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mère

mother

noun MEHR Common

Usage Note

Mère hides inside warm words like grand-mère (grandmother) and belle-mère (mother-in-law or stepmother). Beware the false friend: it sounds exactly like la mer (the sea) and le maire (the mayor) — three identical sounds, three different spellings.

Examples

"Ma mère est médecin."

Natural Translation

My mother is a doctor.

Literal Translation

My mother is doctor

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