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F

f..., abbreviation for foutu.
fabliau, _m._ fabliau (humorous medieval tale).
fabricant, _m._ manufacturer.
fabrique, _f._ factory, manufacture, make; marque de --,
trade-mark.
fabriquer, _v._ to manufacture, make.
fabuleux, -euse, _adj._ fabulous.
face, _f._ face, front; en --, opposite, in presence of,
openly, squarely; en -- de, opposite, changer de --, to change
appearance.
facetie, _f._ facetiousness, joke (_t_ pronounced as _c_).
facher, _v._ to anger; se --, get angry; fache, -e, adj.
angry, sorry.
facheux, -euse, _adj._ grievous, vexatious.
facile, _adj._ easy.
facilement, _adv._ easily.
facilite, _f._ facility, ease, fluency.
facon, _f._ fashion, manner, way, composition; de -- a, so as
to; d'une -- continue, continuously.
fagot, _m._ fagot.
faible, _adj. and s._ feeble, weak, faint, weak person.
faiblement, _adv._ feebly, weakly, faintly.
faiblesse, _f._ feebleness, weakness, swoon.
Faidherbe (Louis), distinguished general of Franco-Prussian war
(1818-1889).
faignant, popular for faitneant.
faigniant, dialectic for faineant.
faillir, _v._ to rail, err, corne near; -- a l'honneur, act
dishonorably.
faillite, _f._ bankruptcy; faire --, to fail.
faim, _f._ hunger.
faineant, -e, _adj. and s._ idle, lazy fellow, do-nothing, sluggard.
faire, _v._ to do, make, form, build, perform, cause, act, heave,
utter, let, mark, play the part of, bring it about (that), be (weather),
take (a step, a nap), commit (an act), have (a dream, supper, anything
clone), pay (court, compliment, attention), pass over or cover
(distance), serve (time), give (pleasure, trouble, light, pain), say
(when quoting), ask (a question), play (a game), attach (importance),
cut (teeth), compose (verses), carry on (trade); se --, be done, be
made, be produced, grow, become, be; se -- a, become accustomed to,
adapt oneself to; -- danser, invite to dance, play for a dance for;
me -- envie, make me envious; -- entrer, show in, take in; --
voir, show; que --?, what is (was, etc.) to be done?; ne --
que, only (with a verb); n'avoir que -- de, have no reason to,
have nothing to do with; -- venir, send for; -- tete a, stand
out against, face; il n'a rien a-- ici, it is out of place here;
rien n'y fit, nothing worked; etre fait a, be adapted to; les
noces furent faites, the wedding took place.
faisceau, _m._ bundle, sheaf; remettre les armes en faisceaux, to
stack arms again.
faiseur, -euse, _m., f._ maker, dressmaker.
fait, _m._ fact, deed; allons au --, let us come to the
point; haut fait, exploit.
faite, _m._ top, ridge (of a roof).
falaise, _f._ cliff.
falbala, _m._ furbelow, flounce.
falloir, _v._ to be necessary, need, must, should, have to; tant
s'en faut, by a good deal.
fameux, -euse, _adj._ famous, great, precious (familiar).
familiariser, _v._ to familiarize, accustom.
familier, -ere, _adj_ familiar.
famille, _f._ family.
faner, _v._ to fade, wither.
fantaisie, _f._ fancy, whim.
fantasmagorie, _f._ phantasmagoria (fantastic series of illusive
or terrifying figures).
fantasque, _adj._ fantastic, fanciful, whimsical.
fantastique, _adj._ fantastic, supernatural, incredible.
fantastiquement, _adv._ fantastically.
faquir, _m._ fakir (Mohammedan monk).
farceur, _m._ joker.
fardeau, _m._ burden.
farine, _f._ flour.
farouche, _adj._ wild, unsociable, shy, skittish.
fasciner, _v._ to fascinate.
fat, _m._ fop, coxcomb (_t_ pronounced).
fatal, -e, _adj._ fatal.
fatalite, _f._ fatality, mischance.
fatigant, -e, _adj._ tiring.
fatigue, _f._ fatigue, weariness, hard work.
fatiguer, _v._ to weary, tire, exhaust, wear out, lash (of the
wind).
faubourg, _m._ outskirt, suburb, faubourg (quarter between
center and town limit); le Faubourg, the Faubourg Saint Germain
(Parisian quarter of the old aristocracy).
faubourien, -ne, _m., f._ inhabitant of a faubourg (where
laborers, workmen, etc., live), plebeian.
faulx, obsolescent spelling of faux, _f._
faute, _f._ fault, error; -- de, for lack of; -- de
mieux, for lack of anything better; il y a un peu de votre --
dans, you are a little to blame for.
fauteuil, _m._ armchair.
fauve, _adj._ fallow, fawn-colored, tawny; bete --, wild
beast, deer.
fauvette, _f._ warbler.
faux, _f._ scythe.
faux, fausse, _adj._ false, pretended, wrong; -- pas, misstep,
mistake.
faveur, _f._ favor.
favorable, _adj._ favorable, pleasing.
favori, -te, _adj._ favorite; _m. pl._ whiskers, side-whiskers.
favoriser, _v._ to favor.
