suivant que, conj., as, according as.
suivant, -e, adj., next, following, succeeding, subsequent, ensuing.
suivant, n.m., -e, n.f., follower, attendant; near relation. —e; waiting-maid; lady’s maid; (thea.) chambermaid.
suiver, v.a., to tallow. V. suifer.
suivi, -e, part., followed; connected; consistent, coherent, regular; constant, sought after, popular. Discours bien —; coherent discourse.
suivre (suivant, suivi), v.a., to follow, to go after, to come after, to go next, to be next, to come next; to pursue; to attend, to go with, to accompany; to attend; to follow; to observe; (nav.) to hug (the coast); to give way to, to indulge. — de près, — de loin; to follow close, to follow at a distance. — son chemin; to go one’s way. — le barreau; to follow the profession of the law. — la mode; to follow the fashion. — sa pointe; to pursue one’s end. Faire —; to have (a person) followed; to send on, to be forwarded (of letters, etc.); (com.) to charge forward.
se suivre, v.r., to follow each other, to succeed each other; to be connected, to be continuous.
suivre, v.n., to follow, to go after, to come after; to pay attention; to attend, to result, to ensue. Faites —; (print.) run on. À —; (of articles or stories) to be continued.
sujet, -te, n. and adj., subject (to); subjected, amenable (to), liable (to), exposed (to); apt (to), addicted (to), inclined (to). — aux lois; amenable to the laws. — à caution; not to be trusted, not trustworthy, suspicious, not to be relied upon. Être — à l’heure; to be tied to time.
sujet, -te, n.m.f., subject; person, individual; cause, reason; matter, motive, occasion, ground, account; theme, argument, topic; (hort.) stock. J’ai — de me plaindre; I have reason to complain. S’éloigner de son —; to wander from one’s subject. Mauvais —; worthless fellow, scamp, bad lot. Petit mauvais —; little rascal (of children).