*louer*, to praise.
*lougre*, m., lugger, a two- or three-masted vessel, with quadrilateral sails hung upon yards fixed obliquely to the masts at about one-third of their length.
*lourd*, heavy.
*lu*, see *lire*.
*lugubre*, doleful, dismal.
*lui*, he, (to) him, (to) her, (to) it.
*lumière*, f., light.
*lune*, f., moon.
*luron*, m., jolly fellow.
*lutte*, f., struggle.
*lutter*, to struggle.
*luxe*, m., luxury.
*machinalement*, mechanically.
*maigre*, thin.
*main*, f., hand.
mettre la —— sur lui, to lay hands upon him;
battre des ——s, to clap one's hands;
à la ——, by hand, ready.
*maintes*, pl. f., many.
*maintenant*, now.
*se maintenir dans*, to keep up, continue to be.
*maintien*, m., maintenance.
*mais*, but.
*maison*, f., house, family.
en m'offrant sa ——, by offering me his hospitality.
*maître*, m., master.
petit ——, beau, dandy.
*maîtresse ancre*, f., sheet-anchor.
*mal*, n. m., (pl. *maux*), harm, misfortune. adv., badly, poorly, uncomfortably.
*malade*, m. f., sick person.
*maladie*, m., disease.
*mâle*, male.
*malgré*, in spite of.
*malheur*, m., misfortune.
*malheureusement*, unfortunately.
*malheureu-x, -se*, n. m. f., unfortunate person. adj., unfortunate, poor.
*malice*, f., trick.
*malignement*, slyly.
*malin*, m., shrewd person. tu fais le ——, you are acting the shrewd fellow.
*manche*, n. m., handle; n. f., sleeve.
*manège*, m., riding-school.
*manger*, to eat.
*manier*, to handle.
*manière*, f., manner, sort. de —— que, so that; de —— à, so as (to); à la —— de, like.
*manoeuvre*, f., handling.
*manque*, m., lack.
*manquer*, to lack, fail, miss, be near. Ledoux manqua tomber à la renverse, Ledoux almost fell over backward; et voilà que nous avons manqué de périr tous, and now we have all come very near perishing.
*manteau*, m., cloak, mantle.
*maquis*, m., thicket (in Corsica).
*marchand*, m., merchant, dealer.
*marché*, f., march, progress. se mettre en ——, to start out to march.
*marché*, m., market, bargaining. à bon ——, cheap(ly); avoir bon —— de, to be able to make short work of.
*marcher*, to march, go, walk.
*mardi*, m., Tuesday.
*mari*, m., husband.
*marier*, to marry (off). se ——, to marry, be married.
*marin*, m., seaman, sailor.
*maroquin*, m., morocco-leather.
*marquer*, to score, mark down.
*massue*, f., club.
*mât*, m., mast. le grand ——, the main-mast.
*matelas*, m., mattress.
*matelot*, m., sailor (before the mast).
*matière*, f., matter.
en —— de, in regard to.
*matin*, m., morning.
le ——, in the morning.
*maudit*, cursed.
*mauvais*, bad, poor.
*meilleur*, better; le ——, best.
*mélange*, m., mixture.
*mêler*, to entangle, jumble. se ——, to meddle, trouble one's self.
*même*, adj. same, very. à l'instant ——, that very moment. adv., even.
*mémoire*, f., memory.
*menaçant*, menacing.
*ménage*, m., housekeeping, household, management. nous le laissions faire son petit ménage à sa guise, we let him do his little managing as he liked, we let him have his own sweet will.
*ménagère*, f., (thrifty) housekeeper.
*mener*, to carry, lead. —— paître, to pasture, take to pasture.
*menottes*, f., handcuffs.
*mentir*, to tell a lie.
*mépris*, m., contempt.
*mer*, f., sea.
*mère*, f., mother.
*mériter*, to deserve.
*merveilleusement*, wonderfully.
*messe*, f., mass.
*mesure*, f., measure. à —— que, in proportion as; outre ——, excessively.
*mesurer*, to measure off.
*met, mets*, see *mettre*.
*mettre*, to put, place, set. —— dans une carte, to hit a playing-card; —— au désespoir, to vex extremely; —— le feu à, to set fire to; —— à flot, to set afloat; —— en joue, to aim (at), take aim; —— la main sur, to attack, lay hands on; —— pied à terre, to dismount; il fut mis en pièces, he was torn to pieces; il la mit en mille pièces, he broke it to fragments.
