microbe

/mi.kʁɔb/

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 microbes

Meaning

  1. microbe, germ

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

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Spanish

germen

Close — a microbe, germ relates to a germ.

Practice

1 What does microbe mean?

2 Fill the gap: Lave-toi les mains pour éliminer les ___.

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