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eau, f. water. éboulement, m. landslide. échange, m. exchange. échapper, to escape, to slip out. éclabousser, to bespatter. éclairer, to enlighten. éclater, to burst, to fly out (at a person). écouter, to listen; —— aux portes, eavesdropping. écraser, to crush. écrier (s'), to exclaim. écrire, to write. écriture, handwriting. effet, m. fact. effort, m. effort. effrayer, to frighten. effusion; avec ——, effusively. égal, equal, indifferent; C'est ——, all the same; ça m'est ——, I don't care également, equally. eh bien, well! élancer (s'), to rush, to dart. élégant, elegant. élever, to elevate, to bring up, to train. éloigner; s'—— de, to move away from, to leave. embarras, m. perplexity; dans l'——, left in the lurch. embrasser, to embrace, to kiss. empêcher, to prevent. emphase, m. pomposity. employé, m. official. emporter, to carry away; l'——, to win. emprunter, to borrow. empressement, m. eagerness. ému, moved. en, in, on, by, for, from, like. en, in it, of it, with it (them); some, any; from there, for that. enchaîner, to chain, to bind. enchanter, to delight. encore, still, more, besides, yet, again, too. encrier, m. inkstand. endroit, m. place. énergiquement, energetically. enfant, m. and f. child. enfermer, to shut up. enfin, at last, in short, anyhow. engager, to engage, to enter on, to begin. engraissé, fleshier. enlevez! O.K.! ennemi, m. enemy. ennuyer, to weary, to tire; s'—, to be tired, bored. enregistrer (of baggage), to check. enrhumé, with a cold. ensemble, together. ensevelir, to bury. entendre, to hear, to understand; s'——, to have an understanding. entier, entire. entourer, to surround. entre, between. entrée, f. entrance. entrer, to enter. entr'ouvrir, to half-open. envahir, to intrude, to invade. envenimer, to envenom. envers, to, toward. envie, f. notion, fancy, desire; avoir —— de, to have a mind to, to want to. envoi, m. sending. envoyer, to send. épanouir, s'—, to bloom, to beam. épée, f. sword. éperon, m. spur. éplucher des fautes, to pick holes. épouser, to marry. éprouver, to feel, to experience. espérance, f. expectation, hope. espérer, to hope. espoir, m. hope. esprit, m. mind, wit. essayer, to try. essuyer, to wipe, to dust, to mop. estimer, to esteem. estomac. m. stomach, chest. et, and. étendre, to extend, to stretch. étoffe, f. stuff, étonnant, wonderful. étonner, to astonish. étranger, m. stranger; à l'—— abroad. étrangler, to strangle, to stick in the throat. événement, m. event. éviter, to avoid. exactement, exactly, punctually. examiner, to examine. excellent, good, excellent. ex-commandant, major… retired. exemple, m. example; par ——, Well, I declare! (See List of Exclamations.) exercice, exercise, discharge. explication, f. explanation. expliquer, to explain. exprès, on purpose. extérieur, outside, exterior.