VOCABULARY (continued 3)
Reading edition
,
f.
ogling, sheep's eye.
oesophage
,
m.
esophagus (pronounced:
ésophage
).
oeuf
,
m.
egg (
f
pronounced in the singular, but not in the plural).
offense
,
f.
offense, affront.
offenser
,
v.
to offend, hurt, injure, insult;
offensant, -e
,
adj.
offensive.
offensif, -ive
,
adj.
offensive.
officier
,
m.
officer.
offre
,
f.
offer.
offrir
,
v.
to offer, offer the opportunity or the hospitality of;
s'--
, be offered, be presented;
m'-- sa maison
, offer me the hospitality of his house;
-- à boire
, offer a drink to.
oh
,
interj.
oh!
ohé
,
interj.
ho!, hello!
oiseau
,
m.
bird;
-- -mouche
, humming-bird.
oisiveté
,
f.
idleness.
olive
,
f.
olive, ornament or button of this shape.
olympien, -ne
,
adj.
Olympian.
ombre
,
f
. shade, shadow.
ombré, -e
,
adj.
shaded.
omelette
,
f
. omelet.
omettre
,
v.
to omit.
omnibus
,
m.
omnibus (
s
pronounced).
on
,
indef. pr.
one, people, they, you, we (accompanying verb may often be translated as
a passive).
oncle
,
m.
uncle;
-- à la mode de Bretagne
, first cousin.
onde
,
f.
wave, billow.
ondée
,
f.
shower.
ongle
,
m.
nail, claw.
onze
,
card.
eleven (elision no longer allowed before this word).
opéra
,
m.
opera.
opération
,
f.
operation.
opérer
,
v.
to operate;
s'--
, be effected, wrought.
opinion
f.
opinion.
opposer
,
v.
to oppose, prevent;
si ça ne vous opposait pas
, if you didn't mind.
or
,
conj.
now, but.
or
,
m.
gold.
orage
,
m.
storm.
orateur
,
m.
orator.
orchestre
,
m.
orchestra (
ch
pronounced as
k
).
ordinaire
,
adj.
ordinary, usual;
d'--, à l'--
, ordinarily;
à son --
, as usual, in his usual manner.
ordinairement
,
adv.
ordinarily.
ordonnance
,
f.
ordinance, regulation, orderly; pistolet
d'--
, army pistol.
ordonner
,
v.
to order.
ordre
,
m.
order.
oreille
,
f.
ear;
dire à l'-- à
, to say in a low tone to.
oreiller
,
m.
pillow.
orfèvre
,
m.
goldsmith.
organiser
,
v.
to organize, form, start, make.
orgueil
,
m.
pride.
orgueilleux, -euse
,
adj.
proud.
Orient
,
m.
Orient, East.
oriental, -e
,
adj. and s.
Oriental.
original, -e
,
adj. and m.
original.
originel, -le
,
adj.
original, primitive (chiefly used in such phrases as:
péché --
, etc.).
ormeau
,
m.
young elm.
ornement
,
m.
ornament.
orner
,
v.
to ornament, adorn.
ornière
,
f.
rut.
orphelin
,
m.
orphan.
os
,
m.
bone (
s
pronounced in the singular, but not in the plural).
osciller
,
v.
to oscillate, swing, sway.
oser
,
v.
to dare.
Osiris
, ancient Egyptian god, protector of the dead and a sun god, husband and brother of
Isis.
osseux, -euse
,
adj.
bony, knarled.
ôter
,
v.
to remove, take off or away.
ou
,
conj.
or;
-- ... --
, either ... or;
-- bien
, or, or on the other band.
où
,
adv.
where, in which, when;
d'--
, whence, from where, out of which;
par --?
, which way?,
by which?;
dans le cas --
, in case.
oublier
,
v.
to forget;
s'-- à dormir
, forget and go to sleep.
ouest
,
m.
west (
st
pronounced).
ouf
,
interj.
oh!, ah! (usually expresses relief).
oui
,
adv.
yes.
ouragan
,
m.
hurricane.
ourdisseur, -euse
,
m., f.
warper.
outil
,
m.
tool.
outre
,
prep. and adv.
beyond, beside;
en --
, in addition, besides;
-- Manche
, across the
Channel.
ouverture
,
f.
opening.
ouvrage
,
m.
work, work of art, structure.
ouvragé, -e
,
adj.
worked, figured, wrought, carved.
ouvrier, -ère
,
adj. and s.
working, workman, workwoman.
ouvrir
,
v.
to open;
s'--
, open, draw aside;
ouvert, -e
, open, frank, cordial.
P
pacifique
,
adj.
pacific, peaceful.
pacifiquement
,
adv.
peacefully, peaceably.
page
,
f.
page.
paien, -ne
,
adj. and s.
pagan.
paillasse
,
f.
straw mattress.
paille
,
f.
straw.
pailleter
,
v.
to bespangle.
paillette
,
f.
spangle, golden flake.
pain
,
m.
bread, loaf;
bon comme le --
, good as gold.
paire
,
f.
pair.
paisiblement
,
adv.
peacefully.
paix
,
f.
peace.
palais
,
m.
palace;
-- de justice
, court-house.
Palais-Bourbon
,
m.
palace on the left bank of the Seine opposite the Place de la Concorde,
erected in 1722, for a member of the Bourbon family, now used by the Chamber of Deputies.
palanquin
,
m.
palanquin (litter).
pâle
,
adj.
pale.
paletot
,
m.
overcoat.
pâleur
,
f.
pallor.
palier
,
m.
landing (of a staircase).
pâlir
,
v.
to become pale.
palissade
,
f.
palisade, stockade.
palmier
,
m.
palm, palm-tree.
pâlot, -te
,
adj.
palish, wan.
palpiter
,
v.
to palpitate;
palpitant, -e
, adj. palpitating, throbbing, quivering.
paludier
,
m.
salt-maker.
pan
,
m.
side, skirt, face.
pan
,
interj.
bang!
panier
,
m.
basket, hoop-skirt.
panneau
,
m.
panel.
panse
,
f.
paunch, belly.
pansement
,
m.
dressing.
pantalon
,
m.
pair of trousers, trousers.
pantin
,
m.
jumping-jack.
Paolo
, Paul (Italian).
paon
,
m.
peacock;
yeux de --
, peacock's eyes (of the
feathers;
o
not pronounced).
papa
,
m.
papa;
p'pa
, baby's pronunciation of
papa
.
pape
,
m.
pope.
papier
,
m.
paper;
pl.
papers, passport.
papillon
,
m.
butterfly.
papyrus
,
m.
papyrus (paper and plant;
s
pronounced).
Pâques
,
m.
Easter.
paquet
,
m.
package, pack, bundle, mass.
par
,
prep.
by, through, with, because of, for, along, by way of, in, in the name of, on;
-- jour
,
a day.
paradis
,
m.
paradise.
paraître
,
v.
to appear.
paralyser
,
v.
to paralyze.
paralytique
,
adj. and s.
paralyzed, paralytic.
parapet
,
m.
parapet.
parbleu
,
interj.
gad!, upon my word!, by George!
parc
,
m.
park (
c
pronounced).
parcelle
,
f.
bit, parcel.
parce que
,
conj.
because.
parcourir
,
v.
to run through or over, look over, cover;
-- de l'oeil
, glance over.
pardi
,
interj.
truly, certainly, by George!, really.
pardon
,
m.
pardon, I beg your pardon.
pardonner
,
v.
to pardon.
pareil, -le
,
adj. and s.
similar, like, such, such a.
pareillement
,
adv.
similarly, likewise, too.
parent, -e
,
m., f.
relative;
pl.
relatives, parents.
parer
,
v.
to adorn, attire, dress up, ward off, parry.
parfait, -e
,
adj.
perfect.
parfaitement
,
adv.
perfectly.
parfois
,
adv.
at times.
parfum
,
m.
perfume, flavor.
parfumer
,
v.
to perfume, scent.
parfumerie
,
f.
perfumery.
parier
,
v.
to wager, bet.
Paris
, Paris.
parisien, -ne
,
adj. and s.
Parisian (written
Parisien
when
s.
).
parlementaire
,
adj.
parliamentary.
parler
,
v.
to speak, talk, talk of.
parmi
,
prep.
among.
paroisse
,
f.
parish, parish., church.
parole
,
f.
word, speech;
prendre la --
, to speak;
adresser la -- à
, speak to.
paroli
,
m.
paroli, double stake or bet.
parrain
,
m.
godfather.
part
,
f.
part, direction, share;
d'une --
, on the one hand;
d'autre --
, on the other hand;
quelque --
, somewhere, anywhere;
de -- en --
, through and through.
partager
,
v.
to share, divide, distribute.
parterre
,
m.
rear of orchestra, pit (theater).
parti
,
m.
party, decision, side, match;
prendre le (son) --
, to make up one's (his) mind;
prendre un --
, come to a decision,
en tirer --
, reap advantage, profit by it.
participation
,
f.
participation.
participer
,
v.
to participate, take part, be an accomplice.
particulier, -ère
,
adj.
particular, peculiar, private.
particulièrement
,
adv.
particularly.
partie
,
f.
part, portion, game;
avoir -- gagnée
, to win.
partir
,
v.
to depart, leave, burst out, set out, go off, give vent; begin;
à -- de
, from; partant, m.
departing one.
partout
,
adv.
everywhere;
de --
, from everywhere, on all sides.
parure
,
f.
ornament, set of jewels, attire.
parvenir
,
v.
to reach, attain, succeed, arrive;
parvenu, -e
,
m., f.
parvenu, parvenue, upstart.
pas
,
m.
step, pace;
de ce --
, at once, directly;
sur mes --
, at my heels.
pas
,
adv.
not, no;
ne ... --
, not, no.
passablement
,
adv.
passably, tolerably.
passage
,
m.
passage, passing, trip across, going by, path.
passager
,
m.
passenger.
passe
,
f.
pass, passage, channel.
passe
,
interj.
let it pass, all right.
passementer
,
v.
to lace, adorn.
passer
,
v.
to pass, pass over, take across, put, go by, pass through one's mind, put on;
se --
,
pass, happen, take place;
elle s'est fait -- ici
, she got herself taken to this place;
un frisson me passa dans le dos
, a shiver ran along my back;
passant, -e
,
adj. and s.
passing,
passer-by;
passé, -e
,
adj. and m.
past.
passerelle
,
f.
foot-bridge.
passion
,
f.
passion, love.
passionner
,
v.
to impassion;
passionné, -e
,
adj.
passionate.
pastèque
,
f.
watermelon.
pasteur
,
m.
pastor.
pâtée
,
f.
paste, mess (for dogs, etc.), porridge.
paterne
,
adj.
grandmotherly, over-kindly.
paternel, -le
,
adj.
paternal, father's.
paternellement
,
adv.
paternally.
paternité
,
f.
paternity.
pâteux, -euse
,
adj.
pasty, sticky, clammy.
patience
,
f.
patience (in this and in the next word
ti
is pronounced as
ci
).
patient, -e
,
adj.
patient, long-suffering, constant.
pâtir
,
v.
to suffer.
patrie
,
f.
native land.
patriote
,
adj. and s.
patriotic, patriot.
patron
,
m.
patron, master, employer.
patte
,
f.
paw, foot, claw;
à quatre pattes
, on all fours.
pâturage
, m. pasturage, pasture;
couleur de --
, grass-green.
Paul 1er
, Paul I (Russian Emperor; reigned: 1796-1801).
Pauline
, Paulina.
Paumelle
, proper name;
cf.
paumelle
, long-eared barley, hand-leather (for protecting the
hand in sewing).
paupière
,
f.
eyelid.
pause
,
f.
pause.
pauvre
,
adj. and s.
poor, pitiful, late, poor person, beggar;
pauvres nous
, alas for us.
pauvresse
,
f.
poor woman, beggar.
pauvreté
,
f.
poverty.
pavé
,
m.
pavement.
paver
,
v.
to pave.
pavillon
,
m.
pavilion, flag, canopy.
payement
,
m.
payment.
payer
,
v.
to pay, pay for.
pays
,
m.
country (pronounced:
Pèyi
; the same pronunciation occurs in the next two words).
paysage
,
m.
landscape, scenery.
paysan, -ne
,
m., f. and adj.
peasant.
peau
,
f.
skin.
pécaire
,
interj.
what a pity; (compassionate interjection used in Provence).
pêche
,
f.
peach.
pêche
,
f.
fishing, catch, fishing trip;
aller à la --
, to go fishing.
péché
,
m.
sin.
pêcher
,
v.
to fish, fish for.
pécheur, pécheresse
,
m., f.
sinner.
pêcheur, -euse
,
m., f. and adj.
fisherman, fisherwoman, fishing.
peindre
,
v.
to paint, picture.
peine
,
f.
suffering, grief, pain, difficulty, trouble, labor, hard work, anxiety, torment;
à --
,
scarcely;
c'est à -- si
, scarcely.
peiner
,
v.
to trouble, pain.
peinture
,
f.
painting, paint.
pelisse
,
f.
pelisse, fur coat.
pelle
,
f.
shovel.
peloton
,
m.
ball of worsted, platoon, group;
-- de travail
, shift.
penchant
,
m.
slope, propensity.
pencher
,
v.
to bend, lean, bow;
se --
, bend, lean, lean over;
penché, -e
, bent, bowed, leaning.
pendant
,
prep.
during, for (time);
-- que
,
conj.
while.
pendre
,
v.
to hang.
pendule
,
f.
clock, mantel-clock.
pénétration
,
f.
penetration.
pénétrer
,
v.
to penetrate, fathom, pervade, enter, go in, invade.
pénible
,
adj.
difficult, laborious, painful, distressing.
pénitence
,
f.
penitence; penance.
pensée
,
f.
thought, thinking.
penser
,
v.
to think, think out;
pensez
, think, you may imagine.
penseur
,
m.
thinker.
pensif, -ive
,
adj.
thoughtful.
pension
,
f.
pension, board, boarding-house, boarding-school.
pensionnaire
,
m., f.
boarder, boarding-school boy or girl.
pente
,
f.
slope.
perce
,
f.
borer, drill;
mettre en --
, to tap.
percepteur
,
m.
tax-collector.
percer
,
v.
to pierce, penetrate, be manifest.
perche
,
f.
pole.
percher
,
v.
to perch.
perclus, -e
,
adj.
crippled, paralyzed.
perdre
,
v.
to lose, ruin, undo;
se --
, lose oneself, get lost, be lost.
perdrix
,
f.
partridge (
x
not pronounced).
père
,
m.
father, old man or "Uncle" (title).
perfection
,
f.
perfection.
perfide
,
adj.
perfidious.
perfidie
,
f.
perfidy, treachery.
péri
,
f.
peri (Oriental fairy).
péril
,
m.
peril (
l
pronounçed).
périlleux, -euse
,
adj.
perilous, dangerous.
périr
,
v.
to perish, be lost, die.
perle
,
f.
pearl, bead.
perlé, -e
,
adj.
pearly, beaded, clear and silvery (voice).
permettre
,
v.
to permit, allow.
