scène,/, scène
science, /., science, knowledge,
cunning.
scolaire, scolastic.
scrupuleusement, carefully.
sculpteur, m.y sculptor.
sculpture,/, sculpture.
séance,/, sitting, session.
sécher, to dry, to wipe.
seconde,/, second.
secours, m.y help.
secret, m.y secret. secrétaire, m. y secretary.
sédiiit, charmed.
séjour, m.y sojourn, place of
abode.
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sel, m.y sait.
selle,/., stpol, stand.
selon, according to.
semaine,/., week.
sembler, to seem.
sens, m., sensé.
sens, see sentir.
sentier, m., path; battui
beat en path.
sentiment, m,^ sensé, sentiment,
feeling.
sentir, to feel, to smell ; se
to feel within one*s self.
séparément, separately.
séparer, to separate.
sérénité,/, serenity.
sérieusement, seriously, really.
sérieuz,-se, serions.
serpe, /, scythe; les jambes
en lame de , bowlegged.
serpent, m., snake; charmeur
de , snake charmer.
serrer, to squeeze, to press, to
clasp, to shake, to put away, to
keep.
serrure,/, lock.
servante,/, servant.
servir, to serve, to wait upon;
se , to make use.
ses, his, her, its, one's.
seuil, m.^ threshold.
seul,-e, alone.
seulement, only.
si, so, if, yes, however.
siècle, m.y century.
sieur, old term for Mr., esquire.
signature,/, signature.
signe, m.^ sign.
signifier, to mean.
simple, simple, mère.
simplement, simply, merely.
simuler, to imitate.
sincère, sincère.
singulier,-ière, strange, odd,
peculiar.
singulièrement, oddly, strange-
sinon, unless, if not.
situé, situated.
six, six.
socle, m,y top.
sœur,/, sister.
soi, one's self; chez , a^
home ; disant, so called.
soigner, to take care of.
soigneusement, carefully.
soin, m.^ care ; avait grand
, took great care; mis
tous ses s, was very
careful.
soir, w., evening.
sois or soit, see être ; soit ....
soit, either .... or.
sol, w., ground.
soleil, w., Sun ; en plein ,
in broad sunshine.
solitaire, lonely.
solliciter, to call, to ask.
solution,/, answer.
somme,/, sum.
son, his, her, its, one*s.
songer, to think ; songez donc,
just think.
songeur,-se, dreamy, thoughtful.
sonner, to ring, to strike.
sort, m,^ lot, fate.
loi
sorte,/, kind, sort.
sortir, to go out, to take out, to
corne out.
sosie, m., double, duplicate.
sot,-te, foolish, silly, stupid ;
métier, disgraceful trade, p. 44, 1. 10, work is no disgrâce.
sottement, foolishly.
sottise,/., foolishness, foUy, stu-
pidity, awkwardness.
souci, m.^ care.
soucoupe,/, saucer.
soudain,-e, sudden.
souffle,/, breath.
souffrance,/, suffering.
souhaiter, to wish.
soulever, to raise, to lift, to
ruffle, to rise.
soulier, m. y shoe.
soumettre, to submit. soumis, jrielding, bowingdownto;
p. 2, 1. 13, aux exigences
de la commande, complying with the demands of trade.
souper, m. y supper.
soupière, /, soup tureen. ^ soupir, m.y sigh.
soupirer, to sigh.
souple, supple, pliant.
sourcil, w., eyebrow.
80uriant,-e, smiling.
sourire, to smile.
sous, under, beneath.
souB-prëfecture,/, corresponds to a county.
soustraire, to subtract ; se ,
to escape f roih.
soutenir, to sustain, to uphold,
to support.
soutenu, backed, see soutenir, souvenir, w., memory, recollection, keepsake ; v. to remember.
souvent, often.
souviens, see souvenir, spectacle, m.^ sight, play.
sphère,/, sphère.
spirituel,-le, bright, smart, spir-
ited, witty.
station,/, station, sojoum.
stationner, to wait.
statuaire, m., maker of statues,
/, plastic art.
statue, /., statue, statuette,/, small statue. stérilité, /, sterility, p. 6, 1. 30,
frapperait de , would
blast or blight.
stuc, m. y stucco.
studieuz,-se, studious.
subir, to undergo.
subite, sudden.
subvenir, to meet.
succès, m., success.
sucrier, w., sugarbowl.
suffire, to sufRce.
suffisantj-e, sufRcient, right.
suffit, see suffire, suis, see être, see suivre ; j'y
y I guess what it is, I am
there.
suite,/, conséquence, conclusion,
continuation ; par , con-
sequently.
suivant, following, according to.
suivre, to follow.
sujet, m.^ subject, cause, reason.
superposition, placing one on
top of another.
supërieurre, upper.
suppléer, to supplément, to
replace.
