ABBREVIATIONS

The following abbreviations have been used in the vocabulary.

_adj._ adjective

_adv._ adverb

_art._ article

_c._ about (_circa_)

_card._ cardinal numeral

_cf._ compare (_confer_)

_conj._ conjunction

_conj._ pr. conjunctive pronoun

_dej._ definite

_dem._ demonstrative

_disj._ disjunctive pronoun

_f._ feminine substantive

_indef._ indefinite

_int._ interrogative

_interj._ interjection

_m._ masculine substantive

_m., f._ masculine and feminine substantive

_ord._ ordinal numeral

_p._ page

_pl._ plural

_poss._ possessive

_pr._ pronoun

_prep._ preposition

_q.v._ which see (_quod vide_)

_refl._ reflexive

_rel._ relative

_s._ substantive

_v._ verb

A

à, _prep._ ta, at, in, on, by, of, from, for, with, until;

solide--, strong enough to;--ce que, as.

abaisser, _v._ to lower, cast down; s'--, be lowered, sink,

fall.

abandon, _m._ abandon, abandonment, freedom.

abandonner, _v._ to abandon, give up.

abasourdir, _v._ to deafen, stun, daze.

abat-jour, _m._ shade (of a lamp, etc.).

abattre, _v._ to fell, throw down, bring or knock or strike down;

s'--, fall, fail prostrate; abattu, --e, cast down,

prostrated.

abbé, _m._ abbot, abbé (general title for Catholic priests).

abdomen, _m._ abdomen (en pronounced as in ennemi).

abdomin, represents the incorrect pronunciation of abdomen.

Abdul-Malek, perhaps Gautier was thinking of Abdalmalek, the name

of several noted Mohammedans (Gautier also uses the form Abdul-Maleck).

abime, _m._ abyss.

ablution, _f._ ablution.

aboiement, _m._ barking.

abominable, _adj._ abominable.

abominablement, _adv._ abominably.

abondamment, _adv._ abundantly.

abondance, _f._ abundance.

abonder, _v._ to abound.

abord, _m._ access, arrival, approach, landing; d'--, at

first, first.

aborder, _v._ to board, accost, land, arrive, reach, make

(a port).

Aboul-Casem, Abul Kasim Mansur, called also Ferdoussi, _q. v._

aboutir, _v._ to result, end.

aboyer, _v._ to bark.

abréger, _v._ to abridge.

abreuver, _v._ to givedrink to, quench the thirst of, drench.

abri, _m._ shelter; à l'-- de, sheltered from, safe from.

abriter, _v._ to shelter.

abrupt,--e, _adj._ abrupt, rugged (_pt_ pronounced).

abrutir, _v._ to stupefy; besot.

absence, _f._ absence (in this and in the next six words _b_ is

pronounced as _p_).

absent,--e, _adj._ absent.

absolu,--e, _adj._ absolute.

absolument, _adv._ absolutely.

absolution, _f._ absolution.

absorber, _v._ to absorb.

absorption, _f._ absorption.

Abu-Becker, this name suggests Abu-Bekr, father-in-law of

Mohammed.

abus, _m._ abuse.

abuser, _v._ to abuse, take advantage; s'--, be mistaken,

be deceived.

accablement, _m._ prostration, dejection; accabler, _v._

to overwhelm, crush.

accent, _m._ accent, note.

accentuer, _v._ to accentuate, accent.

accepter, _v._ to accept.

accès, _m._ access, attack, burst, rush.

accident, _m._ accident.

accoler, _v._ to embrace.

accompagner, _v._ to accompany.

accomplir, _v._ to accomplish, perform.

accorder, _v._ to accord, grant; s'--, accord, agree.

accoster, _v._ to accost.

accouder (s'), _v._ to lean on one's elbow.

accourcir, _v._ to shorten.

accourir, _v._ to run up.

accoutumer, _v._ to accustom; s'--, become accustomed;

accoutumé,--e, accustomed, used.

accrocher, _v._ to hang ur, hook; s'--, hang (on), lay hold,

hook oneself (to); accroché,--e, hung, caught.

accroupir (s'), _v._ to squat, crouch; accroupi,--e, adj.

crouching, squatting.

accueillir, _v._ to receive, greet, welcome.

accumuler, _v._ to accumulate.

accusation, _f._ accusation.

accuser, _v._ to accuse, acknowledge, show, reveal, initiate, bring

out.

acharnement, _m._ animosity, blind fury, tenacity.

acharner, _v._ to enrage, madden; acharné,--e, adj.

infuriated, implacable, furiously intent upon.

acheter, _v._ to buy.

acheteur, _m._ buyer.

achever, _v._ to complete, finish, put the finishing touches to,

kill.

acier, _m._ steel.

acolyte, _m._ acolyte, attendant.

acquérir, _v._ to acquire, gain.

acquit, _m._ receipt, discharge; par--de conscience, to ease

one's conscience.

acquitter, _v._ to acquit, pay.

âcrement, _adv._ sourly, sharply, bitterly.

acte, _m._ act.

action, _f._ action, stock, share.

adessias, _adv._ adieu, good-by (Provençal).

adieu, _adv._ and _m._ good-by, farewell, adieu.

adjoint, _m._ adjunct, associate, assistant, deputy (used

especially of the magistrate who takes the place of the mayor when absent).

admettre, _v._ to admit.

administrateur, _m._ administrator, manager, director.

administrer, _v._ to administer;

administré, _m._ person under one's administration, fellow-citizen.

admirable, _adj._ admirable.

admiration, _f._ admiration.

admirer, _v._ to admire.

adopter, _v._ to adopt.

adoptif,--ive, _adj._ adoptive, adopted.

adorable, _adj._ adorable.

adorer, _v._ to adore.

adosser, _v._ to lean against, back (by); s'--, lean one's

back against.

adoucir, _v._ to sweeten, soften.

adresse, _f._ address, skill.

adresser, _v._ to address.

adversaire, _m._ adversary.

aérer, _v._ to ventilate.

affabilité, _f._ affability.

affaiblir, _v._ to enfeeble, weaken; s'--, grow weaker or

fainter.

affaire, _f._ affair, matter, case, business transaction,

engagement (military); _pl._ affairs, business; avoir -~ à,

to have dealings with, have to reckon with; homme d'affaires,

agent; faire nos affaires, to do well, succeed.

affaissement, _m._ weakening, diminution of strength, collapse,

weakness.

affaisser, _v._ to sink; s'--, settle down, sink, collapse.

affaler, _v._ to lower; affalé, -e, fallen, collapsed.

affamer, _v._ to starve; affamé, -e, starved, famished.

affecter, _v._ to affect, assume.

affection, _f._ affection.

afférer, _v._ to tell (dialectic; _cf. averer_ in Old French).

affiche, _f._ hand-bill, poster.

afficher, _v._ to post (up).

affiner, _v._ to refine.

affirmer, _v._ to affirm, state.

affliction, _f._ affliction.

affliger, _v._ to afflict.

affoler, _v._ to madden, drive mad; affolé, -e, adj.

distracted, crazed, beside oneself.

affreusement, _adv_. frightfully.

affreux, -euse, _adj._ frightful, dreadful.

affronter, _v._ to face, brave.

affût, _m._ gun-carriage, watch; à l'--, lying in wait.

afin (de _or_ que), _conj._ in order to, in order

that.

africain, -e, _adj._ and _s._ African (written Africain when

_s._).

Afrique, _f._ Africa.

agacer, _v._ to provoke, irritate.

agate, _f._ agate.

âge, _m._ age; jeune --, youth.

âgé, --e, _adj._ aged, old.

agenda, _m._ memorandum-book, note-book (_en_ pronounced as in

_bien_).

agenouiller (s'), _v._ to kneel; se tenir agenouillé,

remain on one's knees.

agent, _m._ agent, police agent, policeman, deputy; -- de

police, police agent, policeman.

agilité, _f._ agility.

agir, _v._ to act; s'- de, be a question of; il ne

s'agit pas

de perdre la tête, it is no time to lose your head.

agitation, _f._ agitation, commotion.

agiter, _v._ to agitate, stir, shake, wave, move, disturb, raise

(a question); s'--, be agitated, stir, toss about, play.

agneau, _m._ lamb.

agonie, _f._ death agony.

agrandir, _v._ to enlarge; s'--, be enlarged, become

larger.

agréable, _adj._ agreeable.

agrément, _m._ charm.

agrès, _m. pl._ rigging, tackle.

agricole, _adj._ agricultural.

agriculture, _f._ agriculture.

agripper, _v._ to snatch up or away.

aguets, _m. pl._ watch.

ah, _interj._ ah!, ha!

ahurissement, _m._ bewilderment, amazement.

aï, _interj._ ouch!, oh!, oh my!

aide, _f._ aid; -- de camp, m. aide-de-camp; à

l'--! help!

aider, _v._ to aid, help, assist.

aïeul, -e, _m., f._ grandfather, grandmother, ancestor.

aigle, _m._ eagle.

aigrement, _adv._ sharply, roughly, keenly.

aigrette, _f._ egret, aigrette, tuft, plume.

aigu, -ë, _adj._ acute, sharp, shrill.

aiguille, _f._ needle, hand of a clock (_ui_ pronounced as in

lui).

aile, _f._ wing.

aileron, _m._ pinion, tip of a wing, small wing, fin, stump of an

arm (familiar in last sense).

ailleurs, _adv._ elsewhere; d'--, besides.

aimable, _adj._ kind, agreeable, amiable.

aimer, _v._ to love, like; -- mieux, prefer.

ainé, -e, _adj. and s._ elder, eldest, senior.

ainsi, _adv. and conj._ thus, so, in this manner, as follows,

-- que, just as.

air, _m._ air, look, appearance, manner; en l'--, in the

air, up; -- de famille avec, family resemblance to; passer

sous son --, to pass to leeward of him; il n'y avait pas

d'--, there was no air stirring.

aise, _f._ case, pleasure; à son --, à l'--, at

one's ease, comfortable, well off.

aisé, -e, _adj._ easy.

aisément, _adv._ easily.

aisselle, _f._ armpit.

Ajaccio, chief city of Corsica and birthplace of Napoleon I

(pronounced in French: _Ajaksio_).

ajonc, _m._ furze, thorn-broom.

ajouter, _v._ to add.

ajuster, _v._ to adjust, aim at.

ajusteur, _m._ mechanic, fitter, weigher (of coins at the mint).

alanguir, _v._ to make languid; s'--, languish, grow dim.

alarmer, _v._ to alarm.

albanais, -e, _adj._ and _s._ Albanian (written Albanais

when _s._).

albâtre, _m._ alabaster.

albinos, _adj. and s._ albino (_s_ pronounced).

Al Borack, Al Borak, name of the legendary winged mule on which

Mohammed is said to have made a journey to heaven (= lightning, in

Arabic).

alcôve, _f._ alcove.

Alep, Turkish city (Syria).

Alexandre, Alexander.

alezan, -e, _adj. and s._ chestnut color, chestnut horse; --

brûlé, dark chestnut.

Alger, Algiers (capital of Algeria).

Algérie, _f._ Algeria (conquered by France 1830-1871).

alibi, _m._ alibi.

alimenter, _v._ to feed.

aligner, _v._ to line up, lay out in line; s'--, line up,

be or fall in line, form a line.

Allah, Mohammedan name for God.

allée, _f._ going, passage, walk, path; -- et venue, going

and coming.

alléger, _v._ to buoy up, lighten.

allégresse, _f._ glee, joy.

Allemagne, _f._ Germany.

allemand, -e, _adj._ and _s._ German (written Allemand

when _s._).

aller, _v._ to go, go on or along, get on, suit; s'en --,

go away oralong; allons!, come!, there now!; allez!,

va!, go along, come, get out, that's sure, etc.; ça va-t-il?,

are you getting on all right?; -- et venir, come and go, rise and

fall, walk to and fro, etc.

allitéré, -e, _adj._ alliterative.

allonger, _v._ to lengthen, stretch out; -- le pas,

lengthen one's stride, hasten on; allongé -e, lengthened,

long.

allumer, _v._ to light; kindle, brighten; s'--, light up,

be brightened up, be kindled or lighted; l'oeil allumé, with

bright eyes, allure, f. bearing, manner, style, gait, behavior.

allusion, _f._ allusion.

almée, _f._ Oriental dancer.

aloès, _m._ aloe, century-plant (_s_ pronounced).

alors, _adv._ then; -- que, _conj._ when, while.

alouette, _f._ lark.

alourdir, _v._ to make drowsy or heavy.

Alpes, _f. pl._ Alps.

Alsace, _f._ Alsace (_s_ pronounced as _z_).

Alsirat, Al Sirat, the bridge, narrower than a razor, leading to

the Mohammedan Heaven (=the way, in Arahic).

altier, -ère, _adj._ proud, lofty.

amande, _f._ almond.

amant, _m._ lover.

amarre, _f._ cable, hawser.

amasser, _v._ to amass, pile up, accumulate.

ambition, _f._ ambition.

ambre, _m._ amber; -- gris, ambergris (secretion of a whale

used in certain perfumes).

