🇫🇷 French (EU) from 🇬🇧 English All Words
fille
A1 noun Famille
🇬🇧 English: daughter
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Définition

🇫🇷 French (EU)
noun

fille

Definition

🇬🇧 English

A female child in relation to her parents.

Grammar Notes

🇬🇧 English

Countable noun. Plural: daughters. Note the silent 'gh' — daughter is pronounced /ˈdɔː.tər/, not 'dag-ter'. Common collocations: eldest daughter, youngest daughter, daughter-in-law (your son's wife).

Cultural Notes

🇬🇧 English

The phrase 'like mother, like daughter' means that a daughter is very similar to her mother in behaviour or appearance. 'Daughter tongue' is sometimes used poetically to describe a language that developed from an older one.

Exemples

La femme aide sa fille à préparer des sandwichs.

"La femme aide sa fille à préparer des sandwichs."

🇬🇧 "The woman is helping her daughter to make sandwiches."

Il serre sa fille dans ses bras.

"Il serre sa fille dans ses bras."

🇬🇧 "He hugs his daughter."

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