baleine

/ba.lɛn/

la noun A1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les baleines

Meaning

  1. whale

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: animate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Wal

Wal is the German word for the same thing — both mean "whale."

Spanish

ballena

ballena is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "whale."

Portuguese

baleia

baleia is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "whale."

Practice

1 What does baleine mean?

2 Fill the gap: La ___ bleue est le plus grand animal du monde.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches baleine?

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