scène,/ scène, schilling, m. shilling, scientifique, adj. scientific
scierie, /. saw-mill.
scintillement, m, sparkling.
scintiller, v. sparkle.
scrupule, m. scruple; faire un
— , raise scruples.
scrupuleuz-se, adj, scrupulous.
scruter, v. scrutinize.
sculpté-e, adj. carved.
se, pron. himself, herself, it-
self, themselvcs, each other,
one another.
sec, sèche, adj. dry, sharp,
harsh; un grand — , a tall
thin man.
sèchement, adv. drily, curtly,
harshly.
seconde, adj. second, seconde, /. second.
secouer, v. shake.
secourir, v. (15), help, succor.
secours, m. help, succor; au — /
help!
secousse, / shake, shock.
secret, m. secret; en — , private-
ly.
secret-ète, adj. secret.
secrètement, adv. secretly.
section, /. sections.
séduire, v. (11), charm.
seigneur, m. lord ; — Dieu !
Good Heavens !
sein, m. breast, bosom.
séjour, m. abode.
selon, prep. according to.
semaine,/, week.
semblable, m. fellow.
semblable, adj. like, similar.
semblant, m, seeming;/t»>^ — , prétend to.
sembler, v. seem.
semer, v. sow.
séminaire, m. seminary.
sens, m. {the s is pron,), meaning, sensé; direction.
sensation, / sensation.
sensible, adj. sensitive, accessible to feeling or émotion.
sensiblement, adv. perceptibly.
sentence, / sentence.
sentier, m. path.
sentiment, m. sentiment, feeling.
VOCABULARY
sentinelle, /. sentinel.
■entir, v, (44), feel.
séparer, v. separate.
sept, num, seven.
septembre, m, September.
sépulcre, m, sepulcher.
sérénité,/, serenity.
sergent, m. sergeant.
sérieux-use, aJj. serious.
serment, m. oath, asseveration.
serre, /. talon, serré-e, adj, close, heavy
(heart), compressée! (voice).
serrer, v. clasp, clench, grind
(teeth), press, shut up, lock
up, squeeze, store away.
serrure,/, lock.
servante,/ servant, service, m. service, serviette,/, napkin.
servir, v. (44), serve; — ûV,
serve as; à quoi sert-il? what
is the use } se — de^ make use
of, profit by.
servi wcur, m. servant, seuil, m, threshold, door-step.
seul-e, adj. alone, only.
seulement, adv. only, even.
sévère, adj, severe.
shako, m. shako (a soldier's
cap).
si, conj, if, whether.
si, adv, so; un — , such a.
Sibérie,-/. Siberia; de — , Sibe-
rian.
siècle, m. century.
siège, m, seat, siège, sien-ne; poss, pron, his, hers,
its, one's own.
sifflement, m. whistling, vvhizz.
siffler, V, whistle.
sifflet, m, whistle.
signe, m, sign.
signer, v, sign.
signifier, v, sign if y.
silence, m, silence.
silenoieux-se, adj. silent.
sillon, m. furrow.
sillonné-e, adj. furrowed.
simple, adj. simple.
simplicité,/ simplicity.
simplifiée, adj. simplified.
singulier-ère, adj. singular.
singulièrement, adv. singularly.
sinistre, adj. sinister.
sise, adj. situated.
site, m. site.
sitôt que, conj. as soon as.
situation, / situation.
située, adj. situated.
six, num. six.
sobriquet, m, nickname.
société, / Society.
sœar, /. sister.
soie,/ silk.
soif, / thirst; avoir — , be
thirsty.
soigneux-se, adj. carefuL soin, m. care; avoir — , take
care.
soir, m, evening.
soirée,/ evening.
sois, subj. and imper, of être.
soixantaine,/ sixty.
soixante, num. sixty. soixante-dix, num. seventy.
sol, m. soil, ground.
soldat, m, soldier.
soleil, m. sun.
solennel-le, adj. solemn.
solide, adj. solid.
solidité, / solidity.
solitaire, adj. solitary.
solitude,/ solitude.
solliciter, v. solicit.
sollicitude, / solicitude, care.
sombre, adj, gloomy, dark.
somme,/ sum, amount; bête de
— , beast of burden.
sommeil, m. sleep.
sommet, m. sum mit.
son, m, Sound.
son, sa, poss, adj, (pi, ses), his,
her, its.
