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,
f.
war.
guerrier, -ère
,
adj. and s.
of war, warlike, warrior.
guet
,
m.
watch;
faire le --
, to be on the lookout.
guetter
,
v.
to watch, watch for.
gueule
,
f.
mouth (of animals), jaws, chops.
gueusard
,
m.
rascal.
gueux, -euse
,
adj. and s.
beggarly, poor, beggar, scoundrel.
guide
,
m.
guide.
guider
,
v.
to guide, steer.
guigne
,
f.
white-heart cherry.
guignon
,
m.
bad luck.
Guillaume
, William.
Guillemet
, Willie (a child's name, diminutive of Guillaume).
guinder
,
v.
to hoist, strain;
guindé, -e
, stiff, unnatural.
guirlande
,
f.
garland, wreath.
guise
,
f.
manner, way;
en -- de
, as a.
Gulistan
,
m.
Garden of Roses (name of a moralizing poem
by Sadi, a Persian poet of the
13th century).
guttural, -e
,
adj.
guttural.
guzla
,
f.
guzla (Croatian violin with one string).
gymnastique
,
adj.
gymnastic;
pas --
, double-quick, run, trot.
H
('h=aspirate h)
habile
,
adj.
clever, skilful.
habilement
,
adv.
cleverly, skilfully.
habiller
,
v.
to dress.
habit
,
m.
coat, dress-coat;
pl.
clothes.
habitant
,
m.
inhabitant.
habitation
,
f.
habitation, dwelling, house.
habiter
,
v.
to live in, dwell.
habitude
,
f.
habit;
d'--
, usual, usually.
habitué
,
m.
frequenter, regular customer.
habituel, -le
,
adj.
habitual.
habituellement
,
adv.
habitually.
habituer
,
v.
to accustom.
'hache
,
f.
ax.
'hagard, -e
,
adj.
haggard.
'haïck
,
m.
haïk (piece of cloth used as an outer garment by the
Arabs).
'haillon
,
m.
rag, tatter.
'haine
,
f.
hatred, hate.
'hair
,
v.
to hate.
haleine
,
f.
breath.
'haleter
,
v.
to pant.
'haleur
,
m.
hallier (person who draws a boat upon entering a
port, etc.).
'halle
,
f.
market; les Halles, the large Central Market in Paris.
hallucination
,
f.
hallucination.
'halte
,
f.
halt;
faire --
, to halt.
'hameau
,
m.
hamlet.
'hanche
,
f.
hip.
'hanter
,
v.
to haunt.
'happer
,
v.
to snatch (with the mouth).
'harasser
,
v.
to harass, jade, tire out.
'hardes
,
f. pl.
clothes.
'hardi, -e
,
adj.
bold.
'hardiesse
,
f.
boldness.
'hardiment
,
adv.
boldly.
harmonie
,
f.
harmony.
harmonier
,
v.
to harmonize (obsolescent, more usually:
harmoniser
).
'harpe
,
f.
harp.
'harpiste
,
m., f.
harpist.
'hasard
,
m.
hazard, chance, fortune, risk, danger;
au --
, at
random.
'hasarder
,
v.
to risk;
se --
, risk oneself, dare;
-- un
oeil
, risk exposing an eye.
Hassan
, grandson of Mohammed and a favorite Mohammedan name, also a
mosque in
Cairo containing Hassan's relics.
'hâte
,
f.
haste, hurry;
à la --
, in haste.
'hâter
,
v.
to hasten, hurry;
se --
, hasten, hurry.
'hausse
,
f.
rise.
'hausser
,
v.
to lift, shrug.
'haut, -e
,
adj., adv. and m.
high, tall, loud, important, aloud,
loudly, raised, top;
en --
, upstairs,
above, in the upper part;
en
-- de
, on (at the) top of;
là- --
, up there;
tout --
,
aloud;
la haute
,
society people (slang);
-- de cinquante
pieds
, fifty feet high;
le -- poisson
, fine or highly
esteemed
fish.
'hauteur
,
f.
height;
à la -- de
, at the height of, opposite, even with.
'hâve
,
adj.
wan, emaciated.
'havre
,
m.
haven, harbor.
'Havre (le)
, city and important port at the mouth of the Seine.
'hé
,
interj.
ho!, oh!, hello!
'Heidelberg
, city with a noted university and castle on the Neckar,
in Baden.
'hein
,
interj.
hey, what?
'Heinrich
, Henry (German).
hélas
,
interj.
alas! (
s
pronounced).
'héler
,
v.
to hail, call.
hélice
,
f.
screw, propeller.
hémorragie
,
f.
hemorrhage.
Henri IV
, Henry IV, the popular French King, reigned: 1589-1610.
herbe
,
f.
grass, herb.
hercule
,
m.