Pérotte
, dialectic for Pierrette.
perron
,
m.
perron, elevated stone landing, stoop.
perruque
,
f.
wig.
perruquier
,
m.
wig-maker, hair-dresser, barber.
Perse
,
f.
Persia;
tapis de --
, Persian rug.
persécuteur
,
m.
persecutor.
persistance
,
f.
persistence.
personnage
,
m.
personage, person, person of importance.
personne
,
f.
person;
m.
anyone, no one;
ne ... --
, no one.
perspective
,
f.
perspective.
persuader
,
v.
to persuade;
en --
, convince of it.
perte
,
f.
loss, ruin;
à -- de vue
, as far as the eye can reach.
peser
,
v.
to weigh, lest, bang (over);
pesant, -e
,
adj.
heavy.
pétale
,
m.
petal.
pétiller
,
v.
to crackle, sparkle.
petiot, -e
,
adj.
tiny.
petit, -e
,
adj. and s.
small, little, short, light, small person, little one;
-- à --
, little by little.
petit-maitre
,
m.
dandy.
petit-neveu
,
m.
grand-nephew.
pétrifier
,
v.
to petrify.
pétrole
,
m.
petroleum.
peu
,
adv. and m.
little, not very, a little, few;
-- à --
, little by little;
un --
, a little, somewhat;
tant soit --
, somewhat;
-- de chose
, not much, little, of small importance, trifling.
peuple
,
m.
people, common people, crowd; adjectively: common.
peupler
,
v.
to people, populate.
peur
,
f.
fear;
faire -- (à)
, to frighten.
peureux, -euse
,
adj.
timorous, timid.
peut-être
,
adv.
perhaps;
-- que
, perhaps.
phalange
,
f.
phalanx.
Phalsbourg
, Pfalzburg (former French town in Lorraine, ceded to Germany in 1871).
pharaon
,
m.
faro (card-game, in which the players bet on the order in which the dealer or
banker will deal the cards);
faire une banque de --
, to be the banker in a game of faro.
pharmacien
,
m.
apothecary, druggist.
phénomène
,
m.
phenomenon.
philosophe
,
m.
philosopher.
philosophique
,
adj.
philosophical.
phosphorescent, -e
,
adj.
phosphorescent.
phrase
,
f.
phrase.
physionomie
,
f.
physiognomy, face.
piailler
,
v.
to bawl, squeal, screech.
Pie Vll
, Pius VII, Pope: 1800-1823;
Pie VIII
, Pope: 1829-1830;
Pie IX
, Pope: 1846-1878;
Pie X
, Pope: 1903-1914.
pièce
,
f.
piece, room, play.
pied
,
m.
foot;
arme au --
, weapon resting on the ground.
Pierre
, Peter;
saint --
, Saint Peter.
pierre
,
f.
stone.
Pierrette
, feminine diminutive of Pierre.
Pierron
, survival of the Old French oblique case of Pierre.
pieu
,
m.
stake, "bunk" (slang in last sense).
pieux, -euse
,
adj.
pious.
pilastre
,
m.
pilaster.
pile
,
f.
pile, heap, reverse (of a coin);
jouer à croix ou --
, to toss (a coin) for.
pilier
,
m.
pillar, maintainer; steady customer, habitué.
piller
,
v.
to plunder.
pilori
,
m.
pillory.
Pimenti
, proper name (
cf.
Italian
pimento
, cayenne pepper).
pince
,
f.
pinch, pincers, claw.
pinceau
,
m.
brush (painter's).
Pinchon (Robert)
, intimate friend of de Maupassant; many of the anecdotes relating to
de Maupassant are due to his published souvenirs; he was also a librarian in Rouen.
pioche
,
f.
pickax, mattock.
pipe
,
f.
pipe.
piquer
,
v.
to prick, stick, bite, peck;
piquant, -e
, prickly, sharp, biting, stinging, keen.
pire
,
adj.
worse;
le --
; worst.
Piriac
, village and port in the department of Loire-Inférieure.
pis
,
adv.
worse;
le --
, worst;
tant --
, so much the worse.
pissenlit
,
m.
dandelion.
pistil
,
m.
pistil (
l
pronounced).
pistolet
,
m.
pistol.
piteux, -euse
,
adj.
pitiful, woeful.
pitié
,
f.
pity.
pitoyable
,
adj.
pitiful.
pivert
,
m.
green woodpecker.
pivoine
,
f.
peony.
place
,
f.
place, square, position, stronghold, room;
sur --
, on the spot;
-- forte
, stronghold;
faire -- à
, to make way for;
-- d'Armes
, parade-ground.
placer
,
v.
to place.
placide
,
adj.
placid.
plafond
,
m.
ceiling.
plage
,
f.
shore, beach.
plaie
,
f.
wound, gare.
plaindre
,
v.
to pity;
se -- de
; complain of, lament.
plaine
,
f.
plain.
plainte
,
f.
complaint, wail.
plaire
,
v.
to please; plût à Dieu, would to God;
se --
, be pleased;
s'il vous plaît
, if you please;
plaisant, -e
,
adj. and s.
pleasing, pleasant, joker;
mauvais plaisant
, sorry or practical joker,
joker.
plaisanter
,
v.
to joke, jest.
plaisanterie
,
f.
joke.
plaisir
,
m.
pleasure.
plan
,
m.
plan, plane.
planche
,
f.
plank, board, skinny woman (slang in last sense).
plancher
,
m.
floor.
planer
,
v.
to goal.
plante
,
f.
plant.
planter
,
v.
to plant, place, fix;
-- là
, plant there, give the slip to, leave in the lurch.
plaque
,
f.
tablet, metal badge.
plat
,
m.
dish.
plat, -e
,
adj.
flat.
platane
,
m.
plane-tree.
plateau
,
m.
platter.
plate-bande
,
f.
border (of a flower-bed, etc.).
plate-forme
,
f.
platform.
plâtras
,
m.
old plaster, rubbish.
plâtre
,
m.
plaster.
plébéien, -ne
,
adj. and s.
plebeian.
plein, -e
,
adj.
full, open (air, field, door, etc.);
en --
, in the middle or midst of, completely, all;
en pleine figure
, right in the face;
en -- décembre
, in the middle of December;
à pleins cheveux
, right by the hair;
à pleine bouche
, with mouth wide open, lapping up without using
the hands.
pleinement
,
adv.
fully.
pleurer
,
v.
to weep, weep for;
-- à chaudes larmes
, to shed hot tears.
pli
,
m.
fold, bend, plait, depression, hollow, elevation.
pliable
,
adj.
pliable, flexible.
pliant
,
m.
folding-chair, camp-stool.
plier
,
v.
to fold, bend.
plisser
,
v.
to plait, crease, wrinkle.
plomb
,
m.
lead (
b
not pronounced).
plombé, -e
,
adj.
leaden, livid.
plongeon
,
m.
plunge, dive, dipping, dip.
plonger
,
v.
to plunge, dive, throw or stick in.
pluie
,
f.
rain.
plume
,
f.
feather, pen;
-- à l'oreille
, pen over the ear.
plus
,
adv.
more, in addition, some more, plus, no more;
le --
, most;
-- ... --
, the more...the
more;
ne ... --
, no longer, never more;
non --
, either;
de --
, in addition, more;
de -- en --
,
more and more;
de -- ou de moins
, more or less (when ="some more" or "plus" or when
emphatic,
s
is pronounced).
plusieurs
,
adj., pl.
several.
plutôt
,
adv.
rather, sooner.
poche
,
f.
pocket.
poêle
,
m.
stove;
f.
frying-pan (
oê
in this and in the next word is pronounced as
oi
in
poil
).
poêlée
,
f.
panful.
poème
,
m.
poem.
poésie
,
f.
poetry, poesy, poem.
poète
,
m.
poet; adjectively: poetic.
poétiquement
,
adv.
poetically.
poids
,
m.
weight.
poignée
,
f.
handful, hilt.
poignet
,
m.
wrist.
poil
,
m.
hair (usually of the body or of an animal).
poilu, -e
,
adj.
hairy.
poindre
,
v.
to sting, dawn, rise, appear.
poing
,
m.
fist.
point
,
m.
point place;
en tout --
, in every respect;
troubler au dernier --
, to disturb in the
highest degree.
point
,
adv.
not at all;
ne ... --
, not at all.
pointe
,
f.
point, tip;
sur la -- du pied
, on tiptoe;
casque à --
, pointed helmet.
pointer
,
v.
to point, aim.
pointu, -e
,
adj.
pointed.
poirier
,
m.
pear-tree.
poisson
,
m.
fish.
Poissy
, town on the Seine near Versailles, contains a prison (see context).
poitrine
,
f.
breast, chest.
poivre
,
m.
pepper.
poix
,
f.
pitch;
Doigt-de-Poix
, Light-fingered.
poli, -e
,
adj.
polite, polished.
police
,
f.
police.
poliment
,
adv.
politely.
polisson, -ne
,
adj. and s.
mischievous, naughty, broad (of a joke), scamp.
politique
,
adj. and s.
political;
m.
politician;
f.
politics.
polonais, -e
,
adj. and s.
Polish, Pole (written
Polonais
when
s.
).
Polyte
, abbreviation of Hippolyte.
poméranien, -ne
,
adj.
Pomeranian (of the Prussian province of Pomerania).
pomme
,
f.
apple;
-- de terre
, potato.
pommeau
,
m.
pummel.
pommier
,
m.
apple-tree.
pompe
,
f.
pomp, splendor.
pompe
,
f.
pump.
pomper
,
v.
to pump.
pompon
,
m.
topknot, tuft.
poney
,
m.
pony.
pont
,
m.
bridge, deck.
ponte
,
m.
punter (any player but the banker at faro).
ponter
,
v.
to punt (bet against the banker at faro, roulette, etc.).
ponton
,
m.
pontoon;
-- d'embarquement
, floating dock.
populaire
,
adj.
popular.
population,
f.
population.
porc
,
m.
pig, pork (
c
is now usually pronounced in this word).
porcelaine
,
f.
porcelain.
poreux, -euse
,
adj.
porous.
port
,
m.
port, wharf.
portail
,
m.
portal, large door, front of a church.
porte
,
f.
door, gate, doorway, door-sill;
assis (debout) sur la --
, seated (standing) on the
door-step.
porte-amarre
,
m.
apparatus for throwing a cable;
fusil --
, rocket-gun, life-rocket.
porte-cigarres
,
m.
cigar-case.
portée
,
f.
reach, range, shot.
portefeuille
,
m.
portfolio, pocket-book.
porter
,
v.
to carry, bear, wear, support, contain (information);
se --
, be (of the health);
qui ne s'en portera pas plus mal
, which will not be any the worse for it;
l'un portant l'autre
, on an
average.
porteur
,
m.
bearer, porter.
portière
,
f.
door-curtain, carriage-door.
portion
,
f.
portion, piece.
portrait
,
m.
portrait.
pose
,
f.
pose.
poser
,
v.
to place, put, set down, ask (a question);
se --
, be placed, place oneself, alight;
posé sur
,
sitting on (of a bird).
position
,
f.
position.
posséder
,
v.
to possess, own, have.
possesseur
,
m.
possessor, owner.
possession
,
f.
possession.
possible
,
adj.
possible;
au --
, most possible.
poste
,
f.
post, post-office, mail, mail-coach;
chaise de --
, post-chaise;
m.
military post, post,
position.
poster
,
v.
to post;
se --
, to be posted or established.
postillon
,
m.
postilion.
posture
,
f.
posture.
pot
,
m.
pot.
potage
,
m.
thick soup.
potence
,
f.
gaUows, gibbet.
pouce
,
m.
thumb, inch.
