E

eau

,

f.

water;

-- -de-vie

, brandy;

être tout en --

, to be dripping with perspiration.

ébahi, -e

,

adj.

aghast, amazed.

ébaucher

,

v.

to sketch, delineate, outline, make only part way or awkwardly.

ébène

,

m.

ebony.

éblouir

,

v.

to dazzle.

éblouissement

,

m.

dazzling, giddiness.

ébouriffé, -e

,

adj.

in disorder, with disheveled hair, unkempt.

ébrancher

,

v.

to strip the branches off, lop.

ébranler

,

v.

to shake.

écaille

,

f.

scale, shell.

écarlate

,

m.

(used adjectively), scarlet.

écarquiller

,

v.

to open wide.

écarter

,

v.

to turn aside, put or draw or rush aside, spread keep from;

s'--

, withdraw, separate,

draw away, part;

écarté, -e

, wide apart, projecting, flaring.

échafauder

,

v.

to erect scaffolding, build up.

échalas

,

m.

vine-prop.

échanger

,

v.

to exchange.

êchantillon

,

m.

sample, specimen.

échapper

,

v.

to escape;

s'--

, escape.

écharper

,

v.

to slash, cut to pieces.

échasse

,

f.

stilt, long leg of a wading-bird, stilt-bird, long-shanks.

échassier

,

m.

wading-bird.

échauffer

,

v.

to heat, inflame, warm;

s'--

, get warm or hot.

échelle

,

f.

ladder.

écheveau

,

m.

skein.

échevin

,

m.

alderman.

échine

,

f.

spine, back.

échouer

,

v.

to fun aground.

éclaboussure

,

f.

splash.

éclair

,

m.

lightning, flash.

éclaircir

,

v.

to clear up, throw light on, be cleared up, clear off, clear.

éclairer

,

v.

to light, light up, give light to, reconnoiter;

s'--

, brighten up, brighten, clear up, be

explained;

éclairé, -e

, lighted, bright.

éclaireur

,

m.

scout.

éclat

,

m.

splinter, fragment, burst, explosion, flash, brilliancy, brightness, splendor;

éclats de
voix

, outburst, loud voices or exclamations.

éclater

,

v.

to explode, burst, burst forth, shine, flash out, go off (gun);

-- de rire

, burst out

laughing;

éclatant, -e

, shilling, brilliant, dazzling, resounding.

éclopé, -e

,

adj.

crippled, lame, with broken legs (of furniture).

éclore

,

v.

to hatch, corne forth, blossom.

école

,

f.

school.

économie

, f. economy, saving;

faire des économies

, to save up money.

écorce

,

f.

bark.

écorcher

,

v.

to skin, flay;

écorché

,

m.

one who has been flayed or skinned.

écouler

,

v.

to run, flow out;

s'--

, run, elapse, pass by.

écouter

,

v.

to listen (to).

écran

,

m.

screen.

écraser

,

v.

to crush, overwhelm.

écrémer

,

v.

to skim, skim off.

écrier (s')

,

v.

to exclaim, cry.

écrire

,

v.

to write;

par écrit

, in writing;

on nous écrit

, from our special correspondent.

écriteau

,

m.

sign-board, placard.

écriture

,

f.

writing, handwriting.

écrouelles

,

f. pl.

scrofula.

écrouler

,

v.

to fall in, collapse;

s'--

, fall in, collapse.

écu

,

m.

shield, crown (old coin worth 3 francs, also coin worth 5 francs).

écueil

,

m.

reef.

écume

,

f.

foam, froth.

écumer

,

v.

to foam, froth.

écumoire

,

f.

skimmer.

écurie

,

f.

stable.

écusson

,

m.

escutcheon.

Édouard

, Edward.

éducation

,

f.

education, drill.

