scène, s. f. (L. scena), scène, stage
scenery.
science, s. f. (L. scientia), science,
knowledge, Jearning.
se, rel. pron. (L. se), one's self, him-
self , herself , itself , themselves, one
another, each other.
second, e, adj. (L. secundus), second.
séjour, s. m. (L.L. subdiurnare),
sojourn, résidence, stay.
sembler, v. n. (L. simulare), to seem.
sentiment, s. m. (sentir), feeling,
sentiment.
sentir, v. a. (L. sentire), to feel, to
smell, to savour, to smack of ; faire
sentir, to make heard.
sept, adj. (L. septem), seven.
serai, see être.
serrer, v. a. (L. serare), to press, to
grasp, to cro wd ; se serrer la main,
to shake hands.
service, s. m. (L. servitium), service,
duty.
servir, v. a. (L. servire), to serve, to
wait on, to attend ; se servir, to
serve one's self, to be served up;
se servir de, to use, to avail one's
self of.
seul, e, adj. (L. solus), alone, only
(one), merely.
seulement, adv. (seul), only.
si, con.i., adv. (L. si, sic), if, whether;
so, so much, however, yes ; si fait,
yes indeed.
siècle, s. m. (L. saeclum), century.
sien, ne, poss. pron. (son), his, herS:
its, one's own.
VOCABULARY
glenr, s. m. (seigneur, L. seniorem).
Mister.
signer, v. a. (L, signare), to sign, to subscribe.
silence, s. m. (L. siientium), silence.
simplement, adv. (L. simplicem), simply, only.
singulier, ère, adj. (L. singularis), singular, peculiar,
six, num. (L. sex), six.
sobre, adj. (L. sobrius), sober, temperate, steady.
soir, s. m. (L. sérum), evening.
sols, soit, see être.
son, sa, ses, poss. adj. (L. suum), his, her, its, one's ; son nez, sa bouche et ses yeux, his uose, his mouth and his eyes. Son takes the place of sa before a fem. noun beginning with a vowel or h mute.
sondage, s. m. {sonder, L. subundare), sounding, boring, excavating.
songer, v. a. n. {songe, L. somnium), to dream ; to think of , to intend ; songer qu'on se bat, to dream there is a flght ; songer à son salut, to think of one's safety.
sortie, s. f. {sortir), departure, exit, sally.
sortir, V. n. a. (L. sortiri), sortant, sorti. Je sors. Je so?^is,Je sortirai, que Je sorte, to go out, to go forth, to corne out, to resuit, to start ; to bring out, to take out, to extricate.
son, s. m. (O.Fr. sol, L. solidus), sou, cent, cent's worth.
soumettre, v. a. (L. submittere), to submit, to ref er, to subdue.
soupçonner, v. a. (O.Fr. souspeçon, L. siispicionem), to suspect, to surmise.
soupirer, v. n. (L. suspirare), to sigh.
sournoisement, adv. (etym. ?), slyly.
sous, prep. (L. subtus), under.
sous-conunlsslon, s. f. (sous commission), sub-commission.
soutenir, v. a. (L. sustinere), to sup-
Eort, to sustain, to assert, to upold, to afford.
soutient, see soutenir.
souTent, adv. (L. subinde), often, spirituel, le, adj. (L. spiritualis),
intelligent, intellectual, witty.
suffire, V. n. (L. sufficere), suffisant, suffi. Je suffis, to be sufflcient.
see être and suivre.
suite, s. f. {suivre), rest, retinue, continuation, séries, order, set, resuit ; tout de suite, immediately ; de siiite, one after the other ; donner suite à, to carry out.
suivre, V. a. (L.L. sequere), suivant, suivi. Je suis, Je suivis, to follow, to observe.
sujet, s. m. (L. subjectus), subject, person, matter, thème.
superbe, adj. (L. superbus), superb, splendid.
sur, prep. (L. super), on, upon, about, out of, in ; la fenêtre donne {ouvre) sur la rue, the window faces the Street; Je n'ai pas d'argent sur moi, I bave no money about me ; sur-le-champ, at once.
sûr, e, adj. (L. sécurus), sure, safe.
surprise, s. f. {surprendre), surprise, amazement.
surtout, adv. {sur tout), above ail, especially.
surveiller, v. a. (sur veiller), to superintend, to look after.
table, s. f. (L. tabula), table.
tablier, s. m. {table), apron.
tacbe, s. f . (etym. ?), stain, blemish. tailler, v. a. (L. taleare), to eut, to
carve, to prune.
taire, v. a. (L. tacere), taisant, tu.
