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amputer
,
v.
to amputate;
amputé, -e
, with a limb amputated.
amuser
,
v.
to amuse;
s'--
, amuse oneself, be amused, have a
good time.
an
,
m.
year.
anachorète
,
m.
anchorite, hermit (
ch
pronounced as
k
).
analytique
,
adj.
analytical.
ancêtre
,
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).
âne
,
m.
ass, donkey;
il ne se trouve pas dans le pas d'un
--
, it's not found every day.
anéantir
,
v.
to annihilate, dumbfound.
anfractuosité
,
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);
ankylosé,-e
, ankylosed, stiff.
annales
,
f. pl.
annals.
anneau
,
m.
ring.
année
,
f.
year.
Annette
, Annie.
annonce
,
f.
announcement, advertisement.
annoncer
,
v.
to announce.
anse
,
f.
handle, inlet, cove.
antichambre
,
f.
antechamber, anteroom.
anticlérical, -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.
août
,
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.
apothéose
,
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 --
faisait --
, he gave as his name.
appétit
,
m.
appetite.
application
,
f.
application.
appliquer
,
v.
to apply, put one thing on another.
apporter
,
v.
to bring, bring forward.
appréciable
,
adj.
appreciable.
apprécier
,
v.
to estimate, judge the value of, value, appreciate.
appréhension
,
f.
apprehension.
apprendre
,
v.
to learn, teach, tell, hear of, show.
apprenti
,
m.
apprentice.
apprêt
,
m.
preparation.
apprêter
,
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;
appuyé, -e
, leaned, leaning.
après
,
prep. and adv.
after, afterwards;
-- que
,
conj.
after.
après-midi
,
f. (or m.)
afternoon.
arabe
,
adj. and s.
Arabic, Arabian, Arab (written Arabe when
s.
).
araignée
,
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.
arête
,
f.
fish-bone.
argent
,
m.
silver, money.
argenterie
,
f.
silverware, silver.
argentin, -e
,
adj.
silvery.
argyronète
,
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.
Arlésien, -ne
,
m., f.
native of Arles (in Provence).
arme
,
f.
arm, weapon.
armée
,
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, "fix";
s'--
, be arranged,
make arrangements, manage.
arrestation
,
f.
arrest.
arrêt
,
m.
stop, pause, decision.
arrêter
,
v.
to stop, arrest, decide, draw up;
s'--
, stop.
arrière
,
v.
and m. back, rear, stern;
en --
, back,
backwards, behind, on the back (of the
head, etc.).
arrière-boutique
,
f.
back shop.
arrière-pensée
,
f.
mental reservation, thought not expressed.
arrivée
,
f.
arrival.
arriver
,
v.
to arrive, happen, come;
pour en -- là
, 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 Calprenède's novel,
Cléopâtre
(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.
Asnières (la porte d')
, gate in northwestern wall of Paris
(pronounced:
ânière
).
aspect
,
m.
aspect, appearance, sight (pronounced:
aspè
).
asphalte
,
m.
asphalt.
aspiration
,
f.
aspiration, inspiration, breathing.
Asraël
, 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;
à l'--!
, murder!
assassinat
,
m.
assassination, murder.
assassiner
,
v.
to assassinate, murder.
assaut
,
m.
assault;
à 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.
assiéger
,
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.
associé, -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.
assurément
,
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.
atmosphère
,
f.
atmosphere.
atome
,
m.
atom.
atour
,
m.
attire, finery (usually
pl.
).
âtre
,
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;
attardé,
-e
, delayed, belated.
atteindre
,
v.
to attain, reach, attack.
atteler
,
v.
to harness, put (horses) ta, hitch, yoke;
attelé
de
, drawn by.
attendre
,
v.
to await, wait for, wait, expect;
s'-- à
,
expect;
c'était là 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!
attentionné, -e
adj.
attentive.
attentivement
,
adv.
attentively.
atténuer
,
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) = à le (à 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.
aumône
,
f.
alms, charity;
faire l'-- à
, to give alms to.
auparavant
,
adv.
before, previously.
auprès (de)
,
prep.
near, with.
auquel (auxquels, etc.) = à lequel (à lesquels, etc.)
