maigrir, _v._ to grow thin.
maille, _f._ mesh, aperture.
main, _f._ hand; mettre la -- sur, to lay hold of.
maint, -e, _adj._ many, many a.
maintenant, _adv._ now.
maintenir, _v._ to maintain, keep, hold.
maire, _m._ mayor.
mais, _conj._ but; -- si, why yes; -- non, why no, no
indeed, no I tell you.
maison, _f._ house, household; -- de ville, town-hall.
maitre, _m._ master, teacher, Squire or Mr. (title); --
d'hotel, head-waiter, butler.
maitresse, _f._ mistress, sweetheart.
majeste, _f._ majesty.
majestueusement, _adv._ majestically.
majestueux, -euse, _adj._ majestic.
major, _m._ major.
majuscule, _adj. and f._ capital.
mal, -e, _adj._ (used only in a few phrases), bad, evil; male rage
(also written as one word), rage, fury.
mal, _adv. and m._ evil, wrong, ill, in a bad way, sore, badly,
poorly, indistinctly, harm, trouble, damage, malady; faire -- a, to
hurt; -- noir, gangrene; (familiarly used as _adj._) bad, ill;
faire -- a la tete, to give a headache.
malade, _adj. and s._ ill, sick, sick man, patient.
maladie, _f._ malady, illness.
maladif, ~ive, _adj._ sickly, unhealthy.
male, _adj. and m._ male, man.
Malesherbes (Boulevard), handsome street in the north-western
section of Paris, named after the minister of Louis XVI, who was
beheaded in the French Revolution (h not pronounced).
malgre, _prep._ in spite of.
malheur, _m._ misfortune, accident, bad luck, unhappiness.
malheureusement, _adv._ unfortunately.
malheureux, -euse, _adj. and s._ unhappy, wretched, unfortunate,
unlucky, wretch, unfortunate person.
malicieux, -euse, _adj._ mischievous, roguish, malicious.
malin, -igne, _adj. and s._ cunning, sly, shrewd, cunning person,
rogue.
Maloisel, proper name; _oisel_ in Old French = oiseau.
Maloison, proper name, _cf._ oison, _m._ gosling.
malpropre, _adj._ dirty, unclean.
maltraiter, _v._ to maltreat, use roughly.
maman, _f._ mama.
mamelle, _f._ breast, teat, udder.
manche, _f._ sleeve; la Manche, the English Channel; _m._
handle.
manchot, -e, _adj. and s._ one-armed, one-armed person.
manege, _m._ horsemanship, riding-school, riding-grounds.
mangeaille, _f._ victuals.
manger, _v._ to eat, eat up; apporter a --, bring something to
eat.
mangeur, _m._ eater.
manie, _f._ mania, fancy.
maniement, _m._ handling.
maniere, _f._ manner; _pl._ manners.
manivelle, _f._ crank, handle.
manifester, _v._ to manifest, make known, show.
manne, _f._ manna, hamper.
mannequin, _m._ manikin, dummy, man of straw.