Chapter 12

=mal, maux=, _m._, harm, ill.

=mal=, badly, wrong.

=malade=, ill, sick.

=maladroit, -e=, awkward, unskilful.

=malgré=, in spite of.

=malhabile=, unskilful.

=malheur=, _m._, misfortune.

=malheureusement=, unfortunately.

=malheureu-x, -se=, unfortunate.

=malicieusement=, slyly, wickedly.

=malicieu-x, -se=, malicious.

=malle=, _f._, trunk; =faire sa ----=, to pack one's trunk.

=malsain, -e=, unhealthful.

=malveillant, -e=, ill-wishing.

=maman=, _f._, mama.

=manche=, _f._, sleeve.

=manger=, to eat; =---- du bout des doigts=, to touch scarcely a mouthful.

=manie=, _f._, mania, madness.

=manière=, _f._, manner.

=manquer=, to lack, be in need of, fail, lack in respect; =vous me manquez=, I miss you.

=marbrier=, _m._, marble cutter.

=marchand=, _m._, merchant, tradesman.

=marchander=, to bargain, haggle.

=marchandise=, _f._, merchandise, goods.

=marche=, _f._, progress.

=marché=, _m._, market, bargain; =à bon ----=, cheap, cheaply.

=marchepied=, _m._, carriage step.

=marcher=, to march, stride, walk; (of a business) to go along, run.

=mardi=, _m._, Tuesday.

=maréchale=, _f. of_ =maréchal=, field-marshal.

=Margot=, Maggie.

=mari=, _m._, husband.

=mariage=, _m._, marriage, wedding.

=marié=, _m._, groom.

=mariée=, _f._, bride.

=marier=, to marry off, marry; =se ----=, to get married.

=marmite=, _f._, pot with flat, turned-up feet; =nez en pied de ----=, snub nose.

=marque=, _f._, mark.

=marquer=, to mark.

=marquis=, _m._, marquis, marquess.

=marquisat=, _m._, marquisate, rank of marquis.

=marquise=, _f._, marquise, marchioness.

=marraine=, _f._, godmother.

=marronnier=, _m._, horsechestnut tree.

=masque=, _m._, mask.

=matelot=, _m._, sailor.

=maternel, -le=, maternal.

=matin=, _m._, morning; _adv._, early.

=matineu-x, -se=, early-rising.

=maudire=, _irr._, to curse, blame, swear at; =maudit fou=, madman.

=maussade=, sullen.

=mauvais, -e=, poor, bad.

=maxime=, _f._, maxim, principle.

=méchant, -e=, naughty, wicked, mean.

=mécompte=, _m._, disappointment.

=médecin=, _m._, physician.

=médire=, _irr._, to slander, speak ill.

=médisant, -e=, sharp-tongued.

=méditer=, to meditate, think over.

=mégarde=, _f._, mistake; =par ----=, through carelessness.

=meilleur, -e=, better; =le ----=, the best.

=mélancoliquement=, in melancholy fashion.

=mêler=, to mingle, mix.

=même=, even, same; (_hyphenated to preceding word_) self.

=mémoire=, _f._, memory.

=mémoire=, _m._, memorandum.

=menacer=, to threaten.

=ménage=, _m._, house-keeping, family life.

=ménagement=, _m._, handling, kind treatment.

=ménager=, to manage, prepare, treat discreetly _or_ kindly.

=mendiant=, _m._, beggar.

=Ménélas=, Menelaus, king of Argos, the husband of Helen.

=mener=, to bring, lead, conduct.

=meneur=, _m._, leader.

=mensonge=, _m._, lie.

=menton=, _m._, chin.

=mépriser=, to despise, look down upon.

=merci=, thank you, no thank you.

=mère=, _f._, mother.

=mériter=, to deserve, be worthy of.

=merle=, _m._, blackbird.

=merveilleusement=, marvellously.

=mésalliance=, _f._, marriage beneath one's rank.

=mésallier (se)=, to marry beneath one's rank.

=mésange=, _f._, titmouse, tomtit, chickadee.

=messe=, _f._, mass.

=messieurs=, _m. pl._, gentlemen.

=mesure=, _f._, measurement, dimension; =à ---- que=, in proportion as; =en ---- de=, in a position to.

