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Important works: _Contes d'Espagne et d'Italie_ (1829), _Spectacle dans
un Fauteuil_ (1829), _Rolla_ (1833), _Nuits_ (1835 ff.); _Lettre a
Lamartine_ (1836), _Confessions d'un Enfant du Siecle_ (1836), _Poesies
Nouvelles_ (1840), _Comedies et Proverbes_ (1850-1851, about
fifteen), besides several _Nouvelles and Contes (1837-1854), such
as: _Emmeline, Frederic et Bernerette, Fils du Titien, Margot, Le Merle
Blanc, Croisilles_ (published in 1841), etc.

Edition: Charpentier, in 9 vols.; Lemerre, in 10 vols.


CROISILLES

250.--29. et quand je l'aurais. The apodosis (_qu'est-ce
que je ferais_) is omitted and only the protasis is expressed.

251.--13. que penserait-on de vous. Distinguish between
_penser a_, to think of, and _penser de_, to have an opinion of.

252.--29. fermes royales. The old monarchy, which existed
in France before 1789, used to farm out the taxes to private individuals
or to a company, on condition that a certain sum should be turned over
to the Government, anything above this sum being the profit of the
_fermier_.

257.--9. de la sorte. Preservation of the old
demonstrative use of _illam_; the French article is the weakened Latin
demonstrative.

259.--1. a peine... que. Notice that _que_, not _quand_,
is used after _a peine_; the inversion with _a peine_ has already been
mentioned (note to p. 136, l. 4).

260.--10. n'avoir pas dine. Both parts of the negative are
usually placed before the infinitive.

17. Monsieur aime-t-il. The third person is generally used by
French servants in addressing their masters.

263.--24. un Turc. De Musset has in mind the Turkish
custom of sending _selams_ (see this word in the vocabulary).

266.--4. Mademoiselle. _Cher, chere_ in the salutation of
a French letter expresses much greater intimacy than the corresponding
English word; it is omitted in formal letters.

268.--10. si on lui. _Si on_ and not _si l'on_ is used
when the letter _l_ immediately follows.

269.--18. plus d'une. Notice that, while the subject
contains a plural idea, the verb is singular because of the influence of
_un_.

270.--16. profondement. Not an exception to the rule that
French adverbs are derived by adding _-ment_ to the feminine adjective;
adverbs of this type go back to past participles ending in _-ee_, the
final e having been lost (_aveuglement, commodement, conformement_,
etc.), or are formed on analogy with adverbs that are so derived (see
Darmesteter, _Historical French Grammar_, p. 382).

277.--26. grand'chose. See note to p. 87, l. 17 (cf. also
grand 'peine, l. 8).

279.--7. epouser... marier. Distinguish words.




VOCABULARY

ABBREVIATIONS

The following abbreviations have been used in the vocabulary.


_adj._ adjective
_adv._ adverb
_art._ article
_c._ about (_circa_)
_card._ cardinal numeral
_cf._ compare (_confer_)
_conj._ conjunction
_conj._ pr. conjunctive pronoun
_dej._ definite
_dem._ demonstrative
_disj._ disjunctive pronoun
_f._ feminine substantive
_indef._ indefinite
_int._ interrogative
_interj._ interjection
_m._ masculine substantive
_m., f._ masculine and feminine substantive
_ord._ ordinal numeral
_p._ page
_pl._ plural
_poss._ possessive
_pr._ pronoun
_prep._ preposition
_q.v._ which see (_quod vide_)
_refl._ reflexive
_rel._ relative
_s._ substantive
_v._ verb


