scène,/., scene, stage
scrupule, m., scruple.
séant {from obsolete seoir, sit) ,
in session.
sèchement, dryly, second, -e, second.
secours, m., help, 'assistance. secousse,/., shock.
sécurité, /., security, freedom
from anxiety.
séduire, lead astray.
seigneur, m., lord., seize, sixteen, selle,/., saddle.
seller, to saddle; faire — , get
saddled.
semblable, similar.
sembler, seem.
semestre, m., half a year; en — ,
having a six months' leave
of absence.
sénateur, m., senator, sens, m., sense; le — commun,
common sense.
sentence, /., sentence (of
death) .
sentinelle, /., sentinel; en — ,
as a sentinel, as sentinels.
sentir, se — , feel, séparer, part, separate.
serait, cond. of être, serez, fut, of être, sérieux, serious.
serment, m., oath; faire — ,
take an oath.
serre,/., hothouse.
serrer, press, squeeze.
sert, près, of servir.
service, m., service, routine
business, task of a servant, servir, serve, wait on.
serviteur, m., servant, ses, his, her.
seul, alone; à vous toute — e,
as you are, by yourself, seulement, only; at least;
even; ne — pas, not even, sévère, severe.
si, so, if, whether; (after a
negative question) yes; yes,
indeed; — vous attendiez?
supposing you wait awhile?
— j'y allais? supposing I
should go there?
siège, m., seat.
signal, m., sign.
signalé, distinguished, signal.
signalement, m., description
(of a fugitive from justice), signaler, mark, distinguish.
signature,/., signature.
signe, m., sign; faire — , indicate by a sign.
signer, sign.
signifier, signify, mean, silence, m., silence, simple, plain, simple, singulier, odd, strange.
sinon, unless; except, situation,/., situation, situé, situated.
sœur, /., sister.
soi, one's self.
soigner, take care of.
soir, m., evening.
sois, soit ! subj. of être.
soldat, m., soldier (private).
solder, pay; hence soldat.
solennité, /., festivity, solemnity.
solliciter, solicit.
sommeil, m., sleep, slumber.
son, his, her.
sonder, sound, probe.
songer, dream, -think of.
sonner, ring the bell.
sonnette,/., small bell.
sont, près, of être.
sort, m., fate, lot, fortune.
sort, près, of sortir.
sorte,/., kind, sort.
sortir, come out of, go out.
sot, -te, silly.
sottise,/., stupidity; folly.
soudain, sudden, suddenly.
soudoyer, bribe, suborn, incite to rebellion.
souffrais, impf. of souffrir.
souffrir, suffer.
soumettre, submit.
soupçon, m., suspicion.
soupçonner, suspect.
soupçonneux, suspicious.
soupir, m., sigh.
sourcil, m., eyebrow.
souriant, près. p. of sourire.
sourire, smile; m., smile.
souris, près, of sourire.
sous, under.
sous-lieutenant, m., ensign.
sousofficier, m., non-commissioned officer.
soutenant, près, p. of soutenir.
soutenir, maintain, sustain.
soutiendrez, fut. of soutenir.
souvenir: se — , remember; vous souvenez- vous ? do you remember ?
souvenir: m., recollection, remembrance.
souvent, often.
soyez, imp. of être.
spectateur, m., spectator, onlooker.
stupéfait, dumfounded.
su, p.p. of savoir.
subir, undergo.
subjonctif, subjunctive.
suffire, suffice, be enough.
suffit, près, of suffire.
suis, près, of être.
suis, près, of suivre.
suite,/., series, row; tout de — , immediately.
suivre, follow; — par, follow by; — de, follow with.
sujet, m. j subject.
superbe, magnificent.
supplément, m., supplement, addition.
supplier, supplicate, beseech.
supposition,/, supposition.
sur, on, upon; — place, without moving; on the spot.
sûr, sure.
surcroît, m., excess; — de gages, extra wages.
