fougère

/fu.ʒɛʁ/

la 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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les fougères

Meaning

  1. fern

    • Des fougères poussent à l'ombre des arbres.

      Ferns grow in the shade of the trees.

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

Farn

Farn is the German word for the same thing — both mean "fern."

Spanish

helecho

helecho is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "fern."

Portuguese

samambaia

samambaia is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "fern."

Practice

1 What does fougère mean?

2 Fill the gap: Des ___ poussent à l'ombre des arbres.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches fougère?

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