=mesurer=, to measure.

=métallurgique=, metallurgical, having to do with metal working.

=métier=, _m._, trade, position.

=mètre=, _m._, meter (39.37 inches).

=mettre=, _irr._, to put, place, put on, set; =---- le holà=, put a stop to; =se ---- à=, to begin; =se ---- en goût=, to develop a taste for; =se ---- en grève=, to go on a strike.

=meuble=, _m._, piece of furniture, furniture.

=meubler=, to furnish.

=meurt=, _3rd sing. pres. indic. of_ =mourir=.

=microscopique=, microscopical.

=midi=, _m._, noon, south.

=miel=, _m._, honey; =lune de ----=, honeymoon.

=mien=, _m._, =mienne=, _f._, mine.

=mieux=, _adv._, better; =le ----=, the best.

=mièvrerie=, _f._, affectation.

=mignon, -ne=, dainty, delicate; _subst._, darling.

=migraine=, _f._, headache.

=milieu=, _m._, midst; =au ---- de=, in the midst of, amongst.

=mille=, _m._, thousand (the number; _ll_ not liquid).

=millier=, _m._, thousand (the quantity; _ll_ not liquid).

=million=, _m._, million (_ll_ not liquid).

=mine=, _f._, mine; =étudier les ----s=, to take a course in mining engineering.

=mineur=, _m._, miner.

=ministère=, _m._, ministry, department.

=ministériel, -le=, of the government.

=ministre=, _m._, minister, cabinet-minister.

=minutieu-x, -se=, minute.

=mirer=, to look at a reflecting surface; =se ----=, to look at oneself _or_ at one's reflection.

=mis, -e=, _p.p. of_ =mettre=.

=misanthropie=, _f._, hatred of society.

=misérable=, _m._, wretch.

=misère=, _f._, pittance, trifle, misery.

=miséricorde=, _f._, pity; _excl._, mercy upon us!

=mobile=, changeable, mobile.

=mobilier=, _m._, furniture, house-furnishings.

=mode=, _f._, fashion, manner; =à la ----=, in fashion, in style.

=modèle=, _m._, model, pattern.

=modestement=, modestly, unpretentiously.

=moelleu-x, -se=, soft, downy.

=moi=, me, I.

=moins=, less; =le ----=, the least; =à ---- que=, unless; =au ----=, at least.

=mois=, _m._, month.

=Moïse=, Moses.

=moissonner=, to gather, reap.

=moitié=, _f._, half.

=Molière=, Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, 1622-1673, the famous dramatist and comedian.

=mon=, _m._, =ma=, _f._, =mes=, _pl._, my.

=monceau, -x=, _m._, heap, pile.

=monde=, _m._, world, society; =le grand ----=, fashionable society, the aristocracy; =tout le ----=, everybody; =avoir du ----=, to be well-bred, know the ways of the world.

=monnaie=, _f._, money, change.

=mont=, _m._, mount.

=montagne=, _f._, mountain.

=Montague=, Lady Mary, 1689-1762. An English authoress who traveled extensively and who recounted her experiences and impressions in _Letters_, published in 1763 and 1767.

=monter=, to mount, go up; =---- à cheval=, to ride; =---- une maison=, to set up an establishment.

=montrer=, to show.

=monture=, _f._, mounting, setting, mount.

=morbleu=, _excl._, heavens.

=mordre=, to bite.

=mort=, _f._, death.

=mort, -e=, _p.p. of_ =mourir=.

=mot=, _m._, word.

=mouchoir=, _m._, handkerchief.

=moudre=, _irr._, to grind.

=moue=, _f._, wry-face.

=moulu, -e=, _p.p. of_ =moudre=; =---- de fatigue=, completely tired out.

=mourir=, _irr._, to die.

=mousse=, _f._, moss.

=moustache=, _f._, mustache.

=moyen=, _m._, means.

=moyen, -ne=, intermediate, middle.

=mur=, _m._, wall.

=murmurer=, to murmur.

=musée=, _m._, museum.

=mutiner=, to mutiny, rise.

=mystère=, _m._, mystery.

=N=

=nage=, _f._, swimming; =en ----=, in a perspiration.

