jetait, *'landed
121. — 5. que c'eit beau lei Toyagoi^'^bow nicë travelling is."
11. Aukland, a seaport in tbe nortbern part of New Zealand, bas a population of 65,000.
14. jamais je ne me luii mieux porté, " I never was in better bealth."
15. très eordialement yotre. Not a Frencb formula, but tbe literal translation of our Englisb expression "verj cordial I y yours."
VOCABULARY
à, to, at, in. fôr, fpom, by, on.
abaiffer (s'), to be lowered.
abandon, m», abandonment, for-
saking, surrender.
abandonner, to abandon, giye up,
leave.
abattu -e, depressed, dejected.
abîme, m., abyss.
abord, 97»., approacb; cT — , before
ail, at first; de» T— , at first
sight; en — , outside, in the
fore part, abordage, m., collision, aborder (■'), to stop and talk.
aboutir, to corne to.
abriter, to sbelter.
absence,/., absence, absolu -e, absolute.
absorber, to absorb, take up.
absorption,/., absorption, absurde, absurd.
aoijou, m., mahogany.
accabler, to oyerwhelm.
accalmie,/, lull.
accent, m., accent, accentuer (s*), to become audible,
increase.
accepter, to accept.
accès, m. , admittance, access.
accessible, accessible, accessoirement, accessorily.
accident m. \ accident, accidenté -e, broken (of ground).
acclimater, to acclimatize.
accompagner, to accompanj.
accomplir (s'), tobe accomplished,
take place, accord, f»., chord.
accoster, to corne alongside, stand
alongside.
aceoiter (s*), to corne together,
coUide.
aoeoter (s'), to support oneself,
lean.
accouder (s*), to lean on one's
elbows.
accoupler, to join together.
accourir, to hasten, flock together, run forth.
accoutumé -e, habituai, accus-
tomed, usual.
aceroeber, to hang on.
accroissait, see accroître, aecroître (s*), to increase.
accueillir, to receiye, weîcome,
greet.
acculer (s*), to be driyen back,
fall back.
accumuler, to accumulate.
accuser, to blâme, accuse, acheter, to buy.
achever, to finish, achieve.
acre./, acre, acquis -e, acquired ; force •€,
momentuçQ. act-eur-rice, actor, actress.
acti-f-ye, active.
action,/., action, act.
VÔCABUtÀRY
aetivement, actively.
activité, /"., actlvity.
adhérent, m., follower.
adieu, m., farewell, good-bye ;
faire ses — ar. to bid farewell.
admettre, to admit, admirable, admirable, admirat-eur-rice. admirer, admirer, to admire.
adorer (s'), to love passionately
one anotber.
adresse,/., address.
adrewer, to direct, address.
adresser (s') to address, address
oneself.
adversaire, opponent, adversary.
afbiblir (s'), to grow weak,
weaken.
aifaire,/., business, affair, tbing,
quarrel \ avoir — , to bave to
do.
aflhler (s*), to slide down.
affeeté -e, destined, affected. aifeotion,/., affection, affleher, to ]>ost up.
affleurer, to be lovel witb.
affluer, to fl )ck, come in great
numbers.
affréter, to cbarter.
affréteur, m., cbarterer.
afin que, in order tbat ; — de, in
order to africain e, African.
Atrique, /., Africa.
âge, m,, âge.
agenouiller (s*), to kneel down.
agglomération, /., agglomération, agile, li^btfooted, agile, nimble.
agilement, nitubly, quickly.
agir, to act.
agir (s'), to be tbe question, agitation. /., agitation, tossing,
tr<5ubl«'.
agiter, to disturb, agitate, move,
disquiet, sbake.
agrandir, to en large.
ai, see aToir.
aide, /., belp, aid ; venir eii-^,
to belp.
aider, to aid, belp.
aider (s'), to belp oneself.
aigrette,/., aigret, plume, erest.
ailleurs, elsewbere ; d* — , be-
sides.
aimable, amiable, aimer, to love, like.
aine -e. elder, eldest.
ainsi, so, tbus ; — qtie, as.
air, m. , air ; grand — open air.
aie, m., board. plank.
aisance./, ease.
aise. /. , ease, comf ort ; à votre — ,
at your pleasure.
aisément, easily.
ait, see ayoir.
ajouter, to add.
ajuster, to adjust.
alerte, alert, vigilant, alimentation, /., alimentation,
feeding.
alimenter, to feed, nourisb.
allée, / , walk, drive.
Allemagne. / , Germany.
allemand -e, German.
aller, to go, be.
aller (s'en), to go away.
allongé -e, elongated, extending*
stretcbed, easy (of UlU).
allonger (s'), t ) stretcb eut, ex-
tend.
allons ! well I come 1 allumer (s*), to Ugbt np, b«
ligbted.
allure,/., gait, pace.
allusion, / , allusion, alors, tben ; juaqu' — , so far.
alourdi -e, lieavy.
altération, /., détérioration,
altération, altemati-f-ye. nlternate.
alternativement, aJtemately.
amariner, to man ^a prize).
amarre, /., cable, bawser.
VOCABULARY
r, to moor.
amateur, m,, amateur, lover (of things).
Amaione,/., Amazon River.
ambiant -e» ambient, surrounding.
ambulant -e, strolling, travelling.
âme,/., soûl, heart, mind.
amélioration, /., improvement, amélioration.
aménagement, m., accommodation, improvement, arrangement, placing.
amener, to bring about.
américain -e, American ; — du 8ud, South American.
Amérique,/.. America.
ami -e, friend.
amitié,/., friendsliip.
amont (en), up tiie river.
amour, m,,/., love.
amouren-z-ie, loving.
amplitude,/., amplitude.
amueer, to amuse.
an. m.f jear.
anere, / , anchor ; lever V — , to weigh ancbor.
anglais -e. Englisb.
Angleterre,/. England.
animal, m., animal.
animation,/., animation, excitement.
animer, to animate.
animer (■'), to become animated.
année,/., year.
annélide,/.. annelides.
annexe,/, annex, suburb.
annonoer, to announce, tell.
apaiiement, m., relief, appeasement.
apaiser, to appease, calm, quiet.
apaiser (§'), to grow calm, become quiet.
apercevoir, to perceive, see.
apercevoir (s'), to notice, perçoive,
aplomb, tn.. assurance, boldness;
d* — , perpendicularly.
apparaître, to appear, look, be
seen.
appareil, m., apparatus.
appareillage, m., sailing. sailing
préparation, appareiller, to get under sail,
Bail, apparition,/, apparition, vision, appartenir, to belong.
appel, m., call. calling.
appeler, io call.
appeler (s'), to be called.
applaudir, to applaud.
applaudissement, m., applauae.
appréciation./, appréciation, apprécier, to appreciate.
apprendre, to learn, tell, teacb.
appris, see apprendre, approche. /*.. approach, coming.
approcher (s'), to come near,
approach, go near.
appui, m.f support.
appnjer, to staj, support, hold
up, lean, prop up.
appuyer (s), to lean.
âpre, eager.
après, afterwards. after, what
next.
après -diner, tt».,/, afternoon.
arbre, m., tree; — moteur, shaft.
arbrisseau, m,, shrub, small tree.
arc. m., arc.
arcbouter (s'), to prop oneself.
arc-en-ciel, m., rainbow, archange, m., archangel.
arche. /, arcb.
ardent -e, ardent, eager.
ardoise, / , slate.
arête./., edge.
argent, m., silver.
arme, /. arm, weapon ; rencontra
par les — $, duel, armée,/, army.
armer, to arm.
arpenter, to walk up and down.
VOCABULARY
arqué -d, bent, crooked.
arraelier, to snatch from, snatch.
arranger, to arrange, settle.
arrêt, nu, stop, atopping.
arrêter, to stop, agrée, résolve
upon.
arrêter (s*), to stop, arrière, m., stem, back part;
dâ l' — , aft; 9ur, à l* — , at the
stern, aft; par l* — , bebind.
arrière (en), back, backwards.
arrière-plan, m,, background.
arrimer, to stow away.
arrivée, /., arrivai, arriver, to arrive, happen, occur»
reacli.
arrondi -e, rounded.
arrondir (s'), to become round, art, 7». , art ; obfet d'— , work of
art.
article, m., article, artimon, m,, mlzzen; corne {f — ,
mizzen-mast.
aieensenr, m., elevator.
ascension, /., ascent, going up.
aspect, m., aspect, look, assemblage, m., union, tabling.
assemblée,/., assemblj, meeting,
audience, asseoir (s'), to ait down.
asseï, enough, pretty.
assiette,/., plate.
assis -e, seated.
assistance,/., audience, assistant -e, person présent, hj»
stander.
assister, to be présent, belp, as-
sist.
associer, to associate, take into.
assombxl -e, darkened.
assourdir, to make deaf.
assourdissant -e, deaf ening.
assuré -e, confident, bold.
assurer, to make sure of , assure,
insure, assurer (s*), to make sure of.