âme, _f._ soul, heart, spirit, mind.

amen, _interj._ amen (pronounced as in Latin).

amender, _v._ to improve; s'--, reform, mend one's ways.

amener, _v._ to lead, bring, bring forward.

amèrement, _adv._ bitterly.

Amérique, _f._ America; -- du Sud, South America.

ami, -e, _m., f._ friend, sweetheart; mon --, my dear, my

dear fellow, my friend; bonne amie, good friend, sweetheart.

amitié, _f._ friendship.

amollir, _v._ to soften; s'--, become soft or slack.

amonceler, _v._ to pile ip; s'--, be piled up.

amour, _m._ love.

amoureux, -euse, _adj._ and _s._ in love, sweetheart, lover;

devenir --, to fall in love (to be distinguished from the

lower word amant).

amour-propre, _m._ self-respect, self-esteem.

amputer, _v._ to amputate; amputé, -e, with a limb

amputated.

amuser, _v._ to amuse; s'--, amuse oneself, be amused,

have a good time.

an, _m._ year.

anachorète, _m._ anchorite, hermit (_ch_ pronounced as _k_).

analytique, _adj._ analytical.

ancêtre, _m._ ancestor (more frequent in _pl._).

ancien, -ne, _adj._ ancient, former, of former times, of long

standing, old.

ancre, _f._ anchor.

Andelys (les), town in the department of Eure (Normandy).

andiamo mio ben, let us go, my beloved (Italian, aria from Mozart's

opera Don Giovanni).

âne, _m._ ass, donkey; il ne se trouve pas dans le pas d'un

--, it's not found every day.

anéantir, _v._ to annihilate, dumbfound.

anfractuosité, _f._ anfractuosity, inequality, unevenness.

ange, _m._ angel.

anglais -e, _adj._ and _s._ English, Englishman (written Anglais

when _s._).

angle, _m._ angle, corner.

Angleterre, _f._ England.

angoisse, _f._ anguish, great anxiety.

animal, _m._ animal, creature, beast.

animer, _v._ to animate.

ankyloser, _v._ to ankylose (cause stiffening of the joints);

ankylosé,-e, ankylosed, stiff.

annales, _f. pl._ annals.

anneau, _m._ ring.

année, _f._ year.

Annette, Annie.

annonce, _f._ announcement, advertisement.

annoncer, _v._ to announce.

anse, _f._ handle, inlet, cove.

antichambre, _f._ antechamber, anteroom.

anticlérical, -e, _adj._ anti-clerical.

antilope, _f._ antelope.

antique, _adj._ antique, ancient, old-fashioned.

Antoine, Anthony.

anxieux, -euse, _adj._ anxious.

aoh, represents the English pronunciation of oh.

août, _m._ August (pronounced: _ou_).

apaisement, _m._ appeasement, relief.

apaiser, _v._ to appease, soothe; s'--, be calmed, subside.

apanage, _m._ appanage, lot, characteristic.

apercevoir, _v._ to perceive, notice, see; s'-- (de),

perceive, etc.

aplatir, _v._ to flatten.

aplomb, _m._ plumb, perpendicular position; d'--, straight,

perpendicularly (_b_ not pronounced).

Apollon, Apollo (Greek and Roman god of oratory, medicine, poetry,

the arts, the sun, etc.).

apoplexie, _f._ apoplexy.

apothéose, _f._ apotheosis.

apparaitre, _v._ to appear.

appareil, _m._ apparatus.

apparence, _f._ appearance, bearing, look.

apparent, -e, _adj._ apparent.

apparition, _f._ apparition, appearance.

appartement, _m._ apartment.

appartenir, _v._ to belong.

appel, _m._ call, roll-call, appeal; faire l'--, to call the

roll.

appeler, _v._ to call, call out; s'--, be named; il se

faisait --, he gave as his name.

appétit, _m._ appetite.

application, _f._ application.

appliquer, _v._ to apply, put one thing on another.

apporter, _v._ to bring, bring forward.

appréciable, _adj._ appreciable.

apprécier, _v._ to estimate, judge the value of, value, appreciate.

appréhension, _f._ apprehension.

apprendre, _v._ to learn, teach, tell, hear of, show.

apprenti, _m._ apprentice.

apprêt, _m._ preparation.

apprêter, _v._ to prepare, get ready; s'--, prepare, get

ready.

approche, _f._ approach, coming; approches du jour, approach

of day.

approcher, _v._ to approach; s'-- (de), approach.

approprier, _v._ to appropriate, tidy up.

appui, _m._ support, sill; mur d'--, supporting wall,

window-sill.

appuyer, _v._ to support, lean, rest; s'--, lean, rest;

appuyé, -e, leaned, leaning.

après, _prep. and adv._ after, afterwards; -- que, _conj._

after.

après-midi, _f. (or m.)_ afternoon.

arabe, _adj. and s._ Arabic, Arabian, Arab (written Arabe when

_s._).

araignée, _f._ spider; -- de mer, spider-crab.

arbre, _m._ tree.

arc, _m._ bow, arch.

arche, _f._ ark, arch (of a bridge).

archet, _m._ bow; avoir le plus magnifique coup d'--, to play

the finest bow.

ardent, -e, _adj._ ardent, burning, warm, fiery, glowing.

ardeur, _f._ ardor, fervor, spirit, heat.

ardoise, _f._ slate.

arête, _f._ fish-bone.

argent, _m._ silver, money.

argenterie, _f._ silverware, silver.

argentin, -e, _adj._ silvery.

argyronète, _f._ water-spider.

ariette, _f._ arietta, light air, tune.

aristo, slang for aristocrate.

aristocrate, _m., f._ aristocrat.

aristocratie, _f._ aristocracy (pronounced: aristocracie).

aristocratique, _adj._ aristocratic.

Arlésien, -ne, _m., f._ native of Arles (in Provence).

arme, _f._ arm, weapon.

armée, _f._ army.

armer, _v._ to arm, fit, tip, cock, fit out.

armoire, _f._ cupboard, press, closet.

armoiries, _f. pl._ arms, coat of arms.

armurier, _m._ gunsmith.

arpenter, _v._ to measure (land), stride along or over.

arracher, _v._ to snatch, tear off, pull out.

arranger, _v._ to arrange, treat, "fldquo;fix"; s'--, be arranged,

make arrangements, manage.

arrestation, _f._ arrest.

arrêt, _m._ stop, pause, decision.

arrêter, _v._ to stop, arrest, decide, draw up; s'--, stop.

arrière, _v._ and m. back, rear, stern; en --, back,

backwards, behind, on the back (of the head, etc.).

arrière-boutique, _f._ back shop.

arrière-pensée, _f._ mental reservation, thought not expressed.

arrivée, _f._ arrival.

arriver, _v._ to arrive, happen, come; pour en -- là, to reach

that point (figurative).

arrondir, _v._ to round.

arrondissement, _m._ district, ward, arrondissement (subdivision of

a department).

arroser, _v._ to water, sprinkle.

art, _m._ art.

Artaban, proverbially proud hero of La Calprenède's novel,

_Cléopâtre_ (17th century).

articuler, _v._ to pronounce, state.

artillerie, _f._ artillery.

artilleur, _m._ artilleryman, gunner.

artiste, _m., f._ artist.

as, _m._ ace (_s_ pronounced).

asiatique, _adj._ Asiatic.

asile, _m._ asylum, shelter, refuge.

Asnières (la porte d'), gate in northwestern wall of Paris

(pronounced: _ânière_).

aspect, _m._ aspect, appearance, sight (pronounced: _aspè_).

asphalte, _m._ asphalt.

aspiration, _f._ aspiration, inspiration, breathing.

Asraël, Azrael (the angel who separates the soul from the body at

death, in Mohammedan and Jewish angelology).

assaillir, _v._ to assail.

assassin, _m._ assassin, murderer; à l'--!, murder!

assassinat, _m._ assassination, murder.

assassiner, _v._ to assassinate, murder.

assaut, _m._ assault; à l'--!, charge!

assembler, _v._ to assemble, gather, collect.

asseoir, _v._ to seat, set, s'--, sit, be seated, sit down;

assis, -e, seated, judicial.

assesseur, _m._ (also used adjectively), assistant (judge).

assez, _adv._ enough, sufficient, rather, well enough.

assiéger, _v._ to besiege.

assiette, _f._ plate; se trouver dans son -- ordinaire, to

feel at home.

assise, _f._ court of assize, criminal court.

assistant, _m._ person present, bystander.

assister, _v._ to be present, attend, witness.

associé, -e, _m., f._ associate, partner.

assonance, _f._ assonance (rime with vowels, but not with

consonants).

assonant, -e, _adj._ assonant.

assoupir, _v._ to make drowsy, lull; s'--, become drowsy;

assoupi, -e, drowsy.

assujettir, _v._ to subject, fasten, make firm.

assurance, _f._ assurance.

assurément, _adv._ assuredly.

assurer, _v._ to assure.

Astolphe, Astolfo (legendary English Prince in the Charlemagne

romances, Ariosto's Orlando Furioso, etc., noted for his hippogriff and

for his fairy horn of which the piercing sound could strike terror to

all who heard it).

atar-gull, _m._ attar of roses (Persian: atar-gul).

atavisme, _m._ atavism, inheritance.

atelier, _m._ workshop, factory, studio.

atmosphère, _f._ atmosphere.

atome, _m._ atom.

atour, _m._ attire, finery (usually _pl._).

âtre, _m._ hearth.

atroce, _adj._ atrocious.

attabler, _v._ to seat or place at table.

attacher, _v._ to attach, fasten, bind, fix; s'--, attach

oneself, be or become attached, stick.

attaque, _f._ attack.

attaquer, _v._ to attack.

attarder, _v._ to delay; s'--, be delayed, tarry; attardé,

-e, delayed, belated.

atteindre, _v._ to attain, reach, attack.

atteler, _v._ to harness, put (horses) ta, hitch, yoke; attelé

de, drawn by.

attendre, _v._ to await, wait for, wait, expect; s'-- à,

expect; c'était là que je vous attendais, I was waiting for you

there, that was what I expected of you; attendu que, _conj._ seeing

that, in view of the fact that.

attendrir, _v._ to move, affect, touch; attendri, -e, _adj._

softened, tender.

attente, _f._ waiting, wait, expectation.

attentif, -ive, _adj._, attentive.

attention, _f. and interj._ attention, care, look out!

attentionné, -e _adj._ attentive.

attentivement, _adv._ attentively.

atténuer, _v._ to attenuate, soften.

atterrer, _v._ to strike down, cast down, overwhelm.

atterrir, _v._ to land, make land.

attirer, _v._ to attract, draw.

attitude, _f._ attitude.

attraper, _v._ to catch;

attribuer, _v._ to attribute.

attrister, _v._ to sadden.

attrouper, _v._ to assemble, collect (also _refl._).

au (aux) = à le (à les).

auberge, _f._ inn, tavern.

aubergiste, _m., f._ inn-keeper.

aucun, -e, _adj._ no, none, any.

audace, _f._ audacity.

audacieux, -ieuse, _adj._ audacious, daring.

audience, _f._ hearing, audience, court.

auditeur, _m._ auditor, hearer.

auditoire, _m._ audience.

augmenter, _v._ to increase.

augure, _m._ augury, omen.

auguste, _adj._ august.

aujourd'hui, _adv._ to-day.

aumône, _f._ alms, charity; faire l'-- à, to give alms to.

auparavant, _adv._ before, previously.

auprès (de), _prep._ near, with.

auquel (auxquels, etc.) = à lequel (à lesquels, etc.).

aurore, _f._ dawn.

aussi, _adv. and conj._ also, so, as, therefore; -- ... que,

as ... as.

aussitôt, _adv._ straightway, at once; --- que, _conj._ as

soon as.

autant, _adv._ as much, as many, so many, as well; comme --,

as so many; d'-- plus (moins), so much the more (less).

autel, _m._ altar.

auteur, _m._ author.

autorisation, _f._ authorization, consent.

autoriser, _v._ to authorize.

autour, _adv._ and prep. (with de), around.

autre, _adj._ other, else, of another kind; d'autres, others;

avec nous autres, with the rest of us; vous autres, the rest

of you.

autrefois, _adv._ formerly, former times.

autrement, _adv._ otherwise.

autrichien, -ne, _adj. and s._ Austrian (written Autrichien

when _s._).

autruche, _f._ ostrich.

auvent, _m._ penthouse, awning (sometimes incorrectly used for

shutter).

auvergnat, -e, _adj. and s._ of Auvergne (former province in

central France), native of Auvergne (written Auvergnat when _s._).

avalanche, _f._ avalanche.

avaler, _v._ to swallow.

avance, _f._ advance; d' (à l')--, in advance; la belle

--, a lot of good it would do.

avancement, _m._ advancement, promotion.

avancer, _v._ to advance, push forward; s'--, advance; poste

avancé, outpost; avancée, _f._ spur (of a mountain).

avant, _prep., adv. and m._ before, forward part, bow; -- de,

before; en --, forward, in front; en -- de, before; --

que, _conj._ before.

avantage, _m._ advantage.

avant-bras, _m._ forearm.

avant-garde, _f._ vanguard, advance-guard.

avant-hier, _adv._ the day before yesterday.

avant-poste, _m._ outpost.

avant-veille, _f._ second day before, two days before.

avare, _adj. and s._ avaricious, miserly, miser.

avarie, _f._ damage;

avatar, _m._ incarnation, metamorphosis.

avec, _prep._ with (following noun should often be translated

adverbially: -- expression, expressively, etc.).

