French–English dictionary

susnommé

Mentioned or recited before.

suspect

(figurative) Suspicious; inspiring doubt.

suspectement

(manner) In a way suggesting suspicion.

suspecter

(intransitive) To imagine or suspect; to conjecture; to posit with contestable premises.

suspendre

(transitive) To hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the thing is suspended

suspendu

Suspended.

suspendue

Suspended.

suspense

(legal) A temporary cessation of one's right; suspension, as when the rent or other profits of land cease by unity of possession of land and rent.

suspension

Suspension; temporary suppression; dormant condition. [Mid 17th century]

suspensoir

(sports) An athletic supporter worn by men and boys to support the genitals during strenuous exercise.

suspicieusement

(manner) In a way suggesting suspicion.

suspicieux

(active sense) Experiencing distrust, showing distrust, wary, sceptical, suspicious, doubtful.

suspicion

The act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong.

susseyement

The act or a habit of lisping.

susseyer

(intransitive) To pronounce the consonant ‘s’ imperfectly; to give ‘s’ and ‘z’ the sounds of ‘th’ (/θ/, /ð/). This is a speech impediment common among children.

susurrement

(literary) A whispering or rustling sound; a murmur.

susurrer

(intransitive) To make a continuous murmuring noise, like shallow water running over stones.

sutra

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

suture

A suture.

suturer

(transitive, also, figurative) To sew up or join by means of a suture.

Suzanne

A en given name.

suzerain

A free and independent person; specifically, a lord paramount; a sovereign.

Suzuki

The second most common Japanese surname from Japanese.

SV

(linguistics) Initialism of verb phrase.

svastika

(countable) A cross with arms of equal length all bent halfway along at a 90° angle to the right or to the left, used as a religious symbol by various ancient and modern civilizations, but now mainly seen and used in the West (with arms angled to the right) as a symbol of Nazism and fascism.

svelte

Slim but not skinny.

swahili

An agglutinative language of the Bantu branch widely spoken in East Africa. Born in its modern form from the hybridization of the Arabic and Bantu cultures, it was the language of the traders in East Africa, and spread along the routes of trade.

sweat

A knitted jacket or jersey, usually of thick wool, worn by athletes before or after exercise.

sweat à capuche

A sweatshirt with an integral hood and, sometimes, a large kangaroo pocket at the front.

sweat-shirt

A knitted jacket or jersey, usually of thick wool, worn by athletes before or after exercise.

sweater

A knitted jacket or jersey, usually of thick wool, worn by athletes before or after exercise.

sweatshirt

A loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel.

SWIFT

(banking) Acronym of Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication.

swinguer

(intransitive) To dance.

swiper

(transitive, intransitive, computing, GUI) To interact with a touch screen by drawing one's finger rapidly across it.

switch

(computer science) In a command line interface, a command parameter requesting optional behavior or otherwise modifying the action of the command being invoked.

sybaritique

Of or having the qualities of a sybarite; dedicated to excessive comfort and enjoyment; decadent, hedonistic, self-indulgent.

sycomore

(originally) A large tree bearing edible fruit, Ficus sycomorus, allied to the common fig, found in Egypt and Syria.

Sydney

(uncountable) A major port city, the state capital of New South Wales, Australia, and the most populous city in Australia.

syllabe

(linguistics) A unit of human speech which often forms words corresponding to one opening of the mouth; a vowel and its surrounding consonants.

syllogomanie

(psychology) An anxiety disorder characterized by a compulsive need to accumulate goods and feelings of anxiety or discomfort about discarding such goods.

sylphe

The elemental being of air, usually female.

sylphide

The elemental being of air, usually female.

Sylvain

A en given name

sylve

A dense uncultivated tract of trees and undergrowth, larger than woods.

Sylvestre

A en given name used in English since the sixteenth century.

sylviculteur

(forestry) A person who practices forestry.

sylvicultrice

(forestry) A person who practices forestry.

sylviculture

The care and development of forests in order to obtain a product or provide a benefit; forestry.

