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

soixantième: sixtieth
soja: soy (sauce); soy (plant)
sol: sol (the fifth step (G) in the solfège scale of C, preceded by fa and followed by la)
sol: sou (the feudal era coin)
sol: a Spanish-American gold or silver coin, now the main currency unit of Peru (also new sol), or a coin of this value
sol: soil, earth; ground; floor
solaire: solar (relative to the sun); radiant (beaming with vivacity and happiness)
solanacée: any plant of the family Solanaceae
solanine: solanine
solanée: nightshade or any other member of the order Solanaceae
solarigraphe: solarigraph
solarimètre: solarimeter
solarisation: solarization
solariser: to solarize
solarium: solarium; sunbed, tanning bed
soldanelle: snowbell, any plant of the genus Soldanella
soldanelle des Alpes: alpine snowbell (Soldanella alpina)
soldat: soldier
soldat de deuxième classe: private, soldier second class
soldat de première classe: private first class, soldier first class
soldatesque: soldierly, soldierlike
soldatesque: mob of unruly soldiers; army rabble
soldatesquement: soldierly
solde: pay of a soldier or other military person; pay generally
solde: balance (list of credits and debits); sale (discount period in e.g. a shop)
solde créditeur: credit balance
solde débiteur: debit balance
solde intermédiaire de gestion: intermediate management balance
solde migratoire: net migration
solder: to close (a deal); to settle, to pay off (debt); to sell at sales, to have a sale; to end up (in), to result (in)
soldeur: discounter
sole: sole (fish); sole, the bottom of a hoof; sole, a piece of timber, a joist; a piece of land devoted to crop rotation
sole meunière: French fish dish consisting of sole, preferably whole (gray skin removed) or filet, that is dredged in flour, pan fried in butter and served with the resulting brown butter sauce, parsley and lemon.
soleil: sun (star); sunflower
soleil couchant: setting sun; sunset (moment when the sun sets)
soleil de minuit: midnight sun
soleil de plomb: a blazing sun, a scorching sun
soleil levant: rising sun; sunrise (moment when the sun rises)
soleil mexicain: synonym of tournesol du Mexique (“tree marigold”) Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A. Gray
solen: razor clam
solennel: solemn, formal; ceremonious
solennellement: solemnly
solenniser: to solemnize
solennité: solemnity; a solemn or formal ceremony
soleret: soleret
solfatare: fumarole
solfatarien: solfataric
solfier: (singing) to sing using the sol-fa system
solfège: the art of singing using the sol-fa system; sol-fa, solfège; music theory, the training and courses that come with it as well as one's knowledge of it
solidage: goldenrod (Solidago)
solidago: synonym of solidage (“solidago”) (Solidago)
solidaire: solidary, showing solidarity (with); interdependent
solidairement: jointly, severally
solidariser: to interlock or unify; to stand by someone
solidarisme: solidarism
solidarité: solidarity
solide: solid
solide: secure, solid, firm, substantial; stout; sterling
solide comme le Pont-Neuf: very solid, rock solid; in the pink of health, fit as a fiddle
solide comme un roc: solid as a rock, rock solid, tough as nails