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class
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
1. (education)
a. le cours (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).
My English class begins at 9 a.m.Mon cours d’anglais commence à 9 heures.
a. la classe (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).
Teachers complain that classes are too big.Les enseignants se plaignent que les classes sont trop nombreuses.
a. la classe sociale (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).
Bert refused to be defined by his class and wanted to succeed on merit.Bert refusait d’être défini par sa classe sociale et voulait réussir grâce à son mérite.
4. (division)
a. la catégorie (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).
In this competition, participants are divided into three classes, depending on experience.Dans cette compétition, les participants sont répartis en trois catégories, en fonction de leur expérience.
a. la classe (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).
As far as I'm concerned, that pianist is in a class of her own.Selon moi, cette pianiste est dans une classe à part.
6. (colloquial) (elegance)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. la classe (F) (colloquial)
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Just seeing the way that woman conducts herself, you can tell she's got class.Rien qu’en voyant la façon dont cette femme se comporte, on voit qu’elle a de la classe.
7. (biology)
a. la classe (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).
Butterflies belong to the Insecta class.Les papillons appartiennent à la classe des Insecta.
a. la mention (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).
The university will determine the class of your degree based on your academic achievement.L'université déterminera la mention de votre diplôme en fonction de vos résultats scolaires.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
a. classer
You should class this entry as a gift rather than as income.Vous devriez classer cette entrée comme un don plutôt que comme un revenu.
b. classifier
We had to class the samples before starting the analysis.Nous avons dû classifier les échantillons avant de commencer l’analyse.
Conjugations
Indicative of "class"
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