VOCABULARY
sonder, v, sound.
songe, m. dream.
songer, v. dream; — 4, think
of.
songeur-ense, adj, dreamer.
sonner, v. sound, ring, strike.
sonore, adj, sonorous.
sort, m, fate, lot.
sorte, /. sort, kind, manner;
de la — , thus, in this way;
de telle — , so that.
sortie,/, sortie.
sortir, v. (44), go out,leave,take
out; faire — , take out.
son, m. half-penny.
Sonabe,/. Suabia.
souci, m, care, anxiety.
soucieux se, adj. anxious.
soudain-e, adj, sudden; adv. ail
of a sudden.
soudainement, adv, suddenly.
souffle, m. breath.
souffler, V, blow.
soufErance, /. suffering.
souffrir, v, (16), sufTer.
souhaiter, v, wish.
souillure,/, stain, défilement, soulager, v, ease, comfort, re-
lieve.
soulever, v, raise; se — , rise;
se — le cœur^ turn sick.
soulier, m, shoe.
soumettre, z/. (36), submit,subdue.
soumis-e, adj, submissive.
soupçon, m, suspicion.
soupçonner, v, suspect.
soupe,/, soup.
soupente,/, loft.
souper, V, take supper.
soupir, m, sigh.
soupirer, v. sigh.
souplesse, /. suppleness, fiex-
ibility.
souquenille, /. smock-f rock, source,/, spring, source, sourcil, m, eyebrow.
sourd-e, adj, deaf, indistinct,
hollow, smothered; (lantern)
dark.
sourd-muet, m, deaf-mute.
souriant-e, adj, smiling.
sourire, m, smile.
sourire, v. (54), smile.
sons, prep, under, beneath.
soutenir, v, (63), support, maintain; se — , stand, hold one's
self up.
soutenu-e, adj, steady, unfail-
ing.
souvenance,/, recollection, re-
membrance.
souvenir, m, memory, souvenir,
recollection, reminder.
se souvenir, v, (63), remember.
souvent, adv, often.
souverain-e, adj, sovereign.
spacieuz-se, adj. spacious.
spectacle, m, spectacle, spirale,/, spiral.
splendide, adj, splendid.
squelette, m, skeleton.
stagnation, /. stagnation, station, /. station, statue,/, statue, stature,/, stature, stupéfait-e, adj, stupefied.
stupeur,/, stupor.
ïïM^ p. p, savoir, subalterne, adj, subaltern, sub-
ordinate.
subir, V, submit to, undergo,
pass through.
subitement, adv, suddenly.
subsister, v. subsist.
substance, /. substance. succéder, v. succeed, follow.
suocès, fn. success.
successivement, adv, succes-
sively.
succomber, v, succumb, die.
suédois-e, adj, Swedish.
suer, V, perspire.
sueur,/, perspiration.
' suffire, V, (57), suffice.
VOCABULARY
suffisant-e, adj, sufficient.
suffooant-e, adj, stifling.
suffoquer, v. choke.
suffrage, v. vote.