Sylvie

A en given name.

sylvine

(mineral) An evaporite, consisting of potassium chloride KCl, also found in fumaroles.

symbiose

A relationship of mutual benefit, especially among different species.

symbiote

(ecology) An organism that lives in a symbiotic relationship.

symbole

(rare) A mark or another symbol used to represent something.

symbolique

Perfunctory or merely symbolic; done or existing for appearance's sake, or to minimally comply with a requirement.

symboliquement

In a symbolic manner.

symboliser

(transitive) To be symbolic of; to represent.

symbolisme

Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities. [from between 1645 and 1655.]

symétrique

(set theory) Of a relation R on a set S, such that xRy if and only if yRx for all members x and y of S (that is, if the relation holds between any element and a second, it also holds between the second and the first).

sympa

Physically attractive (of a person).

sympathie

A like; a predilection.

sympathique

Having the power of charming or alluring by agreeable qualities; enticing.

sympathisant

(US) One who sympathizes with the aims or beliefs of an organization without belonging to it; especially a Communist sympathizer. [mid-20th c.]

sympathisante

(often, derogatory) A person who sympathizes (with a political cause, a side in a conflict, etc.); a supporter.

symphonie

An extended piece of music of sophisticated structure, usually for orchestra.

symposium

A conference or other meeting for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants make presentations.

symptôme

(medicine) A perceived change in some function, sensation or appearance of a person that indicates a disease or disorder, such as fever, headache or rash; strictly, a symptom is felt or experienced by the patient, while a sign can be detected by an observer.

synaptique

(physiology) Of or relating to a synapse—the junction between the terminal of a neuron and another cell.

synchrone

At the same time, at the same frequency.

synchronisation

The state or property of being synchronized.

synchroniser

(transitive) To cause two or more events or actions to happen at exactly the same time or same rate, or in a time-coordinated way.

syncope

An act of collapsing into a state of temporary unconsciousness.

syndicalisation

(politics) The act of forming a labor union.

syndicaliste

A person who advocates syndicalism.

syndicat

A group of individuals or companies formed to transact some specific business, or to promote a common interest; a self-coordinating group.

syndiquer

(intransitive) To become a syndicate.

syndrome

(pathology) A recognizable pattern of signs, symptoms and/or behaviours, especially of a disease or medical or psychological condition.

syndrome d’épuisement professionnel

A person who has the experience of long-term exhaustion and diminished interest.

synergique

Of or pertaining to synergy; synergistic

synode

(Christianity) An ecclesiastic council or meeting to consult on church matters.

synonymique

(semantics) Of, relating to, or being a synonym.

synopsis

(film) A prose telling of a story intended to be turned into a screenplay; generally longer and more detailed than a treatment.

syntagme

(grammar) A word or, more commonly, a group of words that functions as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence, always containing an expressed or implied head (the principal word or subgroup, with core importance) and often consisting of a head plus some other elaborating words.

synthèse

A brief summary, as of a book or a presentation.

synthétiseur

(musical instrument) An electronic musical instrument that creates its sounds with electronics and generally is played via a keyboard.

syntonisateur

The component of an audio system that receives radio broadcasts.

syntoniser

To adjust the frequency on a radio or TV set, so as to receive the desired channel.

syntoniseur

The component of an audio system that receives radio broadcasts.

syphilis

(disease) A disease spread via sexual activity, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum.

syrah

A variety of black grape used to make wine.

Syrie

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Syrian Arab Republic. Capital: Damascus.

syrien

Of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or the Syrian language.

Syrienne

A person from Syria or of Syrian descent.

systématiquement

In a systematic manner; organizedly or methodically.

systématiser

To arrange into a systematic order; to make systematic; to organise as a system

système

(geology) A geochronologic unit of millions to tens of millions of years; a subdivision of an era, and subdivided into epochs.

systéme amortisseur

(vehicle) The system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile, which allows the vehicle to move smoothly with reduced shock to its occupants.

