scène, f., scène
scintiller, to sparkle.
scrupule, w., scruple.
se, s', himself ; herself ; one's self ; to himself; to herself; to each other.
séant, m., sitting posture; se lever sur son — , to sit up ; il se leva sur son — , he sat up.
sébile, /., wooden bowl.
sec, sèche, dry.
sèchement, dryly.
second, -e, second.
secouer, to shake.
secours, m., help ; aid.
secrétaire, m., secretary.
séducteur, m., fascinating fellow.
séjourner to stay.
selle, f., saddle.
semaine, f., week; toute la — , the whole week.
sembler, to seem; appear; il me semble voir, I still seem to see.
sensibilité, /., sensitiveness.
sensible, sensitive.
sentait, imperf. indic. of sentir.
sentiment, m., feeling.
sentir, to feel.
sentit, past def. of sentir.
séparation, f., séparation.
séparer, to separate; se — , to separate; separate from each other; part company; après nous être séparés, after we parted company.
sept, seven.
septentrional, -e, north.
sera, serai, fut. of être.
serais, serait, près, condit. of être.
seras, fut. of être.
sergent, m.: — de ville, policeman.
serieu-x, -se, serious.
seriez, près, condit. of être.
serrer, to press; grasp; se — , to oppress.
serrure, /., lock.
servait, imperf. indic. of servir, servant, près. part, of servir, service, m., service ; kindness ; du
— , to be on duty (as a sol-
dier).
serviette, /., napkin; towel.
servir, to serve ; be of use ; se —
de, to use; fais-toi — à déjeuner, hâve your luncheon
served.
servira, fut. of servir, ses, see son.
seuil, m., sill; threshold.
seul, -e, alone ; one ; only ; single.
seulement, only, so much as.
sévère, severe; stern.
si, s', conjunction, if ; what if.
si, adverb, so; such.
siècle, ni., century.
siège, m., seat; — de derrière,
back seat ; — de devant, front
seat.
sien, -ne, his; hers; le — , his;
hers ; du — , of his.
sifflement, m., whistling.
siffler, to whistle.
signal, m., signal.
signe, m., sign; en — de, as a
sign of ; qui lui faisait — , was
making signs to him. signer, to sign; sign one's name.
signifier, to mean.
silence, m., silence; Chacun fit
— , Évery one was silent.
silencieu-x, -se, silent.
simple, simple; natural.
simplicité, /., simplicity.
sincère, sincère.
singuli-er, -ère, singular ; strange.
situation, /., situation.
situé, -e, situated.
six, six.
sœur, f., sister.
soi-disant, so-çalled.
soie, /., silk ; de — , silken.
soient, près. subj. of être, soif, f., thirst; avoir — , to be
thirsty ; j'ai bien — , I am very
thirsty; il a — , he is thirsty.
soigner, to take care of.
soigneusement, carefully.
ISO
soin, m. (soinfc, pl.) t care; avoir — de, to take care of; aie — de lui, take care of him.
soir, m., evening; à ce — , goodby (until this evening).
soirée, f., evening.
sois, imper, and près. subj. of être.
soit, interjection, be it so!
granted:
soit, adverb: — dit, be it said.
soixante, sixty.
sol, m., soil; ground.
soldat, m., soldier.
soleil, m., sun.
solennel, -le, solemn.
solitaire, solitary.
solitude, /., solitude.
sombre, gloomy.
somme, f., sum (of money).
sommeil, m., sleep; avoir — , to be sleepy; j'ai encore plus — que. je n'ai faim, I am not as hungry as I am sleepy.
sommes, près, indic. of être.
son, sa, ses, his; her; its; one's (own).
son, m., sound.
songer, to think.
sonner, to sound; ring; ring the bell; blow (a norn) ; sonne du cor, blow your horn.
sonnette, f., bell.
sont, près, indic. of être.
sors, imper, of sortir.
sort, près, indic. of sortir.
