sac à main

/sak a mɛ̃/

le noun A1

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 sacs à main

Meaning

  1. handbag

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

sac

Sac à main is specifically a handbag; sac is the general word for a bag.

Similar in other languages

German

Handtasche

Handtasche is the German word for the same thing — both mean "handbag."

Spanish

bolso

bolso is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "handbag."

Practice

1 What does sac à main mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle porte un joli sac à ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches sac à main?

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