Atlantique, m. , Atlantic,
atmosphère, /., atmosphère ;
pleine ^. open air. ^ atmosphérique, atmospheric; couches — «, air.
attablé -e, seated at table, attache,/., tie; port d* — , home
port, attaquer, to strike, attack.
atteignis, see atteindre, atteindre, to reacb, strike, bit.
attelage, m., team, attendre, to await, wait for, ex-
pect.
attendri -e, moved.
attention,/., attention, attentivement, attentivelj.
atterrage, m., viciuity of land,
quarter, place, latitude.
attester, to afflrm, attest.
attirer, to attract.
attitude,/., attitude, attouchement, contact, tbucb.
attrait, m., attraction, attribuer, to confer, assign,
attribute.
au, of the, to tbe, at tbe.
aube, /., paddle-board, dawn ;
dès V — , at daybreak.
aucun -e, no, not any.
aucunement, in no vrise, not in
tbe least.
audace,/, audacitv, boldness.
audacieu-x-se, bold, audacious.
au-dessous, below.
au-dessus, above, over.
audit-eur-rice, listener, bearer.
augurer, to augur, surmise, aujourd'hui, to-day.
auprès, near.
aussi, also, therefore ; — ... que,
as ... as. aussitôt, at once, immediately ;
— ... que, as soon ... as.
Australie, /., Australia.
autant, so mucb, so many, as
mucb, as many, as wèll ; d* —
plus, so mucb more.
VOCABULABT
AUtanr, m., author, maker, pro-
motei.
autoriier, to permit, authorize.
autour, aroond.
autre, other.
auxiliaire, subsidiary.
aTanee, /., advance ; d* — , in
adyance.
avanoer, to adyance.
ayaneer (■'), to advance, corne
forward, go forward.
ayant, before ; en — , forward ;
en — de, in front of .
ayant, m,, head, bow (of sbips),
stem, front part, forecastie.
ayantage, m., advantage.
ayant-demi-er -ère, tbe îast but
one.
ayant-Mer, tbe day before yes-
terday.
ayarie, /., damage.
ayee, witb.
ayenir, m., future, ayenture,/., adyenture.
ayenturer (■'), to venture.
ayenturier, m., adventurer.
ayerse,/., sbower.
ayeugler, to blind.
ayidement, eagerij.
ayii, m., opinion ; être de l* — de^
to bave tbe same opinion ad,
side witb.
ayoeat, m., lawyer.
ayoir. to bave ; y — , tbere to be.
ayoué -e, évident.
avouer, to avow, confess.
avril, m., April.
axiome, m., axiom.
ajant, see avoir, aiur, m., azuré, aiuré -e, azuré.
bâbord, m,, larboard.
bagage, m , baggage.
bab, psbaw, poob.
baie./., bay.
baigner (le), to batbe.
baisier, to go down, fall (of
barometers and tbermom-
eters).
balancer, torock, swing, counter-
balance, balancer (le), to rock, swing, balajer, to sweep.
baleine, /., wbale.
ballon, m., bail, balustrade,/., balustrade, banc, m., beucb, bank, sboal.
bande,/., band, Une, strip.
banquise, immovable iceberg, barbe,/., beard.
baromètre, m., barometer.
barque,/., small boat. boat.
barre, /., bar, belm, tiller ; la —
au vent, belm alee.
bas, m., bottom, foot ; du haut
en — , up and down.
bas -se, low.
bascule, /., rocker ; ehaiee à — ,
rocking-cbair.
bassin, m., basin.
bastingage, m., railing, netting.
bataillon. m„ battalion.
bateau, m., boat, sbip.
bâtiment, m., sbip; — de commerce, mercbantman.
bâtir, to build.
bâton, m., stick, battement, m., splasbing, beat-
ing (of tbe beart).
battre, to strike, beat, slam (of
doors); — monnaie, to coin
money ; — des mains, to clap
one's hands.
battre (se), to figbt.
battue, /., battue, bavarder, to prattle.
beau, bel -le, beautifui, fair ;
l'avoir belle, to bave a good
cbance.
beaucoup, niucb, very mucb,
many, verymany.
VOCABULARY
bébé, m,, baby, doll.
bénir, to bless.
b«rger, m,, slieplierd.
besoin, m., need.
bien, mauy, much, well, reallj,
Yery ; — quê, altliough.
bientôt, soon.
bisonit, m.» biscuit ; — da mer,
sea-biscuit.
biiarre, strange, singular.
blanc -be, wbite ; chauffer à — ,
to bring to a white beat.
bleisé -e, woanded person.
bletier, to wound.
bloe, m., block; — plein, solid
block.
blond, m., fair, ligbt color.
blond -e, ligbt, blonde.
bcnif, m,, beef, ox.
bois, m, , wood. boîtier, m., case (of watcbes).
Bombay, m., Bombay, bon, well.
bon -ne, good.
bond, m., bound.
bondir, to leap, bound.
bonbenr, m,, bappioess.
bonjour, good inorning, good day.
bonne,/., maid, nurse.
bord, f»., board, sliip, side ; à
Bon — , aboard sbip ; à — , on
board.
bordé, m., bordering, edging,
outside.
bordée, /. , broadside, volley.
boucbe,/., moutb.
bouger, to move, stir.
bouillonnement, tn., bubbling.
bouillonner, to bubble.
bouleyard, m., promenade deck,
boulevard, boulonner, to boit, bouquet, m., bouquet, cluster.
bourg, m., borougb.
bout, m., end, tip.
bouteille, /*., bottle.
bouton, m., button.
boutonner, to button up.
branebe, /., blade (of propellers),
brancb, branle, m,, motion, braquer, to point, turn, lerel.
bras, m., arm; m donner le — ,
arm in arm; bô eroiser les — ,
to cross one's arms. brave, good.
braver, to face, brave, bravo, m., bravo, brêobe, /., breacb, gap.
br-ef -ève, brief , sbort, compas t.
brevet, m., patent, brillamment, brilliantly.* briller, to sbine.
brise,/., breeze; grande — , stîff
breeze.
briser, to break, britannique, Britisb.
broubaba, m., noise, uproar.
brouillard, m., fog, mist.
bruit, m , noise, rumor.
brume,/., baze, fog, mist.
brumeu-x -se, misty, foggy.
brun -e, dark, brown.
brusque, sudden, abrupt, brusquement, abruptly, sudden-
brusquerie,/., bluntness, abrupt-
ness.
bruyamment, noisily.
bruyant -e, noisy.
buanderie. /., laundry.
burlesque, burlesque, burnous, m., bournous (an Ar-
abian cloak).
busqué -e, eu rved, arcbed.
but. m., aim.
buter, to strike, hit.
çâ, bere ; — et là, bere and
tbere.
cabane,/., cottage, but, cabin, cabestan, m,, capstan.
VOCABULARY
cabine,/., cabin, stateroom.
câble, m.f cable.
cabotage, m,, coasting ; goélette
de — , coasting schooner.
cicher, to hide, conceal.
cadavre, m,, corpse.
caisse,/., box.
calcul, m. , calculation, computa-
tion, reckoning.
calculer, to calculate, coinpute,
reckon.
Calcutta, m,f Calcutta, eale, /., wharf, hold (of boats).
calembourg, m., pun.
Californien -ne, Califoroian.
calme, m., calmness, coolness.
calme, calm.
camarade, m,, comrade, compan-
ion.
cambuse,/., store-room.
campagnard -e, rustic, country-
like, of the country.
campagne,/, country. field.
