French Audio Dictionary - S
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| S | the letter S | French alphabet |
| Sabine | French names | |
| un sabot | clog, hoof, (inf) - wreck, idiot | MdJ - S |
| un sac à dos | backpack | Accessories |
| un sac à main | purse | Accessories |
| saccadé | (adj) - jerky, spasmodic, fitful, halting | MdJ - S |
| sacré | (adj after noun) holy, sacred | MdJ - S |
| sacrebleu | ||
| sagesse | ||
| saignant | ||
| saigner | to bleed (literally and figuratively), to tap (a tree) | MdJ - S |
| saillant | (adj) - prominent, protruding, jutting, salient | MdJ - S |
| la Saint-Valentin | St. Valentine's Day | Love language |
| saisir | to seize, grab; to get, catch, understand; to strike | |
| les saisons | seasons | Calendar |
| la salade | salad | Food |
| la salle | room | Home |
| la salle à manger | dining room | Home |
| la salle de bain | bathroom | Home |
| une salle de classe | classroom | School |
| la salle de séjour | den, living room | Home |
| le salon | den, living room | Home |
| saltimbanque | acrobat, performer, entertainer | MdJ - S |
| saluer | to greet, salute, take one's leave | MdJ - S |
| Salut | Hi, bye | Greetings |
| une salutation | greeting | Greetings |
| samedi | Saturday | Calendar |
| Sancerre | ||
| des sandales (f) | sandals | Clothing |
| le sang | blood | MdJ - S |
| un sanglot |
sob, tears |
MdJ - S |
| sans préjugés | (adj) - open-minded | Personality |
| la sape | undermining, sapping; (fam) - clothes, gear, duds | MdJ - S |
| saper | to undermine | MdJ - S |
| saturne | ||
| sauce | ||
| le saucisson | sausage | Meat |
| Sauternes | ||
| Sauvignon | ||
| le savoir-faire | know-how | Fr expressions in Eng |
| le savon | soap | Toiletries |
| un sbire | henchman | MdJ - S |
| sceller | to seal | MdJ - S |
| sciemment | (adv) - knowingly, on purpose | MdJ - S |
| sciences | ||
| scruter | to scan, scrutinize | MdJ - S |
| Sébastien | Sebastian | French names |
| sec |
(adj) - dry; (inf) - broke |
MdJ - S |
| le second | second of two | MdJ - S |
| seconde | ||
| secouer | to shake (up, off) | MdJ - S |
| le secours | aid, help, assistance | MdJ - S |
| un(e) secrétaire | secretary | Professions |
| se demander | ||
| s'efforcer | ||
| se fiancer à, (or avec) | to get engaged | Love language |
| un sein | breast | MdJ - S |
| un séisme | earthquake, upheaval | MdJ - S |
| seize | 16 | Numbers |
| sejour | ||
| le sel | salt | Food |
| selle | saddle; (medical term) stool | MdJ - S |
| se marier avec | to get married | Love language |
| semer | to sow, scatter, strew | MdJ - S |
| Semillon | ||
| sempiternel | (adj) - eternal, never-ending | MdJ - S |
| Sénégalais(e) | Senegalese | Lang + Nat |
| le sens | sense, meaning, direction | MdJ - S |
| sept | 7 | Numbers |
| septembre | September | Calendar |
| sept enfants | seven children | Enchaînement |
| Serge | French names | |
| sérieux | (adj) - serious | Personality |
| le serveur | waiter | Professions |
| la serveuse | waitress | Restaurant |
| service compris | tip included | Restaurant |
| service non compris | tip not included | Restaurant |
| la serviette | towel | Accommodations |
| le shampooing | shampoo | Toiletries |
| un short | shorts | Clothing |
| si | yes (in reponse to a negative) | Basic vocab |
| sidérer | (inf) to stupefy, shock; (medical) - to go into shock | MdJ - S |
| siffler | to whistle (for), to hiss, wheeze | MdJ - S |
| signer | ||
| le sillage | wake (of a boat), slipstream, trail | MdJ - S |
| sillonner | to cross, cut across, furrow, scar | MdJ - S |
| s'il te plaît | please | Politeness |
| s'il vous plaît | please | Politeness |
| Simone | French names | |
| sinon | (conj) - except, other than; if not; otherwise, or else | MdJ - S |
