scène, f., scène, stage; entrer en scène, to come on the stage
science, f ., science, knowledge.
scierie, f., saw-mill.
scintiller, v. n., to sparkle, glisten.
se, s', refl. pron., himself.
herself, itself, themselves, one's self; to himself, &c.
sébile, f., wooden bowl.
sec, sèche, adj., dry, barren; qulck.
sécher, v. a., to dry, dry up.
second, -e, adj., second (c pr.
like g).
secours, m., help; au secours, help! help!; appeler au secours, to call for help.
secrétaire, m., secretary.
sein, m., breast.
séjour, m., abode.
selle, f., saddle.
selon, prep., accordlng to.
semaine, f., week.
sembler, v. n., to seem, appear.
sensibilité, f., sensibillty,
sentiment.
sentinelle, f., sentinel.
sentence, f., sentence.
sentier, m., path, foot-path, by-path.
sentiment, m., sentiment, feeling, opinion.
.sentir, v. a. and n. (like dormir), to feel, be sensible of; smell; se sentir, to be conscious of, feel one's self; ne se sent pas de joie, is beside himself with de- Tight; sentir bon, to smell sweet.
se séparer, v. refl., to separate, part.
.sept, adj., seven.
septième, adj., seventh.
sépulcre, m., sepulchre.
sergent, m., sergeant.
sérieux, -.se, adj., earnest, grave, severe.
serment, m., oath.
serré, -e, adj., hurried, eager.
serrer, V. a., to press, squeeze, clasp.
service, m., service.
serviette, f., napkln.
servir, v. a. (like dormir), to serve; se servir de, to use.
seuil, m., threshold, doorstep.
seul, -e, adj., one, alone, sole, single, only; tout seul, ail by himself.
seulement, adv., only. simply, but; non seulement., mais encore, not only. . but
also.
sève, f., sap, youthful vlgour.
sévère, adj., severe, stern.
sévèrement, adv., severely.
si, adv., so, so much; however; si rapide que, however swift, si, conj., if, whether.
siècle, m., century.
siège, m., siège.
le sien, m., la sienne, f., les siens, m. pi., les siennes, f.
pi., poss. pron., his, hers, its, one's own.
sieste, f., siesta, short sleep.
siflBer, v. n., to whistle, sing.
signe, m., sign, gesture, motion, signer, v. a., to sign.
signifier, v. a., to signify,
mean.
silence, m., silence.
silencieux, -se, adj., silent.
sillon, m., furrow, track,
trace.
simple, adj., simple, plain.
simplement, adv., simply.
singe, m., monkey.
singulier, -ère, adj., peculiar,
strange, singular.
sire, m., sire; sire Apollo.
lord Apollo, a style of address in the 15tli century.
sirop, m., (p silent) medicine (disguised in the form of a syrup).
sitôt que, conj., as soon as.
situation, f., situation.
situé, -e, adj., situated.
six, adj., six.
social, -e, adj., social.
société, f., Company, Society.
sœur, f., sister.
soie, f., silk.
soif, f., thirst; avoir soif, to
be thirsty.
soigneusementt adv., care-
fully.
soi-même, pron., one's self.
soin, m., care; avoir soin de,
to take care of.
soir, m., evening, night.
sois, 2nd sing. imper, and Ist
sIng. près. subj. of être.
soit, 3rd sing. près, subj, of
être.
sol, m., soil, land.
soldat, m., soldier.
soleil, m., sun, sky; en plein soleil, exposed to the full sunlight, in the hot sun.
solennel, -le, adj., solemn.
solide, adj., strong, perfect,
substantial.
solliciteur, m., petitioner.
sollicitude, f., care, solici-
tude.
sombre, adj., dark, gloomy.
somme, f., sum, amount; en somme, upon the whole, in short.
sommeiller, v. a., to doze.
sommes, Ist pi. près. ind. of
être.
son, m., Sound.
son, m., sa, f., ses, pi., poss.
adj., his, her, its, one's.
songer, v. a. (llke manger)
to think.
sonner, v. a., to sound. ring
OUt.
sorte, f., sort, kind, species, manner; de (or en) sorte que, conj., so that.
sortie, f., going out, departure, exit; /îf sa première sortie, went out for the flrst tlrae.
