LKSSONS l.\ ! i,:. , . 





Noua Mouimos uu fort do J'hivor. 

 gn'iillmt il i uru daiuioetUj galrre? 

 C'ett un hointue oomme il fuut. 

 Ce drap out hora de prix. 

 II M fit jour a travera lei ennemia. 

 Ja roll coin daua un autre jour. 

 Ditea-moi au juste oe qu'il en eat. 

 11 uo laiaaa pan de dtfpeuaer boau- 



C'eat une uutro paire de tnanchus. 



C'est uu tour de ion metier. 



VOUM 1'avez mix au pied du tntir. 



Voila qui vi le niioux du inoude. 



EerouuuH ii uos uioutous. 



Gala eat d'un bou uutuivl. 



Caa arbuatea grandiasent a vue 



Je regardo coin <l'uu autre call. 

 II a veudu wx montru pour un 



morooau do pain. 

 Tons lui avoz doiiiio la mouuoie de 



aa piece. 



n a tronvtf a qui parler. 

 Vous t"U-8 uu homine de parole. 

 Je lui ai (-impi- la parole. 

 VOUM avez cela BUT le oaeur. 

 II so creuse la wrvello. 

 Le jeu u'en vaut pas la chandelle. 

 Vous avez pria le change. 

 Chansons que tout cela. 

 Lea bons comptes font les bons 



amis. 



II met la charrue devant les boeufs. 

 Vous batissez des chateaux en 



Espagiie. 



Je suis au comble de la joie. 

 Ce n'est pas a vous de lui re- 



procher aa. faute. 

 II est tombe' de Charybde en 



Scylla. 

 Cet homine cherche a vous en 



center. 

 Nous sommes en pays de con- 



naissance. 



La sentinelle nous couclm en joue. 

 Ce uialade u'en revieudra pas. 

 Nous sommes au couraut de tout 



cela. 



Cela fait dresser les cheveux. 

 Us chantent sur une autre note. 

 Ce vers est frappe au bon coin. 

 Je lui ai donne la clef des champs. 

 II ne sait oil donuer de la tete. 

 Vous vous donnez tou jours raisou. 

 II a (lonnJ dans le piege. 

 Cela lui donne de 1'humeur. 

 Je n'entre point la dedans. 

 II entre dans vos intt'n'-ts. 

 Je rn'embarrasse fort peu de cela. 

 Sou amitit? est a toute eprenve. 

 Vos propos luYchuuft'eut lea 



oroilles. 



Finissez ce badinage. 

 Eeposez-vous-eu sur moi. 

 Cette morchandise n'a point de 



dibit. 



II est toujours sur le qui vive. 

 Cette maisou est a vendre au pins 



offrant et dernier eucherisseur. 

 De quelle part ce domestique 



vient-il ? 

 Doublous le pas ; il se fait tnrd. 



J'y vais de ce pas. 



Fosse pour ceci. 



II f.mt en passer par la. 



Vous m'avez point avec do beaux 



traits. 



Pour moi, jo m'y pcrds. 

 Peu s'eu fallut ou'il ne me frapput. 

 Dites-uioi uu peu ce que vous en 



penscz. 

 n nous jetto de la pondro aux 



yeux. 

 Vous series bien embarrass^, si 



on vous prenait au mot. 

 Ne vous en prenoz pas a moi. 



We art in th depth of winter. 

 What butinett had he there t 

 He i a gentlman. 



th is extravagantly dear. 

 lit forced hit vay through the enemy. 

 I tee that in a dijTcwit light. 

 Tell me txactly how the matter stand*. 

 He spendt a great deal, nevertheless. 



That it quite another thing. 



That i* one of hit trick*. 



you left him no excuse. 



That it going on finely. 



Let us retume our sir 



Tlmt bespeak* a good disposition. 



Those ihruls grow visibly. 



I look upon that {n a different light. 

 II sold hit iratch for a mere song. 



You -paid him, in hii own coin. 



He met u-ith his match. 



You are a man of your word. 



/ c;U him short. 



You cannot digest that. 



Ha racks hii /n-uiii. 



The toll is more than the grist. 



You started upon the wrong scent. 



T/mt is all nonsense. 



Short reckonings make long friends. 



He puts the cart be/ore the horse. 

 1 on build castles in the air. 



I am, owrjoyed. 



It does not become you to reproach 



him with his fault. 

 He fell from the frying-pan into the 



Jire. 

 That man is trying to dceiB you. 



We are here amongst acquaintances. 



The sentinel levelled his gun at us. 



That sicfc man will not recover. 



We are perfectly acquainted icith all 



that. 



That makes one's hair stand on end. 

 They have changed their tone. 

 That verse bears th right stamp. 

 I set hi./ 



Ho does not know which way to turn. 

 You pretend to be always in the right. 

 He fell into the snare. 

 That puts him out of temper. 

 That it no business of mine. 

 He interests himsel//or you. 

 I care very little about that. 

 His friendship will stand any test. 

 1'our expressions provoke my anger. 



Put an end to this trifling. 

 Trust to me about this matter. 

 This article has 110 naif. 



He is always on the icatch. 



That hon.se is to be sold to the highest 



bidder. 

 Who sent that servant? 



Let us mend our pace ; it it growing 



late. 



I am foing thither this moment. 

 Let this pass. 



We must submit to those terms. 

 You hare given a fine account of me. 



As for me, I cannot sec into it. 

 He came very near striking me. 

 Just tell me what you think of it. 



He throws dust into our eyes. 



You would be at a great loss, if you 



were taken at your word. 

 Do not blame me about this. 



La malado u'en pouv.it plua. 



Ja 1'ai envoy* 1 promenar. 



Le boa horn mo qua o'aat t 



Briaona la-daaaua. 



II en fut quitto pour la panr. 



Voua en ta quitto a bon marclil. 



Cela n'eat poa do reftis. 



Je 1'ai entrcvn ce matin. 



Je uo in 'en Houcie gui*re. 



II a des offairea par daaaus la ttte. 



Qu'a oala ne tienno. 



A la boiim- !.- 



Tout fin qu'il est, il a'eat trorapt'. 



Ce n'eat pas la un trait d'ami. 



Trevo de compliments. 



Je TOUS vois venir, monsieur. 



Voila com mo vous 6 tea. 



Tout cela va le mieux du mondc. 



Vous n'y 6tes pas. 



Vous voiln bien avancd ! 



l.im about lit huiMM. 

 What limpU man JU is I 

 No mart of this. 

 He got off for kit fits. 

 you come off eKtaply. 

 That u not to be refuted. 

 I had a glimpMO/ Mm, thii mtnimf. 

 I cart but l^tle about U. 

 He it over ktmA tmA tan te aiuaMH. 

 That thaU not nuilM tu <itMft. 

 Well and good. 



Cunning at /M it, he made a mutake. 

 That it not acting like a friend. 

 No more compliment*. 

 / see what you art about, sir. 

 That i th way with you. 

 All goes on at veil at pottibU. 

 That it not t't. 

 you are much the better for it. 



146. FRENCH HOMONYMS AND PARONYMS. 



(1.) Homonyms are words which, having a more or leas 

 similar spoiling, are aoundcd in the same manner, bat have dif- 

 ferent significations. 



(2.) Paronyms are words differing in spelling, bat somewhat 

 similar in pronunciation, and having different significations. 



NOTE. For homonyms of different genders, see 7. 