Fecamp, town on the English Channel between Le Havre and Dieppe
(department of Seine-Inferieure).
fee, _f._ fairy.
feindre, _v._ to feign, pretend.
Felibrige, _m._ name of a modern school or society of Provencal
writers (see also note given on p. 295).
felicite, _f._ felicity.
feliciter, _v._ to congratulate.
fellah, _m._ fellah (Egyptian peasant).
feminin, -e, _adj._ feminine.
femme, _f._ woman, wife; -- de chambre, maid.
fendre, _v._ to split, cleave, crack;
fendu, -e, split, wide open (of the mouth).
fenetre, _f._ window; sauter sur la --, to jump on the
window-sill.
fer, _m._ iron.
Ferdoussi, Firdusi or Ferdausi, celebrated Persian epic poet,
author of the Shahnamah or Book of Kings (c. 940-c. 1020).
ferme, _adj. and adv._ firm, steady, firmly, steadily, hard.
ferme, _f._ farm, farming out, lease.
fermenter, _v._ to ferment.
fermer, _v._ to close, shut; se --, close.
fermete, _f._ firmness, steadiness.
fermeture, _f._ closing, fastening.
fermier, _m._ farmer; -- general, farmer-general (financier to
whom, before the French Revolution, the taxes were farmed out).
feroce, _adj._ ferocious.
ferocite, _f._ ferocity.
ferrer, _v._ to tip with iron, shoe.
ferveur, _f._ fervor.
fete, _f._ festival, holiday, party, entertainment; jour de
--, holiday.
feu, _m._ fire, shot; de --, of fire, fiery, red-hot; faire
--, to fire; mettre le --, set fire (to anything); au coin de
son --, at her fireside.
feu, -e, _adj._ late, deceased.
feuille, _f._ leaf.
feuillee, _f._ bower, foliage.
feuillet, _m._ leaf (of a book).
feuilleter, _v._ to turn the leaves of.
feutre, _m._ felt, felt hat.
fevrier, _m._ February.
fi, _interj._ fie!; -- donc!, fie!, for shame!
fiancer, _v._ to betroth; fiance, -e, fiance, fiancee,
betrothed.
ficeler, _v._ to tie, bind.
ficelle, _f._ string.
fidele, _adj._ faithful.
fiente, _f._ dung (of birds, cattle, etc.).
fier, _v._ to trust; se -- a (sur), trust to, rely on.
fier, -ere, _adj._ proud, haughty, stout, bold; avoir un --
courage, to be downright courageous (_r_ pronounced).
fierement, _adv._ proudly.
fierte, _f._ pride.
fieu, dialectic for fils.
fievre, _f._ lever.
fievreux, -euse, _adj. and s._ feverish, person with a lever.
figer, _v._ to congeal; se --, be congealed or coagulated.
figurant, -e, _m., f._ supernumerary.
figure, _f._ face, figure; faire -- to cut a figure, be quite
prominent.
figurer (se), _v._ to imagine, picture, represent; figurez-vous,
just imagine.
fil, _m._ thread, line, wire, edge (_l_ pronounced).
filature, _f._ spinning-mill.
file, _f._ file, row.
filer, _v._ to spin, file by, be off, get away, shoot by, move
along, cover ground, pay out; -- son chemin, make off.
filet, _m._ net, netting, thread, filet, bead, small stream,
fillet.
fille, _f._ daughter, girl; -- a marier, marriageable girl;
-- mere, unmarried mother.
filou, _m._ pickpocket, sharper.
fils, _m._ son; -- de famille, gentleman's son;
Fils de France, French prince (pronounced: _fis_).
fin, _f._ end.
fin, -e, _adj._ fine, delicate, precious, of fine quality; fine
fleur, cream, finest quality; au -- fond de son sommeil, really
and soundly asleep;
fine, _f._ (abbreviation for fine champagne), choice brandy.
finalement, _adv._ finally, once for all.
financier, -ere, _adj. and s._ financial, financier.
finir, _v._ to finish, end; -- par (with infinitive), finally.
firmament, _m._ firmament.
fisc, _m._ public treasury.
fixe, _adj._ fixed, appointed.
fixement, _adv._ fixedly.
fixer, _v._ to fix.
flacon, _m._ flask.
flairer, _v._ to scent, smell.
flamber, _v._ to flame, blaze, blaze up, burst into flame, burn.
flamboyer, _v._ to flame, glitter, glisten; flamboyant, -e,
flamboyant, flaming.
flamme, _f._ flame.
flanc, _m._ flank, side.
