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*livrer*, to deliver;
_---- bataille, un combat_, to fight a battle, to give battle.
_se ---- à_, to give one's self up to, apply one's self to.

*loin*, far, far off, a great way off.
_---- de moi!_, begone!

*loisir*, _m._, leisure.

*long, -ue*, _adj_, long, tedious.
_---- de six pieds_, six feet long;
_de ---- en_ large, up and down.
_n. m._, length.
_le ---- de_, along;
_tout de son ----_, at full length.

*longanimité*, _f._, forbearance.

*longer*, to walk along.

*longtemps*, long, a great while.
_il y a ---- que je ne t'ai vu_, I have not seen you for a great
while.

*longueur*, _f._, length.
_six pieds de ----_, six feet in length.

*lorgner*, to ogle.

*lors*, then.

*lorsque*, when.

*louer*, to praise.

*lougre*, _m._, lugger, a two- or three-masted vessel, with quadrilateral sails hung upon yards fixed obliquely to the masts at about one-third of their length.

*lourd*, heavy.

*lu*, see *lire*.

*lugubre*, doleful, dismal.

*lui*, he, (to) him, (to) her, (to) it.

*lumière*, _f._, light.

*lune*, _f._, moon.

*luron*, _m._, jolly fellow.

*lutte*, _f._, struggle.

*lutter*, to struggle.

*luxe*, _m._, luxury.

*machinalement*, mechanically.

*maigre*, thin.

*main*, _f._, hand.
_mettre la ---- sur lui_, to lay hands upon him;
_battre des ----s_, to clap one's hands;
_à la ----_, by hand, ready.

*maintes*, _pl. f._, many.

*maintenant*, now.

*se maintenir dans*, to keep up, continue to be.

*maintien*, _m._, maintenance.

*mais*, but.

*maison*, _f._, house, family.
_en m'offrant sa ----_, by offering me his hospitality.

*maître*, _m._, master.
_petit ----_, beau, dandy.

*maîtresse ancre*, _f._, sheet-anchor.

*mal*, _n. m._, (_pl._ *maux*), harm, misfortune. _adv._, badly, poorly, uncomfortably.

*malade*, _m. f._, sick person.

*maladie*, _m._, disease.

*mâle*, male.

*malgré*, in spite of.

*malheur*, _m._, misfortune.

*malheureusement*, unfortunately.

*malheureu-x, -se*, _n. m. f._, unfortunate person. _adj._, unfortunate, poor.

*malice*, _f._, trick.

*malignement*, slyly.

*malin*, _m._, shrewd person.
_tu fais le ----_, you are acting the shrewd fellow.

*manche*, _n. m._, handle; _n. f._, sleeve.

*manège*, _m._, riding-school.

*manger*, to eat.

*manier*, to handle.

*manière*, _f._, manner, sort.
_de ---- que_, so that;
_de ---- à_, so as (to);
_à la ---- de_, like.

*manoeuvre*, _f._, handling.

*manque*, _m._, lack.

*manquer*, to lack, fail, miss, be near. _Ledoux manqua tomber à la renverse_, Ledoux almost fell over backward; _et voilà que nous avons manqué de périr tous_, and now we have all come very near perishing.

*manteau*, _m._, cloak, mantle.

*maquis*, _m._, thicket (in Corsica).

*marchand*, _m._, merchant, dealer.

*marché*, _f._, march, progress.
_se mettre en ----_, to start out to march.

*marché*, _m._, market, bargaining.
_à bon ----_, cheap(ly);
_avoir bon ---- de_, to be able to make short work of.

*marcher*, to march, go, walk.

*mardi*, _m._, Tuesday.

*mari*, _m._, husband.

*marier*, to marry (off).
_se ----_, to marry, be married.

*marin*, _m._, seaman, sailor.

*maroquin*, _m._, morocco-leather.

*marquer*, to score, mark down.

*massue*, _f._, club.

*mât*, _m._, mast.
_le grand ----_, the main-mast.

*matelas*, _m._, mattress.

*matelot*, _m._, sailor (before the mast).

*matière*, _f._, matter.
_en ---- de_, in regard to.

*matin*, _m._, morning.
_le ----_, in the morning.

*maudit*, cursed.

*mauvais*, bad, poor.

*meilleur*, better;
_le ----_, best.

*mélange*, _m._, mixture.

*mêler*, to entangle, jumble.
_se ----_, to meddle, trouble one's self.

*même*, _adj._ same, very.
_à l'instant ----_, that very moment.
_adv._, even.

*mémoire*, _f._, memory.

*menaçant*, menacing.

*ménage*, _m._, housekeeping, household, management. _nous le laissions faire son petit ménage à sa guise_, we let him do his little managing as he liked, we let him have his own sweet will.

*ménagère*, _f._, (thrifty) housekeeper.

*mener*, to carry, lead.
_---- paître_, to pasture, take to pasture.

*menottes*, _f._, handcuffs.

*mentir*, to tell a lie.

*mépris*, _m._, contempt.

*mer*, _f._, sea.

*mère*, _f._, mother.

*mériter*, to deserve.

*merveilleusement*, wonderfully.

*messe*, _f._, mass.

*mesure*, _f._, measure.
_à ---- que_, in proportion as;
_outre ----_, excessively.

*mesurer*, to measure off.

*met, mets*, see *mettre*.

*mettre*, to put, place, set.
_---- dans une carte_, to hit a playing-card;
_---- au désespoir_, to vex extremely;
_---- le feu à_, to set fire to;
_---- à flot_, to set afloat;
_---- en joue_, to aim (at), take aim;
_---- la main sur_, to attack, lay hands on;
_---- pied à terre_, to dismount;
_il fut mis en pièces_, he was torn to pieces;
_il la mit en mille pièces_, he broke it to fragments.

*se mettre*, to put one's self.
_---- à_, to begin;
_---- en bataille_, to line up in order of battle;
_---- en devoir de_, to set about;
_---- en marche_, to start out to march;
_---- en route_, to start;
_---- à table_, to sit down at table.

*meublé*, furnished.

*meurt*, see *mourir*.

*meurtre*, _m._, murder.

*meurtri*, bruised.

*miel*, _m._, honey.
_rayon de ----_, honeycomb.

*le mien*, *la mienne*, mine.

*mieux*, better, more.

*milieu*, _m._, midst.
_au ---- de_, in the midst of.

*mille*, _m._, a thousand.

*mîmes*, see *mettre*.

*mince*, thin.