Pouchkine
, Pushkin (Alexander), Russian lyric poet, dramatist and novelist, born in Moscow
(1799-1837).
poudre
,
f.
powder, dust;
en --
, powdered.
poudrer
,
v.
to powder, sprinkle (powder, dust, money, etc.) on.
poudreux, -euse
,
adj.
dusty.
poudroyer
,
v.
to be dusty.
pouiller
,
v.
to get the lice out of, clean, get into.
poulailler
,
m.
chicken-house.
poule
,
f.
hen, fowl, chicken;
chair de --
, goose-flesh.
poulet
,
m.
chicken.
poulie
,
f.
pulley.
poupée
,
f.
doll.
pour
,
prep.
for, to, in order to, in regard to;
-- que
,
conj.
that, in order that, for; substantively:
le -- et le contre
, the pros and cons;
-- deux sous
, two cents' worth.
pourboire
,
m.
tip.
pourpre
,
adj. and m.
purple (varying from violet to crimson).
pourquoi
,
conj. and adv.
why, why?
pourrir
,
v.
to rot.
pourriture
,
f.
rot, decay, putrefaction.
poursuite
,
f.
pursuit.
poursuivre
,
v.
to pursue, follow up, continue, keep.
pourtant
,
adv. and conj.
however, nevertheless.
pourvu que
,
conj.
provided that.
pousser
,
v.
to push, thrust, send forth, exhale, push to or in or open, utter, urge on, heave,
shoot (a bolt), give.
poussière
,
f.
dust.
poussif, -ive
,
adj.
short-winded, puffing.
poussin
,
m.
young chicken.
pouvoir
,
v.
to be able, can, may, be able to do;
se --
, be possible;
n'en -- plus
, be tired out,
be utterly exhausted;
m.
power.
pratique
,
adj. and f.
practice, practical.
pratiquer
,
v.
to practice, frequent, put up, make.
précaution
,
f.
precaution.
précédent, -e
,
adj.
preceding.
précéder
,
v.
to precede.
précieux, -euse
,
adj.
precious.
précipitamment
,
adv.
precipitately, hurriedly.
précipitation
,
f.
precipitation, hurry.
précipiter
,
v.
to precipitate, throw;
se --
, rush forth, rush forward, rush, throw oneself;
précipité, -e
, precipitate, hurried, hasty.
précis, -e
,
adj. and m.
precise, summary.
précisément
,
adv.
precisely, exactly.
prédiction
,
f.
prediction.
préfecture
,
f.
prefecture (office of the prefect of a department or of the Prefect of Police in
Paris).
préférence
,
f.
preference.
préférer
,
v.
to prefer.
préfet
,
m.
prefect (head of a French department or of the police in Paris).
préjugé
,
m.
prejudice, precedent.
prélever
,
v.
to levy, take first.
premier, -ère
,
adj.
first, greatest;
porte du --
, second story door;
gravir le --
, to be the first
to climb (abbreviated: 1er).
prendre
,
v.
to take, take on, catch, seize, get, acquire, regard,
make (resolutions, arrangements), assume (an air);
se -- à
, begin;
s'y --
, go about it;
-- le galop
, take to a gallop;
-- à travers
, cut across (country);
à tout --
, everything considered;
-- à la cruche
, to attack or take a drink from the jug.
prénom
,
m.
first or Christian name.
préoccupation
,
f.
preoccupation.
préoccuper
,
v.
to preoccupy.
préparatoire
,
adj.
preparatory.
préparer
,
v.
to prepare, plan.
près
,
prep.
(with de)
and adv.
near, about to;
de --
closely, near at hand;
de si --
, so closely;
à peu --
,
almost, nearly.
présage
,
m.
omen.
présager
,
v.
to presage, foretoken, forebode.
présence
,
f.
presence.
présent, -e
,
adj. and s.
present, person present;
m.
present, gift;
à --
, at present, now.
présenter
,
v.
to present.
préservatif
,
m.
preservative, protection.
président
,
m.
president, presiding judge.
présider
,
v.
to preside, preside over.
presque
,
adv.
almost.
presqu'île
,
f.
peninsula.
pressentiment
,
m.
presentiment.
pressentir
,
v.
to have a presentiment, foresee.
presser
,
v.
to press, hurry, urge;
se --
, be in a hurry, crowd, press, press close; aller d'un pas
pressé, hurry along;
pressant, -e
, pressing, urgent;
pressé, -e
, pressed, in a hurry, hurried,
quick, hasty.
pression
,
f.
pressure.
présumer
,
v.
to presume, conjecture.
prêt, -e
,
adj.
ready.
prétendre
,
v.
to pretend, claim, lay claim, mean, aspire, maintain, require, insist on.
prétentieux, -euse
,
adj.
pretentious, pompous (
ti
pronounced as
ci
).
prétention
,
f.
pretension, claim.
prêter
,
v.
to lend, attribute;
-- serment à
, swear allegiance to.
prétexte
,
m.
pretext, pretense.
prétoire
,
m.
court-room.
prêtre
,
m.
priest.
preuve
,
f.
proof.
prévenance
,
f.
consideration, obligingness, kind attention, kindness.
prévenir
,
v.
to anticipate, warn, inform.
prier
,
v.
to pray, beg.
prière
,
f.
prayer.
prieur
,
m.
prior.
primaire
,
adj.
primary.
primo
,
adv.
firstly, in the first place.
prince
,
m.
prince;
princesse
,
f.
princess.
principal, -e
,
adj. and m.
principal.
principalement
,
adv.
principally.
printemps
,
m.
spring.
prise
,
f.
capture, seizure.
prison
,
f.
prison.
prisonnier, -ère
,
m., f.
prisoner.
priver
,
v.
to deprive;
privé, -e
;
adj.
private.
prix
,
m.
price, value, prize, cost.
probable
,
adj.
probable.
probablement
,
adv.
probably.
probe
,
adj.
upright, honest.
probitê
,
f.
probity, honesty, integrity.
problème
,
m.
problem.
procéder
,
v.
to proceed.
procession
,
f.
procession.
prochain, -e
,
adj.
next, nearest, coming, immediate.
proche
,
adj. and s.
near, nigh, near relative.
procurer
,
v.
to procure, get.
prodigieusement
,
adv.
prodigiously.
prodigieux, -euse
,
adj.
prodigious.
prodiguer
,
v.
to lavish.
production
,
f.
production.
produire
,
v.
to produce;
se --
, be produced, be made, occur.
produit
,
m.
product.
profession
,
f.
profession.
profil
,
m.
profile (
l
pronounced).
profiter
,
v.
to profit.
profond, -e
,
adj. and m.
profound, deep;
du plus -- de mon coeur
, from the depths of my
heart;
profonde
,
f.
pocket (slang).
profondément
,
adv.
profoundly, deeply.
profondeur
,
f.
depth.
profusion
,
f.
profusion;
à --
, profusely, abundantly.
programme
,
m.
program.
proie
,
f.
prey;
en -- à
, a prey to.
projet
,
m.
project, plan.
prolonger
,
v.
to prolong;
se --
, be prolonged, extend;
-- l'haleine
, get a longer wind.
promener
,
v.
to take about, take out, keep going, keep up, cast;
se --
, take a walk, ride, etc.,
walk to and fro.
promettre
,
v.
to promise.
promontoire
,
m.
promontory.
prompt, -e
,
adj.
prompt (in this and in the following word
p
is not pronounced).
promptement
,
adv.
promptly.
prononcer
,
v.
to pronounce, utter, declare, deliver.
prophète
,
m.
prophet; le Prophète, Mohammed.
prophétique
,
adj.
prophetic.
propice
,
adj.
propitious.
propos
,
m.
purpose, object, remark, talk;
à -- de
, in regard to.
proposer
,
v.
to propose;
se -- de
, think of, intend to.
proposition
,
f.
proposition.
propre
,
adj.
proper, clean, own;
-- à rien
, good for nothing;
c'est du --
, that's (he's) a pretty
mess.
proprement
,
adv.
properly, correctly.
propriétaire
,
m., f.
proprietor, proprietress, owner, landowner.
propriété
,
f.
property, propriety.
pro-recteur
,
m.
vice-rector(acting head of a German university, the head being the reigning
prince).
prose
,
f.
prose.
Prosper-César
, Prosper Cresar (the French usually hyphenate two given names).
prospérer
,
v.
to prosper.
prospérité
,
f.
prosperity.
prosterner
,
v.
to prostrate.
protecteur
,
m.
protector; adjectively: protecting.
protection
,
f.
protection.
protéger
,
v.
to protect.
protester
,
v.
to protest.
prouver
,
v.
to prove.
provençal, -e
,
adj.
Provençal, Provencial.
Provence
,
f.
Provence (the extreme southeastern province in France before the Revolution);
rue de --
, Parisian street a little north of the Boulevard des Italiens.
proverbe
,
m.
proverb.
providence
,
f.
providence; la Providence, Providence.
province
,
f.
province;
de --
, provincial.
provincial, -e
,
adj. and s.
provincial.
provision
,
f.
provision, supply.
provisoirement
,
adv.
provisionally, temporarily.
provoquer
,
v.
to provoke, challenge, invite.
prudemment
,
adv.
prudently (
em
pronounced as
am
).
prudence
,
f.
prudence.
prunelle
,
f.
pupil, eyeball, eye.
Prusse
,
f.
Prussia.
prussien, -ne
,
adj. and s.
Prussian (written
Prussien
when
s.
).
public, -ique
,
adj. and m.
public.
publier
,
v.
to publish.
puce
,
f.
flea;
secouer les puces
, to shake the fleas from, beat.
pudeur
,
f.
modesty, bashfulness, shame.
puer
,
v.
to stink.
puéril, -e
,
adj.
puerile, childish, boyish (
l
pronounced).
puis
,
adv.
then.
puiser
,
v.
to draw, draw forth, dip.
puisque
,
conj.
since.
puissant, -e
,
adj.
powerful, mighty.
puits
,
m.
well.
punch
,
m.
punch (pronounced:
ponch
).
punir
,
v.
to punish.
pur, -e
,
adj.
pure.
purement
,
adv.
purely.
purgatoire
,
m.
purgatory.
purger
,
v.
to purge, cleanse, clean.
putréfaction
,
f.
putrefaction.
pyramide
,
f.
pyramid.
pyrosis
,
m.
pyrosis (burning pain in the epigastrium; final
s
pronounced).
Q
qu'
,
see
que
.
quai
,
m.
quay.
qualité
,
f.
quality, rank, capacity;
en sa -- d'étourdi
, by virtue of his giddiness or frivolity.
quand
,
conj.
when, if, even if.
quant (à)
,
adv.
as for, as to.
quantité
,
f.
quantity.
quarantaine
,
f.
quarantine, about forty.
quarante
,
card.
forty.
quarante-cinq
,
card.
forty-five.
quarante-deux
,
card.
forty-two.
quarante-sept
,
card.
forty-seven.
quart
,
m.
quarter;
moins le --
, a quarter to.
quartier
,
m.
quarter, quarters, section, block (of stone, etc.);
Quartier Latin
, Latin Quarter (on the left bank of the Seine in Paris, in it are the University
(Sorbonne) and the principal schools of Paris).
quasi
,
adv.
almost.
quasiment
,
adv.
almost, as it were, a sort of.
quatorze
,
card.
fourteen.
quatre
,
card.
four;
-- à --
, four (steps, etc.) at a time.
quatre-vingt-dix-neuf
,
card.
ninety-nine.
quatre-vingts
,
card.
eighty.
quatrième
,
ord.
fourth.
que
,
conj. and adv.
that, in order that, than, as, whether, why, how, but (after a negative), let,
see that (used also to avoid repetition of a conjunction, then takes the meaning of the first
conjunction);
ne ... --
, only, but, except, what;
c'est --
, introductory phrase, often better left
untranslated, sometimes = it is because, that is, but.
que
,
rel. pr.
whom, which, what, ever;
ce --
, what, etc.;
ce -- c'est -- de
, that is what it is to;
je ne sais --
, some or other;
qu'est-ce -- (c'est --) cela?
, what is that?;
ce -- de
, how much;
ce -- c'est que d'habiter
, what a life one leads in.
que
,
int. pr.
what?;
qu'est-ce --(qui)?
, what?
quel, -le
,
adj. pr. (rel. or int.)
what, which, of what kind, who;
-- qu'il soit
, whoever he may be.
quelconque
,
indef. adj. pr.
whatever, whatsoever;
un ... --
, some ... or other.
quelque
,
indef. adj. pr.
some, a few (
pl.
);
-- ... que
, however;
-- chose de brun
, something
dark.
quelquefois
,
adv.
sometimes.
quelqu'un, -une, (quelques-uns, -unes
,
pl.) indef. pr.
someone, somebody.
querelle
,
f.
quarrel.
quereller
,
v.
to quarrel;
se --
, quarrel.
quérir
,
v.
to look for, fetch (used only in infinitive after aller, venir and envoyer).
question
,
f.
question.
questionner
,
v.
to question.
quétou
,
m.
a dialectic word, translate: good-for-nothing pig (used in central France).
queue
,
f.
tail.
queuter
,
v.
to cue, strike two billiard balls at once.
qui
,
rel. pr.
who, which, what, whoever;
ce --
, who, which, what, etc.;
-- ... --
, one ... another;
de --
, whose, etc.
qui
,
int. pr.
who?, which?, what?
quinzaine
,
f.
about fifteen, fortnight.
quinze
,
card.
fifteen;
-- jours
, two weeks.
quitte
,
adj.
quit, quits, free;
il n'aurait pas été si facilement -- avec
, he would not have got
off so easily with.
quitter
,
v.
to quit, leave, lay aside, take off, let go;
ne pas -- des yeux
, not to take the eyes
off.
quoi
,
int. and rel. pr.
what, which;
de --
, wherewith, means, the wherewithal;
-- que
, whatever;
je ne sais -- (de)
, I don't know what, something;
à -- bon?
, what is the good of it?;
-- qu'il en soit (de)
, whatever may be, however it may be;
sur --
, whereupon;
-- que ce soit
, anything
whatsoever;
comme --
, how.
quoique
,
conj.
although.
R
rabattre
,
v.
to put down, pull down, lower.
rabbin
,
m.
rabbi.
rabougrir
,
v.
to stunt.
raccommoder
,
v.
to mend, repair.
race
,
f.
race.
racine
,
f.
root.
racler
,
v.
to scrape.
raconter
,
v.
to tell, tell of, relate, recount.
radeau
,
m.
raft, float.
radieux, -euse
,
adj.
radiant.
radoter
,
v.
to talk nonsense, rlave, dote.
raffinement
,
m.
refinement.
rafraichir
,
v.
to refresh, freshen, cool, keep cool;
se --
, refresh oneself, take some
refreshments.
rage
,
f.
rage.
rager
,
v.
to rage, storm, be furious.
rageusement
,
adv.
wrathfully, fretfully.
raide
,
adj.
stiff, rigid, steep.
raideur
,
f.
stiffness.
raie
,
f.
line, streak, part (of the hair).
raillerie
,
f.
raillery, mockery.
railleur, -euse
,
adj.
bantering, jesting.
railway
,
m.
railway (English).
raisin
,
m.
grape, grapes.
raison
,
f.
reason;
rendre --
, to give satisfaction.
raisonnable
,
adj.
reasonable.
raisonnement
,
m.
reasoning.
raisonner
,
v.
to reason;
raisonné, -e
, reasoned, rational.
raisonneur, -euse
,
m., f.
reasoner.
rajeunir
,
v.
to rejuvenate, make young again.
ralentir
,
v.
to slacken.
rallumer
,
v.
to light again.
ramasser
,
v.
to pick up, gather;
ramassé, -e
,
adj.
thick-set, heavy.
rame
,
f.
oar;
à toutes rames
, rowing at full speed.
rameau
,
m.
bough, branch.
