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fâcheux, se.

hard, provoking

that can be expressed frais, che.
extant, in being franc, che.
exterior, outward fréquent, e.
external frivole,
extracted froid, e.

fabulous Gai, e.
gauche,

strong, vigourous

foolish, mad,

brittle, weak

fresh, cool

frequent

frivolous

frank, sincere, open

cold

cheerful

left, awkward

generous, liberal, magnanimous

genteel, neat, pretty

factice, factitious, made, coined gentil, le
"un mot factice" a new coined word glaçant, e.
factious, seditious glacé, e.
weak glissant, e.
insipid, nauseous glorieux, se.
idle, lazy, slothful gluant, e.
ridiculous gracieux, se.
famed graisseux, se.
famished, starved grand, e.
famous gratuit, e.

factieux, se.

faible.

fade,

fainéant, e.

falot, e.

famé, e.

famélique,

fameux, se.

fantasque,

farci, e.

fardé, e.

fatigué, e.

fautif, ve.

faux, sse.

favorable,

favori, te.

fécond, e.

félon,

ferme,

fertile,

feu, ue.

"le feu roi,"

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"la feue reine"

fidèle, fieffé, e.

fertile haut, (h. a.) e.
late, deceased, heroïque,
the late king hideux, se.
the late queen heureux, se.
faithful homicide,
arrant, downright homogène,

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gratuitous

heavy, grave, low Grecian, Greek beggarly, shabby

speckled

coarse, mean, vile

grotesque, ridiculous

needy, indigent "He is as poor as a church mou

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happy, fortunate, lucky murderous, killing homogeneous

honni, obsol,
"Honni soit qui
mal y pense,'
honteux, se.

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humain, e.

humide,

hydropique

bypocrite

Idiot, e.

ignorant, e.

ignorant, infâme,

ignoble,

ignoble, vile, base infertile,

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confounded, abashed indigne,

"Evil be to him, indiscret, e.
that evil thinks"
that evil thinks"
shameful, ashamed

horrible, horrible, frightful, dreadful

humane, human inexpiable,

wet, damp, humid inédit, e,
dropsical inexercé, e.

hypocritical inexorable,
silly, foolish

ignominous, infirme,
disgraceful

imbued, tinctured ingénieux, se,

immense

immovable ingénu, e.

immoderate

immortel ingrat, e.
odd intelligent, e.

"odd number" intègre,
impatient intarissable,
imperious intrépide,

impetuous, hasty intestat, e.

impolite

important introuvable,

improvident inutile,
unforeseen invendu, e.
improbable

unpunished inversable,
improper
impudent isolé, e.
impure issu, e.

incapable, unfit ivre,

uncertain, "ivre mort,"
uncivil, doubful jaloux, se.
troublesome, incon- jambé, e.
[venient jeune,

unknown, strange joli, e.
inconstant joufflu, e.
incorrect journalier, e.
incorruptible
incredible

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(of a carriage)

cannot be overset

insulated, alone sprung, descended inebriated, intoxicated

"dead drunk"

jealous, envious, tender

"Les armes sont
journalières,'

defenceless jovial, e.

indefinite joyeux, se.
indelicate Juif, ve.

irreligious juste, /

legged young, fiery pretty, neat, bonny chubcheeked, chubby

daily, uncertain "The fate or chance of war is un

certain"

jovial, merry joyous, glad

Jewish

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individual, single, particular

infortuné, e.

just,

indicible,

unspeakable justificatif, ve.

equitable, lawful serving to prove

indifférent, e. indigeste,

indifferent juteux, se.

indigestible laborieux, se.

juicy laborious

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remembering

languissant, e. languid, weak, faint manifeste,

lanifère, bearing wool, lanigerous marri, e.
downy, lanuginous mauvais, e
broad, wide, large
in tears, pathetic, méfiant, e.

lanugineux, se.

large,

larmoyant, e.

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médisant, e.

southern

moving mémoratif, ve.
weary, tired méridional, e.
light, active méritoire, worthy of being rewarded
that tasted like honey

slow, sluggish, dull mielleux, se.
libertine, licentious, miraculeux, se
irreligious
moisi, e

free, at liberty mollet, te.

muddy, slimy, mondain, e.
oozy, marshy montagneux, se.

black and blue, livid mort, e.
far away, distant morose,
long mortel, le.

praiseworthy, laudable muet, te.

squint, looking awry mucilagineux, se.

knobby musical, e.

un arbre loupeux," a knobby tree mutin, e.

heavy mystérieux, se.

loyal, faithful, trusty naïf, ve.

lucid, bright

lucrative, gainful, nain, e.
profitable

mournful, sad

bright, shining

a glow worm luminous, emitting

"il est natif

nébuleux, se.

lourd, e.

