détourner turn aside, ward off, di vert, turn détruire destroy deux two; tous both deuxième second devant before, in the sight of; ~ que conj. (obsolete, supplanted by its synonym avant que) before développer develop, treat at length devenir become, be, prove; ce qu'il devient what becomes of him devoir be due, owe, ought, be (des tined) to, belong devoir m. duty, respect dévorer devour, consume diadème m. diadem dieu m. god; dieux! ye gods différence f. difference différent different différer defer, put off difficile difficult; faire le ~ be hard to please difformité f. deformity, ugliness diligence f. diligence; en in haste dire say, tell, bid; vouloir mean; c'est-à- that is; on le dit they say, so they say discourir discourse; en discourse upon it discours m. discourse, words disperser disperse, scatter disposer dispose, prepare, arrange disputer dispute, contend; se ~ struggle for, strive for dissimuler dissemble, conceal dissiper dispel, scatter, dissolve distinguer distinguish divers different divin divine dix ten donc then, therefore, pray, please donner give, furnish dont whose, from which, with which, in which; tous all of whose doucereux sweetish, mawkish douceur f. gentleness, moderation douleur f. grief, sorrow doute f. doubt; sans no doubt douter to doubt, have doubt, question (si, que, if) doux pleasing, agreeable, welcome, sweet, gentle droit m. right, claim durable durable, lasting dureté f. hardness, severity, austerity eau f. water éblouir dazzle, charm écarter turn aside, keep back, divert; s'~ go aside, diverge, depart échapper escape, make one's escape, get away; s'~ escape échauffer animate, excite, inflame éclairer enlighten éclat m. outburst, splendor, glory, light, flash, glitter éclater burst out, burst forth, break out, come to light, be displayed, show, appear, shine, be illustrious; faire discover, disclose écouter listen, listen to écrier: s' exclaim écrire write effacer efface, remove, forget, outshine, eclipse effet m. effect, result; en ~ indeed, really, in fact, to be sure effort m. effort, effect, result effrayer frighten, terrify effroyable frightful, terrible égal equal; à the same as, as great as égaler to equal égaré dismayed, distracted, beside one's self église f. church égoïsme m. egoism, selfishness égorger slaughter, cut down, kill slay Égypte Egypt égyptien Egyptian élevé lofty, exalted; ~ au-dessus de far above élever elevate, raise, erect, rear, bring up, nurture; s' arise, rise elle she, it; -même herself, itself éloigné apart, far éloigner remove, send away, dis miss, withdraw; s' withdraw embarras m. embarrassment, perplexity embarrasser embarrass, trouble embrasé on fire embrasement m. burning embraser set on fire embrassement m. embrace embrasser embrace, take in, en compass, include, take up émouvant moving, touching, affecting émouvoir stir up, arouse, move; s' be aroused, be moved empire m. empire, command, control emploi m. employ, station, occupa tion employer employ, make use of empoisonneur m. poisoner emportement m. transport, out burst of passion emporter carry away, bear away, sweep away, turn, master, take possession of; l'~ prevail, win the mastery, be master; s' fly into a passion, inveigh empressement m. eagerness emprunter borrow en prep. in, into, by, while, on, as a, like a en p. of it, of them, by it, by him, by her, because of it, for it, therefor, thereby encore still, more, again, too, then, yet; un coup once more encourager encourage, stir up, excite endurcir harden endurer endure, bear enfance f. childhood, infancy enfer m. hell enfermer lock up; s'~ be shut up, be locked up enfin finally, at last, then, after all, in short, at all events enflammer inflame, kindle enfoncer sink, bury, plunge engager engage, enlist, win over, bind, compel, assign, invite enivrant intoxicating, compelling, moving enivrer: s' be intoxicated, be elated, be carried away enlever carry off, bear away, carry away ennemi m. enemy ennui m. (used in its primitive sense in the 17th century) grief, distress, sorrow, woe, trouble enorgueillir: s'~ be proud, pride one's self ensanglanter stain with blood ensemble together ensevelir bury, plunge, absorb ensuite afterward, then entendre hear, listen, understand; parler hear; faire give to understand, let know entier entire, whole; tout ~ entirely, altogether entraîner drag on, drag after, trail after, carry away, involve, overpower entre between, into entrée f. entrance, admittance entremise ƒ. intervention, agency entreprendre undertake entreprise f. enterprise entrer enter, come