accueil m. reception, greeting *accueillir tr. to greet

accuser tr. to accuse

acheter tr. to buy

achever tr. to finish, conclude, end

*acquérir tr. to acquire

s'acquitter de to perform acte m. act

administratif -ve adj. adminis

trative

admirable adj. admirable admirateur m. admirer

adresser tr. to address; s'adresser à to apply to, appeal to *advenir intr. (aux. être) to hap

pen, come to pass, occur affaire f. affair; thing, business, matter; avoir affaire à to have to deal with; avoir affaire de to need, have use for; se tirer d'affaire to get out of trouble, get on in the world, extricate one's self

affaissement m. depression, weakness, collapse

affectionné -e adj. affectionate, loving

affectionner tr. to like, love, be fond of

affectueusement adv. affectionately

affiche f. placard, bill, sign affreux -se adj. frightful, awful, hideous

afin de prep. to, in order to; afin que conj. that âge m. age

âgé -e adj. aged; plus âgé older agir intr. to act; il s'agit de the question is, the matter is agréable adj. agreeable, pleasing agréer tr. to accept ah intj. ah!

aide f. help; à l'aide de with the

help of, by means of

aide de camp m. aid-de-camp aider tr. or intr. to aid, help aigle m. eagle

aigu -e adj. pointed, sharp, acute aile f. wing

aimer tr. to like, love

ainsi adv. thus; ainsi que as, as well as

air m. air, manner, appearance aise adj. glad

aise f. ease; tout à ton aise very easily

ajouter tr. to add Albert Albert

Alceste one of the characters of

Molière's comedy Le Misanthrope

allécher tr. to allure, entice

Allemagne f. Germany

allemand -e adj. German

allemand m.German (the language) Allemand -e m. or f. German *aller intr. (aux. être) to go; s'en

aller to go, go away; faire aller to set going

allumer tr. to light, kindle allure f. gait, bearing, manner allusion f. allusion; faire allusion à to allude to

alors adv. then; alors que when, while

alphabet m. alphabet altéré e adj. thirsty

amas m. heap, pile, accumulation amasser tr. to gather, heap up âme f. soul, spirit, mind américain -e adj. American Américain -e m. or f. American ami m. friend

amitié f. friendship

amour m. love

amplifier tr. to amplify, fill out, enlarge

amusant -e adj. amusing, interesting

s'amuser to amuse one's self, spend one's time, enjoy one's self an m. year

âne m. donkey

anecdote f. anecdote

anglais -e adj. English

anglais m. English (the language) Anglais e m. or f. Englishman, Englishwoman Angleterre f. England animal m. animal

animer tr. to stir up, excite année f. year

annonce f. advertisement

annoncer tr. to announce

annuel -le yearly

antichambre f. antechamber

août m. August, summer; faire

l'août to harvest *apercevoir tr. to notice, perceive, see; s'apercevoir de to perceive, be aware of, take notice of appartement m. apartment *appartenir à intr. to belong to appeler tr. to call appétit m. appetite apporter tr. to bring *apprendre tr. to learn, teach apprenti m. apprentice apprêt m. preparation, cooking approche f. approach approcher intr. or tr. to put near, draw near, approach; s'approcher de to approach, come near approfondir tr. to fathom, examine thoroughly

approuver tr. to approve appui m. support, assistance appuyer intr. or tr. to lean, support

après prep. or adv. after, afterwards; après que conj. after; le jour d'après the next day après-midi m. or f. afternoon aquatique adj. aquatic, growing in the water

arbre m. tree

arc m. bow

archet m. (violinist's) bow ardent -e adj. burning argent m. silver, money

arme f. arm, weapon; un fait d'armes a warlike feat, an exploit armée f. army

arrêter intr. or tr. to stop, arrest; s'arrêter to stop

arriver intr. (aux. être) to arrive, happen; arriver à to succeed in arrogance f. arrogance artillerie f. artillery

aspect m. aspect, view

assemblage m. assemblage, gathering, collection

assemblée f. assembly

*asseoir tr. to seat; s'asseoir to sit down

asservi -e part. subjected
assez adv. enough
assiette f. plate

assigné -e part. assigned
assis -e part. seated

assister intr. or tr. to assist; assister à to attend, be present assoupissement m. drowsiness, sleepiness

