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caravan.

caresse

caress.

caresser

to caress.

carnage

carnage, slaughter.

carnassier -ère

adj. and s.

carnivorous, carnivorous animal.

Carnouf

, name of a promontory near le Croisic, mentioned by Balzac.

caroubier

carob-tree (resembling the locust).

carré, -e

adj.

and m. square.

carreau

flooring-tile, floor, pane (of glass), square cushion, hassock.

carrière

career.

carrosse

coach.

carte

card, map.

cartel

challenge, case of a wall-clock, wall-clock.

cartouche

cartridge.

cas

case, event;

si peu de --

, so little importance.

cascade

cascade, waterfall.

case

cabin, but, compartment (in which the hall falls in roulette, etc.), pigeon-hole.

casemate

casemate.

caserne

barracks.

casque

helmet.

casqué, -e

adj.

helmeted.

casquette

cap.

cassation

annulment, repeal, appeal (of a court).

casser

to break, split, crack, break down.

cataplasme

cataplasm, poultice.

catapulte

catapult.

Catarinet

, Kitty (diminutive of Catarine).

catéchisme

catechism.

cathédrale

cathedral.

catholique

adj. and s.

Catholic.

cauchemar

nightmare.

cause

cause, reason;

à -- de

, because of;

être -- que

, to cause.

causer

to cause, produce, chat;

assez causé

, enough talk.

causerie

chat, chatting.

causette

chat, chatting;

faire la --

, to chat.

caustique

adj.

caustic, biting.

cavalier

rider, horseman, cavalier, partner.

cave

cellar.

caveau

vault, small cellar, grave.

dem. pr.

this, that, it;

-- qui

-- que

, which, what;

-- disant

, saying this.

ce, cette (ces, pl.)

dem. adj. pr.

this, that;

cette nuit

, last night, to-night.

Céard (Henry)

, French novelist, critic and playwright (1851--).

ceci

dem. pr.

this, this thing.

céder

to cede, yield.

cédrat

cedrate (kind of lemon).

cèdre

cedar.

ceinture

belt, waist.

ceinturon

sword-belt.

cela

dem. pr.

that, that thing, that fellow or he (familiar in last sense);

avec --

, with that,

besides; abbreviated:

Ça

célèbre

adj.

celebrated.

célébrer

to celebrate, extol.

céleste

adj.

celestial, heavenly.

Célestin

, Celestine.

celle

see

celui.

cellier

cellar, store-room, basement.

celui, celle (ceux, celles, pl.)

;

dem. pr.

this, that, This one, etc.;

---ci, ---là

, the latter, the

former, this one, that one;

-- qui

, he who, etc.

cendre

ashes, cinders.

cendré, -e

adj.

ash-colored.

cent

card.

one hundred;

pour --

, percent.

centaine

about one hundred, hundred.

centième

ord.

hundredth.

centime

centime (fifth of a cent).

central, -e

adj.

central, chief, of the central office.

centre

center.

cep

vine-stock, stalk (

pronounced).

cependant

adv. and conj.

however, yet, meantime.

cercle

circle, club.

cercueil

coffin, casket.

cérémonie

ceremony.

cérémonieusement

adv.

ceremoniously.

cerf

stag, deer (

pronounced).

cerise

cherry.

cerner

to surround, invest.

certain, -e

adj.

certain.

certainement

adv.

certainly.

certes

adv.

certainly.

certitude

certainty, assurance.

céruse

white-lead.

cerveau

brain.

cervelle

brains, brain, head;

se brûler la --

, to blow one's brains out.

cervier

see

loup.

