oughness.
rue, _f._ street.
ruelle, _f._ alley.
ruer, _v._ to throw, cast; se --, throw oneself, rush, dash.
rugir, _v._ to roar.
ruine, _f._ ruin.
ruiner, _v._ to ruin.
ruisseau, _m._ small stream, gutter.
ruisseler, _v._ to drip, trickle.
rumeur, _f._ rumor, murmur, uproar, noise.
ruse, _f._ ruse, trick.
ruse, -e, _adj._ crafty, tricky, cunning.
russe, _adj. and s._ Russian (written Russe when _s._).
Russie, _f._ Russia.
S
s', _see_ se or si.
sa, _see_ son.
Saadi, Sadi, celebrated Persian poet, _see_ also Gulistan
(c. 1190-1291).
Saar, _f._ Saar (Alsatian river).
sabir, _m._ mixture of Arabic, French, Spanish and Italian spoken
in the Levant, jargon.
sable, _m._ sand.
sablonneux, -euse, _adj._ sandy.
sabot, _m._ wooden shoe, hoof.
sabre, _m._ saber.
sac, _m._ sack, bag.
sachet, _m._ sachet, scent-bag.
sacrer, _v._ to consecrate.
sacrificateur, _m._ priest, high priest (Jewish).
sacrifier, _v._ to sacrifice.
sacrilege, _m._ sacrilege.
sacristain, _m._ sacristan, sexton.
sage, _adj._ good, well-behaved, wise.
sage-femme, _f._ midwife.
saigner, _v._ to bleed; -- du nez, have the nosebleed.
sain, -e, _adj._ healthy, sound.
saint, -e, _adj. and s._ saintly, holy, sacred, saint.
Saint-Christophe, Saint Christopher (name of a church and street in
Heidelberg).
Saint-Cloud, town on the Seine, a western suburb of Paris.
Saint-Nazaire, city and port at the mouth of the Loire.
sainte-nitouche, _f._ sanctimonious person, one who affects an
innocent air.
Saint-Paul (hotel), former residence of Charles V in the
Saint-Antoine quarter of Paris.
Saint-Pierre (ile de), island in the Swiss Lake of Bienne (Rousseau
tried to take refuge here in 1765).
Saint-Vincent, name of a footbridge over the Saone in Lyons.
saisir, _v._ to seize, catch, grasp.
saisissement, m. shock.
saison, _f._ season; marchand des quatre saisons,
costermonger, huckster.
salade, _f._ salad.
salant, -e, _adj._ salt.
sale, _adj._ dirty, nasty.
sale, -e, _adj._ salt, spicy.
salive, _f._ saliva.
salle, _f._ hall, room, office; -- de police, guard-room; --
a manger, dining-room; -- de jeu, gambling-room.
salon, _m._ drawing-room, reception-room.
saltimbanque, _m._ mountebank, juggler, street actor.
saluer, _v._ to bow to, bow, greet, salute.
salut, _m._ salutation, bow, safety, salvation.
samedi, _m._ Saturday.
sandale, _f._ sandal.
sang, _m._ blood.
sang-froid, _m._ coolness.
sanglant, -e, _adj._ bloody.
sanglot, _m._ sob.
sangloter,
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