Aveline, name of a forest near Rethel (mentioned by de Maupassant).

avenir, _m._ future.

aventure, _f._ adventure; à l'--, at hazard.

aventurer (s'), _v._ to risk oneself, venture.

avenue, _f._ avenue, driveway.

averse, _f._ shower.

aversion, _f._ aversion.

avertir, _v._ to warn, give notice, inform, acquaint.

avertissement, _m._ warning, notification.

aveu, _m._ avowal, confession.

aveugle, _adj._ blind.

aveuglement, _m._ blindness.

aveuglément, _adv._ blindly.

aveugler, _v._ to blind.

avide, _adj._ greedy, voracious, eager.

avidité, _f._ avidity, eagerness.

Avignon, city on the Rhone, 75 miles north of Marseilles

(department of Vaucluse).

aviron, _m._ oar.

avis, _m._ opinion, notice.

aviser, _v._ to apprise, advise, see about, notice, espy, think

(of); s'--, take into one's head.

aviver, _v._ to brighten, enliven; s'--, become brighter.

avocat, _m._ lawyer, attorney, barrister.

avoine, _f._ oats.

avoir, _v._ to have, receive, be (age), take (care); -- faim,

peur, soif, froid, be hungry, afraid, thirsty, cold; il y a,

there is, there are, ago, for (of time); qu'avez-vous?, qu'as-tu?,

what is the matter with you?; qu'est-ce qu'il y a?, qu'y a-t-il?,

what is the matter?, what can I do?; -- soin, take cale; -- pitié

de, feel pity for, be sorry for; -- beau (with infinitive), in

vain; c'est ce que nous avons de mieux à faire, it is the best we

can do; -- à, have reason to; et n'eût-elle été rien de tout

cela, and had she not been at all so; _m._ property (when _eu_

occurs in the forms of this verb, it is pronounced: _u_).

avoué, _m._ attorney, solicitor, lawyer (who does not plead, in

this case avocat is used).

avouer, _v._ to acknowledge, confess.

avril, _m._ April.

axiome, _m._ axiom, adage, saying.

Ayesha, popular Arabic name, because of Ayesha the favorite wife of

Mohammed.

azur, -e, _adj. and m._ azure, sky-blue.

B

b..., abbreviation of bougre.

Babet, Bessie.

babiller, _v._ to prattle, chatter.

babouche, _f._ Turkish slipper.

badaud, _m._ idler, gaper, booby.

bagage, _m._ baggage, luggage (also in _pl._).

bagarre, _f._ scuffie, fray, hubbub.

bagatelle, _f._ mere trifle.

Bagdad, city of Asiatic Turkey on the Tigris.

bah, _interj._ ah!, pshaw!

bahut, _m._ chest.

bai, -e, _adj. and m._ bay, bay horse.

baigner, _v._ to bathe; se --, bathe.

baignoire, _f._ bath-tub.

bailler, _v._ to give.

bâiller, _v._ to yawn.

bailli, _m._ bailiff.

bain, _m._ bath; bains de mer, sea bathing; bains froids,

cold baths, floating bath-bouses (on a river).

baïonnette, _f._ bayonet.

baiser, _v._ to kiss; _m._ kiss.

baisse, _f._ rail, recline, decline.

baisser, _v._ to lower, drop; se --, stoop, bow down, be lowered.

bal, _m._ ball (dance).

balafre, _f._ gash, slash, scar.

balance, _f._ scale, scales (also in _pl._).

balancer, _v._ to balance, swing; se --, swing, rock;

balancé, -e, balanced, swinging.

balancier, _m._ pendulum.

balayer, _v._ to sweep.

balbutier, _v._ to stammer (_t_ pronounced as _c_).

balcon, _m._ balcony.

baleine, _f._ whale.

ballade, _f._ ballad.

balle, _f._ ball, bullet.

ballon, _m._ balloon; le -- d'Alsace, a mountain with rounded

summit on the western border of Alsace.

ballot, _m._ bale.

ballotter, _v._ to toss about.

Baltique, _f._ Baltic.

balustrade, _f._ balustrade.

banal, -e, _adj._ hackneyed, commonplace.

banc, _m._ bench, scat.

bande, _f._ band, strip, stripe, Bock.

bander, _v._ to bandage, bind up.

bandit, _m._ bandit, ruffian.

bank-note, _f._ bank-note.

banlieue, _f._ outskirts, suburbs.

banque, _f._ bank.

banqueroute, _f._ bankruptcy; faire --, to go into bankruptcy;

faire -- à, cheat.

banquette, _f._ bench (upholstered).

banquier, _m._ banker.

baptême, _m._ baptism, christening; nom de --, Christian name

(_p_ not pronounced).

baptiser, _v._ to baptize, christen (_p_ not pronounced).

baraque, _f._ booth, shack.

barbe, _f._ beard.

barbiche, _f._ small beard on the chin, imperial.

bardeau, _m._ shingle, thin board (over the rafters).

Bariatynski (Prince Alexander), Prussian field-marshal with

distinguished service in the Caucasus and in the Crimean war (1815-1879).

baril, _m._ barrel.

barioler, _v._ to variegate, color diversely.

baron, -ne, _m., f._ baron, baroness.

barque, _f._ bark, small boat.

barre, _f._ bar, tiller, rudder, helm; jouer aux barres, to play

at prisoners' base.

barrette, beretta, cardinal's cap, scullion's cap.

barricader, _v._ to barricade.

barrière, _f._ barrier, city wall, fence, railing.

barrique, _f._ barrel, cask.

bas, _m._ stocking.

bas, -se, _adj., adv. and m._ low, in a low tone, down, lower side,

bottom; en --, below, downstairs; là---, yonder, over there;

à --, down, down with, off; à -- de, down from; par le

--, along the bottom; mettre --, to take off (a coat, etc.).

bassin, _m._ basin.

bassiner, _v._ to warm (a bed), bathe.

bataille, _f._ battle, line of battle.

bataillon, _m._ battalion; chef de --, major.

bateau, _m._ boat.

bâtiment, _m._ building, vessel.

bâtir, _v._ to build.

bâtisse, _f._ building (of masonry).

bâton, _m._ stick, staff, club.

battant, _m._ leaf (of a folding door); le portail s'ouvre à deux

battants, the large folding door opens wide.

battement, _m._ beating.

batterie, _f._ battery.

battre, _v._ to beat, strik, flap, churn; se --, fight;

battant neuf, brand new.

battue, _f._ battue (hunting), beating (of a horse's feet), chase.

Batz, village near le Croisic (pronounced as written, or: _Ba_).

bazar, _m._ bazaar, Oriental market.

béant, -e, _adj._ gaping, wide open.

beau (bel before vowels), belle, _adj._ beautiful, fair,

handsome, fine; de plus belle, harder (deeper, etc.) than ever;

belle, _f._ beauty (woman).

beaucoup, _adv._ much, many, very much, a good deal.

beau-frère, _m._ brother-in-law.

beau-père, _m._ father-in-law.

beauté, _f._ beauty.

bébé, _m._ baby.

bec, _m._ beak, prow, mouth (slang in last sense); -- de gaz,

gas-light.

bedaine, _f._ paunch, belly.

Bedredin, Bedreddin, name borrowed by Gautier from the Arabian Nights.

bégayer, _v._ to stammer.

ben, familiar for _bien_ (_en_ pronounced as in _bien_).

Ben, Hebrew word for son.

bénéfice, _m._ profit.

bénir, _v._ to bless.

benjoin, _m._ benzoin (an aromatic resin; _en_ pronounced as in

_bien_).

béquille, _f._ crutch.

bercail, _m._ sheepfold, fold.

berceau, _m._ cradle.

bercer, _v._ to rock, soothe; lull, weigh (an idea).

berger, -ère, _m., f._ shepherd, shepherdess; _f._ easy-chair.

berlinois, -e, _adj._ of Berlin.

bernicle, _f._ barnacle (popular form of bernacle).

Bertha, German form of Berthe.

Berthe, Bertha.

Berthine, diminutive of Berthe.

besace, _f._ wallet.

bésicles, _f. pl._ spectacles.

besogne, _f._ work, occupation, business.

besoin, _m._ need, necessity; avoir -- de, to need, must.

bestiole, _f._ little animal.

bétail (_pl._ bestiaux), _m._ cattle.

bête, _f. and adj._ beast, animal, foolish, silly, stupid; faire

la --, to pretend to be a fool; petites bêtes, little animais,

insects, worms, etc.

bêtise, _f._ nonsense, silly thing, stupidity.

beugler, _v._ to bellow..

beurre, _m._ butter.

Bézières, name perhaps suggested by Béziers (in southern France) or

by Mézières (department of Ardennes).

biais, _m._ bias, slope, way.

bibliothèque, _f._ library, bookcase.

bicarbonate, _m._ bicarbonate.

bien, _adv. and m._ well, very, quite, many, much, fully, nicely,

properly, comfortable, all right, indeed; _m._ good, goods, property,

possession; -- du (etc.), much, -- des, many; homme de

--, good or honest man; -- que, _conj._ although.

bien-aimé, -e, _adj. and s._ well beloved, dearly loved,

sweetheart.

bien-être, _m._ comfort.

bienheureux, -euse, _adj. and s._ blessed, one of the blest.

Bienne (lac de), Swiss lake northeast of Neuchâtel.

bientôt, adv. soon; à --, good-by, I'll see you again soon,

etc.

bienveillance, _f._ goodwill, friendliness, kindliness.

bienveillant, -e, _adj._ friendly, kindly, benevolent.

bière, _f._ beer.

bigre, _interj._ the deuce, etc;

bijou, _m._ jewel.

billard, _m._ billiard-table, billiards, billiard-room.

bille, _f._ billiard-ball, ball, marble.

billet, _m._ note, ticket, slip.

bise, _f._ north wind

Bismarck (Otto, Prince von), German statesman and chancellor,

founder of German unity, considered by the French largely responsible

for the Franco-Prussian war of 1870-1871 (1815-1898).

bistré, -e, _adj._ bistre-colored, dusky, swarthy.

bivac, _m._ bivouac (now usually written bivouac).

bizarre, _adj._ bizarre, odd, strange.

blague, _f._ humbug, bosh.

blaguer, _v._ to make fun of, tease, draw the long bow.

blanc, blanche, _adj._ and m. white; argent --, silver.

blancheur, _f._ whiteness, white.

blanchir, _v._ to whiten, make white, become white or light.

blanchisseuse, _f._ washerwoman, laundress.

blason, _m._ coat of arms.

blé, _m._ wheat, grain.

blême, _adj._ pale, wan.

blesser, _v._ to wound, offend;

blessé, -e, _m., f._ injured or wounded persan, etc.; blessant,

-e, _adj._ offensive, shocking.

blessure, _f._ wound.

bleu, -e, _adj. and m._ blue; -- gris, blue-gray.

bleuâtre, _adj._ bluish.

bloc, _m._ block.

blond, -e, _adj. and s._ blond, fair, light.

blondin, -e, _adj. and s._ fair, persan with fair hair.

bloquer, _v._ to blockade.

blottir (se), _v._ to crouch; blotti, -e, crouched, squatting,

cowering, nestling.

blouf, _interj._ splash!

blouse, _f._ blouse.

boeuf, _m._ ox, beef.

Bohême, _f._ Bohemia.

bohème, _m._ tramp.

bohémien, -ne, _adj. and s._ Bohemian, gipsy, vagrant.

boire, _v._ to drink.

bois, _m._ wood.

boiserie, _f._ wainscoting.

boisson, _f._ drink.

boite, _f._ box.

boitiller, _v._ to hobble (not recognized by standard dictionaries).

bombance, _f._ feasting, high living.

bon, -ne, _adj._ good, kind, pleasant, agreeable; pour de --,

really, heartily, for good and all; bonne place, good place, right

spot; bonne, _f._ maid, servant; quel -- vent?, what lucky

wind?

