scène, /. scène, row, quarrel
Schlucht, a gorge and pas s on the western boundary of Alsace.
VOCABULARY
sderie, /. sawmill.
scrupule, m. scniple, objection.
séance,/, performance, second, second, secondairement, secondarily,
indirectly.
secouer, to shake.
secousse,/, shock.
secr-et, -^te, secret, sédtûsant, fascînating.
Seigneur, m. Lord, séjour, m. sojoum, stay, life.
séjourner, to stay, visit, spend.
sel, m. sait; — s, smelling salts.
selle, /. saddle.
seller, to saddle. selon, in accordance with.
semaine, /. week; — sainte,
Holy Week (before Easter).
sembler, to seem.
semi-circulaire, semicircular.
sens, m. meanîng; direction;
en ce — que, in so far as;
dans ce — , to that efifect.
sensible, perceptible; sensi-
tive.
sensiblement, perceptibly, con-
siderably.
sentier, m. path.
sentiment, m. feeling.
sentir, to feel, smell of.
séparation, /. séparation.
séparer, to separate, divide.
sept, seven.
sergent, m. sergeant.
sérieusement, seriously, with
gravity.
sérieu-Xj -se, serious, grave.
serré, tightened, tight, con-
tracted, confined.
serrer, to tighten, draw tight,
press, clasp, squeeze, shake
(hands).
service, m, service, duties;
uniforme de — , fatigue-
clothes; dans le — , on duty;
set.
servir, to serve, wait (at table),
brîng on (the table); — de, serve for a . . .; se — de,
use.
serviette, /. napkin, towel.
seuil, m. threshold.
seul, alone, only, one.
seulement, only.
si, if ; so; — bien que, so that; — ... que, however; — ce n'est, unless it be; (in answer to a négation) yes.
siècle, m. century, âge; dans les — s des — s (formula of the Roman Catholic ckurch: per saectda saeculorum)y through ail the âges.
sied (Û), (indic. près, of defective verb seoir) it behooves or befits.
siège, m. seat, (coach-)box.
sien, -ne (le, la), his, hers.
siffler, to whistle, hiss.
sifflet, m. whistle.
signature, /. signature, sîgned name; signing.
signe, m. sign; — de tête, nod.
signifier, to mean.
silence, m, silence.
silencieu-z, -se, silent.
silencieusement, silently.
Silésie, /. Silesia (district of Eastem Germany),
silhouette, /. outline.
simple, simple, mère, one.
simplement, simply, just.
sinon, if not, save, except.
sinueu-x, -se, winding.
situation, /. position.
situé, situated.
siXj six.
sixième, sîxth.
social, social, of society.
socialisme, m, socialism.
sœur, /. sis ter; belle- — , sisterin-law.
soi, oneself, himself, herself, themselves.
VOCABULARY
soif, /. thîrst; avoir — , to be
thirsty.
soin, m. care; avoir — , to take
care.
soir, m. evening, night.
soirée, /. evening, (evening)
party.
soiti so be it! ail right! — ... —
...y eîther ... or ...
soixante, sixty.
soixante-dix, seventy.
sol, m. soil, ground.
soldat, m. soldier.
soleil, m. sun, sunshine.
solide, strong.
solive, /. joist.
solliciter, to solîcit.
somme, /. ; en — , on the whole,
finally; after ail.
sommeU, m. sleep, sleepîness,
drowsiness; abandonné au
— , Sound asleep.
sommeiller, to doze.
sommet, m. summit.
son, m. Sound.
son, sa, ses, his, her.
songer, to dream, think; — à,
think of.
songeu-r, -se, dreaming,
dreamy; thoùghtful.
sonner, to ring; (of docks)
strike; sound; ring up, ring
for.
sonnerie,/, bell, ringing.
sonore, sonorous, ringing.
sort, m. fate, die; le — en
est jeté, the die is cast.
sorte, /. manner, way, sort,
kind; de la — , in that way.
sortie, /. walk (outside), sortir,- to corne out; alight;
hâve just left; leave the
room; au — de, on leaving.
soucier (se) de, to care to.
soudé, soldered, plastered.
soudain, sudden; suddenly.
souhaiter, to wish.
souffle, m. breath.
souffler, to blow; breathe;
stop to take breath.
souffrance, /. suffering, pain, souffrir, to suffer. [heave.
soulever, to lift; se — , rise, soumission, /. submission.
soupçon, m. suspicion.
soupçonner, to suspect, hâve
an idea.
souple, supple, flexible.
sourcil, m. eyebrow.
sourire, m, smile.
sous, under. « sous-lieutenant, m. second
lieutenant.
sous-officier, m. subaltern, non-
commissioned oflScer.
soustrait à, withdrawn from.
soutenir, to support, stand,
stand by, hold, keep up.
souvenir, m. recollection, mem-
ory, remembrance.
souvenir (se), to remember.
souvent, often; le plus — ,
generally.
spirale,/, spiral, ring, spirituel, -le, bright, clever.
splendeur, /. splendor.
splendide, resplendent.
spontanéité, /. spontaneity,
originality.