A

a, _prep._ ta, at, in, on, by, of, from, for, with, until;
solide--, strong enough to;--ce que, as.
abaisser, _v._ to lower, cast down; s'--, be lowered, sink,
fall.
abandon, _m._ abandon, abandonment, freedom.
abandonner, _v._ to abandon, give up.
abasourdir, _v._ to deafen, stun, daze.
abat-jour, _m._ shade (of a lamp, etc.).
abattre, _v._ to fell, throw down, bring or knock or strike down;
s'--, fall, fail prostrate; abattu, --e, cast down,
prostrated.
abbe, _m._ abbot, abbe (general title for Catholic priests).
abdomen, _m._ abdomen (en pronounced as in ennemi).
abdomin, represents the incorrect pronunciation of abdomen.
Abdul-Malek, perhaps Gautier was thinking of Abdalmalek, the name
of several noted Mohammedans (Gautier also uses the form Abdul-Maleck).
abime, _m._ abyss.
ablution, _f._ ablution.
aboiement, _m._ barking.
abominable, _adj._ abominable.
abominablement, _adv._ abominably.
abondamment, _adv._ abundantly.
abondance, _f._ abundance.
abonder, _v._ to abound.
abord, _m._ access, arrival, approach, landing; d'--, at
first, first.
aborder, _v._ to board, accost, land, arrive, reach, make
(a port).
Aboul-Casem, Abul Kasim Mansur, called also Ferdoussi, _q. v._
aboutir, _v._ to result, end.
aboyer, _v._ to bark.
abreger, _v._ to abridge.
abreuver, _v._ to givedrink to, quench the thirst of, drench.
abri, _m._ shelter; a l'-- de, sheltered from, safe from.
abriter, _v._ to shelter.
abrupt,--e, _adj._ abrupt, rugged (_pt_ pronounced).
abrutir, _v._ to stupefy; besot.
absence, _f._ absence (in this and in the next six words _b_ is
pronounced as _p_).
absent,--e, _adj._ absent.
absolu,--e, _adj._ absolute.
absolument, _adv._ absolutely.
absolution, _f._ absolution.
absorber, _v._ to absorb.
absorption, _f._ absorption.
Abu-Becker, this name suggests Abu-Bekr, father-in-law of
Mohammed.
abus, _m._ abuse.
abuser, _v._ to abuse, take advantage; s'--, be mistaken,
be deceived.
accablement, _m._ prostration, dejection; accabler, _v._
to overwhelm, crush.
accent, _m._ accent, note.
accentuer, _v._ to accentuate, accent.
accepter, _v._ to accept.
acces, _m._ access, attack, burst, rush.
accident, _m._ accident.
accoler, _v._ to embrace.
accompagner, _v._ to accompany.
accomplir, _v._ to accomplish, perform.
accorder, _v._ to accord, grant; s'--, accord, agree.
accoster, _v._ to accost.
accouder (s'), _v._ to lean on one's elbow.
accourcir, _v._ to shorten.
accourir, _v._ to run up.
accoutumer, _v._ to accustom; s'--, become accustomed;
accoutume,--e, accustomed, used.
accrocher, _v._ to hang ur, hook; s'--, hang (on), lay hold,
hook oneself (to); accroche,--e, hung, caught.
accroupir (s'), _v._ to squat, crouch; accroupi,--e, adj.
crouching, squatting.
accueillir, _v._ to receive, greet, welcome.
accumuler, _v._ to accumulate.
accusation, _f._ accusation.
accuser, _v._ to accuse, acknowledge, show, reveal, initiate, bring
out.
acharnement, _m._ animosity, blind fury, tenacity.
acharner, _v._ to enrage, madden; acharne,--e, adj.
infuriated, implacable, furiously intent upon.
acheter, _v._ to buy.
acheteur, _m._ buyer.
achever, _v._ to complete, finish, put the finishing touches to,
kill.
acier, _m._ steel.
acolyte, _m._ acolyte, attendant.
acquerir, _v._ to acquire, gain.
acquit, _m._ receipt, discharge; par--de conscience, to ease
one's conscience.
acquitter, _v._ to acquit, pay.