Bonaparte (Napoléon), the French Emperor (1769-1821); see note to

p. 2, l. 5.

bonasse, _adj._ soft (applied to persons), good-natured, silly,

simple.

bonbon, _m._ bonbon, candy.

bond, _m._ bound, leap, jump.

bondir, _v._ to bound, leap.

bonheur, _m._ happiness, good fortune.

bonhomme, _m._ good-natured or worthy old fellow, old fellow,

fellow, little fellow, worthy man.

Bonifacio, town and port of southern Corsica.

bonjour, _m._ good day, good morning.

bonnement, _adv._ simply.

bonnet, _m._ bonnet, cap; -- de police, foraging or fatigue

cap; gros --, big man; important person (familiar).

bonsoir, _m._ good evening.

bonté, _f._ goodness, kindness.

bonzou, baby's pronunciation of bonjour.

bord, _m._ edge, border, bank, shore, brim, rail, side, sill, tip;

à --, on board; -- à --, side by side; à son --, on board

bis boat; vie de --, life on board ship; sur le -- des lèvres,

on the tip of the tongue; par-dessus --, overboard.

border, _v._ to border.

bordereau, _m._ account, note, memorandum.

borne, _f._ limit, mile-stone, stone post (at the corner of a

house, etc.), stepping-stone, horse-block.

bosse, _f._ hump, bump.

bossuer, _v._ to dent, bruise; bossué, -e, bruised, knotted.

botte, _f._ boat, hoof, bundle.

bottine, _f._ shoe (high).

bouche, _f._ mouth.

bouchée, _f._ mouthful.

boucher, _m._ butcher.

boucher, _v._ to stop up.

bouchon, _m._ stopper, cork, pothouse, tavern.

boucle, _f._ buckle, curl.

boucler, _v._ to buckle.

boudin, _m._ blood pudding.

boudoir, _m._ boudoir.

Boudroulboudour, the Full Moon of the Full Moons (in Arabic:

Badru-l-budûr).

boue, _f._ mud.

boueux, -euse, _adj._ muddy.

bouffée, _f._ puff, whiff.

bouffi -e, _adj. and s._ puffed up, puffy, swollen, puffed up or

bloated fellow.

bouffon, -ne, _adj._ clownish, ludicrous, farcical.

bouge, _m._ dirty hole, hovel.

bouger, _v._ to move, budge.

bougie, _f._ wax candle.

bougre, _m._ fellow (slang); b... de teigneux, scurvy devil.

bouillie, _f._ pap, pulp.

bouillon, _m._ bubble, broth.

boulanger, _m._ baker.

Boulanger (Georges), French general involved in political intrigue

to overthrow the Government (1837-1891).

boule, _f._ ball.

boulet, _m._ cannon-ball, ball.

boulevard, _m._ boulevard.

bouleverser, _v._ to upset, overthrow.

Boulogne-sur-Mer, city and port on the English Channel (department

of Pas-de-Calais).

bouquet, _m._ bouquet, cluster.

bourbeux, -euse, _adj._ muddy, miry.

bourdonnement, _m._ buzzing.

bourdonner, _v._ to buzz, hum.

bourengrédel, _f. pl._ (= German Bauerngredel) peasant girls

(Gredel = Grete = Maggie).

bourg, _m._ borough, country town, town.

bourgeois, -e, _adj._ and s. bourgeois, member of the middle class,

citizen, master, boss (language of the working class); sa

bourgeoise, his old woman.

bourgeonner, _v._ to bud, put out shoots.

bourgmestre, _m._ burgomaster, mayor (g pronounced).

bourg-pourri, _m._ rotten borough.

bourrasque, _f._ squall.

bourrer, _v._ to cram, stuff.

bourse, _f._ purse; la Bourse, the Stock-Exchange.

bousculade, _f._ jostling, bustling.

bouse, _f._ cow-dung.

bout, _m._ end, bit, limit; au -- de, at the end of, after;

venir à -- de, to manage to, succeed in.

bouteille, _f._ bottle.

boutique, _f._ shop.

bouton, _m._ button.

boutonner, _v._ to button.

bouvier, _m._ cowherd.

bouvreuil, _m._ bullfinch.

bracelet, _m._ bracelet.

braconnier, _m._ poacher.

braise, _f._ embers, live coals.

branchage, _m._ branches.

branche, _f._ branch.

brandir, _v._ to brandish.

branle, _m._ swinging, jogging motion; en --, swinging; être

mis en --, to be set in motion, start.

bras, _m._ arms; les -- leur tomberaient, they would throw up

their hands in astonishment.

brasier, _m._ brazier, clear bright fire, fire of red-hot coals.

brasserie, _f._ brewery, beer-saloon, café.

brasseur, _m._ brewer; -- d'argent, money-maker, scheming

money-maker.

brave, _adj._ brave, worthy, fine, good; un -- garçon, un --

homme, a fine fellow, a good man; ce -- homme de soleil, this

good old sun.

bravement, _adv._ bravely, worthily.

braver, _v._ to brave.

bravo, _interj._ bravo!, fine!

bravoure, _f._ bravery.

bredouiller, _v._ to splutter, stutter.

bref, -ève, _adj. and adv._ brief, short, curt, in short.

breloque, _f._ bauble, trinket, charm.

Brêmer, _cf._ German Bremer, of Bremen.

Bretagne, _f._ Brittany.

bretelle, _f._ brace, suspender.

breton, -ne, _adj. and s._ of Brittany, Breton (written Breton

when _s._).

bride, _f._ bridle, rein, string (of a bonnet).

brigadier, _m._ corporal, police sergeant.

brigand, _m._ brigand, ruffian.

briller, _v._ to shine; brillant, -e, adj. and m. brilliant,

shining, brilliancy, luster.

brin, _m._ blade, sprig, grain, bit; espère un --, wait a bit.

brindille, _f._ twig, sprig, bit.

brique, _f._ brick.

brisant, _m._ reef, breaker, surf.

brise, _f._ breeze.

brise-lames, _m._ breakwater.

briser, _v._ to break, break down, shatter; se --, be broken,

be dashed to pieces.

britannique, _adj._ British.

brocanteur, _m._ second-band dealer, dealer in curiosities.

brocart, _m._ brocade.

brocher, _v._ to figure, brocade, sew (books).

brodequin, _m._ high laced shoe.

broder, _v._ to embroider, embellish with designs in relief.

bronze, _m._ bronze.

brosse, _f._ brush.

brosser, _v._ to brush.

brosserie, _f._ brush-trade or manufactory, brushes.

brouette, _f._ wheelbarrow; huiler la roue de sa --, to help

oneself to other people's property, "gldquo;graft" (the idea being that the

wheel was oiled so well that the garden could be plundered without

noise).

brouillard, _m._ fog, mist.

Brouin, family name, perhaps Balzac derived it from the dialectic

form brouine.

brouine, dialectic for bruine.

broussailles, _f. pl._ brambles, briars, thorny undergrowth,

underbrush (rare in singular).

broyer, _v._ to crush, grind.

bru, _f._ daughter-in-law.

bruine, _f._ drizzling rain, drizzle.

bruire, _v._ to make a confused noise, rustle.

bruit, _m._ noise, report.

brûler, _v._ to burn; brûlé, m. burning.

brûlot, _m._ fire ship, firebrand, burning brandy with sugar.

brûlure, _f._ burning, burn, scalding.

brume, _f._ mist.

brumeux, -euse, _adj._ misty, foggy.

brun, -e, _adj._ brown, dark.

brusque, _adj._ blunt, abrupt, brusk.

brusquement, _adv._ bruskly, rudely, quickly.

brut, -e, _adj._ raw, rough, crude.

brutalité, _f._ brutality.

brute, _f._ brute.

bruyant -e, _adj._ noisy.

bûche, _f._ log, stick of wood.

bûcheron -ne, _m., f._ wood-cutter.

buffet, _m._ sideboard, refreshment-room.

Bulbul, a kind of thrush in the Orient, sometimes called the

nightingale of the East (Arabic).

bulletin, _m._ bulletin.

bureau, _m._ desk, office; -- de tabac, tobacco shop.

burgau, _m._ mother-of-pearl (shell).

burlesque, _adj._ burlesque, ludicrous.

buste, _m._ bust.

but, _m._ goal, target, aim; dans un --, for an object.

buveur, _m._ drinker.

C

c' (ç'), _see_ ce.

ça, _see_ cela.

çà, _adv. and interj._ here, now!, come now!; -- et là, here

and there.

caban, _m._ overcoat or cloak with hood.

cabaret, _m._ tavern, bar.

cabaretier -ère, _m., f._ tavern-keeper, tavern-keeper's wife.

cabestan, _m._ capstan.

cabinet, _m._ office, study, closet, cabinet, small room.

câble, _m._ cable.

cacher, _v._ to conceal, bide.

cachet, _m._ seal.

cacheter, _v._ to seal.

cachette, _f._ hiding-place; en --, on the sly.

cachot, _m._ dungeon.

cadavre, _m._ corpse, dead body.

cadeau, _m._ present.

cadet -te, _adj. and s._ younger, youngest, junior, younger brother

or sister.

cadran, _m._ dial, face of a clock.

cadre, _m._ frame.

café, _m._ coffee, café.

caftan, _m._ caftan (Turkish for coat).

cage, _f._ cage.

cahier, _m._ copy-book, exercise-book.

caillot, _m._ clot.

caillou, _m._ pebble.

Cailloux (rue des), this street is in Clichy rather than in

Levallois-Perret.

Caire (le), Cairo (capital of Egypt).

caisse, _f._ case, chest, box, till, cashier's office; garçon de

--, runner, collector, bank clerk.

caisson/, _m._ caisson, limber, ammunition-wagon.

calcul, _m._ calculation (final _l_ pronounced).

calculer, _v._ to calculate.

cale, _f._ wedge, prop, block, bold.

calèche, _f._ open carriage, barouche; -- de voyage,

traveling barouche.

calife, _m._ caliph (Mohammedan ruler).

calme, _adj. and m._ calm, quiet, calmness, tranquillity; du

--, be calm.

calmer, _v._ to calm, quiet; se --, become calm, quiet down.

calvaire, _m._ calvary, crucifix placed on a mound.

camarade, _m., f._ comrade.

Cambremer, name derived from cambrer and mer.

cambrer, _v._ to curve, bend.

camée, _m._ cameo.

camion, _m._ dray, truck.

camomille, _f._ camomile (plant).

camp, _m._ camp.

campagnard -e, _adj._ and s. country, rustic, countryman.

campagne, _f._ country, campaign; mis en --, set to work.

canaille, _f._ rabble, riffraff.

canard, _m._ duck.

canette, _f._ beer-bottle, jug.

Cannes, town and winter-resort on the French Riviera.

canon, _m._ cannon, gun-barrel.

canonnier, _m._ cannonier, gunner.

canot, _m._ small boat, ship's boat.

canotage, _m._ boating.

canton, _m._ canton (subdivision of an arrondissement).

cantonnement, _m._ cantonment, temporary quarters.

capable, _adj._ capable.

capitaine, _m._ captain.

capital, -e, _adj. and m._ capital, chief; capitale, _f._

capital (city).

capituler, _v._ to capitulate, surrender by treaty.

caporal, _m._ corporal.

capote, _f._ large cloak with hood, soldier's overcoat.

caprice, _m._ caprice, whim.

capsule, _f._ capsule, percussion cap.

captif -ive, _adj. and s._ captive.

captiver, _v._ to captivate.

capturer, _v._ to capture.

capuchon, _m._ cowl.

car, _conj._ for.

carabine, _f._ carbine, rifle.

caractère, _m._ character, disposition.

caravane, _f._ caravan.

caresse, _f._ caress.

caresser, _v._ to caress.

carnage, _m._ carnage, slaughter.

carnassier -ère, _adj. and s._ carnivorous, carnivorous animal.

Carnouf, name of a promontory near le Croisic, mentioned by Balzac.

caroubier, _m._ carob-tree (resembling the locust).

carré, -e, _adj._ and m. square.

carreau, _m._ flooring-tile, floor, pane (of glass), square

cushion, hassock.

carrière, _f._ career.

carrosse, _m._ coach.

carte, _f._ card, map.

cartel, _m._ challenge, case of a wall-clock, wall-clock.

cartouche, _f._ cartridge.

cas, _m._ case, event; si peu de --, so little importance.

cascade, _f._ cascade, waterfall.

case, _f._ cabin, but, compartment (in which the hall falls in

roulette, etc.), pigeon-hole.

casemate, _f._ casemate.

caserne, _f._ barracks.

casque, _m._ helmet.

casqué, -e, _adj._ helmeted.

casquette, _f._ cap.

cassation, _f._ annulment, repeal, appeal (of a court).

casser, _v._ to break, split, crack, break down.

cataplasme, _m._ cataplasm, poultice.

catapulte, _f._ catapult.

