Aveuglement, s. m. blindness. Avez, pres. of avoir, have.-Vous avez beau, it is in vain for you. Avidité, s. f. avidity.
(avec), greedily. Aviez, imp. of avoir, had. il Avint, pret. it happened. Avions, imp of avoir, had. Avis, s. m. advice; opinion. [rated. Avisâmes, pret. considered, delibeAvisée, (s'est), has ventured. s'Aviser, v. r. to think of. Avoine, (pain d'), oatcake. Avoir, v. auxil. to have. Avons, pres. of avoir, have. Avouer, v. a. to confess, to own. Avril, s. m. April.
Ayant, p. pres. of avoir, having.
Babil, s. m. chat.
Baignent, pres. of baigner, to wash.
se Baignent, pres. float.
Baignés, part. bathed; full.
Bailli, s. m. bailiff.
Baillon, s. m. gag.
Baiser, v. a. to kiss
se Baisse, pres. ind. stoops.
Bal, s. m. ball.
Balai, s. m. broom.
Balayé, part. whisked off.
Balbutiant, p. pres. stammering.
Baleine, s. f. whale.
Ballon, s. m. balloon.
Ballot, s. m. bale.
Balourdises, s. f. pl. blunders.
Bananier, s. m. banana-tree.
Banc, s. m. bank.
Banni, past part. banished.
Bannière, s. f. banner, standard.
Banquette, s. f. a form.
Banquier, s. m. banker.
Baptême, (p not pron.) baptism.
Baptisé, (p not pron.) part. bap-
tized, christened, named.
Barbares, barbarians; rude.
Barbarie, s. f. barbarity, cruelty.
Barbe, s. f. beard.
Barbouillai, pret. besmeared.
Barrière, s. f. gate.
Bas, basse, low.-En bas, à bas.
down.
Bataille, s. f. battle.
Bateau, s. m. boat.
Bâtir, v. a. to build.
Batiste, s. f. cambric.
Bâton, s. m. stick.
Battants, see Porte.
Battez, imper. of battre, beat.
me Battis, pret. fought.
Battit, pret. beat; clapt; fought.
Baume, s. m. balm; balsam.
Bavards, s. m. pl. babblers.
Beau, beaux, adj. fine, handsome,
beautiful. Vous avez beau, it is
in vain for you.
Beaucoup, adv. much, very much, many.
Beau premier, very first (he met with.)
Beauté, s. f. beauty.
Bec, s. m. bill.
Becquée, s. f. bill-full.
Bégayer, v. n. to stammer.
Bègue, a stammerer.
Bel, belle, adj. fine, beautiful.
Belette, s. f. weasel.
Bellune, Belluno.
Bénédiction, s. f. blessing.
Bénies, past part. blessed.
Bénirons, fut. will praise.
Bénit, pres. of bénir, to bless.
Berceau, s. m. bower.
Bergère, s. f. shepherdess.
Besogne, s. f. business.
Besoin, s. m. need, want.
Bétail, s. m. cattle.
Bête, s. f. beast.
Bibliothécaire, s. m. librarian.
Bibliothèque, s. f. library.
Bien, adv. well; very; much; ma-
ny; easily. Bien que, though,
although.
Bien, s. m. good; fortune; estate; property.
Bienfait, s. m. advantage; benefit. Bienfaiteur, s. m. benefactor. Bientôt, adv. soon, very soon. Bière, s. f. coffin; beer.
Bijou, s. m. jewel.
Billet, s. m. note.
Bise, s. f. northwind; winter.
Bizarrerie, s. f. oddness, whim.
Blåmer, v. a. to blame.
Blanc, blanche, adj. white.
Blason, s. m. heraldry.
Blasonner, v. a. to blazon.
Blé, s. m. corn.
Blessé, part. wounded.-Blessée
au vif, flayed. Blessèrent, pret. wounded. Blessure, s. f. wound.
Bleus, adj. blue.
Blonds, adj. fair.
Bœuf, s. m. beef.-Bœufs, oxen.
Boire, v. a. to drink.
Bois, s. m. wood.
Boisson, s. f. drink; beverage.
Boit, pres. of boire, to drink.
Boite, pres. ind. is lame.
Boulet, s. m. ball.
Bouleversa, pret. overturned.
Bouquin, s. m. old book.
Bourgeois, s. m. burgess; trades
Bourgogne, s. f. Burgundy.
Bourse, s. f. purse.
Bout, s. m. end.
Bouts-rimés, rhymes.
Bouteille, s. f. bottle.
Boutique, s. f. shop.
Boutonné, e, part. buttoned up.
Braconnier, s. m. poacher.
Bras, s. m. arm.
Brave, pres. ind. resists.
Bref, adj. short.
Bretagne, s. f. Bretagne or Brittany. -La Grande-Bretagne, Great Britain. - Breton, adj. Briton.
Breuvage, s. m. drink, beverage. Bride, s. f. bridle.
Brillant, e, adj. bright; brilliant.
Bonheur, s. m. happiness; good Briller, v. n. to shine, to glitter.
Bonnet, s. m. cap, bonnet.