Rameau (Jean Phillippe)
, French composer and musical theorist (1683-1764).
ramener
,
v.
to bring back, lead or draw back.
ramer
,
v.
to row.
rampe
,
f.
hand-rail, banister, railing.
ramper
,
v.
to creep, crawl.
rang
,
m.
rank, row.
rangée
,
f.
row.
ranger
,
v.
to range, arrange, draw up, put in order;
se --
, draw up, draw aside;
rangé, -e
,
steady, settled.
ranimer
,
v.
to reanimate, revive;
se --
, brighten up, be revived.
Raoul
, Ralph.
râpé, -e
, shabby.
rapetisser
,
v.
to belittle.
rapide
,
adj.
rapid, quick, swift, steep.
rapidement
,
adv.
rapidly.
rapidité
,
f.
rapidity.
rappeler
,
v.
to recall, remind;
se --
, remember, recall.
rapport
,
m.
report, relation;
-- à
, on account of.
rapporter
,
v.
to bring back or in, report;
s'en -- à
, leave the matter to.
rapprocher
,
v.
to draw or bring near;
se -- de
, approach again, draw near, be reconciled with.
rare
,
adj.
rare, scarce, thin.
rarement
,
adv.
rarely.
ras, -e
,
adj.
closely cut, short-napped;
au -- de
, on a level with (
s
not pronounced).
raser
,
v.
to shave, shave clean.
rasoir
,
m.
razor.
rasseoir
,
v.
to reseat;
se --
, sit down again.
rassurer
,
v.
to reassure;
se --
, reassure oneself, be reassured.
rat
,
m.
rat.
râteau
,
m.
rake.
rater
,
v.
to miss, spoil.
Ratier
, proper name,
cf.
ratier, -ère
,
adj.
rat-catching (of a dog, etc.), whimsical.
ratisser
,
v.
to rake.
rattacher
,
v.
to tie again, attach, make one cling to;
se --
, be attached.
rattraper
,
v.
to catch again, regain.
rauque
,
adj.
hoarse, harsh.
ravager
,
v.
to ravage (with dissipation, etc.), lay waste, ruin.
ravin
,
m.
ravine.
ravir
,
v.
to ravish, enrapture, delight.
ravoir
,
v.
to have again.
rayer
,
v.
to stripe, streak.
rayon
,
m.
ray, beam;
-- de miel
, honeycomb.
rayonnement
,
m.
radiance, gleam.
réaliser
,
v.
to realize.
réalité
,
f.
reality.
rebelle
,
adj. and s.
rebellious, rebel.
rebondir
,
v.
to rebound, jump back or again.
rebord
,
m.
edge, ledge.
réception
,
f.
reception.
recevoir
,
v.
to receive.
réchapper
,
v.
to escape again, escape;
nous en sommes réchappés
, we have had a
narrow escape.
réchauffer
,
v.
to heat again, warm up, warm.
recherche
,
f.
scarching, investigation, search.
rechercher
,
v.
to search for again, seek again, search for, seek.
récif
,
m.
reef.
récipient
,
m.
recipient, receptacle.
récit
,
m.
recital, narration.
réciter
,
v.
to recite.
réclamation
,
f.
claim, complaint, protest.
réclamer
,
v.
to reclaim, claim, protest.
recoin
,
m.
recess, remote coner, nook.
récolter
,
v.
to harvest, collect.
recommandation
,
f.
recommendation;
lettre de --
, letter of introduction.
recommander
,
v.
to recommend, commend, bid.
recommencer
,
v.
to recommence, begin again.
récompense
,
f.
recompense, reward.
récompenser
,
v.
to reward.
reconduire
,
v.
to reconduct, lead back, take back.
reconnaissance
,
f.
gratitude, reconnoissance, reconnoitering party.
reconnaître
,
v.
to recognize, admit, realize, acknowledge;
on ne s'y reconnaît plus
, we
don't know any longer where we are.
reconstituer
,
v.
to reconstitute, recoup.
reconter
,
v.
to tell again, retell.
recopier
,
v.
to recopy.
recours
,
m.
recourse.
recouvrer
,
v.
to recover.
recouvrir
,
v.
to cover again, cover.
recrutement
,
m.
recruitment, recruiting.
recteur
,
m.
rector, priest (used in latter sense in Brittany).
recueillement
,
m.
meditation.
recueillir
,
v.
to gather, collect; pick up, take in;
se --
, collect one's thoughts, reflect;
recueillez bien vos souvenirs
, try to remember.
reculer
,
v.
to draw back, fall or go back, recoil;
se --
, go back, recoil, draw back.
reculons (à)
,
adv.
backwards.
redemander
,
v.
to ask again, request the return of.
redescendre
,
v.
to descend again, go down again.
redevenir
,
v.
to become again.
redingote
,
f.
frock-coat.
redoubler
,
v.
to redouble, increase.
redoutable
,
adj.
dreadful, formidable, terrible.
redoute
,
f.
redoubt.
redouter
,
v.
to dread.
redresser
,
v.
to straighten, straighten up, erect again;
se --
, draw oneself up, straighten up
again.
réduire
,
v.
to reduce, compel.
réduit
,
m.
retreat, nook, small room (in garret, etc.).
réel, -le
,
adj.
real.
réélection
,
f.
reëlection.
réellement
,
adv.
really.
refaire
,
v.
to make again.
refermer
,
v.
to close again, close or shut;
se --
, close again;
-- les verrous de
, bolt again.
réfléchir
,
v.
to refiect;
réfléchi, -e
, adj. thoughtful.
reflet
,
m.
refiection (of light, etc.).
refléter
,
v.
to refiect (light, etc.).
réflexion
,
f.
rcflection;
faire une --
, to reflect;
toute -- faite
, after thinking about it carefully.
reflux
,
m.
ebb, ebbing tide (
x
not pronounced).
reformer
,
v.
to form again.
réformer
,
v.
to reform, dismiss.
refroidir
,
v.
to cool.
refuge
,
m.
refuge, shelter.
refugier (se)
,
v.
to take refuge.
refus
,
m.
refusal.
refuser
,
v.
to refuse;
se --
, to refuse, deny oneself;
s'y --
, refuse to do it.
regagner
,
v.
to regain, go or get back to, win back.
régalade
,
f.
treat, treating.
régaler
,
v.
to regale, treat.
regaloper
,
v.
to gallop again, trot around again (colloquial, derived from
galoper
).
regard
,
m.
glance, look, regard, eye.
regarder
,
v.
to look at, look, regard, watch, concern, look out (for).
régime
,
m.
diet, rule, cluster (of fruit).
régiment
,
m.
regiment.
région
,
f.
region.
régional, -e
,
adj.
regional, district, inter-departmental.
registre
,
m.
register.
règle
,
f.
rule;
en --
, all right.
règne
,
m.
reign.
régner
,
v.
to reign.
regret
,
m.
regret.
regretter
,
v.
to regret.
régulier, -ère
,
adj.
regular.
régulièrement
,
adv.
regularly.
rehausser
,
v.
to heighten, enhance, set off.
rein
,
m.
kidney, back;
autour des reins
, around the waist;
les reins courbés
, with
back bent.
reine
,
f.
queen.
rejeter
,
v.
to throw back.
rejoindre
,
v.
to rejoin, meet, join;
se --
, meet.
réjouir
,
v.
to rejoice, cheer, delight;
réjoui, -e
, delighted, beaming.
relayer
,
v.
to relieve.
relevé
,
m.
course immediately following the soup.
relever
,
v.
to lift again, raise, lift, turn back;
se --
, raise oneself, rise again, stand up, get up
again, rise.
relief
,
m.
relief (projection).
religieusement
,
adv.
religiously.
religieux, -euse
,
adj.
religious.
religion
,
f.
religion, piety.
relique
,
f.
relic.
reluire
,
v.
to shine, glisten.
remarquable
,
adj.
remarkable.
remarque
,
f.
remark.
remarquer
,
v.
to remark, notice.
rembourrer
,
v.
to stuff, pad.
remédier
,
v.
to remedy, obviate.
remercier
,
v.
to thank.
remettre
,
v.
to put back, put on again, put again, deliver, give, give over, recover;
se --
, put
oneself back, give oneself over, place oneself again, recover one's composure, make up;
se -- à
, begin again;
se -- avec
, get back into the good graces of, "make up with."
remonter
,
v.
to remount, go or come up again, go back, go up, get in again.
remords
,
m.
remorse.
remorque
,
f.
towing, tow.
remorquer
,
v.
to tow.
remous
,
m.
eddy.
rempart
,
m.
rampart, city wall.
remplacer
,
v.
to replace.
remplir
,
v.
to fill, fulfil;
rempli, -e
, filled, full.
remporter
,
v.
to carry off or back.
remuer
,
v.
to move, stir;
se --
, bestir oneself, stir, move about, move;
remuant, -e
, stirring,
busy.
renard
,
m.
fox.
renchaîner
,
v.
to chain up again.
rencontre
,
f.
meeting;
à sa --
, to meet him.
rencontrer
,
v.
to meet;
se --
, meet, find.
rendez-vous
,
m.
rendez-vous, appointment, meeting;
se donner --
, to make an appointment,
agree to meet.
rendormir
,
v.
to put to sleep again;
se --
, go to sleep again.
rendre
,
v.
to render, give back, make, restore, depict;
se --
, make or render oneself,
surrender, betake oneself, go;
rendu,-e
, rendered, knocked up, done for, "all in."
renfermer
,
v.
to shut up again, enclose, contain.
renfler
,
v.
to swell;
renflé, -e
, swollen, bulging.
renfoncer
,
v.
to plunge deeper, settle down.
renommé, -e
,
adj.
renowned, noted.
renommée
,
f.
renown, fame.
renoncer
,
v.
to renounce, give up.
renouveler
,
v.
to renew, repeat;
-- l'air
, ventilate;
se --
, be renewed.
renseignement
,
m.
information (also in
pl.
);
prendre des renseignements
, to make
inquiries.
renseigner
,
v.
to inform;
se--
, get information.
rente
,
f.
income, annuity, income from government bonds or stocks, etc.
renrée
,
f.
reëntrance, return, return home.
rentrer
,
v.
to reënter, go back in, come in, return.
renverse (à la)
,
adv.
backward, on one's back.
renverser
,
v.
to overturn, upset, throw over or back.
renvoyer
,
v.
to send back or away, dismiss, reflect.
repaître
,
v.
to feed;
se -- de (avec)
, delight in.
répandre
,
v.
to scatter, spread;
se --
, spread, be spread, be spread out, scatter, launch,
burst.
reparaître
,
v.
to reappear.
réparer
,
v.
to repair, make amends for, recover from.
repartir
,
v.
to set out again, start again, leave.
repas
,
m.
repast, meal.
repasser
,
v.
to pass again, repass, pass on, iron, strop, sharpen.
repeindre
,
v.
to repaint.
repentir (se)
,
v.
to repent;
repentant, -e
, repentant, penitent;
repentir
, m. repentance.
répéter
,
v.
to repeat.
replacer
,
v.
to replace, put back.
replier
,
v.
to fold again, fold, fall back;
se --
, fall back, retreat.
réplique
,
f.
reply.
répliquer
,
v.
to reply.
replonger (se)
,
v.
to replunge, jump back (in).
répondre
,
v.
to respond, answer, reply;
-- de
, answer for, assure of.
réponse
,
f.
response, answer, reply.
reporter
,
v.
to carry or bring back.
repos
,
m.
repose, rest.
reposer
,
v.
to repose, rest;
se --
, rest.
repousser
,
v.
to push back, repulse;
repoussant, -e
, adj. repulsive.
reprendre
,
v.
to take again, get again, take on again, take up, take to, continue, catch again,
take back, regain, reply, resume.
représaille
,
f.
retaliation, reprisal;
pl.
reprisal.
représenter
,
v.
to represent, give;
se --
, represent oneself, picture to oneself, imagine.
reprise
,
f.
retaking, darn;
à plusieurs reprises
, several times.
reproduire
,
v.
to reproduce;
se --
, be reproduced.
république
,
f.
republic.
répugnance
,
f.
repugnance.
réputation
,
f.
reputation.
requin
,
m.
shark (applied also to a predatory or voracious person).
réserve
,
f.
reserve.
réserver
,
v.
to reserve;
se -- de
, reserve the right to.
résignation
,
f.
resignation.
résigner
,
v.
to resign.
résistance
,
f.
resistance.
résister
,
v.
to resist, withstand.
résolu
,
see
résoudre
.
résolument
,
adv.
resolutely.
résolution
,
f.
resolution.
résonner
,
v.
to resound.
résoudre
,
v.
to resolve, solve;
résolu, -e
, resolved, resolute.
respect
,
m.
respect (now usually pronounced
respek
).
respectable
,
adj.
respectable, venerable.
respecter
,
v.
to respect.
respectueux, -euse
,
adj.
respectful.
respirer
,
v.
to breathe, inhale.
resplendir
,
v.
to be resplendent;
resplendissant, -e
, resplendent.
responsable
,
adj.
responsible.
ressaisir
,
v.
to seize or take hold of again (in this word and in all the words to and including
ressouvenir
re
is pronounced as in
retenir
).
ressasser
,
v.
to resift, reëxamine.
ressemblance
,
f.
resemblance.
ressembler
,
v.
to resemble.
ressentir
,
v.
to feel again, feel, experience.
ressort
,
m.
spring.
ressortir
,
v.
to go or corne out again, stand out (in contrast).
ressource
,
f.
resource.
ressouvenir (se)
,
v.
to remember again.
restaurant
,
m.
restaurant.
restaurer
,
v.
to restore.
reste
,
m.
rest, remains, trace;
du (de) --, au --
, for the rest, besides;
ils ne sont pas beaux de reste
, they are not any too good.
rester
,
v.
to remain, stay, stand;
-- là
, remain there or unchanged.
résultat
,
m.
result.
rétablir
,
v.
to reëstablish;
le silence s'était rétabli
, it had become silent again.
retaper
,
v.
to make over or up.
retard
,
m.
delay;
en --
, late.
retenir
,
v.
to retain, hold back, hold, keep, restrain.
retentir
,
v.
to resound, ring out.
