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d', _see_ de.
daigner, _v._ to deign.
dais, _m._ dais, canopy.
dallage, _m._ flagging.
dalle, _f._ flagstone.
daller, _v._ to pave (with flagstones).
Damas, Damascus (Syrian city; _s_ pronounced).
damas, _m._ damask (kind of silk with raised figures, also linen of
the same pattern), Damascus blade.
dame, _f._ lady, dame (title).
dame, _interj._ indeed!, well now!
damier, _m._ checker-board.
damner, _v._ to damn; damne, -e, _m., f._ one damned
(pronounced: _dane_).
danger, _m._ danger, risk.
dangereux, -euse, _adj._ dangerous.
Daniel, Daniel.
dans, _prep._ in, into, to, on.
danse, _f._ dance.
danser, _v._ to dance.
danseur, -euse, _m., f._ dancer, partner.
dater, _v._ to date.
datte, _f._ date (fruit).
dauphin, -ine, _m., f._ dolphin, dauphin, dauphiness (eldest son
of a French king, or his wife); Dauphine, proper name.
davantage, _adv._ still more, more.
David, David (King of Israel, story given in Bible, beginning with
I Sam. 16).
de, _prep._ of, from, by, with, to, on, in, for, than, as, some
(partitive), ~ English possessive ('s); si j'etais -- vous, if I
were in your place.
debarrasser, _v._ to disembarrass, free; se --, get rid.
debattre, _v._ to debate; se --, be debated, struggle,
contend, flicker.
debauche, _f._ debauch, debauchery.
deblayer, _v._ to clear out.
deborder, _v._ to overflow; deborde, -e, overflowing, brimming
over.
deboucher, _v._ to uncork, open, come out (into).
debout, _adv._ upright, up, standing; se tenir (mettre) --, to
stand upright.
deboutonner, _v._ to unbutton.
debraille, -e, _adj._ with the clothes in disorder or disheveled.
debris, _m._ debris, remains, wreckage, ruins, relic.
debrouillard, -e, _adj. and s._ shrewd, clever, shrewd fellow.
debut, _m._ beginning, start, first appearance, debut.
decacheter, _v._ to unseal, open.
decamper, _v._ to decamp, run off.
decapiter, _v._ to decapitate, behead.
decaver, _v._ to ruin (in gambling), fleece.
decembre, _m._ December.
deception, _f._ deception, disappointment.
dechainer, _v._ to unchain, let loose; se --, get or break
loose, rage.
decharge, _f._ discharge.
decharger, _v._ to discharge; se --, empty.
dechiqueter, _v._ to cut to pieces, slash.
dechirer, _v._ to tear, rend, lacerate, split (the ears), harrow,
rend with anguish; dechirant, -e, heartrending.
decider, _v._ to decide, make decide; se --, be decided, make
up one's mind.
declamer, _v._ to declaim, recite.
declaration, _f._ declaration.
declarer, _v._ to declare; se --, declare oneself, set in.
decliner, _v._ to decline, give (one's name).
decoiffer, _v._ to take down the hair of.
deconcerter, _v._ to disconcert.
decor, _m._ decoration.
decoration, _f._ decoration, badge, order.
decorer, _v._ to decorate, confer a medal on.
decouper, _v._ to cut off or out, bring out, cause to stand out,
carve, notch, indent.
decoupure, _f._ cutting out, cutting, outline.
decouragement, _m._ discouragement.
decouverte, _f._ discovery.
decouvrir, _v._ to discover, disclose, uncover.
decrepit, -e, _adj._ decrepit, dilapidated (_t_ not pronounced).
decrire, _v._ to describe;
decrocher, _v._ to unhook, take down.
dedaigner, _v._ to disdain.
dedain, _m._ disdain.
dedale, _m._ labyrinth, maze.
dedans, _adv. and m._ inside, within, in it, etc.; la- --, in
there, in it, etc.
defaire, _v._ to undo, untie; se --, get rid (of).
defaut, _m._ fault, defect, weak side, lack.
defavorable, _adj._ unfavorable.
defendre, _v._ to defend, forbid, prohibit; se --(de), defend
oneself, resist, jib (of horses).
defense, _f._ defense, prohibition.
defier, _v._ to defy; defiant, -e, _adj._ distrustful.
defile, _m._ filing-by, procession.
defiler, _v._ to file by, march off.
deflorer, _v._ to deflower, besmirch, take away the freshness of.
defoncer, _v._ to stave in, break in.
deformation, _f._ deformation.
deformer, _v._ to deform, put out of shape, crush.
defunt, -e, _adj._ deceased, late, dead.
degager, _v._ to disengage, set free; degage, -e, disengaged,
unembarrassed, free, careless, easy.
degourdir, _v._ to take away the numbness; se --, stretch, get
rid of one's stiffness; degourdi, -e, _adj._ revived, fresh, brisk.
degout, _m._ disgust.
degrafer, _v._ to unhook, unfasten, unbutton.
degre, _m._ degree, step.
degringoler, _v._ to tumble down, roll or scramble down.
degriser, _v._ to sober; se --, get sober.
deguenille, -e, _adj._ ragged.
deguisement, _m._ disguise.
deguiser, _v._ to disguise.
dehors, _adv. and m._ outside, out, out of doors; du --,
outside, exterior; au --, outside, without; les --,
the exterior, the appearance.
deja, _adv._ already.
dejeuner, _v._ to breakfast, lunch; _m._ breakfast, luncheon.
dela, _prep. and adv._ beyond; au -- de, beyond; au --,
beyond, more.
delai, _m._ delay, postponement, period.
delateur, -trice, _adj. and s._ betraying, informer, tell-tale.
delicat, -e, _adj._ delicate.
delicatesse, _f._ delicacy, deftness, consideration, tact, refined
feeling.
