sou·ve·nir

sou·ve·nir
/ˌsuːvəˈniɚ/ noun, pl -nirs [count]
: something that is kept as a reminder of a place you have visited, an event you have been to, etc.

When I went to the Super Bowl, I kept my ticket stub as a souvenir.

a souvenir shop [=a shop that sells souvenirs]

— often + of

This coffee mug is a souvenir of our trip to Hawaii.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • sou|ve|nir — «SOO vuh NIHR, SOO vuh nihr», noun. something given or kept to remind one of a place, person, or occasion; token of remembrance; keepsake. SYNONYM(S): memento, remembrance, reminder, token. ╂[< French souvenir (originally, infinitive) to… …   Useful english dictionary

  • nir — nir·gran·tha; nir·ma·na·ka·ya; nir·va·na; nir·va·nic; sou·ve·nir; pa·nir; …   English syllables

  • sou — cab·a·las·sou; ca·bas·sou; cas·sou·let; com·bas·sou; in·sou·ciance; in·sou·ciant; sou·a·ri; sou·bise; sou·bre·saut; sou·brette; sou·chong; sou·fri·ère; sou·lard; sou; sou·sa·phone; sou·tache; sou·tane; sou·te·neur; sou·te·nu; sou·ter;… …   English syllables

  • souvenir — sou·ve·nir …   English syllables

  • Souvenirladen — Sou|ve|nir|la|den, der <Pl. …läden>: Geschäft, in dem man Souvenirs, Reiseandenken kaufen kann. * * * Sou|ve|nir|la|den, der <Pl. ...läden>: Geschäft, in dem man Souvenirs, Reiseandenken kaufen kann: Kreditkarten ... werden in… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • souvenir — sou|ve|nir [ˌsu:vəˈnıə,ˈsu:vənıə US nır] n [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: souvenir to remember ] an object that you buy or keep to remind yourself of a special occasion or a place you have visited = ↑memento souvenir of ▪ I bought a model of …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • souvenir — sou|ve|nir [ ,suvə nır ] noun count * something that you buy on vacation or at a special event to remind you later of being there …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • soutenir — (sou te nir) v. a.    Il se conjugue comme tenir. 1°   Tenir par dessous, supporter. 2°   Il se dit des personnes qui supportent quelque chose. 3°   Donner, dans une action, dans une lutte, un secours effectif. 4°   Donner de la force, en parlant …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • souvenir — sou·ve·nir s.m.inv. ES fr. {{wmetafile0}} piccolo oggetto che si porta da un viaggio come ricordo della località visitata: un grazioso souvenir di Parigi {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1841. ETIMO: fr. souvenir propr. ricordo . NOTA GRAMMATICALE: pl.… …   Dizionario italiano

  • Souvenir — Sou·ve·nir [zuvə niːɐ̯] das; s, s; ein meist kleiner Gegenstand, den man von einer Reise mitbringt und der einen an die Reise erinnern soll ≈ Andenken || K : Souvenirladen …   Langenscheidt Großwörterbuch Deutsch als Fremdsprache

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