pan
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
noun
a. la poêle
(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)
(shallow rim)
Sauté the onions in the pan for five minutes.Faites sauter les oignons dans la poêle pendant cinq minutes.
b. la casserole
(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)
(deep rim)
When the sauce starts to simmer, put the lid on the pan.Quand la sauce commence à frémir, mettez le couvercle sur la casserole.
2. (cooking utensil for oven)
Regionalism used in the United States.
(United States)
a. le moule
(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)
Do we have to grease the pan before we add the batter?On doit graisser le moule avant d’ajouter la pâte ?
a. le plateau
(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)
I added the potatoes to the pan of the scale to see how much they weighed.J’ai ajouté les pommes de terre sur le plateau de la balance pour voir combien elles pesaient.
a. la batée
(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)
I spotted a tiny gold nugget in the pan.J’ai repéré une petite pépite d’or dans la batée.
5. (toilet bowl)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom.
(United Kingdom)
a. la cuvette
(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)
I'm not cleaning the pan without gloves.Je ne nettoie pas la cuvette sans gants.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).
intransitive verb
a. faire un panoramique
The camera will pan slowly from left to right.La caméra fera un lent panoramique de gauche à droite.
a. chercher à la batée
Tourists can pay to pan for gold in the river.Les touristes peuvent payer pour chercher de l’or à la batée dans la rivière.
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