Bonté, s. f. goodness, kindness.
Bord, s. m. edge; brink; bank.
à Bord, on board.-Bord de la mer,
sea-shore.
Bord (plein jusqu'), brimfull.
Border, v. a. to border.
Borgne, adj. blind of one eye.
Bornant, part. pres. confining.
Borne, s. f. bound, limit.
Borné, part. bounded.
Bosquet, s. m. grove.
Bossettes, s. f. pl. studs.
se Brisa, was broken in pieces. Brisé, e, part. broken.
Briser, to break.
se Briserait, would be dashed to pieces.
Brodée, part. laced.
Brosse, s. f. brush.
Brouillé, part. at variance.
Bruit, s. m. noise.
je Brûlais, imp. I longed.
Brûlante, burning.
Brûler, v. a. to burn.
Brûlerait, cond. would, should
Boudin, s. m. black-pudding; pud- Bruyants, adj. noisy.
Bouffées, s. f. pl. puffs.
Bouillant, adj. scalding.
Bouillonnante, adj. f. boiling. Boule, s. f. ball.
Brusquement, adv. bluntly; has- ·
Bureau de la diligence, coachoffice.
But, s. m. object; aim.
Buvais, imp. drank.
C' for ce, this, that, it.
Ca, pron. dem that.
Cà et là, here and there.
Cabane, s. f. hut.
Cavalièrement, adv. cavalierly.
Ce, adj. dem. this, that, it.-Ce
qui, ce que, what, that which.
Ceci, pron. dem. this.
Cabinet, s. m. cabinet; privy- Cédé, e, part. yielded, given up.
Cacao (noix de), cocoa nuts. Caché, part. hid, hidden, concealed.
Cacher, v. a. to hide, conceal.
Cachet, s. m. a seal.
Cadavre, s. m. dead body.
Cadi, s. m. cadi. (A judge among
the Turks.)
Cadre, s. m. frame.
Café, s. m. coffee-house.
Cailloux, s. m. pl. flint-stones.
Calculer, v. a. to calculate.
Cale (fond de), the hold.
Cédera, fut. will give up.
Ceinture, s. f. girdle, waist.
Cela, pron. demon. that.
Célèbre, adj. celebrated.
Celle, that, she.-Celles, those.
Celui, pron. dem. that; he.
Celui-ci, pron. dem. this; the lat-
Cent, num. adj. hundred.
Centaine, s. f. hundred.
Cependant, adv. however, mean-
while.
Cerises, s. f. pl. cherries.
Certainement, adv. certainly.
Ces, adj. dem. pl. these, those.
Cesser, v. to cease, leave off.
Calmer, v. to calm, appease, set- C'est-à-dire, that is to say.
Cet, cette, adj. dem. this, that.
Ceux, those.-Coux-ci, these.
Ceylan, Ceylon.
Chacun, e, pron. each, every one. Chagrinât, imp. subj. of chagriner, to vex, grieve.
Chair, s. f. flesh.
Chaire, s. f. pulpit, chair.
Chaldéens, s. m. pl. Chaldeans.
Chaleur, s. f. heat.
Candidat, s. m. candidate.
Caractère, s. m. disposition; char- Champ, s. m. field; ground;
Carrosse, s. m. carriage.
Chambre, s. f. room; chamber.
Changement, s. m. change
Changer, v. a. to change
Chanson, s. f. song.
Chant, s. m. chant, singing,ng.
Chantant, p. pres. singing.
Chanté, past part. sung.
Chanteur, s. m. singer.
Chapeau, s. m. hat.
Chaque, adj. every, each.
Char, s. m. chariot, car.
Charbon, s. m. coal.
Chardon, s. m. the thistle.
Charge, s. f. charge, appointment.
Chargé, loaded; laden.
Charger, v. a. to put, charge.
se Chargerait, would take charge.
Charité, s. f. charity.
Charmant, e, adj. charming, beautiful.
Charment, pres. ind. charm.
Chimérique, adj. chimerical, fan-
Chine, s. f. China.
[ciful
Choc, s. m. shock; onset.
Choisir, v. a. to choose; select.
Choix, s. m. choice.
Chose, s. f. thing.
Chou, s. m. cabbage.
Choucroute, s. f. sour-krout. (A
favorite dish in Germany and
Switzerland.)
Chassa, pret. of chasser, drove out. Christianisme, s. m. Christianity.
Château, s. m. castle; palace.
Châteaux en Espagne, castles in
the air.
Châtiment, s. m. chastisement.
Chaud, e, adj. hot, warm.
Chaudière, s. f. caldron.
Chaudron, s. m. caldron, kettle.
se Chauffer, v. r. to warm oneself.
Chauffons, let us warm.
Chaumière, s. f. cottage; hut.
Chauves-souris, bats.
Chef, s. m. chief.
Chef-d'œuvre, s. m. master-piece.
Chemin, s. m. way, road.
Cheminée, s. f. chimney.
Chroniques, s. f. pl. Chronicles.
Chute, s. f. fall.
Cicatrisée, part. blistered.
