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Words of the Flowers of Evil · 302 headwords
Each word with its meanings, its forms, and the lines it stands in.
Abel
Abel 8 times
Abel
abîme
abyss; abysses 6 times
abîme, abîmes
noun, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, plural
abois
bay twice
abois
'aux abois' is an idiom meaning 'at bay, cornered'.
abreuver
watered; drinks deep; water 5 times
abreuve, Abreuvait, abreuver, abreuvent
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, infinitive
abri
shelter 4 times
abri
absent
absent 3 times
absentes, absent, absents
adjective, feminine, plural; adjective, masculine, singular; adjective, masculine, plural
accompagner
accompanies; accompanied 3 times
accompagnaient, accompagne, Accompagne
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, plural
accord
chords; chord 3 times
accords, accord
noun, masculine, plural; noun, masculine, singular
adieu
farewell; farewells; Farewell 5 times
Adieu, adieux, adieu
interjection; noun, masculine, plural; noun, masculine, singular
admirer
admires; marvel at 4 times
admire, admirent
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural
adorable
adorable 3 times
Adorable, adorable
adjective, feminine, singular; adjective, singular
adorer
adore; adored; shall adore 8 times
adore, adorer, adoré, Adorerai, adorant
verb, present, indicative, first-person, singular; verb, infinitive; adjective (past participle), masculine, singular
affreux
hideous; dreadful 8 times
affreux, affreuses, affreuse
adjective, masculine, singular; adjective, feminine, plural; adjective, masculine
afin
so that; in order; so as 5 times
afin, Afin
adverb; adverb, part of the compound conjunction "afin que"
Agathe
Agatha 3 times
Agathe
proper noun; proper noun, feminine, singular
agiter
stirs; to shake; set swaying 8 times
agite, Agite, agiter, agitent, agitait
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, infinitive; verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural
agonisant
dying man; dying 3 times
agonisant, agonisants
noun, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, plural
ah
ah; Ah 8 times
Ah
interjection; adverb
aile
wings; wing 11 times
ailes, aile
noun, feminine, plural; noun, feminine, singular
ailleurs
elsewhere; moreover 3 times
Ailleurs, ailleurs
aimable
lovable; amiable; agreeable 6 times
aimable, aimables
adjective, singular; adjective, plural; adjective, feminine, plural
aimer
love; loved; to love 37 times
aime, aimer, aimé, aimez, Aimer, aimes, aimée, aimiez and 7 more
verb, present, indicative, first-person, singular; verb, infinitive; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular
ainsi
just; as; so 43 times
ainsi, Ainsi
adverb; adverb (part of the correlative ainsi que)
'ainsi que' together means 'just as / like'.
air
air; look; seeming 33 times
air, airs
noun, masculine, singular; noun, singular; noun, masculine, plural
ajouter
adds; added 3 times
ajoute, ajouta
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, simple past, indicative, third-person, singular
ajuster
smoothing once
ajustant
The participle ajustant refers back to the women/children of the previous line, not to démons.
alcôve
alcove 6 times
alcôve
aller
go; goes; am going 38 times
va, vont, vas, Va, allait, vais, Vont, alla and 9 more
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular
s'en aller is an idiom meaning 'to go off/away'.
allonger
stretches out; stretches; stretched 5 times
allonge, Allonge, allongeait, Allongeait
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular
allumer
light; kindle; kindled 10 times
allumé, Allume, allument, allumer, allume, allumerai, Allumaient
verb, past, participle, masculine, singular; verb, imperative, second-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural
alors
then 5 times
Alors, alors
amant
lover; lovers 7 times
amant, amants
noun, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, plural
amante
lover; Lover; mistress 4 times
amante, Amante
amer
bitter 15 times
amer, amers, Amer, amère, amères
adjective, masculine, singular; adjective, masculine, plural; noun, masculine, singular
ami
friends; friend 5 times
ami, amis, Amis
noun, masculine, plural; noun, masculine, singular
amour
love; Love; loves 42 times
amour, Amour, amours
noun, masculine, singular; noun, feminine, plural; noun, masculine, plural
amour is masculine in the singular but often takes feminine agreement in the plural, a well-known French quirk.
amoureux
in love; loving; lover 13 times
amoureux, amoureuse, amoureuses
adjective, masculine, singular; adjective, feminine, singular; adjective, masculine
an
years 3 times
ans
ancien
ancient; old 5 times
anciens, ancienne, anciennes
adjective, masculine, plural; adjective, feminine, singular; adjective, feminine, plural
Andromaque
Andromache twice
Andromaque
proper noun, feminine, singular; proper noun
Widow of Hector, exiled to Epirus after Troy's fall; central figure of the poem.
ange
Angel; angel; angels 35 times
Ange, ange, anges, Anges
noun, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, plural
angoisse
anguish; Anguish; anguishes 7 times
angoisse, Angoisse, angoisses
noun, feminine, singular; noun, feminine, plural
animal
animal; animals 4 times
animal, animaux
noun, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, plural
Antinoüs
Antinoüses once
Antinoüs
Antinoüs, Hadrian's beautiful favorite, used generically for beautiful young men.
