*mousse*,érimé _n. f._, froth, foam; _n. m._, cabin-boy.

*moyen*, _m._, means. _au ---- de_, by means of.

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*naufragé*, _n. m._, person ship-wrecked; _adj._, wrecked.

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*noir*, _adj._, black; _n. m._, black, negro.

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*nombre*, _m._, number. _bon ----_, a good many.

*nommer*, to name, call. _comment le nommez-vous?_, what is his name?

*note*, _f._, note. _de te faire changer de ----_, to make you change your tune.

*nouveau, nouvel, nouvelle,* new, other. _de nouveau_, again.

*nouvelle*, _f._, news. _avoir des ----s de_, to hear from.

*nuit*, _f._, night, night-time. _la ----_, at night; _cette ----_, last night, to-night.

*s'occuper*, to busy one's self, to be busy.

*offrir*, to offer, _en m'offrant sa maison_, by offering me his hospitality.

*on* (*l'on*, _for euphony_), one, they, we, you, people, men, somebody.

*ordinaire*, _m._, ordinary practice. _à son ----_, as usual, in his usual way; _d'----_, usually.

*oreille*, _f._, ear. _dire à l'---- à quelqu'un_, to whisper in anyone's ear.

*où*, where, in which, when. _d'----_, whence; _par ----_, the same way, which way.

*outre*, beyond; _---- mesure_, excessively; _en ----_, besides.

*ouvrir*, to open. _s'----_, to open, open up, be opened; _n'---- un passage_, to cut one's way through; _s'ouvrirent devant lui_, made way for him.

*paître*, to graze, pasture. _mener ----_, to take to pasture.

*panier*, m., basket. _à la fin du ----_, when the basket was empty.

*par*, by, through, in. _---- contre_, on the other hand; _---- derrière_, behind; _---- dessus_, over; _---- devant_, in front; _---- où_, the same way, which way.

*parais; paraiss-aient, -ait*, see *paraître*.

*paraître*, to appear; (_impersonal_) to look, seem.

*parent*, _m._, relative. _était quelque peu ---- de_, was a distant relative of.

*parole*, _f_., word. _adresser la ---- à_, to speak to.

*paroli*, _m._, double stake, _or_ bet (at faro).

*part*, _f._, part, side. _de la ---- de_, from; _prendre ---- à_, to participate in; _de toutes ----s_, on every hand; _de ---- en ----_, through and through.

*partager*, to share, distribute, take part in.

*parti*, _m_., party, side, cause, resolution. _prendre le ---- de_, to make up one's mind, resign one's self to; _il prit un ----_, he formed a resolution.