.
aurore
,
f.
dawn.
aussi
,
adv. and conj.
also, so, as, therefore;
-- ... que
, as
... as.
aussitôt
,
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' (à 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
avancé
, outpost;
avancée
,
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;
à 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.
aveuglément
,
adv.
blindly.
aveugler
,
v.
to blind.
avide
,
adj.
greedy, voracious, eager.
avidité
,
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;
-- pitié
de
, feel pity for, be sorry for;
-- beau
(with infinitive), in
vain;
c'est
ce que nous avons de mieux à faire
ce que nous avons de mieux à faire
, it is the best we
can do;
-- à
, have reason to;
et
n'eût-elle été rien de tout cela
n'eût-elle été 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
).
avoué
,
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.
B
b...
, abbreviation of bougre.
Babet
, Bessie.
babiller
,
v.
to prattle, chatter.
babouche
,
f.
Turkish slipper.
badaud
,
m.
idler, gaper, booby.
bagage
,
m.
baggage, luggage (also in
pl.
).
bagarre
,
f.
scuffie, fray, hubbub.
bagatelle
,
f.
mere trifle.
Bagdad
, city of Asiatic Turkey on the Tigris.
bah
,
interj.
ah!, pshaw!
bahut
,
m.
chest.
bai, -e
,
adj. and m.
bay, bay horse.
baigner
,
v.
to bathe;
se --
, bathe.
baignoire
,
f.
bath-tub.
bailler
,
v.
to give.
bâiller
,
v.
to yawn.
bailli
,
m.
bailiff.
bain
,
m.
bath;
bains de mer
, sea bathing;
bains froids
,
cold baths, floating bath-bouses
(on a river).
baïonnette
,
f.
bayonet.
baiser
,
v.
to kiss;
m.
kiss.
baisse
,
f.
rail, recline, decline.
baisser
,
v.
to lower, drop;
se --
, stoop, bow down, be lowered.
bal
,
m.
ball (dance).
balafre
,
f.
gash, slash, scar.
balance
,
f.
scale, scales (also in
pl.
).
balancer
,
v.
to balance, swing;
se --
, swing, rock;
balancé, -e
, balanced, swinging.
balancier
,
m.
pendulum.
balayer
,
v.
to sweep.
balbutier
,
v.
to stammer (
t
pronounced as
c
).
balcon
,
m.
balcony.
baleine
,
f.
whale.
ballade
,
f.
ballad.
balle
,
f.
ball, bullet.
ballon
,
m.
balloon;
le -- d'Alsace
, a mountain with rounded
summit on the western border
of Alsace.
ballot
,
m.
bale.
ballotter
,
v.
to toss about.
Baltique
,
f.
Baltic.
balustrade
,
f.
balustrade.
banal, -e
,
adj.
hackneyed, commonplace.
banc
,
m.
bench, scat.
bande
,
f.
band, strip, stripe, Bock.
bander
,
v.
to bandage, bind up.
bandit
,
m.
bandit, ruffian.
bank-note
,
f.
bank-note.
banlieue
,
f.
outskirts, suburbs.
banque
,
f.
bank.
banqueroute
,
f.
bankruptcy;
faire --
, to go into bankruptcy;
faire -- à
, cheat.
banquette
,
f.
bench (upholstered).
banquier
,
m.
banker.
baptême
,
m.
baptism, christening;
nom de --
, Christian name
(
p
not pronounced).
baptiser
,
v.
to baptize, christen (
p
not pronounced).
baraque
,
f.
booth, shack.
barbe
,
f.
beard.
barbiche
,
f.
small beard on the chin, imperial.
bardeau
,
m.
shingle, thin board (over the rafters).
Bariatynski (Prince Alexander)
, Prussian field-marshal with
distinguished service
in the Caucasus and in the Crimean war (1815-1879).
baril
,
m.
barrel.
barioler
,
v.
to variegate, color diversely.
baron, -ne
,
m., f.
baron, baroness.
barque
,
f.
bark, small boat.
barre
,
f.
bar, tiller, rudder, helm;
jouer aux barres
, to play
at prisoners' base.
barrette
, beretta, cardinal's cap, scullion's cap.
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