I. ÉTUDE DE MOTS

·le chanteur·, the singer. ·la fierté·, the pride. ·la grêle·, the hail. ·le motif·, the motive. ·le renseignement·, the information. ·la scène·, the stage. ·le soleil·, the sun. ·le succès·, the success. ·ajouter·, to add. ·amoindrir·, to lessen. ·guérir·, to recover. ·profaner·, to profane. ·reprendre·, to resume. ·célèbre·, celebrated. ·fameu-x·, ·~se·, famous. ·glacial·, ·~e·, freezing, icy. ·il y a quarante ans·, forty years ago. ·satisfait·, ·~e·, satisfied. ·savant·, ·~e·, trained, learned. ·véritable·, real, true.