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ABOIS, aux —, at the last extremity. ABREUVER, S'-, drink deep, give way to; take one's fill of; to swill. ACHOPPEMENT, une pierre d'-, an obstacle: a stumbling block. AGIR, il s'agit, the question is, the main point is, it is requisite to. Il s'agit de partir, it matters now to set off. Il s'agit de la vie, life is at stake; life is in question, in danger. ALE, il ne bat plus que d'une ——, he is

much worse, at his last gasp. AIMER mieux, to have rather, prefer. AIR, le grand -, air out of doors, open air. Le bel air, the manners of gentry, high life; fashion. AISES, prendre ses, be free and easy, give oneself great freedom. ALLER trouver, go and call upon. Aller au devant de, go and meet. Aller ventre à terre, go at full speed. Y aller, be at stake. AMITIÉS, faites mes, make my compliments, remember me kindly. ARE, 100 square metres; an are; a square with sides ten metres long. ASSIETTE, n'être pas dans son -, not to be in a comfortable state of mind or body; be out of humour. AUSSITÔT dit que fait, no sooner said than done.

AUTRES, à d'-, go to; such nonsense won't do for me. Il n'en fait pas

d'autres, that's just like one of his tricks. Avec vous autres, with you gents, with such as you.

AVEZ, qu'--vous? what is the matter with you? what ails you? AVOIR mal à la tête, have the headache. Avoir beau dire, to be in vain to say. Vous avez beau pleurer, it is in vain for you to weep; weep as much as you please. Avoir de quoi, to have enough, be well off. Avoir envie de, have a mind to, long for. Avoir bien la mine de, appear very much as if. Avoir chaud à, be warm about. N'avoir que faire de, have no occasion for. N'avoir garde de, take care not to, be sure not to. Il n'y a pas jusqu'à, even to. Avoir 20 ans, be 20 years old. Avoir 6 pieds, be six feet high. affaire à, have to do with. grand faim, be very hungry. grand soif, be very

xii BLANC, de but en blanc, bluntly, without introduction, point-blank. BOND, faire faux bond à, to disappoint,

deceive, leave in the lurch. BORD, à bord de, on board of. Sur le bord de, very near, close to. BRAS, avoir sur les bras, have on one's shoulders, in one's hands, on one's hands. Vivre de ses bras, live by one's work, by one's labour. BRILLANT, du -, fine passages; shin

ing qualities. Du faux-, tinsel. BRÛLER du désir de, to long to. BRUMAIRE, second autumnal month in the revolutionary year. BRUSQUER, receive roughly.

CAMPAGNE, battre la―, be out of one's mind. Se mettre en —, to set out. CARREAU, Coucher sur le —, sleep on the ground; knock down, kill. CARRIÈRE, donner — à, give vent to, give full scope, let loose. CARTE, perdre la, lose one's wits. CAS, faire cas de, make much of. CASSER, payer les pots cassés, smart, suffer for any damage done. C'EN est fait de, it is all over with. CENTIARE, hundredth part of an are, a square metre; a superf. measure. CENTIGRAMME, hundredth part of a gramme; a centigramme. CENTIMÈTRE, hundredth part of a metre; a centimeter.

CERVELLE, brûler la, faire sauter la cervelle, blow the brains out. CHANGE, prendre le, be deceived. Donner le -, to deceive. CHARGER, to overdo, overload, caricature. Charge, revenir à la -, make another attempt; begin again. CHARIER, to bear forward large pieces of ice, as a river does.

CHAUD, cela ne fait ni ni froid, that does not matter; it does not signify. CHEF, de son, with one's own authority; of one's own accord. CHEMIN, faire voir du —, puzzle, cut out plenty of work. [quarrel. CHERCHER chicans, to cavil, pick up a CHEVEUX, faire dresser les -, make the hair stand on end. Tiré par les, far-fetched, ill-grounded. CHEVILLE, useless epithet or word. CHIFFONNER, to put out, make angry.

COMBAT, mettre hors de-, put to the

rout, disable; overcome; undo. COMBLE DE, pour, in addition to. Mettre le comble à, to complete. Au comble de, at the height of. CONFIDENCE, faire une, tell one a secret; make a disclosure. CONNAISSANCE, perdre —, to faint, swoon. -8, print of a stag's foot. CONNAÎTRE, s'y —, be a judge of. CONSCIENCE, avoir la — - de, be conscious of. En —, truly, honestly. CONTENANCE, faire bonne —, look satisfied; put on a bold face.