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naissant, e.

lugubre,

luisant, e.

naturel, le.

"un ver luisant,"

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natal, e.

natif, ve.

lumineux, se

light

lunaire,

lunar, lunary

de Berlin,"

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unhappy, unlucky nouveau
unfortunate nouvel, le.

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moon beams
meagre, lean nécessaire,
majestic nécessiteux,
ill, sick négligent, e.

sickly, unhealthy nerveux, se.
stout, manly net, te.
mischievous neuf, ve.
ill made, badly done, niais, se.
ill shaped
noir, e.

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un noir chagrin," a gloomy sorrow matchless, incompar

unmannerly
ungracious nonpareil, le.
unskillful

[able

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périssable,

permanent, e.

originally, coming from précieux, se.
original, first préliminaire,
bony préfixe,
open prématuré, e.

des 'rentes prédiales,

grazing préférable,
pale préjudiciable,
short-winded prenable,
paradoxical préparatif, ve.
alike, equal présent, e.
idle, lazy pressé, e.
speaking prêt, e.
mealy, gluish, sticky prétendu, e.
pathetical prétentieux, se.
paternal prévenant, e.
patient preux, se,

that deserves hanging

predial ground rents

preferable prejudicial

that can be taken

preparative present in haste, in a hurry ready, prepared pretended, self dubbed affected, pedantic obliging, pleasing, valiant

un preux chevalier, a valiant knight forecasting, provident

perfidious, false prévoyant, perilous, dangerous probable,

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perishable prodigieux, se. permanent, dur- prodigue, able, lasting profond, e. perplexe, perplexing, wavering, un- propre,

pervers, e.

probable, likely prodigious, amazing prodigal, wasteful deep

fit, becoming, apt coming, proceeding childish

[certain provenant, e. bad, wicked puéril, e.

pure,

powerful, potent unmingled, guiltless

la fortune perverse, adverse fortune puissant, e. petit, e. small, little pur, e.

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rotten, putrid ruminant, e.
quartan

la fièvre quarte, the quartan ague Sablon neux, se. quinteux, se. capricious, humorsome sacrilège,

quotidien, ne. C'est son pain quotidien,

Raboteux, se.

rachitique,

radieux, se.

raffiné, e.

raide,

Il tomba raide

mort,

rampant, e.

recuit, e.

daily

It is his daily

sage,

custom sage,

rough, rugged sage,

ricketty sage,

rolling

harsh, rough, severe ruminating, chewing the cud sandy sacrilegious

(speaking of a man) wise, prudent

(of a femelle) modest (of a child) good, sedate (of an animal) mild, tame saint, holy, pious

radiant, shining saint, e.
clever, fine, keen saisissant, e.
stiff, rigid un froid saisissant,
He dropped down sain, e.
sale,

stone dead

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rapide,

rare,

ras, e.

rebelle,

rébutant, e.

repulsive, displeasing sec, che.

récent, e.

recent secret, e.

rechigné, e.

sour, crabbed

mine rechignée,

réciproque,

cela est cuit

et recuit,

réductible,

réel, le.

regardant, e.

too saving, niggardly seul, e.

régnant, e.

reigning sévère,

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reducible serein, e.

real, true, genuine serré, e.

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résineux, se. revenant, e..

une physionomie revenante

révoltant, e.

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lamentable signalé, e. famous, signal, memorable

joyous silencieux, se.

renowned, famed simultané, e.
reparable simulé, e.
repulsive sincère,

prudent, cautious sobre,

resinous soigneux, se.
likely, taking solennel, le.
a pleasing solitaire,
countenance sombre,
scandalous somptueux, se.
rich, wealthy soudain, e,
wrinkled soul, e.
round, circular soumis, e.

similar, homogeneous

deceitful, fictitious

honest, sincere

temperate, sober careful, diligent solemn, in due time solitary, lonely dark, gloomy sumptuous

suddenly, immediately full, glutted submissive suspicious subterraneous

red soupçonneux, se. to blush souterrain, reddish spacieux, se.

spacious

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