Flandre, _f._ Flanders.
flaner, _v._ to lounge, lie about, lie, stroll.
flanquer, _v._ to flank, hit, let have or give (a blow); flanque
de, flanked by, having on the sides.
flaque, _f._ puddle.
flasque, _adj._ flabby, loose.
flatter, _v._ to flatter.
flatterie, _f._ flattery.
flatteur, -euse, _adj._ flattering.
fleau, _m._ flail, scourge.
fleche, _f._ arrow.
fleur, _f._ flower; petite -- bleue, little blue flower of
poetic imagination.
fleurer, _v._ to smell (of).
fleurette, _f._ little flower, gallant speech.
fleurir, _v._ to flower, blossom, adorn with flowers; fleuri,
-e, flowered, flowery.
fleuron, _m._ flower-like ornament, vignette, flourish.
fleuve, _m._ river.
flocon, _m._ flake.
Flore, Flora (Roman goddess of flowers).
florin, _m._ florin (of varying value, the former German coin was
worth 40 cents).
flot, _m._ wave, flood.
flotte, _f._ fleet.
flotter, _v._ to float, wave (hair).
flottille, _f._ flotilla.
flute, _f._ flute; a son de --, high-pitched.
flux, _m._ flow, rising tide, flood (pronounced: _flu_).
foi, _f._ faith.
foire, _m._ fair.
fois, _f._ time; une --, once; deux --, twice; a la
--, at the same time, at a time; il y avait une --, there was
once upon a time.
folie, _f._ madness, insanity, folly, prank.
follet, -te, _adj._ playful, downy, silky; poils follets, clown.
fonce, -e, _adj._ dark.
fonction, _f._ function, duty.
fonctionaire, _m._ functionary, official.
fond, _m._ bottom, back, end, background, depths, low-land, heart.
fonder, _v._ to found.
fondre, _v._ to melt, reduce (fat); -- en larmes, burst into
tears.
fonds, _m._ stock.
fontaine, _f._ fountain.
Fontainebleau, town about 35 miles south of Paris with a famous
Renaissance castle built by Francis I, there is also an artillery and
engineering school for the army.
fonte, _f._ cast-iron.
force, _f._ force, might, strength, full strength; a -- de, by
dint of; a toute --, in spite of everything; -- publique,
police.
forcer, _v._ to force, make, break through, bend, overwork.
forestier, -ere, _adj._ and s. forest, forester, forester's wife.
foret, _f._ forest; la Foret Noire, the Black Forest (east of
the upper Rhine, in Baden and Wuertemberg, corresponding in elevation to
the Vosges on the west bank).
forme, _f._ form, figure, proportion.
former, _v._ to form.
formidable, _adj._ formidable.
fort, -e, _adj., adv. and s._ strong, clever, hard, very; very
much,. much, heavy, loud, astounding.
fortement, _adv._ strongly, firmly, very.
forteresse, _f._ fortress.
fortification, _f._ fortification (in _pl._ the name is given to
the wall around Paris).
fortifier, _v._ to fortify, strengthen.
fortune, _f._ fortune.
fosse, m. ditch, moat, drain.
fossette, _f._ dimple.
fou, folle, _adj. and s._ mad, crazy, wild, capricious, crazy
person, madman.
foudre, _f._ flash (of lightning), thunderbolt.
fouetter, _v._ to whip, whip up, lash.
fouiller, _v._ to dig, dig in, excavate, search, ransack.
fouillis, _m._ confused mass, confusion, disorder.
fouine, _f._ beech-marten (white-throated marten).
foule, _f._ crowd, lot.
fouler, _v._ to trample upon, tread.
four, _m._ oven, kiln; le -- chauffe pour moi, things are
getting hot for me.
fourche, _f._ fork, pitchfork.
fourchette, _f._ fork.
fourneau, _m._ stove, range, furnace.
fournee, _f._ ovenful, batch.
fournir, _v._ to furnish.
fourrage, _m._ fodder.
fourre, -e, _adj. and m._ furred, lined with fur, bushy, thick,
thicket.
fourreau, _m._ scabbard.
fourrure, _f._ fur.
foutu, -e, _adj._ done for, down and out, gone (extremely vulgar).
foyer, _m._ hearth, fireplace, fireside, home, foyer.
fracas, _m._ crash.
fraction, _f._ fraction, part.
fragile, _adj._ fragile.
fragment, _m._ fragment, piece.
fraichement, _adv._ freshly.
fraicheur, _f._ freshness, coolness, bloom, beauty.
frais, fraiche, _adj._ fresh, cool, rosy, with a fresh complexion,
recently made; mettre au --, to cool, cool off.
frais, _m. pl._ expenses, expense.
franc, _m._ franc (about 19 cents).
franc, franche, _adj._ frank, honest, open; -- comme l'or,
honest as the day.
francais, -e, _adj. and s._ French, Frenchman (written
Francais when _s._).
