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,
ord.
third;
chambre du --
, fourth-story room.
tromper
,
v.
to deceive, disappoint;
se --
, be mistaken, make
a mistake.
tronc
,
m.
trunk, tree-trunk.
tronçon
,
m.
fragment, stump.
trône
,
m.
throne.
tronquette
,
f.
girl, lass (popular).
trop
,
adv.
too, too much;
pas --
, not too much, not very much.
trot
,
m.
trot;
petit --
, slow trot.
trottoir
,
m.
sidewalk.
trou
,
m.
hole.
trouble
,
m.
trouble, embarrassment, confusion, disturbance, distress.
troubler
,
v.
to trouble, disturb, confuse, excite;
se --
, be
disturbed, become troubled.
trouer
,
v.
to make a hole in, pierce;
troué, -e
, pierced,
full of holes.
troupe
,
f.
troop, crowd, brood (of chickens), litter (of pigs);
de la --
, soldiers.
troupeau
,
m.
flock, herd.
troupier
,
m.
trooper.
trousse
,
f.
case; aux trousses (de), at one's heels.
trousseau
,
m.
trousseau, outfit.
trouver
,
v.
to find, consider, discover, hit on;
se --
, find
oneself, be found, chance to be, be,
find that one has, offer an
opportunity;
s'en -- bien
, find it good for one.
truffe
,
f.
truffle.
truie
,
f.
sow.
truisse
,
f.
clump of trees (used especially in La Vendée).
trumeau
,
m.
pier (of a wall), pier-glass.
tu
,
conj. pr.
(familiar), you (occasionally: thou).
Tubingue
, Tübingen (town in Württemberg).
tuer
,
v.
to kill.
tumulte
,
m.
tumult, uproar.
tumultueusement
,
adv.
tumultuously, riotously.
tumultueux, -euse
,
adj.
tumultuous, riotous.
tunique
,
f.
tunic, coat (of a uniform).
turban
,
m.
turban;
valeurs à --
, Turkish stocks (financial
vernacular).
turc, turque
,
adj. and s.
Turkish, Turk (written
Turc
when
s.
).
turco
,
m.
turco (Algerian soldier in the French service).
turne
,
f.
wretched room, shanty (familiar).
tuyau
,
m.
tube, pipe, flue.
typographe
,
m.
printer; adjectively: printer's.
U
uhlan
,
m.
uhlan (German lancer; no elision before this word).
un, -e
,
card. and indef. art.
one, a, an;
l'--
, one;
les
uns ... les autres
, some ... others;
les uns les autres
, one
another;
les uns aux autres
, to one another;
l'-- et l'autre
,
both;
se regarder l'-- l'autre
, to look at each other.
uni, -e
,
adj.
united, smooth, uniform.
uniforme
,
m.
uniform.
union
,
f.
union.
unique
,
adj.
unique, only.
uniquement
,
adv.
only.
usage
,
m.
usage, use, custom.
user
,
v.
to use up, wear out, use,
-- de
, make use of.
usine
,
f.
factory.
utile
,
adj.
useful.
V
vacance
,
f.
vacancy, vacation.
vacarme
,
m.
uproar, hubbub.
vache
,
f.
cow.
vaciller
,
v.
to vacillate, reel, totter, shake.
va-et-vient
,
m.
going and coming.
vagabond
,
m.
vagabond, vagrant.
vague
,
f.
wave, sea.
vague
,
adj.
vague, indistinct.
vaguement
,
adv.
vaguely.
vaillant, -e
,
adj. and s.
valiant, strong, brave.
vain, -e
,
adj.
vain, empty, useless.
vaincre
,
v.
to conquer, vanquish;
vaincu, -e
,
adj. and s.
conquered, one conquered.
vainement
,
adv.
vainly.
vainqueur
,
m.
victor, conqueror; adjectively: victorious.
vaisseau
,
m.
vessel, ship.
valet
,
m.
valet, man-servant, farm-hand;
-- de chambre
,
man-servant.
valetaille
,
f.
pack of footmen (derogatory).
valeur
,
f.
value;
pl.
bills, paper (commercial).
valise
,
f.
valise.
vallée
,
f.
valley.
vallon
,
m.
little valley, vale.
valoir
,
v.
to be worth;
-- mieux
, be worth more, be better.
Van den Berg
, name of the Doyen in
la Montre du Doyen
(
van
is
the Dutch prefix
corresponding to the German
von, Berg
= mountain, in
German).
vanité
,
f.
vanity.
vaniteux, -euse
,
adj.
vain.
vanter
,
v.
to boast of, brag about, extol.
vanvole
,
see
venvole.
vapeur
,
f.
vapor, steam, fume, mist;
m.
steamer.
vaquer
,
v.
to be vacant;
-- à
, attend to, go about.
vareuse
,
f.
jumper, pea-jacket.
variation
,
f.
variation.
varier
,
v.
to vary.
vase
,
m.
vase.
vaste
,
adj.
vast, immense.
va-t-au-nord
,
m.
shift to the north (popular).
va-t-au-sud
,
m.
shift to the south (popular).
veau
,
m.
calf, veal.
végétation
,
f.
vegetation, vegetable growth, plant.
vehémence
,
f.
vehemence.
veille
,
f.
eve, clay before.
veiller
,
v.
to watch, sit up;
-- à
, watch over;
veille sur
toi
, look out for yourself.
veine
,
f.
vein, good luck.
velours
,
m.
velvet.
velouté, -e
,
adj.
velvety.
vendange
,
f.
vintage.
vendetta
,
f.
vendetta, blood-feud (in Italian, =
vengeance
;
en
pronounced as in
bien
).
vendeur
,
m.
vendor, seller.
vendre
,
v.
to sell;
à --
, for sale.
vendredi
,
m.
Friday.
vénérable
,
adj.
venerable.
vénération
,
f.
veneration;
avoir en --
, to worship.
vengeance
,
f.
vengeance.
venger
,
v.
to avenge.
venir
,
v.
to come;
-- de
, come from, have just;
-- à
,
come to, happen;
s'en --
, come away or
along;
venu
,
m.
comer.
vent
,
m.
wind;
au --
, in the wind, flying.
vente
,
f.
sale.
ventre
,
m.
belly, stomach, hull, body.
ventrebleu
,