*se mettre*, to put one's self. —— à, to begin; —— en bataille, to line up in order of battle; —— en devoir de, to set about; —— en marche, to start out to march; —— en route, to start; —— à table, to sit down at table.
*meublé*, furnished.
*meurt*, see *mourir*.
*meurtre*, m., murder.
*meurtri*, bruised.
*miel*, m., honey. rayon de ——, honeycomb.
*le mien*, *la mienne*, mine.
*mieux*, better, more.
*milieu*, m., midst. au —— de, in the midst of.
*mille*, m., a thousand.
*mîmes*, see *mettre*.
*mince*, thin.
*mirent, mis, mit*, see *mettre*.
*mitraille*, f., grapeshot, canister.
*mode*, f., fashion.
être à la ——, to be in fashion.
*moi*, I, me, to me, as for me.
cet enfant est-il de ——?, is that my child?
*moindre*, adj., less.
le ——, (the) least.
*moins*, adv. and n.m., less. le ——, (the) least. au ——, du ——, pour le ——, at least.
*mois*, m., month.
*moitié*, f., half.
à ——, half.
*moment*, m., moment.
à tout ——, at every turn.
*momie*, f., mummy.
*monde*, m., world. le moins du ——, the least bit; tout le ——, everybody.
*monsieur*, m., sir.
*montagnard*, m., mountaineer.
*montagne*, f., mountain.
*monter*, to go up, or in, to come up, to rise, to go aboard, be in (a boat).
*montre*, f., watch.
*montrer*, to show, point out; se ——, to appear.
*se moquer de*, to make fun of.
*morceau*, m., bit, piece.
*mordre*, to bite.
*morne*, gloomy.
*mort*, n. f., death; n. m. f., corpse; part., dead. qui est ——, who died; balle ——e, spent ball.
*mortifier*, to mortify.
*mot*, m., word, saying.
*motif*, m., cause, motive.
*mou, mol, molle*, soft.
*mouche*, f., fly, centre (of a target), faire ——, to hit the bull's eye.
*moucheté*, spotted.
*mouchoir*, m., handkerchief.
*mouflon*, m., mouflon, a species of wild sheep, inhabiting the mountains of southern Europe, as of Greece, Sardinia, and Corsica.
*mouiller*, to anchor.
*mourais*, see *mourir*.
*mourant*, dying.
*mourir*, to die.
*mour -urent, -ut*, see *mourir*.
*mousse*, n. f., froth, foam; n. m., cabin-boy.
*mouvement*, m., motion.
*moyen*, m., means. au —— de, by means of.
*muet*, dumb, silent.
*mur*, m., wall.
*mûr*, ripe, mature.
*muraille*, f., wall.
*murmure*, m., murmuring, grumbling.
*murmurer*, to mutter, mumble.
*musique*, f., band (of musicians).
*naturel*, m., naturalness.
*naufragé*, n. m., person ship-wrecked; adj., wrecked.
*navire*, m., ship.
*négliger*, to neglect.
*négociant*, m., merchant.
*nègre*, m., negro.
*négresse*, f., negress.
*négrier*, m., slave-ship.
*net, -te*, distinct, easy.
*nettement*, plainly.
*nez*, m., nose.
*niais*, silly, simple.
*noce*, f., wedding.
*noir*, adj., black; n. m., black, negro.
*nom*, m., name.
*nombre*, m., number.
bon ——, a good many.
*nommer*, to name, call.
comment le nommez-vous?, what is his name?
*non*, no, not.
*nonchalamment*, carelessly, indolently.
*nonobstant*, in spite of.
*notamment*, particularly.
*note*, f., note. de te faire changer de ——, to make you change your tune.
*notre*, our.
*nourriture*, f., board, food.
*nouveau, nouvel, nouvelle,* new, other.
de nouveau, again.
*nouvelle*, f., news.
avoir des ——s de, to hear from.
*nouvellement*, newly, lately, recently.
*noyau*, m., stone (of fruit).
*noyer*, to drown.
*nu*, bare.
*nuage*, m., cloud.
*nuire*, to do harm.
*nuit*, f., night, night-time. la ——, at night; cette ——, last night, to-night.
*nuque*, f., nape of the neck.
*obéir (à)*, to obey.
*obligeant*, obliging, kind.
