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gabelou, m. (custom-house) shark. gagner, to earn, to gain. gaiement, gayly, joyously. galanterie, f. love-making. gambader, frisk. garantie, f. collateral. garçon, m. boy, fellow, waiter; adj. single (unmarried). garde, m. guard, keeper. garde, f. care. garder, to keep. gare, f. station, terminal. gâteau, m. cake. gauche, left. gêner, to trouble, to put out. Genève, Geneva. gens, m. and f. people. gentil, nice. gentilhomme, nobleman. gérant, m. manager. glace, f. ice. glisser, to slip. gonfler (se), to swell, to inflate. gouffre, m. chasm. gourmand! m. greedy thing! goutte, f. drop. grâce, f. grace. gradé, with the rank of an officer. grammaire, f. grammar. grammatical, grammatical. grand, great, grand; ——'route, high-road. gras, -se, fat, grave, serious. gré; savoir ——, to be grateful. grincer, to grind one's teeth. grippe, f. dislike, aversion; prendre quelqu'un en ——, to take a positive aversion to somebody. grog; —— au kitsch, cherry brandy. guère; ne … ——, hardly. guéridon, m. light table. guérir, to cure. guérison, f. cure. guerre, f. war. guichet, m. (ticket), window. Guillaume, William.