take care. to garder, to guard, keep; se de, mind not to; - la chambre, le lit, be confined to one's room, bed. garnison, f. garrison. gâter, to spoil. gauche, left, left-hand, awkward. geindre, to whine. gêner, to inconvenience; ne pas se, go right ahead. génie, m. genius; genie. genou, m. knee; à -x, on his knees. genre, m. kind, style; d'un nouveau new fangled. gens (pl. of homme), men, people; servants. germer, to germinate. geste, m. gesture; nod. de tête, goutte, f. drop; on ne voit it is pitch dark. grabat, m. pallet, humble bed; mettre sur le —, to cripple. grâce, f. grace, charm; de meilleure, more attractively; - à, thanks to; de-, please! - pour. have pity on... grand, big. héberger, to lodge, give lodg ing to, put up. hem! (imitation of a cough). hère, m. beggar, wretch. heure, f. hour, time; à la bonne now that's right! de (très) bonne, (very) early. heureusement, happily, fortunately, luckily. heureu-x, -se, happy, lucky. heurter, to knock. hier, yesterday. Hippocrate, Hippocrates (the founder of Greek medicine). hirondelle, f. swallow. histoire, f. story. hiver, m. winter. holà! Hi! homme, m. man. honnête, honest, respectable; good-natured, nice; civil, polite; — homme, gentleman. honneur, m. honor; d'--! upon my honor! honorer, to honor; s'- de, be proud to. honte, f. shame. hôpital, m. hospital. horreur, f. horrible thing, abomination. hors, outside, save. humilié, humiliated. même, same; very, even; (him, her, it, one) self. mémoire, m. bill; faire des —s, to run up bills. ménager, to afford. mener, to lead, handle. mensonge, m. lie, untruth. mentir, to lie, tell lies. mépris, m. contempt. mère, f. mother. mériter, to deserve. mesdames, pl. of madame, f. ladies. messieurs, pl. of monsieur, m. gentlemen. métier, m. trade, profession. mettre, to put; se à, begin to. monde, m. world; au in the world; tout le —, everybody. monseigneur, m. my lord. monter, to climb up. montre, f. watch. montrer, to show, point to, teach. moquer (se), to joke; se — de, laugh at, make fun of; not to care about; (p. 35, l. 24) je m'en moque comme de ça, I don't care a fig, or a snap of the fingers. morale, f. moral philosophy, ethics, morality. morbleu! by heaven! morceau, m. piece (of music). mort, m. dead man, corpse. mort, f. death. mot, m. word. motif, m. motive. mouchoir, m. handkerchief. moulu, crippled. mourir, to die. moustique, m. mosquito. mouvement, m. movement, start, motion; de vapeurs, touch of hysteria; (musical) |