work is no disgrâce. sottement, foolishly
sottise,/., foolishness, folly, 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, /»., shoe.
soumettre, to submit.
soumis, yielding, bowingdown to ;
p. 2,1. 13, aux exigences
de la commande, comply-
ing with the demands of
trade.
souper, m., supper.
soupière, /, soup tureen.
soupir, m. y sigh.
soupirer, to sigh.
souple, supple, pliant.
sourcil, m., eyebrow.
souriant,-e, smiling.
sourire, to smile.
sous, under, beneath.
sous-préfecture,/, corresponds
to a county.
soustraire, to subtract ; se ,
to escape from.
soutenir, to sustain, to uphold,
to support. soutenu, backed, see soutenir, souvenir, m., 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.y maker of statues,
/, plastic art.
Statue,/, statue, statuette,/, small statue.
stérilité, /, sterility, p. 6, 1. 30,
frapperait de , would
blast or blight.
stuc, m., stucco.
studieuz,-se, studious.
subir, to undergo.
subite, sudden.
subvenir, to meet.
succès, m.^ success.
sucrier, m.j sugarbowl.
suffire, to suffice.
suffisant,-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 , con-
sequently.
suivant, foUowing, according to.
suivre, to follow.
VOCABULARY
sujet, m., subject, cause, reason. !
superposition, placing one on
top of another.
8upërieur,-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, y increase.
surlendemain, two days after.
surmonter, to surmount, to be
placed upon.
surmoulage, m., casting, casts.
surnom, m.^ 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, 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 1 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., testimony.
témoigner, to testify, to show, témoin, w., witness.
temps, /»., 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 ; s'en à, to limit
one's self to, not to venture be-
yond.
tentative,/, attempt.
tenter, to attempt, to try.
tenue, /, bearing, keeping, ap-
pearance, carnage; mauvaise
f untidy.
terme, /»., term, end; de
rigueur, its appointed end.
terminer, to end.
terne, dim.
terre,/, earth, clay, eathemware,
soil, terra-cotta statue; se tenir
à 1 to grovel ; par
, on the ground»
terreur, /., f right. |
tesson, tn.f bits, broken pièces of \
crockery.
tête,/, head.
téter, to suck, to nurse.
thëâtral,-e, theatrical.
thébaide, a solitude. The ruins
of Thebes in Egypt which were
occupied by hermits, some of
them living in walled-in cells.
The sjmonym 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
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,/, Unen.
tombée, /, fall ; du jour,
at sunset, just before twilight.
tomber, to fall.
ton, thy.
ton, m., tone.
tordre, to wiing, to twist.
torse, m., torso, trunk.
tôt, soon.
t'otal, m., total.
touchant, see toucher, concem-
ing.
toucher, to touch; à, to
reach ; to verge upon.
touffe,/, tuft, clump.
tour, m.y tum, tower ; faire un
, take a walk around; à
de bras, with ail his might ;
à , in turn.
tourbillon, m., whirlwnd.
tourmenter, to worry.
tournant, tuming, winding, circulai tourner, to turn, 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, w., stroke, line, arrow.
travail,-aux, m.y work, labor.
travailler, to work.
travailleur, m., worker.
travers, across ; à , through ;
de , awry.
trébucher, to stumble.
trembler, to tremble.
trente» thirty.
trésor, ;;/., treasure.
tricot, m. y knitting.
tricoter, to knit.
triJEite, 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. y hole.
troubadour, /»., 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., type.
un, une, a, an, one ; 1' dans
l'autre, on the whole, taken together, year in year ont.
unique, sole, only.
uniquement, solely, only.
urgent, m.^ urgent.
usage, fn.t use, practice.
user, to use, to squander, to waste, to wear out.
ustensile. ;;/., 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.
'jvaillant, 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
lOS
vanter, to boast, to vaunt; se , to pride one's self.
varié,-e, varied.
varier, to vary.
vase, m,y vase, um.
vaste, spacious, roomy.
vaudraient, see valoir, would equal in value.
vaut, see valoir ; cela ne
rien du tout, it is worthless, ît is trash.
vécu, see vivre.
veille,/., eve, day before.
veiller, to watch, to lie awake.
velours, m., 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 come
to the rescue, notice the idiomatic use with de and averb; je
viens de , I hâve just ; je
venais de , I had just,
etc.
vendre, to sell.
vent, m.^ wind.
vente, /I, sale, auction.
Vercingëtorix, the leader of the Gauls in a revolt against the Romans, defeated by Caesâr in 6th campaign.
véritable, real.
vérité,/., truth.
verras, see voir.
vers, toward.
verser, to shed, to pour.
vert, w., green ; d'un tendre, pale green.
vertu./., virtue, price.
vêtement, m., 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., wine.
vingt, twenty.
vint, see venir.
vipère,/, viper.
visage, m.^ face.
visée,/, aim, goal.
viser, to aim.
visiblement, visibly.
vision,/, vision.
visite,/, visit.
visiter, to visit.
visiteur,-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
VOCABULARY
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 ,
hère we are.
voir, to see.
vois, see voir ; telle que tu la , such as yen see her
voisin,-e, neighbor.
voisinage, m., neighborhood.
voix,/, voice.
vol, OT., 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, m.^ will ; bon will-
ingness, good intentions.
vouloir, to want, to be willing, to
wish ; en , to owe a gnidge
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, tnie, 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,y eyes; lui brûlait les
, blinded him.
