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7,169 words — headwords with part of speech, pronunciation, and a plain-language definition.

SNLE
noun, masculine
an SSBN (nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine); abbreviation of Sous-Marin Nucléaire Lanceur d'Engins
SNOF
proper noun
syndicat National des Ophtalmologistes de France
SO
noun, feminine
initialism of sud-ouest; SW
SOC
proper noun
abbreviation of Parti socialiste (“Socialist Party”)
SOV
adjective
initialism of sujet-objet-verbe, equivalent to English SOV (subject-object-verb).
SP
noun, masculine
initialism of syntagme prépositionnel (“prepositional phrase; PP”)
SPA
proper noun
initialism of Société Protectrice des Animaux (“Society for the Protection of Animals”)
SPCUM
proper noun
Service de police de la Communauté urbaine de Montréal — SPCUM – the MUC police service, replaced by the SPVM
SPM
noun, masculine
PMS (premenstrual syndrome), PMT
SPVM
proper noun
initialism of Service de police de la Ville de Montréal SPVM
SQ
proper noun
initialism of Sûreté du Québec - SQ
SQDC
proper noun
initialism of Société québécoise du cannabis, a provincial Crown corporation and monopoly in Quebec responsible for cannabis distribution and sales
SR
noun, feminine
initialism of secours routier (“road accident rescue”)
SRAS
noun, masculine
SARS
SRB
noun, masculine
initialism of service rapide par bus BRT (bus rapid transit)
SRC
proper noun
initialism of Société Radio-Canada, a French-language network
SSR
proper noun
acronym of Société suisse de radiodiffusion et télévision: SRG SSR
SST
noun, feminine
initialism of santé et sécurité au travail (“occupational health and safety”): OHS
ST
adjective
initialism of sous-titrée (“subtitled; a non-French film with French subtitles”)
ST
noun, feminine
ST (“steam”) abbreviation of vapeur
STA
noun, feminine
initialism of sous-titres anglais (“English subtitles (EST)”)
STCUM
proper noun
Société de transport de la Communauté urbaine de Montréal — the MUCTC – the transit corporation for the Montreal Urban Community; it replaced the CTCUM in 1985 and was replaced by the STM in 2002
STF
noun, feminine
"sous-titres français" — French subtitles (FST)
STM
proper noun
initialism of Société de transport de Montréal; the MTC; the transit corporation for the island and megacity of Montreal; in 2002 it replaced the STCUM
STTP
proper noun
initialism of Syndicat des travailleurs et travailleuses des postes (“Canadian Union of Postal Workers”): CUPW
STV
phrase
initialism of si tu veux
SUV
noun, masculine
SUV; synonym of VUS (véhicule utilitaire sport)
SV
noun, masculine
initialism of syntagme verbal (“verb phrase; VP”)
SVP
phrase
initialism of s'il vous plaît (please – lit. if it pleases you) (formal or plural)
Her Majesty (a title of respect when referring to a female monarch); His Majesty (a title of respect when referring to a male monarch)
Her Imperial Majesty (a title of respect when referring to an empress); His Imperial Majesty (a title of respect when referring to an emperor)
Sabatier
proper noun
a surname, Sabatier
Sabattier
proper noun
a surname, Sabattier
Sabaté
proper noun
French toponym encountered in southwestern France
Sabena
proper noun
acronym of Societé anonyme belge d'Exploitation de la Navigation aérienne
Sabia
proper noun
Sabia: a surname
Sabine
proper noun
a female given name
Sabri
proper noun
a male given name from Arabic
Sabrina
proper noun
a female given name borrowed from English, popular from the 1970s to the 1990s
Sacarauques
proper noun
Sacaraucae (an ancient Saka/Scythian tribe from Central Asia, known to have migrated into Bactria and later into Gandhara)
Sacha
proper noun
a male given name, equivalent to German Sascha or English Sasha
Sachiko
proper noun
a female given name from Japanese
Sacramento
proper noun
Sacramento, the capital city of California, United States.
Sada
proper noun
a city in Mayotte department, France
Sade
proper noun
Marquis de Sade
Safavide
noun, masculine
Safavid
Sagesse
proper noun
Wisdom
Sagex
noun, masculine
polystyrene / styrofoam
Sagittaire
proper noun
Sagittarius (constellation); Sagittarius (star sign)
Sagittaire
noun, masculine/feminine
Sagittarius (someone with a Sagittarius star sign)
Sagnes
proper noun
a surname from Occitan
Saguenay
proper noun
a city and regional county municipality of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, Canada
a region of Quebec, Canada
Saguenéen
noun, masculine
Saguenean (native or inhabitant of Saguenay)
Saguy
proper noun
a surname
Sahara
proper noun
Sahara
Sahara espagnol
proper noun
Spanish Sahara (a former territory of Spain in North Africa; modern-day Western Sahara, disputed between Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic)
Western Sahara (a territory and former Spanish colony in North Africa; about 70% is occupied by Morocco, which claims ownership over the territory as its Southern Provinces, while 30% is governed by its native inhabitants as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic)
Sahraoui
noun, masculine
Sahrawi
Sailulak
proper noun
Sailulak (a village in Mizoram, India)