bottle
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
noun
a. la bouteille
(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)
Can you fill my bottle with water, please?Tu peux remplir ma bouteille d’eau, s’il te plaît ?
b. le flacon
(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 perfume)
For my birthday, Sylvie gave me perfume in a beautiful bottle.Pour mon anniversaire, Sylvie m’a offert du parfum dans un magnifique flacon.
a. la bouteille
(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)
I love ginger ale so much that I can drink a bottle in 30 seconds.J'aime tellement le soda au gingembre que je peux en boire une bouteille en 30 secondes.
a. le biberon
(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)
Give the baby his bottle.Donne le biberon au bébé.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
transitive verb
a. mettre en bouteille
These producers bottle their olive oil themselves before shipping it to customers.Ces producteurs mettent eux-mêmes leur huile d'olive en bouteille avant de l'expédier aux clients.
b. embouteiller
The dairy company bottles the milk in this factory.La société laitière embouteille le lait dans cette usine.
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