D
d'
,
see
de
.
daigner
,
v.
to deign.
dais
,
m.
dais, canopy.
dallage
,
m.
flagging.
dalle
,
f.
flagstone.
daller
,
v.
to pave (with flagstones).
Damas
, Damascus (Syrian city;
s
pronounced).
damas
,
m.
damask (kind of silk with raised figures, also linen of the same pattern),
Damascus blade.
dame
,
f.
lady, dame (title).
dame
,
interj.
indeed!, well now!
damier
,
m.
checker-board.
damner
,
v.
to damn;
damné, -e
,
m., f.
one damned (pronounced:
dâné
).
danger
,
m.
danger, risk.
dangereux, -euse
,
adj.
dangerous.
Daniel
, Daniel.
dans
,
prep.
in, into, to, on.
danse
,
f.
dance.
danser
,
v.
to dance.
danseur, -euse
,
m., f.
dancer, partner.
dater
,
v.
to date.
datte
,
f.
date (fruit).
dauphin, -ine
,
m., f.
dolphin, dauphin, dauphiness (eldest son of a French king, or his wife);
Dauphine
, proper name.
davantage
,
adv.
still more, more.
David
, David (King of Israel, story given in Bible, beginning with I Sam. 16).
de
,
prep.
of, from, by, with, to, on, in, for, than, as, some (partitive), ~ English possessive ('s);
si j'étais -- vous
, if I were in your place.
débarrasser
,
v.
to disembarrass, free;
se --
, get rid.
débattre
,
v.
to debate;
se --
, be debated, struggle, contend, flicker.
débauche
,
f.
debauch, debauchery.
déblayer
,
v.
to clear out.
déborder
,
v.
to overflow;
débordé, -e
, overflowing, brimming over.
déboucher
,
v.
to uncork, open, come out (into).
debout
,
adv.
upright, up, standing;
se tenir (mettre) --
, to stand upright.
déboutonner
,
v.
to unbutton.
débraillé, -e
,
adj.
with the clothes in disorder or disheveled.
débris
,
m.
débris, remains, wreckage, ruins, relic.
débrouillard, -e
,
adj. and s.
shrewd, clever, shrewd fellow.
début
,
m.
beginning, start, first appearance, début.
décacheter
,
v.
to unseal, open.
décamper
,
v.
to decamp, run off.
décapiter
,
v.
to decapitate, behead.
décaver
,
v.
to ruin (in gambling), fleece.
décembre
,
m.
December.
déception
,
f.
deception, disappointment.
déchainer
,
v.
to unchain, let loose;
se --
, get or break loose, rage.
décharge
,
f.
discharge.
décharger
,
v.
to discharge;
se --
, empty.
déchiqueter
,
v.
to cut to pieces, slash.
déchirer
,
v.
to tear, rend, lacerate, split (the ears), harrow, rend with anguish;
déchirant, -e
,
heartrending.
décider
,
v.
to decide, make decide;
se --
, be decided, make up one's mind.
déclamer
,
v.
to declaim, recite.
déclaration
,
f.
declaration.
déclarer
,
v.
to declare;
se --
, declare oneself, set in.
décliner
,
v.
to decline, give (one's name).
décoiffer
,
v.
to take down the hair of.
déconcerter
,
v.
to disconcert.
décor
,
m.
decoration.
décoration
,
f.
decoration, badge, order.
décorer
,
v.
to decorate, confer a medal on.
découper
,
v.
to cut off or out, bring out, cause to stand out, carve, notch, indent.
découpure
,
f.
cutting out, cutting, outline.
découragement
,
m.
discouragement.
découverte
,
f.
discovery.
découvrir
,
v.
to discover, disclose, uncover.
décrépit, -e
,
adj.
decrepit, dilapidated (
t
not pronounced).
décrire
,
v.
to describe;
décrocher
,
v.
to unhook, take down.
dédaigner
,
v.
to disdain.
dédain
,
m.
disdain.
dédale
,
m.
labyrinth, maze.
dedans
,
adv. and m.
inside, within, in it, etc.;
là- --
, in there, in it, etc.
défaire
,
v.
to undo, untie;
se --
, get rid (of).
défaut
,
m.
fault, defect, weak side, lack.
défavorable
,
adj.
unfavorable.
défendre
,
v.
to defend, forbid, prohibit;
se --(de)
, defend oneself, resist, jib (of horses).
