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monkey
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
1. (animal)
a. le singe (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).
We saw lots of monkeys at the zoo.Nous avons vu beaucoup de singes au zoo.
2. (colloquial) (figurative) (naughty child)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
a. la canaille (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).
Lucas, where have you hidden the remote, you little monkey?Lucas, où as-tu caché la télécommande, petite canaille ?
b. le polisson (M), la polissonne (F) (old-fashioned)
(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).
(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 seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another time (e.g., cat, groovy).
I'm going to take these monkeys to play in the park.Je vais emmener ces polissons jouer au parc.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).
3. (colloquial) (to behave in a silly way; used with "about" or around")
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. faire l'imbécile
Sam's always monkeying around in class, and I can't concentrate.Sam n'arrête pas de faire l'imbécile en classe et je n'arrive pas à me concentrer.
4. (colloquial) (to fiddle with; used with "with")
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. tripoter
Stop monkeying with the TV remote. You're going to end up breaking it.Arrête de tripoter la télécommande. Tu vas finir par la casser.
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Indicative of "monkey"
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