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complete, suit of clothes.
complètement
,
adv.
completely.
compléter
,
v.
to complete.
complice
,
m., f.
accomplice.
compliment
,
m.
compliment;
je vous fais mon --
, I compliment
you.
compliquer
,
v.
to complicate.
composer
,
v.
to compose;
se --
, be composed.
composition
,
f.
composition.
comprendre
,
v.
to understand;
(y) compris
, including.
compromettre
,
v.
to compromise.
compte
,
m.
count, account, reckoning, regard;
se rendre --
de
, to realize;
se rendre bien --
,
to be quite aware (in this
and in the next three words
p
is not pronounced).
compter
,
v.
to count, include, count on, intend;
comptant
,
in cash.
compteur
,
m.
register, meter.
comptoir
,
m.
counter, bar,
bank
(usually for foreign
business); Comptoir général de crédit,
International Bank.
comte
,
m.
count.
comtesse
,
f.
countess.
conception
,
f.
conception.
concert
,
m.
concert.
concerto
,
m.
concerto (piece of music composed for one instrument
with accompaniment;
Italian,-concert).
concevoir
,
v.
to conceive.
concierge
,
m., f.
concierge, door-keeper, porter, janitor.
conclure
,
v.
to conclude, draw conclusions;
concluant, -e
,
conclusive.
concours
,
m.
concourse, assembly, competition, fair.
condamner
,
v.
to condemn (
m
not pronounced):
condition
,
f.
condition, position.
conducteur
,
m.
conductor, driver.
conduire
,
v.
to conduct, drive, lead, take, behave.
conduit
,
m.
conduit, passage, pipe.
conduite
,
f.
conduct.
cône
,
m.
cone.
confection
,
f.
making, ready-made suit.
confesser
,
v.
to confess;
aller se --
, go to confession or
to confess.
confession
,
f.
confession.
confessionnal
,
m.
confessional
confiance
,
f.
confidence.
confidence
,
f.
confidential remark, secret.
confier
,
v.
to confide.
confire
,
v.
to preserve.
confirmer
,
v.
to confirm.
confiture
,
f.
preserves, sweet-meats.
confondre
,
v.
to confound, confuse, blend;
se --
, be
confounded, be confused, blend.
conformément
,
adv.
conformably, suitably.
confronter
,
v.
to confront.
confus, -e
,
adj.
confused.
confusion
,
f.
confusion.
congé
,
m.
leave.
congédier
,
v.
to dismiss.
conjurer
,
v.
to conjure, pray urgently.
connaissance
,
f.
acquaintance, consciousness, knowledge.
connaisseur
,
m.
connoisseur, good judge.
connaître
,
v.
to be acquainted with, know;
se -- à
, know
about.
conquérir
,
v.
to conquer, gain, win.
conquête
,
f.
conquest.
consacrer
,
v.
to consecrate.
conscience
,
f.
conscience;
se faire -- de
, to have scruples
about, shrink from;
prouver
la -- de
la -- de
, prove that one realizes that.
consciencieusement
,
adv.
conscientiously.
conscrit
,
m.
conscript, recruit.
conseil
,
m.
counsel, council, piece of advice;
pl.
advice;
Conseil général, General Assembly
of a Department.
conseiller
,
v.
to advise.
conseiller
,
m.
counselor, councilor, judge of an appellate court.
consentement
,
m.
consent.
consentir
,
v.
to consent, agree.
conséquence
,
f.
consequence;
en --
, in consequence,
accordingly.
conséquent
(with
par
), consequently, therefore.
conserve
,
f.
conserve, preserve.
conserver
,
v.
to preserve.
considérable
,
adj.
considerable, important;
si peu --
, so
slight.
considérablement
,
adv.
considerably.
considération
,
f.
consideration, esteem.
considérer
,
v.
to consider, look at.
consigne
,
f.
watch-word, orders;
forcer la --
(also in
pl.
),
to break the orders, enter against
orders.
consigner
,
v.
to consign, refuse;
-- la porte
, refuse admittance.
consister
,
v.
to consist.
consolation
,
f.
consolation.
consoler
,
v.
to console;
se --
, be consoled.
consommateur
,
m.
consumer, patron (of a restaurant, etc.).
consommer
,
v.
to consume, use.
conspirer
,
v.
to conspire.
constamment
,
adv.
constantly.
constant, -e
,
adj.
constant.