défense
,
f.
defense, prohibition.
défier
,
v.
to defy;
défiant, -e
,
adj.
distrustful.
défilé
,
m.
filing-by, procession.
défiler
,
v.
to file by, march off.
déflorer
,
v.
to deflower, besmirch, take away the freshness of.
défoncer
,
v.
to stave in, break in.
déformation
,
f.
deformation.
déformer
,
v.
to deform, put out of shape, crush.
défunt, -e
,
adj.
deceased, late, dead.
dégager
,
v.
to disengage, set free;
dégagé, -e
, disengaged, unembarrassed, free, careless,
easy.
dégourdir
,
v.
to take away the numbness;
se --
, stretch, get rid of one's stiffness;
dégourdi, -e
,
adj.
revived, fresh, brisk.
dégoût
,
m.
disgust.
dégrafer
,
v.
to unhook, unfasten, unbutton.
degré
,
m.
degree, step.
dégringoler
,
v.
to tumble down, roll or scramble down.
dégriser
,
v.
to sober;
se --
, get sober.
déguenillé, -e
,
adj.
ragged.
déguisement
,
m.
disguise.
déguiser
,
v.
to disguise.
dehors
,
adv. and m.
outside, out, out of doors;
du --
, outside, exterior;
au --
, outside, without;
les --
, the exterior, the appearance.
déjà
,
adv.
already.
déjeuner
,
v.
to breakfast, lunch;
m.
breakfast, luncheon.
delà
,
prep. and adv.
beyond;
au -- de
, beyond;
au --
, beyond, more.
délai
,
m.
delay, postponement, period.
délateur, -trice
,
adj. and s.
betraying, informer, tell-tale.
délicat, -e
,
adj.
delicate.
délicatesse
,
f.
delicacy, deftness, consideration, tact, refined feeling.
délicieux, -euse
,
adj.
delicious, delightful.
délié, -e
,
adj.
untied, slender.
délier
,
v.
to untie.
délire
,
m.
delirium.
délirer
,
v.
to be delirious, rave, wander.
délivrer
,
v.
to deliver, free, let out.
demain
,
adv.
to-morrow.
demande
,
f.
request, offer of marriage.
demander
,
v.
to request, ask, ask for, need.
démarche
,
f.
gait, act, procedure, step.
démêler
,
v.
to disentangle, make out, distinguish, settle.
démence
,
f.
dementia, insanity.
démentir
,
v.
to contradict, belie, disprove.
démesuré, -e
,
adj.
boundless, huge.
démesurément
,
adv.
immoderately, excessively.
demeure
,
f.
dwelling.
demeurer
,
v.
to remain, live, stand, stop;
demeuré seul
, left alone.
demi, -e
,
adj.
hall (frequent prefix);
à --
, half-way, half.
demi-jour
,
m.
twilight.
démission
,
f.
resignation.
démocrate
,
m.
democrat.
demoiselle
,
f.
young lady, girl of noble birth (old in this sense);
-- à marier
, marriageable
young lady.
démon
,
m.
demon, devil.
démonter
,
v.
to dismount, baffle;
mer démontée
, raging sea.
denier
,
m.
farthing, penny.
dénoncer
,
v.
to denounce, betray.
dénonciation
,
f.
denunciation.
dénoter
,
v.
to denote, betoken, indicate.
dénoûment
,
m.
dénouement, solution, end (also written
dénouement
).
dent
,
f.
tooth;
coup de --
, bite.
dentelle
,
f.
lace, stone-work resembling lace.
Dentu
, family name (
cf.
the Old French
dentu
, having long teeth).
dénuer
,
v.
to strip;
dénué, -e
,
adj.
stripped, deprived, destitute.
dénûment
,
m.
destitution.
départ
,
m.
departure.
département
,
m.
department (one of the 86 subdivisions of French territory).
dépasser
,
v.
to pass beyond, overtop, surpass.
dépayser
,
v.
to send from home, put out of one's natural surroundings;
se sentir dépaysé
,
to feel that one is not at home.
dépêche
,
f.
despatch.
dépêcher
,
v.
to hasten, hurry;
se --
, hasten, hurry.
dépense
,
f.
expense.
dépenser
,
v.
to spend;
se --
, be spent or expended orwasted.
dépit
,
m.
spite, vexation;
en -- de
, in spite of.
