operating table

operating table
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
noun
a. la table d'opération
(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).
(F)
The nurse brought the scalpel to the surgeon at the operating table.L'infirmier a apporté le scalpel à la chirurgienne à la table d'opération.
b. le billard
(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)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
I waited for an hour on the operating table before the surgeon arrived.J'ai attendu une heure sur le billard avant que le chirurgien n'arrive.
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