acrement, _adv._ sourly, sharply, bitterly.
acte, _m._ act.
action, _f._ action, stock, share.
adessias, _adv._ adieu, good-by (Provencal).
adieu, _adv._ and _m._ good-by, farewell, adieu.
adjoint, _m._ adjunct, associate, assistant, deputy (used
especially of the magistrate who takes the place of the mayor when absent).
admettre, _v._ to admit.
administrateur, _m._ administrator, manager, director.
administrer, _v._ to administer;
administre, _m._ person under one's administration, fellow-citizen.
admirable, _adj._ admirable.
admiration, _f._ admiration.
admirer, _v._ to admire.
adopter, _v._ to adopt.
adoptif,--ive, _adj._ adoptive, adopted.
adorable, _adj._ adorable.
adorer, _v._ to adore.
adosser, _v._ to lean against, back (by); s'--, lean one's
back against.
adoucir, _v._ to sweeten, soften.
adresse, _f._ address, skill.
adresser, _v._ to address.
adversaire, _m._ adversary.
aerer, _v._ to ventilate.
affabilite, _f._ affability.
affaiblir, _v._ to enfeeble, weaken; s'--, grow weaker or
fainter.
affaire, _f._ affair, matter, case, business transaction,
engagement (military); _pl._ affairs, business; avoir -~ a,
to have dealings with, have to reckon with; homme d'affaires,
agent; faire nos affaires, to do well, succeed.
affaissement, _m._ weakening, diminution of strength, collapse,
weakness.
affaisser, _v._ to sink; s'--, settle down, sink, collapse.
affaler, _v._ to lower; affale, -e, fallen, collapsed.
affamer, _v._ to starve; affame, -e, starved, famished.
affecter, _v._ to affect, assume.
affection, _f._ affection.
afferer, _v._ to tell (dialectic; _cf. averer_ in Old French).
affiche, _f._ hand-bill, poster.
afficher, _v._ to post (up).
affiner, _v._ to refine.
affirmer, _v._ to affirm, state.
affliction, _f._ affliction.
affliger, _v._ to afflict.
affoler, _v._ to madden, drive mad; affole, -e, adj.
distracted, crazed, beside oneself.
affreusement, _adv_. frightfully.
affreux, -euse, _adj._ frightful, dreadful.
affronter, _v._ to face, brave.
affut, _m._ gun-carriage, watch; a l'--, lying in wait.
afin (de _or_ que), _conj._ in order to, in order
that.
africain, -e, _adj._ and _s._ African (written Africain when
_s._).
Afrique, _f._ Africa.
agacer, _v._ to provoke, irritate.
agate, _f._ agate.
age, _m._ age; jeune --, youth.
age, --e, _adj._ aged, old.
agenda, _m._ memorandum-book, note-book (_en_ pronounced as in
_bien_).
agenouiller (s'), _v._ to kneel; se tenir agenouille,
remain on one's knees.
agent, _m._ agent, police agent, policeman, deputy; -- de
police, police agent, policeman.
agilite, _f._ agility.
agir, _v._ to act; s'- de, be a question of; il ne
s'agit pas
de perdre la tete, it is no time to lose your head.
agitation, _f._ agitation, commotion.
agiter, _v._ to agitate, stir, shake, wave, move, disturb, raise
(a question); s'--, be agitated, stir, toss about, play.
agneau, _m._ lamb.
agonie, _f._ death agony.
agrandir, _v._ to enlarge; s'--, be enlarged, become
larger.
agreable, _adj._ agreeable.
agrement, _m._ charm.
agres, _m. pl._ rigging, tackle.
agricole, _adj._ agricultural.
agriculture, _f._ agriculture.
agripper, _v._ to snatch up or away.
aguets, _m. pl._ watch.
ah, _interj._ ah!, ha!
ahurissement, _m._ bewilderment, amazement.
ai, _interj._ ouch!, oh!, oh my!
aide, _f._ aid; -- de camp, m. aide-de-camp; a
l'--! help!
aider, _v._ to aid, help, assist.
aieul, -e, _m., f._ grandfather, grandmother, ancestor.
