The letter C .

(e) Cake of substance; pain, morceau; Stuck. Make a cake; have chocolate cake for tea. A cakeof soap; the wheel is caked with earth.

camera, noun. ’kaemara; appareil photographique; photographischer Apparat.
  Taking pictures with a c.
canvas, n. ’kaanvas; toile, canevas; [Maler~]Leinwand, Zeltbahn, SegeZtuch.
  Painting on c.; sleeping under c. A c. cover on the boat.
card, n. kegd; carte; Karte.
  (s) Playing—card; carte a iouer; Karte.
  (e) Material of which cards are made; carton; Karton.
  cc. (e) Play with cc.; cartes; (ein) Spielkarten.
  Send a c. to. Put down a higher c. Pictures done on c.
  The men were playing cc.
cardboard, n. Basic words. Stiff card.
care, n. keo**; soin; Sorgfalt, Obhut, Vorsicht.
  (e) Feeling of trouble; souci; Sorge.
  Put on the dress with c.; the jewels are in my c.; take care.
  The cc. of his position.
  * (Take) c. of).
carefree, a. Basic words. Without any feeling of care.

INTERNATIONAL SECOND LANGUAGE 257
caretaker, n. Basic words. Person looking after house and so on.
carriage, n. ’kaerid5; ooiture; Wagen.
  (e) Division of train: transporting: payment for transport; wagon:
  transport: port; [Eisenbahn-]Wagen: Transport: Fracht.
  Driving in a c. with two horses. A train with six cc. Undertake the
  c. of goods. How much is the c.?
  * Send the box c. forward. A
cart (—er, -ing, -ed), n. kcnt; charrette; Karren, [Fracht-] Wagen.
  A c. came round with coal; carting the earth away.
cat, n. kaet; chat; Katze.
  The c. is on the roof.
catarrh*‘*, ka’tax’°*. international word. 
cause (-er, -ing, -ed), n. kozz; cause; Ursache.
  (e) Purpose: question up for decision by law; cause: procés,
cause; Sache, Zweck: Rechtsfall.
  Get angry without c.; it has an interesting c.; the c. of the trouble.
  Give money for a good 0. The hearing of a c.
  * (There is no c. for protest).
certain (-ly, un-), a. sartn; stir; sicher.
  (e) Special but unnamed; certain; gewiss, bestimmt.
  Be c. one is right; seem uncertain; they are certainly not here now.
  He has a c. disease. V
  * Make c. before you do it.
chain (-er, -ing, -ed), n. tfein; chaine; Kette.
  (e) Things looked on as a c.: range of mountains.
  The dog is on a c.; chaining the prisoners together; chained to
  the railing. A c. of events. A c. of mountains.
chalk (-er, -ing, -ed), n. tfoxk; craie; Kreide.
  (s) Stick of chalk for writing with.
  The earth here is full of c. My c. is broken; chalking numbers on a board. 
champagne*, faem’pein. international word. 
chance (—er, —ing, -ed), n. tfoins; hasard, chance; Zufall.
  (e) Possible hope, time when chance is on one’s side; occasion,
  chance de réassir, Moglichkeit, Gelegenheit.
  A question of c.; c. is against us; take one’s c. of getting a seat;
  a c. meeting. Here is your c.; he hasn’t a c. of getting away; the
  cc. are against him.