Catarinet, Kitty (diminutive of Catarine).

catéchisme, _m._ catechism.

cathédrale, _f._ cathedral.

catholique, _adj. and s._ Catholic.

cauchemar, _m._ nightmare.

cause, _f._ cause, reason; à -- de, because of; être --

que, to cause.

causer, _v._ to cause, produce, chat; assez causé, enough

talk.

causerie, _f._ chat, chatting.

causette, _f._ chat, chatting; faire la --, to chat.

caustique, _adj._ caustic, biting.

cavalier, _m._ rider, horseman, cavalier, partner.

cave, _f._ cellar.

caveau, _m._ vault, small cellar, grave.

ce, _dem. pr._ this, that, it; -- qui, -- que, which,

what; -- disant, saying this.

ce, cette (ces, pl.), _dem. adj. pr._ this, that; cette nuit,

last night, to-night.

Céard (Henry), French novelist, critic and playwright (1851--).

ceci, _dem. pr._ this, this thing.

céder, _v._ to cede, yield.

cédrat, _m._ cedrate (kind of lemon).

cèdre, _m._ cedar.

ceinture, _f._ belt, waist.

ceinturon, _m._ sword-belt.

cela, _dem. pr._ that, that thing, that fellow or he (familiar in last

sense); avec --, with that, besides; abbreviated: Ça.

célèbre, _adj._ celebrated.

célébrer, _v._ to celebrate, extol.

céleste, _adj._ celestial, heavenly.

Célestin, Celestine.

celle, _see_ celui.

cellier, _m._ cellar, store-room, basement.

celui, celle (ceux, celles, _pl._); _dem. pr._ this, that,

This one, etc.; ---ci, ---là, the latter, the former, this one, that

one; -- qui, he who, etc.

cendre, _f._ ashes, cinders.

cendré, -e, _adj._ ash-colored.

cent, _card._ one hundred; pour --, percent.

centaine, _f._ about one hundred, hundred.

centième, _ord._ hundredth.

centime, _m._ centime (fifth of a cent).

central, -e, _adj._ central, chief, of the central office.

centre, _m._ center.

cep, _m._ vine-stock, stalk (_p_ pronounced).

cependant, _adv. and conj._ however, yet, meantime.

cercle, _m._ circle, club.

cercueil, _m._ coffin, casket.

cérémonie, _f._ ceremony.

cérémonieusement, _adv._ ceremoniously.

cerf, _m._ stag, deer (_f_ pronounced).

cerise, _f._ cherry.

cerner, _v._ to surround, invest.

certain, -e, _adj._ certain.

certainement, _adv._ certainly.

certes, _adv._ certainly.

certitude, _f._ certainty, assurance.

céruse, _f._ white-lead.

cerveau, _m._ brain.

cervelle, _f._ brains, brain, head; se brûler la --, to blow

one's brains out.

cervier, _see_ loup.

César (Jules), Julius Caesar. the celebrated Roman general (101-44 B.C.).

cesse, _f._ ceasing, cessation.

cesser, _v._ to cease, stop.

ceux, _see_ celui.

chacun, -e, _pr._ each, each one.

chagrin, _m._ grief, vexation, shagreen (leather).

chaîne, _f._ chain, drag-chain (on bottom of a stream); mettre à

la --, to put in chains.

chair, _f._ flesh, meat; _pl._ flesh.

chaire, _f._ pulpit, teacher's chair.

chaise, _f._ chair; -- longue, reclining-chair, chaise-longue;

-- à porteurs, sedan-chair; -- de poste, post-chaise; -- de

campagne, camp-chair.

châle, _m._ shawl.

chaleur, _f._ heat, warmth.

chalut, _m._ drag-net.

chalutier, _m._ trawler (fishing-boat with drag-net).

chamailler, _v._ to squabble; se --, squabble, wrangle.

chamarrer, _v._ to trim with lace, cover with gold or silver lace

or braid, braid, bedeck.

chambellan, _m._ chamberlain (officer presiding over a prince's

chamber).

chambre, _f._ chamber, room; la Chambre, the Chamber of

Deputies.

chameau, _m._ camel.

champ, _m._ field.

Champagne, _f._ Champagne (Province).

champagne, _m._ champagne.

champêtre, _adj._ rural; garde --, forester, keeper.

Champignet, name apparently coined by de Maupassant; perhaps he had

in mind Champigny, a village east of Paris, scene of a battle in the war

of 1870-1871.

chance, _f._ chance, luck.

chanceler, _v._ to totter, stagger, reel.

chanceux, -euse, _adj._ precarious, lucky.

Chandeleur, _f._ Candlemas-day (Feb. 2).

chandelier, _m._ candlestick.

chandelle, _f._ tallow candie.

change, _m._ exchange; donner le -- à, to put on the wrong

track, change.

changement, _m._ change.

changer, _v._ to change; changeant, -e, changing, changeable.

chanson, _f._ song.

chanter, _v._ to sing, sing of, crow.

chanvre, _m._ hemp.

chapeau, _m._ hat.

chapiteau, _m._ capital (of a column).

chaque, _adj._ each.

charabia, _m._ gibberish.

charbon, _m._ coal.

charbonnier, -ère, _m., f._ charcoal-burner, charcoal-burner's

wife, coal-man, coal-mine, colliery (J. in last sense).

charcutier, _m._ pork-butcher.

charge, _f._ charge, load, burden.

charger, _v._ to charge, load, fin, commission; se --, take

charge, take upon oneself; chargé, -e, loaded, laden, full.

chariot, _m._ wagon.

charitable, _adj._ charitable.

charité, _f._ charity.

charlatan, _m._ charlatan, quack.

Charles, Charles.

charme, _m._ charm, delight.

charmer, _v._ to charm; charmant, -e, adj. charming.

charnière, _f._ hinge.

charrette, _f._ cart; -- à bras, push-cart.

charrue, _f._ plow.

chasse, _f._ hunt, hunting, chase.

chasse-mouche, _m._ fly-fan, fly-flap (now usually written

chasse-mouches).

chasser, _v._ to chase, drive, drive away, hunt.

chasseur, _m._ hunter, light infantryman, light cavalryman.

chaste, _adj._ chaste.

chat, _m._ cat; chats à fouetter, fish to fry.

château, _m._ castle.

chat-huant, _m._ screech-owl (aspirate _h_).

châtiment, _m._ punishment.

chatouillement, _m._ tickling.

chaud, -e, _adj. and s._ warm, hot, heat.

chauffage, _m._ heating, fuel; bois de --, firewood.

chauffer, _v._ to warm.

chausser, _v._ to put on shoes or stockings; chaussé, -e, shod.

chausson, _m._ felt shoe; -- de lisière, list-shoe, plaited

cloth shoes manufactured in prisons.

chaussure, _f._ shoe, shoes (in general sense).

chauve, _adj._ bald.

chauve-souris, _f._ bat.

chaux, _f._ lime; blanchir à la --, to whitewash.

chef, _m._ chief, leader, director; commander en --, to have

the chief command.

chemin, _m._ way, road; -- de fer, railway.

cheminée, _f._ chimney, fireplace, mantel, funnel.

cheminer, _v._ to go on one's way, proceed, walk.

chemise, _f._ shirt, chemise.

chêne, _m._ oak; -- vert, live oak.

chenille _f._ caterpillar.

cher, -ère, _adj., adv. and s._ dear, dearly.

chèrement, _adv._ dearly, at a high price.

chercher, _v._ to search, seek, look for, try; -- des yeux, look for.

chéri, -e, _adj. and s._ beloved, darling.

chérubin, _m._ cherubin, cherub.

chétif, -ive, _adj._ thin, puny, sickly.

cheval, m. horse, horsemeat; à --, on horseback; à --

sur, astride.

chevaucher, _v._ to ride (on horseback).

chevelure, _f._ head of hair, hair.

Cheverino (or Chévardino), a Russian hillock west of Moscow.

cheveu, _m._ hair; pl. hair; armé jusqu'aux cheveux, armed to the teeth.

cheville, _f._ peg, ankle.

chèvre, _f._ goat.

chez, _prep._ at or to the house or home of, with, in, in the room of, etc.

chiaoux, _m._ chiaous or chouse (Turkish attendant or interpreter).

chic, _adj. and m._ stylish, smart, style.

chien, -ne, _m., f._ dog.

chiffon, _m._ rag, piece.

chiffre, _m._ figure.

Chio, _f._ Chias (island in the Aegean Sea; pronounced: _kio_).

chipoter, _v._ to trille or toy with.

chirurgical, -e, _adj._ surgical.

chirurgien, _m._ surgeon.

choc, _m._ shock (final _c_ pronounced).

chocolat, _m._ chocolate.

choeur, _m._ choir, chorus (_ch_ pronounced as _k_).

choisir, _v._ to choose; choisi, -e, carefully chosen, choice.

choix, _m._ choice.

chope, _f._ beer-glass.

chopine, _f._ chopin (about one pint), glass.

chose, _f._ thing; autre --, something else, else; peu de

--, of little importance, a small matter; devenir tout --, to

become like I don't know what; _m._ (familiar), I don't know what,

what's his.

choquer, _v._ to shock (name), etc.

chou, _m._ cabbage.

choucroute, _f._ sauer-kraut.

chouette, _f._ kind of screech-owl, chough.

chrétien, -ne, _adj. and s._ Christian (in this and in the next

word _ien_ is pronounced as in _bien_).

chrétienté, _f._ Christendom.

christ, _m._ crucifix (pronounced: _krist_).

Christina, Christine.

chromo, _m._ chromo (colored lithographic reproduction).

chronique, _f._ chronicle.

chuchotement, _m._ whispering, whisper.

chuchoter, _v._ to whisper.

chut, _interj._ hush! (_t_ pronounced).

Chypre, _f._ Cyprus (English island in eastern Mediterranean).

ci, _adv._ here (frequent as suffix; celui- --, etc.);

---devant, formerly; une -- et une ça, hussy, etc.

ciboire, _m._ ciborium, pyx (vase for the host); saint- --,

holy pyx.

cicatrice, _f._ scar.

cidre, _m._ cider.

ciel, _m._ sky, heaven.

cierge, _f._ taper.

cigale, _f._ grassshopper.

cime, _f._ summit, top.

cimetière, _m._ cemetery.

cingler, _v._ to sail.

cinq, _card._ five (_q_ pronounced).

cinquantaine, _f._ about fifty, age of fifty.

cinquante, _card._ fifty.

cinquième, _ord._ fifth.

circonstance, _f._ circumstance.

circonvolution, _f._ circumvolution, coil.

circuit, _m._ circuit.

cirer, _v._ to wax, polish.

citadin, -e, _m., f._ citizen, townsman (also used adjectively).

cité, _f._ oldest part of a city, city.

citer, _v._ to cite.

citoyen, -ne, _m., f. and adj._ citizen.

citronnier, _m._ lemon-tree.

civette, _f._ civet (animal and perfume obtained from it).

civilisation, _f._ civilization.

clair, -e, _adj._ clear; light-colored, bright; -- de lune,

moonlight.

clairement, _adv._ clearly.

claire-voie, _f._ lattice, lattice gate; à --, with open sides

(of a cart).

Clairon, Clarinda, Clarissa (diminutive of Claire, Clara).

clairvoyant, -e, _adj._ clear-sighted, discerning.

clameur, _f._ clamor, uproar, outcry.

clan, _m._ clan, tribe.

clandestin, -e, _adj._ clandestine, secret.

clapoter, _v._ to splash, ripple.

claque, _m._ opera hat, chapeau (folding hat pointed in front and

behind used in U. S. army and by French officials, etc.).

Claretie (Jules), French novelist, dramatist and critic,

director of the Théâtre Français (1840-1914).

clarinette, _f._ clarinet, clarinettist.

clarté, _f._ light, splendor, brilliancy, glow.

classe, _f._ class, school.

classique, _adj._ classic, typical.

clef, _f._ key; fermer à --, to lock; reprendre la -- des

champs, escape again (pronounced: _clé_).

cligner, _v._ to wink; -- de l'oeil, wink.

cliquetis, _m._ clashing, jingling, clanking, rattling, tinkling.

cloche, _f._ bell (usually large).

clocher, _m._ belfry, steeple.

cloison, _f._ partition.

cloitre, _m._ cloister.

clopin-clopant, _adv._ limpingly, hobbling.

clore, _v._ to close (defective and little used); la nuit

close, nightfall.

clou, _m._ nail, boil.

clouer, _v._ to nail, fix.

club, _m._ club.

coasser, _v._ to croak.

cocasse, _adj._ funny, odd.

cocher, _m._ coach man.

cochon, _m._ pig, hog.

code, _m._ code.

coeur, _m._ heart, center; de bon --, heartily, cheerfully;

faire mal au --, to make sick at the stomach; faire le joli

--, to court; si le -- vous en dit, if you feel inclined; --

de chêne, solid oak.

coffre, _m._ chest, coffer, box (slang for chest of the body).

cognac, _m._ cognac (brandy manufactured in the town of this name,

department of Charente).

cognée, _f._ ax, hatchet (for felling); jeter le manche après la

--, to throw the helve after the hatchet, give up everything.

cohue, _f._ throng, crowd, mob.

coiffer, _v._ to put on the head, dress the hair; oiffé, -e,

(de), wearing on the head.

coiffure, _f._ head-dress, arrangement of the hair.

coin, _m._ corner; -- du feu, fireside.

coke, _m._ coke (coal after extraction of the gas).

col, _m._ neck, collar (in the sense of neck, col is old,

cou is now used).

colère, _f._ anger (also in _pl._).

collation, _f._ collation, light luncheon.

collection, _f._ collection.

collègue, _m._ colleague.

coller, _v._ to stick, glue, stick or fasten on or together, paste,

apply, fit tight, hold fast.

collerette, _f._ small collar, dutch collar.

collet, _m._ collar.

collier, _m._ necklace, collar.