Canadien -ne, Canadian.
canal, m., strait, channel, canal, canapé, m. , sofa, canon, m., cannon.
canot, m., cutter, ship's boat,
sinall boat.
cantine, /., canteen, mess-roora.
cantique, m., hymn, canticle.
caoutchouc, m,, rubber coat.
cap, w/., cape ; porter le — , to be
hi'aded (of ships).
capéyer, to tack about.
capitaine, tti., captain.
capital, m,, capital, capot, m., hood (of ladders or
stairways).
capricieusement, capriciously.
car, for.
caractère, m., character.
carcasse,/., carcass, body.
carène./., keel, careen.
cargaison,/., cargo, earnasiier, m., carnlvorous ani-
mld.
carré, m., square, landing-place,
floor.
carte, /., map. card, visiting
card; jeu de — *, pack of play-
ing cards.
carton, m,, pasteboard, card-
board.
cas, m., case ; en tout — , in any
case, any way; le — échéant, tUe
case occurring.
casaque. /., large coat ; — cirée,
oilcloth large coat. casquette,/., cap ; — cirée, patent-
leather cap.
casser, to break, casser (le), to be broken.
cataracte. / , cataract.
catastrophe. /. , catastrophe, cause,/, cause, causer, to talk, cause, caverne, /., cavern.
ce, it, that.
ce, cet -te, ces, this, that, thèse,
those.
céder, to yield, give in.
cela, that ; — ne marche pas,
things do not go well.
célèbre, celebrated.
célébrer, to celebrato.
céleste, beavenly, celestial.
celui, celle, ceux, celles, tins,
that, thèse, those j — -et, this
one, this ; ceux-ci, thèse ;
ceux-là, those; là, that one.
cent, hundred.
centaine, /., hundred, about a
Imndred.
centigrade, centigrade, centime, m. about one fifth of a
cent, centimètre, m., centimeter (inch
central -e. central, centre, m., center.
cependant, meanwhile, however,
yet, nevertheless.
j cerceau, m,, hoop.
VOCABULARY
cercle, m,, circle.
cérémonie,/., ceremony.
certain -e, certain, certainement, certainly.
certes, certainly.
cesser, to cease, stop.
chacun -e, eacli, each one.
>chaîne,/., cbain.
chaise,/., chair; — à bascule,
rocking-cbair.
c\aleur,/., warmtb, beat, chambre, /., room, cbamber ;
femme de — , cbambermaid.
cha^p, m.f field ; — de course,
race-track.
chance,/., chance, luck ; coureur
de — «, fortune-bunter.
changement, m., change.
changer, to change, replace,
inodifychant, m., song, singing.
chanter, to sing.
chanteu-r -se, singer, chanticir, m., sbop.
chapeau. i7i., bat ; — dré, oil-
clotb bat. chaque, eacb, every.
charbon, m., coal.
charbonnier, m., collier, charge /., load.
chargement, m. y load, load in g.
•harger, to charge witb, intrust,
load.
charger (se), to take charge, charmant -e, charming.
charme, m., cliarm.
charpentier, m., carpenter.
charpenter, to do carpenter's
work.
chasse,/, bunt.
chasser, to drive (of clouds),
drive away.
chaud -e, warm.
chaudière,/, boiler.
chauffer, to beat, get steam iip;
— à blanc, to bring to a whiie
heftt.
chauffeur, m., fireman.
chausser, to bboe, bave shoeson.
chef, m., cbief.
chef-d'œuvre, w., masterpiece.
chemin, tw., way, distance; — de
fer, railroad.
cheminée,/, smoke-stack, cbim-
ney.
chemise, /,sbirt.
ch er -ère, dear.
chercher, to seek, search, look
for, try. chérir, t«) cherish, love, cheval, m, , bor. e ; — -vapeur,
borse-power ; — de course,
race-borse; fer à — ^borse-sboe.
chevelure,/, hair.
chèvre, /., goat.
chez, to tbe bouse of.
chien, m., dog.
chiffre, m., number, figure, chimiste, m. , cbemist.
Chine,/, China, choc, m., sbock.
choisir, to cboose, sélect, choix, m., cboice, sélection, chose, /., ibing; quelque — , some-
tbing.
chronique,/, cbronicle.
chut, busli.
chute,/, fall.
ciel, m., sky, beaven.
cigare, m., cigar.
cime, /, top, crest (of waves), cinq, five.
cinquantaine,/, about fifty.
cinquante, fifty.
Cipaye, m., an liindoo soldier in-
corporated in the English
army.
cirage, m. , blacking (for shoes).
circonférence,/, circumference.
circonscrit -e, circumscribed.
circonstance, /., circumstance,
chance, opportunity, circuler, to pass from hand to
haud) circulate, run aloug.
TOCABTJLARY
oiré -e, waxed; casqueUe-e, patent-
leatber cap; toile — e, oilcloth;
chapeau — , oilcloth bat.
citadin -e, citizen, cité./., City, citoyen -ne, citizen.
civil -e, civil, clair -e, clear, limpid.
claire -voie,/., skyliglit.
clarté,/., liglit.
clandication, /. , lameness, limp-
ing.
clément -e, clément, mercifal.
clignotant -t, blinking, wink-
ing.
cloche,/., bell.
doclier, m,, steeple.
cloison, 91»., partition, clos -e, closed.
clon, m., nail.
cœor, m,, heart.
coiiEe -e, to bave the bead cov-
ered.
coin, m., corner, coïncidence,/., coïncidence, colère,/, anger.
colis, m.t article of baggage,
package, collection, /. , collection, colline, /., liill ; à mi- — , lialf
way up the hill.
colonne,/, column.
colonnette, / , little colamn.
colossal -e, colossal.
colosse, m,, colossus, giant.
combat, m,, fight, combat, combattant, m., corn bâtant,
figbter.
combien, how many, how mucb,
how.
combiner, to combine.
comble, m., heigbt ; au — , at its
beight.
combler, to fill.
commandant, m., commandant,
commander, commandement, m. y command.
commander, to order, command, direct.
comme, as, like.
commencer, to begin, commence.
commensal -e, table companion.
comment, how, what.
commerce, m,^ trade, commerce ; bâtiment de — , merchantman.
commercial -e, commercial.
commissaire, commissioner, manager.
commun -e, common.
communication, /, communication.
communiquer, to commanicate.
compact -e, compact.
compagnie,/ , company ; tenir — , to keep Company.
compagnon, m.^ companion.
comparable, comparable.
compartiment, m, , division, quarter.
compas, m. ,sea-compass,compa8s.
compassion,/, compassion.
compatriote, m., compatriot.
complaisance, / , complacency, kindness.
compl-et -ète, complète.
compléter (se), to complète one another.
compliqué -e, complicated, in tricate.
compliquer (se), to become complicated.
composer (se), to be composed.
comprendre, to understand, include, comprise.
comprimer, to repress, compress.
compris, see comprendre.
compte w., account ; sur le — , about ; tenir — , to take into considération ; pour mon — , on my own account ; pouf êon — , for himself, on bis own account.
compter, to expect, inttnd, reckon, count.
VOCABULART
oonoentrer (se), to center.
concert, m,, concert.
oonenrreiioe, /., compétition, op-^ position.
condamner, to condemn.
condenser, to condense.
condition, /., condition.
condoire, to look after, lead, conduct, take.
conférence,/., lecture.
confiance,/., confidence.
confidence, /., confidence, disclos ure.
confier, to intrnst, confide.
confier (se), to trust to, unbosom oneself to.
confiner, to shut up, confine, lock up.
conformer (le), to conform oneself, comply witb.
confort, m., comfort.
confortable, comfortable.
confasion,/, confusion.
congé, m., furlougb.
coigonctare, /., conjuncture, circumstance.
connaiscance, /, acquaintance ; avoir — , to bein sigbt of.
connaissenr -e, connoisseur, kuowing person.
connaître, toknow, beacquainted witb.
connaître (se), to know one anotber,
connu, see connaître.
conscience, /., conscience, consciousness ; avoir — , to be conscious.
conseil, m., counsel, ad vice.
consentement, vi , consent.
consentir, to consent.
conséquent (par), consequently, tberefore.
conservation,/., préservation.
conserver, to préserve, keep.
considérable, considérable, important, great.
considérablement, considerably.
considérer, to consider, look at.
consoler (se), to be consoled, console oneself.
consolider, to strengthen.
consommer, to use, consume.
constater, to state, notice.
constellation, /. , constellation.
constellé -e, constellated, sparkling.
constituer, to constitute, make.
construction, /., structure, construction.
construire, to baild, construct.
consulter, to consult.
contact, m., contact, relation.
contemplation,/., contemplation.
contempler, to gaze on.
contenir, to contain, repress, restrain.
contenter (se), to be satisfied, content oneself witb ; — de, not to do any more tban.
contenu, m,, contents.
contestable, contestable.
conteste, m., dispute, contest.
continent, m., continent.
contingent, m., possibilitj, contingency.
continuer, to continue, go on.
contorsion,/., contortion.
contourner, to turn around, wind aroundy sail around.
contraire, contrarj ; au — , on tbe contrary.
contrarier, to disappoint.
contraster, to contrast.
contrat, m., contract.
contre, against, to.
contrôler, to examine, control.
convenable, saitable.
convenir, to admit, agrée, he proper, befit.
conversation,/., conversation.
conviens, see convenir.
convive, m., guest.
convoi, m., load, convoy.
