bouche/buʃ/
noun · A2 · Frequency 1007
nounfeminine
Meanings
mouth
Refers to the human mouth, the organ for eating and speaking.
river mouth, entrance
Refers to the place where a river flows into a lake, sea, or other body of water; also generally means an entrance.
Examples
L'enfant s'est lavé la bouche après avoir mangé du chocolat.
The child washed his mouth after eating chocolate.
Elle portait un foulard qui lui couvrait la bouche du nez au menton.
She was wearing a scarf that covered her mouth from her nose to her chin.
Le médecin lui a demandé d'ouvrir la bouche pour examiner sa gorge.
The doctor asked him to open his mouth to examine his throat.
Collocations
- avoir l’eau à la boucheto make one’s mouth water
- la bouche du fleuvethe mouth of the river
Common mistakes
la bouche est fermé
la bouche est fermée
The adjective 'fermé' must agree in gender and number with the feminine noun 'bouche', so it should be 'fermée'.
ouvrir la bouche à manger
ouvrir la bouche pour manger
To express 'open the mouth to eat', the preposition 'pour' should be used to indicate purpose, not the infinitive directly.
Related words
synonymgueulemouth, snout, or gullet of an animal or person
nounfeminine
Meanings
mouth
Refers to the human mouth, the organ for eating and speaking.
river mouth, entrance
Refers to the place where a river flows into a lake, sea, or other body of water; also generally means an entrance.
Examples
Les enfants se sont lavé les bouches avant de passer à table.
The children washed their mouths before sitting down to eat.
Le dentiste a examiné les bouches des patients un par un.
The dentist examined the patients' mouths one by one.
Après le repas, les bébés ont ouvert leurs bouches pour réclamer encore de la compote.
After the meal, the babies opened their mouths to ask for more applesauce.