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salade
,
f.
salad.

salant, -e
,
adj.
salt.

sale
,
adj.
dirty, nasty.

salé, -e
,
adj.
salt, spicy.

salive
,
f.
saliva.

salle
,
f.
hall, room, office;
-- de police
, guard-room;
--
à manger
, dining-room;
-- de jeu
, gambling-room.

salon
,
m.
drawing-room, reception-room.

saltimbanque
,
m.
mountebank, juggler, street actor.

saluer
,
v.
to bow to, bow, greet, salute.

salut
,
m.
salutation, bow, safety, salvation.

samedi
,
m.
Saturday.

sandale
,
f.
sandal.

sang
,
m.
blood.

sang-froid
,
m.
coolness.

sanglant, -e
,
adj.
bloody.

sanglot
,
m.
sob.

sangloter
,
v.
to sob.

sanguinaire
,
adj.
sanguinary, bloodthirsty.

sans
,
prep.
without, except for, had it not been for;
--
que
,
conj.
without.

santé
,
f.
health.

Saône
,
f.
Saône (river flowing into the Rhone at Lyons;
a
not pronounced).

saoul, -e
,
adj.
drunk (also written
soûl
; pronounced:
sou
).

sapas
,
m.
a slang word, translate: greedy-gut.

sapin
,
m.
fir-tree, spruce.

sarcastique
,
adj.
sarcastic.

Sardaigne
,
f.
Sardinia (the ltalian island).

sarde
,
adj.
Sardinian.

sardine
,
f.
sardine.

sarrasin, -e
,
adj. and s.
Saracenic, Saracen (written

Sarrasin
when
s.
).

sarrasin
,
m.
buckwheat.

satan
,
m.
Satan, evil genius.

satin
,
m.
satin.

satisfaction
,
f.
satisfaction.

satisfaire
,
v.
to satisfy.

saucisse
,
f.
Balisage.

saucisson
,
m.
Balisage (large).

sauf
, sauve,
adj.
safe.

saumâtre
,
adj.
briny, brackish.

saumure
,
f.
brine.

saut
,
m.
leap.

sauter
,
v.
to jump, leap, skip, leap over, pop, be broken (bank);
-- sur les sabres
, leap to draw

the sabers;
-- au cou de
, fall on the neck of.

sautiller
,
v.
to hop, skip, leap.

sautoir
,
m.
Saint Andrew's cross;
en --
, cross-wise, across the shoulders.

sauvage
,
adj. and s.
wild, savage.

sauvagerie
,
f.
shyness.

sauver
,
v.
to save;
se --
, save oneself, run away.

sauvetage
,
m.
rescue;
bateau de --
, life-boat.

sauveur
,
m.
savior.

savane
,
f.
savannah, prairie.

savate
,
f.
old shoe.

Savenay
, village in the department of Loire-Inférieure.

savoir
,
v.
to know, know how, know to be, find out, can;
-- gré à
, thank;
on ne sait comment
,

somehow or other;
je ne sais quel
, I do not know what, some;
je ne sais plus quel
, I have

forgotten what;
est-ce que je sais?
, do I know, "and a lot of other things," etc.

savourer
,
v.
to savor, relish.

savoureux, -euse
,
adj.
savory.

scandale
,
m.
scandal.

scandaleux, -euse
,
adj.
scandalous, shameful.

scandaliser
,
v.
to scandalize.

scélérat, -e
,
adj. and s.
wicked, heinous, villain, wretch, rascal.

scellé
,
m.
seal; mettre les scellés, to geal up (the possessions of a debtor).

sceller
,
v.
to seal, make fast.

scène
,
f.
scene.

sceptique
,
adj. and s.
skeptical, skeptic.

schako
,
m.
shako (military cap resembling a truncated cone and having a plume or pompon,

now little used in the French army).

scier
,
v.
to saw.

scintiller
,
v.
to scintillate, twinkle, sparkle.

scorpion
,
m.
scorpion.

scrupule
,
m.
scruple.

sculpter
,
v.
to sculpture, carve, engrave (
p
not pronounced).

sculpture
,
f.
sculpture, carving (
p
not pronounced).

se (s')
,
refl. pr.
himself, herself, itself, themselves, etc.

seau
,
m.
pail, bucket.

sec, sèche
,
adj. and s.
dry, dried up, skinny, keen, sharp, curt, harsh, dried up fellow.

sèchement
,
adv.
dryly, curtly.

sécher
,
v.
to dry.

sécheresse
,
f.
dryness, harshness, lack of feeling.

second, -e
,
adj.
second (
c
pronounced as
g
).

seconde
,
f.
second (
c
pronounced as
g
).

