French–English dictionary

salsepareille

Any of various tropical (Central and South) American vines of the genus Smilax, such as Smilax aspera, which have fragrant roots.

salto

Starting on one's feet, an instance of rotating one's body 360 degrees while airborne or on the ground, with one's feet passing over one's head.

salubre

Promoting health or well-being; wholesome, especially relating to food or air.

saluer

(transitive, metonymic) To call attention to, or give a direction or command to, by a waving motion, as of the hand; to signify by waving; to beckon; to signal; to indicate.

salut

(colloquial) Goodbye.

salutaire

Promoting good health and physical well-being; wholesome; curative.

salutation

A conventional phrase used to start a letter or conversation or otherwise to acknowledge a person's arrival or presence.

salutations

(sometimes, formal, sometimes, humorous) Hello.

salve

(military) A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley.

sam.

Abbreviation of Saturday.

Samantha

A en given name.

samare

The winged indehiscent fruit of trees such as the ash, elm or maple.

samaritain

Of, or relating to Samaria or Samaritans.

samaritaine

Of, or relating to Samaria or Samaritans.

samba

(dance) A Brazilian ballroom dance or dance style.

sambo

A Russian martial art and combat sport.

sambuca

An Italian liqueur made from elderberries and flavoured with licorice, traditionally served with 3 coffee beans that represent health, wealth and fortune (or past, present and future).

sambuque

(musical instruments) An ancient form of triangular harp having a very sharp, shrill tone.

same

Relating to the Sami people of northern Scandinavia, or the Sami languages.

samedi

(US, Canada, informal in UK) On Saturday.

sami

Relating to the Sami people of northern Scandinavia, or the Sami languages.

Samoa

A country consisting of the western part of the Samoan archipelago in Polynesia, in Oceania. Official name: Independent State of Samoa. Capital and largest city: Apia. Formerly Western Samoa, and, before that, German Samoa. It is distinct from American Samoa.

samoan

Of, from, or pertaining to Samoa, the Samoan people or the Samoan language.

Samoen

(countable) A person from Samoa or of Samoan descent.

Samoïen

(countable) A person from Samoa or of Samoan descent.

samouraï

In feudal Japan, a soldier who served a daimyo.

samovar

A metal urn with a spigot, for boiling water for making tea. Traditionally, the water is heated by hot coals or charcoal in a chimney-like tube which runs through the center of the urn. Today, it is more likely that the water is heated by an electric coil.

san

(informal, mostly, Japanophilic slang) Honorific ending used to indicate that a person is Japanese, talking with a Japanese, or treated like a Japanese.

sanatorium

An institution that treats chronic diseases, and provides supervised recuperation and convalescence.

sanctifier

(transitive) To make holy, to sanctify.

sanction

(mostly, in the plural) A penalty, punishment, or some coercive measure, intended to ensure compliance; especially one adopted by several nations, or by an international body.

sanctionner

(transitive) To give official authorization or approval to; to countenance.

sanctuaire

(figurative) A second home, etc., where one can seek an escape or refuge from the stresses of everyday life.

sandale

(footwear) A type of open shoe made up of straps or bands holding a sole to the foot

sandhi

(phonology) Any of a wide variety of phonological processes that occur at morpheme or word boundaries, such as the fusion of sounds across word boundaries and the alteration of sounds due to neighboring sounds or due to the grammatical function of adjacent words.

sandow

An elastic fabric-bound strap with a hook at each end, used for securing luggage.

Sandra

A en given name.

sandwich

A dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serves as the wrapper or container of some other food.

sandwich sous-marin

Clipping of submarine sandwich: a sandwich made on a long bun.

sang coagulé

Blood, especially that from a wound when thickened due to exposure to the air.

sang-froid

A calm temperament.

sanglant

Stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood.

sanglante

Characterised by bloodshed.

sangle

A band passed under the belly of an animal, which holds a saddle or a harness saddle in place.

sanglot

A cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath.

sanglotant

That or who sobs.

sanglotante

That or who sobs.

sanglotement

Act of one who sobs; a crying or weeping.

sangloter

(intransitive) To weep with convulsive gasps.

sangria

A cold drink, originating in Spain, consisting of red or white wine, brandy or sherry, fruit juice, sugar and soda water and garnished with orange and other fruit.

sangsue

Anything that saps a resource produced by something else.

sanguin

Consisting of, covered with, or similar in appearance to blood.

sanguinaire

A North American plant, Sanguinaria canadensis, of the poppy family, which has a red root and sap and a single white flower in early spring.

sans

Without obligations.

sans [[se rendre compte|s'en rendre compte]]

Without awareness, without intent.

sans alcool

Containing no alcohol.

sans ambiguïté

Free of ambiguity or doubt; easily understood.

sans ambition

Having little ambition for success or achievement

sans amour

Without love.

sans appel

(legal) Precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal

sans aucun doute

Without doubt, surely.

sans bruit

In a quiet manner, without any noise.

sans but

Without an aim, purpose or direction; in an aimless manner.

sans but lucratif

Not seeking to produce a profit (a financial gain).

sans cervelle

(comparable) Unintelligent, with little common sense.

sans cesse

In a manner without pause or stop, especially to the point of annoyance; not ceasing.