aigle, _m._ eagle.
aigrement, _adv._ sharply, roughly, keenly.
aigrette, _f._ egret, aigrette, tuft, plume.
aigu, -e, _adj._ acute, sharp, shrill.
aiguille, _f._ needle, hand of a clock (_ui_ pronounced as in
lui).
aile, _f._ wing.
aileron, _m._ pinion, tip of a wing, small wing, fin, stump of an
arm (familiar in last sense).
ailleurs, _adv._ elsewhere; d'--, besides.
aimable, _adj._ kind, agreeable, amiable.
aimer, _v._ to love, like; -- mieux, prefer.
aine, -e, _adj. and s._ elder, eldest, senior.
ainsi, _adv. and conj._ thus, so, in this manner, as follows,
-- que, just as.
air, _m._ air, look, appearance, manner; en l'--, in the
air, up; -- de famille avec, family resemblance to; passer
sous son --, to pass to leeward of him; il n'y avait pas
d'--, there was no air stirring.
aise, _f._ case, pleasure; a son --, a l'--, at
one's ease, comfortable, well off.
aise, -e, _adj._ easy.
aisement, _adv._ easily.
aisselle, _f._ armpit.
Ajaccio, chief city of Corsica and birthplace of Napoleon I
(pronounced in French: _Ajaksio_).
ajonc, _m._ furze, thorn-broom.
ajouter, _v._ to add.
ajuster, _v._ to adjust, aim at.
ajusteur, _m._ mechanic, fitter, weigher (of coins at the mint).
alanguir, _v._ to make languid; s'--, languish, grow dim.
alarmer, _v._ to alarm.
albanais, -e, _adj._ and _s._ Albanian (written Albanais
when _s._).
albatre, _m._ alabaster.
albinos, _adj. and s._ albino (_s_ pronounced).
Al Borack, Al Borak, name of the legendary winged mule on which
Mohammed is said to have made a journey to heaven (= lightning, in
Arabic).
alcove, _f._ alcove.
Alep, Turkish city (Syria).
Alexandre, Alexander.
alezan, -e, _adj. and s._ chestnut color, chestnut horse; --
brule, dark chestnut.
Alger, Algiers (capital of Algeria).
Algerie, _f._ Algeria (conquered by France 1830-1871).
alibi, _m._ alibi.
alimenter, _v._ to feed.
aligner, _v._ to line up, lay out in line; s'--, line up,
be or fall in line, form a line.
Allah, Mohammedan name for God.
allee, _f._ going, passage, walk, path; -- et venue, going
and coming.
alleger, _v._ to buoy up, lighten.
allegresse, _f._ glee, joy.
Allemagne, _f._ Germany.
allemand, -e, _adj._ and _s._ German (written Allemand
when _s._).
aller, _v._ to go, go on or along, get on, suit; s'en --,
go away oralong; allons!, come!, there now!; allez!,
va!, go along, come, get out, that's sure, etc.; ca va-t-il?,
are you getting on all right?; -- et venir, come and go, rise and
fall, walk to and fro, etc.
allitere, -e, _adj._ alliterative.
allonger, _v._ to lengthen, stretch out; -- le pas,
lengthen one's stride, hasten on; allonge -e, lengthened,
long.
allumer, _v._ to light; kindle, brighten; s'--, light up,
be brightened up, be kindled or lighted; l'oeil allume, with
bright eyes, allure, f. bearing, manner, style, gait, behavior.
allusion, _f._ allusion.
almee, _f._ Oriental dancer.
aloes, _m._ aloe, century-plant (_s_ pronounced).
alors, _adv._ then; -- que, _conj._ when, while.
alouette, _f._ lark.
alourdir, _v._ to make drowsy or heavy.
Alpes, _f. pl._ Alps.
Alsace, _f._ Alsace (_s_ pronounced as _z_).
Alsirat, Al Sirat, the bridge, narrower than a razor, leading to
the Mohammedan Heaven (=the way, in Arahic).
altier, -ere, _adj._ proud, lofty.
amande, _f._ almond.
amant, _m._ lover.
amarre, _f._ cable, hawser.
amasser, _v._ to amass, pile up, accumulate.
ambition, _f._ ambition.
