C
c' (ç')
,
see
ce
.
ça
,
see
cela
.
çà
,
adv. and interj.
here, now!, come now!;
-- et là
, here and there.
caban
,
m.
overcoat or cloak with hood.
cabaret
,
m.
tavern, bar.
cabaretier -ère
,
m., f.
tavern-keeper, tavern-keeper's wife.
cabestan
,
m.
capstan.
cabinet
,
m.
office, study, closet, cabinet, small room.
câble
,
m.
cable.
cacher
,
v.
to conceal, bide.
cachet
,
m.
seal.
cacheter
,
v.
to seal.
cachette
,
f.
hiding-place;
en --
, on the sly.
cachot
,
m.
dungeon.
cadavre
,
m.
corpse, dead body.
cadeau
,
m.
present.
cadet -te
,
adj. and s.
younger, youngest, junior, younger brother or sister.
cadran
,
m.
dial, face of a clock.
cadre
,
m.
frame.
café
,
m.
coffee, café.
caftan
,
m.
caftan (Turkish for coat).
cage
,
f.
cage.
cahier
,
m.
copy-book, exercise-book.
caillot
,
m.
clot.
caillou
,
m.
pebble.
Cailloux (rue des)
, this street is in Clichy rather than in Levallois-Perret.
Caire (le)
, Cairo (capital of Egypt).
caisse
,
f.
case, chest, box, till, cashier's office;
garçon de --
, runner, collector, bank clerk.
caisson/
,
m.
caisson, limber, ammunition-wagon.
calcul
,
m.
calculation (final
l
pronounced).
calculer
,
v.
to calculate.
cale
,
f.
wedge, prop, block, bold.
calèche
,
f.
open carriage, barouche;
-- de voyage
, traveling barouche.
calife
,
m.
caliph (Mohammedan ruler).
calme
,
adj. and m.
calm, quiet, calmness , tranquillity;
du --
, be calm.
calmer
,
v.
to calm, quiet;
se --
, become calm, quiet down.
calvaire
,
m.
calvary, crucifix placed on a mound.
camarade
,
m., f.
comrade.
Cambremer
, name derived from
cambrer
and
mer
.
cambrer
,
v.
to curve, bend.
camée
,
m.
cameo.
camion
,
m.
dray, truck.
camomille
,
f.
camomile (plant).
camp
,
m.
camp.
campagnard -e
,
adj.
and s. country, rustic, countryman.
campagne
,
f.
country, campaign; mis
en --
, set to work.
canaille
,
f.
rabble, riffraff.
canard
,
m.
duck.
canette
,
f.
beer-bottle, jug.
Cannes
, town and winter-resort on the French Riviera.
canon
,
m.
cannon, gun-barrel.
canonnier
,
m.
cannonier, gunner.
canot
,
m.
small boat, ship's boat.
canotage
,
m.
boating.
canton
,
m.
canton (subdivision of an arrondissement).
cantonnement
,
m.
cantonment, temporary quarters.
capable
,
adj.
capable.
capitaine
,
m.
captain.
capital, -e
,
adj. and m.
capital, chief;
capitale
,
f.
capital (city).
capituler
,
v.
to capitulate, surrender by treaty.
caporal
,
m.
corporal.
capote
,
f.
large cloak with hood, soldier's overcoat.
caprice
,
m.
caprice, whim.
capsule
,
f.
capsule, percussion cap.
captif -ive
,
adj. and s.
captive.
captiver
,
v.
to captivate.
capturer
,
v.
to capture.
capuchon
,
m.
cowl.
car
,
conj.
for.
carabine
,
f.
carbine, rifle.
caractère
,
m.
character, disposition.
caravane
,
f.
caravan.
caresse
,
f.
caress.
caresser
,
v.
to caress.
carnage
,
m.
carnage, slaughter.
carnassier -ère
,
adj. and s.
carnivorous, carnivorous animal.
Carnouf
, name of a promontory near le Croisic, mentioned by Balzac.
caroubier
,
m.
carob-tree (resembling the locust).
carré, -e
,
adj.
and m. square.
carreau
,
m.
flooring-tile, floor, pane (of glass), square cushion, hassock.
carrière
,
f.
career.
carrosse
,
m.
coach.
carte
,
f.
card, map.
cartel
,
m.
challenge, case of a wall-clock, wall-clock.
cartouche
,
f.
cartridge.
cas
,
m.
case, event;
si peu de --
, so little importance.
cascade
,
f.
cascade, waterfall.
case
,
f.
cabin, but, compartment (in which the hall falls in roulette, etc.), pigeon-hole.
casemate
,
f.
casemate.
caserne
,
f.
barracks.
casque
,
m.
helmet.
casqué, -e
,
adj.
helmeted.
casquette
,
f.
cap.
cassation
,
f.
annulment, repeal, appeal (of a court).
casser
,
v.
to break, split, crack, break down.
cataplasme
,
m.
cataplasm, poultice.
catapulte
,
f.
catapult.