suppliant, imploring.
supporter, to bear.
supposer, to suppose, sur, on, upon, about.
sûr,-e, sure.
surchargé, overladen, over-
whelmed.
surcroit, m., increase.
surlendemain, two days after.
surmonter, to surmount, to be
placed upon.
surmoulage, m., casting, casts.
surnom, ///., nickname.
surnommé,-e, nicknamed.
surprendre, to surprise, to
catch.
surpris,-e, surprised.
surtout, above ail, especially.
surveiller, to watch.
survenu, occasioned, having
taken place, having occurred.
svelte, slender. ^ sylphe, tn,y sylph, wood sprite.
sympathie,/., sympathy.
tableau, m., painting; de
maître, the work of a master, a masterpiece.
tablette,/, shelf.
tablier, m. y apron.
tâche,/, task.
tâcher, to try ; y , to try to
do it, to strive for it.
taille,/, stature, waist, size.
taire, se , to be silent.
talent, /»., talent.
talonner, to be urged on, to be
hounded.
tandis que, while, whilst.
tant, so much, so many ;
soit peu, slightly.
tape,/, slap,pat.
tapis, m. y carpet.
taquiner, to tease.
tard, late.
tasse,/, cup.
taureau, m., bull.
tel,-le, such.
témoignage, m., testimony.
témoigner, to testify, to show, témoin, m.^ witness.
temps, m.f time, weather, hour,
de en , from time to
time.
tendance,/, tendency.
tendant, holding out.
tendit, see tendre, tendre, to hold out, to extend.
tendresse,/, tendemess. tenez, there; p. 22, 1. 13, vous
tant, you are so fond of,
you prize so highly.
tenir, to hold, to prize ; se à,
to stand î s'en à, to limit
one's self to, not to venture be-
yond.
tentative,/, attempt»
tenter, to attempt, to try.
tenue, /, bearîng, keeping, ap-
ÏO3
pearance, carnage; mauvaise
, untidy.
terme, w., term, end; de
rigueur, its appointed end.
terminer, to end.
terne, dim.
terre,/, earth, clay, eathemware,
soil, terra-cotta statue; se tenir
à , to grovel ; par
f on the ground.
terreur,/., fright.
tesson, m.y bits, broken pièces of
crockery.
tête,/, head.
têter, to suck, to nurse.
théâtrali-e, theatrical.
thébaîde, a solitude. The ruins
of Thebes in Egypt which were
occupied by hermits, some of
them living in walled-in celb,
are a synonym for complète
seclusion.
tiens, there ! see, well, just look
at ; see tenir, tige,/, stem.
tilleul, linden tree leaves, herb
tea.
timbre, m.j gong.
timidité,/, shyness.
tiré, pulled taut, drawn up, tight
fitting.
tirer, to draw, to pull out ;
parti, to take advantage, to
make use; vanité, to
pride one*s self upon.
titre, m., title. toi, thee, thou, to thee, you; à
d'abord, your tum first.
toile,/, linen.
tombée, /, fall ; du jour,
at sunset, just before twilight.
tomber, to fall.
ton, thy.
ton, m.f tone.
tordre, to wring, to twist.
torse, m.y torso, tnink.
tôt, soon.
total, m.f total.
touchant, see toucher, concem-
ing.
toucher, to touch; à, to
reach ; to verge upon.
touffe,/, tuft, clump.
tour, m.f tum, tower ; faire un
, take a walk around; à
de bras, with ail his might ;
à , in tum.
tourbillon, m., whirlwind.
tourmenter, to worry.
tournant, tuming, winding, circu-
lar.
tourner, to tum, to twist, to
make on a tuming lathe.
tournoyer, to whirl.
tournure, /, shape; avait de
la , looked promising, look-
ed well.
tOUt,-e, ail, every, very, every-
thing, quite; à l'heure,
presently, a while ago; à
coup, suddenly.
tous, ail.
tradition,/, tradition.
traduisant, interpreting.
traduit,-e, interpreted, trans-
lated.
traduire, to translate, to inter-
pret.
tragique, tragical.
trahir, to betray, to reveal.
traîner, to drag, to crawl.
traire, to milk.
traiter, to treat, to bargain, to
transact. transférer, to remove.
transparence,/, transparency.
transparent,-e, transparent.
trait, m., stroke, line, arrow.
travail,-auz, m., work, labor.
travailler, to work.
travailleur, m.^ worker.
travers, across ; à , through ;
de , awry.
trébucher, to stumble.
trembler, to tremble.
trente, thirty.
trésor, w., treasure.
tricot, w., knitting.
tricoter, to knit.
triste, sad.
tristesse,/., sadness.
trois, three.
tromper, to mistake, to deceive ;
se i to be wrong, to be
mistaken.
trop, too much, too many.