=naissance=, _f._, birth; =acte de ----=, certificate of birth; =droit de ----=, birthright, inheritance.

=naissant, -e=, _pres. part. of_ =naître=.

=naître=, _irr._, to be born.

=naïvement=, simply, like a child.

=Nancy=. An ancient city in eastern France, the former capital of Lorraine.

=naquit=, _3rd sing. past definite of_ =naître=.

=natte=, _f._, mat.

=naturellement=, naturally.

=navigateur=, _m._, sailor.

=naviguer=, to navigate.

=ne=, no, not; =---- ... pas=, no, not; =---- ... point=, not at all; =---- ... guère=, scarcely; =---- ... jamais=, never; =---- ... nullement=, in no wise; =---- ... personne=, no one, nobody; =---- ... plus=, no more; =---- ... que=, only; =---- ... rien=, nothing.

=né, -e=, _p.p. of_ =naître=.

=Nébo=, Mount Nebo, now Jebel Naba, a summit of Abarim, Moab, seven miles north-east of the Dead Sea; the point from which Moses viewed the Promised Land before dying.

=net, -te=, clean, clear; =déclarer ----=, declare plainly.

=neuf=, nine.

=neu-f, -ve=, new, fresh, unsoiled.

=nez=, _m._, nose.

=ni ... ni=, neither ... nor.

=niais, -e=, stupid, foolish.

=niaisement=, stupidly.

=nid=, _m._, nest.

=nier=, to deny.

=nigaud, -e=, booby.

=niveau, -x=, _m._, level.

=noblesse=, _f._, nobility.

=noces=, _f. pl._, wedding, nuptials; =être de ----=, to be a wedding-guest.

=nocturne=, nocturnal.

=noir, -e=, black.

=noircir=, to blacken.

=nom=, _m._, name.

=nombre=, _m._, number.

=nombreu-x, -se=, numerous.

=non=, no.

=nostalgie=, _f._, homesickness.

=notaire=, _m._, notary.

=note=, _f._, bill, memorandum, notice.

=noter=, to note, number.

=notoriété=, _f._, notoriety, hearsay.

=notre=, _pl._ =nos=, _adj._, our.

=nôtre=, _pronoun_, ours; =les nôtres=, our set.

=noueu-x, -se=, knotty.

=nous=, we, us, to us.

=nouveau=, =nouvel=, _pl._ =nouveaux=, _m._, =nouvelle, -s=, _f._, new.

=nouveauté=, _f._, novelty; _pl._, haberdashery, furnishings.

=nouvelle=, _f._, news; =de leurs ----s=, news of them.

=nuage=, _m._, cloud, mist.

=nuire=, _irr._, to harm, injure.

=nuit=, _f._, night; =à la ---- tombante=, at twilight.

=nul, -le=, no, none.

=nullement=: =ne ... ----=, in no wise.

=numéro=, =nº.=, _m._, number (in a series).

=numéroter=, to number.

=O=

=obéir=, to obey.

=objecter=, to object, make the objection.

=objet=, _m._, object, thing.

=obliger=, to oblige; =bien obligé=, much obliged, thank you.

=observateur=, _m._, observer, onlooker.

=obstiné, -e=, obstinate; =un ----=, an obstinate fellow.

=obstinément=, obstinately.

=obtenir=, _irr._, to obtain.

=occuper=, to occupy; =s'---- de=, to busy oneself about, be interested in.

=octobre=, _m._, October.

=odeur=, _f._, odor.

=odorat=, _m._, sense of smell; "smeller."

=oeil=, _pl._, =yeux=, _m._, eye; =coup d'----=, glance; =avoir l'---- à=, to look after, keep an eye on.

=oeuf=, _m._, egg (_f_ pron. in sing., not in pl.).

=offenser=, to offend.

=offert, -e=, _p.p. of_ =offrir=.

=officiel, -le=, formal.

=officier=, _m._, officer.

=offrir=, _irr._, to offer.

=oiseau, -x=, _m._, bird.

=ombrageu-x, -se=, fiery, suspicious, restive.

=on=, one, someone, we, you, they.

=oncle=, _m._, uncle; =---- à la mode de Bretagne=, first cousin of one's father or mother.

