Chapter 9

*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!