Polyglot Dictionary

cortex

/kɔʁ.tɛks/

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 cortex

Meaning

  1. cortex

    • Le cortex cérébral traite les informations sensorielles.

      The cerebral cortex processes sensory information.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

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Portuguese

córtex

córtex is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "cortex."

Practice

1 What does cortex mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le ___ cérébral traite les informations sensorielles.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cortex?

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