*dimanche*, m., Sunday.

*dîmes*, see *dire*.

*diminuer*, to diminish, abate.

*diminution*, f., reduction.

*dire*, to say, tell, think, order.
—— adieu, to bid good-bye;
—— à l'oreille, to whisper (in the ear);
—— tout bas, to say in a low voice, to whisper;
c'est-à- ——, that is to say;
il voulait ——, he meant;
tout fut dit, that was the end of it;
c'est ce qu'il avait entendu —— à sa mère, that is what
he had heard his mother say;
on le disait aussi bon ami que dangereux ennemi, people
thought him as good a friend as he was a dangerous enemy.

*dirent*, see *dire*.

*diriger*, to direct, guide. se ——, to go towards, make for.

*dis, dis-ait, -ant, -e, -ions*, see *dire.*

*disparaissait*, see *disparaître.*

*disparaître*, to disappear.