French–English dictionary

soucieux

Anticipating something with anxiety, fear, or doubt; reluctant.

soucoupe

A small shallow dish to hold a cup and catch drips.

soudage

joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler, either separately or in any combination, or

soudain

(idiomatic) Unexpectedly; without warning; all of a sudden.

soudainement

(set phrase, colloquial) Suddenly, quickly, without warning.

Soudan

Republic of the Sudan, since 1955

soudanais

Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Sudan, or the Sudanese people.

soudanaise

Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Sudan, or the Sudanese people.

soude

(uncountable) Carbonated water (water impregnated with pressurised carbon dioxide, originally made with sodium bicarbonate).

souder

(figuratively, transitive) To join closely and firmly together.

soudeur

One who welds, or wields.

soudeuse

One who welds, or wields.

soudure

Any of various easily-melted alloys, commonly of tin and lead, that are used to mend, coat, or join metal objects, usually small.

souffle

An explosive charge for blasting.

souffler

(idiomatic) To vent; to talk or take action (especially in a ranting or unrestrained way) so as to relieve stress.

souffler comme un bœuf

(transitive) To treat with arrogance and insolence; to chide or rebuke rudely; to bully, to hector.

soufflet

A device for delivering pressurized air in a controlled quantity to a controlled location. At its most simple terms a bellows is a container which is deformable in such a way as to alter its volume which has an outlet or outlets where one wishes to blow air.

souffleter

(transitive) To hit, as a reproach, particularly with the open palm to the head; to slap.

souffleur

(theater) The person who does the prompting.

souffleuse

(theater) The person who does the prompting.

souffrance

Experiencing pain; characterized by suffering.

souffrant

Not in good health; not feeling well; somewhat ill

souffreteux

Frequently ill or in poor health; weakly.

souffrir

(transitive) To pay for; to stand the consequences of. [from late 16th c.]

soufre

Of a yellowish green colour, like that of sulfur.

soufrière

An area of volcanic activity that gives off sulfurous steam. [from 18th c.]

souhait

(countable, figurative) A hope or wish.

souhaitable

Worthy to be desired; pleasing; agreeable.

souhaiter

(ambitransitive) To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for.

souhaiter la bienvenue

To affirm or greet the arrival of someone, especially by saying "Welcome!".

souillarde

(archaic) A small room, next to a kitchen, where washing up and other domestic chores are done.

souillé

Covered with, or containing unclean matter; dirty.

souiller

(transitive, causative) To make dirty.

souillon

(informal, derogatory) A lazy and slovenly or obese person.

souillure

(by extension) A stain on someone's reputation or character; a disgrace.

soûl

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

soulagé

Experiencing or exhibiting relief; freed from stress or discomfort.

soulagement

A reduction or decrease of something harmful or unpleasant.

soulager

(transitive) To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate.

soulard

(informal) A heavy drinker.

souler

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

soûlerie

(slang) A bout of heavy drinking.

soulèvement

The process of being heaved upward, especially the raising of part of the earth's crust.

soulever

(transitive, intransitive) To lift upwards or vertically.

soulier

Items or an item of clothing that is worn on the foot; a shoe, sandal, etc.

souligné

A line drawn or printed beneath text; the character _.

souligner

(transitive) To stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something).

soumettre

(transitive) To accept (a decision or law) and act in accordance with it; to conform to (a decision or law); to acquiesce to (a decision or law).

soumis

resting satisfied or submissive; disposed tacitly to submit

soumise

(BDSM) One who submits to a dominating partner in BDSM practices.

soumission

The act of bringing something under the control of something else.

soumissionnaire

A person who produces articles published in a newspaper, magazine, online publication, etc.

soumissionner

(transitive) To offer as a price; to tender.

soupape

A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a space, such as a pipe, manifold, or plenum.

soupçon

A small quantity of a liquid substance etc.; less than 1/8 of a teaspoon.

soupçonner

(transitive) To imagine or suppose (something) to be true, or to exist, without proof.

soupçonneux

Distrustful or tending to suspect.

soupe

(countable) A soup made from broth and other ingredients such as vegetables, herbs or diced meat.

soupe au lait

(slang) An individual who is quick-tempered, rambunctious, or unpredictable.

souper

An evening meal.

soupir

(music) A rest of the same duration as a quarter note.

soupirant

One who pursues someone, especially a woman, for a romantic relationship or marriage; a wooer; one who falls in love with or courts someone.

souple

Limp, not hard, firm, or rigid; flexible.

souplesse

The quality of being flexible, whether physically or metaphorically.

sourate

Any of the 114 chapters of the Quran.

sourate Youssouf

The 12th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

source

The source of a river, the set of streams that feed into the river's beginning.

source ouverte

(software) Open-source software in general.

sourcer

To obtain or procure: used especially of a business resource.

sources

Beginnings; origin.

sourcil

The hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket.

sourd

Unable (or partially able) to hear.

sourder

(attributive) A common noun relating to an instrument that measures or keeps track of time.

sourdine

(music) An object for dulling the sound of an instrument, especially a brass instrument, or damper for pianoforte; a sordine. [from 18th c.]

souriant

That smiles or has a smile.

souricier

A cat that catches mice, kept specifically for the purpose. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

souricière

(countable) A device for capturing or killing mice and other rodents.

sourire

A smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth.

sourire de faux cul

Exaggerated and likely to be forced or insincere. (of a smile or grin)

sourire en coin

An uneven, often crooked smile that is insolent, self-satisfied, conceited or scornful.

