source
Sentences
Le tourisme est aussi une importante source de ressources .
Tourism is also an important source of resources.
Le Chari prend sa source en République centrafricaine
, anciennement Oubangui-Chari.
The Chari has its source in the Central African Republic, formerly Oubangui-Chari.
Meaning
-
- source, spring (of water)
- source, origin (of anything)
Concepts
spring of water
rootage
water springs
natural spring
well-spring
reliable source
discharge point
seismic source
𐑅𐐬𐑉𐑅
fountain-head
Synonyms
fonte de caractères
police de caractères
police d’écriture
lieu d’émergence d’eau souterraine
fontainedomain:litt
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/suʁs/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old French sorse (“rise, beginning, spring, source”), from sors, past participle of sordre, sourdre, from Latin surgere (“to rise”). See surge.
Bookmark this
Improve your pronunciation
Start learning French with learnfeliz.
Practice speaking and memorizing "source" and many other words and sentences in French.
Go to our French course page
Notes