*mirent, mis, mit*, see *mettre*.

*mitraille*, _f._, grapeshot, canister.

*mode*, _f._, fashion.
_être à la ----_, to be in fashion.

*moi*, I, me, to me, as for me.
_cet enfant est-il de ----?_, is that my child?

*moindre*, _adj._, less.
_le ----_, (the) least.

*moins*, _adv. and n.m._, less.
_le ----_, (the) least.
_au ----_, _du ----_, _pour le ----_, at least.

*mois*, _m._, month.

*moitié*, _f._, half.
_à ----_, half.

*moment*, _m._, moment.
_à tout ----_, at every turn.

*momie*, _f._, mummy.

*monde*, _m._, world.
_le moins du ----_, the least bit;
_tout le ----_, everybody.

*monsieur*, _m._, sir.

*montagnard*, _m._, mountaineer.

*montagne*, _f._, mountain.

*monter*, to go up, _or_ in, to come up, to rise, to go aboard, be in (a boat).

*montre*, _f._, watch.

*montrer*, to show, point out;
_se ----_, to appear.

*se moquer de*, to make fun of.

*morceau*, _m._, bit, piece.

*mordre*, to bite.

*morne*, gloomy.

*mort*, _n. f._, death; _n. m. f._, corpse; _part._, dead. _qui est ----_, who died; _balle ----e_, spent ball.

*mortifier*, to mortify.

*mot*, _m._, word, saying.

*motif*, _m._, cause, motive.

*mou, mol, molle*, soft.

*mouche*, _f._, fly, centre (of a target),
_faire ----_, to hit the bull's eye.

*moucheté*, spotted.

*mouchoir*, _m._, handkerchief.

*mouflon*, _m._, mouflon, a species of wild sheep, inhabiting the mountains of southern Europe, as of Greece, Sardinia, and Corsica.

*mouiller*, to anchor.

*mourais*, see *mourir*.

*mourant*, dying.

*mourir*, to die.

*mour -urent, -ut*, see *mourir*.

*mousse*, _n. f._, froth, foam; _n. m._, cabin-boy.

*mouvement*, _m._, motion.

*moyen*, _m._, means.
_au ---- de_, by means of.

*muet*, dumb, silent.

*mur*, _m._, wall.

*mûr*, ripe, mature.

*muraille*, _f._, wall.

*murmure*, _m._, murmuring, grumbling.

*murmurer*, to mutter, mumble.

*musique*, _f._, band (of musicians).

*naturel*, _m._, naturalness.

*naufragé*, _n. m._, person ship-wrecked; _adj._, wrecked.

*navire*, _m._, ship.

*négliger*, to neglect.

*négociant*, _m._, merchant.

*nègre*, _m._, negro.

*négresse*, _f._, negress.

*négrier*, _m._, slave-ship.

*net, -te*, distinct, easy.

*nettement*, plainly.

*nez*, _m._, nose.

*niais*, silly, simple.

*noce*, _f._, wedding.

*noir*, _adj._, black;
_n. m._, black, negro.

*nom*, _m._, name.

*nombre*, _m._, number.
_bon ----_, a good many.

*nommer*, to name, call.
_comment le nommez-vous?_, what is his name?

*non*, no, not.

*nonchalamment*, carelessly, indolently.

*nonobstant*, in spite of.

*notamment*, particularly.

*note*, _f._, note.
_de te faire changer de ----_, to make you change your tune.

*notre*, our.

*nourriture*, _f._, board, food.

*nouveau, nouvel, nouvelle,* new, other.
_de nouveau_, again.

*nouvelle*, _f._, news.
_avoir des ----s de_, to hear from.

*nouvellement*, newly, lately, recently.

*noyau*, _m._, stone (of fruit).

*noyer*, to drown.

*nu*, bare.

*nuage*, _m._, cloud.

*nuire*, to do harm.

*nuit*, _f._, night, night-time.
_la ----_, at night;
_cette ----_, last night, to-night.

*nuque*, _f._, nape of the neck.

*obéir (à)*, to obey.

*obligeant*, obliging, kind.

*obstruer*, to obstruct, encumber.

*obus*, _m._, shell.

*occasion*, _f._, opportunity, incident.

*s'occuper*, to busy one's self, to be busy.

*oeil* (_plur._ *yeux*), _m._, eye.

*offenser*, to offend.

*offrant*, see *offrir*.

*offre*, _f._, offer.

*offrir*, to offer,
_en m'offrant sa maison_, by offering me his hospitality.

*ombre*, _f._, shade, shadow.

*on* (*l'on*, _for euphony_), one, they, we, you, people, men, somebody.

*onze*, eleven.

*opiniâtre*, stubborn.

*or*, _m._, gold.

*orage*, _m._, storm.

*orageux*, stormy.

*ordinaire*, _m._, ordinary practice.
_à son ----_, as usual, in his usual way;
_d'----_, usually.

*oreille*, _f._, ear.
_dire à l'---- à quelqu'un_, to whisper in anyone's ear.

*orgie*, _f._, orgy, debauch.

*orner*, to adorn.

*osciller*, to dangle, oscillate.

*oser*, to dare, venture.

*ôter*, to remove, take away, take off.

*ou*, or, or else.

*où*, where, in which, when.
_d'----_, whence;
_par ----_, the same way, which way.

*oublier*, to forget.

*oui*, yes.

*outre*, beyond;
_---- mesure_, excessively;
_en ----_, besides.

*ouvert*, open, frank, sincere.

*ouvrier*, _m._, workman.

*ouvrir*, to open.
_s'----_, to open, open up, be opened;
_n'---- un passage_, to cut one's way through;
_s'ouvrirent devant lui_, made way for him.

*paille*, _f._, straw.

*paître*, to graze, pasture.
_mener ----_, to take to pasture.

*paix*, _f._, peace.

*pâle*, pale.

*pâleur*, _f._, pallor.

*palissade*, _f._, stockade.

*pan!*, bang!

*panier*, m., basket.
_à la fin du ----_, when the basket was empty.

*panser*, to dress (wounds).

*pantoufle*, _f._, slipper.

*paon* (_pronounce pan_), peacock.

*papier*, _m._, paper.

*paquet*, _m._, bundle, parcel.

*par*, by, through, in.
_---- contre_, on the other hand;
_---- derrière_, behind;
_---- dessus_, over;
_---- devant_, in front;
_---- où_, the same way, which way.

*parais; paraiss-aient, -ait*, see *paraître*.

