subgrade French: soubassementGerman: Untergrund, UnterbauSpanish: subsueloItalian: sottosuolo, sottofondoPortuguese: subleitoDutch: ondergrond
submerged unit weight French: densité immergée, dejaugéeGerman: Raumgewicht unter WasserSpanish: densidad sumergidaItalian: peso di volume sommersoPortuguese: peso especifico imersoDutch: soortelijk gewicht onder water
subsidence French: affaissement, effondrementGerman: Senkung, NachlassenSpanish: subsidenciaItalian: subsidenzaPortuguese: subsidenciaDutch: bodemzakking, zetting
subsoil French: sous-solGerman: UntergrundSpanish: subsueloItalian: sottosuoloPortuguese: subsoloDutch: ondergrond
subsoil exploration French: reconnaissance du sous-sol, investigation --German: baugrundtechnische UntersuchungSpanish: reconocimiento del subsueloItalian: esplorazione del sottosuoloPortuguese: prospecção do subsoloDutch: grondonderzoek
subsurface French: sous-solGerman: unter der OberflächeSpanish: subsueloItalian: sotterraneo, sotto la superficiePortuguese: subsoloDutch: onder het bodemoppervlak
suction French: succionGerman: AnsaugenSpanish: succiónItalian: aspirazionePortuguese: sucçãoDutch: aanzuigen
suitability test French: essai de contrôleGerman: EignungsprüfungItalian: test d'idoneitàPortuguese: ensaio de controloDutch: geschiktheidstest
sump Small excavation or pit provided in a low point of construction to serve as a collection basin for surface water and near surface underground water. French: puisardGerman: Senkgrube, PumpensumpfSpanish: foso, colector de aguasItalian: pozzo collettorePortuguese: fossaDutch: pompput