soupeu-r, n.m., -se, n.f., supper, eater; gay man or woman.
soupied, n.m. V. sous-pied.
soupière, n.f., tureen, soup-tureen.
soupir, n.m., sigh, breath; breathing; gasp; (fig.) wish, longing; (mus.) crotchet-rest. pl., sighing. Pousser des —s; to heave sighs. Rendre le dernier —; to breathe one’s last.
*soupirail, n.m., air-hole, vent-hole.
soupirant, n.m., wooer, lover.
soupirer, v.n., to sigh; to gasp; to long. — de douleur; to sigh for grief. — après une chose; to long for a thing.
soupirer, v.a., to breathe, to breathe forth, to sigh.
soupireur, n.m., (fam.) sigher.
souple, adj., supple, pliant, flexible, yielding, tractable, docile, compliant. Un esprit —; a compliant temper.