*obstruer*, to obstruct, encumber.
*obus*, m., shell.
*occasion*, f., opportunity, incident.
*s'occuper*, to busy one's self, to be busy.
*oeil* (plur. *yeux*), m., eye.
*offenser*, to offend.
*offrant*, see *offrir*.
*offre*, f., offer.
*offrir*, to offer, en m'offrant sa maison, by offering me his hospitality.
*ombre*, f., shade, shadow.
*on* (*l'on*, for euphony), one, they, we, you, people, men, somebody.
*onze*, eleven.
*opiniâtre*, stubborn.
*or*, m., gold.
*orage*, m., storm.
*orageux*, stormy.
*ordinaire*, m., ordinary practice. à son ——, as usual, in his usual way; d'——, usually.
*oreille*, f., ear. dire à l'—— à quelqu'un, to whisper in anyone's ear.
*orgie*, f., orgy, debauch.
*orner*, to adorn.
*osciller*, to dangle, oscillate.
*oser*, to dare, venture.
*ôter*, to remove, take away, take off.
*ou*, or, or else.
*où*, where, in which, when. d'——, whence; par ——, the same way, which way.
*oublier*, to forget.
*oui*, yes.
*outre*, beyond; —— mesure, excessively; en ——, besides.
*ouvert*, open, frank, sincere.
*ouvrier*, m., workman.
*ouvrir*, to open.
s'——, to open, open up, be opened;
n'—— un passage, to cut one's way through;
s'ouvrirent devant lui, made way for him.
*paille*, f., straw.
*paître*, to graze, pasture. mener ——, to take to pasture.
*paix*, f., peace.
*pâle*, pale.
*pâleur*, f., pallor.
*palissade*, f., stockade.
*pan!*, bang!
*panier*, m., basket. à la fin du ——, when the basket was empty.
*panser*, to dress (wounds).
*pantoufle*, f., slipper.
*paon* (pronounce pan), peacock.
*papier*, m., paper.
*paquet*, m., bundle, parcel.
*par*, by, through, in. —— contre, on the other hand; —— derrière, behind; —— dessus, over; —— devant, in front; —— où, the same way, which way.
*parais; paraiss-aient, -ait*, see *paraître*.
*paraître*, to appear; (impersonal) to look, seem.
*parbleu!*, upon my word!, zounds!
*parce que*, because.
*parcourant*, see *parcourir*.
*parcourir*, to look over, peruse.
*pareil-le*, similar, such.
*parent*, m., relative. était quelque peu —— de, was a distant relative of.
*parenté*, f., relationship.
*se parer*, to adorn one's self.
*parfait*, perfect.
*parier*, to bet, lay a wager.
*parler*, to speak, talk.
*parmi*, among.
*parole*, f., word. adresser la —— à, to speak to.
*paroli*, m., double stake, or bet (at faro).
*pars*, see *partir*.
*part*, f., part, side. de la —— de, from; prendre —— à, to participate in; de toutes ——s, on every hand; de —— en ——, through and through.
*partager*, to share, distribute, take part in.
*partait*, see *partir*.
*partant*, m., the departing one.
*parterre*, m., pit.
*parti*, m., party, side, cause, resolution. prendre le —— de, to make up one's mind, resign one's self to; il prit un ——, he formed a resolution.
*particulier*, n. m., individual; adj., peculiar.
*partie*, f., part, (contracting) party.
*partir*, to start, go away, depart, be off, come, proceed, go off (of fire-arms).
*par-urent, -ussent, -ut*, see *paraître*.
*parvenais*, see *parvenir*.
*parvenir à*, to attain, reach, succeed.
*parvenu; parviennent, parvînmes, parvint*, see *parvenir*.
*pas*, m., step, pace. à —— comptés, very slowly; à —— lents, slowly; —de course, quick-step.
*pas*, adv., no, not, not any.
*passablement*, tolerably.
*passant*, m., passer-by.
*passavant*, m., gangway.
*passé*, past. la semaine ——e, last week.
*passer*, to pass, pass along, or through, be considered. en passant, as (I) passed by; —— à la revue devant, to pass in review before. se ——, to pass, pass by, happen, to be going on. il se passa dix minutes, ten minutes elapsed.
*patrie*, f., home.
*patte*, f., leg (of an animal).
*pauvre*, poor, wretched.
*paver*, to pave.
*payer*, to pay for.
