- Dictionary
sock
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
1. (clothing)
a. la chaussette (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).
Penelope loves to wear thick socks.Penelope adore porter des chaussettes épaisses.
2. (colloquial) (strike)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. la beigne (F) (colloquial)
(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 commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
During the soccer match, Jules took a hard sock to the face.Pendant le match de foot, Jules a reçu une grosse beigne en plein visage.
b. la patate (F) (colloquial)
(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 commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Leo knocked his opponent down with one sock to the jaw.Leo a mis son adversaire au tapis d'une patate à la mâchoire.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
3. (colloquial) (to hit)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. flanquer une beigne à (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Billy socked his brother when their mother wasn't looking.Billy a flanqué une beigne à son frère pendant que leur mère avait le dos tourné.
b. mettre une patate à (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Pauline socked Zack because he wouldn't stop teasing her.Pauline a mis une patate à Zack parce qu'il n'arrêtait pas de la provoquer.
Conjugations
Indicative of "sock"
Collins English Verb Conjugation Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2023
Examples
Phrases
Random Word
Roll the dice and learn a new word now!