TOCABULABY
eoq-a- l'âne, m., nonsanse.
coque./., hall.
eoqniÙe, /., shell, guard (of
8 Word s and foils^; — de noix,
Dut-shell (small boat).
eoqnin, m,, rascal.
eerde, /., rope, string, cord;
at&ir la — , to hâve the post.
eerdialement, cordially.
eorinthien -ne, Corinthian.
corne, /., hom ; — d* artimon,
mizzen mast.
cornet, m,, cornet.
oorpe, m,, body.
correepondant-e, corresponding,
correspondent, oortége, m., proceeeion.
oostnme, m , costume; en grand
— , in full dress.
e5te,/.y coast, side. côté, m., side, direction; de êon
— , on his side.
ootonnen-z-ce, cotton-like.
côtoyer, to go bj the side of .
oouohant, setting.
eonehe, /, bed, layer, coat (of
paint), sheet (of water) ; — « . aimûiphériques, air.
oouché-e, lying.
coneher (le), to retire, go to bed.
oonchette, /. , berth.
coude, m., elbow, bend.
coudée,/., arm's leng^h.
coudoiement, m,, intercourse, el-
bowing.
coudoyer (le), to elbow, jostle
one another.
coulée,/., stream, flow.
couler, to flow.
couleur,/., color.
couloir, m., passage.
coup, m,, blow, stroke, impression, draught; — de mer, sea;
— d'ceil, sight; tout à, d'un
— , suddenly.
coupée, /., opening in a boat 's
railing.
couper, to eut, divide.
couple, m., couple.
courage, m., courage.
courant, m., carrent, tide, draught; très au — , very well acquainted ; être au — , to be acquainted ; tenir au — , to keep informed.
courber, to bend.
courber (se), to bend over, stoop.
coureur, m,, runner; — de chances, fortune-hunter.
courir, to run, to run about, rove, hasten, race, go aronnd.
couronner (le), to be crowned.
cours, m,, course.
courte, /., course, race ; eJiamp de — , race-track; cTieval de — , race-horse.
court -e, short.
cousu -e, sewed.
coûter, to cost.
cotteu-z -se, costly, expensive.
coutume,/, custom, habit.
couTcrte, see couvrir.
couverture, /., blanket, cover.
couvrir, to cover, protect.
couvrir (se), to be covered, protect oneself .
craindre, to fear ; à — , to be feared.
crainte,/., fear.
cramponné -e, clinging.
cramponner (se), to cling.
craquer, to creak.
créature,/., créature.
créer, to create, make.
crête,/., crest.
creu-z -se, hollow.
cri, m., cry.
crier, to cry out,call out,exclaim.
crise,/., crisis.
croire, to think, believe.
croire (se), to believe oneself.
croiser, to cross, meet.
croiser (se), to cross one another; — les bras fio cross one s arms.
VOCABtTLARY
eroiBfant, m,, crescent.
cronler, to fall, tumble down.
orn, see oroire.
oabe, cubic.
oalyre, m., copper.
onrien-z -le, carious person ; en
— , for curiosity's sake.
curiMité,/., curiosity.
eyolone, m,, cyclone, oylindre, m., cylinder.
dame,/., lady.
danger, m., danger.
dans, in, witliin.
daneen-r -se, dancer.
date, /., date; de langue — , a long time ago.
dater, to date.
dayantage, more ; ne , , , pas — , eitber.
de, of, from, witb, on.
débarquement, m., landing.
débarquer, to disembark, land.
dèbarraner (se), to get rid.
déblayer, to clear, clear away.
déborder, to get clear, leave.
debout, upright, up, standing, in front; tenir — , to stand up.
débris, m., remains, wreck, rubbish.
début, m*, first appearance, debut.
débuter, to begin, open.
décembre, m., December.
déebainer (se), to burst forth.
déebirant -e, heartrending.
déobirer, to tear.
déehirure, /. , rent, tear.
déoidément, decidedly.
déeider, to décide.
décision, /., décision.
déclaret, to déclare.
déclarer (se), to break out, set in.
déconvenue, /., disappointment, discomûture.
décorer, to decorate.
découplé -e, strapping.
découTcrt (à), exposed, uncov-
ered.
découvert, see découvrir, découvrir, to discover.
découvrir (se), to remove one's
bat.
décrire, to describe. défaire (se), to get rid of.
défencbre, to défend, défendre (se), to défend oneself.
défense,/., defence, protection, déferler, to break into foam (of
tUe sea).
défiant -e, diffident.
défier, to defy, brave, défiler, to pass by, file off.
définition,/., définition, défoncé -e, stove in.
dégagé -e, free, easy.
dégager (se), to be cleared, clear
up, free oneself, be cleared
from, arise (of odors).
dégrafer, to unbutton.
degré, m., degree.
déguiser, to conceal, disguise.
debors, out ; en — de, besides,
outside of.
déjà, alreadj.
déjeuner, 9i».,breakfa8t.
déjeuner, to breakfast.
déjouer, to baflle.
délicat -e, délicate, délicatesse,/., delicacy.
demain, to-morrow.
demande,/., asking.
demander, toask, demand, want.
demeurant (au), after ail, in otber
respects.
demeurer, to remain, live, dwell.
demi -e, lialf ; onze heures et — «,
balf past eleven.
Démocrite, Democritas.
démon, m., devil, démon, démonstratif n, /, démonstration.
VOCASULABÏ
démonté -e, wild, farious (of the sea).
démonter, to nonplus.
démontrer, to demonstrate.
déniveler, to wave, ripple.
dénouement, m., solution, dénouement, catastrophe.
dénouer, to solve, untie.
dent,/., tooth.
départ, m., departure, sailing, embarking, start, leaving.
dépatier, to exceed, run beyond, pass bejond.
dépeigniiy see dépeindre.
dépeindre, to describe, depict.
dépeneer, to spend.
dépit, m., spite ; en — de, in spite of .
déplacer, to displace.
déplaoer (le), to move, travel, be jostled around.
déplaire, to displease.
déplaisir, m., displeasure.
déplorable, lamentable, déplorable.
déplut, see déplaire.
déposer, to deposit, place, bring.
dépouiller, to unclothe, strip.
depuis, since, for, from.
dernier -ère, last, latter, liighest, greatest.
dérouler, to unroU, display.
derrière, behind.
dès, from, since.
des, of the, from the.
désagréable, disagreeable.
désappointé -e, disappointed.
désarmé -e, disarmed.
désastre, m., disaster.
descendre, to go down, descend, lower down, take down.
description. /., description.
désemparer, to stop, quit.
désert, m., désert.
désert -e, deserted.
désespéré -e, in despair, desperfkte.
désespérer, to despair, despond, désespoir, m., despair, déshonorer, to dishonor.
désigner, to deslgnate, point ont,
assign.
désir, m., désire, wish.
délirer, to désire, wish.
désireu-z -se, desirous.
désoBUvré -e, idle, anoccnpied
person.
désordonné -e, inordinate, extrav- 1
agant.
désordre, m,, disorder.
d ssiner (se), to be visible.
dessous, under; en — , stealthilj.
dessus, over ; par , above,
destinée,/., fate, destiny.
dés que, as soon as.
dessein, m., design, parpose.
desservir, to run along.
destination, /. , destination, destiner, to destine, destruct-eur -rice, destroyer.
détacher, to detacb, loosen.
détacher (se), to break out, get
clear off, get away.
détail, m,, détail, particular.
détestable, détestable, détonation,/., détonation, détourner, to divert.
détroit, m., strait.
deux, two ; Ums — , both of us.
dévaler, to descend, go down. devancer, to outrun.
devant, before, in front of, in
front.
développer (se), to display one-
self, be displayed, be devel-
oped.
devenir, to become.
déversoir, m., wear, (dam of a
river), devient, see devenir, deviner, to guess, divine, dévirer, to turn back.
devoir, to be to, ought, must,
owe, bave to.
