altier -ère adj. haughty, stately
amant m. lover

amener v. bring
ami -e m. f. friend
amitié f. friendship

baisser v. lower; se baisser stoop
balance f. scale

balcon m. balcony

baldaquin m. canopy (of beds)
bandoulière f. shoulder-belt; en ban-
doulière slung over the shoulder
bannir v. banish

barbare adj. barbarous

barbe f. beard; faire la barbe shave,
trim

barbier m. barber

bas -se adj. or adv. low; in a low
tone, down; m. bottom, edge;
en bas down, low
bassesse f. baseness, meanness
bassin m. basin

bataille f. battle
battoir

m. washerwoman's bat
(used to beat the linen)

✅ before vowels), belle, adj.

bleu -e adj. blue

bon -ne adj. good, kind
bonbon m. bonbon, sweet
bondir v. bound, leap, gambol
bonheur m. happiness

bonhomme m. good soul, good fel-
low (familiar and somewhat con-
temptuous)

bonsoir m. good evening bonté f. kindness; simplicity borner v. limit