sortait, imperf. indic. of sortir.
sorte, f., sort ; de la — , thus ; so ; in this way.
sortez, imper, of sortir.
sorti, past part, of sortir.
sortîmes, past def. of sortir.
sortir, to go out; corne out; corne; leave; get over; hâve but just left.
sortirent, sortit, past def. of sortir.
sot, -te, foolish, silly.
sot, m., stupid créature.
sou, m., sou (a five-centime
pièce which is about equal to a cent) ; Coupe-lui pour deux — s de pain, Cut him two sous* worth of bread; Coupe-lui en pour quatre ( — s), Cut him four cents' worth.
souci, m., care.
soudain, suddenly; ail of a sudden; ail at once.
soudainement, suddenly.
souffert, past part, of souffrir.
souffrez, près, indic. of souffrir.
souffrir, to suffer.
souhaiter, to wish.
soulagement, m., relief, succor.
soulever, to lift ; raise up ; se — , to raise one's self, rise (above a surface).
soulier, w.,shoe.
soumettre, to submit.
soupçon, m., suspicion.
soupe, f., soup.
souper, m., supper.
souper, to sup ; hâve supper.
soupir, m., sigh.
soupirer, to sigh.
source, f., source.
sourd, -e, dull.
souriant, près. part, of sourire.
sourire, to smile.
sourire, m., smile.
sourit, past part, of sourire.
sous, under, beneath.
souscription, /., subscription.
soutenir, to sustain.
soutiendrait, près, condit. of soutenir.
souvenir (se), to remember; recollect.
souvenir, m., remembrance; memory; keepsake.
souvent, often.
souviens, près, indic. of souvenir.
souvint past def. of souvenir.
soyeu-x, -se, silky.
soyez, imper, of être.
spéculation, /., spéculation.
stationner, to stand (of vehiclés).
statue, f., statue.
stupéfaction, /., stupéfaction.
su, past part, of savoir, subit, -e, sudden.
subitement, suddenly.
subvenir, to supply; meet.
succéder, to succeed.
sucer, to suck.
successivement, in succession.
succulent, -e, juicy.
suer, to sweat ; perspire.
sueur, f., sweat.
suffisamment, sufficiently.
suffit, près, indic. of suffire, suffire, to suffice, be enough.
suis, près, indic. of être, suis, imper, of suivre, suis, suit, près, indic. of suivre, suite, /., continuation ; course ; de
— , tout de — , immediately, at
once, suivait, imperf. indic. of suivre, suivant, près. part, of suivre, suivi, past part, of suivre, suivit, past def. of suivre, suivre, to follow; observe.
sujet, m., subject; person; cause;
mauvais — , rogue; bad char-
acter; worthless fellow.
superbe, splendid.
suppléer, to supply; make up;
take the place of.
supplier, to supplicate; beseech;
beg; entreat.
sur, on; upon; over; in; to; at;
about.
sûr, -e, sure.
surchargé, -e, weighed down.
surprenant, -e, surprising. surprendre, to overtake ; find.
surpris, -e, surprised.
surprise, f., surprise.
surprit, past def. of surprendre, sursaut, m., start ; fut reveillé en
— , was startled out of his
sleep.
surtout, above ail ; especially.
surveillant, m., super intendent ;
keeper.
surveiller, to watch, superintend.
survenir, to happen.
survint, past def. of survenir, sus: en — de, above, extra.
t' = te.
ta, see ton.
tabac, m. , tabacco.
table, f., table; board; à — , sit
down to table.
tableau, m. ( — x, pi.), picture.
tablier, m., apron.
tache, f., spot; — de feu, tanspot, tâche, /., task.
tâcher, to try.
taille, /., figure, tailler, to eut.
tairas, fut. of taire, taire (se), to say nothing; be
silent; keep silent; hush.
taisez, imper, of taire.
Taitbout, m., name of a street in
Paris. tambour, m., drum.
tandis: — que (qu')» while,
whilst.
