scène, /., scène, stage; en — , see p. 4 y n.j

science,/., science, knowledge.

scorie, /., scoria; p/. t clinkers, cinders.

scruta-teur, -trice, searching, sharp.

sculpter, to sculpture, carve.

séance,/., sitting, session, inter-

view; — tenante, see p. 84,

sec, sèche, dry, hard, unfeeling,

thin.

sèchement, dryly, curtly.

sécher, to dry.

secondaire, secondary.

seconde,/., second, secouer, to shake.

secousse, /., shock, agitation, secr-et, -4te, secret, private.

secrétaire, m. 9 secretary, writing-

desk. sécurité,/., security.

séduisant, -e, seducing, lovely,

attractive.

Seigneur, m., Lord, sein, m.y bosom, breast seize, sixteen.

sel, m.y sait.

selon, according to.

semaine,/., week, semblable, similar, like.

semblant, m. t appearance, pre-

tence; faire — , to prétend,

feign.

sembler, to seem, appear.

semonce,/., reprimand, talking

to.

sens, m.y sensé, meaning, way;

en tous — , in every direction ;

— dessus dessous, upside

down.

sensible, sensitive.

sententieu-z, -se, sententious, sentiment, m., sensation, feeling.

sentir, to feel, smell, realize; se

— , to be conscious; bien

senti, heartfelt.

séparer, to separate, divide.

sept, seven.

Septembre, m. t September.

sérieusement, seriously,gravely.

sérieux, m., seriousness, gravity ;

au — , seriously.

sérieu-x, -se, serious, real, important, serment, m., oath.

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sermon, sermon, lecture.

serrer, to press, hug, lock up;

— la main, to shake hands.

serrure,/., lock.

service, m., 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, stern.

sévérité,/., severity, sternness.

sexe, m., sex.

si, adv.y so, such, yes ; que — ,

seep. 25 ', n. /. ; bien sûr que — ,

indeed I shall.

si, conf., if, whether ; — ce n'est,

if not, unless it be.

siècle, m., century, âge.

siège, m., seat, siège. sien, sienne, etc. y his, hers, its,

one's.

siffler, to whistle.

signe, *»., 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-x, -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, /., sister.

soigne, -e, cared for, neat.

soigner, to take care of, nurse, soigneusement, carefully.

soin, m., care ; avoir — , to take

care (to).

soir, m. t evening ; le — , in the

course of the evening, at night.

soirée,/., evening, evening party,

bail, soit, conj. t either, or. soit, int.y so be it, granted.

soixante, sixty.

soixante-dix-sept, seventy-

seven.

sol, m. y ground, pavement, 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 un

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, *»., fate, life.

sorte, /., kind, manner, way,

sort ; de — que, so that ; faire

en — que, see that.

sortir, to go out, corne out,

émerge; vous sortez à peine

de nourrice, you are scarcely

out of the nursery, sot, -te, m., fool, simpleton.

sot, -te, foolish, silly, stupid. sottise, /., silliness, nonsense,

foolish thing.

sou, m., sou, penny, cent, souche, /., stump.

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souci, m., care, anxiety.

soucier (se), to care, mind; je

me souciais bien de la vie!

little did I care for life !

soucieu -x, -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 l'oreille, to whisper.

soufflet, m., slap in the face.

souffrance,/., suffering, pain.

souffrant, -e, sickly, ailing.

souffrir, to suffer, grieve.

soufre, m., sulphur, brimstone.

souhaiter, to wish.

soulagement, m. y relief, com-

fort.

soulager (se), to relie ve oneself,

be relie ved.

soulever, to lift, raise; se — ,

rise.

soulier, m. t shoe; des — s

plats, see p. iô, n. 2.

soumettre, to subdue, submit,

subject ; se — , to submit.

soupçonner, to suspect, surmise.

soupe, /., soup.

soupir, w., 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. t smile.

sourire, to smile.

sous, under, beneath.

sous-entendu, m. t thing under-

stood or implied, innuendo.

soutane,/., cassock.

soutenir, to maintain, affirm,

s us tain, souvenir, m., remembrance,

memory, reminder, recollection.

souvenir (se), to remember, recollect.

souvent, of ten.

souverain, m. t soverejgn.

spécialité, /., peculiarity, speciality.

spécifier, to specify, enumerate.

spectacle, m., sigh t.

spirituel, -le, intelligent, clever, witty.

splendeur,/, splendor.

splendide, splendid, magnificent.

spontanéité,/, spontaneity.

squelette, m., skeleton,.

stoîque, 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, follow; se — , to succeed each other, follow each other.

succès, m.y succès» : un — fou, see p. m , «. /.

succulent, -e, juicy, rich, succulent.

sueur,/, perspiration, sweat.

suffire, to suffi ce, be sufficient.

suffisant, -e, sufficient, enougb

suffoquer, to choke, burst (with anger).

suite,/, rest, train, resuit; à la — de, after, behind; de — , consecutively.

suivant, -e, following.

suivre, to follow.