F
f...
, abbreviation for
foutu
.
fabliau
,
m.
fabliau (humorous medieval tale).
fabricant
,
m.
manufacturer.
fabrique
,
f.
factory, manufacture, make;
marque de --
, trade-mark.
fabriquer
,
v.
to manufacture, make.
fabuleux, -euse
,
adj.
fabulous.
face
,
f.
face, front;
en --
, opposite, in presence of, openly, squarely;
en -- de
, opposite,
changer de --
, to change appearance.
facétie
,
f.
facetiousness, joke (
t
pronounced as
c
).
fâcher
,
v.
to anger;
se --
, get angry;
fâché, -e
, adj. angry, sorry.
fâcheux, -euse
,
adj.
grievous, vexatious.
facile
,
adj.
easy.
facilement
,
adv.
easily.
facilité
,
f.
facility, ease, fluency.
façon
,
f.
fashion, manner, way, composition;
de -- à
, so as to;
d'une -- continue
,
continuously.
fagot
,
m.
fagot.
faible
,
adj. and s.
feeble, weak, faint, weak person.
faiblement
,
adv.
feebly, weakly, faintly.
faiblesse
,
f.
feebleness, weakness, swoon.
Faidherbe (Louis)
, distinguished general of Franco-Prussian war (1818-1889).
faignant
, popular for
faitnéant
.
faigniant
, dialectic for
fainéant
.
faillir
,
v.
to rail, err, corne near;
-- à l'honneur
, act dishonorably.
faillite
,
f.
bankruptcy;
faire --
, to fail.
faim
,
f.
hunger.
fainéant, -e
,
adj. and s.
idle, lazy fellow, do-nothing, sluggard.
faire
,
v.
to do, make, form, build, perform, cause, act, heave, utter, let, mark, play the part of,
bring it about (that), be (weather), take (a step, a nap), commit (an act), have (a dream,
supper, anything clone), pay (court, compliment, attention), pass over or cover (distance),
serve (time), give (pleasure, trouble, light, pain), say (when quoting), ask (a question), play (a
game), attach (importance), cut (teeth), compose (verses), carry on (trade);
se --
, be done, be
made, be produced, grow, become, be;
se -- à
, become accustomed to, adapt oneself to;
-- danser
, invite to dance, play for a dance for;
me -- envie
, make me envious;
-- entrer
, show
in, take in;
-- voir
, show;
que --?
, what is (was, etc.) to be done?;
ne -- que
, only (with a verb);
n'avoir que -- de
, have no reason to, have nothing to do with;
-- venir
, send for;
-- tête à
,
stand out against, face;
il n'a rien à-- ici
, it is out of place here;
rien n'y fit
, nothing worked;
être fait à
, be adapted to;
les noces furent faites
, the wedding took place.
faisceau
,
m.
bundle, sheaf; remettre les armes en faisceaux, to stack arms again.
faiseur, -euse
,
m., f.
maker, dressmaker.
fait
,
m.
fact, deed; allons
au --
, let us come to the point;
haut fait
, exploit.
faîte
,
m.
top, ridge (of a roof).
falaise
,
f.
cliff.
falbala
,
m.
furbelow, flounce.
falloir
,
v.
to be necessary, need, must, should, have to;
tant s'en faut
, by a good deal.
fameux, -euse
,
adj.
famous, great, precious (familiar).
familiariser
,
v.
to familiarize, accustom.
familier, -ère
,
adj
familiar.
famille
,
f.
family.
faner
,
v.
to fade, wither.
fantaisie
,
f.
fancy, whim.
fantasmagorie
,
f.
phantasmagoria (fantastic series of illusive or terrifying figures).
fantasque
,
adj.
fantastic, fanciful, whimsical.
fantastique
,
adj.
fantastic, supernatural, incredible.
fantastiquement
,
adv.
fantastically.
faquir
,
m.
fakir (Mohammedan monk).
farceur
,
m.
joker.
fardeau
,
m.
burden.
farine
,
f.
flour.
farouche
,
adj.
wild, unsociable, shy, skittish.
fasciner
,
v.
to fascinate.
fat
,
m.
fop, coxcomb (
t
pronounced).
fatal, -e
,
adj.
fatal.
fatalité
,
f.
fatality, mischance.
fatigant, -e
,
adj.
tiring.
fatigue
,
f.
fatigue, weariness, hard work.
fatiguer
,
v.
to weary, tire, exhaust, wear out, lash (of the wind).
faubourg
,
m.
outskirt, suburb, faubourg (quarter between center and town limit);
le Faubourg
, the Faubourg Saint Germain (Parisian quarter of the old aristocracy).
faubourien, -ne
,
m., f.
inhabitant of a faubourg (where laborers,workmen, etc., live), plebeian.
faulx
, obsolescent spelling of
faux
,
f.
faute
,
f.
fault, error;
-- de
, for lack of;
-- de mieux
, for lack of anything better;
il y a un peu de
votre -- dans
, you are a little to blame for.
fauteuil
,
m.
armchair.
fauve
,
adj.
fallow, fawn-colored, tawny;
bête --
, wild beast, deer.
fauvette
,
f.
warbler.
faux
,
f.
scythe.
faux
, fausse,
adj.
false, pretended, wrong;
-- pas
, misstep, mistake.
faveur
,
f.
favor.
favorable
,
adj.
favorable, pleasing.
favori, -te
,
adj.
favorite;
m. pl.
whiskers, side-whiskers.
favoriser
,
v.
to favor.
