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,
f.
prediction.
préfecture
,
f.
prefecture (office of the prefect of a department
or of the Prefect of Police in
Paris).
préférence
,
f.
preference.
préférer
,
v.
to prefer.
préfet
,
m.
prefect (head of a French department or of the police in Paris).
préjugé
,
m.
prejudice, precedent.
prélever
,
v.
to levy, take first.
premier, -ère
,
adj.
first, greatest;
porte du --
, second
story door;
gravir le --
, to be the first
to climb (abbreviated: 1er).
prendre
,
v.
to take, take on, catch, seize, get, acquire, regard,
make (resolutions, arrangements), assume (an air);
se -- à
, begin;
s'y --
, go about it;
-- le
galop
galop
, take to a gallop;
-- à
travers
, cut across (country);
à tout --
, everything
considered;
-- à la cruche
, to attack or take a drink from the jug.
prénom
,
m.
first or Christian name.
préoccupation
,
f.
preoccupation.
préoccuper
,
v.
to preoccupy.
préparatoire
,
adj.
preparatory.
préparer
,
v.
to prepare, plan.
près
,
prep.
(with de)
and adv.
near, about to;
de --
closely, near at hand;
de si --
, so closely;
à peu --
,
almost,
nearly.
présage
,
m.
omen.
présager
,
v.
to presage, foretoken, forebode.
présence
,
f.
presence.
présent, -e
,
adj. and s.
present, person present;
m.
present,
gift;
à --
, at present, now.
présenter
,
v.
to present.
préservatif
,
m.
preservative, protection.
président
,
m.
president, presiding judge.
présider
,
v.
to preside, preside over.
presque
,
adv.
almost.
presqu'île
,
f.
peninsula.
pressentiment
,
m.
presentiment.
pressentir
,
v.
to have a presentiment, foresee.
presser
,
v.
to press, hurry, urge;
se --
, be in a hurry,
crowd, press, press close; aller d'un pas
pressé, hurry along;
pressant, -e
, pressing, urgent;
pressé, -e
, pressed, in a
hurry, hurried,
quick, hasty.
pression
,
f.
pressure.
présumer
,
v.
to presume, conjecture.
prêt, -e
,
adj.
ready.
prétendre
,
v.
to pretend, claim, lay claim, mean, aspire,
maintain, require, insist on.
prétentieux, -euse
,
adj.
pretentious, pompous (
ti
pronounced as
ci
).
prétention
,
f.
pretension, claim.
prêter
,
v.
to lend, attribute;
-- serment à
, swear
allegiance to.
prétexte
,
m.
pretext, pretense.
prétoire
,
m.
court-room.
prêtre
,
m.
priest.
preuve
,
f.
proof.
prévenance
,
f.
consideration, obligingness, kind attention, kindness.
prévenir
,
v.
to anticipate, warn, inform.
prier
,
v.
to pray, beg.
prière
,
f.
prayer.
prieur
,
m.
prior.
primaire
,
adj.
primary.
primo
,
adv.
firstly, in the first place.
prince
,
m.
prince;
princesse
,
f.
princess.
principal, -e
,
adj. and m.
principal.
principalement
,
adv.
principally.
printemps
,
m.
spring.
prise
,
f.
capture, seizure.
prison
,
f.
prison.
prisonnier, -ère
,
m., f.
prisoner.
priver
,
v.
to deprive;
privé, -e
;
adj.
private.
prix
,
m.
price, value, prize, cost.
probable
,
adj.
probable.
probablement
,
adv.
probably.
probe
,
adj.
upright, honest.
probitê
,
f.
probity, honesty, integrity.
problème
,
m.
problem.
procéder
,
v.
to proceed.
procession
,
f.
procession.
prochain, -e
,
adj.
next, nearest, coming, immediate.
proche
,
adj. and s.
near, nigh, near relative.
procurer
,
v.
to procure, get.
prodigieusement
,
adv.
prodigiously.
prodigieux, -euse
,
adj.
prodigious.
prodiguer
,
v.
to lavish.
production
,
f.
production.
produire
,
v.
to produce;
se --
, be produced, be made, occur.
produit
,
m.
product.
profession
,
f.
profession.
profil
,
m.
profile (
l
pronounced).
profiter
,
v.
to profit.
profond, -e
,
adj. and m.
profound, deep;
du plus -- de mon
coeur
, from the depths of my
heart;
profonde
,
f.
pocket
(slang).
profondément
,
adv.
profoundly, deeply.
profondeur
,
f.
depth.
profusion
,
f.
profusion;
à --
, profusely, abundantly.
programme
,
m.
program.
proie
,
f.
prey;
en -- à
, a prey to.
projet
,
m.
project, plan.
prolonger
,
v.
to prolong;
se --
, be prolonged, extend;
-- l'haleine
, get a longer wind.
