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vacance, _f._ vacancy, vacation. vacarme, _m._ uproar, hubbub. vache, _f._ cow. vaciller, _v._ to vacillate, reel, totter, shake. va-et-vient, _m._ going and coming. vagabond, _m._ vagabond, vagrant. vague, _f._ wave, sea. vague, _adj._ vague, indistinct. vaguement, _adv._ vaguely. vaillant, -e, _adj. and s._ valiant, strong, brave. vain, -e, _adj._ vain, empty, useless. vaincre, _v._ to conquer, vanquish; vaincu, -e, _adj. and s._ conquered, one conquered. vainement, _adv._ vainly. vainqueur, _m._ victor, conqueror; adjectively: victorious. vaisseau, _m._ vessel, ship. valet, _m._ valet, man-servant, farm-hand; -- de chambre, man-servant. valetaille, _f._ pack of footmen (derogatory). valeur, _f._ value; _pl._ bills, paper (commercial). valise, _f._ valise. vallée, _f._ valley. vallon, _m._ little valley, vale. valoir, _v._ to be worth; -- mieux, be worth more, be better. Van den Berg, name of the Doyen in _la Montre du Doyen_ (_van_ is the Dutch prefix corresponding to the German _von, Berg_ = mountain, in German). vanité, _f._ vanity. vaniteux, -euse, _adj._ vain. vanter, _v._ to boast of, brag about, extol. vanvole, _see_ venvole. vapeur, _f._ vapor, steam, fume, mist; _m._ steamer. vaquer, _v._ to be vacant; -- à, attend to, go about. vareuse, _f._ jumper, pea-jacket. variation, _f._ variation. varier, _v._ to vary. vase, _m._ vase. vaste, _adj._ vast, immense. va-t-au-nord, _m._ shift to the north (popular). va-t-au-sud, _m._ shift to the south (popular). veau, _m._ calf, veal. végétation, _f._ vegetation, vegetable growth, plant. vehémence, _f._ vehemence. veille, _f._ eve, clay before. veiller, _v._ to watch, sit up; -- à, watch over; veille sur toi, look out for yourself. veine, _f._ vein, good luck. velours, _m._ velvet. velouté, -e, _adj._ velvety. vendange, _f._ vintage. vendetta, _f._ vendetta, blood-feud (in Italian, = vengeance; _en_ pronounced as in _bien_). vendeur, _m._ vendor, seller. vendre, _v._ to sell; à --, for sale. vendredi, _m._ Friday. vénérable, _adj._ venerable. vénération, _f._ veneration; avoir en --, to worship. vengeance, _f._ vengeance. venger, _v._ to avenge. venir, _v._ to come; -- de, come from, have just; -- à, come to, happen; s'en --, come away or along; venu, _m._ comer. vent, _m._ wind; au --, in the wind, flying. vente, _f._ sale. ventre, _m._ belly, stomach, hull, body. ventrebleu, _interj._ by heaven!, etc. ventru, -e, _adj._ big-bellied, pot-bellied. venue, _f._. coming. Vénus, Venus; cheveux de --, kind of maidenhair fern. venvole (à la), _adv._ heedlessly, lightly (obsolescent; formerly and incorrectly written vanvole, the word is derived from vent). verdir, _v._ to make or turn green. verdure, _f._ verdure, green vegetables. vergue, _f._ yard (of a ship). vérification, _f._ verification. véritable, _adj._ veritable, true, real. véritablement, _adv._ veritably, really. vérité, _f._ truth. vermeil, -le, _adj._ vermilion, bright red, rosy. vermoulu, -e, _adj._ wormeaten. vernir, _v._ to varnish, polish. vernis, _m._ varnish, polish. verre, _m._ glass; petit --, small glass of brandy. verrou, _m._ bolt. vers, _m._ verse. vers, _prep._ toward. verser, _v._ to pour, pour forth or out, shed. verset, _m._ verse (of a hymn, of the Koran, etc.). verste, _f._ verst (Russian measure, about one kilometer). vert, -e, _adj. and m._ green. vertige, _m._ vertigo, giddiness, dizziness. vertu, _f._ virtue. verve, _f._ animation, spirit. veste, _f._ short coat, jacket. vestibule, _m._ vestibule. vestige, _m._ vestige, trace. veston, _m._ jacket, short coat. vêtement, _m._ garment, piece of clothing; _pl._ clothes. vétéran, _m._ veteran. vêtir, _v._ to clothe, dress, cover. vétusté, _f._ oldness, antiquity, decay. veuf, veuve, _m., f._ widower, widow. viager, -gère, _adj._ for life; rente viagère, life annuity. viande, _f._ meat. vibrer, _v._ to vibrate, quiver; vibrant, -e, vibrating, resounding, quivering, tremulous. vice, _m._ vice. victime, _f._ victim. victoire, _f._ victory. vide, _adj._ empty. vider, _v._ to empty; se --, be emptied, empty oneself. vie, _f._ life, living. vieillard, _m._ old man. vierge, _f. and adj._ virgin; la sainte Vierge, the Holy Virgin. vieux (vieil, before vowels), vieille, _adj. and s._ old, old man or woman. vif, vive, _adj._ lively, alive, keen, brisk, bright, vivid, living. vigne, _f._ vine, vineyard. vignette, _f._ vignette (small ornamental engraving