*paraître*, to appear; (_impersonal_) to look, seem.

*parbleu!*, upon my word!, zounds!

*parce que*, because.

*parcourant*, see *parcourir*.

*parcourir*, to look over, peruse.

*pareil-le*, similar, such.

*parent*, _m._, relative.
_était quelque peu ---- de_, was a distant relative of.

*parenté*, _f._, relationship.

*se parer*, to adorn one's self.

*parfait*, perfect.

*parier*, to bet, lay a wager.

*parler*, to speak, talk.

*parmi*, among.

*parole*, _f_., word.
_adresser la ---- à_, to speak to.

*paroli*, _m._, double stake, _or_ bet (at faro).

*pars*, see *partir*.

*part*, _f._, part, side.
_de la ---- de_, from;
_prendre ---- à_, to participate in;
_de toutes ----s_, on every hand;
_de ---- en ----_, through and through.

*partager*, to share, distribute, take part in.

*partait*, see *partir*.

*partant*, _m._, the departing one.

*parterre*, _m_., pit.

*parti*, _m_., party, side, cause, resolution.
_prendre le ---- de_, to make up one's mind, resign one's self to;
_il prit un ----_, he formed a resolution.

*particulier*, _n. m._, individual;
_adj._, peculiar.

*partie*, _f._, part, (contracting) party.

*partir*, to start, go away, depart, be off, come, proceed, go off (of fire-arms).

*par-urent, -ussent, -ut*, see *paraître*.

*parvenais*, see *parvenir*.

*parvenir à*, to attain, reach, succeed.

*parvenu; parviennent, parvînmes, parvint*, see *parvenir*.

*pas*, _m._, step, pace.
_à ---- comptés_, very slowly;
_à ---- lents_, slowly; _--de course_, quick-step.

*pas*, _adv._, no, not, not any.

*passablement*, tolerably.

*passant*, _m._, passer-by.

*passavant*, _m._, gangway.

*passé*, past.
_la semaine ----e_, last week.

*passer*, to pass, pass along, or through, be considered.
_en passant_, as (I) passed by;
_---- à la revue devant_, to pass in review before.
_se ----_, to pass, pass by, happen, to be going on.
_il se passa dix minutes_, ten minutes elapsed.

*patrie*, _f._, home.

*patte*, _f._, leg (of an animal).

*pauvre*, poor, wretched.

*paver*, to pave.

*payer*, to pay for.

*pays*, _m_., country, native place.

*paysage*, _m_., landscape.

*paysan*, *-ne*, peasant, country-woman.

*peau*, _f_., skin.

*peccadille*, _f_., peccadillo, slight offence.

*peine*, _f_., trouble, difficulty.
_à ----_, hardly, scarcely;
_être en ----_, to be uneasy;
_donner de la ----_, to cause trouble, be troublesome;
_se donner la ---- de_, to take the trouble to, be so kind as to;
_faire de la ---- à_, to pain;
_j'eus ---- à retenir un cri_, I could scarcely refrain from
crying out.

*peiner*, to pain, trouble.

*pencher*, to bend.

*pendant*, during, for.
_---- que_, while.

*pendre*, to hang, suspend.

*pénible*, painful, difficult.

*péniblement*, painfully.

*pensée*, _f_., thought, idea.

*penser*, to think.

*percer*, to pierce, pierce through.

*perdre*, to lose.

*perdu*, lost, ruined.

*père*, _m_., father.

*perfide*, _m_., traitor.

*permettre*, to allow, permit.

*perron*, _m_., flight of steps before a house, stoop, verandah.

*Perse*, _f_., Persia.

*personne*, (_with 'ne' before verb_) nobody, (not) anybody.

*persuader*, convince.

*peser*, to bear upon, lie.

*petit*, _adj_., little, small,
_---- à ----_, little by little, by degrees;
_--- maître_, dandy,
_n. m._ young, kitten.

*peu*, _adv_., little, few.
_dans ----_, shortly;
_depuis ----_, lately;
_quelque ----_, somewhat, a little;
_---- à ----_, gradually, little by little;
_un ----_, somewhat, for a short time, a bit.
_n. m._, few.
_le ---- de matelots_, the few sailors.

*peur*, _f_., fear.
_avoir ----_, to be afraid;
_de ---- de_, for fear of;
_faire ---- à_, to frighten.

*peut-être*, perhaps.

*peut*, *peuvent*, see *pouvoir*.

*pharaon*, _m_., faro.

*piaffer*, to paw (the ground).

*pièce*, _f_., piece, apartment, cannon.
_mettre en ----s_, to tear, break, to pieces.

*pied*, _m_., foot,
_à quelques ----s de nous_, a few feet away;
_cinq ----s de haut_, five feet tall;
_sortir à ----_, to go out on foot;
_se lever en ----_, to rise.

*pierre*, _f_., stone.
_---- à feu_, flint.

*piquant*, sharp, biting, cutting, keen.

*pire*, _adj_., worse.

*pis*, _adv_., worse.
_le ----_, the worst;
_tant ----_, so much the worse.

*pistolet*, _m_., pistol.

*pitié*, _f_., pity.

*place*, _f_., place.
_sur ----_, on the spot.

*plaindre*, to pity.
_se ----_, to complain.

*plaire*, to please.
_comme il vous plaira_, as you like.

*plaisaient*, see *plaire*.

*plaisanter*, to jest, joke.

*plaisanterie*, _f_., joke.
_par ----_, by way of a joke.

*plaît*, see *plaire*.

*planche*, _f_., board, plank.

*plancher*, _m_., floor.

*plat*, _n. m._, dish, flat side;
_adj_., insipid, low, mean.

*plat-bord*, _m._, gunwale.

*plateau*, _m._, tray.

*plein*, full, filled.

*pleurer*, to weep.

*pli*, _m._, hollow.

*plonger*, to plunge.

*la plupart*, the greater part, most people.

*plus*, _adv_., more, most.
_de ----_, more, moreover;
_---- de_, more than;
_de ---- en ----_, more and more;
_non ----_, neither;
_rien de ----_, nothing more;
_ne... ----_, no more, no longer;
_tout au ----_, at most.

*plus... plus* (_correlative conj_.) the more... the more.

*plusieurs*, several.

*plutôt*, rather.

*poche*, _f_., pocket, pouch.

*poids*, _m_., burden, weight.

*poignard*, _m_., dagger.

*se poignarder*, to stab one's self.

*poing*, _m_., fist.

