VOCABULARY
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��aie), to have ; to possess ; il y a, there is, there are ; il y a longtemps que, it is long since ; ils avaient beau demander, it was in vain that they asked. un avoir, possession, substance. avouer, to own, confess ; s’avouer, to acknowledge oneself.
��le bachelier, bachelor ; youth. bafouer, to ridicule, make
fun of.
baigner, to bathe, le bailli, magistrate. le bain, bath.
baiser, to kiss, le baiser, kiss.
baisser, to lower ; tete baissee, head down ; les yeux baisses, with his (her) eyes to the ground, balancer, to hesitate. ballotter, to toss. le balourd, simpleton. la bande, band, company,
gang.
baptiser, to baptize, le baquet, tub. la barbaric, cruelty, le barbon, grey-beard, old
dotard.
barbu, bearded, hairy. la barque, boat, le bas, stocking.
bas, low ; short ; en bas de, down from ; tout bas, in a whisper.
la bastonnade, thrashing, la bataille, battle, fight. le bateau, boat.
batir, to build. le baton, stick, staff.
batonner, to cudgel, thrash, battre (battant, battu, bats),
��to beat ; to strike ; battre des flancs, to pant. beau, bel, belle, fine, beauti- ful ; il a beau faire, it is all in vain ; il cut beau examiner . . . he scanned her face in vain. beaucoup (de), much, many, le beau-pere, father-in-law, la beaute, beauty.
bel, belle, see beau, la belle, beauty. la benediction, benediction,
blessing. benir, to bless. benit, consecrated ; eau
benite, holy water, le berceau, cradle, le berger, shepherd, la besogne, work, business, le besoin, need ; avoir besoin
de, to need, la bete, beast, la biche, doe. le bidet, nag.
le bien, possession, wealth; un homme de bien, a well doing man.
bien, well; very; much; bien des, many ; eh bien ! well ! bien-aime, beloved. le bienfait, kindness, kind
deed. le bienheureux, saint, blessed
one.
bientot, soon.
bizarre, odd, strange, fan- tastical.
blamer, to blame ; to cen- sure, criticize, blanc, white. blanchir, to grow white or
grey. le ble, corn, wheat.
blesser, to wound ; to hurt,
injure. blond, fair.
le boeuf [beef], ox ; pi. bceufs [b0].
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