sortir, V. n. (like dormir), to go out, get out; laisser sortir, to let out.
sou, m., cent, copper; twen-
tieth part of a franc.
souffert, past part, of souffrir.
souffrance, f., suffering, anx-
lety.
souffrir, v. a. (like ouvrir),
to suffer.
soûl, -e, adj., drunk, intoxl-
cated (pr. like sou).
soulever, v. a., to raise, lift up; se soulever, to rise, lift one's self up.
soulier, m., shoe.
source, f., spring, source.
sourd, -e, adj., deaf.
sourire, v. n. (like rire), to
smlle.
sourire, m., smile. sous, prep., under, beneath,
underneath.
sous-officier, m., non-com-
missioned offlcer.
sous-titre, m., sub-title.
soutenir, v. a. and refl. (like tenir), to sustain, support, keep up.
soutien, m., support.
souvenir, m., memory, remembrance.
se souvenir de (like venir), to remember; il me souvient de, I remember.
souvent, adv., often, fre-
quently.
soyeux, -se, adj., silky, silk-
en, soyons, soyez, Ist and 2nd pi.
imper, and près. subj. of être.
spectacle, m., show; salir de spectacle, théâtre, amusement hall.
spécial, -e, adj., spécial.
spectateur, m., spectator.
spirituel, -le, adj., clever,
witty.
stationner, v. n., to stand.
Sti'asbourg, m., Strasburg, city of France ceded to Germany at the close of the Franco-German war in 1871; restored to France in 1918.
strophe, f., stanza.
stupéfaction, f., bewilder-
ment, dismay.
stupéfait, -e, adj., stupefled.
astonlshed.
stupidité, f., stupidity.
subsister, v. n., subsist, exist,
live.
suc, m., juice, sap.
succès, m., success.
successeur, m., successor.
successivement, adv., suc-
cessively.
sucre, m., sugar.
suffire, V. n., to sufflce, be enough.
suffisamment, adv., sufficient-
ly.
suffrage, m., vote, approval.
suis, Ist sing. près. ind. of être and of suivre.
suis, 2nd sing. imper, of suivre.
suisse, Suissesse, adj., and noun, Swiss.
suite, f., continuation; follow3rs, train; à sa suite, after her; tout de suite, immediately, at once; et ainsi de suite, and so on.
suivant, -e, adj., next, following, subséquent.
suivre, v. a. (suivant, suivi, je suis, je suivis, que je suive), to follow, go after.
sujet, m., subject.
sultan, m., sultan.
supérieur, -e, adj., superior.
suppliant, -e, adj., imploring, beseeching.
supplice, m., torment, exécution.
sur, prep., on, upon, over.
sûr, -e, adj., sure, certain.
surmonté, -e, adj., surmounted, topped off.
surprendre, v. a. (like prendre), to surprise, overtake.
surpris, -e, adj., surprised.
surprise, f., surprise, strate-
gy.
surtout, adv., especially, particularly.
survivant, -e, adj., surviving.
suspendre, v. a., to hang, suspend.
tabac, m., tobacco (c silent).
table, f., table.
tableau, m., picture, black-
board.
tachra*, V. a., to stain, spot.
tâcher, v. a., to try, attempt.
taire, v. a. (like pîaire), to
silence, keep quiet; se
taire, to be silent, keep
still.
talent, m., talent, skill.
Talma (1763-1826), cele-
brated French actor and
favourite comedian of
Napoléon I.
talon, m., heel.
talus, m., slope.
tandis que, conj., while,
whilst.
tant, adv., so much, so many,
so.
tantôt, adv., presently, soon,
just now, soraetimes.
tant que, conj., as long as, as
much as.
tapage, m., uproar, noise,
racket.
taper, v. a., to strike, tap,
hit.
tard, adv., late. tarder, v. a., to be long (in)..
tasse, f., cup.
te, pers. pron., thee, to thee,
you, to you.
tel, telle, adj., such, like; un
tel, such a one.
témoin, m., witness.
temple, m., temple.
temps, m., time, âge, epoch;
season, weather; â temps, In time; par le temps qu'il faisait, in the sort of weather it was; de temps en temps, from time to time; avec le tem.ps qu'il fait, in this kind of weather.