ambre, _m._ amber; -- gris, ambergris (secretion of a whale
used in certain perfumes).
ame, _f._ soul, heart, spirit, mind.
amen, _interj._ amen (pronounced as in Latin).
amender, _v._ to improve; s'--, reform, mend one's ways.
amener, _v._ to lead, bring, bring forward.
amerement, _adv._ bitterly.
Amerique, _f._ America; -- du Sud, South America.
ami, -e, _m., f._ friend, sweetheart; mon --, my dear, my
dear fellow, my friend; bonne amie, good friend, sweetheart.
amitie, _f._ friendship.
amollir, _v._ to soften; s'--, become soft or slack.
amonceler, _v._ to pile ip; s'--, be piled up.
amour, _m._ love.
amoureux, -euse, _adj._ and _s._ in love, sweetheart, lover;
devenir --, to fall in love (to be distinguished from the
lower word amant).
amour-propre, _m._ self-respect, self-esteem.
amputer, _v._ to amputate; ampute, -e, with a limb
amputated.
amuser, _v._ to amuse; s'--, amuse oneself, be amused,
have a good time.
an, _m._ year.
anachorete, _m._ anchorite, hermit (_ch_ pronounced as _k_).
analytique, _adj._ analytical.
ancetre, _m._ ancestor (more frequent in _pl._).
ancien, -ne, _adj._ ancient, former, of former times, of long
standing, old.
ancre, _f._ anchor.
Andelys (les), town in the department of Eure (Normandy).
andiamo mio ben, let us go, my beloved (Italian, aria from Mozart's
opera Don Giovanni).
ane, _m._ ass, donkey; il ne se trouve pas dans le pas d'un
--, it's not found every day.
aneantir, _v._ to annihilate, dumbfound.
anfractuosite, _f._ anfractuosity, inequality, unevenness.
ange, _m._ angel.
anglais -e, _adj._ and _s._ English, Englishman (written Anglais
when _s._).
angle, _m._ angle, corner.
Angleterre, _f._ England.
angoisse, _f._ anguish, great anxiety.
animal, _m._ animal, creature, beast.
animer, _v._ to animate.
ankyloser, _v._ to ankylose (cause stiffening of the joints);
ankylose,-e, ankylosed, stiff.
annales, _f. pl._ annals.
anneau, _m._ ring.
annee, _f._ year.
Annette, Annie.
annonce, _f._ announcement, advertisement.
annoncer, _v._ to announce.
anse, _f._ handle, inlet, cove.
antichambre, _f._ antechamber, anteroom.
anticlerical, -e, _adj._ anti-clerical.
antilope, _f._ antelope.
antique, _adj._ antique, ancient, old-fashioned.
Antoine, Anthony.
anxieux, -euse, _adj._ anxious.
aoh, represents the English pronunciation of oh.
aout, _m._ August (pronounced: _ou_).
apaisement, _m._ appeasement, relief.
apaiser, _v._ to appease, soothe; s'--, be calmed, subside.
apanage, _m._ appanage, lot, characteristic.
apercevoir, _v._ to perceive, notice, see; s'-- (de),
perceive, etc.
aplatir, _v._ to flatten.
aplomb, _m._ plumb, perpendicular position; d'--, straight,
perpendicularly (_b_ not pronounced).
Apollon, Apollo (Greek and Roman god of oratory, medicine, poetry,
the arts, the sun, etc.).
apoplexie, _f._ apoplexy.
apotheose, _f._ apotheosis.
apparaitre, _v._ to appear.
appareil, _m._ apparatus.
apparence, _f._ appearance, bearing, look.
apparent, -e, _adj._ apparent.
apparition, _f._ apparition, appearance.
appartement, _m._ apartment.
appartenir, _v._ to belong.
appel, _m._ call, roll-call, appeal; faire l'--, to call the
roll.
appeler, _v._ to call, call out; s'--, be named; il se
faisait --, he gave as his name.
appetit, _m._ appetite.
application, _f._ application.
appliquer, _v._ to apply, put one thing on another.
apporter, _v._ to bring, bring forward.