*point*, _adv_., no, not, not at all;
_n. m._, point.
_au dernier ----_, in the highest degree.

*pointe*, _f._, sharp end.

*pointu*, pointed, sharp.

*poire*, _f._, pear.
_---- à foudre_, powder-horn.

*poisson*, _m_., fish.

*poitrine*, _f_., chest, breast, lungs.

*polonais*, Polish.

*pompon*, _m_., pompon, a ball of colored wool worn on the front of a shako.

*pont*, _m_., deck (of a ship).

*ponte*, _m_., punter, a faro player (not the dealer).

*porte*, _f_., gate, door.

*portée*, _f_., shot.
_à deux ----s de canon_, within, at a distance of, two cannon-shots.

*portefeuille*, _m_., portfolio, pocket-book.

*porter*, to carry, bear, wear, put.
_se ----_, to be, to do (of health).

*porteur*, _m_., bearer.

*poser*, to place.

*posséder*, to possess.
_se ----_, to command one's temper.
_il ne se posséda plus_, he was beside himself.

*poste*, _n. m_., position;
_n. f_., mail, stage-coach.

*poster*, to station.

*postillon*, _m_., postilion, driver.

*pouce*, _m_., thumb, inch.

*poudre*, _f_., gunpowder.

*poulet*, _m_., chicken.

*poupe*, _f_., poop, stern.
_chambre de ----_, poop-cabin.

*pour*, for, to.
_---- le moins_, at least;
_---- moi_, as for me.

*pourquoi*, why.

*pourr-a, -ais, -ait*, see *pouvoir*.

*poursuivi, poursuivit*, see *poursuivre*.

*poursuivre*, to pursue, continue.

*pourtant*, however, for all that.

*pousser*, to send forth, put out, utter.
_---- un cri_, to cry out;
_ils poussèrent trois hourras_, they gave three cheers.

*poussière*, _f_., dust.

*pouv-ais, -ait, -aient*, see *pouvoir*.

*pouvoir*, to be able, can, may.
_le moment était on ne peut plus favorable_, the moment was
most propitious;
_se ----_, to be possible.

*pouvoir*, _m_., power.

*pouvons*, see *pouvoir*.

*pratique*, _f_., practice, practical part.

*pratiquer*, to practise.

*précipitamment, avec précipitation*, hurriedly, hastily.

*précipiter*, to hurry.
_se ---- sur (dans)_, to rush, or dash, at.

*précisément*, precisely.

*prédire* (_part_. *prédit*), to foretell, predict.

*se prélasser*, to assume an air of dignity.

*premi-er, -ere*, first.

*pren-aient, -ait, -ant*, see *prendre*.

*prendre*, to take, take on, assume, catch, handle, use.
_a tout ----_, upon the whole;
_---- en grippe_, to take a dislike to;
_---- femme_, to marry;
_---- feu_, to get angry;
_---- le parti de_, to make up one's mind, resign one's self to;
_il a pris par ce sentier_, he went this way, by this path;
_je me sentis pris par_, I felt overcome by;
_---- part_, to participate;
_---- place_, to sit down.

*près (de)*, near, close to, almost, nearly.

*présager*, to forebode, portend.

*présenter*, to offer, introduce.
_---- ses hommages_, to pay one's respects.

*presque*, almost, nearly.

*presser*, to press, urge.
_---- la détente_, to pull the trigger.
_se ----_, to be in a hurry.

*prêt*, ready, in readiness.
_tiens-toi ----e_, be on your guard.

*prétendre*, to maintain.

*prétention*, _f_., claim.

*prêter*, to lend.

*prévenir*, to anticipate, forestall.

*prévint*, see *prévenir*.

*prier*, to pray, beg, bid, request.

*prière*, _f._, prayer, entreaty.

*printemps*, _m._, spring.

*prirent, pris, prit*, see *prendre*.

*prise*, _f_., capture, taking, prize hold.

*prisonnier*, _m_., prisoner.

*prix*, _m_., price.

*prochain*, next, approaching.

*proche*, near.

*produire*, to produce, make.

*produisait*, see *produire*.

*produit*, _m_., proceeds, yield.

*se promener*, to walk, go for a walk.

*promettre* (_part_. *promis*), to promise.

*promptement*, promptly, quickly.

*prononcer*, to utter.

*proposition*, _f._, proposal.

*propre*, own.

*propriétaire*, _m., f._, landed proprietor, freeholder.

*propriété*, _f_., estate.

*proscrit*, _m_., outlaw.

*protéger*, to protect.

*proue*, _f_., prow.

*province*, _f_., country.

*puis*, then, afterward.

*puis, pu, pus*, see *pouvoir*.

*puisque*, since, seeing that.

*puissant*, powerful.

*en qualité de*, as, in the capacity of.

*quand*, when.

*quart*, _m_., quarter.
_officier du ----_, officer of the watch.

*quartier*, _m_., piece, military quarter.

*quatre*, four.

*quatre-vingts*, eighty.

*que*, _pron_., whom, that, which, what;
_conj_., as, how.
_ne... que_, only.

*quel, -le*, what.

*quelque*, _adj_., some, a few;
_adv_., some, about.
_---- peu_, somewhat;
_---- chose_, something;
_quelqu'un_, somebody;
_quelques-uns_, some, a few.

*quelquefois*, sometimes.

*querelle*, _f_., quarrel.
_chercher ---- à_, to pick a quarrel with.

*qui*, who, whom, which, that, some.
_---- deçà_, _---- delà_, in all directions at once.

*quiconque*, whoever, whomsoever.

*quitte*, free, rid, even, square (with).
_il n'aurait pas été si facilement ---- avec moi_, I would not
have let him off so easily;
_vous en voilà ----_, now you are rid of them, or safe.

*quitter*, to leave, lay aside.

*quoi*, which, what.

*raccommoder*, to repair.

*racine*, _f_., root.

*raconter*, to relate, tell, narrate.

*radieux*, radiant.

*rafraîchir*, to cool, refresh.

*raison*, _f_., reason, satisfaction.
_rendre ----_, to give satisfaction.

*raisonnable*, reasonable.

*ramasser*, to pick up.

*rame*, _f_., oar.

*ramener*, to take back.

*ramer*, to row.

*rapidement*, rapidly, in rapid succession.

*se rappeler*, to remember, recall.

*rapport*, _m_., relation.

*s'en rapporter à*, to refer one's self to.
_s'en ---- au sort_, to have recourse to drawing lots.