COUP de bonheur, a lucky hit; de malheur, unfortunate stroke;, de foudre, thunder clap; de vin, draught of wine; de canon, gun-shot; de grâce, finishing stroke; de hasard, unexpected case, random shot; de dent, a bite; de fusil, musket-shot; de pied, a kick; de filet, profitable hit ; de fouet, cut with a whip; d'épée, sword cut or thrust; d'essai, trial, attempt; de peigne, a moment's hair-dressing; de langue, backbiting; de tonnerre, thunder-clap; de main, a help, sudden onset; d'œil, a glance; de vent, gust of wind.

COURIR, faire, set afloat; bruit about. Courir les bals, go frequently to balls, haunt them.

DE, with, on, for, to.
DÉBIT, avoir le

agréable, to speak in an easy and agreeable manner. DÉCAGRAMME, ten grammes. DÉCALITRE, about ten quarts English. DÉCAMÈTRE, ten metres. DÉCASTÈRE, ten cubic metreɛ. DÉCIGRAMME, tenth part of a gramme. DÉCILITRE, about the tenth of a quart. DÉCIMÈTRE, the tenth of a metre. DECISTÈRE, 10th part of a cubic metre. DÉFAIRE, se de, get rid of; part with; put off; sell; dispose of. DENTS, rire du bout des -, laugh from compulsion or necessity. Ne pas

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desserrer les dents, not to whisper a word. Armé jusqu'aux —, armed cap-a-pe. Être sur les -,be tired out. DÉPAYSÉ, être, be like a fish out of water. Avoir l'air, seem at a loss. Dépayser, put on the wrong scent. DÉTRAQUÉ, cerveau —, insane mind. DIRE, cela va sans dire, of course, nem.

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beau

con. Au dire de, by the saying of. DISTINGUÉ, genteel, well-bred. DONNER de la tête contre le mur, knock one's head against the wall. teinte à, strike at, defame. jeu à, give fair play, allow great advantage. carrière, give scope. envie à, put in mind of. de, give room for. Ce régiment a donné, that regiment has fought. Cette porte donne dans la rue, this door opens upon the street. DORÉ, moissons dorées, golden harvests. Dorer, pay a ship's bottom.

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ÉCHAPPER, I' - belle, to have a narrow escape of, escape it narrowly. EGAL, cela m'est, it is all one to me. C'est égal, it matters not; no matter; never mind. EMPOISONNER l'esprit, corrupt the mind. -, misrepresent. ENSEVELI, a. completely absorbed. ENTENDRE finesse, malice, raillerie, take a joke well; le trantran, have the knack. [meaning, ambiguous. ENTENTE, à double, with a double EPINGLES, tiré à quatre-, affectedly nice and clean; scrupulously tidy. EPREUVE, être à l' de, be proof against. Mettre à l'—, put to the test, expose to danger, to trial. EQUIPAGE, avoir —, keep a carriage. ESCRIMER, s'- do bombastically,

sher off, dabble in.

ETAT, être en-, be able. Mettre en état, to enable. Être hors d'-, be unfit for, unable to.

ETEINTE, Voix —; exhausted voice. ETOURDI, stunned, deafened, berildered, hare-brained. ÊTRE, en à, to have got to, have reached. Où en êtes-vous? where did you leave off? where are you?

FAÇON, sf. workmanship. De sa façon, after his fashion, in his way.

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FAIRE le, to assume, put on the; - le malade, sham sickness; le savant, pretend to be learned; l'école buissonnière, play truant; de son mieux, do one's best; part de, communicate, tell; semblant, pretend, feign. Ne faire que de, to have but just. Faire naître, give rise to; répéter une leçon, hear a lesson said; faire faire, to order; faire savoir, let one know. Faire bouillir, chauffer, etc., to boil, S'en faire accroire, be

warm, etc.

conceited.

abstinence, to fast.

argent de, raise money with.

affront, affront, insult. brèche,

– pitié, move, create pity for. plaisir à, please. de, give proof of. quarter, spare. reflect on.

-quartier, give

réflexion sur,

réparation, give satisfaction. tort à, wrong, injure. trafic de, deal, trade. - trève à, forbear. vie qui dure, live within compass, be sober and wise. bonne vie, joyeuse vie, lead a merry life, carry it on merrily. FAIT à, used to, accustomed to. IL FAIT beau, it is fine weather. Il fait chaud, it is warm; froid, it is cold; jour, it is light; du vent, it is windy; crotté, it is muddy; nuit, it is dark. Je lui ai donné son, I told him plumply what I thought; he got it soundly. Mettre au- de, to inform, give the clue, put into the way of. FAUSSER une signature, forge a signature; une serrure, spoil a lock.