Stage, m. faire un — , to serve
one's law apprenticeship.
statistiques, f. pi. statistics.
statthalter, (the German name
for) lieutenant governor.
statue,/, statue, figure.
store, m. window shade.
Strasbourg, before 1870, capi-
toi of the French Département
du Bas- Rhin or Lower Rhine,
now capital of the German
province of Alsace- Lorraine.
strict, strict.
stupéfait, amazed,dumfounded.
stupeur, /. stupéfaction.
style, m. style, good style (in
architecture, jfurniturej etc.).
VOCABULARY
subir, to undergo, submît to, be subject to.
subitement, suddenly.
subordonné, subordinate.
succéder, to follow.
succès, m. success, triumph.
sueur, /. perspiration, sweat; en' — , streaming with perspiration.
suffire, to suffice, be suffident.
suffisamment, sufficiently.
suffoquer, to choke.
suite, /. sequel, continuation, conséquence; de — , in succession; tout de — , at once.
suivant, according to.
suivre, to follow.
sujet, m. subject, matter; citizen; à son — , about him (literally: on his subject, on the subject of him),
superbe, resplendent, handsome, magnificent.
superbement, haughtily.
supérieur, superior; higher, from above.
supplice, m. torture.
supplier, to beseech.
supportable, beara'ble.
supporter, to support, endure, put up with.
supposer, to suppose, imply.
sur, on, over, above.
sûr, secure, sure, safe, to be trusted.
surbaissé, low-roofed.
sûrement, certainly, surely.
surlendemain, m, next day but one.
surnommer, to nickname.
surprendre, to surprise.
sursauter, to give a start.
surtout, above ail, especially, particularly.
surveillance, /. détective department.
surveiller, to watch, keep an eye on.
suspecter, to suspect, sympathie,/, sympathy.
Sjrmptôme, m, symptom, sign.
système, m, system, scheme, theory.
table-toilette, /. toilet table, tâcher (de), to try (to).
taille, /. stature, figure, waist,
shoulders.
taillé, shaped, eut; verre de
cristal — , cut-glass cup.
tailleur, m, tailor.
taillis, m. copse, coppice, thicket.
tain, m. metallic backing; glace
sans — , clear glass.
taire (se), to keep silence, keep
still.
tais — , see taire, talon, m. heel.
talus, m. bank.
tandis que, while, whereas.
tanguer, to lurch.
tant, so much, so many; —
mieux, so much the better;
— pis, so much the worse.
tantôt, this aftemoon, this
morning (t.e. a few hours before^ or later); — ... — ..., now ... now ..., sometimes ...
sometimes ...
tapis, m. carpet.
tapisserie, /. tapestry.
tard, late; plus — , later, later on.
tarder, to be slow, be long;
— à, be slow ... — ^ing.
tarir, to run dry, cease.
tas, m. heap.
tâter, to feel (with one^s fingers); — sa route, feel one's way.
tel, -le, such; such or such.
télégramme, m. telegram.
témoigner de, to betoken.
VOCABULARY
témoin, m, witness.
tempe, /. temple {part of the head).
tempérament, m. temper, character, nature.
Temple-Neuf, m. New Church.
temps, m. time, weather; en même — , at the same time; le — de, just as soon as (one) can ...; un joli — quand il est fini, a great time to look back upon (p. 43).
tendre, tender, loviog.
tendre, to stretch, hold out; ofiFer; — le poing, shake one's fist.
tendrement, tenderly, dearly.
tendresse, /. tenderness, affection.
tendu par, tense with.
tenez! hère, take this! seel
tenir, to hold, keep; — à, be keen on, bent upon, care about, want particularly; — à cœur, set one's heart on; y — , stand it; — .... pour, consider.
tentative, /. attempt.
tenter, to'tempt, attempt.
tenu à, compelled to.
tenue, /. dress, bearing, uniform; — de ville, street uniform; grande — , full dress; petite — , undress.
terminer, to termînate, end, stop, conclude.
terrain, m. ground.
terrasse,/, terrace.
terre, /. earth, land, territory.
terrifiant, terrîfying.
territorial, of land, landed.
tête, /. head; — de Français!