=onze=, eleven (treated as if preceded by aspirated _h_).

=Opéra=, _m._, The French Opera dates from the middle of the seventeenth century; from the first it has been a resort for fashionable society. The present handsome edifice where the representations are given was built in 1861-65.

=or=, _m._, gold.

=orage=, _m._, storm.

=ordinaire=, customary, usual.

=ordre=, _m._, order.

=oreille=, _f._, ear.

=oreiller=, _m._, pillow.

=Oreste=, Orestes, son of Agamemnon and friend of Pylades.

=organe=, _m._, organ, voice.

=organiser=, to organize, form.

=orgueil=, _m._, haughtiness, pride.

=orgueilleu-x, -se=, haughty, proud.

=original, -e=, original; =un franc ----=, an unconventional creature.

=originel, -le=, original, primitive.

=ornière=, _f._, rut, track.

=oser=, to dare.

=ou=, or.

=où=, where, in which, to which.

=oubli=, _m._, forgetfulness.

=oublier=, to forget.

=ouï, -e=, heard.

=oui=, yes.

=oui-dà=, well then.

=outre=, besides.

=outré, -e=, upset, outraged, aggrieved, scandalized.

=ouvert, -e=, _p.p. of_ =ouvrir=.

=ouverture=, _f._, opening, proposition.

=ouvrage=, _m._, piece of work, work.

=ouvrier=, _m._, workman.

=ouvrir=, _irr._, to open, open the door; =s'en ----=, to disclose one's real self.

=P=

=paille=, _f._, straw.

=paillé, -e=, straw-colored.

=paillette=, _f._, spangle.

=pain=, _m._, bread, loaf, lump.

=paire=, _f._, pair.

=paisiblement=, tranquilly.

=paix=, _f._, peace.

=palefrenier=, _m._, groom.

=paléographe=, _m. or f._, expert manuscript reader.

=pâlir=, to grow pale.

=paperasse=, _f._, scrawl, waste-paper.

=papier=, _m._, paper, document.

=papillon=, _m._, butterfly.

=par=, by, by means of, per; =---- ici=, this way.

=paradis=, _m._, paradise.

=paraître=, _irr._, to appear, seem.

=paralyser=, to paralyze.

=parce que=, because.

=parchemin=, _m._, parchment, document.

=parcourir=, _irr._, to traverse, pass over.

=par-dessus=, over, into the bargain.

=pardonner=, to forgive, excuse.

=pareil, -le=, like, such a.

=parent=, _m._, =-e=, _f._, parent, relative.

=parenté=, _f._, relationship, family connection.

=paresseu-x, -se=, idle, lazy.

=parfait, -e=, perfect.

=parfaitement=, perfectly.

=parier=, to wager.

=Pâris=, Paris of Troy.

=parisien, -ne=, Parisian.

=parler=, to speak, talk.

=parole=, _f._, word.

=part=, _f._, part, share; =de ---- et autre=, on each side; =tenir de bonne ----=, to have it on good authority.

=partager=, to share.

=partenaire=, _m. or f._, partner.

=parti=, _m._, party, match, part.

=particuli-er, -ère=, especial, private.

=partie=, _f._, part, opponent, game, match; =---- gagnée=, victory; =prendre à ----=, to make charges against.

=partir=, _irr._, to start, leave, depart.

=partout=, everywhere, on all sides.

=paru=, _p.p. of_ =paraître=.

=parvenir=, _irr._, to succeed.

=pas=, _m._, step, pace; =à petits ----=, slowly; =au ----=, at a walk.

=pas=, not; =ne ... pas=, not.

=passablement=, tolerably.

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

=passé=, _m._, past; _prep._, after.

=passer=, to pass; =---- chez=, to stop at; =se ---- de=, to do without.

=passiflore=, _f._, passion-flower.

=passion=, _f._, deep love.

=passionnément=, passionately, exceedingly.

=Passy=, a section in the western part of Paris, near the Bois de Boulogne.

=paternellement=, in a fatherly manner.

=pâtisserie=, _f._, pastry.

=pâtissier=, _m._, pastry dealer.

=patois=, _m._, local dialect.

=paupière=, _f._, eyelid.

=pauvre=, poor.

