.
sergent, _m._ sergeant.
sergot, _m._ "cldquo;cop" (slang).
serieusement, _adv._ seriously.
serieux, -euse, _adj._ serious.
serment, _m._ oath.
serpent, _m._ serpent.
serrer, _v._ to tighten, squeeze, press, clench, grip, keep, fit
tight on, draw tight, shake (hands); se -- le coeur, be or
make heart-sick; serre, -e, tight, close, compact, dense, pressed;
avoir le coeur serre, be heavy-hearted.
serrure, _f._ lock.
servante, _f._ maid-servant.
service, _m._ service, commission; pour votre --, to serve
you; faire le -- de, run to.
serviette, _f._ napkin, towel, portfolio.
servir, _v._ to serve, be of use; se -- de, make use of, use;
-- de, serve as; pour vous --, at your service.
serviteur, _m._ servant.
ses, _see_ son.
seuil, _m._ threshold.
seul, -e, _adj._ alone, single.
seulement, _adv._ only, even.
severe, _adj._ severe.
severite, _f._ severity; avec --, sternly.
si, _conj. and adv._ if, to see if, whether, what if, so, yes
(contradiction), you ask if; -- ca se peut, the idea of asking
whether that's possible.
siecle, _m._ century.
siege, _m._ seat, siege.
sieger, _v._ to sit (of assemblies, etc.).
sien, -ne, _adj. pr._ (usually with le), his, hers, its, his
own, etc.; les siens, his people or family, etc.
sifflement, _m._ whistling.
siffler, _v._ to whistle, hiss.
sifflet, _m._ whistle; coup de --, whistle.
signalement, _m._ description.
signaler, _v._ to signal, call to one's attention.
signature, _f._ signature.
signe, _m._ sign; faire --, to make a sign, beckon.
signer, _v._ to sign.
significatif,-ive, _adj._ significant.
signifier, _v._ to signify.
silence, _m._ silence; garder le --, to keep silent.
silencieusement, _adv._ silently.
silencieux, -euse, _adj._ silent.
silhouette, _f._ silhouette (drawing representing a profile traced
by means of a shadow), outline.
sillon, _m._ furrow.
sillonner, _v._ to furrow.
Simon, Simon.
simple, _adj._ simple, mere, only; -- soldat, private.
simplement, _adv._ simply, merely.
simuler, _v._ to feign, simulate, take on the appearance of.
simultanement, _adv._ simultaneously.
sincere, _adj._ sincere.
sincerement, _adv._ sincerely.
sincerite, _f._ sincerity.
singe, _m._ monkey, ape (applied to a disagreeable person, =
"bldquo;bear").
singulier, -ere, _adj._ singular, peculiar, odd.
singulierement, _adv._ singularly.
sinistre, _adj. and m._ sinister, accident.
sinon, _conj._ if not, except.
siphon, _m._ siphon.
siphoide, _adj._ in the form of a siphon