Hercules, strong man.
herculéen, -enne
,
adj.
Herculean (
en
pronounced as in
bien
).
héréditaire
,
adj.
hereditary.
'hérisser
,
v.
to bristle, make stand up, erect;
hérissé,
-e
,
adj.
bristling.
héritage
,
m.
heritage, patrimony.
hériter
,
v.
to inherit.
héritier, -ère
,
m., f.
heir, heiress.
héroïque
,
adj.
heroic.
'héron
,
m.
heron.
'héros
,
m.
hero.
'herse
,
f.
harrow.
hésitation
,
f.
hesitation.
hésiter
,
v.
to hesitate.
hétairiste
,
m.
hetoerist, member of the hetoeria (Greek secret
league at the time of the war
for Greek independence).
'hêtre
,
m.
beech-tree.
heure
,
f.
hour, o'clock, time;
de bonne --
, early;
tout à
l'--
, in a little while, in a moment, just
now, a moment ago;
à
cette --
cette --
, now (colloquial).
heureusement
,
adv.
happily, fortunately.
heureux, -euse
,
adj. and s.
happy, fortunate, happy person.
'heurter
,
v.
to strike against, knock.
'hideusement
,
adv.
hideously.
'hideux, -euse
,
adj.
hideous.
hier
,
adv.
yesterday;
arriver d'--
, to arrive yesterday.
'hiérarchie
,
f.
hierarchy.
hiéroglyphe
,
m. and adj.
hieroglyph, hieroglyphic.
'hilfe
,
f.
help (German).
hippogriffe
,
m.
hippogriff (half horse, half griffin, a fabulous
steed of the romances of chivalry).
hippopotame
,
m.
hippopotamus.
hirondelle
,
f.
swallow.
histoire
,
f.
history, story;
-- de rire
, just to laugh (slang).
historique
,
adj.
historical, historic.
hiver
,
m.
winter.
'hocher
,
v.
to shake.
'hochet
,
m.
rattle.
'homard
,
m.
lobster.
hommage
,
m.
homage, respects;
-- et souvenir de l'auteur
,
with the kind regards
and remembrances of the author.
homme
,
m.
man; familiarly: husband.
'Honeck (le)
,
m.
the Hohneck (one of the Vosges mountains west of Colmar).
Honfleur
, village at the mouth of the Seine, opposite le Havre.
honnête
,
adj.
honest, honorable, decent, respectable.
honneur
,
m.
honor;
faire -- à
, to honor.
honorable
,
adj.
honorable.
'honte
,
f.
shame;
avoir --
, to be ashamed;
fausse --
, bashfulness.
'honteux, -euse
,
adj.
ashamed, shameful, bashful.
hôpital
,
m.
hospital (usually for the poor).
'hoquet
,
m.
hiccough.
horizon
,
m.
horizon.
horloge
,
f.
clock.
honnis
,
prep.
except, save.
horreur
,
f.
horror;
quelle --
, how horrible;
avoir --
de
, to abhor.
horrible
,
adj.
horrible.
horriblement
,
adv.
horribly.
'hors (de)
,
prep.
out of;
-- de lui
, beside himself;
-- de
combat
, disabled;
les yeux -- de la
tête
tête
, the eyes popping out
of the head.
hostie
,
f.
consecrated wafer, host.
hostilité
,
f.
hostility.
hôte
,
m.
host, guest; hôtesse, f. hostess.
hôtel
,
m.
hotel, mansion, large private house.
'houri
,
f.
houri (woman of the Mohammedan paradise).
'hourra
,
m.
hurrah, cheer.
'huche
,
f.
trough, bin.
huile
,
f.
oil.
huiler
,
v.
to oil.
huis
,
m.
door (now little used).
'huit
,
card.
eight;
-- jours
, a week.
huitre
,
f.
oyster.
humain
, -e,
adj.
human.
humanité
,
f.
humanity.
humble
,
adj.
humble.
humblement
,
adv.
humbly.
humeur
,
f.
disposition, ill humor, humor.
humide
,
adj.
humid, damp, moist.
'huppe
,
f.
topknot, tuft.
'hurlement
,
m.
howl, howling, shriek, roar.
'hurler
,
v.
to howl.
'hurrah
,
interj. and m.
hurrah!, cheer.
'hussard
,
m.
hussar (light cavalryman).
hygiénique
,
adj.
hygienic.
hypocrite
,
adj. and s.
hypocritical, hypocrite.
hystérique
,
adj.
hysterical.
I
Ibnn-Ben-Omaz
, a peculiar name, possibly due to Gautier; Ibn is the
Arabic name for son,
Ben is Hebrew for son.
ici
,
adv.
here;
par --
, this way;
-- -même
, in this
very place;
-- -bas
, here below.
idée
,
f.
idea.
idiot, -e
,
adj. and s.
idiotic, idiot.
idole
,
f.
idol.
