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, head-waiter, butler.

maîtresse
,
f.
mistress, sweetheart.

majesté
,
f.
majesty.

majestueusement
,
adv.
majestically.

majestueux, -euse
,
adj.
majestic.

major
,
m.
major.

majuscule
,
adj. and f.
capital.

mal, -e
,
adj.
(used only in a few phrases), bad, evil; male rage (also written as one word),

rage, fury.

mal
,
adv. and m.
evil, wrong, ill, in a bad way, sore, badly, poorly, indistinctly, harm, trouble,

damage, malady;
faire -- à
, to hurt;
-- noir
, gangrene; (familiarly used as
adj.
) bad, ill;
faire -- à
la tête
, to give a headache.

malade
,
adj. and s.
ill, sick, sick man, patient.

maladie
,
f.
malady, illness.

maladif, ~ive
,
adj.
sickly, unhealthy.

mâle
,
adj. and m.
male, man.

Malesherbes (Boulevard)
, handsome street in the north-western section of Paris,

named after the minister of Louis XVI, who was beheaded in the French Revolution (h not

pronounced).

malgré
,
prep.
in spite of.

malheur
,
m.
misfortune, accident, bad luck, unhappiness.

malheureusement
,
adv.
unfortunately.

malheureux, -euse
,
adj. and s.
unhappy, wretched, unfortunate, unlucky, wretch, unfortunate

person.

malicieux, -euse
,
adj.
mischievous, roguish, malicious.

malin, -igne
,
adj. and s.
cunning, sly, shrewd, cunning person, rogue.

Maloisel
, proper name;
oisel
in Old French =
oiseau
.

Maloison
, proper name,
cf.
oison,
m.
gosling.

malpropre
,
adj.
dirty, unclean.

maltraiter
,
v.
to maltreat, use roughly.

maman
,
f.
mama.

mamelle
,
f.
breast, teat, udder.

manche
,
f.
sleeve;
la Manche
, the English Channel;
m.
handle.

manchot, -e
,
adj. and s.
one-armed, one-armed person.

manège
,
m.
horsemanship, riding-school, riding-grounds.

mangeaille
,
f.
victuals.

manger
,
v.
to eat, eat up;
apporter à --
, bring something to eat.

mangeur
,
m.
eater.

manie
,
f.
mania, fancy.

maniement
,
m.
handling.

manière
,
f.
manner;
pl.
manners.

manivelle
,
f.
crank, handle.

manifester
,
v.
to manifest, make known, show.

manne
,
f.
manna, hamper.

mannequin
,
m.
manikin, dummy, man of straw.

manoeuvrer
,
v.
to manoeuver, perform evolutions, drill, move.
manque
,
m.
lack, want.

manquer
,
v.
to be lacking, be missing, lack, miss, come near, fail;
il n'y manquait pas
, he

did not fail to do it.

mansarde
,
f.
attic, garret, garret-window, Mansard window or roof.

manteau
,
m.
mantle, cloak.

maquignon
,
m.
horse dealer, jockey.

maquis
,
m.
thicket (in Corsica).

marais
,
m.
marsh, swamp.

Marais
,
m.
quarter in Paris, north of the Hôtel de Ville, more usually called the Temple.

maraudeur
,
m.
marauder.

marbre
,
m.
marble.

marchand, -e
,
m., f.
merchant, peddler.

marchandise
,
f.
(also
pl.
) merchandise, wares, goods.

marche
,
f.
march, walk, walking, pace, gait, step, progress, move, moving, motion;
marches
perdues
, superfluous steps (that lead to nothing).

marché
,
m.
market, market-place, bargain, bargaining;
à bon --
, cheap, cheaply;

par-dessus le --
, into the bargain.

marcher
,
v.
to march, go on, walk, go, proceed.

mardi
,
m.
Tuesday.

mare
,
f.
pool.

marécage
,
m.
marsh, bog, swamp.

maréchal
,
m.
marshal, blacksmith.

mari
,
m.
husband.

mariage
,
m.
marriage.