*rapproché*, close.

*se rapprocher*, to come near again be friends again.

*rareté*, _f_., scarcity.

*se raser*, to shave one's self.
_comme il était à ----_, as he was shaving.

*rassasier*, to satiate.

*rasseoir*, to seat again.

*se rassurer*, to recover one's self.

*se rattacher*, to be connected, be centered.

*ravin*, _m_., ravine.

*rayon*, _m_., comb (of honey).

*rebelle*, rebellious.

*rebut*, _m_., trash.

*recevoir*, to receive.

*recevrait*, see *recevoir*.

*rechange*, _m_., change.
_fusil de ----_, spare gun.

*rechercher*, to seek, endeavor to obtain.

*récit*, _m_., narration, statement, story.

*réclamation*, _f_., complaint, protest.

*réclamer*, to object, protest.

*récolte*, _f_., harvest.

*reconnais*, see *reconnaître*.

*reconnaissance*, _f_., gratitude, reconnoitring party.

*reconnaître*, to recognize.

*reconter*, to tell again.

*se recoucher*, to lie down again.

*recouvrer*, to recover, regain.

*recouvrir*, to cover again, hide.

*recueillir*, to gather, pick up.

*reculer*, to fall back.

*reç -u, -us, -ut, -ût*, see *recevoir*.

*redemander*, to ask for again, ask back again.

*redingote*, _f_., overcoat.

*redoubler*, to increase, redouble.
_de coups redoublés_, again and again.

*redoute*, _f_., redoubt, small fort.

*redouter*, to fear.

*se redresser*, to straighten up.

*réduire*, to reduce.

*réduisait*, see *réduire*.

*réel*, real.

*réfléchir*, to consider.

*réflexion*, _f_., thought.
_faire ----_, to reflect.

*réformé*, discharged.

*refroidir*, to cool, become cold.

*se refuser à*, to resist.

*regagner*, to get back, return to, reach again.

*regarder*, to look at, look upon, consider.

*reine*, _f_., queen.

*rejeter*, to throw again, throw back.

*rejoignis, rejoint*, see *rejoindre*.

*rejoindre*, to join, overtake.

*réjouir*, to delight, gladden.

*relever*, to lift up again, raise.
_se ----_, to rise again, get up again.

*remarquer*, to notice, remark.

*se rembarquer*, to engage again, go on board again.

*remercier*, to thank.

*remettre*, to put on again, put back again, deliver, give up.
_---- à_, to put in charge of;
_on remit les armes en faisceaux_, we stacked arms again.
_se ----_, to begin again, compose one's self, recover.

*remis-s, -t*, see *remettre*.

*remonter*, to go up again.

*rempart*, _m_., bulwark.

*remplacer*, to replace.

*rempli*, full.

*remplir*, to fill.

*remuer*, to move, stir.

*rencontre*, _f_., encounter, meeting.
_aller à la ---- de quelqu'un_, to go to meet any one;
_il s'élança sa ----_, he dashed forward to meet him.

*rencontrer*, to meet, meet with.
_se ----_, to be met with, to be seen.
_jamais il ne s'est rencontré un gaillard doué d'un bonheur plus
insolent_, you never saw a fellow with more impudent luck.

*rendez-vous*, _m._, place of meeting, rendezvous.

*rendre*, to restore, give back, payback, deliver, give, make.
_---- fou (folle)_, to drive insane;
_---- raison_, to give satisfaction.
_se ----_, to go.

*renfermer*, to confine.

*renoncer à*, to give up.

*renouveler*, to renew.
_se ----_, to be renewed.

*rentrer*, to return, be compressed.

*à la renverse*, backwards.

*renverser*, to throw down.

*se répandre*, to settle (themselves), to spread.

*reparaître*, to reappear.

*repartir*, to reply.

*reparut*, see *reparaître*.

*se repentir*, to repent.

*répéter*, to repeat.

*replier*, to fold.
_se ----_, to fall back.

*répondre*, to answer, reply.

*repos*, _m_., rest.

*repoussant*, forbidding, repellent.

*repousser*, to push away.

*reprendre*, to take again, take up again, return, recover, resume, begin again.

*représentation*, _f_., performance.

*se représenter*, to fancy, imagine.

*repri-s, -t*, see *reprendre*.

*se reproduire*, to come again, to occur again.

*reproduisait*, see *reproduire*.

*résolu*, resolute.

*résolu, résolus*, see *résoudre*.

*résonner*, to clank.

*résoudre*, to resolve.

*respirer*, to breathe.

*ressembler à*, to be like, resemble.

*ressort*, _m._, spring.

*restant*, _m._, remaining one.

*reste*, _m._, remainder,
_au ----_, besides.

*rester*, to remain, to be left.

*retarder*, to defer.

*retenir*, to retain, keep, keep from, hold back.

*retentir*, to resound, ring.

*retint*, see *retenir*.

*retirer*, to take away, derive, get.
_se ----_, to retire, leave.

*retourner*, to return.
_s'en ----_, to go back again.

*retraite*, _f._, retreat.

*retranchement*, _m._, intrenchment, stronghold.

*réunion*, _f._, meeting.

*réunir*, to join again, unite.

*réussite*, _f._, success.

*en revanche*, on the other hand.

*réveil*, _m._, awakening.

*réveiller*, to awake.
_---- en sursaut_, to arouse suddenly.
_se ----_, to wake up.

*reveler*, reveal.

*revenait*, see *revenir*.

*revenir* (_part_. *revenu*), to come back, return, recover, get over, come to. _ce qui lui revenait_, what he had a right to claim, what was coming to him.

*rêver*, to dream.

*revers*, _m._, back, reverse, facing (of clothes), top (of boots).

*reviens; revin-s, -t*, see *revenir*.

*revoir*, to see again, meet again.
_se ----_, to see, to meet each other again.

*se révolter*, to revolt.

*revoyons, revu*, see *revoir*.

*ricaner*, to chuckle, sneer.

*richesse*, _f._, wealth.

*rien*, _m._, nothing, anything.
_---- de plus_, nothing more.

*riez*, see *rire*.

*rigueur*, _f._, severity.
_à la ----_, at a pinch;
_tenir ---- à_, to be severe upon, refuse to come around.

*riposter*, to return it, to reply readily.

*rire*, _v._, to laugh.
_---- de bon coeur_, to have a good laugh;
_---- d'un gros rire_, to burst into a horse-laugh.
_n. m._, laughter.

