Polyglot Dictionary

lin

/lɛ̃/

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

Meaning

  1. linen

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

linge

lin means "linen," the fabric; linge also more broadly means "laundry" — a different, wider sense.

Similar in other languages

German

Leinen

Leinen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "linen."

Spanish

lino

lino is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "linen."

Portuguese

linho

linho is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "linen."

Practice

1 What does lin mean?

2 Fill the gap: Cette chemise en ___ est parfaite pour l'été.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches lin?

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