sole

seul, unique

Qui est le seul, sans aucun autre.

En anglais simple : The only one, with no others.

• She is the sole owner.
• His sole reason for leaving was the noise.
• This job became their sole source of income.

Synonymes : only, single

Expressions courantes : sole owner, sole reason, sole survivor

indépendant, autonome

Qui peut agir ou décider seul, sans partager son pouvoir ni demander la permission.

En anglais simple : Able to act or make decisions independently, without sharing power or needing permission.

• The governor exercised sole authority.
• The agreement gave her sole control over spending.
• He claimed sole power to decide the matter.

Synonymes : independent, autonomous

Expressions courantes : sole authority, sole control, sole power

incomparable, sans égal

Si exceptionnel ou excellent que rien ne l’égale.

En anglais simple : So special or excellent that nothing else is equal to it.

• The poet praised her sole beauty.
• The jewel shone with sole brilliance.
• His verse celebrates the sole excellence of the painter.

Synonymes : matchless, unparalleled, unequalled

Expressions courantes : sole brilliance, sole beauty

semelle

Partie inférieure d’une chaussure ou d’une botte qui touche le sol.

En anglais simple : The bottom part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground.

• These shoes have rubber soles.
• The sole of my boot has a hole.
• Thick soles help keep your feet warm.

Expressions courantes : rubber sole, leather sole, shoe sole

plante

Surface située sous le pied.

En anglais simple : The bottom surface of your foot.

• The sole of my foot hurts.
• Warm sand tickled her soles.
• He had a blister on each sole.

Comment l'utiliser : the sole of your foot (A thorn stuck in the sole of my foot.)

Synonymes : planta

Expressions courantes : sole of foot, bare sole, sore sole

sole

Poisson de mer au corps plat, souvent consommé comme aliment.

En anglais simple : A sea fish with a flat body, often eaten as food.

• We had sole for dinner.
• She fried the sole in butter.
• The fisherman caught three sole this morning.

Expressions courantes : grilled sole, sole fillet, lemon sole

semeller

Fixer une semelle sous une chaussure ou une botte.

En anglais simple : To attach a bottom part to a shoe or boot.

• He can sole these boots.
• The cobbler soled my shoes with leather.
• How much does it cost to sole a pair?

Comment l'utiliser : sole something with something (The cobbler soled the boots with thick rubber.)

Expressions courantes : sole a shoe, sole a boot