trou, w., hole.
troubadour, m.^ minstrel.
troublée, troubled, confused,
dismayed.
troupe,/, troop, flock, host.
trouver, to find, to like ; se ,
to be ; se bien, to be well
or comfortable.
tu, thou.
tuer, to kill.
tut, see taire, type, »?., type.
un, une, a, an, one ; 1' dans
l'autre, on the whole, taken together, year in year out.
unique, sole, only.
uniquement, solely, only.
urgent, tn.^ urgent.
usage, m.^ use, practice.
user, to use, to squander, to waste, to wear out.
ustensile, m.y utensîl.
utile, useful.
va or vas, see aller ; p. 23, 1. 21,
comme il est dit, let it
be as you wish, ail right.
vacances,/, holidays.
vacant,-e, empty.
vache,/, cow.
vaguement, vaguely.
vaillant, valiant, sturdy. \
vaincre, to conquer. ;
vaincu, see vaincre.
vais, see aller.
vaisselle,/, dishes, crockery.
valait, valut, see valoir.
valeur,/, value, worth.
valeur, /, value; marchande, mercantile value.
valoir, to be worth.
vanité,/, vanity ; sans en tirer
, without growing vain over
it.
lo.»;
vanter, to boast, to vaunt; se , to pride one's self.
varié,-^e, varied.
varier, to vary.
vase, fv., vase, um.
vaste, spacious, roomy.
vaudraient, see valoir, would equal in value.
vaut, see valoir ; cela ne
rien du tout, it is worthless, it is trash.
vécu, see vivre.
veille,/., eve, day before.
veiller, to watch, to lie awake.
velours, w., velvet.
venait, à peine de, p. 4> 1-
21, had scarcely; d'être,
had just been.
venger, to avenge.
venir, to corne; faire , to
send for ; en aide, to corne
to the rescue,, notice the idiomatic use with de and a verb ; je
viens de , I hâve just ; je
venais de , I had just,
etc.
vendre, to sell.
vent, m.y wind.
vente,/., sale, auction.
Vercingétoriz, the leader of the Gauls in a revolt against the Romans, defeated by Caesar in 6th campaign.
véritable, real.
vérité,/, truth.
verras, see voir.
vers, toward.
verser, to shed, to pour.
vert, /»., green ; d'un tendre, pale green.
vertu,/, virtue, price.
vêtement, w., garment, clothes, dress.
vétusté,/, old âge.
veuve,/, widow.
veux, see vouloir ; tu
bien, will you please.
victime,/, victim.
vide, empty.
vider, to empty.
vie,/, life.
vieil,-le, old.
vieillir, to grow old.
viendrait, see venir.
vienne, see venir.
vieux, old.
vilain,-e, horrid, ugly, villanous.
village, m.y village.
vin, m. y wine.
vingt, twenty.
vint, see venir.
vipère,/, viper.
visage, w., face.
visée,/, aim, goal.
viser, to aim.
visiblement, visibly.
vision,/, vision.
visite,/, visit.
visiter, to visit.
vi8iteur,-euse, visitor, caller.
vit, see voir or vivre.
vite, quick.
vitrine,/, showcase.
vivant, spirited, alive, full of life.
vivre, to live, to dwell.
vocation,/, vocation.
io6
vogue,/, fashion, style.
voie,/., way, road, path ; en
de, on the way to.
voilà, there is, there are;
qui sera, that will be;
donc, so then; nous ,
voir, to see. [hère we are.
vois, see voir ; telle que tu la , such as you see her.
voiain,-e, neighbor.
voisinage, m,^ neighborhood.
voiture,/, carriage.
voix,/, voice.
vol, m., flight, theft; pris au , caught on the wing.
volée, /, flight; jetées à la , flung at, hurled at.
voleter, to flutter.
voleur, m.y thief.
volonté,/, will, wish, détermination, désire ; bonne , will-
ingness.
volontiers, willingly.
volumineux, bulky.
voltiger, to flutter.
votre, your ; le vôtre, yours.
voudras, see vouloir ; comme
tu , as you please.
voudrez, see vouloir.
vouer, to vow ; se , to con-
secrate one's self to.
vouloir, m. y will ; bon will-
ingness, good intentions. vouloir, to want, to be willing, to
wish; en à, to owe a grudge
to ; bien, to be willing ;
dire, to say, to mean.
voulu, see vouloir, p. 2, 1. ii,
, purposely.
vous, you, to you.
voyage, m.^ joumey, trip.
voyons, corne, let's see, see voir.
vrai, true, real, so.
vraiment, really.
vu, see voir ; vu que, as.
vue, /, sight, view; point de
^ standpoint.
vulnérable, vulnérable.
Y y, there, of it, to it, it.
yeux, m., eyes ; lui brûlait les
, blinded him.
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