boîte de petri
/bwat də pe.tʁi/
la
noun
B1
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- les boîtes de petri
Meaning
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petri dish
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Les bactéries poussent dans la boîte de petri.
Bacteria grow in the petri dish.
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Similar words
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
placa de petri is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "petri dish."
Practice
1 What does boîte de petri mean?
petri dish
2 Fill the gap: Les bactéries poussent dans la boîte de ___.
Full sentence: Les bactéries poussent dans la boîte de petri. (Bacteria grow in the petri dish.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches boîte de petri?
boîte de petri: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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