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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