mauvaise herbe

/mo.vɛz ɛʁb/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les mauvaises herbes

Meaning

  1. weed

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

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Portuguese

erva daninha

erva daninha is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "weed."

Practice

1 What does mauvaise herbe mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle arrache les ___ herbes du jardin.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches mauvaise herbe?

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