Suisse, /. Switzerland.
suite, /. séries, train; continuation, what follows ; et ainsi de — , and so on ; tout de — , directly, at once ; par la — , afterwards.
suivant, prep. according to.
suivant-e, adj, foUowing, next.
suivre, v, (58), follow.
sujet, m. subject ; mauvais — , worthless scamp; à ce — , on this subject.
superbe, adj. superb, proud.
superflu-e, adj, superfluous.
superficie, /. surface,, area.
supérieur-e, adj, s u p e r i o r, upper.
superstitieux-se, adj, superstitious.
superstition, /. superstition.
supplice, m, punishment, exécution, torture.
supplier, v, pray, entreat.
supporter, v. support.
supposer, v, suppose.
supposition, /. supposition.
suprême, adj. last.
sur, prep. on, upon, to, over, towards; out of ; donner — , look out upon,
sûr-e, adj. sure.
surabondance, /. superabundance.
sureau, m. elder-bush.
surexcitation, /. over-excitement.
surgir, v. arise, rise up.
surmonté-e, adj. surmounted.
surnaturel-le, adj. supernatural.
surprenant-e, adj. surprising.
surpris-e, adj. surprised.
■urprise,/. surprise.
sursaut, m. start; en — , with a
start.
surtout, adv. especially.
surveillance,/, supervision, surveiller, v. keep an eye on,
see to.
Burvenant-e, m. and /. chance-
comer, survenir, v. (63), corne or hap-
pen unexpectedly, turn up,
corne up.
survivant-e, m. and f. survivor.
survivre, v. (65), survive.
suspect-e, adj. suspicious.
suspendre, v. hang, stop, suspendu-e, adj. suspended.
sympathique, adj. sympathetic.
syndic, m. syndic (of a parish),
magistrate.
tabatière, /. skylight, fiât roof, table, /. table ; — de nuit,
bedside table, tableau, m, picture, blackboard.
tache,/, spot, stain. tâche, /. task.
tacher, v. stain, spot, tâcher, v. try, endeavor.
taciturne, «(/;■. taciturn, silent.
taillader, v. eut.
taille,/, figure, waist, shape.
tailler, v, eut, eut out.
se taire, v. (59), be quiet, silent.
tambour, m. drummer, drum.
tandis que, conj. whilst, where-
as.
tant, adv. so, so much, so
many; — que, as long as.
tantôt, adv. soon, sometimes.
tapage, m. noise, taper, v. ta p.
tapis, m. carpet.
tard, adv. \site;p/us — , later.
tarder, v. delay, bc long ; il me
tarde, î long, tas, m. pile, tâter, V. feel.
VOCABVLARY.
tâtonner, v. grope or feel one's
way.
tâtons; à — , adv, groping
about.
taverne, /. tavern.
tavernier, m. tavern-keeper.
te, pron, thee, to thee. teint, m. complexion.
teinte, /. shade, tint, tone.
teinté-e, at//. tinted.
tel-le, adj, such, like, similar ;
such a one; — que^ such as.
tellement, adv. so much, so.
témoignage, m. testimony.
témoigner, v. show, testify,
bear witness.
témoin, m. witness.
tempe, /, temple, temps, m, time, weather ; en
mêmi — , at the same time;
de — en — , de — à autre,
from time to time.
température,/, température.
tendre, adj. tender, affectionate.
tendre, v. extend, hold out; —
l* oreille, listen.
tendresse, /. tenderness, fond-
ness.
tendn-e, adj. extended, hung,
papered.
ténèbres, /. //. darkness.
tenir, v. (63), hold, keep, cling
to; prize, care for; get hold
of, insist on; tiens! tenez!
I say ! look hère ! se — ,
stand, remain, tentation,/, temptation.
tenter, v. tempt, try.
tenture, /. hangings.
tenue,/, appearance, bearing,
dress; en grande — , in fuU
dress.
terme, m, term, limit.
terminer, v. end, close, finish.
terrain, m, ground.
terrasse,/, terrace.
terrasser, z/. strike down.
