French verbs — S
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- saboter to sabotage
- saccager to sack, pillage
- sacraliser sacralize
- sacrer to crown
- sacrifier to sacrifice
- saigner to bleed
- saisir to take hold of
- salarier employ
- saler salt
- salir to dirty
- saluer to greet
- sanctionner sanction
- sangler to strap up
- saper to sap, do sapping work on
- saquer to sack, fire
- satisfaire to satisfy
- saturer saturate
- saupoudrer powder
- saurer to smoke (food etc.)
- sauter to jump
- sautiller to hop (make small jumps)
- sauvegarder to safeguard; to protect
- sauver to save
- savoir to know (facts, how to)
- savonner soap
- savourer to savour, to savor
- scandaliser scandalize
- scander scan
- scanner to scan
- scarifier to scarify
- scier to saw (cut with a saw)
- scinder split
- scléroser to harden
- scolariser to send to school
- scruter to scrutinise, scrutinize
- sculpter to sculpt
- sécher to dry
- seconder to assist
- secouer to shake
- sécuriser to secure
- sédentariser to settle (set up as a swelling)
- séduire to seduce
- séjourner to stay, to sojourn
- sélectionner to select, to pick
- seller to saddle
- sembler to seem
- semer to sow
- sensibiliser to make sensitive
- sentir to feel; to smell
- séparer to separate
- sérier to seriate (make into a series)
- serpenter weave
- serrer to tighten
- servir to serve
- sévir to crack down, clamp down
- sevrer to wean
- shooter to shoot the ball forward in an attempt's goal
- siéger to sit (hold a seat)
- siffler to whistle
- sigler to devise, use, of designate as an acronym or abbreviation
- signaler to signal
- signaliser to signalize (set up signs or signals)
- signer to sign
- signifier to signify, mean
- silhouetter to silhouette, outline
- sillonner rut
- simplifier to simplify
- simuler to feign, to fake, to put on, to pretend to have
- singulariser to singularize
- situer to locate (to find the location of something)
- skier to ski
- socialiser socialize
- soigner to treat
- solder settle
- solidifier solidify
- solliciter to solicit
- sombrer to sink
- sommer add
- somnoler slumber
- sonder to probe (test with a probe)
- songer to dream
- sonner to sound
- sophistiquer sophisticate
- sortir to go out
- soucier to worry
- souder to solder
- soudoyer to bribe
- souffler to blow
- souffrir to suffer
- souhaiter to wish
- souiller to soil, sully
- soulager to relieve
- soulever to raise
- souligner to underscore, to underline
- soumettre to submit
- soupçonner to suspect (have a suspicion)
- souper to have supper
- soupirer to sigh
- sourciller to frown
- sourire to smile
- sous-entendre imply
- sous-estimer to underestimate
- sous-exploiter to underexploit, to underuse
- sous-louer sublet
- sous-titrer caption
- souscrire subscribe
- soustraire to subtract (to remove or reduce)
- soutenir to support
- souvenir to remember
- spécialiser specialize
- spécifier specify
- spéculer to speculate
- squatter to squat (to occupy a building or land without permission)
- stabiliser to stabilise
- stagner languish
- stationner to park (bring to a halt)
- statuer to rule, determine
- stéréotyper stereotype
- stigmatiser stigmatize
- stimuler to stimulate
- stipuler stipulate
- stocker to store (keep (something) while not in use)
- stopper to stop
- stresser to stress (cause stress to)
- structurer to structure
- stupéfaire to stupefy, to astound
- styliser stylize
- subir to suffer
- subjuguer subdue
- sublimer sublimate
- submerger to submerge
- subordonner to subordinate (to)
- subsister to subsist, live on
- substituer to substitute
- subvenir to provide for
- subventionner subsidize
- succéder to succeed (to follow in order)
- succomber to succumb
- sucer blow
- sucrer sugar
- suer to sweat
- suffire to be enough
- suggérer to suggest
- suicider to commit suicide
- suivre to follow
- superposer superimpose
- superviser to supervise
- supplanter supersede
- supplier to implore
- supporter to support
- supposer to suppose
- supprimer to delete
- surcharger to overcharge
- surchauffer burn
- surdimensionner oversize
- surélever to increase the height of, raise
- surfer to surf (on a wave)
- surgeler deep-freeze
- surgir to emerge or appear
- surmener to overwork
- surmonter to overcome
- surnommer surname
- surplomber overhang
- surprendre to surprise
- sursauter to make a sudden movement by being surprised
- surtaxer overtax
- surveiller to monitor
- survenir to occur
- survivre to survive
- survoler to fly over
- survolter overcharge
- susciter to stir up, fuel
- suspecter to suspect
- suspendre to suspend (hang freely)
- suturer to sew up, stitch up
- symboliser symbolize
- sympathiser to hit it off
- synchroniser to synchronize
- synthétiser to synthesize