appreciable, _adj._ appreciable.
apprecier, _v._ to estimate, judge the value of, value, appreciate.
apprehension, _f._ apprehension.
apprendre, _v._ to learn, teach, tell, hear of, show.
apprenti, _m._ apprentice.
appret, _m._ preparation.
appreter, _v._ to prepare, get ready; s'--, prepare, get
ready.
approche, _f._ approach, coming; approches du jour, approach
of day.
approcher, _v._ to approach; s'-- (de), approach.
approprier, _v._ to appropriate, tidy up.
appui, _m._ support, sill; mur d'--, supporting wall,
window-sill.
appuyer, _v._ to support, lean, rest; s'--, lean, rest;
appuye, -e, leaned, leaning.
apres, _prep. and adv._ after, afterwards; -- que, _conj._
after.
apres-midi, _f. (or m.)_ afternoon.
arabe, _adj. and s._ Arabic, Arabian, Arab (written Arabe when
_s._).
araignee, _f._ spider; -- de mer, spider-crab.
arbre, _m._ tree.
arc, _m._ bow, arch.
arche, _f._ ark, arch (of a bridge).
archet, _m._ bow; avoir le plus magnifique coup d'--, to play
the finest bow.
ardent, -e, _adj._ ardent, burning, warm, fiery, glowing.
ardeur, _f._ ardor, fervor, spirit, heat.
ardoise, _f._ slate.
arete, _f._ fish-bone.
argent, _m._ silver, money.
argenterie, _f._ silverware, silver.
argentin, -e, _adj._ silvery.
argyronete, _f._ water-spider.
ariette, _f._ arietta, light air, tune.
aristo, slang for aristocrate.
aristocrate, _m., f._ aristocrat.
aristocratie, _f._ aristocracy (pronounced: aristocracie).
aristocratique, _adj._ aristocratic.
Arlesien, -ne, _m., f._ native of Arles (in Provence).
arme, _f._ arm, weapon.
armee, _f._ army.
armer, _v._ to arm, fit, tip, cock, fit out.
armoire, _f._ cupboard, press, closet.
armoiries, _f. pl._ arms, coat of arms.
armurier, _m._ gunsmith.
arpenter, _v._ to measure (land), stride along or over.
arracher, _v._ to snatch, tear off, pull out.
arranger, _v._ to arrange, treat, "fldquo;fix"; s'--, be arranged,
make arrangements, manage.
arrestation, _f._ arrest.
arret, _m._ stop, pause, decision.
arreter, _v._ to stop, arrest, decide, draw up; s'--, stop.
arriere, _v._ and m. back, rear, stern; en --, back,
backwards, behind, on the back (of the head, etc.).
arriere-boutique, _f._ back shop.
arriere-pensee, _f._ mental reservation, thought not expressed.
arrivee, _f._ arrival.
arriver, _v._ to arrive, happen, come; pour en -- la, to reach
that point (figurative).
arrondir, _v._ to round.
arrondissement, _m._ district, ward, arrondissement (subdivision of
a department).
arroser, _v._ to water, sprinkle.
art, _m._ art.
Artaban, proverbially proud hero of La Calprenede's novel,
_Cleopatre_ (17th century).
articuler, _v._ to pronounce, state.
artillerie, _f._ artillery.
artilleur, _m._ artilleryman, gunner.
artiste, _m., f._ artist.
as, _m._ ace (_s_ pronounced).
asiatique, _adj._ Asiatic.
asile, _m._ asylum, shelter, refuge.
Asnieres (la porte d'), gate in northwestern wall of Paris
(pronounced: _aniere_).
aspect, _m._ aspect, appearance, sight (pronounced: _aspe_).
asphalte, _m._ asphalt.
aspiration, _f._ aspiration, inspiration, breathing.
Asrael, Azrael (the angel who separates the soul from the body at
death, in Mohammedan and Jewish angelology).
assaillir, _v._ to assail.
assassin, _m._ assassin, murderer; a l'--!, murder!
assassinat, _m._ assassination, murder.
assassiner, _v._ to assassinate, murder.
assaut, _m._ assault; a l'--!, charge!
assembler, _v._ to assemble, gather, collect.