Tanneurs, m. pi., tanner s; les
Fossés des — , name of a street
in Bordeaux, tant, so much; so many; so; so
long, tante, /., aunt
tantôt, now; a little while ago.
taper, to pat; tap.
tapisserie, /., tapestry ; hangings ;
wool-work; fancy work.
tard, late ; plus — , later.
tarder, to delay; be long; je ne
tardai pas, tu le penses bien,
à recevoir une lettre de nôtre
tante, you may imagine it was
not long before I received a
letter from our aunt.
tas, m., pile; heap.
te, t', thee ; you ; to thee ; to you ;
for thee; for you; from thee;
from you; thyself; yourself.
te, see ton.
tel, -le, such.
tellement, so.
témoigner, to express; show; se
— , to show to each other.
témoin, m., witness.
temps, m., time; weather; de — ,
en — , from time to time; now and then; par un tel — , in such weather.
tenait, itnperf. indic. of tenir.
tenant, près. part, of tenir.
tendre, adj it tender.
tendre, verb, to stretch out ; hold out; hang; se — ,tobe stretched out.
tendresse, /., tenderness; affection; love.
tendu, past part, of tendre.
tenez, imper, of tenir.
tenir, to hold ; hâve ; take ; care ; attach importance; hold the copy of themanuscriptinproofreading; qui vous tiendra la copie, who will hold the copy; — à, to be attached to ; Tienstu beaucoup à ton chien, petit?
Are you much attached to your dog, my dear? — compte de, to pay attention to; mind; tiens, tenez, exclamation, look ; now; now then; well then; se — , to stand; keep one's self; be.
tenons, près, indic. of tenir.
tente, /., tent; awning.
tenter, tb tempt.
tenu, past part, of tenir.
terme, m., term ; end ; le prote y mit un — , the foreman put an end to it.
terminer, to terminate; bound.
terrain, m., lot; field.
terre, /., ground ; clay ; par — , on the ground ; down.
tes, see ton.
testament, m., will.
tête, /., head; brain; mind; en —, at the head; la — la première, head foremost; — à — , alone; together; leur fit lever la — à tous deux, made both of them raise their heads.
Thomas, m., a proper name.
tien, -ne: le — , thine; yours.
tiendras, fut. of tenir.
tiens, près, indic. and imper, of tenir.
timidement, timidly.
timidité, f., timidity.
tirer, to draw; take out; take; make ; put out ; il tire la langue, he is sticking out his tongue.
tiroir, m., drawer (in a table, etc.).
toi, thee ; you ; thou ; à — , thine ; yours; your turn.
toile, /., linen; canvas.
toit, m., roof.
tombe, /., tomb; grave.
tomber, to fall.
ton, ta, te, t f , adj. (tes, />/.), thy ; your.
ton, noun m., tone (of the voice) .
tôt, soon.
touchant, -e, touching.
toucher, to touch; affect; move; touche là, let us shake hands on it; agreed; il n'en fut pas moins touché jusqu'aux larmes, nevertheless he was moved to tears.
toujours, always; forever; continually; ail the time; notwithstanding; ail the same; at least.
tour, m., turn ; trip ; tour.
tourmenter (se), to worry one's self.
tourner, to turn; se — , to turn around.
tous, see tout.
tout, -e, adj. (tous, m. pi, toutes, /. />/.), ail; whole; the whole of ; every; any; toute la nuit, the whole night; tous deux, toutes deux, both, both of us (of you, of them) ; tous trois, ail three (of us, etc.) ; nous tous, ail of us; tous les dimanches, every Sunday.
tout, noun m., ail; whole; the whole; everything; anything; pas du — , not at ail ; no such thing.
tout, -e, adv., quite; — à fait, quite ; altogether ; — à coup, ail of a sudden; — en (followed by a près. part. ) , while, whilst ;
— en marchant, whilst walk-
ing.
toutefois, however; nevertheless.
trace, f., trace; mark; footstep;
step.
