French–English dictionary

Sarajevo

The capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, built on the Miljacka river.

sarcasme

(uncountable) Use of acerbic language to mock or convey contempt, often using verbal irony and (in speech) often marked by overemphasis and sneering.

sarcastique

Disparaging or derisive in an insinuative way.

sarcastiquement

In a sarcastic manner.

sarcelle

Having a bluish-green colour.

sarcler

(transitive) To remove unwanted vegetation from a cultivated area (especially grass).

sarcloir

A kind of shallow plow used in tillage to break the ground and clear it of weeds.

Sardaigne

An island and autonomous region of Italy, in the Mediterranean Sea.

Sardaignois

A native or inhabitant of Sardinia, Italy.

Sardaignoise

A native or inhabitant of Sardinia, Italy.

sarde

Of, from or relating to Sardinia, Italy.

sari

The traditional dress of women in the Indian Subcontinent; an outer garment consisting of a single length of cotton or silk, most often with one end wrapped around the waist to form a skirt, the other draped over the shoulder or head.

sarigue

Any American marsupial of the family Didelphidae in the order Didelphimorphia.

sarin

(toxicology, military) The nerve gas O-isopropyl methylphosphonofluoridate, used as a chemical weapon.

sarpanch

The elected head of a panchayat (village government) in Bangladesh, India, or Pakistan.

sarrasin

An Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

sarriette

Any of several Mediterranean herbs, of the genus Satureja, grown as culinary flavourings.

sas

A sealed, airtight chamber, such as in a manned spacecraft or submarine, used to provide access to and from the sealed area without allowing air out or water in.

sashimi

A dish consisting of thin slices or pieces of raw fish or meat.

Saskatchewan

A prairie province in western Canada. Capital: Regina.

sasquatch

(cryptozoology) A large hairy humanoid creature of western North America.

sassa

A bird of the species Opisthocomus hoazin of the order Opisthocomiformes, with claws on the wing fingers of the juvenile and an enlarged crop used as a rumen.

sasser

To strain, sift or sort using a sieve.

Satan

(religion) The supreme evil spirit in the Abrahamic religions, who tempts humanity into sin; the Devil; (Theistic Satanism) the same figure, regarded as a deity to be revered and worshipped.

satanée

(prenominal) Hateful; detestable, loathsome.

satiété

The state of being satiated.

satin

A cloth woven from silk, nylon or polyester with a glossy surface and a dull back. (The same weaving technique applied to cotton produces cloth termed sateen).

satiné

Semigloss.

satire

(uncountable) A literary device of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change or highlighting a shortcoming in the work of another. Imitation, humor, irony, and exaggeration are often used to aid this.

satirique

Of, pertaining to, or connected with satire.

satiriser

(transitive) To make a satire of; to mock.

satisfaction

The act of fulfilling or the state or quality of being fulfilled; consummation; completion; realization.

satisfaire

(transitive) To give contentment or satisfaction to; to satisfy; to make happy.

satisfaisant

Satisfactory.

satisfait

Content, willing, satisfied (with or to do something); having no objection (to something).

satisfaite

Content, willing, satisfied (with or to do something); having no objection (to something).

Sato

A surname from Japanese.

saturé

(not comparable) Full; unable to hold or contain any more.

saturer

To make (someone or something) completely wet by having water or some other liquid fall or thrown on them or it; to saturate, to soak; also (archaic) , to make (someone or something) completely wet by immersing in water or some other liquid; to soak, to steep.

satyriasis

Excessive sexual desire, found in a man.

satyriasisme

Excessive sexual desire, found in a man.

satyrisme

Excessive sexual desire, found in a man.

sauce

(cooking) A sauce, especially a cold one for salads.

sauce au jus

(Southern US) A pale sauce prepared from a roux with meat fat; a type of béchamel sauce.

sauce bolognaise

An Italian sauce made from ground meat and tomato, originating in Bologna.

sauce brune

A sauce made by the addition of stock to a heated and browned mixture of butter and flour.

sauce de viande

(Southern US) A pale sauce prepared from a roux with meat fat; a type of béchamel sauce.

sauce salsa

(countable) A spicy tomato sauce of Mexican origin, often including onions and hot peppers.