éduquer

,

v.

to bring up (children), educate.

effacer

,

v.

to efface, rub or blot out, dull, dim;

s'--

, efface oneself, get out of the way,

disappear, be blotted out.

effarer

,

v.

to scare, frighten, startle.

effectivement

,

adv

. effectively, really, in reality.

effet

,

m.

effect; pl. effects, goods, belongings;

en --

, in reality, indeed.

effeuiller

,

v.

to strip off the leaves.

effilé, -e

,

adj.

slender, slim, sharp.

effianqué, -e

,

adj.

lean (usually of animais).

effleurer

,

v.

to strip off the flowers, graze.

effondrer

,

v.

to break in, break.

efforcer (s')

,

v.

to strive.

effort

,

m.

effort.

effrayer

,

v.

to frighten;

effrayant, -e

,

adj.

frightful.

effroi

,

m.

fright, dismay.

effronté, -e

,

adj.

shameless, bold.

effroyable

,

adj.

frightful, horrible.

effusion

,

f.

effusion.

égal, -e

,

adj. and s.

equal, all the same, regular, even;

c'est --

, all the same.

également

,

adv.

equally, uniformly.

égaler

,

v.

to equal.

égard

,

m.

regard, consideration, subject;

à son --

, in regard to him.

égarer

,

v.

to mislead, unsettle;

s'--

, get lost, wander;

égaré, -e

, unsettled, bewildered, wild, frantic, lost.

égayer

,

v.

to enliven, amuse, cheer up.

église

,

f.

church.

égoïsme

,

m.

egotism, selfishness.

égoïste

,

adj.

egotistical, selfish.

égorger

,

v.

to cut the throat of, slaughter.

égyptien, -ne

,

adj.

Egyptian (

t

pronounced as

c

).

eh,

interj.

ah!, ha!, or;

-- bien

, well.

Eiffel (la tour)

, Parisian tower, highest in the world (300 meters), erected for the

exposition of 1889 by the engineer of this name.

élan

,

m.

spring, bound, start, impetus, clash, flight.

élancer

,

v.

to throw;

s'--

, throw oneself, spring forward, spring, dart, start up;

élancé, -e

,

adj.

slender.

élargir

,

v.

to widen;

élargi, -e

, widened, spreading.

élastique

,

adj.

elastic.

électeur

,

m.

elector, constituent; avenue de l'Électeur, Kurfürstenallée (avenue near

Heidelberg).

électrique

,

adj.

electric.

élégance

,

f.

elegance.

élégant, -e

,

adj.

elegant.

élégiaque

,

adj.

elegiac.

élément

,

m.

element.

éléphant

,

m.

elephant.

élever

,

v.

to elevate, bring up, put up, ralse;

s'--

, rise, arise;

élevé, -e

, elevated, tall, lofty,

towering.

Elias

, Elias (Elia) is the New Testament and German form of Élie, Elijah.

elle

,

conj. and disj. pr.

(feminine), she, it.

elle-même

,

see

lui-même

.

éloge

,

m.

praise.

Éloi

(saint), Saint Éloi or Eligius, Bishop of Noyon (c. 588-659).

éloignement

,

m.

removal, distance.

éloigner

,

v.

to remove, send away, banish;

s'--

, go away, move away;

éloigné, -e

, distant.

émail

,

m.

enamel.

emballage

,

m.

packing.

emballer

,

v.

to pack up.

embarcation

,

f.

small craft, boat.

embarquement

,

m.

embarcation.

embarquer

,

v.

to embark, put on board;

s'--

, embark, be put on board.

embarras

,

m.

embarrassment.

embarrasser

,

v.

to embarrass.

embaumer

,

v.

to embalm, perfume, smell sweet, give forth a sweet odor.

emboiter

,

v.

to join, fit in;

-- le pas

, lock step.

embonpoint

,

m.

plumpness, stoutness.

embraser

,

v.

to set on fire;

embrasé, -e

, burning, on fire.

embrasser

,

v.

to embrace, kiss.

embrasure

,

f.

embrasure, window-recess.

embrouiller

,

v.

to entangle, tangle, confuse, befog.

embrumer

,

v.

to cover (with mist), overcast.

émeraude

,

f.

emerald.

