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du=de le
.
ducat
,
m.
ducat (about $2.25).
duel
,
m.
duel.
dune
,
f.
dune, downs.
Dupotet
, proper name (
cf. potet
=little pot, in Old French).
duquel
,
de lequel
.
dur, -e
,
adj.
hard, harsh, rough.
durant
,
prep.
during.
durer
,
v.
to last.
dureté
,
f.
hardness.
duvet
,
m.
down.
dyspeptique
,
adj. and s.
dyspeptic.
E
eau
,
f.
water;
-- -de-vie
, brandy;
être tout en --
, to
be dripping with perspiration.
ébahi, -e
,
adj.
aghast, amazed.
ébaucher
,
v.
to sketch, delineate, outline, make only part way or
awkwardly.
ébène
,
m.
ebony.
éblouir
,
v.
to dazzle.
éblouissement
,
m.
dazzling, giddiness.
ébouriffé, -e
,
adj.
in disorder, with disheveled hair, unkempt.
ébrancher
,
v.
to strip the branches off, lop.
ébranler
,
v.
to shake.
écaille
,
f.
scale, shell.
écarlate
,
m.
(used adjectively), scarlet.
écarquiller
,
v.
to open wide.
écarter
,
v.
to turn aside, put or draw or rush aside, spread keep
from;
s'--
, withdraw, separate,
draw away, part;
écarté, -e
,
wide apart, projecting, flaring.
échafauder
,
v.
to erect scaffolding, build up.
échalas
,
m.
vine-prop.
échanger
,
v.
to exchange.
êchantillon
,
m.
sample, specimen.
échapper
,
v.
to escape;
s'--
, escape.
écharper
,
v.
to slash, cut to pieces.
échasse
,
f.
stilt, long leg of a wading-bird, stilt-bird,
long-shanks.
échassier
,
m.
wading-bird.
échauffer
,
v.
to heat, inflame, warm;
s'--
, get warm or hot.
échelle
,
f.
ladder.
écheveau
,
m.
skein.
échevin
,
m.
alderman.
échine
,
f.
spine, back.
échouer
,
v.
to fun aground.
éclaboussure
,
f.
splash.
éclair
,
m.
lightning, flash.
éclaircir
,
v.
to clear up, throw light on, be cleared up, clear
off, clear.
éclairer
,
v.
to light, light up, give light to, reconnoiter;
s'--
, brighten up, brighten, clear up, be
explained;
éclairé,
-e
, lighted, bright.
éclaireur
,
m.
scout.
éclat
,
m.
splinter, fragment, burst, explosion, flash,
brilliancy, brightness, splendor;
éclats de
voix
voix
, outburst, loud
voices or exclamations.
éclater
,
v.
to explode, burst, burst forth, shine, flash out, go off
(gun);
-- de rire
, burst out
laughing;
éclatant, -e
, shilling,
brilliant, dazzling, resounding.
éclopé, -e
,
adj.
crippled, lame, with broken legs (of furniture).
éclore
,
v.
to hatch, corne forth, blossom.
école
,
f.
school.
économie
, f. economy, saving;
faire des économies
, to save up
money.
écorce
,
f.
bark.
écorcher
,
v.
to skin, flay;
écorché
,
m.
one who has been flayed or skinned.
écouler
,
v.
to run, flow out;
s'--
, run, elapse, pass by.
écouter
,
v.
to listen (to).
écran
,
m.
screen.
écraser
,
v.
to crush, overwhelm.
écrémer
,
v.
to skim, skim off.
écrier (s')
,
v.
to exclaim, cry.
écrire
,
v.
to write;
par écrit
, in writing;
on nous
écrit
, from our special correspondent.
écriteau
,
m.
sign-board, placard.
écriture
,
f.
writing, handwriting.
écrouelles
,
f. pl.
scrofula.
écrouler
,
v.
to fall in, collapse;
s'--
, fall in, collapse.
écu
,
m.
shield, crown (old coin worth 3 francs, also coin worth 5
francs).
écueil
,
m.
reef.
écume
,
f.
foam, froth.
écumer
,
v.
to foam, froth.
écumoire
,
f.
skimmer.
écurie
,
f.
stable.
écusson
,
m.
escutcheon.
Édouard
, Edward.
éducation
,
f.
education, drill.
éduquer
,
v.
to bring up (children), educate.
effacer
,
v.
to efface, rub or blot out, dull, dim;
s'--
,
efface oneself, get out of the way,
disappear, be blotted out.
effarer
,
v.
to scare, frighten, startle.
effectivement
,
adv
. effectively, really, in reality.
effet
,
m.
effect; pl. effects, goods, belongings;
en --
, in
reality, indeed.
effeuiller
,
v.
to strip off the leaves.
effilé, -e
,
adj.
slender, slim, sharp.
effianqué, -e
,
adj.
lean (usually of animais).
effleurer
,
v.
to strip off the flowers, graze.
effondrer
,
v.
to break in, break.
efforcer (s')
,
v.
to strive.
effort
,
m.
effort.
effrayer
,
v.
to frighten;
effrayant, -e
,
adj.
frightful.
effroi
,
m.
fright, dismay.
effronté, -e
,
adj.
shameless, bold.
effroyable
,
adj.
frightful, horrible.
effusion
,
f.
effusion.
égal, -e
,
adj. and s.
equal, all the same, regular, even;
c'est
--
, all the same.
également
,
adv.
equally, uniformly.
égaler
,
v.
to equal.
égard
,
m.
regard, consideration, subject;
à son --
, in
regard to him.
égarer
,
v.
to mislead, unsettle;
s'--
, get lost, wander;
égaré, -e
, unsettled, bewildered, wild, frantic, lost.
égayer
,
v.
to enliven, amuse, cheer up.
église
,
f.
church.
égoïsme
,
m.
egotism, selfishness.
égoïste
,
adj.
egotistical, selfish.
égorger
,
v.
to cut the throat of, slaughter.
égyptien, -ne
,
adj.
Egyptian (
t
pronounced as
c
).
eh,
interj.
ah!, ha!, or;
-- bien
, well.
Eiffel (la tour)
, Parisian tower, highest in the world (300 meters),
erected for the
exposition of 1889 by the engineer of this name.
élan
,
m.
spring, bound, start, impetus, clash, flight.
élancer
,
v.
to throw;
s'--
, throw oneself, spring forward,
spring, dart, start up;
élancé, -e
,
adj.
slender.
élargir
,
v.
to widen;
élargi, -e
, widened, spreading.
élastique
,
adj.
elastic.
électeur
,
m.
elector, constituent; avenue de l'Électeur,
Kurfürstenallée (avenue near