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Le Tour de la France par deux enfants (Bruno, 1877)

4584 words, in teaching order

Words 1001–1100
entraîner
to coach, to train; to carry, pull, drive; to drag (along); to bring about, lead to, involve; to exercise, to train
Verb
attirant
attractive
Adjective
allumette
match (small flammable object); shoestring French fry
Noun
bougie
candle; spark plug
Noun
croire
to believe (someone); to believe, to accept as true; to believe, to have faith; to think of oneself as, to consider oneself
Verb
dangereux
dangerous
Adjective
brume
mist, haze, fog
Noun
risque
risk
Noun
apercevoir
to see, to glimpse, to catch sight of; to realize, to become aware (of), to notice
Verb
attirer
to attract; to lure, to entice
Verb
soldat
soldier
Noun
garder
to keep; to retain; to store; to save; to guard; to be careful (de faire not to do)
Verb
étonner
to surprise
Verb
quelle
feminine singular of quel; which?; What a ...!
Adjective
répandre
to spill, scatter; to spread; to shed (tears); to give off, give out (a smell etc.); to spread, to propagate
Verb
trébucher
to trip, to stumble
Verb
souvent
often
Adverb
pierreux
stony, rocky
Adjective
surtout
above all; especially
Adverb
marquer
to mark, mark down (to add a mark or a spot to something); to mark (to place a mark in something as a reminder); to brand (brandish someone's skin with a mark); to mark (to feature as a highlight of something); to score (e.g. a point or a goal)
Verb
plan
map (schematic maps of streets, subways, etc.); plane (flat surface); plane; shot; plan; hookup (short for plan cul); deal (short for bon plan); a small case inserted in the rectum in order to hide one's valuables from a full-body search
Noun
suivant
next, following
Adjective
ligne
line; route, course, service, line; cable; row (in a table); figure
Noun
toi-même
yourself
Pronoun
percer
to pierce; to make it, to have one's breakthrough
Verb
ténèbres
darkness, the shadows; obscurity
Noun
toucher
to touch (physically); to affect; to receive, to get; to earn (money); to try, to try out; to know a thing or two
Verb
fin
end, close, finish; end, end goal, objective, purpose
Noun
éteindre
to turn off (a switch, device, etc.); to put out, to extinguish (a fire); to die out, fade
Verb
halte
halt, stop!
Interjection
comparer
to compare
Verb
rencontre
encounter; meeting; fixture
Noun
cesse
end
Noun
branche
branch (of tree); branch (of an organization)
Noun
parasol
a large, anchored umbrella used as protection from the sun
Noun
abri
a shelter or refuge against the elements or physical danger
Noun
rosée
dew (moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc)
Noun
nocturne
nocturnal; night
Adjective
silencieux
silent (without sound); quiet (not speaking); quiet (with little sound)
Adjective
humidité
humidity; moisture, wetness, dampness
Noun
glacial
freezing, ice-cold, very cold; icy, very cold
Adjective
frissonner
tremble; shiver; rustle
Verb
engourdi
numb
Adjective
genou
knee; lap
Noun
force
force; strength
Noun
objection
objection (all meanings)
Noun
cou
neck
Noun
puisque
since, because
Conjunction
ensemble
together
Adverb
solitude
solitude; loneliness
Noun
reposer
to put down, to place; to rest; to rest, to repose; to be based on
Verb
confiant
confident
Adjective
fraîcheur
freshness; coolness
Noun
respiration
respiration
Noun
troubler
to disturb, disrupt (order, sleep, judgement etc.); to disturb, to trouble (someone); to cloud, become cloudy (of water); to become cloudy, become overcast (of sky); to become flustered
Verb
silence
silence
Noun
monter
to go up, to climb (go to a higher position); to ascend, go higher, go uphill, go upstairs; to get on, get in (a vehicle); to rise (get to a higher figurative position (socially, or in a league/division etc.)); to stage, put on (a show); to ride (a horse); to mount (a horse); to bring up, take up, put up, get up (lift or carry something to a higher position); to turn up, put up (increase the volume etc.); to raise (increase the level, price etc.); …
Verb
quelquefois
sometimes
Adverb
tarder
to tarry; to be slow to do something (tarder à faire quelque chose); Used as an impersonal verb with de or que to express impatience.
Verb
dissiper
to dissipate; to squander (waste); to distract (someone) from serious thoughts
Verb
extrême
extreme
Adjective
emparer
to seize, get hold of; to take over
Verb
bise
north wind; northeasterly (wind); kiss (non-romantic kiss on the cheek)
Noun
pin
pine, pine tree (Pinus)
Noun
trembler
to tremble, shake
Verb
sol
soil, earth; ground; floor; sol (the fifth step (G) in the solfège scale of C, preceded by fa and followed by la); a Spanish-American gold or silver coin, now the main currency unit of Peru (also new sol), or a coin of this value; sou (the feudal era coin)
Noun
parfois
sometimes
Adverb
feuille
leaf (of a plant); sheet (of paper, etc); ear
Noun
ennemi
enemy
Noun
quelqu'un
one (out of several); someone, somebody, anyone, anybody; (colloquial) (a) somebody (someone singular or notable, i.e., who stands apart from most others in importance, skill, merit, etc.); some; some people, certain
Pronoun
langue
tongue; language (system of communication using written or spoken words)
Noun
envahir
to invade; to stretch, to overgrow, to fill; to come over (someone) or wash over (someone), as a feeling
Verb
placer
to place (to put in a specific location); to seat (to put an object into a place where it will rest); to place (to earn a given spot in a competition)
Verb
confier
to confide; to entrust
Verb
redire
resay, say again; retell, tell again
Verb
honteux
ashamed (feeling shame); shameful, disgraceful (causing or meriting shame or disgrace)
Adjective
vaincre
to defeat, vanquish; to win
Verb
moi-même
myself
Pronoun
réconforter
to comfort
Verb
puissant
powerful; mighty
Adjective
agir
to act, to do (something); to work, to have an effect; (followed by sur) to act (on); to act, behave; prosecute, sue; to be, be all about, be a question of
Verb
combien
how much (for uncountable nouns and portions); how much (for money); how many (with countable nouns)
Adverb
tranquillité
tranquility, peace, calm, calmness, quietness
Noun
gagner
to win; to earn; to gain; to obtain; to go to; to reach; to arrive at
Verb
immobilité
immobility, stillness
Noun
appesantir
to weigh down; to dull; to condemn; to get bogged down (with)
Verb
paupière
eyelid
Noun
demi
half
Adjective
moitié
half; significant other
Noun
plonger
to dive; to plunge; to immerse oneself (in something)
Verb
rêve
dream
Noun
clarté
light, illumination; clarity
Noun
lumineux
bright, luminous
Adjective
pâle
pale (light in color); pale (lacking brightness); pale (dull)
Adjective
rayon
ray, beam (of light, etc.); spoke (of wheel); radius; honeycomb; shelf (for books, merchandise, etc.); department (of department store), section (of shop); row (for planting seeds in)
Noun
pénétrer
to enter, to get in (to); to penetrate; to see through somebody's lies or secret plans; to penetrate (to enter sexually; to engage in penetrative sex)
Verb
elle-même
herself, itself
Pronoun
mauvais
bad; wrong, incorrect
Adjective
splendeur
splendor
Noun
distance
distance (literal physical distance); distance (metaphoric or figurative)
Noun