miette

/mjɛt/

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

Forms

plural
les miettes

Meaning

  1. crumb

    • Des miettes tombent sur la table.

      Crumbs fall on the table.

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

Krümel

Krümel is the German word for the same thing — both mean "crumb."

Spanish

miga

miga is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "crumb."

Spanish

migaja

migaja is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "crumb."

Portuguese

migalha

migalha is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "crumb."

Practice

1 What does miette mean?

2 Fill the gap: Des ___ tombent sur la table.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches miette?

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