scène, /., scène, scier, v., to saw
scrupuleu-x, -se, adj., scrupulous.
se, reflexivc 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., sedentary; goûts
— s, domestic habits, tastes.
seigneur, m., lord.
selon, prep., according to.
sembler, v., to seem.
sens, m., sensé ; — commun, com-
mon sensé.
sentiment, m., sentiment, fine
feeling.
sentir, v., to feel, to smell, to
smell of.
seoir, v., to suit, to be becoming
(il sied), séparation, f., séparation (de
corps, from board and bed).
séparer, v., to separate ; se — de, to part from, with.
septuagénaire, m., a man seventy years old ; mon — d'oncle, that seventy-year-old uncle of mine.
sérieu-z, -se, adj., serious; au grand — , very seriously, earftestly.
serment, m., oath.
sermon, m., sermon.
serpent, m., serpent.
serrer, v., to press, to tighten.
serrure, f., lock.
servant, m., -e, f., servant
service, w., 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, tn., servant; votre — , your humble servant
ses, pL of son, sa.
seul, -e, adj., only, sole ; à moi — , I alone.
seulement, adv,, only.
sévère, adj\, se ver e, exacting.
si, adv., so, (after négative questions), y es ; tu vois bien que — , yes, you would ; — fait, yes, to be sure.
si, conj., if, whether.
siamois, -e, adj\, Siamese.
siège, m., seat, siège.
sien, -ne, possessive adj., hîs.
signature, f., signing, signature.
signe, m., sign.
signer, v., to sign.
silence, m., silence.
silencieu-z, -se, adj,, silent, still.
simple, arf;., simple; tout -^-ment, stmply, candidly.
simplicité, f,, simplicity.
sincérité, f,, sincerity.
sinon, tonj., if not, unless.
situation, /., situation.
six, card,, six.
Sixte-Quint, pr. n,, Pope Sixtus
social, -e, adj., social.
soi, pr., — même, one's self.
soin, m., care.
soir, m,, evening; hier — y last
night; Tautre —, the other
night soirée, f., soirée, evening party.
soixante, card., sixty; — dix, sol, m., soil, grpund. [seventy.
soldat, m,, soldier. ^
solder, v,, to liquidate, to settle.
soleil, m., sun.
solidaire, adj., in partner ship
jointly and sépara tely liable.
solidité, f., solidity.
somme, f., sum.
son, m,, sa, f., possessive adj., his,
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., cxit ; fausse — , tums to
go, but stops at the door.
sortir, v., to go out; sort, exit;
sortent, exeunt.
sottise, f,, stupidity. sou, m., sou (one cent) ; ça n'a
pas le — t that fellow is not
worth a penny, souci, m., care.
soucier: se —, v., to care, to con-
cem one's self (de, about).
souffler, V., to blow, to whisper.
souffrir, v., to su f fer.
souiller, v,, to sully.
soulager, v., to console.
soumettre, v,, to submit, to subject.
soupcoB, m., suspicioa
soupe, f.f soup.
source, f,, source*
sourire, m,, smile.
sourire, v,, to smile.
sous, prep., under, below.
souscrire, v., ta subscribe.
soutenir, v,, to sustain, to aid, to uphold.
souvenir: se — -, v., to remember (de).
splendide, adj., splendid.
station, f., station.
stère, m., cubic mètre.
suffire, v., to suffice.
suffisant, -e, adj., sufficient.
suite, /., 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 — , 1560- 1641, from 1597 minister of finance under Henry IV., famous for bis strict economy.
superbe, adj., superb.
superflu, -e, adj., superfluous.
supplanter, v., to supplant, to crowd ou t.
supplier, v., to beseech (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., ^ure.
sûreté, f., safety.
sur-le-cbamp, adv., at once.
surplus: au — , adv,, besides, moreover. [ly.
surtout, adv., above ail, especial-
t' = te.
ta, see ton.
tabac, m,, tobacco.
table, f., iable ; — ouverte, open
» house.
tableau, m., picture.
tache, /., stain.
tâcher, v., to try. [stint.
tailler, v., 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, l'il put a damper on
your pride; "Fil take the
starch out of you." tandis que, conj., while {ad-
versative).
^^nt (de), adv., so much, so
many; si — esi 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 testify, 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, f., lendemess.
tenir, t., to hold, to keep; — à, to 'r.<l5t upon, to stick to, to t'.iink highly of; tenu de, obligod to; se — ^ to stand in connection.
tenter, v., to tcmpj[.
tentie, /., dress, appearance.
terminer, v., to terminate» to finish.
terrain, m., ground, duel ground.
terre, A» earih. estate; porter en — , to bury ; qui — a guerre a, he who has a territory must fight for it.
tête, f., head; coup de — , rash ac4.
tien, -ne, pjsscssire adj\, your*;.
tiens! inL, lo.^k! look hcreî therc ! — , c'est toi? why, is it you?
timide, ad\, timiJ.
tirer, v., lo draw ; se ^ d0, to get ont of. .,
tit'-c, vt., title.
toi, pr., you, yourself ; — même, you r self.
toilette, /., toilet ; faire une — , to drcss.
