scène, /., scène, scier, v., to saw
scrupuleu-x, -se, adj., scrupulous.
se, rcflcxive pr., himself, herself,
itself, themselves, each other. s-ec, -èche, adj., dry.
second, m., second.
second, ord., second, secret, m., secret.
secr-et, -ète, adj., secret.
sédentaire, adj., sedcntary ; goûts
— s, domestic habits, tastes.
seigneur, m., lord.
selon, prcp., according to.
sembler, v., to seem.
sens, m., sensé; — commun, com-
mon sensé.
sentiment, m., sentiment, fine
fecling.
sentir, 7'., to feel, to smcll, to
sniel! of.
seoir, v., to suit, to be bcconn'ng
(il sied), séparation, f.. séparation (de
corps, from board and bed).
séparer, 7:. to separate; se — de, lo part from, with.
septuagénaire, m., a nian seventy years old ; mon — d'oncle, that seventy-year-old uncle of mine.
sérieu-x, -se, adj., serions; au grand — , very seriously, eàrnestly.
serment, m., oath.
sermon, ;;;., sermon.
serpent, m., serpent.
serrer, z:, to press, to tighten.
serrure, /., lock.
servant, m., -e, f., servant.
service, m., service.
serviette, f., napkin.
servir, v., to serve; se — de, to use, to help one's self to ; madame est servie, dinner is ready.
serviteur, m., servant; votre — , your humble servant.
ses, pi. of son, sa.
seul, -e, adj., only, sole ; à moi — , I alone.
seulement, adv., only.
sévère, adj., severe, exacting.
si, adv.. so, (after négative questions), yes ; tu vois bien que — , yes, you would ; — fait, yes, to be sure.
si, eonj., if, whether.
siamois, -e, adj.. Siamese.
siège, m., seat, siège.
sien, -ne, possessive adj., bis.
signature, f., signing, signature.
signe, m., sign.
signer, v. , to sign.
silence, ;»., silence.
silencieu-x, -se, adj., silent, still.
simple, adj.. simple ; tout — ment, simply. candidly.
simplicité, f.. simplicity.
sincérité, f., sincerity.
sinon, conj., if not, unless.
situation, /., situation.
six, card., six.
Sixte-Quint, />;-. n., Pope Sixtus
social, -e, adj., social.
soi, pr., — même, one's self.
soin, m., care.
soir, m., evening ; hier — , last
nigbt ; l'autre — , the other
night.
soirée, f., soirée, evening party.
soixante, card., sixty ; — dix, sol, m., soil, ground. [seventy.
soldat, m., soldier.
solder, t., to liquidate, to settle.
soleil, 1)1., sun.
solidaire, adj.. in partnership
jointly and separately liable. solidité, f., solidity.
somme, f., sum.
son, 1)1., sa, f., possessive adj., bis,
her, its.
sonder, v., to sound (à, on, con-
cerning).
songer, v., to think, to intend (à), sonner, v.. to ring, to ring for, to
Sound, to strike.
sort, m., fate.
sorte, f., sort, kind ; en — que, so
that ; de la — , like this, in such
a way.
sortie, f.. exit ; fausse — , turns to
go, but stops at the door.
sortir, v.. to go out ; sort, exit;
sortent, exeunt.
sottise, /., stupidity.
sou, m., sou (one cent) ; ça n'a
pas le — , that fellow is not
worth a penny.
souci, m., care.
soucier: se — , v.. to care, to con-
cern one's self (de, about).
souffler, V., to blow, to whisper.
souffrir, v., to suffer.
souiller, v., to sully.
soulager, v., to console.
soumettre, v., to submit, to suIjject.
soupçon, m., suspicion.
soupe, f., soup.
source, /., source.
sourire, m., smile.
sourire, v., to smile.
sous, prep., under, below.
souscrire, v., to subscribe.
soutenir, v.', to sustain, to aid, to uphold.
souvenir: se — , v., to remember (de).
splendide, adj., splendid.
station, /., station.
stère, m., cubic mètre.
suffire, v., to suffice.
suffisant, -e, adj., sufficient.
suite, f., sequel ; tout de — , at once.
suivre, v., to follow.
sujet, m., subject, individual, fellow ; à ce — , on this point.