delicieux, -euse, _adj._ delicious, delightful.
delie, -e, _adj._ untied, slender.
delier, _v._ to untie.
delire, _m._ delirium.
delirer, _v._ to be delirious, rave, wander.
delivrer, _v._ to deliver, free, let out.
demain, _adv._ to-morrow.
demande, _f._ request, offer of marriage.
demander, _v._ to request, ask, ask for, need.
demarche, _f._ gait, act, procedure, step.
demeler, _v._ to disentangle, make out, distinguish, settle.
demence, _f._ dementia, insanity.
dementir, _v._ to contradict, belie, disprove.
demesure, -e, _adj._ boundless, huge.
demesurement, _adv._ immoderately, excessively.
demeure, _f._ dwelling.
demeurer, _v._ to remain, live, stand, stop; demeure seul,
left alone.
demi, -e, _adj._ hall (frequent prefix); a --, half-way, half.
demi-jour, _m._ twilight.
demission, _f._ resignation.
democrate, _m._ democrat.
demoiselle, _f._ young lady, girl of noble birth (old in this
sense); -- a marier, marriageable young lady.
demon, _m._ demon, devil.
demonter, _v._ to dismount, baffle; mer demontee, raging sea.
denier, _m._ farthing, penny.
denoncer, _v._ to denounce, betray.
denonciation, _f._ denunciation.
denoter, _v._ to denote, betoken, indicate.
denoument, _m._ denouement, solution, end (also written
denouement).
dent, _f._ tooth; coup de --, bite.
dentelle, _f._ lace, stone-work resembling lace.
Dentu, family name (_cf._ the Old French dentu, having long
teeth).
denuer, _v._ to strip; denue, -e, _adj._ stripped, deprived,
destitute.
denument, _m._ destitution.
depart, _m._ departure.
departement, _m._ department (one of the 86 subdivisions of French
territory).
depasser, _v._ to pass beyond, overtop, surpass.
depayser, _v._ to send from home, put out of one's natural
surroundings; se sentir depayse, to feel that one is not at home.
depeche, _f._ despatch.
depecher, _v._ to hasten, hurry; se --, hasten, hurry.
depense, _f._ expense.
depenser, _v._ to spend; se --, be spent or expended orwasted.
depit, _m._ spite, vexation; en -- de, in spite of.
deplacer, _v._ to displace, shift.
deplaire, _v._ to displease.
deplorable, _adj._ deplorable, wretched.
deployer, _v._ to unfold, display, spread out, deploy.
deposer, _v._ to put clown, place.
deposition, _f._ deposition, testimony.
depouiller, _v._ to strip (of leaves, etc.).
depourvu, -e, _adj._ destitute, void, lacking.
depuis, _prep._ from, since, for; -- que, _conj._ since.
depute, _m._ deputy (one of the 597 members of the Chambre des
Deputes or French House of Representatives).
deracinement, _m._ up-rooting, eradication.
deraison, _f._ unreasonableness, anything preposterous.
deranger, _v._ to derange, disturb, inconvenience.
derechef, _adv._ once more, anew.
derisoirement, _adv._ derisively, ridiculously.
derive, _f._ drift.
deriver, _v._ to derive, drift.
dernier, -ere, _adj._ last.
dernierement, _adv._ recently.
derober, _v._ to steal, bide away from.
deroger, _v._ to degrade oneself, lose dignity, stoop.
derouler (se), _v._ to unroll, spread out.
deroute, _f._ rout, defeat, flight.
derriere, _prep., adv. and m._ behind, rear, back, seat; par
--, behind, from behind.
des=de les.
des, _prep._ from, since, at, beginning with; -- que, conj. as
soon as, when; ecrire -- le lendemain, to write the next day.
desappointer, _v._ to disappoint.
desarmer, _v._ to disarm, uncock.
desastre, _m._ disaster.
desceller, _v._ to unseal, unfasten.
descendant, _m._ descendant.
descendre, _v._ to descend, go or come down, go downstairs,
dismount, get out (of a carriage, etc.).
descente, _f._ descent.
desert, -e, _adj. and m._ deserted, desert.
deserter, _v._ to desert.
desesperement, _adv._ desperately.
desesperer, _v._ to despair, make desperate, dishearten;
desespere, -e, desperate, disheartened, in despair.
desespoir, _m._ despair, desperation.
deshabituer, _v._ to unaccustom, disaccustom.
deshonneur, _m._ dishonor.
deshonorer, _v._ to dishonor.
designer, _v._ to designate, point out.
desir, _m._ desire, wish, eagerness.
desirer, _v._ to desire.
desolation, _f._ desolation, grief.
desoler, _v._ to desolate, grieve, render disconsolate; se --,
grieve, be distressed, be disconsolate; desole, -e, disconsolate,
desolate, grieved.
desordonne, -e, _adj._ disorderly, unruly.
desordre, _m._ disorder.
desormais, _adv._ henceforth.
desquels = de lesquels.
dessecher, _v._ to dry up, wither.
dessert, _m._ dessert.
dessiner, _v._ to design, outline, bring out; se --, be
designed, appear, be seen.
dessous, _adv., prep. and m._ below, under, down, lower side,
bottom; en --, below; au -- (de), below, beneath; mettre la
barre --, to put the helm down or a-lee.
dessus, _adv., prep. and m._ above, over, on, upon, over or on it,
etc., top; au -- de, above; par- --, over, above; la- --,
thereupon; de --, upper; lui tirer --, to shoot at him.
destination, _f._ destination.
destinee, _f._ destiny.
destiner, _v._ to destine, intend.
destruction, _f._ destruction.
detachement, _m._ detachment.
detacher, _v._ to detach, take off or from; se --, stand out,
come off.
detail, _m._ detail.
detaler, _v._ to clear out, scamper away.
