sons in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sons in the English»French Dictionary

son [Brit sʌn, Am sən] N

1. son (male child):

son

fils m (of de)

an only son

un fils unique

he's like a son to me

il est comme un fils pour moi

my son and heir

mon héritier

he's his father's son

c'est bien le fils de son père

2. son (descendant):

son liter

fils m

the sons of the revolution

les fils de la révolution

Scotland's favourite son

l'un des enfants chéris de l'Écosse

3. son inf:

son (as form of address) (kindly)

fiston m inf

son (patronizingly)

mon gars m

every mother's son (of them)

tous autant qu'ils sont

native son N

native son

enfant m du pays

son-in-law [Brit ˈsʌnɪnlɔː, Am ˈsən ən ˌlɔ] N

son-in-law

gendre m

son-of-a-gun [Brit ˌsʌnəvəˈɡʌn] N Am inf, dated

you old son-of-a-gun!

espèce de vieux filou! inf

I.son of a bitch [Brit ˌsʌn əv ə ˈbɪtʃ] N Am sl

1. son of a bitch pej:

son of a bitch

salaud m sl

2. son of a bitch (jocular):

son of a bitch

vieille branche f inf

how are you, you old son of a bitch sl?

comment vas-tu vieille branche? inf

3. son of a bitch (difficult task):

son of a bitch

vacherie f inf

son of a bitch

saleté f inf

II.son of a bitch [Brit ˌsʌn əv ə ˈbɪtʃ] INTERJ

son of a bitch

merde! sl

son et lumière [Brit ˌsɒn eɪ ˈluːmjɛː, Am ˌsɔneɪlumˈjɛr] N

son et lumière

son et lumière m

son et lumière

spectacle m son et lumière

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her rascally son

son coquin de fils

Translations for sons in the French»English Dictionary

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gendre

son-in-law

fiston inf

son

beau-fils

son-in-law

sons in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sons in the English»French Dictionary

son [sʌn] N

1. son (male offspring):

son a. fig

fils m

2. son (address to a younger male):

son

fiston m

3. son (lad):

son

gars m

Phrases:

son of a bitch vulg

fils m de pute

son-in-law <sons-in-law [or son-in-laws]> N

son-in-law

beau-fils m

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from father to son

de père en fils

whose son is he?

de qui est-il le fils?

Translations for sons in the French»English Dictionary

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gendre

son-in-law

beau-fils

son-in-law

fils

son

de père en fils

from father to son

être bien le fils de son père

to be one's father's son

son héritier inf

his son and heir

de père en fils

from father to son

tel père, tel fils

like father, like son

avoir un fils âgé de 10 ans

to have a 10-year-old son

sons Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

like father, like son

tel père, tel fils

whose son is he?

de qui est-il le fils?

as regards the house/your son

en ce qui concerne la maison/votre fils

from father to son

de père en fils

to have it out with one's son about sth

s'expliquer avec son fils sur qc

to keep telling one's son to +infin

répéter à son fils de +infin

he's a son of the city

c'est un enfant de la ville

to gesture to one's son to +infin

faire signe à son fils de +infin

to speak up for one's son with sb

plaider pour [ou en faveur de] son fils auprès de qn

it's fifteen years (now) since his son did sth

voici quinze ans que son fils a fait qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

His two sons followed in his footsteps to become oil patch financial analysts.

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The couple have three sons, including a set of twins, via surrogacy.

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The couple hopes their two sons will eventually join them in the farm business, but both have off-farm careers currently.

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Finally, we look upon the show's two true sons, the two princes of this kingdom, one the young lordling of light, his sigil a flaming chalice.

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He brought up his two eldest sons as engravers.

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They are subject to a system of cadency to distinguish between sons of the original holder of the coat of arms.

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The barony became extinct on his death as he had no sons.

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Previously, the development of the duchy had been impeded by the bestowal of minor lands and titles on younger sons and daughters, diminishing the ducal fisc.

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It is also not uncommon for the sons of troupe leaders to branch off and begin their own troupes.

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As a mother, she doted on and was quite possessive of her sons.

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