matière
/ma.tjɛʁ/
la
noun
A2
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- les matières
Meaning
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(school) subject
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Les mathématiques sont sa matière préférée.
Mathematics is his favorite subject.
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Similar words
Close synonyms for "discipline/subject, school subject."
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
matière is the French word for the same thing — both mean "subject, discipline."
Practice
1 What does matière mean?
(school) subject
2 Fill the gap: Les mathématiques sont sa ___ préférée.
Full sentence: Les mathématiques sont sa matière préférée. (Mathematics is his favorite subject.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches matière?
matière: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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