Iéna
, Jena (town in Saxe Weimar, scelle of the battle (1806) in
which Napoleon defeated
the Prussians).
if
,
m.
yew-tree.
ignorer
,
v.
to be ignorant of, not to know;
ignorant, -e
,
ignorant.
il, ils
,
conj. pr.
he, it, there, they.
ile
,
f.
island.
illimité, -e
,
adj.
unlimited, unbounded, measureless.
illuminer
,
v.
to illuminate, light up;
s'--
, light up, be
illuminated.
illusion
,
f.
illusion.
illustre
,
adj.
illustrious.
illustrer
,
v.
to illustrate, make illustrious.
îlot
,
m
. small island.
image
,
f.
image, likeness, picture.
imagination
,
f.
imagination.
imaginer
,
v.
to imagine;
s'--
, imagine.
imbécile
,
adj. and s.
foolish, silly, imbecile.
imberbe
,
adj.
beardless.
imiter
,
v.
to imitate.
immédiat, -e
,
adj.
immediate.
immédiatement
,
adv.
immediately.
immense
,
adj.
immense.
immensité
,
f.
immensity, vast stretch.
immobile
,
adj.
quiet, motionless.
immobiliser
,
v.
to render immovable, stop, paralyze.
immobilité
,
f.
immobility.
immodéré, -e
,
adj.
immoderate, excessive.
immortel, -le
,
adj.
immortal;
f.
everlasting (plant).
impartial, -e
,
adj.
impartial (
ti
pronouncedas
ci
).
impassible
,
adj.
impassible, unmoved.
impassibilité
,
f.
impassibility.
impatience
,
f.
impatience (
ti
in this and the next two words is
pronounced as
ci
).
impatient, -e
,
adj.
impatient.
impatienter
,
v.
to put out of patience, provoke.
impénétrable
,
adj.
impenetrable, inscrutable.
imperceptible
,
adj.
imperceptible.
impérieux, -euse
,
adj.
imperious, pressing, domineering.
impertinent, -e
,
adj. and s.
impertinent, impertinent fellow.
impétuosité
,
f.
impetuosity.
impitoyablement
,
adv.
pitilessly.
importance
,
f.
importance.
importer
,
v.
to matter;
n'importe
, no matter;
qu'importe?
, what does it matter?;
n'importe
quoi
quoi
, anything
whatsoever;
n'importe qui
, anyone.
imposer
,
v.
to impose.
impossible
,
adj.
impossible.
imposteur
,
m.
impostor.
impôt
,
m.
tax, toll.
impression
f.
impression
impressionner
,
v.
to impress, make an impression upon.
imprévu, -e
,
adj.
unforeseen, unexpected.
imprimer
,
v.
to impress, press upon, print.
improviser
,
v.
to improvise.
imprudemment
,
adv.
imprudently (
em
pronounced as
am
).
impuissance
,
f.
impotency.
impuissant, -e
,
adj.
impotent.
impulsion
,
f.
impulse, impetus.
imputer
,
v.
to impute.
inabordable
,
adj.
inaccessible.
inaltérable
,
adj.
unalterable, unchangeable.
inamovible
,
adj.
irremovable (from office).
inattendu, -e
,
adj.
unexpected.
incapable
,
adj.
incapable.
incarnadin, -e
,
adj.
flesh-colored, pink.
incarnation
,
f.
incarnation.
incendie
,
m.
fire, conflagration.
incertain, -e
,
adj.
uncertain.
incertitude
,
f.
uncertainty.
incessamment
,
adv.
incessantly, directly.
incisif, -ive
,
adj.
incisive.
incisive
,
f.
incisor.
incliner
,
v.
to incline, tilt;
s'--
, bow, lean.
incommodé, -e
,
adj.
indisposed.
inconcevable
,
adj.
inconceivable.
inconnu, -e
,
adj. and s.
unknown, strange, stranger.
inconsolable
,
adj.
inconsolable.
incontestable
,
adj.
incontestable.
incontesté, -e
,
adj.
uncontested.
incontinent, -e
,
adj.
incontinent, intact;
adv.
at once.
inconvenance
,
f.
impropriety, improper remark.
incorporer
,
v.
to incorporate, take in.
incrédule
,
adj.
incredulous.
incroyable
,
adj.
incredible.
incruster
,
v.
to incrust, inlay;
incrusté, -e
, incrusted,
fast.
indécence
,
f.
indecency, immodesty.
indépendamment
,
adv.
independently.
Inde
,
f.
India;
Indes
,
f. pl.