Catarinet
, Kitty (diminutive of Catarine).
catéchisme
,
m.
catechism.
cathédrale
,
f.
cathedral.
catholique
,
adj. and s.
Catholic.
cauchemar
,
m.
nightmare.
cause
,
f.
cause, reason;
à -- de
, because of;
être -- que
, to cause.
causer
,
v.
to cause, produce, chat;
assez causé
, enough talk.
causerie
,
f.
chat, chatting.
causette
,
f.
chat, chatting;
faire la --
, to chat.
caustique
,
adj.
caustic, biting.
cavalier
,
m.
rider, horseman, cavalier, partner.
cave
,
f.
cellar.
caveau
,
m.
vault, small cellar, grave.
ce
,
dem. pr.
this, that, it;
-- qui
,
-- que
, which, what;
-- disant
, saying this.
ce, cette (ces, pl.)
,
dem. adj. pr.
this, that;
cette nuit
, last night, to-night.
Céard (Henry)
, French novelist, critic and playwright (1851--).
ceci
,
dem. pr.
this, this thing.
céder
,
v.
to cede, yield.
cédrat
,
m.
cedrate (kind of lemon).
cèdre
,
m.
cedar.
ceinture
,
f.
belt, waist.
ceinturon
,
m.
sword-belt.
cela
,
dem. pr.
that, that thing, that fellow or he (familiar in last sense);
avec --
, with that,
besides; abbreviated:
Ça
.
célèbre
,
adj.
celebrated.
célébrer
,
v.
to celebrate, extol.
céleste
,
adj.
celestial, heavenly.
Célestin
, Celestine.
celle
,
see
celui.
cellier
,
m.
cellar, store-room, basement.
celui, celle (ceux, celles, pl.)
;
dem. pr.
this, that, This one, etc.;
---ci, ---là
, the latter, the
former, this one, that one;
-- qui
, he who, etc.
cendre
,
f.
ashes, cinders.
cendré, -e
,
adj.
ash-colored.
cent
,
card.
one hundred;
pour --
, percent.
centaine
,
f.
about one hundred, hundred.
centième
,
ord.
hundredth.
centime
,
m.
centime (fifth of a cent).
central, -e
,
adj.
central, chief, of the central office.
centre
,
m.
center.
cep
,
m.
vine-stock, stalk (
p
pronounced).
cependant
,
adv. and conj.
however, yet, meantime.
cercle
,
m.
circle, club.
cercueil
,
m.
coffin, casket.
cérémonie
,
f.
ceremony.
cérémonieusement
,
adv.
ceremoniously.
cerf
,
m.
stag, deer (
f
pronounced).
cerise
,
f.
cherry.
cerner
,
v.
to surround, invest.
certain, -e
,
adj.
certain.
certainement
,
adv.
certainly.
certes
,
adv.
certainly.
certitude
,
f.
certainty, assurance.
céruse
,
f.
white-lead.
cerveau
,
m.
brain.
cervelle
,
f.
brains, brain, head;
se brûler la --
, to blow one's brains out.
cervier
,
see
loup.
César (Jules)
, Julius Caesar. the celebrated Roman general (101-44 B.C.).
cesse
,
f.
ceasing, cessation.
cesser
,
v.
to cease, stop.
ceux
,
see
celui.
chacun, -e
,
pr.
each, each one.
chagrin
,
m.
grief, vexation, shagreen (leather).
chaîne
,
f.
chain, drag-chain (on bottom of a stream);
mettre à la --
, to put in chains.
chair
,
f.
flesh, meat;
pl.
flesh.
chaire
,
f.
pulpit, teacher's chair.
chaise
,
f.
chair;
-- longue
, reclining-chair, chaise-longue;
-- à porteurs
, sedan-chair;
-- de
poste
, post-chaise;
-- de campagne
, camp-chair.
châle
,
m.
shawl.
chaleur
,
f.
heat, warmth.
chalut
,
m.
drag-net.
chalutier
,
m.
trawler (fishing-boat with drag-net).
chamailler
,
v.
to squabble;
se --
, squabble, wrangle.
chamarrer
,
v.
to trim with lace, cover with gold or silver lace or braid, braid, bedeck.
chambellan
,
m.
chamberlain (officer presiding over a prince's chamber).
chambre
,
f.
chamber, room;
la Chambre
, the Chamber of Deputies.
chameau
,
m.
camel.
champ
,
m.
field.
Champagne
,
f.
Champagne (Province).
champagne
,
m.
champagne.
champêtre
,
adj.
rural;
garde --
, forester, keeper.
Champignet
, name apparently coined by de Maupassant; perhaps he had in mind
Champigny, a village east of Paris, scene of a battle in the war of 1870-1871.
chance
,
f.
chance, luck.
chanceler
,
v.
to totter, stagger, reel.
chanceux, -euse
,
adj.
precarious, lucky.
Chandeleur
,
f.
