G
gâcher
,
v.
to make a mess of, spoil.
gage
,
m.
pledge, security;
pl.
wages;
mettre en --
, to pawn.
gager
,
v.
to wager.
gagner
,
v.
to gain, win, gain possession of, reach, earn.
gai, -e
,
adj.
gay, merry.
gaiement
,
adv.
gaily, merrily.
gaieté
,
f.
gaiety, jollity, glee, merriment.
gaillard, -e
,
adj. and s.
jolly, jovial, plucky, brave, jolly fellow, lusty feliow, fellow.
gaillardet, -te
,
adj.
hearty (diminutive formed from
gaillard
in imitation of the Provençal
gaiardet
).
gaillardise
,
f.
jollity, broad joke.
Gaillon
, village in the department of Eure (Normandy), contains a prison (see context).
gain
,
m.
gain, winnings.
gala
,
m.
gala, show, ceremony, full dress.
galant, -e
,
adj.
and s. gallant, courtly, graceful, elegant, suitor, sweetheart.
galerie
,
f.
gallery, corridor.
galérien
,
m.
convict.
galerne
,
f.
west-north-west wind, west-north-west.
galette
,
f.
griddle-cake.
galine
,
see
coq
.
Gallitzin (Caroline -- de Genthod, née Comtesse Walewska
), probably a sister of the
Pole, Alexander Walewski, a soldier, diplomat and statesman in the French service
(1810-1868).
galon
,
m.
stripe.
galop
,
m.
gallop.
galoper
,
v.
to gallop, palpitate.
gambader
,
v.
to gambol, frisk.
gamin, -e
,
m., f.
gamin, brat.
gant
,
m.
glove.
garçon
,
m.
boy, bachelor, fellow, waiter, attendant.
garde
,
f.
guard, watch, nurse;
m.
guardian, guard, keeper;
n'avoir -- de
, to have no intention
to, take care not to, be far from;
prendre --
, take care;
prendre -- à
, pay attention to;
la mer
est d'une fameuse --
, the sea guards its own well;
sur ses gardes
, on his guard;
-- nationale
, national guard (militia);
-- national
, militia-man;
chien de --
, watchdog.
garder
,
v.
to guard, keep;
se -- de
, take care not to.
gardeur
,
m.
keeper, cowherd, cowherd's dog.
gardien, -ne
,
adj. and s.
guardian, guard, keeper.
gare
,
interj.
lookout!;
-- donc!
, come!, look out!
gargariser
,
v.
to gargle;
je m'en gargarise
, I am enjoying it.
garnir
,
v.
to furnish, fit out, cover, adorn, fill, trim, be scattered over;
se --
, be trimmed,
be filled.
garnison
,
f.
garrison.
garniture
,
f.
trimming.
garrotter
,
v.
to bind firmly.
gars
,
m.
young fellow, stripling, fellow, boy (pronounced:
gar or ga
).
gaspiller
,
v.
to waste, squander.
gâteau
,
m.
cake.
gâter
,
v.
to spoil.
gauche
,
adj.
left, awkward;
f.
left band.
gaudriole
,
f.
broadjoke.
gaufrer
,
v.
to gaffer, plaît, flute.
gaulois, -e
,
adj.
Gallic.
gaz
,
m.
gas (
z
pronounced).
gaze
,
f.
gauze.
gazelle
,
f.
gazelle.
gazette
,
f.
newspaper.
gazon
,
m.
sward, grass.
géant, -e
,
adj. and s.
gigantic, giant.
gelée
,
f.
frost.
geler
,
v.
to freeze.
gémir
,
v.
to groan, moan.
gémissement
,
m.
groan, wail.
gendarme
,
m.
gendarme, military police officer.
gendarmerie
,
f.
military police.
gendre
,
m.
son-in-law.
gêne
,
f.
uneasiness, embarrassment, constraint, hesitation.
gêner
,
v.
to embarrass, trouble, be in the way of, inconvenience.
général, -e
,
adj. and m.
general.
génération
,
f.
generation.
générosité
,
f.
generosity.
génie
,
m.
genius, spirit.
genou
,
m.
knee.
genre
,
m.
kind, sort, form.
gens
,
m. pl.
