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

4584 words, in teaching order

Words 401–500
mère
mother
Noun
déshabiller
to undress; to get undressed
Verb
réussir
to manage to do something; to pass (a test); to succeed at something
Verb
éveiller
to stimulate; to kindle; to waken
Verb
amour
love
Noun
fraternel
fraternal
Adjective
patrie
homeland, home country, country of origin, fatherland
Noun
ouest
west
Noun
toujours
always; still
Adverb
uni
united; having only one color, feature, etc.
Adjective
parent
relative, relation, family member; parent; ancestors; parents
Noun
asseoir
to sit (someone) down, to seat, make sit; to sit down, sit up, take a seat; to assert
Verb
auprès
nearby
Adverb
événement
event
Noun
obliger
to oblige, to require, to compel, to force; (intransitive) to have to; to help, to aid
Verb
quitter
to discharge somebody from an obligation; to leave, to quit; to part with somebody, to leave somebody
Verb
naître
to be born
Verb
revenir
to come back, to return; to grow back; to recur, to be mentioned repeatedly; to come to mind, to be remembered; to recant, to go back on; to brown; to go to as what is due; to come to be responsible
Verb
arrière
back; rear; fullback; shooting guard
Noun
trouver
to find; to retrieve something lost, turn up something hidden, or encounter something previously unknown to one; to find (something to be the case); to think or consider (something to be so); to find oneself (at a place or in a situation); to be found, to be situated, to be; to be the case, to turn out (that)
Verb
suite
result; sequel; next step, next steps, that which follows, remainder, rest; straight; sequence; suite (group of connected rooms)
Noun
alsace
any of several wines produced in Alsace
Noun
partie
part (portion, amount); party; game, play (sense "the conduct, or course of a game"); subset
Noun
comprendre
to understand, comprehend; to comprise, include; to know each other (well); to get on well, to get along well; to be comprehensible or conceivable
Verb
allemand
German (related to or originating from Germany); of the German language; German
Adjective
habitant
an inhabitant of some place; someone who has a poor understanding of social conventions, making them look backward; anybody from a rural or recently colonized area; a member of the habitation colony at Stadacona founded by Samuel de Champlain, where Quebec City now lies; Montreal Canadiens hockey club or supporter of Montreal Canadiens hockey club; a farmer
Noun
rester
to stay; to remain, be left over; to stay, to remain (to continue to have a particular quality); to rest; to live
Verb
français
French; Franco-American or Francophone
Adjective
natal
native
Adjective
établir
to make out (a bill), to draw up (a document etc.); to establish, to set up (a business, government, camp, reputation etc.); to demonstrate, establish (a fact, responsibility); to set (a record); to institute (a rule); to settle down; (+ preposition à) to stand at (about a statistic); to colonize; to become part of common usage
Verb
veuf
widowed; odd (missing its pair)
Adjective
élevé
high, aloft, perched; high (of birth, manners, standing), noble, superior, distinguished
Adjective
fils
son; any male descendant; any direct descendant, male or female; Jr. (postnominal designator indicating a son with the same name as the father); darling, dear (term of affection for a male beloved)
Noun
songer
to dream; to think (about), consider (that); to ponder, to imagine, to consider; to dream about; to be preoccupied by, with
Verb
un autre
another, a different; another one, a different one
Determiner
Alsacien
Alsatian (native or inhabitant of Alsace, a geographic region, traditionally German-speaking, in the administrative region of Grand Est, France) (usually male)
Noun
Lorrain
native or inhabitant of Lorraine, a cultural region part of the administrative region of Grand Est, France (usually male)
Noun
émigrer
to emigrate; to migrate
Verb
tâcher
to try, attempt, endeavour; to ensure
Verb
donc
therefore, consequently; thus
Adverb
réunir
to gather, collect; to bring together; to meet; to come together
Verb
économie
economy; economics (the study of resource and wealth allocation, consumption, and distribution, of capital and investment, and of management of the factors of production); economy (frugal use of resources); savings
Noun
frais
fresh (recently produced, unspoiled); fresh (well-rested); fresh, cool (of temperature, wind, etc.); fresh, recent (just happened)
Adjective
voyage
trip, journey, voyage; travel; load, wagonload, truckload
Noun
jamais
never; ever
Adverb
côté
side; way, direction
