ventre

/vɑ̃tʁ/

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 ventres

Meaning

  1. belly, stomach

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

estomac

estomac and ventre are close synonyms for "stomach"; ventre is more general, "belly."

bide

ventre is the neutral, anatomical word for "belly, stomach," usable anywhere; bide is the casual slang version, used joking about someone having put on weight.

Similar in other languages

German

Bauch

Bauch is the German word for the same thing — both mean "belly, stomach."

Practice

1 What does ventre mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le bébé dort sur le ___ de sa mère.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ventre?

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