surprendre, surprise.
surprise,/, surprise.
surtout, especially.
survivre à, survive.
sympathie,/, sympathy.
table, /., table; à — , at the
table, tableau, m., painting.
tâcher, try, endeavor.
taire : se — , be silent.
taisez-vous, see se taire, talent, m., talent.
tandis que, while.
tant, so much, so very; (with
compar.), so much the; —
que, as long as; — il est, it
is so. . . ; — mieux, so much
the better ; — y a-t-il, so
much is certain, tante,/., aunt.
tarder, be late, be long (time).
tardif, -ve, belated, late.
te, thee, you.
telj telle, such.
tellement que . . ., so much so
that . . ., to such a degree
that . . .
témérité',/., rashness, daring,
boldness.
témoin, m., witness.
temps, m., time, weather;
d'ici à peu de — , after a
little while.
tenant, see tenir, tendre, stretch or hold out.
tendre, tender, loving, lovable.
tendresse, /., love, affection,
tenderness.
tenez ! près, of tenir, tenir, hold, hold in one's hand;
— à, set store by, value, care
to, be anxious to, consider
important; — de, partake of, have from, inherit from, take after, have in common with; il a de quoi — , he comes from good stock; se — debout, stand, remain standing; tenez ! see there !
listen.
tenter, try, attempt.
terme, m., term, end.
terminer, finish, terminate, make up (one's mail).
terre,/., land, earth.
terreur,/., terror.
terrible, terrible.
tes, pi. of ton, ta.
tête,/., head.
théâtre, m., theater, stage.
théorie, /., theory.
tiens, près, of tenir.
tige,/., stem.
timbré, postmarked.
timide, timid.
tirer, pull out; — sur, fire upon, shoot; se — de, get out of.
titre, m., title; à — de, by virtue of, for the reason of being . . .
toi, to thee, thou, thee, you, thyself, yourself.
toit, m., roof.
toiture, /., roofing (toit, roof).
tomber, fall.
ton, m., tone, style.
ton, ta, tes, thy, your.
tort, m., wrong; avoir — , be wrong ; avoir des — s envers quelqu'un, have wronged one, be guilty of wrong.
tôt, early, soon ; le plus — possible, au plus — , as soon as possible.
touchant, touching.
toujours, always; without interruption; anyway; veille — , continue your watch.
tour, m., turn; à votre — , in your turn; — à — , in turn.
tourbillon, m., whirlwind; — de flamme, de fumée, whirling flame or smoke.
tourmenter, trouble.
tourner, turn ; se — , turn.
tous, pi. of tout.
tousser, cough.
tout, toute, each, every, all; tous deux, toutes deux, both; du tout (not) at all (ne pas used or understood).
tout, quite, entirely; — en décachetant, while keeping on opening letters, or without interrupting the work (of opening letters); — en vous attendant, at the very time while I was waiting for you; — à coup, all at once, suddenly; — de suite, at once, directly ; — à l'heure, just now, in a little while.
trace,/., trace; sur les — s, in pursuit.
tracer, trace, write.
trahir, betray.
trahison./., treason.
traîner, drag.
trait, m., feature; shaft, arrow;
trait; — de lumière, flash of light.
traiter, treat, deal.
traître, m., traitor.
tranquille, tranquil, quiet.
tranquillement, calmly.
transporter, transport.
travailler, work.
travers, across; à — , through.
traverser, pass or go through, cross over (as in a quadrille).
treize, thirteen.
trembler, tremble.
trentaine, /., thirty, a score and a half.
trente, thirty.
très, very.
tressaillir, tremble, quake, shiver.
triompher, triumph.
trois, three.
tromper, deceive, cheat; se — , be mistaken.
trop, too much, too many, with de; very greatly, very; c'est — fort, that is too much; sans — comprendre, without understanding very well (any too well) .
trouble, m., confusion, disturbance, disorder.
troubler, put into confusion; se — , become confused.