secouer
,
v.
to shake, shake off.

secourable
,
adj.
helpful;
-- pour
, willing to help.

secourir
,
v.
to succor, aid, help.

secours
,
m.
succor, aid, help, assistance;
au --!
, help!

secousse
,
f.
shake, shaking, shock.

secret, -ète
,
adj. and m.
secret.

secrétaire
,
m.
secretary, clerk, writing-desk.

séculaire
,
adj.
secular, a hundred years old, venerable.

séduire
,
v.
to seduce, attract, lead astray, be attractive;

séduisant, -e
, seductive, attractive.

seigneur
,
m.
lord; le Seigneur, the Lord.

seigneurial, -e
,
adj.
seigniorial, lordly.

sein
,
m.
breast, bosom.

Seine
,
f.
Seine.

seize
,
card.
sixteen.

séjour
,
m.
sojourn, star, visit, staying.

sel
,
m.
salt.

sélam
,
m.
Oriental name for a bouquet of flowers expressing a thought (of love); derived from

Arabic salam, salutation (
m
pronounced).

selle
,
f.
saddle.

selon
,
prep.
according to;
-- que
, according as.

Seltz
, Seltzer (town in Hesse);
eau de --
, Seltzer-water.

semaine
,
f.
week.

semaison
,
f.
seed-time, natural sowing of seeds by the plants themselves (obsolescent).

semblable
,
adj.
similar, like, of this kind.

sembler
,
v.
to seem.

semelle
,
f.
sole (shoe);
battre la --
, to tramp.

semer
,
v.
to sow, strew.

sémillant, -e
,
adj.
frisky.

sens
,
m.
sense, direction (final s not pronounced).

sensation
,
f.
sensation.

sensibilité
,
f.
sensitiveness, feeling.

sensible
,
adj.
sensitive.

sensiblement
,
adv.
perceptibly, sensibly.

sentence
,
f.
maxim, saying.

senteur
,
f.
odor, fragrance, perfume.

sentier
,
m.
path.

sentiment
,
m.
sentiment, feeling.

sentimental
, -e,
adj.
sentimental.

sentinelle
,
f.
sentinel.

sentir
,
v.
to feel, perceive, smell, smell of;
se --
, feel oneself, feel that one has or is, feel;

-- à plein nez
, fill the nose with odors of, reek with.

séparer
,
v.
to separate;
se --
, be separated, separate.

sept
,
card.
seven (
p
not pronounced).

septembre
,
m.
September.

sérail
,
m.
seraglio.

serein, -e
,
adj.
serene, calm.

serge
,
f.
serge.

sergent
,
m.
sergeant.

sergot
,
m.
"cop" (slang).

sérieusement
,
adv.
seriously.

sérieux, -euse
,
adj.
serious.

serment
,
m.
oath.

serpent
,
m.
serpent.

serrer
,
v.
to tighten, squeeze, press, clench, grip, keep, fit tight on, draw tight,
shake
(hands);

se -- le coeur
, be or make heart-sick;
serré, -e
, tight, close, compact, dense, pressed;
avoir
le coeur serré
, be heavy-hearted.

serrure
,
f.
lock.

servante
,
f.
maid-servant.

service
,
m.
service, commission;
pour votre --
, to serve you;
faire le -- de
, run to.

serviette
,
f.
napkin, towel, portfolio.

servir
,
v.
to serve, be of use;
se -- de
, make use of, use;
-- de
, serve as;
pour vous --
, at your

service.

serviteur
,
m.
servant.

ses
,
see
son.

seuil
,
m.
threshold.

seul, -e
,
adj.
alone, single.

seulement
,
adv.
only, even.

sévère
,
adj.
severe.

sévérité
,
f.
severity;
avec --
, sternly.

si
,
conj. and adv.
if, to see if, whether, what if, so, yes (contradiction), you ask if;
-- ça se peut
,

the idea of asking

whether that's possible.

siècle
,
m.
century.

siège
,
m.
seat, siege.

siéger
,
v.
to sit (of assemblies, etc.).

sien, -ne
,
adj. pr.
(usually with
le
), his, hers, its, his own, etc.;
les siens
, his people or family,

etc.

sifflement
,
m.
whistling.

siffler
,
v.
to whistle, hiss.

sifflet
,
m.
whistle;
coup de --
, whistle.

signalement
,
m.
description.

signaler
,
v.
to signal, call to one's attention.

signature
,
f.
signature.

signe
,
m.
sign;
faire --
, to make a sign, beckon.

signer
,
v.
to sign.

significatif,-ive
,
adj.
significant.

signifier
,
v.
to signify.

silence
,
m.
silence;
garder le --
, to keep silent.

silencieusement
,
adv.
silently.

silencieux, -euse
,
adj.
silent.

silhouette
,
f.
silhouette (drawing representing a profile traced by means of a shadow), outline.

sillon
,
m.
furrow.

sillonner
,
v.
to furrow.

