gendre

/ʒɑ̃dʁ/

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

Forms

plural
les gendres

Meaning

  1. son-in-law

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: person. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: animate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

fils

Fils is your biological son; gendre is a son-in-law, gained through marriage.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

yerno

yerno is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "son-in-law."

Portuguese

genro

genro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "son-in-law."

Practice

1 What does gendre mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le ___ aide son beau-père au jardin.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches gendre?

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