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This word may also be spelled "makeup."
make-up
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
1. (cosmetics)
a. le maquillage (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).
Liz checked her make-up in the mirror before the meeting.Liz a vérifié son maquillage dans le miroir avant la réunion.
a. la constitution (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).
I took a DNA test to learn more about my genetic make-up.J'ai fait un test ADN pour en savoir plus sur ma constitution génétique.
a. le caractère (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).
It's not worth trying to change others' make-up.Ça ne sert à rien d'essayer de changer le caractère des autres.
b. la nature (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).
It's in Troy's make-up to be distrustful.C’est dans la nature de Troy d’être méfiant.
4. (education)
a. le rattrapage (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).
I was out sick last week, so my teacher's going to let me take a make-up.J'étais absent la semaine dernière, donc mon prof va me faire passer un rattrapage.
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