FRENCH GLOSSARY
Abri: a dugout, shelter from shell fire.
Allemand: German. Allemagne: Germany.
Arrivé: a shell coming towards one from the enemy.
Aspirant: a new officer, or one who is on trial; a candidate or cadet.
Aujourd'hui: today.
Assis: men slightly wounded and able to sit up.
Assez: enuf.
Barrage (tir de): gun fire which prohibits the movement of troops; curtain of fire.
Beurre: butter; petit beurre, little crackers.
Bidon: gourd, or canteen; pail for water.
Blessés: wounded.
Bleu, Blanc et Rouge: Blue, white and red, the colors of the French flag.
Boche: German. The word has come to mean thick-head. It was used to denote a person who butted into a game, or was the goat against whom everyone joined.
Bois: forest or wood.
Boulangerie: bakery.
Boyau: a trench, usually a communication trench; originally, a passage-way.
Brancardier: a stretcher-bearer.
Briquet: a cigarette lighter.
Camion: a truck; camionette: a little truck.
Camouflage: means used to render objects inconspicuous.
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