Um, /. earth, ground; à — , on the ground ; par — , to the ground.
terreur,/, terror.
terreux-se, adj. earthy, duh.
terrible, adj. terrible.
terriflé-e, adj. terrified.
tête, / head.
thaler, m, thaler (a German coin).
théâtre, m, theater, scène.
tiède, adj, lukewarm.
tien-UB, pûss. pron. thy, thine.
tiens! {imper, of tenir)^ hello !
indeed. .
timbre, ///. bell.
timide, adj. timid.
timidement, adv, timidly.
tinter, v. ring, tinkle, jingle.
tirage, m, drawing.
tirailleur, m. sharpshooter.
tiré-e, adj. drawn.
tirer, v, pull, haul in, draw, shoot, fire, pull down, pull off; — ^Mj^r/, draw lots; se — , get out of, get along; se — d'affaire^ get out of a scrape.
tiroir, m, drawer.
titre, m. title.
toi, pron. thee, tothee; — même, thyself.
toile,/, cloth, linen.
toilette, /. toilet.
toison, /. fleece, mass (hair).
toiser, v. measure, eye.
toit, m. roof.
toiture,/ roofing, roof.
tomber, v, fall; laisser — , drop; se laisser — , fall; — de son haut, fall fuU length, be thunderstruck.
ton, ta, poss, adj. thy.
ton, m. tone.
tondre, v. shear.
tonnant-e, adj, thundering.
tonne,/ tun.
tonnerre,/, thunder.
VOCABULARY
toper, V, agrée ; tope ! done !
agreed !
torche,/, torch.
tordre, v, twist, grip; se — ,
writhe.
torrent, m, torrent, tort, m. wrong, harm; avoir — ,
be wrong.
tortueax-se, adj. tortuous.
torturant-e, adj. torturing.
tôt, adv. soon; plus — , sooner.
totalité,/, whole.
toucher, v. touch, be closely
connected with ; — juste^
reach home, touch the
spot.
toa£Eti-e, adj. thick, bushy.
toujours, adv. always, forever,
still ; — est-il^ it is however
true that.
tour, /. tower.
tour, m. turn, tour, trip.
tourbillon, m. whirlwind. tourbillonner, v. whiri.
tourelle,/, turret.
touriste, m. tourist.
tourmenter, v. torment.
tourné-e, adj. turned, shaped.
tournée./, round, circuit, tourner, v. turn, go round, turn
out.
toute (tous, toutes), adj. ail,
every; tous deux, both; — le
monde, everybody.
tout, adv. quite, entirely, ail ;
— à coup y ail at once ; — à
fait^ completely; — de bon,
in good earnest; du — , not at
ail.
toutefois, adv. yet, however,
nevertheless.
trace,/, track, footstep.
tracer, v. trace, traditionel-le, adj. traditional.
traduire, v. (ii), translate; se
— , express one's self, se trahir, v. betray one's self.
train, m. noise, clatter ; en — de, in the act of, engaged in.
trainant-e, aaj. drawling, dragging.
traîner, v. draw, drag.
trait, m. feature, dart, arrow, instance.
traité, m. treaty.
traiter, v. treat; — de, treat as.
tranchée,/, cutting, trench.
tranquille, adj. quiet ; soyez — , don't be uneasy; laissez moi — , don't bother me.
tranquillement, adv. quietly.
transformation, /. transformation.
transformer, v. transformer.
transpercer, v. pierce through, stab.
transpirer, v. transpire, pass through.
transport, m. transport, passion.
transporter, v. transport, carry.
trappe /. trap, trap-door.
travail, m. labor, work, workmanship.
travailler, v. work.
travers ; à — across, through ; au — de^ through ; regarder de — , look cross.
traverse, /. cross-road ; obstacle.
traverser, v. traverse, cross, go across.
trébucher, v. stumble.
treillis, m. trellis ; en — , trellised.
treize, num. thirteen.
tremblant-e, adj. trembling.
trembler, v. tremble.
trembloter, v, shiver, tremble, be tremulous.
trempé-e, adj. wet, soaked.
tremper, v. soak.
trente, num. thirty.
trente-six, num. thirty-six.