Simon
, Simon.

simple
,
adj.
simple, mere, only;
-- soldat
, private.

simplement
,
adv.
simply, merely.

simuler
,
v.
to feign, simulate, take on the appearance of.

simultanément
,
adv.
simultaneously.

sincère
,
adj.
sincere.

sincèrement
,
adv.
sincerely.

sincérité
,
f.
sincerity.

singe
,
m.
monkey, ape (applied to a disagreeable person, = "bear").

singulier, -ère
,
adj.
singular, peculiar, odd.

singulièrement
,
adv.
singularly.

sinistre
,
adj. and m.
sinister, accident.

sinon
,
conj.
if not, except.

siphon
,
m.
siphon.

siphoïde
,
adj.
in the form of a siphon, siphonal.

sir
,
m.
Sir (English title).

site
,
m.
site, spot.

sitôt
,
adv.
so soon, as soon as;
-- que
,
conj.
as soon as.

situation
,
f.
situation, state.

situer
,
v.
to place;
situé, -e
, situated.

six
,
card.
six;
tous les --
, all six (
x
pronounced as
s
).

sixième
,
ord.
sixth (
x
pronounced as
z
).

Skouliani
, Skuleni(town on the Russo-Rumanian frontier).

snobisme
,
m.
snobbishness, snobbism.

sobriété
,
f.
sobriety.

social, -e
,
adj.
social.

société
,
f.
society, company.

soeur
,
f.
sister.

sofa
,
m.
sofa.

soi
,
refl. pr.
oneself, itself (indefinite).

soie
,
f.
silk.

soierie
,
f.
silk-trade;
pl.
silks.

soif
,
f.
thirst.

soigneusement
,
adv.
carefully.

soigneux, -euse
,
adj.
careful.

soi-même
,
refl. pr.
oneself (indefinite).

soin
,
m.
care, attention;
pl.
care, attentions, aid.

soir
,
m.
evening;
le --
, the evening, in the evening;
hier au --
, yesterday evening.

soirée
,
f.
evening, evening entertainment.

soit
,
adv.
be it so, so be it, whether;
-- que ... -- que
, either because ... or because.

soixante
,
card.
sixty (
x
pronounced as
s
).

soixante-douze
,
card.
seventy-two.

soixante-huit
,
card.
sixty-eight.

sol
,
m.
soil, ground, floor.

soldat
,
m.
soldier.

Soldatenthal
, town in the former French department of Meurthe.

solde
,
f.
soldier's pay.

soleil
,
m.
sun, sunlight.

solennellement
,
adv.
solemnly (
len
pronounced:
lan
).

solide
,
adj.
strong, steady, firm.

solitude
,
f.
solitude.

solive
,
f.
rafter, joist.

solliciter
,
v.
to solicit, ask for.

solliciteur, -euse
,
m., f.
solicitor, solicitress, one who asks assistance.

sollicitude
,
f.
solicitude.

solo
,
m.
solo.

sombre
,
adj.
somber, dark, gloomy.

somme
,
f.
sum.

somme
,
m.
nap.

sommeil
,
m.
sleep.

sommeiller
,
v.
to slumber, doze.

sommer
,
v.
to summon, call upon.

somnambule
,
adj. and s.
somnambulic, somnambulist.

somnoler
,
v.
to be overcome with sleep, drowse.

somptueux, -euse
,
adj.
sumptuous.

son
,
m.
sound.

son, sa (ses
,
pl.), poss. adj. pr.
his, her, its.

songe
,
m.
dream, illusion.

songer
,
v.
to dream, muse; think;
mais songez
, but just think.

songeur, -euse
,
adj.
dreamy, thoughtful.

sonner
,
v.
to ring, ring out or for, strike.

sonnette
,
f.
small tell;
coup de --
, ring;
donner un coup
de --
, to ring.

sonore
,
adj.
sonorous.

sorbet
,
m.
sherbet.

sordide
,
adj.
sordid, dirty, filthy.

sornette
,
f.
idle story, nonsense.

sort
,
m.
lot, fate;
le -- en est jeté
, the die is cast.

sorte
,
f.
sort, kind;
en quelque --
, in some way, in a way;

en -- que
,
conj.
so that.

sortie
,
f.
going out, exit, egress, release, departure.

sortir
,
v.
to go out, come out, get out, stick out, put or take or be out, leave, project, graduate.

