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

that (distal demonstrative pronoun); this (proximal demonstrative pronoun); it (alternative form of ce as a subject of être in tenses other than the present and imperfect indicative); it, that, they, them (reduplicated pronoun referring to an indefinite or generic noun phrase); it (dummy pronoun); used to indicate actions happening generally without specifying an agent, like on but with a greater suggestion of mass, generalized, unattributable, or confused action; people; creates isolated emphatic forms of the interrogatives qui, où, quand, comment and pourquoi; he, she, it (third-person singular subject pronoun); him, her, it (third-person singular object pronoun); they (third-person plural subject pronoun); …

Pronoun

pesant

heavy

Adjective

soixante-dix

seventy

Numeric

ouvrière

worker (bee)

Noun

haute

high society

Noun

sobre

sober (teetotal); sober (dull, unexciting); modest

Adjective

revendre

resell, sell again

Verb

reproche

blame, the act of blaming

Noun

rente

annuity; benefit; pension; private income

Noun

amasser

to amass; to gather up; to accumulate, to build up; to huddle

Verb

errer

to wander, to wander about

Verb

inquiétant

worrying, disturbing, disquieting

Adjective

absence

absence (state of being absent or withdrawn)

Noun

étourdi

stunned; dizzy, giddy; scatterbrained, distracted

Adjective

corriger

to correct; to grade (US), to mark (UK)

Verb

coutelier

cutler

Noun

limoger

to dismiss (usually of senior staff, such as a minister, general, bishop, ambassador, etc), kick upstairs

Verb

porcelaine

cowrie, a mollusk of the family Cypraeidae, or its translucent shell; porcelain, the translucent ceramic of fine china, or vessels made of this material

Noun

médecin

physician; (medical) doctor

Noun

limousin

Limousin; the dialect of Occitan; a bricklayer skilled in limousinage

Noun

penchant

penchant

Noun

accroître

to increase; to increase, to grow

Verb

coutellerie

knifemaking, cutlery works

Noun

assiette

manner of being seated, situation; seat; trim, attitude, pitch attitude; basis; dish (the food); plate, dish (the crockery); plateful

Noun

dessert

dessert, pudding

Noun

faïence

faience

Noun

pétrir

to knead; to mould into shape

Verb

manufacture

factory

Noun

peupler

to populate

Verb

imagination

imagination

Noun

guillaume

rabbet plane

Noun

imposer

to impose; to tax (a person, a product), or to impose (a tax); to triumph, to win; to establish oneself, to make a name for oneself; to be required, to be called for

Verb

privation

deprivation; shortage, deficiency; defect

Noun

poste

post office; mail, postal service/system; job, post; position (in a sport, or an observation post); extension; stretch, stint (at work)

Noun

médecine

medicine (field of study)

Noun

prodiguer

to dispense, to lavish (something on someone)

Verb

combler

to fulfil, satisfy; to fill (add contents to, so it is full); to fill (to install someone); to counter; to deliver

Verb

léguer

to will, to bequeath; to hand down, pass on (traditions etc.)

Verb

vannier

basketmaker, basketweaver

Noun

vôtres

your (belonging to you, plural or formal)

Adjective

hameau

hamlet

Noun

dizaine

a set of ten; about ten; tens (in arithmetic)

Noun

athlétique

athletic (having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape)

Adjective

tresser

to plait, braid

Verb

osier

osier (tree); wicker; willow

Noun

expansif

effusive; expansive; expansionary

Adjective

timidement

timidly; shyly

Adverb

contenter

to content, to satisfy; to content oneself, to be content

Verb

hospice

hospice

Noun

conversation

conversation

Noun

déranger

to bother; to disrupt; to disarray/disarrange (throw into disorder)

Verb

épanouir

to blossom; to bloom; to flower; to reveal its qualities; to thrive, flourish

Verb

récréation

recreation; (US) recess, (UK) break

Noun

gaule

pole; fishing pole; boner

Noun

héroïque

heroic

Adjective

imiter

to imitate

Verb

gaulois

Gaulish; bawdy

Adjective

ancêtre

ancestor, forebear, forefather; precursor, forerunner; old geezer, old fart

Noun

blond

blond (of a pale golden colour); blond (having blond hair)

Adjective

roux

russet; red, ginger (refers to hair of a reddish-brown color)

Adjective

parer

to adorn; to bedeck; to fend off; to parry; to get dressed up (in one's finest clothes)

Verb

Gauloise

a cigarette of the Gauloises brand

Noun

époux

spouse; male spouse, husband

Noun

bagage

baggage; luggage

Noun

féroce

ferocious; wild

Adjective

escorter

to escort; to accompany

Verb

émouvant

moving, deeply touching (causing emotion)

Adjective

romain

of the city of Rome; Roman; of Ancient Rome; Roman

Adjective

jules

boyfriend; pimp

Noun

césar

Caesar

Noun

domination

domination

Noun

vaillamment

valiantly

Adverb

composer

to compose; to compose (to produce or create a musical work); to constitute, to make up; to dial (a number); to come to terms, to come to a compromise (on), to compromise

Verb

soumettre

to submit

Verb

Romain

Roman (resident or native of Rome)

Noun

éloquemment

eloquently

Adverb

projet

project; plan; draft constitution

Noun

joug

yoke; balance beam

Noun

guerrier

warrior

Noun

chef

head; article, principal point; principal motive, charge, count of indictment; chief; top third of a coat of arms; a boss, chief, leader; a culinary chef, chief cook

Noun

impénétrable

impenetrable; not understandable, mysterious

Adjective

autel

altar (in a church)

Noun

réveil

waking, awakening, waking up; reveille; alarm clock

Noun

légion

legion