=pavé=, _m._, pavement.

=pavoiser=, to cover, deck.

=payer=, to pay, pay for.

=pays=, _m._, country, land, place.

=paysage=, _m._, landscape.

=paysan=, _m._, peasant.

=payse=, _f._, fellow-countrywoman.

=pêche=, _f._, peach.

=péché=, _m._, sin.

=peignoir=, _m._, wrapper.

=peindre=, _irr._, to paint, picture.

=peine=, _f._, pain, trouble, penalty; =faire de la ---- à=, to trouble.

=peiner=, to pain, work hard.

=peint, -e=, _p.p. of_ =peindre=.

=peinture=, _f._, painting.

=pelouse=, _f._, strip of greensward.

=penchant=, _m._, hobby, liking.

=pendant=, _prep._, during; =---- que=, _conj._, while.

=pendule=, _f._, clock.

=pénétrer=, to penetrate.

=penser=, to think, believe; =---- à=, to think about; =---- de=, to think of.

=pensi-f, -ve=, pensive.

=pension=, _f._, boarding-school.

=pensionnaire=, _m. or f._, boarding-school pupil.

=perdre=, to lose, destroy, ruin, spoil, corrupt, waste.

=perdreau, -x=, _m._, young partridge.

=père=, _m._, father; =de ---- en fils=, from father to son.

=péremptoire=, peremptory.

=permettre=, _irr._, to allow, permit.

=perpétuel, -le=, perpetual, everlasting.

=perroquet=, _m._, parrot.

=persévérer=, to persevere.

=personnage=, _m._, person of importance.

=personne=, _f._, person, individual; _m._, some one; =ne ... ----=, nobody, no one.

=personnel, -le=, personal.

=persuader=, to persuade.

=perte=, _f._, loss.

=pesanteur=, _f._, heaviness.

=peser=, to weigh.

=pester=, to storm, rage.

=petit, -e=, little, small.

=petite-fille, -s -s=, _f._, grand-daughter.

=petit-enfant, -s -s=, _m._, grand-child.

=petit-fils, ----s- ----s=, _m._, grand-son.

=peu=, _adv._, little; =---- à ----=, little by little; _subst._, a little; =un ----=, somewhat.

=peuple=, _m._, people; =le petit ----=, the lower class.

=peupler=, to people.

=peur=, _f._, fear; =prendre ---- de=, to grow afraid of.

=peut=, _3rd sing. pres. indic. of_ =pouvoir=.

=peut-être=, perhaps.

=phrase=, _f._, sentence.

=physionomie=, _f._, physiognomy.

=pièce=, _f._, piece, room, cask, hogshead.

=pied=, _m._, foot; =prendre ----=, take root, settle down; =sur quel ---- danser avec=, how to treat; =coup de ----=, kick.

=pierre=, _f._, stone.

=Pierre=, Peter.

=piétiner=, to patter, trot about.

=pile=, _f._, tail (of a coin); =jouer à ---- ou face=, to toss up for.

=pinson=, _m._, finch.

=piquant, -e=, racy, sharp.

=piquer=, to prick, whet, stimulate, sting.

=pire=, worse; =le ----=, the worst.

=pirouette=, _f._, pirouette, quick turn.

=place=, _f._, place, position.

=placer=, to place.

=plaignit=, _3rd sing. past definite of_ =plaindre=.

=plaindre=, _irr._, to pity, lament, grieve over; =se ----=, to complain; =se ---- de=, to complain of, find fault with.

=plaire=, _irr._, to please; =plaît-il=, what, what is it, what do you say, beg pardon!; =se ---- à=, to like to.

=plaisamment=, amusingly.

=plaisanter=, to joke, jest.

=plaisanterie=, _f._, joke, jest.

=plaisir=, _m._, pleasure.

=plan=, _m._, plan, ground-plan.

=planche=, _f._, plate.

=plaque=, _f._, plaque, slab.

=plat=, _m._, dish (of food).

=plat, -e=, flat.

=plate-bande=, _f._, flower-bed.

=Platon=, Plato, 429-347 B.C. The famous Greek philosopher, the disciple of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle.

=plâtre=, _m._, plaster.

=plein, -e=, full; =dans le ---- de sa beauté=, at the height of her beauty.