deteler, _v._ to unhitch, unharness.
detendre, _v._ to unbend, slacken; se --, relax.
detente, _f._ trigger, spring.
determiner, _v._ to determine.
detirer, _v._ to stretch.
detonation, _f._ detonation, report.
detour, _m._ detour, turn.
detourner, _v._ to turn aside; se --, turn aside.
detresse, _f._ distress.
detroit, _m._ strait, straits.
detruire, _v._ to destroy.
dette, _f._ debt.
deuil, _m._ mourning, sorrow; faire -- a, to make sad;
conduire (mener) le --, lead the procession of mourners.
deusio, _adv._ secondly (word formed on analogy with primo, not
recognized by standard dictionaries).
deux, _card._ two; a -- ou trois, in twos or threes; tous
(les) --, both.
deuxieme, _ord._ second (x pronounced as _z_).
devancer, _v._ to go or arrive before, anticipate.
devant, _prep., adv. and m._ before, in front of, in front, front;
au -- de, to meet; il marcha -- lui, he walked straight ahead.
devaster, _v._ to devastate, lay waste, plunder, strip.
developper, _v._ to develop, unfold; se --, develop, be
developed, etc.
devenir, _v._ to become; que devient-il?, what is becoming of
him?
deviner, _v._ to divine, conjecture, guess.
deviser, _v._ to chat.
devisser, _v._ to unscrew.
devoir, _v._ must, ought, to owe, be indebted, be obliged, be
(necessity); _m._ duty.
devorer, _v._ to devour, eat up, consume, absorb, cover (distance);
devore!, eat him up!
devouement, _m._ devotion.
devouer, _v._ to devote.
diable, _m._ devil; interj. the devil!; que --!, the devil
take it!
diablement, _adv._ devilishly, deucedly.
diablerie, _f._ deviltry, mischief.
dialogue, _m._ dialogue.
dialoguer, _v._ to put in the form of or carry on a dialogue.
diamant, _m._ diamond.
Diane, Diana (goddess of hunting).
diane, _f._ reveille.
diantre, _interj._ the deuce!
Dick, proper name (_cf_., on account of the context, _dick_ =
thick, in German).
dictionnaire, _m._ dictionary.
Dieu, _m._ God; mon --!, heavens!, why!, etc.; grand --!,
great heavens!; le bon --, God; porter le bon --, to bear the
Sacrament.
difference, _f._ difference.
different, -e, _adj._ different.
difficile, _adj._ difficult, hard to get on with.
difficulte, _f._ difficulty; faire -- de, to object to.
digne, _adj._ worthy.
dilater, _v._ to dilate.
dimanche, _m._ Sunday.
diminuer, _v._ to diminish, lessen.
dinde, _f._ turkey-hen.
diner, _v._ to dine; m. dinner.
dire, _v._ to say, tell, call, speak; pour ainsi --, so to
speak; c'est-a--, that is to say; dites-moi, tell me, just
imagine, you have no idea; tout fut dit, all was settled; -- que
c'est, the idea of its being; _m. pl._ talk, gossip.
directeur, _m._ director, president.
direction, _f._ direction.
diriger, _v._ to direct; se --, go (towards, etc.).
discipline, _f._ discipline.
discours, _m._ discourse, speech.
discret, -ete, _adj._ discreet.
discussion, _f._ discussion.
discuter, _v._ to discuss.
disparaitre, _v._ to disappear.
disperser, _v._ to disperse, scatter; se --, disperse.
disposer, _v._ to dispose, arrange; se --, be disposed, make
ready.
disposition, _f._ disposition, disposal, arrangement, attitude.
dispute, _f._ quarrel.
disputer, _v._ to dispute; se --, dispute with one another,
dispute for the mastery of.
disque, _m._ disk.
dissimuler, _v._ to dissimulate, bide, try to conceal.
dissiper, _v._ to dissipate, scatter.
dissonance, _f._ dissonance.
dissuader, _v._ to dissuade.
distance, _f._ distance; de -- en --, at intervals.
distinct, -e, _adj._ distinct.
distinguer, _v._ to distinguish, make out, make out details;
distingue, -e, _adj._ distinguished.
distraction, _f._ distraction, inattention, apathy, amusement.
distraire, _v._ to distract, divert, amuse; distrait, -e, adj.
inattentive, absorbed, heedless.
district, _m._ district (_ct_ pronounced).
divaguer, _v._ to rave, wander (of the mind).
divan, _m._ divan, sofa.
divers, -e, _adj._ diverse, different.
diversifier, _v._ to diversify.
divertir, _v._ to divert, amuse.
divin, -e, _adj._ divine.
diviser, _v._ to divide.
divorcer, _v._ to divorce; -- avec, divorce.
dix, _card._ ten (pronounced: _dis; diz_ in liaison).
dix-huit, _card._ eighteen.
dixieme, _ord._ tenth.
dix-neuf, _card._ nineteen.
dix-sept, _card._ seventeen.
dizaine, _f._ about ten, half a score.
djinn, _m._ evil spirit (among the Arabs; pronounced as gene in the
English word Eugene).
dodo, _m._ by-by; au --, by-by, to bed; faire --, to go
or be gone by-by, sleep (child's word).
doigt, _m._ finger; montrer du --, to point to.
dolent, -e, _adj._ doleful, mournful, woeful.
dome, _m._ dome.
domestique, _adj. and s._ domestic, servant.
domination, _f._ domination.
dominer, _v._ to dominate, overlook, govern; -- sur, overlook.
domino, _m._ domino, dominoes.
dommage, _m._ damage, pity; quel --, what a pity.
don, _m._ gift.
donc, _conj., adv. and interj._ then, therefore, pray, do, just,
now; dis --, say, etc.
