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

4584 words, in teaching order

Words 3701–3800
patience
patience (the quality of being patient)
Noun
natte
plait (of hair), braid (US); mat
Noun
accrocher
to hook, hook up (attach with a hook); to pick up, become attached to; to pick up, to come to learn (e.g. a skill); to get, get hold of, obtain something; to hang up (the phone) (end a telephone conversation); to get hooked, get addicted; to cling onto, hold on to; to collide, bump into one another
Verb
couchette
sleeping berth
Noun
serviteur
servant
Noun
numéro
number; phone number; issue (of a publication)
Noun
boulangerie
bread shop; bakery, baker's
Noun
algérien
Algerian Arabic
Noun
nice
candid, naive
Adjective
corse
Corsican (language)
Noun
discussion
debate, argument (a civil exchange of contradictory points of view); argument, (verbal) fight, row (a vivid, uncivil exchange of emotional points of view); conversation, discussion (an exchange of words neither contradictory nor conflictual)
Noun
limite
limit
Noun
nappe
tablecloth; layer (of gas, oil etc.); sheet (of water); ribbon cable
Noun
enfler
to inflate; to fill; to build up (an emotion); to swell up
Verb
malaise
malaise, uneasiness, cringe; episode of being taken ill, especially suddenly
Noun
vomissement
sick; vomit (act of vomiting)
Noun
habitué
a regular, a denizen (a frequent customer)
Noun
équipage
crew (of a boat), ship's company; equipment; horse and carriage
Noun
colossal
colossal, huge
Adjective
cap
cape; head; heading; goal, direction, course; cap (summit of a mountain)
Noun
barder
to bard; to clad (add cladding to a wall); to transport wood onto a boat; kick off; (used to express that trouble occurs)
Verb
cuivre
copper; brass; copperplate
Noun
cuirassé
battleship
Noun
menaçant
menacing, threatening
Adjective
passion
Passion, suffering; passion, enthusiasm
Noun
golfe
gulf
Noun
odorant
scented, aromatic
Adjective
comté
county; riding; Comté cheese
Noun
oranger
orange tree
Noun
citronnier
lemon tree
Noun
citron
lemon; lime (citrus); brimstone (butterfly); noggin (head); lemon (defective item); East Asian
Noun
orange
orange (fruit); orange (colour)
Noun
charmant
charming
Adjective
fertilité
fertility
Noun
laurier
laurel (Laurus nobilis); bay (the leaf of Laurus nobilis used as an herb); any laurel, or one of many similar species; laurel (symbol of honour, glory, victory)
Noun
myrte
myrtle
Noun
cotonnier
cotton (plant); cotton worker
Noun
palmier
palm, palm tree; palmier (biscuit)
Noun
croître
to grow
Verb
n'empêche
despite all, nevertheless, still
Adverb
dépeupler
to depopulate
Verb
inculte
uncultivated, fallow; uncultivated, uneducated, unread; uncultured
Adjective
sculpteur
sculptor
Noun
orateur
orator; speaker, public speaker; Speaker
Noun
législateur
legislator
Noun
code
code
Noun
architecte
architect (a designer of buildings)
Noun
sculpture
sculpture
Noun
constructeur
constructor
Noun
ange
angel
Noun
aile
wing (of a bird or other flying animal; of poultry; of an aircraft; of a building; of an army; in football and rugby; in politics); fender, wing (of an automobile); side, wing, ala; sail (of a windmill); blade (of a propeller); wings
Noun
guirlande
wreath; festoon; garland; tinsel
Noun
doré
golden
Adjective
ornement
show; ornament, embellishment; jewel
Noun
recommencer
to restart, start over, start again
Verb
incessant
incessant, unremitting, constant, non-stop
Adjective
impérissable
imperishable
Adjective
renommée
reputation, legend, renown
Noun
graver
to engrave; to carve (wood); to burn (data, onto a CD, DVD, etc.)
Verb
résumer
to summarize, to sum up; to come down to, to boil down to
Verb
devise
motto; assets in foreign currency; currency
Noun
formation
formation, forming, development; education; training; formation
Noun
dix-neuvième
nineteenth
Adjective
avocat
lawyer, attorney; avocado
Noun
approfondir
to deepen; to consider more thoroughly, to delve deeper into
Verb
dette
debt
Noun
étang
pond (small lake, often shallow); lagoon (especially on the Mediterranean coast)
Noun
marais
swamp, marsh; land suitable for growing primeur or vegetable
Noun
salant
saline
Adjective
arène
arena; arene
Noun
armateur
shipowner
Noun
typhoïde
typhoid fever
Noun
faiblesse
weakness
Noun
immédiatement
immediately
Adverb
vous-mêmes
yourselves
Pronoun
convalescence
convalescence
Noun
rembourser
to pay back, refund, reimburse
Verb
généreusement
generously
Adverb
forger
to fashion metal with fire and a hammer, to forge; to forge, falsify; to create, to conceive, to make up; to coin (a word or phrase); to trot
Verb
servitude
servitude, thralldom; easement
Noun
convalescent
convalescent
Adjective
complet
full, without room for more; complete, entire
Adjective
vaillance
valiance, courage, bravery
Noun
sagesse
wisdom, reason, sense; prudence; foresight
Noun
affectueux
affectionate; caring
Adjective
incorruptible
incorruptible
Adjective
plaire
to please, to appeal to (usually translated into English as like with exchange of subject and object); to enjoy (oneself)
Verb
bourrasque
blast, gust of wind; squall
Noun
humeur
humour/humor (the liquid in the body); mental state, either temperamental or as temporary mood
Noun
user
to wear, wear down, wear off, wear out, grind down, run in; to use (used with de)
Verb
influence
influence
Noun
pourparlers
parley, talks (conference to arrive at a certain agreement)
Noun
parfaire
to finish, to complete; to make a supplementary payment
Verb
patient
patient, outpatient; condemned man, person who has been sentenced to death
Noun
impatient
impatient
Adjective
brusquerie
brusqueness
Noun
blottir
to snuggle, to huddle
Verb
garance
madder (plant); rose madder
Noun
perche
perch (type of fish); pole; pole-vaulting; pole; T-bar; boom (for microphone etc.); perch (for birds); rod (unit of length); probe
Noun
navigateur
navigator; browser
Noun