=pleurer=, to weep, weep for.

=pleuvoir=, _irr._, to rain.

=pli=, _m._, fold, wrinkle; =le ---- était pris=, the habit was formed.

=plonger=, to plunge, cast.

=plu=, _p.p. of_ =plaire=.

=plume=, _f._, plume, feather.

=plus=, more, plus, again, in addition to that; =de ----=, moreover; =ne ... ----=, no more; =rien de ----=, nothing more; =---- que= (_before numerals_ =de=), more than.

=plusieurs=, several, many.

=plut=, _3rd sing. past definite of_ =plaire=.

=plutôt=, rather.

=poche=, _f._, pocket.

=poésie=, _f._, poetry, song.

=poids=, _m._, weight.

=poignée=, _f._, handful.

=poignet=, _m._, wrist.

=poing=, _m._, fist.

=point: ne ... ----=, not at all.

=poisson=, _m._, fish.

=politesse=, _f._, politeness.

=politique=, _f._, system of politics; _adj._, politic, political.

=pomme de terre=, _f._, potato.

=porte=, _f._, door, street door; =---- cochère=, carriage entrance.

=portée=, _f._, carrying distance, reach, range.

=portefeuille=, _m._, portfolio.

=porter=, to bear, wear, carry, draw on; =tout porté=, on the spot.

=portière=, _f._, curtain, carriage-door.

=posément=, composedly.

=poser=, to place.

=positivement=, positively.

=posséder=, to own, possess.

=poste=, _f._, post, mail (post-office, mail-box); =---- restante=, general delivery; =chaise de ----=, post-chaise; =en ----=, in post haste.

=potage=, _m._, soup.

=potelé, -e=, plump.

=poudrer=, to powder.

=poudreu-x, -se=, dusty.

=poulailler=, _m._, poultry-yard, hen-house.

=poule=, _f._, hen.

=poulet=, _m._, chicken.

=poupée=, _f._, doll.

=pour=, for, in order to, as a.

=pourparler=, _m._, parley; =être en ----s=, to haggle, negociate.

=pourpre=, purple.

=pour que=, in order that.

=pourquoi=, why, for what reason.

=poursuite=, _f._, pursuit.

=poursuivre=, _irr._, to follow after, pursue, seek, continue.

=pourtant=, nevertheless.

=pourvoir=, _irr._, to look after, see to.

=pourvu que=, provided that.

=pousser=, to push, drive, utter.

=poussière=, _f._, dust.

=pratiquer=, practice, put into practice, carry out.

=pouvoir=, _irr._, to be able, can; =il se peut=, it is possible.

=pouvoir=, _m._, power.

=précéder=, to precede.

=précepteur=, _m._, tutor.

=prêcher=, to preach.

=précieu-x, -se=, precious.

=précipité, -e=, hasty.

=précoce=, precocious, forward.

=prédicateur=, _m._, preacher.

=prédire=, _irr._, to predict.

=préférer=, to prefer, esteem better.

=préjugé=, _m._, prejudice.

=préméditer=, to premeditate.

=premi-er, -ère=, first.

=premièrement=, in the first place.

=prendre=, _irr._, to grasp, seize, take, receive, catch; =---- à partie=, to make charges against; =---- de l'âge=, to age; =---- en grippe=, _or_ =haine=, to take a dislike to; =---- goût à=, to get a taste for, learn to enjoy; =---- peur de=, to grow afraid of; =---- pied=, to take root, settle down; =---- sa course=, to start off; =faire ----=, to send for; =se ---- de=, to take on; develop; =s'y ----=, to go at it; =taille bien prise=, well-proportioned figure.

=préoccupation=, _f._, thought.

=préoccuper=, to preoccupy; _p.p._, disturbed, troubled.

=préparer=, to prepare, make ready.

=près=, _adv._, near; =---- de=, _prep._, near.

=présent=, _m._, present, gift.

=présentation=, _f._, introduction.

=présenter=, to present, introduce.

=présider=, to preside over.

=presque=, almost.

=presser=, to hurry.

=pression=, _f._, pressure.

=prétendre=, to pretend, intend, make pretence to; _p.p._, false.

=prêter=, to lend.