tendre, v. a., to hold out, stretch out.
tendresse, f., affection, love.
tenez, 2nd pi. imper, of teiiir, interj., hold! hère! look you! hère it is! &c.
tenir, v. a. and n. (tenant, tenu, je tiens, je tins, je tiendrai, que je tienne), to hold, keep, remain, hold out, address; tenir à, to insist on, be anxious about; il lui tint à peu prrs ce langage, he addressed him in about the following terms; se tenir, remain, stand.
tenter, v. a., to tempt, entice; attempt, make.
tenu, past part, cf tenir.
terminer, v. a., to finish, complète.
terre, f., earth, ground; en terre, on the ground; à la terre, in the country, at the soil; par terre, on the ground.
terrible, adj., awful, terrible.
terrifier, v. a., to terrify, frighten.
tête, f., head, face.
texte, m., text.
théâtre, m., théâtre.
tiens, 2nd sing. près. ind.
and imper, of tenir (see
also tenez) .
tige, f., stem, stalk.
timide, adj., timid, timorous,
shy.
tire-lire, f., money-box, toy-
bank.
tire lire lire = tira, lira, lira,
(of the old songs).
tirer, v. a., to draw, pull, get
out, free; to tug; to flre.
tiroir, m., drawer.
tisane, f., infusion (of herbs) :
(médicinal) tea.
titre, m., title.
toi, pers. pron., thou., thee,
you, thyself, yourself.
toilette, f., dress, costume.
toit, m., roof.
toiture, f., roof, roofing.
tombe, f., tomb.
tombeitu, m., tomb.
tomber, v. n., to fall, sink,
drop, tumble.
ton, m., ta, f., tes, pi., poss.
adj., thy, your.
ton, m., tone, voice, accent, se tordre, v. refl., to be con-
vulsed.
torpeur, f., stupor, torpor.
torrent, m., torrent.
tort, m., wrong, fault, mis-
take; avoir tort, to be
wrong; faire tort, to
wrong, do an injury.
tôt, adv., soon; early; assez
tôt, soon enough; plus tôt,
sooner.
toujours, adv., still, always.
ever, yet, for ever.
tour, f., tower.
tour, m., turn, trick; fermer à double tour, to lock up securely.
tourbillon, m., whirlwind.
tourment, m., torture.
tournée, f., promenade, walk.
tourner, v. a., to turn, turn around; tourner les talons, to turn around; se tourner, to turn, turn around.
Tourville, celebrated French naval officer (1642-1701).
tout, m., toute, f., tous, m.
pi. toutes, f. pi., adj., ail, whole, each; tout le monde.
everybody; tous les jours.
every day; tous les deux, both.
tout, adv., ail, quite, just; du tout, at ail; tout à coup, su3denly; tout bas, very softly; toute triste, qulte sad.
tout, m., everything, whole.
tracer, v. a., to trace.
traduire, v. a., (like conduire), to translate, interpret.
tragique, adj., tragic.
trahir, v. a., to betray.
trahison, f., treachery, foui play.
train, m,, train, noise, racket; en train de, busy, in the act of; train de derrière, haunches, hlnd-quarters.
traîneau, m., sleigh.
traîner, v. a., to draw, pull;
to linger about; se traîner,
to drag one's self along.
traire, v. a., to milk; se laissant traire, allowing herself
to be milked.
trait, m., line, touch.
traité, m., treaty.
traiter, v. a., to treat; traiter
de, to call.
tranquille, adj., calm, quiet,
peaceful, at ease; soyez
iranquille, don't be uneasy,
don't worry.
tranquillement, adv., quietly,
peacefully, calmly.
transport, m., frenzy, rage.
travailler, v. a. and n., to
work, labour. travailleur, m., workman,
toiler.
travers, m., breadth; à travers, through, across; en
travers de, across.
traverser, v. a., to cross,
pass through, traverse;
traverser en courant, to run
across.
traversin, m., bolster.
trembler, v. n., to tremble,
shake, quiver.
trente, adj., thirty.
très, adv., very, very much.
tressaillir, v. n., to start, be
startled, tremble.
trêve, f., truce.
tricorne, m., three-cornered
hat.
tringle, f., rod.
triomphe, m., triumph.
