chanceler, to stagger chance, f. chance. changement; m. change changé, e, altered. changer, to change. chanson, f. song. chant, m. song chanter, to sing. chapeau, m. hat, bonnet.
mchaque, each.
se-to hide o.'s self, cachet, m. seal cacheter, to seal. cadeau, m. present. café, m. coffee. cahier, m. copy-book. calcul, m. ciphering. calomnie, f. slander. camarade d'école, school-fellow. campagne, f. country. candidat, m. candidate. canif, m. pen-knife. canne, f. walking-stick. capitaine de vaisseau, m. post-captain eapitale, f. capital. capitole, m. capitol
char, m. car, chariot charbon de terre, m, coal. charger, (se) to take upon o.'s self. charme, m. charm chasser, to turn out, to shoot, to hunt. chat, m. cat. château, m. castle.
chaud, e, warm, hot. avoir chaud, to be warm.
carte, f. card, carte géo-chauffeur, m. stocker.
graphique, f. map carreau, m. pane of glass. eas, m. case, en cas que, in case that.
casser, to break. cassonnade,
cause, f. cause, à cause de, on account of.
eauser, to talk. cave, f. cellar.
ce, cet, cette, this, that, ces, these those.
ce, it, ce qui...ce que..
that which, what.
ceci, this
céder, to give way ceindre, to surround. cela, that
célèbre, celebrated celui, celle, ceux, he, she, they, those. celui-ci, celle-ci, this one. celui-là, celle-là, that one. cent, hundred. centaine, f, about hundred. cependant, however, still. cerise, f. cherry. certain, e, certain. certainement, certainly. certificat, m. testimonial. cesser, to cease, to leave off. chacun, e, every one. chagrin, m. grief. chaise, f, chair. chambre, f. bed-room. champ, m. field
chaumière, f. cottage, chef, m. chief chemin, m. way. chemin de fer, railway. chemise, f. shirt chêne, m. oak. cher, ère, dear, expensive. cher, dear. chercher, to look for, to seek, to fetch, aller cher- cher, to go for. envoyer chercher, to send for. chéri, e, cherished. cheval, m. horse. cheveux, m. p. hair chez, at the house of. chez moi, at my house.. chez lui, at his house... chien, m. dog. chocolat, m. chocolate. choisir, to choose. chose, f. thing. chou, m. cabbage. chute, f. fall. ciel, m. cieux, p. heaven. cinq, five
cinquante, fifty cinquième, fifth
elient, m. e, f. client clientèle, f. connexion cloche, f. bell
clocher, m, steeple.
clore, to close
cœur, m. heart coin, m. corner col, m. collar colère, f. anger, colère,(en) angry colonel, m. colonel combat, m. fight combattre, to fight combien, how much, how many. combien de temps, how long. com- bien y a-t-il ? how long? how far?
commandant, m. com- mander
commander, to command comme, as, like
commencement, m. be
commencer, to begin comment, how commerce, m. trade, intercourse commis, m. clerk commission, f. message commode, f. chest
drawers commode, convenient commune, f. commune compagne, f. companion compagnie, f. company compas, m. compass complaire, to please compliment, m. compli ment. regard
comporter (se) to behave composer, to compose comprendre, to understand compromettre, to compromise
compter, to intend, to reck on, to depend
concert, m. concert
circonstance, f. circum- conclure, to conclude
se-, to behave conduite, f, conduct confesseur, m. confessor confiance, f. confidence confondre, to confound congé, m. holiday connaissance, f.knowledge, acquaintance, faire connaissance,to become acquainted connaissances, f, p. know ledge connaître, to know conquérir, to conquer conseil, m, advice, council conseiller, to advise cons ntement, m. consent consentir, to consent conséquence, f. conse
considérable, considerable consister, to consist consoler, (se) to console o.'s self construire, to construct consulter, to consult conte, m. story content, e (de) pleased continent, m. continent continuation, f. continua- tion
continuer, to continue contraire, m. contrary, au contraire, on the con- trary contrariant, e, provoking contre, against contrefaire, to imitate contrevenir, to infringe convaincre, to convince convenir, to acknowledge, to suit, to become, to a- gree. conversation, f. conversa- tion convoi,m.train, convoi de grande vitesse, express- train
corbeille, f. basket
corriger, to correct corrompre, to corrupt cortège, m. procession
coupable, guilty courage, m, courage courageux, se, courage-
couramment, fluently courant, m. course courber, (se) to stoop courir, to run
course, f. race. fare
prix de la course, m. fare
cousin,m.cousine,f. cousin cours, m. course court, e, short couteau, m. knife coûter, to cost coutume, f. custom, avoir coutume, to be accus- tomed couvrir, to cover craindre, to fear crainte, f. fear créancier, m. creditor créature, f. creature crédit, m. credit crême, f. cream cri, m. cry, shout crime, m crime croire, to believe