assurer tr. to assure

attacher tr. to attach, fasten; attacher avec une courroie to strap attelage m. team

attendre intr. or tr. to wait, wait for, expect; s'attendre à to expect, rely upon attendrir tr. to move, excite to pity attentif -ve adj. attentive attention f. attention; faire atten

tion à to pay attention to atténuer tr. to attenuate, moderate attirer tr. to attract; s'attirer to draw or bring upon one's self, receive

attraper tr. to catch, trap, trick, take in

attribuer tr. to attribute, ascribe;

s'attribuer to claim

s'attrister to become sad

au =

= à le art. to the, at the, with the, etc.

aucun -e adj. none, any, no aucun -e pron. none, nobody au delà adv. or prep. beyond augmentation f. increase aujourd'hui adv. to-day auriculaire adj. auricular; témoin

auriculaire ear-witness aussi adv. or conj. also, as, so, too,

therefore, but then aussitôt adv. immediately; aussitôt que conj. as soon as

autant adv. as much, as many; autant . que as much . . . as,

avare adj. stingy, economical avare m. miser avec prep. with

avenir m. future

avis m. advice, notice *avoir tr. or tense aux. to have, possess ; il y a there is, there are; qu'y a-t-il, qu'est-ce qu'il y a, what is the matter; qu'avez-vous, qu'as-tu, qu'est-ce que vous avez, what is the matter with you; avoir peur to be afraid; avoir besoin de to need; avoir affaire de to have use for; il y a deux minutes two minutes ago

avouer tr. to confess, avow, knowledge

ac

ballotter intr. or tr. to balance, swing, toss

barbare adj. barbarous, rude barbe f. beard

barbouiller tr. to daub, scribble bas -se adj. low, deep bas adv. down, low bataille f. battle bataillon m. battalion bateau m. boat bâtiment m. building bâtir tr. to build, erect bâton m. stick, club, stroke Béarnais -e m. or f. Béarnese;

le Béarnais Henri IV of France beau, bel, belle, adj. fine, beautiful, handsome

beaucoup adv. much, many beauté f. beauty

bec m. bill

bénin -gne adj. benign bénir tr. to bless

berceau m. cradle, nest

se bercer de to delude one's self with

Berthier prince of Wagram, marshal, chief of the general staff under Napoleon I (1753-1815) besogne f. work, trouble, preparation

besoin m. need; avoir besoin de to need

bête f. beast

bêtement adv. foolishly, stupidly bibliothèque f. library bien (du, de la, des) adv. much, many, well, very; bien que although

bien m. benefit, good, estate, goods bienfait m. kindly deed, kindness, favor

bientôt adv. soon, presently bijou m. jewel

bise f. north wind, winter blâmer tr. to blame

blanc -che adj. white blanc m. white

blasphème m. blasphemy

blesser tr. to wound, offend blessure f. wound

bleu -e adj. blue

Boileau-Despréaux French satirist (1636–1711)

*boire intr. or tr. to drink

bois m. wood, forest

boîte f. box

bon -ne adj. good; le bon de... what is good in..., the best in... bond m. bound, leap

bonhomie f. good nature bonhomme m. old fellow

bonjour m. good morning, good day bonté f. goodness, kindness bord m. edge, brim, border, shore, bank

borne f. boundary, milestone, landmark, post

se borner à to content one's self with

bosquet m. grove, thicket
Boston Boston
bouche f. mouth
boucher m. butcher

bouder intr. or tr. to pout, sulk bouger intr. to budge, move, stir boulanger m. baker

bourdonnement m. buzzing bourdonner intr. to buzz bourse f. purse

bout m. end, small piece, bit; *venir à bout de to succeed in branche f. branch

bras m. arm

brebis f. sheep

Brésilien -ne m. or f. Brazilian bréviaire m. breviary (a Catholic

priest's prayer-book)

bride f. bridle; à bride abattue at full speed

brillant -e adj. brilliant, bright brin m. piece, sprig, bit, blade briser tr. to break

brosse f. brush; en brosse brush-like brouet m. thin broth

bruit m. noise, rumor