*rivage*, _m._, bank (of rivers).

*rivière*, _f._, river.

*robe*, _f._, dress.

*rocher*, _m._, rock.
_de ---- en ----_, from rock to rock.

*roide* (_pron. raide_), rigid.
_tomber ---- mort_, to fall down dead.

*roman*, _m._, novel.

*romanesque*, fanciful, romantic.

*rompre*, to break (off).

*roue*, _m._, wheel.

*rouge*, red.

*rouille*, _f._, rust.

*se rouiller*, to grow rusty.

*roulement*, _m._, rolling, roll.

*rouler*, to revolve, turn.
_se ----_, to roll about.

*route*, _f._, road.
_en ----_, on the way.

*rue*, _f._, street, passage.

*russe*, Russian.

*sain*, sound.

*saisir*, to seize, catch hold of, take.
_se ---- de_, to catch hold of.

*sais, sait*, see *savoir*.

*salé*, salted.
_chair ----e_, salt meat.

*salon*, _m._, drawing-room.

*saluer*, to salute.

*sang*, _m._, blood.

*sang-froid*, _m._, coolness, composure.

*sanglant*, bloody, covered with blood.

*sanglier*, _m._, wild boar.

*sanglot*, _m._, sob.

*sangloter*, to sob.

*sans*, without, but for.
_---- que_ (_conj._), without.

*santé*, _f._, health.

*satisfaire*, to satisfy.

*saurait*, see *savoir*.

*saut*, _m._, jump.

*sauter*, to jump, hop, skip.

*sauvage*, _m._, wild man.

*sauvagerie*, _f._, shyness.

*sauver*, to save.
_se ----_, to run away.

*sav-ais, -ait*, see *savoir*.

*savant*, skilful.

*savions*, see *savoir*.

*savoir*, _v._, to know, know how, have a knowledge of.
_(à) savoir?_, that is to say?;
_je ne sais quelle plate grossièreté_, some low, offensive
expression or other;
_qui ne savait que faire_, who did not know what to do.
_n. m._, learning.

*savoir-faire*, _m._, ability.

*schako*, _m._, shako.

*scruter*, to search closely.

*sèchement*, sharply, plainly.

*second*, _m._, mate (on board ship).

*secours*, _m._, help, relief.
_vinrent merveilleusement au ---- de ton éloquence_, aided
his eloquence wonderfully.

*séduisant*, tempting.

*seigneur*, _m._, lord.

*selon*, according to.

*semaine*, _f._, week.

*semblable*, similar, such.

*sembler*, to seem.
_où bon leur semblerait_, wherever they would think fit.

*semer*, to sow.

*sens* (_pronounce final 's'_), sense, meaning.
_bon ----_, good, or common, sense.

*sens, sent; sentais, -ait, -ant*, see *sentir*.

*sentier*, _m._, path.

*sentir*, to feel.
_se ----_, to be conscious of, to feel.
_se ---- prit par_, to feel overcome by.

*séparer*, to separate, part.
_se ----_, to part.

*sept*, seven.

*sérieusement*, in earnest, seriously.

*serment*, _m._, oath.

*serré*, compact, crowded.

*serrer*, to squeeze.
_---- la main à quelqu'un_, to shake any one by the hand,
to shake hands.
_se ----_, to crowd.

*sert, servait*, see *servir*.

*serviable*, obliging.

*servir*, to serve.
_qui devait ---- de signal_, which was to serve as a signal.
_se ---- de_, to use, make use of.

*serviteur*, _m._, servant.

*seuil*, _m._, threshold.

*seul*, alone, single, only.

*seulement*, only, merely, just.

*sévère*, severe, stern.

*si*, _conj._, if. _---- ce n'est_, except. _adv._, so, however.

*le sien*, his.

*sifflement*, _m._, whistling, whizzing.

*siffler*, to whistle.

*signe*, _m._, sign.
_faire ----_, to beckon.
_il lui faisait ---- que_, he gave him to understand that.

*silencieux*, silent.

*singulier*, peculiar, odd.

*sinistre*, satanic, sinister.

*situé*, situated.

*six*, six.

*soigneusement*, carefully.

*soin*. _m._, care.
_avoir ---- de_, to take care, see to it that;
_donner des ----s à_, to attend.

*soir*, _m._, evening.
_le ----_, _au ----_, in the evening;
_ce ---- -là_, on that evening.

*soirée*, _f._, evening, evening party.

*soixante*, sixty.

*soldat*, _m._, soldier.
_simple ----_, private;
_----réformé_, discharged soldier.

*soleil*, _m._, sun.
_au ----_, in the sunshine.

*solennel*, solemn.

*sombre*, dark, gloomy.

*sommeil*, _m._, sleep.

*sommer*, to call upon, challenge.

*son, sa, ses*, his, her, its, one's.

*sonder*, to sound.

*en songe*, in a dream.

*songer*, to dream, muse, think.

*sort*, _m._, lot.
_tirer au ----_, to draw lots.

*sort-aient, -ais, -ait, -ant*, see *sortir*.

*sorte*, _f._, sort, manner.
_de la ----_, thus, in that way;
_de ---- que, en ---- que_, so that.

*sortir (de)*, _v._, to come from, out, to set out, emerge, depart, stick out, leave. _n. m._, leaving.

*sou*, _m._, sou (worth one cent).

*se soucier*, to care, mind.

*soucieux*, anxious, full of care.

*soudainement*, suddenly.

*souffle*, _m._, breath.

*souffler*, to blow (out).

*soufflet*, _m._, box on the ear, affront.

*souffre, souffres*, see *souffrir*.

*souffrir*, to suffer.

*souhaiter*, to wish.

*souiller*, to sully.

*se soulever*, to rise.

*soupçon*, _m._, suspicion.

*soupçonner*, to suspect.

*soupir*, _m._, sigh.

*soupirer*, to sigh.

*sourd*, deaf.

*sourire*, _v._, to smile.
_n. m._, smile.

*sous*, under, below, sub.

*soutenir*, to support.

*souvenir*, _n. m._, remembrance, recollection, keepsake.
_se ---- (de), v._, to remember.

*souvent*, often.

*souviendras, souvint*, see *souvenir*.

*spectacle*, _m._, sight.

*staroste* (_Russian: starosta_, bailiff, steward), _n. m._, starost.

*stylet*, _n. m._, stiletto.

*subir*, to undergo.

*succéder (à)*, to follow.
_se ----_, to follow one another.

*succomber*, to yield.