Candlemas-day (Feb. 2).
chandelier
,
m.
candlestick.
chandelle
,
f.
tallow candie.
change
,
m.
exchange;
donner le -- à
, to put on the wrong track, change.
changement
,
m.
change.
changer
,
v.
to change;
changeant, -e
, changing, changeable.
chanson
,
f.
song.
chanter
,
v.
to sing, sing of, crow.
chanvre
,
m.
hemp.
chapeau
,
m.
hat.
chapiteau
,
m.
capital (of a column).
chaque
,
adj.
each.
charabia
,
m.
gibberish.
charbon
,
m.
coal.
charbonnier, -ère
,
m., f.
charcoal-burner, charcoal-burner's wife, coal-man, coal-mine,
colliery (J. in last sense).
charcutier
,
m.
pork-butcher.
charge
,
f.
charge, load, burden.
charger
,
v.
to charge, load, fin, commission;
se --
, take charge, take upon oneself;
chargé, -e
, loaded, laden, full.
chariot
,
m.
wagon.
charitable
,
adj.
charitable.
charité
,
f.
charity.
charlatan
,
m.
charlatan, quack.
Charles
, Charles.
charme
,
m.
charm, delight.
charmer
,
v.
to charm;
charmant, -e
, adj. charming.
charnière
,
f.
hinge.
charrette
,
f.
cart;
-- à bras
, push-cart.
charrue
,
f.
plow.
chasse
,
f.
hunt, hunting, chase.
chasse-mouche
,
m.
fly-fan, fly-flap (now usually written chasse-mouches).
chasser
,
v.
to chase, drive, drive away, hunt.
chasseur
,
m.
hunter, light infantryman, light cavalryman.
chaste
,
adj.
chaste.
chat
,
m.
cat;
chats à fouetter
, fish to fry.
château
,
m.
castle.
chat-huant
,
m.
screech-owl (aspirate
h
).
châtiment
,
m.
punishment.
chatouillement
,
m.
tickling.
chaud, -e
,
adj. and s.
warm, hot, heat.
chauffage
,
m.
heating, fuel;
bois de --
, firewood.
chauffer
,
v.
to warm.
chausser
,
v.
to put on shoes or stockings;
chaussé, -e
, shod.
chausson
,
m.
felt shoe;
-- de lisière
, list-shoe, plaited cloth shoes manufactured in prisons.
chaussure
,
f.
shoe, shoes (in general sense).
chauve
,
adj.
bald.
chauve-souris
,
f.
bat.
chaux
,
f.
lime;
blanchir à la --
, to whitewash.
chef
,
m.
chief, leader, director;
commander en --
, to have the chief command.
chemin
,
m.
way, road;
-- de fer
, railway.
cheminée
,
f.
chimney, fireplace, mantel, funnel.
cheminer
,
v.
to go on one's way, proceed, walk.
chemise
,
f.
shirt, chemise.
chêne
,
m.
oak;
-- vert
, live oak.
chenille
f.
caterpillar.
cher, -ère
,
adj., adv. and s.
dear, dearly.
chèrement
,
adv.
dearly, at a high price.
chercher
,
v.
to search, seek, look for, try;
-- des yeux
, look for.
chéri, -e
,
adj. and s.
beloved, darling.
chérubin
,
m.
cherubin, cherub.
chétif, -ive
,
adj.
thin, puny, sickly.
cheval
, m. horse, horsemeat;
à --
, on horseback;
à -- sur
, astride.
chevaucher
,
v.
to ride (on horseback).
chevelure
,
f.
head of hair, hair.
Cheverino (or Chévardino)
, a Russian hillock west of Moscow.
cheveu
,
m.
hair; pl. hair;
armé jusqu'aux cheveux
, armed to the teeth.
cheville
,
f.
peg, ankle.
chèvre
,
f.
goat.
chez
,
prep.
at or to the house or home of, with, in, in the room of, etc.
chiaoux
,
m.
chiaous or chouse (Turkish attendant or interpreter).
chic
,
adj. and m.
stylish, smart, style.
chien, -ne
,
m., f.
dog.
chiffon
,
m.
rag, piece.
chiffre
,
m.
figure.
Chio
,
f.
Chias
(island in the Aegean Sea; pronounced:
kio
).
chipoter
,
v.
to trille or toy with.
chirurgical, -e
,
adj.
surgical.
chirurgien
,
m.
surgeon.
choc
,
m.
shock (final
c
pronounced).
chocolat
,
m.
chocolate.
choeur
,
m.
choir, chorus (
ch
pronounced as
k
).
choisir
,
v.
to choose;
choisi, -e
, carefully chosen, choice.
choix
,
m.
choice.
chope
,
f.
beer-glass.
chopine
,
f.
chopin (about one pint), glass.
chose
,
f.
thing;
autre --
, something else, else;
peu de --
, of little importance, a small matter;
devenir tout --
, to become like I don't know what;
m.