croître, to grow crosse, f. cricket cruel, le, cruel cueillir, to gather cuillère, f, spoon cuire, to cook cultiver, to cultivate
D'abor, first, at first daigner, to deign dame, f lady, madame, f. madam, mesdames, lu- dies, dame, well! danger, m. dana r dangereux, se, dungerous dans, in, into danser, to dance davantage, more de, of, by
débarcadère, m. terminus débarrasser, (se) to get rid of débris, m. remains, wreck décacheter, to break open the seal of décembre, m. December
coucher, (se) to go to bed déchirer, to tear
déchoir, to decline, to fall décidément, decidedly
décider, to decide, se decl- der, to make up o.'s mind découdre, to unsew découvrir, to find out décrire, to describe dédaigneux,se, disdainful dédain, m. disdain déduire, to deduct déesse, f. goddess défant, m. defect, fault défendre, to forbid, to support dégeler, to thaw degré, m. degree, step déjà, already déjeuner, m. breakfast déjeuner, to breakfast de l', de la, of the, from the, some, any délivrer, to deliver, to rid
demain, to-morrow, après -demain, the day after to-morrow demander, to ask démarche, f. gait, step déménager, to remove démettre, to put out of joint
demeurer, to live demi, e, half
dessin, m. drawing dessiner, to draw dessus, upon, là-dessus, upon that destiner, to destine détails, m. p. particulars déteindre, to come of détenir, to detain détresse, f. misery dette, f. debt deux, two
deuxième, second devant, before, about deviner, to guess devoir, m. duty, task devoir, to owe, must, Je devrais, I ought, J'au- rais dú, I ought to have.
Dieu, m, God
difficile, difficult difficilement, difficultly difficulté, f. difficulty digne, worthy dimanche, m. Sunday dîner, m. dinner dîner, to dine dire, to say, to tell, c'est à-dire, that is to say diriger, to direct to guide disciple, m. disciple discon venir, to deny discret, ète, discreet discussion, f. debate disparaîire, to disappear disposition, f. disposition disputer, to dispute, to contend dissoudre, to dissolve distinguer, (se), to dis- tinguish o.'s self distinctement, distinctly divertir, to amuse, se, to amuse one's-self divin, e, divine divinité, f. divinity, deity dix, ten domestique, m. f. servant dommage, m. damage c'est dommage, it is a pity don, m. gift dont, whose, of which donc, then
donner, to give dormir, to sleep
dos, m. back
double, m. double double, double douleur, f. pain, grief douloureux, se, painful doute, m. doubt douter, to doubt doux, ce, sweet, soft,
smooth, calm douzaine, f. dozen douze, twelve douzième, twelfth
drap, m. cloth drapeau, m flag droit, e, right, straight du, of the, from the, some, any dû, owed dupe, f. dupe dur, e, hard durant, during durée, f. duration durement, harshly durer, to last
E Eau, f. water, eau de mer, sea-water, eau douce, fresh water ébranler, to shake échantillon, m. sample, pattern échafaud, m. scaffold échapper, (se) to escape échelle, f. ladder échoir, to become due éclair, m. lightning éclairer, to lighten éclater, to burst out écolier, m. school-boy écouler, (se) to elapse écouter, to listen écrier, (se) to cry out écrire, to write écrit,m. writing, par écrit, in writing écriture, f. hand writing écrouler, (se) to fall down éducation, f. education effet, m. bill, effets, m. p. things efforcer, (se) to endeavour effrayer, to frighten égard, m. respect, à cet égard, in this respect, à votre égard, on your account
égarements, m. p. mis- conduct
douanier, m.custom-house égarer, (ge) to lose o.'s way
enchanté, e, delighted enclore, to enclose encore, yet, still
encourager, to encourage encre, f. ink
encrier, m. inkstand endetter, (se) to get into debt endormir, (se) to fall a- sleep enfant, m. f. child. enfermer, to lock up enfin, at last, in short engager, to engage, to invite enjoindre, to enjoin ennemi, m. enemy ennuyer, to worry enorgueillir, (se) to get proud énorme, enormous enquérir, (se) to inquire enregistrer, to book enseigner, to teach ensemble, together entendre, to hear, to un- derstand, entendre par- ler, to hear from entêté, e, obstinate entièrement, entirely entourer, to surround
entre, between entreprendre, to under take
entreprise, f. undertaking entrer, to go in, to come in, to walk in, to step in entretenir, to keep up entrevoir, to catch sight of entrevue, f. interview envers, towards environ, about envie f. wish
envoyer, to send épargner, to spare épaule, shoulder épaulette, f. epaulet épeler, to spell épicier, m. grocer époque, f. epoch équivaloir, to be equiva-
lent erreur, f. error escalier, m. staircase espèce, f. kind, sort espérance, f. hope espérer, to hope espion, m. spy espoir, m. hope