promener
,
v.
to take about, take out, keep going, keep up, cast;
se --
, take a walk, ride, etc.,
walk to and fro.
promettre
,
v.
to promise.
promontoire
,
m.
promontory.
prompt, -e
,
adj.
prompt (in this and in the following word
p
is
not pronounced).
promptement
,
adv.
promptly.
prononcer
,
v.
to pronounce, utter, declare, deliver.
prophète
,
m.
prophet; le Prophète, Mohammed.
prophétique
,
adj.
prophetic.
propice
,
adj.
propitious.
propos
,
m.
purpose, object, remark, talk;
à -- de
, in regard to.
proposer
,
v.
to propose;
se -- de
, think of, intend to.
proposition
,
f.
proposition.
propre
,
adj.
proper, clean, own;
-- à rien
, good for
nothing;
c'est du --
, that's (he's) a pretty
mess.
proprement
,
adv.
properly, correctly.
propriétaire
,
m., f.
proprietor, proprietress, owner, landowner.
propriété
,
f.
property, propriety.
pro-recteur
,
m.
vice-rector(acting head of a German university,
the head being the reigning
prince).
prose
,
f.
prose.
Prosper-César
, Prosper Cresar (the French usually hyphenate two given names).
prospérer
,
v.
to prosper.
prospérité
,
f.
prosperity.
prosterner
,
v.
to prostrate.
protecteur
,
m.
protector; adjectively: protecting.
protection
,
f.
protection.
protéger
,
v.
to protect.
protester
,
v.
to protest.
prouver
,
v.
to prove.
provençal, -e
,
adj.
Provençal, Provencial.
Provence
,
f.
Provence (the extreme southeastern province in
France before the Revolution);
rue de --
, Parisian street a little
north of the Boulevard des Italiens.
proverbe
,
m.
proverb.
providence
,
f.
providence; la Providence, Providence.
province
,
f.
province;
de --
, provincial.
provincial, -e
,
adj. and s.
provincial.
provision
,
f.
provision, supply.
provisoirement
,
adv.
provisionally, temporarily.
provoquer
,
v.
to provoke, challenge, invite.
prudemment
,
adv.
prudently (
em
pronounced as
am
).
prudence
,
f.
prudence.
prunelle
,
f.
pupil, eyeball, eye.
Prusse
,
f.
Prussia.
prussien, -ne
,
adj. and s.
Prussian (written
Prussien
when
s.
).
public, -ique
,
adj. and m.
public.
publier
,
v.
to publish.
puce
,
f.
flea;
secouer les puces
, to shake the fleas from,
beat.
pudeur
,
f.
modesty, bashfulness, shame.
puer
,
v.
to stink.
puéril, -e
,
adj.
puerile, childish, boyish (
l
pronounced).
puis
,
adv.
then.
puiser
,
v.
to draw, draw forth, dip.
puisque
,
conj.
since.
puissant, -e
,
adj.
powerful, mighty.
puits
,
m.
well.
punch
,
m.
punch (pronounced:
ponch
).
punir
,
v.
to punish.
pur, -e
,
adj.
pure.
purement
,
adv.
purely.
purgatoire
,
m.
purgatory.
purger
,
v.
to purge, cleanse, clean.
putréfaction
,
f.
putrefaction.
pyramide
,
f.
pyramid.
pyrosis
,
m.
pyrosis (burning pain in the epigastrium; final
s
pronounced).
Q
qu'
,
see
que
.
quai
,
m.
quay.
qualité
,
f.
quality, rank, capacity;
en sa -- d'étourdi
, by
virtue of his giddiness or frivolity.
quand
,
conj.
when, if, even if.
quant (à)
,
adv.
as for, as to.
quantité
,
f.
quantity.
quarantaine
,
f.
quarantine, about forty.
quarante
,
card.
forty.
quarante-cinq
,
card.
forty-five.
quarante-deux
,
card.
forty-two.
quarante-sept
,
card.
forty-seven.
quart
,
m.
quarter;
moins le --
, a quarter to.
quartier
,
m.
quarter, quarters, section, block (of stone, etc.);
Quartier Latin
, Latin Quarter (on the left bank of the Seine in
Paris, in it are the University
(Sorbonne) and the principal schools of
Paris).
quasi
,
adv.
almost.
quasiment
,
adv.
almost, as it were, a sort of.
quatorze
,
card.
fourteen.
quatre
,
card.
four;
-- à --
, four (steps, etc.) at a time.
quatre-vingt-dix-neuf
,
card.
ninety-nine.
quatre-vingts
,
card.
eighty.
quatrième
,
ord.
fourth.
que
,
conj. and adv.
that, in order that, than, as, whether, why,
how, but (after a negative), let,
see that (used also to avoid
repetition of a conjunction, then takes the meaning of the first
conjunction);
ne ... --
, only, but, except, what;
c'est --
,
introductory phrase, often better left
untranslated, sometimes = it is
because, that is, but.
que
,
rel. pr.
whom, which, what, ever;
ce --
, what, etc.;
ce -- c'est -- de
, that is what it is to;
je
ne sais --
ne sais --
, some
or other;
qu'est-ce -- (c'est --) cela?
