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sis

/sɪs/

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noun

Soeur

A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling.

Examples :

"My sister is always driving me crazy."

Ma sœur me rend toujours fou.

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noun

Religieuse, sœur

A female member of a religious order; especially one devoted to more active service; (informally) a nun.

Examples :

"Michelle left behind her bank job and became a sister at the local convent."

Michelle a quitté son emploi à la banque et est devenue sœur au couvent local.

religion person

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Papillon du genre Adelpha

Any butterfly in the genus Adelpha, so named for the resemblance of the dark-colored wings to the black habit traditionally worn by nuns.

Examples :

"The amateur butterfly collector excitedly pointed out a "sis" fluttering near the milkweed, noting its dark, nun-like wings. "

Le collectionneur de papillons amateur a montré avec enthousiasme un papillon du genre Adelpha voltigeant près de l'asclépiade, notant ses ailes sombres, semblables à celles d'une religieuse.

animal insect nature biology

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Infirmière en chef, surveillante

A senior or supervisory nurse, often in a hospital.

Examples :

""Sis on Ward B is always calm and organized, even during emergencies." "

L'infirmière en chef du service B est toujours calme et organisée, même en cas d'urgence.

medicine job person work service

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Sœur, camarade

Any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt through common membership of a race, profession, religion or organization, such as feminism.

Examples :

"Connie was very close to her friend Judy and considered her to be her sister."

Connie était très proche de son amie Judy et la considérait comme sa sœur.

human person group organization society culture

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Soeur

(sometimes capitalized) A black woman.

Examples :

"My sister, a strong and talented sis, is studying to be a doctor. "

Ma sœur, une sœur forte et talentueuse, étudie pour devenir médecin.

culture race person human society

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noun

Sœur

A form of address to a woman.

Examples :

"What’s up, sister?"

Quoi de neuf, sœur ?

family communication person

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Sœur, camarade

A woman, in certain labour or socialist circles; also as a form of address.

Examples :

"Thank you, sister. I would like to thank the sister who just spoke."

Merci, sœur. Je voudrais remercier la camarade qui vient de parler.

politics culture family person society organization

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Sœur, pote

An entity that has a special or affectionate, non-hierarchical relationship with another.

Examples :

"sister city"

Ville sœur

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Nœud frère

A node in a data structure that shares its parent with another node.

Examples :

"In the family tree data structure, "John" and "Mary" are sibs because they share the same parent node. "

Dans la structure de données de l'arbre généalogique, "John" et "Mary" sont des nœuds frères car ils partagent le même nœud parent.

computing structure

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Du même genre, semblable

(usually attributively) Something in the same class.

Examples :

"sister facility"

Installation sœur

type group family