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bowl
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
1. (tableware)
a. le bol (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).
Do you put milk or cereal into the bowl first?Tu mets d’abord du lait ou des céréales dans le bol ?
b. la coupe (F) (with stem)
(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 a bowl over a plate for fruit.Je préfère une coupe à une assiette pour les fruits.
2. (bowlful)
a. le bol (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).
You already finished your cereal? Do you want another bowl?Tu as déjà terminé tes céréales ? Tu veux un autre bol ?
b. la coupe (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).
You can only have one bowl of ice cream.Tu ne peux avoir qu’une seule coupe de glace.
a. le creux (M) (spoon)
(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).
I carefully poured the medicine into the bowl of the spoon.J’ai soigneusement versé le médicament dans le creux de la cuillère.
b. la cuvette (F) (toilet)
(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).
The toilet bowl is starting to collect hard water deposits.La cuvette des toilettes commence à accumuler des dépôts d’eau dure.
c. le fourneau (M) (pipe)
(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 artisan started carving out the bowl of the pipe.L’artisan a commencé à sculpter le fourneau de la pipe.
4. (geology)
a. la cuvette (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).
There's smoke coming out of the bowl of the volcano.Il y a de la fumée qui s’échappe de la cuvette du volcan.
a. la boule (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).
Is my bowl or yours closer to the jack?C’est ma boule ou la tienne qui est la plus proche du cochonnet ?
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).
a. jouer au bowling
Every Friday, Emma bowls in a league.Tous les vendredis, Emma joue au bowling dans une ligue.
a. jouer aux boules
When it's sunny, my grandpa goes to the park to bowl.Quand il fait beau, mon grand-père va au parc pour jouer aux boules.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
a. mettre hors jeu
Sandra managed to bowl out the other team's best player.Sandra a réussi à mettre hors jeu la meilleure joueuse de l’autre équipe.
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