émérite

,

adj.

emeritus, old, confirmed.

émettre

,

v.

to emit, express.

émigrer

,

v.

to emigrate.

Emineh

, the Trusty One or the Steadfast One (Arabic).

éminence

,

f.

eminence, height, rising ground.

émir

,

m.

emir (Mohammedan governor, etc.).

émission

,

f.

emission, issue.

emmener

,

v.

to lead or take away, carry off (pronounced: ammener).

émotion

,

f.

emotion.

émouchet

,

m.

sparrow-hawk.

émouvoir

,

v.

to excite, move.

emparer (s')

,

v.

to take possession.

empêcher

,

v.

to hinder, prevent, keep from;

il n'a pu s'-- de

, he could not help.

empereur

,

m.

emperor.

empêtrer

,

v.

to entangle.

empiler

,

v.

to pile up.

emplette

,

f.

purchase.

emplir

,

v.

to fill.

emploi

,

m.

employment, use, position, job.

employé, -e

,

m., f.

employee, clerk.

employer

,

v.

to employ, use, take up (attention).

empoigner

,

v.

to grasp, lay hold of.

emporter

,

v.

to carry off or away, take away, take;

l'--

, carry (him, her, it) off, prevail, win the

day.

empreindre

,

v.

to imprint, impress, mark.

empreinte

,

f.

imprint, impression.

empressement

,

m.

eagerness, alacrity.

empresser (s')

,

v.

to be eager, hasten, hurry, press eagerly (about).

emprisonner

,

v.

to imprison.

emprunter

,

v.

to borrow.

en

,

conj. pr.

of it, of him, etc., some, with (of, by, etc.) it.

en

,

prep.

in, into, ta, while, in the capacity of, as, like, by, at.

encadrer

,

v.

to frame.

encaisser

,

v.

to encage, embank, enclose.

encens

,

m.

incense (

s

not pronounced).

enchainer

,

v.

to enchain, put in chains, chain.

enchanter

,

v.

to enchant, delight.

enchère

,

f.

bidding, auction.

encoignure

,

f.

corner, angle.

encombrer

,

v.

to obstruct, encumber, overload, crowd.

encore

,

adv.

still, again, yet, besides;

-- un

, another.

encourager

,

v.

to encourage.

encre

,

f.

ink.

encrier

,

m.

inkstand.

endiabler

,

v.

to be in a passion;

faire --

, to throw into a rage, arouse the devil in.

endimancher

,

v.

to put on one's Sunday clothes (usually

refl.

);

endimanché, -e

, dressed in one's test clothes.

endormir

,

v.

to put to sleep;

s'--

, fall asleep;

endormi, -e

, asleep, sleeping, fallen asleep, dull.

endosser

,

v.

to put on.

endroit

,

m.

place.

énergie

,

f.

energy.

énergique

,

adj.

energetic.

énergiquement

,

adv.

energetically.

énerver

,

v.

to enervate, unnerve, weaken, wear on the nerves.

enfance

,

f.

infancy, childhood.

enfant

,

m., f.

child;

bon --

, good fellow;

-- de choeur

, choir-boy.

enfantillage

,

m.

childishness, childish act.

enfantin, -e

,

adj.

infantile, childish, children's, child's.

enfer

,

m.

hell.

enfermer

,

v.

to shut up, enclose.

enfiler

,

v.

to thread, string, slip on.

enfin

,

adv.

finally, at last, after all, in short.

enflammer

,

v.

to inflame, set fire to;

enflammé, -e

, inflamed, flaming, on fire.

enfoncer

,

v.

to sink, drive in, plunge, thrust, hide;

s'--

, sink, go down (into), settle down, give

way, be broken in, plunge.

enfuir (s'

),

v.

to flee.

engagement

,

m.

engagement, obligation, contract, enlistment.

engager

,

v.

to engage, enlist, induce, urge, give (a signature);

s'--

, enlist, enter.

engendrer

,

v.

to engender, beget.

engin

,

m.

