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whip
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
a. le fouet (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).
The cowboy carried a whip for show.Le cow-boy avait un fouet pour frimer.
b. la cravache (F) (horseback riding)
(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).
The rider never used a whip on her horse.La cavalière n’a jamais utilisé de cravache sur son cheval.
2. (culinary)
a. la crème (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).
The cake comes with a strawberry whip.Le gâteau est accompagné d'une crème à la fraise.
b. la mousse (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).
Jessica loved the caramel whip in her dessert.Jessica a adoré la mousse au caramel dans son dessert.
3. (politics)
a. le whip (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).
The whip makes sure everyone in the legislature votes.Le whip s'assure que tous les membres du corps législatif votent.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
4. (to strike)
a. fouetter
When the storm hit, the wind whipped the trees fiercely.Lorsque la tempête a frappé, le vent a fouetté les arbres violemment.
b. cravacher (horseback riding)
The jockey was fined for whipping his horse.Le jockey a été condamné à une amende pour avoir cravaché son cheval.
5. (culinary)
6. (colloquial) (to defeat)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).
7. (colloquial) (to do something quickly)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
We got in the car and whipped across town.Nous sommes montés dans la voiture et avons traversé la ville à toute vitesse.
Your brother whipped through those math problems. It only took him a few minutes.Ton frère a résolu ces problèmes de maths en un clin d'œil. Cela ne lui a pris que quelques minutes.
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