work is no disgrâce
sottement, foolishly.
sottise,/., foolishness, folly, stu-
pidity, awkwardness.
souci, m.^ care.
soucoupe,/, saucer.
soudaiu,-e, sudden.
soufiEle,/, breath.
souffrance,/, suffering.
souhaiter, to wish.
soulever, to raise, to lift, to
ruffle, to rise.
soulier, m.^ shoe.
soumettre, to submit.
soumis, yielding, bowingdownto;
p. 2, 1. 13, aux exigences
de la commande, comply-
ing with the demands of
trade.
souper, m., supper.
soupière,/, soup tureen.
soupir, m., sigh.
soupirer, to sigh.
souple, supple, pliant.
sourcil, w., eyebrow.
80uriant,-e, smiling.
sourire, to smile.
SOUB, under, beneath.
souB-préfecture,/, corresponds
to a county.
soustraire, to subtract ; se ,
to escape from.
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.y sight, play.
sphère,/, sphère.
spirituel,-le, bright, smart, spirited, witty.
station,/, station, sojoum.
stationner, to wait.
statuaire, x»., maker of statues, /, plastic art.
statue,/, statue.
statuette,/, small statue.
stérilité, /, sterility, p. 6, 1. 30,
frapperait de , would
blast or blight.
stuc, w., stucco.
studieuz,-8e, studious.
subir, to undergo.
subite, sudden.
subvenir, to meet.
succès, ;;/., success.
sucrier, m., sugarbowl.
sufiElre, to sufHce.
sufiElsant,-e, sufficient, right.
suffit, see suffire.
suis, see être, see suivre ; j'y
i I guess what it is, I am
there.
suite,/, conséquence, conclusion, continuation ; par , conséquent! y.
suivant, following, according to.
suivre, to follow.
VOCABULARY
Bnjet, m., subject, cause, reason.
superposition, placing one on
top of anûther.
supérieur,-e, 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.
surcroît, m.^ increase.
surlendemain, two days after.
surmonter, to surmount, to be
placed upon.
surmoulage, m., casting, casts.
surnom, m. y 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, m, y sylph, wood sprite.
sympathie,/, sympathy.
tableau, m., painting;
de
maître, the work of a master, I a masterpiece. i
tablette,/., shelf.
tablier, m., 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, m., 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.y testimony.
témoigner, to testify, to show.
témoin, /»., witness.
temps, m. y 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 cf,
you prize so highly.
tenir, to hold, to prize ; se à,
to stand ; s'en à, to limit
one's self to, not to venture be-
vond.
tentative,/, attempt.
tenter, to attempt, to try.
tenue, /, bearing, keeping, ap-
VOCABULARY
pearance, carnage; mauvaise
, untidy.
terme, «., term, end; de
rigueur, its appointée end.
terminer, to end.
terne, dim.
terre, y!, earth, clay, eathemware,
soil, terra-cotta statue ; se tenir
à , to grovel ; par
, on thé ground.
toile,/., linen.
tombée, /, fall ;
du jour,
terreur,/., fright.
tesson, m. y bits, broken pièces of !
crockery.
tête,/, head.
têter, to suck, to nurse.
théàtral,-e, theatrical.
thébalde, a solitude. The ruins
of Thebes in Egypt which were
occupied by hermits, some of
them living in walled-in cells.
The synonym for complète
seclusion.
tiens, there ! see, well, just look
at ; see tenir.
tige,/, stem.
tilleul, linden tree leaves, herb
tea.
timbre, m., gong, timidité,/, shyness.
tiré, pulled taut, drawn up, tight
fîtting.
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.
at sunset, just before twilight.
tomber, to fall.
ton, thy.
ton, m.y tone.
tordre, to wring, to twist.
torse, m. y torso, tnink.
tôt, soon.
total, ;;/., total.
touchant, see toucher, concem-
ing.
toucher, to touch ; à, to
reach ; to verge upon.
touffe,/, tuft, clump.
tour, w., turn, tower ; faire un
, take a walk around; à
de bras, with ail his might ;
à , in tum.
tourbillon, w., whirlwind.
tourmenter, to worry.
tournant, tuiyiing, winding, circulai 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.
VOCABULARY
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.y stroke, Une, 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, m., treasure.
tricot, m. y knitting.
tricoter, to knit.
triste, sad.
tristesse,/., sadness.
trois, three.
tromper, to mistake, to deceive ;
se f to be wrong, to be
mistaken.
trop, too much, too many.
trou, m.f 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, m.y type.
U 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, m., urgent.
usage, m., use, practice.
user, to use, to squander, to
waste, to wear out.
ustensile, m., utensil.
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.
VOCABULARY
vanter, to boast, to vaunt; se , to pride one*s self.
varié,-e, varied.
varier, to vary.
vase, m.f 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, m. y 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 dâ 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.
Vercingétorix, 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, m.y green ; d'un tendre, pale green.
vertu,/, virtue, price.
vêtement, m.y 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, viUanous.
village, m., village.
vin, m. y wine.
vingt, twenty.
vint, see venir.
vipère,/, viper.
visage, m,f face.
visée,/, aim, goal.
viser, to aim.
visiblement, visibly.
vision,/, vision.
visite,/, visit.
visiter, to visit.
visiteur,-euBe, visitor, caller.
vit, see voir or vivre.
vite, quick.
vitrine,/, showcase.
vivant, spirited, alive, fuU of life.
vivre, to live, to dwell.
vocation,/, vocation.
ïo6
VQCABULARY
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; noua ,
hère we are.
voir, to see.
vois, see voir ; telle que tu la , such as you see her
voisin,-e, neighbor.
voisinage, tn.^ neighborhood.
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., 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, w., will ; bon will-
ingness, good intentions.
vouloir, to want, to be mlling, to
wish ; en , to owe a grudge
to; bien, to be "willing;
dire, to say, to mean.
voulu, see vouloir, p. 2, 1. 11,
, purposely.
vous, you, to you.
voyage, w., 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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