fils

Signification (Anglais)

1. (invariable, masculine) son
2. (invariable, masculine) any male descendant
3. (invariable, masculine) any direct descendant, male or female
4. (invariable, masculine) Jr. (postnominal designator indicating a son with the same name as the father)
5. (invariable, masculine) darling, dear (term of affection for a male beloved)

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fil

1. (masculine) yarn, thread, wire
2. (masculine) grain (of wood etc.)
3. (masculine) edge (of blade, razor etc.)

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Synonymes

fille

👧

enfant

🧒

garçon

👦

gosse

🧒

petit

de fer

Logos

citoyen

enfant unique

progéniture

descendance mâle

autochtone

Traductions

son

hijo

Sohn

figlio

zoon

filho

fill

oğul

filius

γιος

filh

child

🧒

figliolo

boy

👦

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/fis/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de ancien français: fils

Hérité de latin: filius

Appartenant à espagnol: hijo

Appartenant à portugais: filho

Appartenant à italien: figlio

Appartenant à roumain: fiu

In summary

Inherited from Old French fils, fiz, fil, from Latin filius (“son”). Cognate to Spanish hijo, Portuguese filho, , Italian figlio and Romanian fiu, among others.
Final -s regularly became mute before consonants in late Old French but was then still pronounced in pausa. In the 18th century, these pausal forms widely fell out of use; they remained, however, as variants in a small number of words (cf. tous, ours). By the 20th century, the regular pronunciation /fi/ had become archaic or dialectal.

Phrases

Ils ont quatre enfants , trois filles et un fils .

They have four children, three daughters and a son.

Elle vit toujours à Los Angeles avec son mari , son fils et sa fille .

She still lives in Los Angeles with her husband, son and daughter.

Il est dédié à son fils Denis .

It is dedicated to his son Denis.

Il est le fils d'un inspecteur de police .

He is the son of a police inspector.

Il en évita les suites en émigrant avec son fils et sa famille .

He avoided the consequences by emigrating with his son and his family.

Youngs était fils d'un missionnaire .

Youngs was the son of a missionary.