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

4584 words, in teaching order

Words 3801–3900
jalousie
jealousy; edible amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor); sweet william (Dianthus barbatus); a type of pear (fruit); Venetian blind; mashrabiyya, latticework screen
Noun
tôt
early
Adverb
unir
to unite, join; to combine
Verb
refouler
to trample etc. again; to repress or suppress; to repulse
Verb
explorer
to explore
Verb
projeter
throw, hurl; project; plan (to create a plan for)
Verb
ministre
minister; indigo bunting, a bird with taxonomic name Passerina cyanea
Noun
entreprise
company, business; enterprise, project
Noun
gigantesque
gigantic
Adjective
opposition
opposition
Noun
secrètement
secretly, in secret
Adverb
accumuler
to accumulate
Verb
vallon
dale, small valley
Noun
redescendre
to come back down, to go back down (to descend shortly after having gone up); to redescend (to descend a second time)
Verb
écluse
sluice, lock (of canal)
Noun
contrariété
vexation, irritation; contrast, contrariety
Noun
achèvement
completion, conclusion, finish
Noun
existence
existence; life
Noun
terminer
to end; to finish; to terminate; to end, to bring to an end, to finish; to end, to finish, to complete, to conclude
Verb
relâcher
to release
Verb
message
message
Noun
naufrage
shipwreck (event where a ship sinks or runs aground); disaster, catastrophe; collapse
Noun
prisonnier
prisoner
Noun
débris
debris
Noun
naufragé
marooned person, castaway
Noun
indigène
indigenous person, native, indigene
Noun
tribu
tribe; sigma-algebra
Noun
écueil
reef, shelf, skerry; pitfall, stumbling block
Noun
mausolée
mausoleum
Noun
bonhomme
fellow, chap; a basic figure meant to represent a person (e.g. a stick figure, a symbol on a sign, etc.); scarecrow
Noun
embarrassant
embarrassing (causing embarrassment)
Adjective
bourrade
thump, clobbering (aggressive hit)
Noun
chaperon
chaperon
Noun
familièrement
colloquially; informally
Adverb
agacer
to irritate; to tease
Verb
chance
chance; luck; Immigrant of non-European heritage, short for "chance pour la France".
Noun
bourru
surly; gruff
Adjective
dérider
to smooth, remove the wrinkles from; to brighten up, cheer up
Verb
hercule
hercules; Hercules
Noun
bambin
toddler (young human child)
Noun
applaudir
to applaud (express approval by clapping)
Verb
disposition
arrangement; layout; disposal; the ability or authority to use something; step; arrangement; measure; disposition; tendency; provision; clause
Noun
brusque
abrupt (sudden or hasty); curt
Adjective
pyrénée
only used in monts Pyrénées m pl (“Pyrenean mounts”) and montagnes Pyrénées f (“Pyrenean mountains”); epithet of Venus
Adjective
gaver
to force-feed; to gorge oneself; to overeat; to fill up, exasperate
Verb
fertiliser
to fertilize
Verb
embarquer
to board (a vehicle); to embark (to set off on a journey); To embark (upon)
Verb
eau-de-vie
synonym of brandy
Noun
miel
honey (sticky sweet substance)
Noun
débarquer
to unload (merchandise), land (troops, passengers); to fire, sack; to disembark; to turn up, arrive (suddenly); to realize, to become aware of something; to get out of a vehicle
Verb
drap
sheet, duvet
Noun
lainage
woollens
Noun
nuageux
cloudy
Adjective
éclaircir
to brighten (up); to thin (down); to clear up, solve, clarify (mystery, problem etc.)
Verb
dépasser
to exceed; to overtake, to go past; to surpass
Verb
ariège
smilax
Noun
site
site; website
Noun
cascade
cascade (waterfall); cascade (series of event); cascade; a stunt performed for cinematic imitation or entertainment
Noun
arcade
arcade; arch, ridge
Noun
voûte
arch; vault
Noun
découpure
indentation; herald (moth, Scoliopteryx libatrix)
Noun
chapelle
chapel; covering for the head
Noun
abîme
abyss, chasm; bottom of a chasm or valley; infiniteness of thought; superlative used with various abstraction and qualities; the climax or acme; hell; abyss of a shield, fess point
Noun
profondeur
depth
Noun
désordonné
disorderly, untidy
Adjective
pittoresque
picturesque
Adjective
jurisconsulte
jurisconsult (legal expert)
Noun
alphabet
alphabet (set of letters considered as a group)
Noun
principalement
mainly, principally
Adverb
meunerie
milling (flour trade)
Noun
jacques
a stupid person; a jemmy or crowbar
Noun
foulon
fuller (job)
Noun
grammaire
grammar (the study of the morphological and syntactic rules of a language); a grammar textbook
Noun
grec
Greek
Adjective
latin
Latin; Latino
Adjective
latin
the Latin language; a male of South American or Mediterranean origins
Noun
injuste
unjust; unfair
Adjective
concitoyen
fellow citizen; fellow countryman, compatriot
Noun
législation
legislation
Noun
réputation
reputation
Noun
professer
to profess
Verb
successivement
successively
Adverb
cahors
a red wine from Cahors
Noun
tribunal
tribunal; court, court of law
Noun
câble
cable; synonym of câblogramme (“cable”) (cablegram)
Noun
élargir
to enlarge, to make larger
Verb
coteau
hillside
Noun
attentif
attentive; careful (cautious)
Adjective
parier
to mate, couple; to bet (make a guess about the outcome of an event)
Verb
ressemblance
resemblance (state of resembling)
Noun
intérieurement
inside, on the inside, internally, interiorly
Adverb
constitution
constitution (formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institutions; legal document describing such a formal system); constitution (a person's physical makeup or temperament, especially in respect of robustness)
Noun
quinconce
a quincunx, a group of five items arranged in a square with one in the middle; a plantation made at equal distances in a straight row, giving multiple alleys of trees in different directions; a place planted in this manner
Noun
naïf
naive, dewy-eyed; gullible
Adjective
formalité
formality (all meanings)
Noun
exiger
to demand, require
Verb
mince
thin, slim, slender
Adjective
gagnant
winner, victor
Noun
pilote
pilot (controller of aircraft); pilot (controller of vessel); driver (controller of a racecar); driver (computing); pilot (miniature prototype); pilot (sample episode of a television series)
Noun
débattre
to negotiate; to discuss, debate; to struggle
Verb