brosse-à-dents

/bʁɔs.a.dɑ̃/

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 brosses-à-dents

Meaning

  1. toothbrush

    • Chacun a sa propre brosse-à-dents.

      Everyone has their own toothbrush.

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

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Zahnbürste

Zahnbürste is the German word for the same thing — both mean "toothbrush."

Practice

1 What does brosse-à-dents mean?

2 Fill the gap: Chacun a sa propre ___-à-dents.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches brosse-à-dents?

noun

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