hair
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
noun
a. les cheveux
(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)
(head)
The princess had long blond hair.La princesse avait de longs cheveux blonds.
b. les poils
(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)
(body)
Waxing leg hair is quite painful.Épiler les poils des jambes est assez douloureux.
a. le cheveu
(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)
(head)
It will be a disaster for the restaurant if the critic finds a hair in her food.Ce sera un désastre pour le restaurant si la critique trouve un cheveu dans son assiette.
b. le poil
(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)
(body)
My grandfather has one long hair growing on the back of his hand.Mon grand-père a un long poil qui lui pousse sur le dos de la main.
a. les poils
(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)
I'm allergic to cat hair.Je suis allergique aux poils de chat.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., grand, petit).
adjective
a. capillaire
I bought a hair product made with natural ingredients.J’ai acheté un produit capillaire à base d’ingrédients naturels.
b. de cheveux
What's your favorite hair color?Quelle est ta couleur de cheveux préférée ?
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