traduire, to translate.
train, m., speed; course; en — ,
en — de, busy ; working.
trait, m., feature.
traitement, m., treatment.
traiter, to treat.
tranquille, quiet; at ease; easy;
soyez — , don't be uneasy;
never fear.
tranquillement, quietly ; tran-
quilly; calmly.
traqué, -e, surrounded; hemmed
in.
travail, m., work.
travailler, to work; me faire — ,
(to) give me work.
travers: en — , across; cross-
wise.
traverser, to cross; go through;
pass over; fit — à Camille,
took Camille through.
traversin, m., bolster.
trembler, to tremble.
trente, thirty.
très, very; very much.
trêve, /., truce ; no more ; fais —
à tes peines, no more about
your troubles.
tricorne, m., three-cornered hat.
trinquer, to toast (drink health) ;
dnnk.
triomphe, m., triumph.
triste, sad; poor.
tristement, sadly.
tristesse, /., sadness. trois, three.
troisième, third.
troisièmement, thirdly.
tromper, to deceive; se — , to be
mistaken.
trompette, /., trumpet; en — ,
turned up; curly.
trop, too much; too many; too;
very well ; Je n'en ai pas de — ,
I hâve not too much.
trotter, to trot ; run ; run in one's
head (to think about) ; La petite tête de Camille commençait à — , Camille's little mind was beginning to think over matters ; lui avait trotté par la tête, had been running in his head.
trottoir, m., sidewalk.
trouble, m., agitation; trouble; uneasiness.
troubler, to disturb; trouble.
troupe, f., troop.
trouver, to find; se — , to find one's self; be; be présent; think one's self; happen.
truelle, f., trowel.
tu, thou; you.
tuer, to kill.
tuilerie, f. s a tile yard.
tumulte, m., uproar; en — , uproariously.
tut, past def. of taire.
un, -e, one ; an ; a ; une à une, one by one; V — , the one; one; r— et l'autre, both; les —s les autres, one another; each other ; les — s, some.
unanime, unanimous.
unique, single; one; only.
usage, m., use; usage; d' — , usual, customary.
user, to make use; avail one's self; merci, je n'en use pas, thanks, I do not care for it.
utile, useful.
va, près, indic. and imper, of aller.
vagabond, m., vagabond.
vais, près, indic. of aller.
vaisselle, /., dishes.
valent, près, indic. of valoir.
valet, m., footman; valet; servant.
valoir, to be worth.
vas, près, indic. of aller.
vaste, spacious.
vaut, près, indic. of valoir.
veau, m., veal.
veille, f., day before.
veiller, to watch.
veine, f., vein.
venaient, venais, venait, imperf.
indic. of venir.
vendre, to sell.
venez, près, indic. and imper, of venir.
venir, to come; happen; grow (of niants) ; — vous retrouver, to rejoin you ; — de (before an infinitive), to hâve just; be just; qu'on vient d'enterrer, that they hâve just buried; viennent de me l'empoisonner, hâve just poisoned him; tu venais de, you had just; venait de perdre, had just lost; venait d'être enterré, had just been buried ; sept heures ' et demie venaient de sonner, half past seven had just struck; dans la crainte qu'il ne vînt à, for fear that he might happen to.
vent, m., wind.
venu, -e, past part, of venir, come; le premier — , the first that you come to; la première adresse — e, the first address that came to my mind.
verger, m., orchard.
vérité, /., truth.
verni, -e, of patent leather.
verrai, verras, fut. of voir.
verre, m., glass ; tumbler.
vers, towards, to.
vert, -e, green.
vertu, /., virtue.
veste, f., jacket.
vêtement, m., dress; clothes.
vêtu, -e, dressed.
veut, près, indic. . of vouloir.
veuve, f., widow.
veux, près, indic. of vouloir.
viande, /., méat.
victoire, /., victory.