in a book, on letter-paper, etc.). vigoureux,-euse, _adj._ vigorous. vigueur, _f._ vigor, strength, force. vil, -e, _adj._ vile, despicable, base. vilain, -e, _adj._ mean, dirty, nasty, coarse, wretched, ugly, scandalous. villa, _f._ villa (in this and in the next four words _ll_ is not liquid). village, _m._ village. villageois, -e, _adj. and s._ rustic, villager. ville, _f._ city, town; -- forte, stronghold. Villemomble, village 8 miles east of Paris. vin, _m._ wine; -- du Rhin, Rhine wine. vingt, _card._ twenty. vingtaine, _f._ score. vingt-cinq, _card._ twenty-five (_t_ pronounced). vingt-deux, _card._ twenty-two (_t_ pronounced as _d_). vingt-huit, _card._ twenty-eight. vingtième, _ord._ twentieth. vingt-trois, _card._ twenty-three (_t_ pronounced in vingt). violemment, _adv._ violently (_em_ pronounced as _am_). violence, _f._ violence, force. violent, -e, _adj._ violent. violer, _v._ to violate. violet, -te, _adj._ violet. violette, _f._ violet. violon, _m._ violin, violinist. violoncelliste, _m._ violoncellist. vindicatif, -ive, _adj._ vindictive. virer, _v._ to turn. visage, _m._ visage, countenance, face. viser, _v._ to aim at, visé. visible, _adj._ visible. visiblement, _adv._ visibly. visière, _f._ visor. vision, _f._ vision. visite, _f._ vigil. visiter, _v._ to vigil, inspect. visiteur, -euse, _m., f._ visiteur. vite, _adv._ quickly. vitesse, _f._ speed. vitre, _f._ window-pane. vitrer, _v._ to glaze; vitré, -e, _adj._ glass. vitreux, -euse, _adj._ glassy. vivacité, _f._ vivacity. vivement, _adv._ quickly, briskly, heartily, intensely, keenly. vivre, _v._ to live, be alive; pour --, live, live on; vive!; long live!; vivant, -e, living, alive. vociférer, _v._ to vociferate, bawl. voeu, _m._ vow, wish. voici, _prep._ here is, here are, ago, you see here, etc.; le --, here he (it) is. voie, _f._ way; en bonne --, on the road to recovery. voilà, _prep._ there is, there are, you see there, that's it, that's how it is, there you have it, here is, etc.; le --, there he (it) is; -- que, suddenly, it happened that, now; -- deux jours que, for two days; -- qui est bien, that's right. voile, _m._ veil, sail; toile à --, sail-cloth. voiler, _v._ to veil. voir, _v._ to see; voyons, let us see, come now!; voyez-vous, just see, you see; -- la chose, see the thing, see about the matter; faire --, show; nous verrons cela, we'll see about that; bien vu, in favor; vu que, _conj._ seeing that; vu, _prep._ seeing, in view of. voisin, -e, _adj. and s._ neighboring, adjoining, bordering, neighbor. voisinage, _m._ neighborhood; de --, neighborly. voiture, _f._ carriage. voix, _f._ voice; d'une -- rauque, hoarsely. vol, _m._ theft. vol, _m._ flight, flock; à -- d'oiseau, bird's-eye view. volaille, _f._ fowl, poultry. volant, _m._ shuttlecock, pump handle. volcan, _m._ volcano. voler, _v._ to teal, rob. voler, _v._ to fly. volet, _m._ shutter. voleur, -euse, _m., f._ thief, robber. volontaire, _adj._ voluntary. volontairement, _adv._ voluntarily. volonté, _f._ will, wish. volontiers, _adv._ willingly. voltiger, _v._ to hover, flutter, flit. volumineux, -euse, _adj._ voluminous, bulky. volupté, _f._ pleasure, delight. voluptueux, -euse, _adj._ voluptuons. voracement, _adv._ voraciously, ravenously. vos, _see_ votre. Vosges (les), _m. pl._ the Vosges (chain of mountains in north-eastern France and south-western Germany. parallel with the upper Rhine; pronounced: _voge_). vote, _m._ vote. voter, _v._ to vote. votre (vos, _pl.), poss. adj. pr._ your. vôtre, _poss. adj. pr._ (usually with the article), yours. vouer, _v._ to devote, consecrate, dedicate. vouloir, _v._ to wish, will, be willing, require, decree, start, expert; -- bien, be willing, be willing to, accept; -- bien de; be willing to accept; -- dire, mean; en -- à, have a grudge against, be angry with; que voulez-vous?, what do you wish?, what do you expect?; veuillez, be good enough to. vous, _conj. and disj. pr._ you, to you. vous-même (s), _pr._ you, yourself, yourselves. voûte, _f._ vault, arch. voûter, _v._ to vault. voyage, _m._ voyage, journey, trip, traveling, travels. voyager, _v._ to travel. voyageur, _m._ traveler. vrai, -e, _adj._ true, real; bien --, really; dire --, to speak the truth. vraiment, _adv._ truly, really. vraisemblance, _f._ likelihood, probability (_s_ pronounced as in sembler). vue, _f._ view, sight; perdre de --, to lose sight of. vulgaire, _adj._ vulgar, low, common. vulnérable, _adj._ vulnerable.