déplacer
,
v.
to displace, shift.
déplaire
,
v.
to displease.
déplorable
,
adj.
deplorable, wretched.
déployer
,
v.
to unfold, display, spread out, deploy.
déposer
,
v.
to put clown, place.
déposition
,
f.
deposition, testimony.
dépouiller
,
v.
to strip (of leaves, etc.).
dépourvu, -e
,
adj.
destitute, void, lacking.
depuis
,
prep.
from, since, for;
-- que
,
conj.
since.
député
,
m.
deputy (one of the 597 members of the Chambre des Députés or French House
of Representatives).
déracinement
,
m.
up-rooting, eradication.
déraison
,
f.
unreasonableness, anything preposterous.
déranger
,
v.
to derange, disturb, inconvenience.
derechef
,
adv.
once more, anew.
dérisoirement
,
adv.
derisively, ridiculously.
dérive
,
f.
drift.
dériver
,
v.
to derive, drift.
dernier, -ère
,
adj.
last.
dernièrement
,
adv.
recently.
dérober
,
v.
to steal, bide away from.
déroger
,
v.
to degrade oneself, lose dignity, stoop.
dérouler (se)
,
v.
to unroll, spread out.
déroute
,
f.
rout, defeat, flight.
derrière
,
prep., adv. and m.
behind, rear, back, seat;
par --
, behind, from behind.
des=de les
.
dès
,
prep.
from, since, at, beginning with;
-- que
, conj. as soon as, when;
écrire -- le
lendemain
, to write the next day.
désappointer
,
v.
to disappoint.
désarmer
,
v.
to disarm, uncock.
désastre
,
m.
disaster.
désceller
,
v.
to unseal, unfasten.
descendant
,
m.
descendant.
descendre
,
v.
to descend, go or come down, go downstairs, dismount, get out (of a carriage,
etc.).
descente
,
f.
descent.
désert, -e
,
adj. and m.
deserted, desert.
déserter
,
v.
to desert.
désespérément
,
adv.
desperately.
désespérer
,
v.
to despair, make desperate, dishearten;
désespéré, -e
, desperate, disheartened, in despair.
désespoir
,
m.
despair, desperation.
déshabituer
,
v.
to unaccustom, disaccustom.
déshonneur
,
m.
dishonor.
déshonorer
,
v.
to dishonor.
désigner
,
v.
to designate, point out.
désir
,
m.
desire, wish, eagerness.
désirer
,
v.
to desire.
désolation
,
f.
desolation, grief.
désoler
,
v.
to desolate, grieve, render disconsolate;
se --
, grieve, be distressed, be
disconsolate;
désolé, -e
, disconsolate, desolate, grieved.
désordonné, -e
,
adj.
disorderly, unruly.
désordre
,
m.
disorder.
désormais
,
adv.
henceforth.
desquels = de lesquels
.
dessécher
,
v.
to dry up, wither.
dessert
,
m.
dessert.
dessiner
,
v.
to design, outline, bring out;
se --
, be designed, appear, be seen.
dessous
,
adv., prep. and m.
below, under, down, lower side, bottom;
en --
, below;
au -- (de)
,
below, beneath;
mettre la barre --
, to put the helm down or a-lee.
dessus
,
adv., prep. and m.
above, over, on, upon, over or on it, etc., top;
au -- de
, above;
par- --
, over, above;
là- --
, thereupon;
de --
, upper;
lui tirer --
, to shoot at him.
destination
,
f.
destination.
destinée
,
f.
destiny.
destiner
,
v.
to destine, intend.
destruction
,
f.
destruction.
détachement
,
m.
detachment.
détacher
,
v.
to detach, take off or from;
se --
, stand out, come off.
détail
,
m.
detail.
détaler
,
v.
to clear out, scamper away.
dételer
,
v.
to unhitch, unharness.
détendre
,
v.
to unbend, slacken;
se --
, relax.
détente
,
f.
trigger, spring.
déterminer
,
v.
to determine.
détirer
,
v.
to stretch.
détonation
,
f.
detonation, report.
détour
,
m.
detour, turn.
détourner
,
v.
to turn aside;
se --
, turn aside.
détresse
,
f.
distress.
détroit
,
m.
strait, straits.
détruire
,
v.
to destroy.
dette
,
f.
debt.
deuil
,
m.