France, _f._ France.
franchement, _adv._ frankly.
franchir, _v._ to clear, pass over, pass, leap over.
franchise, _f._ frankness; de --, frank.
Francois, Francis.
franc-tireur, _m._ irregular sharp-shooter or skirmisher (volunteer
not in regular army).
frange, _f._ fringe.
Franguistan (usually written Frangistan), _m._ name given by
Orientais to Western Europe.
frapper, _v._ to strike, knock; -- des pieds, stamp; frappe
de, stricken with.
fraulein = demoiselle or mademoiselle (German).
frayeur, _f._ fright.
fredonner, _v._ to hum, trill.
frele, _adj._ frail, slender.
Frelu, proper name, _cf._ frele.
fremir, _v._ to shudder, shake, quiver.
fremis, _m._ = fremissement (dialectic).
fremissement, _m._ trembling, rustling, quivering, murmuring, shock.
frenesie, _f._ frenzy, madness.
frenetique, _adj._ frantic.
frenetiquement, _adv._ frantically.
frequent, -e, _adj._ frequent.
frequentation, _f._ frequentation; la -- de, frequenting.
frere, _m._ brother.
fret, _m._ freight; vaisseau a --, cargo-boat (pronounced:
_fre_).
fricassee, _f._ fricassee (meat cut up and served in sauce).
fricasser, _v._ to fricassee.
fricot, _m._ stew, ragout.
frigousse, _f._ food, feasting, high time (familiar).
fringaler, _v._ to stagger (Old French word = to dance).
friper, _v._ to rumple, wear out.
fripon, _m._ rogue, rascal.
friser, _v._ to curl; frise, -e, curled, curly.
frisson, _m._ shiver, shudder; avoir (donner) le --, to have
(give) the shivers.
frissonner, _v._ to shiver, shudder, tremble.
froid, -e, _adj. and m._ cold, chill.
froidement, _adv._ coldly, coolly.
froissement, _m._ rumpling, rustling.
frolement, _m._ rustling.
froler, _v._ to graze, brush.
froncer, _v._ to wrinkle, contract, pucker, knit; -- les
sourcils, frown, scowl.
front, _m._ forehead, brow, face, effrontery, impudence, "nldquo;nerve."
frontiere, _f._ frontier.
fronton, _m._ pediment.
frottement, _m._ rubbing, scratching, scraping.
fruit, _m._ fruit, advantage, result.
fugitif, -ive, _adj. and s._ fugitive.
fuir, _v._ to flee, flee from.
fuite, _f._ flight.
fumee, _f._ smoke.
fumer, _v._ to smoke.
fumet, _m._ savor, aroma.
fumier, _m._ dung-heap, manure.
funebre, _adj._ funeral, mournful.
funerailles, _f. pl._ funeral.
funeste, _adj._ fatal, baneful, disastrous, gloomy.
furet, _m._ ferret.
fureter, _v._ to ferret, rummage, pry.
fureur, _f._ fury.
furibond, -e, _adj._ furious, raging.
furie, _f._ fury; en --, raging.
furieux, -euse, _adj. and s._ furious, mad, madman.
fusele, -e, _adj._ spindle-shaped, slender.
fusil, _m._ gun.
fusillade, _f._ fusillade, discharge of musketry.
fusiller, _v._ to shoot.
futaille, _f._ cask, barrel.
futaine, _f._ fustian (cloth).
fute, -e, _adj._ cunning, sly, crafty, smart.
futur, -e, _adj._ future.
fuyard, _m._ fugitive, deserter.

G

gacher, _v._ to make a mess of, spoil.
gage, _m._ pledge, security; _pl._ wages; mettre en --, to
pawn.
gager, _v._ to wager.
gagner, _v._ to gain, win, gain possession of, reach, earn.
gai, -e, _adj._ gay, merry.
gaiement, _adv._ gaily, merrily.
gaiete, _f._ gaiety, jollity, glee, merriment.
gaillard, -e, _adj. and s._ jolly, jovial, plucky, brave, jolly
fellow, lusty feliow, fellow.
gaillardet, -te, _adj._ hearty (diminutive formed from
gaillard in imitation of the Provencal _gaiardet_).
gaillardise, _f._ jollity, broad joke.