| sinusite | ||
| sisite | ||
| six | 6 | Numbers |
| le ski | skiing | Hobbies |
| un slip | panties | Women's clothing |
| un smicard | (inf) - minimum-wage earner | MdJ - S |
| un smoking | tuxedo | Men's clothing |
| snob | (adj) - snobby, posh | MdJ - S |
| un snob | snob | MdJ - S |
| un socle | base, pedestal, foundation (literal and figurative) | MdJ - S |
| une sœur | sister | Family |
| la soif | thirst | Food |
| soigner | to treat, look after, nurse, take care of | MdJ - S |
| une soirée | evening, party, evening performance | MdJ - S |
| soit | (conjunction) - that is, for example | MdJ - S |
| soixante | 60 | Numbers |
| soixante-dix | 70 | Numbers |
| soixante-douze | 72 | Numbers |
| soixante-onze | 71 | Numbers |
| soixante-quatorze | 74 | Numbers |
| soixante-treize | 73 | Numbers |
| le sol | floor | Furniture |
| soldes | (masculine plural noun) sales | MdJ - S |
| soleil | ||
| solitaire | (adj) - lonely | Mood |
| sonner | to ring | On the phone |
| Sophie | Sophia | French names |
| sortir avec | to date | Love language |
| un sosie | double, twin | MdJ - S |
| sou | ||
| un souci | worry, concern, sake; marigold | MdJ - S |
| une soucoupe | saucer | Dishes |
| souder | to solder, weld, seal, fuse, knit together | MdJ - S |
| soudoyer | to bribe | MdJ - S |
| en souffrance | pending, awaiting delivery | MdJ - S |
| soulager | to relieve, soothe, ease | MdJ - S |
| un soulier | shoe | MdJ - S |
| un soupçon | suspicion; hint, drop (fig) | MdJ - S |
| la soupe | soup | Food |
| sournois | sly, shifty, underhanded, insidious | MdJ - S |
| le sous-sol | basement | Home |
| soutenu | (adj) - elevated (fig), sustained | MdJ - S |
| le soutien | support, backing | MdJ - S |
| un soutien-gorge | bra | Women's clothing |
| sportif | (adj) - athletic | Personality |
| la station de métro | subway station | Transportation |
| une station-service | gas station | Driving |
| stationner | to park | MdJ - S |
| St Emilion | ||
| Stéphane | Stephen | French names |
| Stéphanie | Stephanie | French names |
| steward | ||
| stop | ||
| strict | ||
| strier | to streak, ridge, groove, striate | MdJ - S |
| studieux | (adj) - studious | Personality |
| stupide | (adj) - stupid | Personality |
| un stylo | pen | Office |
| su | ||
| subalterne | (adj) - subordinate, inferior | MdJ - S |
| un/e subalterne | subordinate, inferior | MdJ - S |
| subir | to be subjected to, undergo; to be under influence of | MdJ - S |
| subitement | (adv) - suddenly, all of a sudden | MdJ - S |
| une succursale | branch (of a company) | MdJ - S |
| le sucre | sugar | Food |
| sud | south | Directions |
| Suède | Sweden | Lang + Nat |
| Suisse | Swiss | Lang + Nat |
| super | (inf adj) - great, fantastic; (prefix) - very, ultra | MdJ - S |
| super marche | ||
| supplier | to beseech, implore, beg | MdJ - S |
| une surenchère |
overbid, higher bid, overstatement, oneupmanship |
MdJ - S |
| un surligneur | highlighter | Office |
| surmener | to overwork, overtax | MdJ - S |
| surmonter | to surmount, top, overcome | MdJ - S |
| un sursaut | start, jump; fit, burst | MdJ - S |
| un sursis | reprieve, deferment | MdJ - S |
| surtout | (adv) - above all, especially | MdJ - S |
| surveiller | to watch, keep an eye on, supervise | MdJ - S |
| survoler | to fly over; to skim/skip through/over | MdJ - S |
| Susanne | Susan, Suzanne | French names |
| susciter | to incite, arouse, provoke | MdJ - S |
| susurrer | to whisper (literally and figuratively) | MdJ - S |
| Sylvie | Sylvia | French names |
| sympa | (inf adj) - nice, likable, friendly | MdJ - S |
| sympathique | (adj) - nice | Personality |
| systeme solaire |
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