Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Infantry of the Army of the United States, 1917 eBook

United States Department of War
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 376 pages of information about Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Infantry of the Army of the United States, 1917.

Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Infantry of the Army of the United States, 1917 eBook

United States Department of War
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 376 pages of information about Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Infantry of the Army of the United States, 1917.
1 cent  . . . . . . . . . . .  Un sou; cinq centimes.
10 cents  . . . . . . . . . .  Dix sous; cinquante centimes.
20 cents (about)  . . . . . .  Un francs.
1 dollar  . . . . . . . . . .  Cinq francs.

(The French have gold pieces of 10 francs and 20 francs; bank notes of 50 francs, 100 francs, and higher.  The gold pieces are probably replaced by bank notes now.)

1 meter (1.0936 yards) . . .  Un metre. 1 kilometer (0.62138 mile) .  Un kilometre.

NOTE:—­For all ordinary purposes, the “kilometre” = 5/8 of a mile; the “centimetre”—­4/10 of an inch.

1 league (2.48552 miles) . .  Une lieue. 1 hectare (2.4711 acres) . .  Un hectare. 1 gram (15.43239 grains troy) Un gramme. 1 kilogram (2.204621 pounds
  avoirdupois) . . . . . . .  Un kilogramme.
220.46 pounds avoirdupois . .  Un quintal; 100 kilos. 2,204.6 pounds avoirdupois .  Une tonne; 1,000 kilos.

(Coal is sold by the tonne; grain and hay by the quintal.  Dix quintaux de ble, de foin = 10 quintals of grain, of hay.)

1,0567 quart (liquid) . . . .  Un litre.
26.417 gallons  . . . . . . .  Un hectolitre.
0.9081 quart (dry)  . . . . .  Un litre.
2.8379 bushels  . . . . . . .  Un hectolitre.

(The litre, which is the principal unit of both fluid and dry measures, is the contents of 1 cubic decimetre (decimetre = 1/10 metre).)

DAYS, MONTHS, AND SEASONS.

Sunday  . . . . . . . . . . .  Dimanche. 
Monday  . . . . . . . . . . .  Lundi. 
Tuesday . . . . . . . . . . .  Mardi. 
Wednesday . . . . . . . . . .  Mercredi. 
Thursday  . . . . . . . . . .  Jeudi. 
Friday  . . . . . . . . . . .  Vendredi. 
Saturday  . . . . . . . . . .  Samedi. 
January . . . . . . . . . . .  Janvier. 
February  . . . . . . . . . .  Fevrier. 
March . . . . . . . . . . . .  Mars. 
April . . . . . . . . . . . .  Avril. 
May . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Mai. 
June  . . . . . . . . . . . .  Juin. 
July  . . . . . . . . . . . .  Juillet. 
August  . . . . . . . . . . .  Aout (pronounce oo). 
September . . . . . . . . . .  Septembre. 
October . . . . . . . . . . .  Octobre. 
November  . . . . . . . . . .  Novembre. 
December  . . . . . . . . . .  Decembre. 
The seasons . . . . . . . . .  Les saisons. 
Winter  . . . . . . . . . . .  L’hiver. 
Spring  . . . . . . . . . . .  Le printemps. 
Summer  . . . . . . . . . . .  L’ete. 
Fall  . . . . . . . . . . . .  L’automne. 
Year  . . . . . . . . . . . .  Un an; une annee. 
Month . . . . . . . . . . . .  Un mois. 
Week  . . . . . . . . . . . .  Un semaine. 
Day . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Un jour. 
Hour  . . . . . . . . . . . .  Un heure. 
Minute  . . . . . . . . . . .  Un minute. 
Second  . . . . . . . . . . .  Une seconde.

COMMON PHRASES.

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