Fécamp
, town on the English Channel between Le Havre and Dieppe (department of
Seine-Inférieure).
fée
,
f.
fairy.
feindre
,
v.
to feign, pretend.
Félibrige
,
m.
name of a modern school or society of Provençal writers (see also note given on
p. 295).
félicité
,
f.
felicity.
féliciter
,
v.
to congratulate.
fellah
,
m.
fellah (Egyptian peasant).
féminin, -e
,
adj.
feminine.
femme
,
f.
woman, wife;
-- de chambre
, maid.
fendre
,
v.
to split, cleave, crack;
fendu, -e
, split, wide open (of the mouth).
fenêtre
,
f.
window;
sauter sur la --
, to jump on the window-sill.
fer
,
m.
iron.
Ferdoussi
, Firdusi or Ferdausi, celebrated Persian epic poet, author of the Shahnamah
or Book of Kings (c. 940-c. 1020).
ferme
,
adj. and adv.
firm, steady, firmly, steadily, hard.
ferme
,
f.
farm, farming out, lease.
fermenter
,
v.
to ferment.
fermer
,
v.
to close, shut;
se --
, close.
fermeté
,
f.
firmness, steadiness.
fermeture
,
f.
closing, fastening.
fermier
,
m.
farmer;
-- général
, farmer-general (financier to whom, before the French
Revolution, the taxes were farmed out).
féroce
,
adj.
ferocious.
férocité
,
f.
ferocity.
ferrer
,
v.
to tip with iron, shoe.
ferveur
,
f.
fervor.
fête
,
f.
festival, holiday, party, entertainment;
jour de --
, holiday.
feu
,
m.
fire, shot;
de --
, of fire, fiery, red-hot;
faire --
, to fire;
mettre le --
, set fire (to anything);
au coin de son --
, at her fireside.
feu, -e
,
adj.
late, deceased.
feuille
,
f.
leaf.
feuillée
,
f.
bower, foliage.
feuillet
,
m.
leaf (of a book).
feuilleter
,
v.
to turn the leaves of.
feutre
,
m.
felt, felt hat.
février
,
m.
February.
fi
,
interj.
fie!;
-- donc!
, fie!, for shame!
fiancer
,
v.
to betroth;
fiancé, -e
, fiancé, fiancée, betrothed.
ficeler
,
v.
to tie, bind.
ficelle
,
f.
string.
fidèle
,
adj.
faithful.
fiente
,
f.
dung (of birds, cattle, etc.).
fier
,
v.
to trust;
se -- à (sur)
, trust to, rely on.
fier, -ère
,
adj.
proud, haughty, stout, bold;
avoir un -- courage
, to be downright courageous
(
r
pronounced).
fièrement
,
adv.
proudly.
fierté
,
f.
pride.
fieu
, dialectic for fils.
fièvre
,
f.
lever.
fiévreux, -euse
,
adj. and s.
feverish, person with a lever.
figer
,
v.
to congeal;
se --
, be congealed or coagulated.
figurant, -e
,
m., f.
supernumerary.
figure
,
f.
face, figure;
faire --
to cut a figure, be quite prominent.
figurer (se)
,
v.
to imagine, picture, represent; figurez-vous, just imagine.
fil
,
m.
thread, line, wire, edge (
l
pronounced).
filature
,
f.
spinning-mill.
file
,
f.
file, row.
filer
,
v.
to spin, file by, be off, get away, shoot by, move along, cover ground, pay out;
-- son
chemin
, make off.
filet
,
m.
net, netting, thread, filet, bead, small stream, fillet.
fille
,
f.
daughter, girl;
-- à marier
, marriageable girl;
-- mère
, unmarried mother.
filou
,
m.
pickpocket, sharper.
fils
,
m.
son;
-- de famille
, gentleman's son;
Fils de France
, French prince (pronounced:
fis
).
fin
,
f.
end.
fin, -e
,
adj.
fine, delicate, precious, of fine quality;
fine fleur
, cream, finest quality;
au -- fond
de son sommeil
, really and soundly asleep;
fine
,
f.
