Here’s a list of French verbs that start with the letter “S”:
List of French verbs starting with S
- sabler: per sabbiare
- saborder: to scuttle
- saboter: to sabotage
- sabrer: to cut down
- saccager: to ransack
- sacquer: to sack (dismiss)
- sacraliser: to make sacred
- sacrer: a corona
- sacrifier: to sacrifice
- saigner: to bleed
- saillir: to protrude
- saisir: to seize
- saler: to salt
- salir: to dirty
- saliver: to salivate
- saloper: per fare un pasticcio
- saluer: to greet
- sanctifier: to sanctify
- sanctionner: to sanction
- sangler: to strap
- sangloter: to sob
- saper: to undermine
- saponifier: to saponify
- sarcler: diserbare
- sasser: setacciare
- satelliser: to satellize
- satiner: lucidare
- satisfaire: per soddisfare
- saturer: to saturate
- saucer: to soak up sauce
- saucissonner: to divide up
- saupoudrer: cospargere
- sauter: to jump
- sautiller: to hop
- sauvegarder: to save
- sauver: to save
- savoir: da sapere
- savonner: to soap
- savourer: to savor
- scalper: to scalp
- scandaliser: to scandalize
- scander: cantare
- scanner: to scan
- scarifier: to scarify
- sceller: per sigillare
- schlinguer: puzzare
- schématiser: to outline
- scier: to saw
- scinder: dividere
- scintiller: scintillare
- scléroser: to sclerose
- scolariser: to enroll in school
- scotcher: to tape
- scratcher: to scratch (as in DJing)
- scruter: to scrutinize
- sculpter: to sculpt
- seconder: per assistere
- secouer: scuotere
- secourir: to rescue
- sectionner: tagliare
- sectoriser: to sectorize
- segmenter: to segment
- seller: in sella
- sembler: to seem
- semer: to sow
- sensibiliser: to raise awareness
- sentir: to feel, to smell
- seoir: to suit
- septupler: to increase sevenfold
- seriner: to repeat endlessly
- sermonner: to lecture
- serpenter: to snake
- serrer: to tighten
- sertir: to crimp
- servir: to serve
- sevrer: to wean
- sextupler: to increase sixfold
- sécher: to dry
- sécréter: to secrete
- séculariser: to secularize
- sécuriser: to secure
- sédentariser: to settle
- séduire: sedurre
- séjourner: to stay
- sélectionner: to select
- séparer: to separate
- séquestrer: to sequestrate
- série: ordinare
- sévir: to crack down
- shampouiner: to shampoo
- shooter: to shoot
- sidérer: to astonish
- siffler: to whistle
- siffloter: canticchiare
- signaler: to signal
- signaler: informare
- signer: da firmare
- signifier: to signify
- sillonner: to crisscross
- simplifier: per semplificare
- simuler: to simulate
- singer: to mimic
- singulariser: distinguere
- siphonner: to siphon
- siroter: to sip
- situer: to situate
- siéger: to sit (on a council)
- skier: to ski
- slalomer: to slalom
- slamer: to perform slam poetry
- smasher: to smash
- snifer: to sniff (informal)
- sniffer: to sniff
- snober: to snub
- socialiser: to socialize
- sodomiser: to sodomize
- soigner: to treat (medically)
- solder: vendere
- solenniser: to solemnize
- solfier: to sing notes
- solidariser: unire
- solidifier: to solidify
- soliloquer: to soliloquize
- solliciter: to solicit
- solubiliser: to solubilize
- solutionner: to solve
- somatiser: to somatize
- sombrer: to sink
- sommeiller: to nap
- sommer: convocare
- somnoler: to doze
- sonder: to probe
- songer: to think about
- sonner: per suonare
- sonoriser: to add sound
- sophistiquer: to sophisticate
- sortir: to go out
- soucier: preoccuparsi
- souder: to weld
- soudoyer: to bribe
- souffler: to blow
- souffleter: to slap
- souffrir: soffrire
- soufrer: to sulfurize
- souhaiter: to wish
- souiller: to soil
- soulager: to relieve
- soulever: to lift
- souligner: to underline
- soumettre: to submit
- soumissionner: to tender
- souper: to have supper
- soupeser: pesare