You hopeless Frenchman!
( = unreconciled Frenchman); mauvaise — , tough customer, insubordinate fellow.
thème, m, subject.
tiède, warm.
tien, -ne (le, la), yours.
tiens {imper olive 0/ tenir), take this! see! hello!
tiers, m. third; deux — , two thirds.
tier-s, -ce, belonging to a third party; neutral (p. 109).
tilleul, m. lime trees.
tin — , see tenir.
tintement, m. tinkling:
tirer, to pull, draw, pull down.
toile, /. linen.
toilette, /. gown.
toit, m, roof.
tolérance,/, toleration.
tolérer, to tolerate.
Tombeau, w. {représentation of the) Sepulchre {of Christ),
tomber, to fall; drop; — d'accord, agrée.
ton, m. tone.
ton, ta, tes, thy, your.
Tonkin, m. Tonquin {the easternmost part of Farther India in Asia, which France j to secure the cartying out of commercial treaties, wrested from Annam and China^ 1882-4).
toque, /. cap, bonnet.
tordre, to twist ; se — , writhe.
tort, m. wrong, wrongdoing; avoir — , to be wrong.
torturer, to torture.
tôt, early.
touchant, touchîng, pathetic.
touché, moved.
toucher, to touch.
toujours, always, still, anyhow.
tour, m. tum; faire tout le — , to go right round; faire un — chez moi, to walk round my place.
tourbiÛon, m. whirl.
totumant, m. curve, bend.
tournée,/, round.
tourner, to tum, whirl, swim
VOCABULARY
(around); wînd (of roads,
etc.).
tout (tous, etc.)j ail; quite;
— à Pheure, by and by,
just now; — à fait, quite,
entirely; — de suite, at
once; — ce qu'il y a de plus
sérieux (p. II 6), as serions
as can be; tous deux, both,
together.
trace,/, trace, mark left, sign.
tracé, beaten {path, etc.).
tracer, to trace, map out.
tradition, /. tradition; de — ,
traditional.
traduire, to translate, tragédie,/, tragedy.
tragique, tragic.
trahir, to betray.
train, m. train; speed. traînée, /. beam, pencil {of
light).
trait, m. trait, feature; boire
d*un — , to drain (one*s
glass) at a draught.
traiter, to treat, transact.
traité, m. treaty, contract.
traitement, m. salary, pay:
trajet, m. trip.
tramer, to weave (a plot),
plot, tranchée, /. entrenchment.
tranquille, peaceful, at ease in
one's mind.
transfigurer, to transfigure, transmettre, to transmit, hand
down.
transparence, /. transparent
quality.
transport, m. transportation,
moving.
transporter, to transport, trapu, thickset.
traquer, to track.
travail, m. work.
travailler, to work, do business,
till {the soil). [man.
travailleur, m. worker, work-
travers; à — , across, through;
en — , crosswise.
traversé, pierced. traverser, to go right through,
cross; qualify; dampen.
trembler, to tremble, qui ver.
trempé, soaked, streaming.
trentaine, /. thirty or so.
trente, thirty.
très, very.
trésor, m. treasure; darling.
tressaillir, to give a start.
trêve, /. truce, respite.
triompher de, to dominate,
overcome.
triste, sad.
tristesse,/, sadness.
trois, three.
troisième, third.
tromper, to deceive; se — ,
be mistaken.
tronc, m. (tree) trunk.
trop, too, too much, too many;
quite; de — , not wanted,
in the way, unfortunate,
unlucky.
trot, m. trot, trotting; au — ,
on the trot.
trotter, to trot, trottoir, m. sidewalk.
trouble, overcast.
troubler, to agitate, dîsturb,
trouble; se — , be nervous.
troublé, agîtated, disturbed,
afifected (by).
trouée, /. hole; vista.
trouer, to make a hole in,
pierce.
trouver, to find, get, think;
se — , be, be standing, tu — , see taire, tuméfié, swollen.
tuer, to kill.
tunique, /. tunic, military
jacket.
type, m. type, characteristic,
représentative; vilain — , bad
sort.
