poignet

/pwa.ɲɛ/

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

Forms

plural
les poignets

Meaning

  1. wrist

    • Elle se foule le poignet en tombant.

      She sprains her wrist falling.

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

Handgelenk

Handgelenk is the German word for the same thing — both mean "wrist."

Practice

1 What does poignet mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle se foule le ___ en tombant.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches poignet?

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