Notre-Dame de Paris — Page 9

Vocabulary

Tout

too — All, every, the whole of something

autour

oh-toor — Around, surrounding a place or object

de

duh — Of, from; common preposition linking nouns

la

lah — The; feminine definite article in French

salle

sal — Room or hall, especially a large one

le

luh — The; masculine definite article in French

long

lohn — Long; extended in length or duration

haute

oht — High or tall; feminine form of haut

muraille

mü-rye — Large thick wall, especially of a fortress

entre

ahn-truh — Between or among two or more things

les

lay — The; plural definite article in French

portes

port — Doors or gates of a building

fenêtres

fuh-neh-truh — Windows; openings in a wall for light

piliers

peel-yay — Pillars or columns supporting a structure

rangée

rahn-zhay — Row or line of objects arranged neatly

interminable

an-tehr-mee-nah-bluh — Endless, seeming to have no conclusion

tous

too — All, every one; masculine plural of tout

rois

rwah — Kings; plural of roi, male monarchs

depuis

duh-pwee — Since or from a point in time

fainéants

feh-nay-ahn — Idle or do-nothing kings; lazy rulers

aux

oh — To the, at the; contracted plural preposition

bras

brah — Arms; the upper limbs of the body

pendants

pahn-dahn — Hanging down; drooping limbs or objects

et

ay — And; basic coordinating conjunction in French

yeux

yuh — Eyes; plural of œil, visual organs

baissés

bay-say — Lowered or cast down, as in eyes

vaillants

vah-yahn — Valiant, brave, courageous fighters or heroes

combatifs

kohm-bah-teef — Combative, aggressive, eager to fight

tête

tet — Head; the uppermost part of the body

levés

luh-vay — Raised or lifted up, as heads

hardiment

ar-dee-mahn — Boldly, bravely, with daring confidence

vers

vehr — Toward, in the direction of something

ciel

syel — Sky or heaven; the space above earth

Puis

pwee — Then, next; indicating sequence of events

dans

dahn — In, inside; preposition of location or time

longues

lohng — Long; feminine plural adjective of longueur

en

ahn — In, at, to; versatile French preposition

ogive

oh-zheev — Pointed arch typical of Gothic architecture

des

day — Some, of the; indefinite plural article

vitraux

vee-troh — Stained glass windows in a building

mille

meel — A thousand; the number 1000

couleurs

koo-luhr — Colors; hues visible to the human eye

larges

larzh — Wide or broad; having great horizontal extent

entrées

ahn-tray — Entrances or doorways into a building

riches

reesh — Rich, ornate, lavishly decorated or adorned

finement

feen-mahn — Finely, delicately, with great precision

sculptées

skülp-tay — Sculpted or carved, especially in stone

tout

too — All, entirely, completely; used as adverb

voûtes

voot — Vaults or arched ceilings of a building

murs

mür — Walls; vertical structural surfaces of buildings

statues

stah-tü — Statues; three-dimensional sculpted figures

recouvert

ruh-koo-vehr — Covered over, coated with a material

du

dü — Of the; masculine singular contracted article

haut

oh — High, top; upper part of something

bas

bah — Low, bottom; lower part of something

d'une

dün — Of a, with a; feminine contracted preposition

splendide

splahn-deed — Splendid, magnificent, impressively beautiful

bleue

bluh — Blue; feminine form of the color bleu

or

or — Gold; precious yellow metal or its color

qui

kee — Who or which; relative pronoun in French

un

uhn — A, an; masculine indefinite article

peu

puh — A little, slightly; small amount or degree

ternie

tehr-nee — Tarnished or dulled, having lost its shine

à

ah — At, to, in; very common French preposition

l'époque

lay-pok — The era or period of time in question

où

oo — Where or when; relative adverb of place/time

nous

noo — We or us; first person plural pronoun

contemplons

kohn-tahm-plohn — We contemplate or observe attentively

avait

ah-vay — Had; third person singular imperfect of avoir

presque

presk — Almost, nearly; close to but not completely

entièrement

ahn-tyehr-mahn — Entirely, completely, wholly without exception

disparu

dees-pah-rü — Disappeared, vanished; past participle of disparaître

sous

soo — Under, beneath; preposition of position

poussière

poo-syehr — Dust; fine dry particles on surfaces

araignées

ah-reh-nyay — Spiders; eight-legged arachnids spinning webs

l'an

lahn — The year; refers to a specific calendar year

grâce

grahs — Grace; elegance or divine favor and mercy

lorsque

lors-kuh — When, at the time that something occurred

l'admirait

lad-mee-reh — Was admiring it; imperfect tense of admirer

encore

ahn-kor — Still, yet, again; indicates continuation

d'après

dah-preh — According to, based on a source

tradition

trah-dee-syohn — Tradition; customs or beliefs passed down

Que

kuh — That; subordinating conjunction introducing clauses

lecteur

lek-tuhr — Reader; a person who reads a text

se

suh — Himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun

représente

ruh-pray-zahnt — Imagines or pictures something in one's mind

maintenant

man-tuh-nahn — Now; at the current moment in time

cette

set — This; feminine demonstrative adjective

immense

ee-mahns — Immense, huge, extraordinarily large in size

oblongue

ob-lohng — Oblong; rectangular shape longer than it is wide

éclairée

ay-kleh-ray — Lit up or illuminated by a light source

par

par — By, through; preposition indicating means or agent

lumière

lü-myehr — Light; illumination from a natural or artificial source

blafarde

blah-fard — Pale or wan; dim and colorless light

d'un

duhn — Of a; masculine singular contracted preposition

jour

zhoor — Day; a period of twenty-four hours

janvier

zhahn-vyay — January; the first month of the year

envahie

ahn-vah-ee — Invaded or overrun by a crowd or force

une

ün — A, an; feminine indefinite article

foule

fool — Crowd; a large group of gathered people

bariolée

bah-ryoh-lay — Multicolored, gaudy, covered in varied colors

bruyante

brwee-yahnt — Noisy, loud; making a lot of sound

dérive

day-reev — Adrift, drifting without direction or purpose

tourbillonne

toor-bee-yon — Swirls or whirls around in a vortex

sept

set — Seven; the number 7

il

eel — He or it; third person masculine pronoun

aura

oh-rah — Will have; future tense of avoir

idée

ee-day — Idea; a thought or mental conception

confuse

kohn-füz — Confused or blurry; lacking clarity or order

l'ensemble

lahn-sahm-bluh — The whole, the overall picture or composition

tableau

tah-bloh — Picture or scene; a vivid visual description

dont

dohn — Of which, whose; relative pronoun in French

allons

ah-lohn — We are going; first person plural of aller

tenter

tahn-tay — To attempt or try to do something

d'indiquer

dan-dee-kay — To indicate or point out specific details

curieux

kü-ryuh — Curious or interesting; arousing attention and interest

détails

day-tye — Details; small specific pieces of information

avec

ah-vek — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means

plus

plü — More; comparative of degree or quantity

précision

pray-see-zyohn — Precision; accuracy and exactness in description

Il

eel — He or it; third person masculine pronoun

est

eh — Is; third person singular present of être

certain

sehr-tan — Certain, sure; without any doubt or question

que

kuh — That; subordinating conjunction or relative pronoun

si

see — If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothesis

n'avait

nah-vay — Had not; negated imperfect of avoir

pas

pah — Not; negation particle used with ne

assassiné

ah-sah-see-nay — Assassinated or murdered, especially a public figure