César (Jules)

, Julius Caesar. the celebrated Roman general (101-44 B.C.).

cesse

ceasing, cessation.

cesser

to cease, stop.

ceux

see

celui.

chacun, -e

pr.

each, each one.

chagrin

grief, vexation, shagreen (leather).

chaîne

chain, drag-chain (on bottom of a stream);

mettre à la --

, to put in chains.

chair

flesh, meat;

pl.

flesh.

chaire

pulpit, teacher's chair.

chaise

chair;

-- longue

, reclining-chair, chaise-longue;

-- à porteurs

, sedan-chair;

-- de
poste

, post-chaise;

-- de campagne

, camp-chair.

châle

shawl.

chaleur

heat, warmth.

chalut

drag-net.

chalutier

trawler (fishing-boat with drag-net).

chamailler

to squabble;

se --

, squabble, wrangle.

chamarrer

to trim with lace, cover with gold or silver lace or braid, braid, bedeck.

chambellan

chamberlain (officer presiding over a prince's chamber).

chambre

chamber, room;

la Chambre

, the Chamber of Deputies.

chameau

camel.

champ

field.

Champagne

Champagne (Province).

champagne

champagne.

champêtre

adj.

rural;

garde --

, forester, keeper.

Champignet

, name apparently coined by de Maupassant; perhaps he had in mind

Champigny, a village east of Paris, scene of a battle in the war of 1870-1871.

chance

chance, luck.

chanceler

to totter, stagger, reel.

chanceux, -euse

adj.

precarious, lucky.

Chandeleur

Candlemas-day (Feb. 2).

chandelier

candlestick.

chandelle

tallow candie.

change

exchange;

donner le -- à

, to put on the wrong track, change.

changement

change.

changer

to change;

changeant, -e

, changing, changeable.

chanson

song.

chanter

to sing, sing of, crow.

chanvre

hemp.

chapeau

hat.

chapiteau

capital (of a column).

chaque

adj.

each.

charabia

gibberish.

charbon

coal.

charbonnier, -ère

m., f.

charcoal-burner, charcoal-burner's wife, coal-man, coal-mine,

colliery (J. in last sense).

charcutier

pork-butcher.

charge

charge, load, burden.

charger

to charge, load, fin, commission;

se --

, take charge, take upon oneself;

chargé, -e

, loaded, laden, full.

chariot

wagon.

charitable

adj.

charitable.

charité

charity.

charlatan

charlatan, quack.

Charles

, Charles.

charme

charm, delight.

charmer

to charm;

charmant, -e

, adj. charming.

charnière

hinge.

charrette

cart;

-- à bras

, push-cart.

charrue

plow.

chasse

hunt, hunting, chase.

chasse-mouche

fly-fan, fly-flap (now usually written chasse-mouches).

chasser

to chase, drive, drive away, hunt.

chasseur

hunter, light infantryman, light cavalryman.

chaste

adj.

chaste.

chat

cat;

chats à fouetter

, fish to fry.

château

castle.

chat-huant

screech-owl (aspirate

châtiment

punishment.

chatouillement

tickling.

chaud, -e

adj. and s.

warm, hot, heat.

chauffage

heating, fuel;

bois de --

, firewood.

chauffer

to warm.

chausser

to put on shoes or stockings;

chaussé, -e

, shod.

chausson

felt shoe;

-- de lisière

, list-shoe, plaited cloth shoes manufactured in prisons.

chaussure

shoe, shoes (in general sense).

chauve

adj.

bald.

chauve-souris

bat.

chaux

lime;

blanchir à la --

, to whitewash.

chef

chief, leader, director;

commander en --

, to have the chief command.

chemin

way, road;

-- de fer

, railway.

cheminée

chimney, fireplace, mantel, funnel.

cheminer

to go on one's way, proceed, walk.

chemise

shirt, chemise.

chêne

oak;

-- vert

, live oak.

chenille

caterpillar.

cher, -ère

adj., adv. and s.

dear, dearly.

chèrement

adv.

dearly, at a high price.

chercher

to search, seek, look for, try;

-- des yeux

, look for.

chéri, -e

adj. and s.

beloved, darling.

chérubin

cherubin, cherub.

chétif, -ive

adj.

thin, puny, sickly.

cheval

, m. horse, horsemeat;

à --

, on horseback;

à -- sur

, astride.

chevaucher

to ride (on horseback).

chevelure

head of hair, hair.

