Grammatical class
Noun
sou
(historical, numismatics) sou (old French coin)
Details
Syllables
sou
Phonetics
su
Grammatical class
Noun
Freq. (books)
4168
Freq. (movies)
2844
Freq. (news)
16464
Sentences
Tu peux me prêter des sous ?
Can you lend me some cash?
Il est sans le sou.
He's penniless.
Ziri n'a pas un sou.
Ziri is broke.
J'étais sans le sou.
I was broke.
Il n'avait pas un sou.
He didn't have a penny.
Je n'ai plus un sou.
I'm very short of money.
Si j'avais eu un sou à chaque fois qu'une femme m'a rejeté, je serais un homme riche !
If I had a nickel for everytime a woman has turned me down, I'd be a rich man!
Ça va être six piastres et vingt-cinq sous, s’il te plaît.
That'll be six dollars and twenty-five cents, please.
Je n'ai pas fait payer un sou à Sami.
I didn't charge Sami a penny.
Ses idées ne lui ont jamais valu un sou.
His ideas never earned him a dime.
Ses idées ne lui ont jamais rapporté un sou.
His ideas never earned him a single penny.
John économisait chaque sou qu'il avait.
John saved every single penny.