Victoire, /., name of a street in
Paris.
vide, empty.
vie, f., life.
vieil, see vieux, vieillard, m., old man.
vieille, see vieux, viendra, viendras, fut. of venir, vienne, près. subj. of venir, viennent, près, indic. of venir, viens, près, indic. and imper, of
venir, vieux, vieil, vieille, old.
vi-f, -ve, quick; sharp; keen.
vigoureu-x, -se, vigorous.
vilain, -e, bad; wicked.
ville, /., city ; town.
vin, m., wine.
vingt, twenty.
vingt-sept, twenty-seven.
vingt-six, twenty-six.
vins, vint, past def. of venir, vînt, imperf. subj. of venir, violon, m., violin.
vis, past def. of voir, visage, m., face; countenance.
vis-à-vis, opposite, visite, /., visit.
vit, past def. of voir, vite, quick.
vivant, m., life-time; du — , in
the life-time.
vivat! hurrah!
vive, see vif.
vitesse, /., quickness.
vive, près. subj. of vivre, vivement, quickly ; deeply ; great-
ly; much.
vivons, près, indic. of vivre, vivre, to live; Qui vive? Who
goes there? Pourtant il faut
que je vive! Yet I must live!
de quoi — , a maintenance.
vogue, f., vogue; fashion; en — ,
fashionable.
voici, behold ; look ; hère is ; hère
are; thèse are; le — , hère it
is; me — , hère I am; behold
me ; que — , whom you see hère, voie, /., track.
voilà, behold; look; there is;
there are; le — , there he is; me — , behold me ; hère I am ; — bientôt minuit, it is almost midnight.
voir, to see ; qu'il me vît, that he should see me; voyons! exclamation,' come! now! now then!
vois, près, indic. of voir.
voisin, -e, neighboring, adjacent.
voisin, m. t neighbor.
voisinage, m., neighborhood.
voit, près, indic. of voir.
voiture, f., carnage.
voix, /., yoice; à — basse, in a low voice.
vol, m., theft.
volaille, /., poultry.
voler, to steal ; rob ; fleece.
voleur, m., thief ; au — , stop thief.
volontiers, willingly.
volume, m., volume.
vos, see votre.
votre (vos, m. and f : />/.), your.
voudra, fut. of vouloir.
voudrais, voudrait, près, condit.
of vouloir.
voudras, voudrez, fut. of vouloir.
voudriez, près, condit. of vouloir.
vouer (se), to give up one's time, dévote.
voulait, imperf. indic. of vouloir.
voulant, près. part, of vouloir.
voulez, près, indic. of vouloir.
vouliez, imperf. indic. of vouloir.
vouloir, to will; be willing; desire; like; wish; want; expect; Que veux- tu, Marie 1 What do you expect, Marie!
je n'en veux pas, I do not want any, I do not want them ; je le veux bien, I am indeed willing ; qu'il le voudra, as he wishes;
voudra-t-il? will he be willing? voudriez-vous, would you be so kind; — dire, to mean; veut dire, means ; en — à, to bear ill-will, be angry with, hâve a grudge against ; ne m'en veux pas, do not be angry with me; Tu ne m'en veux donc pas? You do not bear ill-will to me then? que vous n'en voudrez pas à, that you will bear no ill-will to ; J'en voulus à Camille, I had a grudge against Camille.
voulons, près, indic. of vouloir.
voulu, past part, of vouloir.
voulut, past def. of vouloir.
vous, you; to you; for yourself.
voyage, m., journey; le — de Paris, the journey to Paris.
voyager, to travel.
voyant, près. part, of voir.
voyez, près, indic. and imper, of voir.
voyons, imper, of voir.
vrai, adj., true.
vrai, noun m., truth ; à te dire — , to tell you the truth.
vu, past part, of voir.
vue, f., sight; ne le perds pas de — , do not lose sight of him.
y, adverb, there; hère.
y, pronoun, to it ; it ; about it ; in
it; on them.
yeux, see œil.
zèle, m., zeal.
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