The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I.: Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments — Page 13

Vocabulary

En

In, used to introduce a prepositional phrase

d'

Contraction of 'de', meaning 'of' or 'from'

autres

Other, referring to different or additional things

termes

Terms, words used to express specific concepts

je

First person singular pronoun meaning 'I'

n'

Negation particle, contracted form of 'ne'

insère

Inserts, places something into something else

rien

Nothing, not anything at all

que

That, which, or than in comparisons

juge

Judges, considers or evaluates something

bien

Well, good, or very in various contexts

inférieur

Inferior, lower in quality or rank

en

In, on, used before nouns and pronouns

intérêt

Interest, value or appeal of something

aux

Contraction of 'à les', meaning 'to the'

contes

Tales, short fictional stories or narratives

de

Of, from, preposition indicating possession or origin

l'

Definite article 'the', contracted before vowels

ancienne

Old, ancient, referring to a prior version

version

Version, a particular form or edition of something

Certains

Certain, some specific ones among a group

passages

Passages, sections or excerpts from a text

qui

Who, which, that as a relative pronoun

dans

In, inside, within a place or context

œuvre

Work, a literary or artistic creation

originale

Original, the first or primary source version

sont

Are, third person plural of 'être'

une

A, an, indefinite feminine article

nature

Nature, the character or kind of something

répréhensible

Reprehensible, deserving criticism or moral disapproval

les

The, plural definite article for both genders

ai

Have, first person singular of 'avoir'

légèrement

Slightly, lightly, to a small degree

modifiés

Modified, changed or altered from the original

mais

But, however, introducing a contrasting clause

ce

This, that, demonstrative pronoun or adjective

faisant

Doing, making, present participle of 'faire'

j'

I, contracted form of 'je' before vowels

pris

Taken, past participle of 'prendre'

soin

Care, attention given to doing something well

particulièrement

Particularly, especially, in a specific manner

rendre

To render, give back, or make something

façon

Way, manner in which something is done

à

To, at, preposition indicating direction or location

être

To be, infinitive of the verb 'be'

parfaitement

Perfectly, completely, in a flawless manner

accord

Agreement, harmony, being in alignment with something

avec

With, together with, in company of

mœurs

Customs, morals, social habits of a community

et

And, conjunction joining words or clauses

coutumes

Customs, traditional practices of a culture

arabes

Arabic, relating to Arab people or culture

Mon

My, first person singular possessive adjective

intention

Intention, a plan or purpose in mind

première

First, primary, occurring before all others

était

Was, imperfect tense of 'être'

omettre

To omit, leave out or exclude something

presque

Almost, nearly, very close to something

toute

All, every, the entirety of something

la

The, singular feminine definite article

poésie

Poetry, literary art using rhythmic language

estimant

Estimating, considering or judging the value of

perte

Loss, the act of losing something valuable

mesure

Measure, meter, or rhythm in poetry

rime

Rhyme, correspondence of sound in verse endings

impossibilité

Impossibility, something that cannot be achieved

préserver

To preserve, maintain or keep something intact

exemples

Examples, instances illustrating a point

figures

Figures, rhetorical devices or literary techniques

dont

Of which, whose, relative pronoun indicating possession

elles

They, third person feminine plural pronoun

abondent

Abound, are plentiful or found in abundance

rendrait

Would render, conditional form of 'rendre'

leurs

Their, plural possessive adjective for third person

traductions

Translations, texts converted from one language to another

généralement

Generally, usually, in most cases or broadly

insupportables

Unbearable, intolerable, impossible to endure

pour

For, in order to, intended for someone

le

The, singular masculine definite article

lecteur

Reader, person who reads a text

réfléchi

Reflected, thought carefully about something

ensuite

Then, afterwards, following in sequence

caractère

Character, nature or distinctive quality of something

serait

Would be, conditional form of 'être'

ainsi

Thus, in this way, therefore

grandement

Greatly, to a large extent or degree

altéré

Altered, changed or distorted from original form

sa

Its, his, her, singular possessive adjective

valeur

Value, worth or importance of something

tant

So much, as much, used in comparisons

qu'

That, contracted form of 'que' before vowels

illustration

Illustration, example or depiction of something

des

Of the, some, partitive or plural article

sentiments

Feelings, emotions or personal emotional states

très

Very, extremely, used to intensify adjectives

diminuée

Diminished, reduced or lessened in value

J'

I, contracted form of 'je' before vowels

donc

Therefore, so, indicating a logical conclusion

décidé

Decided, made a definitive choice about something

conserver

To keep, preserve or retain something

un

A, an, masculine indefinite article

nombre

Number, quantity or count of something

considérable

Considerable, notably large in size or amount

morceaux

Pieces, passages or excerpts from a work

choisis

Chosen, selected from among several options

sélectionnés

Selected, carefully picked from available options

soit

Either, whether, used in alternative constructions

mérites

Merits, qualities or virtues deserving recognition

relatifs

Relative, comparative in relation to something else

parce

Because, used in 'parce que' for causation

contexte

Context, surrounding circumstances of a text

exigeait

Required, demanded, imperfect of 'exiger'

Le

The, singular masculine definite article

ceux

Those, the ones, demonstrative pronoun masculine plural

compris

Included, comprised, past participle of 'comprendre'

premier

First, the initial one in a sequence

volume

Volume, a book or single tome of a work

ma

My, first person singular feminine possessive adjective

traduction

Translation, converting text from one language to another

est

Is, third person singular of 'être'

près

Near, close to, approximately in quantity

moitié

Half, one of two equal parts

du

Of the, contraction of 'de le'

contenu

Content, material contained within a work

partie

Part, section or portion of a whole

correspondante

Corresponding, matching or equivalent to something else

plusieurs

Several, more than two but not many

cas

Cases, instances or occurrences of something

omis

Omitted, left out or excluded intentionally

ou

Or, conjunction offering an alternative choice

vers

Verse, a line or lines of poetry

morceau

Piece, a short excerpt or passage of text

comme

As, like, used in comparisons or examples

étant

Being, present participle of 'être'

inappropriés

Inappropriate, not suitable for the given context

quelque

Some, a certain, used before singular nouns

autre

Other, another, a different one

raison

Reason, cause or justification for something

quelques

A few, some, referring to a small number

donné

Given, provided, past participle of 'donner'

distique

Couplet, a pair of rhyming verse lines