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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.


T


t'
,
see
te
.

ta
,
see
ton
.

tabac
,
m.
tobacco (
c
not pronounced).

tabatière
,
f.
snuff-box.

table
,
f.
table.

tableau
,
m.
picture, diagram.

tableau
, scene, board.

tablette
,
f.
tablet, shelf.

tablier
,
m.
apron.

tache
,
f.
stain, spot, taint.

tâche
,
f.
task.

tacher
,
v.
to stain.

tâcher
,
v.
to try.

taciturnité
,
f.
taciturnity.

taffetas
,
m.
taffeta (formerly a heavy silk, now a thin, glossy silk;
s
not pronounced).

taille
,
f.
cut, figure, size, waist.

tailler
,
v.
to cut, cut out, carve; at faro: to hold the cards and play alone against all, deal.

taire
,
v.
to suppress, keep quiet;
se --
, be or become silent, keep quiet.

talent
,
m.
talent.

talonner
,
v.
to be close on the heels of.

talus
,
m.
embankment, bank, slope (
s
not pronounced).

tambour
,
m.
drum, drummer.

tan
,
m.
tan (bark).

tandis
,
adv.
meanwhile;
-- que
,
conj.
whereas, white.

tanière
,
f.
den, lair.

tanner
,
v.
to tan.

tanneur
,
m.
tanner.

tant
,
adv.
so much, so many;
-- que
, conj. so long as, as much as, so much, as many;
-- bien
que mal
, as well as possible, fairly well.

tante
,
f.
aunt.

tantôt
,
adv.
soon, a little ago, before long, just now;
-- ... --
, now ... now.

tapage
,
m.
uproar, noise, disturbance.

tapageur, -euse
,
adj. and s.
roistering, noisy, uproarious, riotous, brawler, roisterer, noisy

fellow.

tape
,
f.
rap, slap.

taper
,
v.
to slap, strike, stamp;
-- de l'oeil
, drop off (asleep).

tapir (se)
,
v.
to crouch;
tapi, -e
, crouching.

tapis
,
m.
carpet, rug, table-cover, cloth;
-- vert
, green baize (of the table).

tarabuca
,
f.
used by Gautier as the name of an Arab air, probably erroneously derived from

darabukke (Arahic), a kind of tambourine or hand-drum.

Tarascon
, town on the Rhone, north of Arles.

Tarbes
, town in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées.

tard
,
adv.
late.

tarder
,
v.
to be late, be slow in, be long in; il lui tardait de, he was anxious to.

tardif, -ive
,
adj.
tardy.

tarir
,
v.
to dry up, exhaust;
ne point -- en
, never get tired making.

tas
,
m.
pile, heap.

tasse
,
f.
cup.

tâter
,
v.
to feel, feel of.

tâtons (à)
,
adv.
groping, feeling one's way.

taudis
,
m.
hovel, dirty hale.

te
,
conj. pr.
(familiar), you, to you (occasionally: thee, to thee).

Te Deum
,
m.
Te Deum (a hymn sung as a service of thanksgiving; pronounced as in Latin).

teigneux, -euse
,
adj.
scurvy.

teindre
,
v.
to dye.

teint
,
m.
dye, tint, complexion.

teinte
,
f.
tint, tinge, hue, coloring.

tel, -le
,
adj.
such;
un --
, such a, such and such a one, so and so;
connu pour --
, known as

such, known to be so.