serpent à sonnette

/sɛʁ.pɑ̃ a sɔ.nɛt/

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 serpents à sonnette

Meaning

  1. rattlesnake

    • Le serpent à sonnette agite sa queue avant d'attaquer.

      The rattlesnake shakes its tail before attacking.

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 serpent à sonnette mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le serpent à ___ agite sa queue avant d'attaquer.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches serpent à sonnette?

noun

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