VOÇABULABY
doToir, m,, duty ; les derniers — s, the last rite.
deTorant -e, devouring.
déyoné -e, devoted.
déyonement, m., dévotion.
dévouer (se), to dévote oneself.
diable, m., fellow.
diagnoitie, m., gaess, diagnostic.
diamètre, m., diameter.
Bien, m., God.
différence, /., différence.
diiBiOile, difficalt, hard to please, hard.
difiLonlté,/., difficulty.
digne, wortby.
diUgence, /., despatch, speed, diligence.
dimanohe, m., Sunday.
diminner, to diminish, lessen, grow less.
diminntion, /., diminution, réduction.
dîner, m,, dinner.
dîner, to dine.
dire, m,, words, saying.
dire, to say, tell, name, speak, State; c'est à — , that is to say; vouloir — , to mean; pour ainsi — , 80 to speak, almost,
direction,/., direction, course.
diriger, to manage, direct.
diriger (se), to go, direct oneself, be directed.
Dif. = distance.
disoontinner, to discontinue.
discoors, m,, speech, discourse.
discauion,/., discussion, debate.
disontable, disputable, debatabie.
disenter, to discuss.
dise, see dire.
disparaître, to disappear.
disparurent, see disparaître.
dispenser (se), to dispense with.
disperser (se), to scatter.
disposé -e, arranged.
disposer, to arrange, fix, dispose,
place, disposition, /., disposition, ar-
rangement, disputer, to contend for, dispute,
argue, contend.
disputer (se), to quarrel.
disqualifié -e, disqualified.
dissiper, to dispel, scatter.
dissiper (se), to scatter.
distance,/., distance, distancer, to distance, distant -e, distant, distinctement, distinctly.
distinguer, to distinguish, make
out, see. distraire, to divert, distract, tum
frotn, amuse, disturb.
distraire (se), to divert one's
mind, amuse oneself.
distrait -e, see distraire, divan, ttz., divan, divers -e, différent, divesre.
diversifier, to diversify.
diviser, to divide.
division,/., division, dix. ten.
dix-neuvième, nineteenth.
dix-sept, seventeen.
docile, docile, dock, m., dock, docteur, m., doctor.
doigt, m., finger.
dois, see devoir, dollar, m., dollar; — -papier,
paper dollar, domaine, m., domain, depart-
ment.
domestique, 971. /., domestic,
servant, dominer, to rule, sway, dominate,
overtop.
donc, then, th ère fore, données,/, ^^z/r., terms, data, donner, to give, make ; — dans^
to enter.
donner (se), to give one another.
VOCABtTLARY
dont, of wbich, whose, among
wbom,withwhich,from whicii.
doré e, gild^d.
dormir, to sleep.
dos. m,, back.
dofor, to dose, donane, /., castom-bouse.
double, double, doubler, to double, doublure./., Huing.
doucement, gently, slowly, sof tly.
douoeur,/., smootbness.
douleur,/., grief, sorrow.
douloureu-x -ae, sorrowful, pain-
ful.
doute, w., doubt; sans — , witb-
out doubt; mettre en — , lo
doubt.
douter, to doubt.
douter (se), to surmise, suspect, dou-x -oe, soft, sweet.
douzaine,/., dozen.
douie. twelve.
drame, m., drama.
drapé -e, clotbed.
dresser (se), to arise, stand, droit, straigbt.
droit, m., rigbt ; avoir — , to
bave a rigbt, be entitled.
droite, /., rigbt; à — , to tbe
rigbt.
droiti-er -ère, rigbt-banded.
drôle, funny.
du, of tbe, witb tbe. dû, due, due, owing; also see
doToir.
duel, m., duel, duelliste, m., duellist.
dune,/, dowD (of sand).
dunette, /., poop, aft upper
structure, upper bridge of a
boat.
duplicité,/, duplicity, dur -e, bard.
durée,/, duration^ durer, to last.
dureté,/., barsbness.
eau./, water.
éblouissant -e, dazzling.
écart (à 1'). aside.
écarteler (s'), to be spread out.
échanger, to excbange.
échantillon, m., sample.
échappement, m., scapement;
Uiyan (T — , steam waste-pipe.
échapper, to escape.
échapper (s*), to corne out, escap^.
écharpe, /, sasb; d* — , sidewise,
crosswise.
échéant, occiirring; le cas — , tbe
case occurriug.
échecs, 971. plur., cbess.
échelle./, ladder.
écheveUement, m., disorder.
échouer, to fail.
éclair, m., ligbtning.
éclaircie, /, clear epot (in a
cloudy sky).
éclaircir (s*), to clear up.
éclairer, to iigbt, illuminate.
éclairer (s*), to be ligbted.
éclat, m , splinter, brigbtDess,
brilliancy.
éclater, to break out, break fortb.
éclectique, eclectic.
éclore, to batcb, corne out.
éclosaient, see éclore.
école,/, scbool.
économe, economical, saving.
écorchure, /., scratcb.
écossais -e, Scotcbman, Scotcb-
woman.
écoulement, m.. Utile stream,
rivulet.
écouter, to listen.
écoutille, /, butcbway.
écrier (s'), to exclaim, cry out, écnbier, f., bawse-bole.
écume,/, foam.
édifice, m. y building, édifice, effacer (s'), to get obliterated.
effaroucher, to scare away.
YOCABITLAKY
effet, m,f effect, resuit; en — ,
in fact, in realiij, indeed.
efficacité,/., eflBciency, efficacy.
effleurer, to toucli upon, graze.
effluve,/., effluvium.
effl>rt, m,, effort, effrayant -e, frightful.
effronterie, /., impudence, bold-
iiess.
effroyable, frightful.
effroyablement, frigbtfuUy.
efEtision, /. , effusion, égal -e, equal.
également, also, equally.
égard, m., regard; d cet — , in
tbis respect.
égaré -e, impaired.
eh! abl — bien, well.
élancement, m,, slendemess.
élancé -e, sleuder.
élargir (■'), to widen, become
wider.
élasticité,/., elasticity.
électricité, / , electricity.
électriser, to electrify.
élégamment, elegantiy.
élégant -e, élégant, élément, m., élément, éléphant, 7n,, elepbant.
élevé -e, higb, lofty; gens bien
— «, well-bred people.
élever (i'), to arise, rise.
elle, sbe, it. '
elles, they, tbem, tbemselves.
éloigné -e, distant, far away.
éloigner, to separate, avert, post-
pone.
éloigner (s'), to go away.
embarcation, /., life-boat, small
beat, embarquement, 97}.,embarkation,
embarking.
embarquer, to ship, embark.
embarquer (s*), to embark.
embouchure,/., mouth (of ri vers).
ombrasser, to kiss, embrace.
embrun, m , spray.
émeraude,/., emerald.
émerger, to émerge, émerveiller, to astonisb, amaza.
emmagasiner, to store np.
emmener, to take away, carry
away.
émotion,/., émotion, empanacher (s*), to be crowned.
empêcher, to prevent.
empêcher (s'), to refrain from,
help.
emphatiquement, pompoasly,
bombasticaliy.
empirer, to grow worse.
emplir, to fill.
employer, to use, employ.
emporter, to carry, take away,
carry away.
empresser (s*), to hasten, be eager.
ému -e, moved.
en, of it, of tbem, by ber, by
bim, from it, tbem.
en, on, in, witbin, to, witb, from
tbere.
encablure,/., cable lengtb.
encapuchonné -e, cowleîd.
enchanté-e , encbanted , deligbted.
enchantement, m., deligbt, en-
cbautment.
encombré -e, crowded.
encombrer, to crowd, obstruct.
encore, besides, again, still, yet,
moreover, more, encourager, to encourage, endormi -e, sleepy person, asleep.
endormir (s*), to go to sleep.
endosser, to put on (of clothing).
endroit, m., place, spot, part, énergie,/., energy, force, enfance,/., cbildbood.
enfant, m., cbild.
enfermer (s'), to sbut oneself up.
enfin, at last, finally, in one
word.
enfoncer, to drive (of naiis).
enfouir, to bury.
enfuir (s*), to escape, run away.