Marie
, Mary.

marier
,
v.
to marry, marry off, blend;
se --
, get married;
se -- avec
, marry;
marié avec
,

married to;
marié
,
m.
bridegroom.

Marignan
, Melegnano (Italian town near Milan, where the French defeated the Swiss in 1515).

marin, -e
,
adj. and m.
marine, of the sea, sailor.

marine
,
f.
marine, navy, shipping;
officier de --
, naval officer.

maritime
,
adj.
maritime.

marmaille
,
f.
brats.

marmite
,
f.
pot.

marmot
,
m.
brat, little boy.

marmotter
,
v.
to mutter, mumble.

marque
,
f.
mark, track, token.

marquer
,
v.
to mark, show, indicate.

marquis, -e
,
m., f.
marquis, marchioness.

marron
,
m.
large chestnut.

Marseille
, Marseilles (principal seaport and second city in France).

marteau
,
m.
hammer.

martial, -e
,
adj.
martial (
t
pronounced as
c
).

Martin
, Martin (often applied to a simple person).

massacre
,
m.
massacre.

massacrer
,
v.
to massacre, slay;

massacrant, ~e
,
adj.
murderous.

massif, -ive
,
adj.
massive, solid.

mat, -e
,
adj.
dull, dim, frosted.

mât
,
m.
mast.

matelas
,
m.
mattress.

matelot
,
m.
sailor, seaman.

matériel, -le
,
adj.
material, concrete.

maternel, -le
,
adj.
maternal, on the mother's side.

matière
,
f.
matter;
en -- de
, in regard to.

matin
,
m.
morning, dawn.

mâtin
,
m.
mastiff, cur, rascal.

matinal, -e
,
adj.
morning, early, in the morning.

matinée
,
f.
morning.

maudire
,
v.
to curse;
maudit, -e
, cursed.

maujeure
,
f.
a dialectic word used in Toine in the sense of: fever.

mauresque
,
adj.
Moorish.

maussade
,
adj.
cross, sour, ill-humored, sulky.

mauvais, -e
,
adj. and s.
bad, wretched, evil, mean, dirty, ill (humor), poor.

me
,
conj. pr.
me, to me.

-me
, abbreviation of numerals;
2me, 3me, 4me
, etc. (for
deuxième
, etc.).

mécanique
,
adj.
mechanical.

méchanceté
,
f.
malice, ill will.

méchant, -e
,
adj.
naughty, mean, mischievous, bad, malicious, wicked, wretched.

mécontent, -e
,
adj.
dissatisfied.

Mecque (la)
, Mecca (holy city of the Mohammedans, in Arabia).

médaille
,
f.
medal.

médecin
,
m.
doctor, physician.

médiocre
,
adj.
mediocre, only moderate.

méditatif, -ive
,
adj.
meditative, thoughtful.

méditation
,
f.
meditation.

méditer
,
v.
to meditate, think over.

Méditerranée
,
f.
Mediterranean Sea.

méfiance
,
f.
distrust.

meilleur, -e
,
adj.
better;
le --
, best.

mélancolie
,
f.
melancholy, melancholia.

mélancolique
,
adj.
melancholy.

mêlée
,
f.
scuffle, fight.

mêler
,
v.
to mingle, mix, confuse;
se -- de
, meddle with, mind;
se -- à (avec)
, mingle with, take

part in.

mélodie
,
f.
melody.

mélodieux, -euse
,
adj.
melodious.

membraneux, -euse
,
adj.
membranous.

membre
,
m.
member, limb.

même
,
adj. and adv.
same, self, very, even;
de --
, in the same way, at the same time.

mémoire
,
f.
memory.

mémorable
,
adj.
memorable.

menacer
,
v.
to menace, threaten.

ménage
,
m.
housekeeping, household;
faire son petit --
, to have one's own sweet will.

