livre, m. bock

livrer, to deliver ; se livrer, to

give oneself up.

loin, far, afar. loisir, m. leisure.

long. m. length ; tout de son

long, full length : de long, in

length ; le long de. along.

longtemps, long : depuis longtemps, for a long time past.

longue, f. oflong.

longueur,/ length.

lorgner, lo eye, view, spy.

lorgnette,/ spy glass; lorgnette

de combat, fieJd glass.

lors, then ; dès lors, from that

time.

lorsque, when.

loucher, to squint.

lueur,/ light.

lui-même, himself.

luisant, w. gloss.

lumière,/ light.

Machinalement, mechanically.

magistrat, w. magistrate.

magnifique, magnificent.

magot, itt. ape, ugly child.

Mahom, Mohammed.

main, / hand ; à la main, by

hand.

mais. but.

maison./ house.

maisonette, / small house,

cottage.

maître, w. master.

majesté, f. majesty.

majordome, m. steward, major-

domo, minister of the palace, mal, m. evil, hurt.

mal, adv. badly.

maladie,/ illness.

malaisé, hard, difficult.

malavisé, ill-advised, rash.

malgré, in spite of.

malheur, m. misfortune, sufier-

ing, l)ad luck.

malheureux, w. wretch.

malheureux, unfortunate.

malheureusement, unforiun-

ately.

malin, mischievous.

mander, to send for.

manger, to eat.

manière./ manner, mode, way,

kind.

manœuvre,/ working.

manque, m. want, failure.

manquer, to fail, neglect, be

wanting, want.

manteau, m. cloak.

marbre, m. marble.

marche,/ march.

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marché, m. bargain ; par-dessus

le marché, into the bargain.

marcher, to walk, tread, march.

maréchaussée,/; police.

mari, m. husband.

mariage, ;«. marriage.

marier, to marry. marionette, /. puppet.

marmiton, m. scullion.

marmouset, m. chit.

marquer, to mark.

marteau, m. hammer.

masque, m. mask.

mât, m. mast, pôle.

mathématique,/, mathematics.

matière, f. subject, matter,

material.

matin, m. morning ; de grand

matin, early.

matinée,/] morning.

mauvais, bad, poor.

méchanceté,/, wickedness.

méchant, bad, wicked, poor.

mécontenter, to dissatisfy, dis-

please.

mécréant, m. scoundrel.

mécréant, ;;/. infidel.

médecin, m. doctor.

méditer, to think of.

mégarde,/ inadvertence.

meilleur, laetter.

mélancolie, /. melancholy.

mélancolique, melancholy.

mélanger, to mlx.

mêler, to mis.

même, adj. same, self, very.

même, adv. even.

menacer, to threaten.

ménage, m. household.

ménager, to arrange, contrive.

menton, m. chin.

mer, /. sea ; tenir la mer, to

be at sea.

mère,/, mother.

mérite, m. merit.

mériter, to deserve.

merveille,/, marvel.

merveilleux, -se, marvellous.

mésaventure,/, misadventure.

messager, m. messenger.

messieurs, pi. of monsieur ;

gentlemen, sirs.

met, 3 sing. près, indic. mettre, métier, /«. trade, business ;

faire métier de, follow the

trade of.

mets, I sing. près, indic. mettre, mettre, to put, add, set, bring,

wear ; se mettre, to begin,

set about, go, place oneself,

get.

meublé, furnished.

meurs, i sing. près, indic.

mourir, meurt, 3 sing. près, indic.

mourir, meurtre, ;;/. murder.

meurtrière,/, loophole.

miaulant, mewing.

midi, m. midday.

mieux, adv. better ; de mieux

en mieux, better and better.

mieux, cuij. better ; en attendant mieux, while awaiting

better things.

mieux, m. best ; de son mieux,

as best he could.

mignon, tiny.

milieu, vi. middle, midst ; au

beau milieu, in the very

middle.

mille, thousand.

millier, m. thousand.

milord, vi. lord, my lord, mine, f. appearance, look,

grimace.

mirent, 3 pi. past def. mettre, mirette, /. looking-glass.

mirifique, wonderful.

miroir, m. mirror.

miroitant, glittering.

mis, past part, mettre, misérable, m. wretch.

mit, 3 sing. past. def. mettre, mobile, movable.

mode,/, fashion.

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modérer, to moderate.

modestie, y! modesty.

mœurs,///, manners.

moi, me, to me, I.

moindre, least.

moins, less ; le moins, the

least, fewest ; à moins de,

unless ; à moins que, unless ;

au moins, at least ; du moins,

at any rate ; pour le moins,

at the least. moitié,/ half.

mollet, m. calf (of the leg) momerie, y. masquerade.

monarchie, f. monarchy.

monarque, m. monarch.

monde, vi. world ; tout le

monde, everybody.

monotone, monotonous.

monsieur, Mr.

montagne,/, mountain.

monter, to mount, climb, go

11 p, àscend, bring up ; monté

en gaieté, hilarious.

montrer, to shew, point at monture,/, steed.

moquer (se) de, to laugh at,

make fun of.

morceau, m. pièce, mort,/, death.

mort, m. dead person.

mortifier, to mortify.

mot, w. Word.

moucher, (se), to blow one's

nose.

moucheur, tu. candle-snuffer.

mouchoir, m. handlverchief.

mouiller, to wet.

moulin, m. mill.

mourir, to die ; se mourir, to

l)e dying.

mouvement, m. movement, impulse.

mouvoir, to move.

moyen, m. means.

moyennant, by means of, on

condition of.

muet, -te, dumb.

mur, m. wall.

mviraille,/ wall.

murmure, m. murmur.

murmurer, to murmur.

musicien, ;;/. musician.

musique,/ music.

mystérieux, -euse, mysterious.