VOCABULABY
•ngagement, m*, engagemrnt.
engager, to engage, risk, bind.
engager (e'), to get into, engage
ODeself, be engaged.
engin, m., engine, machine, engouement, m., infataation. engoolErer, to ingulf .
enjen. m., stake (at plaj).
enjonement, m,, joy, playfulness.
enlever, to take away, remove,
carry, delight, lift.
ennemi -e, enemj.
ennoi, m., weariness.
énorme, e^ormous.
enragé e, rabid, reckless, dee-
perate.
ensemble, together.
ensemble, m,, whole, ensemble,
uniformity.
ensoleillé -e, sanny.
ensorceler, to bewitch.
ensnite, next, afterwards.
entendre, to hear.
entendre (s'), to agrée, understand
eacli otber, bear one anotber.
entendu -e, intelligent ; d'un
air — , witb a knowing air.
enterrement, m., funeral.
entêté -e, obstinate, stabborn.
entêtement, m,, stabbornness.
entêter (s'), to be obstinate.
enti-er -ère, entire, whole.
entièrement, entirely.
entonner, to strike up, begin
siDging.
entr'acte, m., intemiission.
entrain, m., spirit.
entraîner, to lead away, take
away, carrj away, take, lead.
entraîner (s'), to train, entre, between, among.
entrechoquer (s'), to clash, knock
against one anotber. entreeonpé -e, broken (of words).
entre dévorer (s*), to devonr one
anotber.
entrée,/., coming in, entrance.
entrepont, f»., between decks.
entreprendre, to undertake.
entrer, to enter, entrevis, see entrevoir, entrevoir, to catch a glimpse of .
entr 'ouvert -e, half open.
envahir, to invade.
envahissement, m., invasion, enveloppe,/., covering, coat.
envelopper, to wrap, cover, surround, envelop.
envie,/., désire, environ, about.
envoler (s'), to be blown away.
envoyer, to send.
épais -se, thick.
épaissir (s'), to grow thick,
thicken.
épanouissement, m., burat of
light.
épargner, to spare.
éparpiller, to scatter.
épars -e, scattered, épaule, /., shoulder ; ?iau9ser
les — s, to ehrag one's shoul-
ders.
épave,/., dereiict, wreck.
épée./., sword.
épontiUo,/., prop, stanchion.
époque,/., time, epoch.
époumonné -e, breathless.
épouser, to marry. épouvantable, dreadful.
épouvantablement. dreadfully.
épouvante,/., fright.
épouvanter, to frighten.
épreuve, /., proof; àV^-^deê,
proof against.
éprouver, to expérience, meet
with misfortunes.
épuiser, to exbaust, drain, équilibre, m., equilibrium.
équipage, m, , crew ; maître <f — ,
boatswain.
équivoque, uncertain.
èraflure,/., slight ecratch.
ermite, m., hermit.
VOCABULARY
errant -e, wandering.
errer, to wander.
escalier, m.t stairway.
escarpolette, /., swing, seesaw.
espace, m., space, area, distance.
espèce, /.y kind, species.
espérer, to liope.
espoir, m,, kope.
esprit, m., mind.
essai, m,, trial, test, essay ; faire
V — , to try, test.
essayer, to try.
essayer (s'), totry one'sstreagtb,
make attempts.
essouffler (s*), to get out of breatli.
essnyer, to wipe.
est, m., East.
estime,/., reckoning, estimation, estompe -e, outlined.
et, and.
établir (s'), to be settled, be es-
tablisbed..
établissement, m,, establishment,
setting ap, fîxing.
étage, m., story, floor; dehas — ,
of a low class.
étage -e, climbed.
étalé -e, stretcbed out.
état, m., State, condition.
ètat>major, m., staff, été, m., sammer.
été, see être.
étendre, to spread, extend.
étendre (s'), to extend.
étendu -e, stretcbed out, lying
down.
étendue, /., stretch, extent, expanse, éternel -le, everlasting, eternal.
étinceler, to sparkle, sblne.
étincelle,/., spark.
étoile,/., star.
étonnant -e. astonisbing.
étonnement, m.^ astonisbment. étonner, to astonisb.
étonner (s'), to be astonisbed.
étouffer, to cboke, stifl(\
étrange, strange.
étrangement, strangely, oddly.
étrave,/., stem,
être, to be.
être, m., being.
étreinte,/., grasp,
étroit -e, narrow.
étroitement, tigbtly, closely.
Europe,/., Europe.
eus, see avoir.
eux, tbem,. to tbem, tbey; chez — , tbeir borne.
eux-mêmes, tbemselves.
évanouir (s'), to vanisb.
évanouissement, m., fainting spell.
événement, m., event.
évidemment, evidently,
évidence,/., évidence.
évident -e, évident,
éviter, toavoid, swing (ofboats).
évolver, to turn around, tack.
évolution,/., évolution, motion.
évoquer, to evoke.
exact -e, exact, précise.
exactitude, /., accuracj, précision, exactness.
examen, t/i., examination.
exception, exception.
excès, m., excess.
excitation, /., excitement.
exclamation, /., exclamation.
exécuter, to perform, exécute.
exemple, m., example.
exempt -e, f ree, exempt.
exercer, to practise.
exercice, m., exercise, programme.
exiger, to require, exact, demaud.
existence,/., existence, life.
exister, to exist, be.
expliquer, to explain.
exploitation, /., opération (of boats).
exploiter, to work, operate (of patents).
VOCABDLARY
explosion. /. , explosion.
exposition, /. , expositioD.
express, m., express train, expression,/., expression, exsangue, psile, bV)od1ess.
extase,/., ecstasy. irance.
extérieur -e, outwuid, exterior.
extra-rapide, very rapid, extra-
rapid.
extrême, extrême, extrêmement, extremelj.
extrémité,/., excremity, end.
faee, /., face; en — , in tbe face;
faire — , to look towards, face, fâché -e, sorry.
lâcher (se), to get angry.
fàoheu-x -se, sad, grievous.
facile, easy.
facilement, easily.
faciliter, to facilitate, make easy.
façon, /., style, fashion, manner;
à la — , after tbe manner, factenr, m., lettercarrier.
faible, weak.
faïence,/., cbina, crockery. faire, to do, make, cover (of distances), accustom.
faire (se), to make oneself, be
made, make to one anotber,
corne on.
fait, 771., fact: en — , in fact, in
reality; au — , come to tacts.
fait, see faire, falloir, to be necessary, must;
— hien^ to be necessary, must.
fallut, see falloir, famille,/., family.
fanal, m. lantern.
fantôme, m. , pbantom.
farce,/., farce, faroeu-r -se, joker, jester.
fasciner, to fascinate.
fasse, see faire, fatal -e, fatal.
fatalement, fatal ly.
fatalité,/., fatality.
fatiguer, to tire.
faubourg, m., suburb.
fausser, to l>end, warp, strain.
faut, see falloir.
fauteuil, m.^ armcbair.
fauve, tawny-colored.
favorable, favorable.
favorableme^Lt, favorably.
favori, m., sidewbisker.
favori -te, favorite.
favoriser, to favor.
fébrile, jerky.
fécond -e, prolific, fruitful.
femme, f., woman, wife.
fendre (se), to lunge.
fer, m,, iron, sword, shoe (6f
horses); — achevai, horsesboe;
chemin de — , railroad.
ferme, firm, solid; terre — , solid
ground.
fermer, to close, sbut.
ferons, see faire, ferrugineux -se, ferruginous.
festonner, lo festoon.
fête,/, merry-making, festivity,
festival, fêter, to celebrate.
feu, m.f fire, ligbt.
feuille,/., newspaper, sbeet.
fiacre, m., back.
fiancé -e, fiancée, betrotbed per-
son.
fidèlement, faitbfully, exactly.
figure,/, face, countenance.
figurer (se), to imagine, fil, 771., tbread; — métoMique,
wire.
filet, 771,, small stream.
fille,/, girl, fils, m.i son.
filtrer, to filler.
fin,/., end, object.
fin -e, fine, finale, m., finale, finement, finely.
