butterfly
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
1. (animal)
a. le papillon (M)
(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).
The butterflies are flying south.Les papillons volent vers le sud.
2. (sports)
a. le papillon (M)
(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).
Mason won the gold medal in the 200-meter butterfly.Mason a remporté la médaille d’or au 200 mètres papillon.
b. la brasse papillon (F)
(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).
I prefer the backstroke, but my sister loves the butterfly.Je préfère le dos crawlé, mais ma sœur adore la brasse papillon.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
3. (culinary)
a. ouvrir en portefeuille
Can you butterfly the chicken breasts for dinner?Tu peux ouvrir les blancs de poulet en portefeuille pour le dîner ?
b. fendre en deux
You need to butterfly the pork chops so you can stuff them.Il faut fendre les côtelettes de porc en deux pour pouvoir les farcir.
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