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sous
/suː/
noun 2
Collocations
5ADJ.
single, under
VERB + SOUS
hands, promoted, worth
SOUS + NOUN
chef
PREP.
out
ADV.
always
Definitions
noun
1
Obsolete form of sou (“French coin”).
The moment I cast my eyes upon him, I was predetermined not to give him a single sous […]
A tritish maxim and not worth a sous
noun
1
Clipping of sous-chef.
Denise left the Generator [restaurant] in the hands of her sous and took the train to New York to bail out her feckless brother and entertain her parents.
A chef always looks out for his sous chef; a sous is always “under” his chef's wing—guided, nurtured, cared for, long after the stoves are turned off and the aprons are hung up. While other cooks are apprenticed to the kitchen, the sous is the lieutenant, the executor of Chef's wishes.
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The moment I cast my eyes upon him, I was predetermined not to give him a single sous […]
Wiktionary02
A tritish maxim and not worth a sous
Wiktionary03
Denise left the Generator [restaurant] in the hands of her sous and took the train to New York to bail out her feckless brother and entertain her parents.
Wiktionary04
A chef always looks out for his sous chef; a sous is always “under” his chef's wing—guided, nurtured, cared for, long after the stoves are turned off and the aprons are hung up. While other cooks are
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The sous chef stood at the stove, stirring the simmering soup with a large spoon.
Tatoeba · #1156310106
Tom was promoted to sous chef.
Tatoeba · #13706651Usage Notes
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