donner, _v._ to give, hand, cause, make (assault), bear (fruit);
se --, give or represent oneself, take; -- sur, open on, run
into; -- a, give (reason) to; -- a diner, give a dinner; se
-- de l'importance, assume a consequential air; se -- la mort,
kill oneself.
dont, _rel. pr._ of which, whose, with (in, on, by, from) which,
etc.
dorer, _v._ to gild; dore, -e, gilded, golden.
dorloter, _v._ to pamper; se --, nurse oneself, take one's
ease.
dormir, _v._ to sleep.
dorure, _f._ gilding, gilt.
dos, _m._ back, crest; de --, from behind.
dose, _f._ dose.
dot, _f._ dowry (_t_ pronounced).
doter, _v._ to endow, give a dowry to.
douairiere, _f._ dowager.
douanier, _m._ custom-house official.
double, _adj. and m._ double.
doubler, _v._ to double; -- une balle, duplicate a shot, hit
in the same place.
doucement, _adv._ sweetly, gently, softly, quietly.
douceur, _f._ gentleness, softness, mildness; avec --, softly.
douer, _v._ to endow.
douleur, _f._ pain, grief, sorrow.
douloureux, -euse, _adj._ painful.
doute, _m._ doubt.
douter, _v._ to doubt; se -- (de), suspect.
douteux, -euse, _adj._ doubtful, uncertain.
doux, douce, _adj._ sweet, gentle, soft, mild.
douzaine, _f._ dozen, twelve successive numbers in roulette.
douze, _card._ twelve.
doyen, _m._ dean, provost.
dragee, _f._ sugared almond (used especially at christenings).
dragon, _m._ dragon, dragoon.
dramatique, _adj._ dramatic.
drame, _m._ drama, tragedy.
drap, _m._ cloth, sheet:
drapier, _m._ draper; doyen des drapiers, dean (chief officer) of
the guild of clothiers.
dresser, _v._ to erect, raise, straighten up; se --, draw
oneself up, fisc, straighten up; faire -- les cheveux sur la tete,
make the hair stand on end.
dressoir, _m._ sideboard.
droguerie, _f._ drugs.
droit, -e, _adj., adv. and m._ straight, erect, right, upright; a
bon --, by good right; il allait tout -- devant lui, he was
going straight ahead; droite, _f._ right hand.
drole, _adj._ droll, comical, ludicrous, odd; m. rascal; un --
d'homme, a droll or strange fellow.
du=de le.
ducat, _m._ ducat (about $2.25).
duel, _m._ duel.
dune, _f._ dune, downs.
Dupotet, proper name (_cf. potet_=little pot, in Old French).
duquel, _de lequel_.
dur, -e, _adj._ hard, harsh, rough.
durant, _prep._ during.
durer, _v._ to last.
durete, _f._ hardness.
duvet, _m._ down.
dyspeptique, _adj. and s._ dyspeptic.

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eau, _f._ water; -- -de-vie, brandy; etre tout en --, to
be dripping with perspiration.
ebahi, -e, _adj._ aghast, amazed.
ebaucher, _v._ to sketch, delineate, outline, make only part way or
awkwardly.
ebene, _m._ ebony.
eblouir, _v._ to dazzle.
eblouissement, _m._ dazzling, giddiness.
ebouriffe, -e, _adj._ in disorder, with disheveled hair, unkempt.
ebrancher, _v._ to strip the branches off, lop.
ebranler, _v._ to shake.
ecaille, _f._ scale, shell.
ecarlate, _m._ (used adjectively), scarlet.
ecarquiller, _v._ to open wide.
ecarter, _v._ to turn aside, put or draw or rush aside, spread keep
from; s'--, withdraw, separate, draw away, part; ecarte, -e,
wide apart, projecting, flaring.
echafauder, _v._ to erect scaffolding, build up.
echalas, _m._ vine-prop.
echanger, _v._ to exchange.
echantillon, _m._ sample, specimen.
echapper, _v._ to escape; s'--, escape.
echarper, _v._ to slash, cut to pieces.
echasse, _f._ stilt, long leg of a wading-bird, stilt-bird,
long-shanks.
echassier, _m._ wading-bird.
echauffer, _v._ to heat, inflame, warm; s'--, get warm or hot.
echelle, _f._ ladder.
echeveau, _m._ skein.
echevin, _m._ alderman.
echine, _f._ spine, back.
echouer, _v._ to fun aground.
eclaboussure, _f._ splash.
eclair, _m._ lightning, flash.
eclaircir, _v._ to clear up, throw light on, be cleared up, clear
off, clear.
eclairer, _v._ to light, light up, give light to, reconnoiter;
s'--, brighten up, brighten, clear up, be explained; eclaire,
-e, lighted, bright.
eclaireur, _m._ scout.
eclat, _m._ splinter, fragment, burst, explosion, flash,
brilliancy, brightness, splendor; eclats de voix, outburst, loud
voices or exclamations.
eclater, _v._ to explode, burst, burst forth, shine, flash out, go off
(gun); -- de rire, burst out laughing; eclatant, -e, shilling,
brilliant, dazzling, resounding.
eclope, -e, _adj._ crippled, lame, with broken legs (of furniture).
eclore, _v._ to hatch, corne forth, blossom.
ecole, _f._ school.
economie, f. economy, saving; faire des economies, to save up
money.
ecorce, _f._ bark.
ecorcher, _v._ to skin, flay;
ecorche, _m._ one who has been flayed or skinned.
ecouler, _v._ to run, flow out; s'--, run, elapse, pass by.
ecouter, _v._ to listen (to).
ecran, _m._ screen.
ecraser, _v._ to crush, overwhelm.
ecremer, _v._ to skim, skim off.
ecrier (s'), _v._ to exclaim, cry.
ecrire, _v._ to write; par ecrit, in writing; on nous
ecrit, from our special correspondent.
ecriteau, _m._ sign-board, placard.
ecriture, _f._ writing, handwriting.
ecrouelles, _f. pl._ scrofula.
ecrouler, _v._ to fall in, collapse; s'--, fall in, collapse.
ecu, _m._ shield, crown (old coin worth 3 francs, also coin worth 5
francs).
ecueil, _m._ reef.
ecume, _f._ foam, froth.
ecumer, _v._ to foam, froth.
ecumoire, _f._ skimmer.
ecurie, _f._ stable.
ecusson, _m._ escutcheon.
