SOS in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for SOS in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

I.so [Brit səʊ, Am soʊ] ADV

10. so (avoiding repetition):

so I see

so long as inf → long

See also without, much, long, ever, as

I.without [Brit wɪðˈaʊt, Am wəˈðæʊt, wəˈθaʊt] PREP

II.without [Brit wɪðˈaʊt, Am wəˈðæʊt, wəˈθaʊt] ADV (on the outside)

I.much [Brit mʌtʃ, Am mətʃ] ADV When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by beaucoup: it's much longer = c'est beaucoup plus long; she doesn't talk much = elle ne parle pas beaucoup.
For particular usages, see I. below.
When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by beaucoup: there is much to learn = il y a beaucoup à apprendre. However, in negative sentences grand-chose is also used: I didn't learn much = je n'ai pas beaucoup appris or je n'ai pas appris grand-chose.
When much is used as an adjective, it is translated by beaucoup de: they don't have much money = ils n'ont pas beaucoup d'argent.
For particular usages see III. below.

1. much (to a considerable degree):

4. much (specifying degree to which something is true):

+ subj thanks very much

II.much [Brit mʌtʃ, Am mətʃ] PRON

1. much:

2. much (expressing a relative amount, degree):

III.much [Brit mʌtʃ, Am mətʃ] ADJ

VIII.much [Brit mʌtʃ, Am mətʃ]

I.long [Brit lɒŋ, Am lɔŋ, lɑŋ] N (syllable, signal)

II.long [Brit lɒŋ, Am lɔŋ, lɑŋ] ADJ

1. long (lengthy, protracted):

2. long (in expressions of time):

4. long (in expressions of distance):

III.long [Brit lɒŋ, Am lɔŋ, lɑŋ] ADV

1. long (a long time):

IV.as long as, so long as CONJ

V.long [Brit lɒŋ, Am lɔŋ, lɑŋ] VB intr

I.ever [Brit ˈɛvə, Am ˈɛvər] ADV

1. ever (at any time):

2. ever (when making comparisons):

4. ever (expressing anger, irritation):

I.as [Brit az, əz, Am æz, əz] CONJ

1. as (in the manner that):

as I see it
as you were! MIL

II.as [Brit az, əz, Am æz, əz] PREP

III.as [Brit az, əz, Am æz, əz] ADV

1. as (expressing degree, extent):

I.so-so [Brit səʊˈsəʊ, Am ˈsoʊ ˈˌsoʊ] inf ADJ

II.so-so [Brit səʊˈsəʊ, Am ˈsoʊ ˈˌsoʊ] inf ADV

say-so [Brit, Am ˈseɪ ˌsoʊ] N inf

Translations for SOS in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

SOS in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for SOS in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

SOS [ˌesəʊˈes, Am -oʊˈ-] N

See also far, much, many

I.far <farther, farthest [or further, furthest]> [fɑ:ʳ, Am fɑ:r] ADV

1. far (a long distance):

far a. fig

II.far <farther, farthest [or further, furthest]> [fɑ:ʳ, Am fɑ:r] ADJ

I.much <more, most> [mʌtʃ] ADJ

II.much <more, most> [mʌtʃ] ADV

III.much <more, most> [mʌtʃ] PRON

I.many <more, most> [ˈmeni] ADJ

II.many <more, most> [ˈmeni] PRON

III.many <more, most> [ˈmeni] N

Translations for SOS in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

SOS Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Single screens watchers will have more affinity towards an action film such as SOS.
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Poor banana SOS in the sea of summer! 1990-09-02 103.
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Several ships were despatched to assist when her SOS message was received, but most were obliged to turn back due to the poor weather.
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The lesion repair genes are induced at the beginning of SOS response.
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At the time of the collision the wireless operator had immediately sent out an SOS.
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They were usually sent in conjunction with the SOS distress code.
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A myth developed after the disaster that this was the first time SOS was used, but it had been used on other ships previously.
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She continued to work on the mechanism of the SOS response until she retired in 1991.
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There was no time to send another SOS (aerials were down) the end was here.
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There are emergency phones marked SOS every which can contact the police, fire departments, and hospitals.
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