Children vs Sons

Quand utiliser chacun en anglais, avec le sens, le registre et des exemples.

Children

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Sons

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	Children	Sons
Prononciation	🇬🇧 //ˈtʃɪldrən// 🇺🇸 //ˈtʃɪldrən//	🇬🇧 //sʌnz// 🇺🇸 //sʌnz//
Sens	Des jeunes qui ne sont pas encore adultes. Young people who are not yet adults.	Males children of someone.
Exemple	The children are playing in the yard.	She has three sons who play soccer.
Registre	Neutre	Neutre
Fréquence	Top 1000 (très courant)	Top 1000 (très courant)
Collocations	parenting children, educating children, children's games, children's rights, raise children	sons and daughters, sons of wealthy families, proud sons
Antonymes	adults, grown-ups	daughters
Erreurs fréquentes	Confused with 'child' for plural form., Omitting context, making it vague., Using 'child' when referring to multiple individuals.	Confused with 'son' vs 'sons' for singular and plural forms., Misused when talking about daughters instead of sons., Used with incorrect possessive forms, e.g., 'sons's' instead of 'sons'.
Notes d'usage	Couramment utilisé dans des contextes formels et informels. À éviter quand on parle d'adultes. Commonly used in formal and informal contexts. Avoid when discussing adults.	Used to refer to male children; often in family contexts. Can be used formally or informally.

Vois-le dans de vrais extraits

House Of Cards › S1 E1

and I, in turn, choose to place that faith in our children.

Chernobyl › S1 E1

We have wives here, we have children.

Game Of Thrones › S1 E1

They even killed the children.

House Of Cards › S1 E1

and I, in turn, choose to place that faith in our children.

Chernobyl › S1 E1

We have wives here, we have children.

Children

"sons who have died gloriously on the field of battle.

Sons

Questions fréquentes : Children vs Sons

Quelle est la différence entre Children et Sons ?

Children: Young people who are not yet adults. Sons: Males children of someone.

Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?

Children: The children are playing in the yard. Sons: She has three sons who play soccer.

Puis-je utiliser Children et Sons de façon interchangeable ?

Pas toujours. Children et Sons sont proches et se recoupent parfois, mais elles diffèrent par le registre, la fréquence et l'usage, donc remplacer l'une par l'autre peut changer le sens ou le ton. Regarde les différences ci-dessus avant de substituer.