Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World — Page 5

Vocabulary

étais

ay-teh — was (imperfect tense of être)

extrêmement

ex-trem-muh-mahn — extremely, to a very great degree

fatigué

fah-tee-gay — tired, weary, exhausted

avec

ah-vek — with, together with something or someone

cela

suh-lah — that, referring to something previously mentioned

chaleur

shah-lur — heat, warmth from sun or fire

temps

tahn — time or weather, depending on context

environ

ahn-vee-rohn — approximately, about, roughly a given amount

demi

duh-mee — half, one part of two equal parts

verre

vair — glass, a drinking vessel or its contents

brandy

brahn-dee — brandy, a strong distilled alcoholic spirit

bus

bew — drank (simple past tense of boire)

quittant

kee-tahn — leaving, departing from a place

navire

nah-veer — ship, a large seafaring vessel

trouvai

troo-vay — found myself, felt (simple past of trouver)

fort

for — very, strongly, to a great degree

enclin

ahn-klan — inclined, prone, disposed toward something

sommeil

so-may — sleep, the state of sleeping

allongeai

ah-lohn-zhay — lay down, stretched out on a surface

sur

sewr — on, upon, on top of something

herbe

airb — grass, herb, low-growing green plant

était

ay-teh — was (third person imperfect of être)

courte

koort — short, of little length or height

douce

doos — soft, gentle, smooth to the touch

où

oo — where, in which (relative adverb)

dormis

dor-mee — slept (simple past tense of dormir)

plus

plew — more, in greater quantity or degree

profondément

pro-fohn-day-mahn — deeply, profoundly, in a deep manner

souvenais

soo-vuh-neh — remembered (imperfect of se souvenir)

avoir

ah-vwahr — to have (infinitive of common auxiliary verb)

jamais

zhah-meh — never, ever (negative or emphatic adverb)

fait

feh — done, made (past participle of faire)

vie

vee — life, one's existence or lifetime

selon

suh-lohn — according to, based on something stated

calcul

kal-kewl — calculation, estimate, mathematical reckoning

neuf

nuhf — nine, the number nine

heures

ur — hours, units of time equal to sixty minutes

car

kar — for, because, giving a reason

lorsque

lors-kuh — when, at the time that something happened

éveillai

ay-vay-yay — awoke, woke up (simple past of éveiller)

faisait

fuh-zeh — was making, was doing (imperfect of faire)

tout

too — all, quite, completely, entirely

juste

zhoost — just, barely, exactly, precisely right

jour

zhoor — day, daylight, a unit of time

tentai

tahn-tay — tried, attempted (simple past of tenter)

lever

luh-vay — to get up, to rise from lying down

pus

pew — could (simple past tense of pouvoir)

bouger

boo-zhay — to move, to stir from a position

trouvant

troo-vahn — finding oneself, discovering (present participle of trouver)

couché

koo-shay — lying down, in a horizontal resting position

dos

doh — back, the rear part of the body

constatai

kon-stah-tay — noticed, observed (simple past of constater)

bras

brah — arms, upper limbs of the human body

jambes

zhamb — legs, lower limbs used for walking

étaient

ay-teh — were (third person plural imperfect of être)

solidement

so-leed-mahn — firmly, solidly, in a secure manner

attachés

ah-tah-shay — tied, fastened, bound securely in place

chaque

shahk — each, every one individually considered

côté

koh-tay — side, one of two lateral parts

sol

sol — ground, floor, earth beneath one's feet

cheveux

shuh-vuh — hair, the strands growing from one's head

longs

lohn — long, of great length or extent

épais

ay-peh — thick, dense, of great depth or width

fixés

fik-say — fixed, fastened firmly in a position

même

mem — same, even, very (emphatic or comparative)

manière

mah-nyair — manner, way, method of doing something

sentis

sahn-tee — felt, perceived (simple past of sentir)

également

ay-gal-mahn — also, equally, likewise, in the same way

plusieurs

ploo-zyur — several, more than two but not many

ligatures

lee-gah-tewr — ligatures, binding cords tying things together

fines

feen — thin, fine, slender (feminine plural adjective)

travers

trah-vair — across, through, crosswise over something

corps

kor — body, the physical frame of a person

depuis

duh-pwee — from, since, starting from a point

aisselles

ay-sel — armpits, the hollow under each shoulder joint

jusqu'

zhoos-kuh — until, up to, as far as something

cuisses

kwees — thighs, upper portions of the leg

pouvais

poo-veh — could, was able to (imperfect of pouvoir)

regarder

ruh-gar-day — to look, to watch, to observe something

vers

vair — toward, in the direction of something

haut

oh — up, high, upward direction

soleil

so-lay — sun, the star at center of solar system

commençait

ko-mahn-seh — was beginning, was starting (imperfect of commencer)

devenir

duh-vuh-neer — to become, to grow into something different

chaud

shoh — hot, warm, of high temperature

lumière

lew-myair — light, the illumination from a source

blessait

bleh-seh — hurt, was hurting (imperfect of blesser)

yeux

yuh — eyes, the organs used for seeing

entendais

ahn-tahn-deh — heard, was hearing (imperfect of entendre)

bruit

brwee — noise, sound, an audible disturbance

confus

kon-few — confused, indistinct, muddled mix of sounds

autour

oh-toor — around, surrounding on all sides

posture

pos-tewr — posture, position or pose of the body

trouvais

troo-veh — found myself (imperfect of se trouver)

rien

ryahn — nothing, not anything at all

voir

vwahr — to see, to perceive with the eyes

sinon

see-nohn — except, if not, otherwise, but only

ciel

syel — sky, heaven, the expanse above earth

bout

boo — end, tip, after a period of time

moment

mo-mahn — moment, a brief period of time

quelque

kel-kuh — some, a certain, an unspecified amount

chose

shohz — thing, an object or matter unspecified

vivant

vee-vahn — living, alive, a living creature

déplacer

day-plah-say — to move, to shift from one place

jambe

zhamb — leg, one of the lower limbs

gauche

gohsh — left, the left side or direction

avançant

ah-vahn-sahn — advancing, moving forward (present participle)

doucement

doos-mahn — gently, softly, in a quiet manner

avant

ah-vahn — before, in front, forward in space or time

poitrine

pwah-treen — chest, the front of the upper torso

arriva

ah-ree-vah — arrived, reached (simple past of arriver)

presque

presk — almost, nearly, not quite something

menton

mahn-tohn — chin, the lowest part of the face

alors

ah-lor — then, at that moment, so therefore

baissant

beh-sahn — lowering, moving downward (present participle of baisser)

autant

oh-tahn — as much, as many, to that extent

perçus

pair-sew — perceived, noticed (simple past of percevoir)

créature

kray-ah-tewr — creature, a living being of any kind

humaine

ew-men — human, relating to or being a person

haute

oht — tall, high (feminine form of haut)

moins

mwahn — less, fewer, minus (comparative adverb)

six

sees — six, the number six

pouces

poos — inches or thumbs, units of small measurement

arc

ark — bow, a curved weapon for shooting arrows

flèche

flesh — arrow, a projectile shot from a bow

mains

mahn — hands, the parts at the end of arms

carquois

kar-kwah — quiver, a case for carrying arrows