*pays*, m., country, native place.
*paysage*, m., landscape.
*paysan*, *-ne*, peasant, country-woman.
*peau*, f., skin.
*peccadille*, f., peccadillo, slight offence.
*peine*, f., trouble, difficulty. à ——, hardly, scarcely; être en ——, to be uneasy; donner de la ——, to cause trouble, be troublesome; se donner la —— de, to take the trouble to, be so kind as to; faire de la —— à, to pain; j'eus —— à retenir un cri, I could scarcely refrain from crying out.
*peiner*, to pain, trouble.
*pencher*, to bend.
*pendant*, during, for. —— que, while.
*pendre*, to hang, suspend.
*pénible*, painful, difficult.
*péniblement*, painfully.
*pensée*, f., thought, idea.
*penser*, to think.
*percer*, to pierce, pierce through.
*perdre*, to lose.
*perdu*, lost, ruined.
*père*, m., father.
*perfide*, m., traitor.
*permettre*, to allow, permit.
*perron*, m., flight of steps before a house, stoop, verandah.
*Perse*, f., Persia.
*personne*, (with 'ne' before verb) nobody, (not) anybody.
*persuader*, convince.
*peser*, to bear upon, lie.
*petit*, adj., little, small, —— à ——, little by little, by degrees; —- maître, dandy, n. m. young, kitten.
*peu*, adv., little, few. dans ——, shortly; depuis ——, lately; quelque ——, somewhat, a little; —— à ——, gradually, little by little; un ——, somewhat, for a short time, a bit. n. m., few. le —— de matelots, the few sailors.
*peur*, f., fear. avoir ——, to be afraid; de —— de, for fear of; faire —— à, to frighten.
*peut-être*, perhaps.
*peut*, *peuvent*, see *pouvoir*.
*pharaon*, m., faro.
*piaffer*, to paw (the ground).
*pièce*, f., piece, apartment, cannon. mettre en ——s, to tear, break, to pieces.
*pied*, m., foot, à quelques ——s de nous, a few feet away; cinq ——s de haut, five feet tall; sortir à ——, to go out on foot; se lever en ——, to rise.
*pierre*, f., stone. —— à feu, flint.
*piquant*, sharp, biting, cutting, keen.
*pire*, adj., worse.
*pis*, adv., worse. le ——, the worst; tant ——, so much the worse.
*pistolet*, m., pistol.
*pitié*, f., pity.
*place*, f., place.
sur ——, on the spot.
*plaindre*, to pity.
se ——, to complain.
*plaire*, to please.
comme il vous plaira, as you like.
*plaisaient*, see *plaire*.
*plaisanter*, to jest, joke.
*plaisanterie*, f., joke. par ——, by way of a joke.
*plaît*, see *plaire*.
*planche*, f., board, plank.
*plancher*, m., floor.
*plat*, n. m., dish, flat side; adj., insipid, low, mean.
*plat-bord*, m., gunwale.
*plateau*, m., tray.
*plein*, full, filled.
*pleurer*, to weep.
*pli*, m., hollow.
*plonger*, to plunge.
*la plupart*, the greater part, most people.
*plus*, adv., more, most. de ——, more, moreover; —— de, more than; de —— en ——, more and more; non ——, neither; rien de ——, nothing more; ne… ——, no more, no longer; tout au ——, at most.
*plus… plus* (correlative conj.) the more… the more.
*plusieurs*, several.
*plutôt*, rather.
*poche*, f., pocket, pouch.
*poids*, m., burden, weight.
*poignard*, m., dagger.
*se poignarder*, to stab one's self.
*poing*, m., fist.
*point*, adv., no, not, not at all; n. m., point. au dernier ——, in the highest degree.
*pointe*, f., sharp end.
*pointu*, pointed, sharp.
*poire*, f., pear. —— à foudre, powder-horn.
*poisson*, m., fish.
*poitrine*, f., chest, breast, lungs.
*polonais*, Polish.
*pompon*, m., pompon, a ball of colored wool worn on the front of a shako.
*pont*, m., deck (of a ship).
*ponte*, m., punter, a faro player (not the dealer).
*porte*, f., gate, door.
*portée*, f., shot. à deux ——s de canon, within, at a distance of, two cannon-shots.
*portefeuille*, m., portfolio, pocket-book.
*porter*, to carry, bear, wear, put. se ——, to be, to do (of health).