Gaillon, village in the department of Eure (Normandy), contains a
prison (see context).
gain, _m._ gain, winnings.
gala, _m._ gala, show, ceremony, full dress.
galant, -e, _adj._ and s. gallant, courtly, graceful, elegant,
suitor, sweetheart.
galerie, _f._ gallery, corridor.
galerien, _m._ convict.
galerne, _f._ west-north-west wind, west-north-west.
galette, _f._ griddle-cake.
galine, _see_ coq.
Gallitzin (Caroline -- de Genthod, nee Comtesse Walewska), probably
a sister of the Pole, Alexander Walewski, a soldier, diplomat and
statesman in the French service (1810-1868).
galon, _m._ stripe.
galop, _m._ gallop.
galoper, _v._ to gallop, palpitate.
gambader, _v._ to gambol, frisk.
gamin, -e, _m., f._ gamin, brat.
gant, _m._ glove.
garcon, _m._ boy, bachelor, fellow, waiter, attendant.
garde, _f._ guard, watch, nurse; _m._ guardian, guard, keeper;
n'avoir -- de, to have no intention to, take care not to, be far
from; prendre --, take care; prendre -- a, pay attention to;
la mer est d'une fameuse --, the sea guards its own well; sur ses
gardes, on his guard; -- nationale, national guard (militia);
-- national, militia-man; chien de --, watchdog.
garder, _v._ to guard, keep; se -- de, take care not to.
gardeur, _m._ keeper, cowherd, cowherd's dog.
gardien, -ne, _adj. and s._ guardian, guard, keeper.
gare, _interj._ lookout!; -- donc!, come!, look out!
gargariser, _v._ to gargle; je m'en gargarise, I am enjoying
it.
garnir, _v._ to furnish, fit out, cover, adorn, fill, trim, be
scattered over; se --, be trimmed, be filled.
garnison, _f._ garrison.
garniture, _f._ trimming.
garrotter, _v._ to bind firmly.
gars, _m._ young fellow, stripling, fellow, boy (pronounced: _gar
or ga_).
gaspiller, _v._ to waste, squander.
gateau, _m._ cake.
gater, _v._ to spoil.
gauche, _adj._ left, awkward; _f._ left band.
gaudriole, _f._ broadjoke.
gaufrer, _v._ to gaffer, plait, flute.
gaulois, -e, _adj._ Gallic.
gaz, _m._ gas (_z_ pronounced).
gaze, _f._ gauze.
gazelle, _f._ gazelle.
gazette, _f._ newspaper.
gazon, _m._ sward, grass.
geant, -e, _adj. and s._ gigantic, giant.
gelee, _f._ frost.
geler, _v._ to freeze.
gemir, _v._ to groan, moan.
gemissement, _m._ groan, wail.
gendarme, _m._ gendarme, military police officer.
gendarmerie, _f._ military police.
gendre, _m._ son-in-law.
gene, _f._ uneasiness, embarrassment, constraint, hesitation.
gener, _v._ to embarrass, trouble, be in the way of, inconvenience.
general, -e, _adj. and m._ general.
generation, _f._ generation.
generosite, _f._ generosity.
genie, _m._ genius, spirit.
genou, _m._ knee.
genre, _m._ kind, sort, form.
gens, _m. pl._ (preceding adjective takes feminine form) people;
jeunes --, young men, young people; ses --, his servants.
gentil, -le, _adj._ nice.
gentilhomme, _m._ nobleman, gentleman (_l_ pronounced as _y_).
gerbe, _f._ sheaf, cluster.
gerbier, _m._ stack, mow.
germe, _m._ germ.
germain, -e, _adj._ german, first; cousin issu de --, first
cousin once removed.
Gertrude, Gertrude.
gesir, _v._ to lie.
geste, _m._ gesture.
gesticuler, _v._ to gesticulate.
ghazel, _m._ gazel (Persian love poem).
giaour, _m._ giaour (Turkish name for all non-Mohammedans).
gibet, _m._ gibbet, gallows.
gibier, _m._ game.
gigantesque, _adj._ gigantic.
gilet, _m._ waistcoat.
Giseh, Gizeh (Egyptian city and province on the Nile).
gite, _m._ abode, shelter, resting-place.
glace, _f._ ice, plate-glass, mirror.
glacer, _v._ to ice, freeze, chill; glace, -e, iced, icy, frozen.
glacial, -e, _adj._ glacial, icy.
gland, _m._ acorn, tassel.
glaner, _v._ to glean.
glaneur, -euse, _m., f._ gleaner.
glissade, _f._ slide; faire une --, to slide.
glisser, _v._ to slide, slip, glide, be slippery; se --, slip,
glide; -- sur, slip on, slip or glide, slip off; glissant, -e,
_adj._ slippery.
gloire, _f._ glory; faire -- de, to glory in.
glorieux, -euse, _adj._ glorious, vainglorious, proud.
glouglou, _m._ gurgling.
glousser, _v._ to cluck.
