S
s'
,
see
se
or
si
.
sa
,
see
son
.
Saâdi
, Sadi, celebrated Persian poet,
see
also
Gulistan
(c. 1190-1291).
Saar
,
f.
Saar (Alsatian river).
sabir
,
m.
mixture of Arabic, French, Spanish and Italian spoken in the Levant, jargon.
sable
,
m.
sand.
sablonneux, -euse
,
adj.
sandy.
sabot
,
m.
wooden shoe, hoof.
sabre
,
m.
saber.
sac
,
m.
sack, bag.
sachet
,
m.
sachet, scent-bag.
sacrer
,
v.
to consecrate.
sacrificateur
,
m.
priest, high priest (Jewish).
sacrifier
,
v.
to sacrifice.
sacrilège
,
m.
sacrilege.
sacristain
,
m.
sacristan, sexton.
sage
,
adj.
good, well-behaved, wise.
sage-femme
,
f.
midwife.
saigner
,
v.
to bleed;
-- du nez
, have the nosebleed.
sain, -e
,
adj.
healthy, sound.
saint, -e
,
adj. and s.
saintly, holy, sacred, saint.
Saint-Christophe
, Saint Christopher (name of a church and street in Heidelberg).
Saint-Cloud
, town on the Seine, a western suburb of Paris.
Saint-Nazaire
, city and port at the mouth of the Loire.
sainte-nitouche
,
f.
sanctimonious person, one who affects an innocent air.
Saint-Paul (hôtel)
, former residence of Charles V in the Saint-Antoine quarter of Paris.
Saint-Pierre (île de)
, island in the Swiss Lake of Bienne (Rousseau tried to take refuge here
in 1765).
Saint-Vincent
, name of a footbridge over the Saône in Lyons.
saisir
,
v.
to seize, catch, grasp.
saisissement
,
m.
shock.
saison
,
f.
season;
marchand des quatre saisons
, costermonger, huckster.
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.
sucrerie
,
f.
sugar-refinery;
pl.
sweetmeats, candy.
sud
,
m.
south (
d
pronounced).
suer
,
v.
to sweat.
sueur
,
f.
sweat.
suffire
,
v.
to suffice, be enough;
suffisant, -e
, sufficient.
suffoquer
,
v.
to suffocate, choke.
suggestion
,
f.
suggestion.
suif
,
m.
tallow.
suiffeux
,
m.
fat and greasy fellow (slang, derived from
suif
);
gros -- à ne rien faire
, big fat good-for-nothing.
Suisse
,
f. and adj.
Switzerland, Swiss (written suisse when
adj.
).
suite
,
f.
following, retinue, succession, result, rest;
tout de --
, immediately;
par --
, in
consequence;
par -- de
, because of;
à la -- (de)
, after, behind;
de --
, in succession.
suivre
,
v.
to follow, study.
sujet
,
m.
subject;
au -- de
, about.
sultan, -e
,
m., f.
sultan, sultana.
superbe
,
adj.
superb, splendid.
supérieur, -e
,
adj.
superior, upper.
superstitieux, -euse
,
adj.
superstitious (second
ti
pronounced as
ci
).
superstition
,
f.
superstition.
supplication
,
f.
supplication, entreaty.
supplier
,
v.
to supplicate, beg.
supporter
,
v.
to support, tolerate.
supposer
,
v.
to suppose, suggest.
supposition
,
f.
supposition.
suprême
,
adj.
supreme, last.
sur
,
prep.
on, upon, over, near, about, toward, to;
prendre --
, to take from;
-- -le-champ
, at
once, on the spot;
sauter -- ses pieds
, to leap to his feet;
rouler -- l'or
, roll in money.
sûr, -e
,
adj.
sure, certain;
pour -- (que)
, surely.
suranné, -e
,
adj.
superannuated, antiquated.
sûreté
,
f.
safety.
surexciter
,
v.
to overexcite.
surface
,
f.
surface.
surgir
,
v.
to rise, spring up.
surhumain, -e
,
adj.
superhuman.
surmonter
,
v.
to surmount.
surnaturel, -le
,
adj.
supernatural.
surnuméraire
,
m.
supernumerary, one not yet receiving a salary.
surpasser
,
v.
to surpass.
surplis
,
m.
surplice (outer white garment of the clergy).
surplus
,
m.
surplus;
au --
, moreover, besides, however.
surprendre
,
v.
to surprise, take by surprise.
surprise
,
f.
surprise.
sursaut
,
m.
start, shock;
en --
, with a start.
surtout
,
adv.
above all, especially.
surveillant, -e
,
m., f.
watcher, watchman, guard, guardian.
surveiller
,
v.
to watch.
survenir
,
v.
to come on or up unexpectedly.
survivant
,
m.
survivor.
suspect, -e
,
adj.
suspicions, suspected (
ct
pronounced).
suspendre
,
v.
to suspend, hang.
syllabe
,
f.
syllable.
symbolique
,
adj.
symbolic.
symétriquement
,
adv.
symmetrically.
sympathie
,
f.
sympathy.
sympathiser
,
v.
to sympathize.
symptôme
,
m.
symptom.
système
,
m.
system.