(familiar), I don't know what, what's his.
choquer
,
v.
to shock (name), etc.
chou
,
m.
cabbage.
choucroute
,
f.
sauer-kraut.
chouette
,
f.
kind of screech-owl, chough.
chrétien, -ne
,
adj. and s.
Christian (in this and in the next word
ien
is pronounced as in
bien
).
chrétienté
,
f.
Christendom.
christ
,
m.
crucifix (pronounced:
krist
).
Christina
, Christine.
chromo
,
m.
chromo (colored lithographic reproduction).
chronique
,
f.
chronicle.
chuchotement
,
m.
whispering, whisper.
chuchoter
,
v.
to whisper.
chut
,
interj.
hush! (
t
pronounced).
Chypre
,
f.
Cyprus (English island in eastern Mediterranean).
ci
,
adv.
here (frequent as suffix;
celui- --
, etc.);
---devant
, formerly;
une -- et une ça
,
hussy, etc.
ciboire
,
m.
ciborium, pyx (vase for the host);
saint- --
, holy pyx.
cicatrice
,
f.
scar.
cidre
,
m.
cider.
ciel
,
m.
sky, heaven.
cierge
,
f.
taper.
cigale
,
f.
grassshopper.
cime
,
f.
summit, top.
cimetière
,
m.
cemetery.
cingler
,
v.
to sail.
cinq
,
card.
five (
q
pronounced).
cinquantaine
,
f.
about fifty, age of fifty.
cinquante
,
card.
fifty.
cinquième
,
ord.
fifth.
circonstance
,
f.
circumstance.
circonvolution
,
f.
circumvolution, coil.
circuit
,
m.
circuit.
cirer
,
v.
to wax, polish.
citadin, -e
,
m., f.
citizen, townsman (also used adjectively).
cité
,
f.
oldest part of a city, city.
citer
,
v.
to cite.
citoyen, -ne
,
m., f. and adj.
citizen.
citronnier
,
m.
lemon-tree.
civette
,
f.
civet (animal and perfume obtained from it).
civilisation
,
f.
civilization.
clair, -e
,
adj.
clear; light-colored, bright;
-- de lune
, moonlight.
clairement
,
adv.
clearly.
claire-voie
,
f.
lattice, lattice gate;
à --
, with open sides (of a cart).
Clairon, Clarinda, Clarissa
(diminutive of Claire, Clara).
clairvoyant, -e
,
adj.
clear-sighted, discerning.
clameur
,
f.
clamor, uproar, outcry.
clan
,
m.
clan, tribe.
clandestin, -e
,
adj.
clandestine, secret.
clapoter
,
v.
to splash, ripple.
claque
,
m.
opera hat, chapeau (folding hat pointed in front and behind used in U. S. army
and by French officials, etc.).
Claretie (Jules)
, French novelist, dramatist and critic, director of the Théâtre Français
(1840-1914).
clarinette
,
f.
clarinet, clarinettist.
clarté
,
f.
light, splendor, brilliancy, glow.
classe
,
f.
class, school.
classique
,
adj.
classic, typical.
clef
,
f.
key;
fermer à --
, to lock;
reprendre la -- des champs
, escape again (pronounced:
clé
).
cligner
,
v.
to wink;
-- de l'oeil
, wink.
cliquetis
,
m.
clashing, jingling, clanking, rattling, tinkling.
cloche
,
f.
bell (usually large).
clocher
,
m.
belfry, steeple.
cloison
,
f.
partition.
cloitre
,
m.
cloister.
clopin-clopant
,
adv.
limpingly, hobbling.
clore
,
v.
to close (defective and little used);
la nuit close
, nightfall.
clou
,
m.
nail, boil.
clouer
,
v.
to nail, fix.
club
,
m.
club.
coasser
,
v.
to croak.
cocasse
,
adj.
funny, odd.
cocher
,
m.
coach man.
cochon
,
m.
pig, hog.
code
,
m.
code.
coeur
,
m.
heart, center;
de bon --
, heartily, cheerfully;
faire mal au --
, to make sick at the
stomach;
faire le joli --
, to court;
si le -- vous en dit
, if you feel inclined;
-- de chêne
,
solid oak.
coffre
,
m.
chest, coffer, box (slang for chest of the body).
cognac
,
m.
cognac (brandy manufactured in the town of this name, department of Charente).
cognée
,
f.
ax, hatchet (for felling);
jeter le manche après la --
, to throw the helve after the
hatchet, give up everything.
cohue
,
f.
throng, crowd, mob.
coiffer
,
v.
to put on the head, dress the hair;
oiffé, -e, (de)
, wearing on the head.
coiffure
,
f.
head-dress, arrangement of the hair.
coin
,
m.
corner;
-- du feu
, fireside.
coke
,
m.
coke (coal after extraction of the gas).
col
,
m.
neck, collar (in the sense of neck,
col
is old,
cou
is now used).
colère
,
f.
anger (also in
pl.