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triste, adj., sad, sorrowful.
tristement, adv., sadly, sor-
rowfully.
trois, adj., three. Et de trois.
And that makes three!
troisième, adj., third. trompe, f., horn.
tromper, v. a., to deceive; se
tromper, to be mistaken.
trompette, f., trurapet.
trop, adv., toc, toc much, too
many.
trottiner, v. n., to jog on, to
go at a quiet trot, trottoir, m., sidewalk.
trouble, f., anxiety, uneasi-
ness.
troubler, v. a., to trouble,
disturb; se troubler, to be-
come confused.
troué, -e, adj., full of holes,
tattered.
trouée, f., gap.
troupe, f., troop.
troupeau, m., flock.
trouver, v. a., to find eut,
discover; like, think; se
trouver, to flnd one's self;
to be; to feel, conduct
one's self.
truite, f., trout.
tu, pers. pron., thou, you.
tue-tête, à tue-tête, as loud as
possible, at the top of
one's voice.
tuer, v. a., to kill, slay.
Tuileries ( les ) , a former palace in Paris, the résidence
of Louis XVI, Napoléon I,
and Napoléon III. It was
begun in 1564 by Catherine de Medici, and burned during the Commune in 1871. Ail trace of it is now gone, except the Garden.
tunique, f., tu nie.
Tyr, f., Tyre, clty of Ancient Phoenicia.
tjTannie, f., tyranny, oppression.
un, une, indef. art., a, an, any.
un, une, num. adj. and pron., one; l'un, the one; les uns aux autres, to one another; ni l'un ni l'autre, neither (one) ; l'un de l'antre, with one another; l'un et l'autre, both.
uniforme, f., uniform.
unique, adj., alone, sole, unequalled.
unir, V. a., to unité.
université, f., university.
usage, m., custom, habit, use; d'usage, customary.
Ussel, m., a city of France in the département of Corrèze.
va, 2nd sing. imper, of aller.
vaillant, -e, adj., valiant.
vain, -e, adj., vain.
vainement, adv., vainly.
vaissellf), f., dishes.
vaincre, v. a., {vainquant, vaincu, je vaincs, je vainquis, que je vainque) to conquer.
vais, vas, va, près. ind. sing.
of aller,
valet, m., servant, valet, footman.
valeur, f., value, worth.
valise, f., travelling bag.
vallée, f., Valley.
vallon, m., valley.
valoir, v. n. (valant, valu, je vaux, je valus, je vaudrai, que je vaille), to be worth, as good as; valoir mieux, to be better; valoir la peine, to be worth while.
valse, f., waltz.
vapeur, f., steam.
vaste, adj., vast, boundless.
Vaud, one of the cantons of Switzerland, the capital of which is Lausanne.
vaudrait, 3rd sing. condl. of valoir.
vaut, 3rd sing. près. ind. of valoir.
se vautrer, v. refl., to wallow.
veille, f., the evening before.
veine, f., vein.
venant, m., corner; à tout venant, to ail corners.
Vendôme, public square on which is erected the famous column of the Grand Army. covered with bronze plate made from 1200 cannon captured from the enemy in 1805 and surmounted by a statue of Napoléon I.
vendre, v. a., to sell; bribe.
A'enger, v. a., to aveuge.
vengeur, -se, adj., avenging.
venir, v. n. (venant, venu, je viens, je vins, je viendrai, que je vienne, to corne; je renais d'entrer, I had just entered ; je viens de voir, I hâve just seen.
Venise, f., Venice.
vent, m., wind.
vente, f., sale; en vente, for sale.
ventre, m., belly; ventre à terre, at full speed.
venu, past part, of venir.
verbal, -e, adj., verbal.
verdure, f., verdure, green leaves and plants.
véritable, adj., real, true, genuine.
vérité, f., truth.
vermisseau, m., worm, llttle worm.
verrait, 3rd sing. condl. of voir.
verre, m., glass.
vers, prep., towards, about.