  * (I came there by c.).
  ** Come on the c. that one’s friend is there.
258 BASIC ENGLISH
change (-er, -ing, —ed), n. tjeind.5; changement; Weohsel, (Ver-) Anderung.
  (e) Small money: money handed back after taking payment out
  of money oHered; petite monnaie: clilférence; Kleingeld; Uberschusz.
  Make cc. in the book; see a c. in him; men are changing; she is
  changing her dress. Get c. at the station. Give the right c.
  **  (Small c.).
chauffeur’°‘, _[ou'fa;’°. international word. 
cheap (-ly), a. tfixp; bon marché; billig.
  (e) Poor in quality, common; inférieur; gering.
  A c. meal. C. fiction; a c. trick; be cheaply dressed.
cheese, n. tjigz; fromage; Kiise.
  A great round c.; cc. made from goat’s milk; a bit of c.
chemical (-ly, un-), a., n. kemikal; chimique; chemisch.
  A c. process; chemically, it is unchanged. A strong c.
chemist, ’kemist. international word.  A
chemistry, ’kemistri. International name of science. 
check, tfek. international word. 
  ** A c. on the bank.
chest, n. tfest; poitrine; Brust(—Kasten).
  (e) Box for storing things in; cofre; Lade.
  A pain in my c. Locked in a c.; a c. of drawers.
chief, a., n. tfi;f; principal; chef; haupt(séichlich): Haupt, Hituptling, Fuhrer.
  Fishing is his c. interest. The c. is wounded.
chin, n. tfin; menton; Kinn.
  She has a small c.
chocolate, ’tfakalit. international word. 
chorus, ’ko;ras. international word. 
church (churches), n. tjextf; église; Kirche.
  (e) Organization of which a c. is representative, gen. C.
  The c. is full; the town has 4 churches; be in c.; go to c. every
  Sunday. The opinion of the C.; the C. of England.
cigarette, sigdret. international word. 
circle (-er, -ing, —ed), n. ’sa;kl; cercle; Kreis.
  (e) Group of persons.
  A c. on the paper; the little girls were in a c. round the teacher;
  circling round the tree. An interesting c. of friends.
INTERNATIONAL SECOND LANGUAGE 259

circus*, ’s:-yikes. international word. 
citron*, 'sitran. international word. 
clean (—er, -ing, -ed, un-, —ly), a. kli;n; propre; sauber.
  (e) Without dirty suggestion; pur; rein.
  c. room; send a dress to the cleaner; my coat has been cleaned.
  A c. story; unclean thoughts.
  ** Cleaning up after work.
clear (-er, ~ing, -ed, un-, -ly) , a. kli;>”; clair; klar.
   (e) Clear to the mind: sharply outlined to eye or ear: free;
  évident: net, clair: libre; deutlich; bestimmt, hell: frei.
  A c. day; c. water; the sky is clearing. Make a point c.; get c.
  about something; see his purpose clearly; the sense is unclear. His
  writing is very c.; the c. sound of a bell. The road is c.
 ** Get (keep) c. of.
clock, n. klck; horloge, (une) pendale; Uhr.
  This c. is right. l
  * (4 by the c.),
clockwork, n. Basic words. Machine like that of a clock.
cloth (-er, -ing, -ed), n. klo9; étoffe, drap, toile; T uch, Stab'.
  (s) A bit of cloth; torohon, nappe. »
  -ing, (e) Dress; oétement; Kleid(ung).
  A roll of c. Here is a c. for drying the plates. Put on clothing;
  clothing oneself.
cloud (—er, -ing, -ed), n. klaud; nuage; Wolke.
 (e) Thick rnass: cloud of trouble; nuage: ombre.
  Cc. in the sky; the sky is clouding over. A c. of smoke. A c. on
  her face; be under a c.; clouding their pleasure.
club, klnb. international word. 
coal (—er, -ing, -ed), n. koul; charbon; Kohle.
  Burning c.; a c. fire; coaling the ship. ·
coat (-er; —ing, -ed), n. kout; oeston, rnanteau; Hook, Jacke, Mantel.
  (e) A cover; couche [de peinture etc.]; Anstrich.
  A winter c.; put on a c.; a c. and skirt. A new c. of paint; coating
  the house with whitewash.
cocktail*, ’linternational word. 
coffee, ’kfi. international word. 

