insecticide
/ɛ̃.sɛk.ti.sid/
le
noun
A2
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- les insecticides
Meaning
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insecticide
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Il vaporise de l'insecticide contre les moustiques.
He sprays insecticide against mosquitoes.
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Similar words
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
inseticida is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "insecticide."
Practice
1 What does insecticide mean?
insecticide
2 Fill the gap: Il vaporise de l'___ contre les moustiques.
Full sentence: Il vaporise de l'insecticide contre les moustiques. (He sprays insecticide against mosquitoes.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches insecticide?
insecticide: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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