W

w, this letter does not belong to the French alphabet, it occurs only in foreign words. wachtman, _m._ watchman (German). wagon, _m._ railway-car; -- à minerai, ore or mining car. Walewska, _see_ Gallitzin. Wilfrid, Wilfrid.

Y

y, _adv. and conj. pr._ there, to or at or in it, to or at or in them, about it, to him, etc., here. ya, _adv._ yes (German). yatagan, _m._ yataghan (long Turkish dagger). yeux, _see_ oeil. Ypsilanti (Alexandre), Alexander Ypsilanti (or Hypsilanti), a Greek who became an officer in the Russian army; in 1820 he became the head of the Greek Hetreria, a secret society founded in Odessa for the purpose of liberating Greece from the Turks, and in 1821 he led an insurrection against the Turks in the Danube provinces and inaugurated the Greek war for independence; after a number of mistakes (_cf. the déroute de Skouliani_) and humiliating defeats, and after having been dismissed from the Russian army, he died in poverty (1792-1828).

Z

Zaatcha, Algerian oasis near Biskra (captured by the French in 1849). Zâhn, proper name (_Zahn_ = tooth, in German). zebeks (zebecks or zebecs), _m. pl._ there is a Turkish word (_zebek; or zebeik_;) with an obscene meaning, probably Gautier found this unknown word and thought that it meant "aldquo;attendant," it should be so translated. There is a similar word in Turkish (_zibek or zeibek_, with a different _k_), which means "vldquo;vagabond" or "pldquo;people living in the mountains." Zette (abbreviation of Suzette), Susie. Zidore, abbreviation of Isidore. Zimmer, proper name (_cf. Zimmer_, room, in German). zingueur, m. zinc-worker.

End of Project Gutenberg's Contes Français, by Douglas Labaree Buffum