Cheverino (or Chévardino)

, a Russian hillock west of Moscow.

cheveu

hair; pl. hair;

armé jusqu'aux cheveux

, armed to the teeth.

cheville

peg, ankle.

chèvre

goat.

chez

prep.

at or to the house or home of, with, in, in the room of, etc.

chiaoux

chiaous or chouse (Turkish attendant or interpreter).

chic

adj. and m.

stylish, smart, style.

chien, -ne

m., f.

dog.

chiffon

rag, piece.

chiffre

figure.

Chio

Chias

(island in the Aegean Sea; pronounced:

kio

chipoter

to trille or toy with.

chirurgical, -e

adj.

surgical.

chirurgien

surgeon.

choc

shock (final

pronounced).

chocolat

chocolate.

choeur

choir, chorus (

pronounced as

choisir

to choose;

choisi, -e

, carefully chosen, choice.

choix

choice.

chope

beer-glass.

chopine

chopin (about one pint), glass.

chose

thing;

autre --

, something else, else;

peu de --

, of little importance, a small matter;

devenir tout --

, to become like I don't know what;

(familiar), I don't know what, what's his.

choquer

to shock (name), etc.

chou

cabbage.

choucroute

sauer-kraut.

chouette

kind of screech-owl, chough.

chrétien, -ne

adj. and s.

Christian (in this and in the next word

ien

is pronounced as in

bien

chrétienté

Christendom.

christ

crucifix (pronounced:

krist

Christina

, Christine.

chromo

chromo (colored lithographic reproduction).

chronique

chronicle.

chuchotement

whispering, whisper.

chuchoter

to whisper.

chut

interj.

hush! (

pronounced).

Chypre

Cyprus (English island in eastern Mediterranean).

adv.

here (frequent as suffix;

celui- --

, etc.);

---devant

, formerly;

une -- et une ça

hussy, etc.

ciboire

ciborium, pyx (vase for the host);

saint- --

, holy pyx.

cicatrice

scar.

cidre

cider.

ciel

sky, heaven.

cierge

taper.

cigale

grassshopper.

cime

summit, top.

cimetière

cemetery.

cingler

to sail.

cinq

card.

five (

pronounced).

cinquantaine

about fifty, age of fifty.

cinquante

card.

fifty.

cinquième

ord.

fifth.

circonstance

circumstance.

circonvolution

circumvolution, coil.

circuit

circuit.

cirer

to wax, polish.

citadin, -e

m., f.

citizen, townsman (also used adjectively).

cité

oldest part of a city, city.

citer

to cite.

citoyen, -ne

m., f. and adj.

citizen.

citronnier

lemon-tree.

civette

civet (animal and perfume obtained from it).

civilisation

civilization.

clair, -e

adj.

clear; light-colored, bright;

-- de lune

, moonlight.

clairement

adv.

clearly.

claire-voie

lattice, lattice gate;

à --

, with open sides (of a cart).

Clairon, Clarinda, Clarissa

(diminutive of Claire, Clara).

clairvoyant, -e

adj.

clear-sighted, discerning.

clameur

clamor, uproar, outcry.

clan

clan, tribe.

clandestin, -e

adj.

clandestine, secret.

clapoter

to splash, ripple.

claque

opera hat, chapeau (folding hat pointed in front and behind used in U. S. army

and by French officials, etc.).

