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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 --
, 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
, 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
, 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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