*barrique*, f., hogshead.
*bas, basse*, low, down. dire tout ——, to whisper.
*bataille*, f., battle. champ de ——, battle-field; nous nous mîmes en ——, we lined up in battle order.
*bâtiment*, m., ship, vessel.
*bâton*, m., stick.
*battre*, to beat.—la diane, to beat the reveille; ——des mains, to clap one's hands.
*se battre*, to fight, to meet (in a duel). —— corps à corps, to fight hand to hand.
*béant, -e*, wide open.
*beau, bel, -le*, beautiful, fine.
*beaucoup*, much, a great deal.