(abbreviation for
fine champagne
), choice brandy.
finalement
,
adv.
finally, once for all.
financier, -ère
,
adj. and s.
financial, financier.
finir
,
v.
to finish, end;
-- par
(with infinitive), finally.
firmament
,
m.
firmament.
fisc
,
m.
public treasury.
fixe
,
adj.
fixed, appointed.
fixement
,
adv.
fixedly.
fixer
,
v.
to fix.
flacon
,
m.
flask.
flairer
,
v.
to scent, smell.
flamber
,
v.
to flame, blaze, blaze up, burst into flame, burn.
flamboyer
,
v.
to flame, glitter, glisten;
flamboyant, -e
, flamboyant, flaming.
flamme
,
f.
flame.
flanc
,
m.
flank, side.
Flandre
,
f.
Flanders.
flâner
,
v.
to lounge, lie about, lie, stroll.
flanquer
,
v.
to flank, hit, let have or give (a blow);
flanqué de
, flanked by, having on the sides.
flaque
,
f.
puddle.
flasque
,
adj.
flabby, loose.
flatter
,
v.
to flatter.
flatterie
,
f.
flattery.
flatteur, -euse
,
adj.
flattering.
fléau
,
m.
flail, scourge.
flèche
,
f.
arrow.
fleur
,
f.
flower;
petite -- bleue
, little blue flower of poetic imagination.
fleurer
,
v.
to smell (of).
fleurette
,
f.
little flower, gallant speech.
fleurir
,
v.
to flower, blossom, adorn with flowers;
fleuri, -e
, flowered, flowery.
fleuron
,
m.
flower-like ornament, vignette, flourish.
fleuve
,
m.
river.
flocon
,
m.
flake.
Flore
, Flora (Roman goddess of flowers).
florin
,
m.
florin (of varying value, the former German coin was worth 40 cents).
flot
,
m.
wave, flood.
flotte
,
f.
fleet.
flotter
,
v.
to float, wave (hair).
flottille
,
f.
flotilla.
flûte
,
f.
flute;
à son de --
, high-pitched.
flux
,
m.
flow, rising tide, flood (pronounced:
flu
).
foi
,
f.
faith.
foire
,
m.
fair.
fois
,
f.
time;
une --
, once;
deux --
, twice;
à la --
, at the same time, at a time;
il y avait une --
,
there was once upon a time.
folie
,
f.
madness, insanity, folly, prank.
follet, -te
,
adj.
playful, downy, silky; poils follets, clown.
foncé, -e
,
adj.
dark.
fonction
,
f.
function, duty.
fonctionaire
,
m.
functionary, official.
fond
,
m.
bottom, back, end, background, depths, low-land, heart.
fonder
,
v.
to found.
fondre
,
v.
to melt, reduce (fat);
-- en larmes
, burst into tears.
fonds
,
m.
stock.
fontaine
,
f.
fountain.
Fontainebleau
, town about 35 miles south of Paris with a famous Renaissance castle built by
Francis I, there is also an artillery and engineering school for the army.
fonte
,
f.
cast-iron.
force
,
f.
force, might, strength, full strength;
à -- de
, by dint of;
à toute --
, in spite of everything;
-- publique
, police.
forcer
,
v.
to force, make, break through, bend, overwork.
forestier, -ère
,
adj.
and s. forest, forester, forester's wife.
forêt
,
f.
forest;
la Forêt Noire
, the Black Forest (east of the upper Rhine, in Baden and
Würtemberg, corresponding in elevation to the Vosges on the west bank).
forme
,
f.
form, figure, proportion.
former
,
v.
to form.
formidable
,
adj.
formidable.
fort, -e
,
adj., adv. and s.
strong, clever, hard, very; very much,. much, heavy, loud, astounding.
fortement
,
adv.
strongly, firmly, very.
forteresse
,
f.
fortress.
fortification
,
f.
fortification (in
pl.
the name is given to the wall around Paris).
fortifier
,
v.
to fortify, strengthen.
fortune
,
f.
fortune.
fossé
, m. ditch, moat, drain.
fossette
,
f.
dimple.
fou, folle
,
adj. and s.
mad, crazy, wild, capricious, crazy person, madman.
foudre
,
f.
flash (of lightning), thunderbolt.
fouetter
,
v.
to whip, whip up, lash.
fouiller
,
v.
to dig, dig in, excavate, search, ransack.
fouillis
,
m.
confused mass, confusion, disorder.
fouine
,
f.
beech-marten (white-throated marten).
foule
,
f.
crowd, lot.
fouler
,
v.
to trample upon, tread.
four
,
m.
oven, kiln;
le -- chauffe pour moi
, things are getting hot for me.
fourche
,
f.
fork, pitchfork.
fourchette
,
f.
fork.
fourneau
,
m.
stove, range, furnace.
fournée
,
f.
ovenful, batch.
fournir
,
v.