*suffire*, to suffice.

*suffît*, see *suffire*.

*la Suisse*, Switzerland.

*suit*, see *suivre*.

*suite*, _f._, succession, consequence.
_quatre fois de ----_, four times in succession.

*suivant*, following.

*suivre* (_part._, *suivi*), to follow.

*sujet*, _n. m._, subject.
_au ---- de_, in regard to;
_à ce ----_, about it.

*supplier*, to beseech.

*sur*, upon, on, in, towards.
_balle ---- balle_, one bullet after another.

*sûr*, sure.

*sûreté*, _f._, safety.

*au surplus*, besides, however.

*surprendre*, to surprise, take by surprise, overtake.

*sursaut*, _m._, start.
_éveiller en ----_, to awaken suddenly.

*surtout*, especially.

*surveiller*, to watch.

*survivant*, _m._, survivor.

*suspendre*, to dangle, hang, suspend.

*svelte*, slender, elegant.

*tabatière*, _f._, snuffbox.

*tableau*, _m._, painting, picture, scene.

*tache*, _f._, stain, blot.

*tafia*, _m._, tafia (rum).

*taille*, _f._, size.

*tailler*, to deal (at cards).

*taillis*, _m._, copse, underwood.
_---- fourré_, thicket.

*se taire*, to be silent.

*talon*, _m._, heel.
_marcher sur les ----s de quelqu'un_, to follow close behind any one.

*tambour*, _m._, drum.

*tandis que*, while, whereas.

*tant (de)*, so much, as much, so many, so, so much so.
_tant que_, so long as;
_---- pis_, so much the worse;
_---- bien que mal_, somehow or other.

*tantôt... tantôt* (_correlative conj._), now... then.

*tapage*, _m._, uproar.

*tapageur*, _m._, noisy fellow, roisterer.

*tapis*, _m._, rug.

*tard*, late.

*tarder*, to delay, be long, stay.

*tas*, _m._, heap, pile.

*taudis*, _m._, hovel.

*teint*, _m._, complexion.

*teinte*, _f._, hue, tint.

*tel, -le*, such.
_---- que_, such as.

*tellement*, so, in such a manner.
_me frappa ---- que_, made such an impression on me that.

*témoin*, _m._, witness.

*temps*, _m._, time, weather.
_avec le ----_, in the course of time;
_en même ----_, at the same time;
_de ---- en ----_, from time to time;
_combien de ----_, how long;
_je marchai quelque ----_, I walked about a bit.

*ten-ais, -ant*, see *tenir*.

*tendre*, to hold out.

*tendresse*, _f._, emotion.

*tenez!* look here!

*tenir*, to hold, have hold of, keep.
_tiens!_, see here;
_---- rigueur à_, to be severe upon;
_il ne tient qu'à moi_, it depends only upon me;
_se ---- prêt_, to be upon one's guard, to be ready;
_se ---- debout_, to stand up.

*tentation*, _f._, temptation.

*tentative*, _f._, attempt.

*tenter, to try*.
_---- un effort_, to make an attempt.

*terrain*, _m._, ground, land.

*terrasser*, to knock down.

*terre*, _f._, earth, land, ground,
_à_ ----, on the ground, down;
_mettre pied à ----_, to alight, dismount.
_par ----_, on the ground.

*tertre*, _m._, hillock, rising ground.

*tête*, _f._, head.
_baisser la_ ----, to hang one's head;
_calcul de_ ----, mental calculation;
_faire ---- à_, to resist.

*le tien, la tienne*, thine, yours.

*tiens!*, look here!

*tien-s, -t, tint*, see *tenir*.

*tiers*, _m._, third.

*tillac*, _m._, deck (of a ship).

*timonier*, _m._, helmsman.

*tir*, _m._, shooting, shooting-gallery, shooting-ground.

*tirailler*, to shoot, skirmish.

*tirailleur*, _m._, sharpshooter.

*tirer*, to draw, pull, fire, shoot
_tirons au sort à qui le premier feu_, let us draw lots to
decide who will have the first shot;
_vous tirez le pistolet?_, are you a good shot with the pistol?

*tireur*, _m._, marksman, shot.

*toile*, _f._, cloth, linen-cloth, canvas, toils (in hunting).

*tomber*, to fall.
_---- d'accord_, to agree;
_---- raide mort_, to fall down dead;
_pour faire ---- la cendre de sa pipe_, to knock the ashes from his pipe.

*ton, ta, tes*, thy, your.

*ton*, _m._, tone, voice.

*tonneau*, _m._, cask.

*tonnerre*, _m._, thunder.

*torrent*, _m._, flood (of tears).

*tort*, _m._, wrong, harm, prejudice.
_à ----_, wrongly;
_lui fit beaucoup de ---- parmi nos jeunes gens_, prejudiced our
young men very much against him.

*tortueux*, tortuous.

*toucher*, to touch, affect.

*touffu*, bushy.

*toujours*, always, continuously, still.
_Fortunato ricanait ----_, Fortunato continued to sneer.

*tour*, _m._, turn.
_---- à ----_, by turns;
_c'est à mon ---- de_, it is my turn to.

*tourmenter*, to grieve, torment, trouble.

*tourner*, to turn, turn or move around,
_la tête me tournait_, my head was swimming;
_se ----_, to turn, turn around.

*tout,-e, tous, toutes*, _adj._, all, whole.
_tout le monde_, everybody;
_toutes les fois que_, as often as;
_tous les jours_, every day.

*tout*, _n. m._, everything.

*tout,-e*, _adv. and adv. conj._, wholly, quite, although, for all that.
_---- à fait_, quite, wholly;
_---- à coup, ---- d'un coup_, suddenly, all of a sudden;
_---- au plus_, at most;
_---- à l'heure_, just now;
_---- de son long_, at full length;
_---- en balbutiant_, for all that he stammered;
_---- en faisant grande dépense_, for all that he spent a great deal;
_----e grossière qu'elle était_, however rude it might be.

*toutefois*, nevertheless.

*tracer*, to trace.

*traduire*, to translate.

*trafiquant*, _m._, dealer.

*trahir*, to betray.

*trahison*, _f._, treachery.
_faire une ----_, te commit treason.

*se traîner*, to drag one's self along.

*trait*, _m._, stroke, feature.

*traite*, _f._, journey, slave-trade, trading on the African coast.
_faire la ----_, to carry on the slave-trade.

*traiter*, to treat.

*traître*, _m._, traitor.

