French fiction -- 19th century; Short stories, French
*étinceler*, to flash, sparkle.
*étonné*, astonished.
*étonnement*, _m._, astonishment.
*étouffer*, to choke.
*étrange*, strange, odd, queer.
*étrangement*, strangely.
*étranger*, _n.m._, foreigner;
_adj._, foreign.
*être*, to be.
_c'est à moi de tirer_, it is my turn to shoot;
_c'était à moi de tirer le premier_, I had the right to shoot first;
_ce fut à lui de tirer le premier_, as luck would have it, he
could shoot first;
_n'était plus au jeu_, was no longer interested in the game;
_en ---- à_, to come to, to have to;
_lorsqu'on en fut à se partager les casquettes_, when the time
came for distributing our caps among us.
*étreignant*, see *étreindre.*
*étreindre*, to clasp.
*étroit*, narrow.
*étudier*, to study.
*eux*, they, them.
*s'évanouir*, to faint away.
*éveillé*, lively.
_bien ----_, wide awake.
*éveiller*, to rouse.
*événement*, _m._, event, occurrence.
*évidemment*, evidently, obviously.
*éviter*, to avoid, evade.
*exemple*, _m._, example.
_par ----!_, indeed! bless me!
*exercice*, _m._, drill.
_faire l'----_, to drill.
*exiger*, to demand.
*expérience*, _f._, experiment.
*explication*, _f._, explanation.
*s'expliquer*, to explain one's self.
*fabrique*, _f._, make, manufacture.
*fabriquer*, to manufacture.
*face*, _f._, front.
_en ---- de_, in front of, in the presence of;
_en ----_, opposite;
_l'un en ---- de l'autre_, opposite each other.
*facile*, easy.
*facilement*, easily, readily.
*façon*, _f._, way, manner.
_en aucune ----_, in no wise, (not) in any way.
*fagot*, _m._, fagot, hundle.
*faible*, weak, feeble, dwindling.
*faiblesse*, _f._, weakness.
*faim*, _f._, hunger.
_avoir ----_, to he hungry.
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