Godeau, name of a family in Croisilles; Antoine -- was a
bishop and poet of the 17th century.
Godefroy, Godfrey; -- de Bouillon, duke and leader of the
first crusade and first King of Jerusalem (1058-1100).
goguenard, -e, _adj._ bantering, jeering, scoffing.
golfe, _m._ gulf.
gond, _m._ hinge (of a blind or door).
gonfler, _v._ to swell, swell out, put! out, fill; gonfle,
-e, swollen.
gorge, _f._ throat, gorge.
gorgee, _f._ swallow.
gorger, _v._ to gorge.
gorille, _m._ gorilla.
gosse, _m., f._ small child, "kldquo;kid" (familiar).
goudronner, _v._ to tar.
gouffre, _m._ gulf, abyss.
goule, _f._ ghoul.
gourdin, _m._ cudgel, club.
gousset, _m._ gusset, watch-pocket (in trousers), waist-coat pocket.
gout, _m._ taste.
gouter, _v._ to taste, relish.
goutte, _f._ drop, gout.
gouttelette, _f._ little drop.
goutteux, -euse, _adj._ gouty.
gouttiere, _f._ gutter.
gouvernail, _m._ rudder, helm.
gouvernante, _f._ governess.
gouverner, _v._ to govern.
grace, _f._ grace, charm, favor, pardon, mercy; -- a, thanks
to.
gracieux, -euse, _adj._ gracious, graceful.
grade, _m._ grade, rank.
grain, _m._ grain, squall.
graine, _f._ seed, germ.
graisse, _f._ grease, fat.
grammaire, _f._ grammar.
grand, -e, _adj. and s._ great, grand, tall, large, big, chief,
full, wide (open), open (air), long (step), high (wind, officer, etc.);
au -- trot, at a fast trot; grande toilette, full evening
dress; grand'peine, great difficulty; grand'chose, much.
grandement, _adv._ greatly, highly.
grandeur, _f._ greatness, height, size, grandeur.
grandiose, _adj._ grand, majestic.
grandir, _v._ to grow tall, grow up, grow, make tall or great,
enlarge, increase.
grand'mere, _f._ grandmother.
grand-pere, _m._ grandfather.
grange, _f._ barn.
granit, _m._ granite.
granitique, _adj._ granite.
Grapasi, proper name suggesting grappiller, to pilfer.
grappe, _f._ cluster, bunch.
gras, -se, _adj. and s._ fat, greasy, rich, luxuriant, thick or
guttural (speech).
grassouillet, -te, _adj._ plump.
gratification, _f._ gratuity, reward.
gratter, _v._ to scratch, scrape.
grave, _adj._ grave.
gravement, _adv._ gravely.
gravir, _v._ to climb, clamber up, ascend.
gravite, _f._ gravity, seriousness.
gre, _m._ will, pleasure, liking.
grec, grecque, _adj. and s._ Greek (written Grec when _s._).
Grece, _f._ Greece.
Gredel, Margery, Maggie (German, _cf. Grete_ for _Margarete_).
gredin, _m._ rascal, scoundrel.
greffier, _m._ clerk (of the court).
grele, _adj._ slender, shrill.
grelotter, _v._ to shiver.
grenade, _f._ pomegranate, grenade.
grenadier, _m._ grenadier.
grenier, _m._ loft, garret, attic.
grenouille, _f._ frog (_ou_ and _i_ should both be pronounced
distinctly, _ou_ is not a semi-vowel as in louis).
gres, _m._ sandstone.
gresil, _m._ sleet.
gresiller, _v._ to shrivel, shrink, crackle, tingle.
greve, _f._ strand, beach, strike
grievement, _adv._ grievously, gravely, seriously.
griffe, _f._ claw.
gril, _m._ grid-iron.
griller, _v._ to broil, roast.
grimace, _f._ grimace, grin, wry or forbidding face; faire la
--, to make a (wry) face.
grimacer, _v._ to make wry faces, grin.
grimper, _v._ to climb.
grincement, _m._ gnashing, grinding.
grincer, _v._ to grind, gnash, grate.
grippe, _f._ whim, caprice; prendre en --, to take a dislike
to.
grippe-sou, _m. and adj._ skin-flint, miser, stingy.
gris, -e, _adj. and s._ gray, tipsy; en voir de grises, to
have a hot time.
grisatre, _adj._ grayish.
griser, _v._ to make tipsy, intoxicate; se --, get drunk.
grisette, _f._ grisette (coquettish working girl or shop-girl).
grive, _f._ thrush.