260 BASIC ENGLISH
cognac*", ’kounjeek. international word. 
cold (-ly), a., n. kould; froid: rhume; kalt: Kéilte; Erkaltung.
  (e) Cold in behavior (feeling): ill condition marked by coughing
  and sneezing; froid: rhume; lcalt: Erkéiltung.
  A c. day; the soup got c. She was c. to her friends; be looking at
  him coldly. Feeling the c. Have a c.
collar, n. ’kole*; col, collet, collier; Kragen, Halsband.
  A shirt c.; put on a clean c.; a dog-c.
college, ’kolid5. International name.
colony, ’koloni. international word. 
color (-er, -ing, -ed), n. ’kAl:.>’“‘; couleur; Farbe.
  A bright c.; coloring the wall.
comb (—er, —ing, -ed), n. koum; peigne; Kamrn.
(  e) Combing; action de (se) peigner; Kéimmen.
  A brush and c. Give one’s hair a c.; combing the dog.
come (comes, came, coming), v. kixm; venir, arrioer; kommen.
  C. into the house; thoughts c. into the mind; nations c. into
  existence; one page comes after another; his name comes at the end;
  prices will c. down; the sea comes in; he came first in the list; in
  the coming year; boats c. and go; buttons c. off; these words c. out
  of a book; the story came to my ears; all these examples c. under
  one rule; flowers c. up; the sun comes up; it comes up to my hopes.
 *1. The governments will come to an agreement (a decision)
   about the taxes. A
  2. The train came to a stop at the station.
  3. Strange facts have come to light.
  4. A newspaper man came across some private papers under the seat.
  5. How did this come about?
  * (Your fears may not c. true).
  **C. to blows; c. to grips; c. to one’s senses; it comes to this;
  c. up for discussion. (C. into line; c. into play; c. round; men c. out) .
comfort (-er, —ing, —ed), n. kirmfat; confort; Bequemlichlceit.
  (s) Comfort to the feelings; reconfort, consolation; Trost.
  (e) Thing giving comfort; reconfort; Trost, Annehmlichkeit.
  Resting in c.; a comforting drink. Take c. from the fact; com-
  forting a friend. My son is a c. to me.

INTERNATIONAL SECOND LANGUAGE 261
committee, n. ko’miti; oomité, commission; Komitee, Aussohuss.
  Put it before the c.; forming a c.
  * (He is on the c.).
common (un-, -ly), a. ’koman; ordinaire; gewohnlich.
  (e) Of low birth, behavior, in bad taste, unpolished: taking place
  frequently: with more than one owner; vulgair: communs commun;
  gemein: alltéiglich: gemein (sam).
  That is the c. view. A c. person of rough behavior. Quite a c.
  event; an uncommon disease; it is commonly said. Talking a c. language.
  * Things in c.
commonsense, n. Basic words. General good sense.
company (companies), n. knmpani; société; Gesellschaft.
  (e) Group, sp. an organization for some purpose, as a business c.; 
  compagnie; (Handels-) Gesellschaft.
  She went to meetings for c.; be happy in a person's c. The
  business was made into a c.; two companies of actors.
  * “(Keep a person c.)
comparison, n. kam’pa2risn; compaiaison; Vergleich.
  Make a c. between things; this is small in c. with that.
competition, n. kompftifan; concurrence; Konkurrenz; Wetthewerb.
  (s) Competition with rules; concoars; Wetthewerh. .
  The groups are in c. with one another; c. is strong between them.
  The paper is having a c. for cooks.
  ** C. in.
complete (-er, —ing, -ed, in-, -ly), a. kom’pli;t; complet, cwheoe;
  vollstiindig, vollende.
  Have a c. system; the work is incomplete; who is completing the
  book?; in c. harmony; you are completely wrong.
complex (un-), a., n. ’kompleks; complexe, compliqué; oerwickelt,
  komplex, zusammengesetzt.
  (e) A system of unconscious desires and so on having an effect
  on a person's behavior; complexe; Komplex.
  C. ideas; a c. form. A c. of parts. He has a c. about his father.
condition (-er, —ing, —ed), n. kan’dij`en; état; Zustand.
  (e) Condition of an agreement (act); condition; Bedingung.
  Living cc. are bad; a strange c. of mind; horses in good c.; 

