la culotte, breeches, pair of
breeches, le cur6, parish priest.
D
daigner, to deign, le dais, canopy, la dame, lady, dame, le damoiseau, young man (of
noble birth). la damoiselle, young lady (of
noble birth). le dard, dart.
davantage, more, debarquer, to land, se debarrasser (de), to get
rid (of).
le debat, debate, strife. se debattre (debattant, debattu,
debars), to struggle. debile, weak, deboiter, to put out of
joint.
debonnaire, affable, kindly. debout, up, standing. les debris, m., remains, frag- ments, dechainer, to unchain, let
loose.
dechirer, to tear. dechoir (decheant, dechu, dechois), to fall; dechue de son espoir, with her hopes dashed.
decider, to decide ; se de- cider (a), to make up one’s mind (to), to decide (to).
decisif, decisive ; positive. decouvrir (decouvrant, de- couvert, decouvre) , to dis- cover.
decrepit, worn by age. decrocher, to unhook, take
down.
dedans, in it, into it. le dedommagement, com- pensation, damages.
��se defaire (defaisant, defait, defais, defis, deferai, de- fasse) (de), to get rid (of), to part (with), la d6faite, defeat, le defaut, failing, fault.
defendre, to defend, protect, preserve ; to forbid ; se defendre (de), to prevent, avoid ; to help feeling ; to excuse oneself (from). le defenseur, defender, pro- tector.
deferer (a), to yield, con- descend (to), le defi, challenge.
defiant, distrustful, sus- picious.
defis, see defaire. se degager, to disengage one- self.
degrader, to spoil, damage, se deguiser, to disguise one- self.
dehors, outside ; au (en) dehors, outside, away from home.
deja, already.
dejeuner, to breakfast.
delicatement, delicately, tenderly.
delicieux, delightful.
delier, to loose, to unbind.
delivrer, to deliver, rescue to rid.
demain, to-morrow, la demande, question, de- mand ; application, re- quest, suit.
demander, to ask (for), to demand, require ; to en- quire (for) ; se demander, to ask oneself or one another ; to wonder.
demeler, to discover. le dementi, challenge of a statement ; en avoir le dementi, to be beaten, defeated.
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