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pomme

apple

noun POM Less Common

Usage Note

Pomme on its own means apple, but it appears in many compound words: une pomme de terre (literally 'earth apple') is a potato, and une pomme d'Adam is an Adam's apple. Tomber dans les pommes is a colloquial expression meaning 'to faint'.

Examples

"Elle mange une pomme chaque matin."

Natural Translation

She eats an apple every morning.

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