flashlight
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
noun
1. (portable electric light)
Regionalism used in the United States.
(United States)
a. la lampe de poche
(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)
The boy read his book under the covers using a flashlight.Le garçon lisait son livre sous la couverture en utilisant une lampe de poche.
b. la torche électrique
(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 grab the flashlight from the garage?Tu peux aller chercher la torche électrique dans le garage ?
c. la lampe électrique
(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)
Fabienne grabbed her flashlight in case the power went out during the storm.Fabienne a pris sa lampe électrique au cas où il y aurait une coupure de courant pendant la tempête.
a. le fanal
(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)
The ship followed the flashlight to the coast.Le navire a suivi le fanal jusqu'à la côte.
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