Polyglot Dictionary

balai

/ba.lɛ/

le noun A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les balais

Meaning

  1. broom

    • Elle passe le balai dans la cuisine.

      She sweeps the kitchen with a broom.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Besen

Besen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "broom."

Spanish

escoba

escoba is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "broom."

Portuguese

vassoura

vassoura is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "broom."

Practice

1 What does balai mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle passe le ___ dans la cuisine.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches balai?

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