soeur

/sœʁ/

noun #761 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

sister

Grammar

Gender

Examples

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My sister and I spend our holidays together every summer.

frères .

She has three brothers and one sister.

ainee Canada .

Her older sister has been living in Canada for five years.

Soeur est un nom feminin designe un membre feminin de la fratrie. Soeur ainee (older sister) et soeur cadette (younger sister) precisent l'ordre de naissance. Belle-soeur (sister-in-law) designe soit la soeur du conjoint, soit la femme du frere.

Ma soeur ! est une interjection argotique de surprise dans certains registres. Soeur de lait (foster sister, milk-sister) est un terme historique. Ame soeur (soulmate) est une expression distincte qui ne designe pas une soeur biologique.

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