pain

le pain
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., l’homme, le soleil).
masculine noun
a. bread
Cette boulangerie fait le meilleur pain de la ville.This bakery makes the best bread in the city.
a. loaf (for food)
Dimanche, je vais faire la recette de pain de viande de ma grand-mère.On Sunday, I will make my grandmother's meat loaf recipe.
b. bar
Ma mère achète des petits pains de savon au marché du village.My mother buys small bars of soap at the village market.
c. block
N'oublie pas de mettre des pains de glace dans la glacière !Don't forget to put blocks of ice in the cooler!
3.
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
(slang)
(punch)
a. smack
Mathias a reçu un pain en essayant de séparer ses amis qui se battaient.Mathias got a smack when he tried to break up his friends' fight.
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