Grammatical class

Noun

berceau

cradle, crib (bed for a baby)

Details

Syllables

ber-ceau

Phonetics

bɛʁ.so

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

4190

Freq. (movies)

5144

Freq. (news)

11921

Sentences

Un bébé dort dans le berceau.

A baby is sleeping in the cradle.

A1

Le bébé dort dans le berceau.

The baby is sleeping in the cradle.

A1

Le bébé dort dans son berceau.

The baby is sleeping in his crib.

A1

Le bébé dormait dans le berceau.

The baby was sleeping in the cradle.

A1

Le bébé babille dans son berceau, il parle à son ours en peluche.

The baby is babbling in his cot; he is talking to his teddy bear.

A2

J'étais enfant, je me souviens, ma mère me balançait dans mon berceau.

I was a child, I remember, my mother would rock me in the cradle.

A2

L'espoir est le bâton de marche, depuis le berceau jusqu'à la tombe.

Hope is the walking stick, from the cradle to the grave.

B1

Le berceau est aussi neuf que le nouveau-né couché dedans.

The cradle is as brand new as the born babe lying in it.

B2

En France, son berceau, Tatoeba devint un phénomène culturel et social.

In France, its birthplace, Tatoeba became a cultural and social phenomenon.

B2