Naguère, lately.

naissance, / birth, beginning,

root.

naître, to be born.

napolitain, -e, Neapolitan.

natif, native.

naturel, /;/. nature, disposition, naturel, -le, natural, native, naturellement, naturally.

nauséabond, nauseous.

navire, ;;/. ship, boat.

navré, broken-hearted.

navrer, to wring one's heart.

ne, not ; ne . . . aucun, not any ;

ne... guère, but little, not

much, hardly ; ne ... pas, not ;

ne . . . personne, no one ; ne . . .

point, not, not at ail ; ne ...

plus, no more, no longer ;

ne... que, only ; ne. ..rien,

nothing.

né, born ; past part, naître.

nécessaire, necessary.

nécessité,/ necessity. négligence,/ négligence, négliger, to neglect.

nègre, negro.

négrillon, m. negro boy.

négrlllonner, to nigger it (a

meaningless word).

net, clcan.

nez, m. nose ; nez long, long face, ni, nor ; ni .ni, neither ... nor.

noces, / pi. wedding.

nocturne, nocturnal.

noie, 3 sing. impera. noyer, noir, m. black ; noir de fumée,

lamp-black.

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noir, black.

noirceur,/, blackness.

noisette,/", hazel-nut.

nom, /;/. name.

nombre, m. number.

nombreux, -euse, numerous.

nommer, to name, call ; se

nommer, to be named, called.

non, no, not.

notoire, notorious.

notre, our.

nouveau, new.

nouveau-né, newborn child.

nouvelle,/ news.

noyade,/ drowning.

noyau, m. stone, kernel, noyer, to drown.

nuage, ;«. cloud.

nuance,/ shade.

nul, no, not anyJ nuit, / night ; faire nuit, to be

dark.

Obéir, to obey.

objet, ;;/. object.

observateur, m. spectator.

observer, to observe, maintain.

obstinément, obstinately.

obtenir, to obtain.

obtiennent, 3 pi. près, indic.

obtenir.

occuper, to occupy ; s'occuper de, to occupy oneself with.

odeur,/ odour.

odieux, odious.

œil, m. eye ; œil de bœuf, w.

round window.

œuf, m. egg.

œuvre,/ work.

offense,/ offence.

officier, m. officer.

offrir, (s'), to be offered, présent itself.

oiseau, m. bird.

on, one, they, people.

ongle, m. nail.

opposer, to oppose.

or, m. gold.

or, now ; or çà, now then.

orage, nt. storm.

oranger, m. orange tree.

orateur, m. orator.

ordinaire, ordinary, common,

usual ; à l'ordinaire, as usual.

ordoimer, to command.

ordre, m. order.

oreille, / ear ; parler à

l'oreille, to whisper.

organe, m. médium.

ôter, to take off.

ou, or ; ou bien, or else.

où, where, to which, in which,

when.

oublier, to forget.

ouf, ob.

oui, yes ; oui-da, indeed.

ouï, past part. ouïr, ouïr, to hear.

ouragan, m. hurricane.

outrager, to outrage.

outre, beyond ; outre que, be-

sides that ; outre qu'ils

étaient, besides being.

ouvert, past part, ouvrir ; tout

ouvert, wide open.

ouvrir, to open.

Paille,/ straw.

paire,/ pair.

paisible, peaceful.

palais, ni. palace.

pâle, pale.

pâleur,/ pallor.

paltoquet, w. clown.

pâmer, to faint, be ready to die;

se pâmer, to be ready to

die.

panache, m. plume.

panaché, variegated.

panique,/ panic.

Pantalon, w. pantaloon.

pantoufle,/ slipper.

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papier, »t. paper.

papillon, tn. butterfly.

paquet, m. parcel, bundle.

par, by, through, in, on ; par

devant, in front ; par derrière,

behind.

paraître, to seem, appear.

parbleu, zounds, egad.

parce que, because.

par-dessus, s:e dessus, pardonner, to pardon.

pareil, -le, like, such a, similar,

equal ; sans pareil, matchless,

unequalled.

parent, ;«. parent, relation,

relative.

parfois, sometiiues.

parfum, m. perfume.

parler, to speak, t^lk.

parmi, among, amongst.

paroi,/, wall.

parole, f. word, promise,

speech, conversation.

parquet, m. floor.

part, /. part, share, side ; à

part, aside ; de toute part,

on ail sides.

particulier, -ière, private, pe-

culiar, singuiar.

particulièrement, particularly.