antique
ancient; antique; age-old 11 times
antique, antiques
adjective, singular; adjective, plural; adjective, feminine, plural
antre
den; caverns 3 times
antre, antres
noun, feminine, singular; noun, masculine, plural; noun, masculine, singular
apaiser
grows calm; appease; soothing 3 times
apaise, apaiser, Apaisant
verb, present, subjunctive, third-person, singular; verb, infinitive; verb, present, participle
apparaître
appears; appear; appeared 3 times
apparaît, apparaissent, apparut
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, past historic, indicative, third-person, singular
appas
charms; allurements 5 times
appas
Archaic plural noun for physical charms/allure (not "appât", bait).
appeler
invited; calls; will call 5 times
appelle, appelait, appelleront, appellent
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, future, indicative, third-person, plural
appesantir
grown heavy; heavy-laden; heavy 3 times
appesantis, appesantie
verb, past, participle, masculine, plural; verb, past, participle, feminine, singular
appétit
appetites; appetite 4 times
appétits, appétit
noun, masculine, plural; noun, masculine, singular
après
after 6 times
Après, après, Apres
arbre
tree; trees; Tree 9 times
arbre, arbres, Arbre
noun, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, plural
ardent
burning; ardent 3 times
ardent, ardentes, ardente
adjective, masculine, singular; adjective, feminine, plural; adjective, feminine, singular
ardeur
ardor; glow; ardour 7 times
ardeur
noun, feminine, singular; noun, masculine, singular
arme
weapons; arms 3 times
armes
armoire
wardrobe; cabinet 4 times
armoire, Armoire
arracher
will tear; torn; wrests 4 times
arracherai, arrachés, arrache, arrachait
verb, future, indicative, first-person, singular; verb, past, participle, masculine, plural; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular
art
art; Art 8 times
art, Art
aspect
sight; look; aspect 6 times
aspect
asseoir
sit down; would sit; seated 4 times
asseoir, asseyait, assis
verb, infinitive; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, participle, masculine, singular
assez
enough 3 times
assez
assouvir
satisfy; be slaked 3 times
assouvir
astre
stars; star; Stars 8 times
astres, astre, Astres
noun, masculine, plural; noun, masculine, singular
atmosphère
atmosphere twice
atmosphère
'faire de X Y' = 'to make Y out of X'; X is 'mes pensers brûlants', Y is 'une tiède atmosphère'.
attendre
waits; awaits; awaiting 4 times
attend, attendant, attendais
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, participle; verb, imperfect, indicative, first-person, singular
attitude
attitudes; bearing; posture 5 times
attitudes, attitude
noun, feminine, plural; noun, feminine, singular
attrait
charm; charms; allure 3 times
attrait, attraits
noun, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, plural
au
to the; in the; with 76 times
au, Au
preposition; contraction of à + le
auberge
Inn; inn 4 times
Auberge, auberge
aujourd'hui
today; Today 7 times
aujourd'hui, Aujourd'hui
auprès
beside; close 4 times
auprès, Auprès
aurore
dawn 6 times
aurore
aussi
too; as; And so 11 times
aussi, Aussi
austère
austere 3 times
austères, austère
adjective, feminine, plural; adjective, masculine, plural; adjective, singular
autant
as much; as; the more 8 times
autant, Autant
idiom "d'autant plus... que" = "all the more... as/because", correlated with que in the next line.
automne
autumn; autumns 8 times
automne, automnes
noun, masculine, singular; noun, feminine, singular; noun, masculine, plural
autour
around; about; Around 10 times
autour, Autour
adverb; preposition
"Autour de" is a compound preposition meaning "around".
autre
other; others; another 23 times
autres, autre
pronoun, singular; adjective, plural; pronoun, plural
autrefois
once; long ago 5 times
autrefois
avancer
press forward; thrusts forward; was advancing 3 times
avance, avançait
verb, present, indicative, first-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular
avant
before; forward; deep 5 times
avant, Avant
adverb; preposition
avec
with; With; among 74 times
avec, Avec
avide
greedy; eager 6 times
avide
adjective, masculine, singular; adjective, feminine, singular; adjective, singular
avoir
have; has; had 171 times
a, ai, ont, avoir, avons, as, avait, eusse and 22 more
auxiliary verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; auxiliary verb, present, indicative, first-person, singular; auxiliary verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural
'avoir l'air de' = 'to have the look/appearance of'.
azur
azure; blue; blue sky 13 times
azur
à
to; with; at 417 times
à, aux, À, au, Aux, Au, A
preposition; contracted preposition (à + le); contracted preposition (à + les)
Au-dessus de means 'above'; here the tokenizer splits it into 'Au' + 'dessus.'