VOCABULARY
trente-trois, num, thirty-three.
très, adv, very, very much.
trésor, m. treasure.
tressaillir, v. start, tremble, tresser, v, twist, weave.
trêve, /. truce; sans — , without
ceasing.
tricorne, m. three-cornered hat.
tricoter, v, knit.
tringle,/, rod.
trinquer,?/. touchglasses,drink.
triomphal-e, adj., triumphal.
triomphe,/, triumph; arc de — ,
triumphal arch.
trique,/, bludgeon.
triste, adj. sad.
tristement, adv, sadly.
tristesse, /. sadnèss.
trois, num, three.
troisième, adj. third.
tromper, v, deceive , se — , be
mistaken, deceive one's self.
trompette, /. t ru m pet.
tronc, m, trunk.
tronçon, m, stump, pièce, trône, m, throne.
trop, adv. too, too much ; very,
very much.
tropicale, adj. tropical, troquer, v, bartcr, exchange,
swap.
trotter, v. trot, trottoir, m. sidewalk.
trou, m. hole.
trouble, m. disturbance.
trouble, adj. dim.
troublé-e, adj. agitated.
troubler, v. disturb, agitate ; se
— , grow dim.
trouée, adj. full of holes.
trouer, v. make {or bore) a hole.
troupe, /. troop.
troupeau, m. flock.
trousseau, m. bunch.
trouver, v. find, think, like ; se
— , find one's self, be, happen
to be.
truite,/, trout.
tuer, V. kill; à tue-tête, at the
top of one's voice.
tuile, /. tile.
Tuileries, /. //. palace and gar-
dens in Paris (on the site of
a tile-field).
tumulte, m. tumult, uproar.
tumultueux-se, adj. tumultuous.
tunique, /. tu nie, coat.
tut, prêt, of taire.
tutoyer, v. to " thee " and
** thou." tyran, m. tyrant.
tyrannie,/, tyranny.
uhian, m. uhlan.
un, une, num. one, some, any.
un, une, art. a, an; /' — , Vautre, each other; les — j, les autres, one another; ni l'un, ni l'autre, neither ; l'un ou Vautre, either; /'— et l'autre, both.
unanime, adj. unanimous.
uniforme, m. uniform.
union,/ union.
unique, adj. only, unique, sole.
s'unir, v, be united.
usage, m, use, custom ; à V — , for the use of.
usé-e, adj. worn.
usurper, v. usurp.
utile, adj. use fui.
y9L,pres. ind, and imper» of aller, vacarme, m. noise, vacant-e, adj. vacant, vache,/, cow.
vaciller, v. vacillate.
vagabond, m. vagrant.
vague,/, wave, vague, adj. vague, vaguement, adv, vaguely.
vain-e, adj, vain, idle, useless;
en — , in vain, vainement, adv. vainly.
vaincu-e, adj. conquered.
VOCABULARY
vainqueur, m, conqueror,victor.
vaisselle, /. plates and dishes.
valeur,/, value, worth, valor.
valeureux-se , a^'. valorous.
valide, adj, in good health, fît
for work.
vallée,/. Valley.
valoir, v. (62), bring in, be
worth; — mieux ^ be better.
vallon, m, valley, dell. vanité,/, vanity.
vapeur, /. steam.
vas, 2nd pers, sing, près, of aller, vaste, adj. vast.
vécu, p, p. of vivre, végéter, v. vegetate.
veille, /. eve, day, or night,
before.
veiller, v, watch, stay or be up.
velours, m, velvet.
velouté, /. velvetyness, soft-
ness.
vendre, v. sell.
vénérable, adj. vénérable, vénération, /. vénération vengeance, /. vengeance, revenge, vengeur-se, adj, avenging.
venir, v, (63), corne ; — 4,
happen to; — de^ hâve just.