  conditioning a dog; a conditioned reaction. He made some cc.; a c. of
  the distribution.
 * On c. that.
262 BASIC ENGLISH
connection, n. kzfnekfsn; relation, liaison, lien, communication; Verbindnng, Zusammenhang.
  (e) Body of persons doing business with a given store and so on (freq. cc.).
  I do not see any c. between those statements; he has no c. with
  the business; the train cc. are bad. The music teacher has a good c.
  **In this c.
conscious (un-, —ly), a. ’konjas; conscient; hewnsst.
  The c. mind, a c. error; be unconscious; not consciously cruel.
  * (C. of something).
control (-ler, -ling, -led), n. kon’troul; maitrise, autorité, direction;
  Beherrschung, Kontrolle.
  (e) Controlling apparatus; régulateur; Kontroll-Apparat.
  He has no c. over his son; his feelings are well under c.; take c.;
  controlling the work (army) ; a controlling interest; a well-controlled
  voice. The c. is not working.
  *(C. of).
cook (—er, -ing, -ed), n. kuk; cnisinier(-iere); Koch.
  -er, (s) Cooking apparatus; fonrneau; Kochherd, Kocher.
  The c. made a cake; good cooking. A gas—cooker.
  copper (—er, —ing, -ecl), n. ’kopo""; cniore; Knpfer.
  (s) Bit of copper money; sou; Kupfermiinze.
  Get c. out of the earth; a c. pot; the box is coppered inside. Give
  the boy some cc.
copy (copies, -er, —ing, -ed), n. ’knpi; copie; Kopie, Abschrift.
  (e) Copy of a book; exemplaire; Examplar.
  Make a c. of a table; copying letters; copying someone’s behavior. 
  Printing more copies of the reading-book.
copyright, n. Basic words. Right to profits on a book.
cord (-er, -ing, -ed), n. koxd; corde, ficelle; Schnur, (Bind—)Faden, Strick.
  A whistle on a c.; the parcel had c. round it; a corded box.
cork (-er, -ing, -ed), n. kozk; liege; Kork.
  (s) Cork of a bottle; boachon; Korken.
  Covered with c. Get the c. out; corking the bottle.

