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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., grand, petit).
1. (invariable) (number)
A word or phrase that doesn't change according to the number or gender of the thing it describes (e.g., les chiens marron).
a. mille (invariable)
A word or phrase that doesn't change according to the number or gender of the thing it describes (e.g., les chiens marron).
I have to write a thousand words a day for three days if I want to finish my essay on time.Je dois écrire mille mots par jour pendant trois jours si je veux terminer mon essai à temps.
2. (figurative) (invariable) (a large number of)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
A word or phrase that doesn't change according to the number or gender of the thing it describes (e.g., les chiens marron).
a. mille (figurative) (invariable)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
A word or phrase that doesn't change according to the number or gender of the thing it describes (e.g., les chiens marron).
Evelyn, I've asked you a thousand times to clean your room!Evelyn, je t’ai demandé mille fois de ranger ta chambre !
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
3. (invariable) (number)
A word or phrase that doesn't change according to the number or gender of the thing it describes (e.g., les chiens marron).
a. le mille (M) (invariable)
(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).
A word or phrase that doesn't change according to the number or gender of the thing it describes (e.g., les chiens marron).
Can you count to a thousand in Spanish?Tu peux compter jusqu’à mille en espagnol ?
A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g., elle, lui).
4. (invariable) (a thousand people or things)
A word or phrase that doesn't change according to the number or gender of the thing it describes (e.g., les chiens marron).
a. mille (invariable)
A word or phrase that doesn't change according to the number or gender of the thing it describes (e.g., les chiens marron).
Omar collects baseball cards. He must have at least a thousand!Omar collectionne les cartes de baseball. Il doit en avoir au moins mille !
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