Noun
courageusement
bravely, courageously, boldly
Adverb
apprentissage
apprenticeship; learning
Noun
serrurier
locksmith (lock maker)
Noun
prêt
ready
Adjective
époque
epoch; time (time period)
Noun
fixer
to fix, fasten; to fix, arrange, set (a date, price etc.); to settle (in a place); to stare at
Verb
jour
day; daylight, light; opening, aperture
Noun
rapporter
to bring back (physically bring something back from where it came from); to retrieve; to fetch; to take back (physically take something back to where it was); to take on (assume responsibility of); to report, to tell about (give a report of something experienced); to report (to tell an authority about a mishappening); to bring in, to yield; to bring back (remind about the past); to earn (a point)
Verb
mourant
dying; in agony
Adjective
voisin
neighbour, neighbor
Noun
secours
aid; assistance; help
Noun
seul
lonely; alone; only; single
Adjective
demeurer
to live, stay; to stay, to remain, to stop for a long time; to last, to persist
Verb
cadavre
corpse, cadaver; empty bottle, empty
Noun
baiser
to kiss; to fuck, screw; to prevail over someone, fuck, screw; to break, deteriorate, to fuck up
Verb
doucement
softly; quietly; gently
Adverb
tendre
tender (soft, delicate)
Adjective
cher
dear, beloved; expensive, costly
Adjective
réveiller
to awaken; to wake up
Verb
ce
it, this, that (see § Usage notes); he, she, it, they; it
Pronoun
vie
life, the state of organisms (organic beings) prior to death; life, period in which one is alive, between birth and death; biography, life; life, lifeforms; cost of living; way, path (road, railway, etc)
Noun
tressaillir
to thrill, shiver, quiver; to vibrate; to twitch, start, shudder, jump
Verb
essayer
to test, to try on; to try, to attempt; to try one's hand
Verb
parler
to speak, talk; to be able to communicate in a language; to speak; to cant; (of a coat of arms) to make a pun of its bearer's name
Verb
vain
useless, ineffective, fruitless; vain, shallow
Adjective
lèvre
lip
Noun
remuer
to move (something, often with repeated, restless or agitated movement, especially a body part); to shake, swing, wag; to move; to shift; to shuffle; to rearrange (something around); to stir (a liquid or mixture); to turn over (earth, soil); to toss (salad); to deeply move, touch (someone); to stir up (emotions, feelings, memories); to move (around); to fidget; to make an effort; to get moving
Verb
mot
word; note, (short) message; answer to an enigma
Noun
vive
any of certain kind of fish, mostly in the family Trachinidae, but especially the sand tilefish (Malacanthus plumieri) or the Guinean weever (Trachinus armatus) From FishBase
Noun
peindre
to paint
Verb
trait
line; trait; color of a mineral; the action of hauling or pulling (by an animal of burden); straps or cords placed on an animal of burden and attached to the vehicle which the animal pulls; an action reflecting a favorable or adverse intention by one person toward another; a remarkable or influential historical event; a particular passage in a speech that is well-written; an excellent or appealing characteristic of a speech; a vibrant, brilliant, or innovative idea; verses sung in a Mass between the gradual and the gospel reading; …
Noun
sembler
to seem, to resemble, to look like; to appear, to seem, to look
Verb
réfléchir
to reflect; to reflect, to manifest, to show; to ponder, to reflect; to realize; to judge, to deem; to be reflected
Verb
angoisse
anguish, distress; anxiety; angst; fear, dread
Noun
moyen
means; method, way of doing; tool, device; resource, fund
Noun
désir
desire
Noun
puis
and
Conjunction
effort
effort
Noun
suprême
supreme; last
Adjective
caressant
cuddly; affectionate
Adjective
poser
to stop carrying, to put down (something or somebody); to ask or pose (a question); to land (a plane); to lay, place; to install, fit; to relax, settle
Verb
épuiser
to dry up; to squeeze out; to exhaust, to wear out
Verb
regarder
to look at; to watch; to face; to concern (be associated with)
Verb
longuement
for a long time
Adverb
façon
way; manner; fashion
Noun
expressif
expressive
Adjective
regard
look, glance; sight, gaze, eyes; manhole
Noun
profond
deep; profound; rural, small-town, provincial, heartland; authentic, true
Adjective
triste
sad
Adjective
aimer
to love (usually of a person, otherwise the meaning is closer to English like); to like (often with bien)
Verb
désormais
henceforth, from now on
Adverb
vivre
to live; to experience
Verb
voilà
it has been, ago
Preposition
moi
me (first-person singular disjunctive pronoun); me (first-person singular object pronoun of imperative verbs)
Pronoun