*porteur*, m., bearer.
*poser*, to place.
*posséder*, to possess. se ——, to command one's temper. il ne se posséda plus, he was beside himself.
*poste*, n. m., position; n. f., mail, stage-coach.
*poster*, to station.
*postillon*, m., postilion, driver.
*pouce*, m., thumb, inch.
*poudre*, f., gunpowder.
*poulet*, m., chicken.
*poupe*, f., poop, stern. chambre de ——, poop-cabin.
*pour*, for, to. —— le moins, at least; —— moi, as for me.
*pourquoi*, why.
*pourr-a, -ais, -ait*, see *pouvoir*.
*poursuivi, poursuivit*, see *poursuivre*.
*poursuivre*, to pursue, continue.
*pourtant*, however, for all that.
*pousser*, to send forth, put out, utter. —— un cri, to cry out; ils poussèrent trois hourras, they gave three cheers.
*poussière*, f., dust.
*pouv-ais, -ait, -aient*, see *pouvoir*.
*pouvoir*, to be able, can, may.
le moment était on ne peut plus favorable, the moment was
most propitious;
se ——, to be possible.
*pouvoir*, m., power.
*pouvons*, see *pouvoir*.
*pratique*, f., practice, practical part.
*pratiquer*, to practise.
*précipitamment, avec précipitation*, hurriedly, hastily.
*précipiter*, to hurry. se —— sur (dans), to rush, or dash, at.
*précisément*, precisely.
*prédire* (part. *prédit*), to foretell, predict.
*se prélasser*, to assume an air of dignity.
*premi-er, -ere*, first.
*pren-aient, -ait, -ant*, see *prendre*.
*prendre*, to take, take on, assume, catch, handle, use. a tout ——, upon the whole; —— en grippe, to take a dislike to; —— femme, to marry; —— feu, to get angry; —— le parti de, to make up one's mind, resign one's self to; il a pris par ce sentier, he went this way, by this path; je me sentis pris par, I felt overcome by; —— part, to participate; —— place, to sit down.
*près (de)*, near, close to, almost, nearly.
*présager*, to forebode, portend.
*présenter*, to offer, introduce. —— ses hommages, to pay one's respects.
*presque*, almost, nearly.
*presser*, to press, urge. —— la détente, to pull the trigger. se ——, to be in a hurry.
*prêt*, ready, in readiness. tiens-toi ——e, be on your guard.
*prétendre*, to maintain.
*prétention*, f., claim.
*prêter*, to lend.
*prévenir*, to anticipate, forestall.
*prévint*, see *prévenir*.
*prier*, to pray, beg, bid, request.
*prière*, f., prayer, entreaty.
*printemps*, m., spring.
*prirent, pris, prit*, see *prendre*.
*prise*, f., capture, taking, prize hold.
*prisonnier*, m., prisoner.
*prix*, m., price.
*prochain*, next, approaching.
*proche*, near.
*produire*, to produce, make.
*produisait*, see *produire*.
*produit*, m., proceeds, yield.
*se promener*, to walk, go for a walk.
*promettre* (part. *promis*), to promise.
*promptement*, promptly, quickly.
*prononcer*, to utter.
*proposition*, f., proposal.
*propre*, own.
*propriétaire*, m., f., landed proprietor, freeholder.
*propriété*, f., estate.
*proscrit*, m., outlaw.
*protéger*, to protect.
*proue*, f., prow.
*province*, f., country.
*puis*, then, afterward.
*puis, pu, pus*, see *pouvoir*.
*puisque*, since, seeing that.
*puissant*, powerful.
*en qualité de*, as, in the capacity of.
*quand*, when.
*quart*, m., quarter. officier du ——, officer of the watch.
*quartier*, m., piece, military quarter.
*quatre*, four.
*quatre-vingts*, eighty.
*que*, pron., whom, that, which, what; conj., as, how. ne… que, only.
*quel, -le*, what.
*quelque*, adj., some, a few; adv., some, about. —— peu, somewhat; —— chose, something; quelqu'un, somebody; quelques-uns, some, a few.
*quelquefois*, sometimes.
*querelle*, f., quarrel.
chercher —— à, to pick a quarrel with.
*qui*, who, whom, which, that, some.
—— deçà, —— delà, in all directions at once.
*quiconque*, whoever, whomsoever.
