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fleet.

flotter
,
v.
to float, wave (hair).

flottille
,
f.
flotilla.

flûte
,
f.
flute;
à 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;
à 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.

foncé, -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;
à -- de
, by dint of;
à toute --
, in spite of everything;

-- publique
, police.

forcer
,
v.
to force, make, break through, bend, overwork.

forestier, -ère
,
adj.
and s. forest, forester, forester's wife.

forêt
,
f.
forest;
la Forêt Noire
, the Black Forest (east of the upper Rhine, in Baden and

Würtemberg, 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.

fossé
, 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.

fournée
,
f.
ovenful, batch.

fournir
,
v.
to furnish.

fourrage
,
m.
fodder.

fourré, -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.

fraîchement
,
adv.
freshly.

fraîcheur
,
f.
freshness, coolness, bloom, beauty.

frais
, fraîche,
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.

français, -e
,
adj. and s.
French, Frenchman (written
Français
when
s.
).

France
,
f.
France.

franchement
,
adv.
frankly.

franchir
,
v.
to clear, pass over, pass, leap over.

franchise
,
f.
frankness;
de --
, frank.

François
, 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;
frappé de
, stricken with.

fraulein = demoiselle
or
mademoiselle
(German).

frayeur
,
f.
fright.

fredonner
,
v.
to hum, trill.

frêle
,
adj.
frail, slender.

Frelu
, proper name,
cf.
frêle
.

frémir
,
v.
to shudder, shake, quiver.

fremis
,
m.
=
frémissement
(dialectic).

frémissement
,
m.
trembling, rustling, quivering, murmuring, shock.

frénésie
,
f.
frenzy, madness.

frénétique
,
adj.
frantic.

frénétiquement
,
adv.
frantically.

fréquent, -e
,
adj.
frequent.

fréquentation
,
f.
frequentation;
la -- de
, frequenting.

frère
,
m.
brother.

fret
,
m.
freight;
vaisseau à --
, cargo-boat (pronounced:
frè
).

fricassée
,
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;
frisé, -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.

frôlement
,
m.
rustling.

frôler
,
v.
to graze, brush.

froncer
,
v.
to wrinkle, contract, pucker, knit;
-- les sourcils
, frown, scowl.

front
,
m.
forehead, brow, face, effrontery, impudence, "nerve."

frontière
,
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.

fumée
,
f.
smoke.

fumer
,
v.
to smoke.

fumet
,
m.
savor, aroma.

fumier
,
m.
dung-heap, manure.

funèbre
,
adj.
funeral, mournful.

funérailles
,
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.

fuselê, -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).

fûté, -e
,
adj.
cunning, sly, crafty, smart.

futur, -e
,
adj.
future.

fuyard
,
m.
fugitive, deserter.


G


gâcher
,
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.

gaieté
,
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 Provençal
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.

galérien
,
m.
convict.

galerne
,
f.
west-north-west wind, west-north-west.

galette
,
f.
griddle-cake.

galine
,
see
coq
.

Gallitzin (Caroline -- de Genthod, née 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.

garçon
,
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 -- à
, 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.

gâteau
,
m.
cake.

gâter
,
v.
to spoil.

gauche
,
adj.
left, awkward;
f.
left band.

gaudriole
,
f.
broadjoke.

gaufrer
,
v.
to gaffer, plaît, flute.

gaulois, -e
,
adj.
Gallic.

gaz
,
m.
gas (
z
pronounced).

gaze
,
f.
gauze.

gazelle
,
f.
gazelle.

gazette
,
f.
newspaper.

gazon
,
m.
sward, grass.

géant, -e
,
adj. and s.
gigantic, giant.

gelée
,
f.
frost.

geler
,
v.
to freeze.

gémir
,
v.
to groan, moan.

gémissement
,
m.
groan, wail.

gendarme
,
m.
gendarme, military police officer.

gendarmerie
,
f.
military police.

gendre
,
m.
son-in-law.

gêne
,
f.
uneasiness, embarrassment, constraint, hesitation.

gêner
,
v.
to embarrass, trouble, be in the way of, inconvenience.

général, -e
,
adj. and m.
general.

génération
,
f.
generation.

générosité
,
f.
generosity.

génie
,
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.

gésir
,
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).

gîte
,
m.
abode, shelter, resting-place.

glace
,
f.
ice, plate-glass, mirror.

glacer
,
v.
to ice, freeze, chill;
glacé, -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;
gonflé, -e
, swollen.

gorge
,
f.
throat, gorge.

gorgée
,
f.
swallow.

gorger
,
v.
to gorge.

gorille
,
m.
gorilla.

gosse
,
m., f.
small child, "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.

goût
,
m.
taste.

goûter
,
v.
to taste, relish.

goutte
,
f.
drop, gout.

gouttelette
,
f.
little drop.

goutteux, -euse
,
adj.
gouty.

gouttière
,
f.
gutter.

gouvernail
,
m.
rudder, helm.

gouvernante
,
f.
governess.

gouverner
,
v.
to govern.

grâce
,
f.
grace, charm, favor, pardon, mercy;
-- à
, 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'mère
,
f.
grandmother.

grand-père
,
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.

gravité
,
f.
gravity, seriousness.

gré
,
m.
will, pleasure, liking.

grec, grecque
,
adj. and s.
Greek (written
Grec
when
s.
).

Grèce
,
f.
Greece.

Grédel
, Margery, Maggie (German,
cf. Grete
for
Margarete
).

gredin
,
m.
rascal, scoundrel.

greffier
,
m.
clerk (of the court).

grêle
,
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
).

grès
,
m.
sandstone.

grésil
,
m.
sleet.

grésiller
,
v.
to shrivel, shrink, crackle, tingle.

grève
,
f.
strand, beach, strike

grièvement
,
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.

grisâtre
,
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, -ère
,
adj.
coarse, gross, rude, rough, low.

grossièreté
,
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.

Guérande
, small town in the department of Loire-Inférieure.

guère
,
adv.
scarcely;
ne ... --
, scarcely.

guerre
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