French dictionary
sou/su/
noun · B2 · Frequency 2380
nounmasculine
Meanings
sou, an old French coin, colloquially money or cash
Usually refers to the small old French franc coin, also used colloquially for money.
Examples
Il a dépensé ses derniers sous au marché.
He spent his last few coins at the market.
Mes grands-parents racontaient qu'ils n'avaient pas beaucoup de sous après la guerre.
My grandparents said that they did not have much money after the war.
Pour réparer son vélo, il lui fallait quelques sous de plus.
He needed a little more money to repair his bicycle.