Visual meaning of 'sous' - Social Visual Dictionary

Visual illustration of sous: An old French copper coin equal to one twentieth of a livre or twelve deniers; one sou is to the livre as one shilling is to the pound. - Image 1

noun

An old French copper coin equal to one twentieth of a livre or twelve deniers; one sou is to the livre as one shilling is to the pound.

Examples:

""Back then, a loaf of bread might have cost a few sous, showing how little value that coin held compared to the more valuable livre." "

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Visual illustration of sous: Cent; pocket money. - Image 1

noun

Cent; pocket money.

Examples:

"After doing chores all weekend, my parents gave me a few sous to spend at the corner store. "

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Visual illustration of sous: A thing of the smallest value; a whit; a jot. - Image 1

noun

A thing of the smallest value; a whit; a jot.

Examples:

"I do not care a sou for your excuses."

"I do not care a sou for your excuses."

"I do not care a sou for your excuses."

value thing amount

Visual illustration of sous: An old French copper coin equal to one twentieth of a livre or twelve deniers; one sou is to the livre as one shilling is to the pound. - Image 1

An old French copper coin equal to one twentieth of a livre or twelve deniers; one sou is to the livre as one shilling is to the pound.

Examples:

""Back in 1780s France, you could buy a loaf of bread with a few sous, just as you could buy a small treat with a shilling in England at the same time." "

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Visual illustration of sous: Cent; pocket money. - Image 1

Cent; pocket money.

Examples:

""My mom gives me a few sous each week to buy candy after school." "

Visual illustration of sous: A thing of the smallest value; a whit; a jot. - Image 1

A thing of the smallest value; a whit; a jot.

Examples:

"Even though I was nervous about my presentation, my teacher didn't care a sous about my feelings and just graded it harshly. "

value thing amount

Visual illustration of sous: Short for sous-chef. - Image 1

Visual illustration of sous: Short for sous-chef. - Image 2

noun

Short for sous-chef.

Examples:

"The head chef trusts his sous to manage the kitchen staff when he's away. "

Visual illustration of sous: An old French copper coin equal to one twentieth of a livre or twelve deniers; one sou is to the livre as one shilling is to the pound. - Image 1

An old French copper coin equal to one twentieth of a livre or twelve deniers; one sou is to the livre as one shilling is to the pound.

Examples:

"My grandmother told me that in her youth, a single sou was a very small sum of money, like a fraction of a pound or a few pennies. "

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Visual illustration of sous: Cent; pocket money. - Image 1

Cent; pocket money.

Examples:

""My mom gives me a few sous each week to buy snacks at school." "

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Visual illustration of sous: A thing of the smallest value; a whit; a jot. - Image 1

A thing of the smallest value; a whit; a jot.

Examples:

"He doesn't care a sous about what others think of his messy desk. "

value thing amount

Visual illustration of sous: Short for sous-chef. - Image 1

Visual illustration of sous: Short for sous-chef. - Image 2

Short for sous-chef.

Examples:

"The restaurant's sous was in charge of preparing the vegetables for the evening. "

Related Words

Visual illustration for the word "valuable" - A personal possession such as jewellery, of relatively great monetary value; — usually used in plural form.

/ˈvæljuəbl̩/

A personal possession such as jewellery, of relatively great monetary value; — usually used in plural form.

"My grandmother's valuable were passed down through generations. "

Visual illustration for the word "grandmother" - A mother of someone's parent.

grandmothernoun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

A mother of someone's parent.

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

Visual illustration for the word "restaurant" - An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter.

/ˈɹɛs.t(ə).ɹ(ə)nt/ /ˈɹɛs.t(ə).ɹənt/

An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter.

"After school, my family went to a restaurant for dinner. "

Visual illustration for the word "smallest" - Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.

smallestadjective

/ˈsmɔːlɪst/

Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.

"A small group."

Visual illustration for the word "vegetables" - Any plant.

/ˈvɛd͡ʒtəbəlz/

"In biology class, we learned that technically, even fruits are vegetables because vegetables are any plant. "

Visual illustration for the word "twentieth" - A person or thing in the twentieth position.

/ˈtwɛni.əθ/

A person or thing in the twentieth position.

"In the line-up for school pictures, the twentieth student was wearing a blue shirt. "

Visual illustration for the word "preparing" - To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip.

/pɹɪˈpɛəɹɪŋ/ /pɹɪˈpɛɹɪŋ/

To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip.

"We prepared the spacecraft for takeoff."

$Visual illustration for the word "fraction" - A part of a whole, especially a comparatively small part.$

/ˈfɹæk.ʃən/

A part of a whole, especially a comparatively small part.

"The fraction of the pie left was very small; only a tiny bit remained. "

Visual illustration for the word "shilling" - A coin formerly used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta, Australia, New Zealand and many other Commonwealth countries.

/ˈʃɪlɪŋ/

A coin formerly used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta, Australia, New Zealand and many other Commonwealth countries.

"The shilling was worth twelve old pence, or one twentieth of a pound sterling."

Visual illustration for the word "compared" - To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things ["to compare X with Y"]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it similar to Y or different from Y.

/kəmˈpɛəd/ /kəmˈpɛɹd/

To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things ["to compare X with Y"]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it similar to Y or different from Y.

"Sentence: The teacher compared the student's essay to the original article to check for plagiarism. "

Visual illustration for the word "presentation" - The act of presenting, or something presented

presentationnoun

/ˌpɹizənˈteɪʃən/

The act of presenting, or something presented

"The presentation about the new school rules was very clear and easy to understand. "

Visual illustration for the word "feelings" - Sensation, particularly through the skin.

/ˈfiːlɪŋz/

Sensation, particularly through the skin.

"The wool on my arm produced a strange feeling."