vain -e adj. vain, fruitless, empty; en vain vainly, to no purpose *vaincre intr. or tr. to conquer, overcome valet m. valet, servant valeur f. value vallée f. valley vallon m. vale, dale *valoir intr. or tr. to be worth, procure; valoir mieux to be better vanité f. vanity vanter tr. to praise; se vanter de to boast of Van Tricht Belgian lecturer (18421901) vaquer à intr. to attend to vase m. vase vaste adj. vast, spacious venaison f. venison venant m. comer; à tout venant to all comers, to any one vendre tr. to sell vendredi m. Friday se venger to avenge one's self, be revenged venin m. venom, poison *venir intr. (aux. être) to come; venir de + an infin. to have just; *faire venir to send for; venir à bout de to succeed in vent m. wind ventre m. belly venu-e past part. come; le nouveau venu the newcomer verbe m. verb verdure f. verdure véritablement adv. truly vérité f. truth vermisseau m. little worm vider tr. to empty; vider un diffé- vieillesse f. old age vieux, vieil, vieille, adj. old vif, vive, adj. alive, live, quick vilain -e adj. ugly, vile vilain m. villain, blackguard ville f. city vin m. wine vingt num. adj. twenty violemment adv. violently visible adj. visible visite f. visit visiter tr. to visit vite adv. quickly, fast vivace adj. long-lived, perennial vivant -e adj. living *vivre intr. to live; bien vivre to live a good life voici adv. (see here) here is voilà adv. (see there) there is; voilà tout that's all *voir tr. to see; voir le jour to be born voisin e adj. neighboring, adja cent, next voisin e m. or f. neighbor |