VOCABULARY
Unir, to finish, get tlirougli.
flrmament, m., firmament.
fli, see faire.
fit,*see faire.
flzer, to fix, look at, stare, settle.
fixer (le), to settle, be fixed.
flanc, m., side.
fiânea-r -se, saunterer, stroller,
idler.
flattea-r -ee, flattering, flatterer.
fléchir, to bend, jiehl.
fleur, /., flower; à — de, level
with.
flenye, m., river, flot, m,, wave, tide, sea.
flottaison, /., load water-line;
ligne de — , load water-line.
flottant -e, floating. flotte,/., fleet, navy.
flotter, to float, wave, sail.
flottiUe,/.. flotilla.
foi, /., faith; ma — , f aitli 1
really ! ' fois, /., time; à la — , at tlie
same time ; une — , once, folie,/., insanitj, madness.
foncé -e, dark.
fonctionner, to work.
fond, m., bottom, background,
back part ; hauts — a. shallow
water.
fondé -e, founded; plus — , more
solidly founded.
fonder, to found, base, fonder (se), to be foanded.
fondre (se), to melt away, dts-
appear.
fonds, f7i., solidity, strength.
fondn -e, melted.
font, see faire, fonte,/., cast iron.
force,/., strength, power, force,
necessity; — acquùe, momen-
tum.
foroer, to force; — de vapeur, to
put steam on, go at f ail speed.
ferme,/., shape, form.
former, to form, eut ont.
former (se), to be formed.
formidable, tremendous, formidable. fort, very, verj much.
fort, m., fort, fortress.
fort -e, strong.
fortement, strongly.
fortune,/., fortune, fon, fol -le, mad, crazy, insane.
fondroyé -e, struck by ligbtning.
fonet, m., whip; de plein — ,
with great force, f uriously.
fongue,/., ardor, spirit, tire, foule,/., crowd, people.
fourberie,/., deceit, cbeut.
fourmilière,/, ant-hill.
fourmiller, to swarm.
fourneau, m,, furnace.
fracas, m., din, noise, fragment, m,, fragment, pièce, fraîchir, to blow fresh, freslien.
frais, m, plur,, expense, expen-
diture.
frai-8 che, fresh.
franc, m, y franc (about twenty
cents), français -e, French, Frenchman,
Frenchwoman.
Vi&nee.f., France, franchir, to cross over, get
through, cross, traverse, get
over.
frapper, to strike, hit, beat,
knock, rap.
fraternel -le, brotherly.
frêle, fragile, frail.
frémir, to shudder, tremble, fréquemment, frequently.
fréquenter, to fréquent, frère, m , brother.
fringant -e, f risky, spirited. froid -e, cool, cold.
froidement, coldly.
froissement, m., rustling, rump-
ling, contact, touching.
front, m,, forehead, face.
VOCABULARY
frotter, to rab, rub down.
fuir, to sbuu, avoid, flee, élude.
faite,/., flight; prendre la — , to
flee.
famée, /., smoke.
famer, to siuoke, steam.
farie, /.. fury.
fariea-x -se, furious.
lasion, /., fasion, melting.
fat, see être, fayait, see fair.
gabier, f»., top-man.
gageore,/., bet, wager.
gagnant -e, winner.
gagner, to reacb, win, gain.
gai -e, cbeerful.
gaillard, w., joUy fellow.
gaiment, cbeerfailj.
gain, m., gain.
galerie,/., gallery.
galop, m., gallop.
ganter, to glove.
garçon, m., boy, man, bacbelor.
garde,/., guard, keeping.
garde-foa, f»., railing.
garde-malade, m,/,, nurse.
garder, to keep.
gare,/., railroad station.
garnir (se), to be filled.
garnison,/., garrison.
ganche. /, left; à— y to tbe left.
gaaek-er -ère, left-banded.
géant, m., giant.
gémir, to creak (of a floor).
gênant -e, troublesome, embar-
rassing.
gêne, /., difllculty; mm —, un-
ceremonious.
gêner, to inconvenience, hinder,
be in tbe way.
gêner (ee), to be in tbe way of
one anotber.
général -e, generaL genoa, m,, knee.
genre, m., kind, sort.
gens, m.f.plur,, people; — bief
élevés f well-bred people.
geôlier, m., jailer.
géologiqae, geological.
gésir, to lie.
geste, m.f gesture.
gesticaler, to gesticulate.
gifle,/, slap in tbe face, gigantesqne, gigantic.
gigue,/, jig.
gisaient, see gésir, glace,/, glass, plate-glass, mir-
ror, iooking-glass, ice.
glaive, m., sword.
glissant -e, slippery.
glisser, to slip, glide.
goélette,/, scbooner.
gonfler, to swell, fill.
gonfler (se), to beave, swell.
gonffire, m., abyss.
goût, m., taste.
gonvernail, m., rudder, belm.
goayernante, /, governess.
goayerner, to steer.
grâce, f., grâce; — à, tbanks to.
graciea-x -se, grâce fui.
grain, m,, squall.
graisseor, m., oiler, (man).
grand -e, great, large, tall; en — ,
completely.
grandiose, grand, imposing.
grandir, to grow.
granit, m., granité, grave, grave, serions, gravement, gravely.
gravir, to climb.
gré, m.f wisb; à son — , accord-
ing to bis wisb es; au — de,
accord ing to.
gredin, m., scoundrel.
gn^éement, tti., rigging.
Oreenwioh, m., Qreenwicb.
gn^éer, to rig.
grièvement, gravely.
grimace,/ grimace, grimper, to climb.
VOCABULARY
Gprisâtre, grayisli.
grommeler, to matter, gr amble, grondement, m., rambling.
gros -se, large, big, rough.
grosei-er -ère, rough, rude, coarse.
groHiérement, coarselj, rudely.
grotesque, grotesque.
groupe, m., group.
guère, hardly.
guérir, to cure, recover.
guérir (se), to be cured, recover.
guérison,/., cure, rccovery.
guerre, /., war; vaisseau de — ,
iiian-of-war.
guetter, to watcb, spy.
gueus, m., scoundrel, knave.
Gulfstream, m., Gulfstream.
guide, m., guide, gymnastique, /. , gymnastics.
' désignâtes aspirate h,
habiller (s'), to dress.
habit, m., coat; — s, clothing, ciotbes.
habitant -e, inbabitant.
habitation. /., habitation, résidence.
habiter, to inhabit.
habitude, /. , habit, custom ; que cC — , than usual.
habitué -e, fréquenter, customer.
*haie, /., Iine,hedge.
*haine,/., hatred.
*haineu-x -se, hateful.
*hâlé -e.sunburnt.
*hâler (se), to creep along, drag oneseif.
'haletant -e, panting.
hallucination, /. , hallucination.
'hanche,/., quarter.
'hanter, to haunt, fréquent.
•hardi -e, bold.
harmonie,/., harmony,
•harpe,/., karp.
'hasard, m.^ chance, hazard, luck;
au — , at random.
'hâte, /., haste ; en — , hastily ;
en toute — , very hurriedly.
'hâter, to hasten .
'hâter (se), to hurry up, hasten.
'hauban, w., cordage, rope.
'hausser, to raise ; — les épaules,
to shrug one's shoulders.
'haut, m,, height, top ; du — en
bas, up and down.
'haut, aloud ; tout — , aloud.
'haut -e, high, tall.
'hautain -e, haughty.
'hauteur,/., height, hill ; ^i ^ —
de, level with.
'hâve, pale, wan.
hein ! hey !
hélas, alas.
hélice,/., screw, propeller.
'hérisse -e, bristling.
hermétiquement, hermetically.
héroïsme, m., heroism.
hésiter, to hesitate.
heure, /. , hour. o'clock.
heureusement, happily, luckily,
fortunately, heureu-x -se, lucky, fortunate,
happy.
'heurter, to knock.
hier, yesterday.
'hissage, m., hoisting up. 'hisser, to haul out (of sails), te
raise, hoist up, lift, histoire,/, history, story.
hiver, w., winter.
homme, m., man ; en — , as a
man.
honneur, m., honor.
honorabilité,/, honorableness.
honorable, honorable, hôpital, m.j hospital.
horizon, m., horizon, horizontale,/, horizontal line.
horloge, f., clock.
horlogerie, / , clock-making.
horreur,/, horror.
VOCABULARY
hôtel, m.f liotel.
'hoaille,/., coal.
'lionle, /., rolliBg wave, surge, sea, waving.
'houlea-x -m. swelling ; mer houleuse, roUing sea.
'hnblot, m., port-bole.
'huit, eiglit.
humain -e, Laman.
'humer, to inhale, breathe.
hnmide, damp, humid.
'horrah, m,, hurrab.
ici, hère; msqu' — , so far,
idée,/., idea.
identité,/., identity,
ignoré -e, unkDown.
ignorer, not to know, to be ignorant of.
il, he, it.
ile, /., island.
illumination, /. , illumination.