esprit, m. mind, spirit essai, m. essay, trial essayer, to try
essuyer, to wipe
estampe, f. engraving estime, f. esteem
estimer, to value, to consider
estropié, e, crippled, invalid
et, and
état, m. state
été, m. summer
été, been
éternel le, eternal étoffe, f. stuff étoile, f. star
étonnant, e, astonishing
étonner, to astonish étourdi, e, thoughtless étranger, m. foreigner être, to be, to belong
étude, f. study, faire ses études, to study eux, them évanouir, (se) to faint éveiller, to wake, s-, to wake up évidemment, evidently exact, e, punctual
exactitude, f. punctuality | fidèle, faithful examen, m. examination examiner, to look at excepté, except exécution, f. execution exempt, e, free exister, to ex ist expliquer, to explain s'- to explain o.'s self exposer, to expose s'-, to expose o.'s self exprimer, (se), to express one's self
fi-donc ! for shame! fier, ère, proud
fier, (se), (a) to trust fierté, f. pride
extraire, to extract, to take out extrémité, f.extremity
Fable, f. fable fâché, e, (de) sorry, (contre,) angry fâcher, (se) to get angry fâcheux, se, unpleasant facile, easy facilement, easily facteur, m. postman faim, f. hunger, avoir faim, to be hungry faire, to make, to do fait. m. fact, deed falloir, must, to be necessa- ry, comme il faut, gen- tlemanly, lady-like, pro- perly
fameux, se famous famille, f. family fatal, e fatal fatigué e, tired faute, f. fault
fauteuil, m. arm-chair faux, sse, false faveur, f. favour favorable, favourable favoriser, to favour feindre, to pretend fécond, e, fertile félicité, f. felicity
féliciter, to congratulate femme, f. woman, wife fendre, to split fenêtre, f. window fer, m. iron ferme, f. farm ferme, steady
fermer, to shut, à clef, to lock, -au verrou, to bolt fen, m. fire Février, m. February
fille, f. daughter, girl filleul, m. god-son filleule, f. god-daughter fils, m. son, petit-fils, grand-son fin, f. end finir, to finish flanelle, f. flannel flatter, to flatter fléchir, to move flétrir, (se) to fade fleur, f. flower fleuri, e, flowery fleurir, to blossom foire, f. fair, foire aux chevaux, horse-fair
fois, f. time, une fois,
once, once upon a time, deux fois, twice, bien des fois, many times fond, m. bottom
fondement, m. foundation force, f. strength, à force de, by dint of fou, m. fool fou, fol, folle, mad foudre, f. lightning foule, f. crowd fournir,to supply, to afford fraichemement, newly frais, che, fresh, œufs frais, new laid eggs fraise, f. strawberry franc, he, frank français, e, French franchement, frankly frapper, to knock frémir, to shudder fréquenter, to keep com- pany
frère, m. brother, beau- brother in law fripon, m. rascal
frire, to fry
froid, e, cold
froidement, coolly
fromage, m. cheese frontière, f. frontier frugal, e, frugal fruit, m. fruit fuir, to fly, to avoid fumer, to smoke fusil, m. gun
garde, f. guard, prendre garde, to take care garder, to keep gare,f. terminus, platform gare! out of the way! gâteau, m. cake gâter, to spoil
gazon, m. grass, turf gémir, to lament geler, to freeze gendarme, m. gendarme général, m. general généralement, generally génie, m. genius genou, m. knee gens, m. p. people géographie, f. geography géographique, geographi- cal
géométrie, f. geometry geste, m. gesture gilet, m. waistcoat
habiter, to inhabit, to live habitude, f. habit, comme d'habitude, as usual, avoir habitude, to be in the habit hache, f. are haïr, to hate halle, f. market(for corn) hameau, m. hamlet hardiesse, f. boldness hareng, m. herring saur, red herring hasard, m. chance haut, m. top, en haut, up-stairs haut, e, high, loud hé! I say! hélas ! alas! herbe, f. grass hériter, (de), to inherit héritier, m. heir héros, m. hero heure, f. hour, time, de
bonne heure, early heureusement, happily heureux, se, happy, for
imaginer, (se) to imagine immense, immense immobile, motionless immortel, le, immortal impatience, £ impatience impatient, e, impatient impatienter, (se) to get
inpatient impérial, e, imperial impitoyable, pitiless important, e, important importer, to matter imposer, (en) to impose
impossible, impossible imprudence, f. impru dence
imprudent, e, imprudent impunément with impunity
inattendu, e, unexpected inconnu, e, unknown inconvénient, m. incon
venience indépendamment, independently
indicateur, m. time table indienne, f. printed calico indiquer, to direct, to point out individu, m. individual induire, to induce informer, (se) to inquire ingénieur, m. engineer ingrat, e, ungrateful ingratitude, f- ingratitude innocent e, innocent [sy inquiet,ète, anxious, uneainquiéter, (se) to trouble o.'s self
inquiétude, f. uneasiness inscrire, to inscribe insensible,
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