*quitte*, free, rid, even, square (with).
il n'aurait pas été si facilement —— avec moi, I would not
have let him off so easily;
vous en voilà ——, now you are rid of them, or safe.
*quitter*, to leave, lay aside.
*quoi*, which, what.
*raccommoder*, to repair.
*racine*, f., root.
*raconter*, to relate, tell, narrate.
*radieux*, radiant.
*rafraîchir*, to cool, refresh.
*raison*, f., reason, satisfaction. rendre ——, to give satisfaction.
*raisonnable*, reasonable.
*ramasser*, to pick up.
*rame*, f., oar.
*ramener*, to take back.
*ramer*, to row.
*rapidement*, rapidly, in rapid succession.
*se rappeler*, to remember, recall.
*rapport*, m., relation.
*s'en rapporter à*, to refer one's self to. s'en —— au sort, to have recourse to drawing lots.
*rapproché*, close.
*se rapprocher*, to come near again be friends again.
*rareté*, f., scarcity.
*se raser*, to shave one's self. comme il était à ——, as he was shaving.
*rassasier*, to satiate.
*rasseoir*, to seat again.
*se rassurer*, to recover one's self.
*se rattacher*, to be connected, be centered.
*ravin*, m., ravine.
*rayon*, m., comb (of honey).
*rebelle*, rebellious.
*rebut*, m., trash.
*recevoir*, to receive.
*recevrait*, see *recevoir*.
*rechange*, m., change. fusil de ——, spare gun.
*rechercher*, to seek, endeavor to obtain.
*récit*, m., narration, statement, story.
*réclamation*, f., complaint, protest.
*réclamer*, to object, protest.
*récolte*, f., harvest.
*reconnais*, see *reconnaître*.
*reconnaissance*, f., gratitude, reconnoitring party.
*reconnaître*, to recognize.
*reconter*, to tell again.
*se recoucher*, to lie down again.
*recouvrer*, to recover, regain.
*recouvrir*, to cover again, hide.
*recueillir*, to gather, pick up.
*reculer*, to fall back.
*reç -u, -us, -ut, -ût*, see *recevoir*.
*redemander*, to ask for again, ask back again.
*redingote*, f., overcoat.
*redoubler*, to increase, redouble. de coups redoublés, again and again.
*redoute*, f., redoubt, small fort.
*redouter*, to fear.
*se redresser*, to straighten up.
*réduire*, to reduce.
*réduisait*, see *réduire*.
*réel*, real.
*réfléchir*, to consider.
*réflexion*, f., thought. faire ——, to reflect.
*réformé*, discharged.
*refroidir*, to cool, become cold.
*se refuser à*, to resist.
*regagner*, to get back, return to, reach again.
*regarder*, to look at, look upon, consider.
*reine*, f., queen.
*rejeter*, to throw again, throw back.
*rejoignis, rejoint*, see *rejoindre*.
*rejoindre*, to join, overtake.
*réjouir*, to delight, gladden.
*relever*, to lift up again, raise. se ——, to rise again, get up again.
*remarquer*, to notice, remark.
*se rembarquer*, to engage again, go on board again.
*remercier*, to thank.
*remettre*, to put on again, put back again, deliver, give up. —— à, to put in charge of; on remit les armes en faisceaux, we stacked arms again. se ——, to begin again, compose one's self, recover.
*remis-s, -t*, see *remettre*.
*remonter*, to go up again.
*rempart*, m., bulwark.
*remplacer*, to replace.
*rempli*, full.
*remplir*, to fill.
*remuer*, to move, stir.
*rencontre*, f., encounter, meeting. aller à la —— de quelqu'un, to go to meet any one; il s'élança sa ——, he dashed forward to meet him.
*rencontrer*, to meet, meet with.
se ——, to be met with, to be seen.
jamais il ne s'est rencontré un gaillard doué d'un bonheur plus
insolent, you never saw a fellow with more impudent luck.
*rendez-vous*, m., place of meeting, rendezvous.
*rendre*, to restore, give back, payback, deliver, give, make. —— fou (folle), to drive insane; —— raison, to give satisfaction. se ——, to go.
*renfermer*, to confine.
*renoncer à*, to give up.
*renouveler*, to renew. se ——, to be renewed.
*rentrer*, to return, be compressed.
*à la renverse*, backwards.
*renverser*, to throw down.
*se répandre*, to settle (themselves), to spread.
*reparaître*, to reappear.
