reading

reading
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
noun
a. la lecture
(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)
Reading has always been one of my favorite hobbies.La lecture a toujours été l'un de mes passe-temps préférés.
a. l'interprétation
(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)
Gemma's reading of the situation is completely different from mine.L'interprétation de la situation par Gemma est complètement différente de la mienne.
a. la séance de lecture
(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)
My sister invited me to a poetry reading next Sunday.Ma sœur m'a invitée à une séance de lecture de poésie dimanche prochain.
b. la lecture
(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)
A local author is doing a reading of their new book at the library tonight.Un écrivain local donne une lecture de son nouveau livre à la bibliothèque ce soir
a. la lecture
(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)
Oliver found the reading on butterflies absolutely fascinating.Oliver a trouvé cette lecture sur les papillons absolument fascinante.
a. la bibliographie
(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 found the reading for my ancient history class to be a bit dense.J'ai trouvé que la bibliographie pour mon cours d'histoire ancienne était un peu chargée.
a. l'indication
(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 trained to interpret the readings on an airplane's instrument panel.Je ne suis pas formé pour interpréter les indications du tableau de bord d'un avion.
b. le relevé
(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 think there's something wrong with our electricity meter because the reading is far different from last month.Je crois que notre compteur électrique a un problème, parce que le relevé est très différent de celui du mois dernier.
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