2 INTERNATIONAL SECOND LANGUAGE 263
corkscrew, n. Basic words. Instrument for pulling out corks.
cotton, n. ’kotn; coton; Baumwolle.
  (s) Cotton thread; fil; [Baumwoll-]Garn.
  A field of 0.; a 0. dress. Take a needle and 0.
cotton-wool, n. Basic words. Natural cotton before it is made into
  thread, a soft mass used medically and so on.
cough (-er, -ing, -ed), n. knf; toux; Husten.
  (e) Tendency to coughing.
  Give a c.; coughing in church. Have a bad 0.
  country (countries), ’kAntri; campagne; Land.
  (e) Division of the earth, political or other; pays, patrie; Land,
  Vaterland.
  A farm in the c.; wooded c. The c. is at war; warm countries.
cover (-er, -ing, -ed), n. ’kAva*"; couoerture; Decke.
  (s) Cover of box or pot; couoercle; Deckel.
  (e) Something keeping from view; abri; Deckung.
  A c. on the bed; covering his face with his hands; insurance
  covering damage by fire; hands covered with hair. The c. is off
  the box. The trees were 0. for the army.
  * *Take c.
cow, n. kau; cache; Kuh.
 Milk from the c.; the 00. in the field.
crack (-er, -ing, —ed), n. kraek; fente, crevasse; Sprung, Spalte.
  (e) Noise of cracking; craquement; Krach, Knall.
  A c. in the place; cracking nuts. The c. of a whip.
credit (-or, -ing, —ed), n. ’kredit; credit; Kredit.
  (e) Good name: thing helping this; honneur: hormeur; Ansehen,
 Ehre: Ehre.
  Have c. at a bank; give c.; get c.; crediting one’s account. His c.
  is high with his friends; crediting him with common sense. He is
  a c. to his father.
  * On c.; to one’s c.
crime, n. kraim; crime; Verbrechen.
  (e) Very bad, shocking, act or condition.
  Go to prison for a 0. Wasting your education is a 0.
cruel (-ly), a. ’krual; cruel; grausam.
  A c. man; a c. death; a c. thing to say; be acting cruelly.
264 BASIC ENGLISH
crush (-er, -ing, -ed),,n. km]; écrasement; Quetschung, Zermalmen.
  (e) Mass of persons very near together.
  Give the nut a c.; his hat was crushed by someone stepping on it; 
  a crushing blow. In such a c., there was no room for dancing.
cry (—er, —ing, cried), n. krai; cri; Schrei, [Aus-]Ruf.
  -ing, (e) Unhappy crying; action de pleurer; Weinen.
  The c. of a street trader; a bird’s c.; give a c. of pain; crying out
  that all is well. She was crying quietly.
cup, n. krrp; tasse; Tasse.
  The c. is broken; a c. of tea.
cupboard, n. Basic words. Box—like structure with doors and gen.
  shelves inside.
current, n., a. ’kArant; courant; Stromung: aktuell, (um)—Zaufend.
  (s) Electric current; Strom.
  Swimming against the c.; the c. of opinion was against him.
  Putting on the c. C. events.
curtain (—er, -ing, ~ed), n. ’ko;tn; rideau; Vorhang, Gardine.
  (s) Theater curtain.
  A c. over the window; part of the room was curtained oil. Be at
  the theater before the c. goes up.
curve (—er, -ing, -ed), n. karv; courbe; Kriimmang; Kuroe.
  The c. of an arm; a price c.; curving in the air; curving the metal;
  a curved knife.
cushion (—er, -ing, ·ed), n. ’kufan; coussin; Kissen, Polster. Resting on
  a c.; a cushioned seat.
cut (-ter, —ting, un-), a., n. kat; coupé: coupure, entaille; geschnitten:
  Schnitt.
  -ting, (e) Bit cut out or off; coupure; Ausschnitt.
  The cord is c.; a c. linger; a well-c. dress; cutting a bit off. A c.
  on the nose. A newspaper cutting.
  * (Bread is c. up).

The Letter D

damages = payment for damage; dommagesdntéréts, indemnité; Schadenersatz.
Looking at the damage caused by the fire; the window was damaged by a storm; a damaging statement. Payment of damages.
* (Do damage to).

     danger, noun. ’deind3o*; danger; Gefahr.
  (e) Thing causing danger.
  The d. of walking on thin ice; be in d. of fire. He is a public
  d.; that machine is a d. to the workers.
dark, a., n. dozk, sombre; clunkel.
  A d. night; a d. color; dressed darkly. Fear of the d.
daughter, n. ’do;ta’°“; fille; Tochter.
  The d. of a poor man; have three dd.
daughter-in-law, n. Basic words. Woman one’s son is married to.
day, n. dei; iournée: Tag.
  (e) Opposite of night; time in history; jour: jour.
  A week has 7 dd.; d. and night; a bright d. In our d.
  *(All d.; by d.; d. by d.; from d. to d.; good-d.).
  *"One d.; haoe one’s d.
daylight, n. Basic words. The light of daytime.
daytime, 11. The time when it is day.
dead, a., ded; mort: [les] morts; tot: [die] Toten.
  (e) Without feeling: gone out of use; engourdi: perimé; abge-
  storben: tot.
  A d. man; respect for the d. My foot is d. That idea is cl.; d.
  languages.
dear (-ly), a., n. dia’°‘; cher; teaer. '
  (e) Loved (one); cher: chéri; lieb: Liebe(r).
  The goods are d. A d. friend; he was dearly loved. Come with
  me, my d.
  * (D. to the public).
death, n. deG; mort; Tod.
  (e) Condition of death.
    His d. was a great blow; go to one’s d.; come to one’s d.; d. took
  him; the d. of his hopes. Beautiful in d.
  * (Put to d.).
debt, n. det; dette; Sohuld.
  (e) Condition of having dd.
  A d. of £10; a d. to the past. Be badly in d.
decision, I`l. di’si5an; décision; Entscheidung.
  (e) Power of making decisions; Entschlossenheit.
  Make a d.; the d. of this question. He has great d.
  * (Come to a d.).

