Vocabulary
les si n'aiment pas les rais
a mnemonic device meant to discourage people from using the conditional tenses after the conjunction si instead of the imperfect and pluperfect tenses, which is ungrammatical in standard French
Phrase
⠔
The independent word son.; The letter sequences si and in.
langue de si
any of the Old Spanish dialects during the Middle Ages; any of the southern European Romance languages during the Middle Ages in which the word for yes was si, particularly Italian dialects, by opposition to langue d'oc and langue d'oïl
Noun
simple
single; simple, straightforward, easy; simple, plain, unsophisticated; synthetic; non analytic; simple, uncompounded; one-way; mere
Adjective
situer
to locate (to find the location of something); to situate; to be located (at a certain place); To be (for a place)
Verb
signer
to sign (put a signature on); to sign (communicate using sign language); to cross oneself (make the sign of the cross)
Verb
siffler
to whistle; to whistle for, to blow on a whistle for; to boo by whistling (to show one's disapproval at something); to hiss; to knock back (a drink), to down
Verb
simuler
to feign, to fake, to put on, to pretend to have; to dive (to pretend to be fouled in order to gain an advantage); to fake it (to feign to be enjoying sex; to pretend to have an orgasm)
Verb
sire
sire (term of respect) (Still used in at least partly French-speaking kingdoms such as Belgium or Canada as a form of address to the sovereign); lord
Noun
sieste
siesta (a nap, especially an afternoon one taken during the hottest part of the day in some cultures)
Noun