engine, machine, fishing-gear.

engloutir

,

v.

to engulf, devour, swallow greedily, gulp down;

s'--

, be engulfed, be swallowed.

engouffrer

,

v.

to engulf;

s'--

, be engulfed, be swallowed up, be poured (into), rush (of the

wind).

engourdir

,

v.

to benumb, deaden;

s'--

, become benumbed or drowsy or dull;

engourdi, -e

,

benumbed, deadened, torpid, drowsy.

engourdissement

,

m.

numbness, torpor.

engraisser

,

v.

to fatten, get fat.

enhardir

,

v.

to embolden;

s'-- à

, become bold enough to (avoid liaison with

n

in this word).

énigme

,

f.

enigma, riddle.

enivrer (s')

,

v.

to get drunk (

en

pronounced as in

ennui

).

enjambée

,

f.

stride.

enjamber

,

v.

to bestride, stride, put one's leg over, stride over.

enlacer

,

v.

to lace, bind, entwine, interlace.

enlèvement

,

m.

carrying off, capture.

enlever

,

v.

to take away, carry off, take off, raise, remove;

-- cette affaire

, accomplish this.

enluminer

,

v.

to color, paint.

ennemi

,

m.

enemy;

--, -e

, adjectively, hostile.

ennui

,

m.

ennui, tediousness,

tiresomeness

, vexation (in this and in the next two words the

first syllable is nasalized).

ennuyer

,

v.

to weary, bore.

enorgueillir

,

v.

to make proud;

s'--

, be proud.

énorme

,

adj.

enormous.

énormément

,

adv.

enormously.

énormité

,

f.

enormity.

enquérir (s')

,

v.

to inquire.

enquête

,

f.

inquest, inquiry, search.

enrager

,

v.

to enrage, become mad;

enragé, --e

, mad, enraged, crazy, crazy fellow.

enrégimenter

,

v.

to form into regiments, enroll.

enrichir

,

v.

to enrich;

s'--

, become rich.

enroué, -e

,

adj.

hoarse.

ensanglanter

,

v.

to make bloody, make blood-red;

ensanglanté, -e

, bloody.

enseigne

,

f.

sign, sign-board.

ensemble

,

adv.

together.

ensuite

,

adv.

then, next, afterwards.

ensuivre (s')

,

v.

to ensue, follow.

entasser

,

v.

to pile up;

s'--

, be piled up.

entendement

,

m.

understanding, intellect, mind.

entendre

,

v.

to hear, understand, mean, intend;

s'--

, understand one another, be understood,

be heard;

à -- de

, if you listen to, according to;

bien entendu

, to be sure, of course.

enterrement

,

m.

burial, funeral, funeral procession.

enterrer

,

v.

to bury.

entêter

,

v.

to give a headache to, make vain;

s'--

, be obstinate, persist.

entier, -ère

,

adj.

entire;

tout --

, entirely.

entièrement

,

adv.

entirely.

entour (à l')

,

adv.

round about;

-- de

, around.

entourage

,

m.

frame, intimates.

entourer

,

v.

to surround, envelop.

entr'acte

,

m.

intermission.

entrailles

,

f. pl.

entrails, bowels, feeling;

qui lui tenait encore aux --

, for whom she still

yearned.

entraîner

,

v.

to drag, draw, draw along or on;

s'--

, drag oneself, train, drill.

entre

,

prep.

between, among, in;

d'--

, from among, among;

-- eux

, among themselves, to one

another, etc.;

passer -- vos mains

, to pass into your hands;

ils parlèrent -- eux

, they talked

to each other.

entre-bâillé, -e

,

adj.

half-open, ajar.

entrée

,

f.

entrance, entry.

entrefaite

,

f.

interval;

sur ces entrefaites

, meanwhile.

entremêler

,

v.

to intermix, intermingle.

entremetteur

,

m.

go-between, procurer.

entrepôt

,

m.

storeroom, warehouse.

entreprendre

,

v.

to undertake.

entreprise

,

f.

