*seuil, n.m., threshold (of a door); sill.
seul, -e, n. and adj., one; alone, by one’s self; single; mere, only, sole. Tout —; all alone. Un — homme; one man, a single man, one man only. Un homme —; a lonely man, a man by himself.
seulement (seul-mān), adv., only, but, solely, merely. Un mot —; but one word.
seulet, -te, adj., (l.u.) alone, by one’s self, all alone.
sève, n.f., sap; pith; vigor, strength. Cet arbre est en —; the sap of that tree is rising.
sévère, adj., severe, stern, harsh, hard, rigid, strict; austere; noble and regular, correct, pure. Un juge —; a stern judge.
sévèrement (-vèr-mān), adv., severely, harshly; sternly; strictly; purely, correctly.
sévérité, n.f., severity, rigidness, strictness, sternness; austerity; purity, correctness. User de — envers quelqu’un; to use any one unkindly.
séveu-x, -se, adj., (bot.) sappy; (fig.) pithy, vigorous, strong.
sévices, n.m.pl., (jur.) cruelty, assault.