Claretie (Jules)

, French novelist, dramatist and critic, director of the Théâtre Français

(1840-1914).

clarinette

clarinet, clarinettist.

clarté

light, splendor, brilliancy, glow.

classe

class, school.

classique

adj.

classic, typical.

clef

key;

fermer à --

, to lock;

reprendre la -- des champs

, escape again (pronounced:

clé

cligner

to wink;

-- de l'oeil

, wink.

cliquetis

clashing, jingling, clanking, rattling, tinkling.

cloche

bell (usually large).

clocher

belfry, steeple.

cloison

partition.

cloitre

cloister.

clopin-clopant

adv.

limpingly, hobbling.

clore

to close (defective and little used);

la nuit close

, nightfall.

clou

nail, boil.

clouer

to nail, fix.

club

club.

coasser

to croak.

cocasse

adj.

funny, odd.

cocher

coach man.

cochon

pig, hog.

code

code.

coeur

heart, center;

de bon --

, heartily, cheerfully;

faire mal au --

, to make sick at the

stomach;

faire le joli --

, to court;

si le -- vous en dit

, if you feel inclined;

-- de chêne

solid oak.

coffre

chest, coffer, box (slang for chest of the body).

cognac

cognac (brandy manufactured in the town of this name, department of Charente).

cognée

ax, hatchet (for felling);

jeter le manche après la --

, to throw the helve after the

hatchet, give up everything.

cohue

throng, crowd, mob.

coiffer

to put on the head, dress the hair;

oiffé, -e, (de)

, wearing on the head.

coiffure

head-dress, arrangement of the hair.

coin

corner;

-- du feu

, fireside.

coke

coke (coal after extraction of the gas).

col

neck, collar (in the sense of neck,

col

is old,

cou

is now used).

colère

anger (also in

pl.

collation

collation, light luncheon.

collection

collection.

collègue

colleague.

coller

to stick, glue, stick or fasten on or together, paste, apply, fit tight, hold fast.

collerette

small collar, dutch collar.

collet

collar.

collier

necklace, collar.

Colmar

, small city in Alsace.

colombe

dove.

colonel

colonel.

colonne

column, row of numbers in roulette.

colorer

to color;

se --

, became colored.

colosse

colossus.

combat

combat, fight.

combattre

to combat, fight.

Combe-aux-Fées

, imaginary town (= Valley of the Fairies).

combien

adv.

how much, how many, how.

combinaison

combination.

comble

top;

de fond en --

, from top to bottom.

comboloio

Turkish chaplet with 100 beads corresponding to the 100 names of the

Divinity.

comediante

comedian (Italian).

comédie

comedy (sometimes used for theater).

comice

m. pl.

comitia;

-- agricoles

, assembly for the promotion of agriculture.

comique

adj.

comic.

commandant

commandant, commander;

--major

commandant (with rank of major,

applied to military governor of a fortified town).

commandement

command.

commander

to command, be in command, order, give orders.

comme

adv. and conj.

as, so, like, how, as if, as it were.

commencement

beginning.

commencer

to commence, begin.

comment

adv. and interj.

how, what!, how is that?, what do you mean?, how is it that?;

-- s'appelle (se nomme)-t-il

, what is bis name?

commentateur

commentator.

commerce

commerce, business, trade;

-- amoureux

, love affair.

commère

godmother, gossip, talkative old woman.

commettre

to commit.

commis

clerk.

commissaire

commissary (superior officer of French police), commissioner.

commissariat

office of the commissary.

commission

commission, committee, errand.

commode

adj.

convenient, comfortable;

chest of drawers.

commodément

adv.

comfortably.

commun, -e

adj.

common;

lui être -- avec

, to be shared by him and.

communier

to receive the sacrament.

communiquer

to communicate, make known, give, tell.

compacte

adj.

compact, solid.

compagnie

company, corporation, breeding.

compagnon

companion;

bon --

, good companion, good fellow.

comparaison

comparison.

comparer

to compare;

comparé, -e

, compared, comparative.

compas

pair of compasses.

compassion

compassion.

compatissant, -e

adj.

compassionate.

compétence

competence, department;

quelque chose de ma --

, something I know about.

complaire

to please;

complaisant, -e

, adj. obliging.

complet, -ète

adj. and m.

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