saucisse

A food made of ground meat (or meat substitute) and seasoning, packed in a section of the animal's intestine, or in a similarly cylindrical shaped synthetic casing; a length of this food.

saucisse polonaise

A spicy, smoked sausage of a particular kind from Eastern Europe.

saucisson

A food made of ground meat (or meat substitute) and seasoning, packed in a section of the animal's intestine, or in a similarly cylindrical shaped synthetic casing; a length of this food.

saucisson de pâté de foie

Spreadable sausage made with liver.

sauf

Unless something happens; excepting; in the absence of.

sauf que

But, except; but in fact.

sauf si

Except on a specified condition; if not.

sauf-conduit

A document granting permission to pass or to go and come; a passport; a ticket permitting free transit or admission

Saül

(biblical character) The first king of Israel in the Old Testament.

saule

The wood of these trees.

saule des vanniers

(countable, uncountable) Long, pliable twigs of this plant, or of other similar plants.

saule marsault

A European willow, Salix caprea, that has broad leaves, large catkins and tough wood.

saumâtre

(of water) Salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries.

saumon fumé

(US) Salmon that is cured in brine and then smoked at a low temperature so that the flesh remains uncooked.

saumoneau

Young salmon, at a stage between fry and smolt when they feed chiefly on invertebrates but cannot tolerate saltwater.

saumure

Salt water; water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; a salt-and-water solution for pickling.

saumurer

(transitive) To preserve food in a salt solution.

sauna

To use a sauna.

saunier

One who makes, sells, or applies salt.

saunière

One who makes, sells, or applies salt.

saupoudrage

(countable) A light covering of something.

saupoudré

which has been covered with powder (typically referring to makeup)

saupoudrer

(transitive) To sprinkle with powder, or as if with powder.

saut

A sizeable jump, great leap.

saut de cheval

(gymnastics) A gymnastic movement performed on this apparatus.

saut périlleux

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.

saute-mouton

(games) A game, often played by children, in which a player leaps like a frog over the back of another person who has stooped over. One variation of the game involves a number of people lining up in a row and bending over. The last person in the line then vaults forward over each of the others until they reach the front of the line, whereupon they also bend over. The process is then repeated.

sauter

(intransitive, usually with of) To exit an aircraft while in flight.

sauter à cloche-pied

(intransitive) To jump a short distance.

sauter sur

(intransitive) To leap into the air intending to seize someone or something.

sautereau

Each of a series of blocks in a harpsichord or the earlier virginal, communicating the action of the key to the quill; sometime also, a hopper in a modern piano. [from 16th c.]

sauterelle

Synonym of katydid.

sauterie

(vulgar, slang) An act of sexual intercourse.

sautiller

(intransitive) To move by hopping on alternate feet.

sauvage

(by extension) An uncultured or uncivilized person, philistine.

sauvagement

In a brutal manner; viciously, barbarically.

sauvagerie

The state or quality of being wild.

sauvagine

Any of the birds, such as ducks, geese and swans, that spend most of their non-flying time on water; especially those of the family Anatidae.

sauvegarde

(idiomatic, intransitive, cricket) For a fielder to position himself behind the wicket (relative to a team-mate who is throwing the ball at the wicket) so as to stop the ball, and prevent overthrows.

sauvegarder

(idiomatic, intransitive, cricket) For a fielder to position himself behind the wicket (relative to a team-mate who is throwing the ball at the wicket) so as to stop the ball, and prevent overthrows.

sauver

To save from any violence, danger or evil.

sauvetage

An act or episode of rescuing, saving.

sauveteur

A lifesaver: a rescuer, usually an expert swimmer, employed to save swimmers in trouble or near drowning at a body of water.

sauveteuse

A person who rescues someone or something.

Sauveur

(Christianity) Jesus Christ

sauveuse

A person who rescues someone or something.

savamment

In a wise manner; using good judgement.

savane

A mixed woodland-grassland biome and ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close.

savant

Having much learning, knowledgeable, erudite; highly educated.

savante

One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research, or make use of the results of the research of others.