).
collation
,
f.
collation, light luncheon.
collection
,
f.
collection.
collègue
,
m.
colleague.
coller
,
v.
to stick, glue, stick or fasten on or together, paste, apply, fit tight, hold fast.
collerette
,
f.
small collar, dutch collar.
collet
,
m.
collar.
collier
,
m.
necklace, collar.
Colmar
, small city in Alsace.
colombe
,
f.
dove.
colonel
,
m.
colonel.
colonne
,
f.
column, row of numbers in roulette.
colorer
,
v.
to color;
se --
, became colored.
colosse
,
m.
colossus.
combat
,
m.
combat, fight.
combattre
,
v.
to combat, fight.
Combe-aux-Fées
, imaginary town (= Valley of the Fairies).
combien
,
adv.
how much, how many, how.
combinaison
,
f.
combination.
comble
,
m.
top;
de fond en --
, from top to bottom.
comboloio
,
m.
Turkish chaplet with 100 beads corresponding to the 100 names of the
Divinity.
comediante
,
m.
comedian (Italian).
comédie
,
f.
comedy (sometimes used for theater).
comice
,
m. pl.
comitia;
-- agricoles
, assembly for the promotion of agriculture.
comique
,
adj.
comic.
commandant
,
m.
commandant, commander;
--major
,
m.
commandant (with rank of major,
applied to military governor of a fortified town).
commandement
,
m.
command.
commander
,
v.
to command, be in command, order, give orders.
comme
,
adv. and conj.
as, so, like, how, as if, as it were.
commencement
,
m.
beginning.
commencer
,
v.
to commence, begin.
comment
,
adv. and interj.
how, what!, how is that?, what do you mean?, how is it that?;
-- s'appelle (se nomme)-t-il
, what is bis name?
commentateur
,
m.
commentator.
commerce
,
m.
commerce, business, trade;
-- amoureux
, love affair.
commère
,
f.
godmother, gossip, talkative old woman.
commettre
,
v.
to commit.
commis
,
m.
clerk.
commissaire
,
m.
commissary (superior officer of French police), commissioner.
commissariat
,
m.
office of the commissary.
commission
,
f.
commission, committee, errand.
commode
,
adj.
convenient, comfortable;
f.
chest of drawers.
commodément
,
adv.
comfortably.
commun, -e
,
adj.
common;
lui être -- avec
, to be shared by him and.
communier
,
v.
to receive the sacrament.
communiquer
,
v.
to communicate, make known, give, tell.
compacte
,
adj.
compact, solid.
compagnie
,
f.
company, corporation, breeding.
compagnon
,
m.
companion;
bon --
, good companion, good fellow.
comparaison
,
f.
comparison.
comparer
,
v.
to compare;
comparé, -e
, compared, comparative.
compas
,
m.
pair of compasses.
compassion
,
f.
compassion.
compatissant, -e
,
adj.
compassionate.
compétence
,
f.
competence, department;
quelque chose de ma --
, something I know about.
complaire
,
v.
to please;
complaisant, -e
, adj. obliging.
complet, -ète
,
adj. and m.
complete, suit of clothes.
complètement
,
adv.
completely.
compléter
,
v.
to complete.
complice
,
m., f.
accomplice.
compliment
,
m.
compliment;
je vous fais mon --
, I compliment you.
compliquer
,
v.
to complicate.
composer
,
v.
to compose;
se --
, be composed.
composition
,
f.
composition.
comprendre
,
v.
to understand;
(y) compris
, including.
compromettre
,
v.
to compromise.
compte
,
m.
count, account, reckoning, regard;
se rendre -- de
, to realize;
se rendre bien --
,
to be quite aware (in this and in the next three words
p
is not pronounced).
compter
,
v.
to count, include, count on, intend;
comptant
, in cash.
compteur
,
m.
register, meter.
comptoir
,
m.
counter, bar,
bank
(usually for foreign business); Comptoir général de crédit,
International Bank.
comte
,
m.
count.
comtesse
,
f.
countess.
conception
,
f.
conception.
concert
,
m.
concert.
concerto
,
m.
concerto (piece of music composed for one instrument with accompaniment;
Italian,-concert).
concevoir
,
v.
to conceive.
concierge
,
m., f.
concierge, door-keeper, porter, janitor.
conclure
,
v.
to conclude, draw conclusions;
concluant, -e
, conclusive.
concours
,
m.
concourse, assembly, competition, fair.
condamner
,
v.
to condemn (
m
not pronounced):
condition
,
f.
condition, position.
conducteur
,
m.
conductor, driver.
conduire
,
v.
to conduct, drive, lead, take, behave.
conduit
,
m.
conduit, passage, pipe.
conduite
,
f.
conduct.
cône
,
m.
cone.
confection
,
f.
making, ready-made suit.
confesser
,
v.
to confess;
aller se --
, go to confession or to confess.
confession
,
f.
confession.
confessionnal
,
m.