(preceding adjective takes feminine form) people;
jeunes --
, young men, young people;
ses --
, his servants.
gentil, -le
,
adj.
nice.
gentilhomme
,
m.
nobleman, gentleman (
l
pronounced as
y
).
gerbe
,
f.
sheaf, cluster.
gerbier
,
m.
stack, mow.
germe
,
m.
germ.
germain, -e
,
adj.
german, first;
cousin issu de --
, first cousin once removed.
Gertrude
, Gertrude.
gésir
,
v.
to lie.
geste
,
m.
gesture.
gesticuler
,
v.
to gesticulate.
ghazel
,
m.
gazel (Persian love poem).
giaour
,
m.
giaour (Turkish name for all non-Mohammedans).
gibet
,
m.
gibbet, gallows.
gibier
,
m.
game.
gigantesque
,
adj.
gigantic.
gilet
,
m.
waistcoat.
Giseh
, Gizeh (Egyptian city and province on the Nile).
gîte
,
m.
abode, shelter, resting-place.
glace
,
f.
ice, plate-glass, mirror.
glacer
,
v.
to ice, freeze, chill;
glacé, -e
, iced, icy, frozen.
glacial, -e
,
adj.
glacial, icy.
gland
,
m.
acorn, tassel.
glaner
,
v.
to glean.
glaneur, -euse
,
m., f.
gleaner.
glissade
,
f.
slide;
faire une --
, to slide.
glisser
,
v.
to slide, slip, glide, be slippery;
se --
, slip, glide;
-- sur
, slip on, slip or glide, slip
off;
glissant, -e
,
adj.
slippery.
gloire
,
f.
glory;
faire -- de
, to glory in.
glorieux, -euse
,
adj.
glorious, vainglorious, proud.
glouglou
,
m.
gurgling.
glousser
,
v.
to cluck.
Godeau
, name of a family in Croisilles;
Antoine --
was a bishop and poet of the 17th century.
Godefroy
, Godfrey;
-- de Bouillon
, duke and leader of the first crusade and first King of
Jerusalem (1058-1100).
goguenard, -e
,
adj.
bantering, jeering, scoffing.
golfe
,
m.
gulf.
gond
,
m.
hinge (of a blind or door).
gonfler
,
v.
to swell, swell out, put! out, fill;
gonflé, -e
, swollen.
gorge
,
f.
throat, gorge.
gorgée
,
f.
swallow.
gorger
,
v.
to gorge.
gorille
,
m.
gorilla.
gosse
,
m., f.
small child, "kid" (familiar).
goudronner
,
v.
to tar.
gouffre
,
m.
gulf, abyss.
goule
,
f.
ghoul.
gourdin
,
m.
cudgel, club.
gousset
,
m.
gusset, watch-pocket (in trousers), waist-coat pocket.
goût
,
m.
taste.
goûter
,
v.
to taste, relish.
goutte
,
f.
drop, gout.
gouttelette
,
f.
little drop.
goutteux, -euse
,
adj.
gouty.
gouttière
,
f.
gutter.
gouvernail
,
m.
rudder, helm.
gouvernante
,
f.
governess.
gouverner
,
v.
to govern.
grâce
,
f.
grace, charm, favor, pardon, mercy;
-- à
, thanks to.
gracieux, -euse
,
adj.
gracious, graceful.
grade
,
m.
grade, rank.
grain
,
m.
grain, squall.
graine
,
f.
seed, germ.
graisse
,
f.
grease, fat.
grammaire
,
f.
grammar.
grand, -e
,
adj. and s.
great, grand, tall, large, big, chief, full, wide (open), open (air), long
(step), high (wind, officer, etc.);
au -- trot
, at a fast trot;
grande toilette
, full evening dress;
grand'peine
, great difficulty;
grand'chose
, much.
grandement
,
adv.
greatly, highly.
grandeur
,
f.
greatness, height, size, grandeur.
grandiose
,
adj.
grand, majestic.
grandir
,
v.
to grow tall, grow up, grow, make tall or great, enlarge, increase.
grand'mère
,
f.
grandmother.
grand-père
,
m.
grandfather.
grange
,
f.
barn.
granit
,
m.
granite.
granitique
,
adj.
granite.