Je tais. Je tus, to conceal, to sup-
press, to say nothing of ; se taire,
to be silent, to hold one's tongue.
tamis, s. m. (Germ. origin), sieve. j
tant, adv. (L. tantum), so much, so
many ; tant mieu^, so much the
better.
tantôt, adv. {tant tôt), presently,
sometimes.
tard, adv. (L. tardus), late; plus
tard, later.
tarder, v. n. {tard), to delay, to put
off, to be long ; il me tarde de le
faire, I long to do it ; il tarde à
venir, he is long in coming.
tasse, s. f. (Ital. tazza), cup.
temps, s. m. (L. tempus), time ;
weather.
tendre, v. a. (L. tendere), to stretch,
to hold out.
tenir, v. a. (L. tenere), tenant, tenu.
Je tiens. Je tins. Je tiendrai, que Je
tienne, to hold, to possess ; tenee.
hère.
VOCABULARY
terminer, v. a. (L. terminare), to
terminate, to end.
terrain, s. m. (L. terrenum), ground,
pièce of ground.
terre, s. f. (L. terra), earth.
terrine, s. f. itérée), earthen-pan.
tête, s. f. (L.L. testa), head, sensé,
self -possession.
théâtre, s. m. (L. theatrum), théâtre,
stage.
tic, s. m. (onomat.), bad habit ; c'est
son tic, it's a way he has.
tirer, v. a. (Germ. origin), to draw,
to take, to pull, to shoot, to extri-
cate, to delineate.
tiroir, s. m. (tirer), drawer.
titre, s. m. (L. titulus), title, right,
claim.
toi, pers. pron. (L. te), thee, thyself,
thou, you, yourself.
toilette, s. f. (toile, L. tela), toilet,
dress ; faire toilette, to dress up.
tomber, v. n. (Germ. origin), to fall,
to dwindle, to die away.
ton, ta, tes, poss. adj. (L. tuum), thy,
your.
touché, e, adj. (toucher), touehed,
affected.
toucher, v. a. (etym. ?), to touch, to
receive, to beat, to play, to express,
to touch on, to aflrect, to concern,
to convey ; toucher un mot, to
speak (say) a word.
toujours, adv. (tout jour), always,
forever, still.
tour, s. m. (tourner), turn, révolution, trick, tour. tourner, v. a. (L. tornare), to turn,
to interpret, to replace.
tousser, v. n. (toux, L. tussis), to
cough, to hem.
tout, e, (pi.) tous, adj. (L. totus), ail,
every ; tout ce que, whatever.
tout. adv. (L. totus), whoUy, quite,
although ; tout à coup, suddenly ;
toute femme qu'elle est, though she
is a woman ; pas dutout, not at ail.
tranquille, adj. (L. tranquillus),
âuiet, calm, easy; soyez tranquille, on't worry,
trayall, s. m, (L.L. trabaculum), work, labour, toil.
travailler, v. a. n. (travail), to work at, to fashion, to cultiva te, to labour, to work, to endeavour.
traverser, v. a. (travers, L. traversus), to cross, to pass over.
treize, adj. (L. tredecim), thirteen,
thirteenth.
trente, s. m., adj. (L. triginta), thirty,
thirtieth.
très, adv. (L. trans), very, most, very
much.
tribune, s. f. (Ital. tribuna), tribune
(rostrum), gallery, platform. triompher, v. n. (triomphe, L.
triumphus), to triumph.
tristement, adv. (L. tristis), sadly.
tristesse, s. f. (L. tristitia), sadness,
dulness.
trois, s. m., adj. (L. très), three.
troisième, adj. (trois), third.
trop, adv. (L.L. troppus), too much,
too manv, too ; quite, very ; de
trop, in the way.