*tranchant*, sharp, cutting, decisive.

*tranquille*, calm,
_sois ----_, never mind, don't worry;
_on le laissa ----_, he was let alone.

*transparent*, _m._, transparent paper.

*traquer*, to entrap, to hunt down.

*travail*, _m._, labor.

*travailler*, to work.

*travers*, _m._, breadth.
_au ---- de_, through;
_en ---- de_, crosswise.

*traversée*, _f._, passage, voyage.

*traverser*, to cross, go through.

*tremblement*, _m._, quaking.

*trembler*, to tremble.

*une trentaine*, _f._, about thirty.

*trente*, thirty.
_---- deux_, thirty-two;
_---- cinq_, thirty-five.

*très*, very.

*triste*, melancholy.

*avec tristesse*, gloomily.

*trois*, three.

*troisième*, third.

*tromper*, to deceive.
_se ----_, to be mistaken.

*tronc*, _m._, trunk, stem.

*tronçon*, _m._, stump.

*trop*, too, too much.

*trou*, _m_., hole.

*trouble*, _m._, confusion.

*troubler*, to disturb, perplex.

*trouer*, to perforate, make a hole in.

*troupeau*, _m._, flock.

*trouver*, to find, meet, think.
_se ----_, to find one's self, be found, to be.

*tuer*, to kill.

*tut*, see *taire*.

*un, -e*, a, one.
_les ----s_, some.

*usage*, _m._, custom, practice, use.

*user (de)*, to make use of.

*ustensile*, _m._, utensil, tool.

*va*, see *aller*.

*vacance*, _f._, vacancy.

*vague*, _f._, wave.

*vaguement*, vaguely.

*vaincre*, to conquer.

*vainqueur*, _m_, victor.

*vaisseau*, _m._, ship, vessel.

*valait*, see *valoir*.

*valoir*, to be worth.
_---- mieux_, to be worth more, be preferable.

*vanter*, to brag about, extol.

*vaste*, vast, spacious.

*vaurien*, _m._, scamp.

*vaut*, see *valoir*.

*veille*, _f._, evening, _or_ day before.

*velours*, _m._, velvet.

*ven-aient, -ais, -ait*, see *venir*.

*vendeur*, _m._, seller.

*vendre*, to sell.

*vendredi*, _m._, Friday.

*se venger*, to take revenge.

*venir* (_part._ *venu*), to come.
_faire ----_, to send for;
_---- à bout de_, to succeed;
_il s'en venait_, he was coming along;
_comme je venais de ramasser_, just as
I had picked up;
_il venait de recevoir_, he had just received[1].

[Footnote 1: The present and the imperfect, indicative mood, of _venir_ followed by _de_ + an infinitive, is translated by the corresponding form of _to have_ followed by _just_ + the past participle of that infinitive.]

*venons*, see *venir*.

*vent*, _m._, wind.

*ventre*, _m._, stomach.

*vergue*, _f_., yard (of a mast).

*vernir*, to varnish.

*verr-as, -a*, see *voir*.

*verre*, _m._, glass.

*verr-ons, -ont*, see *voir*.

*vers*, towards, to, about.

*verser*, to pour out, shed.

*verste*, _f._, verst, Russian measure of length containing about two thirds of an English mile.

*vert*, green.

*vertement*, sharply.

*vertu*, _f._, virtue.
_en ---- de_, by virtue of.

*veste*, _f._, round jacket.

*vêtir*, to clothe, array.

*vêtu*, (_part._ of *vêtir*), arrayed.

*veuillez*, please, be so kind as.

*veux*, see *vouloir*.

*vide*, empty.

*vider*, to empty.

*vie*, _f._, life.

*vieillard*, _m._, old man.

*viendr-a, -ait; viennent, vient*, see *venir*.

*vierge*, _f._, virgin.

*vieux, vieil, vieille*, old.

*vif, vive*, alive, brisk, keen, alert.

*vilain*, miserable, mean.

*ville*, _f._, town, city.

*vin*, _m._, wine.

*vingt*, twenty.

*une vingtaine*, _f._, a score, about twenty.

*vîmes*, see *voir*.

*vint, vinrent*, see *venir*.

*virent*, see *voir.*

*virer*, to turn.
_---- de bord_, to tack about.

*vis*, see *voir*.

*visage*, _m._, face.

*viser*, to aim at, take aim at.

*visiter*, to examine, search.

*vit*, see *voir*.

*vite*, fast, quickly, speedily,
_au plus ----_, as quickly as possible.

*vivait*, see *vivre*.

*vivant*, living, alive.

*vivement*, briskly, keenly, vigorously.

*vivent*, see *vivre*.

*vivre*, to live.
_vive l'empereur_!, long live the emperor! (Napoleon).

*vivres*, _m. pl._, provisions.

*voici*, behold, here is, this is.
_le ----_, here he (it) is.

*voilà*, it is, that is, there is, there are, now.
_---- la danse qui va commencer_, now the fun is going to begin;
_comme te ---- grandi!_, how tall you have grown!;
_comme te ---- effrayée!_, how frightened you look!;
_vous en ---- quitte_, now you are rid of them, or safe.

*voile*, _f._, sail.

*voilier*, _m._, sailer, ship,
_un fin ----_, a fast sailer.

*voir*, to see.
_se ----_, to see one another.

*vois*, see *voir*.

*voisin*, _m._, neighbor.

*voisinage*, _m._, neighborhood. _j'allais commencer mon compliment de ----_, I was going to pay him my neighborly compliment.

*voit*, see *voir*.

*voiture*, _f._, carriage.
_---- publique_, stage-coach.

*voix*, _f._, voice.
_à ---- basse_, in a low voice.

*voler*, to fly, steal.

*volontairement*, willfully.

*volonté*, _f._, will, _pl._ whims.

*volontiers*, readily, willingly.

*vont*, see *aller*.

*voudr-a, -ais, -ait; voul-aient, -ait, -ez*, see *vouloir*.

*vouloir*, to will, wish, want.
_---- dire_, to mean;
_qui n'avait pas voulu_, who had declined.

*voul-u, -us, -ut, -ût*, see *vouloir*.

*voy-ait, -ant, -ez*, see *voir*.

*vrai*, true, real, regular.

*vraiment*, truly, indeed.

*vu* (_part._), see *voir*.

*vu* (_prep._), considering.

*vue*, _f._, sight, view.

*y*, _adv._, there, thither;
_pers. pron._, at it, in it.

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