mari/ma.ʁi/
noun · A1 · Frequency 338
nounmasculine
Meanings
husband
Refers to the male spouse of a married woman; common usage.
married man
Refers generally to a man who is married, not necessarily in the context of spouse.
Examples
Son mari prépare le dîner pendant qu elle aide les enfants à faire leurs devoirs.
Her husband prepares dinner while she helps the children with their homework.
Elle a présenté son mari à ses nouveaux collègues.
She introduced her husband to her new colleagues.
Mon mari travaille à distance trois jours par semaine.
My husband works remotely three days a week.
Collocations
- un mari fidèlea faithful husband
Common mistakes
le mari de ma sœur est une femme
le mari de ma sœur est un homme
‘Mari’ refers to a male spouse and cannot be described with feminine adjectives.
Related words
synonymépouxspouse
nounfeminine
Meanings
husband
Refers to the male spouse in a marital relationship.
Examples
Le mari de ma sœur travaille dans une grande entreprise à Paris.
My sister's husband works in a large company in Paris.
Elle a parlé longuement de son mari et de leur vie commune.
She talked at length about her husband and their life together.
Dans certains groupes, le mot mari est utilisé comme argot pour désigner la marijuana.
In some groups, the word mari is used as slang to refer to marijuana.
Collocations
- un mari aimanta loving husband
Common mistakes
fumer du mari
fumer du mariuana
When ‘mari’ is used as slang for cannabis, it is often misused; the full term ‘marijuana’ or ‘cannabis’ should be used.
le mari est une femme
le mari est un homme
‘Mari’ as husband refers to a male and cannot be described with feminine adjectives.
Related words
synonymépouxspouse
nounmasculine
Meanings
husband
Refers to the male spouse of a married woman; common usage.
married man
Refers generally to a man who is married, not necessarily in the context of spouse.
Examples
Les maris attendent leurs enfants devant la sortie de l'école.
The husbands wait for their children in front of the school exit.
Les maris de mes soeurs se connaissent depuis longtemps.
My sisters' husbands have known each other for a long time.
Après le dîner, les maris ont débarrassé la table ensemble.
After dinner, the husbands cleared the table together.
nounfeminine
Meanings
husband
Refers to the male spouse in a marital relationship.
Examples
Les maris ont préparé le repas pendant que leurs partenaires décoraient la salle.
The husbands prepared the meal while their partners decorated the room.
Plusieurs maris attendaient leurs familles devant l'école.
Several husbands were waiting for their families in front of the school.
Les maris de ces deux sœurs se connaissent depuis longtemps.
The husbands of these two sisters have known each other for a long time.