sot, -te
,
adj. and s.
foolish, stupid, fool.

sottise
,
f.
foolishness, foolish act or remark, stupidity;
avoir
la -- de
, to be foolish enough to.

sou
,
m.
sou, cent;
gros --
, two cent piece;
cent sous
, five francs, dollar (familiar);
une pièce
de vingt sous
, a franc.

souche
,
f.
stump, log.

souci
,
m.
care, anxiety, concern.

soucier
,
v.
to disturb;
se --
, care, be concerned.

soucieux, -euse
,
adj.
anxious, care-worn.

soucoupe
,
f.
saucer.

soudain, -e
,
adj.
and adv. sudden, suddenly.

soude
,
f.
soda.

souder
,
v.
to solder, weld.

souffle
,
m.
breath, breathing.

souffler
,
v.
to blow, blow out or up, breathe, puff.

soufflet
,
m.
bellows, box (on the ear).

souffleter
,
v.
to buffet.

souffrance
,
f.
suffering.

souffrir
,
v.
to suffer;
souffrant, -e
,
adj.
ill.

soufre
,
m.
sulphur.

souhait
,
m.
wish;
à --
, as one would wish.

souhaiter
,
v.
to wish.

souiller
,
v.
to soil, sully.

soulagement
,
m.
relief.

soulager
,
v.
to relieve.

soulever
,
v.
to raise, lift;
se --
, raise oneself, rise.

soulier
,
m.
low shoe.

soulot
,
m.
drunk (slang).

soumettre
,
v.
to submit, subject;
soumis, -e
,
adj.
submissive.

soupçon
,
m.
suspicion.

soupçonner
,
v.
to suspect.

soupe
,
f.
soup.

soupente
,
f.
loft, garret.

souper
,
v.
to take supper, eat supper;
m.
supper.

soupir
,
m.
sigh.

soupirail
,
m.
air-hole, venthole, cellar window.

soupirer
,
v.
to sigh.

souple
,
adj.
supple.

souplesse
,
f.
suppleness, flexibility.

source
,
f.
source, spring.

sourcil
,
m.
eye-brow.

sourd, -e
,
adj.
deaf, muffied, dull, hollow.

sourire
,
v.
to smile;
m.
smile.

souris
,
f.
mouse.

sournois, -e
,
adj.
sly, cunning.

sous
,
prep.
under, beneath, in;
-- votre respect
, save your respect.

sous-commission
,
f.
sub-committee.

sous-lieutenant
,
m.
second lieutenant.

sous-officier
,
m.
non-commissioned officer.

sous-préfet
,
m.
sub-prefect (head of an arrondissement).

sous-préfecture
,
f.
sub-prefecture (house, function, district, etc., of a sub-prefect).

soutache
,
f.
braid (narrow).

soutane
,
f.
cassock.

soutenir
,
v.
to sustain, bear, maintain, support, keep up.

souterrain, -e
,
adj. and m.
subterranean, subterranean passage, tunnel.

soutien
,
m.
support, prop, defender.

souvenir (se)
,
v.
to remember;
il vous en souvient
, you remember it;
m.
memory,

recollection, remembrance, souvenir.

souvent
,
adv.
often.

Spandau
, city and fortress near Berlin.

spasme
,
m.
spasm.

spécial, -e
,
adj.
special.

spectacle
,
m.
spectacle, show, play, display, sight.

spéculer
,
v.
to speculate.

squelette
,
m.
skeleton.

stalactite
,
f.
stalactite.

staroste
,
m.
starost (Polish nobleman, or in Russia = bailiff, head of a commune).

station
,
f.
stop, station, stand.

statue
,
f.
statue.

stature
,
f.
stature.

steppe
,
m. or f.
steppe (great treeless tract in Russia and Siberia).

stéréotyper
,
v.
to stereotype;

stéréotypé
,
m.
stereotyped character.

stoïque
,
adj.
stoic.

stratagème
,
m.
stratagem.

strident, -e
,
adj.
strident, shrill.

stupéfaction
,
f.
stupefaction.

stupéfait, -e
,
adj.
stupefied, astonished.

stupeur
,
f.
stupor.

stupide
,
adj.
stupid, stupefied.

suave
,
adj.
suave, sweet, gentle.

subir
,
v.
to undergo.

subit, -e
,
adj.
sudden.

subitement
,
adv.
suddenly.

sublime
,
adj.
sublime.

succéder
,
v.
to succeed, follow.

succès
,
m.
success.

sucre
,
m.
sugar;
-- en poudre
, powdered sugar.

sucrer
,
v.
to sugar, sweeten;
sucré, -e
,
adj.
sweet.

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