Polyglot Dictionary

patine

/patin/

la noun B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les patines

Meaning

  1. a surface sheen or color that develops on an object with age

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

Used both literally (on metal, wood, leather) and figuratively (the charm age gives an object).

Practice

1 What does patine mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le cuir a pris une belle ___ avec le temps.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches patine?

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