to furnish.
fourrage
,
m.
fodder.
fourré, -e
,
adj. and m.
furred, lined with fur, bushy, thick, thicket.
fourreau
,
m.
scabbard.
fourrure
,
f.
fur.
foutu, -e
,
adj.
done for, down and out, gone (extremely vulgar).
foyer
,
m.
hearth, fireplace, fireside, home, foyer.
fracas
,
m.
crash.
fraction
,
f.
fraction, part.
fragile
,
adj.
fragile.
fragment
,
m.
fragment, piece.
fraîchement
,
adv.
freshly.
fraîcheur
,
f.
freshness, coolness, bloom, beauty.
frais
, fraîche,
adj.
fresh, cool, rosy, with a fresh complexion, recently made;
mettre au --
,
to cool, cool off.
frais
,
m. pl.
expenses, expense.
franc
,
m.
franc (about 19 cents).
franc, franche
,
adj.
frank, honest, open;
-- comme l'or
, honest as the day.
français, -e
,
adj. and s.
French, Frenchman (written
Français
when
s.
).
France
,
f.
France.
franchement
,
adv.
frankly.
franchir
,
v.
to clear, pass over, pass, leap over.
franchise
,
f.
frankness;
de --
, frank.
François
, Francis.
franc-tireur
,
m.
irregular sharp-shooter or skirmisher (volunteer not in regular army).
frange
,
f.
fringe.
Franguistan
(usually written
Frangistan
),
m.
name given by Orientais to Western Europe.
frapper
,
v.
to strike, knock;
-- des pieds
, stamp;
frappé de
, stricken with.
fraulein = demoiselle
or
mademoiselle
(German).
frayeur
,
f.
fright.
fredonner
,
v.
to hum, trill.
frêle
,
adj.
frail, slender.
Frelu
, proper name,
cf.
frêle
.
frémir
,
v.
to shudder, shake, quiver.
fremis
,
m.
=
frémissement
(dialectic).
frémissement
,
m.
trembling, rustling, quivering, murmuring, shock.
frénésie
,
f.
frenzy, madness.
frénétique
,
adj.
frantic.
frénétiquement
,
adv.
frantically.
fréquent, -e
,
adj.
frequent.
fréquentation
,
f.
frequentation;
la -- de
, frequenting.
frère
,
m.
brother.
fret
,
m.
freight;
vaisseau à --
, cargo-boat (pronounced:
frè
).
fricassée
,
f.
fricassee (meat cut up and served in sauce).
fricasser
,
v.
to fricassee.
fricot
,
m.
stew, ragout.
frigousse
,
f.
food, feasting, high time (familiar).
fringaler
,
v.
to stagger (Old French word = to dance).
friper
,
v.
to rumple, wear out.
fripon
,
m.
rogue, rascal.
friser
,
v.
to curl;
frisé, -e
, curled, curly.
frisson
,
m.
shiver, shudder;
avoir (donner) le --
, to have (give) the shivers.
frissonner
,
v.
to shiver, shudder, tremble.
froid, -e
,
adj. and m.
cold, chill.
froidement
,
adv.
coldly, coolly.
froissement
,
m.
rumpling, rustling.
frôlement
,
m.
rustling.
frôler
,
v.
to graze, brush.
froncer
,
v.
to wrinkle, contract, pucker, knit;
-- les sourcils
, frown, scowl.
front
,
m.
forehead, brow, face, effrontery, impudence, "nerve."
frontière
,
f.
frontier.
fronton
,
m.
pediment.
frottement
,
m.
rubbing, scratching, scraping.
fruit
,
m.
fruit, advantage, result.
fugitif, -ive
,
adj. and s.
fugitive.
fuir
,
v.
to flee, flee from.
fuite
,
f.
flight.
fumée
,
f.
smoke.
fumer
,
v.
to smoke.
fumet
,
m.
savor, aroma.
fumier
,
m.
dung-heap, manure.
funèbre
,
adj.
funeral, mournful.
funérailles
,
f. pl.
funeral.
funeste
,
adj.
fatal, baneful, disastrous, gloomy.
furet
,
m.
ferret.
fureter
,
v.
to ferret, rummage, pry.
fureur
,
f.
fury.
furibond, -e
,
adj.
furious, raging.
furie
,
f.
fury;
en --
, raging.
furieux, -euse
,
adj. and s.
furious, mad, madman.
fuselê, -e
,
adj.
spindle-shaped, slender.
fusil
,
m.
gun.
fusillade
,
f.
fusillade, discharge of musketry.
fusiller
,
v.
to shoot.
futaille
,
f.
cask, barrel.
futaine
,
f.
fustian (cloth).
fûté, -e
,
adj.
cunning, sly, crafty, smart.
futur, -e
,
adj.
future.
fuyard
,
m.
fugitive, deserter.