, what is that?;
ce --
de
, how much;
ce -- c'est que d'habiter
, what a life one leads
in.
que
,
int. pr.
what?;
qu'est-ce --(qui)?
, what?
quel, -le
,
adj. pr. (rel. or int.)
what, which, of what kind,
who;
-- qu'il soit
, whoever he may be.
quelconque
,
indef. adj. pr.
whatever, whatsoever;
un ... --
,
some ... or other.
quelque
,
indef. adj. pr.
some, a few (
pl.
);
-- ... que
,
however;
-- chose de brun
, something
dark.
quelquefois
,
adv.
sometimes.
quelqu'un, -une, (quelques-uns, -unes
,
pl.) indef. pr.
someone,
somebody.
querelle
,
f.
quarrel.
quereller
,
v.
to quarrel;
se --
, quarrel.
quérir
,
v.
to look for, fetch (used only in infinitive after
aller, venir and envoyer).
question
,
f.
question.
questionner
,
v.
to question.
quétou
,
m.
a dialectic word, translate: good-for-nothing pig
(used in central France).
queue
,
f.
tail.
queuter
,
v.
to cue, strike two billiard balls at once.
qui
,
rel. pr.
who, which, what, whoever;
ce --
, who, which,
what, etc.;
-- ... --
, one ... another;
de --
, whose, etc.
qui
,
int. pr.
who?, which?, what?
quinzaine
,
f.
about fifteen, fortnight.
quinze
,
card.
fifteen;
-- jours
, two weeks.
quitte
,
adj.
quit, quits, free;
il n'aurait pas été si
facilement -- avec
, he would not have got
off so easily with.
quitter
,
v.
to quit, leave, lay aside, take off, let go;
ne pas
-- des yeux
, not to take the eyes
off.
quoi
,
int. and rel. pr.
what, which;
de --
, wherewith,
means, the wherewithal;
-- que
, whatever;
je ne sais -- (de)
,
I don't know what, something;
à -- bon?
, what is the good of it?;
-- qu'il en
soit (de)
soit (de)
, whatever may be, however it may be;
sur
--
, whereupon;
-- que ce soit
, anything
whatsoever;
comme
--
, how.
quoique
,
conj.
although.
R
rabattre
,
v.
to put down, pull down, lower.
rabbin
,
m.
rabbi.
rabougrir
,
v.
to stunt.
raccommoder
,
v.
to mend, repair.
race
,
f.
race.
racine
,
f.
root.
racler
,
v.
to scrape.
raconter
,
v.
to tell, tell of, relate, recount.
radeau
,
m.
raft, float.
radieux, -euse
,
adj.
radiant.
radoter
,
v.
to talk nonsense, rlave, dote.
raffinement
,
m.
refinement.
rafraichir
,
v.
to refresh, freshen, cool, keep cool;
se --
,
refresh oneself, take some
refreshments.
rage
,
f.
rage.
rager
,
v.
to rage, storm, be furious.
rageusement
,
adv.
wrathfully, fretfully.
raide
,
adj.
stiff, rigid, steep.
raideur
,
f.
stiffness.
raie
,
f.
line, streak, part (of the hair).
raillerie
,
f.
raillery, mockery.
railleur, -euse
,
adj.
bantering, jesting.
railway
,
m.
railway (English).
raisin
,
m.
grape, grapes.
raison
,
f.
reason;
rendre --
, to give satisfaction.
raisonnable
,
adj.
reasonable.
raisonnement
,
m.
reasoning.
raisonner
,
v.
to reason;
raisonné, -e
, reasoned, rational.
raisonneur, -euse
,
m., f.
reasoner.
rajeunir
,
v.
to rejuvenate, make young again.
ralentir
,
v.
to slacken.
rallumer
,
v.
to light again.
ramasser
,
v.
to pick up, gather;
ramassé, -e
,
adj.
thick-set, heavy.
rame
,
f.
oar;
à toutes rames
, rowing at full speed.
rameau
,
m.
bough, branch.
Rameau (Jean Phillippe)
, French composer and musical theorist (1683-1764).
ramener
,
v.
to bring back, lead or draw back.
ramer
,
v.
to row.
rampe
,
f.
hand-rail, banister, railing.
ramper
,
v.
to creep, crawl.
rang
,
m.
rank, row.
rangée
,
f.
row.
ranger
,
v.
to range, arrange, draw up, put in order;
se --
,
draw up, draw aside;
rangé, -e
,
steady, settled.
ranimer
,
v.
to reanimate, revive;
se --
, brighten up, be
revived.