à le
at the; in the 5 times
au
à+le
at the; to the; into the 15 times
au, Au, aux
contracted preposition, masculine, singular; preposition + determiner, masculine, singular; contracted preposition
âge
age 3 times
âge
âme
soul; souls; Soul 57 times
âme, âmes, Ame
noun, feminine, singular; noun, feminine, plural; noun, singular
Seen once or twice
abandon
abandon twice
abandonné
forsaken ones once
abhorrer
loathed once
Abhorré
Abhorred One once
abject
abject once
abondamment
lavishly once
abonder
abound once
aborder
should reach once
aboutir
flows once
abriter
shelter once
abrutir
brutalizing once
absolument
utterly once
absurdité
absurdity once
Abyssinienne
an Abyssinian woman once
accabler
crushes once
accent
voice; accent twice
accorder
granted once
accouder
leaning on my elbows once
accoutumer
accustoms once
accrocher
catch once
accru
swollen once
accumuler
to pile up once
accuser
accuse once
acéré
sharpened once
acharner
set upon once
achever
completes once
acier
steel once
acteur
actor once
action
action once
adapter
fitted once
addo
add once
Adeline
Adeline once
admirable
sublime once
adolescent
youths once
adoptif
adoptive once
adorablement
adorably once
adoration
adoration once
adoré
the adored once
adresser
were addressing once
aeternus
eternal once
affaibli
weakened once
affaire
business once
affilé
whetted once
affliger
wounds twice
affluer
floods in once
affoler
maddened once
affront
affront once
Afrique
Africa twice
agacer
teases; tease twice
agate
agate once
aggraver
grow worse once
agile
nimble once
agilité
agility twice
agité
shaken once
agonie
agony once
agrandir
widened; enlarges twice
aide
assistants once
aigle
eagle; eagles twice
aigre
shrill once
aigrir
grow sharper once
aigu
keener once
aiguille
needles once
aiguiser
sharpened; whetted twice
ailé
winged once
aimant
magnet once
aimanter
magnetized once
airain
bronze twice
alambic
alembic once
alarme
alarms once
albatros
albatrosses once
albâtre
alabaster once
album
album once
alchimiste
alchemists once
alerte
alert once
aliment
nourishment once
alimenter
feed once
allaiter
suckled once
alléchant
alluring twice
allégorie
allegory twice
allégorique
allegorical once
allier
weds twice
allongé
stretched out once
allure
bearing twice
alouette
skylarks once
alourdir
grows heavy once
alternativement
by turns once
altérer
thirsting once
altéré
parched once
amaigri
wasted once
amarus
bitter once
amas
mass once
amazone
amazon once
ambre
amber twice
ambroisie
ambrosia twice
Amérique
Americas once
amie
dear once
amonceler
heaped-up once
amoureusement
lovingly once
amphore
amphora once
ampleur
fullness once
amuser
amuse once
analyse
analysis once
anathème
curses once
anatomie
anatomy once
ancre
anchor once
Ange
Angel once
angle
angle once
animer
revive once
année
year long; years twice
Antisthène
Antisthenes once
Antoine
Anthony once
anxiété
anxiety once
apocalyptique
apocalyptic once
apôtre
apostles once
appareil
apparatus once
appareiller
sets sail; let us set sail twice
apparence
appearance once
appareo
you appeared once
apparition
apparitions once
appartement
apartment once
appel
call once
apporter
bring once
apprendre
taught once
approcher
let us approach once
approfondir
fathom; deepens twice
appuyer
leaned once
après-demain
the day after once
après-midi
afternoon once
aqua
water once
aquilon
north wind once
ara
altars once
araignée
spider; spiders twice
arbrisseau
saplings once
arc
bow; arches twice
arcade
arcades once
archer
archer once
archet
bow once
architecte
architect once
ardemment
ardently twice
argent
silver once
argentin
silvery once
aridité
barrenness once
armature
framework twice
armer
armed twice
armure
armor twice
aromatique
aromatic once
arôme
perfume once
arrière-saison
late season once
arriver
happens once
arsenal
arsenal; arsenals twice
artiste
artist twice
artistement
artfully twice
Asie
Asia once
aspic
asp once
assaisonner
seasons once
assassin
assassin; murderous twice
assaut
assault twice
assister
assist once
assoupir
drowsing twice
assouplir
renders supple; make supple twice
assourdissant
deafening once
assurer
assured once
astrologue
astrologers; Astrologers twice
atelier
workshop twice
athlète
athlete's; athlete twice
atour
wardrobe once
atroce
atrocious once
atrocement
atrociously once
atrocité
atrocity once
attacher
fastened once
attaque
attack once
attaquer
attack; attacks twice
attarder
belated once
atteindre
attains once
attifer
decked out once
attirance
pull once
attirant
alluring once
attiser
stoked once
au-dessus
above; overhead twice
aube
dawn once
aucun
Some once
audacieux
insolent once
augmenter
increases; grows twice
auguste
august once
aumône
alms once
Aurore
Dawn once
austérité
austerity once
autan
south winds; south wind twice
autel
altar twice
auteur
author; authors twice
automnal
autumnal once
autorité
authority once
Autrefois
Long-Ago once
auvent
awning once
aux
to the once
auxquels
to which once
avalanche
avalanches; Avalanche twice
avaler
would swallow; swallow twice
avarié
spoiled once
aventureux
adventurous once
aveu
confessions once
aveugle
blind; blind men twice
avidement
avidly once
avidité
greed once
aviron
oars; oar twice
azuré
azure once
âcre
acrid twice
ânesse
she-donkey once
âpre
harsh once
âtre
hearth once
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