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scène, /., scène, action, stage, scier, to saw

scrupuleu-x, -se, scrupulous,

strict, sèchement, dryly.

VOCABULART

second, m., second (in a duel).

sédentaire, sedentary.

seigneur, m., lord, selon, according to.

sembler, to seem.

sens, m., sensé.

sentiment, m., sentiment, feeling, sensé, instinctive feeling, opinion.

sentir, to feel, smell, smell of,

realize.

seoir, to suit, be becoming.

séparer, to separate; se — de,

to part with.

sept, seven.

septuagénaire, m., /., man or

woman seventy years of âge;

mon — d'oncle, my seventy-

year-old uncle.

sérieusement, seriously, really.

sérieux, m.f seriousness; au

grand — , very seriously.

sérieu-x, -«e, serions, serment, m., oath.

sermon, m., sermon, preaching.

serpent, m., serpent, snake.

serrer, to tighten.

serrure, /., lock.

servant, -e, servant, service, w., service, favor, em-

ploy; escalier de — , servants'

stairway.

serviette, /., napkin.

servir, to serve, pay, fumish

with servants; — de, to serve

as, act as; se — de, to use.

serviteur, m., servant, seul, -e, sole, only, alone, mère,

single one.

seulement, only.

sévère, severe, strict, sévèrement, severely, strictly.

si, if, what if, supposing, whether,

8o, so very, such, yes; — fait,

yes, indeed.

siamois, -e, Siamese. siège, 77»., seat, chair, siège;

lever le — , to raise the sieçe.

sien (le), sienne (la), his, hers,

its.

signature, /., signature, signing.

signe, m., sign, nod.

signer, to sign.

silence, 77»., silence, pause, silencieu-z, -se, silent, stilL simplement, simply, merely.

simplicité, /., simplicity, simpleness.

sincérité, /., sincerity.

sinon, if not, except.

soi, oneself .

soi-même, oneself.

soin, m., care, worry; avoir — ,

to take care, see (that).

soir, m., evening; tous les — s,

every evening.

soirée, /., evening, evening party.

soit, see être, soixante, sixty.

soixante-dix, seventy.

sol, m., ground, soil.

soldat, m, y soldier; se faire — ,

to join the army.

solder, to par soleil, 77»., fltKi.

solidité, /., solidity, strength,

fimmess.

somme, /., sum.

sonder, to sound, get one's opinion.

VOCABULABY

songer, to think, remember; —

à, to think of .

sonner, to ring, ring for, sound,

strike (the fiovr).

sort, m., fate, lot.

sorte, /., sort; de la — , thus; en

quelque — , in a way; en —

que, 8o that.

sortie, /., exit.

sortir, to go out, corne out, exit,

get out, émerge, leave.

sottise, /., fooli^iness, foolish

thing, folly, stupidity.

sou, m., sou, cent of a franc);

n'avoir pas le — , to be penni-

less.

soud, m.f care, worry.

souder (se), to care.

souffler, to blow, utter.

souffrir, to suffer, stand, put up with.

souiller, to suUy, stain.

soulager, to relieve, soothe, help.

soumettre, to subject, submit, put.

soumis, -e, subject, amenable.

soupe, /., soup. .

sourire, m., smile.

sourire, to smile.

sous, under, in; — peu, shortly, soon.

souscrire, to subscribe, sign, agrée.

soutenir, to sustain, back up,

keep up.

souvenir (se) de, to remember.

splendide, splendid.

stère, m., stère (1 cubic meter), suffire, to suffice, be enough.

suffisant, -e, suffîdent.

suite, /., continuation, succession; tout de — , immediately.

suivre, to follow.

sujet, m.y subject, point, ground.

superbe, superb.

superflu, -e, superfluous.

supplanter, to supplant, oust.

supplier, to beg, entreat; je fen supplie, I beg of you.

supposer, to suppose.

supprimer, to suppress.

sur, on, over, in, about, with, by, of, to, from.

sûr, -e, sure.

sûreté, /., safety.

sur-le-diamp, immediately.

surplus, surplus; au — , besides, however.

surtout, above ail, especially.

tabac, m., tobacco.

table, /., table; — ouverte, open house.

tableau, m., picture, painting.

tache, /., spot, stain.

tftdier, to try.

tailler, to eut, slash, trim, prune.

tailleur, 77»., tailor.

taire, to silence; se — , to be

silent.

talon, 77»., heel.

tandis que, while, whereas.

tant, so much, so many; —

mieux, so much the better.

tapissier, m., upholsterer.

taquinerie, /., teasing.

ta ra ta ta! tushl tushi; nonsensel tard, late.

YOCABUIiABT

tas, m., pile, lot, pack, taux, m., rate of interest.

tel, -le, such; — que, such as.

témoigner, to testify, express, show.

témoin, m., witness, second (in a dud).

temps, m., time; à — , in time; bon — , good old times; de — en — , from time to time, oocasionally; du — de, in the time of ; en même — (que), at the same time (as).

tendre, tender.

tendre, to hold out, offer, give.

tendresse, /., tendemess.

tenez! see here! listen! corne!

tenir, to hold, keep, have, oblige, live up to, have in one's grasp or power; — à, to cling to, insist on, be anxious to, care about; — pour, to regard as, consider; se — , to keep, stand, be.

tenter, to tempt.

tenue, /., costume.

terminer, to finish, put an end to.

terrain, m., ground, field, dueling-ground.

terre, /., earth, land, soil, estate; porter en — , to bury.

tête, /., head ; coup de — , rash act.

tien (le), tienne (la), thine, yours.

tiensi therel whyl welll listen!

see here!

timide, timid, shy.

tirer, to draw, get, get out; s'en

— , to get off, take out.

titre, m., title, deed.

toile, /., cloth, curtain.

toilette, /., toilet; faire nine — ,

to dréss.

toi-même, thyself, youreelf .

Toinon, dimintUive of Antoinette, tomber, to fall.

ton, m., tone, tint, fashion; donner le — , to set the style.

Tony, dimintUive of Antoine.

tort, m., wrong; avoir — , to be wrong, be mistaken; je n'ai jamais fait — d'un sou à personne, I have never cheated any one out of a cent.

torturer, to torture.

tôt, soon.

touchant, -e, touching.

toucher (à), to touch, concem,

receive (money); touchez là,

shake hands.

toujours, always, still, ever.

tour, 77»., tum; faire un — de

promenade, to take a drive, tourmenter, to tonnent, tourtereau, m., young turtle-

dove.

tout, toute, ail, whole, entire, any, every; rumn, m., ail, everything, anything; ado., quite, wholly, altogether; c'est — un, it's ail one or ail the same; du — , at ail; le — , ail; tous les ans, every year; tous les deux, both; tous les jours, every day; — à coup, suddenly; — à fait, quite, wholly, altogether; — à l'heure, just now, presently; — de suite, immediately; — en, wliile.

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