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

4584 words, in teaching order

Words 1701–1800
gris
gray / grey
Noun
vapeur
steam; vapour; steamship
Noun
malignement
malignantly
Adverb
préoccuper
to concern, preoccupy; to be concerned, preoccupied; to care; to mind, to be bothered
Verb
dessous
underside; bottom; disadvantage; (women's) underwear; hidden agenda
Noun
moulin
mill; windmill; moulin; paradiddle
Noun
principal
main, key, principal
Adjective
moteur
motive, driving
Adjective
simple
single; simple, straightforward, easy; simple, plain, unsophisticated; synthetic; non analytic; simple, uncompounded; one-way; mere
Adjective
papetier
papermaker; stationer
Noun
louis
a louis: various gold and silver coins issued by the Kingdom, Republic, and (slang) Empire of France; 20 francs
Noun
robert
tit (human breast)
Noun
machinalement
automatically, mechanically
Adverb
perfectionner
to perfect; to make perfect; to refine, hone, improve
Verb
instrument
instrument (means or agency for achieving an effect); instrument (person used as a mere tool for achieving a goal)
Noun
inventer
to invent (to make something for the first time); to invent (to create a mistruth)
Verb
vue
sight (something seen); sight, eyesight, vision; view; view (an individual viewing of a video by a user)
Noun
fumant
smoking, smouldering, steaming
Adjective
foire
a fair, an exposition; artisans' market; diarrhoea; fuckup, mess
Noun
produit
product; production
Noun
verre
glass (substance); symbol of fragility; symbol of transparency; Object of this substance; lens, glass; glass (drinking vessel); the content of such a vessel
Noun
cristal
crystal
Noun
image
picture, image; frame; A mental representation.
Noun
châtaigne
chestnut
Noun
sac
bag, sack; ten French francs; plunder, loot
Noun
trottoir
sidewalk, pavement, footpath (paved path located at the side of a road for the use of pedestrians)
Noun
bestial
bestial
Adjective
foule
crowd; the thronging of a crowd; a great number, multitude, mass; host; the act or process of treading or milling; oppression, vexation
Noun
magasin
shop, store; warehouse, storehouse; magazine (repository of armaments); magazine (part of a weapon); barn
Noun
étalage
display; window display, window dressing
Noun
nécessaire
necessary
Adjective
achat
buy, purchase
Noun
marchand
merchant; mercantile
Adjective
promenade
walk; stroll (walk for enjoyment)
Noun
amusant
amusing; funny; fun
Adjective
approvisionner
to supply; stock; to shop
Verb
fertile
fertile
Adjective
remarquer
to observe; to point out, remark upon; to notice; to attract attention; to announce
Verb
échantillon
sample, extract
Noun
amuser
to amuse, to entertain; to have fun, to enjoy oneself
Verb
verrerie
glassworks (factory that produces glass or items made from glass); glassmaking (craft or industry of producing glass); glassware (articles made from glass)
Noun
chiquenaude
flick, flip
Noun
sonner
to sound; to ring
Verb
fabriquer
to make; to build; to manufacture; to fabricate; to be up to
Verb
morceau
piece, slice, bit, morsel; piece, work; gun, piece
Noun
double
double (all senses), two; sixteenth note
Adjective
cristallerie
crystal glassworks
Noun
baccara
baccarat (card game)
Noun
cendre
ash (of fire, etc.); mortal remains
Noun
potasse
potash
Noun
fondue
fondue
Noun
sable
sand; the heraldic colour sable; black
Noun
douter
to doubt; to suspect, to have an inkling
Verb
marchand
seller; vendor; merchant
Noun
mur
wall
Noun
poucet
a very small person
Noun
bête
stupid; inept (not very bright and lacking in judgement); silly; avoidable (which could have been easily averted); grumpy (having a bad character or in a bad mood; showing great displeasure in interacting with people)
Adjective
découper
to cut up, to chop up; to cut out (to remove by cutting); to zone, to divide up (into areas); to cast shadow (against a background), to silhouette
Verb
coller
to stick (together), to glue; to approach too closely; to be too close; to place; to give; to hand over; to fit well; to suit; to be dumbfounded; to be in a daze; to be sticky; to stick; to have an affair
Verb
bataille
battle; war (card game)
Noun
portrait
portrait; portrait (format); description (of a person or things)
Noun
fabrique
factory, plant (factory or industrial facility)
Noun
colorier
to color
Verb
imagerie
imagery; imaging
Noun
tapisserie
tapestry; wallcovering, wallpaper
Noun
quantité
quantity
Noun
flûte
flute (woodwind instrument consisting of a tube with a row of holes that produce sound through vibrations caused by air blown across the edge of the holes, often tuned by plugging one or more holes with a finger); flute (glass with a long, narrow bowl and a long stem, used for drinking wine, especially champagne); Originally meaning fluyt, by the late 17th century used for any large cargo vessel
Noun
clarinette
clarinet
Noun
orgue
organ
Noun
barbarie
barbarity, savagery
Noun
concours
competition; contest; competitive examination; concourse, gathering, assemblage, assembly; combination, consolidation, union; concurrence; cooperation; participation
Noun
orphéon
choral society
Noun
fanfare
fanfare; marching band
Noun
distraction
distraction; entertainment
Noun
exprimer
to express; to express oneself
Verb
désirer
to desire, want
Verb
broderie
embroidery
Noun
artificiel
artificial
Adjective
province
province; the countryside; or more broadly, the rest of metropolitan France, outside Paris
Noun
selon
according to; whichever applies; depending on
Preposition
vendre
to sell; to sell out (betray)
Verb
navire
ship
Noun
cargaison
cargo (freight carried by a ship)
Noun
Inde
India (a country in South Asia)
Name
paysan
a peasant; someone who lives in the country; ruralite; a country bumpkin
Noun
peuple
people (nation, distinct ethnic group); the people, the general population, the common folk
Noun
dispute
dispute
Noun
brodeur
embroiderer
Noun
volontiers
willingly; gladly; with pleasure
Adverb
dentelle
lace
Noun
vitrine
shop window; shopping; vitrine (glass-paneled cabinet or case for displaying articles)
Noun
rosier
rosebush
Noun
capitale
capital, capital city; capital letter
Noun
soixante
sixty
Numeric
rivaliser
to compete
Verb
pari
wager, bet; gamble, risk
Noun
renommer
to rename; to reelect; to glorify; to laud
Verb
parmi
among, amongst; amid, amidst
Preposition
industrieux
industrious
Adjective
certainement
certainly (with certainty, without doubt); probably (very likely, although not entirely sure)
Adverb