Edouard, Edward.
education, _f._ education, drill.
eduquer, _v._ to bring up (children), educate.
effacer, _v._ to efface, rub or blot out, dull, dim; s'--,
efface oneself, get out of the way, disappear, be blotted out.
effarer, _v._ to scare, frighten, startle.
effectivement, _adv_. effectively, really, in reality.
effet, _m._ effect; pl. effects, goods, belongings; en --, in
reality, indeed.
effeuiller, _v._ to strip off the leaves.
effile, -e, _adj._ slender, slim, sharp.
effianque, -e, _adj._ lean (usually of animais).
effleurer, _v._ to strip off the flowers, graze.
effondrer, _v._ to break in, break.
efforcer (s'), _v._ to strive.
effort, _m._ effort.
effrayer, _v._ to frighten; effrayant, -e, _adj._ frightful.
effroi, _m._ fright, dismay.
effronte, -e, _adj._ shameless, bold.
effroyable, _adj._ frightful, horrible.
effusion, _f._ effusion.
egal, -e, _adj. and s._ equal, all the same, regular, even; c'est
--, all the same.
egalement, _adv._ equally, uniformly.
egaler, _v._ to equal.
egard, _m._ regard, consideration, subject; a son --, in
regard to him.
egarer, _v._ to mislead, unsettle; s'--, get lost, wander;
egare, -e, unsettled, bewildered, wild, frantic, lost.
egayer, _v._ to enliven, amuse, cheer up.
eglise, _f._ church.
egoisme, _m._ egotism, selfishness.
egoiste, _adj._ egotistical, selfish.
egorger, _v._ to cut the throat of, slaughter.
egyptien, -ne, _adj._ Egyptian (_t_ pronounced as _c_).
eh, _interj._ ah!, ha!, or; -- bien, well.
Eiffel (la tour), Parisian tower, highest in the world (300 meters),
erected for the exposition of 1889 by the engineer of this name.
elan, _m._ spring, bound, start, impetus, clash, flight.
elancer, _v._ to throw; s'--, throw oneself, spring forward,
spring, dart, start up; elance, -e, _adj._ slender.
elargir, _v._ to widen; elargi, -e, widened, spreading.
elastique, _adj._ elastic.
electeur, _m._ elector, constituent; avenue de l'Electeur,
Kurfuerstenallee (avenue near Heidelberg).
electrique, _adj._ electric.
elegance, _f._ elegance.
elegant, -e, _adj._ elegant.
elegiaque, _adj._ elegiac.
element, _m._ element.
elephant, _m._ elephant.
elever, _v._ to elevate, bring up, put up, ralse; s'--, rise,
arise; eleve, -e, elevated, tall, lofty, towering.
Elias, Elias (Elia) is the New Testament and German form of Elie, Elijah.
elle, _conj. and disj. pr._ (feminine), she, it.
elle-meme, _see_ lui-meme.
eloge, _m._ praise.
Eloi (saint), Saint Eloi or Eligius, Bishop of Noyon (c. 588-659).
eloignement, _m._ removal, distance.
eloigner, _v._ to remove, send away, banish; s'--, go away,
move away; eloigne, -e, distant.
email, _m._ enamel.
emballage, _m._ packing.
emballer, _v._ to pack up.
embarcation, _f._ small craft, boat.
embarquement, _m._ embarcation.
embarquer, _v._ to embark, put on board; s'--, embark, be put
on board.
embarras, _m._ embarrassment.
embarrasser, _v._ to embarrass.
embaumer, _v._ to embalm, perfume, smell sweet, give forth a sweet
odor.
emboiter, _v._ to join, fit in; -- le pas, lock step.
embonpoint, _m._ plumpness, stoutness.
embraser, _v._ to set on fire; embrase, -e, burning, on fire.
embrasser, _v._ to embrace, kiss.
embrasure, _f._ embrasure, window-recess.
embrouiller, _v._ to entangle, tangle, confuse, befog.
embrumer, _v._ to cover (with mist), overcast.
emeraude, _f._ emerald.
emerite, _adj._ emeritus, old, confirmed.
emettre, _v._ to emit, express.
emigrer, _v._ to emigrate.
Emineh, the Trusty One or the Steadfast One (Arabic).
eminence, _f._ eminence, height, rising ground.
emir, _m._ emir (Mohammedan governor, etc.).
emission, _f._ emission, issue.
emmener, _v._ to lead or take away, carry off (pronounced: ammener).
emotion, _f._ emotion.
emouchet, _m._ sparrow-hawk.
emouvoir, _v._ to excite, move.
emparer (s'), _v._ to take possession.
empecher, _v._ to hinder, prevent, keep from; il n'a pu s'-- de,
he could not help.
empereur, _m._ emperor.
empetrer, _v._ to entangle.
empiler, _v._ to pile up.
emplette, _f._ purchase.
emplir, _v._ to fill.
emploi, _m._ employment, use, position, job.
employe, -e, _m., f._ employee, clerk.
employer, _v._ to employ, use, take up (attention).
empoigner, _v._ to grasp, lay hold of.
emporter, _v._ to carry off or away, take away, take; l'--,
carry (him, her, it) off, prevail, win the day.
empreindre, _v._ to imprint, impress, mark.