asseoir, _v._ to seat, set, s'--, sit, be seated, sit down;
assis, -e, seated, judicial.
assesseur, _m._ (also used adjectively), assistant (judge).
assez, _adv._ enough, sufficient, rather, well enough.
assieger, _v._ to besiege.
assiette, _f._ plate; se trouver dans son -- ordinaire, to
feel at home.
assise, _f._ court of assize, criminal court.
assistant, _m._ person present, bystander.
assister, _v._ to be present, attend, witness.
associe, -e, _m., f._ associate, partner.
assonance, _f._ assonance (rime with vowels, but not with
consonants).
assonant, -e, _adj._ assonant.
assoupir, _v._ to make drowsy, lull; s'--, become drowsy;
assoupi, -e, drowsy.
assujettir, _v._ to subject, fasten, make firm.
assurance, _f._ assurance.
assurement, _adv._ assuredly.
assurer, _v._ to assure.
Astolphe, Astolfo (legendary English Prince in the Charlemagne
romances, Ariosto's Orlando Furioso, etc., noted for his hippogriff and
for his fairy horn of which the piercing sound could strike terror to
all who heard it).
atar-gull, _m._ attar of roses (Persian: atar-gul).
atavisme, _m._ atavism, inheritance.
atelier, _m._ workshop, factory, studio.
atmosphere, _f._ atmosphere.
atome, _m._ atom.
atour, _m._ attire, finery (usually _pl._).
atre, _m._ hearth.
atroce, _adj._ atrocious.
attabler, _v._ to seat or place at table.
attacher, _v._ to attach, fasten, bind, fix; s'--, attach
oneself, be or become attached, stick.
attaque, _f._ attack.
attaquer, _v._ to attack.
attarder, _v._ to delay; s'--, be delayed, tarry; attarde,
-e, delayed, belated.
atteindre, _v._ to attain, reach, attack.
atteler, _v._ to harness, put (horses) ta, hitch, yoke; attele
de, drawn by.
attendre, _v._ to await, wait for, wait, expect; s'-- a,
expect; c'etait la que je vous attendais, I was waiting for you
there, that was what I expected of you; attendu que, _conj._ seeing
that, in view of the fact that.
attendrir, _v._ to move, affect, touch; attendri, -e, _adj._
softened, tender.
attente, _f._ waiting, wait, expectation.
attentif, -ive, _adj._, attentive.
attention, _f. and interj._ attention, care, look out!
attentionne, -e _adj._ attentive.
attentivement, _adv._ attentively.
attenuer, _v._ to attenuate, soften.
atterrer, _v._ to strike down, cast down, overwhelm.
atterrir, _v._ to land, make land.
attirer, _v._ to attract, draw.
attitude, _f._ attitude.
attraper, _v._ to catch;
attribuer, _v._ to attribute.
attrister, _v._ to sadden.
attrouper, _v._ to assemble, collect (also _refl._).
au (aux) = a le (a les).
auberge, _f._ inn, tavern.
aubergiste, _m., f._ inn-keeper.
aucun, -e, _adj._ no, none, any.
audace, _f._ audacity.
audacieux, -ieuse, _adj._ audacious, daring.
audience, _f._ hearing, audience, court.
auditeur, _m._ auditor, hearer.
auditoire, _m._ audience.
augmenter, _v._ to increase.
augure, _m._ augury, omen.
auguste, _adj._ august.
aujourd'hui, _adv._ to-day.
aumone, _f._ alms, charity; faire l'-- a, to give alms to.
auparavant, _adv._ before, previously.
aupres (de), _prep._ near, with.
auquel (auxquels, etc.) = a lequel (a lesquels, etc.).
aurore, _f._ dawn.
aussi, _adv. and conj._ also, so, as, therefore; -- ... que,
as ... as.
aussitot, _adv._ straightway, at once; --- que, _conj._ as
soon as.
autant, _adv._ as much, as many, so many, as well; comme --,
as so many; d'-- plus (moins), so much the more (less).
autel, _m._ altar.