*repartir*, to reply.
*reparut*, see *reparaître*.
*se repentir*, to repent.
*répéter*, to repeat.
*replier*, to fold. se ——, to fall back.
*répondre*, to answer, reply.
*repos*, m., rest.
*repoussant*, forbidding, repellent.
*repousser*, to push away.
*reprendre*, to take again, take up again, return, recover, resume, begin again.
*représentation*, f., performance.
*se représenter*, to fancy, imagine.
*repri-s, -t*, see *reprendre*.
*se reproduire*, to come again, to occur again.
*reproduisait*, see *reproduire*.
*résolu*, resolute.
*résolu, résolus*, see *résoudre*.
*résonner*, to clank.
*résoudre*, to resolve.
*respirer*, to breathe.
*ressembler à*, to be like, resemble.
*ressort*, m., spring.
*restant*, m., remaining one.
*reste*, m., remainder, au ——, besides.
*rester*, to remain, to be left.
*retarder*, to defer.
*retenir*, to retain, keep, keep from, hold back.
*retentir*, to resound, ring.
*retint*, see *retenir*.
*retirer*, to take away, derive, get.
se ——, to retire, leave.
*retourner*, to return.
s'en ——, to go back again.
*retraite*, f., retreat.
*retranchement*, m., intrenchment, stronghold.
*réunion*, f., meeting.
*réunir*, to join again, unite.
*réussite*, f., success.
*en revanche*, on the other hand.
*réveil*, m., awakening.
*réveiller*, to awake. —— en sursaut, to arouse suddenly. se ——, to wake up.
*reveler*, reveal.
*revenait*, see *revenir*.
*revenir* (part. *revenu*), to come back, return, recover, get over, come to. ce qui lui revenait, what he had a right to claim, what was coming to him.
*rêver*, to dream.
*revers*, m., back, reverse, facing (of clothes), top (of boots).
*reviens; revin-s, -t*, see *revenir*.
*revoir*, to see again, meet again. se ——, to see, to meet each other again.
*se révolter*, to revolt.
*revoyons, revu*, see *revoir*.
*ricaner*, to chuckle, sneer.
*richesse*, f., wealth.
*rien*, m., nothing, anything. —— de plus, nothing more.
*riez*, see *rire*.
*rigueur*, f., severity. à la ——, at a pinch; tenir —— à, to be severe upon, refuse to come around.
*riposter*, to return it, to reply readily.
*rire*, v., to laugh.
—— de bon coeur, to have a good laugh;
—— d'un gros rire, to burst into a horse-laugh.
n. m., laughter.
*rivage*, m., bank (of rivers).
*rivière*, f., river.
*robe*, f., dress.
*rocher*, m., rock.
de —— en ——, from rock to rock.
*roide* (pron. raide), rigid.
tomber —— mort, to fall down dead.
*roman*, m., novel.
*romanesque*, fanciful, romantic.
*rompre*, to break (off).
*roue*, m., wheel.
*rouge*, red.
*rouille*, f., rust.
*se rouiller*, to grow rusty.
*roulement*, m., rolling, roll.
*rouler*, to revolve, turn.
se ——, to roll about.
*route*, f., road.
en ——, on the way.
*rue*, f., street, passage.
*russe*, Russian.
*sain*, sound.
*saisir*, to seize, catch hold of, take. se —— de, to catch hold of.
*sais, sait*, see *savoir*.
*salé*, salted. chair ——e, salt meat.
*salon*, m., drawing-room.
*saluer*, to salute.
*sang*, m., blood.
*sang-froid*, m., coolness, composure.
*sanglant*, bloody, covered with blood.
*sanglier*, m., wild boar.
*sanglot*, m., sob.
*sangloter*, to sob.
*sans*, without, but for. —— que (conj.), without.
*santé*, f., health.
*satisfaire*, to satisfy.
*saurait*, see *savoir*.
*saut*, m., jump.
*sauter*, to jump, hop, skip.
*sauvage*, m., wild man.
*sauvagerie*, f., shyness.
*sauver*, to save. se ——, to run away.
*sav-ais, -ait*, see *savoir*.
*savant*, skilful.
*savions*, see *savoir*.
*savoir*, v., to know, know how, have a knowledge of.
(à) savoir?, that is to say?;
je ne sais quelle plate grossièreté, some low, offensive
expression or other;
qui ne savait que faire, who did not know what to do.
n. m., learning.