Constantinople
, Constantinople.
constatation
,
f.
authentication, verification.
constater
,
v.
to verify, ascertain, settle, discover.
constellation
,
f.
constellation.
consteller
,
v.
to constellate, star;
constellé, -e
,
constellated, starred, starry.
consternation
,
f.
consternation.
consterner
,
v.
to astound, dismay, strike with consternation;
consterné, -e
, in consternation, etc.
constituer
,
v.
to constitute, make up;
se --
, make oneself,
give oneself up.
constitution
,
f.
constitution.
construction
,
f.
construction.
consulter
,
v.
to consult.
consumer
,
v.
to consume, waste.
contact
,
m.
contact (
ct
pronounced).
conte
,
m.
short story, tale.
contempler
,
v.
to contemplate, survey, gaze at.
contenir
,
v.
to contain, restrain.
content, -e
,
adj.
contented, happy, glad.
contentement
,
m.
contentment, look of satisfaction.
contenter
,
v.
to content, satisfy;
se --
, be contented,
content oneself.
conter
,
v.
to tell, tell of, recount, relate.
contester
,
v.
to contest.
continu, -e
,
adj.
continuous.
continuel, -le
,
adj.
continual.
continuellement
,
adv.
continually.
continuer
,
v.
to continue;
se --
, be continued.
contour
,
m.
contour, outline, circumference, edge.
contourner
,
v.
to run around, encircle.
contracter
,
v.
to contract.
contraindre
,
v.
to constrain, compel.
contraire
,
adj. and m.
contrary.
contraster
,
v.
to contrast.
contre
,
prep.
against, close by;
par --
, on the other hand;
fâché --
, angry with.
contre-basse
,
f.
counter-base, double-base (large base-viol; this
word is now usually written:
contrebasse
).
contredire
,
v.
to contradict.
contredit
,
m.
contradiction.
contrée
,
f.
country, region.
contrevent
,
m.
shutter.
contribuer
,
v.
to contribute, aid.
convaincre
,
v.
to convince.
convenable
,
adj.
suitable, proper.
convenir
,
v.
to suit, agree;
-- mieux
, be more fitting;
j'en conviens
, I agree, I grant it.
conversation
,
f.
conversation.
convoi
,
m.
convoy, escort.
convulsif, -ive
,
adj.
convulsive.
convulsivement
,
adv.
convulsively.
copain
,
m.
comrade, pal (familiar).
copie
,
f.
copy.
copieux, -euse
,
adj.
copious.
coq
,
m.
cock;
Coq-Galine
, "Henpeck" (= Hen-Cock).
coque
,
f.
shell, hull;
oeuf à la --
, boiled egg.
coquelicot
,
m.
wild poppy; adjectively: poppy-colored.
coquet, -te
,
adj.
coquettish, smart.
coquetterie
,
f.
coquetry.
coquillage
,
m.
shell, shells, shell-fish.
coquille
,
f.
shell.
coquin, -e
,
m., f.
rascal, rogue, scoundrel.
cor
,
m.
horn;
-- de chasse
, hunting-horn, French horn.
corail
,
m.
coral.
Coran
,
m.
Koran (sacred book of the Mohammedans, drawn up by
Mohammed).
corbeau
,
m.
raven, crow.
corde
,
f.
line, rope, cord.
cordelette
,
f.
small cord.
cordial, -e
,
adj.
cordial.
cornet
,
m.
cornucopia.
cornette
,
f.
mob-cap.
cornu, -e
,
adj.
horned.
corps
,
m.
body, corps, object;
-- à --
, hand to hand.
corpulence
,
f.
corpulence, stoutness.
correction
,
f.
correction;
donner une -- à
, to give a lesson to.
correspondant
,
m.
correspondent.
corridor
,
m.
corridor.
Corse
,
f.
Corsica;
corse
,
adj. and s.
Corsican (written
Corse when
s.