Indies, India.
index
,
m.
index, forefinger.
indice
,
f.
indication, probable evidence.
indicible
,
adj.
unspeakable, unutterable.
indienne
,
f.
calico.
indifférence
,
f.
indifference.
indifférent, -e
,
adj. and s.
indifferent, of no difference or
importance, indifferent person,
person of no concern.
indigestion
,
f.
indigestion.
indignation
,
f.
indignation.
indigner
,
v.
to make indignant;
indigné, -e
, indignant.
indiquer
,
v.
to indicate.
indiscret, -ète
,
adj.
indiscreet.
indiscrétion
,
f.
indiscretion.
indispensable
,
adj.
indispensable.
individu
,
m.
individual.
industrie
,
f.
industry, trade.
inébranlable
,
adj.
unshakable, immovable.
ineffable
,
adj.
ineffable, unutterable.
inégal, -e
,
adj.
unequal, irregular.
inerte
,
adj.
inert.
inexplicable
,
adj.
inexplicable, unaccountable.
inexprimable
,
adj.
inexpressible, unutterable.
inextinguible
,
adj.
inextinguishable.
infaillible
,
adj.
infallible.
infanterie
,
f.
infantry.
infatigable
,
adj.
indefatigable.
inférieur, -e
,
adj.
inferior, lower.
infernal, -e
,
adj.
infernal.
infini, -e
,
adj. and m.
infinite, infinity.
infiniment
,
adv.
infinitely.
infinité
,
f.
infinite number.
infirme
,
adj. and s.
infirm, weak, infirm person, cripple.
inflexible
,
adj.
inflexible.
infliger
,
v.
to inflict.
influence
,
f.
influence.
informer
,
v.
to inform;
s'--
, inquire.
infortuné, -e
,
adj. and s.
unfortunate, unfortunate person.
infranchissable
,
adj.
insuperable, impassable.
ingénier (s')
,
v.
to strive, tax one's ingenuity.
ingénieur
,
m.
engineer.
ingénu, -e
,
adj.
ingenuous, artless;
ingénue
,
f.
ingenuous
young girl.
ingrat, -e
,
adj. and s.
ungrateful, ingrate.
inintelligible
,
adj.
unintelligible.
injure
,
f.
insult, wrong.
injustice
,
f.
injustice.
innocent, -e
,
adj.
innocent.
innombrable
,
adj.
innumerable.
inoccupé, -e
,
adj.
unoccupied.
inoffensif, -ive
,
adj.
inoffensive.
inondation
,
f.
inundation, flood.
inonder
,
v.
to flood.
inouï, -e
,
adj.
unheard of.
inquiet, -ète
,
adj.
anxious, uneasy, restless.
inquiéter
,
v.
to disturb, worry;
s'--
, be disturbed, be
uneasy, fret.
inquiétude
,
f.
disquietude, restlessness, anxiety.
inquisiteur, -trice
,
adj.
inquisitive, searching.
insatiabfe
,
adj.
insatiable.(
t
pronounced as
c
).
inscription
,
f.
inscription.
insensible
,
adj.
without feeling, indifferent, insensible.
insensiblement
,
adv.
insensibly.
insignifiant, -e
,
adj.
insignificant.
insister
,
v.
to insist.
insolent, -e
,
adj.
insolent.
insouciance
,
f.
unconcern, carelessness.
insouciant, -e
,
adj.
careless, heedless.
insoucieux, -euse
,
adj.
thoughtless, unthinking.
inspecter
,
v.
to inspect.
inspirer
,
v.
to inspire, instil.
installer
,
v.
to install.
instant
,
m.
instant;
pour l'--
, for the time being;
il
m'arrive à l'--
, it has just come to me this
instant.
instinct
,
m.
instinct (
ct
not pronounced).
instinctif, -ive
,
adj.
instinctive.
instinctivement
,
adv.
instinctively.
instruction
,
f.
instruction;
juge d'--
, examining
magistrate.
instrument
,
m.
instrument, tool.
insuccès
,
m.
failure.
insupportable
,
adj.
insupportable.
insurrection
,
f.
insurrection.
intact, -e
,
adj.
intact, untouched (
ct
pronounced).
intelligence
,
f.
intelligence.
intelligent, -e
,
adj.
intelligent.
intention
,
f.
intention, purpose.
interdire
,
v.
to interdict, forbid, prohibit, dumbfound, amaze.
intéresser
,
v.
to interest;
intéressê, -e
, adj. interested, for
gain;
intéressant, -e
, interesting;
cela vous intéresse?
, is
that any business of yours?
intérêt
,
m.
interest.
intérieur, -e
,
adj. and m.
interior, inside, mental.
intérieurement
,
adv.
internally, mentally, in or on the inside.
interminable
,
adj.
interminable.
interpréter
,
v.
to interpret.
interrogation
,
f.
interrogation, questioning.
interrogatoire
,
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