îlot, m., islet.
ils, tbey.
image,/., image, picture.
imagination,/., imagination.
imiter, to imitate.
immaculé -e, immaculate.
immédiatement, immediately, at once. '
immense, immense.
immerger, to immerge.
immersion , /. , immersion .
immobile, immovable, motionless.
immobilité,/., immobility, steadiness.
impatienter, to make impatient.
impénétrable, impénétrable.
imperturbable, imperturbable.
impétueu-x -se, impetaous.
important -e, important.
importer, to Import, be of moment, matter ; qu'importe?
wbat does it matter? n*importe, peu i',nporte^ no matter.
importun -e, obtrusive.
importuner, to importune, imposant -e, imposing.
imposer, to impose, tbrust upon.
impossible, impossible, imposte,/., impost, moulding.
impraticable, impracticable.
imprécation, /. , imprécation, impression, /. , impression, improviser, to improvise, impuissant -e, powerless.
impudence,/., impudence, inaccoutumé -e, anusual.
inanimé -e, lifeless, inanimate.
inarticulé -e, inarticulate.
inattendu -e, unexpected.
inattenti-f -ve, inattentive, inaugurer, to inaugarate.
incendie, m., fire.
incessamment, incessantly.
incessant -e, incessant, incident, m. y incident, incognito, m , incognito, incomparable, incomparable, inconnu -e, unknown.
inconscient -e, unconscious.
incontestable, incontestable, un-
questionable.
inconvénient, m., disadvantage.
incrédulité, /. , incredulity.
incurable, incurable, indépendamment, independently.
indépendant -e, independent.
Inde,/, India.
Indes, f. plur., India.
indescriptible, iDdebcribable.
indice, m., indication, sign.
indien -ne, of India, Indian.
indifférence,/, Indifférence, indifférent -e, indiffèrent, uncon-
cerned.
indigne, unwortbj.
indiquer, to designate, indicate,
sbow.
indiscr-et -ète, indiscreet.
indispensable, indispensable, individu, m , individual, person.
VOCABULARY
industriel, m., manufacturer.
in«rt -e, inert.
inéTitable, unavoidable, inévitable.
inévitablement, unavoidably.
infatigable, indefatigable.
inférieur -e, lower, inferior.
infini -e, infinité.
influence,/., influence.
influencer, to influence.
informer, to inform, acquaint.
infortuné -«, unfortunate.
infranchissable, insurmountable, insuperable.
ingénieur, m., engineer.
ingénieu-z -se, ingenious, clever.
initial -e, initial.
injecté -e, bloodshot.
iigure,^., insuit.
inoccupé -e, unoccupied, empty.
inofTensi-f -ve, inoffensive.
inondation,/., inundation, flood.
inonder, to bathe, flood.
in-quarto, quarto.
inqui et -ète, uneasy, anxious.
inquiéter, to make uneasy, disquiet.
inquiétude,/., anxietv.
inquisiteur, inquisitive.
insaisissable, i m perceptible.
inscrit -e, inscribed.
insensé -e, insane, foolisb.
insensible, imperceptible, insensible.
insistance, / , insistence.
insolent -e, insolent.
insolite, unusual.
insouciant -e, careless.
insoutenable, unbearable.
inspection, inspection.
installation, /., installation, improvement, accommodation.
installer, to instal.
installer (s*), to instal oneself, settle.
instant, m., instant, moment.
instinct, m., instinct.
instruire, to instruct.
instruit -e, learned, well in« formed.
insuccès, m., f allure.
insuffisamment, insufficiently.
insuffisance,/, insufficiencj.
insuffisant -e, insufficient, inadéquate.
insulte, /., insuit.
insulter, to insuit.
intarissable, iuexhaustible.
intelligence, /., intelligence, brain.
intense, intense.
intensité,/, intensitj.
intention,/, intention.
interdire, to forbid, interdict.
intéressant -e, interesting.
intéressé -e, interested, selfish.
intéresser, to interest.
intérêt, m., interest^
intérieur, m., inside, interior, inner.
Interlocut-eur -rice, interlocutor.
interminable, interminable.
interposer (s'), to Interpose.
interroger, to question, iut.rrogate.
interrompre, to interrupt, break off.
interrompu -e, see interrompre.
intervalle, m.^ iuterval.
intervenir, to intervene, interfère.
intervenu, see intervenir.
intervint, see intervenir.
intrépide, intrepid, dauutless.
intuition,/, intuition.
inutile, useless.
inventer, to invent.
inventeur, m., inventor.
involontaire, involuntary.
irlandais -e, Irish.
Irlande, /., Ireland.
ironique, ironical.
irradiation./, irradiation.
irréguli-er -ère, irregular.
VOCABULABT
irréproehablement, irreproacl
ably.
irrésistiblement, irreeistiblj.
irrévoeablement, irrevocably.
isolé -e, isolated.
isolement, m,, loneliness, i£ola
tion.
isoler, ta isolate.
jamais, never, ever.
jambe,/., leg.
Japon, m,, Japan.
jarret, m., liamstring, leg.
jauger, to gauge.
jaune, yellow.
je. 1.
jeter, to cast, tbrow, tbrow down.
jeter (se), to tbrow oneself.
jeu, f/i., gambling, playing;^'(W6r
gros — , to play bigb.
jeudi, m., Tbursday.
jeune, young.
jeunesse,/,, youtb.
joie,/., joy.
joint -e, united, joined ; à
pieds — *, botb feet at tbe
same time.
joli -e, pretty, bandsome. joue,/., cbeek.
jouer, to play, gamble.
jouer (se), to be at stake, play
aboat.
joueu-r -se, gambler.
joufflu-e, cbab-cbeeked.
jour, m,, day, dayligbt, ligbt ;
au point du — , at daybreak ;
par — , a day ; huit — s, a
week ; se faire — , to make
ODe's way.
journal, m., newspaper, journal, journée./, day.
journellement, daily.
joyeu-z -se, luerry, joyful.
juohé -e, climbed, percbed.
judicieusement, judiciously.
juger, to judge,
juillet, m., July.
jungle,/., jungle.
jusque, to, until, up to, as far as.
juste, just, correct, rigbt; c'est — ,
so it is.
justement, justly.
justioe,/, justice, rigbt.
juftider, m., justiciary, judge.
justifier, to justify.
kilomètre, m., kilometer (about tbree fiftbs of a mile).
la, tbe.
là, tbere; — - 'bas, over tbere ; de
— , tbence, from tbat cause, lae, m., lake.
laeteseent -e, lactescent, laisser, to leave, let.
laisser (se), to allow oneself lambeau, m., strip, fragment, lame,/., wave, sea.
lampe,/., lamp.
lanoer, to tbrow oui, tbinw,
launcb, start.
langue, / , neck (of land).
languir, to languisb, linger.
large, broad, wide.
large, m., offing, open sea; a'*i
— , in tbe offing.
largeur,/, breadtb.
larguer, to cast off.
lat. = latitude, latéral -e, latéral, side.
latitude,/, latitude, laver, to wasb.
le, tbe, it, to it, bim, to bim.
lect-eur -rioe, reader.
leoture,/, reading.
lége, ligbt, unloaded.
lég-er -ère. sligbt, ligbt.
légèrement, sligbtly.
VOCABULAET
lendemain, m., naxt daj.
lent -e, slow.
lentement, slowly.
lenteur,/., slowness.
lequel, laquelle, lesqueli, les-
queues, which, wbom.
lee, tbe, them.
lettre,/., letter, note, leur, tbem, to them.
leur, leuri, their.
lever, m., rising (of tbe san).
lever, to raise, lift; — l'ancre,
tq weigh ancbor.
lever (m), to rise, arise.
lèvre,/., lip.
liasie,/., bondle.
liberté,/., freedom, libertj.
lien, m,, tie.
lieu, m., place; avoir — , to take
place; p avoir — , tbere to be
good reaeon; au — de, instead
of.
lieue, /, leagne (about tbree
miles), lieutenant, m., lieutenant, ligne./, line.
Lkna, m., Lima, limite,/., limit.
limiter, to limit.
lion, m., lion, liquéfier, to liquefj.
liquide, liqnid.
lire, to read. lire (te), to be read.
litière,/., line, row.
Uite,/.,li8t.
lit, m., bed.
littéraire, literarj.