Venise,/. Venice.
vent, m, wind.
vente,/, sale; — aux enchères ^
auction.
venter, v. to blow fresh or hard.
ventre, m. stomach; — à terre^
at full speed.
verdâtre, adj. greenish.
verdoyante, adj, verdant.
verdure, /. verdure, vérification, / vérification, ex-
amination.
véritable, adj, true, real.
vérité, / truth; à la — , in
truth.
vermeil-le, adj, vermillion,
ruddy.
vermoulu-e, adj, worm-eaten.
verre, m, glass.
verrou, m, boit.
vers, prep. towards.
verse; il pleuvait à — , it rained
torrents.
verser, v. pour out, shed.
version,/, version, vert-e, adj. green.
vertige, m, vertigo ; donner le
— , make one dizzy.
veste,/, jacket.
vestibule, m, hall, vêtement, m. garment.
vêtir, V. (64), dress, clothe, put
on.
veuf, m. widower.
veuve,/, widow.
veux, Ist pers. sing. près, of vouloir, vexer, v, vex.
viande,/, méat, vibrer, v. vibrate.
vice, m. vice, victime, /. victim.
victoire,/, victory.
viotorieux-se, adj. victorious.
vide, adj. empty, void.
vider, v. empty.
vif-ve, adj, quick, strong, keen,
alive, bright, lively.
vie, /. life.
vieillard, m, old man. vieilli-e, adj. grown old, aged.
vierge, /. ; La sainte — , Virgin
Mary, vierge, adj, virgin.
vieux, vieil (bef, vowel), vieille,
adj, old.
vigne,/, vine, vineyard.
vigoureux-se, adj. vigorous.
vigoureusement, adv, vigor-
ously.
vigueur,/ vigor, strength.
vileté, /. baseness.
village, m. village, villageois-se, m, andf. villager.
VOCABULARY
ville, /. city, town.
vinaigre, fu. vinegar.
vingt-quatre, num, twenty-
iour.
vingt-troisième, adj, twenty-
third.
violence,/, violence, violent-e, adj. violent.
violer, v, violate.
vis, virent, prêt, of voir vis, près, of vivre, visage, m, face, visible, adj, visible.
visiblement, adv, visibly.
visière,/", visor, peak. vision,/, vision.
visiter, v. visit.
vite, adv, quickly, quick, fast ;
au plus — ,as fast as onecan.
vitre, w. window-glass, pane, vivant-e, adj, living.
vive! int, long live !
vivement, adj. sharply, keenly,
strongiy.
vivre, v, (65), live.
vocation, /. vocation, inclination, vœu, m, vow, wish, désire.
voguer, V. sail.
voici, int. look hère, hère is,
behold.
voie,/, way, road.
voilà, int, look, that is, there
is, behold ; te — . there you
arc !
voile, /. sail.
voile, m, veil.
voiler, «/. veil.
voir, V. (66), see.
voisin-e, m, and f, neighbor.
voisin-e, adj, near to.
voisinage, m. neighborhood.
voiture, /. carriage, stagecoach.
voix, / voice,
vol, m, robbery.
volcan, m, volcano.
volée,/, shower.
voler, V, rob, fly.
volet, m, shutter.
voleur, m, robber.
volonté,/, will.
volontiers, adv, willingly.
voltiger, v, flutter about.
vote, ;//. vote.
votre, ^0%, poss. adj. your,
vôtre, poss, pron, yours.
vouloir, V, (67), wish, will, like; en — àf hâve a grudge against, dislike ; s*en — , be angry with one's self ; — dire y mean; je le veux bien, I hâve no objections; que voulez-vous ? what can you expect ?
vous, /r^». you, to you.
voûte,/, vault, arch.
voûté-e, adj. bent with âge.
voyage, m, journey.
voyageur, m, traveler,
voyant, prep, voir.
voyons! oh, corne! {imper, of voir).
vrai-e, adf, true.
vraiment, adv. truly, really.
vraisemblable, adj, probable.
vrille, / gimlet, winding (of a staircase).
vu, /. p, of voir^ considering.
vue,/, sight, view; à perte de — , as far as eye could reach ; perdre de — , lose sight of.
watchmann, m, watchman.