Grapasi
, proper name suggesting grappiller, to pilfer.
grappe
,
f.
cluster, bunch.
gras, -se
,
adj. and s.
fat, greasy, rich, luxuriant, thick or guttural (speech).
grassouillet, -te
,
adj.
plump.
gratification
,
f.
gratuity, reward.
gratter
,
v.
to scratch, scrape.
grave
,
adj.
grave.
gravement
,
adv.
gravely.
gravir
,
v.
to climb, clamber up, ascend.
gravité
,
f.
gravity, seriousness.
gré
,
m.
will, pleasure, liking.
grec, grecque
,
adj. and s.
Greek (written
Grec
when
s.
).
Grèce
,
f.
Greece.
Grédel
, Margery, Maggie (German,
cf. Grete
for
Margarete
).
gredin
,
m.
rascal, scoundrel.
greffier
,
m.
clerk (of the court).
grêle
,
adj.
slender, shrill.
grelotter
,
v.
to shiver.
grenade
,
f.
pomegranate, grenade.
grenadier
,
m.
grenadier.
grenier
,
m.
loft, garret, attic.
grenouille
,
f.
frog (
ou
and
i
should both be pronounced distinctly,
ou
is not a semi-vowel as
in
louis
).
grès
,
m.
sandstone.
grésil
,
m.
sleet.
grésiller
,
v.
to shrivel, shrink, crackle, tingle.
grève
,
f.
strand, beach, strike
grièvement
,
adv.
grievously, gravely, seriously.
griffe
,
f.
claw.
gril
,
m.
grid-iron.
griller
,
v.
to broil, roast.
grimace
,
f.
grimace, grin, wry or forbidding face;
faire la --
, to make a (wry) face.
grimacer
,
v.
to make wry faces, grin.
grimper
,
v.
to climb.
grincement
,
m.
gnashing, grinding.
grincer
,
v.
to grind, gnash, grate.
grippe
,
f.
whim, caprice;
prendre en --
, to take a dislike to.
grippe-sou
,
m. and adj.
skin-flint, miser, stingy.
gris, -e
,
adj. and s.
gray, tipsy;
en voir de grises
, to have a hot time.
grisâtre
,
adj.
grayish.
griser
,
v.
to make tipsy, intoxicate;
se --
, get drunk.
grisette
,
f.
grisette (coquettish working girl or shop-girl).
grive
,
f.
thrush.
grogner
,
v.
to grumble, grunt, growl.
gronder
,
v.
to scold, rumble, roar.
groom
,
m.
groom.
gros, grosse
,
adj. and s.
big, thick, stout, heavy, rough, coarse, fat man, bulk, mass, main
body;
en --
, wholesale, in a general way;
-- temps
, stormy weather;
-- mot
, coarse word;
le
coeur --
, sick at heart.
grossier, -ère
,
adj.
coarse, gross, rude, rough, low.
grossièreté
,
f.
coarseness, rudeness, vulgar remark.
grossir
,
v
to enlarge, swell, magnify, grow, increase.
grotesque
,
adj.
grotesque.
grotte
,
f.
grotto.
grouiller
,
v.
to swarm, crawl.
groupe
,
m.
group.
grouper
,
v.
to group.
Guérande
, small town in the department of Loire-Inférieure.
guère
,
adv.
scarcely;
ne ... --
, scarcely.
guerre
,
f.
war.
guerrier, -ère
,
adj. and s.
of war, warlike, warrior.
guet
,
m.
watch;
faire le --
, to be on the lookout.
guetter
,
v.
to watch, watch for.
gueule
,
f.
mouth (of animals), jaws, chops.
gueusard
,
m.
rascal.
gueux, -euse
,
adj. and s.
beggarly, poor, beggar, scoundrel.
guide
,
m.
guide.
guider
,
v.
to guide, steer.
guigne
,
f.
white-heart cherry.
guignon
,
m.
bad luck.
Guillaume
, William.
Guillemet
, Willie (a child's name, diminutive of Guillaume).
guinder
,
v.
to hoist, strain;
guindé, -e
, stiff, unnatural.
guirlande
,
f.
garland, wreath.
guise
,
f.
manner, way;
en -- de
, as a.
Gulistan
,
m.
Garden of Roses (name of a moralizing poem by Sadi, a Persian poet of the
13th century).
guttural, -e
,
adj.
guttural.
guzla
,
f.
guzla (Croatian violin with one string).
gymnastique
,
adj.
gymnastic;
pas --
, double-quick, run, trot.