266 BASIC ENGLISH

deep (-ly), a., adv. dizp; profond; tief.
  (e) Going to the root (of a question); d fond.
  D. water; a d. hole; be d. in debt; he was deeply moved. A d.
  book; a d. interest. Co d. into the earth.
degree, di’gri:; degré; Brad. _
  (e) Amount.
  Two dd. under boiling—point; marking the dd. in red. A high
  d. of interest; a question only of d.
  * (By dd.),
delicate (-ly), a. ’delilnt; développement; Entwieklung.
  (e) Outcome; résultat.
  The d. of a new system (idea): the d. of man; go through a
  process of d. Interesting new dd.

INTERNATIONAL SECOND LANGUAGE 267
did. See do.
different (-ly), a. ’difrant; different; oerschieden andere (-r, -s).
  Two d. sorts of fruit; a different man; viewing things differently.
digestion, n. di’d5estjsn; digestion; Verdauung.
  He has a good d.; d. is a slow process.
direction, n. di’rekfen; direction; Richtung.
  (e) Controlling: order; gestion: instruction; Leitung: Anweisung.
  Birds coming from every d.; going in the d. of the town; the d.
  of the current. The d. of a business. Those were his dd.
dirty (dirtier, -ing, -dirtied), a. ’do;ti; sale; schmutzig.
  (e) With a dirty suggestion; indécent.
  The tablecloth is d.; make the floor d.; dirtying one’s hands. A
  d. story.
discovery, n. dis’kAvari; découoerte; Entdeokung.
  (e) Thing uncovered by discovery.
  He made an interesting d.; the year of the d. of America. May
  I see your d.?  
discussion, n. dis’kAfan; discussion; Erorterung.
  Have a d. about; the d. of details; deep in d.; the Peace D. in London.
  * (An idea under d.).  
  ** (Come up for d.),
disease, n. di'zi;z; maladie; Krankheit.
  Get a d.; expert on dd. of the ear; a town full of d.
disgust (-er, —ing, —ed), n. dis’gAst; dégmit; Ekel, Abneigung.
  Have a d. for a person; go away in d.; disgusting facts; a disgusted person.
  *(Disgusted (pleased, angry) with).
distance, n. ’distans; distance; Abstand, Entfernung.
  A d. of four feet; go a great d.; some d. away; in walking (hear-ing) d.;  
  see from a d.
  * (At a great d.).
distribution, n. distrfbjuxfan; distribution; Verteilung.
  (e) How things are placed; répartition; Verbreitung. ·
  Make a d. of clothing; an unequal d. What is the d. of the disease
  (plants)?