; Corsica is a French
department).
cortège
,
m.
procession.
costume
,
m.
costume.
costumer
,
v.
to costume.
côte
,
f.
rib, slope, coast;
-- à -~
, side by side.
côté
,
m.
side, direction;
du -- de
, in the direction of;
de
--
, to or on one side, sidewise, side;
à --
, in the next room,
next door;
à -- de lui
, by his side;
d'un autre --
, besides;
de -- et d'autre
, on one side and on the other;
de mon --
, on
my side or part.
côteau
,
m.
hillock, hill.
côtelé, -e
,
adj.
ribbed.
côtelette
,
f.
cutlet, chop.
coton
,
m.
cotton.
côtoyer
,
v.
to go by the side of.
cou
,
m.
neck, throat.
couche
,
f.
couch, bed, layer, confinement.
coucher
,
v.
to put to bed, lay out, lay, sleep, set;
se --
,
go to bed, lie down;
envoyer se --
,
send to bed;
chambre à --
,
bedroom;
couchant, -e
, adj. setting;
couché, -e
, lying down,
in bed, lying, stretched out;
m.
setting, sunset.
coude
,
m.
elbow;
pousser du --
, to nudge.
coudre
,
v.
to sew;
cousu d'or
, rolling in money.
Coulau
, proper name borrowed by Daudet from the Provençal (there is
a poor kind of fish
of this name, coulaud, found in Rouergue).
couler
,
v.
to flow, run, run down, trickle down.
couleur
,
f.
color.
couloir
,
m.
passage.
coup
,
m.
blow, stroke, shot, gulp, gust, cast, play, beam;
tout
d'un --
, all of a sudden;
tout à --
, all of a sudden, suddenly;
-- sur --
, time after time, one after the other;
-- d'oeil
,
glance, sight;
-- de sang
, shock, apoplectic stroke, fit;
-- de
couteau
, stab;
-- d'État
,
overthrow of the Government;
à -- sûr
,
surely;
-- de feu
, shot;
-- d'éventail
, fanning;
boire un
--
, to take a drink;
faire un bon --
, do a good stroke of
business;
faire un -- de tête
,
do something rash.
coupable
,
adj. and s.
culpable, guilty, culprit.
coupe
,
f.
cup, bowl, cut, cutting, stroke.
coupé
,
m.
coupé.
couper
,
v.
to cut, cut off;
coupant, -e
, cutting, sharp.
couple
,
f.
couple (
m.
when objects not alike).
coupole
,
f.
cupola.
coupure
,
f.
cut, cutting.
cour
,
f.
court, yard, court-yard.
courage
,
m.
courage.
couramment
,
adv.
fluently.
courant
,
m.
current;
-- d'air
, current of air, draught.
courbe
,
f.
curve.
courber
,
v.
to curve, bend, bend over.
courir
,
v.
to run, run along.
couronne
,
f.
crown, wreath.
couronner
,
v.
to crown.
courroux
,
m.
anger.
course
,
f.
course, race;
au pas --
, on a run.
court, -e
,
adj.
short, shallow;
le plus -- serait
, the
shortest or quickest way would be.
courtine
,
f.
bed-curtain (old word).
courtisan
,
m.
courtier; courtisame,
f.
prostitute.
courtiser
,
v.
to court.
courtoisie
,
f.
courtesy.
cousin, -e
,
m., f.
cousin.
coussin
,
m.
cushion.
coussinet
,
m.
small cushion.
couteau
,
m.
knife.
coûter
,
v.
to cost, be costly, be a trouble, be hard;
en --
bon
, cost something;
coûte que
coûte
coûte
, cost what it may;
rien
ne me coûtait
, I did not count the cost.
coutil
,
m.
ticking, duck (cloth).
coutume
,
f.
custom;
de --
, usually, usual.
couturière
,
f.
seamstress, dress-maker.
couvée
,
f.
nest of eggs, brood.
couvent
,
m.
convent, monastery.
couver
,
v.
to hatch.
couvert
,
m.
cover;
à --
, protected, sheltered.
couverture
,
f.
cover, covering, blanket.
couveuse
,
f.
sitting hen, brooder.
couvrir
,
v.
to cover, wrap up.
cra-cra
,
interj.
scratch, scratch (onomatopoetic).
crabe
,
m.
crab.
cracher
,
v.
to spit.
craie
,
f.
chalk.
craindre
,
v.
to fear.
crainte
,
f.
fear, dread.
craintif, -ive
,
adj.
fearful, timorous, timid.
crampe
,
f.
cramp.
crâne
,
m.
skull, cranium.
crapule
,
f.
debauchery, vile people, rotten gang.
craquer
,
v.
to crack.
crasse
,
f.
filth, coat of filth, scum.
cravache
,
f.
riding-whip, crop.
cravate
,
f.
cravat.
crayon
,
m.
pencil.
créancier
,
m.
creditor.
création
,
f.
creation.
créature
,
f.
creature.
crédit
,
m.
credit.
crème
,
f.
cream.