VOCABULARY
uhlan, m, German cavalry
scoui, lancer, un, one; 1' — , one; a.
uniforme, m. uniform.
union, /. union, harmony;
marriage.
unique, one, only, sole, uniquement, solely.
unir, to unité.
usage, m. custom; d* — , cus-
tomary.
user, to wear out.
usine, /. factory.
ustensile, m. implement.
utile, useful.
utilitaire, utilitarian.
va (see aller); (page 123 =)
that I did!
va-t'en, see s'en aller, vague, /. wave.
vague, vague, dim.
vaillant, valiant, brave, cour-
ageous.
vain, vain, empty, useless; en in vain, j, to conquer; se' —
(^être vaincu), be over-
come.
vaincu, m. conquered (man).
vainqueur, m, conqueror.
vais, see aller.
valet, m. servant; — de ferme, . farm hand; — de chambre,
valet, attendant, man.
valeur,/, value, worth; mettre
en — , to make the most
of.
valide, in strong health.
valise, /. valise, bag, grip.
vallée, /. Valley.
vallonnement, m. foothill.
valoir, to be worth; — mieux,
be better.
vantail, m. leaf (of a door).
vanter, to praise, extol; se — ,
boast.
varier, to vary, alter, change,
swerve.
vaste, vast.
vau — , see valoir, vécu — , see vivre, veiller, to watch; be awake pf
alive.
veilleuse, /. night light.
veine,/, vein.
vénérer, to venerate, révère, venir, to come, corne along;
— de, come from, hâve
just ...
vent, m. wind.
verger, m, orchard.
véritable, real, regular.
verni, patent-leather (shoes).
verr — , see voir, verre, m. glass.
vers, toward.
versant, m, slope.
verser, to pour, vert, green.
vertu,/, virtue.
verve, /. spirits; en — , in high
fettle.
veste,/, jacket, coat.
vestibule, m. hall.
vêtement, m. clothes.
vêtir, to clothe.
vêtu, clad, dressed.
veuillez (see vouloir), please to.
vexation,/, trouble, vi — , see either vivre or voir, victime, /. victim.
victorieu-x, -se (de), victori-
ous (over).
vide, m. emptiness, solitude.
vide, empty, hollow.
vider, to empty, drain; —
d'un trait, drain at a
draught.
vie, /. life; pour la — , for a
VOCABULARY
lif elong f arewell ; dans la — , in the swim.
vieil = vieux hefore a vowel.
vieillard, m, old man.
vieillesse, /. old âge.
vienn — , see venir.
vieux (vieil), vieille, old, former, retired.
vi-f, -ve, keen, lively; haie vive, quickset hedge.
vigile, /. vigil (eve of a Jeast of the Church).
vigne,/, vine, vineyard.
vikdn, bad, ugly.
vin, m, wine.
vin — , see venir.
vinaigre, m, vinegar.
vingt, twenty.
vingt-quatre, twenty-four.
violemment, violently.
violenter, to do violence to.
violet, violet, purple.
visage, m, face.
vis-à-vis, opposite; — de, with regard to.
visiblement, visîbly.
vision,/, vision, picture.
visite, /. visit, call; faire (une) — , to pay a call; — médicale, médical examina tion; visitor.
visiter, to visit, inspect.
visiteur, m, visitor.
vite, quickly.
vitesse,/, speed.
vitre,/, windowpane.
vivant, living, alive, live.
Vive ...I Long live ...! Hurrah for...! Three cheers for ...I
vivement, quickly, with lively step.
vivre, to live.
voici, hère is, etc; — que, loi
voie,/, way, path.
voilà, hère is, there is; voilà ..., ît is ... ago.
voile, m, veil.
voir, to see.
voisin, neighborîng, near; m,
neighbor.
voiture, /. carriage; — de
place, cab {standing on a
^ place* or square).
voix, /. voice; à demi , in
an undertone.
vol, m. flight; au — , in their
flight, as they flew by.
voler, to fly.
volontaire, voluntary; wilful.
volontaire, m, 'volunteer* {one-
year man in the German
army), volontariat, m. voluntary (milî-
tary) service {of one year,
for educated youths), volonté,/, will, détermination.
volontiers, gladly.
Vosges, pL {pronounce: Vôge)
mountain range hetween
France on the west and
Alsace on the east.
Vosgien, m. Vosges mountain-
eer.
voter, to vote, votre, your.
vôtre (le, la), yours.
vouloir, to wish, will; — bien,
consent, not to mind, deign;
— dire, mean.
voulu, intentional, artificial,
trained.
voûte, /. vault, arch, archway.
voyage, m. journey, travel;
en — , on the go.
voy — , see voir, voyageu-r, -se, m, /. traveler,
walker, passenger; inclined
to travel.
voyons! Comel vrai, true.
vraiment, tndy, really.
vu, see voir, vue, /. sight, view; en — ,
in sight, to be seen.
vulgaire, vulgar, common.
y, there, to it, over it.
wachtmeister, m, {German yeux, pL of œil, name for) quartermaster.
zèle, m, zeal.
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