confessional
confiance
,
f.
confidence.
confidence
,
f.
confidential remark, secret.
confier
,
v.
to confide.
confire
,
v.
to preserve.
confirmer
,
v.
to confirm.
confiture
,
f.
preserves, sweet-meats.
confondre
,
v.
to confound, confuse, blend;
se --
, be confounded, be confused, blend.
conformément
,
adv.
conformably, suitably.
confronter
,
v.
to confront.
confus, -e
,
adj.
confused.
confusion
,
f.
confusion.
congé
,
m.
leave.
congédier
,
v.
to dismiss.
conjurer
,
v.
to conjure, pray urgently.
connaissance
,
f.
acquaintance, consciousness, knowledge.
connaisseur
,
m.
connoisseur, good judge.
connaître
,
v.
to be acquainted with, know;
se -- à
, know about.
conquérir
,
v.
to conquer, gain, win.
conquête
,
f.
conquest.
consacrer
,
v.
to consecrate.
conscience
,
f.
conscience;
se faire -- de
, to have scruples about, shrink from;
prouver
la -- de
, prove that one realizes that.
consciencieusement
,
adv.
conscientiously.
conscrit
,
m.
conscript, recruit.
conseil
,
m.
counsel, council, piece of advice;
pl.
advice; Conseil général, General Assembly
of a Department.
conseiller
,
v.
to advise.
conseiller
,
m.
counselor, councilor, judge of an appellate court.
consentement
,
m.
consent.
consentir
,
v.
to consent, agree.
conséquence
,
f.
consequence;
en --
, in consequence, accordingly.
conséquent
(with
par
), consequently, therefore.
conserve
,
f.
conserve, preserve.
conserver
,
v.
to preserve.
considérable
,
adj.
considerable, important;
si peu --
, so slight.
considérablement
,
adv.
considerably.
considération
,
f.
consideration, esteem.
considérer
,
v.
to consider, look at.
consigne
,
f.
watch-word, orders;
forcer la --
(also in
pl.
), to break the orders, enter against
orders.
consigner
,
v.
to consign, refuse;
-- la porte
, refuse admittance.
consister
,
v.
to consist.
consolation
,
f.
consolation.
consoler
,
v.
to console;
se --
, be consoled.
consommateur
,
m.
consumer, patron (of a restaurant, etc.).
consommer
,
v.
to consume, use.
conspirer
,
v.
to conspire.
constamment
,
adv.
constantly.
constant, -e
,
adj.
constant.
Constantinople
, Constantinople.
constatation
,
f.
authentication, verification.
constater
,
v.
to verify, ascertain, settle, discover.
constellation
,
f.
constellation.
consteller
,
v.
to constellate, star;
constellé, -e
,
constellated, starred, starry.
consternation
,
f.
consternation.
consterner
,
v.
to astound, dismay, strike with consternation;
consterné, -e
, in consternation, etc.
constituer
,
v.
to constitute, make up;
se --
, make oneself, give oneself up.
constitution
,
f.
constitution.
construction
,
f.
construction.
consulter
,
v.
to consult.
consumer
,
v.
to consume, waste.
contact
,
m.
contact (
ct
pronounced).
conte
,
m.
short story, tale.
contempler
,
v.
to contemplate, survey, gaze at.
contenir
,
v.
to contain, restrain.
content, -e
,
adj.
contented, happy, glad.
contentement
,
m.
contentment, look of satisfaction.
contenter
,
v.
to content, satisfy;
se --
, be contented, content oneself.
conter
,
v.
to tell, tell of, recount, relate.
contester
,
v.
to contest.
continu, -e
,
adj.
continuous.
continuel, -le
,
adj.
continual.
continuellement
,
adv.
continually.
continuer
,
v.
to continue;
se --
, be continued.
contour
,
m.
contour, outline, circumference, edge.
contourner
,
v.
to run around, encircle.
contracter
,
v.
to contract.
contraindre
,
v.
to constrain, compel.
contraire
,
adj. and m.
contrary.
contraster
,
v.
to contrast.
contre
,
prep.
against, close by;
par --
, on the other hand;
fâché --
, angry with.
contre-basse
,
f.
counter-base, double-base (large base-viol; this word is now usually written:
contrebasse
).
contredire
,
v.
to contradict.
contredit
,
m.
contradiction.
contrée
,
f.
country, region.
contrevent
,
m.
shutter.
contribuer
,
v.
to contribute, aid.
convaincre
,
v.
to convince.
convenable
,
adj.
suitable, proper.
convenir
,
v.
to suit, agree;
-- mieux
, be more fitting;
j'en conviens
, I agree, I grant it.
conversation
,
f.
conversation.
convoi
,
m.
convoy, escort.
convulsif, -ive
,
adj.
convulsive.
convulsivement
,
adv.
convulsively.
copain
,
m.
comrade, pal (familiar).
copie
,
f.
copy.
copieux, -euse
,
adj.
copious.
coq
,
m.
cock;
Coq-Galine
, "Henpeck" (= Hen-Cock).
coque
,
f.
shell, hull;
oeuf à la --
, boiled egg.
coquelicot
,
m.
wild poppy; adjectively: poppy-colored.
coquet, -te
,
adj.
coquettish, smart.
coquetterie
,
f.
coquetry.
coquillage
,
m.
shell, shells, shell-fish.
coquille
,
f.
shell.
coquin, -e
,
m., f.
rascal, rogue, scoundrel.
cor
,
m.
horn;
-- de chasse
, hunting-horn, French horn.
corail
,
m.
coral.