Crémone
, Cremona (city of northern Italy).
crénelé, -e
,
adj.
embattled, crenelated.
crépitement
,
m.
crackling.
crête
,
f.
crest.
creuser
,
v.
to dig, hollow, hollow out;
creusé, -e
,
hollowed, hollow, excavated.
creux, -euse
,
adj. and m.
hollow, sunken;
en --
, in
intaglio.
crevasse
,
f.
crevice, crevasse.
crevasser
,
v.
to crack, chap.
crever
,
v.
to burst open, burst, knock or put out, die (vulgar in
last sense).
cri
,
m.
cry, shout, scream.
cribler
,
v.
to riddle.
criée
,
f.
auction.
crier
,
v.
to cry, cry out or for, scream, call, creak.
crime
,
m.
crime.
crise
,
f.
crisis, attack.
crisper
,
v.
to contract, shrivel up, clench, twitch, convulse,
make tense, set on edge or irritate
(the nerves), thrill.
cristal
,
m.
crystal, cui glass;
-- de roche
, rock-crystal.
croc
,
m.
book, fang;
coup de --
, ravenous bite (final
c
not pronounced).
crocheteur
,
m.
street-porter.
crochu, -e
,
adj.
hooked, crooked.
crocodile
,
m.
crocodile.
croire
,
v.
to believe;
faut --!
, you'd better believe so,
you bet!; à ce que je crois, as I think, in my estimation.
croisade
,
f.
crusade.
croisée
,
f.
window, casernent, transept.
croiser
,
v.
to cross, intersect.
Croisic (le)
, peninsula and village north of the mouth of the Loire
(Loire-Inférieure), Croisilles,
hero of de Musset's story (also a
village in Pas-de-Calais).
croitre
,
v.
to increase, grow;
croissant, -e
,
adj. and m.
increasing, growing, crescent, quarter
(moon).
croix
,
f.
cross, reverse (of a coin).
croquer
,
v.
to crunch.
crosse
,
f.
butt (of a gun).
crosser
,
v.
to bat, beat.
crottin
,
m.
dung (of horses,sheep, etc.).
croupe
,
f.
crupper, buttocks.
croyance
,
f.
belief, creed.
cruche
,
f.
jug, pitcher.
cruel, -le
,
adj.
cruel.
cruellement
,
adv.
cruelly.
crûment
,
adv.
crudely, harshly.
Cucugnan
, humorous name of an imaginary town.
Cucugnanais
,
m.
inhabitant of Cucugnan.
cueillir
,
v.
to gather, pick up.
cuir
,
m.
leather.
cuirasse
,
f.
cuirass, breastplate.
cuirassier
,
m.
cuirassier (cavalryman wearing a cuirass).
cuire
,
v.
to cook;
cuisant, -e
, cooking, sweltering.
cuisine
,
f.
kitchen.
cuisinier, -ère
,
m., f.
cook.
cuisse
,
f.
thigh.
cuivre
,
m.
copper.
cuivré, -e
,
adj.
copper-colored.
cul
,
m.
bottom, back, rump (
l
not pronounced).
culbuter
,
v.
to send head over heels, throw over, overthrow,
overturn, upset.
culotte
,
f.
breeches.
culte
,
m.
worship, creed, service.
cultiver
,
v.
to cultivate, raise, harvest.
cupide
,
adj.
covetous, greedy.
curé
,
m.
vicar, parish priest, curé.
curieux, -euse
,
adj. and s.
curious, curious person.
curiosité
,
f.
curiosity.
cuve
,
f.
vat, tub.
D
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;
damné, -e
,
m., f.
one damned
(pronounced:
dâné
).
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'étais -- vous
, if I
were in your place.
débarrasser
,
v.
to disembarrass, free;
se --
, get rid.
débattre
,
v.
to debate;
se --
, be debated, struggle,
contend, flicker.
débauche
,
f.
debauch, debauchery.
déblayer
,
v.
to clear out.
déborder
,
v.
to overflow;
débordé, -e
, overflowing, brimming
over.
déboucher
,
v.
to uncork, open, come out (into).
debout
,
adv.
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