Engels Woord van de dag

sister

zus

Definities

Engels > Nederlands

sister

1. zus, zuster

Engels > Engels

sister

1. n. A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling.

My sister is always driving me crazy.

2. n. A female member of a religious order; especially one devoted to more active service; (informally) a nun.

Michelle left behind her bank job and became a sister at the local convent.

3. n. Any butterfly in the genus , so named for the resemblance of the dark-colored wings to the black habit traditionally worn by nuns.

4. n. (British) A senior or supervisory nurse, often in a hospital.

5. n. Any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt through common membership of a race, profession, religion or organization, such as feminism.

Connie was very close to her friend Judy and considered her to be her sister.

6. n. (slang) A black woman.

7. n. (informal) (A form of address to a woman.)

8. n. A woman, in certain labour or socialist circles; also as a form of address.

9. n. (attributively) An entity that has a special or affectionate, non-hierarchical relationship with another.

sister publication, sister city, sister projects

10. n. (comptheory) A node in a data structure that shares its parent with another node.

11. n. (usually attributively) Something in the same class.

sister ships, sister facility

12. v. (transitive, construction) To strengthen (a supporting beam) by fastening a second beam alongside it.

I’m trying to correct my sagging floor by sistering the joists.

13. v. (obsolete, transitive) To be sister to; to resemble closely.

Nederlands > Engels

zus

1. n-f. (topics, Family members) sister

2. adv. so, in such a way

Uitspraak

Voorbeeldzinnen

She's not my girlfriend. She's my sister.
    Zij is niet mijn vriendin. Ze is mijn zus.
My sister has a job.
    Mijn zus heeft een baan.
Her sister looks young.
    Haar zus ziet er jong uit.
I still have another sister.
    Ik heb nog een andere zuster.
How's your little sister?
    Hoe gaat het met je jongere zus?

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