Save

A river in southern Europe, a right side tributary of the Danube at Belgrade.

savetier

A person who repairs, and sometimes makes, shoes.

savetière

A person who repairs, and sometimes makes, shoes.

saveur

(particle physics) One of the six types of quarks (top, bottom, strange, charmed, up, and down) or three types of leptons (electron, muon, and tauon).

saveur piquante

A strong or offensive taste; especially, a taste of something extraneous to the thing itself.

savoir

(Manglish, Singlish, intransitive) To be fine or acceptable; to be possible; (with liao or already) to be enough. Often used in conjunction with a variety of clause-final particles, e.g., lah, meh or one, to express different attitudes towards the subject matter.

savoir-vivre

Civility, politeness, courtesy or gallantry; genteel politeness or an instance of this.

savon

(countable, uncountable, informal, by extension, mineral) Some other substance, often a detergent or another surfactant, able to mix with both oil and water, used for cleaning.

savonner

(transitive) To cover with lather.

savonnette

A solid block of soap, from which standard bar soap is cut.

savourer

(transitive) To taste or eat with pleasure, to like the flavor of [from 16th c.]

savoureux

(colloquial, figurative) Pleasing to a person's taste; pleasing to the eyes or mind.

Saxe

A state of modern Germany, located in the east, far from historical Saxon lands. Official name: Free State of Saxony.

saxon

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Saxon language.

Saxonne

A native or inhabitant of Saxony, Germany.

saxophone

A single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards.

saynète

A brief, light, or unfinished dramatic, musical, or literary work or idea; especially a short, often humorous or satirical scene or play, frequently as part of a revue or variety show.

SBE

(telecommunications, Internet) Initialism of bulletin board system or bulletin board service.

SBR

(preceded by “the”) Initialism of w:British Broadcasting Corporation.

scabreux

(figurative) Disgusting, repellent.

scalpel

A small straight knife with a very sharp blade used for surgery, dissection and craftwork.

scalper

To remove the scalp (part of the head from where the hair grows), by brutal act or accident.

scan

(computing) The result or output of a scanning process.

scandale

An incident or event that disgraces or damages the reputation of the persons or organization involved.

scandaleux

Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful.

scandaliser

(transitive) To cause great offense to (someone).

scander

To recite, e.g., poetry, in a theatrical way; to speak for rhetorical display; to speak pompously, noisily, or theatrically; bemouth; to make an empty speech; to rehearse trite arguments in debate; to rant.

scandinave

(of a language) Of or relating to the North Germanic family of languages to which Swedish, Norwegian (Bokmål, Nynorsk), Danish, Icelandic, and Faeroese belong.

Scandinavie

the Nordic countries collectively

scanner

(transitive) To examine sequentially, carefully, or critically; to scrutinize; to behold closely. [from 16th C.]

scannériser

(computing, medicine, transitive) To create an image of something with the use of a scanner.

scanneur

A device which scans documents in order to convert them to a digital medium. [from 20th c.]

scarabée

Any of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera characterized by a pair of hard, shell-like front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest.

Scarborough

The Borough of Scarborough, a former local government district in North Yorkshire, abolished without replacement in 2023.

scato

(slang, pornography) Coprophilia, scatophilia.

sceau

A seal affixed to a document, especially a document from the Pope.

scélérat

A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honor or virtue.

scélérate

A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honor or virtue.

sceller

(transitive) To place a seal on (a document).

scénario

(authorship, cinematography) A script for a movie or a television show; especially, the former specifically.

scénariste

One who writes for the screen, who writes drama for film or television; especially a professional who knows the conventions appropriate to such work.

scène

A raised floor for any purpose, e.g. for workmen during construction, or formerly for military cannon.

scène de ménage

An exhibition of passionate or strong feeling before others, creating embarrassment or disruption; often, an artificial or affected action, or course of action, done for effect; a theatrical display.

sceptique

(of a person) In disbelief; wavering, uncertain, or hesitating in opinion; inclined to doubt; undecided.

sceptre

An ornamental staff held by a ruling monarch as a symbol of power.

schadenfreude

Malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune.

Schéhérazade

A en given name.

schéma

A plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show how something works, or show the relationships between the parts of a whole.

schilling

The old currency of Austria, divided into 100 groschen.

schiste

Any of a variety of coarse-grained crystalline metamorphic rocks with a foliated structure that allows easy division into slabs or slates.

schizo

(slang, derogatory, offensive) Schizophrenic.

schizoïde

Characterized by social withdrawal and emotional coldness or flattened affectivity.