Colmar, small city in Alsace.

colombe, _f._ dove.

colonel, _m._ colonel.

colonne, _f._ column, row of numbers in roulette.

colorer, _v._ to color; se --, became colored.

colosse, _m._ colossus.

combat, _m._ combat, fight.

combattre, _v._ to combat, fight.

Combe-aux-Fées, imaginary town (= Valley of the Fairies).

combien, _adv._ how much, how many, how.

combinaison, _f._ combination.

comble, _m._ top; de fond en --, from top to bottom.

comboloio, _m._ Turkish chaplet with 100 beads corresponding to

the 100 names of the Divinity.

comediante, _m._ comedian (Italian).

comédie, _f._ comedy (sometimes used for theater).

comice, _m. pl._ comitia; -- agricoles, assembly for the

promotion of agriculture.

comique, _adj._ comic.

commandant, _m._ commandant, commander; --major, _m._

commandant (with rank of major, applied to military governor of a

fortified town).

commandement, _m._ command.

commander, _v._ to command, be in command, order, give orders.

comme, _adv. and conj._ as, so, like, how, as if, as it were.

commencement, _m._ beginning.

commencer, _v._ to commence, begin.

comment, _adv. and interj._ how, what!, how is that?, what do you

mean?, how is it that?; -- s'appelle (se nomme)-t-il, what is bis

name?

commentateur, _m._ commentator.

commerce, _m._ commerce, business, trade; -- amoureux, love

affair.

commère, _f._ godmother, gossip, talkative old woman.

commettre, _v._ to commit.

commis, _m._ clerk.

commissaire, _m._ commissary (superior officer of French police),

commissioner.

commissariat, _m._ office of the commissary.

commission, _f._ commission, committee, errand.

commode, _adj._ convenient, comfortable; _f._ chest of drawers.

commodément, _adv._ comfortably.

commun, -e, _adj._ common; lui être -- avec, to be shared by

him and.

communier, _v._ to receive the sacrament.

communiquer, _v._ to communicate, make known, give, tell.

compacte, _adj._ compact, solid.

compagnie, _f._ company, corporation, breeding.

compagnon, _m._ companion; bon --, good companion, good fellow.

comparaison, _f._ comparison.

comparer, _v._ to compare; comparé, -e, compared, comparative.

compas, _m._ pair of compasses.

compassion, _f._ compassion.

compatissant, -e, _adj._ compassionate.

compétence, _f._ competence, department; quelque chose de ma

--, something I know about.

complaire, _v._ to please; complaisant, -e, adj. obliging.

complet, -ète, _adj. and m._ complete, suit of clothes.

complètement, _adv._ completely.

compléter, _v._ to complete.

complice, _m., f._ accomplice.

compliment, _m._ compliment; je vous fais mon --, I compliment

you.

compliquer, _v._ to complicate.

composer, _v._ to compose; se --, be composed.

composition, _f._ composition.

comprendre, _v._ to understand; (y) compris, including.

compromettre, _v._ to compromise.

compte, _m._ count, account, reckoning, regard; se rendre --

de, to realize; se rendre bien --, to be quite aware (in this

and in the next three words _p_ is not pronounced).

compter, _v._ to count, include, count on, intend; comptant,

in cash.

compteur, _m._ register, meter.

comptoir, _m._ counter, bar, bank (usually for foreign

business); Comptoir général de crédit, International Bank.

comte, _m._ count.

comtesse, _f._ countess.

conception, _f._ conception.

concert, _m._ concert.

concerto, _m._ concerto (piece of music composed for one instrument

with accompaniment; Italian,-concert).

concevoir, _v._ to conceive.

concierge, _m., f._ concierge, door-keeper, porter, janitor.

conclure, _v._ to conclude, draw conclusions; concluant, -e,

conclusive.

concours, _m._ concourse, assembly, competition, fair.

condamner, _v._ to condemn (_m_ not pronounced):

condition, _f._ condition, position.

conducteur, _m._ conductor, driver.

conduire, _v._ to conduct, drive, lead, take, behave.

conduit, _m._ conduit, passage, pipe.

conduite, _f._ conduct.

cône, _m._ cone.

confection, _f._ making, ready-made suit.

confesser, _v._ to confess; aller se --, go to confession or

to confess.

confession, _f._ confession.

confessionnal, _m._ confessional

confiance, _f._ confidence.

confidence, _f._ confidential remark, secret.

confier, _v._ to confide.

confire, _v._ to preserve.

confirmer, _v._ to confirm.

confiture, _f._ preserves, sweet-meats.

confondre, _v._ to confound, confuse, blend; se --, be

confounded, be confused, blend.

conformément, _adv._ conformably, suitably.

confronter, _v._ to confront.

confus, -e, _adj._ confused.

confusion, _f._ confusion.

congé, _m._ leave.

congédier, _v._ to dismiss.

conjurer, _v._ to conjure, pray urgently.

connaissance, _f._ acquaintance, consciousness, knowledge.

connaisseur, _m._ connoisseur, good judge.

connaître, _v._ to be acquainted with, know; se -- à, know

about.

conquérir, _v._ to conquer, gain, win.

conquête, _f._ conquest.

consacrer, _v._ to consecrate.

conscience, _f._ conscience; se faire -- de, to have scruples

about, shrink from; prouverla -- de, prove that one realizes that.

consciencieusement, _adv._ conscientiously.

conscrit, _m._ conscript, recruit.

conseil, _m._ counsel, council, piece of advice; _pl._ advice;

Conseil général, General Assembly of a Department.

conseiller, _v._ to advise.

conseiller, _m._ counselor, councilor, judge of an appellate court.

consentement, _m._ consent.

consentir, _v._ to consent, agree.

conséquence, _f._ consequence; en --, in consequence,

accordingly.

conséquent (with par), consequently, therefore.

conserve, _f._ conserve, preserve.

conserver, _v._ to preserve.

considérable, _adj._ considerable, important; si peu --, so

slight.

considérablement, _adv._ considerably.

considération, _f._ consideration, esteem.

considérer, _v._ to consider, look at.

consigne, _f._ watch-word, orders; forcer la -- (also in _pl._),

to break the orders, enter against orders.

consigner, _v._ to consign, refuse; -- la porte, refuse admittance.

consister, _v._ to consist.

consolation, _f._ consolation.

consoler, _v._ to console; se --, be consoled.

consommateur, _m._ consumer, patron (of a restaurant, etc.).

consommer, _v._ to consume, use.

conspirer, _v._ to conspire.

constamment, _adv._ constantly.

constant, -e, _adj._ constant.

Constantinople, Constantinople.

constatation, _f._ authentication, verification.

constater, _v._ to verify, ascertain, settle, discover.

constellation, _f._ constellation.

consteller, _v._ to constellate, star; constellé, -e,

constellated, starred, starry.

consternation, _f._ consternation.

consterner, _v._ to astound, dismay, strike with consternation;

consterné, -e, in consternation, etc.

constituer, _v._ to constitute, make up; se --, make oneself,

give oneself up.

constitution, _f._ constitution.

construction, _f._ construction.

consulter, _v._ to consult.

consumer, _v._ to consume, waste.

contact, _m._ contact (_ct_ pronounced).

conte, _m._ short story, tale.

contempler, _v._ to contemplate, survey, gaze at.

contenir, _v._ to contain, restrain.

content, -e, _adj._ contented, happy, glad.

contentement, _m._ contentment, look of satisfaction.

contenter, _v._ to content, satisfy; se --, be contented,

content oneself.

conter, _v._ to tell, tell of, recount, relate.

contester, _v._ to contest.

continu, -e, _adj._ continuous.

continuel, -le, _adj._ continual.

continuellement, _adv._ continually.

continuer, _v._ to continue; se --, be continued.

contour, _m._ contour, outline, circumference, edge.

contourner, _v._ to run around, encircle.

contracter, _v._ to contract.

contraindre, _v._ to constrain, compel.

contraire, _adj. and m._ contrary.

contraster, _v._ to contrast.

contre, _prep._ against, close by; par --, on the other hand;

fâché --, angry with.

contre-basse, _f._ counter-base, double-base (large base-viol; this

word is now usually written: contrebasse).

contredire, _v._ to contradict.

contredit, _m._ contradiction.

contrée, _f._ country, region.

contrevent, _m._ shutter.

contribuer, _v._ to contribute, aid.

convaincre, _v._ to convince.

convenable, _adj._ suitable, proper.

convenir, _v._ to suit, agree; -- mieux, be more fitting;

j'en conviens, I agree, I grant it.

conversation, _f._ conversation.

convoi, _m._ convoy, escort.

convulsif, -ive, _adj._ convulsive.

convulsivement, _adv._ convulsively.

copain, _m._ comrade, pal (familiar).

copie, _f._ copy.

copieux, -euse, _adj._ copious.

coq, _m._ cock; Coq-Galine, "Hldquo;Henpeck" (= Hen-Cock).

coque, _f._ shell, hull; oeuf à la --, boiled egg.

coquelicot, _m._ wild poppy; adjectively: poppy-colored.

coquet, -te, _adj._ coquettish, smart.

coquetterie, _f._ coquetry.

coquillage, _m._ shell, shells, shell-fish.

coquille, _f._ shell.

coquin, -e, _m., f._ rascal, rogue, scoundrel.

cor, _m._ horn; -- de chasse, hunting-horn, French horn.

corail, _m._ coral.

Coran, _m._ Koran (sacred book of the Mohammedans, drawn up by

Mohammed).

corbeau, _m._ raven, crow.

corde, _f._ line, rope, cord.

cordelette, _f._ small cord.

cordial, -e, _adj._ cordial.

cornet, _m._ cornucopia.

cornette, _f._ mob-cap.

cornu, -e, _adj._ horned.

corps, _m._ body, corps, object; -- à --, hand to hand.

corpulence, _f._ corpulence, stoutness.

correction, _f._ correction; donner une -- à, to give a lesson to.

correspondant, _m._ correspondent.

corridor, _m._ corridor.

Corse, _f._ Corsica; corse, _adj. and s._ Corsican (written

Corse when _s._; Corsica is a French department).

cortège, _m._ procession.

costume, _m._ costume.

costumer, _v._ to costume.

côte, _f._ rib, slope, coast; -- à -~, side by side.

côté, _m._ side, direction; du -- de, in the direction of; de

--, to or on one side, sidewise, side; à --, in the next room,

next door; à -- de lui, by his side; d'un autre --, besides;

de -- et d'autre, on one side and on the other; de mon --, on

my side or part.

côteau, _m._ hillock, hill.

côtelé, -e, _adj._ ribbed.

côtelette, _f._ cutlet, chop.

coton, _m._ cotton.

côtoyer, _v._ to go by the side of.

cou, _m._ neck, throat.

couche, _f._ couch, bed, layer, confinement.

coucher, _v._ to put to bed, lay out, lay, sleep, set; se --,

go to bed, lie down; envoyer se --, send to bed; chambre à --,

bedroom; couchant, -e, adj. setting; couché, -e, lying down,

in bed, lying, stretched out; _m._ setting, sunset.

coude, _m._ elbow; pousser du --, to nudge.

coudre, _v._ to sew; cousu d'or, rolling in money.

