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sœur
A1 noun Famille
🇬🇧 English: sister
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Définition

🇫🇷 French (EU)
noun

Femme ou fille, ayant le même père et la même mère que la personne considérée. Si un seul des parents est commun, c’est une demi-sœur.

Definition

🇬🇧 English

A female person who has the same parents as you.

Grammaire

🇫🇷 French (EU)

Gender: féminin (la/une). Pluriel: sœurs.

🇬🇧 Countable noun. Plural: sisters. Common collocations: older sister, younger sister, big sister, sister-in-law (your spouse's sister or your sibling's wife). Informal: sis.

Cultural Notes

🇬🇧 English

'Sister city' refers to two cities in different countries that have a special partnership. 'Sisterhood' describes the bond between women who support each other. In a hospital, a 'Sister' (with capital S) is a senior nurse in British English.

Exemples

Il sourit à sa petite sœur.

"Il sourit à sa petite sœur."

🇬🇧 "He smiles at his younger sister."

Sa sœur lui lit un livre.

"Sa sœur lui lit un livre."

🇬🇧 "His sister reads a book to him."

Texte à trous 🇫🇷 French (EU)

Il sourit à sa petite ___.

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