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

4584 words, in teaching order

Words 901–1000
hâter
to speed up, hasten; to hurry
Verb
rappeler
to call again; to call back; to remind; to recall, remember (use without de is formal and rare; use with de much more common but still proscribed); To request or order the return of (a faulty product).; to pull through (a rope)
Verb
tromper
to deceive, lead astray, mislead; to trick, dupe; to cheat on one's significant other; to distract oneself from; to make a mistake, be wrong; to mix up
Verb
bois
wood (substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree); wood (wood of a particular species of tree); wood, woodland (forested or wooded area); antler (branching and bony structure on the head of deer, moose and elk, normally in pairs); woodwind instrument, woodwind; wooden engraving, woodcut; wood (type of club); hull
Noun
tranquillement
calmly, peacefully, quietly, serenely, tranquilly
Adverb
tête
head (part of the body); head (leader); header; a bright spark, a quick study
Noun
précipiter
to throw out, push out, chuck out, throw off, push off, chuck off; to throw oneself out, to jump out; to take down, to bring down; to rush (hasten, do something too fast); to precipitate; to precipitate (fall from the sky); to dash, to move quickly
Verb
guise
way
Noun
sang-froid
sang-froid, calmness, calm
Noun
bout
end, extremity, tip (of a physical object); bit, piece, scrap; rope; end
Noun
enseignement
education, teaching
Noun
ours
bear; A person like a bear; loner, someone who avoids company; beast, beastly person; bear (hairy gay man); pressman, worker with a hand printing press; masthead, imprint (list of a publication's main staff); rough cut; prison, jail
Noun
polaire
of a pole (of an axis); polar
Adjective
instruire
to instruct, to teach; (of a judge or other magistrate) to hear, to try (a case)
Verb
exemple
example
Noun
leçon
lesson
Noun
derrière
behind; at the bottom of, behind (covertly responsible for)
Preposition
soleil
sun (star); sunflower
Noun
campagne
country (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city), countryside; campaign
Noun
obscurcir
to darken (a colour); to obscure, to blur; to obfuscate; to darken; to become obscure
Verb
haut
high; tall; early
Adjective
cime
peak, summit (of mountain); top (of tree)
Noun
briller
to shine, to sparkle
Verb
lueur
glimmer; glow
Noun
crépuscule
dusk, evening twilight (time of day between sunset and darkness); twilight (of the morning or the evening)
Noun
agiter
to shake, to wave (to move back and forth); to agitate
Verb
automne
autumn, fall
Noun
assombrir
to darken, make gloomy
Verb
avancer
to advance, to go forward; to progress; to bring forward, to advance; to propose, to put forward; to move towards, to go up to, to approach; to help out somebody by lending them money for a short time (for example because they don't have any cash and the store doesn't take bank cards), to tide someone over
Verb
couvrir
to cover up, to cover (put a cover over); to cover (feature, discuss, mention)
Verb
contrée
land; region; country
Noun
sérieux
serious
Adjective
songe
dream
Noun
tâche
task; assignment
Noun
égarer
to misplace; to mislead, misinform; to lead astray; to get lost, go astray, to lose one's way; to wander
Verb
d'ailleurs
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see de, ailleurs.: from elsewhere; furthermore, moreover; by the way, by the by, about that
Adverb
résigner
to relinquish, renounce; to resign oneself (to)
Verb
chaque
each; every
Adjective
carrefour
crossroads; intersection
Noun
bravo
bravo!, hear, hear!, well said!, well done!
Interjection
souvenir
memory (mental picture); souvenir
Noun
facilement
easily
Adverb
chariot
A car/carriage or wagon; carriage (of a computer printer); shopping cart
Noun
deviser
to chat (converse familiarly); to make a quote for a prospective client
Verb
journée
day; daytime
Noun
défendre
to defend; to forbid
Verb
certain
certain, guaranteed (sure, positive); certain (specified, particular); certain (of indefinite, unknown or simply unmentioned identity, quality or quantity) (prepositive to the noun it modifies, and usually preceded by an indefinite article)
Adjective
premier
first; prime (number etc)
Adjective
toutefois
however, nonetheless
Adverb
oublier
to forget; to leave something behind by accident
Verb
face
face; surface, side; head (of a coin)
Noun
sombre
dark; right, damn, bloody
Adjective
impression
an impression, the overall effect of something; the indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on another; a print, print-out
Noun
enhardir
to embolden
Verb
accomplir
to accomplish; to achieve
Verb
brillant
shining; shiny
Adjective
quatre
four
Numeric
carré
square; second power, power of 2; patch (of land); four of a kind; frame, framework; bob (hairstyle)
Noun
roue
a wheel; the breaking wheel
Noun
char
chariot, carriage; float; tank; car, automobile; train; train car, coach
Noun
trois
three
Numeric
cocher
coachman (coach driver)
Noun
aussi
too, also, as well; as (used for equal comparisons)
Adverb
exactement
exactly, quite
Adverb
vois-tu
you see
Interjection
prouver
to prove
Verb
c'est-à-dire
that is to say
Phrase
occasion
occasion, opportunity; cause; bargain, good deal; secondhand or used item
Noun
causer
to cause (be the cause of); to speak (a language); to speak, talk, chat; to be waffling on about
Verb
quel
which; what, what a (used to form exclamations)
Determiner
lune
the Moon; any natural satellite of a planet; a month, particularly a lunar month
Noun
réjouir
to please; to delight; to rejoice, celebrate
Verb
nuage
cloud
Noun
inquiétude
worry, concern, trepidation
Noun
consister
to consist (of/in); to entail, to involve
Verb
repos
rest, ease, repose
Noun
augmenter
to increase; to increase, to augment
Verb
effrayer
to frighten, to scare, to affray
Verb
guider
to guide
Verb
former
to form (generic sense); to shape (to make into a certain shape); to train; to educate
Verb
sommet
summit, peak; summit (a conference of leaders); vertex (point on a curve with a local minimum or maximum of curvature); vertex, node
Noun
grossir
to increase, to make larger; to plump up; to put on weight, to gain weight; to get fat
Verb
enveloppé
wrapped past participle of envelopper
Verb
eux-mêmes
themselves
Pronoun
entourer
to surround
Verb
part
share; portion, part, slice; proportion; newborn
Noun
affliger
to grieve someone, to distress someone; to smite
Verb
mien
(of) mine, my own
Adjective
libre
free, at liberty; clear, free, vacant; free, without obligation; freestyle
Adjective
tâter
to feel (touch lightly, to sense consistency or temperature); to get a feel for; to go to see someone
Verb
aveugle
blind (physically unable to see); blind (having poor judgement; unable or unwilling to acknowledge, or to put any effort toward understanding); blind, unquestioning (unguided or unchecked by objective judgement)
Adjective
racine
root (of a plant); root, origin; root
Noun
embarrasser
embarrass; clutter; block (up)
Verb
rendre
to give back; to return, to restore, to give back; to repay; to reciprocate (an action, emotions); to render; to render, to make; to express, to convey; to render, to translate; to render; to give; to deliver; to pay (a visit, respects); to yield; …
Verb
calme
calmness, stillness; coolness (of a person)
Noun
précaution
precaution; prudence, wariness
Noun
faillir
to almost do something; to fail; to go bankrupt
Verb
rouler
to roll; to revolve; to go (of events, to proceed); to work, to function; to ride; to drive (a vehicle); to dupe, to trick
Verb
haut
top
Noun
rocher
rock (mass of projecting rock)
Noun