SISTER - Translation from English into French

English

French

sister [Brit ˈsɪstə, Am ˈsɪstər] N

1. sister (sibling):

sister: sœur f

older or elder/younger sister: sœur aînée/cadette

big/little sister: grande/petite sœur

she's like a sister to me: elle est une sœur pour moi

2. sister (affiliated) attr:

sister company, institution, organization: sœur

sister newspaper, publication: apparenté

sister country, sister state: pays frère

sister nation: nation sœur

3. sister Brit MED:

sister: infirmière f chef

yes, sister: oui, Madame

4. sister:

sister, a. Sister REL: sœur f

yes, sister: oui, ma sœur

5. sister (fellow woman):

sister: sœur f

6. sister Am (form of address):

sister inf: ma vieille inf

half-sister N

half-sister: demi-sœur f

kid sister N inf

kid sister: sœurette f inf

nursing sister N Brit

nursing sister: infirmière f chef

ward sister N Brit MED

ward sister: infirmière f en chef

soul sister N Am

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

sob sister N Am inf JOURN

sob sister: journaliste mf qui se spécialise dans le courrier du cœur

sister ship N

sister ship: sister-ship m

sister-in-law <pl sisters-in-law> N

sister-in-law: belle-sœur f

French

English

belle-sœur: sister-in-law

English

French

sister [ˈsɪstəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

1. sister (woman, girl):

sister: sœur f

2. sister (nun):

Sister Catherine: sœur Catherine

Sister!: ma Sœur!

3. sister Brit, Aus (nurse):

sister: infirmière f

Sister Jones: Mademoiselle Jones

half-sister N

half-sister: demi-sœur f

sister ship N

sister ship: navire m jumeau

soul sister N

soul sister: sœur f

sister company N

sister company: société f apparentée

sister-in-law <sisters-in-law [or sister-in-laws]> N

sister-in-law: belle-sœur f

French

English

demi-sœur: half-sister

belle-sœur: sister-in-law

sœurette: little sister

des villes jumelées: sister cities Am

English

French

I. sister [ˈsɪs·tər] N

1. sister (woman, girl):

sister: sœur f

2. sister (nun):

Sister Catherine: sœur Catherine

Sister!: ma sœur!

II. sister [ˈsɪs·tər] ADJ

sister city, university, school:

sister: jumelé(e)

sister company: société f apparentée

soul sister N

soul sister: sœur f

half sister N

half sister: demi-sœur f

sister ship N

sister ship: navire m jumeau

sister-in-law <sisters-in-law> N

sister-in-law: belle-sœur f

French

English

belle-sœur: sister-in-law

demi-sœur: half sister

sœurette: little sister

des villes jumelées: sister cities

sœur: sister

sœur de lait: foster sister

ma sœur: Sister

sœur civilisation, âme: sister

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

(give my) regards to your sister: transmettez mes amitiés à votre sœur

Sister!: ma Sœur!

both he and his sister are ill: sa sœur et lui sont tous les deux malades

kid sister Am: petite sœur

ask your sister: demande à ta sœur

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Sally had to ask the judge for a contingency fund.

www.independent.co.uk

Ask the new owner of your old house if you can keep renting it after settlement date until you find a new house.5.

www.nzherald.co.nz

In other words, not just to be a kind of passive blotting paper for ethics but also to ask questions about it.

www.telegraph.co.uk

If you are unsure about whether you owe money or how much you owe, ask the collector by certified mail for verification of the debt.

time.com

Ask what positions they hold in the company, and they look at each other blankly.

www.newsobserver.com

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