French Conversation · Level 19
89 words
French word
sans-abri
Pronunciation
IPA/sɑ̃zabʁi/
Meaning
- noun (m./f.)homeless person
Example
J'ai donné un sandwich à un sans-abri.
I gave a sandwich to a homeless person.
More examples
La ville installe des tentes pour les sans-abri lors des vagues de froid.
The city sets up tents for homeless people during cold snaps.
Core concept
A person whose sleeping place shifts between public space and short-term accommodation rather than one settled home.
Common phrases
les sans-abri
homeless people
donner à un sans-abri
give to a homeless person
service d'hébergement pour sans-abri
housing service for homeless people
Similar words
SDF: A French abbreviation for a person without an address who lives on the street or in shelters.
personne sans domicile fixe: A formal term for a person without a fixed address, used in government and news reports.
sans-logis: A person without a home.
Definition in French
Personne sans domicile stable, qui vit dans la rue ou recourt à des hébergements temporaires.
Word origin
The noun sans-abri combines the preposition sans with the noun abri to describe someone who lacks stable shelter.
Usage tips
- As a noun, sans-abri takes a person-based article, as in un sans-abri or une sans-abri, with the same form for both genders.
Other meanings
- vagrantnoun