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

to clothe, dress (those in need or for ceremonial purposes); to invest (formally give authority, titles, responsibilities; install in office); to disguise, hide; to put on, dress oneself in; to take on, to assume (aspect, form or appearance); to coat, treat, cover, overlay, plaster (put a protective cover on (such as wooden support for a trench)); to cover, blanket

Verb

armure

armor; key signature

Noun

étincelant

sparkling; scintillating

Adjective

fièrement

proudly

Adverb

attitude

attitude, position

Noun

altier

haughty

Adjective

insensible

insensible; impervious; unperceivable, imperceptible

Adjective

dévouement

dedication, commitment (to duty); self-sacrifice; devotion, devotedness

Noun

enchaîner

to chain, to shackle; to subjugate, to enslave; to put together (in a sequence), to concatenate

Verb

cachot

dungeon, prison; penalty box

Noun

languir

to languish; to lie torpid; to flag, die down, slack off, be slack; to wither, weaken; to long, pine, or yearn (for)

Verb

rival

rival

Noun

étrangler

to strangle; to choke (with laughter, etc.); to say in a voice strangled by emotion.

Verb

amertume

bitterness

Noun

cruel

cruel; hard, painful

Adjective

défenseur

defender; defenseman (US), defenceman (Canada)

Noun

ambitieux

ambitious

Adjective

conquérant

conqueror

Noun

hôpital

hospital

Noun

civil

civil; lay; civilian; civil, courteous, polite

Adjective

magistrat

magistrate; judge

Noun

fonction

function (what something does or is used for); role (function or position of something or someone); function

Noun

seizième

sixteenth

Adjective

assidu

assiduous (hard-working, diligent)

Adjective

administrer

to administer

Verb

finance

finance

Noun

état

state, condition

Noun

gaspiller

to waste

Verb

scrupule

scruple, compunction, qualm

Noun

réformer

to reform (put into a new form); to reform (improve, make better); to declare unfit for military service

Verb

abus

abuse (improper usage)

Noun

désintéressement

disinterest, disinterestedness, unselfishness, detachment; buying out (an associate), paying off (a creditor)

Noun

tellement

so; so much; very; so much (singular); so many (plural); so much (gives a reason for the preceding statement)

Adverb

dot

dowry, marriage portion

Noun

administration

management (administration; the process or practice of managing)

Noun

chancelier

chancellor

Noun

royaume

kingdom

Noun

début

start, beginning

Noun

injustice

injustice

Noun

arrêt

stopping, checking, arrest (in development, growth, machinery etc.); stop (place); judgment, ruling; safety catch, stop button; stop, save

Noun

immérité

undeserved

Adjective

menacer

to threaten; to endanger, to jeopardise

Verb

déshonorer

to dishonor

Verb

présent

present; current, present

Adjective

franchise

liberty, freedom; frankness, honesty; excess (UK), deductible (US); franchise

Noun

dissension

dissension

Noun

religieux

religious

Adjective

reine

queen (a female monarch); queen (a reproductive female animal in a hive)

Noun

catherine

chamber pot

Noun

liste

list

Noun

victime

victim

Noun

assassin

an assassin or other murderer

Noun

commander

to order (tell someone to do something); to order (ask for a product)

Verb

messager

messenger; one who carries a message

Noun

pardon

excuse me; sorry

Interjection

supporter

to support; to bear

Verb

abrégé

abridged

Adjective

pauvreté

poverty

Noun

page

page (of a book, etc.); page, web page; page, page boy

Noun

châtiment

punishment

Noun

indigne

unworthy; disgraceful

Adjective

étouffer

to smother, to choke; to stop, to inhibit, to prevent

Verb

vision

vision, sight

Noun

étrange

strange (bizarre, odd, abnormal); foreign

Adjective

agonie

the moment just before death

Noun

affreux

frightful, causing fear; terrible, rubbish, awful; repulsive

Adjective

esclave

slave

Noun

loyauté

loyalty

Noun

royal

royal

Adjective

misérable

destitute, impoverished; seedy, shabby; wretched, pitiful; feeble, paltry, measly

Adjective

durable

durable; sustainable

Adjective

vingt-six

twenty-six

Numeric

révolution

revolution (turn; rotation); revolution (political event)

Noun

coaliser

to form into a coalition, unite; to join forces, coalize, form a coalition

Verb

contribution

contribution; contribution: levy or impost

Noun

Orient

Orient

Name

musulman

Muslim

Noun

sultan

a sultan: a Muslim ruler with a certain title; a silk-ornamented basket; a perfume sachet to put in a linen coffer

Noun

piémont

foothill

Noun

saint-bernard

Saint Bernard (breed of dog)

Noun

Autrichien

an Austrian inhabitant or descendant of the people of Austria

Noun

résistance

resistance (all meanings)

Noun

s'enfuir

to flee; to run away

Verb

cavalerie

cavalry

Noun

bataillon

battalion

Noun

expirer

to breathe out; to draw one's last breath, to pass away; to expire, to run out

Verb

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