troupe, /., troop.
trouvaille,/, something found ; a windfall ; faire une belle — , make a nice find (ironically) .
trouver, find.
tuer, kill.
un, une, a, an; one; et d'un, well, that's one (i.e. advantage, agent, or tool) gained.
uniforme, /., uniform; grande — , parade uniform.
uniquement, solely, exclusively, only.
unir, unite, combine.
usage, m., use; à mon — , for my benefit.
user, make use of, wear out.
utile, useful.
va, près, and imp. of aller.
vague, vague, hazy.
vain, vain; en — , in vain.
vaincre, conquer.
vaincu, p.p. of vaincre.
vais, près, of aller.
valet, m., servant, valet.
valoir, have value, be worth; qui a pu me — , what can have procured me ? = qu'estce qui, etc., see qui.
vanité,/., vanity.
vanter, boast, brag; se — , boast.
vaut, près, of valoir.
veiller, watch, keep watch, guard.
veine,/., vein.
Vendée,/., an ancient province of north-western France, now divided.
vendéens, inhabitants of the
Vendée, stanch royalists, who rose in rebellion against the First republic.
venger, avenge; se — , take revenge.
venir, come, come to; — de, have just; vient d'arriver, has just arrived; en venir à, get at; où veut-il en — ?
what is he driving at ? le voilà qui vient, there he is coming.
vérifier, verify, examine.
véritable, genuine, real.
vérité,/., truth.
verra, verrez, fut. of voir.
verrais, près. cond. of voir.
vers, toward.
vers, m., verse.
verve, /., animation, mettle, sprightly humor, dash; mettre en — , spur on, put one on his mettle.
vêtements, m., clothes; articles of dress.
veuille, subj. of vouloir.
veuillez, imp. of vouloir.
veulent, près, of vouloir.
veux, veut, près, of vouloir.
victoire,/., victory.
vie,/., life.
vieillard, m., old man.
vieille,/, of vieux.
vienne, près. subj. of venir.
vient, viennent, près, of venir.
vieux, vieille, old.
vif, alive, lively, quick.
vigueur,/., vigor, strength.
vingt-cinq, twenty-five.
vis, past def. o/voir.
visage, m., face, countenance.
vis-à-vis, in regard to; opposite to ; faire — , face the opposite couple.
vite, quick, quickly.
vivacité,/., vivacity.
vive, imp. of vivre.
vivement, with animation, with vivacity.
vivre, live; vive ! long live !
vœu, m., desire, prayer, vow.
voici, see here, here is; le — , here he or it is, the matter is as follows ; les — , here they are.
voie, près. subj. of voir.
voilà, see there, there is ; le — , there he is ; — qu'est, that is . . .
voile, m., veil.
voir, see.
voisin, m., neighbor; adv., in the neighborhood, near.
voiture, /., carriage; — de place, hack, public or hired carriage.
voix,/., voice, vote.
vos, pi. of votre.
votre, your.
voudrais, voudrait, cond. of
1 vouloir.
voulaient, impf. of vouloir.
voulant, près. p. of vouloir.
vouloir, be willing, wish, want;
que voulez- vous? what can we do ? how can you help it ?
veuillez, please; — dire, mean; en — à, bear one a grudge, be displeased or angry with; je le voudrais bien, I should like it well enough ; of course, I should like it; en voulant, while wishing or wanting.
vous, you, to 3rou, to yourself; dites , say to yourself.
voyager, travel.
voyais, impf. of voir.
voyons, imp. of voir.
vrai, true.
vraiment, truly, really.
vu, p.p. of voir.
vue,/, view, sight.
y, to it, in it, at it, of it, of them; there; — avoir, be, be the matter; qu'y a-t-il?
what is the matter? il y a, there is, there are; — être, have the place, be at the place, etc., know about; il — a un mois, a month ago.
yeux, pi. of œil, m., eye.
zèle, m., zeal.
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