Raoul
, Ralph.
râpé, -e
, shabby.
rapetisser
,
v.
to belittle.
rapide
,
adj.
rapid, quick, swift, steep.
rapidement
,
adv.
rapidly.
rapidité
,
f.
rapidity.
rappeler
,
v.
to recall, remind;
se --
, remember, recall.
rapport
,
m.
report, relation;
-- à
, on account of.
rapporter
,
v.
to bring back or in, report;
s'en -- à
, leave
the matter to.
rapprocher
,
v.
to draw or bring near;
se -- de
, approach
again, draw near, be reconciled with.
rare
,
adj.
rare, scarce, thin.
rarement
,
adv.
rarely.
ras, -e
,
adj.
closely cut, short-napped;
au -- de
, on a
level with (
s
not pronounced).
raser
,
v.
to shave, shave clean.
rasoir
,
m.
razor.
rasseoir
,
v.
to reseat;
se --
, sit down again.
rassurer
,
v.
to reassure;
se --
, reassure oneself, be
reassured.
rat
,
m.
rat.
râteau
,
m.
rake.
rater
,
v.
to miss, spoil.
Ratier
, proper name,
cf.
ratier, -ère
,
adj.
rat-catching
(of a dog, etc.), whimsical.
ratisser
,
v.
to rake.
rattacher
,
v.
to tie again, attach, make one cling to;
se
--
, be attached.
rattraper
,
v.
to catch again, regain.
rauque
,
adj.
hoarse, harsh.
ravager
,
v.
to ravage (with dissipation, etc.), lay waste, ruin.
ravin
,
m.
ravine.
ravir
,
v.
to ravish, enrapture, delight.
ravoir
,
v.
to have again.
rayer
,
v.
to stripe, streak.
rayon
,
m.
ray, beam;
-- de miel
, honeycomb.
rayonnement
,
m.
radiance, gleam.
réaliser
,
v.
to realize.
réalité
,
f.
reality.
rebelle
,
adj. and s.
rebellious, rebel.
rebondir
,
v.
to rebound, jump back or again.
rebord
,
m.
edge, ledge.
réception
,
f.
reception.
recevoir
,
v.
to receive.
réchapper
,
v.
to escape again, escape;
nous en sommes
réchappés
, we have had a
narrow escape.
réchauffer
,
v.
to heat again, warm up, warm.
recherche
,
f.
scarching, investigation, search.
rechercher
,
v.
to search for again, seek again, search for, seek.
récif
,
m.
reef.
récipient
,
m.
recipient, receptacle.
récit
,
m.
recital, narration.
réciter
,
v.
to recite.
réclamation
,
f.
claim, complaint, protest.
réclamer
,
v.
to reclaim, claim, protest.
recoin
,
m.
recess, remote coner, nook.
récolter
,
v.
to harvest, collect.
recommandation
,
f.
recommendation;
lettre de --
, letter of
introduction.
recommander
,
v.
to recommend, commend, bid.
recommencer
,
v.
to recommence, begin again.
récompense
,
f.
recompense, reward.
récompenser
,
v.
to reward.
reconduire
,
v.
to reconduct, lead back, take back.
reconnaissance
,
f.
gratitude, reconnoissance, reconnoitering
party.
reconnaître
,
v.
to recognize, admit, realize, acknowledge;
on ne
s'y reconnaît plus
, we
don't know any longer where we are.
reconstituer
,
v.
to reconstitute, recoup.
reconter
,
v.
to tell again, retell.
recopier
,
v.
to recopy.
recours
,
m.
recourse.
recouvrer
,
v.
to recover.
recouvrir
,
v.
to cover again, cover.
recrutement
,
m.
recruitment, recruiting.
recteur
,
m.
rector, priest (used in latter sense in Brittany).
recueillement
,
m.
meditation.
recueillir
,
v.
to gather, collect; pick up, take in;
se --
,
collect one's thoughts, reflect;
recueillez
bien vos souvenirs
bien vos souvenirs
, try
to remember.
reculer
,
v.
to draw back, fall or go back, recoil;
se --
, go
back, recoil, draw back.
reculons (à)
,
adv.
backwards.
redemander
,
v.
to ask again, request the return of.
redescendre
,
v.
to descend again, go down again.
redevenir
,
v.
to become again.
redingote
,
f.
frock-coat.
redoubler
,
v.
to redouble, increase.
redoutable
,
adj.
dreadful, formidable, terrible.
redoute
,
f.
redoubt.
redouter
,
v.
to dread.
redresser
,
v.
to straighten, straighten up, erect again;
se
--
, draw oneself up, straighten up
again.
réduire
,
v.
to reduce, compel.
réduit
,
m.
retreat, nook, small room (in garret, etc.).
réel, -le
,
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