ménager, -ère
,
m., f.
thrifty persan, housekeeper.

mendiant, -e
,
m., f.
beggar.

mendicité
,
f.
mendicity;
être à la --
, to be reduced to beggary.

mener
,
v.
to lead, bring, take, drive.

ménétrier
,
m.
fiddler.

menottes
,
f. pl.
handcuffs.

mensonge
,
m.
lie.

mentir
,
v.
to lie.

menton
,
m.
chin.

menu, -e
,
adj. and m.
thin, small, trifling, light, bill of fare.

menuet
,
m.
minuet.

menuisier
,
m.
cabinet-maker, joiner.

mépris
,
m.
contempt, scorn.

méprisable
,
adj.
contemptible.

mépriser
,
v.
to despise.

mer
,
f.
sea, tide.

mercenaire
,
adj. and s.
mercenary, hireling.

merci
,
f.
mercy, thanks, thank you (masculine with
grand
);
Dieu --
, thank God.

mercier
,
m.
mercer, haberdasher.

mercredi
,
m.
Wednesday.

mère
,
f.
mother.

meringue
,
f.
meringue, light pastry with whipped cream.

mérite
,
m.
merit, worth.

mériter
,
v.
to merit, deserve.

méritoire
,
adj.
meritorious.

merle
,
m.
blackbird.

Mérope
, a tragedy by Voltaire (1743).

merveilleusement
,
adv.
marvelously, wonderfully.

merveilleux, -euse
,
adj.
wonderful, marvelous.

mes
,
see
mon.

mesdames
,
see
madame.

messe
,
f.
mass.

mesure
,
f.
measure, proportion;
à --
, in proportion or succession as (another action takes

place);
en --
, in time, in proportion;
à -- que
, in proportion as.

mesurer
,
v.
to measure.

métamorphose
,
f.
metamorphosis.

méticuleux, -euse
,
adj.
over-scrupulous, fastidious.

métier
,
m.
trade, loom.

mètre
,
m.
meter (39 inches).

mette
,
f.
metal (Old French).

mettre
,
v.
to put, place, put on, set, put in place, take (time);
se -- à
, begin, set out in;
se -- en
route
, start;
se -- en mouvement
, begin to move;
se -- à table
, seat oneself at table;
se -- en
colère
, get angry;
se -- en marche
, set out on the march;
se -- au jeu
, get in the game;

se -- en bataille
, form for battle;
se -- dans tous ses atours
, attire oneself in all one's finery;

-- dans
, put in, hit;
-- bas
, take off;
-- pied à terre
, dismount;
-- en pièces
, tear or dash to

pieces;
-- à la porte
, put out of doors;
-- la police en l'air
, stir up the police;
-- le feu
, set fire;

-- en fuite
, set to flight.

meuble
,
m.
piece of furniture,
furniture
,
pl.
furniture.

meubler
,
v.
to furnish.

meunier
,
m.
miller;

meurtre
,
m.
murder.

meurtrier
,
m.
murderer.

meurtrir
,
v.
to bruise;
avoir le coeur meurtri
, to be sick at heart.

meute
,
f.
pack (of hounds, etc.).

mi
,
adv. and adj.
(invariable), equally;
à -- -chemin
, half way.

Michel
, Michael.

midi
,
m.
midday, noon, twelve o'ciock, south;
Midi
,
m.
South of France;
les pleins midis
, the

midday heat.

miel
,
m.
honey.

mien, -ne
,
poss. adj. pr.
(usually with article), mine.

miette
,
f.
crumb.

mieux
,
adv.
better, more, more comfortable;
tant --
, so much the better;
de son --
, the best

he can, etc.;
le --
, best;

regardez --
, look more closely.

mignon, -ne
,
adj.
and s. darling, dainty, cunning, dear little.

migraine
,
f.
sick-headache.

milice
,
f.
militia.

milieu
,
m.
middle, midst, middle ground, surroundings.

militaire
,
adj. and m.
military, soldier.

mille
,
card.
one thousand;
-- et deuxième
,
ord.
thousand and second (in this and in the next

two words
ll
is not liquid).

millier
,
m.
about one thousand, thousand.

million
,
m.
million.