Rethel
, town in northeastern France (department of Ardennes); it was captured in 1650 under
Louis XIV, also by the duke de Guise in 1611 (minority of Louis XIII, not under Henri IV as
stated by de Maupassant).
retirer
,
v.
to retire, draw back, take off or from, get, draw out;
se --
, retire, withdraw.
retomber
,
v.
to fall again, fall back, relapse.
retour
,
m.
return.
retourner
,
v.
to go back, return, turn around, turn over again or inside out, turn over, turn;
se --
,
turn around or over;
s'en --
, return, go back;
voir de quoi il retourne
, to see how the land lies,
get at the truth.
retracer
,
v.
to retrace, sketch, lay out.
retraite
,
f.
retreat, retirement, tattoo;
battre en --
, to beat a retreat.
rétribuer
,
v.
to remunerate, give a salary to.
retrousser (se)
,
v.
to turn up.
retrouver
,
v.
to find again;
se --
, find oneself again, be found again, meet again.
réunion
,
f.
reunion, meeting, gathering.
réunir
,
v.
to reunite, bring together, collect;
se --
, meet.
réussir
,
v.
to succeed (in or with).
revaloir
,
v.
to pay back.
revanche
,
f.
revenge.
rêve
,
m.
dream.
réveil
,
m.
awakening.
réveiller
,
v.
to awaken;
se --
, awaken.
réveillon
,
m.
midnight feast, supper (on Christmas Eve, etc.).
révélateur, -trice
,
adj. and s.
revealing, tell-tale, revealer.
révélation
,
f.
revelation.
révéler
,
v.
to reveal.
revenir
,
v.
to come back; return, recover, be due;
-- sur ses pas
, retrace one's steps;
revenu à lui
, having recovered his self-possession, having become himself again.
rêver
,
v.
to dream, dream of.
réverbération
,
f.
reflection.
réverbère
,
m.
reflector, street-lamp.
révérence
,
f.
reverence, bow, curtsy.
rêverie
,
f.
revery, dreaming.
revers
,
m.
reverse, facing (of cloth), back stroke (from left to right), back.
revêtir
,
v.
to reclothe, put on, cover.
rêveur, -euse
,
adj. and s.
dreaming, dreamy, dreamer.
revivre
,
v.
to revive, come to life again, live again.
revoir
,
v.
to see again;
au --
, good-by (till next meeting).
révolution
,
f.
revolution.
revolver
,
m.
revolver (pronounced: révolver).
révoquer
,
v.
to revoke, recall.
revue
,
f.
review.
rez-de-chaussée
,
m.
ground floor (first syllable is pronounced
ré
).
Rhin
,
m.
Rhine.
rhingrave
,
f.
wide breeches (of the 17th century).
riboter
,
v.
to go on a spree.
ricaner
,
v.
to sneer, chuckle.
richard
,
m.
rich fellow (familiar).
riche
,
adj. and s.
rich, rich person.
richement
,
adv.
richly.
richesse
,
f.
wealth, riches (also in
pl.
).
richissime
,
adj.
excessively rich (familiar).
ride
,
f.
wrinkle, ripple.
rideau
,
m.
curtain.
rider
,
v.
to wrinkle.
ridicule
,
adj. and m.
ridiculous, ridicule.
rien
,
m.
nothing, anything;
ne ... --
, nothing;
-- que
, only, merely;
-- de bon
, nothing good;
-- de temps
, no time;
ça ne fait --
, that makes no difference;
-- autre chose que
, nothing but.
rigoler
,
v.
to be very much amused, split one's sides (familiar).
rigueur
,
f.
rigor;
tenir -- à
, to treat coldly, refuse to come to.
rime
,
f.
rime.
rimer
,
v.
to rime.
rin
, dialectic for
rien.
riole
,
f.
debauch (obsolescent).
riposter
,
v.
to reply (sharply).
rire
,
v.
to laugh;
donner à -- à
, make laugh;
m.
laughter, laugh;
-- à
, smile upon;
-- aux éclats
,
burst out laughing.
risible
,
adj.
laughable.
risque
,
m.
risk.
risquer
,
v.
to risk.
rite
,
m.
rite.
rivage
,
m.
shore, beach.
rival, -e
,
adj. and s.
rival.
rivaliser
,
v.
to rival.
rive
,
f.
bank (of a stream).
river
,
v.
to rivet.
rivière
,
f.
river.
robe
,
f.
robe, dress, gown, frock.
robinet
,
m.
faucet, spigot.
roc
,
m.
rock (mass of rock still in the earth).
roche
,
f.
rock.
Roche-Oysel
, an imaginary town (=Bird-Rock).
rocher
,
m.
rock, cliff.
rôder
,
v.
to roam, prowl.
rôdeur
,
m.
prowler.
roi
,
m.
king.
roidir
,
v.
to stiffen, tighten.
rôle
,
m.
rôle, part;
à tour de --
, in turn.
romain, -e
,
adj. and s.
Roman (written
Romain
when
s.
).
roman
,
m.
novel, story.
roman, -e
,
adj.
Romance (belonging to the Latin languages).
romanesque
,
adj.
romanesque, fantastic, romantic.
rompre
,
v.
to break, rupture, rend;
se --
, be broken, break.
ronce
,
f.
bramble, briar.
rond, -e
,
adj. and m.
round;
-- de cuir
, round leather cushion.
ronde
,
f.
round.
rondin
,
m.
billet, round log.
ronflement
,
m.
snoring, snore, humming, roar, roaring, whir.
ronfler
,
v.
to snore, roar, snort.
ronger
,
v.
to gnaw, eat away or out.
roquefort
,
m.
roquefort cheese (made in Roquefort in south-western France, department of
Landes).
rose
,
f.
rose;
adj.
pink.
roseau
,
m.
reed.
rossignol
,
m.
nightingale.
Rôth
, proper name;
cf. roth
or
rot
, red, in German.
rôtir
,
v
. to roast.
roue
,
f.
wheel.
rouet
,
m.
spinning-wheel.
rouge
,
adj. and m.
red, red-hot, redness, blush, rouge.
rougeur
,
f.
glow, blush.
rougir
,
v.
to redden, blush.
rouiller
,
v.
to rust;
se --
, get rusty.
roulage
,
m.
cartage;
voiture de --
, wagon.
rouleau
,
m.
roll, stack, roller.
roulement
,
m.
rolling, rumbling, beating (of a drum).
rouler
,
v.
to roll, roll up or about, turn on or over, turn;
se --
, roll oneself, roll about;
-- sur
,
roll on, deal with.
roulette
,
f.
roller, little wheel, roulette.
Roumanille (Joseph)
, Provençal writer and poet, one of the founders of the brotherhood
known as les Félibres consisting at first of seven modern Provençal poets including Mistral
(1818-1891).
roussin
,
m.
steed, stallion.
route
,
f.
route, way, highway, road;
en --
, on the way.
roux, rousse
,
adj.
russet, reddish brown.
royal, -e
,
adj.
royal; Place Royale, square in eastern section of Paris, now called Place des
Vosges, before the French Revolution it was a center of fashion.
ruban
,
m.
ribbon.
ruche
,
f.
hive.
rude
,
adj.
rude, rough;
-- partie
, great game.
rudement
,
adv.
rudely, roughly, terribly.
rudesse
,
f.
roughness.
rue
,
f.
street.
ruelle
,
f.
alley.
ruer
,
v.
to throw, cast;
se --
, throw oneself, rush, dash.
rugir
,
v.
to roar.
ruine
,
f.
ruin.
ruiner
,
v.
to ruin.
ruisseau
,
m.
small stream, gutter.
ruisseler
,
v.
to drip, trickle.
rumeur
,
f.
rumor, murmur, uproar, noise.
ruse
,
f.
ruse, trick.
rusê, -e
,
adj.
crafty, tricky, cunning.
russe
,
adj. and s.
Russian (written
Russe
when
s.
).
Russie
,
f.
Russia.
S
s'
,
see
se
or
si
.
sa
,
see
son
.
Saâdi
, Sadi, celebrated Persian poet,
see
also
Gulistan
(c. 1190-1291).
Saar
,
f.
Saar (Alsatian river).
sabir
,
m.
mixture of Arabic, French, Spanish and Italian spoken in the Levant, jargon.
sable
,
m.
sand.
sablonneux, -euse
,
adj.
sandy.
sabot
,
m.
wooden shoe, hoof.
sabre
,
m.
saber.
sac
,
m.
sack, bag.
sachet
,
m.
sachet, scent-bag.
sacrer
,
v.
to consecrate.
sacrificateur
,
m.
priest, high priest (Jewish).
sacrifier
,
v.
to sacrifice.
sacrilège
,
m.
sacrilege.
sacristain
,
m.
sacristan, sexton.
sage
,
adj.
good, well-behaved, wise.
sage-femme
,
f.
midwife.
saigner
,
v.
to bleed;
-- du nez
, have the nosebleed.
sain, -e
,
adj.
healthy, sound.
saint, -e
,
adj. and s.
saintly, holy, sacred, saint.
Saint-Christophe
, Saint Christopher (name of a church and street in Heidelberg).
Saint-Cloud
, town on the Seine, a western suburb of Paris.
Saint-Nazaire
, city and port at the mouth of the Loire.
sainte-nitouche
,
f.
sanctimonious person, one who affects an innocent air.
Saint-Paul (hôtel)
, former residence of Charles V in the Saint-Antoine quarter of Paris.
Saint-Pierre (île de)
, island in the Swiss Lake of Bienne (Rousseau tried to take refuge here
in 1765).
Saint-Vincent
, name of a footbridge over the Saône in Lyons.
saisir
,
v.
to seize, catch, grasp.
saisissement
,
m.
shock.
saison
,
f.
season;
marchand des quatre saisons
, costermonger, huckster.
salade
,
f.
salad.
salant, -e
,
adj.
salt.
sale
,
adj.
dirty, nasty.
salé, -e
,
adj.
salt, spicy.
salive
,
f.
saliva.
salle
,
f.
hall, room, office;
-- de police
, guard-room;
-- à manger
, dining-room;
-- de jeu
, gambling-room.
salon
,
m.
drawing-room, reception-room.
saltimbanque
,
m.
mountebank, juggler, street actor.
saluer
,
v.
to bow to, bow, greet, salute.
salut
,
m.
salutation, bow, safety, salvation.
samedi
,
m.
Saturday.
sandale
,
f.
sandal.
sang
,
m.
blood.
sang-froid
,
m.
coolness.
sanglant, -e
,
adj.
bloody.
sanglot
,
m.
sob.
sangloter
,
v.
to sob.
sanguinaire
,
adj.
sanguinary, bloodthirsty.
sans
,
prep.
without, except for, had it not been for;
-- que
,
conj.
without.
santé
,
f.
health.
Saône
,
f.
Saône (river flowing into the Rhone at Lyons;
a
not pronounced).
saoul, -e
,
adj.
drunk (also written
soûl
; pronounced:
sou
).
sapas
,
m.
a slang word, translate: greedy-gut.
sapin
,
m.
fir-tree, spruce.
sarcastique
,
adj.
sarcastic.
Sardaigne
,
f.
Sardinia (the ltalian island).
sarde
,
adj.
Sardinian.
sardine
,
f.
sardine.
sarrasin, -e
,
adj. and s.
Saracenic, Saracen (written
Sarrasin
when
s.
).
sarrasin
,
m.
buckwheat.
satan
,
m.
Satan, evil genius.
satin
,
m.
satin.
satisfaction
,
f.
satisfaction.
satisfaire
,
v.
to satisfy.
saucisse
,
f.
Balisage.
saucisson
,
m.
Balisage (large).
sauf
, sauve,
adj.
safe.
saumâtre
,
adj.
briny, brackish.
saumure
,
f.
brine.
saut
,
m.
leap.
sauter
,
v.
to jump, leap, skip, leap over, pop, be broken (bank);
-- sur les sabres
, leap to draw
the sabers;
-- au cou de
, fall on the neck of.
sautiller
,
v.
to hop, skip, leap.
sautoir
,
m.
Saint Andrew's cross;
en --
, cross-wise, across the shoulders.
sauvage
,
adj. and s.
wild, savage.
sauvagerie
,
f.
shyness.
sauver
,
v.
to save;
se --
, save oneself, run away.
sauvetage
,
m.
rescue;
bateau de --
, life-boat.
sauveur
,
m.
savior.
savane
,
f.
savannah, prairie.
savate
,
f.
old shoe.
Savenay
, village in the department of Loire-Inférieure.
savoir
,
v.
to know, know how, know to be, find out, can;
-- gré à
, thank;
on ne sait comment
,
somehow or other;
je ne sais quel
, I do not know what, some;
je ne sais plus quel
, I have
forgotten what;
est-ce que je sais?
