Polyglot Dictionary

hormone

/ɔʁ.mɔn/

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

Forms

plural
les hormones

Meaning

  1. hormone

    • Le stress libère une hormone appelée cortisol.

      Stress releases a hormone called cortisol.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

hormona

hormona is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "hormone."

Portuguese

hormônio

hormônio is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "hormone."

Practice

1 What does hormone mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le stress libère une ___ appelée cortisol.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches hormone?

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