mourning, sorrow;
faire -- à
, to make sad;
conduire (mener) le --
, lead the
procession of mourners.
deusio
,
adv.
secondly (word formed on analogy with primo, not recognized by standard
dictionaries).
deux
,
card.
two;
à -- ou trois
, in twos or threes;
tous (les) --
, both.
deuxième
,
ord.
second (x pronounced as
z
).
devancer
,
v.
to go or arrive before, anticipate.
devant
,
prep., adv. and m.
before, in front of, in front, front;
au -- de
, to meet;
il marcha -- lui
,
he walked straight ahead.
dévaster
,
v.
to devastate, lay waste, plunder, strip.
développer
,
v.
to develop, unfold;
se --
, develop, be developed, etc.
devenir
,
v.
to become;
que devient-il?
, what is becoming of him?
deviner
,
v.
to divine, conjecture, guess.
deviser
,
v.
to chat.
dévisser
,
v.
to unscrew.
devoir
,
v.
must, ought, to owe, be indebted, be obliged, be (necessity);
m.
duty.
dévorer
,
v.
to devour, eat up, consume, absorb, cover (distance);
dévore!
, eat him up!
dévouement
,
m.
devotion.
dévouer
,
v.
to devote.
diable
,
m.
devil; interj. the devil!;
que --!
, the devil take it!
diablement
,
adv.
devilishly, deucedly.
diablerie
,
f.
deviltry, mischief.
dialogue
,
m.
dialogue.
dialoguer
,
v.
to put in the form of or carry on a dialogue.
diamant
,
m.
diamond.
Diane
, Diana (goddess of hunting).
diane
,
f.
reveille.
diantre
,
interj.
the deuce!
Dick
, proper name (
cf
., on account of the context,
dick
= thick, in German).
dictionnaire
,
m.
dictionary.
Dieu
,
m.
God;
mon --!
, heavens!, why!, etc.;
grand --!
, great heavens!;
le bon --
, God;
porter
le bon --
, to bear the Sacrament.
différence
,
f.
difference.
différent, -e
,
adj.
different.
difficile
,
adj.
difficult, hard to get on with.
difficulté
,
f.
difficulty;
faire -- de
, to object to.
digne
,
adj.
worthy.
dilater
,
v.
to dilate.
dimanche
,
m.
Sunday.
diminuer
,
v.
to diminish, lessen.
dinde
,
f.
turkey-hen.
dîner
,
v.
to dine; m. dinner.
dire
,
v.
to say, tell, call, speak;
pour ainsi --
, so to speak;
c'est-à--
, that is to say;
dites-moi
,
tell me, just imagine, you have no idea;
tout fut dit
, all was settled;
-- que c'est
, the idea of its
being;
m. pl.
talk, gossip.
directeur
,
m.
director, president.
direction
,
f.
direction.
diriger
,
v.
to direct;
se --
, go (towards, etc.).
discipline
,
f.
discipline.
discours
,
m.
discourse, speech.
discret, -ète
,
adj.
discreet.
discussion
,
f.
discussion.
discuter
,
v.
to discuss.
disparaître
,
v.
to disappear.
disperser
,
v.
to disperse, scatter;
se --
, disperse.
disposer
,
v.
to dispose, arrange;
se --
, be disposed, make ready.
disposition
,
f.
disposition, disposal, arrangement, attitude.
dispute
,
f.
quarrel.
disputer
,
v.
to dispute;
se --
, dispute with one another, dispute for the mastery of.
disque
,
m.
disk.
dissimuler
,
v.
to dissimulate, bide, try to conceal.
dissiper
,
v.
to dissipate, scatter.
dissonance
,
f.
dissonance.
dissuader
,
v.
to dissuade.
distance
,
f.
distance;
de -- en --
, at intervals.
distinct, -e
,
adj.
distinct.
distinguer
,
v.
to distinguish, make out, make out details;
distingué, -e
,
adj.
distinguished.
distraction
,
f.
distraction, inattention, apathy, amusement.
distraire
,
v.
to distract, divert, amuse;
distrait, -e
, adj. inattentive, absorbed, heedless.
district
,
m.
district (
ct
pronounced).
divaguer
,
v.
to rave, wander (of the mind).
divan
,
m.
divan, sofa.
divers, -e
,
adj.
diverse, different.
diversifier
,
v.
to diversify.
divertir
,
v.
