Polyglot Dictionary

épine

/e.pin/

la noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les épines

Meaning

  1. thorn

    • La rose a des épines pointues.

      The rose has sharp thorns.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Dorn

Dorn is the German word for the same thing — both mean "thorn."

Portuguese

espinho

espinho is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "thorn."

Practice

1 What does épine mean?

2 Fill the gap: La rose a des ___ pointues.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches épine?

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