, do I know, "and a lot of other things," etc.
savourer
,
v.
to savor, relish.
savoureux, -euse
,
adj.
savory.
scandale
,
m.
scandal.
scandaleux, -euse
,
adj.
scandalous, shameful.
scandaliser
,
v.
to scandalize.
scélérat, -e
,
adj. and s.
wicked, heinous, villain, wretch, rascal.
scellé
,
m.
seal; mettre les scellés, to geal up (the possessions of a debtor).
sceller
,
v.
to seal, make fast.
scène
,
f.
scene.
sceptique
,
adj. and s.
skeptical, skeptic.
schako
,
m.
shako (military cap resembling a truncated cone and having a plume or pompon,
now little used in the French army).
scier
,
v.
to saw.
scintiller
,
v.
to scintillate, twinkle, sparkle.
scorpion
,
m.
scorpion.
scrupule
,
m.
scruple.
sculpter
,
v.
to sculpture, carve, engrave (
p
not pronounced).
sculpture
,
f.
sculpture, carving (
p
not pronounced).
se (s')
,
refl. pr.
himself, herself, itself, themselves, etc.
seau
,
m.
pail, bucket.
sec, sèche
,
adj. and s.
dry, dried up, skinny, keen, sharp, curt, harsh, dried up fellow.
sèchement
,
adv.
dryly, curtly.
sécher
,
v.
to dry.
sécheresse
,
f.
dryness, harshness, lack of feeling.
second, -e
,
adj.
second (
c
pronounced as
g
).
seconde
,
f.
second (
c
pronounced as
g
).
secouer
,
v.
to shake, shake off.
secourable
,
adj.
helpful;
-- pour
, willing to help.
secourir
,
v.
to succor, aid, help.
secours
,
m.
succor, aid, help, assistance;
au --!
, help!
secousse
,
f.
shake, shaking, shock.
secret, -ète
,
adj. and m.
secret.
secrétaire
,
m.
secretary, clerk, writing-desk.
séculaire
,
adj.
secular, a hundred years old, venerable.
séduire
,
v.
to seduce, attract, lead astray, be attractive;
séduisant, -e
, seductive, attractive.
seigneur
,
m.
lord; le Seigneur, the Lord.
seigneurial, -e
,
adj.
seigniorial, lordly.
sein
,
m.
breast, bosom.
Seine
,
f.
Seine.
seize
,
card.
sixteen.
séjour
,
m.
sojourn, star, visit, staying.
sel
,
m.
salt.
sélam
,
m.
Oriental name for a bouquet of flowers expressing a thought (of love); derived from
Arabic salam, salutation (
m
pronounced).
selle
,
f.
saddle.
selon
,
prep.
according to;
-- que
, according as.
Seltz
, Seltzer (town in Hesse);
eau de --
, Seltzer-water.
semaine
,
f.
week.
semaison
,
f.
seed-time, natural sowing of seeds by the plants themselves (obsolescent).
semblable
,
adj.
similar, like, of this kind.
sembler
,
v.
to seem.
semelle
,
f.
sole (shoe);
battre la --
, to tramp.
semer
,
v.
to sow, strew.
sémillant, -e
,
adj.
frisky.
sens
,
m.
sense, direction (final s not pronounced).
sensation
,
f.
sensation.
sensibilité
,
f.
sensitiveness, feeling.
sensible
,
adj.
sensitive.
sensiblement
,
adv.
perceptibly, sensibly.
sentence
,
f.
maxim, saying.
senteur
,
f.
odor, fragrance, perfume.
sentier
,
m.
path.
sentiment
,
m.
sentiment, feeling.
sentimental
, -e,
adj.
sentimental.
sentinelle
,
f.
sentinel.
sentir
,
v.
to feel, perceive, smell, smell of;
se --
, feel oneself, feel that one has or is, feel;
-- à plein nez
, fill the nose with odors of, reek with.
séparer
,
v.
to separate;
se --
, be separated, separate.
sept
,
card.
seven (
p
not pronounced).
septembre
,
m.
September.
sérail
,
m.
seraglio.
serein, -e
,
adj.
serene, calm.
serge
,
f.
serge.
sergent
,
m.
sergeant.
sergot
,
m.
"cop" (slang).
sérieusement
,
adv.
seriously.
sérieux, -euse
,
adj.
serious.
serment
,
m.
oath.
serpent
,
m.
serpent.
serrer
,
v.
to tighten, squeeze, press, clench, grip, keep, fit tight on, draw tight,
shake
(hands);
se -- le coeur
, be or make heart-sick;
serré, -e
, tight, close, compact, dense, pressed;
avoir le coeur serré
, be heavy-hearted.
serrure
,
f.
lock.
servante
,
f.
maid-servant.
service
,
m.
service, commission;
pour votre --
, to serve you;
faire le -- de
, run to.
serviette
,
f.
napkin, towel, portfolio.
servir
,
v.
to serve, be of use;
se -- de
, make use of, use;
-- de
, serve as;
pour vous --
, at your
service.
serviteur
,
m.
servant.
ses
,
see
son.
seuil
,
m.
threshold.
seul, -e
,
adj.
alone, single.
seulement
,
adv.
only, even.
sévère
,
adj.
severe.
sévérité
,
f.
severity;
avec --
, sternly.
si
,
conj. and adv.
if, to see if, whether, what if, so, yes (contradiction), you ask if;
-- ça se peut
,
the idea of asking
whether that's possible.
siècle
,
m.
century.
siège
,
m.
seat, siege.
siéger
,
v.
to sit (of assemblies, etc.).
sien, -ne
,
adj. pr.
(usually with
le
), his, hers, its, his own, etc.;
les siens
, his people or family,
etc.
sifflement
,
m.
whistling.
siffler
,
v.
to whistle, hiss.
sifflet
,
m.
whistle;
coup de --
, whistle.
signalement
,
m.
description.
signaler
,
v.
to signal, call to one's attention.
signature
,
f.
signature.
signe
,
m.
sign;
faire --
, to make a sign, beckon.
signer
,
v.
to sign.
significatif,-ive
,
adj.
significant.
signifier
,
v.
to signify.
silence
,
m.
silence;
garder le --
, to keep silent.
silencieusement
,
adv.
silently.
silencieux, -euse
,
adj.
silent.
silhouette
,
f.
silhouette (drawing representing a profile traced by means of a shadow), outline.
sillon
,
m.
furrow.
sillonner
,
v.
to furrow.
Simon
, Simon.
simple
,
adj.
simple, mere, only;
-- soldat
, private.
simplement
,
adv.
simply, merely.
simuler
,
v.
to feign, simulate, take on the appearance of.
simultanément
,
adv.
simultaneously.
sincère
,
adj.
sincere.
sincèrement
,
adv.
sincerely.
sincérité
,
f.
sincerity.
singe
,
m.
monkey, ape (applied to a disagreeable person, = "bear").
singulier, -ère
,
adj.
singular, peculiar, odd.
singulièrement
,
adv.
singularly.
sinistre
,
adj. and m.
sinister, accident.
sinon
,
conj.
if not, except.
siphon
,
m.
siphon.
siphoïde
,
adj.
in the form of a siphon, siphonal.
sir
,
m.
Sir (English title).
site
,
m.
site, spot.
sitôt
,
adv.
so soon, as soon as;
-- que
,
conj.
as soon as.
situation
,
f.
situation, state.
situer
,
v.
to place;
situé, -e
, situated.
six
,
card.
six;
tous les --
, all six (
x
pronounced as
s
).
sixième
,
ord.
sixth (
x
pronounced as
z
).
Skouliani
, Skuleni(town on the Russo-Rumanian frontier).
snobisme
,
m.
snobbishness, snobbism.
sobriété
,
f.
sobriety.
social, -e
,
adj.
social.
société
,
f.
society, company.
soeur
,
f.
sister.
sofa
,
m.
sofa.
soi
,
refl. pr.
oneself, itself (indefinite).
soie
,
f.
silk.
soierie
,
f.
silk-trade;
pl.
silks.
soif
,
f.
thirst.
soigneusement
,
adv.
carefully.
soigneux, -euse
,
adj.
careful.
soi-même
,
refl. pr.
oneself (indefinite).
soin
,
m.
care, attention;
pl.
care, attentions, aid.
soir
,
m.
evening;
le --
, the evening, in the evening;
hier au --
, yesterday evening.
soirée
,
f.
evening, evening entertainment.
soit
,
adv.
be it so, so be it, whether;
-- que ... -- que
, either because ... or because.
soixante
,
card.
sixty (
x
pronounced as
s
).
soixante-douze
,
card.
seventy-two.
soixante-huit
,
card.
sixty-eight.
sol
,
m.
soil, ground, floor.
soldat
,
m.
soldier.
Soldatenthal
, town in the former French department of Meurthe.
solde
,
f.
soldier's pay.
soleil
,
m.
sun, sunlight.
solennellement
,
adv.
solemnly (
len
pronounced:
lan
).
solide
,
adj.
strong, steady, firm.
solitude
,
f.
solitude.
solive
,
f.
rafter, joist.
solliciter
,
v.
to solicit, ask for.
solliciteur, -euse
,
m., f.
solicitor, solicitress, one who asks assistance.
sollicitude
,
f.
solicitude.
solo
,
m.
solo.
sombre
,
adj.
somber, dark, gloomy.
somme
,
f.
sum.
somme
,
m.
nap.
sommeil
,
m.
sleep.
sommeiller
,
v.
to slumber, doze.
sommer
,
v.
to summon, call upon.
somnambule
,
adj. and s.
somnambulic, somnambulist.
somnoler
,
v.
to be overcome with sleep, drowse.
somptueux, -euse
,
adj.
sumptuous.
son
,
m.
sound.
son, sa (ses
,
pl.), poss. adj. pr.
his, her, its.
songe
,
m.
dream, illusion.
songer
,
v.
to dream, muse; think;
mais songez
, but just think.
songeur, -euse
,
adj.
dreamy, thoughtful.
sonner
,
v.
to ring, ring out or for, strike.
sonnette
,
f.
small tell;
coup de --
, ring;
donner un coup de --
, to ring.
sonore
,
adj.
sonorous.
sorbet
,
m.
sherbet.
sordide
,
adj.
sordid, dirty, filthy.
sornette
,
f.
idle story, nonsense.
sort
,
m.
lot, fate;
le -- en est jeté
, the die is cast.
sorte
,
f.
sort, kind;
en quelque --
, in some way, in a way;
en -- que
,
conj.
so that.
sortie
,
f.
going out, exit, egress, release, departure.
sortir
,
v.
to go out, come out, get out, stick out, put or take or be out, leave, project, graduate.
sot, -te
,
adj. and s.
foolish, stupid, fool.
sottise
,
f.
foolishness, foolish act or remark, stupidity;
avoir la -- de
, to be foolish enough to.
sou
,
m.
sou, cent;
gros --
, two cent piece;
cent sous
, five francs, dollar (familiar);
une pièce de vingt sous
, a franc.
souche
,
f.
stump, log.
souci
,
m.
care, anxiety, concern.
soucier
,
v.
to disturb;
se --
, care, be concerned.
soucieux, -euse
,
adj.
anxious, care-worn.
soucoupe
,
f.
saucer.
soudain, -e
,
adj.
and adv. sudden, suddenly.
soude
,
f.
soda.
souder
,
v.
to solder, weld.
souffle
,
m.
breath, breathing.
souffler
,
v.
to blow, blow out or up, breathe, puff.
soufflet
,
m.
bellows, box (on the ear).
souffleter
,
v.
to buffet.
souffrance
,
f.
suffering.
souffrir
,
v.
to suffer;
souffrant, -e
,
adj.
ill.
soufre
,
m.
sulphur.
souhait
,
m.
wish;
à --
, as one would wish.
souhaiter
,
v.
to wish.
souiller
,
v.
to soil, sully.
soulagement
,
m.
relief.
soulager
,
v.
to relieve.
soulever
,
v.
to raise, lift;
se --
, raise oneself, rise.
soulier
,
m.
low shoe.
soulot
,
m.
drunk (slang).
soumettre
,
v.
to submit, subject;
soumis, -e
,
adj.
submissive.
soupçon
,
m.
suspicion.
soupçonner
,
v.
to suspect.
soupe
,
f.
soup.
soupente
,
f.
loft, garret.
souper
,
v.
to take supper, eat supper;
m.
supper.
soupir
,
m.
sigh.
soupirail
,
m.
air-hole, venthole, cellar window.
soupirer
,
v.
to sigh.
souple
,
adj.
supple.
souplesse
,
f.
suppleness, flexibility.
source
,
f.
source, spring.
sourcil
,
m.
eye-brow.
sourd, -e
,
adj.
deaf, muffied, dull, hollow.
sourire
,
v.
to smile;
m.
smile.
souris
,
f.
mouse.
sournois, -e
,
adj.
sly, cunning.
sous
,
prep.
under, beneath, in;
-- votre respect
, save your respect.
sous-commission
,
f.
sub-committee.
sous-lieutenant
,
m.
second lieutenant.
sous-officier
,
m.
non-commissioned officer.
sous-préfet
,
m.
sub-prefect (head of an arrondissement).
sous-préfecture
,
f.
sub-prefecture (house, function, district, etc., of a sub-prefect).
soutache
,
f.
braid (narrow).
soutane
,
f.
cassock.
soutenir
,
v.
to sustain, bear, maintain, support, keep up.
souterrain, -e
,
adj. and m.
subterranean, subterranean passage, tunnel.
soutien
,
m.
support, prop, defender.
souvenir (se)
,
v.
to remember;
il vous en souvient
, you remember it;
m.
memory,
recollection, remembrance, souvenir.
souvent
,
adv.
often.
Spandau
, city and fortress near Berlin.
spasme
,
m.
spasm.
spécial, -e
,
adj.
special.
spectacle
,
m.
spectacle, show, play, display, sight.
spéculer
,
v.
to speculate.
squelette
,
m.
skeleton.
stalactite
,
f.
stalactite.
staroste
,
m.
starost (Polish nobleman, or in Russia = bailiff, head of a commune).
station
,
f.
stop, station, stand.
statue
,
f.
statue.
stature
,
f.
stature.
steppe
,
m. or f.
steppe (great treeless tract in Russia and Siberia).
stéréotyper
,
v.
to stereotype;
stéréotypé
,
m.
stereotyped character.
stoïque
,
adj.
stoic.
stratagème
,
m.
stratagem.
strident, -e
,
adj.
strident, shrill.
stupéfaction
,
f.
stupefaction.
stupéfait, -e
,
adj.
stupefied, astonished.
stupeur
,
f.
stupor.
stupide
,
adj.
stupid, stupefied.
suave
,
adj.
suave, sweet, gentle.
subir
,
v.
to undergo.
subit, -e
,
adj.
sudden.
subitement
,
adv.
suddenly.
sublime
,
adj.
sublime.
succéder
,
v.
to succeed, follow.
succès
,
m.
success.
sucre
,
m.
sugar;
-- en poudre
, powdered sugar.
sucrer
,
v.
to sugar, sweeten;
sucré, -e
,
adj.
sweet.
sucrerie
,
f.
sugar-refinery;
pl.
sweetmeats, candy.
sud
,
m.
south (
d
pronounced).
suer
,
v.
to sweat.
sueur
,
f.
sweat.
suffire
,
v.
to suffice, be enough;
suffisant, -e
, sufficient.
suffoquer
,
v.
to suffocate, choke.
suggestion
,
f.
suggestion.
suif
,
m.
tallow.
suiffeux
,
m.
fat and greasy fellow (slang, derived from
suif
);
gros -- à ne rien faire
, big fat good-for-nothing.