Versailles, a city of about 50,000 inhabitants, situated about twelve miles Southwest of Paris. It contains the great palace which was the chief résidence of Louis XIV.
verser, v. a., to pour, shed,
vert, -e, adj., green.
vêtir, V. a. (vêtant, vêtu, je vêts, je vêtis, que je vête), to clothe, dress.
veut, 3rd sing. près. ind. of
vouloir.
victime, f., victim.
victoire, f., victory.
victorieux, -se, adj., victori-
ous.
vide, adj,, empty.
vide, m., gap.
vider, v. a., to empty.
vie, f., life; de ma vie, in my life; gagner la vie to earn a living.
vieillir, v. n., to grow old.
viendrai, Ist sing. fut. ind.
of venir, viens, Ist sing. près. ind. of
venir.
vieux, vieil, m., vieille, f..
adj., old, aged.
vieux, m., old man; mon
vieux, "old cliap." vif, vive, adj., keen, lively,
active; alive.
vigueur, f., vigour, strength.
vilain, -e, adj., ugly.
village, m., village.
ville, f., City, town; la Ville- Lumière, the City of light.
vin, m., wine.
vingt, adj., twenty.
vint, 3rd sing. past def. of
venir.
violent, -e, adj., violent.
violet, -te, adj., violet.
violon, m., violin.
viser v. a., to aira at, take
aim.
vit, 3rd sing. past def. of
voir.
visage, m., face, countenance.
visite, f., vislt; carte de visite, vislting-card.
visiter, v. a., to visit, In-
spect, examine.
vite, adv., quickly, quick,
fast, rapidly.
vivant, -e, adj., living.
vivant, m., living person.
vive, 3rd sing. près. subj. of vivre. Vive Boum-Boum!
long live Boum-Boum!
hurrah for Boum-Boum!
vivement, adv., vigorously,
quickly.
vivre, v. n., (vivant, vécu, je vis, je vécus, que je vive), to live, exist.
vivres, m. pi., provisions.
vocation, f., vocation.
voilà, prep. (takes pron.obj.
preceding it), see there, there is, there are, it is, that is, those are; lo! behold! voilà ce que c'est, that is the way it is! la voilà partiel there she is gone!
voile, f., sail.
voir, v. a. (voyant, vu, je volt, je vis, je verrai, que je voie), to see, behold, look at; se voir, to see one's self.
voisin, -e, adj., neighbouring,
near.
voiture, f., carriage.
voix, f., voice; à haute vois,
in a loud voice.
vol, m., flight, flying; au vol,
in the air, in flight.
vol, m., theft.
voler, V. a., to steal.
volet, m., shutter.
voleur, m., thief.
volontaire, m., volunteer.
volonté, f., will; feu à volonté, indépendant firing.
volte-face, f., right-about; faire volte-face, to wheel about, turn around.
volubilité, f., volubility.
volume, m., volume.
votre, sing., vos, pi., adj., your.
voudrez, 2nd pi., fut. ind.
of vouloir.
vouloir, v. a., (voulant, voulu, je veux, je voxilus, je voudrai, que je veuille), to will, be willing, wish, want; vouloir bien, to hâve the kindness to; pour ce qu'il voudrait, for whatever he would like, care to ask, at any price; s'en vouloir, to be vexed with one's self, not to forgive one's self; vouloir dire, to mean.
vous, pers. pron., you, to you, yourself.
voyage, m., journey, trip, voyage; 6o?i voyage ! .a pleasant journey.
voyageur, m., traveller.
voyait, 3rd sing. imp. ind. of voir.
voyant, près. part, of voir, ce que voyant, seeing which.
voyons, Ist pi., imp. of voir, used as interj., come!
corne now! let us see!
vrai, -e, adj., true, real; un pour de vrai, a real one.
A'raiment, adv., really, truly.
vu, past part, of voir.
xue, t., sight, View, prospect; perdre de vue, to lose sight of.
y, adv., there, thither, at it, in it, to it, on it, etc.; il y a, there is, are; il y avait there was, were.
yeux, pi. of œil, eyes.
Ypres, City of Flanders, which suffered intensely from bombardment during the Great War. It will always be famous for the heroism of the British troops, especially for that of the Canadians who saved the day on the occasion of the mémorable gas attack of the second battle of Ypres.
Yser, a small river near Ypres in Flanders.
zébré, -e, adj., striped.
zéphyr,, m.,, zéphyr, light breeze.
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