father

father
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
noun
a. le père
(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)
My father was captain of a warship.Mon père était capitaine d’un navire de guerre.
a. le père
(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)
We asked Father John to marry us in April.Nous avons demandé au père John de nous marier en avril.
b. le Père
(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)
(when used alone or after the possessive adjective)
Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned.Pardonnez-moi, mon Père, parce que j’ai péché.
a. le père
(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)
Hippocrates is considered to be the father of Western medicine.Hippocrate est considéré comme le père de la médecine occidentale.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
transitive verb
a. engendrer
My uncle fathered ten children, eight of which are boys.Mon oncle a engendré dix enfants, dont huit garçons.
a. être à l’origine de
Einstein fathered the theory of relativity.Einstein a été à l'origine de la théorie de la relativité.
b. inventer
A handful of avant-garde artists fathered the movement.Une poignée d'artistes d’avant-garde ont inventé ce mouvement.
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