French fiction -- 19th century; Short stories, French
*monsieur*, _m._, sir.
*montagnard*, _m._, mountaineer.
*montagne*, _f._, mountain.
*monter*, to go up, _or_ in, to come up, to rise, to go aboard,
be in (a boat).
*montre*, _f._, watch.
*montrer*, to show, point out;
_se ----_, to appear.
*se moquer de*, to make fun of.
*morceau*, _m._, bit, piece.
*mordre*, to bite.
*morne*, gloomy.
*mort*, _n. f._, death;
_n. m. f._, corpse;
_part._, dead.
_qui est ----_, who died;
_balle ----e_, spent ball.
*mortifier*, to mortify.
*mot*, _m._, word, saying.
*motif*, _m._, cause, motive.
*mou, mol, molle*, soft.
*mouche*, _f._, fly, centre (of a target),
_faire ----_, to hit the bull's eye.
*moucheté*, spotted.
*mouchoir*, _m._, handkerchief.
*mouflon*, _m._, mouflon, a species of wild sheep,
inhabiting the mountains of southern Europe, as of Greece, Sardinia,
and Corsica.
*mouiller*, to anchor.
*mourais*, see *mourir*.
*mourant*, dying.
*mourir*, to die.
*mour -urent, -ut*, see *mourir*.
*mousse*, _n. f._, froth, foam;
_n. m._, cabin-boy.
*mouvement*, _m._, motion.
*moyen*, _m._, means.
_au ---- de_, by means of.
*muet*, dumb, silent.
*mur*, _m._, wall.
*mûr*, ripe, mature.
*muraille*, _f._, wall.
*murmure*, _m._, murmuring, grumbling.
*murmurer*, to mutter, mumble.
*musique*, _f._, band (of musicians).
*naturel*, _m._, naturalness.
*naufragé*, _n. m._, person ship-wrecked;
_adj._, wrecked.
*navire*, _m._, ship.
*négliger*, to neglect.
*négociant*, _m._, merchant.
*nègre*, _m._, negro.
*négresse*, _f._, negress.
*négrier*, _m._, slave-ship.
*net, -te*, distinct, easy.
*nettement*, plainly.
*nez*, _m._, nose.
*niais*, silly, simple.
*noce*, _f._, wedding.
*noir*, _adj._, black;
_n. m._, black, negro.
*nom*, _m._, name.
*nombre*, _m._, number.
_bon ----_, a good many.
*nommer*, to name, call.
_comment le nommez-vous?_, what is his name?
*non*, no, not.
*nonchalamment*, carelessly, indolently.
*nonobstant*, in spite of.
*notamment*, particularly.
*note*, _f._, note.
_de te faire changer de ----_, to make you change your tune.
*notre*, our.
*nourriture*, _f._, board, food.
*nouveau, nouvel, nouvelle,* new, other.
_de nouveau_, again.
*nouvelle*, _f._, news.
_avoir des ----s de_, to hear from.
*nouvellement*, newly, lately, recently.
*noyau*, _m._, stone (of fruit).
*noyer*, to drown.
*nu*, bare.
*nuage*, _m._, cloud.
*nuire*, to do harm.
*nuit*, _f._, night, night-time.
_la ----_, at night;
_cette ----_, last night, to-night.
*nuque*, _f._, nape of the neck.
*obéir (à)*, to obey.
*obligeant*, obliging, kind.
*obstruer*, to obstruct, encumber.
*obus*, _m._, shell.
*occasion*, _f._, opportunity, incident.
*s'occuper*, to busy one's self, to be busy.
*oeil* (_plur._ *yeux*), _m._, eye.
*offenser*, to offend.
*offrant*, see *offrir*.
*offre*, _f._, offer.
*offrir*, to offer,
_en m'offrant sa maison_, by offering me his hospitality.
*ombre*, _f._, shade, shadow.
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