Milon
, Milo.

minaret
,
m.
minaret.

minauder
,
v.
to simper, mince, smirk.

minauderie
,
f.
smirking, simpering.

mince
,
adj.
thin, slender, narrow.

mine
,
f.
look, appearance.

mine
,
f.
mine.

minerai
,
m.
ore.

ministère
,
m.
department (of a cabinet minister), building for the administration offices,

ministry, cabinet.

ministre
,
m.
minister; adjectively: ministerial.

minuit
,
m.
midnight.

minute
,
f.
minute;
de cinq minutes en cinq minutes
, every five minutes.

minutieux, -euse
,
adj.
minute, searching (
t
pronounced as
c
).

mioche
,
m., f.
brat, youngster.

miracle
,
m.
miracle.

mirage
,
m.
mirage.

miroir
,
m.
mirror.

miroiter
,
v.
to glitter, shine, reflect light.

Miromesnil (rue de)
, Parisian street crossing the Boulevard Malesherbes (pronounced:

Miroménil
).

misérable
,
adj. and s.
miserable, wretched, wretch.

misère
,
f.
misery, destitution, hardship.

miséricorde
,
f.
mercy.

Moallakats
, a collection of seven Arabic poems of different authors in the 6th and 7th

centuries (also written
Moallakât
).

mobile
,
adj.
movable, mobile, unsteady, variable, in motion, restless.

mode
,
f.
manner, style, fashion;
marchande de modes
, milliner;
à la --
, in style.

modèle
,
m.
model.

modération
,
f.
moderation.

modéré, -e
,
adj.
moderate.

moderne
,
adj.
modern.

modeste
,
adj.
modest.

modestement
,
adv.
modestly.

modestie
,
f.
modesty.

modifier
,
v.
to modify.

moelle
,
f.
marrow (in this and in the next word
oe
is pronounced as
oi
in
moi
).

moelleux, -euse
,
adj.
soft.

moeurs
,
f. pl.
manners, habits, customs (
s
pronounced).

moi
,
conj. and disj. pr.
me, to me, I, myself.

moignon
,
m.
stump (of an arm, etc.).

moi-même
,
pr.
myself, I myself.

moindre
,
adj.
less;
le --
, least, the slightest.

moins
,
adv.
less, the less;
le --
, least;
au --
, at least;
du --
, at least;
à -- que
or
de
, unless;

pour le --
, at the least.

mois
,
m.
month.

moisissure
,
f.
mold.

moisson
,
f.
harvest.

moite
,
adj.
moist, damp.

moitié
,
f.
half;
à --
, half.

moleskine
,
f.
moleskin (corduroy, etc.; sometimes applied to imitation leather).

mollesse
,
f.
softness, laxness, enervation.

molleton
,
m.
swanskin (soft woollen stuff).

molosse
,
m.
mastiff.

môme
,
m., f.
youngster, "kid" (familiar).

moment
,
m.
moment.

momie
,
f.
mummy.

mon, ma (mes
,
pl.), poss. adj. pr.
my.

monarchie
,
f.
monarchy.

Monceau (le parc)
, an attractive park in the northwestern section of Paris.

monde
,
m.
world, people, society;
tout le --
, everybody.

monnaie
,
f.
change, coin.

monocle
,
m.
monocle.

monotone
,
adj.
monotonous.

monsieur (messieurs
,
pl.), m.
mister, sir, gentleman, the gentleman; abbreviated:
M.
, Mr.;

-- son père
, his father (pronounced:
mesieu
).

monstre
,
m. and adj.
monster, monstrous.

monstrueux, ~euse
,
adj.
monstrous.

mont
,
m.
mount.

montagne
,
f.
mountain.

monter
,
v.
to mount, go up, ascend, come up, get in.

