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drôle
,
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.
dureté
,
f.
hardness.
duvet
,
m.
down.
dyspeptique
,
adj. and s.
dyspeptic.
E
eau
,
f.
water;
-- -de-vie
, brandy;
être tout en --
, to
be dripping with perspiration.
ébahi, -e
,
adj.
aghast, amazed.
ébaucher
,
v.
to sketch, delineate, outline, make only part way or
awkwardly.
ébène
,
m.
ebony.
éblouir
,
v.
to dazzle.
éblouissement
,
m.
dazzling, giddiness.
ébouriffé, -e
,
adj.
in disorder, with disheveled hair, unkempt.
ébrancher
,
v.
to strip the branches off, lop.
ébranler
,
v.
to shake.
écaille
,
f.
scale, shell.
écarlate
,
m.
(used adjectively), scarlet.
écarquiller
,
v.
to open wide.
écarter
,
v.
to turn aside, put or draw or rush aside, spread keep
from;
s'--
, withdraw, separate,
draw away, part;
écarté, -e
,
wide apart, projecting, flaring.
échafauder
,
v.
to erect scaffolding, build up.
échalas
,
m.
vine-prop.
échanger
,
v.
to exchange.
êchantillon
,
m.
sample, specimen.
échapper
,
v.
to escape;
s'--
, escape.
écharper
,
v.
to slash, cut to pieces.
échasse
,
f.
stilt, long leg of a wading-bird, stilt-bird,
long-shanks.
échassier
,
m.
wading-bird.
échauffer
,
v.
to heat, inflame, warm;
s'--
, get warm or hot.
échelle
,
f.
ladder.
écheveau
,
m.
skein.
échevin
,
m.
alderman.
échine
,
f.
spine, back.
échouer
,
v.
to fun aground.
éclaboussure
,
f.
splash.
éclair
,
m.
lightning, flash.
éclaircir
,
v.
to clear up, throw light on, be cleared up, clear
off, clear.
éclairer
,
v.
to light, light up, give light to, reconnoiter;
s'--
, brighten up, brighten, clear up, be
explained;
éclairé,
-e
, lighted, bright.
éclaireur
,
m.
scout.
éclat
,
m.
splinter, fragment, burst, explosion, flash,
brilliancy, brightness, splendor;
éclats de
voix
voix
, outburst, loud
voices or exclamations.
éclater
,
v.
to explode, burst, burst forth, shine, flash out, go off
(gun);
-- de rire
, burst out
laughing;
éclatant, -e
, shilling,
brilliant, dazzling, resounding.
éclopé, -e
,
adj.
crippled, lame, with broken legs (of furniture).
éclore
,
v.
to hatch, corne forth, blossom.
école
,
f.
school.
économie
, f. economy, saving;
faire des économies
, to save up
money.
écorce
,
f.
bark.
écorcher
,
v.
to skin, flay;
écorché
,
m.
one who has been flayed or skinned.
écouler
,
v.
to run, flow out;
s'--
, run, elapse, pass by.
écouter
,
v.
to listen (to).
écran
,
m.
screen.
écraser
,
v.
to crush, overwhelm.
écrémer
,
v.
to skim, skim off.
écrier (s')
,
v.
to exclaim, cry.
écrire
,
v.
to write;
par écrit
, in writing;
on nous
écrit
, from our special correspondent.
écriteau
,
m.
sign-board, placard.
écriture
,
f.
writing, handwriting.
écrouelles
,
f. pl.
scrofula.
écrouler
,
v.
to fall in, collapse;
s'--
, fall in, collapse.
écu
,
m.
shield, crown (old coin worth 3 francs, also coin worth 5
francs).
écueil
,
m.
reef.
écume
,
f.
foam, froth.
écumer
,
v.
to foam, froth.
écumoire
,
f.
skimmer.
écurie
,
f.
stable.
écusson
,
m.
escutcheon.
Édouard
, Edward.
éducation
,
f.
education, drill.
éduquer
,
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.
effilé, -e
,
adj.
slender, slim, sharp.
effianqué, -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.
effronté, -e
,
adj.
shameless, bold.
effroyable
,
adj.
frightful, horrible.
effusion
,
f.
effusion.
égal, -e
,
adj. and s.
equal, all the same, regular, even;
c'est
--
, all the same.
également
,
adv.
equally, uniformly.
égaler
,
v.
to equal.
égard
,
m.
regard, consideration, subject;
à son --
, in
regard to him.
égarer
,
v.
to mislead, unsettle;
s'--
, get lost, wander;
égaré, -e
, unsettled, bewildered, wild, frantic, lost.
égayer
,
v.
to enliven, amuse, cheer up.
église
,
f.
church.
égoïsme
,
m.
egotism, selfishness.
égoïste
,
adj.
egotistical, selfish.
égorger
,
v.
to cut the throat of, slaughter.
égyptien, -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.
élan
,
m.
spring, bound, start, impetus, clash, flight.
élancer
,
v.
to throw;
s'--
, throw oneself, spring forward,
spring, dart, start up;
élancé, -e
,
adj.
slender.
élargir
,
v.
to widen;
élargi, -e
, widened, spreading.
élastique
,
adj.
elastic.
électeur
,
m.
elector, constituent; avenue de l'Électeur,
Kurfürstenallée (avenue near
Heidelberg).
électrique
,
adj.
electric.
élégance
,
f.
elegance.
élégant, -e
,
adj.
elegant.
élégiaque
,
adj.
elegiac.
élément
,
m.
element.
éléphant
,
m.
elephant.
élever
,
v.
to elevate, bring up, put up, ralse;
s'--
, rise,
arise;
élevé, -e
, elevated, tall, lofty,
towering.