enterprise, undertaking.

entrer

,

v.

to enter, come in, put or go in.

entretenir

,

v.

to keep up, take care of, support, maintain;

s'--

, converse.

entretien

,

m.

support, keep, conversation, interview.

entrevue

,

f.

interview.

entr'ouvrir

,

v.

to half-open, set ajar, open part way.

envahir

,

v.

to invade, penetrate, take possession of.

envahisseur

,

m.

invader; adjectively: invading.

enveloppe

,

f.

envelope, exterior, covering, cover, outward form.

envelopper

,

v.

to envelop, wrap up, surround.

envers

,

m.

wrong side; prep. towards;

à l'--

, contrary to, wrong side outwards;

se mettre le
coeur à l'--

, to be upset.

envi (à l')

,

adv.

in emulation, vying with each other.

envie

,

f.

desire, longing, envy;

faire - à

, to make envious;

porter -- à

, be envious of.

envier

,

v.

to envy, long for.

envieux, -euse

,

adj.

envious.

environ

,

adv.

about;

aux (dans les) environs

, in the neighborhood or vicinity, in the suburbs.

environner

,

v.

to surround, attend.

envoler (s')

,

v.

to fly away.

envoyer

,

v.

to send;

-- des sourires à

, smile at.

épais, -se

,

adj.

thick.

épaisseur

,

f.

thickness.

épaissir

,

v.

to thicken, deepen (silence).

épanouir

,

v.

to open, cheer;

épanoui, -e

, open, cheerful, in blossom.

épanouissement

,

m.

blossoming, blooms.

épargner

,

v.

to save, spare.

épars, -e

,

adj.

scattered, disheveled.

épaule

,

f.

shoulder.

épaulement

,

m.

breastwork.

épaulette

,

f.

epaulette.

épée

,

f.

sword.

éperdu, -e

,

adj.

desperate, bewildered, frantic, distracted.

éperdument

,

adv.

frantically, desperately.

éperon

,

m.

spur.

épi

,

m.

ear (of grain, etc.).

épicier

,

m.

groceryman, grocer.

épigramme

,

f.

epigram.

époque

,

f.

epoch, time.

épouser

,

v.

to marry.

épouvantable

,

adj.

terrible, appalling.

épouvante

,

f.

fright, terror.

épouvanter

,

v.

to terrify, appall.

époux, -ouse

,

m., f.

husband, wife.

éprendre (s')

,

v.

to fall in love (with), be smitten.

épreuve

,

f.

trial, proof.

éprouver

,

v.

to experience, try, test, feel.

épuiser

,

v.

to exhaust.

équipage

,

m.

crew.

équiper

,

v.

to equip.

équivalent

,

m.

equivalent.

équivoque

,

adj.

equivocal, doubtful.

-er

, see

premier

.

érafler

,

v.

to scratch.

érailler

,

v.

to fray.

ermite

,

m.

hermit.

errer

,

v.

to wander; chien errant, stray dog.

erreur

,

f.

error, mistake.

éruption

,

f.

eruption.

Esbekick

, Ezbekia Gardens (in northern section of Cairo).

escabeau

,

m.

escabelle, f. stool.

escadron

,

m.

squadron, cavalry;

chef d'--

, major.

escalier

,

m.

staircase, stairway.

escapade

,

f.

escapade, prank.

escarboucle

,

f.

carbuncle (stone).

escargot

,

m.

snail.

escarmouche

,

f.

skirmish.

esclave

,

m., f.

slave.

escogriffe

,

m.

sharper, gawky or lanky fellow.

escorte

,

f.

escort, convoy.

espace

,

m.

space.

espacer

,

v.

to space;

s'--

, to grow farther apart.

Espagne

,

f.

Spain;

pièce d'--

, Spanish coin.

espagnol, -e

,

adj. and s.

Spanish, Spaniard (written

Espagnol

when

s.

).

espèce

,

f.

species, sort, kind, cash (in

pl.

