peine
/pɛn/
la
noun
B1
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- les peines
Meaning
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sentence (penalty)
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Il est condamné à une peine de prison.
He is sentenced to a prison term.
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Similar words
Similar in other languages
German
Verurteilung is the German word for the same thing — both mean "sentence (penalty)."
Practice
1 What does peine mean?
sentence (penalty)
2 Fill the gap: Il est condamné à une ___ de prison.
Full sentence: Il est condamné à une peine de prison. (He is sentenced to a prison term.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches peine?
peine: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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