Polyglot Dictionary

parrain

/pa.ʁɛ̃/

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

Forms

plural
les parrains

Meaning

  1. godfather

    • Son parrain assiste au baptême.

      His godfather attends the christening.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Pate

Pate is the German word for the same thing — both mean "godfather."

Spanish

padrino

padrino is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "godfather."

Portuguese

padrinho

padrinho is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "godfather."

Practice

1 What does parrain mean?

2 Fill the gap: Son ___ assiste au baptême.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches parrain?

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