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m.
breakwater.
briser
,
v.
to break, break down, shatter;
se --
, be broken,
be dashed to pieces.
britannique
,
adj.
British.
brocanteur
,
m.
second-band dealer, dealer in curiosities.
brocart
,
m.
brocade.
brocher
,
v.
to figure, brocade, sew (books).
brodequin
,
m.
high laced shoe.
broder
,
v.
to embroider, embellish with designs in relief.
bronze
,
m.
bronze.
brosse
,
f.
brush.
brosser
,
v.
to brush.
brosserie
,
f.
brush-trade or manufactory, brushes.
brouette
,
f.
wheelbarrow;
huiler la roue de sa --
, to help
oneself to other people's property,
"graft" (the idea being that the
wheel was oiled so well that the garden could be plundered
without
noise).
brouillard
,
m.
fog, mist.
Brouin
, family name, perhaps Balzac derived it from the dialectic
form
brouine
.
brouine
, dialectic for
bruine
.
broussailles
,
f. pl.
brambles, briars, thorny undergrowth,
underbrush (rare in singular).
broyer
,
v.
to crush, grind.
bru
,
f.
daughter-in-law.
bruine
,
f.
drizzling rain, drizzle.
bruire
,
v.
to make a confused noise, rustle.
bruit
,
m.
noise, report.
brûler
,
v.
to burn; brûlé, m. burning.
brûlot
,
m.
fire ship, firebrand, burning brandy with sugar.
brûlure
,
f.
burning, burn, scalding.
brume
,
f.
mist.
brumeux, -euse
,
adj.
misty, foggy.
brun, -e
,
adj.
brown, dark.
brusque
,
adj.
blunt, abrupt, brusk.
brusquement
,
adv.
bruskly, rudely, quickly.
brut, -e
,
adj.
raw, rough, crude.
brutalité
,
f.
brutality.
brute
,
f.
brute.
bruyant -e
,
adj.
noisy.
bûche
,
f.
log, stick of wood.
bûcheron -ne
,
m., f.
wood-cutter.
buffet
,
m.
sideboard, refreshment-room.
Bulbul
, a kind of thrush in the Orient, sometimes called the
nightingale of the East (Arabic).
bulletin
,
m.
bulletin.
bureau
,
m.
desk, office;
-- de tabac
, tobacco shop.
burgau
,
m.
mother-of-pearl (shell).
burlesque
,
adj.
burlesque, ludicrous.
buste
,
m.
bust.
but
,
m.
goal, target, aim;
dans un --
, for an object.
buveur
,
m.
drinker.
C
c' (ç')
,
see
ce
.
ça
,
see
cela
.
çà
,
adv. and interj.
here, now!, come now!;
-- et là
, here
and there.
caban
,
m.
overcoat or cloak with hood.
cabaret
,
m.
tavern, bar.
cabaretier -ère
,
m., f.
tavern-keeper, tavern-keeper's wife.
cabestan
,
m.
capstan.
cabinet
,
m.
office, study, closet, cabinet, small room.
câble
,
m.
cable.
cacher
,
v.
to conceal, bide.
cachet
,
m.
seal.
cacheter
,
v.
to seal.
cachette
,
f.
hiding-place;
en --
, on the sly.
cachot
,
m.
dungeon.
cadavre
,
m.
corpse, dead body.
cadeau
,
m.
present.
cadet -te
,
adj. and s.
younger, youngest, junior, younger brother
or sister.
cadran
,
m.
dial, face of a clock.
cadre
,
m.
frame.
café
,
m.
coffee, café.
caftan
,
m.
caftan (Turkish for coat).
cage
,
f.
cage.
cahier
,
m.
copy-book, exercise-book.
caillot
,
m.
clot.
caillou
,
m.
pebble.
Cailloux (rue des)
, this street is in Clichy rather than in
Levallois-Perret.
Caire (le)
, Cairo (capital of Egypt).
caisse
,
f.
case, chest, box, till, cashier's office;
garçon de
--
, runner, collector, bank clerk.
caisson/
,
m.
caisson, limber, ammunition-wagon.
calcul
,
m.
calculation (final
l
pronounced).
calculer
,
v.
to calculate.
cale
,
f.
wedge, prop, block, bold.
calèche
,
f.
open carriage, barouche;
-- de voyage
,
traveling barouche.
calife
,
m.
caliph (Mohammedan ruler).
calme
,
adj. and m.
calm, quiet, calmness , tranquillity;
du
--
, be calm.
calmer
,
v.
to calm, quiet;
se --
, become calm, quiet down.
calvaire
,
m.
calvary, crucifix placed on a mound.
camarade
,
m., f.
comrade.
Cambremer
, name derived from
cambrer
and
mer
.
cambrer
,
v.
to curve, bend.
camée
,
m.
cameo.
camion
,
m.
dray, truck.
camomille
,
f.
camomile (plant).
camp
,
m.
camp.
campagnard -e
,
adj.
and s. country, rustic, countryman.
campagne
,
f.
country, campaign; mis
en --
, set to work.
canaille
,
f.
rabble, riffraff.
canard
,
m.
duck.
canette
,
f.
beer-bottle, jug.
Cannes
, town and winter-resort on the French Riviera.
canon
,
m.
cannon, gun-barrel.
canonnier
,
m.
cannonier, gunner.
canot
,
m.
small boat, ship's boat.
canotage
,
m.
boating.
canton
,
m.
canton (subdivision of an arrondissement).
cantonnement
,
m.
cantonment, temporary quarters.
capable
,
adj.
capable.
capitaine
,
m.
captain.
capital, -e
,
adj. and m.
capital, chief;
capitale
,
f.
capital (city).
capituler
,
v.
to capitulate, surrender by treaty.
caporal
,
m.
corporal.
capote
,
f.
large cloak with hood, soldier's overcoat.
caprice
,
m.
caprice, whim.
capsule
,
f.
capsule, percussion cap.
captif -ive
,
adj. and s.
captive.
captiver
,
v.
to captivate.
capturer
,
v.
to capture.
capuchon
,
m.
cowl.
car
,
conj.
for.
carabine
,
f.
carbine, rifle.
caractère
,
m.
character, disposition.
caravane
,
f.
caravan.
caresse