Sully: Maximilien de Béthune, baron de Rosny, duc de — , 1 560- 1641, from 1597 minister of finance under Henry IV., famous for his strict economy.
superbe, adj., superb.
superflu, -e, adj., superfluous.
supplanter, v., to supplant, to crowd out.
supplier, z\. to bcseech (qq. de qc, somebody for something).
supposer, v., to suppose.
supprimer, v., to suppress.
sur, prep., on, upon, over, above ; — la porte, at the door.
sûr, -e, adj., sure.
sûreté, /., safety.
sur-le-champ, adv., at once.
surplus: au — , adf., bcsides, moreover. [ly.
surtout, adv., above ail, especial-
t' = te.
ta, sce ton.
tabac, m., tobacco.
table, f., table; — ouverte, open
house.
tableau, m., picture.
tache, f., stain.
tâcher, v., to try. [stint.
tailler, î'., to eut, to curtail, to tailleur, m., tailor.
taire: se — , v., to be silent.
talent, m., talent.
talon, m., heel; — s rouges, red
heels, formerly a mark of no-
bility; on va vous couper les
— s rouges, Fil put a damper on
your pride ; " l'il take the
starch out of you." tandis que, conj., while {ad-
Z'crsative).
tant (de), adv., so much, so
niany ; si — est que, if at ail,
if indeed.
tapissier, m., upholsterer.
taquinerie, f., teasing.
ta ra ta ta! int., fiddlesticks !
tard, -e, adj., late; sur le — , in
one's old âge.
tas, m., crowd.
taux, m., rate of interest.
te, pr., you, to you, yourself, to
yourself.
tel, -le, adj., such.
témoigner, v., to tcstify, to bear
witness.
témoin, m., witness.
temple, m., temple.
temps, m., time, weather; à — ,
in time (to act) ; du —, at the
time.
tendre, adj., tender, délicate.
tendre, v.. to stretch out; - — la
main à, to shake hands with.
tendresse, /., tenderness.
tenir, v., to hold, to keep; — à, to insist upon, to stick to, to think highly of; tenu de, obliged to ; se — , to stand in connection.
tenter, v., to tempt.
tenue, f., dress, appearance.
terminer, v., to terminate, to finish.
terrain, m., ground, duel ground.
terre, f., earth, estate ; porter en — , to bury; qui — a guerre a, he who has a territory niust fight for it.
tête, /., head ; coup de — , rash act.
tien, -ne, possessive adj., yours.
tiens! int., look! look hère!
there! — , c'est toi? why, is it you?
timide, adj., timid.
tirer, z\, to draw ; se — de, to get out of.
titre, m., title.
toi, pr., you, yourself; — même, yourself.
toilette, f., toilet ; faire une — , to dress.
Toinon, pr. n., pet form for Antoinette.
tomber, 7'., to fall.
ton, }ii.. tone, style; donner le — , to lead the fashion, to be the leader in society.
ton, m., ta, f., possessk'e pr., your.
Tony, pr. n., pet form for Antoine.
tort, ;;;., wrong; faire — à, to wTong; avoir — , to be wrong.
torturer, ta, to torture.
tôt, adz:, early, soon.
touchant, -e, adj.. touching.
toucher, -'.. to tonch, to receive ; touchez-là, shake hands on it.
toujours, adv., always, still.
tour, ni., turn, round ; — de promenade, ride, drive.
tourmenter, v., to tonnent.
tourtereau, m., turtledove.
tout, m., whole, everything; du — , at ail ; pas du — , not at ail.
tout, -e, adj., entire, whole, each, every ; — e maison, every house ; — e la maison, the whole house ; — es les maisons, ail the houses; tous les jours, every day.
tout, adv., quite, entirely; — simple, quite simple ; — ébaubi, quite dazed.
tradition, /"., tradition.
tragique, adj., tragical.
train, ni., way of living ; je mène un — de prince, I lead a life like a prince; au — dont il y va, the rate things are going; va ton — , just go ahead ; en — , on the road to, on the point of.
trait, m., stroke, arrow ; faire des — s à, to deceive.
traité, m., treaty.
traiter, v.. to treat (de, like, as).
tranquille, adj., quiet, easy (in mind) ; laisse-moi — , let me alone.
transaction, f., settlement. compromise.
travail, m., work, labor.
travailler, v., to work.
travers: au — de, prep., through; se mettre en — de, to oppose.
trembler, v., to tremble.
trente, card., thirty.
très, adv., very.
tribunal, m., tribunal, court.
tribune, /., platform (with the speaker's desk).
triomphe, m., triumph.
trivial, -e, adj., trivial, vulgar.
trois, card., three.
troisième, ord., third.
tromper, v., to deceive ; se — de, to be mistaken about.
trop, adv., too, too much, too many; c'est — de douze, that is twelve too many ; vous n'êtes pas de — , you are not in the way ; ce ne sera pas — de toute ma vie, my whole life will not be too much ; c'était — peu de votre grâce, your winsomeness did not suffice.
trou, m., hole.
troubler, v., to trouble.
troupier, vi., trooper, warrior.
trouver, v., to find ; je trouve bon, I choose.
truffe, f., truffle; croustade de — s, crusted truffle tart.
tu, />;-., you.
tuer, î'., to kill.