entretenir sustain, preserve, hold converse, talk together entretien m. interview, discourse, talk, conversation, subject of conversation entrevoir catch a glimpse, see dimly envelopper inclose, hem in envie f. desire envier envy, covet, grudge, wish for environner surround envoyer send, address épais thick, deep, dark épargner spare épée f. sword; coup d' swordstroke, sword-thrust éperdu distracted, distraught, dismayed Épire Epirus épître f. epistle, dedication épouse f. wife, spouse épouser wed, marry, espouse épouvanter frighten, terrify époux m. husband épris seized, filled, enamored, smitten (in modern French used only of the passion of love; in the 17th century applicable to all passions) éprouver experience, try, test, feel, meet with équité f. equity, justice errant wandering, rambling, without purpose erreur f. error esclave m. f. slave espèce f. sort, kind espérance f. hope, expectation espérer hope espoir m. hope esprit m. mind, intelligence, wit, senses essayer try, endeavor; s' try out one's skill, put one's strength to the test essuyer dry, wipe away, meet with, put up with, endure estimer esteem, consider, prize, value et and; ~.. both... and état m. state, condition, case, way éteindre extinguish, quell, put an end to, calm; s'~ go out, die out étendre extend étendue ƒ. range, extent éternel eternal, everlasting, unceasing étincelant flashing étonner astonish, overcome étouffer stifle, destroy, put an end to étranger -ère m. f. stranger, foreigner être be; ~ à belong to; c'est-à-dire that is; c'est à moi (à, de) it is for me, it is my duty to, it is my place; il est there is, there are; tant soit peu ever so little; quoi qu'il en soit however that may be étroit close, narrow, intimate étudier study Euripide Euripides événement m. event, issue, completion, outcome éviter avoid, shun, escape évoquer evoke, call up, call exacte exact examiner examine, scrutinize excellent excellent exceller excel excepté except excès m. excess exciter excite, stimulate, arouse, cause, incite, provoke excuser excuse, forgive exécuter execute, carry into effect exemplaire m. example, specimen, model exemple m. example exercer : s' practise, do one's work exil m. exile exiler exile, banish expier expiate, pay the penalty expirer expire, die, die out, run out expliquer explain; s'~ explain one's intentions, speak out clearly exploit m. exploit, deed exposer expose exprès expressly, purposely expressément on purpose exprimer express exquis exquisite, charming extraordinaire extraordinary, unusual extrême extreme, excessive extrêmement extremely fable f. fable, story, tale, plot, talk, laughing-stock face f. face, aspect; changer de ~ change, take on a new aspect façon f. fashion, way faible weak, little faiblesse f. weakness, foible, failings faire make, do, let, cause, have, create, form, act, accomplish, show; se ~ make (for) one's self, be; croire persuade, pretend, give out; ~ éclater disclose; ~ entendre give to understand, let know; ~jouer cause to be played, stage; mourir put to death, have die; se jour see light, find a way; ne que only; n'y rien have no effect; que what of it, what's to be done; c'en est fait it is all over, 'tis done; n'avoir plus que no need now faiseur m. maker, scribbler have feu m. fire, flame, passion, love (a précieux substitute for the more literal terms amour, passion; in this sense generally plural) fidèle faithful, constant; sb. believer fidélité f. fidelity, constancy fier proud, haughty fierté f. pride, haughtiness, high spirit figurer: se picture to one's self, imagine fille f. daughter, girl fils m. son fin f. end; à la ~ at last, finally finesse f. finesse, subtlety, keen ness finir finish, end, bring to an end flamme f. flame, love, passion; en ~s aflame flatter flatter, beguile, delude, hold out hopes; se pride one's self, congratulate one's self (de on) fléchir move, soften, prevail upon fleuve m. river foi f. faith, word fois f. time; une once; deux ~ twice; à la ~ at the same time folie f. folly, madness fond m.bottom, depth, background; au at the bottom, down in, within fondateur m. founder fondement m. foundation, basis, groundwork fonder found, base fondre melt, descend, pounce down upon force f. force, power; avec ~ forcibly forcer force, compel, oblige forme f. form former form, compose, fashion fort strong; adv. very; sb. m. fort fortune f. fortune, success, happi ness foule f. crowd, multitude, host fouler trample; ~ aux pieds tram ple under foot français French frapper strike, smite, impress, af flict frémir shudder |