hache

/aʃ/

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 haches

Meaning

  1. axe

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

piolet

Hache is the general word for an axe; a piolet specifically means an ice axe used for mountaineering.

Similar in other languages

German

Axt

Axt is the German word for the same thing — both mean "axe."

Spanish

hacha

hacha is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "axe."

Portuguese

machado

machado is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "axe."

Practice

1 What does hache mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il coupe du bois avec une ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches hache?

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