).

espérance

,

f.

hope, expectation.

espérer

,

v.

to hope.

espiêgle

,

adj.

frolicsome, roguish, mischievous.

espion

,

m.

spy.

esplanade

,

f.

esplanade.

espoir

,

m.

hope.

esprit

,

m.

mind, wit, sense, brains, spirit;

-- fort

, skeptic.

essaim

,

m.

swarm.

essayer

,

v.

to try.

essence

,

f.

essence, perfume, scent.

essentiel, -le

,

adj.

essential (

t

pronounced as

c

).

essoufflement

,

m.

breathlessness.

essoufiler

,

v.

to put out of breath;

essoufflé, -e

, out of breath, breathless.

essuyer

,

v.

to wipe, wipe away.

estafette

,

f.

courier, messenger.

estimer

,

v.

to esteem, estimate.

estomac

,

m.

stomach (pronounced:

estoma

).

estrade

,

f.

platform, dais.

estropié, -e

,

adj. and s.

crippled, maimed, cripple.

et

,

conj.

and.

étable

,

f.

stable, cattle-shed;

-- à cochons

, pig-sty.

établir

,

v.

to establish, set up, set, settle, fix, fasten, make;

s'--

, be established, take a

position, settle down, etc.

établissement

,

m.

establishment, moving in.

étage

,

m.

flight of stairs, story, floor (above the groundfloor);

premier --

, second story.

étain

,

m.

tin, pewter.

étalage

,

m.

goods exposed for sale, display, show-window.

étaler

,

v.

to set out, spread out, display, expose goods (for sale);

s'--

, spread out, be exposed

or displayed.

état

,

m.

state, condition.

état-major

,

m.

staff.

etc.

, pronounced in French:

ett cétéra

.

été

,

m.

summer.

éteindre

,

v.

to extinguish, put out;

s'--, die out

, go out;

éteint, -e

, extinguished, extinct, dead.

étendre

,

v.

to extend, stretch, stretch out;

s'--

, extend, stretch oneself out.

étendue

,

f.

stretch, extent.

éternel, -le

,

adj.

eternal, everlasting.

éternuer

,

v.

to sneeze.

étinceler

,

v.

to sparkle, glitter;

étincelant, -e

, sparkling, glittering, brilliant.

étincelle

,

f.

spark, flash, glitter.

étirer

,

v.

to stretch.

étoffe

,

f.

stuff, fabric.

étoile

,

f.

star;

coucher à la belle --

, to sleep in the open air.

étoiler

,

v.

to star, stud, dot, shine like a star, sparkle.

étonnement

,

m.

astonishment.

étonner

,

v.

to astonish, amaze;

s'--

, be astonished.

étouffer

,

v.

to stifle, muffle, smother, choke.

étourdi, -e

,

adj. and s.

giddy, heedless, rattlebrained, rattlebrain, madcap, giddy-headed

fellow.

étrange

,

adj.

strange.

étrangement

,

adv.

strangely.

étranger, -ère

,

adj. and s.

strange, foreign, stranger, foreigner.

étrangler

,

v.

to strangle, choke.

être

,

v.

to be, go (in past tense);

-- à

, belong to, be the right of, be the turn of, be busy (about);

en - à

, reach the point of, come to;

en - là

, to be reduced to such a point, be in such

a condition;

-- bien avec

, be on good terms with;

nous y sommes

, here we are;

il est

, there

is or are (rarer than

il y a

);

n'est-ce pas?

, isn't it?, don't you think so?, etc.;

il n'était plus au
jeu

, he no longer had his mind on the game;

elle en fut dans l'admiration

, she went into

ecstacy over it;

m.

being.

étreindre

,

v.

to squeeze, hug, clasp, grip.

étroit, -e

,

adj.

narrow.

étude

,

f.

study.

étudier

,

v.

to study.

eunuque

,

m.

eunuch.

Eure

,

f.

French river and department (in Normandy).

Europe

,

f.

Europe.

eux

,

disj. pr.

they, them, themselves;

causer entre --

, to chat with one another.

eux-mêmes

,

pr.

themselves, etc.;

d'--

, by themselves, without interference.