Systeme Babillard Electronique

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

système d'exploitation

(computing, software) Software that is designed for controlling the allocation and the use of various hardware resources to tasks and remote terminals.

système d’exploitation

(computing, software) Software that is designed for controlling the allocation and the use of various hardware resources to tasks and remote terminals.

système décimal

(countable) A number expressed in the base-ten system, (particularly) a fractional numeral written in this system.

systéme hydraulique

(treated as singular) Any single facility, such as a filtration plant or pumping station, within such a system.

systolique

(maths) Relating to the mathematical concept of a systole

t’oh

Expresses frustration or anger, especially at one’s own stupidity.

ta

The spoken representation of a dash in radio and telegraph Morse code.

tabac à priser

A snort or sniff of fine-ground, powdered, or pulverized tobacco.

tabac à rouler

Coarse shredded tobacco.

tabaganne

A long sled without runners, with the front end curled upwards, which may be pulled across snow by a cord or used to coast down hills.

tabarnouche

(colloquial, minced oath) Used in place of fuck.

tabassage

(transitive, slang) To hit or bash severely; to seriously harm or damage.

tabasser

(transitive) To beat up (a person) more than usually severely.

tabby

(countable) A brindled cat.

tablard

A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk, etc., and used to display, store, or support objects.

Table

(constellation) A summer constellation of the southern sky, originally named after Table Mountain in South Africa. It lies between the constellations of Hydrus and Volans.

table de chevet

(US) A small table or cabinet, often with one or more drawers or shelves, placed beside the head of a bed.

table de lecture

(music) The circular rotating platform of a record player or a disk jockey's console on which the record rests during play; (by extension) , a record player.

table de nuit

(US) A small table or cabinet, often with one or more drawers or shelves, placed beside the head of a bed.

table ronde

A group of people gathered to judge, interview, discuss etc. as on a television or radio broadcast for example.

tableau

(programming) Any of various data structures designed to hold multiple elements of the same type; especially, a data structure that holds these elements in adjacent memory locations so that they may be retrieved using numeric indices.

tableau d'affichage

A large board that displays the score in a game or contest.

tableau noir

A slate or enamel board for writing on with chalk; a predecessor to a whiteboard.

tableur

(computing) A computer application for organization, analysis, and storage of data in tabular form.

tablier

(aviation) The paved area of an airport, especially the area where aircraft park away from a terminal.

tabloïd

In the form of a tabloid (noun sense 2 and sense 2.3): compressed or compact in size.

tabloïde

(newspapers) A newspaper having pages half the dimensions of a broadsheet, especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news. [from early 20th c.]

tabou

Forbidden to be uttered; taboo.

taboue

Excluded or forbidden from use, approach or mention.

tabulation

(computing) To use the Tab key on a computer to advance the cursor or move the input focus, or on a typewriter to advance the carriage.

tacaud commun

A fish in the cod family (Gadidae), Trisopterus luscus.

tâche

An assigned task.

tâche de fond

(computing) A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.

tache de naissance

A mark on the skin formed before birth.

tache de rousseur

A small brownish or reddish pigmentation spot on the surface of the skin.

taché de sang

Stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood.

tache de vin

A mark on the skin formed before birth.

tacher

(transitive) To cause a blot (on something) by spilling a coloured substance.

tâches administratives

(uncountable) Routine work involving written documents.

tacheté

Having a mottled or spotted skin or coat, dappled.

tacheter

(transitive) To mark (something) with small spots.

tachycardie

(medicine, cardiology) A rapid resting heart rate, especially one above 100 beats per minute; palpitations. [from 19th c.]

tachyon

(particle) A hypothetical particle that travels faster than the speed of light.

tacite

Suggested indirectly, without being directly expressed.

taciturne

reticent, secretive or uncommunicative

tacle

(sports, countable) A play where a player attempts to take control over the ball from an opponent, as in rugby or football.

tacler

(sports) To attempt to take away a ball.

taco

(culinary) A Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla (soft- or hard-shelled) filled with ingredients such as meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables, and salsa.

tacon

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

tacot

The leather socket for holding the whip when driving, or for the carbine or lance when mounted.

tactile

Of or relating to the sense of touch.

tactique

A tactic, strategy, or scheme.