Polyglot Dictionary

cartilage

/kaʁ.ti.laʒ/

le 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 cartilages

Meaning

  1. cartilage

    • Le cartilage protège les extrémités des os.

      Cartilage protects the ends of the bones.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

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Portuguese

cartilagem

cartilagem is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "cartilage."

Practice

1 What does cartilage mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le ___ protège les extrémités des os.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cartilage?

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