=preuve=, _f._, proof.

=prévaloir=, _irr._, to make count, prevail.

=prévenance=, _f._, forethought.

=prévenir=, _irr._, to prevent, forewarn; _pres. part._, observing; careful.

=prévoir=, _irr._, to foresee.

=prier=, to pray, beg; =se faire ----=, to have to be urged.

=prière=, _f._, prayer.

=principe=, _m._, principle.

=pris, -e=, _p.p. of_ =prendre=.

=prise=, _f._, capture, effect.

=prix=, _m._, price, prize.

=procédé=, _m._, method of procedure.

=procès=, _m._, lawsuit.

=prochain=, _m._, =-e=, _f._, neighbor; _adj._ near by, next, approaching.

=proche=, near, close.

=procurer=, to procure.

=prodigieusement=, immensely, mightily.

=produire=, _irr._, to produce; =se ----=, to come to pass, happen.

=profiter=, to profit, make the most of.

=profond, -e=, deep, profound.

=profondément=, profoundly.

=profondeur=, _f._, depth.

=projat=, _m._, plan.

=prolonger=, to prolong, extend.

=promener=, to conduct, cause to walk; =se ----=, to walk.

=promettre=, _irr._, to promise, give promise, be promising.

=propos=, _m._, proposal; =à ----=, by the way; =à quel ----=, for what reason _or_ purpose; =à ce ----=, with regard to this; =à tout ----=, ever and anon.

=proposer=, to propose, suggest.

=propriétaire=, _m. and f._, owner.

=propriété=, _f._, property, ownership, possession.

=prosaïque=, prosaic.

=prospérer=, to prosper.

=protéger=, to protect.

=prouver=, to prove.

=province=, _f._, country.

=publ -ic, -ique=, public, general.

=pudeur=, _f._, modesty.

=puis=, then, after that.

=puis= _or_ =peux=, _1st sing. pres. indic. of_ =pouvoir=.

=puisque=, since, because.

=puissance=, _f._, power; =en ---- de=, in the power of.

=puissant, -e=, powerful, mighty.

=puits=, _m._, well, shaft.

=punir=, to punish.

=pur, -e=, pure, mere, clean.

=put=, _3rd sing. past definite of_ =pouvoir=.

=Pygmalion=. King of Cyprus and also sculptor. He made an ivory statue with which he fell in love and which, at his prayer, Aphrodite endowed with life.

=Pylade=, Pylades, the friend of Orestes and husband of Electra.

=Q=

=quand=, when.

=quant à=, as for, as to.

=quarante=, forty.

=quarante-deux=, forty-two.

=quarantième=, fortieth.

=quart=, _m._, quarter, fourth.

=quartier=, _m._, quarter, district.

=quatre=, four.

=quatre-vingts=, eighty.

=quatrième=, fourth.

=que=, _pronoun_, whom, which, that; =ce ----=, that which, what; _conj._ that; _adv._, than, as, how; =ne ... ----=, only; _excl._, how.

=quel=, _m._, =quelle=, _f._, which, what.

=quelconque=, whatever, any.

=quelque=, some, a few, a little, any, whatever.

=quelqu'un, -e=, _plur._, =quelques -uns, -unes=, some one, somebody, some.

=quérir=, to seek.

=qu'est-ce que=, which, what (object); =qu'est-ce qui=, which, what (subject).

=quête=, _f._, quest, collection.

=queue=, _f._, tail.

=qui=, who, which, whom; =qui est-ce qui=, who; =qui est-ce que=, whom.

=quinzaine=, _f._, fortnight.

=quinze=, fifteen; =---- jours=, a fortnight.

=quittance=, _f._, receipt.

=quitter=, to leave, quit.

=quoi=, what; =comme ----=, as how (colloiq.); =c'est de ----=, it is enough to make one; =il n'y a pas de ----=, there is no reason for _or_ for that.

=quoi que=, whatever.

=quoique=, although.

=quotidien, -ne=, daily.

=R=

=raccommoder=, to repair, put in order.

=race=, _f._, race, breed, stock.

=racine=, _f._, root.

=raconter=, to relate, recount, tell.

=radieu -x, -se=, radiant, resplendent, beaming.