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sentir le soufre

French, verb/sɑ̃.tiʁ lə sufʁ/

sentir le soufre is a French verb meaning “to appear volatile, tense, or dangerous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Utilisé pour parler d’une situation tendue, risquée”.

What does sentir le soufre mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to appear volatile, tense, or dangerous

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Utilisé pour parler d’une situation tendue, risquée.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce sentir le soufre?

  • /sɑ̃.tiʁ lə sufʁ/
  • \sɑ̃.tiʁ lə sufʁ\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.