empreinte, _f._ imprint, impression.
empressement, _m._ eagerness, alacrity.
empresser (s'), _v._ to be eager, hasten, hurry, press eagerly (about).
emprisonner, _v._ to imprison.
emprunter, _v._ to borrow.
en, _conj. pr._ of it, of him, etc., some, with (of, by, etc.) it.
en, _prep._ in, into, ta, while, in the capacity of, as, like, by, at.
encadrer, _v._ to frame.
encaisser, _v._ to encage, embank, enclose.
encens, _m._ incense (_s_ not pronounced).
enchainer, _v._ to enchain, put in chains, chain.
enchanter, _v._ to enchant, delight.
enchere, _f._ bidding, auction.
encoignure, _f._ corner, angle.
encombrer, _v._ to obstruct, encumber, overload, crowd.
encore, _adv._ still, again, yet, besides; -- un, another.
encourager, _v._ to encourage.
encre, _f._ ink.
encrier, _m._ inkstand.
endiabler, _v._ to be in a passion; faire --, to throw into a
rage, arouse the devil in.
endimancher, _v._ to put on one's Sunday clothes (usually _refl._);
endimanche, -e, dressed in one's test clothes.
endormir, _v._ to put to sleep; s'--, fall asleep; endormi,
-e, asleep, sleeping, fallen asleep, dull.
endosser, _v._ to put on.
endroit, _m._ place.
energie, _f._ energy.
energique, _adj._ energetic.
energiquement, _adv._ energetically.
enerver, _v._ to enervate, unnerve, weaken, wear on the nerves.
enfance, _f._ infancy, childhood.
enfant, _m., f._ child; bon --, good fellow; -- de
choeur, choir-boy.
enfantillage, _m._ childishness, childish act.
enfantin, -e, _adj._ infantile, childish, children's, child's.
enfer, _m._ hell.
enfermer, _v._ to shut up, enclose.
enfiler, _v._ to thread, string, slip on.
enfin, _adv._ finally, at last, after all, in short.
enflammer, _v._ to inflame, set fire to; enflamme, -e,
inflamed, flaming, on fire.
enfoncer, _v._ to sink, drive in, plunge, thrust, hide; s'--,
sink, go down (into), settle down, give way, be broken in, plunge.
enfuir (s'), _v._ to flee.
engagement, _m._ engagement, obligation, contract, enlistment.
engager, _v._ to engage, enlist, induce, urge, give (a signature);
s'--, enlist, enter.
engendrer, _v._ to engender, beget.
engin, _m._ engine, machine, fishing-gear.
engloutir, _v._ to engulf, devour, swallow greedily, gulp down;
s'--, be engulfed, be swallowed.
engouffrer, _v._ to engulf; s'--, be engulfed, be swallowed
up, be poured (into), rush (of the wind).
engourdir, _v._ to benumb, deaden; s'--, become benumbed or
drowsy or dull; engourdi, -e, benumbed, deadened, torpid, drowsy.
engourdissement, _m._ numbness, torpor.
engraisser, _v._ to fatten, get fat.
enhardir, _v._ to embolden; s'-- a, become bold enough to
(avoid liaison with _n_ in this word).
enigme, _f._ enigma, riddle.
enivrer (s'), _v._ to get drunk (_en_ pronounced as in _ennui_).
enjambee, _f._ stride.
enjamber, _v._ to bestride, stride, put one's leg over, stride over.
enlacer, _v._ to lace, bind, entwine, interlace.
enlevement, _m._ carrying off, capture.
enlever, _v._ to take away, carry off, take off, raise, remove;
-- cette affaire, accomplish this.
enluminer, _v._ to color, paint.
ennemi, _m._ enemy; --, -e, adjectively, hostile.
ennui, _m._ ennui, tediousness,
tiresomeness, vexation (in this and in the next two words the first
syllable is nasalized).
ennuyer, _v._ to weary, bore.
enorgueillir, _v._ to make proud; s'--, be proud.
enorme, _adj._ enormous.
enormement, _adv._ enormously.
enormite, _f._ enormity.
enquerir (s'), _v._ to inquire.
enquete, _f._ inquest, inquiry, search.
enrager, _v._ to enrage, become mad; enrage, --e, mad,
enraged, crazy, crazy fellow.
enregimenter, _v._ to form into regiments, enroll.
enrichir, _v._ to enrich; s'--, become rich.
enroue, -e, _adj._ hoarse.
ensanglanter, _v._ to make bloody, make blood-red; ensanglante,
-e, bloody.
enseigne, _f._ sign, sign-board.
ensemble, _adv._ together.
ensuite, _adv._ then, next, afterwards.
ensuivre (s'), _v._ to ensue, follow.
entasser, _v._ to pile up; s'--, be piled up.
entendement, _m._ understanding, intellect, mind.
entendre, _v._ to hear, understand, mean, intend; s'--,
understand one another, be understood, be heard; a -- de, if you
listen to, according to; bien entendu, to be sure, of course.
enterrement, _m._ burial, funeral, funeral procession.
enterrer, _v._ to bury.
enteter, _v._ to give a headache to, make vain; s'--, be
obstinate, persist.
entier, -ere, _adj._ entire; tout --, entirely.
entierement, _adv._ entirely.
entour (a l'), _adv._ round about; -- de, around.
entourage, _m._ frame, intimates.
entourer, _v._ to surround, envelop.
entr'acte, _m._ intermission.
entrailles, _f. pl._ entrails, bowels, feeling; qui lui tenait
encore aux --, for whom she still yearned.
entrainer, _v._ to drag, draw, draw along or on; s'--, drag
oneself, train, drill.
entre, _prep._ between, among, in; d'--, from among, among;
-- eux, among themselves, to one another, etc.; passer -- vos
mains, to pass into your hands; ils parlerent -- eux, they
talked to each other.
