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

sheaf (of wheat); spray, bouquet (of flowers); collection, anthology (of pieces of literature); garb; tithe on crops under the Ancien Régime; puke, throw up (vomit)

Noun

sillon

furrow; groove, fissure; corridor

Noun

croiser

to cross, to put in the shape of a cross; to cross, to go across; to cross, to intersect; to cross, to crossbreed; to meet unexpectedly, to run into, to bump into

Verb

ruisseler

to stream, drip, pour

Verb

tropique

tropic

Noun

myriade

ten thousand; myriad

Noun

lustre

lustrum; period of five years; a very long time, an eternity; lustre, chandelier; gloss, shine, lustre

Noun

épingle

pin (small device, made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening)

Noun

tropical

of the tropics; tropical; scorching

Adjective

phoque

seal; sealskin (fabric made from fur of seals)

Noun

terre-neuve

Newfoundland dog

Noun

morue

cod; a whore; a broad; an ugly person; an oaf

Noun

pôle

pole; centre, hub

Noun

blancheur

whiteness

Noun

presqu'île

peninsula

Noun

contour

contour

Noun

fixe

fixed

Adjective

éclipse

eclipse

Noun

rallumer

to relight; to rekindle, revive

Verb

baie

berry; bay, bight (body of water); bay window

Noun

trépassé

deceased

Noun

diable

devil; rogue, (old) devil; hand truck

Noun

dignité

dignity

Noun

sentencieusement

sententiously

Adverb

tracas

hassle, worry

Noun

brouter

to graze; to browse; to perform cunnilingus

Verb

normand

Norman (of, from or relating to the region of Normandy, France)

Adjective

prochainement

soon

Adverb

hériter

to inherit (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)

Verb

chartre

prison; place of safekeeping

Noun

héritage

heritage, inheritance, legacy; patrimony; inheritance

Noun

préféré

favourite

Adjective

engagement

commitment; engagement

Noun

donnée

datum (item of data)

Noun

mentir

to lie (say something untrue)

Verb

tournoi

tournament

Noun

captivité

captivity

Noun

rançon

ransom; flipside, other side of the coin

Noun

cordage

rope (especially for a vessel)

Noun

vaillant

valuable, which has legal tender; valiant; hardworking; nice; healthy

Adjective

renne

reindeer

Noun

laid

physically ugly; morally corrupt

Adjective

intraitable

intractable; inflexible, uncompromising

Adjective

audace

audacity, boldness; audacity, impudence

Noun

simuler

to feign, to fake, to put on, to pretend to have; to dive (to pretend to be fouled in order to gain an advantage); to fake it (to feign to be enjoying sex; to pretend to have an orgasm)

Verb

combattant

combatant; fighter

Noun

visière

visor (part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so show the face); eyeshade (type of headgear for shielding the eyes from glaring light); brim or peak (part of a cap)

Noun

casque

helmet; hard hat; headphones; casque

Noun

terrasse

terrace

Noun

terrasser

to fortify or buttress with a mound of earth; to floor, to bring down (to cause (an opponent) to fall to the ground)); to bring down, to defeat thoroughly

Verb

adversaire

adversary, opponent, opposition, antagonist

Noun

proclamer

to proclaim; to declare

Verb

sire

sire (term of respect) (Still used in at least partly French-speaking kingdoms such as Belgium or Canada as a form of address to the sovereign); lord

Noun

créer

to create

Verb

recouvrer

to recover (get back into one's possession)

Verb

serment

oath, pledge

Noun

racheter

to buy back; to buy out, buy off; to ransom; to redeem (from sin); to make amends

Verb

revenu

revenue; income; tempering, drawing

Noun

domaine

domain; zone; field (of study etc.)

Noun

bague

ring; bague

Noun

bijou

a piece of jewelry

Noun

libérer

to liberate, to set free, to release from captivity; to vacate, to move out of (e.g. a house)

Verb

denier

denier (coin); denier (unit of weight); money

Noun

foi

Faith.; A depiction of a handshake.

Noun

mulet

mule; mullet (fish); mullet (hairstyle); back-up car

Noun

entrefaite

meantime

Noun

tombeau

tomb

Noun

hommage

homage

Noun

compassion

compassion, pity

Noun

encourager

to encourage; to motivate oneself; to encourage each other; to promote

Verb

chirurgien

surgeon (doctor who performs surgery)

Noun

philosophe

philosopher

Noun

affluent

tributary; affluent

Noun

chanvre

hemp

Noun

gibier

game (wild animal hunted for food)

Noun

abonder

to be found in large amounts; to abound; to abound; to teem; to be swarming or overflowing with (object marked with en, rarely de); to contribute financing to

Verb

villageois

villager (someone who lives in a village)

Noun

sottement

foolishly

Adverb

chirurgie

surgery, medical operation; surgery (the branch of medicine)

Noun

éclater

to burst; to break, to shatter; to boom (make a loud noise); to appear; to shine; to party; to have a great time, to have a ball

Verb

féliciter

to congratulate

Verb

panser

to dress (a wound etc.); to bandage; to groom

Verb

tiède

tepid, lukewarm

Adjective

pépinière

nursery (for trees); breeding ground

Noun

grenadier

pomegranate tree; grenadier

Noun

magnolia

magnolia (tree, flower)

Noun

propos

aim, intention; remark

Noun

coffre

chest, box; boot (UK), trunk (US) (luggage storage compartment of a vehicle, i.e. car)

Noun

chaire

pulpit; rostrum; chair (of university); throne (of the pope)

Noun

mathématiques

mathematics

Noun

astronomie

astronomy

Noun

philosophie

philosophy, the study of thoughts; philosophy, one's manner of thinking; small pica: 11-point type; a philosophical (calm and stoically accepting) attitude

Noun

cinquante-trois

fifty-three

Numeric

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