to divert, amuse.
divin, -e
,
adj.
divine.
diviser
,
v.
to divide.
divorcer
,
v.
to divorce;
-- avec
, divorce.
dix
,
card.
ten (pronounced:
dis; diz
in liaison).
dix-huit
,
card.
eighteen.
dixième
,
ord.
tenth.
dix-neuf
,
card.
nineteen.
dix-sept
,
card.
seventeen.
dizaine
,
f.
about ten, half a score.
djinn
,
m.
evil spirit (among the Arabs; pronounced as gene in the English word Eugene).
dodo
,
m.
by-by;
au --
, by-by, to bed;
faire --
, to go or be gone by-by, sleep (child's word).
doigt
,
m.
finger;
montrer du --
, to point to.
dolent, -e
,
adj.
doleful, mournful, woeful.
dôme
,
m.
dome.
domestique
,
adj. and s.
domestic, servant.
domination
,
f.
domination.
dominer
,
v.
to dominate, overlook, govern;
-- sur
, overlook.
domino
,
m.
domino, dominoes.
dommage
,
m.
damage, pity;
quel --
, what a pity.
don
,
m.
gift.
donc
,
conj., adv. and interj.
then, therefore, pray, do, just, now;
dis --
, say, etc.
donner
,
v.
to give, hand, cause, make (assault), bear (fruit);
se --
, give or represent oneself,
take;
-- sur
, open on, run into;
-- à
, give (reason) to;
-- à dîner
, give a dinner;
se -- de
l'importance
, assume a consequential air;
se -- la mort
, kill oneself.
dont
,
rel. pr.
of which, whose, with (in, on, by, from) which, etc.
dorer
,
v.
to gild;
doré, -e
, gilded, golden.
dorloter
,
v.
to pamper;
se --
, nurse oneself, take one's ease.
dormir
,
v.
to sleep.
dorure
,
f.
gilding, gilt.
dos
,
m.
back, crest;
de --
, from behind.
dose
,
f.
dose.
dot
,
f.
dowry (
t
pronounced).
doter
,
v.
to endow, give a dowry to.
douairière
,
f.
dowager.
douanier
,
m.
custom-house official.
double
,
adj. and m.
double.
doubler
,
v.
to double;
-- une balle
, duplicate a shot, hit in the same place.
doucement
,
adv.
sweetly, gently, softly, quietly.
douceur
,
f.
gentleness, softness, mildness;
avec --
, softly.
douer
,
v.
to endow.
douleur
,
f.
pain, grief, sorrow.
douloureux, -euse
,
adj.
painful.
doute
,
m.
doubt.
douter
,
v.
to doubt;
se -- (de)
, suspect.
douteux, -euse
,
adj.
doubtful, uncertain.
doux, douce
,
adj.
sweet, gentle, soft, mild.
douzaine
,
f.
dozen, twelve successive numbers in roulette.
douze
,
card.
twelve.
doyen
,
m.
dean, provost.
dragée
,
f.
sugared almond (used especially at christenings).
dragon
,
m.
dragon, dragoon.
dramatique
,
adj.
dramatic.
drame
,
m.
drama, tragedy.
drap
,
m.
cloth, sheet:
drapier
,
m.
draper; doyen des drapiers, dean (chief officer) of the guild of clothiers.
dresser
,
v.
to erect, raise, straighten up;
se --
, draw oneself up, fisc, straighten up;
faire -- les
cheveux sur la tête
, make the hair stand on end.
dressoir
,
m.
sideboard.
droguerie
,
f.
drugs.
droit, -e
,
adj., adv. and m.
straight, erect, right, upright;
à bon --
, by good right;
il allait tout --
devant lui
, he was going straight ahead;
droite
,
f.
right hand.
drôle
,
adj.
droll, comical, ludicrous, odd; m. rascal;
un -- d'homme
, a droll or strange fellow.
du=de le
.
ducat
,
m.
ducat (about $2.25).
duel
,
m.
duel.
dune
,
f.
dune, downs.
Dupotet
, proper name (
cf. potet
=little pot, in Old French).
duquel
,
de lequel
.
dur, -e
,
adj.
hard, harsh, rough.
durant
,
prep.
during.
durer
,
v.
to last.
dureté
,
f.
hardness.
duvet
,
m.
down.
dyspeptique
,
adj. and s.
dyspeptic.