merle

/mɛʁl/

le 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 merles

Meaning

  1. blackbird

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

Similar in other languages

German

Amsel

Amsel is the German word for the same thing — both mean "blackbird."

Spanish

mirlo

mirlo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "blackbird."

Portuguese

melro

melro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "blackbird."

Practice

1 What does merle mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le ___ chante tôt le matin.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches merle?

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