Polyglot Dictionary

laine

/lɛn/

la noun A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. wool

    • Le pull est en laine.

      The sweater is made of wool.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Mass Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Wolle

Wolle is the German word for the same thing — both mean "wool."

Spanish

lana

lana is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "wool."

Portuguese

lã

lã is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "wool."

Practice

1 What does laine mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le pull est en ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches laine?

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