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m.
rattle.
'homard
,
m.
lobster.
hommage
,
m.
homage, respects;
-- et souvenir de l'auteur
,
with the kind regards
and remembrances of the author.
homme
,
m.
man; familiarly: husband.
'Honeck (le)
,
m.
the Hohneck (one of the Vosges mountains west of Colmar).
Honfleur
, village at the mouth of the Seine, opposite le Havre.
honnête
,
adj.
honest, honorable, decent, respectable.
honneur
,
m.
honor;
faire -- à
, to honor.
honorable
,
adj.
honorable.
'honte
,
f.
shame;
avoir --
, to be ashamed;
fausse --
, bashfulness.
'honteux, -euse
,
adj.
ashamed, shameful, bashful.
hôpital
,
m.
hospital (usually for the poor).
'hoquet
,
m.
hiccough.
horizon
,
m.
horizon.
horloge
,
f.
clock.
honnis
,
prep.
except, save.
horreur
,
f.
horror;
quelle --
, how horrible;
avoir --
de
, to abhor.
horrible
,
adj.
horrible.
horriblement
,
adv.
horribly.
'hors (de)
,
prep.
out of;
-- de lui
, beside himself;
-- de
combat
, disabled;
les yeux -- de la
tête
tête
, the eyes popping out
of the head.
hostie
,
f.
consecrated wafer, host.
hostilité
,
f.
hostility.
hôte
,
m.
host, guest; hôtesse, f. hostess.
hôtel
,
m.
hotel, mansion, large private house.
'houri
,
f.
houri (woman of the Mohammedan paradise).
'hourra
,
m.
hurrah, cheer.
'huche
,
f.
trough, bin.
huile
,
f.
oil.
huiler
,
v.
to oil.
huis
,
m.
door (now little used).
'huit
,
card.
eight;
-- jours
, a week.
huitre
,
f.
oyster.
humain
, -e,
adj.
human.
humanité
,
f.
humanity.
humble
,
adj.
humble.
humblement
,
adv.
humbly.
humeur
,
f.
disposition, ill humor, humor.
humide
,
adj.
humid, damp, moist.
'huppe
,
f.
topknot, tuft.
'hurlement
,
m.
howl, howling, shriek, roar.
'hurler
,
v.
to howl.
'hurrah
,
interj. and m.
hurrah!, cheer.
'hussard
,
m.
hussar (light cavalryman).
hygiénique
,
adj.
hygienic.
hypocrite
,
adj. and s.
hypocritical, hypocrite.
hystérique
,
adj.
hysterical.
I
Ibnn-Ben-Omaz
, a peculiar name, possibly due to Gautier; Ibn is the
Arabic name for son,
Ben is Hebrew for son.
ici
,
adv.
here;
par --
, this way;
-- -même
, in this
very place;
-- -bas
, here below.
idée
,
f.
idea.
idiot, -e
,
adj. and s.
idiotic, idiot.
idole
,
f.
idol.
Iéna
, Jena (town in Saxe Weimar, scelle of the battle (1806) in
which Napoleon defeated
the Prussians).
if
,
m.
yew-tree.
ignorer
,
v.
to be ignorant of, not to know;
ignorant, -e
,
ignorant.
il, ils
,
conj. pr.
he, it, there, they.
ile
,
f.
island.
illimité, -e
,
adj.
unlimited, unbounded, measureless.
illuminer
,
v.
to illuminate, light up;
s'--
, light up, be
illuminated.
illusion
,
f.
illusion.
illustre
,
adj.
illustrious.
illustrer
,
v.
to illustrate, make illustrious.
îlot
,
m
. small island.
image
,
f.
image, likeness, picture.
imagination
,
f.
imagination.
imaginer
,
v.
to imagine;
s'--
, imagine.
imbécile
,
adj. and s.
foolish, silly, imbecile.
imberbe
,
adj.
beardless.
imiter
,
v.
to imitate.
immédiat, -e
,
adj.
immediate.
immédiatement
,
adv.
immediately.
immense
,
adj.
immense.
immensité
,
f.
immensity, vast stretch.
immobile
,
adj.
quiet, motionless.
immobiliser
,
v.
to render immovable, stop, paralyze.
immobilité
,
f.
immobility.
immodéré, -e
,
adj.
immoderate, excessive.
immortel, -le
,
adj.
immortal;
f.
everlasting (plant).
impartial, -e
,
adj.
impartial (
ti
pronouncedas
ci
).
impassible
,
adj.
impassible, unmoved.
impassibilité
,
f.
impassibility.
impatience
,
f.
impatience (
ti
in this and the next two words is
pronounced as
ci
).
impatient, -e
,
adj.
impatient.
impatienter
,
v.
to put out of patience, provoke.
impénétrable
,
adj.
impenetrable, inscrutable.
imperceptible
,
adj.
imperceptible.
impérieux, -euse
,
adj.
imperious, pressing, domineering.
impertinent, -e
,
adj. and s.
impertinent, impertinent fellow.
impétuosité
,
f.
impetuosity.
impitoyablement
,
adv.
pitilessly.
importance
,
f.
importance.
importer
,
v.
to matter;
n'importe
, no matter;
qu'importe?
, what does it matter?;
n'importe
quoi
quoi
, anything
whatsoever;
n'importe qui
, anyone.
imposer
,
v.
to impose.
impossible
,
adj.
impossible.
imposteur
,
m.
impostor.
impôt
,
m.
tax, toll.
impression
f.
impression
impressionner
,
v.
to impress, make an impression upon.
imprévu, -e
,
adj.
unforeseen, unexpected.
imprimer
,
v.
to impress, press upon, print.
improviser
,
v.
to improvise.
imprudemment
,
adv.
imprudently (
em
pronounced as
am
).
impuissance
,
f.
impotency.
impuissant, -e
,
adj.
impotent.
impulsion
,
f.
impulse, impetus.
imputer
,
v.
to impute.
inabordable
,
adj.
inaccessible.
inaltérable
,
adj.
unalterable, unchangeable.
inamovible
,
adj.
irremovable (from office).
inattendu, -e
,
adj.
unexpected.
incapable
,
adj.
incapable.
incarnadin, -e
,
adj.
flesh-colored, pink.
incarnation
,
f.
incarnation.
incendie