Coulau, proper name borrowed by Daudet from the Provençal (there is

a poor kind of fish of this name, coulaud, found in Rouergue).

couler, _v._ to flow, run, run down, trickle down.

couleur, _f._ color.

couloir, _m._ passage.

coup, _m._ blow, stroke, shot, gulp, gust, cast, play, beam; tout

d'un --, all of a sudden; tout à --, all of a sudden, suddenly;

-- sur --, time after time, one after the other; -- d'oeil,

glance, sight; -- de sang, shock, apoplectic stroke, fit; -- de

couteau, stab; -- d'État, overthrow of the Government; à -- sûr,

surely; -- de feu, shot; -- d'éventail, fanning; boire un

--, to take a drink; faire un bon --, do a good stroke of

business; faire un -- de tête, do something rash.

coupable, _adj. and s._ culpable, guilty, culprit.

coupe, _f._ cup, bowl, cut, cutting, stroke.

coupé, _m._ coupé.

couper, _v._ to cut, cut off; coupant, -e, cutting, sharp.

couple, _f._ couple (_m._ when objects not alike).

coupole, _f._ cupola.

coupure, _f._ cut, cutting.

cour, _f._ court, yard, court-yard.

courage, _m._ courage.

couramment, _adv._ fluently.

courant, _m._ current; -- d'air, current of air, draught.

courbe, _f._ curve.

courber, _v._ to curve, bend, bend over.

courir, _v._ to run, run along.

couronne, _f._ crown, wreath.

couronner, _v._ to crown.

courroux, _m._ anger.

course, _f._ course, race; au pas --, on a run.

court, -e, _adj._ short, shallow; le plus -- serait, the

shortest or quickest way would be.

courtine, _f._ bed-curtain (old word).

courtisan, _m._ courtier; courtisame, _f._ prostitute.

courtiser, _v._ to court.

courtoisie, _f._ courtesy.

cousin, -e, _m., f._ cousin.

coussin, _m._ cushion.

coussinet, _m._ small cushion.

couteau, _m._ knife.

coûter, _v._ to cost, be costly, be a trouble, be hard; en --

bon, cost something; coûte que coûte, cost what it may; rien

ne me coûtait, I did not count the cost.

coutil, _m._ ticking, duck (cloth).

coutume, _f._ custom; de --, usually, usual.

couturière, _f._ seamstress, dress-maker.

couvée, _f._ nest of eggs, brood.

couvent, _m._ convent, monastery.

couver, _v._ to hatch.

couvert, _m._ cover; à --, protected, sheltered.

couverture, _f._ cover, covering, blanket.

couveuse, _f._ sitting hen, brooder.

couvrir, _v._ to cover, wrap up.

cra-cra, _interj._ scratch, scratch (onomatopoetic).

crabe, _m._ crab.

cracher, _v._ to spit.

craie, _f._ chalk.

craindre, _v._ to fear.

crainte, _f._ fear, dread.

craintif, -ive, _adj._ fearful, timorous, timid.

crampe, _f._ cramp.

crâne, _m._ skull, cranium.

crapule, _f._ debauchery, vile people, rotten gang.

craquer, _v._ to crack.

crasse, _f._ filth, coat of filth, scum.

cravache, _f._ riding-whip, crop.

cravate, _f._ cravat.

crayon, _m._ pencil.

créancier, _m._ creditor.

création, _f._ creation.

créature, _f._ creature.

crédit, _m._ credit.

crème, _f._ cream.

Crémone, Cremona (city of northern Italy).

crénelé, -e, _adj._ embattled, crenelated.

crépitement, _m._ crackling.

crête, _f._ crest.

creuser, _v._ to dig, hollow, hollow out; creusé, -e,

hollowed, hollow, excavated.

creux, -euse, _adj. and m._ hollow, sunken; en --, in

intaglio.

crevasse, _f._ crevice, crevasse.

crevasser, _v._ to crack, chap.

crever, _v._ to burst open, burst, knock or put out, die (vulgar in

last sense).

cri, _m._ cry, shout, scream.

cribler, _v._ to riddle.

criée, _f._ auction.

crier, _v._ to cry, cry out or for, scream, call, creak.

crime, _m._ crime.

crise, _f._ crisis, attack.

crisper, _v._ to contract, shrivel up, clench, twitch, convulse,

make tense, set on edge or irritate (the nerves), thrill.

cristal, _m._ crystal, cui glass; -- de roche, rock-crystal.

croc, _m._ book, fang; coup de --, ravenous bite (final _c_

not pronounced).

crocheteur, _m._ street-porter.

crochu, -e, _adj._ hooked, crooked.

crocodile, _m._ crocodile.

croire, _v._ to believe; faut --!, you'd better believe so,

you bet!; à ce que je crois, as I think, in my estimation.

croisade, _f._ crusade.

croisée, _f._ window, casernent, transept.

croiser, _v._ to cross, intersect.

Croisic (le), peninsula and village north of the mouth of the Loire

(Loire-Inférieure), Croisilles, hero of de Musset's story (also a

village in Pas-de-Calais).

croitre, _v._ to increase, grow; croissant, -e, _adj. and m._

increasing, growing, crescent, quarter (moon).

croix, _f._ cross, reverse (of a coin).

croquer, _v._ to crunch.

crosse, _f._ butt (of a gun).

crosser, _v._ to bat, beat.

crottin, _m._ dung (of horses, sheep, etc.).

croupe, _f._ crupper, buttocks.

croyance, _f._ belief, creed.

cruche, _f._ jug, pitcher.

cruel, -le, _adj._ cruel.

cruellement, _adv._ cruelly.

crûment, _adv._ crudely, harshly.

Cucugnan, humorous name of an imaginary town.

Cucugnanais, _m._ inhabitant of Cucugnan.

cueillir, _v._ to gather, pick up.

cuir, _m._ leather.

cuirasse, _f._ cuirass, breastplate.

cuirassier, _m._ cuirassier (cavalryman wearing a cuirass).

cuire, _v._ to cook; cuisant, -e, cooking, sweltering.

cuisine, _f._ kitchen.

cuisinier, -ère, _m., f._ cook.

cuisse, _f._ thigh.

cuivre, _m._ copper.

cuivré, -e, _adj._ copper-colored.

cul, _m._ bottom, back, rump (_l_ not pronounced).

culbuter, _v._ to send head over heels, throw over, overthrow,

overturn, upset.

culotte, _f._ breeches.

culte, _m._ worship, creed, service.

cultiver, _v._ to cultivate, raise, harvest.

cupide, _adj._ covetous, greedy.

curé, _m._ vicar, parish priest, curé.

curieux, -euse, _adj. and s._ curious, curious person.

curiosité, _f._ curiosity.

cuve, _f._ vat, tub.

D

d', _see_ de.

daigner, _v._ to deign.

dais, _m._ dais, canopy.

dallage, _m._ flagging.

dalle, _f._ flagstone.

daller, _v._ to pave (with flagstones).

Damas, Damascus (Syrian city; _s_ pronounced).

damas, _m._ damask (kind of silk with raised figures, also linen of

the same pattern), Damascus blade.

dame, _f._ lady, dame (title).

dame, _interj._ indeed!, well now!

damier, _m._ checker-board.

damner, _v._ to damn; damné, -e, _m., f._ one damned

(pronounced: _dâné_).

danger, _m._ danger, risk.

dangereux, -euse, _adj._ dangerous.

Daniel, Daniel.

dans, _prep._ in, into, to, on.

danse, _f._ dance.

danser, _v._ to dance.

danseur, -euse, _m., f._ dancer, partner.

dater, _v._ to date.

datte, _f._ date (fruit).

dauphin, -ine, _m., f._ dolphin, dauphin, dauphiness (eldest son

of a French king, or his wife); Dauphine, proper name.

davantage, _adv._ still more, more.

David, David (King of Israel, story given in Bible, beginning with

I Sam. 16).

de, _prep._ of, from, by, with, to, on, in, for, than, as, some

(partitive), ~ English possessive ('s); si j'étais -- vous, if I

were in your place.

débarrasser, _v._ to disembarrass, free; se --, get rid.

débattre, _v._ to debate; se --, be debated, struggle,

contend, flicker.

débauche, _f._ debauch, debauchery.

déblayer, _v._ to clear out.

déborder, _v._ to overflow; débordé, -e, overflowing, brimming

over.

déboucher, _v._ to uncork, open, come out (into).

debout, _adv._ upright, up, standing; se tenir (mettre) --, to

stand upright.

déboutonner, _v._ to unbutton.

débraillé, -e, _adj._ with the clothes in disorder or disheveled.

débris, _m._ débris, remains, wreckage, ruins, relic.

débrouillard, -e, _adj. and s._ shrewd, clever, shrewd fellow.

début, _m._ beginning, start, first appearance, début.

décacheter, _v._ to unseal, open.

décamper, _v._ to decamp, run off.

décapiter, _v._ to decapitate, behead.

décaver, _v._ to ruin (in gambling), fleece.

décembre, _m._ December.

déception, _f._ deception, disappointment.

déchainer, _v._ to unchain, let loose; se --, get or break

loose, rage.

décharge, _f._ discharge.

décharger, _v._ to discharge; se --, empty.

déchiqueter, _v._ to cut to pieces, slash.

déchirer, _v._ to tear, rend, lacerate, split (the ears), harrow,

rend with anguish; déchirant, -e, heartrending.

décider, _v._ to decide, make decide; se --, be decided, make

up one's mind.

déclamer, _v._ to declaim, recite.

déclaration, _f._ declaration.

déclarer, _v._ to declare; se --, declare oneself, set in.

décliner, _v._ to decline, give (one's name).

décoiffer, _v._ to take down the hair of.

déconcerter, _v._ to disconcert.

décor, _m._ decoration.

décoration, _f._ decoration, badge, order.

décorer, _v._ to decorate, confer a medal on.

découper, _v._ to cut off or out, bring out, cause to stand out,

carve, notch, indent.

découpure, _f._ cutting out, cutting, outline.

découragement, _m._ discouragement.

découverte, _f._ discovery.

découvrir, _v._ to discover, disclose, uncover.

décrépit, -e, _adj._ decrepit, dilapidated (_t_ not pronounced).

décrire, _v._ to describe;

décrocher, _v._ to unhook, take down.

dédaigner, _v._ to disdain.

dédain, _m._ disdain.

dédale, _m._ labyrinth, maze.

dedans, _adv. and m._ inside, within, in it, etc.; là- --, in

there, in it, etc.

défaire, _v._ to undo, untie; se --, get rid (of).

défaut, _m._ fault, defect, weak side, lack.

défavorable, _adj._ unfavorable.

défendre, _v._ to defend, forbid, prohibit; se --(de), defend

oneself, resist, jib (of horses).

défense, _f._ defense, prohibition.

défier, _v._ to defy; défiant, -e, _adj._ distrustful.

défilé, _m._ filing-by, procession.

défiler, _v._ to file by, march off.

déflorer, _v._ to deflower, besmirch, take away the freshness of.

défoncer, _v._ to stave in, break in.

déformation, _f._ deformation.

déformer, _v._ to deform, put out of shape, crush.

défunt, -e, _adj._ deceased, late, dead.

dégager, _v._ to disengage, set free; dégagé, -e, disengaged,

unembarrassed, free, careless, easy.

dégourdir, _v._ to take away the numbness; se --, stretch, get

rid of one's stiffness; dégourdi, -e, _adj._ revived, fresh, brisk.

dégoût, _m._ disgust.

dégrafer, _v._ to unhook, unfasten, unbutton.

degré, _m._ degree, step.

dégringoler, _v._ to tumble down, roll or scramble down.

dégriser, _v._ to sober; se --, get sober.

déguenillé, -e, _adj._ ragged.

déguisement, _m._ disguise.

déguiser, _v._ to disguise.

dehors, _adv. and m._ outside, out, out of doors; du --,

outside, exterior; au --, outside, without; les --,

the exterior, the appearance.

déjà, _adv._ already.

déjeuner, _v._ to breakfast, lunch; _m._ breakfast, luncheon.

delà, _prep. and adv._ beyond; au -- de, beyond; au --,

beyond, more.

délai, _m._ delay, postponement, period.

délateur, -trice, _adj. and s._ betraying, informer, tell-tale.

délicat, -e, _adj._ delicate.

délicatesse, _f._ delicacy, deftness, consideration, tact, refined

feeling.

délicieux, -euse, _adj._ delicious, delightful.

délié, -e, _adj._ untied, slender.

délier, _v._ to untie.

délire, _m._ delirium.

délirer, _v._ to be delirious, rave, wander.

délivrer, _v._ to deliver, free, let out.

demain, _adv._ to-morrow.

demande, _f._ request, offer of marriage.

demander, _v._ to request, ask, ask for, need.

démarche, _f._ gait, act, procedure, step.

démêler, _v._ to disentangle, make out, distinguish, settle.

démence, _f._ dementia, insanity.

démentir, _v._ to contradict, belie, disprove.

démesuré, -e, _adj._ boundless, huge.

démesurément, _adv._ immoderately, excessively.

demeure, _f._ dwelling.

demeurer, _v._ to remain, live, stand, stop; demeuré seul,

left alone.

demi, -e, _adj._ hall (frequent prefix); à --, half-way, half.

demi-jour, _m._ twilight.

démission, _f._ resignation.

démocrate, _m._ democrat.

demoiselle, _f._ young lady, girl of noble birth (old in this

sense); -- à marier, marriageable young lady.

démon, _m._ demon, devil.

démonter, _v._ to dismount, baffle; mer démontée, raging sea.

denier, _m._ farthing, penny.

dénoncer, _v._ to denounce, betray.

dénonciation, _f._ denunciation.

dénoter, _v._ to denote, betoken, indicate.

dénoûment, _m._ dénouement, solution, end (also written

dénouement).

dent, _f._ tooth; coup de --, bite.

dentelle, _f._ lace, stone-work resembling lace.