Toinon, ./r. »r., pet form for Antoinette.
tomber, v., to faîl.
ton, m., tone. style: donner le — , to lead the fashion, to be the leader in society.
ton, m., ta, /., posscsstrc /»r., your.
Tonv, /T. n., pet form for Antoine.
tort, m., wrong; faire — à, to wrong ; avoir — , to be wrong.
torturer, v., to torture.
tôt, odv.. early, soon.
touchant, -e, adj., touching.
toucher, t., to touch. to receive; touchez- là, shake hands on it.
toujours, adv,, always, still.
tour, w., tum, round ; — de piomenade, ride, drive.
tourmenter, v., to torment
tourtereau, m., turtledove.
tout, m., whole, everything; dti — 9 at ail ; pas du — , not at alL
iout, -e, adj., entire, whole, each, every; — e maison, every house; — e la maison, the whole house ; — es les maisons, ail the houses; tous les jouis, every day.
tout, adv., quite, entirely; — simple, quite simple ; — êbaubi, quite dazed.
tradition, f., tradition.
tragique, adj., tragical.
train, m., way of living; je mène un — de prince, I lead a life like a prince; au — dont il y ▼a, 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, ad/., 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, toc 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, m., trooper, warrior.
trouver, v., to find ; je trouve bon, I choose.
truffe, f., truffle; croustade de — s, crusted truffle tart
tu, pr., you.
tuer, V., to kill.
Tuileries, pr, n., the royal palace, destroyed in 1871 during the Communal uprising.
tur-c, -que, adj., Turkish.
Turgot: Anne-Robert- Jacques — , pr. n,, minister of finance under Louis XVI., noted for economy and extensive reforms.
tuyau, m., funnel ; parler dans le — de l'oreille à, to whisper into somebody's ear.
un, -e, indef, 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, ad},, useful.
vacant, -e, adj\, vacant
vain, -e, adj., vain,
vaisseau, m., ship.
valet, m,, valet ; — de pied, footman.
valeur, f., value, worth.
valoir, v.t to be worth, to count for; — mieux, to be better.
vanité, f., vanity.
vaste, adj\, spacious.
Vatel, pr. n., a famous cook in the service of the prince de Condé, who in 167 1 committed suicide because the sea fish (marée) for a banquet in honor of Louis XIV. had not LrriVed in thne (see Mme de Sévigné's Lettres, No. 47).
vaurien, w.y good-for-nothing.
veille, f., evè.
veiller, v., to watch ; j'y veillerai, l'il see to it
velours, m., velvet.
vendre, v., to sell; à — , for sale.
vengeance, f., vengeance.
venger, v., to avenge; se — , to take revenge.
venir, v., to come; 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 I in t. (= ventre du Saint-Christ), zounds! (Pet oath of Henry IV., after 1830 used by the legitimists with ostentatious prédilection.)
véritable, adj., véritable, truc.
vérité, f., truth.
▼erre, m., glass ; en rendant le — ,
bottles to be returned.
versatile, adj., versatile, fickle.
vert, -e, adj., green; —«ment,
sharply, harshly.
vertu, f., virtue.
vertueu-x, -se, adj., virtuous.
vestige, m., trace, veuve, f., widow. ** vice, m., vice, vicomte, m., viscount, title of
nobility between baron and
count.
vie, f., life.
vieillesse, f., old âge.
vi-euz, -eil, -eille, adj., old.
vi-f, -ve, adj., lively.
vigneron, m., vintager, vîne-
dresser.
Vincennes, pr. n., village one mile
south-east of Paris. The bois
de — borders on the Seine, vingt, card., twenty.
violence, f., violence, violent, -e, adj., violent, violon, m., violin.
visage, m., face ; faire mauvais — ,
to look unpieasant.
visible, adj., visible, visite, f., visit, call.
visiter, v., to visit.
vite, adj., adv., fast, quick.
vivacité, f., vivacity, liveliness.
vivre, v., to live.
vœu, m., vow, fervent prayer.
voici, adv., look hère, hère is,
hère are.
voie, f,, way; — lactée, milky
way, galaxy.
voilà, adv., Jook hère, hère, hère
is, hère are, that's it; me — ,
hère I am ; te — . there you are ;
comme te — faiti what a get-
up! — tout, that's ail; en —
une, there's one; nous y — I
there we are again; voua — corrigé, now youVe reformed.
voir, V., to see ; voyons, pas de ces idées là! now, now, no such thoughts 1
voiturer, v., to transport, to provide with carriages.
voix, f., voice, vote.
volaille, f., 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; quâ , veux-tu? well, yes, what of it?
je le veux bien, I am willing; où 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 some< thing.
vous, pr., you, yourself (-selves), to you, to yourself (-selves) ; — même, yourself.
vrai, -e, adj., true ; —ment, truly, really.
vue, f., view.
Westphalie, /., Westphalia.
y, adv., there, to it, in ît ; il — a, there is, there are; il — a une heure, an hour ago.
œil.
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