auteur, _m._ author.
autorisation, _f._ authorization, consent.
autoriser, _v._ to authorize.
autour, _adv._ and prep. (with de), around.
autre, _adj._ other, else, of another kind; d'autres, others;
avec nous autres, with the rest of us; vous autres, the rest
of you.
autrefois, _adv._ formerly, former times.
autrement, _adv._ otherwise.
autrichien, -ne, _adj. and s._ Austrian (written Autrichien
when _s._).
autruche, _f._ ostrich.
auvent, _m._ penthouse, awning (sometimes incorrectly used for
shutter).
auvergnat, -e, _adj. and s._ of Auvergne (former province in
central France), native of Auvergne (written Auvergnat when _s._).
avalanche, _f._ avalanche.
avaler, _v._ to swallow.
avance, _f._ advance; d' (a l')--, in advance; la belle
--, a lot of good it would do.
avancement, _m._ advancement, promotion.
avancer, _v._ to advance, push forward; s'--, advance; poste
avance, outpost; avancee, _f._ spur (of a mountain).
avant, _prep., adv. and m._ before, forward part, bow; -- de,
before; en --, forward, in front; en -- de, before; --
que, _conj._ before.
avantage, _m._ advantage.
avant-bras, _m._ forearm.
avant-garde, _f._ vanguard, advance-guard.
avant-hier, _adv._ the day before yesterday.
avant-poste, _m._ outpost.
avant-veille, _f._ second day before, two days before.
avare, _adj. and s._ avaricious, miserly, miser.
avarie, _f._ damage;
avatar, _m._ incarnation, metamorphosis.
avec, _prep._ with (following noun should often be translated
adverbially: -- expression, expressively, etc.).
Aveline, name of a forest near Rethel (mentioned by de Maupassant).
avenir, _m._ future.
aventure, _f._ adventure; a l'--, at hazard.
aventurer (s'), _v._ to risk oneself, venture.
avenue, _f._ avenue, driveway.
averse, _f._ shower.
aversion, _f._ aversion.
avertir, _v._ to warn, give notice, inform, acquaint.
avertissement, _m._ warning, notification.
aveu, _m._ avowal, confession.
aveugle, _adj._ blind.
aveuglement, _m._ blindness.
aveuglement, _adv._ blindly.
aveugler, _v._ to blind.
avide, _adj._ greedy, voracious, eager.
avidite, _f._ avidity, eagerness.
Avignon, city on the Rhone, 75 miles north of Marseilles
(department of Vaucluse).
aviron, _m._ oar.
avis, _m._ opinion, notice.
aviser, _v._ to apprise, advise, see about, notice, espy, think
(of); s'--, take into one's head.
aviver, _v._ to brighten, enliven; s'--, become brighter.
avocat, _m._ lawyer, attorney, barrister.
avoine, _f._ oats.
avoir, _v._ to have, receive, be (age), take (care); -- faim,
peur, soif, froid, be hungry, afraid, thirsty, cold; il y a,
there is, there are, ago, for (of time); qu'avez-vous?, qu'as-tu?,
what is the matter with you?; qu'est-ce qu'il y a?, qu'y a-t-il?,
what is the matter?, what can I do?; -- soin, take cale; -- pitie
de, feel pity for, be sorry for; -- beau (with infinitive), in
vain; c'est ce que nous avons de mieux a faire, it is the best we
can do; -- a, have reason to; et n'eut-elle ete rien de tout
cela, and had she not been at all so; _m._ property (when _eu_
occurs in the forms of this verb, it is pronounced: _u_).
avoue, _m._ attorney, solicitor, lawyer (who does not plead, in
this case avocat is used).
avouer, _v._ to acknowledge, confess.
avril, _m._ April.
axiome, _m._ axiom, adage, saying.
Ayesha, popular Arabic name, because of Ayesha the favorite wife of
Mohammed.
azur, -e, _adj. and m._ azure, sky-blue.