Polyglot Dictionary

piqûre d'insecte

/pikyʁ dɛ̃sɛkt/

la 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 piqûres d'insecte

Meaning

  1. insect bite, sting

    • Elle a une piqûre d'insecte sur le bras.

      She has an insect bite on her arm.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

morsure

Worth distinguishing: an insect piqûre (sting) and a morsure (bite) are often confused.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

picadura

Close — an insect bite, sting relates to a sting, bite.

Practice

1 What does piqûre d'insecte mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle a une piqûre d'___ sur le bras.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches piqûre d'insecte?

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