souris

The universally common mouse of the species Mus musculus.

sournois

Cunning or deceiving, not straightforward or honest, not frank.

sournoiserie

The disposition to employ one's skill in an artful manner; craftiness; guile; artifice; skill of being cunning, sly, conniving, or deceitful.

sous

Lower in spatial position than.

sous la terre

Below the ground.

sous le vent

On the side sheltered from the wind; in that direction.

sous les pieds

Under one's foot or feet.

sous terre

Below the ground.

sous-

Cheaper than, simpler than, a low-quality version of, or inferior to.

sous-alinéa

(law) A subpart of a legal document such as law.

sous-bois

Partly or wholly uncleared forest, especially in North America.

sous-comité

A committee formed by an existing committee, comprising a subset of its members.

sous-couche

(uncountable) Any viscous liquid or paste, such as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.

sous-cutané

Pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin.

sous-développé

having a low level of economic productivity and technological sophistication

sous-dural

(anatomy) Located beneath the dura mater and above the arachnoid mater.

sous-entendre

(transitive, of a proposition) To have as a necessary consequence; to lead to (something) as a consequence.

sous-entendu

A phrase that has two meanings, especially where one is innocent and literal, the other risqué, bawdy, or ironic; an innuendo.

sous-espace

(countable, mathematics) A subset of a space which is a space in its own right.

sous-estimation

An estimate that is too low.

sous-estimé

Missed, unnoticed.

sous-estimer

(transitive) To estimate too low; to perceive (someone or something) as having a lower value, quantity, worth, etc., than what he/she/it actually has.

sous-fifre

A subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority.

sous-louer

(transitive, property law) To grant a sublease out of property held under a lease.

sous-marin

Being, relating to, or made for use underwater, especially beneath the sea.

sous-merde

A person who works in a low servile job.

sous-payé

Getting too little financial compensation for one's work.

sous-promotion

(chess) Promotion of a pawn to a piece other than a queen.

sous-routine

(computer science) A section of code, called by the main body of a program, that implements a task.

sous-secrétaire

An administrator immediately subordinate to a head of a government department or to a member of a cabinet

sous-section

A defined part of a section.

sous-sol

(architecture) A floor of a building below ground level.

sous-tasse

A small shallow dish to hold a cup and catch drips.

sous-texte

(literature) The implicit meaning of a text, often a literary one, or a speech or dialogue.

sous-tiret

A line drawn or printed beneath text; the character _.

sous-titrage pour sourds et malentendants

(cinematography, television) A piece of text appearing on screen as a subtitle or other part of a film or broadcast, describing dialogue (and sometimes other sound) for viewers who cannot hear.

sous-titre

(cinematography, television) A piece of text appearing on screen as a subtitle or other part of a film or broadcast, describing dialogue (and sometimes other sound) for viewers who cannot hear.

sous-titrer

To add captions to a film or broadcast.

sous-traitance

The transfer of a business function to an external service provider.

sous-traitant

A person or company that performs specific tasks like electrical or plumbing work in construction projects.

sous-traiter

(chiefly, US, business, management, transitive) To transfer the management or day-to-day execution of a business function to a third-party service provider.

sous-verre

A small, flat or tray-like object on which a bottle, cup, glass, mug, etc., is placed to protect a table surface from drink spills, heat, or water condensation.

sous-vêtement

Any garment worn underneath others, especially one worn next to the skin; an item of underwear.

souscription

An amount of money or credit, especially given as a loan, or paid before it is due; an advancement.

souscrire

(ergative) To sign up to have copies of a publication, such as a newspaper or a magazine, delivered for a period of time.

soussigné

(of a person) Having signed at the end of a document.

soussignée

A person, mentioned in a document, whose name and signature appears at the end.

soustraire

(transitive, arithmetic) To remove or reduce; especially to reduce a quantity or number.

soutane

An item of clerical clothing: a long, sheath-like, close-fitting, ankle-length robe worn by clergy members of some Christian denominations. [from 17th c.]

soute

(nautical, aviation) The cargo area of a ship or aircraft (often holds or cargo hold).

soutenabilité

The ability to sustain something.

soutenable

That can be argued; that can be proven or strongly supported with sound logical deduction, precedent, and evidence.

souteneur

Someone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes; a pander.

souteneuse

(slang) A woman who runs a brothel, particularly one that specializes in finding prostitutes for rich and important clients.

soutenir

(transitive) To support.

soutenu

In accordance with established forms.

souterrain

Lying beneath, or conceived as lying beneath, the Earth’s surface.

Southampton

A city, unitary authority, and borough of Hampshire, in southern England.

soutien

(slang, dated) A helpful and reliable person.

soutien de famille

The primary income-earner in a household.

soutien-gorge

An item of clothing, usually underwear worn to support the breasts. [from 1920s]

soutif

An item of clothing, usually underwear worn to support the breasts. [from 1920s]

soutirer

(transitive) To strike or hit with something hard, usually on the head; to club.

soutra

A rule or thesis in Sanskrit grammar or Hindu law or philosophy.

souvenir

An object given by a person and retained in memory of something or someone; something kept for sentimental or nostalgic reasons.

souvenirs

(originally, US) Objects that are connected to or remind their owner of past events. [from 1855]

souvent

(informal) Often; frequently.

souventefois

Frequently; many times on different occasions.

souverain

Exercising power of rule.

souviens-toi que tu vas mourir

An emblematic object or personal ornament, such as a skull, used as a reminder of one's mortality.