punaise de lit

/py.nɛz də li/

la noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les punaises de lit

Meaning

  1. bed bug

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

Spanish

chinche

chinche is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "bedbug."

Practice

1 What does punaise de lit mean?

2 Fill the gap: L'hôtel doit traiter sa chambre contre les ___ de lit.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches punaise de lit?

noun

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