268 BASIC ENGLISH
division, n. di’vi5an; division; Abteilang.
  (e) Space (wall) between: act of division: division of feeling
  (opinion); eloison: separation: divergence; Teilang: Teilang:
  Teilang.
  A d. of a school; a d. of the·book. Put up a d. across the room;
  make a d. between the houses. The d. of the money; the boys are
  doing d. A d. of opinion among experts.
do (does, did, doing, done, doer), v., aux. v. duz; faire, agir; tan, machen.
  (e) Be right, or enough, for a given purpose.
  -ings, (e) Acts; actes; Taten.
  D. a kind act; d. the right thing; d. the cleaning; d. music; d.
  nothing; d. wrong. This will d. for a curtain. I d. not keep dogs;
  he did not see me; d. you go to the theater?; I made an offer and
  so did he. Give an account of one°s doings.
    * The bricks will d. damage to the window; they did well (badly)
  in the test. (D. one’s best; have nothing to d. with).
    ** How d. you d.? I have done with the paper. D. one’s bit;
  d. trade in; d. one good).
dog, n. dog; chien; Hand.
  Take a d. for a walk.
dominion, do’minjon. International name.
door, n. do;’°; parte; Tiir.
  Get the d. open; the d. into the room; at death’s d.
  * Out of dd.
doorkeeper, n. Basic words. Person stationed at door of hotel and so
  on, to oversee incomings and outgoings.
doorway, n. Basic words. Opening for a door.
doubt (-er, -ing, -ed), n. daut; doute; Zweifel.
  Have dd. about; be in d.; doubting a man (story).
 ** No d.
down, prep., adv. daun; (en) bas; herab, hinunter: anten.
    Go d. a mountain. The sun goes d.; put the pot d.; take d. words;
  the story has come d. from the past.
    * He took a walk d. (ap) the street (road); if you are good at
  lighting, that is no reason for looking d. on lovers of peace. (He let
  his friend d.) .
  ** (Put one’s foot d. about something; put the smash d. to the wet road).
INTERNATIONAL SECOND LANGUAGE 269

downfall, n. Basic words. Destruction, end.
drain (—er, -ing, -ed), n. drein; égout, tuyau d’écoulement, drain;
Abflussleitung, Entwiisserungsgraben.
 -ing, (e) Process of making less or feebler; affaiblissemcnt;
Verhrauchen.
Put water down the d.; draining a bit of land. Draining away
his power.
drawer, n. drc:’“; tiroir; Schublade.
Put away in a d.
dress (dresses, -er, -ing, -ed), n. dres; robe; Kleid.
(e) Clothing; habit, hahillement; Kleidung.
-ing, (e) Cover put on wound: substance put on food; pansement: 
asaisonnement, sauce; Verband: Sauce.
She had a beautiful d.; their dresses were blue. A new form
of d.; dressing oneself (the baby). Put a dressing on the leg;
dressing the leg. A thick dressing on the meat.
  *  (Dressing up).
drink, n. drink; hoisson; Getrdnk.
  (s) Alcohol d.; liqueurs fortes; (geistiges) Getriink.
  (e) (Amount of d. for) one act of taking d.; coup de hoire;
  Schluck. A
  Tea is a good d. They had some d. ; d. is his trouble. Have a d.
  of water; have a d. to him; give me another d.
  *(The worse for d.),
driving (driver), n., a. draivin; action de conduire; Fahren, Fuhren.
(e) Forcing; action de pousser; Treihen.
D. an automobile (cart); a good driver. Put the nail in by d. it
with a hammer; the wind was d. the ship forward; a d. rain; you
are d. me to drink.
drop (—per, -ping, -ped), n. drop; goutte; Tropfen.
(e) Fall: chute; Fall.
Dd. of rain on the window; a d. of blood from the wound. It is
a long d. from the top of the wall; a d. in prices; dropping the plate.
dry (—er, -ing, dried), a. drai; sec, arid; trocken.
(e) Not interesting; ennuyeux.
A d. field (tongue, day); get d. in front of the {ire; drying the
linen; dried fruit. A d. discussion (book).

270 BASIC ENGLISH
dust (-er, —ing, -ed), n. diist; poassiére; Staub.
  (e) Powder; poudre. ~
  -er, (s) Cloth for taking off dust; torchon; Staabtach.
  There is d. on the books;_get d. in his eyes; dusting the table
  (room). Chalk d. Cleaning the table with a duster.
dustman, n. Basic words. Man who goes round with cart for house waste.
dynamite“, ’dainemait. International word.