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watch;
faire le --
, to be on the lookout.
guetter
,
v.
to watch, watch for.
gueule
,
f.
mouth (of animals), jaws, chops.
gueusard
,
m.
rascal.
gueux, -euse
,
adj. and s.
beggarly, poor, beggar, scoundrel.
guide
,
m.
guide.
guider
,
v.
to guide, steer.
guigne
,
f.
white-heart cherry.
guignon
,
m.
bad luck.
Guillaume
, William.
Guillemet
, Willie (a child's name, diminutive of Guillaume).
guinder
,
v.
to hoist, strain;
guindé, -e
, stiff, unnatural.
guirlande
,
f.
garland, wreath.
guise
,
f.
manner, way;
en -- de
, as a.
Gulistan
,
m.
Garden of Roses (name of a moralizing poem
by Sadi, a Persian poet of the
13th century).
guttural, -e
,
adj.
guttural.
guzla
,
f.
guzla (Croatian violin with one string).
gymnastique
,
adj.
gymnastic;
pas --
, double-quick, run, trot.
H
('h=aspirate h)
habile
,
adj.
clever, skilful.
habilement
,
adv.
cleverly, skilfully.
habiller
,
v.
to dress.
habit
,
m.
coat, dress-coat;
pl.
clothes.
habitant
,
m.
inhabitant.
habitation
,
f.
habitation, dwelling, house.
habiter
,
v.
to live in, dwell.
habitude
,
f.
habit;
d'--
, usual, usually.
habitué
,
m.
frequenter, regular customer.
habituel, -le
,
adj.
habitual.
habituellement
,
adv.
habitually.
habituer
,
v.
to accustom.
'hache
,
f.
ax.
'hagard, -e
,
adj.
haggard.
'haïck
,
m.
haïk (piece of cloth used as an outer garment by the
Arabs).
'haillon
,
m.
rag, tatter.
'haine
,
f.
hatred, hate.
'hair
,
v.
to hate.
haleine
,
f.
breath.
'haleter
,
v.
to pant.
'haleur
,
m.
hallier (person who draws a boat upon entering a
port, etc.).
'halle
,
f.
market; les Halles, the large Central Market in Paris.
hallucination
,
f.
hallucination.
'halte
,
f.
halt;
faire --
, to halt.
'hameau
,
m.
hamlet.
'hanche
,
f.
hip.
'hanter
,
v.
to haunt.
'happer
,
v.
to snatch (with the mouth).
'harasser
,
v.
to harass, jade, tire out.
'hardes
,
f. pl.
clothes.
'hardi, -e
,
adj.
bold.
'hardiesse
,
f.
boldness.
'hardiment
,
adv.
boldly.
harmonie
,
f.
harmony.
harmonier
,
v.
to harmonize (obsolescent, more usually:
harmoniser
).
'harpe
,
f.
harp.
'harpiste
,
m., f.
harpist.
'hasard
,
m.
hazard, chance, fortune, risk, danger;
au --
, at
random.
'hasarder
,
v.
to risk;
se --
, risk oneself, dare;
-- un
oeil
, risk exposing an eye.
Hassan
, grandson of Mohammed and a favorite Mohammedan name, also a
mosque in
Cairo containing Hassan's relics.
'hâte
,
f.
haste, hurry;
à la --
, in haste.
'hâter
,
v.
to hasten, hurry;
se --
, hasten, hurry.
'hausse
,
f.
rise.
'hausser
,
v.
to lift, shrug.
'haut, -e
,
adj., adv. and m.
high, tall, loud, important, aloud,
loudly, raised, top;
en --
, upstairs,
above, in the upper part;
en
-- de
, on (at the) top of;
là- --
, up there;
tout --
,
aloud;
la haute
,
society people (slang);
-- de cinquante
pieds
, fifty feet high;
le -- poisson
, fine or highly
esteemed
fish.
'hauteur
,
f.
height;
à la -- de
, at the height of, opposite, even with.
'hâve
,
adj.
wan, emaciated.
'havre
,
m.
haven, harbor.
'Havre (le)
, city and important port at the mouth of the Seine.
'hé
,
interj.
ho!, oh!, hello!
'Heidelberg
, city with a noted university and castle on the Neckar,
in Baden.
'hein
,
interj.
hey, what?
'Heinrich
, Henry (German).
hélas
,
interj.
alas! (
s
pronounced).
'héler
,
v.
to hail, call.
hélice
,
f.
screw, propeller.
hémorragie
,
f.
hemorrhage.
Henri IV
, Henry IV, the popular French King, reigned: 1589-1610.
herbe
,
f.
grass, herb.
hercule
,
m.
Hercules, strong man.
herculéen, -enne
,
adj.
Herculean (
en
pronounced as in
bien
).
héréditaire
,
adj.
hereditary.
'hérisser
,
v.
to bristle, make stand up, erect;
hérissé,
-e
,
adj.
bristling.
héritage
,
m.
heritage, patrimony.
hériter
,
v.
to inherit.
héritier, -ère
,
m., f.
heir, heiress.
héroïque
,
adj.
heroic.
'héron
,
m.
heron.
'héros
,
m.
hero.
'herse
,
f.
harrow.
hésitation
,
f.
hesitation.
hésiter
,
v.
to hesitate.
hétairiste
,
m.
hetoerist, member of the hetoeria (Greek secret
league at the time of the war
for Greek independence).
'hêtre
,
m.
beech-tree.
heure
,
f.
hour, o'clock, time;
de bonne --
, early;
tout à
l'--
, in a little while, in a moment, just
now, a moment ago;
à
cette --
cette --
, now (colloquial).
heureusement
,
adv.
happily, fortunately.
heureux, -euse
,
adj. and s.
happy, fortunate, happy person.
'heurter
,
v.
to strike against, knock.
'hideusement
,
adv.
hideously.
'hideux, -euse
,
adj.
hideous.
hier
,
adv.
yesterday;
arriver d'--
, to arrive yesterday.
'hiérarchie
,
f.
hierarchy.
hiéroglyphe
,
m. and adj.
hieroglyph, hieroglyphic.
'hilfe
,
f.
help (German).
hippogriffe
,
m.
hippogriff (half horse, half griffin, a fabulous
steed of the romances of chivalry).
hippopotame
,
m.
hippopotamus.
hirondelle
,
f.
swallow.
histoire
,
f.
history, story;
-- de rire
, just to laugh (slang).
historique
,
adj.
historical, historic.
hiver
,
m.
winter.
'hocher
,
v.
to shake.
'hochet
,