Enquire within upon everything: The great Victorian-era domestic standby — Page 1

Vocabulary

CONSULTEZ

kon-sul-tay — Consult (imperative form addressing multiple people)

L'

l — The (elided definite article before vowel)

INTÉRIEUR

an-tay-ryur — Interior, inside, or inner part of something

SUR

sür — On, about, or concerning a topic

TOUT

too — All, everything, or every possible thing

QUE

kuh — That, which, or what (conjunction/pronoun)

VOUS

voo — You (formal or plural second-person pronoun)

SOUHAITIEZ

soo-ay-tyay — You might wish or desire to do something

MODELER

mo-duh-lay — To shape or mold a material into form

UNE

ün — A or an (feminine indefinite article)

FLEUR

flur — Flower, a blooming plant's decorative blossom

EN

on — In, made of, or expressing material/manner

CIRE

seer — Wax, used for candles, sealing, or modeling

ÉTUDIER

ay-tü-dyay — To study or examine a subject carefully

LES

lay — The (plural definite article for all genders)

RÈGLES

regl — Rules, regulations, or guiding principles

DE

duh — Of, from, or belonging to something

ÉTIQUETTE

ay-tee-ket — Etiquette, social rules of proper behavior

SERVIR

ser-veer — To serve food, drink, or assist someone

UN

an — A or an (masculine indefinite article)

CONDIMENT

kon-dee-mon — Condiment, sauce or seasoning added to food

POUR

poor — For, in order to, intended for someone

LE

luh — The (masculine singular definite article)

PETIT

puh-tee — Small, little, or young in size

DÉJEUNER

day-zhuh-nay — Lunch, or the midday meal of the day

OU

oo — Or, indicating an alternative between options

SOUPER

soo-pay — To have supper, or the evening meal

PLANIFIER

pla-nee-fyay — To plan or organize an event in advance

DÎNER

dee-nay — Dinner, the main meal of the day

GRANDE

grond — Large, great, or grand in size or importance

RÉUNION

ray-ü-nyon — Meeting, gathering, or assembly of people

PETITE

puh-teet — Small or little (feminine form of petit)

SOIGNER

swan-yay — To care for, treat, or attend to someone

MAL

mal — Pain, ache, or something bad or wrong

TÊTE

tet — Head, the upper part of the human body

RÉDIGER

ray-dee-zhay — To write or draft a document or text

TESTAMENT

tes-ta-mon — Will or testament, legal document distributing estate

SE

suh — Reflexive pronoun meaning oneself or each other

MARIER

ma-ryay — To marry or wed another person

ENTERRER

on-teh-ray — To bury a deceased person in the ground

PROCHE

prosh — Close, near, or a close relative or friend

QUOI

kwa — What, used in questions or exclamations

FAIRE

fair — To do or make something, general action verb

CRÉER

kray-ay — To create or make something new and original

SAVOURER

sa-voo-ray — To savor or enjoy something with great pleasure

POURVU

poor-vü — Provided that, as long as (conditional conjunction)

VOTRE

votr — Your (formal or plural possessive adjective)

DÉSIR

day-zeer — Desire, wish, or strong want for something

AIT

ay — Has (subjunctive third-person singular of avoir)

RAPPORT

ra-por — Relation, connection, or link between things

AUX

oh — To the or at the (plural contraction)

NÉCESSITÉS

nay-ses-ee-tay — Necessities, essential needs or requirements of life

LA

la — The (feminine singular definite article)

VIE

vee — Life, the state of being alive

DOMESTIQUE

do-mes-teek — Domestic, relating to home or household affairs

J'

zh — I (elided first-person singular pronoun before vowel)

ESPÈRE

es-pair — Hope or expect something to be the case

NE

nuh — Not, negative particle used with pas or other

MANQUEREZ

mon-kuh-ray — You will fail or miss doing something important

CONSULTER

kon-sul-tay — To consult or refer to a source of information

Éditeur

ay-dee-tur — Editor or publisher of a book or publication

LECTEURS

lek-tur — Readers, people who read a text or publication

SONT

son — Are (third-person plural of être, to be)

INVITÉS

an-vee-tay — Invited guests or people asked to participate

À

a — To, at, or in (preposition of direction/location)

RÉFÉRER

ray-fay-ray — To refer or direct someone to a source

INDEX

an-deks — Index, alphabetical list at the back of book

FIN

fan — End, conclusion of something such as a book

VOLUME

vo-lüm — Volume, a book or one book in a series

QUATRE

katr — Four, the number 4

VINGT

van — Twenty, the number 20

NEUVIÈME

nuh-vyem — Ninth, ordinal number indicating position nine

ÉDITION

ay-dee-syon — Edition, a particular version of a published work

RÉVISÉE

ray-vee-zay — Revised, updated or corrected version of a text

PORTANT

por-ton — Bearing or carrying, indicating a total figure

TIRAGE

tee-razh — Print run, total number of copies printed

TOTAL

to-tal — Total, the complete sum or overall number

CE

suh — This or that (demonstrative pronoun/adjective)

