pear
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
1. (fruit)
a. la poire (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 prefer pears to watermelon in my fruit salad.Je préfère les poires à la pastèque dans ma salade de fruits.
2. (botany)
a. le poirier (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 picked the ripe fruits from the pear in the backyard.Nous avons cueilli les fruits mûrs du poirier qui se trouve dans le jardin.
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