Elias
, Elias (Elia) is the New Testament and German form of Élie, Elijah.
elle
,
conj. and disj. pr.
(feminine), she, it.
elle-même
,
see
lui-même
.
éloge
,
m.
praise.
Éloi
(saint), Saint Éloi or Eligius, Bishop of Noyon (c. 588-659).
éloignement
,
m.
removal, distance.
éloigner
,
v.
to remove, send away, banish;
s'--
, go away,
move away;
éloigné, -e
, distant.
émail
,
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;
embrasé, -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.
émeraude
,
f.
emerald.
émérite
,
adj.
emeritus, old, confirmed.
émettre
,
v.
to emit, express.
émigrer
,
v.
to emigrate.
Emineh
, the Trusty One or the Steadfast One (Arabic).
éminence
,
f.
eminence, height, rising ground.
émir
,
m.
emir (Mohammedan governor, etc.).
émission
,
f.
emission, issue.
emmener
,
v.
to lead or take away, carry off (pronounced: ammener).
émotion
,
f.
emotion.
émouchet
,
m.
sparrow-hawk.
émouvoir
,
v.
to excite, move.
emparer (s')
,
v.
to take possession.
empêcher
,
v.
to hinder, prevent, keep from;
il n'a pu s'-- de
,
he could not help.
empereur
,
m.
emperor.
empêtrer
,
v.
to entangle.
empiler
,
v.
to pile up.
emplette
,
f.
purchase.
emplir
,
v.
to fill.
emploi
,
m.
employment, use, position, job.
employé, -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.
enchère
,
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.
);
endimanché, -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.
énergie
,
f.
energy.
énergique
,
adj.
energetic.
énergiquement
,
adv.
energetically.
énerver
,
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;
enflammé, -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'-- à
, become bold enough to
(avoid liaison with
n
in this word).
énigme
,
f.
enigma, riddle.
enivrer (s')
,
v.
to get drunk (
en
pronounced as in
ennui
).
enjambée
,
f.
stride.
enjamber
,
v.
to bestride, stride, put one's leg over, stride over.
enlacer
,
v.
to lace, bind, entwine, interlace.
enlèvement
,
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.
énorme
,
adj.
enormous.
énormément
,
adv.
enormously.
énormité
,
f.
enormity.
enquérir (s')
,
v.
to inquire.
enquête
,
f.
inquest, inquiry, search.
enrager
,
v.
to enrage, become mad;
enragé, --e
, mad,
enraged, crazy, crazy fellow.
enrégimenter
,
v.
to form into regiments, enroll.
enrichir
,
v.
to enrich;
s'--
, become rich.
enroué, -e
,
adj.
hoarse.
ensanglanter
,
v.
to make bloody, make blood-red;
ensanglanté,
-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;
à -- de
, if you
listen to, according to;
bien entendu
, to be sure, of course.
enterrement
,
m.
burial, funeral, funeral procession.
enterrer
,
v.
to bury.
entêter
,
v.
to give a headache to, make vain;
s'--
, be
obstinate, persist.
entier, -ère
,
adj.
entire;
tout --
, entirely.
entièrement
,
adv.
entirely.
entour (à 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.
entraîner
,
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 parlèrent -- eux
, they
talked
to each other.
entre-bâillé, -e
,
adj.
half-open, ajar.
entrée
,
f.
entrance, entry.
entrefaite
,
f.
interval;
sur ces entrefaites
, meanwhile.
entremêler
,
v.
to intermix, intermingle.
entremetteur
,
m.
go-between, procurer.
entrepôt
,
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;
à l'--
, contrary to,
wrong side outwards;
se mettre le
coeur à l'--
coeur à l'--
, to be upset.
envi (à l')
,
adv.
in emulation, vying with each other.
envie
,
f.
desire, longing, envy;
faire - à
, to make envious;
porter -- à
, 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 à
, smile at.
épais, -se
,
adj.
thick.
épaisseur
,
f.
thickness.
épaissir
,
v.
to thicken, deepen (silence).
épanouir
,
v.
to open, cheer;
épanoui, -e
, open, cheerful, in
blossom.
épanouissement
,
m.
blossoming, blooms.
épargner
,
v.
to save, spare.
épars, -e
,
adj.
scattered, disheveled.
épaule
,
f.
shoulder.
épaulement
,
m.
breastwork.
épaulette
,
f.
epaulette.
épée
,
f.
sword.
éperdu, -e
,
adj.
desperate, bewildered, frantic, distracted.
éperdument
,
adv.
frantically, desperately.
éperon
,
m.
spur.
épi
,
m.
ear (of grain, etc.).
épicier
,
m.
groceryman, grocer.
épigramme
,
f.
epigram.
époque
,
f.
epoch, time.
épouser
,
v.
to marry.
épouvantable
,
adj.
terrible, appalling.
épouvante
,
f.
fright, terror.
épouvanter
,
v.
to terrify, appall.
époux, -ouse
,
m., f.
husband, wife.
éprendre (s')
,
v.
to fall in love (with), be smitten.
épreuve
,
f.
trial, proof.
éprouver
,
v.
to experience, try, test, feel.
épuiser
,
v.
to exhaust.
équipage
,
m.
crew.
équiper
,
v.
to equip.
équivalent
,
m.
equivalent.
équivoque
,
adj.
equivocal, doubtful.
-er
, see
premier
.
érafler
,
v.
to scratch.
érailler
,
v.
to fray.
ermite
,
m.
hermit.
errer
,
v.
to wander; chien errant, stray dog.
erreur
,
f.
error, mistake.
éruption
,
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
,
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