Italian verbs — S

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sabotare to sabotage
saccheggiare to sack, to loot.
sacrificare to sacrifice
salare to salt
saldare to pay off.
salire to go up
salpare to set sail
saltare to jump
saltellare to hop; to skip
salutare to greet
salvaguardare to safeguard
salvare to save
sanguinare to bleed (to lose blood)
sanzionare to impose a penalty on
sapere to know (facts, how to)
sbadigliare to yawn
sbagliare to make a mistake
sballare to unpack
sbarazzare to get rid of
sbarcare to disembark
sbattere to beat
sbavare to drool, to slobber, to slaver
sbirciare to peek
sbloccare to unblock
sbocciare to bloom
sbrigare to take care of
sbucciare to peel
scacciare to drive away
scadere to expire
scagionare to exonerate (to free from accusation or blame)
scalare to climb, to scale
scaldare to heat
scambiare to exchange
scansionare to scan
scappare to escape
scaricare to download
scartare to discard
scassinare to break into
scatenare to unleash
scattare to snap
scavalcare to leap over
scavare to dig
scegliere to choose
scendere to descend
scherzare to joke
schiacciare to overwhelm, to smash, to flatten, to crush
schiantare to crash, to smash.
schioccare to snap
schivare to dodge
schizzare to splash, to squirt
sciare to ski
sciogliere to dissolve
scivolare to slide.
scoccare to strike
scolare to drain
scolpire to sculpt
scommettere to bet
scomparire to disappear
sconfiggere to defeat
scongelare to defrost
scontare to discount
sconvolgere to upset
scoppiare to burst
scoprire to discover
scoraggiare to discourage
scordare to forget
scoreggiare to fart
scorrere to flow
scortare to escort
scovare to uncover, to find out
screditare to discredit
scrivere to write
scuotere to shake, to jolt
scusare to excuse
scusarsi to apologize
seccare to dry
sedare to sedate
sedere to sit
sedurre to seduce; to beguile
segmentare to segment
segnalare to signal
segnare to mark
seguire to follow
selezionare to select
sembrare to seem
seminare to sow; to seed
semplificare to simplify
sentire to hear/feel
sentirsi to feel
separare to separate
separarsi to separate oneself
seppellire to bury
sequestrare to seize
servire to serve
setacciare to sift, to sieve, to strain
sezionare to section
sfamare to feed
sfidare to challenge
sfilare to parade
sfogare to vent
sfondare to break through (to penetrate or overcome)
sfruttare to exploit
sfuggire to escape
sganciare to detach
sgattaiolare to sneak away
sgobbare to toil
sgombrare to clear
sigillare to seal
significare to mean
simulare to simulate, to fake, to feign, to pretend
sintetizzare to synthesise
sistemare to arrange
sloggiare to evict
smaltire to dispose (of), to get rid of
smantellare to dismantle; to demolish
smascherare to expose
smentire to deny
smettere to stop
sminuire to diminish
smistare to sort
smontare to dismantle
smuovere to move (something)
socchiudere to half-close
socializzare to socialise
soddisfare to satisfy
soffiare to blow
soffocare to suffocate
soffrire to suffer
sognare to dream
sollevare to lift
somigliare to resemble
somministrare to administer
sondare to probe
sopportare to endure
sopprimere to suppress
sopraffare to overwhelm
sopravvivere to survive
sorgere to rise
sorprendere to surprise, to catch unaware
sorprendersi to be surprised
sorprendersi to surprise oneself
sorridere to smile
sorvegliare to supervise
sorvolare to fly over
sospendere to suspend
sospettare to suspect
sospirare to sigh
sostenere to support
sostituire to replace
sottolineare to underline
sottomettere to submit
sottoporre to submit
sottoscrivere to sign
sottovalutare to underestimate
sottrarre to subtract
sovvenzionare to subsidise
spaccare to break
spacciare to traffic in
spalare to spread
sparare to shoot
spargere to spread
sparire to disappear
sparlare to speak ill
spaventare to frighten
spaventarsi to be afraid; to be frightened; to take fright
spaventarsi to scare oneself
spazzare to sweep, to sweep up
spazzolarsi to brush oneself
spazzolarsi to brush oneself
specializzarsi to specialise
specificare to specify
speculare to speculate.
spedire to send.
spegnere to turn off
spendere to spend
sperare to hope
sperimentare to experiment
spettegolare to gossip
spezzare to break
spiare to spy.
spiccare to stand out
spiegare to explain
spiegarsi to explain oneself, to make oneself clear
spifferare to leak
spingere to push
splendere to shine
spogliare to undress
spogliarsi to strip; to undress
spogliarsi to undress oneself
sporcare to dirty
sporgere to lean out
sposare to marry
sposarsi to marry (reflexive)
spostare to move
sprecare to waste
spremere to squeeze (fruit)
sprofondare to sink
spruzzare to spray
spuntare to sprout
spuntinare to trim
sputare to spit
squalificare to disqualify
squillare to ring (of a telephone)
sradicare to uproot; to pull up; to root up; to deracinate
stabilire to establish
stabilirsi to settle (down)
stabilizzare to stabilise
staccare to detach
stampare to print, to run off
stanare to flush out
stare to be (state, location)
starnutire to sneeze
stendere to stretch/to lay out
sterminare to exterminate, to wipe out, to kill off
stilare to draft
stimare to estimate, to value, to assess, to calculate
stimolare to stimulate
stirare to iron
strafare to exaggerate
strangolare to strangle, to choke, to throttle
strappare to tear
stressarsi to stress oneself
stressarsi to stress oneself
strillare to scream
stringere to tighten
strisciare to crawl
strofinare to rub
studiare to study
stupire to astonish
stuzzicare to tease
subappaltare to subcontract
subentrare to subrogate
subire to undergo
succedere to happen
succhiare to suck
sudare to sweat
suggerire to suggest, to hint, to propose, to advise
suonare to play (an instrument)
superare to overcome
supervisionare to supervise, to oversee
supplicare to beg
supporre to suppose
supportare to support
suscitare to evoke
sussurrare to whisper
svalutare to devalue
svanire to vanish
svegliare to wake (someone up)
svegliarsi to wake up
svegliarsi to wake up
svelare to reveal
svenire to faint
sventolare to wave
sviare to divert
sviluppare to develop
svolgere to carry out
svoltare to turn
svuotare to empty