bateau

le bateau
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., l’homme, le soleil).
masculine noun
a. boat
Pour aller de Marseille à Ajaccio, nous avons pris le bateau.To get from Marseille to Ajaccio, we took the boat.
b. ship
Les paquebots sont de grands bateaux transportant des passagers.Liners are large ships carrying passengers.
a. curb cut
Regionalism used in the United States.
(United States)
Les bateaux permettent aux personnes en fauteuil roulant de se déplacer de manière autonome.Curb cuts enable wheelchair users to move around independently.
b. dropped kerb
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom.
(United Kingdom)
Il est interdit de stationner devant un bateau.It is forbidden to park in front of a dropped kerb.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., grand, petit).
adjective
3.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(commonplace)
a. hackneyed
Tu ne me convaincras pas avec des arguments aussi bateau !You won't convince me with such hackneyed arguments!
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