sur, prep., upon, on, over; by; in; about; towards; above; on account of, respecting, concerning; out of. Compter —; to rely on, to make sure of. — un vaisseau; on board a ship. Il l’a mis — son testament; he has put him in his will. N’avoir pas d’argent — soi; to have no money about one. — le soir; towards evening. — la brune; about dusk. — la fin de la semaine; towards the end of the week. — ma parole; upon my word. Il s’excusa — son âge; he excused himself on account of his age. Il prend trop — lui; he undertakes too much or he presumes too much. —-le-champ; immediately. — ces entrefaites; in the meantime. Dix — quinze; ten out of fifteen. — toute chose, — toutes choses; above all, above all things. — le tout; upon the whole; (her.) over all. Donner —; to look out upon. Six pieds — deux; six feet by two.
sur, -e, adj., sour.
sûr, -e, adj., sure, certain; safe, secure; firm, steady, unerring, trustworthy. Je suis — de vous; I can depend on you. Il est — de son fait; he is sure of success, or his doom is sealed. Les chemins sont —s; the roads are safe. Le temps n’est pas —; the weather is uncertain. Il est en lieu —; he is in a place of safety, he is out of harm’s way. C’est un ami —; he is a trusty friend. Ce port est —; this port is safe. À coup —, pour —; surely, for certain, positively, for sure. — comme père et mère; as sure as a gun. — et certain; positive. Peu —; unsafe. Pour le plus —; to be on the safe side.
sûr, adv., surely, certainly, assuredly.
surabondamment (-da-mān), adv., superabundantly.
surabondance, n.f., superabundance.
surabondant, -e, adj., superabundant.
surabonder, v.n., to superabound.
surachat, n.m., overpaying.
suracheter (-ash-té), v.a., to overpay.