Suisse
,
f. and adj.
Switzerland, Swiss (written suisse when
adj.
).
suite
,
f.
following, retinue, succession, result, rest;
tout de --
, immediately;
par --
, in
consequence;
par -- de
, because of;
à la -- (de)
, after, behind;
de --
, in succession.
suivre
,
v.
to follow, study.
sujet
,
m.
subject;
au -- de
, about.
sultan, -e
,
m., f.
sultan, sultana.
superbe
,
adj.
superb, splendid.
supérieur, -e
,
adj.
superior, upper.
superstitieux, -euse
,
adj.
superstitious (second
ti
pronounced as
ci
).
superstition
,
f.
superstition.
supplication
,
f.
supplication, entreaty.
supplier
,
v.
to supplicate, beg.
supporter
,
v.
to support, tolerate.
supposer
,
v.
to suppose, suggest.
supposition
,
f.
supposition.
suprême
,
adj.
supreme, last.
sur
,
prep.
on, upon, over, near, about, toward, to;
prendre --
, to take from;
-- -le-champ
, at
once, on the spot;
sauter -- ses pieds
, to leap to his feet;
rouler -- l'or
, roll in money.
sûr, -e
,
adj.
sure, certain;
pour -- (que)
, surely.
suranné, -e
,
adj.
superannuated, antiquated.
sûreté
,
f.
safety.
surexciter
,
v.
to overexcite.
surface
,
f.
surface.
surgir
,
v.
to rise, spring up.
surhumain, -e
,
adj.
superhuman.
surmonter
,
v.
to surmount.
surnaturel, -le
,
adj.
supernatural.
surnuméraire
,
m.
supernumerary, one not yet receiving a salary.
surpasser
,
v.
to surpass.
surplis
,
m.
surplice (outer white garment of the clergy).
surplus
,
m.
surplus;
au --
, moreover, besides, however.
surprendre
,
v.
to surprise, take by surprise.
surprise
,
f.
surprise.
sursaut
,
m.
start, shock;
en --
, with a start.
surtout
,
adv.
above all, especially.
surveillant, -e
,
m., f.
watcher, watchman, guard, guardian.
surveiller
,
v.
to watch.
survenir
,
v.
to come on or up unexpectedly.
survivant
,
m.
survivor.
suspect, -e
,
adj.
suspicions, suspected (
ct
pronounced).
suspendre
,
v.
to suspend, hang.
syllabe
,
f.
syllable.
symbolique
,
adj.
symbolic.
symétriquement
,
adv.
symmetrically.
sympathie
,
f.
sympathy.
sympathiser
,
v.
to sympathize.
symptôme
,
m.
symptom.
système
,
m.
system.
T
t'
,
see
te
.
ta
,
see
ton
.
tabac
,
m.
tobacco (
c
not pronounced).
tabatière
,
f.
snuff-box.
table
,
f.
table.
tableau
,
m.
picture, diagram.
tableau
, scene, board.
tablette
,
f.
tablet, shelf.
tablier
,
m.
apron.
tache
,
f.
stain, spot, taint.
tâche
,
f.
task.
tacher
,
v.
to stain.
tâcher
,
v.
to try.
taciturnité
,
f.
taciturnity.
taffetas
,
m.
taffeta (formerly a heavy silk, now a thin, glossy silk;
s
not pronounced).
taille
,
f.
cut, figure, size, waist.
tailler
,
v.
to cut, cut out, carve; at faro: to hold the cards and play alone against all, deal.
taire
,
v.
to suppress, keep quiet;
se --
, be or become silent, keep quiet.
talent
,
m.
talent.
talonner
,
v.
to be close on the heels of.
talus
,
m.
embankment, bank, slope (
s
not pronounced).
tambour
,
m.
drum, drummer.
tan
,
m.
tan (bark).
tandis
,
adv.
meanwhile;
-- que
,
conj.
whereas, white.
tanière
,
f.
den, lair.
tanner
,
v.
to tan.
tanneur
,
m.
tanner.
tant
,
adv.
so much, so many;
-- que
, conj. so long as, as much as, so much, as many;
-- bien que mal
, as well as possible, fairly well.
tante
,
f.
aunt.
tantôt
,
adv.
soon, a little ago, before long, just now;
-- ... --
, now ... now.
tapage
,
m.
uproar, noise, disturbance.
tapageur, -euse
,
adj. and s.
roistering, noisy, uproarious, riotous, brawler, roisterer, noisy
fellow.
tape
,
f.
rap, slap.
taper
,
v.
to slap, strike, stamp;
-- de l'oeil
, drop off (asleep).
tapir (se)
,
v.
to crouch;
tapi, -e
, crouching.
tapis
,
m.
carpet, rug, table-cover, cloth;
-- vert
, green baize (of the table).
tarabuca
,
f.
used by Gautier as the name of an Arab air, probably erroneously derived from
darabukke (Arahic), a kind of tambourine or hand-drum.
Tarascon
, town on the Rhone, north of Arles.
Tarbes
, town in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées.
tard
,
adv.
late.
tarder
,
v.
to be late, be slow in, be long in; il lui tardait de, he was anxious to.
tardif, -ive
,
adj.
tardy.
tarir
,
v.
to dry up, exhaust;
ne point -- en
, never get tired making.
tas
,
m.
pile, heap.
tasse
,
f.
cup.
tâter
,
v.
to feel, feel of.
tâtons (à)
,
adv.
groping, feeling one's way.
taudis
,
m.
hovel, dirty hale.
te
,
conj. pr.
(familiar), you, to you (occasionally: thee, to thee).
Te Deum
,
m.
Te Deum (a hymn sung as a service of thanksgiving; pronounced as in Latin).
teigneux, -euse
,
adj.
scurvy.
teindre
,
v.
to dye.
teint
,
m.
dye, tint, complexion.
teinte
,
f.
tint, tinge, hue, coloring.
tel, -le
,
adj.
such;
un --
, such a, such and such a one, so and so;
connu pour --
, known as
such, known to be so.
téléphoner
,
v.
to telephone.
tellement
,
adv.
so, to such a degree.
téméraire
,
adj.
rash.
témoigner
,
v.
to witness, show.
témoin
,
m.
witness.
tempe
,
f.
temple (of the head).
tempête
,
f.
tempest.
temps
,
m.
time, weather;
dans le --
, in former times;
dans les premiers --
, at first
(pronounced as the adverb
tant
).
tendon
,
m.
tendon, sinew.
tendre
,
adj.
tender.
tendre
,
v.
to stretch, stretch out, extend, band, bang, drape;
-- l'oreille
, listen intently.
tendrement
,
adv.
tenderly.
tendresse
,
f.
tenderness, fondness, affection.
ténèbres
,
f. pl.
darkness.
tenir
,
v.
to hold, keep, get, keep to, stick to, be contained in;
tiens!, tenez!
, wait!, see!, there!,
here!, ah!;
-- à
, insist on, be attached to, cling to, cherish, be anxious about, deliver (a speech)
to;
-- dans
, hold in, be contained in;
il n'y tint plus
, he could not stand it any longer;
se --
,
remain, keep, stand, be;
je ne (me) tiens plus sur mes jambes
, I cannot stand up any
longer;
faire -- à
, have sent to.
tentation
,
f.
temptation.
tentative
,
f.
attempt.
tenter
,
v.
to tempt, attempt.
tenue
,
f.
bearing, carriage, dress, full dress, form, formality;
en grande --
, in full dress;
-- de soirée
, evening clothes.
terme
,
m.
term, expression.
terminer
,
v.
to termina to, end, finish;
se --
, end, etc.
terne
,
adj.
dull, lusterless, gloomy.
ternir
,
v.
to tarnish.
terrain
,
m.
soil, piece of land, ground.
terrasse
,
f.
terrace, flat roof of an Oriental house.
terre
,
f.
earth, land, cultivated land, ground, earthenware;
par --
, on the ground or floor;
à --
,
to the ground or floor.
terrestre
,
adj.
terrestrial.
terreur
,
f.
terror.
terrible
,
adj. and m.
terrible, terrible side of thing.
terriblement
,
adv.
terribly.
terrier
,
m.
terrier, hole, burrow.
territoire
,
m.
territory.
terroir
,
m.
soil.
terroriser
,
v.
to terrorize.
tertre
,
m.
hillock, mound.
tes
,
see
ton.
tête
,
f.
head, top, expression;
en --
, at the head, in front;
-- de lettre
, letter-head;
tenir -- à
,
to resist, oppose.
téter
,
v.
to suck;
donner à --
, nurse.
Thann
, town in Alsace.
théâtre
,
m.
theater.
Thèbes
, Thebes (reference in the text is to the celebrated ancient Egyptian city, not to the
Greek village).
théologien
,
m.
theologian.
thermomètre
,
m.
thermometer.
ti
, dialectic particle used in questions:
je sais- --?
, do I know?
tic-tac
,
m.
tick-tack, ticking.
tiers
,
m.
third.
tige
,
f.
stem, shaft, stick, club.
tigre
,
m.
tiger.
timbre
,
m.
bell, hand-bell, tone, sound, stamp.
timbré, -e
,
adj.
stamped;
papier --
, officially stamped paper (with the revenue stamp).
timide
,
adj.
timid.
timidité
,
f.
timidity.
tintement
,
m.
tinkling.
tinter
,
v.
to tinkle, ring, toll.
tir
,
m.
shooting, shooting-gallery, shooting-grounds.
tirade
,
f.
tirade (long speech in a drama).
tirailler
,
v.
to pull about, plague.
tirailleur
,
m.
sharp-shooter, skirmisher.
tirer
,
v.
to draw, pull, draw lots, attract, pull off, extricate, get out, shoot, tire, arouse;
s'en --
,
get oneself out, manage, get along;
-- au sort à qui ...
, draw lots to see who....
tireur
,
m.
puller, shot (person).
tiroir
,
m.
drawer.
tisserand
,
m.
weaver.
titre
,
m.
title, claim, right;
à -- de
, by virtue of being.
toast
,
m.
toast (pronounced:
tost
).
toi
,
disj. and conj. pr.
(familiar), you, to you (occasionally: thou, thee, to thee);
à --
, your turn.
toile
,
f.
cloth, canvas, linen, web.
toilette
,
f.
toilet, dress, dressing.
Toine
(abbreviation of
Antoine
), Tony.
toise
,
f.
fathom (6 feet).
toiser
,
v.
to size up, measure, eye from head to toot.
toison
,
f.
fleece.
toit
,
m.
roof.
tôle
,
f.
sheet-iron.
tolérer
,
v.
to tolerate;
-- que
, bear to have.
tomate
,
f.
tomato.
tombe
,
f.
tomb, grave.
tombeau
,
m.
tomb, tombstone.
tombeki
,
m.
kind of tobacco raised chiefly in Persia (usually written tombéki).
tomber
,
v.
to fall, fall down, drop;
faire --
, make fall, empty (ashes, etc.);
le jour tombe
,
it grows dark;
à la nuit tombante, au jour tombant
, at nightfall.
Tombouctou
, Timbuktu (African town on the upper Niger).
ton
,
m.
tone.
ton, ta (tes
,
pl.), poss. adj. pr.
(familiar), your (occasionally: thy).
Toni
, Tony.
Tonkin
,
m.
Tonkin (French protectorate in Indo-China, definitively conquered in 1885).
tonne
,
f.
tun, hogshead.
tonneau
,
m.
cask, barrel, ton.
tonner
,
v.
to thunder.
toque
,
f.
Hat cap, toque (the French judge's toque suggests a cylinder flaring at the top).
torche
,
f.
torch.
tordre
,
v.
to twist, wring;
se --
, writhe, laugh convulsively.
torrent
,
m.
torrent, flood.
tors, -e
,
adj.
twisted, crooked.
torse
,
m.
trunk (of a person), body.
tort
,
m.
wrong, harm, stigma;
avoir --
, to be wrong;
à --
, wrongly.
Tortillard
, proper name suggesting tortiller.
tortiller
,
v.
to twist.
tortu, -e
,
adj.
crooked, gnarled.
tortue
,
f.
tortoise, turtle.
torture
,
f.
torture, torment;
mettre l'esprit à la --
, to rack one's brains.
torturer
,
v.
to torture, torment.
tôt
,
adv.
soon, early.
toucher
,
v.
to touch, touch on;
-- à
, touch, meddle with, border on, draw near;
touchant,-e
,
touching, pathetic.
touffe
,
f.
tuft, clump, cluster.
toujours
,
adv.
always, all the time, continuously, ever, still, nevertheless, at any rate.
tour
,
f.
tower.
tour
,
m.
turn, circuit, trip around, trick, feat;
faire le -- (de)
, to make the circuit, fun around;
-- à --
, in turn.
tourbillon
,
m.
whirlwind, whirlpool, swarm.
tourbillonner
,
v.
to whirl.
tourelle
,
f.
turret;
escalier en --
, winding turret stairway.
tourmenter
,
v.
to torment.
tournant
,
m.
turn, corner.
tournée
,
f.
turn, tour, trip, round.
tourner
,
v.
to turn, flank, turn around or over or the corner of, turn out, wind, twist, bend,
circle;
se --
, turn oneself, turn, turn around;
mal --
, take a turn for the worse, turn out badly;
mal tourné
, badly formed or built, homely;
-- au plafond
, encircle the ceiling.
