lesouci
masculine
/su.si/
#1862 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
worry; concern
Word origin
From the verb soucier ('to trouble, to concern'), from Latin sollicitare ('to disturb, to agitate'), from sollicitus ('anxious'). The same root gives English 'solicit' and 'solicitous'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- sollicitare
- English cognates
- solicit, solicitous
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralsoucis
Examples
, .
Don't worry, everything will be fine.
principal .
His main concern is to protect his family.
, ' .
No problem, I'll take care of it right away.
financiers .
She has a lot of money worries at the moment.
, c' ' .
The trouble is that he never answers the phone.
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