Tuileries, pi: n., the royal palace, destroyed in 1871 during the Communal uprising.
tur-c, -que, adj., Turkish.
Turgot: Anne-Robert-Jacques — , /T. II., ministcr of finance undcr Louis XVI., noted for economy and exten.sive reforms.
tuyau, m., funnel ; parler dans le — de l'oreille à, to whispcr into somebody's ear.
un, -e, iiidcf. art., a. an; card.,
one.
uniforme, f., uniform.
usage, m., use, usage; faire —
(de), to make use of, to be of usure, f., usury. [use.
usurier, m., usurer.
utile, adj., useful.
vacant, -e, adj., vacant.
vain, -e, adj., vain.
vaisseau, ;;;., ship.
valet, m., valet ; — de pied, footman.
valeur, f., value, wortli.
valoir, v., to be worth, to count for ; — mieux, to be better.
vanité, /., vanity.
vaste, adj., spacious.
Vatel, pr. n., a famous cook in the service of the prince de Condé, wrho in 167 1 committed suicide because the sea fish ( maire) for a banquet in honor of Louis XIV. had not arrived in time (see Mme de Sévigné's Lettres, No. 47).
vaurien, m., good-for-nothing.
veille, /., eve.
veiller, v., to watch ; j'y veillerai, m see to it.
velours, m., velvet.
vendre, v., to sell ; à — , for sale.
vengeance, f., vengeance.
venger, zk, to a venge ; se — , to take revenge.
venir, v.. to corne; faire — , to send for ; je viens d'écrire, I hâve just written.
vente, f., sale; mettre en — , to offer for sale.
ventre, m., stomach ; se mettre à plat — , to lie down flat.
ventre-saint-gris! itit. (== ventre du Saint-Christ), zounds! (Pet oath of Henry IV., after 1830 uscd by the Icgitimists with ostentations prédilection.)
véritable, adj., véritable, true.
vérité, /., truth.
verre, ;«., glass ; en rendant le — ,
bottles to be returned.
versatile, adj., versatile, fickle.
vert, -e, adj., green; — ement,
sharply, harshly.
vertu, f., virtue.
vertueu-x, -se, adj., virtuous.
vestige, m., trace, veuve, f., widow.
vice, 1)1., vice, vicomte, 711., viscount, title of
nobility between baron and
count.
vie, f.. life.
vieillesse, f., old âge. vi-eux, -eil, -eille, adj., old.
vi-f, -ve, adj., lively.
vigneron, m., vintager, vine-
dresser.
Vincennes, pr. n., village one mile
south-east of Paris. The bois
de — borders on the Seine, vingt, card., twenty.
violence, /., violence, violent, -e, adj., violent, violon, m., violin.
visage, )»., face ; faire mauvais — ,
to look unpleasant.
visible, adj., visible, visite, f., visit, call.
visiter, v., to visit.
vite, adj., adv., fast, quick.
vivacité, f., vivacity, liveliness.
vivre, v., to live.
voeu, m., vow, fervent prayer.
voici, adv., look hère, hère îs.
hère are.
voie, f., way; — lactée, milky
way, galaxy.
voilà, adv., look hère. hère, hère
is, hère are, that's it ; me — ,
hère I am ; te — , there you are ;
comme te — fait! what a get-
up ! — tout, that's ail : en —
une, there's one; nous y — !
there \ve arc again ; vous — corrigé, now you've reformed.
voir, V., to see ; voyons, pas de ces idées là! now, now, no such thoughts !
voiturer, v., to transport, to provide with carriages.
voix, f., voice, vote.
volaille, /., fowl; filet de — , chicken breast.
voler, V., to steal, to rob (à, from).
voleur, m., thief.
vos, pi. of
votre, possessive pr., your.
vôtre, possessive pr., yours.
vouloir, V., to wish, to want ; je ne veux pas, I will not ; que veux-tu? well. yes. what of it?
je le veux bien, I am willing; oii veux-tu qu'il soit? where would you hâve him be? que voulez-vous dire? what do you mean ? en — à qq. de qc, to be angry with somebody for something.
vous, pr., you, yourself (-selves), to you, to yourself (-selves) ; — même, yourself.
vrai, -e, adj. , true ; — ment, truly, really.
vue, f.. view.
Westphalie, f.. Westphalîa.
y, adv., there, to it. in it ; il — a, there is, there are ; il — a une heure, an hour ago.
yeux, pi. of œil.
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