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

4584 words, in teaching order

Words 2401–2500
pente
slope; gradient; inclination, tendency
Noun
ferrer
to clad in iron (transitive), to be clad in iron (intransitive); to shoe (a horse); to clad in some metal, not necessarily iron; to hook (a fish)
Verb
barrer
to bar, bar up (to lock or bolt with a bar); to bar off; to cross out, strike out (put written lines through written text, to show it is erroneous); to go away, to leave, to fuck off; to lock (a door etc.; not necessarily with a bar)
Verb
hache
axe
Noun
escalier
step, stair; staircase
Noun
crevasse
crevasse
Noun
mégarde
oversight, inattention
Noun
craquer
to split, to break; to crack (petroleum); to crack, to creak, to crunch; to give up, to break down, to crack; to fall for, to become infatuated with, to yield to, give in to, fall in love with
Verb
briser
to break; snap; to become broken; snap
Verb
gouffre
pit or shaft cave, pothole; chasm; money pit, drain on finances
Noun
chute
fall; fall, drop (e.g. in price); fall, collapse, downfall; punch line (conclusion of a joke or a story; the last words that bring the comic effect); final part of an ensemble or a shape
Noun
engloutir
to gulp; to swallow up
Verb
outre
as well as, besides, on top of; across, beyond
Preposition
masque
mask (a cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection)
Noun
gazer
to gas (exterminate using gas); to smoke (a cigarette); to rage, to become irate; to go well, to be well (feeling); to have a night out; to fill up; to gas up; to hit the gas; to gloss over; to cover up; to hush up
Verb
fendiller
to crack, craze
Verb
étonnant
amazing; surprising; astonishing
Adjective
rare
rare
Adjective
fièvre
fever
Noun
invincible
invincible
Adjective
rigoureux
rigorous
Adjective
engourdir
to numb, make numb; to dull, deaden, blunt; to go numb, go to sleep
Verb
risquer
to risk, to put at risk; to face, to incur; to run the risk of; to be likely to
Verb
hardi
bold; courageous; daring
Adjective
expérience
experiment, trial, test; experience (something one goes through); experience, knowledge and skills
Noun
pistolet
gun, pistol; spray gun; weird person
Noun
pétard
firecracker (firework); sensational news; scandal; joint (marijuana cigarette); revolver; buttocks; ass; sexy man or woman; bright; shiny; eyecatching
Noun
confiseur
confectioner
Noun
ébranlement
shaking; shock; weakening, wavering
Noun
produire
to produce, to yield; to happen, take place (of an event); to perform (of a singer, etc.)
Verb
savoisien
Savoyard (of or from Savoy)
Adjective
voisin
neighbouring, neighboring; similar
Adjective
mouton
sheep (animal); mutton (meat); lemming, sheep (someone who follows a crowd and succumbs to groupthink); mouton (coin); dust bunny
Noun
là-haut
up there
Adverb
montagnard
mountain-dweller (someone who lives in the mountains)
Noun
acquérir
to acquire, to obtain; to purchase; to gain, to win (approval, etc.)
Verb
agilité
agility
Noun
proverbial
proverbial
Adjective
dehors
outside
Adverb
paisiblement
peacefully
Adverb
éclair
lightning bolt; flash; sparkle; éclair (pastry)
Noun
terreur
terror; terrorcore
Noun
bondir
to bounce, spring, jump
Verb
vitesse
speed; gear
Noun
écho
echo (a reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer); rumour
Noun
roulement
roll; rolling (action of rolling); bearing; roll (beating of a drum); roll (of thunder)
Noun
tonnerre
thunder; tough guy, troublemaker
Noun
dépit
scorn
Noun
ouragan
hurricane
Noun
déraciner
to uproot, to deracinate (a tree); to deracinate (a person)
Verb
abîmer
to damage; to fall down or sink and disappear in a hole, depth, abyss; to become absorbed in something (thought, action); to throw down in a hole, depth etc.
Verb
calmer
to calm, pacify, soothe; to calm down, abate, subside
Verb
appel
call; appeal
Noun
tourmenter
to torment, to torture; to torment, to bother, to harass
Verb
précipice
precipice, deep and steep escarpment
Noun
grand-peur
great fear
Noun
redouter
to dread, to fear
Verb
dur
hard, tough (difficult to penetrate); hard (not soft); hard, tough (not easy, difficult); harsh (e.g. harsh conditions); harsh
Adjective
flatter
to flatter; to pet, to caress
Verb
tranquilliser
to calm, to reassure
Verb
présence
presence
Noun
gardien
guard (someone who keeps guard of something); guardian, warden (protector); guardian (someone who looks after something else); guardian; babysitter
Noun
intéressant
interesting
Adjective
chèvre
goat (species); she-goat (individual female animal); goat cheese, goat's cheese
Noun
rapidité
swiftness, fastness, quickness
Noun
chasse
hunt, hunting
Noun
grimper
(climbing) to climb, climb up
Verb
trace
trace; track
Noun
poursuivre
to pursue, to chase; to pursue, to persecute, to torment; to carry on, to continue what has been started; to sue; to continue; to chase after each other
Verb
raser
to shave; to brush, lightly touch; to raze (level to the ground); to bore someone
Verb
brun
brown (color/colour)
Adjective
apprivoiser
to tame; to win over, to charm
Verb
danser
to dance
Verb
patte
paw (of animal); leg (of animal); leg (of a human); hand (of a human); tab
Noun
aigle
eagle (any of a number of species of birds of prey); a man of ingenuity and superior talent; a genius; a female eagle; a representation an eagle; the eagle as a heraldic symbol
Noun
voler
to fly through the air; to pursue flying; to scarper, flee; to steal, rob
Verb
aire
(surface) area; a flat surface; direction of the wind; threshing floor; area, zone, range (a space in which a certain thing occurs); eyrie, aerie
Noun
agneau
lamb (young sheep); lamb (sheep meat); lambskin
Noun
attraper
to trap (to capture in a trap); to catch (e.g. a ball); to catch (a cold etc.)
Verb
continuel
continuous, continual
Adjective
malfaisant
evil, harmful, malfeasant
Adjective
creux
hollow; off-peak
Adjective
importance
importance; significance
Noun
multiplier
to multiply; to multiply, to increase
Verb
enrichir
to enrich
Verb
prospérer
to thrive, prosper
Verb
esprit
immaterial or incorporeal substance; disembodied mind; spirit; mind (in the wide sense); mind (as principle of thought); specific mind aptitude; high mind aptitude; deep intention, sense, or purpose (of a text, action, attitude...); philosophy (in figurative sense); human being, as possessing abilities of mind; volatile fluid, especially alcohol
Noun
cultivé
cultivated, farmed; cultivated, grown; cultured; cultivated
Adjective
ample
plentiful, abundant, copious, profuse, ample; loose, baggy
Adjective
moisson
harvest, harvesting (the process of gathering the ripened crop); harvest (the season of gathering ripened crops; specifically, the time of reaping and gathering grain); harvest, crop (the yield of harvesting, i.e., the gathered crops or fruits); wealth, host, good haul, good crop
Noun
bourgogne
Burgundy wine
Noun
volaille
poultry; po-po, bacon (police); a freshman in a military school; a thievish prostitute
Noun
fructifier
to fructify
Verb
plaindre
to pity; to complain
Verb
vente
sale
Noun
radieux
radiant
Adjective
aspect
aspect; aspect (grammatical quality of a verb)
Noun
géographie
geography (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth)
Noun
vingtaine
about twenty; one's twenties (period of life between ages 20 and 29)
Noun
poularde
a young, fattened chicken
Noun