Montivilliers
, small Norman town between le Havre and Fécamp (
ll
not liquid).

montre
,
f.
watch, exhibition, show-window.

montrer
,
v.
to show, indicate, point out;
se --
, show oneself, appear.

montueux, -euse
,
adj.
hilly.

monture
,
f.
mount, horse (for riding).

monumental, -e
,
adj.
monumental.

moquer
,
v.
to mock;
se -- de
, make fun of, care nothing about;
s'en -- pas mal
, not care a rap

about it.

moral, -e
,
adj.
moral, mental;
faire de la morale à
, to preach to, exhort.

morceau
,
m.
morsel, bit, piece.

mordieu
,
interj.
by heaven!, etc.

mordre
,
v.
to bite.

morgue
,
f.
pride, arrogance.

morne
,
adj.
gloomy, mournful, sad.

mornifle
,
f.
slap on the jaws.

morsure
,
f.
bite.

mort
,
f.
death;
-- -qui-trompe
, deceptive death, death in ambush.

mortel, -le
,
adj. and s.
mortal.

mortifier
,
v.
to mortify.

morue
,
f.
codfish.

mosaique
,
f.
mosaic.

Moscou
, Moscow.

mosquée
,
f.
mosque.

mot
,
m.
word;
un bon --
, a witty remark.

motif
,
m.
motive.

motte
,
f.
clod, lump.

mou, molle
,
adj.
soft, nerveless, flabby.

mouche
,
f.
fly;
faire --
, to hit the bull's-eye;
-- à vapeur
, small steamboat used on French

rivers.

moucheron
,
m.
gnat, "kid" (slang in the latter sense).

moucheter
,
v.
to spot, speckle.

mouchoir
,
m.
handkerchief.

moufle
,
f.
mitten.

mouiller
,
v.
to wet, bathe, cast (anchor);
se --
, become wet.

mouillure
,
f.
wetness, wetting, dampness.

moulin
,
m.
mill.

mourir
,
v.
to die;
se --
, be dying;
faire --
, make die, kill, execute;
-- pour --
, as well die one

time as another;
mort -e
,
adj. and s.
dead, spent (bullet), dead man, etc.

mousquet
,
m.
musket.

mousqueterie
,
f.
musketry.

mousse
,
f.
moss, foam.

mousse
,
m.
cabin-boy.

mousseline
,
f.
muslin.

mousseux, -euse
,
adj.
foamy, frothy.

moustache
,
f.
mustache.

moutard
,
m.
urchin, brat.

mouton
,
m.
sheep, mutton.

mouvement
,
m.
movement, motion, impulse.

mouvoir
,
v.
to move;
mouvant, -e
, adj. moving, busy.

moyen, -ne
,
adj. and m.
average, mean, medium, middle, means, resource, way;
au -- de
,

by means of.

moyenâgeux, -euse
,
adj.
medieval.

Mozart
, (Wolfgang Amadeus), noted German composer of
Marriage of Figaro, Don
Giovanni, Requiem
; etc., (1756-1791).

muet, -te
,
adj. and s.
mute, silent.

muezzin
,
m.
muezzin (Mohammedan priest who announces from the minaret the hour for

prayer).

mule
,
f.
mule.

mulon
,
m.
great heap of salt.

Munster
, Münster (small Alsatian town).

mur
,
m.
wall.

mûr, -e
,
adj.
ripe, mature.

muraille
,
f.
wall, rampart.

murer
,
v.
to wall up.

mûrir
,
v.
to ripen, mature, develop.

murmure
,
m.
murmur, murmuring.

murmurer
,
v.
to murmur.

mutualité
,
f.
mutuality.

muscle
,
m.
muscle.

muse
,
f.
muse.

musicien
,
m.
musician.

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