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masculine

/su.si/

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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.

.

His main concern is to protect his family.

, ' .

No problem, I'll take care of it right away.

.

She has a lot of money worries at the moment.

, c' ' au .

The trouble is that he never answers the phone.

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This word is part of lesson 21.