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protester
,
v.
to protest.

prouver
,
v.
to prove.

provençal, -e
,
adj.
Provençal, Provencial.

Provence
,
f.
Provence (the extreme southeastern province in France before the Revolution);

rue de --
, Parisian street a little north of the Boulevard des Italiens.

proverbe
,
m.
proverb.

providence
,
f.
providence; la Providence, Providence.

province
,
f.
province;
de --
, provincial.

provincial, -e
,
adj. and s.
provincial.

provision
,
f.
provision, supply.

provisoirement
,
adv.
provisionally, temporarily.

provoquer
,
v.
to provoke, challenge, invite.

prudemment
,
adv.
prudently (
em
pronounced as
am
).

prudence
,
f.
prudence.

prunelle
,
f.
pupil, eyeball, eye.

Prusse
,
f.
Prussia.

prussien, -ne
,
adj. and s.
Prussian (written
Prussien
when
s.
).

public, -ique
,
adj. and m.
public.

publier
,
v.
to publish.

puce
,
f.
flea;
secouer les puces
, to shake the fleas from, beat.

pudeur
,
f.
modesty, bashfulness, shame.

puer
,
v.
to stink.

puéril, -e
,
adj.
puerile, childish, boyish (
l
pronounced).

puis
,
adv.
then.

puiser
,
v.
to draw, draw forth, dip.

puisque
,
conj.
since.

puissant, -e
,
adj.
powerful, mighty.

puits
,
m.
well.

punch
,
m.
punch (pronounced:
ponch
).

punir
,
v.
to punish.

pur, -e
,
adj.
pure.

purement
,
adv.
purely.

purgatoire
,
m.
purgatory.

purger
,
v.
to purge, cleanse, clean.

putréfaction
,
f.
putrefaction.

pyramide
,
f.
pyramid.

pyrosis
,
m.
pyrosis (burning pain in the epigastrium; final
s
pronounced).


Q


qu'
,
see
que
.

quai
,
m.
quay.

qualité
,
f.
quality, rank, capacity;
en sa -- d'étourdi
, by virtue of his giddiness or frivolity.

quand
,
conj.
when, if, even if.

quant (à)
,
adv.
as for, as to.

quantité
,
f.
quantity.

quarantaine
,
f.
quarantine, about forty.

quarante
,
card.
forty.

quarante-cinq
,
card.
forty-five.

quarante-deux
,
card.
forty-two.

quarante-sept
,
card.
forty-seven.

quart
,
m.
quarter;
moins le --
, a quarter to.

quartier
,
m.
quarter, quarters, section, block (of stone, etc.);

Quartier Latin
, Latin Quarter (on the left bank of the Seine in Paris, in it are the University

(Sorbonne) and the principal schools of Paris).

quasi
,
adv.
almost.

quasiment
,
adv.
almost, as it were, a sort of.

quatorze
,
card.
fourteen.

quatre
,
card.
four;
-- à --
, four (steps, etc.) at a time.

quatre-vingt-dix-neuf
,
card.
ninety-nine.

quatre-vingts
,
card.
eighty.

quatrième
,
ord.
fourth.

que
,
conj. and adv.
that, in order that, than, as, whether, why, how, but (after a negative), let,

see that (used also to avoid repetition of a conjunction, then takes the meaning of the first

conjunction);
ne ... --
, only, but, except, what;
c'est --
, introductory phrase, often better left

untranslated, sometimes = it is because, that is, but.

que
,
rel. pr.
whom, which, what, ever;
ce --
, what, etc.;
ce -- c'est -- de
, that is what it is to;
je
ne sais --
, some or other;
qu'est-ce -- (c'est --) cela?
, what is that?;
ce -- de
, how much;

ce -- c'est que d'habiter
, what a life one leads in.

que
,
int. pr.
what?;
qu'est-ce --(qui)?
, what?

quel, -le
,
adj. pr. (rel. or int.)
what, which, of what kind, who;
-- qu'il soit
, whoever he may be.

quelconque
,
indef. adj. pr.
whatever, whatsoever;
un ... --
, some ... or other.

quelque
,
indef. adj. pr.
some, a few (
pl.
);
-- ... que
, however;
-- chose de brun
, something

dark.

quelquefois
,
adv.
sometimes.

quelqu'un, -une, (quelques-uns, -unes
,
pl.) indef. pr.
someone, somebody.

querelle
,
f.
quarrel.

quereller
,
v.
to quarrel;
se --
, quarrel.

quérir
,
v.
to look for, fetch (used only in infinitive after aller, venir and envoyer).

question
,
f.
question.

questionner
,
v.
to question.

quétou
,
m.
a dialectic word, translate: good-for-nothing pig (used in central France).

queue
,
f.
tail.

queuter
,
v.
to cue, strike two billiard balls at once.

qui
,
rel. pr.
who, which, what, whoever;
ce --
, who, which, what, etc.;
-- ... --
, one ... another;

de --
, whose, etc.

qui
,
int. pr.
who?, which?, what?

quinzaine
,
f.
about fifteen, fortnight.

quinze
,
card.
fifteen;
-- jours
, two weeks.

quitte
,
adj.
quit, quits, free;
il n'aurait pas été si facilement -- avec
, he would not have got

off so easily with.

quitter
,
v.
to quit, leave, lay aside, take off, let go;
ne pas -- des yeux
, not to take the eyes

off.

quoi
,
int. and rel. pr.
what, which;
de --
, wherewith, means, the wherewithal;
-- que
, whatever;

je ne sais -- (de)
, I don't know what, something;
à -- bon?
, what is the good of it?;
-- qu'il en
soit (de)
, whatever may be, however it may be;
sur --
, whereupon;
-- que ce soit
, anything

whatsoever;
comme --
, how.

quoique
,
conj.
although.


R


rabattre
,
v.
to put down, pull down, lower.

rabbin
,
m.
rabbi.

rabougrir
,
v.
to stunt.

raccommoder
,
v.
to mend, repair.

race
,
f.
race.

racine
,
f.
root.

racler
,
v.
to scrape.

raconter
,
v.
to tell, tell of, relate, recount.

radeau
,
m.
raft, float.

radieux, -euse
,
adj.
radiant.

radoter
,
v.
to talk nonsense, rlave, dote.

raffinement
,
m.
refinement.

rafraichir
,
v.
to refresh, freshen, cool, keep cool;
se --
, refresh oneself, take some

refreshments.

rage
,
f.
rage.

rager
,
v.
to rage, storm, be furious.

rageusement
,
adv.
wrathfully, fretfully.

raide
,
adj.
stiff, rigid, steep.

raideur
,
f.
stiffness.