femme/fam/
noun · A2 · Frequency 203
nounfeminine
Meanings
woman
Refers to an adult female person.
wife
Refers to a married female spouse.
Examples
Une femme attend le bus devant la mairie.
A woman is waiting for the bus in front of the town hall.
Paul présente sa femme à ses nouveaux collègues.
Paul introduces his wife to his new colleagues.
Collocations
- femme au foyera homemaker; a housewife
Common mistakes
femme à le foyer
femme au foyer
The preposition à contracts with the masculine singular definite article le to form au; the fixed expression is « femme au foyer ».
Related words
synonymépousefemale spouse, wife
nounfeminine
Meanings
woman
Refers to an adult female person.
wife
Refers to a married female spouse.
Examples
Les femmes de ce quartier se retrouvent au marché le samedi matin.
The women from this neighborhood meet at the market on Saturday mornings.
Les femmes des marins se réunissent chaque semaine pour s'entraider.
The sailors' wives meet every week to help one another.
Dans ce collectif lesbien, plusieurs membres se définissent comme femmes plutôt que butchs.
In this lesbian collective, several members define themselves as femmes rather than butches.
Collocations
- femme au foyera homemaker; a housewife
Common mistakes
femme à le foyer
femme au foyer
The preposition à contracts with the masculine singular definite article le to form au; the fixed expression is « femme au foyer ».
Related words
synonymépousefemale spouse, wife