfum, m., perfume.
parier, to wager; bet.
parlementaire, m., negotiator ;
bearer of a flag of truce.
parler, to speak.
parmi, among.
parole, /., word.
parrain, m., godfather.
part,/, part; expectation; share;
fairt' — de, to give notice of;
announce; à — , aside.
partager, to share.
parti, w., match; àecision; prendre
le — de, to décide to.
particule,/, particle {de).
partir, to départ; go.
partout, everywhere.
parvenir, to rcach; attain to; arrive; parvenu, upstart.
pas, m. , step ; prendre le — sur, U >
take precedence over.
passer, to pass; waive; excuse; se
— , to pass; se — de, to dowith-
out.
paterne, paternal; innocuous.
patriarcal, modest (alluding to
the simple luiostentatious life of
the patriarchs).
VOCABULARY
patrimoîne, w.. iiiheritance.
patron, m., p.itron saint (whose
name one bears).
pauvre, tu., poor man; adj., puor.
pauvreté, /■, poverty.
pavé, »i., pavement, pavillon, ///., flag; colors; sum-
nu-r-house.
paysage, w., 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 — ,
luirdly.
pendant, during.
pendre, to hang.
penser, to think.
pension,/., allowance.
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; »/.,nobody;
anybody.
petit, small; petty; insignificant.
petit-fils, m., grandson.
petitesse,/, smallness; weakness.
peu, littie; un — , somewhat;/^Kr
— que, however littie ; if.
peur, /, fear.
peut-être, perhaps; I suppose, phrase, /, sentence; idle talk.
physique, /, physics; adj., phy-
sical.
pièce, /., document.
pied, m-, foot; marcher sur le — de,
to impose on; de — ferme, reso-
lutely.
pied-plat, m., contemptible fellow.
pierre,/., — philosophale, philos(v
pher's stone (to turn the baser
metals into gold).
piétiner, to move the feet; struggle.
piler, to pound.
pincé, with lips pinched; coldly.
piocher, todig; "plug." piocheur, m., "plugger." piquer, to nettle; se — de, to pride
one 's self upon.
pis, see ' mal,' piste,/, track.
piston, m., piston; tool.
pitoyable, pitiable.
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 — à, to take
pleasure in.
plaisanter, to jest.
plaisanterie,/, jest.
plaisir, w., pleasure; favor.
plan, w., premier — , foreground;
second — , middleground; centre.
planche, board ; sur la — , on your
hands.
plaquer, to lay (flat) against; put
against.
plastron, w., breastplate; butt.
plat, m., tray.
plâtré, plastered over; question-
able.
plein, fuU; open.
pleurer, toweep.
pli, m., crease; rough place, plume,/, featlier; plume; pen.
plus, more; ne — , no longer; non — , either; tout au — , at the out-
side.
plutôt, rather.
poche,/, pocket.
poignée, /, handful; donner une
— de main, to shake hands.
VOCABULARV
point, m., stitch; degree; ne — ,
not at ail; à — , iu due time.
poliment, politely.
politesse,/., politeness.
porte, /., door.
portée, /., reach (as of hand or
niind).
porte-éventail, w., attendant (fancarrier).
porter, to carry; bear; se — , to
Ix- (of health).
poser, to pose; place; put; grant;
se — , to pose.
pot, m. , pot; payer les — s cassés, to
pay for the damage ; suffer.
potasse,/"., potassium.
pouce, w., thumb; t>tettre les — s,
to give in.
poule, / , hcn ; faire la — mouillée,
to be chicken-hearted. poupée,/, doll.
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, w., meadovv.
préambule, m., preamble.
prêcher, to preach to.
précisément, precisely.
premier, first; initial.
prendre, to take; se — à, to set
about; begin; le — de haut, to
be high-lianded.
préparateur, ;«., laboratory-assis-
tant.
près, by ; near ; de — , closely;
carefully ; à peu — , almost ; about ;
Cl . . . — , within.
prescription, /., légal title from
long use or possession.
à présent, now.
présenter, to introduce; se — , to
corne.
presque, almost.
pressé, urgent.
presser, to urge; se — , to hurry.
pression,/, pressure.
prêt, w., loan; adj., ready.
prétendre, to prétend; claim.
prêter, to lend; ascribe.
preuve, /., pxooi ; faire ses — .r,
to prove one's courage, worth.
prévenir, to warn.
prévoir, to foresee.
prier, to pray; beg.
printemps, m., Spring.
prix, ni., price.
probité, /., lionesty.
procédure,/., légal proceedings.
procès, m., law-suit.
prochain, next; near at hand; ap-
proaching.
produire, to produce; tum ont
(work).
proie,/, prey; lâcher la — pour
r ombre, to give up the certain
for the uncertain.
projet, m., project; plan, se promener, t<j take a walk.
propos, 1)1., talk ; à — , by the
way; (Z tout — , on every occasion ; à — de, about ; in respect
to; speaking about . . .
propre, own.
propriétaire,;;?., 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, wheu ; — même, even so;
even if.
quant à, as to.
quart, »i., quarter.
quatre, four.
que, that;how;how many;as;why;
because ; than ; ne — , only ; but.
quelque, some; any.
querelle,/, quarrel.
