VOCABULARY
Reading edition
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.
affaissemen
t,
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, "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 bouse, 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,
"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;
prouver la -- 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
, "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.
E
eau
,
f.
water;
-- -de-vie
, brandy;
être tout en --
, to be dripping with perspiration.
ébahi, -e
,
adj.
aghast, amazed.
ébaucher
,
v.
to sketch, delineate, outline, make only part way or awkwardly.
ébène
,
m.
ebony.
éblouir
,
v.
to dazzle.
éblouissement
,
m.
dazzling, giddiness.
ébouriffé, -e
,
adj.
in disorder, with disheveled hair, unkempt.
ébrancher
,
v.
to strip the branches off, lop.
ébranler
,
v.
to shake.
écaille
,
f.
scale, shell.
écarlate
,
m.
(used adjectively), scarlet.
écarquiller
,
v.
to open wide.
écarter
,
v.
to turn aside, put or draw or rush aside, spread keep from;
s'--
, withdraw, separate,
draw away, part;
écarté, -e
, wide apart, projecting, flaring.
échafauder
,
v.
to erect scaffolding, build up.
échalas
,
m.
vine-prop.
échanger
,
v.
to exchange.
êchantillon
,
m.
sample, specimen.
échapper
,
v.
to escape;
s'--
, escape.
écharper
,
v.
to slash, cut to pieces.
échasse
,
f.
stilt, long leg of a wading-bird, stilt-bird, long-shanks.
échassier
,
m.
wading-bird.
échauffer
,
v.
to heat, inflame, warm;
s'--
, get warm or hot.
échelle
,
f.
ladder.
écheveau
,
m.
skein.
échevin
,
m.
alderman.
échine
,
f.
spine, back.
échouer
,
v.
to fun aground.
éclaboussure
,
f.
splash.
éclair
,
m.
lightning, flash.
éclaircir
,
v.
to clear up, throw light on, be cleared up, clear off, clear.
éclairer
,
v.
to light, light up, give light to, reconnoiter;
s'--
, brighten up, brighten, clear up, be
explained;
éclairé, -e
, lighted, bright.
éclaireur
,
m.
scout.
éclat
,
m.
splinter, fragment, burst, explosion, flash, brilliancy, brightness, splendor;
éclats de voix
, outburst, loud voices or exclamations.
éclater
,
v.
to explode, burst, burst forth, shine, flash out, go off (gun);
-- de rire
, burst out
laughing;
éclatant, -e
, shilling, brilliant, dazzling, resounding.
éclopé, -e
,
adj.
crippled, lame, with broken legs (of furniture).
éclore
,
v.
to hatch, corne forth, blossom.
école
,
f.
school.
économie
, f. economy, saving;
faire des économies
, to save up money.
écorce
,
f.
bark.
écorcher
,
v.
to skin, flay;
écorché
,
m.
one who has been flayed or skinned.
écouler
,
v.
to run, flow out;
s'--
, run, elapse, pass by.
écouter
,
v.
to listen (to).
écran
,
m.
screen.
écraser
,
v.
to crush, overwhelm.
écrémer
,
v.
to skim, skim off.
écrier (s')
,
v.
to exclaim, cry.
écrire
,
v.
to write;
par écrit
, in writing;
on nous écrit
, from our special correspondent.
écriteau
,
m.
sign-board, placard.
écriture
,
f.
writing, handwriting.
écrouelles
,
f. pl.
scrofula.
écrouler
,
v.
to fall in, collapse;
s'--
, fall in, collapse.
écu
,
m.
shield, crown (old coin worth 3 francs, also coin worth 5 francs).
écueil
,
m.
reef.
écume
,
f.
foam, froth.
écumer
,
v.
to foam, froth.
écumoire
,
f.
skimmer.
écurie
,
f.
stable.
écusson
,
m.
escutcheon.
Édouard
, Edward.
éducation
,
f.
education, drill.
éduquer
,
v.
to bring up (children), educate.
effacer
,
v.
to efface, rub or blot out, dull, dim;
s'--
, efface oneself, get out of the way,
disappear, be blotted out.
effarer
,
v.
to scare, frighten, startle.
effectivement
,
adv
. effectively, really, in reality.
effet
,
m.
effect; pl. effects, goods, belongings;
en --
, in reality, indeed.
effeuiller
,
v.
to strip off the leaves.
effilé, -e
,
adj.
slender, slim, sharp.
effianqué, -e
,
adj.
lean (usually of animais).
effleurer
,
v.
to strip off the flowers, graze.
effondrer
,
v.
to break in, break.
efforcer (s')
,
v.
to strive.
effort
,
m.
effort.
effrayer
,
v.
to frighten;
effrayant, -e
,
adj.
frightful.
effroi
,
m.
fright, dismay.
effronté, -e
,
adj.
shameless, bold.
effroyable
,
adj.
frightful, horrible.
effusion
,
f.
effusion.
égal, -e
,
adj. and s.
equal, all the same, regular, even;
c'est --
, all the same.
également
,
adv.
equally, uniformly.
égaler
,
v.
to equal.
égard
,
m.
regard, consideration, subject;
à son --
, in regard to him.
égarer
,
v.
to mislead, unsettle;
s'--
, get lost, wander;
égaré, -e
, unsettled, bewildered, wild, frantic, lost.
égayer
,
v.
to enliven, amuse, cheer up.
église
,
f.
church.
égoïsme
,
m.
egotism, selfishness.
égoïste
,
adj.
egotistical, selfish.
égorger
,
v.
to cut the throat of, slaughter.
égyptien, -ne
,
adj.
Egyptian (
t
pronounced as
c
).
eh,
interj.
ah!, ha!, or;
-- bien
, well.
Eiffel (la tour)
, Parisian tower, highest in the world (300 meters), erected for the
exposition of 1889 by the engineer of this name.
élan
,
m.
spring, bound, start, impetus, clash, flight.
élancer