évaluer

,

v.

to value, estimate.

Évangéliste

,

m.

Evangelist.

Évangile

,

m.

Gospel.

évanouir (s')

,

v.

to faint, vanish.

évaporer

,

v.

to evaporate.

éveil

,

m.

awakening;

en --

, on the alert or watch.

éveiller

,

v.

to awaken, arouse;

s'--

, awake;

éveillé, -e

, awakened, wide-awake.

événement

,

m.

event.

éventail

,

m.

fan.

éventé, -e

,

adj.

flat, giddy.

éventrer

,

v.

to rip open, disembowel.

évêque

,

m.

bishop.

évertuer (s')

,

v.

to strive, do one's utmost.

évidemment

,

adv.

evidently (

em

pronounced as

am

).

évident, -e

,

adj.

evident.

évider

,

v.

to hollow out;

dentelles d'une sculpture évidée

, open-work stone carving.

éviter

,

v.

to avoid.

Évreux

, town 68 miles northwest of Paris (department of Eure).

exactement

,

adv.

exactly.

exagérer

,

v.

to exaggerate.

exaltation

,

f.

exaltation, glorification, exhilaration.

exalter

,

v.

to exalt;

s'--

, become excited.

examiner

,

v.

to examine.

exaspérer

,

v.

to exasperate.

excellence

,

f.

excellence;

par --

, preëminently.

excellent, -e

,

adj.

excellent.

excepter

,

v.

to except; excepté,

prep.

except.

excès

,

m.

excess.

excessif, -ive

,

adj.

excessive, exorbitant.

exciter

,

v.

to excite, arouse.

exclamation

,

f.

exclamation.

exclusivement

,

adv.

exclusively.

excuse

,

f.

excuse.

excuser

,

v.

to excuse.

exécuter

,

v.

to execute.

exécution

,

f.

execution.

exemple

,

m.

example, parallel, copy;

par --

, indeed, really, for example.

exempt, -e

,

adj.

exempt, free (

p

not pronounced).

exercer

,

v.

to exercise, practice, train;

s'--

, practice, be trained, be exercised, drill, be

produced.

exercice

,

m.

exercise, drill.

exhaler

,

v.

to exhale, give vent to, heave.

exiger

,

v.

to exact, demand.

exil

,

m.

exile.

exiler

,

v.

to exile.

existence

,

f.

existence.

exister

,

v.

to exist.

expédition

,

f.

expedition.

expérience

,

f.

experience, experiment.

expier

,

v.

to expiate, atone for.

expirer

,

v.

to expire, die, die away.

explication

,

f.

explanation.

expliquer

,

v.

to explain;

s'--

, explain oneself, be explained, give an explanation.

exploiter

,

v.

to exploit.

explorer

,

v.

to explore.

explosion

,

f.

explosion.

exposer

,

v.

to expose.

exposition

,

f.

exposition;

Exposition de 89

, Paris Exposition of 1889.

exprès, expresse

,

adj. and adv.

express, on purpose;

par un fait --

, on purpose, by a

prearrangement.

expressément

,

adv.

expressly.

expressif, -ive

,

adj.

expressive.

expression

,

f.

expression.

exprimer

,

v.

to express.

ex-prince

,

m.

ex-prince.

expulser

,

v.

to expel, drive out.

exquis, -e

,

adj.

exquisite.

extase

,

f.

ecstasy.

extatique

,

adj.

ecstatic.

exténuer

,

v.

to extenuate, weaken, exhaust.

extérieur, -e

,

adj.

and m. exterior, outer, outside.

exterminer

,

v.

to exterminate.

extraordinaire

,

adj.

extraordinary.

extravagance

,

f.

extravagance, excess, wild idea.

extravagant, -e

,

adj.

extravagant, wild, unreasonable.

extrême

,

adj.

extreme.

extrêmement

,

adv.

extremely.

extrémité

,

f.

extremity, tip.