*savoir-faire*, m., ability.
*schako*, m., shako.
*scruter*, to search closely.
*sèchement*, sharply, plainly.
*second*, m., mate (on board ship).
*secours*, m., help, relief.
vinrent merveilleusement au —— de ton éloquence, aided
his eloquence wonderfully.
*séduisant*, tempting.
*seigneur*, m., lord.
*selon*, according to.
*semaine*, f., week.
*semblable*, similar, such.
*sembler*, to seem. où bon leur semblerait, wherever they would think fit.
*semer*, to sow.
*sens* (pronounce final 's'), sense, meaning. bon ——, good, or common, sense.
*sens, sent; sentais, -ait, -ant*, see *sentir*.
*sentier*, m., path.
*sentir*, to feel. se ——, to be conscious of, to feel. se —— prit par, to feel overcome by.
*séparer*, to separate, part. se ——, to part.
*sept*, seven.
*sérieusement*, in earnest, seriously.
*serment*, m., oath.
*serré*, compact, crowded.
*serrer*, to squeeze.
—— la main à quelqu'un, to shake any one by the hand,
to shake hands.
se ——, to crowd.
*sert, servait*, see *servir*.
*serviable*, obliging.
*servir*, to serve.
qui devait —— de signal, which was to serve as a signal.
se —— de, to use, make use of.
*serviteur*, m., servant.
*seuil*, m., threshold.
*seul*, alone, single, only.
*seulement*, only, merely, just.
*sévère*, severe, stern.
*si*, conj., if. —— ce n'est, except. adv., so, however.
*le sien*, his.
*sifflement*, m., whistling, whizzing.
*siffler*, to whistle.
*signe*, m., sign. faire ——, to beckon. il lui faisait —— que, he gave him to understand that.
*silencieux*, silent.
*singulier*, peculiar, odd.
*sinistre*, satanic, sinister.
*situé*, situated.
*six*, six.
*soigneusement*, carefully.
*soin*. m., care.
avoir —— de, to take care, see to it that;
donner des ——s à, to attend.
*soir*, m., evening.
le ——, au ——, in the evening;
ce —— -là, on that evening.
*soirée*, f., evening, evening party.
*soixante*, sixty.
*soldat*, m., soldier. simple ——, private; ——réformé, discharged soldier.
*soleil*, m., sun. au ——, in the sunshine.
*solennel*, solemn.
*sombre*, dark, gloomy.
*sommeil*, m., sleep.
*sommer*, to call upon, challenge.
*son, sa, ses*, his, her, its, one's.
*sonder*, to sound.
*en songe*, in a dream.
*songer*, to dream, muse, think.
*sort*, m., lot. tirer au ——, to draw lots.
*sort-aient, -ais, -ait, -ant*, see *sortir*.
*sorte*, f., sort, manner. de la ——, thus, in that way; de —— que, en —— que, so that.
*sortir (de)*, v., to come from, out, to set out, emerge, depart, stick out, leave. n. m., leaving.
*sou*, m., sou (worth one cent).
*se soucier*, to care, mind.
*soucieux*, anxious, full of care.
*soudainement*, suddenly.
*souffle*, m., breath.
*souffler*, to blow (out).
*soufflet*, m., box on the ear, affront.
*souffre, souffres*, see *souffrir*.
*souffrir*, to suffer.
*souhaiter*, to wish.
*souiller*, to sully.
*se soulever*, to rise.
*soupçon*, m., suspicion.
*soupçonner*, to suspect.
*soupir*, m., sigh.
*soupirer*, to sigh.
*sourd*, deaf.
*sourire*, v., to smile. n. m., smile.
*sous*, under, below, sub.
*soutenir*, to support.
*souvenir*, n. m., remembrance, recollection, keepsake. se —— (de), v., to remember.
*souvent*, often.
*souviendras, souvint*, see *souvenir*.
*spectacle*, m., sight.
*staroste* (Russian: starosta, bailiff, steward), n. m., starost.
*stylet*, n. m., stiletto.
*subir*, to undergo.
*succéder (à)*, to follow. se ——, to follow one another.
*succomber*, to yield.
*suffire*, to suffice.
*suffît*, see *suffire*.
*la Suisse*, Switzerland.
*suit*, see *suivre*.
*suite*, f., succession, consequence. quatre fois de ——, four times in succession.