JOUR

zhoor — Day, a 24-hour period of time

MILLION

mee-lyon — Million, the number 1,000,000

CENT

son — Hundred, the number 100

HUIT

weet — Eight, the number 8

MILLE

meel — Thousand, the number 1,000

EXEMPLAIRES

eg-zon-plair — Copies, individual printed instances of a book

LONDRES

londr — London, capital city of England and the UK

OUVRAGES

oo-vrazh — Works or books, published literary or reference texts

COMPLÉMENTAIRES

kom-play-mon-tair — Complementary, additional works supplementing the main text

BESOINS

buh-zwan — Needs or necessities required for daily life

QUOTIDIENS

ko-tee-dyan — Daily, happening or needed every day

DICTIONNAIRE

dik-syo-nair — Dictionary, reference book of word definitions

DES

day — Of the (plural partitive or definite article)

CONNAISSANCES

ko-neh-sons — Knowledge or acquaintances, things one knows well

UTILES

ü-teel — Useful, practical and beneficial for everyday use

MÉDICALES

may-dee-kal — Medical, relating to medicine and health care

ET

ay — And, conjunction linking two words or phrases

CHIRURGICALES

shee-rür-zhee-kal — Surgical, relating to surgery and medical operations

POURQUOI

poor-kwa — Why, asking for a reason or explanation

CONFESSIONS

kon-feh-syon — Confessions, admissions or declarations of belief/faith

CHRÉTIENNES

kray-tyen — Christian (feminine plural), relating to Christianity

GÉOGRAPHIE

zhay-o-gra-fee — Geography, study of Earth's lands and environments

PHYSIQUE

fee-zeek — Physical, relating to physics or the natural world

GÉOLOGIE

zhay-o-lo-zhee — Geology, study of Earth's rocks and structure

SCIENCES

syon — Sciences, disciplines studying the natural world systematically

GÉNÉRALES

zhay-nay-ral — General, broad or covering many subjects at once

HISTOIRE

ees-twar — History or story, account of past events

NATURELLE

na-tü-rel — Natural, occurring in or relating to nature

HISTORIQUE

ees-to-reek — Historical, relating to or concerning past history

D'

d — Of (elided preposition before a vowel sound)

ANGLETERRE

on-gluh-tair — England, a country in the United Kingdom

DU

dü — Of the (masculine singular contraction de+le)

JARDINIER

zhar-dee-nyay — Gardener, person who tends and cultivates a garden

AGRICULTEUR

a-gree-kül-tur — Farmer or agriculturalist who cultivates land

ÉCONOMIE

ay-ko-no-mee — Economy or economics, management of resources and finances

MÉNAGÈRES

may-na-zhair — Household or domestic, relating to home management

BIBLIQUE

beeb-leek — Biblical, relating to or found in the Bible

SACRÉE

sa-kray — Sacred or holy, deserving religious reverence and respect

ÉCONOMIES

ay-ko-no-mee — Savings or economies, money saved through careful management

FAMILIALES

fa-mee-lyal — Family-related, pertaining to family life and affairs

CUISINE

kwee-zeen — Cuisine or cooking, the art of preparing food

RÉCUPÉRATION

ray-kü-pay-ra-syon — Recovery or reclamation, regaining something lost or wasted

VOYAGE

vwa-yazh — Travel or journey, a trip to another place

DÉCOUVERTE

day-koo-vairt — Discovery, finding or uncovering something previously unknown

ENTRETIEN

on-truh-tyan — Maintenance, upkeep, or a conversation or interview

MÉNAGÈRE

may-na-zhair — Housewife or housekeeper managing domestic affairs

PRATIQUE

pra-teek — Practical, useful in real-life everyday situations

GUIDE

geed — Guide, a book or person offering helpful direction

MÉDICAL

may-dee-kal — Medical, relating to medicine, health, or doctors

FAMILIAL

fa-mee-lyal — Family-related, concerning or belonging to one's family

AVIS

a-vee — Opinion, notice, or piece of advice given

CORRESPONDANTS

ko-res-pon-don — Correspondents, people who exchange letters or communications

PLACARD

pla-kar — Cupboard, built-in storage space in a wall

COIN

kwan — Corner or nook, a small secluded space

RECUEIL

ruh-kuy — Collection or anthology of texts, poems, or documents

COMMENT

ko-mon — How, asking in what way something is done

SOU

soo — Sou, an old French coin of little value

DEVINT

duh-van — Became (past tense of devenir, to become)

LIVRES

leevr — Books, or pounds (British currency unit)