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soul [səʊl]1. nouna. âme fb. ( = person) a village of 300 souls un village de 300 âmes• poor soul! le (or la) pauvre !2. adjective(US of black Americans) (inf) soul food cuisine f soul (cuisine traditionnelle des Noirs du sud des États-Unis)3. compounds* * *[səʊl]1) (immortal, essential) âme fto sell one's soul — fig donner n'importe quoi
bless my soul! — (dated)
upon my soul! — (dated) grand Dieu!
2) ( emotional appeal)to lack soul — [performance] être plat; [city] ne pas avoir d'âme
he has no soul! — hum il est trop terre-à-terre!
3) ( person)‘many people there?’ - ‘not a soul’ — ‘il y avait du monde?’ - ‘personne’, ‘pas un chat’ (colloq)
4) [U] Music (also soul music) soul m••it's good for the soul — hum ça forme le caractère
to be the life and soul of the party — être un or une boute-en-train
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soul n1 Relig ( immortal) âme f ; to sell one's soul (to the devil) vendre son âme (au diable) ; to sell one's soul fig donner n'importe quoi (for pour ; to do pour faire) ; bless my soul†!, upon my soul†! grand Dieu! ;2 ( innermost nature) âme f ; a soul in torment littér une âme en peine ; to have the soul of a poet avoir l'âme d'un poète, être poète dans l'âme ;3 ( essence) âme f ; the soul of the British middle classes l'âme de la bourgeoisie britannique ; to be the soul of kindness/discretion être la gentillesse/discrétion même ;4 ¢ ( emotional appeal or depth) to lack soul [performance, rendition] être plat ; [building, city] ne pas avoir d'âme ; he has no soul! hum il est trop terre à terre! ;5 ( character type) a sensitive soul une âme sensible ; she's a motherly soul elle est très maternelle ;6 ( person) you mustn't tell a soul! ne le dis à personne! ; you can drive miles without seeing a soul on peut faire des kilomètres sans voir personne or sans voir âme qui vive ; ‘many people there?’-‘not a soul’ ‘il y avait du monde?’-‘personne, pas un chat ○ ’ ; she's too old, poor soul! elle est trop vieille, la pauvre! ; some poor soul will have to pay hum quelque malheureux devra payer! ;it's good for the soul hum ça forme le caractère ; to be the life and soul of the party être un or une boute-en-train ; to throw oneself into sth heart and soul se donner corps et âme à qch ; you can't call your soul your own here on n'est pas libre de faire ce qu'on veut ici. -
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soul [səʊl]1 noun∎ God rest his soul! que Dieu ait son âme!;∎ to pray for sb's soul prier pour l'âme de qn;∎ old-fashioned upon my soul! grands dieux!;∎ figurative I can't call my soul my own these days je ne m'appartiens plus ces jours-ci;∎ figurative it's good for the soul (character-forming) ça forme le caractère; (makes a person feel better) c'est bon pour le moral(b) (emotional depth) profondeur f;∎ it was a polished performance, but it lacked soul c'était une prestation impeccable, mais sans âme;∎ you've got no soul! tu n'as pas de cœur!(c) (leading figure) âme f;∎ she was the soul of the early feminist movement elle était l'âme du mouvement féministe à ses débuts(d) (perfect example) modèle m;∎ the soul of discretion la discrétion même ou personnifiée∎ poor old soul! le (la) pauvre! mf;∎ without meeting a (living) soul sans rencontrer âme qui vive;∎ there wasn't a soul in the streets il n'y avait pas âme qui vive dans les rues;∎ I didn't know a soul at the party je ne connaissais personne à la réception;∎ I won't tell a soul je ne le dirai à personne;∎ she's a happy soul elle a un tempérament heureux ou optimiste;∎ he's a gentle soul c'est quelqu'un de très doux;∎ literary a town of 20,000 souls une ville de 20 000 âmes;∎ the ship went down with all souls le navire a sombré corps et biens∎ a soul singer un(e) chanteur(euse) m,f de soulAmerican old-fashioned = caractéristique de la culture des Noirs américainsfamiliar soul food cuisine f afroaméricaine□ ;soul music musique f soul, soul music f;
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