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/sœʁ/
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noun[C]
A sister; a female sibling.
/sœʁ/
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Old French suer, seror, from Latin soror, meaning “sister.”
Examples
Ma sœur habite à Lyon.
/ma sœʁ a.bit a ljɔ̃/
My sister lives in Lyon.
Elle a deux frères et une sœur.
/ɛl a dø fʁɛʁz e yn sœʁ/
She has two brothers and one sister.
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noun[C]
A nun or religious sister; a woman belonging to a Christian religious community.
/sœʁ/
Pronunciation
Etymology
From the same word for “sister,” used as a form of address within religious communities.
Examples
La sœur dirige l'école du village.
/la sœʁ di.ʁiʒ le.kɔl dy vi.laʒ/
The sister runs the village school.
Sœur Marie travaille à l'hôpital.
/sœʁ ma.ʁi tʁa.vaj a lo.pi.tal/
Sister Marie works at the hospital.
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adjectivefeminine; usually postpositive
Sister; closely related, paired, or corresponding, especially of feminine nouns such as cities, organizations, or companies.
/sœʁ/
Pronunciation
Etymology
Figurative adjectival use of the noun sœur, “sister.”
Examples
Paris et Rome sont des villes sœurs.
/pa.ʁi e ʁɔm sɔ̃ de vil sœʁ/
Paris and Rome are sister cities.
Cette société sœur partage les mêmes locaux.
/sɛt sɔ.sje.te sœʁ paʁ.taʒ le mɛm lo.ko/
This sister company shares the same premises.
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