sans conséquence

Having no consequence; not consequential; of little importance.

sans conteste

Without question and beyond doubt.

sans contrepartie

(idiomatic, originally, US, informal) Without conditions or obligations; without a catch.

sans couleur

Having little or no colour.

sans couture

(not comparable) Having no seams.

sans date

Not marked with a date.

sans défense

Lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack.

sans délai

(chiefly, formal, literary, law) Without delay; immediately. [from early 14th c.]

sans discuter

In an obedient manner.

sans distinction

In an indiscriminate manner.

sans domicile fixe

Lacking a permanent place of residence.

sans doute

As can be supported or proven by sound logical deduction, evidence, and precedent, but without absolute certainty.

sans égal

(frequently, postpositive) Unequalled, unrivalled; unique. [from 15th c.]

sans enfants

Not having any children.

sans équipage

Not operated by a person or a crew.

sans équivoque

Clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity.

sans escale

Without stopping; without interruption or break.

sans faille

(figuratively) Solid or certain; not able to be disputed or questioned; irrefutable.

sans faire exprès

By accident; by mistake; in error (without intention to do so).

sans fil

Not having any wires.

sans fin

In an endless manner; continuously without limit.

sans foi ni loi

Not restrained by the law or by discipline; disorderly, unruly.

sans fond

Very deep (especially of water deeper than a lead line can measure); bottomless, immeasurable.

sans fondement

Having no strong foundation; not based on solid reasons or facts.

sans forme

Without form; shapeless.

sans histoire

monotonous; lacking significant or noteworthy events

sans importance

Having little weight as compared with bulk; of little density or specific gravity.

sans l'ombre d'un doute

(idiom) Without any doubt or hesitation at all.

sans le faire exprès

In an involuntary manner; done without conscious thought.

sans le savoir

Without awareness, without intent.

sans lien

Not connected or associated.

sans ménagement

In a blunt manner; without delicacy, or the usual forms of civility.

sans nom

Having no name, nameless, unnamed; anonymous.

sans nombre

(of a number) Too large to be counted to.

sans nul doute

Without doubt, surely.

sans objet

not applicable

sans pareil

(frequently, postpositive) Unequalled, unrivalled; unique. [from 15th c.]

sans peur

Not afraid.

sans pitié

In a merciless manner.

sans précédent

Previously unknown; unprecedented.

sans prétention

Modest and having no pretensions or ostentation.

sans problème

No apology is necessary; think nothing of it (said in response to an expression of regret).

sans queue ni tête

Without sense; absurd.

sans quoi

For fear that; that not; in order to prevent something from happening; in case.

sans raison

In an inexplicable manner; for an unknown reason.

sans rapport

Not connected or associated.

sans réserve

Showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment; having no reservations.

sans scrupule

Lacking moral values.

sans scrupules

(by extension) Deceitful, unprincipled.

sans serrer

Not tightly.

sans surveillance

Not supervised; not being constantly observed.

sans valeur

Having no worth or use; without value.

sans vergogne

Having no shame, no guilt nor remorse over something considered wrong; immodest, brazen; unable to feel disgrace.

sans vie

Lifeless, not or no longer living, dead.

sans voix

Not speaking; not knowing what to say; silent, especially due to surprise, amazement, etc.; wordless.

sans-abri

Lacking a permanent place of residence.

sans-abrisme

The state of being homeless.

sans-cœur

(figurative) Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.

sans-dessein

(pejorative) A person who is deficient in intelligence.

sans-gêne

Not considerate of others.

sanscrit

A classical Indo-European language of South Asia, which is the liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism.

sanskrit

A classical Indo-European language of South Asia, which is the liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism.

santal

The Austroasiatic language spoken by the Santals.

santé

A common toast used when drinking in company.

santé mentale

The condition of being sane.

Santorin

An island in the Cyclades, Greece.

saoudi

From, or pertaining to Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Arabian people or language, or the House of Saud.

saoudien

From, or pertaining to Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Arabian people or language, or the House of Saud.

Saoudienne

A person from Saudi Arabia or of Saudi Arabian descent.

saoudite

From, or pertaining to Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Arabian people or language, or the House of Saud.

saoul

Intoxicated as a result of excessive alcohol consumption, usually by drinking alcoholic beverages.

saouler

(transitive) To cause to be drunk; to intoxicate.

sape

(military) A narrow ditch or trench made from the foremost parallel toward the glacis or covert way of a besieged place by digging under cover of gabions, etc.

saper

To hollow out or undermine.

saperlipopette

(euphemistic, now sometimes specifically interpreted as a euphemism for 'fuck') Darn! Expresses mild dismay or annoyance.

saphique

Relating to the Greek poetess Sappho from Lesbos or her poetry.

saphir

(informal) A sensor for playing phonograph records, a phonograph stylus.

sapin

(chiefly, countable) A conifer of the genus Abies.

sapiosexuel

Sexually attracted to intellectual or mental qualities over appearance.

Sapporo

The capital and largest city of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan.

sapristi

An expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, or frustration.

saquer

(transitive) To give a student a non-passing grade in an academic endeavour.

Sara

(biblical character) The wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac in the Bible.

Sarah

A en given name.