grogner, _v._ to grumble, grunt, growl.
gronder, _v._ to scold, rumble, roar.
groom, _m._ groom.
gros, grosse, _adj. and s._ big, thick, stout, heavy, rough,
coarse, fat man, bulk, mass, main body; en --, wholesale, in a
general way; -- temps, stormy weather; -- mot, coarse word;
le coeur --, sick at heart.
grossier, -ere, _adj._ coarse, gross, rude, rough, low.
grossierete, _f._ coarseness, rudeness, vulgar remark.
grossir, _v_ to enlarge, swell, magnify, grow, increase.
grotesque, _adj._ grotesque.
grotte, _f._ grotto.
grouiller, _v._ to swarm, crawl.
groupe, _m._ group.
grouper, _v._ to group.
Guerande, small town in the department of Loire-Inferieure.
guere, _adv._ scarcely; ne ... -- , scarcely.
guerre, _f._ war.
guerrier, -ere, _adj. and s._ of war, warlike, warrior.
guet, _m._ watch; faire le --, to be on the lookout.
guetter, _v._ to watch, watch for.
gueule, _f._ mouth (of animals), jaws, chops.
gueusard, _m._ rascal.
gueux, -euse, _adj. and s._ beggarly, poor, beggar, scoundrel.
guide, _m._ guide.
guider, _v._ to guide, steer.
guigne, _f._ white-heart cherry.
guignon, _m._ bad luck.
Guillaume, William.
Guillemet, Willie (a child's name, diminutive of Guillaume).
guinder, _v._ to hoist, strain; guinde, -e, stiff, unnatural.
guirlande, _f._ garland, wreath.
guise, _f._ manner, way; en -- de, as a.
Gulistan, _m._ Garden of Roses (name of a moralizing poem
by Sadi, a Persian poet of the 13th century).
guttural, -e, _adj._ guttural.
guzla, _f._ guzla (Croatian violin with one string).
gymnastique, _adj._ gymnastic; pas --, double-quick, run, trot.

H

('h=aspirate h)

habile, _adj._ clever, skilful.
habilement, _adv._ cleverly, skilfully.
habiller, _v._ to dress.
habit, _m._ coat, dress-coat; _pl._ clothes.
habitant, _m._ inhabitant.
habitation, _f._ habitation, dwelling, house.
habiter, _v._ to live in, dwell.
habitude, _f._ habit; d'--, usual, usually.
habitue, _m._ frequenter, regular customer.
habituel, -le, _adj._ habitual.
habituellement, _adv._ habitually.
habituer, _v._ to accustom.
'hache, _f._ ax.
'hagard, -e, _adj._ haggard.
'haick, _m._ haik (piece of cloth used as an outer garment by the
Arabs).
'haillon, _m._ rag, tatter.
'haine, _f._ hatred, hate.
'hair, _v._ to hate.
haleine, _f._ breath.
'haleter, _v._ to pant.
'haleur, _m._ hallier (person who draws a boat upon entering a
port, etc.).
'halle, _f._ market; les Halles, the large Central Market in Paris.
hallucination, _f._ hallucination.
'halte, _f._ halt; faire --, to halt.
'hameau, _m._ hamlet.
'hanche, _f._ hip.
'hanter, _v._ to haunt.
'happer, _v._ to snatch (with the mouth).
'harasser, _v._ to harass, jade, tire out.
'hardes, _f. pl._ clothes.
'hardi, -e, _adj._ bold.
'hardiesse, _f._ boldness.
'hardiment, _adv._ boldly.
harmonie, _f._ harmony.
harmonier, _v._ to harmonize (obsolescent, more usually:
harmoniser).
'harpe, _f._ harp.
'harpiste, _m., f._ harpist.
'hasard, _m._ hazard, chance, fortune, risk, danger; au --, at
random.
'hasarder, _v._ to risk; se --, risk oneself, dare; -- un
oeil, risk exposing an eye.
Hassan, grandson of Mohammed and a favorite Mohammedan name, also a
mosque in Cairo containing Hassan's relics.
'hate, _f._ haste, hurry; a la --, in haste.
'hater, _v._ to hasten, hurry; se --, hasten, hurry.
'hausse, _f._ rise.
'hausser, _v._ to lift, shrug.
'haut, -e, _adj., adv. and m._ high, tall, loud, important, aloud,
loudly, raised, top; en --, upstairs, above, in the upper part; en
-- de, on (at the) top of; la- --, up there; tout --,
aloud; la haute, society people (slang); -- de cinquante
pieds, fifty feet high; le -- poisson, fine or highly esteemed
fish.
'hauteur, _f._ height; a la -- de, at the height of, opposite,
even with.
'have, _adj._ wan, emaciated.
'havre, _m._ haven, harbor.