Tournevent
, imaginary town.
tournoiement
,
m.
turning, winding.
tournoyer
,
v.
to turn, whirl.
tournure
,
f.
shape, figure, form, appearance.
Tours
, city on the Loire.
tourterelle
,
f.
turtle-dove.
tous
,
see
tout
.
tousser
,
v.
to cough.
tout, -e (tous, toutes
,
pl.), adj., adv. and s.
all, every, everything, everyone, wholly, quite, very,
wide (open), any;
--le jour
, all day;
tous les jours
, every day;
en -- cas
, in any case;
-- à fait
,
wholly, entirely, altogether, wholeheartedly;
-- de même
, all the same;
pas du --
, not at all;
rien du --
, nothing at all;
-- au plus
, at the very most;
c'est -- au plus si je pourrais
, at the
very most I could only;
avoir de --
, to have something of everything;
-- un jour
, an entire day;
comme --
, as everything, as anything;
toute fée que je sois
, fairy though I be;
-- en
, while, all
the time (with participle);
le --
, all (when
tous
stands alone, without a noun,
s
is pronounced).
toutefois
,
adv.
however, still, yet, nevertheless.
tout-puissant, -e
,
adj.
all-powerful, omnipotent.
Tramasset (Édouard)
, Coppée's cousin, to whom he dedicated
Le Louis d'Or
.
tracasser
,
v.
to vex, plague, annoy.
trace
,
f.
trace, mark, track.
tracer
,
v.
to trace.
tradition
,
f.
tradition.
traduction
,
f.
translation.
traduire
,
v.
to translate.
tragediante
,
m.
tragedian (Italian).
tragédie
,
f.
tragedy.
tragique
,
adj.
tragic.
trahir
,
v.
to betray.
train
,
m.
pace, rate, bustle, course, train, raft, train of boats;
en -- de
, in the act of, about to;
-- de bateaux
, line of boats, tow.
traînée
,
f.
trail.
trainer
,
v.
to drag, draw, drawl;
se --
, drag oneself along.
trait
,
m.
trace, shaft, trait, feature, draught.
traité
,
m.
treaty, agreement.
traiter
,
v.
to treat, treat of;
-- de
, treat as, call.
traîtreusement
,
adv.
treacherously.
trajet
,
m.
journey, trip, distance, way.
tramway
,
m.
tramway, street-car.
tranche
,
f.
slice.
trancher
,
v.
to cut, cut off or out, stand out, form a contrast;
tranchant, -e
, adj. cutting, sharp.
tranquille
,
adj.
tranquil, quiet;
laisser --
, to let alone, let be;
vivre --
, live quietly (
ll
in this and
the next three words is not liquid).
tranquillement
,
adv.
tranquilly, quietly.
tranquilliser
,
v.
to tranquilize, quiet, make easy.
tranquillité
,
f.
tranquillity, quiet, ease (of mind).
transcrire
,
v.
to transcribe.
transe
,
f.
fright, pang.
transformer
,
v.
to transform.
transi, -e
,
adj.
chilled, benumbed.
transparent, -e
,
adj.
transparent.
transpiration
,
f.
perspiration, transpiration.
transport
,
m.
transportation, transport, rapture.
transporter
,
v.
to transport, convey, carry.
trappe
,
f.
trap-door.
trapu, -e
,
adj.
thick-set, dumpy.
traquer
,
v.
to track, hunt, pursue (closely).
travail
,
m.
work, labor, laboring;
instrument de --
, tool.
travailler
,
v.
to work, till, plow through, torment;
travaillé, -e
, worked, wrought.
travers
,
m.
breadth, width;
à --
, through, across;
au -- de
, through;
en --
, crosswise;
en -- de
,
across, through;
de --
, awry, not on straight, crooked, crosswise, sidewise, askance, wrong.
traversée
,
f.
crossing, passage.
traverser
,
v.
to cross, pass through, traverse.
trébucher
,
v.
to stumble, trip.
treillis
,
m.
trellis, lattice.
treize
,
card.
thirteen.
tremblement
,
m.
trembling.
trembler
,
v.
to tremble;
tremblant, -e
, trembling, quaking, shaking.
tremper
,
v.
to soak.
trentaine
,
f.
about thirty.
trente
,
card.
thirty.
trente-cinq
,
card.
thirty-five.
trente-deux
,
card.
thirty-two.
trente-quatre
,
card.
thirty-four.
trente-sept
,
card.
thirty-seven.
trente-six
,
card.
thirty-six.
trépignement
,
m.
stamping.
trépigner
,
v.
to stamp.
très
,
adv.
very, very much.
trésor
,
m.
treasure.
tressaillir
,
v.
to start, jump, thrill.
tretous
(dialectic, =
très tous
),
m. pl.
all indeed, quite all.
triangle
,
m.
triangle.
tribu
,
f.
tribe.
tribunal
,
m.
tribunal, court.
tricorne
,
m.
three-cornered hat.
tricot
,
m.
knitting, knitted vest.
tricoter
,
v.
to knit.
trinquer
,
v.
to touch glasses before drinkingo
triolet
,
m.
triolet, triplet.
triomphal
, -e,
adj.
triumphal.
triomphalement
,
adv.
triumphantly.
triomphe
,
m.
triumph.
triompher
,
v.
to triumph;
triomphant, -e
, triumphant.
tripe
,
f.
tripe, bowels, stomach.
triple
,
adj.
triple.
tripler
,
v.
to triple.
tripot
,
m.
gambling-house.
trique
,
f.
cudgel.
triste
,
adj.
sad, gloomy, dismal, wretched.
tristement
,
adv.
sadly.
tristesse
,
f.
sadness.
trois
,
card.
three.
troisième
,
ord.
third;
chambre du --
, fourth-story room.
tromper
,
v.
to deceive, disappoint;
se --
, be mistaken, make a mistake.
tronc
,
m.
trunk, tree-trunk.
tronçon
,
m.
fragment, stump.
trône
,
m.
throne.
tronquette
,
f.
girl, lass (popular).
trop
,
adv.
too, too much;
pas --
, not too much, not very much.
trot
,
m.
trot;
petit --
, slow trot.
trottoir
,
m.
sidewalk.
trou
,
m.
hole.
trouble
,
m.
trouble, embarrassment, confusion, disturbance, distress.
troubler
,
v.
to trouble, disturb, confuse, excite;
se --
, be disturbed, become troubled.
trouer
,
v.
to make a hole in, pierce;
troué, -e
, pierced, full of holes.
troupe
,
f.
troop, crowd, brood (of chickens), litter (of pigs);
de la --
, soldiers.
troupeau
,
m.
flock, herd.
troupier
,
m.
trooper.
trousse
,
f.
case; aux trousses (de), at one's heels.
trousseau
,
m.
trousseau, outfit.
trouver
,
v.
to find, consider, discover, hit on;
se --
, find oneself, be found, chance to be, be,
find that one has, offer an opportunity;
s'en -- bien
, find it good for one.
truffe
,
f.
truffle.
truie
,
f.
sow.
truisse
,
f.
clump of trees (used especially in La Vendée).
trumeau
,
m.
pier (of a wall), pier-glass.
tu
,
conj. pr.
(familiar), you (occasionally: thou).
Tubingue
, Tübingen (town in Württemberg).
tuer
,
v.
to kill.
tumulte
,
m.
tumult, uproar.
tumultueusement
,
adv.
tumultuously, riotously.
tumultueux, -euse
,
adj.
tumultuous, riotous.
tunique
,
f.
tunic, coat (of a uniform).
turban
,
m.
turban;
valeurs à --
, Turkish stocks (financial vernacular).
turc, turque
,
adj. and s.
Turkish, Turk (written
Turc
when
s.
).
turco
,
m.
turco (Algerian soldier in the French service).
turne
,
f.
wretched room, shanty (familiar).
tuyau
,
m.
tube, pipe, flue.
typographe
,
m.
printer; adjectively: printer's.
U
uhlan
,
m.
uhlan (German lancer; no elision before this word).
un, -e
,
card. and indef. art.
one, a, an;
l'--
, one;
les uns ... les autres
, some ... others;
les uns les autres
, one another;
les uns aux autres
, to one another;
l'-- et l'autre
, both;
se regarder l'-- l'autre
, to look at each other.
uni, -e
,
adj.
united, smooth, uniform.
uniforme
,
m.
uniform.
union
,
f.
union.
unique
,
adj.
unique, only.
uniquement
,
adv.
only.
usage
,
m.
usage, use, custom.
user
,
v.
to use up, wear out, use,
-- de
, make use of.
usine
,
f.
factory.
utile
,
adj.
useful.
V
vacance
,
f.
vacancy, vacation.
vacarme
,
m.
uproar, hubbub.
vache
,
f.
cow.
vaciller
,
v.
to vacillate, reel, totter, shake.
va-et-vient
,
m.
going and coming.
vagabond
,
m.
vagabond, vagrant.
vague
,
f.
wave, sea.
vague
,
adj.
vague, indistinct.
vaguement
,
adv.
vaguely.
vaillant, -e
,
adj. and s.
valiant, strong, brave.
vain, -e
,
adj.
vain, empty, useless.
vaincre
,
v.
to conquer, vanquish;
vaincu, -e
,
adj. and s.
conquered, one conquered.
vainement
,
adv.
vainly.
vainqueur
,
m.
victor, conqueror; adjectively: victorious.
vaisseau
,
m.
vessel, ship.
valet
,
m.
valet, man-servant, farm-hand;
-- de chambre
, man-servant.
valetaille
,
f.
pack of footmen (derogatory).
valeur
,
f.
value;
pl.
bills, paper (commercial).
valise
,
f.
valise.
vallée
,
f.
valley.
vallon
,
m.
little valley, vale.
valoir
,
v.
to be worth;
-- mieux
, be worth more, be better.
Van den Berg
, name of the Doyen in
la Montre du Doyen
(
van
is the Dutch prefix
corresponding to the German
von, Berg
= mountain, in German).
vanité
,
f.
vanity.
vaniteux, -euse
,
adj.
vain.
vanter
,
v.
to boast of, brag about, extol.
vanvole
,
see
venvole.
vapeur
,
f.
vapor, steam, fume, mist;
m.
steamer.
vaquer
,
v.
to be vacant;
-- à
, attend to, go about.
vareuse
,
f.
jumper, pea-jacket.
variation
,
f.
variation.
varier
,
v.
to vary.
vase
,
m.
vase.
vaste
,
adj.
vast, immense.
va-t-au-nord
,
m.
shift to the north (popular).
va-t-au-sud
,
m.
shift to the south (popular).
veau
,
m.
calf, veal.
végétation
,
f.
vegetation, vegetable growth, plant.
vehémence
,
f.
vehemence.
veille
,
f.
eve, clay before.
veiller
,
v.
to watch, sit up;
-- à
, watch over;
veille sur toi
, look out for yourself.
veine
,
f.
vein, good luck.
velours
,
m.
velvet.
velouté, -e
,
adj.
velvety.
vendange
,
f.
vintage.
vendetta
,
f.
vendetta, blood-feud (in Italian, =
vengeance
;
en
pronounced as in
bien
).
vendeur
,
m.
vendor, seller.
vendre
,
v.
to sell;
à --
, for sale.
vendredi
,
m.
Friday.
vénérable
,
adj.
venerable.
vénération
,
f.
veneration;
avoir en --
, to worship.
vengeance
,
f.
vengeance.
venger
,
v.
to avenge.
venir
,
v.
to come;
-- de
, come from, have just;
-- à
, come to, happen;
s'en --
, come away or
along;
venu
,
m.
comer.
vent
,
m.
wind;
au --
, in the wind, flying.
vente
,
f.
sale.
ventre
,
m.
belly, stomach, hull, body.
ventrebleu
,
interj.
by heaven!, etc.
ventru, -e
,
adj.
big-bellied, pot-bellied.
venue
,
f.
. coming.
Vénus
, Venus;
cheveux de --
, kind of maidenhair fern.
venvole (à la)
,
adv.
heedlessly, lightly (obsolescent; formerly and incorrectly written
vanvole
,
the word is derived from
vent
).
verdir
,
v.
to make or turn green.
verdure
,
f.
verdure, green vegetables.
vergue
,
f.
yard (of a ship).
vérification
,
f.
verification.
véritable
,
adj.
veritable, true, real.
véritablement
,
adv.
veritably, really.
vérité
,
f.
truth.
vermeil, -le
,
adj.
vermilion, bright red, rosy.
vermoulu, -e
,
adj.
wormeaten.
vernir
,
v.
to varnish, polish.
vernis
,
m.
varnish, polish.
verre
,
m.
glass;
petit --
, small glass of brandy.
verrou
,
m.
bolt.
vers
,
m.
verse.
vers
,
prep.
toward.
verser
,
v.
to pour, pour forth or out, shed.
verset
,
m.
verse (of a hymn, of the Koran, etc.).
verste
,
f.
verst (Russian measure, about one kilometer).
vert, -e
,
adj. and m.
green.
vertige
,
m.
vertigo, giddiness, dizziness.
vertu
,
f.
virtue.
verve
,
f.
animation, spirit.
veste
,
f.
short coat, jacket.
vestibule
,
m.
vestibule.
vestige
,
m.
vestige, trace.
veston
,
m.
jacket, short coat.
vêtement
,
m.
garment, piece of clothing;
pl.
clothes.
vétéran
,
m.
veteran.
vêtir
,
v.
to clothe, dress, cover.
vétusté
,
f.
oldness, antiquity, decay.
veuf, veuve
,
m., f.
widower, widow.
viager, -gère
,
adj.
for life; rente viagère, life annuity.
viande
,
f.
meat.
vibrer
,
v.
to vibrate, quiver;
vibrant, -e
, vibrating, resounding, quivering, tremulous.
vice
,
m.
vice.
victime
,
f.
victim.
victoire
,
f.
victory.
vide
,
adj.
empty.
vider
,
v.
to empty;
se --
, be emptied, empty oneself.
vie
,
f.
life, living.