French to English Dictionary (Dictionnaire Français-Anglais)

Rare Term

A word or phrase that is not commonly used or is infrequently encountered.

Room occupancy tax

A government-imposed tax levied on the rental of transient lodging, such as hotel rooms, motels, and short-term rentals, usually calculated as a percentage of the total room charge.

Sanctified Ground

A place that has been made holy or sacred, often through religious rituals or significance.

Sankramaṇa-Kāla

A specific time or period associated with a transition or change, particularly in cultural or religious practices.

Scarp

A steep slope or cliff, especially one formed by erosion or faulting.

Self-tormenter

A person who causes mental or emotional suffering to themselves through excessive worry, guilt, or rumination.

Seminal text

A work of art, literature, or scholarship that is highly original and strongly influences later developments in a field.

Shannon Theory

A mathematical theory that quantifies the transmission, processing, and storage of information.

Sizer

A device or machine used to sort, grade, or measure items according to their dimensions.

Sodden

Saturated with liquid, especially water; soaked through.

Sonderarbeitskraft

A specialized worker or labor force brought in for specific tasks or projects.

Spacetime-Tunnel

A hypothetical passage through spacetime that connects distant points in space and time.