entre-baille, -e, _adj._ half-open, ajar.
entree, _f._ entrance, entry.
entrefaite, _f._ interval; sur ces entrefaites, meanwhile.
entremeler, _v._ to intermix, intermingle.
entremetteur, _m._ go-between, procurer.
entrepot, _m._ storeroom, warehouse.
entreprendre, _v._ to undertake.
entreprise, _f._ enterprise, undertaking.
entrer, _v._ to enter, come in, put or go in.
entretenir, _v._ to keep up, take care of, support, maintain;
s'--, converse.
entretien, _m._ support, keep, conversation, interview.
entrevue, _f._ interview.
entr'ouvrir, _v._ to half-open, set ajar, open part way.
envahir, _v._ to invade, penetrate, take possession of.
envahisseur, _m._ invader; adjectively: invading.
enveloppe, _f._ envelope, exterior, covering, cover, outward form.
envelopper, _v._ to envelop, wrap up, surround.
envers, _m._ wrong side; prep. towards; a l'--, contrary to,
wrong side outwards; se mettre le coeur a l'--, to be upset.
envi (a l'), _adv._ in emulation, vying with each other.
envie, _f._ desire, longing, envy; faire - a, to make envious;
porter -- a, be envious of.
envier, _v._ to envy, long for.
envieux, -euse, _adj._ envious.
environ, _adv._ about; aux (dans les) environs, in the
neighborhood or vicinity, in the suburbs.
environner, _v._ to surround, attend.
envoler (s'), _v._ to fly away.
envoyer, _v._ to send; -- des sourires a, smile at.
epais, -se, _adj._ thick.
epaisseur, _f._ thickness.
epaissir, _v._ to thicken, deepen (silence).
epanouir, _v._ to open, cheer; epanoui, -e, open, cheerful, in
blossom.
epanouissement, _m._ blossoming, blooms.
epargner, _v._ to save, spare.
epars, -e, _adj._ scattered, disheveled.
epaule, _f._ shoulder.
epaulement, _m._ breastwork.
epaulette, _f._ epaulette.
epee, _f._ sword.
eperdu, -e, _adj._ desperate, bewildered, frantic, distracted.
eperdument, _adv._ frantically, desperately.
eperon, _m._ spur.
epi, _m._ ear (of grain, etc.).
epicier, _m._ groceryman, grocer.
epigramme, _f._ epigram.
epoque, _f._ epoch, time.
epouser, _v._ to marry.
epouvantable, _adj._ terrible, appalling.
epouvante, _f._ fright, terror.
epouvanter, _v._ to terrify, appall.
epoux, -ouse, _m., f._ husband, wife.
eprendre (s'), _v._ to fall in love (with), be smitten.
epreuve, _f._ trial, proof.
eprouver, _v._ to experience, try, test, feel.
epuiser, _v._ to exhaust.
equipage, _m._ crew.
equiper, _v._ to equip.
equivalent, _m._ equivalent.
equivoque, _adj._ equivocal, doubtful.
-er, see premier.
erafler, _v._ to scratch.
erailler, _v._ to fray.
ermite, _m._ hermit.
errer, _v._ to wander; chien errant, stray dog.
erreur, _f._ error, mistake.
eruption, _f._ eruption.
Esbekick, Ezbekia Gardens (in northern section of Cairo).
escabeau, _m._ escabelle, f. stool.
escadron, _m._ squadron, cavalry; chef d'--, major.
escalier, _m._ staircase, stairway.
escapade, _f._ escapade, prank.
escarboucle, _f._ carbuncle (stone).
escargot, _m._ snail.
escarmouche, _f._ skirmish.
esclave, _m., f._ slave.
escogriffe, _m._ sharper, gawky or lanky fellow.
escorte, _f._ escort, convoy.
espace, _m._ space.
espacer, _v._ to space; s'--, to grow farther apart.
Espagne, _f._ Spain; piece d'--, Spanish coin.
espagnol, -e, _adj. and s._ Spanish, Spaniard (written
Espagnol when _s._).
espece, _f._ species, sort, kind, cash (in _pl._).
esperance, _f._ hope, expectation.
esperer, _v._ to hope.
espiegle, _adj._ frolicsome, roguish, mischievous.
espion, _m._ spy.
esplanade, _f._ esplanade.
espoir, _m._ hope.
esprit, _m._ mind, wit, sense, brains, spirit; -- fort,
skeptic.
essaim, _m._ swarm.
essayer, _v._ to try.
essence, _f._ essence, perfume, scent.
essentiel, -le, _adj._ essential (_t_ pronounced as _c_).
essoufflement, _m._ breathlessness.
essoufiler, _v._ to put out of breath; essouffle, -e, out of
breath, breathless.
essuyer, _v._ to wipe, wipe away.
estafette, _f._ courier, messenger.
estimer, _v._ to esteem, estimate.
estomac, _m._ stomach (pronounced: _estoma_).
estrade, _f._ platform, dais.
estropie, -e, _adj. and s._ crippled, maimed, cripple.
et, _conj._ and.
etable, _f._ stable, cattle-shed; -- a cochons, pig-sty.
etablir, _v._ to establish, set up, set, settle, fix, fasten, make;
s'--, be established, take a position, settle down, etc.
etablissement, _m._ establishment, moving in.
etage, _m._ flight of stairs, story, floor (above the groundfloor);
premier --, second story.
etain, _m._ tin, pewter.
etalage, _m._ goods exposed for sale, display, show-window.
etaler, _v._ to set out, spread out, display, expose goods (for
sale); s'--, spread out, be exposed or displayed.
etat, _m._ state, condition.
etat-major, _m._ staff.
etc., pronounced in French: _ett cetera_.
ete, _m._ summer.
