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son

UK
/sʌn/
US
/sʌn/

Translations

sonnoun
sons
pl
UK
/sʌn/
US
/sʌn/
They were proud of their son for graduating from college.
Ils étaient fiers de leur fils pour avoir obtenu son diplôme universitaire.
filsAussi pour un descendant masculin au sens généalogique ou familial.
He is the son of a long line of farmers.
Il est le fils d’une longue lignée de fermiers.
Additional translations
filsEmploi plus littéraire ou contextuel pour marquer l’origine, l’appartenance ou l’influence d’un milieu.
fistonFamilier, comme terme d’adresse à un jeune homme.
Synonyms
offspring
progeny
heir
descendant
child
sonverb
sonned
Past Simple
sonned
Past Participle
sonning
Gerund
UK
/sʌn/
US
/sʌn/
Chiefly colloquial/slang: ‘to dominate, humiliate or treat as one’s inferior, as if the other were one’s child’ (e.g. “He totally sonned him on the court”). Very rare earlier literary sense ‘to beget’ is also covered.
écraserFamilier, surtout dans l’argot, au sens de dominer ou humilier nettement.
The rookie absolutely sonned the veteran in the final round.
Le débutant a complètement écrasé le vétéran au dernier round.
Additional translations
engendrerSens archaïque ou littéraire.
Synonyms
generate
procreate
father
sire
beget

Definitions

sonnoun
A male child in relation to his parents.
They were proud of their son for graduating from college.
A male descendant.
He is the son of a long line of farmers.
A term of address for a young man.
The coach called out to the player, 'Good job, son!'
A man considered as the product of a particular influence or environment.
He is a son of the city, having grown up in its bustling streets.
sonverb
To defeat, dominate, or humiliate (someone), treating them as if they were one’s child; to put (someone) in an inferior position.
The rookie absolutely sonned the veteran in the final round.
(archaic) To beget or produce as a son.
He thought himself blessed to have sonned two heirs before the war.
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