Souls in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Souls in the English»French Dictionary

All Souls' Day N Brit

All Souls' Day

Jour m des Morts

soul [Brit səʊl, Am soʊl] N

1. soul REL (immortal):

soul

âme f

to sell one's soul (to the devil)

vendre son âme (au diable)

to sell one's soul fig

donner n'importe quoi (for pour, to do pour faire)

bless my soul dated! upon my soul dated!

grand Dieu!

2. soul (innermost nature):

soul

âme f

a soul in torment liter

une âme en peine

to have the soul of a poet

avoir l'âme d'un poète, être poète dans l'âme

3. soul (essence):

soul

âme f

the soul of the British middle classes

l'âme de la bourgeoisie britannique

to be the soul of kindness/discretion

être la gentillesse/discrétion même

4. soul U (emotional appeal or depth):

to lack soul performance, rendition:

être plat

to lack soul building, city:

ne pas avoir d'âme

he has no soul! hum

il est trop terre à terre!

5. soul (character type):

a sensitive soul

une âme sensible

she's a motherly soul

elle est très maternelle

6. soul (person):

you mustn't tell a soul!

ne le dis à personne!

you can drive miles without seeing a soul

on peut faire des kilomètres sans voir personne or sans voir âme qui vive

‘many people there?’—‘not a soul’

‘il y avait du monde?’—‘personne, pas un chat’ inf

she's too old, poor soul!

elle est trop vieille, la pauvre!

some poor soul will have to pay hum

quelque malheureux devra payer!

7. soul (inhabitant):

soul form or hum

habitant m

8. soul U Am (black solidarity):

soul

soul m

9. soul MUS:

soul, a. soul music

soul m

soul, a. soul music

musique f soul

it's good for the soul hum

ça forme le caractère

to be the life and soul of the party

être un or une boute-en-train

to throw oneself into sth heart and soul

se donner corps et âme à qc

you can't call your soul your own here

on n'est pas libre de faire ce qu'on veut ici

soul-destroying ADJ

soul-destroying occupation, role:

soul-destroying

abrutissant

soul-stirring ADJ

soul-stirring music:

soul-stirring

très émouvant

lost soul N REL

lost soul

âme f en peine

soul brother N Am

soul brother

frère m (terme que les Afro-Américains utilisent entre eux)

soul food N Am

soul food

cuisine traditionnelle des Afro-Américains

soul-searching [Brit ˈsəʊlsəːtʃɪŋ, Am ˈsoʊl ˌsərtʃɪŋ] N

soul-searching

débat m intérieur

to do some soul-searching

se poser des questions

soul sister N Am

soul sister

sœur f (terme que les Afro-Américaines utilisent entre elles)

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Souls in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Souls in the English»French Dictionary

All Souls' Day N

All Souls' Day

la fête des Morts

soul [səʊl, Am soʊl] N

1. soul (spirit):

soul

âme f

2. soul no pl (profound feelings):

soul

âme f

3. soul (person):

soul

âme f

4. soul no pl MUS:

soul

soul f

5. soul (essence):

soul

cœur m

to be the soul of discretion/honesty

être la discrétion/l'honnêteté personnifiée

Phrases:

to throw oneself body and soul into sth

se jeter corps et âme dans qc

soul brother N

soul brother

frère m de race

soul food N

soul food

nourriture traditionnelle afro-américaine originaire du Sud

soul-searching N no pl

soul-searching

introspection f

soul-destroying ADJ Brit pej

soul-destroying

abrutissant(e)

soul sister N

soul sister

sœur f

soul-stirring ADJ

soul-stirring

émouvant(e)

soul music N

soul music

soul f

soul mate N

soul mate

âme f sœur

Souls Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to bare one's heart/soul to sb

dévoiler son cœur/son âme à qn

to put one's heart and soul into sth

mettre tout son cœur et toute son âme dans qc

to be the soul of discretion/honesty

être la discrétion/l'honnêteté personnifiée

to throw oneself body and soul into sth

se jeter corps et âme dans qc

to sell one's soul to the devil

vendre son âme au diable

to be the (very) soul of discretion

être la discrétion même

to put one's heart and soul into sth

mettre toute son âme à faire qc

to look for one's soul mate

chercher l'âme sœur

to sell one's soul to the devil

vendre son âme au diable

there's not a soul in the street

il n'y a pas un chat dans la rue

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

These prayers include a chaplet for the departed, a novena for the souls in purgatory, and a prayer for sacrifice for the poor souls.

globalnation.inquirer.net

She has been trapped in Purgatory, where the souls of the supernatural go.

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Instead of deciphering a traditional captcha code, you can choose to listen to a few numbers spoken over the sound of a thousand screaming souls.

www.gizmodo.com.au

It features a headless outlaw biker on a motorcycle who collects the souls of sinners.

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He is renowned as a fearsome debt collector who is rumored to collect even the souls of his targets.

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In his stories, hapless souls became slowly trapped in dream-like realities where inhuman forces held sway.

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Some are selling to their relatives in the sobering belief that the discount on account of distress sale would at least go to their kindred souls.

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Few unenlightened souls are found in community oriented groups.

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Though they were meant to incarnate like all other souls, they somehow stayed behind.

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In the myth, it was described as a bearer of unwanted souls and the supplier of wings to exiting demons.

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