eteindre, _v._ to extinguish, put out; s'--, die out, go out;
eteint, -e, extinguished, extinct, dead.
etendre, _v._ to extend, stretch, stretch out; s'--, extend,
stretch oneself out.
etendue, _f._ stretch, extent.
eternel, -le, _adj._ eternal, everlasting.
eternuer, _v._ to sneeze.
etinceler, _v._ to sparkle, glitter; etincelant, -e,
sparkling, glittering, brilliant.
etincelle, _f._ spark, flash, glitter.
etirer, _v._ to stretch.
etoffe, _f._ stuff, fabric.
etoile, _f._ star; coucher a la belle --, to sleep in the open
air.
etoiler, _v._ to star, stud, dot, shine like a star, sparkle.
etonnement, _m._ astonishment.
etonner, _v._ to astonish, amaze; s'--, be astonished.
etouffer, _v._ to stifle, muffle, smother, choke.
etourdi, -e, _adj. and s._ giddy, heedless, rattlebrained,
rattlebrain, madcap, giddy-headed fellow.
etrange, _adj._ strange.
etrangement, _adv._ strangely.
etranger, -ere, _adj. and s._ strange, foreign, stranger, foreigner.
etrangler, _v._ to strangle, choke.
etre, _v._ to be, go (in past tense); -- a, belong to, be the
right of, be the turn of, be busy (about); en - a, reach the point
of, come to; en - la, to be reduced to such a point, be in such a
condition; -- bien avec, be on good terms with; nous y sommes,
here we are; il est, there is or are (rarer than il y a);
n'est-ce pas?, isn't it?, don't you think so?, etc.; il n'etait
plus au jeu, he no longer had his mind on the game; elle en fut
dans l'admiration, she went into ecstacy over it; _m._ being.
etreindre, _v._ to squeeze, hug, clasp, grip.
etroit, -e, _adj._ narrow.
etude, _f._ study.
etudier, _v._ to study.
eunuque, _m._ eunuch.
Eure, _f._ French river and department (in Normandy).
Europe, _f._ Europe.
eux, _disj. pr._ they, them, themselves; causer entre --, to
chat with one another.
eux-memes, _pr._ themselves, etc.; d'--, by themselves,
without interference.
evaluer, _v._ to value, estimate.
Evangeliste, _m._ Evangelist.
Evangile, _m._ Gospel.
evanouir (s'), _v._ to faint, vanish.
evaporer, _v._ to evaporate.
eveil, _m._ awakening; en --, on the alert or watch.
eveiller, _v._ to awaken, arouse; s'--, awake; eveille,
-e, awakened, wide-awake.
evenement, _m._ event.
eventail, _m._ fan.
evente, -e, _adj._ flat, giddy.
eventrer, _v._ to rip open, disembowel.
eveque, _m._ bishop.
evertuer (s'), _v._ to strive, do one's utmost.
evidemment, _adv._ evidently (_em_ pronounced as _am_).
evident, -e, _adj._ evident.
evider, _v._ to hollow out; dentelles d'une sculpture evidee,
open-work stone carving.
eviter, _v._ to avoid.
Evreux, town 68 miles northwest of Paris (department of Eure).
exactement, _adv._ exactly.
exagerer, _v._ to exaggerate.
exaltation, _f._ exaltation, glorification, exhilaration.
exalter, _v._ to exalt; s'--, become excited.
examiner, _v._ to examine.
exasperer, _v._ to exasperate.
excellence, _f._ excellence; par --, preeminently.
excellent, -e, _adj._ excellent.
excepter, _v._ to except; excepte, _prep._ except.
exces, _m._ excess.
excessif, -ive, _adj._ excessive, exorbitant.
exciter, _v._ to excite, arouse.
exclamation, _f._ exclamation.
exclusivement, _adv._ exclusively.
excuse, _f._ excuse.
excuser, _v._ to excuse.
executer, _v._ to execute.
execution, _f._ execution.
exemple, _m._ example, parallel, copy; par --, indeed, really,
for example.
exempt, -e, _adj._ exempt, free (_p_ not pronounced).
exercer, _v._ to exercise, practice, train; s'--, practice, be
trained, be exercised, drill, be produced.
exercice, _m._ exercise, drill.
exhaler, _v._ to exhale, give vent to, heave.
exiger, _v._ to exact, demand.
exil, _m._ exile.
exiler, _v._ to exile.
existence, _f._ existence.
exister, _v._ to exist.
expedition, _f._ expedition.
experience, _f._ experience, experiment.
expier, _v._ to expiate, atone for.
expirer, _v._ to expire, die, die away.
explication, _f._ explanation.
expliquer, _v._ to explain; s'--, explain oneself, be
explained, give an explanation.
exploiter, _v._ to exploit.
explorer, _v._ to explore.
explosion, _f._ explosion.
exposer, _v._ to expose.
exposition, _f._ exposition; Exposition de 89, Paris Exposition
of 1889.
expres, expresse, _adj. and adv._ express, on purpose; par un fait
--, on purpose, by a prearrangement.
expressement, _adv._ expressly.
expressif, -ive, _adj._ expressive.
expression, _f._ expression.
exprimer, _v._ to express.
ex-prince, _m._ ex-prince.
expulser, _v._ to expel, drive out.
exquis, -e, _adj._ exquisite.
extase, _f._ ecstasy.
extatique, _adj._ ecstatic.
extenuer, _v._ to extenuate, weaken, exhaust.
exterieur, -e, _adj._ and m. exterior, outer, outside.
exterminer, _v._ to exterminate.
extraordinaire, _adj._ extraordinary.
extravagance, _f._ extravagance, excess, wild idea.
extravagant, -e, _adj._ extravagant, wild, unreasonable.
extreme, _adj._ extreme.
extremement, _adv._ extremely.
extremite, _f._ extremity, tip.