nt, -e,
_adj._ offensive.
offensif, -ive, _adj._ offensive.
officier, _m._ officer.
offre, _f._ offer.
offrir, _v._ to offer, offer the opportunity or the hospitality of;
s'--, be offered, be presented; m'-- sa maison, offer me the
hospitality of his house; -- a boire, offer a drink to.
oh, _interj._ oh!
ohe, _interj._ ho!, hello!
oiseau, _m._ bird; -- -mouche, humming-bird.
oisivete, _f._ idleness.
olive, _f._ olive, ornament or button of this shape.
olympien, -ne, _adj._ Olympian.
ombre, _f_. shade, shadow.
ombre, -e, _adj._ shaded.
omelette, _f_. omelet.
omettre, _v._ to omit.
omnibus, _m._ omnibus (_s_ pronounced).
on, _indef. pr._ one, people, they, you, we (accompanying verb may
often be translated as a passive).
oncle, _m._ uncle; -- a la mode de Bretagne, first cousin.
onde, _f._ wave, billow.
ondee, _f._ shower.
ongle, _m._ nail, claw.
onze, _card._ eleven (elision no longer allowed before this word).
opera, _m._ opera.
operation, _f._ operation.
operer, _v._ to operate; s'--, be effected, wrought.
opinion _f._ opinion.
opposer, _v._ to oppose, prevent; si ca ne vous opposait pas,
if you didn't mind.
or, _conj._ now, but.
or, _m._ gold.
orage, _m._ storm.
orateur, _m._ orator.
orchestre, _m._ orchestra (_ch_ pronounced as _k_).
ordinaire, _adj._ ordinary, usual; d'--, a l'--, ordinarily;
a son --, as usual, in his usual manner.
ordinairement, _adv._ ordinarily.
ordonnance, _f._ ordinance, regulation, orderly; pistolet
d'--, army pistol.
ordonner, _v._ to order.
ordre, _m._ order.
oreille, _f._ ear; dire a l'-- a, to say in a low tone to.
oreiller, _m._ pillow.
orfevre, _m._ goldsmith.
organiser, _v._ to organize, form, start, make.
orgueil, _m._ pride.
orgueilleux, -euse, _adj._ proud.
Orient, _m._ Orient, East.
oriental, -e, _adj. and s._ Oriental.
original, -e, _adj. and m._ original.
originel, -le, _adj._ original, primitive (chiefly used in such
phrases as: peche --, etc.).
ormeau, _m._ young elm.
ornement, _m._ ornament.
orner, _v._ to ornament, adorn.
orniere, _f._ rut.
orphelin, _m._ orphan.
os, _m._ bone (_s_ pronounced in the singular, but not in the
plural).
osciller, _v._ to oscillate, swing, sway.
oser, _v._ to dare.
Osiris, ancient Egyptian god, protector of the dead and a
sun god, husband and brother of Isis.
osseux, -euse, _adj._ bony, knarled.
oter, _v._ to remove, take off or away.
ou, _conj._ or; -- ... --, either ... or; -- bien, or, or
on the other band.
ou,