'Havre (le), city and important port at the mouth of the Seine.
'he, _interj._ ho!, oh!, hello!
'Heidelberg, city with a noted university and castle on the Neckar,
in Baden.
'hein, _interj._ hey, what?
'Heinrich, Henry (German).
helas, _interj._ alas! (_s_ pronounced).
'heler, _v._ to hail, call.
helice, _f._ screw, propeller.
hemorragie, _f._ hemorrhage.
Henri IV, Henry IV, the popular French King, reigned: 1589-1610.
herbe, _f._ grass, herb.
hercule, _m._ Hercules, strong man.
herculeen, -enne, _adj._ Herculean (_en_ pronounced as in _bien_).
hereditaire, _adj._ hereditary.
'herisser, _v._ to bristle, make stand up, erect; herisse,
-e, _adj._ bristling.
heritage, _m._ heritage, patrimony.
heriter, _v._ to inherit.
heritier, -ere, _m., f._ heir, heiress.
heroique, _adj._ heroic.
'heron, _m._ heron.
'heros, _m._ hero.
'herse, _f._ harrow.
hesitation, _f._ hesitation.
hesiter, _v._ to hesitate.
hetairiste, _m._ hetoerist, member of the hetoeria (Greek secret
league at the time of the war for Greek independence).
'hetre, _m._ beech-tree.
heure, _f._ hour, o'clock, time; de bonne --, early; tout a
l'--, in a little while, in a moment, just now, a moment ago; a
cette --, now (colloquial).
heureusement, _adv._ happily, fortunately.
heureux, -euse, _adj. and s._ happy, fortunate, happy person.
'heurter, _v._ to strike against, knock.
'hideusement, _adv._ hideously.
'hideux, -euse, _adj._ hideous.
hier, _adv._ yesterday; arriver d'--, to arrive yesterday.
'hierarchie, _f._ hierarchy.
hieroglyphe, _m. and adj._ hieroglyph, hieroglyphic.
'hilfe, _f._ help (German).
hippogriffe, _m._ hippogriff (half horse, half griffin, a fabulous
steed of the romances of chivalry).
hippopotame, _m._ hippopotamus.
hirondelle, _f._ swallow.
histoire, _f._ history, story; -- de rire, just to laugh (slang).
historique, _adj._ historical, historic.
hiver, _m._ winter.
'hocher, _v._ to shake.
'hochet, _m._ rattle.
'homard, _m._ lobster.
hommage, _m._ homage, respects; -- et souvenir de l'auteur,
with the kind regards and remembrances of the author.
homme, _m._ man; familiarly: husband.
'Honeck (le), _m._ the Hohneck (one of the Vosges mountains west of
Colmar).
Honfleur, village at the mouth of the Seine, opposite le Havre.
honnete, _adj._ honest, honorable, decent, respectable.
honneur, _m._ honor; faire -- a, to honor.
honorable, _adj._ honorable.
'honte, _f._ shame; avoir --, to be ashamed; fausse --,
bashfulness.
'honteux, -euse, _adj._ ashamed, shameful, bashful.
hopital, _m._ hospital (usually for the poor).
'hoquet, _m._ hiccough.
horizon, _m._ horizon.
horloge, _f._ clock.
honnis, _prep._ except, save.
horreur, _f._ horror; quelle --, how horrible; avoir --
de, to abhor.
horrible, _adj._ horrible.
horriblement, _adv._ horribly.
'hors (de), _prep._ out of; -- de lui, beside himself; -- de
combat, disabled; les yeux -- de la tete, the eyes popping out
of the head.
hostie, _f._ consecrated wafer, host.
hostilite, _f._ hostility.
hote, _m._ host, guest; hotesse, f. hostess.
hotel, _m._ hotel, mansion, large private house.
'houri, _f._ houri (woman of the Mohammedan paradise).
'hourra, _m._ hurrah, cheer.
'huche, _f._ trough, bin.
huile, _f._ oil.
huiler, _v._ to oil.
huis, _m._ door (now little used).
'huit, _card._ eight; -- jours, a week.
huitre, _f._ oyster.
humain, -e, _adj._ human.
humanite, _f._ humanity.
humble, _adj._ humble.
humblement, _adv._ humbly.
humeur, _f._ disposition, ill humor, humor.
humide, _adj._ humid, damp, moist.
'huppe, _f._ topknot, tuft.
'hurlement, _m._ howl, howling, shriek, roar.
'hurler, _v._ to howl.
'hurrah, _interj. and m._ hurrah!, cheer.
'hussard, _m._ hussar (light cavalryman).
hygienique, _adj._ hygienic.
hypocrite, _adj. and s._ hypocritical, hypocrite.
hysterique, _adj._ hysterical.