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

4584 words, in teaching order

Words 3501–3600
doter
to endow, donate; to fund
Verb
mistral
mistral
Noun
char-à-bancs
charabanc
Noun
nord-ouest
northwest
Noun
dérailler
to derail, be derailed (all senses); to be off one's rocker
Verb
riant
laughing (in the process of laughing)
Adjective
fécondité
fertility (state of being fertile); fecundity; ability to bear fruits; productivity; fruitfulness
Noun
surprenant
surprising
Adjective
triple
triple; thirty-second note
Adjective
secousse
bump, jolt; shock, jolt, jerk; tremor
Noun
contusionné
bruised
Adjective
blessure
wound; injury
Noun
poignet
wrist; carpus
Noun
meurtrir
to murder; to injure, hurt; to bruise, especially in reference to fruit; to leave a contusion; to hurt or injure someone's feelings
Verb
probablement
probably
Adverb
entorse
sprain; exception, violation (to a rule)
Noun
compresse
compress (cloth used to dress or apply pressure to wounds)
Noun
remède
remedy
Noun
espèce
type, sort, kind; species; cash, specie, coin
Noun
enflure
weal; swelling; bastard, scumbag
Noun
irritation
irritation
Noun
brancard
shaft (pole to attach a wagon, cart, etc. to an animal); handle of a litter; stretcher
Noun
charron
wheelwright
Noun
violent
violent; severe
Adjective
trentaine
about thirty; one's thirties (period of life between ages 30 and 39)
Noun
bonté
goodness, kindness
Noun
calme
calm; quiet, peaceful
Adjective
alarmer
to alarm (alert)
Verb
apaiser
to mollify; to appease, pacify, calm
Verb
indicible
indescribable; unspeakable
Adjective
guérir
to cure, to heal; to recover, to heal
Verb
délire
delirium; crazy stuff, absurdity, nonsense
Noun
redonner
to give again; to give back
Verb
accablement
consternation, overwhelming despondency
Noun
entrecouper
to interrupt; to intersperse; to scatter with; to intersect, to cross one another
Verb
séparation
separation
Noun
consoler
to comfort, console
Verb
docteur
a doctor (physician); a doctor (person who has attained a doctorate), especially a male doctor
Noun
demi-heure
half an hour; thirty minutes
Noun
potion
potion
Noun
chevet
bedside; apse, chevet
Noun
calmant
gripe water
Noun
protection
protection; protection (means, such as a condom, of preventing pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease)
Noun
agitation
choppiness (of water), turbulence (in air), swaying (of branch etc.); restlessness; bustle (of street, room etc.); activity; agitation; unrest
Noun
croissant
crescent; croissant; crescent moon
Noun
espérance
hope; expected value
Noun
delà
beyond
Preposition
heureusement
luckily, fortunately; happily
Adverb
prévision
forecast
Noun
réaliser
to direct (a movie); to fulfill (a dream); to perform (activities, task); to finish making; to carry out, make; to realise/realize (to make real); to realise/realize (to become aware of); to come true; to become real
Verb
nerveux
nerve; nervous; nervous, anxious
Adjective
reparaître
to reappear
Verb
pantoufle
slipper, house slipper (footwear); horseshoe
Noun
gaîté
gaiety, merriment
Noun
valide
valid
Adjective
est
east
Noun
portier
gatekeeper, doorkeeper, doorman; goalkeeper
Noun
imprenable
impregnable; uninterrupted, unobstructed
Adjective
bayard
a solid type of stretcher for carrying heavy loads
Noun
chevalier
knight; sandpiper (bird)
Noun
chevalerie
chivalry (state of being a knight in the Middles Ages)
Noun
quinzième
fifteenth
Adjective
monseigneur
monseigneur; monsignor
Noun
noble
noble (person who is noble)
Noun
déshonneur
dishonor (all meanings)
Noun
satin
satin
Noun
caparaçonné
caparisoned
Adjective
duc
duke (nobleman)
Noun
solennellement
solemnly
Adverb
veuve
widow
Noun
opprimer
to oppress (to keep down by force)
Verb
tourelle
turret (of building, tank); conning tower (of submarine)
Noun
seller
to saddle
Verb
caracoler
to caracole; go round and round, buzz round, flit about, flit around; to sit pretty, to be (well) ahead, nestle (appear comfortable at the top of a ranking)
Verb
fidèlement
faithfully
Adverb
courtois
courtly; courteous, polite
Adjective
loyal
loyal, faithful; fair, honest
Adjective
troisième
third
Adjective
charitable
charitable
Adjective
appauvrir
to impoverish
Verb
plat
a flat area of ground; a flat thing; a flat dish or receptacle; dish or course (e.g. served in a restaurant)
Noun
poster
to post, (put in the) mail; to post
Verb
lion
lion; male lion; lion (brave person); lion (celebrity; famous person); a style of elegant young man that came after the dandy
Noun
adosser
to back up (put someone's back (against)); to lean (back); to back up (put one's back against something)
Verb
barrière
barrier; fence
Noun
arquebuse
arquebus
Noun
retraite
retirement; pension (money); retreat
Noun
écuyer
squire, equerry; rider, horseman
Noun
espagnol
Spanish, from or otherwise related to Spain, its people etc.
Adjective
bourbon
bourbon
Noun
trahir
to betray; to give away, to reveal
Verb
solennel
solemn, formal; ceremonious
Adjective
contrit
contrite; apologetic
Adjective
soucier
to worry; to worry (experience or feel worry)
Verb
créneau
slot or timeslot, a defined period within a schedule; niche (in a market); parallel parking; crenel
Noun
résider
to reside, live; to lie, to be found
Verb
enclaver
to shut in, to enclave
Verb
aqueduc
aqueduct
Noun
olivier
olive tree
Noun
stérile
sterile, barren, unprolific, infertile; sterile, sterilized; vain, pointless; unproductive
Adjective