hat

hat
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
noun
a. le chapeau
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
Todd wants a cowboy hat for his birthday.Todd veut un chapeau de cowboy pour son anniversaire.
b. le bonnet
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
(for winter)
My mother knitted me a woolly hat.Ma mère m’a tricoté un bonnet en laine.
2.
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
(figurative)
(role; often used with "wear")
a. la casquette
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
(figurative)
As a wife, a mother, and a lawyer, I have to wear a lot of hats.En tant qu’épouse, mère et avocate, je dois porter beaucoup de casquettes.
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