- soupirer: to sigh
- soupçonner: to suspect
- souquer: to tighten
- sourciller: to frown
- sourdre: to surge up
- sourire: to smile
- sous-entendre: per implicare
- sous-estimer: to underestimate
- sous-exposer: to underexpose
- sous-louer: to sublet
- sous-payer: to underpay
- sous-tendre: to underlie
- sous-titrer: to subtitle
- sous-traiter: to subcontract
- sous-virer: to understeer
- sous-évaluer: to undervalue
- souscrire: per iscriversi
- soustraire: to subtract
- soutenir: to support
- soutirer: estrarre
- souvenir: to remember
- soviétiser: to Sovietize
- soûler: ubriacarsi
- speeder: to hurry (informal)
- spiritualiser: to spiritualize
- spolier: espropriare
- sponsoriser: per sponsorizzare
- sprinter: to sprint
- spécialiser: to specialize
- spécifier: to specify
- spéculer: speculare
- squatter: accovacciarsi
- stabiliser: to stabilize
- stagner: ristagnare
- standardiser: to standardize
- stationner: per parcheggiare
- statuer: to rule
- statufier: to make into a statue
- stigmatiser: to stigmatize
- stimuler: to stimulate
- stipendier: to subsidize
- stipuler: to stipulate
- stocker: to stock
- stopper: fermarsi
- stresser: to stress
- striduler: cinguettare
- strier: to streak
- structurer: to structure
- stupéfier: to amaze
- styliser: to stylize
- sténographier: to stenograph
- stériliser: sterilizzare
- subdiviser: to subdivide
- subir: to undergo
- subjuguer: soggiogare
- sublimer: to sublimate
- submerger: per sopraffare
- subodorer: to suspect
- subordonner: to subordinate
- suborner: to bribe (witnesses)
- subsister: to subsist
- substituer: to substitute
- subtiliser: rubare
- subvenir: to provide for
- subventionner: to subsidize
- succomber: to succumb
- succéder: to succeed (follow)
- sucer: to suck
- sucrer: to sweeten
- suer: sudare
- suffire: to suffice
- suffoquer: to suffocate
- suggérer: to suggest
- suicider: to commit suicide
- suinter: to ooze
- suivre: to follow
- sulfater: to spray (chemicals)
- superposer: to superimpose
- superviser: to supervise
- supplanter: to supplant
- supplicier: to execute
- supplier: to beg
- suppléer: to make up for
- supplémenter: to supplement
- supporter: tollerare
- supposer: to suppose
- supprimer: to delete
- suppurer: to fester
- supputer: to estimate
- surabonder: to be in abundance
- surajouter: to add more
- suralimenter: to overfeed
- surcharger: to overload
- surchauffer: to overheat
- surclasser: to outperform
- surenchérir: to overbid
- surestimer: to overestimate
- surexciter: to overexcite
- surexploiter: to overexploit
- surexposer: to overexpose
- surfer: to surf
- surfile: to overlock (sewing)
- surgeler: to deep-freeze
- surgir: to appear suddenly
- surimposer: to overtax
- surir: inacidire
- surligner: to highlight
- surmener: sovraccarico di lavoro
- surmonter: to overcome
- surnager: to stay afloat
- surnommer: to nickname
- surpasser: to surpass
- surpayer: to overpay
- surplomber: to overhang
- surprendre: to surprise
- surprotéger: to overprotect
- sursauter: to jump (from surprise)
- surseoir: rimandare
- surtaxer: to overtax
- surveiller: to monitor
- survenir: to occur
- survirer: to oversteer
- survivre: to survive
- survoler: to fly over
- survolter: to overexcite
- surélever: to raise
- suréquiper: to over-equip
- surévaluer: to overestimate
- susciter: provocare
- suspecter: to suspect
- suspendre: to suspend
- sustenter: to sustain
- susurrer: sussurrare
- suturer: to stitch up
- suçoter: to suck gently
- swinguer: to swing
- symboliser: to symbolize
- sympathiser: simpatizzare
- synchroniser: to synchronize
- syndiquer: to unionize
- synthétiser: to synthesize
- systématiser: to systematize