Coran
,
m.
Koran (sacred book of the Mohammedans, drawn up by Mohammed).
corbeau
,
m.
raven, crow.
corde
,
f.
line, rope, cord.
cordelette
,
f.
small cord.
cordial, -e
,
adj.
cordial.
cornet
,
m.
cornucopia.
cornette
,
f.
mob-cap.
cornu, -e
,
adj.
horned.
corps
,
m.
body, corps, object;
-- à --
, hand to hand.
corpulence
,
f.
corpulence, stoutness.
correction
,
f.
correction;
donner une -- à
, to give a lesson to.
correspondant
,
m.
correspondent.
corridor
,
m.
corridor.
Corse
,
f.
Corsica;
corse
,
adj. and s.
Corsican (written Corse when
s.
; Corsica is a French
department).
cortège
,
m.
procession.
costume
,
m.
costume.
costumer
,
v.
to costume.
côte
,
f.
rib, slope, coast;
-- à -~
, side by side.
côté
,
m.
side, direction;
du -- de
, in the direction of;
de --
, to or on one side, sidewise, side;
à --
, in the next room, next door;
à -- de lui
, by his side;
d'un autre --
, besides;
de -- et d'autre
, on one side and on the other;
de mon --
, on my side or part.
côteau
,
m.
hillock, hill.
côtelé, -e
,
adj.
ribbed.
côtelette
,
f.
cutlet, chop.
coton
,
m.
cotton.
côtoyer
,
v.
to go by the side of.
cou
,
m.
neck, throat.
couche
,
f.
couch, bed, layer, confinement.
coucher
,
v.
to put to bed, lay out, lay, sleep, set;
se --
, go to bed, lie down;
envoyer se --
,
send to bed;
chambre à --
, bedroom;
couchant, -e
, adj. setting;
couché, -e
, lying down,
in bed, lying, stretched out;
m.
setting, sunset.
coude
,
m.
elbow;
pousser du --
, to nudge.
coudre
,
v.
to sew;
cousu d'or
, rolling in money.
Coulau
, proper name borrowed by Daudet from the Provençal (there is a poor kind of fish
of this name, coulaud, found in Rouergue).
couler
,
v.
to flow, run, run down, trickle down.
couleur
,
f.
color.
couloir
,
m.
passage.
coup
,
m.
blow, stroke, shot, gulp, gust, cast, play, beam;
tout d'un --
, all of a sudden;
tout à --
, all of a sudden, suddenly;
-- sur --
, time after time, one after the other;
-- d'oeil
,
glance, sight;
-- de sang
, shock, apoplectic stroke, fit;
-- de couteau
, stab;
-- d'État
,
overthrow of the Government;
à -- sûr
, surely;
-- de feu
, shot;
-- d'éventail
, fanning;
boire un --
, to take a drink;
faire un bon --
, do a good stroke of business;
faire un -- de tête
,
do something rash.
coupable
,
adj. and s.
culpable, guilty, culprit.
coupe
,
f.
cup, bowl, cut, cutting, stroke.
coupé
,
m.
coupé.
couper
,
v.
to cut, cut off;
coupant, -e
, cutting, sharp.
couple
,
f.
couple (
m.
when objects not alike).
coupole
,
f.
cupola.
coupure
,
f.
cut, cutting.
cour
,
f.
court, yard, court-yard.
courage
,
m.
courage.
couramment
,
adv.
fluently.
courant
,
m.
current;
-- d'air
, current of air, draught.
courbe
,
f.
curve.
courber
,
v.
to curve, bend, bend over.
courir
,
v.
to run, run along.
couronne
,
f.
crown, wreath.
couronner
,
v.
to crown.
courroux
,
m.
anger.
course
,
f.
course, race;
au pas --
, on a run.
court, -e
,
adj.
short, shallow;
le plus -- serait
, the shortest or quickest way would be.
courtine
,
f.
bed-curtain (old word).
courtisan
,
m.
courtier; courtisame,
f.
prostitute.
courtiser
,
v.
to court.
courtoisie
,
f.
courtesy.
cousin, -e
,
m., f.
cousin.
coussin
,
m.
cushion.
coussinet
,
m.
small cushion.
couteau
,
m.
knife.
coûter
,
v.
to cost, be costly, be a trouble, be hard;
en -- bon
, cost something;
coûte que
coûte
, cost what it may;
rien ne me coûtait
, I did not count the cost.
