Bow & Bridge Violin and bow makers, as the old books printed them

Scan 185

Le luthier de Crémone et Le trésor, 1920

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1Vocabulary
3priseur, m., "snuffer."
4prit, see prendre.
5prix, m., prize, price; à tout —, at any price.
6problème, m., problem, question.
7procession, f., procession.
8prochain, —e, near by, next, nearest.
9proclamer, proclaim.
10prodige, m., marvel; tient du —, has a touch of the miraculous, 325.
11profane, uninitiated (in violin playing), 481.
12profil, m., profile.
13profiter, profit; en—, take advantage of it.
14profond, —e, deep.
15projet, m., project, plan.
16prolonger, prolong.
17promenade, f., walk.
18promener: se —, walk.
19promesse, f., promise; échanger leur —, plight their troth (for marriage), T. 631.
20promettre, promise.
21promis, —e, pledged; see promettre.
22prompte, quick.
23prononcer, pronounce, utter, take (vows).
24propice, propitious, favorable.
25propos: à —, opportunely.
26proposer, propose.
27propre: ton —, your own, 572.
28prose, f., prose; en —, prosaic, T. 103.
29prospère, prosperous.
30protéger, protect, guard.
31prouver, prove, test.
32pu, puis, see pouvoir.
33puis, then, and then, T. 559, besides, 116.
34puisque, since.
35puissant, —e, potent, mighty.
36puisse, see pouvoir.
37puisser à, draw from, take from.
38punir, punish.
39pupitre, m., desk, music stand.
40pur, —e, pure, clear.
41pût, see pouvoir.
43qu', for que (what) and que (that).
44quadruple, quadruple; see croche.
45quand, when; — même, even so, T. 627, just the same, 420.
46quant à, as for.
47quarante-neuf, forty-nine.
48quatre, four, Fourth.
49quatre-vingt-treize, "Ninety-Three" (i.e. 1793).
50que, which, what, whom; see ce and celui.
51que, that, how, T. 438; when, e.g. 205; whether, e.g. 243, 244; with comparatives than, e.g. 93; plus fort — moi, too much for me, 412; with subjunctives may or let with infinitives, e.g. 9, 447; qu'il soit, granted that he is, 130;

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