scène, /., scène, stage; en — , see p, 4, n
science,/., science, knowledge.
scorie, /., scoria; //., clinkers, cinders.
scruta-teur, -trice, searching, sharp.
sculpter, to sculpture, carve.
séance,/., sitting, session, inter-
view; — tenante, see p, 84^
n, 2, sec, sèche, dry, hard, unfeeling,
thin.
sèchement, dryly, curtly.
sécher, to dry.
secondaire, secondary.
seconde,/., second, secouer, to shake.
secousse , /., shock, agitation, secr-et, ^te, secret, private.
secrétaire, m,, secretary, writing-
desk.
sécurité,/, security.
séduisant, -e, seducing, lovely,
attractive. Seigneur, m.. Lord, sein, m., bosom, breast.
seize, sixteen.
sel, m., sait, selon, according to.
semaine,/, week, semblable, similar, like.
semblant, f»., appearance, pre-
tence; faire — , to prétend,
feign.
sembler, to seem, appear.
semonce,/., reprimand, talking
to.
sens, m,f sensé, meaning, way;
en tous — , in every direction ;
— dessus dessous, upside
down.
sensible, sensitive.
sententieu-z, -se, sententious, sentiment, m., sensiation,feeling.
sentir, to feel, smell, realize; se
— , to be conscious; bien
senti, heartfelt.
séparer, to separate, divide.
sept, seven.
Septembre, f»., September.
sérieusement, seriously, gravely.
sérieuz, w., seriousness, gravity ;
au — , seriously.
sérieu-z, -se, serions, real, important.
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VOCABULARY
sermon, sermon, lecture.
serrer, to press, hug, lock up;
— la main, to shake hands.
serrure,/., lock.
service, iw., service, kindness.
servir, to serve, be of use ; — à
quelque chose, to be good for
something ; — de, to serve as ;
ne — à rien, to be of no use ;
se — , to serve or help oneself ;
se — de, to make use of.
seule, -e, alone, only.
seulement, only.
sève,/., sap, vigor.
sévère, severe, stem, sévérité,/, severity, stemness.
sexe, f»., sex.
si, adv.^ so, such, yes ; que — ,
seep. 2Sy n. i. ; bien sûr que — ,
indeed I shall.
si, conj'.f if, whether ; — ce n'est,
if not, unless it be.
siècle, m., century, âge.
siège, m.^ seat, siège, sien, sienne, eu., his, h ers, its,
one*s.
siffler, to whistle.
signe, m.j sign, nod, wink; il
me fit un petit — d'amitié,
he gave me a friendly nod.
significati-f, -ve, significant.
signifier, to signify, mean.
silencieu-z, -se, silent, still.
similitude, /., similitude, simi-
larity.
simple, simple, plain, mère, simplement, simply, merely.
simultanément, simultaneously,
at the same time.
sincèrement, sincerely, truly.
singuli-er, ère, singular, pecu-
liar, strange.
sinistre, sinister, forbidding.
siroter, to sip.
situé, -e, situated.
sixième, sixth.
sœur, A, sister, BOigné, -e, cared for, neat.
soigner, to take care of, nurse, soigneusement, carefuUy.
soin, m., care ; avoir — , to take
care (to).
soir, m.f evening; le — , in the
course of the evening, at night.
soirée,/, evening, evening paxty,
bail, soit, conj'., either, or.
soit, int., so be it, granted.
soixante, sixty.
soixante-dix-sept, seventy-
seven. sol, m.f ground, pavemefit.
soleil, m., sun, sunshine.
solennel, -le, solemn.
solide, solid, substantial, firm.
solidement, solidly, firmly,
tightly, substantially.
solitude,/, solitude, loneliness.
solliciter, to solicit, ask.
sollicitude,/, solicitude, care.
sombre, dark, gloomy.
somme,/, sum,amount; en — ,
on the whole.
somme, m.^ nap, sleep; faire on
petit — , to take a nap.
sommeil, m., sleep, repose, sommeiller, to slumber, doze.
son, m., Sound, songer, to think, dream, con-
sider.
sonnette,/, bell.
sordide, sordid, mean.
sort, m., fate, life.
sorte, /, kind, manner, way,
sort ; de — que, so that ; faire
en — que, see that.
sortir, to go out, corne eut,
émerge; vous sortez à peine
de nourrice, you are scarcely
out of the nursery.
sot, -te, w., fool, simpleton.
sot, -te, foolish, silly, stupid.
sottise, /, silliness, nonsense,
foolish thing.
sou, m.f sou, penny, cent.
soucYie, /., slump.
VOCABULARY
souci, m., care, anxiety.
soucier (se), to care, mind; je
me souciais bien de la yiel
little did I care for lif e I soucieu -Xf -se, full of care,
pensive, soudain, -e, sudden, ail of a
sudden.
soudainement, suddenly.
souffler, to blow, breathe, utter ;
ne — mot, not to say a word ;
— dans Poreille, to whisper.
soufflet, m.f slap in the face, souffrance,/., suffering, pain, souffrant, -e, sickly, ailing.
souffrir, to suffer, grieve.
soufre, m., sulphur, brimstone.
souhaiter, to wish.
soulagement, m., relief, com-
fort.
soulager (se), to relie ve oneself,
be relieved.
soulever, to lift, raise; se — ,
rise.
soulier, m., shoe; des — s
plats, seg p, /6, «. 2, soumettre, to subdue, submit,
subject ; se — , to submit.
soupçonner, to suspect, surmise.
soupe,/., soup.
soupir, m., sigh.
soupirer, to sigh, gasp.
souple, supple, lithe.
sourciller, to knit one's brows ;
sans — , without wincing,
without turning a hair.
sourcil, m., eyebrow, brow.
sourd, -e, deaf, dull, indistinct.
sourdement, dully, secretly.
sourire, m. y smile.
sourire, to smile.
sous, under, beneath.
sous-entendu, m., thing under-
stood or implied, innuendo.
soutane,/., cassock.
soutenir, to maintain, affirm,
sustain.
souvenir, m., remembrance,
memory, reminder, recollection.
souvenir (se), to remember, recoUect.
souvent, of ten.
souverain, f»., sovereign.
spécialité, /., peculiarity, speciality.
spécifier, to specify, enumerate.
spectacle, m., sight.
spirituel, -le, intelligent, clever, witty.
splendeur,/., splendor.
splendide, splendid, magnificent.
spontanéité,/., spontaneity.
squelette, m.y skeleton.
stoïque, stoic.
stupéfait, -e, stupefied, astonished, amazed.
stupéfier, to stupify, astonish.
stupide, stupid, dull.
stupidité,/., stupidity.
subir, to suffer, endure, bear, be under, submit to, be subject to.
subit, -e, sudden.
subitement, suddenly, unexpectedly.
subtil, -e, subtile, fine, keen, shrewd.
succéder, to succeed, foUow; se — , to succeed each other, folio w each other.
succès, m.y success ; un — fou, see p, III f n, i,
succulent, -e, juicy, rich, succulent.
sueur,/., perspiration, sweat.
sufBxe, to suffice, be sufficient.
suffisant, -e, sufficient, enough.
suffoquer, to choke, burst (with anger).
suite,/, rest, train, resuit; à la — de, after, behind; de — , consecutively.
suivant, -e, foUowing.
suivre, to toUo^.
