Grammatical class

Noun

bec

(anatomy) beak, bill (of a bird)

Details

Syllables

bec

Phonetics

bɛk

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

2292

Freq. (movies)

5136

Freq. (news)

11060

Sentences

Ferme ton bec !

Shut your beak!

A1

Je suis bec sucré.

I have a sweet tooth.

A1

J'ai un bec sucré.

I've got a sweet tooth.

A1

Les oiseaux ont un bec.

Birds have beaks.

A1

Elle m’a fait un bec en partant.

She gave me a kiss in parting.

A2

J'ai eu une prise de bec avec mon voisin ce matin.

I had a spat with my neighbour this morning.

A2

Elle sait jouer l'hymne national en entier à la flûte à bec.

She can play the whole national anthem on the recorder.

A2

L'ibis a un bec courbé.

The ibis has a curved bill.

B1

Il s'est défendu bec et ongles.

He defended himself tooth and nail.

B1

Ils ont eu une prise de bec, hier.

They had a spat yesterday.

B1

L'oiseau ramassa la brindille avec son bec et vola vers son nid.

The bird picked up the twig with its beak and flew to its nest.

B1

Certains l’imaginent avec une pépée, un cigare au coin du bec, quelque part sous les cocotiers.

Some imagined him with a pipe, a cigar in the corner of his mouth, somewhere under the coconut trees.

B2