VOCABULARY
se quereller, to quarrcl.
quinze, fil'teen ; — jours, a fortnitjht.
quittance,/., receipt.
quitte, quits ; tenir — de, to absolve fron; en être — pour, to gel ofF witli.
quolibet, m., pun.
raccommodement, m., reconciliation.
raconter, to relate; tell about.
raflBné, stickler for étiquette.
raffinement, m., refinement.
rager, to be in a passion.
ragoût, w., stew; spice.
raison, /., reason; avoir — , tobe right; en — de, in proportion to; demander (rendre) — , to demand (give) satisfaction ; donner — à, to justify.
raisonnement, m., reasoning.
ramasser, to pick up.
rancune,/., ill-feeling.
rang, m., rank.
ranger, to put.
rappeler, to recall; remember.
rapport, m., report; connection.
rapporter, to carry back; report; relate; bring.
se rassurer, not to worry.
ratatiné, ^hrunken.
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 I)eril).
rechercher, to seek again; court.
réclamer, to protest.
réclusion,/, seclusion.
récolte,/., liarvest; collection.
reconnaissance, y., gratitude.
reconnaître, to recognize; acknowledge; be grateful (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, >n., refusai.
regarder, to look at; concern.
régime, regimen; System.
rein, m., — s, back; avoir les — s
solides, to bave solid merit.
réintégrer, to re-enter.
rejoindre, to rejoin; join.
relâcher, to relax; se — ,to lose zeal.
relation,/, relation; connection.
relayer, to take the place of.
relever, to notice; take up; se — ,
to stand up.
relire, to re-read.
se remarier, to remarry.
remarquer, to note.
remboursement, m., reimburse-
ment.
rembourser, to pay back, remède, m-, remedy.
remerciement, w., — s, thanks.
remercier, to thank.
remettre, to deliver ; give ; put
back ; restore.
remords, m., remorse, remplacer, to replace, remplir, to fiU.
remporter, to take back; carry
away.
rencontrer, to meet; meet with.
rendez- vous, m., 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; corne
home; — dans, to get; — sous
terre, to get under cover.
VOCABULARY
renverser, to overtlirow ; upset ; ovcrturii; renversant, extraordinary.
renvoyer, to dismiss; put off.
réparer, tu repair; make up for.
repentir, m., repentance; se — , to repeiit.
répondre, to answer ; — de, to answer for; guarantee.
réponse,/"., answer.
reprendre, to take again; résume; se — , to correct one's self.
réprimer, to repress.
repriser, to darn.
rescousse,/., rescue.
résoudre, to résolve.'
ressembler à, to resemble.
rester, to remain; stay.
rétablir, to restore (to health).
retard, m., en — , late.
retenir, to hold back; retain; detain; keep.
retentissement, m., publicity.
retirer, to witlidraw; se — , to retire.
rétorquer, to réfute; rebut.
retour, m., return; de — , back.
se retourner, to turn round.
retrousser, to turn up.
retrouver, to find again; pick up again.
rêve, m., dream.
révéler, to reveal.
revenir, to return; belong; — sur, to change.
rêver, to dream.
révérence,/., bow; courtesy.
revêtir, to clotlie.
revoir, to see again.
riche, rich; luxurious.
ridicule, m., subject for ridicule; adj., ridiculous.
rien, nothing; anything.
rieur, m., laugher.
riposter, to retort.
rire, to laugh.
robe,/, dress.
roi, w., king.
roide, stiff; touchy.
roman, m., romance; novel. romanesque, romantic.
rompre, and se — , to break, rondement, tout — , frankly.
se ronger, to fret.
rose, pink.
roucoulant, cooing.
rougir, to blush.
rouler, to roU; — sur l'or, to run smoothly.
sabler, to swallow; gulp down.
sacré, cursed.
sacrifier, to sacrifice.
sage, sage; wise.
la Saint-Jean, midsummer festival
(Jiuie 24).
salon, m., drawing-room.
saluer, to salute; bow to.
salut, 711., salvation.
sang, 7)1., blood.
sangloter, to sob.
sans, with(Hit.
santé, /. health.
sauf-conduit, w., safe-conduct.
sauter, to jump ; — an cou de, to
throvv one's arms round the
neck of.
sauver, to save.
sauveur, w., saviour.
savant, w., learned man; scien-
tist; adj., learned; briglit.
savoir, to know; knowhow; learn;
vous ne sauriez, y ou cannot; que
sais-je ?, how shall I put it ? savoir-vivre, ;«., good-breeding.
savon, 7)1., soap.