troubler, v. a. (L.L. turbulare), to
trouble, to disturb.
trousse, s. f. (trousser), bundle, case
of instruments.
trousser, v. a. (L.L. tortiare), to tie
up, to tuck up ; to dispatch ; to
hasten, to compose.
trouver, v. a. (L. turbare), to find,
to meet, to like, to thiuk ; se trouver, to find one's self, to be.
tu, pers. pron. (L. tu), thou, you.
tuer, V. a. (L. tutari), to kill.
tumulus, s. m. (L. tumulus), tumu-
lus, barrow, mound.
un, e, art., adj. (L. nnum), a, an, any, one.
usage, s. m. (user, L.L. usare), usage, custom, use.
utile, adj. (L. utilis), useful, bénéficiai.
va, vais, vas, see aller.
vache, s. f. (L. vaccam), cow.
vaisselle, s. f. (L.L. vascellum), plates and dishes, plate (gold or silver).
valise, s. f. (Ital. valigria), valise.
variable, adj. (L. variabilis), variable, unsteady, flckle.
varier, v. n. (L. variare), to change, to vary, to be changeable.
vase, s. m. (L. vasum), vase, urn.
vaudeville, s. m. (probably Vaù de Vire), ballad, vaudeville, comedy interspersed with songs.
VOCABULARY
Tenir, v. n. (L. venire), venant, venu, je viens. Je vins, je viendrai, que je vienne, to corne, toarrive,to chance, to descend, to flow, to thrive, to dérive, to reach ; venir de, to hâve just ; venir à, to happen to ; en venir à, to resort to ; faire venir, to send for, to bring.
ventre, s. m. (L. ventrem), stomach,
belly.
ver, s. m. (L. vermis), worm.
vértller, v. a. (L.L. veriflcare), to
verify, to inspect.
vérité, s. f. (L. veritatem), truth ;
dii'e la vérité, to tell the truth.
verrai, see voir.
verre, s. m. (L. vitrum), glass.
vers, prep. (L. versus), towards, to.
vétérinaire, s. m. (L. veterinarius),
veterinary surgeon, vice, s. m. (L. vitium), vice, imperfection.
vie, s. f. (L. vita), life.
viendrai, viens, see venir.
vieux, vieil, vieille (L. veclus,
vetulus), old, ancient.
vin, s. m. (L. vinum), wine.
vlng^, num. (L. viginti), twenty.
visite, s. f . (visiter, L. visitare), visit,
call.
vite, adv (etym. ?), quickly, fast.
vivement, adv. (L. vivus), quickly, sharply, eagerly, angrily, acutely, with animation.
voici, prep. (vois ci), hère is, hère are, this, thèse are, see hère, behold. vole, s. f. (L. via), way, road.
voilà, prep. (vois là), lo, behold, see there, there is, there are ; there it is, that is.
voir, V. a. (L. videre), voyant, vu, jje vois, je vis, je verrai, que je voie, to see, to look at, to behold ; aller voir, to go and see, to visit ; se voir, to be seen.
voisin, e, s. m. f . (L. vicinus), neighbour.
voiture, s. f. (L. vectura), carriîige.
voix, s. f. (L. vocem), voice, vote.
volontiers, adv. (L. voluntariis), willingly.
voter, v. n. (vote, L. votum), to vote.
votre, poss. adj., pi. vos (L. vostrum), your.
voudrai, see vouloir.
vouloir, V. a. (L.L. volere), voulant, voulu, je vetix, je voulus, je vou^ drai, que je veuille, to vi^ill, to wish, to in tend, to be willing ; en vouloir à quelqu'un, to bear an yone ill- will; je veux bien, I am quite willing; vouloir de, to accept.
vous, pers. pron. (L. vos), you.
vrai, e, adj. (L.L. veracum), true,
real, right.
vraiment, adv. (vrai), truly, indeed.
vu, see voir.
vue, s. f. (voir), sight, eyesight, view; à perte de vue, farther than the eye can reach ; au point de vue, from the point of view.
y, adv., pers. pron. (L. ibi), there, thither, within, at home ; by it, by them, for it, for them, in it. în them, at it, at them, to it, to her, to him, to them ; il y a, there is, there are.
