G's Flashcards
gagner
to gain
gagner le large
to put out from shore
gaillard
m. young fellow
garçon
m. boy, young man
garder
to keep, retain
garnison
f. garrison
gauche
left (side)
gémir
to groan, lament
gémissement
m. groan
gendarme
m. policeman
gêner
to embarrass
génois
Genoese
genou
m. knee
gens
m. & f. plural, people
gentil
good, fine
gentilhomme
nobleman
geôlier
m. jailer
gerçure
f. crack, cleft
gésir
to lie (not as in telling a falsehood)
geste
m. movement, gesture
gilet
m. waistcoat
glacé
cold, reserved
glacer
to freeze
glisser
to slide
goéland
m. sea-gull
gond
m. hinge
gonfler
to swell
gorge
f, throat, defile (a gorge), canyon
gorgée
f. draft, mouthful
gothique
old-fashioned, gothic
gouffre
m. gulf, abyss
goûter
to taste
goutte
f. drop
gouvernail
m. rudder
grâce
f. pity, favor
grade
m. rank
grain
m. grain, squall
gratter
to scratch
gravir
to mount, ascend
gravement
sedately
grec, grecque
Greek
gréer
to rig
grêle
f. hail
griffe
f. claw
grillé
adj. barred
grincer
to squeak
grisonner
to grow gray
grommeler
to growl
grossieur
rough, coarse
ne geùre
scarcely
guérir
to cure
guerre
f. war
guichet
m. door, wicket (a small door)
guichetier
m. gateman, guard