semis

/sə.mi/

le 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.

Meaning

  1. seedlings, sowing

    • Les semis poussent bien sous la serre.

      The seedlings grow well in the greenhouse.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Practice

1 What does semis mean?

2 Fill the gap: Les ___ poussent bien sous la serre.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches semis?

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