Ciel, s. m. (pl. cieux), heaven; sky.
Cierge, s. m. taper.
Cigale, s. f. grasshopper.
Cigogne, s. f. stork.
Cinq, num. adj. five.
Cinquante, num. adj. fifty.
Circulaire, adj. circular.
Citadin, town.
Citait, imp. quoted.
Citoyenne, the daughter of a cit-
Citronnier, s. m. lemon-tree.
Civilisé, part. civilized.
Classiques, s. m. pl. classics.
Climat, s. m. climate.
Cloche, s. f. bell.
Clopin clopant, hobbling along.
Clos, part. enclosed.
Chercher, v. a. to seek; to fetch ; | Coco (noix de), cocoa-nut.
to look for; to endeavor.
Chère, s. f. cheer.
Chétive, adj. f. poor, sorry.
Cheval, horse.-Chevaux, horses.
Chevalerie, s. f. chivalry.
Chevalier, s. m. knight.
Cheveux, s. m. pl. hair.
Chez, prep. at; to; among; with;
to one's house.-Chez moi, to
my house.-Chez elle, to her
house.
Chicane, s. f. chicanery, cavil, liti-
gation.
Chien, s. m. dog.
Chiffon, s. r. rag.
Chiffonner, v. to ruffle, to crease.
Chiffre, s. m. number; figure
Cocotier, s. m. cocoa-tree.
Cœur, s. m. heart.
Coffre-fort, strong box.
Coin, s. m. corner.
Colère, s. f. anger, passion, rage.
Collége, s. m. grammar-school;
college.
Collet, s. m. collar.
Collier, s. m. collar
Combat, s. m. fight, engagement.
Combattre, v. to fight. [ny.
Combien, adv. how much, how ma-
Comble (pour), to complete.
(au), at the summit.
Commander, v. a. to command.
Comme, adv. as, like, how.
Commencer, to commence, begin.
Comment, adv. how.
Commis, part. past, committed.
, s. m. clerk.
Commode, adj. excellent.
Commun, e, adj. common.
Compagnie, s. f. company.
Compagnon, s. m. companion.
Comparaison, s. f. comparison.
Comparaître, v. n. to appear.
Complaisance, s. f. complacency.
Complétement, adv. completely.
Complimentait, imp. compliment-
se Comporter, v. r. to behave.
Composer, v. a. to compose.
Comprendre, v. a. to understand.
Compris, part. conceived.
Comprit, pret. understood.
Comptabilité, s. f. accounts.
Comptant (argent), ready money.
Compte, s. m. account.
-, pres. ind. rely.
Compter, v. to rely; to count.
Comte, s. m. an earl.
Comté, s. m. county, shire.
Concernait, imp. concerned.
Concevoir, v. to conceive, believe.
Concierge, s. m. doorkeeper.
Concluant, p. pres. concluding.
Conçois, pres. ind. conceive.
Concours, s. m. contest, competi-
tion.
Conçu, part. worded; formed.
Condamner, v. a. to condemn.
Conducteur, s. m. driver.
Conduire, v. a. to conduct; to
drive.
Conduisit, pret. conducted, carried.
Conduit, part. carried; led.
Conduite, s. f. conduct, behavior.
Confection, s. f. execution.
Confesser, v. a. to confess.
Confiance, s. f. confidence, trust.
Confidence, s. f. secret.
Confier, v. a. to intrust.
Confirme, pres. ind. confirm.
se Confond en excuses, make
thousand apologies.
Confrère, s. m. brother; fellow.
Confus, adj. confused
Congé, s. m. leave.
Congédié, discharged; dismissed.
Conjuration, s. f. conspiracy.
Connaissance, s. f. knowledge; no-
tion; acquaintance.
Connaisseur, s. m. connoisseur, a judge.
Connaître, v. a. to know.
Connu, part. of connaître, to know
Connurent, pret. knew.
Conquérant, s. m. conqueror.
Conquérir, v. a. to conquer.
Conseil, s. m. counsel; advice.
Conseiller, v. a. to advise.
Consentit, consentimes, consented.
Conséquent (par), adv.
Conserver, to preserve, to keep. Considérer, v. a. to consider; to esteem, respect.
Consiste, pres. ind. consists.
Consoler, v. a. to console, comfort
Consomme, pres. ind. consumes.
Conspiration, s. f. conspiracy.
Constamment, adv. always.
Constate, pres. proves, shows.
Construisent, pres. construct, build.
Construisit, construit, constructed,
built.
[ered.
Consulta, pret. consulted, consid-
Consumais, imp. wasted.
Conte, s. m. tale.
Contempler, v. a. to contemplate.
Contenait, contenaient, contained.
Content, adj. pleased, happy.
Contentement, s. m. content.
Contenter, v. a. to content, satisfy.
Contenu, s. m. contents.
Contestation, s. f. contest.
Contient, pres. ind. contains.
Continuellement, adv. continually.
Continuer, v. a. to continue, pur-
Contour, s. m. contour; figure. Contracter, v a. to contract. Contraindre, v. to compel, to force. Contraint, compelled, forced, obliged.
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