Translation of “sou” to English

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Dictionary: "sou" - translations and examples

le sou m noun

pl. sous

penny [ˈpenɪ] (monnaie)

Ses idées ne lui rapportèrent jamais même un sou.

His ideas never earned him even one penny.

pence (monnaie)

Collocations with "sou" (2)

appareil à sou sans le sou

Exemples with "sou"

Ses idées ne lui rapportèrent jamais même un sou. His ideas never earned him even one penny.

Je n'ai plus un sou. I'm broke.

Je n'ai pas un sou vaillant. I don't have any money.

Ses idées ne lui ont jamais rapporté un sou. His ideas never earned him a dime.

Ses idées ne lui ont jamais valu un sou. His ideas never earned him a dime.

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