coutil
,
m.
ticking, duck (cloth).
coutume
,
f.
custom;
de --
, usually, usual.
couturière
,
f.
seamstress, dress-maker.
couvée
,
f.
nest of eggs, brood.
couvent
,
m.
convent, monastery.
couver
,
v.
to hatch.
couvert
,
m.
cover;
à --
, protected, sheltered.
couverture
,
f.
cover, covering, blanket.
couveuse
,
f.
sitting hen, brooder.
couvrir
,
v.
to cover, wrap up.
cra-cra
,
interj.
scratch, scratch (onomatopoetic).
crabe
,
m.
crab.
cracher
,
v.
to spit.
craie
,
f.
chalk.
craindre
,
v.
to fear.
crainte
,
f.
fear, dread.
craintif, -ive
,
adj.
fearful, timorous, timid.
crampe
,
f.
cramp.
crâne
,
m.
skull, cranium.
crapule
,
f.
debauchery, vile people, rotten gang.
craquer
,
v.
to crack.
crasse
,
f.
filth, coat of filth, scum.
cravache
,
f.
riding-whip, crop.
cravate
,
f.
cravat.
crayon
,
m.
pencil.
créancier
,
m.
creditor.
création
,
f.
creation.
créature
,
f.
creature.
crédit
,
m.
credit.
crème
,
f.
cream.
Crémone
, Cremona (city of northern Italy).
crénelé, -e
,
adj.
embattled, crenelated.
crépitement
,
m.
crackling.
crête
,
f.
crest.
creuser
,
v.
to dig, hollow, hollow out;
creusé, -e
, hollowed, hollow, excavated.
creux, -euse
,
adj. and m.
hollow, sunken;
en --
, in intaglio.
crevasse
,
f.
crevice, crevasse.
crevasser
,
v.
to crack, chap.
crever
,
v.
to burst open, burst, knock or put out, die (vulgar in last sense).
cri
,
m.
cry, shout, scream.
cribler
,
v.
to riddle.
criée
,
f.
auction.
crier
,
v.
to cry, cry out or for, scream, call, creak.
crime
,
m.
crime.
crise
,
f.
crisis, attack.
crisper
,
v.
to contract, shrivel up, clench, twitch, convulse, make tense, set on edge or irritate
(the nerves), thrill.
cristal
,
m.
crystal, cui glass;
-- de roche
, rock-crystal.
croc
,
m.
book, fang;
coup de --
, ravenous bite (final
c
not pronounced).
crocheteur
,
m.
street-porter.
crochu, -e
,
adj.
hooked, crooked.
crocodile
,
m.
crocodile.
croire
,
v.
to believe;
faut --!
, you'd better believe so,
you bet!; à ce que je crois, as I think, in my estimation.
croisade
,
f.
crusade.
croisée
,
f.
window, casernent, transept.
croiser
,
v.
to cross, intersect.
Croisic (le)
, peninsula and village north of the mouth of the Loire (Loire-Inférieure), Croisilles,
hero of de Musset's story (also a village in Pas-de-Calais).
croitre
,
v.
to increase, grow;
croissant, -e
,
adj. and m.
increasing, growing, crescent, quarter
(moon).
croix
,
f.
cross, reverse (of a coin).
croquer
,
v.
to crunch.
crosse
,
f.
butt (of a gun).
crosser
,
v.
to bat, beat.
crottin
,
m.
dung (of horses,sheep, etc.).
croupe
,
f.
crupper, buttocks.
croyance
,
f.
belief, creed.
cruche
,
f.
jug, pitcher.
cruel, -le
,
adj.
cruel.
cruellement
,
adv.
cruelly.
crûment
,
adv.
crudely, harshly.
Cucugnan
, humorous name of an imaginary town.
Cucugnanais
,
m.
inhabitant of Cucugnan.
cueillir
,
v.
to gather, pick up.
cuir
,
m.
leather.
cuirasse
,
f.
cuirass, breastplate.
cuirassier
,
m.
cuirassier (cavalryman wearing a cuirass).
cuire
,
v.
to cook;
cuisant, -e
, cooking, sweltering.
cuisine
,
f.
kitchen.
cuisinier, -ère
,
m., f.
cook.
cuisse
,
f.
thigh.
cuivre
,
m.
copper.
cuivré, -e
,
adj.
copper-colored.
cul
,
m.
bottom, back, rump (
l
not pronounced).
culbuter
,
v.
to send head over heels, throw over, overthrow, overturn, upset.
culotte
,
f.
breeches.
culte
,
m.
worship, creed, service.
cultiver
,
v.
to cultivate, raise, harvest.
cupide
,
adj.
covetous, greedy.
curé
,
m.
vicar, parish priest, curé.
curieux, -euse
,
adj. and s.
curious, curious person.
curiosité
,
f.
curiosity.
cuve
,
f.
vat, tub.