Dentu, family name (_cf._ the Old French dentu, having long

teeth).

dénuer, _v._ to strip; dénué, -e, _adj._ stripped, deprived,

destitute.

dénûment, _m._ destitution.

départ, _m._ departure.

département, _m._ department (one of the 86 subdivisions of French

territory).

dépasser, _v._ to pass beyond, overtop, surpass.

dépayser, _v._ to send from home, put out of one's natural

surroundings; se sentir dépaysé, to feel that one is not at home.

dépêche, _f._ despatch.

dépêcher, _v._ to hasten, hurry; se --, hasten, hurry.

dépense, _f._ expense.

dépenser, _v._ to spend; se --, be spent or expended orwasted.

dépit, _m._ spite, vexation; en -- de, in spite of.

déplacer, _v._ to displace, shift.

déplaire, _v._ to displease.

déplorable, _adj._ deplorable, wretched.

déployer, _v._ to unfold, display, spread out, deploy.

déposer, _v._ to put clown, place.

déposition, _f._ deposition, testimony.

dépouiller, _v._ to strip (of leaves, etc.).

dépourvu, -e, _adj._ destitute, void, lacking.

depuis, _prep._ from, since, for; -- que, _conj._ since.

député, _m._ deputy (one of the 597 members of the Chambre des

Députés or French House of Representatives).

déracinement, _m._ up-rooting, eradication.

déraison, _f._ unreasonableness, anything preposterous.

déranger, _v._ to derange, disturb, inconvenience.

derechef, _adv._ once more, anew.

dérisoirement, _adv._ derisively, ridiculously.

dérive, _f._ drift.

dériver, _v._ to derive, drift.

dernier, -ère, _adj._ last.

dernièrement, _adv._ recently.

dérober, _v._ to steal, bide away from.

déroger, _v._ to degrade oneself, lose dignity, stoop.

dérouler (se), _v._ to unroll, spread out.

déroute, _f._ rout, defeat, flight.

derrière, _prep., adv. and m._ behind, rear, back, seat; par

--, behind, from behind.

des=de les.

dès, _prep._ from, since, at, beginning with; -- que, conj. as

soon as, when; écrire -- le lendemain, to write the next day.

désappointer, _v._ to disappoint.

désarmer, _v._ to disarm, uncock.

désastre, _m._ disaster.

désceller, _v._ to unseal, unfasten.

descendant, _m._ descendant.

descendre, _v._ to descend, go or come down, go downstairs,

dismount, get out (of a carriage, etc.).

descente, _f._ descent.

désert, -e, _adj. and m._ deserted, desert.

déserter, _v._ to desert.

désespérément, _adv._ desperately.

désespérer, _v._ to despair, make desperate, dishearten;

désespéré, -e, desperate, disheartened, in despair.

désespoir, _m._ despair, desperation.

déshabituer, _v._ to unaccustom, disaccustom.

déshonneur, _m._ dishonor.

déshonorer, _v._ to dishonor.

désigner, _v._ to designate, point out.

désir, _m._ desire, wish, eagerness.

désirer, _v._ to desire.

désolation, _f._ desolation, grief.

désoler, _v._ to desolate, grieve, render disconsolate; se --,

grieve, be distressed, be disconsolate; désolé, -e, disconsolate,

desolate, grieved.

désordonné, -e, _adj._ disorderly, unruly.

désordre, _m._ disorder.

désormais, _adv._ henceforth.

desquels = de lesquels.

dessécher, _v._ to dry up, wither.

dessert, _m._ dessert.

dessiner, _v._ to design, outline, bring out; se --, be

designed, appear, be seen.

dessous, _adv., prep. and m._ below, under, down, lower side,

bottom; en --, below; au -- (de), below, beneath; mettre la

barre --, to put the helm down or a-lee.

dessus, _adv., prep. and m._ above, over, on, upon, over or on it,

etc., top; au -- de, above; par- --, over, above; là- --,

thereupon; de --, upper; lui tirer --, to shoot at him.

destination, _f._ destination.

destinée, _f._ destiny.

destiner, _v._ to destine, intend.

destruction, _f._ destruction.

détachement, _m._ detachment.

détacher, _v._ to detach, take off or from; se --, stand out,

come off.

détail, _m._ detail.

détaler, _v._ to clear out, scamper away.

dételer, _v._ to unhitch, unharness.

détendre, _v._ to unbend, slacken; se --, relax.

détente, _f._ trigger, spring.

déterminer, _v._ to determine.

détirer, _v._ to stretch.

détonation, _f._ detonation, report.

détour, _m._ detour, turn.

détourner, _v._ to turn aside; se --, turn aside.

détresse, _f._ distress.

détroit, _m._ strait, straits.

détruire, _v._ to destroy.

dette, _f._ debt.

deuil, _m._ mourning, sorrow; faire -- à, to make sad;

conduire (mener) le --, lead the procession of mourners.

deusio, _adv._ secondly (word formed on analogy with primo, not

recognized by standard dictionaries).

deux, _card._ two; à -- ou trois, in twos or threes; tous

(les) --, both.

deuxième, _ord._ second (x pronounced as _z_).

devancer, _v._ to go or arrive before, anticipate.

devant, _prep., adv. and m._ before, in front of, in front, front;

au -- de, to meet; il marcha -- lui, he walked straight ahead.

dévaster, _v._ to devastate, lay waste, plunder, strip.

développer, _v._ to develop, unfold; se --, develop, be

developed, etc.

devenir, _v._ to become; que devient-il?, what is becoming of

him?

deviner, _v._ to divine, conjecture, guess.

deviser, _v._ to chat.

dévisser, _v._ to unscrew.

devoir, _v._ must, ought, to owe, be indebted, be obliged, be

(necessity); _m._ duty.

dévorer, _v._ to devour, eat up, consume, absorb, cover (distance);

dévore!, eat him up!

dévouement, _m._ devotion.

dévouer, _v._ to devote.

diable, _m._ devil; interj. the devil!; que --!, the devil

take it!

diablement, _adv._ devilishly, deucedly.

diablerie, _f._ deviltry, mischief.

dialogue, _m._ dialogue.

dialoguer, _v._ to put in the form of or carry on a dialogue.

diamant, _m._ diamond.

Diane, Diana (goddess of hunting).

diane, _f._ reveille.

diantre, _interj._ the deuce!

Dick, proper name (_cf_., on account of the context, _dick_ =

thick, in German).

dictionnaire, _m._ dictionary.

Dieu, _m._ God; mon --!, heavens!, why!, etc.; grand --!,

great heavens!; le bon --, God; porter le bon --, to bear the

Sacrament.

différence, _f._ difference.

différent, -e, _adj._ different.

difficile, _adj._ difficult, hard to get on with.

difficulté, _f._ difficulty; faire -- de, to object to.

digne, _adj._ worthy.

dilater, _v._ to dilate.

dimanche, _m._ Sunday.

diminuer, _v._ to diminish, lessen.

dinde, _f._ turkey-hen.

dîner, _v._ to dine; m. dinner.

dire, _v._ to say, tell, call, speak; pour ainsi --, so to

speak; c'est-à--, that is to say; dites-moi, tell me, just

imagine, you have no idea; tout fut dit, all was settled; -- que

c'est, the idea of its being; _m. pl._ talk, gossip.

directeur, _m._ director, president.

direction, _f._ direction.

diriger, _v._ to direct; se --, go (towards, etc.).

discipline, _f._ discipline.

discours, _m._ discourse, speech.

discret, -ète, _adj._ discreet.

discussion, _f._ discussion.

discuter, _v._ to discuss.

disparaître, _v._ to disappear.

disperser, _v._ to disperse, scatter; se --, disperse.

disposer, _v._ to dispose, arrange; se --, be disposed, make

ready.

disposition, _f._ disposition, disposal, arrangement, attitude.

dispute, _f._ quarrel.

disputer, _v._ to dispute; se --, dispute with one another,

dispute for the mastery of.

disque, _m._ disk.

dissimuler, _v._ to dissimulate, bide, try to conceal.

dissiper, _v._ to dissipate, scatter.

dissonance, _f._ dissonance.

dissuader, _v._ to dissuade.

distance, _f._ distance; de -- en --, at intervals.

distinct, -e, _adj._ distinct.

distinguer, _v._ to distinguish, make out, make out details;

distingué, -e, _adj._ distinguished.

distraction, _f._ distraction, inattention, apathy, amusement.

distraire, _v._ to distract, divert, amuse; distrait, -e, adj.

inattentive, absorbed, heedless.

district, _m._ district (_ct_ pronounced).

divaguer, _v._ to rave, wander (of the mind).

divan, _m._ divan, sofa.

divers, -e, _adj._ diverse, different.

diversifier, _v._ to diversify.

divertir, _v._ to divert, amuse.

divin, -e, _adj._ divine.

diviser, _v._ to divide.

divorcer, _v._ to divorce; -- avec, divorce.

dix, _card._ ten (pronounced: _dis; diz_ in liaison).

dix-huit, _card._ eighteen.

dixième, _ord._ tenth.

dix-neuf, _card._ nineteen.

dix-sept, _card._ seventeen.

dizaine, _f._ about ten, half a score.

djinn, _m._ evil spirit (among the Arabs; pronounced as gene in the

English word Eugene).

dodo, _m._ by-by; au --, by-by, to bed; faire --, to go

or be gone by-by, sleep (child's word).

doigt, _m._ finger; montrer du --, to point to.

dolent, -e, _adj._ doleful, mournful, woeful.

dôme, _m._ dome.

domestique, _adj. and s._ domestic, servant.

domination, _f._ domination.

dominer, _v._ to dominate, overlook, govern; -- sur, overlook.

domino, _m._ domino, dominoes.

dommage, _m._ damage, pity; quel --, what a pity.

don, _m._ gift.

donc, _conj., adv. and interj._ then, therefore, pray, do, just,

now; dis --, say, etc.

donner, _v._ to give, hand, cause, make (assault), bear (fruit);

se --, give or represent oneself, take; -- sur, open on, run

into; -- à, give (reason) to; -- à dîner, give a dinner; se

-- de l'importance, assume a consequential air; se -- la mort,

kill oneself.

dont, _rel. pr._ of which, whose, with (in, on, by, from) which,

etc.

dorer, _v._ to gild; doré, -e, gilded, golden.

dorloter, _v._ to pamper; se --, nurse oneself, take one's

ease.

dormir, _v._ to sleep.

dorure, _f._ gilding, gilt.

dos, _m._ back, crest; de --, from behind.

dose, _f._ dose.

dot, _f._ dowry (_t_ pronounced).

doter, _v._ to endow, give a dowry to.

douairière, _f._ dowager.

douanier, _m._ custom-house official.

double, _adj. and m._ double.

doubler, _v._ to double; -- une balle, duplicate a shot, hit

in the same place.

doucement, _adv._ sweetly, gently, softly, quietly.

douceur, _f._ gentleness, softness, mildness; avec --, softly.

douer, _v._ to endow.

douleur, _f._ pain, grief, sorrow.

douloureux, -euse, _adj._ painful.

doute, _m._ doubt.

douter, _v._ to doubt; se -- (de), suspect.

douteux, -euse, _adj._ doubtful, uncertain.

doux, douce, _adj._ sweet, gentle, soft, mild.

douzaine, _f._ dozen, twelve successive numbers in roulette.

douze, _card._ twelve.

doyen, _m._ dean, provost.

dragée, _f._ sugared almond (used especially at christenings).

dragon, _m._ dragon, dragoon.

dramatique, _adj._ dramatic.

drame, _m._ drama, tragedy.

drap, _m._ cloth, sheet:

drapier, _m._ draper; doyen des drapiers, dean (chief officer) of

the guild of clothiers.

dresser, _v._ to erect, raise, straighten up; se --, draw

oneself up, fisc, straighten up; faire -- les cheveux sur la tête,

make the hair stand on end.

dressoir, _m._ sideboard.

droguerie, _f._ drugs.

droit, -e, _adj., adv. and m._ straight, erect, right, upright; à

bon --, by good right; il allait tout -- devant lui, he was

going straight ahead; droite, _f._ right hand.

drôle, _adj._ droll, comical, ludicrous, odd; m. rascal; un --

d'homme, a droll or strange fellow.

du=de le.

ducat, _m._ ducat (about $2.25).

duel, _m._ duel.

dune, _f._ dune, downs.

Dupotet, proper name (_cf. potet_=little pot, in Old French).

duquel, _de lequel_.

dur, -e, _adj._ hard, harsh, rough.

durant, _prep._ during.

durer, _v._ to last.

dureté, _f._ hardness.

duvet, _m._ down.

dyspeptique, _adj. and s._ dyspeptic.

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